SOMETIMES I WONDER

Whilst it could never lay claim to being a front-runner of the British psychedelic movement, President Records was nonetheless quick to respond to changing musical tastes when it was launched into the heady midst of swinging London in 1966. In keeping with other independents at the time, President's autonomy allowed it to experiment freely with new artists and saw the label expand into areas which nowadays might be termed Psych Pop. And whilst it's true that President's major successes both at home and abroad were with artists like the Equals, Dorothy Squires and the Symbols, many of its more left-field releases are now beginning to enjoy the recognition which eluded them first time around.

Currently enjoying something of a revival on the collectors' circuit, UK Psych Pop has never been more popular. Eagerly awaited by fans of the genre, Sometimes I Wonder has been carefully compiled with collectors in mind and draws together the cream of President's Psych Pop recordings, most of which have never been released on CD up until now. Comprising both single cuts and rare album tracks Sometimes I Wonder takes the listener on a magical mystery tour through the President vaults, via its offshoots Jayboy and Gemini. Here then are 27 gems by the likes of the Explosion, Rhubarb Rhubarb, Chords Five, Pure Gold, Barbara Ruskin, the Exception, Rick Price & Mike Sheridan, all ranging in eccentricity from the melodic day-tripper pop of the Symbols' Again to the all-out psychotic reaction that is the She Trinity's Climb That Tree.
Expertly compiled by David Wells and bursting with rare memorabilia and photographs, Sometimes I Wonder is essential listening for all Psych Pop devotees.

TRACKLISTING

HAT AND TIE Finding It Rough SHERIDAN & RICK PRICE Sometimes I Wonder
RHUBURB RHUBARB Rainmaker BARBARA RUSKIN Pawnbroker, Pawnbroker
THE EXPLOSIVE Cities Make The Country Colder PURE GOLD Fairground
CHORDS FIVE Some People BRIAN POOLE & THE SEYCHELLES Send Her To Me
THE EXCEPTION Don't Torture Your Mind THE SEYCHELLES Baker's Daughter
THE SYMBOLS Again RICK PRICE Daisy Farm Park
THE EXPLOSIVE (Who Planted Thorns In) Miss Alice's Garden THE LEAGUE Hey Conductor
SHERIDAN & RICK PRICE Lightning Never Strikes YELLOW TAXI Anna Laura Lee
THE GASS COMPANY Nightmare THE EXCEPTION Jack Rabbit
THE CAPE KENNEDY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY The First Step On The Moon THE EXPLOSIVE Step Out Of Line
RHUBARB RHUBARB Moneylender RICK PRICE Talking To The Flowers
THE SYMBOLS (The Best Part Of) Breaking Up SHERIDAN Lamp Lighter Man
THE SHE TRINITY Climb That Tree THE CAPE KENNEDY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Armageddon
THE EXCEPTION Woman Of The Green Lantern  

 

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Unit 6 & 7,
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London,
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