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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Amazing Blondel - Blondel (1973 uk, marvelous progressive folk rock, with S. Winwood, P. Rodgers a.o.)

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In the broad brush world of progressive rock and its many sub genres, the transitional album is a fascinating beast. Some of the ...
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Saturday, September 7, 2013

John Dummer Blues Band - Cabal / John Dummer Band (1969 uk, stunning blues rock. 2010 double disc remaster)

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The debut album “Cabal” owes more than a bit to the Kelly offspring, Dave and Jo Ann. Whose folks - affectionately known as Flo a...
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Friday, September 6, 2013

Vivian Stanshall - Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead (1974 uk, inspired multi styles eccentric prog rock, feat. S. Winwood, J. Capaldi a.o.)

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Four years out of the Bonzo Dog Band, Viv Stanshall's debut album arrived more than two years after he first started work o...
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Thursday, September 5, 2013

Key Largo - Key Largo (1970 uk, fine blues rock with jazzy mood, 2004 remaster)

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"Key Largo may best be described as a group of musicians seeking to create something fresh and unique within the supposed musical ...
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Foghat - Fool For The City (1975 uk, classic hard boogie 'n' roll, 2008 ultradisc MFSL)

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After building a solid core audience through relentless touring and a string of hard-rocking albums, Foghat finally hit the big time ...
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The Charlatans - San Francisco 1969 (1969 us, essential west coast psych blues jazz folk rock)

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San Francisco, 1969. Speed, smack Altamont. The bloom was off the rose and morning glory that had burst forth with such intense c...
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

The Deep Six - The Deep Six (1966 us, lovely vocal sunny folk)

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From Southern California, this obscure five-man, one-woman pop-folk-rock group issued a self-titled album on Liberty in 1966. Fro...
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Monday, September 2, 2013

The Charlatans - The Amazing Charlatans (1965-68 us, prime psych folk rock)

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The Charlatans were, by dint of timing, effort and wardrobe, the first on the scene of the 60s San Francisco psychedelic rock ban...
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The Spike Drivers - 60's Folkrocking Psychedelia From The Motor City (1965-68 us, exceptional psych garage rock)

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The Spikedrivers had two line ups between 1965 and 1968 when these (largely) demo recordings were made. With dual male and female...
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Sunday, September 1, 2013

The Shaggs - Wink (1967 us, rare psych garage folk rock)

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Guaranteed original of this prep-rock classic, well-known among garage collectors already 25 years ago. From the prestigious Notre Da...
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