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Christopher’s Top 20 Psychedelic Albums

 

1.   To Our Children’s Children’s Children – The Moody Blues

 

2.   The Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd

 

3.   Close to the Edge – Yes

 

4.   The 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus – Spirit

 

5.   Space Oddity – David Bowie

 

6.   In the Court of the Crimson King – King Crimson

 

7.   Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles

 

8.   On the Threshold of a Dream – The Moody Blues

 

9.   Roll the Bones – Rush

 

10. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn – Pink Floyd

 

11. In Search of the Lost Chord – Moody Blues

 

12. The Wall – Pink Floyd

 

13. Plans – Death Cab for Cutie

 

14. Are You Experienced? – Jimi Hendrix

 

15. Tommy – The Who

 

16. MCMXC a.D. - Enigma

 

17. Kaleidoscope - Tangerine Dream

 

18. Revolver – The Beatles

 

19. The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators - The 13th Floor Elevators

 

20. Electric Music for the Mind and Body - Country Joe and the Fish

 

Other Albums of Interest (in alphabetical order)

 

Abraxas – Santana

 

Days of Future Passed – The Moody Blues

 

Disraeli Gears – Cream

 

Journey to the Center of the Mind – Amboy Dukes

 

Mr. Fantasy – Traffic

 

Pet Sounds – Beach Boys

 

Surrealistic Pillow – Jefferson Airplane

 

The Beat Goes On – Vanilla Fudge

 

The United States of America - The United States of America

 

Trout Mask Replica – Captain Beefheart

 

Criteria

 

The term “psychedelic” was coined in 1956 by psychiatrist Humphry Osmond who, in correspondence with Aldous Huxley regarding the need for a word to describe the experience imparted by entheogenic substances, stated:

 

To fathom Hell or soar angelic,

Just take a pinch of psychedelic.

 

The origins of the word are from the Greek, essentially meaning soul-manifesting, spirit-manifesting, or mind-manifesting.

 

The ranked albums were selected based on their ability to promote spiritual enlightenment or profound self-awareness – a Psychedelic Experience.

 

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