Monthly Archive for June 2008

Brother Ah: Key To Knowhere – Divine Records 1983 Brother Ah: Key To Knowhere – Divine Records 1983

Another spiritual piece with a very nice version of ‘Motherless Child’ featuring vocals from Nataska Hasan Toussef and swirling harp from Jeff Majors. The sleeve notes by Minerva Gail describe the LP thus: ‘The Sound Is spiritual. We hear the blues – the healing blues that remind us of ourselves, let us know here we […]

Amancio D’Silva: Integration – Columbia 1969 Amancio D’Silva: Integration – Columbia 1969

For me this is a very special record, Featuring: Amancio D’silva, Ian Carr, Don Rendell, Dave Green and Trevor Tomkins. Every track on this album is innovative and perfectly executed I only wish I had more space on my server to upload the record as a whole. The track featured here is titled Ganges, I […]

B.J Ward: Vocal Ease – Catfish B.J Ward: Vocal Ease – Catfish

The Title cut is a kind of groovy female jazz number with upfont vocals in a similar vein to Doris et al. I can’t shake the chorus and it hasn’t left my deck since it came through the door. More than a one trick pony, this Lp features several decent tracks including ‘The Loner’ (as […]

Surman/Skidmore/Oxley: Jazz in Britain ’68 –’69 (Decca Eclipse) Surman/Skidmore/Oxley: Jazz in Britain ’68 –’69 (Decca Eclipse)

Featuring the cream of Brit experimentalists this LP highlights some of the creativeness going on in the UK scene towards the end of the 60’s. The track included here is ‘Shepherd Oak’. Featuring: John Surman, Alan Skidmore, Mike Osbourne, Harry Beckett, John Taylor and others. Surprisingly restrained for these particular players who are / were […]

Randy Loyd: The Moment Randy Loyd: The Moment

What an incredible record…fans of The Youngbloods and Poco should check this out. I was looking for good christian records at a St. Vincent De Paul, found this and took a fifty cent chance. It’s not overty christian at all but the label is Cartay, with a halo coming from the “t”. He writes most […]

Dottie Jein - From My Heart to Yours Dottie Jein - From My Heart to Yours

File under ‘Female Bar Fighters’.
Here’s a bigger scan.

Love God's Way Love God’s Way

Huh!?

The Holker Family - Feelin' Good The Holker Family - Feelin’ Good

I instantly fell in love with The Holker Family - endlessly coming at me in their gym shorts and tube socks. It only got better when I opened the gatefold to find The Holkers engaged in all manner of recreational activities. (Is this a private home gym? Why is there wainscoting in […]

Brian Balestrieri: Bound To Love You Brian Balestrieri: Bound To Love You

Private mustache lounge boner.
“Workin’ My Bar”

Les Moore: S/T Les Moore: S/T

Decent folkie man from NOLA with an warbley, nasal voice. He’s got the lonely room ambiance, and his style is likable enough, but he sorta kinda comes up short in the song department. Oddly enough it’s his cover of Lennon’s “A Day in the Life” that sticks with ya. If some of his originals took […]

Tom MacDonald Exposed: Music To Activate Tom MacDonald Exposed: Music To Activate

I want my dollar back.

Just Us 2 Just Us 2

JUST US 2 is a macrobiotic choice here in Texas. Consisting of Phyllis and Bryan Barnes, it blooms sporadically in local thrift stores. I think i’ve turned down what looked to be their second lp because of an unsympathetic backing band . This first one is just them two and it has a certain bass […]