Pleasant Valley Sunday / Let's Get Together
Label | Fruits de Mer Records – crustacean 95Fruits de Mer Records – crustacean 95 CD |
Format | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Blue CD, Stereo |
Barcode | 2090505140453 |
Country | UK |
Released | 20 Dec 2021 |
Genre | Rock, Pop |
Style | Psychedelic Rock |
Fruits de Mer gets back to its roots as a '60s/'70s covers label as The Monkees' classic 'Pleasant Valley Sunday' (written by Goffin/King) is coupled with 'Let's Get Together' (written by Chet Powers aka Dino Valenti, arguably the quintessential 1960s love-and-peace anthem) on a 7" single lovingly put together by Astralasia's Swordfish, with the help of a number of Fruits de Mer Records' friends, including Anton Barbeau, Crystal Jacqueline, Icarus Peel, John Chinn, Paul Chousner, Holly Bowler and more, recording together under the delightful collective name of The Fishheads. For added authenticity, the single is cut in mono, the sleeve is one of those glossy flipback jobs (the glue tabs are on top of the rear face of the sleeve as opposed to being inside, like 7" EPs used to be). The single comes with a bonus CD, including stereo versions, an alternative mix of 'Pleasant Valley Sunday' and a modest little 40 minute mix by Swordfish that occasionally sounds a bit like the tracks that it's based on.
A | Pleasant Valley Sunday | ||
B | Let's Get Together | ||
CD-1 | Pleasant Valley Sunday | 3:49 | |
CD-2 | Let's Get Together | 4:48 | |
CD-3 | Pleasant Valley Sunday (Alternate Mix) | 3:49 | |
Bonus Track | |||
CD-4 | We All Get Together In A Pleasant Valley Somewhere | 40:14 |
Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar – Bill Forwell (B, CD-2)
Drums, Percussion – Ryann Snow
Drums, Percussion – Swordfish
Guitar [Additional Guitars] – Jon Chinn
Guitar [And Main Riff] – Andy Faulkner (A, CD-1, CD-3)
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Anton Barbeau
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Crystal Jacqueline
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Holly Bowler
Piano, Organ – Paul Chousmer
Piccolo Flute – Michelle Devonshire (B, CD-2)
Producer [Produced By] – Swordfish
Slide Guitar [Additional], Acoustic Guitar [Additional] – Peter Pracownik
Violin [Backing] – Eric Bouillette (A, CD-1, CD-3)
Songs from the Fishheads
All recorded in lockdown 3 and mixed on April 12 2021 at the Linhay Cowshed
Stated on rear of the single cover:
File under PSYCHEDELIC POP male & female vocals
printed and made by Key Production/GZ
The single has a 4-prong push-out center. It is housed in a printed glossy cardboard flipback sleeve with two glue tabs and comes with a neutral white inner sleeve with label hole on front and rear.
The CD is housed in its own printed cardboard sleeve.
A free fragrance air freshener pendant for the car that looks like the CD was also added.
Matrix / Runout (Runout single, side B) – CRUSTACEAN95-B 228006H2/A
Matrix / Runout (CD) – H82704 CRUSTACEAN95/CD
Mastering SID Code – IFPI LD02
Mould SID Code – IFPI 5J02