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The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (1967) {1989, Reissue}

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The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (1967) {1989, Reissue}

The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (1967) {1989, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 236 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 101 Mb
Scans Included | 00:38:37 | RAR 5% Recovery
Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock | Repertoire Records #RR 4016-C

Unlike the majority of bubblegum bands, the Lemon Pipers' albums are actually quite good, not least because they were one of the few bubblegum bands who were a proper band with their own songwriters (although outside writer/producers did provide the two hits, the inescapable "Green Tambourine" and the actually even better "Rice Is Nice," a sweet, harp-laden depiction of a wedding day). Even the album tracks are pretty groovy, like the Cat Stevens-like character sketches "Shoeshine Boy" and "The Shoemaker of Leatherwood Square," which effectively use trippy string sections and playful harmonies. The snottier folk-rock of "Ask Me if I Care" and the far-out "Fifty Year Void," to say nothing of the nine-minute freakout "Through With You," give Green Tambourine a harder edge than most bubblegum albums, though it's still closer to, say, the Cyrkle than Cream. Seek it out, bubblegum snobs: you'll find yourself pleasantly surprised.

The Lemon Pipers - Best Of The Lemon Pipers (1998)

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The Lemon Pipers - Best Of The Lemon Pipers (1998)

The Lemon Pipers - Best Of The Lemon Pipers (1998)
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 505 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 182 Mb
Full Scans ~ 78 Mb | 01:14:59 | RAR 5% Recovery
Psychedelic Rock, Bubblegum, Sunshine Pop, AM Pop, Psychedelic Pop | Camden #74321 558592

The Lemon Pipers were somewhat of an anomaly in the 1960s bubblegum community because the group actually had creative aspirations. Unfortunately, their high-water mark came with their first single, the infectious "Green Tambourine" (written by the team of Paul Leka and Shelley Pinz), which hit the number one spot on the pop charts in 1968. The follow-up singles (also written by Leka and Pinz) "Rice Is Nice" and "Jelly Jungle" added in interesting orchestrated Baroque pop elements, but ultimately failed to attract much attention. This compilation from Camden Records includes the Lemon Pipers' only two albums, Green Tambourine and Jungle Marmalade, and is the most complete single-disc collection of the group available (the Lemon Pipers recorded 26 tracks in their short history, and 20 of them are here).

The Lemon Pipers - Golden Classics (1993)

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The Lemon Pipers - Golden Classics (1993)

The Lemon Pipers - Golden Classics (1993)
EAC Rip | WV (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 328 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 142 Mb
Full Scans ~ 67 Mb | 00:57:59 | RAR 5% Recovery
Psychedelic Rock / Bubblegum / Sunshine Pop / AM Pop / Psychedelic Pop
Collectables Records #COL-CD-0533

The Lemon Pipers' Golden Classics is a mid-priced collection spotlighting several of the bubblegum band's late-'60 tracks, including "Rice Is Nice," "Jelly Jungle (Of Orange Marmalade)," and their number one hit from 1967, "Green Tambourine." This Collectables compilation alongside Buddah's Best of the Lemon Pipers: Green Tambourine are just about equal in sound quality and definitive track listing.