Sunday, August 31, 2025

Stack Waddy / Bugger Off! + Bonus Tracks

 

MP3/320Kbs/302MB
Psychedelic Hard Rock

Stack Waddy was an English blues rock band formed in Manchester, England in 1965. The band was signed to John Peel's Dandelion label after being spotted by Peel at the Buxton Blues Festival in September 1969. The original line-up consisted of John Knail on vocals and harmonica, Mick Stott on guitar, Stuart Banham on bass, and Steve Revell on drums, with John Groom later replacing Revell. The band was known for their raw and energetic sound, blending blues, hard rock, and psychedelic elements. They released two albums, "Stack Waddy" and "Bugger Off!", along with several singles.

Stack Waddy (1971/2007) Cherry Red Records - CDMRED 318

Tracks:
1. Road Runner (E McDaniel) 03:26
2. Bring It To Jerome (Green) 05:18
3. Mothballs (Knail, Stott, Revell, Banham) 03:36
4. Sure 'Nuff 'N' Yes I Do (Van Vliet, Bermann) 02:29
5. Love Story (Ian Anderson) 02:19
6. Susie Q (Hawkins, Broodwater, Lewis) 02:27
7. Country Line Special (Cyril Davies) 03:55
8. Rolling Stone (Muddy Waters) 03:26
9. Mystic Eyes (Van Morrison) 06:05
10. Kentucky (Knail, Stott, Revell, Banham) 02:42
Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks:
11. With One Leap Dan Was By Her Side, 'Muriel' He Breathed (Groom, Knail, Stott, Banham) 04:19
12. Ginny Jo (Groom, Knail, Stott, Banham) 02:48
13. Hunt The Stag (Groom, Knail, Stott, Banham) 02:45
14. Mystic Eyes (Alternative Version) (Van Morrison) 03:52
15. (Almost) Milk Cow Booze (Groom, Knail, Stott, Banham) 04:11
16. Leavin' Here (Holland-Dozier-Holland) 02:58
17. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter 02:37
18. Here Comes The Glimmer Man (Groom, Knail, Stott, Banham) 05:14
19. Nadine (Chuck Berry) 03:53

Bugger Off! (1972/2008) Air Mail Archive - AIRAC-1469
 
Tracks:
1. Rosalyn 02:29
2. Willie The Pimp 03:58
3. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man 04:22
4. It's All Over Now 03:18
5. Several Yards (Foxtrot) 05:52
6. You Really Got Me 02:47
7. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter 02:12
8. Meat Pies 'Ave Come But Band's Not Here Yet 05:03
9. It Ain't Easy 03:50
10. Long Tall Shorty (Mainly) 03:23
11. Repossession Boogie 05:33
12. The Girl From Ipanema 01:33
Bonus:
13. Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut 03:41

Personnel:
- John Knail - vocals, harmonica
- Mick Stott - guitar
- Stuart Banham - bass
- Steve Revell (replaced by John Groom on second album) - drums


Saturday, August 30, 2025

Javier Batiz - Coming Home (1969/2010) Star Records - LSD 100001

 

MP3/320Kbs/96MB
Psychedelic Blues Rock

Javier Bátiz's album "Coming Home" is a rare 1969 Mexican blues psych record that was released on the Star label with the catalog number LSD 100001. The album is described as a great electric blues rock record and is considered to be a significant piece of Mexican music history. It is also noted that the album is hard to find in good shape, with some sources indicating that most copies are in poor condition.
Javier Isaac Medina Núñez. (born June 3. 1944 - died december 14th 2024). Mexican guitarist, singer and composer, a precursor of Mexican blues rock. Specially prolific adapting, arranging and translating American rock/blues/funk/R&B songs to Spanish.

Tracklist:
1. Try It One Time (2:27)
2. Let Me Give My love To You (5:08)
3. Christine (3:15)
4. It's Done And Gone (2:59)
5. Why Do You Do Me (5:54)
6. Getting Through (4:06)
7. I Won't Ever (3:05)
8. Down Broken Hearted (2:32)
9. I'm Not The One (3:57)
10. Coming Home (4:57)

Personnel:
Guitar, Piano (4,9), Electric piano (8) – Javier Bátiz
Acoustic Guitar – Ricardo "Cancer" Delgado (7)
Bass – Esteban Garcia 
Bass – Ramon Rodriguez (7,8)
Bass – Jorge Alarcon (5)
Drums – Juan Santos 
Drums (5), Acoustic Bass (9) – Mickey Salas
Drums – Angel "Cartucho" Miranda (7,8)
Organ – Guillermo Briseño (2,7,8)
Piano – Sergio Guerrero (2,4,6)
Tenor Saxophone – Carlo Novi (2,8)
Tenor Saxophone – Rene Vidal (6,7)
Alto Saxophone – Pedro Encinas (2,6,7,8)
Baritone Saxophone – Arturo Labastida (2,6,7,8)
Percussion [Tumbas] – Leonardo "Tobi" Lopez (5)
Chorus – Esteban, Guillermo, Javier, Ramon, Ricardo, Sergio (7)
Chorus – Guillermo Briseño, Norma Valdez, Valery Jodorowsky (10)
Handclaps [Applause] – Ara, German Perez Salas, Guillermo Briseño, Javier, Miguel, Norma Valdez, Valery Jodorowsky (10)






Thursday, August 28, 2025

Excalibur - The First Album (1971/2007) Retro Disc Internacional - RDI 33010

 

MP3/320Kbs/111MB
Krautrock, Hard Rock

Excalibur's The First Album is a German hard rock record released in 1971 on the Reprise label. The album is described as a mix of organ-driven hard rock and some krautrock elements, with a style that is considered somewhat generic but generally entertaining. The First Album was released as a vinyl LP and has been reissued in remastered form on CD in 2007.

Tracks:
1. Light In The Dark 6:09
2. Get Me, If You Want 2:55
3. Zamuno (Hartmut Schölgens, Werner Odenkirchen) 2:59
4. Run Through The Past 4:03
5. Sure You Win 4:28
6. Hollywood Dreams 3:30
7. Questions (Hartmut Schölgens, Werner Odenkirchen) 4:08
8. Don't Look Backwards 5:02
9. Feelin's 6:36

Personnel:
Werner Odenkirchen - lead guitar, vocals
Hartmut Schölgens - Hammond organ, bass-manual
Manfred "Charlie" Terstappen - drums
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Gorilla (Achim Reichel) - bass
Lemmi (Christian M. Lembrecht) - percussion
Hans Lampe (Flipper) - percussion



Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Crowbar - Bad Manors (1971/2008) Unidisc - AGEK-2165

 

MP3/320Kbs/89MB
Rock & Roll, Blues Rock, Country Boogie

Crowbar was a Canadian rock band based in Hamilton, Ontario, best known for their 1971 hit "Oh, What a Feeling". Crowbar's album Bad Manors was released in 1971 on Daffodil Records. The album is categorized under the genres of Rock & Roll, Blues Rock, Roots Rock, and Boogie Woogie. The band Crowbar, known for their unique blend of blues and rock, had a significant presence in the Canadian music scene during the early 1970s. The album was re-released in 2008 as a remastered version.

Tracks:
1. Frenchman’s Filler #1 1:13
2. Too True Mama 2:53
3. Let The Four Winds Blow 2:22
4. House Of Blue Lights 2:46
5. The Frenchman’s Cherokee Boogie Incident 0:27
6. Train Keep Rollin’ 2:50
7. Baby, Let’s Play House 3:03
8. Oh Never Be A Dodo 0:19
9. Oh What A Feeling 4:20
10. Frenchman’s Filler #2 0:32
11. Frenchman’s Filler #3 0:36
12. Murder In The First Degree 5:14
13. In The Dancing Hold 3:51
14. Mountain Fire 3:58
15. Prince Of Peace 4:10
16. Frenchman’s Filler #1 (Edited) 0:46

Personnel:
Rheal "Ray" Lanthier - lead guitar, vocals
John "Ghetto" Gibbard - lead & slide guitar, vocals
Roly Greenway - bass, percussion, vocals
Kelly Jay Fordham - piano, vocals, arrangements
Jozef Chirowski - piano, organ, vocals
Sonnie Bernardi - drums, percussion, vocals


Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Cliff Bennett's Rebellion (1971/2005) Repertoire - RES 2319

 

MP3/320Kbs/95MB
Blues Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul

Cliff Bennett's Rebellion is an album by Cliff Bennett, released in 1971. The album was recorded for CBS and features Bennett's powerful vocal style backed by a driving band. It includes original songs such as "Say You Don't Love Me" and "Better World," as well as a version of Eric Clapton's "Blues Power". The album was later reissued by Repertoire Records in 2005, which included the A- and B-sides of a single released after the album, "Amos Moses" and "Movin' And Travelin' On".
The album is categorized under the genres of Blues Rock and Classic Rock.

Tracks:
1. Say You Don't Love Me (Cliff Bennett) 3:10
2. Please Say You'll Come (John Gray, Marek Kluczynski) 4:52
3. L.A. (Cliff Bennett, John Gray, Marek Kluczynski) 5:04
4. Sandy Mary (Peter Green) 5:05
5. Blues Power (Eric Clapton, Leon Russell) 3:16
6. When I'm Singing Rock 'N' Roll (John Gray, Marek Kluczynski) 2:52
7. Searchin' For A Theme (John Gray, Marek Kluczynski) 3:45
8. Better World (Cliff Bennett) 6:06
Bonus:
9. Amos Moses (single A-side,1971) (Jerry Hubbard) 2:55
10. Movin' And Travelin' On (single B-side,1971) (Cliff Bennett) 3:21

Personnel:
Cliff Bennett - vocals
Robert Smith - guitar
Marek Kluczynski - harmonica, flute
John Gray - bass
Derek Wier - drums, percussion


Monday, August 25, 2025

Freight Train - Just The Beginning (1971) Fly By Nite Records - LPFBN 1001

 

MP3/320Kbs/82MB
Blues, Blues Rock

The band Freight Train was formed Rick Shaffer, in 1968. The line-up went through many personnel changes before arriving at the one that appears on the 1971 album, "Just The Beginning," on Fly By Nite records.

Tracks:
1. Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Walter Jacobs) 3:24
2. Papa Ain't Salty (T-Bone Walker) 2:40
3. So Many Roads (Marshall Paul) 7:06
4. Unseen Eye (Sony Boy Williamson) 2:40
5. Built For Comfort (Willie Dixon) 2:46
6. Same Old Blues (Magic Sam) 2:49
7. I Loved Another Woman (Peter Green) 2:55
8. Baby What You Want Me (Jimmy Reed) 3:32
9. Rollin Man (Peter Green) 2:20
 
Personnel:
Steve Martina - lead vocals, guitar
Rick Shaffer - lead guitar, backing vocals
Jim Peters - bass
Tom Geddes - drums


Sunday, August 24, 2025

Joyous Noise (1971/2012) Big Pink - BIG PINK 188

 

MP3/320Kbs/85MB
Country Rock

Joyous Noise is a band that formed in the Spring of 1971, and their debut album, also titled "Joyous Noise," was released in 1971. The album is described as a combination of music, positivism, and thoughtfulness aimed at both the gut and the mind. The band's debut album was recorded in 1971 and was released on Capitol Records.

Tracks:
1. Joyous Noise (Part I) (Lee Montgomery) 2:23
2. Music Song (Lance Wakely) 4:24
3. Lady Beside Me (Marc McClure) 4:27
4. Funky Lady (Lee Montgomery) 5:30
5. Question Of Direction (Ron Elliott, Gary Downey) 4:17
6. Never Been To Spain (Hoyt Axton) 4:27
7. Lost Man (Lance Wakely, Gabe Lapano) 4:02
8. If People Could Just Get Together (Lance Wakely) 3:57
9. Joyous Noise (Part II) (Lee Montgomery) 2:32

Personnel:
Lee Montgomery - lead vocals, 6-string guitar, piano
Marc McClure - lead vocals, 6-string guitar, slide guitar, electric guitar, organ, percussion
Lance Wakely - 6- & 12-string guitar, mouth harp, acoustic guitar, vocals
Happy Smith - bass, vocals
Dennis Dragon - drums, percussion
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Ricardo Rincorn - congas, percussion
Joyous Noise Chorus - vocals


Saturday, August 23, 2025

The Jules Blattner Group ‎– Call Me Man! (1971) Buddah Records - BDS 5080

 

MP3/320Kbs/93MB
Rock & Roll, Psychedelic Rock

Jules Merrill Blattner (February 8, 1941 – June 7, 2019) was an American rock and roll singer, guitarist, songwriter and bandleader. The Jules Blattner Group's album Call Me Man! was released in 1971 on Buddah Records. The album has received positive reviews, with some noting its quality and the band's contribution to the rock scene of the time.

Tracks:
1. Gonna Have A Good Time 1:01
2. My Babe 3:56
3. All Strung Out 2:24
4. Fannie Mae 2:26
5. Rocky Racoon 3:24
6. School Days 2:41
7. Bullshit 3:12
8. Man 4:34
9. Birth 6:29
10. Downbound Train 2:40
11. Bye Bye Baby 0:20

Personnel:
Jules Blattner - guitar, vocals, producer
Darrell Meister - bass
Paul Spencer - drums


Friday, August 22, 2025

Lotti Golden Discography

 

MP3/320Kbs/220MB
Rhythm & Blues, Funk, Soul

Lotti Golden rhythm 'n' blues, soul, rock singer, songwriter, producer, music journalist, poet. Born 1949-11-27 in New York City. Debuted on Atlantic Records in 1969 with Motor-Cycle a semi-autobiograhical LP fusing urban poetry with rock, R&B and jazz...

Lotti Golden - Motor-Cycle (1969) Atlantic Records - SD 8223

Tracks:
1. Motor-Cycle Michael (8:14)
2. Gonna Fay's (8:31)
3. A Lot Like Lucifer (Celia Said Long Time Loser) (6:28)
4. The Space Queens (Silky Is Sad) (7:21)
5. Who Are Your Friends (5:53)
6. Get Together (With Yourself) (5:32)
7. You Can Find Him (5:13)
8. Annabelle With Bells [Bonus Track] (4:12)
9. Sock It To Me Baby [Bonus Track] (3:29)

Vocal – Lotti Golden
Bass – Everett Barksdale, Lou Mauro
Guitar – Billy Suyker, Charley Macey, Everett Barksdale, Hugh McCracken, Ralph Cassales, Vinnie Bell
Drums – Bobby Gregg, Buddy Saltzman, Herb Lovelle
Percussion – Jack Jennings, Joe Venuto
Piano, Organ – Ernie Hayes
Saxophone – Joe Grimm
Trombone – Alan Raph
Trumpet – Ernie Royal

Lotti Golden - Lotti Golden (1971) GRT - 30003

Tracks:
1. Staircase Between The Floors (03:07)
2. Do You Use It (03:33)
3. North Carolina Sun (03:00)
4. Ballad Of Little H (03:57)
5. Tell Me What's On Your Mind (03:12)
6. Mean Dog Blues (02:05)
7. Just Like The River (Ballad Of Jimmy Hill & Me) (03:15)
8. This Time I Wanna Lose (04:12)
9. Lately (I Feel Like I Wanna Wake Up Out Of This Dream) (05:31)
10. It Feels So Good, Do It Again (05:00)
11. Just Like The River (Reprise) (01:43)

Personnel:
Vocal – Lotti Golden
Bass – Chet Amsterdam
Drums, Percussion – Dennis Seiwell
Guitar, Harp, Whistle – Hugh McCracken
Horns – Joe Farrell, Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, Ronald E Cuber
Piano, Organ – Paul Griffin
Piano, Vibraphone, Organ, Percussion – Mike Mainier


Thursday, August 21, 2025

Montrose (1973/2005) Audio Fidelity - AFZ 028

 

MP3/320Kbs/77MB
Hard Rock

Montrose was an American hard rock band formed in 1973 and named after guitarist and founder Ronnie Montrose.
Montrose is the debut studio album by band, released in October 1973 by Warner Bros. The band included Denny Carmassi (drums), Bill Church (bass), and a then-unknown Sammy Hagar (vocals).

Tracks:
1. Rock The Nation (Ronnie Montrose) 2:59
2. Bad Motor Scooter (Sammy Hagar) 3:41
3. Space Station #5 (Ronnie Montrose, Sammy Hagar) 5:14
4. I Don't Want It (Ronnie Montrose, Sammy Hagar) 2:55
5. Good Rockin' Tonight (Ray Brown) 2:56
6. Rock Candy (Ronnie Montrose, Sammy Hagar, Denny Carmassi, Bill Church) 5:03
7. One Thing On My Mind (J.Sanchez, Ronnie Montrose, Sammy Hagar) 3:38
8. Make It Last (Sammy Hagar) 5:22

Personnel:
Sammy Hagar - lead vocals
Ronnie Montrose - guitar
Bill Church - bass
Denny Carmassi - drums