Canned Heat is a blues-rock/boogie rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California, USA, in 1965. The group has been noted for its own interpretations of blues material as well as for efforts to promote the interest in this type of music and its original artists. It was launched by two blues enthusiasts, Alan Wilson and Bob Hite, who took the name from Tommy Johnson's 1928 "Canned Heat Blues", a song about an alcoholic who had desperately turned to drinking Sterno, generically called "canned heat". After appearances at Monterey and Woodstock, at the end of the 1960s the band acquired worldwide fame with a lineup consisting of Bob Hite, vocals, Alan Wilson guitar, harmonica and vocals, Henry Vestine (or Harvey Mandel) on lead guitar, Larry Taylor on bass, and Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra on drums. Canned Heat is the 1967 debut album by the band. It was released shortly after their appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival, and features performances of several blues covers. 01 - Rollin' And Tumblin'.mp3 02 - Bullfrog Blues.mp3 03 - Evil Is Going On.mp3 04 - Going Down Slow.mp3 05 - Catfish Blues.mp3 06 - Dust My Broom.mp3 07 - Help Me.mp3 08 - Big Road Blues.mp3 09 - Story Of My Life.mp3 10 - The Road Song.mp3 11 - Rich Woman.mp3 LINK (RS) or LINK (FS)
Zephyr was a blues-based hard rock band formed in 1969 in Boulder, Colorado by guitarist Tommy Bolin, keyboardist John Faris, David Givens on bass guitar, Robbie Chamberlin on drums and Candy Givens on vocals. Although the charismatic performances by Candy Givens were originally the focal point for the band, it was the flashy guitar work of Tommy Bolin that the band is best remembered for. After Bolin left, he was replaced by Jock Bartley, and the band recorded the album Sunset Ride, their second for Warner Brothers Records. The album is still in print and is much loved by a small but loyal following. On Sunset Ride, Candy Givens displayed her gifts as a singer, composer, and harmonica player. The album was produced by David Givens who also authored the majority of the tunes. As a result of his stint with Zephyr, Bartley went on to a successful career with Gram Parsons and Firefall and drummer, Michael Wooten, went on to play for several years with Carole King. Various versions of Zephyr continued to play in Colorado until Candy's death in 1984. The release of "Heartbeat" in 1982 was promoted by a video that incorporated very early examples of analog computer animation combined with live action. Going Back To Colorado from 1971 is the second release of the band. 01 - Going Back To Colorado 02 - Miss Libertine 03 - Night Fades Softly 04 - The Radio Song 05 - See My People Come Together 06 - Showbizzy 07 - Keep Me 08 - Take My Love 09 - I'll Be Right Here 10 - At This Very Moment LINK (RS) or LINK (FS)
Aphrodite's Child was a Greek progressive rock band formed in 1967, by Vangelis Papathanassiou (keyboards), Demis Roussos (bass guitar and vocals), Loukas Sideras (drums and vocals), and Anargyros "Silver" Koulouris (guitar). Their band's name was derived from the title of a track from another Mercury act, Dick Campbell, from his Sings Where It's At album. Papathanassiou and Roussos had already been successful in Greece while they got together with Sideras and Koulouris to form a new band. Their first recording as a band was for George Romanos' album In Concert and in Studio where they played on four songs and were credited as 'Vangelis and his Orchestra'. In the same year they recorded a two song demo and submitted it to Philips Records. It was probably Vangelis'idea that the still-anonymous band should be relocated in London which would be a more suitable environment for their music. This decision, however, was not problem-free. Koulouris had to stay in Greece to fulfill his military service while the band, on their way to London, got stuck in Paris partially because they did not have the correct work permits and partially because of the strikes associated with the May 1968 events. In Paris they signed to Mercury Records, christened "Aphrodite's Child" and released their first single "Rain and Tears", a reworking of Pachelbel's Canon in D major. With this song the band became an overnight sensation in France and several other European countries in which the single charted well, despite the song being sung in English and not French. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. In October of the same year, the band released their first album End of the World. The album contained an equal amount of psychedelic pop songs and ballads in the vein of Procol Harum or The Moody Blues. 01 - End Of The World 02 - Aphrodite's Child , Don't Try To Catch The River 03 - Mister Thomas 04 - Rain And Tears 05 - The Graas Is No Green 06 - Valley Of Sadness 07 - You Always Stand In My Way 08 - The Shepherd And The Moon 09 - Day Of The Fool LINK (RS) or LINK (FS)
Earth and Fire were a progressive rock group formed in the Netherlands by brothers Chris and Gerard Koerts. Most popular in the 1970s, Earth and Fire came to produce many chart topping hits in the Dutch pop scene. Though they experienced success in the Netherlands, their music never quite made it to England or the Americas. Their biggest international hit was "Weekend", nº1 in Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Portugal. Vocals: Jerney Kaagman, Guitar: Chris Koerts, Keyboards: Gerard Koerts, Bass: Hans Ziech and Drums: Cees Kalis. 01 - Wild And Exciting 02 - Twilight Dreamer 03 - Ruby Is The One 04 - You Know The Way 05 - Vivid Shady Land 06 - 21Th Century Show 07 - Seasons 08 - Love Quivers 09 - What's Your Name LINK (RS) or LINK (FS)
Interesting record of the italian rock scene. In the 1976, when the progressive was ending, the Railroad recorded this album fully sung in english. Not acid rock blues neither virulent, but nice to hear it. It is not a covers record and all the tracks are composed by Jed Castellani - who plays guitar and harp - and by the rest of the band in which emerge Diego Chiuppani that gives us very good solos. Jed Castellani (Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals), Diego Chiuppiani (Guitar), Paolo Zenatello (Drums and Percussion) and Almiro Comucci (Bass) 01 - I Went Down To The Slums 02 - Sweet Cocaine 03 - Railroad 04 - Bye Bye Baby 05 - Peggy's Blues 06 - Road To Hull 07 - Bound For Nowhere 08 - No Home LINK (RS) or LINK (FS)
Tamam Shud were an Australian psychedelic and progressive rock band, formed in Sydney in 1967, which released two albums, Evolution (1969) and Goolutionites and the Real People (1970) before disbanding in 1972. They reformed in 1993 to release a third album, Permanent Culture in 1994 but disbanded again in 1995. Tamam Shud evolved from the surf band, The Sunsets, in 1967 and was based on Sydney's northern beaches. The group released two acclaimed LPs, recorded independently, which have both become sought-after collector's items. Evolution from 1968, is the debut album of the band. Lindsay Bjerre (vocals, rhythm guitar), Peter Baron (bass), Zak Zytnik (lead guitar), Dannie Davidson (drums). Recorded at United Sound Studios. 01 - Music Train 02 - Evolution 03 - I'm No One 04 - Mr. Strange 05 - Lady Sunshine 06 - Faling Up 07 - Feel Free 08 - It's A Beautiful Day 09 - Jesus Guide Me 10 - Rock On Top 11 - The Slow One And The Fast One 12 - Too Many Life LINK (RS) or LINK (FS)
