SOD was a bluesy Rock outfit from LA with a lot of beards and bad 70s long hair. To top it all off, their percussion player Jay York was a professional wrestler from the NWA! They put out two albums, and I think this is the better of the two, although the other one gets mentioned because David Axelrod did some production on it. The band gets right down to business with Too Loose To Get Tight Pt. 1 with a nice long drum break intro that leads into some funky Rock. Pt. 2 of the song is even better since it’s mostly an instrumental. Things I Wanna Say is in a similar vein with some nice horn work. In fact, the whole album is a pretty good listen. (S-M67) 01 - Too Loose To Get Tight-Pt.1 02 - Too Loose To Get Tight-Pt.2 03 - Things I Wanna Say 04 - Love Sweet Love 05 - Here 06 - Ev'ryday 07 - La Brea Tar Pit Blues 08 - I Don't Want Ya 09 - Makin' It LINK
This superb San Franciscan power trio only recorded one album, which stands as one of the best of Its kind. Rooted in blues, its snappy, self-penned songs display a clear acid rock influence, whilst avoiding excess of any sort. Though it was released in Europe and even Australia in 1970, it sank without trace, spelling the end for the band, though their reputation has been growing ever since. Gary Wagner, guitar, piano, lead vocals, John Haden, bass and Steve Adams, drums. 01 - My Eyes Are Getting Heavy 02 - Dynaflow 03 - Ain?t Feeling Too Bad 04 - Silver Ghost 05 - Skid Row Runner 06 - Lucanna 07 - We?re Gonna Burn Together 08 - Somebody Got The Blues 09 - How Can You Win 10 - Take Me With You When You Go LINK
Polyphony’s Without Introduction is renowned for being a highly-collectable and listenable album of psych/prog jams reminiscent of some of the British or Italian psych monsters from the early ‘70s. Released in 1971 on the Eleventh Hours label, this hard progressive rock outfit from Virginia features some stunning guitar and keyboard work, as well as a percussionist at home on congas, timbales and just about everything hittable along with surrealistic lyrics and off center vocals making it a jaw dropping album from one of the US's earliest progressive rock bands. The band is definitely influenced by early UK exponents of prog including Keith Emerson, Steve Howe and Peter Gabriel. Without Introduction, was originally released in 1971, and reissued in 2005. Only four songs, but three of 7, 13 and 15 minutes. 01 - Juggernaut 02 - 40 Second Thing In 39 Seconds 03 - Ariels Flight 04 - Crimson Dagger LINK
Riff Raff was a UK progressive rock band formed by keyboardist Tommy Eyre in 1972.The band was a continuation on the back of drummers (and Harrow School of Art friends) Rod Coombes (Juicy Lucy Strawbs and Stealers Wheel) and Joe Czarnecki's (Plainsmen) aka Joe Peter's project originally called 'Crikey' started in 1969 and completed in 1970 when Rod had to accept growing tour commitments with Juicy Lucy.These sessions comprise half of the Riff Raff album 'Outside Looking In' in which Rod wrote half the songs.Rod says that "the concept of the band was based around two drummers and afro-jazz (Rod and Joe were great fans of Ginger Baker and Miles Davis) and fusion(this album was one of the first true fusion albums to be recorded).I had worked with Roger with singer Paul Williams (Juicy Lucy)and Tommy previously and clearly we all enjoyed doing what we do best-playing freely". Riff Raff later went on to release two albums to lukewarm response; however, their use of jazz and hard-edged rock garnered them a large underground following. Riff Raff also released a classic single 'Copper Kettle' (Dylan track) which displayed Tommy Eyre's arrangement expertise. Although not typical of Riff Raff's repertoire, the band were unlucky not to get some chart coverage from the single. Bud Beadle - saxophone, Rod Coombes - Drums percussion and composer, Joe Czarnecki aka Joe Peters - Drums percussion, Aurero De Souza - drums, Tommy Eyre - keyboards, vocals, Pete Kirtley - guitar, vocals, Roger Sutton - bass guitar, vocals, Steve Gregory - woodwind, Joanna Newman - vocals and Joe O'Donnell - viola.
01 - Your World 02 - For Every Dog 03 - Little Miss Drag 04 - Dreaming 05 - Times Lost 06 - You Must Be Joking 07 - La Meme Chose
On the 17th of October 2005 the first in a legendary series of podcasts compiled by DinsdaleP was broadcast. Every week or so , a new edition followed. They continued for 114 episodes until December the 11th 2007, an astonishing amount of material in such a short space of time and very hard work for the author who shared these with us. At the time they were unique in both their content and production...in fact they still are... and although many have tried to emulate them none have succeeded. Dinsdale has very kindly made the original lossless tapes available to Nowhere Man Records, who are privileged to present them in their entirety, along with one or two surprises.
DinsdaleP Podcast 043
GEORGE ON WONDERFUL KPPPPPPPPC
- George's promo for Gene Loving (4-64) - Unconsciousness Rules (original mix, 10-80) - KPPC-FM Pasadena interview (11-4-68) - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? (rehearsal, 1-3-69) - Holding Ringo's hand (Harry Nilsson) - On The Wings Of A Nightingale (demo, 1983) - Whatever Happened To ("enhanced" demo) - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (John's birthday party, 10-9-71) - The Night Before ("The Beatles (Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride)", 5-25-65) - Laleña (Paul & Donovan, 11-68) DinsdaleP Podcast 044
COOKING WITH DYLAN
- "Eat The Document" rushes (5-27-66) - Tomorrow Never Knows (RM11, 4-22-66) - Anne Nightingale interview (2-1-77) - Far East Man ("Rock Around The World", 10-74) - Lady Madonna (rough mix from take 4, 2-6-68) - MBE interview (6-12-65) - Some Other Guy (Cavern Club, 9-5-62) - "Tweet Zoo" (Warner Brothers, 1957) - Mr. H. Atom ("McCartney II" outtake, 7-79) - Bye Bye Love (rehearsal, 1-25-69) - Ringo & John w/Larry Kane (Philadelphia, 9-2-64) - Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (One To One Rehearsal, 8-18-72) DinsdaleP Podcast 045
SPIRITUAL REGENERATION
- Bangor press conference (8-27-67) - "The Frost Programme" (10-4-67) - Child Of Nature (demo, 5-68) - Donovan tells a story - Hare Krishna Mantra (Rishikesh, 3-68) - Dera Dhun (Anthology, 6-23-94) - Dera Dhun (outtake, 5-26-70) - Spiritual Regeneration/Happy Birthday To You (Rishikesh, 3-15-68) - Paul & Jane Asher (London Airport, 3-26-68) - "You're so cosmic" ("Rolling Stone" interview, 12-8-70) - Sexy Sadie (rehearsal, 7-19-68) - New York press conference (5-14-68) - The Maharishi Song (demo, spring 69) - "Yellow Submarine" press preview (7-8-68)
Moby Grape '69 is the rock band Moby Grape's third album and first after the departure of Skip Spence. Spence nonetheless is heard on one song, "Seeing", presumably from the Wow/Grape Jam sessions, and positioned as the final song on Moby Grape '69. As Peter Lewis describes the album, "We made Moby Grape '69, in an attempt to rebound from the Wow album, which was over-produced. And it's a cool album. Although we could have rehearsed it a little more, we still believed in it. But I think we were waiting for Skippy to come back, and he never did." 01 - Ohh Mama Ohh 02 - Ain't That A Shame 03 - I Am Not Willing 04 - It's A Beautiful Day Today 05 - Hoochie 06 - Trucking Man 07 - If You Can't Learn From My Mistakes 08 - Captain Nemo 09 - What's To Choose 10 - Going Nowhere 11 - Seeing 12 - Soul Stew 13 - If You Can't Learn From My Mistakes (demo) 14 - You Can Do Anything (demo) 15 - It's A Beutiful Day Today (demo) 16 - What's To Choose (demo) 17 - Big (demo) 18 - Hoochie (demo) LINK
Kensington Market was a Toronto, Canada based rock band, active from 1967-1969. Named after a downtown Toronto neighbourhood, it was formed by singer/songwriter and guitarist Keith McKie, formely with The Vendettas, with guitarist and pianist Eugene Martynec from Bobby Kris & The Imperials. The original line up was completed with former Vendettas' bass player Alex Darou and drummer Jimmy Watson. Former Luke & The Apostles frontman, singer/songwriter Luke Gibson was added later in 1967. In 1969, keyboardist John Mills-Cockell joined, and their follow-up, 'Aardvark', was released, produced by Felix Pappalardi (Cream's producer), followed by their second US tour. However, this wasn't done in enough time to save the splintering band who split that same year. 01 - Help Me 02 - If It Is Love 03 - I Know You 04 - The Thinker 05 - Half-Closed Eyes 06 - Said I Could Be Happy 07 - Ciao 08 - Ow-Ing Man 09 - Side I Am 10 - Think About The Times 11 - Have You Come To See 12 - Cartoon 13 - Dorian LINK
Paper Lace was a Nottingham based pop group, formed in 1969. They are known to Americans as a one-hit wonder; however, in the UK they were a "classic two and a half hit wonder". The core of the band originally formed in 1967 as Music Box, but changed their name to Paper Lace when Phil Wright joined as drummer and lead singer. The band took their name from lace products created from a special grade of high quality paper manufactured in Nottingham, their hometown. Paper Lace was one of hundreds of pop bands in England looking for the big time while slogging their way through small club gigs and brief television appearances. A season at Tiffany's, a Rochdale club, led to more television appearances, but a passport to the charts did not arrive until a 1974 victory on Opportunity Knocks, the ITV talent contest series. They were the most successful band Nottingham ever produced, and were invited to perform on the Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen Mother. First Edition is the debut album.
01 - In The Morning 02 - Stoney End 03 - Lady 04 - I've Got You, That's Enough For Me 05 - Threw My Love Away 06 - Martha (Whatever Happened To) 07 - Games People Play 08 - Please Be My Friend 09 - You Can't Touch Me 10 - Elsie 11 - Like A Rolling Stone 12 - Early One Morning
A Michigan power trio whose album is powerful and inventive - one of the best hard rock albums on the label. Showcasing a line up consisting of drummer John Bredeau, singer/guitarst Paul Frank and singer/bassist Michael Urso, the band only managed to release one instantly obscure album, but what an LP! Produced by Dan Moore and Buzz Clifford, 1971's Head Over Heels is simply great. Loud, tough, yet surprisingly accessible, material such as Road Runner and In My Woman showcased the trio's knack for melodic, but crunching guitar rock. Frank and Urso had attractive voices and as we said before, they sure could generate some sound. Among the few missteps were some out of kilter harmony vocals (Question) and the bland power ballad Children Of The Mist (which was almost redeemed by Frank's nice guitar solo). Elsewhere, recorded at Detroit's Eastowne, an extended cover of Willie Dixon's Red Rooster and the Franks-penned Circles were in-concert efforts that aptly showcased the band's impressive live chops. Frank and Urso subsequently reappeared with the band Fresh Start. Urso was also a late-inning member of Detroit's Rare Earth (along with the Scorpion guitarist Ray Monette), playing on several of their albums in the mid-70s.(CGR) 01 - Road Runner 02 - Right Away 03 - Red Rooster 04 - Children Of The Mist 05 - Question 06 - Tired And Blue Land 07 - In My Woman 08 - Circles LINK
Obscure Canadian rock band Mantis, from Montreal, released this eponymous debut album in 1973. It brings together a rather edgy collection of pop/rock, giving it an interesting synth sound in part. There isn't much info on this band, except that it was released on 'Sweet Plum' Records. 01 - I Don't Ever Want To Get Married 02 - Communique 03 - Walking Away 04 - What Does It Take 05 - Fred 06 - Hollywood Eyes 07 - National Blues 08 - Take Me Back 09 - Eyes Of Fire LINK
The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed. The Moody Blues have sold in excess of 70 million albums worldwide and have been awarded 14 platinum and gold discs. As of 2010 they remain active. Keys of the Kingdom is the thirteenth album released by The Moody Blues in 1991. Though some of the tracks recall the strength of the songwriting on Sur La Mer, the failure of Keys of the Kingdom to produce any major hit singles would mark the beginning of the Moodies' decline in popularity with mainstream audiences after their success in the MTV video generation. 01 - Say It With Love 02 - Bless The Wings (That Brings You Back) 03 - Is This Heaven 04 - Say What You Mean 05 - Lean On Me (Tonight) 06 - Hope And Pray 07 - Shadows On The Wall 08 - Once Is Enough 09 - Celtic Sonant 10 - Magic 11 - Never Blame The Rainbows For The Rain LINK
Bootleg recorded live at Hard Rock Calling, Hyde Park, London, 27th June 2010. Hard Rock Calling (formerly Hyde Park Calling) is an annual music festival held in Hyde Park, London, which first took place on Saturday July 1 and Sunday July 2, 2006. The music played is primarily rock music, and various performers, including The Who, Aerosmith, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen have played at the event. The festival is organised by Hard Rock Cafe and Live Nation.
01 - Venus & Mars - Rock Show - Jet 02 - All My Loving 03 - Letting Go 04 - Got To Get You Into My Life 05 - Highway 06 - Let Me Roll It - Foxy Lady - Hendrix Story 07 - The Long And Winding Road 08 - Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five 09 - Let Em In 10 - My Love 11 - I'm Looking Through You 12 - Two Of Us 13 - Tequila 14 - Blackbird 15 - Here Today 16 - Dance Tonight 17 - Mrs Vanderbilt 18 - Eleanor Rigby 19 - Ram On 20 - Something 21 - Sing The Changes 22 - Band On The Run 23 - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da 24 - Back In The Ussr - Russian Story 25 - I've Got A Feeling 26 - Paperback Writer 27 - A Day In The Life - Give Peace A Chance 28 - Let It Be 29 - Live And Let Die 30 - Hey Jude 31 - Pre-Encore Break 32 - Day Tripper 33 - Lady Madonna 34 - Get Back 35 - 2nd Pre-Encore Break 36 - Yesterday 37 - Helter Skelter 38 - Thanks & Goodbyes 39 - Sgt Pepper - The End
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, are an English rock supergroup. They found success in the 1970s and sold over forty million albums and headlined large stadium concerts. The band consists of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (bass guitar, vocals, guitar) and Carl Palmer (drums, percussion). They are one of the most commercially successful progressive rock bands and from the outset focused on combining classical pieces with rock music. Their debut was in The Guildhall, Plymouth, on 23 August 1970, with the band "Earth" as support. This bootleg is from the 40th anniversary concert in the High Voltage Festival. High Voltage is a music festival held in Victoria Park, London. The event hosts artists from various strands of rock music, including classic rock, progressive rock, and heavy metal. The first festival was held on the 24th and 25th July 2010.
Disc 1
01 - Karn Evil 9 (1St Impression, Part 2) 02 - The Barbarian 03 - Bitches Crystal 04 - Knife Edge 05 - From The Beginning 06 - Touch And Go 07 - Take A Pebble-Tarkus
Disc 2
01 - Farewell To Arms 02 - Lucky Man 03 - Pictures At An Exhibition 04 - Fanfare For The Common Man - Rondo
Session recordings, Jimmy Page with Jeff Beck (Guitar), Nicky Hopkins (Keyboards), Noel Redding (Bass), John Bonham (Drums), Carlo Little (Drums), Bob Metke (Drums), Kent Henrey (Guitar).
01 - Wailing Sounds 02 - 'Cause I Love You 03 - Flashing Lights 04 - Gutty Guitar 05 - Would You Believe 06 - Smoke And Fire 07 - Thumping Beat 08 - Union Jack Car 09 - One For You Baby 10 - L-O-N-D-O-N 11 - Brightest Lights 12 - Baby Come Back
George Peter John Criscuola, better known as Peter Criss, is an American drummer, best known as the original drummer for the rock band Kiss. Criss established the "Catman" character for his Kiss persona. The Special Limited Edition EP, was only available through mail order in 1993.
01 - The Cat 02 - Show Me 03 - Good Times 04 - What You're Doin' 05 - Beth
The Bo’l Weevils, Cotton Fields Records #77, private press? from 1988. "Rural Rock-n-Roll” quartet from Colorado Springs; includes Ned MacArthur, Jim Boal, Brian Mandabach, & Bruce "The Shoe” Johnson. Recorded at Tiny Barge’s Emerald City Studio. 01 - Long Morning 02 - Rockin' High 03 - Looking For A Storm 04 - Hurry My Mind 05 - The Magic 06 - Breathe 07 - Summer Day In War 08 - Out Of The Gray 09 - Redneck County Line 10 - All My Relations 11 - Road To The Gutter 12 - Living In The Gray LINK
On the 17th of October 2005 the first in a legendary series of podcasts compiled by DinsdaleP was broadcast. Every week or so , a new edition followed. They continued for 114 episodes until December the 11th 2007, an astonishing amount of material in such a short space of time and very hard work for the author who shared these with us. At the time they were unique in both their content and production...in fact they still are... and although many have tried to emulate them none have succeeded. Dinsdale has very kindly made the original lossless tapes available to Nowhere Man Records, who are privileged to present them in their entirety, along with one or two surprises. DinsdaleP Podcast 040 BEATLES WILL BE BEATLES - Beatles Will Be Beatles ("The Beatles Story", 1964) - "Newsweek" interview (9-17-80) - Nobody Told Me (rough mix, 8-80) - I've Got A Feeling (rehearsal, 1-27-69) - storming the stage (Boston, 8-18-66) - I Owe It All To You ("Up Close", 12-10-92) - Club Dakota rap (Lennon home tape, ca. 1980) - Beatle Rap (The Quorymen) - Youngblood ("Pop Go The Beatles", 6-1-63) - "Movie-Go-Round" (3-20-64) - Long Tall Sally ("Anthology" DVD stereo mix) DinsdaleP Podcast 041 THE AMAZING MELLOTRON - Mellotron MKII demo (1964) - Stranger In My Arms (demo, ca. 11-66) - All Things Must Pass (rehearsal, 1-3-69) - Down In Cuba (Kenwood tape) - New Zealand interview (Wellington, 6-21-64) - Come On Down To Abbey Road ("Chaos And Creation At Abbey Road", 7-27-05) - Strawberry Fields Forever (RM3, 11-29-66) - Can't Buy Me Love (NME Pollwinners' Concert, 4-26-64) - Fastest Growing Heartache In The West (demo, 6-70) - The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill (mono mix) - Paul plugs records (Vancouver, 8-22-64) - Step Inside Love (demo w/Cilla Black, 11-21-67) - Brian Epstein Blues (7-19-68) DinsdaleP Podcast 042 DEREK TAYLOR SPEAKS - Derek Taylor interview (Bel Air, 8-24-64) - Going Down On Love (rehearsal, 7-13-74) - Eleanor Rigby (Max Hammer stereo remix) - "David Frost At The Phonograph" (8-1-66) - Love Me Do ("Saturday Club", 1-26-63) - George w/Howard Smith (4-30-70) - Isn't It A Pity (rehearsal, 1-26-69) - Bernice Lumb interview (4-1-64) - All My Loving (Melbourne, 6-17-64) - Derek Taylor WKYC-TV interview (Cleveland, 9-15-64) - "Loud" (John & Sean, 1979) - Call Me Back Again (Wings over Los Angeles, 6-23-76) LINK
Plastic Penny was a UK 1960s pop band, formed in November 1967. Their existence was notable only for their one hit single, early in 1968, with the song "Everything I Am". It reached a high of number six in the UK Singles Chart. The song, enhanced with a string arrangement, was a slow ballad. It was a cover of a song originally recorded by the Box Tops. The track, which first appeared as the b-side to the Box Top's 1967 minor hit single, "Neon Rainbow", was written by Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn. Brian Keith - Vocalist, Paul Raymond - Keyboardist / Guitarist, Mick Graham - Guitarist, Nigel Olsson - Drummer and Tony Murray - Bassist. Most of their material was psychedelic pop, with leanings towards a prog rock sound on some of their album tracks. The majority of their material was written by three of the band members, Brian Keith, Paul Raymond and Tony Murray. Keith later left the band leaving it a quartet, and Raymond took over vocal duties. Plastic Penny's outrput was released on the Page One Records label. The band's swansong was appearing at the first Isle of Wight Festival, held on 31 August 1968. Although Plastic Penny were not remarkable in themselves, several of their members went on to greater fame. Mick Grabham (then billed as Mick Graham) moved on to play with Cochise, and then Procol Harum. Keith later became the lead vocalist with Congregation, who oddly and coincidentally, share the unwanted one-hit wonder tag with Plastic Penny. Raymond later played several spells with the long-lived rock band, UFO. Nigel Olsson became an in-demand session musician, most notably drumming on much of Elton John's early work. He has also worked with the Spencer Davis Group, Uriah Heep, Kiki Dee, Neil Sedaka, Rod Stewart and Leo Sayer.
01 - Your Way To Tell Me Go 02 - Hound Dog 03 - Currency 04 - Caledonian Mission 05 - Mcarthur Park 06 - Turn To Me 07 - Baby You're Not To Blame 08 - Give Me Money 09 - Sour Suite 10 - She Does 11 - Celebrity Ball
A sixties Hollywood outfit whose album is one of those strange late sixties barrier-breaking experimental efforts trying to fuse different musical genres. Orient Express, Autosalvage and John Berberian are other similar projects which spring to mind. This particular one is an attempt to fuse jazz with folk, rock and acid. After collaborating with Gabor Szabo on such superb efforts as More Sorcery and Dreams, bassist Louis Kabok and drummer Hal Gordon further embraced jazz-rock fusion under the Advancement aegis, issuing their sole LP in 1969. The opening "Juliet" establishes a dark, moody atmosphere immediately bolstered by the intriguing "Painful Struggle," with its eerie vibes and Kabok's extended bass bridge. "Moorish Mode" is Gordon's star turn, highlighted by an impressively restrained drum break. But it's the most overtly rock-influenced cuts that make Advancement worth seeking out, in particular "Fall Out," an impressively heady mTlange of jazz, hard rock, and psychedelia.(AMG) 01 - Juliet 02 - Painful Struggle 03 - Stone Folk 04 - Grass Mass 05 - Sunflower 06 - She 07 - Moorish Mode 08 - Hobo Express 09 - Child At Play 10 - Fall Out LINK
McKendree Spring was a folk-rock band. The band consisted of Fran McKendree (vocals & guitar), Fred Holman (bass), Dr. Michael Dreyfuss (electric violin, viola, Moog, Arp), Martin Slutsky (electric guitar). Christopher Bishop replaced Holman on bass as of the 1973 release Spring Suite. "Here we have a lovely little album that falls into the prog category... Stylistically, it sounds like the band moves through the seasons; just as they serve as inspiration for the thematic concept. Nice touches of funk in the beginning, then some psych influenced jammy tracks, and finally it goes into country mode with a bit of twang and some sweet near-balladry. Excellent violin throughout, as well as flourishes of Arp and Moog synthesizers here and there."(N-A) 01 - Equinox 02 - Winter 03 - I Was Born 04 - The Madman 05 - The Girl 06 - Today's The Day 07 - The Storm 08 - Growing 09 - Spring LINK
