We Five were the highest charting act to emerge from San Francisco until the rise of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Their summer 1965 smash, You Were On My Mind, was as important as Mr Tambourine Man in introducing the public to the notion of folk-rock.
The Big Beat compilation There Stands The Door - The Best Of We Five brings overdue reassessment of this important group who, with the powerful lead vocals of Bev Bivens, had one of the most distinctive sounds in 60s pop.
The collection draws upon the groups three albums for A&M, mostly produced under the careful auspices of Frank Werbers Trident Productions, as well as featuring rare gems such as the non-LP single There Stands The Door and a host of previously unissued sides.
Produced with full co-operation from the groups members and illustrated with many rarely-seen photos, There Stands The Door - The Best Of We Five is an essential purchase for any lover of mid-60s pop.
