Song:A Dream For Julie
Album:Dive Into Yesterday
There were three groups called Kaleidoscope in the late 60s. The best known of these was the Los Angeles group led by guitarist David Lindley. There was also a Mexican group called Kaleidoscope. This is a British psychedelic group that changed their name after two albums to avoid confusion with the US group. They started out in London in 1964 as The Sidekicks. They became The Key in 1965 and changed their name to Kaleidoscope when they signed with Fontana Records in 1967. Guitarist Eddy Pumer led the group with vocalist and keyboard player Peter Daltrey, bassist Steve Clark and drummer Dan Bridgman. Pumer and Bridgman were childhood pals and were heavily influenced by Duane Eddy. Pumer and Daltrey wrote all the songs. A Dream For Julie is from their 1967 debut album Tangerine Dream and they released a second album. Faintly Blowing in 1969. It's good music and this 1997 comp Dive Into Yesterday is worth checking out. But Kaleidoscope didn't catch on and they decided to change their name to Fairfield Parlor to avoid confusion with the US band Kaleidoscope. They released one album From Home To Home in 1970 and then their second album White Faced Lady was shelved until it was released on CD in 1991. They split up at that point. Peter Daltrey became an artist and returned to music in 1995 and has recorded solo. Eddy Pumer met Paul McCartney when he worked at Capital Radio and he has worked with McCartney for many years including producing the 25th anniversary box set of Band On The Run. Kaleidoscope is yet another overlooked band worth checking out. Here's a video for A Dream For Julie by Kaleidoscope.
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