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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Twin Engine - Twin Engine (1971 us, pleasant country folk soft rock, 2004 release)

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These 12 songs were recorded by Twin Engine in 1971 with the intention of getting an album together for release on United Artists, bu...
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Thursday, August 14, 2014

Chris Spedding - The Only Lick I Know (1972 uk, marvelous multiblended guitar rock)

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Peter Robinson, 17 June 1944, Staveley, Derbyshire, England. An underestimated talent, this inventive guitarist began his career ...
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Stephen Stills - Stills / Illegal Stills / Thoroughfare Gap (1975-76/78 us, groovy funky smooth rock, 2007 double disc issue)

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Born in Dallas, Texas, on January 3, 1945, Stephen Stills is an American folk musician, best known as a member of the bands Buffa...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Giles, Giles And Fripp - The Brondesbury Tapes (1968 uk, smart experimental progressive art rock)

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Though advertised as the long lost 1968 home recordings of the band that would become King Crimson, Giles, Giles and Fripp’s The ...
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Sunday, August 10, 2014

Blossom Toes - If Only For A Moment (1969 uk, remarkable heavy psych, 2007 remaster and expanded)

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Beginning in 1964 on a trajectory similar to that of the Yardbirds, Blossom Toes was eventually embraced by their producer Giorgi...
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Saturday, August 9, 2014

Robert Calvert - Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters (1973-74 uk, stunning rough space psych rock with satirical attitude, 2009 remaster)

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It wasn’t strictly necessary to be a musician to be a member of Hawkwind, the proto-punk space-rock commune from Notting Hill; lo...
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Friday, August 8, 2014

Mint Tattoo - Mint Tattoo (1967 us, classic rock, blues psych blended, with members of Blue Cheer and Pilot, 2004 digi pak issue)

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The Mint Tattoo was born as an offshoot of the legendary 60's proto punk acid band Blue Cheer. Bruce Stephens and Ralph (Burns) K...
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Monday, August 4, 2014

The Pretty Things - Emotions (1967 uk, brilliant psychedelia, Japan remaster)

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In accordance with their label's (and not the band's) wishes, the Pretties were teamed with a middle-aged orchestra direc...
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The Pretty Things - The EP Collection...Plus (1964-66 uk, excellent freak beat)

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Of all the original British Invasion groups, perhaps none were as underappreciated in the United States as the Pretty Things. Fea...
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Saturday, August 2, 2014

The Byrds - Live At Fillmore (1969 us, shiny straight ahead folk country rock)

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In 1969, after their definition of the folk-rock sound and their brief dip into country & western, the Byrds were ready to be...
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