East of Eden - Snafu (1970) (New Rip) 24-bit/96kHz

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East of Eden - Snafu (1970) (New Rip) 24-bit/96kHz

East of Eden - Snafu (1970)
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FilePost, FileFactory | Jazz Rock, Psychedelia, Progressive Rock | 1970 UK LP | Deram SML 1050

This music is probably the great-grand-daddy of today's avant garde progressive music. It is an eclectic blend of psychedelia, jazz, blues, folk, celtic, eastern, and various forms of world music. Instruments include bass, flute, tenor and alto sax, trumpet, drums and guitar. Keyboards are largely dispensed with in favour of Dave Arbus's electric violin which provides plenty of texture and background, as well as taking the lead in many passages. There are long sections driven by a jazzy bass guitar playing with almost loop-like repetition, while solo spots are taken in turn by guitar, violin, flute and sax, vocals are sparse.

East of Eden - Mercator Projected (1969) (New Rip) 24-bit/96kHz

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East of Eden - Mercator Projected (1969) (New Rip) 24-bit/96kHz

East of Eden - Mercator Projected (1969)
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FilePost, FileFactory | Jazz Rock, Psychedelia, Progressive Rock | 1969 UK LP | Deram SML 1038

Released in the same year as In the Court of the Crimson King, Mercator Projected marks the debut of one of the most exciting, authentically progressive acts of the original prog era, now unfairly forgotten by most. Drenched in exoticism, from the stunning cover,to the evocative title (a Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection that distorts the shape and size of large objects), in spite of its undeniable rawness, the album is a thoroughly exhilarating listen, blending Eastern sounds with jazz, blues, heavy rock and psychedelia in a heady brew that might at first sound dated, but is still deeply intriguing for a discerning music fan.

Tony McPhee & Friends - I Asked For Water, She Gave Me...Gasoline (1969) (New Rip) 24-bit/96kHz

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Tony McPhee & Friends - I Asked For Water, She Gave Me...Gasoline (1969) (New Rip) 24-bit/96kHz

Tony McPhee & Friends - I Asked For Water, She Gave Me…Gasoline (1969)
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FilePost, FileFactory | British Blues | 1969 UK LP | Liberty LBS 83252

I Asked for Water, She Gave Me…Gasoline is the second album of (mostly) acoustic blues stylings from Tony McPhee and some talented friends – including Jo-Ann Kelly, Andy Fernbach, Graham Hines and Brett Marvin. The overall effect, at times, is one of the "blackest"-sounding blues albums ever generated by white Englishmen (and Englishwomen). This is distinctly a late-'60s record at times, in sound and intent, but that's not a problem when you're dealing with talent this prodigious, because it's all honest and unaffected.

Judy Henske & Jerry Yester - Farewell Aldebaran (1969) (New Rip) 24-bit/96kHz

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Judy Henske & Jerry Yester - Farewell Aldebaran (1969) (New Rip) 24-bit/96kHz

Judy Henske & Jerry Yester - Farewell Aldebaran (1969) 24-bit/96kHz
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FilePost, FileFactory | Folk-Rock, Psychedelia | 1969 US LP | Straight STS 1052

A cult treasure, though few picked up on it in its day and few have picked it up since. Not readily comparable to much other late-'60s psychedelia, it's rare that rock combines pretty, accessible melodies and off-the-wall eclecticism and experimentalism so well. Richie Unterberger Allmusic.

London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult - Holst, The Planets Suite, Op.32 (1954) 24-bit/96kHz

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London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult - Holst, The Planets Suite, Op.32 (1954) 24-bit/96kHz

London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult - Holst, The Planets Suite, Op.32 (1954) 24-bit/96kHz
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FilePost, FileFactory | Classical | Circa 1956 UK repress | Pye Nixa NLP 903 (mono)

Sir Adrian Boult recorded this work no less than 5 times,this is the second,coming between the 1945 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the 1956 with the Vienna state Opera Orchestra. Overall it seems to work wonderfully well. The balance feels just right: where quite a few recordings give the impression that there are 7 stand-alone mini tone poems, here, there seems a very organic connection from first movement to last.

English Chamber Orchestra (Leppard) - Rameau "Le Temple De La Gloire" / Grétry "Suite of Ballet Music" (1967) 24-bit/96kHz

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English Chamber Orchestra (Leppard) - Rameau "Le Temple De La Gloire" / Grétry "Suite of Ballet Music" (1967) 24-bit/96kHz

English Chamber Orchestra (Leppard) - Rameau "Le Temple De La Gloire" / Grétry "Suite of Ballet Music" (1967)
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FilePost, FileFactory | Classical, Baroque | Circa 1972 UK repress | L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL 297

Raymond Leppard’s pioneering L’Oiseau-Lyre recordings of French Baroque music with the English Chamber Orchestra: the brilliant realisations of Rameau’s Temple de la Gloire suite have seldom been more strikingly performed. Le Temple de la Gloire was a theatrical entertainment to a text by Voltaire, written to celebrate a French victory and at the same time, of course, to glorify Louis XV.

Otto Klemperer and The Philharmonia Orchestra - Klemperer Conducts Wagner Vol.3 (1963) 24-bit/96kHz

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Otto Klemperer and The Philharmonia Orchestra - Klemperer Conducts Wagner Vol.3 (1963) 24-bit/96kHz

Otto Klemperer and The Philharmonia Orchestra - Klemperer Conducts Wagner Vol.3 (1963)
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FilePost, FileFactory | Classical | 1971 UK reissue | HMV ASD 2697

It remains a matter of infinite regret that EMI did not record more complete Wagner operas, or even more whole Acts; they did however record a series of orchestral excerpts. All are given superbly lucid performances in recordings which allow both the depth of the orchestra’s tone and the complexity of the orchestration to be fully displayed. They are over half a century old but I would doubt whether anyone interested in these discs primarily for the music-making on them would have any concerns about the quality of the recording. In particular, improvements in the last fifty years have not always matched the care for balance we find here.

Jeffrey Siegel, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (Leonard Slatkin) - Gershwin Orchestral Music Vol. 3 (1975) 24-bit/96kHz

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Jeffrey Siegel, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (Leonard Slatkin) - Gershwin Orchestral Music Vol. 3 (1975) 24-bit/96kHz

Jeffrey Siegel, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (Leonard Slatkin) - Gershwin Orchestral Music Vol. 3 (1975)
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FilePost, FileFactory | Classical | 1975 UK LP | Turnabout TV 37082S

A great American orchestra, playing great American music. And fantastic sound too! Listen on a good highly resolving system and be amazed at this overlooked gem. It should be on an audiophiles list of demo-discs.

Warhorse - Red Sea (1972) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

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Warhorse - Red Sea (1972) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

Warhorse - Red Sea (1972)
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FilePost, FileFactory | Progressive Rock, Hard Rock | 1990 DE reissue | Repertoire RR2056-LX


Impressive second album by the highly talented, if flawed Warhorse, a heavy progressive dynamo that threw together everything from Creedence, Zeppelin, and the Allmans to Tull, Wakeman, and ELP. There is also a Deep Purple connection as bassist Nick Simper was an early Purple band member.

Warhorse - Warhorse (1970) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

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Warhorse - Warhorse (1970) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

Warhorse - Warhorse (1970)
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FilePost, FileFactory | Progressive Rock, Hard Rock | 1990 DE reissue | Repertoire RR2055-LX


After this record Deep Purple should be dead. Why? Because their fans should change into Warhorse fans. What an album this is!

Clark Hutchinson - Gestalt (1971) 24-bit/96kHz *New* Vinyl Rip

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Clark Hutchinson - Gestalt (1971) 24-bit/96kHz *New* Vinyl Rip

Clark Hutchinson - Gestalt (1971)
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FilePost, FileFactory | Rock, Progressive Rock | 1971 UK LP | Deram SML 1090


There are so many abrupt twists in the music here that you don't know what's coming next. The brilliant 'Man's Best Friend' (it's a gun, according to the ironic lyric) begins with a startling Spanish guitar intro before fuzzed up electric guitar and drums bludgeon their way in. 'Oriented' is a marvellous instrumental, as exotic as the title suggests. And, although there's a lot of experimentation going on, the tracks are well-crafted and accessible. DJH Thorn

Mr. Bloe - Groovin' With Mr. Bloe (1970) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

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Mr. Bloe - Groovin' With Mr. Bloe (1970) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

Mr. Bloe - Groovin' With Mr. Bloe (1970)
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FilePost, FileFactory | Pop, Instrumental | 1970 UK LP | DJM DJLPS 409

Mr. Bloe was the name given to the musicians who performed the single "Groovin' With Mr. Bloe", which was a hit in 1970 in the UK for Dick James Music (DJM). These included Harry Pitch or Ian Duck on harmonica, and Zack Laurence on piano.

Pete Dello and Friends (Honeybus) - Into Your Ears (1971) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

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Pete Dello and Friends (Honeybus) - Into Your Ears (1971) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

Pete Dello and Friends (Honeybus) - Into Your Ears Plus…(1971)
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FilePost, FileFactory | Pop/Rock, Baroque Pop | 1989 reissue | See For Miles SEE 257

If you've ever been delighted by the music of McCartney or The Beatles; ELO or Renaissance; or with the songs of Ray Davies or Kevin Ayres - or even if you just remember "I Can't Let Maggie Go" and were impressed by its classy originality, then this album is most definitely for you!

Denny Gerrard with High Tide - Sinister Morning (1970) *New* 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

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Denny Gerrard with High Tide - Sinister Morning (1970) *New* 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

Denny Gerrard with High Tide - Sinister Morning (1970)
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FilePost, FileFactory | Rock, Folk-Rock | 1970 UK stereo LP | Deram Nova SDN 10

Having overseen High Tide's critically acclaimed 1969 debut album, Sea Shanties, it was no surprise that when Denny Gerrard began work on his own debut, self-produced, full-length, High Tide were by his side. However, the resulting album, Sinister Morning, was far more a reflection of Gerrard's vision than Tide's sound. Much of the set has a folkie feel, accentuated by the prolific use of Gerrard's acoustic guitar and harmonica. Although kept on a tight leash, High Tide still bring an energy to the set, turning up the heat on virtually all the songs…

Kevin Coyne - Marjory Razor Blade (1973) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

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Kevin Coyne - Marjory Razor Blade (1973) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

Kevin Coyne - Marjory Razor Blade (1973)
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FilePost, FileFactory | Rock | 1973 UK double LP | Virgin VD2501

Of the four or five Kevin Coyne albums that fans routinely describe as his best ever, Marjory Razorblade is by far the best known in the wider world, a consequence not only of the enormous critical splash it made upon its original release in 1973, but also because of the ripples it continued sending out long after the fact. Four years later, Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten singled out the album's "Eastbourne Ladies" as one of his all-time favorite records, while the strumming, thrumming "Marlene" is one of those records whose failure to become a monster hit single continues to baffle and bewilder. (Even Virgin thought so, as they proved when they gave it a second chance in 1977.) Yet "Marlene" is just one highlight amid a storm-tossed sea of the things.