Psychedelic Scene [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 3, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B000023Z3G
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,963 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Vacuum Cleaner-Tintern Abbey

2. Shades Of Orange-The End

3. Red Sky At Night-The Accent

4. Baby I Need You-Curiousity Shoppe

5. 14 Hour Technicolor Dream-The Syn

6. In Your Tower-The Poets

7. Clour Of My Mind-The Attack

8. That Man-Small Faces

9. Guess I Was Dreaming-The Fairytale

10. Woodstock-Turquoise

11. Turn Into Earth-Al Stewart

12. Secret-Virgin Sleep

13. Meditations-Felius Andromea

14. A Day In A Minds Mind-Human Insinct

15. Ice Man-The Ice

16. Love & Beauty-The Moody Blues

17. Michaelangelo-23rd Turnoff

18. Bird Has Flown-The Societie

19. Like A Tear-World Of Oz

20. Sad & Lonely-Garden Odyssey

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sheer Mindtripping History, November 5, 2002

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Ralph Quirino (Keswick, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Psychedelic Scene (Audio CD)

25 superb examples of British psychedelia (the late 1960s) as originally released for the Decca and Deram U.K. labels. If all you know of "psych" is The Electric Prunes and The Seeds, then stand by to be amazed. While most of these bands remained "nobodies", some were able to transgress the era: Al Stewart turns in a suitably orchestral "Turn Into Earth" (with a far more "americanized" sounding vocal from the noted "Year Of The Cat" singer) while The Moody Blues' "Love & Beauty" (an early, rare track recorded prior to "Nights In White Satin") gives us a glint of what's to come. Other winners include Timebox's "Gone Is The Sad Man" (Mike Patto never got the props he so righteously deserved!), The Accent's "Red Sky At Night", Human Instinct's "A Day In My Mind's Mind" and The Plague's "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow". The remastered sound is excellent (despite some of the more primitive recording sessions) and the liner notes - while way too brief - provide decent information. In short, a total keeper. File proudly next to your "Nuggets" boxed set.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for any British Psych fan, December 7, 2002

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B. Margolis (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Psychedelic Scene (Audio CD)

25 amazing tracks....great sound and liner notes. Of special note: Tintern Abbey's "Vacuum Cleaner", the original 45 is currently changing hands for over 100 pounds, if you can find it. Also of note, "Woodstock" by Turquose (not the same song), "Baby I Need You" by Curiosity Shoppe, "Guess I Was Dreaming" by The Fairytale, and the decidedly NOT psych "Sad And Lonely" by Garden Odyssey Enterprise. I couldn't live without my copy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 'The Psychedelic Scene' (Universal) Various Artists, March 5, 2006

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Psychedelic Scene (Audio CD)

25 different bands,with one track each,drawing from the 1965-71 era.Most of these bands I've never heard of prior to this release.A few that I have include Syn,The Attack(pre-Atomic Rooster),Al Stewart,Moody Blues and Timebox.This is a rather tasty collection.Sort of like a shorter version of the Rhino 4-CD box set 'Nuggets II'.If you're a true fan of '60's psychedelia(like me),you should get many enjoyable plays out of this CD.Recommended.