All reviews by jeremy

George Cromarty - grassroots guitar George Cromarty - grassroots guitar

I love this record! From 1973 on Thistle records this record is comparable to John Fahey. Thirteen acoustic finger pickin instrumentals and one vocal cut at the end called “little children” that reminds me of a heartfelt Nick Drake tune. Great stuff.

Gerry Olds Trio - here goes Gerry Olds Trio - here goes

No date on this one, but my assumption is that Gerry released this in the early seventies. This is a double lp, most of this record is really nice standard jazz trio stuff. They do a really dark version of Gershwin’s “summertime” that’s just begging for Rza from the Wu Tang to work wonders with. […]

Guitar Ensemble - you-n-you Guitar Ensemble - you-n-you

The cover caught my eye on this one so I gave it a spin. Surprisingly cool xian album from 1971 done by an 11 piece band. Seven guitarists, a lone female organ player and the rhthym section holding it down.
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Heldon IV - agneta nilsson Heldon IV - agneta nilsson

Heldon is mainly Richard Pinhas, who some would say is the Robert Fripp of France. Nice spacy stuff, tons of moogs and electronics. This would appeal to fans of Fripp and Eno and Cluster and whatnot. Goes for cheap on ebay too due to it’s obscurity which is always nice.

Hit 'Em Hard OST Hit ‘Em Hard OST

Okay, half of this soundtrack is mediocre but the other half is amazing. My favorite tracks on this one are by Delilah Moore (who’s name they misspelled on the front cover) Overall there’s four great funky soul tracks by her. Great stuff!

Hunt's Determination Band - This is Determination Problems Hunt’s Determination Band - This is Determination Problems

Here’s a private press disco funk lp outta Michigan on the small Ear Wax label. My two favorite tracks on this one are “I got my nut” and “where the funk come from”. I like this typo in the liner notes also- “It’s an unbelievable experience to watch heard these men work”. Some ebay seller […]

Jan and Lorraine - gypsy people Jan and Lorraine - gypsy people

One of my favorite femme psych lp’s for sure. Definitely worth seeking out in my opinion.

Jasis - Spontaneous Improvisation Jasis - Spontaneous Improvisation

Here’s one of my favorite private press albums to emerge out of Seattle. Vibist Milton Simons composed this album which consists of 3 long tracks, the two songs on the A side are 13+ minutes long and the B side is just shy of 27 minutes long. The tracks range from mellow and brooding and […]

Jeff Moore - the youngest son Jeff Moore - the youngest son

Along with Bent Wind this is one of the most rare psych/folk lp’s outta Canada. It usually sells for over $1000 so I was excited when this was reissued in a limited print run of 300. From what I can tell it’s a high school record from 1974. It’s a nice mellow delicate folk/psych record […]

Joe Marillo Quartet - lady caroline Joe Marillo Quartet - lady caroline

Here’s a private press jazz lp outta San Diego from 1978. Overall this one is too late and smooth for my tastes. I do like “tribute to Wayne Shorter” and the funky track that follows it called “seclusion”. Overall, this one is by no means essential but has it’s moments. Plus Teresa is lookin hot […]

Joel Andrews - the violet flame Joel Andrews - the violet flame

This is a nice and mellow new age harp record, really sublime stuff. From the liner notes: “During the time of the winter solstice, 1976, Joel gathered with a small group for a meditation to invoke, anchor and broadcast the Transmutive Seventh Ray activity of the Violet Flame through the medium of music. This is […]

Johnny Lewis Quartet - shuckin' 'n jivin' Johnny Lewis Quartet - shuckin’ ‘n jivin’

Rare private press funky jazz lp outta Seattle. This has been reished and comped recently on the great Wheedles Groove compilation. One Kenny Burell tune and three more long funky tracks makes this one a keeper. Nice one!

Karlis - naked lies Karlis - naked lies

Pretty sure only a couple hundred of this oddity were put out. Hailing from Ohio, this came out in 1994 but sounds like it came out 20 or 25 years earlier. Musically this record is all over the map. Eeerie synth stuff melds into basement garage rock. Then the next song will sound like Ween […]

Larry Conklin and Jochen Blum - Jackdaw Larry Conklin and Jochen Blum - Jackdaw

Here’s hands down one of my favorite Seattle private press lp’s. About half of the album is instrumental with Larry Conklin on guitar and Jochen Blum playing violin and 12 string guitar. Definitely brings to mind Fahey/Basho/Hecht etc. The tracks with vocals have a haunting, sparse feel to them, the loner folk tag fits the […]

Laura Allan - reflections Laura Allan - reflections

Here’s one of my favorite new age lp’s. Laura is featured on celtic harp like customized zither, wordless vocals and lyrical song poems. One of those mellow records to sip tea to on a sunday morning and zone out to. One dollar well spent.

Leon's Creation - this is the beginning Leon’s Creation - this is the beginning

Leon’s Creation hail from San Fransisco, they released this album on the small Studio 10 label. I think some people have a misconception that this is a funk record, I would classify it more as psychedelic soul ala Sly and the Family Stone. This is a fantastic record that has simply slipped through the cracks. […]

Linda Perhacs - parallelograms Linda Perhacs - parallelograms

Hands down the best femme folk/psych lp out there. But you already knew that right?

Live At Pangaea One Live At Pangaea One

Don’t know the group’s name on this one as it isn’t listed anywhere. Here’s the lineup though, John Gruntfest, Weldon McCarty, Richard Festinger and Joseph Sabella. This is a wayout avant jazz record, to give you an idea here’s some instuments played on this album: tin cans, log drum, oil drum, bell and gong tree, […]

Liz Lyons - up your ass Liz Lyons - up your ass

I found this gem for a dollar years ago at a thrift store in Canada. Worth it for the cover alone. The lp is just a filthy comedy record recorded live at club morocco. Sick stuff indeed.

Master Wilburn Burchette's - psychic meditation music Master Wilburn Burchette’s - psychic meditation music

This record consists of two 18 minute cosmic new age tracks entitled “yin” and “yang”. From the liner notes: Observe and become aware of the music as a flow of pure feeling. Allow the music to touch you so that you may feel and become aware. Let it penetrate to your psychic self. DO NOT […]

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