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The Crystal Mansion The Crystal Mansion 1972 us beautiful mix of country folk funky psych soft prog rock korean 2016 remaster

The Crystal Mansion The Crystal Mansion 1972 us beautiful mix of country folk funky psych soft prog rock korean 2016 remaster Formed in the early-1960s The Secrets were a Mount Laurel, New Jersey, based RnB cover band.  By 1968 the line up consisted of  singer Johnny Caswell, guitarist Ronnie Gentile, drummer Ricky Morley and keyboardist Sal Rota. Having adopted the name The Crystal Mansion,  the band was signed by Capitol where they enjoyed a modest national hit with the single The Though tof Loving You b/w Hallelujah (Capitol catalog number 2275 ). The singles success led Capitol to finance an LP, 1969s "The Crystal Mansion".  Dropped by Capitol, in 1972 the band reappeared on Motowns rock-oriented Rare Earth label.  Co-produced by the band, the cleverly titled "The Crystal Mansion" found the band largely abandoning their early pop sound in favor of a  into a myriad of styles, including country, psych and even progressive moves.     Even though ...