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If obscure albums were steak, they couldn't come any rarer than this! To the best of our knowledge, 15 copies of this 1978 U.S. private pressing were actually produced which suggests that fewer than fifty people have ever heard this album. A select group indeed. And more remarkably, this is a great recording, full of prog keyboards, synths, and guitars. The lyrics are dark and mystical, and there's a brooding, ethereal feel to the proceedings. This EP definitely leaves the listener yearning for more. An obscure rarity and a musical gem rolled into one. Highly recommended.
01. Under The Burning Sun 8:16
02. See The Light 5:46
03. The Sky My Friend 4:22
Bass, Guitar – Mike Fisher
Drums, Voice – Dave Norris
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Arranged By, Producer – Don Stagg
Vocals, Guitar, Written-By, Arranged By, Producer – Eric Simpson
genre: art pop, popsyche, surf
state: us
quality: lossless (flac tracks, pity covers, size: 481 mb)
time: 1:19'20"
01. Girl, You're Blowing My Mind 2:27
02. Mulholland 2:15
03. Fan Tan 2:18
04. Carnival Of Sound 3:08
05. Laurel And Hardy 2:46
06. I Know My Mind 3:20
07. Love And Hate 2:32
08. Tijuana 2:34
09. Hawai 2:41
10. Louisiana Man 3:31
11. Stay 1:36
12. Ony A Boy 2:38
13. In The Still Of The Night 3:14
14. Yakety Yak 2:28
15. Don't Drop It 2:21
bonus: 16. Girl, You're Blowing My Mind (Stereo Mix) 2:36
17. Mulholland (Stereo Mix) 2:50
18. Fan Tan (Stereo Mix) 2:33
19. Carnival Of Sound (Stereo Mix) 3:01
20. I Know My Mind (Stereo Mix) 3:42
21. Love And Hate (Stereo Mix) 2:34
22. Tijuana (Stereo Mix) 2:32
23. Hawaii (Stereo Mix) 2:45
24. Louisiana Man (Stereo Mix) 3:31
25. Stay (Stereo Mix) 1:46
26. In The Still Of The Night (Stereo Mix) 3:19
27. Girl, You're Blowing My Mind (Jan's Final Mix) 2:26
28. Laurel and Hardy (Jan's Demo) 3:24
29. Girl, You're Blowing My Mind (Alternate Backing Track) 2:32
Very compelling work from this Danish group that also had a bit of jazz and blues in the mix as well – and a lineup that includes Anders Koppel on organ and later jazzman Alex Riel on drums!
01. I'm Satisfied Mr. Captain 2:41
02. Look Out 3:39
03. Sailing Away 4:36
04. Your Lifetime's A Fairytale 6:21
05. The Castle 4:13
06. Travelin' 2:58
07. Life's Other Side 2:33
08. My family Was Gay 7:53
Bass, Vocals – Jens Rugsted
Drums – Alex Riel
Guitar – Nils Tuxen
Harpsichord – Maria
Organ, Lyrics By – Anders Koppel
Photography By, Layout – M. Carrebye
Piano, Vocals, Music By – Thomas Koppel
Vocals – Annisette
genre: psych, pop
state: us
quality: mp3 (320k, covers, size: 69 mb) time: 28'58"
AllMusic:
Without "Wooly Bully" to give it some wind at its back, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs' second album was a far lower seller than their debut LP. Even the one hit single it contained, "Ju Ju Hand," was itself close to a "Wooly Bully" rewrite, thus paling alongside the more famous smash. But while a little Sam the Sham goes a long way, the unimaginatively titled Their Second Album isn't bad more-of-the-same choppy, bluesy Tex-Mex rock, if pretty redundant when heard all at once. Sam gets a lot of mileage out of references to voodoo or magic of sorts throughout the LP, from "Ju Ju Hand" to "Medicine Man," "I've Got a Voo Doo Doll," "That Old Black Magic," "The Gypsy," "Witchcraft," "Love Potion #9," "Magic Man"...actually, most of the album has songs along those themes. But it's pretty benign voodoo or black magic, Sam sounding at times sort of like a jolly uncle to Dr. John, who took some of the same lyrical themes and musical influences to far swampier, scarier, and more authentic-sounding territory. ~ Richie Unterberger
wikipedia: Samla Mammas Manna was a Swedish progressive rock band often characterized by virtuosic musicianship, circus references and silly humour, similar in many ways to the song-writing style of Frank Zappa. They were one of the founding members of the Rock in Opposition (RIO) movement in the late 1970s. In 1979 they were Fred Frith's backing band on his solo album, Gravity (1980). Musically, they bore a resemblance to the Canterbury scene.
The original line-up was Lars Hollmer (keyboards), Hasse Bruniusson (drums), Lars Krantz (bass) and Henrik Öberg (percussion). For Måltid, jazz fusion guitarist Coste Apetrea joined the group.
They were on the fringe of the Swedish political "progg" movement, although their lyrics were humorous and not explicitly political. The title of the album Klossa Knapitatet is a play on the Swedish phrase krossa kapitalet, a common slogan in the 1970s that means "crush the capital", and also the title of a seminal progg song by Blå Tåget, called "Staten och Kapitalet (Den ena handen vet vad den andra gör)". Some more serious elements of the progg movement were not amused by this frivolous attitude.
AllMusic:
Curious, lumpy soul-rock from the mid-'60s. The Rattles could play the style with fair competence, but their odd deep-throated vocals lived up to the Teutonic stereotype of leaden humorlessness, on both covers of tunes by Sam Cooke, Sam & Dave, and Don Covay and originals that approximated the same style. The CD reissue adds 11 additional tracks from 1966-67, usually in the same vein, from singles and compilation LPs. ~ Richie Unterberger
01. It Is Love 2:19
02. Shot Gun 2:14
03. I Will Always Stay Your Friend 3:10
04. Soukie Soukie 2:34
05. Rugy's Girl 1:42
06. Nurse Elisah 2:15
07. Remember Finale 4:29
08. Callboy 2:22
09. Another Saturday Night 1:30
10. Hold On I'm Coming 2:50
11. Our Way Of Thinking 2:38
12. Sweet Dreams 3:12
13. Don't Run Away 2:02
14. We've Got To Go Now 2:46
bonus: 15. Hey Sally (Stereo Mix) 2:44
16. Cauliflower 2:48
17. Raindrops 2:17
18. I'll Catch Her 2:08
19. Love Of My Life (Live) 3:21
20. I'll Catch Her (Live) 2:19
21. Land Of 1000 Dances 2:00
22. Looking For The Right Girl 2:48
23. Take This Hammer 2:43
24. Tell Her 2:17
25. Hey Sally (Single Mix) 2:45
1969/2 Chewy Chewy : 01. Chewy Chewy 2:44
02. Nothing Sweeter Than My Baby 2:52
03. So Good, So Fine 2:12
04. 1, 2, 3 Red Light 2:12
05. Yes Sir 2:15
06. Let It Take You 3:23
07. Little Girl 2:25
08. Fun 2:12
09. Firebird 2:27
10. Simon Says 2:17
11. Down In Tennessee 2:45
1969 Mercy : 12. Mercy 2:40
13. Lucky 2:11
14. Sha La La 2:24
15. Nighttime 1:52
16. Peanuts 2:11
17. Up Against The Wall 2:41
18. Sweeter Than Sugar 2:08
19. Jacksonville Station 2:56
20. Ooh La La 2:11
21. Come On Down Maryann 2:45
22. Gimme Gimme 2:41
bonus: 23. Chewy Chewy (Single Version) 2:42
24. Make Love Not War 3:38
25. Cowboy Convention 3:21
26. The Aace (That Took Place) 2:21
27. Love Equals Love 3:17
28. Hot Dog 2:51
29. That's The Way A Woman Is 1:58
30. Talking 'bout You 2:31
DOUGAL ASGRASSEL - gtr
TIM CORWIN - drms
DEAN KASTRAN - bs
JOEY LEVINE - vcls
JIM PLAYLER - keyb'ds
DALE POWERS - gtr
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