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Rare Earth - Midnight Lady / Band Together (1976/78 us, awesome funky soul...
In 1974, original drummer/vocalist Peter Hoorlebeke (Rivera) left Rare Earth to record with his new group H.U.B. Gil Bridges and the remainder of the band used session musicians to record two more...
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Stack Waddy - The Complete Works (1970-72 uk, outstanding hard dirty psych...
The complete Dandelion recordings of Peel favourites Stackwaddy, featuring their two albums Stackwaddy and Bugger Off, plus a bonus disc entitled Hunt The Stag that includes outtakes and a live BBC...
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Richie Havens - Alarm Clock (1971 us, gorgeous folk psych with raga sparkles,...
Richie Havens had been building a solid career as a Greenwich Village folk musician with a well-received collection of albums to his credit (including the landmark Mixed Bag) when he performed at...
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Dreams – Dreams / Imagine My Surprise (1970-71 us, incredible jazz fusion...
Dreams existed between 1969 and 1972. They originally consisted of singer, guitarist and keyboards player Jeff Kent, bassist Doug Lubahn and drummer Mark Whittaker. Soon the trio became a septet with...
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Tranquility - Silver (1972 uk, wonderful folk silky rock with prog shades,...
Having garnered a spot opening for The Byrds during a brief 1972 US tour, the band's unexpected American success saw Epic Records offer them an opportunity to record a follow-up album. Heading back to...
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Appaloosa - Appaloosa (1969 us, elegant tasteful baroque folk psych, 2006...
Our tale begins on a weekday after my newly-appointed office as staff A&R man at Columbia Records in 1969, had already produced the top ten Super Session album, and was always scouting for new...
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Joe E. Covington - Fat Fandango (1973 us, fine melt of roots 'n' roll, psych,...
If you recognize the name Joe E. Covington at all, chances are that it’s a result of his late inning association with The Jefferson Airplane – he replaced Spencer Dryden in 1971, or for his work with...
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Elyse Weinberg - Greasepaint Smile (1969 canada, spectacular psych folk rock,...
Elyse Weinberg was there and gone. While the 1960's were closing its doors, Weinberg graduated from Toronto folk clubs to crashing on Neil Young's Laurel Canyon couch to the Billboard charts within one...
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Marc Ellington - Marc Ellington (1969 uk, brilliant acid folk rock, 2009...
Marc Ellington is a Scottish folksinger and multi-instrumentalist who has guested with Fairport Convention on the latter group's recordings, starting with providing some vocal support on the...
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Tim Buckley - Look At The Fool (1974 us, fascinating soulful groovy rock,...
Look At The Fool, the ninth and final studio album to be released by Tim Buckley in his lifetime (the album was released in November 1974, and Buckley was to die from a drug overdose on June 29th,...
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Arlo Guthrie - Amigo (1976 us, outstanding folk rock, 2011 digipak remaster)
For his next album, Amigo, however, he stuck with L.A. session musicians. The disc contained more originals than usual, among them "Victor Jara," an account of the death of the Chilean...
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The New Arrivals - Finally (1965-67 us, tremendous garage beat, 2002 remaster)
The New Arrivals band was formed in 1962 originally as The Preps from Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose California, the home of everyone from The Doobies to Smash Mouth. They started in a...
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Marc Ellington - Rains-Reins Of Changes (1971 uk, spectacular country folk...
In some ways, Marc Ellington's Rains/Reins of Change two-fer sounds like a late-'60s Fairport Convention album that doesn't happen to have members of Fairport Convention on vocals. In others, it sounds...
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Sounds Of Modification - Sounds Of Modification (1968 us, wonderful baroque...
Baroque psych band, hailing from Long Island NY, recorded and released only this album in 1968 at Jubilee label. Beautiful harmonies and arragements from good musicians such as the drummer Mike...
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The Jelly Bean Bandits - The Jelly Bean Bandits (1967 us, striking garage psych)
Newburgh, New York psych-punks the Jelly Bean Bandits formed in 1966. Singer Billy Donald, guitarist Jack Dougherty, bassist Fred Buck, keyboardist Michael "Mr. Addams" Raab, and drummer Joe "Laredo...
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Puzzle - The Second Album (1974 us, magnificent funky jazz rock, 2018 korean...
Singer John LiVigni "John Valenti" formed Puzzle in Chicago, Illinois with Bobby Villalobos (guitar), Ralf Richert (guitar, trumpet), Anthony Siciliano (bass), Larry Klimas (saxophone, flute), Bob...
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Coke - Coke (1972 us, wonderful latin jazz brass psych rock, 2018 korean...
At it’s inception, the bands’ name was not COKE. The original name of the group was “Instant Garage Band.” The name COKE emerged later during a rehearsal session when the original members decided they...
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Toby Twirl - Toby Twirl (1968-71 uk, marvellous mod beat, 2017 release)
Newcastle band Toby Twirl was formed in 1968 and released three singles on the Decca label (these things used to matter, believe me), none of which troubled the charts at the time and none of which...
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Richie Havens - My Own Way (1967 us, awesome soulful folk psych, 2012 release)
What George Orwell dubbed "Newspeak" back in 1950 has become pervasive in modern day marketing. Examples are too numerous to be noteworthy, but every once in while someone will display enough chutzpah...
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Motherlode - When I Die The Best Of Motherlode (1970/72 canada, magnificent...
The roots of the original Motherlode can be traced back to some of Toronto's hottest club acts in the late '60s. Despite the rave reviews and loyal following, The Soul Searchers were spinning their...
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