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August fourth in 1967 and 1947 were auspicious dates marking the album debut of Pink Floyd and the birth of electronic legend, Klaus Schulze, who died this year.
We go back to 1967 to revisit Cream’s “Disraeli Gears” in a Flashback 50. Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker created this psychedelic classic that includes “Sunshine of Your Love.”
“Strange Days” was the second album by the Doors and it refined their deeply psychological acid rock sound. We look back on this classic album on its 50th anniversary.
It’s Strange Days on the next Echoes with a Flashback 50 to the second album by The Doors. We’ll hear a suite of songs from this classic acid rock album as well as some surprising covers.
On August 5th, 1967, Pink Floyd announced itself to the world with The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. And rock music was never the same again as Pink Floyd became part of the generation that changed music forever.
Before the disco beats and falsettos, The Bee Gee’s were a psychedelic pop group making music that sat easily next to The Beatles Sgt. Peppers. Echoes explores The Bee Gees 1st.
Are You Experienced? That’s the question asked by Jimi Hendrix 50 years ago on his debut album. Echoes takes a trip in a Flashback 50 to this groundbreaking album.
It’s a trip into The Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow. It was 50 years ago that the San Francisco psychedelic band released their signature second album with hits like “White Rabbit” and “Somebody to Love.”
On January 4th, 1967, The Doors fired the first shot in a monumental year in music. 50 years later we’ll hear tracks from the debut, covers, and a concert of Doors music by keyboardist Ray Manzarek with pianist George Winston.