Wednesday, May 20, 2026

[Refresh] Thin Lizzy (1971/1990) Deram - POCD-1051/Japan

 

MP3/320/132MB
Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Thin Lizzy is the debut studio album by Irish rock band, released on 30 April 1971. Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. The band initially consisted of bass guitarist, lead vocalist and principal songwriter Phil Lynott, drummer Brian Downey, guitarist Eric Bell and organist Eric Wrixon, although Wrixon left after a few months. Thin Lizzy albums reached the top ten in the UK. The band's music reflects a wide range of influences including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock, and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or sometimes heavy metal...

Tracks:
1. The Friendly Ranger At Clontarf Castle
2. Honesty Is No Excuse
3. Diddy Levine
4. Ray-Gun
5. Look What The Wind Blew In
6. Eire
7. Return Of The Farmer's Son
8. Clifton Grange Hotel
9. Saga Of The Ageing Orphan
10. Remembering Part. 1
Bonus Tracks (New Day EP 1971)
11. Dublin 
12. Remembering, Part II (New Day) 
13. Old Moon Madness
14. Things Ain't Working Out Down At The Farm

Thin Lizzy
Philip Lynott – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
Eric Bell – lead and rhythm guitar, twelve-string guitar
Brian Downey – drums, percussion
Additional musicians:
Ivor Raymonde – mellotron (2)
Gary Moore - Guitar [Extra], Keyboards [Extra] (11,14)
Midge Ure - Vocals [Extra], Guitar [Extra Guitar Work] (11,14)



Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Smak - Crna Dama (1977/2006) Sokoj - CD 415685

 

MP3/320/84MB
Prog Rock
Smak was a Serbian and former Yugoslav prog rock band, with strong jazz fusion and blues undertones. Smak was formed in 1971 in Kragujevac, Serbia, by guitar virtuoso Radomir Mihailović, nicknamed "Točak" ("the Wheel")... Crna dama (Black Lady) is the second studio album by the Yugoslav band Smak, released in 1977.


"There is no instrumental with scat singing on the world rock scene that is close to this. This kind of vocal performance is pure genius. These vocal commanding tones of the guitar, then the endings and all the other flexibility up to the high notes are an unsurpassed alternation in the rhythm of this perfection. And Zoran's bass is just a special story. A band that deserves years of research into every tone of every instrument in order to see and understand unity. That is SMAK. Love without borders."

Tracks
1. Crna dama (3:34)
2. Stvar ljubavi (5:09)
3. Domaci zadatak (7:43)
4. Alo (4:04)
5. Tegoba (6:46)
6. Daire (3:45)
7. Plava pesma (4:26)

Recorded and mixed at Morgan Studios, London during April 1977.

Personnel:
Bass – Zoran Milanović
Vocals – Boris Aranđelović
Drums, Percussion – Slobodan Stojanović "Kepa"
Guitar – Radomir Mihajlović "Točak"
Keyboards – Miodrag Petkovski "Miki"
Percussion – Maurice Pert
Strings – Harmonium Quartet
Cello – Ben Kennard
Viola – Brian Mack
Violin [First] – Pat Nalling
Violin [Second] – John Knight


[Refresh] Rod Stewart - An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (1970/1995) PolyGram Records - 830 572-2

 

MP3/320/80MB
Rock, Pop Rock, Rhythm & Blues

The Rod Stewart Album is the debut solo studio album by Rod Stewart, originally released in the United States in November 1969 under the title The Rod Stewart Album. It was later reissued in the United Kingdom in February 1970 with the new title An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down. The album features a blend of folk, rock, and country blues, showcasing Stewart's heartfelt vocal style and British working-class sensibility, with a mix of original compositions...

Tracks:
1. Street Fighting Man (5:08)
2. Man Of Constant Sorrow (2:33)
3. Blind Prayer (4:41)
4. Handbags & Gladrags (4:27)
5. An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (3:07)
6. I Wouldn't Ever Change A Thing (4:48)
7. Cindy's Lament (4:30)
8. Dirty Old Town (3:43)

Personnel:
Rod Stewart – vocals, guitars on "Man of Constant Sorrow"
Ronnie Wood – guitars (including bottleneck slide), bass, harmonica on "Dirty Old Town"
Martin Pugh – guitars
Martin Quittenton – acoustic guitar
Ian McLagan – piano, organ
Micky Waller – drums
Mike d'Abo – piano on "Handbags and Gladrags"
Lou Reizner – vocals on "I Wouldn't Ever Change a Thing"
Keith Emerson – organ on "I Wouldn't Ever Change a Thing"


Sunday, May 17, 2026

Mungo Jerry - The Dawn Singles Collection (2012) 7T's Records - GLAM CDD 135

 

MP3/320/276MB
Rock & Roll, Glem Rock

England's Mungo Jerry were a British blues, skiffle and jug band. Group's big international hit, 1970's "In the Summertime," written and sung by Ray Dorset. This set collects all of Mungo Jerry's singles, both A- and B-sides, for the Pye Records imprint Dawn Records, as well as the group's various EPs, and it reveals an extremely versatile outfit. Ray Dorset – vocals, guitars (only everstanding member).

CD1
1. In the Summertime 3:32
2. Mighty Man 4:45
3. Dust Pneumonia Blues 5:46
4. Baby Jump 4:04
5. The Man Behind the Piano 3:25
6. Maggie / Mighty Man / Midnight Special (Live) 9:37
7. Lady Rose 3:10
8. Have a Whiff on Me 3:55
9. Milk Cow Blues 5:07
10. Little Louis 3:49
11. She Rowed 3:13
12. You Don't Have to Be in the Army to Fight in the War 3:13
13. The Sun is Shining 3:37
14. O'Reilly 4:32
15. We Shall Be Free 2:56

CD2
1. Open Up 3:24
2. Going Back Home 2:15
3. I Don't Wanna Go Back to School 3:57
4. No Girl Reaction 4:35
5. My Girl and Me (7'' Version) 3:00
6. Summer's Gone 3:36
7. 46 and On (Single Version) 3:19
8. It's a Goodie Boogie Woogie 2:24
9. Alright, Alright, Alright 2:46
10. Little Miss Hipshake 2:31
11. Wild Love 3:07
12. Glad I'm a Rocker 2:49
13. Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black 2:53
14. Gonna Bop Till I Drop 2:52
15. All Dressed Up and No Place to Go 2:04
16. Shake Till I Break 1:41
17. Too Fast to Live and Too Young to Die 1:45
18. Burnin' Up 2:11


[Request] Tom Jones – The Decca Studio Albums Collection (2020) Decca Record

 

MP3/320/1.3GB
Easy Listening

For the very time ever, fourteen of Tom Jones’ Decca studio albums. Filled with hit singles from Jones’s illustrious career, including: It’s Not Unusual ∙ What’s New Pussycat ∙ Once There Was A Time ∙ This and That ∙ Green Green Grass of Home ∙ Detroit City ∙ I’ll Never Fall In Love Again ∙ I’m Coming Home ∙ Delilah ∙ Help Yourself ∙ Daughter Of Darkness ∙ The Young Mexican Puppeteer ∙ She’s A Lady… and many more.

The complete albums collection features 14 classic Tom Jones albums:

Along Came Jones 1965
A-Tom-Ic Jones 1966
From The Heart 1966
Green, Green Grass Of Home 1967
Delilah 1968
Help Yourself 1968
This Is Tom Jones 1969
Tom 1970
I Who Have Nothing 1970
Tom Jones Sings She's A Lady 1971
Close Up 1972
The Body And Soul Of Tom Jones 1973
Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like 1974
Memories Don't Leave Like People Do 1975