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The Unspoken Word - Tuesday April 19th (1968 us, wonderful melodic...
The first album from this Long Island-based ensemble was a tuneful and ambitious collection of psychedelic folk-rock tricked out with polished harmonies and arrangements featuring elaborate horn and...
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Taste - What's Going On Isle Of Wight Festival (1970 ireland, spectacular...
TASTE - THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL, August 28, 1970The 1970 Isle Of Wight festival is remembered for several reasons: it would prove to be the largest rock festival yet held - attracting, it is...
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Various Artists - Riot On Sunset Strip / Rarities: The Standells (1967 us,...
The riots on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip took place in the summer and fall of 1966. As riots go, they were a far cry from those that afflicted the city during either Watts or those inspired by the Rodney...
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Cold Blood - Lydia (1974 us, delicate groovy jazzy funk rock, 2004 remaster)
Cold Blood is one of the original R'n'B horn bands from the late 60's/ early 70's that exemplified the "East Bay Grease" melding of funk & rock with blues and jazz elements. Lydia Pense has been...
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Marc Brierley - Hello (1969-70 uk, marvelous diverse folk rock, 2014 bonus...
A minor player on the late-'60s British folk-rock scene, guitarist and singer/songwriter Marc Brierley made a couple of albums in the late '60s that were somewhat in line with the folk-pop-rock Donovan...
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Golden Earring - Golden Earring (1970 holland, exceptional hard classic rock...
Golden Earring found the titular Dutch quartet forging the unique style that would later pay off in successful albums like Moontan and Cut. At this point, the group's sound is best described as...
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SRC - SRC / Milestones / Traveler's Tale (1968-70 us, ashtonishing heavy...
Much was expected of SRC, and for good reason. Aside from being exceptional songwriters and musicians, the Ann Arbor, Michigan band had the support of both the public and a major label. Bursting with...
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Horse - For Twisted Minds Only (1970-71 uk, outstanding heavy psych rock,...
Horse was formed in South London during the late sixties. They created occult influenced progressive hard rock that was ahead of its time. Guitarist Rod Roach had briefly played in an incarnation of...
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Pugma Ho! - Pugma Ho! (1969-2004 uk, rough downer rock with experimental...
It started in 1968 as a Jo Wright Art School band the Incas with Chris Camm guitar and Dave Coxon bass joined eventually by Keith Gotheridge on drums and Cliffe Simms on keyboards playing pop around...
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Lighthouse - Good Day (1974 canada, brilliant prog rock, 2016 remaster)
Having been named "Vocal/Instrumental Group of the Year" for the third time at Canada's prestigious Juno Awards in 1973, Lighthouse entered Thunder Sound in Toronto the following year to record their...
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Marvin Gardens - Marvin Gardens (1968 us, magical psych folk rock, 2016 release)
A phenomonal anthology of rare demos, studio and live recordings from late-60s, second-wave, San Francisco, Electric-Folk pioneers Marvin Gardens. All live tracks recorded by Peter Abram (Velvet...
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Elephant's Memory - Songs From Midnight Cowboy (1969 uk, fantastic psych rock...
After original vocalist Carly Simon left Elephant's Memory for her own fame and fortune, the band recorded their self-titled Buddah debut, Elephant's Memory, with Michal Shapiro handling the female...
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The Bleu Forest - A Thousand Trees Deep (1968 us, tremendous garage...
In late 1965, drummer Jack Caviness was recruited by guitarists and vocalists Michael Cullen and Gary Heuer. All were from the same small town, Moorpark, CA. The three of us worked on original songs...
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Year 2000 - A Musical Odyssey (1969 us, awesome groovy soulful psych rock,...
Florida-based band Year 2000 released a full length album in 1969 called, A Musical Odyssey which had small regional success with their tune “Pop Goes The Weasel”. They dissolved later that same year....
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Jimmy Campbell - Half Baked (1970-71 uk, magnificent folk rock with baroque...
1970's Half Baked (released on Philips' subsidiary Vertigo), is an upbeat and somewhat raucous album. It has more of a 'band' feel than "Son of Anastasia" which is the benefit of using musicians that...
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Trapeze - Live At The Boat Club (1975 uk, strong tight hard classic rock with...
Trapeze began in Wolverhampton, England in March 1969. The original five piece band consisted of Mel Galley, Glen Hughes, Dave Holland and ex-Montanas John Jones and Terry Rowley. They made their...
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Mott The Hoople - Mott The Hoople (1969 uk, superb debut album, 2003 bonus...
Enough works on Mott the Hoople's eponymous debut album, and enough is so imaginatively freewheeling, that it's easier to think of the record as a bit more successful than it actually is. After all,...
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Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes (1972 uk, exceptional classic rock with...
On the whole, classic rock radio is a pretty macho affair, full of Hot Legs, Big Balls, and Radar Love. In a certain respect, Mott the Hoople's biggest hit (and only contribution to American classic...
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Mott The Hoople - Mott (1973 uk, electrifying glam rock, 2006 remaster and...
All the Young Dudes actually brought Mott the Hoople success, but you wouldn't know that from its sequel, Mott. Ian Hunter's songs are a set of road tales fraught with exhaustion, disillusionment, and...
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Doug Sahm - Doug Sahm And Band / Texas Tornado / Groovers Paradise (1973-74...
Doug Sahm began his solo career in 1972, after the Sir Douglas Quintet finished its contract with Smash/Mercury and after Atlantic Records co-owner/producer Jerry Wexler convinced him to sign to his...
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