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Rainbow Ffolly - Sallies Fforth (1968 uk, beautiful orchestrated swinging...

Spectromorphic Iridescence from a Tube of SmartiesFor years, Rainbow Ffolly Sallies Fforth, PMC 7050 (stereo PCS 7050), has been the ultimate mystery album for collectors. Mint copies change hands at...

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Jimmie Spheeris - The Dragon Is Dancing / Ports Of The Heart (1975-76 us,...

One of Jimmie Spheeris' Epic titles of the 1970s was his third album, a classic titled The Dragon Is Dancing. The album was produced by Henry Lewy, a well-respected producer/engineer who had an...

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Jimmy Campbell - Jimmy Campbell's Album (1972 uk, wonderful sensitive folk...

Jimmy Campbell's third and final album for Philips, 1972's Jimmy Campbell's Album was a contractual obligation and he spent just one day in a London recording studio laying down 12 songs. With only two...

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Concept - Invasion (1976-79 canada, exciting hard experimental prog space...

The Humanist Advent "Concept" brought up from its very beginning by Peter Riden to those days, surges with the released album titled "Concept's invasion".Peter Riden, leading force of the Humanist...

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Supa - Supa's Jamboree (1971 us, awesome classic rock with country folk...

Richard Supa! I can't say enough about him. Supa is a Brooklyn kid who got his basic training playing guitar in soul bands—often he was the white member -while IK- was attending the University of...

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Lisa Miller - Within Myself (1968 us, a vital missing piece to the great...

There's some sort of pop culture Rorschach test to be constructed around the question of whether a fan of esoteric '60s pop records would be intrigued or thoroughly repelled by the notion of an album...

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The Family Of Apostolic - The Family Of Apostolic (1968 us, remarkable...

Apostolic was many things: a label, a collective, a state of mind even. But before all of that, it was a recording studio set up by New Yorker John Townley.As a member of the Magicians, (you recognize...

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Various Artists - Brown Acid The Second Trip (1970-78 us / australia,...

Less than a year ago, Brown Acid was released into the wild and took the world by storm. Feedback was so positive from the First Trip, we've decided to provide our loyal listeners with a second dose....

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Edwards Hand - Rainshine (1971 uk, marvelous smart soft rock, 2015 issue)

Rainshine was recorded in April 1971 at AIR Studios under the aegis of George Martin. His vocal and orchestral arrangements were, of course, peerless, the rhythm section of Les Brown and Harry Reynolds...

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Don Covay And The Jefferson Lemon Blues Band - The House of Blue Lights (1969...

Released in 1969, The House of Blue Lights was Don Covay’s bold, adventurous attempt to reach the underground audience.  Here Covay is backed by the white-hot Jefferson Lemon Blues Band, credited on...

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Aubrey Small - Aubrey Small (1971 uk, beautiful elegant smooth prog rock,...

Aubrey Small formed in 1969 with a line-up that featured 5 part harmonies, twin guitars & flute which was quite pioneering for those times! Very soon they were attracting considerable interest in...

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Glad - Feelin' Glad (1968 us, magnificent groovy sunny psych, with Timothy B....

Essentially, Redwing, Glad, and the New Breed are all the same band...sort of.  As the band evolved and their styles changed, so did their name.Actually, the story begins in Sacramento, CA in 1962 when...

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The Exception - The Eagle Flies On Friday, Complete Recordings (1967-69 uk,...

In the beginning, there were 'The Brumbeats' of whom drummer Alan "Bugsy" Eastwood and guitarist Roger Hill were part of the line-up. The group recorded for Decca Records in 1964 which included an...

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Alan James Eastwood - Seeds (1971 uk, brilliant trippy prog folk with awesome...

Alan Eastwood was well known as a great drummer but his talents extended to singing and also songwriting at which he was prolific. Alan Eastwood joined The Brumbeats - formerly The Plazents who were...

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Ayers Rock - Big Red Rock (1974 australia, superb prog psych jazz rock, 2016...

Ayers Rock was the leading Australian 'jazz-rock' group of the 70s, fusing rock with influences from soul, R&B, jazz and Latin music. The band was built on world-class standards of playing and...

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Solution - Solution (1971 holland, remarkable prog jazz rock, 2012 remaster)

The Dutch band Solution was formed back in 1966, and in a career that lasted until 1983 they explored quite a few different types of music prior to calling it a day. Their most interesting productions...

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Climax Blues Band - Stamp Album (1975 uk, fantastic funky blues rock, 2013...

England's Climax Blues Band saw their first taste of mainstream acceptance with 1975's Stamp Album, a solid mix of blues rock, funk, and jazzy pop that paved the way for their eventual platinum success...

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Solution - Divergence (1972 hollamd, astonishing prog rock, 2012 remaster)

For the band's second album, Divergence, Peter van der Sande was replaced by Guus Willemse. The new line-up seemed to gel better, and this line-up would stay the same (although with various guests such...

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The Pandamonium - The Unreleased Album (1969 uk, outstanding psych folk rock,...

Singers/guitarists Martin Curtis and Bob Poton started their professional musical careers in 1963 as members of the beat band The Pandas.  By 1966 they'd expanded their line up to include Kent Mick...

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Holy Mackerel - Holy Mackerel (1972 uk, spectacular guitar rock with some...

Singer Terry Clarke, guitarist Derek Smallcombe and drummer Roger 'Spodge' Siggery had all played in UK psych legends Jason Crest. Following their collapse in 1969, Clark joined short-lived UK rockers...

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