Psychedelic Records: Far out stuff, man.
The psychedelic rock era hit the US hard in the late 60s. The kids were tuning in and dropping acid, while listening to far extending guitar solos and advanced "risk taking" sounds.
The major record labels took note of this large countermovement, and put out a lot of psychedelic bands in the late 60s all the way to the early 70s.
Some of the bigger names, like The 13th Floor Elevators are still some of the most sought after psych records from this time period. Almost every area of the country had their own psych groups, and thus tons of small pressings appeared.
These records generally look similar to each other: long haired dudes, trippy colors, and far out names.
See below for a more comprehensive list:
Look below for some examples:
The major record labels took note of this large countermovement, and put out a lot of psychedelic bands in the late 60s all the way to the early 70s.
Some of the bigger names, like The 13th Floor Elevators are still some of the most sought after psych records from this time period. Almost every area of the country had their own psych groups, and thus tons of small pressings appeared.
These records generally look similar to each other: long haired dudes, trippy colors, and far out names.
See below for a more comprehensive list:
Look below for some examples:
A More Comprehensive list of artists:
The Amboy Dukes
Amon Düül II[
Andromeda
The Animals
Aorta
Aphrodite's Child
Apple
Arzachel
Ash Ra Tempel
The Attack
Syd Barrett
Big Boy Pete
Beacon Street Union
Big Brother and the Holding Company
The Birds[
Blonde on Blonde
Blossom ToesBlue Cheer
Blues Magoos
Blues Project
Bubble Puppy
The Byrds
Can
Captain Beefheart
The Charlatans
The Chocolate Watchband
The Churchills
Circus Maximus
Clear Light
The Collectors
Country Joe and the Fish
Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Cream
The Creation
Dantalian's Chariot
The Deviants
Donovan
The Doors
Nick Drake
Dr. John the Night Tripper
Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band
Earth Opera
Edgar Broughton Band
The Electric Prunes
Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera
The End (UK)]
Erkin Koray
Family
Fever Tree
Fifty Foot Hose
Flower Travellin' Band
Ford Theatre
The Frost
Frumious Bandersnatch
The Fugs
The Godz (NYC)
The Golden Dawn
Gong
Grateful Dead
The Great Society
Group 1850
H. P. Lovecraft
Hawkwind
High Tide
The Human Expression
The Idle Race
Incredible String Band
Iron Butterfly
It's a Beautiful Day
Jason Crest
Jefferson Airplane
Jimi Hendrix
Julian's Treatment
July
Kak
Kaleidoscope
Les Fleur de Lys
The Litter
The Lollipop Shoppe
Lothar and the Hand People
Love
M'Lumbo
The Mamas & The Papas
Mad River
Major Stars
Man
Mighty Baby
The Misunderstood
Moby Grape
The Moody Blues
Moving Sidewalks
The Music Machine
Mystic Tide
Nazz
Neighb'rhood Childr'n
The Nova Local
One in a Million
The Open Mind
Os Mutantes
The Other Half
The Paupers
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy
Pearls Before Swine
Pink Fairies
Pink Floyd
The Pretty Things
Procol Harum
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Ramases
Red Krayola
The Rolling Stones
Sam Gopal
The Savage Resurrection
The Savage Rose
The Seeds
Shiva's Headband
The Shocking Blue
Silver Apples
Skip Bifferty[
Skip Spence
Soft Machine
Sons of Champlin[
The Small Faces
Sopwith Camel
Spirit
SRC
Steppenwolf
Strawberry Alarm Clock
The Syn
Them
The Third Bardo
Tintern Abbey
Tomorrow
Traffic
Tripsichord Music Box
Twink
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Ultimate Spinach
United States of America
Van Dyke Parks
Vanilla Fudge
Velvett Fogg
We the People
The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
The Who
The Yardbirds
Amon Düül II[
Andromeda
The Animals
Aorta
Aphrodite's Child
Apple
Arzachel
Ash Ra Tempel
The Attack
Syd Barrett
Big Boy Pete
Beacon Street Union
Big Brother and the Holding Company
The Birds[
Blonde on Blonde
Blossom ToesBlue Cheer
Blues Magoos
Blues Project
Bubble Puppy
The Byrds
Can
Captain Beefheart
The Charlatans
The Chocolate Watchband
The Churchills
Circus Maximus
Clear Light
The Collectors
Country Joe and the Fish
Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Cream
The Creation
Dantalian's Chariot
The Deviants
Donovan
The Doors
Nick Drake
Dr. John the Night Tripper
Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band
Earth Opera
Edgar Broughton Band
The Electric Prunes
Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera
The End (UK)]
Erkin Koray
Family
Fever Tree
Fifty Foot Hose
Flower Travellin' Band
Ford Theatre
The Frost
Frumious Bandersnatch
The Fugs
The Godz (NYC)
The Golden Dawn
Gong
Grateful Dead
The Great Society
Group 1850
H. P. Lovecraft
Hawkwind
High Tide
The Human Expression
The Idle Race
Incredible String Band
Iron Butterfly
It's a Beautiful Day
Jason Crest
Jefferson Airplane
Jimi Hendrix
Julian's Treatment
July
Kak
Kaleidoscope
Les Fleur de Lys
The Litter
The Lollipop Shoppe
Lothar and the Hand People
Love
M'Lumbo
The Mamas & The Papas
Mad River
Major Stars
Man
Mighty Baby
The Misunderstood
Moby Grape
The Moody Blues
Moving Sidewalks
The Music Machine
Mystic Tide
Nazz
Neighb'rhood Childr'n
The Nova Local
One in a Million
The Open Mind
Os Mutantes
The Other Half
The Paupers
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy
Pearls Before Swine
Pink Fairies
Pink Floyd
The Pretty Things
Procol Harum
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Ramases
Red Krayola
The Rolling Stones
Sam Gopal
The Savage Resurrection
The Savage Rose
The Seeds
Shiva's Headband
The Shocking Blue
Silver Apples
Skip Bifferty[
Skip Spence
Soft Machine
Sons of Champlin[
The Small Faces
Sopwith Camel
Spirit
SRC
Steppenwolf
Strawberry Alarm Clock
The Syn
Them
The Third Bardo
Tintern Abbey
Tomorrow
Traffic
Tripsichord Music Box
Twink
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Ultimate Spinach
United States of America
Van Dyke Parks
Vanilla Fudge
Velvett Fogg
We the People
The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
The Who
The Yardbirds