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

 

MP3/320Kbs/111MB

Krautrock, Hard Rock

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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

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

 

MP3/320Kbs/89MB

Rock & Roll, Blues Rock, Country Boogie

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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

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

 

MP3/320Kbs/95MB

Blues Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul

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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

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

 

MP3/320Kbs/82MB

Blues, Blues Rock

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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

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

 

MP3/320Kbs/85MB

Country Rock

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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