Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Rainbow - The Singles Box Set 1975-1986 (2014) Polydor – 0600753460535

 

m4a/524MB
Classic Rock, Hard Rock

19 CD, Single Box Set, Remastered Compilation.
"The box set gathers all of the band’s classic singles from the era in replicas of the original release, alongside a book featuring details on each of the titles. Passing through the band were some of the best the genre had to offer. Vocalists Ronnie James Dio and Graham Bonnet, bass Roger Glover and drummer Cozy Powell, each brought their individual talent to the table to record some of Rock’s best-loved Hard Rock on those timeless singles."

CD1
1. Man On The Silver Mountain (7" Edit) (3:57)
2. Snake Charmer (4:28)
CD2
1. Still I'm Sad (3:53)
2. The Temple Of The King (4:43)
CD3
1. Man On The Silver Mountain (Album Version) (4:36)
2. Snake Charmer (4:28)
3. If You Don't Like Rock N Roll (2:35)
4. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (3:35)
CD4
1. Starstruck (4:06)
2. Run With The Wolf (3:48)
CD5
1. Kill The King (Live/Edit) (4:41)
2. Man On The Silver Mountain (Live) (5:08)
3. Mistreated (Live/7" Edit) (7:15)
CD6
1. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (4:25)
2. Sensitive To Light (3:08)
CD7
1. L.A. Connection (7" Edit) (3:41)
2. Lady Of The Lake (3:38)
CD8
1. Since You Been Gone (Album Version) (3:16)
2. Bad Girl (4:48)
CD9
1. Since You Been Gone (Album Version) (3:16)
2. No Time To Lose (3:41)
CD10
1. All Night Long (Album Version) (3:49)
2. Weiss Heim (5:10)
CD 11
1. I Surrender (3:22)
2. Vielleicht Das Nachster Mal (3:20)
CD12
1. Difficult To Cure (5:55)
2. Can't Happen Here (7" Edit) (4:05)
3. Jealous Lover (3:09)
CD13
1. Magic (4:05)
2. Freedom Fighter (4:20)
CD14
1. Can't Happen Here (7" Edit) (4:05)
2. Jealous Lover (3:09)
CD15
1. Stone Cold (Album Version) (5:17)
2. Rock Fever (3:46)
CD16
1. Death Alley Driver (4:36)
2. Tite Squeeze (3:15)
CD17
1. Street Of Dreams (Album Version) (4:24)
2. Anybody There (2:37)
3. Power (Live At The Convention Center, San Antonio, Tx) (4:27)
CD18
1. Can't Let You Go (7" Edit) (3:27)
2. All Night Long (Live at David's Hall, Cardiff, 1983) (5:24)
3. Stranded (Live at St. David's Hall,Cardiff, 1983) (4:16)
CD19
1. Bad Girl (4:48)
2. Spotlight Kid (Live At The Tokyo Budokan, 1984) (6:07)
3. Man On The Silver Mountain (8:18)

Credits:
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Vocals – Graham Bonnet, Joe Lynn Turner, Ronnie James Dio
Bass Guitar – Bob Daisley, Craig Gruber, Jimmy Bain, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover
Drums – Bobby Rondinell, Chuck Bürgi, Cozy Powell, Gary Driscoll
Keyboards – David Rosenthal, David Stone, Don Airey, Mickey Lee Soule, Tony Carey
Backing Vocals – Dee Beale, Lin Robinson


Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The Youngbloods - 3 Albums On 2 CDs (2007) BGO Records - BGOCD741

 

MP3/320/314MB
Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock

The Youngbloods was an American rock band consisting of Jesse Colin Young (vocals, bass, guitar), Jerry Corbitt (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Lowell "Banana" Levinger (guitar and electric piano) and Joe Bauer (drums). Despite receiving critical acclaim, they never achieved widespread popularity. They had only one U.S. Top 40 hit.

CD1
The Youngbloods 1967
1. Grizzely Bear
2. All Over The World (La-La)
3. Statesboro Blues
4. Get Together
5. One Note Man
6. The Other Side To This Life
7. Tears Are Falling
8. Four In The Morning
9. Foolin' Around (The Waltz)
10. Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby
11. C.C. Rider
Earth Music 1967
12. Euphoria
13. All My Dreams Blue
14. Too Much Monkey Business
15. Dreamer's Dream
16. Sugar Babe
17. Long & Tall
18. I Can Tell
19. Don't Play Games
20. The Wine Song
21. Fool Me
22. Reason To Believe

CD2
Elephant Mountain 1969
1. Darkness, Darkness
2. Smug
3. On Sir Francis Drake
4. Sunlight
5. Double Sunlight
6. Beautiful
7. Turn It Over
8. Rain Song (Don't Let The Rain Bring You Down)
9. Trillium
10. Quicksand
11. Black Mountain Breakdown
12. Sham
13. Ride The Wind

The Youngbloods
Jesse Colin Young – bass, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
Jerry Corbitt – rhythm guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
Lowell "Banana" Levinger – lead guitar, electric piano, finger cymbals, pedal steel guitar
Joe Bauer – drums, percussion
with:
George Ricci – cello on "Foolin' Around (The Waltz)"
David Lindley – violin (CD2)
Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone (CD2)
Joe Clayton – trumpet (CD2)
Victor Feldman – vibraphone (CD2)


Sunday, April 19, 2026

Iguana (1972/2012) Flawed Gems - GEM 93

 

MP3/320/96MB
Fusion, Prog Rock, Jazz-Rock

The mysterious British band, was formed in Southampton England and released one excellent album originally in 1972, and then disappear without a trace. They returned as The Jess Roden Band from 1975.

Tracks:
1. Iguana (3:34)
2. Southampton Blues (1:49)
3. Price Of Love (8:48)
4. Power Of Love (3:45)
5. I Don't Need No Buddy (3:16)
6. Ron's Tune (4:24)
7. Prostitute (3:32)
8. Grey Day Lady (3:20)
9. Celluloid Samba (3:23)

Personnel:
Ronnie Taylor - alto saxophone, tambourine
Bruce Roberts - guitar, vocals
John Cartwright - bass, drums
Chris Gower - trombone, tambourine
Pete Hunt - drums, congas
Don Shinn - piano



 

Saturday, April 18, 2026

The Shamrocks - Smoke Rings Around The Cadillac (1999) Great Barrier Records - GBR 50012

 

MP3/320/179MB
Pop, Rock, Beat

The Shamrocks were the most succesfull Swedish beat group in Europe during the 60's. They never made it into the Swedish charts, but they were popular in Germany, France, Netherlands and Japan.

Tracks:
1. We Gonna Make It 2:55
2. A Lonely Man 2:10
3. Skinny Minny 3:00
4. A Mountain Of Silver 1:55
5. Cadillac 2:45
6. Easy Rider 1:50
7. And I Need You 2:22
8. Zip A Dee Doo-Dah 2:15
9. La La La 2:31
10. Things Will Turn Out Right Tomorrow 2:00
11. Ballaballa 2:08
12. Oxford Street 43 2:38
13. Don't Say 2:53
14. Nobody Cares About Me  2:20
15. Days 2:33
16. Smokerings 3:18
17. See Me Coming 2:00
18. I'm On The Outside Loocking In 2:50
19. Please Don't Cry (For Me)  2:43
20. Gipsy Lullaby At 10:30 2:48
21. Missconception 2:58
22. I'm Ready For The Show 2:24
23. Cadillac 2:45
24. How The Time Flies 2:28
25. Travelin'man 3:03
26. The Smiling Kind 2:08
27. Don’t You Know She's Mine 2:25
28. Daytime Nighttime 2:50
29. Rich Life 2:20

Notes
29 Selected tracks from 1964-1967

Personnel:
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Dieter Feichtinger, Bernt Ek
Drums, Vocals – Björn Wrangert, 
Guitar, Vocals – Jan Granaht, Kent Risberg, Nils "Jimmy" Lindskog


Friday, April 17, 2026

Aum - Bluesvibes (1969/2003) Red Fox Records - RF 627

 

MP3/320/16MB
Blues Rock

Aum was a blues rock trio formed in San Francisco in 1968, and disbanded in 1970. Recorded two albums, their Resurrection debut in 1969 and Bluesvibes also 1969. The group consisted of Wayne Ceballos (guitar, piano, vocals), Kenneth Newell (bass) and Larry Martin (drums).

Tracks:
1. Tobacco Road (Loudermilk) 6:54
2. Mississippi Mud 4:03
3. My Bridge Blues 5:41
4. Chilli Woman 4:34
5. Little Help from You 6:54
6. Movin' Man 7:48
7. You Can't Hide 7:24

Personnel:
Wayne Ceballos - Guitar, Organ, Lead Vocals, Harmonica
Ken Newell - Bass, Vocals
Larry Martin - Drums, Vocals