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Sorry this blog's been quiet these past few days. I've actually been squatting over at the Latitude blog. The extended Uncut family all spent an excellent weekend up there at the festival, and there are something like 40 blogs you can check out on all our highlights.

The birth of Psychedelia in Britain, 40 years on

The Syd Barrett tributes we couldn't squeeze into this month's Uncut.

The rapturous romantics' classic third album makes waves again

Second serving of highlights and blunders from seminal TV rock slot as it catches up with punk

First four solo albums by overlooked psychedelicist

Their extraordinary evolution as heard through John Peel's Top Gear