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Saturday, October 9, 2021

The Association - Insight Out (1967 us, beautifully textured harmonies and choruses into folk rock garage punk, novelty tunes, and psychedelia, 2008 japan bonus tracks remaster)

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Who's trippin’ down the streets of the city / Smilin' at everybody she sees / Who's reachin' out to capture a moment?  Every...
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Thursday, October 7, 2021

Karthago - Second Step (1973 germany, remarkable kraut prog rock, 2011 bonus tracks remaster)

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Karthago were founded in Berlin by Joey Albrecht (guitar, vocals, originally from Hannover) and Gerald Luciano Hartwig (bass). Since 1968, t...
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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Saft - Horn (1971 norway, fine melt of glam rock blues prog psych, 2021 remaster)

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Rock band from Bergen, formed in late 1969 , and disbanded  in the spring of 1974. They  had several reunions since then. Saft was among the...
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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Santana - Santana III (1971 us, a savage beauty blend of latin acid jazz psych rock, 2016 mobile fidelity remaster)

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Santana III is an album that undeservingly stands in the shadows behind the towering legend that is the band's second album, Abraxas. Th...
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Sunday, October 3, 2021

Lindisfarne - Back And Fourth (1978 uk, wonderful folk soft rock, 2007 japan extra tracks remaster)

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This was Lindisfarne's comeback album after a fairly dire patch in the mid-'70s. Back and Fourth (originally issued by Polygram) was...
Saturday, October 2, 2021

Free - Free Live! (1971 uk, stunning classic rock, 2002 remaster with bonus tracks)

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Although Free made excellent studio records, Free Live! is perhaps the best way to experience the band in all its glory. Led by singer-guita...
Friday, October 1, 2021

Fairport Convention - Liege And Lief (1969-70 uk, folk rock masterpiece, 2007 deluxe edition)

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The best British folk-rock band of the late '60s, Fairport Convention did more than any other act to develop a truly British variation o...
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Thursday, September 30, 2021

Dragonwyck - Chapter II (1973-74 us, fantastic psych rock, 2006 issue)

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Their Doors-influenced style of psych rock was captured on a demo LP in 1970 which is now very collectible. A second demo LP was recorded in...
Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Fuchsia - Fuchsia, Mahagonny And Other Gems (1975-78 uk, delicate baroque prog rock, 2005 release)

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  The first three songs on the album were recorded on a primitive 1/4 track in the wilds of Torquay, in the West of England. "The Band...
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Monday, September 27, 2021

Fuchsia - Fuchsia (1971 uk, elegant prog folk rock, 2003 digipak remaster)

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I was born in London, Palmers Green, (a first generation post war baby boomer!) and moved to South Africa when I was 6 months old. My family...
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