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Focus - Ship of Memories (1976 dutch, elegant prog rock, japan remaster)
Ship of Memories, a collection of rarities from Focus' catalog, is somewhat more diverse than most of the band's other releases. Starting off with "P's March," a track rooted in the style of Focus'...
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Kath - One (1974 us, brilliant trippy basement psychedelia, 2011 double disc...
As with many others of my generation, watching "The Beatles" on the Ed Sullivan Show in early 1964 completely changed my life's desire from pursuing a medical education to playing in a Rock 'n' Roll...
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The Artwoods - Art Gallery (1966 uk, superb mod rhythm 'n' beat psych, 2009...
In contrast to the commercially-successful but artistically-bankrupt pop sensations of the UK’s 1960s beat era there was a small hardcore of bands in the UK who couldn’t get arrested record-sales-wise...
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Argent - All Together Now (1972 uk, splendid prog rock, japan remaster)
Since this only a shortie record review, there is no need to pad a basic positive or negative response with a two page synopsis on the band’s history. Thus, for all you know, Rod Argent, keyboardsman...
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Tongue And Groove - Tongue And Groove (1969 us, amazing west coast psych...
Tongue and Groove were something of an offshoot of the legendary but little-recorded, early San Francisco hippie group the Charlatans. Singer Lynne Hughes had occasionally sung with the Charlatans...
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Argent - In Deep (1973 uk, enjoyable soft prog rock, japan remaster)
In Deep, the band's fourth album, was originally released on Epic Records in 1973. While not as strong as its predecessors, it did produce the excellent single (and one of the best tracks on the...
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The National Gallery - Performing Musical Interpretations Of The Paintings Of...
This superbly melodic and strange distillation of pop, folk, psych and jazz was inspired by the paintings of Paul Klee, and first appeared in 1968. Despite being credited to a proper band, it was in...
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Argent - Encore Live in Concert (1974 uk, great prog rock, japan remaster)
This album, originally released as a double LP in early 1975, was supposed to buy a little time for Argent as the group worked two new members, John Verity and John Grimaldi, into its lineup in the...
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Jesse Colin Young - On The Road (1976 us, outstanding blend of jazzy folk...
On a series of solo albums, Jesse Colin Young had developed a strong musical rapport with a group of players including drummer Jeff Myer, keyboard player Scott Lawrence, and especially horn man Jim...
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The Seeds - Future (1967 us, superb classic garage psych pioneers, 2013...
The original personnel listing for the Seeds’ third long-player, “Future”, included a credit to “your imagination”. It was lead singer Sky Saxon’s invitation for the listener to travel “back into your...
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The Neon Philharmonic - Brilliant Colors The Complete Recordings (1969-70 us,...
This double-CD set, Brilliant Colors: The Complete W. B. Recordings, should be a no-brainer of a purchase for anyone who is an admirer of Van Dyke Parks' Song Cycle, Richard Harris' two Jimmy Webb...
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Argent - Nexus (1974 uk, fascinating art progressive rock, japan remaster)
"Nexus" is easily Argent's most progressive album. The three first tracks on the album are instrumental, keyboard-dominated progressive rock of a kind all of you will enjoy. Tons of Hammond, mellotron...
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Monument - The First Monument (1971 uk, tough organ and guitar fuelled...
By 1971, when this album was first released, it had become somewhat trendy amongst the underground fraternity to actively participate in practises such as ritual magic, occult arts and various other...
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The Senstational Alex Harvey Band - Framed / Next (1972-73, uk, magnificent...
A handy two-fer coupling of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band's first two albums, nicely remastered but sadly accompanied by nothing that has not been reissued before, Framed/Next captures the band as...
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Homestead And Wolfe - Our Times, The Gold Star Tapes (1973-75 us,...
Originally released in 1975, Homestead & Wolfe's lone and unknown privately pressed LP is an artifact so lost to time, it has never appeared in any discography, list of rare records, or catalog,...
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Paul Revere And The Raiders - Evolution to Revolution: 5 Classic Albums...
Though Paul Revere and the Raiders was a quintessentially American band, it’s the Australian label Raven Records that’s bringing the first Raiders-related release of 2013. The group’s first five...
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Jesse Colin Young – Light Shine (1974 us, gorgeous folk soft rock)
Whether it was creative fervor or contractual obligation, Jesse Colin Young was back with a new album only six months after his commercial and artistic breakthrough with Song for Juli, and though the...
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The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - The Impossible Dream / Tomorrow Belongs to...
Combining the Sensational Alex Harvey Band's third and fourth albums, The Impossible Dream and Tomorrow Belongs To Me, offers perhaps the archetypal vision of Alex Harvey, as his long-nurtured...
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Frankie Miller - Once In A Blue Moon (1972 uk, superb groovy classic rock,...
Frankie Miller made his name on the English pub rock circuit of the early '70s, and spent around a decade and a half cutting albums of traditional R'n'B, rock 'n' roll, and country-rock. In addition to...
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Argent - Circus (1975 uk, melodic art prog jazz rock, japan remaster)
In 1975 Argent made his most progressive and balanced album entitled "Circus". The Hammond organ (omnipresent on earlier records) has almost disappeared in favour of the electric piano (Fender Rhodes...
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