A to Z of Psychedelia on 6 Music
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 BBC 6 Music’s Marc Riley and music journalist Rob Hughes. Adult themes and drugs references mentioned throughout.
Podcasts
Welcome to the A to Z of Psychedelia on 6 Music
Published: July 17, 2018, 2:30 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 51 seconds
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A is for Acid, Animals and Ambrose Slade
Published: July 17, 2018, 2:25 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 3 seconds
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B is for Barrett, Buckley and Byrds
Published: July 17, 2018, 2:20 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 36 seconds
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C is for Cream, Crazy World and Chocolate Watchband
Published: July 17, 2018, 2:15 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 17 seconds
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D is for Doors, Donovan and Dantalian's Chariot
Published: July 17, 2018, 2:10 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 56 seconds
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E is for Easy Riders, Experiments and Electric Prunes
Published: July 17, 2018, 2:05 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 57 seconds
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F is for Funkadelic, Fairport and Flowers
Published: July 17, 2018, 2 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 26 seconds
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G is for Groundhogs, Garcia and Grace Slick
Published: July 17, 2018, 1:55 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 11 seconds
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H is for Hendrix, Head and Hapshash
Published: July 17, 2018, 1:50 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 5 seconds
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I is for International Times, Iron Butterfly and Incredible String Band
Published: July 17, 2018, 1:45 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 47 seconds
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J & K are for Jefferson Airplane, John's Children and Kevin Ayers
Published: July 17, 2018, 1:40 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 38 seconds
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L is for Love, Lewis Carroll and Lucy In The Sky
Published: July 17, 2018, 1:35 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 53 seconds
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M is for Move, Monterey and Moby Grape. Part 1
Published: July 17, 2018, 1:30 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 25 seconds
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M is for Moody Blues, Misunderstood and Magical Mystery Tour. Part 2
Published: July 17, 2018, 1:25 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 32 seconds
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M is for Middle Earth, Mardas and Mamas and Papas. Part 3
Published: July 17, 2018, 1:20 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 1 second
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N is for Nirvana, Nice and Nuggets
Published: July 17, 2018, 1:15 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 58 seconds
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O is for Owsley Stanley, Other Half and Os Mutantes
Published: July 17, 2018, 1:10 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 2 seconds
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P is for Prankster, Procol Harum and Pink Floyd. Part 1
Published: July 17, 2018, 1:05 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 52 seconds
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P is for Parliament, Pearly Queens and Pink Fairies. Part 2
Published: July 17, 2018, 1 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 9 seconds
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P is for Peel, Protest and Purple Band. Part 3
Published: July 17, 2018, 12:55 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 12 seconds
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Q & R are for Quicksilver, Roky and Rolling Stones
Published: July 17, 2018, 12:50 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 25 seconds
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S is for Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Part 1
Published: July 17, 2018, 12:45 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 11 seconds
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S is for Seeds, Sky Saxon and Strawberry Alarm Clock. Part 2
Published: July 17, 2018, 12:40 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 5 seconds
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S is for Skip Spence, Studios and Syd Barrett. Part 3
Published: July 17, 2018, 12:35 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 28 seconds
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S is for Small Faces and Steve Marriot. Part 4
Published: July 17, 2018, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 35 seconds
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S is for Smoke, Shankar and Strawberry Fields. Part 5
Published: July 17, 2018, 12:25 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 27 seconds
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S is for Steppenwolf, Spirit and Sly Stone. Part 6
Published: July 17, 2018, 12:20 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 1 second
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S is for Soft Machine, Simon Dupree and Side Trips.Part 7
Published: July 17, 2018, 12:15 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 31 seconds
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T is for T. Rex, Trip and Tintern Abbey. Part 1
Published: July 17, 2018, 12:10 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 15 seconds
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T is for Traffic, Tomorrow and Technicolour Dream. Part 2
Published: July 17, 2018, 12:05 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 59 seconds
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U & V are for UFO, Vanilla Fudge and United States of America
Published: July 17, 2018, midnightDuration: 22 minutes 19 seconds
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V is for Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart. Part 1
Published: July 16, 2018, 11:55 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 10 seconds
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V is for Voorman, Vincebus Eruptum and Velvet Underground. Part 2
Published: July 16, 2018, 11:50 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 7 seconds
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W is for Woodstock and Brian Wilson's Beach Boys
Published: July 16, 2018, 11:45 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 24 seconds
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W, X & Y are for Who, Yardbirds and West Coast
Published: July 16, 2018, 11:40 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 56 seconds
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Y & Z are for Yellow Submarine and Zombies
Published: July 16, 2018, 11:35 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 15 seconds
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Z is for Zappa and Year Zero
Published: July 16, 2018, 11:30 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 41 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: A is for Anarchy, Ants and Adverts
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 11:55 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 33 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: B is for Boredom, Brains and Blondie
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 11:50 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 14 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: C is for Complete Control and The Clash
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 11:45 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 21 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: D is for Damned Damned Damned
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 11 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 1 second
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A to Z of Punk: E is for EMI, Eater and the Electric Chairs
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 10:55 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 48 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: F is for Falling Out, Fire Engines and Factory
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 10:50 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 41 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: G is for Grundy, Goading and Gobbing
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 10:45 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes
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A to Z of Punk: H is for Heroin, Heartbreakers and Hynde
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 10:40 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 14 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: I is for Idol, Iggy and Influences
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 10:35 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 27 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: J is for Jam, Jelly and Jordan (not that one)
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 10:30 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 55 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: K is for Killers and Kaos
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 10:25 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 36 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: L is for Lux Interior, Lydia Lunch and Lesser Free Trade Hall
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 10:20 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 45 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: M is for two Malcolms and a Marquee
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 10:15 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 20 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: N is for Nipples and No Future
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 10:10 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 59 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: O is for Outrage and Osterberg
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 10:08 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 50 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: P is for Punk and Post Punk (obviously)
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 10:06 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 49 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: Q is for Queen, the Queen and Queensland
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 9:55 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 52 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: R is for Ramones, Raincoats and Rough Trade
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 9:50 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 43 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: S is for Stranglers, Suicide and Spitting. Part 1
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 9:45 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 35 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: S is for Siouxsie, Strummer and Stiff. Part 2.
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 9:40 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 19 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: T is for Talking Heads, TV Personalities and Throbbing Gristle. Part 1.
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 9:35 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 49 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: T is also for Transmissions, Thau and TRB. Part 2.
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 9:30 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 49 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: U & V are for Undertones, Upstarts and Vibrators
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 9:25 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 33 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: W is for Wally, Wire and Wreckless Eric
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 9:20 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 42 seconds
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A to Z of Punk: X,Y & Z is for X-Ray Spex, Y and Less Than Zero
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 9:15 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 26 seconds
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