Search - New Colony Six :: Sides

2007 release that collects various singles, alternate versions and unreleased tracks from across the '60s popsters' entire career. Often compared to Paul Revere & The Raiders, Chicago's New Colony Six burst onto the scene and into the charts with the garage-pop classic 'I Confess' in early 1966. They followed this with a string of excellent Anglophile-influenced singles and scored further hits with 'I Lie Awake', 'Love You So Much' and 'You're Gonna Be Mine', all released on their own tiny Sentar label. In 1967, their sound changed with the addition of Ronnie Rice and the band began licensing their singles out to Mercury Records. Pursuing a more harmonic Pop style reminiscent of The Association or The Buckinghams they scored their biggest hits with 'I Will Always Think About You' and the timeless 'Things I'd Like To Say' in 1968. The four albums New Colony Six released between 1966 and 1969 are all excellent and feature a wide-ranging sweep through Garage Rock, Harmony Pop, light Psychedelia and even Jazz-influenced sounds. Rev-Ola.