Various - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 (9782858) 2 LP Set Psychedelic Splatter Vinyl
If a single compilation can be attributed to beginning the oldies revolution, it is easily the original 1972 double LP "Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968". Compiled by Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman with assistance and input from guitarist and music historian Lenny Kaye, this deceptively haphazard 27-track aggregate became the cornerstone of the serious appreciation of 60s underground music. One important factor that unifies and likewise levels the playing field for all 27 tracks chosen for the first run of "Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968" is that they were all issued as singles. Each track is also given a brief bio, which was researched and penned by Kaye. His comments go beyond the facts and figures of the typical discography, relating to the music as the personal experience that it was.
LP 1
1. I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) - The Electric Prunes
2. Dirty Water - The Standells
3. Night Time - The Strangeloves
4. Lies - The Knickerbockers
5. Respect - The Vagrants
6. A Public Execution - Mouse
7. No Time Like the Right Time - The Blues Project
8. Oh Yeah - The Shadows of Knight
9. Pushin Too Hard - The Seeds
10. Moulty - The Barbarians
11. Don t Look Back - The Remains
12. An Invitation to Cry - The Magicians
13. Liar Liar - The Castaways
14. You re Gonna Miss Me - The 13th Floor Elevators
LP 2
1. Psychotic Reaction - Count Five
2. Hey Joe - The Leaves
3. Romeo & Juliet - Michael and the Messengers
4. Sugar & Spice - The Cryan Shames
5. Baby Please Don t Go - The Amboy Dukes
6. Tobacco Road - Blue Magoos
7. Let s Talk About Girls - The Chocolate Watch Band
8. Sit Down I Think I Love You - The Mojo Men
9. Run Run Run - The Third Rail
10. My World Fell Down - Sagittarius
11. Open My Eyes - Nazz
12. Farmer John - The Premiers
13. It s-a-happening - The Magic Mushrooms
LP 1
1. I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) - The Electric Prunes
2. Dirty Water - The Standells
3. Night Time - The Strangeloves
4. Lies - The Knickerbockers
5. Respect - The Vagrants
6. A Public Execution - Mouse
7. No Time Like the Right Time - The Blues Project
8. Oh Yeah - The Shadows of Knight
9. Pushin Too Hard - The Seeds
10. Moulty - The Barbarians
11. Don t Look Back - The Remains
12. An Invitation to Cry - The Magicians
13. Liar Liar - The Castaways
14. You re Gonna Miss Me - The 13th Floor Elevators
LP 2
1. Psychotic Reaction - Count Five
2. Hey Joe - The Leaves
3. Romeo & Juliet - Michael and the Messengers
4. Sugar & Spice - The Cryan Shames
5. Baby Please Don t Go - The Amboy Dukes
6. Tobacco Road - Blue Magoos
7. Let s Talk About Girls - The Chocolate Watch Band
8. Sit Down I Think I Love You - The Mojo Men
9. Run Run Run - The Third Rail
10. My World Fell Down - Sagittarius
11. Open My Eyes - Nazz
12. Farmer John - The Premiers
13. It s-a-happening - The Magic Mushrooms