The Monks - Five Upstart Americans (1965) (Germany, USA) (Prae-Punk Garage)

Andreesen envia:
Five Upstart Americans is the first release of earlier demo versions of songs from Black Monk Time, plus other previously unheard songs. It was released on CD in 1999 by Omplatten, Ltd.
The sound here is very rough, though energetic and very a unique punk-ish sound.
Who had ever thought that there was something so close to punk-music in post-war Germany in the 60´s,and to realize:
The Monks are the predecessors of european Punk!
Enjoy!

The Monks - Five Upstart Americans (1965) (Germany, USA) (Prae-Punk Garage)

Them - Band Of Gypsies (1967) (Ireland Psychedelic Garage)

Andreesen envia:
Them was a Northern Irish band formed in Belfast in April 1964, most prominently known for the garage rock standard "Gloria" and launching singer Van Morrison's musical career. The group was marketed in the United States as part of the British Invasion.
Partly produced by Kim Fowley, this album is full of strange, freaky R&B/garage rock from the post-Van Morrison era. Tracks include 'Gloria's Dream,' 'Suicide Song,' a great cover of Dylan's 'It's All Over Now Baby Blue,' and the manic classic 'People Let's Freak Out'; fifteen tracks in total including single mixes of 'Gloria's Dream' and 'Secret Police' as bonus tracks; jewel case package and fully detailed liner notes. A lost garage classic.


Them - Band Of Gypsies (1967) (Ireland Psychedelic Garage)

Ivory - Ivory (1968 USA Psycho)

Coscolin envia:
Si te gustan los sonidos de las legendarias bandas psicodélicas y de acid-rock de la Costa Oeste de los 60 como Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service o The Electric Prunes, nada mejor que intentar hacerse con el único álbum de esta banda californiana, Ivory, un grupo surgido a finales de los años 60 que estaba compuesto por la cantante Chris Christman, el guitarrista y vocalista Kenny Thomure y el teclista y vocalista Mike McCauley.
La simiente del grupo se ubica en la localidad de Boron, California, sitio en el cual dos amigos de instituto, Kenny y Mike, deciden formar varios combos con la única pretensión de tocar música rock. Cuando acaban sus estudios se largan con su guitarra y su teclado a Los Angeles en donde pretenden tomar más en serio su carrera musical. Allí conocen a la rubia Chris Christman, quien termina uniéndose al proyecto.
El terceto comienza a girar por la zona y en 1968 firma con el sello Tetragrammaton y bajo los auspicios de los productores Les Brown y Al Schmitt, quien había producido a Sam Cooke o Jefferson Airplane y colaborado con el mismísimo Henry Mancini, graban el disco lisérgico “Ivory” (1968 ), un álbum con excelentes temas como “Silver Rains”, “A thought”, “A light” o “Last Laugh”.
La falta de repercusión de este sobresaliente Lp y la marcha de McCauley a la guerra del Vietnam derivó en la separación del grupo. Chris proseguiría en solitario sin demasiado éxito.


Ivory - Ivory (1968 USA Psycho)

Stan Webb - Jersey Lightning '75-78 (2000 UK Blues Rock)

Antxonin envia:
Disco con canciones raras de estudio entre los años 1975 y 78, del lider, guitarrista y vocalista de Chicken Shack, Stan Webb. Editado en el año 2000, estas grabaciones son posteriores a la época en la que estuvo con la banda de blues rock, Savoy Brown, y en la cual seguía liderando su antigua banda, Chicken Shack, con la que aguantaría hasta entrados los 80, a pesar de los innumerables cambios en el personal de la banda. Un buen disco de un mejor guitarrista, aunque no haya sido muy reconocido.


Stan Webb - Jersey Lightning '75-78 (2000 UK Blues Rock)

The Aranbee Pop Symphony Orchestra (under the direction of Keith Richards) - Pop Symphony (1966)

Kikas envia:
Pués eso.
Solo para curiosos ... en este disco poderemos ver/oír como Keith Richards, puede dirigir, una obra/disco de musica clasica.
Temas de "sus" Stones, otros temas de sus "rivales" Beatles, y hasta un tema de Bono (Bono, del duo Sonny & Chér, claro), es lo que se puede oír, entre otros temas, en este disco.

Un disco diferente, de un de los mas irreverentes musicos de la escena Rock, pero a la vez, considerado un Monstruo del Rock.

A disfrutar people


The Aranbee Pop Symphony Orchestra (under the direction of Keith Richards) - Pop Symphony (1966)

Various - Washington Garage Band Greats (60s USA Garage)

Andreesen envia:
The two D.C. groups featured on this compilation (one side each), the Apollos and the Mad Hatters, released only a few obscure singles; most of the tracks here were actually previously unissued. The Apollos were a very routine, if raucous, garage band of the era, although their "That's the Breaks" is highly esteemed by some garage specialists. An alternate version of that tune is here, along with a couple of songs from other singles, and four live covers in pretty abysmal fidelity. The Mad Hatters are somewhat more interesting, with a more pronounced juvenile Dylan-influenced folk-rock feel. By far the best cut is their roaring cover of Lulu's "I'll Come Running," which is actually among the very top echelon of garage band singles; nothing else the group did came close.


Various - Washington Garage Band Greats (60s USA Garage)

JIMI HENDRIX - ULTRA RARE TRAX(1994-USA-ROCK)

Coscolin envia:
os dejo esta vez una rareza mas de este genio,grabaciones del 68,69,70 pero no se en donde.poca informacion he encontrado de este disco

JIMI HENDRIX
=ULTRA RARE TRAX=
1994 The Genuine Pig Records, Italy TGP-CD-090

1. Midnight Lightning 14/02/69
2. Voodoo Chile 2/05/68
3. Rainy Day Try Out 10/06/68
4. Red House 21/10/68
5. Bleeding Heart 05/70
6. Blue Window Jam 15/03/69
7. Villanova Junction Blues 14/11/69
8. Funky Blues Jam (unknown date/location)
9. Once I Had A Woman 23/01/70
10.Police Blues 23/01/70
11.Country Blues 23/01/70
12.Freedom Jam 23/01/70
13.Acoustic Medley early 70


JIMI HENDRIX - ULTRA RARE TRAX(1994-USA-ROCK)

Thee Midnighters - In Thee Midnite Hour!!!! (1964-1967) (USA Garage Beat)

Andreesen envia:
This East L. A. band from the 1960s is the epitome of the pure energy, exuberance, raw sexual energy that was rampant in neighborhoods of the time. The world was just past the cusp of a revolution in thinking that was spurred on by the music that was taking hold on the airways and fueled by the dissatisfaction with the status quo of values and mores. The music was raw and powerful, and resonated with and reflected off the listeners, and eventually the whole world bowed its head and gave in to this power that was coming into its own. This band, Thee Midniters (no misspelling, they were called Thee to differentiate them from Hank Ballard and The Midnighters) is the epitome of the power of that energy. Listen to the opening of the disc and Little Willie G's pleading cry, Let's Take A Trip Down Whittier Boulevard!!! and it is followed by Ronny Figueroa's scream, "Arriba!!! Arriba!!!" and it never lets down from this opening to the end some 55 plus minutes later. There is a raving raw version of Van Morrison's Gloria, a version of Chris Kenner's Land Of A Thousand Dances, that savages the more popular version by Cannibal & the Headhunters.
If you don't like raw guitars, up in your face lyrics and sound, then this disc will not appeal to you. However, for those of you who want to hear some of the hidden places from which R & R evolved; if you want to hear where Los Lobos, and The Blasters, and Carlos Santana, to name but 3, came from; if you like to know what how evolution occurs; turn into this one. Listen to the raw and rootsy versions of songs like Do You Love Me, Money, and Everybody Needs Somebody To Love", and see the genesis of popular music; see how little, and at the same time how much, music has changed.


Thee Midnighters - In Thee Midnite Hour!!!! (1964-1967) (USA Garage Beat)

Rare Earth - Earth Tones (The Essential Rare Earth)(1994 USA Rock)

Coscolin envia:
En 1970, se incorpora el percusionista Ed Guzman (congas) y, en 1971, Ray Monette sustituye a Richards en las guitarras y Mark Olson se hace cargo de los teclados, tras la marcha de James.
Nuevos cambios en 1975, incorporando un segundo saxofonista y vocalista, Jerry LaCroix, que estuvo también en Blood, Sweat & Tears, y haciéndose cargo del bajo y batería, Reggie McBride y Barry Eugene Frost, respectivamente. Más tarde, Rivera retornaría al grupo, en su segunda etapa, sustituyendo a Frost.
Después de su disolución, dos de los miembros fundadores Gil Bridges y Peter Rivera, continuaron en el mundo de la música manteniendo una agria disputa sobre los derechos del nombre de la banda. Hoy en dia Gil Bridges lidera una nueva banda con el nombre de Rare Earth, a la que durante un tiempo también estuvo ligado Ray Monette. Por su parte Peter Rivera, en compañía de una serie de músicos provenientes de otras antiguas bandas de rock, lidera una formación denominada The Clasics Rock All Stars.


Rare Earth - Earth Tones (The Essential Rare Earth)(1994 USA Rock)

VA - Quagmire Vol.1-8 (60s USA Garage PSychedelic Punk) (256kbps,Covers)

Andreseen envia:
These compilations focus mostly on the charms of American teenage beat & garage, with simple beats, songs and other obvious elements. Some of these highschool bands wanted to prove something but most of these bands just wanted to enjoy themselves, under the influence of The Beatles mostly. Their texts were possibly just meant mostly to win a certain girl. Those people who love this kind of innocent garage should definitely check out this perfect compilations.
Here you have 8 of 9 Volumes (Is there anybody out there who can post Vol.9??), in best quality and scanned covers.
The Quagmire Compilations are very hard to get,since each volume was limited to 500 pieces only.


VA - Quagmire Vol.1-8 (60s USA Garage PSychedelic Punk) (256kbps,Covers)

Earth, Wind & Fire - That's The Way of The World - Alive in '75

Ritoque envia:
Ya todos conocen a esa leyenda de la música negra que es Earth, Wind & Fire. Y este disco tiene la gracia de que captura a la banda en plena forma, recogiendo los mejores momentos de la gira de promoción de su mítico álbum "That's the Way of The World". Un período en que el grupo estaba derribando fronteras entre los géneros musicales y estableciendo su propia sonoridad. Altamente recomendable. Calidad a 320.


Earth, Wind & Fire - That's The Way of The World - Alive in '75

The Records - Crashes (UK 1980) Powerpop (incl.Booklet,256 kbps)

Andreesen envia:
The Records formed out of the ashes of the The Kursaal Flyers, a pub rock group featuring drummer Will Birch. In 1977, John Wicks joined The Kursaals as a rhythm guitarist. Birch and Wicks quickly started writing songs together, Wicks as composer, Birch as lyricist. After the Flyers dissolved just three months after Wicks joined, and he and Birch continued to write songs together with the hopes of starting a new four-piece group with Birch on drums and Wicks on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. Birch soon came up with a name for the formative band: The Records.
The Records was heavily influenced both by British Invasion bands like The Beatles and The Kinks and early power pop groups such as Badfinger, Big Star, and The Raspberries. Power pop was experiencing a renaissance on both sides of the Atlantic, thanks in large part to the burgeoning punk/new wave movement. Although most power pop groups were less amateurish and sported cleaner images than their punk contemporaries, they found inspiration in the stripped-down, straight-forward aesthetics of the movement, a sharp departure from the rock music that was prevalent in the early-to-mid 1970s.
here is the second Album of The Records, featuring 6(!) previously unreleased bonus tracks.


The Records - Crashes (UK 1980) Powerpop (incl.Booklet,256 kbps)

The Merry-Go-Round - Listen,Listen:The Definitve Collection (USA 1967)(Pop)(incl.24-paged Booklet,256kbps)

Andreesen envia:
The Merry-Go-Round were a Los Angeles based pop band, best known for producing singer/songwriter Emitt Rhodes and featuring Joel Larson on drums Gary Kato on lead guitar, Bill Rinehart on bass. The band released only one full length album, The Merry-Go-Round (album) (1967). "Live", the first single from their album, was a top 10 smash at both KHJ in Los Angeles and KGB in San Diego, although it failed to crack the top 50 on the national charts. "Live" was covered by The Bangles in on their 1984 album All Over the Place and "Time Will Show The Wiser" was recorded by Fairport Convention on their debut album in 1968, a song still played regularly by Fairport at their Cropredy Festival.
This CD contains the full collection of very nice tunes you all should hear, and a very informative booklet (24 pages) with the full story of this unfortunately forgotten band.


The Merry-Go-Round - Listen,Listen:The Definitve Collection (USA 1967)(Pop)(incl.24-paged Booklet,256kbps)