’s first book, a memoir titled , is out now. In ’s July issue, he spoke about the book and his memories of that pivotal year in his youth – from the strange customs of to the mind-blowing new music he was hearing – and here Hitchcock exclusively takes us through a playlist of some of his favourite tracks from ’67. Comprising 10 songs by British artists and another nine by Americans, the list has been curated by the singer-songwriter to best encapsulate the feel of that psychedelic period.
He’s also kept away from the songs he covers on his accompanying album, . Take a listen here, and scroll down to read Robyn’s commentary..
. These are not necessarily the best songs by those artists. Like isn’t my favourite song from that period – I’d rather listen to or , and I cover on my [1967] record – but “Hole In My Shoe”, with the sitar and those high harmonies at the end, is the most 1967 track, you know? And by , I’ve always felt that really encapsulated more than any of the other songs on it.
Again, it’s not one of their better-known pieces. It’s a four-way co-write too! It was kind of obvious that was a response to, or slight rip-off of, . But the atmosphere of the music was so different.
And I’m one of those Stones fans who actually really likes . I don’t know if disowned it or not, but I think they get the dark side of psychedelia. It’s still got that Stones pulse, but they are probably quite cynically just going, ‘Okay, psychedelia is what.