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Levon Helm - s/t
(1982, Capitol) STERLING in the deadwax





recorded at Muscle Shoals, AL.

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Mike Auldridge - Dobro
(1972, Takoma/Devi)





w/ David Bromberg, Vassar Clements, Ben Eldridge. Liner notes by Norman Blake

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Steppenwolf - The Second
(1968, ABC Dunhill) UK pressing on EMI Stateside




don't be such an Ass, Sam.

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Supertramp - Crime Of The Century
(1974, A&M) '78 MSFL mastered by Stan Ricker

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Keola Beamer - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar In The Real Old Style
(1972, Music Of Polynesia)




I'm off on vacation tomorrow, will be away from the turntable for a week but I'm bringing some portable tunes, headphones and a USB headphone amp.

[Fritz The Cat]

1987 mono reissue. Very good US pressing.
A unique colorful voice with a wingspan of some octaves. Arranged by Billy May. All compositions by Moises Vivanco.
Don't forget to dance......

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Recorded live at Reading Festival August 1983.
Listen to track B1 "A night in the life of a blues singer".
Less than 3 years after this recording was made, Phil Lynott died.
Emerald.....

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Superb guitar tunes:
Gabor Szabo, guitar
Larry Coryell, guitar R.I.P
Listen to track B4 "Larry of Arabia", probably Larry Coryell's first recordings 1966.

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Produced by Johnny Pate at T.T.G. Sound Studios, Hollywood Calif.
Great hammond groovin' with brass and voice by J.S.
Listen to the Archie's hit "Sugar Sugar" track B4 and Eric Burdon & War's 1970 hit "Spill the wine" B2.
Who plays the guitar on this one, anybody knows?? Sounds like John Tropea....

[Fritz The Cat]

Beer o' clock tunes from an extraordinary voice. A funny one.
Bela Fleck, banjo.

[Fritz The Cat]

This album was recorded live two-track, no overdubs, December 9,10,11, 1977 & January 3, 1978 at Pecan Street Studios, Austin, Texas.
1986 US Philo/Rounder reissue with different cover art.
Very good dynamics.

[Fritz The Cat]

The best vocals ever for Black Sabbath were contributed by Ronnie James Dio.
Underrated.
Very good England pressing. Listen to epic title A4 "Heaven And Hell".
Dynamics? Not necessary......

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Megan McDonough - In The Megan Manner
(1971, Wooden Nickel) -1s / -1s; promo stickered cover




with a young Larry Carlton, guitar; Sneaky Pete Kleinow, steel guitar. as suggested by the album art this is sensitive folk psych songwriting. recorded in Torrance, California. didn't expect string arrangements on some of the tracks, and didn't expect her beautiful singing voice. nice stuff. this LP must have been pressed by RCA - it's dynaflex light and flexible.

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Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead
(1970, Warner Bros) -1B/-1A

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The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies
(1971, RCA)