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The Turtles - Happy Together
(1967, White Whale) 1983 Rhino reissue RNLP 152



Classic American 60s pop, this album includes Warren Zevon's "Like The Seasons" which was the B-side on "Happy Together". a 50 cent yard sale fine with a bit of water damage on the cover but the LP is excellent.

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Larry Coryell - Spaces
(1970, Vanguard Apostolic)



Coryell, McLaughlin, Corea, Vitous and Cobham. enough said. $1.50 pickup yesterday.

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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.

been listening to a lot of FREE this past week (and always THE DOORS) so doing a little Wiki surfing , I found these snipllts

Paul Bernard Rodgers best known for his success in the 1970s as a member of Free and Bad Company.

For a short time, Free were alongside Led Zeppelin as among the highest grossing British acts though Free's status did not sustain.

It was revealed in April, 2011 that after Jim Morrison's death, the rest of The Doors wanted Rodgers to replace him. Rodgers has said that he was unreachably rural at the time, and the moment passed.

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The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Today!
(1965, Capitol) MONO T-2269



I found this excellent copy at HPB today. very nice liveley mono mixes of "Help Me, Ronda" (spelled "Ronda" on this LP) "Please Let Me Wonder", "She Knows Me Too Well", and "Dance, Dance, Dance".


Free / The Doors

It was revealed in April, 2011 that after Jim Morrison's death, the rest of The Doors wanted Rodgers to replace him. Rodgers has said that he was unreachably rural at the time, and the moment passed.

interesting stuff. I don't think anyone could replace Jim Morrison. But I think Paul Rodgers, with those great blues vocals, fronting Ray Mazarek keyboards and Robby Kreiger on guitar would have been an interesting listen.

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The Band - Moondog Matinee
(1973, Capitol) STERLING in the deadwax; mastered by Bob Ludwig, Sterling Sound



with the tear off wrap-around cover.

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Well, Mr. SLF got me onto a FREE spree .....checked out "Songs of Yesterday" (for free) at the lib....
5 remastered CD's ....lots of great material, only a couple of duds

http://www.amazon.com/Songs-Yesterda...0079145&sr=8-1

UK box on Island Records for blues rock act featuring Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Simon Kirke & Andy Fraser & best known for their perennial 'All Right Now'. 80 remastered tracks on 5 CDs including alternate takes and mixes, singles masters, stereo mixes, unreleased recordings, live recordings not used for the album 'Free Live', associated recordings from Paul Rodgers & The Maytals, Peace, Sharks, Kossoff/Kirke/Tetsu/Rabbit, John Martyn and rabbit (John Bundrick). 60 page color booklet. 2000 release.

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Cream - Live Cream
(1970, Atco) 1977 reissue on RSO



A blistering performance by Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker. I also have a copy of Live Cream II which came out in 1972 on Atco. Not sure the date on my Polydor reissue.

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Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass - A Salle Pleyel
(1975, Pablo) MONO pressing; KENDUN in the deadwax, Mastered at Kendun Recorders



2 LP set in a gatefold cover. Oscar Peterson, piano; Joe Pass, guitar. performance recorded March 17, 1975, Salle Pleyel, Paris.

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It's A Beautiful Day - self titled
(1969, Columbia) 1970 orange label pressing



The self-titled debut album by San Francisco psychedelic band. I have a couple of nice 2-eye 360 Sound pressings, but I couldn't pass up this excellent copy when I spotted it for a buck.

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Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III (1970, Atlantic) 1977 reissue; sf/atl in the deadwax; mastered by Sam Feldman at Atlantic



A garage sale find today in pristine condition with the die-cut gatefold cover, and the LP looks and plays flawlessly.

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Airto - Free
(1972, CTI) VAN GELDER in the deadwax



with Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Ron Carter, George Benson, Hubert Laws, Flora Purim. includes a version of "Return To Forever" which sounds very nice, I always expect a lot of dynamics and soundstage from the Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist's records and he delivers here. a 99cent thrift find from last week.

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Sandy Denny - Sandy
(1972, A&M) STERLING LH in the deadwax; mastered by Lee Hulko at Sterling Sound

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The Flock - self titled
(1969, Columbia)



Jerry Goodman's electric violin predominates on the debut from this Chicago based jazz rock band. Papa John Creach wasn't the only one lighting up the fiddle with a rock band. Goodman went on to play with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. I picked up this nice 2-eyes copy a few weeks back.

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Van Morrison - T.B. Sheets
(1973, Bang)



I can hear the beginnings of Astral Weeks here including 1968's Madam George, with it's references to Cypress Avenue. a garage sale pick-up from a few weeks ago where Uncles record collection was in several boxes, many of them, like this one, appeared to have been played once to tape - there was a nice Nakamichi tape deck at the sale as well.

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The Box Tops - Non Stop
(1968, Bell) Gatefold Unipak cover;



Alex Chilton. Blue eyed soul. a $1 clearance find today.