Pezband "Laughing In The Dark" 1978

Laughing in the Dark marked something close the peak of Pezband's career as a recording act -- they were never able to match its energetic mix of strong hooks, short, punchy songs, and lots of attitude to go with their virtuosity...
...The 2005 CD reissue from Japan not only offers the best sounding edition of this album that you're ever likely to hear -- recalling that Passport Records' vinyl pressings were nothing to write home about -- but augments it with six bonus live tracks off of their live EP Thirty Seconds over Schaumburg. The opening Jeff Beck/Yardbirds homage, of "Blue Wind," "Stroll On," and "I'm Not Talking," slots in perfectly with the contents of the studio originals and is practically worth the price of admission by itself (as though the LP's side one trilogy of "Love Goes Underground," "I'm Leavin'," and "Stop! Wait a Minute" isn't....) - Review by Bruce Eder
traxfromwax:
1 Love Goes Underground 2 I'm Leavin' 3 Stop! Wait A Minute 4 Come On Madeline 5 I'm The One 6 Better Way To Win 7 On And On 8 Lovesmith 9 Black Magic 10 Gimme Gimme 11 Crash And Burn
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"Do The 45!" Vol. 856 (2023)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 Tu Regresaras (Caracol) - Los Ecos 2 Musequita (Caracol) - Los Ecos 3 Pueblo (Discope) - Grupo Celeste 4 Tu Retrato (Discope) - Grupo Celeste 5 Granizo (Dinsa) - Los Rumbaney 6 Cholito (Dinsa) - Los Rumbaney 7 El Escape (Infopesa) - Los Mirlos 8 La Danza Del Petrolero (Infopesa) - Los Mirlos 9 El Frutero (Doremi) - Compat Quinto 10 El Diablo (Doremi) - Compat Quinto 11 La Danza de Los Mirlos (Dinsa) - Los Mirlos 2 El Achoradito (Dinsa) - Los Mirlos 13 Pajaro Campana (Fta) - Los Beta 5 14 Porque Eres Asi (Fta) - Los Beta 5 15 Campo de Fresas (Infopesa) - Los Pakines 16 Melodia Papa Amor (Infopesa) - Los Pakines 17 Los Pobres Tambien Somos Felice (Sono Radio) - Los Yungas 18 Mi Tonto Corazon (Sono Radio) - Los Yungas 19 Viento (Discope) - Grupo Celeste 20 Te Perdi (Discope) - Grupo Celeste 21 I'll Slip Away (Impact) - Rod Riguez 22 You'd Like to Admit It (Impact) - Rod Riguez 23 Do Your Thing (Stereo) (Casablanca) - James and Bobby Purify 24 Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong (King) - Albert King 25 Travelin' to California (King) - Albert King 26 Beyond the Sea (Atco) - Bobby Darin
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DOGS "Legendary Lovers" 1983

"Pub rock influenced me in a way of keeping on making short songs with really fast tempos but that’s what we had been doing from the beginning. As an example, the song "Here Comes My Baby" on the Dogs’ second record was written in ‘73 and it’s a really short and fast one." (Dominique)
In July of 1983 the band recorded the Legendary Lovers lp, which was released later in the fall. This one is almost certainly their second best out of the whole catalog. It’s much more of an updated garage rock sort of sound without the punk overtones that marked their best record, Walking Shadows. Vic Maile produced the record and given his background with bands like Dr. Feelgood, the Vibrators, the Inmates, the Godfathers, and Eddie and the Hot Rods, he seemed like a more sympathetic choice than reformed AC/DC knob twiddler Tony Platt had been on the previous album. Legendary Lovers rolls from strength to strength, with the poppy "Little Johnny Jet" and "Everything But Love" leading off, the moodier "Never Come Back" following that, then the middle-eastern sounding "Secrets" (later to be the second single from the album), the ringing glam-rock guitar intro and power pop hooks of "I’m Just Losing That Girl", and the rocking "Can’t Find My Way". "Maureen" has a fifties rocker feel with some sax charts filling out the background – it was the choice for the single. Strangely enough, the flip of this 45 became the home for the lp’s title track, which was left off the album because the version recorded in the studio didn’t measure up to the standard they’d hoped for it. "Be My Lover" has some brilliantly original guitar bits that give it a haunting and memorable feeling. The album closes out with "I Got Somebody", another track that merges glam and garage in a way similar to "I’m Just Losing That Girl". In summary, Legendary Lovers is an outstanding album, and anyone who’s been enthralled by mid 80s Australian garage rock bands would find this to measure up to the best work out of that scene. It’s loaded with classic tunes and great playing. Others certainly thought so… in fact a very good Swedish guitar rock band liked it so much they named themselves for the album.
Dogs:
Dominique: chant/guitare, Antoine: guitare, Hugues: basse, Mimi: batterie
recorded at Jackson Studios Rickmansworth / Produced by Vic Maile

traxfromwax:
1. Little Johnny Jet 2. Everything but love 3. Never come back 4. Secrets 5. I'm just losing that girl 6. Can't find my way 7. M.A.U.R.E.E.N. 8. If you don't want me no more 9. Bird doggin' 10. Be my lover 11. I got somebody

Vietnam Chain "Susmoala Beat" 1990

Group formed by members of Vietnam Veterans and Daisy Chain.
Founded 1982 @ Chalon-sur-Saone Franche from Mark Enbatta, with Steve Palermo, Lukas Trouble, D.D.Richardson, Angelo Jupp, Greg Jones, In Ancient Times (1986), Catfish Eyes And Tales(1987), & The Days Of Pearly Spencer (1988), at that time Vietnam Veterans unite with Daisy Chain as Vietnam Chain and record in 1990 the Susmoala Beat,in 2005 they come back as The Gitanes: The Further Adventures Of The Vietnam Veterans, with the lp Cloudy Draw and Strange Girl (2009)
members
Bass – Arch / Drums – Martin Joyce, Roland / Guitar – Mark Enbatta, Sven Anders, Tom Budnewski / Keyboards – Lucas Trouble / Vocals – Jani Egloff, Mark Enbatta, Tom Budnewski

trax:
1 Hoodoo 2 Sunny Sunday 3 Lumberjack Blues 4 Instrumental: I Walked With Doro Pesch 5 Before I Go 6 Banana Split 7 Grandmother 8 Beast In Me 9 Before I Go 10 Cold Turkey

"Do The 45!" Vol. 855 (2023)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 Playin' Hookey (Mona) - Piano Slim 2 Blue Friday (Mona) - Piano Slim 3 Carmelita (Alegre) - Ray Rodriguez Y Orquesta 4 Sin Tu Amor No Puede Vivir (Alegre) - Ray Rodriguez Y Orquesta 5 Skateboard Craze (Dunhill) - Willie and the Wheels 6 Do What You Did (Dunhill) - Willie and the Wheels 7 Miserlou (Deltone) - Dick Dale and The Del-Tones 8 Eight Till Midnight (Deltone) - Dick Dale and The Del-Tones 9 Somebody to Love (Rca) - The Jefferson Airplane 10 White Rabbit (Rca) - The Jefferson Airplane 11 Mambo with Castanet (Tico) - Ralph Sayho and His Orchestra 12 Brazilian Mambo (Tico) - Ralph Sayho and His Orchestra 13 Give Me Love (Uni) - The Foundations 14 In the Bad, Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me) (Uni) - The Foundations 15 Open My Eyes (S.G.C.) - Nazz 16 Hello It's Me (S.G.C.) - Nazz 17 Fly Me High (Decca) - The Moody Blues 18 Really Haven't Got the Time (Decca) - The Moody Blues 19 I'll Slip Away (Light in the Attic) - Rodriguez 20 I'll Slip Away (Light in the Attic) - Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band 21 I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Fantasy) - Creedence Clearwater Revival 22 Good Golly Miss Molly (Fantasy) - Creedence Clearwater Revival 23 You Send Me (Chipam) - Sonny and the Premiers 24 I've Got to Use My Imagination (Buddah) - Gladys Knight and The Pips 25 I Can See Clearly Now (Buddah) - Gladys Knight and The Pips 26 Found a Cure (Stereo) (Warner Brothers) - Ashford & Simpson
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"Surf Guitar 101" - 2010

The members of the Yahoo Group "Surf Guitar 101" decided to put together a mp3 compilation as a way to get to know each other, share music, share recording tips, and to just have fun…
...Some songs are from professional bands while others are from amateurs. Some of the songs are "surfy" while others are more experimental. All of them showcase each member's creativity and talents.
The Surf Guitar 101 group is an email list dedicated to the discussion of all things relating to instrumental surf music and related genres. The group is mainly aimed at musicians, but anyone who enjoys instro-surf is welcome. For more information, visit http://www.surfguitar101.com

trax:
1. What I Learned in 5th Grade - Thorburn 2. Guitar Noir - North of Malibu 3. Bring Me the Blaggard What Stole My Horse - The Dead Ranch Hands 4. Storm - Tim Oestmann 5. Bloodsports - MoonDevil 6. PineTrees (Psychedelic Mix) - The TakeOffs 7. Undertow - Crashmatics 8. Crystal T - Jeff Leites 9. Depth Charge 2 - The Squids 10. Conan (The Surferian) - Cutback 11. Dr. Why - The Aquatudes 12. Salty Suite - The Woofers 13. Return of the Birdbee - The Red Planets 14. Texas Surf - Biily Hell 15. Homage to California - The Insanitizers 16. Lama - North Of South 17. Miserlou - Chad Cote 18. Lighthouse - Solar Wind 19. Besame Mucho - Wadadli Riders 20. Gort - Rumblefish 21. Crying - Mighty Surf Lords 22. Ridin' With Sparky - The Man From RavCon 23. Aquarium - Point Doom 24. The Spy - The Royal Aces 25. I Want It That Way - The Surfrockets 26. Nomad - PolloGuitar 27. Hipcracker - Landshark! 28. Surf City - The AmpFibians 29. Femme Fatale - Chris King (Gimlet) 30. Road Agent - The ChumBucket 31. Pororoca - The Space Rangers 32. Shark Attack - Skeletone 33. Killer Inside - FrankZafka 34. Harlem Nocturne - The Coffin Daggers 35. Dragonfly Sunday - Surge 36. Point Conception - Mom Surfing

Roger McGuinn "Roger McGuinn" 1973

Roger McGuinn's 1973 self-titled solo debut was in most respects a breath of fresh air after the final days of the Byrds, in which the group was floundering in directionless mediocrity...
...In a sense, it's a back-to-basics album that emphasizes much of what McGuinn does so well: his forceful reedy vocals, his guitar playing, and his skills at both writing earnest folk-rock material (usually with future Bob Dylan collaborator Jacques Levy here) and interpreting unusual traditional and contemporary songs. Never was it folkier than on the acoustic "I'm So Restless," which benefited from harmonica by Dylan himself (about whom the song was partially about). All four of the other original Byrds play on "My New Woman," which is virtually a reunion of the original quintet, with the addition of saxophone by jazzman Charles Lloyd; David Crosby makes unobtrusive cameos on some other tracks. As likable as it is, however, the album isn't an unqualified triumph. Some of the songs aren't so hot, some of the Moog synthesizer (by McGuinn) is unnecessary, his vocals sometimes seem to have been recorded with too much brittleness, and none of this is as good as the best of the Byrds. Unexpected influences make themselves heard in the Beach Boys harmonies of "Draggin'" (with Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys on piano and backup harmonies), the Vietnam blues of "Hanoi Hannah," and the gospel-rock of "Stone." - Review by Richie Unterberger
trax:
01 I'm So Restless 02 My New Woman 03 Lost My Drivin' Wheel 04 Draggin' 05 Time Cube 06 Bag Full Of Money 07 Hannoi Hannah 08 Stone 09 Heave Away 10 M'Linda 11 The Water Is Wide

"Do The 45!" Vol. 854 (2023)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 Do Your Thing (Mono) (Casablanca) - James and Bobby Purify 2 Your Precious Love (Tamla) - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 3 Hold Me My Darling (Tamla) - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 4 Rock Me (Dunhill/Abc) - Steppenwolf 5 Jupiter Child (Dunhill/Abc) - Steppenwolf 6 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Atco) - Iron Butterfly 7 Iron Butterfly Theme (Atco) - Iron Butterfly 8 Black Is Black (Philips) - Paul Mauriat 9 Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) (Philips) - Paul Mauriat 10 You Make Me Feel Brand New (Mono) (Avco) - The Stylistics 11 Moon Walk - Part 1 (Sound Stage) - Joe Simon 12 Moon Walk - Part 2 (Sound Stage) - Joe Simon 13 Chain Gang (Abc-Paramount) - Bobby Scott 14 Shadrach (Abc-Paramount) - Bobby Scott 15 Rhythm Sticks (Rca Victor) - Perez Prado and His Orchestra 16 Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (Rca Victor) - Perez Prado and His Orchestra 17 Take My Overwhelming Love (And Cram It Up Your Heart) (Verve Forecast) - The Hombres 18 Pumpkin Man (Verve Forecast) - The Hombres 19 You Are the Sunshine of My Life (Tamla) - Stevie Wonder 20 Tuesday Heartbreaker (Tamla) - Stevie Wonder 21 After the Love Has Gone (Mono) (Arc/Columbia) - Earth, Wind & Fire 22 Motorcycle Mama (Mono) (Elektra) - Sailcat 23 Sylvia's Mother (Mono) (Columbia) - Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show 24 Love Has It's Pride (Mono) (Asylum) - Linda Ronstadt 25 Agnes English (Paula) - John Fred & His Playboy Band 26 Sad Story (Paula) - John Fred & His Playboy Band
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"The Mood Mosaic" Vol 2 Barnie's Grooves

Second volume in the great Mood Mosaic series, and even funkier than the first one!..
...The focus here is on funky stuff with a soundtracky feel, and the list includes some remakes – like Henry Mancini's "Streets of San Francisco" and Bobby Forrester's "Sanford & Son" – plus some groovy originals like Quincy Jones' "Call Me Mr. Tibbs". Also features Jimmy Smith's hard to find "Root Down", plus "Super Strut" by Port Authority, "Desert is a Circle" by Jodorowsky, and "Mission Impossible" by the 45 Sound Orchestra. Great stuff! © 1996-2016, Dusty Groove, Inc.
trax:
1 Baretta's Theme Sammy - Davis Jr. 2 Sanford & Sons - Bobby Forrester 3 Evil Ways - Ernie Wilkins 4 The Streets Of San Francisco - Henry Mancini 5 Call Me Mr. Tibbs - Quincy Jones 6 Rock Steady - The Generation Gap 7 The Desert Is A Circle - Alexandro Jodorowsky 8 Super Soul Theme - J.B. Pickers 9 Super Strut - Porth Autority 10 Theme From Starsky And Hutch - Blockbuster 11 The Landlord - Al Kooper 12 Executive Party - Andre Previn 13 Ruth Down (And Get It) - Jimmy Smith 14 Mission Impossible - 4 Sounds Orchestra 15 Road Runner - Bullet 16 Contract Man - Bullet
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The Phantom Four "Morgana" 2012

Morgana is the follow up to The Phantom Four's 2006 studio debut "Madhur". The album contains 13 tracks of which many by their fans will be recognised as live classics they have been playing for years.
Although usually described as an "instrumental surf band," this group from Amsterdam is what you might call a "groove band" with a distinct Middle Eastern intonation. Their music is insistent, loud, driving, and very, very repetitive. This is not necessarily a bad thing if you are into it. This album contains thirteen songs which to me seem much more similar than different. Amazon records the album on cd when you order it. Unfortunately, there is almost no information on the folded insert - not even a list of musicians, credit for the producer, or where the songs were recorded. There is nothing said about the tracks except their names and playing times. I'm can't say I'm sorry I have this album but I doubt if I will play it all the way through when I do listen. I'll just select two or three tracks more or less at random when I'm in the mood. - By Robert C. Rettke
trax:
01 Morgana 02 Harmattan 03 Belly Dance # 6 04 Scaramanga 05 El Palmero 06 Sonido Amazonico 07 Ulu Watu 08 Maui 09 Lorke Lorke 10 Paganini 11 A Forest 12 Vanloo 13 Sanita

"Do The 45!" Vol. 853 (2023)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 Peace, Love Not War (Bgp) - The Fatback Band 2 Put It in (Bgp) - The Fatback Band 3 Chains of Love (Flying Dutchman) - Esther Marrow 4 Walk Tall (Flying Dutchman) - Esther Marrow 5 Back Door Santa (Melting Pot Music) - The Lefties Soul Collection 6 Back Door Santa - Instrumental (Melting Pot Music) - The Lefties Soul Collection 7 Don't You Care (Mainstream) - Alice Clark 8 Never Did I Stop Loving You (Mainstream) - Alice Clark 9 You're Wasting My Time - Part 1 (New Day) - Billy Garner 10 You're Wasting My Time - Part 2 (New Day) - Billy Garner 11 O'baby (I Believe I'm Losing You) (Bgp) - Billy Hawks 12 You've Been a Bad Girl (Bgp) - Billy Hawks 13 Whip It on Me (Bgp) - Billy Hawks 14 What More Can I Do? (Bgp) - Billy Hawks 15 Mister Moon (Reprise) - The Meters 16 Disco Is the Thing Today (Reprise) - The Meters 17 Do You Love What You Feel (Mca) - Rufus and Chaka 18 Dancin' Mood (Mca) - Rufus 19 What's Your Name What's Your Number (Buddah) - The Andrea True Connection 20 Fill Me Up (Heart to Heart) (Buddah) - The Andrea True Connection 21 You See the Trouble with Me (20th Century) - Barry White 22 I'm So Blue and You Are Too (20th Century) - Barry White 23 Shining Star (Columbia) - The Manhattans
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Archie Shepp "Attica Blues" 1972

Refining his large-ensemble experiments of 1971, Attica Blues is one of Archie Shepp's most significant post-'60s statements, recorded just several months after authorities ended the Attica prison uprising by massacring 43 inmates and hostages…
...Perhaps because Shepp's musical interests were changing, Attica Blues isn't the all-out blast of rage one might expect; instead, it's a richly arranged album of mournful, quietly agonized blues and Ellingtonian swing, mixed with a couple of storming funk burners. Of course, Shepp doesn't quite play it straight, bringing his avant-garde sensibilities to both vintage big band and contemporary funk, with little regard for the boundaries separating them all. His soloing on tenor and soprano is typically sharp-edged and modal, and his nasal, slicing tone on soprano is featured quite heavily. The stylishness of the slow numbers is undercut with quivering, faintly unsettling dissonances, and the up-tempo funk cuts recall the way Sly Stone's arrangements ping-ponged many different elements off each other in a gleeful organized chaos. That's especially true on the gospel-inflected title song, a monster of a groove that later became a hit on the acid jazz revival circuit (and stands up to anything recorded by straight-up funk bands of the era). In the same vein, "Blues for Brother George Jackson" sounds like an edgier Isaac Hayes-style blaxploitation soundtrack cut. Vocal ballads are plentiful, and Joe Lee Wilson ("Steam," a song Shepp would return to often) and Carl Hall (aka Henry Hull) both acquit themselves well; more debatable are the poetic recitations and the choice of flügelhornist/composer Cal Massey's young daughter Waheeda to sing "Quiet Dawn" (although Waheeda's almost-there intonation is effectively creepy). Still, in the end, Attica Blues is one of Shepp's most successful large-group projects, because his skillful handling of so many different styles of black music produces such tremendously groovy results.
trax:
01 Attica Blues 02 Invocation_ Attica Blues 03 Steam, Part 1 04 Invocation To Mr. Parker 05 Steam, Part 2 06 Blues For Brother George Jackson 07 Invocation_ Ballad For A Child 08 Ballad For A Child 09 Good Bye Sweet Pops 10 Quiet Dawn

This music is dedicated to the tradition of Johnny Diego's Rock 'n' Roll Free Sunday!

The Clash "Sandinista!" 1980

The Clash sounded like they could do anything on London Calling. For its triple-album follow-up, Sandinista!, they tried to do everything, adding dub, rap, gospel, and even children's choruses to the punk, reggae, R&B, and roots rock they already were playing...
...Instead of presenting a band with a far-reaching vision, like London Calling did, Sandinista! plays as a messy, confused jumble, which means that its numerous virtues are easy to ignore. Amid all the dub experiments, backward tracks, unfinished songs, and instrumentals, there are a number of classic Clash songs that rank among the band's best, including "Police on My Back," "The Call Up," "Somebody Got Murdered," "Charlie Don't Surf," "Hitsville U.K.," and "Lightning Strikes (Not Once but Twice)," yet it's difficult for anyone but the most dedicated listeners to find them. A few of the failed ideas were worth exploring, but even more -- like the children's choir version of "Career Opportunities" or the Tymon Dogg song "Lose This Skin" -- weren't even worth pursuing. As the cliché says, there's a great single album within these three records, and those songs make Sandinista! worthwhile. Nevertheless, its sloppy attack is disheartening after the tour de force of London Calling and the focused aggression of The Clash. - Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

traxfromwax:
1 The Magnificent Seven 2 Hitsville U.K. 3 Junco Partner 4 Ivan Meets G.I. Joe 5 The Leader 6 Something About England 7 Rebel Waltz 8 Look Here 9 The Crooked Beat 10 Somebody Got Murdered 11 One More Time 12 One More Dub 13 Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice) 14 Up In Heaven (Not Only Here) 15 Corner Soul 16 Lets Go Crazy 17 If Music Could Talk 18 The Sound Of Sinners 19 Police On My Back 20 Midnight Log 21 The Equaliser 22 The Call Up 23 Washington Bullets 24 Broadway 25 Blowing In The Guns Of Brixton 26 Lose This Skin 27 Charlie Don't Surf 28 Mensforth Hill 29 Junkie Slip 30 Kingston Advice 31 The Street Parade 32 Version City 33 Living In Fame 34 Silicone On Sapphire 35 Version Pardner 36 Career Opportunities 37 Shepherds Delight
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"Do The 45!" Vol. 852 (2023)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 Tighten Up (Atlantic) - Archie Bell & The Drells 2 Tighten Up - Part 2 (Atlantic) - Archie Bell & The Drells 3 I Don't Want to Love You (Warner Brothers) - The Everly Brothers 4 Bowling Green (Warner Brothers) - The Everly Brothers 5 Do Your Thing (Mono) (Casablanca) - James and Bobby Purify 6 Run Run Run (Mono) (Asylum) - Jo Jo Gunne 7 Bad, Bad Whiskey (Galaxy) - The Merced Blue Notes 8 Mama Rufus (Galaxy) - The Merced Blue Notes 9 Dry Cocoanuts (Mardi-Gras) - La Playa Sextet 10 The Martian Cha-Cha-Cha (Mardi-Gras) - La Playa Sextet 1 Crosseyed and Painless - Part One (Funk Night) - Coko and the Great Revivers 12 Crosseyed and Painless - Part Two (Funk Night) - Coko and the Great Revivers 13 Stop! (Bgp) - Camille "Lil" Bob 14 Brother Brown (Bgp) - Camille "Lil" Bob 15 Bending Soul (Bgp) - The Soul Blenders 16 Funky Night Club (Bgp) - The Soul Blenders 17 I Want You Back (Prestige) - Harold Mabern 18 Sister Janie (Prestige) - Funk Inc. 19 Funky So-And-So (Daptone) - The Sugarman Three 20 Funky So-And-So (Part 2) (Daptone) - The Sugarman Three 21 I've Never Found a Girl (Daptone) - Joseph Henry and the Mighty Imperials 22 The Matador (Daptone) - The Mighty Imperials 23 Only in America (United Artists) - Jay & The Americans 24 Rainbow Power (Glades) - Timmy Thomas 25 People Are Changin' (Glades) - Timmy Thomas 26 My Boyfriend (Profile) - The Cucumbers
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Graham Bond Organisation + Sonny Boy Williamson & The Animals "Rock Generation" 1962-1967 Vol 4

The Graham Bond Organisation (GBO) were a British jazz/rhythm and blues group of the early 1960s consisting of Graham Bond (vocals, keyboards, alto-saxophone), Jack Bruce (bass), Ginger Baker (drums), Dick Heckstall-Smith (tenor/soprano saxophone) and John McLaughlin (guitar)...
...They recorded several albums and further recordings were issued when the group's members achieved fame in progressive rock and jazz fusion. The spelling of the band's original name varied between releases, often depending on the intended audience. The British English spelled as "Organisation" or "ORGANisation" (Bond's original plan), while in some other countries outside the UK spelled "Organization". - wiki

traxfromwax:
Graham Bond Organisation Klook's Kleek, London, Oct. 1964:
1 Introduction 2 The First Time I Met The Blues 3 Stormy Monday 4 Train Time 5 What'd I Say
Sonny Boy Williamson And The Animals Club A Gogo, Newcastle, Dec. 1963:
6 I'm Gonna Put You Down 7 Fattening Frogs For Snakes 8 Nobody But You 9 Bye, Bye, Sonny, Bye, Bye
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The Isley Brothers "The Isley Brothers" 1976

American R&B/soul group from Cincinnati, Ohio, established in the early 1950's. O’Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley and Vernon Isley (died 1956 in automobile accident), comprised the original group...
...They released their early hit “Shout!,” in 1959. In 1963 they started own label T-Neck, and added a young Jimi Hendrix on lead guitar. In 1965 they signed on to Motown where they recorded “This Old Heart Of Mine." They left Motown in 1968 and re-launched the T-Neck label in 1969 when they released “It's Your Thing." In 1973 they added the younger brothers Ernie and Marvin Isley, as well as O’Kelly's brother-in-law Chris Jasper, to their regular lineup. During this era from 1973 to 1983 the group continued to release hits like “Between the Sheets," “Choosey Lover,” or “For the Love Of You." Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 (Performer). - discogs

traxfromwax:
1 Twist And Shout 2 Nobody But Me 3 You Better Come Home 4 I Say Love 5 Crazy Love 6 Rubber Leg Twist 7 I'm Laughing To Keep From Crying 8 This Old Heart Of Mine 9 Twistin' With Linda 10 Time After Time 11 Right Now 12 Never Leave Me Baby 13 Don't You Feel 14 Let's Twist Again 15 It's Your thing 16 The Snake
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"Do The 45!" Vol. 851 (2023)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 Yes I Want You (Atlantic) - Ivory Joe Hunter 2 You Flip Me Baby (Atlantic) - Ivory Joe Hunter 3 Money (Kapp) - Skip Cunningham 4 The Best Man Cried (Kapp) - Skip Cunningham 5 Posin' (King) - Johnny (Guitar) Watson 6 Embraceable You (King) - Johnny (Guitar) Watson 7 Sweets for My Sweet (Cotique) - Alfredito 8 Come a Little Bit Closer (Cotique) - Alfredito 9 Thank You for Letting Me Be Myself Again - Part 1 (House of the Fox) - Maceo and All The King's Men 10 Thank You for Letting Me Be Myself Again - Part 2 (House of the Fox) - Maceo and All The King's Men 11 Michoacan (Epic) - Rocky & The Border Kings 2 Gulf of Mexico (Epic) - Rocky & The Border Kings 13 Can We Still Be Friends (Bearsville) - Todd Rundgren 14 Determination (Epic) - Todd Rundgren 15 I'll Always Love You (Motown) - The Spinners 16 Truly Yours (Motown) - The Spinners 17 Here I Am Baby (Motown) - The Marvelettes 18 Destination: Anywhere (Motown) - The Marvelettes 19 Everybody's Talkin' (Rca) - Nilsson 20 I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City (Rca) - Nilsson 21 Them Changes (Mercury) - Buddy Miles 22 Down by the River (Mercury) - Buddy Miles 23 Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby (Soul) - Jimmy Ruffin 24 Nothing's Too Good for My Baby (Motown) - Stevie Wonder 25 With a Child's Heart (Motown) - Stevie Wonder 26 Come on and See Me (Motown) - Tammi Terrell 27 I Can't Believe You Love Me (Motown) - Tammi Terrell
…compiled and served by Gyro1966...

…and now for something completely different! 2218 - 2023

Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

We have a first entry each day that is a picture or a video, and only in that entry you can place your music links and requests (NO ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2021 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS AND NO REQUESTS FOR FLAC OR OTHER LOSSLESS, IF YOU WANT FLAC, BUY THE ALBUM)! Here you can say what you like, unless it's offensive, racist or discriminatory! Please keep your language polite and respectful. All other official posts will only allow comments related to the official posts and such. That way it will keep things much more organized and tidy. Enjoy! RYP and Gyro1966 and Gaius R.I.P.

DOGS "Too Much Class for the Neighbourhood" 1982

With the arrival of Antoine and his guitar, Dogs evolves towards a very 60' s style, and influence of Byrds is apparently felt, but Rock is always there, and the fantastic ' to much class for the neighbourhood ' is proof. "Les Dogs" had the Class and the rock not roll in blood. This is a vinyl rip. - Magic Kaic's Music
Natives of the Normandy region, the Dogs recorded a series of indie singles in 1977 and 1978 before debuting on LP with Different in 1979. The lineup shrunk from a two-guitar quartet to a trio on 1980's Walking Shadows and 1981's Too Much Class for the Neighborhood, rising back to a quartet for 1983's Legendary Lovers. In 1985, the Dogs cut a live LP entitled Shout. - Steve Huey, All Music Guide
traxfromwax:
1. Shakin' with Linda 2. Wanderin' Robin 3. The most forgotten french boy 4. Gone Gone Gone 5. Sandy Sandy 6. Death Lane 7. M.A.D. 8. Too much class for the neighbourhood 9. Home is where I want to be 10. The train Kept -a - rollin' 11. Hesitation 12. Lonesome Angie 13. Poisoned town 14. When I came home
…originally served by Magic Kaic's Music...

"Surf Guitar 101" - 2009

The members of the Yahoo Group "Surf Guitar 101" decided to put together a mp3 compilation as a way to get to know each other, share music, share recording tips, and to just have fun…
...Some songs are from professional bands while others are from amateurs. Some of the songs are "surfy" while others are more experimental. All of them showcase each member's creativity and talents.
The Surf Guitar 101 group is an email list dedicated to the discussion of all things relating to instrumental surf music and related genres. The group is mainly aimed at musicians, but anyone who enjoys instro-surf is welcome. For more information, visit http://www.surfguitar101.com

trax:
1. Stormtiger Stomp - StormTiger & BurtRocket 2. Pressure 'Live' - The TakeOffs 3. Secret Spot - Cutback 4. Baja Bound - Rick Volcano 5. Shang Hai'd - The Exotics 6. Surf Patrol - Pappa Surf 7. Out of Control - BillyBlastoff 8. Meatyard - NorCalHodad 9. Wind and Sand - Tim Oestmann 10. Spy Theme - BlankoPhonic 11. The Wave Beyond - Paisley 12. Rumble - Mix 1 - North of Malibu 13. Maliboo Longboard - 20,000 Leagues 14. anxiety attack - The High Five Revival 15. Archies Adventures in Lo-Fi - The Bookhouse Boys 16. Ginza Lights - Jeff Leites 17. Telstar - 3rd Wave 18. Gymnopedie No. 1 - Pyronauts, The w/Ferenc Dobronyi 19. Surf Rider - The Retronauts 20. Mosquito Dance - The Aquatudes 21. Life and Death on the Serengeti - The Woofers 22. Patrolleur - Gimlet 23. All The Pretty Horses - The Dead Ranch Hands 24. Erebus Detente - DP (David Pike) 25. Rock y Roll - The Squids 26. Bloodbath at Gates Pass - Katz-Karnaby 27. Midnight in Exotica - Go! Tsunami 28. wahine - Pointbreakspy 29. Perry Mason Jar - The AmpFibians 30. Summer's End - The PopOuts 31. Seherezada Reserrected - The Bitch Boys 32. F is for Fireball - RecRoomSurfer 33. Penetration - The Coffin Daggers 34. Hawaii Joe - Mom Surfing

Mark "Vet" Enbatta "Hidden Passions" 1988 (RIP Mark Enbatta, singer of the Vietnam Veterans, The Gitanes, etc)

First solo event from ex-Vietnam Veterans lead singer and guitarist Mark Enbatta. More touching ballads, more snearing vocals and dirtier fuzzing guitars.
The Vietnam Veterans were the best Psychedelic punk band of their time. Some people would even say that they were the only real psychedelic group. When the Vets, as their fans used to call them, first emerged on the scene at the beginning of the 80ties they were unlike any other band. They didn't get this culture through cd reissues. Their record collections have the smell of life. Psychedelic music meant to them: free human beings playing for free human beings.
From the first days, the five VVs had decided to split after five years of communal life. And that's what they did after six albums and a series of unfogettable gigs.
Mark Enbatta was the originator, the voice, the guitar and the pen of the Vietnam Veterans. Raised on LSD, he will always believe in a world of love and freedom. This man is a fighter, an anarchist and everything the right wing doesn't like. He gives his life every time he writes or sings. Anyone who's got a heart and a soul can feel it. Do you remember Gene Vincent, Eric Burdon, Jesus Christ, Van Morrison, Descartes, Rocky Erickson, Sky Saxon?

trax:
01 everybody will have to pay 02 when it's fast then it's sad blues 03 like so many did before 04 between the words 05 forgotten years 06 i can't believe 07 hidden passions 08 lover of the bayou 09 no reason to cry 10 one way track 11 northern eden

…and now for something completely different! 2217 - 2023

Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

We have a first entry each day that is a picture or a video, and only in that entry you can place your music links and requests (NO ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2021 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS AND NO REQUESTS FOR FLAC OR OTHER LOSSLESS, IF YOU WANT FLAC, BUY THE ALBUM)! Here you can say what you like, unless it's offensive, racist or discriminatory! Please keep your language polite and respectful. All other official posts will only allow comments related to the official posts and such. That way it will keep things much more organized and tidy. Enjoy! RYP and Gyro1966 and Gaius R.I.P.

The Phantom Four "Madhur" 2006

This is the first formal release from the Phantom Four, and it is a superb set of mysterious and emotional songs based in surf and the Middle East. Trad fans may find too much to chew on here, but if you are adventurous at all, or a fan of the Treble Spankers or the Madeira, this will surely please you. - Phil Dirt at Reverb Central
Who are they? Anyone who had the same good fortune as we at HangNine did and managed to see The Treble Spankers will know what a great band they were and what a great guitarist was Phantom Frank; indeed, in terms of tone, I thought that they were the best sounding instrumental band I had seen at the time. Sadly the Treble Spankers had to call a halt to proceedings in 1997, due to Phantom Frank's troubles with RSI (an occupational hazard for frantic double-picking guitarists). But, hallelujah, Phantom Frank is back and his new band, The Phantom Four, are as great as you will remember The Treble Spankers being. Frank handles both guitar and sitar duties and is joined by Marnix Krabbendam on guitar, Marc de Regt on bass and Niels Jansen on drums.
What's good? Fabulous Arabic/North African-influenced tunes. Phantom Frank is back and this time he uses a sitar as well! Beautiful, desert landscape photographs on the CD cover.
What's bad? The Phantom Four are from the Netherlands. No bad thing in itself, but I see no sign of any UK gigs in the near future: this is a very bad thing. - Jon Deadman

The Phantom Four:
Phantom Frank: guitar, sitar / Marnix Krabbendam: guitar / Marc de Regt: bass / Niels Jansen: drums / their homepage: www.thephantomfour.nl

trax:
1. Kyma 2. Bravado Blue 3. Il Deserto Rosso 4. Mr. Miff 5. Point Bristo 6. Malabar 7. E - Tonic 8. Sitara 9. 4U 10. Fismi 11. Fillmore East 12. Mr. G 13. Remo Rifles 14. Madhur
...originally served by Eek! The Cat (R.I.P.) "Gee, it never hurts to help"...

Roger McGuinn & Band "Roger McGuinn & Band" 1975

In the liner notes to Sundazed's reissue of Roger McGuinn & Band, the former Byrds leader says, "A band should be a benevolent dictatorship," adding, "Democracy is a great form of government, but it doesn't work in rock & roll."..
...Whether you agree with that statement or not, Roger McGuinn & Band is one album that supports McGuinn's argument pretty well; in 1975, after his first two solo albums were greeted with lackluster commercial and critical response, Columbia Records assigned producer John Boylan to McGuinn's next project, and Boylan brought along a band. While the players turned out to be a solid rhythm section who brought a tight, energetic groove to the sessions, McGuinn decided to let them contribute songs to the album in the name of esprit de corps, and let the record show that none of these guys had ever written a great song for one of America's benchmark rock bands. Consequently, Roger McGuinn & Band is knee-deep in filler, though not all the blame can be pointed at Roger's bandmates, since "Easy Does It" and "Lisa" don't exactly loom large in his catalog. And while Boylan's production isn't especially intrusive, the results have a bit more gloss than this music needs, and the country-rock and boogie accents don't leave much room for the folk touches that have always been McGuinn's strong suit. Still, "Born to Rock and Roll" and "Lover of the Bayou" are solid McGuinn compositions that deserve wider circulation, and while this isn't one of his better albums, at least it finds him in sharp and passionate form with a good band behind him. He just shouldn't have let them write half of the album, that's all. - Review by Mark Deming
traxfromwax:
1 Somebody Loves You 2 Knockin' On Heaven's Door 3 Bull Dog 4 Painted Lady 5 Lover Of The Bayou 6 Lisa 7 Circle Song 8 So Long 9 Easy Does It 10 Born To Rock 'N' Roll
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"The Mood Mosaic" Vol 1 The Hascisch Party!

A wonderfully groovy set – every bit as great as you might guess from the title and the cover – and the very first installment in the now-legendary Mood Mosaic series!..

...The set's one of the few to bring together tunes from the groovier side of the spectrum at the end of the 60s – work from British, French, American, and German sources – all awash in a great blend of funky, easy, and pop-oriented modes! There's a nicely trippy feel throughout – and titles include "Hascisch Party" by George Garvarenz, "Kiss This" by Claude Denjean, "Acka Raga" by Shocking Blue, "Mas Que Nada" by Luiz Enriquez, "En Melody" by Serge Gainsbourg, "Love For Sale" by Marian McPartland, "Batucada" by Phil Crewe, "Marins Armins Amant Ou Maris" by Michel Legrand, and "Sitar Beat" - by Klaus Doldinger.
trax:
1 Pygar's Persecution/The Black Queen's Beads - Bob Crewe 2 Sitar Beat - Klaus Doldinger 3 En Melody - Serge Gainsbourg 4 Marins, Amis, Amant Ou Maris - Michel Legrand 5 Lamento - Nelson Riddle 6 Love For Sale - Marian Mc Parland 7 Sophisticated Wheels - Gabor Szabo 8 Batucada - Phil Moore III 9 Mas Que Nada - Luis Enriquez 10 Hascisch Party - George Garvarenz 11 Ackta Raga - Shocking Blue 12 Kiss This - Claude Denjean 13 Aquarius - George Shearing
...originally served by Gyro1966...

…and now for something completely different! 2216 - 2023

Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

We have a first entry each day that is a picture or a video, and only in that entry you can place your music links and requests (NO ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2021 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS AND NO REQUESTS FOR FLAC OR OTHER LOSSLESS, IF YOU WANT FLAC, BUY THE ALBUM)! Here you can say what you like, unless it's offensive, racist or discriminatory! Please keep your language polite and respectful. All other official posts will only allow comments related to the official posts and such. That way it will keep things much more organized and tidy. Enjoy! RYP and Gyro1966 and Gaius R.I.P.

The Clash "London Calling" 1979

Give 'Em Enough Rope, for all of its many attributes, was essentially a holding pattern for the Clash, but the double-album London Calling is a remarkable leap forward, incorporating the punk aesthetic into rock & roll mythology and roots music...
...Before, the Clash had experimented with reggae, but that was no preparation for the dizzying array of styles on London Calling. There's punk and reggae, but there's also rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop, lounge jazz, and hard rock; and while the record isn't tied together by a specific theme, its eclecticism and anthemic punk function as a rallying call. While many of the songs -- particularly "London Calling," "Spanish Bombs," and "The Guns of Brixton" -- are explicitly political, by acknowledging no boundaries the music itself is political and revolutionary. But it is also invigorating, rocking harder and with more purpose than most albums, let alone double albums. Over the course of the record, Joe Strummer and Mick Jones (and Paul Simonon, who wrote "The Guns of Brixton") explore their familiar themes of working-class rebellion and antiestablishment rants, but they also tie them in to old rock & roll traditions and myths, whether it's rockabilly greasers or "Stagger Lee," as well as mavericks like doomed actor Montgomery Clift. The result is a stunning statement of purpose and one of the greatest rock & roll albums ever recorded. - Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
traxfromwax:
1 London Calling 2 Brand New Cadillac 3 Jimmy Jazz 4 Hateful 5 Rudie Can't Fail 6 Spanish Bombs 7 The Right Profile 8 Lost In The Supermarket 9 Clampdown 10 The Guns Of Brixton 11 Wrong 'Em Boyo 12 Death Or Glory 13 Koka Kola 14 The Card Cheat 15 Lover's Rock 16 Four Horsemen 17 I'm Not Down 18 Revolution Rock 19 Train In Vain
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The Animals 1963 + The Yardbirds "Rock Generation" 1964 Vol 1

This series is a kind of sound-chronicle of what happened in England between 1962-1967. It is not a complete history - some of the artists were, and are, inaccessible. It contains a fair amount, however, of what was (and is) relevant. Some of the artists performing here - then unknown - are now Rock Superstars, some are dead, and some have fallen by the wayside.
But all of them contributed their fair share to a musical revolution whose effects will be felt for a long time yet...
...I had the good fortune (and good judgement - if you pardon my vanity) to be around at the time and it became my vocation against all kinds of odds to make some of these events possible. Even though others may have later cashed in on it, I am glad that it was within my means to nurture the movement. Happenings like these only occur once or twice in a generation. The technical quality of some of the recordings is far from satisfactory. Many of them were improvised on the spot without rehearsals or grandiose equipment.
I hope that the authenticity of some glorious musical - and human - moments well compensates for the lack of polish. Anyway, music is made by people for people, and no-one is perfect. - GIORGIO GOMELSKY
traxfromwax:
The Animals At The Club ''A Gogo'' Newcastle-On-Tyne (December 1963):
1 Let It Rock 2 Gotta Find My Baby 3 Bo Diddley
The Yardbirds At The Marquee Club (London, March 1964):
1 Introduction 2 Too Much Monkey Business 3 Got Love If You Want It 4 Smokestack Lightning 5 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 6 She's So Respectable
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Adam & The Ants "Kings Of The Wild Frontier" 1980

Hooking up with Malcolm McLaren was a pivotal moment for Adam Ant, since the manager not only introduced Ant to the thundering, infectious Burundi drum beat that became his signature, he stole his band, too...
...Adam and the rest of the Ants had just worked up how to exploit the Burundi style when McLaren pirated the boys off to support Annabella Lwin in Bow Wow Wow -- using the very same sound they had developed with Adam Ant. It was now a race to get that sound into the stores first, and Adam lucked out when he joined forces with guitarist Marco Pirroni, who quickly proved to be invaluable. Ant and Pirroni knocked out a bunch of songs that retained some of the dark artiness of Dirk Wears White Sox, largely anchored by those enormous Burundi beats and given great, irresistible pop hooks -- plus a flash sense of style, as the new Ants dressed up in something that looked like American Indians with a velveteen touch of a dandy fop. It was a brilliant, gonzo move -- something that quickly overshadowed Bow Wow Wow -- and the resulting record, Kings of the Wild Frontier, is one of the great defining albums of its time. There's simply nothing else like it, nothing else that has the same bravado, the same swagger, the same gleeful self-aggrandizement and sense of camp. This walked a brilliant line between campiness and art-house chutzpah, and it arrived at precisely the right time -- at the forefront of new wave, so Adam & the Ants exploded into the British popular consciousness. If image was all that they had, they would've remained a fad, but Kings of the Wild Frontier remains a terrific album because it not only has some tremendous songs -- the title track and "Antmusic" are classic hits, while "Killer in the Home" and "Physical (You're So)" are every bit their equal -- but because it fearlessly, imperceptibly switches gears between giddy and ominous, providing nothing short of a thrill ride in its 13 songs. That's why it still sounds like nothing else years after its release. - Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
traxfromwax:
1 Dog Eat Dog 2 'Antmusic' 3 Feed Me To The Lions 4 Los Rancheros 5 Ants Invasion 6 Killer In The Home 7 Kings Of The Wild Frontier The Magnificent Five 9 Don't Be Square (Be There) 10 Jolly Roger 11 Making History 12 The Human Beings
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…and now for something completely different! 2215 - 2023

Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

We have a first entry each day that is a picture or a video, and only in that entry you can place your music links and requests (NO ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2021 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS AND NO REQUESTS FOR FLAC OR OTHER LOSSLESS, IF YOU WANT FLAC, BUY THE ALBUM)! Here you can say what you like, unless it's offensive, racist or discriminatory! Please keep your language polite and respectful. All other official posts will only allow comments related to the official posts and such. That way it will keep things much more organized and tidy. Enjoy! RYP and Gyro1966 and Gaius R.I.P.

The Vietnam Veterans "The Days Of Pearly Spencer" 1988

"HOPE YOU'RE STONED ENOUGH TO BEAR THIS RECORD!"
The Vietnam Veterans are a french band, that first started playing in 1982. They play a very unique and fantastic psychedelic music style, there is no other band like this!'Souls must have been sold for a performance like this', Bucketfull Of Brains once wrote about 'Green Peas'. We just like to let you know, that this group was one of the most promising psychedelic groups of the 80's worldwide.
This album contains material which was recorded during long night sessions, but remained unreleased. With the re-recordings of the old "demo"-songs, they want to prove that they are better than ever. Now it's time to die! - liner notes
The VETS:
Mark Embatta: vox, guitar / Lucas Trouble: keyb / Greg Jones: guitar / Martin Joyce: drums / Angelo Jupp: bass

traxfromwax:
1. The Days Of Pearly Spencer - 2. 500 Miles - 3. Is This Really The Time - 4. Burning Temples - 5. Don't Try To Walk On Me - 6. Dogs - 7. You're Gonna Fall - 8. Dreams Of Today - 9. Be My Baby

DOGS "Walking Shadows" 1980

Described as The Flaming Groovies meets The Stooges in a Paris bar in the 70s.
It was a brief set of six or seven gigs in New England and New York, supporting Rick Blaze and The Ballbusters – a good enough band on their own, but certainly nothing even remotely comparable to the stature and influence of Dominique’s group. Yet he was delighted with the chance to go and probably never even considered where his band should be positioned on the bill. He was going to play America, and that was good enough for him.
French friends who know something of the situation say that Dominique had lung cancer and may have known that his time was limited. The pneumonia was probably a side affect, but when you have pneumonia, undertaking a rock and roll tour is not something you do lightly. He must have known the risk, but went anyway. The itinerary called for two shows in Worcester, and single shows in Fitchburg, New York, Boston and Portland, Maine, but Dominique only got as far as to sing the Legendary Lovers track "If You Don’t Want Me No More" at the first Worcester show. He made an attempt at a second song but had to leave it to his band mates to finish without him. After that hewent to the hospital, and he never came out again. A damn shame.

I don’t care about the press
And music magazines
I don’t like teachers
I never read fanzines
I wanna live on the road
I wanna die on stage
Just let me play my guitar
I do the best I can

Don’t slander my name
Don’t stab me in the back
Don’t tell me what’s good or bad
Let me do what I please
Let me do what I like
Let me up I’m satisfied

It’s a little eerie now listening to the lyrics of this song, "Satisfied", from the 1988 album A Million Ways of Killing Time. Lots of bands write lyrics like this, but in the case of the Dogs, it seemed quite a bit more believable. After all they started years ago in 1973, and when "Satisfied" was written it was about the half way point of the band. They’d never had any break through success, though they were widely acknowledged as THE band that showed the French that they could make rock music as vital as the best that appeared anywhere else. The USA had the Stooges and Ramones, the UK had the Pistols, Damned and Clash, Australia had Radio Birdman and the Saints. France had the Dogs, and they didn’t have to concede a thing.
...this was a guy who seems to have managed to time his own death as the perfect ending to his rock’n’roll life…
"The most forgotten French boy? Maybe. Too much class for the neighbourhood? Definitely, Dominique. Even an old so-called fan like me had to learn about your death to realize how much of a part of my life you were…" (from: http://www.nkvdrecords.com/dogs.htm)
DOGS:
Dominique: chant/guitare, Hugues: basse, Michel: batterie Recorded by J.P. Boyer in Rennes Realised by Lionel Herrmani

traxfromwax:
1. Secret Life 2. Boy 3. Algomania 4. Walking Shadow 5. The Disfigured 6. Underworld 7. '79 (I've Lost My Mind in...) 8. Skin On Skin 9. Anna Jane 10. Evil Heart