BARONETS Here Comes The Sun 1968 DANISH MOD POP RUBBLE PSYCH 45 freakbeat LISTEN

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THE BARONETS "Here Comes The Sun" b/w "Wonderful Day"

Original 1968 45 on the Danish SONET label

Vinyl plays VG+

This little Danish mod psych pop single came as a surprise for TWO reasons – number one:  I guess I just assumed that “Here Comes the Sun” would be a Beatles cover.  It’s not.  Of course, a check on the 1968 release date could’ve told me that.  Secondly, when your picture sleeve shows 4 guys and a cute mod girl up front, you kinda assume she’s the lead singer.  She’s not.  But the Baronets probably figured, well, she’s cute, so put her out front.  Actually, believe it or not, “Here Comes the Sun” IS a cover – it’s been slightly mistitled here, though – the original was called “Look, Here Comes the Sun” and was recorded by the Sunshine Company.  The Baronets somehow convert what was a lightweight AM radio pop song into a brilliant baroque classically-influenced piece of Procol Harum pop – with big strident stately church organ and a sound that wouldn’t have sounded out of place on any of the Rubble compilations.  The flipside, “Wonderful Day” , may be a cover too, since the writing credits don’t appear to be Danish surnames, and it’s equally great – a super catchy carefree slice of ringing popsike, with playful organ and chiming guitar.  Imagine the Small Faces covering an Archies song, or vice versa, and you’ve not only got a good idea of what this sounds like, but you’ve also got a really strange image in your head.  Pop played tough, by a bunch of guys who look like they could be refugees from Keith West’s Tomorrow, and a chick who may not sing on stage, but you’d keep your eye on her for the entire show anyway.

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UPDATE: SORRY, I NO LONGER SHIP TO ITALY DUE TO A CORRUPT POSTAL SYSTEM (THERE, NOT HERE).

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