PSYCHEDELIC SOUL
VA - Psychedelic Soul (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2
Psychedelic Soul, sometimes called black rock, is a music genre that emerged in the late 1960s which saw soul musicians embrace elements of psychedelic rock, including its production techniques, instrumentation, effects units (wah-wah, phaser, etc.) and drug influences. It came to prominence in the late 1960s and continued into the 1970s, playing a major role in the development of funk and disco. Pioneering acts included Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, and the Temptations. Mainstream acts that developed a psychedelic sound included the Supremes and Stevie Wonder. Acts that achieved notability with the sound included the Chambers Brothers, the 5th Dimension, Edwin Starr, and George Clinton's Funkadelic and Parliament ensembles.
Following the lead of Jimi Hendrix in psychedelic rock, in the late 1960s psychedelia began to have a widespread impact on Afro American musicians, particularly the stars of the Motown label. Influenced by the civil rights movement, it had a darker and more political edge than much psychedelic rock. Building on the funk sound of James Brown, it was pioneered by Sly and the Family Stone with songs like "Dance to the Music" (1968), "Everyday People" (1968) and "I Want to Take You Higher" (1969), which had a sound that emphasized distorted electric rhythm guitar and strong basslines. Also important were the Temptations and their producer Norman Whitfield, who moved from a relatively light vocal group into much more serious material with "Cloud Nine" (1968), "Runaway Child, Running Wild" (1969), and "Psychedelic Shack" (1969). (Wikipedia)
Here are some of my favorites tracks off this genre. Enjoy!
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01 Cymande - Dove 10:56 [1972]
02 Rhinoceros - Apricot Brandy 01:59 [1968]
03 Meters - Come Together 03:10 [1974]
04 Stone Coal White - Stone Coal White 02:42 [1972]
05 War - The World Is A Ghetto 10:09 [1972]
06 Merry Clayton - Gimme Shelter 03:31 [1970]
07 The Next Morning - A Jam Of Love 04:24 [1971]
08 Baby Huey - Hard Times 03:21 [1971]
09 Curtis Mayfield - Give It Up 03:49 [1970]
10 Shuggie Otis - Ice Cold Daydream 02:30 [1971]
11 Chi-Lites - (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People 03:09 [1971]
12 Chambers Brothers - All Strung Out Over You 02:30 [1967]
13 Fifth Dimension - Age Of Aquarius 03:54 [1969]
14 Blackrock - Blackrock Yeah Yeah 02:56 [1969]
15 Lyn Collins - Take Me, Just As I Am 05:36 [1975]
16 Temptations - Cloud Nine 03:32 [1969]
17 Rotary Connection - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun 05:42 [1971]
18 Black Merda - Cynthy-Ruth 02:54 [1970]
19 Isaac Hayes - Hyperbolicsyllabicsequedalymistic 09:36 [1969]
20 Funkadelic - Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow 10:04 [1970]
21 Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime 02:40 [1969]
22 Minnie Riperton - Les Fleur 03:20 [1970]
23 Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul 03:13 [2008]
24 Bill Withers - Use Me 03:50 [1972]
25 Billy Paul - War Of The Gods 10:04 [1973]
Track list 2
26 Herbie Mann - Push Push 10:05 [1971]
27 Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today 11:07 [1967]
28 Cymande - Bra 05:04 [1972]
29 Horace Silver - Acid, Pot Or Pills 04:25 [1971]
30 Funkadelic - Super Stupid 04:01 [1970]
31 Isley Brothers - Ohio Machine Gun 09:14 [1971]
32 Grodeck Whipperjenny - Sitting Here On A Tongue 02:53 [1970]
33 George Benson - White Rabbit 06:56 [1972]
34 War - Four Cornered Room 08:35 [1972]
35 Funkadelic - Into You 05:42 [1978]
36 Curtis Mayfield - (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Gonna Go 07:52 [1970]
37 Isaac Hayes - Ike's Mood 05:49 [1970]
38 Grootna - I'm Funky 05:31 [1971]
39 Pacific Gas & Electric - Are You Ready 05:45 [1970]
40 Chambers Brothers - So Fine 06:20 [1965]
41 Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes 03:18 [1971]
42 Undisputed Truth - What It Is 04:59 [1971]
43 Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 03:38 [1977]
44 Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music 03:01 [1968]
45 Eric Burdon & War - Spill The Wine 04:54 [1970]
46 Temptations - Psychedelic Shack 06:22 [1970]
47 Edwin Starr - War 03:28 [1970]
48 Earth, Wind & Fire - Help Somebody 03:41 [1971]
49 Wilson Pickett - Engine Number 9 02:51 [1970]
50 Black On White Affair - Auld Lang Syne (Previously Unissued) 04:02 [1970]
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Psychedelic Soul, sometimes called black rock, is a music genre that emerged in the late 1960s which saw soul musicians embrace elements of psychedelic rock, including its production techniques, instrumentation, effects units (wah-wah, phaser, etc.) and drug influences. It came to prominence in the late 1960s and continued into the 1970s, playing a major role in the development of funk and disco. Pioneering acts included Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, and the Temptations. Mainstream acts that developed a psychedelic sound included the Supremes and Stevie Wonder. Acts that achieved notability with the sound included the Chambers Brothers, the 5th Dimension, Edwin Starr, and George Clinton's Funkadelic and Parliament ensembles.
Following the lead of Jimi Hendrix in psychedelic rock, in the late 1960s psychedelia began to have a widespread impact on Afro American musicians, particularly the stars of the Motown label. Influenced by the civil rights movement, it had a darker and more political edge than much psychedelic rock. Building on the funk sound of James Brown, it was pioneered by Sly and the Family Stone with songs like "Dance to the Music" (1968), "Everyday People" (1968) and "I Want to Take You Higher" (1969), which had a sound that emphasized distorted electric rhythm guitar and strong basslines. Also important were the Temptations and their producer Norman Whitfield, who moved from a relatively light vocal group into much more serious material with "Cloud Nine" (1968), "Runaway Child, Running Wild" (1969), and "Psychedelic Shack" (1969). (Wikipedia)
Here are some of my favorites tracks off this genre. Enjoy!
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Track list 101 Cymande - Dove 10:56 [1972]
02 Rhinoceros - Apricot Brandy 01:59 [1968]
03 Meters - Come Together 03:10 [1974]
04 Stone Coal White - Stone Coal White 02:42 [1972]
05 War - The World Is A Ghetto 10:09 [1972]
06 Merry Clayton - Gimme Shelter 03:31 [1970]
07 The Next Morning - A Jam Of Love 04:24 [1971]
08 Baby Huey - Hard Times 03:21 [1971]
09 Curtis Mayfield - Give It Up 03:49 [1970]
10 Shuggie Otis - Ice Cold Daydream 02:30 [1971]
11 Chi-Lites - (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People 03:09 [1971]
12 Chambers Brothers - All Strung Out Over You 02:30 [1967]
13 Fifth Dimension - Age Of Aquarius 03:54 [1969]
14 Blackrock - Blackrock Yeah Yeah 02:56 [1969]
15 Lyn Collins - Take Me, Just As I Am 05:36 [1975]
16 Temptations - Cloud Nine 03:32 [1969]
17 Rotary Connection - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun 05:42 [1971]
18 Black Merda - Cynthy-Ruth 02:54 [1970]
19 Isaac Hayes - Hyperbolicsyllabicsequedalymistic 09:36 [1969]
20 Funkadelic - Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow 10:04 [1970]
21 Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime 02:40 [1969]
22 Minnie Riperton - Les Fleur 03:20 [1970]
23 Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul 03:13 [2008]
24 Bill Withers - Use Me 03:50 [1972]
25 Billy Paul - War Of The Gods 10:04 [1973]
Track list 2
26 Herbie Mann - Push Push 10:05 [1971]
27 Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today 11:07 [1967]
28 Cymande - Bra 05:04 [1972]
29 Horace Silver - Acid, Pot Or Pills 04:25 [1971]
30 Funkadelic - Super Stupid 04:01 [1970]
31 Isley Brothers - Ohio Machine Gun 09:14 [1971]
32 Grodeck Whipperjenny - Sitting Here On A Tongue 02:53 [1970]
33 George Benson - White Rabbit 06:56 [1972]
34 War - Four Cornered Room 08:35 [1972]
35 Funkadelic - Into You 05:42 [1978]
36 Curtis Mayfield - (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Gonna Go 07:52 [1970]
37 Isaac Hayes - Ike's Mood 05:49 [1970]
38 Grootna - I'm Funky 05:31 [1971]
39 Pacific Gas & Electric - Are You Ready 05:45 [1970]
40 Chambers Brothers - So Fine 06:20 [1965]
41 Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes 03:18 [1971]
42 Undisputed Truth - What It Is 04:59 [1971]
43 Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 03:38 [1977]
44 Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music 03:01 [1968]
45 Eric Burdon & War - Spill The Wine 04:54 [1970]
46 Temptations - Psychedelic Shack 06:22 [1970]
47 Edwin Starr - War 03:28 [1970]
48 Earth, Wind & Fire - Help Somebody 03:41 [1971]
49 Wilson Pickett - Engine Number 9 02:51 [1970]
50 Black On White Affair - Auld Lang Syne (Previously Unissued) 04:02 [1970]
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