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MAMAS & PAPAS ~ DELIVER / PAPAS & MAMAS BGO 462 (Barcode: 5017261204622) ~ USA ~ Classic Rock Recorded: 1967 - 1968 Released: 1999 3rd and 4th album by US vocal super-group Mamas & PapasFind albums by this artist, a group which provided a major contribution to the soundtrack of the "Summer Of Love" and Hippy movement that swept the US in the late 1960s. Led by singer / guitarist John PhillipsFind albums by this artist, who also wrote most of the group´s evergreens, the group was deeply rooted in the US vocal Folk tradition with all of its members having previous experience singing with several folkie groups earlier on. However, they made the right switch at the right time, combining the folk-based harmonies with contemporary Pop songwriting and clever arrangements, creating on the way some of the most memorable musical gems in modern popular music. It seems that everything John Phillips touched turned into gold – the music, the group´s success and even the organization of the first ever Pop / Rock music festival at Monterey. Unfortunately the group was also full with internal conflicts, ambitions and personal feuds, leading them to self-destruction after just over two years of existence and just four brilliant albums. Later attempts to reunite and recreate the band led to nothing but vastly inferior results in comparison to the original period and can be safely ignored. In retrospect, these two albums, as well as the first two ones, are still a superb example of perfect Pop music, which has enough quality and talent to last for generations, way beyond nostalgic inertia. Definitely worth hearing time and time again, especially if you feel somewhat blue – this is essential joie de vivre.

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