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Monday, January 24, 2022

Sleepy John - Sleepy John (1970 us, rough psych jam rock with heavy swirling organ coupled with fuzzed out guitars, 2004 release)

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Hard-driving Lewiston, ID, rock quartet Sleepy John came together at the tail end of 1969, formed by David Lee (keyboards, vocals), Tom Will...
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Saturday, January 22, 2022

Michael Angelo - Michael Angelo (1976-77 us, wondrous laidback folk psych, 2009 korean bonus tracks reissue)

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A brilliant American musician Michael Angelo's self titled debut album has been acclaimed as a masterpiece of soft rock & psychedeli...
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Friday, January 21, 2022

Darius - Darius (1969 us, imaginatively arranged and produced psych folk, with flourishes of flamenco guitar, odd echo-tinkles, and some dynamic organ and bass hooks, 2001 release)

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The legendary Darius album, originally released on Chartmaker Records in 1969; those original albums sell nowadays for at least 500$. Darius...
Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Buckwheat - Pure Buckwheat Honey (1969 us, nice melodic soft psych, 2021 korean remaster)

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California-based outfit that came along a couple of years after this band. Singer/guitarist/keyboardist Timothy Harrison Dulaine had spent t...
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Monday, January 17, 2022

New Heavenly Blue - Educated Homegrown (1970 us, fantastic melt of jazz blues baroque folk rock)

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Back in 1963, when Peter Madcat Ruth was a freshman in high school, he began taking guitar lessons at the Old Town School of Folk Music in C...
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Saturday, January 15, 2022

Abstract Truth - Silver Trees / Totum (1970-71 south africa, impressive fusion of blues, folk, jazz, psychedelic and oriental coloration, 2005 and 2009 bonus tracks remasters)

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Abstract Truth - Silver Trees It’s difficult to imagine a more unlikely place for a fertile “head music” scene to emerge than South Africa i...
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

The McCoys - Infinite McCoys / Human Ball (1968-69 us, spectacular psych brass blues rock, 2008 double disc remaster)

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Formed in Union City, Indiana in 1962, this group was initially comprised of guitarist Rick Zehringer, his brother Randy on drums and bass p...
Monday, January 10, 2022

Daddy Cool - Daddy Who! Daddy Cool! (1971 australia, fabulous roots 'n' roll party, 2011 bonus tracks remaster)

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Ross Wilson's previous group The Party Machine had split up in early 1969, after Ross received a call from the UK from his friend Brian ...
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Saturday, January 8, 2022

Machiavel - Machiavel (1974-76 belgium, stunning hard prog rock, bonus tracks remaster)

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Machiavel is one of the most famous Belgian rock bands. The band has collected 4 golden records and performed a lot of shows.Machiavel has p...
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Friday, January 7, 2022

Rainbird - Maiden Flight (1971 uk, complex mysterious with flutes mystical lyrics, meandering melodies, 2021 release)

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Monsterously obscure Prog from 1971, 200 lps were privately made but most were destroyed, and no copies have ever been openly sold. Complex ...
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