Thursday, January 29, 2026

The Fourmyula - The Complete Formyula (2010/4CD) EMI Music New Zealand - 50999 6265062 5

 

MP3/320Kbs/650MB
Pop-Psychedelic, Pop-Rock, Psychedelic Rock

The Fourmyula were a New Zealand rock group formed in 1967 in Upper Hutt. They achieved considerable local success in the late 1960s, with ten of their fourteen singles reaching the New Zealand Top 20.
The group initially consisted of Wayne Mason (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Martin Hope (guitar and vocals), Ali Richardson (bass and vocals) and Chris Parry (drums). They were joined in 1968 by Carl Evensen as lead vocalist...


Notes
CD 1: The A & B - Sides (1968-1971)
CD 2: The Fourmyula CSDM 6283 (1-14) / Green 'B' Holiday CSDM 6296 (15-26) (1968)
CD 3: Creation (1-11) CSDM 6309 / Live With Special Guest Star Shane CSDM 6313 (12-19) (1969-1970)
CD 4: Turn Your Back On The Wind (Unreleased 1970 Album)


Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Socrates Drank The Conium - Taste Of Conium (1972/1996) Polydor Records - 531872 2

 

MP3/320Kbs/96MB
Blues based Hard Rock

Socrates Drank the Conium, known also as Socrates, was a Greek rock band that formed in 1969 and achieved success in the 1970s. 
The band melded the unorthodox time signatures and orchestration of progressive rock and the intensity of blues and hard rock music, creating a unique sound that distinguished them from other Greek rock acts of that period. Outside Greece, Socrates is best known for "Phos", their 1976.

Tracks:
1. Wild Satisfaction 13:01
2. Good Morning Blues 2:25
3. See See Rider 3:11
4. Door Of The Dream 4:35
5. Waiting For The Sky 2:55
6. A Trip In The Sky 3:27
7. It's O.K. 1:44
8. Born To Be Free 2:34
9. She's Gone Away 4:21

Personnel:
Yannis Spathas (Γιάννης Σπάθας) - lead guitar
Antonis Tourkogiorgis (Αντώνης Τουρκογιώργης) - bass, vocals
Kostas "Gus" Doukakis (Κώστας "Γυσ" Δουκάκης) - guitar
Giorgos Trantalidis (Γιώργος Τρανταλίδης) - drums


[Request] John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy: Stripped Down (2010) Capitol Records - 5099990599026

 

MP3/320Kbs/217MB
Art Rock, Pop Rock

Stripped Down is a complete remix of the original album carried out by Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas in order to shine a new light on the songs which were felt to have been clouded by the original production. It is packaged as a 2CD set contained both the 2010 remaster of the original album and the new, “Stripped Down” version.
"Double Fantasy is the fifth collaborative studio album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the seventh studio album released by John Lennon under his own name, and the final one before Lennon's death."

CD1
Stripped Down
1. (Just Like) Starting Over (2010 Remix) 4:24
2. Kiss Kiss Kiss (2010 Remix) 2:44
3. Cleanup Time (2010 Remix) 3:55
4. Give Me Something (2010 Remix) 1:31
5. I'm Losing You (2010 Remix) 4:25
6. I'm Moving On (2010 Remix) 2:28
7. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) (2010 Remix) 3:50
8. Watching the Wheels (2010 Remix) 3:32
9. Yes, I'm Your Angel (2010 Remix) 2:53
10. Woman (2010 Remix) 3:45
11. Beautiful Boys (2010 Remix) 3:15
12. Dear Yoko (2010 Remix) 3:03
13. Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him (2010 Remix) 4:45
14. Hard Times Are Over (2010 Remix) 3:37

CD2
Original Album
1. (Just Like) Starting Over [Remastered] 3:56
2. Kiss Kiss Kiss (Remastered) 2:41
3. Cleanup Time (Remastered) 2:58
4. Give Me Something (Remastered) 1:34
5. I'm Losing You (Remastered) 3:57
6. I'm Moving On (Remastered) 2:21
7. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) [Remastered] 4:05
8. Watching the Wheels (Remasteedr) 3:59
9. Yes, I'm Your Angel (Remastered) 3:09
10. Woman (Remastered) 3:32
11. Beautiful Boys (Remastered) 2:55
12. Dear Yoko (Remastered) 2:34
13. Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him (Remastered) 4:03
14. Hard Times Are Over (Remastered) 3:19


Tuesday, January 27, 2026

New Grass Revival - Fly Through The Country & When The Storm Is Over (1992) Flying Fish Records - FF70032

MP3/320Kbs/178MB
Progressive Bluegrass

New Grass Revival was an American progressive bluegrass band founded in 1971 and composed of Sam Bush, Courtney Johnson, Ebo Walker, Curtis Burch, Butch Robins, John Cowan, Béla Fleck, and Pat Flynn. They were active between 1971 and 1989 releasing more than twenty albums as well as six singles.
In 1992,  Fly Through the Country and When the Storm is Over were re-released on one CD.

Tracklist:
1. Skippin' In the Mississippi Dew (2:40)
2. Good Woman's Love (3:20)
3. Glory (3:09)
4. All Night Train (3:15)
5. Fly Through the Country (5:17)
6. This Heart of Mine (2:21)
7. The Dancer (3:51)
8. When She Made Laughter Easy (3:22)
9. Doin' My Time (6:17)
10. These Days (5:45)
11. Four Days of Rain (3:43)
12. White Freightliner Blues (2:41)
13. Sail to Australia (3:51)
14. When the Storm is Over (2:43)
15. And He Says ''I Love You'' (3:46)
16. Vamp in the Middle (3:47)
17. Like a Child in the Rain (3:52)
18. Tennessee Wagoner (1:35)
19. Colly Davis (2:43)
20. Crooked Smile (7:47)

Tracks: 1-10 from the album "Fly Through The Country" 1975 Flying Fish Records
Tracks: 11-20 from the album "When The Storm Is Over" 1977 Flying Fish Records

Personnel:
Sam Bush - mandolin, lead vocals, violin, slide mandolin, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
John Cowan - electric bass, lead vocals
Courtney Johnson - banjo, vocals
Curtis Burch - guitar, Dobro, vocals
Chuck Cochran - Electric piano
Kenny Malone - congas, percussion (11-20)
Bobby Wood - piano (track 15)


 

Monday, January 26, 2026

Fusion - Border Town (1969/2007) Wounded Bird Records - WOU 3295

MP3/320Kbs/97MB
Rock, Blues Rock
Short-lived American blues rock band from Los Angeles, previously known as The Jazz Folk. They are mostly remembered because Ry Cooder played slide guitar on their lone album from 1969. Bassist Marker had met Cooder in the Rising Sons, which is how he came to guest.

Tracklist:
1. Struttin' Down Main Street 4:10
2. Goin' Up To Clarksdale 3:30
3. Somebody's Callin' My Name 2:43
4. One More Hand 4:53
5. Another Man 3:33
6. What Magic 2:34
7. Time Of The Ostrich Head 3:57
8. Cajun Two-Step 3:06
9. News Of Salena 2:52
10. Erebus 6:20

Personnel:
Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Producer - Gary Marker
Backing Vocals - Bernie "Black Pearl" Fieldings (tracks: 6)
Clavinet, Piano, Drums, Vocals, Vibraphone - Rick Luther
Drums - Richard Matzkin
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Bill Wolff
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute - Harvey Lane
Guest Artist:
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar - Ed Carter
Rhythm Guitar, Guitar (Bottleneck Guitar) - Ry Cooder