Giant - What’s In This Life For You? (1970/2026) Big Pink - BIG PINK 1026

 

MP3/320/107MB

Psychedelic Funk, Jazz Rock

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What's In This Life For You? is the only album by Giant, a nine-member American psychedelic funk/jazz-rock group, recorded in 1970 and cataloged on Mercury. Despite reaching what reviewers call the peak of the band's output, Mercury never officially released the album at the time, and the group fell into obscurity, it later surfaced through reissues (including a Big Pink Music CD). 

Tracks:

1. Think! What’s In This Life For You 4:32

2. You Ain’t Gonna Find Me 3:30

3. That’s The Way It Goes 3:58

4. Range Rider 3:10

5. Dear John 2:56

6. One Night Stand Man 4:24

7. Plastic World 3:13

8. Queen Of Downs 3:30

9. In My World 2:45

10. Dedicated To Your Head 3:08

11. Last War 2:52

Personnel:

Al Del Monte – trumpet

Christie Thompson – vocals

David Spinozza – acoustic & electric guitar

Glen Tappan – rhythm guitar

Jack LeGrazie – keyboards

Lenny Colangello – trombone

Ron Viola – saxophone, woodwind, flute

Thom Arlotta – bass

Steve Pucci – drums

The Move - Hits & Rarities Singles A's & B's (1999) Repertoire Records - REP 4665-WA

 

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Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Mod

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British rock band from Birmingham formed in 1965 and disbanded in 1972. They formed into ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) after several line-up changes and primary songwriter Roy Wood's desire to form a new band that would play orchestral as well as hard rock...  Despite releasing 4 albums, only their 1968 debut "Move" charted, reaching 15 in the UK.

CD1

1. Night Of Fear

2. The Disturbance

3. I Can Hear The Grass Grow

4. Wave Your Flag And Stop The Train

5. Flowers In The Rain

6. (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree

7. Cherry Blossom Clinic

8. Vote For Me

9. Fire Brigade

10. Walk Upon The Water

11. Wild Tiger Woman

12. Omnibus

13. Blackberry Way

14. Something

15. Yellow Rainbow

16. Curly

17. This Time Tomorrow

18. Brontosaurus

19. Lightning Never Strikes Twice

20. Something 

CD2

1. When Alice Comes Back To The Farm

2. What

3. Kilroy Was Here

4. Turkish Tram Conductor Blues

5. Beautiful Daughter

6. Ella James

7. No Time

8. Tonight

9. Don't Mess Me Up

10. My Marge

11. Chinatown

12. Down On The Bay

13. California Man

14. Do Ya

15. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star

16. Stephanie Knows Who

17. Something Else

18. It'll Be Me

19. Sunshine Help Me

20. Useless Information (Cosas Que No Sirven)

Notes

CD1

Tracks: 1-19 from Singles A & B-sides 1966-1970

Track: 20 from Italian Single 1968 (Italian Version)

CD2 

Tracks: 1-14 from Singles A & B-sides 1970-1972

Tracks: 15-19 from EP "Something Else" 1968

Track: 20 from Spanish EP "Omnibus" 1968

The Chocolate Watchband - One Step Beyond (1969/1994) Sundazed Music - SC 6025

 

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Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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1960's American garage psychedelic rock band, formed in San Jose, California, USA, in 1965. Dissolution in 1970, reunited in 1999. Their use of distorted-psychedelic-style guitar made them one of the heavier bands of the period...

A third studio album, One Step Beyond, was recorded with producer Ed Cobb again using session musicians, and sometimes entire ghost bands, to record portions of it.

Tracks:

1. Uncle Morris 3:09

2. How Ya Been 3:09

3. Devil’s Motorcycle 2:59

4. I Don’t Need No Doctor 4:01

5. Flowers 2:45

6. Fireface 2:48

7. And She’s Lonely 4:15

Bonuses:

8. Don’t Need Your Lovin’ 2:35

9. Sitting There Standing 2:19

10. Blues Theme 2:21

11. Loose Lip Sync Ship 3:01

Notes

Tracks: 8,9 from the "Riot On Sunset Strip" soundtrack 1967

Tracks: 10,11 originally released as "The Hogs" single 1966 release on Hanna-Barbera Records. 

Personnel:

Danny Phay - vocals (1-7)

Mark Loomis - guitar, keyboards

Sean Tolby - rhythm guitar

Ted Torney - guitar (1-7)

Gary Andrijasevich - drums

Dave Aguilar - vocals (8-11)

Bill "Flo" Flores - bass (8-11)

Jerry Miller - guitar (3)

Leong Lau - Dragon Man (1976/2014) Strawberry Rain - SR010

 

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Psycho Rock, Soul/Funky Jazz

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"Only a decade ago Leong Lau remained a well-hidden Malaysian-Australian treasure, known only to small circles of Australian record collectors. Dragon Man might best be described musically as psyc rock, however the significant use of soul/funk and jazz melodies adds a unique musical depth that makes it hard to categorise. That said, Dragon Man is both a significant musical and cultural statement that’s just as poignant today as it was then." (bandcamp)

Tracklist:

1. The Atlas Revolution 4:56

2. Ghost Drums 4:32

3. Rhythm Pounding 6:01

4. Dragon Man 4:27

5. Soul Baby 5:46

6. Deep In The Jungle 8:48

7. Love Poem (Dedicated To Kuan) 1:37

Bonus:

8. Late Night Flyer 2:55

9. One Dimensional Man 2:41

Note

Bonus tracks are from his 1977 single "Leong Lau featuring East-West Unity Band".

Personnel:

Drums, Percussion - Andrew Evans 

Electric Bass - Alistair Bell

Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar - Paul Pallister

Vocals, Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Harmonica, Cornet, Percussion, Guitar - Leong Lau

Pink Fairies - Never Never Land (1971/2002) Polydor Ltd. - 589 550-2

 

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Proto-Punk, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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Never Never Land is the 1971 debut album by the UK underground group Pink Fairies.

Pink Fairies are an English rock band initially active in the London (Ladbroke Grove) underground and psychedelic scene of the early 1970s...

Tracklist:

1. Do It 4:16

2. Heavenly Man 3:41

3. Say You Love Me 3:49

4. War Girl 4:35

5. Never Never Land 6:55

6. Track One, Side Two 4:41

7. Thor 0:59

8. Teenage Rebel 5:21

9. Uncle Harry's Last Freakout 10:52

10. The Dream Is Just Beginning 1:18

Bonus:

11. The Snake 3:58

12. Do It (Single Edit) 3:05

13. War Girl (Alternate Extended Mix) 4:35

14. Uncle Harry's Last Freakout (First Version) 12:24

Notes

Tracks: 1-10 originally released as Polydor (1971).

Tracks: 11,12 originally released as Polydor in January (1971).

Track: 13 recorded at Command Studios March 14th 1971 (Previously unreleased).

Track: 14 recorded at Command Studios March 2nd 1971 - Mixed from the original 16-track master tape on April 20th 2002 (Previously unreleased).

Personnel:

Paul Rudolph – guitar, vocals

Duncan Sanderson – bass

Russell Hunter – drums

John Charles Alder "Twink" – drums, vocals

Tasavallan Presidentti (1969/1990) Love Records - LRCD 7

 

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Prog Jazz-Rock

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Tasavallan Presidentti (in English: President of the Republic) is a Finnish prog jazz- rock, fusion band. It was founded in 1969 by guitarist Jukka Tolonen and drummer Vesa Aaltonen... Disbanded in 1974, then reunited from 2005 to 2006... Tasavallan Presidentti's eponymous debut album, released on Love Records in 1969, marked the start of the band's hectic early productive period with the original singer, the English-born ex-patriot Frank Robson.

Tracks:

1. Introduction / You’ll Be Back For More 6:14

2. Obsolete Machine 3:53

3. Who’s Free 3:27

4. I Love You Teddy Bear 3:38

5. Crazy Thing No.1 0:43

6. Drinking 3:13

7. Crazy Thing No.2 0:13

8. Driving Through 4:30

9. Ancient Mariner 3:24

10. Wutu-Banale 6:36

11. Woman Of The World 2:52

12. Roll Over Yourself 2:26

13. Thinking Back 3:00

Bonus tracks:

14. Solitary (Single A-Side 1970) 3:40

15. Deep Thinker (Single B-Side 1970) 2:40

Personnel:

Juhani Aaltonen - saxophone, flute

Vesa Aaltonen - drums

Mans Groundstroem - bass, organ

Frank Robson - vocal, piano, organ

Jukka Tolonen - guitar, piano

Bull Run (1971/2024) Peppermint Records - PR5121

 

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Acid Hard Rock

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Bull Run is the debut album by the short-lived Youngstown, Ohio trio, is a hard acid rock piece of perfection with incredible acid lead guitar. The self-titled album, which never was released until now, was recorded in 1971 and only released in April 2024 on Peppermint Records on black, red and marbled grey vinyl. Reflect the creativity, musicianship and artistry that defined Bull Run. The album cover art features a gritty, underground aesthetic fitting its 1971 Ohio hard rock origins. Rare and excellent album!

Tracklist:

A1. Race For Death 6:42

A2. Just A Dream 5:16

A3. Intruder 5:26

B1. Leper's Castle 9:03

B2. Flag 6:29

Note

Recorded 1971 in Youngstown, OH. Previously unheard band, unearthed by Peppermint in 2024.

Personnel:

Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Frank Zoccole

Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals - Craig Davis 

Vocals, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Organ - Jim Connor

Buffalo Springfield - Complete Albums Collection (2018) ATCO Records - R2 33200/33226/33256

 

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Folk Rock, Country Rock

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Buffalo Springfield was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1966 by Canadians Neil Young, Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin and Americans Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. Released three albums and several singles from 1966 to 1968. Their music combined elements of folk music and country music with influences from the British Invasion and psychedelic rock. After a long break, they got together again and were active from 2010 to 2012. The band broke up permanently in 2012.

Buffalo Springfield (1967) release stereo

Buffalo Springfield is the debut album by the band Released by Atco Records around November 1966.

Tracks:

1. For What It’s Worth 2:37

2. Go And Say Goodbye 2:20

3. Sit Down I Think I Love You 2:31

4. Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing 3:24

5. Hot Dusty Roads 2:49

6. Everybody’s Wrong 2:24

7. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong 2:39

8. Burned 2:15

9. Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It 3:01

10. Leave 2:43

11. Out Of My Mind 3:05

12. Pay The Price 2:35

Personnel:

Neil Young - lead guitar, harmonica, piano (8,9), lead vocals (8,11)

Stephen Stills - 2nd lead guitar, keyboards, lead vocals (1-3,5,6,10,12)

Richie Furay - rhythm guitar, lead vocals (1,2,4,6,7,9,10)

Bruce Palmer - bass

Dewey Martin - drums, vocals

Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) release stereo

Buffalo Springfield Again is the second album by the band, released on Atco Records in October 1967. 

Tracks:

1. Mr. Soul 2:49

2. A Child’s Claim To Fame 2:10

3. Everydays 2:39

4. Expecting To Fly 3:43

5. Bluebird 4:28

6. Hung Upside Down 3:26

7. Sad Memory 2:59

8. Good Time Boy 2:13

9. Rock & Roll Woman 2:44

10. Broken Arrow 6:13

Personnel:

Neil Young - lead vocals (1,4,10), lead guitar (1,4,7), guitar (2,3,5,6,9), harmonica (3,4,9,10)

Stephen Stills - lead vocals (3,5,6,9), rhythm guitar (1), guitar (2,5,6,8,10), piano (3), organ (6,9), lead guitar (9), electric piano (9)

Richie Furay - lead vocals (2,4-8,10), rhythm guitar (1,3), guitar (2,5-10)

Bruce Palmer - bass (2,6,8-10)

Dewey Martin - lead vocals (8), drums (2,3,5,6,8-10)

Session musicians:

James Burton - dobro (2)

Charlie Chin - banjo (5)

Jim Fielder - bass (3)

Chris Sarns - guitar (10)

Don Randi - grand piano (4,10)

Bobby West - bass (5)

Jack Nitzsche - electric piano (4)

Last Time Around (1968) release stereo

Last Time Around is the third and final studio album by the band, released in July 1968.

Tracks:

1. On The Way Home 2:25

2. It’s So Hard To Wait 2:03

3. Pretty Girl Why 2:24

4. Four Days Gone 3:46

5. Carefree Country Day 2:37

6. Special Care 3:32

7. The Hour Of Not Quite Rain 3:43

8. Questions 2:54

9. I Am A Child 2:17

10. Merry-Go-Round 2:02

11. Uno Mundo 2:00

12. Kind Woman 4:12

Personnel:

Neil Young - lead vocals (1,9), guitar (3,4,9,10), harmonica (9), piano (1)

Stephen Stills - lead vocals (1,3-6,8,10,11), guitar (1-4,6,8,10,11), piano (4,6,8), B3 organ (6,8,11), bass (6,8), clavinet (8), vibes (1), percussion (11), handclaps (11)

Richie Furay - lead vocals (1-3,5,7,10,12), guitar (1-3,8,10-12)

Bruce Palmer - bass (1)

Jim Messina - lead vocals (5,12), bass

Dewey Martin - drums (1-3,9,11)

Session musicians:

Jim Fielder - bass (3)

Buddy Miles - drums (6)

Jimmy Karstein - drums (8,10)

Gary Marker - bass (9)

Jeremy Stuart - harpsichord, calliope, bells (10)

Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar (12)

Richard Davis - bass (12)

Band Of Light - Total Union (1973/2006) Aztec Music - AVSCD012

 

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Heavy Blues Rock

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Band of Light were an Australian heavy blues-style based rock band, formed in Sydney in October 1972. The group released two albums, Total Union (1973) and The Archer (1974) before disbanding in late 1974. 

Tracks:

1. My First Home 8:05

2. Free Them From Hunger 5:47

3. Spaces Of Time 5:40

4. If 5:40

5. Earthbound Blues 5:44

6. The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse 5:36

Bonuses:

7. The Destiny Song (Single A-Side) 3:14

8. Over “B” (Single B-Side) 4:42

9. Moonstruck (Single A-Side) 3:50

10. Messin’ With The Kid (Live at Sunbury Rock Festival - January 1973) 7:29

11. The Cat (Single B-Side) 5:49

Personnel:

Bass – Ian Rilen

Drums – Tony Buettel

Slide Guitar – Norman Roue

Vocals, Guitar – Phillip Key

Bent Wind - Sussex (1969/2005) Psychedome Records

 

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Heavy Psychedelic Rock

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Bent Wind was formed in Toronto, Ontario Canada in 1969 and managed to record and release the LP 'Sussex' that year on Merv Buchanan's Trend label in Canada. Sussex is a street name in Toronto where the band members practiced.

"With a limited pressing of (no more than 200) during its original run, the vinyl LP has since become a rarity in the Canadian music Collector's market, fetching up to 5000 USD for a copy if you could find it. In 2018, a copy was sold for 8000 USD. This 1969 holy grail of Canadian heavy psych."

Tracks:

1. Sacred Cows 4:12

2. Touch Of Red 3:15

3. Mystify 3:40

4. Hate 5:26

5. Going To The City 2:53

6. Look At Love 4:05

7. The Lions 5:29

8. Sacred Cows (1969 Single) 2:27

9. Castles Made Of Man (1969 Single) 3:27

10. Riverside 6:15

11. She Wants (Lost Tapes) 3:21

12. Blow My Fuse (Lost Tapes) 4:24

13. Gotta Find My Way (Lost Tapes) 4:55

14. Leroy Goes West (Lost Tapes) 2:56

15. Eleanor Rigby (Lost Tapes) 4:40

Notes

Tracks: 1-7 & 10 - Originally released as LP in Canada on 1969 by the label Trend Records.

Tracks: 8,9 - Single A & B-Sides recorded November 1969 at Trend Studios.

Tracks: 11-14 - Rehearsal recordings at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute from March 1970 with the original lineup of musicians .

Track: 15 - Living room recording circa 1991.

Personnel:

Bass Guitar – Sebastian Pelaia

Drums – Eddie Thomas 

Lead Guitar, Vocals – Jerry Gibas

Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Marty Roth

Coloured Balls - Summer Jam (LP/1973) Mushroom - L 25073

 

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Blues Rock, Hard Rock

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In January 1973, Coloured Balls teamed with guest vocalists Billy Thorpe and Leo De Castro at the Sunbury Pop Festival, their performance was released in November as the "Help Me" / "Rock Me Baby" track on the live album, Summer Jam. The album included Coloured Balls' 16-minute version of "G.O.D.".

Lobby Loyde (ex-Purple Hearts, Wild Cherries) formed the psychedelic/hard/blues-rock group Coloured Balls in March 1972 with Andrew Fordham on guitar (ex-The Brigade) and vocals, Janis Miglans on bass guitar and Trevor Young on drums... 

Tracks:

1. Help Me / Rock Me, Baby 11:21

2. Going Down 6:20

3. G.O.D. 16:00

Personnel:

Bass – John Miglans

Drums – Trevor Young

Guitar – Andy Fordham (2,3)

Guitar - Leo De Castro (1)

Lead Guitar – Lobby Lloyde

Vocals – Andy Fordham (2), Billy Thorpe (1)

The Lemon Pipers - Best Of The Lemon Pipers (1998) Camden - 74321 558592

 

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Psychedelic Rock, Bubblegum, Sunshine Pop, Acid Rock

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The Lemon Pipers were a short-lived 1960s American rock band from Oxford, Ohio, known chiefly for their song "Green Tambourine", which reached No. 1 in the United States in 1968. The chasm between the label's aspirations and the band's own musical tastes became apparent on the Lemon Pipers's debut album, Green Tambourine. Two extended tracks written by the band, "Fifty Year Void" and "Through With You". The band recorded a second album Jungle Marmalade, which again showed both sides of the band. "Jelly Jungle, (released as a single), a version of the Carole King/Gerry Goffin penned song "I Was Not Born to Follow," and an 11-minute, 43 second epic, "Dead End Street/Half Light". The band left the Buddah label in 1969 and later dissolved.

Tracklist:

1. Green Tambourine 2:26

2. Rice Is Nice 2:11

3. Turn Around And Take A Look 2:48

4. Blueberry Blue 2:27

5. Jelly Jungle 2:26

6. Lonely Atmosphere 2:55

7. Shoeshine Boy 3:28

8. I Was Not Born To Follow 2:35

9. Rainbow Tree 2:22

10. As Me If I Care 3:11

11. Stragglin' Behind 2:36

12. The Shoemaker Of Leatherware Square 2:03

13. Fifty Year Void 5:46

14. Through With You 9:08

15. No Help From Me 2:40

16. Everything Is You 2:47

17. Catch Me Falling 5:18

18. Love Beads And Meditation 2:51

19. Wine And Violet 3:07

20. Dead End Street/Half Light 11:43

Personnel:

Dela "Ivan" Browne – lead vocals, rhythm guitar

Bill Bartlett – lead guitar

Robert G. Nave – organ, tambourine, fog horn, toys

Steve Walmsley – bass

William "Bill" Albaugh – drums

Irv Spice Strings – string section

Brain Police (1968/2001) Akarma - AK 174

 

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Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock

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The Brain Police were one of the relatively few psychedelic groups to emerge from San Diego in the late '60s, recording an unreleased album and single in 1968-1969 before splitting up. They played pretty average, if competent, psychedelic period rock with hard rock and baroque pop influences. 

Tracks:

1. Election For Mayor,Ride My Train Of Love 5:18

2. I'll Be On The Inside, If I Can 3:27

3. I'd Rather See You Dead 3:50

4. Find Me A Moment 2:59

5. Getting Too Much Higher 3:42

6. Adler 3:30

7. Gypsy Fast Woman 5:54

8. I'll Find Love 4:21

9. There's A Light Over The City 2:39

10. My World Of Wax 3:16

Personnel:

Drums – Sid Smith 

Guitar – David Randle 

Vocals, Bass – Norman Lombardo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Rick Randle

Various Artists - Fillmore The Last Days (1991/2CD) Epic Records - Z2K-31390

 

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Blues Rock, Country Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop Rock, Folk Rock, Funk, Latin Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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Fillmore: The Last Days is a live album, recorded at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, California from June 29 to July 4, 1971. It contains performances by 14 different bands, mostly from the San Francisco Bay Area, including Santana, the Grateful Dead, Hot Tuna, Quicksilver Messenger Service and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released by Columbia Records in June 1972 as a three-disc LP. It was re-released by Epic Records in 1991 as a two-disc CD.

More Informations

CD1

1. Hello - John Walker 2:13

2. Hello Friends - Lamb 3:16

3. So Fine - Elvin Bishop Group 3:57

4. Party Till the Cows Come Home - Elvin Bishop Group 3:08

5. Pana - Malo 8:03

6. Poppa Can Play - The Sons of Champlin 4:57

7. White Bird - It's a Beautiful Day 9:02

8. Fresh Air - Quicksilver Messenger Service 4:44

9. Mojo - Quicksilver Messenger Service 4:58

10. Introduction - Bill Graham 0:59

11. Back on the Streets Again - Tower of Power 6:33

12. Baby's Callin' Me Home - Boz Scaggs 8:53

13. I Just Want to Make Love to You - Cold Blood 6:18

14. Passion Flower - Stoneground 3:53

15. Henry - New Riders of the Purple Sage 4:05

CD2

1. Casey Jones - Grateful Dead 5:58

2. Johnny B. Goode - Grateful Dead 3:59

3. Introduction - Hot Tuna 0:51

4. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burnin' - Hot Tuna 7:41

5. Incident at Neshabur - Santana 5:36

6. In a Silent Way - Santana 7:52

7. Jam Session: We Gonna Rock - Taj Mahal, Elvin Bishop, Boz Scaggs & Friends 6:44

8. Jam Session: Long and Tall - Taj Mahal, Elvin Bishop, Boz Scaggs & Friends 12:24

9. Goodbye with Final Night Jam Session of Greensleeves - Bill Graham 3:32

10. Words with Bill Graham - Bill Graham 16:58

Notes

CD2 Track: 10, The (7", 33 ⅓ RPM) single containing commentary from Bill Graham that is found in the original 1st U.S. release.

Livin' Blues - A&B Sides And More "The Golden Years Of Dutch Pop Music" (2014) Universal Music - 470 946-3

 

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Blues Rock

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Many people think the band's name came from the American magazine called Living Blues, but that wasn't established until 1970. Former members of the band claim it was based on the name of an American theatre group called Living Theatre.

Livin' Blues was a blues-rock band from The Hague (Den Haag) founded in 1967 by guitarist Ted Oberg. In the early 1970s, alongside Cuby + Blizzards, it was considered one of the premier acts of the Dutch blues scene.

The band has that have undergone numerous lineup changes throughout their careers.

CD1

1. Murphy Mc Coy (2:54)

2. My Sister Kate (2:21)

3. You Better Watch Yourself (Sonny Boy) (2:46)

4. One Night Blues (6:39)

5. Wang Dang Doodle (5:10)

6. Crazy Woman (2:40)

7. Black Lisa (Poor Elijah) (2:51)

8. Red Mountain River (2:16)

9. Choise (2:32)

10. Selection (5:20)

11. L.B. Boogie (4:15)

12. Johnny W (6:59)

13. Please Don't Leave Me (2:58)

14. Sweet Suzanne (3:33)

15. Poinsetta Petal (4:03)

16. Gamble On (3:15)

17. Boogie Woogie Woman (3:19)

18. Ricochet (2:17)

19. Shylina (5:36)

20. That Night (5:19)

CD2

1. Mysterious Ways (4:09)

2. Who's Doing That Voodoo (3:53)

3. Waitin'On You (2:44)

4. Black Panther (3:08)

5. I Came Home At Night (7:03)

6. When The Sun Goes Down (4:45)

7. Go-Go Train (4:55)

8. Whiskey And Gin (2:04)

9. Hitch Hikin' (6:05)

10. Keep On (3:19)

11. Bamboozle Song (2:41)

12. Black Night (7:26)

13. Shady Girl, Shady Girl (2:38)

14. Eye To Eye (3:12)

15. Diving Duck Blues (7:01)

16. You're A Stranger (5:41)

17. Ain't No Use Crying (4:05)

Wichita Fall - Life Is But A Dream (1969/2011) Tune In - TUNE IN 007

 

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Baroque Pop, Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Rock

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Life Is But A Dream is the sole and only album by the Los Angeles band Wichita Fall, released in November 1968 on Imperial Records. It's a heavily orchestrated baroque/sunshine pop record: 13 tracks by singer-guitarists Philip Black and David Roush, arranged and conducted by Artie Butler. First CD release in 2011 on Tune In, adding bonus tracks "Lovely Love" and "Ginger Blue".

Tracks:

1. Morning Sun 2:10

2. Once In The Morning 2:36

3. Sunny Road 2:52

4. Going To Ohio 3:34

5. Playground 2:51

6. Ornamental Sideshow 2:57

7. Poor Mr. Drake’s Afternoon Show 2:18

8. Crystal Rain 3:32

9. Hectivity 2:49

10. Schubert’s Theme 2:45

11. Night Time Suite 1:07

12. Are You Sleeping 1:10

13. Life Is But A Dream 2:51

Bonus Tracks:

14. Lovely Love (Single A-Side 1969) 2:31

15. Ginger Blue (Single B-Side 1969) 2:50

Personnel:

Acoustic Guitar [Lead], Vocals - Phillip Black

Bass - Larry Watson

Drums - Len Feigin

Rhythm Guitar, Vocals - David Roush

Unicorn - Uphill All The Way (1971/1989) Line - TACD 9.00745 O

 

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Folk And Country Rock

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Uphill All The Way is the debut studio album by the Surrey-based British folk-rock group Unicorn, released in 1971 on Transatlantic Records. Produced by Hugh Murphy, who was also working on Gerry Rafferty's debut it blends folk and country rock with CSN-style harmonies and features covers of songs by Jimmy Webb "P.F. Sloan", Neil Young, James Taylor and Gerry Rafferty alongside Ken Baker originals.

Tracks:

1. P.F. Sloan 4:31

2. 115 Bar Joy 3:52

3. I’ve Loved Her So Long 2:42

4. Don’t Ever Give Up Trying 5:09

5. Country Road 4:13

6. Something To Say 4:43

7. Ain’t Got A Lot Of Future 6:49

8. Never Going Back 3:21

9. You, You, You Have 5:37

10. Please Sing A Song For Us 3:09

Personnel:

Bass Guitar, Vocals – Pat Martin

Drums, Congas, Percussion, Vocals – Peter Perrier

Electric Guitar [6 String], Acoustic Guitar [6 And 12 String], Organ, Piano, Harmonium, Electric Piano, Vocals – Ken Baker 

Lead Guitar, Electric Guitar [6 & 12 String], Acoustic Guitar [6 And 12 String], Flute, Vocals – Trevor Mee 

Tambourine – Hugh Murphy

Ergo Sum - “Mexico” (1971/2007) Lion Productions - LION 618M

 

MP3/320/143MB

Progressive Rock, Jazz Rock with strong British influences

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Mexico is the sole and only studio album by Ergo Sum, a French progressive rock band from Aix-en-Provence. It was released in 1971 on the Thélème label, distributed by Barclay, and recorded at the legendary Michel Magne Studios in Hérouville. English-language prog blended with jazz, blues and Canterbury-style psych, featuring flute, violin and Hammond/Rhodes keyboards.The band disbanded in July 1972, making this their only release.

Tracks:

1. Night Road 3:05

2. Unparalleled Embrace 2:44

3. John’s Nightmare 3:53

4. Faces 6:27

5. Second Rebirth 4:10

6. Mexico 3:30

7. I Know Your Mother 8:50

8. Albion Impressions 4:52

9. Lydie 0:55

Bonus Tracks:

10. All’s So Comic 6:03

11. Tijuana 3:41

12. It’s Me 2:02

13. Mexico (Instrumental) 0:52

Notes

Tracks: 1-9 were released only one album in 1971.

Track: 10 is taken from the "Various - Puissance 13+2" anthology.

Tracks: 11 & 12 are both sides of the 7" Single released in 1972.

Track: 13 is a shortened instrumental version of the title track.

Bass – Edouard Magnani (11,12), Max Touat (1-10,13)

Drums – B.B. Brutus (11,12)

Drums, Congas, Maracas, Percussion – B.B. Brutus (1-10,13)

Electric Guitar – Michel Leonardi (1-10,13)

Electric Organ [Hammond Organ], Electric Piano, Flute – Jean Guerin (11,12)

Electric Violin – Roland Meynet (11,12)

Flute, Piano [Wurlitzer], Grand Piano [Steinway], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Electric Organ [Hammond Organ] – Jean Guerin (1-10,13)

Guest, Rhythm Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm Guitar] – Laurent Thibault (1-10,13)

Guitar, Xylophone – Marc Perru (11,12)

Violin – Roland Meynet (1-10,13)

Vocals – Lionel Ledissez (11,12)

Vocals [Vocal], Percussion, Bells [Sleigh Bells] – Lionel Ledissez (1-10,13)

Strawbs - Just A Collection Of Antiques And Curios (1970/1998) A&M Records - 540 938-2

 

MP3/320/144MB

Art Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock, Largely Acoustic

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Just A Collection Of Antiques And Curios is the third album by The Strawbs, released in late 1970 on A&M Records. It was recorded live at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall on 11 July 1970, produced by Tony Visconti. It was the band's US debut and their first to feature Rick Wakeman, whose solo piano piece "Temperament Of Mind" earned him his first front-page British music press coverage... 

Tracks:

1. Martin Luther King's Dream

2. The Antique Suite

3. Temperament Of Mind

4. Fingertips

5. Song Of A Sad Little Girl

6. Where Is This Dream Of Your Youth

Bonus tracks:

7. The Vision Of The Lady Of The Lake (Live, hitherto unreleased)

8. We'll Meet Again Sometime (Live, from B-Side of withdrawn "Witchwood" single)

9. Forever (Studio version, A-Side of single, also included on "By Choice")

Personnel:

Bass, Vocals - John Ford

Congas [Conga Drums], Cymbal, Tambourine, Sitar, Vocals - Richard Hudson

Organ, Piano, Harpsichord, Celesta [Celeste] - Rick Wakeman

Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Dulcimer - Dave Cousins

Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Tambourine - Tony Hooper

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

 

MP3/320/32MB

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

MP3/320/518MB

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

MP3/320/96MB

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

 

MP3/320/196MB

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

 

MP3/320/132MB

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

 

MP3/320/176MB

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

 

MP3/320/89MB

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

 

MP3/320/91MB

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