Monday, January 27, 2025

Eric Burdon And War - The Black-Man's Burdon (1970/?) Private Area

MP3/320Kbs/213MB
Funk, Soul
War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American R&B and progressive soul band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1969.
The Black-Man's Burdon is a double album by American band Eric Burdon and War, released in December 1970 on MGM Records. It was the last album by the group before Burdon left and the remaining band continued as War. "A treasured piece in my collection."

CD1
01. Paint It Black Medley - 13:21
a). Black On Black In Black
b). Paint It Black (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
c). Laurel & Hardy
d). Pintelo Negro
e). P.C. 3
f). Black Bird
02. Spirit - 8:32
03. Beautiful New Born Child (Jerry Goldstein, War) - 5:02
04. Nights In White Satin I (Justin Hayward) - 4:30
05. The Bird And The Squirrel - 2:43
06. Nuts, Seeds And Life - 4:00
07. Out Of Nowhere - 3:22
08. Nights In White Satin II (Justin Hayward) - 2:50

CD2
01. Sun / Moon - 10:06
02. Pretty Colors - 6:46
03. Gun - 5:48
04. Jimbo - 4:50
05. Bare Back Ride - 7:07
06. Home Cookin' - 4:08
07. They Can't Take Away Our Music (Jerry Goldstein, War) - 6:46

Personnel:
- Eric Burdon - lead vocals
- Lee Oskar - harmonica, vocals
- Charles Miller - saxophones, flute
- Howard Scott - guitar, vocals
- Lonnie Jordan - organ, piano, vocals
- B.B. Dickerson - bass, vocals
- Harold Brown - drums
- Papa Dee Allen - congas, percussion, vocals
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- Sharon Scott & The Beautiful New Born Children Of Southern California - vocals (CD1-03, CD2-07)

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Spirit - Original Album Classics (Box Set/2010) Sony Music – 88697646982

MP3/320Kbs/315+259MB
Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock
Spirit was an American rock band founded in 1967 and based in Los Angeles. Their most commercially successful single in the United States was "I Got a Line on You". They were also known for their albums, including their self-titled debut album, The Family That Plays Together, Clear and Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus.


© 2010 Sony Music Entertainment / Originally released 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972 

Personnel:
- Jay Ferguson - vocals, percussion 
- Randy California - guitar, vocals
- John Locke - keyboards 
- Mark Andes - bass, vocals
- Ed Cassidy - percussion, drums
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- Marty Paich - strings and horns arrangements
- David Blumberg - horn arrangements (1970)

Personnel: Feedback 1972
- Al Staehely - lead vocals, bass
- John Christian Staehely - guitar, backing vocals
- John Locke - keyboards
- Ed Cassidy - drums, percussion
- The Marin County Off-The-Wall Singers - vocals (10)

Friday, January 24, 2025

Universe (1971 Vinyl) Experience Records - EXPLP 2001

MP3/320Kbs/103MB
heavy blues rock
British heavy bluesrock band, based in Cardiff, Wales, formed in 1968 as a blues band Spoonfull. In 1970 the band changed its name to Universe. In 1971 they were touring in Norway, where they recorded and released their only album Universe (1971) as 300 copies and only a small part was sold with the official album cover. In Britain they did many college gigs supporting Yes, Fleetwood Mac, Rory Gallagher, Jethro Tull, Chicken Shack, Man, Black Sabbath and many other early 1970s bands. They eventually disbanded in 1972.

Tracks:
A1. Twilight Winter - 7:01
A2. Cocaine (trad. arr. Universe) - 6:51
A3. Universe - 3:34
A4. Rolling - 3:56
B1. Spanish Feeling - 10:38
a). Toledo Steal
b). Yellow
c). Gracias
B2. The Annexe (Universe) - 6:21
B3. Bleak House - 2:51
B4. Track Four (Mike Jones) - 1:04

Personnel:
- Steve Finn - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano (04)
- Mike Jones (Mike Lloyd Jones) - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
- Mike Blance (Mike Blanche) - keyboards, vocals
- John Healan - bass, vocals
- Steve Keeley - drums, percussion, vocals (06)

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Agapé - Victims Of Tradition (1972/1994) Agape Communications - AC 002

MP3/320Kbs/97MB
  Christian psychedelic rock
"Victims Of Tradition" is the second album from this early 70s Christian psych rock group. Agape was from California and preaching the gospel using a psych rock format and musically it's pretty good. Fred Caban wrote the lyrics, music and supplies the vocals on all the tracks. Fred was a young guitarist from Azusa, CA, who became a born-again Christian shortly after graduating from high school in 1968. In an effort to help evangelize his peers, Caban formed the band with bassist John Peckhart and drummer Mike Jungkman... etc (by Ken Scott)


Tracks:
01. Voyaging Pilgrim 2:56
02. Walking Over the Hill 3:21
03. Wouldn't It Be a Drag 7:33
04. Jazz Jam (Part 1) 2:49
05. The King of Kings 4:30
06. The King Is Christ 4:09
07. Change of Heart 4:27
08. You Reap What You Sow 6:07
Bonus Tracks:
09. Oasis 3:38

Personnel:
Fred Caban - lead vocals, guitars
Mike Jungman - drums, percussion, vocals, tymphany 
Jim Hess - keyboards 
Richard Greenburg - bass
                                 

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

The Best Of Smak (1995) ZKP RTVS - DD 238

MP3/320Kbs/117MB
Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Prog Rock
Smak was a Serbian and former Yugoslav prog rock band, with strong jazz fusion and blues undertones. Smak was formed in 1971 in Kragujevac, Serbia, by guitar virtuoso Radomir Mihailović, nicknamed "Točak" ("the Wheel"). The first stable line-up, in late 1974, included Točak, drummer Slobodan Stojanović Kepa, bass guitarist Zoran Milanović, singer Boris Aranđelović, and keyboardist Laza Ristovski. In 1975 they appeared as an opening act for the Deep Purple concert in Belgrade. After a successful hit single and a concert with Deep Purple, they released their first LP called Smak 1975. It was one of the best debut albums of all time in ex-Yugoslavia...

Tracks:
1. Satelit (4:05)
2. Crna dama (3:22)
3. Daire( 3:39)
4. Biska 2 (4:24)
5. Ljudi nije fer (3:19)
6. Alo (4:01)
7. Plava pesma (4:29)
8. Šumadijski bluz (5:35)
9. Čovece ti si mlad (3:20)
10. Perle (3:57)
11. Mračni mol (3:15)
12. Blues u parku (7:27)
13. Ulazak u harem (4:00)
14. Zajdi, zajdi (5:22)
15. Put pod noge bre (3:52)
16. I to je za ljude (3:15)
17. Rok cirkus (4:00)

Musicians:
- Zoran Milanovic - Fender Jazz bass
- Slobodan Stojanovic-Kepa - drums, congas, gong
- Radomir Mihailovic "Tocak" - acoustic guitar, Fender electric guitar, vocal
- Lazar Ristovski - Hammond M102 organ, Wurlitzer electric klavir, Roland synthesizer, Elka Mellotron
- Boris Arandelovic - lead vocal