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Saturday, December 20, 2014

Sunshine Company - The Sunshine Company (1967-68 us, wonderful sunny folk baroque psych)

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The Sunshine Company's very name summons the spirit of the mini-genre of 1960s pop-rock that, long after its heyday, was name...
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Friday, December 19, 2014

The Carolyn Hester Coalition - The Carolyn Hester Coalition (1968 us, beautiful folk sunny psych, 2005 reissue)

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Anyone into Hester's earlier incarnation as a folk singer is likely to find her decision to turn to a more happenin'/comm...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Michael Chapman - Window / Wrecked Again (1970-71 uk, fantastic folk rock with prog shades, 2005 double disc edition)

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One of the most understated but spectrally beautiful of all Michael Chapman's albums, Window evidences just why producer Gus ...
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Monday, December 15, 2014

Michael Chapman - Fully Qualified Survivor (1970 uk, spectacular folk rock)

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Michael Chapman’s first four albums came out on Harvest Records, an EMI-run British label that served as a hot bed for the psych-...
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Saturday, December 13, 2014

Michael Chapman - Rainmaker (1968 uk, remarkable folk psych rock)

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A former art and photography teacher, Michael Chapman emerged from the folk scene in Yorkshire, England, gaining a reputation as...
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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Bad Seeds • Liberty Bell - Bad Seeds • Liberty Bell (1967-70 us, splendid garage psych)

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The Bad Seeds were the first rock group of note to come out of Corpus Christi, Texas, itself a hotbed of garage-rock activity dur...
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Friday, December 5, 2014

Canned Heat - One More River to Cross (1973 us, fine boogie 'n' roll)

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Negotiated out of their contract with Liberty records, Canned Heat was ready for a fresh start with what Fito refers to as “The ...
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

The Rockin' Vickers - The Complete It`s Alright! (1964-66 uk, awesome beat roots 'n' roll)

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The foursome formed in Blackpool in 1963 with a line-up of Harry Feeney (vocals), Ian Holdbrook (guitar and harmonica), Steven ...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Suck - Time to Suck (1970 south africa, great hard rock)

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Who can ever forget the amazing images of Hendrix setting fire to his guitar, or of Moon totaling his skins, or of Emerson almost...
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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Sandy Hurvitz - Sandy's Album Is Here At Last! (1969 us, sharp avant garde jazz rock, 2010 issue)

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Philadelphian Essra Mohawk is best known as the answer to the trivia question: “Who was the first female Mother (of Invention)?” She j...
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