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VA - Try A Little Sunshine The British Psychedelic Sounds Of 1969 (2018)

VA - Try A Little Sunshine The British Psychedelic Sounds Of 1969 (2018)
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Psychedelic Rock | Label: Grapefruit Records

1967 was undoubtedly the high-water mark of the era, but the psychedelic genre's influence lingered for some while afterwards. Nevertheless, there were significant changes during that period, and by the end of the decade the British music scene had largely polarised into two distinct camps: the influence of the counterculture saw the burgeoning college/university circuit grow as "serious" pop evolved into rock, while the more exploitative, commercial element of the industry reacted to the success of manufactured bands like The Monkees to instigate a sub-genre dismissively dubbed bubblegum..
Various Artists - Looking At The Pictures In The Sky: The British Psychedelic Sounds Of 1968 (2017) {3CD Set}

Various Artists - Looking At The Pictures In The Sky: The British Psychedelic Sounds Of 1968 (2017) {3CD Set}
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© 1968, 2017 Grapefruit Records / Cherry Red Records | CRSEGBOX040
Rock / Psychedelia / Psychedelic Rock / British Psychedelia

It goes without saying that 1968 doesn't have the same kind of cachet as 1967 - a year that, in musical terms, will always be indelibly associated with the Summer of Love, Sgt Pepper and the emergence of psychedelia. •But although the major players turned away from the excesses of the previous year in favour of a back-to-basics musical approach, there were arguably a greater number of psychedelic records made in 1968 than during the preceding twelve months. •Vital, lysergically-inclined 45s emerged from a whole host of younger groups, with The Factory, Mike Stuart Span, Fleur de Lys, The Fire, The Barrier, Boeing Duveen, Rupert's People and numerous others all releasing singles that have long been widely regarded by psychedelic collectors as genre classics.
VA - You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London (2024)

VA - You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 1,01 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 544 Mb | 03:57:15
Pop, R'n'B, Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Mod, Stage & Screen | Label: Grapefruit Records, Cherry Red Records

Celebration of the mid-60s Swinging London scene at its brash, colourful zenith. A cornucopia of club-friendly mod R&B/soul, era-defining pop hits and cult TV/film themes as England swung like a pendulum do.
VA - March Of The Flower Children: The American Sounds Of 1967 (2023)

VA - March Of The Flower Children: The American Sounds Of 1967 (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 1,1 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 577 Mb | Covers included | 03:58:53
Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Sunshine Pop | Label: Grapefruit Records

Four-hour, 3-CD overview of the American music scene in 1967. A dazzling cornucopia of psychedelia, garage punk, folk-rock and sunshine pop that acted as the soundtrack to the Summer of Love (US division).

VA - Breakthrough - Underground Sounds Of 1971 (2021)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Aug. 13, 2024
VA - Breakthrough - Underground Sounds Of 1971 (2021)

VA - Breakthrough - Underground Sounds Of 1971 (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.9 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 724 MB
5:16:22 | Full Scans Included | Rock, Prog Rock | Label: Esoteric

Esoteric Recordings’ next release in their series of compilations celebrating the so-called “underground” rock music. 1971 was a momentous year in rock and one which would continue to see Progressive music in all its forms become a dominating force with the album buying public. Much of this music appeared on the “progressive” imprints of major record labels such as EMI’s Harvest, Decca’s Deram and Philips Records’ Vertigo and emerging independent labels such as Charisma, United Artists and Island and led to an increasing presence of underground album music on BBC Radio 1 on its Sounds Of The Seventies and Top Gear programmes.
VA - Once Upon A Time In The West Midlands: The Bostin Sounds Of Brumrock 1966-1974 (2022)

VA - Once Upon A Time In The West Midlands: The Bostin Sounds Of Brumrock 1966-1974 (2022)
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Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Glam Rock, Mod, Progressive Rock | Label: Cherry Red Records, Grapefruit Records

A 3-CD, four-hour celebration of the post-Brumbeat late ‘60s/early ‘70s rock scene in the West Midlands. Tracing the evolution and development of that scene as local musicians embarked on an epic journey that embraced mod pop, psychedelia, blues, progressive rock, glam-rock and heavy metal, inspired by the emergence of chief catalysts The Move.
VA - Having A Rave-Up! The British R&B Sounds Of 1964 (2024)

VA - Having A Rave-Up! The British R&B Sounds Of 1964 (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 957 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 550 MB
3:56:06 | Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Beat | Label: Grapefruit

Four-hour, 3CD anthology of hard-edged British R&B from the genre's pivotal year. Featuring hit singles, key album tracks, cult classics and some fabulous previously unreleased recordings. While 1963 belonged to the Merseyside-led beat boom, the following year saw the emergence of homegrown R&B as market leaders The Rolling Stones were joined on the Thames Delta by a host of equally young, raw and enthusiastic British blues-hounds. The Pretty Things, The Yardbirds and Manfred Mann would all come to national prominence, but many other putative king bees - The Artwoods, Downliners Sect, early Ronnie Wood outfit The Birds - would have to settle for a more localised audience. Other hard-up heroes trying to pay the rent included The Who (as The High Numbers), Steve Marriott (as leader of The Moments) and Rod 'The Mod' Stewart (with The Hoochie Coochie Men), who all gave early notice of their developing talent to an indifferent world.
VA - Can't Seem to Come Down: American Sounds of 1968 (2024)

VA - Can't Seem to Come Down American Sounds of 1968 (2024)
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3:58:28 | Psychedelic Rock | Label: Grapefruit

Three CD set. Follow-up to Grapefruit's hugely popular US 1967 anthology 'March Of The Flower Children'. Hit singles, cult classics and tracks from 1968's key albums as the American music scene moved on from the Summer of Love. While psychedelia had been the dominant musical force in 1967, the scene fragmented the following year. Although many acts remained immersed in garage-punk and psychedelic pop, a growing number of heavily-amplified, blues-based hard rock bands like Blue Cheer, Steppenwolf and Iron Butterfly - all of whom enjoyed sizeable hit singles in 1968 - emerged to pave the way for what would develop into heavy metal. Manufactured pop in the form of bubblegum dominated the singles chart, The Byrds and other easy riders developed a country/rock hybrid, a phalanx of folk-based singer/songwriters came to the fore, while Bob Dylan and his occasional playmates The Band pioneered a more organic, rustic sound that would come to be known as Americana.
VA - Ring The Bells & Sing: Progressive Sounds Of 1975 (2024)

VA - Ring The Bells & Sing: Progressive Sounds Of 1975 (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, log, scans) - 2.1 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 884 MB
5:08:37 | Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock | Label: Esoteric

Four CD set celebrating the finest musical sounds of progressive rock music of 1975. Five hours of music featuring tracks by Barclay James Harvest, Baker Gurvitz Army, Be Bop Deluxe, Camel, Caravan, Gentle Giant, Greenslade, Steve Hackett, Peter Hammill, Hatfield & The North, Hawkwind, Steve Hillage, Man, Manfred Mann's Earthband, Nektar, Pfm, Procol Harum, Nektar, Renaissance, Soft Machine, Van Der Graaf Generator, Yes and many more. Ring the Bells and Sing - Progressive Sounds of 1975 gathers together over five hours of music from 1975. Sometimes dismissed in later years by some critics as a year when rock music was failing to progress, this compilation reveals that 1975 was indeed a year where a great deal of excellent, diverse and creative music continued to be produced by artists for an audience for whom the album was the important format and the iconic television series The Old Grey Whistle Test was essential viewing.
VA - Round And Round: Progressive Sounds Of 1974 (Remastered) (2023)

VA - Round And Round: Progressive Sounds Of 1974 (Remastered) (2023)
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5:09:10 | Prog Rock | Label: Esoteric

New 4cd remastered clamshell various artists boxed set celebrating the finest musical sounds of so-called progressive rock music of 1974. five hours of music featuring tracks by kevin ayers, barclay james harvest, be bop deluxe, jack bruce, budgie, camel, caravan, gong, greenslade, peter hammill, hatfield and the north, hawkwind, jethro tull, man, nektar, pfm, procol harum, nektar, renaissance, todd rundgren’s utopia, stackridge, strawbs, traffic, robin trower, darryl way’s wolf and many more. includes an illustrated booklet with essay by mark powell. Reviews and features in national newspapers, uncut, mojo, record collector and prog magazines plus coverage on relevant websites and fanzines. The next release in their series of compilations celebrating so-called “Progressive” rock music – ‘Round and Round – Progressive Sounds Of 1974’, is a 4CD clamshell box set which gathers together over five hours of music from 1974, another year in which would continue to see Progressive music in all its forms continue to develop and retain its presence as a dominating force with the album buying public.