Misty’s Big Adventure: in conversation
Grandmaster Gareth talks with Pete Bonner about what it means to see Mistys Big Adventure released on vinyl again
Its festival season – Psychotron love a good festival and a good festival poster
Our Spirit of the Sixties range has a few festival inspired posters. As this is Glastonbury weekend (hard to believe with the sun shining), we are reflecting on where wonderful festival events originate. Festivals have inspired some wonderful art over the years and we have several posters that take their inspiration from festivals. We prefer […]
Psychotron says goodbye to master of psychedelia Roky Erickson
On this day we say goodbye to Roky Erickson, the master of psychedelia. A good time to reflect on the impact he and his band had on the music scene that we all enjoy. The 13th Floor Elevators were the first band to attach the label ‘psychedelia’ to music with their debut album, ‘The Psychedelic […]
The legendary Mothers Club of Erdington back for one night courtesy of Psychotron Records
The legendary Mothers Club of Erdington back for one night courtesy of Psychotron Records What an amazing evening at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall. Psychotron Records were proud sponsors of this great event celebrating the legendary Mothers Club of Erdington. Visitors from all over Birmingham and the Midlands, as well as other parts of the UK […]
New Electric Crayon Set Release
Psychotron Records bring you another great LP with a new Electric Crayon Set release – Laughing In The Clouds Laughing In The Clouds is the third full-length album of Finnish psych-prog-rockers Electric Crayon Set. Operating on the scale of Anglo-American 60s and 70s psychedelic and progressive rock with influences from the newer wave this is […]
Carrie Martin live in Psychotron Shop
Seductive Sky by Carrie Martin is the latest release on the Psychotron Records label. A Gig in a Shop One of the great things about having a record label and a shop in the high street is the chance to put on an event. What better way to launch a wonderful collection of songs than […]
The Super Rare and the Super Expensive
What’s the Rarest Record You Own? This was a question that was posted in the Psychotron Records Facebook group a couple of weeks ago. (Thanks Mart…) It was a one of those moments where you find yourself biting at the inside of your mouth because you really want to say something… Super rare and super […]
Coming soon: Carrie Martin is Psychotron release PR1008
When working on our very successful launch of Gordon Giltrap and Paul Ward’s wonderful LP ‘The Last of England’ we were introduced to the very lovely Carrie Martin. Gordon has been acting as a mentor to Carrie for a few years. Released in the Autumn, ‘Seductive Sky’ by Carrie Martin Pre-order your copy here Carrie is […]
Psychotron Records new High Street shop
Psychotron Records are very happy to announce our new shop location We are now a high street shop! It is very exciting. We have said good-bye to our friendly little unit and have upped sticks (tables, boxes, so… so… so many records and pieces of Hi-Fi kit) to lovely Boldmere. You can find us at […]
A Psychotron discovery of local prog record
Psychotron have made another discovery – this time it is a local band – and not just Birmingham local but even closer – Sutton Coldfield. MERCY AND THE WILD SEA We are delighted to be relaunching this progressive rock album created by some local musicians for a theatrical project performed at the Edinburgh festival in […]
Another rare release from Psychotron Records!
Various Artists, ‘They Never Made It – Vol 1’ Psychotron Records, together with SoundHawk Records of Finland have teamed up to put out a compilation mix of lost music. A “tongue in cheek” compilation of “lost bands” featuring Lo-Fi loud garage rock, punk, Power Pop and Psychedelia. All of the tracks are unique to this […]
Gordon Giltrap ‘The Last of England’ concert & vinyl release
Psychotron Records celebrates another first with the concert at Lichfield Guildhall on July 18th 2017. Gordon Giltrap & Paul Ward took to the stage to celebrate the vinyl release of their album, ‘The Last of England’ – and what an amazing night it was. Over 120 people came to the concert: the first hour Gordon […]
The Holy Grail — Is it an Ozzy Osbourne acetate??
The Holy Grail — Is it an Ozzy Osbourne acetate?? What a strange week this has been and all due to one record. Is this Ozzy Osbourne singing? Record dealers hunt for records in the hope that they will find something so rare and unusual – the Holy Grail moment if you like. Well Pete […]
Gordon Giltrap helps to celebrate one year since the shop opened
Happy 1st Birthday Shop! Gordon Giltrap helps us to celebrate with an impromptu concert The Psychotron shop has almost been open for one full year – and what a great year it has been. Pete is a very happy shopkeeper, attracting people from all over the country to Sutton Coldfield Market Village. He loves to […]
Exciting news from Psychotron Headquarters
NEW RELEASE We are very excited to announce a new project that is being pressed up at the moment – the latest album by the guitar legend that is GORDON GILTRAP. His first vinyl release in maybe 20 years and we can’t tell you how proud we are that he chose us to deliver this sublime […]
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