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title: "Looking At The Pictures In The Sky: British Psychedelic Sounds of 1968/ Various"
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# Looking At The Pictures In The Sky: British Psychedelic Sounds of 1968/ Various

**Brand:** various artists
**Price:** R1108
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- **What is this?** Looking At The Pictures In The Sky: British Psychedelic Sounds of 1968/ Various by various artists
- **How much does it cost?** R1108 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

2017 three CD collection re-issued with new artwork and revised tracklisting. It goes without saying that 1968 doesn't have the same kind of cachet as 1967 - a year that, in musical terms, will always be indelibly associated with the Summer of Love, Sgt. Pepper and the emergence of psychedelia. But although the major players turned away from the excesses of the previous year in favor of a back-to-basics musical approach, there were arguably a greater number of psychedelic records made in 1968 than during the preceding twelve months. Vital, lysergically-inclined 45s emerged from a whole host of younger groups, with The Factory, Mike Stuart Span, Fleur de Lys, The Fire, The Barrier, Boeing Duveen, Rupert's People and numerous others all releasing singles that have long been widely regarded by psychedelic collectors as genre classics. All these and more are gathered on Looking At The Pictures In The Sky, which provide a fascinating overview of the group scene in Britain (and Ireland!) in 1968, shining a light on unreleased gems, cult classics, choice album cuts, neglected B-sides and alternative versions. As with it's 1967 equivalent Let's Go Down And Blow Our Minds, the four-hour, 78-track anthology Looking At The Pictures In The Sky is housed in a striking clambox that contains a 44 page booklet crammed with biographical information and rare photographs of the featured acts.

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    ANOTHER  AWESOME  THREE  CD  CLAM SHELL  BOX  SET  ON  THE  GRAPEFRUIT  LABEL
  

*by E***. on Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2017*

this  is  a  fantastic  british  compilation  three  cd  clam  shell  cd  box  set  very  similar  to  last  years  (LETS  GO  BLOW  OUR  MINDS  BRITISH  PSYCHEDELIC  SOUNDS  OF  1967)  this  is  basically  volume  two  of  that  on  the  awesome  grapefruit  label,  a  year  on  we  get  a  3  cd  set  of  great  tracks  from  the  uk  that  where  all  released  in  1968  almost  50  years  ago!!!!  we  have  some  well  known  bands  here  like  alexander  youngs  grapefruit, as  well  as  the  mike  stuart  span,  jason  crest,  katch  22, the  deviants,  the  alan  bown, the  move  the  fluer  delys  and  a  hell  of  a  lot  of  others,  the  three  cds  that  come  in  this  box  set  are  remastered  to  sound  the  best  you  will  hear  some  of  these  songs  ever  and  this  comes  with  a nice  booklet  like  last  years  volume  did.  what  you  get  is  a  mix  of  45s  that  where  released  in  the  uk  on  various  labels  in  1968  by  some  psychedilic  bands,  freakbeat,  beat  and  mod  outfits  that where  really  blowing  the  tower  of  london  off  some  50 years  back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  this  is  a  fantastic  follow  up  to  last  years  lets  go  blow  our  minds  box  set  wich  featured  a  bunch  of  great  45s  from  1967,  of  all  the  artists  on  this  three  cd  box  set  you  really  get  the  cream  of  the  crop  from  50  years  ago  on  the  london  scene  and  it  is  always  a  pleasure  to  spin  these  songs,  very  well  done  clam  shell  box  and  packaging  as  well,  hope  it  does  not  take  another  year  for  whatever  they  decide  to  call  the  1969  set  wich  should  arrive  in  2018  at  some  point,  anyway  for  now  THIS  IS  AMAZING  MUSIC  FROM  ENGLANDS  TRUE  HEYDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    If The Title And Cover Appeal To You, You Won't Be Disappointed With The Contents.
  

*by D***) on Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2017*

Like previous reveiwers I found this to be a fantastic set of British tracks from 1968 both relatively well known and obscure. Great sound quality, varied of course, but true to the source. 50 years ago, but it seems like yesterday! The product is as described with an excellent informative booklet. You should not be disappointed! Of paricular interest to me (though every track is great) was the original version of 'My Son John' by the Onyx. I had not heard this, but was of course familiar with the version by local Kiwi band the Rebels that went to number 1 here in New zealand in 1968.The booklet mentions this version and notes the band was better known as Larry's Rebels. Well not quite. By the time of 'My Son John' Larry had left to be replaced by Glyn Mason hence the name change. The Rebels had the number 1 that Larry's Rebels never did but never quite became the legends of the earlier band. The Onyx version is great and the equal of our chart topping local like every track on here. There's the great 'phased' cover of the Equals 'I Get So Excited' by the Real McCoy that is essential and 80 other tracks just as good! If you haven't already buy it!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A Must Have for any fan of 1960s Psychedelia! this is probably one of the best comps on psych I've  purchased in awhile!
  

*by M***T on Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2018*

First rate comp of obscure psychedelia from 1968 which includes rare tracks by well known bands of the era such as Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Pretty Things, Procul Harum,Status Quo, Jethro Tull(Jethro Toe) and Spencer Davis Group!I'm not surprised that Cherry Red was involved. they are an amazing label and have put out some outstanding comps.I am looking forward to any additional comps from this series or similiar.

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