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Grinderswitch - Pullin' Together (1976 us, excellent southern boogie rock,...
Grinderswitch was a white blues-rock band that never rose above being a second-tier Capricorn Records act, not remotely as popular as the Allman Brothers or the Marshall Tucker Band. But Dru Lombar...
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Mordicai Jones - Mordicai Jones (1972 us, raw blues country roots 'n' roll,...
In the early '70s, first-generation rock guitar hero Link Wray was looking to make a comeback, and after his self-titled 1971 album for Polydor -- in which he set aside the raw, feral guitar tone of...
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Reason - The Age Of Reason (1969 us, fine rough soulful psych rock, 2016...
Pressed in minute quantities by Arlington-based Georgetowne label, 1969's "The Age of Reason" lay largely forgotten until it appeared in one of Austrian vinyl collector Hans Pokora's books - 1001...
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Colin Scot - Just Another Clown (1973 uk, gorgeous progressive folk rock,...
There was a time when the demarcation lines between folk and rock were well drawn though one or two brave souls would occasionally pop their heads above the parapet.Colin Scot was one of them and his...
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Hookfoot - Headlines (1975 uk, astonishing guitar rock with southern tastes...
Hookfoot were, very much a band of "musician's musicians". All of them were in great demand as session players, both individually and collectively. As well as backing Elton John on many of his early...
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Brother Fox And The Tar Baby - Brother Fox And The Tar Baby (1969 us, 2009
Boston's Brother Fox and the Tar Baby featured the talents of former Profits and The Front Page Review guitarist Richie Bartlett, Pugsley Munion bassist Tom Belliveau, guitarist Dave Christiansen,...
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Mark Farner And Don Brewer - Monumental Funk (1974 us, amazing funky soul...
"Monumental Funk" put out by the people at the original label who released music by Terry Knight & the Pack, a company called Lucky Eleven; This is an amazing record that Don Brewer and Mark Farner...
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Youngbloods - Ride The Wind (1971 us, marvellous jazzy psych rock with...
This live disc followed up Rock Festival (1970), another batch of live recordings. However, Ride the Wind (1971) is far from simply a stop-gap effort between studio discs. The trio of Jesse Colin Young...
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Graham Nash David Crosby - Graham Nash David Crosby (1972 us / uk, amazing...
This self-titled release is one of -- if not arguably the -- most impressive side project to arise from CSN. Taken beyond face value, Graham Nash/David Crosby is a direct reflection, if not an...
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Tower Of Power - Back To Oakland (1974 us, powerful funky bluesy brass rock,...
Tower of Power followed their self-titled gold album with an even better album that didn't enjoy similar sales success. Back to Oakland had tougher, funkier and better-produced cuts, stronger vocals...
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Glencoe - The Spirit Of Glencoe (1973 uk, fascinating soft prog rock, 2015...
Glencoe was one of those bands people tend to overlook, which is a pity since they have a surplus of significant music to offer, and while there are many exponents of hard and soft rock, or just plain...
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High Mountain - Canyon (1970 us, exciting swamp bluesy brass rock, 2016...
Maybe you've never heard of Jerry Lynn Williams, but if you've been near a radio in the past twenty years, you've almost definitely heard his music. Eric Clapton's "Running on Faith"? Williams wrote...
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The Standells - Live On Tour (1966 us, garage psych outbreaks, 2014 digipak...
Whether during their Club Au-Go-Go beginnings or decades later as garage rock's still-deadly elder statesmen, the Standells are renowned for a sensational stage sound. Their Jimmy Reed-is-atwister take...
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Kaleidoscope - The Sidekicks Sessions (1964-67 uk, excellent r 'n' b folk...
Kaleidoscope: The Sidekicks Sessions collects together a batch of long thought lost acetates all recorded between 1964 - 1967 by an early incarnation of the 1960s British psychedelic band Kaleidoscope...
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Over The Hill - Ratbite Fever (1974 uk, fine country folk rock)
The band was formed initially in Bristol in 1972, to perform original, and melodic material. To begin with, the group was a trio, comprising John, Roy, and Nick Howell.These three joined Magic Muscle...
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Graphite - Live In Cornwall (1971 uk, great prog psych rock)
This is the only known live recording of Graphite, The 1/4" master tape from which the live material was taken was in poor overall condition having been partially erased and generally worn. Originally...
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Tim Hardin - Tim Hardin 2 (1967 us, gorgeous melodic folk rock, 2006 reissue)
It’s fair to say Tim Hardin’s surge of creativity between ’66 and ’67 produced some of the decade’s best songwriting. While his debut album, Tim Hardin 1, feels rushed – most songs clock in at two...
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Original Sloth Band - Whoopee After Midnight (1973 canada, fine blues jazz...
This is a collection of songs recorded as The Original Sloth Band would play them live - without overdubbing.The first song is an old fiddle tune. Learned from Chet Parker's hammered dulcimer version...
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Jackson Browne - For Everyman (1973 us, fascinating country folk rock, 2004...
For inwardly panoramic songwriting of an apocalyptic bent, Jackson Browne's second album is rivaled only by his first (the second one wins), and Jackson himself is rivaled by nobody. His work is a...
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Tales Of Justine - Petals From A Sunflower Complete Recordings (1967-69 uk,...
Tales Of Justine were one of those bands that came along at the outset of UK Psychedelia in the mid to late 60s but their pop dabbling soon lost them the “head” audience as the fashion went more...
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