"A Bolha-Um Passo A Frente-1973 Brazil":

This group formed in 1965 as the Bubbles and made their first single in 1966, two versions of hits by the Rolling Stones and the Shakers (a Uruguayan group).They saw the Isle of Wight Festival in England, they decided to re-formulate themselves in a more Brazilian fashion and became A Bolha.

In 1971 came their single "Sem Nada," with co-author, playwright Geraldo Carneiro, who is also a partner of various artists such as Egberto Gismonti, Tom Jobim, Astor Piazzola, Wagner Tiso, and Eduardo Souto Neto, a well-known conductor and producer. Working with Ivan Lins, Simone, and others since '70s, the latter was a runner-up in the VI Festival Internacional da Canção (the famous Brazilian version of the Eurovision Song Contest) and A Bolha won the Best Group Award.

The first LP, Um Passo à Frente, was recorded in 1973, and it's a hard prog rock album with Deep Purple influences (early period).

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"Limonada - S/T-1970 Uruguay":

An amazing record from the free thinking scene in Uruguay at the end of the 60s. A strange mix of styles, but a brilliant one too.

Limonada only ever cut this one record, but it's a real masterpiece, a blend of 60s beat group instrumentation, candomble rhythms and some of the headier styles floating around the Brazilian and Peruvian scenes at the time modes that were experimental, but always playful and are handled here by Limonada in a sound that's instantly appealing, no matter what your language or politics!

The record has a tremendously groovy sound from the very start, slightly psychedelic sound that features lots of weird twists and turns, but always moves back into a straight forward groove in the nick of time.

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"Mike Rozakis -She Knew No Other Way -1973 OST Greece":

During the summer of 1973, director Omiros Efstratiadis was making a crime film called "She Knew No Other Way". The film takes place in the cosmopolitan Greek island of Rhodes where a bunch of hippies spend their holidays seeking an easy and carefree way of life using legal and illegal means in order to get it.

The director needed a film score to match with the psychedelic scenes of the film which where overshadowed by a psychotic mixture of sex and violence. Mike Rozakis was the ideal composer for this film score. Carrying an excellent background in beat music, he managed to filter his influences through the fusion trends of jazz and his classical learning.
There is a wealth of styles throughout the film score. Funky breaks, jazzy grooves, fusion improvising and psychedelic effects. The innovative arrangements are enriched by the skilful performance of the musicians creating a unique avant-garde score.

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"Sun Of Greece-Maura Poulia/O Fonias Ki O Listis-70s single-Greece":

This is a single from a friend of our blog verbalx.

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"Daisy Chain - Straight or Lame -1967 US":

The Daisy Chain were one of the few Female rock bands of the 60's.Hailing from southern California, the quartet cut an album of mostly original material in the summer of 1967, which was released later that year by United International.This album includes 12 tracks and the girls play all their own instruments, guitars, bass, drums, organ, the occassional fuzztone and sometimes horns and flute.

The Daisy Chain are primarily interesting because of the novelty of a girl group recording a set of vaguely trippy, mildly swinging psych pop in 1967.Two of the members, Rosemary and Shel Le (as Shele Pinizzotto) later went into the all female hard rock trio "Birtha" who released two albums in 1972 and '73.

Members:

Rosemary Lane (vocals, guitar, bass guitar)

Shel Le (vocals, guitar)
Dee Dee Lea (vocals, flute, harmonica, percussion)
Camille (vocals, piano, organ)

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"Donald Byrd -Up with Donald Byrd -1964 US":

Trumpeter Donald Byrd took a brief vacation from Blue Note to record this one album for Verve, with the top sidemen as tenors Stanley Turrentine and Jimmy Heath, pianist Herbie Hancock and guitarist Kenny Burrell.

Byrd plays pop tunes and most of the songs has a vocal group, "The Donald Byrd Singers."

The arrangements by Claus Ogerman, Byrd and Hancock are good on "House of the Rising Sun," "My Babe" and the album contains a few of Hancock's originals.

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"Ambrose Slade-Beginnings-1969 UK":
One of the most successful British bands of the early '70s, Slade made it to the top of the charts after several years on the road. The band formed in 1966 in Wolverhapton as the In-Betweens. After taking on former Animals bassist Chas Chandler as their manager, they changed their name to Ambrose Slade, then shortened it to Slade.
Around 1967 / 1968 the British band the In-Betweens had built quite a reputation in the Wolverhampton area. They had even played concerts on the continent (Germany and Spain).
With their new name Ambrose Slade, the band's first album presented a couple of coverversion: Marvin Gaye "If This World Were Mine ", The Beatles "Martha My Dear", Steppenwolf " Born To Be Wild " and also Frank Zappa's "Ain't Got No Heart". It's the full Slade line up but in their freak/psych days.
Members:
Jim Lea: bass
Noddy Holders: rhythm guitar
Don Powell: drums
Dave Hill: lead guitar

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"Turkish Delights - Beat, Psych and Garage Ultrararities from Beyond the Sea of Marmara":
So, here is a great compilation featuring beat, psych and garage from Turkey. The album highlights of the early and classic 1966-77 rock periods in Turkey, including giants such as Mavi Isiklar,Baris Manco, Erkin Koray, Mogollar and more. ENJOY!!!
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