Various Artists - Try A Little Sunshine - The British Psychedelic Sounds Of 1969: Clamshell Boxset - Import 3 CD Box Set

Credits:

Various Artists

Description:

The year 1969 was a confusing time for bands and music fans alike in the U.K. The psychedelic wave of the previous few years had crested but was still strong, bubblegum had snuck in through the cracks, prog was in its early phase, and groups were cranking up the amps and getting harder. The whole year felt like the White Album had exploded, changed the game for existing bands, and spawned many new bands in its wake. Not that everything can always be credited to or blamed on the Beatles, but they cast a long shadow. With an excellent series of compilations covering the U.K. music scene year by year, the Grapefruit label had their work cut out for them, and they come through like champs on Try a Little Sunshine: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1969. The three discs are packed with examples of all the various strains of psychedelic rock that were streaming wildly out of clubs and radios -- by well-known artists like the Pretty Things, Dave Davies, Procol Harum, and Status Quo, but mostly the collection is peopled by almost-weres and total nobodies who were lost to time. It's an eye-opening assortment of songs and sounds that rewards intense listening with a raft of gems like Tapestry's fuzzy lollipop of a bubblegum jam "Who Wants Happiness" and Tuesday's Children's warped baroque pop nugget "Doubtful Nellie." Or Jason Crest's bonkers dark psych freakout "Black Mass." Or Consortium's sunshine pop stunner "The Day the Train Never Came." One could pick a track at random and come up with a winner, or at least something quite interesting. Even the duff tracks are worth hearing just to get the proper context for the era. Sure, it misses a lot of the big names of the time, but Try a Little Sunshine doesn't need them to be a definitive musical lesson that's also tons of fun, and just the thing to throw on when one needs to be transported to another era. ~ Tim Sendra|

Tracklisting:

1.TRY A LITTLE SUNSHINE / The Factory
2.REPUTATION / Shy Limbs
3.LITTLE BOY / Beatstalkers
4.LETTERS FROM EDITH / The Spencer Davis Group
5.ROUNDABOUT / The Montanas
6.SISTER / Cliff Wade
7.BROTHER THRUSH / Barclay James Harvest
8.(VISION IN A) PLASTER SKY / Wild Silk
9.THE DAY THE TRAIN NEVER CAME / Consortium
10.LIFETIME / The Bliss
11.THIS IS TO A GIRL / Strawberry Jam
12.RIVER BOAT QUEEN / Audience
13.CAPTAIN REALE / Gentle Influence
14.A SALTY DOG / Procol Harum
15.GREEN MELLO HILL / Angel Pavement
16.THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER / Peter Howell & JohnFerdinando
17.THIS TIME TOMORROW / The Move
18.SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT INTO MY ROOM / Jason Paul
19.STAY INDOORS / The New Formula
20.RUNNING WILD / Fresh Air
21.DOGS AND CATS / The Sorrows
22.WE BUILT THE SUN / Pussy
23.BABY AND ME / The Hammers
24.BEING HUMAN BEING (ALTERNATIVE VERSION) / Paper Bubble
25.ARMAGEDDON / Cape Kennedy Construction Company