rep>>> Unicorn - Uphill All The Way (1971-73 uk, splendid harmony folk soft...
The Unicorn’s first album, Uphill All the Way, sounds like a band simply ecstatic at the possibilities of this new brand of folk-rock; they cover all the greats of the genre: Neil Young, Jimmy Webb,...
View Articlerep>>> Game - Game (1969 us, awesome classic rock with psych and some prog...
Singers/guitarists Eddie Keating and Chuck Kirkpatrick, drummer Scott Kirkpatrick, keyboard player Les Luhring and singer/bassist George Terry had all been members of the Southern Florida based...
View Articlerep>>> Paul Butterfield's Better Days - Live At Winterland Ballroom (1973 us,...
Heady work from Paul Butterfield's second great group – his mighty Better Days ensemble, heard here in a nicely unbridled live set from the early 70s! Paul himself is mighty great on vocals and...
View Articlerep>>> Various Artists - Psych Bites, Vol. 1 (1967-74 aussie, dynamic acid...
Australians have a well-deserved reputation for liking their rock & roll hard, heavy, and without a lot of gingerbread, and it should come as no surprise that a lot of their psychedelic stuff...
View Articlerep>>> The O Band - Within Reach (1976 uk, magnificent classic rock blended...
A wonderfully melodic very tight musicianship led by Pix on lead guitar; West Coast US inspired, but nevertheless 'English sounding'. The band used to be obsessed about getting the sound-engineering...
View Articlerep>>> Edwards Hand - Rainshine (1971 uk, marvelous smart soft rock, 2015 issue)
Rainshine was recorded in April 1971 at AIR Studios under the aegis of George Martin. His vocal and orchestral arrangements were, of course, peerless, the rhythm section of Les Brown and Harry...
View Articlerep>>> T. Rex - Great Hits The A Sides (1972-77 uk, fabulous glam rock)
"If there is going to be any revolution in pop, it must come from the young people and if you ignore them, you are cutting yourself off from the life-supply of the rock music force."(Marc Bolan,...
View Articlerep>>> Terry Dolan - Terry Dolan (1972 us, amazing classic rock with psych...
On April 24, 1971, the San Francisco Examiner ran a piece titled “The Hit That Isn't a Record.” It was about an unsigned local musician named Terry Dolan who was “doing the impossible – having a hit...
View Articlerep>>> Elvin Bishop - Party Till The Cows Come Home (1969-70/72 us,...
This double CD combines Elvin Bishop's first three albums (variously credited to the Elvin Bishop Group and the Elvin Bishop Band) on to two discs. Containing 1969's Elvin Bishop Group, 1970s Feel...
View ArticleUnicorn - Shed No Tear The Early Late Unicorn (1967-78 uk, splendid country...
The Early Late Unicorn" kicks off with Unicorn's swan song – the legendary Shed Sessions of '77-'78. Picture this: a garden shed transformed into a recording studio, where musical magic happened even...
View Articlerep>>> Lee Clayton - Lee Clayton (1973 us, excellent outlaw country rock,...
Lee Clayton was born on October 29th, 1942 in Russellville, Alabama. He grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and learned to play harmonica and guitar around the age of seven. As Clayton told the UK...
View Articlerep>>> Jake Holmes - The Above Ground Sound Of Jake Holmes (1967 us,...
When folk-rock singer/songwriter Jake Holmes opened for The Yardbirds in New York in August 1967, little did he suspect that one of his songs, Dazed And Confused, would be “commandeered” by guitarist...
View Articlerep>>> Roger McGuinn - Cardiff Rose (1976 us, marvelous country folk classic...
On the surface, Roger McGuinn, the former leader and 12-string jangle-meister of the Byrds, and Mick Ronson, who contributed the wicked guitar crunch to David Bowie's Spiders from Mars period, might...
View Articlerep>>> Saraband - Close To It All (1973 uk, wonderful folk rock, 2018 korean...
Saraband was a short lived folk band from Rochdale (England), released only album in 1973. They started out as The Honeydew releasing one LP in 1970, befor changing their name to Saraband. Fragile...
View Articlerep>>> Morgen - Morgen (1969 us, superb heavy fuzz psych, 2013 remaster and...
Morgen was a hard rock/psych band that hailed from Long Island, NY. They were fronted by guitarist/vocalist/wild man Steve Morgen but also included drummer Bob Maiman and guitarists Barry Stock and...
View Articlerep>>> Graham Bell - Graham Bell (1972 uk, fabulous rhythm 'n' blues, 2016...
Bell's father, Jimmy, who died in 2010, was a well-known local singer, and his late mother, Leonora Rogers, was in show business prior to marriage, after which she was heavily involved in local music...
View Articlerep>>> A Band Called O - Oasis (1975 uk, a nifty mixture of pop rock and...
Originally known as The Parlour Band, playing progressive rock, they renamed to A Band Called O for two albums on CBS/Epic and later to The O Band for further albums with UA. In 1975 they released...
View Articlerep>>> A Band Called O - "O" (1974 uk, groovy funky glam prog rock, 2019...
Formed in Jersey, Channel Islands, circa 1970, as "The Parlour Band", the early line up comprised brothers Mark Anders (bass and vocals) and Craig Anders (lead guitar and vocals) with Peter Filleul...
View Articlerep>>> Joyous Noise - Joyous Noise (1971 us, strong melodic folk country...
The contents of this album are meant to be a combination of music, positivism and thoughtfulness aimed at both gut and the mind. Joyous Noise formed in the Spring of 1971. Their individual...
View Articlerep>>> Chris Harwood - Nice To Meet Miss Christine (1970 uk, gorgeous jazzy...
Has anybody met Chrissie Harwood? Let us introduce to you an elusive British artiste who made an equally elusive, immaculate LP, which in the 35 years since its original release, as if by tragic...
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