psychedelic rock: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1968, reissued 1989), provides a firsthand account of the psychedelic culture that arose around Ken Kesey. Written in conjunction with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, James Henke and Parke Puterbaugh (eds.), I Want to Take You Higher: The Psychedelic Era, 1965–1969 (1997), makes exhaustive use of photographs, posters, and other archival material. Jim DeRogatis, Kaleidoscope Eyes: Psychedelic Rock from the ’60s to the ’90s (1996), looks specifically at the music and traces its strands to the 1990s.

Representative Works

  • The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds (1966)
  • 13th Floor Elevators, The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (1966)
  • The Beatles, Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
  • The Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead (1967)
  • Jefferson Airplane, Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
  • Pink Floyd, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
  • The Soft Machine, The Soft Machine (1968)

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