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AGINCOURT - FLY AWAYA UK underground psychfolk holy grail, originally released in a tiny private run in 1970, returns to vinyl. Agincourt featured Peter Howell and John Ferdinando, who also were responsible for collectable acid/psych-folk LP's by Ithaca and Friends, as well as the score to the ... read more » |
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AMALGAM - PRAYER FOR PEACEWhile stationed in Germany in the RAF during the late 1950s and early 1960s, York-born alto and soprano saxophonist Trevor Watts met the drummer John Stevens, with whom he would form the Spontaneous Music Ensemble upon returning to the UK in 1965, which became an important ... read more » |
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ATLANTIC BRIDGE - I CAN'T LIE TO YOUGlasgow-born pianist Mike McNaught's aim was to infuse pop and rock into jazz, forming Atlantic Bridge after leading the London Jazz Four, recruiting bassist Darryl Runswick and drummer Mike Travis, who he played with in the Henry Lowther Band, alongside flutist/saxophonist ... read more » |
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BEAU - BEAULeeds-born folk-rocker John Trevor Midgely, alias Beau, was known for his deft twelve-string guitar work, his poignant voice and distinctive song-writing, which brought him onto the roster of John Peel's Dandelion label in 1969. His self-titled debut album is arguably his ... read more » |
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BEN - BENRepress! Canterbury-based progressive jazz-rock act Ben only released one obscure album, issued on Philips' prog subsidiary Vertigo in 1971. It's a collective of extended instrumental jams, worthy of discovery for those that missed it the first time around. Includes two ... read more » |
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BULL, SANDY - LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO LATE 1969Sandy Bull's unorthodox approach to guitar was as unique as his personal circumstances. Son of jazz harpist Daphne Hellman and brother to the sitarist Daisy Paradis, Bull became part of the bourgeoning Greenwich Village folk circuit. A move to San Francisco in 1963 found ... read more » |
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CANNED HEAT - KALEIDOSCOPEOn the same year 1969 that marks their presence at Woodstock, the American rock/blues band Canned Heat released this astonishing live album recorded at the legendary Kaleidoscope, the psychedelic Los Angeles ballroom well known for its revolving stage. The original title ... read more » |
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CATAPILLA - CATAPILLA (UK)Repress! Jazz-infused prog rock act Catapilla began in London in 1970, with saxophonists Robert Calvert (who later worked with Daevid Allen in various Gong spin-off projects) and Hugh Eaglestone, bassist Dave Taylor (of chart-topping pop act Edison Lighthouse, and later ... read more » |
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CATAPILLA - CHANGESJazz-infused prog-rock act Catapilla began in London in 1970, with saxophonists Robert Calvert and Hugh Eaglestone, bassist Dave Taylor (of pop act Edison Lighthouse), drummer Malcolm Frith, guitarist Graham Wilson and expressive clarinet player, Thierry Rheinhardt; ... read more » |
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COMUS - DIANAProgressive folk act Comus was a true one-off, their unique take on folk rock a spine-tinglingly shocking one, even as the music draws the listener into singalongs. Formed by singer-guitarist Roger Wootton with some art school mates, including guitarist Glen Goring, ... read more » |
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DAILEY, ALBERT - RENAISSANCE 2 NOVEMBER 1977Modern and grounded in 1960s hard-bop sensibility, the American pianist and composer Albert Dailey (1939-1984) had perfect control over his instrument. Since an early age he played with cutting-edge musicians, the likes of Art Blakey, Sarah Vaughan, Stan Getz, Charles ... read more » |
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DANDO SHAFT - AN EVENING WITH DANDO SHAFTFormed in the West Midlands manufacturing town of Coventry in 1968, esteemed psychedelic folk group Dando Shaft are revered as key influencers of the progressive strand of the 1960s folk revival, and the interplay of melodies on guitar, mandolin and violin made their sound ... read more » |
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DANDO SHAFT - LANTALOON (UK)Dando Shaft's third LP from 1972 continued their explorations into the progressive and psychedelic strands of folk, now with shifting time signatures evidencing an increasing sophistication, as well as an ongoing commitment to experimentation; more varied in theme than ... read more » |
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FIVE DAY RAIN - MORE FROM 1970Mythical Sussex psychedelic protoprog band Five Day Rain cut an album that never was in 1970, since a dispute nixed its official release. This must-have collection of rarities includes outtakes such as the fuzz box-filled 'Dartboard' and the raunchy 'Floating', as well as a ... read more » |
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GILBERTO, ASTRUD - THAT GIRL FROM IPANEMAThe daughter of a Brazilian mother and German father, Astrud Gilberto achieved international prominence with 'The Girl From Ipanema,' an inauspicious debut recorded for the landmark album her husband, Joao Gilberto, created with Stan Getz in 1963. Moving to the USA, where ... read more » |
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GYPSY BLOOD - KOKKOURISHIExact repro of the original with 4 bonus tracks. Japanese country rock act Gypsy Blood must be heard to be believed. Released on Vertigo in 1971, their sole LP showed the group simply bursting with talent, Kiyoshi Hayami's mandolin exceptional and the masterful soft-rock ... read more » |
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HAWKINS, SCREAMIN' JAY - A PORTRAIT OF A MAN AND HIS WOMANMixing the theatrical, the operatic and the ghoulish, Screamin' Jay Hawkins was a one-off whose shocking stage tactics helped him find initially fame in the mid-1950s. Recorded in Nashville in 1973 and his sole offering for local label Hot Line, 'A Portrait Of A Man And His ... read more » |
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HEAD MACHINE - ORGASMBefore Uriah Heep there was Fat Toe, and before Fat Toe there was The Gods, who recorded this hard prog album, 'Orgasm', as Head Machine. Produced by David Paramour, who had worked with Garnett Mimms and The Nocturnes, it was recorded in late 1969 and released in small ... read more » |
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HOWLIN' WOLF - THE LONDON HOWLIN' WOLF SESSIONSTutored on guitar by Charley Patton and harmonica by Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin' Wolf impacted the Southern Club circuit in the late 1930s, and after a spell in the army cut impressive work at Sun, but really came into his own in Chicago, bridging the delta and modern ... read more » |
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IMPLOSION - 2020 (2LP)Obscure yet outstanding '80s Italian outfit Implosion released one album in 1988, combining space rock, prog, psychedelia, and proto-electronics. This limited edition, double-LP set contains 16 previously unreleased tracks originally recorded between 1983 and 1989. ... read more » |
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IMPLOSION - IMPLOSIONObscure yet outstanding Italian outfit that combines prog, space rock, psych and electronic music in an album that could have come from the early 1970s. Long spacey, dreamy and mostly instrumental tracks made of killer, acid-leaking electronics. Released in an edition of ... read more » |
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IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY - HOT SUMMER DAYMultifaceted San Francisco psychedelic band It's A Beautiful Day drew on aspects of folk, classical, jazz and world music, their outstanding differences driven by the lead vocalist and violinist David LaFlamme, his keyboardist wife Linda, and harmony singer Patti Santos. ... read more » |
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ITHACA - A GAME FOR ALL WHO KNOWA UK underground psych-folk holy grail, originally released in a tiny private run in 1973, returns to vinyl. Ithaca featured Peter Howell and John Ferdinando, who also were responsible for collectable acid/psych-folk LP's by Agincourt and Friends, as well as the score to ... read more » |
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J.P. SUNSHINE - J.P. SUNSHINEIn 1967, the English poet George Duffell, alias Jorgy Porgy, decided to set his verses to music, birthing J.P. Sunshine with guitarist/vocalist Rod Goodway of pop act The Pack (later with The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown), the line-up expanding with a bassist and bongo ... read more » |
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JASPER - LIBERATION (UK)Before joining Dick Cuthell in jazz fusion act Trifle, keyboardist Alan Fealdman and drummer Chico Greenwood formed Jasper with bassist Jon Taylor, guitarist Steve Radford and singer/harmonica player, Nick Payne. On sole LP 'Liberation,' released by Spark in 1969, Jasper ... read more » |
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