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1. The very first known published recording of people under the influence of psychedelic drugs took place in:
2. As early as 1961, a surf band from Los Angeles released a piece titled "LSD-25". Who were they?
3. In 1964, a New York group released their debut LP famous for the first known use of the word "psychedelic". Can you match their name?
4. What band employed deliberate guitar feedback first?
5. In the summer of 1965 a certain artist released "The Trip", an openly LSD-inspired record. What was the artist called?
6. Before "The Trip" was out, another outfit had already made their debut performance at the Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada. Their name was The Charlatans but what was so peculiar about that first live appearance?
7. What was the first Yardbirds' song to have many elements similar to what later would be called psychedelia?
8. What was the first Kinks' song to have many elements similar to what later would be called psychedelia?
9. What band recorded their debut album featuring the song "I Couldn't Get High" explicitly mentioning drugs?
10. September, 1965. What newly-formed band recorded an acetate containing psychedelic songs such as "Moonlight Drive", "End of the Night" and "Go Insane"?
11. The Beatles recorded it in October 1965 and two months later it appeared on "Rubber Soul". It was one of the first Western pop songs with an Indian musical instrument. Can you name it?
12. In November, 1965, the first "acid test" was arranged in La Honda by Ken Kesey & The Merry Pranksters. One local band "Warlocks" performed at the event. What was their later name?
13. What happened on December 22, 1965?
14. January, 1966. Whose business card featured the words "psychedelic rock"?
15. Where did Pink Floyd first introduce a psychedelic light show?
16. August, 1966 saw a pre-Steppenwolf outfit release their first psychedelic 45: "Tomorrow's Ship" b/w "Isn't It Strange". What band name appeared on the record?
17. Which of the following didn't take place in August, 1966?
18. September, 1966. The Charlatans' version of "Codeine" was released on 45, then withdrawn due to an ad campaign that called it....?
19. What Colorado group released a single called "Psychedelic (That's Where It's At)" on the local Denco label?
20. Finally, which single could be considered the first psychedelic underground 45 from Britain?
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