The Millennium

The Millennium were an American sunshine/baroque-pop studio group from Los Angeles best known for the 1968 album Begin. The project involved producer Gary Usher and musician-songwriter Curt Boettcher and featured Joey Stec, Doug Rhodes, Lee Mallory, Ron Edgar, Michael Fennelly, and Sandy Salisbury.

Formed in Los Angeles in the late 1960s; released the album Begin in 1968. Produced by Gary Usher with strong involvement from Curt Boettcher. The group's sound blends sunshine pop, baroque arrangements, and restrained psychedelia. Begin was a commercial failure at the time but has been reassessed as a classic by later listeners.

The Millennium's Begin (1968) is presented as a timeless sunshine/baroque-pop classic. The review praises lush, complex arrangements and an 'angelic' production by Gary Usher with Curt Boettcher's songwriting. Commercially overlooked at the time, the album is now considered a submerged classic. The sonic palette blends surf, baroque, and restrained psychedelia into sophisticated pop.

For:Fans of 1960s sunshine/baroque pop, collectors of psychedelic-era studio projects, listeners who like richly arranged vocal harmonies.