The 5th Dimension - The Magic Garden/Up, Up and Away

This two-fer contains The 5th Dimension's debut Up, Up And Away (1967) and their follow-up, The Magic Garden (1968). Added as bonus tracks are a trio of rare sides -- including the A- and B-sides of "I'll Be Loving You Forever" b/w "Train Keep on Movin'" by the pre-5d combo, The Versatiles (sic). Plus, "Too Poor to Die," which was the flip of their debut 45 -- a cover of "Go Where You Wanna Go" -- that made it all the way into the Top 20 pop chart. Behind the scenes, Johnny Rivers -- founder of The 5d's Soul City Records label -- was assembling a team of top-shelf all-star musicians and producers to support Lamonte Mclemore, Ron Townson, Billy Davis Jr., Marilyn Mccoo, and Florence Larue's equally masterful vocals. Read More