VA - The Psychedelic Colours of 60's London [2006] (2 x CDs)

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VA - The Psychedelic Colours of 60's London [2006] (2 x CDs)

Issued in 2006 by Pazzazz, The Psychedelic Colours of 60's London surveys one of the most imaginative periods in British popular music. Drawing together well-known names and lesser-known discoveries, the collection captures the moment when London's musicians began pushing beyond the limits of conventional pop and into more adventurous territory.

What emerges is not a single style but a creative scene. Psychedelic pop, blues-rock, folk influences, ornate arrangements, and experimental studio techniques all appear throughout the set. Artists embraced new sounds, unusual instruments, and increasingly ambitious production methods while still retaining a strong sense of melody.

The collection benefits from its broad perspective. Alongside celebrated recordings by artists such as Small Faces, Donovan, The Yardbirds, Fleetwood Mac, and Humble Pie are tracks from performers who never achieved the same level of recognition but contributed significantly to the era's restless creativity. Together they reveal a London music scene that was far deeper and more varied than the familiar psychedelic highlights alone might suggest.

Rather than presenting psychedelia as a collection of studio effects and colourful imagery, these recordings demonstrate how experimentation became woven into British songwriting itself. The result is a compilation that functions both as an enjoyable listen and as a snapshot of a remarkable cultural moment, when pop music expanded its horizons and London's artists helped redefine what popular music could be. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Small Faces - Tin Soldier 3:21

02 Chris Farlowe - Out of Time 3:35

03 Rod Stewart - Little Miss Understood 3:38

04 P.P. Arnold - Angel of the Morning 3:16

05 Donovan - Sunshine Superman 4:04

06 Yardbirds - Shapes of Things 2:23

07 Fleetwood Mac - Man of the World 2:50

08 Twice as Much - Sitting on a Fence 3:12

09 Billy Nicholls - London Social Degree 2:22

10 Les Fleur De Lys - Circles 3:01

11 Poets - Baby Don't You Do It 2:27

12 Humble Pie - Natural Born Bugie 4:13

13 Twinkle - Micky 2:28

14 Twice as Much - The Coldest Night of the Year 3:32

15 Amen Corner - Farewell to the Real Magnificent Seven 6:37

CD2

01 P.P. Arnold - (If You Think You're) Groovy 2:55

02 Chris Farlowe - Handbags and Gladrags 3:23

03 Mike D'Abo - See the Little People 2:38

04 John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - I'm Your Witch Doctor 2:11

05 Yardbirds - Heart Full of Soul 2:29

06 Playboys - Sad 2:55

07 Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go to My Lovely? 5:05

08 Nice - Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack 2:49

09 Poets - Some Things I Can't Forget 1:50

10 Mockingbirds - You Stole My Love 2:41

11 Amen Corner - Hello Susie 2:36

12 Apostolic Intervention - (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me 1:57

13 Humble Pie - Home and Away 5:53

14 Duncan Browne - On the Bombsite 2:47

15 Marquis of Kensington - The Changing of the Guard 2:22

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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