Jimmy James & His Blue Flames (1979/EP 7") Blue Flames Records - 5205

 

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Blues Rock

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This is a 1979 unofficial/bootleg 7″ EP (33⅓ RPM) released on Blue Flames Records (catalog no. 5205), attributing the recordings to Jimi Hendrix under his stage name "Jimmy James". The band, Jimmy James and the Blue Flames, was a short-lived 1966 Greenwich Village group fronted by Hendrix (then "Jimmy James") alongside 15-year-old Randy California, bassist Randy Palmer and drummer Danny Casey.

Tracks:

A1. Bright Lites, Big City (3:16)

A2. I'm A Man (4:25)

B1. No Such Animal Pt.1 (2:27)

B2. No Such Animal Pt.2 (2:36)

Personnel:

Guitar and vocals - Jimmi Hendrix

Guitar - Randy Wolfe (his stage name Randy California)

Bass - Randy Palmer

Drums - Dan Casey

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Guest keyboardists occasionally sat in during live performances, most notably: Al Kooper or Barry Goldberg. These musicians joined the group temporarily, particularly during their backing slot for John Hammond Jr. at the Cafe au Go Go, but they were not official members of the band's stable lineup.

Booker T. & The MG's - Time Is Tight (1998) Stax - 3SCD-4424-2

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Rhythm & Blues, Soul

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Time Is Tight is a 1998 three-CD compilation box set by Booker T. & The MG's, released by the Stax label. A remastered 3CD set containing 65 tracks with a total duration of approximately 3 hours and 51 minutes. The collection features the band's hits from 1962 through 1971, including "Green Onions" and the title track "Time Is Tight," along with numerous LP tracks and failed singles. The third disc is dedicated to previously unreleased live recordings (mostly from 1992–1994) and rarities, including a version of "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" featuring guest artist Neil Young.

American instrumental rhythm & blues and soul combo, formed 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee. Best remembered as the in-house backing band of the Stax record label. The band’s name is a combination of organist Booker T. Jones's first names and the acronym for “Memphis Group”, MG. Other members were Al Jackson Jr. (drums), Steve Cropper (guitar) and Lewis Steinberg (bass guitar) who was replaced by Donald "Duck" Dunn in 1963...

CD1

1. Green Onions

2. Behave Yourself

3. Jellybread

4. Home Grown

5. Burnt Biscuits

6. Chinese Crackers

7. Mo' Onions

8. Tic-Tac-Toe

9. Fannie Mae

10. Soul Dressing

11. Can't Be Still

12. Boot-Leg

13. Outrage

14. Be My Lady

15. My Sweet Potato

16. Hip Hug-Her

17. Summertime

18. Slim Jenkins' Place

19. Groovin'

20. Soul Sanction

21. Pigmy

22. Booker's Notion

23. I Can Dig It

24. Expressway (To Your Heart)

25. You Don't Love Me

26. Never My Love

27. Blue On Green

28. Ode To Billy Joe

CD2

1. Soul Limbo

2. Heads Or Tails

3. Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy

4. Hang 'Em High

5. Willow Weep For Me

6. Over Easy

7. Time Is Tight

8. Johnny, I Love You

9. Lady Madonna

10. Mrs. Robinson

11. Soul Clap '69

12. I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)

13. You're All I Need To Get By

14. It's Your Thing

15. Something

16. Sunday Sermon

17. McLemore Avenue

18. Beatles Medley

19. Chicken Pox

20. Melting Pot

CD3

1. Gotta Serve Somebody

2. Lay Lady Lay

3. MG Party

4. Terrible Thing

5. Hole In The Wall

6. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

7. Booker's Theme

8. Albert's Rap

9. Born Under A Bad Sign (with Albert King)

10. Medley: I'm With You/I Don't Mind/Oh, Baby Don't You Weep

11. Meditation

12. Green Onions

13. Sarasota Sunset

14. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) (with Boz Scaggs)

15. Hang 'Em High

16. Time Is Tight

17. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (with Neil Young)

 

Scrubbaloe Caine ‎- Round One (1973) Vinyl RCA Victor - APL1-0263

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Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, West Coast Rock

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Scrubbaloe Caine was a Canadian rock music group, active from 1970 to 1975. Round One is the debut and only studio album by the band, released in 1973. Recorded at RCA Victor's Music Center of the World in Los Angeles, it's a blues-rock record produced by David M. Kershenbaum with a lineup that included future Loverboy guitarist Paul Dean and Guess Who bassist Jim Kale.

In 1975  planned a second album to be titled Street Level. The album was never completed or released, and the band broke up in 1976.

Tracks:

1. Edmonton Rain 3:01

2. Do I Love You (Does A Guitar Play The Blues?) 3:51

3. Rosalie 3:27

4. Gonna Keep An Eye On You 3:30

5. Daybreak 5:29

6. Trouble 5:03

7. Feelin’ Good On Sunday 3:04

8. Travelin’ 3:48

9. Crazy ‘Bout A Blues Guitar 7:07

Personnel:

Bass, Vocals - Jim Kale

Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Bill McBeth

Keyboards, Harmonica, Lead Vocals - Al Foreman 

Lead Guitar - Jim Harmata

Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar - Paul Dean

Violin, Lead Vocals - Henry Small

 

The Glitterhouse - The Almost Complete Recordings 1966 to 1974 (2006) No Label

 

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Psychedelic Pop, Blue-Eyed Soul

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The Almost Complete Recordings 1966 to 1974 is a 23-track compilation by the Los Angeles pop-psych band The Glitterhouse, originally issued as a homemade CD-R in 2002 by keyboardist Moogy Klingman (later of Utopia) on his Moogy Music label essentially a band-approved, unlabelled bootleg that was later reissued as a proper 2006 CD. It gathers the band's only studio album Color Blind (1968, produced by Bob Crewe), three cuts from the Barbarella soundtrack, early 1966–67 fairy-tale singles ("Rumplestiltskin", "Alice in Wonderland"), the 1967 "New York Blues" audition tape, 1968 in-house demos, and 1974 reunion demos cut at Secret Sound (the studio Klingman shared with Todd Rundgren).

Tracks:

1. Tinkerbell’s Mind 4:40

2. Princess Of The Gingerland 4:19

3. Sassafrass And Cinnamon 4:07

4. Child Of Darkness 4:18

5. I Lost Me A Friend 4:13

6. Times Are Getting Hard 3:45

7. Where Have You Been Hiding? 2:48

8. Hey Woman 3:57

9. Happy To Have You Here Again 3:25

10. Barbarella 2:40

11. Love Drags Me Down 3:40

12. I Love All The Love In You 3:48

13. Rumpelstiltskin 2:23

14. Ode To An Unknown Girl 2:02

15. Alice In Wonderland 2:28

16. New York Blues 3:37

17. Born To The Blues 2:06

18. It’s Going To Take Some Time 1:46

19. Grandma, Why Do You Live In Harlem? 4:07

20. Going Home 4:56

21. Rainbow Child 3:27

22. For Ann, Liz And Harvee 3:09

Notes

LP Color Blind 1968 / tracks: 1-9

From The Movie "Barbarella" 1968 / tracks: 10-12

The Early Singles 1966/1967 / tracks: 13-15

The Audition Tape 1967 / track: 16

In House Demos 1968 / tracks: 17-18

Reunion Demos 1974 / tracks: 19-22

Personnel:

Mike Gayle - lead vocals, lead guitar

Hank Aberle - guitar, violin, harmony vocals, lead vocals (22)

Al Lax - bass, harmony vocals

Moogy Klingman - keyboards, lead vocals (19)

Joel "Bishop" O’Brien - drums, lead vocals (18)

The Buoys (1971/1999) Citadel - CITADEL 8865

 

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Pop Rock

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The Buoys were an American pop/rock band from the early 1970s. Its membership included Bill Kelly, Fran Brozena, Jerry G. Hludzik, Carl Siracuse and Chris Hanlon, based in the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, Pennsylvania, area. The group released their self-titled debut album in 1971 on Scepter Records, which also included the song "Give Up Your Guns", a hit in Europe. The Buoys are best known for their recording of Rupert Holmes's "Timothy", a song deliberately written to get banned, based on the theme of cannibalism.

Tracks:

1. Give Up Your Guns (4:15)

2. Castles (2:24)

3. Sunny Days (1:42)

4. Memories (3:18)

5. The Prince Of Thieves (4:17)

6. Streams (2:47)

7. These Days (2:45) 1969

8. Timothy (2:42)

9. Tell Me Heaven Is Here (3:30)

10. Bloodknot (2:09)

11. Tomorrow (3:22)

12. Absent Friend (3:48)

13. Pittsburgh Steel (4:08)

14. Good Lovin' (2:25)

Notes

Tracks: 1-5, 8-12, originally released on Scepter Records in 1971(only studio album).

Tracks: 6,7,13,14 Bonus

Personnel:

Bass, Vocals – Jerry G. Hludzik

Drums, Percussion – Chris Hanlon

Guitar, Flute, Vocals – Bill Kelly 

Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals – Fran Brozena

Guitar, Keyboards, Flute – Carl Siracuse

Cello – Sally Rosoff (12)

Spectrum - Milesago (1971/2004) Black Rose Records - BR 178

 

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Progressive Rock [Masterpiece]

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Spectrum are an Australian progressive rock band which formed in April 1969 and broke up in April 1973... Spectrum released their debut studio album, Spectrum Part One, in March 1971, although it did not include the hit single. Their second album, Milesago, was released in December 1971, as the first Australian rock music double album. It is also the first Australian rock album to be recorded using a 16-track recorder...

Tracks:

1. But That's All Right 4:23

2. Love's My Bag 4:17

3. Your Friend And Mine 7:22

4. Untitled 4:31

5. Play A Song That I Know 3:49

6. What The World Needs (Is A New Pair Of Socks) 7:18

7. Virgin's Tale 3:27

8. A Fate Worse Than Death 4:43

9. Tell Me Why 1:47

10.-13. The Sideways Saga (Part 1-4)

a. The Question 1:07

b. The Answer 2:16

c. Do The Crab 4:55

d. Everybody's Walking Sideways 2:44

14. Trust Me 6:04

15. Fly Without Its Wings 10:08

16. Mama, Did Jesus Wear Make Up? 2:10

17. Milesago 7:14

Originally released as 2LP in December 1971 [Harvest]

Personnel:

Michael Rudd - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Recorder, Vocals

Lee Neale - Organ, Harpsichord, Piano, Vocals

Bill Putt - Bass

Ray Arnott - Drums, Percussion, Vocals

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Jeremy Noone - Saxophone (4,5,8)

David Clarke - Saxophone (4,8)

Steve Miller - Trombone (4)

Simon Wettenhall - Tuba (8)

Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977) Columbia - CK 35037

 

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New Wave, Pub Rock, Power Pop

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Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author, and television host...

"My Aim Is True" is the debut studio album by Elvis Costello, originally released in the United Kingdom on 22 July 1977 on Stiff Records.

Tracks:

1. Welcome To The Working Week

2. Miracle Man

3. No Dancing

4. Blame It On Cain

5. Alison

6. Sneaky Feelings

7. Watching The Detectives

8. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

9. Less Than Zero

10. Mystery Dance

11. Pay It Back

12. I'm Not Angry

13. Waiting For The End Of The World

Notes

"Watching The Detectives" released in the UK as a single in October 1977, was added to the US release as the last track on side one. It has subsequently appeared as the final track on the album on reissues.

Personnel:

Elvis Costello – vocals, guitar, piano and drumsticks on "Mystery Dance"

John McFee – lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals

Sean Hopper – piano, organ, backing vocals

Johnny Ciambotti – bass, backing vocals

Mickey Shine – drums

Stan Shaw – organ on "Less Than Zero"

Nick Lowe – backing vocals, piano, drumsticks and bass on "Mystery Dance"

Andrew Bodnar – bass on "Watching the Detectives"

Steve Goulding – drums on "Watching the Detectives"

Steve Nieve – organ and piano overdubs on "Watching the Detectives"

A Foot In Coldwater (1972/2003) Unidisc Music Inc. - AGEK-2158

 

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Hard Rock, Blues Rock

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A Foot In Coldwater is a Canadian hard rock and blues-rock band from Toronto, formed in 1970 and active through the 1980s. Their self-titled debut album, released in 1972 on Daffodil Records, is widely considered an underrated gem of the early Canadian rock scene. 

The album features the band's signature hit, "(Make Me Do) Anything You Want," a saccharine ballad that reached the Top 25 on Canadian charts in both 1972 and 1974, eventually being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019.  Other notable tracks include the hard rock-oriented "On the Wind," the heavy blues of "In Heat," and the melodic "Who Can Stop Us Now." In 1973, released the second album, and so on...

Tracks:

1. On The Wind 4:05

2. Yalla Yae 3:49

3. Deep Freeze 3:47

4. (Make Me Do) Anything You Want 5:16

5. Who Can Stop Us Now 3:24

6. Alone Together 3:08

7. Fallen Man 3:59

8. In Heat 6:11

9. Lady True 2:27

Notes

Tracks: 1 to 8, originally released on Daffodil Records in 1972.

Bonus track: "Lady True" Single A-side 1973.

Personnel:

Bass, Acoustic Guitar – Hughie Leggat

Conductor [Strings] – Doug Riley (tracks: 2,4,7)

Drums, Percussion – Danny Taylor

Organ, Clavinet – Bob Horne

Rhythm Guitar, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass – Paul Naumann

Strings – The Daffodil String Ensemble (tracks: 2,4,7)

Vocals – Alex Machin

Argent - Hold Your Head Up: The Best Of Argent (2022) Edsel Records - EDSL0104 + The Singles Collection (2008) Varèse Sarabande - 302 066 880 2

 

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Crossover Prog, Contemporary Pop Rock

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This is the best overall review of the bands work. Argent were a British rock band formed in 1969 by former Zombies keyboardist Rod Argent... They had three UK Top 40 singles: "Hold Your Head Up", "Tragedy" and "God Gave Rock And Roll To You".

CD1

1. Hold Your Head Up (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1971)

2. God Gave Rock And Roll To You (Russ Ballard) (1973)

3. Christmas For The Free (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1973)

4. Liar (Russ Ballard) (1969)

5. Schoolgirl (Russ Ballard) (1969)

6. Dance In The Smoke (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1969)

7. It's Only Money (Part 2) (Russ Ballard) (1973)

8. Clown (Rod Argent) (1975)

9. Tragedy (Russ Ballard) (1972)

10. It's Only Money (Part 1) (Russ Ballard) (1973)

11. Sweet Mary (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1970)

12. Celebration (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1970)

13. Lothlorien (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1970)

14. Man for All Reasons (Russ Ballard) (1974)

CD2

1. Thunder And Lightning (Russ Ballard) (1974)

2. The Jester (Rod Argent) (1975)

3. Highwire (Rod Argent) (1975)

4. Love (Russ Ballard) (1974)

5. Keep On Rollin' (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1971)

6. Be My Lover, Be My Friend (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1972)

7. Like Honey (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1969)

8. Sleep Won't Help Me (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1970)

9. Pleasure (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1970)

10. The Coming Of Kohoutek (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1974)

11. Once Around The Sun (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1974)

12. Infinite Wanderer (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1974)

13. Circus (Rod Argent) (1975)

14. Candles On The River (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1973)

Personnel:

Rod Argent – keyboards, backing and lead vocals (1969–1976)

Bob Henrit – drums (1969–1976)

Russ Ballard – guitar, lead vocals (1969–1974)

Jim Rodford – bass guitar, backing vocals (1969–1976 died 2018)

John Verity – guitar, lead vocals (1974–1976)

John Grimaldi – guitar (1974–1976 died 1983)

Argent - Greatest: The Singles Collection (2008) Varèse Sarabande - 302 066 880 2

This is the best overall review of the bands work. Hold Your Head Up single version cuts the song play time in half. The other single versions is better of songs over the album versions and this compilation has every song off anthology.

Argent were a British rock band formed in 1969 by former Zombies keyboardist Rod Argent... They had three UK Top 40 singles: "Hold Your Head Up", "Tragedy" and "God Gave Rock And Roll To You".

Tracks:

1. Liar (3:14)

2. Schoolgirl (3:28)

3. Dance In The Smoke (6:22)

4. Sweet Mary (3:14)

5. Lothlorien (7:55)

6. Pleasure (4:56)

7. Celebration (2:57)

8. Cast Your Spell Uranus (4:34)

9. Hold Your Head Up (3:19)

10. Be My Lover, Be My Friend (5:22)

11. I Am The Dance Of Ages (3:46)

12. Tragedy (3:36)

13. God Gave Rock And Roll To You (3:24)

14. It's Only Money, Pt 2 (3:38)

15. Man For All Reasons (3:08)

16. Thunder And Lightning (3:34)

17. The Jester (3:41)

18. Time Of The Season (Live) (6:41)

Notes

Tracks: 1,2,4,7,9,12 to 16 from the singles versions (1970-74)

Track: 3 from the album Argent 1970

Tracks: 5,6,8 from the album Ring Of Hands 1971

Tracks: 10,11 from the album All Together Now 1972

Track: 17 from the album Circus 1975

Track: 18 from the album Encore: Live In Concert 1974

Organ, Piano, Piano [Pianette], Vocals – Rod Argent

Bass Guitar, Vocals – Jim Rodford

Drums, Percussion – Robert Henrit

Guitar, Vocals – Russ Ballard (1-16,18)

Guitar - Jim Rodford (5,6,8)

Guitar – John Grimaldi, John Verity (17)

Ginhouse (1971/1993) Green Tree Records - GTR 012

 

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Heavy Hard Prog Rock

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English band formed in Newcastle (UK) from the ashes of local band Household. They only released one album (1971 label: B & C Records). Disbanded in 1972. "Original B & C copies of Ginhouse sell at a median price of $150."

Tracks:

1. Tyne God 5:27

2. I Cannot Understand 4:16

3. The Journey 5:55

4. Portrait Picture 5:42

5. Fair Stood The Wind 2:48

6. And I Love Her (Lennon/McCartney) 3:09

7. Life 4:27

8. The Morning After 5:11

9. The House 3:30

10. Sun In The Bottle 5:03

Personnel:

Bass Guitar, Vocals – Stewart Burlison

Drums – Dave Whitaker

Lead Guitar, Vocals – Geoff Sharkey

Jesse Davis (1971/1990) Linea Records - LECD 9.00943 O

 

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Pop Rock, Country Rock, Roots Rock

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Native American session guitarist originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Jesse Ed Davis was a versatile guitarist whose work spanned multiple styles, primarily rooted in Blues Rock, Roots Rock and Country Rock. His extensive session career also incorporated elements of Soul, Folk, Pop, and Jazz. After playing on Taj Mahal’s first three albums, Davis amassed a resume of sessions that included Albert King and B.B. King, John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Gene Clark and Rod Stewart, as well as standout solos on Bob Dylan’s "Watching The River Flow" and Jackson Browne’s "Doctor My Eyes" and as sideman on numerous albums...

The first was the album ¡Jesse Davis! (1971), which featured backing vocals by Gram Parsons and performances by Leon Russell and Eric Clapton, among others. Died on June 22, 1988.

Tracks:

1. Reno Street Incident 4:10

2. Tulsa County (Pamela Polland) 2:21

3. Washita Love Child 3:47

4. Every Night Is Saturday Night 7:11

5. You Belladonna You 6:29

6. Rock N Roll Gypsies (Roger Tillison) 4:14

7. Golden Sun Goddess 4:48

8. Crazy Love (Van Morrison) 3:36

Personnel:

Jesse Edwin Davis - guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer

Eric Clapton - guitar

Joel Scott Hill - guitar

Ben Sidran, John Simon, Larry Knechtel, Larry Pierce, Leon Russell - keyboards

Billy Rich - bass

Steve Thompson - bass

James Gordon - baritone saxophone, clarinet

Alan Yoshida, Jackie Lomax, Johnnie Ware, Pat Daley, Pete "Big Boy" Waddington, Sandy Konikoff - percussion

Frank Mayes - tenor saxophone

Jerry Jumonville - tenor saxophone (solo)

Darrell Leonard - trombone, trumpet

Alan White, Bruce Rowland, Chuck "Brother" Blackwell, Steve Mitchell - drums

Bobby Jones, Clydie King, Gloria Jones, Gram Parsons, Maxine Willard, "The Magnificent" Merry Clayton, Nikki Barclay, Vanetta Fields - backing vocals

Merryweather (1969/2008) Retro Disc - RDI 33042

 

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Prog Rock, Heavy Psychedelic Rock

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Neil Merryweather (born Robert Neilson Lillie on December 27, 1945 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian rock singer, bass player and songwriter.

Merryweather's first album originally released in 1969 as Merryweather.

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Visit others Merryweather's recording:

Merryweather's second album "Word Of Mouth" (1969) follows "Neil Merryweather, John Richardson and Boers" (1970), follow-up album, "Ivar Avenue Reunion", featuring the same basic group plus Goldberg, Musselwhite and Merryweather's new girlfriend, ex-C.K. Strong singer Lynn Carey. Merryweather & Lynn Carey, recorded the "Vacuum Cleaner" album in 1971. Merryweather had put together a new hard rock band which he named "Mama Lion" in 1972, featuring Lynn Carey on lead vocals.

Tracklist:

1. Mr. Rich Man 3:40

2. Feeling of Freedom (N. Merryweather, Ed Roth) 3:20

3. Littleman (Nobody's Home) 4:46

4. Annie Don't Let Me Down 2:25

5. We Try Softer (N. Merryweather, D.C. Burt) 4:30

6. Curiosity 3:23

7. Something 3:24

8. Listen to Me 4:55

9. What's It All About? 2:45

10. No Passenger Allowed 4:37

Personnel:

Bass, Vocals – Neil Merryweather

Drums, Marimba, Percussion (Boom Bams, Garbage Can) – Coffi Hall

Guitars, Cello, Vocals – David Colin Burt

Piano, Organ, Harpsichord, Flute, Synthesizer (Ondiolin), Vocals – Ed Roth

Redbone - Potlatch (1970/2010) Dogtoire - DGTR 01002317

 

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Native American Rock music with R&B, Indigenous roots

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Potlatch is the second album by Native American rock band Redbone.

Redbone is an American rock band that was originally formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1969 by brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas. All members during their commercial peak were of Chicano or Native American heritage, something heavily reflected in their songs, stage regalia, and album art... Their albums were released between 1970 and 2005.

Tracks

1. Maggie 5:10

2. Light As A Feather 1:59

3. Who Can Say? 2:54

4. Judgement Day 2:33

5. Without Reservation 4:15

6. Chant: 13th Hour 5:42

7. Alcatraz 2:38

8. Drinkin' And Blo 2:20

9. Bad News Ain't No News At All 3:14

10. New Blue Sermonette 3:30

11. Maggie (Single Edit) 2:46

12. New Blue Sermonette (Single Edit) 3:31

Notes

CD reissue bonus tracks: 11,12

Personnel:

Bass, Vocals - Pat Vegas

Drums - Pete DePoe

Guitar [Leslie], Vocals - Lolly Vegas

Guitar [Wah-Wah], Vocals - Tony Bellamy

Lighthouse [Three Albums]

                                                                                     

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Brass-Rock

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Lighthouse is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 in Toronto, Ontario, whose repertoire included elements of rock music, jazz, classical music and swing and featured horns, string instruments, and vibraphone. They won Juno Awards for Best Canadian Group of the Year in 1972, 1973 and 1974.

Peacing It All Together (1970/1012) Beatball

Tracks:

1. Nam Myoho Renge Kyo/Let The Happiness Begin

2. Every Day I Am Reminded

3. The Country Song

4. Sausalito

5. The Fiction Of Twenty-Six Million

6. The Chant

7. Mr. Candleman

8. On My Way To L.A.

9. Daughters And Sons

10. Just A Little More Time

11. Little People (Nam Myoho Renge' Kyo)

Personnel:

Skip Prokop - Drums, Vocals

Paul Hoffert - Keyboards, Vibes

Ralph Cole - Guitar, Vocals

Grant Fullerton - Bass, Vocals

Pinky Dauvin - Lead Vocals

Paul Armin - Violin

Don Dinovo - Viola

Dick Armin - Cello

Leslie Schneider - Cello

Arnie Chycoski- Trumpet

Bruce Cassidy - Trumpet

Howard Shore - Alto Sax, Flute

Russ Little - Trombone

One Fine Morning (1971/2012) Sony Records Int'l

Tracks:

1. Love Of A Woman

2. Little Kind Words

3. Old Man

4. Sing Sing Sing

5. 1849

6. One Fine Morning

7. Hats Off (To The Stranger)

8. Show Me The Way

9. Step Out On The Sea

10. Sweet Lullaby

Bonus:

11. One Fine Morning (single edit) 

12. Take It Slow (Out In The Country) 

13. Sweet Lullaby (single edit)

Personnel:

Ronn "Skip" Prokop - drums, percussion, vocals

Paul Matthew Hoffert - piano, vibes

Robert Bruce "Bob" McBride - lead vocals, percussion

Ralph Cole - guitar, vocals

Don DiNovo - viola

Dick Armin - cello

Louis Yacknin - bass

Keith Jolimore - baritone & tenor saxophones, flute, vocals

Larry Smith - trombone, vocals

Howard Leslie Shore - alto saxophone

Pete Pantaluk - trumpet

Sunny Days (1972/2008) Retro Disc International S.L

Tracks:

1. Silver Bird

2. Sunny Days

3. You Girl

4. Beneath My Woman

5. Merlin

6. Broken Guitar Blues

7. Letter Home

8. You Give To Me

9. Lonely Places

Personnel:

Ronn "Skip" Prokop - drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, vocals

Paul Matthew Hoffert - keyboards, vibes, congas, canary

Robert Bruce "Bob" McBride - percussion, acoustic guitar, vocals

Ralph Cole - guitar, vocals

Howard Leslie Shore - alto & tenor saxophone, flute, lead vocals (7)

Dick Armin - electric cello

Don DiNovo - electric violin

John Naslen - trumpet

Larry Smith - trombone, mellophonium, vocals

Alan Wilmot - bass

Louis Yacknin - bass (7-9)

Aguaturbia - Psychedelic Drugstore (1993) Back Ground - HBG 122/15

 

MP3/320/116MB

Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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The album (a compilation of a two Chile releases) is highlighted by a few covers. Influential Chilean psychedelic rock band formed in 1969 in Santiago. The band was fronted by guitarist Carlos Corales and his wife Denise Corales. They split up 1974, but reunited in 2000, 2006 and on many other occasions, as they began to work on new material. The band's original drummer, Willy Cavada, passed away in 2013...

Tracklist:

1. Somebody To Love 3:03

    Written by - Grace Slick

2. Erotica 3:48

3. Rolling 'N' Tumbling 3:07

    Written by - M. Water

4. Ah Ah Ah Ay 2:46

5. Crimson & Clover 7:08

    Written by - Tommy James

6. Heartbreaker 5:42

    Written by - Mark Farner

7. Blues On The Westside 6:17

    Written by - Nick Gravenites

8. Waterfall 3:45

9. Evol 8:45

10. I Wonder Who 2:56

      Written by - Rory Gallagher

11. Aguaturbia 2:22

Notes

Compilation from the band's two albums.

Tracks: 1-5 from Aguaturbia (1970).

Tracks: 6-11 from Volumen 2 (1970).

Personnel:

Denise Corales - vocals

Carlos Corales - guitars

Willi Cavada - drums

Ricardo Briones - bass

Joy Of Cooking - The Complete Joy Of Cooking (2006) Acadia - ACA 8118

 

MP3/320/283MB

Fusion of Folk, Country Rock, Blues and Rock elements

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Joy Of Cooking was an American music ensemble formed in 1967 in Berkeley, California. Associated with the hippie culture, the band's music combined rock & roll with folk rock, blues rock. The band released three studio albums on Capitol Records in the early 1970s as well as a minor hit single in 1971, "Brownsville". Led by guitarist Terry Garthwaite and pianist Toni Brown, who both shared lead vocals, Joy Of Cooking was a rare example of a rock band fronted by women. A fourth album, Same Old Song And Dance (1973) was never released.

CD1

Joy Of Cooking (1970)

1. Hush (2:46)

2. Too Late, But Not Forgotten (4:22)

3. Down my Dream (4:17)

4. If Some God (Sometimes You Gotta' Go Home) (3:44)

5. Did You Go Downtown? (7:39)

6. Dancing Couple (0:53)

7. Brownsville/Mockingbird (medley) (5:51)

8. Red Wine at Noon (3:35)

9. Only Time Will Tell Me (5:13)

10. Children's House (6:50)

Closer To The Ground (1971)

11. Closer to the Ground (4:45)

12. Blues for a Friend (3:39)

13. New Colorado Blues (3:28)

14. Humpty Dumpty (2:35)

15. A Thousand Miles (3:56)

CD2

1. Sometimes Like a River (Loving You) (3:28)

2. Pilot (3:40)

3. The War You Left (2:41)

4. First Time, Last Time (2:51)

5. Laugh, Don't Laugh (5:35)

Castles (1972)

6. Don't the Moon Look Fat & Lonesome (4:08)

7. Waiting for the Last Plane (4:05)

8. Lady Called Love (3:27)

9. Three-Day Loser (4:04)

10. Castles (3:49)

11. Beginning of Tomorrow (4:37)

12. Let Love Carry You Along (2:44)

13. Home Town Man (3:47)

14. All Around the Sun & the Moon (4:40)

15. Bad Luck Blues (3:30)

Personnel:

Terry Garthwaite - guitar, twelve-string guitar, clarinet, vocals

Fritz Kasten - drums, alto sax

Jeff Neighbor - bass, trombone

David Garthwaite - guitar, bass

Toni Brown - guitar, piano, organ, maracas, vocals

Ron Wilson - harp, tambourine, congas, bongos, cowbell

[Reuploading] The Creation - Action Painting (2017/2CD) Numero Group - NUM064

 

MP3/320/329MB

British Invasion, British Psychedelia, Mod, Rock

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The Creation are an English rock band, formed in 1966. Their best-known songs are "Making Time", which was one of the first rock songs to feature a guitar played with a bow, and "Painter Man", which made the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart in late 1966, and reached No. 8 on the German chart in April 1967. It was covered by Boney M in 1979, and reached the No. 10 position on the UK chart. "Making Time" was used in the film Rushmore, and as the theme song from season 2 onwards of The Great Pottery Throw Down.

CD1

1. Making Time (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 2:57

2. Try and Stop Me (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 2:27

3. Painter Man (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 2:53

4. Biff, Bang, Pow (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 2:25

5. Sylvette [Edit] (Bob Garner / Jack Jones / Eddie Phillips) 2:43

6. If I Stay Too Long (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 3:27

7. Nightmares (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 3:12

8. Life Is Just Beginning (Bob Garner / Eddie Phillips) 2:58

9. Through My Eyes (Bob Garner / Eddie Phillips) 3:06

10. How Does It Feel to Feel (Bob Garner / Eddie Phillips) 2:59

11. Tom Tom (Bob Garner / Eddie Phillips) 2:56

12. Can I Join Your Band (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 3:03

13. Midway Down (John Wanderling) 2:46

14. The Girls Are Naked (Kim Gardner / Jack Jones / Kenny Pickett / Ronnie Wood) 1:59

15. Bonie Maronie (Larry Williams) 3:27

16. Mercy Mercy Mercy (Joe Zawinul) 2:33

17. For All That I Am (Stephen Friedland / Paul Kahan) 3:04

18. Uncle Bert (Kim Gardner / Kenny Pickett / Ronnie Wood) 2:30

19. Cool Jerk (Donald Storball) 2:19

20. I Am the Walker (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 2:45

21. Ostrich Man (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 3:01

22. Sweet Helen (Kenny Pickett) 2:59

23. How Does It Feel to Feel [US version] (Bob Garner / Eddie Phillips) 3:08

CD2

1. Hurt Me If You Will (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 2:55

2. I'm Leaving (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 3:33

3. Work All Day (Sleep All Night) (Roland Bradley / The Mark Four / Kenny Pickett) 2:57

4. Going Down Fast (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 2:36

5. How Does It Feel to Feel (Bob Garner / Eddie Phillips) 3:35

6. Biff, Bang, Pow [New Stereo Mix] (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 2:26

7. For All That I Am [New Stereo Mix] (Stephen Friedland / Paul Kahan) 3:07

8. Can I Join Your Band [New Stereo Mix (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 3:04

9. Through My Eyes [New Stereo Mix] (Bob Garner / Eddie Phillips) 3:31

10. Tom Tom [New Stereo Mix] (Bob Garner / Eddie Phillips) 3:02

11. Midway Down [New Stereo Mix] (John Wanderling) 3:02

12. Nightmares [New Stereo Mix] (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 3:15

13. Life Is Just Beginning [New Stereo Mix] (Bob Garner / Eddie Phillips) 4:02

14. Painter Man [New Stereo Mix] (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 2:54

15. If I Stay Too Long [New Stereo Mix] (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 3:30

16. How Does It Feel to Feel (Bob Garner / Eddie Phillips) 3:36

17. Cool Jerk [New Stereo Mix] (Donald Storball) 2:25

18. Hey Joe [New Stereo Mix] (Billy Roberts) 4:10

19. Like a Rolling Stone [New Stereo Mix] (Bob Dylan) 3:03

20. Making Time [Instrumental] (Eddie Phillips / Kenny Pickett) 2:59

21. Sylvette [Full Length] (Bob Garner / Jack Jones / Eddie Phillips) 3:30

22. Instrumental 1 (Bob Garner / Jack Jones / Eddie Phillips) 2:47

23. How Does It Feel to Feel [Instrumental] (Bob Garner / Eddie Phillips) 4:02

Indexi - Plima (1972) 7"EP Jugoton - MCY 105

 

MP3/320/40MB

Heavy Prog Rock, Proto Prog

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Indexi was one of the earliest and most enduring bands in ex-Yugoslavia and Bosnia/Herzegovina that enjoyed popularity across generations of followers of rock music. The band was founded in 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia. At the beginning of the 70s, they released the legendary “Plima” single in 1972, a composition that had been recorded back in 1969 and featured one of the most memorable guitar solos in the Yugoslavian rock scene, played by Kovačević, largely thought of as one of the best and most influential guitarists in the country...

Tracks:

A1. Plima [High tide] (5:05) 

A2. Povratak Jacka trbosjeka i ostalog zla [The return of Jack the ripper and other evil] (3:58)

B. Ugasila je plamen [She put out the flame] (7:34) 

Personnel:

Slobodan "Bodo" Kovačević - guitars

Miroslav Šaranović - drums

Vlado Pravdić - keyboards

Davorin Popović - vocals

Fadil Redžić - bass, vocals

Harvey Mandel - Best Of The Janus Years (2020) HHO Records

 

MP3/320/141MB

Blues Rock, Jazz-Rock Fusion, Funk

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"Best Of The Janus Years" is a 2020 compilation album by guitarist Harvey Mandel, featuring 15 tracks of blues rock and jazz-rock from his Janus Records era. The compilation gathers some of Mandel’s most notable work during his time with Janus Records, highlighting his innovative guitar techniques and fusion of blues and jazz influences. The album’s selection showcases Mandel’s versatility, especially his pioneering use of slide guitar and modern electric techniques. This compilation is a great entry point for new listeners as well as collectors interested in Mandel’s influential 1970s work, offering both classic tracks and a retrospective on his guitar artistry.

⮩ Harvey "The Snake" Mandel (born March 11, 1945) is an American guitarist best known as a member of Canned Heat. He also played with Charlie Musselwhite and John Mayall as well as maintaining a solo career.

Tracks:

1. Baby Batter 3:41

2. Shangrenade 4:14

3. Feel the Sound 6:00

4. What the Funk 3:04

5. Forever and Forever 2:35

6. Peruvian Flake 3:27

7. Lynda Love 2:30

8. Sugarloaf 4:14

9. Uno Ino 2:33

10. Frenzy 4:28

11. El Stinger 7:24

12. Million Dollar Feeling 3:30

13. Bite the Electric Eel 4:10

14. Freedom Ball 6:21

15. The Snake 3:04

Notes

Tracks: (1,11,14) LP. "Baby Batter" (1971)

Tracks: ( 6,7,9,13,15) LP. "The Snake" (1972)

Tracks: (2,4,8,10,12) LP. "Shangrenade" (1973)

Tracks: (3,5) LP. "Feel The Sound" (1974)

Copperhead (1973/2001) Acadia - ACA 8005

 

MP3/320/107MB

Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Classic Rock

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American rock and roll group founded by guitarist John Cipollina after leaving the band Quicksilver Messenger Service in 1970.

John Cipollina (August 24, 1943 - May 29, 1989) was a guitarist best known for his role as a founder and the lead guitarist of the prominent San Francisco rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. After leaving Quicksilver he formed the band Copperhead, was a member of the San Francisco All Stars and later played with numerous other bands.

Tracks:

1. Roller Derby Star 4:16

2. Kibitzer 3:45

3. A Little Hand 4:59

4. Kamikaze 5:24

5. Spin-Spin 3:18

6. Pawnshop Man 5:30

7. Wing-Dang-Doo 4:04

8. They're Making A Monster 7:35

Bonus:

9. Chameleon 3:37

Personnel:

John Cipollina - lead guitar, Hawaiian guitar

Gary Philippet - guitar, organ, vocals

Jim McPherson - bass, paino, percussion, vocals

David Weber - drums, percussion

Hutch Hutchinson - bass

Alcatraz - Vampire State Building (1972/2002) Long Hair - LHC00014

 

MP3/320/93MB

Krautrock, Progressive Jazz Rock

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German jazz-rock band from Hamburg, active in late 60s early 70s.

In spring 1969, Alcatraz was set up from the suburban groups. In fall 1971 Jahnke established contacts to the producer Jimi Boyks, who then produced their debut "Vampire State Building". Recorded at Faust's Wümme Studio, the album was issued in 1972 by Phillips.

Tracks:

1. Simple Headphone Mind 9:59

2. Your Chance Of A Lifetime 5:06

3. Where The Wild Things Are 3:02

4. Vampire State Building 13:09

5. Piss Off 3:17

Bonus:

6. Change Will Come 6:08

Notes

Recorded October 1971 in Wümme, Germany, released in 1972 on Philips.

Bonus track recorded in the same period of the LP, but in a different recording studio (Windrose Studios in Hamburg).

Personnel:

Bass – Ronald Wilson

Drums, Bongos – Jan Rieck

Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Klaus Nagurski

Lead Guitar – Klaus Holst

Piano (Pianett), Lead Vocals – Rüdiger Berghahn

Showaddywaddy - The Bell Singles 1974 - 76 (2001) 7T's Records - GLAM CD 9

 

MP3/320/137MB

Rock & Roll, Doo Wop, Pop Rock, Glam

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UK collection that brings together 20 tracks from the British group released during their ultra successful period with the legendary Bell Records in the mid 70's. 

Showaddywaddy are a rock and roll group from Leicester, England. They specialise in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, while also issuing original material.

Tracklist:

1. Hey Rock And Roll

2. You Will Lose Your Love Tomorrow

3. Rock N Roll Lady

4. I'm A Traveller

5. Hey Mr. Christmas

6. Rock N Roll Man

7. Sweet Music

8. Windows

9. Three Steps To Heaven

10. The Party

11. Heartbeat

12. Lucy Jane

13. Heavenly

14. Smiling Eyes

15. Trocadero

16. Teenage Love Affair

17. Take Me In Your Arms

18. Go Johnny Go

19. Under The Moon Of love

20. Lookin' Back

Personnel:

Romeo Challenger - drums (1973-present)

Malcolm "Duke" Allured - drums, vocals (1973–1984)

Dave Bartram - vocals (1973–2011)

Rod Deas - bass (1973–2019)

Russ Field - guitar (1973–1985)

Buddy Gask - vocals (1973–1987)

Al James - bass, vocals (1973–2008)

Trevor Oakes - guitar (1973–2009)

The Andrew Oldham Orchestra & Chorus – 16 Hip Hits (1964/2013) Decca - UICY-75672

 

MP3/320/97MB

Orchestral, Pop Rock, Easy Listening, Merseybeat and Mod

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The Andrew Oldham Orchestra was a musical side project in the mid-1960s created by Andrew Loog Oldham, the original manager and record producer of the Rolling Stones. There was no actual orchestra per se. The name was applied to recordings made by Loog Oldham using a multitude of session musicians...

Tracks:

1. Needles And Pins 2:25

2. Blowin' In The Wind 2:06

3. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself 1:50

4. La Bamba 2:37

5. Then He Kissed Me 2:32

6. Do Wah Diddy Diddy 2:47

7. I Want To Hold Your Hand 2:27

8. My Boy Lollipop 2:17

9. Da Doo Ron Ron 2:24

10. Memphis, Tennessee 2:32

11. You're No Good 2:19

12. The Rise Of The Brighton Surf (House Of The Rising Sun) 4:27

13. The Lonely Rocker 2:41

14. Theme For A Mod's Summer Night Dream 2:30

15. I Wanna Be Your Man 1:51

16. Chapel Of Love 2:32

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Reissue of the LP which was first published 1964. Japanese SHM-CD Promo version 2013. Papersleeve covering with imitation of the original vinyl artworks on cover and backcover.

Synkopy 61 - Festival 🢝 Xantipa 🢝 Formule1 (2008) FT Records - FT0104-2

 

MP3/320/170MB

Art Rock, Pop Rock, Prog Rock, Beat

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Three mini LPs - Festival (1972), Xantipa (1974) and Formule 1 (1975), released by the legendary Brno (Czech) band Syncopy 61 in the 1970s on the Panton label, now for the first time in a complete form on one CD.

Tracklist:

1. Festival 2:59

2. Par Tydny 2:33

3. Chci Devce Staly 3:05

4. Dablova Znama (Right Wheel Left Hammer Sham) 2:17

5. Lady Godiva 3:57

6. Bytost Podivna 3:50

7. Zarliva Divka 2:13

8. Xantipa 2:44

9. Zeleny Lucistnik 4:03

10. Brouk 2:56

11. Bily Vrany (Easy Livin’) 2:30

12. Balon 4:20

13. Ptaci Sonata 3:43

14. Hrej Se Mnou Fair (Look At Yourself) 4:47

15. Formule 1 3:00

16. To Se Stava 3:14

17. Poselstvi Detem 3:26

18. Kamen Mudrcu 3:35

19. Touhy 13:17

Notes

Album: Festival (1972) (LP 7" Album) tracks: 1-7

Album: Xantipa (1973) (LP 10" Album) tracks: 8-14

Album: Formule 1 (1975) (LP 10" Album) tracks: 15-19

Personnel:

Bass Guitar – Jan Čarvaš

Brass – B. Šťourač, J. Slabák, J. Budař, T. Zawicki

Drums – Jiří Rybář

Flute – R. Hájek (13)

Guitar, Vocals – Petr Směja

Harmonica – Michal Polák

Keyboards – Oldřich Veselý, Pavel Pokorný

Lead Vocals – Jan Čarvaš, Jiří Rybář, Michal Polák, Oldřich Veselý, Pavel Pokorný 

Orchestra – Orchestr Gustava Broma (17,19)

Vibraphone – A. Šmíd (19)

Mama Lion - Preserve Wildlife & Give It Everything I've Got (2006) Picar - PIC 812001-2

 

MP3/320/196MB

Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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Lynn Catherine Carey (born October 29, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, model and actress was known as the lead vocalist in the band C.K.Strong.

Mama Lion was an American blues rock band which was active from 1972 to 1974. Fronted by lead singer Lynn Carey. It also included Alan Hurtz, James Newton Howard, Coffi Hall and Neil Merryweather. Mama Lion released two albums feat. Neil Merryweather, before disbanding in 1974.

Tracklist:

1. Ain't No Sunshine (3:09)

2. Be Bad With Me (2:45)

3. Ain't Too Proud To Beg (3:34)

4. Wildcat (3:06)

5. Candy Man (3:32)

6. Mr. Invitation (4:46)

7. Sister,Sister(She Better Than (2:34)

8. Can't Find My Way Home (3:57)

9. It's Only A Dream (2:50)

10. Cry (3:40)

11. Give It Everything I've Got (2:44)

12. I Wanna Be Your Woman (2:30)

13. Life Is Just A Four Letter Wor (2:39)

14. Mama Never Told Me (3:16)

15. Crazy Place (5:39)

16. Dark Garden (4:12)

17. From Bad To Worse (4:28)

18. I'm Tired (3:00)

19. Criffins (2:59)

20. Saved (3:07)

Notes

2 original albums on 1 CD.

Tracks 1 to 10 originally released as LP "Preserve Wildlife" in 1972.

Tracks 11 to 20 originally released as LP "Give It Everything I've Got" in 1973.

Personnel:

Lynn Carey - vocals

Neil Merryweather - bass, backing vocals

Rick Gaxiola - guitar (1-10)

Alan Hurtz - guitar (11-20)

James Newton Howard - piano, organ, synthesizer, backing vocals

Coffi Hall - drums, percussion