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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Jesse Colin Young - Song For Juli (1973 us, fantastic folk silk rock, 2009 edition)

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Although it was his fourth solo album, Song for Juli was Jesse Colin Young's first full-fledged effort under his own name, fo...
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Sunday, December 22, 2013

Mighty Baby - Tasting the Life (1971 uk, top-flight experimental with fluid guitar lines and radiant harmonies, 2009 Sunbeam issue)

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The British psychedelic band Mighty Baby grew out of the Action, the Liverpool-based R&B outfit signed to Parlophone by Geor...
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Rare Bird - Somebody's Watching (1973 uk, great mild prog rock, 2008 remaster)

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Self-produced 1973's "Somebody's Watching" found the band continuing to troll the progressive playground, but j...
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Ralph McTell ‎– Spiral Staircase (1969-70 uk, wonderful folk with blues shades, 2007 expanded edition)

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Although he's best-known for his classic folk song staple "Streets of London," which first appeared on his Spiral S...
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Paris - Paris (1975 us / uk, powerful hard classic rock with funk and prog tinges, 2013 japan SHM remaster)

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In 1975, fresh from his stint in Fleetwood Mac, guitarist/vocalist Bob Welch joined up with former Jethro Tull/Wild Turkey bass...
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Monday, December 16, 2013

Sweathog - Hallelujah (1972 us, great southern rock)

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Sweathog was a San Francisco-based quartet whose sound was fairly far removed from the music normally associated with that city. They...
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Sunday, December 15, 2013

Rare Bird - Born Again (1974-75 uk, splendid smooth progressive rock, 2008 Esoteric bonus tracks remaster)

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Follow on from the highly successful of Rare Bird's first  albums with this classic prog rock album from 1973, their second r...
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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Mel Taylor And The Magics - In Action (1966 us, terrific garage surf, 2013 japan remaster)

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A great little album of 60s instrumentals – played by a small guitar-heavy group led by drummer Mel Taylor, who's got a reall...
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Friday, December 13, 2013

Ptarmigan - Ptarmigan (1972-74 canada, impressive progressive folk rock, 2006 remaster)

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Ptarmigan was formed in 1970 when Michael Bieling introduced guitarist James Lithgow to vocalist / recorder player, Glen Dias. They b...
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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Rare Bird - Epic Forest (1972 uk, exceptional prog rock)

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Rare Bird formed in London in 1969 and rapidly became one of the standard-bearers for the new neo-classical, keyboard-driven str...
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