The Barracudas - Wait For Everything (1991)

The Barracudas - Wait For Everything (1991)

Artist...............: Barracudas
Album................: Wait for everything
Genre................: Surf, Garage

Artwork By [Design] - Aerographics , Dave O'Malley , Jay Crowley
Backing Vocals [Additional] - Surfin Lungs, The*
Bass, Backing Vocals - Steve Robinson (2)
Drums, Backing Vocals - Jay Posner
Engineer - Hugh Griffiths (5) , Paul Coleman (2)
Guitar, Backing Vocals - Robin Wills
Lead Vocals - Jeremy Gluck
Producer - Andy Shernoff
Written-By - J. Gluck* (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7, 11) , R. Wills* (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 9, 11) , S. Robinson* (tracks: 5, 6, 10)


Jeremy Gluck was a Canadian who lived in London and had early sing in band called The Yohawks and The New Master Race. In London he and Robin Wills (ex- Lou Chysler et Les Noustiquaries) formed R.A.F. but it didn't took long before they changed the name to The Barracudas. Name was taken from an old The Standells song. The line-up was: Jeremy Gluck (vocals), Robin Wills (guitar & vocals), David Buckley (bass & vocals) and Nick Turner (drums). Band style in the beginning was some kind of neo-surf & punk.
 The Barracudas supported band like the Clash and U.K. Subs and when record companies didn't seems to be interested in the band the made a D.I.Y. single I Want My Woody Back. This single was a minor hit and band was soon signed to Zonophone (sub-label of EMI). To EMI they recorded bunch of fine neo-surf song like Summer Fun and (I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again and two sided (UP = surf punk and DOWN = dark stuff) LP Drop Out with the Barracudas.
 After Drop Out Nick Turner left to join the Lords of the New Church, also David Buckley leave the band. New members where Jim Dickson (bass; ex- Surivors) and Graham Potter (drums). Band style became some sort of garage-rock. Chris Wilson (ex- Flamin’ Groovies) joined the band in 1982. Albums Meantime and Endeavour to Preserve, were released only in France. In 1984 Graham left the band and Mark Sheppard come to drums.
 January 2 1985 the band disbanded because of general frustration: no record deal, no money, few gigs. After 'cudas Jeremy Gluck made some solo records and formed The Civilisation Machine, Rob Wills new band was called The Fortunate Son, Chris Wilson formed Rock' n' Roll Gypsies. Time went on and The Barracudas still was a big cult name (many demo & live records were released) so it was time to reform in 1989 with line-up: Jeremy Gluck (lead vocals), Robin Wills (guitar), Steve Robinson (bass) and Jay Posner (drums). With this line-up they did make great Wait fo Everything LP and last for two years, before break up again.
 Jeremy Gluck tells about the end: "After Wait fo Everything it became clear that we had neither the money nor opoortunity to really keep going and, after some demos and so on, decided to just let things end. We played our last show in Madrid in spring of 1993, a very messy affair (captured on the Live in Madrid Again cd) that was part of Record Runner's 10th anniversary celebration. Robin wrote some more songs, some quite good....but in 1994 I moved out of London to the south coast of Wales, where I live now very happily with my wife, children and dog, and pursue very different interests (see my Web page). Robin lives in London still, has 2 kids...the usual  Steve lives there too, working in a great vintage guitar shop.... So that is the end of the story! I suppose we did alright for a cult group..." (hiljaiset.sci.fi/punknet/barrac_e.htm)


Tracklist:

1 I Thought You Sounded That Way Yesterday 3:50
2 Throwin' It All Away 3:33
3 Can't Get Away From You 2:57
4 Wait For Everything 2:51
5 Outside My Door 3:19
6 One From The Heart 3:27
Lead Vocals - Steve Robinson (2)
7 She's Alive 2:28
8 It Don't Matter Now 3:10
9 Burke & Wills 2:59
Lead Vocals - Robin Wills
10 I'm The One 3:19
Lead Vocals - Steve Robinson (2)
11 The Best Years
Playing Time.........: 01:08:08


The Barracudas - Wait For Everything (1991)

The (Saint Thomas) Pepper Smelter - In A Gadda Da Vida (1969)

The (Saint Thomas) Pepper Smelter - In A Gadda Da Vida (1969)

The (Saint Thomas) Pepper Smelter is a fantastic psych band from Peru with English vocals and great cover versions of "In A Gadda Da Vida", "Strange Brew" and others.

Track 9, "Betty Boom, Little Monster, Doogie And Peggie At The Witches Castle", is also featured on the excellent compilation Love, Peace & Poetry Vol. 2: Latin American Psychedelic Music (1998). ~ acidvisions.com



Lineup:
Gerardo Manuel Rojas: vocals, tambourine
Beto Tataje: guitar, vocals
Juan Carlos Barreda: bass, vocals
Carlos Manuel: drums, vocals
Freddy Macedo: keyboards



Tracklist:

1. In a gadda da vida 5:17
2. El Boogaloo de la pimienta 3:10
3. Strange brew 2:44
4. Words of pain 2:53
5. People 2:57
6. Heart teaser 3:55
7. Can you see me? 2:38
8. Answer 3:26
9. Betty Boom, little monster, doogie and peggie at the witches castle 3:39
10. Hey Joe 3:50
11. Is my guitar 2:37
12. Raga gag 5:21

The (Saint Thomas) Pepper Smelter - In A Gadda Da Vida (1969)

Various Artists - A Breath Of Fresh Air - A Harvest Records Anthology 1969-1974 (2007)

Various Artists - A Breath Of Fresh Air - A Harvest Records Anthology 1969-1974 (2007)

Label: Harvest – 0946 3 88613 2 4
Format: 3 × CD, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 2007
Genre: Rock
Style: Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Classic Rock

At last EMI/Harvest Records release a cheap triple compilation boxset sampling their output and range of underground and progressive music at the end of the 60's and early 70's. This compliments those excellent sets issued by Island, Vertigo, Castle and Decca over the last 4 years.




Tracklist:

CD 1

1-1 Edgar Broughton Band, The – Evil 2:34
1-2 Deep Purple – Listen, Learn, Read On 4:04
1-3 Third Ear Band – Druid One 3:44
1-4 Pete Brown & His Battered Ornaments* – Station Song 3:24
1-5 Michael Chapman (2) – Rainmaker 3:41
1-6 Kevin Ayers – Singing A Song In The Morning 2:53
1-7 Shirley & Dolly Collins – A Foresaking - Our Captain Cried 2:53
1-8 Pink Floyd – Careful With That Axe, Eugene 8:50
1-9 Tea & Symphony – Armchair Theatre 3:55
1-10 Bakerloo – Big Bear Ffolly 4:00
1-11 Panama Limited Jug Band – Round And Round 3:15
1-12 Syd Barrett – Octopus 3:44
1-13 Deep Purple – The Painter 3:52
1-14 Pete Brown & Piblokto! – Country Morning 6:49
1-15 Roy Harper – Francesca 1:19
1-16 Forest (4) – Bad Penny 2:34
1-17 Chris Spedding – Backwood Theme 2:04
1-18 Greatest Show On Earth, The – Real Cool World 4:48
1-19 Ron Geesin & Roger Waters – Breathe 2:54
1-20 Barclay James Harvest – Taking Some Time On 5:31

CD 2

2-1 Edgar Broughton Band* – There's No Vibrations, But Wait 4:13
2-2 Michael Chapman – Soulful Lady 4:14
2-3 Quatermass (3) – Entropy 1:10
2-4 Quatermass (3) – Black Sheep Of The Family 3:36
2-5 Pretty Things* – Grass 4:20
2-6 Shirley & Dolly Collins – Salisbury Plain 2:40
2-7 Pink Floyd – Embryo 4:41
2-8 Dave Mason – You Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave 6:00
2-9 Deep Purple – Speed King 4:24
2-10 Greatest Show On Earth, The – Magic Woman Touch 5:11
2-11 Pete Brown & Piblokto! – Aeroplane Head Woman 6:38
2-12 Syd Barrett – Baby Lemonade 4:11
2-13 Roy Harper – Don't You Grieve 2:32
2-14 Pretty Things* – October 26 4:52
2-15 Kevin Ayers – Song From The Bottom Of A Well 4:37
2-16 Michael Chapman – The First Leaf Of Autumn 4:10
2-17 Edgar Broughton Band, The – Call Me A Liar 4:27

CD 3

3-1 Barclay James Harvest – She Said 8:21
3-2 Roy Harper – South Africa 4:02
3-3 Edgar Broughton Band* – Evening Over Rooftops 5:01
3-4 Move, The – Do Ya 4:03
3-5 Bombadil – When The City Sleeps 4:15
3-6 Kevin Ayers – Lady Rachel (1972 Version) 4:51
3-7 Electric Light Orchestra – 10538 Overture 5:29
3-8 Mark-Almond – The City (Part Three) 7:37
3-9 Spontaneous Combustion (2) – Spaceship 3:29
3-10 Third Ear Band – Overture 4:20
3-11 Jan Akkerman – Fresh Air (Excerpt) 6:02
3-12 Roy Harper – Twelve Hours Of Sunset 5:06
3-13 Babe Ruth – Wells Fargo 6:12
3-14 Electric Light Orchestra – Showdown 4:11
3-15 Be Bop Deluxe – Jet Silver And The Dolls Of Venus 4:10

A Breath Of Fresh Air - A Harvest Records Anthology 1969-1974 (2007)

Various Artists - Nippon Girl: Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1966-1970 (2009)

Various Artists - Nippon Girl: Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1966-1970 (2009)

Big Beat Records
Big Beat International / CDWIKD 288

 * The Big Beat International label returns with a bang and another celebration of the wonderful world of Japanese 60s pop. After the acclaimed "GS I Love You" volumes, it's the girls turn, as Big Beat examine the distaff side of the country's remarkable GS pop scene with "Nippon Girls".

 * The likes of Shonen Knife and The 5-6-7-8s have given more face to women in Japanese pop, but they draw on a tradition that stretches back to the wild 1960s "Group Sounds" era, when the Land Of the Rising Sun was smitten with westernised rock'n'roll, yet came to develop its own distinctive brand of the same. Like in the west, female artistes tended to be solo, though their accompaniment often came from some of the top GS acts like the Bunnies. Major female stars of the period represented here include Miki Obata, Linda Yamamoto and Mie Nakao, the latter with the fuzztoned classic `Sharock No 1'.

 * The sound was eclectic, drawing upon not only the full smorgasbord of 60s styles like groovy go-go, lounge-y bossa nova and wobbly pop-psych, but also traditional Japanese songwriting and themes. There's dance floor fillers such as `Ye-Ye' and the usual fascinating interpretations of western material, such as Nana Kanomi's take on the Zombies' `I Love You'.

 * "Nippon Girls" is annotated by noted girl group expert and latter-day Japanese pop champion Sheila Burgel of Cha Cha Charming magazine, who provides a fascinating overview of this tremendous and compelling tributary of 60s pop. Highly recommended to girl group fanciers, GS groovers and any one else with a keen ear for eclectic 60s pop.



 Tracklist:

 01. Black Room - Jun Mayuzumi
 02. Sharock No. 1 - Mie Nakao
 03. Peacock Baby - Reiko Ohara
 04. Suki Sa Suki Sa Suki Sa - Nana Kinomi & Leo Beats
 05. Taiyou Wa Naite Iru - Ayumi Ishida
 06. Ye-Ye - Eiko Shuri
 07. Nagisa No Tenshi - Mieko Hirota
 08. Koi No Ban Ban - Linda Yamamoto
 09. Kiiro No Sekai - J. Girls
 10. Suki Yo Ai Shite - Mari Atsumi
 11. Watashi No Inori - Rumi Koyama
 12. Komacchau Na - Linda Yamamoto
 13. Bazazz Tengoku - The Cupids
 14. Doyou No Yoru Nanika Ga Okiru - Jun Mayuzumi
 15. Hatsu Koi No Letter - Miki Obata
 16. Ame Agari No Samba - Ryoko Moriyama
 17. Taiyou Ga Kowai No - Kaoru Hibiki
 18. Uwasa No Futari - Mie Nakao
 19. Koi Wa Heart De - Aki Izumi
 20. Tenshi No Itazura - Emy Jackson
 21. Tsukikage No Rendezvous - Keiko Mari
 22. Aeba Suki Suki - Margaret With Bunnies
 23. Koi No Yorokobi - Sayuri Yoshinaga With Schoolmates
 24. Kaze To Otoko No Ko - Mieko Hirota
 25. Nikui Aitsu - Mika Nohira

Nippon Girl: Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1966-1970 (2009) 

Various Artists - Wondrous Stories: A Complete Introduction To Progressive Rock (2010)

Various Artists - Wondrous Stories: A Complete Introduction To Progressive Rock (2010)

4CD Box Set Universal Music

Charting the rise and popularity of progressive rock from its psychedelic routes in the 1960s through to it’s heyday in the 1970s, Wondrous Stories features all the biggest artists and tracks of the genre.The compilation includes artists such as Genesis, Caravan, Mike Oldfield, Yes, Peter Gabriel and Jethro Tull. Progressive Rock is one of the most loved and frequently debated of all musical genres. This 52 track collection is a worthy addition to Universal's much-loved A Complete Introduction To Series. Compliled by Jerry Ewing, the editor of Classic Prog magazine, it takes us on a magical, leisurely journey through the corners of this wondrous genre.For those who think it's all about pixies and trippy guitar solos, think again (although both of those are here). Wiondrous Stories: A Complete Introduction To Progressive Rock boasts brand new cover art by Roger Dean, designer of the legendary 'Yes' logo, by some of the most influential album sleeves of all time.



Tracklist:

CD 1

 01 Sam Gopal - Season Of The Witch 4:29
 02 Colosseum - Walking In The Park 3:55
 03 Nucleus - Song For The Bearded Lady 7:22
 04 Van Der Graaf Generator - Darkness II/II 7:28
 05 Comus - Diana 4:37
 06 Jethro Tull - Aqualung 8:34
 07 Atomic Rooster - Devil’s Answer 3:20
 08 Dr. Z - Evil Woman’s Manly Child 4:47
 09 Jan Dukes De Grey - Mice And Rats In The Loft 8:23
 10 Curved Air - Back Street Love 3:35
 11 Yes - Roundabout 8:31
 12 Caravan - Golf Girl 5:01
 13 Aphrodite’s Child - The Four Horsemen 5:54

CD 2

 01 ELP - From The Beginning 4:16
 02 Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 3:18
 03 Gong - Oily Way 3:37
 04 Rare Bird - Epic Forest 9:11
 05 Beggars Opera - MacArthur Park 8:20
 06 Gentle Giant - In A Glass House 8:09
 07 Magna Carta - Lord Of Ages 9:58
 08 Gryphon - Opening Move 9:44
 09 Fruupp - The Seventh Secret 1:14
 10 Supertramp - School 5:35
 11 Rick Wakeman - Merlin The Magician 8:51
 12 Barclay James Harvest - Child Of The Universe 5:02

CD 3

 01 Yes - Wondrous Stories 3:45
 02 Steve Hillage - Hurdy Gurdy Man 6:32
 03 Camel - Air Born 5:00
 04 ELP - Fanfare For The Common Man 9:47
 05 Rush - A Farewell To Kings 5:53
 06 Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - The Mighty Quinn 3:38
 07 Jon Anderson - Some Are Born 4:08
 08 Barclay James Harvest - Mocking Bird 6:39
 09 Camel - Sasquatch 4:44
 10 Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out 4:17
 11 Jethro Tull - Pussy Willow 3:52
 12 Emerson, Lake & Powell - Touch & Go 3:35
 13 The Moody Blues - I Know You’re Out There Somewhere 6:38
 14 Marillion - Jigsaw 6:49

CD 4

 01 Pallas - Eyes In The Night 4:11
 02 Rush - The Weapon 6:24
 03 It Bites - The Old Man And The Angel 3:46
 04 World Trade - The Moment Is Here 4:30
 05 Dream Theater - Pull Me Under 8:12
 06 Queensryche - I Am I 3:56
 07 Opeth - The Drapery Falls 10:54
 08 Spock’s Beard - Stranger In A Strange Land 4:29
 09 Coheed & Cambria - Ten Speed (Of Gods Blood & Burial) 3:47
 10 The Reasoning - Awakening 6:50
 11 The Mars Volta - Since We’ve Been Wrong 7:20
 12 Eureka - Going Home 5:10
 13 IQ - Frequency 8:29

Wondrous Stories: A Complete Introduction To Progressive Rock (2010)

Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Sirio 2222 (1970)

Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Sirio 2222 (1970)

Napoli, Italy [RCA PSL 10459]

Italian-sung hard-psychedelia at its best

"Il Balletto di Bronzo were born in Napoli in the late '60s and their debut album Sirio 2222 is considered one of the top Italian albums of all time. Not only this, it's also regarded internationally as one of the finest examples of hard-psychedelia ever to be recorded. It certainly has a progressive feel too, but being recorded in 1970, the prog sound was not still strongly installed, so this has only a flavor. An absolute killer of an album,, and original copies of this album go for $1000." ~ ForcedExposure



Tracklist:

1. Un Posto 3:23
2. Eh Eh Ah Ah 3:59
3. Neve Calda 2:56
4. Ma Ti Aspettero 3:20
5. Meditazione 3:53
6. Girotondo 3:15
7. Incantesimo 6:46
8. Ti Risveglierai Con Me 2:41
9. Missione Sirio 2222 9:37

Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Sirio 2222 (1970)

Kahvas Jute - Wide Open (1971)

Kahvas Jute - Wide Open (1971)

Italian reissue of legendary Australian psychedelic/hard rock album originally released on Trinity in 1973. The group is widely known in collectors circles for the guitar work of Dennis Wilson & Tim Gaze (also of the great hard-psyche group Taman Shud). Bassist Bob Daisley went onto work with Ozzy Osbourne, Widowmaker, Ritchie Blackmore & Gary Moore. For fans of Human Instinct.

This superb progressive rock band is one of the hidden treasures of early-70s Australian rock. They were one of the first bands signed to Festival's new progressive imprint Infinity and produced just one brilliant gem of an album, Wide Open, which is regrettably their only commercial recording. It earned rave reviews at the time, and it's been justly praised by rock historian Ian McFarlane as "a progressive rock milestone". Alongside their comtemporaries Spectrum, Tamam Shud, Blackfeather and The Aztecs, Kahvas Jute spearheaded a new direction and indentity for Australian music. Their album, and the single from it (Free) are still regarded as among the best Australian 'prog' releases of the period. The LP has long been a prized collectors item both here and overseas, but happily it has been reissued on CD and it’s a must-have for anyone serious fan of Australian music.

Lineup:

Bob Daisley - Bass
Dannie Davidson - Drums
Tim Gaze - Guitar
Dennis Wilson - Guitar
Scott Maxey - Bass

Tracklist:

1. Free 5:08
2. Odyssey 3:58
3. Up There 2:49
4. She´s So Hard To Shake 4:16
5. Vikings 4:30
6. Steps Of Time 3:21
7. Twenty Three 3:48
8. Ascend 3:06
9. Parade Of Fools 8:58