Groovy psychedelic lounge music for lovers of vintage space sounds combined with fuzz guitars!
An exquisite "Space Odyssey" for your ears....phase shifters, multilayered soundscapes, orchestrated strings, overdubbed onto another psych classic, legendary surf guitarist Jerry Cole's "Animated Egg". A weird , hypnotic mixture, oscillating between heavy fuzz, strings and tripped out electronic effects. Included on the Scamp reissue are three tasty bonus tracks, "Karma Sitar", Whiplash (with the sound of whips and a moaning woman!) and "Instant Nirvana". Take a trip to the Final Frontier with the 101 Strings! ~ acidvisions.com
Tracklist:
01 - Flameout
02 - Re-Entry to Mog
03 - Space Obyssey
04 - Astral Freakout
05 - Orbit Fantasy
06 - Barrier X-69
07 - A Dissapointed Love with a Desensitized Robot
08 - Where Were You in 1982
09 - Trippin' on Lunar 07
10 - A Bad Trip Back to '69
11 - Karma Sitar (Bonus Track)
12 - Whiplash (Bonus Track)
13 - Instant Nirvana (Bonus Track) 101 Strings - Astro-Sounds From Beyond The Year 2000 (1968)
Artist: The 4 Levels of Existence
Album: The 4 Levels of Existence
Label: 2005 Lion Productions ( LION 604 )
Released: 1976
Genre: Heavy Psych
Greek hard progressive rock/psych with incredible guitar work and great vocals. Greek lyrics. Incredibly rare and sought after collector's item which was originally released in a very small quantity, now it's available again as a limited reissue. ~ acidvisions.com
The 4 Levels of Existence "The 4 Levels of Existence" official CD reissue of stunning ultra rare Greek psychedelic hard rock collector record. From the mastertapes reissue featuring 10 songs!
The label says: "The first ever official CD reissue of an album that many people consider to be the best Greek psychedelic album ever recorded, a belief that would mean that the Four Levels of Existence LP would supercede albums by artists like Axis, Aphrodite's Child, Socrates, and George Romanos. We'll let you decide the argument, for of one thing there is no doubt that this is tremendous hard edged psychedelic/progressive material, originally released in a very small quantity by the private Venus label from 1976. As band leader Athanasios Alatas said: Through Nick's musical quest, Mario's sensitivity, Christos's madness, and my thoughts, we create many songs, all characterized by a psychedelic music sound, Greek lyrics, and monumental guitar solos.
Tracklist:
1. Metamorphic 2. When the Snow Melts 3. The Village Postman 4. Wilderness 5. The Fool's Trumpet 6. Our Fight 7. Disappointment 8. Child's Song 9. Untitled 10. Someday in Athens
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 (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.
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
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
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
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
"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
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
