David Furgess' Unsung Records Scene: 2013

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Spectrum-Undo The Taboo (Silvertone 1994)

The Troggs-Night Of The Long Grass (Page One 1967)

The Troggs most progressive single, yet they couldn't resist throwing in the trademark sludge riff! Cavemen till the end!

Ronnie Burns-Exit Stage Right (1967)

Sharon Tandy-Hold On (Atlantic 1967)

My kind of woman, alright!

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Archie Shepp-Attica Blues (Impulse 1972)

Archie Whitewater-Cross Country (Cadet Concept 1970)

Sons Of Champlin type group from Virginia

Mouse & The Traps-I Satisfy (Fraternity 1968)

Sounds a bit like SF Sorrow era Pretty Things!

The Standells-Did You Ever Have That Feeling (Tower 1967)

from their super tough 1967 LP Try It (dedicated to Art Linkletter)

Peter, Paul & Mary-Very Last Day (WB 1967)

The Animals-Outcast (Decca 1966)

Obawayo-Down Went The Junkie (1971)

James Lewis And The Case Of Tyme-Manifesto (Legend 1970)

Burning Spear-Tradition (1976)

Willie Tee-First Taste Of Hurt (Gatur)

Beach classic from New Orleans

Shy Limbs-Trick Or Two (CBS 1969)

Shy Limbs were UK group who had 2 singles, King Crimson men Robert Fripp and Greg Lake were briefly in Shy Limbs

Blackrock-Bad Cloud Overhead (1969)

Kurt Vile-A Girl Called Alex (2013)

One of the best cats around these days!

Hearts And Flowers-Highway In The Wind (Capitol 1968)

Dedicated to Tiger The Cat 2002-2007

Lovin' Spoonful-Butchie's Tune (Kama Sutra 1966)

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Now A Word From Our Sponsors-Apex Tech

Von Ruden-Spider And The Fly (Ivanhoe)

Who needs Van Halen when you have Von Ruden!

Ohio Express-She's Not Coming Home (Buddah 1968)

Cool flip of Down At Lulu's

Freedom-Nobody (1970)

Freedom were a UK group that featured ex-Procol Harum members Ray Royer and Bobby Harrison

UFO-The Coming Of Prince Kajuku (1971)

Who-like number from UFO'S epic second album Flying (Beacon 1971)

The Moods-Rum Drunk (HMV 45 Australia 1966)

Melbourne group who issued 2 45's in 1966. Rum Drunk was written by teen Mike Livi

Psychedelic Furs-Blacks/Radio (CBS 1980)

From the UK issue of their debut LP from 1980, an album that holds the world record for using the word STUPID in it's lyrics.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Vince Maloney Sect-No Good Without You (Kommotion 1966 Australia)

Skull crushing freakbeat by Bee Gees lead guitarist Vince Maloney's early group (Birds cover)

Sunday Funnies-A Pindaric Ode (Valhalla 1967)

Bad trips are here to stay!

Four Tops-Are You Man Enough (ABC 1973)

Guess Who-All Hashed Out (RCA 1973)

Grant Lee Buffalo-Bethlehem Steel (French TV)

Kate-Strange Girl (CBS 1968)

Obscure UK group who issued 2 45's and at one time featured Pretty Things drummer Viv Prince

Cabaret Voltaire-Silent Command (Rough Trade 1979)

Steely Dan-Dallas (1972)

I'm not really big on this group, but I dig this forgotten Gene Clark-ish 45!

Tobin Sprout-Sadder Than You (1994)

International Submarine Band-Sum Up Broke (Columbia 1967)

Lyman Woodard Organization-Saturday Night Special (Strata 1972)

Smooth sounds from Detroit circa 1972

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Amon Duul-Eternal Flow (OHR 1970)

Their debut 45 from 1970

Saturday, September 7, 2013

David Ackles-Montana Song (Elektra 1972)

from American Gothic (1972)

Brute Force-Doubt (Embryo 1970)

from Yellow Springs, Ohio and produced by Herbie "Hairy Back" Mann

Ken & The Fourth Dimension-See If I Care (Starburst 1966)

Whoa Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Banshees-Project Blue (Dunwich 1966)

Chicago punk at it's meanest!

Blue Oyster Cult-Death Valley Nights (CBS 1977)

from Spectres

Joe Henderson With Alice Coltrane-Earth (Milestone 1973)

The Kult-No Home Today (CBS 1969)

Their only single. Written by Vic Maile. This is one of the high water marks of UK psychedelia!

Eric Burdon & The Animals-Year Of The Guru (MGM 1968)

from their uber-fucked up 1968 LP Every One Of Us, which never never was released in the UK. Being a leader is really where it's at, but just how long will a good thing last!

The Damned-Life Goes On (1982)

from their LP Strawberries

Pink Fairies-I Went Up I Went Down (Polydor 1972)

Robert Pollard-Red Rubber Army (2012)

From his boss album Jack Sells The Cow!

Now For A Word From Our Sponsors-Freedom Rock!

TURN IT UP MAN!

Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison-Now That I've Got You (1976)

For all you Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds freaks out there! This is the real dope! Hugh Hefner died for someone's sins but not mine!

Cliff Nobles-The Horse (UNI 1968)

Sock it towards me!

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Desperate Bicycles-Smokescreen (Refill 1977)

This one never loses it's impact!

Paul Westerberg-Something In My Life Is Missing

Thin White Rope-Moonhead (1987)

From Davis, California, title track from their second LP

Paul Watkins and Brooks Poston-Young Girl (1970)

Eric Burdon & The Animals-Closer To The Truth (1968)

Neil Young-Revolution Blues (1974)

The 60's officially ended with this LP

David Crosby-The Alternate If I Could Only Remember My Name LP

Sun Ra-Medicine For A Nightmare

Tim Hardin-Don't Make Promises (Verve 1966)

Spooky Tooth-Do Right People/Luger's Grove (1968)

Non album B-sides to two UK 45's by Spooky Tooth, from the 45's The Weight and Love Really Changed Me

Monday, September 2, 2013

Manfred Mann-My Little Red Book (1965)

Subway Sect-Don't Split It (1978)

Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators-King Tubby Meets The Aggrovators At Dub Station

The Craig-I Must Be Mad (Fontana UK 1966)

The Craig were a Birmingham, England group who issued two singles in 1966. The group featured future Atomic Rooster/ELP drummer Carl Palmer. I Must Be Mad actually secured a USA issue on Fontana but went nowhere. Listen to the backing track on the song, it song an awful lot like I Can See For Miles by The Who, which came out a full year later. One wonders if Pete Townshend heard the Craig 45 and decided to pinch it for The Who?

Alice Cooper-Living (Straight 1969)

Living was the B-side to the group's debut 45 Reflected on Frank Zappa's Straight label. It may have been a promo only release.

Tim Buckley-Monterey (Live At The Alley 1970)

A fascinating live version of Monterey from The Alley circa 1970. The sound is a bit rough, but the overall performance is right as rain!

Eddie Harris-Silver Cycles (Atlantic 1969)

Grachan Moncour III-When (1969)

Also check out his Blue Note LP Some Other Stuff!

Hard Meat-Run Shaker Life (Warner Bros.)

The Volcanics-Rollerland

bitchin' cover of Mike and the Rvens song!

Suicide-Rain Of Ruin (1988)

Bad Brains-Fearless Vampire Killers (1982)

This the only thing that I could think to follow Starbuck!

Starbuck-Moonlight Feels Right (1976) Comedy Selection Of The Day!

For anybody who wasn't around in the mid 1970's, this is a prime example of the torture us folks had to endure. This bowl of puke was a huge hit for these would be no-hopers back in 1976. The singer with the flat top cap is a total creep. Check out the satanic laugh he lets out before they go into the chorus (it's more sinister than anything Throbbing Gristle ever released!) This was Starbuck's only hit. But they did hang around long enough to issue a second album, which was called ROCK & ROLL ROCKET (I kid you not!) As bad as Starbuck were I'm still grateful for this fern-bar classic, it beats the fuck out of anything by Jay-Z (whoever that is?)