Category Archives: Psychedelic

HELP – Self Titled – (MCA / Decca) – 1971

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Franko

There is not a lot of information out there on these guys. There is a very short entry on them in wikipedia and a couple of scattered reviews elsewhere on the net. Everything is a rehash of that. The information … Continue reading →

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(PAUL REVERE & THE) RAIDERS – Collage – (Columbia) – 1970

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Franko

The Raiders had been struggling for the previous  two years to distance themselves from their earlier incarnation, Paul Revere and the Raiders. There was nothing wrong with that, and they were a hell of a band, but they felt that … Continue reading →

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SHAWN PHILLIPS – Bright White – (A&M) – 1973

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Franko

I'm tired. I've just spent the day painting – house painting. Painting is probably the easiest of the trades… Err, wait, I know a few house painters so I probably should qualify that. It's the easiest of the trades in … Continue reading →

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ROAD – Road- (Rare Earth) – 1972

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Franko

Was I ever "really" into 70s hard rock? I was  a kid in the 70s and perhaps too young to appreciate hard rock though it was there on the radio. The first hard rock album I bought was AC/DCs "Back … Continue reading →

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JOHNNY RIVERS – Realization – (Imperial) – 1968

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Franko

I've done Rivers a few times on this blog and I always look forward to his albums. Read the other comments for bio and ravings but, in  brief, I can say that it wasn't always like that. I assumed he … Continue reading →

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EMITT RHODES – The American Dream- (A&M) – 1971

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Franko

By way of biography check what I have said about Emitt Rhodes on this blog in the past and refer to the links below. Emitt Rhodes … one of the great unheralded (though cultishly popular) singers of the 60s and … Continue reading →

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SHAWN PHILLIPS – Second Contribution – (A&M) – 1970

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Franko

I always feel a little dirty when I listen to  hippie music, though I'm not sure what hippie music is. I like Melanie, Brewer & Shipley, Simon & Garfunkel, The Youngbloods, Jefferson Airplane, The Turtles, Donovan, Country Joe, Arlo Guthrie … Continue reading →

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SHAWN PHILLIPS – Contribution – (A&M) – 1970

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Franko

  I’m a late convert to the joys of Shawn Phillips.  Read my other comments on him on this blog. Phillips tended to be associated with "hippie music" and I tended to avoid hippie music in my youth. And even … Continue reading →

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REDEYE – Redeye – (Pentagram) – 1971

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Franko

  I knew very little about this band, and, after consulting the internet I don't know much more.   They do have a wikipedia entry which in toto is: "Redeye was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. The … Continue reading →

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KIM FOWLEY – Outrageous – (Imperial) – 1968

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Franko

  I do not recollect how I ever heard about Kim Fowley but I have about ten of his albums now. His early ones, however, have eluded me in the past. They would inevitably cost a arm and a leg locally and … Continue reading →

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