Book a Trip 2: More Psych Pop Sounds of / Various

some lost gems here! Glad to add it to my collection.

Great psych comp from s major label

Great. Even better than Book A Trip 1. Wish they would come out with Book A trip 3 if possible.

All the songs are from late 60's and rely on vocal harmony. Some are quite memorable others not so much. The title states psych pop sounds, that would lead me to a band like country joe and the fish or paul revere and the raiders.. This cd is more in the pop direction like Gary Puckett and the union gap. Good stuff but not what I was searching for.

I was frustrated by an earlier reviewer's refusal to provide the track list despite multiple requests. Part of what people do here, just to be good guys, is to share stuff like that, so the rest of us can try to decide if we want to buy it. Anyway......I finally have the list for the rest of you that were also curious. Here it is:1. CATCH THE LOVE PARADE • THE STACCATOS (Les Emmerson) • Produced by Nick Venet2. TIMES WILL BE HARD • THE TOMBSTONES (Holt—Huff—McGinty—Malcuit) • Produced by Alexis De Azevedo3. DON’T TAKE VERY MUCH TO SEE TOMORROW • THE LAUGHING WIND (Michael Lloyd) • Produced by Kim Fowley4. FOR MARY’S SAKE • THESE VIZITORS (Richard & Michael Curtis) • Produced by Richie Kaye5. I CAN’T GO ON • CHRIS AND CRAIG (Chris Ducey) • Produced by Steve Douglas6. MASQUERADE • JESSE LEE KINCAID (Jesse Lee Kincaid) • Arranged & Produced by Dan Dalton7. PRETTY DAISY • THE KNACK (Michael Chain—Dink Kaplan) • Produced by Alexis De Azevedo8. OCTOBER COUNTRY • RAW EDGE (Michael Lloyd) • Produced by Michael Lloyd9. GROOVY DAY • IAN WHITCOMB (Ian Whitcomb) • Produced by Mike Curb & Jerry Styner10. PORTOBELLO ROAD • ELLIE JANOV (Cat Stevens—Kim Fowley) • Produced by Nick Venet11. FIRE ENGINE SKY • MICHAEL BLODGETT (Robert Edmondson) • Produced by Robert Edmondson12. WHEN DIANA PAINTS THE PICTURE • ROBBI CURTICE (Rob Ashmore—Tom Payne) • Produced by Ralph Murphy & Vic Smith13. TROLLEY CAR LINE • TIMOTHY CLOVER (L. Jaspon—B. Patch—L. Petze) • Produced by Bruce Patch & Lennie Petze14. LITTLE TOY • THE UNFORSCENE (Terry Rowbotham) • Produced by Don Perry & Larry Brown15. SKIP-A-LONG SAM • THE SUGAR SHOPPE (Donovan Leitch) • Produced by Al De Lory16. SIDEWALK SKIPPER SONG • SIDEWALK SKIPPER BAND * (Rick Novak—D.A. McDowell) • Produced by Ken Mansfield17. MIDNIGHT SUN • THE PINK CLOUD (David Lucas) • Produced by Hank Levine & Larry Goldberg18. ALONE, ALONE • JAMES FLEMMING (Jack Dalton—Gary Montgomery) • Produced by Dan Dalton19. HELLO LOVE • THE TUNEFUL TROLLEY (Richie Adams) • Produced by Sanda Yaguda for JATA Enterprises, Inc.20. SONG THE CITY SINGS • THE NEW KICK * (Les Emmerson) • Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Brian Ross21. DON’T LEAVE ME • GRIFFIN * (Harry Nilsson) • Produced by Kelly Gordon22. THAT BLUEBIRD OF SUMMER • THE SURF SYMPHONY * (M. Marquette) • Produced by Vic Briggs & Mike Rubini23. GOOD TO BE AROUND • THE LAUGHING WIND (Michael Lloyd) • Produced by Kim Fowley24. THE END • IAN WHITCOMB (Ian Whitcomb) • Produced by Ian Whitcomb * Stereo. All other tracks Mono.

I wrote quite a negative review of Volume 1, which to me contained more pop than psych. Being a bit of a completist though, I thought I'd pick up Volume 2 anyway when I saw it going cheap. To my surprise, I found it far more psychedelic than Volume 1, and not just crammed with weak pop tunes. I'd recommend this to psych pop fans, quite a few of these tracks I'd never heard before and the sound quality is great.

Usually the first volume in any series is better than those that follow. I liked volume 2 better than volume 1 in this series. The songs are still sixties pop, but they don't seem as pretentious and have a more authentic sound. Both of these CDs are worth having for anyone who loves the sixties. Capitol Records sure did a great job during this era or rock and roll.

About as good as the first disc 'Book A Trip - The Psych Pop Sounds' (see my review) that came out before this. Tracks from these obscure bands that make this a worthy collection include the song by The Staccatos (who sort of reminds me of the Cowsills), the Bay Area's psych outfit that released just one vinyl 45 the Tombstones, The Knack (not the late '70's band known for "My Sharona") with their snappy "Pretty Daisy", the off-the-radar Raw Edge, the Toronto-based - AM sunshine pop band Sugar Shoppe, the Pink Cloud, the New Kick and the inspiring "Good To Be Around" by the Laughing Wind. Overall, a nice pick.

Great!

Excellent

Perfect collection of rare pop and pop-psych singles!!!

This is a long overdue compilation of forgotten, and in some cases, ignored tracks from the '60s. Steve Stanley the producer has painstakingly trawled the vaults of Capitol Records for long neglected master tapes and remastered them using today's technology. For me the stand out track is Robbi Curtice's "When Diana Paints the Picture", a rare and beautiful song, that was only ever previously released in USA. There are excellent, informative notes on all the tracks and the artists, and the whole production is a delight.

Good comp.