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White Cloud - White Cloud (1972 us, splendind country folk funky blues rock,...
Although energy and effort to please, are not the only requirements of quality in a group of musicians, they certainly make the package more pleasurable. White Cloud seven people from different parts...
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Joanne Vent - The Black And White Of It Is Blues (1969 us, fascinating soul...
Produced by Larry Marks, 1969's "The Black and White of it is Blues" sounded like A&M was trying to position her as a Joplin-esque blues singer. That wasn't necessary a bad thing. Judging by...
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Tangerine Peel - Soft Delights (1970 uk, power pop glam rock, 2015 reissue)
Tangerine Peel was best known during the second half of the 1960s as a five-man psychedelic band, specializing in a slightly light but pleasant brand of the music. Their principal claim to fame was the...
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Tony Joe White - ...Continued (1969 us, stunning swamp roots rock, 2012 japan...
In a world of neurotic hygiene—of self-cleaning chopping boards, plastic-sealed furniture and such—it's little wonder Louisiana's "Swamp Fox" Tony Joe White never made it big. There's something just...
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Tamburlaine - Say No More (1972 new zealand, fascinating folk rock with prog...
Raised in Wellington’s rich musical underground, the great Tamburlaine was born from British-style blues and the folk revival, and graduated from shouty, sweaty clubs to spellbinding larger...
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Fifth Avenue Band - Fifth Avenue Band (1969 us, spectacular blend of jazzy...
Kenny Altman, Jerry Burnham and Peter Gallway started their musical partnership while attending high school in New York City. As The Strangers, they recorded a little heard 1965 single 'Land of Music'...
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Donnie Fritts - Prone To Lean (1974 us, awesome bluesy country folk rock,...
One of the architects of the famed Muscle Shoals Sound, songwriter Donnie Fritts also enjoyed success as a longtime associate of Kris Kristofferson. A native of Florence, Alabama, as a teen Fritts...
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Rare Earth - Back To Earth / Rare Earth (1975/77 us, marvellous jazzy soul...
An altogether more pleasurable experience than their previous recording sesions, "Back To Earth" restored the group to the chart, its #59placing their best in three years. Singles wise the group found...
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Kevin Odegard - Kevin Odegard (1971 us, amazing folk psych rock, 2008 korean...
This album was born one sunny day in the summer of 1970 as I ambled along the mall at the University of Minnesota, where I was a sophomore. The year following the “Summer of Love” wasn’t very lovely on...
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Stone The Crows - Teenage Licks / Ontinuous Performance (1971/72 uk,...
Scottish blue rock act Stone the Crows were dealt more than a few blows as they attempted to record their third album in 1971. Bassist/vocalist James Dewar had jumped ship to be the sole vocalist in...
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Octopus - Restless Night (1967-71 uk, spectacular beat psychedelia prog rock,...
As put by Stefan Granados in the accompanying liners, “perhaps due to it being recorded at the fag end of the psychedelic pop years in 1970, or the ghastly illustration that graced the sleeve”,...
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Glass Harp - Glass Harp (1970 us, impressive guitar bluesy psych rock, 2014...
The debut of Glass Harp is undeniably their strongest work, with a more unified sound and a more polished feel overall than the other records. The group's strongest songs -- "Changes,""Can You See...
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Carolanne Pegg - Carolanne Pegg (1973 uk, wonderful folk classic rock, 2017...
Carole Ann Pegg was born Nottingham, September 1944. Summarises working class family background and recalls early musical experiences. First sang in public at Nottingham University 'House of the Rising...
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John Manning - White Bear (1971 us, splendid folk rock, 2014 japan remaster)
An album called White Bear has my undivided attention by virtue of its name alone. But when its cover also shows a lanky long-haired fellow sitting next to a piano in some kind of antique room, I’m...
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Richie Havens - Richard P. Havens 1983 (1969 us, magnificent folk psych, 2017...
When Richie Havens was making his third album it appears as if George Orwell had really got under his skin. He’d become filled with a dread, “as if the next year was going to be 1984.” He decided to...
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Aesop's Fables - In Due Time (1969 us, excellent funky soul jazzy sunny...
Falling somewhere in the musical spectrum between David Clayton-Thomas and Blood, Sweat and Tears and The Young Rascals, the short-lived and little known Aesop's Fables deserved a better fate. Led by...
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Tim Hollier - Tim Hollier (1968-71 uk, delightful baroque folk psych, 2004...
Tim Hollier has, until now, remained a cult artist, beloved of a few but unknown to the many. He made some superb music, some of which is comparable to David McWilliams' orch.-folk, but is infinitely...
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Colin Hare - March Hare (1971 uk, marvelous folk country silky rock, 2015...
Though much more Americanized through it’s audible influences, being recorded / released almost simultaneously with it, this is a conceptual companion release of fellow Honybus rider, Pete Dello’s ’71...
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Vanilla Fudge - Rock 'n' Roll (1969 us, jamming psych ballads with heavenly...
Vanilla Fudge started focusing more on their European exposure in 1969. Unfortunately, I don't have the many European itineraries from that year yet. Certainly the band was more popular in Europe and...
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Gene Clark - Sings For You (1967 us, fantastic folk psych country rock, 2018...
Gene Clark’s musical legacy is most certainly assured as a singer, songwriter and member of some exclusive company as an inductee to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a founder of The Byrds, and collaborator...
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