MIKE RABBON - Texas (Till I Die) LP 75 & w CHOCTAW - st LP 71 w GLADSTONE - Lookin' For A Smile LP 73 & w The Five Americans - Now And Then LP 69 w The Five Americans - I See The Light CD 66 w Western Union CD 67 w Progressions CD 67 w The Best Of CD 03

 Just going to show the two vinyl I ripped per a suggestion from Josef (Austria) while getting lucky with two vinyl rips from youtube and the three 5 American CD's were converted to MP3 from Kostas great post at Urban Aspirines blogspot.  Have really been hitting the country rock theme hard whilst I have suggestions and here's the Discogs:  Real Name: Michael Lee Rabon

Profile: (April 16, 1943 – February 11, 2022) was an American musician. He was the lead guitarist and lead singer of the 1960s hit group The Five Americans, and was co-writer of the group's hits including "Western Union" and "I See the Light".

https://bestfile.io/en/TAJY27lQ1dik1I7/file

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS - This Is New! LP 65 w The Best Of LP 66 w Go Ahead And Cry LP 66 w Soul And Inspiration LP 66 w Souled Out LP 67 w Standards LP 68 w One For The Road [Live] LP 68 w Home Mix greatest hits tape

REPOST and ADD ON:  Well here are the seven vinyl I bragged about finding at my last trip to Goodwill on my bike and so am adding them to an old cassette rip I had from my high school buddy that has all the best songs and versions (the songs without the 'The" in front).  Such classics that little Bobby creates his radical high-note stylings to like 'Unforgiven"  or the great one "(You're My) Soul & Inspiration".  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/en/NxrGfNiHWtLa5yf/file

VA - THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN 2LP 76 77

 Was excited to find out about this album from a cheap add on so went and got a better copy.  Any compilation with Rim Shots and Crown Heights Affair was right down my line of interest for sure!  I left each side uncut as the songs ran together as a jam but at the same time included the cut songs as well.  Artists include:  Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, Jakki, Lou Courtney-Buffalo Smoke, Bay City Rollers, Double Exposure, Salsoul Orchestra, Stratavarious, Donna Summer, Faith, Hope & Charity, D.C. LaRue, Garry Glitter, Marilyn Chambers (haven't heard that name in awhile!), Carol Douglas (Carl's wife?? Just kidding), Whirlwind, Camouflage, Ritchie Family, Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band, Kool & The Gang, Candi Staton, Norman Conners (will rip his pile eventually) and The Spinners.

https://bestfile.io/h4vLw9R2QTQ0OcQ/file

VA - BEST LOVED DANCES VOL. 1 tape

 For the weekly cassette rip, this will also double as the weekly classical offering.  It's actually pretty cool for a rare classical compilation as it has just the meat of the songs for perusal.  Includes:  STRAUSS, BRAHMS, TCHAIKOVSKY, LISZT, RAVEL, SAINT-SAENS, GRIEG, PONCHIELLI, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, DVORAK, BORODIN, ENESCO, FAURE, FATTA, ROCCERINI and CHABRIER!

https://bestfile.io/SVb2BQae9tE8nPY/file

JESSE "The Body" VENTURA - 12" EP 84 w VA - The Wrestling Album LP 85 w

REPOST and ADD ON:  When I heard about the picture disc above--I had to get!  Still remember the green VENTURA bumper sticker I had on my Pontiac Bonnesville SSE when Jesse first ran for Governor of MN and won!  I think what really gives me bragging rights was that year I moved for a job off monster dotcom in Los Angeles 2002/2003 and before moving back, voted Arnold Schwartzeneggar into office (recently face matched as the same shapeshifting entity as Christopher Walken--yeah shockers come every day in the Tyler Hansen group on meta!).  Here is what I wrote last time for the album:  Well this is close to Halloween anyways on my short post this week to get in time for the holiday.  Includes: my old Governor Jesse who I voted for as well as "Mean" Gene Okerlund who I used to watch on Saturday's early evening growing up on the AWA as my older brother tested out new moves on me like the 'Texas Brain Buster' or "The Drill" uggh!!  Also others I am very familiar with in the later WWF league or who moved over there from AWA such as:  Hulk Hogan, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Hillbilly Jim, Nikolai Volkov, Captain Lou Albano, Junk Yard Dog, Jimmy Hart, W.W.F. All Stars.

https://bestfile.io/dzaxeOmTflG8lby/file

THE BELLAMY BROTHERS - Featuring Let Your Love Flow LP 76 w The Two And Only LP 78 79 w When We Were Boys LP 82 w Wheels 7 85 w Greatest Hits tape 85 w The Best of the Best CD 92

REPOST and ADD ON:  Told you I would be finding more Mellow Rock artists and just got the third picture down as a minimum shipping add on and sure glad I did because it has some cool songs on it.  That is the only new on on this repost.  Per Discogs:  The Bellamy Brothers are an American pop and country music duo consisting of brothers David Milton Bellamy (born September 16, 1950) and Homer Howard Bellamy (born February 2, 1946), from Darby, Florida. Both graduated from University of Florida; Howard with a degree in veterinary medicine and David with a degree in psychology. David was a member of the Accidents in 1967. Both were members of Jericho from 1968-71. Moved to Los Angeles in 1975. Started own Bellamy Brothers label in 1992.

The duo had considerable musical success in the 1970's and 1980's, starting with the release of their crossover hit "Let Your Love Flow" in 1976, a Number One single on the Billboard Hot 100.

REPOSTED (song's separated):  https://bestfile.io/zT0AkfDlbfCAQzY/file

Huckle - Wild Blue Yonder 1976-2013 CD -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Well not much about this release so here is what Discogs provides:            Real Name:  Kelly Cavanagh

Profile:  Born 1954 in Oakville, Ontario

In Groups:  Sodbuster

https://bestfile.io/en/aAMxpT4KmPjFLS0/file

Hunger - Strictly From Hunger w The Lost Album CD 69 99 - cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Well more Psychedelic rock like below posts.  Per Discogs:  Rock band from Portland, Oregon, USA.

Hunger! (the name sometimes given as just Hunger) was a band in the psychedelic rock music scene that flourished on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles in the 1960s.

The band formed 1967 in Portland, Oregon, and later moved to Los Angeles, where they gained a following after opening for groups such as The Doors. They released one album, Strictly From Hunger, in 1968 (reworked and reissued in 1969) and broke up soon after.

https://bestfile.io/en/QMXzGB8KIsZAPdX/file

GALE GARNETT - My Kind Of Folk Songs LP 64

 What a cool record I found at Goodwill as it starts out with an old favorite, "I Know You Rider".  Here is what Discogs says:  Real Name:  Gale Zoë Garnett

Profile:  New Zealand–born Canadian singer, actress and writer.

Best known in the United States for her Grammy-winning folk hit "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" (1965).

Retired from the musical scene since 80s.

Born: July 17, 1942, Auckland, New Zealand

https://bestfile.io/en/q5EJn974wgK0daM/file

DAVE WILKERSON [Author of 'The Cross & The Switchblade'] - Why Kids Go Wrong LP 68

Here a fine collectible for the weekly Jesus Music theme here at DU.  I left the back cover for a short read while getting this at Discogs:  Real Name:  David Ray Wilkerson

Profile: American Christian evangelist and author of the book 'The Cross and the Switchblade'. Brother of Don Wilkerson.

Born May 19, 1931. Died April 27, 2011.

https://bestfile.io/en/a2oZztSf94rVpoN/file

COMATEENS - st LP 81 w Pictures On A String LP 83

REPOST Request:  Well, looks like I am sorely lacking on their other releases so if someone has and wants to help our cause, please post in the comments otherwise I will have to double back to it.  Per Discogs: Comateens were formed in New York in 1978 by Ramona Jan (guitar), Nicholas Dembling (aka Nick O. Teen, Nick North, Nick West) (bass, vocals), and a drum machine. After Lyn Byrd (synthesizer, vocals), Oliver North (guitar, vocals) and Harry Viderci (drums) joined the group, they recorded their first single, The Ramona Jan-penned songs Danger Zone and Elizabeth's Lover (not released at the time) and Diana Dominicci's Cool Chick. Jan left the band in 1980 and Comateens recorded their self-titled debut LP in 1981. The album became a cult favorite among college hipsters, especially the band's remake of “The Munsters Theme". However, the Comateens actually gained a larger following in Europe, wherein the group's quirks – such as the necrophilia tale “Cool Chick" – were more easily digested. The band released two more LPs – 1983's Pictures on a String and 1984's Deal With It – and then split up in 1985. Byrd and Nicholas West (Dembling) eventually reunited in West and Byrd. 

https://bestfile.io/en/W8M8Abm0QHfFM5W/file

BLONDE ON BLONDE - Contrasts CD 68 w Rebirth CD 70 w Reflections On A Life CD 71

 Well doing a double shot 'reflection' on the recent Psychedelic month of August leftovers from a friends meta posts at the group "Psychedelic Psunday" and hadn't heard either group so sharing now.  Per Discogs:  Blonde on Blonde was a guitar-led psychedelic rock group from South Wales (UK), taking their name from the then-new Bob Dylan album of that title. They were spawned in 1967 out of a Welsh blues-rock band called the Cellar Set. In the period of 1969 - 1971 there were several line-up changes and they released three albums.  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/en/2bxgGESQMNxKXBH/file

Eastfield Meadows - st LP 68

 Well, I think I need to join my meta buddies group "Psychedelic Psunday" where I saw this band posted and what a wild one they are!  Here's the Discog's skinny:  California based country-rock band formed in the second half of the 1960's (most likely in Los Angeles). The lineup consisted of John Bierber, David Carpenter, Wayne Grajeda, Dwight Payne and James Whittemore. Tony Harris is also listed as a member despite not appearing in any band pictures found on the back of their albums and singles. He is believed to have only contributed production credits. Their sound has been compared to The Byrds, among other country-rock contemporaries of the late 1960's, and they were known to blend elements of psychedelia and progressive rock with their sound.  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/en/Ke81TQelo50RClv/file

Plum Nelly - Deceptive Lines LP 71

 Having just come off this type of music theme, thought I would thrust this suggestion from Josef (Austria) to go with.  Per Discogs:  Psychedelic / progressive / blues rock band from New York, USA. The band was managed by Nick and Arnie Ungano, and indeed shared rosters with many popular big-name bands at Ungano's under the moniker "Creedmoor State." They were signed to Capitol Records and became "Plum Nelly" (named after the Booker T & The MG's song "Plum Nellie"). The band recorded their sole album, Deceptive Lines, at Capitol East from November through December 1970 with producer Ken Cooper. After touring the US, the band relocated to Los Angeles, California in 1974, replacing bassist Bob Feit with John Murphy and vocalist Ric Prince with Kenny Kerr. They remained there until their disbandment in 1976.  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/en/aSPFMDrO9L52BxP/file

THE FABULOUS RHINESTONES - st CD 72 11 w Freewheelin' LP 73 w The Rhinestones CD 75 11

REPOST Request:  Josef (Austria) had singled out their first album shown and with all the country rock flying around thought I should repost it for you all!  Per Discogs:  The Fabulous Rhinestones were an R&B-based band formed in San Francisco in 1971 by ex-Illinois Speed Press guitarist/singer Kal David and ex-Electric Flag (and Bob Dylan, Al Kooper, and Miles Davis) bassist Harvey Brooks. They moved to Woodstock, NY, where they played with members of the Band and some of their own fellow Chicago bluesmen, including Paul Butterfield, and were signed by producer Michael Lang -- the co-producer of the Woodstock festival -- to his own Just Sunshine label. The group cut three LPs over the next three years, all of which received critical raves without selling in huge numbers -- they also got considerable exposure playing on the same bill with the Allman Brothers, Stevie Wonder, and the Doobie Brothers, but their most visible gig was probably playing a 1971 antiwar rally in New York with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. They split up in the mid-'70s and David later played with Etta James, Al Kooper, and Johnny Rivers. The Fabulous Rhinestones' work has been compiled for reissue on CD in Japan in the 21st century.

https://bestfile.io/en/HCStZTVHxJX2Wyt/file

TIME BANDITS - st CD 82 w 7s w Tracks LP 83 w Fiction LP 85 86 w Greatest Hits CD 14 w As Life CD 03 w Out Of The Blue CD 12

Well the Y-nonomous request just needed the 'Tracks" album so I went fetch for the others to add to my initial two vinyl rips for this Dutch band who have really become popular it seems and for good reason.  Here is a blurb from Wiki:  Time Bandits was formed in 1981 by Alides Hidding, who wrote most of the songs and sang lead vocals. Other band members were Marco Ligtenberg (keyboards), Guus Strijbosch (bass) and Dave van den Dries (drums). Time Bandits had hits on the American dance charts (Dance Club Songs) with the number 6 dance hit "Live It Up" in 1982 and "I'm Only Shooting Love", which peaked at number 2 in 1985.

By the mid-1980s, Time Bandits had also achieved success in Australia, where "I'm Only Shooting Love" and "Endless Road" (where its music video was filmed) were both top 10 hits. These singles and other hits such as "Listen to the Man with the Golden Voice", "Dancing on a String" and "I'm Specialized in You" were also successful in the Netherlands, Germany, France and New Zealand (where "I'm Only Shooting Love" hit number one in June 1984).

After moving from Europe to Los Angeles in 1989, Hidding has had his songs recorded by such artists as Jennifer Rush, The Nylons, and various European performers. He has established song-writing collaborations with such writers as Charlie Midnight (producer of Hidding's last album Can't Wait for Another World together with Dan Hartman), Jackie DeShannon, Pamela Phillips Oland, Dwayne Hitchings, Donny Markowitz and Todd Smallwood.

https://bestfile.io/en/bE9JZowscgWfSIh/file