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Monday, June 25, 2012

Peter Kelley - Path Of The Wave (1968 us, remarkable bluesy downer folk rock, Fall Out issue)

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If ever there was a "typical" record from what's been retrospectively labeled the "downer folk" genre of...
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Black Oak Arkansas - X-Rated (1975 us, hard southern boogie rock, 2020 remaster)

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In 1975 BOA signed a contract with MCA and release their tenth album “X-Rated”. We’re in the mid 70’s and Hard Rock sounds more than ...
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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Utopia - Utopia (1969 us, effective hard dirty psych blues rock, Akarma issue)

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Hard blues rock band from California formed and lead by Dennis Rodrigues. They also released another one as Growl (Discreet 2209...
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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Eden's Children - Eden's Children / Sure Looks Real (1968-69 us, splendid psych rock, bosstown sound, 2006 reissue)

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The first album by Boston's most exciting trio, getting rare now as an original, and unavailable to many, it failed to sell aft...
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Sir Winston And The Commons - We're Gonna Love (1966-67 us, superb garage psych, 1999 purple Vinyl reissue)

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If any band personified the epic musical voyage of the '60s it was Sir Winston and The Commons from (where else?) Indianapolis,...
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Friday, June 22, 2012

The Smoke - The Smoke (1968 us, beautiful colorful psychedelic rock, 2010 Kismet edition)

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Michael Lloyd clearly recalls the day he decided to be in a band. Aged 12, he was surfing in Hawaii in the summer of '62 wi...
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Focal Point - First Bite Of The Apple (1967-68 uk, fantastic psychedelic rock with folk and baroque traces, 2005 Kissing Spell release)

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Keen Followers of the 1960s Rock scene have become used to tales of long lost tapes and unissued recordings that have seemingly ...
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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Keef Hartley Band - Seventy Second Brave (1972 uk, brilliant blues jazz rock, 2009 Esoteric remaster issue)

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By the middle of 1971, I had five albums in the can, taken the band on endless tours and played at major festivals including t...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Edwards Hand - Stranded (1970 uk, wonderful psychedelic rock with baroque drops, japan remaster)

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Having worked with George Martin on their self titled debut, Edward's Hand began recording at Morgan Studios in 1970, attemptin...
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Blossom Toes - We Are Ever So Clean (1968 uk, inspired orchestrated psychedelic rock, 2005 japan issue)

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Blossom Toes were the twee-est band of all time-- twice as twee as the Dukes of Stratosphear covering "(Listen to the) Flow...
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Monday, June 18, 2012

Connexion - Connexion 1975 (canada, stunning hard rock with french lyrics, 2012 edition)

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A French Canadian band from Montreal, Quebec, whose album features some tasty guitar work, all the lyrics are sung in French. The ...
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Human Instinct - Peg Leg / The Lost Tapes (1975 new zealand, exceptional guitar rock with prog touches)

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In 1972 the Human Instinct saw a single on the Zodiac label called 'Down The Hall On Saturday Night'/'Simple Man...
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Sunday, June 17, 2012

The Mad Hatters / The Fallen Angels / The Loved Ones / The Time Stoppers - The Mad Hatters Meet The Fallen Angels (1965-66 us, terrific raw garage psych rock)

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In 1965, Barry Seidel formed a music company called Traydel Productions.   The first band Seidel signed was The Mad Hatters from...
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Saturday, June 16, 2012

West Coast Natural Gas - Two's A Pair (1966-68 us, amazing west coast psychedelia, 2012 edition)

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Killer West Coast psychedelic monster that took many years to be completed!!! West Coast Natural Gas began life in 1965 in Seattl...
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Country Weather - Country Weather Studio And Live Recordings (1969-71 us, magnificent west coast psych, double vinyl issue)

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Welcome to Country Weather, "a chaos that once in a while generated perfection and on ocassions intense frustration”. The b...
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Friday, June 15, 2012

Various Artists - The Cuca Records Story Vol. 2 Garagemental! (1965-70 us, ultra rare garage and psych rock)

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The history books will tell you all you need to know about the great recording centres of the past such as Nashville, New Orlea...
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