''Psychedelic States'' is a series of 1960s

psychedelic rock Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...

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garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The sty ...

compilation albums A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

, each focusing on artists from specific states. They were released by Gear Fab Records. Several states had more than one volume representing them.

States

*Georgia *Florida *New York *Illinois *Mississippi *Alabama *Maryland *Arkansas *Wisconsin *Colorado *Texas *Ohio *Indiana *North Carolina *South Carolina

Review

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reviewed the series, giving many of the albums an average of 2.5 to 3 out of five stars while others got 3.5 to 4.5 stars. One of their comments on the series is "Most of the rare and regional singles included in these compilations are badly recorded, poorly performed, and clichéd and derivative at almost every level, which, of course, is probably why they're so prized by collectors."

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{{Authority control Compilation album series Psychedelic rock albums by American artists

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