all kinds of highs: a mainstream pop-psych compendium  (double CD, £20.50)

Mainstream Records notable dalliance with psychedelic rock and pop is celebrated in exhaustive fashion with Big Beats 2CD set All Kinds Of Highs: A Mainstream Pop-Psych Compendium 1966-1970. • Though best-known as a jazz and soundtrack label, in the late 1960s head honcho Bob Shad dove into the rock market with a vengeance, conducting a remarkable and seemingly never-ending A&R odyssey across America in search of talent. • Only a couple of the several dozen acts Shad signed at the time, such as the Amboy Dukes, would ever see chart success, but Mainstreams efforts by the likes of the Tiffany Shade, Jelly Bean Bandits, Orient Express and Tangerine Zoo are now coveted collector artefacts. • All Kinds of Highs selects the best cuts from the cream of the psychedelic pop albums in the catalogue, and adds appropriate singles-only tracks from Mainstream and associated label Brent. • Complete with extensive notes detailing its contents, All Kinds Of Highs is a rich pot-pourri of psychedelic pop, garage rock and heavy duty freakiness from this fascinating imprint. disc one 1. JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND - The Amboy Dukes 2. FOR A MOMENT - The Orient Express 3. SATURDAY NIGHT - The Country Gentlemen 4. MR GREY - The Stone Circus 5. CAUGHT IN THE RAIN - Ellie Pop 6. NATURES CHILDREN - The Tangerine Zoo 7. GIRL, OH GIRL (DONT PUSH ME) - Fever Tree 8. AN OLDER MAN - The Tiffany Shade 9. PLEASE COME HOME - The Six Pentz 10. RIDDLES & FAIRYTALES - The Bohemian Vendetta 11. GET HIM OUT OF YOUR MIND - The Underground 12. YOULL WALK AWAY - The Art Of Lovin 13. NOW HES HERE - The Grammy Fones 14. GENERATION - The Jelly Bean Bandits 15. CRAZY TOWN (MOVE ON LITTLE CHILDREN) - The Superfine Dandelion 16. TWENTY LIGHT YEARS AWAY - The Orphans 17. EDGE OF TIME - The Growing Concern 18. SOMEONE MUST HAVE LIED - The Fun & Games Commission 19. CANT YOU SEE - The Tangerine Zoo 20. I DONT KNOW WHY - The Wrongh Black Bag 21. EASY - The Underground 22. ONE GOOD REASON - The Tiffany Shade 23. TIMEKEEPER - The Scarlet Letter 24. YOUVE GOT THE POWER - The Art Of Lovin 25. CANT BE LOVE - Ellie Pop 26. TAPESTRIES - The Jelly Bean Bandits disc two 1. I CAN BEAT YOUR DRUM - Fever Tree 2. TRIP TO THE ZOO - The Tangerine Zoo 3. SEVEN NORTH FREDERICK - Ellie Pop 4. GOOD TIMES - The Art Of Lovin 5. A QUIET REVOLUTION - The Tiffany Shade 6. MARY MAIDEN - The Scarlet Letter 7. ALL KINDS OF HIGHS - The Bohemian Vendetta 8. BABY PLEASE DONT GO - The Amboy Dukes 9. TAKE ME BACK - The Underground 10. IMITATION SITUATION (4/4-6/8 TIME) - The Six Pentz 11. YOURE A DRAG - The Off-Set 12. SIT DOWN I THINK I LOVE YOU - The Growing Concern 13. NEON RIVER - The Jelly Bean Bandits 14. A LITTLE STAR - The Orient Express 15. ANOTHER MORNING - The Tangerine Zoo 16. SARA WELLS - The Stone Circus 17. DAY AND NIGHT - The Superfine Dandelion 18. SATISFYIN SUNDAY - The Underground 19. PAULS CIRCUS - The Art Of Lovin 20. TODAY - TOMORROW - The Fun & Games Commission 21. ALL I REALLY WANT - The Growing Concern 22. SUNNY DAYS (AND GOOD GOOD LOVING) - Paraphernalia 23. WOULD YOU TAKE MY MIND OUT FOR A WALK - The Tiffany Shade 24. 200 YEARS - Maxx 25. TINKLE TALK - The Sixpentz 26. I NEED YOUR LOVIN - Freepor