An influential band from Canterbury/Kent that underwent a fluctuate line-up and served as a stepping stone for most of the members to the better known Soft Machine and Caravan. The Wilde Flowers never made an official release up to 1994 as Voiceprint put out a collection of demos from 1965-69 (Voiceprint VP 123 CD). The majority of the tracks were recorded 65/66 and although the instrumentation is in the typical Beatsound, Robert Wyatt's and Kevin Ayers' vocal treatments had already that special Canterbury-style (it's up to you if you like it or not). I must admit that this release is more an artefact and rather of historical interest. There are a few notable songs, though: "Those Words They Say" and "Time After Time" get the full Beat treatment, "Impotence" has all the indications for the later Soft Machine adventures while the best and one of their earliest songs "He's Bad For You" is a haunting R&B ballad that would had fitted perfectly on a Captain Beefheart setlist.
Tracklist: - Impotence (1969) - Those Words They Say (1966) - Memories (1966) - Don't Try To Change Me (1965) - Parchman Farm (1965) - Almost Grown (1965) - She's Gone (1965) - Slow Walkin' Talk (1965) - He's Bad For You (1965) - It's What I Feel [A Certain Kind] (1965) - Memories [Instrumental] (1965) - Never Leave Me (1966) - Time After Time (1966) - Just Where I Want (1966) - No Game When You Lose (1966) - Impotence (1966) - Why Do You Care (1968) - The Pieman Cometh (1968) - Summer Spirit (1968) - She Love To Hurt (1969) - The Big Show (1969) - Memories (1969) Personnel: Graham Flight (vcls) [A] Brian Hopper (gtr, sax) [ABCDE] Hugh Hopper (bs) [ABCD] Richard Sinclair (gtr) [AB] Robert Wyatt (drms) [ABC] Kevin Ayers (vcls) [B] Richard Coughlan (drms) [CDE] Pye Hastings (gtr, sax) [CDE] Dave Lawrence (bs, vcls) [CDE] Dave Sinclair (keyb'ds) [E] Band origin: Canterbury (Kent/UK)
After the split of Las Antorchas Victor Motta Aviles and band mate Omar Cortes Gaviño teamed up with Victor's brother Guillermo and continued as Antorcha. They played a sort of Acid-Rock but developed a style of their own. Actually not my kind of music but I like their anarchistic attitude and they receive extra points for the demented sound on few of their tracks. After a handful of E.P.'s they finally released an album in 1976. Shortly after they called it quits and 30 years later VAM Records (VAM 001-CD / 2006) put out a CD with all the tracks from their 45's plus "Mira" from their cassette-only release from 1976.
Tracklist: - Canción No. 1 - Nada - Amiga - En El Jardín Del Edén - Grass - Going Down - La Tierra - Crisalida - Sodomáquina - Inconclusa - Mira - Bracero - Intento No. 2 - Quiero Vivir Personnel: Omar Cortes Gaviño (bs, vcls) [ABC] Victor Manuel Motta Aviles (keyb'ds, rhythm gtr, vcls) [ABC] Guillermo Motta Aviles (keyb'ds, lead gtr, vcls) [ABC] Mario Salazar Hernández (organ, vcls) [B] Antonio Salcedo (drms, vcls) [C] Band origin: Mexico City (Mexico)
Duncan Browne's self-titled second album plays like a direct sequel to his debut long-player, Give Me Take You; he uses the same acoustic guitar and writes in a similar idiom, especially on tracks like "Country Song" and "The Martlet." Indeed, apart from the fact that it's generally better recorded, most of Duncan Browne could easily have slotted into the earlier album; the only exceptions are the more elaborately produced songs, such as "Ragged Rain Life," with its electric guitar sound, the keyboard-embellished "Babe Rainbow," and the bluesier, Dylan-esque "Journey," which was a substantial hit in England. Browne's style elsewhere on the record is unique unto himself, built around hauntingly beautiful melodies, mostly in a folk idiom, with some choice results, including the exquisite "Over the Reef" and "My Old Friends." He saved the best for last, a valedictory number entitled "Last Time Around," featuring extensive and impressive acoustic guitar ornamentation that gives way to some surprisingly tasteful progressive rock electronic sounds on the choruses. The RAK album was reissued on CD by EMI (EMI 724353562328) in 2002 with four bonus tracks, comprised of odd single sides and a pair of outtakes that extended the record's stylistic range considerably, into a more purely electric rock, more standard (though still enjoyable and attractive) singer/songwriter mode - although the last of the bonus tracks, the previously unissued "Mignon," is easily the prettiest song that Browne ever recorded and is thoroughly in the style of his first LP. Even overlooking its own intrinsic merits, Duncan Browne is worth owning as a more mature and developed, if slightly less spontaneous, expression of the sensibilities that forged Give Me Take You. (Bruce Eder in "allmusic Guide")
You can also find his wonderful first album on theTime Has Told Meblogspot.
Tracklist: - Ragged Rain Life - Country Song - The Martlet - My Only Son - Baby Rainbow - Journey - Cast No Shadow - Over The Reef - My Old Friends - Last Time Around - In A Mist (bonus) - Send Me The Bill For Your Friendship (bonus) - Guitar Piece (bonus) - Mignon (bonus) Personnel: Duncan Browne (vcls) Band origin: London
Discographie: Albums: 1. Give Me Take You (Immediate IMSP 018) 1968 2. Duncan Browne (Rak SRKA 6754) 1973
45's: 1. On The Bombsite/Alfred Bell (Immediate IM 70) 1968 2. Resurrection Joe/Final Asylum (Bell BLL 1119) 1970 3. Journey/In A Mist (Rak RAK 135) 1972 4. Send Me The Bill/My Only Son (Rak RAK 162) 1973
From Toronto, Ontario. The stand-out track on their album is Sunday Love, which ranges from soft to strident keyboard-dominated psychedelia. Crying Into The Deep Lake is also excellent, a superb slice of psychedelia with a haunting keyboard intro. The remainder of the album pales into insignificance alongside these two tracks, but is nonetheless worth obtaining. Both their 45s were issued in black and white picture sleeves. The first is a wild non-LP punker, written by Jed MacKay and Rick McKim, with particularly eerie lyrics and frantic delivery. MacKay and McKim also produced the Underworld's single Go Away, and wrote the flip side Bound. (taken from "Dreams, Fantasies & Nightmares")
This re-issue (Void 18 / 2001) came with a bonus 45 (which was a reprint of their first single). More info on the Garagehangover site.
Tracklist: - You Don't Notice The Time You Waste - Make Some Use Of Your Friends - Crying Into The Deep Lake - Roll My Own - Self Confessed Lover - If Only - You Brought Me Back To My Senses - Sunday Love - Feel It [Bonus] - (I Need Some Kind Of) Definite Commitment (Baby) [Bonus] Personnel: Wayne Roworth (gtr) Norm White (gtr) Rick Aston (bs, vcls) Jed MacKay (organ, piano, lead vcls) Rick McKim (drms) Band origin: Toronto (Ontario/Canada)
Discographie: Albums: 1. It's All Meat (Columbia ELS-374) 1970
45's: 1. Feel It/[I Need Some Kind Of] Definite Commitment [Baby] (Columbia C4-2910) 1969 2. You Don't Notice The Time You Waste/If Only (Columbia C4-2930) 1969
This cool early hardrock item has every bit as much garage attitude as the best '66 LPs. An enjoyable energizer with wild stories about murder and infidelity in a raunchy basement guitar/organ setting. Crappy press and one of the least professional band photos ever on the sleeve. A minor classic within the field. A 10" acetate recorded as Anvil in 1970 has also been found. (Patrick The Lama in "Acid Archives")
This late garage album has a rough sound, cheesy organ, simple hooks, and lyrics about the singer murdering his girlfriend. I like the cymbal-happy drummer and the fact that the bass is way too high in the mix. I can’t say the same about over-loud backing vocals, though. Overall, this is a decent garage-bordering-on-hard-rock album where the cheap production works both for it and against it. The songs and playing are decent; the energy level is high, the singer is appealing. The closing song rocks particularly hard. The only problem is that the “oh oh” vocals in the last couple of minutes are horribly out of tune, ending things on a sour note. That issue aside, most of you will enjoy this quite a bit. (Aaron Milenski in "Acid Archives")
This rip is from a bootleg and exact repro from the 90s (Snakefield SN 001). The band was from Rochester/Michigan.
Tracklist: - Never Come Back - Wrong Road - You Don't Have Me Anymore - Angelisa - Brave New World - You Tell Me You Love Me - I Think I Been Had - Don't Go Away - A Restful Sleep Personnel: Paul Manning [aka C. Hook] (gtr, vcls) Ted Burris (bs, vcls, organ) Bob Maledon (piano, bs, organ, vcls) Brian Walton (organ, piano) Richard Allen (drms, vcls) Band origin: Rochester (Michigan/US)
Discographie: Albums: 1. Wrong Road (Snakefield SN 001) 1971
Formed in Vancouver in 1968, their first 45 has become their most sought-after item. Described on their second album as a "happy mixture of psychedelic rock, blues-rock, jazz-rock with an overall country flavour" their material is an enjoyable and diverse mixture of styles. The first album is the stronger of the two, being the less country-influenced and more psychedelic. Crammed with excellent guitar-work throughout and fine harmony vocal arrangements, the highlights include the uptempo Times Are Changing, the great country-rocker One Glass For Wine, the dynamic lick-laden One Ring Jane, the sublime melancholy of Funny Feeling and the climatic slow-burning finale of Somebody Think, which can also be appreciated on Echoes In Time, Vol. 1. Recommended - an album to savour. The group was slated for inclusion on the Cool-Aid Benefit album but either Capitol or their management put the nix on it! (taken from "Dreams, Fantasies & Nightmares")
This album was re-issued on CD in 2000 but I never had the chance to get a copy of that. This rip is from another source and all you get here is the fantastic music but sadly not the artwork.
Tracklist: - Times Are Changing
- No One In Particular
- Little Pony
- One Glass For Wine
- Elevated Platform
- Walk Your Head Around
- One Ring Jane
- Pot Of Gold
- Intermission Poetry
- Funny Feeling
- Blue Dye
- Someone Think
Personnel: Don McDougall (lead vcls, gtr) [AB]
Roger Law (lead gtr, vcls) [A]
Charlie Faulkner (bs, vcls) [AB]
Hugh Lockhead (drms, perc) [AB]
Pat Caldwell (vcls, tamb, hrmnca) [AB]
Leslie Law (lead gtr, vcls) [B]
Jim Pirie (pedal steel) [B] Band origin: Vancouver (British Columbia/Canada)
Discographie: Albums:
1. (A) Home Grown Stuff (Capitol ST 6304) 1969
2. (A) Starting A New Day (Capitol ST 6352) 1970
45's:
1. I/Funny Feeling (Duck 1) 1968
2. I/Funny Feeling (London 17363) 1968
3. I/Funny Feeling (TCP 106) 1969
4. One Ring Jane/Kill The Pig (Duck 2) 1969
5. One Ring Jane/Funny Feeling (Capitol 72583) 1969
6. Times Are Changing/One Ring Jane (Capitol 2707) 1969
7. Starting A New Day/No One In Particular
(Capitol 72614) 1970
This Birmingham band released only one single in 1967 and was responsible for an unreleased acetate from 1970. Their 45 on Strike Records was rather uninteresting but the eight songs for the proposed album are much better. Some of you may know their opening song "From Out Of The Sky" from "Syde Tryps Three", a great heavy psychedelic number. "Desolation City" is a cool rocker without frills and "Some Lover" as well as "Can't Stop Loving You" are nice sunshiny pop-ditties. They also did two covers in a prog style, "Meet On The Ledge" and "Day Tripper"... at least they didn't ruin the "Fairport Convention" song. The slow Blues number "Mal's Got The Blues" is not of much interest and finally on "Dreaming" the vocal arrangements are a bit embarrassing. Birdman Records (Birdman BMRD-21001 / 1999) released their whole output on CD and it starts off with two songs they recorded after their reunion in 1998. Not the best idea 'cause both tracks are extreemly (Ha!) forgettable, a sort of poor man's "Scorpions" (uhhhh!). Some band members also had "Judas Priest" connections and their drummer Pete Boot was later in "Budgie".
Tracklist: - Borderline (bonus track - 1998)
- Your Eyes (bonus track - 1998)
- From Out Of The Sky
- Desolation City
- Mal's Got He Blues
- Meet On The Ledge
- Some Lover
- Day Tripper
- Can't Stop Loving You
- Dreaming
- On The Beach (bonus track - 1967)
- Don't You Ignore Me (bonus track - 1967)
Personnel: Deryk Poynton (vcls) [AB]
Barry Civil (lead gtr, vcls) [AB]
Jeff Furnival (lead gtr) [AB]
"Wompy" Evans (bs) [AB]
Kelvin "Kelly" Payne (organ) [AB]
Dave Brooks (drms) [A]
Pete Boot (drms, perc) [B] Band origin: Birmingham (West Midlands/UK)
Discographie: Albums:
1. (B) The Extreem (8-track Acetate) 1970
45's:
1. (A) On The Beach/Don't You Ignore Me
(Strike JH 236) 1967
The January Tyme was a bit late on the scene and their sound was pretty similar to the Jefferson Airplane. What makes this an enjoyable listen is the fact that they were competent musicians (OK, this should not be necessarily a question of quality), they had the skills to write good songs and they had a good female lead singer. Their sole platter was reissued by Akarma (Akarma AK 030 / 1998).
Tracklist: - Rainy Day Feeling - The Music - Sleepy Time Baby - Ancient Babylon - Hold Me Up To The Light - Love Is Blind - Are You Laughing - Down To The River - I Could Never Love You - Take This Time - Love Surrounds Me Personnel: January Tyme (vcls, keyb'ds, perc) Anthony (Mony) Izzo (lead gtr, vcls) William Brancaccio (rhythm gtr, keyb'ds vcls) Steve Ciantro (bs) Alan Cooley (drms, vcls) Band origin: New York City (New York/US)
Discographie: Albums: 1. First Time From Memphis (Enterprise ENS-1004) 1970
Hailed from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where they first started playing together in 1972. Both 45s are from their album, which contains quite a range of styles. Melodic soft rock predominates as evidenced by Give It Up, Tonight, Deep In A Dream, Keep It Heavy and Daydreamin'; but there's also a couple of weirder more psychedelic tracks in the early Pink Floyd mould - Numero Uno and The Beat Song; some rockabilly/punk (I'm) Chewin' Gum and When The Sun Shines and a bit of punk/blues on That ls That. Overall, it's worth investigating. (taken from "Fuzz, Acid and Flowers")
OK, I know that "Tricky Zingers" was already posted on several blogs but it is one of my favourites. Rip is from the original album (Trinity CST-11-LA / 1975).
Tracklist: - Give It Up (Man) - Tonight - Numero Uno - (I'm) Chewin' Gum - Deep In A Dream - The Nazz Are Blue - Keep It Heavy - Roses All Around - And That Is That - The Beat Song - When The Sun Shines - Daydreamin' Personnel: Jim Wilson (bs, keyb'ds, vcls) Bill Tanon (gtr, bs, harp, mandolin, vcls) Ron Juntunen (lead gtr, bs) Art Hicks (drms) Band origin: Milwaukie (Wisconsin/US)
45's: 1. Keep It Heavy/And That Is That (Trinity 112) 1975 2. Keep It Heavy/And That Is That (Trinity 45121) 1975 3. (I'm) Chewin' Gum/Roses All Around (Trinity 45122) 1975
The Charlatans were the very first San Francisco underground rock band. At the start the group played Chuck Berry numbers and R&B standards like Got My Mojo Working and My Babe but gradually they evolved the folk rock repertoire for which they had become famous. Eventually the group were offered a residency at the Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada. Here The Charlatans acted as a magnet for the whole hippy scene. News of them soon got around and acid heads came from Reno, 'Frisco and as far afield as Seattle and Los Angeles to hear them play. The Red Dog Saloon predated any of the San Francisco venues, and at the time it was the only place on the West Coast where you could hear the new music. But things began to go wrong. Despite being packed almost every night, the saloon made a loss because no admission charge was levied so profits could only be made from beer and wine sales. The owner had left his 22 year old son in charge and was not pleased when he found, on returning to discover the reasons for this loss, that everyone was having a ball at his expense. To make matters worse his visit coincided with two members of the group getting busted on the way back from San Francisco with more drug supplies for the group. Eventually the band headed back to San Francisco for good, taking with them a reputation on a par with anybody. Before long, record companies began to take an interest in them and they eventually signed with the Lovin' Spoonful's label, Kama Sutra. In retrospect, they would have done better to wait for a company to offer them the sort of advance RCA had offered The Jefferson Airplane. The group cut a nine-track album for Kama Sutra which included the Buffy St. Marie song Codine (later recorded by many other 'Frisco bands), amazing versions of traditional songs like Alabama Bound and 32-20 Blues, and the old Coasters' song The Shadow Knows and two songs featuring Lynne Hughes, who worked as a barmaid at the Red Dog Saloon (and later sang with Tongue and Groove and Stoneground) on vocals - Side Track and I'd Rather Be The Devil. The Charlatans had wanted Codine backed by 32-20 released as a single, but the record company got cold feet because of the mention of 'drugs' in Codine and cut off all contact with the band. This was disasterous for The Charlatans and ironic when one considers that the song was condemning drugs rather than advocating their use. At this point, Mike Ferguson left the group to join Tongue and Groove with Lynne Hughes, to be replaced by Patrick Bogery, and Dan Hicks gave up the drums to concentrate on the rhythm guitar. So Terry Wilson, who had been playing with David LaFlamme and Jaime Leapold in a group called The Orkustra came in on the drums. But they struggled to get work and Hicks, Bogerty and Hunter left the group for good. Hicks to set up Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks. The remaining three (Wilhelm, Olsen and Wilson) recruited a keyboard player Darryl De Vore and were determined to have a final fling. The tragic story of The Charlatans, probably one of San Francisco's most talented bands, that of a group taken for a ride by its record company, was sadly typical of this era. (taken from "Fuzz, Acid & Flowers")
Their album (Philips PHS 600-309 / 1969) was a bit disappointing if you compare it with their earlier works but it's not a "mediocre affair" as it described in "Fuzz, Acid & Flowers". They did a competent version of Van Dyke Park's "High Coin" and "Time To Get Straight" is a fine folk rocker. Also notable is the last song "When The Movies Are Over", which is a weird and trippy number.
Tracklist: - High Coin - Easy When I'm Dead - Ain't Got The Time - Folsom Prison Blues - The Blues Ain’t Nothin' - Time To Get Straight - When I Go Sailin' By - Doubtful Waltz - Wabash Cannonball - Alabama Bound - When The Movies Are Over Personnel: Georger Hunter (vcls, harp) [ABC] Mike Wilhelm (gtr) [ABD] Mike Ferguson (piano) [AB] Sam Linde (drms) [AB] Dan Hicks (gtr, vcls) [BC] Richard Olsen (bs) [ABCD] (Lynn Hughes (guest vcls) [B]) Darryl de Vore (keybd’s) [D] Terry Wilson (drms) [CD] Patrick Bogerty (piano) [C] Band origin: San Francisco (California/US)
This compilation of alternate takes and demo recordings contains also Todd Rundgren's early work with Woody's Truck Stop which is much more better than the disappointing album they did at the end of the sixties without him. This double CD was released on Air Mail Recordings in 1997.
Tracklist: [CD 1 – Nazz From Philadelphia] - Hello It's Me (demo) - Crowded (1967 demo) - Lemming Song (acetate) - Kicks (long version) - Some People (demo) - Nazz Commercials - Open My Eyes (demo) - Forget All About It (slow version) - For Only One Winner (Todd vocals) - Magic Me - Gonna Cry Today - Meridian Leeward (diff. version)
[CD 2 – Woody's Truck Stop 1966 Demos With Todd Rundgren] - That's Right, You're Wrong - Why Is It Me - The Times Have Changed - She Must Be Blind - Rock Me Baby Personnel [Nazz]: Todd Rundgren (lead gtr) [A] Carson van Osten (bs) [AB] Robert 'Stewkey' Antoni (piano, vcls) [AB] Thom Mooney (drms) [AB] Rick Nielson (gtr) [B] Tom Petersson (gtr) [B] Band origin: Philadelphia (Pennsylvania/US)
Old Rock'n'Roller wilders in the "Mystic Male" territory (the same way Del Shannon and Bobby Vee did). Born in Teaneck/New Jersey as Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson he was a bit of a second hand Elvis impresario but with a huge success. Between 1957 and 1962 he had thirty Top-40 hits but at the end of the '60s his records were no longer selling. These two albums from 1967 and 1968 were fine examples of soft rock with psychedelic undertones and saw a reissue on one CD by Ace Records (Ace CDCHD 690 / 1998).
Tracklist: [Another Side Of Rick] - Dream Weaver - Marshmallow Skies - Don't Blame It on Your Wife - Reason to Believe - Suzanne on a Sunday Morning - Baby Close Its Eyes - Barefoot Boy - Don't Make Promises - Promenade in Green - Georgia on My Mind - Daydream - I Wonder If Louise Is Home
[Perspective] - When the Sun's Shined Its Face on Me - Without Her - The Lady Stayed With Me - Three Day Eternity - For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her - Stop by My Window - Hello to the Wind (Bonjour le Vent) - Wait Till Next Year - Love Story - Medley: So Long Dad/Love Story (Reprise) - I Think It's Gonna Rain Today Personnel incl.: Rick Nelson (vcls) Origin: born 1940 in Teaneck (New Jersey/US)
Discographie: Albums: 1. Ricky (Imperial 9048) 1957 2. Ricky Nelson (Imperial 9050) 1958 3. Ricky Sings Again (Imperial 9061) 1959 4. Songs by Ricky (Imperial 9082) 1959 5. More Songs by Ricky (Imperial 9122) 1960 6. Rick Is 21 (Imperial 9152) 1961 7. Album Seven by Rick (Imperial 9167) 1962 8. For Your Sweet Love (Decca DL 74419) 1963 9. Rick Nelson Sings "For You" (Decca DL 74479) 1963 10. The Very Thought of You (Decca DL 74559) 1964 11. Spotlight on Rick (Decca DL 74608) 1964 12. Best Always (Decca DL 74660) 1965 13. Love and Kisses (Decca DL 74678) 1965 14. Bright Lights & Country Music (Decca DL 74779) 1966 15. Country Fever (Decca DL 74827) 1967 16. Another Side of Rick (Decca DL 74944) 1967 17. Perspective (Decca DL 75014) 1968 18. Rick Nelson in Concert (The Troubadour, 1969) (Decca DL 75162) 1970 19. Rick Sings Nelson (Decca DL 75236) 1970 20. Rudy the Fifth (Decca DL 75297) 1970 21. Garden Party (Decca DL 75391) 1972 22. Windfall (MCA 383) 1974
45's: 1. You're My One And Only Love/Honey Rock (Verve 10070) 1957 2. Be-Bop Baby/Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (Imperial 5463) 1957 3. Stood Up/Waitin' In School (Imperial 5483) 1957 4. Believe What You Say/My Bucket's Got A Hole In It (Imperial 5503) 1958 5. Poor Little Fool/Don't Leave Me This Way (Imperial 5528) 1958 6. Lonesome Town/I Got A Feeling (Imperial 5545) 1958 7. Never Be Anyone Else But You/It's Late (Imperial 5565) 1959 8. Just A Little Too Much/Sweeter Than You (Imperial 5595) 1959 9. I Wanna Be Loved/Mighty Good (Imperial 5614) 1959 10. Young Emotions/Right By My Side (Imperial 5663) 1960 11. I'm Not Afraid/Yes Sir, That's My Baby (Imperial 5685) 1960 12. You Are The Only One/Milk Cow Blues (Imperial 5707) 1960 13. Travelin' Man/Hello Mary Lou (Imperial 5741) 1961 14. A Wonder Like You/Everlovin' (Imperial 5770) 1967 15. Young World/Summertime (Imperial 5805) 1962 16. Teenage Idol/I've Got My Eyes On You [And I Like What I See] (Imperial 5864) 1962 17. It's Up To You/I Need You (Imperial 5901) 1962 18. That's All/I'm In Love Again (Imperial 5910) 1963 19. You Don't Love Me Anymore {And I Can Tell]/ I Got A Woman (Decca 31475) 1963 20. Old Enough To Love/If You Can't Rock Me (Imperial 5935) 1963 21. A Long Vacation/Mad Mad World (Imperial 5958) 1963 22. String Along/Gypsy Woman (Decca 31495) 1963 23. There's Not A Minute/Time After Time (Imperial 5985) 1963 24. Fools Rush In/Down Home (Decca 31533) 1963 25. Today's Teardrops/Thank You Darlin' (Imperial 66004) 1963 26. For You/That's All She Wrote (Decca 31574) 1963 27. Congratulations/One Minute To One (Imperial 66017) 1964 28. The Very Thought Of You/I Wonder [If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me] (Decca 31612) 1964 29. Lucky Star/Everybody But Me (Imperial 66039) 1964 30. There's Nothing I Can Say/Lonely Corner (Decca 31656) 1964 31. A Happy Guy/Don't Breathe A Word (Decca 31703) 1964 32. Mean Old World/When The Chips Are Down (Decca 31756) 1965 33. Yesterday's Love/Come Out Dancin' (Decca 31800) 1965 34. Say You Love Me/Love And Kisses (Decca 31845) 1965 35. Fire Breathin' Dragon/Your Kind Of Lovin' (Decca 31900) 1966 36. You Just Can't Quit/Louisiana Man (Decca 31956) 1966 37. Things You Gave Me/Alone (Decca 32026) 1966 38. They Don't Give Medals [To Yesterday's Heroes]/ Take A Broken Heart (Decca 32055) 1966 39. Take A City Bride/I'm Called Lonely (Decca 32120) 1967 40. Suzanne On A Sunday Morning/Moonshine (Decca 32176) 1967 41. Dream Weaver/Baby Close Its Eyes (Decca 32222) 1967 42. Don't Blame It On Your Wife/Promenade In Green (Decca 32284) 1968 43. Don't Make Promises/Barefoot Boy (Decca 32298) 1968 44. She Belongs To Me/Promises (Decca 32550) 1969 45. Easy To Be Free/Come On In (Decca 32635) 1970 46. I Shall Be Released/If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Decca 32676) 1970 47. Look At Mary/We've Got Such A Long Way To Go (Decca 32711) 1970 48. How Long/Down Along The Bayou Country (Decca 32739) 1970 49. Life/California (Decca 32779) 1971 50. Thank You Lord/Sing Me A Song (Decca 32860) 1971 51. Gypsy Pilot/Love Minus Zero/No Limits (Decca 32906) 1971 52. Garden Party/So Long Mama (Decca 32980) 1972 53. Palace Guard/A Flower Opens Gently By (MCA 40001) 1973 54. Lifestream/Evil Woman Child (MCA 40130) 1973 55. Windfall/Legacy (MCA 40187) 1974 56. One Night Stand/Lifestream (MCA 40214) 1974 57. Try [Try To Fall In Love]/Louisiana Belle (MCA 40392) 1975 58. Rock And Roll Lady/Fade Away (MCA 40458) 1975
E.P.'s: 1. Ricky (Verve EPV-5048) 1957 2. Ricky, Volume 1 - "Honeycomb" (Imperial IMP-153) 1957 3. Ricky, Volume 2 - "If You Can't Rock Me" (Imperial IMP-154) 1957 4. Ricky, Volume 3 - "True Love" (Imperial IMP-155) 1957 5. Ricky Nelson, Volume 1 - "Someday" (Imperial IMP-156) 1958 6. Ricky Nelson, Volume 2 - "Down The Line" (Imperial IMP-157) 1958 7. Ricky Nelson, Volume 3 - "Unchained Melody" (Imperial IMP-158) 1958 8. Ricky Sings Again, Volume 1 - "Be True To Me" (Imperial IMP-159) 1959 9. Ricky Sings Again, Volume 2 - "Restless Kid" (Imperial IMP-160) 1959 10. Ricky Sings Again, Volume 3 - "Old Enough To Love" (Imperial IMP-161) 1959 11. Songs By Ricky, Volume 1 - "You'll Never Know What You're Missing" (Imperial IMP-162) 1959 12. Songs By Ricky, Volume 2 - "One Minute To One" (Imperial IMP-163) 1959 13. Songs By Ricky, Volume 3 - "Don't Leave Me" (Imperial IMP-164) 1959 14. Ricky Sings Spirituals (Imperial IMP-165) 1960 15. Million Sellers (Imperial LP4-2232) 1963 16. One Boy Too Late (Decca ED-2760) 1963 17. Best Always (Decca 7-34319) 1966
From Los Angeles/California, this group made a pretty good laid back Rock record at the end of the decade that was re-issued in the '90s (Eight Little Indians CD 3027 / 1998). The critics are divided in their opinion about the privately pressed album. They differ from "Lost gem" to "mostly loungy (in the wrong sense) psychrock/AOR with offkey vocals and unimpressive songwriting" to "A strange one that’s gotten more attention than it deserves, but if you don’t get your hopes up too high you might enjoy it". I like it and I think it's pretty adventurous although they lose the direction sometimes. You better make up your own mind.
LATEST UPDATE: It turned out that Jungle was previously known as The Knight Riders from Belmont/California who had the track "I" on the San Francisco Roots compilation. Bass player Rodney Pearce and drummer Mike Lentos were replaced by John Dawson and Delbert Lang. They recorded their eponymous album at Allegro Sound Studios, New York City 1969.
Tracklist: - House Of Rooms - Somewhere Sweet Memories - Gray Picnic - Changes I'm Going Through - Early Morning Rising - Slave Ship Personnel: Jay Mierly (vcls) James Ryan Clark (lead gtr) Virgil "Butch" Daniels (gtr) John Dawson Delbert Lang Band origin: Belmont (California/US)
Discographie: Albums: 1. Jungle (no label CO 3027) 1969
Subtitled as "Eccentric Sounds From The British Underground 1970-73" this compilation tends more towards progressive sounds than psychedelic. This CD (Queen Victoria QVR-2006CD / 2003) combines the best songs from the two comps "Here Lies Ebenezer Goode" and "Spacegirl And The Starman", also released on the Queen Victoria Label. Although the timespan of the music is a bit late for my taste there are still some interesting tracks. The "Parson-Smith" version of "The Letter" is a wonderful relaxed number whilst "Deadwood" wilders more in the Freakbeat territory. Winners come also from "Paradise Hammer", "Quartet", "Frog" and "Eastwood". However the most interesting track is to my ears by the "Rainbow Family".
Tracklist: 1. Misty - Hot Cinnamon taken from the single Hot Cinnamon/Cascades (Parlophone R 5852) 1970 Line-up: unknown. Band origin: UK 2. The Laurels - Underground taken from the single The Devil's Well/Underground (Pye 7N 45034) 1971 Line-up: Derek "Del" Bingley (vcls), Doug "Kennard" Jeffereys (gtr, vcls), Brian Sugg (bs, vcls), Brian Jones (drms, vcls). Band origin: Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire/UK) 3. Strange Fox - Ask Me All taken from the single Rock And Roll Band/Ask Me All (BASF 05 1955-3) 1971 Line-up incl.: Des Parton (vcls), Terry Fox, Mike Strange. Band origin: Stoke-On-Trent (Staffordshire/UK) 4. Freedom - Man Made Laws taken from the single Frustrated Woman/Man Made Laws (Probe 504) 1970 Line-up: Steve Shirley (bs, lead vcls), Peter Dennis (vcls, bs, keyb’ds), Roger Saunders (vcls, gtr, keyb’ds), Bobby Harrison (vcls, drms). Band origin: London 5. Deadwood - That Don't Help Me None taken from the single The Turning Of Them All/That Don't Help Me None (Decca F 13109) 1971 Line-up: unknown. Band origin: London 6. Eastwood - Gypsy taken from the single I Am Free/Gypsy (CBS 7076) 1971 Line-up: unknown. Band origin: UK 7. Rare Bird - Hammerhead taken from the single What You Want To Know/Hammerhead (Charisma CB 138) 1971 Line-up: Steve Gould (vcls, sax, bs, gtr), Graham Field (organ), Dave Kaffinetti (keyb’ds, synth), Mark Ashton (drms, vcls). Band origin: London 8. The Peddlers - It's So Easy taken from the single Sing Me An Old Song/It's So Easy (Philips 6006283) 1973 Line-up: Roy Phillips (keyb'ds, gtr, vcls), Tab Martin (bs), Trevor Morais (drms).Band origin: Manchester (Greater Manchester/UK) 9. Skin Alley - Tell Me taken from the album Skin Alley (CBS 63847) 1969 Line-up: Thomas Crimble (keybds, bs, vcls), Bob James (sax, gtr), Krzystztof Henryk Justkiewicz (keyb’ds), Alvin Pope (drms).Band origin: London 10. Chris Hodge - We're On Our Way taken from the single We're On Our Way/Supersoul (Apple APPLE 43) 1972 Line-up: Chris Hodge (vcls). Origin: London 11. Paradise Hammer - She Is Love taken from the single You Get Me In/She Is Love (Polydor 2058 048) 1970 Line-up: Tommy Moeller (lead vcls), Mike Leslie (bs), Willy Day (keyb'ds), Chris Hunt (drms).Band origin: Cheshunt (Hertfordshire) 12. Parson-Smith - The Letter taken from the single The Letter/When It Rains (Polydor 2058229) 1972 Line-up incl.: James Parson-Smith (vcls).Origin: UK 13. Cupid's Inspiration - Different Guy taken from the single Without Your Love/Different Guy (CBS 4722) 1970 Line-up: Terry Rice-Milton (vcls), Bernie Lee (lead gtr), Gordon Haskell (bs), David Morris (keyb'ds), Roger Gray (drms). Band origin: Stamford (Lincolnshire/UK) 14. Quartet - Joseph taken from the single Joseph/Mama Where Did You Fall (Decca F 13072) 1970 Line-up: Terry Britten (vcls, gtr), Kevin Peak (gtr), Alan Tarney (bs, vcls), David McCrae (keyb'ds), Trevor Spencer (drms). Band origin: Australia → London 15. Mosaic - Bird Of Time taken from the single Bluebird/Bird Of Time (Parlophone R 5928) 1971 Line-up: unknown. Band origin: UK 16. Solomon King - Life Child taken from the single When You've Gotta Go/Life Child (Polydor 2058258) 1972 Line-up incl.: Solomon King [real name Allen Levy] (vcls). Origin: Lexington (Kentucky/US) → Bolton (Greater Manchester/UK) 17. Frog - Witch Hunt taken from the single Witch Hunt/Living Dead (Jam JAM 39) 1973 Line-up: unknown. Band origin: UK 18. Rainbow Family - Travellin' Lady taken from the single Travellin' Lady/A B-Side (President PT 375) 1972 Line-up: unknown. Band origin: UK 19. Paul St. John - Flying Saucers Have Landed taken from the single Flying Saucers Have Landed/Spaceship Lover (Pye 7N 45190) 1972 Line-up incl.: Paul St. John [real name Laurie Marshall] (vcls) Origin: London 20. Eastwood - Living To Learn taken from the single Little Miss Lucy/Living To Learn (SRT 73332) 1973 Line-up/Band origin: See Track 6 21. Luv Machine - Everything taken from the album Luv Machine (Polydor 2460102) 1971 Line-up: Michael Bishop (gtr, vcls), Bob Bowman (gtr, vcls), John Jeavons (bs, vcls), Errol Bradshaw (drms, vcls). Band origin: Bridgetown (Barbados) → UK
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An influential band from Canterbury/Kent that underwent a fluctuate line-up and served as a stepping stone for most of the members to the better known Soft Machine and Caravan. The Wilde Flowers never made an official release up to 1994 as Voiceprint put out a collection of demos from 1965-69 (Voiceprint VP 123 CD). The majority of the tracks were recorded 65/66 and although the instrumentation is in the typical Beatsound, Robert Wyatt's and Kevin Ayers' vocal treatments had already that special Canterbury-style (it's up to you if you like it or not). I must admit that this release is more an artefact and rather of historical interest. There are a few notable songs, though: "Those Words They Say" and "Time After Time" get the full Beat treatment, "Impotence" has all the indications for the later Soft Machine adventures while the best and one of their earliest songs "He's Bad For You" is a haunting R&B ballad that would had fitted perfectly on a Captain Beefheart setlist.
