VA - Let's Go Down And Blow Our Minds The British Psychedelic Sounds Of 1967 [2016] (3 x CD's)
As that noted hipster Plato once observed, when the mode of the music changes, the walls of the city shake. And there was certainly a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in 1967. A distended Summer of Love saw psychedelic pop emerging from the underground clubs to infiltrate the home-grown music scene mainstream, with the vast majority following in the footsteps of perennial market leaders The Beatles in surrendering to the new genre. As the year progressed, it seemed that more or less every element of the British pop world had been swept up in the blissed-out UFOria. Beat boom survivors, R&B stalwarts, sharp-suited mods, Swinging London soul revues, earnest acoustic folkies, Denmark Street hustlers, traditional pop acts... all abandoned or refined their previous identities to make music that reflected the ubiquitous influence of psychedelia in it's myriad paisley-patterned guises. Across four hours and eighty tracks, the all-singing, not-much-dancing Let's Go Down And Blow Our Minds anticipates the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love to chronicle a tumultuous twelve-month period of music-making within the British Isles. The dizzying breadth of the set incorporates everything from key names such as The Move and Procol Harum, both represented with less obvious choices, to the likes of mondo obscuro West Country quintet T. J. Assembly, who pressed a mere 25 copies of their self-penned November 1967 album as a strictly personal memento of their time together. Along the way, we encounter all aspects of the scene, from the first generation psychedelic bands that took part in subterranean London 'happenings' to the shameless bandwagon-jumpers who were nevertheless an integral part of psychedelic pop's rich and varied tapestry. We also feature a clutch of previously unreleased nuggets, alternative versions, pseudonymous releases, first-ever CD appearances, a couple of inspired novelty discs and even a football supporters freak-out. Housed in a clambox that includes a lavishly annotated and illustrated 44-page booklet, Let's Go Down And Blow Our Minds is nothing less than the story of the British rock and pop scene of 1967: music made half-a-century ago that, as can be seen from the number of hitherto unknown recordings featured, is still slowly revealing it's secrets. As some righteously obscure band confidently promised during that epochal year, a splendid time is guaranteed for all. (Amazon)
This is a fantastic 3CD clam shell case box set of some of the best bands floating around the UK and releasing great 45's or LP's in 1967. As this collection focuses on 1967 which was a very powerful year for psych rock and acid rock as the mods were starting to go away at this time in the UK and the freakbeat/ hard rock/ acid rock and psych where really storming the British pirate radio airwaves at this time, some of my favorite bands are featured here.
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Track lists
CD1
01 Alan Bown! Toyland (single version) 2:56
02 Attack Magic In The Air 3:38
03 Tickle Subway (Smokey Pokey World) 2:41
04 Episode Six I Can See Through You 3:25
05 Dantalian's Chariot The Madman Running Through The Fields 4:11
06 Geranium Pond Dogs In Baskets 2:05
07 Scots Of St. James Eiderdown Clown 2:15
08 George Alexander Dear Delilah 2:54
09 Sorrows Pink Purple Yellow & Red 2:49
10 Mirage Lazy Man (alternative version) 3:00
11 Crazy World Of Arthur Brown Give Him A Flower 3:01
12 Tintern Abbey Tanya 2:56
13 Fleur-De-Lys Prodigal Son 1:59
14 Lomax Alliance See The People 2:14
15 Mickey Finn Time To Start Loving You 2:40
16 Fingers I Hear The Sun 2:01
17 Crocheted Doughnut Ring Nice 3:05
18 Good Thing Brigade My House Is Burning 3:22
19 Motives Ice Woman 2:49
20 Louise Look At The Sun 3:30
21 Neo Maya I Won't Hurt You 2:30
22 Cliff Ward Path Through The Forest 4:33
23 Spencer Davis Group Sanity Inspector (single version) 3:01
24 Summer Set 'Cos It's Over 2:45
25 Those Fadin' Colours Try Me On For Size 2:39
26 Slender Plenty Silver Tree Top School For Boys 2:22
27 Guy Darrell Evil Woman 2:25
CD2
01 Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera Flames 3:14
02 One In A Million Double Sight 2:35
03 Paul & Barry Ryan Keep It Out Of Sight 2:48
04 Pretty Things Defecting Grey (extended version) 5:12
05 John's Children Desdemona 2:24
06 Doves Smokeytime Springtime 3:03
07 John Williams Flowers In Your Hair 2:42
08 Sweet Feeling All So Long Ago 3:13
09 Rupert's People Reflection Of Charles Brown 4:19
10 Riot Squad feat. David Bowie Toy Soldier 3:10
11 Rats The Rise & Fall Of Bernie Gripplestone 4:08
12 Circus Something To Write About 3:27
13 Dave Davies Funny Face 2:17
14 Brood Village Green 2:24
15 Tony Rivers & The Castaways Mr Sun 2:17
16 Peep Show Your Servant, Stephen 3:01
17 Uglys And The Squire Blew His Horn 3:36
18 Move Vote For Me 2:49
19 Human Instinct A Day In My Mind's Mind 2:14
20 Murray Head She Was Perfection 2:48
21 Peter & The Wolves Little Girl Lost & Found 2:29
22 Bunch Spare A Shilling 2:32
23 Big Jim Sullivan Flower Power 3:26
24 Procol Harum Kaleidoscope (extended stereo mix) 3:08
25 Searchers Crazy Dreams 2:37
26 Artwoods In The Deep End 3:07
CD3
01 Our Plastic Dream Someone Turned The Light Out 2:37
02 Hat & Tie Finding It Rough 2:49
03 Fresh Windows Fashion Conscious 2:21
04 Game The Addicted Man 2:23
05 Felius Andromeda Meditations 4:09
06 Honeybus Delighted To See You (demo version) 2:33
07 Ice So Many Times 2:06
08 Flower Pot Men A Walk In The Sky 3:53
09 Five's Company Friends & Mirrors 2:10
10 Late Family Tree 3:04
11 Secrets I Think I Need The Cash 2:18
12 Skip Bifferty Schizoid Revolution 3:29
13 Purple Gang Granny Takes A Trip 2:36
14 Picadilly Line Emily Small (The Huge World Thereof) 2:31
15 Outer Limits Help Me Please 2:28
16 Focal Point 'Cept Me 2:53
17 Jade Hexagram Great Shadowy Strange 4:04
18 Truth Busker Bill 2:59
19 Moody Blues Life's Not Life 2:35
20 New Downliners Sect I Can't Get Away From You 2:49
21 Symbols Again 1:58
22 Hi-Fi's Odd Man Out 2:21
23 Marmalade Laughing Man 3:24
24 T.J. Assembly Ginger 2:31
25 23rd Turnoff Michelangelo (demo version) 2:16
26 Q.P.R. Supporters Supporters - Support Us 2:47
27 Sands Listen To The Sky 3:45
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Another super-groovy comp. Thanks, BB
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Hi Butterboy,
ReplyDeleteanother wonderful psych comp. Listening to it at the moment!!!
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Enjoy the music, Il Commendatore.
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Enjoy this set of great music, Jack.
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Hi Butterboy,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all my deep respect for these wonderful compilations. Chapeau!
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Hi, can you please reup the links ? Thanks.
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