Iguana (1972/2012) Flawed Gems - GEM 93

 

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Fusion, Prog Rock, Jazz-Rock

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The mysterious British band, was formed in Southampton England and released one excellent album originally in 1972, and then disappear without a trace. They returned as The Jess Roden Band from 1975.

Tracks:

1. Iguana (3:34)

2. Southampton Blues (1:49)

3. Price Of Love (8:48)

4. Power Of Love (3:45)

5. I Don't Need No Buddy (3:16)

6. Ron's Tune (4:24)

7. Prostitute (3:32)

8. Grey Day Lady (3:20)

9. Celluloid Samba (3:23)

Personnel:

Ronnie Taylor - alto saxophone, tambourine

Bruce Roberts - guitar, vocals

John Cartwright - bass, drums

Chris Gower - trombone, tambourine

Pete Hunt - drums, congas

Don Shinn - piano

 

The Shamrocks - Smoke Rings Around The Cadillac (1999) Great Barrier Records - GBR 50012

 

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Pop, Rock, Beat

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The Shamrocks were the most succesfull Swedish beat group in Europe during the 60's. They never made it into the Swedish charts, but they were popular in Germany, France, Netherlands and Japan.

Tracks:

1. We Gonna Make It 2:55

2. A Lonely Man 2:10

3. Skinny Minny 3:00

4. A Mountain Of Silver 1:55

5. Cadillac 2:45

6. Easy Rider 1:50

7. And I Need You 2:22

8. Zip A Dee Doo-Dah 2:15

9. La La La 2:31

10. Things Will Turn Out Right Tomorrow 2:00

11. Ballaballa 2:08

12. Oxford Street 43 2:38

13. Don't Say 2:53

14. Nobody Cares About Me  2:20

15. Days 2:33

16. Smokerings 3:18

17. See Me Coming 2:00

18. I'm On The Outside Loocking In 2:50

19. Please Don't Cry (For Me)  2:43

20. Gipsy Lullaby At 10:30 2:48

21. Missconception 2:58

22. I'm Ready For The Show 2:24

23. Cadillac 2:45

24. How The Time Flies 2:28

25. Travelin'man 3:03

26. The Smiling Kind 2:08

27. Don’t You Know She's Mine 2:25

28. Daytime Nighttime 2:50

29. Rich Life 2:20

Notes

29 Selected tracks from 1964-1967

Personnel:

Bass Guitar, Vocals – Dieter Feichtinger, Bernt Ek

Drums, Vocals – Björn Wrangert, 

Guitar, Vocals – Jan Granaht, Kent Risberg, Nils "Jimmy" Lindskog

Aum - Bluesvibes (1969/2003) Red Fox Records - RF 627

 

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Blues Rock

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Aum was a blues rock trio formed in San Francisco in 1968, and disbanded in 1970. Recorded two albums, their Resurrection debut in 1969 and Bluesvibes also 1969. The group consisted of Wayne Ceballos (guitar, piano, vocals), Kenneth Newell (bass) and Larry Martin (drums).

Tracks:

1. Tobacco Road (Loudermilk) 6:54

2. Mississippi Mud 4:03

3. My Bridge Blues 5:41

4. Chilli Woman 4:34

5. Little Help from You 6:54

6. Movin' Man 7:48

7. You Can't Hide 7:24

Personnel:

Wayne Ceballos - Guitar, Organ, Lead Vocals, Harmonica

Ken Newell - Bass, Vocals

Larry Martin - Drums, Vocals

The Ides Of March - Vehicle (1970/2014) Real Gone Music - RGM-0289

 

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Progressive Jazz Rock

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Vehicle is the debut studio album by the Ides of March, released in 1970.

The Ides of March is an American jazz rock band that had a major North American and minor UK hit with the song "Vehicle" in 1970. After going on hiatus in 1973, the band returned with their original line-up in 1990 and has been active since then. Sometimes they're considered a one-hit wonder despite having 5 songs in the US Top 100 and 4 in Canada.

Tracks:

1. Vehicle (2:53)

2. Factory Band (3:00)

3. The Sky Is Falling (2:45)

4. Home (3:34)

5. Wooden Ships/Dharma For One (7:10)

6. Bald Medusa (3:00)

7. Aire Of Good Feeling (3:09)

8. Time For Thinking (2:29)

9. One Woman Man (3:17)

10. Symphony For Eleanor (Eleanor Rigby) (9:42)

Bonus Tracks:

11. High On A Hillside (2:53)

12. Lead Me Home, Gently (2:57)

13. Melody (2:47)

14. Vehicle (Single Version) (2:53)

Personnel:

Larry Millas - vocals and guitar

Jim Peterik - vocals and guitar

Bob Bergland - vocals, bass, saxophone

Mike Borch - vocals and drums

Chuck Soumar - trumpet, vocals and percussion

John Larson - trumpet

The Road (1969) Kama Sutra - KSBS 2012

 

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Garage Rock, Pop Rock

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Pop rock psych group hailed from Buffalo, New York, USA, released two albums and a few 45s on Kama Sutra between 1967 and 1970.

The band, featuring Phil and Jerry Hudson on vocals, Joe and Jim Hesse on bass and keyboards, Ralph Parker on guitar and Nick DeStefano on drums, hit the charts (Top 40 in several markets) with their cover of The Zombies’ "She’s Not There" in the early part of 1969. In Canada, it reached just #79.

Tracks

1. She's Not There (Chris White) 4:09

2. Love Is All (Nick Distefano) 3:20

3. Love-It-Is (Harvey Scales, Rudolph Jacobs) 4:40

4. A Taste Of Honey (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) 2:32

5. I Can Only Give You Everything (Tommy Scott, Phil Coulter) 2:49

6. Dance To The Music (Sylvester Stewart) 5:22

7. Never Gonna Give You Up (Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 3:11

8. Mr. Soul (Neil Young) 2:40

9. In Love (Jim Hesse) 1:56

10.See You There (Phil Hudson) 2:12

11.Rock 'n' Roll Woman (Stephen Stills) 2:52

12.The Grass Looks Greener On The Other Side (Ken Stella) 2:31

Notes

Mr. Soul and Rock & Roll Woman are Buffalo Springfield cover songs.

She's Not There is a Zombies cover song.

The songs order is different on the sleeve than the correct order on the labels.

Personnel:

Bass – Joseph Hesse

Drums – Nick DiStefano

Lead Guitar – Ralph Parker

Lead Vocals – Jerry Hudson, Phil Hudson

Organ – Jim Hesse

Leslie's Motel - Dirty Sheets (2009) Gear Fab Records - GF-235

 

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Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Jam Band

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Leslie's Motel is a southern/blues rock band Louisville, Kentucky, USA, that was formed in 1971. The band recorded one album in 1972, that remained unreleased until 2009.

Tracks

1. Step Down Baby 3:40

2. Interlude 0:32

3. My Sweet Woman 5:45

4. Blister 7:48

5. Reason Why 4:19

6. Windmills 4:28

7. Latino Motel (Prelude/Interlude/Qualude) 8:52

8. Movin' Rock & Roll 3:18

9. Dirty Sheets (Live at the Morefill South) 5:30

Notes

Recorded in 1972, at King Sound Productions, Louisville, KY.

Mastered at Sound Images, Cincinnati, OH.

Personnel:

Bill Tullis - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, tambourine

Mike Seibold - lead guitar, vocals

Richard Bush - Hammond C3 organ, Fender Rhodes piano

Ray Barrickman - bass, vocals

Paul Hoerni - drums

Roy Blumenfeld - drums, congas, hand clapping

Reidar Larsen - Red, White & Blues / The Very Best Of (1985/2003) Desperado/Universal

 

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Piano Blues, Modern Electric Blues

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Norwegian blues artist from Oslo, born 1955. He started his career as a pianist in the Stavanger bands Nurk Twins and Staccato before in 1974 he helped start the rock band Stavangerensemblet... In addition to his 10 studio albums, Reidar has also recorded 2 live sets 

Red, White & Blues (1985) Desperado Records - DCD 33023

Tracklist:

1. Going Away Blues 3:20

2. I'm Gonna Have To Do It 3:50

3. What About Me 3:18

4. Swanee River Boogie 2:38

5. Too Many Times 3:26

6. She's Dynamite 3:00

7. I'll Give You Money 3:08

8. Stickin' Witcha Woman 3:42

9. Born To Ramble 4:13

10. It Makes No Difference 2:54

11. Cook House Shuffle 2:58

12. Ko-Ko-Mo 2:55

Personnel:

Vocals, Piano, Harmonica - Reidar Larsen

Bass - Big George Webley

Drums, Percussion - John "The Big Figure" Martin

Guitar - Mo Witham

Tenor Saxophone - Martyn C. Winning (tracks: 1,5-7,10), Pete Thomas (tracks: 2-4,11)

Backing Vocals - Eric & The Dewdrops

Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town (The Very Best Of) (2003) Universal - 9809907

Tracklist:

1. I'm A Bluesman 2:33

2. Big Fat Mama 3:10

3. She's Dynamite 3:00

4. Christina 3:40

5. She Felt Too Good 3:27

6. You Don't Have To Be Black To Be Blue 2:33

7. Last Train Home 4:04

8. Daddy Longlegs 4:13

9. Boogie Woman 3:32

10. Roll'em Pete 3:13

11. Rain Rain Rain 4:11

12. Robbery 5:43

13. Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town 3:46

14. Hole In The Wall 3:49

15. Story Teller 5:01

16. No Money Honey 2:30

17. Judge & Jury 4:03

18. This One's On Me 3:45

19. Merry-Go-Round 3:22

20. Going To Milwaukee 5:09

Notes

I'm A Bluesman 1982 / Tracks: 1,2

Red, White & Blues 1985 / Track: 3

You Don't Have To Be Black To Be Blue 1987 / Tracks: 4,13,5,6

Last Train Home 1990 / Tracks: 7,8

Boogie Bastard 1992 / Tracks: 9,10

Robbery 1993 / Tracks: 11,12

Statement (Recorded In New York) 1994 / Track: 14

Storyteller 1997 / Tracks: 15,16,17

This One's On Me 2001 / Tracks: 18,19,20

John D. Loudermilk - The Open Mind Of John D. Loudermilk (2006) Omni Recording Corporation - OMNI 105

 

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Folk, Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Country, Ballad

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John Dee Loudermilk Jr. (March 31, 1934 - September 21, 2016) was an American singer and songwriter. Although he had his own recording career during the 1950s and 1960s, he was primarily known as a songwriter.

His best-known songs include "Indian Reservation", "Ebony Eyes", "Tobacco Road", "This Little Bird" and "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"...

John D. Loudermilk career

Tracks:

1. Goin' To Hell On A Sled (2:05)

2. The Jones' (3:18)

3. War Babies (2:43)

4. Peace Of Heart (2:31)

5. Sidewalks (2:34)

6. To Ann (1:44)

7. More Than He'll Have To Give (2:21)

8. Poor Little Pretty Girl (2:25)

9. Nassau Town (2:04)

10. Geraldine (1:37)

11. Laura (2:44)

12. Brown Girl (4:14)

13. To Hell With Love (2:44)

14. Ma Baker's Little Acre (2:27)

15. No Playing In The Snow Today (3:39)

16. Bad News (3:00)

17. The Little Grave (2:18)

18. Talkin' Silver Cloud Blues (3:51)

19. I'm Looking For A World (2:00)

20. The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian (3:35)

21. Interstate 40 (2:29)

22. Where Have They Gone (1:51)

23. The Little Bird (2:01)

24. Tobacco Road (2:57)

25. Bubble, Please Break (2:15)

26. It's My Time (2:39)

27. That Ain't All (1:53)

Notes

Tracks: 1-12 from the album "The Open Mind Of John D. Loudermilk" LP (1969)

Tracks: 13-22 from the album "Sings A Bizarre Collection Of The Most Unusual Songs" LP (1965)

Tracks: 23-24 from the album "12 Sides Of John D. Loudermilk" LP (1961)

Tracks: 25-26 from the album "Suburban Attitudes In Country Verse" LP (1967)

Track: 27 from the single A-side (1965)

[Request] Fania All Stars - Latin ~ Soul ~ Rock (1974/2000) Fania Recrds - SLP 470

 

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Latin, Funk, Soul, Salsa, Afro-Cuban

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The Fania All Stars is a musical group formed in 1968 as a showcase for the musicians on Fania Records, the leading salsa music record label of the time...

Guillermo "Jorge" Santana (13 June 1951-14 May 2020) was a Mexican guitarist, brother of musician Carlos Santana.

Tracks:

1. Viva Tirado (5:23)

2. Chanchullo (5:38)

3. Smoke (4:06)

4. There you go (3:11)

5. Mama guela (2:56)

6. El raton (7:56)

7. Soul makossa (5:49)

8. Congo bongo (10:18)

Notes

Recorded live at Yankee Stadium, New York, Aug. 24. 1973.

"Soul Makossa" recorded live at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May. 31. 1973.

Personnel:

Vocals – Hector Lavoe, Ismael Miranda, Ismael Quintana, Justo Betancourt, Pete "Conde" Rodriguez, Santos Colon

Vocals [Lead] – Bobby Cruz (tracks: 8), Cheo Feliciano (tracks: 6,7,8)

Bass – Bobby Valentin

Bongos – Roberto Roena

Congas – Mongo Santamaria, Ray Barretto

Drums – Billy Cobham

Guitar – Jorge Santana

Leader [Musical Director], Guiro, Chimes, Percussion – Johnny Pacheco

Organ [Hammond] – Jan Hammer

Piano – Ricardo Ray (tracks: 6,7)

Piano, Organ – Larry Harlow

Saxophone – Manu Dibango

Timbales – Nicky Marrero

Tres – Yomo Toro

Trombone – Barry Rogers, Lewis Kahn, Willie Colon

Trumpet – Lou Soloff, Luis Ortiz, Ray Maldonado, Victor Paz

Fair Weather - Beginning From An End (1971/1993) Repertoire Records - REP 4389-WP

 

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Classic Rock, Pop-Rock

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Fair Weather was a British rock band formed in 1970 by former Amen Corner guitarist and singer Andy Fairweather Low. 

The band evolved from a split within Amen Corner. Andy Fairweather Low led, Dennis Bryon (drums), Blue Weaver (organ), Clive Taylor (bass) and Neil Jones (guitar) into the new band, Fair Weather...

Tracks:

1. God Cried Mother 5:33

2. Don’t Mess With Cupid 3:41

3. Dead And Past 4:46

4. I Hear You Knockin’ 4:50

5. You Ain’t No Friend 5:37

6. Sit And Think 4:16

7. Looking For The Red Label 4:16

8. Poor Man’s Bum A Run 4:52

Bonus Tracks

9. Natural Sinner 4:29

10. Haven’t I Tried 4:11

11. Tutti Frutti 3:07

12. Road To Freedom 4:43

13. Lay It On Me 4:20

14. Looking For The Red Label Part II 4:12

Notes

Tracks 9-14 are from the Hansa single 1970-1971

Personnel:

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals - Andy Fairweather Low

Bass, Vocals - Clive Taylor 

Drums, Vocals - Dennis Bryon

Guitar - Neil Jones

Keyboards - Blue Weaver

Trumpet - Bud Parkes

Steel Guitar - B.J. Cole