Castle Us / Ryko
2005
Marmalade: The Ultimate Collection
About This Album
Marmalade is often overlooked when lists of the great bands of the '60s British pop scene are compiled. Much like the Tremeloes and Honeybus, two other bands that didn't get much respect, Marmalade was perhaps too poppy and sweet to leave the same lasting impression that the Kinks, Small Faces, and Beatles did. The Ultimate Collection gathers together the group's entire recorded output from 1966 to 1972, with disc one covering their tenure at CBS and the other two covering their time with Decca. Their mid-'60s CBS recordings showcase the group's lush vocal harmonies, chunky musical backing, and high quality songwriting. At their best, on songs like "I See the Rain," "Wait a Minute Baby," and "Mr. Lion," Marmalade created a powerful fusion of British Invasion songcraft, the swirling atmospheres of psychedelia, and the gritty passion of soul. Like so many bands of the era, Marmalade had to round out its albums with contemporary covers, and while the band did a fair job with covers of "Summer in the City," "Mr. Tambourine Man," and "Ob-La-Di, Ob-Li-Da," its originals are much more interesting. When the group left CBS and signed with Decca in 1968, it returned with a different sound: less psychedelic, more organic, and more influenced by the softer singer/songwriter sound, with the occasional nod to hard rock.
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