This is a VINTAGE 33 1/3 record to THE FREE DESIGN 1967 LP KITES ARE FUN
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The product is a vinyl LP record titled "Kites Are Fun" by The Free Design, released in 1967.
The record features a mix of exotica, rock, jazz, and electronic music, with a full-range fidelity level for an immersive listening experience.
The 12" vinyl is in a cardboard sleeve and comes in its original cover, making it a unique addition to any music collection.
With its fresh and very musical sound, this LP is sure to delight fans of classic music from the 1960s and 70s.
Kites Are Fun is the 1967 debut vinyl LP by the American vocal group The Free Design.
Released on Enoch Light's Project 3 label, it is widely celebrated as a definitive masterpiece of the sunshine pop and baroque pop genres.
Musical Style & Significance
The album is famous for its deceptively complex, multi-layered family vocal harmonies, jazzy chord progressions, and whimsical arrangements crafted by primary songwriter Chris Dedrick.
While the music sounds bright, sugary, and lighthearted, it features sophisticated, classically-influenced counterpoint and subtle undercurrents of 1960s social commentary.
Though it bypassed mainstream commercial stardom at the time, the record has achieved massive cult status and heavily influenced modern alternative artists like Beck, Stereolab, Belle & Sebastian, and Madlib
The original LP includes nine original compositions alongside meticulously arranged contemporary pop covers:
Side One:Kites Are Fun (The group's signature single and highest-charting hit)Make The Madness StopWhen Love Is YoungThe Proper OrnamentsMy Brother Woody59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) (Simon & Garfunkel cover)
Side Two:Don't Turn AwayUmbrellasMichelle (The Beatles cover)Never Tell The WorldA Man And A WomanStay Another Season
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COVER is in AS SEEN CONDITION please see photos