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VARIATIONS - VARIATIONS - Nador +12 - EU Eclipse Expanded Edition - LISTEN - VERY RAREprice: 60,00 PLN / 15,00 EUR
The debut LP "Nador", released in 1970, is simply superb! It has always been one of my favourite records from France! To tell the truth, nobody in France was probably playing heavy guitar rock at the time (with a mighty rhythm section and English vocals) in the vein of Led Zeppelin and The Who mixed with a few ballads. I am not counting the Hendrix-fascinated Chico Magnetic Band, because that was somewhat different playing. In any case this album is a real monster! In addition, twelve great bonus tracks - mainly from singles. A must! (JL) -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - British Rock At The BBC 1967-1973 (2LP) - UK Maida Vale / Verne LIMITED Press - LISTEN - VERY RAREprice: 170,00 PLN / 42,50 EUR
Each of the four thematic parts of 'At The BBC' contains 120 minutes of what I consider superb material recorded live by the individual artists (with only very few overdubs) during several-hour sessions at the Maida Vale studios in London. The BBC employed the best British sound engineers, and as a result almost every band recording there sounded sensational - often better and more dynamic than on their records! Besides, many of them played tracks never released on vinyl or sometimes very surprising covers of other artists' recordings. The sound quality is fantastic - simply perfect! Only in a dozen or so cases (out of nearly 130 recordings) were fragments of slightly poorer, but definitely acceptable, quality used. Note! Almost all the recordings have never before appeared on vinyl, and only a few appeared on CDs, and generally with much poorer sound quality! The vast majority of the tracks came from very rare promotional records intended for foreign radio stations. The tracks on them were enriched with short, emotional introductions by the brilliant DJ Brian Matthew, who genuinely added a special flavour to these recordings! I am a great fan of his! In my opinion the stunning gatefold sleeves, with wonderful late 70s designs by Rodney Matthews, contain every detail about the individual recordings: exact recording dates, apt photographs and the line-ups of all the bands, and even short, one-sentence and really spot-on comments assigned to each track. Believe me - you cannot tear yourself away from these records! Please do not suggest to yourself that they are 'some compilations' or products of inferior quality! Hardly anyone will believe me, but as a great fan (and collector) of recordings from the BBC archives, hand on heart I consider these 4 titles (and especially "Psychedelic Rock" and "British Rock") the best vinyl reissues of the last 10 or 15 years! AN ABSOLUTE MUST!!! NEW, SEALED. ....................................... The English text below I received from the publisher. It may be hard to read, but with some concentration it is genuinely very helpful! I especially recommend the short comments! ........................ Limited to 500 copies, double black vinyl edition released in beautiful cover with cool pictures and line ups of ALL bands inside the gatefold. This splendid, 120 minute/34 tracks collection (a real labour of love) not only offers an exeptional and often superior renditions of a tracks familiar through the band's original vinyl output, but also a plenty of cracking performances that they never recorded outside the BBC Maida Vale studios. During the 60s and early 70s the BBC was committed to air a substantial amount of live music within its radio broadcasting and as a result, hundreds of popular or less-known British artists were employed to fill that standards. BBC Transcription Service used some of these sessions for promotional-only albums pressed on a weekly basis (supposedly in a quantity of 100 copies) and destined for radio stations all over the world. It was a vinyl LP with yellow-green record labels, housed in a rather plain, yellow sleeve and filled with paper sheets with song titles, time durations and a running order for the show. Most of the tracks included on this release came from long-running 'Top Of The Pops' compilation series (unconnected to the popular TV show) and short-lived 'Pick Up The Pops For Your D.J.’ LP releases, which took radio performances mostly from the prime pop shows of the time like 'Top Gear', 'Saturday Club', 'Sounds Of The Seveties', that aired live and specifically recorded music. All tracks were also adorned with a fresh commentary from (now legendary) DJ Brian Matthew. Aside from BBC promotional discs, in a very few, fully justified cases an unique, home taped, off-air recordings (expertly remastered and restored and marked below as *) were used. The inner gatefold features a band photos and specific line ups. ALMOST ALL TRACKS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON VINYL!.... SIDE 1: (29:38) 1. Eric Burdon & The Animals - Monterey 4.15 (Burdon/Briggs/Weider/McCulloch/Jenkins) Recorded on 20th December 1967. Perfectly produced, very dynamic version of a classic single by the "new" Animals. 2. Jeff Beck - (I Know) I'm Losing You 2.15 (Grant/Holland/Whitfield) Recorded on 7th March 1967. An unique radio broadcast of very heavy remake of classic The Temptations song. 3. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Hold Tight 2.50 (Howard/Blaikley) Recorded on 16th May 1967. Fantastic radio performance with a lot of heavy fuzz guitar! Better than a 7" single! 4. Procol Harum - Morning Dew 3.19 (Dobson/Rose) Recorded on 14th June 1967. An exclusive, great R'n'B version of a Tim Rose song done by an original line up. 5. Jeff Beck - Tallyman 2.52 (Gouldman) Recorded on 4th July 1967. Rare radio version of hard rock/pop single sung by Beck himself. Great guitar work! 6. Traffic - Paper Sun 3.04 (Winwood/Capaldi/Mason/Wood) Recorded on 27th September 1967. Unique BBC version of a great psychedelic debut single by Stevie Winwood & Co. 7. Eric Burdon & The Animals - Connection 2.25 (Jagger/Richards) Recorded on 30th January 1967. The Rolling Stones cover. An exclusive performance never released on vinyl record. 8. Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire 3.31 (Dylan) Recorded on 8th April 1968. Rare version with a new arrangement - with Hammond organ in a place of mellotron. 9. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire 2.27 (Brown/Crane) Recorded on 8th April 1968. Unreleased, rare radio version (with brass) of that haunted, psychedelic masterpiece. 10. Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - Beg, Borrow Or Steal 2.54 (McNally/Chesterton) Recorded on 16th October 1968. A kind of heavy boogie rock with good guitars. In 1970 they turned into Gentle Giant. SIDE 2: (29:09) 1. Joe Cocker & The Grease Band - Can't Be So Bad 4.12 (Miller) Recorded on 4th October 1968. Crazed-out heavy boogie. Truly fantastic, devastating version of Moby Grape classic. 2. Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance 4.05 (Khachaturian) Recorded on 16th November 1968. Completely unknown, 2nd BBC version with additional piano. Heavier than on 7-inch! 3. Strawbs - The Battle 6.08 (Cousins) Recorded on 10th December 1968. An early, spirited and truly wonderful version of an epic tale. Rick Wakeman on organ! 4. Ten Years After - Crossroads 2.18 (Johnson) Recorded on 13th December 1968. Rare session with rather conservative performance of Robert Johnson's blues classic. 5. Love Sculpture - Farandole 3.52 (Bizet) Recorded on 28th January 1969. Another superb rendition of a classical work. Some says it's better than 'Sabre Dance'! 6. Status Quo - The Price Of Love 2.56 (D. & P. Everly) Recorded on 31st March 1969. The Everly Brothers cover. It was a band's true, killer first step into heavy rock territory. 7. Elton John - Lady Samantha 3.05 (John/Taupin) Recorded on 7th July 1969. One of the earliest and best Elton's songs performed here with a help from Hookfoot band. 8. Trapeze - Another Day 2.32 (Galley/Hughes/Jones) Recorded on 30th December 1969. Much improved radio version (with mellotron) of 'Beatles-inspired' song from their 1st LP. SIDE 3: (29:47) 1. 'Top Of The Pops' Trailer From July 1969 0.55 A funny piece with DJ Brian Matthew recorded by the BBC just after moon landing. 2. Humble Pie - Desperation 4.19 (Kay) Recorded on 17th August 1969. Steppenwolf cover. A superb, early heavy rock track which opened the band's 1st album. 3. Fairport Convention - Sir Patrick Spens 3.44 (Traditional) Recorded on 23rd September 1969. An unique BBC version of beautiful English traditional song with Sandy Denny on vocal. 4. Juicy Lucy - Who Do You Love 3.43 (McDaniel) Recorded on 29th December 1969. Bo Diddley cover. Fast, driving and heavy radio version with incredible steel guitar parts. 5. Honeybus - Story 3.19 (Cane) Recorded on 18th February 1970. Radio version of beautiful, McCartney-like ballad which opened the band's only album. 6. Sweet - The Juicer 2.52 (Stewart) Recorded on 11th February 1970. A superb driving hard rock track. Originally a single B-side but this one is much better. 7. Faces - Flying 4.07 (Stewart/Wood/Lane) Recorded on 10th March 1970. Nicely produced, unique BBC performance of beautiful song from the band's debut LP. 8. Mott The Hoople - Thunderbuck Ram 3.41 (Ralphs) Recorded on 3rd February 1970. Unique radio version of probably the best and heaviest song that band ever recorded! 9. Taste - Morning Sun 3.11 (Gallagher) Recorded on 2nd July 1970. Unreleased radio broadcast - much heavier than studio version on their 2nd LP. SIDE 4: (29:20) 1. C.C.S. - Whole Lotta Love 3.14 (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham) Recorded on 19th October 1970. Led Zeppelin cover. Fantastic heavy-rock-jazz instrumental with flute and brass parts. 2. Sweet - Paperback Writer 2.18 (Lennon/McCartney) Recorded on 16th February 1971. Very dynamic and well executed radio version of The Beatles' psychedelic classic. 3. Humble Pie - Four Day Creep 3.17 (Cox) Recorded on 1st March 1971. Unique, radio version of excellent heavy rock killer never released on a studio album. 4. Slade - Move Over 3.40 (Joplin) Recorded on 9th May 1972. A superb hard rock cover of the Janis Joplin song - even heavier than on 'Slayed' LP. 5. Babe Ruth - King Kong 7.23 (Zappa) Recorded on 3rd January 1973. The Mothers Of Invention cover. A forceful version of the classic Zappa instrumental. 6. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Bubble Gum And Kipling 4.19 (Mann/Rogers) Recorded on 3rd April 1973. Completely unknown, hard progressive track which was never released on a band's LP! 7. Thin Lizzy - The Rocker 5.10 (Lynott/Downey/Bell) Recorded on 29th August 1973. What a suitable title! Most probably the heaviest track this great band ever recorded! -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - British Hard & Heavy Rock At The BBC 1968-1973 (2LP) - UK Maida Vale / Verne LIMITED Press - LISTEN - VERY RAREprice: 170,00 PLN / 42,50 EUR
Each of the four thematic parts of 'At The BBC' contains 120 minutes of what I consider superb material recorded live by the individual artists (with only very few overdubs) during several-hour sessions at the Maida Vale studios in London. The BBC employed the best British sound engineers, and as a result almost every band recording there sounded sensational - often better and more dynamic than on their records! Besides, many of them played tracks never released on vinyl or sometimes very surprising covers of other artists' recordings. The sound quality is fantastic - simply perfect! Only in a dozen or so cases (out of nearly 130 recordings) were fragments of slightly poorer, but definitely acceptable, quality used. Note! Almost all the recordings have never before appeared on vinyl, and only a few appeared on CDs, and generally with much poorer sound quality! The vast majority of the tracks came from very rare promotional records intended for foreign radio stations. The tracks on them were enriched with short, emotional introductions by the brilliant DJ Brian Matthew, who genuinely added a special flavour to these recordings! I am a great fan of his! In my opinion the stunning gatefold sleeves, with wonderful late 70s designs by Rodney Matthews, contain every detail about the individual recordings: exact recording dates, apt photographs and the line-ups of all the bands, and even short, one-sentence and really spot-on comments assigned to each track. Believe me - you cannot tear yourself away from these records! Please do not suggest to yourself that they are 'some compilations' or products of inferior quality! Hardly anyone will believe me, but as a great fan (and collector) of recordings from the BBC archives, hand on heart I consider these four titles (and especially "Psychedelic Rock" and "British Rock") the best vinyl reissues of the last 10 or 15 years! AN ABSOLUTE MUST!!! NEW, SEALED ........................................ The English text below I received from the publisher. It may be hard to read, but with some concentration it is genuinely very helpful! I especially recommend the short comments! ........................ Limited to 500 copies, double black vinyl edition released in beautiful cover with cool pictures and line ups of ALL bands inside the gatefold. This splendid, 120 minute/26 tracks collection (a real labour of love) not only offers an exeptional and often superior renditions of a tracks familiar through the band's original vinyl output, but also a plenty of cracking performances that they never recorded outside the BBC Maida Vale studios. During the 60s and early 70s the BBC was committed to air a substantial amount of live music within its radio broadcasting and as a result, hundreds of popular or less-known British artists were employed to fill that standards. BBC Transcription Service used some of these sessions for promotional-only albums pressed on a weekly basis (supposedly in a quantity of 100 copies) and destined for radio stations all over the world. It was a vinyl LP with yellow-green record labels, housed in a rather plain, yellow sleeve and filled with paper sheets with song titles, time durations and a running order for the show. Most of the tracks included on this release came from long-running 'Top Of The Pops' compilation series (unconnected to the popular TV show) and short-lived 'Pick Up The Pops For Your D.J.’ LP releases, which took radio performances mostly from the prime pop shows of the time like 'Top Gear', 'Saturday Club', 'Sounds Of The Seveties', that aired live and specifically recorded music. All tracks were also adorned with a fresh commentary from (now legendary) DJ Brian Matthew. Aside from BBC promotional discs, in a very few, fully justified cases an unique, home taped, off-air recordings (expertly remastered and restored and marked below as *) were used. The inner gatefold features a band photos and specific line ups. ALMOST ALL TRACKS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON VINYL!.... SIDE 1: (29:27) 1. Gun - Race With The Devil 3.27 (Gurvitz) Recorded on 8th November 1968. Crushing 'live in studio' version - in perfect sound quality at last. No brass section! 2. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Mr. Soul 3.07 (Young) Recorded on 10th September 1968. Surprisingly heavy cover version of the Buffalo Springfield classic. Truly killer track! 3. Jeff Beck - Sweet Black Angel 4.40 (King) Recorded on 17th September 1968. B.B. King cover. Unreleased radio version of slow heavy blues in Led Zeppelin vein. 4. Edgar Broughton Band - Why Can't Somebody Love Me 4.06 (R. E. Broughton) Recorded on 27th January 1969. Hendrix meets Captain Beefheart and Arthur Brown. It was 6 months before debut LP. 5. Gun - Sunshine 2.54 (Gurvitz) Recorded on 8th November 1968. Another Gun's radio performance without brass section. Much better than LP version. 6. Edgar Broughton Band - For What We Are About To Receive 4.32 (R. E. Broughton/S. Broughton) Recorded on 27th January 1969. An excellent, Hendrix-inspired instrumental track exclusive to that radio broadcast. 7. Episode Six - I Am A Cloud 1.55 (Gillan/Tacon) Recorded in April 1969. Ian Gillan and Roger Glover 3 months before joining Deep Purple. A weird stuff! 8. Griffin - What A Day It's Been 4.45 (Bell/Gibson/Craddock/Kirtley/White) Recorded on 21st October 1969. A totally forgotten great band in Spooky Tooth vein with one 7" and BBC broadcast. SIDE 2: (29:06) 1. The Glass Menagerie - Do You Ever Think 3.31 (Stonebridge/Kendall/Medley/Atkinson) Recorded on 21st April 1969. A superb early hard rock with future Toe Fat, Paladin and Mogul Thrash members. 2. Juicy Lucy - Nadine 3.54 (Berry) Recorded on 29th December 1969. Chuck Berry cover. This performance is much heavier and better than LP version. 3. Humble Pie - Big Black Dog 4.30 (Marriott/Frampton/Ridley/Shirley) Recorded on 27th July 1970. Quite heavy and very good track (in Free vein) originally released as a single A's. 4. Trapeze - Medusa 4.16 (Hughes) Recorded on 1st July 1970. A superb trio with Glenn Hughes and Dave Holland. Slightly shorter radio version 5. Humble Pie - Rollin' Stone 4.49 (Morganfield) Recorded on 1st March 1971. Muddy Waters cover. Another great radio broadcast of the track from their 4th album. 6. Sunburst - Cheese Wire 4.12 (Cross) Recorded on 7th January 1971. Unreleased heavy instrumental by unknown band led by ex-T2 guitarist Keith Cross. 7. Savoy Brown - Street Corner Talking 3.58 (Simmonds) Recorded on 25th January 1971. Truly unique BBC radio performance with temporary vocalist Peter 'Scott' Ainsworth. SIDE 3: (29:57) 1. Mick Abrahams Band - Seasons 12.50 (Abrahams) Recorded on 25th November 1970. Ex-Jethro Tull/Blodwyn Pig guitarist. A raw, early version without Hammond organ! 2. Bronco - Well Anyhow 6.04 (Roden/Pasternak/Gammond/Robinson/Blunt) Recorded on 28th January 1971. A splendid version of the best track this very fine band ever recorded! Sheer beauty! 3. Groundhogs - Eccentric Man 6.11 (McPhee) Recorded on 29th March 1971. Extended, more powerful and better produced version of the track from their 3rd LP. 4. Mott The Hoople - Moon Upstairs 4.52 (Hunter/Ralphs) Recorded on 25th October 1971. Slightly rawer and little faster performance of the best song from 'Brain Capers' LP. SIDE 4: (29:28) 1. Sweet - Done Me Wrong All Right 2.43 (Connolly/Tucker/Priest/Scott) Recorded on 15th May 1971. An excellent and very heavy track originally released as a B-side of 'Co-Co' single. 2. Stray - Sister Mary 3.05 (Bromham) Recorded on 15th September 1971. Truly upgraded, much more dynamic radio version of a track from the band's 3rd LP. 3. Paladin - Give Me Your Hand 5.59 (Solley) Recorded on 14th July 1971. A hard prog band partly similar to Uriah Heep. Radio version of their best track ever! 4. Natural Gas - How Long Were You There 3.56 (Sinclair/Dale) Recorded on 18th October 1971. An unknown, but very good band similar to Leaf Hound, without any record output. 5. Peace - Heartbreaker 5.58 (Rodgers) Recorded on 30th November 1971. An unique version of this future Free classic done by Paul Rodgers with his new trio. 6. Thin Lizzy - Suicide 4.02 (Lynott) Recorded on 14th November 1972. Radio performance with early lyrics - some 3 years before their 'Fighting' LP release. 7. Patto - Loud Green Song 3.41 (Halsall/Patto) Recorded on 12th February 1973. The heaviest track in history of that cool, progressive band. A little weird, but great! -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - British Progressive Rock At The BBC 1968-1971 (2LP) - UK Maida Vale / Verne LIMITED Press - LISTEN - VERY RAREprice: 170,00 PLN / 42,50 EUR
Each of the four thematic parts of 'At The BBC' contains 120 minutes of what I consider superb material recorded live by the individual artists (with only very few overdubs) during several-hour sessions at the Maida Vale studios in London. The BBC employed the best British sound engineers, and as a result almost every band recording there sounded sensational - often better and more dynamic than on their records! Besides, many of them played tracks never released on vinyl or sometimes very surprising covers of other artists' recordings. The sound quality is fantastic - simply perfect! Only in a dozen or so cases (out of nearly 130 recordings) were fragments of slightly poorer, but definitely acceptable, quality used. Note! Almost all the recordings have never before appeared on vinyl, and only a few appeared on CDs, and generally with much poorer sound quality! The vast majority of the tracks came from very rare promotional records intended for foreign radio stations. The tracks on them were enriched with short, emotional introductions by the brilliant DJ Brian Matthew, who genuinely added a special flavour to these recordings! I am a great fan of his! In my opinion the stunning gatefold sleeves, with wonderful late 70s designs by Rodney Matthews, contain every detail about the individual recordings: exact recording dates, apt photographs and the line-ups of all the bands, and even short, one-sentence and really spot-on comments assigned to each track. Believe me - you cannot tear yourself away from these records! Please do not suggest to yourself that they are 'some compilations' or products of inferior quality! Hardly anyone will believe me, but as a great fan (and collector) of recordings from the BBC archives, hand on heart I consider these 4 titles (and especially "Psychedelic Rock" and "British Rock") the best vinyl reissues of the last 10 or 15 years! AN ABSOLUTE MUST!!! NEW, SEALED ........................................ The English text below I received from the publisher. It may be hard to read, but with some concentration it is genuinely very helpful! I especially recommend the short comments! ........................ Limited to 500 copies, double black vinyl edition released in beautiful cover with cool pictures and line ups of ALL bands inside the gatefold. This splendid, 120 minute/25 tracks collection (a real labour of love) not only offers an exeptional and often superior renditions of a tracks familiar through the band's original vinyl output, but also a plenty of cracking performances that they never recorded outside the BBC Maida Vale studios. During the 60s and early 70s the BBC was committed to air a substantial amount of live music within its radio broadcasting and as a result, hundreds of popular or less-known British artists were employed to fill that standards. BBC Transcription Service used some of these sessions for promotional-only albums pressed on a weekly basis (supposedly in a quantity of 100 copies) and destined for radio stations all over the world. It was a vinyl LP with yellow-green record labels, housed in a rather plain, yellow sleeve and filled with paper sheets with song titles, time durations and a running order for the show. Most of the tracks included on this release came from long-running 'Top Of The Pops' compilation series (unconnected to the popular TV show) and short-lived 'Pick Up The Pops For Your D.J.’ LP releases, which took radio performances mostly from the prime pop shows of the time like 'Top Gear', 'Saturday Club', 'Sounds Of The Seveties', that aired live and specifically recorded music. All tracks were also adorned with a fresh commentary from (now legendary) DJ Brian Matthew. Aside from BBC promotional discs, in a very few, fully justified cases an unique, home taped, off-air recordings (expertly remastered and restored and marked below as *) were used. The inner gatefold features a band photos and specific line ups. ALMOST ALL TRACKS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON VINYL!...... SIDE 1: (29:58) 1. Terry Reid - Writing On The Wall 4.23 (Reid) Recorded on 11th February 1969. This great vocalist has rejected job offers from Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. 2. Junior's Eyes - Imagination 6.03 (Wayne) Recorded on 28th October 1968. Very intensive, almost menacing, mostly instrumental heavy psych/prog killer. 3. Mandrake Paddle Steamer - Janus Suite 4.08 (Briley) Recorded on 25th March 1969. A superb instrumental, radio-only track in Arcadium and early Genesis vein. 4. Windmill - Rocky Racoon 3.18 (Lennon/McCartney) Recorded on 21st July 1969. The Beatles done in Jethro Tull way. In 1970 a band turned into Tonton Macoute. 5. Sweet Marriage - Mort 5.45 (Walker) Recorded on 11th August 1969. Excellent and quite heavy radio-only track by unknown band. Great guitar work! 6. Ora - Sea Shore 3.05 (Rubinstein) Recorded on 8th October 1969. Rare radio version of an album track with future Wishbone Ash rhythm section. 7. Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - Groundhog 3.14 (Traditional) Recorded on 6th November 1969. A kind of strong, folk-ish heavy rock from three future members of Gentle Giant. SIDE 2: (30:00) 1. Hardin & York - David Difficult 6.07 (Hardin/York) Recorded on 4th June 1969. Very catchy, fast instrumental track with Hammond organ and drums only. 2. Terry Reid - Superlungs 3.26 (Leitch) Recorded on 13th October 1969. Fantastic remake of Donovan song. Great voice and excellent organ solo! 3. Fat Mattress - Mr. Moonshine 4.26 (Redding) Recorded on 6th October 1969. Very fine version of the best track off their debut album. With Noel Redding. 4. Griffin - Shine 8.03 (Bell/Gibson/Craddock/Kirtley/White) Recorded on 21st October 1969. Developing slowly, superb early prog rock with ex-Skip Bifferty members. 5. Sweet Marriage - Titania 4.22 (Walker) Recorded on 11th August 1969. Another great, but more folky track by those progressive rock unknowns. 6. Love Affair - She's Not There 3.30 (Argent) Recorded on 13th February 1970. An excellent The Zombies cover with some nice, Jethro Tull-like interplay. SIDE 3: (29:40) 1. Quatermass - Gemini 5.29 (Hammond) Recorded on 14th June 1970. Rare radio version of catchy, hard progressive track from the band's only album. 2. Manfred Mann Chapter Three - Time 4.23 (Hugg) Recorded on 17th November 1969. Gloomy, menacing, but superb track - even better than version on their first LP. 3. Galliard - A Modern Day Fairy Tale 3.37 (Brown) Recorded on 16th April 1970. Another excellent, jazz/psychedlia-inspired band with plenty of changing moods. 4. If - I'm Reaching Out On All Sides 5.34 (Quincy/Fishman) Recorded on 1st July 1970. A superb prog band with some of the best British jazz musicians turned to rock. 5. Affinity - Night Flight 6.08 (Hoyle/Jopp) Recorded on 18th November 1970. Unique and wonderful radio version of one of best tracks from their Vertigo album. 6. Galliard - I Wrapped Her In Ribbons 4.26 (Brown) Recorded on 16th April 1970. Very tuneful and truly exciting brass-rock... ballad with some nice improvisations. SIDE 4: (29:38) 1. Walrus - Never Gonna Let My Body Touch To The Ground 3.02 (Ball) Recorded on 1st February 1971. Big Bertha cover. Very heavy brass rock with mean vocals and strong guitars. 2. Sunburst - Dicky Bird 5.33 (Cross) Recorded on 7th January 1971. A very short-lived band led by great guitarist Keith Cross (ex-T2). Instrumental. 3. Walrus - Who Can I Trust 2.29 (Hawthorn) Recorded on 1st February 1971. Unique radio version of the rapid and powerful first track from a band's only album. 4. Gnidrolog - My Room 6.25 (C. Goldring/S. Goldring/Cowling/Pegrum) Recorded on 13th April 1971. Exclusive, complex and great song never released on any of the band's vinyl LPs. 5. Pete Brown And Piblokto - Aeroplane Head Woman 7.43 (Brown/Mullen) Recorded on 16th August 1971. An unique version of a great, heavy song taped by the very last line up of a band. 6. Fields - A Friend Of Mine 4.22 (Field) Recorded on 23rd December 1971. Great, organ-based trio with stately sound. With Graham Field and Andy McCulloch. -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - British Psychedelic Rock At The BBC 1967-1969 (2LP) - UK Maida Vale / Verne LIMITED Press - LISTEN - VERY RAREprice: 170,00 PLN / 42,50 EUR
Each of the four thematic parts of 'At The BBC' contains 120 minutes of what I consider superb material recorded live by the individual artists (with only very few overdubs) during several-hour sessions at the Maida Vale studios in London. The BBC employed the best British sound engineers, and as a result almost every band recording there sounded sensational - often better and more dynamic than on their records! Besides, many of them played tracks never released on vinyl or sometimes very surprising covers of other artists' recordings. The sound quality is fantastic - simply perfect! Only in a dozen or so cases (out of nearly 130 recordings) were fragments of slightly poorer, but definitely acceptable, quality used. Note! Almost all the recordings have never before appeared on vinyl, and only a few appeared on CDs, and generally with much poorer sound quality! The vast majority of the tracks came from very rare promotional records intended for foreign radio stations. The tracks on them were enriched with short, emotional introductions by the brilliant DJ Brian Matthew, who genuinely added a special flavour to these recordings! I am a great fan of his! In my opinion the stunning gatefold sleeves, with wonderful late 70s designs by Rodney Matthews, contain every detail about the individual recordings: exact recording dates, apt photographs and the line-ups of all the bands, and even short, one-sentence and really spot-on comments assigned to each track. Believe me - you cannot tear yourself away from these records! Please do not suggest to yourself that they are 'some compilations' or products of inferior quality! Hardly anyone will believe me, but as a great fan (and collector) of recordings from the BBC archives, hand on heart I consider these four titles (and especially "Psychedelic Rock" and "British Rock") the best vinyl reissues of the last 10 or 15 years! AN ABSOLUTE MUST!!! NEW, SEALED. ....................................... The English text below I received from the publisher. It may be hard to read, but with some concentration it is genuinely very helpful! I especially recommend the short comments! ........................ Limited to 500 copies, double black vinyl edition released in beautiful cover with cool pictures and line ups of ALL bands inside the gatefold. This splendid, 120 minute/38 tracks collection (a real labour of love) not only offers an exeptional and often superior renditions of a tracks familiar through the band's original vinyl output, but also a plenty of cracking performances that they never recorded outside the BBC Maida Vale studios. During the 60s and early 70s the BBC was committed to air a substantial amount of live music within its radio broadcasting and as a result, hundreds of popular or less-known British artists were employed to fill that standards. BBC Transcription Service used some of these sessions for promotional-only albums pressed on a weekly basis (supposedly in a quantity of 100 copies) and destined for radio stations all over the world. It was a vinyl LP with yellow-green record labels, housed in a rather plain, yellow sleeve and filled with paper sheets with song titles, time durations and a running order for the show. Most of the tracks included on this release came from long-running 'Top Of The Pops' compilation series (unconnected to the popular TV show) and short-lived 'Pick Up The Pops For Your D.J.’ LP releases, which took radio performances mostly from the prime pop shows of the time like 'Top Gear', 'Saturday Club', 'Sounds Of The Seveties', that aired live and specifically recorded music. All tracks were also adorned with a fresh commentary from (now legendary) DJ Brian Matthew. Aside from BBC promotional discs, in a very few, fully justified cases an unique, home taped, off-air recordings (expertly remastered and restored and marked below as *) were used. The inner gatefold features a band photos and specific line ups. ALMOST ALL TRACKS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON VINYL!.... SIDE 1: (29:50) 1. Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young 2.59 (Burdon/Briggs/Weider/McCulloch/Jenkins) Recorded on 30th January 1967. Fuzz-laden and Eastern-styled early psychedelic masterpiece. 2. John's Children - Jagged Time Lapse 2.39 (Hewlett/McClelland) Recorded on 13th June 1967. Exciting Mod/proto Punk band with young Marc Bolan on guitar. 3. The Attack - Come On Up 2.48 (Cavaliere) Recorded on 27th June 1967. Hard-edged The Young Rascals cover exclusive to that BBC session. 4. Tomorrow - Revolution 4.08 (Hopkins) Recorded on 18th September 1967. Excellent 'live in the studio' version with powerful guitar by Steve Howe. 5. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - The Sun Goes Down 2.46 (Harman/Dymond/Davies) Recorded on 15th September 1967. Truly mesmering ultimate psychedelic classic. Originally a single B-side. 6. Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera - All Along The Watchtower 3.13 (Dylan) Recorded on 8th December 1967. Very moody and very heavy, early rendition of Bob Dylan song. 7. John's Children - Perfumed Garden Of Gulliver Smith 2.41 (Bolan) Recorded on 13th June 1967. Another track by this 'The Who-like' band. Exclusive to BBC session. 8. Grapefruit - Breaking Up A Dream 3.16 (Alexander) Recorded on 15th January 1968. Unique, 'Beatles-inspired' high-budget track with orchestral backing 9. Elmer Gantry`s Velvet Opera - Somethin' Else 2.47 (Sheeley/B. Cochran) Recorded on 8th December 1967. Exclusive Eddie Cochran cover. Cool bass lines and fine guitar solo. 10. Lemon Tree - William Chalker's Time Machine 2.31 (Kefford) Recorded on 12th March 1968. A kind of spacey and catchy track from the band's only single. SIDE 2: (29:54) 1. John's Children - Hot Rod Mama 3.08 (Bolan) Recorded on 13th June 1967. Final track from the band's only BBC session. Bolan on lead vocal. 2. The Spencer Davis Group - Time Seller 2.47 (Davis/Hardin/Sawyer) Recorded on 18th December 1967. Radio version of a great track released on single by a new line-up. 3. Grapefruit - Trying To Make It Monday 2.55 (Alexander) Recorded on 15th January 1968. Another great, 'Beatles-inspired' song exlusive to this radio session. 4. Mabel Greer's Toyshop - Images Of You And Me* 3.57 (Squire/Bayley) Recorded in March 1968. Chris Squire + Peter Banks. In 4 months the band turned into Yes. 5. The Spencer Davis Group - Taking Out Time 2.39 (Davis/Hardin) Recorded on 17th January 1968. An excellent, upgraded version. Originally from 'Mullberry Bush' album. 6. Mike Stuart Span - Children Of Tomorrow 3.16 (Hobmur/Benmac) Recorded on 7th May 1968. Fantastic radio version of their cult single track. 'The Who' on sterids. 7. Skip Bifferty - Man In Black 2.39 (Bell/Gallagher) Recorded on 9th July 1968. Killer, hard-edged psychedelic Beat. Even better than on 7" version! 8. Marmalade - Hush 2.53 (South) Recorded on 18th September 1968. Very cool, quite heavy cover of the song popularized by Deep Purple. 9. Mike Stuart Span - My White Bicycle 3.17 (Hopkins/Burgess) Recorded on 7th May 1968. An excellent remake of Tomorrow's psychedelic masterpiece. 10. Skip Bifferty - The Hobbit 2.20 (Turnbull) Recorded on 9th July 1968. Tolkien-inspired, dreamy song exclusively recorded at BBC studio. SIDE 3: (29:50) 1. Mike Stuart Span - Through The Looking Glass 4.51 (Hobmur/Benmac) Recorded on 7th May 1968. An excellent, very heavy track with extended, killer guitar work! 2. Koobas - First Cut Is The Deepest 3.32 (Stevens) Recorded on 24th May 1968. A quite heavy but tuneful Cat Stevens cover with cool guitar sounds. 3. Skip Bifferty - Once 2.44 (Bell/Gallagher/Turnbull/Gibson) Recorded on 9th July 1968. Another beautiful and catchy song exclusive to that radio session. 4. The Herd - Purple God 2.53 (Bown) Recorded on 17th September 1968. A much more serious and complex track than their earlier songs. 5. Episode Six - Orange Air* 2.34 (Webb) Recorded on 28th October 1968. An excellent The 5th Dimension cover with Ian Gillan on lead vocal! 6. Locomotive - Mr. Armageddon 3.07 (Haines) Very atmospheric and truly menacing late psych/early prog. Recorded in early December 1968. 7. The Herd - You Don't Love Me 2.28 (Cobb) Recorded on 7th December 1968. A kind of heavy boogie with great guitar work by Peter Frampton! 8. The Glass Menagerie - Putting It Off Till Another Day* 2.42 (Stonebridge/Kendall/Medley/Atkinson) Recorded on 21st January 1969. Very heavy song by forgotten band reminiscent of early Spooky Tooth. 9. Mandrake Paddle Steamer - In My Padded Cell* 3.59 (Briley/Engel) Recorded on 25th March 1969. Another killer early prog band with great organ and guitar work. SIDE 4: (29:55) 1. Locomotive - I Am A Lonesome Hobo 3.30 (Dylan) Recorded in early December 1968. A fantastic Bob Dylan cover! Probably the best song on this album! 2. Juniors Eyes - Hang Loose 3.05 (Wayne) Recorded on 28th October 1968. A little weird, but unique track by that cult heavy psychedelic band. 3. Gun - Take Off 2.52 (Gurvitz) Recorded on 8th November 1968. Heavy, hypnotic, 'Blue Cheer-like' radio version of their album track. 4. Locomotive - Fresh Garbage 3.41 (Ferguson) Recorded in early December 1968. An excellent and almost progressive remake of the classic Spirit track. 5. Mandrake Paddle Steamer - The Ivory Castle Of Solitaire Huske* 2.57 (Briley/Engel) Recorded on 25th March 1969. Another sinister, heavy (but lively) track by this underrated band. 6. Episode Six - Alone Again Or* 2.54 (MacLean) Recorded on 27th January 1969. Superb and truly beautiful Love cover played in early Deep Purple vein. 7. Plastic Penny - Strawberry Fields Forever 3.53 (Lennon/McCartney) Recorded on 17th February 1969. A splendid The Beatles cover exclusive to that radio session 8. Mandrake Paddle Steamer - Cooger And Dark* 4.00 (Briley/Engel) Recorded on 25th March 1969. Heavy, but catchy late psychedelic rock similar to The Open Mind. 9. Pretty Things - Alexander* 3.02 (May/Taylor/Povey/Waller) Recorded on 25th May 1969. Powerful radio version of one of their best psych tracks ever! -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Jazz Rock Line 1971-1981 (2CD) - CZE Supraphon Remastered Edition - LISTENprice: 85,00 PLN / 21,25 EUR
A two-disc compilation from the Czech Supraphon, containing recordings by Czechoslovak bands, from 1971-1981. -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Living On The Hill - A Danish Underground Trip 1967-1974 (3CD BOX) - UK Esoteric Remastered Editionprice: 140,00 PLN / 35,00 EUR
A three-disc box set containing almost four hours of music by Danish bands, from 1967-1974. From the publisher: "From the psychedelic jamming of ALRUNE ROD and YOUNG FLOWERS, to the harder music of THE OLD MAN & THE SEA, HURDY GURDY and DELTA BLUES BAND, to progressive and jazz-oriented bands such as BURNIN’ RED IVANHOE, BLAST FURNACE, CULPEPER’S ORCHARD, MIDNIGHT SUN, PAN, SECRET OYSTER and THOR’S HAMMER, the variety and range of bands emerging from a small country was impressive in its excellence. Some bands, such as THE SAVAGE ROSE, BURNIN' RED IVANHOE, ACHE, MIDNIGHT SUN, SECRET OYSTER, CULPEPER’S ORCHARD and DAY OF PHOENIX achieved some success outside their homeland, while others remained in the Scandinavian backyard. The common thread of all these artists was an emphasis on experimentation and a willingness to cross perceived musical boundaries." -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Jimi Hendrix Tribute Concert: Live At Rockpalast 1991 (DVD+2CD) - GER Editionprice: 150,00 PLN / 37,50 EUR
This is an exceptional concert paying tribute to the work of Jimi Hendrix, prepared with the aim of showing not only his guitar virtuosity, but also his lyrical and compositional side. The invited musicians give the pieces their own character while preserving the spirit of Hendrix. Randy Hansen impresses with his extremely faithful style of playing and singing, while Uli Jon Roth brings to the interpretations his characteristic, expressive guitar technique. The presence of musicians such as Jack Bruce, John Wetton and Simon Phillips means that the level of performance remains excellent throughout the concert. -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - All God's Children - Songs From The British Jesus Rock Revolution 1967-1974 (3CD BOX) - UK Grapefruit Editionprice: 150,00 PLN / 37,50 EUR
A three-disc set containing an overview of British artists in whose work Christianity played a significant role. From the publisher: "In 1971 the leading British Christian band Out Of Darkness appeared at the notorious counterculture gathering at Phun City, and at Glastonbury a 'Jesus tent' was opened in which Christian revellers could attend mass and holy communion twice a day. 'All God's Children' gathers the best British Christian artists, including such respected names as Out Of Darkness (and their earlier incarnation, the garage band The Pilgrims), Parchment, Whispers Of Truth and Judy MacKenzie. Alongside them also appear elements of Strawbs, Moody Blues, Amazing Blondel, John Kongos and Medicine Head – bands that, though theologically shy, wrote songs with a strong spiritual message. The compilation, whose name comes from a Kinks ballad, naturally included in this set, is a fascinating look at a poorly documented phenomenon and an unexpected by-product of the hippie era." Everything in a rigid box, with an attractive booklet inside. -
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VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Good As Gold - Artefacts Of The Apple Era 1967-1975 (5CD BOX) - UK Grapefruit Editionprice: 195,00 PLN / 48,75 EUR
A five-disc box set from 2021, containing recordings by artists (as a rule, quite loosely) connected with the Beatles' label - Apple. Inside is a 24-page booklet. -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Let's Stomp! Merseybeat And Beyond 1962-1969 (3CD BOX) - UK Strawberry Edition - LISTENprice: 150,00 PLN / 37,50 EUR
A three-disc set containing recordings by artists from the Merseybeat scene, from which The Beatles emerged, and whose fame caused them to be somewhat forgotten. Here we have such hits as "Sweets For My Sweet" and "When You Walk In The Room" by The Searchers, "Bad To Me" by Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, "Hippy Hippy Shake" by The Swinging Blue Jeans and "Everything's Alright" by The Mojos. Five tracks from the compilation "Joe Meek's Tea Chest Tapes - The Telstar Story" have been newly remastered. Highly recommended! -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Look At The Sun - Precious Seconds Thought Gone From The British Underground 1967-1970 + T2 EP - UK Top Sounds Limited Press - OSTATNIE SZTUKIprice: 300,00 PLN / 75,00 EUR
Under this somewhat complicated title ("Look at the sun - precious seconds thought to be irretrievable...") hides another fantastic compilation from the collectors' label Top Sounds - hitherto known for the three parts of the psychedelic series "Shapes & Sounds" (containing fantastic recordings from the BBC archives) and the compilation "Alphabeat" (containing very rare British bands ripped from super rare vinyls/acetates). The fifth title contains both BBC recordings (T2 x 2 - both unknown, including one from the same session as the three bonus tracks on the "Boomland" CD; Kaleidoscope x 2 - one unknown and one in better quality than on the BBC CD; Elastic Band with Paul McCartney's brother on vocals - unknown; Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera x 2 - both unknown and The Fleur De Lys - unknown) and great tracks by little-known or completely forgotten groups, including the great, psychedelic, Floyd-like formation Louise (two tracks), in which played the future guitarist of the group Fuchsia and... drummer Chris Cutler - later a member of Henry Cow and owner of the label Recommended Records. Either way, for relatively little money (compared with the originals worth many thousands...) you can have a chunk of fantastic playing (67 minutes) - and what is more, wonderfully packaged (32-page booklet). Both T2 tracks are placed on a 7-inch single (at 45 RPM). It is worth knowing, though, that the CD contains two more tracks by the unknown group The Glass Opening. A MUST! THE VINYL IS OUT OF PRINT - WE HAVE THE LAST COPIES! -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Once Upon A Time In The West Midlands - Bostin’ Sounds Of Brumrock 1966-1974 (3CD BOX) - UK Grapefruit - LISTENprice: 140,00 PLN / 35,00 EUR
A three-disc box set containing recordings by British artists, promoted by the magazine "Brum Beat", published in Birmingham, from 1966-1974. Five tracks published for the first time. Inside is a 48-page booklet. -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds Of 1966 (3CD BOX) - UK Grapefruit Editionprice: 140,00 PLN / 35,00 EUR
Another compilation from the British label Grapefruit, presenting the music scene just before the birth of psychedelic rock. -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Beyond The Pale Horizon - British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1972 (3CD BOX) - UK Grapefruit Edition - LISTENprice: 140,00 PLN / 35,00 EUR
A three-disc box set containing recordings by British artists, from 1972. A 40-page booklet inside. -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Big Beat Line 1965-1968 (2CD) - CZE Supraphon Remastered Edition - LISTENprice: 85,00 PLN / 21,25 EUR
A two-disc compilation from the Czech Supraphon, containing recordings by Czechoslovak bands, from 1965-1968. -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Come To The Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets From The WEA Vaults (2LP) - US Rhino RSD Record Store Day 2017 ORANGE/YELLOW VINYL Limited Press - LISTEN - LAST COPYprice: 300,00 PLN / 75,00 EUR
A compilation from 2004 limited to 5500 copies, released on vinyl for the first time in 2017 to mark Record Store Day. On coloured vinyl discs it contains 24 tracks by American pop bands, from 1967-1969. -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Fab Gear - British Beat Explosion And It's Aftershocks 1963-1967 (6CD BOX) - UK RPM Editionprice: 260,00 PLN / 65,00 EUR
A six-disc set containing about 180 tracks, in chronological order, from the mid-sixties, many previously unreleased. -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Keep Lookin' - 80 More Mod, Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets 1965-1968 (3CD BOX) - UK RPM Edition - LISTENprice: 130,00 PLN / 32,50 EUR
Three-disc box set containing a mixture of rock, soul, blues and ska, performed by, among others, Laurel Aitken, John Lee Hooker, Artwoods, Spencer Davis Group, John's Children, Arthur Brown, Mood Mosaic, Gene Latter and The Alan Bown. All in a stiff box, with a 36-page booklet inside. -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Looking Through A Glass Onion - Beatles' Psychedelic Songbook 1966-72 (3CD) - UK Grapefruit Edition - LISTENprice: 130,00 PLN / 32,50 EUR
A superb, three-disc box set containing tracks by The Beatles in interpretations by British bands, from 1966-1972. You cannot tear yourself away! -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Lullabies For Catatonics: A Journey Through The British Avant-Pop/Art Rock Scene 1967-74 (3CD BOX) - UK Grapefruit Records Editionprice: 140,00 PLN / 35,00 EUR
A three-disc set containing recordings by British artists bringing intellectual value to rock music, inspired by free jazz and symphonic music, and also by American artists such as Captain Beefheart or the Velvet Underground. -
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - New Guitars In Town - Power Pop 1978-82 (3CD BOX) - UK Cherry Red Edition - LISTENprice: 150,00 PLN / 37,50 EUR
A three-disc set containing tracks by British bands from the broadly understood punk rock movement, including The Jam, Boomtown Rats, Elvis Costello, Buzzcocks, The Undertones, Squeeze, Rich Kids, Eddie & The Hot Rods, The Vapors, The Motors and Stiff Little Fingers. Such bands as Tonight, The Deaf Aids, The Covers, Filmstars, Zoot Alors and The Kraze appear on CD for the first time. Everything in a rigid box, with a 36-page, attractive booklet inside. (MU) -
