Revolution - Underground Sounds Of 1968 - CD, Box Set

Various: Revolution - Underground Sounds Of 1968 version on 3CD/Box Set in Standard edition. This particular edition was published in United Kingdom in publishing company Esoteric Recordings on 7. October 2022.

A new and remastered 3CD box set featuring various artists celebrating the musical sounds of the so-called British "underground" of 1968. Includes tracks from Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Barclay James Harvest, Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and The Trinity, Spooky Tooth, Traffic, The Move, Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Van Der Graaf Generator, Procol Harum, Genesis, Caravan, Jeff Beck, Pretty Things and more. Includes an illustrated booklet with liner notes by Mark Powell Revolution - Underground Sounds of 1968 is a 3CD box celebrating the so-called "underground" rock music of 1968. A year of musical and social change. 1968 was a pivotal year for British rock music. It began with psychedelic influences that were picked up and developed by pioneering artists such as Pretty Things, Tomorrow, Incredible String Band, Idle Race, Traffic and The Move. From jazz, blues, folk and other styles, "progressive" forms such as folk rock and hard rock evolved. The common denominator for all artists was an emphasis on experimentation and a desire to push the perceived boundaries of pop music. This year also saw the release of the first records by bands that would later achieve success and change the music of the 1970s: Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, James Harvest Barclay, Genesis, Status Quo, Van Der Graaf Generator and Caravan. In addition to more well-known artists such as Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Procol Harum and Pentangle, this compilation also includes lesser-known artists and their work. This collection is a celebration of a creative period when rock music was evolving into something more serious, abandoning the single as a medium and embracing the dominance of the album.

Album spans genres Rock, Progressive rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic rock and Classic Rock.