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Late 60's Psychedelic Rock: recommendations?

post #1 of 91
4/4/05 at 1:03am
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I could start a big debate about whether The Beatles hit the nail on the head with "Sergent Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band" or whether, instead, despite all of the criticism at the time, The Rolling Stones took it much further and deeper with "Their Satanic Majesties Request", or was it Pink Floyd's "The Piper At the Gate of Dawn" that really tripped your trigger?

The year was 1967, plus or minus a couple of years, say from '65-'70. What else am I missing? Now that I'm entering my midlife crisis period and wish to rediscover the music of my youth (hey, I was only 5 in 1967, so I wasn't yet keeping up with the charts).

Most interesting to me would be some of the non-mainstream stuff.

For reference, I'm fully loaded up on the back catalogs of The Beatles, The Stones, Pink Floyd, Dylan, Neil Young (and all that he touched), The Doors, and Hendrix. No particular interest in The Grateful Dead (sorry Dead Heads, I just don't get it).
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post #2 of 91
4/4/05 at 1:10am
I'd check out The Zombies' Odessey and Oracle for starters...and of course, Jefferson Airplane's Surrealistic Pillow. I'd also check out some early stuff by the Byrds. That ought to get you started.

BTW - I don't get the Grateful Dead either.
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post #3 of 91
4/4/05 at 4:03am
I second jefferson airplane and third the grateful dead comment
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post #4 of 91
4/4/05 at 8:38am
You can get a very good psychedelic era 4CD set by Rhino Records called " Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968" which focuses on top songs, probably best collection available:

Nuggets

This will give you ideas for groups to explore individual albums, Amazon has music sample for every song on that collection so check it out. Most groups here have own album available, however a few were basically one hit wonders and only found on collections like Nuggets.

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There are many other even more obscure 1960's garage/psychedelic collections that focus on smaller less well known bands, you wouldn't believe how much stuff is out there if you look for it. I was shocked how great some of this stuff is, this is real authentic hardcore stuff that will blow your doors off even today!. Problem is sound quality is often poor as sometimes CD has to copy track from surviving vinyl 45 record since no master exists, you will hear many record surface noise pops on these rare/obscure CD collections, an example I have is the "back to the grave" series.

Back From The Grave

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post #5 of 91
4/4/05 at 8:48am
Try Hawkwind 'Space Rituals'

Paul Kantners- 'Blows against the Empire'

High Tide- 'Sea Shanties'


Alot of the non-mainstream is still not on CD. The vinyl has started appreciating somewhat, finally.
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post #6 of 91
4/4/05 at 10:34am
I second the Zobies Odessey and Oracle, get the newest version on Fuel2000, it has the best sound. Also, Love's Forever Changes is another totally unique album, get the recent Rhino remastered version.

The Nuggets box is a blast, another good one.
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post #7 of 91
4/4/05 at 10:48am
Cream's Disraeli Gears is pretty psychedelic at times.
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post #8 of 91
4/4/05 at 11:19am
Aphrodite's Child, 666, composed/produced by Vangelis (1971)

Its two CD concept album about the Bible's Book Of Revelations, very psychedelic.
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post #9 of 91
4/4/05 at 12:09pm
You want to scour this site:

http://www.scorebaby.com/


A perienial fav is this soundtrack http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...13523?v=glance

And then shoot off the links Amazon provides for an even groovier time!
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post #10 of 91
4/4/05 at 12:23pm
Check out:
Nektar - Journey To The Center Of The Eye (1970)
13th Floor Elevators - Bull Of The Woods (1968)
13th Floor Elevators - Easter Everywhere (1967)
C.A. Quintet - Trip Thru Hell (1967?)
The Litter - Distortions (1966)
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post #11 of 91
4/4/05 at 5:12pm
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Originally Posted by markl
The Nuggets box is a blast, another good one.
There is one glaring ommission from this otherwise righteous Nugget collection:
Shadows of the Night: G-L-O-R-I-A (this was a monster hit in its day!)

Two songs I never tire of:
Count Five - Psychotic Reaction
Yardbirds - Heart Full of Soul (Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page)
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post #12 of 91
4/4/05 at 5:50pm
Also, I've just discovered for me, the Moody Blues classic first 7 albums from this time period. I can't believe how good these albums are. The Mobile Fidelity versions are the best, but the the '97 remasters aren't as bad as some would have you believe.
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post #13 of 91
4/5/05 at 1:14am
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Originally Posted by viator122
Cream's Disraeli Gears is pretty psychedelic at times.
I agree! Some of you guys have a very liberal conception of what counts as "psychedelic" !
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post #14 of 91
4/5/05 at 1:37am
What about modern psychedelic rock?
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post #15 of 91
4/5/05 at 2:09am
Last year Sundazed put out a very nice reissue of The United States of America. Anyone else checked this out yet? Great but often overlooked 60s psychotic pop by Joe Byrd and company. I've been listening to it quite a bit over the last few months and have been very impressed by both the music and the new mastering. Relatively quiet (uncompressed) and with good frequency extremes, especially for a vintage 1968 rock recording on Columbia. Very cool stuff, especialy if you get off on what sounds a little like Song Cycle era Van Dyke Parks working with the early Jefferson Airplane. Yeah, kind of like Piper at the Gates of Dawn, but not really. Me? I love it....

http://www.sundazed.com/Merchant2/me..._Code=SC+11124
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