Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Rainbow - The Singles Box Set 1975-1986 (2014) Polydor – 0600753460535

 

m4a/524MB
Classic Rock, Hard Rock

19 CD, Single Box Set, Remastered Compilation.
"The box set gathers all of the band’s classic singles from the era in replicas of the original release, alongside a book featuring details on each of the titles. Passing through the band were some of the best the genre had to offer. Vocalists Ronnie James Dio and Graham Bonnet, bass Roger Glover and drummer Cozy Powell, each brought their individual talent to the table to record some of Rock’s best-loved Hard Rock on those timeless singles."

CD1
1. Man On The Silver Mountain (7" Edit) (3:57)
2. Snake Charmer (4:28)
CD2
1. Still I'm Sad (3:53)
2. The Temple Of The King (4:43)
CD3
1. Man On The Silver Mountain (Album Version) (4:36)
2. Snake Charmer (4:28)
3. If You Don't Like Rock N Roll (2:35)
4. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (3:35)
CD4
1. Starstruck (4:06)
2. Run With The Wolf (3:48)
CD5
1. Kill The King (Live/Edit) (4:41)
2. Man On The Silver Mountain (Live) (5:08)
3. Mistreated (Live/7" Edit) (7:15)
CD6
1. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (4:25)
2. Sensitive To Light (3:08)
CD7
1. L.A. Connection (7" Edit) (3:41)
2. Lady Of The Lake (3:38)
CD8
1. Since You Been Gone (Album Version) (3:16)
2. Bad Girl (4:48)
CD9
1. Since You Been Gone (Album Version) (3:16)
2. No Time To Lose (3:41)
CD10
1. All Night Long (Album Version) (3:49)
2. Weiss Heim (5:10)
CD 11
1. I Surrender (3:22)
2. Vielleicht Das Nachster Mal (3:20)
CD12
1. Difficult To Cure (5:55)
2. Can't Happen Here (7" Edit) (4:05)
3. Jealous Lover (3:09)
CD13
1. Magic (4:05)
2. Freedom Fighter (4:20)
CD14
1. Can't Happen Here (7" Edit) (4:05)
2. Jealous Lover (3:09)
CD15
1. Stone Cold (Album Version) (5:17)
2. Rock Fever (3:46)
CD16
1. Death Alley Driver (4:36)
2. Tite Squeeze (3:15)
CD17
1. Street Of Dreams (Album Version) (4:24)
2. Anybody There (2:37)
3. Power (Live At The Convention Center, San Antonio, Tx) (4:27)
CD18
1. Can't Let You Go (7" Edit) (3:27)
2. All Night Long (Live at David's Hall, Cardiff, 1983) (5:24)
3. Stranded (Live at St. David's Hall,Cardiff, 1983) (4:16)
CD19
1. Bad Girl (4:48)
2. Spotlight Kid (Live At The Tokyo Budokan, 1984) (6:07)
3. Man On The Silver Mountain (8:18)

Credits:
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Vocals – Graham Bonnet, Joe Lynn Turner, Ronnie James Dio
Bass Guitar – Bob Daisley, Craig Gruber, Jimmy Bain, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover
Drums – Bobby Rondinell, Chuck Bürgi, Cozy Powell, Gary Driscoll
Keyboards – David Rosenthal, David Stone, Don Airey, Mickey Lee Soule, Tony Carey
Backing Vocals – Dee Beale, Lin Robinson


Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The Youngbloods - 3 Albums On 2 CDs (2007) BGO Records - BGOCD741

 

MP3/320/314MB
Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock

The Youngbloods was an American rock band consisting of Jesse Colin Young (vocals, bass, guitar), Jerry Corbitt (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Lowell "Banana" Levinger (guitar and electric piano) and Joe Bauer (drums). Despite receiving critical acclaim, they never achieved widespread popularity. They had only one U.S. Top 40 hit.

CD1
The Youngbloods 1967
1. Grizzely Bear
2. All Over The World (La-La)
3. Statesboro Blues
4. Get Together
5. One Note Man
6. The Other Side To This Life
7. Tears Are Falling
8. Four In The Morning
9. Foolin' Around (The Waltz)
10. Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby
11. C.C. Rider
Earth Music 1967
12. Euphoria
13. All My Dreams Blue
14. Too Much Monkey Business
15. Dreamer's Dream
16. Sugar Babe
17. Long & Tall
18. I Can Tell
19. Don't Play Games
20. The Wine Song
21. Fool Me
22. Reason To Believe

CD2
Elephant Mountain 1969
1. Darkness, Darkness
2. Smug
3. On Sir Francis Drake
4. Sunlight
5. Double Sunlight
6. Beautiful
7. Turn It Over
8. Rain Song (Don't Let The Rain Bring You Down)
9. Trillium
10. Quicksand
11. Black Mountain Breakdown
12. Sham
13. Ride The Wind

The Youngbloods
Jesse Colin Young – bass, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
Jerry Corbitt – rhythm guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
Lowell "Banana" Levinger – lead guitar, electric piano, finger cymbals, pedal steel guitar
Joe Bauer – drums, percussion
with:
George Ricci – cello on "Foolin' Around (The Waltz)"
David Lindley – violin (CD2)
Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone (CD2)
Joe Clayton – trumpet (CD2)
Victor Feldman – vibraphone (CD2)


Sunday, April 19, 2026

Iguana (1972/2012) Flawed Gems - GEM 93

 

MP3/320/96MB
Fusion, Prog Rock, Jazz-Rock

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



 

Saturday, April 18, 2026

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

 

MP3/320/179MB
Pop, Rock, Beat

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


Friday, April 17, 2026

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

 

MP3/320/16MB
Blues Rock

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


Thursday, April 16, 2026

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

 

MP3/320/127MB
Progressive Jazz Rock

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


Wednesday, April 15, 2026

The Road (1969) Kama Sutra - KSBS 2012

 

MP3/320/92MB
Garage Rock, Pop Rock

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


Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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

 

MP3/320/107MB
Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Jam Band

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


Sunday, April 12, 2026

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

 

MP3/320/253MB
Piano Blues, Modern Electric Blues

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


Saturday, April 11, 2026

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

 

MP3/320/174MB
Folk, Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Country, Ballad

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"...


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)