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Sunday, June 21, 2020

Boffalongo - Beyond Your Head (1970 us, awesome jazzy psych rock, 2020 edition)

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The continuation from the CyberDesk of Larry Hoppen Boffalongos personnel changed before we cut our 2nd LP  Beyond Your Head in...
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Saturday, June 20, 2020

Boffalongo - Boffalongo (1969 us, elegant jazzy psychedelia early prog, 2020 reissue)

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From the CyberDesk of Larry Hoppen I’d just left Ithaca College as a Music Ed. student when I joined Boffalongo. In pretty shor...
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Friday, June 19, 2020

Fickle Pickle - A Complete Pickle (1970-72 uk, amazing baroque psych harmonies, 2018 three disc clam shell box)

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A North-West London studio based quartet consisting of members best known as producers, engineers and session players, Fickle P...
Thursday, June 18, 2020

Brownsville Station - Yeah! (1973 us, stunning greasy garage rock sleazy glam rock)

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Formed in 1969 by Cub Koda, who later reaped the title as an honorable music historian, Brownsville Station issued a trio of alb...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Brownsville Station - A Night on the Town (1972 us, tough hard boogie roots 'n' roll, 2005 edition)

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Why do so many people react with a sniff of the upturned runny nose when Detroit bands are mentioned, and why do Detroit bands co...
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Sunday, June 14, 2020

Renaissance - Illusion (1970 wonderful prog rock, 2010 bonus tracks remaster)

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Although perhaps less adventurous, Illusion was on a par with its predecessor, being more disciplined and tunefully stronger, si...
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Saturday, June 13, 2020

Alan Bown - Outward Bown (1968 uk, remarkable swinging psych rock r 'n' b, 2011 extra tracks remaster)

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Outward Bown is the first album by the R&B/psych-pop ensemble led by English trumpeter Alan Bown, recorded in 1967 and relea...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Jefferson Airplane - Takes Off (1966 us, classic debut, 2003 expanded edition)

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Marty Balin and Paul Kantner met during 1965 and their resultant musical relationship would lead to the creation of the Jeffers...
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Monday, June 8, 2020

Luv Machine - Turns You On (1970-71 barbados, excellent rough hard psych rock with prog elements, 2006 bonus tracks remaster)

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Luv Machine were victims to the classic business meets artist rip off paradigm and the band disintegrated almost as quickly as th...
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Saturday, June 6, 2020

Wishbone Ash - Wishbone Ash (1970 uk, solid hard blues rock, 2001 japan remaster)

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For a band that quickly evolved into a radio-friendly prog-leaning outfit, it's a wonder that Wishbone Ash started out as th...