Three Man Army was a British hard rock band active in the first half of the 1970s. The group was formed by Adrian Gurvitz and Paul Gurvitz, formerly of The Gun. Following the band's dissolution, Adrian played with Buddy Miles and Paul played with Parrish & Gurvitz, then reunited as Three Man Army. Their debut album, A Third of a Lifetime, featured several drummers, including Miles, Carmine Appice (of Vanilla Fudge) and Mike Kellie (from Spooky Tooth). Tony Newman, who had previously played with Sounds Incorporated and Rod Stewart, joined for the group's next two albums, and a fourth album was planned but never recorded. Newman then left to play with David Bowie, and the Gurvitzes united with Ginger Baker as the Baker Gurvitz Army. Three Man Army 3, their last album, was recorded in 1973-4 and released thirty years later, in 2005 01 - Three Days To Go 02 - Dog's Life 03 - Jubilee 04 - Look At The Sun 05 - Don't Wanna Go Right Now 06 - Come To The Party 07 - Let's Go Get Laid 08 - Doctor 09 - You'll Find Love LINK
Generally cool hard guitar funk psych rock from "close friend" of Jimi Hendrix, who if nothing else shows an impressive grasp of Jimi's best moves on this album. Although 100% derivative it still works, as the songwriting, vocals and guitar leads are fine and the sharp groove of Turner's power trio (plus assorted guests on keyboard) stands up to any comparison. Fine recording with a tight in yer face sound is another bonus. The Experience influence means unusual traces of 1967 Swinging London such as highpitched mod harmonies on this 1972 NYC trip. One weird, silly track with singalong kiddy vocals sort of sticks out, though it too has soaring acid leads. Apart from the originals the LP includes a cover of Jimi's "Freedom", and should appeal to fans of Next Morning. Just like Del Jones there are two different mixes of this LP, a Rock Mix with lots of guitar and a Soul Mix with less guitar. A German pressing of the rock mix on Philips exists. The Radioactive reissues are of the rock mix. There is also a rare third version on the infamous Tiger Lily label, with (again) a different mix and a good track not on the Family label releases at all. Velvet Turner - guitar/vocals, Prescott Niles - bass and Tim McGovern - drums. (OoD)
01 - Madonna (of the Seven Moons) 02 - Talkin' 'bout my baby 03 - Country chicken 04 - Strangely New 05 - Scarlet Warrior 06 - Three O'Clock Train 07 - Just look and see 08 - 'Scuse me, gentlemen (The Fall of Atlantis) 09 - (Love rides...) The slow swirling seas 10 - Freedom
Titanic was a rock band from Norway, which also included a British member in its line-up. The group was made up of Kenny Aas, Kjell Asperud, John Lorck, Janny Løseth, Roy Robinson (lead singer) and for a short time around their chart success, John Williamson. They formed in 1969, and released several successful albums and singles before disbanding in 1979. The main composer was the group founder Janny Loseth, with Roy Robinson supplying the primarily English language based lyrics. In October 1971 Titanic reached Number 5 in the UK Singles Chart, with their instrumental track, "Sultana". It was performed in the style of the then popular band, Santana. The tune also appeared on their Titanic's album Sea Wolf. Due to a lack of other corresponding chart presence, Titanic are known as one-hit wonders. Their latest reunion album Ashes and Diamonds was released on February 20, 2009 in Europe. 01 - Sea Wolf 02 - Underbird 03 - Confusion 04 - Sultana 05 - Hanging Over 06 - Covered In Dust 07 - A Stones Throw 08 - Scarlet 09 - Exiled 10 - Sing Fool Sing LINK
Barclay James Harvest are an English rock band. They were founded in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, in September 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme, and Mel Pritchard. After signing with EMI's Parlophone in the UK for one single in early 1968, they moved to the more progressively inclined Harvest label. Their self-titled debut album was released in mid 1970 to positive reviews, but few sales. Early Morning Onwards is a 1972 compilation, with the best of the first four albums. 01 - Early Morning 02 - Poor Wages 03 - Brother Thrush 04 - Mr Sunshine 05 - Taking Some Time On 06 - Mother Dear 07 - Mockingbird 08 - Song With No Meaning 09 - I'm Over You 10 - Child Of Man 11 - After The Day LINK
Arthur Brown is an English rock and roll musician best known for his flamboyant, theatrical style and significant influence on Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel, Marilyn Manson, George Clinton, Kiss and Bruce Dickinson, among others, and for his number one hit in the UK Singles Chart and Canada, "Fire" in 1968. By 1968, the debut album, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown by the band with the same name, became a surprise hit on both sides of the Atlantic. Produced by The Who's manager Kit Lambert, and executive-produced by Pete Townshend, it spun off an equally surprising hit single, "Fire". "Fire" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The song saw its infamous opening line "I am the God of Hellfire" sampled in numerous other places, most notably in The Prodigy's 1992 rave anthem "Fire". The album also included a macabre cover of the Screamin' Jay Hawkins oldie "I Put a Spell on You". The band included Vincent Crane on Hammond organ and piano, Drachen Theaker on drums, and Nick Greenwood on bass. Theaker was replaced by Carl Palmer, later of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, during the band's second American tour. Crane and Palmer eventually left to form Atomic Rooster.
01 - Prelude - Nightmare (Mono Version) 02 - Fanfare - Fire Poem (Mono Version) 03 - Fire (Mono Version) 04 - Come And Buy (Mono Version) 05 - Timeconfusion (Mono Version) 06 - Prelude - Nightmare 07 - Fanfare - Fire Poem 08 - Fire 09 - Come And Buy 10 - Timeconfusion 11 - I Put A Spell On You 12 - Spontaneous Apple Creation 13 - Rest Cure 14 - I've Got Money 15 - Child Of My Kingdom
Bill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band, also known by the names Bill Haley and The Comets and Bill Haley's Comets (and variations thereof), was the earliest group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to the attention of white America and the rest of the world. From the end of 1954 until the end of 1956 the group would place nine singles into the Top 20, one of those a number one and three more in the Top Ten. Bandleader Bill Haley had previously been a country performer; after recording a country and western-styled version of "Rocket 88", a rhythm and blues song, he changed musical direction to a new sound which came to be called rock and roll. Although several members of the Comets became famous, Bill Haley remained the star. With his spit curl and the band's matching plaid dinner jackets and energetic stage behaviour, many fans consider them to be as revolutionary in their time as The Beatles or the Rolling Stones were in theirs. The band initially formed as Bill Haley and the Saddlemen( 1949–1952). Bill Haley's Chicks was the eighth album of Bill Haley & His Comets for Decca Records. Released in January 1959 and produced by Milt Gabler, the album was the third "theme" album Haley recorded for Decca, following Rockin' the Oldies (rock and roll versions of standards) and Rockin' Around the World (rock and roll versions of folk songs). This album is built on the theme of women's names, with each song being about a different girl. Included on the album is "Skinny Minnie", which was a major hit for the band in 1958, reaching no.22 on Billboard and no.25 on Cashbox, 01 - Whoa Mabel! 02 - Ida, Sweet As Apple Cide 03 - Eloise 04 - Dinah 05 - Skinny Minnie 06 - Mary, Mary Lou 07 - Sweet Sue - Just You 08 - B.B. Betty 09 - Charmaine 10 - Corrine Corrina 11 - Marie 12 - Lean Jean LINK
Rock & Roll is the fifth album by the American psychedelic rock band Vanilla Fudge. It was released in September 1969, and peaked on the Billboard album charts at #34 in October of that year. It was the band's last studio album prior to their initial break-up in spring 1970. Carmine Appice - drums, vocals, Tim Bogert - bass, vocals, Vince Martell - guitar, vocals and Mark Stein - lead vocals, keyboards. 01 - Need Love 02 - Lord In The Country 03 - I Can't Make It Alone 04 - Street Walking Woman 05 - Church Bells Of St. Martins 06 - The Windmills Of Your Mind 07 - If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
The Blues Magoos was a rock music group from the Bronx, New York. They were at the forefront of the psychedelic music trend, beginning as early as 1966. The band was formed in 1964 as "The Trenchcoats". The original members were Emil "Peppy" Thielhelm aka Peppy Castro (vocals and guitar), Dennis LePore (lead guitar), Ralph Scala (organ and vocals), Ronnie Gilbert (bass) and John Finnegan (drums). The band made a name for itself in various clubs in Greenwich Village. By 1966 the band had changed its name to fit in with the psychedelic vibe of the times - they first changed their name to the Bloos Magoos, though they changed that to the more conventional Blues Magoos. They also made some line-up changes, bringing in Mike Esposito as lead guitarist, and Geoff Daking as drummer. After a good debut, either of the two albums released after Psychedelic Lollipop, Electric Comic Book and Basic Blues Magoos, had much success. By 1968, the band was discouraged and they split up. The group's management had other plans. The band was signed to ABC Records, but most of the members did not go along with this plan. Only Castro agreed and started up a revamped Blues Magoos, with Eric Kaz, Richie Dickon, John Leillo and Roger Eaton. In 1969, the Castro-led band completed Never Goin' Back To Georgia, but that release did not attract public attention either. Eaton left the band, and the other Blues Magoos used session musicians for the follow up Gulf Coast Bound. It did poorly as well and though the Magoos struggled for another two years, they eventually parted ways.
01 - Heartbreak Hotel 02 - Heart Attack 03 - The Hunter 04 - Feelin' Time 05 - Gettin' Off 06 - Never Goin' Back To Georgia 07 - Brokedown Piece Of Man 08 - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 09 - Georgia Breakdown
Gulf Coast Bound from 1970 is the final release of the band. In July 2008, the Blues Magoos with original members Ralph Scala, Castro and Geoff Daking reunited for the first time in years for two concerts, including one with The Zombies at the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza in New York City. In December 2009 they traveled to Spain for the Purple Weekend festival.
01 - Gulf Coast Bound 02 - Slow Down Sundown 03 - Can't Get Enough Of You 04 - Magoos Blues 05 - Tonight The Skies About To Cry 06 - Sea Breeze Express
Beck, Bogert & Appice was a hard rock supergroup power trio formed of guitarist Jeff Beck after two previous incarnations of The Jeff Beck Group, bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice who were both previously in Vanilla Fudge and Cactus. Beck, Bogert & Appice started work on their eponymous debut album on December 11, 1972 at Chess Studios, with sessions continuing until December 22. Recording sessions resumed on January 2, 1973 with producer Don Nix and the trio transferred to The Village in Los Angeles. Beck, Bogert & Appice was released on March 26, 1973 in US, and in UK on April 6 the same year. The album reached #12 in US and #28 in UK album charts. 01 - Black Cat Moan 02 - Lady 03 - Oh To Love You 04 - Superstition 05 - Sweet Sweet Surrender 06 - Why Should I Care 07 - Lose Myself With You 08 - Livin' Alone 09 - I'm So Proud 11 - I'm So Proud (Single) 12 - Lady (Single) LINK
The Dakotas is a group of British musicians, which initially convened as a backing band in Manchester, England. However, they are most closely associated with the singer Billy J. Kramer, a Liverpudlian who was the lead vocalist for the group during the 1960s. In the USA they are regarded as part of the British invasion. Billy J. Kramer is a former British Invasion/Merseybeat singer. In sharing Brian Epstein as a manager with The Beatles he enjoyed access to the songwriting of Lennon and McCartney, recording several of their original compositions. Early in 1964, the group felt they needed to release a single that wasn't written by the Beatles and chose "Little Children". This controversial move paid off, and the record went to No.1 on the British charts in the spring of 1964. Later that year, both "Bad To Me" and "Little Children" made the American Top 10, and the group visited the States, appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show, and playing to sell-out frenzied fans of the "British invasion" sound. 01 - Little Children 02 - Da Doo Ron Ron 03 - Dance with Me 04 - Pride 05 - I Know 06 - They Remind Me of You 07 - Do You Want to Know a Secret 08 - Bad to Me 09 - Great Balls of Fire 10 - It's Up to You 11 - Tell Me Girl LINK
Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. The group, originally called "The Knowbody Else", was formed in 1965 in Black Oak, Arkansas, by Jim "Dandy" Mangrum (vocals), Rickie Reynolds (guitar), Stanley Knight (guitar), Harvey Jett (guitar), Pat Daugherty (bass), and Wayne Evans (drums). Their first PA system was stolen from a local high school. Members of the group were subsequently charged in absentia with grand larceny and sentenced to 26 years at the Tucker Prison Farm (this sentence was later suspended). This led to their retreat to the hills of rural northeast Arkansas where they lived off the land and refined their musical style. They also lived in Long Beach, Mississippi and played at the local Lobe theater/dance hall. Some of their influences during this time were the Beatles and the Byrds along with Art Mendez. Gary "GT" Taylor of West Memphis Arkansas soon took reigns on drums and played 1969-73 and soon resigned because of personal reasons and still declared "BOK" as head of their time.A five year contract was turned down because of no money mentioned."GT" said,"I wished I'd stayed another two years "!"These guys rocked and had carisma, to say the least." The Knowbody Else moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1969 and signed a record deal with Stax Records. Their self-titled debut album, and their only album with Stax, was largely ignored by the populace. During this time the band became interested in psychedelia and Eastern spiritualism which, combined with their Southern Baptist upbringing, contributed to their sound. After several trips to Los Angeles, California, in 1970, the band was signed by Atco Records and rechristened "Black Oak Arkansas". 01 - Hold Me Down 02 - In Your Quiet Home 03 - Fools And Friends 04 - No One And The Sun 05 - Vieux Carre 06 - Flying Horse Of Louisiana 07 - After I Smoke, I Like To Sleep 08 - One Life Two Live 09 - Black Blues LINK
Big Brother (not to be confused with Janis Joplin's original outfit), was a Californian psych band/commune/family, formed in 1969 in Los Angeles, who recorded their first album in 1970 in Hollywood, produced by Bill Holmes. Ernie Joseph [Ernie Orosco] (lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass), Cory Colt [Cory Orosco] (lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, organ, backing vocals), Stevie D [Steve Dunwoodle] (drums, vocal percussion, vocals), Ruben the Jet [Ruben Orosco] (bass, rhythm guitar, drums, vibraphone, saxophone, 1969), Brian Faith (drums, bass, 1971), Greg Munford (backing vocals, 1971). Disbanded in 1971. 01 - Heart Full of Rain 02 - Wake Me Up In The Morning 03 - ESP 04 - Heavy Load 05 - We Gotta Live Together 06 - LLA 07 - LLA 08 - Gravis Delictum LINK
Spooky Tooth are an English progressive rock band principally active, with intermittent breakups, between 1967 to 1974. In recent years, the band has been reconstituted at various points, and continues to perform occasionally. They formed in October 1967, out of a combination of The Ramrods (1960 - late 1963), The V.I.P.'s (late 1963 - April 1967) and Art (April — October 1967). The line-up changed several times, but typically was Mike Harrison (keyboards/vocals), Greg Ridley (bass guitar/vocals), Luther (Luke) Grosvenor (guitar/vocals), Mike Kellie, (drums) and Gary Wright, (organ/vocals). Ceremony was a 1970 album by Spooky Tooth in collaboration with French electronic and "found-object" composer Pierre Henry. The album takes the form of a church service. 01 - Have Mercy 02 - Jubilation 03 - Confession 04 - Prayer 05 - Offering 06 - Hosanna LINK
Andwella (also known as Andwella's Dream and The Method) was an obscure UK/Irish band, started life as a trio from Northern Ireland called Method, changing their name to Andwella's Dream after moving to London in 1968. Specialising in progressive rock, it was fronted by Dave Lewis from Northern Ireland, who went on to write "Happy To Be An Island In The Sun" that was recorded by and became an international hit for Demis Roussos. Gordon Barton, (drums), Dave Lewis, (guitar,piano,organ,vocals), Nigel Smith (vocals), Dave McDougall (keyboards), Jack McCulloch (drums), Dave Struthers (bass,vocals). Andwella released three LPs: Love & Poetry (Reflection 1969), World's End (CBS 1970) and People's People (CBS 1971). 01 - She Taught Me To Love 02 - Saint Bartholomew 03 - The World Of Angelique 04 - Mississippi Water 05 - I've Got My Own 06 - Are You Ready 07 - Four Days In September 08 - Lazy Days 09 - People's People 10 - All For You LINK
The Wallace Collection was a Belgian pop rock group active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Wallace Collection was formed from the ashes of a group called Sylvester's Team, three of which began playing under the name 16th Century along with bassist Christian Jannsens and two members of the Belgian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Raymond Vincent and Jacques Namotte. Wallace Collection based itself out of Britain, naming itself after the famous museum adjacent to the headquarters of their record label, EMI. Their debut studio album, Laughing Cavalier, was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and was released in 1969. The single "Daydream" became a hit in 21 countries, including going #1 in Belgium. In the wake of its success, the group toured Europe, the United States, Mexico, and South America. They also composed the soundtrack to a French film, La Maison, in 1970. Later singles, such as "Love" and "Serenade", were hits in Belgium and some other countries but did not reach the level of "Daydream", and the group split up in 1971. 01 - Get That Girl 02 - The Sea Disappeared 03 - Get Back 04 - Ragtime Lily 05 - Natacha 06 - Merry-Go-Round 07 - What's Goin' On 08 - Fly Me To The Earth 09 - Peru 10 - Poor Old Sammy 11 - Baby I Don't Mind 12 - Misery 13 - Laughing Cavalier LINK
Bloodrock was a Fort Worth, Texas-based hard rock band that had considerable success in the 1970s, and was one of the earliest of a number of significant bands to emerge from the Fort Worth club and music scene during the early to mid 1970s and on into the new century. Bloodrock initially formed in 1963 under the name The Naturals. This first lineup featured Jim Rutledge – drums/vocals, Nick Taylor – guitar/vocals, Ed Grundy – bass/vocals, and Dean Parks – guitar. They released their first single in 1965 "Hey Girl”. Shortly thereafter they changed their name to Crowd + 1 and released three more singles: "Mary Ann Regrets” , "Don’t Hold Back" and "Circles". In 1967 Parks left Crowd +1 to become the musical director for the Sonny & Cher Show. He was replaced by Lee Pickens – guitar. It was also at this time that Stevie Hill – keyboards/vocals joined the group. They continued as Crowd + 1 until 1969 when they changed their name to Bloodrock. They also recorded this album, the Terry Knight produced Bloodrock. The album peaked at 160 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart in 1970. 01 - Gotta Find A Way 02 - Castle Of Thoughts 03 - Fatback 04 - Double Cross 05 - Timepiece 06 - Wicked Truth 07 - Gimmie Your Head 08 - Fantastic Piece Of Architecture 09 - Melvin Laid An Egg LINK
Formed in June 1969 out of The Cliff Bennett Band, this outfit played progressive hard rock. Vocalist Cliff Bennett came from Yiewsley, Middlesex and had previously achieved fame with Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers. John Glasscock, Lee Kerslake and Ken Hensley had earlier been in Gods and Hensley had also previously played in The Cliff Bennett Band. The band were signed by Tamla Motown subsidiary Rare Earth in the US, but Hensley departed in November 1969 to join Uriah Heep. Lee Kerslake also left at the same time to join The National Head Band. They were replaced by Alan Kendall (ex-Glass Menagerie) and Brian Glassock (ex-Gods). John Peel produced their two albums and the band toured the US a couple of times but it never quite happened for them. The band split, shortly before or shortly after the release of their second album, with members of Killing Floor backing Cliff Bennett for a short lived third incarnation. His next port of call was Rebellion. Alan Kendall was later in The Bee Gees' backing band and John Glassock went on to Chicken Shack and was eventually in a Jethro Tull line-up. His brother, Brian joined Trouble and then a US act Motels. Their albums now attract some interest from collectors. 01 - Stick Heat 02 - Indian Summer 03 - Idol 04 - Ther'll Be Changes 05 - A New Way 06 - Since You've Been Gone 07 - Three Time Looser 08 - Midnight Sun LINK
Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is an American music group, originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Since its beginnings in 1967, the band has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a multitude of musical styles. What the band is most known for, from its start, is the fusing of rock, blues, pop music, horn arrangements and jazz improvisation into a hybrid that came to be known as "jazz-rock". Unlike "jazz fusion" bands, which tend toward virtuostic displays of instrumental facility and some experimentation with electric instruments, the songs of Blood, Sweat & Tears merged the stylings of rock, pop and R&B/soul music with big band, while also adding elements of 20th Century Classical and small combo jazz traditions. Al Kooper, Jim Fielder, Fred Lipsius, Randy Brecker, Jerry Weiss, Dick Halligan, Steve Katz, and Bobby Colomby formed the original band. The creation of the group was fueled by the "brass-rock" ideas of The Buckinghams and its producer, James William Guercio, as well as the early 1960s Roulette-era Maynard Ferguson Orchestra (according to Kooper's autobiography). "Blood, Sweat & Tears" was the name chosen by Al Kooper, inspired by both the 1963 album with this title by Johnny Cash and after a late-night gig in which Kooper played with a bloody hand. Child Is Father to the Man is the debut album by Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in February of 1968. Widely regarded as a classic fusion of jazz, rock and roll, psychedelia and classical music, Child Is Father to the Man is one of bandleader Al Kooper's most enduring works. The album introduced the idea of the big band to rock and roll and paved the way for such groups as Chicago. Kooper left the band after this album, changing the nature of the group.
01 - Overture 02 - I Love You More Than You Ever Know 03 - Morning Glory 04 - My Days Are Numbered 05 - Without Her 06 - Just One Smile 07 - I Can't Quit Her 08 - Meagan's Gypsy Eyes 09 - Somethin' Goin' On 10 - House In The Country 11 - The Modern Adventure of Plato 12 - So Much Love - Underture
Mogul Thrash was a progressive jazz/rock band from the United Kingdom active in the early 1970s. Mogul Thrash evolved from James Litherland's Brotherhood, which in addition to guitarist Litherland (an alumnus of Colosseum who formed the group in 1969) also featured guitarist/reedist Michael Rosen, drummer Bill Harrison and the so-called "Dundee Horns" -- saxophonists Roger Ball and Malcolm Duncan. With the addition of ex-Splinter singer/bassist John Wetton, the group rechristened itself Mogul Thrash, debuting in 1970 with the single "Sleeping in the Kitchen"; their self-titled RCA album appeared the following year, going largely unnoticed at home but finding favor throughout much of Europe. However, faced with legal problems with their management, Mogul Thrash was forced to disband shortly after the record's release; while Wetton went on to join Family and later King Crimson, Duncan and Ball soon reunited in Average White Band. Mogul Thrash released just one album, the eponymous Mogul Thrash (1971). It was produced by Brian Auger, who also played piano on one of the tracks. 01 - Sleeping in the Kitchen 02 - Dreams of Glass and Sand 03 - Going North, Going West 04 - Something Sad 05 - Elegy 06 - What's This I Hear 07 - St. Peter 08 - Dreams of Glass and Sand (alternate take) 09 - Going North, Going West (alternate take) 10 - Something Sad (Alternate take) 11 - What's This I Hear (alternate take) LINK
Jake Thomas (guitar,vocals), Dave Moulaison (guitar,vocals), Gene Falbo (bass,vocals) and Bob Disalle (Drums,vocals). Aaron Space was a Canadian psychedelic rock band from Toronto, performing Art Rock with a touch of psychedelia and a pinch of 7O's Hard Rock. The songs are energetic, fun, and the guitar is beautiful. Excellent album. "Stoner Hard rock with good whawha and dual guitar-work that has been compared to Landslide on capitol. As many Canadian Major label albums, surprisingly hard to find."[AA] 01 - Keep On Moving 02 - Silly Ceilings 03 - When She Smiles 04 - Man In A Yellow Car 05 - Marsha 06 - North Country Rnr 07 - It Might Be You 08 - The Loser 09 - Fair Child 10 - Rainbow Ride LINK
