The first volume of the Rubble series from 1984, also entitled The Psychedelic Snarl, served as a key entry into the post-Nuggets world, not just due to its clear focus on the UK in particular. Compiler Phil Smee, via the Bam Caruso label, absolutely aimed to shine a strong light on his own country’s array of 60s psych-era oddities and not-quite-hits, with a healthy dose of acts who had come up through mod and related scenes to put their own inspired spin on things that were truly a long distance away from the mythical American garage. But like Lenny Kaye did on his landmark compilation, Smee not only had properly mastered and licensed tracks but also provided detailed liner notes, helping to fix a slew of acts more firmly into history, perhaps most notably Wimple Witch, with no less than three songs featured showing off their blend of hard-edged kick and harmony-led breaks. Other notable entries included the Living Daylights’s brightly sung and killer chorus on “Let’s Live For Today,” the American expatriates the Misunderstood delivering bluesy queasiness with “Never Had a Girl Like You Before” and Open Mind’s none-more-trippy acid guitar groover “Magic Potion,” which asks “If you don’t want to try this potion, leave it all for me!”