[1968] The Litter - She's Not There

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Two years after the band was found in Minneapolis in 1966, a live set got recorded and released in 1999 by the Arf!Arf! label in combination with their 1967 album "Distortions". This track really grooves and is ffor now the most psychedelic track I have heared by this garage rock band. the organ is played in that mystic style and the way they are using their electric guitars just reminds of the Doors. Highly recommended!

[1966] Dr. T And The Undertakers - Undertakers Theme

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This song was released on the only single by this Miami based band. lysergic organ grooves and psychedelic guitar jams bringing this to the top of underground 60's psych! check it out!!!

An Interview with Dr. T:
http://home.uni-one.nl/kesteloo/drtundertakers.html

[1967] Superfine Dandelion - The Other Sidewalk

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some psychotic Psychedelic Rock from the "Psychedelic Moods Vol. 2". Here are some infos on the band by Psych-Spaniolos:
"This outfit was based in Phoenix, Arizona between 1966-68 and were earlier known as The Mile Ends. Their first 45 contains the fine psychedelic punk of The Other Sidewalk, and the flip features sitars and has a mellow trippy feel, with the vocalist wishing that he'd never come down... After such an interesting start, they went on to chart regionally with their People In The Street 45, but their album had a strong country influence and is largely dispensable. Most of the band later went on to greater things - Black and McFadden joined Goose Creek Symphony and later worked for Linda Ronstadt. Anderson later joined Beans who evolved into The Tubes."

[1970] C.O.B. - Evening Air

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Clive's Original Band's first album is including this mystic acid folk track. All in all I can recommend their debut more than their 2nd album. The first one "is not as polished as the next and is also a more intimate work" (~comusduke)

[1972] Mark Fry - The Witch

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After he left shool with 17, he travelled to Italy planning to study there. Two years later his debut was released with a Barabajagal-like cover art. "The Witch" combines Mark Fry's Songwriting with raga-sitar-grooves, flute and sweet drums. An Acid Folk masterpiece!

[2008] The Black Angels - Deer-Ree-Shee

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The Black Angels are one of the finest bands growing out of the new Texan psychedelic Scene. Together with the Golden Animals, All in the Golden Afternoon and The Strangers Family Band they played on the Austin Psych Fest in April 2010. Beneth the drony sound you can hear some tingling sitar and trancy vocals. Their two album are avaible in our onlineshop on CD and Vinyl aswell as latest 7" Single from 2008. Enjoy the sound!

Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theblackangels
http://www.myspace.com/goldenanimals
http://www.myspace.com/allinthegoldenafternoon
http://www.myspace.com/strangersfamilyband
http://www.austinpsychfest.com/
Buy: Surreal Peppermint Store

[2010] Lana Loveland - Missing Illusions

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Till now Lana is only know as a member of the Fuzztones and former Bonniwell Music Machine organist. Here we've got their new single from 2010. A bit of punky a load of garage and all of that swimming in an ocean of acid-psych. check it out!

Links:
buy: surreal-peppermintstore.de
myspace: myspace.com/lanaloveland

[2009] Paths of Prakriti - Oh Surrender

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Paths of Prakriti is a two manband with frontman Jon Reier and Ole Kristain Malmedal from Rancho Relaxo, who's new Album will be released in some days on my Label. The duo from Trondheim, Norway are presenting us delightful Raga Psychedelia. Their debut Album is set to be released in near future. I'm curious about it!

Links:
http://www.myspace.com/pathsofprakriti
http://www.myspace.com/theranchorelaxocompany
http://www.myspace.com/merlinsnoserecords

[1967] The Velvet Illusions - Acid Head

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The Velvet Illusions from Los Angeles released this song on one of their 1967 singles. The B-Side was "She Was The Only Girl". Sadly the band existed only two years (1966-68). Enjoy this Garage-Psych track!

[2008] Nalle - First Eden Sank to Grief

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Nalle is Glasgow based band feat. Hanna Tuulikki. Alongside Chris Hladowski (bouzouki, saz, clarinet et al) and Aby Vulliamy (viola, piano, voice et al) the songs are built around Hanna’s unbridled vocals and guitar playing, with occasional sojourns on recorder and Finnish kantele. Recent recordings have also seen Nalle expand to include Ben Reynolds on harmonica and double bass, Raymond MacDonald on sax, Peter Nicholson on double bass and Alex Neilson on Drums. The music draws on a whole gamut of musical traditions, weaving instrumental tapestries around hypnotic, almost ballad-like vocal narratives, cultivating a deeply personal and idiosyncratic approach that outweighs the sum of its parts.

Hanna Tuulikki and Chris Hladowski, who are both playing in a the UK band "the Family Elan", will delight us with a magic Incredible String Band-like track for an upcomming psychedelic compilation on Merlins Nose Records.

Links:
http://www.myspace.com/nallemusic
http://www.myspace.com/familyelan
http://www.merlins-nose.com/

[1967] The Painted Faces - Anxious Colour

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One of the classic psych singles to come out of Florida was 'Anxious Color' by The Painted Faces. They were short lived but left behind some fine singles. Their first 45 was released locally on Qualicon. This coupled the moody folk rock lament 'Things We See' with 'I Want You'... The former turning up again as the flip to the Manhattan release.

'Anxious Color' is where it's at though with raga sounding guitar leads giving the song a psychedelic sound. According to the liners of the Distortion compilation this 45 was a big hit in South West Florida, hitting number 1 on some stations. It even got extensive airplay on Los Angeles stations making the Top 10. This was probably due to their Mike Curb connections. (~ Flower Bomb Songs)

[1969] John & Philipa Cooper - Magical Fingers of Minerva

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John and Philipa Cooper came from Johannesburg in South Africa. But they were not alone, ... Julian Laxton (lead guitar), Art de Villiers (acoustic guitar), Bob Hill (bass), Werner Krupski (keyboards), Francesco (fiddle), Ivor Back (drums), Rory Blackwell (tambourine) helped them out, so they had a nice band together. to categorize their music, I would propose to call it droney acid folk. Someone is playing sitar and robust bass lines are holding the trancy vocals and the psychedelic organ.

[1969] Elephant's Memory - Old Man Willow

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An elephant's memory is legendarily large, and so was the size and scope of the New York band that went by the same name. Unlike some other horn-rock ensembles of the late-'60s that took advantage of the freedom to expand rock's size and sound, however, Elephants Memory weren't merely a rock band with jazz overtones. There was plenty of pile-driving rock'n'roll, and a good deal of jazz of both the free and big band varieties. But there was also soul, spaced-out psychedelia... (~Richie Unterberger)

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[1968] Plastic Cloud - You don't Care

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The Plastic Cloud recorded their debut in 1967 and released it 1968. They sound like a garage version of Jefferson Airplane (before 1969). Enjoy the wild and psychedelic tune!

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[1970] Acyutananda Swami - India: Songs of the Bengali Vaisnavas

vinyl-rip at 320 k/Bits. Propably recorded around 1970.
Following informations are taken from the LP.

Acyutananda Swami is an American sannyasi, who left his homeland at the age of 16 years and has been living in India since the last 10 years studying the spiritual culture and music of India. He is world renowned for his masterful singing of Bengali Vaisnava folk songs and playing on mrdanga (clay drum, unique to Bengal).
The recordings on this LP were taken in Mayapura, India, and we beg the listeners to excuse the obvious shortcomings due to circumstances beyond our control. This record has been produced especially with the idea of helping the needy people of Bengal by sending the profits above the cost of actual production to our international center in Mayapura, India (Bengal), where thousands of people are fed each day from contributions coming through the sales of this record. Give generously.

1. Gaya Gour 5:09
2. Radha Govinda 4:55
3. Jasomati Nandana 5:10
4. Kesava Kali Mala 5:21
5. Manasha Deha Geha 6:12
6. Nama Sankirtana 7:09
7. Gopinatha 7:55

play track 4 "Kesava Kali Mala":

Download the album: http://www.multiupload.com/PBJYSGBS4B

[1968] Blonde on Blonde - All Day, All Night

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Along withthe song "Country Life", this one was released by Blonde on Blonde on their 1968 single. Nice Ragas with Sitar and tabla, but it seems, like the band was gettin' bad, the older they grew. so let's enjoy this pre-debut album song.

[1967] Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs

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Named paranoid, schizophrenic, insane, ... escaped from the world, born in visions. The violin and the folky percussion float you into universe....

[2007] The Strawberry Jam - Hide Your Stash

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"Hide Your Stash" can be found on their first album from 2007, released on Feret Hole Records in Canada. The Band itself comes from England. The Track is very psychedelic, but sometimes these guys are very bold and in german we would call it "Rotzlöffel". For example you've got to listen to the lyrics of "Elizabeth" on their myspace site: http://www.myspace.com/thestrawberryjamexperience

[1967] Teddy & His Patches - Suzy Creamcheese

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Wild psychedelic, paranoid, garage-fuzz. Released on one of their 1967 Singles "Suzy Creamcheese / From Day to Day". Watch out for an other song by the band -> "Haight-Ashbury"

[1967] The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Flight Of The Psychedelic Bumble Bee

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The Byrds mixed up with the Mamas & Papas and Jefferson Airplane, ready is the Peanut Butter Conspiracy. This song makes the sound liquid and the colors shiny. Pay attention to the lyrics ;).