2003 - Sundazed Music Inc. / SC11106
Plush '60s pop-sike! In 1967, fresh from the Top Ten with 'Red Rubber Ball' & 'Turn Down Day,' the Cyrkle recorded The Minx, an intriguing soundtrack laden with three-part harmonies & breezily intricate arrangements. This first-ever legitimate reissue-created from the original master tapes, & with the full participation of the band members-adds eight bonus tracks, 'Terry's Theme', 'Something Special' (Alternate Instrumental), 'Kites', 'Squeeze Play' (Film Version), 'Murray The Why' (Film Version), 'Nicole' (Film Version). 'Baxter's Dangerous Game' & 'Terry's Escape', to the ultra-rare original album!
The Cyrkle was a 1960s American rock and roll band.
The band was formed by guitarists Don Dannemann and Tom Dawes, while studying at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. They were originally a "frat rock" band called The Rhondells; but were later discovered and managed by Brian Epstein, who was better known as manager of The Beatles, with John Lennon providing the unique spelling of their new name. They were produced by John Simon.
In the summer of 1966 they opened on fourteen dates for the Beatles during their U.S. tour.
The Cyrkle is best known for their 1966 song "Red Rubber Ball", which went to #2 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart; it was co-written by Paul Simon of Simon and Garfunkel and Bruce Woodley of The Seekers. It was released on the Columbia record label. The band had one more Top 20 hit, "Turn-Down Day" later in 1966. After the release of the debut album, Red Rubber Ball, they recorded a second album, Neon, in late 1966 and a movie soundtrack, The Minx in 1967. They followed that with various singles, then disbanded in late 1967.
Dawes later wrote the famous "plop plop fizz fizz" jingle for Alka-Seltzer. Both Dawes and Danneman became professional jingle writers following the demise of The Cyrkle.
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In 1967, The Cyrkle were asked to record a soundtrack for the film "Squeeze Play" , which was later re-titled "The Minx". To guarentee a release a few more "blue" scenes were added. The soundtrack is pretty much what you'd expect from the late 60's, but there are a few wonderful Cyrkle tunes on here as well.
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From Sundazed.com :
A highly-sought-after collector’s item, The Minx soundtrack is full of The Cyrkle’s trademark three-part harmonies, intricate arrangements, and paisley-psychedelic sounds (the percussion intro of “Nicole” has become a break-beat classic). Recorded in 1967—following the Cyrkle's pop chart success with Paul Simon's “Red Rubber Ball” and their own “Turn-Down Day”—and shelved until the film's release two years later, The Minx has eluded the grasp of even the most dedicated Cyrkle fan, until now.
1. Squeeze Play
2. The Minx (vocal)
3. Murray The Why
4. The Rigging
5. The Party
6. Nicole
7. It's A Lovely Game Louise
8. The Minx (instrumental)
9. Something Special
10. On The Road
11. Walter’s Riff
12. The Chase
BONUS TRACKS:
13. Terry’s Theme*
14. Something Special (alternate instrumental)*
15. Kites*
16. Squeeze Play (film version)
17. Murray The Why (film version)*
18. Nicole (film version)*
19. Baxter’s Dangerous Game*
20. Terry’s Escape*
21. The Minx Promo Spot
*previously unissued
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