The Spencer Davis Group - The Singles (2003) BR Music - BX 550-2

 

MP3/320/218MB

British Invasion, Blue-Eyed Soul, Pop/Rock, R&B

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The Spencer Davis Group were a British rock band formed in Birmingham in 1963 by Spencer Davis (guitar), brothers Steve Winwood (vocals, keyboards, and guitar) and Muff Winwood (bass guitar) and Pete York (drums). 

"The Spencer Davis Group is fondly remembered for their late-1960s singles that featured the deep soul vocals of Steve Winwood, then only a teenager. Singles like "Somebody Help Me", "Keep on Running", "Gimme Some Lovin'", and "I'm a Man" were solid R&B rockers, making The Spencer Davis Group one of the most explosive bands in the so-called British Invasion era. This collection has all their hits, but also includes several early Traffic tracks. The final track is a bizarre, bombastic, near-mento song called "Incense," released by a group named the Anglos in 1969, supposedly featuring Winwood." (Steve Leggett)

Tracks:

1. Dimples

2. Sittin' And Thinking

3. I Can't Stand It

4. Every Little Bit Hurts

5. Strong Love

6. Keep On Running

7. High Time Baby

8. Somebody Help Me

9. When A Man Loves A Woman

10. When I Come Home

11. Georgia On My Mind

12. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

13. Gimme Some Lovin'

14. I'm A Man

15. Time Seller

16. Don't Want You No More

17. Mr. Second Class

18. After Tea

Bonus:

19. Paper Sun

20. Hole In My Shoe

21. Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush

22. No Face, No Name, No Number

23. Feelin' Alright

24. Medicated Goo

25. Incense

Notes

Tracks: 19-24 / from Traffic

Track: 25 / from The Anglos

Blue Effect 1969–1989 (9CD Box Set) (2009) Supraphon - SU 5990-2

 

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Jazz-Rock, Art Rock, Prog Rock, Blues Rock

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Blue Effect was a Czech rock band, also operating under the names M. Efekt, Modrý Efekt, or the Special Blue Effect, since their formation in 1968. The band's main and only permanent member, from its founding until his death in 2016, was guitarist Radim Hladík, formerly of the Matadors. Blue Effect changed their musical style several times, ranging from blues rock, jazz fusion to art rock.

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Box Set

CD1: Meditace (1970)

CD2: Coniunctio (1970)

CD3: Nová Syntéza (1971)

CD4: Nová Syntéza 2 (1974)

CD5: Modrý Efekt & Radim Hladík (1974)

CD6: Svitanie (1977)

CD7: Svět Hledačů (1979)

CD8: 33 (1981)

CD9: Singly & Bonusy (2009)

Madder Lake - Stillpoint & Butterfly Farm

 

MP3/320/325MB

Heavy Prog Rock

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Madder Lake are an Australian progressive rock band formed in Melbourne in 1968 as San Sebastian. They were one of the first bands signed to the Michael Gudinski co-owned Mushroom Records which released their debut single, "Goodbye Lollypop" in February 1973, followed by the album Stillpoint in August. This contained their most recognisable single, "12lb Toothbrush". Their second album Butterfly Farm was released in April 1974, they left Mushroom after their last single, "I Get High" appeared in July 1976. A compilation album The Best of Madder Lake was released by Mushroom Records in 1978.

Stillpoint (1973/2008) Aztec Music - AVSCD040

  

Tracklist:

1. Salmon Song (8:22)

2. On My Way To Heaven (3:51)

3. Helper (5:07)

4. Listen To The Morning Sunshine (5:11)

5. Goodbye Lollipop (3:36)

6. Song For Little Ernest (4:30)

7. 12-lb. Toothbrush (6:02)

Bonus Tracks:

8. Bumper Bar Song (B-Side) (4:41)

9. 12-lb. Toothbrush (Single Version) (3:50)

10. Country Blues (B-Side) (2:43)

11. Down The River (Live At Sunbury 1973) (6:14)

12. 12-lb. Toothbrush (Live At Sunbury 1973) (8:18)

13. Bumper Bar Song (Live At Garrison 1973) (5:50)

14. When Is A Mouse (Live At Garrison 1973) (5:38)

Personnel:

Mick Fettes - vocals

Jack Kreemers - drums, congas, gong

Brendon Mason - lead guitar

Kerry McKenna - bass, synthesizer, vocals

Andy Cowan - keyboards, vocals (9,10,13,14)

John McKinnon - piano, organ, vocals (1-8,11,12)

Butterfly Farm (1974/2009) Aztec Music - AVSCD044

Tracklist:

1 Rodney's Birthday (3:01)

2 Mother Ship (7:42)

3 Booze Blues (2:56)

4 Ride On Fast (4:28)

5 One Star And The Moon (5:21)

6 Butterfly Farm (3:34)

7 Slack Alice (5:10)

8 Back Seat Song (3:28)

Bonus Tracks:

9 It's All in Your Head (Single A-Side 1974) (3:54)

10 I Get High (Single A-Side 1976) (3:28)

11 Rodney's Birthday (Live at Garrison 1973) (2:57)

12 Lizards (Live at Sunbury 1974) (5:06)

Personnel:

Mick Fettes - vocals (1-9,11,12)

Jack Kreemers - drums, vocals

Brendon Mason - lead guitar

Kerry McKenna - bass, synthesizer, vocals, guitar

Andy Cowan - keyboards, vocals

Ian Holding - bass (10)

John McKinnon - organ, piano, vocals (10)

Creenagh Bradstock, Linda George - backing vocals (3,5)

The Headband Collection (1999) EMI Music - 7243 5236882 2

 

MP3/320/167MB

Country Rock, Clasic Rock, Pop Rock

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New Zealand band active in the early to mid 1970s. They recorded one album for EMI's Harvest label before splitting in 1973.

Headband briefly reformed in 1975, with only Tommy Adderley, Jimmy Hill, and Dick Hopp remaining from the first lineup, and recorded a second album "Rock Garden" on Key.

Tracks:

1. Mood One / Time To Kill 7:11

2. Lisa, Listen To Me 2:41

3. Dip Tank 3:10

4. The Ballad Of Jacques La Mere 3:44

5. Headband Grooving 4:12

6. Good Morning Mr. Rock 'N' Roll 2:47

7. Love Is Bigger Than The Whole Wide World 4:00

8. Mood Two / The Laws Must Change 15:14

9. Hey Little School Girl 4:02

10. Ungrateful Madonna 5:01

11. Good Time Feeling 3:34

12. Blueberry Pie 4:52

13. I Get High (On Music) 4:05

14. Raving Richard 4:10

Notes

Tracks 1-8 are from the album Happen Out (1971)

Tracks 9-14 are from the album Rock Garden (1975)

Personnel:

Tommy Adderley - vocals, harmonica

Ron Craig - guitar, vocals, percussion, handclaps

Billy Kristian - bass, fuzz bass (6), piano (6), tambourine (4), vocals, percussion, handclaps

Jack Stradwick - bass

Dick Hopp - electric violin (1,5), violin (4,8), flute (2,3), chocola (1), handclaps

Neil Edwards - guitar (9-14), bass (9-14)

Len Whittle - keyboards (9-14), synthesizer (9-14), Moog bass (9-14)

Jimmy Sloggett - saxophone (14), brass arrangements (11)

Doug Allen - tuba (12)

Jimmy Hill - drums, percussion, vocals, cymbals (1,8), congas (3), bells (3), handclaps

Josie Hamilton, Kay Wolfgramme, The Yandall Sisters - backing vocals (13)

Love Affair - New Day (1971/2008) Repertoire Records - RP 587WZ

 

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Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Mod Beat

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New Day is the second studio album by the British band (Steve Ellis left the band), released in 1970 (often cited as late 1970 or early 1971). The album was credited to the alias LA on its original vinyl release and marked a significant shift from the band's earlier pop success toward progressive rock, psychedelic rock, and mod beat.

Tracks:

1. New Day 4:21

2. Walking Down The Road 3:10

3. Gee’s Whiz 4:38

4. Gypsy 5:02

5. Goodbye Brother, Farewell Friend 3:37

6. Hurt By Love 5:49

7. Bad Girl 4:11

8. Nine To Five 5:03

9. Thank You Bean 3:21

10. Speak Of Peace, Sing Of Joy 4:28

Personnel:

August Eadon - vocals, flute

Morgan Fisher - keyboards

Rex Brayley - guitar

Mick Jackson - bass

Maurice Bacon - drums

The Matadors - Classic (2010) Supraphon - SU 6002-2

 

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Blues Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock

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The Classic is a compilation album released on Supraphon, containing the band's studio recordings from 1967-1968 and concert recordings from 2007.

The Matadors were a beat band from Prague, Czechoslovakia active between 1965 and 1968, and intermittently between 1991 and 2008. The band released only one studio album during their career, the 1968 self-titled, shortly before the band's breakup... 

Tracks:

1. Hate Everything Except Of Hatter (Zlatý Důl) 3:30

2. Get Down From The Tree (Slez Dolů Ze Stromu) 3:29

3. I Think It’s Gonna Work Out Fine (Myslím, Že Se To Podařilo) 3:10

4. Indolence (Lenost) 3:52

5. Zlatý Důl 3:29

6. Láhev Kalorií 3:29

7. Get Down From The Tree (Slez Dolů Ze Stromu) 3:31

8. I Want To See You 2:23

9. My Girl 3:01

10. Bad, Bad Bird 2:30

11. Out Of Reach 4:15

12. Extraction 5:49

13. Shotgun 2:56

14. Hate Everything Except Of Hattered 3:30

15. I Feel So Lonely 4:06

16. I Must Hope 3:33

17. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 4:28

18. You’ll Be Mine 2:27

19. I Must Hope 3:29

20. It´s All Over Now, Baby Blue 4:44

21. You’ll Be Mine 3:06

22. Zlatý Důl 4:38

Notes

Hate Everything Except Of Hatter / EP 1967 (1-4)

Zlatý Důl / Láhev Kalorií / Single 1968 (5,6)

The Matadors / LP 1968 (7-18)

Blue Effect & Hosté. Recorded live at Lucerna Music Bar, 26. 3. 2007 (19-22)

Personnel:

Bass Guitar, Vocals – Otto Bezloja (1-18), Wojttech Říha (19-22)

Drums – Tony Blac (1-18), Václav Zima (19-22)

Guitar, Piano – Radim Hladík

Organ, Piano, Vocals – Jan Farmer Obermayer

Piano, Vocals – Vítek Beneš (19-22)

Vocals – Viktor Sodoma

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Jan Křížek (19-22)

Jimi Hendrix - The Singles Album (1983) Polydor - 827 369-2

 

MP3/320/230MB

Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock

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James Marshall Hendrix (Born: Johnny Allen Hendrix) American blues guitar virtuoso, lyricist, vocalist. Born: 27 November 1942, Seattle, USA - Died: 18 September 1970, London, UK.

CD1

1. Hey Joe (William Roberts) 3:26

2. Stone Free 3:35

3. Purple Haze 2:48

4. 51st Anniversary (Mono) 3:18

5. The Wind Cries Mary 3:18

6. Highway Chile (Mono) 3:30

7. The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp 3:38

8. The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice (Mono) 4:20

9. All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan) 4:00

10. Long Hot Summer Night 3:27

11. Cross Town Traffic 2:21

12. Let Me Light Your Fire 2:36

CD2

1. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 5:16

2. Angel 4:17

3. Night Bird Flying 3:54

4. Gypsy Eyes 3:45

5. Remember (Mono enhanced for stereo) 2:46

6. Johnny B. Goode (Live) (Chuck Berry) 4:05

7. Little Wing (Live) 3:16

8. Foxy Lady 3:16

9. Manic Depression 3:40

10. 3rd Stone From The Sun 6:42

11. Gloria (Van Morrison) 8:47

Neil Merryweather, John Richardson And Boers (1970/2018) New Music/Green Tree - GTR 171

MP3/320/81MB

Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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This is a 1970 blues-rock and psychedelic rock album released on the Kent label (KST 546), credited to the trio of Neil Merryweather, John Richardson and Robin Boers. Masterpiece.

Tracks:

1. Aren’t You Glad That You Know 3:03

2. City Boy 3:00

3. Dust My Blues 2:38

4. Flat Black 4:14

5. You Must Live It 2:43

6. Your Real Good Thing 3:31

7. Local 149 / Are You Ready 10:51

"Local 149" Recorded live at Brian's place (in Hernando Beach, Florida).

Personnel:

Bass, Harmonica, Vocals - Neil Merryweather

Drums -  Robin Boers

Guitar - John Richardson

Organ, Piano - Jack J. Velker

 

Young Flowers 1968-1969 (1997) PolyGram Records - 533 819-2

 

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Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

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Young Flowers were a Danish psychedelic / progressive rock trio, formed in Copenhagen in the summer of 1967 by Jens Dahl lead guitar (ex-The Defenders), Peter Ingemann bass, vocals (ex-Peter Belli & Seven Sounds)  and Ken Gudman drums (ex-The Defenders)... After the release of the single, Jens Dahl left the band due to health issues, and was replaced by Peer Frost (ex-Les Rivals) on lead guitar.

Tracklist:

1. Ouverture - Take Warning (4:15)

2. The Moment Life Appeared (2:16)

3. 25 Øre (8:00)

4. Oppe I Træet (3:18)

5. To You (1:53)

6. Down Along The Cove (3:46)

7. April '68 (9:00)

8. You Upset Me Baby (3:51)

9. And Who But I Should Be (5:42)

10. Party Beat (4:05)

11. Won't You Take My Place In The Queue (5:19)

12. Slow Down Driver (5:28)

13. The Daybreak (6:10)

14. Kragerne Vender (10:37)

Notes

Tracks 1-7 originally released on Blomsterpistolen, 1968.

Tracks 8-9,11-14 originally released on Young Flowers No. 2, 1969.

Track 10 originally released on Quiet Days In Clichy, 1969.

Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band – Rick Sings Nelson / Rudy The Fifth (1998) BGO Records - BGOCD441

 

MP3/320/224MB

Country Rock

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Rick Nelson formed The Stone Canyon Band in 1969 to transition from his teen idol persona to a respected country-rock musician. The original lineup featured Randy Meisner (bass, later of the Eagles), Tom Brumley (steel guitar), Allen Kemp (guitar), and Patrick Shanahan (drums). Key albums include In Concert at the Troubadour (1969), Rick Sings Nelson (1970), and Garden Party (1972).  Nelson died in a plane crash in 1985, and while the band’s name was officially dropped after 1975, the group remained a staple of his live performances until his death.

Tracks:

1. We've Got A Long Way To Go 3:58

2. California 3:04

3. Anytime 4:28

4. Down Along The Bayou Country 2:10

5. Sweet Mary 3:25

6. Look At Mary 3:08

7. The Reason Why 4:19

8. Mr. Dolphin 3:40

9. How Long 3:00

10. My Woman 3:59

11. This Train 2:35

12. Just Like A Woman 4:36

13. Sing Me A Song 3:22

14. The Last Time Around 4:25

15. Song For Kristin 1:17

16. Honky Tonk Women 4:15

17. Feel So Good 3:00

18. Life 2:59

19. Thank You Lord 4:02

20. Song For Kristin 1:17

21. Love Minus Zero / No Limit 2:55

22. Gypsy Pilot 4:05

Notes

2 albums on 1 CD Remastered.

1970 - Rick Sings Nelson (1-10).

1971 - Rudy The Fifth (11-22).

Personnel:

Lead Vocals, Piano, Rhythm Guitar – Rick Nelson

Backing Vocals, Bass – Randy Meisner (11-22)

Bass, Vocals – Tim Cetera (1-10)

Drums – Patrick Shanahan

Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals – Allen Kemp

Piano – Andy Belling (11,12,16,20), Rick Nelson (15,18)

Steel Guitar – Tom Brumley

Strings (Sting Arrangement) – Jimmie Haskell (11-22)