Best of the Psychedelic 60's
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NickVolos 
INTRO:
This chart is focused primarily on Psychedelic Rock, attempting to identify and list some of those great psychedelic gems that somehow fell through the cracks. Albums such as "It's A Long Way Down" by "The Fallen Angels", "Trip Thru Hell" by "C.A. Quintet", "The Music Emporium" from the same, "Music" by "Axe", "Trilogy For The Masses" by "Ford Theatre", "Yesterday's Folks" by "US69", "Churchill's" by "The Churchills" and many more. Other works critically hailed as psychedelic masterpieces are not omitted. Albums such as "Forever Changes", "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "Surrealistic Pillow", "The Doors", "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn " and so on.
Music was drastically changed with the arrival of psychedelia influencing music even today. It was heralded sometime around 1966 with the issuance of such landmark works as "The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators" and "Revolver". As such, most of the selections in the chart are from that time on forward. The list starts with some early 60's non-psychedelic albums, which may be eventually replaced.
NOTES:
The chart is under construction as I am reshuffling the available material. As it is changed, some of the better known albums will be removed (well, not all...) and the number of albums per artist will be limited. It is sorted by preference. Selections 85 - End are not sorted.
- Chart updated: 06/23/2014 17:15
- (Created: 10/30/2013 19:04).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Rank Score: 93.64%
[First added to this chart: 10/30/2013]
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1967
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Rank Score: 93.08%
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1967
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847
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Rank Score: 91.79%
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Rank Score: 91.43%
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Rank Score: 90.83%
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1967
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Rank Score: 90.00%
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1967
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1966
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Rank Score: 89.58%
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1969
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Rank Score: 89.44%
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Best of the Psychedelic 60's composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 99 | 99% | |
| 1970s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| H. P. Lovecraft | 2 | 2% | |
| Grateful Dead | 2 | 2% | |
| Spirit | 2 | 2% | |
| 13th Floor Elevators | 2 | 2% | |
| Love | 2 | 2% | |
| Silver Apples | 2 | 2% | |
| The Electric Prunes | 2 | 2% | |
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58 | 58% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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From Anonymous 07/08/2014 18:00 in User Pick #104: Middle Eastern Rock [NickVolos]
“Chart: Rank on User's Chart: 4 Year: 1969 Rank on BEA Overall: 10,595 Average Rating: 76/100 Summary Info: John Berberian is a master of the oud, a middle eastern stringed instrument that is similar to a lute. Here he teams up with guitarist, Joe Beck, to create a fusion of traditional Armenian…”
View forum post →From Anonymous 04/20/2014 00:28 in User Pick of the Day (#34): Moby Grape [NickVolos]
“Chart: Rank on User's Chart: 2 Year: 1967 Rank on BEA Overall: 1,280 Average Rating: 78/100 Summary Info: The self-titled debut of psychedelic rock band, Moby Grape. They signed a contract with Columbia after a bidding war, after which all but three of the songs on the album were released as part…”
View forum post →From NickVolos 04/01/2014 22:00 in Vote on the last charts for "User Pick of the Day"
NickVolos 04/01/2014 22:00 in Vote on the last charts for "User Pick of the Day"“And the winners are... Thanks for voting. I'll add these charts to the list to complete a five-week cycle. The way it's going to work from here on out: Please take one of mine out (I've got 2) and add another one from a user that is not already selected instead. Cheers, :) Nick”
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Junomoogmello TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/06/2020 19:34 | #251002
Great chart which has given me plenty of bands to try out during isolation! The great thing about music is that it can span many genres so great to see Led Zeppelin 1 in here and although Pet Sounds is a cracking album as another psychedelic enthusiast has pointed out, I wouldn't expect that or anything else to be here because this is your chart! Thank you for all the new band exploration provided.
As a side note, if any person can define the lines between psychedelia, progressive, rock, hard rock, heavy metal, blues, jazz, classical et al, then they are a superior being to me...
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Roal 10/11/2014 11:42 | #124000
Now I know I know nothing about psychedelic rock.
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JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/31/2017 06:28 | #191749
JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/31/2017 06:28 | #191749
Four comments:
Is Led Zeppelin I really psychedelic? It seems like straight up hard blues-rock to me.
Give "The Odessey and the Oracle" another listen and then rank it like top 5 where it belongs :)
Pet sounds belongs here.
What is the rank percentage you have here?
Also thank you for this excellent chart! I haven't heard of most of these albums whihc is exactly what i was looking for.
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NickVolos TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/09/2013 12:02 | #91389
NickVolos TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/09/2013 12:02 | #91389
Thanks. I am glad you like 'Corridor of Faces' - you are now the 2nd person in BEA that lists it. :) Too bad that few people are familiar with it. Looking forward to seeing your 60's chart when it is done.
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ObsoleteEntity 12/21/2016 15:39 | #180676
ObsoleteEntity 12/21/2016 15:39 | #180676
Thanks for introducing me to Beauregard Ajax. Nice album. I am currently making a chart of Psychedelic albums, and there are some great ones here on your chart! Thanks.
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