John's Children

John's Children were a 1960s rock band from Leatherhead, England that briefly featured future T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan. John's Children were known for their outrageous live performances and were booted off a tour with the Who in Germany in 1967 when they upstaged the headliners. Their 1967 single "Desdemona", a Bolan composition, was banned by the BBC because of the controversial lyric, "Lift up your skirt and fly." Their US record label delayed the release of their debut album, Orgasm, for four years from its recording date due to objections from Daughters of the American Revolution. John's Children were active for less than two years and were not very successful commercially, having released only six singles and one album, but they are seen by some as the precursors of glam rock. In retrospect the band has been praised for their impact, and their singles have become amongst the most sought-after British 1960s rock collectables.

Get Ready For The Countdown: Mod, Brit Soul, R&B & Freakbeat Nuggets - 2025-04-18T00:00:00.000000Z

You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: The Boutique Sounds Of Swinging London - 2024-01-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Too Much Sun Will Burn: The British Psychedelic Sounds Of 1967, Vol. 2 - 2023-03-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Wall To Wall Jive - 2022-10-21T00:00:00.000000Z

I Love To See You Strut: More 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets - 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Think I'm Going Weird: Original Artefacts From The British Psychedelic Scene 1966-1968 - 2021-10-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Eye in the Sky - 2021-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets - 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Electronic Musik - 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Come Join My Orchestra: The British Baroque Pop Sound 1967-73 - 2018-11-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Fab Gear (The British Beat Explosion And Its Aftershocks 1963-1967) - 2018-04-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Looking At The Pictures In The Sky (The British Psychedelic Sounds Of 1968) - 2017-11-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Night Comes Down: 60s British Mod, R&B, Freakbeat & Swinging London Nuggets - 2017-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Let's Go Down And Blow Our Minds: The British Psychedelic Sounds Of 1967 - 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Looking Back - Mod, Freakbeat & Swinging London Nuggets - 2014-09-08T00:00:00.000000Z

A Strange Affair - 2014-06-09T00:00:00.000000Z

EP Choice 2 - 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Small Faces Songbook - 2011-02-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Here Come The Nice - 2011-02-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Black & White - 2011-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Sugarlumps 3 - 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Itchycoo Park - 2009-07-20T00:00:00.000000Z

The Legendary Orgasm Album - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Fourplay - 2021-05-07T00:00:00.000000Z

The Smashed! Blocked! - 2014-09-22T00:00:00.000000Z