(Psychedelic Mad Soul) Rotary Connection - Black Gold: The Very Best Of (2CD Set) 1967-70, MP3 (tracks), 320 kbps

01 Magical World (4:22)
02 Amen (4:01)
03 Rapid Transit (0:37)
04 Turn Me On (3:06)
05 Respect (3:04)
06 Pink Noise (0:22)
07 I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun (5:49)
08 A-Muse (4:02)
09 Sunshine Of Your Love (5:07)
10 Sursum Mentes (0:43)
11 Memory Band (3:22)
12 Didn't Want To Have To Do It (3:14)
13 May Our Amens Be True (3:04)
14 Tales Of Brave Ulysses (4:32)
15 The Sea & She (3:31)
16 Hey, Love (4:11)
17 Song For Everyman (5:32)
18 Love Is (5:20)

01 The Salt Of The Earth (4:57)
02 Love Has Fallen On Me (4:18)
03 If I Sing My Song (3:39)
04 The Weight (3:24)
05 The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp (4:38)
06 Living Alone (2:53)
07 Love Me Now (2:45)
08 Want You To Know (3:02)
09 I Got My Mojo Working (2:32)
10 This Town (3:25)
11 We're Going Wrong (3:21)
12 Life Could (4:22)
13 Teach Me How To Fly (3:17)
14 V.I.P. (3:06)
15 Let Them Talk (4:25)

Not your typical psychedelic pop record, this was the brainchild of Marshall Chess (son of Chess Records founder Leonard), who wanted to take the Beatles' innovations of classical instrumentation, phenomenal production values, and crazy experimentation to their extreme. He assembled a very talented team: arranger and composer Charles Stephney went on to tremendous success with Earth Wind & Fire; band member Sidney Barnes was soon to work with George Clinton; and backup singer Riperton would later make her name as a solo artist. The arrangements rely heavily on choral singing, plus organ and strings, and occasional sitar, theremin and tabla: no guitars to speak of. The record integrates classical methods better than anything else going on at the time. This album will definitely be of interest to students of '60s psychedelia.