The sounds of an explosion and chaos start this. Then an organ rises. The band fire out into some killer proto-prog psychedelia from there. Some parts of this actually make me think of The Animals a bit. However you slice it, though, this is a killer tune.

This is a cool, trippy, psychedelic rocker. It wanders into space, too. I particularly like the vocal workout at the end.

Combining psychedelia with proto-prog, this is another cool and very trippy number. It’s a definite 1960s styled rocker for certain. It’s also certainly tasty.

Here’s a cover song. I love this version. It’s great psychedelia with some punk and space music in the mix.

This jam does a great job moving between psychedelia and proto prog. It has a killer instrumental section mid-track. That jam works through a number of changes and takes up the bulk of the piece. It works out to a more mainstream rocking movement at the end.

There is some 50s rock built into this. Yet the bulk is psychedelia with proto-prog in the mix. In some ways this makes me think of Procol Harum a bit.

This one also calls to mind Procol Harum for me.

Starting with a wall of vocals, this cover is very much the kind of thing Vanilla Fudge would have done. It’s trippy and very tasty. It’s one of my favorites on this disc.

Somehow there is a bit of a jazzy edge to this. It also has some old time rock and roll along with the psychedelia turned prog sound.

Here’s another great proggy psychedelic rocker.

Here we have a cut that feels a bit like Allman Brothers meets early Jethro Tull to me.

This instrumental is great bit of proto-prog psychedelia. The track was originally released as the B-side of a single that was released in 1969.

The introduction to this is set in a classically styled prog rock kind of arrangement. It gets some chorale style vocals at times. From there they work out to some killer psychedelically tinged prog rock. As the vocals join it is obvious that this is a product of the 1960s. It’s very much hippie music. That said, it’s also definitely early progressive rock. The piece continues to evolve with a drop back to mellow, dramatic sounds. The growth continues and the song builds back out and continues to work through different modes and themes. This is definitely psychedelic rock, but it’s also definitely progressive. This piece is epic in scope, and at about nine minutes in length, it’s also rather epic in proportion. It has some definite space rock moments.

This comes in with more of a standard psychedelic rock texture. There are some cool backwards tracked guitar solo bits on the closing jam. This isn’t the proggiest thing here, but it’s reasonably close.

Although based on a rather shuffling old fashioned sound (ala Django Reinhardt), this still has plenty of proggy elements at play. It’s quite jazz oriented. It’s also instrumental and very cool. They do bring it more into psychedelic territory before it’s over.

This twists and turns. It has a lot of psychedelic rock in the arrangement. It also has some blues rock at times.

Jazz merges with psychedelia on this cut. It’s definitely another that lands in the early prog category. It’s a great jam with some exceptional instrumental work. There are things here that make me think of ELP and others that call to mind Deep Purple a bit.

More freeform in some ways, this is decidedly creative early progressive rock with psychedelic elements. There is a trippy section mid-track that has some weird layers of vocals. It works from there in unusual ways, too. There are also some sections that make me think of the later act Pentwater.

This definitely makes me think of the psychedelic side of The Beatles. It’s bouncy and fun. Perhaps not the most proggy thing here, it still lands in that neighborhood.

Bluesy harmonica leads this out of the gate. It’s a hard rocking jam that’s very much set in a blues rock motif. That said, it’s also quite a psychedelic rocker. It’s almost like Canned Heat meeting The Doors in a Deep Purple song. The slowed down movement, covered with non-lyrical vocals and organ is a stellar prog rock jam.

Those looking for pure prog need search no further than this cut. It has a jilting kind of texture. It features some cool instrumental interplay and explorations. It does have some vocals, but they are strictly non-lyrical ones. In a lot of ways this reminds me of Renaissance.

This cut isn’t really proggy at all. It’s sort of a basic psychedelic rock song. It’s nothing all that special to my ears.

Now, this take on the themes of the song “Apache” really does bring a psychedelic rock turned prog sound to the piece. This instrumental features some killer jamming with hints of space rock built into it. The song was originally released as a single in 1969.

Piano and vocals make up the bulk of this. It’s essentially a ballad, but it gets very evocative and powerful. As it moves into another section, piano and violin featured prominently, in feeling rather like chamber music. It eventually gets more aligned with folk prog for a turn before dropping back to a mellower, jazzy piano movement. Then we get a bouncy romp with non-lyrical vocals. That part feels very 60s like. As it moves out of there a new section includes some particularly tasty guitar work along with some symphonic strings and more. As it gets closer to the end it drops to an organ and vocal based movement. That builds out gradually. It really gets pretty powerful with the addition of violin and more. Piano serves as the final thing on the rather epic piece.

Mellower guitar and organ are on the menu as this gets underway. The track works through with a fairly sedate mode for the vocals. Then it drives out to a real country sounding rocking romp in an instrumental section that eventually closes the track.

A folk rock styled groove gets things underway. This eventually turn to more of a psychedelic rock groove with plenty of proto-prog in the mix. It’s such a cool piece of music. This really makes me think of bands like Traffic in some of the jamming later. It’s a real powerhouse track with some killer guitar work.

This is a classy, psychedelic rocker with a lot of style and charm. It has almost a Beatles vibe at times. It’s also got some proto-prog in the mix.

Mellower, rather trippy psychedelia is on the menu here. It turns more rocking further down the road in the instrumental section. I love the fact that they use both violin and electric guitar in that section. I also love how it builds and grows. The opening section returns after that extended movement.

This thing is quite the powerhouse. Parts of it land more along the lines of mellow psychedelia. There are pretty much pure prog sections, too. The balance between more sedate and more rocking are great. There are moments that make me think of Al Di Meola just a little. This turns more toward almost Vanilla Fudge like jamming later.

An extended bit of silence eventually gives way to more of a tentative, mellower approach for the first vocals. The track powers up into more folk rock based territory at times.

A bouncy and playful number, this has healthy helpings of old-school rock and roll in the mix along with psychedelically based pop music. It’s not the proggiest thing here, but it is a lot of fun.