A fantastic trip to “Swingin London”

A fantastic trip to “Swingin London”

This is the musical journey of the year that takes the listener to Swingin London at the end of the 60s. Grapefruit Records, a label specialized in reissues of vintage music, celebrates its 100th release. The challenge consists of the definitive compilation of the best cult music from one of the richest periods in rock history, concentrating on British bands. These relics of psychedelia focus on the two most substantial years 1966 and 1968, and over three hours and 10 minutes the hundred songs are designed to satisfy both the curious and the connoisseurs, since at least one hour of these 5 CDs is unreleased. This time travel mixes wonders from dark groups like “The Moles” in the full 7-minute version of their anthem “We Are The Moles”, the 1968 English Nirvana, or Jimmy Page classics. and The Yardbirds, The Moodly Blues (unreleased cover of Tim Hardin’s “Hang On A Dream,” or a prehistoric Genesis track when Peter Gabriel dressed up as Austin Powers. The physical box set with a no-waste book and art corresponding to Each track is an onerous treasure, but the good thing about the Grapefruit celebration is that they made sure that these gems are available for free on the web. Anyone who knows something about copyrights will understand the time and effort that must have been needed to free the rights of a hundred artists from half a century ago.

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