1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die - #84. The Beau Brummels - Triangle (1967)

The Beau Brummels - Triangle (1967)

Label – Warner Brothers
Producer – Lenny Waronker
Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
Nationality – USA
Running Time – 26:08

Track Listing (standout tracks listed in bold)

1. Are You Happy
2. Only Dreaming Now
3. Painter Of Women
4. The Keeper Of Time
5. It Won't Get Better
6. Nine Pound Hammer
7. Magic Hollow
8. And I've Seen Her
9. Triangle
10. The Wolf Of Velvet Fortune
11. Old Kentucky Home

Another enjoyable record and one that is considered the jewel in the Beau Brummels' recordings crown. Not having heard any of their music before I didn’t really know what to expect. I read that ‘Triangle’ was an departure from the band's earlier hit-making formula sound. The band's signature style - folk, country swing, and Brit-pop - are still heard on the record. Like many other albums of the summer of 1967, this record gets lost in the aura of the Beatles “Sgt. Pepper.” Any other time and it might have gotten more notice and critical praise when it was released. , The tracks on ‘Triangle’ are all loosely tied together by a simular theme - a dream cycle. Not that this is a concept album – because it is not. (though to call Triangle a concept album might be overstating the case). "Magic Hollow," with a delicate harpsichord is the records highlight – but issued as a single it barely made the charts. The album's first five or six songs are just a great listen. Basically ignored this is a fine record which deserves to be heard by a wider audience.
Interestingly, the group took its name from a 19th Century English dandy, Beau Brummell. Also they figured that since the record buying public was looking for Beatles records, having a name that naturally followed Beatles alphabetically would be a good move. They also began wearing British-influenced clothing and for many years they were often mistaken for an English band.
It is recommended.

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