Middle Earth: The Soundtrack Of London's Legendary Psychedelic Club 1967-1969 [Import] (3 Cd's) (CD)

Description Three CD collection featuring the halcyon days of the legendary London venue. Starting out briefly as The Electric Garden, Middle Earth opened it's doors in 1967 and immediately became the most happening club in London. More than just a home for UK bands that were pushing the boundaries of rock music, Middle Earth also attracted some of America's finest exponents of Psychedelic Rock such as Captain Beefheart, The Byrds, The Fugs, Jefferson Airplane, and many more. Fledgling UK acts that would go on to great things such as Soft Machine, Tomorrow (The In-Crowd), David Bowie (The Riot Squad), Yes, The Incredible String Band, Ten Years After, and Free were joined by more established acts like Traffic, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, The Pretty Things and The Yardbirds. Cult favourites, who would never attain the commercial success of those just mentioned but are revered by those that know, include The Deviants, Dantalion's Chariot, Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, Third Ear Band, and Mabel Greer's Toyshop, among others. The club only last a few years but it's timeline coincided neatly with the rapid and ever- developing rise of psychedelic rock in the UK and as such this compilation serves as the perfect guide to how the genre evolved. Jeff Dexter, the house DJ and main man at Middle Earth, has been interviewed exclusively for this release and deep image research has thrown up many unseen images to round out what is the definitive document on the UK's ultimate psychedelic rock club. Tracks - Disc 1 - 1 Family - a Good Friend of Mine 2 Soft Machine - I Should Have Known 3 The in Crowd - Am I Glad to See You 4 Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity - a Kind of Love-In 5 Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera - Salisbury Plain 6 Fairport Convention - Time Will Show the Wiser 7 Paper Blitz Tissue - Grey Man 8 The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Devil's Grip 9 The Riot Squad Ft David Bowie - I'm Waiting for My Man 10 The Flies - House of Love 11 Keith Dangerfield & the Way Ahead - She's a Witch 12 Graham Bond - Strange Times, Sad Times 13 Tales of Justine - Monday Morning 14 Denny Laine - Too Much in Love 15 Picadilly Line - How Could You Say You're Leaving Me 16 Third Ear Band - Raga No. 1 17 Mabel Greer's Toyshop - Images of You and Me 18 The Action - Climbing Up the Wall (See Me) 19 Blossom Toes - Telegram Tuesday 20 Eyes of Blue - Prodigal Son 21 The Bonzo Doo Dah Dog Band - Canyons of Your Mind - Disc 2 - 1 The Incredible String Band - Way Back in the 1960S 2 Traffic - Feeling Alright? 3 Ten Years After - Portable People 4 The Knack - (The Man from the) Marriage Guidance and Advice Bureau 5 The Pretty Things - Balloon Burning 6 The Electric Prunes - Long Day's Flight 7 Dr. K's Blues Band - Pet Cream Man 8 Eclection - Mark Time 9 Dantalion's Chariot - Soma (Parts 1 & 2) 10 Blonde on Blonde - All Day, All Night 11 The Yardbirds - Drinking Muddy Water 12 The Deviants - Garbage 13 Captain Beefheart - Yellow Brick Road 14 Spooky Tooth - Sunshine Help Me 15 Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman 16 Tim Rose - Dim Light a Burning 17 Champion Jack Dupree - I Haven't Done No-One No Harm 18 Tim Buckley - Wings 19 Amalgam - Prayer for Peace 20 Chris McGregor Septet - Up to Earth - Disc 3 - 1 The Byrds - Artificial Energy 2 The Mindbenders - Uncle Joe, the Ice Cream Man 3 Small Faces - Yesterday Today and Tomorrow 4 Free - I'm a Mover 5 Junior's Eyes - Black Snake 6 Edgar Broughton Band - Evil 7 Killing Floor - Forget It! 8 Jefferson Airplane - Crown of Creation 9 Pete Brown & His Battered Ornaments - the Week Looked Good on Paper 10 Canned Heat - on the Road Again 11 Chicken Shack - Worried About My Woman 12 The Fugs - Crystal Liaison 13 The Who - Magic Bus 14 Liverpool Scene - Baby 15 John James - Maybelle Rag 16 Yes - Sweetness 17 Sleepy - Love's Immortal Fire 18 The Gun - Sunshine 19 Arcadium - Woman of a Thousand Years 20 Barclay James Harvest - Poor Wages 21 Love Sculpture - Wang Dang Doodle 22 Steamhammer - Lost You Too 23 Vamp - Floatin'

• Released: 03/21/2025
• Format: CD