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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Chick Shannon And The Last Exit Band - Tears On The Console (1975 uk, marvelous folk psych rock, 2005 reissue)

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In 1975 Mike closed down Holyground (temporarily as it turned out) to start a new studio venture in Doncaster. In the last few midsum...
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If - If 2 (1970 uk, spectacular jazz rock fusion prog rock, repertoire digipack edition)

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The second If album came out within the same year as the first, and continues in the same distinctive jazz-rock vein the band wo...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

The Jarvis Street Revue - Mr. Oil Man (1970 canada, remarkable heavy acid psych 2000 digipak remaster with extra tracks)

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The Jarvis Street Revue was formed in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada in the late 60's around the talents of, Tom Cruickshank, Wayne...
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

If - If (1970 uk, elegant jazz fusion prog rock, repertoire remaster and expanded)

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If was Great Britain's contribution to the jazz-rock movement begun and popularized in the late '60s/early '70s by Bl...
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Monday, October 21, 2013

Various Artists – Loose Routes 1, Music From Holyground (1965-73 uk, amazing jagged folk psych blues rock, kissing spell 2001 release)

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Pre 1965, Mike Levon began recording his Shadows covers band in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. Whilst at college in Yorkshire, 1965-...
Sunday, October 20, 2013

Beacon Street Union - The Eyes Of The Beacon Street Union / The Clown Died In Marvin Gardens (1967-68 us, outstanding bosstown psychedelia)

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The Beacon Street Union were part of the dreaded, overhyped Bosstown Sound. The scene was a reaction to the San Fransisco rock ex...
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The Alarm Clocks - Yeah! (1966 us, awesome rough garage punk)

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Formed in 1965 in Parma, OH, teenagers Mike Pierce (bass and vocals), Bruce Boehm (guitar), and Bill Schwark (drums), the Alarm C...
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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Johnny Rivers - Rewind / Realization (1967-68 us, great straight ahead rock with blue eyed soul and psych touches)

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With a big, clean production, and quality L.A. session musicians, Rewind is a great collection of blue-eyed soul and rock. The al...
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Blue Sun ‎– Festival (1970-71 denmark, excellent jazz fusion progressive rock)

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Danish band, formed 1969 in Copenhagen. Originally a hippie band with roots in avant-garde jazz-rock. Most of their body of work ...
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Monday, October 14, 2013

Escombros - Escombros (1970 chile, great heavy psych, Shadoks 2012 release)

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A few days ago I had a three-way telephone conversation with Michel Boisier and Jose Rosemblut. In one of my turns I asked Jose a...
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