Category Archives: A-D

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

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Filed under (USA), 1975, APOSTLES, Custom, no #, Sing Of The Son

BOBBY KENT

Still Here Under His Influence   Bobby has two additional albums on his website, which can be found here.

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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

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Filed under (UK), 1966, 7", COBBLERS, ELR 1073, Herald, The Cobblers

CHUCK NEUFELD

On The Other Hand…  (Stucky  SA22282)  1982     The Dylan angle is even more pronounced on this admirable twelve-song acoustic folk collection.  No harmonica this time, but the guy can vocally sure sound dead-on like Dylan as he works … Continue reading

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BRILLO BROTHERS

The Brillo Brothers (TO 009)  1979?     Enlisting the services of the Pat Terry Group at the Twelve Oaks studio, David Milford and Rick McKee (The Brillo Brothers) put down this fine custom release that stays true to that … Continue reading

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DOVE

Dove II  (Shalom  SH-1141)  1974     Dove leaves the nest and soars miles above their debut.  Leaving the simple folkrock feel of that lp, they’ve developed a rich textured sound layered with synths, mellotron, and even touches of progressive … Continue reading

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BRIMSTONE

Paper Winged Dreams (Brimstone PP1022) 1972?     Pardon me while I firmly affix five stars to this outstanding Ohio progressive art rock custom. Five long-haired chaps who would seem to have been influenced by the more melodic school of … Continue reading

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CARY, CARL & MIKE

Sing A New Song (RSR  672)  1975?     Respectable homemade album of jangly feel-good out-in-the-country acoustic rock. Twelve songs written and performed by Cary Grubbs (guitar), Carl Imes (guitar) and Mike Joiner (electric bass), each clad in a different … Continue reading

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BRIDGES (UK)

Bridges  (New City London  MID 1367)  1971  UK *     The way this delightful British homemade lp kicks off you’d think an early demo by The Seekers had been unearthed. The production is most crude and the guitars aren’t … Continue reading

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Filed under (UK), 1971, Bridges, BRIDGES (UK), MID 1367, New City London

CARPENTER’S APPRENTICE

Changes (SRS 12107)  1971?  UK *     Another excellent example of delicate progressive folkrock from five young British folks who share a kindred spirit with UK groups like Presence, Aslan and Sanctus. Gentle captivating mostly acoustic sound with fragile … Continue reading

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Filed under (UK), 12107, about 1971, CARPENTER'S APPRENTICE, Changes, SRS records