The Fabulous Poodles - st LP 77 w Mirror Stars LP 78 w Think Pink LP 79 w His Master's Choice CD 95 w Unsuitable CD 78 w 7 75 w 7 80 w Demos...R.I.P. Tony de Meur (aka Ronnie Golden the singer)

REPOST [R.I.P. Tony de Meur aka Ronnie Golden the singer):  They started in 1975 and disbanded in 1980.  I had the CD His Master's Choice  to add on to this post but already had most of the tracks.  My Mirror Stars album is kind of rare as it was known as "Unsuitable" but made sure to include all the trax. As Jim said in the comments" I don't think they ever recorded a bad track"

LINK REPOSTED (Demos & new 7's rips added!!):  https://bestfile.io/en/N7vfAlRC5xIHq5O/file

 

THE WINTERS BROTHERS BAND - st LP 76

 WoW this is top shelf suggestion from Josef (Austria) and a companion piece to the Texan post Michael Rabon from the other week.  Per Discogs:  The Winters Brothers Band are southern rockers hailing from Nolensville, Tennessee and should not be confused with Edgar and Johnny Winter.

Led by Donnie Winters and Dennis Winters, sons of Don Winters.

https://bestfile.io/en/5Y9JSJOPU9FPE37/file

TOM SNOW - Taking It All In Stride LP 75

 Where winter calls (post right above), snow is sure to follow.  This guy is a leftover from my mellow rock AM stars posting a little while back but not sure of the hit songs but what'ya know he was in the recent post of the International Submarine Band I see now from Discogs:  Real Name:  Thomas Righter Snow

Profile:  American singer songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist and synthesizer player.

Tom Snow's first musical venture was as a member of Gram Parsons' group "The Like" (which became The International Submarine Band) in 1965, followed by The Bagatelle in 1968. After moving to L.A., he met Michael Fondiler, a former member The Red Roosters and Western Union, and formed Fondiler & Snow and Country in 1971. Tom got a deal with Capitol Records in 1975 and released two more albums before concentrating on songwriting exclusively, penning hits for artists as diverse as Rita Coolidge, Olivia Newton-John, the Pointer Sisters, Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt.

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

VA - LET'S DISCO LP 78 w 144 BPM walking tape side 2

 Going to tack on the weekly cassette rip which only has one side since it is 45 minutes long and I didn't think adding the songs to it helped much.  This K-tel Disco record was quite popular and has two songs that are very cool that I had not heard before from previously posted band FOXY and Peter Brown along with T-Connection and K.C. & The Sunshine Band.  The other side are 4 dances BTW if anyone has the book that was included that would be nice!

https://bestfile.io/en/YjF2gbfmPEMB9Xm/file

KITTY WELLS - The Kitty Wells Story LP 63 w Burning Memories LP 65 w Country Heart LP 69 w This White Circle On My Finger 7 63

REPOST and ADD ON:  Going to start with Brian Guy's text when he was the first to post Kitty 'The Queen Of Country" here when she passed (2012 post):  Kitty Wells passed away yesterday at the age of 92. I know most of you don't probably have a clue who she was or how much she meant to real country music, and that's a real shame.

She was born Ellen Muriel Deason in Nashville, TN in 1919. Her musical career spanned mostly from the 50'-70's. Her biggest hit was "It wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," which was a response to Hank Thompson's song "The Wild Side of Life."

I wish I could find my copy of that song, but I can't so this undated seven inch will have to do. It was released by Decca. Rest in Peace Kitty Wells 1919-2012

I will add there are some brilliant lyrics on the 1969 album and untouchable quality on the songs.  Took me two hours to clean up the pops by cuts on the Burning Memories album but still good sound!

https://bestfile.io/en/8RtJbtdZ4kEYWIX/file

Here's a bonus from E.W. for Carson & Gaile - San Antonio Rose LP which has 'The Wild Side Of Life" referencing 'honky tonk angel' :  https://bestfile.io/sfGfNK91fxIs5OB/file

Tonio K. - Life In The Foodchain LP 78 w Amerika LP 80 La Bomba EP 82 w Romeo Unchained LP 86 w Notes From The Lost Civilization LP 88 w Burt Bacharach - Original Demos CD 17

REPOST Request:  What I wrote before with Discogs first:  Real Name:  Steven Michael Krikorian

Profile:  American singer / songwriter, born 4th July 1950 in Palm Desert, California as the son of Armenian immigrants.

Thought this artist might be some offshoot R&B type like The System but hard to put your finger on having socially conscious very cool lyrics with a street punk feel and green vinyl from 78 which was a great year for it after first big year 1970.  Some buried gems for songs.

https://bestfile.io/en/A6KP79qaGr0blUy/file

ROBIN LANE AND THE CHARTBUSTERS - st LP 80 w Five Live Songs On A Specially Priced EP 80 w Imitation Life LP 81 w ROBIN LANE - Heart Connection EP 84

REPOST Request:  Good that they found a second wind and were playing not long ago.  Per Discogs:  American rock singer and songwriter. Born in 1947 in Los Angeles, California (USA). She was married to Andy Summers.  Robin Lane & The Chartbusters: American band (1978-1983).

https://bestfile.io/en/RnCaeg8DCbrQDw0/file

 

BIG COUNTRY - The Crossing LP 83 w Fields Of Fire EP 83 w Steeltown LP 84 w Wonderland CD 84 w King biscuit flower hour w The Seer EP 86 w Peace in Our Time LP 88 w No Place Like Home LP 91 w The Buffalo Skinners LP 93

REPOST Request:  What I wrote before:  I got most of these rips from the old '80sonspeed' blog...always liked the guitars-as-bagpipes sound they invented along with Gary Moore (Over the Hills And Far Away).  And and and, if you like this band, you simply must hear the members previous band the Skids!

https://bestfile.io/en/3Lqp1dhJaz4jx2Q/file

THE GERBER BROTHERS - ECLECTIC LP 74

 Well, this weekly Jesus Music band is quite good and threw me for a loop as from the SOUND 80 studio which I believe is the same one in MN where Suburbs began.  The other releases are not to be found on youtube so you understand why I am posting such wide variety here.  Of course, I am searching for them.

https://bestfile.io/DxEAmsM5F6v16rm/file

Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Carlo Bergonzi - TEBALDI IN DUETS LP 67

For the weekly classical theme post we have opera and in case any doubts about its inclusion here is the AI answer:  Opera is a major genre within the Western Classical music tradition.  Check the back cover for lots more info about it.

https://bestfile.io/jkzV2UGIEy12v3w/file

AHMAD JAMAL - The Piano Scene Of Ahmad Jamal LP 69 w THE AHMAD JAMAL TRIO - Volume IV LP 58

 Well we just had a cool live piano soul jazz post last week with Father Tom Vaughn and one of these platters from Ahmad Jamal (why do I keep adding Warner to the end like Malcolm the actor's name ha ha) is the same hip toned down audience that reminds me of last week.  Per Discogs:  American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator, born, July 2, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - died April 16, 2023 in Ashley Falls, Massachusetts. Born Frederick Russell Jones, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Ahmad Jamal in the early 1950s.

Ahmad Jamal made his first records in 1951 for the Okeh label with The Three Strings (which would later also be called The Ahmad Jamal Trio, although Jamal himself prefers not to use the term "trio"): the other members were guitarist Ray Crawford and a bassist, at different times Eddie Calhoun (1950–52), Richard Davis (1953–54), and Israel Crosby (from 1954)..  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/oWyqGLGbLLFONpd/file

Isolation - Isolation CD 73 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  I guess Discogs says it all: 

Profile:  UK mellow folk band.

Personnel:

- Richard Blondell - 12-string guitar, vocals

- Dave Smith - piano, vocals

- John Paul Davidson - flute

- Ian Robinson - electric guitars

- Chris Pritchett - violin

- Tim Neild - bass, banjo

https://bestfile.io/en/M1GGUZWsKTbcXK2/file

Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Sirio 2222 CD 70 07 w - Ys CD 72 82 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  I believe it was the 1970 album a collector had posted long ago but I added also the 1972 which is also good IMO.  Per Discogs:  Italian progressive rock band initially active during the late 1969–1973 and again since 1996.

Il Balletto di Bronzo (The Ballet of Bronze) started as the Naples beat group Battitori Selvaggi (Savage Batters), becoming Il Balletto di Bronzo in 1969. Their debut LP Sirio 2222 (1970) is acclaimed as the first Italian prog album, although it was clearly a product of the 1960's, ranging flower-power pop through to experimental freak-out. Although no musician credits are given it is known that keyboard wizard Gianni Leone (ex-Volti di Pietra and the pre-Osanna band Città Frontale) joined during the sessions and features on about half the album. Some themes from the LP and the song "Ti risveglierai con me" were made in collaboration with well-known musical maverick Piero Umiliani, and feature in the soundtrack to Mario Bava's psychedelic Giallo film Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970).

From the original band only Gianchi Stringa and Lino Ajello continued here on, relocating to Rome, adding bassist Vito Manzari, with Gianni Leone becoming a fully-fledged member. This quartet spent the next year composing and developing YS (1972) - one of the landmark symphonic rock albums of the 1970s, a grand opus in five parts that is extremely complex and powerful.

After the band split Gianni Leone continued as a soloist (working under the name Leo Nero at one point) releasing a number of albums. He also more recently in 1996 reformed Il Balletto di Bronzo along new musicians performing a repertoire from YS and his solo albums, in a more modern heavy style.  Enjoy1

https://bestfile.io/en/tpiFx9zswxUAiM9/file

Sea Stone - Mirrored Dreams LP 78

 Says they were a Christian rock band in U.K. formed in 1975 but this suggested album from Josef (Austria) is listed as Prog rock on discogs.  Another fine album for your perusal.  Cheers!

https://bestfile.io/S6hsWgtNfAC8NfB/file

SOUTHERN COMFORT [CHICAGO] - st LP 69

 While on fetch from youtube for the U.K. band of the same name, I found this vinyl rip on youtube that got some quite good feedback then found it on rockasteria with this text:  Recorded when legendary Chicago blues harpist Walter 'Shakey' Horton visited the UK in 1968, Southern Comfort is a superb showcase for his talents, as well as those of bassist Jerome Arnold (the Butterfield Blues Band), drummer Jessie C. Lewis (Otis Rush) and trailblazing guitarist Martin Stone (Savoy Brown and Mighty Baby).

Though mostly a superb blues set, however, it's best-known today for the epic closing track - one of the most mind-blowing psychedelic workouts ever recorded.

 "Whilst still with Mighty Baby, Martin Stone recorded a rare album called Southern Comfort with American blues harmonica player Walter 'Shakey' Horton, which is principally notable for Netti Netti, the long psychedelic jam that ends proceedings"

from The Tapestry Of Delights

https://bestfile.io/en/smmXQwuTFhgaU1J/file

Matthews' Southern Comfort - st LP 70 w Second Spring CD 70 w Later That Same Year LP 70 w Scion LP 94 w The Woodstock Album CD 23 w SOUTHERN COMFORT - Frog City LP 71 w st LP 71 w Stir Don't Shake CD 72 w Distilled LP 76 w PEEL Session Live 7-18-71

REPOST and ADD ON:  I had posted Distilled from early days of DU but as you will see I found a bread basket of vinyl rips on youtube for this post along with the CD and so that rip was better.  Josef (Austria) prompted this post after suggesting 'Frog City' as great country rock for our listing here.  Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Matthews Southern Comfort

Profile:  British country-rock/folk-rock band. After Iain Matthews left Fairport Convention in 1969, Ian did a "solo" album (album title "Matthews’ Southern Comfort") released in 1970 (on MCA's Uni Records label). He & a mostly-new band continued as Matthews Southern Comfort & released 2 albums in 1970. In 1971, Iain left & the band was renamed Southern Comfort.

Southern Comfort haven't found the going easy since Ian Matthews left them 18 months ago, but they are anxious not to let it get them down. Their main problem is that the public have taken a long time to forget Matthews, and think of the split as being quite recent. They brought out one hasty album, Frog City, to offset Matthews' departure, but the new one has obviously had a lot more thought and planning out into it.  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/en/oc89GJOIlVMOrie/file

While I was at it I re-upped IAN MATTHEWS:  https://bestfile.io/en/x43jmzra1LbRMbz/file

MANFRED MANN - The Manfred Mann Album LP 64 w The Five Faces Of LP 65 w My Little Red Book Of Winners! CD 65 w Mann Made CD 65 w As Is CD 66 w Pretty Flamingo CD 66 w Up The Junction OMPST CD 68 w Mighty Garvey! CD 68 w MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND - st CD 72 w Glorified Magnified CD 72 w Solar Fire CD 73 w Messin' CD 73 w The Good Earth CD 74 w Nightingales & Bombers CD 75 w The Roaring Silence CD 76 w WATCH CD 78 w Angel Station CD 79 w Chance CD 80

REPOST and ADD ON:  Well, got most of the covers up there as didn't have time this morning to organize in order. I have posted the vinyl first listed album which someone had said before was all you needed from early band, but I beg to differ as "Quinn The Eskimo" their last album title track got a nice push with their version and I used to see the Gooneybirds cover it every week along with Grateful Dead songs so they really gave that song a push with their version.  Then, of course with the new name they eventually got their mega hit 'Blinded By The Light' which still holds up after all this time and I might mention has been on FM set lists since it was introduced in 1976.  

     Now, the main thrust of this repost/add on was when Josef (Austria) suggested I post their 'Watch' album from 1978 and I saw how it has gotten a reboot as collectors point out how good it is!

https://bestfile.io/en/NrcstZv4IR8BOxp/file 

I also got a few compilations they were on reposted, here are the links to see if you want to download for the other bands:

https://downunderground.blogspot.com/2024/12/va-warner-bros-20th-anniv-album-in.html

https://downunderground.blogspot.com/2023/05/va-super-20-international-lp-76-w-va.html

https://downunderground.blogspot.com/2021/09/va-20-chartstoppers-vol-1-lp.html

https://downunderground.blogspot.com/2018/06/night-st-lp-79-w-long-distance-lp-80.html