The Aerovons - resurrection (RPM CD)

The Aerovons was a US group who recorded at Abbey Road in the late 60s, they hung out with the Beatles and had a good time recording this album but it was never released until the 2000s because of the band falling apart.

Its a shame the album was never released back in the 60s as its very good and very Beatlesque which is no bad thing to be to be honest. Interestingly one song is very similar to "Across the universe" as they were in the studio when the Beatles recorded it. Though if their album had been released as planned it would have come out before "Let it be"...

So could the Aerovons have been the next big thing if their album had been released as intended? It is of course very hard to tell. There are some good songs on here but the sonic similarities to the Beatles maybe too close, the world was already digging the Fab Four of course.

However this wasn't a copycat band, songs like "World of you" have a beautiful epic psychedelic edge, strings in all the right places and the likes of "Something of yours" has a great pop feel and a bit of Beatles-esque magic, so well done it seems a crime the band never had the chance to big. The 60s loss is the 2000s gain i guess.