Sunday, May 10, 2026

Tom Jones - Hide & Seek / The Lost Collection (2020) Decca Records

 

MP3/320/312MB
Pop, R&B, Soul, Country, Gospel, Ballad, Lounge, Pop Rock

Hide & Seek (The Lost Collection) is a 2020 compilation album by Tom Jones. The compilation gathers a number of non-album singles, B-sides, and other various rarities from Jones’s years on the Decca label from 1965-1975.

CD1
1. Chills and Fever (Decca F 11966, 1964) (*)
2. Breathless (Decca F 11966, 1964)
3. To Wait for Love (Is to Waste Your Life Away) (Decca F 12062, 1965) (*)
4. I Tell the Sea (Decca F 12121, 1965) (*)
5. With These Hands (Decca F 12191, 1965) (*)
6. What’s New, Pussycat? (Decca F 12203, 1965) (*)
7. Untrue (Decca F 12191, 1965) (*)
8. (Won’t You Give Him) One More Chance (from U.S. LP What’s New  Pussycat?, Parrot 71006, 1966) (*)
9. Bama Lama Bama Loo (Parrot 71006, 1966) (*)
10.Thunderball (Decca F 12292, 1966) (*)
11. Stop Breaking My Heart (Decca F 12349, 1966) (*)
12. Never Give Away Love (Decca F 12349, 1966) (*)
13. Once There Was a Time (Decca F 12390, 1966)
14. Not Responsible (Decca F 12390, 1966) (*)
15. This and That (Decca F 12461, 1966) (*)
16. City Girl (Decca F 12461, 1966)
17. Promise Her Anything (Decca F 22511, 1966)
18. Triple Cross (released internationally including The Great Tom Jones LP, Decca (Germany) ND 263, 1968)
19. What a Party (Decca EP DFE 8668, 1967) (*)
20. Any Day Now (Decca EP DFE 8668, 1967)
21. It Ain’t Gonna Be That Way (Decca EP DFE 8668, 1967)
22. If I Had You (Decca F 22555, 1967)
23. Things I Wanna Do (Decca F 12639, 1967)
24. I’m Coming Home (Decca F 12693, 1967) (*)
25. The Lonely One (Decca F 12693, 1967)
26. Smile (Decca F 12747, 1968) (*)
27. Day by Day (Decca F 12812, 1968)
28. A Minute of Your Time (Decca F 12854, 1968) (*)
29. Looking Out My Window (Decca F 12854, 1968) (*)

CD2
1. Love Me Tonight (Decca F 12924, 1969) (*)
2. Hide and Seek (Decca F 12924, 1969)
3. A Man Who Knows Too Much (Decca F 12990, 1969)
4. Tupelo Mississippi Flash (Stereo Edit Version) (Decca F 13013, 1970)
5. My Way (Decca F 13113, 1971) (*)
6. Every Mile (Decca F 13183, 1971)
7. Till (Decca FR 13236, 1971) (*)
8. The Sun Died (Decca FR 13236, 1971)
9. All That I Need Is Some Time (Decca F 13298, 1972)
10. Golden Days (Decca F 13471, 1973)
11. Goodbye, God Bless You (Decca F 13471, 1973)
12. Thank the Lord (Decca 13393, 1974)
13. Keep A Talkin’ Bout Love (Decca F 13550, 1974)
14. Pledging My Love (Decca F 13564, 1974)
15. I’m Too Far Gone to Turn Around (Decca F 13564, 1974)
16.La La La (Just Having You Here) (Decca F 13490, 1974)
17. Love Love Love (Decca F 13490, 1974)
18. Ain’t No Love (Decca F 13575, 1975)
19. When the Band Goes Home (Decca F 13575, 1975)

(*) denotes track not on digital edition


Saturday, May 9, 2026

Pete Brown & Piblokto! - Thousands On A Raft (1970/1994) Repertoire Records - REP 4408-WY

 

MP3/320/152MB
Blues Rock, Art Rock, Experimental, Prog Rock

British progressive rock band active 1969-1971, formed by Pete Brown, after he had been thrown out of Pete Brown And His Battered Ornaments... Brown also wrote film scripts and formed a film production company.

Tracklist:
1. Aeroplane Head Woman 6:39
2. Station Song Platform Two 3:37
3. Highland Song 17:00 
4. If They Could Only See Me Now - Parts One And Two 12:03
5. Got A Letter From A Computer 5:46
6. Thousands On A Raft 7:06
Bonus Tracks
7. Can't Get Off The Planet 6:02
8. Broken Magic 6:57

Notes
Originally released in 1970 as Harvest SHVL 782.
Track 7: Single A-Side 1970
Track 8: Single B-Side 1970

Personnel:
Vocals, Talking Drum, Congas – Pete Brown
Bass Guitar, Percussion – Steve Glover
Drums, Percussion – Rob Tait
Guitar, Percussion – Jim Mullen
Keyboards, Percussion, Soprano Saxophone – Dave Thompson
Mellotron – Dave Thompson (2)
Bass Guitar – Jim Mullen (2)


Friday, May 8, 2026

Linn County - Fever Shot (1969/2007) Foot Print Records - FPR 29012

 

MP3/320/93MB
Brass Blues Rock

Linn County was an American blues-based band based in Iowa. They moved to San Francisco. There recording their first album in 1968. Futher albums followed in 1969 and 1970. They split up in 1970. The solo album released by band member Stephen Miller in 1970 includes 4 tracks recorded by the final Linn County line-up...

Tracks:
1. Girl Can't Help It (B.Troup) 4:10
2. Elevator Woman (J.L.Williamson) 4:04
3. Too Far Gone (S.Miller, F.Walk) 2:40
4. Suspended (S.Miller, F.Walk) 8:18
5. Fever Shot (S.Miller, F.Walk) 6:15
6. Lonely Avenue (J.Frederick, L.Branch) 7:21
7. Ground Hog Blues (Sonny Boy Williamson) 4:38

Personnel:
Stephen Miller - organ, piano, vocals
Fred Walk - electric guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar
Dino Long - bass
Larry Easter - tenor sax, soprano sax
Jerry McAndrew - drums
Jay Magliori - baritone sax


Thursday, May 7, 2026

Boones Farm (1972/LP Album) Columbia Records - KC 31408

 

MP3/320/104MB
Country Rock

Boones Farm were an early 1970s country rock band who were signed to the Columbia label. Releasing an album and two singles, they had some chart success with the song "If You Can't Be My Woman". Two of the group's members would later become the Dalton & Dubarri duo...

Tracks:
1. Good Old Feelin' (Sprague, Stovall) 3:00
2. She's So Good (Sprague, Stovall, Palmer) 3:20
3. Play Children Play (Sprague, Stovall) 4:40
4. Love has a Mind of Its Own (Sprague, Stovall) 3:56
5. Livin' Together (Sprague, Stovall, Palmer) 3:55
6. Mother-In-Law (Sprague, Stovall, Darling) 2:59
7. The Me Nobody Knows (Sprague, Stovall) 2:53
8. You Say You Love Me More (Sprague, Stovall, Palmer, Darling) 3:29
9. If You Can't Be My Woman (Sprague, Stovall) 3:12
10. So Much Wrong (Sprague, Stovall, Palmer) 3:35
11. Start Today (Sprague, Stovall) 4:19

Personnel:
Gary Stovall - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
Brad Palmer - vocals, bass and acoustic guitar
Fred Darling - drums
Kent Sprague - vocals and percussion
Milt Holland - percussion
Jay Mitthauer - drums


Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Pete Brown And His Battered Ornaments - A Meal You Can Shake Hands With In The Dark (1969/1992) EMI - TOCP-7366

 

MP3/320/137MB
Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Peter Ronald Brown (25 December 1940 – 19 May 2023) was an English performance poet, lyricist and singer. Brown formed the bands Pete Brown & His Battered Ornaments and Pete Brown & Piblokto!
Brown formed Pete Brown and His Battered Ornaments in 1968, and in 1969 the band recorded two albums: A Meal You Can Shake Hands With in the Dark and Mantlepiece, with a line-up including Pete Bailey (percussion), Charlie Hart (keyboards), Dick Heckstall-Smith (sax), George Kahn (sax), Roger Potter (bass), Chris Spedding (guitar) and Rob Tait (drums). 

Tracklist:
1. Dark Lady 5:21
2. The Old Man 5:26
3. Station Song 3:24
4. The Politician 11:49
5. Rainy Taxi Girl 4:46
6. Morning Call 2:49
7. Sandcastle 9:23
8. Travelling Blues (Or The New Used Jew's Dues Blues) 12:05

Personnel:
Alto Saxophone – Nisar Ahmed Khan (1-4,6)
Banjo – Butch Potter (2)
Bass – Butch Potter
Congas, Percussion [African] – Pete Bailey
Drums – Rob Tait
Flute – Nisar Ahmed Khan (5,7)
Guitar [Portuguese Chittarra] – Chris Spedding (3)
Lead Guitar – Chris Spedding (1,3,6,8)
Organ – Charlie Hart (1-3,5,8)
Organ [Mouth] – Charlie Hart (6)
Piano [Prepared] – Chris Spedding (5)
Slide Guitar – Chris Spedding (2,4,7)
Talking Drum – Pete Brown (7)
Tenor Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith (1,6)
Trumpet – Pete Brown (1-4)
Vocals – Pete Brown