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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 13^th Floor Elevators - The 13^th 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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