- The Millennium
The Millennium was the creation of
Curt Boettcher , who gathered a handful ofCalifornia musicians to create apsychedelic rock supergroup withsunshine pop harmonies.The group consisted of:
*Curt Boettcher (Vocals, Guitar, Producer)
*Lee Mallory (Vocals, Guitar)
*Sandy Salisbury (Vocals, Guitar)
*Joey Stec (Vocals, Guitar)
*Michael Fennelly (Vocals, Guitar)
*Doug Rhodes (Bass, Harpsichord, Piano) and
*Ron Edgar (Drums, Percussion).
*All of the musicians were songwriters as well.The roots of the band lie in several groups. Curt Boettcher had originally worked with drummer
Ron Edgar for a brief time in the folk groupThe GoldeBriars . Following the dissolution of The GoldeBriars, Ron Edgar joined the groupThe Music Machine , which also featuredDoug Rhodes on bass. The Music Machine scored a top-20 hit with the song "Talk Talk" before disbanding. Boettcher had also formed a group calledThe Ballroom , which featured Sandy Salisbury as a vocalist.Lee Mallory had worked as a songwriter and solo performer, and Boettcher had produced some of his recordings, including a cover ofPhil Ochs ' "That's The Way It's Gonna Be." The group also featured support from legenday session musicians such asJerry Scheff in the studio.The Millennium recorded one album, the highly influential, yet commercially unsuccessful "Begin" in 1968. The album was an interesting combinition of breezy pop and psychedelic rock. At the time, it was the most expensive record Columbia had ever produced. Before disbanding, the group recorded one last follow-up single: "Just About The Same" b/w "Blight," as well as several tracks that were later released on compilations. Curt Boettcher went on to make several attempts at recording solo albums (only one was released during his lifetime, the album
There's An Innocent Face ), as did Sandy Salisbury andJoey Stec .Michael Fennelly would end up in the early 70s groupCrabby Appleton , who signed withElektra Records (probably because ofJac Holzman , who was a huge fan of "Begin" and who also signed Curt Boettcher to a solo deal) and released two albums, scoring a top-40 hit with the single "Go Back".Joey Stec founded the record label
Sonic Past Music in the late 1990s and this label has subsequently released previously unavailable albums from The Millennium, Curt Boettcher, Sandy Salisbury, Lee Mallory, and Joey Stec.Discography
*"Begin" (1968, Columbia Records)
Compilations
*"
The Second Millennium " (2000, Dreamsville)
*"The Millennium Continues " (2000, Trattoria)
*"Magic Time" (2001, Sundazed Records)
*"Voices of the Millennium" (Sonic Past Music) [ [http://www.sonicpastmusic.com/artists/the-millennium/ Sonic Past Music » The Millennium ] ]
*"Pieces" (Sonic Past Music)References
External links
* [http://rare-albums.com/albums.php?id=9 Review of Begin Album]
* [http://www.sonicpastmusic.com/artists/the-millennium/ Sonic Past Music] - record label who has reissued music by The Millennium
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.