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(2010, download, - , crossfire publications) |
(2011, flash-drive, usa, crossfire publications) |
mono mixes
2010 | download | - | crossfire publications |
re-releases
(2011,
flash-drive, usa, crossfire publications) =
the complete 35 album series, with bonus liner notes on pdf and 56 extra tracks
paul
buff
allison buff
http://cdbaby.com/cd/TheBuffOrganization1
studio 'a' (single mix)
groovy summer afternoon
fuzz instrumental
the land of in-between
chains
orchestral instrumental
upside down world (single mix)
the parrot goose song
new theme
sunshine girl (short version)
you
the square
summer avenue
turquoise day
liner notes by Greg Russo:
The Buff Organization released only one single during
the '60s: "Studio 'A'"/ "Upside Down World" on Original
Sound in 1968. However, Paul Buff and his wife Allison recorded many tracks
between 1964 and 1969 that have not been released until now. Drawn from the
original masters and work tapes from Buff's archives, "Mono Mixes" is
a collection of Buff Organization mixes meant for radio.
Paul Buff was the owner of Pal Studios in Cucamonga,
California from December 1957 to August 1, 1964, when he sold Pal to Frank
Zappa. Many of the tracks recorded at Pal during this period are available on
the 20-volume set "Paul Buff Presents The Pal And Original Sound Studio
Archives."
In the spring of 1963, Paul Buff was asked by Original
Sound owner and legendary DJ Art Laboe to re-equip the label's studio. Buff
completed the studio by the time he sold Pal, and he was busy recording at
Original Sound using many different names. After this period, Paul and Allison
Buff used just one name - The Buff Organization - to market their more
adventurous pop music.
At the same time, Buff was engineering recordings at
Original Sound by artists such as The Music Machine and those signed to the
All-American label created by Bill Holmes. All-American artists tended to be more psychedelic with
deluxe vocal arrangements by hired vocal coach Frank Davis. This modern approach
was naturally filtered into The Buff Organization's sound. Today, this type of
music is known as "sunshine pop" or "soft psych," but
regardless of what box one places it in, The Buff Organization was part of that
scene.
Paul
Buff likes to call himself a "song mechanic," working with the
different elements of a recording (arrangement, performance, effects, mixing,
etc.) to get the most out of a song. It is an approach he still uses today.
Numerous versions of each song were prepared until Buff was happy with the
results.