Beckett is a British band formed in Newcastle in 1970 by Arthur Ramm (guitar), Frankie Gibbon (bass), Terry Wilson-Slesser (vocals), Kenny Mountain (guitar), Keith Fisher (drums). The band have a huge following in the South Tyneside area of England. The heavy metal band Iron Maiden covered a song from this album called "A Rainbow's Gold". The song can be found as B-Side in their single Two Minutes To Midnight (1984). Some formers of Beckett would come to form the ex-Free guitarist Paul Kossoff's band Back Street Crawler. They recorded only this album, produced by Robert Chapman (of Family) in 1974.
01 - Once Upon A Time....The End 02 - Rolling Thunder 03 - Rainclouds 04 - Life's Shadow 05 - New Dawn Chorus 06 - A Rainbow's Gold 07 - Don't Tell Me I Wasn't Listening 08 - Green Grass Green 09 - My Lady 10 - True Lite Story
British heavy blues-rock band created in 1971. Ian Kewley (Vocals, Keyboard), Gary Grainger (Guitar), Lee Hunter (Bass) and Jimmy Hawkins (Drums). They built up a rabid following on the UK club and universities circuit and were regulars at the influential Marquee Club in London. The band played an excellent brand of hard-rock blues. He wrote two good albums before dissolved in 1974. 01 - Flying 02 - Ain't Got No Love 03 - Woman Blue 04 - Higer And Higher 05 - Esther's Place 06 - Straddle 07 - Get Ready LINK
Zipper was a hard rock band formed by singer, guitarist, and songwriter Fred Cole in Portland in 1974. Cole was previously in The Lords, The Weeds, The Lollipop Shoppe, and after Zipper in King Bee, The Rats, Western Front, The Range Rats, Dead Moon and from 2006 in Pierced Arrows. The LP Zipper, sole record of the band, was released in 1975 in his own label Whizeagle. 01 - Bullets 02 - Born Yesterday 03 - The Same Old Song 04 - Face Of Stone 05 - Ballbustin' Woman 06 - Scars 07 - Rollin' And Tumblin' 08 - Worry Kills A Woman 09 - Let It Freeze 10 - Behind The Door 11 - Racing For A Dollar LINK
Live performance at the Generation Club, 52 West 8th Street, New York, in April 15, 1968, with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Al Kooper and Elvin Bishop. Jimi with B.B. King on guitar and vocals, Elvin Bishop on guitar and vocals, Paul Butterfield on harmonica, Al Kooper on organ, Buzzy Feiten on bass, Don Martin on guitar, Phillip Wilson on drums and Stewart on piano.
01 - Like A Rolling Stone 02 - Blues Jam No.1(Part 1) 03 - Blues Jam No.1(Part 2) 04 - Band Introduction(By B.B King) 05 - Blues Jam No.2(Part 1) 06 - Blues Jam No.2(Part 2) 07 - Blues Jam No.3 08 - It's My Own Fault
The Champs were a rock and roll band, most famous for their Latin-tinged instrumental "Tequila". Formed by studio executives at Gene Autry's Challenge Records to record a B-Side for the Dave Burgess (aka Dave Dupree) single, the intended throwaway track became more famous than its A-Side, "Train to Nowhere". "Tequila" went to No. 1 in just three weeks and the band became the first group to go to the top spot with an instrumental that was their first release. The song was recorded at Gold Star Studios in 1958, and in 1959 won the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording. Band members Chuck Rio - saxophone, vocals, Dave Burgess - guitar, Dale Norris - guitar, keyboards, Bobby Morris - bass, Dean McDaniel - bass, Gen Alden - drums, Paul C Saenz - Lead Guitar and Benjamin Van Norman - Bass.Band members later featured Glen Campbell, Jerry Cole and Seals and Crofts. "Tequila!" was written and sung by the saxophone player Danny Flores, although he was credited as Chuck Rio because he was under contract to another record label at the time. Flores, who died in September 2006, was known as the "Godfather of Latino rock.
01 - Tequila 02 - Train To Nowhere 03 - Sombrero 04 - Sky High 05 - Experiment In Terror 06 - La Cucaracha 07 - The Shoddy Shoddy 08 - Jumping Bean 09 - Too Much Tequila 10 - Turnpike 11 - The Caterpillar 12 - Beatnik 13 - El Rancho Rock 14 - Midnighter 15 - Chariot Rock 16 - Bandido 17 - Limbo Rock 18 - Subway 19 - Red Eye 20 - Gone Train 21 - What's Up Buttercup 22 - Caramba
The Small Faces were an English rock and roll band from east London, heavily influenced by American rhythm and blues. The group was founded in 1965 by members Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston, although by 1966 Winston was replaced by Ian McLagan as the band's keyboardist. The band is remembered as one of the most acclaimed and influential mod groups of the 1960s, With memorable hit songs such as "Itchycoo Park", "Lazy Sunday", "All or Nothing", "Tin Soldier", and their concept album Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake, they later evolved into one of the UK's most successful psychedelic acts before disbanding in 1969. After the Small Faces disbanded, three of the members were joined by Ronnie Wood as guitarist, and Rod Stewart as their lead vocalist, both from The Jeff Beck Group, and the new line-up was renamed the Faces. 35th Anniversary Edition featuring The Small Faces' complete 1967 recordings in stereo & mono along with 19 bonus tracks. Disc 1 01 - (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me 02 - Something I Want To Tell You 03 - Feeling Lonely 04 - Happy Boys Happy 05 - Things Are Going To Get Better 06 - My Way Of Giving 07 - Green Circles 08 - Become Like You 09 - Get Yourself Together 10 - All Our Yesterdays 11 - Talk To You 12 - Show Me The Way 13 - Up The Wooden Hills To Bedfordshire 14 - Eddie's Dreaming 15 - I Can't Make It 16 - Just Passing 17 - Here Comes The Nice 18 - Itchycoo Park 19 - I'm Only Dreaming 20 - Tin Soldier 21 - I Feel Much Better 22 - Don't Burst My Bubble 23 - Things Are Going To Get Better (Alt Ver) 24 - Green Circles (Slow Ver) Disc 2 01 - Album Sampler 02 - (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me 03 - Something I Want To Tell You 04 - Feeling Lonely 05 - Happy Boys Happy 06 - Things Are Going To Get Better 07 - My Way Of Giving 08 - Green Circles 09 - Become Like You 10 - Get Yourself Together 11 - All Our Yesterdays 12 - Talk To You 13 - Show Me The Way 14 - Up The Wooden Hills To Bedfordshire 15 - Eddie's Dreaming 16 - I Can't Make It 17 - Just Passing 18 - Here Comes The Nice 19 - Itchycoo Park 20 - I'm Only Dreaming 21 - Tin Soldier 22 - I Feel Much Better 23 - (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me (Alt Ver) 24 - Green Circles (Usa Mix) LINK
One of the most unique rock groups of the 1960s, The Hello People, was created during late 1967 in New York by producer Lou Futterman. The idea for creating the group stemmed from Marcel Carné's film Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du Paradis). Etienne De Crux, the father of French mime, plays the part of Bapties's father in the film. During the sixties De Crux taught painting to a group of musicians. Since these musicians learned to paint so quickly, De Crux reasoned that musicians could also learn mime and apply it in some new way to create a new form. The manager of the musicians De Crux taught, Lou Futterman, decided he would implement this new concept. He then put together a new group of musicians who would perform in mime makeup and do mime routines between songs, never speaking a word to the audience. Original members: W. S. Tongue - vocal, guitar, Greg Geddes - bass, vocal, Bobby Sedita - guitar, vocal, Larry Tassi - keyboards, vocal, Michael Sagarese - flute and Ronnie Blake - drums. The group recorded for Philips Records, performed at the Café Wha? in Greenwich Village in 1968 and at The Players Theater, upstairs above the Café Wha? Although the group didn't have a hit record they were often seen on major network television shows such as The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and the controversial Smothers Brothers Show. 01 - It's A Monday Kind Of Tuesday 02 - Sunrise Meadow 03 - A Stranger At Her Door 04 - Movin' & Growin' 05 - Paisley Teddy Bear 06 - (As I Went Down To) Jerusalem 07 - Lamplight, Nightlight 08 - Mr. Truth Evading, Masquerading Man 09 - Paris In The Rain LINK
Steeleye Span are a British folk-rock band, formed in 1969 and remaining active today. Along with Fairport Convention they are amongst the best known acts of the British folk revival, and were among the most commercially successful, thanks to their hit singles "Gaudete" and "All Around My Hat". They had 3 top 40 albums. They achieved a certified "gold" record with sales of "All Around My Hat". The name Steeleye Span comes from a character in the traditional song Horkstow Grange (which they did not actually record until they released an album by that name in 1998). Please To See The King is the second album by Steeleye Span, released in 1971. The title of the album is derived from the "Cutty Wren" ceremony. A winter wren in a cage is paraded as if it were a king. This rite was carried out on December 26, Saint Stephen's Day, and is connected to early Christmas celebrations. All songs appearing on the album are traditional. Musically, this was their most electric, dense recording, with loud guitars and strong looping bass lines and no drums. Melody Maker made this their folk album of the year. 01 - The Blacksmith 02 - Cold, Haily, Windy Night 03 - Jigs Bryan O'lynnthe Hag With The Money 04 - Prince Charlie Stuart 05 - Boys Of Bedlam 06 - False Knight On The Road 07 - The Lark In The Morning 08 - Female Drummer 09 - The King 10 - Lovely On The Water LINK
Taking their name from the Roman god of the underworld, hard rock band Pluto were formed in North London in 1970. The key members, Gardner and Alan Warner were two highly experienced campaigners from widely disparate musical backgrounds. Following extensive and exhausting auditions, the rhythm section was in place. On the road; their bluesy, hard-rock set quickly won them a fair old reputation and a loyal following on the university/college circuit, which they quickly expanded upon, eventually establishing themselves as regulars at many of the more prestigious gigs. They toured with just about everybody, whose sound was clearly reflected in Pluto’s set. Finally, the Dawn label signed them for their only studio album, recorded in early 1971. 01 - Grossfire 02 - And My Old Rocking Horse 03 - Down And Out 04 - She´s Innocent 05 - Road To Glory 06 - Stealing My Thunder 07 - Beauty Queen 08 - Mister Westwood 09 - Rag A Bone Joe 10 - Bare Lady 11 - I Really Want It 12 - Something That You Loved (Bonus) 13 - Rag A Bone Joe (Alt. Mix) LINK
Holiday is the fourth original studio album by America, released by Warner Bros. Records in June 1974. The album was produced in London by Beatles producer George Martin. The album was a big hit in the US, reaching number 3 on the Billboard album chart and being certified gold by the RIAA. It produced two hit singles: "Tin Man" reached number 4 on the Billboard singles chart and went to number 1 on both the adult contemporary chart as well as the Radio & Records chart; and "Lonely People" which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard singles chart and also hit number 1 on the adult contemporary chart. Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations playing album tracks, including "Baby It's Up To You" and "Another Try". 01 - Miniature 02 - Tin Man 03 - Another Try 04 - Lonely People 05 - Glad To See You 06 - Mad Dog 07 - Hollywood 08 - Baby It's Up To You 09 - You 10 - Old Man Took 11 - What Does It Matter 12 - In The Country LINK
Bread was a rock band from Los Angeles, California. They placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1970 and 1977 and were a primary example of what later was labeled soft rock, releasing a string of well-crafted, melodic soft rock singles. The band consisted of David Gates (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, violin, viola, percussion), Jimmy Griffin (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion), Robb Royer (bass, guitar, flute, keyboards, percussion, recorder, backing vocals), Mike Botts (drums; joined in 1970), and Larry Knechtel (bass, guitar, keyboards, harmonica; replaced Royer in 1971). Manna is the third album released by Bread in 1971. The title, like that of the preceding album On the Waters, is a Biblical pun on the name Bread, this time to the manna from Heaven fed to the Israelites. Although this was not literally Bread (the word Manna simply means "What is it?") it has often been metaphorically described as bread from Heaven.
01 - Let Your Love Go 02 - Take Comfort 03 - Too Much Love 04 - If 05 - Be Kind To Me 06 - He's A Good Lad 07 - She Was My Lady 08 - Live In Your Love 09 - What A Change 10 - I Say Again 11 - Come Again 12 - Truckin'
Badfinger was a rock band formed in Swansea, Wales in the early 1960s who became one of the earliest representatives of the post-'60s power pop genre. During the early 1970s the band was at times tagged as the heir apparent to The Beatles, partly because of their close working relationship with them and partly because of their similar sound. The band had four consecutive worldwide hit songs and contributed "Without You," a No. 1 Billboard hit for Harry Nilsson which was covered by hundreds of artists. Magic Christian Music is an album by Badfinger, released in early 1970 on Apple Records. Three tracks from the LP are featured in the film The Magic Christian, which also gives the album its title. However, Magic Christian Music is not an official soundtrack album for the film.
01 - Come And Get It 02 - Crimson Ship 03 - Dear Angie 04 - Fisherman 05 - Midnight Sun 06 - Beautiful and Blue 07 - Rock Of All Ages 08 - Carry On Till Tomorrow 09 - I'm In Love 10 - Walk Out In The Rain 11 - Angelique 12 - Knocking Down Our Home 13 - Give It A Try 14 - Maybe Tomorrow 15 - Storm In A Teacup 16 - Arthur
Steppenwolf is a Canadian - American hard rock group that was prominent in the late 1960s. The group was formed in 1967 in Los Angeles by vocalist John Kay, guitarist Michael Monarch, bassist Rushton Moreve, keyboardist Goldy McJohn and drummer Jerry Edmonton after the dissolution of Toronto group The Sparrows of which Moreve was not a member. The band has sold more than 25 million units worldwide, releasing eight gold albums and twelve Billboard Hot 100 singles of which six were Top 40 hits, including three Top 10 successes: "Born to Be Wild", "Magic Carpet Ride", and "Rock Me". Steppenwolf enjoyed worldwide success from 1968 to 1974, but clashing personalities led to the end of the core lineup. Steppenwolf the Second is the second studio album, released in 1968 on ABC Dunhill Records. The album contains one of Steppenwolf's most famous songs, "Magic Carpet Ride". 01 - Faster Than The Speed Of Life 02 - Tighten Up Your Wig 03 - None Of Your Doing 04 - Spiritual Fantasy 05 - Don't Step On The Grass, Sam 06 - 28 07 - Magic Carpet Ride 08 - Disappointment Number (Unknown) 09 - Lost And Found By Trial And Error 10 - Hodge Podge Strained Through A Leslie 11 - Resurrection 12 - Reflections LINK
Traffic was an English rock band whose members came from the West Midlands. The group formed in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. They began as a psychedelic rock group whose early singles were influenced by The Beatles, and diversified their sound through the use of instruments such as keyboards like the Mellotron, reed instruments, and by incorporating jazz and improvisational techniques in their music. Their first three singles were "Paper Sun", "Hole in My Shoe", and "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush". After disbanding in 1969, during which time Winwood joined Blind Faith, Traffic reunited in 1970 to release the critically acclaimed album John Barleycorn Must Die. The band's line-up varied from this point until they disbanded again in 1975, although a partial reunion, with Winwood and Capaldi, took place in 1994. This album, recorded at Capitol Theater, Port Chester,NY,June 26, 1970 by Steve Winwood - organ, guitar, vocals, Jim Capaldi - drums, vocals and Chris Wood - sax, flute, keyboards.
01 - Tuning 02 - Scott Muni Intro 03 - Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring 04 - Every Mother's Son 05 - Medicated Goo 06 - John Barleycorn 07 - Pearly Queen 08 - Stranger To Himself 09 - Empty Pages 10 - 40,000 Headmen 11 - Freedom Rider 12 - Feelin' Good 13 - No Time To Live
Quicksilver Messenger Service is an American psychedelic rock band, formed in 1965 in San Francisco and is considered one of the leading acts on the city's psychedelic scene in the mid-to-late 1960s. Quicksilver Messenger Service gained wide popularity in the Bay Area and with psychedelic rock enthusiasts around the globe. Many of their albums ranked in the top 30 of the Billboard Pop charts. Though not ultimately as commercially successful as their contemporaries Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead, the band was integral to the beginnings of their genre. With their jazz and classical influences, as well as a strong folk background, the band attempted to create a sound that was individual and innovative. Cavalry is a 1990 compilation of live performances released by the Vulture label. John Cipollina Guitars (1-14), Gary Duncan Vocals & Bass (1-14), Greg Elmore Drums & Percussions (1-14), David Freiber Vocals & Guitars (1-14), Nicky Hopkins Piano (1-12), Dino Valenti Vocals & Guitars (1-12). Recorded Live at Fillmore West 1968 01 - Mona 02 - Maiden Of The Cancer Moon 03 - Cavalry 04 - Smokestack Lighting Recorded live at Golden State Recorders November 19, 1968 05 - Stand By Me 06 - Cavalry 07 - Happy Trails Recorded live at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, 1970 08 - Won't Kill Me 09 - All In My Mind 10 - Good Old Rock'n Roll 11 - What About Me Revisted 12 - Local Color Live in Calibration Show 1971 13 - Mojo 14 - The Hat LINK
Live FM performances bootleg. Syd Barrett - vocals, guitar, Roger Waters – bass guitar, vocals, Richard Wright – farfisa and hammond organs, piano, vocals and Nick Mason – drums, percussion. Paris Theatre, London, UK 16th July 1970 1.Embryo 2.Green Is The Colour 3.Careful With That Axe Eugene 4.If 5.Atom Heart Mother (Orchestra Versions) Piper Club, Rome, Italy - First European International Pop Festival 6 Th May 1968 6.Astronomy Domine 7.Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 8.Interstellar Overdrive LINK
The Poppy Family was a late 1960s and early 1970s Canadian pop music group, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Singer/songwriter Terry Jacks met eighteen year old Susan Pesklevits in the late 1960s, and together they formed a band called "The Powerline", which was soon renamed "Winkin' Blinkin' & Nob". At Pesklevits' insistence, the name was eventually changed to "The Poppy Family". The name was chosen when Terry Jacks picked the word Poppy at random from a dictionary. The two were married at approximately the same time that The Poppy Family recorded their first album, and Pesklevits was henceforth known as Susan Jacks. Which Way You Goin' Billy?, released in 1969, was the first album The Poppy Family. They scored their biggest hit with title track "Which Way You Goin' Billy?". The album has yet to be released on modern formats and remains a rare vinyl. The Poppy Family disbanded in 1973. 01 - That's Where I Went Wrong 02 - Free From The City 03 - Beyond The Clouds 04 - A Good Thing Lost 05 - You Took My Moonlight Away 06 - There's No Blood In Bone 07 - Happy Island 08 - Which Way You Goin' Billy 09 - Shadows On My Wall 10 - What Can The Matter Be 11 - For Running Wild 12 - Of Cities And Escapes LINK
Babe Ruth are a rock music group, primarily active through the 1970s, from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Their characteristically 'heavy' sound is marked by powerful vocals from Janita Haan and full arrangements by Alan Shacklock. They are acknowledged as having more commercial success in North America than in their home country. When the group was first formed in 1971, they were called Shacklock after their guitarist Alan Shacklock. Members included Janita Haan and Dave Hewitt, with Dave Punshon and Dick Powell later joining. The first release was their single "Elusive"; their first album, First Base, went gold in Canada, sold well in the US, but had disappointing sales by comparison in the UK. The song "The Mexican" has been covered and mixed many times. Among them, it was covered in 1984 by John "Jellybean" Benitez with vocals by the original singer, Janita Haan. "The Mexican" was mixed into the third track of The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One by Liam Howlett of The Prodigy in 1999. The sleeve design, painting and photography were by Roger Dean. Engineered by Tony Clark and Kete Go at EMI Studios, Abbey Road between June and September 1972. 01 - Wells Fargo 02 - Runaways 03 - King Kong 04 - Black Dog 05 - Mexican 06 - Joker LINK
The Third Eye was a Heavy prog-psych group from South Africa. Ron Selby, who played lead guitar in South Africa’s premier heavy-prog band the Third Eye, recruited his kid sister to play organ in the band. And with then-14-year-old Dawn Selby at the keys, the Third Eye released a trio of psychedelic nuggets in 1969-70 that could have been stiff competition for the likes of such similar-sounding acts as Chicago Transit Authority, Alice Cooper, and the Electric Flag had the US and Europe not banned groups from South Africa on account of the growing Apartheid movement there. The scarcity of original copies of these albums, recorded and released on Polydor, make 1969’s Awakening… and its follow-up Searching and 1970’s Brother worth quite a small fortune on the collector’s market. 01 - A Sad Tail 02 - Selby's Hospitality 03 - Retain Your Half Ticket 04 - Stagemakers 05 - Awakening 06 - I Can't Believe It LINK
Orang Utan, previously known as Hunter, was a British heavy psych blues rock band from London. Terry "Nobby" Clark (vocals), Mick Clarke (guitar), Sid Fairman (guitar), Paul Roberts (bass) and Jeff Seopardie (drums)."Great one off album from this early 70's UK five piece. Hard Rock with a blues background by the sound of things, great guitar and vocals. This one should appeal to fans of Leafhound, Led Zeppelin, Free etc. Only released in West Germany at the time, their self-titled 1970 album has come to the attention of a wider audience since its cd rerelease on Lizard Records in the late 1990s. Give this one a shot, there's at least one classic track on here, (opener, "I Can See Inside Your Head"), but the rest of the material is of a very high standard too. Vocals are in the Pete French/Paul Rogers style, the feller has a great set of pipes. Just a pity they didn't record more than this one album. As a legacy, it's slim, but groaning with quality.” 01 - I Can See Inside Your Head 02 - Slipping Away 03 - Love Queen 04 - Chocolate Piano 05 - If You Leave 06 - Fly Me High 07 - Country Hike 08 - Magic Playground LINK
