DONNA LOREN "These Are The Good Times" COMPLETE CAPITOL RECORDINGS 29-track CD Out Now on NOW SOUNDS

Just thought I would spread the word that NOW SOUNDS has issued DONNA LOREN's These Are The Good Times: The Complete Capitol Recordings. The 29-track CD is shipping to customers this week.

• 29 TRACKS—HER ENTIRE CAPITOL ERA ON ONE CD!
• INCLUDES MONO MIX OF BEACH BLANKET BINGO LP—FIRST TIME ON CD!
• SOURCED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES!
• FEATURING 8 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS!

A regular vocalist on ABC-TV’s Shindig!, and cast member of American International Pictures’ Beach Party series, DONNA LOREN was also a recording artist for Capitol Records in the mid-’60s, cutting one classic soundtrack LP, Beach Blanket Bingo. But there’s so much more to the story.

Featuring the participation of numerous Wrecking Crew members as well as legendary producers DAVID AXELROD, STEVE DOUGLAS, and arrangers H.B. BARNUM, JACK NITZSCHE, and BILLY STRANGE, These Are The Good Times: The Complete Capitol Recordings reveals Donna to be an extraordinary vocalist creating Spectorian-like wonder with some of Hollywood's finest talent during pop's golden era. Even THE BEAU BRUMMELS appear on one track (“It’s Gotta Be”), along with GLEN CAMPBELL.

In addition to her album—presented from the original MONO masters for the first time on CD—all 5 of her original Capitol singles, circa 1964–1965, are also here. Rounding out the collection are 8 previously unreleased Capitol-era tracks—some of the finest recordings she ever made. These cuts will leave you baffled as to why they were left in the can!

The deluxe, full-colour booklet also includes rare, unpublished photos and extensive liner notes that feature the participation of Donna herself.

DONNA LOREN
These Are The Good Times: The Complete Capitol Recordings
Released: April 2014
CRNOW-47

1. JUST A LITTLE GIRL (Mono 45)
(Gerry Goffin—Carole King)
2. WOMAN IN LOVE (WITH YOU)
(Barry Mann—Cynthia Weil—Phil Spector)
3. IT’S GOTTA BE (Previously Unreleased)
(Ron Elliott) Featuring The Beau Brummels
4. CALL ME (Mono 45)
(Tony Hatch)
5. SO, DO THE ZONK (Mono 45)
(L. Carr—A. Fisher)
6. YOU CAN’T LOSE SOMETHING YOU NEVER HAD
(Previously Unreleased)
(Al Kooper—Robert Brass—Irwin Levine)
7. THEY’RE JEALOUS OF ME (Previously Unreleased)
(Gerry Goffin—Carole King)
8. THAT’S THE BOY
(Barry Mann-Cynthia Weil)
9. MY WAY (Previously Unreleased)
(Writer Unknown)
10. HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH (Previously Unreleased)
(Randy Newman—Jackie DeShannon)
11. GOOD THINGS (Previously Unreleased)
(D. Irwin—P. Kaufman)
12. SMOKEY JOE’S (Mono 45)
(V. Simpson—N. Ashford—J. Armstead)
13. PLAY LITTLE MUSIC BOX, PLAY (Mono 45)
(Billy Page)
14. LEAVE HIM TO ME (Previously Unreleased)
(Bob Montgomery)
15. TEN GOOD REASONS
(Buddy Kaye—Phil Springer)
16. NINETY DAY GUARANTEE (Mono 45)
(Lester Carr)
17. I BELIEVE (Mono 45)
(E. Drake—I. Graham—J. Shirl—A. Stillman)
18. BLOWING OUT THE CANDLES (Mono 45)
(Ben Raleigh—Bob Halley)
19 DROP THE DRIP (Previously Unreleased)
(C. Manning—R. Manspiel)

Beach Blanket Bingo (Mono Mix):
20. CYCLE SET
(Roger Christian—Gary Usher)
21. I THINK, YOU THINK
(Guy Hemric—Jerry Styner)
22. IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I CRY
(Guy Hemric—Jerry Styner)
23. THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES
(Guy Hemric—Jerry Styner)
24. I’LL NEVER CHANGE HIM
(Guy Hemric—Jerry Styner)
25. FLY BOY
(Guy Hemric—Jerry Styner)
26. NEW LOVE
(Guy Hemric—Jerry Styner)
27. I AM MY IDEAL
(Guy Hemric—Jerry Styner)
28. BEACH BLANKET BINGO
(Guy Hemric—Jerry Styner)
29. FREEWAY
(Mike Curb)

ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS BY DAVID AXELROD, AL DE LORY, and STEVE DOUGLAS
MASTERED BY ALAN BROWNSTEIN
PRODUCED FOR REISSUE BY STEVE STANLEY & SHERYL FARBER
http://www.amazon.co.uk/These-Are-Good-Times-Recordings/dp/B00INZDH3G

 

WOW. Looks great.

In stock now at Amazon UK.

Here's the correct link.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00INZDH3G

 

Just picked this one up via Amazon UK on the strength of Now Sounds' previous reissues. Though I don't always dig the music they release, the mastering and package design is typically first rate. At the very least, this Donna Loren reissue (?) will be an attractive addition to my collection. Stay awesome, Now Sounds!

 

Just take a look at those writing credits. Wow.

 

Thanks, Get2Me! I really appreciate your support and kind words. Write back when you've had a chance to look/listen. Rob: Thanks so much for correcting the Amazon link!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00INZDH3G

 

If you want an autographed copy, it is available only here: http://www.DonnaLoren.com

 

Here's the cover of her original album:




I actually like the Now Sounds retro-style compilation cover better!

 

So, Do The Zonk!

 

Thank you so much, Kwadguy! Lost Baggy is correct: Signed copies are available on Donna's official website: http://www.DonnaLoren.com

 

Thanks

I ordered an autographed copy.

 

Thanks for the tip! Just ordered an autographed copy myself. Wouldn't have thought of that if you hadn't mentioned it.

Cool!

 

Cool!

 

You guys at Now Sounds are fantastic! I still can't get enough of your Book A Trip comps, your reissue of The Sugar Shoppe's lone LP, your Every Mothers Son complete MGM recordings disc, and your expanded edition of Marc Eric's A Midsummer's Day Dream. I didn't even mention your individual album reissues for The Association! Keep the good stuff comin'!

Like the Donna Loren disc, I'll happily take my chances with most all of Now Sounds' releases, provided I have even the slightest interest in the artist or cover art. There are so many jewels in your record label's crown.

 

Just ordered an autographed copy of These Are The Good Times, as well. Lots of sound samples at Donna's web site. A beautiful voice from a very pretty girl! Why wasn't she an international singing sensation?

This release is going to be great!

 

As noted before, some samples can be found here. Sounds great. Can't wait to get mine (haven't decided where to pick it up yet!)

http://store.donnaloren.net/collect...good-times-the-complete-capitol-recordings-cd

 

Thanks so much, Get2Me!

 

Would anyone like to see the Donna's original master tape box?

 

Absolutely!

 

I've got the stereo album and a pile of 45s somewhere so I'm in.

 

Here's the original mono master tape box for Donna Loren's Beach Blanket Bingo LP—sourced for the new Now Sounds release, These Are The Good Times: The Complete Capitol Recordings.

 

That's great! Thanks!

 

i think it's safe to say pretty much anything on Now Sounds not only will be great music, but the packaging is ALWAYS perfect, and always cool….and as a fellow graphic designer of a million cd packages myself, he can always be counted on for top-notch research, packaging and design….also check out his awesome covers for for the International Pop Overthrow festival program covers too!!!!

 

Wow, Twangy, thank you so much for your kind words! Really appreciated.

 

“I’m just a little girl, but I feel a woman’s love for you,” Donna Loren sings on the first track of Now Sounds’ delicious new anthology These Are The Good Times: The Complete Capitol Recordings. Those familiar with the teen starlet’s lone Capitol long-player, Beach Blanket Bingo, might be forgiven for thinking this release would be more of the same sand-and-surf fun. But as Gerry Goffin and Carole King’s “Just a Little Girl” reveals, there’s much more to the music of Donna Loren. The newly discovered tracks on Good Times lyrically hew, in large part, to the teen-pop territory of melancholy and devotion. But in every respect – not least of all vocally and musically – they’re prime West Coast pop nuggets. Fans of the Los Angeles sound will recognize every name here, all at the top of their game: producers David Axelrod, the outré pop guru, and Steve Douglas, Wrecking Crew saxophonist; arrangers Jack Nitzsche, H.B. Barnum, Gene Page and Billy Strange; musicians Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, Lyle Ritz, Ray Pohlman, Tommy Tedesco, Larry Knechtel, Don Randi, Plas Johnson, Julius Wechter, and future headliners Glen Campbell and Leon Russell. - Joe Marchese, The Second Disc, April 22nd, 2014

Check out the entire review here
AUTOGRAPHED CD available here

 

Great review, Lost Baggy. Thanks for sharing! We're getting an amazing reaction to this release.