In 1968, in the heydays of swinging London the five-piece British band July from Ealing, London played an underground psychedelic pop-rock with vocal phasing effects, trippy instrumentation and the extensive use of fuzz guitars. The band consisted of singer and sitar player Tom Newman, guitarist Tony Duhig, flautist and keyboardist John Field, bassist Alan James and Chris Jackson on drums. The group formed around 1966 and, following various name changes and the accompanying shifts in musical style, recorded just one album for the Major Minor label in 1968, which is now regarded as a masterpiece of British psychedelic rock. The songs are brilliantly arranged and imaginative, featuring emphasized sitar sounds, backwards-playing tape loops, distorted guitars, experimental elements and loops, eccentric vocals and psychedelic lyrics.

With the exception of one track, written by Chris Jackson, all the songs were penned by Tony Newman. Although it was originally released in five countries worldwide, it nevertheless turned out to be a commercial failure. Denied the success they deserved, the short-lived group disbanded just one year later in 1969. In 1970, Tony Duhig and John Field formed the band Jade Warrior. Recorded exclusively in mono and released with spectacular cover artwork by Stephen Hill, July’s only eponymous album ranks among the best and most sought-after British psychedelic albums of all time!