A long-lost piece of the soft pop/psych pop puzzle...on eccentric L.A. label Mira records, home of the Leaves, satirical gay duo Teddy and Darrell, some of L.A.s best ever soul records, and Bobby Jameson aka Chris Lucey. Put together and produced by musicologist and exotic-meister Les Baxter, the Forum were inspired by the crossover success of Brazil '66, and Bob Crewe's 'Now Sound'. 'The River Is Wide' scored them a big hit in 1967. Backed by the cream of 1960s L.A's Wrecking Crew sessionmen, Les Baxter produced an unknown masterpiece of soft pop, grooving at the Playboy Mansion. Flower Power in a ratpack friendly way...a classic!
