Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The Elders - Looking For The Answer (1971/2010) Gear Fab Records - GF-244

 

MP3/320/107MB
Psychedelic Rock, Soul

American rock band from Dayton, Ohio formed around 1966 and disbanded between 1973 and 1975. Originally known as The Others.

Tracks:
1. Looking For The Answer (Ron Skinner, L.Bari) 4:58
2. Too Late To Change (Pat Smith, Gordon Neal) 4:09
3. Sissy Strut / Romp (Zigaboo Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentell) 3:58
4. Fort Lauderdale (Pat Smith) 0:58
5. 25 Miles (Edwin Starr, Johnny W. Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Bert Berns) 3:32
6. By The Size Of My Shoes (Larry Weiss, Jimmy Williams) 3:14
7. Everybody Say Yeah (To The Call, Freedom For All) (Rod Budeliney) 3:20
8. Hip Hug Her (Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson Jr.) 3:24
9. Your Mother Chews Tobacco (Pat Smith) 1:04

Personnel:
Pat Smith - Keyboards
Rod Budeliney - Guitar
Jerry Behring - Bass
Ron Skinner - Drums


Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Ian Carr's Nucleus - Roots (1973/2022) Musea - FGBG 2127

 

MP3/320/91MB
Canterbury Scene, Jazz Fusion

Nucleus was a British jazz rock band, which continued in different forms from 1969 to 1989. In 1970, the band won first prize at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The band was established by Ian Carr, who had been in the Don Rendell Ian Carr Quintet during the middle and late 1960s...
Ian Carr (21 April 1933 – 25 February 2009) was a Scottish jazz musician, composer, writer and educator.

Tracks:
1. Roots (9:24)
2. Images (4:55)
3. Caliban (4:35)
4. Whapatiti (3:23)
5. Capricorn (4:01)
6. Odokamona (3:24)
7. Southern Roots And Celebration (7:43)

Personnel:
Ian Carr - trumpet
Brian Smith -  tenor & sopran saxophone, flute, bamboo flute
Dave MacRae - piano, E-piano
Jocelyn Pitchen - guitar
Roger Sutton - bass
Clive Thacker - drums
Aureo De Souza - percussion
Joy Yates - vocals


Sunday, March 8, 2026

Iron Lung - High Bail (LP/1975) K.D.R. Records - BB 1063

 

MP3/320/101MB
Blues Rock

The Illinois band's only and rare album, privately pressed on Chicago's K.D.R. Records in a limited edition of 400 copies. Eight tracks of quality blues, at times veering slightly toward soul and then into solid southern rock.

Tracks:
A1. Because Of You 5:06
A2. High Bail 4:44
A3. Nobody Cares 4:28
A4. The Thrill Is Over 7:13

B1. Telephone Blues 7:18
B2. Misled 4:09
B3. Tell Me 9:15

Personnel:
Bass – Wayne Peterson 
Drums – Rod Anderson 
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Vocals – Bill Boltz
Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Roger Repp
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Backing Vocals – C.T.S. Express (A2,A4,B2)
Saxophone – Tom Kleeman (B1)


Saturday, March 7, 2026

Game (1969/2007) Second Harvest - SH 405

 

MP3/320/93MB
Heavy Psychedelic Rock, Proto-Prog

1960s-1970s rock band from Miami, Florida.
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Tracks:
1. Entrance (Eddie Keating, Tom Quick) 0:49
2. What's Goin' Through My Head (Eddie Keating) 3:18
3. Discovering You (Les Luhring) 4:10
4. Fat Mama (Eddie Keating) 2:42
5. Make Some Music (Eddie Keating) 7:47
6. Stop, Look And Listen (Les Luhring) 3:27
7. Disturbance / We Turn To You (Les Luhring, Eddie Keating) 6:19
8. Sermon (Eddie Keating) 2:08
9. Girl Next Door (Eddie Keating) 3:19
10. Exit (Chuck Kirkpatrick, Eddie Keating) 4:00

Personnel:
Chuck Kirkpatrick (Hugh Houston Kirkpatrick III) - vocals, 12-string guitar, acoustic & electric guitar, bass
Eddie Keating - lead vocals, 12-string guitar, acoustic & electric guitar, bass
George Terry - vocals, 12-string guitar, acoustic & electric guitar, bass
Les Luhring - piano, organ, clavinet
Scott Kirkpatrick (Scott Crane Kirkpatrick) - drums, vocals


Friday, March 6, 2026

Gallery - Nice To Be With You (1972) Sussex - SXBS-7017

 

MP3/320/83MB
Pop Rock, Soft Rock

Gallery was an American soft rock band, formed in Detroit, Michigan by Jim Gold. The band has released a number of songs that became international hit singles, including: "Nice to Be with You", "I Believe in Music", "Big City Miss Ruth Ann". Band disbanded in 1974, and Jim Gold embarked on a solo career.

Tracks:
1. There's An Island (Billy Meshel, Christopher Welch, Marc Gilutin) 2:50
2. Louisiana Line 2:41
3. Someone 3:38
4. Ginger Haired Man 2:43
5. Nice To Be With You 2:37
6. Gee Whiz (Jimmie Thomas, Vikki Jeanne) 2:58
7. I Believe In Music (Mac Davis) 2:35
8. Lover's Hideaway 2:41
9. You're Always On My Mind 3:01
10. He Will Break Your Heart (Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield) 3:01
11. Sunday And Me (Neil Diamond) 2:42
12. Big City Miss Ruth Ann (Tom Lazaros) 2:21

Personnel:
Jim Gold - lead vocals, guitar
Brent Anderson - lead guitar, backing vocals
Cal Freeman - steel guitar
Dennis Kovarik - bass, backing vocals
Danny Brucato - drums
Bill Nova - percussion, guitar, backing vocals