[1968] The Next Exit - Break Away

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Jay Siegal of The Tokens produced the first and only LP they made. the band real name is "The Fabulous Four", but the labels and manager changed their name several times, here they changed it to "The Next Exit". On garagehangover.com and rockkansas.com you can read a bit about the whole story of this great band :). This song has groovy overdubbed singing. Psychedelic pop with a touch acid.

"In 1967 the group landed a great opportunity to travel New York to record "I'm the Only One" and "Break Away" as the Next Exit for Warner Bros, produced by the Tokens. "Break Away" was written by Stephen Friedland (aka Brute Force) and Paul Kahan, and is well-crafted psychedelic pop." ~ garagehangover.com





Here are comming some words from the guitarist of this band, about the song:

Bob Theen: This song was recorded in NY in 1967, produced by The Tokens. It was supposed to be the title song for a movie that was released that next year in 1968 called “Butterflies Are Free’ The movie did come out it ‘68 but for some reason unknown to us our recording was not chosen. The song "I'm The Only One" was in the movie but only one short verse was sung by one of the stars on an acoustic. Darn the luck!! The other side of this is "Breakaway".

Our version of the song was released in the spring of 1968 and got some air play here in K.C. MO. Don't know about anywhere else. But evidently it wasn't a smash hit.

I still have a letter from Hank and Jay asking us to return to NY for some more recordings but for some reason at the time the trip was too far. I still wonder to this day why we didn't go. I think it had something to do with our families, wives, babies and that sort of thing.

Enjoy! greetings, amadeus :)

[1970] Wizz Jones - America

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well, I have not found any infos to this song, but I think we can say, it sounds like 1970-1973. Guitar, Sitar and great lyrics by Wizz Jones. Enjoy! greetings, amadeus :)



At the Norwich Folk Festival

[1968] Listening - Stoned Is

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taken from the selftitled album "Listening", released 1968. High singing, a bit hashbury sound. Hammond organ, soft electric guitar and the singing, are making this to a trance experience. Enjoy! greetings, amadeus :)

[1968] The Twilights - Devendra

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released 1968 on the album "Once Upon a Twilight". Sitar, and psychedelic singing. A bit Acid male voice. great lyrics. Enjoy!



the album "Once Upon a Twilight"

[1971] John Renbourn - The Cuckoo

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released 1971 on the album "Faro Annie". Sitar, Guitar and great singing by John Renbourn. A bit like Pentangle, you here on their albums alot of elements brought in by him. Enjoy! greetings, amadeus :)

[1970] Shelagh McDonald - Peacock Lady

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released October 1970 on the album "Album". soft acid folk, great female voice, dantastic lyrics. a little orchesta, accoustic guitar. Enjoy! greetings, amadeus :)

[1970] The Fruit Machine - I'm Alone Today

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The band is from Norfolk, U.K.. dreamy psychedelic Rock, soft male chorus, great guitar playing. 1970 they released their 2nd single "I'm Alone Today / Sunshine Of Your Love". Enjoy! greetings, amadeus

[1967] Mom's Boys - Up and Down

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Psychedelic-Blues, -Rock 'n' Roll and -Freak Out. great guitar playing, great male voice and hammond organ. Enjoy!

lyrics:
I'm sittin' here all alone
got back from my trip at home
that I feel so good inside
with a feelin' that I can't hide
my days are counted
and my life seems far away
my rainbows are exploded
and my dreams have started to fade
my mind has started to bend
I feelin' close to my end
but I feel so good inside
with a feelin' that I can't hide

YEAH Alright

hold ooooooooooooon

YEAH Alright

I said I'm up and I'm down
and I can't keep my feed on the ground
go around, oh, and around

ohhhau Freakout

well, the rest I can't understand... maybe you can write the rest down and post it on the comments... greetings, amadeus :)

[1967] The Sandals - House Of Painted Glass

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This is the B-side of "Cloudy." This song was described as a "novelty" for this band, although it stands up incredibly well on it's own merit. Great harmonies. The Band was formed in 1964. They were from Riverside, California. They released some LP's and 45's.
Click Here for some more Info's. Psycho laughter at the beginning, arabic melodie combined with sitar and psychedelic pop. Enjoy! greetings, amadeus :)

[1970] Meic Stevens - Yarric

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released 1970 on the album "Outlander". This songs is a mix of sitar, guitar, flute and cosmic feelings... acid folk singing by Meic Stevens. This is really a acid folk masterpiece. Enjoy! greetings, amadeus :)

[1969] It's A Beautiful Day - Love For You (Bulgaria)

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released 1969 on the selftitled album "It's A Beautiful Day". But the single "Bulgaria / Aquarian Dream" was rleased 1968. The band was founded in San Francisco 2 years before, 1967. Sweet San Francisco Psychedelic Rock, the singing á la Jefferson Airplane... the violin takes a very important part in this song I belive... Enjoy! greetings, amadeus :)

and thanks for some great info's by "Anonymous" ;) about this song:
The single "Bulgaria" was mis-titled by their manager Matthew Katz. The song (which also appeared on the Pipe Dream comp) is called "Love For You" (which is obvious when you listen to it!). The flipside, although good, is nothing to do with the IABD band at all, and was more Matthew Katz "magaing".

[1970] Agincourt - Though I May Be Dreaming

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Soft male and female voice, soft acoustic guitar and flute. well, dreamy acid folk released 1970 on the album "Fly Away". Enjoy! greetings, amadeus :)


the cover from "Fly Away"

[1966] Jefferson Airplane - And I Like It

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relaxed guitar playing, soft male hushbury voice. this is an alternative take from 1966. the lyrics are very groovy too:

This is my life
I'm satisfied
So watch it
Don't try to keep me tied
So why not
Let me be satisfied
This is my life
This is my Way
This is my time
This is my dream
You know i like it
This is my Way
It suits me fine
So watch it doing
Or i leave you behind
So why not
Fit your life in with mine
This is my way
This is my time
This is my dream
This is my life
You know i like it
I like it
Now tell me what you see
Is it the same thing you want me to be
I've seen it all happen so long before
Please believe when i say it's a bore
I need more
I need more
I need more more
This is my time
I'm doing my best
So watch it
Ain't gonna be like the rest, no
So why not
Get away from the mass
This is my time
This is my Dream
This is my way
This is my life
You know i like it
I like it
You know it's mine



Enjoy! greetings,
amadeus :)

[1971] Witthueser & Westrupp - Orienta

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Withüser & Westrupp were a german acid folk and kraut band, singing songs with dreamy psychedelic lyrics. This song is about, well, hard to find the right words, well, here are the german lyrics:

Auf der Suche nach einem neuen Wech
klopfen wir an die Himmelstüre
ein Mann names Petrus öffnet ganz sacht
und er fragt: "Seid ihr es, die da kommen sollen,
uns den Shit zu bringen?"

Wir streichen aus, alle die wir kennen, uns eingeschlossen
und wir treten ein, in den Ewigen Frühling
wir sehen die himmlischen Heerscharen
mit den ewigen Joints auf ihren Wolken sitzen
und ihr Gesang steicht unaufhaltsam in den Händen der Sonne

Die sieben Erzengel bringen unsere ewigen Joints
und gemeinsam schweben wir zu den immer-grünen Liebewiesen
und wir stimmen ein in den Lobgesang der Engel auf Lordid Drack



I will try to translate:
On the search of a new way
we are knoking on heavens door
a man named Petrus opened very gently
and he asked: "Are you the guys, that should come,
and bring us the shit?"

we scratch out, all we knew, even us
and we enter, into the eternal spring
we see the heavenly host
with their eternal joints, sitting on their clouds
and their singing rised inexorable in the hands of the sun

the seven archangel bringin' us our eternal joints
and together we floating to the indeciduous love-meadow
and we join in into the canticle of the angles on Lordid Drack



great guitar playing, and a lot of small instruments, stoned, in a trance, a whole chor. For downloading some albums of them click here and here. Enjoy! greetings, amadeus :)

[1969] Cosmic Michael - Cosmic Michael Theme

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Cosmic Michael is just great. Groovy voice, psychedelic dance feeling... soft male voice, rythmful drum and soft guitar in background and finaly some hammond organ. Enjoy! greetings, amadeus

[1969] Rochelle Rosenthal & The Kickball Queen - Lottery

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The B-side of this single is "You Don't know" and is credited to Darryl Bowden and the Kickball Queen. The band was from Detroit Michigan. This one is probably released about 69/70. Psycho speaking at the beginning, heavy psychedelic with powerful female voice. Enjoy! greetings, amadeus :)

[1967] The Chocolate Watchband - No Way Out

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this song released 1967 on a Single and it's B-Side is "Are You Gonna Be There? (At the Love In)". early Psychedelic Rock with typical guitar playing á la Jefferson Airplane, ending with great overdubbed effects. Enjoy!

[1967] West Coast Natural Gas - A Favor

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This is the B-Side of "Go Run and Play", Produced by Matthew Katz and Charlie Burkes. The song is written by Steven Mack. The band is from San Francisco. Apparently this band was an early incarnation of "Indian Puddin' and Pipe" also produced by Matthew Katz. Fine Psychedelic Rock with some deep feelings, a mix of dark clouds hanging of above big-and-fat-buildings-of-a-dirty-city and sunshine shining into a smokey room with coloured walls etc. in the afternoon... Here you can find some other Info about the band.

[1968] This Is Magic Mixture - Urge To Leave

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this song is a great example for what I call "Hashbury Psychedelic". Slow voice, expressed in a trance of incense and hash haze. Hammond organ and slow and chilled out guitar and drumms. Enjoy! gretings, amadeus

[1966] Blues Magoos - Gotta Get Away

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well, taken from the 1966 album "Psychedelic Lollipop" this song is fantastic psychedelic masterpiece. The powerful voices of the band and great guitar playing, are expressing perfectly what the lyrics tell about... Enjoy!