Artist	Song
Chameleons UK	Tomorrow Never Knows (the Beatles)
Primal Scream	Slip Inside This House (13th Floor Elevators)
the Embrooks	Feel Like Flying (the Attack)
Sun Dial	Magic Potion (the Open Mind)
Ride	How Does It Feel To Feel (the Creation)
Plasticland	Alexander (the Pretty Things)
Chesterfield Kings	Satisfaction Guaranteed (the Mourning Reign)
Fantastic DeeJays	Fight Fire (the Golliwogs)
the Riviera Playboys	You Treated Me Bad (the Ju Jus)
Webb Wilder	I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) (the Electric Prunes)
Headboys	Shapes Of Things To Come (Max Frost & the Troopers)
Voivod	Astronomy Domine (Pink Floyd)
the Wondermints	Arnold Layne (Pink Floyd)
the Grip Weeds	I Can Hear The Grass Grow (the Move)
McFadden's Parachute	Frustration (the Mystic Tide)
the Strawberry Zots	Get Me To The World On Time (the Electric Prunes)
Brian Jonestown Massacre	Sailor (the Cryan' Shames)
Bongwater	the Porpoise Song (the Monkees)
the Church	It's All Too Much (the Beatles)

Comment:

It's a "Trick Of The Ear"...

The Dead Man once asked visitors to his website "What are your favorite cover versions of psychedelia?" (paraphrasing, gist intact).
Since I came across the question I've been thinking and assembling some of the versions which are my own answer. So many great tracks have been rescued from obscurity with the veritable onslaught of the many compilations available to the conniesseur and the newcomer aiding the cause of the originals alongside their peers. The upshot of this wave of nostalgia has been that bands flexing their neo-psych' brain have a wealth of access to said originals and have been honoring their forefathers by covering these great tracks.
For me the Beatles "Tomorrow Never Knows" has been a touchstone of everything I appreciate and enjoy in psychedelia. The Chameleons UK however give it the "oomph" that I sometimes wish the original had. They put the power ON! The next track, covered here by Primal Scream, has long been a favorite version since I first heard it more than a decade ago.(Tempus fugit, indeed.) Also, the Primals version takes the original and fully makes it their own, instead of a note-for-note recreation. We're better for it, too, imho. The Embrooks belong in the aformentioned set of "neo-psychsters" who pay homage on more than one occasion with great cover versions, the choice was tough. Gary Ramon's Sun Dial doing their version of the Open Mind's "Magic Potion" has been held in high esteem since their version first appeared. I'll not go through each track but want to touch upon a few of the remaining tracks-Plasticland openly admits the Pretty Things were their favorite band, so it's no coincidence they do a ripping version of the Pretty's "Alexander". The Golliwogs "Fight Fire" has been a personal fav' since I first heard it on the Dead Man's brilliant internet radio show so when sr71 offered me this cover I jumped.., big thanks. McFadden's Parachute is one of three Rochester bands appearing on this comp' and the newest, to me, in terms of familiarity with their music. They, too, have so many solid choices for obscure cover versions in their discography but this version of the Mystic Tide track leapt out at me after repeated listenings. (The Squire of the Subterrain hipped me to them and I'm eternally grateful.) Finally, the Church do a knock-out job on their version of "It's All Too Much", from their all-covers release: Box of Birds...again, a tough choice but I thought the symmetry of the begin/end justified the appearance.
This mix is dedicated to the site's birthday boy & resident Psych'-ic----Gerry McDonald, Happy Psychedelic Wishes!!!

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