Phenominal series of psychedelia from all cornres of our globe, 5 today, 5 tomorrow (or so).....if you are a fan of pscyh-rock, this is one of the better series EVER released in the genre (sometimes the more obscure psych bands kind of, well, you know, suck)......there is a LOT of good stuff here, a lot you probably haven't heard before, mixed in with a few well known acts. It's a GREAT series, don't know if fans of all the recent punk comps will agree, but all ya need to do is DIVERSIFY your tastesso that they are as broad-based as my own!
OK, there are ten volumes in this series, give ya the first five today I guess and the second five tomorrow or over the weekend sometime....First up we have a set of acts from the good ol' US of A.....Damned obscure stuff, maybe you are familiar with Victoria, or Hunger, of Hickory Wind......but everything here is fairly unknown and fairly un-comped elsewhere. Volume 2 focusses on Latin America, Again, you may know Los Dug Dugs (in fact I profiled them on this blog a while back) and of course Kaleidoscope is moderatly well known, but dig into the REST of these unknown gems as well.
This series is no joke and if you are a fan of 1960's-70's psychedelic rock, RUN, don't walk, to collect them all.....the next installment of the blog will feature acts from Brazil, Mexico, Africa, Turkey, and Chile, and, to my surprise, according to Wikpedia, there are MORE planned volumes in the series (Scandanavia, Italy, Germany)....personally can't wait (if true).....this is a FINE series, one of the best EVER of obscure psych and I recommend it HIGHLY to any lover of that great genre.
By the way, the model on ALL the covers is Cheryl Shrode, who appeared in Playboy in 1967.
VOLUME 1 USA-01 ARTESIA-White Panther/02 DARIUS-Shades of Blue/03 NEW TWEEDY
VOLUME 2 LATIN AMERICA-01 ALMENDRA-Trema De Pototo/02 LAGHONIA-Someday/03 TRAFFIC SOUND-I'm So Glad/04 KALEIDOSCOPE-Colours/05 WE ALL TOGETHER-Tomorrow/06 LOS GATOS-Cuando Llegue El Ano 2000/07 KISSING SPELL-Yellow Moon/08 TRAFFIC SOUND-Virgin/09 ALMEDRA-Obertura/10 LAGHONIA-Trouble Child/11 LOS MAC'S-El Evangelio De La Gente Sola/12 LOS VIDRIOS QUEBRANDOS-Oscar Wilde/13 SOM IMAGINARIO-Super-God....ok, upon popping this disc in, I see that it is incomplete for whatever the reason........I have only tracks 1-13 on an 18 disc CD. NO IDEA why.....calling on "friends of the blog" for possible help with these last 5 tracks.....hoping so, maybe I can find them too.....but I will list them nonetheless.....14-LADIES WC-People/15 MODULO 1000Lem-Ed-Eclag/16 LOS MAC'S-Degrees/17 THE PEPPER SMELTER (ST THOMAS)-Betty Boom/Little Monster/Doggie and Peggie at the Witch's Castle 18 LOS DUG DUGS-It's Over
VOLUME 4-JAPAN-01 HAPPENINGS FOUR-Happenings Theme/02 FOODBRAIN-Liver Juice Vending Machine/03 APRYL FOOL-Tomorrow's Child/04 SPEED, GLUE, AND SHINKY-Run and Hide/05 YUYA UCHIDA & THE FLOWERS-Hidariashi No Otoko/06 BLUES CREATION-Brane Baster/07 SHINKY CHEN-Freedom of a Mad Paper Lantern/08 JACKS-Gloomy Flower/09 TOKEDSHITA GARASUBAKO-Kimi Ha Darenada (Metal Glass Box)/10 JUSTIN HEATHCLIFF-You Should All THink More/11 SPEED, GLUE, AND SHINKY-Keep It Cool/12 APRYL FOOL-The Lost Mother Land (Part 1)/13 MASAHIKO SATO & THE SOUND BRAKERS-A White Dove in Disguise/14 KUNI KAWACHI & FRIENDS-Kirikyogen/15 THE MOPS-Asamade Matenai/16 THE BEAVERS-Koishite Aishite/17 HAPPENINGS FOUR-I Want You
VOLUME 5-BRITAIN-01 RED DIRT-Memories/02 GARY WALKER & THE RAIN-Magazine
Really good set, I'd advise ya to grab it!
