A to Z of Psychedelia on 6 Music

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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.

Recent Episodes
  • Welcome to the A to Z of Psychedelia on 6 Music
    Jul 17, 2018 – 16:51
  • A is for Acid, Animals and Ambrose Slade
    Jul 17, 2018 – 24:03
  • B is for Barrett, Buckley and Byrds
    Jul 17, 2018 – 21:36
  • C is for Cream, Crazy World and Chocolate Watchband
    Jul 17, 2018 – 22:17
  • D is for Doors, Donovan and Dantalian's Chariot
    Jul 17, 2018 – 22:56
  • E is for Easy Riders, Experiments and Electric Prunes
    Jul 17, 2018 – 22:57
  • F is for Funkadelic, Fairport and Flowers
    Jul 17, 2018 – 21:26
  • G is for Groundhogs, Garcia and Grace Slick
    Jul 17, 2018 – 22:11
  • H is for Hendrix, Head and Hapshash
    Jul 17, 2018 – 23:05
  • I is for International Times, Iron Butterfly and Incredible String Band
    Jul 17, 2018 – 23:47
  • J & K are for Jefferson Airplane, John's Children and Kevin Ayers
    Jul 17, 2018 – 21:38
  • L is for Love, Lewis Carroll and Lucy In The Sky
    Jul 17, 2018 – 22:53
  • M is for Move, Monterey and Moby Grape. Part 1
    Jul 17, 2018 – 22:25
  • M is for Moody Blues, Misunderstood and Magical Mystery Tour. Part 2
    Jul 17, 2018 – 22:32
  • M is for Middle Earth, Mardas and Mamas and Papas. Part 3
    Jul 17, 2018 – 23:01
  • N is for Nirvana, Nice and Nuggets
    Jul 17, 2018 – 22:58
  • O is for Owsley Stanley, Other Half and Os Mutantes
    Jul 17, 2018 – 23:02
  • P is for Prankster, Procol Harum and Pink Floyd. Part 1
    Jul 17, 2018 – 23:52
  • P is for Parliament, Pearly Queens and Pink Fairies. Part 2
    Jul 17, 2018 – 23:09
  • P is for Peel, Protest and Purple Band. Part 3
    Jul 17, 2018 – 23:12
  • Q & R are for Quicksilver, Roky and Rolling Stones
    Jul 17, 2018 – 22:25
  • S is for Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Part 1
    Jul 17, 2018 – 25:11
  • S is for Seeds, Sky Saxon and Strawberry Alarm Clock. Part 2
    Jul 17, 2018 – 21:05
  • S is for Skip Spence, Studios and Syd Barrett. Part 3
    Jul 17, 2018 – 24:28
  • S is for Small Faces and Steve Marriot. Part 4
    Jul 17, 2018 – 24:35
  • S is for Smoke, Shankar and Strawberry Fields. Part 5
    Jul 17, 2018 – 22:27
  • S is for Steppenwolf, Spirit and Sly Stone. Part 6
    Jul 17, 2018 – 23:01
  • S is for Soft Machine, Simon Dupree and Side Trips.Part 7
    Jul 17, 2018 – 24:31
  • T is for T. Rex, Trip and Tintern Abbey. Part 1
    Jul 17, 2018 – 23:15
  • T is for Traffic, Tomorrow and Technicolour Dream. Part 2
    Jul 17, 2018 – 21:59
  • U & V are for UFO, Vanilla Fudge and United States of America
    Jul 17, 2018 – 22:19
  • V is for Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart. Part 1
    Jul 16, 2018 – 25:10
  • V is for Voorman, Vincebus Eruptum and Velvet Underground. Part 2
    Jul 16, 2018 – 23:07
  • W is for Woodstock and Brian Wilson's Beach Boys
    Jul 16, 2018 – 23:24
  • W, X & Y are for Who, Yardbirds and West Coast
    Jul 16, 2018 – 21:56
  • Y & Z are for Yellow Submarine and Zombies
    Jul 16, 2018 – 21:15
  • Z is for Zappa and Year Zero
    Jul 16, 2018 – 27:41
  • A to Z of Punk: A is for Anarchy, Ants and Adverts
    Oct 24, 2017 – 17:33
  • A to Z of Punk: B is for Boredom, Brains and Blondie
    Oct 24, 2017 – 19:14
  • A to Z of Punk: C is for Complete Control and The Clash
    Oct 24, 2017 – 19:21
  • A to Z of Punk: D is for Damned Damned Damned
    Oct 24, 2017 – 19:01
  • A to Z of Punk: E is for EMI, Eater and the Electric Chairs
    Oct 24, 2017 – 19:48
  • A to Z of Punk: F is for Falling Out, Fire Engines and Factory
    Oct 24, 2017 – 21:41
  • A to Z of Punk: G is for Grundy, Goading and Gobbing
    Oct 24, 2017 – 22:00
  • A to Z of Punk: H is for Heroin, Heartbreakers and Hynde
    Oct 24, 2017 – 22:14
  • A to Z of Punk: I is for Idol, Iggy and Influences
    Oct 24, 2017 – 21:27
  • A to Z of Punk: J is for Jam, Jelly and Jordan (not that one)
    Oct 24, 2017 – 21:55
  • A to Z of Punk: K is for Killers and Kaos
    Oct 24, 2017 – 22:36
  • A to Z of Punk: L is for Lux Interior, Lydia Lunch and Lesser Free Trade Hall
    Oct 24, 2017 – 23:45
  • A to Z of Punk: M is for two Malcolms and a Marquee
    Oct 24, 2017 – 21:20
Recent Reviews
  • Willie Masters
    Great
    Phenomenal! If you want the ultimate inside baseball about punk and psych, this is it. Absolutely stellar for amateurs and experts alike - I can comment from both perspectives: I was out of my depth with psych and found it a little hard to follow sometimes, but stayed on for the tremendous stories (they get better as the episodes go on!) Discovered countless, terrific new psych bands on the way. I was not out of my depth on punk. Marc and Rob are a bit weak on the Americans (especially American Hard Core - Bad Brains aren't underrated over here, mate!) but they give the clearest sense of the English scene as to be found anywhere. Absolutely stellar. Highly, highly recommend. Already planning to listen to the whole thing again!
  • meltoo
    Fast-paced and jammed with information
    I loved these on Marc’s regular show, so I’m really glad the BBC made them available as a podcast. Do yourself a favor and listen—you’ll learn a lot, and I promise you’ll never be bored!
  • JasonSpeaking
    Must listen!
    I’ve been listening to these on Marc Riley’s regular BBC 6 radio show and have learned much while jamming to the tunage. If you love music and want to understand the roots of new wave, goth, grunge, electronic, and so much more, have a listen.
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