VA - Magic Bus Summer Of Love (2016)

Released through Universal Music, ‘Magic Bus Summer Of Love ’ is a massive 3CD collection of 54 tracks that sound-tracked the journeys taken along the ‘hippie trail’ by thousands in the late ’60s, early ’70s. Rolling on from London to Amsterdam, then to Istanbul and finally to Kathmandu in Nepal, the epic voyage, and indeed the mode of transport itself has entered the cultural vernacular. A garishly painted bus still evokes, for us all, the open road and the setting sun. ‘Magic Bus Summer Of Love’ speaks of the impact upon the world’s young people of the nascent counterculture; bringing freedom, hedonism and spirituality.

Track List:

CD1:
1. The Mamas & The Papas - Monday Monday
2. The Flowerpot Men - Let's Go To San Francisco (Part 1)
3. The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream
4. America - A Horse With No Name
5. The Turtles - Happy Together
6. The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
7. Mama Cass - It's Getting Better
8. Albert Hammond - It Never Rains In Southern California
9. Stephen Stills - Love The One You're With
10. Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
11. David & Jonathan - Lovers Of The World Unite
12. The Association - Windy
13. The Herd - I Don't Want Our Love To Die
14. Eric Burdon & The Animals - San Francisco Nights
15. Traffic - Paper Sun
16. Spanky & Our Gang - Lazy Day
17. The Monkees - Take A Giant Step
18. The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind

CD2:
1. Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends
2. Cat Stevens - Peace Train
3. Simon & Garfunkel - America
4. The Beach Boys - Wild Honey
5. Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man
6. Elton John - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
7. Big Brother & The Holding Company ft Janis Joplin - Piece Of My Heart
8. Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
9. Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land
10. Arlo Guthrie - Coming Into Los Angeles
11. Country Joe & The Fish - I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag
12. The Allman Brothers Band - Melissa
13. John Denver - Rocky Mountain High
14. Canned Heat - Going Up The Country
15. Jose Feliciano - Light My Fire
16. Bobby Hebb - Sunny
17. Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
18. Grateful Dead - Friend Of The Devil
19. Melanie - Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma

CD3:
1. The Who - Baba O'Riley
2. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
3. Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
4. Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride
5. The Troggs - Wild Thing
6. Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World
7. Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love
8. Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin' On
9. The Fraternity Of Man - Don't Bogart Me
10. Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band
11. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles
12. The Moody Blues - Om
13. The Yardbirds - Heart Full Of Soul
14. Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Is In)
15. Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me (Not To Come)
16. Atomic Rooster - Devil's Answer
17. Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men