tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30326636621656903582024-03-18T19:05:20.036+01:00Darius, Don't You Get The Feelin60' Psychedelic Rock, Blues, Hardrock, Bootlegs in very good soundquality, 50-60's R&B, Early soul/funk, Scanned quality artwork.ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.comBlogger771125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-18247444904020337262024-02-16T16:10:00.001+01:002024-02-16T16:10:06.322+01:00Clifford T. Ward - Singer, Songwriter (Folk-Rock UK 1972) <div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgEpZJGizzHi6Fws6XkG2-63gmNoOzbkDKmjE7Bzvi5pWiUKPegmzEE2kSUORkgPKMVnlZXQAdvcRLzfJjuT0yo4a-RSrryRxc8hBqkoZ7BJ2zHHIRmI7PR9yXBJAApZiiQNXau-ECMekdCaP_QTibRvkez_WIhyphenhyphenYFPwvn9h4Oq35ERqGg892uMJM1FNm/s1535/Clifford%20T.%20Ward%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgEpZJGizzHi6Fws6XkG2-63gmNoOzbkDKmjE7Bzvi5pWiUKPegmzEE2kSUORkgPKMVnlZXQAdvcRLzfJjuT0yo4a-RSrryRxc8hBqkoZ7BJ2zHHIRmI7PR9yXBJAApZiiQNXau-ECMekdCaP_QTibRvkez_WIhyphenhyphenYFPwvn9h4Oq35ERqGg892uMJM1FNm/w640-h640/Clifford%20T.%20Ward%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b style="color: #666666; font-family: "Signika Negative"; font-size: large;">Size: 103 MB</b></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>Bitrate: 256</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>mp3</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>Ripped by: ChrisGoesRock</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>Artwork Included</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>Source: japan 24-Bit Remaster</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>Clifford Thomas Ward (10 February 1944, — 18 December 2001) was a popular English singer-songwriter, best known for his career as a solo artist.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>Born in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, Ward was one of five children, having one sister and three brothers. He was educated at Stourport Secondary Modern School, and there he met his wife, Pat, when she was 13 years old, and he 14. At school he spent some time as a choir boy. Ward and Pat married when he was 17 and she 16, after Pat became pregnant with the first of their four children: Debbie, Martin, Sam and Polly.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>In 1962, shortly after leaving school, Ward formed a beat band 'Cliff Ward and The Cruisers'. The band was popular in Birmingham and also in demand at American Army bases in France. It was during this time abroad that Ward wrote "Home Thoughts From Abroad" (a song that would later appear on his second solo album and also as the B-side of "Gaye"). In the mid 1960s and after several member changes, the group was re-named 'Martin Raynor and The Secrets' with Ward in the role of the elusive Raynor. The fictitious name was soon dropped and the band continued on as 'The Secrets', and went on to tour around Britain and France, achieving moderate success. Along the way, six singles were recorded by the group (ten of the songs penned by Ward himself), though these made little impact.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>In 1968, following the demise of The Secrets, Ward decided he needed to get a 'real job', and so spent the following three years at a teacher training college, ultimately finding employment at nearby North Bromsgrove High School, teaching English and drama. One of his pupils was the future wife of Sting, Trudie Styler. The children heard singing on Ward's early albums were from North Bromsgrove High School. In his spare time, he continued songwriting and recorded his first solo album Singer Songwriter.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZ_UYTY6y0AXFOxz7AJqq77cV0Tk2iDdDpSP53_Q0S3tzQlV8ZhSxq191VcxzTXGzDpzAnWK2VOzO6DDnpcJi8ZXkfzYOdwHhVWn0_A4w9ntBiRAx89ikVuAYAbdoKsj8f19-e2lebtO5nhkibYwjDDMO4NfocCYCyPq9n2aGZxNu-rNexs-WTv0NXslh/s1535/Clifford%20T.%20Ward%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZ_UYTY6y0AXFOxz7AJqq77cV0Tk2iDdDpSP53_Q0S3tzQlV8ZhSxq191VcxzTXGzDpzAnWK2VOzO6DDnpcJi8ZXkfzYOdwHhVWn0_A4w9ntBiRAx89ikVuAYAbdoKsj8f19-e2lebtO5nhkibYwjDDMO4NfocCYCyPq9n2aGZxNu-rNexs-WTv0NXslh/w640-h640/Clifford%20T.%20Ward%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />His first album, Singer Songwriter, was released in 1972 on Dandelion Records (a label formed by the late disc jockey John Peel) just before it went into liquidation. As a result, the album received little media coverage and went largely unnoticed. Signing a new recording contract with Charisma Records, Ward went on to have a hit with the single "Gaye". It sold over a million copies worldwide and reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1973.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>In July 1973, following the success of "Gaye", Ward's second album Home Thoughts achieved healthy sales and reached number 40 in the UK Albums Chart. At this point, wanting to concentrate on music full time, he gave up the teaching profession. He made a rare public appearance in August, performing "Gaye" on Top of the Pops. In January 1974 Ward entered the singles chart again at number 37 with "Scullery", a track from his third album Mantle Pieces.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>Subsequent singles, notably "No More Rock'n'Roll", "Jigsaw Girl", "Ocean of Love" and "I Got Lost Tonight" (written by the U.S. singer-songwriter Tim Moore, one of the very rare occasions when he recorded outside material) were loved by BBC Radio presenters and programmers but Ward never made it into the UK charts again. It was said that he would have had more commercial success were it not for his dislike of touring, public appearances, interviews and photo shoots. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjV7V2PP27PgyYr_cx1kyesNWX0pjKo3tdje9-uJlr3oHxT0cmMZ5Z6ZI8RppCAsMq-Z3xm-z6nJfTyBqGoPQWCGRCmjQSiwJgpCbNOftSQxIl6WytQJDm14-6dObqQKumZimYY29GI9NHJzDDellHkJyGeZfRxHZfhl2ckKNZpTTt2rRrwjRBYK0qOk2/s1428/Clifford%20T.%20Ward%20-%20CD%20Label.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1425" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjV7V2PP27PgyYr_cx1kyesNWX0pjKo3tdje9-uJlr3oHxT0cmMZ5Z6ZI8RppCAsMq-Z3xm-z6nJfTyBqGoPQWCGRCmjQSiwJgpCbNOftSQxIl6WytQJDm14-6dObqQKumZimYY29GI9NHJzDDellHkJyGeZfRxHZfhl2ckKNZpTTt2rRrwjRBYK0qOk2/w638-h640/Clifford%20T.%20Ward%20-%20CD%20Label.gif" width="638" /></a></div><br />"The Best Is Yet To Come", from the album Both of Us, enjoyed success when covered by Justin Hayward, and his songs were also recorded by Cliff Richard, Jack Jones, Art Garfunkel, and Judy Collins. He was compared to Paul McCartney by reviewers and his songs have strong melodies and concise, original lyrics.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>In 1984 Ward was diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis. He continued to record and write songs while living at home, cared for by his wife Pat.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>In 1994, Ward was interviewed by local paper, the Wolverhampton Express & Star. He told reporter Aidan Goldstraw: "I have not and will not come to terms with this illness. There are times - usually quite late at night - when I'm almost normal again. But unless they find a cure for this dreadful MS, then I don't see a future".</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>Also then, he recorded his eleventh and what would be his last new album, Julia And Other New Stories, crawling on all fours into his home-based recording studio to finish it. At around the same time, a stage musical, Shattered World, was produced as a tribute to him, based on his life and his battle against MS. Half of the songs were Ward's own, and half were numbers written by others about him.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>In the early winter of 2001, he fell ill from pneumonia and entered a Kidderminster hospital. He died there a few weeks later, on 18 December.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><i>01. Coathanger</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><i>02. Sam</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><i>03. Leader</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><i>04. A Dream</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><i>05. Anticipation</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><i>06. Rayne</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><i>07. The Session Singer</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><i>08. Carrie</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><i>09. God Help Me</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><i>10. The Cause Is Good</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><i>11. Sympathy</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><i>12. Circus Girl</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><i>13. You Knock When You Should Come In</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><i>14. Sidetrack</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/IiwhTDwQ#ZzpO0SVpm9ootxVKvaLTsBxwVeKlff8FsTq5cEXWDrA" target="_blank">Ward</a></div><div>or</div><div>2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/ZCJSZ1RA/Ward.rar_links" target="_blank">Ward</a></div><div>or</div><div>3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/QjSwW" target="_blank">Ward</a></div><div><br /></div></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-12187307454005918102024-02-16T15:53:00.001+01:002024-02-16T15:53:21.706+01:00Chris Rohmann - The Man i Am Today (Rare Folk UK 1973) <div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13gin8z-5BzjZ4my3bMq6Z9PT7hd5vaYyLM4CNH09jjkOG53db5V1rT0Vj7i5a_TnX6Vc7Y4-GQap1NPILVBGNH50dwjWTaOXF1IRkqsv4epp0FcUlg0aP62a8gz75Wo2cDTiVijIphKqNeKo0GY2V8YlYq0bf1safh-mmp0b46QccJPveUaHmOU6w-kM/s1535/Chris%20Rohmann%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13gin8z-5BzjZ4my3bMq6Z9PT7hd5vaYyLM4CNH09jjkOG53db5V1rT0Vj7i5a_TnX6Vc7Y4-GQap1NPILVBGNH50dwjWTaOXF1IRkqsv4epp0FcUlg0aP62a8gz75Wo2cDTiVijIphKqNeKo0GY2V8YlYq0bf1safh-mmp0b46QccJPveUaHmOU6w-kM/w640-h640/Chris%20Rohmann%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">Size: 85.1 MB</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">Bitrate: 256</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">mp3</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">Ripped by: ChrisGoesRock</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">Artwork Included</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">Source: 24-Bit Remaster</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaanAbEr1Di2kUi_ZZhpjkfl5rr5YDdECjnPR3RieNibMj7PETrfTJpT9cefDak_NOOuXgzcQUYip_kvfzinOA75Ebq-CFdLHzB-SgiJPtmrWE-S2Q84i8spwRKa_trt2-LYvSJcJ0_EeSFqdBCycYkrd3JAjRJScZpwiabt8Xs_wRaYC-NJZo_SILmgrC/s1535/Chris%20Rohmann%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaanAbEr1Di2kUi_ZZhpjkfl5rr5YDdECjnPR3RieNibMj7PETrfTJpT9cefDak_NOOuXgzcQUYip_kvfzinOA75Ebq-CFdLHzB-SgiJPtmrWE-S2Q84i8spwRKa_trt2-LYvSJcJ0_EeSFqdBCycYkrd3JAjRJScZpwiabt8Xs_wRaYC-NJZo_SILmgrC/w640-h640/Chris%20Rohmann%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Who is this artist (?)</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Sorry, but i have no info about this artist. Anyone who can help me (?)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>01. The Chair Song </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>02. Biography </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>03. Roll Your Dreams On </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>04. What Would It Be Like </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>05. I Don't Know What To Say </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>06. Riot ( Are You Afraid) </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>07. The Man I Am Today </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>08. The Lion And The Deer </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>09. I Must Fly </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>10. Song Of The Farmer </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>11. Sing </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>12. Happy Birthday </i></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/RiAlgYJS#QJxiWwSf3Uj6XXTRGxaY-rYVOdRpjI8mkblA4MriaTc" target="_blank">Chris</a></div><div>or</div><div>2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/ZREMRGZA/Chris.rar_links" target="_blank">Chris</a></div><div>or</div><div>3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/DjxzS" target="_blank">Chris</a></div><div><br /></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-74385483286847989542024-02-16T15:38:00.001+01:002024-02-16T15:38:25.865+01:00Steve Cropper, Albert King - Jammed Together (Superb Blues US 1969)<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJnAyGUipfbUx6uvq6y5EqhIwaOn5HFD-SNyOGRjVG_asyp3MKivub7wUk53jZAxJkqkbaqWZrPm4ljIatfk6bGygyyLmP0H-nhx8somYyv-6HqkB0oyNbiwsdCMBzHvdHRvLuZ8S6b0Nb5j_ofxMwIma8cyIr4yL5ap9-T41wCiPSnI5PWxDy7nDicWT/s1535/Steve%20Cropper%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJnAyGUipfbUx6uvq6y5EqhIwaOn5HFD-SNyOGRjVG_asyp3MKivub7wUk53jZAxJkqkbaqWZrPm4ljIatfk6bGygyyLmP0H-nhx8somYyv-6HqkB0oyNbiwsdCMBzHvdHRvLuZ8S6b0Nb5j_ofxMwIma8cyIr4yL5ap9-T41wCiPSnI5PWxDy7nDicWT/w640-h640/Steve%20Cropper%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">Size: 91.8 MB</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">Bitrate: 256</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">mp3</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">Ripped by: ChrisGoesRock</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">Artwork Included</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">Source: Japan 24-Bit Remaster</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">One thing is certain...when these guys said "Jammed Together", they MEANT it; what an awesome album this is! Here we have two of the blues' elder statesmen (Pop Staples & Albert King), and the young "whippersnapper" (Steve Cropper) all assembled in one place, and the results are fantastic; there's no doubt that the three of them had a great time making this album! </span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMCZS55ymFSyJxBk1uaSRffqtrmbOX7e0ZL8MCqHgNQxag6PW3d500RdAbK9ePsA8WhnM3FDKUUjUV-8-t9vRuAgdC_rCQpKCtW8XHyodnJkrcC89NvNYNsnnbldDgg78zoIWxhN-_ElSgPacvrvLmlqyLKvQfFMptdE4xn9APxG-dojVgI5STjOmbvsB/s3071/Steve%20Cropper%20-%20Foldout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="3071" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMCZS55ymFSyJxBk1uaSRffqtrmbOX7e0ZL8MCqHgNQxag6PW3d500RdAbK9ePsA8WhnM3FDKUUjUV-8-t9vRuAgdC_rCQpKCtW8XHyodnJkrcC89NvNYNsnnbldDgg78zoIWxhN-_ElSgPacvrvLmlqyLKvQfFMptdE4xn9APxG-dojVgI5STjOmbvsB/w640-h320/Steve%20Cropper%20-%20Foldout.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />"Jammed Together" isn't an album of self-indulgent guitar solos and noodling to satisfy egos; the title tells you all you need to know: this is all meat, no filler, folks. Because each of the three guitarists have very distinctive playing styles and tones, you can literally pick them out as you listen to it. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">A great example of this can be heard on the rocking instrumental "Big Bird", where Cropper, King and Staples each occupy the left, middle and right stereo channels respectively, but the stereo separation didn't really need to be done so you'll know who is who; as I said, you'll literally be able to identify them with each solo turn. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsVmvWEQ6Cl4ybfaEMGcwrs4z6cQ6VfY2SJ3tE1xlBLJCe2CGbbK8fJ7D1XxP3uQnurX0Ud-UJjG45IJWyuUZnvMx4QQuxUjialz79IqMeltRxXCDq1lOx0axe2T3Yaog6Ugy_Ic1g6_EuceYiVj6wLEfcBWD7m2uf9ngxqx4osojPUgCpV66W7KPHcjz/s1535/Steve%20Cropper%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsVmvWEQ6Cl4ybfaEMGcwrs4z6cQ6VfY2SJ3tE1xlBLJCe2CGbbK8fJ7D1XxP3uQnurX0Ud-UJjG45IJWyuUZnvMx4QQuxUjialz79IqMeltRxXCDq1lOx0axe2T3Yaog6Ugy_Ic1g6_EuceYiVj6wLEfcBWD7m2uf9ngxqx4osojPUgCpV66W7KPHcjz/w640-h640/Steve%20Cropper%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />In addition to the fabulous guitar playing, all three take turns on vocals as well; King leads off with the Ray Charles classic "What I'd Say", Cropper turns in a rare vocal on "Don't Turn Your Heater Down", and Staples on the positively spine-tingling "Tupelo", where his soulful vocals and trademark tremelo-effected guitar give the track a swampy, ominous feel and mood. It's very obvious that this song influenced John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival, as evidenced by the CCR tracks "The Midnight Special" & "Born On The Bayou" alone. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;">Released on the Stax label in early 1969, "Jammed Together" is a genuine blues/soul classic; get it now! </span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>01. What'd I Say 5:28 </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>02. Tupelo 6:00 </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>03. Opus De Soul 5:30 </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>04. Baby, What You Want Me To Do 3:30 </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>05. Big Bird 3:13 </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>06. Homer's Theme 2:11 </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>07. Trashy Dog 3:00 </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>08. Don't Turn Your Heater Down 3:15 </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>09. Water 3:06 </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Source Serif Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>10. Knock On Wood 5:02 </i></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/liBC3CIS#huHGqdYHLKhgyF-ZE0eifBDCI3wRX3daJg2W6nqmn7Q" target="_blank">Cropper</a></div><div>or</div><div>2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/FQOXZVKM/Cropper.rar_links" target="_blank">Cropper</a></div><div>or</div><div>3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/9gV89" target="_blank">Cropper</a></div><div><br /></div></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-7371972574592794492024-01-28T19:12:00.003+01:002024-01-28T19:14:50.858+01:00F.J. McMahon - Spirit of The Golden Juice (Psychedelic Folk US 1969) <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRi05fDhptd8zDl0pmpSmIJuGtWeaH1h6AzI3sNbLBThpU5IqFTkN62jwStDyC2xEVPeHdGadp_iG8Ik37UvEyiMmwKmhqfhOhKJQt3b6tBlNJEwM-cO-Xwm1gpM7hUfSxuBE89rl06BVzkoktF6lAPqgb1XjKrNm9t8pQqi8zF4tOoyWovX9FIr6X-hXb/s1426/F.J.%20McMahon%20-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRi05fDhptd8zDl0pmpSmIJuGtWeaH1h6AzI3sNbLBThpU5IqFTkN62jwStDyC2xEVPeHdGadp_iG8Ik37UvEyiMmwKmhqfhOhKJQt3b6tBlNJEwM-cO-Xwm1gpM7hUfSxuBE89rl06BVzkoktF6lAPqgb1XjKrNm9t8pQqi8zF4tOoyWovX9FIr6X-hXb/w640-h640/F.J.%20McMahon%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">Size: 57.6 MB</span></b></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b>Bitrate: 256</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b>mp3</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b>Ripped by: ChrisGoesRock</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b>Artwork Included</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b>Hypnotic folk-rock introits from California Vietnam vet.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b>Grew up in Santa Barbara, California. He played in several “surf/instrumental” bands through junior and senior high school. Upon graduating Santa Barbara High School in 1964, he enlisted in the Air Force.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b>While stationed at Hamilton Air Force Base just north of San Francisco, he had the opportunity to play a few small clubs and get involved with some of the music scene that was happening in that area between 1965 and 1967. In 1967 he received orders to South East Asia. This involved travel and temporary duty in Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b>After being discharged F.J. returned to Santa Barbara to play and write what would be his only album: Spirit of the Golden Juice. The album was released in 1969. This was followed by two years of hitting the road and playing anyplace that he could. He then played in a succession of bar bands culminating with a move to Hawaii and one more year of gigging bars and hotels. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #f1c232; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufek5xB_GeL9pH03YqbLlxZwvoGz5gM5FOrT4WMKJsHOzCvfrJLlrBjUfPJMWtaCfOgw-UX2wLScnl29OAnPMKySMlSzwkhaR6FhQDRH5TxyBZsOV7uqDqngoCFAhj45E3_jk77BeEGftvKTZzF7y6G9dClXN47hyTuSUFVgGxOnZyvgkpab4VeVxuG_M/s1795/F.J.%20McMahon%20-%20Back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1795" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufek5xB_GeL9pH03YqbLlxZwvoGz5gM5FOrT4WMKJsHOzCvfrJLlrBjUfPJMWtaCfOgw-UX2wLScnl29OAnPMKySMlSzwkhaR6FhQDRH5TxyBZsOV7uqDqngoCFAhj45E3_jk77BeEGftvKTZzF7y6G9dClXN47hyTuSUFVgGxOnZyvgkpab4VeVxuG_M/w640-h498/F.J.%20McMahon%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #7f6000;">With disco on the way in and glitter glam the current flavor of the month, F.J. decided to quit the music business and get a day job. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b>So he went to work for the Atomic Energy Commission as a Security Enforcement Officer on a place called Johnston Atoll. Upon his return to California he met the lady of his life Diane Milano, got married and had two daughters Danielle and Niki. Mixed in with all this was four years in the Navy where he became an avionics technician and served on the USS Ranger. F.J. has spent the last twenty five years as a computer repair and operations specialist.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b>Fred McMahon must have called me at MOJO one day but I have no recollection of it. All I know is that, back in 2004 I received a CD burn of this album in the post. Given I’d forgotten he’d even called my natural next response would have been to stick the CD straight in the listen-to-later box, and get on with something far less important. But written on a post-it note stuck to the back of the CD case were the words “Sorry it took so long” and a signature that looked a lot like “F.J. Mc”. Then there was that cover - an oval Victorian picture frame containing the image of a perplexed, apprehensive young man, standing next to a pot plant, looking like he’d was posing for some 19th Century photographer, before going off to fight in the American Civil War. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b>Then there was that album title, Spirit Of The Golden Juice, suggesting something mystical yet seedy, transcendental but intoxicating. It needed to be played. Well, Spirit of The Golden Juice doesn’t come upon you like a great album. It neither pounces nor creeps but is just there, like you’ve walked in on the middle of it and it’s always been playing. The opening track, Sister, Brother “begins” with a short military drum paradiddle before guitar and drums flop into a lazy, seemingly eternal time-keeping groove, interspersed with lonesome twangs of Gibson echo as McMahon sings “Sister, brother/come and hold my hand/don’t let me walk away/help me stand.” McMahon’s voice is something else: nervous, beaten, wary, possessing some of Fred Neil or Tim Hardin’s folk presaging but without their junkie meanness or arrogance. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b>If Spirit has a weakness it’s also its strength: every song sounds the same, keeping to the same lazy rhythm and possessing the same delicate, mournful melodic drift, with only the lyrics changing. But it’s in those lyrics that you get to the heart of the album. On one track he is a drifter who “forgot the way back home”; on another, a man back from a five-year sentence who doesn’t understand how the world works. “I never knew what they meant by duty,” he sings on Five Year Kansas Blues, while on the beautifully sad Early Blue we find him cowering in his room during daylight “I try to hide from people…” Turns out that McMahon was a Santa Barbara surf guitarist who joined the USAF in 1965, receiving orders for a tour of duty of Vietnam two years later. The darkness at the heart of Spirit Of The Golden Juice is combat fatigue, PTSD.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b>“I know I’ve lost a good part of my life,” he sings on the reverberant, premonitory title track, “But I’d do it again / As will most men / Keep on ’til I die.” And what is The Spirit Of The Golden Juice? “That song is about my experiences in Viet Nam, Thailand and the PI,” he tells lysergia.com, “The ‘golden juice’ is I. W. Harper bourbon which was the fuel of the times.” Fred McMahon currently works in computer repairs. If you go to his website http://fjmcmahon.com/ and drop him a line he’ll burn you a copy of his album for $19.95, including postage and packing. [Mojo Magazine]</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><i>01. Sister Brother 4:05 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><i>02. The Road Back Home 3:12 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><i>03. Early Blue 3:02 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><i>04. Black Night Woman 3:22 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><i>05. One Alone Together 2:57 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><i>06. Five Year Kansas Blues 2:44 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><i>07. Enough It Is Done 2:35 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: verdana;"><b><i>08. The Learned Man 2:37 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><span style="color: #7f6000;">09. 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Donny approached Randy and asked him to be in a band he was putting together. Randy agreed, although he wasn’t certain about the bass player or the singer. The name for the band came about one night when the bass player’s younger brother, a child at the time, said, “Well, what about Wildfire?” Everyone laughed at first, because the suggestion came from a “little kid,” but then the laughter stopped and someone said, “Hey, that’s a really good name.” </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">One night Randy and Donny were playing in a band at an underground club in Huntington Beach. Danny walked in as part of the audience, accompanied by 2 chicks. At the break Danny said, “I like the way you play, can I jam with you guys?” The Sixties, the time of free love, of free music. Walk into a club today and ask the band if you could jam with them. Right! </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Randy asked Danny what he played, and Danny replied, “bass, keyboards and vocals.” Randy thought that if this guy is any good, he could replace his bass player AND the singer. After the break, Danny got on stage with Randy and Donny and after Danny’s first note, history was in the making!</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZu4qCdtx817Zs3u1v7GGSukmO0GqG554JwdbtV89w6WoEK9N2_fTSXKaxIJPF1slBAjCVI7kQFwKYsmAvFGbU3wslokOQFrSpmia91mLeC5BGMoECgs3QKmQF3uhcdYk1X9jdgvZnIYiCuwPzgItlq1hnIJ2tH2XIJCCcJh2blOP5szjzHF_glOvkApO4/s1774/Wildfire%20-%20Back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1774" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZu4qCdtx817Zs3u1v7GGSukmO0GqG554JwdbtV89w6WoEK9N2_fTSXKaxIJPF1slBAjCVI7kQFwKYsmAvFGbU3wslokOQFrSpmia91mLeC5BGMoECgs3QKmQF3uhcdYk1X9jdgvZnIYiCuwPzgItlq1hnIJ2tH2XIJCCcJh2blOP5szjzHF_glOvkApO4/w640-h502/Wildfire%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Quilter Amplifiers</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Shortly before Randy met Danny, he was working with a bass player named Mike Castevens. Mike rode an old Indian motorcycle and was working at this guy Pat Quilter’s formative guitar-amp shop. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Randy was using a Fender Single Showman at the time and he was constantly blowing it up trying to play Jimi Hendrix licks. He really needed the Dual Showman version, but you couldn’t just add another speaker to the existing cabinet, the output transformer was set to drive only one. Randy’s father passed by Fender Musical Instruments in Fullerton each day on his way to work, and he would take in the amp every other day or so to get a new speaker. After about five warranty replacement speakers (expensive JBL D130F’s) he was basically advised that he was expecting too much from the amp. What to do? </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Mike introduced Randy to Pat Quilter, saying “this guy is an electrical genius, he can build you whatever you want.” Pat’s first idea was to replace the single 15 with a set of four 12-inch speakers wired for the same impedance. These were the heaviest-duty speakers available from a local electronics store. They held up for a little while but eventually fried as well. However, Randy thought this was progress at least, and remained interested in what would happen next at “Da Shoppe”. The group Randy and Mike played in broke up, so equipment plans were put on hold, but when Danny joined the band, Randy realized that Pat Quilter was what Wildfire needed. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Mike Castevens, who played bass with Pat Quilter’s younger brother in their high school band “The Blown Mind”, had commissioned the first Quilter amp with the inspiring nameplate “A Quilter Sound Thing.” It was a 100 watt amp that sold for $250. Pat remembers that he had to do everything over twice before it worked, and that he made about 3 cents an hour after all was done! </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">“Flushed with success,” according to Pat, he went into business in 1968 and quickly connected with several local bands in Southern California, including Wildfire. A great part of the dominance of the Wildfire sound was due to the next-generation Quilter amplifiers they used. Randy got an early prototype of the “Model 500” which had 200 watts, but only 3 main control knobs – volume, treble and bass. Pat squeezed in a little mid-range knob to add “contour” and give the sound more overdrive, but Randy didn’t consider that one of the main controls. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Having learned not to skimp on speakers, the Model 500 came with a single tall cabinet holding no less than six Altec 417C guitar speakers – a truly cosmic experience! There are a few 455 and 500 heads in the Quilter museum, but no original Quilter speaker bottoms have surfaced – no doubt they were eventually recycled as closets or storage units. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">The earliest Model 500 amplifiers were plenty loud, but there were some bugs in the design. For some reason, about 25% of them would “just blow!” If they made it through a few gigs, they were usually good for life. They were the loudest thing available, even compared to a Marshall stack at the time. Danny played through a newer, cleaned-up Model 455 with a 2 x 1 Altec bass cabinet. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Later Randy asked Pat to build him a bigger stack, and he was rewarded with a 500 watt monster with 2 4-12 cabinets. The stack contained a faceplate that said “The Randy Love Model” and cost him $2,100. It stood about 8-10 inches taller than a Marshall and, according to Randy, “just kicked ass!” Unfortunately, the power of this amplifier did not catch on with other bands. </span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">By about 1972, it became clear to Pat and his partners that they had missed their chance to take over the world in guitar amplifiers. Marshall had already become the standard for “big stacks” and other companies had taken up the rest of the business. Beginning in the mid-seventies, “Quilter” became “QSC” and refocused on rack-mounted general purpose amplifiers. The company has since worked its way to leadership in the general sound reinforcement industry. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Check out today’s Quilter amps at www.qsc.com.</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">California</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">The main venue for the band in California was Finnegan’s Rainbow, a nightclub in Orange County owned by Syl Grove. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Soon after the association with Danny, the band began rehearing in a house on 19th Street in Costa Mesa. They had been together only 3 weeks when they were offered the opportunity to play an outdoor concert at the University of California at Irvine (UCI), headlining Lee Michaels. There were 8 or 10 other bands on the bill, including Love, and Wildfire went on right before Lee Michaels. Thousands of people showed up, including people from Finnegan’s Rainbow. Soon after the show Wildfire was asked to be the house band at Finnegan’s, playing 5 nights a week. After only a few appearances, lines formed around the block waiting to get into the club and hear the band. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Another memorable concert was at an obscure location in the hills above Laguna Beach known as the “Top of the World,” a remote spot available at that time only via a dirt road. Wildfire pioneered the concept of “word of mouth” advertising, and told a small number of people about the venue. The band knew a man who worked for the Aliso Creek Water District, and he had the keys to all of the locked gates. Given entrance, the roadies set up the gear on a flat-bed truck with a 10kW gas generator. About 500 people came through the gates, settled into the beautiful valley setting, and the gates were locked once again. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">The Top of the World concert stands as one of the epitomes of “peace/love/joy.” There was no violence. No arguments. No “hassles,” as they said back then. The audience was as much in love with the music as the boys were making it. As was fitting, the generator ran out of gas on the last song, the second encore, “Quicksand.” There were rumors that the Orange County Sheriff’s Department personnel were outside the gates wondering where all that music was coming from, hearing the cheers of 500+ people from somewhere up on that mountain! </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">The Top of the World concert stands out in a series of outdoor concerts in Southern California. The Ortega Festival, the last outdoor concert Wildfire did in California, was much larger, almost 2,000 people, and the organizers were not ready for the crowds. Wildfire played at the end of the day, and by that time, the venue had become a dust bowl, covering the guitar strings with dirt. It was the last outdoor venue Wildfire played until they came to Texas. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Prior to the Ortega Festival, Wildfire had played at the Merced County Fairgrounds, opening for Elvin Bishop and Santana. It was a typical county fair situation, with people from the surrounding areas coming to enjoy a day of county fair activities. The bands performed outside in the afternoon, and then were to perform inside a convention center that evening. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Wildfire created such a stir with their loud amplification and high-energy original songs that other more established bands were in awe of their musical power. Thousands of faces turned away from the main stage and started grooving on this powerful trio. Ultimately, the name acts asked the promoters to cancel the indoor appearance of Wildfire, and as usual, money spoke. Despite the pleas of the audience, Wildfire was not allowed to perform that evening. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Wildfire had better luck with the Laguna Beach movie theater. One night Randy was walking past the theatre, right across from the beach, thinking that it would be a great place to play after the movies were finished. He walked in and asked for the manager, who happened to be there, and told him of his idea. Several weeks later the manager called Randy and said that his theatre was about to go out of business, so he had nothing to lose by adding bands at midnight. The boys of Wildfire were geared for the show and had friends doing the promo work. The place was packed and the crowd was on its feet by the end of the show. That single night launched a concert series on Friday and Saturday nights that lasted nearly 4 years. Jerry Garcia and other groups of international acclaim played there. It was at this venue that Wildfire opened for Blue Cheer in the late 1960’s. The local attention paid to Wildfire assured that any name act would find a packed audience.</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Texas</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">A Texas promoter heard Wildfire in Southern California and brought them to Austin to play a private concert at The Hill On The Moon, a 55-acre ranch north of Austin by the lake. Because they were so intense and so ahead of their time, they became an instant hit locally in the Austin area. Austin is home to The University of Texas at Austin, and with approximately 40,000 students in the late 1960’s, it was the perfect place to live during the academic school year. The band returned to Southern California during the summer. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">The boys loved the college campus, mainly for the beautiful Texas women! At one point, they lived at The Dobie, a high-rise, off-campus, co-ed dorm near the University. The Dobie had a “hippie theater” in it, and in exchange for a concert once a week, the boys lived free in the building for a while. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">The Armadillo World Headquarters was a favorite venue for the band (www.awhq.com.) The October, 1970 concerts opening for Freddie King, brought Wildfire to the attention of more Austin music lovers. The two-night stand was memorialized in a poster no longer available, but viewable on the website www.classicposters.com. Freddie King was not traveling with his own band, and Jimmy Vaughn’s band at the time backed him up. Randy remembers that Freddie did not even carry extra guitar strings, and that on both evenings Randy had to give Freddie an e-string before the show. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">At that time in Austin, the biggest draw next to Wildfire was Krackerjack. Krackerjack had a winning format – they wrote most of their own stuff and people could dance to their music all night long. With both bands on the ticket, the promoters and club owners were always pleased – Krackerjack sold a lot of beer and Wildfire sold a lot of tickets. Stevie Ray Vaughan played with Krackerjack for a while. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Charlie Hatchett, of the Hatchett Talent Agency, which is still alive today, booked them in and around the Austin area. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">The band drew a different crowd in Austin when they played at Maggie’s, an after-hours coffee house near the Holiday Inn on East Avenue somewhere between River Street and First Street. People would stay all night at Maggie’s, listening to music and discussing Viet Nam. Many a person who contributed memories to this history confessed a crush on Miss Maggie! We are still looking for Maggie. If you have any knowledge of how to find her, please send an e-mail to the band. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Wildfire frequently played at The Jam Factory in San Antonio, a club owned by Joe A. Miller. Here they opened for the Allman Brothers, when Dwayne Allman was still alive and the band was rocking. Wildfire played at a Port Arthur surfing contest where the hotel would not let them check in because of their long hair. This performance marked the first time Donny was using Sparkle drumheads and they broke! </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Headlined by Doug Sahm and the Sir Douglas Quintet, Wildfire played at the San Antonio Coliseum. ZZ Top was also one of the opening acts. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">Another obscure venue where the band played often and to rave reviews was at Jim Marlin’s club in Brownwood, a small town in West Texas. A picture of them playing this club is on the CD release of the original demo album.</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">The 1970 Demo Album</span></b></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">When Wildfire determined it was time to cut a demo album, they began in California at the Beach Boys’ studio, putting down the bass and guitar tracks. Wildfire guitarist Randy Love is Beach Boy Mike Love’s cousin. A Texas promoter convinced the band that Texas was the place they wanted to be and the place they wanted to record, and the boys returned to Austin, eventually ending up at Sonobeat’s Western Hills Drive studio toward the end of the year. There they cut a demo of original music, 8 power-packed songs of timeless rock and roll. Sonobeat owner Bill Josey, Sr. produced and engineered this demo album which, like all of Sonobeat’s classic demos, was released in a plain white jacket with hand-written numbers on white stickers.</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">According to Pat Quilter, “to my knowledge, this was the only recording of Quilter amps used at full power.” </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">In addition to the few copies given out in Austin, the demo was sold at Sound Spectrum, a record store in Southern California owned by Jimmy Otto at the time. Wildfire gave only 100 albums to the store, and they were sold out in 2 days. The store begged fore more, and Sound Spectrum was given an additional 100 albums. They were sold out in a matter of hours, setting an all-time record albums at the store, per Jimmy Otto. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">The authorized demo album has a white cover with an adhesive label. The label on the vinyl reads “Primo” and was drawn by Randy Love. Autumn Leaves and BMI were on the label. </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><i>01. Stars in the Sky </i></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><i>02. Down to Earth </i></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><i>03. Time Will Tell </i></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><i>04. Don’t Look For Me </i></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><i>05. Free </i></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><i>06. What Have I Got Now </i></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;"><i>07. Let It Happen </i></span></div><div><i><span style="color: red; font-family: Average Sans; font-size: medium;">08. Quicksand</span> </i></div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/xy5U3TQR#1F3RnNZodnY3crpg_xrcOcdCKWzu9K-6xG89K7RQhtM" target="_blank">Wildfire</a></div><div>or</div><div>2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/BAWHAISS/Wildfire.rar_links" target="_blank">Wildfire</a></div><div>or</div><div>3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/V8KTT" target="_blank">Wildfire</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2R1fxvYBbLztNvDsHFKuyYdYiZtPIHXiE-5K76TI3zlNHlUvodrehyphenhyphenPRjn30RZCx8pgfuSYhN3wG9BQmPnVzycD-vhFoA1NqwrELPu6T0gN6XdQ5T0C5fvw_prK5v1XrO8x_NCowTixbdm6Z6OEBaemu7gKv9yAeojOWrC1e1EurNEic9O1MF5iG0Oyp/s766/Wildfire%20-%20Photo%20VII.jpg" style="font-family: "Average Sans"; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2R1fxvYBbLztNvDsHFKuyYdYiZtPIHXiE-5K76TI3zlNHlUvodrehyphenhyphenPRjn30RZCx8pgfuSYhN3wG9BQmPnVzycD-vhFoA1NqwrELPu6T0gN6XdQ5T0C5fvw_prK5v1XrO8x_NCowTixbdm6Z6OEBaemu7gKv9yAeojOWrC1e1EurNEic9O1MF5iG0Oyp/s16000/Wildfire%20-%20Photo%20VII.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-78811300602867028092024-01-28T18:09:00.002+01:002024-01-28T18:16:41.294+01:00Mariani - Perpetuum Mobile (Psychedelic Fuzzed Out Hardrock US 1970) <div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJbHQwfYvZJPQsOeXbfmxg6_CmYmAElbdvMDdaPwbOA2IL5T7blEZCSiAuyUkevP3hPpKL-w5IDQ0UVD12BDc0AUTonEgWw_Vw_nu1PSkG-fGjtorTAii7zRE0j9QV-0-6vj8X2jL4G6xknCwNZWtQxLAF0oUokwkHxgG73R7O9q3uD5hilxyO2uJIysl/s1535/Mariani%20-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJbHQwfYvZJPQsOeXbfmxg6_CmYmAElbdvMDdaPwbOA2IL5T7blEZCSiAuyUkevP3hPpKL-w5IDQ0UVD12BDc0AUTonEgWw_Vw_nu1PSkG-fGjtorTAii7zRE0j9QV-0-6vj8X2jL4G6xknCwNZWtQxLAF0oUokwkHxgG73R7O9q3uD5hilxyO2uJIysl/w640-h640/Mariani%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">Size: 97.9 MB</span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">Bitrate: 256</span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">mp3</span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">Ripped By: ChrisGoesRock</span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">Artwork Included</span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">Ultra-rare album originally released as acetate only in 1970 by Austin based psychedelic rock-blues combo featuring a 16 year old Eric Johnson, Vince Mariani and Jay Podolnick...contains two bonus tracks from a rare single 'Re-Birth Day' and 'Memories'.</span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">This Mariani album comes in either a plain white cover with MARIANI written at the upper right or a cover with stamped info MARIANI at upper right, PERPETUUM MOBILE at upper right, SONOBEAT STEREO at lower right and ADVANCE COPY with a handwritten number at lower left. That´s all. </span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">Labels have the numbers HEC 411 / HEC 412. </span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">The record sold for $10.000 mentioned above had the cover with stamped info </span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">Reviewed by: Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck: </span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">A trio called Mariani originally recorded Perpetuum Mobile in 1970. In 2001 Akarma Records resurrected this sought after collectable. A young 16-year-old guitarist was making some noise then, his name was Eric Johnson. Many music lovers found out about Johnson through his breakthrough album Ah Via Musicom in 1990. After The Ventures had initiated me and opened my ears to instrumental rock, I heard Johnson's song "Trademark," which was enjoying a steady rotation on FM radio. Enamored by the new sound, I consequently started my search for all the instrumental guitar music that I could get my hands on. </span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">This reissued classic rock-blues album comes packaged in gatefold sleeve with the original stunning artwork and lengthy and informative liner notes that fill up both sides of the inner sleeves. </span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxC3RlNcBQvfv6OOEqEUl449mIVLjgRCBiIVIqPyCzf-pLHytRc-c_Q1ciNiwcXcDhJtPE5vFHojS5hL7OobplTErQfMGMbQ1xSKNUgoqG-DF39jbKDKcNFDq29SjC8NuYbXB9D3RtV3fXM2J4gvJIB3TkCzJ-yRLsJ1_WFiOQ7iCO8LRs-FqICus5ltd/s1535/Mariani%20-%20Back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxC3RlNcBQvfv6OOEqEUl449mIVLjgRCBiIVIqPyCzf-pLHytRc-c_Q1ciNiwcXcDhJtPE5vFHojS5hL7OobplTErQfMGMbQ1xSKNUgoqG-DF39jbKDKcNFDq29SjC8NuYbXB9D3RtV3fXM2J4gvJIB3TkCzJ-yRLsJ1_WFiOQ7iCO8LRs-FqICus5ltd/w640-h640/Mariani%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I really did not know what to expect when I put this platter on my turntable. I thought it might have been one of those castaway recordings that you hear 30 years after the fact. This however was not the case. Johnson, Vince Mariani (drums, vocals), and Jay Podolick (bass, vocals) were a powerful trio. Johnson was only a 16-year-old kid but he sounded years beyond capabilities as a lead guitar player. </span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">The cuts recorded for this album were not for the faint of heart or meant for top-forty airplay, some are complex jams that run for over five minutes. The beginning of side two starts things off with a Vanilla Fudge/Cactus like blues-rock session. That song was the decisive factor for me. It solidified in my mind that Johnson was indeed big league material long before he received that recognition. </span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">It is time to blow the dust off your turntable and start your LP collection again. This album will inspire you ... I guarantee it. Even if you are not interested in the music, the cover alone is a real eye catcher for science fiction buffs or album art collectors. I loved the entire package myself, and was enlightened once again about an artist I have always enjoyed.</span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><div>“Perpetuum Mobile”, the awesome rare import disc by MARIANI featuring Texas guitar legend - ERIC JOHNSON, includes 13 trax (52 minutes) of killer, bad-ass, mind-blowing, grooved-out, authentically trippy retro-70’s bluesy Hendrixy heavy guitar power trio riffage that will trip your brain hard. The MARIANI: “Perpetuum Mobile” disc was originally recorded and released on vinyl in 1970 when ERIC JOHNSON was only 14 years old! Don’t be fooled by his young age, even @ 14 E.J. was a true heavy guitar hero. Going with a classic Les Paul through a stack of Marshalls mentality, young ERIC JOHNSON gets down hard on his axe and kicks ass with a heavy, get-down Hendrix(y) lead guitar freak-out vibe on the killer “Perpetuum Mobile” disc. Available for the 1st time on c.d., complete with kool packaging and featuring 2 bonus trax, the MARIANI: “Perpetuum Mobile” disc is further proof of the heavy guitar legacy of ERIC JOHNSON and is a rare musical glimpse into his early bluesy Hendrixy heavy guitar power trio roots.</div><div>Through the years, ERIC JOHNSON has acquired himself quite a reputation as one of the best, most respected guitarists in the world. Combining phenomenal technique with feel and a strong sense of originality, E.J. is a true master of the guitar. Starting with the awesome bluesy heavy guitar riffage of the MARIANI disc, then progressing to the fantastic instrumental rock/fusion grooves of the ELECTROMAGNETS, on through to his rather illustrious and diverse solo career, ERIC JOHNSON has proven that he is a world-class guitar legend in every sense of the word.</div></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">NB: (1) all known copies are in a sleeve labeled 'advance copy' and are numbered on the front by hand. It is believed that only 100 copies were made, and known copies are numbered in the double-digits, supporting this theory. (1) counterfeited (Hablabel HBL 11004) 1988, (Fanny 300894) 1997 and also on a CD with additional material. More recently reissued as 10" (Akarma AK 140LP) and CD with both sides of the second 45 as bonus tracks. </span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><i style="color: #7f6000; font-family: "Signika Negative"; font-size: large;">01. Searching For A New Dimension </i></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>02. Re-Birth Day </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>03. Things Are Changing </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>04. Lord I Just Cant Help Myself </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>05. The Unknown Path </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>06. Euphoria </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>07. Message </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>08. Windy Planet </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>09. Re-Birth Day (45 Version) </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">10. Memories</span> </span> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/JnBj1S6b#GinHaNoxJkzBgm7nBgSl1xCEoLkAODLdcbmXVSZ6km0" target="_blank">Mariani</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/UO3EWAZV/Mariani.rar_links" target="_blank">Mariani</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/ZMN6V" target="_blank">Mariani</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8loYyvQ58GXwjLnMhwA5XNGGJhykW2EzAQrrz4YHB4_EE9umJXsWTNyY-o2dTYy0ktcf05LqC4ud6Agditfhx2wReNGZtCQrcHlW7GM-W4c9mz6BE5cbD6UsujGtDO08vPetfHUI0KywzeuimRHasQR2HV8XHpFS9daNb2ojhadOJZT7_10c69UYt1I9/s640/2%20Chopper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="640" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8loYyvQ58GXwjLnMhwA5XNGGJhykW2EzAQrrz4YHB4_EE9umJXsWTNyY-o2dTYy0ktcf05LqC4ud6Agditfhx2wReNGZtCQrcHlW7GM-W4c9mz6BE5cbD6UsujGtDO08vPetfHUI0KywzeuimRHasQR2HV8XHpFS9daNb2ojhadOJZT7_10c69UYt1I9/w640-h610/2%20Chopper.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CtLZcHmXA_g9_eTixbzsHR8zQvKyT_nky0H_TNldYwnbnxHrvG7ngCQw-A2X40SEP2SHVpRCFMV-SjyEZ3ImTdiZXSauLaPngBn4bSJgzUskW9iggqpIsPPTdC8oIdSi-at3vPgf94xdC3tNRupKzOamUXhN_78P4IqcnHEaYQWTeY8JEIhdiM5sRgpH/s960/Chopper%20Girls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="724" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CtLZcHmXA_g9_eTixbzsHR8zQvKyT_nky0H_TNldYwnbnxHrvG7ngCQw-A2X40SEP2SHVpRCFMV-SjyEZ3ImTdiZXSauLaPngBn4bSJgzUskW9iggqpIsPPTdC8oIdSi-at3vPgf94xdC3tNRupKzOamUXhN_78P4IqcnHEaYQWTeY8JEIhdiM5sRgpH/w543-h724/Chopper%20Girls.jpg" width="543" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-30710366114064899512024-01-25T18:56:00.002+01:002024-01-25T18:56:50.338+01:00The Golden Cups - Super Live Session (Great Live Performance, Japan 1969)<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_Hp4Jh3xSWjwEg4G7Q2BhDiz3rUN3Sfwe2pJWS7xHjt6hJv6yxHjTDBFlwTwRlTu4OfDgvcSN2JxnSDDQE8ZBoUwXBy8op0xiNNG1hW_8JyIgwGzgypmry7QXeHN_1bzgur9nYCWoEGAC9HUgl3KKnh71aDNOssfpBZyHAT3IXfpEHu93UHddMj88L1F/s1535/Golden%20Cups%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_Hp4Jh3xSWjwEg4G7Q2BhDiz3rUN3Sfwe2pJWS7xHjt6hJv6yxHjTDBFlwTwRlTu4OfDgvcSN2JxnSDDQE8ZBoUwXBy8op0xiNNG1hW_8JyIgwGzgypmry7QXeHN_1bzgur9nYCWoEGAC9HUgl3KKnh71aDNOssfpBZyHAT3IXfpEHu93UHddMj88L1F/w640-h640/Golden%20Cups%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Bricolage Grotesque;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: large;">Size: 131 MB</b></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Bitrate: 256</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>mp3</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Ripped by: ChrisGoesRock</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Artwork Included</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Source: Japan 24-Bit Remaster</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Biography: (a very long....)</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>In 1966 the cosmopolitan port town of Yokohama proved the perfect breeding ground for the new Group Sounds. Just as in Liverpool and Hamburg, the local kids were exposed to a wealth of foreign culture not readily available to the typical Japanese teen. The FEN (Far East Network) broadcast out of the nearby U.S. Army base, bringing the newest Western sounds to the locals. The base PX stocked the latest hip imported discs, which Japanese record stores seldom carried, and domestic pressings of which were often delayed many months. Kids with friends from the base got to watch shows like American Bandstand, while the chances of their less-fortunate peers catching British or American bands on Japanese TV shows was next to nil. Yokohama had it's own exotic culture, and it was there that, in December, the Golden Cups were born. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>At this time the Cup's vocalist and founder Dave Hirao was already a rock'n'roll veteran, having played earlier with the Sphinx. But it was his visit to the States in ’65 that made him an eager convert to the new beat style - the bands he saw there left him stunned! The other members of the band were no less ready to switch to the GS sound. Eddy Ban (lead guitar & vocals) made it to the U.S. in '65 as well, and returned with an odd device called a fuzz box, perhaps the first to arrive in Japan. (Eddy later lent it to a fellow GS guitarist who had a Japanese instrument manufacturer duplicate it; this company was soon selling its knock-off throughout the country!). </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b> Kenneth Ito (guitar, vocals) had a special affinity for the West, having grown up in Hawaii. He owned the first Fender guitar to reach Japan (imported instruments being prohibitively expensive back then); a Telecaster like his heroes Mike Bloomfield used.He also used Gibson SG. With Kenneth on board the Cups didn't have to struggle with English like the other GS outfits. The group was rounded out by Ruiseruis Kabe*1 (who'd previously played with Kenneth in Take Five) on bass, and Mamoru Manu (drums, vocals). </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Initially using the name Group and I,” they became the house band at the Golden Cup discotheque near the Honmoku army base. Their clientele was made up mainly of GI's, and their set list entirely of covers: "One More Time"(Them), "Evil Woman"(Canned Heat), "Gloria","Stroll On","I Got My Mojo Workin'" (their opening tune), "I Feel Good" (James Brown), "Work Song"(Paul Butterfield Blues Band), etc. Sadly no recorded document of this period survives. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>The group was fortunate to land a TV gig the very month it formed! "Young 720" was a teen-oriented weekday morning program (starting at 7:20am – hence its name) that often featured live GS bands. The Cups'gained some important national exposure through the show, and the teenagers of Japan discovered a cool new band! (This performance too seems to have been lost, but if you know otherwise, get in touch!).</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>From the beginning, the Golden Cups set themselves apart from the other GS bands. In 1967 most groups wore uniforms on stage, seemingly chosen at random. For example, the Dynamites felt it necessary to dress like bellhops, while the Cougars paraded around in Scottish kilts! The Cups, meanwhile, wore only the latest imported mod threads, as if to say "Those other bands rely on gimmicks, but the Golden Cups are for real."</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPN9LJEi3kA2XPTsr8sMs0WMUT07bj0EIIvh9Qc3YtE7O3VuXncKtUDAc0rKle1e_5c38CA8VNSzF_Qw4RmUu9FlC8pPrqu1Auxd2v-jgKkrUXK7CtLeHoBy69uULjxbEojE87GMiO_a9fFuRKybUjjdgdck0e4zb8Frvc03VbQELgKxDALt1ALv1I17I/s3071/Golden%20Cups%20-%20Foldout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="3071" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPN9LJEi3kA2XPTsr8sMs0WMUT07bj0EIIvh9Qc3YtE7O3VuXncKtUDAc0rKle1e_5c38CA8VNSzF_Qw4RmUu9FlC8pPrqu1Auxd2v-jgKkrUXK7CtLeHoBy69uULjxbEojE87GMiO_a9fFuRKybUjjdgdck0e4zb8Frvc03VbQELgKxDALt1ALv1I17I/w640-h320/Golden%20Cups%20-%20Foldout.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />It wasn’t just the Cups' image that set them apart, as became apparent with the June ’67 release of their first single, "Jezabel" (hear the flip side, "Hiwa Mata Noboru,"on the Big Lizard Stomp compilation). The Cups’ guitar playing amazed their less-able competitors, and the band soon built a reputation as the most technically proficient GS outfit. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>This reputation was cemented with their sophomore release, the incredible "Giniro no Glass" ("Love is my Life" on ESD Pebbles), in November. This song gave Kabe, who"d handled lead guitar in the Take Five, the chance to turn lose with some astounding bass runs. "When I played bass, I didn’t have to think about it," he recalled later. Considering the amount of practice the Cups were getting, this isn't surprising: "We were very busy. One day we did ten 45 minute shows in a row, and then got to the studio around midnight to record." They actually preferred to record late at night, as it gave them more time to work; there were very few studios available in the 60's, so bands were typically given only one or two hours to finish each number. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b> 1967 also saw the Cups hit the road, if only for a short distance, for an important stand at la Seine, a popular *2Jazz Kissa (or Jazz Tea Room) in Tokyo. The band had something of a split personality live, depending on where they were playing. If they were at a club or Jazz Kissa, they'd play their fave tunes and put on a wild show; but if they were giving a "recital" at a large concert hall, they were forced to perform their dull commercial material, often with an orchestra for accompaniment. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>The Golden Cups Album made its appearance in March 1968, a diverse collection of originals and covers. While it has its share of killer tunes, the album reflects the disagreements the band was having with Capitol Records regarding musical direction. Left to their own devices the Cups liked to play R&B tunes like "I Feel Good" or "Got My Mojo Working," while "Giniro no Glass"and their other originals were exercises in fuzzed-out punk mayhem! "Hey Joe" is an example of the real Golden Cups sound at its finest. The slow Jimi Hendrix version made the song famous in Japan, so the many GS groups who recorded it copied this style – but not the Cups! Their "Hey Joe"is based on the garage versions recorded by bands like Love or the Leaves, but with a wild, extended psychedelic freak-out in the middle. It's hard to believe this is the band that recorded sappy, orchestrated ballads like "Jezabel" or "Unchained Melody" on the same album at their management's behest.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>The group's next single hit the stores one month later, and for two very different reasons proved the high water mark of the Golden Cups'career. The plug side was another lame ballad, "Nagai Kami no Shoujo" ("A Girl With Long Hair"), a product of professional songwriters that their management insisted they record. The Cups naturally hated the song, and refused to play it live, though they did do some promotional TV spots for it. There was even a "Girl With Long Hair" contest, in which thousands of teenagers enthusiastically participated. As an unkind fate would have it, the song was just about the biggest hit the Cups would have, reaching #14 on the Japanese pop charts!</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Luckily for garage fans everywhere, the Cups were given free reign on the flip side, and turned in what's got to be one of the five most savage and stunning garage-punk efforts to come out of Japan! "This Bad Girl"(on HOT NIPS) is propelled by a riff that descends the scale like a bolt of crackling lightning, while Kabe's nimble bass runs and Manu's frantic pounding provide the accompanying thunder. The lyrics, while simple, are in the best anti-social teenage punk tradition: "I don't care what the people might say," Kenneth snarls, a sentiment that, while perhaps not too radical in the States, must have sounded fairly extreme in conformity-loving Japan. Backing vocals add a catchy pop element to the track without detracting a bit from the brutal instrumental impact. "This Bad Girl" is without doubt the Golden Cups' crowning achievement. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Despite the band's success, Kenneth Ito was denied a Japanese work visa that summer, and was forced to return to Hawaii. Rather than attempt to replace him, the band used this opportunity to retool their sound, and brought in 16 year old Mickey Yoshino on keyboards. Despite his age, Mickey was a veteran GS musician, having played with his previous band at the teen club of the US Army base in Yokohama for two years. He counted Al Kooper and John Lord (Deep Purple) as his primary influences.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>The personnel changes took place during the recording of The Golden Cups Album Vol. 2 (released in September), so both Kenneth and Mickey are featured. But perhaps the band's meddling management deserves the biggest credit (more accurately, their management was the biggest culprit) for the album, as they continued to feed the Cups middle-of-the-road pop in an effort to keep them on the charts. "Woman Woman,""My Love Only For You:Aisuru Kimini"(the 4th single, which climbed all the way to #13) and "Goodbye My Love:Sugisarishi Koi"are all execrable examples of Capitol's handiwork. ""Gimme Little Sign"was another song recorded at the behest of Capitol bigwigs, who were trying to promote it. The Cups' fascination with Motown wasn't helping much either, as the album is loaded down with one R&B/soul cover after another. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZOHGy7prpmCNDp_gqUJL2GpsLewwxP9lwrurMfxISItwZmQiyexktVVKSdxSkw57s3q14GMWLu12UAkwhP8xFBO2Ei9c98oUg4SeeYij7vcICN57_Xg3pfPxQQQsIFpVfeGVEqwFch5LF9vTKzivEzHxjqNqTh8Y92cczDlZbSTZl4cq1DEwpweCN5jE/s3071/Golden%20Cups%20-%20Front%20+%20Back%20Together.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3071" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZOHGy7prpmCNDp_gqUJL2GpsLewwxP9lwrurMfxISItwZmQiyexktVVKSdxSkw57s3q14GMWLu12UAkwhP8xFBO2Ei9c98oUg4SeeYij7vcICN57_Xg3pfPxQQQsIFpVfeGVEqwFch5LF9vTKzivEzHxjqNqTh8Y92cczDlZbSTZl4cq1DEwpweCN5jE/w320-h640/Golden%20Cups%20-%20Front%20+%20Back%20Together.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Really the only hint of what the Cups were capable of comes on the psychedelic "Happening At 3 O'clock A.M."(appeared on Hot Nips vol.1).A sped-up ad for the "Crybaby" pedal (competition for the Vox Wah Wah pedal) segues into the music, which can only be described as Spaghetti-Western Psych. Otherworldly wailing weaves its way through the loping beat, amidst a barrage of distorted lead guitar and doom-laden vocals. Not exactly fodder for the Japanese Hit Parade! </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b> When GS mania began to fade in 1969, the Cups were finally given some creative freedom during the recording sessions for their next album. Now they could give the orchestras and balladeers the bum's rush and concentrate on kick-ass rock and roll! Or, they could wallow in their Blues fixation and fill the album with tiresome Butterfield Blues Band covers. You have three guesses as to which of these two scenarios the Cups followed! OK, we'll throw in a clue: the title of their third LP is Blues Message.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Besides practically re-recording the Butterfield's East/West album ("Walkin’ Blues,""Get Out Of My Life"and "I Got A Mind To Give Up Living"all show up on the first side), the Cups tackle a number of other tunes by popular blues-based bands on the album. Canned Heat's "Evil Woman"(a staple of the Cups’ live show for years) rubs shoulders with "Can't Keep From Cryin'" by the Blues Project, while so-called original "Take 3"is just a thinly disguised "Let Me Love You,"from the Jeff Beck Group's first LP. The orchestra has been replaced by piano and, in some cases, a horn section, though it does make a gag-inducing return on the ballad "Sand of 4 Grammes"(the b-side of the Cups’ sixth single, tacked onto the end of the album). In an effort to say something positive about Blues Message, I'll mention the remarkable Van Morrison imitation on "One More Time,"and the way the oddball "You Really Got A Hold On Me"(Beatles)/Bring It On Home To Me"(Sam Cooke) medley flows so smoothly. This latter track appeared on the Cups' seventh single, with a boogie-rock version of the Chuck Berry tune "Lucille,"also on Blues Message, as the plug side. The album's certainly a success from a Blues standpoint, but is very disappointing for fans of the "This Bad Girl"Golden Cups.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklf__hSeloadQ0r1vRAoGvZhSJPDOa0DD6lo4PSqoYOH5XYH1wlWKzt6MH_LRP6WbLjxRyJ1PFHJlN4grNyLuJKj5v2g4DNuj9fCKooNsLCq40BFyXhBnVuXtVNsB_vWTw7zoJb5J_x3fszGNilrpxwHaEUzZ-gl0HsS94fvFECHxQnorj5VLbtcFicDV/s1535/Golden%20Cups%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklf__hSeloadQ0r1vRAoGvZhSJPDOa0DD6lo4PSqoYOH5XYH1wlWKzt6MH_LRP6WbLjxRyJ1PFHJlN4grNyLuJKj5v2g4DNuj9fCKooNsLCq40BFyXhBnVuXtVNsB_vWTw7zoJb5J_x3fszGNilrpxwHaEUzZ-gl0HsS94fvFECHxQnorj5VLbtcFicDV/w640-h640/Golden%20Cups%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />April of 1969 found Eddy Ban bowing out of the Cups in order to form the Eddy Ban Group. (Eddy handled the guitar duties, with Hiro Yanagida from the Floral on organ, and Eddy Fortuno, late of D'swooners, on drums). Ruiseruis Kabe took over the lead guitar spot for the Cups, making way for Rin Keibun to come aboard on bass. Their sound grew progressively heavier, while they maintained their penchant for R&B and Blues. Some of the songs in the Cups’ set list at this time were "I Put A Spell On You,"Mr. You are A Better Man Than I,"and "Blues With A Feeling."nbsp;</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Those of you interested in hearing what the Cups were like live in '69 have a wealth of material to choose from-the band released an unheard-of two live albums in the space of three months! Bearing in mind the schizophrenic nature of most GS combos, this actually makes some sense. Super Live Session (released in August) captures the Cups in their "Jazz Kissa" incarnation at a Yokohama club called The Zen, performing the music they preferred to play and ignoring their sappy hits. It's still largely blues-based rock, but played with more verve and creativity than on Blues Message. Highlights include a nearly unrecognizable (compared with the Artwoods'version) "One More Heartache,"and a sprawling take of "Gloria"."Zen Blues,"(on Slitherama compilation)one of the duller straight-ahead blues cuts on the album, has recently been comped on Slitherama. What makes the track notable is that it features the band Power House as well, who were something like the Cups’ proteges. Kabe provided the jacket's psychedelic artwork, hand painted on a Fusuma (a traditional Japanese room screen).</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>The second live album, Recital, hit the stands that October. Geared towards fans of their singles, the first side features many of the Cups’ lame commercial hits with full orchestral accompaniment. Luckily the band didn't have enough hits to fill an album, so side two is stocked with more covers of heavy blues tunes:"Spoonful","Communication Breakdown,""Let Me Love You"(credited to Jeff Beck this time, unlike on Blues Message!), etc.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>By 1970 the Golden Cups’ transformation from GS group to hard rock band was complete. Eddy Ban returned to the fold, as did Kenneth Ito, and Ai Takano from the Carnabeats (by way of the Eddy Ban Group) took over on drums. Still more live material appeared on a various-artists compilation, Rock 'n'Roll Jam'70(featuring the Flowers and Mops as well, and recently reissued on CD). Artists like the Band and Jethro Tull figured heavily in their music. The group's only other releases that year were a second Best Of collection, and the single "Bitter Tears” (which sounds like a poor man's "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" backed with the loungey "Devil's Disguise."</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>The group's line-up was shuffled still more leading up to their last studio album, Return Of The Golden Cups Vol. 8:Fifth Generation (counting two Best Of collections, this was their eighth LP), released in January, 1971. The members were now Dave Hirao, Eddy Ban, George Yanagi (bass, ex-Power House), and Ai Takano (Mickey Yoshino had left to study music at Barclay College in Boston). Perhaps realizing that their past emphasis on covers wouldn't cut it now that rock musicians were supposed to be "serious artists,"eight of the nine tracks on Return were by group members, with one Band cover ("Tears Of Rage" thrown in. The Procol Harum-like psych of "V.D. (Vernards Going Doomed Again)"may be the album's highlight. But by this point the group's sound was far removed from their GS work, and of little interest to garage rock fans, so I won't bother describing the album further.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>In July came another incestuous line-up change, as John Yamazaki - late of the band Room with ex-Cups Ruiseruis Kabe and Rin Keibun - joined on keyboards. On July 31, 1971 the band played an outdoor music hall called the Hibiya Yagai Ongakudou, and the following October released the performance as yet another live album. It proved to be their last; the days when a native band could be financially successful were long gone. The Cups’ albums were selling little more than a few thousand copies apiece, prompting the band to call it quits.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>The Cups’ gave their final concert on New Year's Eve, 1972 in an Okinawa discotheque. Just as at the beginning of their career, the audience was mainly American GI's. Since it was their last show, the band played their big hit "Nagai Kami no Shoujo,"but no one in the audience recognized it. It was at this point that Jorge Yanagi noticed a strange smell, and, opening the curtain behind the drum kit, discovered the building was on fire! The Cups yelled "Fire! Fire!"in an effort to clear the room, but many in the drunken crowd thought they were introducing the next song, and called for them to start playing again! Eventually everyone got out, but the Cups had lost all of their instruments, and weren't even paid what they were guaranteed for the show. A sad end for one of Japan's most important GS bands. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>01. I Got My Mojo Working </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Written-By – Morganfield-Waters* 4:42 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>02. I'm So Glad </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Written-By – Skip James 4:57 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>03. 59th Street Bridge Song </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Written-By – Paul Simon 5:08 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>04. One More Heartache </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Written By – Robinson-Moose-White-Rodgers-Jarplin 3:50 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>05. Season Of The Witch </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Written-By – Donovan 9:28 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>06. Gloria </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Wr.itten-By – V. Morrison 10:10 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>07 Born Under A Bad Sign </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Written-By – B.T. Jones, W. Bell 4:25 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>08. Man's Temptation </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Written-By – C. Mayfield 4:27 </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>09. Zen Blues 10:40</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>1: <a href="https://mega.nz/file/p74mCJpY#yIayQ6ABlgozfEJyVVfYVrMdE7MGw76VkXVzt5jTodk" target="_blank">Golden</a></div><div>or</div><div>2: <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/WS2KKSKK/Golden.rar_links" target="_blank">Golden</a></div><div>or</div><div>3: <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/irGo3" target="_blank">Golden</a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /></div></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-70118212531168650262023-12-24T18:14:00.003+01:002023-12-24T18:14:48.550+01:00The Golden Cups - Live Album (Superb Hardrock Live Japan 1971) not to be missed . . .<div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vmLJ5kv2ZfTpZpDQXIukFXnvlvkazVt2kBsnGaGeiA5CXpvSXak3ZCHVkf8ay-1MovZ50S6ic6CcDPRzX0VspmT5fXeUkERcy9wyIV26WWPYEMDtF-KlKWdcDa_3_xHmRg3XUP3BiSam4okAQtm6ZOAJE4DtWA2tFJhuwHodVxZMzQykf7rpdoJAd_zG/s1400/Front%20Cover.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vmLJ5kv2ZfTpZpDQXIukFXnvlvkazVt2kBsnGaGeiA5CXpvSXak3ZCHVkf8ay-1MovZ50S6ic6CcDPRzX0VspmT5fXeUkERcy9wyIV26WWPYEMDtF-KlKWdcDa_3_xHmRg3XUP3BiSam4okAQtm6ZOAJE4DtWA2tFJhuwHodVxZMzQykf7rpdoJAd_zG/w640-h640/Front%20Cover.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Size: 108 MB</span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">Bitrate. 256</span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">mp3</span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">Ripped by: ChrisGoesRock</span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">Artwork Included</span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">One of the late records by the legend of Japanese 60's rock and not widely known, the fact that surprised me. Because the material and the quality of performance make it one of their strongest works. The whole album is made in one sort with domination of heavy blues and even two original compositions (the rest is covers as usual) are very worthy and not falling out of common range. </span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89iDwmb1qmA0gIBoqnvA9LgY3dHp4SkO8g4IG8YxfxapJG4-r9I6BWJfSKb1g1lJyPht_B130XwhMP9mmaHnS07M7cFo6WhHbURiSyKKVh8wp7v3viJ_N1p_jzhsR539XY5SOvnpRL9MOMkI5-e15DlOF9Ni5yW0U8LUPzXg29wITp-g5jp91FAV4bkAB/s3071/The%20Golden%20Cups%20-%20Foldout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="3071" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89iDwmb1qmA0gIBoqnvA9LgY3dHp4SkO8g4IG8YxfxapJG4-r9I6BWJfSKb1g1lJyPht_B130XwhMP9mmaHnS07M7cFo6WhHbURiSyKKVh8wp7v3viJ_N1p_jzhsR539XY5SOvnpRL9MOMkI5-e15DlOF9Ni5yW0U8LUPzXg29wITp-g5jp91FAV4bkAB/w640-h320/The%20Golden%20Cups%20-%20Foldout.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The disk starts from poppy enough Joy To The World but even here – despite of its flippancy – you can feel the harshness of sound. The choice of covers speaks for itself: there are first-class versions of Van Morrison's song I've Been Working So Hard, The Allman Brothers' hit Midnight Rider and even famous hard rock number Nantucket Sleighride by American rumblers Mountain. </span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">And the following tune, band's original The Ballad In E Minor written by John Yamazaki (who played later with Shinki Chen and Yonin-Bayashi) don't yield to it in heaviness being in spite of its name not a ballad but slow blues. The last but one tune is cool proto-progressive 8 minute instrumental composition titled just Untitled. Blending together distorted bluesy guitar and forceful flute it is credited to band's guitarist Eddie Ban. </span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipD3811qNkShnSlGLlcRGEX9D5gg7rbzDFr03SOYtQIwu32UHY5OXdq0py3jNr3qZUsGRkdwUtL2o5wdKA-AxeMLB4kjgTPw5sSHEDnX6sqzHxuhphyphenhyphenFWHixf-ts66ioIg7eejLzGrPGQZUfR_QcMGSAm-ww4tkMn_F-SULHSk8JdAM-Xpxgkp9MbNLghj/s1535/The%20Golden%20Cups%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipD3811qNkShnSlGLlcRGEX9D5gg7rbzDFr03SOYtQIwu32UHY5OXdq0py3jNr3qZUsGRkdwUtL2o5wdKA-AxeMLB4kjgTPw5sSHEDnX6sqzHxuhphyphenhyphenFWHixf-ts66ioIg7eejLzGrPGQZUfR_QcMGSAm-ww4tkMn_F-SULHSk8JdAM-Xpxgkp9MbNLghj/w640-h640/The%20Golden%20Cups%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The final Ain't No Rules In California from repertory of American band Blues Image is played as powerful hard rock jam and sounds just thrilling. No doubt that Japan of 1971 had much stronger releases but these veterans showed here very worth result. Really good work.</span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>01. Joy to the World 3:23 </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>02. I've Been Working So Hard 6:06 </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>03. Midnight Rider 4:53 </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>04. I Shall Be Released 5:51 </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>05. Nantucket Sleighride 6:38 </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>06. The Ballade in "E" Minor 4:54 </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i>07. Untitled 8:45 </i></span></div><div><i><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;">08. Ain't No Rules in California 10:19</span> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/hyBBSAoZ#k86Fl6Bg5gufBZELMXuzqtaqNYmAIUELqwnEEUgZz5Q" target="_blank">Cups</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/1MAIAIQU/Cups.rar_links" target="_blank">Cups</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/TMRXj" target="_blank">Cups</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YWyGT4IsxAyqhlqNOAjK7FiX0FS1ztA-yX5pJ0NaN3qf-g_8KUdla-ciEwGn7Yge9p2RZwdwWb4mrTOXnIiaajmvchVN_0OoT5K-N7GyT2hPM18SygYE1OsHex_fcNrDrwjvFT76wzhccblYVKh34nfglZigOGoTapohqpkLHGoGChpRZfLF333Iq_dc/s1039/Psychedelic%20Cosmos%20in%20Outer%20Space.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="897" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YWyGT4IsxAyqhlqNOAjK7FiX0FS1ztA-yX5pJ0NaN3qf-g_8KUdla-ciEwGn7Yge9p2RZwdwWb4mrTOXnIiaajmvchVN_0OoT5K-N7GyT2hPM18SygYE1OsHex_fcNrDrwjvFT76wzhccblYVKh34nfglZigOGoTapohqpkLHGoGChpRZfLF333Iq_dc/w552-h640/Psychedelic%20Cosmos%20in%20Outer%20Space.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-46211417927961209462023-12-15T13:53:00.001+01:002023-12-15T13:53:23.312+01:00The Ghost - When You´re Dead For One Second (Superb Acid-Folkrock UK 1970) not to be missed<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5hvI4g3sbKmKYCdr48ZHR7TyVWIPXMRBosv1osp2uFHgDIcIJKYcTILrgd4Sv6aI6TTKyjrdKQ8tjzVyqPtXQHRmfqcpaqJvBkZNWx8kX-gobm_-m__1cpSyTsrLjpa44M753wLiKA1bqIsyASe5UG8Nnsy3jALUzrOnEvDsvEneO23G8_A0yAYy98rO/s1426/Ghost%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5hvI4g3sbKmKYCdr48ZHR7TyVWIPXMRBosv1osp2uFHgDIcIJKYcTILrgd4Sv6aI6TTKyjrdKQ8tjzVyqPtXQHRmfqcpaqJvBkZNWx8kX-gobm_-m__1cpSyTsrLjpa44M753wLiKA1bqIsyASe5UG8Nnsy3jALUzrOnEvDsvEneO23G8_A0yAYy98rO/w640-h640/Ghost%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: large;">Size: 91.5 MB</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">Bitrate: 256</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">mp3</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">Ripped By: ChrisGoesRock</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">Artwork Included</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">Ghost formed in Birmingham in the late sixties. They started out playing a heavish sort of blues-rock before they met up with singer Shirley Kent who'd already recorded two tracks on a charity EP, The Master Singers And Shirley Kent Sing For Charec 67 (Keele University 103) in 1966. Paul Eastment had earlier played in Velvet Fog. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">They recorded their album at the end of 1969, spawning their first 45 at the end of the year. When You're Dead was a strong song with a clear US West Coast influence. It was hardly Chart material, though, so predictably sales were poor. The album came out in January 1970. There's a clear contrast between the folk pieces that Shirley Kent sings on like Hearts And Flowers and Time Is My Enemy, which in style recall Sandy Denny's heyday in Fairport Convention, and the blues-rock numbers contributed by the rest of the band, of which For One Second sounds the strongest. Also worth checking out is the powerful Too Late To Cry. The album has now become a major collector's item, partly on account of its rarity but also on account of the breadth of its appeal to fans of both blues-rock and folk. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCdT2XNuylADG1pxOrADAUbkndchoQ804OOh9uUhYk8Ra6sV0VqtNq7NIiW_nN9ywrLmUtod-4OXyLjlyOE6v1MVwO3RFazDbbiS-zUjfU9odwWas535E3T4szhQFmdTzVqARBULGGUj0Ozw6cBgLzIFYCmvkWO_To9dj5vlgPmK_CjYJ57Ih3Hl9gp3z/s1774/Ghost%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1774" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCdT2XNuylADG1pxOrADAUbkndchoQ804OOh9uUhYk8Ra6sV0VqtNq7NIiW_nN9ywrLmUtod-4OXyLjlyOE6v1MVwO3RFazDbbiS-zUjfU9odwWas535E3T4szhQFmdTzVqARBULGGUj0Ozw6cBgLzIFYCmvkWO_To9dj5vlgPmK_CjYJ57Ih3Hl9gp3z/w640-h502/Ghost%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The band returned to the studio in Spring 1970 to record I've Got To Get To Know You. Another track from their album, For One Second, was put on the flip, but when the 45 failed to sell the band slowly began to fall apart. Shirley Kent left to pursue a solo career and eventually released an album in 1975, Fresh Out, under the pseudonym Virginia Tree. I haven't heard it but it's reputedly folkier than Ghost's output and featured former band members Paul Eastment and Terry Guy on three of the tracks. After Kent's departure, the remaining band members soldiered on for a while using the name Resurrection but this later incarnation of the band didn't make it onto vinyl. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">In 1987, Bam-Caruso reissued Ghost's album under the title For One Second with the addition of the non-LP 45 track, I've Got To Get To Know You. More recently the album has been reissued on vinyl and CD.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">01. When You’re Dead (4:25)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">02. Hearts And Flowers (2:54)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">03. In Heaven (3:21)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">04. Time Is My Enemy (4:06)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">05. Too Late To Cry (5:04)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">06. For One Second (5:25)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">07. Night Of The Warlock (4:22)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">08. Indian Maid (4:21)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">09. My Castle Has Fallen (2:57)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">10. The Storm (3:36)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">11. Me And My Loved Ones (4:09)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Charm; font-size: medium;">12. I’ve Got To Get To Know You (4:02) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/JrhWEDZI#zAxWzkb9bQc5gd2_HnQblgnTWlg5oMxfXz5-Ck7zS-Y" target="_blank">Ghost</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/1X22XFDG/Ghost.rar_links" target="_blank">Ghost</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/r3hgG" target="_blank">Ghost</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-81332911583449690492023-12-15T13:33:00.002+01:002023-12-15T13:35:41.675+01:00Transatlantic Railroad - Express to Oblivion (West-Coast Rock US 1967-68) <div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhX65Gz11R7FCIADEVBekIaaLdFNxkMVJukIb6YE1tX6L3cGsrwg4QsNb2On9_BAinqRf6FN5f7f0Z1LVgbQp0daBzrSPNABcgXzSh-BcOLiNAhTfJc5J_N_FomRpFg6b6CKDYcO7EvstvX3HDFRGdfLMqI8HnlmFYbcD9Yrt-Z9nlMN9w7LJ6ASfdsegm/s1426/Railroad%20-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhX65Gz11R7FCIADEVBekIaaLdFNxkMVJukIb6YE1tX6L3cGsrwg4QsNb2On9_BAinqRf6FN5f7f0Z1LVgbQp0daBzrSPNABcgXzSh-BcOLiNAhTfJc5J_N_FomRpFg6b6CKDYcO7EvstvX3HDFRGdfLMqI8HnlmFYbcD9Yrt-Z9nlMN9w7LJ6ASfdsegm/w640-h640/Railroad%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;">Size: 73.1 MB</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;">Bitrate: 256</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;">mp3</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;">Ripped By: ChrisGoesRock</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;">Artwork Included</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;">Though it did not lead the band to stardom, where they were bound to go, Transatlantic Railroad did offer an unforgettable West Coast ride on a "meta-journeys to unimagined places". </span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;">The good thing is that now the ride will go on forever, thanks to this release.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;">Coming from the sixties' "fruity" Frisco bay area, they were often referred to as "the next great San Francisco music scene band" which is what they had remained too, supposedly because of "one band member's inflexibility". The seven songs on this album are more than enough a proof of their potential, so an explanation like this is the only reasonable one. </span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkV34j0kGgcrcHbAtvxHUf8_fgkFE3_G_2-6KGst372jdCpZunkVEdLUf44g5bwJNqwh9G7v_oH3IyCSfma34SZFyGDJhkXTFa-_2PcfkI1-wBkpr_bDbBzQ12PyhmrVyKsG8tBX3VhXqH2b7s1ZsBACoKc5DLk2tEPCrhgI1q59f8-qiPxaPNPdg-7-N/s1063/Railroad%20-%20Inlay.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1063" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkV34j0kGgcrcHbAtvxHUf8_fgkFE3_G_2-6KGst372jdCpZunkVEdLUf44g5bwJNqwh9G7v_oH3IyCSfma34SZFyGDJhkXTFa-_2PcfkI1-wBkpr_bDbBzQ12PyhmrVyKsG8tBX3VhXqH2b7s1ZsBACoKc5DLk2tEPCrhgI1q59f8-qiPxaPNPdg-7-N/w640-h498/Railroad%20-%20Inlay.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Transatlantic Railroad were some kind of an amalgamation of all the good, heard in the music of the local scene ... and wider. The set opens with the musical omnibus Camp Towanga, sounding like Moby Grape fronted by Greg Allman, along with his Hammond organ, with Peter Green steppin' in for a guitar solo during the '50s ballad-like middle eight, and it's followed with another Southern-jam, Fred Chicken Blues reminding of the Statesboro one.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;">Tahoma Street Song, recalls Quicksilver's best moments, Elephant is a quirky, Door-opening psych, with a 10 minute-looooong jam, Old English 800 is a very un-English "spoonful" of blues, their single's b-side Irahs explores the C&W segment of the American tradition (think Moby Grape's It's No Use) and, along these '67/'68 recordings, as a bonus, you get one of the 1966 efforts from their early 'Brummels-like phase, called Good Times, that could've easily pass as an unreleased studio track by the mentioned fellow S.F.folk rockers.(cdbaby.com)</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjkS5CpRaAQuUm1d8ml8bC3ELY3RnqDX_Bo38OXqo0ryDCTbbD3MtnrIpnvAlg7ELQQI68GOvhLkPjKg6llyrBTM9Y9oT8OcCGJyfRo0bLik-XaM4W0jMBBNmkrohot5ulSwLy_9PMaaUBtZ6g0FV71guJxLfHbTEaFSliZ-LATc9nlUg_cHl_fsiF_ev/s1774/Railroad%20-%20Back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1774" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjkS5CpRaAQuUm1d8ml8bC3ELY3RnqDX_Bo38OXqo0ryDCTbbD3MtnrIpnvAlg7ELQQI68GOvhLkPjKg6llyrBTM9Y9oT8OcCGJyfRo0bLik-XaM4W0jMBBNmkrohot5ulSwLy_9PMaaUBtZ6g0FV71guJxLfHbTEaFSliZ-LATc9nlUg_cHl_fsiF_ev/w640-h502/Railroad%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Transatlantic Railroad was one of many late-'60s San Francisco psychedelic bands that did their share of live work in the region but barely recorded, remaining known almost exclusively to those who saw them play. Based on the material that showed up in the early 2000s on the archival release Express to Oblivion, their talent was such that it didn't absolutely demand a record release. </span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3Je_YV5sKNTcSlGo-FHZjhmQK4hCVaB-Ne592g_CLWMRnrypAmQ_LcMnmgDPSQ7v__5OvKzQ3E_DKgLFhVbAej2iYVGhlMK-shno7vdiVm1cNIKLo72Ca9QjgPi6uhMNUcTGP831YGdZNp48pG3Iqujvb8TCqCzGizosah5u03e22LDoqZ-Iin1Ljpqe/s841/Gibson%20Les%20Paul,%20Marshall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="574" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3Je_YV5sKNTcSlGo-FHZjhmQK4hCVaB-Ne592g_CLWMRnrypAmQ_LcMnmgDPSQ7v__5OvKzQ3E_DKgLFhVbAej2iYVGhlMK-shno7vdiVm1cNIKLo72Ca9QjgPi6uhMNUcTGP831YGdZNp48pG3Iqujvb8TCqCzGizosah5u03e22LDoqZ-Iin1Ljpqe/w436-h640/Gibson%20Les%20Paul,%20Marshall.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br />Still, their bluesy psychedelia, heavy on guitar soloing and organ as well as unpredictable multi-sectioned original compositions, was representative of the second or third division of northern California psychedelic bands of the era. </span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;">The group formed at San Rafael High School in Marin County in 1965, and on its first show opened for the Grateful Dead, the night the Dead changed their name from the Warlocks. A couple of unreleased 1966 tracks in a garage-folk-rock style showed up about 30 years later on the '60s Bay Area rarities compilation What a Way to Come Down. Like many other groups from the area, Transatlantic Railroad moved into a harder psychedelic style shortly afterward, and released just one single, "Why Me"/"Irahs," on the Sire subsidiary Phoenix in 1968. </span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCrGZRkKxgF613nH2uwykZeChjF3A-kbB3ztaR-TgyDZ5Hirzomp3VdHnHMDN0gI8BVQxy2hHKIcOFBNWP-2WVmMbIsEBJW4GfB2_f-mxMDGvwgVyJsPBuREtr1qlvj9eYB6MyIpr_THKhH81lHh8YkJPtiuZeJ0oB4jj3ngFz89JWJ5czbxGfbAkzsxF/s644/Open%20Your%20Mind.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCrGZRkKxgF613nH2uwykZeChjF3A-kbB3ztaR-TgyDZ5Hirzomp3VdHnHMDN0gI8BVQxy2hHKIcOFBNWP-2WVmMbIsEBJW4GfB2_f-mxMDGvwgVyJsPBuREtr1qlvj9eYB6MyIpr_THKhH81lHh8YkJPtiuZeJ0oB4jj3ngFz89JWJ5czbxGfbAkzsxF/w636-h640/Open%20Your%20Mind.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><br />They also started work on an album, but it was abandoned after five demos. It's been reported (in the psychedelic rock reference book Fuzz Acid & Flowers) that this came about when Geoff Mayer's large Hammond RT-3 organ wouldn't fit through the doors of the studio, and Mayer was unwilling to use other equipment. </span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;">Also according to the volume, the five completed demos can be heard on Express to Oblivion, which also has a couple of other lighter, less psychedelia-inclined tracks. After the group broke up in the early '70s, guitarist and lead singer Kent Housman recorded or performed with Blue Cheer, the Ducks, and SFO. (AMG)</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><i>01 - Camp Towanga - 3.17</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><i>02 - Fred Chicken Blues - 3.29</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><i>03 - Tehama Steet Song - 7.33</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><i>04 - Elephant - 12.16</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><i>05 - Old English 800 - 5.54</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><i>06 - Irahs - 2.36</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Chewy; font-size: medium;"><i>07 - Good Times - 2.46</i> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/MiRSnJTR#Jn0j1h0vPaao2ec_yzgwVuT2qU-9k7YNQfO2Kn9cqok" target="_blank">Railroad</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/VU9ZVT2D/Railroad.rar_links" target="_blank">Railroad</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/DxHwf" target="_blank">Railroad</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-50079798609055360052023-12-13T21:11:00.001+01:002023-12-13T21:11:46.097+01:00Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum (1st Album US 1968) <div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVGNeI9V0BeZMgIprjjmro1TFKRYa_4fxPyFA9sUTjragLZqbY0g_1nkKpijriobiiQNQy0Mq_-IVeYJotaDtOC-Kb5w-v0D95OknHBbKr2q5UkontULB3dX9lueD5vJLChPgG-7-QF7Kj4y9xG89oYApA7xhsXiTDEJ-g2HUxX-XejCfV5N5kPkufiKc/s1535/Blue%20Cheer%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVGNeI9V0BeZMgIprjjmro1TFKRYa_4fxPyFA9sUTjragLZqbY0g_1nkKpijriobiiQNQy0Mq_-IVeYJotaDtOC-Kb5w-v0D95OknHBbKr2q5UkontULB3dX9lueD5vJLChPgG-7-QF7Kj4y9xG89oYApA7xhsXiTDEJ-g2HUxX-XejCfV5N5kPkufiKc/w640-h640/Blue%20Cheer%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: large;">Size: 61.5 MB</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">Bitrate: 256</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">mp3</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">Ripped by: ChrisGoesRock</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">Artwork Included</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">Japan 24-Bit Remaster</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">Vincebus Eruptum is the debut album of proto-metal/psychedelic band Blue Cheer, released in January 1968. The album is widely considered to be the best Blue Cheer album, although this title sometimes goes to their second album, Outsideinside.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">Vincebus Eruptum peaked at #11 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart in North America, while the single, a cover of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," peaked at #14 on the Pop Singles chart.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">Blue Cheer is a San Francisco-based rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. According to Tim Hills in his book, The Many Lives of the Crystal Ballroom, "Blue Cheer was the epitome of San Francisco psychedelia. The band was rumored to have been named for a brand of LSD and promoted by renowned LSD chemist and former Grateful Dead patron, Owsley Stanley. Another rumor is that the Blue Cheer was a blend of heroin and methamphetamine with just a pinch of arsenic "for an extra glowly feeling", taken intravenously. A "blue cheer" is also obscure and somewhat archaic British slang for a fart.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">The band's sound, however, was something of a departure from the music that had been coming out of the Bay Area: Blue Cheer's three musicians played heavy blues-rock, and played it very loud.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkF-Scku-v1ME8jEUiyUo3LPG0k1z-WL2In-efOe204sCNOf4n4a3MhJnPy_QUku7uaDQDdaBk_llYYzdqq-B2L3YPH7o8OA69jzFpiyislaeaIdqdJLlFNJE3f2SaDXrXj93SsKqkZdhZIB8qdi6amNI5VmCezjqNNXGYW4mKzZJQ07YIDrNSQ6MaT2I/s1535/Blue%20Cheer%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkF-Scku-v1ME8jEUiyUo3LPG0k1z-WL2In-efOe204sCNOf4n4a3MhJnPy_QUku7uaDQDdaBk_llYYzdqq-B2L3YPH7o8OA69jzFpiyislaeaIdqdJLlFNJE3f2SaDXrXj93SsKqkZdhZIB8qdi6amNI5VmCezjqNNXGYW4mKzZJQ07YIDrNSQ6MaT2I/w640-h640/Blue%20Cheer%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Original personnel were singer/bassist Dickie Peterson, guitarist Leigh Stephens, and drummer Paul Whaley. Their first hit was a cover version of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues" from their debut album Vincebus Eruptum (1968). The single peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, their only such hit, and the album peaked at #11 on the Billboard 200 chart.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">The group's sound was hard to categorise, but was definitely blues-based, psychedelic, and loud. The group underwent several personnel changes after the 1968 release of Outsideinside, and then yet more changes during and after 1969's New! Improved! Blue Cheer (different guitarists on side 1 and 2). After Leigh Stephens was replaced by Randy Holden, formerly of Los Angeles garage rock band The Other Half, in 1968, Blue Cheer's style changed to a more commercial hard rock sound à la Steppenwolf or Iron Butterfly. For the fourth album Blue Cheer, Holden, who had left during the third album, was subsequently replaced by Bruce Stephens. Stephens later quit and was replaced by Gary Lee Yoder, who helped complete the album.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">The new line up of Peterson, Ralph Burn Kellogg, Norman Mayell, and Yoder in 1970 saw the release of The Original Human Being and then 1971's Oh! Pleasant Hope. When Oh! Pleasant Hope failed to dent the sales charts, Blue Cheer temporarily split up.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">01. "Summertime Blues" (Capehart/Cochran) – 3:47 </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">02. "Rock Me Baby" (Josea/King) – 4:22 </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">03. "Doctor Please" (Peterson) – 7:53 </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">04. "Out of Focus" (Peterson) – 3:58 </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">05. "Parchment Farm" (Allison) – 5:49 </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">06. "Second Time Around" (Peterson) – 6:17</span> </div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/U3w3RRhS#s-ZgHtCAnjDjIs7CJgR0d6wZeA9Wx9ty6HQXWx2LdGQ" target="_blank">Blue</a></div><div>or</div><div>2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/NCTSWAPP/Blue.rar_links" target="_blank">Blue</a></div><div>or</div><div>3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/YqsMc" target="_blank">Blue</a></div><div><br /></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-78879122382092978362023-12-13T20:48:00.001+01:002023-12-13T20:48:47.042+01:00Bobby Charles - Bobby (Superb Rock US 1972)<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqEomHpEydpkx91qGyp6xUFK1UEW0HSRNpaIOA6ZJWooj5hVtY772xGNkzv_jL-tdqhj2QPPcDYoijCJYwDZrP_rhWd4x61xAPZOhmiQwkFcz7DMzq4YjCYfnp5W67SwTK3N1SNtrr_oHy4yNpBzrVnRGmm4DWp874TbyH5hLK3eyuMRnH0XgyqxO9_vk/s1535/Bobby%20Charles%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqEomHpEydpkx91qGyp6xUFK1UEW0HSRNpaIOA6ZJWooj5hVtY772xGNkzv_jL-tdqhj2QPPcDYoijCJYwDZrP_rhWd4x61xAPZOhmiQwkFcz7DMzq4YjCYfnp5W67SwTK3N1SNtrr_oHy4yNpBzrVnRGmm4DWp874TbyH5hLK3eyuMRnH0XgyqxO9_vk/w640-h640/Bobby%20Charles%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b style="font-family: Jost; font-size: large;">Size: 113 MB</b></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Bitrate: 256</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>mp3</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Ripped by: ChrisGoesRock</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Artwork Included</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Source: Japan 24-Bit Remaster</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Co-produced by Rick Danko and John Simon, Bobby Charles was the perfect marriage between the good-time Danko side of the Band and Bobby Charles Guidry's own swampy cajun roots. On the opening "Street People", Bobby sounded like a Bowery version of Randy Newman; on "Long Face", he was a bayou Lee Dorsey. Behind him Rick put together a wonderfully loose sound somewhere between the Muscle Shoals Swampers and the band Allen Toussaint had used for his great Minit productions in the '60s. With guest appearances by Garth, Levon, and Richard, as well as Mac Rebennack and Woodstock guitar maestro Amos Garret, it was certainly a far more enjoyable record than Cahoots.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Bobby Charles (February 21, 1938 – January 14, 2010) was an American singer-songwriter.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>An ethnic Cajun, Charles was born as Robert Charles Guidry in Abbeville, Louisiana and grew up listening to Cajun music and the country and western music of Hank Williams. At the age of 15, he heard a performance by Fats Domino, an event that "changed my life forever," he recalled.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Charles helped to pioneer the south Louisiana musical genre known as swamp pop. His compositions include the hits "See You Later, Alligator", which he initially recorded himself as "Later Alligator", but which is best known from the cover version by Bill Haley & His Comets; and "Walking to New Orleans", written for Fats Domino. His songwriting record in the UK charts reads 7 hits, 3 top tens with 75 weeks spent on the chart.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>"(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" was a 1950s classic that Charles composed which Clarence "Frogman" Henry had a major hit with and which was on the soundtrack to the 1994 film Forrest Gump. His composition "Why Are People Like That?" was on the soundtrack to the 1998 film Home Fries.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Because of his south Louisiana-influenced rhythm and blues vocal style, Charles has often been thought to be black, when in fact he is white.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOZDyR9bLtG6AB9K9T6r5LO2-11hO2vJVUjYCraDT6pM_p9Gw3svUKPjfnEydJ9vLv-w14-caccnfVXbUnYRzTn48FGySqPTa-P4LFcK_OYTLGfgJUXZUpgy-KS-4MEBU4bfBRNjh1YMh6lgxslGwrXNmS0H_AyrWomrzQZYl8Ig5WQFgdqPYfWLpi1hL/s1535/Bobby%20Charles%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOZDyR9bLtG6AB9K9T6r5LO2-11hO2vJVUjYCraDT6pM_p9Gw3svUKPjfnEydJ9vLv-w14-caccnfVXbUnYRzTn48FGySqPTa-P4LFcK_OYTLGfgJUXZUpgy-KS-4MEBU4bfBRNjh1YMh6lgxslGwrXNmS0H_AyrWomrzQZYl8Ig5WQFgdqPYfWLpi1hL/w640-h640/Bobby%20Charles%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />On November 26, 1976, Charles was invited to play with The Band at their farewell concert, The Last Waltz. Charles played "Down South in New Orleans", with the help of Dr. John and The Band. The performance was recorded and released as part of the triple-LP The Last Waltz boxed set. The performance was not captured on film however, and did not appear in the film based on the concert with Charles only appearing briefly in the concert's final song, "I Shall Be Released" (he is largely blocked from view during the song). That song, sung by Bob Dylan and pianist Richard Manuel, featured backup vocals from the entire ensemble, including Charles.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>He co-wrote the song "Small Town Talk" with Rick Danko of The Band. "Promises, Promises (The Truth Will Set You Free)" was co-written with Willie Nelson.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Charles continued to compose and record (he was based out of Woodstock, New York for a time) and in the 1990s he recorded a duet of "Walking to New Orleans" with Domino.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>In September 2007, The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame honored Charles for his contributions to Louisiana music with an induction.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Charles collapsed in his home near Abbeville and died January 14, 2010.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>01.Street People (B.Charles) </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>02.Long Face (B.Charles) </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>03.I Must Be in a Good Place Now (B.Charles) </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>04.Save Me Jesus (B.Charles) </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>05.He's Got All the Whisky (B.Charles) </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>06.Small Town Talk (B.Charles/R.Danko) </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>07.Let Yourself Go (B.Charles) </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>08.Before I Grow Too Old (B.Charles/A.Domino/D.Bartholomew) </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>09.I'm That Way (B.Charles) </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>10.Tennessee Blues (B.Charles)</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b>Bonus: </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>11.Homemade Songs (Charles) </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>12.New Mexico (Charles) </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;"><b><i>13.Rosie (Charles) </i></b></span></div><div><b><i><span style="font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;">14.Small Town Talk (Charles/Danko) [single mix]</span> </i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/13JiSCzC#xYyuMns4eHUce7QYslZJWuC3o-MM0qdPIZoU5VU-Iyg" target="_blank">Bobby Charles</a></div><div>or</div><div>2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/1WMYNBTS/Bobby_Charles.rar_links" target="_blank">Bobby Charles</a></div><div>or</div><div>3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/xqgxL" target="_blank">Bobby Charles</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-61309290683321527592023-12-13T20:32:00.000+01:002023-12-13T20:32:02.142+01:00The Fort Mudge Memorial DUMP - Selftitled (WestCoast Rock US 1970)<div><span style="font-family: Signika Negative;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlNNS-6VkV8zCwjexsVaQQd20HclO9VrcseIY2jNodFlTH0Mt2mY7JSVMowwK1Xfgg5gZ-_JS1l8HfbLcqDLPjIZks-UC1XjomU8WSSj_MD-cdd1gFE0ot548ahxbJMJz_KvnBtcL8RRFhiL3wcUNMaeKCvPCBnzMtoY9Na8w8GbIZnq_P6FG4SDrrFAW/s1426/Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlNNS-6VkV8zCwjexsVaQQd20HclO9VrcseIY2jNodFlTH0Mt2mY7JSVMowwK1Xfgg5gZ-_JS1l8HfbLcqDLPjIZks-UC1XjomU8WSSj_MD-cdd1gFE0ot548ahxbJMJz_KvnBtcL8RRFhiL3wcUNMaeKCvPCBnzMtoY9Na8w8GbIZnq_P6FG4SDrrFAW/w640-h640/Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Size: 79.7 MB<br />Bitrate: 256<br />mp3<br />Ripped By: ChrisGoesRock<br />Artwork Included</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Signika Negative;"><br />The above album by this Boston band contains some good tracks. All the material was written by the band. Mr. Man and Crystal Forms both portray Stratton's vocals favourably and include some good guitar work. Others, such as Actions Of A Man and What Good Is Spring? find Caroline and the band in a mellower mood.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Signika Negative;"><br />Fort Mudge Memorial Dump was a band from Walpole, Massachusetts, that started playing by 1969, gathering a good number of fans. They got filed into the “Boston Sound”, among the Ultimate Spinach, the Beacon Street Union, Orpheus, Tangerine Zoo, ecc.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Signika Negative;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt05_XQJcrUnUGGuRAf9BCLxZrx_jWejId3I-97gsdQud8LRpk0vHfoMPFCC5aPXLcwiaWBWpfTuQOcyIvfj8f0gina8gLbEHP128PtfX1-1Jn5v9oEvoB3bWykuyLMG5PbuCREoZjDyvGjtYh3IYWvDjePXip94s59ngAfpMqb7F85B8JDQyjDsiA4uT/s2851/Inside.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="2851" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt05_XQJcrUnUGGuRAf9BCLxZrx_jWejId3I-97gsdQud8LRpk0vHfoMPFCC5aPXLcwiaWBWpfTuQOcyIvfj8f0gina8gLbEHP128PtfX1-1Jn5v9oEvoB3bWykuyLMG5PbuCREoZjDyvGjtYh3IYWvDjePXip94s59ngAfpMqb7F85B8JDQyjDsiA4uT/w640-h320/Inside.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />With good technique and better ideas, they recorded a very sought-after LP for Mercury in which the voice of Caroline Stratton stands out to some Jefferson Airplane affinity.<br />Guitarist Dean Keady, with his jazzy effects, leads the band.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Signika Negative;"><br />Despite its east coast origins, the band is firmly rooted in San Francisco acid-soaked psychedelia. The revelation here is Stratton, whose powerhouse vocals are reminiscent of the Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Signika Negative;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWd-fvYLqRzC1q7JA-IjpsDHyIEGszqqM1H23CM4lBK0rjz971gszN0xzsnyUYomcpVVH3ZCNITuECM3imanX-kSKyL22kTtqtqd6o_Ds1ziCbu4lUZ5RFjR619mui1_e_6GEb7F2-p0LcT_oCxCBWMl_J2xXjABbPuG8NcluG5nIpMfWMZt6jmeuOn8E/s1774/Back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1774" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWd-fvYLqRzC1q7JA-IjpsDHyIEGszqqM1H23CM4lBK0rjz971gszN0xzsnyUYomcpVVH3ZCNITuECM3imanX-kSKyL22kTtqtqd6o_Ds1ziCbu4lUZ5RFjR619mui1_e_6GEb7F2-p0LcT_oCxCBWMl_J2xXjABbPuG8NcluG5nIpMfWMZt6jmeuOn8E/w640-h502/Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />All the material was written by the band. Mr. Man and Crystal Forms both portray Stratton's vocals favourably and include some good guitar work. Others, such as Actions Of A Man and What Good Is Spring? find Caroline and the band in a mellower mood...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Signika Negative;"><br /><i>01. Mr. Man <br />02. Crystal Forms <br />03. Actions Of A Man <br />04. Blue's Tune <br />05. The Seventh Is Death <br />06. What Good Is Spring? <br />07. Tomorrow <br />08. Know Today <br />09. Questionable Answer</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Signika Negative;"><i>10. The Singer</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/4jpTnQYK#OaERodyOzwx5RplzBwd4eI2sn8tlX3RBmXTt6SI6q5U" target="_blank">Ford Mudge</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/1PQK92PK/Fort_Mudge.rar_links" target="_blank">Ford Mudge</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/Umo4W" target="_blank">Ford Mudge</a></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-66229861645555382252023-10-17T18:41:00.001+02:002023-10-17T18:41:29.274+02:00The Head Shop - Selftitled (Good Heavy Psychedelia US 1969)<div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTYHk0BP7aCUY9NBjqJY_kWIbCwnGga_OIBSjd4iFSZfR7mQXbTtuoEYRyRKadtsUdUSSpFGpqRX0PfLNWdGHWu1Ma8XTLFxC8B97XBHXoU4b4Lla10jVNIw3SKG5b-_SEwkYlIg5YnfD9635ZpZw-q91A69s6n43uQukSIxu97tuD3E9rAbR3tmP2fP0/s1426/Head%20Shop%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTYHk0BP7aCUY9NBjqJY_kWIbCwnGga_OIBSjd4iFSZfR7mQXbTtuoEYRyRKadtsUdUSSpFGpqRX0PfLNWdGHWu1Ma8XTLFxC8B97XBHXoU4b4Lla10jVNIw3SKG5b-_SEwkYlIg5YnfD9635ZpZw-q91A69s6n43uQukSIxu97tuD3E9rAbR3tmP2fP0/w640-h640/Head%20Shop%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "Slabo 27px";">Size: 86.6 MB</b></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b>Bitrate: 256</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b>mp3</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b>Ripped By: ChrisGoesRock</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b>Artwork Included</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b>DO YOU WANT HEAD? BLOW YOUR MIND WITH THE HEAD SHOP ALBUM!', screams a commercial ad in New York's Screw magazine in l969. Here's the CD reissue from the original mastertape, including bios, photos and 7 bonus tracks. The album was produced and arranged by Milan, aka Rick Rodell, and Max Ellen, both professionals in the music business. The band had garagy roots and evolved from Household Sponge to The Head Shop. Milan´s project that time was Licorice Schtik. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZLwMZl5_j7A6YDCeAIiPhxLSKH65QXz2A_hAy8gzx18OIQs20YHRxKI6TxU3FzWGN4zZNZuaWaBf0NvT2mruJWtN_xTz1O-rfKMWXxhPQWJQLE1ceQBdXnpd_-2IgQ6dNOT1J8c3DXyk-_-9j_SGi-N9-8g0AH3SOYT5g7mYIrORlP0-vPVJ21A2VJej/s1774/Head%20Shop%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1774" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZLwMZl5_j7A6YDCeAIiPhxLSKH65QXz2A_hAy8gzx18OIQs20YHRxKI6TxU3FzWGN4zZNZuaWaBf0NvT2mruJWtN_xTz1O-rfKMWXxhPQWJQLE1ceQBdXnpd_-2IgQ6dNOT1J8c3DXyk-_-9j_SGi-N9-8g0AH3SOYT5g7mYIrORlP0-vPVJ21A2VJej/w640-h502/Head%20Shop%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Both outfits released a 45 record, which are 4 bonus tracks on this CD. This New York psychedelic underground project has its unique sound: soulful vocals, flying Hammond organ, fuzzy bass, distorted lead guitars, lots of percussive -- and weird -- rhythm instruments, plus several unexpected stereo effects. Larry Coryell features as 'wailing' guest musician on the track, 'I Feel Love Comin' on'. 'Listen with the Third Ear,' and this album and 9 musical chapters will lead you into new musical and audiophile dimensions of psychedelic art of music."</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b>CD reissue from the original mastertape, including bios, photos and 7 bonus tracks of this classic US '60s expolito-psych album that goes totally over the top. Crammed full of distorted acid guitar and weird effects (choirs, backwards bits etc.) this is like a bit like Vanilla Fudge but much more extreme... Tracks like "Listen With A Third Ear" and "Prophecy" are particularly mind disturbing. CD contains 7 bonus tracks. This is fantastic psychedelia.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>01 - Head Shop - 3.03</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>02 - Heaven Here We Come - 2.48</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>03 - Sunny - 3.17</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>04 - Listen With The Third Ear - 2.38</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>05 - Opera In The Year 4000 - 4.26</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>06 - Revolution - 2.32</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>07 - I Feel Love Comin´ On - 5.53</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>08 - Prophecy - 2.20</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>09 - Infinity - 4.58</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>10 - Scars (Bonus) - 2.37</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>11 - Second Best (Bonus) - 2.17</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>12 - Flowers, Flowers (Bonus) - 2.03</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>13 - Kissing Game (Bonus) - 2.10</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>14 - Sunshine (Bonus) - 1.15</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>15 - Groovy Feelings (Bonus) - 1.53</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Slabo 27px';"><b><i>16 - In Central Park (Bonus) - 1.53</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/02RW2CKR#4qgxpplwLuipF2Nc0wQBmeCUaeL9DU_xI6P0rCf68z4" target="_blank">Head</a></div><div>or</div><div>2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/0KPVK9ZS/Head_US.rar_links" target="_blank">Head</a></div><div>or</div><div>3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/egu3P" target="_blank">Head</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-41004025958546151602023-10-17T18:27:00.001+02:002023-10-17T18:27:20.160+02:00The John Dummer´s Famous Music Band - Selftitled (UK Blues 1970)<div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQW_AX2FXXn4X_6HkA5RWu_Nese002cU5RkmOJDkc9gLxA8e3OpJ5KkAQZsTRsTEhBRUS_AponkaYtVawft_QV5JCnFyB-5Jd_p6fLPAM63fTLbDdM7D-mgUM1MkyC7mufkEHkRoz1-XuBCqVr5jQMRLix0Ag1S7Ke4yX17u_JnxiUuSY00ddCJcQ4p1BL/s1426/John%20Dummer%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQW_AX2FXXn4X_6HkA5RWu_Nese002cU5RkmOJDkc9gLxA8e3OpJ5KkAQZsTRsTEhBRUS_AponkaYtVawft_QV5JCnFyB-5Jd_p6fLPAM63fTLbDdM7D-mgUM1MkyC7mufkEHkRoz1-XuBCqVr5jQMRLix0Ag1S7Ke4yX17u_JnxiUuSY00ddCJcQ4p1BL/w640-h640/John%20Dummer%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Rajdhani;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;">Size: 80 MB</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;">Bitrate: 256</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;">mp3</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;">Ripped by: ChrisGoesRock</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;">Artwork Included</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;">This blues outfit formed in the Summer of 1967 in London. By the beginning of 1968, Tony Walker and Roger Pearce had both quit the music business. The next line-up was playing solid Chicago-styled blues. In July 1968, they turned professional. By now, Steve Rye had departed for Simon and Steve, and Tony McPhee, a friend of Dave Kelly's, came in on guitar. However, McPhee's stay was brief - a few month later he left to join The Groundhogs. Their two albums for Mercury are the most sought-after by collectors.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalMkE2MZjuDNNua0WSTVo-7DVl2LHxYu3RBEKfs0KZ42lfhETRxih0UoJyj1-xqHXQ2uSk8YRR6XZIX9GT8aTsDFPKlKvePPspJPzzSyCXQGAHFT7VG8WtS9hFSxdyY6HYmvlB4m4RoNJ4slogZm_xP1cq-x_o8NaDgZ_s2tRzdR6AYToRARDbCeiJiRZ/s1774/John%20Dummer%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1774" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalMkE2MZjuDNNua0WSTVo-7DVl2LHxYu3RBEKfs0KZ42lfhETRxih0UoJyj1-xqHXQ2uSk8YRR6XZIX9GT8aTsDFPKlKvePPspJPzzSyCXQGAHFT7VG8WtS9hFSxdyY6HYmvlB4m4RoNJ4slogZm_xP1cq-x_o8NaDgZ_s2tRzdR6AYToRARDbCeiJiRZ/w640-h502/John%20Dummer%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Dummer followed this with Music Band, a venture with violinist Nick Pickett, which achieved little here but had a French hit with “Nine By Nine”. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kzIhNTYfvYTh10d_e9z4ncuH3vJKUloNCTePsNJ2kAjaDVRAKHQn5-cgJZsf5TNMnRVqUwACrHylfGNHH5Gi9mpG5h-ltbfXQgWSt9BcmsraSKv7tivgDng6SzYglakYsrc_Qm7Ouufr9QjZgNRzEy1VChS1sFl31M09-kpwprIBYundbEpKxm0TDMp5/s2851/John%20Dummer%20-%20Inlay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2851" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kzIhNTYfvYTh10d_e9z4ncuH3vJKUloNCTePsNJ2kAjaDVRAKHQn5-cgJZsf5TNMnRVqUwACrHylfGNHH5Gi9mpG5h-ltbfXQgWSt9BcmsraSKv7tivgDng6SzYglakYsrc_Qm7Ouufr9QjZgNRzEy1VChS1sFl31M09-kpwprIBYundbEpKxm0TDMp5/w320-h640/John%20Dummer%20-%20Inlay.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Shortening their name to John Dummer, they signed to Vertigo, recording “Blue”, with a cover designed by Roger Dean. The music was still competent blues-rock, but nowhere near as good as their earlier, late-sixties offerings on Mercury. Then, teaming up again with his original guitarist Dave Kelly, Dummer recorded “Oobleedooblee Jubilee” with a country-influenced band. This was a dreadful album, and Dummer went on to hit the skins for another appalling (if commercially successful) band, Darts.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><i>01. Lady Luck</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><i>02. Yes Sir, She's My Baby</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><i>03. Boogie Woogie Lullaby</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><i>04. Coming Home</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><i>05. Searching For You</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><i>06. Nine By Nine</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><i>07. Move Me, Don't Leave Me</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><i>08. Going In The Out</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><i>09. No Chance Now</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Rajdhani;"><i>10. Fine Looking Woman</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/VuQCVBZA#a0E4ryUPvUej8-ePP1QNsQjCqv0z0dzcS93FLzqqhmg" target="_blank">Famous</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/hBXAh" target="_blank">Famous</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/MFWYX10X/John.rar_links" target="_blank">Famous</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-64636474653432207692023-10-01T12:46:00.000+02:002023-10-01T12:46:01.284+02:00The Elastic Band - Expansions on Life (Pre. The Sweet) (UK 1970)<div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzE3_P-rcIAwX70Q7JAc5THUWDQzWt4KxBWx-f0ZLbbtAckURO0rU2c61Kj3nJN8pXsAkR9u07CZ9R_NtYnP1YH7H0O0V-hMD4ayG9gAREvat_aBpRJW1B4rOpSpT9KJXw76gMxhIaCVeuM50I0uH9E9E3GVOf4zcMm0Vu7VDAtGRUD0wdduEugN8w80Q/s1535/Elastic%20Band%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzE3_P-rcIAwX70Q7JAc5THUWDQzWt4KxBWx-f0ZLbbtAckURO0rU2c61Kj3nJN8pXsAkR9u07CZ9R_NtYnP1YH7H0O0V-hMD4ayG9gAREvat_aBpRJW1B4rOpSpT9KJXw76gMxhIaCVeuM50I0uH9E9E3GVOf4zcMm0Vu7VDAtGRUD0wdduEugN8w80Q/w640-h640/Elastic%20Band%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Size: 117 MB</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Bitrate: 320</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">mp3</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Ripped by ChrisGoesRock</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Artwork Included</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">A sole album by this British band later became Sweet. The album features mixed bag sound of blues, psychedelic, progressive rock. Unfortunately, never made to the chart but the album is pretty impressive indeed. The Elastic Band is a psychedelic rock/blues band formed in North Wales during the late 1960s. The band features Andy Scott , Mike Scott, Ted Yeadon, and Sean Jenkins. Andy Scott would go on to become a member of Sweet. The band released one album, Expansions On Life , on the Decca Nova label.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtwbFzaC4_yqtAjIRbiUELJ05TyqGE7kNFtcO8X6FybvvgfsW9Fk5s9bUFWK86fTIgCZYc9nKzD4aFhBozAmOaOBEHDKv3o1jJtsTltRwek2x5awgYA3muhZ7Z-gjuy94QwW0lhdr20FrTMg0cgTjNc2d2pj1BFbFcPNjH4ld15CsT5qDSNJKed363CMg/s1535/Elastic%20Band%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtwbFzaC4_yqtAjIRbiUELJ05TyqGE7kNFtcO8X6FybvvgfsW9Fk5s9bUFWK86fTIgCZYc9nKzD4aFhBozAmOaOBEHDKv3o1jJtsTltRwek2x5awgYA3muhZ7Z-gjuy94QwW0lhdr20FrTMg0cgTjNc2d2pj1BFbFcPNjH4ld15CsT5qDSNJKed363CMg/w640-h640/Elastic%20Band%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The Elastic Band was a Welsh rock music group band, formed in Cardiff in the 1960s. They were one of the exponents of the UK psychedelic rock scene from the late 1960s and featured Andy Scott who would go on to become guitarist with Sweet. Other members were August Eadon (Gus) who went by the name Ted Yeadon when he was a member of Elastic Band, Sean Jenkins (drums) and Mike Scott (bass - Andy's brother). The band broke up in 1970 when Yeadon accepted an offer to join Love Affair.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZ-5R0_ZF5sEBQGfO1Lp9i-bf08h9q5GAcvPmbdXdaTPGE-jHO5EgaUsZRZ_UHEqSs7B2tR7PTOKfVgTLJ2P2CcOVA6HPj_GsfA8i4QzezD7yWFA9gXkRe9rLSvVKFS5pBqM5uHGv5fw9wTFCTutIvAMKoi8I_2xv07D5sdVaQ2XuPbKLjwJvuG8-erm8/s1535/Elastic%20Band%20-%20Label.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZ-5R0_ZF5sEBQGfO1Lp9i-bf08h9q5GAcvPmbdXdaTPGE-jHO5EgaUsZRZ_UHEqSs7B2tR7PTOKfVgTLJ2P2CcOVA6HPj_GsfA8i4QzezD7yWFA9gXkRe9rLSvVKFS5pBqM5uHGv5fw9wTFCTutIvAMKoi8I_2xv07D5sdVaQ2XuPbKLjwJvuG8-erm8/w640-h640/Elastic%20Band%20-%20Label.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br />The opening gambit for future Sweet axeman Andy Scott, The Elastic Band were born from the embers of The Silverstone Set, a mid-decade Welsh soul band of some note, who had their minds expanded when they supported some of the emerging underground acts whenever they strayed across the border. When they finally made it to the studio in 1969, their music was a long way from the highly-collectable mod pop of their two early singles, incorporating psych with an amateur proggishness, which remains very endearing, if not very well recorded.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtaDNmY10Dtbgfmzy2MspZQv7TS4wf77mV8-MuWc_WK_gMR8T_2veW4tSsAOgIhxqVrppej1l8GjkBdNL8ObUgHr2Pjilj736a0-4iZ34a8GKRYictwxbFteJ6sPQwT-hBWFpflXlTxM6kKE2R15pQei6FiUiX0PZQeOwXwaG07tPbxCNWQ_ECUZDscvx/s1200/The%20Elastic%20Band%20Single%20UK%201968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtaDNmY10Dtbgfmzy2MspZQv7TS4wf77mV8-MuWc_WK_gMR8T_2veW4tSsAOgIhxqVrppej1l8GjkBdNL8ObUgHr2Pjilj736a0-4iZ34a8GKRYictwxbFteJ6sPQwT-hBWFpflXlTxM6kKE2R15pQei6FiUiX0PZQeOwXwaG07tPbxCNWQ_ECUZDscvx/w640-h640/The%20Elastic%20Band%20Single%20UK%201968.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Step forward this reissue, which does right some of the studio wrongs and makes intrinsically good tracks such as Crabtree Farm and Has Anybody Seen Her sound as they should have done at the time. The addition of four bonus tracks and a wealth of archival material also goes some way to putting this very decent album back into some order.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">♦ Andy Scott – guitars (1968–1971)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">♦ Mike Scott – bass (1968–1971)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">♦ Sean Jenkins – drums (1968–1971)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">♦ Ted Yeadon – organ, piano, flute, congas, harmonica, vocals (1968–1971)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><i>01. Mother Goose<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><i>02. Last Person In The Bar<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><i>03. Crabtree Farm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><i>04. Has Anybody Seen Her<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><i>05. Dear John<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><i>06. Room Full Of Room<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><i>07. That's Nice<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><i>08. Life Still Goes On<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><i>09. Sad Jazz<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><i>10. Sunrise Work 'Till Sunset</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/s3BlkAqI#T2JY6Hqt7LgMaE0ILfc2HLeIvJ-Tu0rhADJk6C-zmwA" target="_blank">Elastic</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/1HGN1IKL/Elastic_Band.rar_links" target="_blank">Elastic</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/wBChJ" target="_blank">Elastic</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-62104276385352878992023-10-01T12:34:00.001+02:002023-10-01T12:34:39.796+02:00Steve Morgen - Morgen (Really Good Heavy Psychedia US 1969)<div style="text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l4uduq_lqc_OPWPsqOn3QpSqvUDJwccY7i_5MYM9DCD2Hg5vSgUEUIoZQCLSQTaCsx5Q5b9-MewyjcvIfNZyoMB_OpbXcXvg4kgS5M5HLUsbKeBZmcGwA9Oo0stq1Nf-5EHeqlnW_REvshMXjJgVf6_-zVZwr-DkfTqVZgk-r4u8pfH5o26IooOwSpMa/s1200/Morgen%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l4uduq_lqc_OPWPsqOn3QpSqvUDJwccY7i_5MYM9DCD2Hg5vSgUEUIoZQCLSQTaCsx5Q5b9-MewyjcvIfNZyoMB_OpbXcXvg4kgS5M5HLUsbKeBZmcGwA9Oo0stq1Nf-5EHeqlnW_REvshMXjJgVf6_-zVZwr-DkfTqVZgk-r4u8pfH5o26IooOwSpMa/w640-h640/Morgen%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div>Size: 172 MB</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;">Bitrate: 320</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;">mp3</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;">Ripped by: ChrisGoesRock</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;">Artwork Included</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;">Formed in Long Island in 1968, MORGEN (fronted by vocalist/guitarist Steve Morgen) released its unique album in 1969, one that is considered a major heavy psychedelic rock record, mixing fuzzy garage and freaky hard rock, covering Summer of Love flowers under furious guitars and a massive rhythm section.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eUbmH_KVL3u2Zk1pyXq80zqPajtg5OJWzw5LPItyjmwXmVJtiGZE639BKU84oMejO4HnHqnIX1S2P2U7Re2szPh2jSVkE42VQYrdE5l1I9nK2ATWSQsXfT5N5WNE5_tRUgoB8EObRPYof35kEV_rvT2iKJY4MArDunG9Y9Q6u7mPisiht_2yM2KkZX3o/s1426/Original%20Back%20Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eUbmH_KVL3u2Zk1pyXq80zqPajtg5OJWzw5LPItyjmwXmVJtiGZE639BKU84oMejO4HnHqnIX1S2P2U7Re2szPh2jSVkE42VQYrdE5l1I9nK2ATWSQsXfT5N5WNE5_tRUgoB8EObRPYof35kEV_rvT2iKJY4MArDunG9Y9Q6u7mPisiht_2yM2KkZX3o/w640-h640/Original%20Back%20Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />US heavy psych masterpiece from 1969. Powerful sound and recording with thunderous drums, piercing fuzz guitars and the incredible vocals of Steve Morgen. Formed as Morgen’s Dreame Spectrum in 1967 in NY, Morgen were one the first bands signed to ABC’s offshoot Probe Records (home also of Soft Machine in the US).</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-scQ73P-h95R6IZEhlpbVrI63_xekaKfjwz68aKgOVxROvRLpJo1m85Otc6yVR8O1VHkXZY_J6KJemPKCSArxUmsCyGRjYE8OJWQcDILbKlPbDqkLcAEF9EBK5rY-Fp7PkNKaXCeLH-oF8n4Rnx5t0M3J-0iYvD3yIdl2kvU1INFFNufjFvDD8B5GtO2/s1285/Morgen%20Advertise%20Article%201968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-scQ73P-h95R6IZEhlpbVrI63_xekaKfjwz68aKgOVxROvRLpJo1m85Otc6yVR8O1VHkXZY_J6KJemPKCSArxUmsCyGRjYE8OJWQcDILbKlPbDqkLcAEF9EBK5rY-Fp7PkNKaXCeLH-oF8n4Rnx5t0M3J-0iYvD3yIdl2kvU1INFFNufjFvDD8B5GtO2/w510-h640/Morgen%20Advertise%20Article%201968.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><br />Fuelled by the chemistry between ace guitar player Murray Shiffrin and creative songwriter/singer Steve Morgen, they recorded their self-titled album in 1968 but, much to the band’s dismay and frustration, it wasn’t released until December 1969. Morgen included seven impressive tracks, all of them written by Steve Morgen. You can hear subtle influences of Hendrix, Stones, Who, Doors or Donovan but Morgen’s sound is clearly a beast of its own kind. The mysterious gatefold cover featured Edvard Munch’s iconic 1893 composition The Scream on the front. Welcome to the Void!</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;">* Audiophile restoration / remastering by Ezra Lesser.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>01. Welcome To The Void 04:48</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>02. Of Dreams 05:38</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>03. Beggin' Your Pardon (Miss Joan) 04:51</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>04. Eternity In Between 05:10</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>05. Purple 04:13</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>06. She's The Nitetime 03:31</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>07. Love 10:56</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>08. Of Dreams (45 Version) [bonus track] 03.24</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>09. She's the Nitetime (45 Version) [bonus track] 03.27</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>10. Street Walker [bonus track] 03.39</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>11. Lady [bonus track] 04.06</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>12. Too Many Americas [bonus track] 05.47</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>13. Don't You Tell Me [bonus track] 05.52</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>14. Maryjane [bonus track] 02.59</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: 'Slabo 27px'; font-size: medium;"><i>15. Alpha Omega [bonus track] 05.01</i></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/5u4FmBgT#MoDWx0kQHUdX5GqcumQEoMcmCH1LtrL8hP6FtAjlsIM" target="_blank">Morgen</a></div><div>or</div><div>2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/D1KCTD7W/Steve_Morgen.rar_links" target="_blank">Morgen</a></div><div>or</div><div>3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/2yLQv" target="_blank">Morgen</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZz2i6aBsQx7Ag53iGW3z43PIAQ9v8PUXlurv_F5oncoQDwUcKVFR2kFenIAi5mM9kEe1MWekm0Q5Y8w-XqlKqeQGOLpC1OO_c73tm57NR84eXv2wnOqknaM_yTmQe8yWwcDxf3hmYRFgVVB3y2zpMNR6qkUDzHY4OxpDmSQIghqQJPXFqUDWEc847rQL/s1444/Morgen%20Poster%20Included%20the%20Album.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="754" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZz2i6aBsQx7Ag53iGW3z43PIAQ9v8PUXlurv_F5oncoQDwUcKVFR2kFenIAi5mM9kEe1MWekm0Q5Y8w-XqlKqeQGOLpC1OO_c73tm57NR84eXv2wnOqknaM_yTmQe8yWwcDxf3hmYRFgVVB3y2zpMNR6qkUDzHY4OxpDmSQIghqQJPXFqUDWEc847rQL/w334-h640/Morgen%20Poster%20Included%20the%20Album.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6ggEsVf1KiM9pddqIkioYqQ2Pec5EFtcDIAlg3W0VGSsJOnRj3rWeE-cNLGrVUs2n9DjuFgDxsCRHXo3n9Y5yG2P8Ee5z3nZVb2U7llpJXI_VLuV_3gxBzGXoqJt-eIAwueuxxEcAYGahJmwQ8sKC6wmS1fsfkKKWqKqj4mDgRxDjtc6oXUH_A8bhsci/s1200/Morgen%20Band%20Advertise%20Photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6ggEsVf1KiM9pddqIkioYqQ2Pec5EFtcDIAlg3W0VGSsJOnRj3rWeE-cNLGrVUs2n9DjuFgDxsCRHXo3n9Y5yG2P8Ee5z3nZVb2U7llpJXI_VLuV_3gxBzGXoqJt-eIAwueuxxEcAYGahJmwQ8sKC6wmS1fsfkKKWqKqj4mDgRxDjtc6oXUH_A8bhsci/w512-h640/Morgen%20Band%20Advertise%20Photo.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-79124438418488456432023-10-01T12:21:00.001+02:002023-10-01T12:21:24.956+02:00Richard Thompson - Guitar, Vocal (Unreleased Songs UK 1967-76) <div style="text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDp09CDi91r1Q4aHQ4faeJeEE5zPdGHI99eaBTRaJKvLwC6LjHulI92jirMHyMGWDcvlXt37ZifwQsXI2k8AFQ2i0XsK-5iabR0siDZkwWEzuP1_yCkuZOzrjbCpHATwPwByjwPxgShkUg5JeB4JxnfWNahzTkbOKSRPXMtfDyL2YudUMRTE4rreFZV7B/s1535/Richard%20Thompson%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDp09CDi91r1Q4aHQ4faeJeEE5zPdGHI99eaBTRaJKvLwC6LjHulI92jirMHyMGWDcvlXt37ZifwQsXI2k8AFQ2i0XsK-5iabR0siDZkwWEzuP1_yCkuZOzrjbCpHATwPwByjwPxgShkUg5JeB4JxnfWNahzTkbOKSRPXMtfDyL2YudUMRTE4rreFZV7B/w640-h640/Richard%20Thompson%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Size: 163 MB</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Bitrate: 256 & 320</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">mp3</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Ripped by: ChrisGoesRock</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Artwork Included</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Source: Japan SHM-CD Remaster</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">(guitar, vocal) is a 1976 album by Richard Thompson. It was released by Island Records as a career retrospective after he and his wife Linda had gone into semi-retirement from the business of making and performing music following the release of Pour Down Like Silver (1975).</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0eFxqaGcg-Rb28I6DI3Sd0MQKaKuB1l5nGFPS9bxQobnU8HFcRhtaohnWpCUid_aV0fNsV76f_ZLwC5ObCrtNx-OWdD17RmLgk7FO3JoODteED115vpf3D_LgCY6yDUUD1LI2NXyGY0OS89hHF-p0wHFNoQMEF2H1tfqLYURio1kW5UFxPWDNmO0lLsJ/s1600/Fairport%20Convention%20BBC%20Live.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1159" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0eFxqaGcg-Rb28I6DI3Sd0MQKaKuB1l5nGFPS9bxQobnU8HFcRhtaohnWpCUid_aV0fNsV76f_ZLwC5ObCrtNx-OWdD17RmLgk7FO3JoODteED115vpf3D_LgCY6yDUUD1LI2NXyGY0OS89hHF-p0wHFNoQMEF2H1tfqLYURio1kW5UFxPWDNmO0lLsJ/w464-h640/Fairport%20Convention%20BBC%20Live.jpg" width="464" /></a></div>Most tracks are unreleased recordings from Thompson's career to date - though the two instrumental tracks were recorded specifically for this compilation. (guitar, vocal) spans Thompsons's early years with Fairport Convention as well as the time he spent performing and recording as a duo with wife Linda. The release was notable for two live cuts from the 1975 Richard and Linda Thompson tour — "Night Comes In" and "Calvary Cross" — which featured lengthy guitar solos by Thompson, and for the Fairport Convention tracks "The Ballad of Easy Rider" featuring an excellent vocal from Sandy Denny which was an unreleased track from the Liege & Lief sessions and "Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman" which had been recorded for and then omitted from that group's Full House album.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrlSliN2Jgc64urxHUTQ74hk9jhqCaokmGFpMAXhKIgD4bw40_JFGv3A_X3JyRLOEovge0MPkrvipyaIojRVzTQSpZSLF96dy4APN5LuexsOxNDCbLdC4ibWerfCy1ZFsL7aehH9ACsDbgjZFivOiv2Z0kAcuMCFYPjEzOsVymEBrLUMRtQTsW-6dTu0w/s3189/Richard%20Thompson%20-%20Foldout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="3189" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrlSliN2Jgc64urxHUTQ74hk9jhqCaokmGFpMAXhKIgD4bw40_JFGv3A_X3JyRLOEovge0MPkrvipyaIojRVzTQSpZSLF96dy4APN5LuexsOxNDCbLdC4ibWerfCy1ZFsL7aehH9ACsDbgjZFivOiv2Z0kAcuMCFYPjEzOsVymEBrLUMRtQTsW-6dTu0w/w640-h308/Richard%20Thompson%20-%20Foldout.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />(guitar, vocal) has been out of print for some years now. Several tracks first released as part of this compilation have subsequently been included as bonus tracks on remastered Fairport Convention and Richard & Linda Thompson albums issued by Island Records. However the BBC version of Mr Lacey remains unavailable elsewhere, and did not feature on the recent Fairport Convention boxset.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HFmHEA2YB6QWmnzqDMPhHab92l6ZTq15FXMWt0vj4V6mR_gOid6e_XCCBI7l5MBNQdKGA-wvVadj7R8C6F9VHG6hHNT-fCvwRIg-5JlzCzn5jv4xcH_vMHuqroXX8tuH-hn5JYvZIgFXV-0_IjcMB2LEm09HKQNfsKvRffmOj2d-1hPaRgVfzhiY28oL/s3569/Holland%20Popfestival%201970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2388" data-original-width="3569" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HFmHEA2YB6QWmnzqDMPhHab92l6ZTq15FXMWt0vj4V6mR_gOid6e_XCCBI7l5MBNQdKGA-wvVadj7R8C6F9VHG6hHNT-fCvwRIg-5JlzCzn5jv4xcH_vMHuqroXX8tuH-hn5JYvZIgFXV-0_IjcMB2LEm09HKQNfsKvRffmOj2d-1hPaRgVfzhiY28oL/w640-h428/Holland%20Popfestival%201970.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />A superb 68-minute collection of obscure and unreleased tracks from Thompson's career, covering late 1967 until April 1976. The album's first six tracks are devoted to Thompson's career with Fairport Convention -- highlights include "Throwaway Street Puzzle" (the B-side of the single "Meet on the Ledge"), the BBC recording of "Mr. Lacey," the Liege and Lief session outtake "The Ballad of Easy Rider," the Full House session outtake "Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman," and "Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller" from the L.A. Troubadour (House Full) concert tapes. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgxo4V7tEWVN-XrlgNCiXxLZE83G9qMFnnqM1jqaQCAHUF6zJ6eJL5WqZ17tf7DhIvxee9PDQsdMuzIDdawggkXJdtYKVWkzw-OyBHZyb6wW3t_Ggj5g8VXgssMtRIzgGk_zoyoeqWlTO0Q010JD5jLrWsohZylc811jiFlIXVqNOKF_nDlyU0rg6ATyC/s1535/Richard%20Thompson%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgxo4V7tEWVN-XrlgNCiXxLZE83G9qMFnnqM1jqaQCAHUF6zJ6eJL5WqZ17tf7DhIvxee9PDQsdMuzIDdawggkXJdtYKVWkzw-OyBHZyb6wW3t_Ggj5g8VXgssMtRIzgGk_zoyoeqWlTO0Q010JD5jLrWsohZylc811jiFlIXVqNOKF_nDlyU0rg6ATyC/w640-h640/Richard%20Thompson%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Thompson plays some sizzling guitar on these cuts, though "Ballad of Easy Rider" -- played here the way Dylan might've covered it on John Wesley Harding -- is more representative of Sandy Denny than Thompson. The post-Fairport material includes an alternate arrangement of "A Heart Needs a Home" from Hokey Pokey, a beautifully sung live rendition of "The Dark End of the Street" (featuring one of Linda Thompson's best performances); their hard-rocking live rendition of Jack Clement's "It'll Be Me"; the exquisite solo acoustic guitar instrumental "Flee as a Bird"; and two epics, "Night Comes In" and "Calvary Cross," featuring Thompson and his band stretching out on-stage. Despite the existence of the triple-CD career retrospective, this disc still has enough prime rarities to rate as a must-own, even for casual fans. [Source: Wikipedia + AMG]</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Joe Boyd – Producer</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Sandy Denny – Vocals</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Timi Donald – Drums</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Pat Donaldson – Guitar (Bass)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Judy Dyble – Vocals</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Fairport Convention – Performer</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Victor Gamm – Engineer</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Ashley Hutchings – Bass, Guitar (Bass)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">John Kirkpatrick – Accordion, Button Accordion</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Martin Lamble – Drums</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Todd Lloyd – Producer</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Dave Mattacks – Drums</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Ian Matthews – Vocals</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Simon Nicol – Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Mellotron</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Dave Pegg – Guitar (Bass)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Pete Ross – Harmonica</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Peter Ross – Harmonica</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Dave Swarbrick – Mandolin, Violin</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Linda Thompson – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Performer</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Richard Thompson – Dulcimer, Guitar, Mandolin, Arranger, Vocals, Producer, Appalachian Dulcimer</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">Ian Whiteman – Harmonium, Piano (Electric)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;">John Wood – Producer, Engineer</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>01."Time Will Show the Wiser" (Emmitt Rhodes) - this recording was included on Fairport Convention's first album. – 3:03</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>02."Throwaway Street Puzzle" (Ashley Hutchings, Thompson) - originally released as the b-side to Meet On The Ledge, the single from Fairport's second album What We Did On Our Holidays. This song was a bonus track on the 2003 re-issue of What We Did On Our Holidays. – 3:18</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>03."Mr Lacey" (Hutchings) - this version is from a 1968 BBC radio broadcast and remains unavailable eleswhere. – 2:53</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>04."The Ballad of Easy Rider" (Roger McGuinn) - Recorded during the sessions in 1969 for Fairport's Liege & Lief album. The 2002 re-issue of the Unhalfbricking album included The Ballad of Easy Rider as a bonus track as it was felt that the song fitted better with the mix of contemporary songs on that album rather than the traditional feel of Liege & Lief. – 4:34</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>05."Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman" (Thompson, Dave Swarbrick) - originally recorded during the 1970 sessions for Fairport's Full House album. Thompson was unhappy with the vocals and insisted that the track be omitted from the original album. However the track was included on the 2001 re-issue of Full House. The recording included on (guitar, vocal) has extra vocals by Linda Thompson recorded in 1975. – 5:23</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>06."Sweet Little Rock 'n Roller" (Chuck Berry) - recorded in concert at the Troubador club in Los Angeles during Fairport's 1970 tour. – 4:18</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>07."A Heart Needs a Home" - this is a different recording and arrangement of the song included on the Hokey Pokey album. This track was included in the 2000 Island Years compilation. – 4:04</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>08."The Dark End of the Street" (Dan Penn, Chips Moman) - recorded during a concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London in April 1975. The same recording was included as a bonus track on the 2004 re-issue of the Pour Down Like Silver album. – 4:22</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>09."It'll Be Me" (Jack Clement) - recorded during a concert at Oxford Polytechnic in November 1975. The same recording was included as a bonus track on the 2004 re-issue of the Hokey Pokey album. – 4:22</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>10."Flee As a Bird" (trad., arr. Thompson) - recorded in 1976 for this compilation. – 3:11</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>11."Night Comes In" - recorded during a concert at Oxford Polytechnic in November 1975. The same recording was included as a bonus track on the 2004 re-issue of the Pour Down Like Silver album. – 12:24</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>12."The Pitfall/The Excursion" - recorded in 1976 for this compilation. – 3:02</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>13."Calvary Cross" - recorded during a concert at Oxford Polytechnic in November 1975. The same recording was included in the 2000 Island Years compilation. – 13:27</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>Bonus Tracks</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>14. Fairport Convention - If I Had A Ribbon Bow (Bonus 1967) 02.44</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>15. Fairport Convention - Throwaway Street Puzzle (Bonus 1968) 03.30</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>16. Fairport Convention - You're Gonna Need My Help [BBC Bonus 1969] 04.11</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Sawarabi Mincho;"><i>17. Fairport Convention - Some Sweet Day (BBC Bonus) 02.18</i></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/o3oUwA6R#MkA3sblA-bgHnPN2AcqR1277VISLqQCifuS3-60drgk" target="_blank">Thompson</a></div><div>or</div><div>2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/0ORBE6R1/Richard_Thompson.rar_links" target="_blank">Thompson</a></div><div>or</div><div>3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/vqRDJ" target="_blank">Thompson</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-44006026806209670582023-10-01T12:05:00.000+02:002023-10-01T12:05:09.974+02:00JJ & The Real Jerks - Rat Beach (Ramones Alike Punk US 2023) <div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_q-M5nvdNrraBFPX2OJUpk23MZisGnCJ8yeLzmPOMu5m97KGyOsWJzkAC06NLnGI45FE-N7mD6twOjHGbAn4zg_tFEbRCM-E-zXNjODGrFIoDUdCdlHRmATPe0HIh7UQOoX8LSK0ZXDugTvQXtosLNx8bzQJrgZW2spwseaFdXLWCBuvNvy5dLPTFBhz/s4096/Front%20Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4051" data-original-width="4096" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_q-M5nvdNrraBFPX2OJUpk23MZisGnCJ8yeLzmPOMu5m97KGyOsWJzkAC06NLnGI45FE-N7mD6twOjHGbAn4zg_tFEbRCM-E-zXNjODGrFIoDUdCdlHRmATPe0HIh7UQOoX8LSK0ZXDugTvQXtosLNx8bzQJrgZW2spwseaFdXLWCBuvNvy5dLPTFBhz/w640-h632/Front%20Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></b><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div>Size: 121 MB</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">Bitrate: 320</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">mp3</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">Ripped by ChrisGoesRock</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">Artwork Included</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">For those late to the party, L.A.’s JJ & The Real Jerks have been kicking around since 2009, bashing out a handful of singles, e.p.’s and full-length platters for labels like Dead Beat, Rock N' Roll Manifesto, Stamp Out Disco, Heavy Medication, and Pat Todd’s Rankoutsider Records. Now, these Sons of The Dolls are back in business with their strongest batch of sleazy barroom rock ‘n’ roll yet.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">Steeped in boozy swagger and Stonesy git-down, these 17 songs do exactly that. Joe “JJ” Jennings and company mix their Johnny Thunders with SoCal punk’n’roll from the glory days of The Humpers and The Dragons and add a spritz of Buzzcocks’ melodic attack. They come blazing out of the gate with dual-guitar overdrive and thrashing rhythms, segue into hooky-as-hell barstool anthems, then celebrate the miracle of life with uplifting swagger infused rock n' roll ditties.. This is one fun, raging garage-punk release so hop on aboard and hitch a ride with us on over to Rat Beach. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6mRDw7VNu527oi-Ehaxa1CvufqcBGf3Ya6AEMSByU90cTn6nmZI-X7MiRevNobYG6kRZPKlFVYIRC_OicGPjCpmGyGcwNgtTQJjWG0QnFRYSVOvAqjR51seambEdO_68DTKz2j4KVJaQvVMBGq3w3l8PNGLv-5inPka7JNb9HggZNhCPyst-zCD8oOYc/s1635/Back%20Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1635" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6mRDw7VNu527oi-Ehaxa1CvufqcBGf3Ya6AEMSByU90cTn6nmZI-X7MiRevNobYG6kRZPKlFVYIRC_OicGPjCpmGyGcwNgtTQJjWG0QnFRYSVOvAqjR51seambEdO_68DTKz2j4KVJaQvVMBGq3w3l8PNGLv-5inPka7JNb9HggZNhCPyst-zCD8oOYc/w640-h578/Back%20Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Published by 4 May 2013:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">Can you tell us a bit about the band’s history? What have you released so far?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">The band started in mid 2009, essentially as a recording project just to get some ideas out. Eventually when we had enough material, we started playing out live and releasing records. So far we’ve put out 3 seven inch singles, and one 12 inch EP, and currently working on a new recording now.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">You played your first show opening for MICHAEL MONROE, how was it and how did it happen?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTimiWIMUK8MGFSnH9Q934QfUPrH-DYUgHENZJMudqtMSaRZurOatMqIge8Xt7rtc3lE5__1fdSkiifmruAqowTZaSr_jvaMNxSMaqzM9K79kzdLOrSrEG7R4A54a3zEHUF4LcazsQPINz8Lk7Twm-vDto9d3_AwyvX6UmyDALLeAgEyaebKLH-R7LEtDZ/s3000/Panel%20Poster%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2993" data-original-width="3000" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTimiWIMUK8MGFSnH9Q934QfUPrH-DYUgHENZJMudqtMSaRZurOatMqIge8Xt7rtc3lE5__1fdSkiifmruAqowTZaSr_jvaMNxSMaqzM9K79kzdLOrSrEG7R4A54a3zEHUF4LcazsQPINz8Lk7Twm-vDto9d3_AwyvX6UmyDALLeAgEyaebKLH-R7LEtDZ/w640-h638/Panel%20Poster%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />That was an amazing night! It was at a small 200 person venue in Redondo Beach, right under the pier. It was one of Michael Monroe’s first shows with his new band, before their record was even out. We kind of just got lucky to get on that bill, it was a Sunday night and we got in front of a good amount of people. I think we only rehearsed once and played like 5 songs, it was loose to say the least, but really fun! Michael Monroe ruled, and it was pretty great to get that opportunity to see him perform right in my neighborhood!</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">How did you get to work with Rankoutsider Records?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">I’ve been friends with Pat Todd’s rhythm guitarist Kevin Keller for a few years now. He got us an opening slot with The Rankoutsiders a couple years ago, and Pat was there to see our set. I gave him a few of our older recordings, and through that the relationship with the label began. We’ve released ‘The Wringer’ 7” single, as well as the latest ‘Economy Class Ego Trip’ EP on Rankoutsider. I also had the opportunity to play sax on two songs on their new record that will be out this year.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxEdbfk2jRr2ebpCOSCHs1RyR7huhIxpFeolih_JXdGH5cNlRrzBLUjR78ODlLVqk2aF6SeUem2y5CZaPDaabTmGm9Vi7Wa6IocWKwtdl0jpo0QZmnCzCbajnIotk64dUH9lK9nexen0TN5mlfEFIKXQtMdL4X4MmwpyozoF7FWITkJRE3USZgi36o2Yv/s1796/Advertise%20Poster%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1796" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxEdbfk2jRr2ebpCOSCHs1RyR7huhIxpFeolih_JXdGH5cNlRrzBLUjR78ODlLVqk2aF6SeUem2y5CZaPDaabTmGm9Vi7Wa6IocWKwtdl0jpo0QZmnCzCbajnIotk64dUH9lK9nexen0TN5mlfEFIKXQtMdL4X4MmwpyozoF7FWITkJRE3USZgi36o2Yv/w514-h640/Advertise%20Poster%2001.jpg" width="514" /></a></div>Greg Kuehn (The JONESES/TSOL) appears on the EP. How did you meet? When did you hear The JONESES and TSOL for the first time?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">I met Greg when my old band got to play with Prima Donna & The Joneses at a club in West LA back in 2008 or so. Around that time, Full Breach Kicks had just re-issued a few of the Joneses records, and the band was starting to play shows around town again. TSOL I had been familiar with just through being into the early LA and OC punk rock stuff. Greg’s an amazing musician, and when we were looking for those real rollicking ‘ham-fisted’ piano parts, he was more than willing to lay down some tracks for us!</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">You probably get a lot of comparisons with The HANGMEN. Your opinion about the band?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">I think they’re great! I’ve gotten to catch them a few times. One of the best shows I saw was them along with the Zeros (the original Zeros from Chula Vista) on New Year’s eve a few years back at a tiny bar in downtown LA.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">J.J., you also play sax in WALTER LURE’s West Coast backing band, right?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvOtDwwozgSL9eTQ_AlN-pJH-DHlHmW0EawZzE0XDHO0XfjVuvu-MNOr9Ul52ycwg5ggdcAHmKYzHMsTZptkpjtZJj2YaPwGATqRfLutvqk0nV1nHzrTu_6Ei6ijl6ZPimVanabdcDN1zKxu45QCdKB060WaoNy2WinsrNAxiLcHuG4S1si3JGzri9Ouh/s1200/Front%20Cover%20(Alternative%20II).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1200" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvOtDwwozgSL9eTQ_AlN-pJH-DHlHmW0EawZzE0XDHO0XfjVuvu-MNOr9Ul52ycwg5ggdcAHmKYzHMsTZptkpjtZJj2YaPwGATqRfLutvqk0nV1nHzrTu_6Ei6ijl6ZPimVanabdcDN1zKxu45QCdKB060WaoNy2WinsrNAxiLcHuG4S1si3JGzri9Ouh/w640-h638/Front%20Cover%20(Alternative%20II).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Yes, since about 2009. I met Joey Pinter (The Waldos lead guitarist who played on the Rent Party record) through Real Jerks bassist Hiroshi Yamazaki. Walter wanted to line up a few SoCal shows, and Joey basically put the backing band together. They were looking for a sax player and through Hiroshi I got the gig. Since then, Walter has come out to LA about three times. We actually just played a show a few weeks ago put together by Roy J. Morgan, it was the fourth annual Johnny Thunders tribute show that he does. It was a blast. Close to 400 people came out, and just about every good rock n’ roll band from L.A. was on the bill!</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">Do you only release your records on vinyl? It seems like this format is getting more popular than the CDs nowadays…</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">All of the releases have come out on vinyl & digital so far. Usually 300-500 copies pressed on colored wax. I’ve always been a big record collector, so it just seemed natural to release the music on this format. It’s definitely not the cheapest route, but it’s been a great experience and I’ve learned a lot. The pressing plant we use is local here in LA, and I’ve gotten to know them pretty well over the years. Also it seems like people will pay a little more attention to a vinyl release. It’s more likely to get reviewed, airplay on radio stations etc.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">Do you feel like a new American rock’n’roll scene is rising from the underground with bands like PRIMA DONNA or The BITERS?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">It’s definitely still an underground ‘niche’ thing, but what’s really cool is to see more and more younger guys and girls showing up at the gigs, and maybe even forming bands of their own. There seem to be a lot of younger groups that are looking to bands like the Dolls, Stooges, MC5 etc as an influence, and still putting a modern spin on it.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">What are the last live bands you’ve enjoyed?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">The Night Marchers, The Hives, Fidlar, The Zeros, Crazy Squeeze, Dirty Eyes, Telephone Lovers, Black Mambas,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">Your projects?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;">Aside from doing JJ & The Real Jerks, I play bass in The Legendary Swagger, which is a five piece straight ahead rock n’ roll/punk band. A few of the guys in that band Geoff Yeaton, Skot Pollok and Richie Mendez play in the Real Jerks too. They’ve been around for a while, I loved their band so much they were one of the major influences on me forming The Real Jerks. Eventually I got a couple of those guys to agree to play in my band, and in turn, they let me join their band as the bass player!! We play out a couple times a year.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>01. Rat Beach 02:58</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>02. Girl I Want My Money Back 02:39</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>03. Mile High Fight Club 03:29</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>04. Crash Pad 03:10</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>05. Bridge Worth Burning 03:12</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>06. Built To Blast 02:28</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>07. Dead In The Water 02:14</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>08. Lost Souls Pub 02:49</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>09. I Don't Know 03:01</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>10. Ten Cent Beer Night 02:58</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>11. Mess You Up 03:48</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>12. Deprecation Blues 02:28</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>13. Split Decision 02:19</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>14. Sinking Feeling 02:54</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>15. Put Me Out 01:58</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>16. Shaken Down 02:26</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Crimson Pro; font-size: medium;"><i>17. Wasted Time 02:56</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/8vZ2QDaZ#hC5-It-68AFouGMz_O3RIGtQEVInmWcZjd4zoUla5i8" target="_blank">Real Jerks</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/1XGDIQKQ/Real_Jerks.rar_links" target="_blank">Real Jerks</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/irBGD" target="_blank">Real Jerks</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-34932518453410679422023-09-10T12:05:00.003+02:002023-09-10T12:10:39.910+02:00Bent Wind - Lost Ryerson Tapes (Original Album US 1969 & Unreleased) Anyone who have the original album from 1969?<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cIVaxva8Hznt_RJh5ysavymgD9sCoz3w_YLPt8xTX3e5jjNjM6515AMBI6XPXSC3c3uK7oMwOy6D9rxlg6ZLnXDWw-Do7x9TFK1lthVjb4dkcR6bpr-ZyZyxinFTJlSwpT34lMJna_P2c6m_F__5OZSvBCvKky3h_7j6t6RH0xHIQ9HcFCCJP-2H4rkq/s1654/Bent%20Wind%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1654" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cIVaxva8Hznt_RJh5ysavymgD9sCoz3w_YLPt8xTX3e5jjNjM6515AMBI6XPXSC3c3uK7oMwOy6D9rxlg6ZLnXDWw-Do7x9TFK1lthVjb4dkcR6bpr-ZyZyxinFTJlSwpT34lMJna_P2c6m_F__5OZSvBCvKky3h_7j6t6RH0xHIQ9HcFCCJP-2H4rkq/w640-h548/Bent%20Wind%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: large;">Size: 185 MB</b></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b>Bitrate: 256</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b>mp3</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b>Ripped By: ChrisGoesRock</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b>Artwork Included</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b>‘THE LOST RYERSON TAPES’</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">This is a 2 CD special edition of 25 songs which include: - All eight songs from BENT WIND’S original ‘SUSSEX’ lp </span><i><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(A great album with some mind blowing acid guitar licks)</span></u></i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b>- The two songs from the sole 45 rpm single</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b>- Four live rehearsal songs from Ryerson University</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b>recorded in 1970 with the original lineup of musicians.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b>- One rare psych version of ‘Eleanor Rigby’</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b>(rare in the sense that they never played cover tunes)</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4TRZERgEVJGrYoOS2UE4M1iZUC9n_QyDVievb3WRqKRWj2-uAxpbETylHWx74kffE59LpGMrY1p6D8fgle0zAhEwwD3vC2reeZjfM0A-jzPmFxDL_uyAtjO1Lsz4D9cP43Mv_HO_IwATSN83GIZiv3A9xcEAinqY3jNKPPvHQiXR3vVxNGhE9Vp9kgwC/s1024/Bent%20Wind%20-%20Front%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4TRZERgEVJGrYoOS2UE4M1iZUC9n_QyDVievb3WRqKRWj2-uAxpbETylHWx74kffE59LpGMrY1p6D8fgle0zAhEwwD3vC2reeZjfM0A-jzPmFxDL_uyAtjO1Lsz4D9cP43Mv_HO_IwATSN83GIZiv3A9xcEAinqY3jNKPPvHQiXR3vVxNGhE9Vp9kgwC/w640-h640/Bent%20Wind%20-%20Front%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The second CD,</b></span></div><div><b style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">‘BENT WIND AT THE PSYCHEDOME’</span></b></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b>includes: Three previously recorded songs from earlier BENT WIND releases Plus seven new songs by BENT WIND all recorded in 2005</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOfwOF0KQdax8zYMVG4rRDpVW8Ol5YBhfa4op0_FmS4fzAVHYT56-RlI2scjvrTaIULB9SjsrAnFJrZg0aa3jbyd6b8duLxWHtXHTQB2RmH4MY1SkKAiqYuOnU3qFoEXmIl-55MBiTQvwVZCOJpBvc-5Nvzd1eWjkHkkI_ioxIsbHVzT3Nnyr0_IOTCbe/s3504/Inside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3469" data-original-width="3504" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOfwOF0KQdax8zYMVG4rRDpVW8Ol5YBhfa4op0_FmS4fzAVHYT56-RlI2scjvrTaIULB9SjsrAnFJrZg0aa3jbyd6b8duLxWHtXHTQB2RmH4MY1SkKAiqYuOnU3qFoEXmIl-55MBiTQvwVZCOJpBvc-5Nvzd1eWjkHkkI_ioxIsbHVzT3Nnyr0_IOTCbe/w640-h634/Inside.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Finally here is the definitive version of the classic and super rare Candian 1969 heavy/garage acid psych album. A major influence on Sundial, and several other bands, this album is loaded with searing acid fuzz guitar and dark trippy songs that drip late '60's psychedelia. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDG5ECg6X3AqjFxBW-hZJad9MqwFZxhfCR_VvkrRlQN1tTLOw_cZex8Y2E68AlTNwx17BJgCfEbxu3y7ZuavG8HGv_sMJRY_KuxwUEvk9i9M85UsiU9Glx_66GKQXreIMIQ6vRT1MskSSPcLSnBWQZ6HNcgHdDRNMJ8c2B0AQ4zhEChTZJl42NnzcSRDv/s1654/Bent%20Wind%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1654" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDG5ECg6X3AqjFxBW-hZJad9MqwFZxhfCR_VvkrRlQN1tTLOw_cZex8Y2E68AlTNwx17BJgCfEbxu3y7ZuavG8HGv_sMJRY_KuxwUEvk9i9M85UsiU9Glx_66GKQXreIMIQ6vRT1MskSSPcLSnBWQZ6HNcgHdDRNMJ8c2B0AQ4zhEChTZJl42NnzcSRDv/w640-h548/Bent%20Wind%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-weight: bold;">CD1 includes all the tracks from the band's seminal album 'Sussex', both songs from their sole 45, four live rehearsal songs from Ryerson University, Ontario (recorded with the original lineup) and an incredibly rare bonus in the shape of a cover of 'Eleanor Rigby'. CD2, aka 'Bent Wind At The Pyschedome' features three previously recorded songs from earlier Bent Wind reissues, plus seven new songs recorded in 2005! Housed in a beautiful three fold digi pak this is the last word on this great album all officially licensed and sanctioned by the band. </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Pacifico;">Not to be missed.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b>CD1 The Original 1969 Album & Unreleased:</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>01.Sacred Cows (1969) - 4.12</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>02.Touch Of Red (1969) - 3.15</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>03.Mystify (1969) - 3.40</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>04.Hate (1969) - 5.26</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>05.Going To The City (1969) - 2.53</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>06.Look At Love (1969) - 4.05</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>07.The Lions (1969) - 5.29</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>08.Sacred Cows (1969 Single) - 2.27</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>09.Castles Made Of Man (1969 Single) - 3.27</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>10.Riverside (1969) - 6.15</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>11.She Wants (Lost Tapes) - 3.21</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>12.Blow My Fuse (Lost Tapes) - 4.24</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>13.Gotta Find My Way (Lost Tapes) - 4.55</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>14.Leroy Goes West (Lost Tapes) - 2.56</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>15.Eleanor Rigby (Lost Tapes) - 4.40</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b>CD2 At The Psyche dome Studios 1989-2005:</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>01.Leroy Goes West (1989) - 2.58</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>02.Bent Wind (1995) - 4.00</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>03.The Chant (1995) - 3.43</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>04.Spies (2005) - 4.00</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>05.Shame Me (2005) - 4.13</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>06.The Show (2005) - 3.05</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>07.When I Met Her (2005) - 3.05</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>08.You´re Chameleon Tonight (2005) - 2.51</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>09.Heaven And Hades (2005) - 2.45</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><i>10.Riverside (2005) - 6.21</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">+ Bent Wind - Sacred Cows Single US 1969</span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/F2A3iQqL#33AYAYBynnmOgBCeOmpBzG67k35ZVIC9P1o5JW87IwU" target="_blank">B Wind</a></div><div>or</div><div>2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/0GBAI1HA/B_Wind.rar_links" target="_blank">B Wind</a></div><div>or</div><div>3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/DSUbC" target="_blank">B Wind</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-uHkIYjwu7pXzId3HG9Bz76nsO0EP7uOnJD1_56iV8094i8LijBwvyC_wvOfSlHQcNjQZ150-02LhPhdaAE4OXUS8MWILQf5muPb8i61071G8sYtqCLWiPwKIBdEUFcW-w7fP2L6dUI6QXNMwQB9rAHcRDm1ofANXRyyIogyXqHJ0wn7N-OVFuyGMg6rN/s720/Play%20Lead%20Guitar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-uHkIYjwu7pXzId3HG9Bz76nsO0EP7uOnJD1_56iV8094i8LijBwvyC_wvOfSlHQcNjQZ150-02LhPhdaAE4OXUS8MWILQf5muPb8i61071G8sYtqCLWiPwKIBdEUFcW-w7fP2L6dUI6QXNMwQB9rAHcRDm1ofANXRyyIogyXqHJ0wn7N-OVFuyGMg6rN/s16000/Play%20Lead%20Guitar.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Here are the songs that didn't make the cut for the 1972 album.<div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6W_gtjyeYt9ydvb4pdGNz-gApjup8RsJn910d3HzhTUZQfM6f_uLLjURiXI2bqEh7GXYbqqhQ38j_4yNrRt_VVpDw0kshfj6jxylEx3JKO7T3fVT61hVsCEC-K8krK1jPidUCkVK0qrl5JPWEI-Ud030sPrs4MSkHA8tFOfgb-2_snEi7vkV2sfGsEnJ/s713/Deep%20Purple%20-%20Alternate%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="713" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6W_gtjyeYt9ydvb4pdGNz-gApjup8RsJn910d3HzhTUZQfM6f_uLLjURiXI2bqEh7GXYbqqhQ38j_4yNrRt_VVpDw0kshfj6jxylEx3JKO7T3fVT61hVsCEC-K8krK1jPidUCkVK0qrl5JPWEI-Ud030sPrs4MSkHA8tFOfgb-2_snEi7vkV2sfGsEnJ/w640-h640/Deep%20Purple%20-%20Alternate%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Size: 236 MB</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Bitrate: 320</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">mp3</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Ripped by: ChrisGoesRock</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Some Artwork Included</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Made in Japan is a double live album by English rock band Deep Purple, recorded during their first tour of Japan in August 1972. It was originally released in December 1972, with a US release in April 1973, and became a commercial and critical success.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">The band were well known for their strong stage act, and had privately recorded several shows, or broadcast them on radio, but were unenthusiastic about recording a live album until their Japanese record company decided it would be good for publicity. They insisted on supervising the live production, including using Martin Birch, who had previously collaborated with the band, as engineer, and were not particularly interested in the album's release, even after recording. The tour was successful, with strong media interest and a positive response from fans.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIsy3jbZCOWU7nPaC2_0E4Y5BnypK-PP0fHaKc1HuZPGCKk45K0EE9qENCBWsgFrpb42HRYvszx2OJtUZ8f0Wl1gc9uFRTsT_eLZIvMazon4zP-fLFPI3GmiUDzeCgNTCbgVZ_L4DshahZmmo9raWCq5G17RfJRa5qDBS0EO2FzchK2TMBpKVn1pjNMs7/s887/Deep%20Purple%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="887" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIsy3jbZCOWU7nPaC2_0E4Y5BnypK-PP0fHaKc1HuZPGCKk45K0EE9qENCBWsgFrpb42HRYvszx2OJtUZ8f0Wl1gc9uFRTsT_eLZIvMazon4zP-fLFPI3GmiUDzeCgNTCbgVZ_L4DshahZmmo9raWCq5G17RfJRa5qDBS0EO2FzchK2TMBpKVn1pjNMs7/w640-h502/Deep%20Purple%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The album was an immediate commercial success, particularly in the US, where it was accompanied by the top five hit "Smoke on the Water", and became a steady seller throughout the 1970s. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Deep Purple "Mk II" formed in July 1969 when founding members, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, organist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice recruited singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover to progress from their earlier pop and psychedelic rock sound towards hard rock. They began touring extensively, becoming a well received live band, and had recorded several shows either to broadcast on the radio or listen to privately. However, they had rejected the idea of releasing a live album commercially as they believed it would be impossible to reproduce the quality and experience of their stage act on an LP.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbIBQ9n7abN2FZj9Zib1oHlZzZl8EWgGl3H1wXyw98sjbQhD3QraltMNTJs4-lRwWl0MgIz-6kyXv6bd3Kh02dQUYzkYYWJDOjiMA2AOsBnpTwmg0vbf3vrhV8qP1D7xRpDFGGcM5K4mKmDMBqK19zKkxgw5sUMX7vfNS44mo-hvyE5QfbnGYs3dejsrs/s960/Deep%20Purple%20-%20Made%20in%20Japan%201972%20Advertise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="659" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbIBQ9n7abN2FZj9Zib1oHlZzZl8EWgGl3H1wXyw98sjbQhD3QraltMNTJs4-lRwWl0MgIz-6kyXv6bd3Kh02dQUYzkYYWJDOjiMA2AOsBnpTwmg0vbf3vrhV8qP1D7xRpDFGGcM5K4mKmDMBqK19zKkxgw5sUMX7vfNS44mo-hvyE5QfbnGYs3dejsrs/w440-h640/Deep%20Purple%20-%20Made%20in%20Japan%201972%20Advertise.jpg" width="440" /></a></div>Consequently, there was a demand for bootleg recordings of the band. The most notorious of these was an LP entitled H Bomb, recorded at Aachen on 11 July 1970, which led to a subsequent court case when Virgin Records' Richard Branson was prosecuted for selling it. An article in Melody Maker that examined the bootleg phenomenon claimed that H Bomb was the best selling one at that time. This success, along with albums from other artists such as the Who's Live at Leeds and the Rolling Stones' Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out convinced the band that an official live album would be commercially successful. At the time, Glover told Sounds magazine that "there are so many bootlegs of us going around, if we put out our own live set, it should kill their market."</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">By 1972, Deep Purple had achieved considerable commercial success in Japan, including several hit singles, so it made sense to tour there. Three dates were booked; the Festival Hall, Osaka on 11 and 12 May, and the Budokan, Tokyo on 16 August, though these were later changed to the 15 and 16 August, and 17 August respectively due to an earlier US tour being rescheduled. The dates sold out almost immediately, and consequently the Japanese arm of the band's label, Warner Bros. Records, wanted to record the tour for a live album to be released in the country. The band eventually agreed to the idea, but insisted if it was going to be released, they wanted it to be done properly. Gillan recalled, "we said we would have to OK the equipment, we wanted to use our own engineer and we would have the last say on whether the tapes were released". The band enlisted producer Martin Birch, who had worked on previous studio albums, to record the shows onto an 8-track recorder so they could subsequently be mixed.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7fx6tKlH2earzNhCcrq_EDfyYd6jlDE8ABgUEwhUNR7eLNt1EAEHTjdEU266SFL5KoOAs0DGcCPqTArtqLGvRuGwa_gAspXIxULYvt2xNY1RF8znS1qQ3wbY827LhhG6YYYvhZnbtTNZ5oUcqUxXkRCD27Ar2AbWGxdVF4j8vLs5QiKZtwgmp0xmfWq8/s900/Deep%20Purple%20-%20In%20Rock%20(Omv%C3%A4nd%20Bild).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7fx6tKlH2earzNhCcrq_EDfyYd6jlDE8ABgUEwhUNR7eLNt1EAEHTjdEU266SFL5KoOAs0DGcCPqTArtqLGvRuGwa_gAspXIxULYvt2xNY1RF8znS1qQ3wbY827LhhG6YYYvhZnbtTNZ5oUcqUxXkRCD27Ar2AbWGxdVF4j8vLs5QiKZtwgmp0xmfWq8/s320/Deep%20Purple%20-%20In%20Rock%20(Omv%C3%A4nd%20Bild).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The band's live setlist had been revamped at the start of the year, immediately after recording the album Machine Head, and that album made up a substantial proportion of new material. Although the setlist remained the same for most of the year, opening with "Highway Star" and closing with "Lazy" and "Space Truckin'", the band's musical skill and structure meant there was sufficient improvisation within the songs to keep things fresh. The original intention was the stage act would be used for about a year before being dropped, but Gillan and Glover both resigned from the band in June 1973. When this line-up reformed in 1984, the 1972 setlist made up a significant amount of material performed in concert.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">The band arrived in Japan on 9 August, a week before the tour started, to a strong reception, and were greeted with gifts and flowers. Birch was not confident that the recording quality would be satisfactory, since the equipment supplied by Warner Bros. did not have any balance control and that the recorder's size did not appear big enough on sight to capture a commercial quality recording. The band were uninterested in the end result, concentrating on simply being able to deliver a good show. Lord later noticed however that he felt this attitude meant the spontaneity of the performances and interplay between the band members was captured well.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0EOELv0MrGBpZ_l3bDx2dkgFYDEmZe7TQoG5Oka5Iihxzt472NlASPRkxiF0dXYC0Mz4FkZhzbaT-rxr_umOjInAWFt-l5TDRp4UXZBJsGT8wVDuPKMhTx1NbBAADPEwdmfNK5etZZrHaDKqVUCXzWhkKnfVNKKKBvPsTzN0l7NS7wOZeFcOyIUvqt1N/s1142/Deep%20Purple%20-%20Made%20in%20Japan%20Advertises.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="1142" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0EOELv0MrGBpZ_l3bDx2dkgFYDEmZe7TQoG5Oka5Iihxzt472NlASPRkxiF0dXYC0Mz4FkZhzbaT-rxr_umOjInAWFt-l5TDRp4UXZBJsGT8wVDuPKMhTx1NbBAADPEwdmfNK5etZZrHaDKqVUCXzWhkKnfVNKKKBvPsTzN0l7NS7wOZeFcOyIUvqt1N/w640-h488/Deep%20Purple%20-%20Made%20in%20Japan%20Advertises.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The second gig in Osaka was considered to be the stronger of the two, and indeed this show made up the bulk of the released LP. Only one song, "Smoke on the Water" from 15 August show was used, and this may simply have been because it was the only gig that Blackmore played the song's opening riff as per the studio album.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">The band considered the gig at Tokyo on 17 August to be the best of the tour. Glover remembered "twelve or thirteen thousand Japanese kids were singing along to 'Child in Time'" and considered it a career highlight, as did Gillan. At the venue, a row of bodyguards manned the front of the stage. When Blackmore smashed his guitar during the end of "Space Truckin'" and threw it into the audience, several of them clambered past fans to try and retrieve it. Blackmore was annoyed, but the rest of the band found the incident amusing. The gig was not as well recorded as the Osaka shows, though "The Mule" and "Lazy" were considered of sufficient quality to make the final release.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuCdwPe7qP9gy5Pu86c6nSukMIB7g2jy3BP-jfjlAHYWzYHQCvFJ1SCYv0oOfpBjdCBFXLlXfbUi4es5dtzOe_YGHpvtzodHND7Apllfhr1V3ehpZM-k81N3RWbGP2m3Nce-6_jKY0oNkYgxhuYjj-1jq5rxSOGreUehL_FkXOW2hPQU8w07LBq3-CXVl/s450/Purple%20Records.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuCdwPe7qP9gy5Pu86c6nSukMIB7g2jy3BP-jfjlAHYWzYHQCvFJ1SCYv0oOfpBjdCBFXLlXfbUi4es5dtzOe_YGHpvtzodHND7Apllfhr1V3ehpZM-k81N3RWbGP2m3Nce-6_jKY0oNkYgxhuYjj-1jq5rxSOGreUehL_FkXOW2hPQU8w07LBq3-CXVl/s320/Purple%20Records.png" width="320" /></a></div>There were no overdubs on the album. Lord claimed once in a magazine interview that a line from "Strange Kind of Woman" had to be redubbed from a different show after Gillan had tripped over his microphone cable, but no direct evidence of this was found when the multitrack tapes were examined. According to Lord, the total budget for the recording was only $3,000 (equivalent to £35,696 in 2015).</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">"That double album ... wasn't meant to be released outside of Japan. They wound up putting it out anyway and it went platinum in about two weeks."</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Jon Lord</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">The band did not consider the album to be important and only Glover and Paice showed up to mix it. According to Birch, Gillan and Blackmore have never heard the finished album. The band did not want the album to be released outside Japan and wanted full rights to the tapes, but it was released worldwide anyway.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyD4lXQUuUPMav1CD6Iuu1uMgR2oqT5dtnHBe2T_DiV5ArmDPStC2t8VNExA2Gwdyo_nW7a6IkytZl3wqECD0jnGkSng9OqDt8kjJtkbkX85xJufp9H1oyAjkRgas4_USbbiqFiNlZeI-lZFu8Wtdq-lHVY-LhaouO7yv03se6kYgIVMDHdjUJvMZX14H/s906/Deep%20Purple%20-%20Japan%20Tour%201972%20Advertise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="906" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyD4lXQUuUPMav1CD6Iuu1uMgR2oqT5dtnHBe2T_DiV5ArmDPStC2t8VNExA2Gwdyo_nW7a6IkytZl3wqECD0jnGkSng9OqDt8kjJtkbkX85xJufp9H1oyAjkRgas4_USbbiqFiNlZeI-lZFu8Wtdq-lHVY-LhaouO7yv03se6kYgIVMDHdjUJvMZX14H/w640-h464/Deep%20Purple%20-%20Japan%20Tour%201972%20Advertise.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The album was released in the UK in December 1972, with a special offer price of £3.10, the same as a typical single LP from that period. It reached number 16 in the charts. The cover was designed by Glover and featured a colour photo of the band on the front and rear covers, and black and white photos in the inside gatefold. The release in the US was delayed until April 1973, because Warner Bros. wanted to release Who Do We Think We Are first. They were motivated into releasing it due to a steady flow of UK imports being purchased, and it was an immediate commercial success, reaching number 6 in the charts. Warner Brothers also released "Smoke on the Water" as a single, coupling the live recording on Made in Japan with the studio version on Machine Head, and it reached number 4 in the Billboard charts. A recording of "Black Night" from the Tokyo gig, one of the encores that was not on the album, was released as the B-side to the single "Woman from Tokyo" in Europe, and as a single in its own right in Japan.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">The Japanese release was titled Live in Japan and featured a unique sleeve design, with an overhead stage shot of the band, a selection of photographs from a gig at the Rainbow Theatre in London, and an insert with lyrics and a hand-written message from each band member. The first pressing came with a 35mm film negative with photos of the band which buyers could develop into their own prints. The sleeve notes claimed that the recording only contained the Tokyo gig, though in fact it was musically identical to the version released in the rest of the world. Phil Collen, later to play in Def Leppard, was in the audience for the Rainbow gig as captured on the sleeve.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">In Uruguay, the album was released in 1974 as a single LP (with just the first two sides) on Odeon Records. It used a simplistic sleeve design unlike any other release, with a rising sun on the cover.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIlfsx4DiNF0Z7GIPMFK771kVxXL6UJb0T0OlBLyzxM4mArW-8KSwczq6Z0Ld-K4cVIv1m5s0GZTRpAgkSEEDzzwTOun6vAGN-G7pW1GLbOEAmS7OH4zCajKV1JVMVP2IcGl9OUbOnuLjYbP17s1UVeMDyVbDFgC_eRoxH-3lakls_LjtRvyTpeF8cYDe/s967/Deep%20Purple%201970.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="967" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIlfsx4DiNF0Z7GIPMFK771kVxXL6UJb0T0OlBLyzxM4mArW-8KSwczq6Z0Ld-K4cVIv1m5s0GZTRpAgkSEEDzzwTOun6vAGN-G7pW1GLbOEAmS7OH4zCajKV1JVMVP2IcGl9OUbOnuLjYbP17s1UVeMDyVbDFgC_eRoxH-3lakls_LjtRvyTpeF8cYDe/w640-h610/Deep%20Purple%201970.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The band as a whole had mixed feelings about the album. Gillan was critical of his own performance, yet was still impressed with the quality of the live recording. Paice gave a very positive impression, suggesting that the shows were some of the best the group had performed, and the album captured the spirit of them well.[16] Lord listed it as his favourite Deep Purple album, saying, "The band was at the height of its powers. That album was the epitome of what we stood for in those days."</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">The response from critics was favourable. Rolling Stone's Jon Tiven wrote that "Made in Japan is Purple's definitive metal monster, a spark-filled execution ... Deep Purple can still cut the mustard in concert". Subsequently, a readers' poll in the magazine declared the album to be the sixth best live album of all time, adding the band have performed "countless shows since in countless permutations, but they've never sounded quite this perfect."</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Recent reviews have been equally positive. Allmusic's William Ruhlmann considered the album to be "a definitive treatment of the band's catalog and its most impressive album". Rock author Daniel Bukszpan claimed the album is "widely acknowledged as one of the greatest live albums of all time". Goldmine magazine said the album "defined Deep Purple even as it redefined the concept of the live album." Deep Purple author Dave Thompson wrote "the standing of Deep Purple's first (and finest) live album had scarcely diminished in the quarter-century since its release".</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Personnel</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">♫♪</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"> Ritchie Blackmore - guitar</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">♫♪</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"> Ian Gillan - vocals, harmonica, percussion</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">♫♪</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"> Roger Glover - keyboards, backing vocals</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">♫♪ </span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Jon Lord - keyboards backing vocals</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">♫♪</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"> Ian Paice – drums, percussion</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><i>01. Highway Star - 08.01 [Tokyo 17 August 1972]</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><i>02. Child in Time - 12.33 [Tokyo 17 August 1972]</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><i>03. Smoke on The Water - 07.28 [Osaka 16 August 1972]</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><i>04. Strange Kind of Woman - 11.03 [Tokyo 17 August 1972] </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><i>05. Lazy - 10.11 [Osaka 16 August 1972]</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><i>06. Space Truckin' - 20.08 [Osaka 16 August 1972]</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><i>07. Speed King - 08.28 [Osaka 15 August 1972]</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><i>08. Black Night - 08.01 [Tokyo 17 August 1972] </i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><i>09. Lucille - 09.03 [Osaka 16 August 1972] </i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Part 01. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/8qBhADyD#EOOo4ro1W5KaCnSn0zxB46fh6fKUeM6fs0N2_l47L2s" target="_blank">DP 01</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Part 02. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/NrICmQzA#LeEer_Tx23D98PEMNUtLdLYRdOGssVME14dyFm8yM80" target="_blank">DP 02</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">or</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Part 01. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/0EE2XKKR/DP.part1.rar_links" target="_blank">DP 01</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Part 02. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/4INVOGXD/DP.part2.rar_links" target="_blank">DP 02</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">or </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Part 01. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/9JBLb" target="_blank">DP 01</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Archivo; font-size: medium;">Part 02. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/#:~:text=https%3A//www.imagenetz.de/Rd3bC" target="_blank">DP 02</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-38915340625306857472023-08-18T09:23:00.001+02:002023-08-18T09:23:22.002+02:00Bob Markley - Markley, A Group (Psychedelia US 1969) <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7IrCCu1U3qVa7SESNOM3Qu1Lvwlwa6PIijjNHqOW4TT8gTCRmrHN-YQznH8QFi_2v8kimCat5vdB8IVKrVQmO78hgnY01UYUKnasXnZm6rykEuLcatgI2Z_bSXu8-gHmMKQSCNtxxf4gRtv4NeQ54l_8YOq6Jh0aGucS4zaBZqvpJAId2HRiAanFmBID/s1426/Front%20Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7IrCCu1U3qVa7SESNOM3Qu1Lvwlwa6PIijjNHqOW4TT8gTCRmrHN-YQznH8QFi_2v8kimCat5vdB8IVKrVQmO78hgnY01UYUKnasXnZm6rykEuLcatgI2Z_bSXu8-gHmMKQSCNtxxf4gRtv4NeQ54l_8YOq6Jh0aGucS4zaBZqvpJAId2HRiAanFmBID/w640-h640/Front%20Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "Signika Negative"; font-size: large;">Size: 129 MB </b></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>Bitrate: 320</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>mp3</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>Ripped by ChrisGoesRock</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>Artwork Included</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: large;"><b>Markley, A Group</b></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"> <b>is the sixth and final album by the American psychedelic rock group, the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, and was released in 1970 on Forward Records, owned by Mike Curb. In this case, the album was released under another group name, Markley A Group, as decided by the group owner, Bob Markley. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GaiY6IyLIto1yNeDhPvYSfnK-tB8ypJSBco9BFU1yHEzEULdU-RmnJBvKeNsdls-RSBZkVxF80iBT8n7Gd3K-QM989hY8icNKfCzKTuyhJbyqQWBpxN414fpfhLEFyNGvTqjn89cBu247ebqc1U_BMAsLndIH8aXEsxeyRPqkbnVpl0IBLNOJHlCLSyw/s1426/Back%20Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GaiY6IyLIto1yNeDhPvYSfnK-tB8ypJSBco9BFU1yHEzEULdU-RmnJBvKeNsdls-RSBZkVxF80iBT8n7Gd3K-QM989hY8icNKfCzKTuyhJbyqQWBpxN414fpfhLEFyNGvTqjn89cBu247ebqc1U_BMAsLndIH8aXEsxeyRPqkbnVpl0IBLNOJHlCLSyw/w640-h640/Back%20Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />It features compositions by Danny Harris, Michael Lloyd and Shaun Harris with lyrics by Bob Markley. The content is simple and soft, reminiscent of the band's earlier work. Lyrically, however, the band was continuing the trend set by Where's My Daddy?, in which they describe class resentment, paranoid psychedelia, and an unsettling interest in young girls. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZzSbJphPBQ69xXJMw19LwIGMSUDMEWIyR-bIAEUX0C9VecDNzgWPR1I3aWUL_TOcslF7AvacRlRiR9wKJwcX2UBoqdS9BJC16bKppyYuLNzoxM1bAJfoRs2Xf8NBRZmSogOMlHBYta6iF5Bi8_CKDWzfCVfYegmv0fq3XhKYnb3wVz9rriivXROCwNH_/s1283/West%20Coast%20Pop%20Art%20-%20Poster.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZzSbJphPBQ69xXJMw19LwIGMSUDMEWIyR-bIAEUX0C9VecDNzgWPR1I3aWUL_TOcslF7AvacRlRiR9wKJwcX2UBoqdS9BJC16bKppyYuLNzoxM1bAJfoRs2Xf8NBRZmSogOMlHBYta6iF5Bi8_CKDWzfCVfYegmv0fq3XhKYnb3wVz9rriivXROCwNH_/w638-h640/West%20Coast%20Pop%20Art%20-%20Poster.gif" width="638" /></a></div><br />Reissue on CD of what was actually the 5th and final album by West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band. Singer/womaniser Bob Markley thought it better to release it under his own name, as a showcase for his various dementia's. The album is chocked full of rich harmonies and delicate arrangements which show the abundant influence of Michael Lloyd, who co-produced the album with (mad) Bob . A surprisingly consistent and accomplished album for a band about to collapse under the collective weight of it's own insanity.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFknMuO5FwniUY_tYqAgbhTd0fNcTezgztKxoaUpJhtEorP6Iz_yA-qmBenX7TyGSxTG02mQZm1hXcdr9XAMa7x5v8LwV5unwg8WaJ7a1OPUz9vBG3OR9Ud9Rvc6IDNHEOWQk8Q634pYlL_2HdZ44FixILcXXjzUidB4syOJe2aIGQJOiWw0fOnYpkrw0h/s709/West%20Coast%20Pop%20Art...%20France%20EP%201967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="709" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFknMuO5FwniUY_tYqAgbhTd0fNcTezgztKxoaUpJhtEorP6Iz_yA-qmBenX7TyGSxTG02mQZm1hXcdr9XAMa7x5v8LwV5unwg8WaJ7a1OPUz9vBG3OR9Ud9Rvc6IDNHEOWQk8Q634pYlL_2HdZ44FixILcXXjzUidB4syOJe2aIGQJOiWw0fOnYpkrw0h/w400-h400/West%20Coast%20Pop%20Art...%20France%20EP%201967.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>There are few groups as enigmatic, as mysterious as The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band. The prime mover in the band was Bob Markley, born in Oklahoma and the son of an oil tycoon. He moved to Los Angeles early in the 1960's, and in late 1961 he began his recording career with "It Should've Be Me" / 'Summers Comin' On", released on Warner Bros. Both sides were pure teen doo-wop, giving little indication what would follow. Markley remained involved in music, and three years later he met up with two brothers, Shaun and Danny Harris, whose interest in music seemed inevitable as their father was a renowned classical composer and their mother a concert pianist. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>In 1964 Shaun and Danny formed a group The Snowmen, with two musicians who would go on to form The Sunrays and score 1967 hits with 'Andrea' and 'I Live For The Sun'. Later, with the group now split, Shaun and Danny were studying at the Hollywood Professional School where they met Michael Lloyd, leader of yet another local band, Laughing Wind, who had cut some tracks for Tower Records. With Bob Markley and John Ware, a friend of the family, they started a new group. In 1966 the line-up was Dan Harris (lead guitar), Shaun Harris (bass), Michael Lloyd (guitar), John Ware (drums), and Bob Markley who became the inspirator of the band. They band played around all the Sunset Strip clubs and "every freakout that ever happened at the Hollywood Palladium" (to quote Ware).</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IWN7MlwqeBfN6IPvqYT3DptcGkk9laL4P7F7i43hq5diDAhfSnfSOnj28yk5w1GfpjsaTE8A4PyiviojiJGEwES744vg3p6_8L_tnd9G9FcaoFqf2ECvcni5xwoB7loXknfgR1ZW_ZwgCkYtXe2uFBDgcMXIb63I4CeVr6b_-2uXV7uys5e9GrZM4RiO/s602/Smell%20of%20Incense.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="602" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IWN7MlwqeBfN6IPvqYT3DptcGkk9laL4P7F7i43hq5diDAhfSnfSOnj28yk5w1GfpjsaTE8A4PyiviojiJGEwES744vg3p6_8L_tnd9G9FcaoFqf2ECvcni5xwoB7loXknfgR1ZW_ZwgCkYtXe2uFBDgcMXIb63I4CeVr6b_-2uXV7uys5e9GrZM4RiO/w400-h400/Smell%20of%20Incense.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>By 1966 the band had signed to Reprise and their debut album, 'Part One', included some daring cover versions of L.A. contemporaries as Van Dyke Parks, Frank Zappa and P.F.Sloan. The album opened with one of its strongest cuts, the marvelous 'Shifting Sands'. Here is all that was good about the early WCPAEB, that mixture of understatement and melody, with exceptional guitar work which flew over the top of the song, creating an atmosphere that was itself unique. It's the style that the group would expand on. The album-sleeve was a colored collage of anonymous photographs, with no personnel listed. It is not clear who actually played on the album, although Bob Markley is listed as the co-producer.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>With the release of the group's second album 'Vol 2', Markley's hold on the group was obviously completed and the air of anonymity removed. The WCPAEB was clearly seen as a trio, with photographs on both the front and back sleeves. Alongside Markley were the Harris brothers. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNhcutWTEjx_9PlxsugD0GBTCTr0NMOcTSyLrok5B-nkLjECqHePM1yDNGEV7IqLXGQJu-Uz29kecV3yVjNle0HdB6ayBeZdeNmEdGjMljN6xyY2U4a2qFVpW_Twq_W4Bj54Djew8u_0qTf7lY9oXd7FODgmA-MStg98TpirWlIUbYHEGLZWYxFfD-3sY/s1200/The%20West%20Coast%20Pop%20Art%20Experimental%20Band%20-%20Vol.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNhcutWTEjx_9PlxsugD0GBTCTr0NMOcTSyLrok5B-nkLjECqHePM1yDNGEV7IqLXGQJu-Uz29kecV3yVjNle0HdB6ayBeZdeNmEdGjMljN6xyY2U4a2qFVpW_Twq_W4Bj54Djew8u_0qTf7lY9oXd7FODgmA-MStg98TpirWlIUbYHEGLZWYxFfD-3sY/w640-h640/The%20West%20Coast%20Pop%20Art%20Experimental%20Band%20-%20Vol.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The album included some gems. "Smell of Incense" is particularly good with some strong instrumentation. Released as a single (in a cut-up and remix version), it was the hit the group never had; They were curiously beaten by a cover version by the Southwest F.O.B., who reached no.56 a few months later.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>The third album 'A Child's Guide to Good and Evil' appeared in mid 1968 and was the group's most accomplished collection. Still operating as a trio the band now found themselves with a new depth of sound, better able to shape their ideas. This was fully explored in "Eighteen is Over The Hill", where by using layers of multi-track, there was now a fuller wash of harmonies and instruments to complement the often-complex material.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRNX2Ejs5tlHh2xpVFRW7ekBp9t5IT_lQny8yQT-hombz2h118ROJYokTWofY7JJ606AjapEbJ92e4xfrRT48DqDX9J-qj2YY3SoMU_h21ZqdNN8eacGxgoF1bcJqrI1AIaeW21UDhsN40aEnNlMIP7LDl3C1QIBN3h2MJ-o7pIOHOUEXCsTxXKRLpGru/s1426/A%20Childs%20Guide%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRNX2Ejs5tlHh2xpVFRW7ekBp9t5IT_lQny8yQT-hombz2h118ROJYokTWofY7JJ606AjapEbJ92e4xfrRT48DqDX9J-qj2YY3SoMU_h21ZqdNN8eacGxgoF1bcJqrI1AIaeW21UDhsN40aEnNlMIP7LDl3C1QIBN3h2MJ-o7pIOHOUEXCsTxXKRLpGru/w640-h640/A%20Childs%20Guide%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Another confused period followed after the group was dropped by Reprise, as their sales were falling. Bob Markley took out some time to work as producer on other projects. The WCPAEB did, however, re-appear, and a further album 'Where's My Daddy' was released on Amos Records late in 1969, although not of the same class as the Reprise material. Once again the line-up was made up of the crucial three. This album effectively ended the name of the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, although some time later the trio resurfaced together for one last project, a Bob Markley solo album.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGjz9SlnQ15i0sFx5YASGotCnPmUNalJ6YiwWOcVRcbVJP8zt2bZGp6SscfFX4bld87uXfxmHwnyb4IdW1O8Qheq6AAv__qKZxjr-iHGLFBPCV7V90nb9Zk3crGH5Cc2Z9FnuhaLQck7E2BeS2Z6fUiq1DKaWw_87yfMBwFL5eISsnMW967HTDN2XeyJy/s2379/The%20West%20Coast%20Pop%20Art%20Experimental%20Band%20-%201966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2379" data-original-width="1549" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGjz9SlnQ15i0sFx5YASGotCnPmUNalJ6YiwWOcVRcbVJP8zt2bZGp6SscfFX4bld87uXfxmHwnyb4IdW1O8Qheq6AAv__qKZxjr-iHGLFBPCV7V90nb9Zk3crGH5Cc2Z9FnuhaLQck7E2BeS2Z6fUiq1DKaWw_87yfMBwFL5eISsnMW967HTDN2XeyJy/w417-h640/The%20West%20Coast%20Pop%20Art%20Experimental%20Band%20-%201966.jpg" width="417" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>'Markley, A Group' released on the obscure Forward label, was effectively the fifth Pop Art album; the personnel was the same and indeed, the music too was an extension of 'Where's My Daddy'. Once again it lacked the heady atmosphere of say "Smell Of Incense", but it was by no means indispensable. 'A Group' did, however, mark the end of the collaboration between Markley and the two Harrises and they each went their separate ways</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>○ Bob Markley: backing vocals, percussion</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>○ Danny Harris: vocals, electric guitar</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>○ Michael Lloyd: vocals, electric guitar</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b>○ Shaun Harris: vocals, bass guitar</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i><b>01. "Booker T. & His Electric Shock" (Markley, D. Harris) – 2:22</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i><b>02. "Next Plane to the Sun" (Markley, Lloyd) – 2:14</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i><b>03. "Roger the Rocket Ship" (Markley, D. Harris) – 2:45</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i><b>04. "Elegant Ellen" (Markley, D. Harris) – 2:19</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i><b>05. "Little Ruby Rain" (Markley, D. Harris) – 3:02</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i><b>06. "Message for Miniature" (Markley, Lloyd) – 0:26</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i><b>07. "Sarah the Sad Spirit" (Markley, D. Harris) – 2:36</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i><b>08."Truck Stop" (Markley, D. Harris) – 3:20</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i><b>09. "Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!" (Markley, D. Harris) – 2:12</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i><b>10. "Sweet Lady Eleven" (Markley, Lloyd) – 2:19</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i><b>11. "The Magic Cat" (Markley, D. Harris) – 2:59</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Signika Negative; font-size: medium;"><i><b>12. "Outside/Inside" (Markley, S. Harris) – 2:40</b></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/5vJR2DbQ#7OPoeM_xoE2sL49PRLoxVpHfJi7WRHmJ_dsEks0geuw" target="_blank">Bob Markley</a></div><div>or</div><div>2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/1KTS8ZIY/Bob_Markley.rar_links" target="_blank">Bob Markley</a></div><div>or </div><div>3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/CGMqD" target="_blank">Bob Markley</a></div><div><br /></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-14123151842324198712023-08-03T18:29:00.002+02:002023-08-03T18:29:55.065+02:00Dragonfly - Dragonfly (Great Guitar Drivin´ Psychedelia US 1968)<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKC22sebq9Gk_9m8oimwyJRmouuVRtsjpmPx92rsJgiAMj9mLaK5pIeabVQfVOGFftLSrEn_T_VOt-jdH1yE3hG92F9QQNik51syjFusaw6Hmfz2_0ElO2ROHVcD7GyVBJTzvjII86tiI24_csnQLQDDte3YNwlUxORQ3L-Smo957ofvwqi0YfB21JGsA/s1426/Dragonfly%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKC22sebq9Gk_9m8oimwyJRmouuVRtsjpmPx92rsJgiAMj9mLaK5pIeabVQfVOGFftLSrEn_T_VOt-jdH1yE3hG92F9QQNik51syjFusaw6Hmfz2_0ElO2ROHVcD7GyVBJTzvjII86tiI24_csnQLQDDte3YNwlUxORQ3L-Smo957ofvwqi0YfB21JGsA/w640-h640/Dragonfly%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: large;">Size: 90.4 MB</b></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>Bitrate: 320</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>mp3</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>Ripped By: ChrisGoesRock</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>Artwork Included</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>The album by this Colorado band is superb, full of driving rhythms and excellent psychedelic guitar. It's easy to see why copies of this collectors' item now change hands for a fair bit. My personal favourites were I Feel lt, Portrait Of Youth and the spacey Miles Away, although it's difficult to single out tracks as such a high standard is maintained throughout. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>The same outfit released an album for Megaphone under the name Legend, a couple of years earlier, along with an early 45 version of Portrait Of Youth.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>Killer cusp of the 60's heavy psych album from California. Plenty of wailing psychedelic guitars, and a heavy garage psych edge give the album an awesome power. With weird trip-outs such as "Trombodo" and the soaring "I Feel It" this is prime Endless Journey style US psych with all the right acid dimensions. Great !!</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>Dragonfly was actually a band called The Legend who's debut album (on which they weren't allowed to play or contribute songs) was somewhat butchered by their record company. So they decided to pursue other interests. Under a different name (association with that Legend album wasn't gonna happen), they recorded this. They didn't have the best sound quality (crackles and pops still cover the sound on CD), but they had enough technology to mess around. Throughout this album, the track suddenly jumps into backward recording, slows down suddenly, or dissipates altogether. The boys explode into ridiculous giggles, get wasted by a moaning trombone, and turn into a giant rolling ball of mung at the end before returning to form. Along the way, we have some good songs. "Blue Monday" opens the album with a moan of "Oooh my God.." then harsh chords, before rhythm guitarist Gene cracks his throat in anger. "Enjoy Yourself" is bouncy, thoughtful psychedelia, "Crazy Woman" sounds very 60s and somewhat Moby Grape. "To Be Free" is a good bit of yearning and hope: the classic 60s message. There's just all kinds of good stuff here. The drums are fierce and the fuzz-toned lead guitar is excellent. There's some heavy solos on this album. Great performing. Gene's vocals sometimes sound like Keith Relf of the Yardbirds and sometimes like Jack Bruce of Cream. It's forgotten, and that's a pity. Take an acid trip ito the good ol' days of heavy psychedelic hard rock. It'll blow you away. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKekQnkfk9Hh0jHJx8lGHy0i5tXqnOr4arA9dBLRLMX4bFlJz4PGebn5SxGJ9W14nym5aeuSMFqlie_nAeUvTI_PknY9Q-37Zre6m9-jq9APaPdNykjOX_FHX8GDRAyQvhKOKEtxeZjOI39vU0sYEP9Fr-5a6cV29ZezhoU84YbUa97-Lb1GlgPg0aHEJR/s2851/Dragonfly%20-%20Inlay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="2851" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKekQnkfk9Hh0jHJx8lGHy0i5tXqnOr4arA9dBLRLMX4bFlJz4PGebn5SxGJ9W14nym5aeuSMFqlie_nAeUvTI_PknY9Q-37Zre6m9-jq9APaPdNykjOX_FHX8GDRAyQvhKOKEtxeZjOI39vU0sYEP9Fr-5a6cV29ZezhoU84YbUa97-Lb1GlgPg0aHEJR/w640-h320/Dragonfly%20-%20Inlay.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />There was never really a band by the name of Dragonfly, and no gig was ever played under that name. Dragonfly was was just an album. The story goes on from here. A guy from Durango, Colorado, by the name of Gerry Jimerfield, had a band called The Lords of London. Of course none of them were British but it sounded good during the days of the British Invasion. Gerry was twenty-six and the others were nineteen and twenty. Gerry had already been in the military and had taken a rock band to LA, made a couple of records, and played on the TV show Hullabaloo. The band business in LA being what it was, Gerry moved back to Durango and stayed at his parent's kitchenette motel.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>Meanwhile, Barry Davis and Jack Duncan were playing in a local band in El Paso, Texas by the name of The Pawns. The El Paso music scene was jumping and for a town that size there were tons of bands, lots of very good players, but few good singers. The Pawns had been through a couple of incarnations but were still very successful. Jack joined The Pawns in 1965 and when drummer Jimmy Wagnon of the Bobby Fuller Four quit Barry Davis was hired. The other two guys in the band were married so Jack and Barry became good friends. Bobby Fuller was from El Paso and had a big time recording studio in his house. Jack had know Bobby and his brother Randall since he was sixteen and did some local rodie work for them. When Jack joined The Pawns he was learning guitar but the bass player wanted out. He sold his bass to Jack for $50.00, and showed him the basics of the the songs and that was it.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>Through Bobby Fuller, The Pawns got turned on to playing Farmington, New Mexico with a local promoter up there. The Pawns would go up there about once every couple of months and play. They were very popular, made a ton of money, and word got around about them. One Saturday night Gerry Jimerfield and his then keyboardist, Erin McElaine, came down to Farmington to hear what The Pawns were all about. After the show Gerry introduced himself to Jack, said he had connections on the West Coast, and offered to put something together if Jack and Barry ever wanted to.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUU8WqB-iJdFayrWANlaRIDcgHg7vwMYuQs8ua80436gcovgSPlcblAxvtevx8MLEdt6rRFUbptScmUu-ZetiHa4USaNsjRem2pWENudaT7U5S1V-1TmfyjPsFL33qAV7Ju3d7vtS-iS3saAg7awbDlO1aQtsWf7rmttZXhg5jkWS_Vz01QVDI0RyH-Y6m/s1774/Dragonfly%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1774" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUU8WqB-iJdFayrWANlaRIDcgHg7vwMYuQs8ua80436gcovgSPlcblAxvtevx8MLEdt6rRFUbptScmUu-ZetiHa4USaNsjRem2pWENudaT7U5S1V-1TmfyjPsFL33qAV7Ju3d7vtS-iS3saAg7awbDlO1aQtsWf7rmttZXhg5jkWS_Vz01QVDI0RyH-Y6m/w640-h502/Dragonfly%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />A few months later, they gave Gerry a call. He invited them to move to Durango and said they could stay for free at his parent's motel. Barry and Jack threw their equipment in the back of Barry's '57 Canary Yellow Chevy Bel Air hard top and took off for Durango. The band rehearsed there for a couple of months as a four piece and then decided it was time to hire another guitar. Jack and Barry suggested another home boy by the name of Randy Russ. He had been in a competitive El Paso band by the name of the Instigators but when they called he jumped at the chance. Randy moved up to Durango and everything was in place.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>The band went up to the Denver area and played many happening clubs of the time in Denver, Boulder, Ft. Collins, and Estes Park. They were well received and stated playing as an opening act at the famous Family Dog. One of the bands they seemed to end up exchanging sets with was a band named the American Standard with a great guitarist by the name of Tommy Bolin. The Lords of London were feeling their oats, so they headed out to California where Gerry said they would hook up with his old managers. They went through the stereotypical starving musician life for a while, living in a single motel room with little or nothing to eat. They headed back to Colorado to play for the summer and make some money and had a very successful time in the now-famous summer of love, the summer of '67.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>Going back to LA, their managers were ready to get an album going but there was one problem: these guys were "old school" and believed that rock bands should neither write their own material nor play in the studio. They were looking for a new name when a traveling companion by the name of Mark Clark suggested The Jimerfield Legend. After all, Gerry was older, was the leader of the band, and had a stage charisma that epitomized the sixties. Many gigs were played under that name and one of the historical references to it is from one the Family Dog posters which can be seen on the wall in the stairwell of Steve McQueen's house in the movie Bullit. But their old school managers did not want to use the name Jimerfield because what if he left the band? So the Album came out under the name The Legend with a bunch of squirrelly-assed songs chosen by the managers and played by studio musicians, albeit by some of the best of the time like Carol Kaye and Hal Blane. The arrangements were done by the late Gene Page of Motown and Barry White fame.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>One of the managers saw them at Family Dog in Denver, on the big stage, with psychodelic lights, and lots of kids going nuts. He was astounded at how the audience was into the band. After the first show, he asked the band why they hadn't told him they could write and play like that. They of course said they had tried to explain it to them but they just didn't get it.So the manager goes back to LA and tells his partner they need to let the band do an original album. When they got back to LA, they started recording what would become the Dragonfly album. In the meantime, the keyboardist had left the band and Dragonfly was done basically as two-guitars, bass and drums album. The managers also hired a producer by the name of Richard Russell (real name Richard Egizi) and the band cut the album at Amigo in I.D. Studios in north Hollywood with Hank Cicalo engineering. They made it an album, with no band member names listed and no pictures, again afraid that if anyone quit or changed it would damage the credibility of the band.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>When all was said and done, the band was financially broke, had no gigs and no promotions behind them. Nevertheless, they got a little air play on LA radio as Jack remembers hearing it and getting one small BMI royalty check. At one point, one of the managers called to say they could get them a gig at The Fillmore West in San Francisco. The guys never knew how serious this was but the wheels to move on were already in motion so it wasn't seriously considered. So Dragonfly went the way of many bands, off into oblivion. About 1998 or so, Jack got a call from a guy in Belgium, saying there was a radio station that played old obscure vinyl and one of the Dragonfly songs was in the top ten in terms of requests!</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>♦ Barry Davis - Drums, Vocals</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>♦ Gerry Jimerfield - Guitar, Lead Vocals</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>♦ Randy Russ - Guitar, Vocals</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>♦ Ernie Mcelwaine - Keyboards</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b>♦ Jack Duncan - Bass</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><i><b>01. Blue Monday (B. Davis, J. Dunkan) 03:16</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><i><b>02. Enjoy Yourself (R.Russ, B. Davis) 03:19</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><i><b>03. Hootchie Koochie Man (W. Dixon) 04:42</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><i><b>04. I Feel It (J. Dunkan, B. Ray) 04:37</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><i><b>05. Trombodo (R. Russel) - 00:32</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><i><b>06. Portrait of Youth (G. Jimerfield) 02:46</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><i><b>07. Crazy Woman (J. Dunkan, R. Russ) 02:34</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><i><b>08. She Don't Care (G. Jimerfield) 02:50</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><i><b>09. Time Has Slipped Away(J. Dunkan) 02:40</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><i><b>10. To Be Free (J. Dunkan) 03:17</b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><i><b>11. Darlin' (G. Jimerfield) 00:38</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Itim; font-size: medium;"><i>12. <b>Miles Away (J. Dunkan) 04:48</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/RnwFUDZQ#tVoNv9pCZxPGAv9LG_Im10AKQUcgMOYK1ueDvG_MEyM" target="_blank">Dragonfly</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/1TK13SSQ/Dragonfly.rar_links" target="_blank">Dragonfly</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">or</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/52LcW" target="_blank">Dragonly</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-58475471107673741942023-08-03T08:22:00.001+02:002023-08-03T08:22:30.743+02:00Head Over Heels - Head Over Heels (Superb Hardrock US 1971) <div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDprjqYbfUXp0UFOeeLOUPJwwomAY6tKxMjW076j3NLwd_B60PUeLebVJebs-6M1mPGoWfhHh22OPWu9ypQpUd1zFkkVVQ1iJWxowrrhfJnB6iW4NboT4mgXXC1SYeMdMu1Rt8LIX5leuRH3BFuRGhMEBVeNtMqQiRiED7OXz8S9GMgDMde45Rjtxvf0J9/s1535/Head%20Over%20Heels%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDprjqYbfUXp0UFOeeLOUPJwwomAY6tKxMjW076j3NLwd_B60PUeLebVJebs-6M1mPGoWfhHh22OPWu9ypQpUd1zFkkVVQ1iJWxowrrhfJnB6iW4NboT4mgXXC1SYeMdMu1Rt8LIX5leuRH3BFuRGhMEBVeNtMqQiRiED7OXz8S9GMgDMde45Rjtxvf0J9/w640-h640/Head%20Over%20Heels%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Itim;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Itim;">Size: 92.3 MB</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;">Bitrate: 320</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;">mp3</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;">Ripped By: ChrisGoesRock</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;">Artwork Included</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;">A Michigan power trio whose album is powerful and inventive - one of the best hard rock albums on the label. Showcasing a line up consisting of drummer John Bredeau, singer/guitarst Paul Frank and singer/bassist Michael Urso, the band only managed to release one instantly obscure album, but what an LP! Produced by Dan Moore and Buzz Clifford, 1971's Head Over Heels is simply great. Loud, tough, yet surprisingly accessible, material such as Road Runner and In My Woman showcased the trio's knack for melodic, but crunching guitar rock. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHlPiP0MCa4rF8KrwNmAO1ozImS63Y59ox_j0rdYBiZ_8oSaejbmhItOQN4Ux6qjBulZODYOOjkAi7zW4BFWCMkpXZjHYjQ5dkieoDNS1apyRmZau0o2eMnE9jgaIj_tkKNdEQOMuKt5xDXwhgOuzPNPjTnlEArlb_OO_ifUrg1UE4kfDdiQCIX2geL1T/s1535/Head%20Over%20Heels%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHlPiP0MCa4rF8KrwNmAO1ozImS63Y59ox_j0rdYBiZ_8oSaejbmhItOQN4Ux6qjBulZODYOOjkAi7zW4BFWCMkpXZjHYjQ5dkieoDNS1apyRmZau0o2eMnE9jgaIj_tkKNdEQOMuKt5xDXwhgOuzPNPjTnlEArlb_OO_ifUrg1UE4kfDdiQCIX2geL1T/w640-h640/Head%20Over%20Heels%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Frank and Urso had attractive voices and as we said before, they sure could generate some sound. Among the few missteps were some out of kilter harmony vocals (Question) and the bland power ballad Children Of The Mist (which was almost redeemed by Frank's nice guitar solo). Elsewhere, recorded at Detroit's Eastowne, an extended cover of Willie Dixon's Red Rooster and the Franks-penned Circles were in-concert efforts that aptly showcased the band's impressive live chops. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;">Frank and Urso subsequently reappeared with the band Fresh Start. Urso was also a late-inning member of Detroit's Rare Earth (along with the Scorpion guitarist Ray Monette), playing on several of their albums in the mid-70s. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;">Track Listings</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;"><i>01. Roadrunner </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;"><i>02. Right Away </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;"><i>03. Red Rooster </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;"><i>04. Children of the Mist </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;"><i>05. Question </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;"><i>06. Tired and Blue Land Band </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;"><i>07. In My Women </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Itim;"><i>08. Circles</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/5m5FARjA#uaXz9geAwF_TJ69vCVa9qdGXI_A-FE_3gxFbC71v6ww" target="_blank">Head</a></div><div>or</div><div>2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/BC9RUTDL/Head.rar_links" target="_blank">Head</a></div><div>or</div><div>3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/Wu2Sb" target="_blank">Head</a></div><div> </div><div><br /></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032663662165690358.post-16338797065349957472023-08-03T08:07:00.002+02:002023-08-03T08:07:56.445+02:00Cain - A Pound Of Flesh (Great Private-Pressed Hardrock US 1975)<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUfg_To2NR2xRgbjLs29WPnbezezHShC2rnyEfWfmWVAVRqkAsXztLdYbycKmLw4KPsDQdJQgi0VJOS6xGHUvwtj789ueuVjMAJ4c9noQv89A_tP0qDy3Q7H77GNqmYNja5U1Y32yGhBgwc1a8ggTPefutr2wiEgbytG2PHdd5amwFdYmxVXAb-I7oSVl/s1426/Cain%20-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUfg_To2NR2xRgbjLs29WPnbezezHShC2rnyEfWfmWVAVRqkAsXztLdYbycKmLw4KPsDQdJQgi0VJOS6xGHUvwtj789ueuVjMAJ4c9noQv89A_tP0qDy3Q7H77GNqmYNja5U1Y32yGhBgwc1a8ggTPefutr2wiEgbytG2PHdd5amwFdYmxVXAb-I7oSVl/w640-h640/Cain%20-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b style="color: #990000; font-family: "Tenor Sans";">Size: 91.1 MB</b></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>Bitrate: 320</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>mp3</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>Ripped by: ChrisGoesRock</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>Artwork Included</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b> (I’d like to dedicate this review to the memory of my good high school friend and metal brother Dion Ronald Kajfosz, who passed away on April 24, 1996.)</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>– CAIN: A Pound of Flesh (Monster Records/Rockadrome Records)</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>“Katy girl, chocolate and sweets</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>you’re the prettiest girl that I have kissed</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>Would you really mind if I took a ride on you?”</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>Now that is a CAN OF CRAP! Well, not crap exactly. It’s more like a can of slimy, slithering, vile, disemboweled intestines, overflowing from the</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>tin can as if it were a merely a rusted-out can of baked beans boiling over the campfire. This is sick stuff, my friends, and I haven’t even taken a big whiff or touched it, or anything.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>What I’m referring to, obviously, is the graphically sick, yet perversely beautiful artwork for Cain’s A Pound of Flesh. Though the album cover</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>concept, which wouldn’t be inappropriate fodder for a Mortician, Disembowled Something Or Other or Dismembered Fetus disc (that actually was a grind band in Denver years back, ha!), was featured on a melodic hard rock/metal record back in 1975, it reflected on the context of the album’s originally release–YES, that WAS some sick-ass stuff for back then. The fact that the album’s “8 Prime Cuts” reveal a majestic, grandiose, and dynamic brand of ’70s rock demonstrates that sometimes a lyrical book’s cover is, in fact, gloriously misleading.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>“Katy girl, chocolate and sweets</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>you’re the prettiest girl that I have kissed</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>Would you really mind if I took a ride on you?”</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>Minnesota hard rock legends Cain took a lot of time to develop the mesmerizing sound found on their A Pound of Flesh debut. The band formed in the late 1960s out of the exoskeletons and peels of rival Twin Cities bands The Grasshoppers and The Bananas(!), and after breaking up eventually combined forces and changed their name to Cain. Alongside their assembly line of drummers and keyboardists, Cain was led by phenomenal vocalist Jiggs Lee, their talented guitarist Lloyd Forsberg and the towering thunder of bassist Dave Elmeer. They sharpened their claws in the Chicago club circuit of the early ’70s, and routinely toured Milwaukee and Iowa, as well as their native Minnesota.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>“Katy girl, chocolate and sweets</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>you’re the prettiest girl that I have kissed</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>Would you really mind if I took a ride on you?”</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>A remarkable note about Cain is that, despite their ultimate obscurity, they were actually contemporaries with some bands that would become huge</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>arena rock acts. Cain plowed the same club territory that bands such as Kansas, Styx and Cheap Trick also inhabited, while others like Todd Rundgren, Fleetwood Mack and Mott the Hoople were prowling clubs after shows in search of an open stage.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisrAzq02zapxRHEVqgQ9-d0NLneZ0nAFtU_7vq38nvUGumGAKgPGZy8vaeWr4aMkmVMuMpC5rgLiLpFDw9ppTnBDf5PRY6DGKPgmvC-C2VtRz1Hz-4xP_oVO03SlvkLCXY8l504ErRxgCPdrzjhi9xusHdJn_SE3Bl-gXyzt1bxAZ-4q9f-b6mAa1wze6g/s1774/Cain%20-%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1774" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisrAzq02zapxRHEVqgQ9-d0NLneZ0nAFtU_7vq38nvUGumGAKgPGZy8vaeWr4aMkmVMuMpC5rgLiLpFDw9ppTnBDf5PRY6DGKPgmvC-C2VtRz1Hz-4xP_oVO03SlvkLCXY8l504ErRxgCPdrzjhi9xusHdJn_SE3Bl-gXyzt1bxAZ-4q9f-b6mAa1wze6g/w640-h502/Cain%20-%20Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />A Pound of Flesh came to fruition in 1975, and the result of six years of labor was an incredibly innovative and harmonically rich piece of work, one</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>that grows on me and becomes embedded in my head and soul with each listen. Their sound was decidedly ’70s, of course, but they possessed a much more grandiose, and, dare I say, bombastic edge than later heavies like Amulet.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>Jiggs Lee’s ballsy throat stylings, are absolutely breathtaking, shifting from the crystalline, to wicked screams to beautifully operatic falsetto with precision. Forsberg employs plenty of monster riffs that recall Alex Lifeson and Ritchie Blackmore with equal aplomb, and his well-textured and</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>fiery solo sections are flawless. I can’t find any fault with the groove machine that is the rhythm section of DeRemer and Elmeer either; Elmeer’s bass</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>lines are ever-moving like John Entwistle, but ponderously heavy, more like Geezer Butler or Geddy Less; DeRemer anchors the band with finesse but never takes the band in too extreme of a tempo direction.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>“And the Skating Rink was Heaven, I think</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>“The Skating Rink was Heaven I think”</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>It’s hard to describe accurate A Pound of Flesh in general terms, except to say that if one is in the mood for listening to mid-paced hard rock with plenty of balls and exciting, Cain generally fits the bill. I think it makes sense now to briefly jot some notes on each individual track, for they each have their own individual flair.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>01.<span style="color: #990000;"> “Queen of the Night.” This driving opener is the fastest cut on the album and an appropriate barnburner to start such a compelling record. Forsberg’s forceful, percussive opening riff recalls Rush’s “Anthem” of the same year, while Lee’s full-throated, operatic bellows recall Ian Gillan at his best. Cain adds their trademark layered vocals on the pre-chorus and chorus. These can, at times, straddle the line laid by Queen and Uriah Heep in terms of bombast, but they thankfully never cross it. A strong opener.</span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>02.<span style="color: #990000;"> “Katy”. A gorgeous, distorted arpeggiated guitar line opens this pseudo ballad that is among the album’s best and most dramatic cuts. The unbelievable arpeggios again underline the chorus on several occasions, and combined with a flute-like sound in the background, create a haunting ambience. Lee’s vocals truly shine here as well, but “Katy,” as a whole, is a</span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>masterpiece of dynamic variance and masterful songcraftsmanship.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>03.<span style="color: #990000;"> “South Side Queen.” Track 3 opens with a cowbell-propelled riff that morphs into Forsberg’s tasty verse riff. This hard-grooving stomper boasts</span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>catchy riffing, sweet vocal harmonies and a killer bassline.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>04.<span style="color: #990000;"> “Badside.” A southern-blues kinda tune, this one is a nice change of pace from the album’s first three tracks. I call it something like swamp rock, lethargic but melodic enough to keep it fairly interesting.</span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>05.<span style="color: #990000;"> “Born of the Wind.” This is an uptempo, straight-ahead grooving song that lacks some of the fire of the first four tracks. Not that it’s a bad song, by any means, but its hooks don’t work as well as on the earlier tracks. Neverthelsss, the song, though heavily blues-based, features some more stellar leads from Forsberg.</span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>06.<span style="color: #990000;"> “Heed the Call.” Now, this one’s a winner! Forsberg goes to town on the Blackmore-esque opening riff. This is another mid-tempo tune that is somewhat akin to the powerful, yet mellow work of Dio-fronted Rainbow.</span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>07.<span style="color: #990000;"> “If You Right Don’t Get You the Left one Will.” Ahh, metal needs way more songs about jackin’ off inthe bathroom to bit-titty porn magazines. Plus, it’s actually not a bad tune. It has a cheerful main riff and it’s all a cheerful and fairly catchy batch of self-indulgent pleasure.</span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>08.<span style="color: #990000;"> “All My Life.” The album’s closer is a bit of an epic, and certainly one of Cain’s strongest songs. Forsberg’s crunchy, palm-muted opening riff gives way to some flanged chords ala Rush, followed by the pre-NWOBHM NWOBHM metallic force of the verse riff. This one’s got it all: acoustic arpeggios, awesome vocals, fluid basslines, WICKED VOCALS, a memorable</span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>chorus, and introspective lyrics. It’s an overall good tune, ya know, and I’m simply running out of things to say about the whole deal.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>“And the Skating Rink was Heaven, I think</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>“The Skating Rink was Heaven, I think”</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>Cain released their second LP Stinger to fulfill their two-album contract with ASI. The band started work on a third-LP in 1978, but it never</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>materialized with the onslaught of the disco movement. It’s too bad, but it’s also never too good that labels like Monster (now Rockadrome Records) are re-releasing this stuff. Of course, I highly recommend A Pound of Flesh for fans of vintage Rush, Deep Purple, Rainbow and Uriah Heep. So long suckers (to quote Lizzy Borden).</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>“Katy girl, chocolate and sweets</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>you’re the prettiest girl that I have kissed</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>Would you really mind if I took a ride on you?”</i> </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>01. Queen of the Night 03.10</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>02. Katy 06.36</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>03. South Side Queen 03.20</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>04. Badside 05.56</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>05. Born of the Wind 03.15</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>07. Heed the Call 03.53</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b><i>08. If the Right Don't Get You, the Left One Will 03.49</i></b></span></div><div><i><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tenor Sans;"><b>09. All My Life 08.05</b></span> </i></div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://mega.nz/file/JioThaxC#-gPxuvjG-y4woWUv55f9iCVkeU3678I33H6sMfzgBUM" target="_blank">Cain</a></div><div>or</div><div>2. <a href="https://www.mirrored.to/files/JV8ILUM1/Cain.rar_links" target="_blank">Cain</a></div><div>or</div><div>3. <a href="https://www.imagenetz.de/PV9Au" target="_blank">Cain</a></div><div><br /></div>ChrisGoesRockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471944603651491701noreply@blogger.com1