Friday, May 2, 2025

Status Quo - Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon (1970 /1989) Castle - CLACD 169

 

MP3/320Kbs/107MB
Hard- Boogie Rock

Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon is the third studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released in August 1970. It was the first album by the band to leave behind their early psychedelic sound and begin moving towards hard rock, and the last album to feature keyboardist Roy Lynes. 

Tracks:
01. Spinning Wheel Blues (Francis Rossi/Rob Young) - 3:18
02. Daughter (Alan Lancaster) - 2:56
03. Everything (Rossi/Rick Parfitt) - 2:35
04. Shy Fly (Rossi/Young) - 3:45
05. (April) Spring, Summer And Wednesdays (Rossi/Young) - 4:11
06. Junior's Wailing (Kieran White/Martin Pugh) - 3:32
07. Lakky Lady (Rossi/Parfitt) - 3:12
08. Need Your Love (Rossi/Young) - 4:45
09. Lazy Poker Blues (Peter Green/Clifford Adams) - 3:34
10. a)Is It Really Me (Lancaster) / b)Gotta Go Home (Lancaster) - 9:32

Personnel:
- Francis Rossi - lead guitar, vocals
- Rick Parfitt - guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Alan Lancaster - bass, vocals
- John Coghlan - drums
- Roy Lynes - organ, piano
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- unknown – cello on "Everything"
- Bob Young – harmonica on "Spinning Wheel Blues"


Thursday, May 1, 2025

Country Joe & The Fish - Electric Music For The Mind And Body (1967/2013 Stereo) Vanguard Records - VMD2 79244

 

MP3/320Kbs/195MB
Acid Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Country Joe & The Fish was an American psychedelic rock band formed in Berkeley, California, in 1965. The band was among the influential groups in the San Francisco music scene during the mid-to-late 1960s. Their debut album, Electric Music for the Mind and Body, followed in 1967. It contained their only nationally charting single, "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine", and their most experimental arrangements.

CD1
Tracks:
All tracks written by Joe McDonald except where noted.
01. Flying High - 2:37
02. Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine - 4:20
03. Death Sound - 4:22
04. Porpoise Mouth - 2:47
05. Section 43 - 7:22
06. Super Bird - 2:02
07. Sad And Lonely Times - 2:22
08. Love (Joe McDonald, Barry Melton, David Cohen, Bruce Barthol, John Francis Gunning, Gary Hirsh) - 2:19
09. Bass Strings - 4:58
10. The Masked Marauder - 3:08
11. Grace - 7:02

Personnel:
- Country Joe McDonald - vocals, guitar, bells, tambourine
- Barry Melton - vocals, guitar
- David Cohen - guitar, organ
- Bruce Barthol - bass, harmonica
- Gary Chicken Hirsh - drums

CD2
The Collected Country Joe & The Fish (1965 to 1970) Vanguard Records (1987)
01. Rock Coast Blues - 3:43 (1967 I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die)
02. Rock And Soul Music - 6:47 (1968 Together)
03. Here I Go Again - 3:27 (1969 Here We Are Again)
04. Crystal Blues - 5:47 (1969 Here We Are Again)
05. Rockin' Round The World - 3:38 (1970 CJ Fish)


Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Twenty Five Years of Dr. Feelgood 1972-1997 (1997) Grand Records - Grand 20

 

MP3/320Kbs/325MB
Rock & Roll, Pub Rock, Rhythm & Blues

Twenty Five Years is a double compilation album by Dr. Feelgood, and was released in February 1997.
Dr. Feelgood are an English pub rock band formed in 1971. Hailing from Canvey Island, Essex, they are best known for early singles such as "She Does It Right", "Roxette", "Back in the Night" and "Milk and Alcohol"...

CD1
01. She Does It Right (Johnson) (3:22) - from Down by the Jetty
02. I Don't Mind (Johnson) (2:35) - from Down by the Jetty
03. All Through the City (Johnson) (3:01) - from Down by the Jetty
04. Keep It Out of Sight (Johnson) (3:00) - from the b-side of the single "Roxette"
05. Roxette (Johnson) (2:52) - from Stupidity
06. I Can Tell (McDaniel, Smith) (2:43) - from Malpractice
07. Sneakin' Suspicion (Johnson) (3:50) - from Sneakin' Suspicion
08. Back in the Night (Johnson) (3:08) - from Stupidity
09. Going Back Home (Green, Johnson) (3:40) - from Stupidity
10. Riot in Cell Block No. 9 (Leiber, Stoller) (3:49) - from Stupidity
11. She's a Windup (Brilleaux, Martin, Mayo, Sparks) (1:59) - from Be Seeing You
12. That's It, I Quit (Lowe) (2:35) - from Be Seeing You
13. Night Time (Feldman, Goldstein, Gottehrer) (5:26) - from Private Practice
14. Milk and Alcohol (Lowe, Mayo) (2:55) - from Private Practice
15. Put Him Out of Your Mind (Mayo, Vernon) (3:49) - from Let It Roll
16. Shotgun Blues (Brilleaux, Sparks, Martin, Mayo) (5:51) - from On The Job
17. No Mo Do Yakamo (Krekel) (2:14) - from A Case of The Shakes
18. Jumping From Love to Love (Brilleaux, Fasterley, Sparks, Mayo) (2:51) - from A Case of The Shakes
19. Violent Love (Rush) (2:21) - from A Case of The Shakes
20. Rat Race (Brilleaux, Guitar) (2:43) - from Fast Women and Slow Horses
21. Crazy 'Bout Girls (Guitar) (3:05) - from Fast Women and Slow Horses

CD1
01. Dangerous (Brilleaux, Mitchell, Morris, Russell, Wallis) (4:08) - from Doctors Orders
02. Mad Man Blues (Hooker) (2:24) - from Mad Man Blues
03. Dimples (Hooker) (2:58) - from Mad Man Blues
04. Hunting Shooting Fishing (Birch, Russell) (3:16) - from Classic
05. See You Later Alligator (Guidry) (4:00) - from Classic
06. King For a Day (Brilleaux, Sparks, Martin, Mayo, Wallis) (2:10) - from Live in London
07. Baby Jane (Bishop, Nesbitt, Reed, Simmons, Wilson) (2:44) - from Live in London
08. Sugar Turns to Alcohol (Birch, Douglas, Dr. Feelgood) (4:43) - from Primo
09. Down by the Jetty Blues (Birch, Dr. Feelgood) (5:51) - from Primo
10. Double Crossed (Walwyn) (3:32) - from The Feelgood Factor
11. Wolfman Callin' (Bronze, Morris) (5:51) - from The Feelgood Factor
12. One Step Forward (Bronze) (4:45) - from The Feelgood Factor
13. Roadrunner (Dozier, Holland) (3:48) - from Down at the Doctors
14. Down at the Doctors"(Jupp) (3:50) - from Down at the Doctors
15. Heart of the City (Lowe) (3:35) - from Down at the Doctors
16. World Keeps Turning (Green) (3:47) - from On the Road Again
17. Instinct To Survive (Walwyn) (3:21) - from On the Road Again
17. Going Out West (Waits) (3:21) - from On The Road Again
19. You Got Me (Brim) (4:46) - from On the Road Again


Tuesday, April 29, 2025

The Best Of Barclay James Harvest - Mocking Bird (2001) EMI/Harvest - 7243 5 29542 2 3 EU

 

MP3/320Kbs/177MB
Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Symphonic Rock, Soft Rock, Classic Rock, AOR, Pop Rock

Mocking Bird The Best Of Barclay James Harvest is a compilation album released in 2001 by the British progressive rock band Barclay James Harvest. The album features a selection of tracks from their post-Harvest Label output, including some of their best-known songs such as "The Poet", "After the Day", "Mocking Bird", "She Said", "Galadriel". The compilation is available on CD and includes 17 tracks.
 
Tracks:
01. Mother Dear (Barclay James Harvest, 1970) 3:18
02. Taking Some Time On (Barclay James Harvest, 1970) 5:28
03. Early Morning (A-side of single, 1969) 2:31
04. Brother Thrush (A-side from debut Harvest single, 1969) 3:06
05. Poor Wages (B-side from debut Harvest single, 1969) 2:30
06. Mocking Bird (Once Again, 1971) 6:36
07. Vanessa Simmons (Once Again, 1971) 3:43
08. Galadriel (Once Again, 1971) 3:11
09. She Said (Once Again, 1971) 8:17
10. Child Of Man (B-side from fourth Harvest single, 1972) 3:18
11. Good Love Child (Barclay James Harvest, 1970) 5:05
12. Ursula (The Swansea Song) (And Other Short Stories, 1971) 2:51
13. Medecine Man (And Other Short Stories, 1971) 3:52
14. The Poet (And Other Short Stories, 1971) 4:17
15. After The Day (And Other Short Stories, 1971) 5:17
16. Moonwater (Baby James Harvest, 1972) 7:18 
17. Little Lapwing (And Other Short Stories, 1971) 4:52


Sunday, April 27, 2025

The Lee Michaels Collection (1996) Rhino Records - R2 70374

MP3/320Kbs/182MB
Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock, Piano Blues, Soul

Lee Eugene Michaels (born Michael Olsen, November 24, 1945) is an American rock musician who sings and accompanies himself on organ, piano or guitar. Michaels' choice of the Hammond organ as his primary instrument. He is best known for his 1971 Top 10 US hit single, "Do You Know What I Mean". But Michaels did not achieve real commercial success until the release of his fifth album. In 1988 he founded the Marina del Rey, California-based restaurant chain Killer Shrimp which he and his family continue to operate to this day.

Tracks:
01. Hello (4:29)
02. Carnival of Life (3:04)
03. Sounding The Sleeping (4:08)
04. If I Lose You (2:24)
05. The War (3:12)
06. Grocery Soldier (2:29)
07. Goodbye, Goodbye (2:30)
08. Heighty Hi (3:04)
09. Stormy Monday (5:15)
10. Mad Dog (3:49)
11. Murder In My Heart (For The Judge) (3:36)
12. Thumbs (4:09)
13. Uummmm My Lady (3:04)
14. Do You Know What I Mean (3:16)
15. Keep The Circle Turning (2:45)
16. Rock Me Baby (2:33)
17. Can I Get A Witness (3:07)
18. Hold On To Freedom (3:33)
Bonus:
19. Heighty Hi (6:05)
20. Hold On To Freedom (5:00)

Notes
Various A&M single releases: (04,07,08,14,15,18)
From the LP: 
Recital 1968 (05,06)
Carnival Of Life 1968 (01,02,03)
Lee Michaels 1969 (09,19)
Barrel 1970 (10,11,12,13)
5th 1971 (16,17)
Space And First Takes 1972 (20)