Blind Ravage (1972/2007) Gear Fab Records - GF-228

 

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Classic Rock, Blues Rock

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Canadian band formed in September 1969 in Laval, Québec... The album was released in 1972 and the single "Loser" and "My Life" was taken from that album. The band played various concerts in Quebec, Ontario and in the northeastern states such as New York, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire before dismantling in 1973.

Tracks:

1. Susie-Q (2:45)

2. Tousaw (3:43)

3. Friday Fish (4:13)

4. Prodigal (3:42)

5. My Life (3:53)

6. Strange Power (6:13)

7. Cement Jungle (3:44)

8. Ruins (4:02)

9. Disaster (2:28)

10. Loser (2:40)

Personnel:

Jean Charbonneau - Guitar, Piano

Andre Deguire - Drums

Serge Fleury - Organ

Robert Dufour - Bass

Orang-Utan (1971/1998) Lizard Records - LR 0703-2

 

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Hard/Heavy Psychedelic Rock

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Quintessentially British hard-rock, transforming the blues in a way American bands rarely did, vocal intensity. Orang-Utan were in fact a London based band called Hunter. They recorded their sole album in 1971 at DeLane Lea studios. In a bizarre twist of events, their producer and manager ran with the tapes to the US, where they placed the album on Bell Records under a new band name Orang-Utan.

Tracks:

1. I Can See Inside Your Head 3:25

2. Slipping Away 6:12

3. Love Queen 4:29

4. Chocolate Piano 6:31

5. If You Leave 5:22

6. Fly Me High 4:49

7. Country Hike 4:06

8. Magic Playground 3:22

 

Personnel:

Terry "Nobby" Clark (Clarke) - vocals

Mick Clarke - guitar

Sid Fairman - guitar

Paul Roberts - bass guitar

Jeff Seopardie - drums

Grass Roots: The Best Of The New Grass Revival (2CD/2005) Capitol Records Nashville - 72438-63425-2-2

 

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Progressive Bluegrass

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Grass Roots: The Best of New Grass Revival is a compilation album by the progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, released in 2005.

New Grass Revival was an American progressive bluegrass band founded in 1971 and composed of Sam Bush, Courtney Johnson, Ebo Walker, Curtis Burch, Butch Robins, John Cowan, Béla Fleck, and Pat Flynn. They were active between 1971 and 1989 releasing more than twenty albums as well as six singles.

CD1

New Grass Revival (1972)

1. Great Balls of Fire (Blackwell, Hammer) 2:07

2. Prince of Peace (Dempsey, Russell) 5:27

Previously Unreleased (1974)

3. Casey Jones (Traditional) 4:21

4. The Dancer (Brines, Bush) 3:42

5. Doin' My Time (Skinner) 6:40

Fly Through The Country (1975)

6. All Night Train (Brines, Bush) 3:12

When The Storm Is Over (1977)

7. Vamp in the Middle (Hartford) 3:44

Barren County (1979)

8. Spring Peepers (Lucas) 3:27

9. Lee Highway Blues (Traditional) 5:49

10. Souvenir Bottles (Brines, Bush,Cowan) 5:49

Commonwealth (1981)

11. Sapporo (Bush) 8:11

12. Steam Powered Aero Plane (Hartford) 4:30

Austin City Limits (Live) (1983)

13. When the Storm Is Over (Lucas) 2:37

14. You Don't Knock (Staples, Westbrook) 2:42

Live (Toulouse Blue Grass Festival) (1984)

15. White Freight Liner Blues [live] (VanZandt) 3:05

16. Good Woman's Love [live] (Coban) 4:27

17. Reach [live] (Hall) 4:54

CD2

On The Boulevard (1984)

1. One More Love Song (Russell) 3:22

2. On the Boulevard (Flynn) 4:13

3. One Love/People Get Ready (Marley, Mayfield) 3:54

New Grass Revival (1986)

4. Seven by Seven (Fleck) 3:17

5. In the Middle of the Night (Flynn) 4:29

6. Sweet Release (Flynn) 4:23

Hold To A Dream (1987)

7. Metric Lips (Fleck) 4:36

8. Unconditional Love (Cook, Nicholson) 3:22

9. Looking Past You (Flynn) 2:57

Austin City Limits (Live) (1987)

10. Revival [live] (Rowan) 4:03

11. Ain't That Peculiar [live] (Moore, Robinson Jr., Rogers) 3:02

Friday Night In America (1989)

12. Callin' Baton Rouge (Linde) 2:41

13. I'm Down (Lennon, McCartney) 2:12

14. Angel Eyes (Hiatt, Koller) 4:29

Will The Circle Be Unbroken II "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band" (1989)

15. Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan (Traditional) 3:57

New Year's Eve (1989) (Live At The Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA) (Previously Unreleased)

16. Do What You Gotta Do (Flynn) 3:33

17. Singing the Blues (McCreary) 11:12

18. Can't Stop Now (Nicholson, Waldman) 4:28

Personnel:

Sam Bush – guitar, mandolin, fiddle, vocals

Pat Flynn – guitar, vocals

Curtis Burch – guitar, dobro, vocals

Béla Fleck – banjo, vocals

Courtney Johnson – banjo, vocals

John Cowan – vocals, bass

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Eddie Bayers – drums

Bob Mater – drums

Tom Roady – percussion

The Elders - Looking For The Answer (1971/2010) Gear Fab Records - GF-244

 

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Psychedelic Rock, Soul

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American rock band from Dayton, Ohio formed around 1966 and disbanded between 1973 and 1975. Originally known as The Others.

Tracks:

1. Looking For The Answer (Ron Skinner, L.Bari) 4:58

2. Too Late To Change (Pat Smith, Gordon Neal) 4:09

3. Sissy Strut / Romp (Zigaboo Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentell) 3:58

4. Fort Lauderdale (Pat Smith) 0:58

5. 25 Miles (Edwin Starr, Johnny W. Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Bert Berns) 3:32

6. By The Size Of My Shoes (Larry Weiss, Jimmy Williams) 3:14

7. Everybody Say Yeah (To The Call, Freedom For All) (Rod Budeliney) 3:20

8. Hip Hug Her (Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson Jr.) 3:24

9. Your Mother Chews Tobacco (Pat Smith) 1:04

Personnel:

Pat Smith - Keyboards

Rod Budeliney - Guitar

Jerry Behring - Bass

Ron Skinner - Drums

Ian Carr's Nucleus - Roots (1973/2022) Musea - FGBG 2127

 

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Canterbury Scene, Jazz Fusion

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Nucleus was a British jazz rock band, which continued in different forms from 1969 to 1989. In 1970, the band won first prize at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The band was established by Ian Carr, who had been in the Don Rendell Ian Carr Quintet during the middle and late 1960s...

Ian Carr (21 April 1933 – 25 February 2009) was a Scottish jazz musician, composer, writer and educator.

Tracks:

1. Roots (9:24)

2. Images (4:55)

3. Caliban (4:35)

4. Whapatiti (3:23)

5. Capricorn (4:01)

6. Odokamona (3:24)

7. Southern Roots And Celebration (7:43)

Personnel:

Ian Carr - trumpet

Brian Smith -  tenor & sopran saxophone, flute, bamboo flute

Dave MacRae - piano, E-piano

Jocelyn Pitchen - guitar

Roger Sutton - bass

Clive Thacker - drums

Aureo De Souza - percussion

Joy Yates - vocals

Iron Lung - High Bail (LP/1975) K.D.R. Records - BB 1063

 

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Blues Rock

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The Illinois band's only and rare album, privately pressed on Chicago's K.D.R. Records in a limited edition of 400 copies. Eight tracks of quality blues, at times veering slightly toward soul and then into solid southern rock.

Tracks:

A1. Because Of You 5:06

A2. High Bail 4:44

A3. Nobody Cares 4:28

A4. The Thrill Is Over 7:13

B1. Telephone Blues 7:18

B2. Misled 4:09

B3. Tell Me 9:15

Personnel:

Bass – Wayne Peterson 

Drums – Rod Anderson 

Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Vocals – Bill Boltz

Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Roger Repp

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Backing Vocals – C.T.S. Express (A2,A4,B2)

Saxophone – Tom Kleeman (B1)

Game (1969/2007) Second Harvest - SH 405

 

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Heavy Psychedelic Rock, Proto-Prog

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1960s-1970s rock band from Miami, Florida.

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Tracks:

1. Entrance (Eddie Keating, Tom Quick) 0:49

2. What's Goin' Through My Head (Eddie Keating) 3:18

3. Discovering You (Les Luhring) 4:10

4. Fat Mama (Eddie Keating) 2:42

5. Make Some Music (Eddie Keating) 7:47

6. Stop, Look And Listen (Les Luhring) 3:27

7. Disturbance / We Turn To You (Les Luhring, Eddie Keating) 6:19

8. Sermon (Eddie Keating) 2:08

9. Girl Next Door (Eddie Keating) 3:19

10. Exit (Chuck Kirkpatrick, Eddie Keating) 4:00

Personnel:

Chuck Kirkpatrick (Hugh Houston Kirkpatrick III) - vocals, 12-string guitar, acoustic & electric guitar, bass

Eddie Keating - lead vocals, 12-string guitar, acoustic & electric guitar, bass

George Terry - vocals, 12-string guitar, acoustic & electric guitar, bass

Les Luhring - piano, organ, clavinet

Scott Kirkpatrick (Scott Crane Kirkpatrick) - drums, vocals

Gallery - Nice To Be With You (1972) Sussex - SXBS-7017

 

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Pop Rock, Soft Rock

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Gallery was an American soft rock band, formed in Detroit, Michigan by Jim Gold. The band has released a number of songs that became international hit singles, including: "Nice to Be with You", "I Believe in Music", "Big City Miss Ruth Ann". Band disbanded in 1974, and Jim Gold embarked on a solo career.

Tracks:

1. There's An Island (Billy Meshel, Christopher Welch, Marc Gilutin) 2:50

2. Louisiana Line 2:41

3. Someone 3:38

4. Ginger Haired Man 2:43

5. Nice To Be With You 2:37

6. Gee Whiz (Jimmie Thomas, Vikki Jeanne) 2:58

7. I Believe In Music (Mac Davis) 2:35

8. Lover's Hideaway 2:41

9. You're Always On My Mind 3:01

10. He Will Break Your Heart (Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield) 3:01

11. Sunday And Me (Neil Diamond) 2:42

12. Big City Miss Ruth Ann (Tom Lazaros) 2:21

Personnel:

Jim Gold - lead vocals, guitar

Brent Anderson - lead guitar, backing vocals

Cal Freeman - steel guitar

Dennis Kovarik - bass, backing vocals

Danny Brucato - drums

Bill Nova - percussion, guitar, backing vocals

Bergen Blues Band & Another Blues (1980/1982) Norske Albumklassikere

 

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Blues

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Bergen Blues Band was a Norwegian blues band from Bergen, Norway, active 1974 to 1984. The band was founded and led by John Magnar Bernes vocalist and harmonica player, alias "Hungry John", along with Per Jørgensen on guitar (replaced by Ole Thomsen in 1981), Kåre Sandvik on piano (1974-81), Edvard Askeland bass (replaced by Rune Rønning in 1981, and later Atle Mjørlaug 1983, and Frank Jakobsen drums (replaced by Willy Korneliussen in 1976. Zoltan Vincze joined the band together with Per Jørgensen in 1983.

Bergen Blues Band (1980/2021) Norske Albumklassikere - NACD105

Tracks:

1. Jump 'n Shout 'n Dence (3:28)

2. Truckdriver (3:47)

3. Airport Blues (4:16)

4. Sixteen Months Of Hard Work (3:35)

5. Brand New Microfon (3:12)

6. Hungry John (1:40)

7. Depression (2:26)

8. Hey Mama (3:18)

9. Talkin' 'bout Blues (5:19)

10. Bad Condition (4:17)

11. Behind My Back (4:25)

Personnel:

Lead Vocals, Harmonica - John Magnar Bernes (Hungry John)

Guitar, Vocals - Per Jørgensen

Piano - Kåre Sandvik

Bass - Edvard Askeland

Drums - Willy Korneliussen

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Alto Saxophone - Jan Kåre Hystad

Baritone Saxophone - Ole Jacob Hystad

Trombone - Pjokken Eide

Trumpet - Arne Hjortland

Another Blues (1982/2022) Norske Albumklassikere - NACD229

Tracks:

1. Another Blues (2:37)

2. Meanest Blues In Town (4:08)

3. (She Can) Handle It Right (3:52)

4. Please Forgive Me (4:27)

5. (I Saw) Women All Around (2:39)

6. When The Dust Is Fallin' (3:06)

7. The Night Is Easy (3:30)

8. That Was Yesterday (3:47)

9. Too Late Little Girl (4:00)

10. The Head Man (4:44)

11. Long Summer Gone (4:30)

Personnel:

Lead Vocals, Harmonica - John Magnar Bernes (Hungry John)

Electric Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals - Ole Thomsen

Bass, Vocals - Rune Rønning

Drums, Tambourine, Vocals - Willy Korneliussen

Beg Scream & Shout! The Big Ol' Box Of 60's Soul (1997) Rhino Records -R2 72815

 

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Rhythm & Blues, Soul

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Six CDs and 144 songs of classic '60s soul, including selections by every major performer in the idiom, as well as numerous influential minor performers, one-shot artists, and just plain unknowns.

CD1

1. Soul Clan - That's How It Feels (3:36)

2. Delfonics - La - La - Means I Love You (3:18)

3. Fantastic Four - The Whole World Is A Stage (2:55)

4. Ben E. King - Stand By Me (2:57)

5. Precisions - You're The Best (That Ever Did It) (2:53)

6. O.V. Wright - Eight Men, Four Women (3:06)

7. Brenda Holloway - Every Little Bit Hurts (2:59)

8. Toussaint Mccall - Nothing Takes The Place Of You (3:27)

9. Judy Clay & William Bell - Private Number (2:45)

10. Mad Lads - I Don't Want To Lose Your Love (2:22)

11. Jackson 5 - Who's Lovin You (4:23)

12. Garnet Mimms - Cry Baby (3:27)

13. Brenda & The Tabulations - Dry Your Eyes (2:44)

14. Barbara Mason - Yes, I'm Ready (3:05)

15. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage (3:02)

16. Sam & Dave - When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (3:18)

17. Otis Clay - That's How It Is (When You're In Love) (2:39)

18. Sweet Inspirations - Sweet Inspiration (2:55)

19. Barbara Lewis - Baby, I'm Yours (2:30)

20. Percy Sledge - It Tears Me Up (2:50)

21. Mitty Collier - I Had A Talk With My Man (2:52)

22. Deon Jackson - Love Makes The World Go Round (2:37)

23. Al Green & The Soul Mates - Back Up Train (2:21)

24. Impressions - Choice Of Colors (3:17)

CD2

1. Dynamics - Ice Cream Song (3:18)

2. Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long (2:56)

3. Dells - Stay In My Corner (2:53)

4. Jackie Ross - Selfish One (3:20)

5. Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl (3:36)

6. William Bell - Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday (2:39)

7. Joe Hinton - Funny (3:04)

8. Aaron Neville - Wrong Number (I Am Sorry Goodbye) (2:52)

9. Tony Clarke - The Entertainer (2:35)

10. Leon Haywood - It's Got To Be Mellow (2:26)

11. Tyrone Davis - Can I Change My Mind (2:50)

12. Bobby Hebb - Sunny (2:49)

13. Intruders - Cowboys To Girls (2:37)

14. Dionne Warwick - Don't Make Me Over (2:50)

15. Maxine Brown - Oh No Not My Baby (2:43)

16. Bobby Womack - Fly Me To The Moon (2:57)

17. Billy Stewart - I Do Love You (3:06)

18. Radiants - Voice Your Choice (2:36)

19. James And Bobby Purify - I'm Your Puppet (3:02)

20. Esther Phillips - Release Me (3:19)

21. Gene Chandler - Rainbow (2:54)

22. Jay Wiggins - Sad Girl (2:20)

23. Irma Thomas - Wish Someone Would Care (2:23)

24. Ray Charles - In The Heat Of The Night (3:24)

25. Lorraine Ellison - Stay With Me (3:29)

CD3

1. Shorty Long - Function At The Junction (2:50)

2. King Curtis - Memphis Soul Stew (2:58)

3. Dobie Gray - The In Crowd (2:52)

4. Starlets (The Blue-Belles) - I Sold My Heart To The Junkman (2:28)

5. Barbara Acklin - Love Makes A Woman (2:57)

6. O'jays - Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) (2:44)

7. Bettye Swann - Make Me Yours (2:59)

8. Clifford Curry - She Shot A Hole In My Soul (2:20)

9. Betty Everett - You're No Good (2:24)

10. Ikettes - I'm Blue (2:33)

11. Four Tops - Seven Rooms Of Gloom (2:34)

12. Aretha Franklin - (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone (2:26)

13. Young Holt Trio - Wack Wack (3:01)

14. Solomon Burke - Got To Get You Off My Mind (2:36)

15. Martha And The Vandellas - You've Been In Love Too Long (3:03)

16. James Carr - Pouring Water On A Drowning Man (2:42)

17. Fontella Bass - Rescue Me (2:54)

18. Joe Tex - Show Me (2:57)

19. Gladys Knight And The Pips - Friendship Train (3:47)

20. Knight Bros. - Temptation 'bout To Get Me (3:26)

21. Clarence Carter - Snatching It Back (2:42)

22. Lou Rawls - Dead End Street Monologue Dead End Street (3:47)

CD4

1. James Brown - Out Of Sight (2:24)

2. Esquires - Get On Up (2:24)

3. Jerry Butler - Only The Strong Survive (2:38)

4. Willie Tee - Teasin' You (2:45)

5. Mel & Tim - Backfield In Motion (2:32)

6. Erma Franklin - Piece Of My Heart (2:37)

7. Chuck Jackson - I Don't Want To Cry (2:16)

8. O'kaysions - Girl Watcher (2:37)

9. Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her (2:38)

10. Carla Thomas - B-A-B-Y (2:56)

11. C & The Shells - You Are The Circus (3:02)

12. Wilson Pickett - I'm In Love (2:32)

13. Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces - Searching For My Love (2:33)

14. Velvelettes - He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' (2:34)

15. Joe Simon - The Chokin' Kind (2:43)

16. Don Covay - Seesaw (3:02)

17. Showmen - 39-21-46 (3:02)

18. Ike & Tina Turner - A Fool In Love (2:55)

19. Mary Wells - Bye Bye Baby (2:55)

20. Brenton Wood - The Oogum Boogum Song (2:30)

21. Doris Troy - Just One Look (2:32)

22. Booker T & The Mgs - Time Is Tight (3:15)

CD5

1. Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music (2:22)

2. Meters - Cissy Strut (3:04)

3. Archie Bell And The Drells - Tighten Up (2:40)

4. Bob And Earl - Harlem Shuffle (2:55)

5. Freddie Scott - Are You Lonely For Me (3:15)

6. Howard Tate - Stop (2:48)

7. Bull And The Matadors - The Funky Judge (2:36)

8. Soul Brothers Six - Some Kind Of Wonderful (2:43)

9. Major Lance - The Monkey Time (2:49)

10. Supremes - Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart (2:57)

11. Alvin Cash And The Crawlers - Twine Time (2:25)

12. Gloria Jones - Tainted Love (2:14)

13. Joe Jeffrey Group - My Pledge Of Love (2:47)

14. Rex Garvin - Sock It To 'em J.B. Part 1 (2:41)

15. Marvin Gaye - Can I Get A Witness (2:49)

16. Lee Rogers - I Want You To Have Everything (2:30)

17. Shirley Ellis - The Nitty Gritty (2:16)

18. Rodger Collins - She's Looking Good (2:29)

19. Cliff Nobles And Co. - The Horse (2:56)

20. Johnnie Taylor - Who's Making Love (2:52)

21. Bobby Patterson - T.C.B Or T.Y.A. (2:50)

22. Little Milton - Grits Ain't Groceries (All Around The World) (2:41)

23. Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing (2:51)

24. Darrell Banks - Open The Door To Your Heart (2:31)

25. Soul Sisters - I Can't Stand It (2:43)

26. Dyke And The Blazers - We Got More Soul (2:42)

CD6

1. Jackie Wilson - Baby Workout (3:02)

2. Edwin Starr - Agent Double-O-Soul (2:46)

3. Robert Parker - Barefootin' (2:32)

4. Marvelows - I Do (2:29)

5. Sir Mack Rice - Mustang Sally (3:06)

6. Soul Survivors - Expressway To Your Heart (2:23)

7. Capitols - Cool Jerk (2:36)

8. Jj Jackson - But It's Alright (2:54)

9. Etta James - Tell Mama (2:23)

10. Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache (2:44)

11. Temptations - (I Know) I'm Losing You (2:29)

12. Rufus Thomas - The Memphis Train (2:35)

13. Mar-Keys - Last Night (2:39)

14. Five Du-Tones - Shake A Tail Feather (2:25)

15. Contours - First I Look At The Purse (3:07)

16. Eddie Floyd - Big Bird (3:03)

17. Bob Kuban & The In-Men - The Cheater (2:41)

18. Marvelettes - Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead (2:26)

19. Jr Walker & The All Stars - Shake And Fingerpop (2:46)

20. Fantastic Johnny C - Boogaloo Down Broadway (2:44)

21. Bar-Kays - Soul Finger (2:21)

22. Kim Weston - Take Me In Your Arms (2:59)

23. Eddie Holland - Leaving Here (2:34)

24. David Ruffin - My Whole World Ended (3:30)

25. Show Stoppers - Ain't Nothin' But A House Party (2:40)