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The Steve Miller Band - Brave New World (1969 us excellent psych rock, 2012 digipack remaster) 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
By the time the prolific Miller set up shop to record 1969’s Brave New World, the line-up had been slimmed down. Scaggs and Peterman had departed as 1968 came to a close, but Miller welcomed some ver...
Al Kooper - I Stand Alone / You Never Know Who Your Friends Are (1968-69 us, outstanding art psych jazz rhythm 'n' blues folk rock, 2008 double disc r... 26 Aug 2013 | 03:22 pm
Another in the excellent reissue, this is a musically sprawling double disc collection of two albums with bonus tracks by keyboard player Kooper who brought his particular genius to Bob Dylan's Like ...
Steppenwolf - 7 (1970 canada, classic hard bluesy rock, 2013 japan SHM remaster) 25 Aug 2013 | 03:54 pm
This album benefited greatly from Larry Byrom’s creative surge and contributions from George Biondo (who replaced Nick St. Nicholas on Bass) - . Larry and George had worked together in the group ‘T.I....
Mother Earth - Living With The Animals (1968 us, enormous blues rock with folk and jazz touches, original vinyl edition) 24 Aug 2013 | 11:26 pm
Though Mother Earth is often remembered as a vehicle for Tracy Nelson, Living With the Animals is a true group effort, combining memorable vocal performances with tight R'n'B-derived playing with exce...
The Attack - About Time (1967-68 uk, solid mod freakbeat, 2006 remaster with unreleased material) 24 Aug 2013 | 04:49 am
The Attack where a band formed in 1966 around singer Richard Shirman (born 26 April 1949, London). The first line-up featured drummer Alan Whitehead from Marmalade, guitarist David O'List (later of ....
Steve Miller - Children Of The Future (1968 us, superb psych blues rock, 2012 digipack remaster with bonus track) 23 Aug 2013 | 03:24 am
The 1968 debut of the Steve Miller Band begins with a shattering cacophony, followed by an acoustic strum emerging like a beacon of light amidst the darkness and clatter. The album’s title track “Chi...
The Attack - Magic In The Air (1967-69 uk, exciting freakbeat garage, psych) 22 Aug 2013 | 02:12 pm
You can say that the Attack were in fact, at least a couple different groups for the fact that vocalist Richard Sherman had to regroup Attack from almost scratch 3 times. The Attack's beginnings lie ...
Bobby Whitlock - Where There's a Will There's a Way (1972 us, incredible classic rock melted with funky vibes, 2013 remaster) 21 Aug 2013 | 02:05 pm
Whitlock’s story is a remarkable one. Born to a hardscrabble existence, raised in abject poverty, abused by his preacher father and was sent out to pick cotton in the fields. Moving from one railroad ...
Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield - The Lost Concert Tapes, Filmore East (1968 us, brilliant blues rock) 20 Aug 2013 | 02:36 pm
You could tell the way the concert started, how it was gonna be. Bill Graham, took great pleasure in introducing each act, from the side of the stage, in shirtsleeves.When we were all in place, the cr...
Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs - The MGM Singles (1965-73 us, awesome garage roots 'n' roll, 2011 digi pack release) 19 Aug 2013 | 03:18 pm
These days, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs are best remembered for such infectious ’60s hits as “Wooly Bully” and “Lil’ Red Riding Hood,” and for the sartorial splendor of turbaned frontman/organist Sa...
