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The Swingin' Sixties brought huge cultural upheaval - sexuality became more open, the music became more edgy and the drug culture exploded into all aspects of our daily life. As usual, ad agencies jumped on these new trends and started including these cultural changes into their ad campaigns, especially on radio. High profile Rock 'n' Roll groups lent their names and voices to ads (Jefferson Airplane, Troggs, Who, Moby Grape) and ad campaigns for everything from razors (Gillette and Remington) to hot dogs (Hormel) to chewing gum (Wrigley') to politicians, suddenly decided to jump on the Psychedelic bandwagon, perhaps ignoring the implications of their association with Psychedelics and the drug culture. So close your eyes and enjoy the flashbacks these commercials are sure to create. 65 Tracks in all!