Without prior notice, Colleen asked Julian for his Top Five albums as the last question during their discussion at the John Peel Archive. Julian was a good sport and came up with a great selection, but has rightfully asked for a little disclaimer post-interview:
“Cope notes he was prevailed upon out-of-the-blue so forgot to add Doors content. Shame on my Morrisonisan ass!”
1. Blue Cheer – ‘Outsideinside’ (Side One)
“Confusing, inchoate, stumbling… poorly mixed.”
2. Amon Düül II – ‘Yeti’
“More psychedelic than anything, totally mysterious, sleeve of life, don’t know what anybody is playing on what track.”
3. Amon Düül – ‘Paradieswärts Düül’
“The most beautiful folk, psychedelic, post-punk antecedents of all time. That’s so moving. My eldest daughter does yoga to ‘Paradieswärts’, to ‘Love Is Peace’ mainly, and I swear I get tears. I find that such a moving album.”
4. The 13th Floor Elevators – ‘The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators’
“I don’t listen to it anymore, but only because I can’t find it! We’ve got this big section A-F that I can’t reach, I mean literally I’ve got tea stuff on top of it!”
5. All of The Velvet Underground albums
