Caleb Quaye was very much a part of Gus Dudgeon stable which included Mike Moran on keyboards, David Glover on Bass, Roger Pope on Drums and Ray Cooper on percussion. They were also the studio musicians for Jon Kongos and Ralph McTell.
Syd was unique even in the experimentation of 1967. Only a few months before the mental health issues but he had two hit singles and a debut album that reached number 6
It's always amazing to consider the eloquent writing of the music press of this time. I'm not sure that modern music and its reviewers could even muster the sounds or descriptions. Thank you for opening with See Emily Play. It has an iconic place in history.
Excellent video, Yesterday’s!! Cool to se the Sorrows and Episode Six along with the heavyweights like Floyd and the Faces! Have a nice Sunday!! Cheers, Jon
It’s been educational to learn what was on the UK charts. Case in point, Come On Down To My Boat by The Gods. In the US that song had success having been recorded by the group Every Mothers Son. That was in 1967, too. That is fascinating to know that Greg Lake came out of the Gods to then join King Crimson. You have been exploring the psychedelic era and appreciate the time you’ve spent on the subject. As we approach the late 60s we’re seeing psychedelia morph into Prog rock. At some point I would love to see what the British papers were saying about this genre of music. I would love to hear what they were thinking of King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Yes, Genesis, Van der Graff Generator, Jethro Tull, etc. And also hearing what the papers were saying about Proto Prog like the Soft Machine, The Nice, Moody Blues, etc. Thank you for this wonderful channel.
The word progressive was being used by some writers in music papers in 67 to describe non mainstream,experimental pop,it seems this term got used more frequently as the decade was nearing its close,and rock music and the album became the dominant medium for music,so there had certainly been a crossroads between pop music and rock music,remembering in the UK,psychedelia was a short lived thing and was still being deemed as part of pop music by some of the music press,but as psychedelia fires slowly extinguished,it really went underground,as the next "in"thing appears,in the form of hard rock and a second wave of blues rock,but psychedelia in the UK was mainly single orientated,as in reality not many psychedelic albums were released in the UK at the height of psychedelia from 67 to mid 68,even though 2 of the world's biggest bands The Beatles and The Rolling Stones did the psychedelic thing to varying degrees and came from the UK,the record companies were still reluctant to offer album deals to most little known bands,so many bands had 1 or 2 singles released,and that was it,though of course you had albums SF Sorrow,TomorrowJuly,Piper,Disraeli Gears,et al.being released,but psychedelia seemed to be injected into all genres of music,in particular pop music,folk music and to a certain degree jazz and blues in the UK . A hybrid seemed to develop iate 68 into 69 and continued into the early 70s where psychedelia seemed to meld and evolve into a more "progressive"sound featuring many influences,what some call proto prog,or a psych/prog crossover sound,with heavy Hammond organ,mellotron use,effects laden and sometimes harder guitar sounds,and a much less pop influence,bands like Harsh Reality,Julians Treatment,Czar,Juniors Eyes,Eyes Of Blue,Blonde On Blonde,Locomotive,Norman Haines Band,early Yes,etc,all who got album deals,as main record labels set up more progressive sublabels,which was the big difference compared to 1967,the year of psychedelia as labels where still pop orientated and 45 orientated in the UK,but within a year,things had changed,hence more psych/prog crossover sounding albums were released,as psychedelic music evolved from the original sounds of 67.This psych/prog crossover sound,is a phase which I love and have particular interest in,but the sound had a short life,as studios moved with technology,and other music became far more dominant,and the smell of psychedelia nearly vanished and became a memory for most,but it did linger about in private presses etc.For me this psych/prog crossover sound was mainly late 68 early 69 to late 70 early 71...and from what I've saw,the terms progressive pop had been used by some writers,but the term progressive was the main term most music writers seemed to use back then for possibly underground rock bands in the UK,or the terms underground itself,or rock. Apologies for this very long winded reply,I hope it is off some help and interest to you or anyone really.
I love your channel, but it also makes me sad that there's almost no music out there that's this interesting and downright good anymore. Keep up the great work!
You know, I don't mind that there is no longer such music being made. This was a magical and fleeting period of creativity, and its rarity makes the music of the late 60s more special and valuable. Maybe it's a bit middle brow now, but it's always a pleasure to listen to!
You've become a grumpy old man. There is so much music that is amazing now. Plus we can stream it. You keep clinging to the past which is why you cannot understand or handle today's music.
It is a a time that really will never be matched!Even the almost forgotten bands were ground breaking and sadly are regarded long after their almost legendary influences on later bands!Sadly I suspect we will never see this repeated!There are great artists now but they are never given light of day now Wet Leg brings to mind!Fantastic but will not get radio play in the UK!Just back from the Rezellos gig who made a fantastic album and was great!But sadly not that well known now!
Man I've been waiting all week for the next yesterday's papers episode and it was another cool one keep them coming. Strange Brew by cream is classic I remember seeing them on beat club rerun late one nite has a kid and have been Clapton fan ever since. Thanks T.C.B.
I remember hearing Morning Dew once or twice on the radio, but never registered who sang it. Strange, as Episode Six were getting a lot of coverage in the music press at the time, and I was well aware of their existence. Some months later, The Move covered the song in one of their live gigs for Radio 1, with Ace Kefford taking a rare lead vocal. Never heard that broadcast, until some time ago I bought the CD that was compiled from their various sessions over the years.
Even though I was born in the 80’s, I can easily imagine myself in this era and I love the snapshot in time. Great content. Keep it up. Also great adaptations of songs that you are creating.
I was in LA during The Summer of Love. Paper Sun by Traffic was a hit back then, along with Hole in My Shoe, Carrie Anne by the Hollies, There is a Mountain by Donovan, I Feel Free by The Cream…I remember Come on Down to My Boat.
An interesting look back at a very brief moment in pop history. It seems clear why some songs are still treasured and others forgotten... Thank you again!
Love this channel! Been turned on to all kinds of things I hadn't heard. I used to own the Nuggets 2 box set which I loved and alot of the music I've heard here reminds me of that.
WOW! What an eye opener for this Yank. Have only heard 2 songs out of all these-- See Emily Play and of course, Strange Brew. Big thanks, YP, for turning me on. The two that caught my ear on first listen were the two farthest out I guess. (Yes, I'm a sucker for outer space travel) Chris Farlow's Moaning and Caleb's Baby Your Phrasing Is Bad. I love classic jazz and Art Blakey is my fav jazz drummer. I know Moaning very well and owned the album. Farlow's version is quite good and quite removed from the simple catchy melody of the original but it all works somehow. And the Caleb.....lol...what a hoot! Far far out and yes, would fit right in with the West Coast hippies. BTW just found out the original Morning Dew was recorded by Canadian folk singer Bonnie Dobson. Of course we all know it as a staple of The Grateful Dead. Good heavy sound on that Episode 6 version. You scored another home run, YP.
If you liked Farlowe, you might also like this - 'Paint It Black' from the sessions Mick Jagger produced in '66. The Immediate label was co-owned by Stones manager Andrew Loog-Oldham. Farlowe's band, the Thunderbirds included guitarist Albert Lee (later w/Clapton, Emmylou Harris, Everly Brothers etc.) and a teenage Carl Palmer on the drums as well as Dave Greenslade, later with Colosseum, on keys, though he came in after this album (Pete Solley, later with Procol Harum was on keys during this time). Greenslade's father, Arthur, arranged the strings and conducted. This track also includes Jimmy Page - who was also a producer for the Immediate label - guesting on guitar. Interestingly, one of Page's earliest production jobs - 1962, I think - was Farlowe, going by the name Little Joe Cook. A few years back Page made those recordings available on his website. He also included Farlowe on his 'Death Wish II' album and on three tunes of his 'Outrider' record. Also, regarding Farlowe's 'Moanin'' - there are at least a couple versions, with and without the fuzz bass at the intro. ua-cam.com/video/Zi9Oczh9a-I/v-deo.html
@@MrCherryJuice Thanks. I'm getting a good education on this site. Just listened to it and I like it a little. That got me to listening also for the first time to his Out Of Time and Yesterday's Papers. Can't really say I liked either of those and was very surprised to see the former reached #1 on the UK charts. He has a good voice but I don't see what these songs gained by a big production. It actually detracts from the songs lyrics IMO. Maybe someone here can point out what I'm missing
@@willieluncheonette5843 What you're missing is the context. I was a young teen in Germany, listening to the pirate radio stations, reading the NME and Melody Maker, and playing in a band gigging in clubs at the weekend. Without that context a lot of music one might dismiss today made perfect sense at the time - it was the zeitgeist that ensured 'flower power' tunes like 'San Francisco (Wear Flowers in Your Hair' and 'Let's Go to San Francisco' by British session singers the Flowerpot Men...whose backing band included future Deep Purple organist Jon Lord were successful. Farlowe was a well-known name to us serious music fans - he was a major club attraction and highly regarded by his peers - but virtually unknown to the general public. His hits happened during a transitionary period when after the initial 'British Invasion' bands had fallen off the map and the Small Faces and the Who joined the survivors - the Kinks, Beatles and Stones - there was a time when aside from the brief spike of the mod movement and the rise of British blues (the Mayall & Clapton album signalled that), anything was up for grabs, from Englebert Humperdinck to the New Vaudeville Band. Also, soul music was on the rise, with the likes of the Four Tops being popular with radio and club DJs, so Farlowe's singles found audiences there. And in the UK at the time - where virtually every household and shop had a radio playing and listeners were all tuned in to the same stations, programmes and hearing the same songs - it was relatively easy to have a hit. Farlowe's tune also benefitted from the Jagger-Richards connection of the tune and Jagger's production. But just as quickly as Farlowe hit big, he was gone from the charts and, at least in the UK, never returned in that capacity, opting instead for the Atomic Rooster and Colosseum gigs as well as his solo career, which gained him a solid following in Germany/Austria/Switzerland. Indeed, with the reformation of Colosseum in '94, those countries figured big in their touring, whilst the UK would possibly include a single London date. That band's current tour schedule reflects the same. Fortunately, Farlowe also deals in military war memorabilia, so he had a sideline when times were lean. So, context is what you are missing. Apologies for the rambling response but your question reminded me that there are many reasons records are hits or misses and they often have little if anything to do with the music. Indeed, one of the great singles of the era, the Yardbirds' 'Happenings Ten Years Time Ago', failed to be a hit, even though the band was one of the most popular and consistent chart toppers. Yet the Monkees spent more time at #1 in the album charts than anyone else. Sign of the times.
Hey vesterdays papers, thanks a lot for that great compilation and the substantiate informations! Listening to the great music of the sixties for more than 50 years, but there are a lot of new and interesting things! Great, that there are also songs and bands, that weren`t successful. Please continue with songs of September, October etc. Whats with January until May? Great psychedelic songs have been issued then also!
Looking back at the songwriters and musicians of this era, what becomes apparent is just how clever and incredibly innovative they were in creating such an entirely new direction in popular music, and couple it with such appealing melody. Those of us fortunate to be there knew how exciting it was in so many ways, this film confirms it was all of that and more.
You guys rule and are as cool as ....! This is one of my very fav channels on youtube. Your videos are vibrant, colorful, exciting, and full of magical sounds....just like that era. I know you put a ton of work into it and the production is masterful. 😊😊😊
4:02 "Come on down to my boat, baby." had been released by the Pop group "Every Mother's Son" and was still climbing the U.S. and Canadian charts, where it would reach #6 and #3 in July. Their version was a little brighter sounding, but it flowed better and had some interesting keyboard work. The Gods probably figured they could intercept its success before the American version got released over there, but I don't think the song really lent itself to such a heavy arrangement.
"See Emily Play" is one of those songs I can honestly imagine people listening to in 100 years time and still thinking it's cool. Pink Floyd were pioneers. My favorite psychedelic album (and I know this is an unpopular opinion with some music fans) is "Satanic Majesties Request" by the Stones, not many weeks goes by when I don't listen to that record. Another brilliant documentary here and music, YP. See you next time indeed 💜🤍
Lulu’s comment on Strange Brew is interesting. To me I hear more Albert King than Hendrix, but I can definitely see the Hendrix influence. It’s interesting how a group like The Action can be popular in the club scene and not bridge over to the pop world. Great video as always!
Lulu nailed it. Clapton and Pete were gobsmacked when they saw Hendrix. Eric gets a perm, Alvin Lee gets a perm (Mickey Dolenz stops straightening = perm) ....hilarious. Strange Brew is a song Lawdy Mama w/Eric doing his Albert King - but whacking the Hendrix chord on the 2 and four like Jimi - all of a sudden Cream slows down and gets "psychedelic" about the same BPM as Foxy Lady. 🎸
@@lotharroberts5978 Lulu was a serious singer back in the day, considering blues was what inspired most of the British artists from the 60’s there’s no reason to think she wouldn’t have heard of him.
I'd say 'See Emily Play' is the best here, and the Caleb one interesting (never heard it before). The best should-have-been-a-hit song in '67 was 'I See the Rain' by Marmalade, out in August. Hendrix called it!
Agree to disagree. “To Love Somebody” by the Bee Gees is better than Syd-era Pink Floyd as Maurice’s basslines are always better than Roger Waters and The Bee Gees’ soulful vocals are so amazing compared to Syd Barrett singing.
Brilliant- apart from the adverts- super footage, well presented factoids, guitars and girls- Oh, yes, I was happy! OK, I was 8 in 1967, but found some of these a few years later.
Wow, this particular video is right up my street. Fantastic groups like The Syn, The Attack, The Sorrows and especially The Action. Love Moanin by Farlowe. Nice sitar on that. Can't believe Here Comes the Nice hit only 12.
Ha. I came directly here from Norman Mazlov's posting today about some of his favorite San Francisco psychedelic albums. He was born and raised there. "Strange Brew/Tales of Brave Ulysses" is quite the epic combo for a single. Wow. Lol at Hairy Clapton. Sorry but I like the US version of "Come On Down..." a lot better. None of the US guys ended up in the Rolling Stones or Uriah Heep though. I'm going to have to check my Rhino "Nuggets II" CD box set (UK artists) to see if some of these more obscure songs are there. As usual, great video. Thanks!
How can you not name the great Ken Hensley, the organist, songwriter and leader of The Gods and Uriah Heep ? By the way, your channel is a pleasure. Thanks for your great work 🙂
Great work!! A few worthy UK psych singles from this month which were missed in the video: "Colours Of Darkness", The Young Idea; "Second Fiddle", The Gnomes Of Zurich; "It's A Dream", The Summer Set; "Breaking Up Scene", The Honeybus; and "Sign Of The Queen", Noel Harrison.
Some of my favorite songs in this one. I always loved the Caleb song. I remember it as one of the highlights from great Technicolour Dream Bam Caruso Comp. Thanks and cheers.
Oh my God (or shall I say Gods?)! What a glorious video! This period, and the previous one on the cusp of Mod and Psychedelia, is my favourite in history of popular music. I pride myself of being quite knowledgeable about the music released. But there were quite a few songs I still didn't know! And they were all great! Thanks for filling the (quite numerous, it seems) blank gaps. And now, off to listen to their full, glorious version! And you've gained another subscriber....
I never understood how Jenny Artichoke was not a massive hit for the Kaleidoscope or Monday Morning by The Tales Of Justine. I love your channel,every upload is a tasty treat.
55 years was was really wild place, I was treated really shabbily by my peers when I listened to psychedelic music in the 80's. their loss. Can"t wait to take a trip down the time tunnel with you again have a good weekend
I find it interesting to hear how some B-side releases in the UK scored higher in the charts. It makes me wonder if the 1966 Beatles release of the single with Paperback Writer and its B-side Rain which one rated higher? Over the years I’ve come to believe that “Rain” is a slightly better track than Paperback Writer. Thanks again for this informative segment. In June of 1967 I was a five year old in western Canada but I do have a lot of recollections from that year.
8:44 Besides The Sorrows, other "Brit-It invasion" bands were: --- The Bad Boys (Ronald Hanson's) --- Camel (Sopworth Camel) --- The Casuals --- Cyan (The Cyan Three) --- Dave Antony's Moods --- The Motowns --- The Primitives --- The Renegades (Birmingham) --- The Rokes --- The Scotch --- The Secrets (with Vic Grace, Liverpool; formerly Danny Havoc and Secrets) --- The Senate --- Thane Russal & Three --- The Trip
After Caleb Quaye left Elton's band, he formed a band called HOOKFOOT that recorded for A&M. Title track from their 1973 album called "Communication." I played the grooves off that sucker on radio, hoping to help it out. Alas and alack...
"Come on Down to My Boat" was a major 1967 hit in America by the band , Every Mothers Son. Sad to see The Gods didn't chart in the UK as that may be a better version. Thanks again for these excellent videos in pop music history.
Great, great, enlightening video. I have some listening homework to do. I am sure this won't stop the listeners' comments, but the reviewer for Episode Six (?) noted that he did not care for the song on first listen, but changed his mind. So I do not expect the reviewers on your Blind Date videos to totally get a song on first listen. But I do like to hear their initial reaction. But I gotta admit the selections here far surpass any Blind Date offerings.
Loads of fantastic singles that failed to chart its great hearing them and it inspires me to purchase more of the albums and CDs that feature these tracks and artists
Great bits of Eric in his Jimi-hair. However I’m more partial to Alvin’s. This series of publisher’s morgue reminiscences is always a revelation but the real talent is revealed in the photo / video montage & the consistently groovy outro music.
I love British psychedelia better than the west coast stuff, I think American garage bands of 66-68 are awesome too, so much cool music from that era that you can keep discovering, luckily there are tons of cool collections of British and American one off singles from back then👍
See Emily Play is a high watermark for psychedelic romanticism. It’s way up there with William Blake. Along with the magical childish innocence, something indescribable looms. I’ll take that weird complexity over the cringy idealism of ‘If You Are Going to San Francisco’ or ‘Incense and Peppermint’ any day. In other words, I agree with you. Though The Byrds, Love, Buffalo Springfield, and The Doors were nothing to sneeze at.
These reviewers were really descriptive. Kind of surprised "Fuzzy Rumblings" did not become a band name. I remember getting Uriah Heap's black and silver dragon in 69? By getting I mean stole the 8 track from my sister. Such a hard core album. Gypsy Queen...good god. So many that year went on to become great...in their second bands.
I can't believe the one reporter though Cream Strange Brew sounded like Jimi Hendrix. That was if anything one of Cream's smoother tracks while Hendrix was characterized by a very aggressive almost jagged guitar even on most of his more melodic songs.
I went from Sweden to Brighton in 1967 on a language course. At 13 it was quite an experience. They played See Emily Play and Happy Together at the funfair...
Have you heard of the Band "Factory" or "The Factory" they made the songs, "Try a Little Sunshine", "Path Through The Forest" and some others including a cover of "Gone" by paul revere and the raiders, Idk if they've been mentioned in your videos but they're great!
I enjoy all 3 of the songs by the Factory mentioned above. Just heard them for the first time last year, 2021. By the way, another band that I heard for the first time last year is a late 60s U.S. band, Crystal Circus. Their only album (In Relation to Our Time) from 1968, was released for the first time several decades later. The best "new" rock album from the 60s (for me, at least) that I've heard since the 70s!
Listen twice? Good idea. Plus as I've grown old older, I've given albums I haven't listened to (or cared much for) in years another try and BAM! I love them. And more Syd Barret footage please.
Not a bad song in all of these! It just goes to show how strong the competition was for airplay back then. I've always been baffled by the lack of chart success for The Action and The Sorrows. But then, the number of fantastic bands that didn't make it were numerous. The Downliners Sect come to mind immediately as another legendary club act that couldn't crack the charts despite some solid recordings.
In April of '67 there was a song released by a British band named The Californians called "Golden Apples". The song has sound elements of The Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's" a month before the iconic Beatles album was released! I found the acetate demo of the song by songwriter Barry Kane. The song in its original form was a bit of a folk song that The Californians turned into a beautiful psychedelic trip. Worth checking out.
@@stevecharman8420 Seriously? It has a very distinct sound that is very reminiscent of what was heard on Sgt. Pepper's. Very similar to Lovely Rita as far as the strings. I agree it has elements of the Moody Blues.
Nice segment.. good timing... Today I just found a great LP comp from 1983 which compiles some very rare UK psych singles called "THE PERFUMED GARDEN II" Hard to find in Canada , Has sides by the KULT , FLeur De LYS, UGLIES ECT.. some of those singles fetch hundreds of dollars .
That's pretty cool. I think those "Perfumed Garden" comps feature songs that were played on John Peel's "Perfumed Garden" radio show from Radio London in the 60s.
Cram was absolutely fantastic. I found Wrapping Paper so beautiful, so enigmatic. After they disbanded, I kept buying Jack Bruce's solo albums. He had a good voice and wrote beautiful songs. Still like his records a lot, although I find his first album the best.
l was living at a farmhouse/church summer 1969. after Woodstock we arranged a free concert. l was 17. l was the 'electrician' and KNEW l could safely exceed the fuse rating to deal with the occasional power surges caused by a loud chord with a hard bass. it has to do with 'duty cycle' ie the surge was very brief. l went downstairs for a nap and suddenly it all went silent. l bolted awake, KNEW what it was, replaced the fuse and went outside to see a crowd 80 feet by 200 feet on the front lawn. beeeeeUTIFUL !!!
For me, the absolute best fallen-between-the-cracks psychedelic single out of UK was the unbelievable "Defecting Grey" by the Pretty Things - nothing came closer! I know that this was issued on NOvember 1967, but I am putting it here anyhow!
PLAYLIST | Cool British Singles from June 1967:
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Caleb Quaye was very much a part of Gus Dudgeon stable which included Mike Moran on keyboards, David Glover on Bass, Roger Pope on Drums and Ray Cooper on percussion.
They were also the studio musicians for Jon Kongos and Ralph McTell.
@@Psychedelic_TimeTraveller86 It's a song I recorded myself to go along with the video. Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks.
@@Psychedelic_TimeTraveller86 I recorded that, too.
@@Psychedelic_TimeTraveller86 In-A-Gada-Da-Vida garbage. Iron Butterfly weren't exactly the greatest goups going. They were Led Zeppelin wannabes.
The "Morning Dew" video is no longer available, unfortunately.
I know the annoyance of having to periodically fix a list like this one.
Both The Action & The Syn are worth exploring 👌 - See Emily Play soars above these. Syd was one step ahead.
Syn grounded i love great track
Grounded" stuck in my head for days... thanks for bringing it back again! Could be a lot worse! 😄😄😄
Syd was a brilliant. His work holds up today.
Syd was unique even in the experimentation of 1967. Only a few months before the mental health issues but he had two hit singles and a debut album that reached number 6
@@sg-yq8pm Arnold Layne and See Emily Play did pretty well.
It's always amazing to consider the eloquent writing of the music press of this time. I'm not sure that modern music and its reviewers could even muster the sounds or descriptions. Thank you for opening with See Emily Play. It has an iconic place in history.
Well said, I agree truck girl
yup...'See Emily play' was so magical n childlike to me...surrealistic..like a dream..wonderful..still love it
Excellent video, Yesterday’s!! Cool to se the Sorrows and Episode Six along with the heavyweights like Floyd and the Faces! Have a nice Sunday!! Cheers, Jon
'See Emily play' was so magical n childlike to me...surrealistic..like a dream..wonderful..still love it
Who am I kidding? I hit the Thumbs Up on ALL of this channel's video content before I even watch the gorgeousness.
Phantabulous Collage, again! Covered all the bases of my personal post-natal June '67 experience, and then some! Thank you! 😃😃😃
Great to see The Action and Caleb on there! Exceptional 👍
It’s been educational to learn what was on the UK charts. Case in point, Come On Down To My Boat by The Gods. In the US that song had success having been recorded by the group Every Mothers Son. That was in 1967, too. That is fascinating to know that Greg Lake came out of the Gods to then join King Crimson. You have been exploring the psychedelic era and appreciate the time you’ve spent on the subject. As we approach the late 60s we’re seeing psychedelia morph into Prog rock. At some point I would love to see what the British papers were saying about this genre of music. I would love to hear what they were thinking of King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Yes, Genesis, Van der Graff Generator, Jethro Tull, etc. And also hearing what the papers were saying about Proto Prog like the Soft Machine, The Nice, Moody Blues, etc. Thank you for this wonderful channel.
The word progressive was being used by some writers in music papers in 67 to describe non mainstream,experimental pop,it seems this term got used more frequently as the decade was nearing its close,and rock music and the album became the dominant medium for music,so there had certainly been a crossroads between pop music and rock music,remembering in the UK,psychedelia was a short lived thing and was still being deemed as part of pop music by some of the music press,but as psychedelia fires slowly extinguished,it really went underground,as the next "in"thing appears,in the form of hard rock and a second wave of blues rock,but psychedelia in the UK was mainly single orientated,as in reality not many psychedelic albums were released in the UK at the height of psychedelia from 67 to mid 68,even though 2 of the world's biggest bands The Beatles and The Rolling Stones did the psychedelic thing to varying degrees and came from the UK,the record companies were still reluctant to offer album deals to most little known bands,so many bands had 1 or 2 singles released,and that was it,though of course you had albums SF Sorrow,TomorrowJuly,Piper,Disraeli Gears,et al.being released,but psychedelia seemed to be injected into all genres of music,in particular pop music,folk music and to a certain degree jazz and blues in the UK .
A hybrid seemed to develop iate 68 into 69 and continued into the early 70s where psychedelia seemed to meld and evolve into a more "progressive"sound featuring many influences,what some call proto prog,or a psych/prog crossover sound,with heavy Hammond organ,mellotron use,effects laden and sometimes harder guitar sounds,and a much less pop influence,bands like Harsh Reality,Julians Treatment,Czar,Juniors Eyes,Eyes Of Blue,Blonde On Blonde,Locomotive,Norman Haines Band,early Yes,etc,all who got album deals,as main record labels set up more progressive sublabels,which was the big difference compared to 1967,the year of psychedelia as labels where still pop orientated and 45 orientated in the UK,but within a year,things had changed,hence more psych/prog crossover sounding albums were released,as psychedelic music evolved from the original sounds of 67.This psych/prog crossover sound,is a phase which I love and have particular interest in,but the sound had a short life,as studios moved with technology,and other music became far more dominant,and the smell of psychedelia nearly vanished and became a memory for most,but it did linger about in private presses etc.For me this psych/prog crossover sound was mainly late 68 early 69 to late 70 early 71...and from what I've saw,the terms progressive pop had been used by some writers,but the term progressive was the main term most music writers seemed to use back then for possibly underground rock bands in the UK,or the terms underground itself,or rock.
Apologies for this very long winded reply,I hope it is off some help and interest to you or anyone really.
The Gods seem to be a farm team for bigger bands.
Many great bands in 1967. As far as psychedelics, a special mention of Tomorrow and “My White Bicycle”.
And Joe Boyd.
Marc Bolan said if you want to know what a psychedelic record should sound like.....this is the record
@Becks Bolero 66 Indeed....Desdemona lift up your skirt and speak.....
Tomorrow were a great band. Love their song 'Revolution' (not to be confused with The Beatles 1968 song).
Which Nazareth covered a few years later...
Very accurate, serious, well documented and formated... I love your videos. Interesting also to compare Britain and France. Thank you!
Thanks! Glad you enjoy the videos.
Another fascinating treasure trove of musical delights, YP. Thanks for your great work.
I ❤️ Yesterday's Papers!
Awesome episode
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I like you Miss Ewe.
@@davidellis5141 I like you too 😊
I love your channel, but it also makes me sad that there's almost no music out there that's this interesting and downright good anymore.
Keep up the great work!
Couldn't agree more
You know, I don't mind that there is no longer such music being made. This was a magical and fleeting period of creativity, and its rarity makes the music of the late 60s more special and valuable. Maybe it's a bit middle brow now, but it's always a pleasure to listen to!
no no no you gotta look really really hard for it. music isnt popular anymorre
You've become a grumpy old man. There is so much music that is amazing now. Plus we can stream it. You keep clinging to the past which is why you cannot understand or handle today's music.
Great new music is happening, you just have to look for it, try alternative radio and magazines like Uncut and Mojo. Don’t lose the faith!
It is a a time that really will never be matched!Even the almost forgotten bands were ground breaking and sadly are regarded long after their almost legendary influences on later bands!Sadly I suspect we will never see this repeated!There are great artists now but they are never given light of day now Wet Leg brings to mind!Fantastic but will not get radio play in the UK!Just back from the Rezellos gig who made a fantastic album and was great!But sadly not that well known now!
Man I've been waiting all week for the next yesterday's papers episode and it was another cool one keep them coming. Strange Brew by cream is classic I remember seeing them on beat club rerun late one nite has a kid and have been Clapton fan ever since. Thanks T.C.B.
Really enjoyed this June '67 summer of love episode...cheers!
Great videos. Love every one.
I remember hearing Morning Dew once or twice on the radio, but never registered who sang it. Strange, as Episode Six were getting a lot of coverage in the music press at the time, and I was well aware of their existence.
Some months later, The Move covered the song in one of their live gigs for Radio 1, with Ace Kefford taking a rare lead vocal. Never heard that broadcast, until some time ago I bought the CD that was compiled from their various sessions over the years.
Just started smoking doobie as a 15 year old when all these songs came out. Still listen to most of these artists today😎😂
Even though I was born in the 80’s, I can easily imagine myself in this era and I love the snapshot in time. Great content. Keep it up. Also great adaptations of songs that you are creating.
Love this! I hope it becomes a regular feature of the channel
I was in LA during The Summer of Love. Paper Sun by Traffic was a hit back then, along with Hole in My Shoe, Carrie Anne by the Hollies, There is a Mountain by Donovan, I Feel Free by The Cream…I remember Come on Down to My Boat.
You just listed songs a few songs that people have ACTUALLY HEARD. They don't belong on this channel
An interesting look back at a very brief moment in pop history. It seems clear why some songs are still treasured and others forgotten...
Thank you again!
Love this channel! Been turned on to all kinds of things I hadn't heard. I used to own the Nuggets 2 box set which I loved and alot of the music I've heard here reminds me of that.
My favorite virgin of Morning Jew was by Esther Funkelstein, the one released at Passover 1967.
Jsem pamětník šedesátých let a všechny tyto kapely jsem poslouchal na RFE. Rádio Svobodná Evropa. Nádherný časy to byly. Zdravim Srdečně. Děkuji.
nečekal jsem, že tady narazím na čecha
Thank you for this great video. 😃
WOW! What an eye opener for this Yank. Have only heard 2 songs out of all these-- See Emily Play and of course, Strange Brew. Big thanks, YP, for turning me on. The two that caught my ear on first listen were the two farthest out I guess. (Yes, I'm a sucker for outer space travel) Chris Farlow's Moaning and Caleb's Baby Your Phrasing Is Bad. I love classic jazz and Art Blakey is my fav jazz drummer. I know Moaning very well and owned the album. Farlow's version is quite good and quite removed from the simple catchy melody of the original but it all works somehow. And the Caleb.....lol...what a hoot! Far far out and yes, would fit right in with the West Coast hippies. BTW just found out the original Morning Dew was recorded by Canadian folk singer Bonnie Dobson. Of course we all know it as a staple of The Grateful Dead. Good heavy sound on that Episode 6 version. You scored another home run, YP.
Thanks, Willie! I love Moanin by Art Blakey, too. One of my favourite jazz albums.
His groups back then had such great sidemen and were my fav hard bop records. Love his work with Monk too. He had a great feeling for Monk's music.
If you liked Farlowe, you might also like this - 'Paint It Black' from the sessions Mick Jagger produced in '66. The Immediate label was co-owned by Stones manager Andrew Loog-Oldham. Farlowe's band, the Thunderbirds included guitarist Albert Lee (later w/Clapton, Emmylou Harris, Everly Brothers etc.) and a teenage Carl Palmer on the drums as well as Dave Greenslade, later with Colosseum, on keys, though he came in after this album (Pete Solley, later with Procol Harum was on keys during this time). Greenslade's father, Arthur, arranged the strings and conducted. This track also includes Jimmy Page - who was also a producer for the Immediate label - guesting on guitar. Interestingly, one of Page's earliest production jobs - 1962, I think - was Farlowe, going by the name Little Joe Cook. A few years back Page made those recordings available on his website. He also included Farlowe on his 'Death Wish II' album and on three tunes of his 'Outrider' record.
Also, regarding Farlowe's 'Moanin'' - there are at least a couple versions, with and without the fuzz bass at the intro.
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@@MrCherryJuice Thanks. I'm getting a good education on this site. Just listened to it and I like it a little. That got me to listening also for the first time to his Out Of Time and Yesterday's Papers. Can't really say I liked either of those and was very surprised to see the former reached #1 on the UK charts. He has a good voice but I don't see what these songs gained by a big production. It actually detracts from the songs lyrics IMO. Maybe someone here can point out what I'm missing
@@willieluncheonette5843 What you're missing is the context. I was a young teen in Germany, listening to the pirate radio stations, reading the NME and Melody Maker, and playing in a band gigging in clubs at the weekend. Without that context a lot of music one might dismiss today made perfect sense at the time - it was the zeitgeist that ensured 'flower power' tunes like 'San Francisco (Wear Flowers in Your Hair' and 'Let's Go to San Francisco' by British session singers the Flowerpot Men...whose backing band included future Deep Purple organist Jon Lord were successful. Farlowe was a well-known name to us serious music fans - he was a major club attraction and highly regarded by his peers - but virtually unknown to the general public. His hits happened during a transitionary period when after the initial 'British Invasion' bands had fallen off the map and the Small Faces and the Who joined the survivors - the Kinks, Beatles and Stones - there was a time when aside from the brief spike of the mod movement and the rise of British blues (the Mayall & Clapton album signalled that), anything was up for grabs, from Englebert Humperdinck to the New Vaudeville Band. Also, soul music was on the rise, with the likes of the Four Tops being popular with radio and club DJs, so Farlowe's singles found audiences there. And in the UK at the time - where virtually every household and shop had a radio playing and listeners were all tuned in to the same stations, programmes and hearing the same songs - it was relatively easy to have a hit. Farlowe's tune also benefitted from the Jagger-Richards connection of the tune and Jagger's production. But just as quickly as Farlowe hit big, he was gone from the charts and, at least in the UK, never returned in that capacity, opting instead for the Atomic Rooster and Colosseum gigs as well as his solo career, which gained him a solid following in Germany/Austria/Switzerland. Indeed, with the reformation of Colosseum in '94, those countries figured big in their touring, whilst the UK would possibly include a single London date. That band's current tour schedule reflects the same.
Fortunately, Farlowe also deals in military war memorabilia, so he had a sideline when times were lean.
So, context is what you are missing. Apologies for the rambling response but your question reminded me that there are many reasons records are hits or misses and they often have little if anything to do with the music. Indeed, one of the great singles of the era, the Yardbirds' 'Happenings Ten Years Time Ago', failed to be a hit, even though the band was one of the most popular and consistent chart toppers. Yet the Monkees spent more time at #1 in the album charts than anyone else. Sign of the times.
Keep up the good work YP watching from los angeles cheers
Hey vesterdays papers, thanks a lot for that great compilation and the substantiate informations! Listening to the great music of the sixties for more than 50 years, but there are a lot of new and interesting things! Great, that there are also songs and bands, that weren`t successful. Please continue with songs of September, October etc. Whats with January until May? Great psychedelic songs have been issued then also!
Looking back at the songwriters and musicians of this era, what becomes apparent is just how clever and incredibly innovative they were in creating such an entirely new direction in popular music, and couple it with such appealing melody. Those of us fortunate to be there knew how exciting it was in so many ways, this film confirms it was all of that and more.
You guys rule and are as cool as ....! This is one of my very fav channels on youtube. Your videos are vibrant, colorful, exciting, and full of magical sounds....just like that era. I know you put a ton of work into it and the production is masterful. 😊😊😊
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoy the channel.
4:02 "Come on down to my boat, baby." had been released by the Pop group "Every Mother's Son" and was still climbing the U.S. and Canadian charts, where it would reach #6 and #3 in July. Their version was a little brighter sounding, but it flowed better and had some interesting keyboard work. The Gods probably figured they could intercept its success before the American version got released over there, but I don't think the song really lent itself to such a heavy arrangement.
“Come on down to my boat” was originally done by the American group every mothers son who had a top 10 hit with it in 1967
yep i have the 45
Morning due by episode six is such an awesome song! Thank you for posting this video I just learned a bunch of fun new songs especially that one
"See Emily Play" is one of those songs I can honestly imagine people listening to in 100 years time and still thinking it's cool. Pink Floyd were pioneers. My favorite psychedelic album (and I know this is an unpopular opinion with some music fans) is "Satanic Majesties Request" by the Stones, not many weeks goes by when I don't listen to that record.
Another brilliant documentary here and music, YP. See you next time indeed 💜🤍
Everyone loves Satanic, but the Stones
yup...'See Emily play' was so magical n childlike to me...surrealistic..like a dream..wonderful..still love it
Thank you, Sophie. "Satanic Majesties" is one of my all-time favourite psychedelic albums as well.
@@TheBlueCream I agree Billy, fantastic song :)
@@YesterdaysPapers "Satanic Majesties" is a masterpiece 🎸
Wow some amazing songs I had never heard, thanks for pointing out band members who went on to have successful careers, just love your channel.
Interesting, good research and as always, fascinating film clips!
Thank you very much for the upload please keep em coming.
Lulu’s comment on Strange Brew is interesting. To me I hear more Albert King than Hendrix, but I can definitely see the Hendrix influence. It’s interesting how a group like The Action can be popular in the club scene and not bridge over to the pop world. Great video as always!
I doubt Lulu was ever familiar w/ Albert King. But yes, it was straight out of King's playbook. Note for note.
@@lotharroberts5978 You’d be surprised by how much Lulu knew about Americans R&B music and artists. She is a serious soul singer!
Lulu nailed it. Clapton and Pete were gobsmacked when they saw Hendrix. Eric gets a perm, Alvin Lee gets a perm (Mickey Dolenz stops straightening = perm) ....hilarious. Strange Brew is a song Lawdy Mama w/Eric doing his Albert King - but whacking the Hendrix chord on the 2 and four like Jimi - all of a sudden Cream slows down and gets "psychedelic" about the same BPM as Foxy Lady. 🎸
@@lotharroberts5978 Lulu was a serious singer back in the day, considering blues was what inspired most of the British artists from the 60’s there’s no reason to think she wouldn’t have heard of him.
And don’t forget Lulu had Hendrix perform on her TV show.
I'd say 'See Emily Play' is the best here, and the Caleb one interesting (never heard it before).
The best should-have-been-a-hit song in '67 was 'I See the Rain' by Marmalade, out in August. Hendrix called it!
Agree to disagree. “To Love Somebody” by the Bee Gees is better than Syd-era Pink Floyd as Maurice’s basslines are always better than Roger Waters and The Bee Gees’ soulful vocals are so amazing compared to Syd Barrett singing.
Brilliant- apart from the adverts- super footage, well presented factoids, guitars and girls- Oh, yes, I was happy! OK, I was 8 in 1967, but found some of these a few years later.
Wow, this particular video is right up my street. Fantastic groups like The Syn, The Attack, The Sorrows and especially The Action. Love Moanin by Farlowe. Nice sitar on that. Can't believe Here Comes the Nice hit only 12.
Yep, all great bands and very underrated. Such a great era for music.
@@YesterdaysPapers A great era for music? Understatement of the century 😁
@@maurice8607 Hahaha! You're right!
More videos like this would be great for all of us fanatics of obscurity! Thank you for this video and great channel
Wonderful episode as always. I'm going to check out these bands and song's.
Ha. I came directly here from Norman Mazlov's posting today about some of his favorite San Francisco psychedelic albums. He was born and raised there.
"Strange Brew/Tales of Brave Ulysses" is quite the epic combo for a single. Wow. Lol at Hairy Clapton.
Sorry but I like the US version of "Come On Down..." a lot better. None of the US guys ended up in the Rolling Stones or Uriah Heep though.
I'm going to have to check my Rhino "Nuggets II" CD box set (UK artists) to see if some of these more obscure songs are there.
As usual, great video. Thanks!
I agree whats up with lu lu calling Eric Clapton Harry?
@@ericcrawford3453 Its his perm they all got for Disreali
Already have all of these , all good tracks. Thanks for sharing!
The gods single is very rare and pricey now. Great channel btw👍
Thanks.
would this be the "Godz" that did Lay in the sun?? Make me an offer
How can you not name the great Ken Hensley, the organist, songwriter and leader of The Gods and Uriah Heep ?
By the way, your channel is a pleasure. Thanks for your great work 🙂
Great work!! A few worthy UK psych singles from this month which were missed in the video: "Colours Of Darkness", The Young Idea; "Second Fiddle", The Gnomes Of Zurich; "It's A Dream", The Summer Set; "Breaking Up Scene", The Honeybus; and "Sign Of The Queen", Noel Harrison.
Some of my favorite songs in this one. I always loved the Caleb song. I remember it as one of the highlights from great Technicolour Dream Bam Caruso Comp. Thanks and cheers.
Thanks for the review clippings.
Thanks for that groovy recollection...
Grounded by The Syn is a great song! Glad you included it here
Oh my God (or shall I say Gods?)! What a glorious video! This period, and the previous one on the cusp of Mod and Psychedelia, is my favourite in history of popular music. I pride myself of being quite knowledgeable about the music released. But there were quite a few songs I still didn't know! And they were all great! Thanks for filling the (quite numerous, it seems) blank gaps. And now, off to listen to their full, glorious version! And you've gained another subscriber....
Thank you! Cheers.
“See Emily Play” is just an amazing record.
I never understood how Jenny Artichoke was not a massive hit for the Kaleidoscope or Monday Morning by The Tales Of Justine.
I love your channel,every upload is a tasty treat.
Monday Morning is excellent. Jenny Artichoke was commercial enough to be a hit.
60's music is my thing and there were some songs I didn't know so many thanks for posting
55 years was was really wild place, I was treated really shabbily by my peers when I listened to psychedelic music in the 80's. their loss. Can"t wait to take a trip down the time tunnel with you again have a good weekend
I find it interesting to hear how some B-side releases in the UK scored higher in the charts. It makes me wonder if the 1966 Beatles release of the single with Paperback Writer and its B-side Rain which one rated higher? Over the years I’ve come to believe that “Rain” is a slightly better track than Paperback Writer. Thanks again for this informative segment. In June of 1967 I was a five year old in western Canada but I do have a lot of recollections from that year.
8:44 Besides The Sorrows, other "Brit-It invasion" bands were:
--- The Bad Boys (Ronald Hanson's)
--- Camel (Sopworth Camel)
--- The Casuals
--- Cyan (The Cyan Three)
--- Dave Antony's Moods
--- The Motowns
--- The Primitives
--- The Renegades (Birmingham)
--- The Rokes
--- The Scotch
--- The Secrets (with Vic Grace, Liverpool; formerly Danny Havoc and Secrets)
--- The Senate
--- Thane Russal & Three
--- The Trip
After Caleb Quaye left Elton's band, he formed a band called HOOKFOOT that recorded for A&M. Title track from their 1973 album called "Communication." I played the grooves off that sucker on radio, hoping to help it out. Alas and alack...
"Come on Down to My Boat" was a major 1967 hit in America by the band , Every Mothers Son. Sad to see The Gods didn't chart in the UK as that may be a better version. Thanks again for these excellent videos in pop music history.
Great video! More of this please!
Great information as always. Thank you.
Great, great, enlightening video. I have some listening homework to do. I am sure this won't stop the listeners' comments, but the reviewer for Episode Six (?) noted that he did not care for the song on first listen, but changed his mind. So I do not expect the reviewers on your Blind Date videos to totally get a song on first listen. But I do like to hear their initial reaction. But I gotta admit the selections here far surpass any Blind Date offerings.
See Emily Play deserves way more radio play on classic rock stations than it gets!!
“Float on a River, forever and ever, Emily!”
I wish I had a classic rock station in my area. They seem afraid of going earlier than the 80's except for Led Zeppelin and a few others.
There's a few online psychedelic radio stations knocking around. Worth a look.
Really enjoyed the video🤗🤗👌👌👌Very good music and gives me ideas to play something on my electric guitar like that🎸🎸
Loads of fantastic singles that failed to chart its great hearing them and it inspires me to purchase more of the albums and CDs that feature these tracks and artists
Great bits of Eric in his Jimi-hair. However I’m more partial to Alvin’s. This series of publisher’s morgue reminiscences is always a revelation but the real talent is revealed in the photo / video montage & the consistently groovy outro music.
I Luhv The Action, Reg King's voice is so good
I love British psychedelia better than the west coast stuff, I think American garage bands of 66-68 are awesome too, so much cool music from that era that you can keep discovering, luckily there are tons of cool collections of British and American one off singles from back then👍
I love american garage bands, too. 66-68 was such a great era.
@@YesterdaysPapers the perfect era...
Sky Saxon and the Seeds!!
See Emily Play is a high watermark for psychedelic romanticism. It’s way up there with William Blake. Along with the magical childish innocence, something indescribable looms. I’ll take that weird complexity over the cringy idealism of ‘If You Are Going to San Francisco’ or ‘Incense and Peppermint’ any day.
In other words, I agree with you. Though The Byrds, Love, Buffalo Springfield, and The Doors were nothing to sneeze at.
"See Emily Play" was my all-time favorite psychedelic song.
FANTASTIC!!!!!
BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO!!!
WE WANT MORE.........
WE WANT MORE!!!!!!!
I watched this and created a new playlist on Spotify! Marvelous.
These reviewers were really descriptive.
Kind of surprised "Fuzzy Rumblings" did not become a band name.
I remember getting Uriah Heap's black and silver dragon in 69? By getting I mean stole the 8 track from my sister.
Such a hard core album. Gypsy Queen...good god.
So many that year went on to become great...in their second bands.
We were in a band called Fuzzy Numbers (no relation)
The moral of the story is always listen twice! Got a chuckle out of that.
Can you do a video on all of Lulu’s commentary on that week’s singles? I love her.
I can't believe the one reporter though Cream Strange Brew sounded like Jimi Hendrix. That was if anything one of Cream's smoother tracks while Hendrix was characterized by a very aggressive almost jagged guitar even on most of his more melodic songs.
I went from Sweden to Brighton in 1967 on a language course. At 13 it was quite an experience. They played See Emily Play and Happy Together at the funfair...
Excellent, one more time. Hats off.
Have you heard of the Band "Factory" or "The Factory" they made the songs, "Try a Little Sunshine", "Path Through The Forest" and some others including a cover of "Gone" by paul revere and the raiders, Idk if they've been mentioned in your videos but they're great!
Try a little Sunshine in particular is amazing. Love it.
Yes, I've heard of them. "Path Through The Forest" is great, love that song.
I enjoy all 3 of the songs by the Factory mentioned above. Just heard them for the first time last year, 2021. By the way, another band that I heard for the first time last year is a late 60s U.S. band, Crystal Circus. Their only album (In Relation to Our Time) from 1968, was released for the first time several decades later. The best "new" rock album from the 60s (for me, at least) that I've heard since the 70s!
Path Through The Forest is a good one!
Listen twice? Good idea. Plus as I've grown old older, I've given albums I haven't listened to (or cared much for) in years another try and BAM! I love them. And more Syd Barret footage please.
My Friend Jack by The Smoke was another great one out in 67
It has already been covered in another video
Great to hear Grounded by The Syn. One of my all time top 5 in terms of bass line. Cheers, YPs ❤
Fascinating - thanks for this.
Not a bad song in all of these! It just goes to show how strong the competition was for airplay back then. I've always been baffled by the lack of chart success for The Action and The Sorrows. But then, the number of fantastic bands that didn't make it were numerous. The Downliners Sect come to mind immediately as another legendary club act that couldn't crack the charts despite some solid recordings.
The Rock Sects In is my favourite album. A good and underrated band for sure.
It was a very good year.
That was 1965
@@KingOFuh Frank Sinatra? Oh, okay.
It's crazy how much quality there was. ill spend the rest of my life happily collecting vinyl.
In April of '67 there was a song released by a British band named The Californians called "Golden Apples". The song has sound elements of The Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's" a month before the iconic Beatles album was released! I found the acetate demo of the song by songwriter Barry Kane. The song in its original form was a bit of a folk song that The Californians turned into a beautiful psychedelic trip. Worth checking out.
Quite a nice song but I can't hear any kind of link to Sergeant Peppers era Beatles. On first listening it's a bit of a Moody Blues sound.
@@stevecharman8420 Seriously? It has a very distinct sound that is very reminiscent of what was heard on Sgt. Pepper's. Very similar to Lovely Rita as far as the strings. I agree it has elements of the Moody Blues.
Nice segment.. good timing... Today I just found a great LP comp from 1983 which compiles some very rare UK psych singles called "THE PERFUMED GARDEN II" Hard to find in Canada , Has sides by the KULT , FLeur De LYS, UGLIES ECT.. some of those singles fetch hundreds of dollars .
That's pretty cool. I think those "Perfumed Garden" comps feature songs that were played on John Peel's "Perfumed Garden" radio show from Radio London in the 60s.
It would be great if there was a song/artist list for Spotify. Great and informative source of obscure artists
The Summer Of Love was actually in 1966... But it took a year for the world to catch up.
I will voiceover your videos, because I love the content of them so much
Do one of these for every month 1966-1969 please. Good stuff
Cram was absolutely fantastic. I found Wrapping Paper so beautiful, so enigmatic. After they disbanded, I kept buying Jack Bruce's solo albums. He had a good voice and wrote beautiful songs. Still like his records a lot, although I find his first album the best.
l was living at a farmhouse/church summer 1969. after Woodstock we arranged a free concert.
l was 17. l was the 'electrician' and KNEW l could safely exceed the fuse rating to deal with the occasional power surges caused by a loud chord with a hard bass. it has to do with 'duty cycle' ie the surge was very brief.
l went downstairs for a nap and suddenly it all went silent. l bolted awake, KNEW what it was, replaced the fuse and went outside to see a crowd 80 feet by 200 feet on the front lawn.
beeeeeUTIFUL !!!
For me, the absolute best fallen-between-the-cracks psychedelic single out of UK was the unbelievable "Defecting Grey" by the Pretty Things - nothing came closer! I know that this was issued on NOvember 1967, but I am putting it here anyhow!
Great video! Inspirational music