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Try A Little Sunshine: The British Psychedelic Sounds Of 1969 [CD]

Try A Little Sunshine: The British Psychedelic Sounds Of 1969 [CD]

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1967 was undoubtedly the high-water mark of the era, but the psychedelic genre’s influence lingered for some while afterwards, 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. That dichotomy saw the British pop and rock scene exhibit a strong element of musical schizophrenia, as can be heard on Try A Little Sunshine: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1969, the latest instalment in Grapefruit’s acclaimed late Sixties series. A significant number of great, heavily lysergic records were still appearing (if psychedelia was dead, clearly nobody had told the likes of The Factory, Fleur de Lys or Jason Crest), but the musical template did mutate. The Attack’s chunky mod-pop vignettes gave way to Andromeda’s power trio riffing, Status Quo moved from day-glo popsike to a looser, bluesier approach, The Pretty Things reluctantly left behind their neglected masterpiece ’S. F. Sorrow’ to explore more introverted territory, Grapefruit traded their gossamer-light harmony pop template for a relatively stripped- down sound, and Colin Giffin eschewed The End’s psychedelic dreamscapes to dabble in post- ‘Eleanor Rigby’ baroque pop. In addition to such cornerstone creations, our overview ranges from ultra-commercial (but still unsuccessful) bubblegum-flecked singles by the likes of Pure Gold, Balloon Busters and Strawberry Jam to the arrival of prog-rock underground groups such as Woody Kern, Pussy and the righteously- obscure Irish band Taxi. We also feature some of the more pop-oriented folkies/singer-songwriters, including Ralph McTell’s attempt at a summer pop hit single and Marc Brierley’s sitar-laden non-LP nugget ‘Flaxen Hair’, while a number of harmony pop acts (Harmony Grass, Tapestry, Angel Pavement, The Orange Bicycle and others) were eager to move with the changing times. For other, more commercially successful bands like The Spencer Davis Group, Procol Harum and The Move, it was a case of attempting to maintain their high-profile status while also showing signs of progression.
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1967 was undoubtedly the high-water mark of the era, but the psychedelic genre’s influence lingered for some while afterwards, 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. That dichotomy saw the British pop and rock scene exhibit a strong element of musical schizophrenia, as can be heard on Try A Little Sunshine: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1969, the latest instalment in Grapefruit’s acclaimed late Sixties series. A significant number of great, heavily lysergic records were still appearing (if psychedelia was dead, clearly nobody had told the likes of The Factory, Fleur de Lys or Jason Crest), but the musical template did mutate. The Attack’s chunky mod-pop vignettes gave way to Andromeda’s power trio riffing, Status Quo moved from day-glo popsike to a looser, bluesier approach, The Pretty Things reluctantly left behind their neglected masterpiece ’S. F. Sorrow’ to explore more introverted territory, Grapefruit traded their gossamer-light harmony pop template for a relatively stripped- down sound, and Colin Giffin eschewed The End’s psychedelic dreamscapes to dabble in post- ‘Eleanor Rigby’ baroque pop. In addition to such cornerstone creations, our overview ranges from ultra-commercial (but still unsuccessful) bubblegum-flecked singles by the likes of Pure Gold, Balloon Busters and Strawberry Jam to the arrival of prog-rock underground groups such as Woody Kern, Pussy and the righteously- obscure Irish band Taxi. We also feature some of the more pop-oriented folkies/singer-songwriters, including Ralph McTell’s attempt at a summer pop hit single and Marc Brierley’s sitar-laden non-LP nugget ‘Flaxen Hair’, while a number of harmony pop acts (Harmony Grass, Tapestry, Angel Pavement, The Orange Bicycle and others) were eager to move with the changing times. For other, more commercially successful bands like The Spencer Davis Group, Procol Harum and The Move, it was a case of attempting to maintain their high-profile status while also showing signs of progression.
Track Listing

TRY A LITTLE SUNSHINE – The Factory

REPUTATION – Shy Limbs

LITTLE BOY - Beatstalkers

LETTERS FROM EDITH – The Spencer Davis Group

ROUNDABOUT - The Montanas

SISTER - Cliff Wade

BROTHER THRUSH – Barclay James Harvest

(VISION IN A) PLASTER SKY – Wild Silk

THE DAY THE TRAIN NEVER CAME - Consortium

LIFETIME - The Bliss

THIS IS TO A GIRL - Strawberry Jam

RIVER BOAT QUEEN - Audience

CAPTAIN REALE - Gentle Influence

A SALTY DOG – Procol Harum

GREEN MELLO HILL – Angel Pavement

THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER - Peter Howell & John Ferdinando

THIS TIME TOMORROW – The Move

SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT INTO MY ROOM – Jason Paul

STAY INDOORS - The New Formula

RUNNING WILD – Fresh Air

DOGS AND CATS – The Sorrows

WE BUILT THE SUN - Pussy

BABY AND ME – The Hammers

BEING HUMAN BEING (ALTERNATIVE VERSION) – Paper Bubble

CHILD ON A CROSSING – Writing On The Wall

DR CRIPPEN’S WAITING ROOM – The Orange Machine

LIAR - Fleur De Lys

SEEN THROUGH A LIGHT – The Mooche

IT’S ONLY LOVE – Sam Gopal

DEEP WATER - Grapefruit

STOP - Pan Pipers

MARRAKESH - Fortes Mentum

FLAXEN HAIR - Marc Brierley

CHANGES IN OUR TIME – Colin Giffin

CREEPING JEAN – Dave Davies

WHO WANTS HAPPINESS - Tapestry

SHE SAID, SHE SAID – Grand Union

ONLY GEORGE - Scrugg

SUMMER COME ALONG – Ralph McTell

IT HAPPENED TWO SUNDAYS AGO - Nirvana

DOUBTFUL NELLIE – Tuesday’s Children

MINDLESS CHILD OF MOTHERHOOD - Ewan Stephens

BIOGRAPHY – Woody Kern

ALCOCK AND BROWN – Balloon Busters

MAGIC CAR - Edwards Hand

HOW DOES IT FEEL – The Good Ship Lollipop

NO REASON - Shere Khan

MORNING WAY - Trader Horne

BLACK MASS – Jason Crest

LAST CLOUD HOME – The Orange Bicycle

(WHO PLANTED THORNS IN) MISS ALICE’S GARDEN – The Explosive

JUST WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR TODAY – The Spectrum

THE PRICE OF LOVE – Status Quo

THIS LITTLE BOY - 1984

DEATH OF A DREAM MACHINE – The Deviants

DAY OF THE CHANGE - Andromeda

MR RAINBOW - Homer’s Knods

YOU MIGHT EVEN SAY – Pretty Things

CRY BABY CRY - Freedom

SATURDAY ROUNDABOUT SUNDAY – The Humblebums

WE WANT YOU TO STAY (DEMO VERSION) – Bill Fay

WHAT A GROOVY DAY – Harmony Grass

MR BEVERLY’S HEAVY DAYS – The Freshmen

LITTLE BIRD - Eyes Of Blue

TAMARIS KHAN – The Onyx

THE SCHOOL BOY - Five’s Company

LOOKING TOWARDS THE SKY - Davey Payne & The Medium Wave Band

FAIRGROUND – Pure Gold

PETROL PUMP ASSISTANT – Fat Mattress

GOOD OLD ’59 (WE ARE SLOWLY GETTIN’ OLDER) – Second Hand

COUNTING TIME MY WAY - Taxi

BURNING THE WEED – Bobak, Jons, Malone

ARMAGEDDON - Cape Kennedy Construction Company

Details
  • Genre: Rock
  • Product Type: AUDIO CD
  • Barcode: 5013929184701
  • Release Date: May 02, 2025
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