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