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This Tampa, Florida-based band formed at the dawn of the 1970s. Featuring Richard "Dickie" Porter (formerly of the superb Wilkinson Tri-Cycle), and Billy Jones and Monte Yoho (later to play with Southern rock legends Outlaws), their sole album spans hard rock, psychedelic pop, and gentle ballads. Originally issued in the summer of 1971, this is its first-ever reissue. Digitally remastered sound; includes detailed liner notes and images.
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Distancing themselves from the bubblegum with which they're most associated, on their second and final album -- originally issued in the summer of 1968 -- this chart-topping Ohio quintet incorporated elements of psychedelia, garage rock, and sunshine pop to create a rich, satisfying brew. It makes its long-awaited CD debut here, complete with digitally remastered sound, detailed background notes, and rare images.
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Best known for having been sampled by Beck and The Chemical Brothers, this Chicago psychedelic soul octet call to mind Funkadelic and Sly & the Family Stone on their superb debut LP, which was originally issued in September 1971. Digitally remastered; includes detailed liner notes and images.
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The debut album by this Toronto teenager appeared in the spring of 1969, and makes its long overdue return to CD here. Apart from a stunning psychedelic rendition of the title-track, it's a lost singer-songwriter gem, calling to mind the work of Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, and Melanie, with backing from noted musicians who also played with Bob Dylan, Tim Hardin, Steely Dan, and others. Digitally remastered; includes detailed liner notes and images.
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Formed in London in 1969, Gospel Oak, a band of American expats (including future Kingfish leader Matthew Kelly), was unable to gig in the UK due to work permit issues, so the group focused instead on rehearsing and writing an album. Gospel Oak appeared in the autumn of 1970, by which time the band had returned to the US. A superb blend of folk, pop, blues, rock, and country influences, it has a growing cult reputation and makes its long-awaited CD debut here, complete with detailed background notes and images. Digitally remastered.
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The back cover of Phluph's sole album described them as "the first Boston group recorded by a major recording company." Released in early 1968, this self-titled album certainly was among the earliest LPs to put forth the so-called Bosstown sound, combining catchy melodies with trippy organ and psychedelic guitar. The album makes its long-awaited debut on CD here, with detailed liner notes and images. Digitally remastered.
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Rich Mountain Tower's debut self-titled album, released in the fall of 1971, combines southern rock with acoustic ballads and psychedelic flourishes to create a sound well ahead of its time. Originally issued in quadrophonic sound, it's a superb recording that shows just what a fine and underrated band this Tennessee quintet was, now reissued on CD for the first time. Includes detailed liner notes and images. Digitally remastered.
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Originally issued by Capitol Records in July 1966 and subtitled a documentary report on the current psychedelic drug controversy!, this notorious album offers both a background report into the new phenomenon of lysergic acid diethylamide and a recording of an actual trip. Fuelling anti-psychedelic prejudice beneath a veneer of objectivity, it stands as an important early artifact in the history of the psychedelic movement, and features contributions from Timothy Leary, Allan Ginsberg, Aldous Huxley's widow Laura, early acid rockers Fire and Ice, Ltd., and Neal Cassady and a pre-Grateful Dead group called the Warlocks. Interviews and recording by Lawrence Schiller. Medical consulting by Sidney Cohen, M.D. This is the first CD reissue of this artifact. Includes detailed liner notes and images. Digitally remastered.
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These Italian-American hard-rockers coalesced in the late '60s New York, quickly earning a strong reputation in the city's clubs. Their classic debut appeared in the fall of 1969, after which they continued gigging, eventually attracting the attention of Jimi Hendrix's manager Michael Jeffrey, with whom they made this superb follow-up. Distinguished by frenzied guitar leads and powerful percussion, it appeared in the summer of 1971 but sank without trace, prompting their split. It makes a welcome return to CD here, together with detailed liner notes and images. Digitally remastered for superior sound quality.
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Formed in 1971 by legendary guitarist Achim Reichel, this short-lived trio also featured Herbert Hildebrandt and Dicky Tarrach. All three had formerly played with German beat heroes The Rattles, and their sole album as Propeller consists of catchy hard rock with elements of psychedelia and glam, and features guest appearances from members of Lucifer's Friend. It's presented here complete with a rare non-album bonus track. Includes detailed liner notes and images. Digitally remastered for superior sound quality.
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This Filipino-American septet released their sole album of psychedelic funk in late 1972. An irresistible blend of heavy organ, guitar and drums, with prominent congas and other percussion instruments, it comes across like a heavier Santana, and makes its long-overdue CD debut here. Features detailed liner notes and images. Digitally remastered for superior sound quality.
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This Italian-American hard rock quartet came together in New York in the late '60s, and soon earned a strong live reputation in the city's clubs. Their debut album was released in the fall of 1969. A superb collection of acid-tinged pop metal and ballads, it makes its long-awaited return to CD here. Includes background notes.
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This short-lived Ohio quartet's sole album spans hard rock and dreamy ballads, with psychedelic flourishes sprinkled throughout. Alongside covers of tracks by Neil Young, The Moody Blues and the Bee Gees are several fine originals, including the superb rockers "Oh Martha!" and "Terribly Blind" -- the latter featuring a superb wah-wah guitar solo from 15 year-old Mark Price. It makes its CD debut here.
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Boasting the remarkable musicianship of cult guitar legend Walter Rossi, this Canadian band's sole album appeared in their homeland only in 1972. A dizzying hard rock collection featuring some astounding axe-work, it makes its long-awaited return to CD here, complete with background notes and photos.
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Formed in New York in 1969, this talented quintet touched on rock, jazz and even classical music. They quickly came to the attention of Bill Graham, who added them to bills at his Fillmore auditoriums with the likes of Eric Clapton, Miles Davis, Fleetwood Mac, Procol Harum, Leon Russell and Traffic. Their album was produced by David Rubinson (Moby Grape, Taj Mahal, the Chambers Brothers) and appeared in October 1970, but they split in early 1971. It makes its long-awaited CD debut here, together with background notes.
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Formed in 1969 and closely connected to Mountain, this superb New York rock quintet gigged with Jethro Tull, the Faces, Black Sabbath, Ten Years After and many others, but never had the commercial breakthrough they deserved. Their sole album appeared in September 1970, and is a lost heavy rock classic. It makes its long-awaited return to CD here, and comes complete with background notes.
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Having been raised in the Caribbean, Victor Brady came to New York and became a popular draw in 1960s Greenwich Village with his revolutionary approach to the steel drum. By the end of the decade he was a familiar sight in Central Park, and he got the chance to make a record in 1970. Backed by a taut psychedelic rock band, the resulting album is one of the more unusual and distinctive underground relics of the era. Includes background notes.
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Led by Blonde On Blonde's guitarist Ralph Denyer and produced by Patrick Campbell-Lyons of ('60s) Nirvana, Aquila added sax and flute to their rock base to create some spellbinding music. Originally issued in August 1970, their sole album is a lost progressive classic that has been compared to the work of Audience, Family, Gravy Train and Raw Material, and makes its long-awaited return to CD here.
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This New York quintet had split up by the time their sole album crept out in September 1972. It's a shame, as Landslide's combination of hard rock, catchy ballads and lengthy progressive-style jamming could well have translated into commercial success. It makes its long-overdue return to CD here, complete with background notes.
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This superb blend of acid-rock, blues, and psychedelic balladry was originally released in June 1969, and makes its long-awaited return to CD here. Produced by Tom Wilson (best-known for his work with Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, Simon & Garfunkel, and The Velvet Underground), it boasts the considerable vocal talents of Ellen McIlwaine, while the band's extended cover of "In My Time of Dying" has been cited as an influence on Led Zeppelin.
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This superb organ-driven blues-rock band formed in 1964 in Newcastle, where their local success rivaled that of The Animals. Having gigged widely and made several singles, their sole album was recorded in London in 1969. Produced by Fritz Fryer (who also worked with the Open Mind, Harsh Reality, Steamhammer and others), it's a superb set of soul-tinged prog, featuring a number of fine originals by leader Bob Sergeant, as well as covers of numbers by Joe Cocker and Earth Opera. Unfortunately, it wasn't released until the start of 1971, by which time they'd split.
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Born in Cameroon in 1933, Manu Dibango is best-known for his 1972 disco classic "Soul Makossa." This legendary library funk LP was issued the following year in France only, and has it all -- fuzz guitar, horns, bongos, breaks, and -- of course -- Dibango's awesome sax and vibes work.
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Comprising former members of The Cobras and Lazy Smoke, this hard-hitting New England quartet formed in 1970, and featured no fewer than three lead guitarists. Their sole album consists of bludgeoning post-psychedelic hard rock, and found few fans in its day, but it's highly rated today, and routinely changes hands for hundreds of dollars.
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This hard-rocking Connecticut quintet comprised vocalist Dennis Croce, his brother Richard on rhythm guitar, ferocious lead guitarist Reggie Wright, bassist Chuck Maher and drummer Ralph Muscatelli. Though they'd been together since 1966, the quintet didn't have an album out until September of 1970, and by then their brand of raucous psychedelic rock was out of fashion -- but in recent years their reputation has grown and grown.
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Formerly known as The Rainbow Band, this legendary Danish band blended elements of rock, prog, jazz, and psychedelia to powerful effect, with especially impressive guitar work by Peer Frost Johansson. Walking Circles is their second LP, which marked the addition of the vocalist Frank Lauridsen. Originally released in 1972, it is now a considerable rarity and makes its long-overdue return to CD here.
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