Love, Poetry and Revolution: A Journey Through the British Psychedelic and Underground Scenes 1966-1972 is a 3CD anthology from Cherry Red’s UK psychedelic imprint, Grapefruit. Presented in a clambox with a lavishly illustrated and annotated 36-page booklet, the collection offers a wide-ranging trip through Britain’s late 1960s and early 1970s underground music culture.
The set brings together rare singles, cult recordings and previously unissued material, including demo recordings by Tintern Abbey and Blossom Toes. Major underground names such as The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Hawkwind and The Deviants appear alongside acts responsible for some of the rarest albums of the era, including Forever Amber, Complex and Peter Howell & John Ferdinando.
Covering psychedelic pop, early progressive rock, acid folk and underground experimental sounds, the anthology features artists such as The Mirage, Jason Crest, Shy Limbs, Crocheted Doughnut Ring, T2, Czar, Fat Mattress, Simon Finn and Mark Fry. Drawing from a variety of catalogues and collector labels, Love, Poetry and Revolution provides a fascinating overview of one of the most creative and adventurous periods in British rock history.
Track Listing
Disc One
Deep Feeling - Pretty Colours
The Misunderstood - Find The Hidden Door
The In Crowd - Am I Glad To See You?
The Drag Set - Day And Night
Tuesday’s Children - A Strange Light From The East
The Mirage - The Wedding Of Ramona Blair
The Hi-Fis - Tread Softly For The Sleepers
Spencer Davis Group - Mr Second Class
Tintern Abbey - Busy Bee
Blossom Toes - I’ll Be Late For Tea
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Devil’s Grip
Sands - Mrs Gillespie’s Refrigerator
The Shame - Don’t Go ’Way Little Girl
The Picadilly Line - Rosemary’s Bluebell Day
Crocheted Doughnut Ring - Two Little Ladies (Azalea and Rhododendron)
The Mike Stuart Span - Second Production
Felius Andromeda - Cheadle Heath Delusions
Neon Pearl - Just Another Day
John’s Children - Jagged Time Lapse
One In A Million - Man In Yellow
Jade Hexagram - Crushed Purple
Denis Couldry & The Next Collection - I Am Nearly There
The Alan Bown! - Story Book
Simon’s Secrets - Naughty Boy
The Cortinas - Phoebe’s Flower Shop
The Deviants - Child Of The Sky
Disc Two
The Spencer Davis Group - Morning Sun
The Mirage - Ebaneezer Beaver
West Coast Consortium - Amanda Jane
Jason Crest - Teagarden Lane
The Flies - Winter Afternoon
The Deviants - You’ve Got To Hold On
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Nightmare
Sun Dragon - Peacock Dress
Peter Howell & John Ferdinando - Jabberwocky
Forever Amber - Bits Of Your Life, Bits Of My Life
Please - Strange Ways
The Liverpool Scene - We’ll All Be Spacemen Before We Die
Serendipity - Castles (full-length version)
The Sorrows - The Makers
Second Hand - A Fairy Tale
Information - Oh Strange Man
Shy Limbs - Love
Hardin-York - Tomorrow Today
Infinity - Venetian Glass
Mic Read - What The Dickens
Respect - Santa Lucia
Fat Mattress - Iridescent Butterfly
Disc Three
The Open Mind - Magic Potion
Phil Cordell - Red Lady
Taiconderoga - Whitchi Tai To
Hawkwind Zoo - Hurry On Sundown
Principal Edwards Magic Theatre - Lament For The Earth
