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Thursday, February 2, 2023

The Clique - Sugar On Sunday The Definitive Collection (1967-70 us, gorgeous baroque sunny beat psychedelia, 2006 remaster)

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The sole album by the Clique is in reality the last full album cult hero Gary Zekley would produce. (Though the Austin-based band, also reno...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

John's Children - A Strange Affair (1965-70 uk, sharply dressed cult mod psych, 2013 double disc remaster)

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A compendiously thorough John’s Children compilation?  About bloody time. In fact – ghastly smirk – It’s Been A Long Time. If you didn’t alr...
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Saturday, January 21, 2023

Ikarus - Ikarus (1971 germany, fusion prog krautrock, 2015 bonus track remaster)

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Germany is even a bigger hotbed of prog rock than one might imagine. Sure everyone knows bands like Can, Ash Ra Tempel, Tangerine Dream, Amo...
Friday, January 20, 2023

Hands - Hands (1977-80 us, experimental avant garde prog rock, 2002 remaster)

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Inspired by the artistry and commercial success of several prog rock bands, Hands began as an idea between Michael Clay and Michael Barreyre...
Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Michael Martin Murphey - Michael Murphey (1974 us, elegant country folk rock, 2016 japan remaster)

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Before Michael Murphey traded in his outlaw country cred and became Michael Martin Murphey, the Americana Adult Contemporary singing cowboy,...
Monday, January 16, 2023

Bob Carpenter - Silent Passage (1971-74 canada, remarkable country folk rock, 2007 korean remaster)

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In the mid-‘70s Canadian singer-songwriter Bob Carpenter cut an LP for Warner Brothers, though a contract dispute kept it from coming out wh...
Sunday, January 15, 2023

Jefferson Airplane - Last Flight (1972 us, an exciting live set, 2007 double disc remaster)

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By 1972 Jefferson Airplane had evolved from the psychedelic folkrockers whose classic Surrealistic Pillow had soundtracked 1967’s Summer Of ...
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Saturday, January 14, 2023

Free - Free (1969 uk, classic second album, 2001 japan hard sleeve expanded edition)

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Free returned to the studio in April 1969 to begin work on their second album and already there was trouble in the camp. Rodgers and Fraser ...
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Friday, January 13, 2023

Tim Davis - Take Me As I Am (Without Silver Without Gold) (1972 us, magnificent rhythm 'n' blues mild rock)

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The second solo effort from Tim Davis released late 1972, titled "Take Me As I Am (Without Silver Without Gold)". A crossroad betw...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Street - Street (1968 us, wonderful psych rock)

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The strong, slightly different lead voice of Anya Cohen is the main asset of Street (for- merly known as Anya's Street) and it should he...
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