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JimENight · Site Admin Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 183

My weekend listening included a straight run thru of -
Tangerine Dream by Kaleidoscope, and the first two albums by The Soft Machine!
Picked up a copy of the Bee Gees second album IDEA at a flea market this weekend for a buck. The title track, which opens side two, is curious...
Also picked up the first (?) album by Rare Earth (crica 1969) and MAN, I thought Nova Local did a way-out version of Tobacco Road, Rare Earth's version may be thee definitive! Exclamation

JimENight · Site Admin Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 183

Okay, I've gone over this & over this. I've listened to this sober & otherwise. And I keep coming to the same conclusion: Skip Bifferty (British) cut one of the most perfect psychedelic albums of the genre in 1967.
why more people do not talk about & praise this album is beyond me. Their lone, self-titled album from '67 will no doubt make my top 10 of greatest psychedelic albums of all time. Do yourself a favor and seek out a copy asap!
Full review to follow...

JimENight · Site Admin Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 183

Also, I must say that I am more impressed with Nova Local than I expected to be. Another group who only cut one album just prior to the psychedelic apex of 1967. If it is true that the album was cut at the tail end of 1966 - into '67 then it is especially interesting and certainly ahead of its time.
Not all of the songs are strong enough to make it a solid "5 Star" Classic as it really looses steam on side 2. But on the strength of the songs which comprised side 1 of the original vinyl (which I'm assuming goes thru Tobacco Road) it is one hell of an effort at the genre!

JimENight · Site Admin Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 183

Oh, and btw, a local vinyl shop here in CT has an original copy of that Nova Local album (on Decca) and they're asking $100.00 for it!
Razz

Joe_Stax · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:34 am Post subject:

Just spinnin' and diggin' H-Bomb Ferguson. It's a comp on Rev-Ola called Big City Blues 1951-54. A powerhouse dose of earthy R & B! Excellent, and highly recommended.
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Joe_Stax · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:08 am Post subject:

If you're feelin' the blues, try Ma Rainey (she of the black bottom) or Mississippi Fred McDowell. I've been really digging them this week.

For some early rock n roll action, Collectables put out an excellent comp of the astonishing Esquerita. Wild!

Maybe it's in anticipation of the 2009 Beatles remasters, but the revised Yellow Submarine disc from a few years back is in rotation right now. This is a marked improvement over the earlier cd releases... it's a shame it's taken so damn long for the clean up to happen. Crisper sound abounds, and I keep hearing things I'd missed before, like some of the backing vocals and instruments. What a gas. It's also a revelatory look at a "lost" Beatles album, comprised of tracks that fell between the cracks, but could have easily made the grade for a "proper" release. I absolutely adore Hey Bulldog and It's All Too Much. In fact, George comes off so well with his songs on this album. As a songwriter, he just got a raw deal from MacLen.
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One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.

JimENight · Site Admin Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 183

I agree, Joe, Harrison was reaching his songwriting peak in early '68 and it begins to show on the Yellow Submarine album. Also, I've always really enjoyed It's Only A Northern Song. Harrison brought a unique sense of dissonance to the Beatles music (as far back as She Loves You) and my ears really dig that sort of pungent spice!

Joe_Stax · Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:48 pm Post subject:

I just wanted to post this:

Esquerita!
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Joe_Stax · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:30 pm Post subject:

I heard Steve Martin being interviewed on Fresh Air this week. He was promoting the paperback of his memoir about his stand-up years. I got it for Christmas last year, and it's well worth reading whether you're a fan or not.

As a result, this week's had a lot of Steve's first two albums in the rotation, along with George Carlin (Class Clown) and a couple of Eddie Izzard discs.
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One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.

Astrakhan · Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 135 Location: nowhere, man

I've been revisiting the Velvet Underground's catalog over the weekend! (Which reminds me of something I wanted to post...)

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