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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

McKendree Spring - Second Thoughts (1970 us, marvelous folk rock with prog touches)

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Named after Connecticut-raised frontman Fran McKendree, the Columbus-based 4-piece Mckendree Spring (with Martin Slutsky, Larry T...
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Monday, April 1, 2019

Otis Waygood - Ten Light Claps And A Scream (1971 zimbabwe, great blues rock with jazzy shades, 2003 edition)

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One of the lost treasures of EMI-Parlophone’s heavy rock catalog, the third and final LP from South Africa’s Otis Waygood has bee...
Saturday, March 30, 2019

Otis Waygood Blues Band - Otis Waygood Blues Band (1970 zimbabwe, awesome blues rock)

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It was the worst of times in Joburg's white suburbs. The Beatles were banned on state radio. Haircut regulations were mercile...
Friday, March 29, 2019

The Ivy League - This Is The Ivy League (1965-67 uk, beautiful harmony vocal beat roots 'n' roll, 2007 japan remaster with extra tracks)

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The British pop trio Ivy League consisted of members John Carter, Ken Lewis (previous members of Carter-Lewis and the Southerners...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

The Walker Brothers - Everything Under The Sun (1965-78 us, brilliant orchestrated vocal folk jazz r 'n' b, 2006 five discs box set)

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Everything under the sun from the Walker Brothers' studio output is indeed here on this five-CD box set. It not only has ev...
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Sunday, March 24, 2019

Groundhogs - The United Artists Years (1972-76 uk, exceptional hard prog space blues rock, 2013 three discs remaster)

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Wasting no time at all, The Groundhogs released Hogwash in late 1972. Sticking to their new progressive blues template, they prod...
Saturday, March 23, 2019

Groundhogs - Live At Leeds (1971 uk, stunning heavy blues rock, 2002 reissue)

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Although there are several Groundhogs live albums that have popped up in the last decade or so, most of them were recorded well after...
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Friday, March 22, 2019

Groundhogs - Thank Christ For The Groundhogs The Liberty Years (1968-72 uk, astonishing blues rock, 2010 three disc set remaster)

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The Groundhogs' debut album is a long way from the "classic" sound of the better-known Thank Christ for the Bomb/Sp...
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Crosby Stills And Nash - Crosby Stills And Nash (1977 us / uk, marvelous folk rock, 2013 24k gold audio fidelity)

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The times had certainly changed since Déjà Vu's release in 1970. Nevertheless, there was a hunger in audiences for a return to the...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Crosby Stills Nash And Young - Deja Vu (1970 uk / canada / us, folk rock masteripiece, 2008 japan SHM remaster)

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One of the most hotly awaited second albums in history -- right up there with those by the Beatles and the Band -- Déjà Vu lived...