Larry Coryell - Spaces (1970)

Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist known as the "Godfather of Fusion"
Spaces is Larry Coryell´s third album as a leader.
The album was released 1970 on the Vanguard label featuring John McLaughlin on guitar, Chick Corea on electric piano, Miroslav Vitouš on bass and Billy Cobham on drums.
The album was produced by Daniel Weiss and engineered by David Baker with assistance of Paul Berkowitz. The album is sometimes considered to have started the jazz fusion genre.

Tracklist

1.  Spaces (Infinite)  (9:24)
2.  Rene´s Theme  (4:13)
3.  Gloria´s Step  (4:33)
4.  Wrong Is Right  (9:03)
5.  Chris (9:33)
6.  New Year´s Day In Los Angeles-1968  (0:22)

Notes
Release: 1970
Genre: Jazz
Length: 37:04

Label - Vanguard Records 

The Travelling Band - Screaming Is Something (2011)

The Travelling Band komt uit het Engelse Manchester, maar dat had in dit geval ook best ergens aan de Amerikaanse Westcoast kunnen liggen: ze maken licht psychedelische folk-rock die ze voorzien van superieure koortjes. In 2008 kwam hun debuut uit.
Na het winnen van een prijs voor talenten op Glastonbury konden ze letterlijk en figuurlijk hun naam waarmaken. Ze reisden door Engeland, Europa en Amerika om te spelen op de verschillende festivals. Een prima aanloop voor het schrijven van album nummer twee.
"Screaming Is Something" wordt grotendeels opgenomen in the middle of nowhere (in dit geval ligt dat op een Schots eiland), de band is op zichzelf aangewezen om er een succes van te maken. Vanaf het eerste nummer is het duidelijk dat The Travelling Band de luisteraar vastpakt om niet meer los te laten. Magnetic Anywhere, Under The Pavement, On The Rails: nummers die helemaal kloppen. Fijne plaat.

Tracklist

1.  Fairweather Friends
2.  Screaming Is Something
3.  Sundial
4.  Battlescars
5.  Magnetic Anywhere
6.  Under The Pavement
7.  Hindsight
8.  The Horizon, Me And You
9.  One Dime Blues
10.  On The Rails

Companies, etc. 
Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Travelling Band
Copyright (c) – The Travelling Band
Made By – Sound Performance

Notes
Released: 2011
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Length: 41:07

Label: Cooking Vinyl ‎– COOKCD538 

Blue Rodeo - Outskirts (1987)

Blue Rodeo is a Canadian country rock band formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. Cuddy and Keelor met in high school and became friends. After university, when all their other friends were starting to get jobs, they decided to form a band and started to play music more often. They put together a several bands without commercial success. They released a single as Hi-Fi's in 1980.
They have been signed with Warner Music Group since their debut album, Outskirts, in March 1987.

Outskirts is the 1987 debut album by Blue Rodeo. The singles "Try" and "Rose-Coloured Glasses" were hits for the band in their native Canada, where "Outskirts" and "Rebel" also made the singles charts.
Outskirts is a highly likeable debut featuring mid-tempo country rockers fleshed out by tasteful use of organ in the arrangements -- a subtle touch that, along with the sheer quality of the material, distinguished Blue Rodeo from the hordes of other Gram Parsons devotees in the mid-'80s.

Tracklist

1. "Heart Like Mine" – 4:38
2. "Rose-Coloured Glasses" – 4:25
3. "Rebel" – 3:47
4. "Joker's Wild" – 4:02
5. "Piranha Pool" – 6:27
6. "Outskirts" – 4:45
7. "Underground" – 5:05
8. "5 Will Get You Six" – 4:22
9. "Try" – 4:03
10. "Floating" – 7:32

Notes

Released: March 1987 

Recorded: 1986-1987 

Genre: Country rock 

Length: 49:06 

Producer: Terry Brown 

Label - Risque Disque 

Meri Wilson - First Take (1977)

Meri Wilson (born June 15, 1949, Nagoya, Japan – died December 28, 2002, Americus, Georgia, USA) was an American model, songwriter, and singer, best known for singing double entendre novelty songs. She was perhaps best known for the song "Telephone Man", the story of a woman and her amorous adventures with her telephone technician, filled with suggestive lyrics and her breathy squealing voice.
A-Ling Song contest by a solid six inches or so…
While singing some jingles in the studio in early 1977, she caught the attention of former Bloodrock vocalist Jim Rutledge who introduced her to music producer Boomer Castleman. Wilson began recording for his BNA Records label and recorded a song, "Telephone Man", the story of a woman and her amorous adventures with her telephone technician, filled with suggestive lyrics and her breathy squealing voice. The song became a surprise hit single, climbing the UK Singles Chart to #6, spending ten weeks in the listings, as well as making it to #18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became a gold record, selling over one million copies in the U.S. alone. The song became a favorite on the "Dr. Demento Radio Show". "Telephone Man" and "Telephone Line", ELO's song, were back-to-back on Hot 100's top 40 for two non-consecutive weeks in the summer of 1977.
On the strength of the song's hit, she rapidly put together an album of songs after quickly being signed with the GRT Records label and released her first and only album, First Take. Unfortunately, the album yielded no further hits, and after the novelty's appeal waned, she went back to singing jingles, modelling and song writing. She also continued to write more novelty songs, including "Peter The Meter Reader," "Dick The DJ", "Santa's Coming," and "My Valentine's Funny," but none of the songs matched the success of her first release. (very rare & hard to find album)

Tracklist

1. “Silver Blue Mercedes” (Wilson/Brandt) - 2:10
2. “Midnight In Memphis” (Castleman) - 3:13
3. “Two Sides” (Davis) - 3:27
4. “Telephone Man” (Wilson) - 1:58
5. “The Angel In Me” (Wilson) - 3:06
6. “There’s A Whole Let More (Where That Came From)” (Kelly/Harrison) - 3:12
7. “He Lost His Faith” (Castleman) - 3:28
8. “Rub-A-Dub-Dub” (Edwards/Jenkins) - 2:04
9. “Itinerary” (Wilson) - 2:50
10. “Everytime I Sing A Love Song” (Molinary/Sklero) - 3:04

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Sundance Studios, Dallas
• Recorded At – LSI Studios
• Record Company – GRT

Notes

Released:  1977  

Genre: Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country 

Style: Country Rock 

Length: 28:40

Label - Pye International ‎– NSPL 28242

Various Artists - Dutch Steel - Dutch Heavy Metal Compilation - 2CD (2014)

Niet alleen Punk, ook de New Wave Of British Heavy Metal was belangrijk voor jongeren in de jaren ’80 om een band te beginnen en zelf materiaal uit te brengen.
Bands als Picture, Sword, Frankenstein, Vault, Highway Chile, Impact, Allied Forces en meer brachten zo hun demo’s, singles en EP’s aan de man.
Veel van die bands spelen nu weer en dit bracht journalist Robert Haagsma (Aardschok, Revolver’s Lust For Life) er toe in de archieven te duiken en die originele opnames te documenteren.
Zich concentrerend op Heavy Metal en de cultnamen uit die tijd, kwam hij tot deze compilatie die mag gelden als monument voor een hoogtepunt in Nederlandse muzikale creativitieit.

Tracklist 1

1. Picture - Eternal Dark
2. Sword - Excalibur
3. Frankenstein - Jesus
4. Exciter - All Night In Red Light
5. Sad Iron - Powertrash
6. Highway Chile - Fever
7. Vortex - Open The Gate
8. Gilgamesj - Revolution
9. Martyr - Speed Of Samurai
10. Angus - Warriors Of The World
11. Vault - Behind The Walls Of Death
12. Elise - Seven Witches
13. Vopo's - Conquer
14. Seducer - Torcher
15. Proud Existence - The Trial
16. Defender - City Ad Mortis
17. Highway Chile - Midnight Delight

Tracklist 2

1. Picture - Bombers
2. Allied Forces - Attack
3. Hammerhawk - Discovery
4. Dark Wizard - Trip To Doom
5. Future Tense - Condemned To The Gallows
6. Eardanger - Beelzebubs Friend
7. Highway Chile - Bite In Anger
8. Emerald - Suicide
9. Together - Playing Games
10. Lady - Angels Of Beware
11. Valkyrie - Ancient Steel
12. Final Heirness - You're In My Hart
13. Impact - Misantrope #
14. Black Knight - I'm The One To Blame
15. Warwick - I Want To Live
16. Savage - Starbreaker
17. Agressor - Profession Of Violence

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Notes
Various ‎– Dutch Steel
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Label - Roadrunner Records ‎– RR 9862

Dance Tracks 2-1989 (mix-tape) cassette

Dance Tracks 2-1989 mix-tape.
Taped in the first week of Februari 1989, special editions "Bonus" & "Dub".