Hustler were a UK hard rock band active from the late 70's to early 80's kicking out some punchy sounds. A heavy rock outfit with a good reputation. High Street is very much in Free/Bad Company mould. Tracks like Just Leave A Good Man and Jack The Lad are hard rocking songs with strong melodies and good vocals and guitar work. There are some mellower moments on Let The Wind Blow and Miranda, whilst The Hustler is reasonably orchestrated. Get Outa Me 'Ouse, the only track where Micky Llewelyn sings, is in a more pub-rock direction and Piranhas has a long instrumental break with keyboard progressive overtones in a Deep Purple direction. A good example of this genre 01 - Just Leave A Good Man 02 - Piranhas 03 - Let The Wind Blow 04 - Uptight Tonight 05 - Get Outa Me 'ouse 06 - Jack The Lad 07 - Midnight Seducer 08 - Miranda 09 - The Hustler LINK
Seatrain was an American roots fusion band based initially in Marin County, California, and later in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Seatrain was formed after the breakup of the Blues Project in 1969. The group, which recorded four albums, disbanded in 1973. Andy Kulberg - bass/flute, Richard Greene - violin, Peter Rowan - guitar/vocals, Lloyd Baskin - keyboards/vocals and Larry Atamanuik - drums. The Marblehead Messenger is a third album the band Seatrain, recorded in 1971. As the previous album, it was produced by George Martin. 01 - Gramercy 02 - State Of Georgia's Mind 03 - Protestant Preacher 04 - Lonely's Not The Only Way To G 05 - How Sweet Thy Song 06 - Marblehead Messenger 07 - London Song 08 - Mississippi Moon 09 - Losing All The Years 10 - Despair Tire 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 037 CHAOTIC CREATION - "Chaos And Creation At Abbey Road" (7-27-05) - Thank You Girl ("Easy Beat", 6-19-63) - For You Blue (KHJ-AM, 9-23-69) - John's weather report (WFIL Helping Hand Marathon, 5-17-75) - Not For Love Nor Money (demo, 10-10-79) - "The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" (5-7-81) - "The Ed Sullivan Show" (2-9-64) - Junior's Farm ("Top Of The Pops", 11-20-74) - "Help!" radio spot (8-65) - You're Gonna Lose That Girl (iso-based stereo remix) - Magical Misery Tour (Lennon Remembers mix) - Sun King/Maxwell's Silver Hammer jingles (Kenny Everett, 8-69) DinsdaleP Podcast 038 NO WORDS - Hello Goodbye (take 1, 10-2-67) - Don't Let Me Wait Too Long (rough mix, 11-72) - Mull of Kintyre (demo, summer 77) - Beef Jerky (rehearsal, 7-13-74) - Nashville Jam (Barrett mix, 6-27-70) - Blues (rehearsal, 1-24-69) - Sunshine Sometime (rough mix, spring 71) - Yes It Is (take 9, 2-16-65) DinsdaleP Podcast 039 BEATLES AU POIVRE - Pepperland (Meanie mix) - Atmosphere into "Sgt. Pepper" (11-1-67) - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (RM1, 2-2-67) - Applause into "Little Help From My Friends" (11-1-67) - With A Little Help From My Friends (center channel iso) - Return To Pepperland (outtake, 3-87) - John w/Anne Nightingale (1971) - How Do You Sleep (alternate vocal, 5-22-71) - It Was 60 Years Ago Today (Alan Freeman birthday jingle, 7-6-87) - "Yellow Submarine" movie trailer (7-68) - "Yellow Submarine" press preview (7-8-68) - Cayenne (rehearsal, spring 60) - Animal effects for "Good Morning Good Morning" (11-1-67) - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) (take 5, 4-1-67) - A Day In The Life (RM1, 1-20-67) LINK
Band formed in Texas, which launched this unique work. A powerful blues-rock, very contagious and kicking. The album ends up sounding a bit generic, without much to add, but the quality of the material is not futile, the vocals are good, drums and bass sound with good expression. Willam Grate / lead guitar, back vocals, Richard Deleon / rhythm guitar, lead vocals, James Castillo / bass and Frudy Lianes / drums 01 - Cruising 02 - Joy 03 - Marriage 04 - Creation A Child 05 - Just A Man 06 - We Can Make It, Luv 07 - Not Mine 08 - Where Is She 09 - Mythical Dream LINK
Combining the deadpan wit of the Bonzo Dog Band and the social-conscious lyricism of the Kinks, Dead Sea Fruit helped to bring the British Invasion of the 1960s to France. Formed in 1966, the group spent three years based in Paris thrilling French audiences with their hook-laden songs. Although all but two members relocated to Dakar, Senegal, electric bassist/guitarist/vocalist Arthur Marsh, who had replaced founding member Christopher Hall in early 1967, returned to England after three months when club owners demanded that they stick to cover tunes. Dead Sea Fruit reached their apex in 1967, when their tongue-in-jowl single, "Lulu, Put Another Record On," reached the top position on the British music charts. Their self-titled album was released the same year. (AMG).
01 - The 815 And The 545 02 - Lulu, Put Another Record On 03 - Psychiatric Case 04 - Mr Barman 05 - Matters 06 - Seeds Of Disconcent 07 - I'll Come With You 08 - I've Been Away Too Long 09 - Mr Coffee Pot 10 - Time Waits For No One 11 - I Should Have Guessed 12 - Kesington High Street
"This 1971 release on the Angelus label was limited to only 200 copies, so originals are worth a small fortune. Fraction, with vocalist Jim Beach bearing an uncanny vocal resemblance to Jim Morrision (although he was singing on Sunset Strip long before Morrison took to the stage), were often compared favourably with the Doors, although their quasi-religious message would probably not have found favour with the recently-departed Morrison. Indeed, this rather fine album was once famously described as the album the Doors probably wished they had made!. Underpinned by guitarist Don Swanson's superb Ritchie Blackmorestyle guitar work, this is an album full of beautiful psychedelia, acid and hard rock, at once emblematic of the era but not dated by its association. The five original compositions are all of the highest quality and the contribution of Beach's Morrison-esque vocals place a stamp of originality on the recording that endures from beginning to end." 01 - Sanc-Divided 02 - Come Out Of Her 03 - Eye Of The Hurricane 04 - Sons Come To Birth 05 - This Bird 06 - Sky High LINK
An obscure hard rock group from Ohio which may interest some collectors. In 1975, their drummer produced a flexi-disc by Pandora, another hard rock outfit. Cleveland's enigmatic Granicus recorded just one eponymous LP before fading into rock & roll oblivion, but it's an absolute gem! Quietly released by RCA in 1973, Granicus is truly an album out of time -- especially its own -- which perhaps explains its eventual commercial failure. Years on, the record acts as a veritable time capsule, taking the listener back to that tenuous transition point where late-'60s progressive rock and experimental psychedelia finally gave way once and for all to what is now considered the classic '70s hard rock sound. 01 - You're In America 02 - Bad Talk 03 - Twilight 04 - Prayer 05 - Cleveland Ohio 06 - Nightmare 07 - When You're Movin' 08 - Paradise LINK
Rare 1969 UK screaming, loud hard rock organ swirler from Ken Hensley (Gods, Uriah Heep, Toe Fat, Weed) and crew. During his time with Gods and Toe Fat, Ken Hensley recorded an album for a specific project called Head Machine. At this time, Hensley played mainly guitar again, as in the beginning of his career. The producer of the album "Orgasm” was David Paramor, who also produced The Gods’ albums. Ken Leslie (Ken Hensley) – organ/piano/guitar/vocals, John Leadhen (John Glascock) – bass guitar, Brian and Lee Poole (Brian Glascock and Lee Kerslake) – drums and Mike Road – percussion
01 - Climax - You Tried To Take It All 02 - Make The Feeling Last 03 - You Must Come With Me 04 - The Girl Who Loved, The Girl Who Loved 05 - Orgasm 06 - The First Time 07 - Scattering Seeds
9.30 Fly was a British band consisted of vocalist Michael Wainwright, Lynn Oakey guitarist, bassist Gary Charman, drummer Mike Clark and vocalist / keyboardist Barbara Wainwright. The quintet recorded on the label Embey this self-titled folk-rock psycho-progressive disc in 1972. The group, in November 1972, came to serve as opening act for the Velvet Underground in the Malver Winter Gardens.
01 - Life And Times 02 - Summerdays 03 - September 04 - Unhinged 05 - Mr.509 06 - Brooklyn Thoughts 07 - Time Of War
The jazz rock fussion band Ambergris, was formed by Jerry Weiss, who appeared on the debut album by Blood, Sweat & Tears. This album was produced by the great Steve Cropper. 01 - Something Happened To Me 02 - Play On Player 03 - Gotta Find Her 04 - Chocolate Pudding 05 - Forget It, I Got It 06 - Walking On The Water 07 - Sunday Lady 08 - Home Groan 09 - Soul Food 10 - Endless Night LINK
Credited to Argus, this album should have be titled as an "Argus” / "Anaconda” split album because it comprises material of two very different groups. Dave Wagstaffe's first bands, Argus was an English blues hard rock band and Anaconda was a jazz rock outfit. Recorded live by Argus at Brondesbury Park, London, 1973 (tracks 1-5) and recorded live by Anaconda at The George Finsbury Park, London, 1977 (tracks 6-12). Dave Wagstaffe, drums, Mick Pearl, bass, Del Watkins, guitar and Ken Lewis, vocals (Argus) and Dave Wagstaffe, drums, Randy Spence guitar, vocals, Rod Newington, bass and "Mad" Reg, flute (Anaconda).
Argus
01 - Friend Of Mine 02 - Road Of Life 03 - Twenty-Four Hours 04 - Same Old Story 05 - Superstition
Anaconda
06 - Funk Song 07 - Why Can't They Leave Us Alone 08 - Take No Chance 09 - Drum Thing 10 - Jubilee Shuffle 11 - 77 St. Thomas Road Part 1 12 - 77 St. Thomas Road Part 2
Armaggedon was a late sixties german hard/heavy blues rock band, Frank Diez (guitar,vocals), Manfred Galatik (keyboards, bass), Michael Nürnberg (bass, guitar) and Jürgen Lorenzen (drums). Their self-titled album is a heavy progressive masterpiece with excellent, Hendrix-influenced guitar work and vocals by Frank Diez. Armageddon was the start of his long and impressive career. Their album had six tracks, and two of them were cover versions. Most impressive was the 10 minute version of Jeff Beck Group's "Rice Pudding". This track had some of the greatest heavy guitar riffing to appear on a German record.(SW) 01 - Round 02 - Open 03 - Oh Man 04 - Rice Pudding 05 - People Talking 06 - Better By You, Better Than Me LINK
British progresive rock band, Ted Bartlett / vocals, Dave Cook / bass, Rodney Harrison / guitar, vocals, Peter Orgil / violin, James Smith / vocals and Ian Snow / drums. This album, which is a cross between Fantasy and The Moody Blues (circa 1971), is worth checking out. Asgard came from the West Country and their first 45 was produced by Tony Clarke. They were also one of the first bands signed by Gerry Hoff, head of The Moody Blues' Threshold label. Rod Harrison had previously played in Please and Bulldog Bread, whilst James Smith and Ian Snow went on to Stonehouse. 01 - In the Realm of Asgaerd 02 - Friends 03 - Town Crier 04 - Austin Osman Spare 05 - Children of a New Born Age 06 - Time 07 - Lorraine 08 - Starquest LINK
Produced by Joel Sill, Atlee were a good hard-rock quartet from California. All the tracks on their sole album were penned by Yeager and demonstrate the band's skill and their sense of humour: Jesus People, Dirty Sheets, Dirty Old Man, Let's Make Love are just some highlights of a very consistent album. Still working with Michael Stevens, Atlee Yeager would go on to issue another album on Chelsea in 1973. Don Francisco, drums, vocals, Bruce Schaffer, Keyboards, Vocals, Michael Stevens, guitar, vocals and Atlee Yager, lead vocals, bass
01 - Rip You Up 02 - Swamp Rythm 03 - Painted Ladies 04 - Jesus People 05 - Let?s Make Love 06 - Will Get Together 07 - Dirty Old Man 08 - Ain?t That The Way 09 - Dirty Sheets
Jan and Dean were a rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s, consisting of William Jan Berry and Dean Ormsby Torrence. They became associated with the vocal "surf music" craze that was later popularised by The Beach Boys. Popsicle is the 16th album of the duo, arranged & produced by Jan Berry and Snuff Garrett, released in 1966 by Liberty Records. 01 - Popsicle 02 - The Restless Surfer 03 - She's My Summer Girl 04 - Down At Malibu Beach 05 - Summer Means Fun 06 - Tennessee 07 - Norwegian Wood 08 - A Surfer's Dream 09 - Surf Route 101 10 - Surfin' Wild 11 - Waimea Bay 12 - One-Piece Topless Bathing Suit LINK
Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band from The Hague, the Netherlands, formed in 1967. Their biggest hit, "Venus", went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970, and the band had sold 13.5 million discs by 1973, but the group disbanded in 1974. Shocking You aka Third Album is an album released in 1971 by Pink Elephant Records. 01 - Venus 02 - Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind 03 - Long And Lonesome Road 04 - Send Me A Postcard Darling 05 - Hot Sand 06 - Mighty Joe 07 - Blossom Lady 08 - Hello Darkness 09 - Time Slips Away 10 - Shocking You 11 - Pickin' Tomatoes 12 - Fireball Of Love 13 - Never Marry A Railroad Man 14 - Velvet Heaven 15 - Roll Engine Roll LINK
CD reissue of this unreleased album of West Coast psych recordings from 1969. Monstrous & unreleased at the time heavy/psychedelic/West Coast artifact of the highest order. This is one of the five best-ever promo-only releases to emerge from California. Only released in a quantity of a couple of copies to get a major record deal that never materialized. Three of the songs were used in a low-budget biker flick called Black Angels. The original demo LP had only a plain black label with no kinds of credits. The original producer told us that a demo-only LP was released by The Zoo after the Chocolate Moose album. The slightly different line-up had the name Joyful Noise (you can see a scan of the acetate in Hans Pokora's 4001 Record Collector's Dreams) but at this time they were looking for a tougher name to fit to the music and they found Mad Dog. Under this name a couple of test pressings were done. So we made a re-release deal straight away. To our surprise the guy told us, after hearing the tape, that he knew the music and that it had already been re-released by another label without any kinds of info using the numbers from the dead end part of the vinyl which was C1/C2! The C was for Cavett, the producer's name. Since the project was already paid, we decided to go on with the release to please collectors with an amazing remastering straight from the master tapes, and an insert with unseen pictures and a band bio written by Morgan Cavett. Howard M. Leese (lead guitar, background vocals), Terry Gottlieb (bass, background vocals), Vincent "Murphy" Carfagna (rhythm guitar), Steve Goldstein (drums, percussion) and Gary Witkosky (lead vocals, background vocals, tenor sax, flute)
01 - Suite For Two Guitars 02 - Military Disgust 03 - Ala Ala 04 - Fort Huachuca Blues 05 - Everything's Alright 06 - Dawn Of The Seventh Sun 07 - The Fast Song 08 - When It Touches You 09 - Soulful Bowlful 10 - Free Fall
Beggars Opera were a progressive rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, and were formed in Glasgow in 1969 by guitarist Ricky Gardiner. Members: Ricky Gardiner (Guitar), Alan Park (Organ), Martin Griffiths (Vox), and Marshall Erskine (Bass) and Raymond Wilson (Drums). Virginia Scott (Mellotron) and Gordon Sellar (Bass) joined in 1971. Waters Of Change is the second album of the band, released in 1971.
01 - Time Machine 02 - Lament 03 - I've No Idea 04 - Nimbus 05 - Festival 06 - Silver Peacock Intro 07 - Silver Peacock 08 - Impromptu 09 - The Fox
October Country was created in 1967 by singer, musician and composer Michael Lloyd, who with 13 years of age was "under the wing of the famous producer Kim Fowley. Michael Lloyd - guitar, composer, songwriter, Caryle (Carol) De Franca - female vocals, Joe De Franca - vocals, Marty Earle - guitar, Bob Wian - keyboards, Bruce Wayne - bass and Eddie Beram - drums. The group, created for this sole LP, disbanded after the recording. About the music, an obvious influence of Lloyd's favorite The Beatles (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) and The Beach Boys (Pet Sounds).
01 - October Country 02 - Painted Sky 03 - Little Boy Smiling 04 - She's Been Away 05 - Good To Be Around 06 - I Was A Fire 07 - Cowboys And Indians 08 - I Just Don't Know 09 - End Of The Line 10 - My Girlfriend Is A Witch 11 - Caryle's Theme 12 - Baby What I Mean 13 - October Country (Mono) 14 - I Just Don't Know (Mono) 15 - I Wish I Was A Fire (Mono) 16 - Cowboys And Indians (Mono) 17 - My Girlfriend Is A Witch (Bonus Track)
Ptarmigan was formed in Vancouver B.C. in 1970 by Michael Bieling, James Lithgow and Glen Dias. The band performed in coffee houses and small venues around the Vancouver Island and Victoria areas and attracted the attention of world renowned American flautist Paul Horn who had just moved to B.C. They began writing songs with Bieling accompanying on congas & soon added Dennis Lelonde on alto sax, piano & vocals; Monte Nordstrom on 12 string guitar & vocals with a second percussionist, Shawn Mullins. The sextet performed on Vancouver lsland & eventually came to the attention of the renowned flautist Paul Horn who had moved to Victoria, BC to escape the rigours of life in Los Angeles. He was impressed with the group's unorthodox style & encouraged the band to stay in touch. When the group fragmented with Lithgow & Bieling departing Peter Wheeler, an American percussionist, joined the band. Ptarmigan's music creates passages of flowing dreamy progressive almost psychedelic folk. Glen Dias : lead vocal, alto, tenor & bass recorder, incidental percussion, Monte Nordstrom : vocals, 12 string guitar (lead vocals on "A great northern Lake"), Kat Hendrikse : drums, Dave Field : acoustic bass, Richard Mayer : electric bass (on "The Island") and Peter Wheeler : hand drums. 01 - Rise 02 - Go Dancing 03 - The Island-Intro 04 - The Island-Preamble 05 - The Island-Main Theme 06 - Vancouver-Reflections 07 - Vancouver-The City 08 - Night Of The Gulls-On The Water 09 - A Hymn Tio The Ocean & A Great Nothern Lake-Ocean Song 10 - A Hymn Tio The Ocean & A Great Nothern Lake-Afternoon Rain 11 - Coquihalla 12 - Chimborazo(Bonus Track) 13 - Chimborazo-Studio Tag(Bonus Track) LINK