VA - Sometimes I Wonder (The Psychedelic Pop Sound Of President) (2004)⭐

Artist: Various Artist
Title: Sometimes I Wonder (The Psychedelic Pop Sound Of President)
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: President Records
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Pop
Quality: Flac (tracks, covers)
Total Time: 01:17:25

Tracklist:
1. Hat and Tie - Finding It Rough
2. Rhubarb Rhubarb - Rainmaker
3. The Explosive - Cities Makes the Country Colder
4. Chords Five - Some People
5. The Exception - Don't Torture Your Mind
6. The Symbols - Again
7. The Explosive - (Who Planted Thorns In) Miss Alice's Garden
8. Sheridan & Rick Price - Lightning Never Strikes
9. The Gass Company - Nightmare
10. The Cape Kennedy Construction Company - The First Step on the Moon
11. Rhubarb Rhubarb - Moneylender
12. The Symbols - (The Best Part Of) Breaking Up
13. She Trinity - Climb That Tree
14. The Exception - Woman of the Green Lantern
15. Sheridan & Rick Price - Sometimes I Wonder
16. Barbara Ruskin - Pawnbroker, Pawnbroker
17. Pure Gold - Fairground
18. Brian Poole & The Seychelles - Send Her to Me
19. The Seychelles - Baker's Daughter
20. Rick Price - Daisy Farm Park
21. The League - Hey Conductor
22. Yellow Taxi - Anna Laura Lee
23. The Exception - Jack Rabbit
24. The Explosive - Step Out of Line
25. Rick Price - Talking to the Flowers
26. Sheridan & Rick Price - Lamp Lighter Man
27. The Cape Kennedy Construction Company - Armageddon

Whilst it could never lay claim to being a front-runner of the British Psychedelic movement, President Records was nonetheless quick to respond to changing musical tastes when it was launched into the heady midst of swinging London in 1966. In keeping with other independents at the time, President's autonomy allowed it to experiment freely with new artists and saw the label expand into areas which nowadays might be termed Psych Pop. And whilst it's true that its major successes both at home and abroad were with artists like The Equals and Dorothy Squires, within Sike circles many of its more left-field releases are now beginning to enjoy the recognition that eluded them first time around.

Eagerly awaited by fans of the genre, "Sometimes I Wonder" draws together the cream of President's Psych recordings, most of which have never before been available on CD. Comprising both single cuts and rare album tracks, "Sometimes I Wonder" takes the listener on a magical mystery tour through the President vaults, via its offshoots Jayboy and Gemini. Here then are 27 tracks by The Explosion, Rhubarb Rhubarb, Chords Five, Pure Gold, Barbara Ruskin, The Exception, Rick Price and Mike Sheridan, ranging from the gently-phazed day-tripper Pop of The Symbols' "Again" to the all-out psychotic reaction that is The She Trinity's "Climb That Tree".

Expertly compiled by Psych Pop authority David Wells and bursting with rare memorabilia and photographs, this is essential listening for all Popsike devotees