Granny's Intentions - Honest Injun (1970/2004) Lemon Recordings - CD LEM 39

 

MP3/320Kbs/92MB

Blues Rock, Country Rock

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Honest Injun is the sole studio album by Irish rock band Granny's Intentions, released in March 1970 on the Deram label. The album blends blues rock with folk and psychedelic influences, representing a transitional sound between the late 1960s beat scene and the emerging 1970s rock era. Although considered slightly disappointing upon release and out of step with prevailing musical trends, it has since gained recognition as a cult classic, particularly due to the early appearance of legendary guitarist Gary Moore.

Tracks:

1. Maybe 3:06

2. We Both Need To Know 3:07

3. Good Eye 3:14

4. Fifty Years On 3:04

5. Susan Of The Country 2:54

6. Rise Then Fall 3:42

7. With Salty Eyes, Dirty Lies 8:05

8. Fourthskin Blues 2:34

9. Nutmeg, Bitter-Sweet 3:11

10. I’m Going 2:22

11. Heavy Loaded Minds 3:14

Personnel:

Johnny Duhan - vocals

Johnny Hockedy - guitar, mandolin

Pete Cummins - bass, flute, whistle

Gary Moore - guitar (2-8,11)

Noel Bridgeman - drums

John Ryan - piano, organ, harpsichord

Pat Nash - drums

Sir Douglas Quintet + 2 = [Honkey Blues] (1968/2002) Acadia - ACA 8040

MP3/320Kbs/96MB

Blues Rock, Southern Rock, Country Rock

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The Sir Douglas Quintet was an American rock band formed in San Antonio, Texas in 1964. Active from 1964 to 1999. Overall, the quintet were exponents of good-times music with strong roots in blues and Texas-regional traditions. Good example of what they produced by absorbing the new jazz and psychedelic elements into their music can be found on the album Sir Douglas Quintet + 2.

Tracks:

1. Are Inlaws Really Outlaws? 3:15

2. Sell A Song 5:25

3. Song Of Everything 4:04

4. Can You Dig My Vibrations? 3:12

5. Glad For Your Sake 3:39

6. Whole Lotta Peace Of Mind 5:50

7. You Never Get Too Big And You Sure Don't Get Too Heavy, That You Don't Have To Stop And Pay Some Dues Sometime 2:37

Bonus Tracks:

8. Linda Lou 3:35

9. Soulful Woman 2:21

10. Too Many Docile Minds 2:28

Personnel:

Bass – Whitney "Hershey" Freeman

Drums – George Rains

Guitar, Fiddle – Doug Sahm

Harmonica (Harps), Effects (Special Sound Effects On Harps) – Hewlett Crist, Lee Charlton

Horns – Bill Atwood, Frank Morin, Martin Ferrio, Mel Martin, Terry Henry

Piano – Wayne Talbert

 

Asterix (1971/1998) EastWest Records - 3984-24690-2

 

MP3/320Kbs/104MB

Heavy Progressive, Hard Rock

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Rock group based in Germany. Asterix's first lead singer was George Manros, who would be replaced by John Lawton and Toni Cavanaugh for the album recordings. Asterix was a direct predecessor of Lucifer's Friend; released one (eponymous) album in 1970. Technically, this was the first Lucifer's Friend album, only under a different name. Also, one single was released featuring a slightly altered line-up, without John's involvement.

Tracks:

1. Everybody (bonus, single A-side, 1970) 3:00

2. If I Could Fly (bonus, single B-side, 1970) 2:59

3. Look Out 3:06

4. Gone From My Life 3:27

5. Broken Home 4:23

6. Time Again 3:05

7. Jump Into My Action 3:25

8. Open Up Your Mind 3:13

9. Corner Street Girl 4:03

10. Change In You 4:04

11. Morning At My Dawn 6:53

Original LP: Tracks (3-11)

Bonus Tracks: (1,2)

Personnel:

George Monroe (Georg Mavros) - lead vocals (1,2)

John Lawton - lead vocals (3-11)

Tony Cavanna - lead vocals (3-11)

Peter Hecht - organ, piano, keyboards

Peter Hesslein - guitar, vocals

Dieter Horns - bass, vocals

Joachim "Addi" Rietenbach - drums, percussion

Cheech & Chong - Pure Music (1973-2013)

 

PM3/320Kbs/89MB

Pop, Rock, Reage, Soul

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Cheech & Chong are a comedy duo founded in Vancouver and consisting of American Cheech Marin and Canadian Tommy Chong. The duo found commercial and cultural success in the 1970s and 1980s with their stand-up routines, studio recordings and feature films...

Tracks:

1. Earache My Eye (Featuring Alice Bowie) (Single A-Side) 3:31 

2. Black Lassie (A Great American Dog) 3:54 

3. Framed 2:42 

4. Up In Smoke 2:26 

5. Bloat On 4:55 

6. I'm Not Home Right Now (Single A-Side) 3:44 

7. Basketball Jones 4:06 

8. Up In Smoke (Reprise) 0:57 

9. Medical Marijuana Blues 3:14 

10. Paranoid Pot Head 3:34 

11. Marijuana 3:30 

Note: This is a private selective collection. Collection compiled from available sources. Not for sale.  

Sources: ℗© 1973 (7), 1974 (1,2), 1976 (3), 1978 (4,8), 1980 (5), 1985 (6), 2013 (9,10,11)

The Invaders - Spacing Out (1970/1997/LP) Baadassss Records - BA-01

 

MP3/320Kbs/81MB

Brass Funk and Soul (Instrumental)

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The Invaders was an R&B band in the island of Bermuda during the late 1960s. They had a hit with "Spacing Out". The Invaders was started by Ralph Richardson in Bermuda in 1968. It included Lloyd Williams as well. In 1969, the band produced its first hit "Spacing Out", written by Richardson, which made it to the top of the Bermuda charts and remained there for several weeks. Within a few months, the band produced its first album with the same title. Both singles and album were underwritten by Eddie De Mello.

Tracks:

1. It's Your Thing 2:12

2. Lost Time 2:07  

3. The House That Jack Built 3:57  

4. Look A Py Py 2:44  

5. Bossa Blue 4:18  

6. Spacing Out 3:337  

7. Where We Are 5:47  

8. Latin Lips 3:23  

9. It's Your Thing Part. II 6:37

Personnel:

Bass – Stan Gilbert

Congas – Sturgis Griffin Jr.

Drums – Mike Stowe

Guitar – John Burch

Saxophone, Flute – Lloyd Williams

Trumpet – Ralph Richardson

Great Speckled Bird (1970/2006) Collectors' Choice Music CCM-702

 

MP3/320Kbs/102MB

Country Rock

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Great Speckled Bird was a country rock group formed in 1969 by the Canadian musical duo Ian & Sylvia. Ian Tyson sang, played guitar and composed. Sylvia Tyson sang, composed and occasionally played piano. The other founding members were Amos Garrett on guitar and occasional vocals, Ben Keith on steel guitar, Ken Kalmusky on bass and Ricky Marcus on drums. They were named after the song, "The Great Speckled Bird", as recorded by Roy Acuff (1936)

Tracklist:

1. Love What You're Doing Child (Ian Tyson) 3:39

2. Calgary (Ian Tyson, Sylvia Fricker Tyson) 3:03

3. Trucker's Cafe (Ian Tyson) 3:22

4. Long Long Time To Get Old (Ian Tyson) 3:07

5. Flies In The Bottle (Ian Tyson) 3:47

6. Bloodshot Beholder (Ian Tyson) 2:58

7. Crazy Arms (Chuck Seals, Ralph Mooney) 2:54

8. This Dream (Ian Tyson) 3:40

9. Smiling Wine (Sylvia Fricker Tyson) 3:11

10. Rio Grande (Ian Tyson, Amos Garrett) 3:51

11. Disappearing Woman (Sylvia Fricker Tyson) 2:10

12. We Sail (Sylvia Fricker Tyson) 4:37

Bonus:

13. New Truckers Cafe (Live) (Sylvia Fricker Tyson) 3:09

Personnel:

Ian Tyson - Guitar, Vocals

Sylvia Fricker Tyson - Vocals

Buddy Cage - Pedal Steel Guitar

Amos Garrett - Guitar, Vocals

N.D. Smart - Drums

David Briggs - Piano

Norbert Putnam - Bass Guitar

Chuck Berry Live At The Fillmore Auditorium (1967/1994) Rebound Records - 314 520 203-2

 

MP3/320Kbs/136MB

Blues, Rock & Roll

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Live At The Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco is a 1967 live album by the American musician Chuck Berry with the Steve Miller Band. Released by Mercury Records, it is the second live album by Berry, and the first by the Steve Miller Band (named as the Steve Miller Blues Band).

Tracks:

1. Medley: Rockin' At The Fillmore / Everyday I Have The Blues 8:35

2. C.C. Rider 4:14

3. Driftin' Blues 3:55

4. Feelin' It* 4:02

5. Flying Home 2:41

6. Hootchi' Coochi' Man 5:52

7. It Hurts Me Too* (Duet With Steve Miller) 4:48

8. Good Morning Little School Girl 2:50

9. Fillmore Blues 3:28

10. Reelin' And Rockin' 5:57

11. My Ding-A-Ling 4:36

12. Johnny B. Goode 3:15

*"Feelin' It" and "It Hurts Me Too" are CD Bonus Tracks.

Personnel:

Chuck Berry – guitar, vocals

The Steve Miller Blues Band

Tim Davis – drums

Steve Miller – guitar, harmonica, vocals on "It Hurts Me Too"

Jim "Curley" Cooke – guitar

Jim Peterman – keyboards

Lonnie Turner – bass guitar

Papa Zoot Band - SWF-Session 1973 (2011) Long Hair - LHC00108

 

MP3/320Kbs/196MB

Prog Rock

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Great lost band from Frankfurt, Germany. In 1973/1974 Papa Zoot Band played all over Germany, mainly in clubs but also on festivals. Titles 1 to 4 were recorded live at SWF-Studio U1 in Baden Baden on April 13, 1973. Titles 5 to 10 were recorded at "Bunker", the bands rehearsal room in Frankfurt. They played a very melodic sound but with a sense of drama comparable to Nektar, Eloy or Jane. Outstanding nearly 18 minute titles "Fly away" could be a long track. Characteristic for the bands sound are especially the swirling organ sound played by Ex-Nosferatu organ-player Reinhard "Tamy" Grohé. These recordings show Papa Zoot Band during their best period. Hard to believe, that there was no record company to give them a contract. The sound of the CD is brilliant. All titles were remastered from the original master tapes. CD comes with comprehensive booklet and rare photos.

SWF-Session 1973

1. Driving High (3:33)

2. Mr. Good Society (4:48)

3. Hear Me When I´m Calling (5:01)

4. Song From Back Home (8:51)

Main Brand 1973/74

5. All The Girls (6:56)

6. Future In The Past (4:36)

7. Song From Back Home (extended) (9:48)

8. Can´t Be Myself (8:32)

9. Mr. Good Society (guitar version) (5:24)

10. Fly Away (17:18)

1-4: SWF-Session 13.04.1973 Südwestfunk in Baden-Baden for a studio session.

5-7: demo tape recorded in a Frankfurt bunker rehearsal room, spring 1973. 

8-10: tape recorded in a Frankfurt bunker rehearsal room, 1974.

Personnel:

Bass – Robby Matthes

Drums – Christian Engel

Guitar – Lutz Sommer (tracks: 8,9,10)

Organ – Reinhard "Tammy" Grohé

Vocals – Christian Engel (tracks: 5,7,8,9), Ernst Nadler (tracks: 1,3), Jean Shy (tracks: 2,4), Robby Matthes (tracks: 2,4,6,7,9,10)

The Vagrants - I Can't Make A Friend 1965-1968 (2011) Light In The Attic - LITA 059

 

MP3/320Kbs/66MB

Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock

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The Vagrants were an American, Long Island-based rock and blue-eyed soul group, formed in 1964. The group was composed of Peter Sabatino on vocals, harmonica, and tambourine, Leslie West on vocals and guitar, Larry West (Leslie's brother) on vocals and bass guitar, Jeremy Storch on organ, and Roger Mansour on drums. In 1969, guitarist Leslie West left to form the power-band Mountain, that became famous with Felix Pappalardi, on bass and vocals.

Tracklist:

1. Oh Those Eyes (Jerry Storch) 2:36

2. You're Too Young (Richard Tyson, Alan Abrahams) 2:05

3. I Can't Make A Friend (Jerry Storch, Trade Martin) 2:34

4. Young Blues (Trade Martin, Ed Miller, B. Smith Jr.) 2:16

5. The Final Hour (Bert Sommer) 2:27

6. Your Hasty Heart (Bert Sommer) 2:59

7. Respect (Otis Redding) 2:15

8. I Love, Love You (Yes I Do) (Bennie Earl) 2:38

9. Beside The Sea (Gail Collins, Felix Pappalardi, Bert Sommer) 2:18

10. A Sunny Summer Ran (Felix Pappalardi, Bert Sommer) 2:50

11. And When It's Over (Bert Sommer) 2:19

12. I Don't Need Your Loving (Jerry Storch) 2:53

Personnel:

Roger Mansour - Drums

Peter Sabatino - Vocals, Harmonica, Tambourine

Jerry Storch - Organ, Vocals

Larry West - Bass, Vocals

Leslie West - Guitar, Vocals

Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson & Clover (1969/2015) Roulette Records - WPCR-16837

 

MP3/320Kbs/77MB

Rock, Pop Rock

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Tommy James & the Shondells is an American rock band formed in Niles, Michigan, in 1964. Tommy James (born Thomas Gregory Jackson; April 29, 1947) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. James is the frontman of the rock band Tommy James & the Shondells, which is known for hit singles such as Mony Mony, Crimson & Clover and I Think We're Alone Now. This is the sixth album by Tommy James & the Shondells. It features the #1 hit Crimson & Clover.

Tracks:

1. Crimson & Clover (5:32)

2. Kathleen McArther (2:42)

3. I Am A Tangerine (3:35)

4. Do Something To Me (3:19)

5. Crystal Blue Persuasion (4:02)

6. Sugar On Sunday (3:23)

7. Breakaway (2:46)

8. Smokey Roads (2:51)

9. I'm Alive (3:15)

10. Crimson & Clover (Reprise) (1:00)

Personnel:

Tommy James – lead vocals and backing vocals, acoustic and electric rhythm guitar, piano

Eddie Gray – lead guitars and backing vocals

Ronnie Rosman – organ and backing vocals

Mike Vale – bass and backing vocals

Pete Lucia – drums, bongos, tambourine, güiro and backing vocals