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Cream - Fresh Cream
(1967, Atco) first pressing w/ purple & brown label



debut record from Cream. #101 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Records. Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals; Jack Bruce - vocals, bass, harmonica, piano, cello; Ginger Baker - drums, percussion, vocals.

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Mark-Almond - 73
(1973, Columbia)



A very nice dynamic live recording. with Nicky Hopkins; Alun Davies

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Free - Tons Of Sobs
(1969, A&M)



How about some FREE for the Independence Day holiday weekend in the US, and a tip of the hat to our neighbors to the north. This is the debut record for the british blues rock band, Simon Kirk, Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff - all were under 20 when this album came out, Fraser was 16 years old.

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Kossoff - Back Street Crawler
(1973, Island) KENDUN JG in the deadwax; mastered by John Golden at Kent Duncan studios



Paul Kossoff solo record with the distinctive lead guitar playing, very recognizable from his playing with Free. He was #51 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitar players. 5 tracks, two are instrumental. one track is co-written with John Martyn who plays guitar. with Alan White, Simon Kirke on drums; Kirke, Paul Rodgers, vocals & Andy Fraser, bass from Free/Bad Company on some tracks. A 50 cent HPB find a few weeks ago.

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Deep Purple - 24 Karat Purple
(1975, Purple/EMI) UK pressing; NICKW in the deadwax, side 1; (Nick Webb at Abbey Road studios?)



the first compilation put together by the band on their record label. tracks are from 1970-73 releases. with the glossy import cover, and this pressing sounds fantastic. a $3 garage sale pickup last weekend.

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Frantic - Conception
(1970, Lizard/Ampex) Promo/NFS copy




Guitar rock with psychedelic touches. covers of Hey Joe, Morning Dew, and Van Morrison's Little Girl. The Frantic formed in 1965 in Billings, MT and were based in L.A. when this record was released.

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Free - Fire And Water
(1970, A&M)



Third studio record from Free. A great record from a great roots oriented blues-rock band that didn't get the attention they warranted. [Inside Free documentary][/URL]

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Astrud Gilberto / Walter Wanderly Trio - A Certain Smile A Certain Sadness
(1966, Verve) V-8673; Mono pressing; VAN GELDER in the deadwax



Bossa Nova and samba, right on the edge of cocktail music but Gilberto's singing and Wanderly's organ are always interesting to me. Astrud Gilberto was the voice behind "The Girl From Impenema". an excellent $1 copy found at a yard sale recently.

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Argent - Ring Of Hands
(1971, Epic)




2nd record from the British rock band. Rod Argent – organ, electric piano, vocals; Russ Ballard – guitar, piano (on track 3), vocals; Jim Rodford – bass guitar, guitar, vocals;
Robert Henrit – drums, percussion

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Badfinger - Ass
(1973, Apple) MASTERED BY CAPITOL wly in the deadwax; mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Studio & Mastering



The record cover was done by the artist who later did the covers for Physical Graffiti and Some Girls. 4th record for Badfinger, includes three tracks produced by Todd Rundgren.

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John Fahey - Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice)
(1973, Takoma) Mastered by Steve Guy at Location Sound, Burbank, CA

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Free - Tons Of Sobs
(1969, A&M)
How about some FREE for the Independence Day holiday weekend in the US, and a tip of the hat to our neighbors to the north. This is the debut record for the british blues rock band, Simon Kirk, Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff - all were under 20 when this album came out, Fraser was 16 years old.

I wondered abt that title ...figured that it was SOB's ...Sons of B!tches , but wiki says this

"Tons of Sobs is the debut album by English blues-rock band Free, released on 14 March 1969. While the album failed to chart in the UK and reached number 197 in the US, Free are still cited as one of the definitive bands of the British blues boom of the late 1960s even though this is the only album of their canon that can strictly be called blues-rock. The title of the album does not relate directly to the content of the album; it is both a colloquialism of "lots of money", reflecting the swaggering attitude with which the album was made, and an oblique reference to the darker, more sombre moments of the record."

FREE is well appreciated around here too ...need to go grab my lib reserved hold on Best of Free CD today
I'm a mover -- Walk in my shadow -- I'll be creepin' -- Fire and water -- All right now -- Heavy load -- The stealer -- Mr. Big (live) -- Catch a train -- Wishing well -- Come together in the morning.

its on the 20th century masters, millennium collection , which is really nice

you are getting into some fun stuff lately

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Lee Michaels - Lee Michaels Live
(1973, A&M)



2 LP set with Michaels on the Hammond organ and vocals, and only drums for accompaniement, but it seems like more than enough with the rockin' long jams. The front and rear of the cover has cut-outs which lineup with the inner sleeve pictures.

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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Clearwater
(1968, Fantasy) Canadian 70s reissue; TLC in the deadwax, The Lacquer Channel Mastering, Toronto



Happy 4th of July!



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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
(1969, Fantasy)



third studio album from the American rock band. It ranks #95 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums.