Psych / Prog

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  • CKUA Presents: The ACME Sausage Company CKUA Presents: The ACME Sausage Company

    This is a private compilation put together for a community radio station (CKUA) in Edmonton, Alberta circa 1972 in a run of 1,000. The compilation was produced by then musical enthusiast Holgar Peterson. Holgar went on to form Stonyplain Records and become a local celebrity, his label still quite active. I was a little skeptical […]

  • Musica Orbis - S/T Musica Orbis - S/T

    And I Quote:
    Welcome to a concert after dark
    Wannatellya glad to see ya
    Hope you like the show
    it was
    Work to get it all together
    we have
    Animals and Lovers
    we have
    Afternoons alone in the country
    Cigarettes & ashtrays
    and a
    Clean tuxedo in you closet
    Whaddaythink you’re here for?
    Do ya think that this is a parade? (x2)

  • Bergendy: Hétfő Bergendy: Hétfő

    My introduction to Hungarian rock came by way of a large stack of lp’s being dumped at a nearby thrift shop recently - so you’ll have to excuse my lack of knowledge on the subject. Anyhow, this is definitely one of my favorites of the bunch. On this later 70’s(?) double album the large, horn-driven […]

  • Rex Holman - Here in the Land of Victory Rex Holman - Here in the Land of Victory

    “Victory” was the inital release on the obscure Pentagram label (a subsidiary of Jubilee). In between a busy acting scheduling, Holman recorded this interesting mix of country, blues, and eastern influenced psych-folk. His voice is heavy on the vibrato, reminding me slightly of Tim Buckley. Copper Kettles is one of my favorites […]

  • The Bayan Mongol Variety Group - S/T The Bayan Mongol Variety Group - S/T

    From what i’ve read, the BAYAN MONGOL VARIETY GROUP were one of the very first bands in Mongolia doing modern westernized music, all this in the late 60s judging by what this lp sounds like. This record was released in 1981 — bet they did some top class music back then. Found this […]

  • 3's- Do You See / Threez 3’s- Do You See / Threez

    Found this for $1 at a spot in Ohio and took a chance on it. Weird poppy psych from 1974, sounds much more like something that would’ve come out 6-8 years earlier, but at the same time I can hear a slight Hawkwind/krautrock influence also. And the horns in the middle, what’s up with that??? […]

  • Felice Fugazza - Megamoog Felice Fugazza - Megamoog

    Here is another ’space electronics’ library, quite similar to the Electronic Age LP i posted a week or two ago. Released on Orly’s “Kaleidoscope” series, these tracks probably first appeared on a small Italian label and were soon after re-licensed to this particular French library (there are a few other records in this series […]

  • Russ Vines and the Contemporary Music Ensemble - Gemini Russ Vines and the Contemporary Music Ensemble - Gemini

    I have no clue what Russ was aiming for when he put this out. A majority of this record is tepid jazz, the track “zippy’s night out” gets pretty funky but then goes downhill. Here’s a soundclip of one of the spacy electronic tracks on the record - “Gemini 1″

  • Hammond State School Performing Group - Taking It To The Streets Hammond State School Performing Group - Taking It To The Streets

    From Louisiana, this mid-80’s recording by the very active performing group (there live appearance schedule on the back proove they may be the hardest working mentally handicapped band ever) has something for everyone. Rock, pop, disco, r&b, country & of course, zydeco.
    While i find the title track awesome, those that have listened rave about Material […]

  • Rainbow Promise - self titled Rainbow Promise - self titled

    Rainbow Promise, teenage Jesus freak jam band from Texas, early 70’s recording, recorded in Ohio, on a Springfield MO label. 2 pressings with different cover variations were made, only sold at their concerts. Four stand out cuts with heavy shredding guitar jams.
    Listen - my fave track

  • The Panbers - Volume 1 The Panbers - Volume 1

    Here’s an Indonesian psychedelic record with lots of fuzz grooves, some sound effects, borderline psychotic vocals and a totally wacked out use of the English language. The band consists of drums, bass, guitar, organ and vocals and it is one of those records that make you realize how endless the sound possibilities are for a […]

  • Julie Budd - Child of Plenty Julie Budd - Child of Plenty

    This one might already be known to many people on here but it wasn’t known to me.  Another blind buy (based on seeing there was a cover of “People Are Strange” and the totally cool photo of Julie on the back) and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised.  The cover of People […]

  • Mike Curb - Mary Jane OST Mike Curb - Mary Jane OST

    Fairly decent psych / pop soundtrack for this 1968 drugsplotation film. Going by the cover art alone you’re almost guaranteed at least a couple good listens on here. I’ve never seen the film but from what I’ve read at IMDB it sounds pretty bad (meaning I’ll have to see it soon). Anyway, […]

  • Black Diamonds: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix Black Diamonds: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix

    I have heard that this is the exact same record as the more well known Animated Egg lp. I, however, have never had them side by side to know for sure. Regardless, this is one of the best psych-sploitation cash-in albums out there. There is an epic story about these sessions which encompass, ace studio […]

  • The New Volkswagen Transporter The New Volkswagen Transporter

     
    This record was given to the new owners of Volkwagen Transporters back in 1980, promising them “technical impressions” of the van in question. Apparently, people who were into this particular Volkswagen van were heavily interested in abstract musical interpretations of the insides of their car, or so the people from the marketing department assumed. So how does […]

  • Crossroads - Get Together Crossroads - Get Together

    I really try to avoid using the word ‘haunting’ when describing music. Alas, there is nothing else I can use to describe this one-tracker campfire folk record recorded in Edmonton, Alberta by some high-school kids from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The song Poet, which features flute, guitar and piano has put me in a curious state of […]

  • 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 […]

  • Alojz Bouda - Synthesizer Sound Alojz Bouda - Synthesizer Sound

    This is a totally common record from Slovakia that has pretty bad synthesizer pop tunes. One track is insane however. It’s the track that’s called Random and according to the sleeve, here Alojz explores the possibilities of the synthesizer playing on it’s own. I wish the synthesizer had played on it’s own for the entire […]

  • Hall & Reasons - Spaceship Hall & Reasons - Spaceship

    As unearthing previously overlooked privately pressed LPs becomes increasingly en vogue, collectors often fall prey to something akin to “needle-drop” syndrome. It’s too often tempting to evaluate a new acquisition with a hasty, if not faulty ear. While this sometimes works unduly in a record’s favor (for example, see the inexplicable fawning over Boscoe by […]

  • J.G. Weir / Exploration One J.G. Weir / Exploration One

    This is a one-sided guitar drone record from Orange County, 1998. I picked it up from a dollar bin because it was limited to 250 copies and I thought “what the hey.”
    Listening to this excellent slice of reverb zen, which I can only liken to a redux of Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music one would […]

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