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Monday, August 3, 2020

Mungo Jerry - Gold (1970-74 uk, a fine bag of folk jug roots 'n roll and glam rock, 2019 three disc remaster)

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Led by the heroically sideburned Ray Dorset, Mungo Jerry rose to overnight fame with their debut single, 1970's "In the ...
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Sunday, August 2, 2020

Mighty Joe Young - Blues With A Touch Of Soul (1970 us, spectacular electric cihicago blues with horn section)

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Mighty Joe Young, longtime sideman for Magic Sam, leads his own 1970 session on Blues With A Touch Of Soul (Delmark DD-629; 43:18...
Thursday, July 30, 2020

Peter Green - Man Of The World Anthology (1968-88 uk, outstasnding blues rock, 2004 double disc remaster)

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The sixties, as we all know, provided us with a slew of cult heroes whose reputations rest almost as much as them either shuffling off this ...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Peter Green - Little Dreamer (1980 uk, beautiful funky blues rock, 2019 reissue)

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In 1980 Peter Green released his third solo album "Little Dreamer", most of the material this time written by brother Mike (...
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Monday, July 27, 2020

Fleetwood Mac - Live in Boston (1970 uk, superb electric blues rock, three disc box set, 2003 HDCD remaster)

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Recorded during a legendary extended weekend stand in 1970, these live recordings from the three-guitar lineup of Fleetwood Mac ...
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Saturday, July 25, 2020

America - Homecoming (1972 us, clear bright silky rock, with colorful arrangements, 2015 SACD)

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America‘s second studio album, Homecoming, showcases the trio hitting their folk-rock stride with a slight nod to some diversifi...
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Friday, July 24, 2020

America - Hearts (1975 us, soft acoustics gemlike vocal harmonies, 2016 SACD)

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I began listening to this album with no great expectations, but by the third song the excellence of the arrangements and producti...
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Camel - Under Age (1969 uk, a top notch hard blues psych guitar blaster, 2004 remaster)

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Sopworth Camel  was a rock group formed in Italy in 1969 by four English musicians and is the first band from Italy that might be...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Alex Harvey The New Band - The Mafia Stole My Guitar (1979 uk, spectacular glam prog rock)

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This 1979 outing saw Alex Harvey returning to the rock music world for what would be his final album. It's no big surprise ...
Monday, July 20, 2020

The Graeme Edge Band Featuring Adrian Gurvitz - Kick Off Your Muddy Boots (1975 uk, marvellous soft prog rock with plenty of fluid electric guitar workouts, 2009 remaster)

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A solo album from a drummer is rarely cause to celebrate, for invariably it arrives stillborn. But Kick Off Your Muddy Boots is ...
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