WRITINGS ON PSYCHEDELIC CULTURE
BY PATRICK "THE LAMA" LUNDBORG, 1992-2012


BOOKS

- THE AGE OF MADNESS, A guide to 1960s punk and psychedelia. Published 1992.

- 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS - The complete reference file (book); first edition. Published 1999.

- 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS - The complete reference file (book); second edition. Published 2002.

- THE ACID ARCHIVES, The Ultimate Guide To Underground Sounds 1965-82; with Aaron Milenski & Ron Moore. Published 2006.

(all books above are out of print)

- contributor to GALACTIC RAMBLE, edited by Richard Morton Jack (Foxcote, UK 2009).

- THE ACID ARCHIVES, The Ultimate Guide To Underground Sounds 1965-82 -- Second Edition, revised and printed in color. Published 2010.

- PSYCHEDELIA - An Ancient Culture, A Modern Lifestyle. Published 2012.
 


PRINT  MAGAZINE ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

- "A Quest For Pure Sanity -- The Psychedelic Poetry Of Tommy Hall", article published in B.U.L.T magazine 1998. Revised version available on-line, 2011.

- "Cold Sun -- Austin's lost mystery group"; article published in Misty Lane magazine #18, 2003.

- "Confessions Of A Teen-age Moptop -- memories of the Stockholm 1980s garage scene"; article published in Misty Lane magazine #18, 2003.

- "Woody Guthrie on Acid -- the Mel Lyman Family"; article published in Ugly Things magazine #22, 2004.

- "Alan Watts' This Is It -- the first psychedelic LP"; article published in Misty Lane magazine #19, 2005.

- "Denise Kaufman & the Ace Of Cups"; article published in Shindig! magazine #7, 2005.

- "Lysergic Pranksters In Texas" (about Kesey & the Pranksters); article published in Ugly Things magazine #23, 2005.

- "There's Still Gold In Them Hills" -- 20 Rare Albums That Need To Be Reissued"; article published in Ugly Things magazine #24, 2006.

- "The Laguna Beach Christmas Happening 1970"; article published in Shindig! magazine, vol 2, #1, 2007.

- "Esoteric Trips", recurring 1-page column in Shindig! magazine, bimonthly 2007-2008.

- "Steve Kaczorowski - Originator Of Karaoke Rock", article published in Ugly Things magazine #25, 2007

- "How To Arrange A Human Be-In" (about the Human Be-In and Michael Bowen); article published in Shindig! magazine #5, 2008

- "Live On The 13th Floor" (13th Floor Elevators live recordings); article published in Shindig! magazine #6, 2008.


- "The Peyote Sounds Of Cold Sun"; article published in Shindig! magazine #6, 2008.

- "The Sound Of A Secure Future - Custom Label Rock"; article published in Ugly Things magazine #28, 2009
 
- "Sky Sunlight Saxon - The Lost Years"; article published in Ugly Things magazine #29, 2009

- "The Early Days Of The Perth County Conspiracy"; article published in Ugly Things magazine #30, 2010

- "Exploring The Unknown: The Roots Of Psychedelic Music"; article published in Flashback magazine #1, 2012

- various minor contributions, Flashback magazine #1 and #2, 2012

- "Teenbeat Mayhem", indepth review of book by Mike Markesich in Flashback #2, 2012

- "The Stuff Dreams Are Made On" (about Shakespeare and Eleusis); article published in the Fenris Wolf #5, 2012

- "Is Stereo Twice As Psychedelic?" (mono vs stereo), part 1; article published in Flashback magazine #3, 2013

- "Donovan's Isle Of Islay", article in The Wire magazine, April 2013

- "Underground Channels" (mono vs stereo), part 2; article published in Flashback magazine #4, 2013

- "Space Exotica"; article published in Space Rock, a Shindig magazine special, 2013


ALBUM LINER NOTES & RELATED

- "The Psychedelic Experience"; liner notes for vinyl & CD reissue series vol 1-4; 1994-2002.

- "The Stomachmouths"; liner notes for retrospective CD on Subliminal Sounds, released 2003.

- "Headstone/Golden Dawn"; liner notes for retrospective CD on Splash 2, released 2003.

- "Virgin Insanity"; liner notes for prospective CD 2005; never released.


- "Michael James"; interview for World In Sound reissue, Germany 2006.

- "Ron Matelic, Anonymous & J Rider", feature article for Anthology Recordings website, 2007.

- "Never Ever Land; International Artists 1965-70", liner notes and discography for CD box-set on Charly Records.


- "Jade Stone & Luv"; interview and liner notes for Subliminal Sounds CD/LP reissue, 2008.


- "Peter Grudzien", feature article for Anthology Recordings website, 2008.


- "Third Estate",  feature article for Anthology Recordings website, 2008.

- "Perry Leopold", feature article for Anthology Recordings website, 2009.

- "Alan Watts' This Is IT", feature article for Anthology Recordings website, 2009.

- "Kristyl", liner notes for Guerssen LP reissue, Spain 2010.

- "Drendall, Thrower & Friends", liner notes for Guerssen LP reissue, Spain 2010.

- "R.F.D - Lead Me Home", liner notes for Guerssen LP reissue, Spain 2010.

- "Perry Leopold - Experiment In Metaphysics", liner notes for Guerssen LP reissue, Spain 2012.

- "Ark -Voyages", liner notes for Guerssen LP reissue, Spain 2012.

- "Radiomoebel - Tramsebox", liner notes for planned LP reissue, 2013.

- "Mu - same (first LP)", interview and liner notes for Guerssen LP reissue, Spain 2013

 



LYSERGIA.COM  WEBSITES

Feed Your Head a website about psychedelic literature and art

The Lama Reviews our earliest website with indepth reviews and an introduction to psychedelic music

The Lama Workshop a vast library of interviews and articles

The Attic featuring reviews and release data for obscure US records not listed in the Acid Archives book.

The Eternal Now a long-running commentary on music and psychedelic matters (retired but still available)

Acid Archives Updates a blog with additions and comments on the Acid Archives Second Edition book

Psychedelia a blog with additions and discussions related to the 2012 Psychedelia book

Reflections Of The Third Eye blog dedicated to movie reviews and commentary

Lysergia start page

 


ON-LINE INTERVIEWS
Available at The Lama Workshop

- Ace Of Cups (same as print version, above)

- The Aggregation

- Anonymous / Sir Winston & the Commons (Ron Matelic interview)

- Beat Of The Earth

- Christoper (from TX/CA)

- CA Quintet

- Cold Sun

- Hoi' Polloi

- Homer

- Michael James

- Magi

- F J McMahon

- Modlin & Scott

- Joseph Pusey

- Shadrack Chameleon

- Tumbleweed Records (Robb Kunkel interview)

- Virgin Insanity

- Waterfall (US)

- Yahowha 13


ARTICLES & RESEARCH
Available at The Lama Workshop & Feed Your Head

- "Alan Watts' This Is It -- the first psychedelic LP" (same as print version, above)

- "Confessions Of A Teen-age Moptop -- memories of the Stockholm 1980s garage scene" (same as print version, above)

- "Headstone/Golden Dawn" (longer version of liner notes, above)

- "International Artists" label story & discography

- "Justice For All -- the Justice record label"

- "The Laguna Beach Christmas Happening 1970" and the "100% Unknown Fibers" LP (same as print version, above)

- "Nightshadows -- the 'Square Root Of Two' album"

- "Quicksilver -- the 1968 Fillmore East shows"

- "Rain Parade -- The Best Psychedelic Band of the 1980s"

- "Sky Sunlight Saxon -- the Vintage Years 1970-1980"

- "The Stomachmouths" (edited version of CD liner notes, above)

- "Terence McKenna -- Psychedelics, Evolution & Fun"

- "13th Floor Elevators -- The Psychedelic Poetry Of Tommy Hall" (same as print version, above)

- "Til Waiting Is Filled -- Myths & Facts Regarding the 13th Floor Elevators Studio Recordings"

- "Westcoast Acidrock Tapes -- the Charlatans, the Daily Flash, Kaleidoscope, Mad River"




Send comments & inquiries to Patrick Lundborg


 

List updated January 2014