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the rainbow press: there´s a war on
  • the rainbow press

  • there´s a war on (LP)

  • sku: OSR030
  • Condition: Brand New In Stock
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  • Format: LP
  • Label: Guerssen
  • Genre: Psychedelic
  • First time ever legit reissue.
  • Remastered sound
  • Insert with liner notes telling the band’s story for the first time.

Cool US’68 psychedelic concept album with all the right moves: solid songwriting, refreshing harmonies, studio effects, organ, fuzz guitar, electric piano, sunshine / baroque touches…Think Rainy Daze, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Doors…

The Rainbow Press evolved from The Continental Divide, a college band from New York comprised of members from two previous British Invasion groups: The Group and The Specs. They were Bill Yergin on drums, Dave Troup on bass, Larry Milton on electric piano and 12-string guitar, Marc Ellis on guitar, Charlie Osborne on organ and Joe Groff on vocals. All the members sang vocal harmonies and the twin electric piano / organ action gave the band an unusual and cool sound.

In 1968, Audio Fidelity approached them and a contract was secured. The band changed their name to the more groovy sounding The Rainbow Press and sessions for their first album started at Radio City in New York. “There’s a war on” saw the light in 1968 on the Mr. G label (the “hip” branch of Audio Fidelity) and it’s hard to believe this perfectly recorded and sounding psychedelic beauty was recorded by college students!

Track Listing:

  • Step Aboard
  • A Simple Way
  • Cyclic Epic (The Song Of The Barnegat Mosquito)
  • Better Way
  • The Girl That Cannot Love
  • There’s A War On
  • Lightning Streak
  • I've Found Someone
  • Our Country's Still O.K.
  • No One Follows The Daytime