The #buzz review presents an album by a pair of songwriters so talented that it seems impossible I had never heard of them before today. Thank you @[ALFAMA].

Chad & Jeremy - Of Cabbages and Kings (Columbia Records, 1967)

Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde met at the drama school in London in 1962. It was Chad himself who taught Jeremy how to play guitar. Mostly, regarding the sung parts, it was Jeremy who sang the melody, while Chad handled the higher parts and harmonies. The album 'Of Cabbages and Kings' was released in the fall of 1967 on Columbia Records under the title 'Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde'. I feel guilty for never having heard of these two because this album is simply beautiful. The record mixes 60s pop and folk sounds that from 'I'll Get Around To It' to 'Can I See You', from 'Family Way' to 'Rest In Peace' evoke the Byrds and the sensitivity and lightness of Simon & Garfunkel's compositions. In particular, I believe I’m not mistaken in mentioning references to Gene Clark's writing. 'BUsman's Holiday' partly recalls the Doors' 'Love Street' but is still infused with Byrds and Beatles sounds. Here and there, there are hints of Syd Barrett's psychedelia. However, the heart of the album is the long psychedelic session of twenty-five minutes of 'The Progress Suite'. Frankly, it’s something sumptuous where the duo condenses the Beatles' 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', the more hallucinatory visions of the United States of America, and the compositional style of Burt Bacharach. A pure manifestation of genius.

Chad & Jeremy - Family Way