Uriah Heep - Easy Livin' The Singles A's & B's (2006) Sanctuary Midline - SMDDD351

 

MP3/320/361MB

Hard Rock, Classic Rock

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Easy Livin' is a compilation album by hard rock band Uriah Heep comprising almost all the band's singles, including several songs not available in the original albums.

CD1

1. Gypsy [Single Edit]

2. Wake Up (Set Your Sights) [U.S. Single Edit]

3. Bird of Prey

4. High Priestess [Single Edit]

5. Time to Live

6. Lady in Black [Single Edit]

7. Simon the Bullet Freak [Non-Album Euro Single B-Side]

8. Look at Yourself [Single Edit]

9. Wizard

10. Easy Livin'

11. Why [Non-Album Single B-Side]

12. Stealin'

13. Sunshine [Non-Album Single B-Side]

14. Something or Nothing

15. What Can I Do

16. Prima Donna

17. Shout It Out [Non-Album Single B-Side]

18. Return to Fantasy [Single Edit]

19. Time Will Come [Non-Album Euro Single B-Side]

20. Wise Man

21. Crime of Passion [Non-Album Single B-Side]

22. Masquerade

CD2 

1. Free Me

2. Love or Nothing

3. Gimme Love [Non-Album Euro Single B-Side]

4. Come Back to Me

5. Cheater [Non-Album Single B-Side]

6. Right to Live [Non-Album Promo Single B-Side]

7. Carry On

8. Been Hurt [Non-Album Single B-Side]

9. Love Stealer [Non-Album Single B-Side]

10. Think It Over

11. My Joanna Needs Tuning [Non-Album Single B-Side]

12. On the Rebound [Single Edit]

13. Tin Soldier [Non-Album Single B-Side]

14. Son of a Bitch [Non-Album Single B-Side]

15. That's the Way It Is

16. Stay on Top

17. Playing for Time [Non-Album Single B-Side]

18. Hold Your Head Up

19. Miracle Child

20. Blood Red Roses

21. Look at Yourself [Live]

Bull Angus (1971/2010) Mandala 279

 

MP3/320/106MB

Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock

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BullAngus was from upstate New York and only recorded two albums, their self titled debut in 1971 and "Free For All" in 1972. Their music is hard rock featuring good arrangements with some complex and off-beat patterns.

Tracks:

1. Run Don't Stop (Previte, La Falce, Paolillo) 4:27

2. Mother's Favorite Lover (Margaret) (Previte, La Falce, Paolillo) 3:47

3. Uncle Duggie's Fun Bus Ride (Previte, La Falce, Paolillo) 4:28

4. A Time Like Ours (Previte, La Falce, Paolillo) 6:25

5. Miss Casey (Previte, Venditti, La Falce, Paolillo) 7:34

6. Pot Of Gold (La Falce) 4:02

7. Cy (Previte, Paolillo) 5:11

8. No Cream For The Maid (Previte, Venditti, La Falce, Paolillo) 6:45

Personnel:

Geno Charles - drums, percussion

Larry La Falce - guitar, vocals

Dino Paolillo - guitar, vocals

Frankie Previte - vocals, percussion

Ron Piccolo - organ, piano, vocals

Lenni Venditti - bass

Power Of Zeus - The Gospel According To Zeus (1970/1995) Buy Or Die Records - BOD 109

 

MP3/320/95MB

Heavy Psychedelic Rock

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US rock band from Detroit, Michigan. Formed in 1968 by vocalist / guitarist Joe Periano. Initially going by the name of Gangrene, the quartet became the unofficial house band at the Wooden Nickel club, where they were spotted by a local manager. Motown subsidiary Rare Earth signed the band on the condition they find a new name. Having decided upon Power of Zeus they began work on what would become their sole album The Gospel According To Zeus, released in 1970. Though a flop at the time, the LP has become highly sought after with crate diggers.

Tracks:

1. It Couldn't Be Me (Jones, Webber) 3:53

2. In the Night (Periano) 3:53

3. Green Grass and Clover (Jones) 3:10

4. I Lost My Love (Periano) 2:09

5. The Death Trip (Periano) 7:36

6. No Time (Robinson) 3:27

7. Uncertain Destination (Jones, Periano) 4:52

8. Realization (Jones) 2:49

9. Hard Working Man (Michalski) 2:12

10. The Sorcere of Isle (The Ritual of the Mole) (Jones, Michalski, Periano) 5:41

Personnel:

Joe Periano - Guitar, Vocal

Bill Jones - Bass

Dennie Webber - Organ, Harpsichord, Piano

Bob Michalski - Drums

Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck - Home Grown Stuff (1969/2003) EMI Music Canada 72435-32330-2-0

 

MP3/320/104MB

Mix of Heavy Psychedelia & Country Rock

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Mother Tucker’s Yellow Duck were a psychedelic-folk rock group from Vancouver, British Columbia formed in 1967. Riding the wave of the psychadelic movement taking the West Coast by storm in the late 1960s, Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck was originally a loose group of stage performers, where everyone had different characters... Commercial success eluded them although they managed to release two fine albums that melded blues, country, folk, hard rock and psychedelia seamlessly.

Tracks:

1. Times are Changing 2:42

2. No One In Particular 3:41

3. Little Pony 2:12

4. One Glass For Wine 3:13

5. Elevated Platform 2:37

6. Walk Your Head Around 4:36

7. One Ring Jane 4:21

8. Pot Or Gold 3:27

9. Intermission Poetry 3:10

10. Funny Feeling 5:46

11. Blue Dye 2:43

12. Soneone Think 3:53

Personnel:

Bass - Charlie Faulkner

Drums - Hugh Lockhead

Lead Vocals - Don McDougall

Vocals, Harmonica - Pat Caldwell

Vocals, Lead Guitar - Rodger Law

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

 

m4a/524MB

Classic Rock, Hard Rock

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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

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

 

MP3/320/314MB

Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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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)

Iguana (1972/2012) Flawed Gems - GEM 93

 

MP3/320/96MB

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

 

MP3/320/179MB

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

 

MP3/320/16MB

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

 

MP3/320/127MB

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