Holy Mackerel - Closer To Heaven (1993) Tenth Planet - TP005

 

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Country Rock

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Holy Mackerel was a British rock band from Kent that formed from the ashes of UK psych legends Jason Crest plus members of cult rockers Samuel Prody and Orang Utan. The quintet coalesced in 1972, and having honed their material in the North of England, they became an immediate success on the live circuit and were soon offered the chance to make an LP. Issued at the end of the year, it drew on prog, country, pop and rock influences but failed to connect commercially though it is recognised as a lost classic today.

Twenty years later, "Closer To Heaven" (which has been digitally remastered from the sole surviving copy, recorded in 1973 originally for Santa Ponsa.)

Tracks:

1. Gemini (Derek Smallcombe) 3:27

2. Ballad Of Joe McCann (Terry Clark) 3:28

3. Burglar Man (Derek Smallcombe, Terry Clark) 3:56

4. Blue Eyed Redeemer (Chris Ware) 2:52 

5. (Closer To Heaven On) Judgement Day (Terry Clark) 4:11 

6. Hard Times, Good Times (Terry Clark) 2:57

7. Near You (Terry Clark) 4:17  

8. Walk Through The Valley (Derek Smallcombe, Terry Clark) 2:51 

9. Waterfall (Derek Smallcombe) 7:46

Personnel:

Terry Clarke - lead vocals

Derek Smallcombe - guitars, vocals

Chris Ware - guitars

Tony Wood - bass

Roger Siggery - drums

Raiders - Collage (1970/?) Sony Music Special Products - A 28266

 

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Pop-Rock, Soul

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Collage is the twelfth studio album by Paul Revere and the Raiders (listed as "Raiders" on the sleeve), released in 1970.

In an effort to update the band's sound and image, the name of the group was officially shortened to The Raiders on this and their subsequent albums Indian Reservation (1971) and Country Wine (1972).

Tracks:

1. Save The Country (Laura Nyro) 3:17

2. Think Twice (Mark Lindsay, Keith Allison) 3:52

3. Interlude (To Be Forgotten) (Mark Lindsay, Keith Allison) 2:47

4. Dr. Fine (Mark Lindsay) 4:06

5. Just Seventeen (Mark Lindsay) 3:49

6. The Boys In The Band (Mark Lindsay) 3:11

7. Tighter (Mark Lindsay, Terry Melcher) 2:09

8. Gone Movin' On (Mark Lindsay, Terry Melcher) 3:01

9. Wednesday's Child (Mark Lindsay, Keith Allison) 2:25

10. Sorceress With Blue Eyes (Mark Lindsay, Keith Allison) 5:01

11. We Gotta All Get Together (Freddy Weller) 4:53

Personnel:

Mark Lindsay - vocals

Paul Revere - keyboards

Freddy Weller - guitar

Keith Allison - bass, guitar, piano, organ

Joe Correro Jr. - drums, congas

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Skip Phyle, Terry Jones - trumpet

Andy Harris - trombone

John D'Andrea - woodwind

Dragon - Universal Radio / Scented Gardens For The Blind (2005) Estrella Rockera - ER 42117

 

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Progressive Rock

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Dragon are a New Zealand rock band which was formed in Auckland in January 1972, and, from 1975, based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Tracks:

1. Universal Radio 7:00

2. Going Slow 6:05

3. Patina 10:17

4. Weetbix 9:02

5. Graves 6:20

6. Avalanche 3:16

7. Vermillion Cellars 3:26

8. La Gash Lagoon 8:22

9. Sunburst 8:38

10. Grey Lynn Candy 4:59

11. Darkness 4:46

12. Scented Gardens for the Blind 7:37

Notes

Tracks: (1-6) Universal Radio is the debut album, released in June 1974 on Vertigo Records.

Tracks: (7-12) Scented Gardens for the Blind is the second album, released in February 1975 on Vertigo Records.

Personnel:

Marc Hunter - saxophone (7-12), percussion, vocals (1-12), lead vocals (8-10,12)

Todd Hunter - bass (1-12), backing vocals

Robert Taylor - guitar (1-6)

Ray Goodwin - guitars (7-12), vocals, lead vocals (7,11)

Paul Hewson - keyboards (1-6)

Ivan Thompson - organ, piano (1-6), keyboards (7-12)

Kerry Jacobsen - drums (1-6)

Neil Storey - drums (7-12)

Paul Crowther - Moog (1-6)

Tony - Fender Rhodes (1-6)

Two original Mops album

 

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Japanese Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock

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The Mops were a Japanese psychedelic rock/garage rock group active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were one of the most notable bands of the group sounds genre... They received much press for being the "first psychedelic band" in Japan, and performed with elaborate light shows... Several albums followed before the group's breakup in May 1974.

Psychedelic Sounds In Japan (1968/1995) Victor - VICL18212

Tracks:

1. Asamade Matenai (3:14)

2. San Franciscan Nights (3:58)

3. I'm Just A Mops (3:01)

4. Inside Looking Out (5:53)

5. The Letter (2:18)

6. Somebody To Love (2:48)

7. Bera Yo Isoge (2:33)

8. White Rabbit (2:47)

9. Asahi Yo Saraba (2:29)

10. Light My Fire (6:04)

11. Kienai Omoi (Anthem) (3:14)

Personnel:

Vocals - Hiromitsu Suzuki

Bass - Murakami Kaoru

Drums - Mikiharu Suzuki

Rhythm Guitar - Taro Miyuki (Wada Katsuhiko)

Lead Guitar - Masaru Hoshi (Hoshi Katsu)

Rock 'N' Roll '70 (1970/2004) Express - TOCT25339

Tracks:

1. Participation (3:38)

2. Rock 'n Roll / Good Golly Miss Molly / Long Tall Sally (2:40)

3. My Babe (3:03)

4. House Of The Rising Sun (4:44)

5. Kyoko (2:08)

6. I'm A Man (2:49)

7. Jenny Jenny '70 (3:17)

8. Eleanor Rigby (4:18)

9. Body And Soul (2:20)

10. Get, Got, Gotten (4:02)

11. Ain't That Just Like Me (2:01)

12. Club A Go-Go (2:33)

Personnel:

Vocals - Hiromitsu Suzuki

Bass - Taro Miyuki (Wada Katsuhiko)

Drums - Mikiharu Suzuki

Guitar - Masaru Hoshi (Hoshi Katsu)

The Fieldstones - Memphis Blues Today! (1983/1997) HMG/HighTone Records - 6505

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Memphis Blues

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The Fieldstones are something of a local legend in Memphis, and this, album, was a very long time coming. Its content was recorded at various times and in various places between 1981 and 1982. Their sound was characterized by a two-guitar front line and a raw, chunky groove not too far removed from the sort of Mississippi juke joint blues. Memphis Blues Today! is truly an unknown gem, and belongs in any serious blues fan's collection. 

Willie Roy Sanders, blues singer and guitarist, born September 15, 1933. Died February 16, 2010. 

Tracklist:

1. The Fieldstones (3:50)

2. Dirt Road (5:16)

3. I'm in Trouble (3:50)

4. Just One More Time (3:20)

5. Angel of Mercy (5:01)

6. The Thing (3:30)

7. Please Don't Put Me Outdoors (3:56)

8. Looking For a Fox (4:03)

9. Saddle Up My Pony (4:45)

10. Short Haired Woman (4:48)

11. Little Bluebird (5:21)

12. Sweethome Chicago (3:13)

13. The Squeeze (4:39)

14. Blues at Nightfall (4:07)

Notes

Recorded on March 27th 1981 (10,11,13), on April 2nd 1981 (5,12)

Recorded on June 16th 1982 (1,3,4), on July 6th 1982 (2,9)

High Water Recording Co. is a division of Memphis State University. Memphis, TN 38152.

"Sweethome Chicago" credited as public domain!!

Tracks: 6,7,8 and 14 are bonus tracks.

Personnel:

Bass - Lois Brown 

Drums - Joe Hicks 

Guitar - Willie Roy Sanders, Wordie Perkins

Organ, Piano - Bobby Carnes

Rhythm Guitar - Wordie Perkins

Vocals - Joe Hicks, Willie Roy Sanders