The Upside Dawne are an obscure psychedelic band from the 60's and this self-titled album is very rare release on the Audio Label of Lawrence, Kansas. The Illusions morphed into the Upside Dawne when Mike Jordan (lead guitar) and Bob Basow (vocal, sax) in the Illusions graduated from KU. Steve Hall (drums) knew Jim Stringer (lead guitar), who knew Larry Franklin (rhythm guiter) and Tom Burdine (bass), so that's how they came to join the group. When Jim Stringer and Steve Hall left to form Tide, the Upside Dawne expanded into a 7-piece group with Scott Korchak, Garth Fundis and Dana Elniff on horns and vocals. 01 - Seven And Seven Is 02 - Heatwave-Gloria 03 - Respect 04 - Supremes Medley 05 - Stormy Monday 06 - On The Outside (Lookin' In) 07 - Somebody To Love 08 - Hold On 09 - Light My Fire 10 - 1-2-3 Shotgun 11 - Walk On By 12 - Tell It Like It Is V1 (Bonus) 13 - Tell It Like It Is V2 (Bonus) LINK
Vocalist Michelle Cochrane, singer/keyboardist Robb Royer, bassist Tim Hallinan, and drummer Steve Cohn formed harmony pop quartet The Pleasure Fair in Los Angeles in 1966. The group signed to Uni Records the following year, and on the recommendation of session ace Leon Russell, pop maestro David Gates was installed to produce their self-titled debut LP, headlined by the single "Morning Glory Days." "(I'm Gonna Have To) Let You Go" followed in 1968, and the Pleasure Fair soon dissolved; Gates then recruited Royer to join his fledgling soft pop group Bread, and the rest is AM radio history -- Hallinan is also among the musicians credited on the first Bread album, and later enjoyed a career as a mystery novelist. (JA, AMG) 01 - Stay Around For The Good Times 02 - Turnaway 03 - Come To The Sunshine 04 - Nursery Rhyme(1) 05 - Remember Who I Am 06 - Barefoot In The Park 07 - Morning Glory Days 08 - Fade In Fade Out 09 - East-West 10 - The Things We Said Today 11 - Talk 12 - Put It Out Of Your Mind 13 - I`m Gonna Have To Let You Go 14 - Today LINK
The Nickel Bag was a five piece (Bob August, Robert Butera, Gary Grappone, Lenny Messina and Vincent Nappi) Pop/Psych band from the Champaign-Urbana area in Illinois. Their 1968 debut "Doing Their Love Thing” was produced by Lewis Merenstein. In the summer of 1969 The Nickel Bag toured with Steppenwolf and played with The Turtles, The Buckinghams, The Flock, The Fifth Dimension, The Shadows of Knight, and others. 01 - How Do I Love Thee 02 - A Red, Red Rose 03 - Lovers' Litany 04 - The Night Is Darkening Around Me 05 - She Walks In Beauty 06 - Shall I Compare Thee 07 - God's Gifts 08 - She Was A Phantom Of Delight 09 - Tears, Idle Tears 10 - Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam LINK
Surfin' USA is the second album released by The Beach Boys and was released in early 1963. This was the group's second album to be credited with production from Capitol's Nick Venet, Capitol Records' representative for Artists and Repertoire. Surfin' USA reached #2 in the US, lasting 78 weeks on the albums chart. It reached #17 in the UK in late 1965. Surfin' USA is notable for giving The Beach Boys their first widespread success with its title track, and for Brian Wilson's increasing prowess in songwriting, as well as vocal arrangement. The fuller-sounding vocals were achieved using double tracking, creating The Beach Boys' own unique sound. 01 - Surfin' Usa 02 - Farmer's Daughter 03 - Misirlou 04 - Stoked 05 - Lonely Sea 06 - Shut Down 07 - Noble Surfer 08 - Honky Tonk 09 - Lana 10 - Surf Jam 11 - Let's Go Trippin' 12 - Finders Keepers 13 - Cindy, Oh Cindy (Bonus Track) 14 - The Baker Man (Bonus Track) 15 - Land Ahoy (Bonus Track) LINK
A Quick One is the second album by English rock band The Who, released in 1966. American record company executives at Decca Records released the album under the title Happy Jack, rather than the sexually suggestive title of the UK release, and due to "Happy Jack" being a top forty hit in the U.S. "Happy Jack" was not included on the UK version of the album, but instead was released as a non-album single. This is widely regarded by fans to have been a pivotal album for the group, due to the departure from the R&B / pop formula featured on the band's first release. Part of the marketing push for the album was a requirement that each band member should write at least two of the songs on it (although Roger Daltrey only wrote one), so this Who album is the least dominated by Pete Townshend's writing. Bonus tracks in this album (11-20) are from de 1995 extended CD release. 01 - Run Run Run 02 - Boris the Spider 03 - I Need You 04 - Whiskey Man 05 - Heat Wave 06 - Cobwebs And Strange 07 - Don't Look Away 08 - See My Way 09 - So Sad About Us 10 - A Quick One, While He's Away 11 - Bat Man 12 - Bucket T 13 - Barbara Ann 14 - Disguises 15 - Doctor,Doctor 16 - I've Been Away 17 - In the City 18 - Happy Jack 19 - Man With the Money 20 - My Generation-Land of Hope And Glory LINK
The Immigrants was a crude Garage Rock band from Kansas. A quintet of students based at Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, though they hailed from New Jersey, Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York. They were signed in 1966 by Starburst Recordings and recorded a single in 1966 Walking The Dog / Time To Say Goodbye and reached #175 in local chart. The same year The Immigrants recorded their sole album Immigrants'66,influenced by US Rock 'n' Roll and instrumental groups, plus the British Invasion sounds. The Immigrants released covers of The Animals' House Of The Rising Sun, The Beatles' Run For Your Life, The Zombies' She's Not There, Little Richard's Keep A Knockin',Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's Kansas City and Chuck Berry's Route 66 and some great originals.(PRR) 01 - I'm Feelin' Blue 02 - If You Need Me 03 - Rueben Rubin 04 - Keep A Knockin' 05 - Sleepwalk 06 - She's Not There 07 - 2-25 Blues 08 - Driving Gutiars 09 - House Of The Rising Sun 10 - Run For Your Life 11 - Chains 12 - Kansas City 66 LINK
Younger Than Yesterday is the fourth album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in February 1967 on Columbia Records. The album saw the band continuing to integrate elements of psychedelic rock into their music, a process they had begun on their previous LP. In addition, the album captured the band experimenting with new musical textures, including brass instruments and reverse tape effects. It also marked the emergence of the band's bass player, Chris Hillman, as the group's third songwriter. Two of Hillman's compositions on Younger Than Yesterday exhibited country and western influences and thus, can be seen as early indicators of the country rock direction the band would pursue on their later albums. The title of Younger Than Yesterday is derived from the lyrics of "My Back Pages", a song written by Bob Dylan which was covered on the album. Younger Than Yesterday peaked at #24 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and reached #37 on the UK Albums Chart. 01 - So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star 02 - Have You Seen Her Face 03 - C.T.A.-102 04 - Renaissance Fair 05 - Time Between 06 - Everybody's Been Burned 07 - Thoughts And Words 08 - Mind Gardens 09 - My Back Pages 10 - Girl With No Name LINK
Straight Shooter is the fifth studio album by James Gang (the second without Joe Walsh), released in 1972, and the final one released on ABC Records. They moved to Atco Records the next year (coincidentally, Walsh would move to a sister label to Atco, Asylum Records, once he left ABC). This album is the last recording featuring guitarist Domenic Troiano, who was replaced by Tommy Bolin. Domenic Troiano: Guitars, vocals, Roy Kenner: Percussion, vocals, Dale Peters: Bass guitar, percussion, vocals, Jim Fox: Drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals and Sheldon Kurland: Violin.
01 - Madness 02 - Kick Back Man 03 - Get Her Back Again 04 - Looking For My Lady 05 - Getting Old 06 - I'll Tell You Why 07 - Hairy Hypochondriac 08 - Let Me Come Home 09 - My Door Is Open
The Lemon Fog were a Houston-based quintet that had the distinction of being the first rock act signed to Ray McGinnis' Orbit Records label. They started out in the spring of 1963 as The Bar Eights, formed by Fillmore High School classmates Danny Ogg and Terry Horde, with Timmy Thorpe on bass, and Dale VanDeloo on saxophone and vocals. They were a Rip Chords-type surf band, with a few pop-soul numbers mixed into their sets. The group got a few coffee bar gigs and a sock hop to two to play before they broke up when VanDeloo supposedly attacked Ogg with a mike stand during an argument. Enter Chris Lyons, who was recruiting musicians at Clem's Music in Houston for a new band he was forming. Danny Ogg showed up at the store, and Lyons asked him to join--Ogg agreed on condition that Timmy Thorpe, who had just gotten laid off from work, play bass. Lyons agreed, and by that weekend, The Pla-Boys, as they were known, were playing their first gig, at St. Regis College for the Arts. In 1965, they went from being The Pla-Boys to The Lemon Fog, who quickly became recognized as one of the more formidable bands in Houston.(MZA)
01 - Summer 02 - Echoes Of A Time 03 - Day By Day 04 - The Prisoner 05 - Yes I Cry 06 - Girl From The Wrong Side Of Town 07 - The Living Eye Theme
My Generation is the debut album by the English rock band The Who, released by Brunswick Records in the United Kingdom in December 1965. It was released in the United States by Decca Records in April 1966 as The Who Sings My Generation with a different cover and a slightly different track listing. The album was made immediately after The Who got their first singles on the charts and according to the booklet in the Deluxe Edition, it was later dismissed by the band as something of a rush job that did not accurately represent their stage performance of the time. On the other hand, critics often rate it as one of the best rock albums of all time: in 2003, the album was ranked number 236 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and named the second greatest guitar album of all time by Mojo magazine. In 2004, it was #18 in Q magazine's list of the 50 Best British Albums Ever. In 2006, it was ranked #49 in NME's list of the 100 Greatest British Albums. In 2004, the title track was #11 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. 01 - Out In The Street 02 - I Don't Mind 03 - The Good's Gone 04 - La La La Lies 05 - Much Too Much 06 - My Generation 07 - The Kids Are Alright 08 - Please, Please, Please 09 - It's Not True 10 - The Ox 11 - A Legal Matter 12 - Instant Party (Circles) LINK
James Gang were a rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1967. Though the band was not a huge commercial success, except in the Northeast Ohio area, the fame garnered by guitarist Joe Walsh has since made the group more notable. The original band members were drummer Jim Fox, bassist Tom Kriss, guitarist Ronnie Silverman, keyboardist Phil Giallombardo, and guitarist Greg Grandillo, who was quickly replaced by Dennis Chandler. Bill Jeric replaced Silverman when he entered the service. After Chandler left, the group featured Glen Schwartz. However, none of the early line-ups released any material. In January 1968, Joe Walsh replaced Schwartz after Schwartz had left the band the previous month to move to California, where he ended up forming Pacific Gas & Electric. The band continued as a five piece for a short time until Giallombardo left to become involved in other pursuits. Jeric and Walsh worked together on guitar parts, but Jeric ended up leaving as well in the spring of 1968. He was then replaced by Ronnie Silverman, who had been discharged from the service. Passin' Thru is the fourth studio album by the band, released in 1972. This was the first album after guitarist and vocalist Joe Walsh left and was replaced by the singer Roy Kenner and guitarist Domenic Troiano, who left the band after Straight Shooter and was replaced with ex-Zephyr guitarist Tommy Bolin, who helped revitalize the band. 01 - Ain't Seen Nothing Yet 02 - One-Way Street 03 - Had Enough 04 - Up To Yourself 05 - Everybody Needs A Hero 06 - Run, Run, Run 07 - Things I Want To Say To You 08 - Out Of Control 09 - Drifting Girl LINK
White Witch was a glam rock/psychedelic/hard rock band from Tampa, Florida that made two albums with Capricorn Records in the early 1970s. Their name was a paean to "white magic", contrary to the "black magic" of groups like Black Sabbath. As the band announced before their shows: "To bring good where there once was evil, to bring love where there once was hate, to bring wisdom where there once was ignorance; this is the power of White Witch".The group was inducted into the Florida Musicians Hall of Fame's Florida Music Honor Roll. A Spiritual Greeting is the second release od the band. 01 - We'll All Ride High (Money Bag) 02 - Slick Witch 03 - Walk On 04 - Class Of 2000 05 - Showdown 06 - Crystallize And Realize 07 - Black Widow Lover 08 - Auntie Christy, Harlow LINK
The Holy Modal Rounders were an American folk music duo from the Lower East Side of New York City which started in the early 1960s, consisting of Peter Stampfel and Steve Weber. Their unique blend of folk music revival and psychedelia gave them a cult-like following from the late 1960s into the 1970s. For a time the band also featured prolific and famous playwright and actor, Sam Shepard. The fourth album, The Moray Eels Eat The Holy Modal Rounders, recorded in 1968, included "Bird Song". "Bird Song" was essentially Ray Price's "You Done Me Wrong" with altered lyrics and was prominently featured in Dennis Hopper's film Easy Rider. 01 - If You Want To Be A Bird (Bird Song) 02 - One Will Do For Now 03 - Take-Off Artist Song 04 - Werewolf 05 - Interlude 06 - Dame Fortune 07 - Mobile Line 08 - Duji Song 09 - My Mind Capsized 10 - The Stp Song 11 - Interlude 2 12 - Half A Mind 13 - The Pledge LINK
Symphonic Slam was mainly about Timo Laine (born in Finland, and moved to America as a child), and his polyphonic guitar synthesizer. The rest of the band was filled out by drummer John Lowery, and keyboardist David Stone. Timo had been playing the club circuit for a while, but it wasn't until he relocated to Canada that things began to happen. It was there that Symphonic Slam was discovered by A&M Records. What set them apart was the $10,000 360 systems guitar synthesizer prototype. This led to the release of their 1976 self-titled album. 01 - Universe 02 - Everytime 03 - Fold Back 04 - I Won't Cry 05 - Let It Grow 06 - Modane Train 07 - Times Run Short 08 - Days(Instrumental) 09 - Summer Rain 10 - How Do You Stand (Before The Lord) LINK
Still Life was a British progressive rock band characterized by expert Hammond organ playing, intricate and original vocal harmonies, and an agile and precise rhythm section. They had one self-titled album that was originally released in 1971 and later re-released in 2003. The album credits kept an aura of mystery about their membership. Martin Cure (Martin Cure And The Peeps), and Graham Amos (Rainbows (band)), Terry Howells and Alan Savage were believed to be involved. 01 - People In Black 02 - Don't Go 03 - October Witches 04 - Love Song No. 6 (I'll Never Love You Girl) 05 - Dreams 06 - Time LINK
USA is a live album by King Crimson, recorded in 1974 and released in 1975. Tracks 1-6 and 8-9 recorded at the Casino, Asbury Park, June 28, 1974, Track 7 recorded at the Palace Theatre, Providence, June 30, 1974, Tracks 2, 3 and 7 feature overdubs performed by Eddie Jobson, Track 1 is a brief excerpt from (No Pussyfooting). While it was not listed as a separate track on the original album, it is audible to the careful listener, Tracks 8 and 9 were not featured on the original release of the album, but were added for a subsequent release. Eddie Jobson recorded violin overdubs for this album. 01 - Walk On ... No Pussyfooting 02 - Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part II 03 - Lament 04 - Exiles 05 - Asbury Park 06 - Easy Money 07 - 21St Century Schizoid Man 08 - Fracture 09 - Starless LINK
Of all the zillions of CSNY-inspired westcoast hippie rock LPs from the early 1970s, this is one of the very best. Another feather in the cap for the great Columbia Canada office, with an excellent production bringing out the max from these talented longhairs. Clearly out of a "Deja Vu" corner (minus the sugary Nash crap, naturally), the songwriting here is very good, grabbing your attention without being overly commercial, while the band lays down a groove that is both relaxed and tight. You can hear early AOR moves creeping into the hippie stylings, and much like on Homer this is not a disadvantage but helps broaden the album's impact. Female vocalist Franki Hart of Freedom North handles a few tracks, but is given solid competition by the male vocalists who sing just as well. Soaring, lyrical guitar leads recur throughout the LP, and there are some vague prog moves with flute on one track. Clocking in at 42 minutes, this could have omitted 1-2 tracks, and it's a testament to Riverson's strength that the playtime seems warranted. Recommended to anyone with an ear for top-level, upscale 70s westcoast sounds. [PL] 01 - Clear Night 02 - Winter Garden 03 - Eleanor Rigby 04 - I'll Be There 05 - Empty Sky 06 - Take Me 07 - Stoney Day 08 - Can't Live Without You 09 - Medallion Castle 10 - Hermit Glen LINK
Lazarus was a 1970s American soft-rock band. The members of Lazarus were Billie Hughes, Gary Dye, and Carl Kessee. Billie Hughes was the leader of the band, as the lead singer and songwriter. In association with Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary,"Lazarus" moved to Woodstock, N.Y., signing with the newly formed Bearsville Records (Warner Bros.) label, under the direction of Albert Grossman. A Fool's Paradise and another album were recorded and released on Bearsville, produced by Peter Yarrow and Phil Ramone. In the next four years, "Lazarus" performed extensively throughout the United States and Canada. In 1976 "Lazarus" won the Clio Award for "Lifesavers" Best Commercial of the Year which ran nine years nationwide. The band's first album, "Lazarus", was released in 1971, and "Warmth of Your Eyes" was released as a single in 1972. Their second and final album, Fool's Paradise, followed in 1973, from which Ladyfriends I (Sing a Song to Your Lady) was tagged as a single. Hughes went on to a solo career after they disbanded. 01 - Ladyfriends II 02 - Ladyfriends I 03 - When Will The Home Of Me Begin 04 - A Fool's Paradise 05 - Baby, Baby 06 - Thoughts Of You 07 - Take Me High 08 - Oklahoma Boy 09 - This Is A Song 10 - Poets And Lovers LINK
Larry Coryell is an American jazz fusion guitarist. Coryell was born in Galveston, Texas. After graduating from Richland High School in eastern Washington, he moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington. In 1965, Coryell moved to New York City where he became part of Chico Hamilton's quintet, replacing Gabor Szabo. In 1967 and 1968, he recorded with Gary Burton. Also during the mid-1960s he played with The Free Spirits. His music during the late-1960s and early-1970s combined the influences of rock, jazz and eastern music. Recorded live at the Village Gate, New York City, January 21, 22, 23 1971. Larry Coryell - Guitar and Vocals, Marvin Bronson - Bass, Harry Wilkinson - Drums and Julie Coryell - Vocal on Chilling Winds. 01 - The Opening 02 - After Later 03 - Entardecendo En Saudade 04 - Can You Follow 05 - Chilling Winds LINK
Jane is a German Progressive Rock band that was formed in October 1970 in Hanover, Germany. Their debut album 'Together' is considered to be one of the iconic Progressive Rock albums of all time. Live At Home are live performances from 1976 Niedersachsenhalle, Hannover and 1977 WDR, Cologne. Klaus Hess / lead guitar, vocals, Taurus bass pedals, Martin Hesse / bass, vocals, Peter Panka / drums, vocals and Manfred Wieczorke / keyboards, vocals. Disc 1 01 - All My Friends 02 - Lady 03 - Rest Of My Life 04 - Expectation 05 - River 06 - Out In The Rain 07 - Hangman 08 - Fire, Water, Earth & Air 09 - Another Way 10 - Daytime 11 - Hightime For Crusaders Disc 2 01 - Windows 02 - Lady (Bonus) 03 - Fire, Water, Earth & Air (Bonus) 04 - Another Way (Bonus) 05 - River (Bonus) 06 - Out In The Rain (Bonus) 07 - Hangman (Bonus) 08 - Windows (Bonus) LINK Part 1LINK Part 2
