The Arbors Sing Valley Of The Dolls

 

Valley Of The Dolls

The Arbors Sing Valley Of The Dolls

Produced by Richard E. Carney

Date TES 4011

1967

From the back cover: It is startling to discover the joyous, beautifully blended sound of The Arbors. While they are not specifically a rock group, they have a fine, fresh, rhythmic beat which the kids dig to such an extent that they have a wide following at such mini-bopper palaces as The Bitter End and The Village Gate in Greenwich Village.

The two sets of brothers comprising the group (Scoot and Tom Herrick and the twins, Ed and Fred Farran) first got together at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, which explains the group's name. On stage, it is Scott who is the leader, introducing the songs and getting things moving. Tommy, his younger brother, doesn't talk much, but his facial expressions provide a visual commentary about everything that goes on. Fred and Ed are more the comics – with Ed delivering the "corny lines" while Fred is the straight man.

From Billboard - February 3, 1968: Containing two hits, their version of the title song and last year's "Graduation Day," the Arbors' second album has much going for it. Although there is a tendency toward sameness in some of the other nine cuts, the easy-to-take rock style of the Arbors is pleasant enough.

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