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Bo Grumpus - Before The War (1968 us, fantastic trippy folk psych rock, feat...
Originally assembling in Boston as a funky jugband comprising Colegrove, Smart and guitarists Ed Mottau and Joe Hutchinson, Bo Grumpus mutated into a New York-based folk-rock outfit in the style of the...
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J.S.D. Band - Country Of The Blind (1971 uk, beautiful hippie folk rock with...
The JSD Band from Scotland are a folk band influenced by the pioneering efforts of Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, but forging their own intriguing new directions' Music Week 'If you're one of...
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The O Band - Within Reach (1976 uk, magnificent classic rock blended with...
A wonderfully melodic very tight musicianship led by Pix on lead guitar; West Coast US inspired, but nevertheless 'English sounding'. The band used to be obsessed about getting the sound-engineering...
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Someone's Band - Someone's Band (1970 uk, impressive heavy blues psych rock,...
Cecil James teamed up with four other top notch players to form a group called Someone’s Band, the outfit released their debut and only album on Deram Records, a progressive label in London that also...
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Natural Acoustic Band - Branching In (1972 uk, marvelous folk rock, 2018...
The Natural Acoustic Band were a British folk band, formed in 1969 in Milngavie, Glasgow, Scotland. There were a number of personnel changes throughout the band's history. The band only produced two...
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John Kongos - Kongos (1971-75 south africa / uk, glamorus texture of rockin'...
To most of the British public in the early 1970s, John Kongos was a passing two-hit wonder, known solely for his two 1971 #4 hits, "He's Gonna Step on You Again" and "Tokoloshe Man." Yet his career was...
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Blue Epitaph - Ode By Blue Epitaph (1974-75 uk, experimental art folk psych,...
Reissue of rare 1974 UK folk psych album plus bonus tracks from the group Junction 32. Beautiful solid folk with filigree acoustic guitar.Recorded on the Holyground label, Pete Howells wrote the songs...
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The O Band - The Knife (1977 uk, fine mix of funky glam and classic rock...
The first song from "The Knife" is an old number by Spirit. The O-Band dutifully plays the song. The second song is also a cover penned by John Fogerty "Almost Saturday Night", from the third song the...
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Eddie Mottau - No Moulding (1977 us, splendid folk rock, 2020 korean remaster)
In June of 1974, Eddie Mottau rejoined John Lennon as a session musician on the Walls and Bridges album, then again in 1975 for the Rock N Roll recording sessions certified as Gold Records by the RIAA....
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Natural Acoustic Band - Learning To Live (1972 uk, divine acid folk psych,...
Natural Acoustic Band was formed in 1969, in Milngavie, Glasgow, Scotland. There were a number of personnel changes but the essential line-up was Tom Hoy (b. 5 February 1950, Glasgow, Scotland; guitar,...
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Michael Murphey - Blue Sky Night Thunder (1975 us, tremendous country smooth...
Blue Sky - Night Thunder is one of the great albums completed by cowboy singer Michael Martin Murphey in the '70s, when he was simply known as Michael Murphey and his career was just beginning. He...
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James Gang - Live in Concert (1971 us, power bluesy rock, 2010 japan SHM...
During the band’s tour to support their third album, Thirds, the James Gang stopped off at Carnegie Hall and recorded this album. It would turn out to be the last official album with Joe Walsh, who...
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David - David (1968 canada, pleasant sunny beat, 2001 release)
David began in 1963 when guitarist Fran Webster joined four other musicians in Colllingwood, Ontario, Canada and formed "The Marcatos", playing a unique combination of music which included rhythm and...
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James Gang - Thirds (1971 us, great blend of country, blues and classic rock,...
The gang’s third album follows the same formula as their last: deliver a killer rock track out of the gate and then do your darnedest not to repeat that feat again. This time, the killer track is “Walk...
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recently removedIn the last few days the blog is relentlessly attacked, many posts have been report because they violate the Blogger Community Guidelines, without any other specific explanation, the...
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The Alan Ross Band - Restless Nights (1978 uk, nice funky guitar rock, 2021...
An obscure little record from the band of UK singer Alan Ross, a set that's very much got the 70s vibe of the messy hotel room on the cover -- kind of a shaggy blend of hard rock elements with a bit of...
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The Count Bishops - The Count Bishops (1977 uk, tough boogie garage pub rock,...
They were our first band way back in 1975, even before punk rock was invented and independent record labels were still few and far between. We released the “Speedball” extended play 7” vinyl 45 rpm...
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Highway - Smoking At The Edges (1974 uk, awesome bluesy country swamp rock,...
UK band from Sunderland, formed by ex-Cold Comfort drummer Ian Byron, guitarist Ray Minhinnit and former Heaven bassist John Gordon. The band scored exposure in the UK by acting as support to Black...
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Headstone - Bad Habits (1974 uk, amazing prog rock, 2021 korean remaster)
A remarkably resilient rock figure who first joined Rare Bird as a 19-year-old drummer. After two albums with the band, Ashton left and re-invented himself as a singer/guitarist in a new band,...
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Alan Ross - Are You Free On Saturday? (1977 uk, good groovy guitar rock with...
"Are You Free On Saturday? " is the 1977 solo-album by British guitarist, songwriter and vocalist Alan Ross, this time for a small British label, Ebony Records. Ross is no mean guitarist and had...
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