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Sunday, May 29, 2016

Traffic - Last Exit (1969 uk, excellent psych bluesy rock with prog shades, SHM remaster)

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Since Traffic originally planned its self-titled second album as a double LP, the group had extra material left over, some of which s...
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Friday, May 27, 2016

Trapeze - Trapeze (1975 uk, great hard rock, 2015 remaster)

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Refusing to succumb to defeat, Trapeze regrouped, this time adding two new members to fill the void left by Hughes whilst foundin...
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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Trapeze - Hot Wire (1974 uk, impressive hard rock with funky vibes, 2015 remaster)

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Trapeze is an English rock band formed in 1969 by vocalist John Jones and guitarist Terry Rowley.  The band was quite popular in ...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Black Pearl - Black Pearl And Live (1969-70 us, tremendous garage west coast hard psych blues rock, 2007 digipak edition)

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Black Pearl was a West Coast rock group of the late '60s and early '70s. The lead singer was wild showman Bernie "B....
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Monday, May 23, 2016

Dave Waite And Marianne Segal - Paper Flowers (1967-70 uk, wonderful sunny folk rock, 2004 release)

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Before the legendary 70s UK folk rock band Jade, there was a folk duo - Dave Waite and Marian Segal.Dave & Marianne at the Ho...
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Sunday, May 22, 2016

Roy Harper - Stormcock (1971 uk, brilliant jagged prog folk, 2007 digi book remaster)

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Eccentricity is by hardly a hindrance to exemplary music, but it can be a career liability. Just ask Roy Harper – the English folk-ro...
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Saturday, May 21, 2016

Santana - Caravanserai (1972 us, gorgeous jazz fusion rock, 2011 MFSL Ultradisc)

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Drawing on rock, salsa, and jazz, Santana recorded one imaginative, unpredictable gem after another during the 1970s. But Caravan...
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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Fusion Orchestra - Skeleton In Armour (1973 uk, incredible hard prog rock, 2009 japan remaster)

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Fusion Orchestra built a strong and dedicated following during the early 1970s – mostly thanks to the band's musicianship, ambitiou...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Ramatam - Ramatam (1972 us / uk, rough heavy prog brass rock with jazz shades, feat Mike Pinera, Mitch Mitchell, 2004 edition)

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Ramatam's chief claim to fame was in having a female lead guitarist, April Lawton, in the early '70s, especially as she w...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Doug Ashdown - The Age Of Mouse (1970 australia, prominent folk psych with spiritual citations, 2005 issue)

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Adelaide-born Doug Ashdown was an early starter in music. At the age of ten, he was given a banjo which he learned to play by ear...
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