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An acoustic trio from Hyde Park, New York, who evolved out of a group called the Teddy Boys, Mortimer were little more than a footnote to the history of the Beatles and Apple Records for most listeners. The trio had cut singles for Cameo-Parkway under their original name and, as Mortimer -- the name under which they played various New York City venues -- they'd done one album for Philips. That record, though never big seller, made its way from John Lennon to the hands of Peter Asher after the founding of Apple Records, Alas, amid the turmoil that enveloped the label, their recording career with the company was still-born, their second album buried. Until now, that is -- and I can say that it holds up beautifully as a prime example of acoustic sunshine pop, not all that different from, say, the UK group Prelude or, say, midway between the psychedelic sounds on the Hollies' Evolution and Butterfly albums and the work of Crosby, Stills & Nash. Its got a lot of great harmony singing and excellent guitar, without a lot of obtrusive production, and it's going to get a lot of listens here.