The Who - WHO (deluxe edition 2020)

The Who - WHO - 2019 (deluxe edition 2020

A limited deluxe edition of The Who's 2019 album WHO. Packed with a special LIVE AT KINGSTON CD that was recorded at the show put on by us on the 14th February 2020.

The songs on the deluxe version of ‘WHO’ were recorded in Kingston on Valentines Day this year exactly 50 years to the day since The Who’s seminal show at Leeds which became the infamous live album ‘Live At Leeds.’ The deluxe version of ‘WHO’ is preceded on 5th October by ‘Beads On One String (Yaggerdang Remix)' of this new version of the song Pete Townshend says "This is a cowrite with Josh Hunsacker who I met on Soundcloud. He wrote the music, I wrote the lyric and vocal melody. In 1932 on a visit to London the spiritual master Meher Baba said that he had come to draw all the religions of the world together like beads on one string. We wait in hope, with love."

CD 1

01. All This Music Fade

02. Ball and Chain

03. I Don't Wanna Get Wise

04. Detour

05. Beads On One String

06. Hero Ground Zero

07. Street Song

08. I'll Be Back

09. Break The News

10. Rockin' In Rage

11. She Rocked My World

Bonus Track

12. Beads On One String (Yaggerdang Remix)

CD 2 - Live At Kingston

01. Intro

02. Substitute

03. Squeeze Box

04. Tattoo

05. The Kids Are Alright

06. Break The News

07. She Rocked My World

08. Won't Get Fooled Again

ABOUT LIVE AT KINGSTON

To promote the album WHO, The Who staged four intimate acoustic shows at PRYZM in Kingston upon Thames. Billed as their smallest-capacity shows in four decades, these shows are the most recent live recordings from The Who.

Seven songs from those February 2020 shows make their physical debut here. Among them, the live staples “The Kids Are Alright” “Substitute,” the fan-favorite “Tattoo” (played on stage for the first time since 2008) and pair of songs from WHO. In the vulnerable setting of this intimate gig, The Who present slightly stripped-down arrangements of the jaunty, Simon Townshend-penned “Break The News” and the jazzy “She Rocked My World.” All this before a show-stopping “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”

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VA - Electric Ladyland Redux

VA - Electric Ladyland Redux - 2015 

from theheavychronicles.com

After waiting several months, we can finally answer the obvious question: does Electric Ladyland Redux honour its glorious model? The answer is without a doubt “yes”. Firstly, because each one of the bands involved found different ways of making their respective cover song their own. That ALL THEM WITCHES would take on the lengthy blues jam “Voodoo Chile” seems obvious a priori. It remains so a posteriori as the Tennessee-born quartet walks on Hendrix’s steps with ease. There’s a certain nonchalance to their version, as if they didn’t have to push themselves. In doing so, the band manages to bring back the original spirit of the song. Just as EARTHLESS does, rolling out their acid groove on “Let The Good Times Roll” as if the track was written for them. As they manage to own the song without ever betraying its initial style (or their own), EARTHLESS reveals the role Hendrix’ music plays in their artistic identity. Even bands whose musical styles are further away from Hendrix’ music managed to find a gimmick to make their covers interesting. Superchief’s raw vocals beef up “Crosstown Traffic” while TUNGA MOLN disorients the listener with their Swedish version of “All Along The Watchtower”. In this game, though, ELDER pulls the longest straw with a full and extensive reshaping of “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”. The band dares to change the song beyond recognition as they allow themselves to move across different styles and atmospheres, starting with a lengthy psychedelic intro, then stepping into a heavy rock saturation block which gives way to a distorted solo wandering into experimental territories. ELDER’s “Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)” is a tour de force which honours the original Electric Ladyland diversity.

01. Elephant Tree - …And the Gods Made Love

02. Open Hand - Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)

03. Superchief - Crosstown Traffic

04. All Them Witches - Voodoo Chile

05. Origami Horses - Little Miss Strange

06. The Heavy Eyes - Long Hot Summer Night

07. Earthless - Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)

08. Wo Fat - Gypsy Eyes

09. Mos Generator - Burning of the Midnight Lamp

10. Gozu, Rainy Day, Dream Away

11. Summoner - 1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) 

12. Claymation - Moon, Turn the Tides… Gently Gently Away

13. Mothership - Still Raining, Still Dreaming

14. King Buffalo - House Burning Down

15. Tunga Moln - All Along the Watchtower

16. Elder - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

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White Lightning – Strikes Twice 1968-1969

White Lightning – Strikes Twice 1968-1969 - 2000

Hard fuzz trio featuring the blazing leads of Zippy Caplan (ex-Litter). The band was less garagy and more pounding hardrock than the Litter. "Under the Screaming Double Eagle" collects studio tracks from 1969. White Lightning was a slang term for LSD at the time (and bootleg whiskey prior to that). The group added two new members and shortened their name to Lightning. They continued in the hardrock mode but now with dual leads. "Lightning" is another excellent effort, just missing the certain magic they possessed as a power trio.

"White Lightning" was formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1968 by ex-"Litter" guitarist "Zippy" Caplan and bassist Woody Woodrich. The two musicians had been jamming together for close to a year before they decided to become a group.

The name "White Lightning" was picked by "Zip" Caplan and Woody Woodrich during their drive back from the "Litter's" filming of "Medium Cool" because it was another name for acid.

"White Lightning's" original drummer, Garr Johnson, quit the group after only a months rehearsals because he didn't believe a three-piece act could make it in Minneapolis. Mick Stanhope was immediately brought in from Chicago by Ronn Roberts to fill the empty drummer's chair.

White Lightning (Trio)

01. Prelude To Opus IV (Version 1)

02. (Under The Screaming Double) Eagle

03. Born Too Rich

04. Coming Down

05. Borrowed And Blue

06. Bogged Down

07. Let Me Feel It Too

08. Only Love

09. Age (Version 1)

10. Fantasy Days (Version 1)

11. No Time For Love

12. William Tell

Lightning (Five Piece)

13. Prelude To Opus IV (Version 2)

14. Freedom

15. Groundhog

16. 1930

17. Just Let The World Roll On By

18. Before My Time

19. Age (Version 2)

20. Fantasy Days (Version 2)

Mick Stanhope - Vocals

Tom "Zippy" Caplan - Guitar

Woody Woodrich - Bass

Mick Stanhope - Drums (1 to 12)

Barbara Hess - Backing Vocals (15, 17)

Woody Woodrich - Vocal (8)

Ronn Roberts - Guitar (13 to 20)

Bernie Pershey - Drums (13 to 20)

Mick Stanhope - Percussion (13 to 20)

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Brian Friel - Twenty Nineteen

Brian Friel - Twenty Nineteen - 2018

He released two albums on the Dawn Records label. His debut was Brian Joseph Friel, otherwise known as Second Hand Dealer (catalogue number DNLS 3054) which was released in 1974. His second album, Arrivederci Ardrossan, (catalogue number DNLS 3064) was released the following year. In the United States they were re-titled, the first album simply as Brian Friel and the second as Ashes and Matchsticks, named after one of the album's tracks.

In 1983, Friel recorded a third album on Lismor Records entitled Torc.

In early 2018 aged 74 he recorded an album titled Twenty Nineteen

01. 20 Minutes

02. I'll Be There

03. Standing In The Station

04. Miss America

05. Brief Encounter

06. Gimmie Money

07. Baby Come On

08. Hollywood Girls

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Brian Friel - Arrivederci Ardrossan HERE

Brian Friel - Brian Friel (debut album) HERE

Dave Clarke's Dream Machine - Steps

Dave Clarke´s Dream Machine - Steps - 1973  (RE W/BT)

David Patrick Clarke (born January 28, 1948) is an American singer, guitarist and keyboard player. He was a member of The Noel Redding Band in the 1970s. In 1994, he became a member of The Kast Off Kinks, and has been ever since.

Clarke started playing piano at the age of 4 and guitar at 9. His first record in 1963 (at the age of 15) was produced by Luigi Creatore at New York's Roulette Records. Often confused with his Dave Clark Five namesake, his 1971 solo album Pale Horse saw him temporarily renamed as Dave Carlsen. The album featured Keith Moon and Noel Redding.

He also auditioned for David Bowie at the Lyceum in 1971 but didn't go on the Ziggy Stardust Tour.

Clarke formed The Noel Redding Band with Redding, Les Sampson and Eric Bell (after false starts with Pete Kircher, Mickey Gee and Mick Taylor). Despite the name, the band's songwriting and lead vocal duties were shared equally by Clarke and Redding. The band went on to two singles, two albums on RCA (Clonakilty Cowboys and Blowin')[1] and four major US tours. Another album was eventually released later on Dave's own Mouse Record label. He then formed White Line with Jimmy McCulloch and his brother Jack, releasing two singles and one album.

Clarke met Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston in London in 1977 and went to California on the Beach Boys payroll. He formed a band in Los Angeles with members of Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne and The Undisputed Truth – all Clarke's songs, some of which were later released on his second solo album under the name The Dream Machine. Jimmy McCulloch instigated another new LA band featuring Jim, Dave, Carl Wilson and Terry Kath. Terry died prematurely, the band would soon follow. Songwriter throughout for Southern Music, ATV Music, Screen Gems and Heath-Levy.

Dave Clarke joined the Royal Navy in 1979 and after active service in the Falklands War and elsewhere, retired as Commander in 1992. He then set up Mouse Records and formed Shut Up Frank with Mick Avory, Noel Redding, Jim Leverton, Richard Simmons and Dave Rowberry.

He collaborated on and off with Tim Rose from 1974 until Tim's death in 2002, including shows in Ireland and England and three albums.

He has been lead singer and lead guitarist with The Kast Off Kinks since 1994.

Dave has recorded at different times as Dave Carlsen and as Dream Machine.

Dream Machine’s “Steps” is a truly imaginative and epic work with every musical style in the book.  A broad and sometimes disturbing journey through the mind with bizarre and romantic songs about Jack The Ripper, hookers, nymphomaniacs, suicide, murder, one night stands, the homeless and a love story. All tracks written by Dave Clarke, all instruments/vocals Dave except Rob Kenton (bass) Paul Ross (drums) on some tracks

01. A Little Walk With Me

02. Can She Stand The Pain

03. The Second Star

04. Steps :

Seventeen

Summer Days

Change Partners

Wouldn’t You Be Lonely Now

On The Street

The Clean Up

The Final Step

05. Weekend Raver

06. Alone With My Heart

07. Hand Me Down My Razor

08. Friendship Hall

09. It’s Late Now

10. Good Morning Mr Allenby

 

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Clear Light - Clear Light

Clear Light - Clear Light - 1967 (RE 2016)

Originally released in September, 1967, on Elektra Records, Clear Light’s sole eponymous album was produced by Paul Rothchild, known for his work with The Doors and Love.  Unfortunately, the band’s original sound, twin guitars and twin drums, was never captured on LP and personnel changes and disagreements with management led to the band’s dissolution in September, 1968, work on a second album having been abandoned.  At long last the fine folks at Big Beat Records, UK, have reissued “Clear Light” in this, its’ definitive version, supplemented by eight bonus tracks.

Clear Light began life as The Brain Train in Los Angeles in 1966, with Bob Seal on lead guitar and vocals, Robbie Robison on rhythm guitar and vocals, Doug Lubahn on bass and vocals, and Dallas Taylor and Michael Ney on twin drums.  The Brain Train recorded one Bud Mathis produced single, “Black Roses” b/w “Me” on the Titan label.  Manager Mathis shopped the acetate around and struck pay dirt in January, 1967, signing the group to Elektra Records, home of legendary bands, The Doors and Love.  Soon Mathis was replaced as manager by Rothchild.  In April, 1967, the band, now known as Clear Light, entered Sunset Sound Recorders with engineer Bruce Botnick, to lay down their first recordings including a reworked version of “Black Roses.”   

Clear Light appeared in the movie, “The President’s Analyst” performing “She’s Ready To Be Free.”  Unfortunately, at the time, Robison, who normally sang the song, fell ill and was replaced by Barry McGuire (“The Eve Of Destruction”) who fronted the band in the film.  Clear Light recorded lots of material in the spring of 1967 but producer Paul Rothchild did not care for the results and felt the band needed a new front man and singer.  At Michael Ney’s suggestion Cliff De Young, an aspiring actor, joined as lead vocalist in June, 1967.  Meanwhile, Robison, whose guitar work was called into question by Rothchild, exited the band.  Many guitarists were auditioned, but in the end it was keyboard player Ralph Schuckett who replaced Robison.

In August the band returned to the studio to finish their album.  The new material benefited from Schuckett’s keyboards, but the tracks Robison played on had to be redone and the tracks recorded before De Young and Schuckett joined the band were discarded.  Luckily, they are added as bonus tracks on this release.

“Clear Light” opens with the two minute “Black Roses” with its crisp guitar solo by Seal and an infectious melody, absolutely perfect for release as a single.  “Sand” is the first Doug Lubahn track on the album.  It is much heavier,  featuring Lubahn’s thundering bass and lots of fuzz guitar by Seal as well as a nice keyboard break by Schuckett and gorgeous vocals by De Young.  “A Child’s Smile” credited to the entire band is a lighter, breezier number with beautiful vocals and gentle keyboards.  “A Street Singer” is a cover brought to the band by Rothchild and is fuelled by Seals’ fuzz guitar and Lubahn’s pounding bass, before Seals lets it all hang out on a solo that plays the song out.  “The Ballad Of Frankie & Larry” is an organ dominated piece of pop penned by De Young and Schuckett and featuring a short, but very sweet guitar solo by Seal.  “With All In Mind” is a rollicking track featuring vocal harmonies and understated guitar.  “Mr. Blue” the album’s magnum opus is a six minute plus cover of Tom Paxton’s folk song gone rock, Clear Light making it their own.  The twin drums of Ney and Taylor are to the fore early on, before giving way to Seal’s driving guitar.  Sounding more like The Doors than any other track on the LP, Seal’s guitar dives in and out, before going full on fuzz, driven on by Ney and Taylor.  De Young screams his vocals over the cacophany.  “Think Again” another band composition features a driving beat, nice time changes and an organ solo by Schuckett.  “They Who Have Nothing” is a melodious tune by Seal, with some very nice guitar work including a tasteful solo, before settling into a heavier groove thanks to Lubahn’s bass.  “How Many Days Have Passed” is a folk song by Seal, with a wonderfully understated guitar solo.  The original LP closes with Lubahn’s “Night Sounds Loud” a heavy, psychedelic number with luscious keyboards by Schuckett and smoking solo and lead line by Seal, a perfect ending for the album.  The first bonus track on this release “Bye Bye Boogie Man” was pulled from the album’s track listing at the last minute.  A three minute slice of pop music, De Young’s vocals are the lead vocal, with Seal’s strumming guitar a perfect complement.  “She’s Ready To Be Free” with Seal’s guitar leading the way, is presented in two versions, including an interesting stereo mix.  “Dawn Lights The Way” is a band composition, with Seal’s gentle guitar and Ney and Taylor’s drums at the helm.  Lubahn’s “The Dawn Years” is a lilting number full of gorgeous vocal harmonies and a tastefully short solo by Seal.  Seal’s “Eastern Valleys” is a rollicking track with lots of percussion and more wonderful guitar.  The two sides of The Brain Train’s single, “Me” and “Black Roses” are presented for comparison purposes, standing quite capably on their own.  The set closer is the single version of “She’s Ready To Be Free” sounding gloriously short and sweet.

Sadly “Clear Light” reached only #126 on the Billboard Album Charts and the “Black Roses” single, which did well in Europe, failed to impact the US charts.  At Rothchild’s suggestion Seal was sent packing, replaced eventually by Danny Kortchmar and soon Cliff De Young departed as well.  Two tracks were recorded for a second album but they remain unreleased to this day.

01. Black Roses

02. Sand

03. A Child's Smile

04. Street Singer

05. The Ballad Of Freddie & Larry

06. With All In Mind

07. Mr. Blue

08. Think Again

09. They Who Have Nothing

10. How Many Days Have Passed

11. Night Sounds Loud

Bonus Tracks

12. Bye Bye Boogie Man

13. She's Ready To Be Free (Stereo Mix)

14. Dawn Lights The Way

15. The Susan Years

16. Eastern Valleys

17. Me

18. Black Roses

19. She's Ready To Be Free

Cliff De Young - Vocals

Bob Seal - Guitar, Vocals

Douglas Lubahn - Bass

Ralph Schuckett - Keyboards, Piano

Dallas Taylor, Michael Ney - Drums

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Iron Butterfly – Unconscious Power: An Anthology 1967-1971 (7 cds)

Iron Butterfly – Unconscious Power: An Anthology 1967-1971 - 2020

Iron Butterfly first came together in San Diego, California in 1966 with a line-up of Doug Ingle (vocals, organ), Danny Weis (guitar), Greg Willis (bass), Jack Pinney (drums) and Darryl DeLoach (vocals). After performing in the San Diego area the band relocated to Los Angeles in search of a recording contract, with Willis soon departing to be replaced by Jerry Penrod on bass. Jack Pinney also departed and was eventually replaced by Ron Bushy.

The band’s psychedelic and acid rock style was honed during regular appearances at LA venues such as the Whisky a Go Go and the Galaxy Club, which saw Iron Butterfly develop a loyal following and led to the band signing with Atlantic’s Atco label in 1967. In October that year the band recorded their debut album, HEAVY, but the group would endure further line-up changes prior to its release as Jerry Penrod, Danny Weis and Darryl DeLoach departed soon after recording sessions were completed. Faced with the possibility of the album remaining unreleased, Ingle and Bushy recruited 17 year old guitarist Erik Brann and bassist Lee Dorman to the band.

HEAVY was released in January 1968, entering the US Billboard charts and eventually earning gold disc status. The album IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA, issued in June 1968, would break the band into star status. Dominated by the side long title track featuring the instrumental dexterity of the new line-up, it was a masterpiece of acid rock and reached a height of number 4 in the US charts and went on to sell a million copies. An edited version of the title track was issued as a single and reached the US top thirty.

The band’s third album, BALL, was released in January 1969 and was even more successful, reaching number 3 in the US and spawning the hit singles Soul Experience and In the Time of Our Lives. The band undertook a punishing touring schedule and a series on concerts were recorded in May 1969, finally to be issued as LIVE in April 1970. Erik Brann departed the band in December 1969 and was replaced by guitarist and vocalist Mike Pinera and additional guitarist Larry Reinhardt.

This line-up would record the album METAMORPHOSIS in May 1970 which saw the band take a heavier direction. The dominant track on the record was the excellent thirteen minute Butterfly Bleu which saw one of the earliest uses of a “talk box” on a guitar solo. Following a tour with YES in early 1971, Doug Ingle announced his departure from the band. After releasing a final single, Silly Sally in April 1971. Iron Butterfly disbanded. Although they would reform in the mid-1970s and continue to perform and record sporadically afterwards, their recorded work for Atco Records remains their main legacy.

UNCONSCIOUS POWER – AN ANTHOLOGY 1967 – 1971 features all of the albums issued on Atco, all newly re-mastered from the original master tapes, and additionally includes the rare mono mixes of the albums HEAVY and LIVE, (the only true separate mono mixes of their albums), both previously unreleased on CD, along with two CDs of recordings made at the Fillmore East in New York City on the 26th and 27th April 1968. It also includes all of the band’s US non-album singles and single edits and a lavishly illustrated booklet with a new essay featuring interviews with Ron Bushy and Mike Pinera and a poster.

CD 1

Heavy (Stereo Album Mix)

01. Possession

02. Unconscious Power

03. Get Out Of My Life Woman

04. Gentle As It May Seem

05. You Can't Win

06. So-Lo

07. Look For The Sun

08. Fields Of Sun

09. Stamped Ideas

10. Iron Butterfly Theme

Heavy (Mono Album Mix)

11. Possession (Mono)

12. Unconscious Power (Mono)

13. Get Out Of My Life Woman (Mono)

14. Gentle As It May Seem (Mono)

15. You Can't Win (Mono)

16. So-Lo (Mono)

17. Look For The Sun (Mono)

18. Fields Of Sun (Mono)

19. Stamped Ideas (Mono)

20. Iron Butterfly Theme (Mono)

21. Don't Look Down On Me (Single)

22. Possession (Single)

CD 2

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

23. Most Anything You Want

24. Flowers And Beads

25. My Mirage

26. Termination

27. Are You Happy

28. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

29. Iron Butterfly Theme (Single Version)

30. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Single Version)

CD 3

Ball

31. In The Time Of Our Lives

32. Soul Experience

33. Lonely Boy

34. Real Fright

35. In The Crowds

36. It Must Be Love

37. Her Favorite Style

38. Filled With Fear

39. Belda-Beast

40. In The Crowds (Mono Single Version)

41. I Can't Help But Deceive You, Little Girl (Single)

42. To Be Alone

CD 4

Live (Stereo Album Mix)

43. In The Time Of Our Lives (Live Version)

44. Filled With Fear

45. Soul Experience

46. You Can't Win

47. Are You Happy

48. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Live (Mono Album Mix)

49. In The Time Of Our Lives (Mono)

50. Filled With Fear (Mono)

51. Soul Experience (Mono)

52. You Can't Win (Mono)

53. Are You Happy (Mono)

54. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Mono)

CD 5

Metamorphosis

55. Free Flight

56. New Day

57. Shady Lady

58. Best Years Of Our Life

59. Slower Than Guns

60. Stone Believer

61. Soldier In Our Town

62. Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way)

63. Butterfly Bleu

64. Silly Sally (Single)

CD 6

Live At The Fillmore East: 26th April 1968 (First Show)

65. Fields Of Sun

66. You Can't Win

67. Unconscious Power

68. Are You Happy

69. So-Lo

70. Iron Butterfly Theme

Live At The Fillmore East: 26th April 1968 (Second Show - Incomplete)

71. Stamped Ideas

72. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

73. So-Lo

74. Iron Butterfly Theme

CD 7

Live At The Fillmore East: 27th April 1968 (First Show)

75. Are You Happy

76. Unconscious Power

77. My Mirage

78. So-Lo

79. Iron Butterfly Theme

Live At The Fillmore East: 27th April 1968 (Second Show)

80. Possession

81. My Mirage

82. Are You Happy

83. Her Favorite Style

84. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

85. So-Lo

86. Iron Butterfly Theme

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