WHEN THE ALARM CLOCK RINGS - A COMPENDIUM OF BRITISH PSYCHEDELIA 1966-1969 DOUBLE LP

 

Limited edition 2LP vinyl compilation of original artefacts from the first British psychedelic era. 30 essential 1966-1969 nuggets from major names and cult acts alike. After 14 years and nearly 150 CD releases, Cherry Red's psychedelic imprint Grapefruit finally produces it's first-ever vinyl issue. A 90-minute, 30-track anthology, 'When The Alarm Clock Rings' is an all-encompassing overview of the late 60s British psychedelic scene. The set features major underground names (Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Blossom Toes, Dantalian's Chariot, John's Children), cult 45s (The Voice, Paper Blitz Tissue, The Syn), future legends (Alex Harvey, Genesis, Greg Lake's early venture The Shame) and pop groups who occasionally turned dayglo (The Merseys, Plastic Penny, Picadilly Line). Limited to 1000 copies and containing Grapefruit's trademark combination of photos and annotation on stylish 12" x 12" inserts, 'When The Alarm Clock Rings' is an essential purchase for vinyl aficionados and a tantalising taster of further plastic platters!

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 Magic in the Air - The Attack

2 The Madman Running Through the Fields - Dantalian's Chariot

3 Magic Horsemen - Tintern Abbey

4 Maybe Someday - Alex Harvey

5 In the Beginning - Genesis

6 The Wall - The Fruit Machine

7 The World Goes On Around You - The Mirage

8 Dream in My Mind - Rupert's People

9 Mary Jane (Single Version) - Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera

10 Midsummer Night's Scene - John's Children

11 I Hope You're Happy - The Merseys

12 Teagarden Lane - Jason Crest

13 Pools of Blue (Advision Studios Version) - Barclay James Harvest

14 Leave Me Here - The 23rd Turnoff

15 I Unseen (IBC Studios Version) - The Misunderstood

Disc: 2

1 The Train to Disaster - The Voice

2 Remember the Times - The Mike Stuart Span

3 Jane - Living Daylights

4 Wake Me Up - Plastic Penny

5 Don't Go 'Way Little Girl - The Shame

6 Spontaneous Apple Creation - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

7 Created By Clive - The Syn

8 Mr. Second Class - The Spencer Davis Group

9 The Laughing Man - John Carter and Russ Alquist

10 Mr. Universe - Episode Six

11 Things You Cannot See - The Action

12 The Otherside - Apple

13 Rosemary's Bluebell Day - Picadilly Line

14 Grey Man - Paper Blitz Tissue

15 When the Alarm Clock Rings - Blossom Toes