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Leviathan - Leviathan (1974 us, sensational heavy prog rock with epic shades,...
As far as homegrown prog bands went (with a couple exceptions), 1970's America was the home of the brave but doomed. Leviathan was one act that actually managed to get one proper album release before...
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Havenstreet - The End Of The Line / Perspectives (1974-77 uk, brilliant...
The genesis of Havenstreet goes back to 1969, when Phil Ridgway and Jeff Vinter played in The Gas, an experimental psychedelic band heavily influenced by Barrett-era Pink Floyd. The two friends started...
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Wet Willie - Wet Willie (1971 us, superb southern rock, hard funky rhythm 'n'...
Wet Willie began as a thrown together blues-rock band during the magical Summer of 1969 "way down in Alabama"...(Mobile, to be precise). The original nucleus of the group that eventually became known...
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Swallow - Out Of The Nest (1972 us, awesome brass jazz blues funky rock, 2010...
The first album from Swallow was produced by Jean Paul Salvatori, who put together the excellent Bootleg Him! double LP of Alexis Korner material this same year, 1972. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter of Ultimate...
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Jesse Winchester - Jesse Winchester / Third Down 110 To Go (1970-72 us /...
Jesse Winchester was one of the top singer-songwriters of his generation. This talented artist was born and raised in the American South, but relocated to Canada to avoid being drafted. His early...
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The Rainbow Press - There's A War On / Sunday Funnies (1968-69 us, beautiful...
Marc Ellis and William H. Yergin were high school friends, In the fall of 1967, Ellis told him about a friend from Suffern, N.Y., on the Hudson River, who was looking for other band members. So, that...
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Howard Werth And The Moonbeams - King Brilliant (1975 uk, smart glam prog rock)
Howard Werth kick-started his music career with The Lloyd Alexander Blues Band in the sixties (and he doesn't remember it because he was there!), playing a range of music covering the r'n'b / soul /...
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Ray Materick - Sidestreets (1972 canada, stunning sharp folk rock, 2009...
Ray Materick is a Canadian singer-songwriter, particularly popular in the 1970s, who continues to perform and create music.Ray Materick is the son of an evangelical preacher, who had previously played...
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Dr Music - Sun Goes By (1972 canada, amazing art jazz spiritual blues rock)
In the 1970’s radio was playing great talent on the air as part of the CanCon requirements, and one such group was Toronto’s Dr. Music. An eclectic freeform jazzy R&B group, they fluctuated between...
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Jellyroll - Jellyroll (1971 us, remarkable brass jazz blues rock, 2015 korean...
Roger "Jellyroll" Troy, Musician, Singer, Bass Player, Songwriter, Producer, affectionately known as "Roll" to his peers, was a very well respected and talented musician, known by many fans, musicians...
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The Bermuda Jam - The Bermuda Jam (1969 multinational, marvelous vivid...
If you go by the liner notes, this late-1960s quartet was a multi-national affair, the four members coming from Australia (James O'Connor), England (Paul Muggleton), Portugal (Glen Mello) and the...
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PF Sloan - Precious Time / The Best Of (1965-66 us, impressive protest folk,...
A seminal figure in the evolution of West Coast pop, singer/songwriter P.F. Sloan composed and produced some of the most enduring records of the 1960s. While his solo efforts remain folk-rock cult...
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P.F. Sloan - Measure Of Pleasure (1968 us, tremendous folk rock, 2006 issue)
With the exception of "Secret Agent Man", nearly all of P.F. Sloan's best-known songs appear on his mid-'60s Dunhill records. While Songs Of Our Times and Twelve More Times endure as classic folk-rock...
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The Stained Glass - A Scene In Between (1965-67 us, exciting garage beat folk...
“A Scene In-Between” is the story of a group who fell through the cracks.An act with the Stained Glass’s capabilities should have been huge.Mid-60s San Jose, California had a thriving music scene, but...
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Sitting Bull - Trip Away (1971 germany, spectacular west coast influenced...
The beginning of Sitting Bull is closely linked to the musical history of bandleader Bernd Zamulo. Bernd Zamulo grew up near Bremen where he played with a few local bands. At a Lords concert in 1965 he...
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Thirty Days Out - Miracle Lick (1972 us, awesome groovy rock, 2010 issue)
Playing a well behaved version of San Francisco west coast and Midwestern hippie rock with slight progressive moves, 'Miracle Licks' will appeal to those who long for the hazy days of Grand Funk...
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Mason Proffit - Wanted (1969 us, gorgeous country folk rock with psych...
Mason Proffit were an unknown country-rock band that released 5 good albums between 1969 to 1973. They originally formed out of the ashes of Sounds Unlimited, a hard edged Chicago garage band with a...
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Southwind - Southwind (1968 us, marvelous r 'n' b psych rock, 2015 korean...
The 1968 self-titled debut by California based country rock group Southwind is a rather obscure little gem. The unique combination of country, psych, soul, funk, and just good old rock & roll...
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Jerry Corbitt - Corbitt (1969 us, awesome acid folk psych with country and...
Corbitt was performing as a folksinger in the Cambridge, MA area when he met and started playing with Jesse Colin Young. Young already had a burgeoning career with two albums to his name but, in 1965,...
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Potliquor - Louisiana Rock 'n' Roll (1973 us, excellent hard southern boogie...
Louisiana Rock 'n' Roll wriggle out from the muddy swamps of Potliquor's home state and straddled the line between country, blues, southern rock and hard rock...all the while throwing in horns just to...
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