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Thursday, May 8, 2025

Nektar - Live In New York (1974-77 uk, stunning hard driving prog rock, 2004 SACD and 2013 japan SHM double disc remasters)

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The fact that this was Nektar's first tour of the USA, and that this show was broadcast over the radio thanks to New York's WNEW (th...
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Joe Walsh - The Smoker You Drink The Player You Get (1973 us, the quirky, open-minded nature of this album shows a genuine progressive instinct at work, 2009 HDCD)

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  Because Joe Walsh has never been a critic’s darling, we sometimes forget he holds a lofty place in the eyes of fellow musicians. Rock roya...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Joe Walsh - Barnstorm (1972 us, adventurous with fat guitars keyboards, beautiful choruses, country tinges, and pastoral pop hooks, 2011 japan SHM remaster)

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Joe Walsh is one of those artists that will always be remembered for classic rock radio hits Funk #49, Rocky Mountain Way, and Life’s Been G...
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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

April Wine - First Glance (1978 canada, solid aor classic rock, 2008 remaster)

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In 1977, armed with an additional brand new guitarist named Brian Greenway, April Wine signed a worldwide deal with Capitol-EMI. Myles Goodw...
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Sunday, May 4, 2025

April Wine - April Wine (1971 canada, raw classic rock, 2008 edition)

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A staple of Canadian classic rock, April Wine was one of the most popular and commercially successful Canadian rock bands of the 1970s and e...
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Saturday, May 3, 2025

Man - Back Into The Future (1973 uk, astonishing jam prog rock, 2008 three disc box set remaster)

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Man's 1973 album, Back Into The Future was the follow-up to the highly successful Be Good To Yourself At Least Once A Day and, unsurpris...
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Friday, May 2, 2025

Ten Years After - Woodstock (1969 uk, legendary classic blues rock testament, 2024 remaster)

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Ten Years After's epic performance at Woodstock has been praised as one of the best performances of the three-day music festival in Augu...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

David Clayton-Thomas - David Clayton-Thomas / Tequila Sunrise (1972 canada, excellent blue eyed soul, rhythm 'n' blues, brass rock, 2002 edition)

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David Clayton-Thomas primarily known as the frontman of the legendary Brass Rock ensemble Blood, Sweat & Tears. Although purist might co...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Gram Parsons - Another Side Of This Life The Lost Recordings (1965-66 us, acoustic country folk blues, 2000 release)

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Gram Parsons gets heavy credit as one of the pioneers and true talents of country rock. In the 27 years since his death, no one has matched ...
Monday, April 28, 2025

Bread Love And Dreams - Bread Love And Dreams (1969 uk, fragile, beautiful with little flash-points of colour like the wings on a butterfly, 2012 remaster)

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This is the first album from Bread, Love and Dreams, released in 1969 against the background of a major revival in the popularity of folk mu...