Magic Hollow is a box set compilation

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by The Beau Brummels

The Beau Brummels

The Beau Brummels were an American rock band. Formed in San Francisco in 1964, the band's original lineup included Sal Valentino , Ron Elliott , Ron Meagher , Declan Mulligan , and John Petersen...

 comprising 113 songs recorded between 1964-1968, including hit single

Hit single

A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...

s, demos

Demo (music)

A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...

, outtake

Outtake

An outtake is a portion of a work that is removed in the editing process and not included in the work's final, publicly released version. In the digital era, significant outtakes have been appended to CD and DVD reissues of many albums and films as bonus tracks or features, in film often, but not...

s, rarities and previously unissued material. The set was released on June 21, 2005 by Rhino Handmade

Rhino Entertainment

Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company. It is owned by Warner Music Group.-History:Rhino was originally a novelty song and reissue company during the 1970s and 1980s, releasing compilation albums of pop, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues successes...

.

Music

The four-disc collection contains 113 Beau Brummels recordings, including their major and minor hits—"Laugh, Laugh

Laugh, Laugh

"Laugh, Laugh" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels, written by guitarist Ron Elliott and produced by Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone. Released in December 1964 as the band's debut single, the song reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart the following February...

", "Just a Little

Just a Little (The Beau Brummels song)

"Just a Little" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels. The song is included on the band's debut album, Introducing the Beau Brummels, and was released as its second single, following "Laugh, Laugh". "Just a Little" became the band's highest-charting U.S. single, peaking at number eight...

", "You Tell Me Why

You Tell Me Why

"You Tell Me Why" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels, from the band's second album, The Beau Brummels, Volume 2. The song was written by guitarist Ron Elliott and produced by Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone. "You Tell Me Why" was released as the album's lead single, and...

", "One Too Many Mornings

One Too Many Mornings

"One Too Many Mornings" is a song by Bob Dylan, released on his third studio album The Times They Are a-Changin in 1964. The chords and vocal melody are in some places very similar to the song "The Times They Are A-Changin'". "One Too Many Mornings" is in the key of C Major and is fingerpicked...

"—
as well as 42 previously unissued tracks.
The set is chronologically sequenced, from 1964 demos at the beginning of the first disc, to 1968 songs at the end of the fourth disc. About half of each of the band's studio albums are included, with some songs from Triangle

Triangle (The Beau Brummels album)

Triangle is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Beau Brummels. Produced by Lenny Waronker and released in July 1967, it was the band's first album to include songs that vocalist Sal Valentino and guitarist Ron Elliott composed together...

 not present and most of Bradley's Barn

Bradley's Barn

-Personnel:* David Briggs – keyboards* Kenny Buttrey – drums* Ron Elliott – guitar, vocals* Norbert Putnam – bass* Jerry Reed – guitar* Sal Valentino – vocals-External links:* [ Bradley's Barn] at Allmusic...

 missing. No material is included from the band's post-1960s reunions.

Previously unreleased songs include "People Are Cruel", a 1964 track written by Ron Elliott

Ron Elliott (musician)

Ron Elliott on October 21, 1943) is an American musician, composer and producer, best known as songwriter and lead guitarist of rock band The Beau Brummels. Elliott wrote or co-wrote the band's 1965 U.S...

 prior to the group's signing to Autumn Records

Autumn Records

Autumn Records was a 1960s San Francisco-based pop record label. Its most prominent contract was considered The Beau Brummels, a band who released a pair of top 20 singles, "Laugh, Laugh" and "Just a Little"....

. Disc three features several songs composed by Sal Valentino

Sal Valentino

Sal Valentino is an American rock musician, singer and songwriter, best known as lead singer of The Beau Brummels, subsequently becoming a songwriter as well. The band released a pair of top 20 U.S...

, including solo Valentino demos such as "Only Dreaming Now" and a version of "Magic Hollow

Magic Hollow

"Magic Hollow" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels, from the band's fourth album, 1967's Triangle. The song, written by guitarist Ron Elliott and lead singer Sal Valentino, was released as the album's first single...

". Disc four contains outtakes, demos, and alternate versions of songs released from 1967 to 1968.

The set is supplemented by a 48-page booklet containing photos, song information, and interview quotes with bandmembers.

Critical response

Richie Unterberger

Richie Unterberger

Richie Unterberger is a US author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing.-Life and writing:Having worked as a DJ at WXPN in Philadelphia, he started reviewing records for Op magazine in 1983...

 of Allmusic called Magic Hollow "an excellent overview of the career of one of the finest and most underrated American bands". He complimented the balance between familiar songs and unreleased material, noting that the latter "are both plentiful and usually of surprisingly high quality". Paul E. Comeau of No Depression magazine remarked that the set "substantiates the notion that music historians should have been paying more attention to the Beau Brummels’ legacy". Comeau praised "Valentino’s rich and distinctive voice, Elliott’s songwriting and musical talent, and the other three members’ strong rhythm and multi-part harmonies". Ken Tucker of National Public Radio's Fresh Air

Fresh Air

Fresh Air is an American radio talk show broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the United States. The show is produced by WHYY-FM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its longtime host is Terry Gross. , the show was syndicated to 450 stations and claimed 4.5 million listeners. The show...

 program recommended the collection "for the idiosyncratic take on harmony and British Invasion

British Invasion

The British Invasion is a term used to describe the large number of rock and roll, beat, rock, and pop performers from the United Kingdom who became popular in the United States during the time period from 1964 through 1966.- Background :...

 pop that these bright West Coast

West Coast of the United States

West Coast or Pacific Coast are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the United States. The term most often refers to the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. Although not part of the contiguous United States, Alaska and Hawaii do border the Pacific Ocean but can't be included in...

 lads were able to produce early in their career".

Disc one

1. "People are Cruel" [demo] — 2:02
2. "Still in Love with You Baby" [demo] — 2:38
3. "Stick Like Glue" [demo] — 2:10
4. "Laugh, Laugh
   Laugh, Laugh
   "Laugh, Laugh" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels, written by guitarist Ron Elliott and produced by Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone. Released in December 1964 as the band's debut single, the song reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart the following February...
   
   " [alternate version] — 3:25
5. "Just a Little
   Just a Little (The Beau Brummels song)
   "Just a Little" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels. The song is included on the band's debut album, Introducing the Beau Brummels, and was released as its second single, following "Laugh, Laugh". "Just a Little" became the band's highest-charting U.S. single, peaking at number eight...
   
   " [alternate version] — 2:39
6. "They'll Make You Cry" — 3:08
7. "Ain't That Loving You Baby" [alternate vocal] — 2:25
8. "That's If You Want Me To" — 2:37
9. "Laugh, Laugh
   Laugh, Laugh
   "Laugh, Laugh" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels, written by guitarist Ron Elliott and produced by Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone. Released in December 1964 as the band's debut single, the song reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart the following February...
   
   " — 3:12
10. "Still in Love with You Baby" — 2:34
11. "Just a Little
    Just a Little (The Beau Brummels song)
    "Just a Little" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels. The song is included on the band's debut album, Introducing the Beau Brummels, and was released as its second single, following "Laugh, Laugh". "Just a Little" became the band's highest-charting U.S. single, peaking at number eight...
    
    " [alternate backing track] — 2:55
12. "I Want More Loving" [alternate mix] — 2:23
13. "Just Wait and See" — 2:22
14. "Stick Like Glue" — 2:01
15. "Just a Little
    Just a Little (The Beau Brummels song)
    "Just a Little" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels. The song is included on the band's debut album, Introducing the Beau Brummels, and was released as its second single, following "Laugh, Laugh". "Just a Little" became the band's highest-charting U.S. single, peaking at number eight...
    
    " — 2:26
16. "Here I Am in Love Again" [backing track] — 2:02
17. "I Will Go" [demo] — 2:39
18. "That's Alright" [demo] — 2:22
19. "No Lonelier Man" [demo] — 2:01
20. "She's My Girl" [demo] — 2:28
21. "Love Is Just a Game" [demo] — 2:34
22. "She Loves Me" [demo] — 3:11
23. "Can't Be So" [demo] — 2:18
24. "I'm Alone Again" [demo] — 1:30
25. "Tomorrow Is Another Day" [demo] — 2:47
26. "Woman" [vocal version] — 2:43
27. "When It Comes to Your Love" [version 1] — 2:02
28. "She Loves Me" [backing track] — 4:34

Disc two

1. "You Tell Me Why
   You Tell Me Why
   "You Tell Me Why" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels, from the band's second album, The Beau Brummels, Volume 2. The song was written by guitarist Ron Elliott and produced by Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone. "You Tell Me Why" was released as the album's lead single, and...
   
   " — 3:06
2. "I Want You" — 2:59
3. "Dream On" [demo] — 2:12
4. "Can It Be" — 2:29
5. "I'll Tell You" — 2:45
6. "Doesn't Matter" — 2:01
7. "Gentle Wandering Ways" — 2:42
8. "In Good Time" — 1:49
9. "That's Alright" — 2:13
10. "I Grow Old" — 2:06
11. "Sometime At Night" [Sal's vocal version] — 1:52
12. "Fine with Me" [version 1] — 2:15
13. "Don't Talk to Strangers
    Don't Talk to Strangers (song)
    "Don't Talk to Strangers" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels, released as the second single from the band's second album, The Beau Brummels, Volume 2. The song later appeared on the band's 1987 compilation album The Best of The Beau Brummels 1964–1968...
    
    " — 2:23
14. "I've Never Known" — 2:04
15. "When It Comes to Your Love" — 2:13
16. "Sad Little Girl" [backing track] — 3:32
17. "Before Darkness Ends" — 2:31
18. "Till the Day" — 1:55
19. "Friend of Mine" — 2:24
20. "Darkness" [demo] — 2:05
21. "Good Time Music
    Good Time Music
    "Good Time Music" is a song originally recorded by American pop rock band The Lovin' Spoonful in 1965. Written by John Sebastian, it appeared on the 1966 Elektra Records compilation What's Shakin'. The song has been described as "a sort of manifeseto of the group's optimism in its jaunty rhythms...
    
    " — 3:05
22. "She Sends Me" — 2:01
23. "Down on Me" — 2:31
24. "Let Me In" [version 1] — 2:17
25. "Cry Some" — 2:39
26. "Hey Love" — 2:57
27. "Go Away" — 3:26
28. "This Is Love" — 2:16
29. "Find a Place" — 2:10
30. "I Will Go" [backing track] — 4:11

Disc three

1. "One Too Many Mornings
   One Too Many Mornings
   "One Too Many Mornings" is a song by Bob Dylan, released on his third studio album The Times They Are a-Changin in 1964. The chords and vocal melody are in some places very similar to the song "The Times They Are A-Changin'". "One Too Many Mornings" is in the key of C Major and is fingerpicked...
   
   " — 2:54
2. "She Reigns" — 2:58
3. "Hang On Sloopy
   Hang on Sloopy
   "Hang on Sloopy" is a song by the pop group The McCoys which was #1 in America in October 1965 and is the official rock song of the state of Ohio and The Ohio State University...
   
   " — 2:51
4. "Mr. Tambourine Man
   Mr. Tambourine Man
   "Mr. Tambourine Man" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan, which was released on his 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home. The Byrds also recorded a version of the song that was released as their first single on Columbia Records, reaching number 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and...
   
   " — 3:47
5. "Bang Bang
   Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
   "Bang Bang " is the second single by singer-actress Cher from her second studio album The Sonny Side of Chér. The song was written by Sonny Bono and released in 1966. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart and number two on the Billboard Hot 100...
   
   " — 1:54
6. "Homeward Bound
   Homeward Bound (song)
   "Homeward Bound" is an American folk song written by Paul Simon, performed by Simon and Garfunkel, produced by Bob Johnston and recorded on December 14, 1965. The song describes his longing to return home, both to his then girlfriend, Kathy Chitty in Brentwood, Essex, England, and to return to the...
   
   " — 2:39
7. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
   You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
   "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" is a song by The Beatles. It was written and sung by John Lennon and released on the album Help! in August 1965.-Composition and recording:...
   
   " — 3:43
8. "On the Road Again" [demo] — 2:29
9. "Out of Control" [demo] — 3:06
10. "God Help the Teenagers Tonight" [demo] — 2:15
11. "Delilah" [demo] — 2:20
12. "Stand Up" — 2:25
13. "Let Me In" [version 2] — 2:22
14. "Here We Are Again
    Here We Are Again
    "Here We Are Again" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels. It was released in 1966 as the band's second single on Warner Bros. Records, following their cover of Bob Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings," released earlier that year...
    
    " — 2:51
15. "Fine with Me" — 2:28
16. "Galadriel" [demo] — 2:21
17. "You and I" [demo] — 2:33
18. "It Ain't No Use" — 2:46
19. "She's Coming" [demo] — 2:26
20. "Don't Make Promises
    Don't Make Promises
    -Other versions:Bobby Darin included "Don't Make Promises," as well as four other Tim Hardin songs, on Darin's 1966 If I Were a Carpenter album. In 1967, the song was covered by Marianne Faithfull, Scott McKenzie, Rick Nelson, and Gary Lewis & the Playboys...
    
    " — 2:30
21. "Galadriel" — 2:10
22. "Two Days 'Til Tomorrow" — 3:50
23. "Walking in the Park" [demo] — 2:45
24. "Only Dreaming Now" [demo] — 2:13
25. "Magic Hollow
    Magic Hollow
    "Magic Hollow" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels, from the band's fourth album, 1967's Triangle. The song, written by guitarist Ron Elliott and lead singer Sal Valentino, was released as the album's first single...
    
    " [demo] — 2:17
26. "Where Are You" [demo] — 3:03
27. "Glass" [backing track] — 3:01

Disc four

1. "Are You Happy?" — 2:17
2. "Only Dreaming Now" — 2:09
3. "The Painter of Women" — 2:50
4. "It Won't Get Better" — 2:02
5. "Magic Hollow
   Magic Hollow
   "Magic Hollow" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels, from the band's fourth album, 1967's Triangle. The song, written by guitarist Ron Elliott and lead singer Sal Valentino, was released as the album's first single...
   
   " — 2:54
6. "Triangle" — 2:20
7. "Lower Level" — 3:23
8. "Lift Me" — 2:33
9. "High There" — 2:42
10. "I Love You Mama" [version 1] — 3:37
11. "Just a Little Bit of Lovin'" — 3:07
12. "The Dreamer" [demo] — 2:56
13. "Jessica" [demo] — 2:10
14. "I Love You Mama" [version 2] — 2:46
15. "Bittersweet" — 2:37
16. "Jessica" [alternate version] — 2:18
17. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" — 3:00
18. "Long Walking Down to Misery" — 2:50
19. "Cherokee Girl" — 3:02
20. "I'm a Sleeper" — 3:13
21. "Another" [demo] — 3:03
22. "Black Crow" [demo] — 2:44
23. "Deep Water" — 2:33
24. "Love Can Fall a Long Way Down" — 4:14
25. "Tan Oak Tree" — 2:24
26. "Turn Around" — 3:05
27. "Another" — 2:49
28. "Deep Water" [alternate version] — 3:19

External links

• Magic Hollow': A Beau Brummels Retrospective by Ken Tucker at National Public Radio