trax:
01 Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller (7'', Grease EP, Skydog FGG001, 1973, Mono) 02 Slow Death (7'', Grease EP, Skydog FGG001, 1973, Mono) 03 Let Me Rock (7'', Grease EP, Skydog FGG001, 1973, Mono) 04 Dog Meat (7'', Grease EP, Skydog FGG001, 1973, Mono) 05 Blues For Phylis (7'', More Grease Single, Skydog FGG002, 1974, Mono) 06 Jumpin' Jack Flash (7'', More Grease Single, Skydog FGG002, 1974, Mono) 07 Slow Death (7'', United Artist UP 35392, 1972, Stereo) 08 Tallahassee Lassie (7'', United Artist UP 35392, 1972, Stereo) 09 Married Woman (7'', United Artist UP 35464, 1972, Stereo) 10 Get A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues (7'', United Artist UP 35464, 1972, Stereo) 11 Shake Some Action (12'', Aim Records, 1989) 12 You Tore Me Down (12'', Aim Records, 1989) 13 Little Queenie (7'', Skydog F001, 1977, Stereo) 14 I Can't Explain (7'', Skydog F001, 1977, Stereo) 15 Shake Some Action (12'', Sire 6078619, 1978, Stereo) 16 Paint It Black (12'', Sire 6078619, 1978, Stereo) 17 Feel A Whole Lot Better (12'', Sire 6078619, 1978, Stereo) 18 River Deep Mountain High (7'', Underdog 49785, 1981, Stereo) 19 So Much In Love (7'', Underdog 49785, 1981, Stereo) 20 Do I Love You (12'', Skydog SKI2224, 1983, Stereo) 21 And Your Bird Can Sing (12'', Skydog SKI2224, 1983, Stereo) 22 She Don't Care About Time (12'', Skydog SKI2224, 1983, Stereo)
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FLAMIN' GROOVIES "Need A Recording Contract"
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gitit! no pw
http://www38.zippyshare.com/v/9709343/file.html
Never listened to the Groovies in my life. Looking forward to it. Thanks, guys.
Iggy
Iggy, you are in for quite a treat.
BONUS:
BADFINGER - Wish You Were Here (1974)
http://www31.zippyshare.com/v/48394550/file.html
Wish You Were Here is a glistening, powerful rock record that stays true to power pop while sounding as contemporary as any mainstream rock band of the mid-'70s. It was the kind of record that could have been a hit, but due to a series of legal and managerial entanglements, it was pulled from stores before it had a chance to find its audience. Despite its relative obscurity, most die-hard Badfinger fans maintain that the group shines brilliantly on Wish You Were Here and they're correct. For one, it's easily the most cohesive album the group ever recorded -- a nice by-product of working with one talented producer (in this case, Chris Thomas) for an entire album instead of piecing a record together. Also, the showcases each band member at a peak of songwriting. As the band's most prolific and gifted composer, Ham naturally has the strongest presence, and while each of his songs stands as proof that he was a consummate pop craftsman -- particularly the elegant "Dennis," the hard-hitting "Just a Chance," and the Abbey Road-esque "Meanwhile Back at the Ranch." Joey Molland has a strong showing with the stately ballad "Love Time" and "Should I Smoke," his complement to "Ranch." What is surprising is that Mike Gibbins' two contributions are of the same caliber, as is Tom Evans' electric-piano laden "King of the Load," since they were in a bit of a slump prior to this album. Thomas ties the record together with a clean, professional production that keeps the rockers energetic without losing their melodic edge, while preventing the sentimental numbers from seeming syrupy. All of this results in a classy, catchy pop record, possibly the best Badfinger ever released. It could have been a hit, too, but we'll never know. (Allmusic)
BONUS:
BONUS:
THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES - Shake Some Action (1976) (Incredible Vinyl Rip)
http://www74.zippyshare.com/v/1621292/file.html
A lot had happened with the Flamin' Groovies in the nearly five years that separated the epochal Teenage Head album and their return to American record racks with Shake Some Action. The Groovies lost their record deal with Buddah, lead singer Roy Loney had quit the band leaving Cyril Jordan as uncontested leader, and they had spent a lot of time in Europe, building a significant following in the United Kingdom. As a result, the Flamin' Groovies on Shake Some Action almost sound like a different band, albeit one driven by a similar obsession with the utter coolness of pre-hippie rock & roll. (The fact that Jordan and bassist George Alexander were the only holdovers from the Teenage Head lineup probably had a lot to do with the different approach as well.) The rawer blues and rockabilly accents were gone from The Groovies' sound, with the guitar-fueled cool of the British Invasion era taking their place. While this version of the Flamin' Groovies didn't rock out with the same manic fervor as they did on Flamingo or Teenage Head, they could indeed rock when they felt so inclined, as demonstrated by the glorious "Please Please Girl," "I Can't Hide," and "Let the Boy Rock and Roll," while the Brit-flavored take on "St. Louis Blues" showed that some shades of the old band were still visible. And the title cut was a stunner -- a brilliant evocation of the adventurous side of British rock circa 1966, "Shake Some Action" was tough, moody, wounded, and gloriously melodic all at once, and by its lonesome served as a superb justification for The Groovies' new creative direction. If Shake Some Action was the first salvo from the new and improved Flamin' Groovies, it also demonstrated that this edition of the band had as much promise as the Loney-fronted group. (Allmusic)
better 'shake some action' for starters
Thanks for so much great music over many years..Gyro.
I'm listening to all your goovies posts and they are great. thank you
i think the reviewer is right re WISH YOU WERE HERE being their most consistent strong alvin, along with the Iveys'! [would that WYWH came with some bonus vault cuts from the era]
A-a-a-a-r-r-rgggh!! what tragedy & disfortune happened to these great artists....
thanks so much for this wonderful public service
I have downloaded a few of your Flaming Groovies posts as i was more familiar with the Shake Some Action era. But on Teenage Head after listening to it, there's a song that I thrash - Yesterdays Numbers and it sounds so out of place with the rest of the tunes. It has made it to my compilation CD lists. So thanks you once again
Groovies and Badfinger, great double bill!
Thank You.
Anybody Knows what happened to ROWFISHMANROW.....Clues !!!.
Thanks for the Groovies collection. This is way cool. Going to try the Badfinger as well. Thanks for this blog!
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