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The Moon - Without Earth (1968) • • • • • Mothers And Fathers • Pleasure • I Should Be Dreaming • Brother Lou's Love Colony • Got To Be On My Way • Someday Girl • Papers • Faces • Never Mind • Give Me More • She's On My Mind • Walking Around • • • • • • "Moon's first album is one of those undiscovered late-'60s psychedelic pop masterpieces which command a high price from LP collectors..." "...Moon Without Earth was produced by keyboard player/guitarist/vocalist Matthew Moore and drummer Larry Brown (ex-Sidewalk Productions sideman) at Continental Recorders -- formerly on Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, CA -- where the band reportedly lived for a time. Moore -- who wrote most of the material here -- sings most of the lead vocals, while David Marks (ex-Beach Boys) provides lead guitar and sings background vocals. ""Brother Lou's Love Colony" and "She's on My Mind" were written by Gary Montgomery and Jack Dalton, both members of Colours, who at the same time were recording their own 1968 self-titled debut album for Dot. "These two groups are in fact quite similar stylistically in that they both were influenced by the Beatles and early Bee Gees' recordings of the same period, focusing on buoyant mid-tempo melodies and heavily produced piano-guitar instrumentation with a McCartney-esque progressive pop feel. "Some of the songs here are orchestrated (strings and/or horns) and arranged by Bob Klimes, who also worked with Colours, the Association, and Denny Brooks. ""Mothers and Fathers" and "Faces" were released as singles, but neither song charted." ~ Bryan Thomas ~ AMG http://www.allmusic.com/album/moon-wi... • • • • • "The Moon was formed as a result of several individual goals of several individual souls all converging for the purpose of creating music that was newer than all that was surrounding them. "Matthew Moore, Larry Brown, David Marks, Drew Bennett, and Dave Jackson, were the souls. "The music recorded was an effort to contribute an augmented level of warm, meaningful, and enjoyable listening fare for all of the creatures that hear..." ~ Matthew Moore ~ The Moon Memoirs & Band History ~ http://www.themoonalbums.com/ • • • • • The Moon - Without Earth Review / Album Synopsis ~ http://www.redtelephone66.com/2010/08... • • • • • "The mysterious Moon...a bit of a Los Angeles pop supergroup...for all those Beach Boys fans who wonder what became of the 'lost' BB David Marks between stints in the group, here is a part of the story... "The Moon were David Marks, garage punk legend Matthew Moore, David Jackson, late of Hearts & Flowers, and Larry Brown, who had drummed with Davie Allen, King of Fuzz, and played on every exploitation soundtrack out of the Mike Curb closet. "Signing to Hollywood's Imperial Records label, they were given Carte Blanche to do what the hell they wanted in the studio, and two excellent albums "Without Earth" and "The Moon" resulted...prime Psych fuelled soft pop with a weird edge... "Imperial's slow collapse into the United Artists empire doomed them as it did many artists to a lack of promotion...indeed, their one and only photoshoot was found in a skip by David Marks' mother (who worked at UA) along with promos of everyone from Eddie Cochran to Jackie De Shannon to Kim Fowley...when they cleared an office, they cleared an office!! All of which has made their albums and singles top-dollar collectables..." ~ http://www.cherryred.co.uk/revola-exd... • • • • • 1960's baroque pop psych 60s California popsike 1960s sunshine psychedelic 60's west coast pop-sike psychedelia 1968 68 '68 fuzz echo sitar backward backwards sixties LA Hollywood 1967 67 '67 Colours "cover version" "the Bel-Aires" "Davie Allan & the Arrows" "Hearts & Flowers" "the Beach Boys" "Matthew Moore Plus 4" "Dave and the Marksmen" "Band Without A Name"