Nuggets: Mindrocker by Fenwyck

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1. Another pretty decent tune from that collection. I like the harmony singing and agree with your comparisons with the Byrds and The Mamas And The Papas.

   • I liked it – nothing earth-shattering, but nicely done.

2. This is one of those good pop psychedelia ones that they had in the late sixties. I think they do all the Psychedelic sounds on this record really well. Like that sitar sound that they always use on these things. Or whatever it is. Too bad that Nuggets doesn’t have more of these on it like Green Tambourine or Crimson and Clover and some of the other big ones. A lot of them were excellent.

   • I assumed it was backwards guitar but I can’t always tell the difference. I think the charm is profiling lesser-known songs – including Kingsmen ‘Louie Louie’ feels like cheating, even though it’s basically the archetypal garage rock track.

3. This is some cool light psychedelic pop. I’m getting a Monkee vibe from this also. That is a compliment coming from me. I’ve listened to it over and over. Love the variety coming from this collection. I didn’t expect something this smooth.
   I thought it would be more of a… get in the garage and turn it to 11 type thing.

   • Yeah, this one sounds like it was recorded in a studio, not a garage! But diversity is good for the collection – good if it’s not a whole lot of stuff that sounds like Them and early Rolling Stones.

     • It is good quality and yes I do like the variety.

4. Sometimes those are the songs I gravitate to the most, not necessarily profound, but they capture the spirit of the times all the same

   • This one sounds like a hit-to-order in sone ways but I like all the little production touches.

5. Love it! Of course, I love this whole set…

   • I’m assuming I’ll hate something somewhere among the 118 songs.

     • Hm, hate is a strong word. Dislike ought to be the line! 🙂

6. Thanks for bringing this excellent compilation to my attention. Another good one, this time from a UK perspective, is the Decca/Deram release entitled “The Psychedelic Scene”. It is well worth checking out, as are the other eight in the same series – “The Beat Scene”, “The Freakbeat Scene”, “The Blues Scene”, “The R ‘n’ B Scene”, “The Mod Scene”, “The Northern Soul Scene”, “The Girls Scene” and “The Rock And Roll Scene”.

   • I’ve never seen those – are they LP era, and not re-released on CD? There’s also a Nuggets II that covers Britain and British Empire from the 1960s.

     • They are all available on CD or to download. They are streamable on Deezer but I’m not sure about other services.
       https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychedelic-Scene-Various-Artists/dp/B000023Z3G/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+psychedelic+scene&qid=1609235244&s=music&sr=1-1
       Above is the link to the CD on Amazon.co.uk.

       • Sorry, the link just brought up the picture. Not sure why.

7. Very trippy.

   • Just the way I like it!

8. Neat bit of psych, and that video is effing brilliant!

   • I like the psych tracks of Nuggets – they stand out as so far it’s mostly been more garage rock stuff.

9. You hoked me into following this series. This one sounds “Nicer” than the previous. West Coast /East Coast? There’s a question for ya.

10. Love the folk rock / psychedelic mash up or mixing maybe better word. Feel it shows the spirit of the 60s with rock and roll many different styles coming of age.

    • Yup, just about sums up 1967 with those things colliding, like The Byrds’ Younger than Yesterday.