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1. Moby Grape : Omaha (S.F. 1967)
2. Riders Of The Mark :  The Electronic Insides & Metal Complexion That Make Up Herr Dr. Krieg (US. 1967)
3. Sons Of Adam: Feathered Fish (L.A. 1966)
4. Flat Earth Society : Feelin’ Much Better (Boston 1968)
5. Blossom Toes :  Look at Me I’m You (London 1967)
6. Neighborhood Children :  Feeling Zero (S.F./Oregon 1968)
7. Second Hand :  Rhubarb! (London 1968)
8. Alice Cooper : Fields of Regret (Pheonix/L.A. /Detroit 1969)
9. Love : August  (L.A. 1969)
10. Camel : Where Is My Mind (Naples IT/U.K. 1969)
11. Jesse Harper : Jug-a-Jug Song (NZ 1969)
12. Pretty : Mustache In Your Face (K.C. 1970)
13. J.D. Blackfoot : Epitaph For A Head (Ohio 1969)
14. Morgen :  Welcome To The Void (N.Y. 1969)
15. Kult : No Home Today (U.K. 1969)
16. The Misunderstood : Find a Hidden Door (CA/London 1966)
17. Country Joe & The Fish : Section 43  (Berkeley 1966)
18. Group 1850 : Paradise Now (Den Haag NL 1969)
19. Jefferson Airplane : The House At Pooneil Corners (SF 1968)
20. United States Of America : Garden Of Earthly Delights (LA 1968)
21. The Lemon Pipers : Through With You (Ohio 1968)
22. Human Instinct : Stoned Guitar (NZ 1970)
23. Grodeck Whipperjenny : Sitting On A Tongue (Cincinnati OH 1970)
24. Tintern Abbey : Vacuum Cleaner (London 1967)
25. Mighty Baby : House Without Windows (London 1970)
26. West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band :  A Childs Guide To Good And Evil (L.A .1968)
27. Dragonfly : Celestial Dreams (Vlissingen NL 1968)
28. Five Day A Week Straw People : Sunday Morning (London 1968)
29. Tomorrow : My White Bicycle (London 1967)
30. July : My Clown (London 1968)
31. Quicksilver Messenger Service : Pride Of Man (SF 1968)
32. Hamilton Face Band : High Why And Die Company (US 1969)
33. Blonde on Blonde : I Need My Friend (Wales 1969)
34. Mystic Siva : Keeper Of The Keys (Detroit 1970)
35. The Pretty Things : Eagle’s Son (London 1969)
36. Bag : Tripdream (Amsterdam NL 1971)
37. Bob Smith : Don’t Tell Lady Tonight (LA 1970)
38. Magic Mixture : Moonbeams (London 1968)
39. Bobak Jons Malone : On A Meadow Lea (London 1969)
40. The Monkees : Porpoise Song (LA 1968)
41. Andwella’s Dream : The Days Grew Longer For Love (London 1968)
42. Arzachel : Garden Of Earthly Delights (London 1969)

I got to speaking with Keith at RCU about 60’s era psychedelic music and he was interested in what my personal favorites are. Well, I never miss an opportunity to make a nice mix and I was really happy to do this particular one.

This style of music has been my ultimate go to. It’s been the feel good soundtrack for most of my life. In the past 15 years or so, the music of this era has gotten a lot more attention and there are so many reissues, articles, and books on the subject. There are also no shortage of experts (self appointed or otherwise) at your disposal on social media. 

So in that spirit, I might as well throw my hat in the ring. Just a tiny bit of background on how I came to learn and love this music…In 1988, when I was still in my teens, I started working for one of Baltimore’s two great underground record shops. It was a place called Vinyl Discoveries. It was my first record job and I couldn’t have landed at a better place. The owner was a huge psych collector and at that time, it was still very much a niche interest. The summer of love was only 21 years before, and the level of knowledge and scholarship isn’t what it is now. At that time, we were just starting to see reissues (mostly bootlegs) of the more interesting records of the 60’s. The Bam Caruso label out of the U.K. had just recently started and the compilations they put out (as well as the magazine “Strange Things Are Happening”) really helped jump start my interest and laid the foundation to build my knowledge on.

This mix is pretty evenly divided between American & British artists. Stylistically there are differences between them. Without getting into the whole history…there was a lot of cross pollination between the countries but for a whole host of reasons, you can often hear the different styles come through quite strongly. Also, as I hope you will see, in terms of American psych, lots of cool bands came from all over the USA, not just San Francisco & LA. 

No matter how much you know about this style, you will almost always learn about some crazy amazing record that you can’t believe you never heard of before. This scene is very deep and there is lots to learn and enjoy.

Please bear in mind that I don’t necessarily consider these track “the best” out there, but its what I like best personally. There are one or 2 things I left off here because they are pretty common. The biggest one is maybe my top track of the era and that Pink Floyd’s “See Emily Play”.  If for some reason you don’t know it, please get to know …you won’t be sorry. Even if you consider yourself a psych head already, I hope you will find a couple of things that are new. I structured this mix to really keep the energy up and the fuzz rolling along nicely so your listening enjoyment will be at its highest.

— PJ Dorsey

Folks, if it wasn’t already apparent, one of my earliest music obsessions was the first wave of psychedelic rock. The titans of the era like Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix grabbed me first, but quickly opened the paisley-painted door to the hundreds of other, even more vibrant records that flourished in the kaleidoscopic underground. The twisted sunshine of West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, the ripping howl of Morgen’s guitar and the ethereal gentleness of Gandalf would all soon become all I could listen to at that time. These records without question laid out the foundation for the music taste that I have today.

So it was pretty exciting for me to see Tarotplane (AKA PJ Dorsey) on the socials sharing an interest with this particular branch of rock’s tangled family tree. Being a huge fan of his music, and his behemoth-sized mixes, I just needed to know more about his take on this particular genre. To my amazement and delight, he offered to create a playlist of some of his personal psych favorites. So I really must give a huge thank you to Mr. Dorsey! Now, as for the rest of you, go and give this mix a deep listen and don’t forget to support the curator by picking up some his music from Bandcamp!

—KH