Paul Levinson

White Plains, NY Pop / Folk Rock / Psychedelic

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Members: for Twice Upon a Rhyme: Paul Levinson w/ Ed Fox, Peter Rosenthal, Boris Midney, Donny Frankel, Mitch Greenberg, Alan Fuhr, Jay Sackett, Jesse Stiller

Sounds Like: Radiohead, The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Monkees

Label: Happysad Records

Bio: Paul Levinson recorded with Stu Nitekman and Ira Margolis as The New Outlook aka The Other Voices (produced by Ellie Greenwich and Mike Rashkow) for Atlantic Records in the late 1960s. In 1972, Paul released an LP, Twice Upon a Rhyme, with Ed Fox, Peter Rosenthal, Boris Midney, Donny Frankel, Mi... See Full Bio

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“Twice Upon a Rhyme (Happysad ‘72): I’ve seen multitudes of folkpsych wannabes hyped to the skies for their garage charm in euro lists that don’t hold a candle to this baby. “Forever Friday” is so amazing and lo-fi real I still get chills when I hear it. And the long track “The Lama Will Be Late This Year” sweeps whatever floor is left in this department.”

— Johan Kugelberg, Paul Major and Michael P. Daley, Enjoy the Experience

“... mixes the psychedelic pop of the ‘60s, a dash of Simon & Garfunkel and some expansive and imaginative arrangements which recall the Beach Boys or even Burt Bacharach in places. There’s a real warmth and love running through these cuts ...”

— Phil, Norman Records

"Twice Upon a Rhyme from 1972 was one of Shindig’s favourite rereleases of last year."

— Shindig Happening!

"Superb fuzz guitar irresistibly drizzled across several tracks ... a memorable personality indelibly locked inside the grooves ... the perfect sound track for a lethargic spring day."

— Austin Matthews, Shindig Magazine

"a musician full of summer sun"

— Dave Greenwald, RAWKBLOG

“The vocals are reminiscent of a live Beatles gig, I haven’t seen them live but my grandma said they are quite good.”

— Daniel Thomas, Independent Music News

“Had this record been released in 1968-1970 and with the support of a major label it would have been hailed as a psych pop masterpiece.”

— George Cannon, Way Off the Grid Radio

"romantic, sunshine happy Americana or bluesier ... a handful of good feeling summer breeze love songs ... a touch of Santana exotic elements and a lot more fuzz guitar ... melodic and harmony vocals"

— Gerald Van Waes, Psyche Folk

"human mystical pop music... wonderful songs"

— Taro Miyasugi, Record Collectors' Magazine

"In recent years the album has gone from an unknown collectors' gem to a much more widely known (and acclaimed) folk-rock recording."

— Evan LeVine, WFMU's Beware of the Blog

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The Soft of Your Eyes (Sarah and Simon's Wedding)

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Thanks for being part of Music Xray and keep the music coming. Good luck with the opportunities available for your music we hope there is a match. Let us know if you n...
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The Mad Pride
This is awesome! Loving the old-school psychedelia mixed with folk. Hard to find music like this! :) Rowan

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Q: I know you use ReverbNation for digital distribution. What's the pros and cons, considering other services (TuneCore, AWAL, CD Baby, Topspin)? Cheers, and a musical hug :) Samuel Velho

A: Hi Sam - The big advantage of Reverbation in comparison to Tunecore is that you get a very extensive bundle of retail outlets for your music for just one price (Tunecore charges you for each retail outlet you want). Other than that, I like the fact that you keep all the royalties you earn with Reverbnation (Tunecore does that, too), and I also like the other benefits of a Reverbnation account - fanreach, smart-phone apps, etc. You have to pay a little for each of those, but the price is worth it.

Asked by Samuel Velho. Answered on Thu Oct 25 2012

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