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Mason - Starting As We Mean To Go On (1973 uk, wondrous harmonies in a folk...
The title of the lone album by Mason is rather ironic when considering the band's fate; not only did they fail to "go on," their album wasn't even released until 37 years after the fact. In retrospect,...
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Side Show - Side Show (1970 us, beautiful baroque psychedelia, 2014 edition)
Paul Giovanni was from Atlantic City and got into music by way of theater productions in New York. He had made a one off psych single under the name Forever Children, and then met bass player Gregg...
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Keith Christmas - Stimulus (1969 uk, outstanding folk rock, 2012 remaster)
Stimulus was originally released in 1969 on the RCA label and is a true lost treasure of the 60s. Here we see Keith backed by members of Mighty Baby as well as Matthews Southern Comfort's pedal-steel...
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Charisma - Charisma (1969 us, exceptional jazz psych rock, 2008 issue)
Charisma was an American progressive rock group from the late 60s, they came about from diverging roots emanating from 3 directions. The core of Charisma was Rich Tortorigi (drummer) and George Tyrell...
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Life - Life After Death (1974 uk, tremendous heavy prog with glam shades,...
Consisting of Roger Cotton (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Ian Gibbons (flute, keyboards, vocals), Richard Thorpe (bass, vocals) and Paul Thorpe (drums, vocals), this obscure quartet issued their sole...
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Neil Christian - That's Nice (1962-75 uk, fascinating classic roots 'n' roll,...
There's no doubting Neil Christian's contributions to the formative days of British rock. His groups included, at various times, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Nicky Hopkins, Albert Lee, and Mick...
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The Other Half - The Other Half (1968 us, outstanding raw garage and blues...
While there are literally thousands of psych LPs out there, there's a small core (say 400 or 500), that are widely recognized as sought after genre classics. This is one of 'em ...It's always struck us...
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Roger McGuinn - Cardiff Rose (1976 us, magnificent country folk classic rock,...
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...
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Cat Mother And The All Night Newsboys - Albion Doo Wah (1970 us, impressive...
A really compelling second set from Cat Mother and The All Night Newsboys – and quite different than the first! On their Polydor debut, the group had Jimi Hendrix at the production helm – but this time...
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Paul Butterfield's Better Days - Live At Winterland Ballroom (1973 us, superb...
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...
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Memphis Slim And Canned Heat With Memphis Horns - Memphis Heat (1970/73 us,...
Memphis Heat documents Chicago blues piano legend Memphis Slim's studio collaborations with the rock group Canned Heat in France on September 18, 1970, and July 11, 1973. The results are tasty indeed....
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The Edwards Hand - Edwards Hand (1968 uk, elegant psychedelic baroque pop,...
In 1968 CBS abandoned the idea of a follow up album for the Picadilly Line and looked instead g for commercial success through singles. When the singles also failed to hit the charts CBS started to...
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Fat Water - Fat Water (1969 us, fine psych with west coast breeze)
From Chicago, a mix of psych and heavy rock, with good organ and guitars plus the powerful voice of their singer, who was probably influenced by Janis Joplin. This outfit reportedly evolved out of The...
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The Bossmen - Personally Yours The Complete Anthology (1965-66 us, fantastic...
A treasure trove of rare mid 60s garage rock from the state of Michigan – the complete anthology of local legends The Bossmen! MI was soon to become a breeding ground for some of the most revolutionary...
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The Association - And Then...Along Comes (1966 us, beautiful sunny psych with...
With the two smashes "Along Comes Mary" and "Cherish," the Association became one of the hottest new bands of 1966, the singles charting at #7 and #1 respectively. It was no surprise that their debut...
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Open Road - Windy Daze (1971-72 uk, fantastic folk soft rock with prog...
This short-lived quartet took their name from a 1970 album by singer-songwriter Donovan. When the group left Donovan for an independent career. Windy Daze continued the direction already pursued with...
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Judee Sill - Heart Food (1973 us, wondrous folk with baroque and prog...
Judee Sill was a singer-songwriter from the West Coast, who recorded two remarkable albums in the early 1970s, before drifting off into obscurity and dying of drug use in 1979. Her output was...
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Daylight - Daylight (1971 uk, marvelous folk rock with prog shades and male...
Daylight formed in Cornwall from Mike Silver, Steve Hatton and Chrissy Quaye but they would soon relocate to a London, finding themselves a flat on Ealing Broadway.The trio were very nearly homeless...
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Andy Armstrong - Perspective Works (1972 aussie, excellent acid folk rock,...
Andy Armstrong was a teenager in Adelaide when he cut his first LP At Last in 1969. While working with the band Loveday Carter in 1970 he met Gary Saunders and Daryl Webb and asked if they'd be...
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