Skip Bifferty!

Skip Bifferty- Skip Bifferty 1968


I was just about to head off to bed because I have to be up to leave for my holiday in 5 hours, but suddenly remembered the request to upload the Skip Bifferty album, and in my opinion the album is so good, that it would be very cruel to deny someone this album for another week! It really does lighten up all collections, a great album, excellently mixing pop-psych with all the wonders of the era; strange sounds, phasing, effects and tape looping.

Get it now! This will be the last album I upload for atleast 5 days, still not sure when I'm heading back, but when I do, you'll know! Have a good week everyone!






1. Money Man
2. Jeremy Carabine
3. When She Comes To Stay
4. Guru
5. Come Around
6. Time Track
7. Gas Board Under Dog
8. Inside Secret
9. Orange Lace
10. Planting Bad Seeds
11. Yours For At Least 24
12. Follow The Path Of The Stars
13. Prince Germany The First
14. Clearway 51


http://rapidshare.de/files/30264155/Skip__Bifferty.zip.html

The Idle Race...

The Idle Race- Back To The Story


Here it is, the complete works by The Idle Race, this was released in 1996 and sold out very quickly and even just the CD goes for over $200, so you can imagine how valued the first pressing albums are! Excellent band, The Birthday Party (1968) alone is enough to give them a secure place as one of the best of the psych scene. So all the works by one of the greats, for free! Everyone's happy! Download it, because every psych fan NEEDS this in their collection! Can't praise it enough...!

Back To The Story has all 3 Idle Race albums (with and without Jeff Lynne, tho Jeff Lynne era Idle Race is, in my opinion alot better!), singles and b-sides, and three un-issued alternate versions. There are also 2 tracks from Jeff Lynne's 1966 recording sessions with The Nightriders to end the collection.


On another note, I was very sad to see the apparent end of the Past Tense blog, some really excellent music was uploaded, I hope to see Past Tense again as the music he loaded was incredible. Many Thanks and best wishes to him.





http://rapidshare.de/files/30205118/Back_To_The_Story_Part_1.zip

http://rapidshare.de/files/30210815/Back_To_The_Story_Part_2.zip

Sam Gopal

Sam Gopal- Escalator 1969

Ever said to yourself, I wonder what it would sound like if Motorhead's Lemmy did psych? Well wonder no more! Here it is, Escalator by Sam Gopal. Ian Willis (Lemmy) is in control the whole way through, from his powerful vocals to his acid-fused guitar that is ever present. It's darker than most of the psych on the British scene, and is quite unique. There are only drums on two of the songs, on the rest there is percussion and it works really well.

This could be my last post for 2 weeks, as I'm going away, but I'll see if there is anyway I can get more on, if I did, it will be up my Monday morning, but I can't guarentee anything! If I don't, I hope you all enjoy the end of summer! It's raining here, but hey, that's Summer in England for you!



1. Cold Embrace
2. The Dark Lord
3. The Sky Is Burning
4. You're Alone Now
5. Grass
6. It's Only Love
7. Horse
8. Escalator
9. Angry Faces
10. Midsummer Nights Dream
11. Season Of The Witch
12. Yesterlove
13. Back Door Man


http://rapidshare.de/files/29844553/Escalator.zip.html

Soft Machine!

The Soft Machine- Volume One 1968

Hey guys, sorry it's taken so long to get around to uploading some more albums! Had a few days' rest. I saw It's Psych's Jon in HMV today which was a nice treat, but it also made it clear I can't delay him from this album any longer!

So here it is, the debut album from one of Canterbury's finest; The Soft Machine! An excellent album, full of nice music, great solo's and at the same time, some really heavy experimental music! One of the great Psych-Prog albums made, up there with one of my favourites, The Nice. Fairly unorchestrated in parts, particulary on great songs like "So Boot If At All". Really do rate this album, it's quite wierd in parts, quite heavy but even if you don't like it on first listen it sure is bound to grow on you!




1. Hope For Happiness
2. Joy Of A Toy
3. Hope For Happiness (Reprise)
4. Why Am I So Short?
5. So Boot If At All
6. A Certain Kind
7. Save Yourself
8. Priscilla
9. Lullabye Letter
10. We Did It Again
11. Plus Belle Qu'Une Poubelle
12. Why Are We Sleeping?
13. Box 25/4 Lid


http://rapidshare.de/files/29514384/The_Soft_Machine_Volume_One.zip.html

Sunshine's Psychedelic Sounds Of The Summer Season!

Sunshine's Psychedelic Sounds Of The Summer Season! 2006.

I got bored today and decided to pass some time I'd make myself another compilation, which I always enjoy doing. I thought I may as well just post it on here incase anyone else was interested in it, there are 30 songs, which I love and the compilation lasts 1 1/2 hours, so its quite a big file. Just mainly got alot of songs from my favourite artists, and also has some great songs from some of the unfortunate, one hit wonder bands of the era. So yea, I'll post the songs and if you feel like giving it a listen download it! I've uploaded it in song alphebetical order, so that you guys can feel free to list the tracks in an order you want!



(I even included my own album sleeve, boasting my incredible paint skills! haha)


1. (Further Reflections) In The Room Of Percussion - Kaleidoscope
2. Another Game- Grapefruit
3. Beechwood Park- The Zombies
4. Cardboard Watch- The End
5. Charles Brown- Rupert's People
6. Happenings Ten Years Time Ago- The Yardbirds
7. Heresy- The United States Of America
8. I Can Take You To The Sun- The Misunderstood
9. I Like My Toys- The Idle Race
10. I See The Rain- Marmalade (I do live in England afterall, Rain songs are always required in summer!)
11. Joly Mary- July
12. London Social Degree- Billy Nicholls
13. Look In the Sky- The Fox
14. Love- Virgin Sleep
15. Michael Angelo- The 23rd Turnoff
16. Mind's Eye- Ramases & Selket
17. Model Village- The Penny Peeps
18. Monday Morning- Tales Of Justine
19. Money Man- Skip Bifferty
20. My Friend Jack (Original Version)- The Smoke
21. Now Your Time Has Come (Alt. Version)- Tomorrow
22. Rainbow Rocking Chair- Majority One
23. Reaction Of A Young Man- Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera
24. Rennaissance Fair- Orange Bicycle
25. Strange Walking Man- Mandrake Paddle Steamer
26. Sun Sing- Rainbow Ffolly
27. Sycamore Sid- Focal Point
28. The Daily Planet- Love
29. Waltz Of The Flies- Them
30. What Will Become Of The Morning- Chrysalis


http://rapidshare.de/files/28896589/Summer_Sounds.zip.html

... I Give You Rainbow Ffolly!

Rainbow Ffolly- Sallies Fforth 1968

I've uploaded a big album cover, because I really like it! A great, but yet quite wierd psychedelic classic. Not wierd in the sense you'd expect, like mad freakouts, but wierd in the sense that the songs are mostly amusing whymsical happy songs, that must have been great fun to make, the album also contains some of the nicest softer songs made during these creative years (Montgolfier, Goodbye). Very psych in places, you can't listen to this album and be sad, it's a very good, happy album, full of life and perfect for most moods! Unless you have the mood for some powerful freakouts and you just need something like The Nice! I really recommend this album, it took me a few listens to fully appreciate it, so if you don't like it after first listen, just keep trying it, I'm sure you'll love it, probably in my top 10 favourite psych albums!

Remember my music will now all be mp3, this is no exception!

So download and enjoy...





1. She's Alright
2. I'm So Happy
3. Montgolfier
4. Drive My Car
5. Goodbye
6. Hey you
7. Sun Sing
8. Sun And Sand
9. Labour Exchange
10. They'm
11. No
12. Sighing Game
13. Come On Go


http://rapidshare.de/files/28876867/Sallies_Fforth.zip.html

Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett- Radio One Sessions 1970-71

I've decided to switch to Mp3 as it just makes more sense, even if it does take me more time to upload onto my computer, as it appeals to a wider variety of people. To celebrate this I've decided to start with my hero, Syd Barrett's sessions that he did for Radio One. Being only 20 minutes long is a shame, but it's great to hear Syd playing some of his solo stuff live. Songs 1-5 were recorded in February 1970 and tracks 6-8 (Not great sound quality admittadly) were recorded February 1971. The passing of Roger "Syd" Barrett was a big loss to all fans of his music. But atleast he left us a great legacy of music to remember him by.

Hope you enjoy...



1. Terrapin
2. Gigolo Aunt
3. Baby Lemonade
4. Effervescing Elephant
5. Two Of A Kind
6. Baby Lemonade
7. Dominoes
8. Love Song


http://rapidshare.de/files/28518297/The_Radio_One_Sessions.zip.html

Donovan!

Donovan- Sunshine Superman 1967 (1966 in the US)

Superb Psych-Folk album from Donovan, a real classic that belongs in all collections! An incredible selection of songs and instruments that really shows the best that he had to offer, tough to say if it's his best album because his albums are all good and vary in genre so it's up to you, but I'd say that this is his best followed by A Gift From A Flower To A Garden, which I may upload soon. Don't really need to say much about Donovan, you should all know him already.

So if by chance you haven't got this album already, here it is, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.




1. Sunshine Superman
2. Legend Of A Girl Child Linda
3. Three Kingfishers
4. Ferris Wheel
5. Bert's Blues
6. Season Of The Witch
7. The Trip
8. Guinevere
9. The Fat Angel
10. Celeste


http://rapidshare.de/files/28509709/Sunshine_Superman.zip.html

Espers!

Espers- The Weed Tree 2005

There aren't many modern bands that I can honestly say I like. Nor are there many at all that I'd like enough to post on my blog! But Espers are possably the most impressive and creative band I have heard in the last 25 or so years (Along with Circulus!) . The music they make is breathtaking, mixing traditional folk, acid-folk with alot of fuzzy psychedelia. This particular album, their second (more of a very long EP) see's them really get into their folk, far more than Espers and II. Female vocalist, Meg Baird has one of the most incredible voices and is absolutely perfect for this type of music. I highly reccomend every peice of music this band has made. Even if, like me, you aren't overly keen on alot of modern music, it would be a big mistake to rule out this band. If this does well I shall also upload their recently released album "II".

Also you can find their debut album and the Circulus album posted over at my good friends' blog, It's Psych!
http://ourpsychblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/espers-2005.html
http://ourpsychblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/circulus-lick-on-tip-of-envelope.html

Enjoy them!





1. Rosemary Lane
2. Tomorrow
3. Black Is The Colour
4. Afraid
5. Blue Mountain
6. Flaming Telepaths
7. Dead King

My Favourites: It would be pointless listing them, because I've just typed them all out! The whole album is incredible!


http://rapidshare.de/files/28274383/The_Weed_Tree.zip.html

Love... RIP Arthur Lee

Today brought the sad news of the passing of Love's Arthur Lee. He died in hospital in Memphis, yesterday (Thursday, 3rd August) due to his ongoing battle with Leukemia. This truly is sad, as I'm sure you all know Arthur Lee was a driving force behind one the greatest psychedelic albums ever to be recorded, Forever Changes.

I have decided to post 3 Love albums because of this sad news, they are Da Capo (1967), Forever Changes (1967) and Four Sail (1969). It should be noted that the line-up is completely different on Four Sail, except for Arthur Lee, of course. He disbanded the original line-up of Love after Forever Changes, because he felt the other members were not good enough (!!!).


Da Capo 1967



1. Stephanie Knows Who
2. Orange Skies
3. ¡Que Vida!
4. Seven & Seven Is
5. The Castle
6. She Comes In Colours
7. Revelation


http://rapidshare.de/files/28175400/Da_Capo.zip.html



Forever Changes 1967





1. Alone Agian Or
2. A House Is Not A Motel
3. Andmoreagain
4. The Daily Planet
5. Old Man
6. The Red Telephone
7. Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between
Clark And Hilldale
8. Live And Let Live
9. The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This
10. Bummer In The Summer
11. You Set The Scene


http://rapidshare.de/files/28145021/Forever_Changes.zip.html



Four Sail 1969



1. August
2. Your Friend And Mine- Neil's Song
3. I'm With You
4. Good Times
5. Singing Cowboy
6. Dream
7. Robert Montgomery
8. Nothing
9. Talking In My Sleep
10. Always See your Face


http://rapidshare.de/files/28182252/Four_Sail.zip.html

If you haven't started already, let the appreciation of Arthur Lee's legacy begin...



March 7, 1945 - August 3, 2006

The Stones!

The Rolling Stones- Their Satanic Majesties Request 1967


Regardless of what you may think of "The Rolling Stones" as a whole, all their albums, all their singles... One certainly cannot deny that this is a true masterpiece. The Stones truly showed in this, their only true dip into psychedelia, that they are masters of music. They manage to sum up everything about psych, with the help of a vast array of instruments.

Some songs are wierd, some have crazy sounds and some are just pure blasts of mind bending sounds! Kick back with a nice joint, put on your headphones, and press play! I guarentee you wont be dissapointed!

Also, the CD packaging, Crikey, the most psych packaging I've ever seen! Not sure if I have the normal re-issue print or if it's a limited edition or something, but it is truly awesome to see!
It's the "Inaugural Edition Hybrid Disc" 2002, if you want to buy the album and haven't already, get this one, I love it!




1. Sing This All Together
2. Citadel
3. In Another Land
4. 2000 Man
5. Sing This All Together (See What Happens)
6. She's A Rainbow
7. The Lantern
8. Gomper
9. 2000 Light Years From Home
10. On With The Show

My Favourites: Sing This All Together, Citadel, In Another Land, She's A Rainbow and The Lantern.


http://rapidshare.de/files/28156088/Their_Satanic_Majesties_Request.zip.html

The Kinks!

The Kinks- The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 1968

The ultimate Kinks album, I really cannot find words good enough to describe this album! If you like the whymsical English music, then you have just found heaven! This album is without doubt the most English album I have ever heard, all about Village Greens, Steam-Powered Trains, Taking pictures down the beaches of sunny Southend, Sitting By The Riverside, A lad named Walter and some fat cat! Great psych music, at times it is descrete and you may not realise it, but once you do, you will never look back!

If you haven't got this already download it, and I hope you love it as much as I do!





1. The Village Green Preservation Society
2. Do You Remember Walter
3. Picture Book
4. Johnny Thunder
5. Last Of The Steam-Powered Trains
6. Big Sky
7. Sitting By The Riverside
8. Animal Farm
9. Village Green
10. Starstruck
11. Phenomenal Cat
12. All Of My Friends Were There
13. Wicked Annabella
14. Monica
15. People Take Pictures Of Each Other


http://rapidshare.de/files/28139333/The_Kinks_Are_The_Village_Green_Preserva.zip.html

For Fox Sake!

The Fox- For Fox Sake 1970

Excellent album from Brighton's finest "The Fox" the only album they made, and was recorded in the studio's of Radio Luxemburg. All the songs you hear except 2 are the first takes and the whole album was made very quickly and released soon after to much appraisal. They band were due for a second album recording session, tho the management suddenly lost interest, there was a new band on the scene named Black Sabbath and just like that The Fox were dropped. Promises of world fame and big houses, now a thing of the past (incidentally, when Ozzy Osbourne left Sabbath in 1979 I think, he was left penniless, despite many millions of copies of their albums being sold, turns out the managers (lead manager Sharon Osbourne's dad) were clearly just con artists, who made a lot of money).

But anyway... this album is excellent! Some realy classic psych, some nice soft songs, and some great improv music. Aa couple of songs I'm not overly keen on, but on the whole excellent albums, and again a special thanks to MS for this one, it's excellent, just a shame it was that bit too late... Go get it!

1. Second Hand Love
2. Lovely Day
3. As She Walks Away
4. Glad I Could
5. Butterfly
6. Look In The Sky
7. Goodtime Music
8. Mr.Blank
9. Man In A Fast Car
10. Birthday Card
11. Madame Magical
    

My Favourites are: Second Hand Love, Lovely Day, As She Walks Away, Look In The Sky, Mr.Blank and Birthday Card.

http://rapidshare.de/files/27885940/For_Fox_s_Sake.zip.html

Majority One!

Majority One- Rainbow Rockin' Chair 1969-71

An excellent compilation of material by excellent pop-psych outfit Majority One, their work may have been really after the Psych rush, but if you say any of these songs sounds later than '68, I'll call you a liar! haha. Never made it in native England although they did make a fair name for themselves abroad and infact recorded all of these songs in Paris, France. Some really excellent music, fairly simple in parts, quite rocking at times too, from the fast paced "Get Back Home" to the mellow acid soaked "Rainbow Rocking Chair". Also has one of the best and most original covers of a Beatles' song I think I've heard "A Hard Days Night". The incredibly English "A Cigarette, A Cup Of Tea" makes you feel right at the heart of the whymsical UK psych scene!

I wouldn't know about this band if it wasn't for www.marmalade-skies.co.uk and I wouldn't own the album if I didn't win the competition on the site last year! So many thanks to Mick at MS for that (do check the site if you haven't already, it's excellent)!

This really is a great album, at time rough vocal effects make the compilation seem fairly ragged around the edges, but it isn't and you dont have to look hard on each track for great music.

So go on... you know you want to!




1. Get Back Home
2. A Hard Days Night
3. Friday Man
4. A Cigarette, A Cup Of Tea
5. Because I Love
6. Charlotte Rose
7. Rainbow Rocking Chair
8. Depths Of My Mind
9. Glass Image
10. Don't Mind The Rain
11. Letter From The Queen
12. I See Her Everywhere
13. Looks Like Rain
14. Love Came Today
15. Feedback
16. No Matter What
17. Freedom
18. Birds Must Learn To Fly

I recommend: A Hard Days Night, Charlotte Rose, Rainbow Rocking Chair, Don't Mind The Rain, Letter From The Queen and Looks Like Rain.


http://rapidshare.de/files/27818473/Rainbow_Rockin__Chair.zip.html

Acid-Folk!

Early Morning Hush- UK Acid-Folk Compilation 1969-1976

Released this year, this is the follow up compilation to "Gather In The Mushrooms" an album I haven't yet heard, but hope to hear soon, if it's as good as this! This really is an incredible album, that if doesn't capture you after first listen wont take long to. This album is what I call "Acid-Folk" at its very best, a huge array of instruments, creative sounds and very trip-worthy (except the Keith Christmas song, man such a parranoid song!)! This album has a few well enough known artists such as "Pentagle" and "Steeleye Span" as well as some of the best underground artists such as "Mellow Candle", "Water Into Wine Band" (if anyone has seen a Water into Wine Band album on here, if they could tell me, I'd be hugely appreciative!) and "Mr.Fox". Some songs you may not like, but most you are sure to love, so give the whole album a listen, and I really hope you enjoy it as much as I do!




1. Midwinter- The Skater 1973
2. Loudest Whisper- Lir's Lament 1973
3. Mellow Candle- Sheep Season 1972
4. John Renbourn- The Cuckoo 1971
5. Sweeney's Men- Go By Brooks 1969
6. Shelagh McDonald- Peacock Lady 1970
7. Water Into Wine Band- Harvest Time 1976
8. Shirley Collins- Poor Murdered Woman 1971
9. Keith Christmas- Forest And The Shore 1971
10. Anne Briggs- Fine Horseman 1971
11. Stone Angel- The Bells Of Dunwich 1976
12. Pentangle- Sovay 1968
13. Duncan Browne- Cherry Blossom Fool (Not sure the year!)
14. Steeleye Span- The Blacksmith 1971
15. Dando Shaft- Coming Home To Me 1970
16. Shide And Acorn- Elanor's Song 1971
17. Mr.Fox- Mendle 1970

My Favourites: The Skater, Sheep Season, The Cuckoo, Harvest Time, Fine Horseman, The Bells Of Dunwich, Sovay, Cherry Blossom Fool, The Blacksmith and Coming Home To Me (quite a few songs!)


http://rapidshare.de/files/27788981/Early_Morning_Hush.zip.html

The Status Quo!

Status Quo- Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo 1968

Incredible debut album from The Status Quo! Everyone's entitled to their own opinion of the group, I personally feel they were a big dissapointment after the start they had. This album has to be one of the most distinctive and impressive albums of the late 60's era. Very much guitar led, it's nice psychedelia, no bads trips on the card with this one! To try and sum up the genre I'd say a pop album, thats been heavily thrown into a barrel of L.S.D! I really couldn't recommend this album enough. It's excellent and if you haven't already got this record, what are you waiting for!



1. Black Veils Of Melancholy
2. When My Mind Is Not Live
3. Ice In The Sun
4. Elizabeth Dreams
5. Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe
6. Paradise Flat
7. Technicolour Dreams
8. Sheila
9. Spicks And Specks
10. Sunny Cellophone Skies
11. Green Tambourine
12. Pictures Of Matchstick Men

My Favourites: (Hard, I love them all!) Black Veils Of Melancholy, When My Mind Is Not Live, Ice In The Sun, Technicolour Dreams, Spicks And Specks, Green Tambourine and Pictures Of Matchstick Men. And those I didn't chose killed me not to!


http://rapidshare.de/files/27775262/Picturesque_Matchstickable.zip.html