Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out & Getting To This (2CD/2018) Chrysalis Records CRCX 1087

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rhythmic jazz-inflected blues rock

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Blodwyn Pig was a British blues rock band, founded in 1968 by guitarist–vocalist–songwriter Mick Abrahams. Abrahams left Jethro Tull after their debut album, This Was, was released, due to a falling-out with Tull vocalist Ian Anderson over the direction of the band. He formed Blodwyn Pig with Jack Lancaster (saxophone and flute), Andy Pyle (bass guitar), and Ron Berg (drums). Blodwyn Pig recorded two albums, Ahead Rings Out in 1969 and Getting to This in 1970.

CD1

01. It's Only Love (Abrahams) - 3:23

02. Dear Jill (Abrahams) - 5:12

03. Sing Me A Song That I Know (Abrahams) - 3:02

04. The Modern Alchemist (Abrahams) - 5:37

05. Up And Coming (Abrahams/Lancaster/Pyle/Berg) - 5:20

06. Leave It With Me (Lancaster) - 3:45

07. The Change Song (Abrahams) - 3:45

08. Backwash (Abrahams/Lancaster/Pyle/Berg) - 0:50

09. Ain't Ya Comin'Home, Babe? (Abrahams/Lancaster/Pyle) - 5:35

Bonus Tracks

10. Sweet Caroline (B Side To Dear Jill - May 1969) - 2:50

11. Walk on the Water (A Side Single Oct 1969) - 3:41

12. Summer Day (B Side To Walk On The Water) - 3:43

13. Mcgregor Muckabout (Previously Unreleased) - 10:31

CD2

All tracks written by Mick Abrahams except where noted.

01. Drive Me - 3:19

02. Variations On Nainos - 3:47

03. See My Way - 5:03

04. Long Bomb Blues - 1:07

05. The Squirreling Must Go On (Mick Abrahams, Andy Pyle) - 4:21

06. San Francisco Sketches (Jack Lancaster) - 8:09

a.) Beach Scape

b.) Fisherman's Wharf

c.) Telegraph Hill

d.) Close the Door, I'm Falling Out of the Room

07. Worry (Andy Pyle) - 3:41

08. Toys - 3:01

09. To Rassman - 1:27

10. Send Your Son To Die - 4:25

Bonus Tracks

11. Same Old Story (A Side Single May 1970) - 2:36

12. Slow Down (B Side - Same Old Story May 1970) - 4:18

13. Meanie Mornay (Outtake From ‘Getting To This’ Album) - 4:45

14. One Thing Leads to Another (Previously Unreleased) - 3:39

Personnel:

Mick Abrahams – guitar, vocals, seven-string slide guitar

Jack Lancaster – flute, violin, tenor sax, baritone sax, soprano sax, brass arrangements

Andy Pyle – electric bass, six-string bass

Ron Berg – drums

Graham Waller – piano ("Drive Me", "San Francisco Sketches" a.) Beach Scape)

Van Morrison - The Philosopher's Stone (2CD/1998) Exile Records - 531 789-2

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Rhythm and Blues, Folk Rock, Classic Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul

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The Philosopher's Stone is a compilation album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison released in 1998.

The songs released on this 2-CD thirty-track album were previously unreleased outtakes from 1969 to 1988. The album features twenty-five songs that had never been released, and early alternative renditions of "The Street Only Knew Your Name" from Inarticulate Speech of the Heart, "Wonderful Remark" from The Best of Van Morrison, "Real Real Gone" from Enlightenment, "Joyous Sound" and "Flamingos Fly" from A Period of Transition, and "Bright Side of the Road" from Into the Music.

Three songs on the album were evidently intended for Morrison's unreleased 1975 album Mechanical Bliss. "Twilight Zone", "Foggy Mountain Top" and "Flamingos Fly" were all mixed in 1974 just before Mechanical Bliss was due to come out.

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CD1

01. Really Don't Know 03:37

02. Ordinary People 05:20

03. Wonderful Remark 08:01

04. Not Supposed To Break Down 05:24

05. Laughing In The Wind 04:11

06. Madame Joy 04:24

07. Contemplation Rose 05:15

08. Don't Worry About Tomorrow 05:21

09. Try For Sleep (Van Morrison, John Platania) 06:06

10. Lover's Prayer 03:58

11. Drumshanbo Hustle 04:49

12. Twilight Zone 08:24

13. Foggy Mountain Top 05:28

14. Naked In The Jungle 04:37

15. There There Child (Van Morrison, John Platania) 03:01

CD2

01. The Street Only Knew Your Name 06:25

02. John Henry 05:49

03. Western Plain (Lead Belly, John Lomax) 05:43

04. Joyous Sound 02:30

05. I Have Finally Come To Realise 05:10

06. Flamingos Fly 06:29

07. Stepping Out Queen, Pt. 2 04:27

08. Bright Side Of The Road 04:02

09. Street Theory 04:54

10. Real Real Gone 03:45

11. Showbusiness 09:21

12. For Mr. Thomas (Robin Williamson) 04:15

13. Crazy Jane On God (William Mathieu, William Butler Yeats) 04:06

14. Song Of Being A Child (Peter Handke, Van Morrison) 04:09

15. High Spirits (Paddy Moloney, Van Morrison) 04:21

Stone The Crows - Teenage Licks (1971/1996) Repertoire REP 4625-WY

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Blues Rock

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Their third album, 1971’s Teenage Licks, demonstrated an improved control of power and groove in Faces and I May Be Right I May Be Wrong, but also marked their continued interest in going off the rails in Mr Wizard and One Five Eight. With three of its nine tracks credited to Stone The Crows rather than specific writers, it seemed as if the band had weathered the storm of the line-up change, with the promise of greater work to come. 

Tracks:

01. Big Jim Salter (Colin Allen, Maggie Bell, Les Harvey) - 4:34

02. Faces (Stone the Crows) - 4:38

03. Mr. Wizard (Colin Allen, Maggie Bell, Les Harvey) - 5:26

04. Don't Think Twice (Bob Dylan) - 4:59

05. 'Keep on Rollin' (Colin Allen, Maggie Bell, Les Harvey) - 3:49

06. Ailen Mochree (Traditional) - 0:22

07. One Five Eight (John McGinnis) - 6:27

08. I May Be Right I May Be Wrong (Stone the Crows) - 5:01

09. Seven Lakes (Stone the Crows) - 3:02

Personnel:

- Maggie Bell - female lead vocals

- Les Harvey - guitar, recorder

- Colin Allen - drums, percussion

- Steve Thompson - bass, drums

- Ronnie Leahy - keyboards

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- Dundee Horns - horns

Delaney, Bonnie & Friends Live in San Francisco, CA February 22 1970 (2020) Laser Media (Unofficial Release)

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Rock, Blues, Folk, World & Country

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This Fillmore West performance, recorded shortly before Clapton would recruit the core band (Bobby Whitlock on keyboards, Carl Radle on bass and Jim Gordon on drums) to form his next band, Derek & The Dominoes, captures Delaney & Bonnie and Friends in incendiary form and at the peak of this particular lineup's powers. Recorded on the final night of a legendary four-night run in San Francisco, this performance is arguably superior to the official live album. Featuring several of the same songs, as well as material only released on studio albums, this group is literally a musical locomotive driven along by Delaney's charging guitar and vocals and Bonnie's peerless voice, which balances blistering and sweet at the same time. Also for this performance, Delaney's old buddy, Leon Russell, joins the already impressive lineup on grand piano throughout the set.

Tracks:

01. Things Get Better (5:11)

02. I Don't Know Why (6:07)

03. Will the Circle Be Unbroken (3:04)

04. Pour Your Love on Me (2:49)

05. Just Plain Beautiful (5:51)

06. Where There's a Will There's a Way (7:39)

07. Crossroads (Incomplete) (7:21)

08. Special Life (6:24)

09. Poor Elijah / Ain't Nobody Here (Tribute to Johnson Medley) (6:55)

10. Coming Home (9:37)

11. Little Richard Medley (Incomplete): Tutti Frutti / The Girl Can't Help It (3:35)

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Delaney Bramlett - guitar, vocals; Bonnie Bramlett - vocals; Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals; Bobby Whitlock - organ, vocals; Leon Russell - piano; Carl Radle - bass; Jim Gordon - drums; Jim Price - trumpet, trombone; Bobby Keys - saxophone; Jim Horn - saxophone; Tex Johnson - conga, bongos; Rita Coolidge - vocals

Sweet Smoke - Just A Poke (1970/1990) Electrola - CDP 538-7 48871 2

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Progressive/Psychedelic Jazz Rock

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Just a Poke is the first album by the band Sweet Smoke, released in 1970, engineered by Conny Plank. The song "Baby Night" displays the band's progressive jazz fusion style at the time. The song can be divided into three main sections, the highlights being the instrumental sections.

Sweet Smoke was an American rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 1968. The group moved to Europe in 1969, living in Germany, and performing in Germany, the Netherlands and France until 1974 when the band split up. 

Tracks:

01. Baby Night (Sweet Smoke) - 16:30

02. Silly Sally (Sweet Smoke) - 16:29

Personnel:

Michael Paris – tenor sax, vocals, alto recorder, percussion

Marvin Kaminowitz – lead guitar, vocals

Steve Rosenstein – rhythm guitar, vocals

Andrew Dershin – bass

Jay Dorfman – drums, percussion