A few new ones and part one of a wishlist

Nice pic eh? Not much out there for this album. In my opinion this is a psych masterpiece and is in heavy rotation on my turntable (when said tt is available!). This is Eyes of Blue's 1968 Mercury album Crossroads of Time. It's a tight sophisticated LP that in many places is quite advanced for the time. One of the few Beatle covers I can stand (Yesterday) and a punky version of 7+7 Is...., but my favorite is World of Emotion, which just puts a smile on my face whenever I hear it. Not far behind is Love Is the Law, but the whole album is highly listenable without the usual novelties and throwaway tracks psych LPs are often known for. Brillant!!!!


http://rapidshare.de/files/20778723/EOB-COT.rar





The Austrailian band Master's Apprentices 1st LP from 1967 is a freakbeat classic. It actually transcends freakbeat at times with some early psych and is quite an interesting album. My faves are the 2 punked out rave-ups that would make Jeff Beck (or more similarly Dave Davies) proud, these tracks, Undecided and Buried and Dead, are absolute killers with ripping leads and buzzsaw rhythm guitars and it makes you wonder why some of the other tracks are so lackluster (their weak cover of My Girl springs to mind). 10 tracks like the aforementioned 2 and this would have been a monster. But as it is, there is a bit of something for everyone, a bit of psych, soul, dance tunes, tributes to Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry (in each's respective style) and ballads. The last 4 tracks are non Lp tracks from a different source and quality is not quite as good as the LP itself, but interesting for a listen.


http://rapidshare.de/files/20781326/MA-FA11.rar




Something I posted as a request over at groovyfab, 2 of the 3 pre-Alice Cooper singles released in '66 and '67. From a boot 7" EP called the Spiders Vs. the Nazz. This is the 2nd single by the Spiders and the only Nazz (Cooper's or should I say Furnier's Nazz, not the Rundgren group) single. Sound quality is not the best, but not all of these have ever seen a legit rerelease, so here they are.



http://rapidshare.com/files/318243/AC-SvsN.rar

Before I put a questions to all you wonderful readers out there in blogland, here is a final album for today. A request from a week or so ago for some Birth Control. This is an overview of sorts spanning the years 1972-1976 and is called Birth Control Vol.2. Sorry couldn't find a cover for it, but it is a good sampler to decide if you want to explore this band further or not. If so, I can post more from these guys as I have several of their albums.

http://rapidshare.de/files/20776134/BC-V2.rar


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And now, I mentioned doing this several weeks ago and the idea just kinda faded away due to my short attention span, but I have been steadily putting a list of things I'd either like to hear, to replace stuff I lost (or got stolen, or sold) or just would like to have. This is a small sampling of my list which numbers over 2000 items at this time (and grows almost daily) and we'll see how it goes (if there is a decent response, I will post more eventually). If anyone can help out with anything on this list, I can email a list of stuff I have available (a trade off of sorts) and try to return the favor. If anyone wants to help me out, please email me at the address in my profile or leave a comment with a way for me to get in touch. Thanks in advance to any and all who can help me out.



A Foot In Cold Water - 2nd Foot In Cold Water/ All Around Us ('74 Daffodil)/ Breaking Through (77 Anthem) all are Canadian
Armaggeddon - same (69 Amos 7008) not the UK band or the German
Ashkan - In From the Cold (70 Sire 97017)
Atlee - Plant Me Now & Dig Me (73 Chelsea)
Aunt Mary - Live Reunion ('81)
Avalanche - same (76 or 77 ABC 1000)
Bachman Turner Overdrive - Japan Tour Live (77 Mercury Japan)
Bad Boy - Back To Back (78 United Artists)/The Band That Made Milwaukee Famous/Private Party (80 Streetwise 4321)/Electric Eyes (1984)
Bang - Music
Bastard - Back To the Nature (77 Nova 23288)/Tearing Nights (78 Nova 23619)/Live & Alive (80 Lava 8055) All German
Bedlam - same (73 Chrysalis 1048)
Bel Ami - Berlin Bel Nacht (79 Teldec) German
Bighorn - same (78 Columbia)
Birth Control - same (70 Prophesy 1002)/Operation/Hoodoo Man/Back Door Possibilities (76 Brain, German)/ Increase (77)/Titanic (78 Brain German)/Live '79
the Biz - A Matter of Time (79 Bent)Canadian
Blackfeather - any except At the Mountain of Madness
Blackfoot Sue - any
Blackhorse - same (79 DSDA 001) US
Blackstone - same (71 Epic 30470)
Boomtown Rats - 1st (77 Mercury)
Buffalo - any except Dead Forever and Volcanic Rock
Bulldog - same (72 Decca 75340)/Smasher (74 Buddah 5600)
Cargoe - (72 Ardent 2802)
Clear Blue Sky - Destiny (71 Vertigo)UK
Claw - Diggin' In
the Coloured Balls - any
Condition Green - Life of Change (Japan)
Copperhead - same (73 Columbia 32250)US
Corp. Gander's Fire Dog Brigade - On the Rock(71 Europa 460)German
Crack the Sky - same/ Animal Notes
Dionysos - any (Canadian)
Dirty Tricks - Night Man
DMZ - same (78 Sire 6051)
Dogfeet - same (70 Reflection) UK
Downtrip - If You Don't Rock Now
Face Dancer - This World/About Face (both US)
Fastbuck - same (UK)
Finch - any (the prog instrumental band)except Glory of the Inner Force
Flying Squad - same (78 Epic 82875)UK
Freedom - any
Freedom's Children - any except the 1968 LP
Furr - same (77 MagnaGlide)US
Gale Force - any
Hairy Chapter - Electric Sounds For Dancing (German, 1969)
Hammersmith - same
Hard Stuff - Bulletproof/Bolex Dementia
Harlequin - Victim of a Song/One Flase Move/Love Crimes
Haystacks Balboa - any
Heavy Load - Full Speed At High Level
Hello - Keeps Us Off the Streets
Help - same/ 2nd Coming
Highway Robbery - For Love Or Money
Horse - same
Horses - same (70 White Whale)
Hustler - High Street

Edit one, about 10 albums removed already. Thanks to all who have helped so far!!!!
Edit two, 5 more removed! Thanks!
Edit three, 4 more gone!! Yeehaaaa!!
Just removed 4 more.

Lots of new stuff and some links from friends

One of the harder rocking albums from the Ash. Always been one of my faves. Not much proggy stuff here but if you feel like rockin' this is a good way to do it.







http://rapidshare.de/files/20571994/WA-NE.rar







Posted along with some others over at groovyfab, here is Popul Vuh's Krautrock classic Affenstunde from 1971.







http://rapidshare.de/files/20555406/PV_-_A.rar









Kraftwerk's first also from 1971 is a fun piece of the Krautrock puzzle, but these guys as most of you know are more responsible for the industrial type stuff, but among this albums 4 lenghty tracks is one rocker that is so unrepresentative of their style, it's kind of amazing (meaning that for any other band doing the style it would merely be just another song). Honestly not my cup o' tea, but here it is.





http://rapidshare.de/files/20559767/K-FA.rar





I must apologize for this one. I promised this to someone a long time ago and no matter how hard I tried it just doesn't sound too hot. The records are not in very good shape and it shows. It could definetly use someone who has some kind of editing software's magic touch. But beneath the surface (noise) there is some great blues rock goin' on here. This is (Neil) Merryweather's Word of Mouth 2 LP set from 1970 and has guests like Steve Miller, Howard Roberts, Barry Goldberg, and Dave Mason.


http://rapidshare.de/files/20570358/M-WOM1.rar

http://rapidshare.de/files/20571147/M-WOM2.rar




Another Krautrock album, here is Agitation Free's 2nd from 1973. Great album!!!!!








http://rapidshare.de/files/20548088/afr-_2-73.rar






And yet another Krautrock album, Gaa from 1974 with Alraune Alptraum
I just got this a few days ago so I'll reserve any judgement til later.



http://rapidshare.de/files/20550440/Gaa-AA74.rar






This is a request from a friend, Paul, and this is the first of 3 or 4 albums by these guys I will be posting. This first one is from 1979 and is Flying Colors from Trooper, a cool AOR band from Canada. They had a semi-hit with Raise A Little Hell back in the early 80's that gets a spin or two still once in a while. I think I have that album too, but this was the first I grabbed.




http://rapidshare.de/files/20574526/Trp-_FlCo.rar




Before I turn it over to two friends, I am taking a break for a day or two. I'll pop in from time to time to make sure I didn't f**k anything up and to respond to any comments but I have uploaded more than 25 albums and live shows and stuff in the past few days and I don't wanna burn out. So if you dig the stuff I'm doin' why not stop over at my other blog (which will be getting it's update when I finish this (new shows from Molly Hatchet and Fastway, more Stones demos, and a Lowell George Little Feat boot) and give me a few clicks on my sponsors up at the top of the page. Thanks!!!
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And as I said up top, here are some links some friends sent, thanks to Bruce and Aveek.

From Bruce (these are WMA files):

the new chocolate watch band - get away from a couple years ago. 11 new songs. and josephus dead man alive.

http://rapidshare.de/files/20398343/Get_Away.rar.html

http://rapidshare.de/files/20401386/Dead_Man_Alive.zip.html

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From Aveek :
Links to Indus Creed albums:
Indus Creed (Rock Machine): 3 full albums: Rock 'N' Roll Renegade (1988), The Second Coming (1990) & Indus Creed (1995)

http://www.massdeletion.com/rm.html

Indus Creed Lyrics:

http://rapidshare.de/files/20395905/Indus_Creed_Lyrics.zip.html

Indus Creed CD Covers:

http://rapidshare.de/files/20396063/Indus_Creed_CD_Covers.rar.html

T2 - Fantasy CD cover:

http://rapidshare.de/files/20395966/Fantasy.rar.html

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Another batch.....

Another Budgie, Never Turn Your Back On A Friend. From 1973, released to little or no fanfare at the time but became a sought after early metal release after being brought to fame by a certain metal band that sold their souls to corporate greed (and hasn't been worth a damn since 1988 in my opinion). But this is excellent hard rock for it's time, maybe a bit too lite in production, but still with very strong songs including my personal fave "In the Grip of a Tyrefitter's Hand" and that ditty about a money grubbing person (named Lars maybe?). Anyways, if you dig hearing the roots of metal, you'll like this one.

http://rapidshare.de/files/20360782/b-ntyboaf.rar


By request from a fellow blogger Carlos who has a cool blog I will add to my links ASAP. This is the first album by If. Jazz rock without being too over the top or laid back. Just nice listening. The drummer went on to be in Foreigner (just some worthless trivia I thought I'd throw in). Released on Capitol records in 1970.





http://rapidshare.de/files/20373701/I001f.rar




Also by request here is Hustler's 1975 album Play Loud. Not an untrue sentiment, this is definitely one that goes to eleven without any problems and sounds quite good doing it. Once in a while it veers a bit too far into Bad Company's line of fire, but it's still a tight well produced slab of wax. If you like Badco, or Status Quo in the mid seventies this is well worth grabbing. This one was taken from vinyl and is one file. Tracks are:
Money Maker/You Had It Coming To You/Boogie Man/Break Of Day/Who D'yer Think Yer Foolin'//Goin' Home/Strange Love/Little People/Night Creeper


http://rapidshare.de/files/20376508/H-PL.rar


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And before I forget, Greg from boomland has given me permission to post a fairly elusive album, at least for myself T2's 2nd LP Fantasy

http://rapidshare.de/files/20318368/fantasy.zip.html


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And finally for tonight I ripped these to fill a request over at groovyfab, and decided they would fit good here too. I couldn't find any covers worth a damn so here is the music of Siloah, a communal band like Amon Duul and their first album bears lots of resemblance with it's anything goes attitude. Here's their self titled first album (also known as Savreadier)

http://rapidshare.de/files/20394289/s-sp1.rar

http://rapidshare.de/files/20394875/s-sp2.rar


Less spontaneous and more like Amon Duul 2 (early days) is the second LP called Sukram Gurk.

http://rapidshare.de/files/20392708/s-sg.rar

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That's all for now. Coming up (I will finally have the Neil Merryweather done tomorrow I swear) Birth Control, Legs Diamond, (the Second Coming I promised before), some Trooper by request and much more.

OVER AT THE "Liveandotherwise" BLOG (very soon):

Deep Purple-Newcastle, Australia 03-14-2001
Jimi Hendrix - Sotheby Auction Tapes (Axis outtakes, etc)
Dio - 1983 KBFH
Rolling Stones - Beggar's Breakfast (outtakes, demos)
Van Halen - Dave Is Back:Rarest Covers & Demos
Grand Funk Railroad - Atlanta Pop Festival

C'mon over and check it out if you haven't already (and even if you have). It's the first link in my linklists.

More goodies......

Moonrakers - Together With Him. Released in 1969 on Shamely a subsidiary of Uni records.
Tracks are listed in comments thanks to a helpful person, and please read the comment I wrote right after that post.) This is an album I ripped to CD a few years back and I cannot find the paper I wrote the song titles down on. And this album ranks highly on list of favorites. A musical link between Iron Butterfly and Steppenwolf, if you can believe that (at least those are the 2 bands I hear comparisons to). Also a heavy Christian theme throughout.But at least there's some claims to fame from this album-some of these guys went on to form Sugarloaf.

Here's a cool link for more info (but no damn songtitles): www.moonrakers.us (also cool links to info about related bands and some cool radio spots.


http://rapidshare.de/files/20266075/M-TWH.rar



When I was 10 or 11 years old, I found this album at a flea market in a fifty cent bin. Of course my brain was filled with Kiss and Deep Purple at the time so when I gave this a spin I couldn't really grab the vibe (although my friend and I used to put on the song "Kissy Face" and laugh our asses off). So I took this to the record store and traded it, probably for more Kiss or Peter Frampton stuff (God, I wish I had kept it!!!!!!). Years later, I knew I had to have it again and found it on CD with bonus tracks (the bonus tracks are just alternative mixes, but .....) . Now that I can appreciate this material, I just have to say this is one fabulous album. Great late 60's U.S. psych at it's best--the Maze Armageddom.

http://rapidshare.de/files/20261738/tM-Armgd.rar



Minotaurus - Fly Away. 1977. More nice progressive stuff from Germany. Not really a fave but I figured some of you might enjoy this.


http://rapidshare.de/files/20259762/m-fa77.rar








Electric Sandwich - 1972 self titled prog jazz from Germany. Great cover too!!!





http://rapidshare.de/files/20258682/es-es.rar












Demon Thor - Written In the Sky 1974. Yet more prog jazz from Germany. Nice lenghty tracks and great musicians.




http://rapidshare.de/files/20257218/dt-wits.rar











And finally back to the U.S. for 1971's Tripsichord Music Box. Their lone album is a little late in the game for this kind music, which is West Coast vibe stuff kinda like the Dead and (especially) Jefferson Airplane and a little Quicksilver thrown in for good measure. Fairly rare LP but I guess since it's time had passed before it got released it must have just slipped into the void. Nice psych well worth checking into, in my opinion.


http://rapidshare.de/files/20263708/tmb-tmb.rar







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I am still working on vinyl and will get the stuff I promised ASAP, except for the Space Rangers by Neil Merryweather which was just way too beat. I spent way too much on my new stylus to attempt anything really beat, but the rest is coming very soon.

Have fun and as always, enjoy!!!!!!

Learning as I go along....

First off, with my apologies for taking so long, here is the missing track from the Hawkwind album along with some covers I've found for it. I've been ripping vinyl like a mad dog and haven't had time for much else. Give me a turntable and I'm a happy guy.


http://rapidshare.de/files/20161673/Hwk_-_YSDT__.rar

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And from a weird little movie made in 1968 by Peter Yarrow from Peter Paul & Mary we have the acid dripping soundtrack which contains the strangest track you'll ever hear Paul Butterfield sing on, the moog and keyboard stylings of John Simon, Tiny Tim backed by the Band on covers of Ronettes and Sonny & Cher tunes, and the freakout song from Mike Bloomfield & the Electric Flag. Interesting stuff. CD is long outta print (and why was it released on CD in the first place, what did the LP sell, like 25 copies?).


Tracks
1. Teenage Fair
John Simon
2.Moments of Soft Persuasion
Peter Yarrow
3.Silly Girl
Peter Yarrow
4.Desert Moog Music
John Simon
5.Be My Baby
Tiny Tim w/the Hawks (the Band)
6.the Family Dog
John Herold
7.the Nude Dance
El Din
8.My Name Is Jack
John Simon
9.I Got You Babe
Tiny Tim & the Hawks (the Band)
10.You Are What You Eat
Paul Butterfield
11.Beach Music
John Simon
12..Wabe
John Simon/Peter Yarrow
13.Don't Remind Me Now of Time
John Simon/Peter Yarrow
14.Painting for Freakout
John Simon
15.Freakout
John Simon & The Electric Flag

Soundtrack Album - You Are What You Eat - 1968 - Columbia OS-3240


http://rapidshare.de/files/20164405/YAWYE.rar


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And finally, a request filled for a patient soul of the group Rex's 1st album, Rex. It was released in 1976 and is amazingly good. Midwest hard rock as solid as anything else put out around this time, I think it could stand up to Montrose, Nugent or any of those nameless hard rock bands in '76. If you liked the Silverhead albums ChrisGoesRock posted, try this, I doubt it will disappoint, just try to forget the guy singing 3 years later put out that teenybopper tear jerker "You Take My Breath Away" and then starred in the Pirates of Pensance (sp?).



http://rapidshare.com/files/282777/Rx76.rar




Over at the other place very soon:

Zappa (w/Belew), ZZ Top and Leon Russell.

Warm Dust revisited

In the comments section for the Lothar/Ohio Express there are new links to Warm Dust from herr k. Thanks to him!! These are from CD. No passwords.


Warm Dust - Peace For Our Time (1971) / Warm-Dust -And it came to Pass(1972) (on 1 CD)

http://rapidshare.de/files/20040109/WD-PFOT_1.zip.html

http://rapidshare.de/files/20041702/WD-PFOT_2.zip.html

http://rapidshare.de/files/20043525/WD-AICTP1.zip.html

http://rapidshare.de/files/20043206/WD-AICTP2.zip.html

Just a couple for tonight and coming attractions.....

A request from over at the groovy fab forum that I thought fit here perfectly. A freaky noise-ladden first LP from Lothar and the Hand People called Presenting...... Looks like high school yearbook phots on the cover!!! These freaky guys do a wild version of Bye Bye Love by the Everlys, plus tons of originals. I think the vocals on Machines have a Beatlesque quality at times, but the real freakout song has gotta be Kids Are Little People which is Devo 10 years too early. Anyways this is a cool LP from a time when record companies would give damn near anything a shot (AKA:the GOOD old days) and this qualifies as anything, but I think there is some real talent in these grooves. Looking for their second album (hint hint) if anyone has it.


1 Machines
2 This Is It
3 This May Be Goodbye
4 That's Another Story
5 Kids Are Little People
6 Ha (Ho)
7 Sex and Violence
8 Bye Bye Love
9 Milkweed Love
10 You Won't Be Lonely
11 The Woody Woodpecker Song
12 It Comes on Anyhow
13 Paul, in Love
14 Have Mercy [*]
15 Let the Boy Pretend [*]
16 L-O-V-E (Ask for It by Name) [*]
17 Rose Colored Glasses [*]
18 Every Single Word [*]
19 Comic Strip [*]


[*] CD bonus tracks


http://rapidshare.de/files/19998434/LatHP_-_P.rar



Here's one I ripped from vinyl (and it was in pretty bad shape too). I came out alright if anyone wants it. Cool cross between bubblegum and garage rock. Beg Borrow & Steal by the Ohio Express released in 1968 on Cameo records.


1 Beg, Borrow and Steal
2 And It's True
3 Had to Be Me
4 Let Go
5 Soul Struttin'
6 Try It
7 I Know We'll Be Together
8 I Find I Think of You
9 Stop Take a Look Around
10 Hard Times
11 It's Too Groovy


http://rapidshare.de/files/19997015/OE-BBS.rar



COMING SOON:

I have finally dug out some of my older albums that have been boxed up for quite awhile and found some more requests I've had over time so coming tomorrow or the next day are the following: Neil Merryweather - Word of Mouth and Space Rangers, Rex - same (AKA the Red album), Gaa, Second Life, Happy the Man - Crafty Hands, the Wackers - Hot Wacks and more.

the Other White Witch

Here's the 1st White Witch album by request.
Not much different than the other one, maybe a bit more sinister.


http://rapidshare.de/files/19821130/WW-tFA.rar












And a couple I posted other places--


Artful Dodger - Honor Among Thieves. Their 1976 Columbia LP at 320k. Basic no frills hard rock.

http://rapidshare.de/files/19817502/AD_-_HoAmTh.rar LINK FIXED!!!!!!!

And Dire Straits first @320k.

http://rapidshare.de/files/17955248/DS_-_1st.rar

covers:

http://rapidshare.de/files/17956177/DS_-_artwork.rar

Paul Carrack & ex - Blossom Toes

An early turn by Paul Carrack as keyboardist (no lead vocals) on this very Canterbury sounding rarity that I have been promising for quite awhile now. It's ripped from vinyl at 256k and there are a few pops and cracks here and there but it sounds pretty nice. It's kinda jazzy, sometimes a bit bluesy, and sometimes a bit proggy. This is the first of 2 Warm Dust Lps (and I don't have the other) called And It Came To Pass.


http://rapidshare.de/files/19732480/WD-AICTP_1.rar

http://rapidshare.de/files/19733055/WD-AICTP_2.rar


A rare find a few days ago and I remember somebody somewhere requesting it a while back.
This is basically Blossom Toes (and if you could see the back cover the guys are standing near a pile of trash, inside one of the trash bags is the We Are Ever So Clean album by B.Toes) in a more hard rock guise (at least a few tracks). I haven't heard it enough to really pass judgment on it, but it was in decent shape so I just ripped it. The rip is side one/side two because all the tracks segued together. They are listed to the left on the cover in correct order. BB Blunder - Worker's Playtime.




http://rapidshare.de/files/19734021/BB-WP.rar


Not much today but these vinyl rips take more time to do. I will be back tomorrow with the 1st White Witch and a few surprises.

It Flies Sideways Through Time........

I wish I had a silver machine for my time travels. To take me back to when I was around 9 or 10 and heard In Search of Space echoing out of my neighbors house. He was in the army and had spent about 2 thousand bucks on a top of the line stereo that could be heard a block away. I sat and listened forever and got turned on to so much great tuneage that I have loved ever since, Golden Earring, Mountain, Deep Purple, Grand Funk, and the list goes on and on. But Hawkwind did something to me, even then, that keeps me listening 30 years later. It's one of those things in my life that I just can't pinpoint, but every time I hear this album I'm a kid again sitting in my backyard on a sunny summer day just listening................and wishing I had a Silver Machineall over again!!!!


http://rapidshare.de/files/19640665/H-ISOSp1.rar

http://rapidshare.de/files/19641468/H-ISOSp2.rar


For John and all the other time travellers out there.

EDIT:

A friend of the blog has sent a little extra along if you'd like it.
These are scans of the booklet that comes with the album.

http://www.salon-des-illumines.com/Bible_Studies/Hawkwind_Log/Hawkwind_Log.rar

He says he will leave them up for a few days (he's using his personal bandwidth) so grab them while you can!!!!

Oh God, here we go again!!!!!!!

Well my last posting was certainly as popular as a dog turd on white carpet, so hopefully I've chosen some better material for your dancing and dining pleasure today!!! Well they made one or two people happy so I guess it's okay. Well people I'm batting about .000 on those requests so I guess I'll have to go back to the archives today. The albums I promised I'd rip are coming along it's just hard to do anything else while I'm doing that (stand alone burner woes) so gimme a couple more days.






















Here is a great album from Quicksilver Messenger Service, their follow up to Happy Trails entitled Shady Grove. A classy West Coast LP if there ever was one.


http://rapidshare.de/files/19495470/QMS_-SG.rar




Triumvirat - Illusions on A Double Dimple. My second favorite LP from these proggers (Spartacus is my fave). The cover also asks that age old question: Which came first the mouse or the egg? I don't know the answer and I also wonder, what in the hell does it have to do with Illusions on a Double Dimple? What are Illusions on a Double Dimple? Aah forget it, just listen to the album and thrill to some great progressive gems.










http://rapidshare.de/files/19498785/T_-_I_on_A_DD.rar




For you guys and gals into something a bit heavier (just a bit, this ain't Slayer) here is my second favorite band that isn't the Allman Brothers on Capricorn records(my first is Capt. Beyond) White Witch with their second satanic looking LP "A Spiritual Greeting". It all sounds real innocent to me, in fact some of the songs start out almost bubllegummy and then progress to a harder rock sound. Love that southern sounding lead guitar on a few of the tracks but I don't really think this sounds southern at all otherwise (Dave Marsh, Rolling Stone reviewer at one time sez they are but he also thinks rap music is rock n roll's saving grace so whadafuk does he know). I just liked it the first time I heard it and even a couple times after the first too.



http://rapidshare.de/files/19571867/WW-ASG.rar



Overseas blues rock always seems to be heavier than anything the states produced. Livin' Blues, Ten Years After, Krokodil, Cream all blasted their blues with a shot of hard rock that I always found preferable to the guys who stuck closer to the original sounds.This band here is no exception and this 90's compilation of their early 70's stuff is fun stuff indeed. My tags on this say Junior's Waiting (cuz that's what I thought it was called for a long tiime) but Junior's Wailing fits it much better!!! Smokin' hot blues rock from the UK!






http://rapidshare.de/files/19497415/S_-_JW_1.rar

http://rapidshare.de/files/19499219/S_-_JW_2.rar



And last for today, a mellow yet great album from the mainmen of the Moodies, Justin Hayward & John Lodge. I've always loved this album's beautiful melodies and uplifting harmonies. Sweet sounds to wind down when you need to. I din't have covers fro this but if you want there is a link below to get some.











http://rapidshare.de/files/19570906/JHJL_-_BlJa.rar


Covers:


http://cdcovers.iespana.es/cdcovers/PaginasJ/pgsJustinHaywardAndJohnLodgeBlueJays.htm


Thanks for checking out my site and my other site too (as always click that little box at the top of the other site, my family and I thank you for doing it). Over there I've recently posted Mahavishnu Orchestra, Plastic Ono Band, Journey (the proggy stuff), Fotheringay, Robin Trower and Slade.
It's the first link in my list o' links below.

Happy May!!!

Some requests from long ago as I am burning my albums in the order I piledthem up as I got requests. Hell, by now most have probably found them elsewhere but I promised so here are a couple more:

Rotary Connection - Aladdin (68 Cadet Concept 317). Not their best album but very represenative of the psych-soul stew this band brewed up for a few years in the late 60's. Vocals handled in part by Minnie Riperton who had a huge hit with Lovin' You in the late 70's. She has since passed away due to cancer. This rip is side one/side two so tracks are :
Life Could/Teach Me How To Fly/V.I.P/I Took A Ride (Caravan)/Let Them Talk//Aladdin/I Feel Sorry/Magical World/I Must Be There/Paper Castle

http://rapidshare.de/files/19405990/RC-_a.rar

Next up is not a request, just one I wanted to stick here. This one is an album I've dug for many years, and the funny thing is, I have Cheech & Chong to blame. They covered the title track to this and when I found out it wasn't their original I had to dig it up. And pleasantly enough, the original was much better than the cover version and the rest of the album was great too. I have since found out (just now) that SAHB's wasn't the original either, so now I got something else I gotta look for. So here is the Sensational Alex Harvey Band's 1972 LP Framed. The band's first LP.
Tracklist (as this is one file from CD) :
1. Framed
2. Hammer Song
3. Midnight Moses
4. Isobel Goudie
5. Buffs Bar Blues
6. I Just Want To Make Love To You
7. Hole In Her Stocking
8. Theres No Lights N The Christmas Tree Mother Theyre Burning
9.St.Anthony


http://rapidshare.de/files/19402475/SAHB_-_F.rar



Another vinyl rip this is Louie & the Lover's 1970 debut (and only as far as I know) LP entitled Rise. It was produced by Sir Doug and is pretty much a straight ahead rockin' affair with a touch of the tex-mex spirit which was due to Doug. It's always been an album I liked but truthfully not really something I play very often, but if you dig the Texas vibe post-psych, this will appeal to you. There is a CD available (at those wonderful import prices if you are in the US) with a few bonus tracks. But here's what you get in this little package:

1 Rise 3.592 I've Always Got You On My Mind 3.053 Sittin' By Your River 3.484 Driver Go Slow 3.105 I Know You Know 2.506 Royal Oakie2.457 I Don't Want To Be Seen With You 3.188 I Just Met You 2.049 Rock Me Baby 3.2010 If The Night 3.3011 It's The Morning 2.43

http://rapidshare.de/files/19405034/Louie___the_Lovers_-_Rise.rar


I am again opening up the request line if you have any. I will be finishing up my vinyl rips in a day or two and will be able to accomadate. The stuff that is in the pipeline for the next couple days is Warm Dust /Frut-Keep On Truckin'/Public Foot the Roman so if I've forgotten anything please let me know. And don't forget to come over to my live spot (the first link on my list) and check out new shows from the Allmans and Neil Young. And please click that little box at the top of the page over there to help me out. I promise you won't be disappointed if you do.

Turntable's back!

Mine is the mono version. But, this album is absolutely fantastic. From 1967 it's the Easybeats Friday on my Mind LP. They do a great version of River Deep Mountain High, plus some great originals. Listening to this album today, I found it hard to believe this was a '67 LP. It sounds so advanced, especially the guitar. This band included Vanda & Young later in Flash & the Pan and producers of this Australian band called AC/DC that a few of you may have heard of. Speaking of AC/DC go over to my "live" place and grab a great show from '77.


http://rapidshare.de/files/19230871/E_-_FoMM_mon.rar


A long time favorite, it's the Little Boy Blues and their In the Woodland of Weir LP. Released on Fontana records in 1968, these guys from Chicago play bluesy garage psych with an emphasis on FUZZZ. This is some of the most fuzzed out guitar I've had the pleasure of hearing. Amazing stuff from my vinyl archive.



http://rapidshare.de/files/19232112/LBB_-_ITWOW.rar





You can almost see the picture of the next album I ripped today. Someone asked for this a loooooooong time ago and now I've finally got it done. This is Jeremy (Steig) and the Satyrs self titled Reprise album from '68. A pinch each of rock, jazz and blues make this an interesting slab of vinyl. Reminds me in places of Blodwyn Pig. Sorry bout the pic.



http://rapidshare.de/files/19239407/J_and_the_Sat.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/317891/J_and_the_Sat_Pt_1_.2.rar



MORE SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION:

Over at www.liveandotherwise.blogspot.com within the hour:

Led Zep - Bonham Sessions

Van Halen - Demo Daze ('76 & '77 outtakes and live unreleased stuff)

Patti Smith with John Cale

AC/DC - She's Got Balls (live from '77 w/Bon Scott and a couple outtakes)

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Even more fun stuff

Gong - Angel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible 2). The 1973 companion piece to the Flying Teapot (sorry don't have it at the moment) has some great spacey songs and strange psychy snipets from Allen, Hillage and co. A fun record to listen to and a challenge too.



http://rapidshare.de/files/19112167/G_-_AE.rar







Here is a strange record I posted as a request at groovy fab and thought it might be of interest here. It is the Commercial Album by the Residents. Released in 1980 it is 40 1 minute songs that can only be classified as bizarre. But there is a strange psych feel to a lot of the Residents stuff and I've always dug what they were doing.


http://rapidshare.de/files/19094712/res_-_com_alb.rar








The Beefheart stuff seems to be really well liked so today I tacked up another one. It's his 1970 follow up to Trout Mask Replica, Lick My Decals Off Baby. Every bit as strange and disjointed as his previous slab o' wax, this one is more concise due to it's one LP versus two on the previous. But nothing else in the world sounds like the good Captain in his early days and this is strong stuff. Use with extreme caution.



http://rapidshare.de/files/19111444/CB_-_LMDOB.rar





When the Yardbirds split up, I'll bet no one in their right mind would've figured this is the direction Keith Relf would've taken. But he did, and was the beginning of a band with a long storied history. Although there a couple of mildly rocking cuts here (and even one cut rocks pretty hard for a section or two), most of the album is classically rooted piano ballads and Keith's wife Jane's soothing vocals. A long time favorite of mine, I'm really not a big fan of follow ups to this as the band changed line ups more than they changed undergarments and Keith left after this LP anyway. But this is a great album start to finish. Here is the self titled debut from 1969.

http://rapidshare.de/files/19093643/ren-ren.rar





Every one seemed to enjoy Planets so much I dug up another Eloy to share with ya'll. This one is Ocean 2:the Answer. To me it seems awful close to new age type stuff and I really ain't into that at all, but a friend sent it to me and he raved about how great it was (which makes me wonder about his taste) so I'll again leave that verdict for you to decide.



http://rapidshare.de/files/19113637/Yole_-_2naeco.rar








And finally for today a great album from Blues Image from 1969. Ride Captain Ride is here and I love that song so much I just wanted everyone to have it. Far out patriotic hippies. The rest of the album ain't bad either.



http://rapidshare.de/files/19112883/BI_-_RWandB_Image.rar







Neil Young and Yes are going up over at my other place. C'mon over and say hi.

Feel good music for a Tuesday

Martha Velez is a bluesy vocalist with lots of soul (the Janis Joplin & Ruby Starr style) with a few albums to her credit. My favorite is this one, Fiends and Angels, released in 1970 on the Sire label. It is a vinyl rip at 256k and the files are broken up between side one and side two. Tracks listed below. (Although I tried everything to fix it, track 3, the Dylan cover tune on side two has a skip or two that weren't fixable, sorry).


Side One:I'm Gonna Leave You/Swamp Man/A Fool For You/In My Girlish Days/Very Good Fandango/Tell Mama

Side Two:Feel So Bad/Drive Me Daddy/It Takes A Lot To Laught, It Takes A Train To Cry/Come Here Swwet Man/Let the Good Times Roll.


http://rapidshare.de/files/18941320/MV_-_FandA.rar


By request, the other Dr. Dopo Jam LP Entree. Just as good as the other. If you liked it, you'll like this.




http://rapidshare.de/files/18939941/DDJ_-_Ent.rar












Try this for some pop sike sunny happy bubblegummy groovy listening music with some garage thrown in for good measure. It NC6's Revelations released in 1968 on Mercury records also at 256k. This as the Martha Velez is ripped off of vinyl and each file contains a whole side.

Side One:I Will Always Think About You/Dandy Howdy Man/Girl Unsigned/Treat Her Groovy/Summertime's Another Name For Love (love that title!!!)/Just Feel Worse

Side Two:Can't You See Me Cry/We Will Love Again/Things I'd Like To Say/Hold Me With Your Eyes/You Know Better

http://rapidshare.de/files/18942331/NCS_-_Rev.rar




Here's more of the same, from Timothy Clover, who wasn't really Timothy Clover, but studio people put together for the "concept" and produced by the guys who produced Teddy & the Pandas. Interesting worthless trivia: album released before this one on Tower in 1968--The Smoke-same, album released after--the Love Exchange-same. Lotsa cool stuff on that Tower label.

This album reminds me of swinging London type pop-sike although is really was created in Bosstown (or Beantown as it says here). Check out the track "when You're Dreamin" my personal fave or the bunch.



http://rapidshare.de/files/18943111/cc_of_tc.rar

Had a hard time finding a pic of this. Giant Crab's Cool It...Helios released (again) in 1968 on Uni (I think they were one of the coolest labels in the late 60's). This one starts pretty wild and then tames down to be a nice dreamy psych album. Fun album, ripped from vinyl (yes again) and files are as foillows (because most of the tracks flow into each other):

01:the Invasion of Helios
02:Cool It
03:Hello Yesterday/Trust Somebody/Don't Make Me Leave You/What Became of Yesterday's Hero/Welcome to the World/Help Yourself
04:It's Getting Harder/Who Can Teach A Songbird How To Sing?/Everything Comes Sooner or Later/Cleo/Don't Jump To Conclusions/Popcorn Double Feature/Walking In Different Circles/I Don't Want To Live This Way.

http://rapidshare.de/files/18944247/GC_-_CIH.rar


Dim Chandilier sent a link to a Peter Banks LP for everyone--It's the 2 Sides of Peter Banks. Great album!!! Thanks!!!

http://rapidshare.de/files/17307744/2sidesPbanks.zip.html


Also for the other two Flash LPs go over to this great great blog:


http://www.Andythecount.blogspot.com


And finally (shameless self promotion)for some live Tom Waits, live Jack Bruce with Gary Moore, and some Paul McCartney & Wings outtakes, go to this place here:

http://www.liveandotherwise.blogspot.com

And click those ads at the top over there, I'm going to be a whore. Actually I just wanna see what happens. So like Chris says the more clicks I get the more stuff I'll post.

Have fun and enjoy!!!

A whole new world (yeah I removed that silly other title)

Part one of a two parter. This CD contains the first 2 Flash LPs. Flash was the band that splitered off of Yes after the first 2 albums and funnily enough, they sound more like the band Yes became after the split. Kinda funny, at least I thought it was. Anyway, cool album, the is Flash's first and if this one does good, I'll upload the 2nd (Out of Our Hands) tomorrow.




http://rapidshare.de/files/18856060/f_tb_-_1.rar




Some fans say this is a dated and weak album by Steppenwolf. I kinda dig it, especially the title track. And if you ever listen to later stuff like Slow Flux or Skullduggery, this becomes an instant classic (although there are things I like about those albums too, just not much). This was John Kay's (awkward) attempt at politics and if you just listen to the music you can forget all that. Politics schmalatics, I say, the whole world should just fire one up and jam on some groovy tunes.



http://rapidshare.de/files/18853660/Sw_-_Most.rar




Someone emailed and asked if I had anymore Atlantis (they can't get enuff of that Inga stuff) and here is my reply. The '73 album It's Getting Better. I don't know if that's true or not, but it's certainly not getting worse yet(that would happen later[anyone heard's Inga's late 70's disco?]) . Based on style and substance, I'd sat It's Just About the Same. And that's pretty damn good.





http://rapidshare.de/files/18850607/at_-_igb.rar





AND NOW:

I have decided to separate my live/outtakes/unreleased stuff and start up another blog (oh boy) . I just started it and there are only 3 items there so far, but take a look if you like the live side of things. I won't tell you who I posted first, but I'll give a hint: ZAPSABRUND.


here's how to get there:


http://liveandotherwise.blogspot.com/


Enjoy