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Monday, April 18, 2016

The Rascals - Anthology (1965-72 us, marvelous rhythm 'n' blues soul beat psych, two disc set)

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Boasting all of the Rascals' essential hits as well as many enjoyable album tracks, this two-CD set does a fine job of summar...
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Saturday, April 16, 2016

The Monocles And The Higher Elevation - The Spider The Fly And The Boogie Man (1965-69 us, fabulous garage beat surf folk psych, 2008 release)

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Hailing from Greeley, CO, the Monocles served as an unwitting example of the strange effect LSD had on America's youth during the...
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Friday, April 15, 2016

The Charlie Daniels Band - Nightrider (1975 us, great southern rock)

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Charlie Daniels found his sound on 1974's Fire on the Mountain, but with its 1975 follow-up, Nightrider, he found the defini...
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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, 2008 reissue)

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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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