Middle Earth 1967-1969 (Various Artists) - 3CD Set

Middle Earth 1967-1969 (Various Artists) - 3CD Set

64-TRACK, 3CD COLLECTION FEATURING THE HALCYON DAYS OF THE LEGENDARY LONDON VENUE. 

THIS IS A PRE ORDER: RELEASE DATE: 21st March 2025

Starting out briefly as The Electric Garden, Middle Earth opened its doors in 1967 and 
immediately became the most happening club in London. More than just a home for UK 
bands that were pushing the boundaries of rock music, Middle Earth also attracted some of America's finest exponents of psychedelic rock such as Captain Beefheart, The Byrds, The Fugs, Jefferson Airplane, and many more. 

Fledgling UK acts that would go on to great things such as Soft Machine, Tomorrow (The 
In-Crowd), David Bowie (The Riot Squad), Yes, The Incredible String Band, Ten Years 
After, and Free were joined by more established acts like Traffic, Fleetwood Mac, The 
Who, The Pretty Things and The Yardbirds. 

Cult favourites, who would never attain the commercial success of those just mentioned 
but are revered by those that know, include The Deviants, Dantalion's Chariot, Elmer 
Gantry's Velvet Opera, Third Ear Band, and Mabel Greer's Toyshop, among others. 

The club only last a few years but it's timeline coincided neatly with the rapid and ever developing rise of psychedelic rock in the UK and as such this compilation serves as the 
perfect guide to how the genre evolved. Jeff Dexter, the house DJ and main man at Middle Earth, has been interviewed exclusively for this release and deep image research has thrown up many unseen images to round out what is the definitive document on the UK's ultimate psychedelic rock club

Label: Cherry Red, Strawberry

Cat. No. CR3JAMBX39 

TRACKLIST

DISC ONE
1 Family - A Good Friend Of Mine 
2 Soft Machine - I Should Have Known 
3 The In Crowd - Am I Glad To See You 
4 Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - A Kind Of Love-in 
5 Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera - Salisbury Plain 
6 Fairport Convention - Time Will Show The Wiser 
7 Paper Blitz Tissue - Grey Man 
8 The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Devil's Grip 
9 The Riot Squad ft David Bowie - I'm Waiting For My Man 
10 The Flies - House Of Love 
11 Keith Dangerfield & The Way Ahead - She's a Witch 
12 Graham Bond - Strange Times, Sad Times 
13 Tales of Justine - Monday Morning 
14 Denny Laine - Too Much In Love 
15 Picadilly Line - How Could You Say You're Leaving Me 
16 Third Ear Band - Raga No. 1 
17 Mabel Greer's Toyshop - Images of You and Me 
18 The Action - Climbing Up The Wall (See Me) 
19 Blossom Toes - Telegram Tuesday 
20 Eyes of Blue - Prodigal Son 
21 The Bonzo Doo Dah Dog Band - Canyons Of Your Mind 

DISC 2

1 The Incredible String Band - Way Back In The 1960s 
2 Traffic - Feeling Alright? 
3 Ten Years After - Portable People 
4 The Knack - (The Man From The) Marriage Guidance And Advice Bureau 
5 The Pretty Things - Balloon Burning 
6 The Electric Prunes - Long Day's Flight 
7 Dr. K's Blues Band - Pet Cream Man 
8 Eclection - Mark Time 
9 Dantalion's Chariot - Soma (Parts 1 & 2) 
10 Blonde on Blonde - All Day, All Night 
11 The Yardbirds - Drinking Muddy Water 
12 The Deviants - Garbage 
13 Captain Beefheart - Yellow Brick Road 
14 Spooky Tooth - Sunshine Help Me 
15 Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman

16 Tim Rose - Dim Light A Burning 
17 Champion Jack Dupree - I Haven't Done No-One No Harm 
18 Tim Buckley - Wings 
19 Amalgam - Prayer For Peace 
20 Chris McGregor Septet - Up to Earth 

DISC 3

1 The Byrds - Artificial Energy 
2 The Mindbenders - Uncle Joe, The Ice Cream Man 
3 Small Faces - Yesterday Today and Tomorrow 
4 Free - I'm A Mover 
5 Junior's Eyes - Black Snake 
6 Edgar Broughton Band - Evil 
7 Killing Floor - Forget It! 
8 Jefferson Airplane - Crown Of Creation 
9 Pete Brown & His Battered Ornaments - The Week Looked Good On Paper 
10 Canned Heat - On The Road Again 
11 Chicken Shack - Worried About My Woman 
12 The Fugs - Crystal Liaison 
13 The Who - Magic Bus 
14 Liverpool Scene - Baby 
15 John James - Maybelle Rag 
16 Yes - Sweetness 
17 Sleepy - Love's Immortal Fire 
18 The Gun - Sunshine 
19 Arcadium - Woman Of A Thousand Years 
20 Barclay James Harvest - Poor Wages 
21 Love Sculpture - Wang Dang Doodle 
22 Steamhammer - Lost You Too 
23 Vamp - Floatin'