Amen Corner was a successful British rock group, formed in late 1966 in Cardiff, Wales. The band was named after The Amen Corner, a weekly disc spin at the Victoria Ballroom (later to become The Scene Club) in Cardiff, Wales, where every Sunday night Dr. Rock would play the best soul music from the United States. Initially they specialised in a blues and jazz-orientated style, but were steered by their record labels into more commercial pastures. Their first singles and album appeared on Decca's subsidiary label Deram, but they left at the end of 1968 to join Immediate,where they were instantly rewarded with a No. 1, "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" in early 1969, followed by another Top 5 entry with the Roy Wood composition, "Hello Susie". After recording a final studio album, Farewell to the Real Magnificent Seven, with a cover version of The Beatles' "Get Back" released as their swansong, they disbanded at the end of 1969.
01 - Bend Me, Shape Me 02 - Judge Rumpel Crassila 03 - Love Me Tender 04 - Our Love (Is In The Pocket) 05 - Something You Got 06 - I Am An Angel (But I Can't Fly 07 - Expressway To Your Heart 08 - Good Time 09 - Let The Good Times Roll And Feel So Good 10 - Can't Get Used To Losing You 11 - Lost And Found 12 - Gin House Blues 13 - I Don't Wanna Discuss It And Amen
Elephant's Memory was a New York band, most notable for backing John Lennon and Yoko Ono during 1972 (appearing as the Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band) on a pair of albums, and a handful of TV and live appearances.Two of their songs, "Jungle Gym at the Zoo" and "Old Man Willow", appeared earlier in the soundtrack to the film Midnight Cowboy. Elephant's Memory received a gold disc for their contribution to the soundtrack. The Elephant's Memory was formed between 1967 and 1968 by Stan Bronstein (sax/clarinet/vocals) and Rick Frank (drums). In 1968 they briefly added Carly Simon as a vocalist. By 1969 the line-up had expanded to include John Ward (bass), Chester Ayers (guitar), Myron Yules (bass/trombone), Richard Sussman (keyboards), Michal Shapiro (vocals), Guy Peritore (guitar/vocals), and David Cohen (guitar/keyboards/vocals). Further additions in 1970 saw Chris Robison (guitar) and Davey 'Crabsticks' Trotter (mellotron) join the band. This is the second selftitled album from 1972, produced by John Lennon & Yoko Ono. 01 - Liberation Special 02 - Baddest Of The Mean 03 - Cryin Blacksheep Blues 04 - Chuckn Bo 05 - Gypsy Wolf 06 - Madness 07 - Life 08 - Wind Ridge 09 - Power Boogie 10 - Local Plastic Ono Band LINK
The Los Angeles-based Hamilton Streetcar were apparently a studio project built around the talents of ex-Appletree Theater mastermind/vocalist John Boylan, singer/guitarist Buzz Clifford (who'd enjoyed an early '60s hit with "Baby Sittin' Boogie") and Ralph Plummer. The trio somehow attracted the attention of the eccentric Lee Hazlewood who promptly signed them to his newly established LHI label. Debuting with 1968's "Invisible People" b/w "Flash", the group managed one follow-up single "Confusion" b/w "Your Own Comedown", before switching to Dot Records. The group was originally named on behalf of former member John Burge, aka Ian Hamilton. 01 - Overture 02 - Streetcar 03 - Brother Speed 04 - I See I Am 05 - Where Do I Go 06 - Now I Taste The Tears 07 - Welcome Into Your World 08 - Entre Acte 09 - Wouldnt It Be Nice [To Have Wi 10 - Silver Wings 11 - Honey And Wine 12 - Pleasant Street 13 - Wasnt It You LINK
Jukin' Bone recorded two albums, "Whiskey Woman" and "Way Down East" that were hailed by Creem magazine as seminal classics of 70's hard rock. While signed to RCA, the band toured with ZZ Top, Freddie King, The Allman Brothers, The Kinks, John Mayall, and Three Dog Night, among others. They disbanded in 1973. Joe Whiting (vocals), Mark Doyle (lead guitar, piano), George Egosarian (rhythm guitar, slide guitar), John DeMaso (bass), Tom Glaister (drums, percussion) 01 - Jungle Fever 02 - Candy Man 03 - Spirit In The Dark 04 - Can't Judge What You Miss 05 - Whiskey Woman 06 - Going Down 07 - The Hunter 08 - Got The Need 09 - Let Loose LINK
The Rascals (initially known as The Young Rascals) were an American blue-eyed soul group initially active during the years 1965–72. The band released numerous top ten singles in North America during the mid- and late-1960s, including the U.S. #1 hits "Good Lovin'" (1966), "Groovin'" (1967), and "People Got to Be Free" (1968). The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. See was released in December 1969. The album continued a trend towards album-oriented material authored and sung by Felix Cavaliere, begun with the band's Freedom Suite album earlier in the year. 01 See 02 I'd Like To Take You Home 03 Remember Me 04 I'm Blue 05 Stop And Think 06 Temptation's Bout To Get Me 07 Nubia 08 Carry Me Back 09 Away Away 10 Real Thing 11 Death's Reply 12 Hold On LINK
In 1965, Steve Miller and keyboardist Barry Goldberg founded the Goldberg-Miller Blues Band along with bassist Shawn Yoder, rhythm guitarist Craymore Stevens, and drummer Lance Haas after moving to Chicago to play the blues. The band was contracted to Epic Records after playing many Chicago clubs. They also appeared on Hullabaloo with the Four Tops and the Supremes, and gigged at a Manhattan club. With Miller, the band's only release was the ten-track album Blowing My Mind in 1966. Miller left the group to go to San Francisco where the psychedelic scene was flourishing. He then formed the Steve Miller Blues Band which, when they contracted with Capitol Records in 1967, they shortened their name to the Steve Miller Band. The band, consisting of Miller, guitarist James Cooke, bassist Lonnie Turner, and drummer Tim Davis (who replaced the departing Lance Haas on drums), backed Chuck Berry at a gig at the Fillmore West that was released as a live album. Sailor is the second album by The Steve Miller Band, released in 1968. 01 - Song For Our Ancestors 02 - Dear Mary 03 - My Friend 04 - Living In The U.S.A. 05 - Quicksilver Girl 06 - Lucky Man 07 - Gangster Of Love 08 - You're So Fine 09 - Overdrive 10 - Dime-A-Dance Romance LINK
