"My World Fell Down," Sagittarius (1967)

 Underside of Summer of Love; the dark side of Sunshine Pop? Best Beach Boys copy maybe ever? Gary Usher, Curt Boettcher, Glen Campbell, and probably an army of Wrecking Crew regulars. Bad trip, to be sure, but as vocal group psychedelia goes this belongs on a short list of great examples of this precious sub-genre. Reached 70 on charts. And the 4th song, on the 4th side, of Lenny Kaye's Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968. The studio perfectionism, uncharacteristic of the garage punk aesthetic prevailing on the Nuggets collection, puts some off but I like the slick multi-tracked whip cream glee club sheen. And the delicious agony of the sad blue boy lead; "My World Fell Down." Worthy of the Brill Building.