Roy Wood - Boulders (1973)

2007 digitally remastered edition of the first solo album by the former principle of The Move, Electric Light Orchestra and his own Wizzard. It was one of the first recordings in a very elite club where one person actually played 98% of the ... Full Descriptioninstruments heard on the album (with just John Kurlander's harmonium sounding on one track). Most of the tracks for the album were recorded during Wood's tenure in The Move, but he didn't finish the project until after his departure from ELO and had formed Wizzard. This edition adds a rough mix of "Dear Elaine" that didn't appear in prior issues of the album on CD.

All songs written by Roy Wood.Uncut (p.115) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Wood at his most outre and beguiling....Schizoid genius, ultimately."
Harp (magazine) (p.112) - "Writing, arranging, and playing the 25-plus instruments himself, Woods demonstrates what it means to do a solo project."

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Frumpy - Frumpy 2 (1971)

This is classic rock with subtile progressive touches for friendly & catchy compositions. This second album is perfectly achieved technically speaking, with kick ass guitars, propulsive Hammond Organs and astonishing, powerfully emotional vocals. "Good Winds" starts as a crazy freak’n roll song and continues on a brilliant melodic “trip” with a mesmerizing keyboard demonstration. "Take care of Illusion" is a dense, furious heavy rocking song with solid guitar riffs and a great bluesy soul; It’s kinda heavy in a sense ever developped by bands as Uriah Heep, Atomic Rooster..."Duty" is a fragile emotional ballad with high class vocals, gorgeous guitar solos. "How the gipsy was born" reaches the whole album with an absolutely punchy, sensitive heavy rock song. This album is quite charming but I regret the classic rock "radio station" feeling on a few titles. However it remains highly recommended for progressive rock collectors.

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Gypsy - Gypsy (1970)

I bought this album when it came out in 1970 because of the wonderful cover art and the fact that it was a double album with a single album price. My friends and I liked it right away. It seemed to blend the sounds of several groups that were popular at that time. It took the harmonies of groups like Crosby, Stills & Nash, the song structures of progressive groups, and the styles of more mainstream rock acts. The main problem with the album is the by-the-numbers production technique. When you've got 3 or 4 tracks of harmony vocals, you don't place them all dead center in mono!!! Likewise, the drums have that "cardboard box" sound sometimes. Of course, we're talking about 1970, and we're talking low-budget recording. I prefer the longer tracks over the more commercial short songs. All in all, I have never heard another group that blended seemingly disparate elements so well in a fairly commercial way.

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Doc Holliday - Rides Again... (1981)

Originally released by A&M in 1981, this was the Georgia five-piece 's second release. Although they shared the stage with some of the bigger names, ranging from Black ... Full DescriptionSabbath and Loverboy to Gregg Allman and Molly Hatchet, during Southern rock's '70s heyday, Doc Holliday never quite managed to reach that level, but has managed to make a name for itself with fans of the genre. This Special Collector's Edition includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks from the original sessions, has been completely remastered, and includes a 16 page booklet with new photos, extensive memorabilia and a 400 word essay written by Derek Oliver. Rock Candy. 2005


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Rory Gallagher - Top Priority (1979)

Digitally remastered by Tony Arnold (Courthouse Facilities, Dorset, England).

This collection of tracks recorded by Irish blues rock guitarist Rory Gallagher includes "Follow Me" and "Philby."

Digitally remastered edition of the ... Full DescriptionIrish guitarist's classic album that includes detailed sleeve notes and 2 previously unreleased tracks that didn't appear on the original LP issue: "Hell Cat" and "Watcher".

This version includes additional rare songs.

CD contains bonus tracks.

Recorded at Dierks Studio, Cologne, Germany. Includes liner notes by Donal Gallagher.

Personnel: Rory Gallagher (vocals, guitar, dulcimer, harmonica); Gerry McAvory (bass); Ted McKenna (drums).


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38 Special - Live at Sturgis (1999)

Southern rock has always been popular among hardcore bikers, so it makes perfect sense that .38 Special -- the best Southern rock band of the early '80s -- provided the soundtrack to the 1999 biker festival in Sturgis, South Dakota. That concert provided the basis for Live at Sturgis, their first release for CMC International. Like many latter-day live albums from veteran rock acts, Live at Sturgis is really only for the diehards who have followed the band throughout the years, even if it's essentially a greatest-hits set list with a couple of new songs from their reunion album, Resolution, tossed in for good measure. After all, less dedicated listeners have little desire to hear live versions of these songs, performed nearly 20 years after they hit the charts, especially since many of the hits have singalongs with the crowd. Nevertheless, it has to be said that .38 Special doesn't sound bad on Live at Sturgis -- the vocals may not be as passionate and the band might not rock as they did in their glory days, but the album is certainly listenable and, if you're a fan, entertaining. But it's not really something that even hardcore fans would listen to all that often, even with the addition of a new studio track, the poppy "Just One Girl," that's as good as anything on Resolution. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Gilbert O'Sullivan - Himself (1971)

In 1972, MAM/London saw fit to let the U.S. have its first proper Gilbert O'Sullivan record, a repackaging of his 1971 U.K. debut release, Himself. The repackaging included new cover art (with Gilbert sporting the first of his famous "G" emblazoned varsity sweaters) as well as an altered track listing. "Susan Van Heusen" and "Doing the Best I Can," from the U.K.... More release, were omitted in favor of "We Will" and his Number One, U.S. smash "Alone Again (Naturally)." In an effort to make sure every American knew exactly what they were getting, the album title was even augmented to read, 'Himself (Featuring Alone Again (Naturally))'. The two songs omitted from the original release are missed, mostly, for their role in the nice flow and careful sequencing of Side Two. "We Will," however, proved to be a welcome addition to the U.S. version. An epic and beautifully arranged ode to the simple, unspoken promises kept between friends and family, the tune showed that Gilbert O'Sullivan could be as good as Ray Davies at painting touching pictures of the ordinary. Also fantastic is Side One's "Permissive Twit," a song about an unplanned pregnancy that, through O'Sullivan's thoughtful treatment, ends up surprisingly warm, witty, and wholesome. "January Git" and "Matrimony" roll out the barrel in true dancehall- tradition, while "Houdini Said" and "Thunder and Lightning" take a stab at good old piano driven rock & roll. Whether it be...

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