I was never a hippie, but I did enjoy hippy music back in the 1960s. This K-tel collection, sold mostly through TV commercials decades ago, features some classics songs: “California Dreamin'” and “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” and “What the World Needs Now.” The only dud is Bob Lind’s annoying “Elusive Butterfly.”
I remember “Happy Together” by The Turtles being played constantly on the radio. But there are a few One-Hit Wonders included here: Sopwith Camel’s “Hello Hello” and “Back on the Street Again” by The Sunshine Company.
Were you a hippy? Did you embrace Flower Power? GRADE: B
TRACK LIST:
- “California Dreamin'” THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS 2:37
- “Incense and Peppermints” STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK 2:46
- “Back on the Street Again” THE SUNSHINE COMPANY 2:28
- “Reach Out of the Darkness” FRIEND & LOVER 3:08
- “Green Tambourine” THE LEMON PIPERS 2:22
- “Elusive Butterfly” BOB LIND 2:46
- “Happy Together” THE TURTLES 2:52
- “You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice” THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL
- “Hello Hello” SOPWITH CAMEL 2:24
- “Beautiful People” MELANIE 3:35
- “Sunday Will Never Be the Same” SPANKY & OUR GANG 2:55
- “Angel of the Morning” MERRILEE RUSH & THE TURNABOUTS 2:58
- “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” THE FIFTH DIMENSION 4:49
- “What the World Needs Now” JACKIE DeSHANNON 3:10