Children Of The Sun | Digipack : The Complete Recordings 1965-66

The Misunderstood must rank as one of the greatest cult bands of the sixties psychedelia era. The band began forging their innovative sound in Riverside, California, where they were discovered by DJ John Peel (then working in the US as John Ravenscroft). Having cut a few recordings locally, the band relocated to the UK on Peels recommendation. In London, The Misunderstood signed to Fontana Records to cut what are consider six landmark tracks. Issued that December, I Can Take You To The Sun remains a high watermark of the original psychedelia era and was backed by an explosive version of Bo Diddleys Who Do You Love, but the band broke up soon afterwards when singer Rick Brown was drafted. A second single, the blistering psych rock of Children Of The Sun (backed by the anti-war gem I Unseen) was belatedly issued in February 1969 when a new line-up of the band re-signed to the label. In 1982, Cherry Red released the landmark compilation LP, Before The Dream Faded, which not only unveiled two further Fontana recordings, the high octane Find The Hidden Door and My Mind but also collated seven archive tracks from the bands Riverside days. Since then, additional recordings have surfaced on various retrospectives.

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Format: CD
Artist: The Misunderstood
Release Date: 26 February 2021
Genre: Special Interest / Miscellaneous
Label: Cherry Red/Grape Fruit
Distributor: MGM Music