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 

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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 

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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 

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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

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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

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John Mayer - The Search For Everything - Wave One (EP) (2017)

John Mayer hasn't released a studio album since 2013's Paradise Valley, but it seems as if the long wait is finally over...sort of. Early Friday morning, Mayer released what he called "Wave One" of his new project The Search for Everything. It's a four-song collection that includes the previously-released single "Love On The Weekend" and three new tracks. 

The auditory accompaniment to some funky faces is here. The Search for Everything Wave One, John Mayer’s first debut in three years, has arrived. The four-song EP features the previously released “Love on the Weekend” among the included tuneage. And measly though the offering may seem, Mayer promises it’s but a taste of more to come. Tweeting about the release, Mayer wrote, “My heart’s racing. These songs represent literally hundreds of hours of living inside of these little worlds. And more to come.” But, hey, loyal listeners of the world, no pressure. Give the pop-rockin’ tunes a listen below.
Mayer explained on Twitter that these new songs were performed and recorded by many of the same people who worked on his hit 2006 LP Continuum, including the world-class rhythm section of bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Steve Jordan.

Track listing

1.  Moving On and Getting Over (4:21)
2.  Changing (3:33)
3.  Love on the Weekend  (3:31)
4.  You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me (3:09)

Notes
Original Release Date: January 20, 2017
Genres: Rock
Total Length: 14:34
Copyright: (P) 2017 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
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Label - Columbia

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Mike Oldfield - Return To Ommadawn (2017)

Return to Ommadawn is the twenty-sixth studio album by Mike Oldfield. It is a sequel to his third album, Ommadawn (1975).

Returning to Ommadawn (1975), his third acoustic album, for inspiration, Mike Oldfield takes that beloved long-playing format that he made his own to create this latest acoustic album of two suites.

Unsurprisingly playing every instrument himself, he still picks a mean melody line, with what feels like a very natural harking back to the original for inspiration.Oldfield opts mostly for a spacious, dream-like sound, and his guitar playing is the star of both suites. 

The two set pieces are unquestionably rooted in the 1970s, where their roots in prog-rock lie.

Oldfield hasn’t lost that uncanny ability to release an earworm of a melody line into the ether, which will likely please his considerable fan base no end. Whether it will extend his appeal to a new audience is unlikely.

Track listing

1. "Return to Ommadawn (Part one)"   Oldfield 21:10 

2. "Return to Ommadawn (Part two)"   Oldfield 20:57 

Credits

Producer - Mike Oldfield 

Notes

Released: 20 January 2017

Recorded: 2015–2016 Nassau, Bahamas 

Genre: Progressive rock, World music 

Length: 42:07

Producer - Mike Oldfield 

Label - Virgin EMI 

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Chubby Checker - Chubby Checker Goes Psychedelic!! (1971)

After only barely floating around on a few European budgetline LP labels in the past, the Underground Masters label has finally undertaken the oft-talked about Chubby Checker psych reissue into CD realm. Recorded in 1971 while crashing in Holland, Checker took the time to explore his fandom/friendship with Hendrix (paid tribute to on "Ballad of Jimi"), explore some, uh, other elements Holland ably provided ("Stoned In the Bathroom"), and knocked out quite an interesting detour on his Twist-soaked career. Other titles include "No Need To Get So Heavy", "Goodbye Victoria", "If the Sun Stopped Shining", and "Let's Go Down." There's no info on the band backing him up, unfortunately.

Chubby Checker goes psychedelic! In 1971, while living in Holland, the Twister King released a super rare album with some unknown hippie band backing him. Eleven long tracks (nine of them written by Chubby himself) with titles like "Stoned In The Bathroom", "My Mind", "No Need To Get So Heavy", "He Died"...you won't believe it when you hear Mr. Checker sounding like a lost Morgan Bluetown late sixties UK band ("Goodbye Victoria"), like Hendrix jamming with Blue Cheer ("My Mind") or like a lost USA garage psych band ("Stoned In The Bathroom"). Produced by Ed Chalpin (famous for his bizarre involvement with Jimi Hendrix and Curtis Knight) and only released in several budget labels across Europe, this is the first time this amazing album is reissued on CD.

Chubby Checker became popular when his 60' s dance hit called "The Twist" caused a teenage dance craze that took the world by storm. He went on to record several other dance-themed hits and had as many as 5 albums in the top 12 at once. Unfortunately, Chubby's hit-making career came to a grinding halt in 1965 when the public's taste veered into the more exciting music of the times such as psychedelic rock and folk.

However, Chubby decided to experiment with psychedelic rock and bluesy-soul with this rare gem released in 1971. These sessions were helmed by record company scam-artist Ed Chalpin (the same guy behind the bootleg Jimi Hendrix with Curtis Knight releases) who first released them in Europe in 1971 and in a cutout-version in America. He was notorious for recording no-name studio bands playing the current hits and then he would quickly sell them to record companies in Europe and South America to stay ahead of the copyrighting laws.

Goodbye Victoria opens up with a slow lurking piano groove that is begging to be lifted by The Weathermen for their next hip-hop masterpiece. Then, Chubby's soulful vocals lift the song to greater heights and the piano and hammond organ chime in with the glorious gospel-inflected chorus of "Time Won't Forget You Victoria / Time Just Won't Let You Victoria / Goodbye Victoria / Everybody's Going To The Moon". After the chorus, the hammond organs sound off for a brief interlude and then segueway into the second verse of the song. 

There is an incredibly funky hammond organ breakdown after the second chorus that sounds like it's highly influenced by Jimmy Smith. 

What makes this track so unforgettable is that it has soul dripping from its pores. You can feel the pain that Chubby was feeling in each and every heart-wrenching verse. My Mind Comes From A High Place features blistering guitar solos, funky drum breakdowns and soulful psychedelic vocals that remind you of the Band of Gypsys. 

On If The Sun Stops Shinin', Chubby comes out shining with a beautiful vocal that could be compared to Bill Withers on "Lean On Me". Stoned In The Bathroom starts out with a playful carnival organ and martial drums intro that leads into Chubby's hazy verse about being "Stoned In The Bathroom / On A Sunday Afternoon / Stoned In The Bathroom / Just Sitting On The Moon". Then, the bridge / chorus ignites the track with a fiery guitar / organ combo that goes for broke. Towards the end of the track, Chubby screams at the top of his lungs which seems to push the band into overdrive for the last thirty seconds of the song. Overall, this is an amazing record that is definitely worth looking for.

01. Goodbye Victoria    

02. My Mind    

03. Slow Lovin'    

04. If The Sun Stopped Shining    

05. Stoned In A Bathroom    

06. Love Tunnel    

07. How Does It Feel    

08. He Died    

09. No Need To Get So Heavy    

10. Let's Go Down    

11. Ballade Of Jimi 

Credits 

Written-By – Chubby Checker 

Producer – Ed Chalpin 

Notes 

Previously released as “Chequered!” in 1971. 

Released:  1971  

Genre: Funk / Soul 

Style: Psychedelic, Funk, Soul 

© 1971

Label - London Records

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John Fogerty - Big Time At Tivoli (2010)

John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American musician, singer and songwriter, early in his career best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist, as well as the principal songwriter, for the band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) and later as a successful solo recording artist.
Fogerty was listed on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists (at number 40) and the list of 100 Greatest Singers (at number 72).
Officially this is 2-CD set of John Fogerty (Big Time At Tivoli): Performing Live at "Grona Lund" in Stockholm, Sweden on July 2, 2010, is a bootleg and was never released. Excellent Audience Recording.

CD1
01. Intro  (1:30)
02. Up Around The Bend  (2:49)
03. Who'll Stop The Rain  (2:32)
04. When Will I Be Loved  (2:44)
05. Born On The Bayou  (3:45)
06. Wrote A Song For Everyone  (4:18)
07. Lookin' Out My Back Door  (3:34)
08. Don't You Wish It Was True  (3:51)
09. Ramble Tamble  (7:52)
10. The Midnight Special  (4:09)
11. Blueboy  (3:51)
12. Pretty Woman  (2:55)
13. Paradise  (3:42)
14. Big Train To Memphis  (6:52)
15. Hot Rod Heart  (3:20)
16. Green River  (3:09)
17. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?  (2:29)
18. Garden Party  (3:52)
19. Keep On Chooglin'  (6:09)

CD2
01. The Night Time Is the Right Time (3:16)
02. Bad Moon Rising (3:14)
03. Down on the Corner (2:59)
04. The Old Man Down the Road (3:59)
05. Rockin' All Over the World (2:45)
06. Fortunate Son (2:44)
07. Proud Mary (3:44)

Recorded Live at Sofiero, Helsingborg, Sweden, 05/07/2010
08. Susie Q (4:56)
09. Southern Streamline (4:56)
10. Haunted House (4:33)
11. I Put a Spell on You (4:38)
12. Sweet Hitch-Hiker (2:52)

Recorded Live at Stadtpark, Hamburg, Germany, 22/07/2010
13. Hey Tonight (2:23)
14. Cross-Tie Walker (4:24)
15. Somebody Help Me (5:23)
16. Cotton Fields (3:24)
17. Summertime Blues (2:55)
18. Centerfield  (4:18)

Recorded Live at Fuji Rock Festival, Green Stage, Naeba, Niigata, Japan, 31/07/2010 
19. Good Golly Miss Molly  (2:11)  

Notes 
Friday 2 July 2010, Tivoli, Gröna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden.

Bonus Tracks CD2:
Tracks 8-12: 5 July 2010, Sofiero, Helsinborg, Sweden.
Tracks 13-18: 22 July 2010, Stadtpark, Hamburg, Germany.
Track 19: 31 July 2010, Fuji Rock Festival, Green Stage, Naeba, Nigata, Japan.
Released: 2010
Crystal Cat Records ‎– CC 972-73
Format: 2 × CD, Unofficial Release
Genre: Rock
Style: Country Rock

Label - Crystal Cat Records

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The Jackson 5 - Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969)

Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 is the debut studio album from Gary, Indiana-based soul family band the Jackson 5, released on the Motown label in December 1969. The Jackson 5's lead singer, a preteenage boy named Michael (who later became a universally-recognized pop star on his own and "The King of Pop"), and his older brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Tito, and Marlon, became pop successes within months of this album's release. Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5's only single, "I Want You Back", became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 within weeks of the album's release and eventually sold five million copies worldwide.^[2] The album reached #5 on the Pop Albums chart, and spent nine weeks at #1 on the R&B/Black Albums chart.
The album title suggested that Motown star Diana Ross had discovered the group, as do the Ross-penned liner notes on the back cover. Ross' supposed discovery of the Jackson 5 was in fact part of Motown's marketing and promotions plan for the Jackson 5; Motown artists Bobby Taylor and Gladys Knight also claimed to have discovered the Jacksons. Ross did, however, introduce the Jackson 5 to the public both in concert and on television. Actually, Motown signed "The Jackson Five" in March 1969 after their discovery and first contract with an owner and producer of Steeltown Records in Gary, Indiana in November 1967.

01.  Zip A Dee Doo Dah  (3:15)
02.  Nobody  (2:42)
03.  I Want You Back  (2:58)
04.  Can You Remember  (2:57)
05.  Standing In The Shadows Of Love  (4:05)
06.  You've Changed  (3:05)
07.  My Cherie Amour  (3:39)
08.  Who's Loving You  (3:57)
09.  (I Know) I'm Losing You  (2:50)
10.  Chained  (2:13)
11.  Stand  (2:34)
12.  Born To Love You  (2:26)

All songs produced by Bobby Taylor except for "Nobody" and "I Want You Back", produced by the Corporation.

Credits 
Producer – Bobby Taylor, The Corporation

Notes
Released: December 18, 1969
Recorded: May – August 1969
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul
Length: 37:51

Label - Motown Records

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