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Chicken Shack - 40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed And Ready To Serve (1968 uk,...
When my brother Richard and I signed the Blue Horizon label with CBS Records we had nothing to offer them but Fleetwood Mac and the promise of a single featuring Aynsley Dunbar's band Retaliation....
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Heavy Cruiser - Lucky Dog (1973 canada / us, strong heavy space psych rock...
Neil took the band members from Mama Lion into a studio to demo some songs.They recorded half-dozen songs and a few days later, Mama Lion went on a tour and wound up in New York City to play Central...
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Buffalo - Volcanic Rock (1973 aussie, loud, heavy, energy aggressive rock,...
God bless Aztec Music for re-releasing this. Volcanic Rock's first official release since 1973. Aztec have dug up the 32-year-old original studio tapes and have done a fantastic job on the remastering...
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Rory Gallagher - Tattoo (1973 ireland, blues rock masterpiece, 2012 promo...
Returning quickly to the studio in the summer of 1973 with his Blueprint line-up, Rory was in a prolific and confident mood. Rehearsals for the album began at a rowing club in Cork city, which allowed...
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John The Revelator - Wild Blues (1970-72 holland, heavenly overdriven wailing...
In the mid 60's bassman Tom Huissen lived in London at the time that the blues scene there exploded.He became pals with Peter Green and witnessed the first rehearsals of Pete’s then new band Fleetwood...
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Tandyn Almer - Along Comes Tandyn (1966 us, impressive sunny psych folk, 2013...
We recently lost another unsung genius from the cracks and crevices of 60s pop/psych. Tandyn Almer, who sadly passed in early 2013, would never become a household name, but you’ve definitely heard his...
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Faine Jade - Introspection: A Faine Jade Recital (1968 us, wonderful trippy...
One of the highly collectable LPs of the 1960s, Introspection: A Faine Jade Recital . The Introspection LP comprises 10 songs that make up a minimalist psychedelic masterpiece. Using a few overdubs,...
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The Herbal Mixture - Please Leave My Mind (1966 uk, fine blues garage beat)
Formed in London, England in 1966, Herbal Mixture consisted of Tony McPhee (guitar/vocals), Pete Cruickshank (bass) - both ex-members of John Lee’s Groundhogs - and Mike Meekham (drums). The new act’s...
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Caravan - Caravan (1968 uk, debut masterpiece, psych, early prog canterbury...
For their first album, Caravan was surprisingly strong. While steeped in the same British psychedelia that informed bands such as Love Children, Pink Floyd, and Tomorrow, Caravan relates a freedom of...
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Baba Scholae - 69 (1969 france / uk, superb progressive experimental rock...
«69» of the Baba Scholae is a major album of the year 1969. It is a cult disc that never disappoints - quite the reverse, when, like me, you can listen to it in the very best conditions after decades...
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Marsupilami - Arena (1971 uk, epic agile potent concept progressive rock, Won...
After their debut album's release, Marsi toured and expanded by adding Mandy Riedelbanch on multiple wind instruments and found themselves relocating in Amsterdam, where they were playing a series of...
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Steppenwolf - Monster (1969 us, great classic protest rock, 2013 japan SHM...
Steppenwolf may be best remembered for its pair of ubiquitous hits, but the band had far more to say than that. John Kay and his bandmates too often gave in to their polemics, trapping some of their...
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Buffalo - Only Want You For Your Body (1974 aussie, pure energy tough 'n'...
Aztec Music once again have done a brilliant job with great remastering, a massive booklet with liner notes, band interviews and tons of photos. Plus 2 rare bonus tracks (a 7” edit/mix of "What’s Going...
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Tuesday's Children - Strange Light From the East (1966-69 uk, attractive...
'Tuesday's Children' were formed in 1966 by Phil Cordell, Mick Ware and Derrick Gough who had been in North London band 'Steve Douglas and the Challengers' who later changed their name to 'The...
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Chicken Shack - Unlucky Boy (1973 uk, elegant solid hard blues rock, 2013...
Originally released in 1973, but reissued recently through Esoteric label, Chicken Shack's Unlucky Boy finds guitarist/vocalist/songwriter and band founder Stan Webb in fine form. Only drummer Paul...
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Dark - Anonymous Days (1974-95 uk, cool guitar hard prog psych blend)
Anonymous Days is the second studio album from Dark recorded 23 years after the first, the famous and highly collectable 'Round the Edges' LP. The band's line-up remains the same, Steve Giles, Ron...
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Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink (1971 uk, fantastic progressive rock,...
In the Land of Grey and Pink is considered by many to be a pinnacle release from Caravan. The album contains an undeniable and decidedly European sense of humor and charm. In addition, this would mark...
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Athanor - Flashback (1973-81 us, wonderful folk psych inspired vocals blended...
Chicago, early 70s. Greg Herriges is obsessed with Lennon, 12- string guitars and far- out psychedelic sounds. Rick Vittenson is a Beach Boys- Hollies- Who fanatic who writes for Crawdaddy! magazine....
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Bullfrog - Bullfrog (1976 germany, excellent heavy progressive tinged with...
Ali Haimatoglu, one in the former Munich music scene established and well accepted drummer has been instructed in 1973 by the owner of a cinema chain to assemble a band. Quick the core-group was fixed,...
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Aura - Sativa (1976 us, groovy fiery funky psych, 2011 reissue)
Aura was a San Francisco psych-funk band that formed in 1974 and played extensively throughout Northern California. By 1976, the band recorded their first and only album at Pacific Recording Studio in...
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