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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

The M - The M (1972 japan, psychedelic soul with great guitar passages)

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The festival band The M rode the high crest of the white foamed wave of the New Rock movement that overtook the Japanese music scene in ...
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Kaleidoscope - Tangerine Dream (1967 uk, classy delicate psychedelia with baroque traces, Japan issue)

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One of the masterpieces of Britain’s early psych era, Tangerine Dream has no weaknesses: the songwriting and arrangements are t...
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Monday, July 16, 2012

V.A. - Fading Yellow Vol.13 (1965-72 us, lazy days, popsike and other delights)

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The last piece from the Fading Yellow  puzzle, leads us again to North America, forgotten treasures come to light in this 13th volu...
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Rabbit Mackay - Bug Cloth (1968 us, a significant amalgam of garage psych and folk rock, 2011 Kismet release)

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'Perhaps he is a bit headstrong. I think most of it is by design. He is struggling to find an identity. He has in fact told ...
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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Various Artists - Fading Yellow Vol.12 A Lighthearted Life (1966-72 euro, uk, australian, another collection of pop-sike and other delights)

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The vol. 12 from the series Fading Yellow splits again the muse between Australia, continental Europe and Great Britain, of cours...
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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Wildwood - Plastic People (1968-71 us, superb rough garage rock with heavy psych touches, 2012 Frantic release)

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Don't be fooled by the name - with a moniker like Wildwood, you'd half expect pastoral literock from some self-absorbed ...
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Various Artists - Fading Yellow Vol. 11 (1965-73 us, canada, a palette of pop-sike and other delights)

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Classic compilation series of purest popsike of the 60-70's. Volume 11 contains 27 trax all together of the highest order, wit...
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Friday, July 13, 2012

Little Free Rock - Time Is Of No Consequence (1969-71 uk, standout acid blues rock, demos and unreleased material)

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In my own personal scheme of things, Little Free Rock are pretty doggone important. I grew up with them. They were my first grass...
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Little Free Rock - Little Free Rock (1969 uk, superb heavy psych blues rock)

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Little Free Rock was a Heavy Rock Trio from Preston in Lancashire, England. Peter Illingworth, Lead Guitar and Vocals, Paul Varley, ...
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Keef Hartley Band - The Time Is Near (1970 uk, spectacular psych blues rock with jazz drops, 2008 Esoteric remaster)

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The core of Keef Hartley Band, along with Hartley and guitarist/vocalist Miller Anderson, was bassist Gary Thain. He was heavil...
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Various Artists - Fading Yellow Vol.10 (60-70's worldwide, the better side pop-sike and other delights)

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After a lengthy absence FY is back with a lush chorus of “Huzzah’s” and a blizzard of scented rose petals (faded, naturally). “No E...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Various Artists - Fading Yellow Vol.9 (1966-72 uk, the other side of life timeless pop-sike and other delights)

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Sticky baroque delights abound in this scarce and peerless series that showcases the frilliest UK popsike. This volume concentrate...
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A Foot In Coldwater - The Second Foot In Coldwater / All Around Us (1973-74 canada, excellent hard rock)

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The band released A Second Foot In Cold Water the next year. Two singles were released, "Love Is Coming" and "Isn...
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A Foot In Coldwater - A Foot In Coldwater (1972 canada, great hard rock, 2003 remaster)

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The debut album by a great Canadian band. It includes their best known and much loved classic hit "(Make Me Do) Anything Yo...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Nucleus - Nucleus (1969 canada, exciting hard rock with prog touches)

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The origins of Nucleus lay in late- 60s Toronto combo The Lords Of London.  They were a popular live attraction and appeared at the C...
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Monday, July 9, 2012

Various Artists - Fading Yellow Vol.8 (1968-75 uk, hymns for today, timeless LP delights)

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This limited-edition (1,000 copies) compilation brings together 21 U.K. pop-psych-folk rarities from 1968-1975. And you'd bette...
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