THE MILLENNIUM

BEGIN[68]-THE MILLENNIUM
COLUMBIA(Press Original)

Soft Rockを代表代表する68年のTHE MILLENNIUMの唯一のアルバム。THE MILLENNIUMは[Curt Boettcher]が66年結成した(The Ballroom)を発展させた7人組Group、 Curt Boettcherと後にFleetwood Mac/Foreignerを手掛けるKeith Olsenが共同でProduceを担当変化に富んだ優れた楽曲にCurt Boettcherが高度なChorus Arrangeを施し最新のStudio技術をいち早く取り入れRock史上初と言われる16-TrackでRecordingされた。当(COLUMBIA/CBS)が最も製作費をかけて完成した(美しく、爽やかで、幻想的なサウンド)は前衛的過ぎると理由でプロモーションされず、商業的な成功に結びつかなかったが、当時、最先端だった16-Track Recorderを駆使しての実験性とPop and Dreamyな楽曲が融合したMusic後に再評価された！Gary UsherはExecutive Coordinatorとしてクレジットされている＊Curt BoettcherはMagician of Harmony(ハーモニーの魔術師)/Chorus Arrangementの天才/Psychedelic Boy Wonder/天使の声と言われた！＊Chorus Work/Vocal Arrangementsの冴えと録音技術が活きた説明不要の録音芸術最高峰！Soft Rockを代表する名盤！1987年他界

Curt Boettcher vocals, guitar, production
Lee Mallory vocals, guitar
Sandy Salisbury vocals, guitar
Joey Stec vocals, guitar
Michael Fennelly vocals, guitar
Doug Rhodes bass, harpsichord, piano
Ron Edgar drums, percussion

Curt Boettcher producer, performer
Keith Olsen producer
Ron Edgar performer
Lee Mallory performer
Joey Stec performer
Doug Rhodes performer
Mike Fennelly performer
Sandy Salisbury performer
Gary Usher executive coordination

01.PRELUDE
02.TO CLAUDIA ON THURSDAY
03.I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND
04.5 A.M.
05.I'M WITH YOU
06.THE ISLAND
07.SING TO ME
08.IT'S YOU
09.SOME SUNNY DAY
10.IT WON'T ALWAYS BE THE SAME
11.THE KNOW IT ALL
12.KARMIC DREAM SEQUENCE#1
13.THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO SAY
14.AMTHEM (BEGIN)

＊Curt Boettcher
The GoldeBriars - The GoldeBriars (1964, Epic)
The GoldeBriars - Straight Ahead! (1964, Epic)
The Ballroom - Preparing for the Millennium (1998, Creation)
The Millennium - Begin (1968, Columbia)
Sagittarius - Present Tense (1968, Columbia)
Sagittarius - The Blue Marble (1969, Together)
Curt Boetcher [sic] - There's an Innocent Face (1973, Elektra)
Curt Boettcher - Chicken Little Was Right (2004, Revola)

As Producer
The Bards - The Moses Lake Recordings (1969 Together Records)
The Association - And Then... Along Comes the Association (1966, Valiant)
Tommy Roe - It's Now Winter's Day (1967, ABC)
Jameson - Color Him In (1967, Verve)
Eternity's Children - Eternity's Children (1968, Tower)
The Millennium - Begin (1968, Columbia)
Sagittarius - Present Tense (1968, Columbia)
Sandy Salisbury - Sandy (1969)
Song - Album (1971, MGM)
Sailor - Checkpoint (1977, Epic; co-produced by Bruce Johnston)[30]
The Beach Boys - "Here Comes the Night" (extended remix), on L.A. (Light Album) (1979, Brother/Caribou/CBS)
Geno Washington - That's Why Hollywood Loves Me (1979, DJM)
Mike Love - Looking Back with Love (1981, Boardwalk)
The Diamonds - Live and Well (1983)
Various Artists: Looking for the Sun: The Lost Productions of Curt Boettcher and Friends (2019, High Moon Records)[31

＊[ULTRA RARE/MEGA RARE/Trading At A Higher Price！/It does not come out rarely！/It is Amazing Sound Pressure！]