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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

If - Double Diamond (1973 uk, exceptional progressive brass rock, 2011 remaster)

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The genesis of If occurred on London's late 60s jazz scene, when guitar ace Terry Smith, saxophonists Dick Morrissey and Dave ...
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Monday, November 4, 2013

The Yardbirds - Glimpses (1963-68 uk, classic influental blues garage 'n' roll, five disc box set, 2011 release)

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Easy Action deserves an award for perseverance in the face of impossible odds, taking three years to realise the DVD of 2008’s histori...
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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Bob Lind - Since There Were Circles (1971 us, splendid passionate folk, 2006 bonus tracks issue)

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Bob Lind has enjoyed a sizable cult following based on a rather small body of work; he released just four albums between 1966 and ...
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Friday, November 1, 2013

Dantalian`s Chariot - Chariot Rising (1967 uk, impressive colorful psychedelia)

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One of the most brilliant obscure psychedelic singles of the late '60s — indeed, one of the most brilliant obscure rock singl...
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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Wimple Winch - Tales From The Sinking Ship (1964-68 uk, marvelous blend of mod freakbeat and psych, 2009 remaster)

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Liverpool's Wimple Winch are best known to obsessive collectors of U.K. freakbeat for a handful of rare but potent singles, s...
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Various Artists - The Dutch Woodstock (1970 us/uk/nl, psych blues folk prog rock, classic documentary, two CD plus DVD box set)

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Woodstock and Altamont pretty much covered what can go right and what can go wrong at a large rock festival in America. Meanwhile, ove...
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Monday, October 28, 2013

Fat Mattress - Fat Mattress (1969 uk, essential psych folk rock, 2009 remastered and expanded)

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Fat Mattress were basically a Rock'n'Roll group from Folkestone in Kent. The nucleus of Fat Mattress came from three local...
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Sunday, October 27, 2013

LOU REED (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013)

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Lou Reed, Velvet Underground Leader  and Rock Pioneer, Dead at 71 Lou Reed, a massively influential songwriter and guitarist wh...
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Road - Road (1972 uk / us, stunning hard psych rock, with Noel Redding)

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Formed in March 1972 by former Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding, in the aftermath of a debilitating fall at Frank Zap...
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Friday, October 25, 2013

Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On (1969 uk, blues rock masterpiece, deluxe expanded 2013 edition)

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A peculiar news bulletin appeared in the July 12th, 1969, edition of Rolling Stone: Two members of the British blues band Fleetwo...
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