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This compilation draws from The Free Design's six albums recorded from 1967-1973 for Enoch Light's renowned Audiophile label, Project 3; as well as their rare, There Is A Song, released on the tiny Ambrotype label in 1973. Despite their exquisite vocal harmonies and ethereal arrangements, success inexplicably eluded this sibling vocal group (Chris, Bruce and Sandy Dedrick). Yet, almost three decades later The Free Design's music continues to live on, influencing a whole new generation of 'soft' pop (Saint Etienne, The High Llamas, Stereolab, not to mention the japanese own Cornelius who, along with Pizzicato Five's Yasuhara Konishi; reissued the Free Design catalogue on CD on his Trattoria label in 1994). Includes annotated track listing by Chris Dedrick!