Mystic Tide

Mystic Tide
Origin	Long Island, New York, United States
Genres	Psychedelic rock, garage rock
Years active	1965–1967
Labels	Esquire, Solid Sound, Distortions Records
Past members
Joe Docko Paul Picell Jim Thomas John Wilham

The Mystic Tide were an American rock band who have been credited for creating some of the first psychedelic anthems.^[1] They have also been called one of the best garage bands of the mid 1960s.^[2]

The group formed on Long Island and released a total of four singles between 1965 and 1967, all of which were written by the band's guitar player, Joe Docko. The band broke up in 1967 after little commercial success.^[2] Many years later in 1994 Docko recorded some new material and that along with three demos, the band's four original singles, and their B-sides would be put out as a CD by Distortions records. Released more than 25 years after the group had disbanded, Solid Sound/Solid Ground, was the first and only album the band ever made.^[3][4]

Discography

Singles

• "Stay Away"/"Why" (Esquire 4677) 1965
• "Mystic Eyes"/"I Search For A New Love" (Esquire 719/720) 1966
• "Frustration"/"Psychedelic Journey Part 1" (Solid Sound WB 156/7) 1966
• "Running Through The Night"/"Psychedelic Journey Pt 2" (Solid Sound 158/9) 1967
• "Mystery Ship"/"You Won't Look Back" (Solid Sound 321/2) 1967

Compilation albums

• Acid Dreams (Past & Present) 1979
• E-Types vs. Mystic Tide LP (Eva EVA 12037) 1983
• It Comes Now LP (Distortions DB 1006) 1991
• Solid Sound/Solid Ground (Distortions DR 1006) 1994^[4]

References

• Scaruffi, Piero (2003). A History of Rock Music:1951-2000. ¡Universe, Inc.. ISBN 0-595-29565-7. 
• Unterberger, Richie (1998). Unknown Legends of Rock 'n' Roll: Psychedelic Unknowns, Mad Geniuses, Punk Pioneers, Lo-fi Mavericks & More. Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-534-7. 

Notes

1. ^ Scaruffi 2003, pg. 48, "; and Mystic Tide released some of the earliest psychedelic anthems, notably Frustration (1966) and Psychedelic Journey (1966)."
2. ^ ^{a b} Unterberger, Richie. "allmusic (((The Mystic Tide > Biography)))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p141968. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
3. ^ Unterberger 1998, pg. 66
4. ^ ^{a b} "Unknown Legends of Rock'n'Roll: The CD". Richie Unterberger. http://www.richieunterberger.com/ulrcd.html. Retrieved 14 November 2010.