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Tim Buckley - Happy Sad (1969 us, amazing jazzy folk avant-garde, disc 3 of...
Tim Buckley’s father was a decorated second World War veteran whose parents immigrated from Cork. His mother Elaine was Italian-American and both were fond of feeding their beloved son music. He was...
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Tim Buckley - Blue Afternoon (1969 us, outstanding jazzy folk rock, disc 4 of...
Although it's not often recognised as one of his best, Blue Afternoon is an amazing album. Style-wise it continues along the same vein as Happy Sad, but ventures a little deeper into the blues.It has...
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Tim Buckley - Lorca (1970 us, elegant avant garde jazz folk rock, disc 5 of...
Recorded in the midst of his most experimental and prolific time as an artist, Tim Buckley’s Lorca is the musical bridge between the loose jazzy troubadour stylings of the Blue Afternoon and Happy/Sad,...
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Tim Buckley - Starsailor (1970 us, brilliant avant folk rock, disc 6 of the...
'Starsailor' is a work of a man with a unique artistic vision. Nothing else has ever sounded quite like this album, even bearing in mind the other albums Tim Buckley himself released. 'Starsailor' has...
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Tim Buckley - Greetings From L.A. (1972 us, superb soulful folk psych, disc 7...
What’s white and twelve inches? Nothing.Zing! Indeed, most scientific surveys of the international state of the male member seem to indicate that white folk aren’t quite packing heat downstairs. Sure,...
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Tim Buckley - Works In Progress (1967-69 us, awesome folk psych rock, disc 8...
One of the most talented singer/songwriters of the late 1960s/early 1970s, Tim Buckley took the experimentation of the times to new musical heights, his all-too-brief career dazzling listeners with...
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Goliath - Goliath (1970 us, astonishing hard classic rock, 2009 remix and...
Goliath was formed in 1969 when the Sons of Sound, Kicks and the XL's dissolved. The only problem was that there were 3 bass players, so one became the guitar play and the other a head shaking,...
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Shawn Phillips - Transcendence (1978 us, awesome soft prog rock, 2015 remaster)
Shawn Phillips - somewhat maverick singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of phenomenal talent and cult status - has remained an enigma of uncategorisable nature for the past 45 years. I've...
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Arlo Guthrie - Washington County (1970 us, marvelous folk rock, 2004 digipak...
Some of the cream of Los Angeles's better roots rock players supported Guthrie on his first album of the 1970s, including Ry Cooder, Chris Ethridge, Richie Hayward, Doug Dillard, Clarence White, and...
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Ron Davies - Silent Song Through The Land (1970 us, fantastic folk country...
Ron Davies was born in Shreveport, Louisiana during the time his father, a country singer from Texarkana, was performing on the famed Louisiana Hayride. He spent his early years in the Texas/Oklahoma...
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Stoneground - Stoneground / Stoneground 3 (1971-72 us, exceptional funky...
Stoneground was formed in 1968 in the San Francisco suburb of Concord, California. The original lineup consisted of Tim Barnes (guitars, vocals], Craig Randall (bass, vocals), and Mike Mau (drums)....
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Hearts And Flowers - Of Horses Kids And Forgotten Women (1968 us, amazing...
Hearts and Flowers released two good LA country folk-rock records in the late 60’s and left behind a plethora of outtakes. Of Horses, Kids and Forgotten Women from 1968 is arguably their crowning...
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Bob Martin - Midwest Farm Disaster (1972 us, fine country protest folk rock,...
Bob Martin is a highly talented singer songwriter from Lowell, Massachusetts who released Midwest Farm Disaster in 1972. Martin is still making records today but this one is generally acknowledged as...
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Southern Comfort - Frog City (1971 uk, marvellous country folk silky rock,...
By 1971, Uni's soft rock sensations, Matthews Southern Comfort were suddenly without their songwriting frontman, lain Matthews. The band had achieved a number one single with Woodstock (a Joni Mitchell...
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Carlos Santana And Buddy Miles - Live! (1972 us, spectacular latin jazz...
From December 1971 to April 1972, Carlos Santana and several other members of Santana toured with drummer/vocalist Buddy Miles, a former member of the Electric Flag and Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys....
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The Illusion - Together (As A Way Of Life) (1969 us, excellent classic rock...
By some standards, the Illusion were one of the most successful unknown psychedelic bands of their generation -- unknown, yes, but with three LPs to their credit on the Steed label. Their personnel...
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Arlo Guthrie - Running Down The Road (1969 us, wonderful country hippie folk...
Is it possible to be a one-hit wonder three times? The question is provoked by the recording career of Arlo Guthrie, which is best remembered for three songs in three different contexts. There is "The...
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Crowbar - Bad Manors (1970 canada, sensational rural blues classic rock, 2008...
Crowbar’s “Bad Manors” was released in the spring of '71. Bad Manors was the name of a six bedroom hundred years old Georgian mansion, a brick palace that ruled twenty five acres of farmland on...
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Tim Buckley - Sefronia (1973 us, brilliant jazz bluesy folk rock, 2017 remaster)
Released in November, 1973, Sefronia was the eighth album in the recording career of Tim Buckley. Originally released on the DiscReet label, an imprint set up by Buckley's manager, Herb Cohen, and...
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Wishbone Ash - Wishbone Four (1973 uk, stunning guitar classic rock with prog...
Martin Turner's memories:"1973 began with us retreating to a cottage on the island of Anglesey, North Wales, to put together music for our fourth album. Writing in the countryside was pretty much the...
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