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Blue Money Band - No Money Down (1978 us, tough boogie roots rock with...
Ex Woolies and Chuck Berry’s backup band doing some terrific boogie rockin’ here. Great chugging chugging music. The material presented here consists mostly of somewhat loud and fast boogie blues rock,...
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Coyote - Cast Off Your Old Tired Ethics (1974/83 us, solid rough dual guitar...
The hand-drawn cover emits a homegrown vibe, and seems to be inspired by a image on the 1970 self-titled Humble Pie LP, yet is slightly different. The LP starts with a rousing cover of “Peter Gun” and...
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Blackfoot Sue - Nothing To Hide (1972-73 uk, excellent hard glam rock, 2011...
Blackfoot Sue are remembered today, if at all, for their one-off UK hit, Standing In The Road, a 1972 no. 4. Helmed by twins Tom and David Farmer, their 'classic' lineup included guitarists Eddie Golga...
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Albatross - Rockin The Sky (1975 us, excellent mix of hard blues southern...
Albatross was a hard southern rock band with extremely solid guitars. It's confident, driving, and often metallic in the way that Blackfoot could be. A consistent album that is an absolute must for...
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The Horde - Press Buttons Firmly (1966-68 us, splendid garage psych, 2013...
Undoubtedly the most exciting mid sixties garage album to be recently discovered in the genre, is that by The Horde from North Carolina. The existence of this self produced album came to collectors'...
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Blackfoot Sue - Strangers (1974 uk, sensational mixture of folk glam and prog...
Blackfoot Sue's second album, Strangers, was recorded in 1974, but disputes with their management meant that its release was postponed indefinitely, Fortunately, it finally saw release on a US label,...
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Grinderswitch - Unfinished Business (1977 us, awesome southern boogie rock,...
Grinderswitch was one of the most soulful bands that rocked the South, and indeed the rest of the world, during the '70s, highlighting Dru Lombar's powerful vocals and guitar work; Stephen Miller on...
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Soul Inc - Vol.1 (1966-67 us, great garage psych rock)
With the release of Soul, Inc., Vol. 1, Gear Fab commences a new phase in the label's history with the release of an entirely new original album by a band that never before had an album of material. A...
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Yancy Derringer - Openers (1975 us, tight rural bluesy hard rocker)
Yancy Derringer was a four-piece band from Wisconsin that recorded an album titled Openers in 1976. With an original pressing of only 1000 copies, the album reflected the band's live act and creative...
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Dead Sea Fruit - Dead Sea Fruit (1967 uk, extraordinary beat psych, 2017...
In April 1967, Record Mirror's 'Names & Faces' column introduced Dead Sea Fruit. 'The Dead Sea Fruit used to be known as Some Sloane Squares, their first record is Kensington High Street / Put...
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Soul Inc. - Soul Inc. Vol. 2 (1965-69 us, stunning garage rock, rhythm 'n'...
Gear Fab Records continues its Souls Inc. story with the release of Volume 2. Originally a singles band from Kentucky, Soul Inc. was formed in 1965 when guitarist Wayne Young and drummer Marvin Maxwell...
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Winterhawk - Electric Warriors (1979 us, outstanding hard rock, 2021 remaster)
San Francisco-based Indigenous hard rockers Winterhawk put out two records—one in 1979, one in 1980—that are both re-released by Don Giovanni Records, so we thought it was a good time to dive into the...
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Smokey Circles - Smokey Circles Album (1970 uk / israel, beautiful...
This enigmatic album was the result of a collaboration between Ralph Murphy and Shmulik Kraus. Murphy had emigrated from the UK to Ontario, Canada aged six, and taught himself how to play guitar as he...
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Grit - Grit (1972 uk, superb heavy psych rock. 2022 japan reissue)
Born from the ashes of a London band called Merlyn, Grit consisted of Frank Martinez (lead guitar, vocals), Paul Christodoulou (bass/vocals), Tom Kelly (drums, vocals) and Jeff Ball (vocalist).Frank,...
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Heavy Rain - Heavy Rain (1973-74 uk, tight heavy psych rock, 2023 release)
Formed in Blackpool in the late 60s, Heavy Rain was a ”heavy progressive blues” band who shared stage with big names like Hawkwind, Pink Fairies or Caravan. In 1973, now reduced to a power-trio (Geoff...
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Blind Willie - Blind Willie (1972/74 us, spectacular blues psych classic...
Blind Willie formed in Spokane (Washington) in 1972 and featured terrific guitar player Frank Trowbridge from hard-psych legends Sleepy John.They carved out a unique niche in the Northern Idaho/Eastern...
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Andy Robinson - Patterns Of Reality (1968 us, tremendous moody psych folk...
Originally from Philadelphia, he began singing and composing songs while still a student at the University of Colorado in Boulder. It was small clubs in and around Boulder that he first started singing...
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Orleans - Orleans (1973 us, pleasant funky soft rock, 2023 korean remaster)
From their earliest days as a favorite at colleges and clubs in the Northeast US … to studio and live collaborations with great artists, including Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Little Feat and many...
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rep> T. Swift And The Electric Bag - Are You Experienced? (1968 us, spooky...
With the release of T Swift & The Electric Bag’s “Are You Experienced” album Jerry and crew must have really started to come on to the Orange Sunshine. On tracks such as ‘Expo In Sound’ and ‘Free...
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rep> Tower Of Power - Tower Of Power (1973 us, superb jazz funk brass rock,...
The Tower of Power finally found their ideal lead singer on this album. Lenny Williams came aboard and gave them both the up-tempo belter and convincing balladeer they had previously lacked. They...
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