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The Psychedelic Rock Tumbler: Volume VII

Artist Song
The Paisleys  Cosmic Mind At Play - {Cosmic Mind At Play] 
Kaleidoscope (US)  Keep Your Mind Open - {Pulsating Dream] 
Kaleidoscope (UK)  Flight From Ashiya - {Tangerine Dream] 
Kaleidoscope (Mexico)  Colours - {Love, Peace & Poetry -- Latin Psychedelic Music] 
Gal Costa  Cultura E Civilizatao - {Gal Costa 1969] 
Spectrum  15 Years Old - {Geracao Bendita] 
The Flowerpot Men  Mythological Sunday - {Let's Go To San Francisco] 
Scrugg  I Wish I Was Five - {Paisley Pop: Pye Psych (& Other Colors), 1966-1969] 
Fever Tree  Man Who Paints The Pictures - {San Francisco Girls] 
Magical Power MAKO  Cosmos Sandglass - {Super Record] 
Kimio Mizutani  One For Janis - {A Path Through Haze] 
George Brigman  Jim's Jam - {Jungle Rot] 
Arbete Och Fritid  Petrokemi Det Kan Man Inte Bada I - {Arbete Och Fritid] 
Stack Waddy  Mystic Eyes - {Stack Waddy] 
Walter's Dream  Walter's Dream - {Rubble Vol. 20: Thrice Upon A Time (Nothing Is Real)] 
Colder Children  Memories - {An Overdose of Heavy Psyche] 
Flies  Winter Afternoon (Demo 2) - {Complete Recordings 1965-1968] 
Roy Harper  One For All - {Folkjokeopus] 
101 Strings  Karma Sitar - {Rubble Vol. 14: The Magic Rocking Horse] 
Ed Askew  Marigolds - {Ed Askew] 

Comment:

First off, I would like to formerly acknowledge a number of individuals and, in doing so, also apologize for not recognizing them earlier.As with any mix I submit that's worth a second glance...this series is the result of advice, recommendations, pointers and (in MANY cases) direct contributions by other Mixers. I'd like to thank each and everyone of them, not only for these resulting mixes, but for the sheer joy their musical influence has garnered me since being part of these boards. (If I omit someone, here...believe me, it's because I have a memory of nat).
The Psychedelic Rock Tumbler Contributors: Deadman, LoFi Jr., Moe, Orchid, Shawn Porter, Sport!, Jenergy, Sean Lally, Mike Hartford, Blaskin, Hemizen, Curtis Burns, Thomas Mohr, Nest of Vipers, Cruella and MacDonald12 (a HUGE influence and to whom this whole series should be dedicated)...and more! As I type this...I just know I'm missing someone. and to that someone...my apologies, once again.So here's a little snippet about one of the bands...(which was yet another highly sought after acquistion. A result of my reading the Galatic Zoo Dossier, which was recommended by LoFi Jr. (just an example of how this whole thing comes together)Stack WaddyNotes as per AMG's Bryan ThomasStack Waddy - from Manchester, England - formed in 1965 as a primal R&B and blues-rock band, taking their name from a Mad magazine character who lead vocalist John Knail (formerly of the Knails) vaguely resembled. Prior to this name change, the band had been known as New Religion, and were led by lead guitarist Mick Stott.The band's nasty reputation often preceded them wherever they went, and they were known to be physically bullying towards promoters and agents. According to liner notes for this CD reissue, Knail would often throw bottles at their audience when he was "dissatisfied with their level of appreciation." Frequently, this led to him being tossed into jail overnight.They were discovered in 1969 by Radio One DJ John Peel, who signed them to his own Dandelion label, which he'd founded in 1969 because he felt a lot of bands that he liked weren't likely to ever get recording deals on their own. Their first self-titled album - Stack Waddy, recorded live in the studio, mostly first takes with no overdubbing - featured covers of standards like "Roadrunner," "Susie Q," Jethro Tull's "Love Story," and a few originals; their version of "Roadrunner" later surfaced on a Dandelion sampler CD culled from tracks recorded between 1969-1972. The most immediately recognizable element of the band's recordings is Knail's howling vocals, which would occasionally lapse into a guttural growl similar to Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) or famed DJ Wolfman Jack.In 1972, the band repaired to Manchester's Strawberry Studios, where they recorded their follow-up album in five hours' time. According to Peel, who produced the album and contributed to the liner notes, they treated overdubbing with disdain and refused to run through a song before recording it, telling him to "bugger off!" when he asked them to give any particular song another run-through. The results, then, are what you might expect: sloppy, raucous, raw, and very "live." Bugger Off - which was withdrawn from sale in many record shops because of its title - was also comprised mostly of covers, including Frank Zappa's "Willie the Pimp," the Kinks' "You Really Got Me," and Willie Dixon's "Hoochie Coochie Man."The original lineup finally imploded not too long after its release. In 1973, bassist Stuart Bamham re-formed the band with a new lineup - Mike Sweeney replacing Knail on lead vocals - that lasted until 1976, but the band failed to issue a third album.Enjoy!
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Nomates
Date: 3/18/2006
Gnnhhhhhhhh! I will enjoy. But your up to Volume VII -- that's SEVEN! Pronounced S-E-V-E-N, spelt 7. I fully expect Kiefer Sutherland to appear in your next mix. Well, now that I've cleared my sinuses, let me say that this mix is more than up to your usual standards. I, I, I, I'm sorry, I'm just a bit on edge today -- probably post "Good Lord, Everybody's Suddenly Irish" Syndrome. Dee Diddly Diddly etc.
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Siobhan
Date: 3/18/2006
Yeah, this'll hit the spot alright. I've never heard Stack Waddy but from the profile, they sound catastrophic enough to be a great listen. I don't know too much on this one, but judging from what I do, the whole thing is great - keep them coming!
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sammyg123
Date: 3/18/2006
The wheels on this excellent series of mixes keep on - a turnin'. Great stuff. Diggin' the inclusion of Stack Waddy.
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Dead Man
Date: 3/18/2006
My God! Seven volumes, not to mention the Kaleidoscope trifecta! I'm happy to be among the contributors but looking at your tracklist, I see that you're venturing into territory that I have yet to explore. Brilliant artwork yet again--captures well the mood of the series.
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Rob Conroy
Date: 3/18/2006
So this is the first mix that I've gotten to comment upon in weeks, and I'm happy to see that it's as great as your title promised me. I feel confident that I'd love this whole series...
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Moe
Date: 3/18/2006
Looks like another fine batch of rocks you've thrown in the tumbler. This is one serious series. I tried to get all three Kaleidoscopes on an Old McDonald mix (one of which someone tried to repost today, but only the first three songs), but I failed in my attempt.
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plushpig
Date: 3/18/2006
This series just gets better 'n; better. Love the tryptich of 'scopes. But come on don't be coy, we both know that behind that Walter's Drean pseudonym lies my beloved Soft Machine!
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blasikin
Date: 3/18/2006
Kaleidoscopic good times, my friend. You need a radio show. Fuck it, a whole station.
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Air Raid
Date: 3/18/2006
I'm lost for words. This looks great. Keep up the good work my friend.
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bufo alvarius
Date: 3/18/2006
Stunning work, as usual, my friend. Honored to be amongst the contributors to this fine series. You've been a pretty big influence on this end as well. Sorry to have been out of the loop lately...still trying to get my mixing groove back.
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Curtis_Burns
Date: 3/18/2006
A consistently compelling compendium Chris. Better than nuggets; chicken or otherwise. All hail MacDonald! And Musicgnome!!
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jonpoi
Date: 3/18/2006
Kimi Mizutani?!?
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GambleOn
Date: 3/19/2006
Superb stuff. I could easily get lost in this.
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valis
Date: 3/19/2006
Smooth. Shiny. Tumbled with care and attention to the minute granular particulates. That's what makes it psychedelic.
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Sean Lally
Date: 3/19/2006
great again.
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Cow Macy
Date: 3/20/2006
Great Gal Costa & Roy Harper picks. And I think this is your best cover art yet!
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p the swede
Date: 3/22/2006
"Petrokemi Det Kan Man Inte Bada I"
I bet you wonder what that means ;)