Well, it does exactly what it says on the box. The 57 tracks on this 'Magic Bus' compilation run from the late 1960s to the early 1970s, but, with remarkable perspicacity, the compiler has mixed them up very cleverly. The CDs are called 'Turn On', 'Tune In' and 'Drop Out' and the songs on each one reflect, more or less, their monikers. Thus, on CD1 Scott McKenzie rubs shoulders with Barry McGuire, CD2 is full of singer-songwriters; Dylan, Cat Stevens and the like; whilst CD3 rocks it up with Steppenwolf and Cream. What this collection is selling is nostalgia and it does it very, very well. Anyone who grew up through the years in question will remember every one of these songs and probably sing along with them too. It has to be said that there are two major omissions though, there is nothing by either The Beatles or The Rolling Stones. Down to licensing presumably. That said, this is an absolutely classic collection that has been selected with extreme care and, dare it be said, love.



Track List CD1 - Turn On:

01. The Who - Magic Bus [03:24]
02. The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man [02:29]
03. Scott McKenzie - San Francisco [03:01]
04. Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction [03:35]
05. Matthew Southern Comfort - Woodstock [04:32]
06. Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth [02:38]
07. The Band - The Weight [04:37]
08. Mamas & The Papas - California Dreaming [02:43]
09. Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In the City [02:41]
10. Simon & Garfunkel - A Hazy Shade Of Winter [02:20]
11. Love - Alone Again Or [03:18]
12. The Fifth Dimension - Age Of Aquarius [03:54]
13. Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine [02:29]
14. The Cowsills - The Rain, The Park And Other Things [03:03]
15. Harpers Bizarre - 59th Bridge Street Song (Feelin Groovy) [02:40]
16. The Association - Cherish [03:28]
17. The Hollies - King Midas In Reverse [03:05]
18. Box Tops - Neon Rainbow [03:06]

Track List CD2 - Tune In:

01. Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues [02:22]
02. Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down [03:24]
03. Cat Stevens - Katmadu [03:22]
04. Donovan - Sunshine Superman [04:34]
05. Melanie - Goodbye Ruby Tuesday [04:37]
06. Tim Hardin - If I Were A Carpenter [02:44]
07. Peter Paul & Mary - Where Have All the Flowers Gone [03:58]
08. Judy Collins - Both Sides Now [03:18]
09. Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee [04:32]
10. Julie Driscoll - Wheels On Fire [03:32]
11. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama [04:46]
12. Grateful Dead - Truckin [05:06]
13. Allman Brothers - Whipping Post [05:22]
14. Deep Purple - Hush [04:28]
15. Canned Heat - On The Road Again [04:52]
16. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations [03:38]
17. Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe [03:09]
18. Traffic - Hole In My Shoe [03:03]
19. Move - Flowers In The Rain [02:38]

Track List CD3 - Drop Out:

01. Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love [04:14]
02. Steppenwolf - Born To be Wild [03:31]
03. Gun - Race With The Devil [03:37]
04. Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida [02:56]
05. Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia [03:40]
06. Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense and Peppers [02:46]
07. Ten Years After - I'd Love To Change The World [03:45]
08. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit [02:34]
09. Santana - Black Magic Woman [03:17]
10. The Yardbirds - For Your Love [02:31]
11. Jethro Tull - Living In The Past [03:23]
12. Rare Bird - Sympathy [02:46]
13. Simon Dupree - Kites [03:46]
14. Procol Harum - Whiter Shade Of Pale [04:09]
15. Moody Blues - Knights In White Satin [04:27]
16. Elton John - Tiny Dancer [06:17]
17. Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air [03:58]
18. Zager And Evans - In The Year 2525 [03:17]
19. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire [02:58]
20. The Troggs - Love Is All Around [03:00]