Kaleidoscope/Please Excuse My Face/Dive Into Yesterday/Mr Small The Watch Repairer/Flight From Ashiya/The Murder Of Lewis Tollani/(Further Reflections) In The Room Of Percussion/Dear Nellie Goodrich/Holidaymaker/A Lesson Perhaps/The Sky Children
Debut album from the short lived British psychedelic band Kaleidoscope who had previously traded under a variety of names. Although they failed to dent the charts the group retained a loyal fan base, which continued through to their next name change.
“This album has sparkling, joyous, magic vibes in spades and is one of the most essential late 60s albums and one of the definitive flower power psych pop platters. The vocals and lyrics, the lean guitar sound, the sweet warm grooves - tons of special happening here. The vocal style and clean, basic, slightly jangly guitar sound is one I could listen a thousand times more.”
“Though strongly British flavoured, the psychedelic aspects can best be described as subtle undertones, certainly not heavy. It is a great album, and well worth investigating by any fan of the genre.”
“Tangerine Dream is an excellent psychedelic album very much of its time. It's soft, off-catchy, and right up a lonesome eccentric's alley, a real pleasure to behold.”
“All the songs are lovingly produced with excellent orchestral arrangements, whimsical lyrics, gorgeous harmonies and easily accessible music experimentation. From Dive Into Yesterday, Flight From Ashiya and Dream For Julie, the material here really does stand the test of time.”
“This is a very groovy sixties album which deserves a bigger audience. If you like thoughtful psychedelic pop with a twist, then this is for you. Its full of offbeat yet catchy tunes, both uplifting and dark. Very English and very 1967 in its style and content with great production. Its amazing they never achieved mainstream success with this effort.”
“Tangerine Dream was nothing short of brilliant. The band was rightfully delighted with the record, the label was smitten with it and disc jockeys couldn't get enough of it. Yet like so many bands, it is now largely forgotten. A technicolor gem produced at the exact moment British psychedelia went for a full on overkill of whimsy.”
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