@Brighternow thanks and another great album for the download list!
Isn't it great that no matter how big your collection of rock from this great (if not the greatest) period, you can always discover new, outstanding bands that you have never heard of before!
All Music Guide says "Always one of the most exquisite-sounding records of the mid-'70s, Blue Pine Trees was the sound of Unicorn at the peak of their musical and songwriting abilities. An album that puts you in mind of Lindisfarne before they got desperate.........roots in the sounds of the American West Coast are unmistakable. But, on the other, they never forget their English roots and, mindful too of their familial links to Pink Floyd (Dave Gilmour produced the best of their albums)"
AMG says "The Five Faces of Manfred Mann is one of the great blues-based British invasion albums; it's a hot, rocking record that benefits from some virtuoso playing as well, and some of the best singing of its era, courtesy of Paul Jones".
Well, my turn to get to The Doors and it's impossible to pick a favourite. For my desert isle album I'd choose this as it gives a good selection from their discography. 1972 Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine
My first post for this smelly old hippy thread. A new discovery for me, cosmic folk on the mighty Pilz label. Mainly female / male vocal duo with acoustic guitar and a sparse backing, some piano and synth. That said things kick off on the final track a 10 minute voyage called Die Reise.
Another one I played a lot way back then. As a student I couldn't afford to buy full albums. This was the way to hear a range of rock music - no streaming then!!
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A Swedish band that I really like is Ragnarök especially their s/t album.
Excellent hard rock album from 1971. Best tracks are "Joy", "Mythical Dream", "Creation A Child" and "Marriage".
Isn't it great that no matter how big your collection of rock from this great (if not the greatest) period, you can always discover new, outstanding bands that you have never heard of before!
Derek & The Dominos
1970 Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs 1994 Live At The Fillmore Oct 23,24 1970
All Music Guide says "Always one of the most exquisite-sounding records of the mid-'70s, Blue Pine Trees was the sound of Unicorn at the peak of their musical and songwriting abilities. An album that puts you in mind of Lindisfarne before they got desperate.........roots in the sounds of the American West Coast are unmistakable. But, on the other, they never forget their English roots and, mindful too of their familial links to Pink Floyd (Dave Gilmour produced the best of their albums)"
https://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-pine-trees-mw0000420556
Duane Allman
1972 An Anthology 1969 The Allman Brothers Band
1970 Idlewild South 1971 The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East
1972 Eat A Peach
Donnie Fritts
1974 Prone To Lean
AMG says "The Five Faces of Manfred Mann is one of the great blues-based British invasion albums; it's a hot, rocking record that benefits from some virtuoso playing as well, and some of the best singing of its era, courtesy of Paul Jones".
For my desert isle album I'd choose this as it gives a good selection from
their discography.
1972 Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine
1969 Sir Douglas Quintet - Mendocino 1973 Doug Sahm And Band
it's not necessarily the order that I've added them to the library. Always on the hunt for a bargain
they've been added as I found them over the years. The first Bowie album I added was Ziggy Stardust
and the last was Stage from my wife's collection.
David Bowie
1970 The Man Who Sold The World 1971 Hunky Dory
1972 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust 1973 Aladdin Sane
and the Spiders From Mars
1975 Young Americans
1970 Alone Together 1972 Headkeeper
1973 It's Like You Never Left Recorded 1975 Certified Live
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1970 Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1971 Tarkus
1971 Pictures At An Exhibition 1972 Trilogy
1973 Brain Salad Surgery
Eric Clapton
1970 Eric Clapton 1971 Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page
Guitar Boogie
1971 Howlin' Wolf Featuring Eric Clapton, 1974 461 Ocean Boulevard
Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts
- The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions
Brings back memories...
so does this:
been over 30 years since I've played some of these and this might be the last time they get a spin.
Fleetwood Mac
1969 English Rose 1969 Then Play On
1969 Otis Spann With Fleetwood Mac 1971 Future Games
- The Biggest Thing Since Colossus....
The Flock
1969 The Flock
1970 Dinosaur Swamps
A Foot In Coldwater
1972 A Foot In Coldwater 1973 The Second Foot In Coldwater
1969 Tons Of Sobs 1969 Free
1970 Fire And Water