Up there with the Byrds in my estimation. The first two albums (produced by Sly Stone - yep, that one) found the perfect midpoint between Merseybeat and folk, overlaid with Sal Valentino's beautifully plangent voice. Their later records (Triangle and Bradley's Barn) moved into gently psychedelic orchestral Americana; it makes perfect sense that Ron Elliott later played on Van Dyke Parks' Song Cycle. They built up a sizable stack of unreleased tracks over their short lifetime as a band. Here's two from the Magic Hollow box set, along with a rare-ish B-side. 'Galadriel' might test your tolerance for late 60s Tolkien-related whimsy, but stick with it.
The Beau Brummels - She Reigns
The Beau Brummels - Galadriel (demo)
The Beau Brummels - Black Crow
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