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May 10, 2024

65. The Psychedelic Record Case – Part 5

The Psychedelic Record Case – Part 5 Check out my Tyme Trips website. British radio DJ John Peel maintained a Record Box containing a small private collection of 143 singles. They were stored in a wooden box and represented some of his favourite 45s.

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May 2, 2024

64: The garage punk sounds of THE SINISTER URGE: Demo tape 1995

They were a rockin’ garage band, not the purist ’66 sort with moptops and Beatle boots, they were much more into the basic rock ’n roll of The Sonics and The Wailers. It’s no surprise that The Sinister Urge recorded two Sonics tracks for their demo tape namely ”Witch” and ”Boss Hoss”.

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May 2, 2024

64: The garage punk sounds of THE SINISTER URGE: Demo tape 1995

They were a rockin’ garage band, not the purist ’66 sort with moptops and Beatle boots, they were much more into the basic rock ’n roll of The Sonics and The Wailers. It’s no surprise that The Sinister Urge recorded two Sonic...

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April 30, 2024

63: PSYCHEDELIC MOODS on Parkway Records revisted: LSD 1966

A specially curated mix of an obscure Hollywood LP by the Deep. Hear their way-out 1966 psychedelic acid gems, interspersed with vintage '60s radio and promo adverts to give you a unique podcast sound collage experience.

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April 30, 2024

63: PSYCHEDELIC MOODS on Parkway Records Revisited: LSD 1966

A specially curated mix of an obscure Hollywood LP by the Deep. Hear their way-out 1966 psychedelic acid gems, interspersed with vintage ’60s radio and promo adverts to give you a unique podcast sound collage experience. Orde...

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April 26, 2024

62: The Psychedelic sounds of the LOVE EXCHANGE on Tower Records 1968

A specially curated mix of an obscure Hollywood LP by the Love Exchange. Hear their 1968 psychedelic folk-rock acid gems, interspersed with vintage '60s radio and promo adverts to give you a unique podcast sound collage experience.

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April 26, 2024

62: The Psychedelic sounds of the LOVE EXCHANGE on Tower Records 1968

A specially curated mix of an obscure Hollywood LP by the Love Exchange. Hear their 1968 psychedelic folk-rock acid gems, interspersed with vintage ’60s radio and promo adverts to give you a unique podcast sound collage exper...

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April 23, 2024

61: The Psychedelic Sunshine Pop Collection: LSD

A specially curated mix of priceless psychedelic sunshine pop gems, interspersed with vintage '60s radio and promo adverts to give you a unique podcast sound collage experience.

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April 23, 2024

61: The Psychedelic Sunshine Pop Collection: LSD

The 2 CD set “The Get Easy! Sunshine Pop Collection” released over 20 years ago is long gone and now very expensive, if you’re lucky to find one offered for sale! The second CD is way too lite and easy listening but the first...

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April 19, 2024

60: The Baroques 1967 LP on Chess Records revisited LSD Psychedelic

The obscure psychedelic album by The Baroques is revisited and interspersed with vintage 60s radio promos and adverts, creating a whole new experience! Follow the link provided for more information about this way-out record.

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The Byrds scored a major triumph at New York's (traditional folk and jazz) club, the Village Gate,  The backstage area was jammed, as every hipster singer and musician in New York City gathered together in homage to the original “folk ro…

Psychedelic Swinging Sixties: INTRO MAGAZINE - Issue 6: 1967

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Colin Mason

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I am a long-time vintage music magazine archivist and serious record collector specialising in mid-sixties beat, garage punk and psychedelia. Curator of Tyme Trips podcast.

Over the decades I have created artwork and graphics for garage punk revival band The Mourning After. I have reviewed records for / received accreditations from several independent record labels and contributed content to various publications including Teenbeat Mayhem, Ugly Things, The Knights Of Fuzz and the Dionysus.

I have also supplied recordings and ephemera to re-issue record labels such as Break-A-Way, Guerssen, Detour and Hyperloop.