Category Archives: ALBUM LABEL
STEVE & MARIA (GARDNER)
A Better Day (Fourmost FM7124) 1972 If you get just one Steve & Maria album make it this one. A Better Day is a surprisingly outing, a good half the songs giving you the guy/gal folk-pop duo of … Continue reading
Filed under (USA), 1972, A Better Day, FM7124, FourMost, STEVE & MARIA (GARDNER)
APOSTLES, THE
Sing Of The Son (Custom no #) 1975 These 6 gents are from Elizabeth, NJ. This is a mixture of folk rock and gospel almost quartet sound. Two original songs, but also 2 Andrae Crouch, 1 Omartian, and … Continue reading
EZEKIEL
Inspired at the Cross (Cross 75-101) 1977 Raw and intense rural hard rock monster from Washington with underground west-coast guitar/psych feel similar to the Rainbow Promise album, yet even better and more consistent. Most of the twelve tracks … Continue reading
MYSTERY MAKER
Mystery Maker (Caves UHC 3) 1977 UK * Superior moody prog-laced British folk outfit masterminded by Society Of Jesus members Tom McGuiness and Jim Crampsey. Often similar to the dreamy ballad style of groups like 11:59 and Cloud … Continue reading
Filed under (UK), 1977, Caves, Mystery Maker, MYSTERY MAKER, UHC 3
SOLID AIR
Take A Little Interest (Rio/Banana 500) 1980 UK * Producer I. A. J. Twydell’s fingerprints are all over this wonderful British foursome’s custom lp. Solid Air’s style contains elements of several Twydell projects: particularly the driving keyboard rock … Continue reading
Filed under (UK), 1980, 500, Rio/Banana, SOLID AIR, Take A Little Interest
SO CONFUSING AND SO VERY CLEAR
So Confusing And So Very Clear (CFC 19776) 1976 UK * Another lovely homemade British electric folk obscurity. The delicate male/female unison vocals, gentle acoustic guitar and overall dreamy presentation give these folks an edge similar to 11:59. … Continue reading
Filed under (UK), 1976, 19776, CFC, So Confusing And So Very Clear, SO CONFUSING AND SO VERY CLEAR
EMMAUS ROAD BAND (NJ), THE
This Could Be The Beginning (Trutone TR-520573) 1977? Loud and fierce energy-packed Southern rock custom with mean Skynyrd kind of sound and killer guitar leads all over. So what if they’re from Jersey and the lead guitarist and … Continue reading
COBBLERS, THE
The Cobblers (EP) (Herald ELR 1073) 1966 UK * The Cobblers are certainly one of the more interesting of the early British Christian bands, with one foot in the beat scene, the other in nightclub lounge. Fortunately the … Continue reading
RISING HOPE (OH)
Where The Song Comes From (no label 8064N2) 1978 Top-rate second custom lp of gentle folkrock tunes, mostly originals. Pretty simple sound, but it’s the catchy melodies, creativity, beautiful arrangements (including some nice flute, mandolin, violin) and the … Continue reading
Filed under (USA), 1978, 8064N2, no label, RISING HOPE (OH), Where The Song Comes From
RISING HOPE (OH)
Farewell To The Shadowlands (no label LP S 726) 1975 Besides coming up with one of the coolest album titles of all time (taken from the final chapter in C. S. Lewis’ ‘The Chronicles Of Narnia’), the Cincinnati … Continue reading
Filed under (USA), 1975, Farewell To The Shadowlands, LP S 726, no label, RISING HOPE (OH)
