Act Like Nothing's Wrong is the seventh album by singer-songwriter Al Kooper , recorded in 1976 and released in 1977. 01 - Is We On The Downbeat 02 - This Diamond Ring 03 - She Don't Ever Lose Her Groove 04 - I Forgot To Be Your Lover 05 - Missing You 06 - Out Of Left Field 07 - (Please Not) One More Time 08 - In My Own Sweet Way 09 - Turn My Head Towards Home 10 - A Visit To The Rainbow Bar & Gril 11 - Hollywood Vampire LINK
Garage psych band from Cleveland, Ohio, Damnation of Adam Blessing scored only a few regional hits and barely dented the national charts, but artistically, they were far and away more original and innovative than any band from their hometown and could even make that case with plenty from outside Ohio. Damnation's focus was obviously on contemporary hard rock, but the arrangements were far more advanced. While most heavy rock acts featured screaming or shouting vocalists, Damnation tested the waters with low-range, gospel-like harmonies and Adam Blessing's grinding yet melodic leads. Songs would quickly shift from simple rock arrangements into idiosyncratic middle-eights - sometimes over a pounding rhythm by drummer Bill Schwark and bassist Ray Benich, sometimes enhancing a ballad. And when it came to hooks, Damnation could lure in the listener almost every time. And yet, outside of their four albums and a brief appearance in a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame exhibit on Cleveland bands, little evidence remains. As literally hundreds of inferior contemporaries have seen their albums reissued on CD, not a single note of Damnation music has entered the digital realm. It's a damned shame - or rather, shameful. A band that infused broad influences of the Beatles, Vanilla Fudge, John Mayall, and Stax/Motown into its own sound deserves, at the very least, some sort of tribute. 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) (Doug Sheppard) 01 - Cookbook 02 - Morning Dew 03 - Le' Voyage 04 - You Don't Love Me 05 - Strings and Things 06 - Last Train to Clarksville 07 - Dreams 08 - Hold On 09 - Lonely LINK
Fuzzy Duck was an English progressive rock group from London, formed in 1970. Their self-titled studio album Fuzzy Duck was released in 1971. It featured Mick Hawksworth of Five Day Week Straw People and Andromeda, as well as Crazy World of Arthur Brown keyboardist Roy Sharland. Paul Francis - drums, Mick Hawksworth - bass, Roy Sharland - organ and Graham White - lead vocals, guitar 01 - Time Will Be Your Doctor 02 - Mrs. Prout 03 - Just Look Around You 04 - Afternoon Out 05 - More Than I Am 06 - Country Boy 07 - In Our Time 08 - A Word From Big D 09 - Double Time Woman (Bonus) 10 - Big Brass Band (Bonus) 11 - One More Hour (Bonus) 12 - No Name Face (Bonus) LINK
A British blues-rock band whose album is now an ultra-rarity. There's also been a limited edition (300 copies) release of live material, Diamonds In The Dirt, by the band. Produced by Geoff Gill, the Red Dirt album mostly comprises heavy blues-rock tracks, which are unlikely to have much appeal beyond fans of this genre. The only variation to this format comes with the opening cut Memories, the melodic Song For Pauline, the country-influenced Death Of A Dream and the final cut I've Been Down So Long, but unless you're heavily into blues-rock don't spend a small fortune on this album. Ken Giles, bass, Steve Howden, guitar, lead vocals, bass, Steve Jackson, drums and Dave Richardson, steel guitar, piano, harmonica, vocals.
01 - Memories 02 - Death Letter 03 - Problems 04 - Song For Pauline 05 - Ten Seconds to go 06 - In the morning 07 - Maybe I'm right 08 - Summer Madness laced with newbald gold 09 - Death of a dream 10 - Gimme a shot 11 - Brain worker 12 - I've been down so long 13 - Mixed blessing 14 - Wilting tree 15 - Three fair maidens 16 - Back alley Sally
After The Nice disbanded, Emerson finding further fame in ELP, bassist-vocalist Lee Jackson will form his own group Jackson Heights, Brian Davison will form his own group as well, the ultra low-key Every Which Way and they would record two albums, which are now rare and very sought-after, for both of them are rather good. Produced by Davison, but holding only the drum stool, leaving the others take the spotlight, some of the members are known to progheads: Graham Bell on keys and lead vocals, and Allan Cartwright on bass are not exactly newcomers, and Geoffrey Peach on flute and sax giving much interest in the group's sound. Sonically, they sound like a proggy Ten Years After and Traffic. Sadly the albums will sink without a trace, and a few months later, both Brian and Lee would team up with Swiss KB-wiz Patrick Moraz to create the new The Nice. 01 - Bed Ain't What It Used To Be 02 - Castle Sand 03 - Go Placidly 04 - All In Time 05 - What You Like 06 - The Light LINK
Thomas Richard "Tommy" Bolin was an American-born guitarist who played with Zephyr (from 1969 to 1971), The James Gang (from 1973 through 1974), Deep Purple (from 1975 to 1976), and his solo work. He was found dead from a heroin overdose on December 4, 1976 in Miami Florida, at the age of 25. Private Eyes is the second solo album by Tommy Bolin. This was Bolin's last album, as he died while on the promotional tour, opening for Jeff Beck. 01 - Bustin' Out For Rosey 02 - Sweet Burgundy 03 - Post Toastee 04 - Shake The Devil 05 - Gypsy Soul 06 - Someday, We'll Bring Our Love Home 07 - Hello, Again 08 - You Told Me That You Loved Me LINK
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962. The band's early music gained popularity across the United States for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of surfing, cars, and romance. Surfer Girl is the third studio album by The Beach Boys and their second longplayer in 1963. This was the first album by The Beach Boys for which Brian Wilson was given full production credit, a position Wilson would maintain until the end of the Smile sessions in 1967. Surfer Girl is also a 1973 repackaging of early 1960s The Beach Boys tracks by US budget label Pickwick Records. Surfer Girl hit #7 in the US during a chart stay of 56 weeks. In the UK, the album was re-released in spring 1967 and reached #13. 01 - Surfer Girl 02 - Catch A Wave 03 - Surfer Moon 04 - South Bay Surfer 05 - Rocking Surfer 06 - Little Deuce Coupe 07 - In My Room 08 - Hawaii 09 - Surfers Rule 10 - Our Car Club 11 - Your Summer Dream 12 - Boogie Woogie LINK
Rare and only release of this US jazz/rock fussion band, with musical reference points in Captain Beefheart, Blood Sweat & Tears, Grateful Dead, and Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Dick Martin: sax, percussion, Jere Whitting: vocals, harmonica, Larry Luddecke: keyboards, Sean Hutchinson: bass, David Perry: guitar, vocals, Victor Mcgill: drums, percussion and Paul Lenart: guitar. 01 - Shapes 02 - Midnight Juice 03 - Dream 04 - Hellhound 05 - Earthlight 06 - Sweet Little Angel 07 - Listen To The Walls LINK
The Ivy League were an English trio, created in 1964, who enjoyed two Top 10 hit singles in the UK Singles Chart in 1965. The group's sound was characterised by rich, three-part vocal harmonies. The Ivy League was formed by three session singers with an extensive vocal range, John Carter, Ken Lewis (both previous members of Carter-Lewis and the Southerners) plus Perry Ford. They were first heard doing background vocals for The Who on their hit single "I Can't Explain" in November 1964 but after that the Who's producers entrusted John Entwistle and Pete Townshend with the backing vocals. Their debut single, "What More Do You Want" generated little interest but the second release, "Funny How Love Can Be" made the UK chart's Top 10. Further hits followed, including "That's Why I'm Crying" and UK chart #3 "Tossing and Turning". The original trio released just one album, 1965's This is the Ivy League – panned in the music press as disappointing, with its excessively wide spread of musical styles and material before both Carter and Lewis left the group. Carter departed in January 1966, with Lewis leaving about one year later. The duo then set up a production company called Sunny Records. 01 - What More Do You Want 02 - Wait A Minute 03 - Funny How Love Can Be 04 - Lonely Room 05 - That's What I'm Cryin' 06 - A Girl Like You 07 - Tossing And Turning 08 - Graduation Day 09 - Our Love Is Slipping Away 10 - I Could Make You Fall In Love 11 - Running Round In Circles 12 - Rain Rain Go Away 13 - Willow Tree 14 - One Day 15 - My World Fell Down 16 - Four And Twenty Hours 17 - Suddenly Things 18 - Tomorrow Is Another Day 19 - Thank You For Loving Me 20 - In The Not Too Distant Future 21 - Almost Grown 22 - We're Having A Party 23 - Don't Worry Baby 24 - Don't Think Twice It's All Right 25 - Lonely City 26 - Friday 27 - Busy Doing Nothing LINK
The Lords founded in 1959, were the most long-living and successful beat band of West Germany. The band's main headquarter was Düsseldorf/North Rhine-Westphalia. No other German band was so active during more than 40 years. In 1965, the classic line-up of The Lords consisted of Ulli Günther (vocals), Bernd Zamulo (bass), Leo Lietz (guitar), Rainer Petry (guitar) and Max Donath (drums). This classic line-up existed until 1971, which marks the end of the classic and most successful period of the band. In the period from 1965 until 1969 they had 11 hits in West German pop charts. Their first hit single from 1964 was Shakin' All Over (originally recorded by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates in 1960). Shakin All Over, from 1966, is the second release of the band. 01 - Shakin' All Over 02 - Que Sera 03 - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 04 - Shot Of Rhythm And Blues 05 - I'm A Hog For Your Baby 06 - Boom Boom 07 - Poor Boy 08 - Dr. Feelgood 09 - Everybody Loves A Lover 10 - I'm Going Home 11 - I Can Tell 12 - Betty Betty Betty 13 - Poison Ivy 14 - Poor Boy - Live LINK
Three Man Army was a British hard rock band active in the first half of the 1970s. The group was formed by Adrian Gurvitz and Paul Gurvitz, formerly of The Gun. Following the band's dissolution, Adrian played with Buddy Miles and Paul played with Parrish & Gurvitz, then reunited as Three Man Army. Their debut album, A Third of a Lifetime, featured several drummers, including Miles, Carmine Appice (of Vanilla Fudge) and Mike Kellie (from Spooky Tooth). Tony Newman, who had previously played with Sounds Incorporated and Rod Stewart, joined for the group's next two albums, and a fourth album was planned but never recorded. Newman then left to play with David Bowie, and the Gurvitzes united with Ginger Baker as the Baker Gurvitz Army. 01 - Butter Queen 02 - Daze 03 - Another Way 04 - A Third Of A Lifetime 05 - Nice One 06 - Three Man Army 07 - Agent Man 08 - See What I Took 09 - Midnight 10 - Together 11 - What's Your Name [Single Version] 12 - Travelin' 13 - What's Your Name [Previously Unreleased Version] LINK Three Man Army - 1974 - Two
Two, from 1974, is the third and last release of the band. Mahesha issued in the US as Three Man Army, from 1973, is the second and Three Man Army 3 was released 30 years later in 2005 01 - Polecat Woman 02 - Today 03 - Flying 04 - Space Is The Place 05 - Irving 06 - I Can't Make The Blind See 07 - Burning Angel 08 - In My Eyes LINK
The Spencer Davis Group was a mid-1960s British beat group from Birmingham, England formed by Spencer Davis with Steve Winwood and his brother Muff Winwood. Their three best known songs are "Keep on Running", a number one in the UK Singles Chart written by reggae musician Jackie Edwards; and "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "I'm a Man". Steve Winwood left in 1967, to form Traffic before joining Blind Faith, then forging a career as a soloist. After releasing a few more singles the band ceased activity in 1968. Davis started a new group in 2006, although only he remains from the 1960s line-ups. Autumn '66 is the third release of the band. A1 - Together 'Til the End of Time A2 - Take This Hurt Off Me A3 - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out A4 - Midnight Special A5 - When a Man Loves a Woman A6 - When I Come Home B1 - Mean Woman Blues B2 - Dust My Blue Eyes B3 - On the Green Light B4 - Neighbour, Neighbour B5 - High Time Baby B6 - Somebody Help Me 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. The Move was formed in December 1965 and played their first shows in early 1966. The original intentions of Burton, Kefford, and Wood, were to start a group from among Birmingham's best musicians, along similar lines to The Who. The three played together at jam sessions at Birmingham's Cedar Club, and invited Wayne and Bevan to join their new group. After a debut at the Bell Hotel in Stourbridge and further bookings around the Birmingham area, Moody Blues manager Tony Secunda offered to manage them. At the time, the Move mainly played covers of American west coast groups such as The Byrds together with Motown and rock 'n' roll songs. Although Carl Wayne handled most of the lead vocals, all the band members shared harmonies and each were allowed at least one lead vocal per show. Shazam is the second album by The Move, released in the UK in February 1970. The LP marked a bridge between the band's quirky late '60s pop singles and the progressive, long-form style of Roy Wood's next project, the Electric Light Orchestra. It was the last Move album to feature the group's original lead vocalist, Carl Wayne. 01 - Hello Suzie 02 - Beautiful Daughter 03 - Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited 04 - Fields Of People 05 - Don't Make My Baby Blue 06 - The Last Thing On My Mind 07 - So You Want To Be A Rock'N' Roll Star (Bonus Track) 08 - Stephanie Knows Who (Bonus Track) 09 - Something Else (Bonus Track) 10 - I'll Be Me (Bonus Track) 11 - Sunshine Help Me (Bonus Track) 12 - Piece Of My Heart (Live EP Outtake) 13 - Too Much In Love (Live EP Outtake) 14 - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher (Live EP Outtake) 15 - Sunshine Help Me (Live EP Outtake) LINK
East of Eden was a British progressive rock band, who had a Top 10 hit in England with the single, "Jig-a-Jig", in 1971. The track became something of a stylistic albatross around the band's neck, since it did not resemble their usual sound or anything else they normally played. Although some might consider this group as being a symphonic progressive band, others state that their style is mostly jazz oriented. Combining flutes, violins and tape loops to folk, gypsy and psychedelic music, the East of Eden style was always heavily supported on a pure rock base; strong and experimental. Jeff Allen / drums, percussion, Dave Arbus / violin, saxophone, flute, David Jack / vocals, bass, guitar and Jim Roche / guitar.
01 - Wonderful Feeling 02 - Goodbye 03 - Crazy Daisy 04 - Here Comes the Day 05 - Take What You Need 06 - No Time 07 - To Mrs. V
Pearls Before Swine was an American psychedelic folk band formed by Tom Rapp in 1965 in Eau Gallie, now part of Melbourne, Florida. They released six albums between 1967 and 1971, before Rapp launched a solo career. Their fourth album (second for Warner/Reprise) released in 1970 continued the tradition of psychedelic dreamy poetic musing and added a small orchestra of strings to add a classical feel. The album features songs written by Tom Rapp whilst living in Holland including the superb "The Jeweler". Subversive, tender, moving, goofy, maddening, and profound PBS and Tom Rapp created some of the best and timeless musical poetry of the '60's and '70's. 01 - The Jeweler 02 - From The Movie Of The Same Name 03 - Rocket Man 04 - God Save The Child 05 - Song About A Rose 06 - Tell Me Why 07 - Margery 08 - The Old Man 09 - Riegal 10 - When The War Began LINK
" I am a child of Woodstock nation, I've come a long way from my home...' So sings the one and only Cosmic Michael, on this the opening track of his second album released by the Bliss label in 1970. An album now high on serious psych collector wants lists too... Cosmic Michael. Well, some regard him as a 'Godhead,' the ultimate spiritual hippy, with songs of love, freedom & peace, all delivered with just piano, vocals and kazoo... A true guru... But, what of the music? I guess these days you'd call it loner psych, but back then the term 'freak rock' might have been applied to such a release. After his eponymous, and equally enigmatic debut album released a year earlier, he'd witnessed the Woodstock festival, absorbed the vibe, and relocated to Los Angeles where he then recorded After a While, seemingly quite quickly...'I've seen The Who, and Ten Years After, Jefferson Airplane they nearly blew my mind....' The nine tracks on After a While are stoned '60s DIY rock 'n'roll. You can call it lo-fi or home made, but the message remains: Cosmic Michael preaches love and freedom, and he's a mean boogie-woogie player too. The songs run one after the other, as if part of one spontaneous recording -- the moment one ends, he's into the next, and so on. After a While is of its time, a snapshot of innocence when it was believed music could change the world, and maybe it will yet." (forcedexposure.com) 01 - Woodstock Nation 02 - Shes My Girl 03 - Feel Free 04 - Rock Me 05 - After A While 06 - Shake It Loose 07 - Fine Spaces Of Time 08 - Let Me Be 09 - Truckin LINK
Road was an American hard rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1970. Comprising bassist and vocalist Noel Redding (previously of The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Fat Mattress), guitarist and vocalist Rod Richards (formerly of Rare Earth) and drummer and vocalist Leslie Sampson (previously of Fat Mattress). Road was formed in 1970, after Redding and Sampson's band Fat Mattress broke up and Richards left Rare Earth. The band released their self-titled album in 1972, shortly before disbanding. In the brief time they were together, Redding and Sampson participated in the jam sessions that resulted in Randy California's 1972 Kapt. Kopter and the (Fabulous) Twirly Birds album. 01 - I M Trying 02 - I M Going Down To The Country 03 - Mushroom Man 04 - Man Dressed In Red 05 - Space Ship Eart 06 - Friends 07 - Road LINK
The Wanderer is a compilation (1989), with the best of 1958-63. 01 - A Teenager In Love 02 - Runaround Sue 03 - No One Knows 04 - Sandy 05 - The Wanderer 06 - Where Or When 07 - Every Little Thing I Do 08 - Born To Cry 09 - When You Wish Upon A Star 10 - Love Came To Me 11 - The Majestic 12 - Don't Pity Me 13 - Lonely Teenager 14 - Lovers Who Wander 15 - A Lover's Prayer 16 - In The Still Of The Night 17 - Little Diane 18 - I Wonder Why LINK
The Trade Winds was an American pop group formed in Providence, Rhode Island. The group's members were Peter Andreoli (aka Peter Anders) and Vincent Poncia, Jr., and had previously had a hit single together (with a third member, Norman Marzano) under the name The Videls with a song called "Mr. Lonely", which hit #73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1960. After a few further single releases, The Videls folded, and Anders and Poncia began writing tunes with Phil Spector for groups such as The Ronettes and The Crystals. Recording under the name The Trade Winds in 1965, they released several singles and scored two more U.S. hits, "New York's a Lonely Town" (#32, 1965) and the psychedelic-tinged "Mind Excursion" (#51, 1966). In 1966 they changed their name to The Innocence, recorded a full-length eponymous album, and had two further hit singles, "There's Got to Be a Word!" (U.S. #34, 1966) and "Mairzy Doats" (U.S. #75, 1967). Following the LP release the duo released another album under the name Anders & Poncia on Warner Bros. Records in 1969, and shortly after broke up. Poncia later went on to produce material for artists such as Ringo Starr, Melissa Manchester and Kiss. 01 - There's Got To Be A Word (Beyond The Meaning Of Love) 02 - Mairzy Doats 03 - Someone Got Caught In My Eye 04 - All I Ask 05 - Your Show Is Over 06 - A Lifetime Lovin' You 07 - Whence I Make Thee Mine 08 - It's Not Gonna Take Too Long 09 - All I Do Is Think About You 10 - I Don't Wanna Be Around You 11 - Do You Believe In Magic LINK
Very limited edition of 500 copies of this much sought after 1969 UK heavy progressive rock album that was released on Larry Page's label. Featuring some stunning fluid guitar work and swirling keyboard flourishes this great album mixes psych/progressive covers of "Reach Out I'll Be There," "Delilah," and "Peaches En Regalia" with some fine originals.(RYM). A progressive rock outfit from Southampton whose music was characterised by a heavy organ and guitar sound. Their album included a rework of Frank Zappa's Peaches en Regalia, but their finest moment was their Morning Sun 45 for Fontana, which was written and produced by the Spencer Davis Group. Their version of Hot Smoke and Sassafras can also be heard on Glimpses, Vol. 1. They relied a lot on cover versions on their 45s; Sweet Tasting Wine (Tony Colton), Trying To Find Another Man (Righteous Brothers oldie) and Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran).(Eliahu). Patrick Bell - sax, Barry Curtis - organ, Christopher Feruson - guitars, Francis Gordon - guitars, Jimmy Warwick - vocals, guitars and Martin Clark - bass. 01 - P.M. 02 - Rock Island Line 03 - Train and a River 04 - Reach Out I'll be There 05 - Funky Hoe 06 - Season of the Rain 07 - Native Land 08 - North Canadian Paradise 09 - Delilah 10 - Peaches En Regalia LINK
