Robyn Hitchcock doubled down, emphasizing the profound role of music in his life with his book 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left and its companion album 1967: Vacations in the Past.

On this evidence, irrespective of the music’s quality, this band had little chance of success in the America of 1967 to 1969. The story of how it got to this point is notable. Curious too. The ...