The Outsiders - Strange Things Are Happening - The Complete Singles 1965-1969 (2002) RPM Records - RPM BC 244

 

MP3/320/199MB

Garage Rock, Beat, Psychedelic Rock

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The Outsiders were a Dutch Nederbeat band from Amsterdam. Their period of greatest popularity in the Netherlands was from 1965-67, but they released records until 1969. In recent years their legacy has extended beyond the Netherlands, and the group is today recognized as a distinctive exemplar of the garage rock genre...

Featuring: Wally Tax (vocals), Ronnie Splinter (guitar), Appie Rammers (bass guitar), Tom Krabbendam (guitar), Leendert "Buzz" Busch (drums), and Frank Beek (bass guitar 1968-1969), the band exemplified Nederbeat, a Dutch take on beat music created in the wake of the British Invasion...

In the autumn of 1969, Ronnie Splinter quit music. The band disbanded, with Tax and Busch subsequently forming Tax Free.

Tracks:

1. You Mistreat Me

2. Sun's Going Down

3. Felt Like I Wanted To Cry

4. I Love Her Still, I Always Will

5. Lying All The Time

6. Thinking About Today

7. Keep On Trying

8. That's Your Problem

9. Touch

10. Ballad Of John B.

11. Monkey On Your Back

12. What's Wrong With You

13. Summer Is Here

14. Teach Me To Forget

15. I've Been Loving You So Long

16. I'm Only Trying To Prove To Myself That I'm Not Like Everybody Else

17. Don't You Worry About Me

18. Bird In A Cage

19. Cup Of Hot Coffee

20. Strange Things Are Happenning

21. I Don't Care

22. You Remind Me

23. Do You Feel Allright

24. Daddy Died On A Saturday

 

Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Doctor Hook (1972/2019) Columbia - CK 30898

 

MP3/320/93MB

Soft Rock, Country Rock

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Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show released their debut studio album, Doctor Hook (later retitled Sylvia's Mother), in 1972.  The album is a country rock and soft rock record featuring 11 tracks, all written by Shel Silverstein except where noted.

Dr. Hook (known as Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show until 1975) was an American rock band formed in Union City, New Jersey. Haffkine, having a knack for picking songs, quickly became Dr. Hook's number one A&R man and their producer and manager. Shel Silverstein wrote all the songs for their self-titled debut album, released in May 1972. Doctor Hook featured lead vocals, guitar, bass and harmonica by Locorriere, steel guitarist Cummings and singer Sawyer, plus drummer David and keyboard player Billy Francis.

Tracks:

1. Sylvia's Mother

2. Marie Lavaux

3. Sing Me A Rainbow

4. Hey, Lady Godiva

5. Four Years Older Than Me

6. Kiss It Away

7. Makin' It Natural

8. I Call That True Love

9. When She Cries

10. Judy

11. Mama, I'll Sing One Song For You

Personnel:

Bill Francis – Keyboards, Vocals

Ray Sawyer – Lead Vocals, Guitar

Dennis Locorriere – Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass

George Cummings – Steel Guitar, Lead Guitar

Jay David – Vocals, Drums

Arzachel (1969/2014) Prog Temple - PTCD8035

 

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Psychedelic Rock

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Arzachel released one album in 1969. This band was the reformation of Uriel who had changed its name to Egg in January 1969 after the departure of their guitarist Steve Hillage. Since the members of Egg had just signed an exclusive deal with Decca when they were offered to record a psychedelic album by another label, they reunited with Steve Hillage under the name Arzachel in June 1969. On the released LP the band members used pseudonyms. The A side has four songs, while the B side consists of only two mind-bending psychedelic tracks, the longer of which is a 17-minute jam entitled "Metempsychosis". It was issued on the short-lived Evolution label and quickly became a collector's item. A pirate version is thought to have circulated in the late 1970s, and it has been much bootlegged in more recent years.

Tracks:

1. Garden of Earthly Delights (4:26)

2. Azathoth (4:26)

3. Soul Thing (Queen Street Gang Theme) (4:32)

4. Leg (5:49)

5. Clean Innocent Fun (10:34)

6. Metempsychosis (16:58)

Notes

The LP Arzachel, recorded in Denmark Street, London, June 1969.

Duration of track 6 is incorrectly printed 10:23 on the artwork.

Prog Temple: unofficial reissue label.

Personnel (pseudonyms)

Simon Sasparella (Steve Hillage) - lead guitar and vocals

Njerogi Gategaka (Mont Campbell) - bass guitar and vocals

Basil Dowling (Clive Brooks) - drums

Sam Lee-Uff (Dave Stewart) - organ

Cupid's Inspiration - Yesterday Has Gone (1969/2001) Won-Sin Music Company - WS 885 667-2

 

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Pop-Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul

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Cupid's Inspiration are a British pop group formed in Lincolnshire in 1968. They were predominantly active between 1968 and 1971. The band realising they could not achieve commercial success with mainstream music forever changing, disbanded in October 1968. A few months later, in early 1969, Terry Rice-Milton and Roger Gray reformed the band with Bernie Lee on guitar and Gordon Haskell on bass and released their only album to date... 

Tracks:

1. Yesterday Has Gone (Teddy Randazzo, Victoria Pike) 2:45

2. Brown Eyed Woman (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 3:28

3. Blue Zero (Jack Hammer) 3:12

4. The Picture (Suffolk, O'Leary, Terry Rice-Milton) 3:18

5. Give A Little Love (Anthony Kingg) 2:46

6. Runaway Lover (Jimmy Duncan, Johnny Arthey) 3:06

7. Sweet Music (Jimmy Duncan, Johnny Arthey) - 2:38

8. Green Green Trees (Albert Hammond, Michael Hazlewood) 2:42

9. Never Trust In Tomorrow (Anthony King) 3:04

10. I Want To Give It All To You (Gordon Haskell) 4:12

11. The Riddle Song (trad., arr.by Bernie Lee) 3:06

12. My World (Richard Kerr, Rupert Felton) 2:44

Bonus:

13. Dream (single B-side,1968) (Wyndham George) 3:08

14. Everything Is Meant To Be (single B-side,1968) (Jimmy Duncan) 2:38

15. The Sad Thing (single A-side,1969) (Dominic King) 3:16

16. Look At Me (single B-side,1969) (Bernie Lee, Derek Needham) 2:19

17. Without Your Love (single A-side,1970) (Mitch Murray, Peter C) 2:47

18. Different Guy (single B-side,1970) (Bernie Lee) 2:33

Notes

Tracks: 1-12 from the original album (1969).

Tracks: 13-18 are additional tracks taken from singles.

All US and Canada LP editions this omits the song "I Want To Give It All To You".

Personnel:

Terry Rice-Milton (Terence Bull) - lead vocals (1968-1970)

Bernie Lee - lead guitar (1968-1970)

Gordon Haskell (Gordon Hionides) - bass (1968-1969)

Roger Gray - drums (1968-1970)

Garfield Tonkin - keyboards (1968-1969)

Derek Needham - bass (1969-1971)

David Morris - organ (1969-1971)

Wyndham George - lead guitar (1968)

Laughton James - bass (1968)

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Orchestra arranged and conducted by Johnny Arthey

Steel Mill - Live At The Matrix (1990) Great Dane Records - GDR CD MAIL-1

 

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Hard Rock, Blues Rock

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Steel Mill was Bruce Springsteen's first major band, active from November 1969 until January 1971. Although no official recordings were released during their active years, unofficial live recordings exist, including a performance from January 13, 1970, in Matrix club, San Francisco, California. Of great interest to any real Springsteen fan! "2 LP picture disc set in a metal box, limited to 127 copies!"

Tracklist:

1. The War Is Over (15:11)

2. Lady Walkin' Down By The River (10:23)

3. Jeannie I Want To Thank You (10:24)

4. America Under Fire (6:48)

5. He's Guilty (Send That Boy To Jail) (7:31)

6. The Train Song (7:12)

7. Goin' Down Slow (17:08)

Recorded live at the Matrix club, San Francisco, Ca. on January 13, 1970.

Personnel:

Vocals, Guitar - Bruce Springsteen

Bass - Steve Van Zandt

Drums - Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez

Keyboards - Danny Federici

Bee Gees' 1st / Odessa (2013) Reprise Records

 

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Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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The Bee Gees were a Australian-British musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. They were especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and the 1970s. The group sang recognisable three-part tight harmonies: Robin's clear vibrato lead vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the mid-to-late 1970s and 1980s... 

Bee Gees' 1st (1967/2013) Reprise Records - WPCR-15261

Bee Gees' 1st is the third studio album by the Bee Gees, and their first international full-length recording after two albums distributed only in Australia and New Zealand. Released on 14 July 1967 in the UK and on 9 August 1967 in the US. Reflecting the group's early style, Bee Gees' 1st was a psychedelic rock and psychedelic pop album...

Tracks:

1. Turn Of The Century 2:31

2. Holyday 2:58

3. Red Chair Fade Away 2:22

4. One Minute Woman 2:22

5. In My Own Town 2:18

6. Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You 3:42

7. Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy Of Arts 2:19

8. New York Mining Disaster 1941 2:15

9. Cucumber Castle 2:09

10. To Love Somebody 3:05

11. I Close My Eyes 2:29

12. I Can't See Nobody 3:49

13. Please Read Me 2:21

14. Close Another Door 3:31

Personnel:

Barry Gibb – lead, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar

Robin Gibb – lead, harmony and backing vocals, organ

Maurice Gibb – harmony and backing vocals, bass, rhythm guitar, piano, mellotron, organ, harpsichord

Vince Melouney – lead guitar

Colin Petersen – drums

Additional musicians and production:

Phil Dennys – orchestral arrangement on (3,4,8,11)

Bill Shepherd – orchestral arrangement

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Bee Gees - Odessa (1969/2013) Reprise Records - WPCR-15264

Odessa is the sixth studio album by the Bee Gees, a double vinyl LP released in February 1969 in the US and March 1969 in the UK, initially in an opulent red flocked cover with gold lettering. 

Tracks:

1. Odessa (City On The Black Sea) 7:32

2. You'll Never See My Face Again 4:24

3. Black Diamond 3:30

4. Marley Purt Drive 4:29

5. Edison 3:10

6. Melody Fair 3:49

7. Suddenly 2:32

8. Whisper Whisper 3:26

9. Lamplight 4:50

10. Sound Of Love 3:31

11. Give Your Best 3:28

12. Seven Seas Symphony 4:11

13. With All Nations (International Anthem) 1:49

14. I Laugh In Your Face 4:13

15. Never Say Never Again 3:32

16. First Of May 2:52

17. The British Opera 3:18

Personnel:

Barry Gibb – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar

Robin Gibb – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals, piano, mellotron

Maurice Gibb – harmony and backing vocals, bass, piano, guitar, mellotron, lead vocals (6,7)

Vince Melouney – lead guitar (4,5,8,10,11,14)

Colin Petersen – drums

Additional musicians:

Bill Keith – banjo (4,11)

Tex Logan – fiddle (11)

Paul Buckmaster – cello (1)

The Lords - The Original Singles Collection - The A & B-Sides (1999) EMI Electrola - 7243 5 23256 2 7

 

MP3/320/351MB

Beat, Sunshine Pop

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The Lords are a German beat and rock band formed in Berlin in 1959. They are one of the longest-running beat groups from Germany, spanning the last half century. They are best known for their work during the sixties and early seventies and are noted for their sometimes humorous and irreverent approach...

CD1

1. Tobacco Road (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:10

2. Shakin' All Over (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:13

3. Poor Boy (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:47

4. Que Sera (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:22

5. Greensleeves (1999 Digital Remaster) 1:46

6. What They Gonna Do? (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:37

7. Don't Mince Matter (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:52

8. Have A Drink On Me (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:10

9. Good Side Of June (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:50

10. Gloryland (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:07

11. John Brown's Body (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:28

12. Good Time Music (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:12

13. And At Night (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:41

14. People World.. (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:54

15. Three-Five-Zero-Zero 3:30

16. Talk About Love (All You'll Ever Get From Me) (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:00

17. That Day Will Come 3:17

18. We Go Out In The Sunshine 2:58

19. Rooster (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:21

20. Radio 3:25

21. Naked Man 3:20

22. Jezebel 4:46

23. Poor Boy '79 (1999 Digital Remaster) 4:23

24. Walk On (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:30

CD2

1. Hey Baby, Lass Den Ander'n 2:07

2. Seven Daffodils (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:18

3. Poison Ivy (1999 Digital Remaster) 1:59

4. Boom Boom 3:07

5. Sing Hallelujah (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:05

6. The Ballad Of The Condemned Man (1999 Digital Remaster) 4:12

7. No One Knows 2:51

8. Late Last Sunday Evening (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:20

9. Rockin' Pneumonia (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:08

10. Raindreams (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:41

11. Cut My Hair (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:16

12. Somethin' Else 3:13

13. Fire (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:45

14. Four O'Clock In New York (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:22

15. Manchester England (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:54

16. When I Was Young (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:39

17. My Dream 2:31

18. Country Fever 2:46

19. Look Up In The Sky 3:01

20. T.V. 3:49

21. Do You Remember (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:44

22. Jezebel Returns 4:04

23. People World (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:58

24. Rock 'N' Roll Monster 2:59

B.F. Trike (1989/1996) Rockadelic Records

 

MP3/320/82MB

Hard Rock

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US early 70's hard rock trio from Kentucky. Following their one album in 1969 as Hickory Wind, this album was recorded under their new name for RCA in Nashville for 1971 release. It was not released by RCA, but was released on Rockadelic Records in 1989.

Tracks:

1. Time And Changes 2:44

2. For Sale Or Lease 3:03

3. Wait And See 2:38

4. Lovely Lady 3:08

5. Sunshine 4:51

6. Bench Of Wood 3:31

7. Three Piece Music 2:39

8. 6 O'Clock Sleeper 4:15

9. Magic Makin' Music Man 2:13

10. Be Free 3:42

Personnel:

Bass, Vocals – Alan Jones

Drums, Vocals – Bobby Strehl

Guitar, Vocals – Mike McGuyer

Hickory Wind (1969/2007) Merry Go Round - BMRC 0006

 

MP3/320/105MB

Psychedelic Rock

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US late 60s psych band from Evansville, IN. The album was released by local label Gigantic Records. Some sources report 100 copies pressed, but the band remembers there being many more than that, though the bulk of the pressing seems to have disappeared. Their only album, combined with the fact that the music is atmospheric psychedelic rock with a rural/country flavor, has made it an expensive collector’s item.

Mike McGuyer, Alan Jones and Bobby Strehl later became members of B.F. Trike.

Tracks:

1. I Don't Believe (3:30)

2. Time And Changes (2:29)

3. Maybe Tomorrow (3:16)

4. Transit Blues (2:51)

5. Country Boy (2:17)

6. The Loner (2:32)

7. Mr. Man (3:36)

8. New Albany Police Carnival (2:51)

9. Father Come With Me (4:09)

10. Judy (2:47)

Bonus tracks:

11. I'm A Man (3:43)

12. Red Shoes (2:28)

13. Come A Little Closer (3:21)

14. Shuh Rah (3:10)

Personnel:

Drums – Bobby Strehl

Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harp – Sonny Prentice 

Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Harp, Piano, Organ – Mike McGuyer

Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar – Alan Jones

Náttúra – Magic Key (1972/2020) Belle Antique - BELLE 203293

 

MP3/320/116MB

Progressive Rock

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Náttúra, progressive rock band band from Iceland, led by its founding members guitarist Bjorgvin Gislason and bassist Sigurdur Arnason. They became very popular, playing in local clubs. Gislason and Arnason remained the only members and a new formation was formed in 1971. In 1972 a couple of more line-up changes occured, including female vocalist Shady Owens.They traveled to London and in October 1972 they recorded their debut ''Magic key'' at the Orange Studios, released independently later in the year.

Tracks:

1. Could It Be Found 5:17

2. Out Of The Darkness 5:35

3. Gethsemane Garden 4:58

4. Butterfly 6:56

5. My Magic Key 2:42

6. Tiger 3:14

7. Confusion 2:50

8. Since I Found You 6:09

9. A Little Hymn For Love And Peace 3:07

Personnel:

Bass – Sigurður Árnason

Drums – Ólafur Garðarsson

Guitar, Flute – Björgvin Gíslason

Keyboards, Vocals, Backing Vocals – Karl J. Sighvatsson

Vocals, Backing Vocals – Shady Owens