Friday, August 21, 2026

Company Caine - A Product Of A Broken Reality (1971/2015) Aztec Music - AVSCD072

 

MP3/320/178MB
Progressive Rock

Company Caine, were an Australian progressive rock band. They were formed in March 1970... First album "A Product Of A Broken Reality" on Generation Records. They used the TCS Studio, it was produced by Gus McNeil and engineered by John French. The album reached the top 40 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described the album as a milestone of the early 1970s progressive rock era as their music was more expansive, more out there than just about every band of the day.

Tracks:
1. Symptoms (Smith-Noone-Smith)
2. Trixie Stonewall’s Wayward Home (Smith-Noone-Smith)
3. The Cell (Noone-Smith)
4. Theme For Vishdungarius (Noone)
5. Woman With Reason (G.Smith-R.Smith)
6. Simple Song Of Spring (Smith-Noone-Smith)
7. The Day Superman Got Busted (Smith-Hudson-Cain-Noone-Smith)
8. It’s Up To You (Smith-Noone-Smith)
9. Go See The Gypsy (Smith-Smith)
10. The Last Scene (Noone-Smith)
Bonus Tracks Single (1972)
11. Dear Carolyn (Noone-Smith)
12. Now I'm Together (Noone-Smith)
Bonus: GTK Sessions (1971/72)
13. 1967 (Gulliver Smith, Russell Smith) 3:27
14. Flip, Flop And Fly (Charles Calhoun, Lou Turner) 3:29
15. The Cell (Jeremy Noone, Gulliver Smith) 4:14
16. The Day Superman Got Busted (Smith, Hudson, Kain, Noone, Smith) 4:47

Notes
Tracks 1-10 engineered, mixed and recorded at T.C.S. Studios, Melbourne, July 1971.

Personnel:
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals – Russell Smith
Bass – Arthur Eizenberg
Drums – John McInerny
Piano [Fender], Organ [Hammond] – Ian Mawson
Saxophone [Acoustic & Electric], Piano, Organ [Hammond] – Jeremy Noone
Vocals – Gulliver Smith
Special thanks to: Danny Robinson on “The Cell”, “Woman With Reason”, “Trixie...” and “Symptoms”. Steve Dunstan for the computer music and laughter. John Lee for bass clarinet on “The Cell”. The Winlaton Girls Choir on “Trixie...” and Roger the Roadie


Thursday, August 20, 2026

[Repost] Bob Seger & The Last Heard - Heavy Music The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967 (2018) ABKCO - 8369-2

 

MP3/320/59MB
Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Seger formed The Last Heard to release East Side Story, a song he previously wrote. "The Last Heard" soon became the name of Seger's permanent band, which consisted of Pep Perrine on drums, Carl Lagassa on guitar and Dan Honaker on bass.
Bob Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System...

Tracklist:
1. Heavy Music (Pt.1) (2:41)
2. East Side Story (Vocal) (2:27)
3. Chain Smokin' (2:46)
4. Persecution Smith (3:05)
5. Vagrant Winter (2:21)
6. Very Few (2:25)
7. Florida Time (2:02)
8. Sock It To Me Santa (2:14)
9. Heavy Music (Pt.2) (2:51)
10. East Side Sound (Instrumental) (2:27)

Personnel:
Lead Vocals, Guitar – Bob Seger (1-10)
Organ, Piano – Bob Seger (1,3-9)
Guitar – Carl Lagassa (1,3-9)
Bass – Dan Honaker (1-10)
Drums, Percussion – Pep Perrine (1,3-9)
Bongos – Pep Perrine (2,10)
Drums – Bob Evans (2,10)
Guitar, Organ – Doug Brown (2,10)
Vocals (Additional) – David Whitehouse (1,3-9), Doug Brown (1,3-9)


Bush (1970/1995) Magada Héritage Int'l - MAGHCD-22

 

MP3/320/173MB
Funk Rock, Rock

Canadian group formed by Domenic Troiano. Bush recorded one self-titled album in 1970, then disappeared within a year. That album re-surfaced in 1995, remastered and with some live bonus material from their last ever show while in Los Angeles. Troiano succumbed to cancer in 2005.

Tracks:
1. Back Stage Girl 2:57
2. Yonge St. Patty 2:48
3. Got To Leave The City 3:36
4. I Miss You 2:52
5. The Grand Commander 4:19
6. Cross Country Man 3:56
7. I Can Hear You Calling 2:48
8. Messin’ Around With Boxes 2:50
9. Livin’ Life 3:17
10. Turn Down 4:00
11. Drink Your Wine 5:51
Bonus
12. Try 2:55
13. Lookin’ 3:25
14. Wicked Woman 3:15
15. Cross Country Man 20:16

Notes
Original LP released 1970. Recording studio is credited as Wally Heider's Studio, Three.
Tracks: 12-15 Recorded live at The Bitter End, Los Angeles, June 1971.

Personnel:
Vocals, Guitar – Domenic Troiano
Drums – Pentti Glan
Vocals, Bass – Prakash John
Vocals, Congas – Roy Kenner
Hugh Sullivan - piano (12,13,14)


Wednesday, August 19, 2026

The California Poppy Pickers - Honky Tonk Women (1969) Alshire - S-5167

 

MP3/320/80MB
Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul

The California Poppy Pickers were one of several relatively anonymous studio projects assembled by Alshire label head Al Sherman to record budget-priced copycat LPs of '60's pop hits. They were helmed by producer and songwriter Gary Paxton... For reasons unknown, the fourth and final California Poppy Pickers album, the Honky Tonk Women, was recorded without Paxton's involvement, and featured an entirely different lineup. Singer/guitarist Mike Messer, singer/bassist Don Larson, guitarist Randy Wilcox and drummer Tom Slipp.

Tracks:
1. Honky Tonk Women (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 2:50
2. Get Together (Chet Powers) 4:07
3. Brick Walls (Mike Messer, Randy Wilcox) 2:43
4. Born On The Bayou (John Fogerty) 4:00
5. Do Ya, Do Ya (Brother's Advice) (Dee Ford, R. Guimond, Hugh Brockie, Ken Johnson) 2:46
6. Put A Little Love In Your Heart (Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holliday, Randy Myers) 2:25
7. I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan) 2:51
8. Chains Of Love (Harry Van Walls, Ahmet Ertegün) 2:16
9. Proud Mary (John Fogerty) 2:52
10. Sabre Dance (Aram Khachaturian) 4:15

Notes
The instrumental track 5 is called "Brother's Advice" on the sleeve, but has the name "Do Ya Do Ya" on the label.

Personnel:
Mike Messer - Vocals, Lead Guitar
Randy Wilcox - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Don Larson - Vocals, Bass
Tom Slipp - Drums


Tuesday, August 18, 2026

David Bromberg Band - Midnight On The Water (1975/2016) Sony Records Int'l - SICP 5149

 

MP3/320/94MB
Country Rock, Bluegrass

Midnight On The Water is an album by David Bromberg. His fourth album, it was released by Columbia Records as a vinyl LP in 1975. David Bromberg (born September 19, 1945) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. An eclectic artist, Bromberg plays bluegrass rock, blues rock, folk rock, jazz rock, country rock, and rock and roll. He is known for his quirky, humorous lyrics, and the ability to play rhythm and lead guitar at the same time...

Tracks:
1. (What A) Wonderful World (Sam Cooke, Lou Adler, Herb Alpert) 3:23
2. Yankee's Revenge (Medley) (traditional) 5:55
3. I Like To Sleep Late In The Morning (David Blue) 3:26
4. Nobody's (Gary White) 4:58
5. Don't Put That Thing On Me (Clifford Gibson) 2:52
6. Mr. Blue (DeWayne Blackwell) 2:55
7. Dark Hollow (Bill Browning) 2:59
8. If I Get Lucky (Booker T. Washington) 4:03
9. The Joke's On Me (David Bromberg) 3:32
10. Midnight On The Water (traditional) 4:27

Notes
A big-band blowout album with guest appearances by Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Emmy Lou Harris it features “The Jokes On Me” and “Don’t Put That Thing On Me”.

Personnel:
David Bromberg - vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, dobro, mandolin, fiddle
Brantley Kearns - vocals, violin, background vocals
Haim Shtrum - vocals, violin
Doyle Lawson, Emmylou Harris, Lyndon Ungar, John Herald, Ricky Skaggs, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt - vocals, background vocals
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Bernie Leadon - guitar, acoustic guitar
Jesse Ed Davis - guitar, electric guitar
Dick Fegy - guitar, violin
Brian Ahern, Buddy Cage - guitar
Richard Fegy - acoustic guitar, fiddle
Red Rhodes - steel guitar
Jay Ungar - mandolin, violin, fiddle
Evan Stover - violin, fiddle
James Getzoff, Tony Posk - violin
Ann Goodman - cello
Billy Novick - pennywhistle, clarinet
Paul Fleisher - pennywhistle, saxophone, wind
Joe Darensbourg - clarinet
Ernie Watts - saxophone
Peter Ecklund - trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, horns
John Ewing - trombone
Dr. John, Mac Rebennack - piano
Steve Mosley - drums


Sunday, August 16, 2026

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - ODDS & SODS ~ Mis-takes & Out-takes (2005) Creature Music - MMBOOK 1

 

MP3/320/611MB
Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Jazz-Rock, Pop-Rock

Odds & Sods Mis-takes & Out-takes is a four CD box set compilation album released in 2005. It features alternate-takes, out-takes, single A and B sides and other assorted rarities, recorded over the 35 year career of the band, Manfred Mann with various Manfred Mann's Earth Band members 1972–2005.

CD1 In The Beginning
1. Happy Being Me (1970)
2. Travelling Lady (1969)
3. Messin' Up The Land (previously unreleased version) (1970)
4. Fish (previously unreleased) (1970)
5. Turn You Away From My Door (previously unreleased) (1970)
6. Ashes To The Wind (previously unreleased version) (1971)
7. Ned Kelly (previously unreleased) (1971)
8. Please Mrs Henry (previously unreleased version) (1971)
9. Jump Sturdy (previously unreleased version) (1971)
10. Holly Holy (previously unreleased) (1971)
11. Tribute (1971)
12. Ain't No Crime (previously unreleased) (1971)
13. In The Beginning (1973)
14. Joybringer (1973)
15. Be Not Too Hard (1974)

Notes
Manfred Mann Chapter Three -Tracks: 1-5
Manfred Mann - Tracks: 6-12

CD2 Hollywood Town
1. Blinded By The Light (Single Edit) (1976)
2. Spirits In The Night (Chris Thompson Vocals Version) (1976)
3. Living Without You (1971)
4. Pretty Good (American only release) (1975)
5. California Coastline (1972)
6. Hollywood Town (1979)
7. Chicago Institute (1977)
8. Quit Your Low Down Ways (American only release) (1975)
9. California (Single Edit) (1977)
10. Runner (1984)
11. Summer In The City (previously unreleased) (1987)
12. Rebel (American only release) (1984)
13. Salmon Fishing (First released in States) (1992)

CD3 Brothers And Sisters
1. Redemption Song (live) (1984)
2. Singing The Dolphin Through (1976)
3. For You (Single Edit) (1981)
4. I (Who Have Nothing) (featuring Shona Laing) (Single release) (1982)
5. Redemption Song (Single Version) (1982)
6. Africa Suite (1982)
7. War Dream (B side of single) (1982)
8. Heart On The Street (1981)
9. Telegram To Monica (1987)
10. All Through The Night (previously unreleased) (1988)
11. Better Place (previously unreleased) (1996)
12. Demolition Man (live) (In memory of Steve Waller 1951 - 2000) (1984)
13. Martha's Madman (live) (1998)

CD4 To The Limit
1. Instrumedicine Song (1990)
2. Geronimo's Cadillac (previously unreleased version) (1993)
3. Tumbling Ball (previously unreleased version) (1996)
4. Lead Me To Water (previously unreleased) (1993)
5. To The Limit (previously unreleased) (1993)
6. Don't Let Me Down (previously unreleased) (1993)
7. Nature Of The Beast (previously unreleased version) (1993)
8. Pleasure And Pain (previously unreleased version - live) (1993)
9. Dirty City (previously unreleased - live) (1993)
10. Don't Bring Me Down (previously unreleased - live) (2001)
11. SOS (previously unreleased - live) (2001)
12. Davy's On The Road Again (previously unreleased live version) (2001)
13. Hillbrow (previously unreleased) (2002)


Saturday, August 15, 2026

O.V. Wright - Memphis Unlimited (1973/2009) Reel Music - 66748-78006-2

MP3/320/87MB
R&B, Soul, Deep Soul, Soul Blues

Overton Vertis Wright (October 9, 1939 - November 16, 1980) was an American singer who is generally regarded as a blues artist by African-American fans in the Deep South, he is also regarded as one of Southern soul's most authoritative and individual artists...

Tracks:
1. I've Been Searching (2:40)
2. Nothing Comes To A Sleeper (3:20)
3. The Only Thing That Saved Me (2:36)
4. He's My Son (Just The Same) (2:50)
5. You Must Believe In Yourself (2:44)
6. Lost In The Shuffle (3:30)
7. I'd Rather Be (Blind, Cripple & Crazy) (2:46)
8. Please Forgive Me (4:08)
9. Are You Going Where I'm Coming From (3:13)
10. Ghetto Child (3:35)
11. Memory Blues (3:34)
12. I'm Going Home (To Live With God) (2:47)

Notes
Recorded at Royal Recording Studios, 1320 South Lauderdale, Memphis, Tennessee 1973.

Personnel:
Vocal - O.V. Wright 
Bass - Leroy Hodges
Drums - Howard Grimes
Guitar - Teenie Hodges
Organ, Piano - Charles Hodges
Piano-  Archie Turner, Michael Allen
Strings - The Memphis Strings
Baritone Saxophone - James Mitchell
Tenor Saxophone - Andrew Love, Ed Logan
Trombone - Jack Hale
Trumpet - Wayne Jackson
Backing Vocals - Rhodes, Chalmers & Rhodes


 

Friday, August 14, 2026

Sweet Thursday (1969/1998) M.I.L. Multimedia - A33504

 

MP3/320/105MB
R&B, Blues, Psychedelia

Sweet Thursday is the debut, and only, album by British rock band. The album was originally released in the US in August 1969 on Tetragrammaton Records. The album was recorded at Trident Studios in London. It is notable for featuring keyboardist Nicky Hopkins and Bluesbreakers alum Jon Mark. The album's style mixed typical mid- and late-1960s British rock elements such as R&B, blues and psychedelia.

Tracks:
1. Dealer 5:43
2. Jenny 3:46
3. Laughed At Him 5:10
4. Cobwebs 3:23
5. Rescue Me 3:41
6. Molly 3:04
7. Sweet Francesca 3:57
8. Side Of The Road 4:50
9. Gilbert Street 10:22

Personnel:
Bass, Wind, Woodwind – Brian Odgers
Keyboards – Nicky Hopkins
Percussion, Drums – Harvey Burns
Vocals, Guitar – Alun Davies, Jon Mark


Thursday, August 13, 2026

Love Affair - The Everlasting Love Affair (1968/2005) Repertoire Records - DG 2312

 

MP3/320/205MB
Blue-Eyed Soul, Freak Beat, Psychedelic Rock

Love Affair were a London-based pop and progressive rock group formed in 1966.
The Everlasting Love Affair is the debut studio album by the English band. Released in December 1968. The record blends psychedelic pop, blue-eyed soul and psychedelic rock, with vocals by Steve Ellis. The band's lack of confidence in songwriting led to the album consisting of covers. Ellis later felt that Love Affair had run its course, and he left in December 1969 for a solo career.

Tracks:
1. Everlasting Love (3:03)
2. Hush (3:41)
3. 60 Minutes (Of Your Love) (3:38)
4. Could I Be Dreaming (3:20)
5. First Cut Is The Deepest (3:23)
6. So Sorry (3:11)
7. Once Upon A Season (4:01)
8. Rainbow Valley (3:50)
9. A Day Without Love (3:14)
10. Tobacco Road (3:55)
11. The Tree (2:47)
12. Handbags & Gladrags (3:52)
13. Build On Love (2:30)
14. Please Stay (4:16)
15. Tale Of Two Bitters (2:36)
Bonus tracks:
16. Gone Are The Songs Of Yesterday (2:56)
17. Some Like Me (3:24)
18. I'm Happy (2:19)
19. One Road (3:11)
20. Let Me Know (2:31)
21. Bringing On Back The Good Times (3:25)
22. Another Day (4:14)
23. Un Giorno Senza Amore (A Day Without Love) (3:13)

Notes
Tracks 1 to 15 originally released as LP CBS S 6341 in 1968
Tracks: 16 to 23 - recorded in Mono
Track 16 - B-Side Single (UK) CBS 3125 1967
Track 17 - B-Side Single (UK) CBS 3366 1968
Track 18 - B-Side Single (UK) CBS 3674 1968
Track 19 - A-Side Single (UK) CBS 3994 1969
Track 20 - B-Side Single (UK) CBS 3994 1969
Track 21 - A-Side Single (UK) CBS 4300 1969
Track 22 - B-Side Single (UK) CBS 4300 1969
Track 23 - A-Side Single (Italian) CBS 4007 1969

Personnel:
Steve Ellis – vocals
Maurice Bacon – drums
Rex Brayley – guitar
Auguste Eadon – flute, backing vocals
Morgan Fisher – keyboards
Lynton Guest – keyboards
Mick Jackson – bass


Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Ivar Avenue Reunion (1970/2009) Mandala - MANDALA 267

 

MP3/320/73MB
Psychedelic Blues Rock

Ivar Avenue Reunion was a blues rock soul sextet, formed in Los Angeles by Canadian bassist Neil Merryweather and his American girlfriend, singer Lynn Carey (ex-C.K. Strong). They released Ivar Avenue Reunion on RCA in 1970, backed by musicians Merryweather used on a prior album.

Tracks:
1. Ride Mama Ride 2:40
2. After While 6:34
3. Magic Fool 1:57
4. Fast Train 3:49
5. My Daddy Was A Jockey 2:45
6. Charlotte Brown 4:01
7. Run, Run Children 4:21
8. Walkin’ Shoes 2:31
9. Toe Jam 2:32

Personnel:
Bass, Vocals - Neil Merryweather
Drums - Robin Boers
Guitar - John Richardson
Harmonica, Vocals - Charlie Musselwhite
Organ, Piano - Barry Goldberg
Vocals - Lynn Carey
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Electric Piano - J.J. Velker (1)
Organ - J.J. Velker (2,7)
Flute - Louise Di Tullio (6)
French Horn - Jim Decker (6)
Clarinet - Sidney George (8)