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Four-hour compilation with 87 tracks including hits, misses, rarities, and previously unreleased material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the lushly arranged, harmony-based late 60s Sunshine Pop sound is most readily associated with America in general and the sun-kissed California region in particular, the reality is that it was always an international phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe three-CD set, \u003cem\u003eWhat A Groovy Day\u003c\/em\u003e, is a thrilling four-hour celebration of Britain’s contribution to the genre, ranging from household names (\u003cstrong\u003eThe New Seekers\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCliff Richard\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePetula Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Hollies\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHerman’s Hermits\u003c\/strong\u003e) to terminally obscure acts like Infinity and The Mellow Yellow, who failed to release anything at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNaturally, our compilation includes contributions from the two uncrowned kings of the 60s British harmony pop sound, vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eTony Rivers\u003c\/strong\u003e (who provides us with our title song) and studio all-rounder \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Carter\u003c\/strong\u003e, represented as both performer and songwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOther highlights come from posthumously-acclaimed Sunshine Pop maestros Design, a trio of music library recordings by the largely overlooked but hugely talented backroom auteur \u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Moore\u003c\/strong\u003e and, perhaps most intriguingly of all, the first-ever release of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Sweet’s\u003c\/strong\u003e first demo recording, cut when they were still known as Sweetshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHoused in a clamshell box featuring a lavish 48-page booklet, ‘What A Groovy Day’ is a fascinating exploration of a sound that, more than 50 years after its unacknowledged-at-the-time heyday, is still causing endless ripples in the musical gene pool. 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