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The Psychedelic Rangers
Spring 1965 The Psychedelic Rangers referred to themselves as 'Psychedelic Rock'. The band included future drummer for The Doors (John Densmore) -
The Charlatans
The Charlatans performed their first gig whilst they were under the influence of LSD at The Red Dog Salloon in Virginia City, Nevada. -
The Kinks and The Yardbirds
In England The Kinks recorded See My Friends and The Yardbirds Recorded Still Im Sad, and these recordings are used in many psychedelic chronologies. -
The Fugs
The Fugs recorded their debut album where the song 'I Couldn't Get High' explicitly mentions LSD -
The Newly Formed Doors
The Doors released their demo which featured such songs as 'Moonlight Drive', 'End Of The Night' and 'Go Insane'. Three of the members were high on LSD at the time -
The Beatles
The Beatles recorded 'Norwegian Wood' contains psychedelic element like the Sitar. Also 2 members of the band were high on LSD -
The Acid Test
The first Acid Test is pu together in LA Honda by Ken Kesey and The Merry Prankster. Local band The Warlock, soon to be renamed The Grateful Dead were amongst performers. -
13th Floor Elevators
13th Floor Elevators members take LSD and began to write LSD inspired music. -
13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators then recorded the songs 'Roller Coaster' and 'Fire Engine' -
13th Floor Elevators
The words 'Psychedelic Rock' appered on the 13th Floor Elevators' business card. -
Trips Festival
The 3 day 'Trips Festival' is held in San Fransisco and the use of drugs is widespread giving birth to the San Fransisco Psychedelic movement. -
13th Floor Elevators
A review of a 13th Floor Elevators concert in a local newspaper uses heading "Unique Elevators With Psychedelic Rock". This is the first time the media refer to Psychedelic Rock music. -
The Yardbirds
The Yardbirds release the 'Shape Of Things' 45. The intent was not psychedelic it nevertheless provided great influence into the psychedelic movement. -
The Byrds
The Byrds record 'Eight Miles High'. the second and official version. -
The Byrds
The Byrds release their 'Eight Miles High' 45. -
John Lennon
Joh Lennobn records demos for what was to become "She Said, She Said", clearly an LSD-influenced song. -
The Beatles
The Beatles began recording 'Mark 1', this song later became 'Tomorrow Never Knows'. -
The Dovers
The Dovers from California release their 'Third Eye' 45. -
The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys begins work on 'Good Vibrations'. -
The Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes release their debut 45 which featured the song 'Aint It Hard' containing the lyrics, "...your brothers in the kitchen / with acid in his head". lyrics like this would become a standard but they were rare this early. -
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan releases the 'Blonde On Blonde' double LP. -
The Beatles
The Beatles release 'Rain' on the b side of 'Paperback Writer'. The famous backwards tape masking and the droney eastern-tinged sound made this The Beatles most famous psychedelic release so far. -
Country Joe and The Fish
Country Joe and The Fish recorded for their upcoming 'Bass Strings' EP. -
T C Atlantic
T C Atlantic from Minneapolis release their 'Faces' 45 which with its psychedelic sound that was at least a year ahead of its time. -
The Byrds
The Byrds release the 'Fifth Dimension' LP which contained psychedelic tracks. -
The Beatles
The Beatles release the album 'Revolver' in the UK which was to be released in the US 3 days later. -
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary releases his first LP on the Broadside Labe, a recording from ' The Psychedelic Experience'. -
The Denims
New York band The Denims release their "White Ship" 45 with a theme and sound that is considered psychedelic. -
The Charlatans
The Charlatans release their version of 'Codeine' is released on 45. An ad campaign calls it 'Remedy For A Drugged Market' -
13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators record 'Kingdom Of Heaven' and 'Reverberation' in a studio in Houston. -
Blue Things
Kansas band the 'Blue Things' released from their non-LP 45 'Orange Rooftop Of Your Mind' which was ahead of its time with its use of backwards tape manipulation and psychedelic theme. -
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys release their 'Good Vibrations' 45. -
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd release Interstellar Overdrive on demo -
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix records Stone Free by The Jimi Hendrix Experience -
13th Floor Elevators
The Psychedelic Sounds LP was released -
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix released 'Are You Experienced' -
The Beatles
The Beatles release the album 'Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band' -
White Light, White Heat
The Velevet Underground release their album White Light/White Heat -
The Doors
The Doors Release their album 'Waiting For The Sun -
Jimi Hendrix
Electric Lady Land by Jimi Hendrix was released -
The Beatles
The Beatles release the ablum The White Album -
The Beatles
The Beatles release The Yellow Submarine -
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd release the album More -
The Beatles
The album Abbey Road was released by The Beatles -
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd release the album Ummagumma
