Chapter 1
THE BEGINNING
T
he mid sixties marked the beginning of the psychedelic era and the burgeoning London ‘underground’ scene was instantly host to a vast array of bands who were busily evolving a dreamy, tripped out sound to fit the mood of the day. After the drab post war era the world was suddenly in glorious technicolor and life was groovy. One of the less appealing hallmarks of the sixties psychedelic scene was the willingness of some performers to take themselves far too seriously. The litany of new bands ready to turn on and drop out soon gave the impression that an explosion had taken place in the mythology section of the local library, as a host of new bands 7
