Oldish Psych and Prog

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genre: heavy

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genre: heavy psych
country: us
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
time: 38'30" + 42'25" size: 512 mb

Fuzz Acid & Flowers:
From Cleveland, Ohio, a good psyche hard rock outfit which did achieve some modest commercial success. Their first album is excellent, with surprising covers of Last Train To Clarksville, Morning Dew and You Don't Love Me, plus a good original penned by William "Bill" Constable. The Second Damnation is also interesting, with Back To The River, Money Tree and In The Morning. There's already a Southern rock feel in some songs.
After three albums, they renamed themselves Glory and released an LP on Avalanche in 1973.
Eric Stevens, who later worked with Brownsville Station, produced their albums and Bill Schwark had previously played with The Alarm Clocks.
 

genre: rock
country: uk
quality : mp3 320k, covers
time: 29`54"
size: 64 mb

Biography:
Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Arthur Hines, 29 October 1944, Tyseley, Birmingham) is an English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his roles as former guitarist and lead singer of The Moody Blues and, later, co-founder (with Paul McCartney) of Wings.
Denny Laine is of Romani descent, was educated at Yardley Grammar School in Birmingham, and took up the guitar as a boy under the influence of jazz legend Django Reinhardt; he had his first solo performance as a musician at the age of twelve and began his career as a professional musician fronting Denny & The Diplomats, which also included future The Move and Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan.
In 1964, Laine left The Diplomats to join Mike Pinder in The Moody Blues and sang their first big hit, "Go Now"; other early highlights included "From The Bottom Of My Heart", "Can't Nobody Love You" and the harmonica-ripping "Bye Bye Bird". However, Denny's tenure with the MB's was short-lived and, after a number of comparative failures, Laine quit the band in late 1966(the last record issued by The Moody Blues that featured Laine was "Life's Not Life"/"He Can Win" in 1967, but "Boulevard De La Madelaine" looked ahead to the fancier sounds that the MB's would later become famous for).
After leaving The Moody Blues, he formed The Electric String Band, which featured Denny (guitar, vocals), Trevor Burton (guitar, another former member of The Move) and Viv Prince (drums), also featuring electrified strings in a format not dissimilar to what Electric Light Orchestra would later attempt. They made two singles, "Say You Don't Mind / Ask The People" (Apr 1967, Deram) and "Too Much In Love / Catherine's Wheel" (Jan 1968, Deram); and, in June 1967, they shared a bill with The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Procol Harum at the Saville Theatre in London. However, national attention was not to be, and the pioneering Electric String Band broke up. (There was apparently a third single recorded called "Why Did You Come?". Why it never released is unknown, but there has been rumors that the finished track - and probably the B side as well - was sent by post to Decca and was lost.) Laine and Burton then went on to the band Balls from 1969 until the band's breakup in 1971, with both also taking time to play in Ginger Baker's Air Force in 1970. (Only one single was issued by Balls; "Fight For My Country" / "Janie, Slow Down" on UK Wizard Records. Strangely, the top side was re-edited and reissued on UK Wizard and issued in the US on Epic under the name of Trevor Burton, which was odd since Laine and Burton shared lead vocals on the B side. The single was reissued again as B.L.W. as "Live In The Mountains" for a small Pye distributed label. There was supposed to have been a Balls album recorded, but it has never seen the light of day). Laine's 1967 song "Say You Don't Mind" was a hit when recorded in 1972 by ex-Zombie, Colin Blunstone.
In 1971, Denny joined Paul McCartney to found the group known as Wings, and would stay with them for a full ten years until they officially disbanded in 1981; Denny provided lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals, keyboards, bass, writing and co-writing skills, as well as being a solid solo performer. Together with Paul and his wife, the late Linda, they formed the nucleus of the band, being called that "strange, 3-winged beast". It was with Wings that Denny enjoyed the biggest commercial and critical successes of his career, including co-writing the smash hit "Mull of Kintyre".
In January 1980, McCartney was arrested upon arrival for possession of marijuana at an airport for a tour in Japan. The tour was cancelled and Wings unofficially had their wings clipped; they recorded through the year on new tracks as well as old tracks still in the vaults, but a press release by Paul in early 1981 officially announced that Wings had come in for a landing. The new tracks ended up on Paul's next two solo albums, and Laine's relationship with McCartney soured(speculation also has it that financial matters were close to the heart of this dissolution, similar to the McCartney/Jackson partnership).
The title track of Denny's first solo album after Wings, called "Japanese Tears", appeared to be a visible attack on McCartney much like John Lennon's "How Do You Sleep?" in 1971; however, closer inspection to the lyrics shows that it more likely tells the tongue-in-cheek story of a japanese fan's disappointment after Wings' tour got cancelled(or possibly even tears of excitement at Wings' arrival in Japan in the first place).
Denny filed for bankruptcy in the mid-80's after selling his lucrative co-publishing rights to "Mull of Kintyre" to co-author McCartney. However, he has continued to record music at a prolific rate and has appeared at Beatles conventions and on tributes to both The Beatles and Wings. He is currently working on an autobiography.
He was briefly married to Jo Jo Laine (born 13 July 1953 — died 29 October 2006), with whom he had a son Laine, and a daughter, Heidi.

genre: prog
country: spain
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 1:13`39"
size: 438 mb
issue: Si-Wan Rec(1992)


The Spanish Progressive Rock Encyclopedia:
Fans of symphonic progressive with flip their tails over this one! THE best rock adaptation of classical music EVER, and that is NO exaggeration! It's a rock adaptation of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" with some original music added to make the concept flow. The original music consists of electronic music, vocal music and the like, but based on Vivaldi's original themes and motives. The mixture of multiple keyboards (mellotrons, synths, acoustic and electric pianos), powerful vocals, some rock, some choral and some operatic and manic Akkermanesque guitar make for varied and interesting listening. The arrangements of the string quartet pieces for rock band work beautifully, especially on the adaptations of the "Spring" and "Winter" sections, which work surprisingly well as rock music. They even include a short "Christmas carol" in one track! Originally a 70-plus- minute double album, issued on a single CD. My highest recommendations go out to this one! Mike Ohman.

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genre: jazz
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 41`23"+45'38" size: 511 mb
issue: 1994

Tapestry of Delights:
Nucleus first attracted attention by winning first prize at the Montreux International Festival in 1970 for their improvised and integrated music which was an amalgam of jazz and rock. They were originally formed in 1969 by trumpeter Ian Carr. He was joined by ex-Battered Ornaments guitarist Chris Spedding and Karl Jenkins and John Marshall (who both went on to Soft Machine) on the first three albums. Elastic Rock was their most successful, actually climbing to No 46 in the Album Charts. Their third album, Solar Plexus, was spacier than the two which preceded it and is particularly recommended. In 1972 Jenkins and Marshall both departed to join Soft Machine.
Belladonna was essentially an Ian Carr solo album, although he did enlist the services of guitarist Allan Holdsworth. Produced by Jon Hiseman (of Colosseum fame) it is Carr's most sought-after work for Vertigo. Of the later albums Snakes Hips Etcetera is well regarded. They eventually split up in the early eighties.
Nucleus are still considered to be one of Britain's top jazz-rock bands.
 

genre: psych
country: us
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, covers,  size: 194 mb), mp3 (320k, covers, 100 mb)
time: 30'47"

Fuzz Acid & Flowers:
This band were students at University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Their album, which was recorded in New York in December 1966, is definitely worth investigating and is a minor collectable. Its very Anglophile sound garnered it a U.K. release, although the band had split by April 1967.
Bassist Jim Opton told U-Spaces:- "We were a band that was making a pretty good living playing fraternity parties around the campus, and a few cellar clubs in Chapel Hill. My fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha, was sponsoring a charity concert for our scholarship fund, and we decided to go for broke that year and book a big name. We contacted William Morris Agency in New York, and booked Chad and Jeremy. We needed an opening act, so I booked my own band... got us real cheap. The deal was that Rob Heller, who was with the Morris Agency would come and hear us play. He signed us immedately after the concert. A week later he hooked us up with Elliot Mazur, who became our producer. Elliott also worked as a song peddler for E.B. Marks Music, who published the music. We got a recording contract with Decca, I don't know how, but Rob put that deal together with Elliott, and the next thing I know, we are in the studio with all kinds of famous people that had us in awe for the first 35 seconds or so. I do know that somebody thought we were kind of special, because the studio was absolutely closed to visitors while we were there, and we were not allowed to take home raw tape to play for anyone. We did a lot of things that were pretty advanced for our time. Listen carefully to Morning Dew for example. The strange vocal effects were done by feeding the vocals through a Leslie Tone Cabinet from a Hammond B3. Also, the bass lead is the first bass feedback lead I think I can remember in a rock song. I blew up the amp doing it!! Cost me $750 (a LOT of money I didn't have in 1966)!! But, it was a hell of a lick. The album was essentially recorded by five of us: Randy, Bill, Joe, Cam and me. Phil had departed for law school. I believe he is alive and well, and practicing law in Charlotte, N.C."
"Actually, there is one little piece or two of rock and roll history that goes with that album. It was the first ever recorded using the very new, and relatively unknown, Dolby NR System. It took up a good size room at the time. The engineer for the album, Fred Cretera, was also the engineer for Simon and Garfunkel."
Joe Mendyk had earlier played in Tri-Power, The Better Days and The Warlocks (with an excellent 45 on Decca). The 'A' side of their first 45, excellent harmony pop-punk ~ (Vernon Joynson / Max Waller)

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genre: beat, blues, pop
country: poland
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, cover, size: 507 mb), mp3 (320k, cover, 242 mb)
time: 50'57"+54'50"
misc.: compil.

CD1
01. Dziwny Jest Ten Swiat [3:36]
02. Gdzie To Jest [2:55]
03. Cos Co Kocham Najwiecej [3:04]
04. Ten Los Zly Los [2:40]
05. Chcialbym Cofnac Czas [3:51]
06. Chyba Ze Mnie Pocalujesz [2:54]
07. Prosze Przebacz [3:16]
08. Nigdy Sie Nie Dowiesz [3:32]
09. Nie Wstawaj Lewa Noga [2:12]
10. Jeszcze Swoj Egzamin Zdasz [1:56]
11. Pamietam Ten Dzien [3:15]
12. Nie Dla Mnie Taka Dziewczyna [2:24]
13. Jaki Kolor Wybrac Chcesz [2:22]
14. Domek Bez Adresu [2:23]
15. Wspomnienie [3:49]
16. Kleczac Przed Toba [3:50]
17. Niepotrzebni [2:49]

genre: psych
country: germany
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, covers)
time: 42'10" size: 235 mb

Wiki

"It Has Not Taken Long" – 4:12
"Secret Side" – 4:08
"You Forget to Answer" – 5:08
"Innocent and Vain" – 3:52
"Valley of the Kings" – 3:57
"We've Got the Gold" – 5:44
"The End" – 9:37 (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison)
"Das Lied der Deutschen" – 5:29 (Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Joseph Haydn)

Nico – lead vocals, harmonium
John Cale – bass guitar, xylophone, acoustic guitar, synthesizers, organ, marimba, triangles, cabaça, boobams, glockenspiel, percussion, piano, electric piano
Phil Manzanera – electric guitar
Brian Eno – synthesizers
Vicki Wood – backing vocals
Annagh Wood – backing vocals
 

genre: psych
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, booklet scans)
size: 589 mb
misc.: rec. '73

Disc 1: 49:44 

genre: neo prog
country: germany
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
time: 48'42" size: 294 mb
issue: 2002

1. Too young to die (4:17)
2. Angel (3:30)
3. Telephone (3:40)
4. Far away (3:17)
5. Torraine (5:25)
6. Can't stop you now (4:18)
7. We (4:40)
8. You're alone (4:05)
9. Man in the moon (6:42)
Bonus tracks on re-issue (2002):
10. Impossible Years (Too Young To Die)(4:17)
11. Straight Jacket (3:48)

Roye Albrighton / vocals, guitars
Allan "Taff" Freeman / keyboards
David Prater / drums, backing vocals
Carmine Rojas / bass, keyboards

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genre: psych
country: germany
quality : mp3 (128k, covers)
time: 1:07'33"
size: 64 mb
misc.: rec. '74

01. Fidgety Queen 5:36
02. That's Life 8:01
03. Show Me The Way 4:37
04. Marvelous Moses 8:21
05. It's All Over Now 5:27
06. Astral man 3:05
07. Remember The Future Part I 14:06
08. Remember The Future Part II 8:21
09. King Of Twillight 9:58

- Roye Albrighton / lead vocals, guitars
- Mick Brockett / lights
- Allan "Taff" Freeman / keyboards, backing vocals
- Ron Howden / drums, percussion
- Derek "Mo" Moore / bass, backing vocals

genre: hard
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, scans)
time: 48'52"
size: 301 mb
issue: 1996

Go Down Fighting (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) – 3:07
Not Faking It (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) – 4:01
Turn On Your Receiver (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) – 3:19
Teenage Nervous Breakdown (Lowell George) – 3:43
Free Wheeler (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) – 5:31
This Flight Tonight (Joni Mitchell) – 3:24
Child In The Sun (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) – 4:51
The Ballad of Hollis Brown (Bob Dylan) – 9:11
Bonus tracks:
This Flight Tonight (US Version) (Joni Mitchell) – 3:24
Go Down Fighting (US Version) – 3:05
The Ballad of Hollis Brown (Edit Version) (Bob Dylan) – 5:10

Dan McCafferty - lead vocals
Darrell Sweet - percussion, drums, backing vocals
Pete Agnew - bass guitar, backing vocals
Manny Charlton (Manuel Charlton) - lead, slide and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Other credits:
Roger Glover - producer, bass guitar, (percussion on track 5)
 

genre: hard
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 41'29" size: 285 mb
issue: 1998 remaster

Expert No Mercy (McCafferty, Charlton, Agnew, Sweet) 3:23
Gone Dead Train (J.N. Nitzche/R.Titelman) 3:40
Shot Me Down (Charlton) 3:30
Revenge is Sweet (Charlton) 3:30
Gimme What`s Mine (McCafferty, Charlton, Agnew, Sweet) 3:42

Kentucky Fried Blues (McCafferty, Charlton, Agnew, Sweet) 3:11
New York Broken Today (McCafferty, Charlton, Agnew, Sweet) 3:37
Busted (H.Howard) 3:43
Place in Your Heart (Charlton) 2:59
All the King`s Horses (McCafferty, Charlton) 4:24
Greens (B-side Single) (2'50")
Desolation Road (B-side Single) (2'59")

Dan McCafferty: Vcls
Manny Charlton: Gtrs
Pete Agnew: Bss Gtr
Darrel Sweet: Drms & Prcssn
 

genre: psych
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 1:02'03"
size: 421 mb
issue: 2005 remaster

"Imperial Zeppelin" (Hammill, Chris Judge Smith) - 3:36
"Candle" - 4:16
"Happy" - 2:36
"Solitude" - 4:56
"Vision" - 3:13
"Re-Awakening" - 4:01
"Sunshine" - 3:56
"Child" - 4:25
"Summer Song (In The Autumn)" - 2:13
"Viking" (Hammill, Judge Smith) - 4:44
"The Birds" - 3:38
"I Once Wrote Some Poems" - 2:56

 Bonus tracks on 2005 reissue:
"Re-Awakening" (early demos) - 4:37
"Summer Song (In The Autumn)" (early demos) - 2:50
"The Birds" (early demos) - 3:23
"Sunshine" (early demos) - 3:54
"Happy" (early demos) - 2:49

All tracks composed by Peter Hammill; except where indicated. (On original Lp cover different authors).

Guy Evans - Percussion, Drums, Vocals (bckgr)
Martin Pottinger - drms
Hugh Banton - Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr)
Rod Clements - bss, vln
Nic Potter - bss
David Jackson - alto + tenor saxes, flute
Ray Jackson - Harmonica, Mandolin, Harp, Vocals (bckgr)
Bob Fripp - el. gtr
Paul Whitehead - tam tam
Peter Hammill - all l.vcls, ac gtr, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards,
Fluctuating chorale: Guy, Hugh, Dave, Roy, John, Norman, Alastair, John Anthony, Peter
 

genre: garage
country: us
quality : wma (128k, covers)
time: 37'19"
size: 36 mb
issue: 1999

Fuzz Acid & Flowers:
Tacoma, Washington was their home town and they were one of the finest punk bands to come from the Northwest in this era. The Witch was an enormous hit in the Pacific Northwest, indeed The Sonics were immensely popular there. Their follow-up Psycho was also a local hit. Most of their material was original and written by Gerry Roslie, although they also did cover versions of tracks like I'm A Man. Arguably they were left behind in the San Francisco-based rock renaissance of 1967.
Their third album, which was produced by Jerry Dennon, was called Introducing because it was their first on a major label. This album was later re-released in the late seventies under the title The Sonics' Original Northwest Punk. The last 45 recorded by the original line-up was Any Way The Wind Blows. After this members departed to go to college or join other bands - with Rob Lind being the last original to leave in 1968.
Jim Brady came in on lead vocals in 1967, from The Mercy Boys and by 1968 was leading the band. From Love-itis onwards they perfected a new sound adding strings and horns but it didn't go down with their fans and they slowly faded out of the limelight.
Jerry Roslie, reformed the band in 1979 with a new line-up to record (6) for Bomp.
Doug Heath and Ron Foos formed The City Zu and Danny Hoeerer went on to play for Tower Of Power. Rob Lind now lives in LA where he is involved in the film industry. Gerry Roslie still records and writes songs today.

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genre: jazz
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 1:12'37"
size: 529 mb

First Set (Concertgebouw, 25-10-70)
1. Facelift (6:59)
2. Virtually (15:34)
3. Out-Bloody-Rageous (8:12)
4. Neo-Caliban Grides (10:12)
Second Set (Concertgebouw, 25-10-70)
5. Teeth (8:03)
6. Slightly All The Time (10:34)
7. Eamonn Andrews (1:36)
8. Ester's Nose Job (11:22)
Encore (Concertgebouw, 25-10-70) 9. Slightly All The Time/Noisette (6:43)

- Elton Dean / alto saxophone, saxello, electric piano
- Hugh Hopper / electric bass
- Mike Ratledge / electric piano, organ
- Robert Wyatt / drums, voice

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genre: jazz
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 1:45'42"
size: 610 mb
misc.: 2cd live '72

CD 1: 

genre: new wave
country: new zealand
quality : lossless (separate flac, cue, log)
time: 33`58"
size: 306 mb

genre: new wave
country: new zealand
quality : lossless (separate flac, cue, log)
time: 33`58"
size: 306 mb

genre: jazz, prog
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 1:13'54"
size: 404 mb
misc.: live '75

1. The Floating World (4:52)
2. Bundles (4:53)
3. Land Of The Bag Snake (5:07)
4. Ealing Comedy (6:08)
5. The Man Who Waved At Trains (4:56)
6. Peff (6:29)
7. North Point (4:05)
8. Hazard Profile Part One (4:49)
9. J.S.M. (10:13)
10. Riff III (8:42)
11. Song Of Aeolus (4:16)
12. Endgame(6:39)
13. Penny Hitch [Coda] (2:40)

- Allan Holdsworth / electric guitar, violin
- Mike Ratledge / Lowrey organ, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers
- Karl Jenkins / oboe, soprano saxophone, recorder, electric & acoustic piano
- Roy Babbington / electric bass guitar
- John Marshall / drums, percussion

genre: pop
country: uk
quality : lossless (flac separate, cue, cover)
time: 39'01"
size: 216 mb

Tapestry of Delights:
A progressive Anglo-American rock combo, who are probably best known for their track Living In Sin by virtue of its inclusion on CBS's popular 1970 budget-priced double compilation, Fill Your Head With Rock. This pleasant, melodic track was taken from their debut album and is arguably their finest moment. The album is well worth seeking out, though. It contains Tell Me, a mellow song with a beautiful melody; Mazsha, a fast organ-dominated instrumental with a long sax solo; Country Aire, an instrumental folk piece with flute and harpsichord; All Alone, a slow, melodic song about loneliness with pleasant sax and a long organ solo; the mellow mid-tempo Night Time with lots of flute and jazzy piano improvisations and Highway, a fast R&B influenced progressive piece with long sax and organ solos.
By the time of Skintight in 1973 they were playing more commercial, mainstream rock with lots of orchestration and brass arrangements. Side A is disappointing but there are three decent tracks on Side B:- Instermental, a soul/funk orientated instrumental; The Heep Turns Human, which brings to mind The Who in the Who's Next period and the bluesy hard-rocker Maverick Woman Blues, which featured strong vocals and slide guitar. The album was produced by American Don Nix and remixed at Ardent Studios, Memphis.
Nick Graham was also in The End, Atomic Rooster and Tucky Buzzard. It's unconfirmed whether drummer Tony Knight was he of the Chessmen fame

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genre: prog
country: sweden
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 58'46"
size: 299 mb

ProgArchives

1. Snalblast (18:28)
2. Manuel (11:06)
3. Agren (16:51)
4. Attestupan (12:04)

- Rickard Bistrom / bass, vocals, guitar
- Fredrik Karlsson / keyboards
- Mats Svensson / drums
- Lena Petterson / cello
- Robert Sjoback / guitars
- Linda Johansson / flute, vocals

genre: blues
country: uk
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
time: 51'04"
size: 315 mb
issue: 1994

1. Flood In Houston (4:00)
2. Stay With Me Baby (2:35)
3. Honey Bee (6:25)
4. The Incredible Gnome Meets Jaxman (3:30)
5. Give Me A Penny (4:20)
6. Mr. Downchild (5:25)
7. Getting To The Point (3:55)
8. Big City Lights (3:25)
9. You Need Love (7:40)
10. Walking By Myself (2:25)
11. Taste And Try, Before You Buy (2:21)
12. Someday People (4:35)


Chris Youlden - vocals
Kim Simmonds - lead guitar
Dave Peverett - rhythm guitar
Roger Earle - drums
Rivers Jobe - bass
Bob Hall - piano

genre: garage
country: us
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 1:10'22"
size: 435 mb
issue: 2001

Wiki

"The Seeds":
Side one
"Can't Seem to Make You Mine" – 3:05
"No Escape" (Lawrence, Dan Savage, Saxon) – 2:16
"Evil Hoodoo" (Daryl Hooper, Saxon) – 5:19
"Girl I Want You" – 2:26
"Pushin' Too Hard" – 2:38
Side two
"Try to Understand" – 2:53
"Nobody Spoil My Fun" – 3:54
"It's a Hard Life" – 2:40
"You Can't Be Trusted" – 2:12
"Excuse, Excuse" – 2:21
"Fallin' in Love" – 2:49

Rick Andridge – drums
Cooker – guitar, bottleneck guitar
Daryl Hooper – organ, piano, keyboards, vocals
Jan Savage – guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
Sky Saxon – bass guitar, harmonica, vocals, producer, concept, cover art

"A Web Of Sound":
12. Mr. Farmer 2:52
13. Pictures And Designs 2:44
14. Tripmaker 2:48
15. I Tell Myself 2:31
16. Faded Picture 5:21
17. Rollin' Machine 2:33
18. Just Let Go 4:21
19. Up In Her Room (Long Version) 14:45

genre: blues
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 39'28"
size:  244 mb
issue: 1991

01. Shot In The Head 4:46
02. Second Try 4:19
03. The Saddest Feeling 4:21
04. I Can't Find You 3:34
05. Howling For My Darling 3:38
06. So Tired 4:17
07. Denim Demon 4:25
08. Love Me Please 5:45
09. I Hate To See You Go 4:22

KIM SIMMONDS gtr
DAVE BIDWELL drms
PAUL RAYMOND keyb'ds
ANDY PYLE bs
 

genre: avant, prog
country: sweden
quality : mp3 (192k, scans)
time: 41'33"
size: 60 mb

ProgArchives

01. Urmakare 1 3:44
02. Urmakare 2 2:38
03. Funkfдllan 2:43
04. Kort pеbrе 1:56
05. Moderna 6:20
06. Timlig дr du 2:35
07. Seldon in memoriam 11:33
08. Till ovala metern 4:48
09. Tycker du som jag 5:14

- Hans Bruniusson / drums, pinochet, chimes, xylophone, radio, voicet
- Eino Haapala / guitars, voice
- Lars Holmer / electric piano, Korg polyphonic, Hohner-symphonic grand piano, Farfisaorgan, voice
- Lars Krantz / bass, trumpet

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genre: sympho prog
country: italy
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 31'25"
size: 204 mb
issue: 2005

ItalianProg:
A trio formed in Florence in the early 70's by keyboardist Vincenzo Coccimiglio along with bass player Agostino "Tino" Nobile, that had previously played in Noi Tre, a legendary band that also included guitarists Franco Falsini of Sensations' Fix and Paolo Tofani that was in Area and later known as Electric Frankenstein.
After trying various drummers, they found a suitable one in Giorgio Sorano and Triade was born.
Signed to the Derby label, the group only released an album and a single in 1973, and had a good live activity supporting the likes of Banco del Mutuo Soccorso and Premiata Forneria Marconi and even playing some dates on their own (like a couple of memorable concerts at Pierlombardo in Milan).
1998: La storia di Sabazio includes a totally instrumental first side with strong classical influences (much in the ELP direction) and a three-track second side with vocal parts, the result is a good album but a bit disjointed and not completely representative of the genre.
The album was the result of the different tastes of the two composers, first side being almost completely composed by Coccimiglio, while the second side (that's sometimes compared with Le Orme) was more song-oriented and composed by Nobile.
Two tracks from this vocal second side, Caro fratello and 1998, with very good acoustic guitar playing, were also released on single.
The group disbanded not long after the album release, due to some internal friction and little interest by their management.
Both Coccimiglio and Nobile have remained in the music biz, playing around the world for years.

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genre: prog
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 37'30" size: 212 mb
issue: 1993

"Spring Song" (Harvey/Sebastion) - 10:00
"Round & Round" (Harvey/Sebastion) - 4:30
"Flash in the Pantry" (Gulland/Sebastion) - 4:57
"Falero Lady" (Harvey/Sebastion) - 4:08
"Snakes and Ladders" (Harvey) - 5:15
"The Fall of the Leaf" (Harvey/Sebastion) - 4:22
"Major Disaster" (Foster/Sebastion) - 4:04

Richard Harvey – piano, sax, recorders, keyboards
David Oberlé – lead vocals, percussion
Brian Gulland – bassoon, English horn, recorders, vocals
Bob Foster – guitars, vocals
Jonathan Davie – bass guitars
Alex Baird – drums

genre: prog
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, cover)
time: 1:17'36" size: 409 mb
issue: 1996

Tapestry of Delights:
Harvey and Gulland (who formed the band) were both former students of the Royal College of Music. Indeed, Harvey was a first-class recorder virtuoso. Their musical roots were very much in medieval folk but after their first album, which achieved some minor Chart success, they experimented more with long instrumentals. Side two of Midnight Mushrooms consisted of one track commissioned by Peter Hall for a National Theatre production of 'The Tempest'. They went on to play film Soundtracks for 'Pope Joan' and 'Brother Sun, Sister Moon' and arranged the title theme for 'Glastonbury Fayre'. In 1975, Harvey recorded a solo album of recorder music,Divisions On A Ground (Transatlantic TRA 292). In 1975, when Graeme Taylor left, the group expanded from a quartet to a sextet. Baird had previously played with Contraband. If mid-seventies progressive/techno-rock is your scene the group may be for you
 

genre: psych blues
country: us
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log,  scans)
time: 1:11'01" size: 361 mb

Fuzz Acid & Flowers:
A local St. Louis, Missouri band. Only 100 copies of their album were pressed and the above two non-LP 45s were often given away free with it. We're talking an ultra rarity of the highest order here. There are a couple of throwaway country tracks (Happy Face and Got To Keep Travelling On) and the finale, Gettin' Off, is marred by a tedious drum solo but the rest is for the most part mindblowing psychedelia. The best of these are Catfish, with some bluesy psychedelic guitar work, and two social commentary songs, Get A Gun and Let's Keep The Children On The Streets, a song about the riots of the sixties.
Ray Schulte had earlier played in Bob Kuban and The In Men in 1962, before helping to form The Guise and, with his brother Jerry, an act called The Sheratons. Tiring of the pop and R&B scene, Touch were formed in mid-67, to create a more powerful fusion of psychedelic blues, and they quickly picked up support slots for acts such as Steppenwolf, Cream and Iron Butterfly, also playing at a Free festival with Big Brother & The Holding Co. and The Allman Bros in '68.
Shortly after their album was recorded, Paulette headed west to join a commune, and Ovid quit. A new line-up recorded two further 45s, which feature some good fuzzy guitar work and in particular their version of Light My Fire, which is slower and fuzzier than The Doors', comes off well.
One final session in 1970, with Royal on electric harpsichord and lead vocals and David Surkamp (later of Pavlov's Dog) on rhythm guitar, resulted in three songs, that have recently been included on the Gear Fab reissue. In particular The Magic Inside You is noteworthy for some particularly fine lyrics, echoing the changing times. Incongruously, the band then landed the job as back up band for Tony Orlando & Dawn, who were riding high on a wave of commercial success from hits such as Tie A Yellow Ribbon.
Today, Royal and Ray Schulte are still performing in the St. Louis area as The Essence. ~ (Vernon Joynson/Max Waller) ... Read more »

genre: heavy
country: norway
quality : lossless (flac separate, scans)
time: 37'36"
size: 268 mb
issue: 2000

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1. Sea Wolf (5:56)
2. Underbird (4:33)
3. Confusion (3:01)
4. Sultana (4:14)
5. Hanging Over (3:19)
6. Covered in Dust (3:17)
7. A Stone's Throw (2:08)
8. Scarlet (4:01)
9. Exiled (3:46)

- Kenny Aas / Organ
- Kjell Asperud / Drums
- John Lorck / Drums
- Janne Loseth / Guitar
- Roy Robinson / Vocals

genre: neo prog
country: us
quality : mp3 (320k, cover)
time: 1:13'12"
size: 173 mb

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1. Flying East 9:22
2. Let It Go 6:35
3. Sleepdance 11:08
4. Replay 5:42
5. Semprini 4:15
6. Bird in Hand 10:11
Late for Dinner (7 to 13):
7. Xenophile 3:54
8. Soul on a Slick 2:54
9. Doom 2:15
10. Gloom 1:54
11. Real Estate 5:09
12. Three-Hundred Years Asleep 2:23
13. Xenophobe 7:45

Joe Funk - electric & acoustic guitars; vocals
Mick Peters - Stick, bass, acoustic guitar; vocals
Ted Thomas - drums & percussion; vocals
Thad Miller - piano, organ & synthesizers

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genre: blues
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 48'03"
size: 330 mb
issue: 2002

"Going to Try" (Alvin Lee) - 4:52
"I Can't Live Without Lydia" (Chick Churchill) - 1:23
"Woman Trouble" (Alvin Lee) - 4:37
"Skoobly-Oobly-Doobob" (Alvin Lee) - 1:44
"Hear Me Calling" (Alvin Lee) - 5:44
"A Sad Song" (Alvin Lee) - 3:23
"Three Blind Mice" (traditional, arr. by Ric Lee) - 0:57
"No Title" (Alvin Lee) - 8:13
"Faro" (Leo Lyons) - 1:10
"Speed Kills" (Alvin Lee, Mike Vernon) - 3:42
bonus: "Hear Me Calling (Single Version)" (Alvin Lee) - 3:44
"Women Trouble (US Version)" (Alvin Lee) - 4:48
"I'm Going Home (Single Version)" (Alvin Lee) - 3:34
"Boogie On" (Alvin Lee) - 14:44

Alvin Lee - vocals, guitar, piano, Chinese fans
Chick Churchill - organ, piano
Ric Lee - drums, tympani
Leo Lyons - bass, bow-bass, string bass, percussion

Additional Personnel:
Roy Baker - sound effects on "No Title"
Martin Smith - train sound effects on "Speed Kills"
Simon Stable (credited as "Count Simon (Stable) de la Bedoyere") - bongos on "Going to Try"
Mike Vernon - backing vocals on "Hear Me Calling"

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genre: blues
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 1:18'14"
size: 454 mb
issue: compilation

Tapestry Of Delights:
The antecedents of this band were a mid-sixties band, The Jaybirds, who backed The Ivy League for a while. Alvin Lee formed the Nottingham-based rock'n'roll/R&B outfit in the early sixties with Leo Lyons and drummer Dave Quickmire. When Quickmire left in the Summer of 1965 Ric Lee came in as a replacement. The band became a popular live attraction in the Midlands and also, like so many of their contemporaries, spent time in Hamburg. In 1966 manager/agent Chris White took them on and they supported The Bonzo Dog Band at The Marquee as The Blues Yard for one gig before becoming Ten Years After. They soon became closely identified with the late sixties blues boom largely due to Alvin Lee's lightning guitar work.
They signed to Decca in October 1967 who put out their recordings on their Deram subsidiary. Their debut album didn't chart but the live follow-up, Undead, peaked at No 6 in the UK (and 61 in the US). 1969 was the year they really made the big time. Their next album, Stonedhenge, made the UK Top Ten and on 3 July they became the first and only rock band to play the Newport Jazz Festival at Rhode Island in the USA. However it was their appearance at Woodstock in August of that year which transformed them into overnight stars, after Lee's 11-minute guitar extravaganza on I'm Going Home was filmed for the movie.
Cricklewood Green was their most successful album in the UK. It spent 27 weeks in the Charts, peaking at No 4. It also spawned Love Like A Man, their only UK Chart entry, which had the studio album cut on one side and a long live version which played at 33 rpm on the flip.
 

genre: psych
country: uk
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 40'14" size: 250 mb
issue: 1995

Tapestry of Delights:
A progressive outfit from Birmingham who played some of the most esoteric and experimental music released on the Harvest label. They had some similarities with Principal Edwards Magic Theatre insofar as their act was a sort of travelling theatre incorporating music, drama and mime. They followed the above 45 with an album of interesting material which utilised a diverse range of instruments and some attractive vocal harmonies. They were assisted on this effort by members of Bakerloo and Locomotive. This is a pandemonium of wilful, oblique and obscure tunes, all filled with a manic musical magic that will either appall or take you by storm. Improbable instrumental combinations and unexpected barbed-wire dissonances are treated with excellent musical craftmanship. There is no sloppiness like Dr. Strangely Strange, nor any tendency to get mystical like The Incredible String Band. Instead the madness is musically and lyrically defined, which makes this album obligatory to anyone into this kind of style. A title like Maybe My Mind (With Egg) speaks for itself.
The follow-up, Jo Saga, was every bit as adventurous as their debut. The side-long title cut was an interesting attempt to relate the problems of a young Caribbean jazz musician living in Birmingham, but it pales in the company of the short tracks on the other side. These are more in the vein of the first album, but even better - ranking as among the best British acid-folk cuts. Sadly it was a bit too esoteric for wide public consumption and only sold a few hundred copies. It is now one of the label's rarest and most sought-after items. Both albums are recommended. The group split not long after its release but vocalist James Langston later resurfaced in the short-lived heavy rock outfit Mean Street Dealer in 1979. ... Read more »

genre: prog
country: uk/sweden
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 48`11"
size: 405 mb

In Darkest Dreams:
01. Prelude – Time for you (2:26)
02. Night terrors (3:26)
03. The midnight watershed (3:03)
04. In dark dreams (4:01)
05. The half-light watershed (1:16)
06. On returning (0:47)
07. A sax in the dark (1:13)
08. Night terrors reprise (3:37)

The Canterbury Sequence:
09. Cantermemorabilia (3:19)
10. Chaos at the greasy spoon (3:01)
11. Captain Manning’s mandolin (1:39)
12. Up Hill From Here (7:08)
The Music That Died Alone
13. A serenade (1:36)
14. Playing on (1:50)
15. Pre-history (2:36)
16. Reprise (3:43)

- Andy Tillison / keyboards
 Guest musicians:
- Roine Stolt / guitar
- David Jackson / saxophone & flute
- Sam Baine / piano & synthesizers
- Jonas Reingold / basses
- Zoltan Czorsz / drums
- Guy Manning / guitars, vocals, keyboards

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genre: glam
country: uk
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 1:02`43"+53'10"
size: 750 mb

Cd1:
Born To Boogie:
1-1 Unknown Artist - Intro (Spoken Word) 0:25
1-2 T.Rex - Jeepster 4:54
1-3 T.Rex - Baby Strange 4:46
1-4 Marc Bolan - 'Electric Wind' (Poem) (Spoken Word) 0:26
1-5 Elton, Ringo & T.Rex - Tutti Fruitti 1:20 (Written-By - La Bostrie , Penniman)
1-6 Elton , Ringo & T.Rex - Children Of The Revolution 3:40
1-7 Marc & Ringo - 'Look To The Left' 0:20
1-8 T.Rex - Spaceball Ricochet 4:16
1-9 Marc & Ringo - 'Some People Like To Rock' (Spoken Word) 0:13 (Written-By - Robinson)
1-10 T.Rex - Telegram Sam 4:24
1-11 Marc & Ringo - 'Some People Like To Roll' (Spoken Word) 1:30 (Written-By - Robinson)
1-12 T.Rex - Cosmic Dancer 3:59
1-13 Marc Bolan - 'They've Come, Tis Said' (Spoken Word) 0:36
Tea Party Medley (5:36)
1-14a Marc & String Quartet (2) - Jeepster 5:36 {Acoustic Guitar - Marc}
1-14b Marc & String Quartet (2) - Hot Love {Acoustic Guitar - Marc}
1-14c Marc & String Quartet (2) - Get It On {Acoustic Guitar - Marc}
1-14d Marc & String Quartet (2) - The Slider {Acoustic Guitar - Marc}
1-15 Marc Bolan - 'Union Hall' (Poem) (Spoken Word) 0:47
1-16 T.Rex - Hot Love 3:42
1-17 T.Rex - Get It On 11:12
1-18 T.Rex - Children Of The Revolution (Reprise) 0:53
1-19 Marc Bolan - BBC Interview With Marc Bolan From Late 1971 (Spoken Word) 9:44 Interviewer - Tony Norman

Cd2:
T. Rex In Concert - 18th March 1972
2-1 Emperor Rosko - Rosko's Intro (Spoken Word) 0:19
2-2 T.Rex - Cadilac 7:01
2-3 T.Rex - Jeepster 5:00
2-4 T.Rex - Baby Strange 4:59
2-5 T.Rex - Spaceball Ricochet 3:54
2-6 T.Rex - Girl 3:09
2-7 T.Rex - Cosmic Dancer 4:12
2-8 T.Rex - Telegram Sam 4:30
2-9 T.Rex - Hot Love 3:37
2-10 T.Rex - Get It On 11:15
2-11 Emperor Rosko - 'Just One More?' (Spoken Word) 0:26
2-12 T.Rex - Summertime Blues 4:48 (Written-By - Conchran, Capehart)

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genre: beat, psych, folk
country: us
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 58'28"
size: 264 mb
issue: 1997 remaster

 Original album tracks:
"Artifical Energy": Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman & Michael Clarke Rec. date: December 6, 1967
"Goin' Back": Gerry Goffin & Carole King Rec. date: October 9, 1967
"Natural Harmony": Chris Hillman Rec. date: November 29, 1967
"Draft Morning": David Crosby, Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn Rec. date: August 2, 1967
"Wasn't Born to Follow": Gerry Goffin & Carole King Rec. date: November 30, 1967
"Get to You": Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn Rec. date: November 13, 1967
"Change Is Now": Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman Rec. date: August 30, 1967
"Old John Robertson": Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman Rec. date: June 21, 1967
"Tribal Gathering": David Crosby & Chris Hillman Rec. date: August 16, 1967
"Dolphin's Smile": David Crosby, Chris Hillman, & Roger McGuinn Rec. date: August 16, 1967
"Space Odyssey": Roger McGuinn & Bob Hippard Rec. date: October 23, 1967
1997 Bonus Tracks:
"Moog Raga": Roger McGuinn Rec. date: November 1, 1967
"Bound to Fall": Mike Brewer Rec. date: November 1, 1967
"Triad": David Crosby Rec. date: August 17, 1967 "Goin' Back" (version one): Rec. date: September 5, 1967 Previously unreleased version with Crosby vocals
"Draft Morning" (alternate end): Rec. date: August 2, 1967 Alternate longer ending
"Universal Mind Decoder": Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman Rec. date: July 31, 1967 Previously unreleased instrumental demo of "Change Is Now"

On "Old John Robertson", "Change Is Now", "Triad", "Tribal Gathering", "Dolphin's Smile", "Draft Morning" (Crosby plays but does not sing)
The Byrds v. 2.0
Jim McGuinn: vocals, 12 string lead guitar, 6 string guitar
David Crosby: vocals, 6 string guitar, some 12 string guitar
Chris Hillman: vocals, bass, mandolin
Michael Clarke: drums, percussion

Except:
On "Old John Robertson" (single & LP versions) Crosby plays bass, Hillman plays 6-string guitar Add strings; add fiddle on LP version
On "Change Is Now" Add Clarence White on pull string guitar
On "Draft Morning" Add sound effects (Gunshots from Firesign Theater)
On "Tribal Gathering" Add Jim Gordon replacing Michael Clarke on drums. Add piano
On "Dolphin's Smile" Add Jim Gordon replacing Michael Clarke on drums
On "Triad" Add Jim Gordon replacing Michael Clarke on drums
On "Goin' Back" (single & LP versions), "Artificial Energy", "Natural Harmony", "Wasn't Born To Follow",
"Get to You", "Space Odyssey", "Moog Raga":
The Byrds v. 3.1 Jim McGuinn: vocals, 12 string lead guitar, 6 string guitar
Chris Hillman: vocals, bass, mandolin
Michael Clarke: drums, percussion

Except:
On "Goin' Back" (single & LP versions) Add Jim Gordon replacing Michael Clarke on drums. Add Red Rhodes on pedal steel guitar. Add Paul Beaver on Moog synth. Add celeste, harp, cello
On "Artificial Energy" Add brass, piano
On "Natural Harmony" Add Jim Gordon replacing Michael Clarke on drums. Add Moog synth, strings
On "Wasn't Born to Follow" Add Jim Gordon replacing Michael Clarke on drums. Add Clarence White on pull string guitar (Engineered by Roy Halee)
On "Get to You" Add Jim Gordon replacing Michael Clarke on drums. Add Clarence White on pull string guitar. Vocals processed through Leslie speakers
On "Space Odyssey" Add Moog synth (Engineered by Roy Halee)
On "Moog Raga" Add Moog synth, conga, electric bongo, electric tabla, resinators (Engineered by Roy Halee)
 

genre: folk, beat, psych
country: us
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, boklet scans)
time: 47'35"
size: 305 mb
issue: 20bit remaster

Original album tracks:
"So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star": Jim McGuinn & Chris Hillman Rec. date: November 28, 1966
"Have You Seen Her Face": Chris Hillman Rec. date: November 29, 1966
"CTA-102": Jim McGuinn & Robert J. Hippard Rec. date: December 1, 1966
"Renaissance Fair": David Crosby & Jim McGuinn Rec. date: December 6, 1966
"Time Between": Chris Hillman Rec. date: November 30, 1966
"Everybody's Been Burned": David Crosby Rec. date: December 7, 1966
"Thoughts and Words": Chris Hillman Rec. date: December 6, 1966
"Mind Gardens": David Crosby Rec. date: November 30, 1966
"My Back Pages": Bob Dylan Rec. date: December 5, 1966
"The Girl With No Name": Chris Hillman Rec. date: December 8, 1966
"Why": Jim McGuinn & David Crosby Rec. date: February 21, 1966

1996 Bonus Tracks: 
"It Happens Each Day": David Crosby Rec. date: December 8, 1966
"Don't Make Waves": Jim McGuinn & Chris Hillman Rec. date: April 26, 1967
"My Back Pages" (alternate version): Rec. date: December 5, 1966 Previously unreleased
"Mind Gardens" (alternate version): Rec. date: November 30, 1966
"Lady Friend": David Crosby Rec. date: April 26 and June 14, 1967
"Old John Robertson" (single version): Jim McGuinn & Chris Hillman Rec. date: June 21, 1967

The Byrds v. 2.0:
Jim McGuinn: vocals, 12 string lead guitar, 6 string guitar
David Crosby: vocals, 6 string guitar, some 12 string guitar
Chris Hillman: vocals, bass, mandolin
Michael Clarke: drums, percussion

Except:
On "So You Want To Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" Add Hugh Masekela on trumpet
On "CTA-102" Add oscillator
On "Renaissance Fair" Add "Jay" on saxophone
On "Time Between" Add Clarence White on pull string guitar, Add Vern Gosdin on acoustic guitar
On "The Girl With No Name" Add Clarence White on pull string guitar
On "Lady Friend" Add trumpets
On "Old John Robertson" (single & LP versions) Crosby plays bass, Hillman plays 6-string guitar; Add strings; add fiddle on LP version
 

genre: heavy
country: uk
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 57'28" size: 401 mb
issue: 2004 remaster

"In for the Kill" (6:32)
"Crash Course in Brain Surgery" (2:39) (Bourge/Phillips/Shelley)
"Wondering What Everyone Knows" (2:56)
"Zoom Club" (9:56)
"Hammer and Tongs" (6:58)
"Running from My Soul" (3:39)
"Living on Your Own" (8:54)

Remastered version: 

genre: heavy
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 40'55" size: 240 mb

"Guts" – 4:21
"Everything in My Heart" – 0:52
"The Author" – 6:28
"Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman" – 8:41
"Rape of the Locks" – 6:13
"All Night Petrol" – 5:57
"You and I" – 1:41
"Homicidal Suicidal" – 6:41

All tracks by Tony Bourge & Burke Shelley

Tony Bourge - guitar, vocals
Ray Phillips - percussion, drums
Burke Shelley - bass, vocals, mellotron

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genre: prog
country: us
quality : mp3 320k, covers
time: 1:09`19
size: 162 mb

Gibraltar:
One may occasionally bemoan the lot of the prog consumer, whose never-ending search for great music can quickly separate a fellow from his money, and often consists of wading through the extremes of industrial racket, ambient ooze, 3rd-rate rock bands and everything in between in order to discover those rare gems. Advent is one of the gems. For no other reason than their name they will draw comparisons to Gentle Giant. There are similarities especially in some of the vocal arrangements and of course, their excellent Gentle Giant tribute piece, "BITB". In most cases however, the similarity is merely that both groups feature complex and finely crafted compositions. These musicians understand the kinds of influences that helped to generate the progressive movement in the first place, so they don't come across as merely aping some of the characteristics of the seventies bands, rather they draw from the same well of inspiration. Rock & Roll, early liturgical polyphony, 20th century rhythm and harmony, and even a little Henry Mancini figure into a mix of influences that swirl under slight gothic overtones. The Ptak brothers, Mark & Henry, handle most of the composing, keyboards, and vocals. In particular, Henry Ptak's compositions and arrangements are featured and he proves to be an outstanding and highly imaginative musician, obviously trained in the art of thematic development; you won't find unrelated ideas haphazardly strung together here. Also in the group is multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Allan Benjamin, who contributes guitars, bass, stick, violin, backing vocals, and some fine compositional ideas of his own. The music on this disc is busy, tight, detailed and squeaky clean; everything in its place. So if your preference is the grungy, repetitive, heavier side of prog, look elsewhere. The band is aware that they will get some flak for the "demo" sound quality, though the sound is acceptable and often quite good. The use of the hated drum machine may draw critical fire as well, but this music is a rare case of strong ideas and performances transcending whatever technical limitations may have been imposed. One of America's finest unknown music ensembles. -- Ken A. Watson (Gibraltar Newsletter Vol. 7 #21, Aug. 1997)
 

genre: beat, psych
country: canada
quality : mp3 (256k, cover)
time: 29'03"
size: 55 mb

Dreams Fantasies & Nightmares:
Another Montreal, Quebec-based band and Allen and Armstrong had both been born there in 1946. Bator was Hungarian, and McCall and Elger were both born in the U.K. - hence the name. Some of the album is rather lightweight but there's some pleasant harmony pop (Only A Dream and Corduroy Coat) and a few tracks (The World Would Understand and Don't Run Away) have a more psychedelic edge.
Electric Cool Acid - Japan:
This al ... Read more »

genre: hard
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 1:11'01"
size: 492 mb
misc.: live

Wiki

"In the Evening" (7:13)
"Ramble On" (5:35)
"The Song Remains the Same" (5:45)
"What Is and What Should Never Be" (5:15)
"The Ocean" (4:47)
"Since I've Been Loving You" (7:53)
"Communication Breakdown" (4:57)
"Ten Years Gone" (7:43)
"The Rain Song" (2:25)
"Whole Lotta Love" (encore medley) (19:22)

John Smithson (Keyboards, Bass)
Tony Catania (Guitar)
Jason Bonham (Drums)
Chas West (Vocals)

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genre: heavy
country: uk
quality : lossless (WavPack, cue, log, scans)
time: 43'47"  size: 337 mb
issue: 2004

Wiki

Side one 

genre: beat, pop
country: australia
quality : mp3 (128k, cover)
time: 1:01'51"
size: 58 mb

August October 2:31
Gone Gone Gone 2:38
The Worst Girl In This Town 4:34
Give Me A Smile 3:10
Down Came The Sun 2:48
Mother And Jack 4:08
Saved By The Bell 3:09
Weekend 2:14
Farmer Ferdinand Hudson 3:08
Lord Bless All 3:18
Most Of My Life 5:16
One Million Years 4:11
Agosto Ottobre (Italian) 2:24
Un Million Dianni (Italian) 3:57
One Million Years (Alternate Version) 4:08
Saved By The Bell (Acetate Version) 3:23
Saved By The Bell (BBC Version 2:39
August October (BBC Version) 2:18
Weekend (BBC Version) 1:59

genre: beat
country: australia/uk
quality : lossless (ape separate, scans)
time: 36'07" size: 224 mb

"If I Only Had My Mind on Something Else" – 2:33
"I.O.I.O." – 2:57
"Then You Left Me" – 3:11
"The Lord" – 2:19
"I Was the Child" – 3:14
"I Lay Down and Die" – 3:35
"Sweetheart" – 3:09
"Bury Me Down by the River" – 3:25
"My Thing" – 2:19
"The Chance of Love" – 2:28
"Turning Tide" – 3:09
"Don't Forget to Remember" – 3:28

Barry Gibb -- vocal, guitar
Maurice Gibb -- vocal, bass, piano, mellotron, guitar
Colin Petersen -- drums [to August 1969]
Geoff Bridgford -- drums [from October 1969]
P P Arnold -- vocal
 

genre: beat
country: australia
quality : lossless (ape separate, scans)
time: 37'11"
size: 198 mb

"World" – 3:13
"And the Sun Will Shine" – 3:36
"Lemons Never Forget" – 3:04
"Really and Sincerely" – 3:29
"Birdie Told Me" – 2:24
"With the Sun in My Eyes" – 2:40
"Massachusetts" – 2:25
"Harry Braff" – 3:19
"Daytime Girl" – 2:34
"The Earnest of Being George" – 2:45
"The Change is Made" – 3:37
"Horizontal" – 3:34

Barry Gibb -- vocal, guitar
Robin Gibb -- vocal, organ
Maurice Gibb -- vocal, bass, piano
Vince Melouney -- lead guitar
Colin Petersen -- drums
 

genre: surf
country: us
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 59'31"
size: 397 mb
issue: 1990

63:
01. Little Deuce Coupe 1:41
02. Ballad Of Ole' Betsy 2:17
03. Be True To Your School 2:09
04. Car Crazy Cutie 2:49
05. Cherry, Cherry Coupe 1:50
06. 409 2:01
07. Shut Down 1:51
08. Spirit Of America 2:26
09. Our Car Club 2:24
10. No-Go Showboat 1:56
11. A Young Man Is Gone 2:19
12. Custom Machine 1:42
13. I Get Around 2:15


Mike Love - Lead Vocals
Brian Wilson - Bass Guitar, Vocals
David Marks - Guitar, Vocals
Carl Wilson - Guitar, Vocals
Dennis Wilson - Drums
  64:
14. All Summer Long 2:09
15. Hushabye 2:42
16. Little Honda 1:54
17. We'll Run Away 2:03
18. Carl's Big Chance 2:28
19. Wendy 2:19
20. Do You Remember 1:40
21. Girls On The Beach 2:27
22. Drive-In 1:53
23. Our Favorite Recording Sessions 2:00
24. Don't Back Down 1:47

Al Jardine - guitar, vocals, bass;
Mike Love - vocals, saxophone;
Brian Wilson - vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion;
Carl Wilson - guitar, keyboards, vocals;
Dennis Wilson - drums, vocals.

bonus:
25. Be True To Your School (Single Version) (Bonus Track) 2:10
26. All Dressed Up For School (Bonus Track) 2:23
27. Little Honda (Alternate Take) (Bonus Track) 2:13
28. Don't Back Down (Alternate Take) (Bonus Track)
 

genre: jazz
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, cover)
time: 54'21"
size: 341 mb

1 Dishy Billy 11:39

2 Skin The Pizzle 15:32
3 Oil Of Tongue 10:29
4 One In The Bush Is Worth Two In The Hand 16:39

 Ginger Baker, drums
Sonny Sharrock, guitar
Peter Brotzmann, saxophones
Nicky Scopelitis, guitar
Jan Kazda, bass

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genre: psych new wave
country: us
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 1:07'23"
size: 522 mb
misc.: compil.

01. Planet Claire 4:36
02. Rock Lobster 4:56
03. Private Idaho 3:35
04. Quiche Lorraine 4:30
05. Mesopotamia 3:50
06. Summer of Love 4:35
07. Channel Z 4:51
08. Deadbeat Club 4:54
09. Love Shack 5:22
10. Roam 4:53
11. Good Stuff 5:55
12. Is That Mo-Dean 5:08
13. (Meet) The Flinstones 2:24
14. Debbie 3:34
15. Hallucinating Pluto

Fred Schneider - vcl, prcssn, kbrds
Kate Pierson - vcl, kbrds
Keith Strickland - gtr, drm, kbrds
Cindy Wilson - vcl, gtr

genre: country
country: us
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
time: 36'48"
size: 223 mb

Side one
"Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" (Traditional) – 2:29
"Somewhere Listening (For My Name)" (Archie Brownlee) – 2:37
"You're the Reason" (Fred Henley, Terry Fell, Mildred Imes, Bobby Edwards) - 3:12
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams) – 3:15
"She Thinks I Still Care" (Dickey Lee Lipscomb, Steve Duffy) – 2:57
"California Blues (Blue Yodel #4)" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:04
Side two
"Workin' on a Building" (Traditional) – 4:34
"Please Help Me, I'm Falling in Love" (Don Robertson, Hal Blair) – 2:49
"Have Thine Own Way, Lord" (Adelaide A. Pollard, George C. Stebbins) - 2:59
"I Ain't Never" (Mel Tillis, Webb Pierce) – 2:49
"Hearts of Stone" (Rudy Jackson, Eddy Ray) – 2:10
"Today I Started Loving You Again" (Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens) – 3:12

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genre: country
country: us
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 34'00"
size: 245 mb

01. Deja Vu (All Over Again) 4:13
02. Sugar-Sugar (In My Life) 3:30
03. She's Got Baggage 2:36
04. Radar 3:08
05. Honey Do 2:52
06. Nobody's Here Anymore 4:03
07. I Will Walk With You 3:02
08. Rhubarb Pie 3:18
09. Wicked Old Witch 3:27
10. In The Garden

John Fogerty: guitars, lead vocals, background vocals, pump organ
Kenny Aronoff: drums
Paul Bushnell: bass
Bob Britt: electric slide guitar
Benmont Tench: organ
Alex Acuña: percussion
Viktor Krauss: bass
John O'Brian: drums/programming
Eric Valentine: additional parts
David Santos: bass
George Hawkins Jr: background vocals
Billy Burnette: background vocals
Kelsy Fogerty: end vocal (4)
Dean Parks: Rock-a-Billy guitar
Aaron Plunkett: percussion
Mark Knopfler: second lead guitar (right side) (6)
Jerry Douglas: dobro
Bob Applebaum/Michael DeTemple: mandolin

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genre: country
country: us
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 49'26"
size: 383 mb
issue: 2004 remaster

"Southern Streamline" – 3:56
"Hot Rod Heart" – 3:26
"Blueboy" – 4:04
"A Hundred and Ten in the Shade" – 4:19
"Rattlesnake Highway" – 4:17
"Bring it Down to Jelly Roll" – 2:37
"Walking in a Hurricane" – 3:41
"Swamp River Days" – 3:36
"Rambunctious Boy" – 3:51
"Joy of My Life" – 3:52
"Blue Moon Nights" – 2:33
"Bad Bad Boy" – 4:26
bonus 2004 remaster:
"Just Pickin'" (Freddie King) – 2:08
"Endless Sleep" (Jody Reynolds, Dolores Nance) – 2:36

John Fogerty: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro, bouzouki, mandolin, sitar, organ, tambourine
Donald "Duck" Dunn, Howie Epstein, John Clayton, Michael Rhodes, Phil Chen, Bob Glaub: bass
Kenny Aronoff: drums, percussion
Chester Thompson, Vinnie Colaiuta, Eddie Bayers, Jeff Donavan, Chad Smith: drums
Luis Conte: claves, maracas, tambourine, percussion
The Lonesome River Band: backing vocals (on "Southern Streamline" and "Rambunctious Boy")
The Waters: backing vocals (on "Blueboy")
The Fairfield Four: backing vocals (on "A Hundred and Ten in the The Shade")

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genre: prog
country: yugoslavia
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, covers)
time: 50`13"
size: 220 mb
issue: Wydawnictwo 21 (Poland)

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genre: psych
country: us
quality : mp3 (128k, cover)
time: 21'56"
size: 21 mb

Fuzz Acid & Flowers:
Originally from Sauk City, Wisconsin, this band was based in Detroit . The Capitol LP is notable for the side-long psychedelic rework of John Coltrane's India. It was produced by John Rhys and recorded at Ter Shirma Studios, Detroit. All the tracks on side one were group compositions. The album also crept into the U.S. Album Charts peaking at No 197.

KENNETH BERDOLL bs, vcls
JOHN KONDOS gtr, keyb'ds, flute
NICK KONDOS drms, vcls
PATRICK McCARTHY keyb'ds, trombone
DANIEL VINCENT PEIL vcls
GERARD JON SMITH ld gtr, vcls

genre: blues
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 1:08'42"
size: 248 mb

"Sweet Wine" (Baker, Godfrey) – 3:27
Eric Clapton Interview – 0:54
"Wrapping Paper" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:29
"Rollin' and Tumblin'" (Waters) – 3:02
"Steppin' Out" (Bracken) – 1:50
"Crossroads" (Johnson, arr. Clapton) – 1:53
"Cat's Squirrel" (Traditional, arr. S. Splurge) – 3:38
"Traintime" (Bruce) – 2:50
"I'm So Glad" (James) – 4:22
"Lawdy Mama" (Traditional, arr. Clapton) – 1:53
Eric Clapton Interview 2 – 0:48
"I Feel Free" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:54
"N.S.U." (Bruce) – 2:55
"Four Until Late" (Johnson, arr. Clapton) – 1:55
"Strange Brew" (Clapton, Pappalardi, Collins) – 3:00
Eric Clapton Interview 3 – 0:44
"Tales of Brave Ulysses" (Clapton, Sharp) – 2:55
"We're Going Wrong" (Bruce) – 3:25
Eric Clapton Interview 4 – 0:37
"Born Under a Bad Sign" (Jones, Bell) – 3:03
"Outside Woman Blues" (Reynolds) – 3:18
"Take It Back" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:17
"Sunshine Of Your Love" (Clapton, Bruce, Brown) – 4:08
"Politician" (Bruce, Brown) – 3:59
"SWLABR" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:32
"Steppin' Out" (Bracken) – 3:37

* Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar);
* Jack Bruce (vocals, harmonica, piano, bass);
* Ginger Baker (vocals, drums).

Additional personnel:  Brian Matthew (spoken vocals).
 

genre: heavy
country: us
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 39'32"
size: 230 mb

"Big Apple Dreamin' (Hippo)" (Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith) - 5:10
"Never Been Sold Before" (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) - 4:28
"Hard Hearted Alice" (Cooper, Bruce) - 4:53
"Crazy Little Child" (Cooper, Bruce) - 5:03
"Working Up a Sweat" (Cooper, Bruce) - 3:32
"Muscle of Love" (Cooper, Bruce) - 3:45
"Man With the Golden Gun" (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) - 4:12
"Teenage Lament '74" (Cooper, Smith) - 3:53
"Woman Machine" (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) - 4:31

Alice Cooper – vocals
Glen Buxton – lead guitar
Michael Bruce – rhythm guitar
Dennis Dunaway – bass guitar
Neal Smith – drums
Mick Mashbir – guitar
Steve "Deacon" Hunter – guitar
Dick Wagner – guitar
Bob Dolin – keyboards

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genre: prog
country: uk
quality : lossless (wavpack, cue, log, scans)
time: 35`11" size: 194 mb
issue: MFSL MFCD 846

Simple Sister (Brooker, Reid)
Broken Barricades (Brooker, Reid)
Memorial Drive (Robin Trower - Keith Reid)
Luskus Delph (Brooker, Reid)

Power Failure (Brooker, Reid)
Song for a Dreamer (Robin Trower, Reid)
Playmate of the Mouth (Brooker, Reid)
Poor Mohammed (Robin Trower, Reid)

Gary Brooker (voice, piano)
Robin Trower (guitar)
Chris Copping (bass, organ)
Barrie James "B.J." Wilson (drums)
Keith Stuart Brian Reid (lyricist)

'Broken Barricades' may be Procol Harum's greatest album. It features lots of great guitar work from Robin Trower, and unlike their previos effort, 'Home,' the lyrics are not as downer. 'Broken Barricades' is a classic album, and a true must-have album.
 

genre: soul
country: us
quality : mp3 (128k, scans)
time: 59'26"
size: 76 mb

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"Touch the Hem of His Garment"
"Lovable"
"You Send Me"
"Only Sixteen"
"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"
"Just for You"
"Win Your Love (For Me)"
"Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha"
"I'll Come Running Back to You"
"You Were Made for Me"
"Sad Mood"
"Cupid"
"Wonderful World"
"Chain Gang"
"Summertime"
"Little Red Rooster"
"Bring It on Home to Me"
"Nothing Can Change This Love"
"Sugar Dumpling"
"(Ain't That) Good News"
"Meet Me at Mary's Place"
"Twistin' the Night Away"
"Shake"
"Tennessee Waltz"
"Another Saturday Night"
"Good Times"
"Having a Party"
"That's Where It's At"
"A Change Is Gonna Come"
"Jesus Gave Me Water"

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genre: soul
country: us
quality : mp3 (320k, scans)
time: 38'54"
size: 101 mb
issue: 2005

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"Soul Twist/Introduction" (Curtis Ousley) – 1:23
"Feel It (Don't Fight It)" (Sam Cooke) – 2:54
"Chain Gang" (Cooke) – 3:11
"Cupid" (Cooke) – 2:44
"Medley: It's All Right/For Sentimental Reasons" (Cooke, Deke Watson, William Best) – 5:11
"Twistin' the Night Away" (Cooke) – 5:18
"Somebody Have Mercy" (Cooke) – 6:18
"Bring It On Home to Me" (Cooke) – 4:08
"Nothing Can Change This Love" (Cooke) – 2:39
"Having a Party" (Cooke) – 5:03


Sam Cooke – vocals
King Curtis – saxophone
Clifton White – guitar
Cornell Dupree – guitar
Jimmy Lewis – bass
Albert "June" Gardner – drums
Tate Houston – saxophone
George Stubbs – Piano

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genre: jazz
country: uk
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 50'20"+38'59" size: 586 mb
issue: 2004 remaster

Disc 1 Valentyne Suite:
side A:
"The Kettle" (Heckstall-Smith/Hiseman) – 4:28
"Elegy" (Litherland) – 3:13
"Butty's Blues" (Litherland) – 6:45
"The Machine Demands a Sacrifice" (Litherland/Heckstall-Smith/Brown/Hiseman) – 3:54
side B:
"Valentyne Suite Theme One: January's Search" (Greenslade/Hiseman) – 6:20
"Valentyne Suite Theme Two: February's Valentyne" (Greenslade/Hiseman) – 3:36
"Valentyne Suite Theme Three: The Grass Is Always Greener" (Heckstall-Smith/Hiseman) – 6:57
Bonus tracks:
06. Arthur's Moustache (Top Gear Session) 6:32
07. Lost Angeles (Top Gear Session) 8:38

Dave Greenslade - Hammond organ, vibraphone, piano, backing vocal on "The Machine Demands a Sacrifice"
Dick Heckstall-Smith - saxophones, flute on "The Machine Demands a Sacrifice"
Jon Hiseman - drums, machine on "The Machine Demands a Sacrifice"
James Litherland - guitars, lead vocals
Tony Reeves - bass guitars

Disc 2 The Grass Is Greener:
Side 1
"Jumping Off The Sun" (Taylor/Tomlin) – 3:00
"Lost Angeles" (Greenslade/Heckstall-Smith) – 5:30
"Elegy" (Litherland) – 3:26
"Butty's Blues" (Litherland) – 6:45
Side 2
"Rope Ladder To The Moon" (Bruce/Brown) – 3:42
"Bolero" (Ravel) – 5:28
"The Machine Demands A Sacrifice" (Litherland/Hiseman/Brown) – 2:48
"The Grass Is Greener" (Heckstall-Smith/Hiseman) – 7:31

Dave Greenslade - Organ, Keyboards, Vocals
Dick Heckstall-Smith - Saxophone
Jon Hiseman - Drums
Dave "Clem" Clempson - Guitar, Vocals
Tony Reeves - Bass
James Litherland - Vocals (on "Elegy")
 

genre: psych, blues
country: us
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 1:16'24"
size: 486 mb

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"Tarotplane" – 19:08
"25th Century Quaker" – 9:50
"Mirror Man" – 15:46
"Kandy Korn" – 8:06
"Trust Us" (Take 6) – 7:14
"Safe as Milk" (Take 12) – 5:00
"Beatle Bones n' Smokin' Stones" – 3:11
"Moody Liz" (Take 8) – 4:32
"Gimme Dat Harp Boy" – 3:32

Captain Beefheart – vocals, harmonica, and musette
Jeff Cotton – guitar
John French – drums
Jerry Handley – bass
Alex St. Clair Snouffer – guitar

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genre: prog
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 1:11'26" size: 425 mb
issue: 2002 remaster

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Side One
"Aristillus" (Andrew Latimer) – 1:56
"Song Within a Song" (Peter Bardens, Latimer) – 7:14
"Chord Change" (Bardens, Latimer) – 6:44
"Spirit of the Water" (Bardens) – 2:07
Side Two
"Another Night" (Latimer, Bardens, Andy Ward) – 6:57
"Air Born" (Bardens, Latimer) – 5:01
"Lunar Sea" (Bardens, Latimer) – 9:10
Bonus Tracks on 2002 Remaster
"Another Night" (Single Version) – 3:22
"Spirit of the Water" (Demo) – 2:13
"Song Within a Song" (Recorded Live at Hammersmith Odeon) – 7:11
"Lunar Sea" (Recorded Live at Hammersmith Odeon) – 9:51
"Preparation / Dunkirk" (Recorded Live at Hammersmith Odeon) - 9:32

Andrew Latimer: guitar, vocals
Peter Bardens: keyboards, vocals
Doug Ferguson: bass, vocals
Andy Ward: drums, percussion
 

genre: blues
country: us
quality : lossless (alac, tracks)
time: 51`36"
size: 534 mb

Armed with one of the most distinctive voices in popular music--a gravely, smoke-scratched rasp that crosses Joe Cocker and Louis Armstrong at the end of a particularly bad bender--Tom Waits has spent the past two decades writing and performing some of the most fascinating and creatively stimulating music around. Bringing acute intelligence to a seemingly casual (and dissolute) sensibility, Waits' lyrics read as if they were written in some eerie collaboration with the likes of (depending on the LP) Mickey Spillane, Charles Bukowski or Captain Beefheart.
Waits' career generically divides into two periods: the melodic, barroom jazz-poet sound of his Asylum years (1973-'80), and the harmonic dissonance of his Island releases, beginning in 1983. But within such parameters, Waits has repeatedly changed direction and kept things interesting.

The debut, Closing Time, shows the young Californian at his least confident and most vulnerable, searching for a sound but having his work whitewashed by Jerry Yester's formulaic production. While his artistry and originality are evident in such emotive tracks as "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" and "Martha," the album is polluted by attempts to shoehorn Waits into a bland singer/songwriter mold. Overburdened by acoustic guitars and occasional backing singers, the songs don't focus enough on Tom's expressive lyrics or vocal talents.

genre: prog
country: uk
quality : lossless (wv separate, scans)
time: 42'33"
size: 280 mb
issue: 2003

Tapestry of Delights:
A short-lived progressive/hard-rock outfit. The album is now quite sought-after. Except When My Momma's Not At Home, which is essentially a mainstream rock 'n' rollin' piece with a brass arrangement, the remaining tracks, Sonata In Z, Have I Left The Gas On?, A Skeleton In Armour and Talk To The Man In The Sky are superb, especially the first two. Sophisticated compositions with astonishing and strong female vocals, superb manic guitar leads, powerful drumming, electric piano, flute and harmonica solos make this recommended listening. (CA).

genre: pop
country: uk
quality : mp3 (lqvbr, scans)
time: 1:14'59"
size: 81 mb

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1. Halfway To Paradise 2:49
2. Maybe Tomorrow 2:29
3. Margo 2:15
4. Colette 2:29
5. That's Love 2:19
6. Wondrous Place 2:39
7. A Thousand Stars 2:47
8. Don't Worry 1:56
9. Jealousy 1:54
10. I'd Never Find Another You 2:50
11. Letter Full Of Tears 2:32
12. Last Night Was Made For Love 2:05
13. Once Upon A Dream 3:08
14. Because Of Love 2:32
15. Like I've Never Been Gone 3:18
16. When Will You Say I Love You 2:15
17. In Summer 2:35
18. Somebody Else's Girl 2:12
19. Do Really Love Me Too 1:51
20. I Will 2:27
21. It's Only Make Believe 2:54
22. I'm Lost Without You 2:28
23. In Thoughts Of You 2:37
24. Run To My Loving Arms 2:33
25. I'll Never Quite Get Over You 2:43
26. Give Me Your Word 2:18
27. Love Or Money 3:14
28. Devil Or Angel 3:29
29. Forget Him 3:19
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genre: beat
country: us
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 57'10"
size: 363 mb
issue: 1990

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01. Thunder Reef 1:50
02. Wolfman 2:46
03. She's My Girl 2:34
04. King of the Wheels 2:04
05. The Lonely Dragster 3:12
06. The Phantom Dragster 1:25
07. KRLA Top Eliminator 2:48
08. Let Her Dance 2:33
09. Julie 2:17
10. A New Shade of Blue 2:58
11. Only When I Dream 2:01
12. You Kiss Me 2:37
13. Little Annie Lou 2:02
14. I Fought the Law 2:19
15. Another Sad and Lonely Night 2:21
16. Saturday Night 1:38
17. Take My Word 2:12
18. Fool of Love 2:39
19. Never To Be Forgotten 2:58
20. Love's Made a Fool of You 2:02
21. Don't Ever Let Me Know 2:41
22. My True Love 2:06
23. The Magic Touch 2:54
24. I'm a Lucky Guy 2:13

The Bobby Fuller Four:
Bobby Fuller - Guitar/Piano/Vocals
Randy Fuller - Bass
Jim Reese - Rhythm Guitar
Dewayne Quirico - drums

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Style: beat
Country: us
Audio: mp3 320k
Size: 140mb

Fuzz Acid & Flowers:
With his blatant reverence for Buddy Holly, fellow Texan Bobby Fuller (born October 22nd, 1942) was a bit of an anomaly in the mid-sixties. With his Stratocaster guitar and brash, full sound, at his best Fuller sounded like Holly might have had he survived into the sixties. Cracking the Top 30 in 1966 with a cover of Holly's Love's Made A Fool Of You, and then the Top Ten with I Fought The Law (written by one-time Cricket Sonny Curtis and featuring future Moby Grape guitarist Jerry Miller), Fuller had just become a star when he died in mysterious circumstances in a parked car in Hollywood (the police thought it was a suicide, just about everyone who knew him disagreed). Fuller's relatively short period of national stardom actually crowned a good half-dozen years of recording, during which he released many outstanding tracks. After a few local singles in his hometown of El Paso in the early sixties, he moved to California with his combo in 1964, and briefly had aspirations of playing surf music before hooking up with producer Bob Keene. In the short time he recorded for Mustang in 1965 and 1966, he waxed quite a few fine tracks (most self-penned) besides his hits, including Let Her Dance, Another Sad And Lonely Night, My True Love, Never To Be Forgotten, Fool Of Love, and The Magic Touch. Rocking, tuneful and infectiously joyous, they showed Fuller to be a worthy inheritor of early rock 'n' roll and rockabilly traditions without sounding self-consciously revivalist. While it's hard to imagine Fuller maintaining his success in the era of psychedelia, he no doubt would have gone on to produce interesting work.
A talented and prolific songwriter and a studio wiz who drew from Eddie Cochran and (though only slightly) the full guitar sound of the British Invasion as well as Buddy Holly, he recorded a great deal of unreleased studio and live material that was issued in the 1980s, when the depth of his loss began to be appreciated.
His brother Randy later joined Blue Mountain Eagle and Dewey Martin's Medecine Show.
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genre: prog

genre: prog
country: uk
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
time: 43'55"
size: 281 mb

1. God Save the King (13:13)
2. Under Heavy Manners (4:56)
3. Heptaparaparshinokh (2:07)
4. Inductive Resonance (4:37)
5. Cognitive Dissonance (2:56)
6. Dislocated (4:35)
7. H.G. Wells (3:27)
8. Eye Needles (3:14)
9. Trap (4:42)

- Robert Fripp / guitar
- Sara Lee / bass
- Barry Andrews / organ
- Johnny Toobad / drums (3 & 6)
- Kevin Wilkinson / drums (4, 5, 7, 8 & 9)
Including:
- David Byrne / vocals (2)
- Paul Duskins / disco drums (1 & 2)
- Buster Jones / disco bass (1 & 2)

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genre: psych
country: us
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
time: 47'40"
size: 265 mb

Fuzz Acid & Flowers:
A Boston group whose sole album, recorded at CBS Studios in New York, is excellent - full of the acid imagery which typified the Bosstown sound in 1968. Almost every track is of interest. For example Land Of Diana has a compelling organ intro, Visions Of My Own some fine woodwind instrumentation and Inside People unusual fuzztone vocals and pleasing keyboards.
In the mid-'70s, Bob Margolin became a member of Muddy Waters' band and he later played with the Johnny Winter Group. He is still touring and recording Chicago Blues albums. Nick Carstoiu too remains active in the music scene.
In 1978, Mike Spiros released, as "Mic Spiros and the ITMB (Incredible Two Man Band)", a rare album of atmospheric prog rock based on keyboards and synthesizers. ~ (Vernon Joynson/Max Waller/Stephane Rebeschini/Joe Rein)

genre: blues
country: uk
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 1:05'39"
size: 409 mb
issue: 2001 remaster

"Catch A Train 3.32
"Soldier Boy" 2.51
"Magic Ship" 5.22
"Sail On" 3.05
"Travellin' Man" 3.23
"Little Bit of Love" 2.34
"Guardian of the Universe 5.32
"Child" 5.18
"Goodbye" 5.05

Extra tracks
"Burnin' (Molten Gold)" (Kossoff) (Alternative take) 5.57
"Honky Tonk Women" (Jagger/Richards) 3.13
"Magic Ship" (Alternative mix) 5.28
"Little Bit of Love" (Alternative mix) 2.37
"Guardian of the Universe" (Solo version) 6.07
"Child" (Early mix) 5.20

Andy Fraser - bass;
Simon Kirke - drums, percussion;
Paul Kossoff - guitar;
Paul Rodgers - vocals.

genre: blues
country: uk
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 1:10’26”
size: 438 mb
issue: 2001 remaster

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01. I'll Be Creepin' 3:31
02. Songs of Yesterday 3:37
03. Lying in the Sunshine 3:59
04. Trouble on Double Time 3:27
05. Mouthful of Grass 3:40
06. Woman 3:53
07. Free Me 5:27
08. Broad Daylight 3:19
09. Mourning Sad Morning 5:13
bonus:
10. Broad Daylight (Single Version) 3:12
11. The Worm (Single Version) 3:06
12. I'll be Creepin' (Single Version) 2:51
13. Sugar for Mr Morrison (Single Version) 3:03
14. Broad Daylight (BBC Session) 3:23
15. Songs of Yesterday (BBC Session) 3:14
16. Mouthfull of Grass (Solo Version) 3:37
17. Woman (Alternative Version) 4:03
18. Trouble on Double Time (Early Version) 2:40
19. Mourning Sad Morning (Alternative Version)

Andy Fraser - bass;
Simon Kirke - drums, percussion;
Paul Kossoff - guitar;
Paul Rodgers - vocals.
Chris Wood - flute

genre: blues
country: uk
quality : lossless (256k, scans)
time: 36'51"
size: 71 mb
misc.: compil.

"Need Your Love So Bad" (Little Willie John)
"Coming Home" (Elmore James)
"Rambling Pony" (Peter Green)
"The Big Boat" (Eddie Boyd) *
"I Believe My Time Ain't Long" (Jeremy Spencer)
"The Sun Is Shining" (Spencer)
"Albatross" (Green)
"Black Magic Woman" (Green)
"Just The Blues" (Eddie Boyd) *
"Jigsaw Puzzle Blues" (Danny Kirwan)
"Looking For Somebody" (Green)
"Stop Messin' Round" (Green, Clifford Adams)

* Credited to "Eddie Boyd with Fleetwood Mac"

Peter Green – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Jeremy Spencer – vocals, slide guitar
Danny Kirwan – vocals, electric guitar on tracks 7 and 10 (original release); 5, 7 and 8 (2004 release)
John McVie – bass guitar
Mick Fleetwood – drums
Eddie Boyd – vocals, piano on tracks 4 and 9 (original release)

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genre: blues
country: uk
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, scans) & mp3 (256k, scans)
time: 35'47"
size: 266 or 75 mb

"My Heart Beat Like a Hammer" (Jeremy Spencer) – 3:31
"Merry-Go-Round" (Peter Green) – 4:19
"Long Grey Mare" (Green) – 2:12
"Hellhound on My Trail" (Robert Johnson) – 2:04
"Shake Your Moneymaker" (Elmore James) – 3:11
"Looking for Somebody" (Green) - 2:49
"No Place to Go" (Howlin' Wolf) - 3:20
"My Baby's Good to Me" (Spencer) – 2:49
"I Loved Another Woman" (Green) – 2:54
"Cold Black Night" (Spencer) – 3:15
"The World Keep On Turning" (Green) – 2:27
"Got to Move" (E. James, Sehorn) – 3:18

Peter Green – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Jeremy Spencer – vocals, slide guitar, piano
John McVie – bass guitar
Mick Fleetwood – drums
Bob Brunning – bass guitar on "Long Grey Mare"

Style: blues
Country: uk
Audio: lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
Size: 306 mb

genre: folk, psych
country: us
quality : mp3 (256k, scans)
time: 38`19"+27’25”
size: 127 mb
misc.: recorded '69/'70

Forced Exposure:
This is the first and second album by young bohemian Americans Fingletoad, Strange & Siho. Their self-titled first album was recorded in 1969 in Chicago as Fingletoad & Strange, and very few acetates were pressed. The follow-up Mazzola was recorded in 1970, and perhaps less than 100 records were pressed. This double CD includes all original songs from both albums, taking the listener on a psychedelic trip merging imaginary landscapes and dreamy folk with teenage angst. Clearly influenced by the top musicians of the time, The Beatles, Neil Young and Jimi Hendrix, they undoubtedly manage to create a sound all their own ranging from beautiful lyrical ballads with harmony vocals to over-the-top fuzz and feedback frenzy. All professionally executed while still retaining a garage atmosphere and production, creating the perfect mix.

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genre: sympho prog
country: italy
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
time: 31'53"
size: 260 mb
issue: japan

ItalianProg:
Little is known about this band from Bari, except the name of three of their five members that three years later reappeared in jazz-rock band Baricentro.
Diario di viaggio della Festa Mobile is a fantasy concept album, with large space given to keyboards and vocals a bit too low compared to the musical background. The album has its good moments though not one of the best in the symphonic prog style. Some jazz influences are evident.
Brothers Boccuzzi and bassist Napolitano formed Il Baricentro with two albums in 1976 and 1978 on EMI; Giovanni Boccuzzi has had an intense activity as music composer, teacher, writer until now.

1. La Corte di Hon (4:57)
2. Canto (6:11)
3. Aristea (5:05)
4. Ljalja (6:53)
5. Ritorno (8:43)

- Francesco Boccuzzi / keyboards
- Giovanni Boccuzzi / keyboards, guitar
- Tonio Napolitano / bass
+ 2 other members not mentioned

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genre: blues
country: us
quality : lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 41'57"
size: 284 mb

Fuzz Acid & Flowers:
A local Massachusetts rural rock outfit, their first album is now catching on with collectors. The first 45 features two album cuts, but the second 45 tracks are non-album.
They apparently had a long local career as they recorded a rare second album in 1975, which is reputedly more polished than the first one.
01. House On The Corner 3:06
02. Black Sunday 3:20
03. Mine Eyes Have Seen 4:11
04. Lonely Lady 4:46
05. Journey 5:02
06. Shape Iґm In 2:29
07. Country Girl 5:44
08. Over The Hill 3:12
09. Duck Sweat 4:04
10. Highway 6:05

James Kaminski (Guitar)
William Benjamin (Vocals, Drums)
James Kaminski (Guitar, Vocals)
Guy DeVito (Bass, Vocals)
Peter Newland (Vocals, Harmonica)
Michael Benson (Guitar)

genre: prog, kraut
country: germany
quality : mp3 (192k, scans)
size: 218 mb
misc.: 2cd compil.

Disc 1: (77:05)
1. Epilog (1:54)
2. Winfrid's worte (1:42)
3. Live-intro '81 (4:17)
4. Razzia(remix) (7:07)
5. Die Panne von Osnabrück (4:15)
6. Vater Schmidt in Wuppertal (10:10)
7. Interview HLV-III (3:25)
8. Sweetwater (4:39)
9. Raintime-session (5:16)
10. Interview WDR-II (1:28)
11. Dimple Street (0:22)
12. Der Zauberer (3:57)
13. Sahara-show (6:07)
14. Bielefelder Sinfonie (15:17)
15. Interview AFN (0:39)
16. Solar impro (4:15)
17. Live-finale '81 (2:08)

Disc 2: (77:57)
1. Space-rider (6:08)
2. Lupo whips it out (2:34)
3. Illegal (10:48)
4. Solar Music (power play) (37:20)
5. Introduction '81 (9:46)
6. Goodbye Illegal (10:19)

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genre: neo prog
country: germany
quality : mp3 (192k, scans)
time: 34'76"
size: 50 mb

1. Der alte Freund (4:19)
2. Schweine im Weltall (4:05)
3. Poona-express (5:25)
4. Wir wollen leben (4:10)
5. Wir wollen sterben (3:36)
6. Remscheid (4:28)
7. Razzia (8:30)

- Stefan Danielak (Wildschwein) / lead vocals, acoustic & rhythmic guitars
- Joachim Ehrig (Eroc) / drums, f/x
- Milla Kapolke / bass, backing vocals
- Gerd-Otto Kühn (Lupo) / guitars
- Toni Moff Mollo / vocals, keyboards

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genre: neo prog
country: germany
quality : mp3 (128k, scans)
time: 45'24"
size: 45 mb
misc.: live

1. Snowflakes (4:45)
2. A.C.Y.M. (6:48)
3. Wuppertal Punk (8:02)
4. Beifall (1:25)
5. Waldeslied (4:37)
6. Coke-Train-Show (3:15)
7. Rockpommel's Land (16:36)

- Stefan Danielak (Wildschwein) / lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Joachim Ehrig (Eroc) / drums, metal sheet f/x
- Wolfgang Jäger (Popo) / bass
- Volker Kahrs (Mist) / keyboards
- Gerd-Otto Kühn (Lupo) / guitars
- Toni Moff Mollo / vocals

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genre: neo prog
country: germany
quality : mp3 (192k, covers)
time: 39'05"
size: 55 mb

1. The sniffer (5:28)
2. Space-rider (4:49)
3. Mary Green (8:20)
4. Silent movie (3:15)
5. Joker (4:54)
6. Illegal (8:12)
7. Simple dimple (4:42)
8. Raintime (4:16)

- Stefan Danielak (Wildschwein) / lead vocals, acoustic & rhythmic guitars
- Joachim Ehrig (Eroc) / drums, f/x
- Volker Kahrs (Mist) / keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals
- Milla Kapolke / bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Gerd-Otto Kühn (Lupo) / guitars
- Toni Moff Mollo / vocals, percussion
- Nuki Nuk / tones

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genre: prog
country: uk
quality : lossless (ape separate, scans)
time: 1:27'07" size: 486 mb
issue: 1995

Tapestry of Delights:
A heavy progressive outfit whose recordings all attract interest from collectors. Basically we're talking progressive symphonic rock here with a lush mellotron sound. The first album, which has been reissued on Beat Goes On with the original artwork, begins with a pretentious Introduction, which gives way to Heaven, an acoustic guitar and mellotron number followed by the heavier Hell, which is full of distorted vocals, unnerving keyboards and phased percussion. Side two kicks off with the more laid back Fugue In 'D' Minor, which features some pleasant guitar and harpsichord work. This is followed by the lengthy The Dream with frantic vocals, swirling keyboards and some thumping drum work.
Their second album came on the budget-priced Philips International label. It included the majestic Blood Red Sun, but the band folded soon after its release.
Vocalist Paul Davis later guested on the Jesus Christ Superstar album ("Peter") and recorded a solo album as Sandy Davis. Cowderoy later went on to work for Stiff Records.
 

genre: bluesy prog
country: uk
quality : lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
time: 43'22" size: 303 mb
issue: 2004

"Left and to the Back":
Goliath were one of several prog-folk acts to emerge almost exactly at the same time as the sixties faded, and whilst as a genre it didn't really have any big-hitting names like Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin, it nonetheless ploughed its own particular furrow for a rather long period of time. Unlike many of their rivals (or perhaps we should say "fellow travellers") however, Goliath had a distinct blues influences to their work as well, and were probably one of the only acts of the era to combine raunchy vocals- courtesy of lead singer Linda Rothwell - with puffing flutes. As the various cultures clash and compete for your ear's attention across the grooves, it should be a tremendous mess, but amazingly it all hangs together very well.
 

genre: psych
country: australia/uk
quality : mp3 (192k, covers)
time: 46'30"
size: 66 mb

1. Twenty-Two Meanings (46:30)

Daevid Allen (g)
Harry Williamson (g)
Steve Berry (g)
Rob Calvert (ts)
John Howley (p/voc)
Tone (b)
Greg Sheeham (per)
Orlando Allen (d)
Rob George (d)

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