THE GRODECK WHIPPERJENNY : THE GRODECK WHIPPERJENNY (US'70)

FUNKY-PSYCH MONSTER !!!!!!

The Grodeck Whipperjenny were wolves in sheep attire:a Cincinnati-based group of jazz musicians flexing their rock chops under the auspices of future CTI artist and Grodeck leader David Matthews,who at the time was serving as arranger and writer for the Godfather of Soul,James Brown.The band's lone 1970 release exists in the sonic hinterland between Funkadelic-style psychedelic soul and a distinctly soulful prog rock that shares some territory with Brian Auger and Norman Whitfield's Motown productions.The soupy results are truly sublime with funky tracks like "Sitting Here on a Tongue" coasting on Kenny Poole's fuzz guitar and Jimmy Madison's insistent drums that surely made Brown,who gets his requisite "A James Brown Production" credit, proud.The proceedings get even harder and heavier with the lysergic caveman stomp of "Put Your Thing on Me" and "Why Can't I Go Back." Matthews gets to strut his arranging stuff on the string-heavy "Conclusions" and takes his Hammond for a ride on the trippy "Evidence for the Existence of the Unconscious." A few dated speed bumps,"I Wonder" and "You're Too Young," prevent this from being a through and through classic,but it's a wild ride otherwise and not to be missed.

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CARAVAN : ALL OVER YOU (UK'97)

Caravan do it all over again!!!

NEW RE-RECORDED CLASSIC CARAVAN FAVOURITES + 2 BONUS TRACKS

1. If I Could Do It All over Again, I'd Do It All ...
2. Place of My Own
3. The Love in Your Eye/To Catch Me a Brother...
4. In the Land of Grey and Pink
5. Golf Girl
6. Disassocation (Nine Feet Underground)
7. Hello, Hello
8. Asforteri 25
9. For Richard: Can'd Be Long Now-Francoise...
10. Memory Lain Hugh
11. Headloss
12. Be All Right/Chance of a Lifetime
13. If I Could Do It All over Again,...[Single Mix]

Richard Coughlan / drums
Jimmy Hastings / woodwind
Pye Hastings / bass, guitar, vocals
Geoffrey Richardson / cello, viola
Dave Sinclair / keyboards

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ANTONIUS REX : PRAETERNATURAL (ITALY'80)

Occult Hard-Prog Gem

Plus 1 Bonus Track

This is maybe the best opus from the band, the more complete and complex one,even if sometimes people laugh at the intensity with which it speaks about darkness and horror.The album is mostly instrumental,with organ,keyboards and piano by Dorris Norton,a master in the field,and the excellent soloing work by Antonio Bartoccetti,who gives us some examples of the finest guitar phrases heard.The music is very dark and is the right heir to Goblin,who are the band whose sound nearest band to Antonious Rex.Sometimes there are references to the some most famous horror film soundtracks, ike the film score to Halloween.
This has to be considered the most mature release by the band,thanks to some astonishing piano layout and riffs and the distorted guitar work of Bartoccetti that at that times was very innovative.
Maybe the subject is too obscure during the whole length of the album,but it is very fascinating.


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ROBERT WYATT :
SOLAR FLARES BURN FOR YOU
(1972-2003)

Rare & Unreleased

1. Alifib (3:17)
2. Soup Song (3:14)
3. Sea Song (8:11)
4. I'm a Believer (3:44)
5. Blimey O'Riley (4:23)
6. Solar Flares Burn for You (7:46)
7. God Song (5:12)
8. Fol de Rol (1:52)
9. Little Child (3:14)
10. We Got an Arts Council Grant (1:33)
11. Righteous Rhumba (1:17)
12. 'Twas Brillig (5:06)
13. Verb (3:29)


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OSANNA : L'UOMO (ITALY'71)

Italian Progressive Rock Gem

Osanna is classic seventies Italian prog.The basis of their sound is original heavy guitar rock often in combination with amazing flute solos.Additionally, more spacey,Pink Floydian parts and quiet interludes with acoustic guitar and flute can be heard as well.There are plenty of mood changes and surprises that make this music very dynamic and interesting.Their first three are masterpieces in their own right.The superb "L'Uomo" in which heavy rock and spacey jazz are only a few of the styles included,the soundtrack "Milano Calibro 9" and their third album "Palepoli" which is so bizarre and complex,beginners may be too dazzled by the array of styles presented.

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ENGLAND : ENGLAND (UK'76)

HeavyProg(??!) Monster

A privately-pressed hard-riffing guitar progrock album which featured some fine guitar work and some strong material with 'The Osprey' and 'How Does It Feel' among the highlights. Worth seeking out but currently valued by 'Record Collector' at around £250.

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SOFT MACHINE : BACKWARDS (1968-1970)

Live & Studio

1. Facelift
2. Moon in June
3. Esther's Nose Job
4. Facelift
5. Hibou Anemone and Bear
6. Moon in June Demo

Tracks 1-3 were recorded in late May 1970 in London,England
Tracks 4-5 were recorded in late November 1969 in Paris,France
Track 6 was recorded in October and November 1968 in the USA


Mark Charig : Trumpet (4/5)
Elton Dean : Alto Sax,Saxello (1/2/3/4/5)
Lyn Dobson : Soprano Sax,Tenor Sax (4/5)
Nick Evans : Trombone (4/5)
Hugh Hopper : Bass (1/2/3/4/5/6)
Mike Ratledge : Electric Piano,Organ (1/2/3/4/5/6)
Robert Wyatt : Drums,Percussion,Bass,Organ,Electric Piano,Trumpet,Vocals (1/2/3/4/5/6)


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PINK FAIRIES : Previously Unreleased (1984)
(Tracks 1-6)


TWINK & the FAIRIES : Do it'77 (1977)
(Tracks 7-9)


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THIRD EAR BAND


Live Ghosts (Live in Italy 1988)
+ 1 Bonus Studio Track

1. More Mosaic (13.17)
2. Ghetto Raga (13.15)
3. Druid Three (07.25)
4. Live Ghosts (13.27)
5. Necromanticus (Bonus) (08.53)

Glenn Sweeney : Drums
Paul Minns : Oboe
Mick Carter : Guitar
Alan Samuel : Violin

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Brain Waves (1993)

1. Sirocco Song (06.12)
2. Midnight Drums (07.32)
3. Spell of the Voodoo (07.28)
4. Dances with Dolphins (05.03)
5. Water into Wine (10.34)
6. Alchemical Raga (08.00)
7. Psychedelic Trance Dance (08.43)

Glenn Sweeney : Percussions
Mick Carter : Guitar
Neil Black : Violin
Lyn Dobson : Vocals, Chants, Flute, Synths

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JENGHIZ KHAN : WELL CUT (BELGIUM'71)

Heavy Prog-Psych Monster!!!!!

The band was formed in 1970.Jenghiz Khan were short-lived but their "Well Cut" has long been in demand among collectors.This contained the archetypical Heavy-Progressive Rock of the times,sometimes similar to Huriah Heep and May Blitz.

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CMU :
OPEN SPACES (UK'71)
SPACE CABARET (UK'72)

Folk-Blues-Prog-Psych???

Cambridge-based CMU (Contemporary Music Unit, apparently) were a sort of folky bluesy progpsych outfit,like so many at the turn of the '70s,and they managed a couple of albums. Their debut, Open Spaces (1971) is a stunning, complex, melodic progressive album with exceptional female vocals, great fuzz guitar and strong keyboards.By their 2nd album, Space Cabaret (1972),CMU had moved away from their bluesy roots into a more folk/psych direction,although they could also rock out when the mood took them.There's some really nice moments on the album and a fair bit of Mellotron strings on Archway 272 (presumably referring to the area of North London). Original LPs on Transatlantic Records are now rare.

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First Part
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CWT : THE HUNDREDWEIGHT (UK'73)

Heavyrock + Jazzrock ????

Great Heavy-Jazzrock album with over the top distorted guitars and a fantastic brass section. This is in the vein of Colosseum (but harder) and with a strong Heavy-Krautrock feel.
Excellent album.

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FUN WITH MUSHROOMS (1992)

PSYCH!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, what have we here? "Fun With Mushrooms" indeed... (And we're not talking Chesswoods). Before we float off in a haze of purple electric pagodas, let me just say on behalf of both of us, that we're proud to be able to gibber on the back of this plastic pantechnicon of pulsating pyrotechnical performances.Now all you have to do is turn the lights down low,light up the joss sticks, make your body comfortable and powered by a psychedelic cup of tea immerse your mind in this fungus fantasia.
What we have here is some of the very best of current psychedelic music,music that goes beyond any fashion conscious trend,music that exists outside of any MTV Corporate Hype,and just like the mushrooms that inspired it, has a tendancy to sprout up all over the globe as a celebration of life... shouting out "Freedom","Justice" &"Liberty" (Liber-tea?)... there for all those who want to explore... the ultimate taster of musical fungi sprouting through the crap & mundane.So eat,drink & be merry,and remember - as a famous freak once said "To be a mushroom is to rise above the shit"...


1. Boris & His Bolshie Balalaika - Toadstool Soup (Slight Send)
2. Saddar Bazaar - Night Descent
3. Praise Space Electric - Electric Sensation
4. 14th Wray - Yuppie Deadhead Party
5. Harrold Juana - Uncle Sam
6. Dead Flowers - Chocolate Staircase
7. Tangle Edge - Half-Moon Flower
8. Watch Children - Did You Feed The Fish?
9. Dean Carter & The High Commission - Government Surplus Jam
10. Omnia Opera - The Awakened
11. The Inn - Who's My Name?
12. Wobble Jaggle Jiggle - Thoughts Of The Sky
13. Mooseheart Faith Stellar Groove Band - Thought Dial
14. Boris & His Bolshie Balalaika - Toadstool Soup (Slight Return)
15. Terence McKenna Speaks

Bonus CD Tracks

16. Cosmic Kangaroos - Ritual People
17. Reefus Moons - Mr. & Mrs. Creature
18. Marshmallow Overcoat - 13 Ghosts
19. Dr. Brown - Freakbeat
20. Jasmine Love Bomb - That River


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Part 1
http://rapidshare.com/files/1536015/Fun_with_Mushrooms_pt.1.zip.html

Part 2
http://rapidshare.com/files/1536797/Fun_with_Mushrooms_pt.2.zip.html

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THE RUNNING MAN : THE RUNNING MAN (UK'72)

Soft/Hard Progressive Jazzrock ???

Originally released on Neon (an RCA subsidiary dedicated to progressive rock) in 1972. This English progressive band had it's strength in the guitar player Ray Russell,well known for his fastness and talent.Powerful jazz-rock tracks, alternate with softer moments.Featuring the sax player Gary Windo (Carla Bley, Centipede, Nick Mason, NRBQ).On Jim O'Rourke's Top Ten Thousand list.

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