Haymarket Square was a Chicago-based psychedelic rock band in the late sixities. The band's name is a reference to the 1886 Haymarket Square Riot, in which eight policemen were killed and seven workers sentenced to death. The album, Magic Lantern (originally issued in 1968) was a major hit, and is well considered by fans of psychedelic rock music even today. The music of the album was used to accompany the original Baron and Bailey Light Circus in the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. The album was reissued by Gear Fab Records in 2001. Gloria Lambert -Vocal, Marc Swenson -Guitar, Vocal, Robert (Bob) Homa -Bass, vocal, John Kowalski- Percussion. 01 - Elevator 02 - The Train Kept A-Rollin' 03 - Ahimsa 04 - Amapola 05 - Phantasmagoria 06 - Funeral LINK
Though this obscure 1970 LP falls into the general folk-psych-rock category, its focus is so all-over-the-place that it's hard to get a read on it. The group are British, but at times the record seems very influenced by the poppiest side of American folk-rock, particularly in the blends of male and female vocal harmonies, which are extremely reminiscent of the Mamas & the Papas' approach in places. Yet there are also songs that have a more specifically British, gentle reserved acoustic quality; a character portrait of "Mr. Jones" with a whimsical British feel; and occasional off-the-wall burning fuzzy psychedelic guitar. At its most mature, it's slightly similar to, if an obscure reference point is allowed, the folk-prog-rock recordings that Giles, Giles & Fripp made as they were morphing into King Crimson (though not nearly as inspired). At its sappiest and most cooing, it could almost pass for a Californian sunshine pop recording. What the songs lack, however, are memorable choruses, or much cohesion between the parts, although the individual parts (especially the female vocalists' contributions) are often pretty. File under the section with the many stylistically confused rock bands of the period who had some talent and tried hard to say something important, but didn't quite have the goods.(OoD)
01 - Flying - Love you more than it's good for me to - Nostrils 02 - She brings the morning with her 03 - Back to Boulder 04 - Traveller 05 - See saw 06 - Mini splurge - Mr. Jones - Is that good that's nice 07 - Clocks - Hey I used to know you 08 - Unknown journey 09 - Leave me be 10 - Clown
McGuinness Flint was a rock band formed in 1970 by Tom McGuinness, former bassist and guitarist with Manfred Mann, and Hughie Flint, former drummer with John Mayall; plus vocalist and keyboard player Dennis Coulson, and multi-instrumentalists and songwriters Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle. With a varying subsequent line-up, "they earned a loyal following in Britain, but in the United States they were scarcely more than a cult act, despite a top-flight lineup and a sound that should have been a natural for the era". After a succession of excellent albums, the band eventually split in 1975. Between 1970 & 1971, McGuinness Flint recorded several sessions for BBC Radio 1. The best of these are Malt & Barley Blues, compiled by Tom McGuinness in 2002. 01 - Lazy Afternoon 02 - Bodang Buck 03 - Mister Mister 04 - Heritage 05 - Letting You Know 06 - Let It Ride 07 - Dream, Darling Dream 08 - When I'm Dead And Gone 09 - Brother Psycho 10 - Who You Got To Love 11 - International 12 - Malt And Barley Blues 13 - Rock On LINK
In 1968, Canterbury Glass recorded six tracks in London for an album that went unreleased at the time, the group disbanding after interest from a couple record labels fell through. Nearly 40 years later, many of the tapes were rediscovered and issued on this CD. Valerie Watson - Vocals, Flute, Harmonica, Malcolm Ironton - Guitar, Vocal, Mike Hall - Keyboards, Guitar, Tony Proto - Bass, Vocal, David Dowle - Drums, Steve Hackett - Guitar. This was Steve Hackett's (Genesis) first band. 01 - Kyrie 02 - Nunc Dimittis 03 - Gloria 04 - Prologue 05 - We`re Going To Beat It LINK
Joy of Cooking was an American folk-rock band, formed in 1967 in Berkeley, California. It was unusual in that it was led by two women - pianist Toni Brown and guitarist Terry Garthwaite (also known as Ruby Green). The rest of the band consisted of bass guitarist David Garthwaite (Terry's Brother), drummer Fritz Kasten and percussion player Ron Wilson. Keyboard player Stevie Roseman replaced Toni Brown for a time and bass players Happy Smith and eventually Jeff Neighbor replaced David Garthwaite on bass guitar. The music was a mix of "hippy" sensibility on blues and folk roots, and the lyrics often reflected feminist or environmental themes. Joy of Cooking recorded three albums with Capitol Records, this is the 1971 debut album 01 - Hush 02 - Too Late, But Not Forgotten 03 - Down My Dream 04 - If Some God (Sometimes You Gotta Go Home) 05 - Did You Go Downtown 06 - Dancing Couple 07 - Brownsville Mockingbird 08 - Red Wine At Noon 09 - Only Time Will Tell Me 10 - Children's House LINK
Dion & the Belmonts was a leading American vocal group of the late 1950s. The group formed when Dion DiMucci, lead singer, joined The Belmonts: Carlo Mastrangelo, baritone, Freddie Milano, second tenor, and Angelo D'Aleo, first tenor, in late 1957. After an unsuccessful first single, the group was signed to Laurie Records. Their breakthrough came when "I Wonder Why" reached No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the group appeared for the first time on American Bandstand. They followed it with the ballads "No One Knows" (No. 19) and "Don’t Pity Me" (No. 40). This success won Dion and the Belmonts their first major tour in late 1958, with The Coasters, Buddy Holly and Bobby Darin, and this was followed up by the "Winter Dance Party" tour with Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. On 2 February 1959, after playing at the Surf Ballroom, Dion decided that he could not afford the $36 cost of a flight to the next venue. The plane crashed; Holly, Valens, The Big Bopper, and the pilot were killed on 3 February 1959, shortly after midnight. However, the tour continued, with Jimmy Clanton and Bobby Vee being added to the bill as replacements. In October 1960, Dion decided to quit for a solo career. The Belmonts also continued to release records, but with less success. 01 - A Teenager In Love 02 - Runaround Sue 03 - I Wonder Why 04 - The Wanderer 05 - Where Or When 06 - A Lover's Prayer 07 - Lovers Who Wander 08 - No One Knows 09 - When You Wish Upon A Star 10 - Lonely Teenager 11 - Little Diana 12 - Love Came To Me 13 - Sandy 14 - The Majestic 15 - In The Still Of The Night 16 - Don't Pity Me 17 - (I Was) Born To Cry 18 - Every Little Thing I Do LINK
