Today! is the eighth studio album by The Beach Boys, and their first of three in 1965. Although few realized the significance of the album at the time, Today! marked a major turning point inside the band's world, and in particular, leader Brian Wilson's personal life. After Pet Sounds, the album is arguably the most acclaimed album of the Beach Boys' career. The album includes the original version of the classic hit, "Help Me, Rhonda". In 1965, Today! hit #4 in the US during a chart stay of 50 weeks. It reached #6 in the UK in the summer of 1966. 01 - Do You Wanna Dance 02 - Good To My Baby 03 - Don't Hurt My Little Sister 04 - When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) 05 - Help Me, Rhonda 06 - Dance, Dance, Dance 07 - Please Let Me Wonder 08 - I'm So Young 09 - Kiss Me, Baby 10 - She Knows Me Too Well 11 - In The Back Of My Mind 12 - Bull Session With 'Big Daddy' LINK
Adam Blessing [Bill Constable] (lead vocals), Bob Kalamasz (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jim Quinn (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Ray Benick (bass guitar), Bill Schwark (drums), Kenny Constable (lead vocals, backing vocals). Formed in Cleveland, OH. Glory is their final album, recorded in 1973. The Damnation Of Adam Blessing - Glory released their final album in 1973, but not under the same name. There were some changes in the group’s direction prior to the release of this album. After being dropped by United Artist, the group broke up and then resurfaced as Glory. Ironically the label Avalanche released the album - they were a subsidiary of UA. Adam Blessing reverted back to his given name Bill Constable, and brother Ken also joined the group on vocals and guitar. Ken had a higher voice than Bill, so this made for a splendid give and take between the two brothers, and some soaring sweet harmonies were the product of that sibling vocal tandem. 01 - Sunny Days 02 - Find Out Lover 03 - I Got A Feeling 04 - Mrs. Walker 05 - You Can Believe 06 - Hot Momma 07 - Get Up 08 - Nightmare 09 - Dawn LINK
The Move, from Birmingham, England, were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s. They scored nine Top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any success in the United States. Looking On is the third album by The Move, released in the UK in December 1970. The LP is their first to feature Jeff Lynne, their first containing entirely original compositions, and the first on the Fly label, its catalogue number being FLY 1. It includes both their 1970 singles, the Top 10 hit "Brontosaurus," released on Regal Zonophone in March, and the less successful "When Alice Comes Back To The Farm," released on Fly in October. Looking On is generally regarded as the hardest rocking, least popular and most eclectic album in the Move's catalogue, as it presents the band dabbling in heavy metal ("Brontosaurus,") blues, ("When Alice Comes Back to the Farm"), ("Turkish Tram Conductor Blues"), prog-style epics ("Open Up Said the World at the Door"), soul ("Feel Too Good"), or, in the case of the title track, all four styles mashed together. 01 - Looking On 02 - Turkish Tram Conductor Blues 03 - What 04 - When Alice Comes Back To The Farm 05 - Open Up Said The World At The Door 06 - Brontosaurus 07 - Blackberry Way 08 - Something 09 - Curly 10 - This Time Tomorrow 11 - Lightning Never Strikes Twice LINK
The Flock was a Chicago-based jazz-rock band that released two records on Columbia records in 1969 (The Flock) and 1970 (Dinosaur Swamps). The Flock did not achieve the commercial success of other Columbia jazz-rock groups of the era such as Chicago and Blood Sweat & Tears, but were most notable for their inclusion of a prominent violin in their recordings. The violinist, Jerry Goodman, went on to become a member of Mahavishnu Orchestra and a solo artist. The members at the time of their 1969 studio recording were Fred Glickstein (guitar, lead vocals), Jerry Goodman (violin), Jerry Smith (bass), Ron Karpman (drums), Rick Canoff (saxophone), Tom Webb (saxophone) and Frank Posa (trumpet). The Flock, from 1969, is the self-titled debut album by The Flock. 01 - Introduction 02 - Clown 03 - I Am The Tall Tree 04 - Tired Of Waiting 05 - Store Bought - Store Thought 06 - Truth LINK
The Human Expression is a psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles that released three well-regarded singles and made additional demo recordings between 1966 and 1967. The band formed in 1966, with the members coming from Westminster, California, and Tustin, California (both in Orange County). Jim Quarles, lead vocals, Jim Foster, rhythm guitar, Tom Hamilton, bass guitar, Armand Poulin, drums and Martin Eshleman, lead guitar. With no album released during their life, the band's work was compiled in Love at Psychedelic Velocity from 1994. 01 - Everynight (Demo) 02 - Readin' Your Will (Demo) 03 - Everynight (Single) 04 - Love At Psychedelic Velocity (Single) 05 - Calm Me Down (Demo) 06 - Optical Sound (Demo) 07 - Calm Me Down (Single) 08 - Optical Sound (Single) 09 - I Don't Need Nobody (Single) 10 - Sweet Child Of Nothingness (Single) 11 - Outside Of It All (Unreleased) 12 - Following Me (Unreleased) 13 - Who Is Burning (Unreleased) 14 - You Need Lovin' Too (Unreleased) LINK
This collection of US Garage Psychedelia, originally appeared in 1968. Though the band was marketed as being from Australia, they were in fact New Yorkers, whose short, sharp songs, snarling guitar and aggressive rhythms anticipate the Punk music with wich the city would become so associated a few years later. Elsewhere on the album are some decididely psychedelic flourishes, making it a must-have for all fans of psych-punk.(From back cover) 01 - Don`t You Know What I Mean 02 - Look At The Way She Comes 03 - Poor Discarded Baby 04 - Nothing's Changed 05 - She's A Lady 06 - Colours Of Our Rainbow 07 - Poppa Duke Tyler 08 - Strange Feelings 09 - Elizabeth 10 - You Say 11 - Yesterday's Rain 12 - Lady Dressed In White 13 - Scaltered Children's Toys LINK
Live performance in Switzerland. Barry Gibb - vocals, guitar, Robin Gibb - vocals - bass, Maurice Gibb - vocals, organ, Vince Melouney - lead guitar and Colin Petersen - drums. "Gilbert Green" is an unreleased song - plus there's a cool cover of Cream's "Strange Brew" during the medley.
01 - New York Mining Disaster 1941 02 - Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You 03 - Words 04 - Gilbert Green 05 - Turn Of The Century 06 - To Love Somebody 07 - Holiday 08 - Medley In My Own Time/C'Mon Marianne/I Can't See Nobody/Strange Brew 09 - Morning Of My Life 10 - Massachusetts 11 - Spicks And Specks 12 - World
Soft and delicate, yet melodic, confident and self-assured, this Deram act's only album resides somewhere between period UK country rock (Cochise, Quicksand, Southern Comfort, Quiver) and singer-songwriterdom (Mike Maran, Pete Atkin, Tony Hazzard) with plenty of light and shade thrown in from both sides. Featuring crème de la crème of Britain's studio scene and aided by a sympathetic and lush production, this band manages to produce twelve superbly orchestrated tracks full of energy, effervescence, vigour, character, rich flavour and originality. It also features no less than three lead vocalists and - count them! - five guitarists, including none other than Southern Comfort's Gordon Huntley. Was Eric Bell the same guy who played in Thin Lizzy, on Mk I line-up's biggest hits, "Whiskey In The Jar" and "The Rocker"? Clem Cattini is featured in our other PICKs: Hungry Wolf, Ugly Custard, John Schroeder and Fancy. Jimmy Hastings, of course, needs no introduction, being a long-standing member of Canterbury prog legend Caravan. Eric Bell (guitar), Tony Carr (percussion), Clem Cattini Ork (drums), John Chuter (vocals, guitar, bass), Ant Grouth-Smith (guitar, bass, sax, vocals), Jimmy Hastings (flute), George Howe (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Gordon Huntley (steel guitar), Barry Morgan (drums), Douglas Wright (drums). (OoD) 01 - Help Me 02 - Hello Lady 03 - I Can't Believe Me Eyes 04 - City Boy 05 - Blind Leading The Blind 06 - Machine 07 - See The Wheels Are Turning 08 - Whenever 09 - Do It For Mother 10 - Blind Man 11 - Nothing At All 12 - See What The Future Brings LINK
The Clark Hutchinson Band was led by guitarist Mick Hutchinson and keyboardist Andy Clark. Hutchinson began playing with a band called Sons of Fred and then passed to Sam Gopal's Dream, a group in which had much influence on the music of India. There he met Andy Clark, bassist Pete Sears and drummer Franco Franco and settle for Clark Hutchinson. In 1968 the band recorded an album of blues, in line with what happened at that time in England, a sound like Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack and The Groundhogs, groups that were exploring other sounds to escape the limitations of traditional blues. Then began his flirtation with progressive rock until its demise in the mid 70's. 01 - Free To Be Stoned 02 - After Hours 03 - In Another Day 04 - Best Suit 05 - Death, The Lover LINK
This was recorded in 1967, but never released. Introspective US garage/psych band from Virginia influenced by the British Sound, soul and R&B. After they recorded their "Leave or Stay" 45 for the Gama label under the name The English Muffins, 32 years later this LP finally sees the light of day via this lovely reissue LP limited to 400 copies and in an old style thick jacket done to look just like the Lp would have looked on the Justice label had it come out way back when. 6 covers include Kinks, Yardbirds and the 5 originals all have an early Stones vibe. Most who've heard it put it up in the top 2 for the label.(DM-M) 01 - Sympathy 02 - Midnight Hour 03 - Till The End Of The Day 04 - Mr. You're A Better Man Than I 05 - Mustang Sally 06 - Well I Know 07 - It's My Pride 08 - Come On Up 09 - Proud Reflections 10 - Make Your Bed 11 - I've Got A Mind To Give Up Livin' LINK
Stud is a British rock band from the early 1970s, that featured two members of Taste - bassist Charlie McCracken and drummer John Wilson, along with two members of Family, former bass guitarist John Weider and future bass player, Jim Cregan. Never a very commercially successful band, Stud had its biggest successes in Germany. September from 1972 is the second release of the band. 01 - Good Things 02 - God Knows 03 - Corner 04 - Life Without Music 8 05 - Samurai 06 - Five To Mid-Day 07 - Prelude 08 - Bad Handlin 09 - Ocean Boogie 10 - Red Wine LINK
Strawbs (or The Strawbs) are an English rock band founded in 1964. Although the band started out as a bluegrass group they eventually moved on to other styles such as folk rock, glam rock and progressive rock. They are best known for their hit Part of the Union, which reached number two in the UK charts in February 1973, and for touring with Supertramp in their Crime of the Century Tour, doing their Hero and Heroine Tour, which drew musical similarities and themes. Just A Collection Of Antiques And Curios is a live album by Strawbs recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall London on July 11, 1970. The album reached number 27 in the UK Album Charts. The band line-up had changed dramatically from that of the previous album, Dragonfly. Only founder-members Dave Cousins and Tony Hooper remained, double bass player Ron Chesterman and cellist Claire Deniz being replaced by rhythm section John Ford and Richard Hudson. Rick Wakeman also became a full-time member. Thus the band changed from being a folk quartet to a rock quintet. The concert was instrumental in bringing Rick Wakeman's virtuosity to the attention of the music media, who prophesied super-stardom for the keyboard player. 01 - Martin Luther King's Dream 02 - The Antique Suite 03 - Temperament Of Mind 04 - Fingertips 05 - Song Of A Sad Little Girl 06 - Where Is This Dream Of Your Youth 07 - The Vision Of The Lady Of The Lake 08 - We'll Meet Again Sometime 09 - Forever LINK
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble featuring Miss Lou Ann Barton. 1st Unreleased Album (a.k.a. Nashvile 1978) with bonus tracks from Austin Blues Festival, and Piona's, 1979 added. 01. You Can Have My Husband (Lou Ann vocal) 02. Rude Mood 03. Pride And Joy (Stevie vocal) 04. Oh, Yeah (Lou Ann vocal) 05. Love Struck Baby (Stevie vocal) 06. Ti-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu ("Tina Nina Nu", Lou Ann vocal) 07. Gonna Miss Me ("Empty Arms", Stevie vocal) 08. I Wonder Why ("Will My Man Be Home Tonight?", Lou Ann vocal, Stevie slide guitar) 09. I'm Crying ("I'm Crying", Stevie vocal) 10. Sugar Coated Loving ("Sugar Coated Love", Lou Ann vocal) Recorded in Nashville,Tennessee at Jack Clemont's Belmond Studios,1978 Bonus Tracks: Austin Blues Festival, 1979 11. Natural Born Lover 12. Ti-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu ("Tina Nina Nu") 13. Scratch My Back 14. I'll Change 15. Shake A Hand, Shake A Hand 16. Oh Baby 17. Sugar Coated Love Bonus Tracks: Piona's, October 1979 18. Love In Vain 19. You Can Have My Husband (Starts Off With "So Excited") 20. My Baby's Gone ("Oh Yeah") LINK
Tracks 1-4: CBS Record convention, Honolulu, March 19, 1984, feat. Jeff Beck. Tracks 5-9, Apollo Theater, Manchester, England, June 22, 1988. Tracks 6-13, Reading Rock Festival, England, August 27, 1983 01 - T. bone shuffle 02 - Texas blues 03 - Last call 04 - Beck´s boogie 05 - Tell me 06 - I´m leaving 07 - Pride and joy 08 - Texas flood 09 - Love struck baby 10 - Testify 11 - So Excited 12 - Voodoo chile 13 - Pride and joy 14 - Mary had a little lamb 15 - Love struck baby 16 - Texas flood LINK
Rare live performances compilation, 1983-1988 01 - Testify (El Mocambo 1983) 02 - Testify (Great Music Hall,Philadelphia 1984) 03 - Pride And Joy (Great Music Hall,Philadelphia 1984) 04 - Texas Flood (Great Music Hall,Philadelphia 1984) 05 - Little Wing (Great Music Hall,Philadelphia 1984) 06 - 3rd From The Sun (Great Music Hall,Philadelphia 1984) 07 - Trouble (Great Music Hall,Philadelphia 1984) 08 - Voodoo Chile (Montreal Spectrum 1985) 09 - Mary Had A Little Lamb (Montreal Spectrum 1985) 10 - Couldn`t Stand The Weather (Montreal Spectrum 1985) 11 - I`m Cryin` (Montreal Spectrum 1985) 12 - Say What (Pistoia Blues,Italy,1988) 13 - Superstition (Pistoia Blues,Italy,1988) 14 - Willie The Wimp (Pistoia Blues,Italy,1988) LINK
PBS concert series Austin City Limits, 1983 and 1989. Audio from the DVD release. 01 - Pride And Joy 02 - Texas Fllood 03 - Vodoo Chile 04 - The House Is Rockin' 05 - Tightrope 06 - Leave My Girl Alone 07 - Cold Shot 08 - Crossfire 09 - Riviera Paradise 10 - Tick Tock People 11 - Tin Pan Alley LINK
Compilation released in 2000, with not common performances, some with friends, including John Copeland and Albert King. 01 Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up On Love 02 Leave My Girl Alone 03 Tin Pan Alley (Aka Roughest Place) 04 Chitllins Con Carne 05 The Things That I Used To Do 06 The Sky Is Crying 07 Texas Flood (Video Version) 08 May I Have A Talk With You 09 Dirty Pool 10 Blues At Sunrise (Live) LINK
Recorded at Fitzgerald's in Houston, Texas, an excellent example of how SRV sounded in the early days. CD 1 01 Opening Jam 02 Come On (Part One) 03 Mary Had a Little Lamb 04 Rude Mood 05 Dirty Pool 06 Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) 07 Heartfixer 08 Drivin' South 09 Texas Flood 10 Testify 11 Jam CD 2 01 Testify 02 So Excited 03 Voodoo Chile 04 Tell Me 05 Texas Flood 06 I'm Leaving You (Commit a Crime) 07 Pride and Joy 08 Little Wing 09 Third Stone From the Sun 10 Lenny 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 2011 they remain active with one member from the original band from 1964 and two more from the 1967 lineup. This Is The Moody Blues is a two LP (later two CDs) compilation album, released in late 1974 while the band was on a self-imposed sabbatical. Though all of the songs were previously released on albums (with the exception of "A Simple Game" which was a 1968 B-side), several of them are heard here in distinctly different mixes. This Is The Moody Blues was a commercial and critical success, reaching #14 in the UK and #11 in the U.S. before 1974 was out. Disc 1 01 - Question 02 - The Actor 03 - The Word 04 - Eyes Of A Child 05 - Dear Diary 06 - Legend Of A Mind 07 - In The Beginning 08 - Lovely To See You 09 - Never Comes The Day 10 - Isn't Life Strange 11 - The Dream 12 - Have You Heard (Part 1) 13 - The Voyage 14 - Have You Heard (Part 2) Disc 2 01 - Ride My See Saw 02 - Tuesday Afternoon 03 - And The Tide Rushes In 04 - New Horizons 05 - A Simple Game 06 - Watching And Waiting 07 - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) 08 - For My Lady 09 - The Story In Your Eyes 10 - Melancholy Man 11 - Nights In White Satin 12 - Late Lament LINK
Love Affair were a London based pop, soul, R&B group formed in 1966. They had several UK Singles Chart Top 10 hits, including the number one success "Everlasting Love". Steve Ellis - (vocals), Rex Brayley - (guitar), Lynton Guest - (keyboards 1967 to 1968), Morgan Fisher - (keyboardist from 1968 to 1971), Maurice Bacon - (drummer), Mick Jackson - (bass). Love Affair sold more singles in 1968 in the UK than any other band, except for The Beatles. At the end of that year, they released the album Everlasting Love Affair, the debut album of the band. 01 - Ever Lasting Love 02 - Hush 03 - 60 Minutes (Of Your Love) 04 - Could I Be Dreaming 05 - The First Cut Is The Deepest 06 - So Sorry 07 - A Day Without Love 08 - Tobacco Road 09 - The Tree 10 - Handbags And Gladrags 11 - Build On Love 12 - Please Stay LINK
