Chicken Shack - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (2005/3CD) Blue Horizon - 82876734942

 

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Blues Rock

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Chicken Shack are a British blues band, founded in the mid-1960s by Stan Webb (guitar and vocals), Andy Silvester (bass guitar), and Alan Morley (drums), who were later joined by Christine Perfect (later McVie) (vocals and keyboards) in 1967. Chicken Shack has performed with various line-ups, Stan Webb being the only constant member.

This three-disc set collects the band's entire output for the imprint from 1967-1969 and includes alternate takes, singles, and B-sides (56 tracks in all) from the Blue Horizon era.

TRACK LISTING 

Personnel:

Acoustic Guitar – Paul Raymond 

Bass Guitar – Andy Silvester

Drums – Dave Bidwell

Electric Guitar – Stan Webb 

Organ – Paul Raymond

Piano – Christine Perfect, Paul Raymond 

Vocals – Christine Perfect, Stan Webb

Rendering Pink Floyds By The Sixting Music (1974/2005) Skyf Zol - DP 10142

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Prog Rock

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A cover album of Pink Floyd (except "Red Phone"). Other than being a French group and being released in the 70's, the work is shrouded in mystery. The performance is almost faithful to the original song, but the mellow atmosphere that shines a spotlight on Pink Floyd's lyrical part is impressive.

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Tracks:

1. Money (5:27)

2. One Of These Days (5:20)

3. Speak To Me / Breathe (7:22)

4. Apples And Oranges (3:15)

5. Red Phone (3:15)

6. Echoes (19:22)

7. If (4:26)

Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971/1989) Stax Records CDSXD 021

 

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Soundtrack, Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Soul, Funk, Stage & Screen

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Shaft is a double album by Isaac Hayes, recorded for Stax Records' Enterprise label as the soundtrack LP for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1971 blaxploitation film Shaft. The album mostly consists of instrumentals composed by Hayes as score for the film. Three vocal selections are included: "Soulsville", "Do Your Thing", and "Theme from Shaft". A commercial and critical success, Shaft is Hayes' best-known work and the best-selling LP ever released on a Stax label.

Tracks:

1. Theme From Shaft (4:39)

2. Bumpy's Lament (1:52)

3. Walk From Regio's (2:24)

4. Ellie's Love Theme (3:18)

5. Shaft's Cab Ride (1:08)

6. Cafe Regio's (6:10)

7. Early Sunday Morning (3:49)

8. Be Yourself (4:31)

9. A Friend's Place (3:20)

10. Soulsville (3:48)

11. No Name Bar (6:11)

12. Bumpy's Blues (4:04)

13. Shaft Strikes Again (3:04)

14. Do Your Thing (19:28)

15. The End Theme (1:58)

Personnel:

Lead vocals (1,10,14), Piano, Electric Piano, Vibraphone, Organ - Isaac Hayes

Rhythm, horn and string arrangements - Johnny Allen (1,2,4-15), J. J. Johnson (3), Isaac Hayes (All tracks)

Backing vocals - Pat Lewis, Rose Williams, Telma Hopkins (1,10,14)

Instrumentation - The Bar-Kays and The Isaac Hayes Movement

Electric piano - Lester Snell

Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar - Charles Pitts and Michael Toles

Bass Guitar - James Alexander

Drums, Tambourine - Willie Hall

Congas, Bongos and other percussion - Gary Jones

Lead Trumpet - Richard "Johnny" Davis

Flute - John Fonville

Bass – Ronald Hudson (5)

Piano – Sidney Kirk (5)

The Flowers & Flower Travellin' Band (Beginnings)

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Hard Rock, Heavy Psychedelic Rock

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Flower Travellin' Band was a Japanese rock band that was formed in 1967. They were connected to Japan's counterculture movement and noted for their mixture of early heavy metal with psychedelic and progressive rock. They received wide acclaim from critics but failed to achieve commercial success and separated in 1973 to pursue individual careers.

Hideki Ishima Japanese rock guitarist. Born March 21, 1944 in Sapporo. He moved to Tokyo in the mid-sixties, and played with the Group Sounds band The Outlaws from 1966 to 1969. Following that he joined The Flowers, who later became Flower Travellin' Band. 

Yuya Uchida real name (Uchida Yūya) Japanese singer, record producer, and actor, born 17 November 1939, Nishinomiya - died 17 March 2019, Tokyo. Masterminded the career of The Flowers and Flower Travellin' Band.

Yuya Uchida & The Flowers - Challenge! (1969/1991) Columbia - COCA-7252

Tracks:

1. Combination Of The Two (Sam Andrew) 5:58

2. Intruder (Janis Joplin) 3:53

3. Summertime (George Gershwin/DuBose Heyward) 3:53

4. I'm So Glad (Skip James) 4:20

5. Greasy Heart (Grace Slick) 4:11

6. Hey Joe (Billy Roberts) 4:10

7. White Room (Pete Brown/Jack Bruce) 4:03

8. Hidariashi No Otoko (Katsuhiko Kobayashi) 4:36

9. Piece Of My Heart (Bert Burns/Jerry Ragovoy) 4:00

10. Stone Free (Jimi Hendrix) 3:52

Personnel:

- Remi Aso (Kyoko Wright) - female vocals

- Hiroshi Chiba - male vocals

- Hideki Ishima - guitar, sitarla

- Katsuhiko Kobayashi - lap steel guitar

- Takeshi Hashimoto - bass

- Joji "George" Wada - drums

- Yuya Uchida - tambourine, voice, producer

Flower Travellin' Band - Anywhere (1970/2007) Universal UPCY-6343

Tracks:

1. Anywhere - Intro 0:51

2. Louisiana Blues 15:47 (Muddy Waters cover)

3. Black Sabbath 8:53 (Black Sabbath cover)

4. House Of The Rising Sun 7:41 (a traditional American folk song)

5. Twenty-First Century Schizoid Man 13:25 (King Crimson cover)

6. Anywhere - Outro 0:57

Personnel:

- Akira "Joe" Yamanaka - vocals, harmonica

- Hideki Ishima - guitar

- Jun Kosuki - bass

- Joji "George" Wada - drums

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- Yuya Uchida - producer

 

Ardo Dombec (1971/2002) Garden Of Delights - CD 066

 

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Heavy Bluesy and Slightly Jazzy Rock

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Ardo Dombec was a German progressive rock band that released their self-titled album in 1971. The band was known for their heavy, bluesy, and slightly jazzy rock sound, which set them apart from other artists on the Pilz label. Their music combined blues, soul, and jazz styles into a song-based rock format, with notable arrangements for a four-piece band. The album featured a mix of instrumental and vocal tracks, with some songs showing influences from American bands like Chicago Transit Authority or Blood Sweat & Tears. The 1971 release included eight original tracks, and later reissues added four bonus cuts.

The band members included Harald Gleu on guitar and vocals, Michael Ufer on bass, Helmut Hachmann on sax and flute, and Wolfgang Spillner on drums and vocals.

Tracks:

1. Spectaculum (4:02)

2. Supper Time (3:19)

3. A Bit Near the Knuckle (4:32)

4. Clean-Up Sunday (6:50)

5. Downtown Paradise Lost (5:52)

6. Oh, Sorry (0:08)

7. 108 (4:36)

8. Unchangable Things?! (5:58)

Bonus tracks:

9. Heavenly Rose (3:54)

10. Open the Door, Open Your Mind (2:11)

11. Young and Strong (3:15)

12. Riverside (4:15)

Personnel:

Helmut Hachmann - saxophone, flute

Harald Gleu - guitar, vocals

Wolfgang Spillner - drums, vocals

Michael Ufer - bass

Neil Young - Decade (Europe/2CD) Reprise Records - 7599-27233-2 / 264 037

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Folk Rock, Country Rock, Acoustic

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Decade is a compilation album by Canadian–American musician Neil Young, originally released in 1977 as a triple album and later issued on two compact discs. It contains 35 of Young's songs recorded between 1966 and 1976, among them five tracks that had been unreleased up to that point. It peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA in 1986.

CD1

1. Buffalo Springfield – Down to the Wire (02:31)

2. Buffalo Springfield – Burned (02:18)

3. Buffalo Springfield – Mr. Soul (02:52)

4. Buffalo Springfield – Broken Arrow (06:16)

5. Buffalo Springfield – Expecting to Fly (03:48)

6. Neil Young – Sugar Mountain (05:44)

7. Neil Young – I Am a Child (02:22)

8. Neil Young – The Loner (03:52)

9. Neil Young – The Old Laughing Lady (05:40)

10. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cinnamon Girl (03:03)

11. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Down by the River (09:02)

12. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cowgirl in the Sand (10:05)

13. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – I Believe in You (03:30)

14. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – After the Gold Rush (03:48)

15. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Southern Man (05:32)

16. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Helpless (03:33)

CD2

1. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Ohio (02:58)

2. Neil Young – Soldier (02:29)

3. Neil Young – Old Man (03:22)

4. Neil Young – A Man Needs a Maid (04:01)

5. Neil Young – Harvest (03:10)

6. Neil Young – Heart of Gold (03:07)

7. Neil Young – Star of Bethlehem (02:43)

8. Neil Young – The Needle and the Damage Done (02:06)

9. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Tonight’s the Night, Part 1 (04:42)

10. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Tired Eyes (04:33)

11. Neil Young – Walk On (02:41)

12. Neil Young – For the Turnstiles (03:01)

13. Neil Young – Winterlong (03:08)

14. Neil Young – Deep Forbidden Lake (03:42)

15. Neil Young – Like a Hurricane (08:17)

16. Neil Young – Love Is a Rose (02:17)

17. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cortez the Killer (07:32)

18. The Stills–Young Band – Campaigner (03:30)

19. The Stills–Young Band – Long May You Run (03:48)

 

Joachim Kühn - Springfever (1976/2008) Wounded Bird - WOU 1695

 

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Jazz Rock, Fusion, Ambient (Instrumentals Music)

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Joachim Kurt Kühn (born 15 March 1944) is a German jazz pianist. Joachim Kühn plays on the springfever as well as unleashed on the keyboards in the borderland between jazz and rock. He is supported by one of the best rhythm sections of the 70s, John Lee an Bass and Gerald Brown drums.

Tracks:

1. Lady Amber 10:10

2. Sunshine 3:45

3. Two Whips 4:41

4. Spring Fever 3:50

5. Morning 6:45

6. Mushoroom 2:36

7. Equal Evil 5:17

8. California Woman 6:32

Recording: Union Studios, Munich, Germany (04/1976)

Personnel:

Joachim Kühn - Keyboards

Philip Catherine - Guitar

John Lee - Bass

Gerald Brown - Drums

Zbigniew Seifert - Violin (1)

Curt Cress - Drums (1)

Minglewood Band (1975/2008) Atlantica Music - MBCD-1993

 

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Blues Rock

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The legendary first album aka. "The Red Album" is debut album, released in 1975. It was self-produced and initially released on the Solar Records label. The band, led by Matt Minglewood, was named after its founding member, who had previously been part of the band "Sam Moon and the New Broom," which was later rechristened "Moon, Minglewood And The Universal Power". The Red Album was followed by a self-titled second album in 1978, which was released under RCA Records and achieved gold status. The Minglewood Band was signed to RCA in 1979, and their music blended elements of rock, country, and blues. The band was active from 1969 to 1986, and after their breakup, Matt Minglewood continued his career as a solo artist...

Tracklist:

1. Door to Door Salesman 3:46

2. Dan Willie 2:34

3. Stood Up 3:18

4. Run You Off the Hill 4:05

5. Caledonia 3:46

6. East Coast Blues 4:28

7. Funk City 3:59

8. Same Old Blues 5:01

9. Cadilac 7:53

Personnel:

Backing Vocals – Bob Woods, David Patrick Hayes (tracks: 3,8), Donny Hann, Heléné Boulduc, Janet Simmons (tracks: 3,8), Joel Harris Zemel (tracks: 3,8), The Dynamite Singers (tracks: 2,5,7,9)

Backing Vocals [The Dynamite Singers] – Cherri Dupuis (tracks: 2,5,7,9), Max MacDonald (tracks: 2,5,7,9), Pam Marsh (tracks: 2,5,7,9), Sandy Swift (tracks: 2,5,7,9)

Bass Guitar – Donny Hann

Clavinet, Organ, Piano, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar – Mat Minglewood

Drums – Bob Woods

Harmonica (Harp) – Enver Sampson

Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar – Terry Edmonds

Percussion – Bob Woods

Piano – Mike Leggatt (tracks: 4,5,8), Ralph Dillon (tracks: 3)

Saxophone – Brian March, John Manders, Lorne Pearse, Richard Sebolao

Viola – Paul Theberge

Violin – Chris Reibling, Janet Dunsworth Allen

Vocals – Enver Sampson

Stephen Stills (1970/1995) Atlentic Records - 82809-2

 

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Folk Rock, Rock

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Stephen Stills is the debut solo album by American musician Stephen Stills released on Atlantic Records in 1970. The album features an array of well-known guest musicians, including Graham Nash, John Sebastian, Cass Elliot and Rita Coolidge who contributed vocals. Ringo Starr drums on two tracks under the pseudonym "Richie". Stills' album is also the only album to which both Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix supplied guitar work...

Tracks:

1. Love The One You're With 3:03

2. Do For The Others 2:52

3. Church (Part Of Someone) 4:05

4. Old Times Good Times 3:38

5. Go Back Home 5:56

6. Sit Yourself Down 3:05

7. To A Flame 3:10

8. Black Queen 5:28

9. Cherokee 3:25

10. We Are Not Helpless 4:17

Personnel:

Stephen Stills – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, organ, steelpan, percussion, horn and string arrangements (3,4,7,9)

Jimi Hendrix – electric guitar (4)

Eric Clapton – electric guitar (5)

Booker T. Jones – organ (9) backing vocal (10)

Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel – bass (1,3-6)

Conrad Isidore – drums (3,4)

John Barbata – drums (5,6)

Ringo Starr – drums (7,10)

Dallas Taylor – drums (9)

Jeff Whittaker – congas (1,4)

Sidney George – flute, alto saxophone (9)

Rita Coolidge, David Crosby, Priscilla Jones, John Sebastian – backing vocals (1,5,6,10)

Cass Elliot, Claudia Lennear – backing vocals (5,6,10)

Graham Nash – backing vocals (1,6,10)

Judith Powell, Larry Steele, Liza Strike, Tony Wilson – backing vocals (3)

Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals (10)

Arif Mardin – string arrangements (3,7)

Micah - I'm Only One Man (1971/2013) Shadoks Music 150

 

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Heavy Prog

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Great and totally unknown progressive rock band Micah, was formed in Terre Haute, Indiana in the summer of 1971. They released a single full-length album that was a prime example of Hammond organ-heavy progressive music...

Tracks:

Part 1 - including:

01. He's A Dreamer 5:16

02. Look Around You 3:36

03. So You Can See 3:21

04. I'm Only One Man 6:24

Part 2 - including:

05. You Don't Really Care 5:42

06. Rememberance Of Things Past 5:23

07. Finale 0:23

Personnel:

- Gary Taylor Ohlson - Hammond organ, vocals

- Robert "Bob" Rowe - lead vocals

- Martin "Marty" Horne - lead guitar

- Gus Hernandez - bass

- George Robert Wolff - drums, percussion, vocals