At The Groovy Cellar: RPM Reveals “Another Splash of Colour: New Psychedelia in Britain 1980-1985”

Mention psychedelia and chances are you’re transported to a certain patchouli-scented period in the late 1960s, a hazy period of high times and boundary-breaking musical creativity.  The spirit of psychedelia didn’t die with the advent of glam, hard rock or disco, however, though it may have been submerged for a time.  In 1981, the 13-track album A Splash of Colour chronicled Great Britain’s “New Psychedelia” with ’60s-influenced cuts from The Mood Six, Miles Over Matter, The High Tide, The Marble Staircase and others.  Cherry Red’s RPM label has recently reworked and reconfigured…

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