A to Z of Psychedelia on 6 Music Podcast
Taking listeners on a trip through the golden age of psychedelia from the mid-sixties to Altamont. Researched & presented by 6 Music’s Marc Riley and music journalist Rob Hughes.
A definitive, but light-hearted look at the world of mid to late-Sixties psychedelia. Exploring the world changing counter-culture on both sides of the Atlantic via music, art, mind-bending band names and an impressive rogues gallery. Paying homage to legends such as Hendrix and Pink Floyd whilst celebrating lesser-known artists like Linda Perhacs. Some wonderful stories too - George Clinton’s hair-straightening job, The Beatles’ chauffeur on backing vocals and what Brian Wilson and his brothers did when their mum and dad went on holiday. Researched and presented by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 6 Music’s Marc Riley and music journalist Rob Hughes. Adult themes and drugs references mentioned throughout.
Episodes to download
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Welcome to the A to Z of Psychedelia on 6 Music
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Introductory episode touching all psychedelic bases to wet your whistle.
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A is for Acid, Animals and Ambrose Slade
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Find out why Timothy Leary scares Marc and about Syd Barret's sad decline in this episode
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B is for Barrett, Buckley and Byrds
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Syd Barrett's life story enclosed here - how did he get the name Syd?
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C is for Cream, Crazy World and Chocolate Watchband
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Chocolate, Cream and Crazyness - from folk to psychedelia discussed here.
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D is for Doors, Donovan and Dantalian's Chariot
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Doors, Donovan and Double David's - bring it on .
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E is for Easy Riders, Experiments and Electric Prunes
Tue 17 Jul 2018
The Electric Prunes name isn't sexy - official, so says Marc and Rob.
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F is for Funkadelic, Fairport and Flowers
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Flowers in Your Hair - a band wagon song - discuss.
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G is for Groundhogs, Garcia and Grace Slick
Tue 17 Jul 2018
There's music and stories from The Grateful Dead, Grace Slick and war hero Bill Graham.
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H is for Hendrix, Head and Hapshash
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Music from the Monkees and Jimi Hendrix as we travel through the letter H.
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I is for International Times, Iron Butterfly and Incredible String Band
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Highlighted - In The Park with the Rolling Stones - the ultimate free gig - 5th July 1969
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J & K are for Jefferson Airplane, John's Children and Kevin Ayers
Tue 17 Jul 2018
How much do you not know about Jefferson Airplane - find out in this episode.
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L is for Love, Lewis Carroll and Lucy In The Sky
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Lucy, Leaves, Love. All contained in this here information hot bed.
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M is for Move, Monterey and Moby Grape. Part 1
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Movin' moody middling bunch of grapes - that'll be M part 1 then
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M is for Moody Blues, Misunderstood and Magical Mystery Tour. Part 2
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Middling, moody, misunderstood and magical - that'll be M part 2 then.
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M is for Middle Earth, Mardas and Mamas and Papas. Part 3
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Mamas and The Papas deconstructed - that'll be M part 3 then.
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O is for Owsley Stanley, Other Half and Os Mutantes
Tue 17 Jul 2018
O Dear ... let's see how The Other Half Live.
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P is for Prankster, Procol Harum and Pink Floyd. Part 1
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Pigs, pipers and pranksters - that'll be P part 1 then.
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P is for Parliament, Pearly Queens and Pink Fairies. Part 2
Tue 17 Jul 2018
In this episode, Janis, George and Trevor that'll be P Part 2 then.
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P is for Peel, Protest and Purple Band. Part 3
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Protests, perfume and prog - Yum Yum - that'll be P part 3 then.
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Q & R are for Quicksilver, Roky and Rolling Stones
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Quick round rolling rockies - splendid.
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S is for Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Part 1
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Exactly what it says on the tin - Sgt Pepper scrutinised.
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S is for Seeds, Sky Saxon and Strawberry Alarm Clock. Part 2
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Strawberry sky seeds - all to be found in S part 2
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S is for Skip Spence, Studios and Syd Barrett. Part 3
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Marc and Rob can be found skipping round the studio in S part 3.
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S is for Small Faces and Steve Marriot. Part 4
Tue 17 Jul 2018
An episode dedicated to the Small Faces - S part 4.
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S is for Smoke, Shankar and Strawberry Fields. Part 5
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Sitars, The Salvation Army The Krays feature in S part 5.
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S is for Steppenwolf, Spirit and Sly Stone. Part 6
Tue 17 Jul 2018
S is for sychedelia without the P - that's S part 6.
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S is for Soft Machine, Simon Dupree and Side Trips.Part 7
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Seriously stretched out S section concludes in this episode - Phew.
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T is for T. Rex, Trip and Tintern Abbey. Part 1
Tue 17 Jul 2018
We get it on with T-Rextasy in T Part 1
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T is for Traffic, Tomorrow and Technicolour Dream. Part 2
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Hairy Traffic Control, is where T part 2 takes us
