Saturday, March 26, 2016

Dan Lewis - Towards The Light (1979)




Dan Lewis (1953- ) songwriter, composer, instrumentalist, audio engineer, recording artist, arranger/producer with complete recording studio & mobile recording. On the Asheville music scene since 1974, Dan Lewis writes Americana songs flavored by the traditional old- time mountain music, folk tunes and bluegrass that he grew up with in the Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina.

A music veteran who has performed hundreds of times for thousands of people in the US and the UK over the last 40 years, Dan helped organize early Bele Chere festivals in Asheville, produced many concert events, performed with 1st generation blues musicians Walter & Ethel Phelps, concerts and recording with synthesizer inventor Robert Moog (Mr. Synthesizer died in 2005), fronted the 1950s-60s dance band "Johnny & the Jokers". Twelve CDs of various original music. Acoustic guitar (finger-style, flatpicking and rhythm), electric guitar, synthesizers and other instruments. 





Creates/performs original songs, instrumental music, electronic, dance, pop, folk/traditional, Americana, traditional blues, etc. Awarded 3 artist grants from the North Carolina Arts Council. Recent shows with classic bluesman Ironing Board Sam, playing blues and 1960s soul music. Also currently performs traditional old time and Americana music with Sheila Kay Adams and the Scofflaws.



Audio engineer at Acoustic Audio Recording. Also specializes in transfer and conversion of old analog recordings on vinyl and tape to digital Cd and Mp3 format, with state-of-the-art noise reduction and digital re-mastering.

https://www.reverbnation.com/danlewismusic

Dan Lewis - Time (1979)


Dan Lewis - Right Here (1979)



Friday, March 18, 2016

My radio show tonight…







My radio show tonight…
….and every Friday starts at 20:00 UTC (22:00 Greek time)

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Excerpt of tonight’s playlist
1. Beethoven's Fifth - The Last Thing On My Mind (2:49)
2. Calliope - Awosting (The Truth) (3:03)
3. Candy Store Prophets - You're A Teaser (2:11)
4. Days of the Week - Home at Last (2:17)
5. Fallen Angels - Have You Ever Lost A Love (2:53)
6. Fargo - Promises Of Love (2:14)
7. Illusions - Tell Me No (2:14)
8. Intruders - Now That You Know (2:37)
9. Marty's Misfits - A Misfit (2:28)
10. Masterminds - Taken My Love (2:47)
11. MG & The Escorts - Remembering (2:32)
12. Pauline Scribner & The Peppermint Triangle - Hey Baby (1:47)
13. Polo's People - Take Care Of Our Love (2:55)
14. Prince & The Paupers - Shoulder Of A Giant (2:44)
15. Psycho - You Think You Got Me (2:39)
16. Richie's Renegades - Don't Cry (2:04)
17. Soul inc - Ode To A Girl (2:35)
18. The 4 M’S - First Day Of Your Life (2:51)
19. The Blue Condition - Once There Was A Girl (2:26)
20. The Brutes - Baby Come Home (2:39)
21. The Kee-Notes - Please Don't Tell Me No (2:32)

Thursday, February 25, 2016

All Day - York Pop Music Project (1973)





This LP was recorded by Students at York University in 1973.  Some of those involved went on to become highly important and influencial names in experimental music, jazz, contempory classical music, etc... Most notably, perhaps, Trevor Wishart and Steve Beresford. Only 100 copies of this LP were pressed, most copies  being given to those involved and sold to other students at the university, etc.... The style of the music here is very varied, as is the quality, but it's certainly not without historical and musical interest. This was also the first release on the York Electronic Studios label, best known for a couple of Trevor Wishart LPs, but also for the extraordinary (and highly sort-after) 'Electronic Music From York' 3LP box set.  Many of those involved in this LP also contributed to Electronic Music From York set,  and also Trevor Wishart's 'Journey Into Space' LP.
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All Day - I Want You Back (1973) 


All Day - Wordgame (1973)

  

Tracklist

A1 Dawn Of Day                   
A2 Changes                          
A3 I Want You Back              
A4 All Day                            
A5 Baker                              
B1 Rumblin'                          
B2 Wordgame                      
B3 No Time Left To Cry        
B4 The Tree We Called Our Own         
B5 Sunset                            
B6 Over Again                      


Sunday, February 21, 2016

Randy Denison - Randy Denison's Collage (1970)




Δυστυχώς οι πληροφορίες για τον Randy είναι ανύπαρκτες. Γεννήθηκε στη Lamesa  του Texas στις 13 Σεπτεμβρίου το 1950 και έβγαλε αυτό το μοναδικό δίσκο το 1970 στο Nashville.

Δείγμα της ποιότητάς του μπορείτε να ακούσετε στα βίντεο που ανέβασα.


For Randy music was not just fun or an enjoyable pass time, or a way to make money, but it is a way of life.

 Randy Denison - Before Morning Wakes (1970) 



Randy Denison - Lamenting Seasons (1970)



Randy Denison - Soft Spoken Words (1970)


Track listing
A1 Prelude (Sing for You) 1:07
A2 Throughout the Woods 1:44
A3 Treat You Like a Lady 2:24
A4 Interlude of Young and Old 3:20
A5 Country Evening Day 2:19
A6 Imaginary Mary 2:45
B1 Changing Scenes 3:23
B2 Before Morning Wakes 3:24
B3 Easier Way 1:58
B4 Soft Spoken Words 2:47
B5 Lamenting Seasons 3:22


Enjoy

Tuesday, February 09, 2016

Broken Bow and Idabell - Broken Bow and Idabell (1976)




One garage. One album. Two Fools. 3 years. You see here two guys who wrote and recorded their own album, in a studio they built with their own two hands….


Enjoy it!!!!


Broken Bow and Idabell - Something's Coming (1976)



Broken Bow and Idabell - Never Have I Seen (1976)


Broken Bow and Idabell - Dear Lord (1976)


P.S. Hippy Dj Kit is back again.  http://hippy-dj-kit.blogspot.gr/ 
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Wednesday, November 04, 2015

John Stammers - John Stammers (2011)



Οι φορές που αποφασίζω να ανεβάσω ένα καινούργιο δίσκο είναι πανσπανιες για διάφορους λόγους. Εδώ κάνω μία εξαίρεση. Εκτιμω ότι η δουλειά του Αγγλου από το Μάντσεστερ φολκ τραγουδοποιού John Stammers πρέπει να γίνει πιο γνωστή.

Προσωπικα είχα χρόνια να ακούσω κάτι τόσο ποιοτικό που να ταιριάζει στα δικά μου γούστα και ελπίζω στα δικά σας. 



John Stammers - Idle I'm (Colorama Coloured In Remix)


John Stammers - The Fridge (Original Version)


John Stammers - Idle I'm (Lp version)




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Saturday, June 20, 2015

Purple Wine - Purple Wine (1971)



Μάλλον θα σας αποχαιρετίσω ενόψει καλοκαιριού με αυτό το post που αφορά την ξεχασμένη ή μάλλον άγνωστη μπάντα των Βρετανών Purple Wine. Δεν ανήκει στους δίσκους που κυκλοφορούν στο νετ για αυτό και τον ανέβασα. Είναι βέβαιον πως όσοι από εσάς δεν τους ξέρουν, μόλις τους ακούσουν θα τους συμπαθήσουν ιδιαίτερα. Δίχως άλλο κατά την γνώμη μου πρόκειται για ένα διαμάντι. 


Αν σκαλίσετε το νετ θα διαπιστώσετε ότι κυκλοφορούν 3 ακόμα κομμάτια των Purple Wine σε ένα ας πούμε EP (δεν υπάρχουν στ δίσκο), με μία ξεχωριστή και πράγματι πού ασυνήθιστη ιστορία που μπορείτε να διαβάσετε παρακάτω. Τα τρια αυτά κομμάτια είναι τα «It's My Mind», «I'm Lonely» και «Friends». Μου λείπει το 3ο συνεπώς ελπίζω να το βρω και να επανέλθω κάποια άλλη στιγμή σε αυτούς. Ως τότε καλή ακρόαση. 
Purple Wine - Say It Now (1971)


Purple Wine - Make You (1971)



Purple Wine

Personnel
Brian Cox - Drums
Dave Moore – Guitar/ Vocals
Bob Tansley – Organ/ Vocals

One of the absolute rarest UK private pressings, made in 1971 for the band’s own use, with only three or maybe four copies having surfaced since then.  Superb teen prog pop/beat/psych album with a lovely dreamy Farfisa organ-based sound throughout on all-original material.  Sounding three or four years earlier than the actual recording date, this was compared in the guide book Galactic Ramble to “the poppier tracks on the first Complex album”, which is a pretty accurate description for tracks like ‘Say It Now’ and the gorgeous ‘Tomorrow Morning’.  The six-minute ‘Who’s To Blame’ (which features a great and fairly lengthy guitar solo) and ‘Dreaming’ have the same wide-eyed vocal and jamming prog-pop feel as the first Clouds album, ‘Make You’ and ‘I’ve Got To Move On’ are in the same vein as the psych-pop ballads on the Magic Mixture LP, while ‘Brick’ is a fantastic chunk of guitar/organ-led teen garage psych pop that concludes with an extended Farfisa solo. 

Purple Wine - Who's To Blame (1971)



 

Monday, June 08, 2015

A Fleeting Glance - A Fleeting Glance (1970)



Κάτι ακριβό και σπάνιο. Το συγκεκριμένο British private press βινύλιο πουλήθηκε από ότι είδα προσφάτως αντί 9.431 δολάρια διότι στην υφήλιο μόνο δύο κόπιες είναι γνωστό ότι υπάρχουν.

Για το περιεχόμενο του, βρήκα το παρακάτω αντιπροσωπευτικό κείμενο που εξηγεί με ακρίβεια ό,τι ακούσετε.  Καλό είναι να υπάρχει στη συλλογή σας διότι δεν το βλέπω να κυκλοφορεί στο νετ.

A Fleeting Glance


CHRIS LOWNDS - FOLK SINGER
AQUILA TRAD BAND
PUCKLES BLEND
FOLK GROUP – PENNY, PHIL, PAUL
DAVE AND JOHN

One of the most astonishing British private pressing rarities, only two copies have surfaced of this 1970 concept album. Telling the story of a woman's life from her own conception to giving birth, the LP was put together by a variety of musicians at a social club, and allegedly includes an uncredited appearance by Billy Fury. Linked by narration and sound effects, the music runs the gamut from heavy space-rock jamming (including a snatch of 'Interstellar Overdrive') to folk rock (an acoustic cover of 'Light My Fire' & a stunning version of 'Watch The Stars') avante-garde choirs, krautrock-styled interludes and even trad jazz. The result is among the trippiest albums I have ever heard, comparable only to Jumble Lane in terms of eccentricity, although the music is infinitely better, with a strong Pink Floyd spacy edge. Indeed, had Syd Barrett remained with the Floyd, one could well imagine 'Dark Side of The Moon' might have sounded thus."
http://www.2ozofplastic.com/



Tracks:
A1      Theme Of The Beginning 
A2      Light My Fire
A3      Rosetta       
A4      Fly To The Moon   
B1      Watch The Stars   
B2      Tiger Rag    
B3      Symphony Of Love         
B4      Finale

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