Psychedelic Times | Cool British Singles from October 1967

[@androsgroup]

I can’t understate how important this channel is, terrific work like always👍

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thank you very much!

[@jamesguy1030]

Andros Group ~ Yeah, if you haven’t already seen it before, Check out the amazing psychedelic movie footage about the Beatles called = “THE WINGED BEATLE” it cost thousands to make Make & is full of insider information. You Won’t Be Disappointed ! . . . *

[@godetonter4764]

In a few years Reginald Elton John would audition for Gentle Giant and get turned down flat.

[@boomtownrat5106]

After hearing these ‘cool British singles from…’ series, it makes me think I lived on the wrong side of the world. I’m a lover of British progressive rock. I was introduced to Family not too long after their debut by a neighbor who came back from a tour of Vietnam. Many of those servicemen would stop in the Philippines to buy their stereo components. This neighbor had a massive set up installed and I remember him introducing me to Family. Nice mention of Genesis (my fav) being influenced by them. Cool hearing Simon Dupree and The Big Sound. As mentioned, they did morph into Gentle Giant. Probably one of the most progressive of all the progressive bands that came out.

[@mrnastey9]

Awesome. Autumn Almanac has always been one of my favorite Kinks tracks. 55 years ago...the music scene was so brilliant.

[@joelake7986]

Definitely my all-time favorite Kinks song. This is the song that finally cemented my Kinks fandom, almost 30 years after its initial release. As much as I love the Beatles, the Kinks to me have a kind of magic that no other band can claim. In retrospect, I wish the Beatles had been given less attention so that so many other deserving bands could have been given more, but at least all of their music is still with us, just waiting for us to discover it.

[@nathalieplum2137]

And talk about an earworm! I just READ the title 'Autumn Almanac" and it gets stuck in my head for weeks. So of course in September and October of every year, I go loco🤪 I'm now 55 myself and the part of the lyrics now that obsesses me the most are: "La-la-la la la la-la la-la la-la la-la Oh, my poor rheumatic back Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac" every morning I wake up now, but in my case it's my right knee and hip! 😄😄😄

[@Krzyszczynski]

Mine too. The sheer ordinariness of the activities being sung about, that apparent contentment with the everyday, is what endears it to me. And it's an outstanding example of that rare form in popular song, the rhapsody (term for a sequence of tunes that are different from each other, but somehow make up a coherent whole - Queen's bohemian one being probably the best-known).

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Unfortunately, the part of the video about "I Can See For Miles" by The Who had to be removed due to a copyright claim. Sorry about that! PLAYLIST | Cool British Singles from October 1967: kzbin.info/aero/PLZiczFvWkHKHKiym1OpnbRkL3GLAKMHaf

[@crisprtalk6963]

How is it that every video you make doesn't get a copyright claim?

[@katbela3971]

It's very frustrating to crash into the copyright wall.

[@jayhawkjd8565]

It is a classic!

[@cronobactersakazakii5133]

That’s a shame but the title is enough for me to have it rock in my head, savage monotone solo included 😃

[@pencilpauli9442]

Cow the mardy arsed bleeders! lol IMHO the best part of these videos is hearing some of the music that didn't make it into the soundtrack of my childhood, along with the familiar songs. Such a lot of good music around. Many thanks for digging out the reviews and putting the videos together

[@paulcooper5904]

My teenage years were in the sixties. What a great decade!!

[@marieholland8868]

I think we'll always compare music with what we listened to back then! It was pretty exciting...this channel brings back memories as tho it was last week!

[@stevemuvjele789]

God how much I love this channel. Please never stop.

[@tomc642]

This channel is the next best thing to a time machine. There were so many creative bands and fun songs. Kippington Lodge reminded me of their psychedelic "Lady on a Bicycle". Also SImon Dupree and the Big Sound with "We are the Moles" Only Ray Davis could write lines like this in Autumn Almanac: "From the dew-soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar When the dawn begins to crack It's all part of my autumn almanac ...."

[@Krzyszczynski]

Nearest Kippington Lodge got to the charts was when their keyboardist Barry Landeman joined Vanity Fare just before they charted with Hitchin' A Ride.

[@misternewoutlook5437]

A good channel for audiophiles looking to browse for more cool tunes from the 1960s. Love the actuality film clips too.

[@ab3000x]

I had to pause the video and do screen grabs and screenshots about a dozen times so i can look up these songs and albums. This channel is like finding buried treasure! Love what you're doing. Thanks

[@NewFalconerRecords]

Andy Partridge of XTC once remarked that he's basically spent his whole life trying to match the artistry of 'Autumn Almanac' by the Kinks. I get where he's coming from, it's an incredibly complex song that packs so many ideas into a mere three minutes.

[@nathalieplum2137]

Andy Partridge is another genius!

[@martinst8764]

Agreed!!! I didn't use to like the song but now rank it as an utter, utter masterpiece! There's no other song like it. (Mid-autumn now, come to think of it)

[@chrisbotelho7212]

Great song that is a bitch to try to play. Alot of stuff going on in there. Much more complicated than it appears.

[@GCSoundArtifacts]

Among all the surprising stories here, the one that amazed me the most is the existence of Alan Bown's version of "All Along The Watchtower" and its inspiration to Hendrix' one. So much brilliant stuff I haven't heard of here...

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I was amazed when I found out about that, too. I really like the Alan Bown's arrangement of the song with the soulful horns and all that, very cool.

[@Krzyszczynski]

Bloody record companies have a lot to answer for. (Mind you, they do now and then unintentionally do people a favour. What if Decca had signed up the Beatles after all, and lumbered them with some run-of-the-mill producer instead of George Martin?)

[@harry2.01]

What a great piece of history.

[@richsackett3423]

The song by The Accent was the clear stand-out. Incredibly impressive work.

[@paulgoldstein2569]

I may be thick, but I had never come across it before. But just that snippet of it moistened my appetite and made me want to know more about them.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

It's an amazing song. It's been featured on many psych compilations over the years.

[@lindadote]

Thanks YP, fascinating stuff! Having grown up with this music, it’s always sobering to know that for every group that made it into the charts back then, there were a dozen that didn’t.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Very true, Linda.

[@janewhite4486]

Linda Jones ; I too wanted to hear every UK psyche. single and LP. But was stuck in the American Midwest instead ! This wonderful site "" Yesterday 's Papers "" fills in a lot of gaps for my muso history !

[@lindadote]

@@janewhite4486 ……I grew up in an outback Australian town that didn’t even have television until I was well into my teens, so I can sympathise Jane. Thanks to YP’s fabulous channel, I’m learning of music I missed first time around.

[@bobinscotland]

Autumn Almanac had another great song on the B-side, DAVID WATTS, which was recorded by The Jam about 10 years later.

[@jean-luc.muller]

I assumed I knew most of the pop releases from the 1965-1968 era. How wrong was I ! The year 1967 alone produced so many fantastic music, and this video made me discover a couple of totally obscure yet brilliant singles ! Thanks so much for your page !! Keep up with the good work ! :-)

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers, Jean-Luc!

[@GenialHarryGrout]

I'm a big 60's music fan and you're posting music that I hadn't heard before, thanks for sharing and keep them coming

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

Fascinating video from YP as usual! It’s interesting to hear excerpts from these great singles, many of which I had not previously heard. Autumn Almanac is surely one of the Kinks best ever recordings. The song’s brilliant evocation of an English autumn is an absolute joy to listen to, one of Ray’s greatest songs imo! It’s also nice to revisit music journalist Chris Welch’s insightful reviews, he was my favourite music paper columnist for many years, and still makes interesting contributions to music based TV shows such as the fascinating ‘Classic Albums’ series!

[@tamomarfernandez7548]

The Family, what a great and underrated band.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Great band, love them.

[@garygomesvedicastrology]

Amazing band! One of the best ever!

[@SuperNevile]

The Beatles were going to call their LP after Sgt Pepper's: "A Doll's House", but everything turned out for the best.

[@garygomesvedicastrology]

@@SuperNevile Just one of those weird coincidences. I actually enjoyed Family's first album much than The Beatles White Album, but that's my perspective-extremely creative except for "Never Like This", a Dave Mason song I think they were asked to cover that was not as good as the rest of the album. But the first Family album was a masterpiece. I sincerely apologize if I offended any Beatles fans- just sharing my honest opinion.

[@127cmore]

The month/ year i was born and now I'm turning 55. Always been fascinated by the music 🎶 from this time, living in Scotland. Especially the psychedelic music 🎶 😁🤪❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kelvynification]

Kites! Absolute genius:))) One if my favorite songs of all time:))))

[@stevejames2896]

Another outstanding video! Absolutely full marks for the picture and film research which really makes these so fun and colourful to watch. A lot of time and effort must go in to these mini-productions and it shows. I've loved this music for years and it's great that you are bringing it to a wider audience who may not have heard it before. Keep up the good work!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thank you very much!

[@ubtrippin9980]

Great backstory on “All Along The Watchtower”. I love those historical details. Thanks so much for another great video!

[@steevburgess2627]

What an amazingly creative year 1967 was, this was just the tip of the iceberg really.

[@AlexAlexon3897]

The Accent - what a fantastic single! Never even heard OF them until now. Thank you. 🙂

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

In the 90s when most people were playing Wet Wet Wet's version of "Love is All Around" My mother was proudly playing The Troggs ... it all just came screaming back to me 🤣😂 Another fantastic video here, YP. I've genuinely never heard a Kinks song I don't like. Amazing band and one of the best from that era 🎸☺

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Agreed, Sophie! Most of the stuff the Kinks released from the mid-60s till the early 70s is absolutely brilliant.

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

@@YesterdaysPapers 💖

[@EmeraldWoodArchives]

Also released in October '67 is the 13th Floor Elevators' second album Easter Everywhere. While the rest of the music world congregated and celebrated the "Summer Of Love", the original psychedelic heroes hid from the extremely oppressive anti-drug law enforcement and Texas rangers in a cabin in Kerrville, Texas and wrote that autumnal masterpiece with the aid of drummer Danny Thomas and bassist Danny Galindo that Elevators guitarist Stacy Sutherland met at an Austin jam session earlier that year. Happy Halloween.

[@IamNotANumber3929]

There's something about the sound from that era that's just timeless! Brilliant stuff YP...👍

[@charlesachurch7265]

Great stuff. Thanks for your informative presentation. The Kinks song is sublimely beautiful.

[@spyderlogan4992]

Greetings from Austin, Texas. Always look forward to your episodes, especially the British Pop singles I've never heard. And the incredible period film clips, stills and the 45rpm record labels(how did you get those?, wow) BUT there is one that did stand out: 'There is a Mountain'. I did hear this on AM radio a few times when it was originally released(dating myself) but I knew it more from "Mountain Jam" an improvised instrumental jam by The Allman Brothers Band released on the 1972 release 'Eat a Peach'. Then there's 'All Along the Watchtower'...now this bit of back story is amazing. Thanks for all you do, Mr. Yesterday's Papers~!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thank you very much!

[@grokeffer6226]

This is a great little slice of music history. I'll have to look into some of these songs. Most of them I've not heard before. 🎶🎶

[@katbela3971]

Every time ''The Kinks'' come on, my heart skips a beat. 1:47 I love that band, the most underrated in history. Thank you, YP.😀🤩🌹

[@YesterdaysPapers]

One of my all-time favourite bands as well.

[@katbela3971]

@@YesterdaysPapers 🤗🤗🤗

[@NewFalconerRecords]

@@katbela3971 You can never get enough Vitamin "K". They're the best.

[@marieholland8868]

Have I got this right? Did Chrissie Hynde have a daughter with Ray Davies? He was one of my faves back in the day ❤

[@KThayerart]

Excellent! I really enjoy these time capsules from a unique time in pop music. Great work! ☮🕉💜☯️⚡⚡⚡

[@karaamundson3964]

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[@RobertFithen]

Excellent! I want all of these! Thanks for introducing me to some great music I hadn't heard previously.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers, Robert!

[@sableminer8133]

Thanks, wow you turned me on to some new bands I put on my Apple app! Man, these sites & sounds are really resonating as an older bloke ( I missed this scene by a few years being a babe)! Esp luv the guitars and organ touches back then!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Wow, thank you very much, Sable Miner! I agree, it was truly a fantastic era and there's still so much great music to discover from those years. Cheers!

[@sableminer8133]

@@YesterdaysPapers Looking at the comments you've found a niche people are liking! I think that era was over way too quickly, esp the sounds, but the attitudes were so much more community. It really is cool how you take the time to respond on these threads. Have a pint or whatever on me!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

@@sableminer8133 I will. Cheers!

[@Alderak1]

I first heard “Dream on My Mind” the other day and was completely floored. What a great psych track.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Agreed, great song.

[@michaellehmbeck8671]

Thank u Yesterday's Papers for uploading this!

[@Transterra55]

Outstanding video! I love English Psychedelia, but I have not heard of most of these bands..thanks for excavating these buried treasures.

[@mariannwatt2678]

What fun YP ive read of them all and listened as well good show cheers !

[@neilfriedman]

Soo love the Kinks, waiting for a new album while it is still possible. Please Ray and Dave?

[@EdwinJack64]

What a great bundle of singles! Very interesting stories about Ruperts People, Alan Bown, Apex and Blossom Toes. Man, what a great single "Dream On My Mind" still is! Great historic footage as well! Thx!

[@nathalieplum2137]

I know we say that with every new Yesterday's Papers video, but this is the best one! With all the other ones! Thank you again so much for your work, Monsieur YP 💯

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks, Natalie!

[@moebetta4224]

I turned 16 in Oct. '67. I love the fresh energy and enthusiasm of these songs.

[@mnbv990]

A wonderful window into our pop past, keep it coming sir.

[@romuloromano]

Simply love this channel, thank you SO much. Highly informative.

[@martinst8764]

Wow, what a month of music that was! And I thought I knew a fair bit about '60's music.........!!!!!! Just awesome stuff. Was looking forward to Apples & Oranges review but that was released in November (recorded in October). Really enjoyed that one, thanks!

[@jimandlizhudson2501]

Good to see a quick mention of The Blossom Toes. Saw them in 1969 in Manchester. Excellent group.

[@bpivr]

American psychedelia was harder and more political because we were sweating out getting drafted and angry about the war. A lot of great American bands never left their home towns because their members needed to stay in school to remain safe from the Army.

[@davidbaise5137]

Thanks so much for this! Didn’t hear any of the profiled records over NYC radio- 77am nor the Good Guys over at WMCA. A real shame too. But now I’ll ask my friend who lived in London at the time.

[@gtrjay55]

Always so interesting and informative. Oh yeah 🎶 and fun too. Hope you are doing well and please keep them coming.🙏😷🎵🎶👀❗

[@sjdrifter72]

I love this channel so much. It not only educates but it always helps me get through my work day. Thanks!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thank you very much!

[@killer17slay]

Keep up the good work this channel helps me find hidden 60s gems

[@annamariaisland1960]

Loving these explorations of less-well-known singles in that period.

[@sashamoghilla2919]

Awesome set-list from the first song! What a creative time indeed.

[@MilesBellas]

Kinks : "painting vivid and verbal pictures....... every day happenings an absorbing lyrical quality"

[@centralparkjoe1290]

Fantastic episode! Really captures the sounds and vibe of this movement 🤙

[@Norshammar72]

Many thanks for all the great recommendations.

[@deborahrobertson8606]

I can remember watching Top of thePops when Kite was a hit. If I'm right (and I was only 6!) there was an atmospheric film by a cliff...or was that a year later with Fleetwood Mac's Albatross!!!!?? Either way,it's a great song and very evocative of that time. Thank you.!!

[@rachelsghost]

I have always loved Autumn Almanac. It's so very English delivery always appealed to me. Donovan featured at his best here too. Great to see the Troggs in this episode (I must add them to my collection). The Alan Bown-Hendrix connection I am just learning about now from you, YP. Another fantastic upload! 🥰

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks, Rachel! Only Ray Davies could write a song like "Autumn Almanac". 100% Ray Davies.

[@carmengiaa65]

One of my Fave Channels

[@buzzawuzza3743]

How many GREAT 45s can you jam into one video??!!??!! Well done.

[@jay.watchman9986]

Wow, some more great songs to discover here as well! Thank you for your awesome work!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers, Jay!

[@robertsterner408]

What a lovely time to be around

[@kelvynification]

Kites was one of the best songs of 67’. I still love this track:)

[@achillebrunet6023]

Love your channel, mate! Keep 'em coming!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks!

[@Ballardian]

What a great series of videos! Thank you.

[@paavoviuhko7250]

Psychedelia was a great land to arrive when turning 18 in mid-July of 1967. I would love a compilation disc of the British output.

[@Sp33gan]

Another great video, YP! So many amazing songs, all coming at once, it's small wonder many couldn't crack the charts. I'd never heard of Kippington Lodge so that one's definitely on my list of future explorations. Thanks for that! From all that I've read of Decca, they were a difficult label to sign with. If they felt you weren't getting enough airplay or the potential for such, they'd simply cut you off. Imagine how differently things would have turned out had the label signed The Beatles, based upon the audition tapes they'd cut with them? Possibly given a more rigid producer and may never have gotten past their first single.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yes, it appears many bands that were signed by Decca got these type of deals. One single and if it's not a success, bye bye.

[@Sp33gan]

@@YesterdaysPapers It makes me wonder how The Moody Blues survived there for as long as they did before their switch in direction. I'm happy they did, whatever the reason. ☺

[@Krzyszczynski]

Fab Gear: I posted a very similar comment re Decca and the Beatles, before reading yours! Coincidence, not plagiarism, I assure you.

[@Sp33gan]

@@Krzyszczynski Haha! No worries. It just means we were thinking the same thing. We can all be grateful that destiny brought them to George Martin's doorstep. If they'd signed with Decca, the label may have felt encouraged enough with how Love Me Do fared in the charts, I doubt anyone besides Martin would have listened to the original version of Please Please Me and given the positive feedback that caused the rearrangement. How well the ballad version would have sold is anyone's guess, but only Martin could have seen the potential with a style and tempo change. He made them as much as they made him, and all of are the richer for it.

[@andrewgeraci8798]

This episode is incredible! Thanks for turning me on to some of the songs!

[@francoispedro3694]

Very well done, once again. Hats off. *****

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers!

[@deirdre108]

This was very enjoyable--entertaining and educational. Living in the US I had never heard most of these bands. I can really hear the British psychedelic influence on the upcoming progressive rock movement. Thanks again for an enlightening channel!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks, Michael! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@michael5089]

Just subbed . Brilliant work!💜💜👍👍🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸

[@edyb2097]

Impressive job, your videos are always the top-notch!

[@John_Fugazzi]

That was a great description of British vs American psychedelic music. Lots of rare music here.

[@calvinguile1315]

Love it like always, I actually liked Night of the Long Grass by the Troggs, not sure when that came out, it was their stab at psychedelia. I'm grateful that you turn me on to cool music to look for

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks, Calvin! I like "Night of the Long Grass", too. That was a medium hit in May 1967. The single that was a massive flop was "Hi Hi Hazel". Not surprised it wasn't a hit 'cause it's a pretty average song.

[@dream-67]

Try "Maybe the Madman" that's the Troggs best!

[@johngore7744]

Yesterday’s Papers was on Between the Buttons. And is has an odd metallic ‘ding’ I somehow envisioned Brian adding. I’m 61 and I’ve always loved that album. Connection. My Obsession She Smiled Sweetly and the Dylanesque. Something Happen to me Yesterday. ( don’t forget if you’re on yer bike wear white) lol. Keep up the good work YP cheers from Montreal. Home of the bed in.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks! I love "Between the Buttons", brilliant album.

[@jfrorn]

absolutely wonderful as always!

[@georgeprior-vinylshowtell4934]

What a great selection here, thank you. The Accent is the pick of the bunch to my ears. Surprised to hear pysch like that from Dave Dee and co, superb stuff. (Has anyone here heard their 1970 album without Dave Dee called Fresh Ear? It's a masterpiece).

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I'll have to check out that album.

[@smkh2890]

Family was one of my favourite bands back then . Also the Groundhogs!

[@ballhawk387]

Not only were there so many overlooked gems released around this time, but also stunning hits, such as "I Can See for Miles".

[@paulnolan4971]

Kites is great man. Great rundown thanks. So much good stuff, Ofc I couldn't resist the GG gatefold as soon as I saw that cute giant. Also got 3 friends and Octopus. I need acquiring the taste to round that out

[@filippersson5256]

Love this, era!! ! 😳

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

Brilliant stuff. Love 'Kites' and 'There Is A Mountain'. Even my grandmother loved 'Autumn Almanac'.

[@stephensmith799]

I never knew that about the origins of Gentle Giant. Thanks 🙏

[@outrorecords]

Brilliant as expected!

[@karaamundson3964]

Love this channel. Gives such essential insights.

[@PAULLONDEN]

Oh my . ....A Simon Dupree compilation is a *must* , if only for 'Kites' and 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' ...Totally amazing !

[@johnnypoker46]

And a couple of years ago I discovered the B-side 'Sleep', which is excellent

[@paulgoldstein2569]

The first single you reviewed here by The Accent you said was produced by Mike Hurst, when it appears it was produced by Mike Vernon, another well known UK producer of that era.

[@spudwas]

"David Watts" should have clearly been the A side for that Kinks single.

[@bobinscotland]

Blossom Toes featured the fabulous JIM CREGAN who went on to play bass with FAMILY, then guitar with Cockney Rebel (remember that great acoustic solo in Come Up And See Me), then joined the ROD STEWART BAND (great work on I Was Only Joking). Blossom Toes manager/producer Giorgio Gomelsky was also the manager of The Yardbirds (who morphed into Led Zeppelin) Soft Machine and The Rolling Stones in the early days, as well as bands which included Rod Stewart as singer.

[@CliffMcAulay]

Great vid! I cannot tell you how much I enjoy your work.Thank you, consider yourself subscribed!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers!

[@shemanic1]

As a vinyl DJ since the 60's I love some of the B sides of 45's. Tunes such as "14 hour technicolour Dream" by The Syn with "Flower Man" as the poorer A side, & "Reflections through the Looking Glass" by 1910 Fruitgum Co;" the flip side to the cheesy "Simon Says", both great Psychedelic tunes I have in my Great Backsides playlist

[@foxbasealpha]

So much good stuff released that month!

[@paulgoldstein2569]

A couple of extra comments here; The one-off UK single you mentioned here by The Afex was written by Tom Shipley, later of Brewer And Shipley, and originally recorded in the States months earlier by a group called The Poor who featured future Eagle, Randy Meisner. Secondly, the single you featured here by The Creation appeared on their double CD Creation Therapy with their complete recordings, but labelled there as Alternate Mix, but was this recording without the overdubbed strings, and in stereo with a bit of studio chatter at the beginning. No fade-in at the beginning after the added strings intro there.

[@tonys9102]

Good comment. I'll add that the Poor also had a very minor hit with "She's Got The Time," since it hit the Bubbling Under chart." The Randy Meisner song they did, "Come Back Baby" is also excellent and made it onto a least one popsike compilation I have, "Fading Yellow" (I forget which volume).

[@paulgoldstein2569]

@@tonys9102 Many thanks for your reply. But as it was late, I only just by chance came across it when looking for someone else's comment here. I don't usually look back that far. But I think their best single was both sides of their first, Once Again/How Many Tears. Their sound was at times influenced by The Byrds and The Association, with mild hints of the softer British Invasion. There is a CD called Help The Poor, containing their entire tracks plus tracks by The Esquires, featuring future members of The Poor, but not Randall Meisner.

[@wyliesmith4244]

I had that Poor single for some time before someone made it disappear. maybe one of us was One Toke Over the Line.

[@mark6052]

I love 💕 this channel too !! So many fascinating groups rarely heard of. These were truly the Big years in England.

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

I’m a guitarist of 50 years, as of October 4th 2022. I thought I knew nearly all the bands. I keep being proven wrong by KZbin posts! It seems pretty obvious to me now that psychedelic music really began in London; not San Francisco. Thanks for this👍

[@MikeDial]

Because I grew up in the US, I remember only the songs by Donovan and the Troggs, both of which I loved. It's good to see what I missed.

[@nuwavedave]

HAVE I GOT A BAND FOR YOU! You do such a great job covering Rock Bands of the '60s - I want to suggest a documentary for you. "Blues Magoos" were the Kings of New York Garage-Psych 1966-68. Their biggest U.S. hit was "We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet". Nobody has done a documentary on The Magoos. I can provide a great 77 WABC Radio spot for the band. In their day, they were right up there with the Lovin' Spoonful in Metro-NYC popularity. I think you'll really "dig 'em".

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I love the Blues Magoos! I've got "Psychedelic Lollipop" and "Electric Comic Book" on vinyl. I'll probably make a video about them sooner or later. Great band!

[@wyliesmith4244]

@@YesterdaysPapers Their third, Basic Blues Magoos, was pretty good and had a cover of the I Can Hear the Grass Grow. Here in the States, that was about the only way we could hear the Move.

[@truethought62]

I wish that the Troggs B-side would have been mentioned along with their classic love song “Love Is All Around”… it was a more psychedelic piece that could have been released as a single, as well-“When Will the Rain Come”🙂✌️🎶🥰

[@rgwebb5165]

Not one of my favorite Kinks songs. But its still a fantastic song. Just speaks to how great they were. Donovan had so many interesting influences.