genre: psych
country: uk
quality: lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 52'38" size: 322 mb
misc.: japan
Tapstry of Delights:
Ex-public schoolboys Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde were regarded by Americans as examplars of that pinnacle of western civilization, the Archetypal Englishman, and were hence far more popular stateside than at home - the English being less infatuated with Englishness than Americans. Realizing early on that their appeal lay in the States, they moved their base of operations to Los Angeles and can be regarded as an American act for the purposes of this archive.
The two met in 1962 while studying at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and formed a duo, performing folk-based pop material. They signed with Ember Records and had a minor U.K. hit (No. 37) in late 1963 with their debut single, Yesterday's Gone. U.S. label World Artists picked up the U.S. rights to the duo and Yesterday's Gone reached No. 21 in the States in June 1964 followed three months later by their biggest hit, A Summer Song. Willow Weep For Me and If I Loved You (from the musical "Carousel") were also sizable hits but when World Artists failed to pay the pair any royalties, they teamed up with Allen Klein who quickly signed them to Columbia Records in March 1965. Their musical style remained the same, a softly melodic but rather cloying harmony-pop, except for a foray into Righteous Brothers-territory with I Don't Wanna Lose You Baby and a comedy single (Teenage Failure), but they were frequently on TV - not only performing their hits but also demonstrating their acting skills on Batman, the Patty Duke Show, and the Dick Van Dyke Show.
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genre: prog
country: us
quality: lossless (wv, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 45'44" size: 278 mb
01. "Introspect" 12:39
02. "Gong" 7:01
03. "The Crossing" 6:00
04. "Days & Changes" 8:40
05. "The Search" 11:25
Mercury Caronia IV / drums, percussion
Fred Callan / bass, bass pedals
Paul Seal / lead vocals, percussion, bass pedals
Tom Doncourt / keyboards, percussion
Rudy Perrone / 6 and 12 string guitar, vocals
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genre: canterbury
country: uk
quality: lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
time: 41'55" size: 270 mb
Side one
"The Show of Our Lives" (John Murphy, Dave Sinclair) – 5:47
"Stuck in a Hole" (Pye Hastings) – 3:09
"Lover" (Mike Wedgwood) – 5:06
"No Backstage Pass" (Hastings) – 4:34
"Welcome the Day" (Wedgwood) – 4:01
Side two
"The Dabsong Conshirtoe" (Murphy, Sinclair) – 18:00
"Fear and Loathing in Tollington Park Rag" (Geoffrey Richardson) – 1:10
Pye Hastings – electric guitar and acoustic guitar, vocals
Richard Coughlan – drum kit, drums
Dave Sinclair – keyboards
Mike Wedgwood – bass guitar, congas, vocals
Geoffery Richardson – viola, electric guitar, Western concert flute, flute, night-shift whistle
Additional personnel:
Jimmy Hastings – Brass arranger, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
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genre: kraut
country: germany
quality: lossless (flac, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 40'18" size: 267 mb
misc.: 2005
01. "Full Moon On The Highway" 3:32
02. "Half Past One" 4:39
03. "Hunters And Collectors" 4:20
04. "Vernal Equinox" 8:48
05. "Red Hot Indians" 5:38
06. "Unfinished" 13:21
Michael Karoli / guitar, violin, lead vocal
Holger Czukay / bass, vocals on No. 1
Jaki Liebezeit / drums & percussion, Winds
Irmin Schmidt / keyboards, Alpha 77, vocals on No. 1
Guests:
Olaf Kuebler / sax on Red hot Indian
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genre: prog
country: italy
quality: lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
size: 464 mb
Cd1 1972 (31'37):
01. "Prologo parte 2 Settimo tempo" 7:55
02. "Alba Secondo tempo" 12:32
03. "Epilogo Quarto tempo" 5:42
04. "Prologo parte 1 Quinto tempo Sesto tempo" 5:28
Enrico Rosa / electric guitar, vocals
Paul-Richard Ursillo / bass, vocals
Alfredo Barducci / organ, French horn, flute
Mauro Sarti / drums, flute, vocals
Carlo-Felice Mareovecchio / drums, vocals
Cd2 2003 (43'33):
01. "Primo tempo Settimo tempo" 10:03
02. "Back in time" 3:26
03. "Bluesy Rocky" 6:07
04. "Italian Irish" 5:02
05. "Secondo Tempo" 4:06
06. "Terzo tempo Quarto tempo" 8:13
07. "Rock Barock" 2:45
08. "Ontro" 3:51
Eva Rosa / varied recorders, wind synthesizer
Enrico Rosa / acoustic & electric guitars, vocals
Alexander-Matin Sass / piano, organ, synthesizers
Mauri Sarti / drums
Maurilio Rossi / bass
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genre: heavy blues
country: us
quality: lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
time: 41'36" size: 248 mb
misc.: 1991
"Long Tall Sally" (Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman) - 5:54
"Rockout, Whatever You Feel Like" - 4:00
"Rock 'N' Roll Children" - 5:44
"Big Mama Boogie, Pt. 1 & 2" - 5:29
"Feel So Bad" (Chuck Willis) - 5:31
"Song For Aries" - 3:05
"Hometown Bust" - 6:39
"One Way...Or Another" - 5:06
All titles by Appice, Bogert, Day, McCarty except as pointed below
Tim Bogert - bass, background vocals, lead vocals on track 2
Carmine Appice - drums, percussion, background vocals
Jim McCarty - guitar
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genre: heavy r'n'blues
country: us
quality: lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
size: 1 g
misc.: rec. live '70-'72
Cd1 (1:18'40") :
01. "Intro\Long Tall Sally" 12:16
02. "Bag Drag" 3:10
03. "Evil" 16:11
04. "Parchman Farm" 6:21
05. "Alaska" 3:56
06. "Oleo" 11:20
07. "No Need To Worry" 20:18
08. "Let Me Swim" 5:06
Cd2 (1:19'47") :
01. "Boogie Parts One And Two" 15:31
02. "Medley:Heeby Jeebies\Money\Hound Dog\What'd I Say" 17:04
03. "No Need To Worry" 5:08
04. "Parchman Farm" 4:30
05. "One Way...Or Another" 9:14
06. "Bro. Bill" 6:12
07. "Swim" 4:44
08. "Bad Mother Boogie" 5:25
09. "Our Lil Rock-And-Roll Thing" 7:00
10. "Bedroom Mazurka" 4:58
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genre: prog
country: france
quality: lossless (ape, cue, log, covers)
time: 36'52" size: 217 mb
misc.: 1994
Scented Gardens Of The Mind:
This band came from Nice on the French South-coast, where they formed at a high school as early as 1969. Initially influenced by British progressive rock, Carpe Diem (Latin expression = 'to seize the moment') gradually developed a new French musical consciousness along with other pioneering groups such as Alice and Ange. In 1971 they recorded a demo single and pressed up a few copies for friends. At this point the group already played a lot of live performances. The line-tip on their two albums came together in late 1974 when they decided to turn professional. A year later Carpe Diem was signed to Arcane (later forced to change their name to Crypto for legal reasons) and recorded their first album at Antibes-Azurville Studios in August 1975.
Here they played refined symphonic rock with hints of ECM jazz and chamber rock. Those unfamilar with the French rock scene may compare them to Camel, Yes and Genesis, but Carpe Diem are more similar to domestic groups such as Ange, Pentacle, Mona Lisa, Pulsar, Wapassou and Atoll. The most striking features of the Carpe Diem sound were the combinations of soprano sax and keyboards (mostly manipulated organ and synthesizers). Most tracks were very long (10-13 minutes) with just very brief vocal parts. Some may find their intricate instrumental arrangements a bit long-winded, overshadowing the musicians' spontaneous carte blanche (or even carpe diem), even if it was always done with great care.
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genre: neo prog
country: uk
quality: lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
time: 52'56" size: 312 mb
01. It's A Sad, Sad Affair 3:24
02. Somewhere In Your Heart 5:43
03. Cold As Ice 4:10
04. Liar 6:08
05. Don't Want Love 6:49
06. Travelling Ways 3:52
07. This Time 5:19
08. If It Wasn't For Your Ego 3:36
09. It's Not Real 5:30
10. Wendy Wants Another 6' Mole 2:26
11. I Know Why You're Laughing 5:30
Richard Coughlan / drums
Jimmy Hastings / clarinet, flute, flute (alto), flute (bass), piccolo, sax (soprano), sax (tenor)
Pye Hastings / accordion, guitar (electric), vocals, harmony vocals, guitar (Leslie)
Jim Leverton / bass, vocals, harmony vocals
Geoffrey Richardson / guitar (acoustic), clarinet, mandolin, violin, accordion, guitar (electric), tambourine, viola, wind, kalimba, harmony vocals, shaker, amplifiers
Dave Sinclair / keyboards, harmony vocals
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genre: psych, kraut
country: germany
quality: lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
time: 42'25" size: 260 mb
misc.: rec. '74 - '77, english lyrics
My Generation blog:
Captain Ilor is pretty much like Can, but without the repetitiveness. Compilation of tracks recorded between 1974 and 1977. Highly recommended psych monster with freaked out guitars and mindblowing sounds by CAPTAIN ILOR & SWARA
SAMRAT. a classic of German progpsych, an alltime krautrock classic...a must for psychheads that love long tracks containing bright songwriting as well as underground jams, killer fuzz guitars, heavy bass, far out hippie lyrics, lysergic effects, trippy early 70s vibes & reefer madness of the special kind ... a perfect mix of psychedelia and progressive music ... a highlight!!!
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genre: psych
country: us
quality: lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
time: 1:19'06" size: 450 mb
Trout Mask Replica is the third studio album by Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, released in June 1969. Produced by Beefheart's friend and former schoolmate Frank Zappa, it was originally released as a double album on Zappa's Straight Records label. Combining elements of blues, avant-garde, free jazz and other genres of American music, the album is regarded as an important work of experimental music and a major influence on genres such as alternative rock and post-punk. ...
01. Frownland 1:41
02. The Dust Blows Forward And The Dust Blows Back 1:53
03. Dachau Blues 2:22
04. Ella Guru 2:27
05. Hair Pie: Bake 1 4:59
06. Moonlight On Vermont 3:59
07. Pachuco Cadaver 4:40
08. Bill's Corpse 1:49
09. Sweet Sweet Bulbs 2:21
10. Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish 2:26
11. China Pig 4:03
12. My Human Gets Me Blues 2:47
13. Dali's Car 1:27
14. Hair Pie: Bake 2 2:24
15. Pena 2:34
16. Well 2:08
17. When Big Joan Sets Up 5:18
18. Fallin' Ditch 2:08
19. Sugar 'N Spikes 2:30
20. Ant Man Bee 3:57
21. Orange Claw Hammer 3:35
22. Wild Life 3:10
23. She's Too Much For My Mirror 1:41
24. Hobo Chang Ba 2:02
25. The Blimp (mousetrapreplica) 2:05
26. Steal Softly Thru Snow 2:19
27. Old Fart At Play 1:51
28. Veteran's Day Poppy 4:32
Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) – vocals, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, musette, simran horn, hunting horn, jingle bells
The Magic Band
Bill Harkleroad (Zoot Horn Rollo) – "Glass Finger Guitar" (slide guitar using a glass slide), flute
Jeff Cotton (Antennae Jimmy Semens) – "Steel Appendage Guitar" (slide guitar using a metal slide), vocals on "Pena" and "The Blimp"
Victor Hayden (The Mascara Snake) – bass clarinet, additional vocals
Mark Boston (Rockette Morton) – bass guitar, narration on "Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish" and "Old Fart At Play"
John French (Drumbo) – drums, percussion (uncredited on the original release)
Additional musicians
Doug Moon – guitar on "China Pig"
Gary "Magic" Marker – bass guitar on "Moonlight on Vermont", "Veteran's Day Poppy" (uncredited)
Frank Zappa – voice (not vocals) on "Ella Guru", "The Blimp", and "She's Too Much For My Mirror"
Roy Estrada – bass guitar on "The Blimp" (uncredited)
Arthur Tripp III – drums & percussion on "The Blimp" (uncredited)
Don Preston – piano on "The Blimp" (uncredited)
Ian Underwood and Bunk Gardner – alto and tenor saxophones on "The Blimp" (uncredited)
Buzz Gardner – trumpet on "The Blimp" (uncredited)
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genre: sympho prog
country: uk
quality: lossless (flac, cue, log, scans)
time: 42'57" size: 278 mb
misc.: '68 recordingd
In 1968, Canterbury Glass recorded six tracks in London for an album that went unreleased at the time, the group disbanding after interest from a couple record labels fell through. Nearly 40 years later, many of the tapes were rediscovered. This isn't quite the original album; two of the six tracks couldn't be found, and the "bonus" cut, a demo of one of the two missing songs, apparently bears no resemblance to the version recorded for the album. Still, since all four of the tracks retrieved from the original album sessions last around ten minutes, the CD does offer what would have been a healthy-sized LP by 1968 standards. Unlike many such relics to see the light of day in the CD age, it's not a run-of-the-mill psychedelic outing in terms of either style or quality. With the religious tones of both the music and lyrics (some of which are sung in Latin), it's a little like hearing the Electric Prunes' late-'60s pseudo-religious concept LPs, but as done by a British band whose members were playing it straight, rather than because some producers and arrangers foisted a gimmick upon them. There's a consciously cathedral-music-goes-rock flavor to the proceedings, the standard psychedelic guitar rock being augmented by churchy organ, harpsichord, flute, and male-female choral harmonies. In some respects, the blend resembles psychedelic-early progressive rock crossover bands like Procol Harum and Caravan, the difference being that while those groups used classical-religious influences as a prominent shading, Canterbury Glass employ them as driving forces. While there's an earnest naпvetй to the proceedings that might either charm or turn off listeners depending on their tastes, it's also haunting and unusual, and not nearly as explicitly derivative as many such unsigned bands of the era. It's a worthwhile curiosity for those who want to hear what was briefly called "God rock" done with accomplished integrity, though the bluesy demo of "We're Going to Beat It (Battle Hymn)" isn't nearly up to the standards of the rest of the material. ~ Richie Unterberger
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genre: blues
country: us
quality: lossless (ape tracks, scans)
time: 43'38" size: 249 mb
misc.: 2000
"Evil Woman" (Larry Weiss) – 2:59
"My Crime" (Canned Heat) – 3:57
"On the Road Again" (Floyd Jones, Alan Wilson) – 5:01
"World in a Jug" (Canned Heat) – 3:29
"Turpentine Moan" (Canned Heat) – 2:56
"Whiskey Headed Woman No. 2" (Bob Hite) – 2:57
"Amphetamine Annie" (Canned Heat) – 3:56
"An Owl Song" (Wilson) – 2:43
"Marie Laveau" (Henry Vestine) – 5:18
"Fried Hockey Boogie" (Larry Taylor) – 11:07
Bob Hite – vocals
Alan Wilson – Slide Guitar, vocals, Harmonica
Henry Vestine– Lead guitar
Larry Taylor – Electric Bass
Fito de la Parra – drums
Additional Personnel:
Dr. John Creaux - Horn Arrangements, Piano
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genre: heavy
country: uk
quality: lossless (ape, cue, log, scans)
size: 0,97 g
misc.: 2005
Cd1 (1:19'43") :
01. John Schroeder - Wanna Thank You Girl 4:24
02. John Schroeder - The Bird Has Flown (edit) 4:50
03. John Schroeder - Witchi Tai To 3:23
04. Spice - Magic Lantern 5:24
05. Spice - Born In A Trunk 3:44
06. Uriah Heep - Come Away Melinda (prev unreleased) 3:49
07. Uriah Heep - Wake Up Set Your Sight (prev unreleased) 5:01
08. Uriah Heep - Gypsy 6:38
09. Uriah Heep - The Wizard 2:59
10. Uriah Heep - Easy Livin' 2:36
11. Uriah Heep - Rain 4:00
12. Uriah Heep - Stealin' 4:50
13. 'Uriah Heep - Sweet Freedom 6:29
14. Uriah Heep - Wonderworld 4:30
15. Uriah Heep - The Easy Road (out-take, prev unreleased) 2:45
16. Uriah Heep - Beautiful Dream (alternate version) 5:47
17. Uriah Heep - Rock N' Roll Medley 8:36
1 - 3 from John Schroeder’s lp ‘Witchi-Tai-To’ (1973)
4 - 7 Spice tracks 1969
8 - 17 Uriah Heep tracks 1970-1975
Cd2 (1:19'56"):
01. David Byron - Man Full Of Yesterdays 5:37
02. David Byron - Love Song 2:56
03. David Byron - Steamin' Along (single edit) 3:22
04. David Byron - Midnight Flyer 5:49
05. David Byron - What's Going On (prev unreleased version) 3:08
06. David Byron - Silver White Man (prev unreleased version) 3:29
07. Rough Diamond - Rock 'N' Roll 3:28
08. Rough Diamond - Hobo 5:47
09. Rough Diamond - Seasong 7:33
10. David Byron - Baby Faced Killer 3:10
11. David Byron - Heaven Or Hell 4:41
12. David Byron - I Remember 4:08
13. The Byron Band - Every Inch Of The Way 3:25
14. The Byron Band - Routine 3:53
15. The Byron Band - Tired Eyes 2:39
16. The Byron Band - How Do You Sleep? 6:08
17. The Byron Band - Piece Of My Love 6:45
18. The Byron Band - Rebecca 3:59
1 - 6 from David Byron’s lp 'Take No Prisoners' sessions 1975
(3, 5 & 6 previously unreleased)
7 - 9 from Rough Diamond lp 1976
10 - 12 from David Byron’s lp 'Baby Faced Killer' 1978
13 - 14 Byron Band single 1980
15 - 18 from Byron Band’s lp 'On The Rocks' sessions 1981
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