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Companion - On The Line (1977 us, very good rural psych rock, 2011 reissue)
Californian band, formed by brothers Jim and Patrick Maguire. Their debut "On The Line" released as private pressing in 1977. This rural-psych bar-band quartet consists of (except for the two brothers)...
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W. D. Fisher - W. D. Fisher (1972 canada, deep lavish prog with an artful...
W.D. Fisher's roots date back to 1966 when the Savard brothers, Denis (bass) and Marc (technician), teamed up with Pierre Kirouac (vocals) and Marcel Périgny (rhythm guitar), and were joined a year...
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rep> Roxy - Roxy (1969 canada / us, beautiful groovy west coast psych, 2005...
Roxy might be best known as the group from which a more widely known Elektra band emerged, as principal singer-songwriter Bob Segarini and Randy Bishop went on to found the Wackers, who issued three...
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The Spencer Davis Group - Living On A Back Street (1974 uk, fine brit rock,...
Released in 1974, one year after their previous album, "Gluggo," this was the group's eighth and final album. The final session, performed by familiar members Eddie Hardin, Ray Fenwick, and Pete York,...
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Fairy Tale - Once Upon A Time (1969 holland, remarkable psych rock with prog...
In 1970, four musicians from The Hague settled in the Frisian countryside. A farmhouse on the Skieding near Drachtstercompagnie became their home. The band members of Fairy Tale, formed from a...
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Dana Gillespie - Weren't Born A Man (1973 uk, outstanding glam bluesy soulful...
Weren’t Born A Man, released in 1973, is Dana Gillespie’s third album and contains her version of ‘Andy Warhol’, a song that David Bowie originally wrote for her. Bowie and Mick Ronson produced said...
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Mandrake - Mandrake (1978 us,,rough southern boogie rock, 2016 reissue)
Mandrake hailed from Houston TX and released just one album in 1978. Led by brothers Benny and Danny Valerio, the band operated as a power-trio during its brief existence, and found a home with a label...
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Home - Pause For A Hoarse Horse (1971 uk, remarkable country west coast...
Formed in London in 1970, Home were a band that never quite made it into the top division. Yet the three albums they released are highly prized today as examples of British Seventies rock that display...
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Guggenheim - Anthology (1972 uk, tasty amalgam jazzy prog acid folk rock,...
Guggenheim's bizarre self-titled LP was originally released in 1972 on the low key Indigo label but went largely unnoticed due in part to the ineffective distribution by Decca. The blending of styles...
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Various Artists - Love And Peace (1970 germany, solid krautrock compilation,...
Love And Peace were a big outdoor festival in Germany (Fehmarn, last live performance of J. Hendrix) held in the summer of 1970. As was traditional for such events, an album was also released to...
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Red Bud Thunder - Amerivan Rock 'n' Roll (1979 us, tough southern biker rock,...
The only work by Red Bud Thunder, a hard southern bar band that toured pubs all over the Midwest, recorded in 1979 and privately pressed in 1980. The original is a rare, expensive copy. The cover has a...
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Brevity - Home Is Where Your Dog Is (1970 us, fantastic mosaic of baroque...
Meet Brevity, the '70s Chicago band that took their name seriously. Rick Vittenson and Mark Breyer mashed up their surnames faster than you can say "power pop pioneers." Imagine the Byrds and Everly...
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Jean Turk - Blue On Blue (1976 us / uk, fascinating raw heavy blues rock with...
Released in a 3-sided digi-sleeve from Seely Court in the UK. Limited pressing of 320 copies. Jean Turk is an American singer-songwriter (SSW) from Norfolk, Virginia, and is said to be the daughter of...
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Steve Miller Band - Recall The Beginning...A Journey From Eden (1972 us,...
Steve Miller had a real ace up his sleeve and delivered it to an unsuspecting public in 1972. Miller retreated to the studio with a brace of crack studio vets and issued “Recall The Beginning…A...
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Claw - Diggin' In (1980 us, rough boogie hard rock with southern feel and...
Originally released in 1980 on private press vinyl, "Diggin' in' is the only album by the US trio Claw. Probably hailed from Illinois, the recordings took place, round 1978 at the GDS studio in...
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Procol Harum - Shine On Brightly (1968 uk, fantastic pych prog rock, three...
Shine On Brightly, released in 1968, was Procol Harum’s second studio album. It followed on from their iconic single, A Whiter Shade of Pale, which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, and their 1967...
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Atlantis - Ooh Baby / Top Of The Bill (1974/76 germany, awesome groovy funky...
Despite further changes, album number 3 from Atlantis was not long in coming. “Ooh, Baby” was recorded in the summer of 1974 and produced by Dieter Dierks . One drastic change was certainly the...
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Grinderswitch - Right On Time (1980 us, great southern rock, 2009 edition)
Having issues with their label, as their commercial success was declining dramatically, and the changes in music with disco and punk taking the lion's share of the sales, the times were difficult but...
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Procol Harum - A Salty Dog (1969 uk, exceptional baroque psych prog rock,...
The most exciting facet of this tremendous album is not so much that it contains the Procols' best recorded works to date, but that their potential is still nowhere near being fully spent. If this is...
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Raisin Kane - It's About Time (1978 us, spectacular southern rock with dual...
Raisin Kane was from Martin, Tennessee and recorded their LP "It's About Time" at Sound Farm Studios in Puryear, Tennessee, circa 1978. An excellent mix of 70s Country Rock / Southern Rock with...
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Nick Jameson - Already Free (1977 strong funky blues classic rock, from...
When I got Nick Jameson's “Already Free” I was surprised to find that he plays all the instruments except Eric Parker's drums and the legendary Paul Butterfield's harmonica, which was the key to my...
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John Martyn - Solid Air (1973 uk, a magnum opus, true balance of dark and...
There’s an old video floating around online of John Martyn performing in Germany that neatly encapsulates the brilliance of his 1973 album with only a rendition of its title track. In it, he swigs a...
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Unicorn - 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...
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McGuinness Flint - C'est La Vie (1974 uk, nice bluesy country rock, 2020...
Dropped by Capitol, the band were enticed back by Gerry Bron who had managed the Manfreds in the years before their demise. They recorded two albums for Bron's label, Bronze, 'C'est La Vie' and...
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John Martyn - Sweet Little Mysteries • The Island Anthology (1971-87 uk,...
John Martyn debuted as a fresh-faced teenage folky with 1967's London Conversation, he soon embarked on a restless musical odyssey. Built on a foundation of folk, blues, and jazz, Martyn's music has...
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