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UK three CD set. 1967 was undoubtedly the high-water mark of the era, but the psychedelic genre's influence lingered for some while afterwards. Nevertheless, there were significant changes during that period, and by the end of the decade the British music scene had largely polarized into two distinct camps: the influence of the counterculture saw the burgeoning college/university circuit grow as "serious" pop evolved into rock, while the more exploitative, commercial element of the industry reacted to the success of manufactured bands like The Monkees to instigate a sub-genre dismissively dubbed bubblegum. That dichotomy saw the British pop and rock scene exhibit a strong element of musical schizophrenia, as can be heard on Try A Little Sunshine: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1969, the latest instalment in Grapefruit's acclaimed late Sixties series. A significant number of great, heavily lysergic records were still appearing (if psychedelia was dead, clearly nobody had told the likes of The Factory, Fleur de Lys or Jason Crest), but the musical template did mutate. The Attack's chunky mod-pop vignettes gave way to Andromeda's power trio riffing, Status Quo moved from day-glo popsike to a looser, bluesier approach, The Pretty Things reluctantly left behind their neglected masterpiece S. F. Sorrow to explore more introverted territory, Grapefruit traded their gossamer-light harmony pop template for a relatively stripped-down sound, and Colin Giffin eschewed The End's psychedelic dreamscapes to dabble in post-'Eleanor Rigby' baroque pop. For other, more commercially successful bands like The Spencer Davis Group, Procol Harum and The Move, it was a case of attempting to maintain their high-profile status while also showing signs of progression. Housed in a clambox with a 44-page booklet that includes biographical information on every band as well as rare photos, Try A Little Sunshine covers every aspect of the 1969 British pop sound to provide not just four hours of vital late Sixties music, but a fascinating look at how the mode of the music changed as a tumultuous decade drew to a close.
Try a Little Sunshine - the Factory
Reputation - Shy Limbs
Little Boy - Beatstalkers
Letters from Edith - the Spencer Davis Group
Roundabout - the Montanas
Sister - Cliff Wade
Brother Thrush -Barclay James Harvest
(Vision in a) Plaster Sky -Wild Silk
The Day the Train Never Came - Consortium
Lifetime - the Bliss
This Is to a Girl - Strawberry Jam
River Boat Queen - Audience
Captain Reale - Gentle Influence
A Salty Dog - Procol Harum
Green Mello Hill - Angel Pavement
The Walrus and the Carpenter - Peter Howell & John Ferdinando
This Time Tomorrow - the Move
Shine a Little Light Into My Room - Jason Paul
Stay Indoors - the New Formula
Running Wild - Fresh Air
Dogs and Cats - the Sorrows
We Built the Sun - Pussy
Baby and Me - the Hammers
Being Human Being (Alternative Version) - Paper Bubble
Child on a Crossing - Writing on the Wall
Dr Crippen's Waiting Room - the Orange Machine
Liar - Fleur de Lys
Seen Through a Light - the Mooche
It's Only Love - Sam Gopal
Deep Water - Grapefruit
Stop - Pan Pipers
Marrakesh - Fortes Mentum
Flaxen Hair - Marc Brierley
Changes in Our Time - Colin Giffin
Creeping Jean - Dave Davies
Who Wants Happiness - Tapestry
She Said, She Said - Grand Union
Only George - Scrugg
Summer Come Along - Ralph McTell
It Happened Two Sundays Ago - Nirvana
Doubtful Nellie - Tuesday's Children
Mindless Child of Motherhood - Ewan Stephens
Biography - Woody Kern
Alcock and Brown - Balloon Busters
Magic Car - Edwards Hand
How Does It Feel - the Good Ship Lollipop
No Reason - Shere Khan
Morning Way - Trader Horne
Black Mass - Jason Crest
Last Cloud Home - the Orange Bicycle
(Who Planted Thorns in) Miss Alice's Garden - the Explosive
Just What I Was Looking for Today - the Spectrum
The Price of Love - Status Quo
This Little Boy - 1984
Death of a Dream Machine - the Deviants
Day of the Change - Andromeda
Mr Rainbow - Homer's Knods
You Might Even Say - Pretty Things
Cry Baby Cry - Freedom
Saturday Roundabout Sunday - the Humblebums
We Want You to Stay (Demo Version) - Bill Fay
What a Groovy Day - Harmony Grass
Mr Beverly's Heavy Days - the Freshmen
Little Bird - Eyes of Blue
Tamaris Khan - the Onyx
The School Boy - Five's Company
Looking Towards the Sky - Davey Payne & the Medium Wave Band
Fairground - Pure Gold
Petrol Pump Assistant - Fat Mattress
Good Old '59 (We Are Slowly Gettin' Older) - Second Hand
Counting Time My Way - Taxi
Burning the Weed - Bobak, Jons, Malone
Armageddon - Cape Kennedy Construction Company
