Moby Grape - Vintage • The Very Best Of Moby Grape (1993) Columbia/Legacy - C2K 53041

 

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Psychedelic Rock, Folk Music, Blues and Country

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Vintage The Very Best Of Moby Grape is a two-CD, 48-track retrospective by the San Francisco psychedelic rock group Moby Grape, released 1993 on Columbia/Legacy as part of the "Rock Artifacts" series. A complete chronicle of The Grape's Columbia recordings including unreleased songs, alternate versions, outrageous studio banter and much more!

CD1

1. Hey Grandma (2:45)

2. Mr. Blues (2:00)

3. Fall On You (2:50)

4. 8:05 (2:33)

5. Come In The Morning (2:18)

6. Omaha (2:45)

7. Naked, If I Want To (0:58)

8. Rounder (instrumental) (2:04)

9. Someday (3:32)

10. Ain't No Use (1:40)

11. Sitting By The Window (2:48)

12. Changes (3:24)

13. Lazy Me (1:48)

14. Indifference (4:16)

15. Looper (Audition version) (2:40)

16. Sweet Ride (3:12)

17. Bitter Wind (Alternate version) (2:40)

18. The Place And The Time (2:25)

19. Rounder (Live) (2:03)

20. Miller's Blues (Live) (6:07)

21. Changes (Live) (4:21)

22. Hey Grandma (mono single version) (2:33)

23. Omaha (mono single version) (2:23)

24. Big (4:44)

CD2

1. Skip's Song (demo) (3:25)

2. You Can Do Anything (demo) (2:51)

3. Murder In My Heart For The Judge (2:59)

4. Bitter Wind (3:08)

5. Can't Be So Bad (3:27)

6. Just Like Gene Autry; A Foxtrot (2:57)

7. He (3:38)

8. Motocycle Irene (2:26)

9. Funky-Tunk (2:13)

10. Rose Colored Eyes (4:20)

11. If You Can't Learn From Your Mistakes (Peter Solo Version) (1:26)

12. Ooh Mama Ooh (2:29)

13. Ain't That A Shame (2:31)

14. Trucking Man (2:03)

15. Captain Nemo (1:46)

16. What's To Choose (1:58)

17. Going Nowhere (2:04)

18. I Am Not Willing (3:01)

19. It's A Beautiful Day Today (3:08)

20. Right Before My Eyes (2:06)

21. Truly Fine Citizen (1:49)

22. Hoochie (4:25)

23. Soul Stew (2:20)

24. Seeing (8:07)

Notes

CD1: Tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14 taken from Columbia CS 9494 "Moby Grape" 1967.

Tracks 22,23 from mono single A and B-side 1967.

CD1: Tracks 8,15-21,24 previously unreleased.

CD2: Tracks 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 taken from Columbia CS 9613 "Wow" 1968.

Tracks 12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,22,24 taken from Columbia CS 9696 "Moby Grape '69" 1969.

Tracks 20,21 taken from Columbia CS 9912 "Truly Fine Citizen" 1969.

CD2: Tracks 1,2,11,23 previously unreleased.

Credits:

Guitar, Vocals - Alexander "Skip" Spence, Peter Charles Lewis

Piano, Bass, Guitar, Vocals - Jerry Miller

Bass, Vocals - J. Robert "Bob" Mosley

Bass - Bob Moore

Drums, Vocals - Don Stevenson

Ukulele, Banjo, Vocals - Arthur Godfrey

Arranged By [Orchestral] - David Rubinson, Joey Scott

The Elvin Bishop Group (1969/2002) Sundazed Music - SC 6189

 

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Blues Rock, Southern Rock

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Elvin Richard Bishop (born October 21, 1942) is an American blues and rock music singer, guitarist, bandleader and songwriter. Member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band from 1965 to 1968. In 1968, he went solo and formed the Elvin Bishop Group...

Tracklist:

1. The Things That I Used To Do 4:00

2. Tulsa Shuffle 5:16

3. Sweet Potato 5:34

4. How Much More 3:02

5. Dad Gum Ya Hide, Boy 2:49

6. Honey Bee 3:23

7. Prisoner Of Love 5:18

8. So Fine (Live) 3:57

9. Party Till The Cows Come Home (Live) 3:04

Notes

Bonus tracks: 8,9 - Live recorded at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, California from 1971.

"Fillmore: The Last Days documents the final run of concerts from June 29 to July 4, 1971 at the Fillmore West, it contains performances by 14 different bands which closed after these shows." 

Performers:

Bass – Art Stavro

Drums – John Chambers

Guitar, Vocals – Elvin Bishop

Harp – Applejack (Jack Walroth)

Organ – Steve Miller (Stephen Alan Miller)

Piano – Alberto Gianquinto

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (2CD) Original and Remixed version

 

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Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Avantgarde

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Hot Rats is the second solo album and eighth overall album by Frank Zappa, released in October 1969. It was Zappa's first recording project after the dissolution of the original lineup of the Mothers of Invention. Five of the six songs are instrumental, while "Willie the Pimp" features vocals by Captain Beefheart. In his original sleeve notes, Zappa described the album as "a movie for your ears".

"The LP was released on the blue Bizarre label in the United States in 1969. 

In 1987 Zappa remixed Hot Rats for re-issue on CD by Rykodisc. On this edition many of the gatefold photos were removed, and the few that were included were printed in black and white. "Willie the Pimp" is edited differently during the introduction and guitar solo. "The Gumbo Variations" is four minutes longer; it includes an introduction and guitar and saxophone solo sections which were left out of the LP version. On "Little Umbrellas", the piano and flute are more prominent than on the LP. Other differences include significant changes to the overall ambiance and dynamic range. A 2008 remaster of the original mix was used for a 2009 limited edition audiophile LP by Classic Records and for the 2012 Universal Music CD reissue." 

The lady on the cover of Frank Zappa's 1969 album Hot Rats is Christine Frka, also known as Miss Christine. 

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (2008) Zappa Records - ZAPPA 0238412

Tracklist:

1. Peaches En Regalia 3:38

2. Willie The Pimp 9:21

3. Son of Mr. Green Genes 8:58

4. Little Umbrellas 3:06

5. The Gumbo Variations 12:53

6. It Must Be A Camel 5:15

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (1987) Rykodisc - RCD 10066

Tracklist:

1. Peaches En Regalia 3:38

2. Willie The Pimp 9:16

3. Son Of Mr. Green Genes 8:58

4. Little Umbrellas 3:04

5. The Gumbo Variations 16:55

6. It Must Be A Camel 5:15

Credits:

Frank Zappa – guitar, octave bass, percussion

Ian Underwood – piano, organus maximus, flute, all clarinets, all saxes

Captain Beefheart – vocals on "Willie the Pimp"

Max Bennett – bass on all tracks except "Peaches en Regalia"

Shuggie Otis – bass on "Peaches en Regalia"

John Guerin – drums on "Willie the Pimp", "Little Umbrellas" and "It Must Be a Camel"

Paul Humphrey – drums on "Son of Mr. Green Genes" and "The Gumbo Variations"

Ron Selico – drums on "Peaches en Regalia"

Don "Sugarcane" Harris – violin on "Willie the Pimp" and "The Gumbo Variations"

Jean-Luc Ponty – violin on "It Must Be a Camel"

Lowell George – rhythm guitar (uncredited)

Seanor & Koss (1972/2005) Muskrat Records - RATCD-4252

 

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Classic Rock, Country Rock

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John Seanor and Ron Koss (Ex-Savage Grace) released this only album with the help of King Errisson (congas-percussion), Kenny Altman (bass), John Seiter (drums) and John Sebastian (harmonica). 

Not often that one hears a classic rock album that isn't already well known, this definitely fits the classic rock mold. Great album!

Tracks:

1. Mystery Train (4:36)

2. She Keeps It Hidden (3:58)

3. Iceland Annie (Bara, You're Pretty as Your Name) (4:19)

4. Babylon (5:15)

5. Homegrown (4:28)

6. Matchstick (4:31)

7. Feelin' in the Day (3:57)

8. One Day Longer (3:53)

Personnel:

Bass - Kenny Altman

Drums - John Seiter

Keyboards - John Seanor

Lead Vocals, Guitar - Ron Koss

Guest:

Congas - King Errison

Harmonica - John Sebastian

Frank Zappa - Läther (1996) Rykodisc - RCD 10574/76 (3CD)

 

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Jazz-Rock, Avantgarde, Prog Rock, Fusion, Post-Modern

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Läther (or "Leather") is the sixty-fifth official album by American musician Frank Zappa. It was released posthumously as a three-CD set on Rykodisc in 1996. The album's title is derived from bits of comic dialog that link the songs. Zappa also explained that the name is a joke, based on "common bastardized pronunciation of Germanic syllables by the Swiss."

Läther integrates many aspects of Zappa's musical oeuvre — heavy rock, orchestral works, and complex jazz flavored instrumentals, along with his distinctive electric guitar solos and satirical lyrics, all edited together in a seemingly random way.

Zappa said in 1978 that he originally configured the music on Läther as four individual albums, and that he completed these four albums in March 1977. Writing in the liner notes upon the album's release in 1996, Frank's wife Gail Zappa claimed a different story. The Läther album was intended for release as a four-LP box set on Halloween, October 31, 1977. However, this release was cancelled. Prior to the official 1996 release, unauthorized bootleg recordings of this material were widely distributed. In December 2012 an official reissue of Läther appeared in cardboard packaging with the original intended 1977 artwork.

(2016) Zappa Records

(1996) Rykodisc

(1996) Rykodisc - RCD 10574/76 (3CD/12+10+8)

CD1

1. Re-gyptian Strut 4:36

2. Naval Aviation in Art? 1:32

3. A Little Green Rosetta 2:48

4. Duck Duck Goose 3:01

5. Down in de Dew 2:57

6. For the Young Sophisticate 3:14

7. Tryin' to Grow a Chin 3:26

8. Broken Hearts Are for Assholes 4:40

9. The Legend of the Illinois Enema Bandit 12:43

10. Lemme Take You to the Beach 2:46

11. Revised Music for Guitar & Low Budget Orchestra 7:36

12. RDNZL 8:14

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"The Legend of the Illinois Enema Bandit" is a 13-minute Frank Zappa song chronicling the real-life crimes of Michael H. Kenyon, an American criminal who, between 1965 and 1975, committed armed robberies of female victims, mostly college students in Champaign, Illinois, during which he forcibly administered enemas. "The Illinois Enema Bandit" was later re-titled "The Legend of the Illinois Enema Bandit" for the posthumous album Läther (1996).

CD2

1. Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me? 4:56

2. The Black Page #1 1:57

3. Big Leg Emma 2:11

4. Punky's Whips 11:06

5. Flambe 2:05

6. The Purple Lagoon 16:22

7. Pedro's Dowry 7:45

8. Läther 3:50

9. Spider of Destiny 2:40

10. Duke of Orchestral Prunes 4:21

CD 3

1. Filthy Habits 7:12

2. Titties 'n Beer 5:23

3. The Ocean Is the Ultimate Solution 8:32

4. The Adventures of Greggery Peccary 21:00

CD Bonus Tracks

5. Regyptian Strut (1993) 4:42

6. Leather Goods 6:01

7. Revenge of the Knick Knack People 2:25

8. Time Is Money 3:04

(2016) Zappa Records - ZR 0238932 (3CD/12+10+4)

This version omits the 1996 bonus tracks.

CD1

1. Re‐gyptian Strut 4:37

2. Naval Aviation In Art? 1:33

3. A Little Green Rosetta 2:50

4. Duck Duck Goose 3:00

5. Down In De Dew 2:58

6. For The Young Sophisticate 3:15

7. Tryin’ To Grow A Chin 3:26

8. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes 4:40

9. The Legend Of The Illinois Enema Bandit 12:43

10. Lemme Take You To The Beach 2:47

11. Revised Music For Guitar & Low Budget Orchestra 7:36

12. RDNZL 8:15

CD3

1. Honey, Don’t You Want A Man Like Me? 4:57

2. The Black Page #1 1:58

3. Big Leg Emma 2:19

4. Punky’s Whips 10:59

5. Flambé 2:06

6. The Purple Lagoon 16:22

7. Pedro’s Dowry 7:46

8. Läther 3:50

9. Spider Of Destiny 2:40

10. Duke Of Orchestral Prunes 4:21

CD3

1. Filthy Habits 7:12

2. Titties ‘n Beer 5:23

3. The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution 8:33

4. The Adventures of Greggery Peccary 20:57

Giant - What’s In This Life For You? (1970/2026) Big Pink - BIG PINK 1026

 

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Psychedelic Funk, Jazz Rock

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What's In This Life For You? is the only album by Giant, a nine-member American psychedelic funk/jazz-rock group, recorded in 1970 and cataloged on Mercury. Despite reaching what reviewers call the peak of the band's output, Mercury never officially released the album at the time, and the group fell into obscurity, it later surfaced through reissues (including a Big Pink Music CD). 

Tracks:

1. Think! What’s In This Life For You 4:32

2. You Ain’t Gonna Find Me 3:30

3. That’s The Way It Goes 3:58

4. Range Rider 3:10

5. Dear John 2:56

6. One Night Stand Man 4:24

7. Plastic World 3:13

8. Queen Of Downs 3:30

9. In My World 2:45

10. Dedicated To Your Head 3:08

11. Last War 2:52

Personnel:

Al Del Monte – trumpet

Christie Thompson – vocals

David Spinozza – acoustic & electric guitar

Glen Tappan – rhythm guitar

Jack LeGrazie – keyboards

Lenny Colangello – trombone

Ron Viola – saxophone, woodwind, flute

Thom Arlotta – bass

Steve Pucci – drums

The Move - Hits & Rarities Singles A's & B's (1999) Repertoire Records - REP 4665-WA

 

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Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Mod

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British rock band from Birmingham formed in 1965 and disbanded in 1972. They formed into ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) after several line-up changes and primary songwriter Roy Wood's desire to form a new band that would play orchestral as well as hard rock...  Despite releasing 4 albums, only their 1968 debut "Move" charted, reaching 15 in the UK.

CD1

1. Night Of Fear

2. The Disturbance

3. I Can Hear The Grass Grow

4. Wave Your Flag And Stop The Train

5. Flowers In The Rain

6. (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree

7. Cherry Blossom Clinic

8. Vote For Me

9. Fire Brigade

10. Walk Upon The Water

11. Wild Tiger Woman

12. Omnibus

13. Blackberry Way

14. Something

15. Yellow Rainbow

16. Curly

17. This Time Tomorrow

18. Brontosaurus

19. Lightning Never Strikes Twice

20. Something 

CD2

1. When Alice Comes Back To The Farm

2. What

3. Kilroy Was Here

4. Turkish Tram Conductor Blues

5. Beautiful Daughter

6. Ella James

7. No Time

8. Tonight

9. Don't Mess Me Up

10. My Marge

11. Chinatown

12. Down On The Bay

13. California Man

14. Do Ya

15. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star

16. Stephanie Knows Who

17. Something Else

18. It'll Be Me

19. Sunshine Help Me

20. Useless Information (Cosas Que No Sirven)

Notes

CD1

Tracks: 1-19 from Singles A & B-sides 1966-1970

Track: 20 from Italian Single 1968 (Italian Version)

CD2 

Tracks: 1-14 from Singles A & B-sides 1970-1972

Tracks: 15-19 from EP "Something Else" 1968

Track: 20 from Spanish EP "Omnibus" 1968

The Chocolate Watchband - One Step Beyond (1969/1994) Sundazed Music - SC 6025

 

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Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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1960's American garage psychedelic rock band, formed in San Jose, California, USA, in 1965. Dissolution in 1970, reunited in 1999. Their use of distorted-psychedelic-style guitar made them one of the heavier bands of the period...

A third studio album, One Step Beyond, was recorded with producer Ed Cobb again using session musicians, and sometimes entire ghost bands, to record portions of it.

Tracks:

1. Uncle Morris 3:09

2. How Ya Been 3:09

3. Devil’s Motorcycle 2:59

4. I Don’t Need No Doctor 4:01

5. Flowers 2:45

6. Fireface 2:48

7. And She’s Lonely 4:15

Bonuses:

8. Don’t Need Your Lovin’ 2:35

9. Sitting There Standing 2:19

10. Blues Theme 2:21

11. Loose Lip Sync Ship 3:01

Notes

Tracks: 8,9 from the "Riot On Sunset Strip" soundtrack 1967

Tracks: 10,11 originally released as "The Hogs" single 1966 release on Hanna-Barbera Records. 

Personnel:

Danny Phay - vocals (1-7)

Mark Loomis - guitar, keyboards

Sean Tolby - rhythm guitar

Ted Torney - guitar (1-7)

Gary Andrijasevich - drums

Dave Aguilar - vocals (8-11)

Bill "Flo" Flores - bass (8-11)

Jerry Miller - guitar (3)

Leong Lau - Dragon Man (1976/2014) Strawberry Rain - SR010

 

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Psycho Rock, Soul/Funky Jazz

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"Only a decade ago Leong Lau remained a well-hidden Malaysian-Australian treasure, known only to small circles of Australian record collectors. Dragon Man might best be described musically as psyc rock, however the significant use of soul/funk and jazz melodies adds a unique musical depth that makes it hard to categorise. That said, Dragon Man is both a significant musical and cultural statement that’s just as poignant today as it was then." (bandcamp)

Tracklist:

1. The Atlas Revolution 4:56

2. Ghost Drums 4:32

3. Rhythm Pounding 6:01

4. Dragon Man 4:27

5. Soul Baby 5:46

6. Deep In The Jungle 8:48

7. Love Poem (Dedicated To Kuan) 1:37

Bonus:

8. Late Night Flyer 2:55

9. One Dimensional Man 2:41

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Bonus tracks are from his 1977 single "Leong Lau featuring East-West Unity Band".

Personnel:

Drums, Percussion - Andrew Evans 

Electric Bass - Alistair Bell

Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar - Paul Pallister

Vocals, Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Harmonica, Cornet, Percussion, Guitar - Leong Lau

Pink Fairies - Never Never Land (1971/2002) Polydor Ltd. - 589 550-2

 

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Proto-Punk, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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Never Never Land is the 1971 debut album by the UK underground group Pink Fairies.

Pink Fairies are an English rock band initially active in the London (Ladbroke Grove) underground and psychedelic scene of the early 1970s...

Tracklist:

1. Do It 4:16

2. Heavenly Man 3:41

3. Say You Love Me 3:49

4. War Girl 4:35

5. Never Never Land 6:55

6. Track One, Side Two 4:41

7. Thor 0:59

8. Teenage Rebel 5:21

9. Uncle Harry's Last Freakout 10:52

10. The Dream Is Just Beginning 1:18

Bonus:

11. The Snake 3:58

12. Do It (Single Edit) 3:05

13. War Girl (Alternate Extended Mix) 4:35

14. Uncle Harry's Last Freakout (First Version) 12:24

Notes

Tracks: 1-10 originally released as Polydor (1971).

Tracks: 11,12 originally released as Polydor in January (1971).

Track: 13 recorded at Command Studios March 14th 1971 (Previously unreleased).

Track: 14 recorded at Command Studios March 2nd 1971 - Mixed from the original 16-track master tape on April 20th 2002 (Previously unreleased).

Personnel:

Paul Rudolph – guitar, vocals

Duncan Sanderson – bass

Russell Hunter – drums

John Charles Alder "Twink" – drums, vocals