5 CDs – UK Import

Grapefruits landmark 100th release

A definitive overview of the British psychedelic scene, an epic five-CD/book set that includes more than 50 minutes of previously unreleased music from the halcyon period 1966-68.

Including the major acts of the era (The Who, Traffic, Small Faces, The Move, Procol Harum, Incredible String Band, Family, Crazy World of Arthur Brown etc), Think Im Going Weird: Original Artefacts From The British Psychedelic Scene 1966-68 features many bands who also played Londons underground dungeons during the Summer Of Love.

Featuring studio demos from the likes of Tintern Abbey, The Soft Machine, Mabel Greers Toyshop, Genesis, Mandrake Paddle Steamer, Dantalians Chariot and others plus numerous cult 45s (July, Caleb, Vamp, Blossom Toes, Sweet Feeling, etc) and fascinating album cuts from such scene stalwarts as Tomorrow, Fairport Convention, Kaleidoscope, The Deviants and Elmer Gantrys Velvet Opera.

Perhaps most enticingly of all, the collection includes a number of hitherto-unknown recordings by bands who are only now gaining their first public exposure including Eyes Of Blond, Tinsel Arcade, Crystal Ship (whose contribution features lyrics from Pete Brown) and the semi-mythical 117, such a legendary name from the eras handbills and posters that they even had a UK psych fanzine named after them in the 90s.

A dazzling feat of licensing and research, Think Im Going Weird comes in a 60-page A5 book format with 25,000-word track-by-track annotation with some extraordinary and rare photos and memorabilia.

For anyone even remotely interested in British psychedelia, its simply an essential purchase.

Track Listing:

DISC ONE:

1 THINK IM GOING WEIRD Art
2 MY CLOWN (single mix) July
3 THE VIEW Gary Walker & The Rain
4 UTTERLY SIMPLE Traffic
5 A WOMAN OF DISTINCTION Caleb
6 LIKE THE SUN, LIKE THE FIRE Simon Dupree & The Big Sound
7 LAZY OLD SUN (alternative version, stereo) The Kinks
8 PLASTIC DAFFODILS Atlanta Roots
9 PSYCHEDELIA Ron Geesin
10 DREAM STARTS Elmer Gantrys Velvet Opera
11 TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE IN ME Strawbs
12 FUNNIEST GIG Manfred Mann
13 SUNNY CELLOPHANE SKIES The Status Quo
14 MRS GRUNDY Plastic Penny
15 BUFFALO BILLYCAN Apple
16 CHARLES BROWN Sweet Feeling
17 ROSIE CANT FLY Sleepy
18 I KNOW, SHE BELIEVES The Picadilly Line
19 THE LOBSTER Fairport Convention
20 YELLOW BRICK ROAD The Mindbenders
21 THE STORY OF DAVID Grannys Intentions
22 THE DEVIL RIDES OUT Icarus
23 IS ANYBODY HOME? The Mirage
24 WHY Eyes Of Blond*
*previously unreleased

DISC TWO:

1 WORLD WAR III Dantalians Chariot
2 SEE THROUGH WINDOWS Family
3 SALAD DAYS (ARE HERE AGAIN) Procol Harum
4 THE TRUTH IS PLAIN TO SEE Freedom
5 SUN SING Force Four
6 MR SMALL THE WATCH REPAIRER MAN Kaleidoscope
7 IMAGE BLOWN OUT Genesis
8 LIFE IS JUST BEGINNING The Creation
9 TAKING OUT TIME The Spencer Davis Group
10 THAT MAN Small Faces
11 YOURE HAUNTING ME The Hi-Fis
12 MRS GILLESPIES REFRIGERATOR Sands
13 PLEASE RETURN Rust
14 LAST MINUTE The Nashville Teens 15 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Alan Bown!
16 THE TOUCHABLES (ALL OF US) Nirvana
17 HALLIFORD HOUSE The Virgin Sleep
18 CATHERINES WHEEL Denny Laine
19 GIRL IN THE MIRROR Christopher Colt
20 ELEVATOR (single mix) Grapefruit
21 WORLD IN MY HEAD Mike Stuart Span
22 UFO Neo Maya
23 THE LAUGHING MAN John Carter & Russ Alquist
24 FLOATIN Vamp
25 LIFE DOES NOT SEEM WHAT IT SEEMS Tinsel Arcade*
26 SCENE OF THE LEMON QUEEN One Step Beyond*
*previously unreleased

DISC THREE:

1 HAPPENINGS TEN YEARS TIME AGO The Yardbirds
2 HAVE SOME MORE TEA The Smoke
3 WALK UPON THE WATER The Move
4 JABBERWOCK Boeing Duveen And The Beautiful Soup
5 THE MAD HATTERS SONG The Incredible String Band
6 SHOPLIFTERS Ivor Cutler Trio
7 LOOK OUT THERES A MONSTER COMING The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
8 SARA, CRAZY CHILD (extended German 45 version) Johns Children
9 BEYOND THE RISING SUN Tyrannosaurus Rex
10 HEY GIRL JP Sunshine
11 MR SUNSHINE (film version) Barclay James Harvest
12 TICK TOCK Shyster
13 CHEADLE HEATH DELUSIONS Felius Andromeda
14 THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY OF TIMOTHY CHASE Tomorrow
15 THE BIRTHDAY The Idle Race
16 HOW CAN WE HANG ON TO A DREAM? The Moody Blues
17 YES IS A PLEASANT COUNTRY Circus
18 SUMMER SUN SHINES The Fresh Windows
19 THE BLUE MAN RUNS AWAY Crystal Ship*
20 WHATS HAPPENING? The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
21 MOTHERS MAGAZINE Mothers Pride*
22 FLYING MACHINE Turquoise
23 IN THE PARK The Cortinas
24 HUNG UP ON A DREAM The Zombies
25 WE ARE THE MOLES PART 1 The Moles
26 WE ARE THE MOLES PART 2 The Moles
*previously unreleased

DISC FOUR:

1 ARMENIA CITY IN THE SKY The Who
2 FREDEREEK HERNANDO One In A Million
3 FLOWERMAN The Syn
4 I CAN HEAR COLOURS The Motives
5 GREEN The Lion & The Fish
6 IM SO LOW (aka JET- PROPELLED PHOTOGRAPH) The Soft Machine
7 JEANETTA Mabel Greers Toyshop
8 COME OVER STRANGER Canto
9 CHILDREN OF THE SUN (demo version) The Misunderstood
10 BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME St. Valentines Day Massacre
11 (IM SO) SAD The Magic Mixture
12 YOUVE GOTTA HAVE LOVE BABE The Graham Bond Organisation
13 RUMBLE OF MERSEY SQUARE SOUTH Wimple Winch
14 COSMIC TRIP Third Ear Band
15 I BRING THE SUN John Bryant
16 POLICE IS HERE A New Generation
17 SPICKS AND SPECKS The Bee Gees
18 DEATH OF THE SEASIDE The Human Instinct
19 BOYS AND GIRLS TOGETHER Fridays Chyld*
20 CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE Jason Crest
21 TOYMAKERS SHOP Louise
22 PLASTIC AEROPLANE Medium Rare*
23 VENUSIAN MOONSHINE (live at Middle Earth) 117*
*previously unreleased

DISC FIVE:

1 PATH THROUGH THE FOREST The Factory
2 FREEDOM FOR YOU The Attack
3 WALKING THROUGH MY DREAMS Pretty Things
4 DONT GO WAY LITTLE GIRL The Shame
5 MY PRAYER Tintern Abbey*
6 PHANTOM I Jade Hexagram
7 COVER GIRL Perfumed Garden
8 ROSE COLOURED GLASSES The Tickle
9 AMY PEATE The Orange Bicycle
10 DREAM IN MY MIND Ruperts People
11 SPIDER Downliners Sect
12 WHAT ON EARTH (single mix) Blossom Toes
13 BUILDING UP A DREAM The End
14 THE CAT The Merseys
15 PANDEMONIUM SHADOW SHOW Mandrake Paddle Steamer
16 WATERWAYS (demo version) East Of Eden
17 WHICH WAY The Sorrows
18 BUN The Deviants
19 ANOTHER VINCENT VAN GOGH The 23rd Turnoff
20 SMILE AT THE SAD SUN Champagne*
21 TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES The Zany Woodruff Operation*
22 SITTING ON A BLUNESTONE Tales Of Justine
23 BRAIN The Action
*previously unreleased