Friday, December 31, 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR...............


.................WITH HEALTH ........PEACE ........AND LOVE...... ..............HERE THERE AND OUTTHER .........

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Ken Wilson and The Solid British Hat Band - Goodbye Rainbow


This is Ken Wilson's second lp of Language songs
(the other way to learning English!).
All songs were written by Ken and sung by the Solid British Hat Band.
Ken also play guitars and bongos.

Listen "One Day "

Listen "Seagull"



Tracklist
A1 City Boy
A2 Looking Forward To The Day
A3 The Houses Are Built
A4 One Day
A5 Questions
A6 He'd Still Be Here
B1 Goodbye Rainbow
B2 Nothing Has Changed
B3 Not Enough Ways
B4 Seagull
B5 Glitter Hair Cream
B6 Along The Road

ENJOY

(request) Austin Gravelding - Self Made Man


Austin Gravelding has 2 lp's (this is the first one from 1970) and one 45
"CAROLINA COUNTRY ROADS-LOVING HER NEVER CROSSED MY MIND"
(both included at the second lp ).
The follow up Lp "Restless Winds " will be post here .
B1."Hello Teddy Bear" by Austin Gravelding and Ron Padavona (Ronnie James Dio)

Listen 3 songs here



Tracklist
a1.Miss Anne
a2.I'm On My Way
a3.Mr. Barnes
a4.Lands Of My People
a5.Self Made Man

b1.Hello Teddy Bear
b2.So Little Time
b3.Bottom Of The Glass
b4.Road Time
b5.The View From The Nursing Home Window

ENJOY

Monday, November 8, 2010

Doreen Kostynuik - I Wish You Rainbows





Infos from http://waxidermy.com/
Doreen bears it all on this solo journey.
While there are some standard (original) folk and bluegrass songs,
the real interesting parts are on the spoken-word tracks.
On these songs she opens up on a personal level which at first made me feel uncomfortable,
but over time became bearable owing to the poetic nature of its telling.
There is an especially interesting self-revelation recorded over herself singing and playing the guitar. The album was recorded in Ottawa with no indication of the year.

Listen "Time-Re Time"




Track List
a1.Justice Has No Voice
a2.It's Been A Hard Day
a3.Time-Re Time
a4.I'm Not Afraid
a5.Learning
a6.My Lord Is A Healer

b1.One Beginning
b2.A Piece Of Crystal
b3.Before We Pray
b4.The Beggar
b5.I Am A Pigrim

Enjoy

Nancy Rhoades - Ballads & Blues




Rare to find folk record from USA
Unknown to me the date of released
Any infos are wellcome
Listen "Katie Cruel"



Track List
a1.All My Trials
a2.The Coo-Coo
a3.Alberto
a4.Every Night When The Sun Goes Down
a5.Polly Von

b1.Red Rosy Bush
b2.House of the Rising Sun
b3.Railroad Bill
b4.Little Girl
b5.Katie Cruel
b6.The Lass From The Low Country

Enjoy

Judi Resnick - You've Heard My Voice




Rare to find folk record from USA
Unknown to me the date of released
Any infos are wellcome
Listen "You've Heard My Voice"


Track List
a1.900 Miles
a2.Trouble In Mind
a3.Mr. Noah
a4.Dink's Song
a5.Banuwa
a6.Blues Prelude

b1.Don't Think Twice
b2.Why and Why
b3.Crow On The Cradle
b4.Freedom
b5.Three Little Piggies
b6.You've Heard My Voice

Enjoy

Sunday, September 26, 2010

808 RIDGE - Community College Coffee House Crowd (1969)



808 Ridge is presented as a record of coffee house sessions
throughout the 1968-69 college year.
This record has , different music styles from different artists,
a record without any conection between the songs.
This is a Various Artist Lp ,
very rare at these days and never reissued at any format.

The highlights are the first 3 songs of Harry Waller .
The song "GIFT" by Margaret Brown is one of the best songs ever heard in my life!!
Excellent also the songs of St. Thomas.
Songs of Morgan Donato and Rich Russo in more folk vein.Listen "Harry Waller - Birth"

Listen "Margaret Brown - Gift"




Track List
a1.Harry Waller - Soldier
a2.Harry Waller - Merely Gone
a3.Harry Waller - Birth
a4.Morgan Donato - Charmaine
a5.Morgan Donato - Memories
b1.St. Thomas - All Allong The Watchtower
b2.St. Thomas - I sall be released
b3.St. Thomas - Tears of Rage
b4.Margaret Brown - Gift
b5.Rich Russo - Beach House

Rip at 320@ as always
808

DAYLE STANLEY - After The Snow (1963)



This is the second and finally effort of Dayle
( the first Lp had post here).
More dark , melancholy and without the magic
of "Child of Hollow Times" Lp ,
but plesant as the voice of Dayle is just a dream.Listen "Cry The Mountains White"

Listen "Letter From The Willow Tree"



Track List
a1.After The Snow
a2.Cry The Mountains White
a3.The Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo
a4.Pretty Saro
a5.Lone Night Song
b1.Words Without Music
b2.Windfall
b3.The Years
b4.Letter From The Willow Tree
b5.Come O My Love

After the Snow

Saturday, September 25, 2010

C.L. and THE PLAYMATES




Any infos for this beauty are welcome...

Listen "All These Moments"


Listen "Lonely Street"



Dlink

1776 - Same


First was "The Quintels"
(also known as Bobby & The Quintels and The Kwintels).
After The Kwintels broke up there was "The Tea" .
After that was born 1776 band

For more infos check this
http://www.60sgaragebands.com/quintelskwintels.html

Track List
A1 Memories
A2 But It's All
A3 The Way You Are
A4 Sadman
A5 Only You Know & I Know
B1 Jesus Is Just Alright
B2 Brothers & Sisters
B3 Your My Woman
B4 Look
B5 Country Star Listen "Jesus is Just Allright"




1776 promotional photo (taken from http://www.60sgaragebands.com)

Dlink

Sunday, September 12, 2010

(by request) Bob Kolve - Chase The Clouds Away (1982)



From the back of cover

It is not accident that Bob Kolve left his Washington State home and traveled over 300 miles to New York to record this album. He was seeking the best sound, musicianship and creative atmosphere to formularize his unique style. Having recorded at Demo-Vox Sound Studio in Brooklyn in 1979, he returned where he could work undisturbed with engineer/producter Frank Grassi. But, unlike their earlier efforts "Dreams" and "Neptune's Sea", a new dimension to Bob's talent evolved when writer Jim Hayden and arranger/writer Tony Kessier joined the creative team with some exciting material.

What emerges on this record is a new blend of simple country rock stirring ballads, and slick, sophisticated jazz-rock. This work then is a fusion of Bob's personal tastes and the "New York Influence". Predictable... NO. Exciting and Entertaining... DEFINITELY!

Now back in the "Evergreen State", Bob is receiving enthusiastic reviews in the many clubs and lounges where he appears.

In an age of inflation, poor record sales due in large part to disappointing music, and pessimism about the future, we invite you to take this album home... it's the kind of album you used to buy... and it's just to "Chase Your Clouds Away".

From Mike Musiclover
"Neptune's Sea" song is Highly recommended for me.
But really I don't like this lp. Maybe you find it more interesting by me .
Anyway as this is very rare , here is your chance to listen before starting to search for this.

Listen "Neptune's Sea"



Track list
A1 Loving Is So Tender
A2 Here I Am
A3 The Strongest of Love
A4 Together
A5 Innocence
B1 I Was Clark Gable You Were Vivian Leigh
B2 Follow Me
B3 Dreams
B4 Neptune's Sea
B5 Chace Your Clouds Away

Chase the clouds....

Spiritwood - S/T (1979)


Tanrydoon label out of New Berlin, Pa.
Private pressing from 1979.
Excellent melodic folk duo with a psych/rural flavor.


Listen "Town of my Birth"

Listen "Little Maggie"



Track List
a1.March Wind
a2.Raven
a3.Encore Please
a4.Handsome Molly
a5.Sunride
b1.Oregon Skies
b2.Town of my Birth
b3.Love on Silver Wings
b4.Little Maggie
b5.Harbour Knight
b6.Airborne

Link

Winged Stallion - Journey's Long (1984)

Very obscure local private pressing from california
folk based lp with male/female vocals and lots of backing.
From 1984 but with a 70\'s vibe. Hippie electric folk with acid tinges
and great instrumentation (guitars, bass, drums, mandolin, percussion, violin, horns...)

Listen "Hard Road to Glory"



Track List
a1.Caught Between The Phases
a2.Just Being Here
a3.Dawn Of Love
a4.Being
a5.Bondolero
b1.Journey's Long
b2.Running Water
b3.Hard Road To Glory

Link

Monday, July 12, 2010

LIFE - GERMAN HEAVY ROCK (1983)


German private press from 1983
Side B has only one 6min track (unfortunatly).
Heavy rock as the title said.

Life is :
Markus Gabriel
Detlef Muller
Axel Ulferts
Track List
a1.Night Dreams
a2.Fightin
a3. Who's got the time
a4.No Heaven , No Hell
b1.Things I Wonna Say to You

Listen "No Heaven No Hell"

Listen "Things I Wonna Say to You"


Recommended

DAYLE STANLEY - A CHILD OF HOLLOW TIMES


Dayle is a Joan Baez type from Boston .
She topped Broadside magazine's best of local list the year this record came out.
She would be merely a typical strident folkie,
except that Dayle decided to insert a freaky cross between a yodel
and a rolled 'r' in half her songs.
This makes her the female answer to Robbie Basho
(who is definitely one of the hottest howlers),
except that she only has two albums (this is the first one from 1963).listen "CROW ON THE CRADLE"


Track List
A1.A CHILD OF HOLLOW TIMES
A2.MOTHERLESS CHILD
A3.THE FOUNDLINGS
A4.NOBODY KNOWS THAT I HAVE A NAME
A5.ANATHEA
B1.CROW ON THE CRADLE
B2.THE HUMAN SONG
B3.SHENANDOAH
B4.THE JOLLY SENATOR
B5.HARLEM IS THE NAME OF OUR TOWN
B6.QUIET TO THE BREAST

If you arn't familiar with the american folk scene (one guitar one voice)
this is not for you!

Highly Recommended

JOHNNY HOUSTON - MAKIN BACON



Hard to find jazz funk material w/some really drum breaks.
"Higher Ground"

and
"If You Want Me To Stay"

are the best tracks.
Track list
A1.SOMETHING BORROWED FUNKY AND BLUE
A2.LET'S GET IT ON SAXOPHONE
A3.TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING
A4.HIGHER GROUND
B1.I BELIEVE IN YOU
B2.DANNY BOY
B3.IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY
B4.WHEN I LOST MY BABY


makin bacon

Sunday, July 4, 2010

PENDULUM - S/T

Formed in 1961 by "Bob".
"Ric" is the second and last remaining member of the original Pendulum.
The others two members are "Gene" and "Mike".
This is the only info that I have from the back cover.
Some consider that the date of released is early 70's (1973).

I'm not sure. I believe the original date of released is after 1975 probably at 1977
(but the recordings maybe exist from early 70's).
This is a rare lp at these days (Baldwin Records Cs-7948).
It's a very good rock lp ...highlights the covers of Uriah Heep's Easy Livin
and Jethro Tull's Locomotive Breath.
"Give me Good Lovin" in totally other dimention, excellent the original "Journey To Nowhere"


track list
a1.Black Cloud
a2.Come On Up
a3.Reflections
a4.Give Me Good Lovin
a5.Locomotive Breath
b1.Journey To Nowhere
b2.Easy Livin'
b3.Pieces Of April
b4.Can't Get Enough Of Your Love

Saturday, July 3, 2010

JOEY LONG - The Rains Come / Flyin High (Lp's)


Was born in a small town [Zwolle] in the southern part of Louisana Dec 17 1932
Birth Name JOSEPH EARL LONGORIA
(also known as Joe Longoria and Joseph Long).
His first record released at 1958 under the name CURLEY LONG
("Blues Just Walked In / Don't Lock My Love Outside" Azalea Records 108).
Released several recordings under Huey's publishing company (Crazy Cajun Records) . Rare boxing-style poster from the Club de Lisa (photo taken from http://www.daveallenblues.com/photos-memorabilia.html )

Some early songs also exist as 45's at "Tear Drop" and "Tribe Records" (R&B & Soul style).
Long appeared (usually without credits) on records for DOUG SHAM, BARBARA LYNN,
AARON T BONE WALKER, JOHNNY WINTER, DR. JHON, LINK DAVIS, JOE BARRY,
among others.V.A. - The Greatest Hits from the Soul of Texas (WAND-677).
An early sexy cover compilation of texas artists .
Joey Long appear with two songs
"I'm glad for your sake" and "I Cried".
From 1966



As JOSEPH released the amazing "Stoned Age Man" Lp
back in 1970 on Scepter and this is his first Lp.
Long was a very, very gifted guitarist!
At 1978 Crazy Cajun Records released two lp's as Joey Long.
You must listen these records 2 times , as diferent music styles
exist together without any connection between the songs.From early rock & roll songs (like "Treasure Of Your Love","You Can't Give Back The Love") among blues rock outfits and some true "JOSEPH"style tracks as "Jezabell Gables", "Funky Junky Woman", "Cajun Country" etc.
All songs (at both lp's) has something to tell us . Attention ...these aren't country lp's !!
Joey Long - The Rains Come lp (Crazy Cajun CCPL-1027 . 1978)
track list
a1.The Rains Came
a2.Don't Got No Education
a3.I'm Gonna Preserve Your Love
a4.Treasure Of Your Love
a5.If I Should Need You
b1.You Can't Give Back The Love
b2.Funky Junky Woman
b3.Part Time Love
b4.Cajun Country
b5.Midnight Blue



The second and last lp on Crazy Cajun "Flyin High" CCLP-1049 .
Cover and label has 5 songs at side b. The vinyl has 6 songs.
Unknown title the b1 song !
track list
a1.Tormented Love
a2.Lovers Land
a3.Jezabell Gables
a4.House Of The Rising Sun
a5.Please Mr. Mirror
b1.(unknown song - no title)
b2.Four O' Clock A.M. Part 1
b3.Four O' Clock A.M. Part 2
b4.Blue Tear
b5.Send Me Some Lovin
b6.Keen Teen Baby

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Realy love this "stoned age man".
Joseph in May of 1995 passed away from a heart attack.

YOU CAN LISTEN HERE "THE RAINS CAME" AND HERE "FLYIN HIGH"