Previously posted April 24, 2020
VA - Psychedelic Obscurities (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3
Psychedelic music became popular throughout the world in the late '60's and '70's (and beyond). Most of the greatest music I listen to came from the UK, and USA. It was a very fertile period of music fueled by psychedelic drugs and new attitudes to life in general. It was a backlash that became a great time of discovery and experimentation as people began to challenge antiquated beliefs and structures, and was reflected in the music of the times. The rules had changed. There are many great bands that were regarded as Psychedelic and they still sound great today.
With this compilation the focus is on the unsung heroes of underground psychedelic rock. The bands who have fallen under the radar of obscurity. As a follower of Psychedelic bands you had to hear them on albums as radio rarely played them. Some artists listed here may be familiar to you by name but their psychedelic output is almost unknown and therefore considered obscure. There are also several tracks included here that are from recent times but have a 60’s-70’s feel showing how impactful psychedelic music has been.
There are many wonderful compilations available which collect psychedelic obscurities but I hope this set offers something a little different. Here are 75 psychedelic recordings that have unjustifiably surrendered to obscurity.
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VA - Psychedelic Obscurities (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3
Psychedelic music became popular throughout the world in the late '60's and '70's (and beyond). Most of the greatest music I listen to came from the UK, and USA. It was a very fertile period of music fueled by psychedelic drugs and new attitudes to life in general. It was a backlash that became a great time of discovery and experimentation as people began to challenge antiquated beliefs and structures, and was reflected in the music of the times. The rules had changed. There are many great bands that were regarded as Psychedelic and they still sound great today.
With this compilation the focus is on the unsung heroes of underground psychedelic rock. The bands who have fallen under the radar of obscurity. As a follower of Psychedelic bands you had to hear them on albums as radio rarely played them. Some artists listed here may be familiar to you by name but their psychedelic output is almost unknown and therefore considered obscure. There are also several tracks included here that are from recent times but have a 60’s-70’s feel showing how impactful psychedelic music has been.
There are many wonderful compilations available which collect psychedelic obscurities but I hope this set offers something a little different. Here are 75 psychedelic recordings that have unjustifiably surrendered to obscurity.
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Track lists
CD1
01 Joe Byrd & the Field Hippies The Elephant at the Door 5:13
02 Ultimate Spinach Mind Flowers 8:30
03 Alice Cooper Living 3:12
04 Aorta What's in My Mind's Eye 2:52
05 Trevor McNamara Silver 3:29
06 Friendsound Joyride 4:25
07 Music Emporium Cage 5:08
08 Jardine Masochists of Strangulation 3:06
09 C.A. Quintet Trip Thru Hell, Pt. 1 9:10
10 Rainbow Ffolly Sun King 4:00
11 Druids of Stonehenge Forgot to Begot 2:36
12 Morgen Of Dreams 5:39
13 Bo Grumpus Yesterday's Street 4:15
14 Erica Pomerance We Came Via 7:03
15 Sonny Bono Pammie's on a Bummer 7:45
16 Food Forever is a Dream 6:51
17 Savage Resurrection Thing in 'E' 3:06
18 Peter Ivers In Pursuit of Treasure 3:14
19 Clouds Visions 2:45
20 Birmingham Sunday Egocentrick Solitude 3:19
21 Harumi Fire By the River 3:34
22 Pacific Sound Thick Fog 2:32
23 Glass Family House of Glass 3:13
24 Eire Apparent 1026 4:13
25 Beat of the Earth This is an Artistic Statement Part I 20:59
25 Beat of the Earth This Is An Artistic Statement Part II 20:54
CD2
26 Plastic Cloud Bridge Under the Sky 4:36
27 Crystal Chandlier Suicidal Flowers 2:21
28 Freeborne Land of Diana 3:18
29 Kak Trieulogy 8:12
30 Lazy Smoke There Was a Time 2:04
31 Fifty Foot Hose Fantasy 10:13
32 Red Krayola Hurricane Fighter Plane 3:31
33 Bob Desper Darkness is Like a Shadow 4:34
34 Godz Down By the River 3:44
35 Caedmon Aslan 4:31
36 Fapardokly Gone to Pot, No Retreat 4:03
37 Sweetwater My Crystal Spider 3:59
38 Dug Dug's Lost in My World 4:08
39 Pisces In the Dreams of Paula 3:15
40 Toshi Ichiyanagi Ken Takakura Sings on Tadanori 3:23
41 Markley The Magic Cat 2:58
42 Five Day Week Straw People Five Day Week Straw People 3:23
43 Terry Brooks & Strange The Kiss of a Butterfly 6:03
44 Perry Leopold Serpentine Lane 4:31
45 Pärson Sound India (Slight Return) 13:06
46 Chrysalis Piece of Sun 1:50
47 Four Seasons Genuine Imitation Life 6:16
48 Mecki Mark Men Future on the Road 4:46
49 Electronic Hole Love Will Find a Way Part I 2:57
49 Electronic Hole Love Will Find a Way Part II 7:05
50 Avengers Everyone's Gonna Wonder 2:40
CD3
51 Mandrake Memorial Bucket of Air 9:15
52 Bobb Trimble Selling Me Short While Stringing Me Long 4:22
53 Dave Bixby I Have Seen Him 3:20
54 Beacon Street Union My Love Is 4:11
55 Spoils of War E-Thing 7:57
56 Brigade Self Made God 4:06
57 Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck One Ring Jane 4:20
58 Baby Grandmothers Somebody Keeps Calling My Name 9:14
59 Twink Tiptoe on the Highest Hill 5:18
60 Ladies W.C. And Everywhere I See the Shadow of That Life 3:24
61 Mystic Astrologic Crystal Band I Think I'll Just Lie Here and Die 2:22
62 Q65 Ridin' on a Slow Train 4:12
63 Fort Mudge Memorial Dump What Good is Spring 4:02
64 Zodiac Aries - the Fire-Fighter 3:16
65 Les Yper-Sound Psyché Rock 2:38
66 Stone Garden World is Coming to an End 2:34
67 Comus Song to Comus 7:29
68 Dragonfly She Don't Care 2:50
69 Morning Dew Sycamore Dreamer 3:45
70 Condello Dr. Tarr Professor Fether 2:51
71 Dark Live for Today 8:04
72 Noel Gilpin Emporium Will You Miss Me When I'm Dead 3:16
73 Mandrake Paddle Steamer Strange Walking Man 3:11
74 Ipsissimus Hold On 3:37
75 Paisley Sky Lucy Lysergic 4:50
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Track lists
CD1
01 Joe Byrd & the Field Hippies The Elephant at the Door 5:13
02 Ultimate Spinach Mind Flowers 8:30
03 Alice Cooper Living 3:12
04 Aorta What's in My Mind's Eye 2:52
05 Trevor McNamara Silver 3:29
06 Friendsound Joyride 4:25
07 Music Emporium Cage 5:08
08 Jardine Masochists of Strangulation 3:06
09 C.A. Quintet Trip Thru Hell, Pt. 1 9:10
10 Rainbow Ffolly Sun King 4:00
11 Druids of Stonehenge Forgot to Begot 2:36
12 Morgen Of Dreams 5:39
13 Bo Grumpus Yesterday's Street 4:15
14 Erica Pomerance We Came Via 7:03
15 Sonny Bono Pammie's on a Bummer 7:45
16 Food Forever is a Dream 6:51
17 Savage Resurrection Thing in 'E' 3:06
18 Peter Ivers In Pursuit of Treasure 3:14
19 Clouds Visions 2:45
20 Birmingham Sunday Egocentrick Solitude 3:19
21 Harumi Fire By the River 3:34
22 Pacific Sound Thick Fog 2:32
23 Glass Family House of Glass 3:13
24 Eire Apparent 1026 4:13
25 Beat of the Earth This is an Artistic Statement Part I 20:59
25 Beat of the Earth This Is An Artistic Statement Part II 20:54
CD2
26 Plastic Cloud Bridge Under the Sky 4:36
27 Crystal Chandlier Suicidal Flowers 2:21
28 Freeborne Land of Diana 3:18
29 Kak Trieulogy 8:12
30 Lazy Smoke There Was a Time 2:04
31 Fifty Foot Hose Fantasy 10:13
32 Red Krayola Hurricane Fighter Plane 3:31
33 Bob Desper Darkness is Like a Shadow 4:34
34 Godz Down By the River 3:44
35 Caedmon Aslan 4:31
36 Fapardokly Gone to Pot, No Retreat 4:03
37 Sweetwater My Crystal Spider 3:59
38 Dug Dug's Lost in My World 4:08
39 Pisces In the Dreams of Paula 3:15
40 Toshi Ichiyanagi Ken Takakura Sings on Tadanori 3:23
41 Markley The Magic Cat 2:58
42 Five Day Week Straw People Five Day Week Straw People 3:23
43 Terry Brooks & Strange The Kiss of a Butterfly 6:03
44 Perry Leopold Serpentine Lane 4:31
45 Pärson Sound India (Slight Return) 13:06
46 Chrysalis Piece of Sun 1:50
47 Four Seasons Genuine Imitation Life 6:16
48 Mecki Mark Men Future on the Road 4:46
49 Electronic Hole Love Will Find a Way Part I 2:57
49 Electronic Hole Love Will Find a Way Part II 7:05
50 Avengers Everyone's Gonna Wonder 2:40
CD3
51 Mandrake Memorial Bucket of Air 9:15
52 Bobb Trimble Selling Me Short While Stringing Me Long 4:22
53 Dave Bixby I Have Seen Him 3:20
54 Beacon Street Union My Love Is 4:11
55 Spoils of War E-Thing 7:57
56 Brigade Self Made God 4:06
57 Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck One Ring Jane 4:20
58 Baby Grandmothers Somebody Keeps Calling My Name 9:14
59 Twink Tiptoe on the Highest Hill 5:18
60 Ladies W.C. And Everywhere I See the Shadow of That Life 3:24
61 Mystic Astrologic Crystal Band I Think I'll Just Lie Here and Die 2:22
62 Q65 Ridin' on a Slow Train 4:12
63 Fort Mudge Memorial Dump What Good is Spring 4:02
64 Zodiac Aries - the Fire-Fighter 3:16
65 Les Yper-Sound Psyché Rock 2:38
66 Stone Garden World is Coming to an End 2:34
67 Comus Song to Comus 7:29
68 Dragonfly She Don't Care 2:50
69 Morning Dew Sycamore Dreamer 3:45
70 Condello Dr. Tarr Professor Fether 2:51
71 Dark Live for Today 8:04
72 Noel Gilpin Emporium Will You Miss Me When I'm Dead 3:16
73 Mandrake Paddle Steamer Strange Walking Man 3:11
74 Ipsissimus Hold On 3:37
75 Paisley Sky Lucy Lysergic 4:50
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It's strange, Joe Byrd evokes sounds that we would later find in Stereolab. Really exciting. And Morgen is a f***g band. I'll listen to the rest. TBBAU (Thanks BB as usual).
ReplyDeleteThanks Herve,
DeleteI listen to this set often and enjoy these especially when on walks.
Enjoy them often.
Cheers.
Fantastic !!! Thank you
ReplyDeleteThanks, Josevaty.
DeleteEnjoy!
Cheers.
The obscurer the better - thanks BB
ReplyDeleteHi Dr Robert.
DeleteI agree, old music that sounds new for me.
Cheers
Congratulations once again Butter man! How fantastic for music the period from 65 to 75 was. The music was fresh, adventurous, revolutionary! Rock + 60s, + Psychedelic = The best ever created by human beings!
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