C̤o̤l̤o̤sseum II--E̤l̤e̤c̤tric Sav̤a̤g̤e̤ 1977

 Colosseum II was a British progressive jazz-rock band formed in 1975 by former Colosseum drummer and bandleader Jon Hiseman, which featured guitarist Gary Moore.

History

Following the demise of his previous band, Tempest, Hiseman announced his plan for a new, as yet unnamed, outfit in November 1974, but only Moore was named as a member. Rehearsals were due to begin on 1 January 1975 but a permanent line-up was not finalised until May 1975. Among the musicians considered were singer Graham Bell, keyboardist Duncan Mackay and former Colosseum and Tempest bassist Mark Clarke. The line-up was eventually completed by singer Mike Starrs, keyboardist Don Airey and bassist Neil Murray. The band was oriented toward jazz fusion, much of which was driven by the guitar work of Moore, leading to a much heavier sound than the original Colosseum. 1. Put It This Way (Gary Moore) (00:00) 2. All Skin And (Gary Moore, John Hiseman) (05:00) 3. Rivers (Gary Moore, John Hiseman) (08:49) 4. The Scorch (Gary Moore) (14:41) 5. Lament (Gary Moore, John Hiseman) (20:47) 6. Desperado (Gary Moore, John Hiseman) (25:30) 7. Am I (Don Airey) (31:30) 8. Intergalactic Strut (Don Airey)(35:51)

Dirty Blues Band - Stone Dirt 1968

 

The Dirty Blues Band was a white blues outfit best known as the stamping grounds, for a time, for Rod Piazza and Glenn Ross Campbell. The group was spawned in Riverside, CA, from a convergence of members of a handful of notable local outfits -- their rhythm section, John Millikan (drums) and Les Morrison (bass), were high school classmates who'd previously played in the L-J's, whence also came keyboard player Pat Moloney. The L-J's had started out playing jazz in 1964, but by the end of 1965 had evolved into the Mystics, a much more blues-focused outfit, whose ranks included Bob Sandell on rhythm guitar and Rod Piazza on lead vocals and harp. Their main influences were such British Invasion bands as Them (whose "Mystic Eyes" had provided their name), the Animals, the Yardbirds, and the Rolling Stones -- although nominally a blues band, their sound was really more an amalgam of blues and R&B as done by those groups

That all changed when Piazza and a couple of his bandmates went to a performance by the Byrds at The Trip in Los Angeles, where the opening act was the still mostly unknown Paul Butterfield Blues Band. What they saw and heard that night convinced the Mystics, especially Piazza, that they had to switch over to playing a purer form of blues. They ceased being the Mystics, taking on the name House of DBS (meaning Dirty Blues Sound) in 1966. There followed a lot of gigs in and around Los Angeles, where they honed their new sound and also lost their original lead guitarist, Jeff Ray -- in his place, Piazza recruited a friend of his from a band he'd once hung out with, the Misunderstood, named Glenn Ross Campbell. The Misunderstood had broken up and he was available and willing, and once he joined, the group's sound fairly blossomed, as Campbell became known for stretching out on his solos and improvisations for long minutes at their shows.

By the summer of 1967, with the beginnings of a serious rock music press, the House of DBS was getting proper coverage, and by the end of that season, they had a management and production deal with Lee Magid, who was best known in the business at that time as the manager of singer Della Reese. Magid produced their debut album and sold it to ABC Records, also facilitating a name-change to the Dirty Blues Band. Their self-titled debut album appeared in early 1968 on the ABC imprint Bluesway, and although the members weren't entirely happy with the results of the two days of rushed recording, they seemed to have a promising future ahead of them. The military draft then reared its ugly head, and suddenly Millikan, Morrison, and Sandell -- the group's whole rhythm section -- were called up. Campbell exited by choice a little while later, seeing no future for the group. Ironically, they did carry on, however, with Rick Lunetta (guitar), Greg Anderson (bass), and Dave Miter (drums). That group, augmented by trumpet man Freddie Hill and saxmen Jimmy Forrest and Willie Green, got a second album together, entitled Stone Dirt. But by the end of 1968, even that second lineup had collapsed, and all concerned were pursuing solo and new group projects. Piazza and Campbell were the most visible alumni and, indeed, their presence in the band accounts for a significant part of the interest in their work, on the part of people who never did get to hear the original albums. 

 https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dirty-blues-band-mn0000907551

Line-up / Musician Rod "Gingerman" Piazza - vocals, harmonica Rick Lunetta - guitar Pat Maloney - organ, piano Gregg Anderson - bass Dave Miter - drums & Jimmy Forrest - tenor saxophone Willie Green - baritone saxophone Freddie Hill - trumpet Tracks Listing 01. Bring It On Home 02. It's My Own Fault (John Lee Hooker) 03. I Can't Quit You Baby 04. Tell Me 05. She's The One 06. My Babe 07. Sittin' Down Wonderin' 08. Six Sides 09. You've Got To Love Her With A Feeling 10. Gone Too Long

Pacific Gas & Electric - PG&E (1971)

 Pacific Gas & Electric was an American blues rock band in the late 1960s and early 1970s, led by singer Charlie Allen. Their biggest hit was the gospel-tinged "Are You Ready?" The band was formed in Los Angeles in 1967, by guitarist Tom Marshall, bassist Brent Block, lead guitarist Glenn Schwartz (formerly of The James Gang) and drummer Charlie Allen, who had previously played in the band Bluesberry Jam. When it became clear that Allen was the best singer in the new group, he became the front man, and Frank Cook, previously of Canned Heat, came into the band on drums. Originally known as the Pacific Gas and Electric Blues Band, they shortened their name when they signed to Kent Records, releasing the album Get It On in early 1968. The record was not a success, but following the band's performance at the Miami Pop Festival in May 1968 they were signed by Columbia Records.[1][2] Their first album for Columbia, Pacific Gas and Electric, was issued in 1969, but they achieved greater success with their next album, Are You Ready, in 1970. The title track "Are You Ready?" reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] After the album was recorded, Cook was injured in a car accident and was replaced on drums by Ron Woods, Cook staying on as manager. Marshall and Schwartz left and were replaced by Frank Petricca (bass) and Ken Utterback (guitar), with Brent Block moving to rhythm guitar before leaving later in 1970. Unusually for the time, the band contained both black and white musicians, which led to rioting and gunfire on one occasion when the band, who toured widely, performed in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1] In 1971, the band changed their name to PG&E, following pressure from the utility company of the same name. The band also expanded, Allen, Woods, Petricca and Utterback being joined by Jerry Aiello (keyboards), Stanley Abernathy (trumpet), Alfred Galagos and Virgil Gonsalves (saxophones), and Joe Lala (percussion). They recorded the album PG&E, and also appeared in and provided music for the Otto Preminger film Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon starring Liza Minnelli. The band then split up. A final album using the name, Pacific Gas & Electric Starring Charlie Allen, was recorded by Allen with studio musicians and released on the Dunhill label in 1973.[1][2] For a time the group also included Rick Durrett formerly of the band The Coven on keyboards.[citation needed] Tom Marshall later suffered deteriorating health and personal circumstances, being homeless since the 1980s.[4] Frank Petricca became a commodity broker.[5] Charlie Allen died on 7 May 1990, aged 48.[6] "Are You Ready?" was later recorded by Gospel music act DeGarmo And Key in 1984 for their album "Communication".

Album: PG&E (1971) Wounded Bird Records (2007) 00:00 - 1 Rock and Roller's Lament 03:16 - 2 Recall 06:51 - 3 One More River to Cross 09:35 - 4 Death Row #172 15:09 - 5 Short Dogs and Englishmen 21:39 - 6 See the Monkey Run 24:13 - 7 The Time Has Come (To Make Your Peace) 27:29 - 8 Thank God for You Baby 34:14 - 9 When the Sun Shines

Woodstock 1969

 This is a combination of songs from Woodstock bonus features. Its not any single disc from that collection:

 0:00 - Woodstock festival setup 3:21 - Volunteers by Jefferson Airplane 6:19 - 3/5th Of A Mile In 10 Seconds by Jefferson Airplane 12:00 - Something's Coming On by Joe Cocker 16:14 - I Live One Day At A Time by Joan Baez 20:32 - Sparks by The Who 25:58 - We're Not Gonna Take It by The Who 35:06 - My Generation by The Who 42:42 - Mama Tried by The Grateful Dead 45:36 - I Put A Spell On You by Creedence Clearwater Revival 49:47 - Mean Town Blues by Johnny Winter 1:00:39 - Evil Ways by Santana 1:04:36 - Teen Angel by Sha Na Na 1:07:57 - Spanish Castle Magic by Jimi Hendrix 1:15:07 - Woodstock festival cleanup

Lee Clayton - Industry (Live)

 

Clayton grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and began to play harmonica and guitar at the age of seven.^[3] At nine years old, he received his first steel guitar.^[5]

After serving in the Air Force he moved to Nashville in 1968 and began his career as a songwriter. In 1972 he wrote "Ladies Love Outlaws" for Waylon Jennings.^[3] In 1973 he released his first album simply titled Lee Clayton, with which, as Clayton would later say, he was very dissatisfied. In the following years he continued his songwriting. He wrote songs like "Lone Wolf" for Jerry Jeff Walker and "If You Could Touch Her at All" for Willie Nelson. In 1978 his second album, Border Affair, was released. It was critically acclaimed but became a flop at the charts.^[5]

His most successful album was 1979's Naked Child. The songs' style was reminiscent of Bob Dylan and the single, "I Ride Alone", became very notable. In 1979, he went on a big world tour, which became a huge success. In 1981 he released his fourth studio album, The Dream Goes On, which had a harder sound than his previous work.^[5] After that he published two autobiographical books and, in 1990, he released a live album entitled Another Night, which was recorded on September 9, 1988, at the Cruise Cafe, Oslo, Norway.^[3] Also in 1990, The Highwaymen, an outlaw country supergroup comprising Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, had a minor hit with a song of his, "Silver Stallion", which had previously appeared on Border Affair (1978). In 1994, he released the album Spirit of the Twilight. Cat Power also covered "Silver Stallion" on the 2008 cover album Jukebox. In 2008 a new acoustic song "We The People" was 'released' on YouTube.

 Recorded from the 12 inch vinyl record "LEE CLAYTON - ANOTHER NIGHT" Recorded at the Cuise Cafe, Oslo, Norway on September 9, 1988

 https://youtu.be/BLPibYDW85U?si=uvPomfKmlGFHs6b0

 I grew up surrounded by fences electrified and three in a row.
With machine-gun nests at the entrances to town and plants that any minute could go.
They made the first atomic bomb 'cross the hill from where I played.
Me and the dog used to hide in the woods when the guards were checking for strays.
I remember fire engines in the night flyed out (?) and terrified.
Physicists cracking beneath the strain and their children, my friends, terrified.

Industry - that 's why.

My father worked hard for thirty-two years for a sweater, a watch and a clock,
and a heartbeat that doesn‘t push blood very well through veins as hard as a rock.
Three years away from retirement, they forced him to take a new job.
And as the hatchet-man for the company clan, he was hated and he was cursed like a dog.
But he kicked and he clawed, he cursed back and he cried - a tired man running on his pride.
He got the job done though it cost him his legs.
Thanks, Union Carbide.

Industry - father forgive industry.

My brother works now in a sparkling clean room wearing clothes he could take to Mars.
One little tear in that airtight suit and I doubt if he could get to his car.
And ain‘t it funny how all of the big boys seem always packing their bag?
And headed somewhere that the water is clear and the air, don‘t make a gag.

Industry - it makes me sick.

And well, people, we think ourselves blameless,
let's call a spade a spade,
it always takes two to tango, my friend, and we're half, half of this beautiful day.
Mankind has sold out too cheaply for her cars and her colored TVs,
but I guess the price doesn't matter too much,
when you're drug-crazed you're easy to please.

Industry, praise industry - of the people, by the people, for the people.

And yea, though we walk through the valley of the shadows, let us fear no evil - or industry.

Pacific Gas & Electric - Starring Charlie Allen (full album) 1973

 The last album of PG&E in 1973, it's more a solo album by Charlie Allen which is in fact the only original member of the group, and is accompanied by many studio musicians. The album moves away from the rock to sound more funk & soul, an area where Charlie Allen's voice is perfect. CREDITS Charlie Allen: Lead Vocals Jerry Friedman - Cornell Dupree - Bob Mann - Robert Mann: Guitar Charlie Brown: Dobro, Guitar Gordon Edwards - Wilton Felder: Bass Ernie Hayes: Keyboards, Piano, Piano (Electric) John Hill: Clavinet, Drums (Steel), Guitar, Handclapping, Keyboards Jon Stroll: Clavinet, Piano Allan Schwartzberg: Drums Phil Bodner - Michael Brecker - Joe Grimm - Arthur Kaplan - Seldon Powell - George Young: Saxophone Burt Collins - Al DeRisi - Mickey Gravine - Lew Soloff: Brass, Horn Jim Maden: Tambourine, Vocals Jimmy Maeulen: Bells, Congas, Shakuhachi, Tabla Joshie Armstead - J.R. Bailey - Gloria Barley - Shirley Brewer - John Brown - Lou Courtney - Bill Foster - Charlotte Gilbert - Lani Groves - Carl Hall - Delores Harvin - Melvin Kent - Troy Keyes - Sherman Lewis - Jon Lucas - Ron Marshall - Barbara Massey - Ray Pollard - Albertine Robinson - Ray Rollard - Jim Ryan - Manny Seymour - Tasha Thomas - Sammy Turner - Ken Williams: Vocals

Album: Starring Charlie Allen (1973) ABC/Dunhill Records 00:00 - 01 Gumbo Jones 04:39 - 02 Roll Georgia 09:50 - 03 Somebody You Love 12:36 - 04 Hold On 15:35 - 05 Dancin' in the Fire 20:21 - 06 Good Gospel Music 26:02 - 07 Hear the Trumpets Calling 28:46 - 08 Some Kind of Feelin' 33:28 - 09 I Got a Thing About You, Baby 36:03 - 10 Sunshine Embrace 38:53 - 11 Niggers in the Woods

Colosseum II - Strange New Flesh (1976)

 Colosseum II was a British progressive jazz-rock band formed in 1975 by former Colosseum drummer and bandleader Jon Hiseman, which featured guitarist Gary Moore.

History

Following the demise of his previous band, Tempest, Hiseman announced his plan for a new, as yet unnamed, outfit in November 1974, but only Moore was named as a member. Rehearsals were due to begin on 1 January 1975 but a permanent line-up was not finalised until May 1975. Among the musicians considered were singer Graham Bell, keyboardist Duncan Mackay and former Colosseum and Tempest bassist Mark Clarke. The line-up was eventually completed by singer Mike Starrs, keyboardist Don Airey and bassist Neil Murray. The band was oriented toward jazz fusion, much of which was driven by the guitar work of Moore, leading to a much heavier sound than the original Colosseum.

After disappointing sales of their first album, Strange New Flesh, Murray left and Starrs was sacked in July 1976. They continued with a new record label and a new bass player, John Mole, and recorded two further, largely instrumental, but still commercially unsuccessful albums. They also performed on Variations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, which also featured Julian Lloyd Webber on cello, Rod Argent on keyboards and Hiseman's wife, Barbara Thompson, on flute and sax. This album reached number 2 on the UK charts in early 1978.

In August of that year, Moore left to rejoin Thin Lizzy for a fourth spell, and Airey's brother Keith Airey replaced him on guitar. Plans for a fourth album fell through when Don Airey decided to join Rainbow in December 1978.

Tracks: – 00:00 - 01. Dark Side Of The Moog (Don Airey/Gary Moore) – 06:17 - 02. Down To You (Joni Mitchell) – 15:20 - 03. Gemini And Leo (Gary Moore/Jon Hiseman) – 20:07 - 04. Secret Places (Gary Moore/Jon Hiseman) – 24:03 - 05. On Second Thoughts (Gary Moore) – 31:27 - 06. Winds (Gary Moore/Jon Hiseman) Personnel: - Mike Starrs - vocals - Gary Moore - guitars, vocals - Don Airey - Fender Rhodes piano, Steinway grand piano, ARP Odyssey, minimoog, ARP Solina synthesizers, Hammond organ, clavinet - Neil Murray - bass - Jon Hiseman - Rodgers drums, tympani, cymbals, gongs

Pacific Gas & Electric - Get It On (1968 Full Album + Bonus)

 

The band was formed in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1967, by guitarist Tom Marshall, bassist Brent Block, lead guitarist Glenn Schwartz (formerly of The James Gang) and drummer Charlie Allen, who had previously played in the band Bluesberry Jam.^[5] When it became clear that Allen was the best singer in the new group, he became the front man, and Frank Cook, previously of Canned Heat, came into the band on drums.^[5]

Originally known as the Pacific Gas and Electric Blues Band, they shortened their name when they signed to Kent Records, releasing the album Get It On in early 1968.^[5] The record was not a success, but following the band's performance at the Miami Pop Festival in December 1968,^[5] they were signed by Columbia Records.^[6][7]

Their first album for Columbia, Pacific Gas and Electric, was issued in 1969, but they achieved greater success with their next album, Are You Ready, in 1970.^[5] The title track "Are You Ready?" reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[8]

 CHARLIE ALLEN - vocals GLENN SCHWARTZ - lead guitar TOM MARSHALL - rhythm guitar BLENT BLOCK - bass & fuzz-bass FRANK COOK - drums

01 - Wade In The Water 00:01 02 - Cry, Cry, Cry 06:12 03 - The Motor City Is Burning 11:39 04 - The Hunter 18:28 05 - Long Handled Shovel 21:53 06 - Jelly, Jelly 25:30 07 - Stormy Times 32:13 08 - Live Love 35:00 Bonus: 09 - My Sweet Baby (Take 6) 38:28 10 - Dirty Mistreater (Take 2) 41:18 11 - Wade In The Water (Undubbed Version) 44:20 12 - Cry, Cry, Cry (Take 2) 49:15 13 - Stormy Times (Take 9) 55:48 14 - Long Handled Shovel (Take 8) 58:42 15 - Jelly, Jelly (Take 1) 1:02:35 16 - The Hunter (Take 1) 1:10:06 17 - Blues Chant (Take 2) 1:15:14

Erlkoenig - Erlkoenig 1973

 This relatively short-lived (from 1972-77) obscure German symphonic/kraut band consisted of three members from a band called Paradise on Earth, these were; keyboardist Eckhardt Franke, drummer Michael Brandes and bassist Gunter Armbrecht, when guitarist Friedrich Kruger joined, the band name was changed to ERLKOENIG (taken after the German poem of the same name, written by the famous poet Goethe), this line-up lasted until the band disbanded in 1977. ERLKOENIG played a very interesting and unique blend of krautrock and symphonic rock, it would probably be fair to characterise them as a symphonic prog band with evident krautrock leanings. The music of ERLKOENIG is dominated by the organ skilfully and inventively played by the main composer Eckhardt Franke, much fiercer than your average symphonic prog band. The music is full of intensity, beauty, virtuosity and fairy-tale like imagery. Their output is largely instrumental but when vocals are added it has a very unique and interesting sound as to serve the mysterious nature of the music, and also a very charming German accented pronunciation. Unfortunately ERLKOENIG only released one self-titled LP during their almost 6-year long career; it was released in January 1973. It was originally privately pressed in only 1000 copies, mainly to be sold at concerts. In 2001 it was released on CD on the Garden of Delights label with 4 bonus tracks. And in 2004 it was reissued on vinyl on the Amber Soundroom label, limited to only 500 copies, with an alternative order of tracks and one bonus track. It’s very unfortunate that ERLKOENIG arn’t more known than they are, for the average prog listener there should be a lot of interesting music to seek out. If you like organ-driven music with lot of dynamics and intensity, do yourself a favour, track down a copy of ERLKOENIG’s self–titled debut.

Tracklist: 01. Erlkoenig Impression (6:23) 02. Tomorrow (5:04) 03. Thoughts (9:34) 04. Castrop-Rauxel (7:15) 05. Blind Alley (5:10) 06. Divertimento (8:07) Bonus: 07. The Lad In The Fen (7:30) 08. Love Is Truth (2:35) 09. Run Away (3:14) 10. Monday Morning (4:52)

Jane - Age of Madness 1978

 Jane is a German progressive rock Krautrock band, that was formed in October 1970 in Hanover, Germany.

Band history

Playing a melodious synthesis of symphonic hard rock, that has occasionally been compared to Pink Floyd, Hanover Krautrockers Jane can trace their origins back to the late sixties psychedelic band The J.P.s (Justice of Peace). Releasing a single "Save Me"/"War" in 1968, the band featured future Jane members Peter Panka on vocals, Klaus Hess on bass and Werner Nadolny on saxophone. By late 1970 The J.P.s had dissolved and regrouped as Jane with Panka on vocals and drums, Hess switching to guitar and Nadolny assuming keyboards. Charly Maucher joined on bass and power vocalist Bernd Pulst completed the band in April 1971 and their first LP Together was released on the Hamburg-based record label Brain Records in the spring of 1972. Singing in broken English, which helped create passionate effects, a heavy expressive bluesy sound emerged with blistering Les Paul solos and slabs of Hammond organ backdrops, that was consolidated by Peter Panka's almost hypnotic oscillating drum beats, that would characterize Jane's music for almost 40 years. Together was warmly received by the German music press including Sounds magazine, who had declared Pulst its vocalist of the year for 1971. 01. Age of Madness (5:45) 02. Memory Symphony (4:25) 03. Auroville (3:40) 04. Lovesong (3:40) 05. Bad Game (5:14) 06. Get this Power (2:40) 07. With the Smile (4:20) 08. Madow (3:27) 09. Age of Madness Part 2 (2:39) Musicians: Hess, Klaus (13) (guitar, vocals) Efendi's Garden; JP's (Jaypees); Klaus Hess’ Mother Jane Hesse, Martin (7) (bass, vocals) Dull Knife; Rizzo Panka, Peter (20) (drums, vocals) Harrison Panka Nadolny Band; JP's (Jaypees); Maucher, Charly Wieczorke, Manfred (8) (keyboards) Eloy; Firehorse

It's a Beautiful Day - It's a Beautiful Day 1969

 It's a Beautiful Day is an American band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1967, featuring vocalist Pattie Santos along with violinist David LaFlamme and his wife, Linda LaFlamme, on keyboards.

David LaFlamme, who as a youth had once performed as a soloist with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, had previously been in the group Orkustra playing five-string violin. The other members of It's a Beautiful Day in its early years were Hal Wagenet (guitar), Mitchell Holman (bass), and Val Fuentes (drums). Although they were one of the notable San Francisco bands to emerge from 1967's Summer of Love, the band never achieved the success of contemporaries such as Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Santana, with whom they had connections. The band created a unique blend of rock, jazz, folk, classical, and world-beat styles during its first seven years.

Line-up / Musicians David LaFlamme - violin, flute, lead vocals Linda LaFlamme - acoustic & electric piano, organ, celeste, harpsichord Hal Wagenet - guitars Mitchell Holman - bass, backing vocals Val Fuentes - drums, backing vocals Pattie Santos - percussion, tambourine, bells, female vocals & Bruce Steinberg - harmonica (A2) Tracks Listing A1. White Bird A2. Hot Summer Day A3. Wasted Union Blues A4. Girl With No Eyes B1. Bombay Calling B2. Bulgaria B3. Time Is