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Thursday, April 14, 2016

Various Artists - Follow Me Down: Vanguard's Lost Psychedelic Era (1966-70 us, superb acid folk garage psych, 2014 compilation)

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Founded in the late 1950s, Vanguard Records quickly established itself as a stalwart folk and blues label, issuing Joan Baez, Od...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

The Serpent Power / Tina And David Meltzer - The Serpent Power / Poet Song (1967/69 us, spectacular poetical acid folk psych with gorgeous female vocals)

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The Serpent Power were amongst the many bands that emerged during those heady days of 1967 but, unlike many of their contemporari...
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Monday, April 11, 2016

The Far Cry - The Far Cry (1968 us, amazing psychedelic blues jazz rock)

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An early entry to the horn-rock sweepstakes, this seven piece outfit hailed from Boston, which was in the throes of the notorious...
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Sunday, April 10, 2016

Circus Maximus - Circus Maximus / Neverland Revisited (1967-68 us, remarkable folk jazzy psych, 2001 comet issue)

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To someone who never lived through the 1960’s, it’s hard to comprehend the amount of cultural experimentation that was taking pla...
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Saturday, April 9, 2016

Glory - On The Air (1970 us, stunning hard stoner rock, 2001 vinyl edition)

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Glory was probably San Diego's longest-lived underground rock band. Formed in the late sixties, Glory played their brand of strai...
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Thursday, April 7, 2016

Ancient Grease - Women And Children First (1970 uk, great heavy prog psych blues rock, 2003 digipak edition)

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Ancient Grease is a clever moniker for a band, although Strawberry Dust were rather baffled to find themselves so named on their 1...
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Mr. Albert Show - Warm Motor (1971 holland. sensational prog jazz blues rock, 2002 remaster with extra tracks)

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During the weekend of August 30th to 31st, 1969, a number of musicians from various bands active in the region of Eindhoven, The ...
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Mr. Albert Show - Mr. Albert Show (1970 holland, incredible melt of prog blues psych jazz rock, 2002 remaster)

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Allegedly, members of Mr. Albert Show know on a joint concert of the two previous formations "Moses and the scouts" and ...
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Sunday, April 3, 2016

Randy Newman - Born Again (1979 us, exceptional theatrical satirical orchestrated rock with prog shades)

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Born Again, Newman's seventh LP, may be his riskiest projects, since it's the vehicle for a flagrant and unusual degree o...
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Saturday, April 2, 2016

Uther Pendragon - San Francisco Earthquake (1966-76 us, terrific jagged sharp garage acid psych, 2015 release)

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San Francisco in the mid-60s was an incubator for a lot bands. In 1966 a group of teenagers got together and formed a garage band ...
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