Artist: Harpers Bizarre
Genre: Baroque Pop
Harpers Bizarre was an American sunshine pop and baroque pop band from the late 1960s, known for their lush vocal harmonies and sophisticated arrangements. Originally a folk-rock band called the Tikis, they transformed into Harpers Bizarre and achieved success with covers of standards and contemporary songs. Their version of Simon & Garfunkel's '59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)' became their biggest hit, epitomizing the gentle, optimistic spirit of late 1960s pop. The band's arrangements, often by Leon Russell and Randy Newman, featured orchestral sophistication that influenced the baroque pop genre. Though their commercial success was brief, Harpers Bizarre represented a particular strand of 1960s pop that emphasized beauty, craft, and gentle positivity amid the era's more turbulent musical developments.
Harpers Bizarre vinyl records (6)
HARPERS BIZARRE Anything Goes (1967 UK 7 vinyl single with intact four prong push out centre also featuring Malibu U Warner Bros company die cut paper sleeve WB7063)
£9.00 used
HARPERS BIZARRE Feelin Groovy (1967 UK gold label 10-track mono LP with guest appearances from Van Dyke Parks & Randy Newman on piano front laminated flipback sleeve with company inner. The sleeve shows just light shefwear with a bit of edge scuffing & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with just a few light surface scuffs to show for over fifty five years W1693) Track Listing: The band that scored one of the most upbeat & sunniest hits on the 1967 summer of love singles chart with a version of Paul Simons 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin Groovy)
£23.00 used
HARPERS BIZARRE The Best Of Harpers Bizarre (1974 UK 12-track vinyl LP compilation picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl has little sign of play K56044) Track Listing: 1. 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin Groovy) 2. Happy Talk 3. Come To The Sunshine 4. Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear 5
£9.00 used
HARPERS BIZARRE Anything Goes (1968 UK red label issue of the 1967 13-track stereo LP. This is the second outing by the Californian sunshine pop five-piece best known for their version of Simon & Garfunkels Feelin Groovy including the 45 version of Cotton Candy Sandman by Kenny Rankin and the theme to the TV series Malibu U by Don and Dick Addrisi with the title track having been used as the opening montage of the 1970 film Boys in the Band
£34.00 used
HARPERS BIZARRE Chattanooga Choo Choo (1967 UK solid centre 7 vinyl single also including Hey You In The Crowd Warner company die-cut paper sleeve WB7090)
£9.00 used
HARPERS BIZARRE Battle Of New Orleans (1968 UK 7 vinyl single with four prong centre also featuring Green Apple Tree Warner Bros company die cut paper sleeve WB7223)
£9.00 used