Anthology 1967-1970

"Midsummer Dreaming : An Anthohology 1967 - 1970" is a 3 CD box of recordings from British harmony pop maestro John Carter and friends under their flower power era disguise The Flower Pot Men.

Includes 'Summer Of Love' hit "Let's Go To San Francisco", further 45's, with some using alternative period aliases, 2 unreleased at the time concept albums and several tracks now gaining their 1st ever issue.

Inspired equally by the Haight Ashbury scene, the worldwide 'Summer Of Love' and Brian Wilson's recent groundbreaking work, in mid 1967 former Ivy Leaguers John Carter and Ken Lewis pieced together the hugely ambitious, six minute "Let's Go To San Francisco".

The result was a UK Top 5 hit, a success that encouraged Carter to record more material in the same vein, including follow up "A Walk In The Sky", which flopped at home, but became another Top 10 hit in mainland Europe.

When psychedelia withered and died, Carter abandoned the name in public but continued to work on a brace of Moody Blues style concept albums that failed to appear at the time.

A 4 hour set, "Midsummer Dreaming" gathers up all 4 Flower Pot Men singles, those 2 aborted albums and sundry other material that either didn't gain a release or was issued under other aliases, such as the highly regarded "Mythological Sunday", credited to Friends, and "Midsummer Dreaming", John Carter & Russ Alquist.

An essential item for lovers of intelligent, melodic, harmony based late 60's British pop and psychedelia, "Midsummer Dreaming" includes 5 hitherto unissued studio tracks, as well as a brace of late 1967 Radio 1 sessions that are also gaining their 1st ever official issue.

Grapefruit and Cherry Red Records, May 23rd, 2025.