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Soft Shoe - For Those Alone (1978 uk, delicate folk rock with psych traces,...
"For Those Alone" originally released in 1978, this incredibly rare privately pressed UK progressive folk album was the product of Ron Fellows and Paul Toplis, and features strong vocals and intriguing...
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Various Artists - Heavy Prog Fallout (1969-73 uk, extraordinary downer rock...
A trailblazing compilation of rare, previously unreleased and live material recorded between 1969-73 by a number of obscure and unknown UK bands alongside some AA nuggets from our Prog-Rock catalogue....
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Thee Image - Thee Image / Inside The Triange (1974-75 us, sparkling light...
Thee Image were formed in 1973 by former Blues Image, Iron Butterfly and Cactus guitarist Mike Pinera and keyboard player Duane Hitchings, formerly with Buddy Miles. Pinera's first band, Blues Image...
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The Crazy People - Bedlam (1968 canada, intense experimental theatrical multi...
Little is known about this late-'60s band other than they were Canadian, recorded their sole album Bedlam on the Burnaby, British Columbia-based Condor exploit label (home to a wide diversity of bands,...
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Graham Bond - Live At BBC And Other Stories (1962-72 uk, splendid bebop jazz...
Many of the articles that have recently appeared around this four CD compilation of Graham Bond’s BBC sessions tend to assume that the reader will be aware of who Bond was. Unfortunately this is not...
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Bubble Puppy - Hot Smoke (1969/84 us, incredible heavy garage psych)
Bubble Puppy was the second-most-famous '60s rock band named after writings by Aldous Huxley. Which isn't to diminish what the Texas psychedelic rock band accomplished during its four-year run, only to...
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Elizabeth - Elizabeth (1968 us, brilliant folk baroque psych rock, Vinyl...
Elizabeth was an American psychedelic rock/progressive rock band that were active from 1967 to 1970. They were based out of Philadelphia and known for their unique musical and sonic blend of Baroque...
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Essra Mohawk - Essra (1976 us, beautiful silk art groovy rock, 2003 japan...
Listening to my early albums, there seems to be a progression from ballads to uptempos that took place over the years. My first album is all ballads, my second album, Primordial Lovers, has a few...
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P.F. Sloan - Songs Of Our Times (1965 us, classic folk psych, 2014 japan SHM...
Sloan's solo debut unveiled a singer-songwriter of a more serious, not to say Dylanesque, mindset than was evident on the material he had written for other artists up to that point (and indeed on the...
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Tower Of Power - Tower Of Power (1973 us, superb jazz funk brass rock, 2015...
The Tower of Power finally found their ideal lead singer on this album. Lenny Williams came aboard and gave them both the up-tempo belter and convincing balladeer they had previously lacked. They...
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The E-Types - Introducing... The E-Types (1965-66 us, splendid garage beat)
In the mid-'60s, this group from Salinas, CA, (near San Jose) played a pleasant blend of British Invasion-inspired pop/rock and a touch of garage. With prominent keyboards, three-part harmonies, and...
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The Sonics - Psycho Sonic (1964-65 us, pioneer garage punk rock, 2003...
Back in the mid-1960s, the legendary Sonics took rock'n'roll by the scruff of the neck and thrashed it to within an inch of its sorry life, leaving a legacy of some of the most savage, visceral...
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The Chocolate Watchband - Forty Four (1966-68 us, impressive acid garage psych)
In the roll call of 1960s garage band heroes, the Chocolate Watchband reside at the very top. Their notoriety derives from the handful of singles and LPs that they made, balanced between the...
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Snow - Snow (1968 us, lovely sunny folk baroque psychedelia)
Snow was one of the lucky few bands that released an LP for a major record label, releasing one eponymous LP for Epic that included an interesting and often excellent mix of Beatles influenced...
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The Magic Mixture - This The Magic Mixture (1967-69 uk, brilliand psychedelic...
The Magic Mixture were a British psychedelic band comprised Terry Thomas (guitar/vocals), Melvyn Hacker (bass), Jack Collins (drums) and Stan Curtis (organ) . Mel and Terry were both students at the...
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Exit - Exit (1975 swiss, good blend of guitar drivin' psych prog and...
Exit emerged in 1972 in the Swiss Frauenfeld. The band around guitarist Andy Schmid and drummer Kafi Kaufmann was live very hardworking, played the opening act for Birth Control and Jane and published...
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Demian / Bubble Puppy - Demian / A Gathering Of Promises (1969-70 us, awesome...
Bubble Puppy was a Texan psychedelic rock band, formed in 1966 in San Antonio, Texas, by Rod Prince and Roy Cox. Looking to form a "top gun rock band" based on the concept of dual lead guitars, Prince...
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Lighthouse - Thoughts Of Movin' On (1971 canada, beautiful brass rock with...
This 1971 Lighthouse album was produced by Jimmy Ienner. The album starts out on a strong note with "Take It Slow (Out In The Country)." It boasts a memorable melody and an impassioned lead vocal by...
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The Gosdin Brothers - Sounds Of Goodbye (1968 us, country folk rock...
Once you've heard them, how can you not like the Gosdin Brothers? Their 1968 album SOUNDS OF GOODBYE is one of the most satisfying blends of country, pop and folk-rock that the era produced, yet...
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The Next Morning - The Next Morning (1971 trinidad, stunning psych rock)
The late-1960s found guitarist Scipio Sargeant having left his native Trinidad for New York City. Living in Brooklyn his lightening quick guitar began attracting attention, including that of fellow...
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