All reviews by soul_hawk
Christian Lee - ‘Magic Wand’ - White WonderObscure 45rpm artifact on a one-off label - the artist remains mysterious, originally from Detroit, apparently he later relocated to the Southwest. An anthem of sorts, the rough-hewn yet melodic folk sound of ‘Magic Wand’ oddly foreshadows the sound of early 90s bedroom-four-trackers.
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Harold Martin & Larry Young Jr - ‘Wild Fire’Utterly obscure 45rpm single featuring jazz organist Larry Young - released on a local New Jersey label - undated, but presumably from his early 70’s ‘Lawrence of Newark’ phase - once dubbed ‘The Coltrane of the Organ’ - Larry Young is fairly well known as far as cult jazz figures go - this recording however, […]
Jay Walker Effort - ‘Paper Dolls’ - ScottObscure acid rock stomper from Grand Rapids Michigan: fuzzy dual guitar shredding and psychedelic Leslie speaker vocals are backed by clattering drums & shaker action. An imaginative friend of mine once wrote that this group was likely “aiming for Cream, but ended up with something hipper, a band likely to appear on a 1968 bill […]