Mark Clarke - Moving To The Moon

Mark Clarke - Moving To The Moon - 2010

The first album from the veteran bass player from Colosseum, Uriah Heep and Natural Gas (with Joey Molland and Jerry Shirley) has been a long time coming. After 40 years of his friends and fans asking for a solo album - here it is. And it's a masterful collection of extemely well recorded and performed tracks that rival any from the bands he's played in.

01. One Of These Days
02. A Cowboy's Song

03. Without You
04. Modeleine
05. You Save The Day
06. The Falling
07. Heaven and Hell
08. Movin' to the Moon
09. Then Forever Comes
10. A Little Something 

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Mark Clarke - Moving To The Moon

Mark Clarke - Moving To The Moon - 2010

The first album from the veteran bass player from Colosseum, Uriah Heep and Natural Gas (with Joey Molland and Jerry Shirley) has been a long time coming. After 40 years of his friends and fans asking for a solo album - here it is. And it's a masterful collection of extemely well recorded and performed tracks that rival any from the bands he's played in.

01. One Of These Days
02. A Cowboy's Song

03. Without You
04. Modeleine
05. You Save The Day
06. The Falling
07. Heaven and Hell
08. Movin' to the Moon
09. Then Forever Comes
10. A Little Something 

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Peter Banks - Can I Play You Something?

Peter Banks - Can I Play You Something? - 1999


from Music Index

For many Peter Banks is the forgotten man of Yes which is a shame as Peter was a founder member of that band and as such an important part of the jigsaw. Although Peter likes to look forward and has released a number of fine solo albums I get the impression he is quite proud of his time in Yes and his pre-Yes incarnation. His previous project was Something’s Coming, a double CD containing radio and TV performances of Yes prior to his departure in 1970.

For this release Peter goes back to recordings made between 1964 and 1968 including his appearances in The Syn and Mabel Greer’s Toyshop, two names familiar to Yes fans as they precluded the creation of that band. As a document of what went before Yes, this is a fascinating dig into the past and includes material that would eventually appear on the first Yes album.

01. Can I Play You Something? (Peter Banks)
02. Bang/Crash (Peter Banks)
03. Peter Gunn (Peter Banks)  (recorded live in Los Angeles, 1980)
04. Hippie Loop (Peter Banks)
05. 14 Hour Technicolour Dream (The Syn, 1967)
06. You Better Move On (The Devil's Disciples, 1965)
07. Beyond And Before (Demo) (Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968)
08. Beyond And Before (What Bass? Mix) (Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968)

09. Lima Loop (Peter Banks)
10. Grounded (The Syn, 1967)
11. For Your Love (The Devil's Disciples, 1965)
12. Flowerman (Demo) (The Syn, 1967)
13. Flowerman (The Syn, 1967)

14. Yesterdays (Peter Banks)
15. Electric Funeral (Demo) ( Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968)
16. Electric Funeral (Radio Fun Mix) (Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968)
17. Cinnamon Touch ((Peter Banks)
18. Get Yourself Together (Demo) (Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968)
19. Created By Clive (The Syn, 1967)
20. Images Of You And Me (Radio Fun Mix) (Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968)
21. I Saw You! (Bang/Crash) (Yes, 1969?/70? "Affirmative Duo" (Banks/Bruford))
22. No Time ((Peter Banks)


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Peter Banks - Can I Play You Something?

Peter Banks - Can I Play You Something? - 1999


from Music Index

For many Peter Banks is the forgotten man of Yes which is a shame as Peter was a founder member of that band and as such an important part of the jigsaw. Although Peter likes to look forward and has released a number of fine solo albums I get the impression he is quite proud of his time in Yes and his pre-Yes incarnation. His previous project was Something’s Coming, a double CD containing radio and TV performances of Yes prior to his departure in 1970.

For this release Peter goes back to recordings made between 1964 and 1968 including his appearances in The Syn and Mabel Greer’s Toyshop, two names familiar to Yes fans as they precluded the creation of that band. As a document of what went before Yes, this is a fascinating dig into the past and includes material that would eventually appear on the first Yes album.

01. Can I Play You Something? (Peter Banks)
02. Bang/Crash (Peter Banks)
03. Peter Gunn (Peter Banks)  (recorded live in Los Angeles, 1980)
04. Hippie Loop (Peter Banks)
05. 14 Hour Technicolour Dream (The Syn, 1967)
06. You Better Move On (The Devil's Disciples, 1965)
07. Beyond And Before (Demo) (Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968)
08. Beyond And Before (What Bass? Mix) (Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968)

09. Lima Loop (Peter Banks)
10. Grounded (The Syn, 1967)
11. For Your Love (The Devil's Disciples, 1965)
12. Flowerman (Demo) (The Syn, 1967)
13. Flowerman (The Syn, 1967)

14. Yesterdays (Peter Banks)
15. Electric Funeral (Demo) ( Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968)
16. Electric Funeral (Radio Fun Mix) (Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968)
17. Cinnamon Touch ((Peter Banks)
18. Get Yourself Together (Demo) (Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968)
19. Created By Clive (The Syn, 1967)
20. Images Of You And Me (Radio Fun Mix) (Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968)
21. I Saw You! (Bang/Crash) (Yes, 1969?/70? "Affirmative Duo" (Banks/Bruford))
22. No Time ((Peter Banks)


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Bobby Whitlock - Its About Time

Bobby Whitlock - Its About Time - 2000

From his days with Eric Clapton in Derek & the Dominoes, through his excellent session work and solo albums, Bobby Whitlock's talent has continued to spread itself across the canvas of rock & roll in shades of blue and other bright colors. With It's About Time, the colors blend into one of Whitlock's most intriguing creations yet.

Beginning with the hauntingly beautiful "There She Goes," Whitlock adds subtle nuances to the canvas, one on top of the other, until his creation has been completed. And what a creation it is, highlighted by spirited re-recordings of a couple of tunes co-written with Clapton -- "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad" and "Bell Bottom Blues" -- and backed up with great new songs like the lovely "Standing in the Rain" and the rocking "Born to Sing the Blues." The musicians Whitlock brings to the project, including Steve Cropper, Jim Horn, and Buddy Miller, are another reason for the album's undeniable energy. "Sold Me Down the River" rocks with a Little Feat-ish vibe and features dead-on background vocals from Ashley Whitlock, while "It's Only Midnite" is filled with soul and passion. "Ghost Driver" is a haunting story of one man's final, high-speed ride through the night. "I Love You," a plea for loved ones to express their feelings for each other before it's too late, caps off this fine set from a musician we haven't heard enough from in recent years. 

01. There She Goes
02. Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?
03. It's About Time
04. A Wing and a Prayer
05. Sold Me Down the River
06. It's Only Midnite
07. Standin' in the Rain
08. Born to Sing the Blues
09. High on You
10. Bell Bottom Blues
 

11. Ghost Driver
12. I Love You

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Bobby Whitlock - Its About Time

Bobby Whitlock - Its About Time - 2000

From his days with Eric Clapton in Derek & the Dominoes, through his excellent session work and solo albums, Bobby Whitlock's talent has continued to spread itself across the canvas of rock & roll in shades of blue and other bright colors. With It's About Time, the colors blend into one of Whitlock's most intriguing creations yet.

Beginning with the hauntingly beautiful "There She Goes," Whitlock adds subtle nuances to the canvas, one on top of the other, until his creation has been completed. And what a creation it is, highlighted by spirited re-recordings of a couple of tunes co-written with Clapton -- "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad" and "Bell Bottom Blues" -- and backed up with great new songs like the lovely "Standing in the Rain" and the rocking "Born to Sing the Blues." The musicians Whitlock brings to the project, including Steve Cropper, Jim Horn, and Buddy Miller, are another reason for the album's undeniable energy. "Sold Me Down the River" rocks with a Little Feat-ish vibe and features dead-on background vocals from Ashley Whitlock, while "It's Only Midnite" is filled with soul and passion. "Ghost Driver" is a haunting story of one man's final, high-speed ride through the night. "I Love You," a plea for loved ones to express their feelings for each other before it's too late, caps off this fine set from a musician we haven't heard enough from in recent years. 

01. There She Goes
02. Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?
03. It's About Time
04. A Wing and a Prayer
05. Sold Me Down the River
06. It's Only Midnite
07. Standin' in the Rain
08. Born to Sing the Blues
09. High on You
10. Bell Bottom Blues
 

11. Ghost Driver
12. I Love You

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Benjamin Hugg - Early One Morning & What´s Been Happening (repost)

Benjamin Hugg foi um cantor, compositor e guitarrista australiano  Ele lançou dois álbuns, Early One Morning (1974) e What's Been Happening (1975). Suas músicas são basicamente folk rock com boas pitadas de uma boa pop music. Ele chegou a excursionar com a sua "The Benjamin Hugg Band" composta por  Greg Johnson (guitarra), Keith Miller (baixo) e David Pitt (bateria). Após esse segundo disco ele simplesmente desapareceu de seu público.

Infelizmente, não disponho de mais informações sobre o artista, a não ser a de que ele morreu em decorrência de um câncer. Para sites como o Allmusic, ele simplesmente nunca existiu. No RateYourMusic, só umas capinhas em baixíssimas resoluções.

O Early One... já vi rolando por aí num vinil rip. Este segundo, ao que me consta, é uma raridade.

Divirtam-se todos!!!!!!!!!

 Early One Morning - 1974

01 - Interlude (Early One Morning)
02 - Thanks God You´re Here With Me

03 - Such Little Time
04 - Lovely Picture
05 - Silly Minded People
06 - Alleys of Austin
07 - My Jenny
08 - Here Comes Alice  And Me
09 - I´ve Found Love
10 - Hand Me Down Secondhand Smile
11 -  Epilogue (Early One Morning)



Benjamin Hugg - Acoustic Guitar, Vocal
Peter Robinson - Bass, Acoustic and Eletric Guitars
Bill Pyman - Acoustic and Eletric Guitar, Back Vocals
Doug Sornan - Acoustic and Eletric Piano
Buddy England - Acoustic Guitar and Back Vocals
Garth Thompson - Drums and Percussion
Bruce Woodley - Acoustic Guitar
Barry Sullivan - Bass
Rick Berger - Bass
Joe McLaughlin - Piano
Kerryn Tolhurst - Steel Guitar
Wendy Cook - Back Vocals

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What´s Been Happening - 1975

01 - Needle of Misfortune
02 - What's Been Happening

03 - Loving You
04 - Don't Leave me This Way
05 - I Hear You Sing
06 - Dirty Man
07 - Without You
08 - Where is the Love
09 - Easy

Benjamin Hugg - Acoustic Guitar, Vocal
Peter Walker - Guitar
Peter Roberts - Bass
Tim Partridge - Bass (Funky)
Michael Bart - Keyboards and Synths
Russel Dunlop - Drums
Joe Tattersall - Drums
Geoff Oakes - Sax
John Sayers - Piano
Barry Leef, Peter Walker, Joe Tattersall - Back Vocals

+@320

Com o post de hoje dou como cumprida minha heróica e solitária batalha para reupar tudo de novo com uma conexão de internet sofrível. Ficou de fora uma ou outra coisa que acha-se fácil pela rede e alguns poucos que parecem não ter tido boa recepção.

Se mesmo assim alguém se deparar com um link morto, desde que não seja do único Juan Martin que postei, fiquem inteiramente a vontade para ser atendido (quase) prontamente.

Benjamin Hugg - Early One Morning & What´s Been Happening (repost)

Benjamin Hugg foi um cantor, compositor e guitarrista australiano  Ele lançou dois álbuns, Early One Morning (1974) e What's Been Happening (1975). Suas músicas são basicamente folk rock com boas pitadas de uma boa pop music. Ele chegou a excursionar com a sua "The Benjamin Hugg Band" composta por  Greg Johnson (guitarra), Keith Miller (baixo) e David Pitt (bateria). Após esse segundo disco ele simplesmente desapareceu de seu público.

Infelizmente, não disponho de mais informações sobre o artista, a não ser a de que ele morreu em decorrência de um câncer. Para sites como o Allmusic, ele simplesmente nunca existiu. No RateYourMusic, só umas capinhas em baixíssimas resoluções.

O Early One... já vi rolando por aí num vinil rip. Este segundo, ao que me consta, é uma raridade.

Divirtam-se todos!!!!!!!!!

 Early One Morning - 1974

01 - Interlude (Early One Morning)
02 - Thanks God You´re Here With Me

03 - Such Little Time
04 - Lovely Picture
05 - Silly Minded People
06 - Alleys of Austin
07 - My Jenny
08 - Here Comes Alice  And Me
09 - I´ve Found Love
10 - Hand Me Down Secondhand Smile
11 -  Epilogue (Early One Morning)



Benjamin Hugg - Acoustic Guitar, Vocal
Peter Robinson - Bass, Acoustic and Eletric Guitars
Bill Pyman - Acoustic and Eletric Guitar, Back Vocals
Doug Sornan - Acoustic and Eletric Piano
Buddy England - Acoustic Guitar and Back Vocals
Garth Thompson - Drums and Percussion
Bruce Woodley - Acoustic Guitar
Barry Sullivan - Bass
Rick Berger - Bass
Joe McLaughlin - Piano
Kerryn Tolhurst - Steel Guitar
Wendy Cook - Back Vocals

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What´s Been Happening - 1975

01 - Needle of Misfortune
02 - What's Been Happening

03 - Loving You
04 - Don't Leave me This Way
05 - I Hear You Sing
06 - Dirty Man
07 - Without You
08 - Where is the Love
09 - Easy

Benjamin Hugg - Acoustic Guitar, Vocal
Peter Walker - Guitar
Peter Roberts - Bass
Tim Partridge - Bass (Funky)
Michael Bart - Keyboards and Synths
Russel Dunlop - Drums
Joe Tattersall - Drums
Geoff Oakes - Sax
John Sayers - Piano
Barry Leef, Peter Walker, Joe Tattersall - Back Vocals

+@320

Com o post de hoje dou como cumprida minha heróica e solitária batalha para reupar tudo de novo com uma conexão de internet sofrível. Ficou de fora uma ou outra coisa que acha-se fácil pela rede e alguns poucos que parecem não ter tido boa recepção.

Se mesmo assim alguém se deparar com um link morto, desde que não seja do único Juan Martin que postei, fiquem inteiramente a vontade para ser atendido (quase) prontamente.

Jakko M. Jakszyk - Kingdom of Dust (repost)

Jakko M. Jakszyk - Kingdom of Dust - 1994

from http://calyx.perso.neuf.fr

Through his collaborations with the likes of Dave Stewart, Peter Blegvad, John Greaves and Pip Pyle, Jakko M. Jakszyk has become an honorary member of the Canterbury 'family', although he has led a fruitful solo career and earned fame as Level 42's guitarist between 1991 and the band's split in 1994.

In his teenage years, while at school in Watford, Jakszyk's favourite bands were Henry Cow and Hatfield and the North. A big fan of Dave Stewart in particular, he sent him tapes of his band 64 Spoons, which resulted in Stewart coming down to a few gigs, sometimes in the company of Bill Bruford, whom he he was working with at the time. 64 Spoons folded at the turn of the decade, leaving an unreleased album, which finally saw the light of day in 1992 as Landing On A Rat Column on the Freshly Cut label, thanks to the effort of enthusiast Richard Armstrong, who sadly died shortly before the project came to fruition.

Jakszyk's friendship with Stewart resulted in him singing on the original demo for "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted?". He eventually sang backup on the final version with Colin Blunstone on lead vocals. Meanwhile, he was a founding member, as guitarist and lead vocalist, of Rapid Eye Movement, a band formed by Stewart after the Bruford group had split up, also including Pip Pyle and Rick Biddulph. This obscure outfit (which left no recorded legacy) toured Europe irregularly for about a year (1980-81). "It was a lot rougher than National Health", Jakszyk remembers, "very structured but performed in a very anarchic way". When "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted?" became a hit in England, it was included in the setlist. "Rapid Eye Movement did record some stuff in the studio. There are also a number of reasonably good live tapes and I have recently talked to Dave about releasing something".

READ MORE HERE

Jakko M.Jakszyk's Kingdom Of Dust represented an accessible and melodic fusion of Pop sensibilities and Art Rock ambition that found Jakko working alongside the ever-inventive trio of Jansen, Barbieri and Karn (ex-Japan/Rain Tree Crow)

Jakko M. Jakszyk - Guitars, Vocals
Richard Barbieri - Keyboards, Synthesizers
Mick Karn - Bass
Steve Jansen - Drums, Percussion

1. The Hands of Che Guevara
2. Drowning in My Sleep
3. It's Only the Moon
4. The Judas Kiss

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Jakko M. Jakszyk - Kingdom of Dust (repost)

Jakko M. Jakszyk - Kingdom of Dust - 1994

from http://calyx.perso.neuf.fr

Through his collaborations with the likes of Dave Stewart, Peter Blegvad, John Greaves and Pip Pyle, Jakko M. Jakszyk has become an honorary member of the Canterbury 'family', although he has led a fruitful solo career and earned fame as Level 42's guitarist between 1991 and the band's split in 1994.

In his teenage years, while at school in Watford, Jakszyk's favourite bands were Henry Cow and Hatfield and the North. A big fan of Dave Stewart in particular, he sent him tapes of his band 64 Spoons, which resulted in Stewart coming down to a few gigs, sometimes in the company of Bill Bruford, whom he he was working with at the time. 64 Spoons folded at the turn of the decade, leaving an unreleased album, which finally saw the light of day in 1992 as Landing On A Rat Column on the Freshly Cut label, thanks to the effort of enthusiast Richard Armstrong, who sadly died shortly before the project came to fruition.

Jakszyk's friendship with Stewart resulted in him singing on the original demo for "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted?". He eventually sang backup on the final version with Colin Blunstone on lead vocals. Meanwhile, he was a founding member, as guitarist and lead vocalist, of Rapid Eye Movement, a band formed by Stewart after the Bruford group had split up, also including Pip Pyle and Rick Biddulph. This obscure outfit (which left no recorded legacy) toured Europe irregularly for about a year (1980-81). "It was a lot rougher than National Health", Jakszyk remembers, "very structured but performed in a very anarchic way". When "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted?" became a hit in England, it was included in the setlist. "Rapid Eye Movement did record some stuff in the studio. There are also a number of reasonably good live tapes and I have recently talked to Dave about releasing something".

READ MORE HERE

Jakko M.Jakszyk's Kingdom Of Dust represented an accessible and melodic fusion of Pop sensibilities and Art Rock ambition that found Jakko working alongside the ever-inventive trio of Jansen, Barbieri and Karn (ex-Japan/Rain Tree Crow)

Jakko M. Jakszyk - Guitars, Vocals
Richard Barbieri - Keyboards, Synthesizers
Mick Karn - Bass
Steve Jansen - Drums, Percussion

1. The Hands of Che Guevara
2. Drowning in My Sleep
3. It's Only the Moon
4. The Judas Kiss

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Bonnie Bramlett - Lady's Choice (repost)

Bonnie Bramlett - Lady's Choice - 1976

Lady´s Choice é o terceiro álbum da carreira solo de Bonnie. Com uma coleção de músicas que reúnem autores como Issac Hayes, Smokey Robinson, James Brown, Bob Dylan e Sam Cooke, desfilam em suas 11 faixas o talento de gente como Gregg Almann,  Bobby Whitlock, Randall Bramlett, além de toda a galera da Muscle Shoals.

01. Think (About It)
02. Hold On I'm Coming
03. You Send Me
04. Never Gonna Give You Up
05. Let's Go Get Stoned
06. Two Steps From The Blues
07. If I Were Your Woman
08. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
09. You've Really Got A Hold On Me
10. Thrill On The Hill (Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go)
11. Forever Young

Bonnie Bramlett - Vocals
Gregg Allman - Organ (track 1), Vocals (track 6)
Bobby Whitlock, Vocals (track 10)
Barry Beckett - Keyboards
David Hood - Bass
Roger Hawkins - Drums
Chuck Leavell - Piano (tracks 8, 9)
Dobie Gray - Vocals (track 4)
Jimmy Hall - Vocals (track 9)
Mickey Thomas, Vocals (tracks 2, 9)
Randall Bramlett - Soprano Sax (track 3)
Harvey Thompson - Tenor Sax
Ronnie Eades - Saxophone
Johnny Sandlin, Tommy Talton - Guitar
Dickey Betts - Guitar (track 8)
Ricky Hirsch - Guitar, Horn (track 5)
Harrison Calloway - Trumpet
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards
Charles Rose - Horn

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Bonnie Bramlett - Lady's Choice (repost)

Bonnie Bramlett - Lady's Choice - 1976

Lady´s Choice é o terceiro álbum da carreira solo de Bonnie. Com uma coleção de músicas que reúnem autores como Issac Hayes, Smokey Robinson, James Brown, Bob Dylan e Sam Cooke, desfilam em suas 11 faixas o talento de gente como Gregg Almann,  Bobby Whitlock, Randall Bramlett, além de toda a galera da Muscle Shoals.

01. Think (About It)
02. Hold On I'm Coming
03. You Send Me
04. Never Gonna Give You Up
05. Let's Go Get Stoned
06. Two Steps From The Blues
07. If I Were Your Woman
08. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
09. You've Really Got A Hold On Me
10. Thrill On The Hill (Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go)
11. Forever Young

Bonnie Bramlett - Vocals
Gregg Allman - Organ (track 1), Vocals (track 6)
Bobby Whitlock, Vocals (track 10)
Barry Beckett - Keyboards
David Hood - Bass
Roger Hawkins - Drums
Chuck Leavell - Piano (tracks 8, 9)
Dobie Gray - Vocals (track 4)
Jimmy Hall - Vocals (track 9)
Mickey Thomas, Vocals (tracks 2, 9)
Randall Bramlett - Soprano Sax (track 3)
Harvey Thompson - Tenor Sax
Ronnie Eades - Saxophone
Johnny Sandlin, Tommy Talton - Guitar
Dickey Betts - Guitar (track 8)
Ricky Hirsch - Guitar, Horn (track 5)
Harrison Calloway - Trumpet
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards
Charles Rose - Horn

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Brian Joseph Friel - Arrivederci Androssan

Brian Joseph Friel - Arrivederci Androssan - 1975

Hoje posto o segundo - e extremamente raro - álbum deste músico e compositor escocês. Seu primeiro álbum já foi postado aqui no blog.

As respostagens estão no fim, a partir dessa semana  voltamos à nossa programação normal .

Um pouco mais na  Wikipedia 

1. Folk Hero

2. Sweet Vinicoombe Street

3. Growing Stronger

4. Circles
5. Ashes and Matchsticks
6. Roll That Train
7. The Least I Could Do
8. Fat City
9. Salad Green Geraldine

10. San Francisco Streetcar Fire

Brian Friel - Guitar, Vocals
Zoot Money -  Keyboards
Mick Devonport, Tim Renwick, Andy Roberts, Arthur Rodman, Colin Pincott - Guitar 
Craig Pruess -  Keyboards
Paul Vigrass - Vocals
Paul Francis - Drums
DeLisle Harper - Bass


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Brian Joseph Friel - Arrivederci Androssan

Brian Joseph Friel - Arrivederci Androssan - 1975

Hoje posto o segundo - e extremamente raro - álbum deste músico e compositor escocês. Seu primeiro álbum já foi postado aqui no blog.

As respostagens estão no fim, a partir dessa semana  voltamos à nossa programação normal .

Um pouco mais na  Wikipedia 

1. Folk Hero

2. Sweet Vinicoombe Street

3. Growing Stronger

4. Circles
5. Ashes and Matchsticks
6. Roll That Train
7. The Least I Could Do
8. Fat City
9. Salad Green Geraldine

10. San Francisco Streetcar Fire

Brian Friel - Guitar, Vocals
Zoot Money -  Keyboards
Mick Devonport, Tim Renwick, Andy Roberts, Arthur Rodman, Colin Pincott - Guitar 
Craig Pruess -  Keyboards
Paul Vigrass - Vocals
Paul Francis - Drums
DeLisle Harper - Bass


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Richie Havens - Nobody Left to Crown (repost)

Richie Havens - Nobody Left to Crown - 2008

from http://blogs.epicindia.com

Six of the thirteen songs on Nobody Left To Crown are new originals that Mr. Havens has written for this disc, while the seven covers are ones that speak to either issues of the day or express an idea that he cares passionately about. That last bit might be a tad redundant as I can't think of Richie Havens singing a song if he wasn't able to make an emotional commitment of some kind to it. Interestingly enough one of the covers dates back to the Woodstock era, Pete Townshead's "Won't Get Fooled Again", and Havens' interpretation of it keeps it as pertinent today as it was then.

That's the thing about Nobody Left To Crown that's important to know, Richie Havens maybe a figure some of you think of as belonging to a time in the past, but that is unfair to the man and his music. None of these songs are exercises in nostalgia, nor is the disc some sort of sixties revival thing. This recording has been made for today's world, and the messages it has to impart are relevant to what is going on around us. Listen to the second song on the disc, "Say It Isn't So" and you'll hear what I mean.

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Eu upei esse cd há um bom tempo, enquanto eu fazia uns testes com a minha internet e acabei deixando o link solto por aí. Na verdade nem era a minha intenção postá-lo, já que deve ser figurinha fácil em  muitos  fornecedores. Mas, preocupado se deve ser algum pecado mortal tal desperdício, resolvi postá-lo antes que  caia por inatividade. Isso evidentente não quer dizer que trata-se de um disco dispensável, muito pelo contrário. Tanto as músicas inéditas como as covers são dignas de nota. A versão para Won't Get... é especialmente uma bela jóia. Se você não catou ele antes, aproveite e divirta-se.

01. The Key
02. Say It Isn't So
03. Won't Get Fooled Again
04. Standing On The Water
05. Hurricane Waters
06. If I
07. Nobody Left To Crown
08. (Can't You Hear) Zeus's Anger Roar
09. Lives In The Balance
10. We All Know Now
11. Fates
12. The Great Mandala (The Wheel Of Life)
13. One More Day

Richie Havens - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Walter Parks  - Guitar
Keith Christopher - Bass
Shawn Pelton - Drums
Stephanie Winters - Cello

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Richie Havens - Nobody Left to Crown (repost)

Richie Havens - Nobody Left to Crown - 2008

from http://blogs.epicindia.com

Six of the thirteen songs on Nobody Left To Crown are new originals that Mr. Havens has written for this disc, while the seven covers are ones that speak to either issues of the day or express an idea that he cares passionately about. That last bit might be a tad redundant as I can't think of Richie Havens singing a song if he wasn't able to make an emotional commitment of some kind to it. Interestingly enough one of the covers dates back to the Woodstock era, Pete Townshead's "Won't Get Fooled Again", and Havens' interpretation of it keeps it as pertinent today as it was then.

That's the thing about Nobody Left To Crown that's important to know, Richie Havens maybe a figure some of you think of as belonging to a time in the past, but that is unfair to the man and his music. None of these songs are exercises in nostalgia, nor is the disc some sort of sixties revival thing. This recording has been made for today's world, and the messages it has to impart are relevant to what is going on around us. Listen to the second song on the disc, "Say It Isn't So" and you'll hear what I mean.

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Eu upei esse cd há um bom tempo, enquanto eu fazia uns testes com a minha internet e acabei deixando o link solto por aí. Na verdade nem era a minha intenção postá-lo, já que deve ser figurinha fácil em  muitos  fornecedores. Mas, preocupado se deve ser algum pecado mortal tal desperdício, resolvi postá-lo antes que  caia por inatividade. Isso evidentente não quer dizer que trata-se de um disco dispensável, muito pelo contrário. Tanto as músicas inéditas como as covers são dignas de nota. A versão para Won't Get... é especialmente uma bela jóia. Se você não catou ele antes, aproveite e divirta-se.

01. The Key
02. Say It Isn't So
03. Won't Get Fooled Again
04. Standing On The Water
05. Hurricane Waters
06. If I
07. Nobody Left To Crown
08. (Can't You Hear) Zeus's Anger Roar
09. Lives In The Balance
10. We All Know Now
11. Fates
12. The Great Mandala (The Wheel Of Life)
13. One More Day

Richie Havens - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Walter Parks  - Guitar
Keith Christopher - Bass
Shawn Pelton - Drums
Stephanie Winters - Cello

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The Siegel-Schwall Band - Flash Forward (repost)

 The Siegel-Schwall Band - Flash Forward - 2005

The Siegel-Schwall Band é uma banda de blues de Chicago, formada em 1964 por Corky Siegel e Jim Schwall

Flash Forward, de 2005,  foi o primeiro disco de estúdio em mais de trinta anos.  

1. Afraid Of Love
2. Deja Vous
3. Going Back To Alabama
4. The Underqualified Blues
5. Krazy
6. Can't Stop
7. On The Road
8. Twisted
9. Rumors Of Long Tall Sally
10. Hey Leviticus
11. Sweet Liz
12. Pauline
13. Stormy Weather Love

Corky Siegel - Harmonica, Piano, Vocals
Jim Schwall - Guitar, Mandolin, 12-string Guitar, Accordion, Vocals
Rollo Radford - Electric & Upright Bass, Vocals
Sam Lay - Drums and Vocals (guitar and vocals on 'Stormy Weather Love')
Marcy Levy - Background Vocals


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The Siegel-Schwall Band - Flash Forward (repost)

 The Siegel-Schwall Band - Flash Forward - 2005

The Siegel-Schwall Band é uma banda de blues de Chicago, formada em 1964 por Corky Siegel e Jim Schwall

Flash Forward, de 2005,  foi o primeiro disco de estúdio em mais de trinta anos.  

1. Afraid Of Love
2. Deja Vous
3. Going Back To Alabama
4. The Underqualified Blues
5. Krazy
6. Can't Stop
7. On The Road
8. Twisted
9. Rumors Of Long Tall Sally
10. Hey Leviticus
11. Sweet Liz
12. Pauline
13. Stormy Weather Love

Corky Siegel - Harmonica, Piano, Vocals
Jim Schwall - Guitar, Mandolin, 12-string Guitar, Accordion, Vocals
Rollo Radford - Electric & Upright Bass, Vocals
Sam Lay - Drums and Vocals (guitar and vocals on 'Stormy Weather Love')
Marcy Levy - Background Vocals


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Greg Lake - From the Underground II (repost)

Greg Lake - From the Underground II - Deeper Into The Mine - 2010

From The Underground Volume 2 Deeper Into The Mine, is a second collection of rare and previously unreleased recordings dating back to 1969 and Greg Lake's days in King Crimson. Also included are several never before-heard finished studio recordings taken from the sessions for Lake's two Chrysalis solo albums released in the 1980s; rare live recordings from Emerson, Lake & Palmer; and unreleased tracks from two Greg Lake splinter projects, EL & Powell and Greg Lake's Ride The Tiger (which included Yes/ Buggles /Asia keyboardist, Geoff Downes). Among the most rare of the recordings found on From The Underground Volume 2 Deeper Into The Mine are several finished studio masters of outtakes from the two Lake Chrysalis solo albums. He was backed by his 1981/83 solo band featuring guitarist Gary Moore and also by the Grammy Award winning pop band, Toto. Also included is a 1971 studio-quality live recording of Lake's most popular group, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, doing a previously unreleased song entitled Preacher.

01. Black Moon - Emerson Lake & Palmer
02. Check it Out - Greg Lake's Ride The Tiger
03. Love Under Fire - Greg Lake's Ride The Tiger
04. Cold Side of a Woman - Greg Lake with Toto
05. Step Aside - Emerson Lake & Palmer
06. Preacher Blues - Emerson, Lake And Powell
07. Hold Me - Greg Lake
08. Heart on Ice - Emerson Lake Band
09. Blue Light - Greg Lake's Ride The Tiger
10. You´re Good With Your Love - Greg  Lake With Toto
11. You Really Got a Hold on me - Greg  Lake With Toto
12. Epitaph - King Crimson
13. Fanfare For The Common Man - Greg  Lake Band Featuring Gary Moore 



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Greg Lake - From the Underground II (repost)

Greg Lake - From the Underground II - Deeper Into The Mine - 2010

From The Underground Volume 2 Deeper Into The Mine, is a second collection of rare and previously unreleased recordings dating back to 1969 and Greg Lake's days in King Crimson. Also included are several never before-heard finished studio recordings taken from the sessions for Lake's two Chrysalis solo albums released in the 1980s; rare live recordings from Emerson, Lake & Palmer; and unreleased tracks from two Greg Lake splinter projects, EL & Powell and Greg Lake's Ride The Tiger (which included Yes/ Buggles /Asia keyboardist, Geoff Downes). Among the most rare of the recordings found on From The Underground Volume 2 Deeper Into The Mine are several finished studio masters of outtakes from the two Lake Chrysalis solo albums. He was backed by his 1981/83 solo band featuring guitarist Gary Moore and also by the Grammy Award winning pop band, Toto. Also included is a 1971 studio-quality live recording of Lake's most popular group, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, doing a previously unreleased song entitled Preacher.

01. Black Moon - Emerson Lake & Palmer
02. Check it Out - Greg Lake's Ride The Tiger
03. Love Under Fire - Greg Lake's Ride The Tiger
04. Cold Side of a Woman - Greg Lake with Toto
05. Step Aside - Emerson Lake & Palmer
06. Preacher Blues - Emerson, Lake And Powell
07. Hold Me - Greg Lake
08. Heart on Ice - Emerson Lake Band
09. Blue Light - Greg Lake's Ride The Tiger
10. You´re Good With Your Love - Greg  Lake With Toto
11. You Really Got a Hold on me - Greg  Lake With Toto
12. Epitaph - King Crimson
13. Fanfare For The Common Man - Greg  Lake Band Featuring Gary Moore 



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Gary Wright - First Signs Of Life (repost)

Gary Wright - First Signs Of Life - 1995

01. Kani Fe
02. Better Get Up and Go
03. Arawa
04. Rio Amazonas
05. Oh Shu Ba
06. Don't Try to Own Me
07. Olua
08. Bo Bo Wa
09. Rio Amazonas, Pt. 2
10. Twilight


George Harrison - Back Vocals
Gary Wright - Keyboards, Vocals
Ricardo Silveira - Guitar
Jimmy Haslip - Bass, Percussion, Drums
Terry Bozzio -Percussion, Drums
Steve Farris - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Steve Farris (Drums)
Marlon Klein, T.S. Vinayakaram, T.H. Vinayak Ram, Trichur Mohan, Vikku Vinayakram, Ayo Adeyemi - Percussion
Ayo Adeyemi - Vocals


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Gary Wright - First Signs Of Life (repost)

Gary Wright - First Signs Of Life - 1995

01. Kani Fe
02. Better Get Up and Go
03. Arawa
04. Rio Amazonas
05. Oh Shu Ba
06. Don't Try to Own Me
07. Olua
08. Bo Bo Wa
09. Rio Amazonas, Pt. 2
10. Twilight


George Harrison - Back Vocals
Gary Wright - Keyboards, Vocals
Ricardo Silveira - Guitar
Jimmy Haslip - Bass, Percussion, Drums
Terry Bozzio -Percussion, Drums
Steve Farris - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Steve Farris (Drums)
Marlon Klein, T.S. Vinayakaram, T.H. Vinayak Ram, Trichur Mohan, Vikku Vinayakram, Ayo Adeyemi - Percussion
Ayo Adeyemi - Vocals


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Deep Feeling - Pretty Colours (repost)

Deep Feeling - Pretty Colours - 2009

from http://www.brumbeat.net

Deep Feeling were previously known as The Hellions, a well known Worcester-based band which had included guitarist Dave Mason. The Deep Feeling were fronted by former Hellions drummer/vocalist Jim Capaldi with the other members comprising of lead guitarist Luther Grosvenor, Gordon Jackson on rhythm guitar, bass guitarist David Meredith and drummer/vibes player John "Poli" Palmer. The band started using the name Deep Feeling in 1966 (some sources claim Dave Mason was in the group but Dave was never part of the Deep Feeling line-up).

Deep Feeling concentrated on performing around the Birmingham area and managed to build up quite a following. They also started playing a heavier, psychedelic-influenced style of music with Jim Capaldi, Gordon Jackson and Poli Palmer all writing original songs for the group. All the band members sang and Gordon Jackson would substitute on drums when Poli Palmer was playing vibes or flute. Yardbirds manager/producer Giorgio Gomelsky became interested in the group after seeing them perform in Cheltenham. He arranged for them to make an album in London and a number of tracks were recorded in the studio by the band but the only one released to-date has been the Capaldi/Jackson/Palmer composition Pretty Colours.

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ABOUT ALBUM

01. Pretty Colours
02. The Ruin
03. Chicken George
04. The Necessitarian
05. Or Something
06. I Put A Spell On You
07. Coming Home Baby
08. I Don't Know Her Too Well
09. On The Circle Of Life
10. To A Lady In Black
11. Imaginations Of Alice
12. Blues For Witley

Jim Capaldi - Lead Vocal
Luther Grosvenor - Lead guitar, Vocal
Gordon Jackson - Guitar, Drums, Vocal
Dave Meredith - Bass Guitar, Vocal
Poli Palmer - Drums, Vibes, Flute

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Deep Feeling - Pretty Colours (repost)

Deep Feeling - Pretty Colours - 2009

from http://www.brumbeat.net

Deep Feeling were previously known as The Hellions, a well known Worcester-based band which had included guitarist Dave Mason. The Deep Feeling were fronted by former Hellions drummer/vocalist Jim Capaldi with the other members comprising of lead guitarist Luther Grosvenor, Gordon Jackson on rhythm guitar, bass guitarist David Meredith and drummer/vibes player John "Poli" Palmer. The band started using the name Deep Feeling in 1966 (some sources claim Dave Mason was in the group but Dave was never part of the Deep Feeling line-up).

Deep Feeling concentrated on performing around the Birmingham area and managed to build up quite a following. They also started playing a heavier, psychedelic-influenced style of music with Jim Capaldi, Gordon Jackson and Poli Palmer all writing original songs for the group. All the band members sang and Gordon Jackson would substitute on drums when Poli Palmer was playing vibes or flute. Yardbirds manager/producer Giorgio Gomelsky became interested in the group after seeing them perform in Cheltenham. He arranged for them to make an album in London and a number of tracks were recorded in the studio by the band but the only one released to-date has been the Capaldi/Jackson/Palmer composition Pretty Colours.

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ABOUT ALBUM

01. Pretty Colours
02. The Ruin
03. Chicken George
04. The Necessitarian
05. Or Something
06. I Put A Spell On You
07. Coming Home Baby
08. I Don't Know Her Too Well
09. On The Circle Of Life
10. To A Lady In Black
11. Imaginations Of Alice
12. Blues For Witley

Jim Capaldi - Lead Vocal
Luther Grosvenor - Lead guitar, Vocal
Gordon Jackson - Guitar, Drums, Vocal
Dave Meredith - Bass Guitar, Vocal
Poli Palmer - Drums, Vibes, Flute

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Luther Grosvenor - Floodgates (repost)

Luther Grosvenor - Floodgates - 1996



by Dave Thompson allmusicguide

Luther Grovesnor's second solo album was a long time coming. The first, back in 1972, caught him midway between stints with Spooky Tooth and, in the guise of glam rock hooligan Ariel Bender, Mott the Hoople. The second, almost a quarter of a century later, caught him somewhere between forgotten hero-dom and absolute obscurity, and in the handful of interviews he gave around that time, he seemed to prefer it that way. He talked of living a normal life and playing guitar for fun. But back in the studio for the first time in years, it was as though he'd never been away. This is not, if any stray Mott fans are passing, an Ariel Bender album. Returning to his given name, he also returned to the style which distinguished both Spooky Tooth and Under Open Skies, the understated melody that has always been his songwriting signature, the underexposed flash which peels out of his guitar, and the underground exuberance which made his the first number the Stones called after Brian Jones left in 1969.

Slammed down in ten days with a revolving door of guest friends (Jim Capaldi, Mike Kellie, Jess Roden) dropping by, it relies on Grovesnor's own persona for charm and effect, keeps fancy production tricks at farthest arm's reach, and it never shows off. Understated, underexposed, underground. Comparisons can be found. "Ninsky Prospect" has a vaguely Lou Reed feel to it, while Kellie's "Fullness of Time" brags a distinctly (but, ironically, pre-Bender) Mott swagger. Elsewhere, a cover of Bob Seger's "Fire Down Below" follows the old Spooky Tooth trick of taking someone else's song and making it their own forever, and there's a thunderous Roden-led romp through Joe Tex's "I Wanna Be Free," which could, in fact, be Free, so there's irony for you. And those are only the most obvious highlights - one could also dwell forever on the autobiographical opener "Evesham Boy," the stunningly tuneful title track, and if you missed it first time around (a lot of people did), the 2001 Floodgates Anthology reissue turns up even more marvels. Eight bonus tracks include an acoustic version of "Floodgates" previously available only on a rare promo sampler, two tracks recorded for the Peter Green tribute Rattlesnake Guitar, and three cut in 1997 for an attempted Spooky Tooth reunion - all good enough to make you wish the project had been taken to fruition. Then comes one track recorded by the teenaged Grovesnor with schoolmate Jim Capaldi in 1966, produced by Giorgio Gomelsky and never before released in any form, while the album closes with another marvel, a live version of "Here Comes the Queen," taken from Grovesnor's debut album, and performed by Mott the Hoople in 1974. And from the collectors' point of view, it's probably true that those two cuts alone are worth the price of admission. True, but very, very misleading. 

1. Evesham Boy
2. Best Years of My Life
3. Floodgates
4. Fullness of Time
5. I Wanna Be Free
6. Ninsky Prospect
7. Lonliest Man in Town
8. Fire Down Below
9. Cathy


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Luther Grosvenor - Floodgates (repost)

Luther Grosvenor - Floodgates - 1996



by Dave Thompson allmusicguide

Luther Grovesnor's second solo album was a long time coming. The first, back in 1972, caught him midway between stints with Spooky Tooth and, in the guise of glam rock hooligan Ariel Bender, Mott the Hoople. The second, almost a quarter of a century later, caught him somewhere between forgotten hero-dom and absolute obscurity, and in the handful of interviews he gave around that time, he seemed to prefer it that way. He talked of living a normal life and playing guitar for fun. But back in the studio for the first time in years, it was as though he'd never been away. This is not, if any stray Mott fans are passing, an Ariel Bender album. Returning to his given name, he also returned to the style which distinguished both Spooky Tooth and Under Open Skies, the understated melody that has always been his songwriting signature, the underexposed flash which peels out of his guitar, and the underground exuberance which made his the first number the Stones called after Brian Jones left in 1969.

Slammed down in ten days with a revolving door of guest friends (Jim Capaldi, Mike Kellie, Jess Roden) dropping by, it relies on Grovesnor's own persona for charm and effect, keeps fancy production tricks at farthest arm's reach, and it never shows off. Understated, underexposed, underground. Comparisons can be found. "Ninsky Prospect" has a vaguely Lou Reed feel to it, while Kellie's "Fullness of Time" brags a distinctly (but, ironically, pre-Bender) Mott swagger. Elsewhere, a cover of Bob Seger's "Fire Down Below" follows the old Spooky Tooth trick of taking someone else's song and making it their own forever, and there's a thunderous Roden-led romp through Joe Tex's "I Wanna Be Free," which could, in fact, be Free, so there's irony for you. And those are only the most obvious highlights - one could also dwell forever on the autobiographical opener "Evesham Boy," the stunningly tuneful title track, and if you missed it first time around (a lot of people did), the 2001 Floodgates Anthology reissue turns up even more marvels. Eight bonus tracks include an acoustic version of "Floodgates" previously available only on a rare promo sampler, two tracks recorded for the Peter Green tribute Rattlesnake Guitar, and three cut in 1997 for an attempted Spooky Tooth reunion - all good enough to make you wish the project had been taken to fruition. Then comes one track recorded by the teenaged Grovesnor with schoolmate Jim Capaldi in 1966, produced by Giorgio Gomelsky and never before released in any form, while the album closes with another marvel, a live version of "Here Comes the Queen," taken from Grovesnor's debut album, and performed by Mott the Hoople in 1974. And from the collectors' point of view, it's probably true that those two cuts alone are worth the price of admission. True, but very, very misleading. 

1. Evesham Boy
2. Best Years of My Life
3. Floodgates
4. Fullness of Time
5. I Wanna Be Free
6. Ninsky Prospect
7. Lonliest Man in Town
8. Fire Down Below
9. Cathy


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The Pretty Things - Balboa Island (repost)

The Pretty Things - Balboa Island  - 2007

By Daryl Easlea  from BBC

You have to hand it to the Pretty Things. If trophies were distributed for tenacity alone, their cabinet would be overflowing. The original hellraisers, the group were peers of the Stones (guitarist Dick Taylor was the Rolling Stones' original bassist) and influenced David Bowie and many others.

Recorded on aged analogue equipment, their 11th studio album, Balboa Island is probably the best record you're going to hear from artists 40 years into their career. Although its budgets may be considerably smaller than some of their remaining peers, the album's ambitions are suitably widescreen. Lead vocalist and lynchpin Phil May (the man of whom Bowie once wrote 'is God') could really milk his role as time-ravaged troubadour (say, like on "Livin' In My Skin"), but he stays just the right side of cliché throughout.

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01. The Beat Goes On
02. Livin' In My Skin
03. Buried Alive
04. Blues for Robert Johnson
05. Mimi
06. Pretty Beat
07. The Ballad of Hollis Brown
08. In The Beginning
09. Feel Like Goin' Home

10. Freedom Song
11. Dearly Beloved
12. All Light Up
13. Balboa Island

Phil May - Vocals
Dick Taylor - Guitar, Banjo
Frank Holland - Acoustic & Lead Guitar, Vocals
John Povey - Jeyboards, Harp, Vocals
Wally Waller - Bass, Vocals
Skip Alan - Drums & Percussion
Mark St John ancient Trixon - Drums, Vocals

With

Scarlett Wrench (lots of great vocals & a capella)
James Cheetham (piano & organ on "Robert Johnson")
Rupert Cobb (trumpet)
Duncan Taylor-Jones (extra vocals on "Dearly Beloved")


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The Pretty Things - Balboa Island (repost)

The Pretty Things - Balboa Island  - 2007

By Daryl Easlea  from BBC

You have to hand it to the Pretty Things. If trophies were distributed for tenacity alone, their cabinet would be overflowing. The original hellraisers, the group were peers of the Stones (guitarist Dick Taylor was the Rolling Stones' original bassist) and influenced David Bowie and many others.

Recorded on aged analogue equipment, their 11th studio album, Balboa Island is probably the best record you're going to hear from artists 40 years into their career. Although its budgets may be considerably smaller than some of their remaining peers, the album's ambitions are suitably widescreen. Lead vocalist and lynchpin Phil May (the man of whom Bowie once wrote 'is God') could really milk his role as time-ravaged troubadour (say, like on "Livin' In My Skin"), but he stays just the right side of cliché throughout.

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01. The Beat Goes On
02. Livin' In My Skin
03. Buried Alive
04. Blues for Robert Johnson
05. Mimi
06. Pretty Beat
07. The Ballad of Hollis Brown
08. In The Beginning
09. Feel Like Goin' Home

10. Freedom Song
11. Dearly Beloved
12. All Light Up
13. Balboa Island

Phil May - Vocals
Dick Taylor - Guitar, Banjo
Frank Holland - Acoustic & Lead Guitar, Vocals
John Povey - Jeyboards, Harp, Vocals
Wally Waller - Bass, Vocals
Skip Alan - Drums & Percussion
Mark St John ancient Trixon - Drums, Vocals

With

Scarlett Wrench (lots of great vocals & a capella)
James Cheetham (piano & organ on "Robert Johnson")
Rupert Cobb (trumpet)
Duncan Taylor-Jones (extra vocals on "Dearly Beloved")


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