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Saturday, August 25, 2018

Marcus - Marcus (1976 us, good hard rock with glam flares, 2000 remaster)

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Originally from Detroit, Marcus found a home in L.A, and went on to carve a niche for himself in the hard rock scene, were he rec...
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Thursday, August 23, 2018

The Morning Dew - At Last (1968-70 us, fantastic garage psych, 2009 remaster)

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The Morning Dew began as a good but not especially remarkable garage band from Topeka, Kansas, but as the mid-1960s became the la...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Granny's Intentions - Honest Injun (1970 ireland, great blues classic rock with folk and psych shades, 2004 remaster)

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Both a period piece and a collectors' item, the release of “Honest Injun” by Granny's Intentions will no doubt be of imme...
Friday, August 10, 2018

Skip Battin ‎– Topanga Skyline (1973 us, excellent folk country soft rock, 2010 remaster)

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It took a while longer to appear than expected, but Skip Battin’s second solo album has finally surfaced on CD after thirty-nine years...
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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Hapshash And The Coloured Coat - Featuring The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids (1967 uk, great experimental psychedelia, 2002 issue)

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This album has acquired a bit of status as a minor legend over the moons, and it's not too hard on balance to hear why; besid...
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Saturday, August 4, 2018

Spirit - It Shall Be-Ode And Epic Recordings (1968-72 us, superb psychedelic fusion rock, 2018 five disc box set remaster with extra tracks)

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After RC’s recent Roots Of US Progressive Rock feature, by far the most positive feedback came for Spirit, the fabled LA band who...
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Friday, August 3, 2018

Dave Mason - Dave Mason / Split Coconut (1974-75 uk, wonderful blend of folk soft classic guitar rock, 2008 remaster)

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Using his touring band, which included keyboard player Mike Finnigan and guitarist Jim Krueger, Dave Mason turned in a strong pop/ro...
Thursday, August 2, 2018

Lily And Maria - Lily And Maria (1968 us, gorgeous psych folk rock, 2008 bonus tracks remaster)

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Born in Germany, but raised in the Bronx by a pair of Holocaust survivors, Lily Fishman studied theater in her teens. By the mid-...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Kingdom - Kingdom (1970 us, sensational hard blues psych rock, 2011 remaster)

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A California hard rock band with a sound somewhat reminiscent of vintage Cream, Kingdom released a single album (also called King...
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Monday, July 30, 2018

Stud - The SWF Session (1972 ireland / uk, exceptional folk prog rock, 2009 release)

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When Jim Cregan, Richard Mc Cracken and John Wilson got together in the fall of 1970 to form Stud, British music magazines ought...
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