Prentice And Tuttle - Every Loving Day (1972 us, wonderful folk rural rock)
This collectable record by Steve Prentice and Stephen Tuttle, is a fragile psych folk record with strong rural Americana feeling. Most of the songs were recorded in a small apartment in Boston, Steve...
View ArticleBig Foot - Big Foot (1968 us, awesome early prog, jazz brass rock, Vinyl...
Big Foot were formed in Los Angeles California in 1967 and consisted of Art Munson (guitar, vocals), Virgil Beckham (bass, vocals), Gerard Belisle (trumpet, trombone, vocals), Spencer Earnshaw (drums),...
View ArticleNite People - P.M. (1970 uk, fascinating prog psych groovy rock)
Originated from Bournemouth circa 1965. Nite People were signed to Fontana records in 1966 before signing to Page One in 1969. Recorded couple of demos for Avenue Artists circa 1967 at Bob Potter's...
View ArticleInvaders - Invaders (1971 south africa, outstanding heavy psych rock, 2010...
The rise of The Invaders to the pinnacle of South African pop and rock stardom can be traced directly to the 1961 Cliff Richard & The Shadows tour in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. After seeing the...
View ArticleZoo - Hard Times Good Times (1972 france, superb jazz psych brass prog rock,...
The French band Zoo was formed in 1968. They took part in the festival in Amougies, Belgium, along with Pink Floyd, The Nice, East Of Eden, Frank Zappa, etc. The band had a strong jazz-blues-rock...
View ArticleRich Mountain Tower - Rich Mountain Tower (1971 us, magnificent folk psych...
"Rich Mountain Tower's debut self-titled album, released in the fall of 1971, combines southern rock with acoustic ballads and psychedelic flourishes to create a sound well ahead of its time....
View ArticleThe Temptations - All Directions (1972 us, classic soul funk psych, 2012...
The Temptations were Motown's top-selling male vocal group, racking up a ton of mid-60s hits, most of which were written by Smokey Robinson. Unique among the label's acts in that all the vocalists were...
View ArticleHilton Valentine - All In Your Head (1969 uk, amazing folkish baroque...
Hilton Valentine really got his start playing lead guitar with the Animals. Those were the old raving days, when Scotch and hit records and chicks and shiny limos and riots made up most of an Animal's...
View ArticleFlamin' Groovies - Flamingo (1970 us, razzle dazzle garage 'n' roll, 2012...
While the Flamin' Groovies' first album, Supersnazz, loaded their high-octane retro-rock down with a loving but overly intrusive production, their next long-player, Flamingo, went in exactly the...
View ArticleBlue Cheer - The Original Human Being (1970 us, terrific hard psych rock,...
The Original Human Being opens with the driving "Good Times Are So Hard to Find," a West Coast version of the Spencer Davis Group's "I'm a Man" that generously lifts from that classic Jimmy...
View ArticleAtlantis - Atlantis (1972 germany, remarkable hard blues rock, with prog,...
Atlantis was not only the name of the legendary island, the famous Greek author Plato mentioned, but also the name of a band formed by ex-Frumpy musicians Inga Rumpf, Jean-Jacques Kravetz and...
View ArticleAtlantis - Live In The Fabrik (1975 germany, exceptional tough blues rock,...
"After three LPs, two singles and countless concerts in Germany and abroad German popfans' favorite child has gone at the age of almost three years. The cause of death were musical differences".In an...
View ArticleAmbergris - Ambergris (1970 us, marvelous jazz brass rock with latin shades,...
Ambergris, as it turned out, was a one-shot album from a band formed by Jerry Weiss, who’d played keyboards with the first version of Blood, Sweat and Tears. Leaving before the group recorded the...
View ArticleThe Quinaimes Band - The Quinaimes Band (1971 us, great rural psych classic...
US band formed and recorded their self titled album in New York City, musically the were a crossline between Byrds, Neil Young, Al Kooper, C. C. Revival and Steppenwolf.Members were Kenny Pine (Fugs),...
View ArticleThe Brazda Brothers - The Brazda Brothers (1973 canada / slovakia,...
By the early 70’s Slovakia-born brothers Bystrik and Andy Brazda had relocated to Ontario, Canada in search of greener pastures. Shortly after settling down in their new home they began writing music...
View ArticleString Driven Thing - Live On The Foxtrot Tour (1973 uk, fine prog folk rock)
The classic early 70s String Driven Thing line up of Chris Adams guitar and vocals, Pauline Adams vocals and percussion, Colin Wilson bass, and Grahame Smith violin (Hamill/Van der Graaf) recorded on...
View ArticleThe Marshall Tucker Band - Way Out West, Live From San Francisco (1973 us,...
Of all the band's on Phil Walden's Capricorn label during the heyday of Southern rock in the 1970s, The Marshall Tucker Band came closest to The Allman Brothers in its ability to write memorable...
View ArticleCircus - Circus (1973 us, remarkable blend of folk psych jam rock with west...
Circus was originally formed in 1969 as "Sound Street" in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. They played bars and college dances in Central Wisconsin, specializing in their own particular variety ot blues and...
View ArticleThe John Dummer Blues Band - The Lost Album (1973 uk, exceptional classic...
The John Dummer Blues Band's reputation as one of those groups that hung forever on the cusp of a major step forward, but never quite made it over the top, is one of those odd little injustices with...
View ArticleThe Chambers Brothers - Feelin' The Blues (1970 us, wondrous rhythm and...
Musical siblings George Chambers (bass/vocals), Willie Chambers (guitar/vocals), Lester Chambers (harmonica/vocals), and Joe Chambers (guitar/vocals) were raised on rural gospel in their native...
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