Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971 uk mix of rock, folk, jazz, r&b and progressive - 2002 remaster edition - MP3 320K and FLAC)

Traffic's The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys is often praised as their best effort, and it might just be. This album is no doubt an exercise in everything that that the jazzier side of progressive rock does best.



Intricate arrangements with soft deliveries mixed and heavier tunes that let the audience rock out are all represented on this output, and the band could not have done any of the above better than they did with this release.



While the focus on the album may well be directed to the 11-minute title cut, all of the other songs on the album certainly deserve their praise. Since the album is one of the most thought out in all of prog history in terms of placement of songs (or so it seems) the album flows incredibly well.



Things get off to a mellow start from the first calming chords or Hidden Treasure, which also features some impressive vocal work. The middle of the album is represented by some of the heavier cuts, such as the rock ' rolling, Rock & Roll Stew, which sports some great soloing, and in its full version (a 6-minute cut is added to some remasters of the album), some very good instrumental noodling coming into the ending segment.



Really, the album plays out like a well-formulated chart, peaking in the middle in terms of heaviness and easing off at the start and finish.



Some of the most memorable songs are the slower ones, especially the ones that cap off the album. Many A Mile To Freedom is a somber and reflective piece that can really capture a mood if you let it.



Easygoing yet demanding, this is one of the best songs on the album. Of course, Rainmaker also deserves some due credit, the incredibly emotional coda highlighted by wonderful vocals and some very thoughtful playing makes this song worth waiting for when the end rolls around.



And now we get to the feature piece. The undeniable standout on this album has to be the excellent title track, The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys. Soft and fast pieces blend together wonderfully, and the band's style of jazz and rock really gets to shine here as they seem to have hit a vein with it.



If you've ever enjoyed jazzy music with a plethora of instruments which shifts its tempo in many places and some amazing vocals then this is the tune for you.



This album comes in contact with a lot of other genres, so eclectic is a very true placement for it. With moments of symphonic grandeur, canturburian groove, hard rock riffs and jazz rock fusion soloing this album is sure to please many, and even amaze some.



A true masterpiece in ever sense of the word, Traffic's The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys receives an easy 5 stars out of 5. Extremely recommended (by King By-Tor).











Track List:

01.Hidden Treasure (4:16)

02.The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys (12:10)

03.Rock & Roll Stew (4:29)

04.Many A Mile To Freedom (7:12)

05.Light Up Or Leave Me Alone (4:53)

06.Rainmaker (7:39)



Bonus track:

07.Rock And Roll Stew (single version) (6:07)





Traffic:

*Steve Winwood: vocals, guitar, piano, organ

*Jim Capaldi: vocals, percussion

*Rick Grech: violin, bass

*Chris Wood: flute, saxophone

*Jim Gordon: drums

*Reebop Kwaku Baah: percussion





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Graham Bond Organisation - Live At Klooks Kleek (1964 uk mix os blues, rhythm and blues, jazz and rock - MP3 320K and FLAC)

Almost unbelievably it is now 35 years since Graham Bond, Jack Bruce, Dick Heckstall-Smith and Ginger Baker got up on stage at London's legendary Klooks Kleek club and the tape machine began recording this live session for posterity.



The Organisation were becoming, at that time, the Number One act on the British R&B club scene and this CD shows you why.



Beginning with the introduction, in which Graham Bond swaps amusing banter with the announcer, you can sense a kind of enthusiasm and drive powering them forward.



Some reviewers in the past have criticised this album for poor sound quality, but this is not really valid and such comments must not put you off.



There is a loss of clarity in one or two places, but the overall effect is compelling.



The CD is worth buying for just one track alone - 'Wade in the Water', which features Graham's stunningly powerful Hammond organ and Leslie speaker cabinet sound. But the rest is excellent too.



Don't buy this just because you are a Jack Bruce or Cream fan and want a complete collection - buy it because it's fantastic music from one of the most important bands ever.













Track List:

01.Wade In The Water (2:46)

02.Big Boss Man (5:20)

03.Early In The Morning (4:16)

04.Person To Person Blues (5:15)

05.Spanish Blues (3:01)

06.Introduction By Dick Jordan (2:05)

07.The First Time I Met The Blues (5:11)

08.Stormy Monday (4:14)

09.Train Time (4:17)

10.What I'd Say (5:27)





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The Druids of Stonehenge - Creation (1968 us heavy psychedelic and psychedelic rock - Axis Records edition - FLAC)

Formed while students attending New York's Columbia and Syracuse Universities, by 1966 singer Dave Budge, guitarist Carl Hauser, drummer Steve Tindall (personal note - the Sherlock Holmes pipe didn't exactly foster a "hip" image) rhythm guitarist Bill Tracy and bassist Tom Workman had come together as The Druids of Stonehenge; recorded a series of demos and relocated to Los Angeles in hopes of scoring big time successes.



Two years of toil on the local club circuit eventually brought overnight success in the form of a contract with MCA's newly formed Uni label.



Produced by Jerry Goldstein (he also contributed one song to the proceedings), 1968's "Creation" didn't exactly set the world on fire, though it's far better than most mid-'60s of ferings.



Propelled by Budge's nasty growl (imagine Eric Burdon after a week long bender), in contrast to most of their contemporaries who were pursuing ever more sophisticated arrangements, the band exhibited a penchant for roaring Animals-styled R&B (check out "Painted Woman", their blazing cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell On You" and the original "Bring It On Home (Can't Get By Alone)").



The band's other area of interest seemed to be drug-oriented material; check out the subtle "Speed" and their cover of Love's "Signed DC"). Intriguing for it's raw and rugged sound in an era of increasing audio sophistication.



This album is too freakin cool. The first track tricks you, with a classic soft psych track. From there it builds to become a pure punk psych gem.



The lead singer is incredable with vocals that can be described as Mick Jagger meets Iggy Pop meets Lou Reed.



Some of the tunes are kinda blues psych and some disply a Velvet Underground minimalizm. It's guaranteed to please even the staunchest 60s psych critic.





Six Feet Down:





Track List:

01.Six Feet Down

02.Earthless

03.I Put A Spell On You

04.Speed

05.Bring It On Home/Can't Get By Alon

06.Painted Woman

07.Pale Dream08 Signed D.C.

09.Forgot To Be Begot10 A Garden Where Nothing Grows

11.It's All Over Now Baby Blue



The Druids of Stonehenge:

*Dave Budge (vocals),

*Carl Hauser (lead guitar, vocals, keyboards),

*Steve Tindall (drums, keyboards),

*Billy (B.T.) Tracy (guitar),

*Tom Paine Workman (bass)





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Eric Quincy Tate - Quincy Tate (1971 us southern rock with touchs of rhythm and blues with Duanne Allman - 2006 limited Rhino handmade CD - FLAC)

To boil it down into a couple sentences; if 70's R&B/blues is your thing, then this disc is a must have! At the very least, it can safely be labled as criminally forgotten.

First of all, Eric Quincy Tate was not an individual but rather a blue-eyed R&B outfit playing the club circuit in Texas when they were discovered.

This swampy concoction, there first and only studio effort, was recorded at the "Sounds of Memphis" studio in 1971. The cast of characters was absolutely stellar!

Three legends share production credit; Tony Joe White, Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd.

The personnel roster boasted the Dixie Fliers(house band for the studio), overdubs by the Memphis Horns and a cameo appearance on slide by none other than Duane Allman.

Only the drummer/vocalist and guitarist from the actual band were allowed to play on the LP; which gives the digitally remastered original tracks a tighter, more professional feel than the bonus tracks which feature the "real" band.

The "demos" by the real band, which form the last part of the disc, have a looser, more naive and therefore sincere groove. The sound quality throughout is excellent.

All in all, this disc easily qualifies as one of the best 70's releases that you never heard of.

The song writing is superior and the instrumental attack is engaging throughout.I strongly recommend it. (By C. Pumarejo "Bunny Rabid" - Amazon.com)

CD edition details:
Limited edition 2006 remastered Rhino Handmade debut CD release (only 5000 copies produced) of 11-track 1971 Cotillion LP plus 7 bonus tracks.

Original album produced by Tony Joe White, Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd. Compilation produced by Mason Williams (of "Classical Gas" fame). Besides EQT band members, the album features session work by The Dixie Flyers, The Memphis Horns, Jim Dickinson, and coproducer White, as well as slide guitar by Duane Allman.

On the Loose:


Tracks List:
01.Stonehead Blues
02.I Want 'Cha
03.Try a Little Harder
04.On the Loose
05.Makes No Difference
06.When I'm Gone
07.Comin' Down
08.Hooker House
09.The Bream Are Still Biting in Ferriday
10.Ain't It a Bummer
11.License to Love
12.Stonehead Blues - (previously unreleased, Bonus Track/Demo)
13.Comin' Down - (previously unreleased, Bonus Track/Demo)
14.Ain't It a Bummer - (previously unreleased, Bonus Track/Demo)
15.Gimme Some Lovin' - (previously unreleased, Bonus Track/Demo)
16.Blowin' the Clouds Away - (previously unreleased, Bonus Track/Alternate Version)
17.Get on the Road - (previously unreleased, Bonus Track)
18.I Don't Know Much - (previously unreleased, Bonus Track)

Eric Quincy Tate:
*Donnie McCormick - Lead Vocals - Drums
*Tommy Carlisle - Guitar - Vocals
*David Cantonwine - Bass
*Joe Rogers - Keyboards - Vocals
*The Memphis Horns - Brass
*Duane Allman - Slide Guitar
*The Dixie Flyers - Session Work


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V.A. - Sixties Archives Vol.1 - The Sound of Sixties (1965-1967 rhythm & blues, beat, garage, rock'n'roll & psych compilation by EVA records - FLAC)

A double-album hodgepodge of obscure '60s rock. A few hits sneak in by Syndicate of Sound, the Rivieras, and the Five Americans.

But mostly this is little-known material by American garage bands like the Count Five, We the People, the Electric Prunes, and the Trashmen, as well as rare sides by British bands both celebrated (Yardbirds, Animals) and cult (Episode Six, Primitives, Sorrows).

In time, a lot of this became available on single-artist reissues of these artists.

That makes tracking down this rather strange collection a low priority. It does have some songs that are hard to find elsewhere by the likes of the Ingoes, the Shake Spears, and Maze, but these aren't very interesting, though Sir Henry & the Butlers' blitz through "Giddy Up a Ding Dong" is a gas (by Richie Unterberger).


The Sorrows - You've Got What I Want (1966):


Track List:
01.Count Five - You Must Believe Me. .2:53
02.Question Mark and The Mysterians - Smokes. .1:56
03.Syndicate of Sound - Little Girl. .2:10
04.The Five Americans - I See the Light. .2:10
05.Kim Fowley - The Trip. .1:58
06.The Rivieras - California Sun. .2:33
07.We the People - You Burn Me Up and Down. .2:21
08.The Creation - That's How Strong My Love Is. .4:00
09.The Shake Spears - The Shake Spear. .2:47
10.Belfast Gypsies - The Gorilla. .1:58
11.Sir Henry and His Butlers - Giddy Up a Ding Dong. .2:39
12.The Animals - Talkin' About You. .2:30
13.The Nashville Teens - Find My Way Back Home. .2:22
14.The Maze - I'm So Glad. .3:25
15.The Sorrows - You've Got What I Want. .1:55
16.The Hairy Ones - Get Off of My Cloud. .2:20
17.The T-Bones - I'm a Lover Not a Fighter. .2:28
18.The Primitives - Oh Mary. .2:05
19.Yardbirds - Baby What's Wrong. .2:40
20.The Ingoes - In the Midnight Hour. .2:34
21.Episode Six - I Can See Through You. .3:25
22.The Mojo Men - Dance With Me. .2:30
23.The Music Explosion - 96 Tears. .2:35
24.The Trashmen - Kuk. .2:05
25.The Electric Prunes - Ain't It Hard. .2:10
26.Mitch Ryder - Turn On Your Lovelight. .3:36
27.The Vejtables - I Still Love You. .2:22
28.The Other Half - Mr. Pharmacist. .2:30

Bands:
Count Five, Question Mark and The Mysterians, Syndicate of Sound, The Five Americans, Kim Fowley, The Rivieras, We the People, The Creation, The Shake Spears, Belfast Gypsies, Sir Henry and His Butlers, The Animals, The Nashville Teens, The Maze, The Sorrows, The Hairy Ones, The T-Bones, The Primitives, Yardbirds, The Ingoes, Episode Six, The Mojo Men, The Music Explosion, The Trashmen, The Electric Prunes, Mitch Ryder, The Vejtables, The Other Half


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The Hollies - The Clarke, Hicks & Nash Years (1963-1968 uk uk rock'n'roll, rhythm and blues, psychedelic, pop psych - 6 CD boxset - MP3 320K and FLAC)

At first sight, the title of this box set may confuse. Lead singer Allan Clarke retired from the enduring harmony hitmakers in 1999, while guitarist Tony Hicks is still at the helm today… But Graham Nash jumped ship more than 40 years ago, so the 158 tracks here come from the period between 1963 and ’68, when all three were in the line-up.

While calling the release The Graham Nash Years might have been more pedantically accurate, it would serve only to undermine the contributions of his bandmates. Hicks, in particular, deserves credit for the third dimension he brings to the vocal sound, pitched between the two more traditional parts like a kind of mad scientist extra Everly Brother.

It was an inspired triumvirate, fashioning material to be sung in a folk idiom three-part harmony, something rarely attempted in the pop world outside of The Beatles.

The approach added a thrilling texture to covers such as Just One Look and Stay, and made even more sense on their self-penned hits – most powerfully King Midas In Reverse and On A Carousel.

Every single the band released between late ’66 and Nash’s departure two years later was written by the trio.

Beyond the hits, however, The Hollies haven’t always been given enough credit for the boldness of their albums, so this set is welcome for giving us every track of pop-psych collections such as Butterfly (Dear Eloise, Elevated Observations) and the slightly more trippy Evolution (Heading For A Fall, Signs That Will Never Change).

If Nash is to be acknowledged as the architect of some of the most elaborate harmony arrangements the band ever attempted, Hicks should be equally lauded for the instrumental daring – it was very rare indeed to hear a banjo on a pop record in the mid-60s, as we do on Stop Stop Stop.

History suggests Nash’s departure was prompted by what he saw as a retrograde move by the group.

After the envelope-pushing albums mentioned above, he was unhappy that the next long-player was to be comprised entirely of Bob Dylan covers.

He was also tiring of the band’s relentless touring schedule. In terms of vocal innovation, Nash clearly took the template he helped forge in the UK over to the US when he became a cornerstone of another harmony-based trio with David Crosby and Stephen Stills. Clearly, this is a release geared towards the completist, and if some of the more tentative and by-the-numbers beat group offerings on the first two discs don’t quite gel, it’s nonetheless intriguing to listen to three intuitive musicians learning their craft step by step, misfires and all.

As any serious Hollies fan may already know, Nash returned to the fold for one album in 1983.

What Goes Around was a curious affair that quickly sank without a trace, awash with the synth-heavy production style of the era, all but burying the voices. Its absence here is just as well, frankly, as it would only taint the beauty of what went before (by Records Collector).

Disc 1:
01.The Hollies - Whole World Over (1997 Digital Remaster)
02.(Ain't That) Just Like Me (1997 Digital Remaster)
03.Hey What's Wrong With Me (1997 Digital Remaster)
04.Now's the Time (1997 Digital Remaster)
05.Little Lover
06.Zip A Dee Doo Dah (Song of the South) (2011 - Rema
07.I Understand (2011 - Remaster)
08.Searchin' (2003 Digital Remaster)
09.Stay (1997 Digital Remaster)
10.Poison Ivy (Takes 10-12) (1997 Digital Remaster)
11.Memphis
12.Talkin' 'bout You
13.It's Only Make Believe
14.Lucille
15.Baby Don't Cry
16.Do You Love Me
17.Mr Moonlight
18.You Better Move On
19.Whatcha Gonna Do 'bout It
20.What Kind of Girl are You
21.Rockin' Robin
22.Keep Off That Friend of Mine (1997 Digital Remaste
23.Just One Look (2003 Digital Remaster)
24.Candy Man
25.When I'M Not There (2011 - Remaster)
26.What Kind of Love (2011 - Remaster)
27.Here I Go Again (2003 Remaster)
28.Baby That's All (1997 Digital Remaster)

Disk 2:
01.Time for Love (1997 Digital Remaster)
02.Don't You Know (1997 Digital Remaster)
03.You'll Be Mine (1997 Digital Remaster)
04.It's In Her Kiss (Mono) (1997 Digital Remaster)
05.Come On Home (1997 Digital Remaster)
06.Too Much Monkey Business (1997 Digital Remaster)
07.I Thought of You Last Night (1997 Digital Remaster
08.Come On Back (1997 Digital Remaster)
09.Set Me Free (1997 Digital Remaster)
10.Please Don't Feel Too Bad (1997 Digital Remaster)
11.What Kind of Boy (1997 Digital Remaster)
12.We're Through (Alternative Arrangement) (1997 Digi
13.We're Through (1997 Digital Remaster)
14.To You My Love (1997 Digital Remaster)
15.Nitty Gritty/Something's Got A Hold On Me (1997 Di
16.Put Yourself In My Place (1997 Digital Remaster)
17.She Said Yeah
18.Yes I Will (Alternate Version) (2011 - Remaster)
19.When I Come Home To You (1997 Digital Remaster)
20.Nobody (1997 Digital Remaster)
21.You Know He Did (1997 Digital Remaster)
22.Yes I Will
23.Mickey's Monkey (1997 Digital Remaster)
24.That's My Desire (1997 Digital Remaster)
25.The Very Last Day (1997 Digital Remaster)
26.Honey and Wine (2003 Digital Remaster)

Disc 3:
01.Listen Here To Me (Bell Studios Demo)
02.So Lonely (Bell Studios Demo)
03.Bring Back Your Love To Me (Bell Studios Demo)
04.I'M Alive (2003 Digital Remaster)
05.Look Through Any Window
06.Lawdy Miss Clawdy (1997 Digital Remaster)
07.You Must Believe Me (1997 Digital Remaster)
08.Little Bitty Pretty One (2011 - Remaster)
09.Down the Line (1997 Digital Remaster)
10.Fortune Teller (1997 Digital Remaster)
11.Too Many People (1997 Digital Remaster)
12.So Lonely (1997 Digital Remaster)
13.I'Ve Been Wrong (1997 Digital Remaster)
14.Stewball (1998 Digital Remaster)
15.She Gives Me Everything I Want (2011 - Remaster)
16.I Can't Get Nowhere With You (2011 - Remaster)
17.I'Ve Got A Way of My Own (2003 Digital Remaster)
18.You In My Arms (2011 - Remaster)
19.Don't Ever Think About Changing (1999 Digital Rema
20.If I Needed Someone
21.Running Through the Night (2011 - Remaster)
22.Don't You Even Care (What's Gonna Happen To Me?) (
23.I Can't Let Go (1997 Digital Remaster)
24.Oriental Sadness (1998 Digital Remaster)
25.Stewball (French Lyric Version)
26.Look Through Any Window (French Lyric Version) (20
27.You Know He Did (French Lyric Version)
28.We're Through (French Lyric Version)

Disc 4:
01.I Take What I Want (1998 Digital Remaster)
02.Hard Hard Year (Mono) (1998 Digital Remaster)
03.A Taste of Honey (2011 - Remaster)
04.That's How Strong My Love is (1998 Digital Remaste
05.Take Your Time (1998 Digital Remaster)
06.Fifi the Flea (1998 Digital Remaster)
07.Sweet Little Sixteen (1998 Digital Remaster)
08.I Am A Rock (Mono) (1998 Digital Remaster)
09.After the Fox (2011 - Remaster)
10.Don't Run and Hide (2011 - Remaster)
11.Bus Stop (2003 Digital Remaster)
12.Peculiar Situation (1999 Digital Remaster)
13.Suspicious Look In Your Eyes (1999 Digital Remaste
14.Stop Stop Stop
15.Tell Me To My Face (Stereo) (1999 Digital Remaster
16.Pay You Back With Interest (1999 Digital Remaster)
17.Clown (Stereo) (1999 Digital Remaster)
18.It's You (1999 Digital Remaster)

Disc 5:
01.Lullaby To Tim (1999 Digital Remaster)
02.On A Carousel
03.We're Alive (2003 Digital Remaster)
04.Kill Me Quick (2003 Digital Remaster)
05.Leave Me (1999 Digital Remaster)
06.The Games We Play (1999 Digital Remaster)
07.Schoolgirl
08.Rain On The Window (1999 Digital Remaster)
09.Then The Heartaches Begin (1999 Digital Remaster)
10.Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe (1999 Digital Remaster)
11.You Need Love (1999 Digital Remaster)
12.Stop Right There (1999 Digital Remaster)
13.Water On The Brain (1999 Digital Remaster)
14.Heading For A Fall (1999 Digital Remaster)
15.Carrie Anne (2003 Digital Remaster)
16.Signs That Will Never Change (2003 Digital Remaster)
17.King Midas In Reverse (2003 Digital Remaster)
18.Try It (1999 Digital Remaster)
19.Everything Is Sunshine (2003 Digital Remaster)
20.Wishyouawish (1999 Digital Remaster)
21.Postcard (Stereo) (1999 Digital Remaster)
22.Step Inside (Stereo) (1999 Digital Remaster)
23.Pegasus (1999 Digital Remaster)
24.Dear Eloise (1999 Digital Remaster)

Disc 6:
01.Elevated Observations (1999 Digital Remaster)
02.Would You Believe (1999 Digital Remaster)
03.Away Away Away (Stereo) (1999 Digital Remaster)
04.Charlie And Fred (1999 Digital Remaster)
05.Butterfly (1999 Digital Remaster)
06.Maker (1999 Digital Remaster)
07.Open Up Your Eyes (2011 - Remaster)
08.Wings (2003 Digital Remaster)
09.Jennifer Eccles
10.Tomorrow When It Comes (2011 - Remaster)
11.Relax (2003 Digital Remaster)
12.Do The Best You Can (2011 - Remaster)
13.Like Every Time Before (2003 Digital Remaster)
14.Man With No Expression (Horses Through A Rainstorm) (1998 Digital Remaster)
15.Blowin' In The Wind (Nash Version) (2003 Digital Remaster)
16.A Taste Of Honey
17.Listen To Me
18.Stop Stop Stop (Live at Lewisham Odeon)
19.Look Through Any Window (Live at Lewisham Odeon)
20.The Times They Are A Changin' (Live At Lewisham Odeon)
21.On A Carousel (Live At Lewisham Odeon)
22.King Midas In Reverse (Live At Lewisham Odeon)
23.Butterfly (Live At Lewisham Odeon)
24.Jennifer Eccles (Live At Lewisham Odeon)
25.Carrie Anne (Live At Lewisham Odeon)


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Antoine - Antonie Rencontre Les Problemes (1966 france 60's - beat, rhythm & blues and freakbeat - FLAC)

Engineering student at Centrale Paris (he received the degree in 1966), an unhappy love affair with the sister of a student at the Ecole Centrale take the song and he has had critical success with his song European highway number 4, recorded in October 1965.

He was French answer to Donovan and Dylan. His style of protest song and loner lyrics will be of interest to the folk rock fan.

He goes on television for the first time the night of the presidential election of November 1965 and met a huge success in 1966 with "Les Élucubrations d'Antoine" (the rantings of Antony), however, launched against the advice of his producer Christian Fechner and the entire team Disk Vogue.

Maurice Chevalier said then: "Never has an artist as soon reached the summit of success, " about to be taken by the European version of Time magazine.

It is then accompanied by "Les Problemes" which later became "The Charlots".

More info about Antonie see http://baillyo.free.fr/spip.php?article81 (in French language)

Passe Ton Chemin:


Track List:
01.Contre-Elucubrations Problèmatiques
02.Des Lendemains
03.Pop Jerk
04.Ce Monde Existe
05.Dodécaphonie
06.Je Ne Vois Rien
07.Ballade A Luis Rego, Prisonnier Politique
08.On S'En Fou
09.Pas Adieu
10.S'Il Boude
11.Si C'Est La Nuit
12.Il Suffirait D'Un Rien
13.Passe Ton Chemin
14.Je Dis Ce Que Je Pense Et Je Vis Comme Je Veux
15.Je Dis N'Importe Quoi, Je Fais Tout Ce Qu'On Me Dit
16.Quand Je Pense A Toi (Instrumental)
17.Psychose (Toujours) (Instrumental)
18.Pas De Problèmes (Instrumental)
19.Hey Max (Hey Joe)
20.Paulette, La Reine Des Paupiettes

Antoine & Les Problèmes: track 1
Antonie: tracks 2, 14
Les Problèmes: tracks 02-13
Les Charlots: tracks 15-20


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The Grass Roots - Move Along / Alotta' Mileage (1972-1973 us pop rock mixed rhythm & blues - 2 x 1 edition with 01 medley bonus - MP3 320K and Wave)

These were a couple of solid latter day releases (1972-1973) for the Grass Roots that are long overdue for CD release.

"MOVE ALONG" is probably the best album, cut for cut, that the post 1967 version of the group ever did.

Only "Glory Bound" (ironically one of the singles) sounds subpar, like a re-cycled "Two Divided by Love"

There are several top-notch songs beyond the hits. Especially "Only One"(Provisor sings his heart out!) "One Word", "Runnin' Just To Get Her Home" and the title song.

*A strange footnote about this album: Vocalist/Keyboardist/Songwriter Dennis Provisor got totally hosed.

During his membership with the band, this release showcases his talents and influence more than any other. He's all over it singing, playing and writing or co-writing over half the songs.

Yet he's not shown on the cover or even mentioned in the credits! You'd think that a little common courtesy would have at least garnered an acknowledgment, even though he left the group shortly after it was recorded.

"ALOTTA MILEAGE" is a keeper (even though it barely charted) but it's a notch down in quality from Move Along. Without Provisor's songs and soulful pipes in the mix, the Grass Roots weren't quite the same and lost a little of their R&B luster and energy.

Longtime & original member Warren Enter gets back on the mic for 3 lead vocals here including a superb cover of the Free song "Little Bit of Love" that comes close to surpassing the original!

Other highlights include "Where There's Smoke There's Fire" and "Ain't No Way To Go Home" (by Charlie bear's).


From "MOVE ALONG" album:
1.The runway
2.Monday love
3.Anyway the wind blows
4.Runnin' just to get her home again
5.Two divided by love
6.Someone to love
7.Face the music
8.Move along
9.One word
10.Only love
11.Glory bound

From "ALOTTA MILEAGE"album:
12.Where there's smoke there's fire
13.Pick up your feet
14.You've got to bend with the breeze
15.Just a little tear
16.Ain't no way to go home
17.Claudia
18.Love is what you make it
19.Look but don't touch
20.Ballad of Billy Joe
21.We almost made it together
22.Little bit of love

BONUS TRACK:
23.Medley:I'd wait a million years/Midnight confessions/Let's live for today/Temptation eyes.


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Wilson Pickett - Original Album Series (1966-68 us classic rhythm and blues, rock & soul - 2010 Rhino 5 CDs boxset - FLAC)

Pickett was born March 18, 1941 in Prattville, Alabama and grew up singing in Baptist church choirs.

He was the fourth of 11 children and called his mother "the baddest woman in my book," telling historian Gerri Hirshey: "I get scared of her now.

She used to hit me with anything, skillets, stove wood — (one time I ran away and) cried for a week. Stayed in the woods, me and my little dog." Pickett eventually left to live with his father in Detroit in 1955.

Pickett's Atlantic career began with a self-produced single, "I'm Gonna Cry". Looking to boost Pickett's chart chances, Atlantic next paired him with record producer Bert Berns and established songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.

With this team, Pickett recorded "Come Home Baby," a duet with singer Tami Lynn, but this single failed to chart.

Pickett's breakthrough came at Stax Records' recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where he recorded his third Atlantic single, "In the Midnight Hour" (1965), his best-remembered hit, peaking at #1 R&B, #21 pop (US), and #12 (UK).It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

The genesis of "In the Midnight Hour" was a recording session on May 12, 1965, at which Wexler worked out a powerful rhythm track with studio musicians Steve Cropper and Al Jackson of the Stax Records house band, which also included bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn.

Stax keyboard player Booker T. Jones, who usually played with Dunn, Cropper and Jackson as Booker T. & the M.G.'s, did not play on any of the Pickett studio sessions.

Wexler said to Cropper and Jackson, "Why don't you pick up on this thing here?" He performed a dance step. Cropper later explained in an interview that Wexler told them that "this was the way the kids were dancing; they were putting the accent on two.

Basically, we'd been one-beat-accenters with an afterbeat; it was like 'boom dah,' but here this was a thing that went 'um-chaw,' just the reverse as far as the accent goes."

Pickett recorded three sessions at Stax in May and October 1965, and was joined by keyboardist Isaac Hayes for the October sessions. In addition to "In the Midnight Hour," Pickett's 1965 recordings included the singles "Don't Fight It," (#4 R&B, #53 pop) "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A,)" (#1 R&B, #13 pop) and "Ninety-Nine and A Half (Won't Do)" (#13 R&B, #53 pop).

All but "634-5789" were original compositions Pickett co-wrote with Eddie Floyd and/or Steve Cropper; "634-5789" was credited to Cropper and Floyd alone.

For his next sessions, Pickett would not return to Stax; the label's owner, Jim Stewart, banned all outside productions in December, 1965.

As a result, Wexler took Pickett to Fame Studios, another recording studio with a closer association to Atlantic Records.

Located in a converted tobacco warehouse in nearby Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Pickett recorded some of his biggest hits there.

This included the highest charting version of "Land of 1,000 Dances", which became Pickett's third R&B #1, and his biggest ever pop hit, peaking at #6. it was another million selling disc.

Other big hits from this era in Pickett's career included two other covers: Mack Rice's "Mustang Sally", (#6 R&B), and Dyke & the Blazers' "Funky Broadway", (R&B #1, #8 Pop).

Both tracks were million sellers. The band heard on almost all of Pickett's Fame recordings included keyboardist Spooner Oldham and drummer Roger Hawkins..../....

Pickett died from a heart attack on January 19, 2006 in Reston, Virginia. He was aged 64.


Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (TV Show):


Disc: 1
01.In The Midnight Hour
02.Teardrops Will Fall
03.Take A Little Love
04.For Better Or Worse
05.I Found A Love
06.That's A Man's Way
07.I'm Gonna Cry
08.Don't Fight It
09.Take This Love I've Got
10.Come Home Baby
11.I'm Not Tired
12.Let's Kiss And Make Up

Disc: 2
01.Land Of 1000 Dances
02.Something You Got
03.634-5789
04.Barefootin'
05."Mercy, Mercy"
06.You're So Fine
07.In The Midnight Hour
08.Ninety-Nine And One-Half (Won't Do)
09.Danger Zone
10.I'm Drifting
11.It's All Over
12.She's So Good To Me

Disc: 3
01.Mustang Sally
02.New Orleans
03.Sunny
04.Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
05.Ooh Poo Pah Doo
06.She Ain't Gonna Do Right
07.Knock On Wood
08.Time Is On My Side
09.Up Tight Good Woman
10.You Left The Water Running
11.Three Time Loser
12.Nothing You Can Do

Disc: 4
01.Soul Dance Number Three
02.Funky Broadway
03.I Need A Lot Of Loving Every Day
04.I Found A Love
05.I Found A Love
06.You Can't Stand Alone
07.Mojo Mama
08.I Found The One
09.Something Within Me
10.I'm Sorry About That
11.Love Is A Beautiful Thing

Disc: 5
01.Jealous Love
02.Stagger Lee
03.That Kind Of Love
04.I'm In Love
05.Hello Sunshine
06.Don't Cry No More
07.We've Got To Have Love
08.Bring It On Home To Me
09.She's Lookin' Good
10.I've Come A Long Way


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The Shamrocks - The 60's Beat (1966 uk very rare beat with bonus tracks - MP3 320K and FLAC

A good deal of confusion remains about the true origins of this band, which released a solid album of British Invasion-styled R&B in the mid-'60s on Ariola in Germany.

Some think that they, like many groups of the time, were a British outfit based in Germany; to obfuscate matters further, there was a popular Swedish band called the Shamrocks in the same era.

Regardless, their 1966 album is very much in the style of raw British R&B/rockers like the Pretty Things and Downliners Sect, and though there's virtually nothing in the way of original material or approach, it's energetically executed.

While this is stuffed with the same kind of Chess R&B covers that were staples of untold numbers of British bands in the mid-'60s, they're played with acceptably raunchy flair on this LP, especially on the cover of Bo Diddley's "Nursery Rhyme," which exemplifies the style at its best (review by Richie Unterberger, all music guide).

Track List:
01-Shame,Shame,Shame
02-Down Home Special
03-What's All This
04-Dusty Road
05-Rocks In My Bed
06-Sticks And Stones
07-Road Runner
08-Howling For My Baby
09-Big Boss Man
10-Nursery Rhyme
11-I'm Mad
12-Walking The Boogie
13-Smoke Stack Lightning
14-Got My Mojo Working
15-Shame,Shame-mono
16-Down Home Special-mono
17-Crossbow-mono
18-Midnight Train-mono

The Shamrocks:
Dave Allen
Bern Roberts
Dave Eaglen
Pete Channing
Gary "Gordon" Cowtan


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The Simon Dupree and The Big Sound - Part Of My Past Anthology (1966-1969 uk rhythm and blues / psychedelic with 55 tracks - MP3 320K and FLAC)

The band was formed in early 1966 from the remnants of two bands, The Road Runners from Portsmouth and The Classics from Gosport. They also recorded as the The Moles with the record We Are The Moles.

They were one of the first bands to use the Mellotron for recording at Abbey Road and on stage after The Beatles and The Moody Blues,

After rehearsing for a few weeks in early 1966 they started doing gigs in Portsmouth and around the South Coast of England.

They had very little gear and a dodgy van for transport, soon gained a good following and had queues of people waiting to get into such places as the Indigo Vat and Birdcage in Portsmouth.

The Shulmans brother-in-law John King, who was a television producer for BBC Bristol went to see them one evening and agreed to be their manager.

John didn't know too much about the pop music scene, but he did have some good contacts and knew some of the right people.

John took a demo disk of I See The Light ( a Five Americans cover ) to EMI, who gave them an audition.

This resulted in a five year recording contract, which was pretty amazing at the time. In October 1966 they went to studio two at Abbey Road and re-recorded I See The Light.

Shortly after signing with EMI the band turned professional. One of the first gigs was with The Walker Brothers at theABC Theatre - Blackpool. Next came The Beach Boys and Gene Pitney tours.Simon Dupree toured Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Holland and the UK, they played over 300 gigs a year traveling thousands of miles.

Simon Dupree and The Big Sound appeared frequently on British and German television, and were also a favourite of the BBC's for live radio shows.

The band eventually broke up in late 1969.

In 1970 Derek, Ray and Phil Shulman together with Kerry Minnear, Gary Green and Martin Smith formed the UK progressive rock band Gentle Giant.

Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - Live 1966:


Disc: 1
01.I See the Light [Stereo]
02.It Is Finished
03.Reservations [Stereo]
04.You Need a Man [Mono Version]
05.Day Time, Night Time [Stereo]
06.I've Seen It All Before [Mono Version]
07.Medley: 60 Minutes of Your Love/A Lot of Love
08.Love [Stereo]
09.Get Off My Bach [Stereo]
10.There's a Little Picture Playhouse [Stereo]
11.What Is Soul [Stereo]
12.Teacher, Teacher [Stereo]
13.Amen [Stereo]
14.Who Cares [Stereo]
15.Kites [Stereo]
16.Like the Sun Like the Fire [Stereo]
17.For Whom the Bell Tolls [Stereo]
18.Sleep [Stereo]
19.Part of My Past [Stereo]
20.This Story Never Ends [Stereo]
21.Thinking About My Life [Mono Version]
22.Velvet and Lace [Mono Version]
23.We Are the Moles, Pt. 1 [Stereo] - The Moles
24.We Are the Moles, Pt. 2 [Mono Version] - The Moles
25.Broken Hearted Pirates [Mono Version]
26.She Gave Me the Sun [Mono Version]
27.Eagle Flies Tonight [Mono Version]
28.Give It All Back [Stereo]

Disc: 2
01.Stained Glass Window [Stereo]
02.Please Come Back [Mono Version]
03.Light on Dark Water [Mono Version]
04.What in This World [Mono Version]
05.What Cha Gonna Do [Mono Version]
06.Don't Make It So Hard (On Me Baby) [Mono Version]
07.Kindness [Mono Version]
08.Castle in the Sky [Mono Version]
09.Loneliness Is Just a State of Mind [Stereo]
10.Laughing Boy From Nowhere [Mono Version]
11.You [Mono Version]
12.Can't You See [Stereo]
13.Now [Stereo]
14.Rain [Stereo]
15.Something in the Way She Moves [Stereo]
16.I'm Going Home [Mono Version]
17.Medley: 60 Minutes of Your Love/A Lot of Love [Mono Version]
18.Love [Mono Version]
19.Get Off My Bach
20.There's a Little Picture Playhouse [Mono Version]
21.Day Time, Night Time
22.I See the Light [Mono Version]
23.What Is Soul [Mono Version]
24.Teacher, Teacher [Mono Version]
25.Amen [Mono Version]
26.Who Cares [Mono Version]
27.Reservations [Mono Version]

The Simon Dupree & The Big Sound:
*Phil Shulman,
*Eric Hine,
*Derek Shulman,
*Tony Ransley,
*Ray Shulman
*Peter O'Flaherty.


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