Howlin' Wolf - The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions 1971 (2CD Deluxe Edition 2002) MCA Records, Chess - 088 112 985-2

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Chicago Blues

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The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions is an album by blues musician Howlin' Wolf released in 1971 on Chess Records, and on Rolling Stones Records in Britain. It was one of the first super session blues albums, setting a blues master among famous musicians from the second generation of rock and roll, in this case Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman. It peaked at #79 on the Billboard 200.

CD1

The Original Album / The Original Mix

1. Rockin' Daddy (3:47)

2. I Ain't Superstitious (3:32)

3. Sittin' On Top Of The World (3:53)

4. Worried About My Baby (2:58)

5. What A Woman! (3:04)

6. Poor Boy (3:06)

7. Built For Comfort (2:11)

8. Who's Been Talking? (3:04)

9. The Red Rooster (False Start And Dialog) (1:59)

10. The Red Rooster (3:58)

11. Do The Do (2:22)

12. Highway 49 (2:48)

13. Wang Dang Doodle (4:33)

Bonus Tracks From London Revisited (Newly Remixed From The Session Multi-Tracks)

14. Goin' Down Slow (5:56)

15. Killing Floor (5:17)

16. I Want To Have A Word With You (4:06)

CD2 

Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks

1. Worried About My Baby (Rehearsal Take) (4:33)

2. The Red Rooster (Alternate Mix With Alternate Piano) (4:04)

3. What A Woman! (A/K/A Commit A Crime) (Alternate Take) (5:12)

4. Who's Been Talking (Alternate Take With False Start & Dialog) (5:52)

5. Worried About My Baby (Alternate Take) (3:45)

6. I Ain't Superstitious (Alternate Take) (4:12)

7. Highway 49 (Alternate Take) (3:41)

8. Do The Do (Extended Alternate Take) (5:46)

9. Poor Boy (Alternate Lyrics/Mix) (4:29)

10. I Ain't Superstitious (Alternate Mix) (3:55)

11. What A Woman! (A/K/A Commit A Crime) (Alternate Mix With Organ Overdub) (3:12)

12. Rockin' Daddy (Alternate Mix) (3:58)

Personnel:

Bass Guitar, Cowbell, Shaker – Bill Wyman

Drums, Congas, Percussion [Assorted] – Charlie Watts

Rhythm Guitar – Hubert Sumlin

Harmonica – Jeffrey M. Carp

Horns – Dennis Lansing (tracks: 1-2, 1-7, 2-10), Joe Miller (tracks: 1-2, 1-7, 2-10), Jordan Sandke (tracks: 1-2, 1-7, 2-10)

Lead Guitar – Eric Clapton

Piano – Ian Stewart (tracks: 1-1, 1-7, 1-11, 1-13, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 2-12), Lafayette Leake (tracks: 1-3, 1-4, 1-9, 1-10)

Piano, Organ – Steve Winwood (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13, 2-9 to 2-12)

Vocals, Harmonica – Howlin' Wolf

Sandy Coast – Shipwreck + Bonus Disc (1969/2012) Kismet Records - KISCD4036

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Prog Rock, Proto Prog

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Sandy Coast was a Dutch rock band fronted by Hans Vermeulen (1947–2017) who were successful in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The band's biggest hits include "Just a Friend" and "True Love (That's a Wonder)" in The Netherlands.

Sandy Coast signed to Page One in 1969, they recorded three singles as well as their third album, Shipwreck, which was not as successful as its predecessor, From the workshop.

Tracklist:

The Original Album

01. Shipwreck - 13:42

a) Overture

b) Departure

c) Shipwreck

d) Saved

e) Hope And Despair

f) Land

g) The End

02. I May Happily Forget - 4:02

03. North Canadian Paradise - 4:05

04. Blue Blackman's Blues - 1:41

05. Advice - 3:19

06. Timothy - 3:47

07. Re Re Le Loup - 3:57

Bonus Disc

01. Depression - 3:11

02. Side Step - 3:29

03. Turning 'round The Pedals Of Our Tandem Which Is Made For Two - 3:15

04. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - 4:01

05. True Love, That's A Wonder - 3:13

06. From The Workshop - 3:44

07. In My Opinion - 2:08

08. Eleanor Rigby - 3:17

Tracks: (01,03,04,06) From The Workshop (1968)

Tracks: (02,05) Sandy Coast (1971)

Tracks: (07,08) Single (1970) Page One – POF 166

Personnel:

Onno Bevoort - drums, cymbals

Hans Vermeulen - vocals, guitar, piano

Jan Vermeulen - bass guitar

Ron Westerbeek - organ, piano, guitar, backing vocals

Brian Auger & Julie Driscoll and The Trinity - Open (1967/2004) Ghostown Records – QSCD 4029

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Psychedelic Rock, Soul, Jazz-Rock, Mod

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Julie Driscoll Tippett (born 8 June 1947) is an English singer and actress, known for her work with Brian Auger and her husband, Keith Tippett.

Brian Albert Gordon Auger (born 18 July 1939) is an English jazz rock and rock music keyboardist who specialises in the Hammond organ. 

Brian Auger and the Trinity was a British band led by keyboardist Brian Auger. Brian Auger and the Trinity with Driscoll's joint album Open, was released in 1967. 

Brian Auger with Driscoll and the band Trinity, he went on to record a cover version of David Ackles' "Road to Cairo" and Bob Dylan's "This Wheel's on Fire", which appeared on Dylan Covered. The latter track was a number 5 pop hit in the UK. Auger and Driscoll stopped working together after the 1969 album Streetnoise, but reunited for the 1978 album Encore.

Tracks:

01. In and Out (John L Montgomery) - 3:06

02. Isola Natale (Brian Auger) - 5:27

03. Black Cat (Brian Auger) - 3:23

04. Lament for Miss Baker (Brian Auger) - 2:37

05. Goodbye Jungle Telegraph (Brian Auger) - 6:12

06. Tramp (Lowell Fulsom & James McCracklin) - 4:04

07. Why (Am I Treated So Bad) (Roebuck Staples) - 3:33

08. A Kind Of Love In (Brian Auger-Julie Driscoll) - 2:32

09. Break it Up (Brian Auger-P. Sutton) - 3:00

10. Season Of the Witch (Donovan Leitch) - 7:51

Bonus Tracks:

11. I've Gotta Go Now (Pappaiardi) - 4:12

12. Save Me (Aretha Franklin) - 4:03

13. This Wheel's on Fire (в. Dyian-R.Danko) - 5:19

14. Road to Cairo (David Ackles) - 3:3

Personnel:

Brian "Auge" Auger - B-3 organ, piano, electric piano, vocals

Julie "Jools" Driscoll - lead vocals, acoustic guitar

David "Lobs" Ambrose - basses

Clive "Toli" Thacker - drums, percussion

Roger Sutton - bass (09,11)

Gary Boyle - guitar

Jeff Beck - Truth & Beck-Ola (1991) EMI Records - CDP 7954692 UK

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Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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Truth is the debut album by Jeff Beck, released in 1968 in the United Kingdom on Columbia Records and in the United States on Epic Records. It introduced the talents of his backing band the Jeff Beck Group, specifically Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood.

Beck-Ola is the second studio album, and the first credited to the Jeff Beck Group. It was released in June 1969.

Tracks:

01. Shapes Of Things (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) - 3:17

02. Let Me Love You (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart) - 4:40

03. Morning Dew (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose) - 4:39

04. You Shook Me (Willie Dixon, J.B. Lenoir) - 2:28

05. Ol' Man River (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein) - 3:58

06. Greensleeves (Traditional, arranged by Jeff Beck) - 1:46

07. Rock My Plimsoul (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart) - 4:11

08. Beck's Bolero (Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck) - 2:51

09. Blues De Luxe (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart) - 7:26

10. I Ain't Superstitious (Willie Dixon) - 4:53

11. All Shook Up (Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley) - 4:52

12. Spanish Boots (Ron Wood, Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart) - 3:36

13. Girl From Mill Valley (Nicky Hopkins) - 3:46

14. Jailhouse Rock (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 3:13

15. Plynth (Water Down The Drain) (Nicky Hopkins, Ron Wood, Rod Stewart) - 3:07

16. The Hangman's Knee (Nicky Hopkins, Ron Wood, Jeff Beck, Tony Newman, Rod Stewart) - 4:48

17. Rice Pudding (Nicky Hopkins, Ron Wood, Jeff Beck, Tony Newman) - 7:23

Personnel:

- Jeff Beck - guitars, vocals, bass (05)

- Rod Stewart - vocals (except 06,08)

- Micky Waller - drums (except 06,08), tambourine (02)

- Ronnie Wood - bass (except 05,06,08)

- Tony Newman - drums (11-17)

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- Nicky Hopkins - piano (03,09,11-17)

- Keith Moon - drums (08), timpani (05)

- Jimmy Page - 12-string rhythm guitar (08)

- John Paul Jones - bass (08), Hammond organ (04,05)

- Mysterious Scottish Bloke - bagpipes (03)

Ro Ro - Meet At The Water (1972/2008) Big Pink - Big Pink 6

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Progressive Blues-Rock

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Reissue, originally released in 1972. After playing in psych act Tangerine Peel, bassist Warwick Rose formed Ro Ro with frontman Alan Ross, filling out the line-up with former Animals guitarist John Weider, ex-Jeff Beck/Juicy Lucy drummer Rod Coombes, and the expressive keyboardist Neil Sheppard to craft the masterful debut Meet At The Water, released on EMI's Regal Zonophone in 1972. Despite the excellence of the material, which ranges from blues ballads to introspective prog, it soon became unjustly obscure. This is a rare and refined prog/blues-rock LP.

Tracks:

01. Goin' Round My Head - 5:08

02. Beautiful Lady (Neil Sheppard, John Weider) - 5:02

03. Something About Her - 4:45

04. Down On The Road - 2:31

05. Meet At The Water - 4:56

06. Mandala - 2:13

07. Give Me The Benefit - 6:00

08. June - 5:04

09. Wild Wild Woman - 4:08

10. Whole Fire Burning - 5:39

Personnel:

Rod Coombes - Vocals, Drums

Brian Rogers – Orchestration

Alan Ross - Vocals, Guitar, Recorder

Neil Sheppard - Vocals, Keyboards

Rose Warwick – Bass

John Weider - Guitar, Violin

Monumental Funk (1974/2017) Saga Records International - SRI 6160712

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Hard Rock, Classic Rock

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Mark Farner and Don Brewer, both former members of Grand Funk Railroad, released an album titled "Monumental Funk" in 1974. This album was released to capitalize on their fame from Grand Funk Railroad.

"Monumental Funk" features Mark Farner on guitar, harmonica, keyboards, and vocals, and Don Brewer on drums and vocals. The album includes six tracks, showcasing their musical talents before their association with Capitol Records.

The album is considered significant as it demonstrates that Mark Farner was a major talent even before Grand Funk Railroad gained widespread recognition.

Grand Funk Railroad, formed in 1969, was known for their hard rock and classic rock style. They were one of the most successful American rock bands of the 1970s, selling over 25 million albums worldwide.

Tracklist:

01. We Gotta Have Love (5:10)

02. Hey Everybody (3:37)

03. I've Got News For You (4:43)

04. Come See About Me (4:17)

05. Harlem Shuffle (5:19)

06. Love Light (7:04)

Supertramp + Indelibly Stamped (1986/2CD) A&M Records

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Progressive Rock, Pop Rock, Art Rock

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British/American rock band formed in London, England in 1969 - Disbanded in 1988 - Reunited intermittently from 1996 to 2002 - Reformed in 2010/11 for European tour.

Supertramp (1970/1986) A&M Records - A&M 393 149-2 Germany

Supertramp were one of the first groups to be signed to the UK branch of A&M Records and their first album, Supertramp, was released on 14 August 1970. Stylistically, the album was fairly typical of progressive rock of the era. Palmer left the band in December 1970, followed by Millar in January 1971, who had suffered a nervous breakdown.

Tracks:

All music written by Rick Davies/Roger Hodgson, all lyrics by Richard Palmer.

01. Surely - 0:30

02. It's A Long Road - 5:30

03. Aubade/And I Am Not Like Other Birds Of Prey - 5:14

04. Words Unspoken - 3:58

05. Maybe I'm A Beggar - 6:44

06. Home Again - 1:08

07. Nothing To Show - 4:53

08. Shadow Song - 4:22

09. Try Again - 12:01

10. Surely - 3:07

Personnel:

- Rick (Richard) Davies - organ, harmonica, piano, electric piano, lead vocals (07)

- Roger Hodgson (Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson) - acoustic guitar, bass, cello, flageolet, lead vocals (01-10)

- Richard Palmer (Richard Palmer-James) - guitar, balalaika, rhythm guitar, lead vocals (05,08,09)

- Robert Millar - drums, percussion, harmonica

Supertramp - Indelibly Stamped (1971/1986) A&M Records - A&M 393 129-2 Germany

For the next album, Indelibly Stamped, released in June 1971 in both the UK and US. Frank Farrell (bass, keyboards, backing vocals) joined, while Hodgson switched to guitar and Davies served as a second lead singer. With Palmer's departure, Hodgson and Davies wrote and composed separately for this and the band's subsequent albums. The record sold even less than their debut. In the aftermath, all members gradually quit except Hodgson and Davies.

Tracks:

All songs written by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson except where noted.

01. Your Poppa Don't Mind - 2:59

02. Travelled - 4:24

03. Rosie Had Everything Planned (Frank Farrell, Hodgson) - 3:00 

04. Remember - 4:11 

05. Forever - 4:54 

06. Potter - 2:23 

07. Coming Home To See You - 4:42 

08. Times Have Changed - 3:45 

09. Friend In Need - 2:07

10. Aries - 7:35 

Personnel:

- Roger Hodgson - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, vocals 

- Rick (Richard) Davies - keyboards, harmonica, vocals

- Frank Farrell - bass, piano, accordion, backing vocals [harmony vocals]

- Dave Winthrop - flute, saxophone, vocals 

- Kevin Currie - drums, percussion 

Peps Persson - The Sonet Blues Story ★ Early Peps (2005/2CD) Universal – 0602498709842

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Chicago Blues

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Per-Åke Tommy Persson (20 December 1946 – 27 June 2021), known by the stage name Peps Persson, was a Swedish blues and reggae musician and social critic from Tjörnarp, Scania. Throughout his career he mostly made music in Swedish and was well known for his Scanian dialect. At an earlier stage he made a few albums in English.

CD1 

Linkin' Louisiana Peps - Blues Connection (1968) Gazell – GMG-1212

01. Blues With A Feeling 06:23

02. Dimples 05:09

03. Five Long Years 05:19

04. Rooster Blues 03:15

05. Shake Your Money Maker 03:41

06. The Sky Is Crying 05:51

07. Dust My Blues 02:51

08. Sportin' Life Blues 05:03

Bonus:

09. Minglewood Blues (Prev. Unissued) 20:34

Personnel:

Bass – Göran Malmberg

Congas – Bill Öhrström

Drums – Pelle Ekman

Guitar – Guy Öhrström

Harmonica, Vocals – Linkin' Louisiana Peps

Piano – Slim Notini

Tenor Saxophone – Göran Ramberg

CD2

Peps & Blues Quality - Sweet Mary Jane (1969) Sonet – SLP 2501

01. Sweet Mary Jane 04:22

02. Copenhagen Blues 05:09

03. You're So Fine 03:55

04. Somebody 05:21

05. Once Was A Gambler 06:39

06. Sail Off To Another Shore 03:54

07. Sad Night Is Falling 06:20

Bonus:

08. You're So Fine (Alt. Take) 03:29

09. It Hurts Me Too (Prev. Unissued) 05:31

10. Sweet Mary Jane (Alt. Take) 03:36

11. Sad Night Is Falling (Alt. Take) 05:40

12. I Got My Mojo Working (Prev. Unissued) 04:02

Personnel:

Alto Saxophone – Magnus Tingberg

Drums – Bosse Skoglund

Electric Bass – Pär-David Johnson

Guitar – Lars Ove Welander

Organ, Piano, Trumpet – Mats Olof Strömberg

Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar – Linkin' Louisiana Peps

Frijid Pink (1970/1991) Repertoire Records - REP 4156-WZ

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Psychedelic Blues Rock

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Frijid Pink is an American rock band, formed in Detroit in 1967, best known for their 1969 rendition of "House of the Rising Sun". Frijid Pink's self-titled debut LP followed in 1970, with virtually all of the album's writing being provided by the duo of Beaudry and Thompson... In 2013, Frijid Pink was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.

Tracks:

All tracks by Gary Ray Thompson/Tom Beaudry except where noted.

01. God Gave Me You - 3:33

02. Crying Shame (Michael Valvano) - 3:09

03. I'm On My Way - 4:31

04. Drivin' Blues - 3:14

05. Tell Me Why - 2:48

06. End Of The Line - 4:04

07. House Of The Rising Sun (Traditional, arr.Frijid Pink) - 4:40

08. I Want To Be Your Lover (Thompson, Beaudry, Valvano) - 7:30

09. Boozin' Blues - 6:01

Bonus Tracks

10. Heartbreak Hotel (single A-side,1970) (Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden, Elvis Presley) - 2:48

11. Music For The People (single A-side,1971) - 2:53

Personnel:

- Kelly Green (Tom Beaudry) - lead vocals

- Gary Ray Thompson - guitar

- Tom Harris - bass

- Richard Stevers - drums

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- Larry Zelanka - keyboards

MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969/1991) Elektra - 9 60894-2

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Garage Rock, Proto-Punk

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Kick Out the Jams is the debut album by American rock band MC5. A live album, it was recorded at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit over two nights, October 30 and 31, 1968, and released in February 1969, by Elektra Records. MC5 was an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan, in 1963. The classic lineup consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson. 

"R.I.P. - Robert W. Derminer, died September 18, 1991, known as Rob Tyner. Wayne Stanley Kramer, died February 2, 2024. Frederick Dewey Smith, died November 4, 1994, known as Fred "Sonic" Smith. Michael Davis, died February 17, 2012. and Dennis Thompson, died May 9, 2024."

Tracks:

All songs written by MC5 except where noted.

01. Ramblin' Rose (Marijohn Wilkin, Fred Burch) - 4:14

02. Kick Out The Jams - 2:53

03. Come Together - 4:31

04. Rocket Reducer No.62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) - 5:37

05. Borderline - 2:54

06. Motor City Is Burning (Al Smith) - 6:05

07. I Want You Right Now (Colin Frechter, Larry Page) - 5:20

08. Starship (MC5, Sun Ra) - 8:25

Personnel:

- Rob Tyner - lead vocals

- Wayne Kramer - lead guitar, lead vocals (01)

- Fred "Sonic" Smith - rhythm guitar

- Michael Davis - bass guitar

- Dennis Thompson - drums