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Beau Brummels - Introducing The Beau Brummels (1965 us, beautiful folk beat...
A much stronger debut than the norm for the era. Ten of the 12 cuts are Ron Elliott originals, including the hits "Laugh Laugh,""Still in Love with You Baby," and "Just a Little." The hard-rocking...
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Arthur Lee And Love – Five String Serenade (1992 us, stellar breezy garage...
I've always got a song in my back pocket," Arthur Lee told me when I interviewed him in the early '70s, somewhere about the time his RSO album, Reel to Real, was about to be released. Indeed, for a...
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Paul Revere And The Raiders – Hard 'N' Heavy With Marshmallow (1969 us,...
By the time of Paul Revere & the Raiders recorded Hard 'N' Heavy late in 1968, Mark Lindsay and Paul Revere were the only remaining original members of the band -- yet, surprisingly, this album...
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Paul Revere And The Raiders feat. Mark Lindsay - Goin' To Memphis (1968 us,...
Sure, I liked the Detroit Sound, the Philly Sound, the LA Sound, the New Orleans Sound, and the Nashville (Owen Bradley) Sound.But just 200 miles west, where the Mississippi River splits Tennessee and...
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T.P. Smoke - T.P. Smoke (1971 denmark, exciting organ drivin' heavy prog...
T.P. Smoke consist of three personalities of the Danish Beat Scene, three young gifted artists who improved their talents in various groups in Denmark throughout the past years.The leader and the star...
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December's Children - December's Children (1968 us, essential psych harmonies...
"The original lineup was Ron Papaleo on drums, Bill Petti on bass, Craig Balzer on guitar, and two female vocalists, Alice Popovich and Janet Belpulsi. Craig and Bill started the band. They brought me...
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Index - Index (1967-70 us, great dark psych experimental rock, 2010 double...
Index were formed in early 1966 in Grosse Point, Michigan. In ‘66 drummer Jim Valice (17 years old) met Gary Francis. Jim played in a garage band, and Gary played another band. One day they had a jam...
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The Youngbloods - Elephant Mountain (1969 us, outstanding west coast psych,...
Elephant Mountain, the magnetic third album by the Youngbloods, is commonly looked upon as the pinnacle of the legendary Bay Area combo’s abundant eight-year career. From its spine chilling opening...
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Argent - Argent (1970 uk, marvelous smooth psych prog rock with jazzy drops,...
After the Zombies broke up, keyboardist/songwriter Rod Argent formed his own band in 1969, which incorporated more classical, jazz, and art rock influences in accordance with Argent's musical training....
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Forever More - Yours / Words On Black Plastic (1970 uk, superb prog rock...
Forever More are one of the great neglected treasures of the 70s. The core of the band went on to fame as the Average White Band - Onnie Mair is Onnie Maclntyre of AWB, and the horns went with him and...
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Focus - In And Out Of Focus (1970 dutch, beautiful progressive rock, japan...
Focus are widely known as the Netherlands' biggest prog export; a good draw on UK and US stages in the early '70s, they actually produced less 'classic' work than you might expect. In fact, I'd go as...
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Rotary Connection - Black Gold, The Best of Rotary Connection (1967-71 us,...
Rotary Connection released a handful of albums. The one that had the most mainstream success was Christmas-themed. Only one song, "Want You to Know," dipped into the pop chart, rocketing all the way up...
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Focus - Moving Waves (1971 dutch, remarkable progressive rock, japan remaster)
In 1971 Focus released the storming Moving Waves (Focus II in the Netherlands), complete with 'novelty' hit single Hocus Pocus, fondly remembered by many for Van Leer's bizarre yodelling. The album...
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Oliver Klaus - Oliver Klaus (1967-70 canada, fantastic psych rock)
Unless you lived in Quebec during the late 1960s, you more than likely have never been exposed to the sweet psychedelic sounds of Oliver Klaus. Finally enjoying a CD reissue, more than 30 years after...
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Cactus - Cactus (1970 us, superb hard blues rock, debut album, japan SHM...
Cactus may have never amounted to anything more than a half-hearted, last-minute improvised supergroup, but that don't mean their eponymous 1970 debut didn't rock like a mofo. The already...
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Focus - Hamburger Concerto (1974 dutch, impressive art prog rock, japan...
While Focus 3 did have some great stuff, I also thought the album got bogged down by excessive guitar and drum solos ("Anonymous II" was the guilty verdict). The band then recorded Live at the Rainbow...
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Focus - Mother Focus (1975 dutch, pleasant smooth prog rock, japan remaster)
Focus here featured virtuoso guitarist Jan Akkerman for the last time, not to work with his long-term writing partner Thijs Van Leer for another ten years. Mother Focus also sees Focus' highly skilled...
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Argent - Ring Of Hands (1971 uk, moody, mysterious and melodic with prog...
Argent's back catalog remains in a parlous state 20 years on from the group's peak, with great swathes of the repertoire unavailable on CD, and even some of the band's best-known and loved recordings...
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Tha Artwoods - Singles A's & B's (1964-67 uk, sensational mod rhythm 'n' beat...
The Artwoods were formed in 1963, and over the next two years became an extremely popular live attraction, rivaling groups such as the Animals, although, despite releasing a clutch of singles and an...
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Heavy Cruiser - Heavy Cruiser (1972 canada, powerful heavy psych)
Canadian rock luminary Neil Merryweather took members from Californian blues rock band Mama Lion into the studio and, somewhat accidentally, recorded two great albums as Heavy Cruiser. The band’s Heavy...
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