Kush - Presents Snow White... And The Eight Straights (1974/2007) Aztec Music - AVSCD029

 

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Bras-Jazz Rock, Fuson

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Australian rock group active in the early 70s. Kush were a jazz-rock fusion band that existed from 1971 to 75 led by the flamboyant vocalist Jeff Duff. 

Their debut album was released in 1974, that blends jazz-rock fusion with progressive elements. The album was initially released on vinyl through Warner Bros. Records.

Tracks:

1. Wait Overture (2:04)

2. Easy Street (3:50)

3. All Right In The City (2:55)

4. McArthur Park (7:35)

5. Wait (4:34)

6. Satanic Deity (8:51)

7. Christopher John (suite - featuring Birth, Life, Death, Infinity) (10:14)

8. Klue (5:24)

Personnel:

Jeff Duff - lead vocals, percussion 

David Herzog - guitar 

Rob Matthews - bass 

John Ellis - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone 

Bill Harrower - tenor saxophone, flute 

Steve Ball - keyboards 

John Santos - trumpet 

Ian Hellings - trumpet 

Nick Lister - drums 

The Cookies - backing vocals (5) 

Ron Anderson - flute (7)

Iron Butterfly - Ball (1969/2006) Victor - VICW-60003

 

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Psychedelic rock, Acid Rock

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Ball is the third studio album by the rock band Iron Butterfly, released on January 17, 1969. After the enormous success of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Iron Butterfly modified its acid-rock sound somewhat and experimented with more melodic compositions. The band's trademark heavy guitars, however, are still evident on such tracks as "In the Time of Our Lives" and "It Must Be Love". The album reached number 3 on the Billboard 200 charts...

Tracks:

1. In The Time Of Our Lives (Ingle, Bushy) 4:46

2. Soul Experience (Ingle, Bushy, Brann, Dorman) 2:49

3. Lonely Boy (Ingle) 4:55

4. Real Fright (Ingle, Bushy, Brann) 2:40

5. In The Crowds (Ingle, Dorman) 2:09

6. It Must Be Love (Ingle) 4:22

7. Her Favorite Style (Ingle) 3:10

8. Filled With Fear (Ingle) 3:42

9. Belda-Beast (Brann) 5:46

Personnel:

- Doug Ingle - organs, lead vocals (except 9)

- Erik Brann - lead guitar, vocals (lead on 9)

- Lee Dorman - bass, vocals

- Ron Bushy - drums

James Brown - Hell (1974/1995) Polydor - 523 983-2

 

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Soul, Funk

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Hell is the 38th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released on June 28, 1974, by Polydor Records.

Tracks:

1. Coldblooded (4:46) (James Brown)

2. Hell (5:07) (James Brown)

3. My Thang (4:19) (James Brown)

4. Sayin' It and Doin' It (3:08) (James Brown)

5. Please, Please, Please (4:14) (James Brown-Johnny Terry)

6. When The Saints Go Marching In (2:41) (Trad)

7. These Foolish Things (3:15) (Jack Strachey-Harry Link-Holt Marvell)

8. Stormy Monday (3:17) (Aaron Walker)

9. A Man Has to Go Back To The Crossroads (2:57) (James Brown)

10. Sometime (4:20) (James Brown-Bud Hobgood)

11. I Can't Stand It '76' (8:08) (James Brown)

12. Lost Someone (3:41) (James Brown-Lloyd Stallworth-Bobby Byrd)

13. Don't Tell A Lie About Me And I Won't Tell The Truth On You (5:09) (James Brown-J.Maloy Roach)

14. Papa Don't Take No Mess (13:51) (James Brown-Fred Wesley-Charles Bobbitt-John Starks)

Personnel:

Alto Saxophone – Jimmy Parker (tracks: 1,2,11), Maceo Parker (tracks: 1,2,11,13,14)

Backing Vocals – Deborah McDuffie (tracks: 6 to 10,13), Hilda Harris (tracks: 6 to 10,13), Maretha Stewart (tracks: 6 to 10,13)

Bass – Fred Thomas (tracks: 1,2,14), Gordon Edwards (tracks: 3,6 to 10,13)

Drums – Jimmy Madison (tracks: 3,4,6 to 10,13), John Jabo Starks (tracks: 1,2,14), John Morgan (tracks: 1,2,11)

French Horn – Jim Buffington (tracks: 6 to 10)

Guitar – Charlie Brown (tracks: 6 to 10), Hearlon Cheese Martin (tracks: 1,2,11,14), Jimmy Nolen (tracks: 1,2,11,14), Joe Beck (tracks: 3,6 to 10,13)

Percussion – Ralph MacDonald (tracks: 6 to 10)

Piano – Dave Matthews (tracks: 3,6 to 10)

Reeds – Dave Tofani (tracks: 6 to 10), Eddie Daniels (tracks: 6 to 10), Joe Farrell (tracks: 6 to 10)

Tenor Saxophone – St-Clair Pinckney (tracks: 1,2,11,14)

Trombone – Fred Wesley (tracks: 1,2,11,14), Michael Gipson (tracks: 3, 6 to 10,13), Tom Harrell (tracks: 6 to 10)

Trumpet – Isiah Ike Oakley (tracks: 1,2,11,14), Jon Faddis (tracks: 3,6 to 10,13), Lew Soloff (tracks: 3,6 to 10,13)

Eric Clapton - There's One In Every Crowd (1975/2025) Polydor - UICY-80567

 

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Soft Rock, Reggae

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There's One in Every Crowd is the third solo studio album by Eric Clapton. Recorded shortly after 461 Ocean Boulevard, the album features a style similar to its predecessor but did not enjoy similar commercial success...

Tracks:

1. We've Been Told (Jesus Is Coming Soon) (Traditional) 4:28

2. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Traditional) 3:33

3. Little Rachel (Byfield) 4:06

4. Don't Blame Me (Clapton, Terry) 3:35

5. The Sky Is Crying (James) 3:58

6. Singin' The Blues (McCreary) 3:26

7. Better Make It Through Today (Clapton) 4:07

8. Pretty Blue Eyes (Clapton) 4:45

9. High (Clapton) 3:30

10. Opposites (Clapton) 4:52

Bonus:

11. Burial (Session Out-Take) (previously unreleased) 4:03

12. Whatcha Gonna Do (Session Out-Take) 2:54

13. I Found A Love (Session Out-Take) 3:41

14. (When Things Go Wrong) It Hurts Me Too (Session Out-Take) 5:48

15. Fools Like Me (Session Out-Take) (previously unreleased) 5:10

16. Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Non-album single release) 4:25

17. Someone Like You (Non-album single release) 4:30

Personnel:

Eric Clapton – lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, dobro

Dick Sims – Hammond organ, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes

Albhy Galuten – synthesizers

George Terry – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, group vocals

Carl Radle – electric guitar, bass guitar

Jamie Oldaker – drums, percussion

Yvonne Elliman – lead vocals, group vocals

Marcy Levy – group vocals

Chicken Shack - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (2005/3CD) Blue Horizon - 82876734942

 

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Blues Rock

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Chicken Shack are a British blues band, founded in the mid-1960s by Stan Webb (guitar and vocals), Andy Silvester (bass guitar), and Alan Morley (drums), who were later joined by Christine Perfect (later McVie) (vocals and keyboards) in 1967. Chicken Shack has performed with various line-ups, Stan Webb being the only constant member.

This three-disc set collects the band's entire output for the imprint from 1967-1969 and includes alternate takes, singles, and B-sides (56 tracks in all) from the Blue Horizon era.

TRACK LISTING 

Personnel:

Acoustic Guitar – Paul Raymond 

Bass Guitar – Andy Silvester

Drums – Dave Bidwell

Electric Guitar – Stan Webb 

Organ – Paul Raymond

Piano – Christine Perfect, Paul Raymond 

Vocals – Christine Perfect, Stan Webb

Rendering Pink Floyds By The Sixting Music (1974/2005) Skyf Zol - DP 10142

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Prog Rock

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A cover album of Pink Floyd (except "Red Phone"). Other than being a French group and being released in the 70's, the work is shrouded in mystery. The performance is almost faithful to the original song, but the mellow atmosphere that shines a spotlight on Pink Floyd's lyrical part is impressive.

If anyone has more information, please share it with us! 

Tracks:

1. Money (5:27)

2. One Of These Days (5:20)

3. Speak To Me / Breathe (7:22)

4. Apples And Oranges (3:15)

5. Red Phone (3:15)

6. Echoes (19:22)

7. If (4:26)

Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971/1989) Stax Records CDSXD 021

 

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Soundtrack, Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Soul, Funk, Stage & Screen

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Shaft is a double album by Isaac Hayes, recorded for Stax Records' Enterprise label as the soundtrack LP for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1971 blaxploitation film Shaft. The album mostly consists of instrumentals composed by Hayes as score for the film. Three vocal selections are included: "Soulsville", "Do Your Thing", and "Theme from Shaft". A commercial and critical success, Shaft is Hayes' best-known work and the best-selling LP ever released on a Stax label.

Tracks:

1. Theme From Shaft (4:39)

2. Bumpy's Lament (1:52)

3. Walk From Regio's (2:24)

4. Ellie's Love Theme (3:18)

5. Shaft's Cab Ride (1:08)

6. Cafe Regio's (6:10)

7. Early Sunday Morning (3:49)

8. Be Yourself (4:31)

9. A Friend's Place (3:20)

10. Soulsville (3:48)

11. No Name Bar (6:11)

12. Bumpy's Blues (4:04)

13. Shaft Strikes Again (3:04)

14. Do Your Thing (19:28)

15. The End Theme (1:58)

Personnel:

Lead vocals (1,10,14), Piano, Electric Piano, Vibraphone, Organ - Isaac Hayes

Rhythm, horn and string arrangements - Johnny Allen (1,2,4-15), J. J. Johnson (3), Isaac Hayes (All tracks)

Backing vocals - Pat Lewis, Rose Williams, Telma Hopkins (1,10,14)

Instrumentation - The Bar-Kays and The Isaac Hayes Movement

Electric piano - Lester Snell

Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar - Charles Pitts and Michael Toles

Bass Guitar - James Alexander

Drums, Tambourine - Willie Hall

Congas, Bongos and other percussion - Gary Jones

Lead Trumpet - Richard "Johnny" Davis

Flute - John Fonville

Bass – Ronald Hudson (5)

Piano – Sidney Kirk (5)

The Flowers & Flower Travellin' Band (Beginnings)

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Hard Rock, Heavy Psychedelic Rock

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Flower Travellin' Band was a Japanese rock band that was formed in 1967. They were connected to Japan's counterculture movement and noted for their mixture of early heavy metal with psychedelic and progressive rock. They received wide acclaim from critics but failed to achieve commercial success and separated in 1973 to pursue individual careers.

Hideki Ishima Japanese rock guitarist. Born March 21, 1944 in Sapporo. He moved to Tokyo in the mid-sixties, and played with the Group Sounds band The Outlaws from 1966 to 1969. Following that he joined The Flowers, who later became Flower Travellin' Band. 

Yuya Uchida real name (Uchida Yūya) Japanese singer, record producer, and actor, born 17 November 1939, Nishinomiya - died 17 March 2019, Tokyo. Masterminded the career of The Flowers and Flower Travellin' Band.

Yuya Uchida & The Flowers - Challenge! (1969/1991) Columbia - COCA-7252

Tracks:

1. Combination Of The Two (Sam Andrew) 5:58

2. Intruder (Janis Joplin) 3:53

3. Summertime (George Gershwin/DuBose Heyward) 3:53

4. I'm So Glad (Skip James) 4:20

5. Greasy Heart (Grace Slick) 4:11

6. Hey Joe (Billy Roberts) 4:10

7. White Room (Pete Brown/Jack Bruce) 4:03

8. Hidariashi No Otoko (Katsuhiko Kobayashi) 4:36

9. Piece Of My Heart (Bert Burns/Jerry Ragovoy) 4:00

10. Stone Free (Jimi Hendrix) 3:52

Personnel:

- Remi Aso (Kyoko Wright) - female vocals

- Hiroshi Chiba - male vocals

- Hideki Ishima - guitar, sitarla

- Katsuhiko Kobayashi - lap steel guitar

- Takeshi Hashimoto - bass

- Joji "George" Wada - drums

- Yuya Uchida - tambourine, voice, producer

Flower Travellin' Band - Anywhere (1970/2007) Universal UPCY-6343

Tracks:

1. Anywhere - Intro 0:51

2. Louisiana Blues 15:47 (Muddy Waters cover)

3. Black Sabbath 8:53 (Black Sabbath cover)

4. House Of The Rising Sun 7:41 (a traditional American folk song)

5. Twenty-First Century Schizoid Man 13:25 (King Crimson cover)

6. Anywhere - Outro 0:57

Personnel:

- Akira "Joe" Yamanaka - vocals, harmonica

- Hideki Ishima - guitar

- Jun Kosuki - bass

- Joji "George" Wada - drums

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- Yuya Uchida - producer

 

Ardo Dombec (1971/2002) Garden Of Delights - CD 066

 

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Heavy Bluesy and Slightly Jazzy Rock

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Ardo Dombec was a German progressive rock band that released their self-titled album in 1971. The band was known for their heavy, bluesy, and slightly jazzy rock sound, which set them apart from other artists on the Pilz label. Their music combined blues, soul, and jazz styles into a song-based rock format, with notable arrangements for a four-piece band. The album featured a mix of instrumental and vocal tracks, with some songs showing influences from American bands like Chicago Transit Authority or Blood Sweat & Tears. The 1971 release included eight original tracks, and later reissues added four bonus cuts.

The band members included Harald Gleu on guitar and vocals, Michael Ufer on bass, Helmut Hachmann on sax and flute, and Wolfgang Spillner on drums and vocals.

Tracks:

1. Spectaculum (4:02)

2. Supper Time (3:19)

3. A Bit Near the Knuckle (4:32)

4. Clean-Up Sunday (6:50)

5. Downtown Paradise Lost (5:52)

6. Oh, Sorry (0:08)

7. 108 (4:36)

8. Unchangable Things?! (5:58)

Bonus tracks:

9. Heavenly Rose (3:54)

10. Open the Door, Open Your Mind (2:11)

11. Young and Strong (3:15)

12. Riverside (4:15)

Personnel:

Helmut Hachmann - saxophone, flute

Harald Gleu - guitar, vocals

Wolfgang Spillner - drums, vocals

Michael Ufer - bass

Neil Young - Decade (Europe/2CD) Reprise Records - 7599-27233-2 / 264 037

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Folk Rock, Country Rock, Acoustic

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Decade is a compilation album by Canadian–American musician Neil Young, originally released in 1977 as a triple album and later issued on two compact discs. It contains 35 of Young's songs recorded between 1966 and 1976, among them five tracks that had been unreleased up to that point. It peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA in 1986.

CD1

1. Buffalo Springfield – Down to the Wire (02:31)

2. Buffalo Springfield – Burned (02:18)

3. Buffalo Springfield – Mr. Soul (02:52)

4. Buffalo Springfield – Broken Arrow (06:16)

5. Buffalo Springfield – Expecting to Fly (03:48)

6. Neil Young – Sugar Mountain (05:44)

7. Neil Young – I Am a Child (02:22)

8. Neil Young – The Loner (03:52)

9. Neil Young – The Old Laughing Lady (05:40)

10. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cinnamon Girl (03:03)

11. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Down by the River (09:02)

12. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cowgirl in the Sand (10:05)

13. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – I Believe in You (03:30)

14. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – After the Gold Rush (03:48)

15. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Southern Man (05:32)

16. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Helpless (03:33)

CD2

1. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Ohio (02:58)

2. Neil Young – Soldier (02:29)

3. Neil Young – Old Man (03:22)

4. Neil Young – A Man Needs a Maid (04:01)

5. Neil Young – Harvest (03:10)

6. Neil Young – Heart of Gold (03:07)

7. Neil Young – Star of Bethlehem (02:43)

8. Neil Young – The Needle and the Damage Done (02:06)

9. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Tonight’s the Night, Part 1 (04:42)

10. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Tired Eyes (04:33)

11. Neil Young – Walk On (02:41)

12. Neil Young – For the Turnstiles (03:01)

13. Neil Young – Winterlong (03:08)

14. Neil Young – Deep Forbidden Lake (03:42)

15. Neil Young – Like a Hurricane (08:17)

16. Neil Young – Love Is a Rose (02:17)

17. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cortez the Killer (07:32)

18. The Stills–Young Band – Campaigner (03:30)

19. The Stills–Young Band – Long May You Run (03:48)