FESTIVAL - Nothin' But A Party LP 78 w Taurus - st 7 79

 Two albums lumped together for convenience as they are both from the FUNKMYROCK list I am fleshing out gradually.  Per Discogs:  Festival was a country rock band led by a Vietnam Veteran named Britt Small. "The Festival Family" included up to 21 members with 11 being members of the "onstage group" and the others being part of the "backstage group'. They all lived together on a 300 acre farm in Skidmore, Missouri, with the goal of living the "Aquarian dream". Initially, most of the members were students at Northwest Missouri State University with the motto of "living in peace and harmony". They would play paying gigs in almost every state west of the Mississippi River to support the community.

Taurus only listed members on Discogs with 3 covers + 1 original song. Here's the back cover:

one link for both:  https://bestfile.io/en/2UPVXrcgcIr09VV/file

VA - PARTY ROCK - VOL. 2 5LP 83

 Well didn't realize I just have volume 2 as it has a whopping 5 vinyl from Goodwill.  Here are the artists:  The Shirelles, The Four Tops, K.C. & The Sunshine Band, The Supremes, The Jackson Five, The Temptations, Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs, Isaac Hayes, Rhythm Heritage, Silver Convention, Chris Kenner, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Billy Joe Royal, Big Bopper, Dick & Deedee, Huey "Piano" Smith, Billy Bland, Everly Brothers, Jewel Akens, Lloyd Price, Tommy Roe, The Byrds, Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Lemon Pipers, Lovin' Spoonful, Looking Glass, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Hollies, John Fred & His Playboy Band, The Kingsmen, Jay & The Americans, The Ripchords, Jan & Dean, The Beach Boys, Johnny Nash, The Buckinghams, Mac Davis, Bobby Vinton, Joe Dowell, Pat Boone, Brenda Lee, Maureen McGovern, The Chordettes, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, Paul & Paula, Freddy Fender, Michael Murphey, Vicki Lawrence, The Fleetwoods, Bruce Channel and Dale & Grace.

https://bestfile.io/en/1ggy0Dx6cGTMNHw/file

VA - VIACOMCMD FROM FRIENDS 1-13-1992 tape

 Ha ha as mentioned had found some more friend compilations from the old Brookside neighborhood in MN.  Sorry no time at work here to label the songs but you know them!  Features:  Trip Shakespeare, John Doe, Guns & Roses, Descendents, Big Black, The Pursuit Of Happiness, Sugarcubes, Pretenders, B-52's, X and NWA.  Made by my cross the street first house neighbor Joe who was big on CD's and always have the latest release which this is a period right after the G 'n R double CD that I wanted to hear--having most of the others.  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/en/w2SSSlxwXYguIOf/file

VA - COURT & CHAMBER MUSIC (18TH CENT) LP 58

 Another classical music selection sounding very good on vinyl with following composers:  Johann Friedrich Fasch [1688-1758], Johann Christian Bach [1735-1782] and Joseph Haydn [1732-1809].

https://bestfile.io/en/s6WyzxwdzFWpqD4/file

THE SIXTH DAY - st LP 74

 Another Jesus Music winner on the LIGHT label with all kinds of funky sounds!  You would never imagine they could get so funky for the Lord!!  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/en/Y8FbTDpWfQFwCof/file

GUY & RALNA - HYMNS WE LOVE TO SING LP 72 w COUNTRY SONGS WE LOVE TO SING LP 73

 This was one of the leftovers I mentioned for the Country Comp.'s cavalcade of posts I just finished and was held aside as only one artist.  Turns out that first cover shown also had their first breakout Jesus Music album from the year before and which got them some initial accolades for their sound...here's the Discogs and these both are very good sounding releases in my book: American gospel and country singing duo Guy Hovis and Ralna English, who married in early 1969 and made their Welk debut on his Christmas show the same year. English had been a solo performer on the show for a few months, having already joined in mid-1969. They specialize in country, gospel, big band and popular music.

The couple has released a number of albums, including Hymns We Love To Sing, which was nominated for a Dove Award in 1972. Country Songs We Love to Sing, released in 1973, peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Their popularity peaked in the 1970s, at which time they had their own fan club and made numerous appearances on other television shows and commercials.

When the Welk show ended in 1982, and later when the couple divorced in 1984, the act disbanded for a while. They have since reunited professionally and have continued to perform, both at PBS pledge specials and in concert venues. They have also performed at political appearances of U.S. Senator Trent Lott.

https://bestfile.io/en/shwSznViNQQOUXa/file

THE SMITHSONIAN COLLECTION - OLD TIME WESTERNS tape 96

This is only tape 2 but somehow when I got it at Goodwill it had the cover also for the first tape.  Oh well, this is a good start.  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/en/LuVRFEVSXCgsgbv/file
 

ROY ORBISON - THE ALL TIME GREATEST HITS 2LP 76 w Mystery Girl CD 89 w CBS TV The All-Time Greatest Hits Of CD 89 w The Complete Sun Sessions CD w More Greatest Hits LP 64

REPOST and ADD ON:  Adding the slightly beat up Goodwill vinyl shown on bottom for the More Greatest Hits with a couple tunes on it that I hadn't heard and that luckily only the repeat songs had bad crackle-leftovers.  What I wrote way long ago on CD post:  I remember getting the TV CD right after watching the movie 'Blue Velvet' just to get the song in the movie, In Dreams.  Ended up being my very first CD purchase as I had held out buying only vinyl into the college years.  I made the other CD of the Sun sessions from somewhere.  Enjoy the Master!

https://bestfile.io/en/WBjMKHGWcV8pUgf/file

MECHT MENSCH - ANTHOLOGY CD 25

 I had downloaded this from youtube a week before Nathan Nothin' https://nathannothinsez.blogspot.com/2026/04/musick-that-needed-work-t-tar-babies.html had reposted some Tar Babies who they split an early cassetto-only release with and who are on this anthology CD from last year.  Back in 2008 when I started sending Mark Underground my vinyl/tape rips of early punk in my MN area, I had sent him the 'Acceptance' EP which is included on this in good vinyl rip so I won't bring that one into it and will leave that post where it is for now.  This has other stuff I had posted like songs from "America's Dairyland" and 'Barefoot & Pregnant" tape compilations.  Sounds pretty excellent hearing it today as I split the last songs.  Enjoy and go buy the vinyl!!!

https://bestfile.io/en/FI0pbDB3iTt5nlk/file

THE EXPLOSIVES - Restless Natives LP 82

REPOST Request:  Well with all the Roky Erickson nostalgia last week and at Jon-Ky blogspot, makes sense that someone would request one of his old bands and here ya are!

https://bestfile.io/en/cuYtXb3cQ4VuS2L/file

ESG - Come Away With ESG CD 83 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Per Discogs:  An art-funk ensemble from the South Bronx, ESG (Emerald Sapphire & Gold) was formed by sisters Renee, Valerie, and Marie Scroggins, all of whom handle vocals and percussion, and friends David Miles (guitar) and Leroy Glover (bass). ESG's music is centered around the sisters' complex polyrhythms with atmosphere supplied by bass and pop-flavored guitar. During their first incarnation, the group signed with 99 Records and issued a debut self-titled EP in 1981 that featured three live and three studio songs, the latter produced by the legendary Martin Hannett (Joy Division, etc.). 1982's ESG Says Dance to the Beat of Moody EP continued in a similar vein, as did their first full-length album, 1983's Come Away With ESG. ESG disbanded shortly thereafter, but unexpectedly re-formed in the early '90s, heralding their comeback with a self-titled 1991 compilation of previously released material. The group's work had become popular among hip-hop artists searching for samples, with such acts as TLC, the Wu-Tang Clan, the Beastie Boys, Big Daddy Kane, and indie rockers Unrest all making use of ESG beats; the group addressed this issue on the 1992 12" EP Sample Credits Don't Pay Our Bills. ESG Live! appeared in 1995, featuring both old and new material. The group continued to record during the late '90s, and even added Scroggins' daughters Chistelle and Nicole.

https://bestfile.io/en/dMeh2WfeZLmKC7q/file

Ernie Graham - st CD 71 02 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Per Blogger:  Ernie Graham was a member of Eire Apparent, whose claim to fame was their Sunrise album, produced by Jimi Hendrix. His brilliant 1971 solo record often gets the ‘pub rock’ tag, but sounds closer to genuine Americana, like The Band record that never was. It doesn’t feel like most pub rock (even considering Nick Lowe’s Brinsley Schwarz filled out the backing band); it may just be because Graham hailed from England that we call it pub rock. Labels aside, this is a pretty much perfect record.

This is one of the most hauntingly beautiful solo albums to come out of the whole English pub rock scene, and references to Bob Dylan and the Band are appropriate because the rootsy/folk-like intersections with their work are here. It's also a rival to the best work of Brinsley Schwarz, Ducks Deluxe, Eggs Over Easy, et al. (and no surprise -- the Brinsleys played on this album). 

https://bestfile.io/en/WeYUmoqeY4ut7eS/file

WAH! Heat - 7 79 w WAH! Nah=Poo - The Art Of The Bluff LP 81 w 12 EP 83 w EP 82 w The Maverick Years 80 - 81 LP w THE MIGHTY WAH! WITH THE ARK ANGELS - A Word To The Wise Guy LP EPs 84

REPOST Request:  Per Wiki:  Active from 1979, Wylie and company garnered critical acclaim throughout 1980 for the singles "Better Scream" and "Seven Minutes to Midnight" (both as Wah! Heat), the latter being single of the week in the NME, Sounds and Melody Maker during spring 1980, as well as the 1981 Warner Bros. album Nah = Poo! – The Art of Bluff (as Wah!). Their biggest hit single was "The Story of the Blues", which was released in late 1982; it reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart.

A follow-up single, "Hope (I Wish You'd Believe Me)" was released in 1983, but found limited success. Next, Wylie released an officially sanctioned "official bootleg" of new and old songs entitled The Maverick Years 1980–81 on his own label. Clad in a cover that alluded to the early 1970s "Trade Mark of Quality" bootlegs, the record appeared as a white label with a blank outer cover and a sheet attached with sleevenotes by music journalist Adam Sweeting. This release did not shore up Wylie's dwindling fortunes and Wah! were subsequently dropped by WEA. In 1984, the Mighty Wah! had a Top 20 hit with the song "Come Back" (as with "The Story of the Blues", the song was chosen by the BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel as his "single of the year").

The accompanying double album, recorded for Beggars' Banquet, was entitled A Word to the Wise Guy. It was critically acclaimed, but sold poorly and the band were again dropped. By 1986, having ditched his backing ensemble, Wylie had a solo hit with "Sinful!", which peaked at number 13 in the UK, ostensibly produced by Ian Ritchie, but with major input from Zeus B. Held. "Sinful!" became the title track of his 1987 solo album, which included the enigmatically titled "FourElevenFortyFour".

https://bestfile.io/en/4s6XhvSfYNzC5cX/file

The Incredible String Band - st LP 66 w The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion LP 67 w The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter LP 68 w Wee Tam LP 69 w The Big Huge CD 68 w Changing Horses CD 69 w I Looked Up LP 70 w U 2LP 70 w Be Glad For The Song Has No Ending CD 70 w Liquid Acrobat As Regards The Air LP 71 w Earthspan LP 72 w No Ruinous Feud LP 73 w The Chelsea Sessions CD 67 97 w Relics Of...2LP 71

REPOST Request:  Per Wiki:  The Incredible String Band (sometimes abbreviated as ISB) were a Scottish psychedelic folk band formed by Clive Palmer, Robin Williamson, and Mike Heron in Edinburgh in 1966.[1] Following Palmer's early departure, Williamson and Heron continued as a duo and were eventually augmented by other musicians such as Licorice McKechnie, Rose Simpson, and Malcolm Le Maistre. The band split up in 1974. They reformed in 1999 and continued to perform with changing lineups until 2006.

The band built a considerable following in the British 1960s counterculture, notably with their albums The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion (1967), The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (1968), and Wee Tam and the Big Huge (1968). They became pioneers in psychedelic folk and, through integrating a wide variety of traditional music forms and instruments, in the development of world music.

https://bestfile.io/en/u7erbqWabXY9nDi/file

 

Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods, The Fleetwoods and The Beta Band: Three Generations of Top Teen Bands

 Here are first from the 70's three albums and youtube video's:  Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods - Special Someone LP 72 w st LP 73 w Farther On LP 76 and I packed it full of videos from youtube and teen magazine articles from ebay sellers.  THANKS to Nightingale for this request!!!  Here's a short video:

The second band is from the 50's/60's is The Fleetwoods - Greatest Hits LP 62 w Before & After LP 64, here is what it says about teen:  "If a "sound" is unique, it can often expect a reasonable success.  However, it takes a great deal more than just uniqueness to sustain this success.  The Fleetwoods have done this---and more.  They have become the nation's top teen-age vocal trio.  They have done this for some perfectly good reasons.  First, their sound is more than just different and identifiably their own.  It is a perfect blend of young voices, just right for so many of the fine ballads that are being written today.  Secondly, it is a versatile sound, ideal for not only these new songs but for familiar standards as well.  Finally, there is The Fleetwoods' secret, if you can call it a secret---namely sincerity.  They simply give to each lyric they sing its truest and sincerest meaning.  Their overwhelming success can be proven also in another way, and that is that many others have tried to imitate them.  However, none has done it successfully, and The Fleetwoods remain America's favorite young singing trio."

And finally, from the 90's/00's is The Beta Band!  I had an old CDr of the first two EP's and one extra song that I couldn't find the title to so left as 'unknown' if anyone knows please say in the comments.  I lump them into teen because they were huge on our RADIO K weekly top 7 and played all the time when their 3 EP's CD came out in 1998 and found a 2025 video so was excited they are still going:  Post is following for them:  The Beta Band - The Three E.P.'s CD 98 w st CD 99 w Double Album 2CD 99 w Hot Shots II CD 01 w Heroes To Zeros CD 04 w The Best Of CD 05 (13 live tracks 11-29-04) and finally extra youtube songs I found and the mp4 Live KEXP Studio 10-13-25 where they do five songs from early days (230 mb and limit at blogger is 100 mb videos).  Their songs have stuck with me all these years so very glad to see them and to see community radio spread in U.K....even have similar location on the dial to our KFAI community radio 90.3.

O.K. and because I forgot the Jesus music post here is that:

THE LUNDSTROMS - TRAVELING WITH LP

Now for the links with some re-up's included:

BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS:  https://bestfile.io/en/ETJfS3WBswE0XaD/file

THE FLEETWOODS:  https://bestfile.io/en/Pb7gXaQhxrfCuxu/file

THE BETA BAND:  https://bestfile.io/en/YJ1NAPVOHuKo9Nn/file

THE LUNDSTROMS:  https://bestfile.io/en/nUgfiTQjXwxeRM3/file

Oops forgot one more from Australia The Dingoes - Five Times The Sun LP 77, here is the Discogs:  Australian rock band active from 1973 to 1979.

The Dingoes are an Australian country rock band. They were initially active from 1973 to 1979, and reformed in 2009. Initially based in Melbourne, the band relocated to the United States from 1976. The most stable line-up comprised John Bois on bass guitar, John Lee on drums, Broderick Smith on vocals and harmonica, Chris Stockley on guitar, and Kerryn Tolhurst on guitar.

THE DINGOES:  https://bestfile.io/en/QBUxxbfbepaxzcf/file

REPOSTS:  

AMERICA:  https://bestfile.io/en/HibUv7IjEqSZAJS/file

GARY "O":  https://bestfile.io/en/JooAWFyTvQfZ6Op/file

Roky Erickson - All That May Do My Rhyme CD 17 (new post):  https://bestfile.io/en/Coaaer7TrrNzqPT/file

Stinky from Jon-Ky blogspot convinced me to post this great Roky video, Here is their recent Roky post with incredible rarities on a CD-length compilation as they do:https://jonderblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/rollin-with-roky-erickson-covers.html