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Soundscapes will be closing permanently on September 30th, 2021.

Open every day between Spetember 22nd-30th

We'd like to thank all of our loyal customers over the years, you have made it all worthwhile! The last 20 years have seen a golden age in access to the world's recorded music history both in physical media and online. We were happy to be a part of sharing our knowledge of some of that great music with you. We hope you enjoyed most of what we sold & recommended to you over the years and hope you will continue to seek out the music that matters.

In the meantime we'll be selling our remaining inventory, including thousands of play copies, many of which are rare and/or out-of-print, never to be seen again. Over the next few weeks the discounts will increase and the price of play copies will decrease. Here are the details:

New CDs, LPs, DVDs, Blu-ray, Books 60% off 15% off

Rare & out-of-print new CDs 60% off 50% off

Rare/Premium/Out-of-print play copies $4.99 $14.99

Other play copies $2.99 $8.99

Magazine back issues $1 $2/each or 10 for $5 $15

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We will be resuming our closing sale beginning Friday, June 11. Our hours will be as follows:

Wednesday-Saturday 12pm-7pm
Sunday 11am-6pm

Open every day between September 22nd-30th

We will no longer be providing ticket refunds for tickets purchased from the shop, however, you will be able to obtain refunds directly from the promoters of the shows. Please refer to the top of your ticket to determine the promoter. Here is the contact info for the promoters:

Collective Concerts/Horseshoe Tavern Presents/Lee's Palace Presents: shows@collectiveconcerts.com
Embrace Presents: info@embracepresents.com
MRG Concerts: ticketing@themrggroup.com
Live Nation: infotoronto@livenation.com
Venus Fest: venusfesttoronto@gmail.com

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your understanding.

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Sunday
Sep262010

GARY LEWIS - Listen!

Teenybop pop performer Gary Lewis was one of the kids able to use his showbiz connections to gain a foothold in the mid-Sixties music scene (Gary's father was none other than Jerry Lewis). While other aspiring singers took advantage of "Hollywood nepotism", Lewis possessed a decent (if somewhat nasal-sounding) voice, and, with the help of producer Snuff Garrett, scored some now-classic Top 40 hits, the best of which was "This Diamond Ring". By 1967, his budding career as a pop/rock chartbuster had screeched to a stop, on account of Lewis having been drafted by the bad ol' Uncle Sam. Nevertheless, with brilliant arranger Jack Nitzsche and Wrecking Crew session players on board, Gary cut the album Listen!. Released in October 1967 and easily the best thing he ever lent his voice to, the record was met with a resounding...thud.

Listen! album-buyers sadly did not, preoccupied with the groundbreaking LPs that the likes of The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, and The Doors were putting out, along with bubble-garage records by The Monkees, who easily replaced Gary Lewis and his erstwhile group, The Playboys, in teenagers' affections. Which was a real doggone shame, because Listen! is THE orchestral pop jewel in Lewis' catalog. Kicking off with the finest song Brian Wilson never wrote, the gorgeous ballad "Jill", the album also contains convincing covers of The Lovin' Spoonful's "Six O'Clock" and not one but two Tim Hardin compositions. Alongside "Jill", the talented songwriting team of Alan Gordon and Gary Bonner contributed three other standout tracks on Listen!.

Gary Lewis' vocals never sounded better than on this disc, as he toned down his adenoid tones and sang in the softer style the songs' lush settings required. Despite flopping commercially at the time, the sheer pure pop power of Listen! can now be fully enjoyed on this delightful reissue, which includes both mono and stereo mixes, as well as comprehensive liner notes.

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