Quincy Jones And His Band - "I Dig Dancers" [Mercury LP '60]
Wes Montgomery - "Down Here On The Ground" [A&M LP '68]
Tax Free - S/T [Polydor LP '70] Wally Tax of the (Dutch) Outsiders fame, here not sounding like that earlier group's Pretty Things-ish fuzzed-out freakbeat whomp, but being mostly unplugged meditative lite-psych, featuring Tax on acoustic guitar and flute, the ubiquitous Richard Davis (Van Morrison) on string bass and with a guest appearance from the Velvets' John Cale on viola (come to think of it, the Pretties' Phil May also eventually revealed his inner hippie-folkie too...)
The Beach Boys - "Sunflower" [Brother/Reprise LP '70] Another often-overlooked gem from their 'later' catalog and their first on Reprise, recorded at the band's Brother Records studios. Dig this item from the audiophilic Technical Notes: "The songs on this record were recorded in true stereophonic sound; they are not 16 monophonic signals placed somewhere between right and left speakers blended together with echo, but rather total stereo capturing the ambiance of the room and the sound in perspective as heard naturally by the ear. Although more difficult to perfect, this type of recording is far more satisfying to hear, as will be demonstrated upon playing this album."
