The Wizards From Kansas - self titled -1970 {Out of Print}

The Wizards From Kansas - self titled (1970)
Studio Recordings @320
{Out of Print}

This group is primarily known for their devastating version of High Flying Bird. This song is on their only album from 1970 which bears the strong influence of Jefferson Airplane’s masterpiece Volunteers (which is also from 1970).

The Wizards from Kansas started off in the late 60’s playing festivals alongside other, more well known bands. They have a disc of late 60’s outtakes and alternate versions that are trippier and more psych oriented than the above album. It took me a while to get into this album, but I now consider it one of the best San Francisco style acid guitar LPs. As mentioned before, High Flying Bird is radically reworked into a psychedelic tour de force, full of hard distorted guitar and great Airplane-like vocals. The Wizards also do a powerful cover of Codine, which is slow, progressive and tripped out. The originals also hold up, mixing country, psychedelia, folk and rock into a heady brew. Hey Mister and Country Dawn are standout rural rockers, the latter is really one hell of a tune with a classic intro. Mass is a great psychedelic rocker with acid leads that twist inside and out recalling Jerry Garcia’s guitar style.

Anyone into the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, the Youngbloods or H.P, Lovecraft will really appreciate this great, unknown record. By the way, these guys were from Kansas.

~Rising Storm

- Robert Manson Crain - 12-string guitar, vocals
- John Paul Coffin - lead guitar
- Harold Earl Pierce - rhythm guitar, vocals
- Robert Joseph Menadier - bass, vocals
- Marc Evan Caplan - drums, percussion
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- Mark Naftalin - keyboards
- Jake Fleder - producer

Track List:

01. High Flying Bird (William Edward Wheeler) - 5:01
02. Hey Mister (Harold Earl Pierce, M.A. Heiman) - 2:30
03. 912½ Mass (Robert Manson Crain, T. Crain, Robert Joseph Menadier) - 4:57
04. Cod'ine (Buffy St. Marie) - 5:52
05. Freedom Speech (Robert Manson Crain) - 3:38
06. Flyaway Days (Ronald Sandhauss) - 4:05
07. Misty Mountainside (Robert Manson Crain) - 3:36
08. Country Dawn (Robert Manson Crain) - 2:19
09. She Rides With Witches (Robert Manson Crain) - 4:02

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photo by Daniel Anton Photography

Fusion Orchestra - Skeleton In Armour -1973 {Out of Print}

Fusion Orchestra - Skeleton In Armour

Studio Recordings @ 320

{Out of Print}

Fusion Orchestra were positioned somewhere on the cusp between the likes of early Jethro Tull, Focus and Renaissance. The three major pieces here are the immense 'Sonata in Z', 'Talk to the Man in the Sky' and the foot-tappingly brilliant title track. All pieces are characterised by epic instrumental phases, changes of tempo, superb musicianship and, of course, Jill Saward's powerful, jazz-influenced vocals. It is this factor that reminded me at times of Renaissance, whereas the instrumental phases certainly ring faint echoes of Tull's Passion Play or Thick as a Brick with a vaguely Focus-esque feel. Fusion Orchestra could certainly rock it with the best of them when they wanted as the heavy riffing on the title track and shredding on 'Sonata' demonstrates. The bones of the major pieces are fleshed out with some lighter tracks which could (if I were feeling uncharitable) be described as padding but, I do not wish to labour this point, as the main tracks more than merit the purchase of this fine album.
~Cartiman

Band:
Dave Bell (drums)
Colin Dawson (guitar)
Sten Land (guitar, synthesizer, percussion, horns)
Jill Saward (guitar, synth, flute, vocals)
Paul Jennings (bass)

Track List:

01. Fanfairy Suite For 1000 Trampits (Part One) 0:16
02. Sonata In Z 11:49
03. Have I Left The Gas On? 8:42
04. Ok Boys, Now's Our Big Chance 0:47
05. Skeleton In Armour 5:13
06. When My Mamma's Not At Home 3:27
07. Don't Be Silly, Jilly 0:09
08. Talk To The Man In The Sky 11:55
09. Fanfairy Suite For 1000 Trampits (Part Two) 0:15

 

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The Crypts! - No Life After Crypts (2015)

The Crypts! - No Life After Crypts

Recorded by Matthew Luger in a now haunted house in Richmond, VA.

 Cover Photo by Stephen Graham

The Crypts are:
Mike Tschirn: Drums, Vocals
Kristin Tschirn: Guitar, Vocals
Nathaniel Miller: Harmonica, Vocals
Craig Graziano: Vocals

.....a name your price recording, flac or mp3.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Live Pinkpop 2002

 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Live Pinkpop Festival

Landgraaf, Netherlands

May 20, 2002

Soundboard @192

Set List:
1. Spread Your Love 
2. US Government 
3. Love Burns 
4. Rifles 
5. Screaming Gun 
6. White Palms 
7. Awake 
8. Fail-Safe 
9. Whatever Happened To My Rock'N'Roll 

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Peter Green Splinter Group - Gesendef Auf, Germany 1998

Originally posted November 5, 2011

 

Peter Green Splinter Group

Gesendef Auf, Germany

June 28, 1998

Excellent FM Source @HQvbr

Set List:

1 Intro

2 Black Magic Woman

3 Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut

4 Rattlesnake Shake

5 The Supernatural

6 Shake Your Hips

7 Traveling Riverside Blues

8 Steady Rolling Man

9 The Stumble

10 Albatross

11 Green Manalishi

12 Going Down

13 Look Yonder Wall

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Circle Jerks - Live Fast, Die Young {Out of Print} 1985

Circle Jerks - Live Fast, Die Young

1985 Radio recording bootleg @224

Fast, Loud and Obnoxious!!!

SIDE A
01. Red Tape
02. Wild In The Streets
03. The Crowd
04. High Price On Our Heads
05. Karma Stew
06. Deny Everything
07. Letter Bomb
08. In Your Eyes
09. Back Against The Wall
10. Wonderful
11. Firebaugh
12. Under The Gun

SIDE B
13. Don't Care
14. Live Fast, Die Young
15. American Heavy Metal Weekend
16. Wasted
17. I Just Want Some Skank
18. Coup D'Etat
19. Making The Bombs
20. Junk Mail
21. Killing For Jesus

Keith Morris - vocals
Greg Hetson - guitar
Keith Clark - drums
Zander Schloss - bass

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