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The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation - To Mum From Aynsley And The Boys (1969) & Remains To Be Heard (1970) [Reissue 2006]

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The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation - To Mum From Aynsley And The Boys (1969) & Remains To Be Heard (1970) [Reissue 2006]

The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation - To Mum From Aynsley And The Boys (1969) & Remains To Be Heard (1970) [Reissue 2006]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 531 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 198 MB | Covers - 35 MB
Genre: Blues Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: SPV/Blue Label (SPV 97912 2CD)

The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation's third and fourth (and final pair of) albums, To Mum, from Aynsley and the Boys and Remains to Be Heard, are combined into this two-CD reissue, which adds lengthy historical liner notes by British blues-rock expert Harry Shapiro. Although Remains to Be Heard would be cobbled together from outtakes and recordings done without Dunbar, their third LP, To Mum, from Aynsley and the Boys, was truly the final proper full-length release by the original group. Dunbar had expressed some interest in moving further afield from the blues-rock format around the time the record was done, and the addition of keyboardist Tommy Eyre (from the Grease Band) to the lineup was one step in that direction.

Dillard & Clark - The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark / Through The Morning, Through The Night (1968/1969) {2011}

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Dillard & Clark - The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark / Through The Morning, Through The Night (1968/1969) {2011}

Dillard & Clark - The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark / Through The Morning, Through The Night (1968/1969) {2011, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 559 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 256 Mb
Full Scans | 01:14:43 | RAR 5% Recovery
Country Rock, Folk Rock, Bluegrass | Beat Goes On Records #BGOCD987

The Dillard & Clark duo was Gene Clark’s most artistically successful post-Byrds collaboration, and his best venture into country-rock as well. With Chris Hillman and Bernie Leadon playing behind the duo throughout the first album, in many ways it is as much an offshoot of the Flying Burrito Brothers’ work as it is of the Byrds, with more of the Burritos’ feel. The standard of playing and singing on both albums is extremely high, but the nine songs on The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark are more impressive, both as recordings and compositions.

Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy (1969) [Reissue 2006]

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Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy (1969) [Reissue 2006]

Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy (1969) [Reissue 2006]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 247 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 98 MB | Covers - 21 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock/Canterbury Scene | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: EMI/Water (water188)

The solo debut of Kevin Ayers, originally released in 1969 on the Harvest label after his departure from The Soft Machine, was the start of a brilliant and unique career. Joy Of A Toy is one of the greatest examples of late 60s music opening up to new influences and experiences. The result is an adventurous yet accessible masterpiece by a musician free of any artistic constraints.
In 1968, after an US tour with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Soft Machine’s founding member Kevin Ayers decided to leave the band. Unsure about their artistic direction, worn out by an exhausting schedule and reluctant to become another part of the music business, he sold his bass to Noel Redding and moved to Ibiza. However, soon after he started writing the songs that would make up his first solo LP, Joy Of A Toy…

John Hammond - Southern Fried (1969) [Reissue 2002]

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John Hammond - Southern Fried (1969) [Reissue 2002]

John Hammond - Southern Fried (1969) [Reissue 2002]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 224 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 87 MB | Covers - 2 MB
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Atlantic/Water (Water 106)

Something special occurred when John Hammond's powerful vocals, guitar, and harmonica were paired with the legendary Muscle Shoals "Swampers" - studio musicians who had a magical ability to infuse all their recording projects with a terrific combination of soulful RnB and country-flavored blues feeling. The added presence of their frequent guest collaborator, Duane Allman, on lead and bottleneck slide guitar for several tracks doesn't hurt either. If this album were to be recorded today, the production and sound quality would undoubtedly be fuller, but the feel of the players could not be bettered. A solid rhythm section, tasteful supporting keyboard and guitar work, and judicious use of a potent horn section all yield marvelous results - plus Hammond's vocals and harmonica work here are knockouts. The raw passion and energy of his performance offset the other musicians' more polished and relaxed approach so that things don't sound too smooth and laid-back.

Raven - Raven (1969) [Reissue 2004]

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Raven - Raven (1969) [Reissue 2004]

Raven - Raven (1969) [Reissue 2004]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 296 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 100 MB | Covers - 40 MB
Genre: Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Green Tree Records (GTR 619-2)

Produced by John Hill, "Raven” (1969) was one of those album’s that took awhile to grow. Their sound was buried in blues-rock, with an occasional jazzy interlude, but with an intense, raw edge, that made them somewhat un-commercial. Not that being un-commercial was necessarily bad. Galla had an outstanding voice; gruff and rugged and near perfect for the genre, but like a lot of singers, his natural reaction was to try to power his way out of corners, which occasionally turned things screechy ("Feelin’ Good").

The Sahib Shihab Quintet - Seeds (1969) [Reissue 2008]

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The Sahib Shihab Quintet - Seeds (1969) [Reissue 2008]

The Sahib Shihab Quintet - Seeds (1969) [Reissue 2008]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 210 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 84 MB | Covers - 4 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Afro-Cuban Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rearward (RW 122CD)

Some friends think that Shihab the man owes the balance of his soul to his beautiful Danish wife. They may be right; for Eros is the very essence of what Shihab plays.Yet Eros is a god with many a face. A tale of tender mournings Shihab’s flute is telling in Mauve - a piece that translates its title into delicately changing colors of sound. In Uma Fita de Tres Cores he has his instrument wooing with the proud self-reliance of Latin grandezza. Calmly, softly, almost blandishly Shihab blows the solo flute in the Jimmy Woode composition My Kinda World. Serene and somewhat playful his own title Another Samba comes along - a most uncommon composition by the way: lasting for sixty bars as if growing independent out of itself, with solos that appear to be additional spinnings rather than improvised choruses; and yet; a perfect, self sustaining melody no element of which is superfluous…

Houston Person - Truth! (1969-1970) [Reissue 1999]

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Houston Person - Truth! (1969-1970) [Reissue 1999]

Houston Person - Truth! (1969-1970) [Reissue 1999]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 440 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 186 MB | Covers - 25 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prestige Records (PRCD 24221-2)

Released in 1999 for Fantasy's Legends of Acid Jazz series, this CD unites two of Houston Person's classic Prestige sessions, 1968's Soul Dance and 1970s Truth!, on a single 78-minute CD. Soul Dance is heard in its entirety, but because the CD didn't have enough room to hold everything from Truth!, the track "If I Ruled the World" ended up being sacrificed. The personnel on the sessions differs - while Soul Dance employed organist Billy Gardner, guitarist Boogaloo Joe Jones, and drummer Frankie Jones, Truth! united Person with Frankie Jones, guitarist Billy Butler, electric bassist Bob Bushnell, and percussionist Buddy Caldwell. But the albums are fairly similar in their outlook. Both of them are quite accessible, and both emphasize Person's strong points: funky boogaloos, gritty blues, standards, and sentimental ballads…

Grand Funk Railroad - On Time (1969) {1997, Reissue}

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Grand Funk Railroad - On Time (1969) {1997, Reissue}

Grand Funk Railroad - On Time (1969) {1997, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 340 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 143 Mb
Scans Included | 00:51:57 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock | Capitol Records #CDP 7243 8 31925 2 6 | US

On Time is Grand Funk Railroad's first studio album, released in August 1969 by Capitol Records. It was produced by Terry Knight. "Time Machine", the band's first single release, barely broke the top 50 in the singles charts, reaching #48, however, after the success of their second album Grand Funk (aka The Red Album), On Time went gold shortly thereafter in 1970, one of four gold record awards for the band that year. The other two albums reaching gold status in 1970 for GFR were Closer to Home and Live Album.

Don Shinn - 2 Studio Albums (1969) [Reissue 2020]

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Don Shinn - 2 Studio Albums (1969) [Reissue 2020]

Don Shinn - 2 Studio Albums (1969) [Reissue 2020]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 587 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 236 MB | Covers - 88 MB
Genre: Progressive/Psychedelic/Jazz Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sunbeam Records

Temples With Prophets (1969). Sunbeam Records present the first official reissue of Don Shinn's Temples With Prophets, originally released in 1969. Having made several classic 45 with The Soul Agents (whose singer was briefly Rod Stewart), Don Shinn taped his remarkable debut album in London's Lansdowne Studios in December 1967. Featuring his explosive organ (a clear influence on the young Keith Emerson) and outstanding guitar from Paul Hodgeson, it's one of the first progressive albums ever recorded. Includes a 12-page booklet with detailed background notes and rare images. Includes two jaw-dropping bonus tracks from 1966…

Soft Machine - Spaced [Recorded 1969] (1996)

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Soft Machine - Spaced [Recorded 1969] (1996)

Soft Machine - Spaced [Recorded 1969] (1996)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 392 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 158 MB | Covers - 92 MB
Genre: Progressive/Jazz Rock, Experimental | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Cuneiform Records (Rune 90)

In 1969, Soft Machine were commissioned to provide music for a multimedia show at the Roundhouse in London. As Hugh Hopper writes in the liner notes, "they wanted a backing tape of suitably deranged and doomy sounds," and the group (augmented in parts by saxophonist Brian Hopper) delivered suitably abstract music that was high on improvisational challenge and low on melody. This 67-minute CD was compiled from music used in the show. It varies from off-kilter planetarium-type sounds (especially evident in Mike Ratledge's astral electric keyboards) to background-type instrumental jazz-rock to bordering-on-clamorous noisy improv (especially on the 32-minute "Spaced Four"). The sound quality is good, but this is, after all, work that was recorded as a supplement to a performance art event, with a different purpose in mind than home listening…

Henry Tree - Electric Holy Man (1969) [Reissue 2007]

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Henry Tree - Electric Holy Man (1969) [Reissue 2007]

Henry Tree - Electric Holy Man (1969) [Reissue 2007]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 203 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 81 MB | Covers - 17 MB
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: FootPrint Records (FPR 29018)

Henry Tree is a trio that features Leroy Markish on guitar and lead vocals, Carmen Castaldi on drums and Charles McLauughlin on bass. One of the best Mainstream psychedelic LP's of the second generation from 1969. The tunes are all pretty long. For a trio these guys sported a surprisingly full sound, helped in no small measure by Markish's impressive voice.

The Head Shop - The Head Shop (1969) [Reissue 1996]

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The Head Shop - The Head Shop (1969) [Reissue 1996]

The Head Shop - The Head Shop (1969) [Reissue 1996]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 198 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 75 MB | Covers - 4 MB
Genre: Psychedelic/Garage Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Synton (1610986)

"Do You Want Head? Blow Your Mind with the Head Shop Album!" screams a commercial add in New York's Screw magazine in 1969. The band had garagy roots and evolved from Household Sponge to The Head Shop. Based in NYC, this psychedelic underground project had a unique sound, charcterized by soulful vocals, flying Hammond organ, fuzzy bass, distorted lead guitars, lots of percussive and weird rhythm instruments, plus several unexpected stereo experiments. A highlight for sure is their haunted interpretation of Bobby Hebb's 'Sunny'! Conceptional, but also musically there are some parallels to Joe Meek. Another major influence is The Beatles' experimental period, not just because of the cover version of 'Revolution.' Larry Coryell features as "wailing" guest musician on the track, 'I Feel Love Comin' On'…

Miles Davis ‎– 1969Miles - Festiva De Juan Pins (1969) {Sony Japan}

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Miles Davis ‎– 1969Miles - Festiva De Juan Pins (1969) {Sony Japan}

Miles Davis ‎– 1969Miles - Festiva De Juan Pins (1969) {Sony Japan}
X Lossless Decoder | FLAC tracks | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 100dpi | 383MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 147MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Fusion

1969 Miles – Festiva de Juan Pins is a live album by Miles Davis recorded at the jazz festival in La Pinède, Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France, as an ORTF radio broadcast. The quintet performed twice at the Juan-les-Pins Festival, July 25 and 26. Columbia Records recorded both shows, but the music would not be released in its entirety until 2013.

The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation - Albums Collection 1968-1969 (3CD)

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The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation - Albums Collection 1968-1969 (3CD)

The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation - Albums Collection 1968-1969 (3CD)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 647 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 332 Mb | Scans included
Blues-Rock, British Blues-Rock, British Blues | Time: 01:51:56

Of the numerous British blues-rock bands to spring up in the late '60s, the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation was one of the better known, though solid reception on tours did not translate into heavy record sales. Musically, the group recalled John Mayall's Bluesbreakers during the 1966-1967 era that had produced that group's A Hard Road album, though with a somewhat more downbeat tone. The similarities were hardly coincidental, as the band's founder and leader, drummer Aynsley Dunbar, had been in the Bluesbreakers lineup that recorded the A Hard Road LP. Too, bassist Alex Dmochowski would go on to play with Mayall in the 1970s, and guitarist Jon Morshead was friendly with fellow axeman Peter Green (also in the Bluesbreakers' A Hard Road lineup), whom he had replaced in Shotgun Express.

Moby Grape - Truly Fine Citizen (1969) Expanded Remastered 2007

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Moby Grape - Truly Fine Citizen (1969) Expanded Remastered 2007

Moby Grape - Truly Fine Citizen (1969) Expanded Remastered 2007
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 327 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 138 Mb | Scans included | 00:54:47
Psychedelic Rock, Folk-Rock, Country-Rock | Label: Sundazed Music | # SC 11194

Like many rock artists who trekked to Nashville in the late-'60s to lay down or pick up roots, Moby Grape emerged with an LP that stripped the band back to its core strengths to make music that was simple yet effective. Produced by Bob Johnston (Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Simon & Garfunkel), Truly Fine Citizen finds the San Francisco group, now down to a trio, keying in on songwriting and vocals. Highlights include guitarist Peter Lewis' countrified album-opener "Changes, Circles Spinning," his tender, almost Neil Young-ish ballad "Now I Know High" and Jerry Miller and Skip Spence's rollicking "Tongue-Tied." An unpretentious – and underrated – album of the '60s.