Psychedelic Lollipop (Reis) [Import]

Blues Magoos | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 11, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Repertoire
• ASIN: B000006ZEY
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #593,276 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet

2. Love Seems Doomed

3. Tobacco Road

4. Queen of My Nights

5. I'll Go Crazy

6. Gotta Get Away

7. Sometimes I Think About

8. One by One

9. Worried Life Blues

10. She's Coming Home

Editorial Reviews

The Blues Magoos launched their recording career with a major smash, hitting the Top Five with the brash garage-punk anthem "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet." That tune is just one of the multiple pleasures of Psychedelic Lollipop, notable as one of the first albums (along with the 13th Floor Elevators' debut) to use the word "psychedelic" in its title. The band balances swaggering proto-punk attitude, a Beatlesque pop sensibility and adventurous acid-pop experimentalism on such tunes as "Gotta Get Away," "One by One" and "Love Seems Doomed." And the Magoos' high-energy workouts on James Brown's "I'll Go Crazy" and John Loudermilk's "Tobacco Road" rank with the greatest versions of those much-covered garage-band standards.

This '60s garage-psych nugget is now available on Sundazed as a Limited Edition compact disc (1000 copies only!) and High Definition Vinyl, sourced from the original Mercury-label stereo masters, with the colorful original cover art meticulously reproduced.

In their '60s heyday, the Blues Magoos were one of the first garage-punk bands to achieve mainstream success, and one of the first to embrace psychedelia. Early in their existence, the Bronx-bred quintet's high-energy live sets made them a popular attraction on the Greenwich Village club scene. Once they began making records, they quickly emerged as one of one of the earliest and most inventive exponents of the psychedelic sound. The band's 1966 debut album Psychedelic Lollipop and its 1967 followup Electric Comic Book, are two of that period's most beloved and enduring albums. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the one to get, October 30, 2006

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T. Horsefat (Napa CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Psychedelic Lollipop (Audio CD)

This psychedelipop classic is available in three forms, but don't be confused. This, the latest version, is absulutely the best. The sound, liner notes, and packaging are first-rate. Anyone familiar with releases on the Collectibles label can guess that the two-CDs-for-the-price-of-one edition (Lollipop/Comic Book) is not a real bargain. As for the older (2002)Repetoire version, well, it contains no extras, it's sound is not quite as good, it's packed in a standard crappy jewel case, and the liner notes are useless. Rolling Stone's Encyclopedia of Rock (~late 70's, I believe) wrote the Blues Magoos off as a flashy one trick pony that influenced no one. I guess they never considered a comparison to Pink Floyd's first album, which came a year later. The Magoos hit charted in the UK and you can bet Syd Barret payed attention since the Floyd was, at that time, playing more pop-oriented music. I'll add that, in the early 80s, I caught the Chesterfield Kings at DC's 9:30 club when they were a pretty new act. At that time (at least at that performance), they looked and sounded like a Blues Magoos tribute band. Enjoy this album. It's fun. Update, Aug 30, 2011: Sundazed released newly remastered CDs of the Magoos first two albums. They both have sound that is superior to the Repertoire releases. However, they have no bonus tracks so I still recommend the Repertoire versions as well for die-hard fans like me.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 60's psychedelica at its best, May 30, 2004

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Gary "60's Blues Man" (Winter Garden, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Psychedelic Lollipop (Reis) (Audio CD)

Wow, this is a great album! I bought this record while in high school, living in Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, that's ranger country people. Nothing much to do there, except listen to music. This album had been out of print for many years until recently released on cd. I have depended on reel to reel tapes to keep from losing track of this fine group altogether.

The Blues Magoos sounded like no one else in 1966, fresh and heavy with new psychedelic sounds and great vocal harmonies. "We ain't got nothin'yet" went on to be a big hit for the Magoos, but "She's coming home", "Queen of my nights" and the best version ever of "Tobacco Road" are my favorites on their first and best lp. If you like Aorta, early Country Joe & the Fish, Clear Light, Fever Tree or the Seeds you need this fine cd in your collection. Peace & Rock on

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BLUES MA-WHO'S?, June 20, 2007

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wally gator "the only" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Psychedelic Lollipop (Audio CD)

Who are they, you ask?

These guys are one of my favorites from the sixties garage scene. The best way to purchase this disc is in the 2in1 album pack that pairs this up with the follow up album, Electric Comic-Book, because it's actually cheaper, and you can experience the good tunes from that one too.

This however is the far superior album of the small catalouge of The Magoos. Why so rare?

I think, mainly, that The Blues Magoos barely wrote any of their own material, and they weren't British. The Blues Magoos came from Brooklyn, NY... but they could really rock for a sixties garage band. Listen to them cover I'LL GO CRAZY. Its a two minute long jam! Very nicely executed. Check out GOTTA GET AWAY, with the group shout along choruses. Nice,nice,nice. A little pre-punk meets bubblegum, but heavy duty. Check out TOBACCO ROAD, with the drums kill keyboards kill guitar sequence in the middle. Pisser.
This album came out in 1965, listen to how it must've influenced great bands like The Doors and other sixties legends. Some bands seem to fall through the floorboards now and then... but it's pretty great when you manage to pry them out. ROCK!