The Blues Project was a band from the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City that was formed in 1965 and originally split up in 1967. While their songs drew from a wide array of musical styles, they are most remembered as one of the earliest practitioners of psychedelic rock, as well as one of the world's first jam bands, along with the Grateful Dead. In 1966, the band included Al Kooper, Danny Kalb on guitar, Steve Katz (having recently departed the Even Dozen Jug Band) also on guitar, Andy Kulberg on bass and flute, Roy Blumenfeld on drums and Tommy Flanders on vocals. Possible dates of this record, August 30-September 6 or September 7-15, 1966
Disc 1
01 - Intros 02 - Louisiana Blues 03 - Steve's Song 04 - I Can't Keep From Crying 05 - Caress Me Baby 06 - Flute Thing 1 07 - Wake Me, Shake Me 08 - The Way My Baby Walks 09 - Love Will Endure 10 - Jelly Jelly
Disc 2
01 - Cheryl's Going Home 02 - You Can't Catch Me 03 - Talk 04 - Shake That Thing 05 - Talk 06 - Catch The Wind 07 - You Can't Judge A Book 08 - Talk 09 - Flute Thing 2 10 - Hoochie Coochie Man 11 - If You Don't Come Back
The Chocolate Watch Band, was a psychedelic rock and garage rock band formed in San Jose, California in 1965. The band had finally broken up indefinitely by 1970 but then reunited in 1999 at a 66/99 show Mike Stax organized in San Diego. They continue to play today at garage rock shows in Europe as well as the States with Little Steven and the Electric Prunes. The band's music was largely described as a blend of 1960s-style garage rock with a distinguishable rolling San Francisco sound. The group's early music appeared to contain blues influences, and later it developed psychedelic elements through use of instrumental experimentation. The band also appeared in the 1967 film Riot on Sunset Strip and the 1968 film "The Love Ins".. No Way Out is the debut album of the band. 01 - Let's Talk About Girls 02 - In The Midnight Hour 03 - Come On 04 - Dark Side Of The Mushroom 05 - Hot Dusty Road 06 - Are You Gonna Be There (At The Love-In) 07 - Gone And Passes By 08 - No Way Out 09 - Expo 2000 10 - Gossamer Wings 11 - In The Midnight Hour (Previously Unissued Version) 12 - Milk Cow Blues 13 - Psychedelic Trip (Previously Unissued) LINK
Accolade were a British light acoustic band, formed in 1969 who completely eschewed electric instruments, as they developed a folk-jazz fusion. Notable, perhaps only for the inclusion of Don Partridge and fellow singer Gordon Giltrap, although the latter remained for only one album. The group recorded two albums and one single, before going their separate ways in 1971. Bassist Eden Abba, woodwind player Brian Cresswell, singer/guitarist Gordon Giltrap, drummer Ian Hoyle and guitarist Don Partridge.
01 - Maiden Flight Eliza 02 - Starting All Over 03 - Prelude To A Dawn 04 - Never Ending Solitude 05 - Natural Boy 06 - Gospel Song 07 - Calico 08 - Ulysses 09 - Go On Home
49th Parallel was one of an unusual breed of garage punk bands to come out of Canada in the mid-'60s. Originally known as the Shades of Blond when they were formed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the band featured Dennis Abbott on vocals, Dan Lowe and Bob Carlson on guitars, Dave Petch at the organ, Mick Woodhouse on bass, and Terry Bare on drums. 49th Parallel was renamed Painter and later Hammersmith in the 1970s. At their best, 49th Parallel had a hard, cutting sound that could have put them in the front ranks of garage punk bands, their slashing guitars and swirling organ around Abbott's lead vocals making a compelling and memorable sound, which was easily adaptable to psychedelic punk. Their slow ballads were suitably spacey in a pop/rock vein, but it was their harder numbers that hold up best. Like a lot of '60s bands, they outlived their era and metamorphosed into new shapes and directions. 01 - Labourer 02 - You Do Things 03 - She Says 04 - Blue Bonnie Blue 05 - Up To No Good 06 - Now That I'm A Man 07 - Get Away 08 - Eye To Eye 09 - Missouri 10 - (Come On Little Child) Talk To Me 11 - Magician 12 - Lazerander Filcny 13 - Close The Barn Door 14 - The People 15 - Good Time Baby 16 - I Need You 17 - Citizen Freak LINK
Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968, generally regarded as one of the archetypal bands and pioneers of the genre. Despite many lineup changes, occasional splits within the group and the ever-changing trends in popular music, the band has continued for over forty years and still retains a large following. Fragile is the fourth album by Yes, released on Atlantic Records. It was the band's first album with keyboardist Rick Wakeman after the departure of Tony Kaye, and the first to feature cover art by Roger Dean, his work emblematic of both the band and progressive rock as a whole. Fragile was issued in the UK in November 1971, but was held back in North America for two months because of the chart momentum of The Yes Album. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200 during a stay of 46 weeks, and as Atlantic 2401 019 reached #7 in the UK album chart. 01 - Roundabout 02 - Cans And Brahms 03 - We Have Heaven 04 - South Side Of The Sky 05 - Five Per Cent For Nothing 06 - Long Distance Runaround 07 - The Fish (Shindleria Praematurus) 08 - Mood For A Day 09 - Heart Of The Sunrise LINK
Overdub is the second album from San Francisco-based band Womb. Great late 60's acid sounds, plenty of fuzz guitar, trippy studio effects, and female vocals. The album is essentially crossover between the psychedelic and progressive era. Karyl Boddy piano, guitar, vocals, Ron Brunecker drums Rory Butcher vocals, perc., Cristopher Johnson bass, Roluf Stuart sax, flute, Greg Young lead guitar, Boots Hughston sax, flute 01 - Taking A Long Walk 02 - Flash 03 - Two Levels 04 - Love 05 - Flying High 06 - Evil People LINK
