A lost treasure from the UK that had a California sunshine folk rock sound--strings and great female/male vocal harmonies...unusual for a British band. Anyone have this ol' gem lying around?
And also one of the few British groups signed by Elektra. They were a Jac Holzman favorite.
You can listen to the whole album at youtube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBcbrq_E ... sults_main
One of the few British acts on the Elektra roster during that era, their sole album sounded unusually Californian for a British group of the period. Although based in England, Eclection were actually formed by one Englishman, one Canadian, one Norwegian and two Australians. Creatively, the group were dominated by guitarist/singer George Hultgreen (who wrote most of their songs) and guitarist/singer Michael Rosen (who wrote the remainder of the songs and usually took the male vocal leads).
Eclection, like several Elektra albums of the period, matched some pretty folk-rock melodicism with slightly arty orchestrated production and a psychedelic tinge. The lyrics and harmonies often evoked blissful, drifting romps through the clouds, with a youthful naivete and exuberance.
Kerrilee Male, one of the group's strongest assets, left the band in late 1968, a few months after the release of Eclection.
The group replaced her with American folk singer Dorris Henderson and did put out a subsequent single, a cover of Kaleidoscope's "Please." But the group disbanded in October 1969, after keyboardist Poli Palmer (who had just come in to replace Michael Rosen) left to join Family.
MEMBERS:
KERRILEE MALE:vocals
MICHAEL ROSEN:vocals, 6-string electric & acoustic guitars, trumpet
GEORGE HULTGREEN:vocals, 12-string electric & acoustic guitars
TREVOR LUCAS:vocals & bass
GERRY CONWAY:drums, occasional backing vocals
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Trevor Lucas married Sandy Denny, & formed Fotheringay, not necessarily in that order....
Sandy Denny was, of course, of Fairport Convention and early Strawbs--then later of Fotheringay with Trevor...only my all-time favorite female singer...of ALL TIME!!