When "Smiling Phases" was included in that mighty sampler album "Fill Your Head With Rock"
I remember that track, and that album, well. I thnk I've still got the LP somewhere. Back in the day such samplers were really helpful to hear new music. Nowadays it is so much easier to lsten to something new
It is amazing how many top bands I first encountered through that album but particularly its 1968 predecessor "The Rock Machine Turns You On" and, to a lesser extent, "The Rock Machine: I Love You" - Spirit, BS&T, Taj Mahal, Electric Flag, Laura Nyro, The Byrds, Leonard Cohen, Moby Grape to name a few.
Being a fan of Cream, one I really liked was the Spirit song "Fresh Garbage"!
and "Can't Be So Bad" by Moby Grape
and how could I ever forget "Sisters Of Mercy" by Leonard Cohen
It is amazing how many top bands I first encountered through that album but particularly its 1968 predecessor "The Rock Machine Turns You On" and, to a lesser extent, "The Rock Machine: I Love You"
Yes, all three plus a few others from fifferent labels (eg El Pea) are still in my collection and gave me an introduction to many American bands of the time
It is amazing how many top bands I first encountered through that album but particularly its 1968 predecessor "The Rock Machine Turns You On" and, to a lesser extent, "The Rock Machine: I Love You"
Yes, all three plus a few others from fifferent labels (eg El Pea) are still in my collection and gave me an introduction to many American bands of the time
And for samplers of British rock, it is difficult to go past those early Islands albums "You Can All Join In" and "Nice Enough To Eat" from 1969.
From those, I first heard King Crimson, John Martyn, Jethro Tull, Spooky Tooth, Mott the Hoople, Blodwyn Pig and, not to forget Dr. Strangely Strange's great song "Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal"!
To quote AMG "When the Island label sampler You Can All Join In crashed the U.K. Top 20 in June 1969, it represented one of the most unexpected marketing triumphs of the age.......You Can All Join In is one of those seamless compilations that simply cannot be improved upon......The early '70s were the golden age of British record-label samplers.......None, however, echoed either the success or the resonance of You Can All Join In, a status that led, in the early '90s, to a CD reissue (see my post below) for the original compilation. No greater testament to its timelessness could be called for."
And if you want to relive those heady days back 50 years ago, what better way than the album set of "Strangely Strange but Oddly Normal: An Island Anthology 1967-1972"!
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Being a fan of Cream, one I really liked was the Spirit song "Fresh Garbage"!
and "Can't Be So Bad" by Moby Grape
and how could I ever forget "Sisters Of Mercy" by Leonard Cohen
Yes, all three plus a few others from fifferent labels (eg El Pea) are still in my collection and gave me an introduction to many American bands of the time
From those, I first heard King Crimson, John Martyn, Jethro Tull, Spooky Tooth, Mott the Hoople, Blodwyn Pig and, not to forget Dr. Strangely Strange's great song "Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal"!
To quote AMG "When the Island label sampler You Can All Join In crashed the U.K. Top 20 in June 1969, it represented one of the most unexpected marketing triumphs of the age.......You Can All Join In is one of those seamless compilations that simply cannot be improved upon......The early '70s were the golden age of British record-label samplers.......None, however, echoed either the success or the resonance of You Can All Join In, a status that led, in the early '90s, to a CD reissue (see my post below) for the original compilation. No greater testament to its timelessness could be called for."
Albert Lee, superb guitarist
Heard it for the first time the other day and it has fast become a firm favourite.
https://crystallineband.bandcamp.com/album/axe-music
I bought this one when it came out, introduced me to some great music
To my mind, they were one of the best psychedelic bands of the era. Just try these two albums of theirs - "Jericho" and "Junkies, Monkeys & Donkeys".
Brenton Wood
Baby You Got It Oogum Boogum
The Byrds
Mr. Tambourine Man archive.org Turn! Turn! Turn! archive.org
The Byrds' Greatest Hits archive.org Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Notorious Byrd Brothers archive.org (Untitled)
Byrdmaniax archive.org Easy Rider archive.org
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Crosby, Stills & Nash archive.org Déjà Vu archive.org
4 Way Street
David Crosby
If I Could Only Remember My Name archive.org
David Crosby, Graham Nash
Graham Nash / David Crosby archive.org Wind On The Water archive.org
Ps- as usual there is some editing to do to the downloads.
This is one that I could well imagine @Brighternow liking
out to be the loudest concert I can remember attending. Rain-O still remains one of my favourite tunes.
The Collectors / Chilliwack
The Collectors archive.org Grass And Wild Strawberries
Chilliwack Chilliwack II
Riding High
ever since the mid-70s:
Here's another version of "Rain-O" about 6 years later
from that same album "Dreams, Dreams, Dreams."
Do try the tracks "Don't Look Back", “Frozen Laughter”, “Mr. Wind” and “The Rain Falls Down”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUQ7LO_7dec