Following their announcement of a Record Store Day color-vinyl edition of the title, Craft Recordings have unveiled further details about their new compilation of hard-to-find gems from the psychedelic era, entitled Poppies: Assorted Finery from the First Psychedelic Age. In addition to the orange-vinyl RSD version, which will be in independent shops on April 13, Poppies will also be released on CD and on digital download platforms on April 19.

The 13-track collection – the first in a series of themed compilations – brings together psychedelic rock and pop rarities from the Vanguard, Stax, Hip, Musart, and Original Sound catalogs. Among the cult-classic favorites that feature are Buffy Sainte-Marie (whose eerie 1969 acid-folk track “Poppies” gives the collection its name), Southwest F.O.B. (whose “Smell of Incense” was one of Stax Records’ most surprising best-sellers), and a wealth of other often-forgotten mementos of the era by the likes of The Honey Jug, The Sot Weed Factor, Erik, The Serpent Power, and The Human Jungle. The latter is represented by a previously unreleased track called “When Will You Happen To Me,” which will be released as an instant grat single on April 12. Alongside the music, Poppies boasts detailed liner notes written by five-time Grammy nominee Alec Palao which provide details on the artists and songs in the collection.

More than fifty years since it first emerged, psychedelia has permeated our culture, influencing visual art, film, literature, and music forevermore. Poppies: Assorted Finery from the First Psychedelic Age showcases the breadth of its classic era, as psychedelic influences crept into rock, pop, and folk and inspired the melding of genres that was to follow.

So, be on the look out for the color vinyl edition of the compilation on Record Store Day on April 13, and place your pre-orders for the CD with the links below!

Various Artists, Poppies: Assorted Finery from the First Psychedelic Age (Craft Recordings, 2019) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

* denotes previously unreleased track

1. Buffy Sainte-Marie – Poppies
2. Southwest F.O.B. – Smell of Incense
3. Jefferson Lee – Sorcerella
4. The Gospel – Redeemer
5. The Frost – Stand In The Shadows
6. The Sot Weed Factor – Say It Isn’t So
7. IThe Honey Jug – In 1582 We
8. The Paternak Progress – Flower Eyes
9. Circus Maximus – Bright Light Lover
10. The Serpent Power – Open House
11. The Human Jungle – When Will You Happen To Me*
12. Chapter VI – Oracle
13. Erik – Why Come Another Day