LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

'OPEN UP YOUR MIND 1966-1967'. A Psychedelic Compendium Of Chicago's famous '60s garage and psych label. This collection covers the first two incredible years of Rembrandt Records. After the first release by the Nite-Owls failed to chart, Rembrandt Records owner Reggie Weiss moved in a different direction, focussing on psychedelic pop and rock. This reulted in a couple of legendary releases, credited to a.o. The Nuchez, The Circus, Nickel Bag, Monday's Children and -most notably-, teen garage-psych unit The Lemon Drops, which became a true cult name through the decades. The first 500 copies of this compilation come with a 7-inch single, offering two previously unreleased tracks from 1967 by the Nite-Owls.

Track Listing:

SIDE ONE:

• Nite-Owls - Come On Back
• Nuchez - Open Up Your Mind (Unreleased Mono Master)
• Nickel Bag - The Woods (Unreleased Mono Master)
• Circus - Sands Of Mind
• Lemon Drops - I Live In The Springtime
• Monday's Children - Long Lost Friend
• Nite-Owls - It's A Hassle (Unreleased Mono Master)

SIDE TWO:

• Nickel Bag - The Woods
• Nite-Owls - It's A Hassle
• Lemon Drops - Listen Girl
• Circus - Games We Play
• Nuchez - Open Up Your Mind
• Lemon Drops - Sometime Ago
• Nuchez - BG's One Eye

The 7-inch tracks from The Nite-Owls are 'Something You Got' and 'Ooh Poo Pah Doo'.