Mandrake Paddle Steamer - Overspill (68-69 superb uk psych heavy psych)

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Condello - Condello - Phase 1 (1968 great psych- heavy psych)

Surprisingly diverse & inventive album. Like the guys at Acid Archives noticed, it's sometimes like listening to some psychedelic comp because of the way it jumps from popsike to fuzz-driven garage stomps. Apart from 2 or 3 inferior tracks, it's a winner all the way through, thanks to great songwriting & production. I know it sounds like a cliché, but I would use the "lost treasure" tag for this. Minor lost treasure, OK, because of its lack of historical significance and the erratic "career" of Mike Condello. Those who only know the dreadful "Soggy Cereal" on Pebbles Volume 3 should lend an ear to this, they're in for a big surprise. There's a recent reissue - that claims to be remastered from original tapes and legitimate, but I'm not sure -, it's still in print, sounds very correct and I recommend it highly.
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Cookin' Mama - New Day (1972 heavy psych)

Questo è un bel discuccio, non c'è che dire!sono rimasto un attimo interdetto nelle prime tracce ma col passare delle canzoni il tutto assume un sapore assai più deciso con una forte venatura heavy psych...sono rimasto piacevolmente sorpreso...consigliato!!!

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CWT - The Hundredweight(1973hard rock prog)

A solid mix of guitar and organ, led by the very capable Graham Jones. Check out "Widow Woman" and " Steam Roller".

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Randy California - Kapt. Kopter and the (Fabulous) Twirly Birds (1972 heavy psych rock)

"Though fans of Wolfe, a.k.a. Randy California (the nick-name given him by Hendrix in order to differentiate from another Randy in his mid 60's band) are well familiar with the fact that he was a protege of the great Jimi Hendrix, many might have been left wondering when, if ever, Hendrix's influence would take effect. They were no longer wondering once he left Spirit to release this solo effort. Filled with heavy guitar driven psychedelic hard rock, Hendrix similarities abound, though I wouldn't go so far as to say it's a long lost Hendrix album, per se. But it should appeal to fans of the great one. Grades - 1 A-, 3 B+'s, 2 B's, a B-, and a C-, that last grade a totally out of place cover of Paul Simon's "Mother and Child Reunion" - what was he thinking? Original first issues came out on the yellow Epic label."
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"After too many arguments and lengthy bad vibrations Randy California decided to quit Spirit after the critically acclaimed Tweleve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus. Soon after quiting he had an accident and when he finally got his shit together recorded Kapt. Kopter And The (Fabulous) Twirly Birds album, something of a dedication to his old friend and mentor Jimi Hendrix. It's a very raw sounding album with a very live essence and Randy gathers Noel Redding (using the pseudonym Clit McTorius) and various other refugees to record this album. Rumour persists that Mitch Mitchell also beats the drums somewhere. California's step father Ed Cassidy, longtime Spirit drummer, also makes an experienced appearance. "Downer" is a prototype stoner rock song with sheets of distorted guitars, delayed and echoed vocals that give that twirly acid feeling and has that typical laid back Californian style all over it. Think Blue Cheer but with better riffs and superior delivery. "Devil" is even better. A classic track more laid back that most of the other material here with killer licks and excellent vocal melody with that stoned out quality that is par for the course of what is an acid trip entitled Kapt Kopter And The (Fabulous) Twirly Birds, very inspired. Influences ranging from James Brown and Simon And Garfunkel are evident but the Beatles more so with the rifftastic "Day Tripper", a song Hendrix used to cover in the days that Randy Wolfe played with with him before the Wolfe became California, and the more or less unsung Beatles track "Rain" which becomes an eight minute plus acid rock staple. Very unlike the original but this is a good thing. There is nothing worse than a band covering another artist's material and playing it note for note, making no mark what so ever and so cede a personal identity, trait. California adds his own dimension, idiosyncratic style and feeling to "Rain" as he does with the other cover songs. This is a great album slightly tarnished by the unfortunate production where at times the sound is very percussive and at other times a bit too low due to a lack of a decent mix, but the songs are genuinely good and mystifying. Recently this album has been given a CD release so perhaps it might even have been remastered? It would be worth it. Randy California was a genius among genius. But worthy of the title".
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Frantic - Conception (1971 U.s. Hard rock-heavy psych)

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Gagalactyca-Gagalactyca (1975 heavy psych)

Disco molto particolare, quando l'ho sentito la prima volta sono rimasto sorpreso ed annoiato e non mi sono spinto più in la delle prime tracce ma al secondo ascolto, superata la prima song che a mio avviso è noiosa, sono stato preso dal sound che diviene, via via che trascorre il disco, molto più "acido" e assume caratteri psych molto più forti...!ve lo consiglio!

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AGAIN PSYCH !!
VALHALLA - VALHALLA

(u.s.-1969)

Il disco che vi propongo oggi è un ottimo disco di musica psych (qualcuno parla di heavy psych ma non sono molto daccordo...) Secondo la mia opinione è un ottimo disco da ascoltare con piacere anche se potevano fare qualcosina in più!
Mi sento di consigliarvi le canzoni "Hard times","overseas symphony", la strana "Deacon" che mi ricorda la canzone della pubblicità della valleverde (ovviamente non ricordo assolutamente il titolo!) e anche "Roof top man". La particolarità di questo disco è un graduale aumento della complessità nella stuttura delle canzoni fino al top di "overseas symphony" bove si ha un vero effetto sinfonico...beh...che state aspettando?! Ascoltate!!!!

Early psych-simp.prog from a one record (1969) band. Songs start out rather simple and turn into massive fusion-psych-hard rock jams (take a listen to "Overseas symphony"and "Hard times" and "deacon")! Very good album!

Enjoy it!

review by www.allmusic.com

Valhalla's only album was a rather haphazard mix of end-of-the-'60s psychedelic and heavy rock influences. Even if it's not particularly outstanding or original, however, it has its enjoyable aspects, especially for those who enjoy late-'60s combinations of bluesy hard organ and bluesy hard rock guitar. In its slightly overreaching, over-serious feel with a hint of religious pomposity, it's often slightly reminiscent of early Deep Purple and — more distantly, especially in the fairly penetrating organ — the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Graham Bond, and Lee Michaels. Throw in some more guitar-oriented hard rock with songwriting and riffs reminiscent of Cream and the "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago"-era Yardbirds, and it's a little surprising to learn that this band came from Long Island, not Britain. At times, too, the record takes strange right turns into more orchestrated, skewed pop and jazzy tempos, as if they were trying to get a little more mainstream but couldn't quite iron out their more uncommercial aspirations. Some faint symphonic pretensions both add and detract in some ways, but there are some pretty commanding lead vocals and organ, which put it a notch above many other secondary psychedelic albums of this kind.

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Valhalla is a symphonic rock band who recorded one record for United Artists. Mark Mangold, now a celebrated AOR figure, played keyboards with this Long Island unit who performed local gigs until management pushed the group to compose original material to ensnare a recording contract. Here the young Mangold honed his songwriting chops while developing a love for synths and mellotons which he would carry into his next band, American Tears. American Tears evolved into Touch and Mangold also formed Drive, She Said and has worked with Aldo Nova, Randy Jackson, and many others. He wrote Cher's faux metal smash "I Found Someone" with Michael Bolton.

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Smockin willie - s/t (1970 great heavy psych)

Ammazza quanto è heavy questo disco! siamo di fronte ad un disco (per altro ottimo!!!!) pieno di suoni molto carichi,dalle chitarre iperdistorte fino ad un roboante hammon (ma non quello tipico del genere prog!)...mi sembrano i blue cheer moltopiù heavy!!!Consigliatissimo!


This is probably one of the of the oddest albums we've ever released. Smokin' Willie and his sidekicks Jim Sarvis and Ron Frye deliver a sound and a take on some hits of the day the likes of which you won't have heard before. The trio blasts its way through two original numbers and its own singular versions of 'Whiter Shade Of Pale', 'Evil Ways', 'Get Ready' and the most unbelievable 'House Of The Rising Sun' you're ever likely to hear. There's lots of Hammond, up-front fuzz guitar, a truly thunderous rhythm section and howling vocals and as times it is hard to imagine this much sound being produced by only three musicians. Originally released in 1970 on the Ulrich Studios label (Ulrich Studio 3999) as a private pressing, the biker trio's budget only ran to 500 copies most of which were eagerly snapped up by the good folks of southern Indiana where the band enjoyed considerable local support.

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Autosalvage - Autosalvage(1968 heavy psych)

Extremely metallic psychedelic classic that is very unusual and intriguing. I have a vinyl pressing that is extremely loud and far better than a CD issue I have heard. The sound is reminiscent of the crunching rhythm guitar / bass / drum sound of Revolver tracks like Taxman and Dr Robert with a dense web of counterpoint between tightly structured bass and electric guitar lines, a little reminiscent of Marquee Moon. The sound is quite fascinating and the dense counterpoint metallic approach is sustained throughout the album. The vocals are a weakness however - it is the tracks that really stand out as a tour de force of arranging structured guitar and bass parts. This is psychedelia but experimental and definitely of interest to fans of electric guitar and metallic sounds. Another fascinating one-album band and a personal favourite.

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Hallelujah - Hallelujah Babe (1971 kraut-psych)

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Bandolero - Love Is All (1970 puertorico psych)

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Spectrum - Milesago(1972prog hard rock)

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Horton - Dancehall For Midgets (heavy psych 1976 u.s.a)

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Damin Eih, A.L.K. and Brother Clark - Never Mind(1973 psych folk u.s.a.)

1:Dreamy and hypnotic, an excellent mixture of folk and psych sounds,, every song is winner.
2:Wonderful songs from a great and lost album.
3:How can you be content in a world where Nirvana's Nevermind is held to be one of the greatest albums of all time, when in reality it is not even the best album titled Never Mind?

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EL TARRO DE MOSTAZA (MEX-1973)

Ancora un posto per voi!in lingua spagnola ma molto bello!questo è un disco di musica psych molto particolare, ogni traccia è degna di nota con forse un difetto nella prima song...la lunghezza!è una bella canzone ma ci sono dei passaggi di organo che richiamano il sound degli Iron Butterfly troppo prolungato...ma si può soprassedere!!da avere a da ascoltare in ogni modo!

An extremely rare Mexican psychedelic / progressive cross-over album. On the opening track Obertura-Brillo De Luz there's a nice but long keyboard intro, which gradually gives way to effects and pleasant guitar but the keyboards are always around. The largely instrumental cut has a haunting feel at times. It accounts for almost all of side one - the vocals, in Spanish, come in half way through by which time a strong Soft Machine influence (those repetitive organ chords on Soft Machine's first album) becomes evident. The side closes with Final-Advances, a short, catchy instrumental. The material on side two is generally less progressive. En Caso De Que Mi Reloj Se Pare has nice keyboards, El Ruido Del Silencio is quite catchy and Final is a laid back melodic number with woodwind. Certainly an album worth hearing.

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GASOLIN-GASOLIN (1971 Dan-psych hard rock-Vinyl rip)

ottimo disco di musica hard psych...il cantato e la parte che più mi ha lasciato perplesso che secondo me è un po' cacofonica (come può esserlo quella di chi canta in una altra lingua per intenderci...anche se il cantante dei gasolin canta in danese!)non lo so...questo disco mi ha lasciato con un po' di amaro in bocca...potevano far di più!comunque ditemi voi se toppo!

A wonderful debut, full of poetry and slightly psychedelic rock. A great harbinger for the future.

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MENDELBAUM - S/T
(1970-superb Heavy Psych)

Mi piacciono questi tizi!ottime canzoni, ottime chitarre ed ottimi fiati (anche se come detto non mi fanno impazzire personalemte!!!) un vero e proprio album da ascoltare con gusto e passione fino all'ultima traccia!a voi!(dimenticavo, il tutto impreziosito da un cd bonus conteente le traccie live del gruppo!)

a fantastic heavy San Francisco psych band. one of the many great releases from Shadocks Music.

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Pulse -Pulse (1969- usa superb heavy psych)

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Anthem - Anthem (1970 soft rock psych)

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POWER OF ZEUS
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ZEUS(heavy psych rock)

Ho pazientato a lungo ma alla fine sono riuscito a comprare questo disco che vi posto immediatamente (era uscito fuori dalla produzione della akarma)ottimo lavoro e credo che gia la copertina vi ispireraà e vi dirà implicitamente che musica fanno i nostri tizi!!!!Lo stampo è il classico hard rock con un po di hammond!Unica nota che stona è la parte finale non eccellente come la prima (consigliatissime le prime 2 traccie!)a voi!

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ALL DAY - POP YORK MUSIC PROJECT
(1973-Folk- psych prog-vinyl rip)

Atmosfere molto soft e pacate per questo album (lo sapete comunque, non è lo stile che prediligo...)ma credo sia piuttosto raro da trovare come album! on ho particolari canzoni da consigliarvi ma un ascolto vale la penna darlo! Sorry i don't have any info about this ultra rare band!Write in comments if you know somethings!thank you! Thank you jan for this info!!!!Stay tuned with my blog...you'll find more gret album, trust me!this is a very rare privately pressed limited issue album of folk,progressive and electronic music.compilation of tracks recorded by various students at university of york,presumably as part of their music studies/thesis,wich is why there's so many different musical styles.

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Hi to all! a request!
Aura - Aura (1971-vinyl rip usa funky prog)

here is the tracklist

A1Listen to Me
A2No Opportunity Needed, No Experience Necessary
A3Song of Everything
A4Show Me the Way B1Truckin'
B2Life is Free
B3Can You Imagine
B4Cross-Eyed Eagle

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Thunder And Roses - King Of The Black Sunrise
(Very good hard rock 1969)

Non so perchè ma avevo tantissime aspettative per questo disco, vuoi per la copertina che mi inspirava, vuoi perch il trio mi ricordava gli Highway robbery, insomma speravo di trovare un altro capolavoro...saranno state le mie alte aspettative ma per la verità ho trovato un disco un po' scostante...con dei pezzi di primissimo livello ed altri un po sottotono...Comunque
nel complesso non è male! capolavoro la traccia "Open your eyes".

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mamma mia questo album fu postato quasi 3 anni fa (31/08/2006).....ne ha fatta di stradi il mio bell'orion-awakes eh???

IL 1° ALBUM!
LEAF HOUND - GROWERS of MUSHROOM (1971)

Salve a tutti!

Questo è il primo album che vi posto e spero gradirete tutti! L'idea di inserire questo disco per primo è nata leggendo una richiesta su un post del blog "Jonnhy Roberts"

(trovate il link insieme a tutti gli altri).

Cosa dire, è un buon album di rock settantiano con molti spunti dal sound degli Zeppelin,dei Cream e dei Free.

Le canzoni che mi sento di consigliarvi sono sicuramente "freelance fiend", "sad road to the sea","growers of mushroom","Stagnant pool" con un riff accattivante e la bellissima ballad "it's gonna get better". In questa versione ci sono ben 3 bonus track, 2 risalenti alperiodo del disco, l'ultima invece suonata dalla band riformatasi recentemente...

Spero che apprezzerete quanto l'ho apprezzato io!

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Leaf Hound — like Killing Floor — was one of dozens of other working-class heavy rock bands who sprouted up in England during the British blues-rock boom of the late '60s. They immediately found themselves in the shadow of better bands, including Led Zeppelin and Free (to name just two), which may have led to their short life together. They recorded only one album, Growers of Mushroom, which found its first release in on the German-based Telefunken label. Somewhat surprisingly, however, the title track and leadoff track, "Freelance Fiend," were both left off that release. This error was corrected for the October 1971 release by Decca Records, but, by then, Leaf Hound had suffered from various internal problems and already called it a day. The album reportedly took only 11 hours to record in Mayfair's Spot Studios, which may be the reason there's nothing too special about this LP. Nevertheless, it has become a much-sought-after LP by collectors (mint condition copies have reportedly sold for as much as 1,300 dollars). Lead vocalist Peter French — who went on to form Atomic Rooster and later worked with Cactus and a later lineup of Randy Pie — is in fine form here, and his scorched-earth screech may even remind some fans of Robert Plant. His cousin, guitarist Mick Halls (who replaced Foghat-bound lead guitarist Rod Price, guitarist in French's earlier group, Black Cat Bones), doesn't have the same guitar prowess that, say, Jimmy Page had at the time, but he's no slouch either, showing considerable skill throughout. Interestingly, the song titles — like the band's name — were taken from an anthology of stories by horror author Herbert Van Thal. In 1995, See for Miles released a remastered CD reissue which featured a rarely heard bonus track, "It's Gonna Get Better," the B-side to their only single, "Drowned My Life in Fear"; some versions of the reissue also have "Hipshaker" added as a second bonus track.

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Peter French - Ducks in Flight(1978 great hard rock)

Lavoro solita del cantante dei Leafhound!Buon disco, molto hard rock di quello viscerale con ritmiche ben scandite e suoni duri...non è una evoluzione dei leafhound ma piuttosto un discosuonato con un altro stile, forse meno bello di G.O.M. ma decisamente da ascoltare!

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Fraction - Moon Blood (good US Heavy Psychedelia 1971)

Scusate...ho postato questo disco oggi ma non ho aggiornato il calendario...perdonatemi!
Come riportato dalla descrizione parliamo di un album di musica heavy psych statunitense...non esaltantissimo anche se ci sono belle
song...in particolare mi senti di notare come il cantato sia in una certa misura molto simile e rispecchi i canoni del cantato Metal
odierno un una voce "cattiva"...Un ascolto non guasta!

This 1971 release on the Angelus label (Angelus 571) was limited to only 200 copies, so originals are worth a small fortune. Fraction, with vocalist Jim Beach bearing an uncanny vocal resemblance to Jim Morrision (although he was singing on Sunset Strip long before Morrison took to the stage), were often compared favourably with the Doors, although their quasi-religious message would probably not have found favour with the recently-departed Morrison. Indeed, this rather fine album was once famously described as the album the Doors
probably wished they had made! Underpinned by guitarist Don Swanson's superb Ritchie Blackmorestyle guitar work, this is an album full of beautiful psychedelia, acid and hard rock, at once emblematic of the era but not dated by its association. The five original compositions are all of the highest quality and the contribution of Beach's Morrison-esque
vocals place a stamp of originality on the recording that endures from beginning to end.

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THE BANGOR FLYING CIRCUS-SAME
(1969 good jazz-prog)

I saw these guys live a number of times. They were practically the house band at The Cellar in Arlington Heights, IL in the late 60's. This album pretty much captures their sound at that time. It's definitely on the jazzy side of rock, but with some of the finest distortion-heavy lead guitar of that era. Their pumped-up version of "Norwegian Wood" is my favorite, with some outstanding drumming. Tight, imaginative arrangements, in a somewhat eclectic mix of songs.

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