Mazzy -- your classification of psychedelia is right on. As I remember it, we never really called any particular style of music "psychedelia." In fact, if we used that word to describe music in the 1960s, we were using it sarcastically to criticize commercial efforts that were attempting to capitalize on what record execs thought drug culture was. Psychedelic music was the music we chose to influence the setting during a psychedelic trip. It's function was psychedelic. Days of Future Past is a key example of this. Actually, you hit my 1968 playlist right on the head.
@@dangabbert3944 Yeah -- I don't have any argument with the way anyone wants to identify psychedelic music, but as a former historian, I find it interesting to think about the idea that the classification isn't being determined by members of the sub-culture that participated in psychedelic experiences, but by a record industry that has commercially appropriated it to build market demand. The sub-genre of "pop-psych" is a good example. If it was pop, it wasn't psych!
I am 69 now and was around as a teenager during the 1960s, I had my first trip in 1969 and listened to Hendrix record, Electric |Ladyland. I can tell you now, it was, most definitely a psychadelic record, trust me, I know. I like a lot of your selection and have seen most of them live, we were spoiled back then, we had the best of times.
yeah, i would argue Electric Ladyland was his most psychedelic, esp. with the songs Burning of the Midnight Lamp, 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be), Still Raining, Still Dreaming and a few others.
Good to see The Zombies' Odessey and Oracle so high up your list. It's a masterpiece. Don't know if you can really include Magical Mystery Tour in there, as it's a bit of a Frankenstein's monster stitched together for the US market. Great sequence of songs though. Peace!
THANKS for including Hollies' Evolution, which I listen to more often than King Midas, probably because Evolution is less psychedelic but it was a big progression from the early pure pop Hollies sound. Graham Nash started pushing them that way with the For Certain Because/Stop Stop Stop album where they finally had band songwriting credits for every song on the album. I love so many of the great records/bands you're featuring here. Thanks for this, Mazzy.
Magical Mystery Tour was the third album I ever bought when I was 13 years old and had enough money to start buying records... and to this day it’s in my top five or six favourite records of all time, of any genre. I couldn’t live without it. Nice
Thank you for including Small Faces. I recently heard a well respected music critic say that although Beatles were the best all round band, HIS personal favorite band was Small Faces!! Me too, I think they were brilliant, but sadly mostly unknown to many of us from the US and younger folks. This was a fun video. Great job...
Good job! Didn't National Lampoon or someone do a parody called Magical Misery Tour? It was pretty humorous as I recall. "Mick's a fairy cross the Mersey" or something like that. I also remember some strange rumor from somewhere that there was a hit of acid manufactured into the cover of the first 500 copies of the Donovan box set. There should have been anyway. I 100% agree about the 1st BeeGees album. The lyrics of NY Mining Disaster. Perhaps they've given up and all gone home to bed, Thinking those that once existed must be dead. Doot, doot do do. Great imagery! Also Procol Harum, absolutely great stuff. Thanks for posting!
National Lampoon's "Radio Dinner" has a slashing John Lennon parody track featuring Tony Hendra (guessing here, not 100% certain) doing a berserk & savage fake caustic & cranky John denouncing his fellow Beatles, among others, over a piano/drum backing a la "Imagine," but more upbeat. I always enjoyed its cheerful irreverence, I'm sure John must have heard it, can't help but wonder what he thought of it.
As an eleven year old I first heard Magical Mystery Tour in England. It was formatted as a book containing 45 rpm singles. I was haunted by the beautiful Blue Jay Way. Wonderful to see you rate it so highly . Years later i saw Argent perform, had no idea the Zombies were so influential in the British psychedelic . Love your presentation and humour. Love is all you need innit .
Great list! I love an obscure psych record by an British duo that had huge succes in the states. Chad & Jeremy’s “Of Cabbages And Kings” especially “The Progress Suite” Produced by Byrds best producer, Gary Usher! A great record. The opener “Rest In Peace” is a killer! A true gem. Cheers from Stockholm.
another great show....thanks...and a coincidence, as I just listened to a british psychedelic box set , Let's Go Down and Blow Our Minds', this morning, inspired by your recent overviews...for me, it points out that the Beatles were part of a scene...which also influenced them as much as they were influencers...
So glad you give love to SF Sorrow and yes Days Of Future Passed really is a masterpiece! Plus the bonzo dogdoodah band's first album Gorilla from '67 is a great example of doing the 20s flapper jazz thing you mentioned. SUPER JOB MAZZY , KEEP IT GOING!
Thanks so much for the effort here. Some personal fav's on the list, as well as some things previously unheard to check out, as well as some reminders of "oh yeah, where did that go in my collection?" Agree that Magical Mystery Tour is stuffed with pop-psych nuggets. I would argue that The Pretty Thing's S.F. Sorrow should be #1 here, but if I amend your title to be more reflective of your choices -- i.e. Best 60s British Psychedelic POP Albums Ranked -- then maybe not, since S.F. Sorrow was a pretty heavy album. Overall, love the genre, and love your list.
Thank you Mazzy! You nailed it, including several of my guilty pleasures(Hollies, Pretty Things, Donovan, Beegees). Now I have to check if you filed my lp's correctly. Cheers from Canada!
Great break down Mazzy as always. I'd slip in the Bonzo Dog Band's Gorilla somewhere on your list being that it's not only a great psych record but it's connected to your overall number 1 pick.
Mazzy, thank you for reminding us of some great music! I love the trip through the past. My favorite song from the Brit-psych scene is Tuesday Afternoon. Love that song!
Magical Mystery Tour is the most psychedelic of the Beatles records and it is a record I love (but I love all the Beatles records so I guess that isn't saying a lot). So many great songs on it! I think the first impulse is to pick Sgt Pepper since it was so different, but overall the songs on MMT fit the psychedelic genre more accurately.
A very good ranking of Brittish psychedelia. My only comment is that the Yardbirds probably deserve more credit. But their best psychelelic songs were Shapes of Things, and Happenings Ten Years Tima Ago, neither of which were released on their studio albums.
Thank you Mazzy, You are helping me listen to more music and fewer depressing news oriented podcasts. I have a lot of material queued up that I've ether never heard, or haven't listened to in a very long time. Thanks again.
Thanks for another great video,. I spent this winter in a jazz deep dive, now I have transitioned to 60’s rock? Of all the albums I know on this list, electric ladyland is my pick.
I agree. I love the Ginger Baker songs, which are rarely mentioned. I'm talking about the studio album in particular being Cream at their creative peak.
Saw Procol Harum in '71 supported by the great Terry Reid [ with the equally great David Linley on guitar ] Remember they played most of " Broken Barricades " my favourite Procol album . Once again a great show Norman . Best Wishes from England .
Would also add Twink-Think Pink, Kevin Ayers-Joy of a Toy, The End by The End, July-July, Blossom Toes-We´re ever so clean, The Deviants-Ptoff, Nirvana- Story of Simon Simopath (second album is also good), the Smoke´s debut, White Noise-Electric Storm (electronic psych) and the Action-Rolled gold (the great brit psych lost album). Anyway great list ! I also enjoyed your lists on best SF and LA 60s psychedelic rock albums.
Great choice of Albums. Well done. You picked out some rare gems. I saw Traffic perform John Barleycorn at the Roundhouse, Muswell Hill just after the album was released. A wonderful, intimate concert. I could tell it was very special for Steve Winwood by the way he introduced each song. By the way the UK album cover for Mr Fantasy is 2000% better than that one with an amazing fold out cover and a great set of photos inside featuring Dave Mason a lot. By the way Procol Harum had a non playing member, Keith Reid, who wrote all their lyrics and worked closely with Gary Brooker and the rest of the band. His surreal, sometimes confusing lyrics help create that melancholy, bewildered feel that runs through all their music. I'd love to see your next 30 from 31 to 60 :)
Hey Maz I loved that you gave a shout out to Sky Pilot. It was big on top 40 radio in L A, and I was astounded when I bought the single, and the song continued on side 2! We only got the short version on the radio. Starting around 15 years ago, I've been re-listening to the Stones Satanic Majesty album. . .and I really like it a lot nowadays. Most of the songs are really good to great. That album and Sgt. Pepper were the first Beatles and Stones albums to have the same album cover, track list, and mixes on both sides of the Atlantic. Also happy to see The Who Sell Out -- on most days, that's my favorite Who album. I know that bubbling just below your list was Listen To The Flower People by Spinal Tap. ;)
Hi Norman. Just discovered you here on youtube and really enjoying being educated by these ranking videos. As an Englishman am proud that you include Hendrix here in the British section - Guess I've always considered that we pinched him from you. I remember being surprised that Captain Sensible from The Damned rated the first Beegees album his all time favourite. I don't have the depth of knowledge concerning psychdelic music that you do but I would have included Twink's "Think Pink" in my top twenty and would have Syd Barrett's "Mad Cap Laughs" as my number one choice. Thank you for the great videos!!
A very enjoyable and informative listen, thank you. A few personal favourites are Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack by the Nice, Book of Taliesyn by Deep Purple, and We Are Everything You See by Locomotive.
Mazzy. I made it up to Amoeba LA today. Got there at 10:30. 8th in line. Opened at 11. Probably about 150 people in line. Everyone got in right away. Its super nice. Great atmosphere. Clean. You'll love it..
I went last week got there right before one pm on a friday and got no line! Did not like that they did not have a lot of used records the majority is new records. Still like that they are open again. I was spoiled by the original store. Cheers
Saw Stevie Marriott in a small biker dive in the 80's Had their double low priced disc set lost&found on vinyl. I had to replaced it , pretty much sold or lost everything . Very much like Ogden's . Big fan of Rough Mix . Thanks for showing us this part of your collection.
Here are some essential Brit-Sike bands: July - Tomorrow - Blossom Toes - The Smoke - The Creation - The Open Mind - Apple - The Plastic Penny - The Gods. All released a great debut record and definitely in the genre. I always enjoy watching your shows, and you always come across as a kind and knowledgeable fellow.
I think that July album is totally over rated.....the songs aren't that good, I would never listen to that on a psychedelic,, and they hadn't even had acid it was an attempt to copy the Beatles.
@@richardfinlayson1524 July is one of the finest albums from the UK at that time imo. This vid is all commercial psych. Some great, but also a lot of non psych filla. July were far from the latter.
Blossom Toes released my favorite brit-psych LP "We are ever so clean". The band seem rather embarrassed about it, but I rate it higher than both Piper and Pepper.
Glad I found you and your astonishing knowledge and amazing record collection very enlightening. I was there but I was largely unaware mainly because I was too skint to buy many records and just listened to the pirate radio stations (based off shore to avoid UK government regulations). Now I’m going to work my way through your selection of records courtesy of the wonderful RUclips. Of course there was lots of other great music being made at the time and I have always been interested and enjoy the sounds of the west coast. Thanks
Thanks for including the Moodies! too many reviewers forget their contribution. Put your spotlight on their "Childrens Children"...in my top 5 albums regardless of category. Just one more indulgence...have to include Soft Machines' "Volume 2", so unique & beyond any one of the "Top 30"....Hendrix was their biggest fan
I absolutely loved both your videos on top psychedelic albums. I have to agree with you on most of the choices. My brain kept getting triggered with all the joyous remembering. Thank you Mazzy,
I just listened to the The Zombies Odessey and Oracle for the first time thanks to your recommendation. What an album and the song Hung up on a dream is unbelievable. Keep up the videos. Thanks
What a wonderful list! Only 3 or so I have never heard- now I will look them up. Only a few things missing- other Traffic, other Cream.... I love it that you feature Donovan so prominently and agree with that choice. Also the choice of Beatles and Jimi... That Moody Blues album I over-heard in the Berkeley dorm in 1969, but will have to listen to it again on YT. The 1st bluesy Moody Blues is great and almost unknown (but NOT psychedelic!!!) Glad The Yardbirds are on there. Their song Happening Ten Years Time Ago is very psychedlic.
Aloha Mazzy, Great rankings of British Psychedelia record albums. All those record albums you've named I had at one time or another in my collecting years. I to enjoy Donavan's Music. Crazy world 🌎 of Author Brown Awesome! Moody Blues Days of Future pass, Classic. They are all great. Thanks Again Mazzy, for sharing your rankings. Looking forward to seeing your next video. Mahalo Ed
Wouldn't any of us love to go hang out at Masie's house on a Saturday afternoon (acid, incense and balloons) and listen to vinyl track after track? These videos are so full of the knowledge that can only be gleaned by years of growing up with and being passionate for the music.
Full respect Mazzy! As a Brit now living in NZ you nailed it. Always love your perspectives and deep knowledge. God help you (and your removal men) if you ever move house. And loving The Smiths reference behind you. Britain's greatest band (perhaps you need to be a bookish native of those windswept Isles to REALLY "get them"?) Anyways, love your work. It's an education. Thank you from, (originally The Home Counties),and now Aotearoa. If ever you visit, let's grab a beer!!
Oh you beaut! Norman you are amazing! Thank you for including The Idle Race, from my hometown, and one of the best bands from Birmingham (as well as the Moody Blues and the Move)
You pretty much nailed it! I own them all (even July) and they're all good to great. The first Move LP, SF Sorrow, etc. I might have substituted "Easter Everywhere" for the Bee Gees And the first Soft Machine LP for either of the Moodies, but you have a fine, fine list. Thx for posting.
Love the video. Just realised though that Butterfly is the UK version of Dear Eloise/King Midas. Evolution is the previous album. Both psych classics. I've watched this video five times btw
Not a bad choice in your collection Norman, and your supporting arguments are well-reasoned. I slightly disagree with you on the psychedelic credentials (or lack of) of Electric Ladyland, 1983/Moon Moon turn the tides is, in my opinion just about as trippy as any song goes, but as you say its your choice. I would also strongly recommend giving the first Soft Machine album a listen or two, as well as Music in a Doll's House by Family..
Soft Machine - "Volume 2" (1969) A wonderfully unique UK psych LP but may not be for everyone. It remains different from almost any LP that was released in '69 or ever for that matter IMO. A somewhat transitional LP for the band compared to their 1st as it has some slightly jazzier moments (adding horns on some tracks) but overall this is really a full on psych LP. One of my Top 3 LP's of all time, nothing like it.
The 1st Soft Machine LP on US Probe label was & is a towering '60's psych/prog standout. Remember they opened for Jimi Hendrix Experience when they came from the UK to tour USA. Soft Machine V2 was way more of an almost jazz fusion album, a lot less interesting to me, BUT you're not wrong if you like it.
It’s rare I get surprised in the VC but you loving The Bee Gees debut caught my attention very acutely. Ive never seen that cover. Im excited to hear it
Good Call Mazzy - you are stimulating some useful debate. I was in to West Coast bands in my teens (Steve Miller etc) but my favourite UK bands were Traffic and Family + HENDRIX.
Really great channel man great taste! If you know any, a video on some underground/obscure psychedelic albums would be awesome! Lots of great albums that got buried in the ether over the years. Also, I couldn’t agree more about within you without you! I love when George did his raga thing. That’s one of the things I love about psychedelic music so much is that a lot of bands injected an eastern influence in their music.
An album that probably nobody would put in their top 30 psychedelic period but I think is pretty cool is The Deviants "Disposable". Not psych but it has some great stuff on it.
Another interesting video and list. Thanks. I was hoping till the end for Blossom Toes first, the Nice Emerlist Davjack, Kinks Something Else and something by Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (Gorilla maybe). I didn't recognise the Traffic album you showed, Mr Fantasy and Traffic were their first couple - No ?
Great list, MMT is definitely the no.1 Psychedelic album of all time, they were panned from pillar to post for the movie, yet the music shone through. I have this on high rotation constantly, nothing beats the technology of today for being able to pick and chose what you want.
Large applause for your bold and logical choice of Magical Mystyery Tour. Revolver is also my favorite Beatles album for most of your similar reasons. Keep on ratin'! most enjoyable.
A thoroughly enjoyable tour and well considered list. Thanks. I would have added The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter somewhere though, probably at number one actually.
My list hopefully has nothing stunning or socially culturally IMPORTANT! 1. LOVE Forever Changes 2 Neil young Zuma 3 van Morrison astral weeks 4 Elvis Costello This years model 5 Graham Parker and the rumor - Heat Treatment 6 Beatles - Revolver The Replacements have 4 records: 7 let it be 8 Pleased to Meet ME 9 DONT tell a soul 10 TIM Best of Dylan Best of Neil Young or Just .. Decade Best of The Hollies Honky Dory or Ziggy Stardust Just Like Honey - The Jesus and Mary Chain best of Psychedelic Furs (or even the Psychedelic Nuggets) best the Kinks Best of Roxy Music Best of Hendrix Best of the Smiths Best of the Impressions First album by The Pretenders Best of the New Radicals Best of Journey Best of Tears for Fears or just Songs from the Big Chair
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Mazzy -- your classification of psychedelia is right on. As I remember it, we never really called any particular style of music "psychedelia." In fact, if we used that word to describe music in the 1960s, we were using it sarcastically to criticize commercial efforts that were attempting to capitalize on what record execs thought drug culture was. Psychedelic music was the music we chose to influence the setting during a psychedelic trip. It's function was psychedelic. Days of Future Past is a key example of this. Actually, you hit my 1968 playlist right on the head.
Perfect I’m gonna pin this comment to the top. Thank you 🌸
@@mazzysmusic When are you going to do a Freedom Rock video?
No er seriously....genre name to me are a sort of shorthand
@@johnryan3913 Freedom Rock? WTF?
@Lon Gruen, exactly! It seems definition of “psychedelic music” has changed since I was young. Of course, so has everything else.
@@dangabbert3944 Yeah -- I don't have any argument with the way anyone wants to identify psychedelic music, but as a former historian, I find it interesting to think about the idea that the classification isn't being determined by members of the sub-culture that participated in psychedelic experiences, but by a record industry that has commercially appropriated it to build market demand. The sub-genre of "pop-psych" is a good example. If it was pop, it wasn't psych!
For me, this series of videos has been up there amongst the best you’ve ever done, many thanks.
I am 69 now and was around as a teenager during the 1960s, I had my first trip in 1969 and listened to Hendrix record, Electric |Ladyland. I can tell you now, it was, most definitely a psychadelic record, trust me, I know. I like a lot of your selection and have seen most of them live, we were spoiled back then, we had the best of times.
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I know exactly where you're coming from.
Peace out!
yeah, i would argue Electric Ladyland was his most psychedelic, esp. with the songs Burning of the Midnight Lamp, 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be), Still Raining, Still Dreaming and a few others.
My attention span is usually 5-10 mins max for RUclips videos but I watched all of this and really enjoyed it. Excellent. Thank you.
Good to see The Zombies' Odessey and Oracle so high up your list. It's a masterpiece. Don't know if you can really include Magical Mystery Tour in there, as it's a bit of a Frankenstein's monster stitched together for the US market. Great sequence of songs though. Peace!
THANKS for including Hollies' Evolution, which I listen to more often than King Midas, probably because Evolution is less psychedelic but it was a big progression from the early pure pop Hollies sound. Graham Nash started pushing them that way with the For Certain Because/Stop Stop Stop album where they finally had band songwriting credits for every song on the album.
I love so many of the great records/bands you're featuring here. Thanks for this, Mazzy.
Magical Mystery Tour was the third album I ever bought when I was 13 years old and had enough money to start buying records... and to this day it’s in my top five or six favourite records of all time, of any genre. I couldn’t live without it. Nice
Thank you for including Small Faces. I recently heard a well respected music critic say that although Beatles were the best all round band, HIS personal favorite band was Small Faces!! Me too, I think they were brilliant, but sadly mostly unknown to many of us from the US and younger folks. This was a fun video. Great job...
They were a great band 🌟
Love Small Faces...all talented faces.
Mazzy your knowledge of music always amazes me, another history lesson for me.
Good job! Didn't National Lampoon or someone do a parody called Magical Misery Tour? It was pretty humorous as I recall. "Mick's a fairy cross the Mersey" or something like that. I also remember some strange rumor from somewhere that there was a hit of acid manufactured into the cover of the first 500 copies of the Donovan box set. There should have been anyway. I 100% agree about the 1st BeeGees album. The lyrics of NY Mining Disaster. Perhaps they've given up and all gone home to bed, Thinking those that once existed must be dead. Doot, doot do do. Great imagery! Also Procol Harum, absolutely great stuff. Thanks for posting!
National Lampoon's "Radio Dinner" has a slashing John Lennon parody track featuring Tony Hendra (guessing here, not 100% certain) doing a berserk & savage fake caustic & cranky John denouncing his fellow Beatles, among others, over a piano/drum backing a la "Imagine," but more upbeat. I always enjoyed its cheerful irreverence, I'm sure John must have heard it, can't help but wonder what he thought of it.
Another thoroughly enjoyable vid in this series! Great picks! Hoping to see more.
For me, the Piper at the gates...is the best British psychedelic album of the 60s. Genuinely strange, psychedelic from start to finish.
Probably the Best psychedelic album Ever!
Astronomy Domine and Interstellar Overdrive are incredible. I personally think Saucerful of Secrets is better.
Agree
As an eleven year old I first heard Magical Mystery Tour in England. It was formatted as a book containing 45 rpm singles. I was haunted by the beautiful Blue Jay Way. Wonderful to see you rate it so highly . Years later i saw Argent perform, had no idea the Zombies were so influential in the British psychedelic . Love your presentation and humour. Love is all you need innit .
Great selection of records again. Love all those albums.
Cheers!!!
So glad you included the 1966 'The Yardbirds' and Small Faces albums.
Great list! I love an obscure psych record by an British duo that had huge succes in the states. Chad & Jeremy’s “Of Cabbages And Kings” especially “The Progress Suite”
Produced by Byrds best producer, Gary Usher! A great record. The opener “Rest In Peace” is a killer! A true gem.
Cheers from Stockholm.
another great show....thanks...and a coincidence, as I just listened to a british psychedelic box set , Let's Go Down and Blow Our Minds', this morning, inspired by your recent overviews...for me, it points out that the Beatles were part of a scene...which also influenced them as much as they were influencers...
So glad you give love to SF Sorrow and yes Days Of Future Passed really is a masterpiece! Plus the bonzo dogdoodah band's first album Gorilla from '67 is a great example of doing the 20s flapper jazz thing you mentioned. SUPER JOB MAZZY , KEEP IT GOING!
I used to stare at the Disraeli Gears cover forever. Mind blowing back then.
Thanks so much for the effort here. Some personal fav's on the list, as well as some things previously unheard to check out, as well as some reminders of "oh yeah, where did that go in my collection?" Agree that Magical Mystery Tour is stuffed with pop-psych nuggets. I would argue that The Pretty Thing's S.F. Sorrow should be #1 here, but if I amend your title to be more reflective of your choices -- i.e. Best 60s British Psychedelic POP Albums Ranked -- then maybe not, since S.F. Sorrow was a pretty heavy album. Overall, love the genre, and love your list.
Thank you Mazzy! You nailed it, including several of my guilty pleasures(Hollies, Pretty Things, Donovan, Beegees). Now I have to check if you filed my lp's correctly.
Cheers from Canada!
Great break down Mazzy as always. I'd slip in the Bonzo Dog Band's Gorilla somewhere on your list being that it's not only a great psych record but it's connected to your overall number 1 pick.
Mazzy, thank you for reminding us of some great music! I love the trip through the past. My favorite song from the Brit-psych scene is Tuesday Afternoon. Love that song!
Your choice for the #1 album was a great one!
Magical Mystery Tour is the most psychedelic of the Beatles records and it is a record I love (but I love all the Beatles records so I guess that isn't saying a lot). So many great songs on it! I think the first impulse is to pick Sgt Pepper since it was so different, but overall the songs on MMT fit the psychedelic genre more accurately.
A very good ranking of Brittish psychedelia. My only comment is that the Yardbirds probably deserve more credit. But their best psychelelic songs were Shapes of Things, and Happenings Ten Years Tima Ago, neither of which were released on their studio albums.
very helpful primer for me - thanks. I had no idea I had so many of the songs you cite. Currently compiling a playlist - many thanks
So many old favorites you showed Mazzy! I immediately pulled up Procol Harum here on RUclips.
Another great one, Mazzy. And some surprising choices on here, still. Amazing list. Nicely done!
All good music. Thank you !
Thank you Mazzy, You are helping me listen to more music and fewer depressing news oriented podcasts. I have a lot of material queued up that I've ether never heard, or haven't listened to in a very long time. Thanks again.
Thanks for another great video,. I spent this winter in a jazz deep dive, now I have transitioned to 60’s rock? Of all the albums I know on this list, electric ladyland is my pick.
Great list Mazzy! I would put Cream’s Wheels of Fire in there being my favorite Cream album
I agree. I love the Ginger Baker songs, which are rarely mentioned. I'm talking about the studio album in particular being Cream at their creative peak.
Ohh yeah !
A fun list. A glaring omission, in my opinion, is Basket of Light, by Pentangle. Love that psych/folk sound.
It's a desert island disc for me.
@@bfish89ryuhayabusa Beautiful
There's nothing psychedelic about a 'Basket of Light' .....
Great video Mazzy. I can see how much you enjoy this music because all through this video you had a smile on your face.
Saw Procol Harum in '71 supported by the great Terry Reid [ with the equally great David Linley on guitar ] Remember they played most of " Broken Barricades " my favourite Procol album . Once again a great show Norman . Best Wishes from England .
Great selection! New subscriber from Japan, (ex. Scotland). Love your channel and your UK psychedelia LP choices. Cheers!
Hi Mazzy, great video and quite a few albums that I’ll now check out. Tomorrow never knows is almost certainly my favourite Beatles album track
Have you done any videos where you mention the music of Al Stewart?
Thank you
What a thoroughly enjoyable video…! Thanks for your wit and personality…in the service of so much extraordinary music. Yes, wore out Disraeli Gears!
This was a great series. Thank's for posting.
Would also add Twink-Think Pink, Kevin Ayers-Joy of a Toy, The End by The End, July-July, Blossom Toes-We´re ever so clean, The Deviants-Ptoff, Nirvana- Story of Simon Simopath (second album is also good), the Smoke´s debut, White Noise-Electric Storm (electronic psych) and the Action-Rolled gold (the great brit psych lost album). Anyway great list ! I also enjoyed your lists on best SF and LA 60s psychedelic rock albums.
Excellent additions! White Noise - Electric Storm is superb, and Kevin Ayers Joy of a Toy is really fun.
So glad I found your channel. I learned a lot of bands new to me! 🎉🎉🎉
Great choice of Albums. Well done. You picked out some rare gems. I saw Traffic perform John Barleycorn at the Roundhouse, Muswell Hill just after the album was released. A wonderful, intimate concert. I could tell it was very special for Steve Winwood by the way he introduced each song. By the way the UK album cover for Mr Fantasy is 2000% better than that one with an amazing fold out cover and a great set of photos inside featuring Dave Mason a lot. By the way Procol Harum had a non playing member, Keith Reid, who wrote all their lyrics and worked closely with Gary Brooker and the rest of the band. His surreal, sometimes confusing lyrics help create that melancholy, bewildered feel that runs through all their music. I'd love to see your next 30 from 31 to 60 :)
Hey Maz
I loved that you gave a shout out to Sky Pilot. It was big on top 40 radio in L A, and I was astounded when I bought the single, and the song continued on side 2! We only got the short version on the radio. Starting around 15 years ago, I've been re-listening to the Stones Satanic Majesty album. . .and I really like it a lot nowadays. Most of the songs are really good to great. That album and Sgt. Pepper were the first Beatles and Stones albums to have the same album cover, track list, and mixes on both sides of the Atlantic. Also happy to see The Who Sell Out -- on most days, that's my favorite Who album. I know that bubbling just below your list was Listen To The Flower People by Spinal Tap. ;)
I loved Sky Pilot back in the day. Gonna play it again today!
Interesting top 30. Didn't you overlook Family 'Music in a Doll's House'? I believe it was the working title of The Beatles 'White Album'.
Yes but I don’t have a copy 🤷🏻♂️🌸
Truly great video 👍 outstanding selection
Hi Norman. Just discovered you here on youtube and really enjoying being educated by these ranking videos. As an Englishman am proud that you include Hendrix here in the British section - Guess I've always considered that we pinched him from you. I remember being surprised that Captain Sensible from The Damned rated the first Beegees album his all time favourite. I don't have the depth of knowledge concerning psychdelic music that you do but I would have included Twink's "Think Pink" in my top twenty and would have Syd Barrett's "Mad Cap Laughs" as my number one choice. Thank you for the great videos!!
Great list and commentary.
Really enjoying your compilation vids & no-one is going to agree with you 100%. Particularly liking your style with all the background info.
A very enjoyable and informative listen, thank you. A few personal favourites are Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack by the Nice, Book of Taliesyn by Deep Purple, and We Are Everything You See by Locomotive.
Mazzy. I made it up to Amoeba LA today. Got there at 10:30. 8th in line. Opened at 11. Probably about 150 people in line. Everyone got in right away. Its super nice. Great atmosphere. Clean. You'll love it..
I went last week got there right before one pm on a friday and got no line!
Did not like that they did not have a lot of used records the majority is new records. Still like that they are open again. I was spoiled by the original store.
Cheers
@@SDsailor7 Yeah it's definitely not like the old Amoeba. As you said, still like that they are open again. Good atmosphere. Enjoyed it.
@@SDsailor7 I actually like that they carry new records more than old used ones. That's a thumbs up for me.
Do you know introspetion by the end??
Saw Stevie Marriott in a small biker dive in the 80's
Had their double low priced disc set lost&found on vinyl.
I had to replaced it , pretty much sold or lost everything .
Very much like Ogden's . Big fan of Rough Mix .
Thanks for showing us this part of your collection.
I like the topic, and your input, but I often do not have time for some of these long videos. Maybe post some condensed versions?
Here are some essential Brit-Sike bands: July - Tomorrow - Blossom Toes - The Smoke - The Creation - The Open Mind - Apple - The Plastic Penny - The Gods. All released a great debut record and definitely in the genre.
I always enjoy watching your shows, and you always come across as a kind and knowledgeable fellow.
I think that July album is totally over rated.....the songs aren't that good, I would never listen to that on a psychedelic,, and they hadn't even had acid it was an attempt to copy the Beatles.
It’s all subjective, but to suggest that July we’re copying The Beatles; is like saying Ferrari copied Benz........
@@richardfinlayson1524 July is one of the finest albums from the UK at that time imo. This vid is all commercial psych. Some great, but also a lot of non psych filla. July were far from the latter.
Blossom Toes released my favorite brit-psych LP "We are ever so clean". The band seem rather embarrassed about it, but I rate it higher than both Piper and Pepper.
Glad I found you and your astonishing knowledge and amazing record collection very enlightening. I was there but I was largely unaware mainly because I was too skint to buy many records and just listened to the pirate radio stations (based off shore to avoid UK government regulations). Now I’m going to work my way through your selection of records courtesy of the wonderful RUclips. Of course there was lots of other great music being made at the time and I have always been interested and enjoy the sounds of the west coast. Thanks
Happy you stumbled on my channel. Hope you enjoy some of the other offerings.
@@mazzysmusic For sure I will be working my way through your other reviews very interesting
Thanks for including the Moodies! too many reviewers forget their contribution. Put your spotlight on their "Childrens Children"...in my top 5 albums regardless of category.
Just one more indulgence...have to include Soft Machines' "Volume 2", so unique & beyond any one of the "Top 30"....Hendrix was their biggest fan
What an amazing list! 😍
I absolutely loved both your videos on top psychedelic albums. I have to agree with you on most of the choices. My brain kept getting triggered with all the joyous remembering. Thank you Mazzy,
Always enjoy your presentations btw
Loved your revues, very interesting.
So happy when I find another Mazzy list,knocked it out of the park with this list!
I really enjoyed this, 30 great picks..Thanks for this, you do have a knack with these things (and the records).
Thank you 🌸
I just listened to the The Zombies Odessey and Oracle for the first time thanks to your recommendation. What an album and the song Hung up on a dream is unbelievable. Keep up the videos. Thanks
What a wonderful list!
Only 3 or so I have never heard- now I will look them up.
Only a few things missing- other Traffic, other Cream....
I love it that you feature Donovan so prominently and agree with that choice. Also the choice of Beatles and Jimi...
That Moody Blues album I over-heard in the Berkeley dorm in 1969, but will have to listen to it again on YT.
The 1st bluesy Moody Blues is great and almost unknown (but NOT psychedelic!!!)
Glad The Yardbirds are on there. Their song Happening Ten Years Time Ago is very psychedlic.
Aloha Mazzy,
Great rankings of British Psychedelia record albums.
All those record albums you've named I had at one time or another in my collecting years.
I to enjoy Donavan's Music.
Crazy world 🌎 of Author Brown Awesome!
Moody Blues Days of Future pass, Classic. They are all great.
Thanks Again Mazzy, for sharing your rankings.
Looking forward to seeing your next video.
Mahalo Ed
Crazy World Of Arthur Brown is a great album. Vincent Crane plays fantastic on his organ.
Saw him at the Fillmore, June ‘68 with his antlers on fire!!!
Agree. Also has the best cover version of "I put a Spell on You" IMHO
Vincent Crane is off the chain
Great shirt! I´ve always loved that photo of John.
Wouldn't any of us love to go hang out at Masie's house on a Saturday afternoon (acid, incense and balloons) and listen to vinyl track after track? These videos are so full of the knowledge that can only be gleaned by years of growing up with and being passionate for the music.
Full respect Mazzy! As a Brit now living in NZ you nailed it. Always love your perspectives and deep knowledge. God help you (and your removal men) if you ever move house. And loving The Smiths reference behind you. Britain's greatest band (perhaps you need to be a bookish native of those windswept Isles to REALLY "get them"?) Anyways, love your work. It's an education. Thank you from, (originally The Home Counties),and now Aotearoa. If ever you visit, let's grab a beer!!
Awesome video mate .I love The Move and The Floyds debut lp
Totally agree with your assessment of Magical Mystery Tour. Listening to it now always transports me back to a happier time and place.
Thank you for giving some love to the very underrated The Who Sell Out
It often is my #1 from them as well
Oh you beaut! Norman you are amazing! Thank you for including The Idle Race, from my hometown, and one of the best bands from Birmingham (as well as the Moody Blues and the Move)
Hello Birmingham ✌🏽
You pretty much nailed it! I own them all (even July) and they're all good to great. The first Move LP, SF Sorrow, etc. I might have substituted "Easter Everywhere" for the Bee Gees And the first Soft Machine LP for either of the Moodies, but you have a fine, fine list.
Thx for posting.
He, like you is a music aficionado! Here I thought I knew some stuff but you sat me right on down. Lol.
Love the video. Just realised though that Butterfly is the UK version of Dear Eloise/King Midas. Evolution is the previous album. Both psych classics. I've watched this video five times btw
Not a bad choice in your collection Norman, and your supporting arguments are well-reasoned. I slightly disagree with you on the psychedelic credentials (or lack of) of Electric Ladyland, 1983/Moon Moon turn the tides is, in my opinion just about as trippy as any song goes, but as you say its your choice. I would also strongly recommend giving the first Soft Machine album a listen or two, as well as Music in a Doll's House by Family..
Dylan cover: Kooper-Stills Supersession
It Takes A Lot To Laugh...
Donovan cover: Brian Auger-Julie Driscoll
Season Of The Witch
Mazzy, you want to check out Hawkwind's Space Ritual, and In Search of Space.
great stuff but Hawkwind's 1st lp was 1970 - so not part of the scene of Mazzy's review. Space Ritual 1973.
Il Tuo Diamante is actually Shine On Brightly, not Quite Rightly So.
Wonderful list and a fun time for one and all ...especially for the benefit of Mr. Kite
Soft Machine - "Volume 2" (1969) A wonderfully unique UK psych LP but may not be for everyone. It remains different from almost any LP that was released in '69 or ever for that matter IMO. A somewhat transitional LP for the band compared to their 1st as it has some slightly jazzier moments (adding horns on some tracks) but overall this is really a full on psych LP. One of my Top 3 LP's of all time, nothing like it.
The 1st Soft Machine LP on US Probe label was & is a towering '60's psych/prog standout. Remember they opened for Jimi Hendrix Experience when they came from the UK to tour USA. Soft Machine V2 was way more of an almost jazz fusion album, a lot less interesting to me, BUT you're not wrong if you like it.
It’s rare I get surprised in the VC but you loving The Bee Gees debut caught my attention very acutely. Ive never seen that cover. Im excited to hear it
Good Call Mazzy - you are stimulating some useful debate. I was in to West Coast bands in my teens (Steve Miller etc) but my favourite UK bands were Traffic and Family + HENDRIX.
Hi Mazzy, do you know "July", "The End" , or "Tomorrow"?
Tomorrow's album is great I think it was the only album I wore out when it came out on CD in the 80s!
Really great channel man great taste! If you know any, a video on some underground/obscure psychedelic albums would be awesome! Lots of great albums that got buried in the ether over the years. Also, I couldn’t agree more about within you without you! I love when George did his raga thing. That’s one of the things I love about psychedelic music so much is that a lot of bands injected an eastern influence in their music.
An album that probably nobody would put in their top 30 psychedelic period but I think is pretty cool is The Deviants "Disposable". Not psych but it has some great stuff on it.
Amazing vídeo, thanks 👏👏
great list Mazzy… i need to revisit the zombies album… admitting I don’t recall it as much as all the other top albums. thanks!
Check it out again a report back. It’s sort of ear Candy imho. 🌸
My favourite top two psychedelic 60s UK albums are both by KALEIDOSCOPE - Faintly Blowing and Tangerine Dream. They became Fairfield Parlour.
That's great to know glad you like them much appreciated take care cheers Dan keep rockin
The Story of Simon Simopath(1967) by Nirvana is a rare and well regarded psychedelic baroque pop concept album.
Highly regarded by some, a bit lightweight for me,
@@richardfinlayson1524 Yep, me too. A bit twee for my taste
Another interesting video and list. Thanks. I was hoping till the end for Blossom Toes first, the Nice Emerlist Davjack, Kinks Something Else and something by Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (Gorilla maybe). I didn't recognise the Traffic album you showed, Mr Fantasy and Traffic were their first couple - No ?
Great list, MMT is definitely the no.1 Psychedelic album of all time, they were panned from pillar to post for the movie, yet the music shone through.
I have this on high rotation constantly, nothing beats the technology of today for being able to pick and chose what you want.
Large applause for your bold and logical choice of Magical Mystyery Tour. Revolver is also my favorite Beatles album for most of your similar reasons. Keep on ratin'! most enjoyable.
Thank you. Just one mans personal choice. ✌🏽
Hello, what about Butterfly by The Hollies, do you like it?
A thoroughly enjoyable tour and well considered list. Thanks. I would have added The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter somewhere though, probably at number one actually.
I thought that was a massive oversight too. My favourite ISB album.
Did you ever think about doing a feature on “the other” psychedelic city? Vancouver BC? It wouldn’t be huge but we had some good bands and venues.
Have you ever done a King Crimson top ten? Would you?
I love the incredible string band "Wee Tam and the Big huge "
My list hopefully has nothing stunning or socially culturally IMPORTANT!
1. LOVE Forever Changes
2 Neil young Zuma
3 van Morrison astral weeks
4 Elvis Costello This years model
5 Graham Parker and the rumor - Heat Treatment
6 Beatles - Revolver
The Replacements have 4 records:
7 let it be
8 Pleased to Meet ME
9 DONT tell a soul
10 TIM
Best of Dylan
Best of Neil Young or Just .. Decade
Best of The Hollies
Honky Dory or Ziggy Stardust
Just Like Honey - The Jesus and Mary Chain
best of Psychedelic Furs (or even the Psychedelic Nuggets)
best the Kinks
Best of Roxy Music
Best of Hendrix
Best of the Smiths
Best of the Impressions
First album by The Pretenders
Best of the New Radicals
Best of Journey
Best of Tears for Fears or just Songs from the Big Chair