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  GNIDROLOG  In Spite Of Harry's Toenail  (RCA,1972) - Progressive rock       Originally released on vinyl in 1972, the debut album from the twin brothers  Colin  (guitars, lead vocals, recorders, tenor sax, horns, harmonicas) and  Stewart  (lead guitar, vocals)  Goldring ,  Peter “Mars” Cowling  (bass, cello), and  Nigel Pegrum  (percussion, oboe, flute, and piano) comes out of the gate with a “take no prisoners” attitude that remains a constant throughout the songs. There is not a single weak piece of music to be found anywhere, though each is quite different from the previous. The musicianship is as first-rate as the song writing is. The track  Snails  is the highest peak attained, it is nothing short of remarkable. I cannot imagine not having it in my collection at all times, though  Long Live Man Dead  is a stunner as well. The only area that can be considered a weakness are the vocals, but it must be noted that Colin is attempting some truly difficult lines, not many vocalist

  CAPTAIN BEEFHEART  Clear Spot  (Reprise,1972) - Blues rock       On  Clear Spot , he and his band meld a sleek storm of blues, boogie, poetry, avant-garde jazz, space-rock, feminism, soul and the uniquely irregular zig-zag wandering weave of the warped Beefheart groove. TRACKLIST : Low Yo Yo Stuff                          Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man                          Too Much Time                          Circumstances                          My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains                          Sun Zoom Spark                          Clear Spot                          Crazy Little Thing                          Long Neck Bottles                          Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles                          Big Eyed Beans From Venus                          Golden Birdies https://www.sendspace.com/file/e7i77w

        In 1965, Felix formed The Young Rascals with Eddie Brigati, Dino' Danelli and Gene Cornish. Felix and Eddie were to become the band's primary songwriters and lead singers. All in all they went on to co write seven albums together. Their songs have been recorded by such artists as: Aretha Franklin, Olivia Newton John, Kenny Rankin, Dusty Springfield, David Cassidy, Lulu, Marvin Gaye, Gloria Estefan, Booker T and the MG's.       Felix went on to produce albums for Laura Nyro, Jimmy Spheeris, The Deadly Nightshade and others, as well as his own solo efforts. Felix Cavaliere Bearsville,1974 https://www.sendspace.com/file/dwbcii

  SANDY DENNY  Randezvous  (Island,1977) - Folk rock       Denny’s final album was again produced by Trevor Lucas. Instead of the folk-rock and singer-songwriter sounds of her previous records, it features a brash mainstream sound. There are strings, star players like Steve Winwood, and even a cover of Elton John’s ‘Candle in the Wind’.  Rendezvous  is all over the place stylistically- there are extremes like the calypso fusion of ‘Gold Dust’, with Junior Marvin’s hard-edged guitar, the country-tinged torch song ‘Take Me Away’, and the string-dominated ‘All Our Days’, in the style of Vaughan Williams. TRACKLIST : I Wish I Was A Fool For You                     Gold Dust                     Candle In The Wind                     Take Me Away                     One Way Donkey Ride                     I'm A Dreamer                     All Our Days                     Silver Threads And Golden Needles                     No More Sad Refrains https://www.sendspace.com/file/rdzsur

  LESLEY DUNCAN  Everything Changes  (GM,1974) - Folk rock       The name of the English singer Lesley Duncan will mean little to the average listener, not too sophisticated in the English pop scene of the sixties and seventies of the last century. Some of the seasoned music lovers, however, will wonder whether she was involved as a background vocalist on the cult album "The Dark Side of the Moon" by the British group "Pink Floyd"? Wasn't she the one who sang the central vocal part in the composition "If I Could Change Your Mind" on the disc "Eve" of the art-symphonic-pop project of Alan Parsons? Yes, that's right, it was Lesley Duncan. TRACKLIST : My Soul                    Broken Old Doll                    The Serf                    Hold On                    Everything Changes                    Love Melts Away                    Sam                    You                    Watch The Tears                    We'll Get By https:/

  HERBIE FLOWERS  Planet Life  (Philips,1975) - Folk/Prog/Psychedelic rock       The album is really well arranged with lots of little musical jokes, and some really funky basslines and breaks, which need to be sampled!      Some of the session musicians on the album include Chris Spedding, Madeline Bell, Ray Cooper, David Snell and Alan Parker. TRACKLIST : Hi! It's Herbie Flowers                     The Chase                     It's Time To (People Need People)                     Little Caesar                     Mathematics                     Everyone's Singing Like Now                     Mouth                     The Hat Song                     A Gambler's Song                     Shine A Light (Out Of Every Window)                     The Fat Boy                     Dancing At Dannys https://www.sendspace.com/file/mflw9w

  JOHN MARTYN  Bless The Weather  (Island,1971) - Folk rock       Like his friend and contemporary, Nick Drake, Glasgowborn  John Martyn  steered British folk away from what he scornfully described as "the dingly-dangly-dell of life", blurring into jazz and much else besides. Solid Air, his 1973 tribute to Drake, is his best-known work, but Bless the Weather, released two years earlier, is better yet.                             Underpinned by Danny Thompson's resonant double bass, it has a fuzzy autumnal glow, redolent of bonfires and hash smoke. Bless the Weather and Head and Heart are intense, impeccable love songs, while Glistening Glyndebourne is a snaking instrumental. Even the version of Singin' in the Rain is a miniature marvel. TRACKLIST : Go Easy                           Bless The Weather                           Sugar Lump                           Walk To The Water                           Just Now                           Head And Heart              

  JORGE BEN  A Tabua De Easmeralda  (Philips,1974) - Soul,samba       A Tábua de Esmeralda ’s sweetness, its sense of self-assurance, transcends language... While its songs don’t shy away from the complexities of Brazilian society in the early 1970s, it wears them — and, by extension, trouble generally — lightly, buoyed by the conviction that one man’s pleasure is sufficient to keep the ills of the world at bay, even if only for a moment. TRACKLIST: Os Alquimistas Estao Chegando Os Alquimistas            O Homem Da Gravata Florida            Errare Humanum Est            Menina Mulher Da Pele Preta            Eu Vou Torcer            Magnolia            Minha Teimosia, Uma Arma Pra Te Conquistar            Zumbi            Brother            O Namorado Da Viuva            Hermes Trismegisto E Sua Celeste Tabua De Esmeralda            Cinco Minutos https://www.sendspace.com/file/gd3jnj

  TAMIKO JONES  Love Trip  (Arista,1975) - Soul/Funk       Tamiko Jon es  is a little known artist, still she had a rich career: jazz singer, recording a collaborative album with Herbie Mann , managing  Solomon Burke  and, many years later,  Smokey Robinson , soul and disco singer ... She recorded some isolated but successful singles, and a few albums, including this one, produced by herself, which mixes the Muscle Shoals horns and rhythm sections with excellent string arrangements.  TRACKLIST : Touch Me Baby                          Everyone Belongs To Someone                          I'm The Woman Behind The Man                          Just You And Me                          Just Sitting Around                          Let Me In Your Life                          Creepin'                          Oh How I Love You                          Who Is She (And What Is She To You)                          Read Me Right                          Chill Dog                          A

        Sheila E., born in Oakland, California, spans multiple genres. However, she has consistently shone a light on pop-rock music.       Her journey began in the mid-1970s when she joined the George Duke Band as a percussionist. Her exceptional talent and undeniable charisma quickly caught the attention of fellow musicians and audiences alike.       A huge turning point in her career was her collaboration with Prince. She showcased her drumming skills on numerous Prince albums, including the iconic  Purple Rain . This collaboration not only propelled her into the spotlight but also solidified her reputation as a powerhouse drummer.       In addition to her work with Prince, Sheila E. has worked with esteemed musicians such as Lionel Richie, Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock, and Diana Ross. In The Glamorous Life WB,1984 https://www.sendspace.com/file/p4afyl

  UTOPIA  Oops! Wrong Planet  (Bearsville,1977) - Art/Prog rock       Utopia's fourth album (and second to be released in 1977) found the quartet moving in a much more pop-rock direction, with Todd Rundgren especially contributing catchy songs like "Love in Action" and "Love Is the Answer". TRACKLIST : Trapped                        Windows                        Love In Action                        Crazy Lady Blue                        Back On The Street                        The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell                        The Mertyr                        Abandon City                        Gangrene                        My Angel                        Rape Of The Young                        Love Is The Answer https://www.sendspace.com/file/40mbdm

  GOBLIN  Roller  (Cinevox,1976) - Progressive rock       In their thirty-odd year partnership scoring films for suspense director Dario Argento, Goblin's soundtracks have run the gamut from deep prog, in the 1975 film Deep Red, to the pure nightmarish atmospherics of 1977's Suspiria. In 1976, Goblin released  Roller , one of the band's few non-film related projects. This was a pivotal point of transition for the group, striking a balance between their technically proficient jams and their later exploration of chilling ambient noise. TRACKLIST : Roller                          Aquaman                          Snip-Snap                          Il Risveglio Del Serpente                          Goblin                          Or Frankestein https://www.sendspace.com/file/u1qkdj

  VANGELIS  Earth  (Vertigo,1973) - Progressive/Electronica       The first non-soundtrack album from  Vangelis Papathanassiou  is, in a word, shocking. Picking up where the ambitious music of Aphrodite’s Child left off, Vangelis mixes psychedelic rock with exotic sound experiments that are worlds removed from the streamlined, synthesizer music associated with his name. TRACKLIST : Come On                        We Were All Uprooted                        Sunny Earth                        He-O                        Ritual                        Let It Happen                        The City                        My Face In The Rain                        Watch Out                        A Song https://www.sendspace.com/file/yquo05

  RUBBA  In Motion  (De Wolfe,1980) - Progressive / Electronic       Published in 1980, the  In Motion: Modern Progressive Group Sounds Played By Rubba  LP comes housed in a minimalistic and red cover and contains 13 tracks, mainly composed by  Joachim "Giordano" Sherylee.  The record became cult over time; it will have taken that the Hip-Hop world seizes it in order to dig it out from the disregarded and underestimated musical gems graveyard. TRACKLIST : Carousel In The Milky Way                          Gypsy Manou                          So Softly                          Perpetual Whirlwind                          Nebulae                          Way Star                          In Motion                          Scapement                          Caroline                          Green Star                          Moog Concerto                          Astradome                          Vector https://www.sendspace.com/file/3uozav

  TIM BLAKE Crystal Machine  (Egg,1977) - Progressive/Electronic       I am not normally a fan of electronica or ambient music, but Blake’s albums are a true exception.  Crystal Machine  begins with  Midnight , an aptly dark sounding instrumental played over a Doctor-Who-style 7/8 repeating bass riff.  Metro/Logic  is more upbeat, and this time the focus is shifted to the bass, which seems to follow an irregular pattern.  Last Ride of the Boogie Child  is the only non-instrumental, though the lyrics are so sparse that it may as well be one.       At over a quarter-hour,  Synthese Intemporel  dominates the album, and it sounds like something right out of Tangerine Dream. Frustratingly, while a lot of tension is built up, especially in the first half, there is no satisfying conclusion as there was in  A Sprinkling of Clouds . This does seem to be a major limitation of only using one type of instrument.  Crystal Presence  is a mercifully short drone/musique concrète track that finishes of

  GALACTIC EXPLORERS  Epitaph For Venus  (Pyramid,1974) - Progressive/Electronic       Mindblowing psychoelectronic work with abundant and flowing hypnotic electronic arpeggios (in the genre of Tangerine Dream but less obsessive). The music also features a vast collection of analog synth sounds for some "cosmic", immersive dronescapes. TRACKLIST : Lunarscape                       Ethereal Jazz                       Venus Rising https://www.sendspace.com/file/qg9tuw