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Produced by the legendary Kim Fowley and Michael Lloyd, this enigmatic album emerged from Topanga Canyon and appeared in the summer of 1968. According to the original liner notes, "Of all the Canyon Groups, St. John Green is perhaps the most mystical." This is their album's long overdue CD debut. It comes with background notes telling the band's story.
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This gritty quintet's roots lay in North Carolina, but they made their name in Long Island. Their sole album was recorded in 1969, and originally issued in January 1970. Produced by Vinny Testa (best-known for his association with Frijid Pink), it's a hard-edged mixture of originals and covers, with plenty of fuzz guitar and meaty organ. It makes its long-overdue return to CD here, complete with background notes.
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This legendary psychedelic compilation is a showcase for several acts managed by the self-proclaimed originator of the San Francisco sound, Matthew Katz. Originally issued in 1968, it makes its long-awaited return to CD here, and is sure to thrill all lovers of true West Coast acid rock. Artists include: It's A Beautiful Day, Tripsichord Music Box, Indian Puddin & Pipe, and Black Swan.
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This unfairly obscure rock trio consisted of Jack Merrill (guitar, vocals), Bob Rochan (bass, vocals) and Chet McCracken (drums). Recorded in Hollywood in 1970 and issued at the start of the following year, their debut was recorded by the legendary Dave Hassinger (best-known for his work with the Rolling Stones). Packed with concise songs, great hooks and edgy guitar, it makes its long-overdue return to CD here.
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The complicated life of this legendary R&B outfit was almost over when this, their penultimate album, appeared in 1970. Astonishingly, by then they were reduced to a duo consisting of original bassist Alan Henderson and U.S. vocalist/percussionist Jerry Cole. It ranges from pounding psychedelia ("I Keep Singing") and snotty garage punk ("Lonely Weekends," a shameless rewrite of "Gloria") to furious rock and roll ("Jo Ann") and even a country ballad ("Take a Little Time"). As the original sleeve notes declared: "The THEM sound combines the typical British style with an air of mystery and an atmosphere of excitement... mythical, mystical, Oriental, African, electronic, and computer rhythms included."
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In 1971, following the departure of his bandmate Jerry Cole, bassist Alan Henderson joined forces with U.S. guitarist Jim Parker and drummer John Stark to make this lost power trio classic -- the last to be issued under the legendary Them moniker. It opens with a searing medley of the Them classics "Gloria" and "Baby Please Don't Go," boasting superb interplay and savage psychedelic guitar throughout. Elsewhere, Stark and Parker flex their songwriting muscles on a series of powerful compositions, and even an acid-folk number. Like its equally-overlooked predecessor, this lost classic is guaranteed to find favor with fans of top-end garage rock.
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Packed with catchy, imaginative songs and elaborate arrangements, the sole album by this New York quintet is among the more enduring obscurities of the psychedelic era. It sank without trace on original release in May 1969, but has drawn comparison with the work of The Beatles, The Zombies and The Left Banke in recent years. Digitally remastered. Features the complete original artwork.
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This lost hippie-rock gem originally appeared in 1970, and features musicians who backed Bob Smith on his classic album The Visit. Produced by Motown heavyweights Mickey Stevenson, Clarence Paul and Leon Ware, its sound touches on harmony pop, country-rock, acid folk and psychedelia, earning it comparisons to Jefferson Airplane and The Mamas & The Papas. It makes its CD debut here, complete with background notes. Digitally remastered.
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Championed by B.B. King, the sole album by Barry "Bull" Gordon encompasses gritty hard rock, orchestrated ballads, tough blues and soulful pop. Boasting plenty of fine electric guitar, it's a neglected gem that makes its long-overdue CD debut here. Digitally remastered.
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180 gram vinyl version. Formed in March 1972 by former Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding, in the aftermath of a debilitating fall at Frank Zappa's home, this short-lived power trio also featured former Rare Earth guitarist Rod Richards and Redding's Fat Mattress bandmate Leslie Sampson on drums. Their sole album is a crunching hard rock collection that was praised on release that July -- but the band split soon afterwards, making it a lost piece of the jigsaw for Hendrix fans, and a must-hear for all lovers of proto-metal. Housed in a gatefold sleeve.
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Originally released in 1967, now available for the first time ever. Produced by Nik Venet. Digitally remastered. "This instrumental album weaves jazzy sections in and out of themes from The Wizard of Oz, with sitar, strings, flute, trumpet, bongos and classical and electric guitars ... Good fun, and could only have been made when it was." --Endless Trip
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Formerly known as Eyrie, this Long Island quintet recorded their sole album in September 1971, but split soon after its January 1972 release as a result of management hassles. An outstanding, complex blend of hard rock and prog, with Mellotron and flute adorning the band's guitar base, it has been compared to the work of artists as diverse as The Moody Blues, Hawkwind and Group 1850, and makes its long-awaited return to CD here.
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This quintet came from Walpole, Massachusetts, and boasted the powerful vocals of Caroline Stratton and the powerful guitar work of Dean Keady. Their sole album was produced by Michael Tschudin (The Listening, Cynara), and originally issued in March 1970. A taut blend of acid rock and ballads, it has been favorably compared to Jefferson Airplane and other leading psychedelic acts of the era. Digitally remastered. Features the full original artwork.
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Recorded in the summer of 1967, at the height of The Outsiders' Dutch popularity, this unconventional solo album finds Wally Tax abandoning raw rock and roll for a lush, romantic set of ballads. Only released in Holland and Germany at the time, it has gone on to become a considerable rarity. Digitally remastered and complete with background notes.
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Mario Schifano was a leading Italian pop artist, and a friend of The Rolling Stones and other prominent 1960s countercultural figures. Inspired by Andy Warhol's association with The Velvet Underground, in 1967 he decided to sponsor a band. The album that resulted combines a lengthy improvisation with five shorter, psychedelic-influenced tracks, and is a landmark in the development of Italian rock. Pressed in tiny quantities, it was released in November 1967 (with artwork designed by Schifano), and original copies have sold for thousands of Euros, making this long-awaited CD reissue especially welcome. Includes background notes.
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Featuring members from Britain, Canada and Hungary, this gifted quintet's sole album appeared in Canada only in 1969. Blending harmony pop, folk-rock and psychedelia into a winning formula, it's one of the most sought-after records of the period, with originals having sold for over $1,000, and makes its long-awaited return to CD here. Liner notes included.
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England have been described as "the last of the great '70s symphonic prog bands." Drenched in Mellotron and influenced by Yes and Genesis, their Garden Shed is one of the best-loved albums to have emerged from the 1970s UK progressive scene. Last Of The Jubblies is a collection of rare non-album recordings by the band, and a treat for their many fans, showcasing their inimitable songwriting and intricate instrumental work. Includes liner notes.
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From Champaign, Illinois, this legendary quartet had a legendary stage show and recorded some of the finest unheralded music of the late '60s (including the all-time hard rock classic "Outcast"), but were unable to get a record deal. As a result, Everlasting Tributes was put out privately in 1972, after the band had split. A blend of bluesy rave-ups and more reflective material, it makes its long-awaited return to CD here.
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If formed in 1969 as a British answer to U.S. jazz-rock bands such as Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears. After three years of intensive touring (sharing stages with Miles Davis, Cream, Traffic, Yes and others), and several albums, the original line-up splintered in 1972. The following year, founding member and sax/flute virtuoso Dick Morrissey formed a new line-up to record Double Diamond. Boasting a more progressive sound (with prominent Moog synthesizer), it was only issued in Germany, making it a rare and collectable piece of the jazz-rock jigsaw today.
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Originally issued on the tiny Derrick label in 1968, originals of the sole album by this Tulsa, Oklahoma band has sold for well over a thousand dollars. Finally available on CD again, it offers some of the most powerful psychedelic cover versions of the era. Tackling material by Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Iron Butterfly, Steppenwolf, The Rolling Stones, Donovan and others, the quartet impress their own personality on every track, making it an essential purchase for all fans of fuzz-drenched acid rock.
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Formed in March 1972 by former Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding, in the aftermath of a debilitating fall at Frank Zappa's home, this short-lived power trio also featured former Rare Earth guitarist Rod Richards and Redding's Fat Mattress bandmate Leslie Sampson on drums. Their sole album is a crunching hard rock collection that was praised on release that July -- but the band split soon afterwards, making it a lost piece of the jigsaw for Hendrix fans, and a must-hear for all lovers of proto-metal. Includes historical notes.
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This fine Californian garage-pop act formed at Hollywood's hip Hullabaloo Club in the spring of 1966, and were soon sharing stages with The Animals, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, The Doors, Pink Floyd, The Byrds, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Love and others. They released a bewildering number of 45s, but only one album, which appeared in March 1969 and makes its long-awaited return to CD here, with liner notes.
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Recorded in Los Angeles over four months in 1970, this double album is one of the most personal and involving statements to have emerged from California's psychedelic underground. Backed by a fine band including Daryl Dragon (later to find fame as half of The Captain & Tennille) and Frank Zappa sideman Don Preston, Smith shows himself to have been a remarkably wide-ranging and appealing songwriter. This timely CD reissue comes complete with liner notes, filling in the background to the album.
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Though it described itself as "haunting, eerie, mystical, even at times a little frightening to those outside the shadowy half-world of the occult," this was, in fact, the product of a drunken overnight jam in London by cult underground hard rockers Zior, held in the summer of 1971. A tough collection of organ and guitar-fuelled rockers, it's sure to appeal to fans of other early '70s British proto-metallers such as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, High Tide, Leaf Hound and others.
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This London-based quintet's ambitious and highly entertaining debut touches on psychedelia, progressive rock, jazz and pop, with imaginative arrangements and superb musicianship. Issued on the tiny Evolution label in the autumn of 1970, it sank without trace, with original copies now changing hands for several hundred pounds. It makes its long-awaited return to CD here, including biographical notes. Features 4 bonus tracks from their two UK singles, not on the original album.
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