Full length introductory episode to welcome you to the box set. Marc and Rob set out their stall discussing the main themes and players & their flexible approach to the alphabet!

A is for Acid, Animals and Ambrose Slade

Jul 17th, 2018 24m 3s

Did you know the Rolling Stones took a witch on tour with them? How drugs affected the 13th Floor Elevators' Roky Erickson and the treatment he had to endure? It's all in here.

B is for Barrett, Buckley and Byrds

Jul 17th, 2018 21m 36s

When Syd met Gilmore, what is the definition of psycedelia, the truth about the Byrds song Eight Miles High and how a gift of a banjo aged 13, influenced the young Tim Buckley.

C is for Cream, Crazy World and Chocolate Watchband

Jul 17th, 2018 22m 17s

The Chocolate Watchband support Frank Zappa but don't support The Grateful Dead or Jefferson Airplane - disaster. The Creation play an electric guitar with a violin bow - unique.

D is for Doors, Donovan and Dantalian's Chariot

Jul 17th, 2018 22m 56s

Was Jim Morrison's dad responsible for the escalation of the Vietnam War? Was there tension between Donovan and Bob Dylan? - see Donovan's song Hey Mr Tangerine Eyes.

E is for Easy Riders, Experiments and Electric Prunes

Jul 17th, 2018 22m 57s

Which band were given their first break by an estate agent and played the definitive Psych song? Eddie Kramer helps the beatles and the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix - legend.

F is for Funkadelic, Fairport and Flowers

Jul 17th, 2018 21m 26s

Non violent demonstrations and the flower power symbol linked to HG Well's Time Machine - wow. There's an in-depth look at The Fool a Dutch Design company working for The Beatles.

G is for Groundhogs, Garcia and Grace Slick

Jul 17th, 2018 22m 11s

Advice for Jerry Garcia's parents, while a middle finger goes missing. Bill Graham is discussed, the greatest rock promoter ever. Plus Grace Slick's lift off moment - pun intended

H is for Hendrix, Head and Hapshash

Jul 17th, 2018 23m 5s

A plot-less film called Head as the Monkees go slapstick, Beatniks are explained, discussed and dissected and band posters come into their own under Hapshash and the Coloured Coat

I is for International Times, Iron Butterfly and Incredible String Band

Jul 17th, 2018 23m 47s

In The Park becomes a tribute to Brian Jones and why were Marc's wife's grandparents there. Jeff Lynn and Roy Wood a match made in heaven and Marianne Faithfull's botty on show?

J & K are for Jefferson Airplane, John's Children and Kevin Ayers

Jul 17th, 2018 21m 38s

The only band to play at Woodstock, Monterey and Altamont - Jefferson Airplane. Marc Bolan leaves John's Children after 4 months to join Tyrannosaurus Rex & Kevin Ayres in Malaya

L is for Love, Lewis Carroll and Lucy In The Sky

Jul 17th, 2018 22m 53s

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - the stories behind this iconic title. The Leaves take over The Byrds' residency at Ciro's on sunset Boulevard and the real Pat Boone steps forward.

M is for Move, Monterey and Moby Grape. Part 1

Jul 17th, 2018 22m 25s

Moby Grape launches first album at The Avalon Ballroom - they had their own wine made - but nobody brought a corkscrew - oops and somebody skips recordings by The Move - naughty.

M is for Moody Blues, Misunderstood and Magical Mystery Tour. Part 2

Jul 17th, 2018 22m 32s

Facts - The Beatles's Magical Mystery Tour reaches only number 2 in the UK charts, John Peel champions The Misunderstood and The Moody Blues perform their first gig in 1964.

M is for Middle Earth, Mardas and Mamas and Papas. Part 3

Jul 17th, 2018 23m 1s

Michelle Phillips is served with a writ to leave the Mamas and The Papas, Mama Cass is involved in blanketgate & Magic Alex promises The Beatles x ray cameras and invisible paint.

N is for Nirvana, Nice and Nuggets

Jul 17th, 2018 22m 58s

Todmorden is revealed as the rock capitol of the north, The Nice recruit Lemmy as a roadie and Floyd's Nick Mason owns a helicopter and completes the Le Mans classic car race.

O is for Owsley Stanley, Other Half and Os Mutantes

Jul 17th, 2018 23m 2s

Does Randy Holden save the day for The Yardbirds? Did he really leave The Other Half because he didn't like his guitar? And what band used to be called The Six Sided Rockets? Enc.

P is for Prankster, Procol Harum and Pink Floyd. Part 1

Jul 17th, 2018 23m 52s

Where did Syd Barrett get the name Pink Floyd from? Which Procol Harum track sold over 10 Million copies? And Linda Perhacs releases Parallelograms.

P is for Parliament, Pearly Queens and Pink Fairies. Part 2

Jul 17th, 2018 23m 9s

George Clinton straightens hair for a living but goes onto produce cosmic funk operas. Janis Joplin has a sad decline but The Pink Fairies are on the up and up.

P is for Peel, Protest and Purple Band. Part 3

Jul 17th, 2018 23m 12s

It's all kicking off in Vietnam and the Civil Right's Movement is centre stage. The Purple Gang's singer was a disciple of occultist Aleistar Crowley, John Peel was a huge fan.

Q & R are for Quicksilver, Roky and Rolling Stones

Jul 17th, 2018 22m 25s

Virgos and Geminis are all ruled by the planet Mercury - a good way to name a band? The Rolling Stones take inspiration from African culture and Rocky Erickson's hair cut protest.

S is for Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Part 1

Jul 17th, 2018 25m 11s

Marc's Uncle Chris played the Sgt Pepper album to him when he was 6 so The Beatles were the first band he ever got into, Rob's first was I'm a Tiger by Lulu - enough said.

S is for Seeds, Sky Saxon and Strawberry Alarm Clock. Part 2

Jul 17th, 2018 21m 5s

Can Marc and Rob solve the mystery of Sky Saxon's birth date? Did you know The Seeds coined the phrase Flower Power? Plus Strawberry Alarm Clock on tour with The Beach boys.

S is for Skip Spence, Studios and Syd Barrett. Part 3

Jul 17th, 2018 24m 28s

Skip Spence's life is dissected as is his album Oar, learn more than you've ever forgotten about legendary studio Abbey Road and hear Marc's Abbey Road anecdotes - tempting.

S is for Small Faces and Steve Marriot. Part 4

Jul 17th, 2018 24m 35s

The Small Faces and their singer Steve Marriott profiled in this episode. Steve was a huge Buddy Holly fan, a prankster and played in the stage play Oliver, much more inside.