 genre: heavy prog country: italy quality: lossless (ape, cue, log, scans) time: 40'35" size: 285 mb misc.: 1994
Scented Gardens Of the Mind: This band was based in Germany, where their only album was released as a limited edition in 1974. Their sound was very heavy, energetic and loud, dominated by tough fuzz guitar (sometimes multi-tracked), organ and a high-pitched vocalist comparable to Nico Di Palo in New Trolls. Being isolated from the Italian progressive rock scene, Atlantide were probably more influenced by British heavy rock groups like Black Sabbath and Atomic Rooster and their German counterparts. The best track is 11-minute ‘Quando La Luna’ where the music ranged from rather heavy to extremely heavy! As such. The album is recommended for funs of heavy-progressive music, but it is perhaps too limited instrumentally and lacking in variety others. Still, the album is remarkable for its stunning fuzz guitar sound!
01. L Uomo Ed Il Cane 5:04
02. Sporcandosi Di Sangue 5:01
03. Quanda La Luna 11:02
04. Se Perdessi La Vita Cosi 5:34
05. Il Pagliaccio 6:46
06. Francesco Ti Ricordi 7:09
Mimmo Sanseverino - guitar, vocals
Leonardo Sanseverino - organ, synth
Mario Sanseverino - bass
Matteo Sanseverino - drums |
genre: prog
country: spain
quality: lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 38'37" size: 213 mb
Scented Gardens Of The Mind:
The Beginning Of The End (1975) starts off with kettledrums imitating a clock before the well-known organ tunes from J. S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) take us into the shadows of doom on the very last day of the world. This instrumental concept album consists only of one track broken into 18 sections where the electric guitar and organ are exploring a succession of themes (including even more Bach). Arguably, this album is close to the Italian 'musical drama' tradition of albums such as Formula 3's Dies Irae and Metamorfosi's Inferno. Atila's sound was heavier than these, though - more like a raw-edged cross between Vanilla Fudge and Deep Purple. This album was a private release in an edition of 1,000 copies, of which some were sold and others were destroyed. It's in high demand and among the most expensive Spanish records on the collector's market.
The band was rewarded with a recording contract with BASF. The resulting album Intention (1976) lacked the raw power of its predecessor, aiming for a more dynamic and symphonic sound with a richer array of keyboards (and even choir vocals). Still the focal point was the superb guitar work of Eduardo Niebla. One side of the album contained a compressed version of "The Beginning Of The End". This is an excellent album very close to the Italian ambitious progressive rock style.
Atila's final album Reviure (1977) became the peak of their achievement with four ambitious (and mostly instrumental) tracks. This is serious progressive rock without pomp and painful clichйs, maintaining the energy of rock music in inspired solo excursions, mainly by synthesizer and electric guitar .
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 genre: pop, beat country: uk quality: mp3 (mqvbr, covers) time: 51'49" size: 64 mb
(01) I Believe 2:08
(02) Diane 2:34
(03) I Wouldn't Trade You For The World 2:41
(04) Whispering 2:30
(05) I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time 2:30
(06) Marie 2:21
(07) He's Got The Whole World I His Hands 2:11
(08) No Arms Can Ever Hold You 3:06
(09) The Angel and The Stranger 3:12
(10) Ramona 2:44
(11) With These Hands 2:26
(12) I'll See You In My Dreams 2:37
(13) Faraway Places 2:41
(14) Jailer Bring Me Water 2:15
(15) The Saints (Go Marching In) 2:41
(16) The Stars Will Remember 2:53
(17) True Love For Evermore 2:46
(18) Whispering Grass 2:11
(19) Charmaine 2:37
(20) You'll Never Walk Alone 2:45
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 genre: rhythm'n'blues country: denmark quality: mp3 (320k, scans) time: 1:12'08" size: 173 mb misc.: 2000
Scented Gardens Of The Mind: A precursor to this band was formed in Copenhagen in early 1964 but their strong orientation towards blues-rock began only with the arrival of Peter Thorup in 1966. In 1967, The Beefeaters played as support band for Jimi Hendrix, John Mayall and Pink Floyd during their concerts in Denmark. Both albums were top notch "real" blues-rock efforts to file along with albums by John Mayall, early Fleetwood Mac or even Cuby & The Blizzards. The first album was, along with Steppeulvene, the most important Danish album of 1967. The Beefeaters weren't entirely blues purists either but also displayed beat and soul influences. The sound (very well developed for 1967) was largely based on Thorup's two talents as vocalist and guitarist, but Kjжrumsgеrd's Farfisa organ (sometimes replaced by piano) obviously augmented the group sound. Burnin' Red Ivanhoe was one of many groups who later copied this distinctive organ sound. In 1969, Povl Dissing left the group, which continued for a while with Ole Fick (from Burnin' Red Ivanhoe) as their lead singer. The post-Dissing group made the soundtrack to "Smil Emil" but no further vinyl output emerged.
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 genre: psych country: uk quality: mp3 (256k, pic) time: 48'18" size: 91 mb
"Men in Helicopters" (Belew) – 3:09
"Cage" (King Crimson) – 2:25
"I Remember How to Forget" (Belew) - 3:36
"Young Lions" (Belew) – 3:07
"Never Enough" (Belew) – 3:31
"Things You Hit with a Stick" (Belew) – 2:05
"Everything" (Belew) – 2:56
"Big Blue Sun" (Belew) – 2:58
"Bad Days" (Belew) – 2:58
"One of those Days" (Belew) – 3:01
"Return of the Chicken" (Belew) – 1:36
"Dinosaur" (King Crimson) – 5:44
"1967" (Belew) – 5:36
"Free as a Bird" (John Lennon) (Live at the Longacre Theater, NYC) – 3:19
"Nude Wrestling with a Christmas Tree" (Belew) – 2:08
Adrian Belew – acoustic guitars, piano, string bass, acoustic drums, percussion, vocals
David Davidson – first violin on "Men in Helicopters”
David Angell – second violin on "Men in Helicopters”
Kristin Wilkinson – viola on "Men in Helicopters”
John Catchings – cello on "Men in Helicopters” |
genre: harmony psych
country: us
quality: lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
time: 27'06" size: 167 mb
Fuzz Acid & Flowers:
This was a local California album recorded by a local Nevada group in December 1967. Only three or four original copies of this record have surfaced, despite being on a "real" label, and produced by Strawberry Alarm Clock guru Bill Holmer. According to the band, however, a few hundred copies were pressed at the time.
On offer is a pleasant Summer-Of-Love flower-pop with occasional outbursts of acidic guitar. This should appeal to fans of the Peanut Butter Conspiracy.
(Clark Faville / Max Waller)
01. Egocentrick Solitude 3:20
02. Wondering what to Feel 2:36
03. Prevalant Visionaries 2:51
04. Your'e Out Of Line 2:55
05. Medieval Journey 2:36
06. Mr.Waters (The Judge) 2:52
07. Fate and the Magician 1:58
08. Peter Pan Revisited 2:16
09. Time to Land 3:03
10. Don't Turn Around 2:40
- PHIL GUSTAFSON
- JEAN HEIM
- WARD JOHNS
- JOHN KVAM
- JOE LA CHEW
- DEBBIE PARKE vcls
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 genre: pop country: uk quality: mp3 (320k, scans) time: 1:14'00" size: 175 mb misc.: live
01 - elisa 7:22
02 - et quand bien mИme 5:14
03 - l'amour de moi 6:05
04 - couleur cafВ 4:40
05 - anno close to the river 2:53
06 - dВpression au dessus du jardin 0:42
07 - valse de MВlody 6:22
08 - haine pour aime 3:52
09 - amour des feintes 5:28
10 - she left home instrumental 4:25
11 - les dessous chics 3:23
12- les cles du paradis 6:02
13 - fuir le bonheur 5:08
14 - comment te dire adieu 5:46
15 - baby alone in Babylone 4:03
16 - la javanaise 2:35
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 genre: pop country: uk quality: mp3 (128k, scans) size: 79 mb
01. Jane. B 2:49
02. Di Doo Dah 3:16
03. Norma Jean Baker 2:34
04. Love For Sale 4:24
05. Ballade de Johnny Jane 3:12
06. Ex fan des sixties 3:32
07. Les dessous chics 2:10
08. Physique et sans issue 2:52
09. Baby Alone In Babylone 3:33
10. Avec le temps 4:57
11. Le Moi et le Je 3:32
12. Nicotine 4:08
13. 13 - L'amour de moi 2:45
14. Quoi 5:11
15. Yesterday Yes A Day 3:06
16. Lost Song 4:28
17. Baby Lou 5:04
18. Rocking Chair 3:50
19. Fuir le bonheur de peur qu'il ne se sauve 3:26
20. Le couteau dans le Play 5:02
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 genre: avant, prog country: netherlands quality: mp3 (320k, scans) time: 48'12" size: 117 mb
01. One Pair 2:34
02. Visceral Ooze 6:27
03. Metrolodic 5:51
04. Rind 2:14
05. Transversal 8:20
06. Solstice 2:15
07. Zoot 4:13
08. O.C. 1:00
09. Transmotude 2:01
10. Hogh 5:07
11. Emety Neprac 8:10
Dirk Bruinsma / sax
Edward Capel / sax, clarinet
Frank Crijns / guitar
Pad Conca / bass
Fabrizio Spera / drums, percussion
Fran Lorkovic: percussion
Guests:
Bart Maris / trumpet, flugelhorn
Jan Erik Van Regteren Altena / violin
Michiel Weidner / cello
Cor Llinks / marimba
Rob Snijders / percussion |
 genre: avant, prog country: netherlands quality: mp3 (256k, scans) time: 49'11" size: 101 mb
01. Radio Talk 0:27
02. Pain Of Fear 3:56
03. Seismograph '93 8:09
04. Welter 5:33
05. Pastorale 6:13
06. Wire Stitched 7:06
07. Zozoter Au Funiculaire 6:00
08. This Is Not A Folksong 6:56
09. Or-Na-Ra-Tio 4:52
- Dirk Bruinsma / bass, baritone sax, organ, tapes, vocals
- Wim Van der Maas / sax, bass clarinet
- Frank Crijns / guitar
- Jim Meneses / drums
Guests :
- Wim Van der Maas / clarinet
- Emanuela Cavallaro / vocals |
genre: heavy prog
country: germany
quality: lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 1:12'42" size: 438 mb
Crack In The Cosmic Egg:
When Twenty Sixty Six And Then started, they were veritably a supergroup who didn't yet know it! Their lead singer Geff Harrison had decided to stay in Germany after leaving an early incarnation of Beggar's Opera (he also worked with I Drive for a while), he and guitarist Gagey Mrozeck went on to Kin Ping Meh, Konstantin Bommarius went to Abacus and then Karthago, Veit Marvos went to Emergency, Dieter Bauer joined Aera, and Steve Robinson later joined forces with Michael Bundt and others.
During their brief year or so existence, Twenty Sixty Six And Then made one of the most touted of heavy psychedelic Krautrock albums. REFLECTIONS ON THE FUTURE took Krautrock stylisms and hard-rock, added some Zappa touches, riffing aggression of the heavy Bacillus-label bands, and even some off-the-wall electronics. With a playful edge, and Geff Harrison at his finest, it all gave rise to a unique combination of styles that is fresh in many ways even today.
The REFLECTIONS ON THE PAST release features other studio sessions featuring longer or radically different and unedited versions of tracks from the album, along with other unreleased works. The CD of REFLECTIONS! compiles the best of their oeuvre onto one disc, amounting to an extended version of the original album.
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 genre: beat country: uk quality: lossless (flac, cue, log, scans) time: 1:14'30"+1:06'34"+1:14'54 size: 1,4 g
CD1 - Singles
1. Sweets For My Sweet (2:30)
2. It's All Been A Dream (1:51)
3. Sugar And Spice (2:18)
4. Needles And Pins (2:15)
5. Saturday Night Out (1:47)
6. Don't Thorw Your Love Away (2:19)
7. I Pretend I'm With You (2:01)
8. Someday Were Gonna Love Again (2:01)
9. No One Else Could Love Me (2:16)
10. When You Walk In The Room (2:24)
11. I'll Be Missing You (2:06)
12. What Have They Done To The Rain (2:36)
13. This Feeling Inside (1:47)
14. Goodbye My Love (2:58)
15. Till I Met You (3:00)
16. He's Got No Love (2:38)
17. So Far Away (2:04)
18. When I Get Home (2:13)
19. I'm Never Coming Back (2:03)
20. Take Me For What I'm Worth (2:43)
21. Too Many Miles (2:12)
22. Take It Or Leave It (2:50)
23. Don't Hide Away (2:44)
24. Have You Ever Loved Somebody (2:42)
25. It's Just The Way (2:42)
26. Popcorn Double Feature (2:58)
27. Westen Union (2:30)
28. I'll Cry Tomorrow (3:50)
29. Second Hand Dealer (3:45)
30. Crazy Dreams (2:35)CD2 - Albums
1. Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya (2:06)
2. Love Potion No. 9 (2:07)
3. The System (2:33)
4. Bumble Bee (2:16)
5. Where Have All The Flowers Gone (3:00)
6. Alright (2:11)
7. Framer John (2:00)
8. Since You Broke My Heart (2:51)
9. Tricky Dicky (2:09)
10. Listen To Me (2:13)
11. Hungry For Love (2:24)
12. Ain't That Just Like Me (2:25)
13. Don't Cha Know (2:04)
14. All My Sorrows (3:27)
15. It's In Her Kiss (Shoop Shoop Song) (2:16)
16. Sea Of Heartbreak (2:26)
17. I Count The Tears (2:04)
18. This Empty Place (2:09)
19. Can't Help Forgiving You (2:06)
20. Sure Know A Lot About Love (2:24)
21. Magic Potion (2:36)
22. Till You Say You'll Be Mine (2:19)
23. I Don't Want To Go On Without You (3:01)
24. Tear Fell (3:02)
25. If I Could Find Someone (2:12)
26. It's Time (2:38)
27. I'll Be Doggone (2:55)
28. Each Time (2:49)
29. You Can't Lie To A Liar (2:24)
30. Four Strong Winds (3:06) CD3 - Rarities
1. Needles & Pins (2:14)
2. Sugar And Spice (2:17)
3. Bye BYe Johnny (2:47)
4. I Din't Want To Go On Without You (3:26)
5. I (Who Have Nothing) (2:48)
6. Shame Shame Shame (2:42)
7. Someday We're Gonna Love Again (2:06)
8. Goodbye My Love (2:55)
9. I'll Be Doggone (3:02)
10. Once Upon A Time (2:08)
11. Sweet Little Sixteen (1:58)
12. Blowin' In The Wind (2:12)
13. See See Rider / Jenny Take A Ride (2:32)
14. Goodbye, So Long (2:06)
15. I'll Be Loving You (2:52)
16. I Don't Believe You (2:32)
17. Stage Door (2:25)
18. Watch Your Step (2:45)
19. Aggravation (2:01)
20. Innocent Victim (4:01)
21. Good Way To Fall (2:57)
22. New Heart (3:52)
23. I Don't Want To Be The One (3:53)
24. Hollywood (3:50)
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 genre: beat country: uk quality: mp3 (320k, scans) size: 362 mb misc.: 2cd compil.
CD1:
1 Blessed 3:01 single Decca F12423 1966
2 Here Comes My Baby 3:04 single CBS 2519, mono 1967
3 Silence Is Golden 3:08 single CBS 2723. mono 1967
4 Even The Bad Times Are Good 2:36 single CBS 2930, mono 1967
5 Be Mine 2:22 single CBS 3043, mono 1967
6 Suddenly You Love Me 2:45 single CBS 3234 1968
7 Helule Helule 2:45 single CBS 2889 1968
8 Girl From Nowhere 2:29 single CBS 2889 b-side 1968
9 My Little Lady 2:40 single CBS 3680 1968
10 I Shall Be Released 3:32 single CBS 3873, mono 1968
11 I Miss My Baby 2:54 single CBS 3873 b-side, mono 1968
12 Hello World 3:21 single CBS 4065, mono 1969
13 Once On A Sunday Morning 2:57 single CBS 4313 1969
14 Fa La La, La La, La Le 2:42 single CBS 4313 b-side, mono 1969
15 En Tu Mondo 2:50 album 'Live in cabaret' CBS 63547 1969
16 (Call Me) Number One 3:46 single CBS 4582, mono 1969
17 By The Way 3:03 single CBS 4815 1970
18 Me And My Life 3:13 single CBS 5139 1970
19 May Morning 1:56 film soundtrack 'May Morning' 1970
20 Remember Looking Back (Un Rayo Del Sol) 2:56 never released before, mono 1970
21 Right Wheel Left Hammer Sham 2:46 single CBS 5429, mono 1971
22 Hello Buddy 2:47 single CBS 7294, mono 1971
23 Too Late (To Be Saved) 3:15 single CBS 7579 1971
24 If You Ever 3:00 single CBS 7575 b-side 1971
CD2:
1 I Like It That Way 2:37 single CBS 8048 1972
2 Wakamaker 2:58 single CBS 8048 b-side 1972
3 Blue Suede Tie 3:16 single CBS 8048 b-side 1972
4 Ride On 3:21 sihgle EPIC 1399, Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1973
5 Make It, Break It 3:04 single EPIC 1660, mono, Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1973
6 You Can't Touch Sue 3:05 single EPIC 1972, Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1973
7 Do I Love You 3:32 single EPIC 2074, Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
8 Say O.K. 2:38 single Larc INS 9501, Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
9 My Friend Delaney 3:22 LP 'Shiner' Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
10 Say Goodbye 2:43 LP 'Shiner' Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
11 September, November, December 3:16 LP 'Shiner' Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
12 Lonely Dolly 3:11 LP 'Shiner' Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
13 Love Song 3:41 LP 'Shiner' Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
14 Help 4:12 LP 'Shiner' Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
15 Don't Let The Music Die 3:54 LP 'Don't Lrt The Music Die' Munden, West, Benham, Carman 1975
16 Celebration 3:21 LP 'Don't Lrt The Music Die' Munden, West, Benham, Carman 1975
17 I'm Sorry 2:48 LP 'Don't Lrt The Music Die' Munden, West, Benham, Carman 1975
18 Trifle Tower 3:52 LP 'Don't Lrt The Music Die' Munden, West, Benham, Carman 1975
19 Rocking Circus 4:02 LP 'Don't Lrt The Music Die' Munden, West, Benham, Carman 1975
20 Be Boppin' Boogie 3:23 single DJM djs 406 Munden, West, Benham, Carman 1975
21 Lonely Nights 3:41 single CNR 144654 Munden,Blakley, Carman, Gillingham, Westwood 1978
22 The Lights Of Port Royal 3:59 single CBS 8288 Hawkes, Elmes,Munden, Westwood 1980 |
genre: beat
country: uk
quality: lossless (flac, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 1:09'44" size: 247 mb
misc.: 1993, (us version of 2nd Lp)
Tapestry of Delights:
The Tremeloes were originally Tommy Steele's and then Brian Poole's backing band. At the start of 1966, Poole left to go solo and the Trems branched out on their own. Within a few months, Poole was back in the family butchers shop in Dagenham but The Tremeloes blossomed with a series of mostly bright and breezy pop songs, registering seven Top Ten hits between 1967 and 1970.
After Blessed, their debut 45 flopped, they switched to CBS. They didn't fare much better with their cover of Lennon/McCartney's Good Day Sunshine (from The Beatles' Revolver album), but after Mick Clark left, his replacement, Len 'Chip' Hawkes, helped to develop a more distinct harmony vocal style that brought the band success.
Their big breakthrough came with their happy-go-lucky rendition of Cat Stevens' Here Comes My Baby. This catchy pop song got to No 4 in the UK and No 13 in the US and, in my view, was the best thing they did. The follow-up, a cover of a Four Seasons' 'B' side, Silence Is Golden, was a tortuous harmony ballad but sold like wildfire to become the band's best-selling single, topping the UK Charts for three weeks. It eventually climbed to No 11 in the US, where it became a million-seller. Its constant reissue throughout the early seventies meant we were seldom spared from hearing it for long. Their debut album, Here Comes The Tremeloes (it was titled Here Comes My Baby in the US) also sold well, although it was their only album that did, climbing to No 15 in the UK and No 119 in the US.
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