tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73799591977264316402024-03-18T15:54:28.215+02:00RockasteriaMarioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-27518171181688581982024-03-15T07:15:00.019+02:002024-03-15T07:15:00.130+02:00Ronnie Barron - Reverend Ether (1971 us, splendid rhythm 'n' blues, swamp rock, 2022 korean remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJDv9ZvSTiXp4txS9XXTuBMGH0DKWEJIJgUTBANyxHhceIT4IK4Nd776dvc4I5lPiyPNIxSVAF3q3fPUPB7U5nsj3fvTN78tmLWKZGCxX20OJEBCrKKwhHhS74L8gnx8XbeYFGXT0l94neyK_QNVfGftLynJkRYe-G5ZrZ-q_7ZEV9pnSEgs2lO39me4c/s1000/Front%20Cover%20OBI%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1000" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJDv9ZvSTiXp4txS9XXTuBMGH0DKWEJIJgUTBANyxHhceIT4IK4Nd776dvc4I5lPiyPNIxSVAF3q3fPUPB7U5nsj3fvTN78tmLWKZGCxX20OJEBCrKKwhHhS74L8gnx8XbeYFGXT0l94neyK_QNVfGftLynJkRYe-G5ZrZ-q_7ZEV9pnSEgs2lO39me4c/s320/Front%20Cover%20OBI%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zrzdV69oBbQ" width="460" youtube-src-id="zrzdV69oBbQ"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Born Ronald Raymond Barrosse in 1943, Barron worked with Rebennack during his early days as an A&R man for Specialty and Ace records in the late 1950s and early '60s. Rebennack produced Barron's first single, "Bad Neighborhood," which was credited to Ronnie and the Delinquents. The pair later recorded "Talk That Talk" under the name "Drits and Dravey" for Harold Battiste's AFO label. Barron also served some time in a group called the Prime Ministers, featuring fellow New Orleanians Freddie Staehle (drums), Bobby Lonero (guitar), Eddie Zip (bass), Jerry Jumonville (tenor sax), and Wayne DeVilliere (organ).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After moving to California and declining the Dr. John role, Barron worked for Louie Prima for several years and concocted his own mystical stage persona, "Reverend Ether," recording an album by that name for Decca.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By the 1970s, Barron had moved to Woodstock, N.Y., where he worked again with Rebennack as well as fellow Louisiana expatriate Bobby Charles, joining harmonica wizard Paul Butterfield's Better Days group. This group cut a couple of standout albums - "Better Days" and "It All Comes Back" - featuring Charles and Barron compositions like "Small Town Talk" and "Louisiana Flood," as well as great vocal performances from Barron. Besides doing some acting, Barron worked with BB King, Ry Cooder, John Lee Hooker, Big Joe Turner, Canned Heat, and Tom Waits.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He was married to Linda Kelly and had two children, Ronald Raymond, Jr. and Ava. He died in 1997 from complications of heart problems.</div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Liner-notes</span></i></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtDZpCbdEKK0xarX5JzSatars-N4YvasiOiJLoT-8NU-Niyq_FOIEjVGmgS6qbpqq7pw6Szu4UXOG5mdcPk6xpxmxLANdzqxN448dCrRJ41UlCHS9aqybn-eIz4suJFnzOckSBu4k6gOf0qbZMkIePqROeiZraDmAYt7nIL89TXbFgyazrYhyphenhypheneuwtgFC0/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtDZpCbdEKK0xarX5JzSatars-N4YvasiOiJLoT-8NU-Niyq_FOIEjVGmgS6qbpqq7pw6Szu4UXOG5mdcPk6xpxmxLANdzqxN448dCrRJ41UlCHS9aqybn-eIz4suJFnzOckSBu4k6gOf0qbZMkIePqROeiZraDmAYt7nIL89TXbFgyazrYhyphenhypheneuwtgFC0/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Ol' Chatnooga - 3:24</div><div>2. Duke Of Crenshaw - 3:44</div><div>3. Don't Let My Husband Catch You - 3:29</div><div>4. Sweet Simplicity - 2:35</div><div>5. Freeway Mamma - 6:06</div><div>6. Lousianna Flood - 3:08</div><div>7. Mamma's Kind Of Song - 3:26</div><div>8. Happy, Happy, Happy - 3:47</div><div>9. Let It Shine - 3:09</div><div>10.Eighteen Sixty Two - 3:39</div><div>All compositions by<i> Ronnie Barron</i></div><div><br /></div><div>*Ronnie Barron - Vocals, Keyboards</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/9c22994c">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/RoBarRevEth">Juts Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-22757680544064601892024-03-09T01:35:00.031+02:002024-03-09T17:58:25.919+02:00Gillian McPherson - Poets And Painters And Performers Of Blues (1971 ireland, divine jazzy bluesy baroque folk rock, 2017 korean edition)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlnCdV3iZ_oXP0HGFEgSoQhlOZi-bHTdE9bomISPInpeAgjFTRGKuvfU-mBzFm64wgSWMQ4-4JyHRjy4Qq9jAy0cEjWou7FqEHfSlrSyl8EZg4P-cNfo_GZKjVxaxzISFdFCXEJMi0nABKM72-YeRmMxQeF5ypIKV8ijxtj3Poi44JJ5_91ocCXVr2twz/s1000/Front%20Cover%20OBI%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1000" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlnCdV3iZ_oXP0HGFEgSoQhlOZi-bHTdE9bomISPInpeAgjFTRGKuvfU-mBzFm64wgSWMQ4-4JyHRjy4Qq9jAy0cEjWou7FqEHfSlrSyl8EZg4P-cNfo_GZKjVxaxzISFdFCXEJMi0nABKM72-YeRmMxQeF5ypIKV8ijxtj3Poi44JJ5_91ocCXVr2twz/s320/Front%20Cover%20OBI%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c8b0XDYV4mc" width="460" youtube-src-id="c8b0XDYV4mc"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gillian McPherson, was a folk singer from Northern Ireland who had her first (and only) major label release out*‘Poets, Painters and Performers of Blues’ on RCA. She came out looking the part with long hair and long skirt. She played a short set in a jazzy folk vein of which I can remember ‘They All Want Somebody To Blame’ with an emotive lyric and the album’s title track. The set was received politely. McPherson’s album was out of print for decades.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The session team on the record was the Mark-Almond band who were, coincidentally, the second show I went to, and included Tommy Eyre on keyboards who later went on to marry Scarlet Rivera of ‘Desire’ and Rolling Thunder fame. Gillie McPherson later moved to south-east France where she continues to perform and issue the occasional recording still in the jazz-folk zone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Richard Parkinson</b>, February 22, 2023</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just like the cool front cover photo, it is a very beautiful work that looks like it is being played on the waterside deep in the forest. Produced by Pentangle's Danny Thompson. Perhaps because of this, there's a cool, jazzy feel to the whole thing, which seems to play a role in the popularity of this work. The backing team is also gorgeous, with Marc Almond, Dave Cousins, Tommy Eyer, etc., and the string arrangements for some songs are done by Robert Kirby.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All of the songs are self-produced, the arrangement of the talented back team is also good. It's definitely a plain work compared to the top-class British female singer-songwriters, an irresistibly lovely album with an atmosphere that feels like it's a moss-covered arrangement of pop songs. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaO0Fr4anJKwvWtqeILM66hoXWdvI0CCSFBr3ruPnbSZQtafSrGnwtQMlL4SnrH6-qYTfj87JQviecy8JYF25mq3grSQP-TUyZS_t_Y59qgsHaSpTpPwWhTtHh8tOvcRVfOB7DBEmmeAtPvFHm2lKAtG3K_KGoYC7VcXkoCgN2i4USQ23LXKfrk4hkxH3/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaO0Fr4anJKwvWtqeILM66hoXWdvI0CCSFBr3ruPnbSZQtafSrGnwtQMlL4SnrH6-qYTfj87JQviecy8JYF25mq3grSQP-TUyZS_t_Y59qgsHaSpTpPwWhTtHh8tOvcRVfOB7DBEmmeAtPvFHm2lKAtG3K_KGoYC7VcXkoCgN2i4USQ23LXKfrk4hkxH3/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Muff The Gong - 4:52</div><div>2. It's My Own Way - 3:19</div><div>3. Look What We've Got To Do - 3:52</div><div>4. They All Want Somebody To Blame - 4:36</div><div>5. Who's At The Deceiving End - 3:56</div><div>6. I Am The Runner - 3:19</div><div>7. Is Somebody In Tune With My Song ? - 5:04</div><div>8. We Can't Be The Last Line - 3:44</div><div>9. Flight - 3:40</div><div>10.Lazy Dreamer - 2:51</div><div>11.Poets And Painters And Performers Of Blues - 2:25</div><div>Music and Lyrics by <i>Gillian McPherson</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Personnel</b></div><div>*Gillian McPherson - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar</div><div>*Jon Mark - Acoustic Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Congas</div><div>*Dave Cousins - Acoustic Guitar</div><div>*Spike Heatley - Double Bass</div><div>*Tony Carr - Percussion</div><div>*Brian Spring - Drums</div><div>*Roy Babbington - Electric Bass</div><div>*Tommy Eyre - Organ, Piano</div><div>*Johnny Almond - Vibraphone, Flute, Tenor Sax</div><div>*Peter Halling - Cello</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/92654cd0">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/GiMPhPoPaPer">Juts Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-2174071001941181192024-03-03T04:31:00.058+02:002024-03-03T04:31:00.235+02:00The Daily Flash - The Legendary Recordings (1965-67 us, superb electrifying blend of folk-rock, pop, blues and jazz, 2023 release)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhwK6HNfE_V6B1VP40K82Tf4GGr04BCtOF26gWnaTveJd6nDI-6LzOfHgwipGiCQ_MIznYH3IjGgZgDzk2yMh5Wj53txQjHZb8CgpE_smYuDtaY0ILxUGpdGlY6HTcmhwgkb9RMmIRMmvBtoYU9yoK4uaBsFQ7La5hUZL1lDT4DvnUAcXJArk1J-VmBm6/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1000" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhwK6HNfE_V6B1VP40K82Tf4GGr04BCtOF26gWnaTveJd6nDI-6LzOfHgwipGiCQ_MIznYH3IjGgZgDzk2yMh5Wj53txQjHZb8CgpE_smYuDtaY0ILxUGpdGlY6HTcmhwgkb9RMmIRMmvBtoYU9yoK4uaBsFQ7La5hUZL1lDT4DvnUAcXJArk1J-VmBm6/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RMN6B35zsWQ" width="460" youtube-src-id="RMN6B35zsWQ"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>In 1965, the “music scene” in America was often conservative yet diverse, similar throughout many regions. University students had access to international touring artists like Ravi Shankar, and the general public to Broadway musicals, ballet and orchestras. Additionally Black R&B clubs were active, and White Teen Dance clubs focused on original, local R&R/R&B bands. A folk scene in the University District brought musicians, poets, beatniks who performed evenings and sat around in coffee shops during the day. Seattle had Jazz clubs, top quality Symphony Orchestras, Opera, Ballet, etc, and radio stations were starting to widen their scope with emerging British rock groups. </div><div><br /></div><div>I studied music at University, played in the Seattle Symphony, with several jazz groups and joined a R&B club band called The Frantics, that owing to my injury from a car accident, the band found a new drummer. Steve Lalor and Don MacAllister found me recuperating. We talked about making new music. We located Doug Hastings, rehearsed here and there, and continued to meet at coffee houses in the University District. News of a psychedelic underground in San Francisco began to filter northward. Brave new ‘explorers’ (consciousness-pioneers) soon arrived in Seattle whereupon the University area became a gathering place for an emerging youth culture that included university students, as well as those who hadn’t figured out what they wanted to do. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here, musicians wanted something different; police wanted to keep abreast of it all; artists wanted to design it all; journalists wanted to publish information on it all; rich fraternity boys wanted to chop-off longhair from freaky menfolk, grab the girls and run. Despite all that there were few venues that wanted longhaired musicians, certainly not weird mixed-music groups such as The Daily Flash. Finally, The Daily Flash decided to create a series of moveable venues in Labor Union halls, and Blaise LeWark opened Seattle’s BFD club.</div><div><a href="https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2024/01/the-daily-flash-interview-the-legendary-recordings-1965-1967.html">Jon Keliehor's interview to Klemen Breznikar, January 30, 2024</a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1iAdiaOOL7RyPWXMBPsF62_iKqnT0rHdfL7c0cSza7mfcy9Xo2kwwtVb_FSfZcJYC1cfFBElybGAmKBqsp7Q7EVPY8leX1rZAppQRKMMXZGFrw14tcHAWeSAL0Qut5Ixw5VSnV2xhEsuwi26nwfmfR4BXGy6HPRK6APRYgKkgpMNzFQtEyK2Ii5zMiQJ/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1iAdiaOOL7RyPWXMBPsF62_iKqnT0rHdfL7c0cSza7mfcy9Xo2kwwtVb_FSfZcJYC1cfFBElybGAmKBqsp7Q7EVPY8leX1rZAppQRKMMXZGFrw14tcHAWeSAL0Qut5Ixw5VSnV2xhEsuwi26nwfmfR4BXGy6HPRK6APRYgKkgpMNzFQtEyK2Ii5zMiQJ/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. The French Girl (<i>Ian Tyson, Sylvia Fricker</i>) - 2:57</div><div>2. Green Rocky Road (<i>Don MacAllister, Doug Hastings, Jon Keliehor, Steve Lalor</i>) - 2:38</div><div>3. Queen Jane Approximately (<i>Bob Dylan</i>) - 4:29</div><div>4. Jack Of Diamonds (<i>Traditional</i>) - 2:40</div><div>5. The Bonny Ship The Diamond (<i>Traditional</i>) - 2:57</div><div>6. When I Was A Cowboy (<i>Huddie Ledbetter</i>) - 2:46</div><div>7. The Girl From North Alberta (<i>Billy Roberts</i>) - 2:56</div><div>8. C.C. Rider (<i>Gertrude "Ma" Rainey</i>) - 2:39</div><div>9. Violets Of Dawn (<i>Eric Anderson</i>) - 3:15</div><div>10.Again And Again (<i>Steve Lalor</i>) - 2:17</div><div>11.Queen Jane Approximately (<i>Bob Dylan</i>) - 2:54</div><div>12.Grizzly Bear (<i>Traditional</i>) - 3:10</div><div>13.Blackstone Ferry (<i>Danny O'Keefe</i>) - 2:35</div><div>14.Barbara Flowers (<i>Steve Lalor</i>) - 1:57</div><div>15.If I Were A Carpenter (<i>Tim Hardin</i>) - 2:23</div><div>16.Let Me Die In My Footsteps (<i>Bob Dylan</i>) - 2:37</div><div>17.Queen Jane Approximately (<i>Bob Dylan</i>) - 2:48</div><div>18.Birdses (<i>Dino Valenti</i>) - 2:46</div><div>19.Cantaloupe Island (<i>Herbie Hancock</i>) - 13:09</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Daily Flash</b></div><div>*Don MacAllister - Bass, Vocals</div><div>*Doug Hastings - Guitar, Vocals</div><div>*Jon Keliehor - Drums, Percussion</div><div>*Steve Lalor - Guitar, Vocals</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Related Acts</span></b></div><div><a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2016/08/bodine-bodine-1969-us-exceptional.html">1969 Bodine - Bodine</a> </div><div><a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2011/12/rhinoceros-rhinoceros-1968-us.html">1968 Rhinoceros - Rhinoceros (2002 remaster) </a> </div><div><a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2011/12/rhinoceros-satin-chickens-better-times.html">1969-70 Rhinoceros - Satin Chickens / Better Times Are Coming (2003 remaster)</a> </div><div><a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2015/05/david-ackles-david-ackles-1968-us.html">1968 David Ackles - David Ackles</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/7bb3aa9c">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/DaIlyFlaLegRec">Just Paste</a> </div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-85049175841302536182024-02-29T18:54:00.005+02:002024-02-29T19:05:04.470+02:00rep> Truk - Truk Tracks (1971 us, strong heavy psych rock, 2008 Retro Disc remaster)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO3vkuSUTk2zMReE6UJgqiUuWz1J5iR9KoMochHyRiGlhGuJjKKzsJzJbMYMaFBpoXp2NBRfmpHZg1iMaryoT4hsdZSt8zYyBO1b-7nSBvQf47BKfwG4Zb_fS72F2WuZF2R5uE2CfVUhG/s1600/Front+Cover001+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO3vkuSUTk2zMReE6UJgqiUuWz1J5iR9KoMochHyRiGlhGuJjKKzsJzJbMYMaFBpoXp2NBRfmpHZg1iMaryoT4hsdZSt8zYyBO1b-7nSBvQf47BKfwG4Zb_fS72F2WuZF2R5uE2CfVUhG/s320/Front+Cover001+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TzNRCZpkREU" width="460" youtube-src-id="TzNRCZpkREU"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Truk hailed from Oklahoma, and played a high energy Hard Rock magma punctuated with stunning heavy organ, there is a good cover of Gun's " Yellow Cab man", some acoustic melodic passages and few glamour glimpses.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Truk obviously had a pretty strong affinity for the trailblazing trudge of titans like Cream, and the powerful, messy drunken genius of early Guess Who.It's the kind of record where the drums and electric guitar crunch buries the sound right into the middle of your chest when it's played loud enough.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
The sound was surely found at a dime-a-dozen in '71, but they sure don't make them like this today! 10 tracks, including "Country Woman", "Got To Find A Reason", "Pretty Lady", "Yellow Cab Man", "Silence Ending", "Max", "Sun Castle Magic" and more."</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
In 1973 Glenn Townsend resurfaced with Johnny Rivers and later Willy Daffern played with the reformation of Captain Beyond. Truk Traks Album cover picture shot at the East-West Truck Terminal in Orange County during a strike by the Teamsters. The L. A. P. D. was called by the security dude, who was not told we had permission to shoot the pictures. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
"Dewey Martin produced Truk and later became a mechanic. In the late '70s he also played sessions on a Hoyt Axton album. Buddy Emmons kept on recording hundreds of country sessions, Harvey Kegan rejoined Doug Sahm and Augie Meyer, and Steve Lefever became a session man, notably with Alexander Harvey.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_Sd74SUxxRXGYMr7-gK91WoCW1d6ucL6o90o_6Yz9f-eazEPyDpNEmAsqtH8sW-pKtIWws13Pj446t-HI213NDZz4PRq8yoG_rEbaPHlLamSyygNk8e8qPgMg236j7WubSk5EKh1psXT9AnKvpG30zMcxol2yZpPGa-08Lz4fN7PNxPi55aMQBj9qKzx/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_Sd74SUxxRXGYMr7-gK91WoCW1d6ucL6o90o_6Yz9f-eazEPyDpNEmAsqtH8sW-pKtIWws13Pj446t-HI213NDZz4PRq8yoG_rEbaPHlLamSyygNk8e8qPgMg236j7WubSk5EKh1psXT9AnKvpG30zMcxol2yZpPGa-08Lz4fN7PNxPi55aMQBj9qKzx/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<b>Tracks</b><br />
1. Country Woman - 4:29<br />
2. Got To Find A Reason - 3:02<br />
3. Pretty Lady (<i>James Patrick Graham</i>) - 3:56<br />
4. Winter's Coming On - 2:46<br />
5. Sun Castle Magic - 5:12<br />
6. Yellow Cab Man (<i>Adrian Curtis, Jimmy Parsons</i>) - 3:01<br />
7. Five Is Together (<i>Glenn Ray Townsend, James Patrick Graham</i>) - 3:41<br />
8. You (<i>George Michael Graham, Glenn Ray Townsend</i>) - 4:02<br />
9. Silence Ending (<i>Glenn Ray Townsend, James Patrick Graham</i>) - 2:43<br />
10.Max (<i>Glenn Ray Townsend</i>) - 3:52<br />
<div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">Songs written by <i>James Patrick Graham, Glenn Ray Townsend, George Michael Graham, J. Martin Anderson, William Daniel Daffern </i>except where noted.</div><div><br /></div>
<b>Truk</b><br />
*J. Martin (Moby) Anderson - Bass, Vocals<br />
*Danny Cornett - Drums, Vocals (original drummer)<br />
*William Daniel Daffern - Drums, Vocals (on last 4 songs cut--lead vocal on Winter's Coming On)<br />
*George Michael (Mike) Graham - Lead Vocals<br />
*James Patrick (Pat) Graha - Organ, Vocals<br />
*Glenn Ray Townsend - Guitar, Vocals <br />
<br />
<a href="https://controlc.com/88442616">Free Text</a><br /><a href="https://justpaste.it/TrUkTraX">Just Paste</a></div>
Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-55004614495263511022024-02-25T02:34:00.035+02:002024-02-25T02:34:00.150+02:00Ned - Ned (1973 us, refreshing soothing melody and harmony, 2023 korean remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKUMAmf4xNue7Qtp_A8Zk5Dqqz-7rkHRQCsXlepG6DpzgVoExD5wDSasrJlcfRIIYmER-2DDHxhbA5HjXVBZUcTN2rZSuDQGJQETXcM3ARzrQC-TVaqBjsCJPlAA6-fB1OZcuxnotWay8GUZm38y_VBul0gRG0igexod_XogB99kDgblKZz1DSZnJVRj6/s1004/Front%20Cove%20OBI%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKUMAmf4xNue7Qtp_A8Zk5Dqqz-7rkHRQCsXlepG6DpzgVoExD5wDSasrJlcfRIIYmER-2DDHxhbA5HjXVBZUcTN2rZSuDQGJQETXcM3ARzrQC-TVaqBjsCJPlAA6-fB1OZcuxnotWay8GUZm38y_VBul0gRG0igexod_XogB99kDgblKZz1DSZnJVRj6/s320/Front%20Cove%20OBI%20copy.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QCdI_6USn0M" width="460" youtube-src-id="QCdI_6USn0M"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Ned four young men who chance brought together in a Harvard dorm in 1969. Rokko Jans and Jeffrey Parsons were attending Harvard while Nick Talantis and Norman Reim were just passing through Boston on their way to Greece. They ended up many-a-night jamming till dawn and as quickly as that plans were changed: Rokko and Jeff forsook the scholarly life and Nick and Norman have yet to make it to Greece. The four have been making music together, off and on, ever sinc</div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Capricorn </span></i></div><div><br /></div><div>Work in a mellow, pickin', strummin' and grinnin' style more reminiscent of Poco, the Eagles and CSN&Y. Most endearing for their very casualness, whether up tempo pieces or down-to-earth ballads... It is almost impossible to dislike Ned, four smiling long-haired geeks, each holding in his arms an absolutely massive looking dog, in the picture on the back of their first album."</div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Rolling Stone</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div>Ned has performed throughout the US and Canada since 1969. Very active in concert halls and on college campuses in the early seventies, they opened for a wide variety of acts, including: Sly and the Family Stone, The James Gang, B.B. King, The Supremes, Ramsey Lewis, Rare Earth, B.J. Thomas, Richie Havens, Wilson Pickett, The Dells, The Kinks, Wishbone Ash–-and many more.</div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Nedband</span></i></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXDVFJMkfsmPR01KRuh8K49_QTbWfOfQepL29JuXOeA70846Z_6keEJfpai0lAPTAWud9gNgmUArjaTbJ5Tb0Dn1SEJHyXS0YZn0Evx46kjZKpp-meZtjWWyudfnHGBgUVC9ZH5KW63abFT-RTOwD0Q41CVFj_h714x0Q1eicU20V1qF6ltQOSnmob7tc/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXDVFJMkfsmPR01KRuh8K49_QTbWfOfQepL29JuXOeA70846Z_6keEJfpai0lAPTAWud9gNgmUArjaTbJ5Tb0Dn1SEJHyXS0YZn0Evx46kjZKpp-meZtjWWyudfnHGBgUVC9ZH5KW63abFT-RTOwD0Q41CVFj_h714x0Q1eicU20V1qF6ltQOSnmob7tc/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Feelings To Hide (J<i>eff Parsons, Nick Talantis, Norman Reim</i>) - 3:43</div><div>2. Above The Storm (<i>Alaric Jans, Nick Talantis</i>) - 2:00</div><div>3. Rosemary May (And Little Baby Blue Jeans) (<i>Nick Talantis</i>) - 3:38</div><div>4. Time (<i>Alaric Jans</i>) - 2:29</div><div>5. I Got A Conflict (<i>Nick Talantis, Norman Reim</i>) - 6:45</div><div>6. Matinee Movie (<i>Alaric Jans, Nick Talantis, Norman Reim</i>) - 3:17</div><div>7. Mississippi Streams (<i>Alaric Jans, Nick Talantis, Norman Reim</i>) - 6:29</div><div>8. My Heart Song (<i>Alaric Jans, Nick Talantis</i>) - 3:40</div><div>9. I Seen The Glory (<i>Nick Talantis, Norman Reim</i>) - 3:01</div><div>10 Home (<i>Alaric Jans, Nick Talantis, Norman Reim</i>) - 3:45</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ned</b></div><div>*Norman Reim - Vocals</div><div>*Jeff Parsons - Vocals, Guitar </div><div>*Nick Talantis - Vocals, Guitar</div><div>*Alaric Jans - Vocals, Keyboards </div><div><b><i>With</i></b></div><div>*Doug Mazique - Vocals, Bass</div><div>*Richie Morales- Drums </div><div>*Paul Hornsby - Organ, Vibraphone</div><div>*Tommy Talton - Guitar </div><div>*Sammy Creason- Drums</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/6fc2b7bf">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/NeDnEd">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-5365845107627233582024-02-20T18:35:00.000+02:002024-02-20T18:35:17.285+02:00Graham Bell - Graham Bell (1972 uk, fabulous rhythm 'n' blues, 2016 korean remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4o0CAVXEBUCRCAuDlU2T2n0u5r5jmpt8PFc1bgSHBp8zs0USluAN4k12N4RzRHh76U3VXJEJo-f0D2rQHo8f7cB4IlcplSUo8YjcnoeJg65-CXNl983LOcx3WA-_Fpf8EZVxCUhjvP_BLAKBNW7nSe_xo0uNhqK4eMARQANBJlcWepU1nbkcxojFEHCt/s1000/Front%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4o0CAVXEBUCRCAuDlU2T2n0u5r5jmpt8PFc1bgSHBp8zs0USluAN4k12N4RzRHh76U3VXJEJo-f0D2rQHo8f7cB4IlcplSUo8YjcnoeJg65-CXNl983LOcx3WA-_Fpf8EZVxCUhjvP_BLAKBNW7nSe_xo0uNhqK4eMARQANBJlcWepU1nbkcxojFEHCt/s320/Front%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HL9xBildrcg" width="460" youtube-src-id="HL9xBildrcg"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Bell's father, Jimmy, who died in 2010, was a well-known local singer, and his late mother, Leonora Rogers, was in show business prior to marriage, after which she was heavily involved in local music and dance.</div><div><br /></div><div>Graham made a solo single in 1966 and one year later replaced Alan Hull as the singer of psychedelic rock band Skip Bifferty (later renamed Heavy Jelly). In 1969 he was singer in another psychedelic rock band Griffin. In 1970 he began his stint with Charisma Records, joining Every Which Way, a band formed by Brian Davison formerly of The Nice, as singer and principal writer. Musical style was jazzy progressive rock with guitar from John Hedley (who was later part of Last Exit, with Sting) playing call and response with Bell's blues shout vocals. Bell then rejoined his old mates from Skip Bifferty, now known as Arc, to form Bell & Arc in July 1971, with John Turnbull, Mick Gallagher, Bud Beadle, Kenny Craddock, Steve Gregory, Tom Duffy and Alan White. Bell was then tempted to leave the group to record an album as a solo artist in 1972. Featuring Tim Hinkley, Mel Collins and lan Wallace, it was produced by Bob Dylan associate Bob Johnston.</div><div><br /></div><div>After Bell's appearance in the London Symphony Orchestra version of Tommy it was reported that Pete Townshend produced an album for him, but it never saw the light of day. In 1974 he contributed backing vocals on Carol Grimes' Warm Blood also featuring Tommy Eyre, Jess Roden, John 'Rabbit' Bundrick and Henry Lowther. In the late 1970s Graham Bell was featured on the front page of Sounds music paper as a "the man -most likely to", but sadly his profile was affected by the rise of punk and the new wave. Bell moved to America, where he toured with Long John Baldry, and was the co- front man along with Jackie Lomax of a band of LA Brit expatriates known as the Tea Bags, among others, before returning to his native Northeast England in the mid 1980s. He also lived for a while in Cumbria before finally heading for London again and cropping up in Snowy White's Blues Agency in 1988/89. In 2008 he died of cancer shortly after his 60th birthday.</div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Liner-Notes</span></i></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM37RWgmZ1LEWuXp8tnEsVaEYbRohirNxoUnHvX7a8LiuQX0h8VeZ3Rkpt70yej3pnJx90-ixWfd7le_9Aida45hm3kmb-HgfEyBzuC56CMHuRVPkDAJ_qEKiQX_ujNf2MspXsesBqgXeW4yvbbWu8HoLpS53Yyyh93jaBlDf4C0ch6Tlmx8b0ZeaHfNNT/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM37RWgmZ1LEWuXp8tnEsVaEYbRohirNxoUnHvX7a8LiuQX0h8VeZ3Rkpt70yej3pnJx90-ixWfd7le_9Aida45hm3kmb-HgfEyBzuC56CMHuRVPkDAJ_qEKiQX_ujNf2MspXsesBqgXeW4yvbbWu8HoLpS53Yyyh93jaBlDf4C0ch6Tlmx8b0ZeaHfNNT/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Before You Can Be A Man (<i>Graham Bell</i>) - 4:01</div><div>2. The Thrill Is Gone (<i>B.B. King</i>) - 4:52</div><div>3. After Midnight (<i>J.J. Cale</i>) - 5:32</div><div>4. Down In The City (<i>Graham Bell, Tim Drummond</i>) - 5:17</div><div>5. Watch The River Flow (<i>Bob Dylan</i>) - 4:38</div><div>6. Too Many People (<i>Bob Wilson, Graham Bell</i>) - 4:18</div><div>7. How Long Will It Last (<i>Bob Wilson, Graham Bell</i>) - 3:09</div><div>8. The Whole Town Wants You Hung (<i>Graham Bell</i>) - 2:27</div><div>9. The Man With Ageless Eyes (<i>Graham Bell</i>) - 5:11</div><div>10.So Black And So Blue (<i>Kris Kristofferson</i>) - 3:54</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Personnel</b></div><div>*Graham Bell - Guitar, Vocals</div><div>*Bob Wilson - Keyboards</div><div>*Derek Quinn - Percussion</div><div>*Gaspar Lawal - Percussion</div><div>*Eddie Mordue - Baritone Saxophone</div><div>*Ian Wallace - Drums</div><div>*Mel Collins - Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones</div><div>*Ron Cornelius - Guitar</div><div>*Tim Drummond - Bass</div><div>*Tim Hinkley - Keyboards</div><div>*Kenny Wheeler - Trumpet </div><div>*Mark Charig - Trumpet </div><div>*Nick Evans - Trombone</div><div>*Derek Collins - Tenor Saxophone</div><div><b><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: blue;">Related Acts</span></b></div></div>
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2011/03/skip-bifferty-story-of-skip-bifferty.html">1966-69 Skip Bifferty - The Story of Skip Bifferty (double disc edition) </a> <br /><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2012/12/brian-davison-every-which-way-1970-uk.html">1970 Brian Davison - Every Which Way (2010 edition)</a> <br /><div><a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2011/04/bell-arc-bell-arc-1971-uk-excellent.html">1971 Bell And Arc - Bell + Arc </a><br />
<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/8aff4608">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/GrAhAmBeLl">Just Paste</a></div></div>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-75934289314114755752024-02-17T09:48:00.004+02:002024-02-17T09:48:00.125+02:00rep> Blown Free - Maximum Rock 'n' Roll (1978 us, great hard, rough 'n' raw, pre stoner rock, limited release, 300 copies)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VW3zCArGs9cTL1mZOBCvXvBVApxJTmffZVKd4O0PirPjZdM5gDAFSt8fbxWO_8pBR5WH6IF3HDnyWBzgKqy1q8gzTJEq5ggP4MvYULwlAB3TbmLrlM53NNS86djDK3J0uA6JWB0m3ww/s1600/Front+Cover001+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VW3zCArGs9cTL1mZOBCvXvBVApxJTmffZVKd4O0PirPjZdM5gDAFSt8fbxWO_8pBR5WH6IF3HDnyWBzgKqy1q8gzTJEq5ggP4MvYULwlAB3TbmLrlM53NNS86djDK3J0uA6JWB0m3ww/s320/Front+Cover001+copy.jpg" width="319" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e55g3CafKYI" width="460"></iframe></div>
<br />
Blown Free were a Houston band active between 1978 and 1982. Their history is almost completely unknown, what is known is that the band's leader and main songwriter, David Matthews, has a long history in music. He got his start in Wisconsin, playing in some underground psyche bands as early as 1968.<br />
<br />
When he moved to Houston he immediately put together his own band and the results of this can be heard on this disc, what recordings survived anyway. If there ever was a band that could be classified as "obscure, underground rock" this is surely one. The only known release on this band is a sole 45 released on Excelsior (the label owned by the late Bill Holford, SR. of ACA Studios in Houston).<br />
<br />
Mr. Holford would sometimes take a band under his wing and help them through business deals and publishing deals, which is what he did with Blown Free. After the dissolution of the band, and the break-up of Matthews' marriage, David took off for greener pastures back in Wisconsin where he started his own label and put together another version of Blown Free, this time under the monniker of The Matthew Davis Project. Several tracks from that period are included here as "Lemonade and Suzie Tonight", "A Seedy Reefer", and "The Bash".<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDjjJE21Qw_Hy2zHCAqYbSGmAmC59VQe-VfN7jM0WVaYB0-9EfAgfW-PT9ldb2HRzG_EZdbIcg5yKfxte5HvqR9mzMrmyyOjPmOWBASQWQK118SnE_BkZ0mqnjQ3ZM23YPmphoODyKe5k5k64PWEvQon6tLa-74e63UZmMCzRlHDpigQVZUAqQbrvywFC/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDjjJE21Qw_Hy2zHCAqYbSGmAmC59VQe-VfN7jM0WVaYB0-9EfAgfW-PT9ldb2HRzG_EZdbIcg5yKfxte5HvqR9mzMrmyyOjPmOWBASQWQK118SnE_BkZ0mqnjQ3ZM23YPmphoODyKe5k5k64PWEvQon6tLa-74e63UZmMCzRlHDpigQVZUAqQbrvywFC/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<strong>Tracks</strong><br />
1. Baby Come Back - 2:14<br />
2. My House - 2:57<br />
3. Sweet Love - 3:52<br />
4. The Wizard - 3:56<br />
5. Come Back My Way - 4:58<br />
6. Rock And Roll Band - 2:48<br />
7. A Little Bit At A Time - 3:59<br />
8. My House - 3:11<br />
9. I Feel Free - 3:54<br />
10. Blown Free - 5:47<br />
11. Sweet Love - 4:14<br />
12. Lemonade & Suzie Tonight - 5:30<br />
13. A Seedy Reefer - 3:55<br />
14. The Bash - 4:46<br />
15. The Wizard - 3:18<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Tracks 1-4 recorded at ACA Studios in Houston, TX. Track 4 is a different mix than the released version on the 45 (Track 15).<br />
Tracks 5-11 are taken from a rehearsal tape recorded sometime in 1978.<br />
Tracks 12-14 are recordings made by The Matthew Davis Project.<br />
Track 15 taken from the band's only official release, the Excelsior Records 45 recorded at ACA Studios and engineered by Bill Holford, SR.</span><br />
<br /><a href="https://controlc.com/4ef28b3e">Free Text</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://justpaste.it/BlFrMaxRoRl">Just Paste</a></div>
</div>
Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-71061446150941441372024-02-16T01:59:00.002+02:002024-02-16T13:06:54.545+02:00rep> Birmingham Sunday - A Message From Birmingham Sunday (1968 us, nice sunny folk psych, akarma edition)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Odt-zPa2qrRZlrK31GBvjagLtZaleeKK-25hxi4mz9V9ytjSVHRX9IjfJcaPwngDxYkwUd0RoE9B2B3W3-Ekfm4KvM6oBp2xm11JxPwTCpbfnQzev2E9oCHmVvWDyAW_3l_2tQpQnXU/s1600/Front+Cover001+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Odt-zPa2qrRZlrK31GBvjagLtZaleeKK-25hxi4mz9V9ytjSVHRX9IjfJcaPwngDxYkwUd0RoE9B2B3W3-Ekfm4KvM6oBp2xm11JxPwTCpbfnQzev2E9oCHmVvWDyAW_3l_2tQpQnXU/s320/Front+Cover001+copy.jpg" width="318" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ccUyCjT7OL4" width="420"></iframe></div>
</div>
<br />
Birmingham Sunday was formed in September 1966, and they were named after the Sunday concerts that took place in Birmingham, England. The original lineup of Birmingham Sunday featured bassist John Kvam, drummer Monty Johns, guitarist (and Monty's brother) Ward Johns, organ/sax player Phil Gustafson and guitarist Joe LaChew.<br />
<br />
Monty and Ward Johns had been in The Contrasts, who covered popular Beatles and Beach Boys tunes. John Kvam was a guitarist in the folk rock group The Scroachers, and learned bass after joining Birmingham Sunday. Phil Gustafson was the keyboardist and sax player for the rock band The Kensingtons. Gustafson was trained as a pianist and sang in the church choir, and he played sax in his high school band. Even though Phil's voice could easily handle the demands of opera, he preferred to sing background harmony with Birmingham Sunday. Joe LaChew was the guitarist and vocalist for the group The Freedom Five, who covered the blues-based output of British bands like The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Animals. At the age of 15, LaChew earned his stripes as a songwriter when he wrote a campaign song for the Nevada governor at the time, Grant Sawyer. The Freedom Five recorded a single of Joe's song and sold it at various campaign sites throughout the state.<br />
<br />
Birmingham Sunday started to play teen dances throughout northern Nevada. Their biggest crowds were at the Civic Auditorium in Carson City and at Genoa Town Hall. The group put on dances and rented halls in Carson City, Genoa, Minden and Reno to cover their increasing fan base.<br />
<br />
In 1967, Birmingham Sunday was poised for their breakthrough. Joe LaChew and Monty Johns were attending the University of Nevada in Reno, and their band had a much greater following – especially since the university dorms and fraternities now had their own party band!<br />
<br />
That summer season, Birmingham Sunday landed a house band gig at American Legion Hall in South Lake Tahoe, California. This involved playing five days a week at the hall, plus performing as the opening act for each weekend's entertainment. The venue was filled every summer night with Californians from the Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay area. Weekend shows were extravaganzas, as well-known San Franciscan acts like The Grateful Dead and Sly And The Family Stone were frequently brought in with local favorites The Family Tree and Jim Burgett.<br />
<br />
The American Legion Hall's weekend festival on July 28-29, 1967 was headlined by The Grateful Dead and Jim Burgett, with Birmingham Sunday, The Justice Five and Velvet Chain on the bill. This festival is where Birmingham Sunday first heard Debbie Parke sing. Debbie was performing a guest spot with The Justice Five at the shows.<br />
<br />
A few months later, Debbie Parks joined Birmingham Sunday, adding her strong voice to the mix. She was only 15 and a sophomore in high school. Even though Debbie's voice was overpowering, she did not try to dominate the band. Instead, her voice blended well with the rest of the singers in the band. Birmingham Sunday was now playing more originals as part of their sets. They began attracting interest from numerous managers and record company scouts.<br />
<br />
Phil Gustafson left for the summer to attend National Guard camp, and he was replaced by his younger brother Dave. Dave Gustafson was a child prodigy that could play any style from Beethoven and Bach to Jimmy Smith. In addition, Dave could read and copy nearly everything he heard. His great playing impressed crowds with a note-for-note rendition of The Doors' "Light My Fire."<br />
<br />
Birmingham Sunday's success carried them into 1968. Everyone's favorite hipster, Pat Boone (!), co-sponsored a "Teen Scene" local battle of the bands with promoter Bruce Blaylock. This two-day event was held at Reno’s Centennial Coliseum, where groups like The Kinks, Buffalo Springfield, The Zombies, The Beach Boys and many others had played. The judges were the members of The Sunshine Company, who had recently enjoyed some success. The Sunshine Company had a similar approach and appreciated Birmingham Sunday's vocal tapestry.<br />
<br />
Birmingham Sunday was chosen with the top bands to travel to Las Vegas for the finals. The Las Vegas judges were Strawberry Alarm Clock and their manager/producer Bill Holmes. The Las Vegas band London Fogg won the battle, but Bill Holmes greatly preferred Birmingham Sunday's original songs and he was very impressed by their vocals.<br />
<br />
Birmingham Sunday was invited by promoter Bruce Blaylock to do some recordings in Hollywood. Blaylock was shopping the band to Nitty Gritty Dirt Band manager Bill McEuen as well as a representative of that group's label, Liberty Records. Birmingham Sunday did an audition and received a record deal from Liberty. The record label had a song that they wanted Birmingham Sunday to record – the "Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet," also known as "A Time For Us." It was later recorded by Henry Mancini, Andy Williams and Johnny Mathis.<br />
<br />
After hearing the demos, Bill Holmes took on Birmingham Sunday as their producer and manager. Holmes turned down the Liberty deal, which proved to be a big mistake when Henry Mancini's recording became a big pop hit. Instead, Birmingham Sunday was signed to Bill Holmes' All-American label.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, the band had changed. Monty Wards left after the "Teen Scene" contest for a rigorous, pre-med schedule at the University of Nevada. Birmingham Sunday auditioned singing drummers, but no one materialized. With concert bookings to be fulfilled and not much time to prepare, Joe LaChew took over as the drummer. Monty had been teaching Joe all the drum parts for their original songs, so LaChew had no problem in this transition period. Since Joe gave up his guitar to play drums, the group had to find another guitarist who could sing well. They found Jean Heim, who played rhythm guitar and a little lead guitar. Heim could also sing lead with his pure, light tenor tone.<br />
<br />
The group perfected ten original songs and recorded them in December 1968 with Bill Holmes producing at Original Sound Recording Studios. The studio was located on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and it was owned by multiple award winning DJ and promoter Art Laboe. The legendary Paul Buff, who previously ran Pal Recording Studio before selling it to his recording partner Frank Zappa, was Original Sound's engineer. The album "A Message From Birmingham Sunday" was recorded in five days using Buff's own ten-track studio equipment. Paul Buff also played a Chamberlin keyboard, the American precursor to the mellotron, on the entire album. Buff's string arrangements on the Chamberlin were essential parts of each song.<br />
<br />
All-American selected "Prevalent Visionaries" and "Egocentric Solitude" as the respective A- and B-sides of a single released in early September 1969. The album was released the same month. Before the album was released, Bill Holmes sent a tape of the single to radio stations in Nevada.<br />
<br />
"Egocentric Solitude" was first tracked for the week ending August 16, 1969 by Reno, Nevada radio station KIST. It reached the Top 10 in Reno that September 10, and it was #5 on KCBN. Although the single did not receive wide distribution, it did well in Sacramento, Chicago, Seattle, and especially Santa Barbara, where it made #1! The lack of distribution made the album extremely rare, even at the time. About 10 to 20 copies of the original LP are known to exist today.<br />
<br />
Many of Bill Holmes' All-American acts played concerts on July 18-19, 1969 at Kings Beach on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe. On the first day, Birmingham Sunday was the opening act. However, the popularity of the band enabled Birmingham Sunday to close the second night's show. Holmes had lost control of Strawberry Alarm Clock, so he had the replacement group Strawberry SAC play instead. Gary Solomon, the lyric writer of "Egocentric Solitude," was in that band. Birmingham Sunday ruled the weekend event!<br />
<br />
Birmingham Sunday played concerts throughout 1969, but they split up in 1970 due to a number of forces pulling band members in different directions. Joe LaChew and Monty Johns stayed in college to continue their education. Both Joe and Monty formed the college rock band Brother Rock with Ward Johns. This nine-piece horn band opened for concerts at the college, including shows by Cold Blood, Tower Of Power, The Sons Of Champlin, and most notably, Derek And The Dominoes.<br />
<br />
Brother Rock did a recording for the Mercury label in San Francisco, but the tracks have been lost. While influenced by Chicago and The Sons Of Champlin, Brother Rock played original songs by Monty Johns and Joe LaChew.<br />
<br />
Debbie Parke, Jean Heim, John Kvam and the Gustafson brothers joined well-known Nevada casino lounge singer Frankie Fanelli. They recorded an album with Fanelli before splitting with him in August 1970. The band members went into different directions:<br />
<br />
Joe LaChew continued playing guitar with The Drifters, The Coasters, Billy Preston, The Righteous Brothers, Rose and Joe Maphis, Merle Travis, Dorsey Burnett, Jimmy Dickens, Zella Lehr (an RCA artist), Kathy O'Shea (for MCA) and comedian Rich Little. Joe is now a music teacher in Nevada and still plays shows in the Reno and Lake Tahoe areas. He still enjoys writing music and has done commercials, film music and solo albums. Joe still writes songs for the more recent Birmingham Sunday reunions. Two of those tracks, "Raw Rhythm" and "C'Est La Vie Blues," are included here for the first time. The famous Birmingham Sunday parties continue to this day!<br />
<br />
Debbie Parke became an elementary school teacher and counselor in Lewiston, Idaho. She is now retired. Phil Gustafson retired from the Nevada National Guard. John Kvam was a bartender and journeyman cabinet maker before his retirement. Jean Heim became a country musician and has also retired. Monty Johns is a doctor in West Virginia. Ward Johns was the Vice President of Missile Records. He passed away from compilations due to a stroke in December 2009. Dave Gustafson became a successful musician and very wealthy real estate agent. He passed in January 2010.<br />
by <b>Joe LaChew</b> (Birmingham Sunday)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7Q-a_oAHegu3UlYGDybfZjTCqpsE3lsPECG_0dA9622LLa1ZffHnLCZ7jCn8925Hzziax8tUJ0cVxmWxlQGFqt_lAjNeGcRlBcM_pGSQyz9gZjnZiTXNmMnkto2X2RsyxOlXriMoBGt4kxa_MMIlPX2nDGwX4WTEh8UluAwmClavlu5XS0VX_VoCInfx/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7Q-a_oAHegu3UlYGDybfZjTCqpsE3lsPECG_0dA9622LLa1ZffHnLCZ7jCn8925Hzziax8tUJ0cVxmWxlQGFqt_lAjNeGcRlBcM_pGSQyz9gZjnZiTXNmMnkto2X2RsyxOlXriMoBGt4kxa_MMIlPX2nDGwX4WTEh8UluAwmClavlu5XS0VX_VoCInfx/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<b>Tracks</b><br />
1. Egocentrick Solitude - 3:17<br />
2. Wondering What to Feel - 2:36<br />
3. Prevalent Visionaries - 2:51<br />
4. You're Out of Line - 2:55<br />
5. Medieval Journey - 2:36<br />
6. Mr. Waters (The Judge) - 2:52<br />
7. Fate and the Magician - 1:58<br />
8. Peter Pan Revisted - 2:15<br />
9. Time to Land - 3:03<br />
10. Don't Turn Around - 2:41<br />
<br />
<b>Birmingham Sunday</b><br />
*Ward Johns - Guitar<br />
*Debbie Parks - Vocals <br />
*John Kvam - Bass<br />
*Jean Heim - Rhythm Guitar<br />
*Joe LaChew - Drums, Guitar<br />
*Phil Gustafson - Keyboards, Saxes<br />
*Monty Johns - Drums<br />
<br />
<a href="https://controlc.com/a620afdf">Free Text</a><br /><a href="https://justpaste.it/BiHamSunMes">Just Paste</a></div>
Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-38656612733627134032024-02-12T01:46:00.028+02:002024-02-12T01:46:00.124+02:00Winterhawk - Dog Soldier (1980 us, awesome hard rock, 2021 hard sleeve remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxb96zUtYMJ7np3UfyBDAMX4pja-eODXE4QjVrL34w3LYhofoErSNUg6BzuHCWbcRedhHSGp_RzoakARqitz0x07YSHcUPwZf3O5DabrqFTPpx-KfsyOHxNk5srQLWKLUphxSo55XvgMrOXJ3HkhIfCLi_mbRc3PwG9c8d51RKPORXUdij0K9-jsy_f_/s1014/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxb96zUtYMJ7np3UfyBDAMX4pja-eODXE4QjVrL34w3LYhofoErSNUg6BzuHCWbcRedhHSGp_RzoakARqitz0x07YSHcUPwZf3O5DabrqFTPpx-KfsyOHxNk5srQLWKLUphxSo55XvgMrOXJ3HkhIfCLi_mbRc3PwG9c8d51RKPORXUdij0K9-jsy_f_/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='460' height='320' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dySsfxjJ2uorWFwUDvIHn84K4P-T2aEwKham23Q5ddoJ0ZmToR2AYwlG58HxhT1uVoebixYbWmHlLJ7D2ooUQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>San Francisco band Winterhawk were years ahead of their time. They’re best remembered for frontman/guitarist Nik Alexander’s distinctive mashups of 70s acid rock and Cree Indian folk music. Alexander was fiercely proud of his heritage, and that connection to the land resonates potently in the band’s many politically-oriented songs. In addition to rocking out ancient folk melodies, they sometimes employed indigenous instruments like shakers and wood flute. Drummer Alfonso Kolb would frequently diverge into native rhythms as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>On Dog Soldier, the group are tighter. Fringed leather tunics, furs, feathers, and loincloths are not the standard garb of the average rock band, and neither were many popular bands quite literally gushing with Indian blood and heritage. Likewise, few bands indeed carry high the philosophies, and traditions of their forefathers cultures as did Winterhawk. A Native American foursome that specialized in rapidfire, hard rock and roll. But the striking thing about this band is not so much the warrior beliefs, but their sincerity and genuine faith in themselves and their culture. Winterhawk appeared in the 1983 US Festival and has opened for such big names as Tina Turner, Santana, Country Joe and the Fish, Steve Miller, Van Halen and Motley Crue. The Electric Warriors LP was produced by Tom Bee of XIT, AKA Lincoln St Exit. A must have for Native American, Hard Rock, Metal music fans. Nik Alexander's song writing and guitar playing skills are the best. </div><div><br /></div><div>We Are the People is a towering, defiantly timeless reminder of how much more civilized the North American natives were, compared to the imperialist invaders. There’s also Crazy, shifting between hammering riffage and a spare, cantering native rhythm; We’re Still Here, a surreal attempt at politically-fueled disco; Warriors Road, a subdued acoustic freedom-fighter anthem; and I Will Remember. a stark, mystical folk tune. Good to have this distinctive band back in print.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, Nik Alexander passed away in July 5, 2017 after battling with cancer. His memory lives on through the timeless compositions he created, that will surely be remembered and enjoyed by every serious music fan and collector unto the ages of the ages.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLwgiDH4eDqIWzGscjtsza2T7jYYebdwZA56NKvODFPKjQqm_gUvJlMloOYfR3EdccTV9ytRVAupq5o9CfKrkms30pDNAVJhf3kFuCjbM8gyinBjKIXIRA4nZJrJG26GOGgyTgxWw7Iwq1VBSSE3Z_EMNxdJqnYeo26EUYryCH-0R0FVbvE98AMot9OGz/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLwgiDH4eDqIWzGscjtsza2T7jYYebdwZA56NKvODFPKjQqm_gUvJlMloOYfR3EdccTV9ytRVAupq5o9CfKrkms30pDNAVJhf3kFuCjbM8gyinBjKIXIRA4nZJrJG26GOGgyTgxWw7Iwq1VBSSE3Z_EMNxdJqnYeo26EUYryCH-0R0FVbvE98AMot9OGz/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Our Love Will Last - 3:11</div><div>2. Honey Lady - 3:41</div><div>3. Crazy - 4:50</div><div>4. Loser - 4:14</div><div>5. Lady Blue - 4:04</div><div>6. We're Still Here - 3:46</div><div>7. Warriors Road - 3:15</div><div>8. We Are The People - 5:45</div><div>9. I Will Remember - 3:12</div><div>All compositions by <i>Nik Alexander</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Winterhawk</b></div><div>*Nik Alexander - Guitar, Vocals</div><div>*Doug Love - Bass, Vocals</div><div>*Gordon Campbell - Bell</div><div>*Jon Gibson - Drums, Vocals</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2023/12/winterhawk-electric-warriors-1979-us.html">1979 Winterhawk - Electric Warriors (2021 remaster)</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/9887a8de">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/WiHwkDoSol">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-16265118603698967142024-02-08T15:55:00.000+02:002024-02-08T15:55:26.726+02:00rep> Various Artists - With Love A Pot Of Flowers (1965-67 us, fantastic garage psych folk rock, 2010 remaster and expanded)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNyIXdo_P65FryH09gtN6QPjMQX_eMPK0dnJe_KNzO22-a8paGQ_9u_NWn5YzohjFBt3HIwPh77A8eitBbFmMBxSF1yVa1jXvp2Exlkf-IRl6IQeVVNulCPq2umMsg392W4oCfNFOGouV/s1600/Front+Cover+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNyIXdo_P65FryH09gtN6QPjMQX_eMPK0dnJe_KNzO22-a8paGQ_9u_NWn5YzohjFBt3HIwPh77A8eitBbFmMBxSF1yVa1jXvp2Exlkf-IRl6IQeVVNulCPq2umMsg392W4oCfNFOGouV/s320/Front+Cover+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='460' height='320' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyjbZXaLMYRms7c9ExcqQXoumz8chcle39W_p2IwDWlKu9sQKqztFMxNszV8LJnYzA6nGrxd5MihdxzlxEz-w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
“With Love: A Pot Of Flowers” was originally issued in late 1967 by Mainstream Records. It is testament to the quality of the groups and songs included, not to mention the A&R proclivities of Mainstream head honcho Bob Shad – as irascibly indefatigable as anyone you might choose in the hothouse atmosphere of the independent record business of that era – that the album plays so well and, if you’ll pardon the pun, really grows on you. That in hindsight it also plucked four bands from within the vortex of 1966 nascent psychedelia and places them in a historically fascinating context, is equally remarkable. This expanded version of “A Pot Of Flowers” includes additional material by other relevant groups released on Brent or Mainstream from 1965 to 1967, as well as the mono single mixes of selected tracks from the album and some unreleased cuts.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
The collection was amongst the first of a swathe of rock albums that Mainstream issued towards the end of the 1960s, the result of a remarkable A&R odyssey conducted by Shad across the United States, in much the same fashion as the location recording expeditions the producer had made to the south in the late 1940s in search of blues and R&B acts. Whether by luck or design, Shad decided to make one of his first ports of call San Francisco, which in early 1966 was well into the honeymoon period of its own socio-cultural renaissance, with the entire Bay Area awash with rock’n’rollers of all shapes and sizes.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
As our extensive liner note details, he had initially issued several unsuccessful singles by Bay Area groups on both Mainstream and Brent, but by subsequently collecting the best of these together on “A Pot Of Flowers” he unwittingly created one of the more satisfying surveys of the scene at the time. The acts in question were the Wildflower, pioneering folk-rockers who were an early fixture at the Fillmore and Avalon; San Jose’s popular garage band the Otherside; legendary East Bay punks the Harbinger Complex; and, from southern California via Texas, the idiosyncratic Euphoria, whose pathfinding, off-beat take on psychedelia has given the group a cult reputation.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
The bonus material included on this Big Beat reissue doubles the track list of “A Pot Of Flowers” y adding appropriate folk-rock and proto-psych sides from other West Coast acts on Mainstream such as the New Dawn, the Word, the Ariel and Thee Unusuals, the latter a Northwest group featuring blue-eyed chanteuse Kathi McDonald, who would later to take Janis’ spot in Big Brother & the Holding Company (who were also signed by Bob Shad during his California sorties). We are also proud to include several stellar unissued garage rockers from the Ban and the Montells, as well as the original mono singles mixes of selected tunes. </div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
by <b>Alec Palao</b></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ9TOCpW4xL6V5Fh415rQvnWb5Lg-RdwJxFsWWMANu4xRx26oUesqV_hwHE6yTJ60LcE_wWR12L0tPlSLPQjtRHgQtabi6lljGJ6oD1GDF7HCxX3MnuHCd-Q-8Tp9iD5_0PfMhyphenhyphenlZM-XQsN4GJsJ85CqrsCr-48KSx1R3_TKIde8m4FZDlPRTfRHaqiwR/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ9TOCpW4xL6V5Fh415rQvnWb5Lg-RdwJxFsWWMANu4xRx26oUesqV_hwHE6yTJ60LcE_wWR12L0tPlSLPQjtRHgQtabi6lljGJ6oD1GDF7HCxX3MnuHCd-Q-8Tp9iD5_0PfMhyphenhyphenlZM-XQsN4GJsJ85CqrsCr-48KSx1R3_TKIde8m4FZDlPRTfRHaqiwR/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<b>Tracks</b><br />
1. Wildflower - Baby Dear (<i>Michael McLure, Stephen Ehret</i>) - 2:23<br />
2. Wildflower - Wind Dream (<i>Stephen Ehret</i>) - 2:18<br />
3. Euphoria - Hungry Women (<i>Wesley Watt</i>) - 3:20<br />
4. The Otherside - Streetcar (<i>Marty Battey, Alan Graham</i>) - 2:19<br />
5. Wildflower - Coffee Cup (<i>Stephen Ehret, Tom Ellis</i>) - 2:19<br />
6. The Harbinger Complex - I Think I'm Down (<i>Jim Hockstaff, Bob Hoyle</i>) - 2:26<br />
7. Wildflower - Jump In (<i>Stephen Ehref, Tom Ellis, Michael McCausland</i>) - 2:48<br />
8. The Otherside - Walking Down The Road (<i>Al Schackman</i>) - 2:24<br />
9. The Harbinger Complex - When You Know You're In Love (<i>Jim Hockstaff, Bob Hoyle</i>) - 2:14<br />
10.Euphoria - No Me Tomorrow (<i>Bill Lincoln, Wesley Watt</i>) - 3:11<br />
11.The Harbinger Complex - Time To Kill (<i>Jim Hockstaff, Bob Hoyle</i>) - 2:11<br />
12.The Harbinger Complex - My Dear And Kind Sir (<i>Jim Hockstaff, Bob Hoyle</i>) - 2:26<br />
13.New Dawn - Slave Of Desire (<i>Tony Supnet, Mike Leonti</i>) - 2:34<br />
14.The Word - Now It's Over (<i>Bill Lincoln, Wesley Watt</i>) - 2:47<br />
15.The Ban - Thinking Of Your Fate (<i>Tony McCuire</i>) - 2:17<br />
16.The Montells - I'm Lonely (<i>Rick Dorenzo, Alan Feia</i>) - 2:56<br />
17.Thee Unusuals - I Could Go On (<i>Bill Capp</i>) - 2:02<br />
18.The Ban - Bye Bye (<i>Tony McCuire</i>) - 2:50<br />
19.The Ariel - It Feels Like I'm Crying (<i>Jack Walters</i>) - 2:04<br />
20.The Word - So Little Time (<i>Bill Lincoln, Wesley Watt</i>) - 2:42<br />
21.The Montells - You're Wrong To Think It (<i>Rick Dorenzo, Alan Feia</i>) - 1:54<br />
22.The Ban - Place Of Sin (<i>Tony McCuire</i>) - 2:40<br />
23.Wildflower - Wind Dream<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Mono Single Version)</span> (<i>Stephen Ehret</i>) - 2:18<br />
24.The Otherside - Streetcar<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Mono Single Version)</span> (<i>Marty Battey, Alan Graham</i>) - 2:21<br />
25.Euphoria - Hungry Women<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Mono Single Version)</span> (<i>Wesley Watt</i>) - 3:02<br />
26.The Harbinger Complex - I Think I'm Down<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Mono Single Version)</span> (<i>Jim Hockstaff, Bob Hoyle</i>) - 2:27<br />
<br />
<b>The Wildflower </b><br />
*Tom Ellis - Drums<br />
*Teddy Schneider - Percussions<br />
*Stephen Ehret - Lead Guitar, Vocals<br />
*Michael Brown - Guitar<br />
*John Jennings - Bass<br />
<br />
<b>Euphoria</b><br />
*David Potter - Drums<br />
*Hamilton Wesley Watt - Vocals<br />
*Peter Black - Bass<br />
*James Harrell - Guitar<br />
<br />
<b>The Other Side</b><br />
*Allen Graham - Guitar, Vocals<br />
*Danny Phay - Vocals<br />
*Ken Matthew - Drums<br />
*Marty Battey - Bass<br />
*Ned Torney - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals<br />
*Tom Antone - Bass<br />
<br />
<b>The Harbinger Complex</b><br />
*Gary Clarke - Bass<br />
*James Hockstaff - Vocals<br />
*Jim Redding - Drums<br />
*Robert Hoyle - Guitar<br />
*Ron Rotarius - Lead Guitar<br />
<br />
<b>The Montells</b><br />
*Rick Dorenzo - Vocals, Guitar<br />
*Bob Mullong - Guitar<br />
*Bob Trevorrow - Guitar<br />
*Alan Feia - Bass<br />
*Dave Ditto - Drums<br />
<br />
<b>The Unusuals</b><br />
*Terry Allan - Bass<br />
*Vic Bundy - Keyboards<br />
*Bill Capp - Guitar<br />
*Pat Jerns - Drums<br />
*Kathi McDonald - Vocals<br />
*Gary Ramsey - Drums<br />
*Harvey Redmond - Bass<br />
*Laurie Vitt - Guitar<br />
<br />
<b>The Ban</b><br />
*Randy Gordon (Guzman) - Drums, Vocals<br />
*Tony McGuire - Guitar, Vocals,<br />
*Oliver McKinney - Keyboards, Vocals,<br />
*Frank Straight - Bass<br />
<br />
<b>The Ariel</b><br />
*Jack Walters - Guitar<br />
*Chris Guiver - Sax, Guitar<br />
*Paul Studebaker - Bass<br />
*DennisStudebaker - Drums<br />
<br />
<b>The New Dawn</b><br />
*Tony Supnet - Vocals<br />
*Mike Leonti - Vocals<br />
*Donnie Ordiniza - Vocals<br />
<br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Related Acts</span></b><br />
<a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.gr/2014/01/euphoria-gift-from-euphoria-1969-us.html">1969 Euphoria - A Gift From Euphoria</a> <br />
<br /><a href="https://controlc.com/b2a97573">Free Text</a><br /><a href="https://justpaste.it/WiLvPoFlz">Just Paste</a></div>
Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-40110115385903216422024-02-03T02:35:00.039+02:002024-02-03T02:35:00.133+02:00The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow (1968 uk, spooky, trippy, strange, and delightful a psychedelic masterpiece, 2018 digipak remaster with bonus tracks)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1TGKn8L7IeH9FjCKi0KNm3fJeXW8JKJP9crUHCU7n8VeJlgHvxOQ08I2NeslBY8RXQcc346tRN09fcCuTKz2lU7_niV1yXkXLNHlxpNFeY8S8p-hnhw2SUdMQh-0TmjrM5dm7pa9nHWZag3o901byekoWgSAyYyIN-X0tS8ETGrt4Z4xP6yfDySpz1XV/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="1000" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1TGKn8L7IeH9FjCKi0KNm3fJeXW8JKJP9crUHCU7n8VeJlgHvxOQ08I2NeslBY8RXQcc346tRN09fcCuTKz2lU7_niV1yXkXLNHlxpNFeY8S8p-hnhw2SUdMQh-0TmjrM5dm7pa9nHWZag3o901byekoWgSAyYyIN-X0tS8ETGrt4Z4xP6yfDySpz1XV/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mAymhSEROdc" width="460" youtube-src-id="mAymhSEROdc"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>As the British invasion sound of the early 60s grew and developed into an insatiable beast, the founding bands themselves looked to stretch their wings, douse their music in psychedelia and create records that were more than simply a collection of songs. The idea of the story concept album was born and in 1968 one band took the idea to its fruition, creating what can be argued to be the first true narrative concept album.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Beatles had taken a stab at the concept album with Sgt. Pepper, but as masterful as the record was, the idea only managed to last the first two songs, and Lennon himself disowned the idea that his contributions had ever been envisaged as part of the concept. The Small Faces had come out with Odgen’s Nut Gone Flake, but only the second half of that record followed a single narrative. It’s true also that there had been numerous albums with overarching themes over the preceding decades (Woody Guthrie’s Dust Bowl Ballads, Sinatra’s In The Wee Small Hours, Zappa’s Freak Out), but no artist had ever before created such a bold piece of work that took one story and told it through a collection of wonderful, twisting, swirling and, at times, intensely dark songs. On S.F. Sorrow, The Pretty Things unleashed their psychedelic masterpiece, and threw down the gauntlet to their contemporaries, challenging them to really step up. And step up some of them certainly did as the album went on to influence other soon to be more well-known ‘rock operas’.</div><div><br /></div><div>S.F. Sorrow followed their previous album, Emotions, a record that the band admitted to being embarrassing. For singer Phil May the situation was clear. “I think the album was hi-jacked. So we had a choice, we either stood our ground and fought the company to seize back control or cut out losses and run.” Emotions was overdubbed with orchestral arrangements that saw it taken far from where they had originally envisaged and despite possessing a quality of song writing and melody that should have seen them garnering multitudes of new fans, the band refused to play much of it live. But that’s not to say that the process didn’t have some silver lining, as Phil continues, “One of the few positives about Emotions was we realised we needed to get into creating our own material, ie. writing. Also Wally Waller and Jon Povey’s arrival provided us with another colour in our pallete. Our new direction was already taking shape. We were already moving on. And there was no love loss between us and Fontana.” Free from their contract with Fontana, the band signed to EMI. Money was not the aim, but artistic freedom was.</div><div><br /></div><div>Emotions, however, was also to be a precursor to what was to follow for them artistically, as lead guitarist Dick Taylor says: “Without Emotions there would have been no S.F. Sorrow. It was Wally and Jon’s introduction to recording with Phil and I. The harmony blend started there, it was kind of a semi concept album, and despite the heavy handedness of most of the additional instrumental arrangements (with the exception of the Sun), it kind of got us thinking of breaking away from the guitar, bass and drum format. I have a snaking fondness for it.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Phil has previously stated that they did not want to go back and write another typical record so, inspired more by classical music and opera, they embarked on the idea to create a musical journey, a means of commanding their own destiny and releasing themselves from the treadmill they were on. With the idea of creating one 40 minute tale based on a short story he had written entitled Cutting Up Sergeant Time about the life of a soldier in the First World War trenches, the band developed a twisted tale from birth to death. Phil explains, “I think this is partly a “lost in translation” moment. The short story that S F Sorrow was based on was originally called Sargeant Sorrow. But I demoted him so that I could extend his story both forward and backwards, in youth and in age, to provide a wider context.” </div><div><br /></div><div>And extend it they certainly did. The story arc takes the listener on a literary journey of the band’s protagonist, Sebastian F. Sorrow, told through the songs themselves and the entwined paragraphs in the liner notes that accompanied the original album. From birth to death; through the drudgery of monotonous work that saps S.F.’s creativity and sees him labelled as a scab; his sexual awakening; the draw of love and lust; war; the death of his fiance; reflection on his life through a spiritual journey with the mysterious Baron Saturday; and finally a drifting into mental anguish and a depression and seclusion that leads him eventually to his death. The band holed up in Abbey Road Studios at the tail-end of 1967 and set to work.</div><div>In the studio the band, chemically-enhanced, had no problem spending days and nights pushing their studio time, and technicians, to the max. Early synthesisers were built; tracks bounced from machine to machine creating sometimes hundreds of layered tracks that formed the complex and schizodelic sound, one credited in part to the dedicated work of sound engineer Peter Mew, for whom S.F. Sorrow was his first full studio album. A baptism of fire no doubt it certainly must have been. Following an album that they didn’t want to play, The Pretty Things eventually emerged with a record near-impossible to actually recreate live, even for the band themselves. In fact it wasn’t until 30 years later that the band pulled it off. Returning to the Abbey Road studio where it was originally recorded and, with the help of Dave Gilmore on lead guitar and Arthur Brown narrating, they produced S.F. Sorrow Resurrection.</div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, in the studio, immersed in their own world, the recreation of the album was not on their minds. As Dick recalls: “I don’t think we gave a thought to playing it live, we were so absorbed in making the album. Having Norman Smith as our producer enabled us to give free rein to our imaginations, and his own of course. To have worried about how we would play it would have put a limit on what we could do and we weren’t into limits at the time. (By 1998) we were doing more and more of it in our live set. I think it was our manager – Mark St John, who first suggested doing it live. Despite some initial misgivings that we could do it justice we started rehearsing it an the whole thing blossomed. I think it was one of the things which sparked off more interest in the album.” Phil continues, “The time was right to put the whole thing back in the spotlight. So with Snapper (our record label) on board it quickly developed into a live world web cast (the first, globally, I believe) and a DVD with the special guests. So – S F Sorrow was resurrected.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Not only was S.F. Sorrow innovative and ground-breaking in its subject and sonics, but it was also a masterclass in the use of music to create mood, each song perfectly encapsulating its lyrical theme and the feelings of its protagonist. Album opener S.F. Sorrow Is Born chimes with optimism in its acoustic guitars and the following songs dealing with the innocence of his youth continue to float along on a more psychedelic folk wave, but when disasters strike and things turn sour, such as on Balloon Burning, the music takes on a dark intensity rarely seen before. It’s almost Krautrock before its time, the repeating two guitar notes creating a woozy effect over the pulsing rhythm. The introduction of Baron Saturday sees the band kicking up a tight percussion focused march, before Sebastian is taken on a floatingly trippy flight on The Journey. The sign off of Loneliest Person is an aching twinkle, a lonesome goodbye from our protagonist.</div><div><br /></div><div>Like any great work of art, it’s one that has also been the subject of continued analysis. Where does Sebastian die in the tale? At the end, as would be supposed? Or does he actually die in war on the fourth track, Private Sorrow (which finishes with an alphabetical reeling off of war deaths that fades out just before his name would be read), and is what follows almost a Jacob’s Ladder journey with the Haitian Voodoo priest guiding him to accept his fate and make his way to the underworld? If so, it’s a fate that he rejects, and thus condemns himself to hell. Dick throws water on the idea though. “Sorry, Sebastian didn’t end up hobnobbing with Paul McCartney minus his shoes, not unless Phil knows something different and just hasn’t told me yet.”</div><div><br /></div><div>“I’m unaware of the Jacobs ladder theory,” says Phil, “But I always believe the listeners right to interpret the lyrics and narrative as they feel it, it’s a subjective process.” Either way it’s not the most uplifting of stories and its dark subject matter, coupled with a lack of promotion from the studio led to low sales. However, it is a dark tragic odyssey to rival the great classics and one that not only influenced future concept albums, but also the sound of modern bands such as Kasabian. It was the band’s unrepentive drive to create a piece of art as opposed to a commercial endevour that resulted in a slow-burning fire that has had a sustained impact. Dick reflects, “Despite the somewhat disappointing sales when it was first released I always regarded it as an artistic success. It is great that so many people now regard it as an important milestone and an inspiration (thank you Serge). It’s actually quite extraordinary that it commands so much respect. What more could we want.” For Phil the blow seemed to hit harder. “It was kick in the balls and for my part if I hadn’t been deep into the ribs of the process of writing material for the next album – “Parachute” – the blow could have been terminal. I like to think that it proves that real class will eventually get the recognition it deserves.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Although it was misunderstood at its time of release, especially in America where it was released after The Who’s Tommy and unjustly referred to by Lester Bangs as an inferior copy of Townsend’s rock opera, it has stood the test of time with grace and in today’s world of one-song downloads provides not a morsel, but a feast for the listener to consume in its entirety. 50 years on S.F. Sorrow should be held up as one of the greatest pieces of art of its time – the first fully-realised narrative concept album.</div><div>by <b>Nathan Whittle,</b> August 30, 2018 </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZnER2EFzG313B8tfYyONvkZnCv0luwQtl2CtDBu0wZ2PQOWoA3vGOlMWZBkAS8ZLc1dRtQMXLcUBS1i1eJe4YlTZrEeT4SYdu__qVJervKPiarc49F91KFs3Ol-EAmYLDsvuXqnbxRK-okCF-OLQKZOEDqmOpORlKHsz2sARDuK0wj5AAZlt-yfhaf1k/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZnER2EFzG313B8tfYyONvkZnCv0luwQtl2CtDBu0wZ2PQOWoA3vGOlMWZBkAS8ZLc1dRtQMXLcUBS1i1eJe4YlTZrEeT4SYdu__qVJervKPiarc49F91KFs3Ol-EAmYLDsvuXqnbxRK-okCF-OLQKZOEDqmOpORlKHsz2sARDuK0wj5AAZlt-yfhaf1k/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. S.F. Sorrow Is Born - 3:10</div><div>2. Bracelets Of Fingers - 3:42</div><div>3. She Says Good Morning (<i>Phil May, Dick Taylor, Wally Waller, John Charles Alder</i>) - 3:22</div><div>4. Private Sorrow (<i>Phil May, Dick Taylor, Wally Waller, John Povey</i>) - 3:51</div><div>5. Balloon Burning (<i>Phil May, Dick Taylor, Wally Waller, John Povey</i>) - 3:50</div><div>6. Death (<i>Phil May, Dick Taylor, Wally Waller, John Charles Alder</i>) - 3:05</div><div>7. Baron Saturday - 4:01</div><div>8. Journey (<i>Phil May, Dick Taylor, Wally Waller, John Charles Alder</i>) - 2:46</div><div>9. I See You - 3:56</div><div>10.Well Of Destiny (<i>Norman Smith, Phil May, Dick Taylor, Wally Waller, John Povey, John Charles Alder</i>) - 1:47</div><div>11.Trust - 2:48</div><div>12.Old Man Going (<i>Phil May, Dick Taylor, Wally Waller, John Povey, John Charles Alder</i>) - 3:10</div><div>13.Loneliest Person (<i>Phil May, Dick Taylor, Wally Waller, John Charles Alder</i>) - 1:29</div><div>14.Defecting Grey - 4:31</div><div>15.Mr. Evasion - 3:30</div><div>16.Talkin' About The Good Times - 3:45</div><div>17.Walking Through My Dreams (<i>Phil May, Dick Taylor, Wally Waller, John Povey</i>) - 3:36</div><div>All compositions by <i>Phil May, Dick Taylor, Wally Waller</i> except where noted</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Pretty Things</b></div><div>*Phil May - Vocals</div><div>*Dick Taylor - Lead Guitar, Vocals</div><div>*Wally Waller - Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Wind, Piano</div><div>*John Charles Alder - Drums, Vocals</div><div>*John Povey - Organ, Sitar, Percussion, Vocals </div></div><p></p><a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.gr/2014/08/the-pretty-things-ep-collectionplus.html">1964-66 The Pretty Things - The EP Collection...Plus </a><br />
<a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.gr/2014/08/pretty-things-emotions-1967-uk.html">1967 The Pretty Things - Emotions (Japan remaster)</a><div><a href="https://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2017/12/philippe-debarge-with-pretty-things.html">1969 Philippe Debarge With Pretty Things - Rock St Trop (2017 remaster)</a></div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Related Acts</span></b><br />
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2011/02/tomorrow-tomorow-1968-uk-excellent.html">1968 Tomorrow - Tomorow (Expanded reissue)</a><br />
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2013/12/twink-think-pink-1970-uk-essential.html">1970 Twink - Think Pink (2013 remaster and expanded)</a> <br />
<a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.gr/2016/09/pink-fairies-never-never-land-1971-uk.html">1971 Pink Fairies - Never Never Land (2002 extra tracks issue) </a> <br />
<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/49e51a2b">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/PrEttThiSfSor">Just Paste</a></div></div>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-84608090881537912382024-01-30T14:19:00.004+02:002024-01-31T15:55:56.719+02:00rep> Alex Chilton - Feudalist Tarts (1985-89 us, amazing blend of power pop funky blues rock, 2017 remaster and expanded)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUFfXh-3bwo0Q_7kEUoHNMr44BtO86zdANsTqk8-L_B4Ne2_stS4Uzm_4LXZb8v5M6PAo7_3qmcZNf_JQccG0nj0f76FYJovGsl6erZiOw3TPNgxa6AkoNSwVdZ00rXCOWA50QyBdGZSf/s1600/Front+Cover+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUFfXh-3bwo0Q_7kEUoHNMr44BtO86zdANsTqk8-L_B4Ne2_stS4Uzm_4LXZb8v5M6PAo7_3qmcZNf_JQccG0nj0f76FYJovGsl6erZiOw3TPNgxa6AkoNSwVdZ00rXCOWA50QyBdGZSf/s320/Front+Cover+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iJRYfKKgcdk" width="460" youtube-src-id="iJRYfKKgcdk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
1985's Feudalist Tarts was Chilton's first studio release since 1979; after spending most of the 1970s as one of the few rock acts from the Deep South who displayed almost no visible R&B influence, Chilton belatedly embraced the pleasures of vintage soul music after moving to New Orleans and giving up alcohol, and Feudalist Tarts is dominated by covers of Slim Harpo's "Ti Ni Nee Ni Noo" and Carla Thomas's "B-A-B-Y," with bare-wired originals like "Lost My Job" along for good measure. Cut in a single day, Feudalist Tarts is a bit rough around the edges, but Chilton's guitar playing is solid, and the band of veteran Southern studio players give Chilton as good as he gets (if not better). </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
by <b>Mark Deming</b></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrGNIeOAOkH8CLL1lWOm7PuXMEf3ZdjgHr0mHcEL_u7Kw4Kd528K2J3f3xUIhVBbTWY25Lf99L3Elm2LHJ1mGJ5ZYLqxEV6jLtrxph1vhqQ43HEN6Z8UIFGaR7pat-1KxYXzMWuLNNO8VRhzqTKhnOq64Qou61zG3jcLFeojwOaHv9_QQK_7LgGoLW-BJ/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrGNIeOAOkH8CLL1lWOm7PuXMEf3ZdjgHr0mHcEL_u7Kw4Kd528K2J3f3xUIhVBbTWY25Lf99L3Elm2LHJ1mGJ5ZYLqxEV6jLtrxph1vhqQ43HEN6Z8UIFGaR7pat-1KxYXzMWuLNNO8VRhzqTKhnOq64Qou61zG3jcLFeojwOaHv9_QQK_7LgGoLW-BJ/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<b>Tracks</b><br /><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">1. Tee Ni Nee Ni Noo / Tip on In (<i>Slim Harpo</i>) - 5:23</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">2. Stuff (<i>Alex Chilton, Rene Coman</i>) - 5:08</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">3. B-A-B-Y (<i>David Porter, Isaac Hayes</i>) - 3:01</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">4. Thank You John (<i>Willie Turbinton</i>) - 3:16</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">5. Lost My Job (<i>Alex Chilton</i>) - 3:09</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">6. Paradise (<i>Alex Chilton</i>) - 2:24</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">7. No Sex (<i>Alex Chilton</i>) - 3:48</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">8. Underclass (<i>Alex Chilton</i>) - 3:34</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">9. Little GTO (<i>John Buck Wilkin</i>) - 2:55</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">10.Guantanamerika (<i>Alex Chilton</i>) - 3:10</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">11.Jailbait (<i>Alex Chilton</i>) - 3:33</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">12.Baby Baby Baby (<i>Alex Chilton</i>) - 4:25</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">13.Nice 'n' Easy (<i>Lew Spence, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Keith</i>) - 4:40</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">14.I Will Turn Your Money Green (<i>Furry Lewis</i>) - 2:58</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><b>Musicians</b></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">*Alex Chilton - Guitar, Harmonica, Voice</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">*Rene Coman - Bass, Voice (Tracks 1-8)</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">*Jim Spake - Tenor Saxophone</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">*Doug Garrison - Drums (Tracks 1-8) </div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">*Nokie Taylor - Cornet (Tracks 1-6)</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">*Fred Ford - Baritone Saxophone (Tracks 1-6)</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">*George Reinecke - Voice (Track 14)</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">*Tommy McClure - Bass (Tracks 9-14)</div>
<br /><a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2012/05/alex-chilton-free-again-1970-sessions.html">1970 Alex Chilton - Free Again: The 1970 Sessions (2012 release)</a><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Related Acts</span></b><br />
<a href="https://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-box-tops-original-albums-1967-69-us.html">1967-69 The Box Tops - The Original Albums (two disc set, 2015 issue) </a></div>
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2011/10/box-tops-best-of-box-tops-1967-70-us_03.html">1967-70 The Box Tops - The Best Of Box Tops</a><br /><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2016/07/big-star-keep-eye-on-sky-1968-75-us.html">1968-75 Big Star - Keep An Eye On The Sky (2009 four discs box set)</a><br /><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2020/05/big-star-1-record-radio-city-197274-us.html">1972/74 Big Star - #1 Record / Radio City (2004 SACD)</a><br />
<br /><a href="https://controlc.com/9fd9849d">Free Text</a><br /><a href="https://justpaste.it/AleChiFeuDa">Just Paste</a>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-62686715388452868472024-01-25T13:17:00.002+02:002024-01-30T15:05:05.944+02:00Various Artists - Fading Yellow Volume 20 (1964-70 us, even more popsike and other delights, 2023 hard sleeve release)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7yv_WmUwO5rJIkMswsRMzAIt7xVUSKmUsXcI2SEyxnit7Mb8F4TBbOPmJaBjpoAdui_KVAhfogW0_BC05W6AE6GMQbFSbzGM4GzQQEcapS0PFq3aeOUMqhTNr-MGvDLd01jk7PGQD6B1S108xRM0XUgAmaebtCuFp0tQv-oPwgXEZKrwiKiQXzovDdFh/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="1000" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7yv_WmUwO5rJIkMswsRMzAIt7xVUSKmUsXcI2SEyxnit7Mb8F4TBbOPmJaBjpoAdui_KVAhfogW0_BC05W6AE6GMQbFSbzGM4GzQQEcapS0PFq3aeOUMqhTNr-MGvDLd01jk7PGQD6B1S108xRM0XUgAmaebtCuFp0tQv-oPwgXEZKrwiKiQXzovDdFh/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RIZZo2y7Feg" width="460" youtube-src-id="RIZZo2y7Feg"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Celebrating the 20 years since Fading Yellow volume 1, Fading Yellow released the 20th volume. Created a genre all of its own and praised by many including Bob Stanley. Fading Yellow magically bound the softer end of psych with singer-songwriters and beat groups; what they had in common - aside from woodwinds, harpichords and cellos - was minor chords. The heart of Fading Yellow is rarely sad but always melancholy. Twenty volumes in and it still sounds magical. The usual high quality 45’s musically, this time from the USA and, as always, all the tracks doing their first entrance on any compilation. Groups including Magic Ring, Second Helping, The Mother Love, Luv Birds, The News etc All late 60’s popsike and other delights .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevZy0svxx-hyerMAaP0TURnahjnzZXa4SmYt6oVuyWl2IPQWBZoJtBDE3_k6QjQPhwRp7IDf0zCnViFKUjwRsTMnKHOShgDSbAcmqYz2fLnXXS_gQnUC9KpDFZmmJRRnB-D-RgvhXqz91u5P3QzSepq6rbGj_LlJjue2rja8o7XORQsfX8AUx5Wh0dMxz/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevZy0svxx-hyerMAaP0TURnahjnzZXa4SmYt6oVuyWl2IPQWBZoJtBDE3_k6QjQPhwRp7IDf0zCnViFKUjwRsTMnKHOShgDSbAcmqYz2fLnXXS_gQnUC9KpDFZmmJRRnB-D-RgvhXqz91u5P3QzSepq6rbGj_LlJjue2rja8o7XORQsfX8AUx5Wh0dMxz/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Artists - Tracks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1. Lime - Beautiful Day - 2:00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. John Braheny - Free Fall - 2:36</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. Mark Radice - Girl By The Meter - 2:46</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4. Plum Beach Incident - Summer Love - 1:59</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5. The Magic Ring - Jane - 2:17</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. Chip And Dave Trio - Who's To Say - 2:49</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7. The Proposition - Two Faced Madonna - 2:25</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">8. Charlotte Russe - High On A Rooftop - 2:42</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">9. Second Helping - Children Of The Night - 2:12</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">10.The Black Sheep - Feeling Down - 2:35</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">11.Plastic People - This Life Of Mine - 2:00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">12.The Mother Love - The Flim-Flam Man - 2:28</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">13.The Roosters - Home Down Right - 2:44</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">14.The Luv Birds - Lilac Wine - 2:51</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">15.The News - The Boy Who Only Smiles - 3:06</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">16.The W.C. Fields Memorial Electric String Band - Don't Lose The Girl - 2:18</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">17.Sunny Mondays - Wish You Were Here With Me - 2:27</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">18.The Sounds Of Dawn - Stephanie Says - 2:00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">19.Mark Radice - Natural Morning - 2:58</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">20.Disraeli - Humidity 105 - 2:27</div></div></div><div><br /></div></div><a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2012/06/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol1.html">1965-69 Fading Yellow - Vol. 1</a><div><a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2011/10/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol2-us.html">1965-69 Fading Yellow - Vol. 2</a></div>
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2012/07/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol-3.html">1965-69 Fading Yellow - Vol. 3</a><br />
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2012/07/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol4.html">1965-69 Fading Yellow - Vol. 4</a><br />
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2012/07/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol5-gone.html">1970-73 Fading Yellow - Vol. 5</a><br />
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2012/07/various-artists-fading-yellowvol-6-1966.html">1966-70 Fading Yellow - Vol. 6 </a><br />
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2011/10/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol7-us.html">1968-72 Fading Yellow - Vol. 7</a><br />
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2012/07/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol8-1968.html">1968-75 Fading Yellow - Vol. 8</a><br />
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2012/07/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol9-1966.html">1966-72 Fading Yellow - Vol. 9</a><br />
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2012/07/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol10-60.html">60-70's Fading Yellow - Vol. 10</a><br />
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2012/07/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol-11.html">60-70's Fading Yellow - Vol. 11</a><br />
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2012/07/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol12.html">60-70's Fading Yellow - Vol. 12</a><br />
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2012/07/va-fading-yellow-vol13-60s-us-lazy-days.html">1960's Fading Yellow Vol.13</a><div><a href="https://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2013/06/various-artists-fading-yellow-volume-14.html">1967-73 Fading Yellow Vol. 14</a><br />
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2013/06/va-fading-yellow-vol15-sunshowers-1966.html">1966-74 Fading Yellow Vol.15</a><br />
</div><div><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2024/01/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol16-sad.html">1966-76 Fading Yellow Vol.16</a></div><div><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2024/01/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol17.html">1968-76 Fading Yellow Vol.17</a></div><div><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2024/01/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol18.html">1966-74 Fading Yellow Vol.18</a> </div><div><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2024/01/various-artists-fading-yellow-vol19.html">1965-71 Fading Yellow Vol.19</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/cef6395a">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/FadYelXXMoMag">Just Paste</a></div></div>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-83238874775259485772024-01-21T08:42:00.008+02:002024-01-31T17:08:45.585+02:00rep> Tower Of Power - Back To Oakland (1974 us, powerful funky bluesy brass rock, 2015 japan remaster)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7oEOw74RxL8duKXnUlc2Ph8SsRpmLPxk8OIuaONQmhy6ztzCmWVFoW0E4CPiF3pl7sb3RhC05-xC943v8fK2QY4c2pG7GAIPQghL5DG-UJ3lbtWZWx5KQ45SOaRPaQ4IeePBT_e5BIOj/s1600/Front+Cover+OBI+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="1000" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7oEOw74RxL8duKXnUlc2Ph8SsRpmLPxk8OIuaONQmhy6ztzCmWVFoW0E4CPiF3pl7sb3RhC05-xC943v8fK2QY4c2pG7GAIPQghL5DG-UJ3lbtWZWx5KQ45SOaRPaQ4IeePBT_e5BIOj/s320/Front+Cover+OBI+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rEGtdVWBI8k" width="460"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Tower of Power followed their self-titled gold album with an even better album that didn't enjoy similar sales success. Back to Oakland had tougher, funkier and better-produced cuts, stronger vocals from Lenny Williams (who was more comfortable as their lead singer), and included an excellent ballad in "Time Will Tell," and a rousing tempo in "Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)." The Tower of Power horn section reaffirmed its reputation in both soul and pop circles, and the album included a powerhouse instrumental. Back To Oakland was voted by Modern Drummer Magazine as one of the most important recordings for drummers to listen to.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
by <b>Ron Wynn</b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkoKZ-tw4R26ZJor9hQazq6Ow50qUXepRzcSOiWnORL6ffvH4zWRZwakR5mthj-u7Boq04ncfLO_xhM94zv26pAbMvxhwoTbuvvXo3TBkw4xx4RPR4Df9xf2-6Kfdy4I6S_fwQZAHKqkhjoxTV5mpI6W2V7SRRjBFecn10k4YStaz3MYmyqlHewArFqSn/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkoKZ-tw4R26ZJor9hQazq6Ow50qUXepRzcSOiWnORL6ffvH4zWRZwakR5mthj-u7Boq04ncfLO_xhM94zv26pAbMvxhwoTbuvvXo3TBkw4xx4RPR4Df9xf2-6Kfdy4I6S_fwQZAHKqkhjoxTV5mpI6W2V7SRRjBFecn10k4YStaz3MYmyqlHewArFqSn/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<b>Tracks</b><br />
1. Oakland Stroke... (<i>David Garibaldi, Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka</i>) - 0:53<br />
2. Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) (<i>Johnny Guitar Watson, Lenny Williams</i>) - 4:45<br />
3. Just When We Start Makin' It (<i>Emilio Castillo, Lenny Williams, Stephen Kupka</i>) - 6:22<br />
4. Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong) (<i>Lenny Williams, Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka</i>) - 2:56<br />
5. Squib Cakes (<i>Chester Thompson</i>) - 7:42<br />
6. Time Will Tell (<i>Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka</i>) - 3:11<br />
7. Man From The Past (<i>Emilio Castillo, Lenny Williams, Stephen Kupka</i>) - 3:59<br />
8. Love's Been Gone So Long (<i>Bruce Conte</i>) - 4:45<br />
9. I Got The Chop (<i>Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka</i>) - 2:58<br />
10.Below Us, All the City Lights (<i>Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka</i>) - 4:15<br />
11....Oakland Stroke (<i>David Garibaldi, Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka</i>) - 1:07<br />
<br />
<b>Personnel</b><br />
*Stephen Kupka - Baritone Saxophone, English Horn, Backing Vocals<br />
*Francis "Rocco" Prestia - Bass Guitar<br />
*Brent Byars - Bongos, Conga<br />
*David Garibaldi - Drums<br />
*Greg Adams - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Backing Vocals, String Arrangements, Conductor<br />
*Bud Shank - Flute, Alto Saxophone, Piccolo Flute, Alto Flute<br />
*Emilio Castillo - Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals<br />
*Bruce Conte - Guitar, Backing Vocals<br />
*Lenny Pickett - Clarinet, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals<br />
*Mic Gillette - Trombone, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Baritone, Backing Vocals<br />
*Chester Thompson - Organ, Keyboards, Backing Vocals<br />
*Lenny Williams - Lead Vocals<br />
*Alice Thompson - Vocals<br />
*Marilyn Scott - Vocals<br />
*Pepper Watkins - Vocals<br />
*David Duke - French Horn<br />
*Richard Perissi - French Horn<br />
*Vincent DeRosa - French Horn<br />
*Frank Rosolino - Trombone<br />
*Kell Houston - Trombone<br />
*Thomas Shepard - Trombone<br />
*Ray Gillette - Trombone<br />
<br />
<a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.gr/2016/06/tower-of-power-east-bay-grease-1970-us.html">1970 Tower Of Power - East Bay Grease</a> <br />
<a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.gr/2016/06/tower-of-power-bump-city-1972-us.html">1972 Tower Of Power - Bump City (Japan issue)</a> <br />
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2016/06/tower-of-power-tower-of-power-1973-us.html">1973 Tower Of Power - Tower Of Power (2015 japan remaster) </a><br />
<br /><a href="https://controlc.com/ec71fadb">Free Text</a><br /><a href="https://justpaste.it/TowPowBaOak">Just Paste</a></div>
Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-80742026984384731372024-01-19T20:27:00.000+02:002024-01-19T20:27:15.557+02:00rep> Tower Of Power - Tower Of Power (1973 us, superb jazz funk brass rock, 2015 japan remaster)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0v7l8M6WRFHlLVqckoc01ML7sxIqRwXd9wMC8jfn5PDYKK9tcY7AdglmYj0mAvdAyfaIe3qwmH6ztUdg_72dNU-k2Z5m-30xh61W2L9vOgVRUOs2o0y1-Ct0nxoqlsWetha3gZSLpGwg/s1600/Front+Cover+OBI+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0v7l8M6WRFHlLVqckoc01ML7sxIqRwXd9wMC8jfn5PDYKK9tcY7AdglmYj0mAvdAyfaIe3qwmH6ztUdg_72dNU-k2Z5m-30xh61W2L9vOgVRUOs2o0y1-Ct0nxoqlsWetha3gZSLpGwg/s320/Front+Cover+OBI+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oAatPPEaZDA" width="460"></iframe></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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 landed their biggest single hit, "So Very Hard to Go," and also had two other top tunes in "What Is Hip" and "This Time It's Real." The arrangements and production were also excellent, and the horn section was at its explosive best. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
by <b>Ron Wynn</b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
This is the third album release for the Oakland-based Funk band Tower of Power. This is their most successful album to date, which was released in May 1973. The album peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and received a Gold record award for sales in excess of 500,000. The album spawned their most successful single, "So Very Hard to Go". The single peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two other singles from the album also charted on the Billboard Hot 100: "This Time It's Real" and "What Is Hip?".</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
It marked the debut of Lenny Williams being the lead vocalist (though Williams had a solo career prior to joining T.O.P., plus he co-penned the song "You Strike My Main Nerve" from the previous album Bump City. Tower Of Power also introduced the world to saxophonist and future Saturday Night Live band leader, Lenny Pickett, who was the youngest member of the band at the time, replacing original lead sax player Skip Mesquite. Also joining the lineup was organist/keyboardist Chester Thompson and guitarist Bruce Conte, who replaced original guitarist Willie James Fulton.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<i><a href="http://www.musiconvinyl.com/catalog/tower-of-power/tower-of-power">MOV</a></i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAajAbyKrDd7UO5jMCC3pyWVC3-va9eqs2dChea8zwiijhIVnP2uwPgrjeTbdRV96JAxUpqG5OfHJffPrD0TMXPAX5qN54JWdA9pJHew0pOMhXXLDVJh7GbdzBxIu80smNOQ8IjtPJaGSG4EG-6xrqq-qLkmTywa_QDTUJt4kbaAJ_OpkFmOK49cd8E9P/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAajAbyKrDd7UO5jMCC3pyWVC3-va9eqs2dChea8zwiijhIVnP2uwPgrjeTbdRV96JAxUpqG5OfHJffPrD0TMXPAX5qN54JWdA9pJHew0pOMhXXLDVJh7GbdzBxIu80smNOQ8IjtPJaGSG4EG-6xrqq-qLkmTywa_QDTUJt4kbaAJ_OpkFmOK49cd8E9P/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<b>Tracks</b><br />
1. What Is Hip? (<i>Emilio Castillo, Stephen Doc Kupka, David Garibaldi</i>) - 5:08<br />
2. Clever Girl (<i>Emilio Castillo, Stephen Doc Kupka, Willie Fulton</i>) - 2:56<br />
3. This Time It's Real (<i>David Bartlett, Emilio Castillo, Stephen Doc Stephen Doc Kupka</i>) - 2:54<br />
4. Will I Ever Find A Love? - 3:51<br />
5. Get Yo' Feet Back On The Ground (<i>Willie Fulton</i>) - 4:52<br />
6. So Very Hard To Go - 3:41<br />
7. Soul Vaccination - 5:13<br />
8. Both Sorry Over Nothin' (<i>Emilio Castillo, Stephen Doc Kupka, Lenny Williams</i>) - 3:25<br />
9. Clean Slate (<i>Emilio Castillo, Stephen Doc Kupka, Willie Fulton</i>) - 3:22<br />
10.Just Another Day (<i>Bruce Conte</i>) - 4:34<br />
All Songs written by <i>Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka</i> except where stated<br />
<br />
<b>Personnel</b><br />
*Greg Adams - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Backing Vocals, String Arrangements, Conductor<br />
*Brent Byars - Bongos, Conga<br />
*Emilio Castillo - Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals<br />
*Bruce Conte - Guitar, Backing Vocals<br />
*David Garibaldi - Drums<br />
*Mic Gillette - Trombone, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Baritone, Backing Vocals<br />
*Stephen "Doc" Kupka - Oboe, Baritone Saxophone, Backing Vocals<br />
*Lenny Pickett - Clarinet, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals<br />
*Francis "Rocco" Prestia - Bass Guitar<br />
*Jay Spell - Acoustic Piano<br />
*Bruce Steinberg - Harmonica<br />
*Chester Thompson - Organ, Keyboards, Backing Vocals<br />
*Lenny Williams - Lead Vocals<br />
<br />
<a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.gr/2016/06/tower-of-power-east-bay-grease-1970-us.html">1970 Tower Of Power - East Bay Grease</a> <br />
<a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.gr/2016/06/tower-of-power-bump-city-1972-us.html">1972 Tower Of Power - Bump City (Japan issue)</a> <br />
<br /><a href="https://controlc.com/f5df4dd0">Free Text</a><br /><a href="https://justpaste.it/TowEroFpoWer">Just Paste</a></div>
Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-66016152271451389612024-01-15T14:13:00.029+02:002024-01-15T18:29:54.167+02:00rep> T. Swift And The Electric Bag - Are You Experienced? (1968 us, spooky acid psych folk rock, 2001 re-release)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHnj9r3z6X3FxIeEUBCXVUv9xyOw8sMIJWn8A6HHvgfFKCixNg1gei4uldWsdtlIE9VcgKDCWBdXIPOuzXzK1kU8kiSeydH2GAgx4FFSVvFzUwCg7BFYF2Csa88aHkXmAYnMGaGI5Ni-C/s1600/Front+Cover+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHnj9r3z6X3FxIeEUBCXVUv9xyOw8sMIJWn8A6HHvgfFKCixNg1gei4uldWsdtlIE9VcgKDCWBdXIPOuzXzK1kU8kiSeydH2GAgx4FFSVvFzUwCg7BFYF2Csa88aHkXmAYnMGaGI5Ni-C/s320/Front+Cover+copy.jpg" width="318" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1PBkdK1KXIc" width="460"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">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 Form In 6’ Jerry waved his freak flag higher than most. ‘Kimeaa’ is a classic in its own right, as is Jerry’s 12-string workout on ‘What’s Your Bag?’, and even the cover version of ‘Are You Experienced’ is fun to listen to. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Mike Vernon</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jerald Edward Kolbrak (Jerry Cole), died Corona, California 28 May 2008.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhN8KgzZD8rAyEB3i9gQSHfLLcKegtBFUHLsE0WK2R2ljNCP8wo0XrhYOLhbqpa55wmcQaCLKkaxxKNmJJNflfOmQy_Q9_gx1eBWKfXMwp7jECMyrDE7JotTm2QSNyTniGjktR0U7eBNIbWQQcYggIm4G-36T6dV0eiPiA7QxosC_NNJGk7_M3ckrtKiI/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhN8KgzZD8rAyEB3i9gQSHfLLcKegtBFUHLsE0WK2R2ljNCP8wo0XrhYOLhbqpa55wmcQaCLKkaxxKNmJJNflfOmQy_Q9_gx1eBWKfXMwp7jECMyrDE7JotTm2QSNyTniGjktR0U7eBNIbWQQcYggIm4G-36T6dV0eiPiA7QxosC_NNJGk7_M3ckrtKiI/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<b>Tracks</b><br />
1. Are You Experienced? (<i>Jimi Hendrix</i>) - 4:37<br />
2. As I Grow Into A Man - 2:46<br />
3. Red Eyes - 2:56<br />
4. A Jet (The Letter) (<i>Wayne Carson</i>) - 2:28<br />
5. Take It Easy Baby - 3:05<br />
6. What's Your Bag? - 2:09<br />
7. Free Form in 6 - 2:07<br />
8. The Stinger - 2:36<br />
9. The Strut - 2:25<br />
10.Expo In Sound - 4:34<br /><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">All songs by <i>Jerry Cole</i> except track #1</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">*Jerry Cole - Guitar</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">*Don Dexter - Drums</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Related Acts</span></b></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a href="https://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2012/06/id-inner-sounds-of-id-1967-us-acid.html">1967 The Id - Inner Sounds Of The Id (2005 edition)</a> </div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a href="https://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2011/06/animated-egg-guitar-freakout-1967-68-us.html">1967-68 The Animated Egg - Guitar Freakout (2008 remaster & expanded)</a> </div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a href="https://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2012/10/them-them-1970-usuk-rude-garage-n-beat.html">1970 Them - Them (2008 reissue)</a> </div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a href="https://controlc.com/bd79ecd6">Free Text</a></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a href="https://justpaste.it/SwElBaExp">Just Paste</a></div></div>
Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-4484675014350353492024-01-10T15:19:00.001+02:002024-01-10T15:19:22.987+02:00Orleans - Orleans (1973 us, pleasant funky soft rock, 2023 korean remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykxufamOh1v-5XnZe0ITQarDDmeN6coJEtPDMR7c7r2eYWvvtO2SY7zrQl7bzFPZ3Vtd4i3i5aGTdt91k-Omo2qrvIy1Kiuz2jUdMmpd463Giu80Sb9hlocJqq6tgHwU7GDQ11QQ2EQmUzigaG-slGb7CF1f20o4oMq1O5pyEGPzg_QffV3cjx4VZMqMi/s1000/Front%20Cover%20OBI%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="1000" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykxufamOh1v-5XnZe0ITQarDDmeN6coJEtPDMR7c7r2eYWvvtO2SY7zrQl7bzFPZ3Vtd4i3i5aGTdt91k-Omo2qrvIy1Kiuz2jUdMmpd463Giu80Sb9hlocJqq6tgHwU7GDQ11QQ2EQmUzigaG-slGb7CF1f20o4oMq1O5pyEGPzg_QffV3cjx4VZMqMi/s320/Front%20Cover%20OBI%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='460' height='320' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw5mbw7vn2I95KrA9OpIbRPSqvGXYsjHmPY-KMIJQCA8aU8sf4u71hkq0FfJY5aBm2Kyq0hSoDuNddRpxerig' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>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 others … to Top 10 success with bona-fide classics such as “Still the One”, “Dance With Me” and “Love Takes Time” … Orleans is now celebrating 50 years of creating musical history.</div><div><br /></div><div>Although the makeup of the live band has seen many incarnations over the years, their oldest fans are amazed at the fact that the band still sounds as good as (or even better than) ever … especially their vocals! Younger fans are simply impressed. Everyone agrees *these guys “still have it”.</div><div><br /></div><div>Formed in Woodstock, NY in February 1972 by John Hall, Larry Hoppen and Wells Kelly, Orleans became a quartet when Lance Hoppen joined in October of that year. Hall’s “Half Moon” was in the first batch of original song demos but, to fill out live shows, they played lots of covers. Some were Alan Toussaint, Neville Brothers / Meters tunes (hence the intended-to-be-temporary choice of name) as they went about perfecting a delicious recipe of eclectic material, incorporating rock, R&B and reggae with vocal harmony. That led Rolling Stone magazine to christen them “the best unrecorded band in the country” in early 1973.</div><div><br /></div><div>Soon after, a round of showcase performances in NYC gave rise to a recording contract with ABC Dunhill Records and the release of the eponymously titled first album. Later signing with Asylum Records, they produced chart-topping hits including “Let There Be Music”, “Dance With Me”, “Reach” and, of course, their American standard, “Still the One” (with Jerry Marotta lending his drumming skills to their Waking and Dreaming album). Adding to each other’s strengths, John (with his then-wife and songwriting partner, Johanna) was the most prolific songwriter while Larry supplied the lead voice for the radio hits. Orleans’ classics have been played on terrestrial radio countless millions of times since they were first released and now stream constantly on all the major platforms. After Orleans established national radio popularity, Hall left in the fall of 1977 to pursue a solo career</div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://orleansonline.net/about-us/">Orleans-Official</a></span></i></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijGjTVgTDOeAHBp6whu2K0UXr13iNpj2JQKlMv32RhbmszgjHcVp8QpxjbSd2T2Vq9nwRcYTRs-YeqvsOlCbHNx5-eVTz3IDKPzjGkqpDTuPtmEI36rlNSX1baTt9JF5ToFuPhGiwD6OO7fnQc6XiMx-sizpV9SBoFhk06oqVBRXZViaCZzDiPOGxNKQB/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijGjTVgTDOeAHBp6whu2K0UXr13iNpj2JQKlMv32RhbmszgjHcVp8QpxjbSd2T2Vq9nwRcYTRs-YeqvsOlCbHNx5-eVTz3IDKPzjGkqpDTuPtmEI36rlNSX1baTt9JF5ToFuPhGiwD6OO7fnQc6XiMx-sizpV9SBoFhk06oqVBRXZViaCZzDiPOGxNKQB/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Please Be There - 3:52</div><div>2. If - 5:05</div><div>3. Two-Faced World - 4:36</div><div>4. Turn Out The Light - 5:22</div><div>5. Tongue-Tied - 4:19</div><div>6. Half Moon - 3:42</div><div>7. Moutain (<i>Wells Kelly</i>) - 3:26</div><div>8. Wanderlust - 4:32</div><div>9. Ticonderoga Moon - 3:11</div><div>10.Stoned (<i>Larry Hoppen</i>) - 3:14</div><div>11.It All Comes Back Again - 4:40</div><div>All compositions by <i>John Hall, Johanna Hall</i> except where indicated</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Orleans</b></div><div>*John Hall - Electric, Lead, Rhythm Guitars, Lead Vocals </div><div>*Lance Hoppen - Bass, Vocals </div><div>*Wells Kelly - Drums, Timbales, Vocals </div><div>*Larry Hoppen - Piano, Organ, Vocals </div><div><b><i>With</i></b></div><div>*Roger Hawkins - Tambourine,Congas </div><div>*Barry Beckett - Piano </div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Related Acts</span></b></div><div><a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2018/08/john-hall-action-1970-us-splendid.html">1970 John Hall - Action (2017 Japan)</a> </div><div><a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2016/09/kangaroo-kangaroo-1968-us-amazing-psych.html">1968 Kangaroo - Kangaroo (2007 edition) </a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/68f5b4ae">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/OrLeAnSeTh">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-883718045450120952024-01-06T03:09:00.023+02:002024-01-07T19:27:04.551+02:00Andy Robinson - Patterns Of Reality (1968 us, tremendous moody psych folk rock, 2018 korean remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8s3rmKXKOioE_HwHV2AH5ipnX81JrOuYOsN9X8VwOwH0327SJpVQOYxVlbWy_FvH4j41ZLFFRza3iz2y9kUiKv9LkpX5cW30qVYdLl_pSxriFATAYWH2zx6acF17O7NHOPHY3brEC3lEd9RQamXBx6uaYaYABlva66kWPrDIoPUgJaV0HsJWkSfZDpppY/s1000/Front%20Cover%20OBI%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="1000" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8s3rmKXKOioE_HwHV2AH5ipnX81JrOuYOsN9X8VwOwH0327SJpVQOYxVlbWy_FvH4j41ZLFFRza3iz2y9kUiKv9LkpX5cW30qVYdLl_pSxriFATAYWH2zx6acF17O7NHOPHY3brEC3lEd9RQamXBx6uaYaYABlva66kWPrDIoPUgJaV0HsJWkSfZDpppY/s320/Front%20Cover%20OBI%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x2uY0KDYLsg" width="460" youtube-src-id="x2uY0KDYLsg"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>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 professionally appearing with people like Judy Collins, Odetta and others. Their encourage ment led Andy to New York City where he met Janis lan, who was impressed enough to introduce him to her manager. He was signed to a contract, and Janis lan produced his forst album "Patterns of Reality" on the Philadelphia label.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Patterns Of Reality" was recorded in L.A. and is full of well-crafted songs that hang together well. One might miss some rough edges but Andy Robinson's ambition wasn't to do a lo-fi album. On the negative side are some loungy moves at the end on some of his songs ("Are You Sleeping" and "Maiden Voyage" in particular), especially when he let's his studio pro's loose. All in all this is an album well worth hearing not unlike to Bob Ray, Toby Ben or Hamilton Camp for instance. Andy Robinson recorded a second album entitled "Break Out Of The City" on Janus in 1970.</div><div><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Liner Notes </span></i></b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2BlbanYlgfIF-FRjTPRNEvksBlaCe4lRz6lrjO9tgYCdtVZdqqYMeXki6InPQutqo903NAnIz4zIEedeoX5V1hJxiA5RW2YvJl5921BeqolT4qp8DbRasGUqTu3lMYpnSfe2MrX_-_LJv9W7wfijgRA3F2LKkSkNhd63bCUiz1-z3XBwMC8-ivYzQK5G/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2BlbanYlgfIF-FRjTPRNEvksBlaCe4lRz6lrjO9tgYCdtVZdqqYMeXki6InPQutqo903NAnIz4zIEedeoX5V1hJxiA5RW2YvJl5921BeqolT4qp8DbRasGUqTu3lMYpnSfe2MrX_-_LJv9W7wfijgRA3F2LKkSkNhd63bCUiz1-z3XBwMC8-ivYzQK5G/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Absolutely The End - 3:45</div><div>2. Ballad Of A Summer Girl - 3:36</div><div>3. The Exhibition - 2:42</div><div>4. Time For Decision - 3:44</div><div>5. Provider - 3:35</div><div>6. Tell You The Truth - 2:58</div><div>7. Are You Sleeping? - 4:31</div><div>8. Nothing Could Be Better - 2:21</div><div>9. Maiden Voyage - 4:21</div><div>10.Patterns Of Reality - 5:22</div><div>Music and Lyrics by <i>Andy Robinson</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Personnel</b></div><div>*Andy Robinson - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar</div><div>*Carol Kaye - Bass</div><div>*Earl Palmer - Drums</div><div>*Jim Gordon - Drums</div><div>*David Cohen - Guitar</div><div>*Al Casey - Guitar</div><div>*Dennis Budimir - Guitar</div><div>*Lincoln Mayorga - Harpsichord</div><div>*Artie Butler - Organ, Piano</div><div>*Lincoln Mayorga - Piano</div><div>*Jesse Ehrlich - Cello</div><div>*Samuel Boghossian - Viola</div><div>*Sid Sharp - Violin</div><div>*Wilbert Nuttycombe - Violin</div><div>*Gary Coleman - Percussion</div><div>*Gene Estes - Percussion</div><div>*Ken Watson - Percussion</div><div>*Victor Feldman - Percussion</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/0d874287">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/AnRobPatRea">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-42070089227694205872024-01-01T01:23:00.026+02:002024-01-01T13:16:21.985+02:00Blind Willie - Blind Willie (1972/74 us, spectacular blues psych classic country rock, 2023 japan remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgt4znKKplmZ0D2iEuu80rF1-RFn1GjTf3P8RnI1eDb9HaMvpboFHfhWjL09SXtEY3x73iDK1AhwVtK50jbA4vptzPLqswpVutToMR-K8-SK7_9-SQyoL-Rl4qNveHHmQ_y_sOX6dkKnkJwuEpxVDLFCHZ8VKDJrYqCYKa1aninTEJ4sRCcrQ-B_UXTHyx/s1000/Front%20Cover%20OBI%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="1000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgt4znKKplmZ0D2iEuu80rF1-RFn1GjTf3P8RnI1eDb9HaMvpboFHfhWjL09SXtEY3x73iDK1AhwVtK50jbA4vptzPLqswpVutToMR-K8-SK7_9-SQyoL-Rl4qNveHHmQ_y_sOX6dkKnkJwuEpxVDLFCHZ8VKDJrYqCYKa1aninTEJ4sRCcrQ-B_UXTHyx/s320/Front%20Cover%20OBI%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bFXcBkkjdME" width="460" youtube-src-id="bFXcBkkjdME"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Blind Willie formed in Spokane (Washington) in 1972 and featured terrific guitar player Frank Trowbridge from hard-psych legends Sleepy John.</div><div><br /></div><div>They carved out a unique niche in the Northern Idaho/Eastern Washington rock scene in the early to mid-’70s, performing original music in a time when doing so wasn’t widespread for regional bands. Within weeks of the group’s formation, they commanded stages with a potent smattering of hard-rock, country-rock and psych.</div><div><br /></div><div>The band’s history includes a brief courtship with the Doobie Brothers’ Dave Shogren on bass, as well as major label interest from Columbia and Epic Records.</div><div><br /></div><div>Blind Willie’s original lineup of Craig Karp (guitar, vocals), Frank Trowbridge (guitar), Charlie Bieker (bass, guitar, vocals) and Jim Griffith (drums) is represented via slices of incendiary rock ‘n’ roll pomp recorded on a 4-track tape machine in a friend’s apartment in 1972.</div><div><br /></div><div>Live in the studio tracks from 1974 feature later drummer Mike Garland and bassist Joe Johnson for a fiery radio set at the legendary Kaye-Smith Studios in Seattle.</div><div><br /></div><div>The album’s selected tracks navigate Blind Willie’s wide-ranging sonic explorations, anchored by formidable guitar-forward rockers that stand the test of time, and hold up to any of the more well-known work of their peers from the ’70s. Writhing in the rock ‘n’ roll milieu, Blind Willie’s musical tributaries run deep, steeped in a spectrum of styles that range from hard blues-rock scorchers like the incendiary “Georgia,” to heartfelt ballads (“I’m Wondering If”) and into the upper echelons of sci-fi psych (“Zolly”), a comet ride through wah-wah geetar spacedust, replete with Rocky Horror cinematic sheen. It’s also easy to imagine songs like the choogle-heavy “Somebody Help Me” illuminating the vibe of parties, bars and theaters all over North America. </div><div><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Guerssen</span></i></b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1et9k60g5C0KpqrrtAqbpECsLbTnCHW3Wl95XZB21j8RJfmjdJt2BNnfbxTCyK7Ks0d0-i4se6PqLTg-TY9htNPRelX146VuyHRt7BRdkDR9sxiIRqbESievu_hyBfJp_G89OdznOVjFiPPmE445Ew8nSxVPhCaf7LkqIfthPIlFl6eGMKcvDU_60RSSU/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1et9k60g5C0KpqrrtAqbpECsLbTnCHW3Wl95XZB21j8RJfmjdJt2BNnfbxTCyK7Ks0d0-i4se6PqLTg-TY9htNPRelX146VuyHRt7BRdkDR9sxiIRqbESievu_hyBfJp_G89OdznOVjFiPPmE445Ew8nSxVPhCaf7LkqIfthPIlFl6eGMKcvDU_60RSSU/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Georgia - 2:57</div><div>2. Try - 6:17</div><div>3. Somebody Help Me - 2:59</div><div>4. I’m Wondering If - 3:32</div><div>5. Too Much Darkness - 6:10</div><div>6. Zolly - 3:29</div><div>7. Mildred (Don’t Let Your Friends Get You Down) - 3:58</div><div>8. California Woman - 2:49</div><div>9. I Might Be The One - 6:06</div><div>10.Rainbow Lorraine - 3:32</div><div>11.I Want To Know - 3:15</div><div>12.Please Don’t Walk Away - 4:18</div><div>13.Lost My Reason For Living - 2:41</div><div>14.Again (Charlie Bieker) - 3:06</div><div>15.Georgia - 4:40</div><div>16.Somebody Help Me - 3:26</div><div>17.I Might Be The One You Need - 3:33</div><div>18.I’m Wondering If - 3:31</div><div>19.Zolly (Instrumental) - 3:33</div><div>Tracks 1,3,6,10,12,17,19 recorded 1972 and written by <i>Craig Karp, Frank Trowbridge, Charlie Bieker, Jim Griffith</i></div><div>Tracks 2,4,5,7,8,9,11,13,14,15,16,18 recorded Live at Kaye-Smith Studios, 1974 and were written by <i>Craig Karp, Frank Trowbridge, Charlie Bieker, Joe Johnson, Mike Garland</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Blind Willie</b></div><div>*Craig Karp - Guitar, Vocals </div><div>*Frank Trowbridge - Guitar </div><div>*Charlie Bieker - Bass, Guitar, Vocals</div><div>*Jim Griffith - Drums (1972)</div><div>*Joe Johnson - Bass (1974)</div><div>*Mike Garland - Drums (1974)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/88009d14">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/BlInDwIlLie">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-24893583214576792502023-12-27T05:26:00.015+02:002023-12-27T05:26:00.125+02:00Heavy Rain - Heavy Rain (1973-74 uk, tight heavy psych rock, 2023 release)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBPYlaR9FZyLF1WU6t54Y-axfjnCO7xcgTtBd_uAdbt_RivhkcPXDjJpLrzDpIhAs-sq7fRm16526fLJiXCziocWfGaEqQDQsJIiOtd4hwQmUtQQrkoHT92nAK2qCospST_tLMvhYtf-3qKZ9OnNNQnow7YkkdAqfHUMGVCPMqXzb-xhKDDq_P-NwEMNY/s1006/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBPYlaR9FZyLF1WU6t54Y-axfjnCO7xcgTtBd_uAdbt_RivhkcPXDjJpLrzDpIhAs-sq7fRm16526fLJiXCziocWfGaEqQDQsJIiOtd4hwQmUtQQrkoHT92nAK2qCospST_tLMvhYtf-3qKZ9OnNNQnow7YkkdAqfHUMGVCPMqXzb-xhKDDq_P-NwEMNY/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oMwVOWnegJ0" width="460" youtube-src-id="oMwVOWnegJ0"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">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 Carter on lead guitar/vocals, Oggy Hargreaves on bass and Bernie Worsley on drums), they went to London and registered an album which was never released at the time but a few metal acetates were made. Only one copy is actually known of this monster rarity. Music is 100% underground psychedelic hard-rock with heavy distorted fuzz-wah guitars and delay/echo effects. Seven original songs plus a spaced out Pink Floyd cover. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKnhkmMrLO7Yh-AtS4qHi8H30vuN7-fCYXGGSdCi1k5QhVe_OgyaqJb2mtV7wENcWC3itaxfJtiJ8AiZG_hUjlIqFsJKnBO5ueqa0wxlFQaCWkqeDj6OudFSbwxK9x8Kkf4Xnx9NlVhm9kWX_1PwJWv4DPdSTBbjQH9NfM4YBCpsaxEoLlGtdtMbuTUvr/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKnhkmMrLO7Yh-AtS4qHi8H30vuN7-fCYXGGSdCi1k5QhVe_OgyaqJb2mtV7wENcWC3itaxfJtiJ8AiZG_hUjlIqFsJKnBO5ueqa0wxlFQaCWkqeDj6OudFSbwxK9x8Kkf4Xnx9NlVhm9kWX_1PwJWv4DPdSTBbjQH9NfM4YBCpsaxEoLlGtdtMbuTUvr/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Tracks</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1. Emily - 4:32</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. Thrutch In "B" - 4:05</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. Lady Matilda - 2:59</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4. Lost Woman (<i>Chris Dreja, Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith</i>) - 5:26</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5. Chord Song - 5:06</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. I Need You - 5:53</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7. Rising Of The Tide / Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (<i> / Roger Waters</i>) - 8:11</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">8. Ship Of Sin - 4:42</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">9. Flying High - 4:38</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">10.Out In The Street - 5:05</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All songs by <i>Bernie Worsley, Geoff Carter , Graham Hargreaves</i>, except where stated</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Heavy Rain</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Bernie Worsley - Drums</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Geoff Carter - Lead Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Graham Hargreaves - Bass</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://controlc.com/3dc230aa">Free Text</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://justpaste.it/HeAvYraIn">Just Paste</a></div></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-80093127261931016332023-12-23T16:50:00.000+02:002023-12-23T16:50:19.039+02:00Grit - Grit (1972 uk, superb heavy psych rock. 2022 japan reissue)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLD9T_t2LgkAUxicugii1hIBTfnUP6pU1sj99rttCiD3ge_KSJa5bR1ehV_WF9tcsih1JK7eiJOnVU6arm-gRibbBh71t9B8UpmklLHxDpdKvFNH8TwDC3Z3Rcnk72ejwjvk4Zt1iuPihVlHH3QO7nj8lBAx6y20x9JnMIPR0tVnYFefy2C4OfMESr2LI/s1003/Front%20Cover%20OBI%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLD9T_t2LgkAUxicugii1hIBTfnUP6pU1sj99rttCiD3ge_KSJa5bR1ehV_WF9tcsih1JK7eiJOnVU6arm-gRibbBh71t9B8UpmklLHxDpdKvFNH8TwDC3Z3Rcnk72ejwjvk4Zt1iuPihVlHH3QO7nj8lBAx6y20x9JnMIPR0tVnYFefy2C4OfMESr2LI/s320/Front%20Cover%20OBI%20copy.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZVyFHuSjM-I" width="460" youtube-src-id="ZVyFHuSjM-I"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>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).</div><div><br /></div><div>Frank, nicknamed “Spider”, has an interesting story: at the beginning of his musical career he auditioned for Joe Meek at his Holloway Road studio. Later, he also played with a band called Grand Union - who supported Pink Floyd in 1968 - and with members of the John Dummer Band. An electronic wizard, Frank also worked building amps and electronic equipment at Nolan Amps, MIDAS, etc. He built the Twin Stacks and PA’s that later would form part of Grit's equipment.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tom Kelly came from a band called Connexion and Paul Christodoulou had played in Merlyn along with Frank. After some attempts, the definitive line-up of Grit was born when Frank and Paul convinced drummer Tom Kelly to join them, after assisting to a Nazareth concert. They also recruited powerful singer Jeff Ball after an ad in Melody Maker.</div><div><br /></div><div>On Christmas Eve, 1972, Grit recorded a demo at SWM Studios and four copies of a one-sided 12” acetate (one for each member) were pressed for promo purposes. It featured four self penned songs: the killer “Mineshaft” (pure underground fuzz hard-rock) and two lengthy numbers: “Child and The Drifter” (with some furious drumming, stunning leads and hard-prog moves) and the hard-psychedelic “What Do You See In My Eyes” / “I Wish I Was”.</div><div><br /></div><div>Armed with the acetates, the band visited some music agents in London but nobody was interested. But while looking for a manager, they found a company who secured them a Greek tour. This was a true adventure and they managed to appear on television and play with big names from the Greek psych-prog scene like Socrates and Peloma Mpoklou in big festivals. Sadly, due to a family problem, Frank had to leave the band and return to England. That was the end for Grit.</div><div><br /></div><div>40 years later, one of the original Grit acetates was found at a flea market in Germany, which led to its inclusion in the 7001 Record Collector Dreams book by famous collector Hans Pokora. The band still remained a mystery until 2019, when, by pure chance, Alex Carretero from Guerssen found Frank Martinez and he opened his vault, which included the original master tape of the Grit acetate and several tapes with rehearsals from Grit and Merlyn. </div><div><i><b><a href="https://www.grit70s.com/#home">Grit Official</a></b></i></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDkCgMnn8hOun6yNdXdoXB5J8QXoLqTdDg_zdedM2YwIxliv4JkQPUZDw4PDrfajTGMknECf1GnudA8ndZpNo_J7NLmQfNiKRYvdCFSbg85z7imqiSP_sm8FapB2_Xf5sLVBOwSAEP1RcM76VTYfnP9sruND17bkJeSJu2fe5-2GX6bLN-znjfuA5y0P8/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDkCgMnn8hOun6yNdXdoXB5J8QXoLqTdDg_zdedM2YwIxliv4JkQPUZDw4PDrfajTGMknECf1GnudA8ndZpNo_J7NLmQfNiKRYvdCFSbg85z7imqiSP_sm8FapB2_Xf5sLVBOwSAEP1RcM76VTYfnP9sruND17bkJeSJu2fe5-2GX6bLN-znjfuA5y0P8/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Mineshaft - 3:54</div><div>2. The Child And The Drifter - 8:57</div><div>3. What Do I See In My Eyes / I Wish I Was - 9:23</div><div>4. 1000 Miles - 3:24</div><div>5. Across The Windowsill - 4:38</div><div>6. What Do I See In My Eyes / I Wish I Was - 7:52</div><div>7. Down In The Mine - Mineshaft - 3:44</div><div>All songs by <i>Frank Martinez, Jeff Ball, Tom Kelly, Paul Christodoulou</i></div><div>Tracks 4-7 rehearsalls</div><div>Tracks 5 as Merlyn</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Grit</b></div><div>*Frank Martinez - Guitar, Vocals</div><div>*Jeff Ball - Lead Vocals</div><div>*Tom Kelly - Drums, Vocals</div><div>*Paul Christodoulou - Bass, Vocals</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/707ded26">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/GrItgRit">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-88530099912024877662023-12-19T15:38:00.000+02:002023-12-19T15:38:13.971+02:00Smokey Circles - Smokey Circles Album (1970 uk / israel, beautiful orchestrated pop psychedelia, 2018 reissue)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IIhJ_Nt5yes5j7otx_zmymm1CzOJQLppwOKHXBI0LOHpovsOSiO1EeyQ80YcY2ey85xp9qgkHXDRSay59TFmeOxrTCVMW2j0SZ5PN5UOLhxs1ex4ZyhEGoSPS-8pY3VlQrRO-MofxqS-NcG5odyw9G1I6rgEueG8PjPA0TPNbdUVTlZQNapNUGmkpNuB/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1000" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IIhJ_Nt5yes5j7otx_zmymm1CzOJQLppwOKHXBI0LOHpovsOSiO1EeyQ80YcY2ey85xp9qgkHXDRSay59TFmeOxrTCVMW2j0SZ5PN5UOLhxs1ex4ZyhEGoSPS-8pY3VlQrRO-MofxqS-NcG5odyw9G1I6rgEueG8PjPA0TPNbdUVTlZQNapNUGmkpNuB/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zQGfzo_aD7c" width="460" youtube-src-id="zQGfzo_aD7c"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">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 grew up. He played in New York and California during the early 60s folk boom, then formed a duo with his friend Jack Klaeysen back in Canada. When the Beatles hit, they decided to travel to the UK, arriving in February 1965. First they tried their luck in Liverpool, but the Merseybeat craze had petered out, so they relocated to London on the advice of Gerry & the Pacemakers. There they got in touch with agent Joe Collins, and began to play opening slots at the New Oxford Theatre for acts including the Pretty Things and the Byrds. Collins found them a berth on Pye Records, under producer Tony Hatch, and they issued four singles as The Slade Brothers, between June 1965 and September 1966. In that time they continued to act as an opener for touring artists, including the Kinks and the Walker Brothers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As songwriters, they placed Call My Name with James Royal, who released it on CBS in January 1967. Produced by Collins' associate Mervyn Conn (primarily a tour promoter), it sold well, leading Murphy to place other songs with acts such as Billy Fury, Vanity Fare, Bella & Me and the Casuals, as well as co-producing cult band Kate with Conn. He also continued to collaborate with Klaeysen, under the new name Harper & Rowe, releasing several singles and an LP, none of which appeared in the UK. Towards the end of 1967, the successful Israeli band the High Windows asked Murphy to translate their lyrics into English, in a bid to have success outside their homeland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The High Windows were a trio led by the charismatic Shmulik Kraus. Born in Israel in 1935, he had made his name working with Abi Ofarim, before forming the band with Josie Katz (his wife) and Arik Einstein. When Einstein jumped ship, the couple moved to London, where Murphy ended up joining them as 'Raffi Murphy', and forming a songwriting partnership with Kraus. This resulted in two singles, issued in January and May 1968, both produced by Conn. When they didn't sell, the High Windows fell apart, but Murphy and Kraus continued their connection. with Conn when he formed his tiny Carnaby label in late 1969. John Walker recorded two of their songs, and another pair appeared on a promo-only single in March 1970, credited to Smokey Circles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The following month, an entire album of their commercial pop songs appeared under the same name, performed by studio musicians, arranged by the renowned Ken Woodman, and produced by Conn. According to Disc & Music Echo, 'Long Long Love sticks in the brain like it should be a smash hit single, and Sun Comes Up is delightful,' but sadly sales didn't materialize and the duo parted ways. Thereafter Murphy continued to act as a writer-producer, until his death on 28 May 2019, of pneumonia, he was 75, while the volatile Kraus embarked on a solo career, remaining famous in his homeland, where he died in 2013. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">CD Liner notes</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAu_00zvgS8ewEG6LYcSaoZr6bQtiiINYGvrky1Ab7dqB5_qXUZTDFnMy3g5u6FhnGLqdvo_tePUwgkKSiFHPcPLLLZYPlnFW1wu4O2teEN8lSWeeFi9RvBj_aA-4IspagA0rCSWrzC0juDNk9HP8t7tSIqtX18J2uWiZJWwxWwNRrM24DczF8-Cf6zDT/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAu_00zvgS8ewEG6LYcSaoZr6bQtiiINYGvrky1Ab7dqB5_qXUZTDFnMy3g5u6FhnGLqdvo_tePUwgkKSiFHPcPLLLZYPlnFW1wu4O2teEN8lSWeeFi9RvBj_aA-4IspagA0rCSWrzC0juDNk9HP8t7tSIqtX18J2uWiZJWwxWwNRrM24DczF8-Cf6zDT/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Tracks</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1. Long Long Love - 2:09</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. Chocolate Soldier - 3:18</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. Anybody Needs A Lover - 2:17</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4. Traces Of Tomorrow - 3:29</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5. Love Me While You Can - 2:03</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. Carnival - 3:22</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7. Leaving Your Dreams Behind - 2:16</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">8. Whisper Streams - 3:24</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">9. Who Are We - 3:40</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">10.Sun Comes - 2:54</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">11.Find A Time - 2:23</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">12.Little Man - 3:07</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All songs by <i>Ralph Murphy, Shmulik Krauss</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Personnel</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Ralph Murphy - Composer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Shmulik Krauss - Composer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Leslie Danken - Vocals </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Frank Shin - Vocals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Ken Woodman - Arranger, Conductor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Mervyn Conn - Producer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://controlc.com/1dac1d86">Free Text</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://justpaste.it/SmOkeCirAlb">Just Paste</a></div></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-16652994683501646752023-12-14T19:17:00.004+02:002023-12-14T20:30:41.642+02:00Winterhawk - Electric Warriors (1979 us, outstanding hard rock, 2021 remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9jwEDlnogcqayfwAE9xU11PskfbovIJ50ZNFKOwCoXAe_ZhMZJTTpwzLP8pT2J0i5xryw_txAymotiBrM7DG0jXSz5im85Vvod4spkg7GXQb68pxuGJ00BBAi9FjX4Yd_miJr9BT0tGzXnIyXx4zrYTYW1H2qjDgcx6qKw9S7ES8NBG08UU4iN2d9XQB/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1000" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9jwEDlnogcqayfwAE9xU11PskfbovIJ50ZNFKOwCoXAe_ZhMZJTTpwzLP8pT2J0i5xryw_txAymotiBrM7DG0jXSz5im85Vvod4spkg7GXQb68pxuGJ00BBAi9FjX4Yd_miJr9BT0tGzXnIyXx4zrYTYW1H2qjDgcx6qKw9S7ES8NBG08UU4iN2d9XQB/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uoKMBfN2o8Q" width="460" youtube-src-id="uoKMBfN2o8Q"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">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 band’s first album, ’79’s Electric Warriors, to find out if it deserves the reissue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This Winterhawk—who, by all accounts, took their culture’s traditions and values into their music and aimed to be good role models to youth—isn’t to be confused with Chicago’s Winterhawk, who were also around at the same time. (This band’s “Don’t Die” shirt is one sXe slogan away from being a piece of Earth Crisis merch.) Indeed, this Winterhawk took a positive and damn near squeaky-clean approach to their craft, and it only adds to the music.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Prayer” is a killer opener, starting off with a slow burn that has tons of ’70s feel to it; it’s a courageous way to kick things off, not exactly diving head first into hard rock, but setting a mood, and doing it with authority. Then on to “Got to Save It,” and, man, I really like what this band is laying down here, incredibly solid on their instruments with a fantastic vibe—good-time KISS at its best—and a strong message. Fantastic opening pair of songs here. This song is 5:30 but doesn’t get old, it actually just gets stronger and stronger as it goes on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Black Whiskey” tells a tale of the evils of alcohol over a mid-tempo kinda-mellow tune, a song that wouldn’t sound half bad playing in a car stereo at 8pm on a summer night while you’re killing time in a parking lot with the buds. Winterhawk is doing absolutely nothing wrong on this record so far, three songs in. Win, win, win.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Dark Skin Lady” ends off the original album’s side A with some killer guitar work that immediately brings to mind classy and classic Thin Lizzy, the band just incredibly solid, tight, working as a cohesive unit here. Love it. Side A done and done and absolutely no complaints here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Restaurant” is a slinky groover with tons of attitude, kinda absurd lyrics, and—I can’t stress this enough—a tight delivery. Seriously, these guys were incredibly locked in together on this album. This song rules, and, honestly, those stoopid lyrics only help.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Selfish Man” is when the band’s personality really starts to shine, with some of their traditional Native American musical sounds coming through both in the music and vocals. Excellent track here, one that handles both quiet and louder parts with ease and power.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Custer’s Dyin’” absolutely kills it, the band laying into a slinky boogie with charged lyrics and tons of their own flair in there. A great song, and then they end the album even stronger with “Fight.” This closes the album off with another streamlined rocker, vocals threatening to be a bit much at points but generally staying just this side of too much and instead rocking all night long, the band showing off their excellent riff skills one final time here, drumming concise and tight, everyone locked in for one final groove, bassist holding it down, man… I love Winterhawk, and the spoken part that ends off this song, and the album, just nails that home. Incredible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This record being legit rocking, with tons of personality and a positive message behind it to boot. It’s aged perfectly and is one of the finest pieces of shoulda-been early metal/hard rock we’ve come across in this column to date.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">by <b>Greg Pratt,</b> October 14, 2021</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8uatUwHrzVLzz5TklNg9qOvs0klHYXYK3AgVA7TNWV3LFC0huwvGFEVJTWYQBhE_utygmtR6voJ_ipHuMu1dG5vTORR4jl3ZVvkgDyqAxQXrc4lbSxa2ZhTm0g_cRunmzQyFHk12tNOPipMG7-S5D9bWomKftFVT_SGF4XfTwDHei_8pT1-Eu8kxUHSC/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8uatUwHrzVLzz5TklNg9qOvs0klHYXYK3AgVA7TNWV3LFC0huwvGFEVJTWYQBhE_utygmtR6voJ_ipHuMu1dG5vTORR4jl3ZVvkgDyqAxQXrc4lbSxa2ZhTm0g_cRunmzQyFHk12tNOPipMG7-S5D9bWomKftFVT_SGF4XfTwDHei_8pT1-Eu8kxUHSC/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Tracks</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1. Prayer - 3:00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. Got To Save It - 5:28</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. Black Whiskey - 5:24</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4. Dark Skin Lady - 3:32</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5. Restaurant - 4:14</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. Selfish Man - 5:30</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7. Custer's Dyin' - 4:59</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">8. Fight - 6:02</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All songs by <i>Nik Alexander</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Winterhawk</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Alfonso Kolb - Drums</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Frank J. Diaz de Leon - Bass, Vocals </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Frankie Joe - Rhythm Guitar </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Nik Alexander - Guitar, Vocals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://controlc.com/df832a58">Free Text</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://justpaste.it/WiHaEleWar">Just Paste</a></div></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-1435782091534432272023-12-08T13:09:00.001+02:002023-12-08T13:09:39.535+02:00Soul Inc. - Soul Inc. Vol. 2 (1965-69 us, stunning garage rock, rhythm 'n' blues)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BnIc1GNUt11ihRnjC7WrgcG9b0YbmNG6A5qaTXFdGhuiaz4zw6-SzyO7w_gM_wE7H-zixrT5ym4QInaAjK5GIUvOC47fqfllwtT9vfOJ6Q7JQNgn_MXSnmVDoGmkG-eqXGS72bL1YNE_5CNGraObVmI8pkDVGALwByXw3xRChR0vB6WkZBXNJKPiqk7D/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BnIc1GNUt11ihRnjC7WrgcG9b0YbmNG6A5qaTXFdGhuiaz4zw6-SzyO7w_gM_wE7H-zixrT5ym4QInaAjK5GIUvOC47fqfllwtT9vfOJ6Q7JQNgn_MXSnmVDoGmkG-eqXGS72bL1YNE_5CNGraObVmI8pkDVGALwByXw3xRChR0vB6WkZBXNJKPiqk7D/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GlLOKMp_cG8" width="460" youtube-src-id="GlLOKMp_cG8"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">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 secured a place on Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars tour prior to even forming a band. The two hired some musicians and backed up the likes of Lou Christi, Reparata & the Delrons, and others. On the second Dick Clark tour, Soul Inc. opened as a stand-alone band and quickly became a favorite of many of the top acts of the day, including Paul Revere & the Raiders. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Over the following months, Soul Inc. built a reputation for themselves and began recording singles. The band recorded songs for the Rondo, Star Records, Boss and Counterpart labels, and became one of the most popular acts in Kentucky. Volume 1 of the Soul Inc. story collected 20 of the band's singles recorded between 1965 and 1969. Volume 2 now continues that story with an additional 16 tracks that were not on Volume 1, and features one song from the next incarnation of the band (known as the Elysian Field, not to be confused with the dream-pop band or the black-metal band named Elysian Fields). The music ranged from Beatles-influenced pop, garage rock, and surf-styled instrumentals to Motown soul and psychedelic rock. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Throughout their entire career the band was constantly experimenting and progressing as the times changed. Soul Inc. split in 1969, with three members forming the Elysian Field while Wayne Young kept the Soul Inc. moniker and continued the band for a short time with various lineups. Sadly, by the end of 1969, Soul Inc. was no more. In 1999, Young reunited with the original band members and recorded a new Soul Inc. album. The sound quality on this CD is for the most part excellent, and is taken from master tapes where possible. With the release of this second compilation of Soul Inc.'s singles, the band's musical history has finally been completely documented. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">by <b>Keith Pettipas</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKLJZrELA0u5xapzF89qzeF4gUg4bYkizbVA1XI7iPk0TF_EU_31r1oQePSna6JbjcMxopdz4pUilUxNRWCmrCr9He5RSJMODu4GoSY-GhVnXJtuSpmqpN1LyGbNS_8G6xevvKYVf870midIccmYe3YCWWk2EXh2C0xLjO0NgTQxSEqUnrEs17LsL5DM6/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKLJZrELA0u5xapzF89qzeF4gUg4bYkizbVA1XI7iPk0TF_EU_31r1oQePSna6JbjcMxopdz4pUilUxNRWCmrCr9He5RSJMODu4GoSY-GhVnXJtuSpmqpN1LyGbNS_8G6xevvKYVf870midIccmYe3YCWWk2EXh2C0xLjO0NgTQxSEqUnrEs17LsL5DM6/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Tracks</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1. Connection (<i>Mick Jagger, Keith Richards</i>) - 2:45</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. Nothing But A Dream (<i>Frank Bugbee, Jim Settle, Wayne Young</i>) - 3:05</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. In The Midnight Hour (<i>Wilson Pickett Jr., Steve Cropper</i>) - 2:27</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4. Hanging Out My Tears (<i>Cannon Paul Wil, Holbert Thomas</i>) - 3.14</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5. Laryngitis (<i>Marvin Maxwell, Wayne Young</i>) - 2:27</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. Don't You Go (<i>Kenny Smith</i>) - 3:04</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7. Love Me When I'm Down (<i>Jim Settle, Wayne Young</i>) - 2:07</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">8. When I Stopped Dreaming (<i>Jim Settle, Wayne Young</i>) - 2:28</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">9. Alligator (<i>Marvin Maxwell, Jim Orten, Tom Jolly, Wayne Young</i>) - 2.15</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">10.Soul Jam (<i>Marvin Maxwell, Wayne Young</i>) - 2:34 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">11.Hanging Out My Tears (<i>Cannon Paul Wil, Holbert Thomas</i>) - 3:15</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">12.Stronger Than Dirt #3 (<i>P. Wiliams, B. Busha</i>) - 1:59</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">13.In The Midnight Hour (<i>Wilson Pickett Jr., Steve Cropper</i>) - 2:29</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">14.Satisfied (<i>Barry Man, Cynthia Weil</i>) - 2:42</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">15.Ready. Willing, And Able (<i>Bob Stone</i>) - 3:17</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">16.Get It Right With Your Man (<i>Stanley E. Flaharty</i>) - 2:21</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">17.Mother Hate (<i>Dennis Ledford</i>) - 2:47</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Soul Inc</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Jim Orten - Bass, Vocals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Tom Jolly - Trumpet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Wayne Young - Guitar </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Jim Settle - Bass, Vocals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Marvin Maxwell - Drums</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Frank Bugbee - Guitar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Denny Lile - Bass</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Eddie Humphries - Saxophone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2023/11/soul-inc-vol1-1966-67-us-great-garage.html">1966-67 Soul Inc - Vol.1</a> </div></div></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Related Act</span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2023/01/elysian-field-elysian-field-1968-71-us.html">1968-71 Elysian Field - Elysian Field</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://controlc.com/15a8c310">Free Text</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://justpaste.it/SoUliNcVtw">Just Paste</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />
</div>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379959197726431640.post-2747364892200443702023-12-04T03:21:00.033+02:002023-12-04T03:21:00.124+02:00Dead Sea Fruit - Dead Sea Fruit (1967 uk, extraordinary beat psych, 2017 reissue) <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpVfWxMBZWze2DjoFCF1RBSNT40gJP7S5NtTmlWZbFr34SqMiH69lwgW2N0Y3aLmoVZlU6IR64SNGPL3QOsSnZOHyCfVugC-8OYQigdMlPQdAX4L4sbqWYF7WVDQkqcdX69P-ASJUBh6xY_yRYAY68hY1BhH7YMfc1CEjGUeDg4R7rjzc7L2imT-FvS4z/s1011/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpVfWxMBZWze2DjoFCF1RBSNT40gJP7S5NtTmlWZbFr34SqMiH69lwgW2N0Y3aLmoVZlU6IR64SNGPL3QOsSnZOHyCfVugC-8OYQigdMlPQdAX4L4sbqWYF7WVDQkqcdX69P-ASJUBh6xY_yRYAY68hY1BhH7YMfc1CEjGUeDg4R7rjzc7L2imT-FvS4z/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9QQ6S_axoKg" width="460" youtube-src-id="9QQ6S_axoKg"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">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 Another Record On, and they're on the Camp label,' it ran. 'So far, so good. They are gentlemen who met through an advertisement in the Times, no less. They worked the debutante circuit, making money, then went to the South of France. There's an LP on the way by this rather unusually talented outfit, which comprises lead vocalist Clive Foster Kennedy, a Freeman of the City of London, lead guitarist David Lashmar, who started up with skiffle, Simon Winsloe Clifford, who plays organ and is a jazz fan, bassist Christopher Hall, who was once a solicitor, and drummer John Errington-Townsend, who used to go to Portsmouth Grammar School (where also went Paul Jones)?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The band had formed the previous year. After briefly being known as Some Sloane Squares, they adopted the more modish moniker Dead Sea Fruit, after a line in Thomas Moore's 1817 romantic poem Lalla-Rookh: 'Like Dead Sea fruits, that tempt the eye / But turn to ashes on the lips!' were promptly arrested for wearing carnival clothes on a non-carnival day – though I fact was just their standard hippie attire, Thereafter they found some success playing covers in local clubs, and more widely around; France, A good-humored, highly theatrical act more in the vein of the New Vaudeville Band than their more psychedelic peers, they recorded for the local Disquez A-Z label, and had a big hit with the old-timey Loulou, Put Another Record On To promote it, they made some TV appearances (which can be seen online), involving a strikingly long trumpet invented by Kennedy One appearance was with Salvador Dali.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Back in the UK in early 1967, they signed to the new Polydor offshoot label Camp, who put out their debut single in March. The disc c id not prove a hit, but an album ensued, which appeared in April 'Dead Sea Fruit's first album chalks up the first LP release from Camp Records, and really they needn't have bothered,' wrote Disc & Music Echo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">`Musically the group seem to fall somewhere East of Winchester Cathedral and considerably West of Waterloo and its sunsets. They should have got together before making any tapes, and decided what sort of music they were going to play. The album is further distinguished by a nauseatingly pretentious sleeve note.' Sales were pool; and the release of their single in the US (on Atlantic's Atco subsidiary) in June did nothing to alter their profile. On Friday 30th of that month they supported psychedelic legends Tomorrow at the UFO club in London (along with the Knack), but didn't play many gigs in the UK. They did, however, perform in front of Jimi Hendrix and Paul McCartney in their time. September saw the release of their second and final UK 45, Love At The Hippiedrome / My Naughty Bluebell. Around this time Hall departed, and was replaced by Arthur Marsh. Before long, Kennedy and Clifford decided to return to the UK from their French base, upon which Lashmar, Townsend and Marsh accepted a residency in a club in Dakar, Senegal. However, when it became clear that the club only wanted them to play covers, the band splintered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">CD Liner-notes</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjcwsfA03hftnBlOGKHVBnfgucJRxFaOcSVDZXVR6wq9RnAlcM09Q0NBzvxaBa6NBeGuEYau456waprTD_caLmWcXXGnvEIFkmfcoH0XFyIZvhn-E93iLPGfVym3itZJ0xmfEZ8mY3IZY7bPpW7FsSosQXddPkptuaF2NTwppGBCk8Gi4Woj4hPJ0gVyg/s1000/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjcwsfA03hftnBlOGKHVBnfgucJRxFaOcSVDZXVR6wq9RnAlcM09Q0NBzvxaBa6NBeGuEYau456waprTD_caLmWcXXGnvEIFkmfcoH0XFyIZvhn-E93iLPGfVym3itZJ0xmfEZ8mY3IZY7bPpW7FsSosQXddPkptuaF2NTwppGBCk8Gi4Woj4hPJ0gVyg/s320/Disc%20copy%20Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Tracks</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1. The 8.15 And The 5.45 (<i>David Lashmar</i>) - 2:07</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. Put Another Record On (<i>Clive Kennedy</i>) - 3:06</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. Psychiatric Case (<i>Christopher Hall</i>) - 2:09</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4. Mr. Barman (<i>Clive Kennedy</i>) - 3:30</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5. Matters (<i>David Lashmar)</i> - 3:39</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. Seeds Of Discontent (<i>David Lashmar</i>) - 3:28</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7. I'll Come With You (<i>David Lashmar</i>) - 2:20</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">8. I've Been Away Too Long (<i>Clive Kennedy</i>) - 2:42</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">9. Mr. Coffee Pot (<i>David Lashmar</i>) - 1:58</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">10.Time Waits For No One (<i>Clive Kennedy</i>) - 3:55</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">11.I Should Have Guessed (<i>Clive Kennedy</i>) - 3:28</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">12.Kensington High Street (<i>John Townsend</i>) - 2:05</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Dead Sea Fruit</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Clive Kennedy - Vocals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Dave "Beano" Lashmar - Guitar, Vocals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*John Townsend - Bass, Percussion, Vocals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Si Clifford - Organ, Piano</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Christopher Hall - Electric Bass, Guitar, Vocals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://controlc.com/bc3a9b54">Free Text</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://justpaste.it/DeAdsEafRuIt">Just Paste</a></div></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203152597932074783noreply@blogger.com4