🎸 Corliss - Corliss (1972)

The only LP from Corliss Nelson, nice folk rock songs all written by himself. A particularly remarkable voice and some interesting orchestral  arrangements. Recorded in Albuquerque, New Mexico at John Wagner Studios. The album was produced and released by a short lived  (1972-1979) Motown sublabel called "Natural Resources".

Le seul LP de Corliss Nelson, de jolies chansons folk rock écrites par lui-même. Une voix particulièrement remarquable et des arrangements orchestraux intéressants. Enregistré à Albuquerque, Nouveau-Mexique à John Wagner Studios. L'album a été produit et publié par un sous-label Motown de courte durée (1972-1979) appelé "Ressources naturelles".

Tracks :

Side 1

A1 - The Way I Live 

A2 - I Look At Your Face 

A3 - Bitter Sweet Sorrow 

A4 - Anything Goes 

A5 - I Like The Way You Are 

Side 2 

B1 - Four Leaf Clover 

B2 - She's Back 

B3 - Way Back 

B4 - Let Me Begin 

B5 - Hang Nail 

B6 - Love To You

Line-Up :

Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Violin – Corliss Nelson

Bass – Bob Barron, Jack Kane

Drums – Carl Silva, Ralph Gonzolez

Electric Guitar – Nester Eaton, Rolando Baca

Organ, Piano – Chuck Klingbeil

Vibraphone – Joe Phillips

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Corliss - Corliss (LP)

1972

🎸 Stackridge - The Man In The Bowler Hat (1974)

The Man In The Bowler Hat is the third album by the British rock group Stackridge. The album was produced by George Martin at AIR Studios, London and released in the UK by MCA Records. The Man in the Bowler Hat continues Stackridge's brand of satiric rock marbled with elements of folk and to some extent, even country. The lyrics are just as witty as in their first two releases, and the poetry glistens with a jovial Englishness that became the band's most identifiable trademark.

The Man in The Bowler Hat est le troisième album du groupe de rock britannique Stackridge. L'album a été produit par George Martin à AIR Studios, Londres et publié au Royaume-Uni par MCA Records. Cet album perpétue le rock satirique de Stackridge avec des éléments dans la veine du folk et, dans une certaine mesure, du country. Les paroles sont tout aussi spirituelles que dans leurs deux premières sorties, et la poésie scintille avec une jovialité toute anglaise qui devient la marque la plus identifiable du groupe.

Tracks :

01. Fundamentally Yours 

02. Pinafore Days

03. The Last Plimsoll 

04. To The Sun And The Moon 

05. The Road To Venezuela 

06. The Galloping Gaucho

07. Humiliation 

08. Dangerous Bacon 

09. The Indifferent Hedgehog 

10. God Speed The Plough

Line-Up :

Bass Guitar – Crun Walter

Flute, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals – Mutter Slater

Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals – Andy Davis

Guitar, Vocals – James Warren

Violin, Vocals – Mike Evans

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Stackridge - The Man In The Bowler Hat (LP)

1974

🎸 Dan Gillmor & Doug McClaran - Road Apple (1973)

Obscure album on the private Vermont folk bluegrass rustic psych label. Lovely arrangements with a touch of anarchic whimsy. Michael Hurley guests on "mouth trumpet." Yet the exclusive use of acoustic instruments keep these modern songs into a rural vein.

Album obscur sur un label privé du Vermont de folk bluegrass psychédélique. De splendides arrangements avec une touche de fantaisie anarchique.

Cependant, l'utilisation exclusive d'instruments acoustiques donne à ces chansons modernes une touche de ruralité.

Tracks :

Side 1

A1   So We Danced 

A2   Ghost Song 

A3   Long Gone 

A4   Blowin' Away in the Country 

A5   You May Have Won the Game 

A6   When It All Falls Apart 

Side 2 

B1   You Don't Know How Lucky 

B2   California Plane 

B3   Joe Arnold 

B4   Country Day 

B5   Ballad 

B6   Old Times 

Line-Up :

Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Tommy Steele

Bass, Guitar, Mandolin – Bill Patton

Cello – Dave Anderson

Drums, Percussion – Skeeter Camera

Piano, Harpsichord, Melodica – Doug McClaran

Trumpet – Michael Hurley

Violin – Bill Whittlesey, Thomas Fraioli

Violin, Harmony Vocals, Mandolin – Robbin Batteau

Vocals, Guitar, Banjo – Dan Gillmor

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Dan Gillmor & Doug McClaran - Road Apple (LP)
1973

Santeria - Year Of The Knife (2008)

One of the best rock albums of the 21st Century, but extremely obscure. Born in the haunted backwoods of Louisiana where atmosphere plays as much a part of the music as the rich cultural legacy of the South. 

At once accessible, heartfelt and unique, every song has something to offer and takes you on a trip from the straightforward rocker to the psychedelic swampsong to the post-apocalyptic epic. 

Un des meilleurs albums de rock du 21ème siècle, mais extrêmement obscur. Né dans les bois morts hantés de Louisiane où l'atmosphère joue beaucoup dans le cadre de la musique comme le riche héritage culturel du Sud.

À la fois accessible, sincère et unique, chaque chanson a quelque chose à offrir et vous emmène dans un voyage à travers le marais du rock psychédélique en passant par l'épopée post-apocalyptique.

Tracks :

1.   Come on, Baby

2.   Leave Something Witchy

3.   Nowhere to Go

4.   Haunted Heart

5.   Mexico

6.   HWY to the Morning Star 

7.   My Right Thing Can't Go Wrong 

8.   Can You Dream?

9.   You Got What I Need

10.   Sold My Soul (For Nothing) 

11.   Haunted Dub

12.   Year of the Knife

13.   House of the Dying Sun

Line-Up :

Cowbell, Mellotron, Synthesizer [Moog], Percussion, Drums, Sounds [Other Sounds] – Rob Rushing

Percussion [Additional], Acoustic Guitar, Washboard [Frottoir], Organ [Hammond B3] – Tony Daigle

Bass – David Ra, Jay Guins

Steel Guitar [Pedal Steel] – Richard "T-Co" Comeaux*

Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Organ [Hammond B3] – Sean Keating

Guitar [Slide] – Roddie Romero

Backing Vocals – Mike Dean

Trumpet – Josh Leblanc

Accordion – Steve Riley

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Santeria - Year Of The Knife (LP)

2008

Blackberry Smoke - The Whippoorwill (2012)

If you haven’t heard of Blackberry Smoke yet, you are really missing out on prime musicianship. The Georgia based band was added to Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Artists label back in 2010, shortly after their second album was released. And it’s not hard to see why Zac Brown wanted them on his label. Just like Zac Brown Band, Blackberry Smoke demonstrates quality craftsmanship on every song from start to finish — from the lyrics to the melody to the production. The group, which has been together for more than a decade, is the epitome of southern rock. Blackberry Smoke’s bio says that they mix “elements of gospel, bluegrass, arena rock, soul, and more than a touch of country.” It’s this mixture of sounds that they effortlessly and flawlessly sew together on their latest thirteen track album, The Whippoorwill.

Si vous n'avez pas encore entendu Blackberry Smoke, vous ratez vraiment le meilleur de la musique. Le groupe basé en Géorgie a été ajouté au label Southern Ground Artists de Zac Brown en 2010, peu après la sortie de leur deuxième album. Et il n'est pas difficile de voir pourquoi Zac Brown les voulait. Tout comme Zac Brown Band, Blackberry Smoke fait preuve d'un savoir-faire de qualité sur chaque chanson du début à la fin - des paroles à la mélodie en passant par la production. Le groupe, qui a été ensemble pendant plus d'une décennie, est la quintessence du rock sudiste. La bio de Blackberry Smoke dit qu'ils mélangent "des éléments de gospel, bluegrass, rock, soul, et plus qu'une touche de country." C'est ce mélange de sons qui fusionnent sans effort sur leur dernier album de treize titres, The Whippoorwill.

Tracks :

1. Six Way To Sunday

2. Pretty Little Lie

3. Everybody Knows She's Mine

4. One Horse Town

5. Ain't Much Left On Me

6. The Whippoorwill

7. Lucky Seven

8. Leave A Scar

9. Crimson Moon

10. Ain't Got The Blues

11. Sleeping Dogs

12. Shakin' Hands With The Holy Ghost

13. Up The Road

Line-Up :

Bass Guitar, Vocals – Richard Turner

Drums, Percussion – Brit Turner

Guitar, Vocals – Paul Jackson

Piano, Organ – Brandon Still

Vocals, Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Banjo – Charlie Starr

Enjoy Music :

Blackberry Smoke - The Whippoorwill (LP)

2012

🎸 The Dependables - Klatu Berrada Niktu (1971)

Formed out of the ashes of The Blues Magoos by Ralph Scala and Ronnie Gilbert and with additional member Joey Stec, formerly of the Millennium, The Dependables were to hard-nosed southern swamp soul what Gram and the Flying Burrito Brothers were to country: a post-psychedelic cosmic take on the great American sounds.

Formé à partir des cendres des Blues Magoos par Ralph Scala et Ronnie Gilbert et avec un membre supplémentaire Joey Stec, anciennement du Millenium, The Dependables était à l'âme dure des marais du sud ce que Gram et les Flying Burrito Brothers étaient au pays : une prise post -psychedelique sur les grands sons américains.

Tracks :

1 Loving You More
2 Who Could You Get (To Love You)
3 Give Me Love
4 Standing Here Alone
5 Don't Blame Me
6 I Don't Know
7 Get It, Get It
8 Baby Don't Cry
9 To Do Me Right
10 I've Got No Time
11 I Take What I Want

Line-Up :

Bass – Carl Radle, Ron Gilbert

Drums – Chuck Blackwell

Guitar – Joey W. Stec, John Nuise

Horns – Bob Tate And The U2 Forms, Chuck Findley, Jack Kelso, Jim Horn

Keyboards – Randy Naylor

Piano, Organ, Vocals – Ralph L. Scala

Steel Guitar – Tom Brumley

Tenor Saxophone – Richard Torres

Vocals – Claudia Lennear

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👉 The Dependables – Klatu Berrada Niktu (1971)

🎸 Cymbal & Clinger - Cymbal & Clinger (1972)

By 1972, Cymbal and Clinger's writing success led Farrell to produce Cymbal and Clinger on an eponymous LP of their own material using the cream of studio musicians in the Los Angeles area, including: Hal Blaine, Tom Scott, Larry Carlton, Michael Omartian, Joe Osborn and the rest of the "A" team players. Singles from that effort failed to chart, and though John and Peggy toured to support the release, including one gig at the Hollywood Bowl opening for Sly and the Family Stone, the LP did little to enhance the career of either Cymbal or Clinger.

En 1972, le succès d'écriture de Cymbal et Clinger conduit Farrell à produire Cymbal et Clinger sur un LP éponyme de leur propre matériel en utilisant la crème des musiciens de studio dans la région de Los Angeles, y compris: Hal Blaine, Larry Carlton, Michael Omartian, Joe Osborn et le reste des joueurs de l'équipe "A". Malgré le fait que John et Peggy aient fait une tournée pour soutenir la sortie, incluant un concert à l'ouverture du Hollywood Bowl pour Sly et la Family Stone, le LP n'a pas vraiment amélioré la carrière de Cymbal ou de Clinger.

Tracks :

Side 1

A1 Everybody Wants To Be Somebody 3:05

A2 You Can't Always Get What You Want 4:10

A3 Dreams Of You 2:33

A4 Rock Me Baby 2:54

A5 The Pool Shooter 2:44

Side 2

B1 Nobody Knows 3:39

B2 God Bless You Rock 'N' Roll 3:07

B3 A Little Bit No, A Little Bit Yes 2:28

B4 For Ever And Ever 2:29

B5 The Dying River 3:05

Line-Up :

Bass – Joe Osborne, Max Bennett

Drums – Hal Blaine, Jim Gordon

Guitar – Dean Parks, Larry Carlton, Louie Shelton

Keyboards – Mike Omartian, Mike Melvoin

Percussion – Alan Estes, Gary Coleman

Strings – Jim Getzoff

Trombone – Lew McCreary, Slyde Hyde

Trumpet – Chuck Findley, Ollie Mitchell

Wind – Jim Horn, Bob Hardaway, Tom Scott

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👉 Cymbal & Clinger – Cymbal & Clinger (1972)

🎸 Billy Paul - 360 degrees of Billy Paul (1972)

Me and Mrs. Jones ..., we got a thing ... going on ...". It's impossible to never have heard this essential tube of 1972. From its soft and melodious voice, Billy Paul tells in this song an extramarital adventure. But this LP also offers a bluesy version of Elton John's "Your Song" and other equally dazzling titles that make this album an indispensable part of your collection.

 "Me and Mrs. Jones..., we got a thing... going on...". Impossible de ne jamais avoir entendu ce tube incontournable de 1972. De son grain de voix doux et mélodieux, Billy Paul raconte dans cette chanson une aventure extraconjugale. Mais ce LP propose également une version bluesy du "Your Song" d'Elton John et d'autres titres tout aussi éblouissants qui font de cet album un indispensable de vos collections. 

Tracks :

1.   Brown Baby 4:38

2.   I'm Just A Prisoner 8:06

3.   It's Too Late 4:34

4.   Me And Mrs. Jones 4:45

5.   Am I Black Enough For You 5:19

6.   Let's Stay Together 6:28

7.   Your Song 6:32

8.   I'm Gonna Make It This Time 4:23

Line-Up :

Bass – Anthony Jackson, Ronnie Baker

Congas – Larry Washington

Drums – Earl Young, Norman Farrington

Guitar – Bobby Eli, Bunny Sigler, David Bay, Norman Harris, Roland Chambers

Organ – Lenny Pakula

String And Horn Section – Don Renaldo

Piano – Eddie Green, Leon Huff

Vibes  – Vince Montana

Enjoy Music :

Billy Paul - 360 degrees of Billy Paul (LP)

1972