Hackensack - Up The Hardway (1974/2002) Red Fox Records - RF 616

 

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Hard Blues Rock

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Up The Hardway the debut album by band (and only official album), released in 1974. Hackensack existed between 1968 and 1974 and released the abovementioned album and one single. They were formed by vocalist Nicky Moore, one of England's best frontmen. They built up a good reputation as a hard working and hard rocking blues/rock quartet. Their only album release is quite collectible today, and had a good mix of solid rockers as well as the odd tasteful blues track. Unfortunately its failure to do much led to the demise of the band in 1974. 

Tracks:

1. Up The Hardway (Nicky Moore, Ray Smith) 5:40

2. A Long Way To Go (Nicky Moore) 7:02

3. Goodbye World (Nicky Moore) 6:14

4. Lazy Cow (Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock) 3:47

5. Angels Theme (Nicky Moore) / Goodboy Badboy (Nicky Moore, Ray Smith) 6:17

6. Blindman (Nicky Moore, Ray Smith) 5:16

7. Northern Girl (Nicky Moore) 7:09

8. Hot Damn Home-Made Wine (Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock) 3:49

Personnel:

Nicky Moore - lead vocals, guitar, electric piano

Ray Smith - lead guitar, vocals

Paul Martinez - bass

Simon Fox - drums, percussion

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Sue Lynch, Joy Yates, Jacky Sullivan - backing vocals

Cosa Nostra (1971/Vinyl) Disc Jockey - 25179

 

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Psychedelic Free Funk, Soul

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Cosa Nostra: a 1970's Mexican funk band that released two albums, "Cosa Nostra" in 1971 and "Adopta Un Arbol" in 1972. The band is noted for its unique mix of elements drawing from artists such as War, Funkadelic and Sly & the Family Stone, with a fearless combination of rock, funk, soul, jazz. Their self-titled 1971 album is considered a very tasty slab of Mexican psychedelic funk. The band emerged in the late 1960s in Mexico City and is regarded as one of the most important Mexican groups of the late 1960s, known for the excellent musical talent of its young members.

Tracklist:

1. Get Down And Do It (6:32)

2. Memory Of Your Touch (6:42)

3. I Like It Like That (3:23)

4. Somebody Been Sleepin' On My Bed (4:33)

5.Squeeze It Tight (6:13)

6. Proud Mary (4:00)

7. Cosa Nostra (5:10)

8. Change Of Mind (5:10)

Personnel:

Bass – Miguel "Largo" Flores

Drums – Gilberto "Batman" Flores

Guitar – Ezequiel "El Gallego" Nieto

Other [Courtesy instruments] – Horacio "La Hoja" Saucedo

Vocals – Malena"La Reyna" Soto, Norma "La Duquesa Non" Valdéz

Vocals, Organ, Piano – Guillermo "El Pipipuis" Briseño

Vocals, Percussion – Rudee "Bantu Black" Charles

Featuring:

Drums  – Roberto "El Pelon" Villarreal

Guitar – Domingo Nieto, Javier "El Zoa" Flores

Stack Waddy / Bugger Off! + Bonus Tracks

 

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Psychedelic Hard Rock

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Stack Waddy was an English blues rock band formed in Manchester, England in 1965. The band was signed to John Peel's Dandelion label after being spotted by Peel at the Buxton Blues Festival in September 1969. The original line-up consisted of John Knail on vocals and harmonica, Mick Stott on guitar, Stuart Banham on bass, and Steve Revell on drums, with John Groom later replacing Revell. The band was known for their raw and energetic sound, blending blues, hard rock, and psychedelic elements. They released two albums, "Stack Waddy" and "Bugger Off!", along with several singles.

Stack Waddy (1971/2007) Cherry Red Records - CDMRED 318

Tracks:

1. Road Runner (E McDaniel) 03:26

2. Bring It To Jerome (Green) 05:18

3. Mothballs (Knail, Stott, Revell, Banham) 03:36

4. Sure 'Nuff 'N' Yes I Do (Van Vliet, Bermann) 02:29

5. Love Story (Ian Anderson) 02:19

6. Susie Q (Hawkins, Broodwater, Lewis) 02:27

7. Country Line Special (Cyril Davies) 03:55

8. Rolling Stone (Muddy Waters) 03:26

9. Mystic Eyes (Van Morrison) 06:05

10. Kentucky (Knail, Stott, Revell, Banham) 02:42

Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks:

11. With One Leap Dan Was By Her Side, 'Muriel' He Breathed (Groom, Knail, Stott, Banham) 04:19

12. Ginny Jo (Groom, Knail, Stott, Banham) 02:48

13. Hunt The Stag (Groom, Knail, Stott, Banham) 02:45

14. Mystic Eyes (Alternative Version) (Van Morrison) 03:52

15. (Almost) Milk Cow Booze (Groom, Knail, Stott, Banham) 04:11

16. Leavin' Here (Holland-Dozier-Holland) 02:58

17. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter 02:37

18. Here Comes The Glimmer Man (Groom, Knail, Stott, Banham) 05:14

19. Nadine (Chuck Berry) 03:53

Bugger Off! (1972/2008) Air Mail Archive - AIRAC-1469

 

Tracks:

1. Rosalyn 02:29

2. Willie The Pimp 03:58

3. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man 04:22

4. It's All Over Now 03:18

5. Several Yards (Foxtrot) 05:52

6. You Really Got Me 02:47

7. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter 02:12

8. Meat Pies 'Ave Come But Band's Not Here Yet 05:03

9. It Ain't Easy 03:50

10. Long Tall Shorty (Mainly) 03:23

11. Repossession Boogie 05:33

12. The Girl From Ipanema 01:33

Bonus:

13. Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut 03:41

Personnel:

- John Knail - vocals, harmonica

- Mick Stott - guitar

- Stuart Banham - bass

- Steve Revell (replaced by John Groom on second album) - drums

Javier Batiz - Coming Home (1969/2010) Star Records - LSD 100001

 

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Psychedelic Blues Rock

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Javier Bátiz's album "Coming Home" is a rare 1969 Mexican blues psych record that was released on the Star label with the catalog number LSD 100001. The album is described as a great electric blues rock record and is considered to be a significant piece of Mexican music history. It is also noted that the album is hard to find in good shape, with some sources indicating that most copies are in poor condition.

Javier Isaac Medina Núñez. (born June 3. 1944 - died december 14th 2024). Mexican guitarist, singer and composer, a precursor of Mexican blues rock. Specially prolific adapting, arranging and translating American rock/blues/funk/R&B songs to Spanish.

Tracklist:

1. Try It One Time (2:27)

2. Let Me Give My love To You (5:08)

3. Christine (3:15)

4. It's Done And Gone (2:59)

5. Why Do You Do Me (5:54)

6. Getting Through (4:06)

7. I Won't Ever (3:05)

8. Down Broken Hearted (2:32)

9. I'm Not The One (3:57)

10. Coming Home (4:57)

Personnel:

Guitar, Piano (4,9), Electric piano (8) – Javier Bátiz

Acoustic Guitar – Ricardo "Cancer" Delgado (7)

Bass – Esteban Garcia 

Bass – Ramon Rodriguez (7,8)

Bass – Jorge Alarcon (5)

Drums – Juan Santos 

Drums (5), Acoustic Bass (9) – Mickey Salas

Drums – Angel "Cartucho" Miranda (7,8)

Organ – Guillermo Briseño (2,7,8)

Piano – Sergio Guerrero (2,4,6)

Tenor Saxophone – Carlo Novi (2,8)

Tenor Saxophone – Rene Vidal (6,7)

Alto Saxophone – Pedro Encinas (2,6,7,8)

Baritone Saxophone – Arturo Labastida (2,6,7,8)

Percussion [Tumbas] – Leonardo "Tobi" Lopez (5)

Chorus – Esteban, Guillermo, Javier, Ramon, Ricardo, Sergio (7)

Chorus – Guillermo Briseño, Norma Valdez, Valery Jodorowsky (10)

Handclaps [Applause] – Ara, German Perez Salas, Guillermo Briseño, Javier, Miguel, Norma Valdez, Valery Jodorowsky (10)

Excalibur - The First Album (1971/2007) Retro Disc Internacional - RDI 33010

 

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Krautrock, Hard Rock

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Excalibur's The First Album is a German hard rock record released in 1971 on the Reprise label. The album is described as a mix of organ-driven hard rock and some krautrock elements, with a style that is considered somewhat generic but generally entertaining. The First Album was released as a vinyl LP and has been reissued in remastered form on CD in 2007.

Tracks:

1. Light In The Dark 6:09

2. Get Me, If You Want 2:55

3. Zamuno (Hartmut Schölgens, Werner Odenkirchen) 2:59

4. Run Through The Past 4:03

5. Sure You Win 4:28

6. Hollywood Dreams 3:30

7. Questions (Hartmut Schölgens, Werner Odenkirchen) 4:08

8. Don't Look Backwards 5:02

9. Feelin's 6:36

Personnel:

Werner Odenkirchen - lead guitar, vocals

Hartmut Schölgens - Hammond organ, bass-manual

Manfred "Charlie" Terstappen - drums

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Gorilla (Achim Reichel) - bass

Lemmi (Christian M. Lembrecht) - percussion

Hans Lampe (Flipper) - percussion