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MBT 052CD
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$16.00
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RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2024
LP version. "Kevin Parrot, Brian McGladdery, Roger Tweedale, Gary McDougall, and Tony Bamforth formed Samsun at the beginning of 1969. After several tours abroad they came to the attention of Geoff Gill (ex-The Smoke), Wil Malone (ex-Orange Bicycle) and Cliff Wade (ex-Fickle Pickle). They spent a week at Morgan Studios recording an entire album but only three songs were released for the Dutch and UK markets. A few years later the band rebranded as Oscar. Buried until now in the vaults, Samsun's album finally emerges blinking into the daylight a mere 52 years after it was recorded to provide yet another missing piece of the seemingly forever incomplete Morgan jigsaw. Taken from the original master-tapes, it provides yet more evidence that, during a five-year period in the late sixties/early seventies, the in-house Morgan team was as productive as any similar-sized British pop collective."
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BT 5052LP
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$24.00
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2024
"Kevin Parrot, Brian McGladdery, Roger Tweedale, Gary McDougall, and Tony Bamforth formed Samsun at the beginning of 1969. After several tours abroad they came to the attention of Geoff Gill (ex-The Smoke), Wil Malone (ex-Orange Bicycle) and Cliff Wade (ex-Fickle Pickle). They spent a week at Morgan Studios recording an entire album but only three songs were released for the Dutch and UK markets. A few years later the band rebranded as Oscar. Buried until now in the vaults, Samsun's album finally emerges blinking into the daylight a mere 52 years after it was recorded to provide yet another missing piece of the seemingly forever incomplete Morgan jigsaw. Taken from the original master-tapes, it provides yet more evidence that, during a five-year period in the late sixties/early seventies, the in-house Morgan team was as productive as any similar-sized British pop collective."
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MBTBX 051CD
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$29.00
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RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2024
"The Morgan Blue Town Story is a mixture of psych, pop, and rock tunes presented in a 3CD boxset, including a 24-page booklet with rare photos and sleeve notes. This 74-track showcases the very best artists from the Morgan Blue Town label, with many of the tracks previously unissued. A must CD boxset to have for anyone who appreciated Swinging London in the mid-Sixties, and its boom-time in Britpopland. Includes tracks from Pussy, The Smoke, Fickle Pickle, and more."
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BT 5050LP
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"Morgan Blue Town are present this reissue of Good Morning Mr. Blues from the Dave Peace Quartet. Originally released in 1969 and long out of print. A blend of up-tempo and slow blues with quite a lot of flowing organ, some good guitars, and hard-working drums. Nothing here for the faint-hearted who crave smooth and well-produced Blues. Featuring Dave Pegg (Jethro Tull & Fairport Convention)."
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BT 5030LP
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"The original Pussy Plays album was released in 1969. That album had a psychedelic and freaky, fuzz n' wah-wah guitar with swirling keyboards and a classic '60s production loaded with all the studio effects of the era. Pussy Plays is undoubtedly also one of the most obscure and beautiful psychedelic albums of the 1960s. So here at last the follow-up album to that first hugely iconic British psych album, Pussy Plays. The original Pussy drummer Steve Townsend and ex-Iron Maiden guitarist Bob Sawyer, along with friends Paul Jackson and Rick Cullen, came together for the follow up album Pussy Plays Again. The recording techniques were basic, the sound is lo-fi, and where this is less than puurrrfect, the quality of the music itself and the imagination and creativity shine through."
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MBT 034CD
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"The much sought after 1970 Red Dirt album. A psych blues classic, plus bonus tracks. Red Dirt were a blues band formed in East Yorkshire around 1968 comprised of Dave Richardson (vocals), Steve Howden (guitar), Kenny Giles (bass), and Steve Jackson (drums) who built up an impressive live reputation in clubs and venues in the North of England. When released in 1970, on the Fontana label, their self-titled debut album sunk without trace and legend -- or rumor -- having only sold around 100 copies."
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BT 5034R-LP
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180-gram red vinyl version. "The much sought after 1970 Red Dirt album. A psych blues classic, plus bonus tracks. Red Dirt were a blues band formed in East Yorkshire around 1968 comprised of Dave Richardson (vocals), Steve Howden (guitar), Kenny Giles (bass), and Steve Jackson (drums) who built up an impressive live reputation in clubs and venues in the North of England. When released in 1970, on the Fontana label, their self-titled debut album sunk without trace and legend -- or rumor -- having only sold around 100 copies."
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"Now released on straw colored vinyl. The late 1960's truly saw the flowering of the concept album. Following the 1967 triumph of the Beatles meisterwork Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1968 followed with the Small Faces' Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake, which followed the adventures of Happiness Stan in his quest to find the missing half of the Moon, whilst S.F. Sorrow by the Pretty Things portrayed the life of Sebastian F. Sorrow, from birth through love, madness, disappointment and ultimately to a lonely death. Less heralded at the time, but now much sought after, was the album recorded by the Five Day Week Straw People, which relates the imagined 'typical weekend of the average nine-to-five worker' as they recounted in an interview at the time. The songs had been written by David Montague and Guy Mascolo, who had first met when they were hairdressers in Clapham in 1963. Guy had just co-founded a salon with his brother Toni, which since then has mushroomed into the hairdressing juggernaut that is 'Toni and Guy'. However, in 1967, Guy and David were songwriting in their spare time and, having completed demos for a number of songs, happened to bump into an engineer from the small independent Saga Records. They were quickly signed to the label and put into the recording studio, with backing from Mike Hawksworth on bass guitar, John DuCann on guitar and vocals and Jack McCulloch on drums. Perhaps inspired by the extraneous noises used on Sergeant Pepper, David and Guy recorded sound effects for use on their own album, which they employed to better evoke the feeling of the weekend. Thus, car engines revving, children playing, a woman in high heels descending a staircase and a rainstorm complete with thunder all find their place. Mix in some spoken word vocals and a judicious sprinkling of special effects, and the result is a quirky and entirely charming album that will transport the listener to those heady days when just about anything seemed possible. Listed as one of Record Collector's 100 Greatest Psychedelic Records (nestling immediately below the Moody Blues In Search Of A Lost Chord!), this is an album that deserves a place in any discerning record collection."
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BT 5002P-LP
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2023 restock. "180 gram audiophile vinyl edition of this much sought after 1969 Pussy album. This repress is on pink vinyl. A psych classic with a mint original copy fetching around $2000."
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MBT 012CD
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2017 release. "Sam Gopal took up the tabla in Malaysia at the age of 7, before coming to study music in Britain in 1962. Sam Gopal put together his first group, Sam Gopal's Dream in 1966. They quickly became a feature of the psychedelic scene, playing at the 14 Hour Technicolour Dream at Alexandra Palace in 1967 and sharing stages with such giants as Pink Floyd, the Move and Jimi Hendrix. Indeed, Jimi jammed with them during a gig at the Speakeasy in January 1968. However, whilst successful live, the band went unrecorded, and disbanded shortly after, only to be reconstituted under the Sam Gopal moniker, Sam being joined by Roger D'Elia on guitar, Phil Duke on bass and most famously, ex Jimi Hendrix roadie Ian 'Lemmy' Willis on vocals and guitar. Signed to the short-lived Stable label, songs for an album were quickly written, most of them by Lemmy, and the album was released in March 1969, beautifully packaged in a gatefold sleeve. Something of a classic of psychedelic acid rock, complete with fuzzed guitars, but rooted by its Eastern percussion, the album included one cover, a rocked up version of Donovan's 'Season Of The Witch', whilst a projected single release included a version of Willie Dixon's 'Back Door Man', which managed to be even heavier than the interpretation by the Doors on their first album, released two years earlier. 'You're Alone Now', one of the Lemmy-written songs on the album, became quietly influential, acting not only as a forerunner of Hawkwind's seminal 'The Watcher', but having an intro that brings to mind Black Sabbath's 1970 smash 'Paranoid'. The album ends with undoubtedly the gentlest song of Lemmy's career, the rather lovely 'Yesterlove', which has Lemmy's vocal floating gently over a backing of tabla and acoustic guitar. Sadly, despite apparently having all the ingredients in place for success, this incarnation of Sam Gopal proved to be no longer-lived than Sam Gopal's Dream, and broke up not long after the release of this album."
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BT 5027LP
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"The Magic Mixture were a London based psychedelic band comprising Terry Thomas (guitar/vocals), Melvyn Hacker (bass), Jack Collins (drums) and Stan Curtis (organ) . The 60's were productive years, though if one explores these years, you'll find that most of the bands that rose during those heady days had some real talent, some sincere visions, and a burning desire to shape a bit of the music scene with their sonic atmospheres. The magic found within these highly prized and rare grooves shows they did pulsate with the moment, This Is The Magic Mixture, should certainly be considered an essential part of the garage psych movement that flowered during 1968."
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MBT 027CD
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"The Magic Mixture were a London based psychedelic band comprising Terry Thomas (guitar/vocals), Melvyn Hacker (bass), Jack Collins (drums) and Stan Curtis (organ) . The 60's were productive years, though if one explores these years, you'll find that most of the bands that rose during those heady days had some real talent, some sincere visions, and a burning desire to shape a bit of the music scene with their sonic atmospheres. The magic found within these highly prized and rare grooves shows they did pulsate with the moment, This Is The Magic Mixture, should certainly be considered an essential part of the garage psych movement that flowered during 1968."
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BT 5018LP
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"Compilation of 1969 recordings from psychedelic band Dry Ice now on vinyl. Features Terry Sullivan of Renaissance on drums. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner) plays flute on one song."
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MBT 023CD
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"CD of 1969 psychedelic blues classic originally on Stable Records. CD of 1969 psychedelic blues classic originally on Stable Records. This first album by Jaklin demonstrates how a young composer and singer with an ingrained feeling for contemporary blues manages to produce songs which are both emotionally evocative yet simple enough to be tremendously vehicular -- just take a listen to the weaving and pounding, the blending and harmony of the instrumentation."
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BT 5023LP
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"180 gram vinyl reissue of 1969 psychedelic blues classic originally on Stable Records. Variety within the somewhat strict framework of the blues format is something rare and elusive, and although musicians aspire to it and audiences long for it, failure and disappointment are usually their respective rewards. Yet unlike so many other musical forms, variety within blues does not necessarily mean an excess of complexity, sophistication, poetry or melody: it is the contiguity of blues and genuine personal feelings that constitutes the prime essential, for without it everything down to the most basic twelve-bar becomes inherently meaningless. This first album by Jaklin demonstrates how a young composer and singer with an ingrained feeling for contemporary blues manages to produce songs which are both emotionally evocative yet simple enough to be tremendously vehicular -- just take a listen to the weaving and pounding, the blending and harmony of the instrumentation on most of the tracks on this LP Particularly interesting is the rolling arrangement on 'Song To Katherine', a piece with a strong New Orleans atmosphere, or as a contrast the tinkling piano on the mellow 'I Can't Go On'. As a performer Jaklin sets a high standard of variety -- this set kicks off with 'Rosie', a raunchy adaptation of an African tribal number that Nina Simone once recorded as 'Be My Husband', while in absolute contrast an acoustic guitar opens 'Look For Me Baby', a folk-based blues. 'Early In The Morning' has Jaklin. In a lighter mood, 'Going Home' could easily be a John Lee Hooker song and arrangement from the late fifties or early sixties with the inspirational influences of rock'n'roll rhythms stamped out all over it. Jaklin's vocals are consistent throughout - the voice itself is a typical piece of British blues workmanship, with the influence of Alexis Korner coming through strongly -- certainly Korner's 'The Same For You' could well be a track from an Alexis LP."
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BT 5009LP
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"Ultra rare psych album from Mike Bobak, Andy Jons and Wil Malone as Motherlight. Originally released in 1969. Now on limited edition 180 gram pearl coloured vinyl."
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MBT 020CD
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"Previously unreleased second album from Pluto, whose first is highly collectible. Remastered mixed by the band from original master tapes found in the Morgan tape stores. The band includes members of Dry Ice and The Foundations."
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"Previously unreleased second album from Pluto, whose first is highly collectible. Remastered mixed by the band from original master tapes found in the Morgan tape stores. The band includes members of Dry Ice and The Foundations. Released on 180 gram vinyl."
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MBT 021CD
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"Cliff Wade is a singer/songwriter from York who recorded an album at Morgan Studios in 1969 that never saw the light of day. Look At Me, I've Fallen Into A Teapot assembles those 1969 recordings and adds a previously-unheard demo session from 1971 as Cliff took a break from Fickle Pickle, a largely studio-bound act who also featured Geoff Gill and Wil Malone The Wade/Gill composition 'Heartbreaker' was covered by Pat Benatar, became a hit single in America and was used as the opening track of her 1980 debut album In The Heat Of The Night. The song was subsequently sampled by American rapper Li'l Kim, and has also appeared on hugely popular American TV shows such as, King Of The Hill and Supernatural as well as being featured in music video games Rock Band, Guitar Hero World Tour and Karaoke Revolution: Presents American Idol. Perhaps the biggest accolade afforded to the song, however, came when it was covered in the early eighties by the legendary Alvin & The Chipmunks. Cliff's songs have also been recorded by such disparate names as Tina Turner ('The Woman I'm Supposed To Be', which featured on her first solo album) and former Coronation Street actor Kevin 'Curly Watts' Kennedy, who had a minor hit with 'Bulldog Nation'. This album concentrates on his early exploratory work, made at a time when he was looking to gain a foothold in an industry that he would grace as a singer, musician and writer for decades to come."
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BT 5022LP
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"Recorded June 1970 at Morgan Studios in Willesden NW London, where Gerry Beckley worked as a tape op, so these are tracks he did with the assistance of locally-based musicians and probably Dan Peek, who was in London at that point, just prior to their formation of America with Dewey Bunnell. America then recorded 'Horse with No Name' at the same studio. Released for the first time on collectible 10" vinyl with a CD version."
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BT 5002G-LP
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"180 gram audiophile vinyl edition of this much sought after 1969 Pussy album. This repress is on ginger vinyl. A real deal heavy psych classic!"
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MBT 019CD
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"Active for roughly four years at the end of the Sixties, Angel Pavement released just two singles in their lifetime -- 'Baby You've Gotta Stay' b/w 'Green Mello Hill' in October 1969, followed by 'Tell Me What I've Got To Do' b/w 'When Will I See June Again' in January 1970. Despite numerous high-quality recordings being made at Morgan Studios in Willesden, north-west London, the group failed to obtain a release for their intended album, Socialising With Angel Pavement finally released in April 2019. Here we reconstruct that LP for the first time on disc one of our anthology, with the remaining Angel Pavement recordings -- several of which are previously unissued -- appearing on disc two. Packaged in a six-panel digipack with extensive sleeve notes."
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BT 5019LP
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"180 gram 12" vinyl plus bonus 7" single, featuring extensive sleevenotes. Active for roughly four years at the end of the sixties, Angel Pavement released just two singles in their lifetime -- 'Baby You've Gotta Stay' b/w 'Green Mello Hill' in October 1969, followed by 'Tell Me What I've Got To Do' b/w 'When Will I See June Again' in January 1970. Despite numerous high-quality recordings being made at Morgan Studios in Willesden, north-west London, the group failed to obtain a release for their intended album, Socialising With Angel Pavement. Here we reconstruct that LP -- initially slated to appear in August 1970 -- for the first time."
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MBT 018CD
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"Previously unreleased album from lost British psych band Dry Ice. The 1969 sessions that resulted in the 'Running to the Convent' single (both sides included here) finally released! Includes Ian McDonald of King Crimson on flute. Catchy and trippy at the same time!"
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BT 5012R-LP
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2021 repress. Red vinyl. Includes 7". "Sam Gopal took up the tabla in Malaysia at the age of 7, before coming to study music in Britain in 1962. Sam Gopal put together his first group, 'Sam Gopal's Dream' in 1966. They quickly became a feature of the psychedelic scene, playing at the 14 Hour Technicolour Dream at Alexandra Palace in 1967 and sharing stages with such giants as Pink Floyd, the Move and Jimi Hendrix. Indeed, Jimi jammed with them during a gig at the Speakeasy in January 1968. However, whilst successful live, the band went unrecorded, and disbanded shortly after, only to be reconstituted under the 'Sam Gopal' moniker, Sam being joined by Roger D'Elia on guitar, Phil Duke on bass and most famously, ex Jimi Hendrix roadie Ian 'Lemmy' Willis on vocals and guitar. Signed to the short-lived Stable label, songs for an album were quickly written, most of them by Lemmy, and the album was released in March 1969, beautifully packaged in a gatefold sleeve. Something of a classic of psychedelic acid rock, complete with fuzzed guitars, but rooted by its Eastern percussion, the album included one cover, a rocked up version of Donovan's 'Season Of The Witch', whilst a projected single release included a version of Willie Dixon's 'Back Door Man', which managed to be even heavier than the interpretation by the Doors on their first album, released two years earlier.'You're Alone Now', one of the Lemmy-written songs on the album, became quietly influential, acting not only as a forerunner of Hawkwind's seminal 'The Watcher', but having an intro that brings to mind Black Sabbath's 1970 smash 'Paranoid'. The album ends with undoubtedly the gentlest song of Lemmy's career, the rather lovely 'Yesterlove', which has Lemmy's vocal floating gently over a backing of tabla and acoustic guitar. Sadly, despite apparently having all the ingredients in place for success, this incarnation of 'Sam Gopal' proved to be no longer-lived than 'Sam Gopal's Dream', and broke up not long after the release of this album."
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