The third and final collection of unreleased '60s masters and demos from The Buff Organization.

15 MP3 Songs in this album (28:42) !
Related styles: Pop: 60's Pop, Pop: Sunshine Pop, Type: Compilations

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The Buff Organization released only one single during the â60s: âStudio âAââ/ âUpside Down Worldâ on Original Sound in 1968. However, Paul Buff and his wife Allison recorded many tracks between 1964 and 1969 that have not been released until now. Drawn from the original masters and work tapes from Buffâs archives, the three volumes of âDemos & Raritiesâ are fascinating studies of the creative process and how Paul and Allison Buff constantly worked on making the most of each track.

Paul Buff was the owner of Pal Studios in Cucamonga, California from December 1957 to August 1, 1964, when he sold Pal to Frank Zappa. Many of the tracks recorded at Pal during this period are available on the 20-volume set âPaul Buff Presents The Pal And Original Sound Studio Archives.â

In the spring of 1963, Paul Buff was asked by Original Sound owner and legendary DJ Art Laboe to re-equip the labelâs studio. Buff completed the studio by the time he sold Pal, and he was busy recording at Original Sound using many different names. After this period, Paul and Allison Buff used just one name â The Buff Organization â to market their more adventurous pop music.

At the same time, Buff was engineering recordings at Original Sound by artists such as The Music Machine and those signed to the All-American label created by Bill Holmes. All-American artists tended to be more psychedelic with deluxe vocal arrangements by hired vocal coach Frank Davis. This modern approach was naturally filtered into The Buff Organizationâs sound. Today, this type of music is known as âsunshine popâ or âsoft psych,â but regardless of what box one places it in, The Buff Organization was part of that scene.

Paul Buff likes to call himself a âsong mechanic,â working with the different elements of a recording (arrangement, performance, effects, mixing, etc.) to get the most out of a song. It is an approach he still uses today. Numerous versions of each song were prepared until Buff was happy with the results.

This is the third of three volumes of Buff Organization demos and rarities. Exclusive titles in this edition include Allison Buffâs vocal on âThinking Of You,â Paul Buffâs second version of âToo Young,â the second mix of âWXDT Jingle,â a different mix of âWindows,â a radio commercial, two birthday greetings and the telephone message that you received if you called Allison Research after normal business hours!

Check out the âStudio âAââ album, âMono Mixesâ and the other volumes in the âDemos & Raritiesâ series!

Here is the entire listing of all 35 releases from Paul Buffâs archives:

PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES â 20 volumes!
THE MASTERS â Singles & Rarities
THE BONGO TEENS & PRESTON EPPS â Surfinâ Bongos (Mono)
THE BONGO TEENS & PRESTON EPPS â Surfinâ Bongos (Stereo)
THE HOLLYWOOD PERSUADERS â Drums A-Go-Go (Mono)
THE HOLLYWOOD PERSUADERS â Drums A-Go-Go (Stereo)
THE HOLLYWOOD PERSUADERS â Singles & Rarities
THE HOLLYWOOD PERSUADERS & THE BONGO TEENS â Raw Tracks
THE BUFF ORGANIZATION â Studio âAâ
THE BUFF ORGANIZATION â Mono Mixes
THE BUFF ORGANIZATION â Demos & Rarities â Volume 1
THE BUFF ORGANIZATION â Demos & Rarities â Volume 2
THE BUFF ORGANIZATION â Demos & Rarities â Volume 3
DAVE AERNI PRESENTS THE BEST OF THE AERTAUN, DAANI, DAYTONE & ADOR LABELS
PAUL BUFF PRESENTS PAL STUDIOSâ EARLY YEARS â Volume 1
PAUL BUFF PRESENTS PAL STUDIOSâ EARLY YEARS â Volume 2

TRACK LISTING:

1) Upside Down World (Demo - Version 6)
2) Chains (Vocal Version 2)
3) Thinking Of You (Allison Buff Vocal)
4) You (Backing Track 2)
5) Groovy Sunday Afternoon (Mono Mix)
6) The Land Of In-Between (Version 5)
7) Too Young (Version 2)
8) Windows (Paul/Allison Buff Vocals - Reverb Mix)
9) Studio 'A' (Version 8)
10) WXDT Jingle (Mix 2)
11) It's A Good Feeling (First National Bank Commercial 2)
12) Happy Birthday To You (For Allison)
13) Allison Research Telephone Message
14) Happy Birthday Joyce
15) Upside Down World (Allison Buff Vocal)