Various Artists

Featuring both classics and unearthed rarities, the set explores the wild year in which psychedelia, jazz, blues, folk, world music, and hard rock all collided to form groundbreaking and genre-pushing new music.  The new compilation includes a number of legendary UK groups, including Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Genesis, and Pentangle.  Also present are Procol Harum, Caravan, Jeff Beck, Spooky Tooth, Traffic, The Move, Julie Driscoll with Brian Auger and The Trinity, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Van Der Graaf Generator, Pretty Things, Status Quo, The Incredible String Band, John Martyn and many more.  Revolution also features lesser-known acts, such as Eyes of Blue, The Action, Gun, Second Hand, and Blonde on Blonde.  Eagle-eyed readers will also notice the inclusion of Dave Mason’s “Just For You,” an Island single by the ex-Traffic member that makes a rare CD appearance here.  All the selections have been remastered and are supplemented with an illustrated booklet featuring a new essay by Mark Powell.

Available February 22 in the U.K., March 1 in the U.S.  Amazon U.S. link is due to go live soon!