Tonite let's all make love in London
as if it were 2001 the years
of thrilling god
Allen Ginsberg, June 8, 1965,
excerpted from Who Be Kind To

Subtitled 'A Pop Concerto,' and with no narrative to speak of, this iconic 1967 British documentary film, written, directed, and produced by Peter Whitehead, serves as an essential, psychedelic reflection on the 'Swinging London' underground scene of the late 1960s, both celebrating and critiquing the 'hip myths.'

Split into seven thematic musical 'movements,' the engrossing and amusing film features candid interviews and cameos from cultural heavyweights: Michael Caine discussing the British class system and seduction; Mick Jagger on youth violence and future revolution; David Hockney - rocking absurd pop art shades - contrasting American vs. British social cultures, and when asked what he finds sexy, replying, 'The new four-penny stamp, the one with the footballer'; Julie Christie speaking openly about free love and inhibition; Vanessa Redgrave on leading anti-war protests; and Lee Marvin (parading about) and Eric Burdon.

Dedicated to Syd Barrett, the film includes raw footage - their first professional footage - of Barrett-era Pink Floyd at London's UFO Club, a rare version of Interstellar Overdrive (arguably the greatest version ever recorded), and the equally rare instrumental track 'Nick's Boogie', a primal, chaotic slice of psychedelic space rock created as an impromptu studio improvisation, left out of the original movie release, and lost for over 20 years in studio vaults. The film also records tracks from other legends, The Rolling Stones and Small Faces.

'Flashy and quite funny.'
Empire Magazine

'Whitehead's focus-pulling, dolly-bird-at-Biba documentary on 'Swinging London' scores low on technique but fields fascinating interviews with the trend-setters of the era.'
Time Out

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