Früt - Spoiled Rotten (LP/1972) Westbound Records - WB 2008

 

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Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly, Pub Rock

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The band came from Mount Clemens, Michigan (USA) under the name Früt Of The Loom. In the early 70s, their name was simply shortened to "Früt".

Tracks:

A1. Ruby Baby 3:12

A2. Sixteen Candles 3:00

A3. You Can't Sit Down 3:52

A4. Gimme What You Got 3:10

A5. Sea Of Love 3:19

A6. You Just Gotta Have What It Takes 3:21

B1. Snatch N' Grabit 3:40

B2. Send Me Down 3:16

B3. Freckles On Her Butt 3:24

B4. Peggy Sue 2:31

B5. Save The Last Dance For Me 3:26

B6. Prison Of Love 3:14

Personnel:

Baritone Vocals - Mosely The Punk

Bass - John Kozmo

Drums - Snidley Whiplash

Lead Guitar - Crunchy Cristals

Lead Vocals - Panama

Soprano Vocals - Wildman Rapucci

Tenor Vocals - Meadowlark Brenner

Elijah & Elijah Fanfares (1972/73) United Artists

 

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Horn Rock

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"Elijah actually traces its roots to The Ever-Breen Blues band, who recorded a pair of late-60s albums, 7 Do Eleven and Comin' On. By the early 70's the band had morphed into Elijah, expanding the line-up to an eight piece with the addition of second keyboardist Jim Morris. They released two albums in the early 1970s: self-titled in 1972 and Elijah Fanfares in 1973. The band toured extensively in support of the albums, opening for a wide variety of acts ranging, but with minimal promotion from United Artists, the albums did little commercially amazing given the popularity of early 70's horn rock."

Tracklist:

1. It's Easy 3:16

2. Get Your Run Outq 4:53

3. You'll Never Keep The Woman Satisfied 3:36

4. L.A. Nites 3:51

5. Come On In 3:31

6. My Baby Oooo 2:57

7. You Don't Know Nothin About Love 4:48

8. Wishful Thinking 3:17

9. A Good Thing I'm On Fire 4:04

10. Baby Workout 5:20

11. Mama 3:08

12. 2Say What You Wanna 2:23

13. Elijah 2:48

14. Mean Man 2:58

15. Prehistoric Rhythm 5:02

16. Take A Ride 2:40

17. Nobody's Fault 2:30

18. Food For My Soul 2:55

19. Chant 13th Hour 3:17

20. Just A Few Days More 2:39

Notes

Tracks: 1-10 from LP. "Elijah Fanfares" (1973)

Tracks: 11-20 from LP. "Elijah" (1972)

Personnel:

Backing Vocals, Baritone Guitar, Guitar – Hank Barrio

Backing Vocals, Trombone – Kenny Walther

Bass – Joe McSweyn

Drums – Sam Lombardo

Lead Vocals – Manny Esparza

Piano, Piano [Electric] – Jame Morris

Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Don Roberts (1-10)

Trumpet – Stu Blumberg (1-10)

Saxophone, Organ – Steve Lawrence (11-20)

Trumpet – Tom Bray (11-20)

Kathi McDonald ‎- Insane Asylum (1974) Capitol Records - ST-11224

 

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Soul, R&B

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Insane Asylum is the debut album by American blues rock singer Kathi McDonald. The album was released on Capitol Records in February 1974.

Kathryn Marie "Kathi" McDonald (September 25, 1948 – October 3, 2012) was an American blues and rock singer and songwriter. As a teenager she sang with different bands around the Pacific Northwest before she was discovered by Ike Turner. She sang as an Ikette with Ike & Tina Turner and eventually replaced Janis Joplin as the front woman of Big Brother and Holding Company. McDonald became a background vocalist for various artists, including Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, The Rolling Stones, Freddie King, and Long John Baldry. She also recorded as a solo artist and fronted her own band Kathi McDonald & Friends.

Tracks:

1. Bogart To Bowie (Pete Sears, Kathi McDonald) 4:09

2. To Love Somebody (Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb) 4:25

3. (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozie) 2:01

4. Threw My Love Away (Pete Sears, Kathi McDonald) 2:56

5. Freak Lover (Mark Unobsky) 3:31

6. Down To The Wire (Neil Young) 2:50

7. Heartbreak Hotel (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley) 2:30

8. If You Need Me (Wilson Pickett, Robert Bateman, Sonny Sanders) 2:49

9. Somethin' Else (Bob Cochran, Sharon Sheeley) 2:39

10. All I Want To Be (Peter Frampton) 3:39

11. Insane Asylum (Willie Dixon) 4:45

Personnel:

Kathi McDonald (Kathryn Marie McDonald) - lead vocals

Pete Sears - bass (1-4,6-11), keyboards, piano (1-11), guitar (11)

Nils Lofgren - guitar (1,6,11)

Aynsley Dunbar - drums (1-11)

Bobbye Hall - percussion (1,3,6)

Pointer Sisters - backing vocals (1-3,5,6)

Ronnie Montrose - lead guitar (3,7,8)

Greg Douglass - rhythm guitar (3,7,8)

Tower Of Power - horns (3,8)

Neal Schon - guitar (4,10)

Jim McPherson - bass (5)

Papa John Creach - violin (5)

Mark Unobsky - guitar (5)

John Cipollina - lead guitar (9)

Gary Philippet - rhythm guitar (9)

Boots Hughston - horns (11)

Sly Stone - vocals (11)

Two psychedelic masterpieces from Venezuela

 

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Psychedelic Rock

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The Love Depression (1968/2006) Shadoks Music 037

Venezuelan rock masterpiece from 1968. Originally released on the same label as Ladies WC. Their only album was recorded in April 1968 and is considered one of the Venezuelan rock masterworks, full of fuzz guitars with a psychedelic twist. This extremely hard to find record stands out for being much more than just another covers album. 

Tracks:

1. Gon'na Ride (Álvaro Falcón, Jesús Toro) 2:57

2. High Way Child (Jimi Hendrix) 3:00

3. When A Man Loves A Woman (Lewis Wright) 3:24

4. Kansas City (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) 4:55

5. If You Need Me (Bateman Picket) 2:28

6. Toad (Ginger Baker) 4:05

7. Stone Free (Jimi Hendrix) 3:30

8. Crossroads (Robert Johnson) 4:25

9. Whiter Shade (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid) 3:50

10. 51st Anniversary (Jimi Hendrix) 3:11

11. I'm Sorry (Bobby Womack) 3:15

12. Sweet Soul Music (Otis Redding) 1:56

Personnel:

Álvaro Falcón - guitar, organ, piano, harmonica, backing vocals

Richard Aumaitre - bass, backing vocals

Jesús "Torito" Toro - drums, lead vocals

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Alfredo Rugeles - organ (9)

Willy Pérez - organ (11)

Stephen Scott - harmonica (4)

Ladies W.C. (1968/2004) Shadoks Music 046

Venezuelan psychedelic band with one recorded album released in 1968. Abbreviation of Ladies Water Closet.

Tracks:

1. People 2:42

2. I Can’t See Straight 3:18

3. To Walk On Water 3:26

4. Heaven’s Coming Up 4:22

5. And Everywhere I See The Shadow Of That Life 3:23

6. Searching For A Meeting Place 2:49

7. Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It 3:03

8. The Time Of Hope Is Gone 2:34

9. W.C. Blues 2:53

10. I’m Gonna Be 5:48

Personnel:

Adid Casta - guitar, organ, vocals

Jaime Seijas - guitar, organ, vocals

Steve Scott - harmonica, bass, vocals

Mario Seijas - drums, percussion

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Hector Fuenmayor - flute (3)

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Let everyone decide for themselves.

The Rainbows - Four Boys In Music (1965) CBS - S 62625

 

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Pop Rock, Beat

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The Rainbows were a German beat band formed in West Berlin in 1963, gaining international fame in 1965 with their novelty hit "Balla Balla", which later became known as "My Baby Baby Balla Balla". The band released their self-titled debut album "The Rainbows" (1965), featuring covers of rock and pop classics, including "Balla Balla"...

Tracks:

1. Beautiful Delilah (Chuck Berry) 2:25

2. Too Much Monkey Business (Chuck Berry) 2:46

3. Donna (Ritchie Valens) 2:37

4. Walking The Dog (Rufus Thomas) 2:55

5. I'll Not Be Without You (Horst Lippok, Rolf Schröder) 3:09

6. Sweet Little Sixteen (Chuck Berry) 2:55

7. Balla Balla (Horst Lippok) 2:02

8. Bald Headed Woman (Shel Talmy) 2:55

9. Carol (Chuck Berry) 2:32

10. Bad, Bad Baby (Kim Brown, Denis Gibson, Graham Johnson) 1:45

11. Mr. Milkman (Tony Crane, John Gustafson) 2:11

12. You Must've Seen (Horst Lippok, Rolf Schröder) 1:52

13. I Sure Know A Lot About Love (Horst Lippok, Rolf Schröder) 2:21

14. Four Boys In Music (Horst Lippok, Rolf Schröder) 2:14

Personnel:

Harmut Münster - lead guitar, vocals

Rolf Schröder - rhythm guitar, vocals

Horst Lippok - bass

Dieter Heinze - drums