Tuesday, May 5, 2009


Slim Harpo is probably the best musician from the Louisiana "swamp blues" scene: lazy, drawling, mushmouth vocals, simple, funky harmonica and guitar riffs surfing on the tidal waves of reverb and tremolo. He was really popular with the british bluesmen in the 60s: the Rolling Stones covered his songs.
Holderin - Holderlins Traum (1972)
A great album full of folk prog and represents a very interesting listen with its rich mix of folk, classical and rock into seven tracks of varying effect.

Odessey and Oracle was one of the flukiest (and best) albums of the 1960s, and one of the most enduring long-players to come out of the entire British psychedelic boom, mixing trippy melodies, ornate choruses, and lush Mellotron sounds with a solid hard rock base.
Recording in the summer of 1967.


Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon(1970)

Another classic folk singer/songwriter album.

Enjoy:http://rapidshare.com/files/137888935/Joni_Mitchell_-_Ladies_of_The_Canyon__1970_.rar

Phil Ochs
1965 - I Ain't Marching Anymore
This is great protest folk album.
Classic!

Sunday, May 3, 2009


Released in the spring of 1967, Let's Live for Today was almost a musical throwback, steeped in folk-rock, which was fairly passé at the time, rather than psychedelia, but that's what makes it so appealing to listeners today.


(1968)

A decent if somewhat candy-coated effort in the pop-psychedelic vein, combining cheerful sunshine pop sensibilities with some hard-edged psychedelic playing. It all falls somewhere between the Beatles' Revolver album and the Zombies' Odessey & Oracle (the latter especially on "Man Do You" and "Raven"), with some Sgt. Pepper-type layered choruses and overdubbed strings and other instruments.

Enjoy:http://rapidshare.com/files/213857466/1968_-_The_Paper_Garden_-_The_Paper_Garden.rar.html


Disc one1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes2. On the Way Home3. Teach Your Children4. Triad5. Lee Shore6. Chicago/We Can Change the World7. Right Between the Eyes8. Cowgirl in the Sand9. Don't Let It Bring You Down10. 49 Bye-Byes/America's Children11. Love the One You're With12. King Midas in Reverse [*]13. Laughing [*]14. Black Queen [*]15. Medley: The Loner/Cinnamon Girl/Down by the River
disc two
1. Pre-Road Downs2. Long Time Gone3. Southern Man4. Ohio5. Carry On6. Find the Cost of Freedom
Enjoy:
(1966)
World premiere of the complete original soundtrack from Italian director Michaelangelo Antonioni’s groundbreaking 1966 masterpiece. Includes one of jazz legend Herbie Hancock’s first motion picture scores, plus a rare track, Stroll On, by the Jeff Beck/Jimmy Page-era Yardbirds, and two previously unreleased recordings by the British band, Tomorrow, which were edited from the film.

Saturday, May 2, 2009


Maria Muldaur - Maria Muldaur - 1973 - Reprise
Bestknown for her seductive '70s pop staple "Midnight at the Oasis," Maria Muldaur has since become an acclaimed interpreter of just about every stripe of American roots music: blues, early jazz, gospel, folk, country, RB, etc. While these influences were certainly present on her more poporiented '70s recordings (as befitting her Greenwich Village folkie past), Muldaur truly came into her own as a true rootsmusic stylist during the '90s, when she developed a particular fascination with the myriad sounds of Louisiana. On the string of wellreceived albums that followed, Muldaur tied her eclecticism together with the romantic sensuality that had underpinned much of her best work ever since the beginning of her career.

Friday, May 1, 2009


The sole album by this Chicago based duo is a treasure trove of strong melodies and dreamy vocal harmonies, which originally appeared in 1970 on the Ovation label. Expect a gorgeous, ethereal blend of psychedelic folk and offbeat pop.

Originally from Mississippi, the Gordian Knot emerged in Los Angeles in 1967. They recorded this fascinating hybrid of Association-esque soft pop/soft psych/country rock with LA's finest studio musicians and the Hi-Lo's own Clark Burroughs in the producers chair. The result is the finest harmony pop psych offering in the entire Verve catalog.