birmingham sunday

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.12" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"One of the most adventurous groups that came into Original Sound in 1968 to record for Bill Holmes' All-American label was the Carson City, Nevada-based Birmingham Sunday. This sextet released the single "Prevalent Visionaries"/ "Egocentric Solitude" during their lifetime, but their album never made it past the test pressing stage at the time. The album has since been released in Italy. For this collection, "Egocentric Solitude" gives you a good idea of how advanced their music was at the time - mellotron and all! Birmingham Sunday's vocal strength perfectly suited their material, which covered aspects of folk, psychedelia and pop."

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.13" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The A-side of Birmingham Sunday's All-American single, "Prevalent Visionaries," is on this volume. Lyrically and musically, the group was much more advanced than most of its competition. From a commercial standpoint, neither this A-side or its flip ("Egocentric Solitude" on Volume 12) had no chance. That didn't matter. Birmingham Sunday offered highly intelligent psych-based pop that still stands up - that matters!"

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.18" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"Birmingham Sunday's "Mr. Waters (The Judge)" was recorded for their All-American album "A Message From Birmingham Sunday" but was not released. As was usual for that label, a test pressing was created. The later Italian release of the album had numerous problems on this track. Other than some slight phasing in a couple spots towards the beginning, you will find that this presentation is considerably better. "Mr. Waters (The Judge)" proves that all the elements that made Birmingham Sunday unique are firmly in place."

	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.12     (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.13     (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.18     (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives: the collection     (2011, flash-drive, usa, crossfire publications) = the complete 35 album series, with bonus liner notes on pdf and 56 extra tracks
	various artists: paul buff presents highlights from the pal and original sound studio archives     (2012, 5cd-box, usa, crossfire publications) = a selection of the pal and original sound studio collection // feat.contributions by frank zappa