Friday, December 13, 2019

VA - Psychedelic Country (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2


PSYCHEDELIC COUNTRY

VA - Psychedelic Country (A Butterboy Compilation) 
CD1+CD2 

Psychedelic Rock found its way into the country genre or was that the other way around. Some artists were more country than Psychedelic, and some artists were more psychedelic than country. Some got it just right and that sound continues through to current bands. The sound is unmistakable when it is done with just enough who use swirling alt-country psychedelia.

Some of my favorite tracks of this genre are from the late sixties and early seventies and includes tracks by Quicksilver Messenger Service, Neil Young, Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Grateful Dead and Country Joe & The Fish. These artists produced some of the finest country-tinged psychedelic-pop/rock records available. Country songs with fuzzed out guitar and spacey pedal-steal noodling. There are a number of new/modern bands that carry on the tradition of Psychedelic Country sounds with the use of 60s flavoured with west coast rock, pastoral sounds, jangly, alt-country with a psychedelic flavor. Sadie's and the Futurebirds are the two best modern bands in this genre at present
.

Here are 60 tracks that highlight that country-tinged Psychedelia. 

===========================================================
NEW links can be found here"

ALL 

===========================================================

Track list 1

01    Byrds    Wasn't Born to Follow    2:02
02    Relatively Clean Rivers    Easy Ride    3:50
03    Flying Burrito Brothers    Wild Horses    6:22
04    Israel Nash Gripka    Woman at the Well    4:35
05    Meat Puppets    Swimming Ground    3:06
06    Man    Life on the Road    7:14
07    David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights    Comin' On    4:45
08    Sadies    Translucent Sparrow    2:59
09    Neil Young    I've Been Waiting for You    2:34
10    David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights    A Break in the Weather    3:09
11    Buffalo Springfield    Go and Say Goodbye    2:24
12    Quicksilver Messenger Service    The Fool    11:58
13    Moby Grape    I Am Not Willing    2:59
14    Lee Hazlewood    Pray Them Bars Away    2:37
15    Jerry Garcia    The Wheel    4:06
16    Grateful Dead    Casey Jones    4:28
17    New Madrid    Country Moon Pt. I    4:22
18    Futurebirds    American Cowboy    4:34
19    Help Yourself    Old Man    6:35
20    Gene Clark    No Other    5:03
21    Beachwood Sparks    Canyon Ride    5:18
22    Country Joe & the Fish    Sad and Lonely Times    2:26
23    New Riders of the Purple Sage    Dirty Business    8:20
24    Feelies    Barstool Blues    2:37
25    Euphoria    Euphoria - Through a Window    2:45
26    Jefferson Airplane    Good Shepherd    4:26
27    Canned Heat    Going Up the Country    2:48
28    Mighty Baby    Understanding Love    3:45
29    Alex Bleeker and the Freaks    Spring Jam    5:43
30    Meat Puppets    Lake of Fire    1:57

Track list 2

31    Israel Nash Gripka    Rain Plans    7:15
32    Megafaun    Kaufman's Ballad    3:56
33    Byrds    This Wheel's on Fire    4:45
34    Shape of the Rain    Big Black Bird    3:41
35    Mu    The Clouds Went That Way    3:05
36    Jim Sullivan    Amos    4:31
37    Manassas    Down the Road    3:17
38    Sir Douglas Quintet    I Don't Want    3:52
39    David Crosby    Walking in the Mountains 2    5:25
40    Grateful Dead    High Time    5:14
41    Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young    Country Girl    5:00
42    Long Ryders    Harriet Tubman's Gonna Carry Me Home    3:35
43    Died Pretty    Through Another Door    3:17
44    Kingsbury Manx    Weird Beard & Black Wolf    4:11
45    Woods    Shepherd    3:16
46    Peter Grudzien    The Unicorn    3:43
47    Wilco    Impossible Germany    5:54
48    Mu    Ballad of Brother Lew    4:31
49    My Morning Jacket    Rollin Back    7:50
50    Mountain Bus    I Know You Rider    10:23
51    My Morning Jacket    The Way That He Sings    5:35
52    Kingsbury Manx    Piss Diary    5:54
53    Uncle Tupelo    New Madrid    3:32
54    Green on Red    Old Chief    3:30
55    Brinsley Schwarz    Lady Constant    7:26
56    Court & Spark    Suffolk Down Upon the Night    5:23
57    Band    This Wheel's on Fire    3:14
58    Radar Bros.    Supermarket Pharmacy    5:04
59    Skygreen Leopards    She Wears a Rainbow Sunday Mornings    1:50
60    Charlatans    Alabama Bound    7:02

=============================================================
=============================================================

24 comments:

  1. Hi Butterboy's,
    I have no doubt this is a great comp.
    Thanks a lot

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Il Commendatore,

      I like the feel of these songs, hope you will enjoy them as well.

      Cheers

      Delete
  2. Very interesting concept for a comp, BB! Looking forward to checking it out, thanks.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks Gummo.
      Psychedelic Country is a very interesting and rewarding experience. I hope you will enjoy the selections.

      Cheers

      Delete
  3. Thank you for this. I've only just discovered your blog, and have been introduced to several artists I didn't know at all. I'm sorry that I never heard Grant McLennan until now, but happy that I can listen to his albums from now on.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Bionic Grooooove,
      Thanks for your comment, I have received a few comments from you and they are appreciated.

      Grant McLennan shows up on VA - Jangle Rock Bonanza (A Butterboy Compilation). Glad to hear you like this artist who was a great Australian songwriter. Watch out for more in the future.

      Cheers

      Delete
  4. I like it when I find a comp with some pretty well known songs and others perfectly unknown for me. Most of the time it's well worth a try.
    Thanks for your great blog.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Chocoreve,
      Thank you for you kind words.
      I often try to make my comps interesting to anyone who seek that blend of old and new. Track 31 Israel Nash Gripka - Rain Plans is wonderful.

      Cheers

      Delete
  5. Very interested in listening to this and many songs here I'm unfamiliar with even though I may have heard of the artist. That Quicksilver Messenger Service song though I know is outstanding and the album it's from (their 1st) is the most cohesive and commercially best of anything they ever did. Thanks.. happy to see another BB comp!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi mrRadio,
      Some of the newer artists continue to make beautiful psychedelic county music that whilst doesn't always match the 60's originators, still gives immense pleasure. I really enjoy the Israel Nash Gripka track Rain Plans (as well as his other output).

      I was given the Quicksilver messenger Service by a guy who ran a record store. He gave it to me because he wanted to recruit a new young fan. I immediately took to that wonderful album, I have 4 copies including the original vinyl.I loved the graphic that adorned the cover. Many other great songs there too.

      Cheers

      Delete
  6. Many thanks, enjoyed pt1. Looking forward to pt2.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Gill,
      Hope you enjoy part 2 as well. Both parts are a fun listen. Thanks for the feedback.

      Cheers

      Delete
  7. Enjoyed this set more than I expected. i tend to listen to artisit that I already know, but this set was full of artists new to me that I really enjoyed.
    Thanks for opening my ears a little!

    Mike M

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Mike,
      You made my day. As I have said before I often try to place new material in with the known greats. This shows the impact of past generations' on the new generation. I find that very exciting. And the music is uniformly wonderful.

      Thank you for your comment.

      cheers

      Delete
  8. boa noite amigo, links off, ansioso para nova postagem, o blog esta de parabens estou visitando com frequencia, fique bem, abraço.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Unknown,
      I lost many files in the recent accident at KrakenFiles.
      New links established, tested and working.
      Enjoy.
      Cheers

      Delete
  9. Heh! I was just reading the Feb 2024 UNCUT mag. It has a review of the re-release of 1984's Meat Puppets II (includes 'Lake of Fire') with the brief heading description "Classic psych-country-punk LP gets 30th-anniversary re-release". Did he find that description here?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi John,
      I did the compilation way back in 2019. Who knows...
      Cheers.

      Delete
  10. Hi BB, Is there any chance of reloading for Pixeldrain please as the Kraken site is full of spam and impossible to download.... many thanks !

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Rockolababy.
      The Krakenfiles site is Ok. It is not full of spam.
      It is most likely a security issue/setup with you devise.
      I will place an alternative link on the main page later.
      Cheers.

      Delete
  11. Hi Butterboy. I just wanted to thank you for this superb compilation. Some wonderful music, both familiar and unfamiliar, most of which sent me down some fascinating rabbit holes! Might there be another compilation on this theme sometime in the future? Thanks again.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you, Fred Scuttle.
      I am delighted that you are enjoying the Psychedelic Country set.
      There will always be new and updated compilation. But No plans at the moment to expand this one. Who knows in the future.
      Cheers.

      Delete