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Originally issued in June 1970, at a time when rock music was beginning to embrace ecological themes, this Canadian quartet's sole album was produced by Kim Fowley, and features material co-written with Byrds bassist Skip Battin. Touching on rock, psychedelia and sunshine pop, it boasts fine vocal harmonies throughout, and makes its long-overdue CD debut here.
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The brainchild of celebrated composer/songwriter Gene DiNovi, this trio were championed by Raquel Welch. Their classic debut was originally issued in May 1969, and has been compared to the work of sunshine-pop legends such as The Free Design and Eternity's Children. Features the full original artwork.
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This Seattle quintet shared stages with legends such as The Doors and The Grateful Dead, but only got to make one album, which appeared in January 1968. A heady blend of five stand-alone tracks and the side-long epic from which it took its name, it melds influences such as rock, jazz, classical and electronica to powerful effect, and makes its long-overdue return to CD here, featuring the original artwork.
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This sophisticated collection of Mellotron-fuelled progressive rock originally appeared in the UK only in December of 1973. It sank without a trace, and is now considered one of the rarest albums of the era. It's finally available again here on 180 gram vinyl, making it a must for fans of classic British prog. Gatefold sleeve.
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One of the loudest acts of their time, this Detroit-based power trio made only one album, which stands as a lost proto-metal classic. A product of the same scene that spawned The Stooges and MC5, they play raw and dirty on a superb selection of self-penned material, as well as a molten cover of blues staple "Red Rooster." Unusually, the LP (originally released in June 1971) combines live and studio recordings, perfectly showcasing their inventive take on crunching hard rock and searing power ballads. Finally available on CD once again, with background notes.
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This superb collection of skewed psychedelic pop was produced by Buzz Cason (renowned for his work with Elvis Presley, Jimmy Buffett and others) and made by a Texan quartet. Originally released in May 1970, and billed as "a rock novella," it follows the personal and spiritual development of its heroine, with melodic songs, psychedelic guitar and orchestrations by famed arranger Bergen White. A treat for psych-pop connoisseurs, it makes its long-overdue CD debut here.
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Recorded in Philadelphia in 1969, this trio's irresistible blend of funk, jazz and pop didn't connect with audiences on its original release, but has gone on to attract a considerable cult following. Truly groovy, soulful weirdness that you kind of can't stop listening to. Deirdre Wilson Tabac's sole album makes its CD debut here, accompanied by background notes.
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The brainchild of 23 year-old writer/guitarist Dale Menten, The House Of Leather is a rock opera set in a bordello during the U.S. Civil War. It was originally released in December 1968, shortly before it was staged as a sell-out rock opera in Minnesota. A fine mixture of acid-tinged pop-rock and ballads, it makes its long-overdue CD debut here -- together with liner notes that tell the story of the production's ill-fated move to New York in 1970.
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This trio's sole album has been described as one of the most uncanny Beatles sound-alikes ever made, and now it makes its long-overdue CD debut here. Recorded in Philadelphia in 1972, it contains several perfect pop songs, and is sure to delight fans of the Fab Four and other early '70s pop wizards such as Badfinger and We All Together.
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This is the fifth album by psych legends The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band. Recorded shortly after this legendary Californian psychedelic band had left Reprise (where they'd made three classics), this oddity is more pop-based than their previous efforts, though the eccentric influence of frontman Bob Markley is still strong. Released in the summer of 1969, it sold poorly and hasn't been widely heard since, making this CD reissue especially welcome. Includes liner notes.
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