50 psychedelic 60s bands to hear before you die

[jamestkirk]

I am reposting posts here from a couple Arthur Lee Love friends...and hopefully we'll get MANY more posts from you all, my friends!




"50 psychedelic 60s bands to hear before you die"

DaveyTee:
Not a favourite, but interesting - "50 psychedelic 60s bands to hear before you die" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWDv-H6JJ38

I have to confess that I've only even heard of 14 of them, and have albums by only five (I suspect you'll do rather better than that, LK!). There are a few that deserve further investigation. -DT


THE FULL LIST!!! from DT...share your faves!!! 50+++

Afterglow -- Morning
The Animated Egg -- A Love Built On Sand
The Art Of Lovin' -- What The Young Minds Say
Beacon Street Union -- Pack Up
Bow Street Runners -- American Talking Blues
Bread, Love And Dreams -- Masquerade
The Chocolate Watchband -- Medication
Clear Light -- Street Singer
Creation of Sunlight -- Seven Times Infinity
Dantalian's Chariot -- Coffee Song
December's Children --Sweet Talkin' Woman
The Deep Six -- Paint It Black
The Electric Prunes -- I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)
Elizabeth -- Mary-Anne
Faine Jade -- Cold Winter Sun Symphony in D Major
The Fallen Angels -- Introspective Looking Glass
Flat Earth Society -- Feeling Much Better
The Growing Concern -- Sit Down, I Think I Love You
H.P. Lovecraft -- Mobius Trip
Iron Butterfly -- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
July -- Dandelion Seeds
Kaleidoscope -- The Sky Children
The Leathercoated Minds -- Kicks
The Litter -- Soul Searchin'
Love -- Signed D.C.
The Maze -- I'm So Sad
The Misunderstood -- Children of the Sun
Morgen -- Purple
The Moving Sidewalks -- Crimson Witch
Mystic Siva -- Keep Your Head
N.S.U. -- Turn On, Or Turn Me Down
Nova Local -- Tobacco Road
The Open Mind -- Soul And My Will
Pearls Before Swine -- Another Time
Phluph -- Love Eyes
The Pretty Things -- Balloon Burning
Quicksilver Messenger Service -- Fresh Air
Scrugg -- Wish I Was Five
Second Hand -- Mainliner
The Serpent Power -- Flying Away
The Smoke -- The Hobbit Symphony
Spirits And Worm -- Spirits And Worm
Strawberry Alarm Clock -- The World Is On Fire
The Tea Company -- Make Love Not War
Tomorrow -- Hallucinations
The Travel Agency -- Lonely Seabird
Ultimate Spinach -- Plastic Raincoating
The Underground -- The Warper
Womb -- Conceptions of Reality II
The 13th Floor Elevators -- Reverberation

More great obscure '60s psychedelic bands:

#51 Children Of The Mushroom
#52 Chrysalis
#53 The Human Beinz
#54 Iota
#55 It's A Beautiful Day
#56 The Lollipop Shoppe
#57 Morning Dew
#58 The Music Machine
#59 The Sacred Mushroom
#60 Them
#61 Toad Hall
#62 The United States Of America
#63 Quintessence
#64 The Grass Roots
#65 Skip Bifferty
#66 Twink
#67 The Other Half
#68 The Zoo
#69 The Illusion
#70 Liquid Smoke
#71 The Hunger
#72 Sweet Smoke
#73 Electric Toilet
#74 Gong
#75 Wilde Flowers
#76 Soft Machine
#77 Five Day Week Straw People
#78 The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
#79 Country Joe & The Fish
#80 The Red Krayola
#81 The Storybook
#82 Kenny & the Casuals
#83 The Human Expression
#84 The Third Bardo
#85 The Third Ear Band
#86 The Hook
#87 Colours

Sod the numbering!

The Outsiders
Blossom Toes
C.A. Quintet
The Churchills
The Hangmen
Ars Nova
The Comfortable Chair
T*I*M*E
Mourning Dayze
The Hatchers
Fever Tree
Neon Pearl
The Byrds
Andwella's Dream
Mandrake Memorial
The Deviants
The Incredible String Band
Savage Resurrection
Fifty Foot Hose
White Noise
Blues Magoos
The Seeds
Kak
Music Emporium
Fenwyk
Supersister
Bubble Puppy
Bad Seeds
Thursday's Children
American Blues
Zakary Thaks
Mouse and the Traps
Shivas Headband
The Wig
Conqueroo
The Children
Mandrake Memorial
The Great Society
The Leaves
The Castaways
Marmalade
The End
Family
The Third Bardo
The Mystic Tide
Lothar and The Hand People
Mind Garage
Asphalt Mother
Catharsis
The Monks
Bo Grumpus
Aum
We The People
The Collectors
Grass and Wild Strawberries
Amboy Dukes
The Turtles
Cold Sun
Silver Apples
Listening
Mint Tattoo
Eden's Children
The Hobbits
The Marshmallow Steamshovel


Bobby Fischer:
Ive heard of 18 of them and only have two of the albums or CDs ( Four Sail and first 13th Floor elevators), afraid we are no match for LK DaveyTee..

Not easy to judge after so short cuts but here are the ones I wrote down that sounded most interesting: Bread Love and Dreams, The Deep Six,July,Morgen(extra plus for the Edvard Munch cover!), The Serpent Power, The Underground and Womb. -BF



DaveyTee:
Children of The sun is a classic for sure!

I have heard only one song of H.P Lovecraft that Im aware of at least, on a compilation album, cant remember name of song, long time ago.. But that didnt impress me much as I recall so never dug deeper into that band.
But that Wayfaring Stranger cover was awesome! So will give the a second try -DT


JTK: [8D]

Off the top of my head, I have 35 of those 50 bands in my collection.

Pearls Before Swine is one of my faves, of course.

Those I recommend from the list that you may not know...

The Underground is very good, yes. Also July!

December's Children-
Tomorrow (with Steve Howe later of YES)
The Open Mind
Morgen for sure, BF
The Pretty Things forever--we all know here
I especially recommend Faine Jade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7fVyB6 ... sRH39qKAmt

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And one of the most hauntingly beautiful psychedelic songs ever written...using every organic sound Rapp could find...

Pearls Before Swine - I saw the world[/size=4]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZMloxEtEhA

[jamestkirk]

Try a listen of these two H.P. Lovecraft albums from 1967. 1968

1967
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNucZUH ... 2E939BC5BB

1968
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2mpZgj ... 18CBA7E7AD

[jamestkirk]

The Open Mind is especially good garage psych--the musicianship is great....I have a nice 180 gram vinyl reissue that is very cool.

Full album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk6PXY4dFG8

And the cover art is a trip...








Sky Children is so fine...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEXwUTuRwAU

[jamestkirk]

More Kaleidoscope!!
May be the best Psych band ever....it's up there anyway.



Full album play...Tangerine Dream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZdZdnbWoWk




Full Album....Faintly Blowing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTt153w ... ZIYvyzVWH_

[jamestkirk]

Sacred Mushroom...full album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kmo1q3JtUA



AllMusic Review by Lindsay Planer

Sacred Mushroom -- led by future Pure Prairie League member Larry Goshorn (guitar/vocals) and featuring brother Danny Goshorn (vocals) -- were a short-lived rock/blues quintet based in Cincinnati, OH. Their efforts coalesce on this, the band's self-titled debut (and only) long-player. The album contains a blend of proficient originals as well as a pair of well-chosen cover tunes, such as the blues standard "Mean Old World" and the Kinks' "I'm Not Like Everybody Else."

While their name conjures images of late-'60s psychedelic or acid rock, Sacred Mushroom's roots were decidedly more bluesy than trippy. Likewise, their harder-edged performance style is well served by the tight and somewhat pop-driven arrangements, resembling artists such as the Allman Joys, Kak, or the pre-Blue Öyster Cult Stalk-Forrest Group. A few of the Larry Goshorn-penned tunes are certifiably lost classics. These include the up-tempo rocker "Catatonic Lover," which features some lyrical chord changes reminiscent of "3/5's of a Mile in 10 Seconds" by Jefferson Airplane, and the Chicago blues-style waltz "All Good Things Must End." The latter is highlighted by some inspired harp playing from Rusty Work.

The opening track, "I Don't Like You," is a funky rocker spotlighting the Goshorn Brothers' tight harmonies as well as Larry's distinctive lead electric guitar licks. Another standout is their reworking of "I'm Not Like Everybody Else." The track retains a timeless pop sensibility that incorporates interweaving acoustic and electric guitar lines. "Lifeline," the most extended track on the disc, recalls the electric blues of seminal Fleetwood Mac or Stan Webb's Chicken Shack. Along the same lines is the blues boogie rendering of "Mean Old World," which might easily be mistaken for an obscure version by a mid-'60s lineup of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. After decades of poorly manufactured European bootleg reproductions, Larry Goshorn has reissued Sacred Mushroom.




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Next we have THE SMOKE 1968

Full album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j2DmC81Cv8

AllMusic Review by Bryan Thomas

Copies of the Smoke's self-titled album are highly valued by collectors of West Coast soft rock and psychedelic music. The album certainly deserves its reputation as one of the masterpieces of 1968. It opens with the organ-driven "Cowboys and Indians," which was producer/songwriter Michael Lloyd's personal homage to Brian Wilson's "Heroes and Villains" and lyrically makes mention of war (obviously the Vietnam War was very much on everyone's minds at the time).

Lloyd had met Wilson after Beach Boy Bruce Johnston invited him to the recording sessions for "Good Vibrations." In addition to Beach Boys-style production values, there are also references to the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band throughout. (The chorus to "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is even quoted in the fade to Lloyd's "Fogbound.") Other references pop up in the warm "Gold Is the Colour of Thought," which features an amazing arrangement encompassing Sgt. Pepper's-esque bursts of trumpet, strings, harpsichord, and sweet harmonies. The harpsichord-driven "October Country," a song previously recorded by the Lloyd-produced group of the same name earlier that year, reappears here with Lloyd handling the vocal lead chores this time, wrapped around bright strings. The album is dedicated to Stuart Sutcliffe. Fans of post-Pet Sounds West Coast psych-pop or Curt Boettcher-produced groups (the Millennium, Sagittarius) will love this album.

[jamestkirk]

Blossom Toes--a UK wonder!!

French Tv rare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUmJ_vCmXHM

[jamestkirk]

.Please please give Linn County a try...

Track 2-Lower Lemons is my fave. A local Hit in LA in the 60's.

One I think that the list misses...the uniquely amazing blues psych band...album Proud Flesh Soothseer
LINN COUNTY[/size=6]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC68-OFsP0M

This album is available at: http://www.amazon.com/Proud-Flesh-Soo...

Linn County was an American band based in Iowa and later in San Francisco. Their last 2 albums, Fever Shot & Till The Break Of Dawn, have never been reissued on CD or vinyl. Linn County formed around 1967 in Linn County, Iowa, USA as the Linn County Blues Band. In 1968, the band signed with Mercury Records, moved to San Francisco, California, and changed its name to Linn County. They released their first album Proud Flesh Soothseer in 1968 and toured, performing with bands and people such as: Albert King, Led Zeppelin, Sly & the Family Stone, Eric Burdon & the Animals and Ten Years After. They never became too well known, and broke up after Clark Pierson left to join Janis Joplin. Linn County released three albums from 1968 to 1970. Over the course of their existence, they had seven band members.

Proud Flesh Soothseer is a 1968 album by Linn County. The album predominantly features lengthy blues rock and psychedelic rock jams typical of its era. It barely sold and didn't chart. Cave Song was co-written by the band's previous bassist Bob Miskimen, despite him not being featured on the album. In October 2011, the album was given its first reissue on CD, and remains the only album by Linn County that has been reissued.

1. Think 0:00
2. Lower Lemons 3:31
3. Moon Food 7:36
4. Cave Song 14:06
5. Protect & Serve/Bad Things 18:35
6. Fast Days 32:46

Personnel:
Stephen Miller: Organ, Vocals
Fred Walk: Guitar, Electric Sitar
Dino Long: Bass guitar
Larry Easter: Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute
Jerry 'Snake' McAndrew: Percussion




What a cool album cover!
"This came out in 1968 the moon landing was in 1969 one year later and the cover looks just like the famed moon landing! Far out!" -Gomek2, youtube member



[8D]

First Class Psychedelic Blues And More
By Chris Ward VINE VOICE on October 15, 2011
Format: Audio CD

This album came out in 1968 and sadly got lost in the shuffle. Linn County emerged from Iowa (Linn County, Iowa, in fact) and headed to San Francisco. They played high-energy blues with sizzling guitar from Fred Walk and virtuoso winds from Larry Easter. To me they sounded like an American Blodwyn Pig-- powerhouse blues and experimental pop with a sax edge (Easter is as good a Jack Lancaster in BP).

I bought this based on the cover: the Rick Griffin typography and odd image made it too intriguing to pass up. The music was a pleasant surprise; this spent many weeks on my teenaged turntable. Stand-out tracks are Think, Cave Song, and Lower Lemons, though others are good too. In a just universe, these guys would have gone on to be as big as Quicksilver Messenger Service or Electric Flag or Country Joe-- at least this album is a reminder of how good they could be....

[jamestkirk]

FEVER SHOT!
Of course I have the original vinyl too! If you ever see it in a used vinyl shop, GRAB IT!!


Full album...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7FAft6 ... jyNh1PfjIL


Linn County had two of the coolest album covers of the 60's.

[jamestkirk]

And this masterwork...

Time Has Come Today....we have all been psychedelicized!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHfB63ln1Ig

That Chambers Brothers album was notable as much for all the other fine R&B tracks as its title track. which got a ton of late night radio play (the full 11 mites) on underground radio in 1969. I remember driving around late at night in my smoke filled '64 VW Beetle almost blowing up my tiny car radio with that song at earsplitting levels...Time Has Come Today!


The full album is mind-blowing! The kind of R&B soul and blues that you liked then, DT! I'm guessing that this was even a bigger hit in the UK!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdf1tufgv5s

Still have my fine 2-eye Columbia LP vinyl!


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[jamestkirk]

And Mayall was the creative genius melting pot of BLUES. So great....mind blowing psychedelic blues!

I remember really being blown away by his groundbreaking album Turning Point, where he actually decided to exclude a drummer! Still my favorite Mayall album.


Room To Move 1969...insane harp playing! All my friends were trying to get those harp grooves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLp0AsKXMEs

Chukka chukka

[jamestkirk]

And one of my favorite psych blues albums...
Ten Years After SHHHHHH

My favorite short track from the LP...

Ten Years After - I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG9i2npoRG0


What a trip of a cover...stil have the gatefold vinyl, Get it! And NOOOO....the gatefold CD won't do it justice! Nothing like holding this trippy gatefold open and floating away to the music...




If You Should Love Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeYhFVTSID8

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Full album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6B5y1uq0KM

And this track form their first LP (1967) ain't too shabby...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jQxqxOE2-w

[TheDoorsMusic]

Great post, Scott! I'll have to check some of these videos/bands out.