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Wizard - The Original Wizard (1971 us, great heavy psych, Gear Fab extra...
The University Of South Florida at Tampa, 1970: Paul Forney was playing gigs as a bass player when a good friend of his Charlie Souza (later of Cactus fame) gave him Ben Schultz's number. Ben invited...
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Chicken Shack - Imagination Lady (1972-73 uk, outstanding hard blues rock,...
Imagination Lady is the fifth long-player for Stan Webb's Chicken Shack. Much in the same tradition as the great British bluesmen Alexis Corner and John Mayall, Webb's revolving-door personnel landed...
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Rod St.James - Has Anybody Seen The Superstar (1972 us, wailing fuzz psych,...
We don't do it very often, but there are a couple of labels that attract our attention regardless of whether or not we know anything about the act. One of those labels is the Louisiana-based Paula...
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V.A. - Fading Yellow Vol.15 Sunshowers (1966-74 us/canada, popsike and other...
The latest Fading Yellow Volume 15, where standards are always set on the highest level. This time digging deep in USA & Canada late 60´s. All the tracks on a compilation for the first time, The Cd...
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Various Artists - Piccadilly Sunshine Part 12 (1967-70 uk, pop psych and...
Don't think that there's nothing to be found just because it's Vol. 12. This series may've just taken a step up or two. Effervescent and dreamy UK popsike singles with way too many sound effects. A few...
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Sunday Funnies – Sunday Funnies (1971 us, brilliand soft progressive rock,...
Detroit band the Sunday Funnies were comprised of vocalist Richard Fidge, guitarist Ronald Aitken, keyboardist Richard Kosinski, and drummer Richard Mitchell, releasing in 1970 the single "Heavy Music"...
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Rory Gallagher - Rory Gallagher (1971 ireland, 1st solo album, classic blues...
In 1971 Taste were on the brink of international success. They had built up a loyal fon base (which included John Lennon), played the legendary 1970 Isle of Wight Rock Festival and recorded two...
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Demian - Rock Star Farm (1974 us, amazing hard experimental prog rock, 2013...
Great and completely unknown US hard-progressive from 1974. This is not a better-known Demian group from Texas (popular for their classic, heavy rock LP on ABC Records from 1971, ex-Bubble Puppy), but...
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Various Artists - Fading Yellow Volume 14 (1967-73 spain, popsike and other...
Delicate and sunshiney softsike, and the series steps into a whole new territory: Spain. In recent years there's been a few releases excavating the orchestral side of Spanish 60s music, but Madrid and...
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Rory Gallagher - Deuce (1971 ireland, splendid 2nd album, blues rock, japan...
'Deuce' was the culmination of Rory's musical apprenticeship. He'd toured with an Irish showband, released acclaimed records with 'Taste' and played the Isle Of White Rock Festival, but this was the...
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Buffalo - Dead Forever (1972 aussie, powerful hard proto metal, Aztec digi...
I remember when I first bought this album. It would have been around 1974 or '75 on my first visit to Sydney's famous Ashwoods Records in Pitt Street (RIP). Being a poor high school student, the idea...
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Steppenwolf - Early Steppenwolf (1967, canada, historical live recording at...
While playing the coffee houses in Greenwich Village, I ran into a fellow who was a member of a group known as Sparrow, They were a large Canadian group who at that time had failed to follow up their...
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Brew - A Very Strange Brew (1969 us, terrific garage psych, 2007 Second...
Perhaps it has something to do with their Latin heritage, but this one simply doesn't get enthusiastic reviews from the critics ... That's unfortunate since 1969's "A Very Strange Brew" stands as a...
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Rory Gallagher - Blueprint (1973 ireland, impressive classic blues rock,...
In mid 72, bassist Gerry McAvoy's flat-mate, drummer Rod deAth, deputised for the late Wilgar Campbell and following Wilgar's ultimate departure Rod became a permanent replacement. After six years of...
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Calliope - Steamed (1969 us, groovy hard rockin' psych, 2008 RDI issue)
Psychedelic band from Seattle, the driving force behind this short-lived outfit was singer/songwriter Danny O’Keefe, who later had one or two Top 20 hits (including Magdalena). They made a bit of a...
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LYD - LYD (1970 us, rough heavy acid garage psych, Akarma digi pack edition)
Los Angeles' extremely obscure Lyd formed in the late '60s, and combined the era's prevalent psychedelic and garage rock influences with the nascent hard rock style made popular in the ensuing decade....
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Steppenwolf - At Your Birthday Party (1969 us, classic third album, Japan SHM...
The recording sessions for "At Your Birthday Party" started to show the wear and tear of the road on all of us. In addition, some band members for the first time, tried their hand at songwriting and I...
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Lava - Tears Are Goin Home (1973 germany, spectacular progressive space rock)
A band from Berlin that made one of the best 'rock albums' on the legendary green Brain 1,000- series. The members reputedly lived as a commune. Tears Are Going Home was recorded in Berlin, but mixed...
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Zoo - I Shall Be Free (1970 france, exciting jazzy progressive, brass psych...
French rock band with a progressive edge. Their second album. They feature two violin players and a vocalist (Ian Bellamy) that recalls vocalist Roger Chapman of Family with some fine organ, trombone...
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Jimmy Curtiss - Life (1969 us, amazing soul drenched, psych folk rock,...
Jimmy Curtiss was born and raised in Queens, New York, the first time he appears as a member of a doo wop outfit The Enjays, who released three 7"45s around 1959/60. In the following year J.C.'s first...
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