The Attack - "Magic In The Air" (3:38)
Dantalian's Chariot - "The Madman Running Through The Fields" (4:11)
Tintern Abbey - "Magic Horsemen" (2:47)
Alex Harvey - "Maybe Someday" (2:48)
Genesis - "In The Beginning" (3:46)
The Fruit Machine - "The Wall" (2:42)
The Mirage - "The World Goes On Around You" (2:15)
Rupert's People - "Dream In My Mind" (3:20)
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera - "Mary Jane" (single version) (2:31)
John's Children - "Midsummer Night's Scene" (2:34)
The Merseys - "I Hope You're Happy" (2:22)
Jason Crest - "Teagarden Lane" (4:04)
Barclay James Harvest - "Pools Of Blue" (Advision Studios version) (3:08)
The 23rd Turnoff - "Leave Me Here" (2:55)
The Misunderstood - "I Unseen" (IBC Studios version) (2:03)
The Voice - "The Train To Disaster" (2:50)
The Mike Stuart Span - "Remember The Times" (2:52)
Living Daylights - "Jane" (2:05)
Plastic Penny - "Wake Me Up" (3:07)
The Shame - "Don't Go 'Way Little Girl" (3:05)
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - "Spontaneous Apple Creation" (2:56)
The Syn - "Created By Clive" (2:30)
The Spencer Davis Group - "Mr Second Class" (3:14)
John Carter & Russ Alquist - "The Laughing Man" (3:23)
Episode Six - "Mr Universe" (4:13)
The Action - "Things You Cannot See" (2:50)
Apple - "The Otherside" (3:17)
Picadilly Line - " Rosemary's Bluebell Day" (3:00)
Paper Blitz Tissue - "Grey Man" (3:20)
Blossom Toes - "When The Alarm Clock Rings" (2:17)
Review: A limited edition 2xLP comp of original artefacts from the first British psychedelic era: When The Alarm Clock Rings brings together 30 essential 1966-1969 nuggets from major names and cult acts alike. An all-encompassing overview of the late 60s British psychedelic scene, the set features major underground names (Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Blossom Toes, Dantalian's Chariot, John's Children), cult 45s (The Voice, Paper Blitz Tissue, The Syn), future legends (Alex Harvey, Genesis, Greg Lake's early venture The Shame) and pop groups who occasionally turned dayglo (The Merseys, Plastic Penny, Picadilly Line). Limited to 1000 copies and containing Grapefruit's trademark combination of photos and annotation on stylish 12" x 12" inserts, When The Alarm Clock Rings is an essential purchase for vinyl aficionados and a tantalising taster of further plastic platters!
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