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If you're interested in sampling Psych music from the 1960s then by far the best album is the highly regarded album "Nuggets: Choice Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968".
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I downloaded some tracks from this series of albums from eMusic way back in 2014. Mainly fairly average but there were some striking exceptions. It led me to …"A Gathering of the Tribes", a series of five albums featuring compilations of Psychedelic Rock primarily from the 60s.
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June 2021
"Summer Sessions Volume 1" by Causa Sui
Progarchives says "Their musical style is influenced by not only psychedelic rock or Krautrock, but also 60s rock, blues, or 70s heavy metal" and to my mind some elements of post rock as well. All i…"All Hour Cymbals" by Yeasayer
Particularly like "Sunrise" and "2080"
https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-hour-cymbals-mw0000750096
<…Today it's "Odessey and Oracle" by The Zombies!
"All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone" by Explosions In The Sky.
Janis Joplin album "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmik Blues Again Mama!".
As AMG says "As well as being one of the finest rock singers of the 1960s, Janis Jop…5 cases a day so Melbourne's back in lockdown with masks compulsory.
As a result, I am wearing my favourite mask and listening to my all-time favourite album, The Doors first album.in What are you listening to right now? (Twenty Million Things [We'd Like to Do when COVID is over]) Comment by peterfrederics May 2021
@Brighternow Interesting label and the La Orquesta de Animales album is excellent plus it’s at NYP!Are there any other albums that you would recommend …"Bitches Brew" by Miles Davis
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly
"Reflections" by The Mentulls. Surprisingly good, 1970s style Rock with a tinge of Prog.
https://www.emusic.com/album/2829686/The-Mentulls/Reflections<…Really Hard rather than Prog Rock but quite a good album nevertheless.
"Presents Chocolate Moose" by "The Zoo".
The best tracks are "Chocolate Moose", "I've Been Waiting Too Long", "From a Camel's Hump".
in 1960s/70s PROGRESSIVE ROCK ON EMUSIC Comment by peterfrederics May 2021"Brethren" 1970 self-titled album.
Bizarre that in what is largely a fairly ordinary Country/Folk Rock vocal album, there is an outstanding Prog/Hard Rock instrumental track.
It is Track 4 "Success Brand Oil" and well worth a …"Red Queen to Gryphon Three" by Gryphon
Go to the link below to read about this cover
https://thephilosophe.medium.com/g…"Diabolus" by Diabolus.
This British band issued this excellent album in 1972 which almost disappeared without trace before being recently re-discovered. How familiar is that!
In fact, the band didn't even know that the album …"Louie Louie" by The Kinks
Apparently Ray Davies says that he came up with their highly influential song You Really Got Me’s famous power-intro while trying to hammer out the chords to “Louie Louie.”
in Awesome Cover Versions . . . Comment by peterfrederics May 2021"Cottonwoodhill" by Brainticket
AMG says "Cottonwoodhill is one of the trippiest records ever made, capturing the intensity of the peak LSD …North Sea Radio Orchestra's 2011 album "I a moon"
An amazing album, AMG says "drawing plaudits from specialist classical publications as well as indie music magazines, who compared the ensemble's sound to any number of musici…"Grappling Hooks " by North Atlantic Oscillations
On the same top Prog Rock label (Kscope) as Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson.
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May 2021
National Health were one of the top groups in the Canterbury scene in the mid to late 70s. Their two best albums, to my mind, were "National Health" and "Of Queues and Cures".
AMG says " in Favourite Rock Albums from the late 60s and early 70s Comment by peterfrederics May 2021@rostasi thanks very much for the intro to the outstanding "Black Jazz" label.
A number of really interesting albums but I must say that I am particularly taken by JuJ…"Alive and in Full Bloom" by Mushroom
1998 album which revisits early 70s progressive/psychedelic rock
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May 2021
"May God and Your Will Land You and Your Soul Miles Away from Evil" by Pax. A Heavy Psych group from Peru.
in Favourite Rock Albums from the late 60s and early 70s Comment by peterfrederics May 2021
"Get It On" by Pacific Gas & Electric. A mix of blues and psychedelic rock and a great album.
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May 2021
"Red Album" by Baroness
One of their band members is an accomplished artists who designs their album covers.
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May 2021
Thanks to @djh "Gusano Mechanic" by Climax has been on constant rotation
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May 2021
"Growers of Mushrooms" and "Unleashed" by Leaf Hound
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