Friday, February 28, 2025

Blind Faith [Deluxe Edition] (2CD/2001) Polydor Records - 314 549 529-2

MP3/320Kbs/313MB
Prog Rock, Folk Rock, Blues Rock

Blind Faith were an English rock supergroup that consisted of Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech. They followed the success of each of the member's former bands, including Clapton and Baker's former group Cream and Winwood's former group Traffic, but they split after a few months, producing only one album, originally released in the United States on 9 August 1969 and a three-month summer tour.


CD1 
01. Had to Cry Today (8:48)
02. Can't Find My Way Home (3:16)
03. Well All Right (4:27)
04. Presence of the Lord (4:50)
05. Sea of Joy (5:22)
06. Do What You Like (15:18)
Bonus tracks:
07. Sleeping in the Ground (2:49)
08. Can't Find My Way Home (Electric Version) (5:40)
09. Acoustic Jam (15:50)
10. Time Winds (3:15)
11. Sleeping in the Ground (Slow Blues Version) (4:44)

CD2 Bonus disc
01. Jam No. 1: "Very Long & Good Jam" (14:01)
02. Jam No. 2: "Slow Jam #1" (15:06)
03. Jam No. 3: " Change of Address" (12:06)
04. Jam No. 4: "Slow Jam #2" (16:06)

Personnel:
Steve Winwood – keyboards, vocals, guitars; bass guitar on "Presence of the Lord" and "Well All Right"; autoharp on "Sea of Joy"; bass pedals on "Jam No. 1–4"
Eric Clapton – guitars; vocals on "Well All Right" and "Do What You Like"
Ric Grech – bass guitar, violin on "Sea of Joy"; vocals on "Do What You Like"
Ginger Baker – drums, percussion; vocals on "Do What You Like"
Guest:
Guy Warren – percussion on "Jam No. 1–4"

Thursday, February 27, 2025

CCS Tap Turns On The Water The CCS Story (2013/2CD) Esoteric Records - ECLEC 22404

MP3/320Kbs/361MB
Brass Rock (The mixture of rock and jazz and woodwinds)

Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of a brand new 2CD deluxe anthology of the complete recordings by the legendary CCS.

CD1
1. Boom Boom
2. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
3. Waiting Song
4. Lookin' For Fun
5. Whole Lotta Love
6. Living In The Past
7. Sunrise
8. Dos Cantos
9. Wade In The Water
10. Walking
11. Salome
12. Tap Turns On The Water
13. Save The World
14. Brother
15. Black Dog
16. I Want You Back
17. Runing Out Of Sky
18. Whole Lotta Rock And Roll: a.) School Day b.) Lucille c.) Long Tall Sally d.) Whole Lotta Love

CD2
1. Chaos / Can't We Ever Get It Back: a.) Chaos b.) Can't We Ever Get It Back
2. This Is My Life
3. Misunderstood
4. Maggie's Song
5. City
6. If I Never Sing Another Song
7. Mister What You Can't Haveca
8. Sixteen Tons
9. The Band Played The Boogie
10. Wild Witch Lady
11. Lola
12. Primitive Love
13. Hundred Highways
14. Shakin' All Over
15. Memphis
16. Sunshine Of Your Love
17. Our Man In London
18. Cannibal Sheep
19. Hang It On Me
20. Hurricane Coming
21. Dragster

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Shades Of Deep Purple (1968/1989) EMI Parlophone CDP 7 92407 2

MP3/320Kbs/106MB
Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock

Shades of Deep Purple is the debut studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple. "Shades" was recorded May 11 - 13 1968 at Pye Studios, London, released in USA on Tetragrammaton Records T 102 in July 1968 and in September 1968 on Parlophone PMC 7055 Mono/PCS 7055 Stereo in the United Kingdom.

Tracks:
01. And The Address (Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord) – 4:34
02. Hush (Joe South) – 4:21
03. One More Rainy Day (Rod Evans, Lord) – 3:36
04. a) Prelude: Happiness (Rimsky-Korsakov, Evans, Blackmore, Nick Simper, Lord, Ian Paice) - b) I'm So Glad (Skip James) – 7:15
05. Mandrake Root (Blackmore, Evans, Lord) – 6:04
06. Help! (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 5:57
07. Love Help Me (Blackmore, Evans) – 3:49
08. Hey Joe (Billy Roberts) – 7:23

Personnel:
- Rod Evans - lead vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - lead guitar
- Nick Simper - bass, backing vocals
- Jon Lord - organ, backing vocals
- Ian Paice - drums

Monday, February 24, 2025

Roy Buchanan + In The Beginning (1990) Polydor

MP3/320Kbs/177MB
Electric Blues, Blues Rock

Leroy "Roy" Buchanan (September 23, 1939 – August 14, 1988) was an American guitarist and blues rock musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound. He never achieved stardom, but is considered a highly influential guitar player. Several studio, live and compilation albums were released. Even after her death.
In 2004, Guitar Player listed his version of "Sweet Dreams," from his debut album on Roy Buchanan, as having one of the "50 Greatest Tones of All Time." In the same year, the readers of Guitar Player voted Buchanan number 46 in a top 50 readers' poll.


Roy Buchanan (1972/1990) Polydor 831 413-2
01. Sweet Dreams 3:33
02. I Am A Lonesome Fugitive 3:44
03. Cajun 1:36
04. John's Blues 5:06
05. Haunted House 2:45
06. Pete's Blue 7:18
07. The Messiah Will Come Again 5:55
08. Hey, Good Lookin' 2:15

Personnel:
Bass – Pete Van Allen
Drums – Ned Davis
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Organ, Piano – Dick Heintze
Rhythm Guitar – Teddy Irwin
Vocals – Chuck Tilley (tracks: 01-06,08), Roy Buchanan (tracks: 07)

In The Beginning (1974/1990) Polydor 831 838-2
01. Rescue Me 3:24
02. I'm A Ram 3:30
03. In The Beginning 2:26
04. CC Ryder 6:05
05. Country Preacher 3:32
06. You're Killing My Love 4:39
07. She Can't Say No 5:33
08. Wayfaring Pilgrim 5:06

Personnel:
Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone [Solos] – Lenny Pickett
Backing Vocals – Carlena Williams, Venetta Fields
Baritone Saxophone – Stephen Kupka
Bass – Kenny Tibbetts
Congas – Armando Peraza
Drums – Bill Stewart 
Keyboards, Arranged By – Neil Larsen
Mastered By – George Horn
Synthesizer [Programming] – Jim Romeyn
Tenor Saxophone – Mimi Castillo
Trumpet, Arranged By – Greg Adams
Trumpet, Trombone – Mic Gillette
Vocals – Bill Sheffield


Saturday, February 22, 2025

Hookfoot - A Piece Of Pye (2010) Air Mail Archive - AIRAC-1584

MP3/320Kbs/107MB
Classic Rock

Hookfoot was a British rock band, active from 1969 to 1974. The band was formed by Caleb Quaye (guitars, piano and vocals) and three fellow DJM Records session musicians, Ian Duck (vocals, guitars and harmonica/ born 1944 in Gosport, Hampshire), Roger Pope (drums/ born 20 March 1947 in Whitstable, Kent, died 18 September 2013 in Southampton) and David Glover (bass).
"A Piece Of Pye" an un-released album recorded in 1969 at Pye Studios in London. (masterpiece: Shoe Shine Boy)

Tracklist:
01. A Peace One (1:46)
02. You Better Get On (7:17)
03. Death Song (6:37)
04. First Things First (3:06)
05. Wide Open Funky Spaces (4:13)
06. S.B.W (2:38)
07. Shoe Shine Boy (12:14)
08. A Peace Two (0:56)

Personnel:
Bass – David Glover
Drums, Percussion – Roger Pope
Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – Ian Duck
Guitar, Piano, Keyboards – Caleb Quaye