Bob Hughes - My Old Man (1976 uk, nice folk rock, 2011 korean remaster)

My Old Man is the first release of Bob Hughes, a great musician and singer/songwriter. It was recorded in only one session of 12 hours - two sessions for the The Kids Are Ok!, with the help of the guitarist Ron Turner - aka The Boy and Carmen Cinque - Chic who added extra vocals. What is very impressive, regarding the quality of the LP, a lost folk classic album? There is not much to say except it's beautiful, touching and poignant.

Tracks

1. Satori - 4:12

2. Pierre Laval - 5:10

3. Drifting Away - 2:38

4. Send Away My Passport - 3:53

5. Ask For God - 2:19

6. High Clay Lands - 3:34

7. Dear Friend - 3:35

8. Why Don't We Do It - 2:47

9. High And Dry - 4:17

10.You're Following Me - 3:31

11.That's How Life Flows - 3:24

12.My Old Man - 4:52

Words and Music by Bob Hugues

Personnel

*Ron Turner - Lead Guitar

*Carmen Cinque - Vocals 

*Bob Hugues - Vocals, Guitar

1978  Bob Hughes - The Kids Are Ok! (2011 korean remaster)   

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Don Cooper - Howlin' At The Moon (1969-73 us, fascinating groovy jazzy folk rock, 2005 release)

Laden with sunshine soaked melodies, round-the-campfire guitars, troubadour vocals and hip hop beats, despite being recently sampled by the likes of hip hop giants MC Search and Dilated Peoples, Don Cooper has previously been resigned to obscurity, but no longer…   Howlin’ At The Moon is first ever “best of” of this enigmatic singer/songwriter.

A must-have compilation taken from only 4 albums (’69-’73) he ever recorded. Side-men include: Terry Plumeri, Toots Thielman, Davis Sanborn, the genius of Richard Davis and one of the world’s most important drummers ever to do it, Bernard Purdie.

Compiled by, and featuring original artwork and sleevenotes from Andy Votel (Twisted Nerve) and Chris McBride (45 Kings), This compilation on Delay 68 is an enthralling collection of songs from this forgotten sensation.

Tracks

1. Rhinstone In The Rough (Ken Shephard) - 2:30 

2. A Better Way - 1:39 

3. Fat Love Birds (Michael Cochran) - 5:39 

4. Bless The Children - 3:56 

5. A New Gun - 2:05 

6. Blueberry Pickin' (Don Cooper, Thomas Whitfield) - 4:16 

7. Captain Spangles Crystal Song - 2:47 

8. Easily Said - 2:00 

9. Mad George - 2:34 

10.Rapid Rainbow Times - 2:20 

11.Howlin' At The Moon - 2:23 

12.Step Away (Ken Shephard) - 4:07 

13.Cotton Candy Dreams - 3:11 

14.Revelation - 2:30 

15.Tin Cans And Alleyways (Ken Shephard) - 2:39

Music and Lyrics by Don Cooper except where noted

Personnel

*Don Cooper - Vocals, Guitar

*Elliott Randall - Guitar

*Terry Plumeri - Bass

*Bobby Notkoff - Fiddle

*Dixon Van Winkle - Bass

*Richard Davis - Bass

*Terry Plumer - Bass, Double Bass 

*Al Rogers - Drums

*Bernie Purdie - Drums 

*Herb Lovelle - Drums

*John Plutonia - Guitar

*Toots Theilman - Harmonica, Guitar

*Hugh McCracken - Guitar

*Paul Griffin - Keyboards 

*Gary Malabar - Vibraphone 

*Tom Daws - Bass

*Frank Owens - Keyboards 

*Gordon Edwards - Bass 

*Neal Larsen - Keyboards

1970  Don Cooper - Bless The Children (2008 reissue)  

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Raw Material - Raw Material (1970 uk, exceptional prog psych bluesy rock, 2020 double disc digipak, plus two more editions)

Not many may remember Raw Material, an early British prog band who, along with similar groups like Cressida and Spring, helped shape the sound of the legends that were shortly to follow. Perhaps themselves inspired by such 60's stars The Doors as well as The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Raw Material's songs were rooted in jazz and blues, yet a touch of classical mixed with rock firepower evolved into progressive rock as we now know it.

The first trhree songs of their eponymous debut album, from the London based quintet, includes three strong, long tracks: "Time And Illusion", which had a long instrumental break and vibraphone on leading role; "I'd Be Delighted", which featured strong vocals, good flute and sax work and "Fighting Cock", which builds in strength after a mellow beginning. 

Their classic debut album was originally issued in October 1970, and receives its definitive reissue with this deluxe double-CD. As well as the full album, it features both sides of all three singles they'd made to date, as well as the whole of the Sounds Progressive LP they'd released under a pseudonym. The set includes a 16-page booklet offering detailed background notes (drawing on original interviews) and copious photos and promo materials, as well as a reproduction of the promo poster sent to a few UK record shops at the time.

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Time And Illusion (Vic Coppersmith) - 7:30

2. I'd Be Delighted (Ed Welch) - 5:06

3. Fighting Cock (Ed Welch) - 3:48

4. Pear On An Apple Tree (Ed Welch, Phil Sawyer) - 2:58

5. Future Recollections (Colin Catt, Phil Gunn) - 3:54

6. Traveller Man (Yash Klodzinski, Larry Page, Dave Green) - 6:13

7. Destruction Of America (Colin Catt, Herbie Flowers, Phil Gunn) - 2:20

Disc 2

1. Time And Illusion (Vic Coppersmith) - 3:11

2. Bobo's Party (Melanie Safka) - 3:13

3. Hi There Hallelujah (Ed Welch, Michael d'Albuquerque) - 2:46

4. Days Of The Fighting Cock (Ed Welch) - 3:09

5. Traveller Man (Part 1) (Yash Klodzinski, Larry Page, Dave Green) - 3:21

6. Traveller Man (Part 2) (Yash Klodzinski, Larry Page, Dave Green) - 2:59

7. Who Do You Love? (Ellas McDaniel) - 2:06

8. Living In The Past (Ian Anderson) - 3:26

9. Man Of The World (Peter Green) - 2:29

10.I'm A Man (Jimmy Miller, Steve Winwood) - 2:59

11.Spirit In The Sky (Norman Greenbaum) - 3:43

12.Let's Work Together (Wilbert Harrison) - 2:31

13.Second Generation Woman (Rick Grech) - 2:22

14.Sympathy (Graham Field, David Kaffinetti, Steve Gould, Mark Ashton) - 2:23

15.Badge (Eric Clapton, George Harrison) - 2:15

16.Race With The Devil (Adrian Gurvitz) - 3:01

The Raw Material

*Colin Catt - Vocals, Keyboards

*Mike Fletcher - Saxophone, Flute, Vocals

*Dave Green - Guitar

*Phil Gunn - Bass, Guitar, Mellotron

*Paul Young - Percussion

With

*Frank Ricotti - Vibraphone 

*Colin Catt - Mellotron

*Peter Flowers - Mellotron

*The Ladybirds - Vocals

1971  Raw Material - Time is... 

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