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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great tunes, rubbish packaging, 4 Aug 2004
Although dealing with the same period as volume two of the highly regarded Nuggets series, Acid Drops, Spacedust, & Flying Saucers, compiled by the self styled 'World's Finest Music Magazine' Mojo, is a very good introduction to British psychedelia. Acid Drops dissects and inspects the solely British mutation from beat/pop (signified by the Kinks' quasi-raga 'See My Friends') into full-blown psychedelia (from the most commercial to most underground of guises). For the hardened collector and avid fanatic of this period, Space Dust will bring few surprises, but is a good deal cheaper than trying to purchase all of the original vinyl. There's a hefty weight of British hits and a delve through the type of major-label material that missed the mark at the time but has since become legendary through contributor Phil Smee's '80s psychedelic compilation series, Rubbles. What will make purchase of this essential is the superior sound quality with all of the tracks having been remastered at Abbey Road. There is an interesting liner booklet, which is a little on the skimpy side, but it does feature a very good essay in which Jon Savage chronicles the evolution and devolution of British music's most quirky, imaginative, and brief of genres. It is a shame that the booklet was not like the ones contained in the Rubble box sets which had extensive notes as well as discographies. The people that this box set was aiming for would have appreciated having as much information as possible.
There are a few other grips that must be mentioned. Each CD has a short running time and it is a wonder why EMI held back to only 18 tracks per CD, whilst Rhino made the effort to fill their Nuggets set to spilling point. Also, why is the beginning of the psyche classic 'My Friend Jack' cut spoiling the impact of the track. The packaging is also very cheap looking and is reminisant of the original Let it Be box set by The Beatles. Shame on who ever decided that this was a good idea. What this box set does give you is the very essence of the changing face of the British music scene from 1965-1969. Practically none of this music has aged badly, and for some reason, however pompous and ridiculous a lot of it is, it still sounds as invigorating as the day it was recorded. The music itself gets five stars, but for the packaging, the cutting of the Smoke song and the rubbish booklet, that gets only one. If they were produce another, I recommend that they look at how Rhino do things with their Nuggets sets to get it right.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Crap Packaging But A Nice Try Overall, 26 Jan 2002
By A Customer
I must agree with the other reviewers about the terrible shoddiness of the package; how much extra could it have possibly cost to put the CDs in individual jewel cases? Nuggets II certainly gets higher marks for its packaging and liner notes, but I like how Acid Drops sticks (mostly) with British psychedelic treasures, which makes for a much more unified listening experience than Nuggets II. Face it, so much great music came out of this brief era, no one will ever be able to create the "perfect" psychedelic compilation. Yes, I wish MOJO's "panel of experts" had been more adventurous with some of their track selections, and the overlap with Nuggets II is a little annoying.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Warm Sounds, 30 May 2002
By A Customer
Mojo's Acid Drops boxed set is a nice but incomplete selection of mostly obscure, no-hit wonders of the period. Obvious omissions are Revolver/Sgt. Pepper's-era Beatles ("Lucy In The Sky"), The Pink Floyd (some rare track like "It Would Be So Nice"), and "Dandelion" by The Rolling Stones. But, if you are a psychedelic schizoid, you probably have these already.There are numberous fun, interesting tracks here. Many are by well-known groups like The Who, Traffic, Donovan, Procol Harum, and The Hollies. This collection is an good companion to Pye's Paisley Pop, Deram's Psychedelic Scene, or See For Miles' Great British Psychedelic Trip CDs. Highly recommended! [DW]
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