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Bermuda Triangle - The Missing Tapes (1977 fascinating amalgam of country...
First known as the 60's indie Psych-Folk duo 'Roger And Wendy' and then the sunshine pop band 'Euphoria', Bermuda Triangle originally released this album on CD through their private label.A great find....
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rep> Various Artists - The Chosen Few 1-2 (1964-67 us, superb rare garage...
Rare collection of artists from the mid-60's and most of them have been lost in the whirl of time, but they managed to record few little pearls. The collection is based on 45' vinyls, and from some...
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Misty - Here Again (1969-70 uk, wonderful baroque beat psych light prog, 2022...
In 1968, the band Misty came to be when organist Michael, who’d turned down a university place to pursue his musical dream, and bassist Steve Bingham both answered an ad to be part of a soul band. And...
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Umbra - Umbra (1971-72 us, remarkable prog psych rock, 2018 remaster)
Umbra was founded in 1969 and continued to solidify into 1970. Steve describes Umbra as “a progressive, psychedelic, jam group”. I had the privilege of listening to the band’s “garage” recordings from...
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The Mob - The Mob (1975 us, fascinating soul funk brass rock, 2024 japan...
Chicago-based group called the MOB, a seven-piece “show band” that had been playing around the Windy City for years. Jimmy Jimmy Holvay and Gary Beisbier, go all the way back to 1964 with the Chicago...
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Ruby Wheeler - No One In Your Way (1972 us, fine psych classic rock, 2023...
On a sunny Southern California morning in late 1971, fledgling songwriter/promoter James "Clyde" Lutrell was hitchhiking and got picked up by a young man (Lyle) who'd recently inherited money from his...
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Elegy - Elegy (1972 uk, rough underground fuzzy psych rock, 2021 limited...
Firstly I would like to say that this account is how I remember it, not necessarily how it was. The '70s were a fantastic time. Things happened that made Reality seem not quite how they were, if you...
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Caliban - Insane Mentality (1973 uk, rough fuzzy hard rock, 2021 release)
Based in Ormskirk in Lancashire UK and formed in 1970 by guitarist Keith Hubbard and vocalist Roy Smith from the remnants of their old 60's band The Rebels, Caliban included, together with Roy and...
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Slapp Happy - Sort Of (1972 germany / uk / us, brilliant art avant garde prog...
Sort Of’s default setting is a pop Beefheart sketch. Sometimes this is vastly improved by ebullient and chaotic free jazz sax, as on ‘Paradise Express’, and sometimes not, as on the slight...
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Strife - Rush (1975 uk, super power trio, solid hard rock with expressive...
British rock band from Liverpool in the mid 70's. They released two albums, Rush and Back to Thunder. Strife were formed by Paul Ellson in 1969 with Peter Trotman on guitar, Peter Hobbs on bass , and...
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Redwing - What This Country Needs (1972 us, excellent crosscountry rockin...
A natural follow-up to the self-titled LP, this record is a bit bluesier than its predecessor, and not quite as gritty. There are three cover songs on this album, all of which are based on basic...
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Redwing - Take Me Home (1973 us, fantastic dusty country rock, 2017 remaster)
A great record, with lots and lots of twang. They really upped the ante on their country bona fides: the album opens with the jaunty "Here I Go Again," an uptempo country-rock tune that's very...
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Mark LeVine - Pilgrims Progress (1968 us, awesome trippy acid psych folk rock...
Mark LeVine is an opportunist, taking advantage of this year 1968, discographically blank for his mentor Bob Dylan, to follow in his footsteps. "Pilgrims progress" could have been a logical...
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Karakorum - Prison Bitterness (1969 uk, extraordinary psych prog rock, 2021...
For many reasons 1969 was a remarkable year and the beginning of a hugely exciting new era for me....Kingsley Ward (co-founder of Rockfield Studios) had asked if I would check out a new band that had...
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Shawn Phillips - Do You Wonder (1975 us, elegant prog folk rock)
As a fan of Shawn Phillips. it couldn't be missing from my collection, his misunderstood but beautiful album, "Do you wonder", released in 1975, an attempt by Shawn to go into different sonic realms,...
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Strife - Back To Thunder (1977-78 uk, stunning hard rock, 2021 remaster and...
Liverpool based three piece Strife emerged during the mid-seventies amassing a strong live following on the club circuit and releasing an impressive debut album 'Rush' on the Chrysalis label. It was a...
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Kate Taylor - Kate Taylor (1978 us, wonderful soulful folk soft rock, 2006...
Like her famous brother James, folksinger Kate Taylor has shared a love for music since she could remember. Her roots in rockabilly and pop flesh out her connection to the classic Appalachian stylings...
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Ted Lucas - Ted Lucas (1975 us, wonderful folk rock, 2010 korean remaster)
Yoga Records, in collaboration with Riverman, are hitting it out of the park in their first year. It seems a shame I haven’t heard this record before, as it’s an easy new favorite. Ted Lucas got his...
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The Great Crash - Deadfire Echoes (1972-74 uk, exquisite songwriting with...
The idea that 4 geniuses stumbled upon a crumbling Downton Abbey in Monmouth- shire in 1971, moved in, and recorded a suite of masterpieces between 1972 -1974 that no one has ever heard is so...
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Goddo - Goddo (1977 canada, superb tough boogie rock, 2019 extra tacks remaster)
Goddo is a Canadian 3-piece hard rock band originating from Scarborough, Ontario that formed in 1975. Greg Godovitz (bass/lead vocals), Gino Scarpelli (guitar), and Doug Inglis (drums) unleashed a...
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