Don Brown - I Can't Say No (1977)

Artist: Don Brown
Album: I Can't Say No
Label: First American
Catalog#: 7701
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: Pop Rock
Duration: 00:42:49

 • Side One:
A1. Romance And Magic - 03:44
A2. I Can't Say No - 04:54
A3. Hug On A Thrill - 05:32
A4. Over The Rainbow - 04:21
A5. Hold On - 03:40
 • Side Two:
B1. Tango - 03:51
B2. The Embryo - 01:20
B3. Mother - 03:50
B4. Smart Boy - 04:49
B5. Yesterday Can't Hurt Me - 03:20
B6. Sittin In Limbo - 03:23

      Producer by Donald Brown
      Engineer, Sound Effects - Win Kutz 

Personel:
Don Brown - Percussion, Vocals
Donald Brown - 12 String Guitar, Background Vocals
David Jackson - Organ, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Vibraphone, Background Vocals
Chris "Zippy" Leighton - Drums, Tabla
George Peckman, Tanya - Voices
Luis Peralta - Percussion
Grant Reeves - Electric Piano, Saxophone
Denise Rozelle, Evie Sands - Background Vocals
Murl Allen Sanders - Harmonica
Lawrence Sieberth - Piano, Synthesizer
Garrett Smith - Bass, Back Vocals

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Corliss - Corliss (1972 Natural Resources)

Artist: Corliss
Album: Corliss
Label: Natural Resources
Catalog#: NR 103L
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1972
Genre: Rock, Folk & Country Rock
Duration: 00:26:55

• Another of producer Tom Wilson’s discoveries while he was in a executive position at Motown’s subsidiary label Natural Resources. Corliss Nelson’s lone album is a pleasant mix of folk, pop and rock that displays Nelson’s talents on vocals, acoustic guitar and violin. His approach at times reminds me a bit of what Paul Simon or Paul McCartney. a style later accomplished on their solo efforts. The songs, all originals, are augmemted with lovely string and brass arrangements by Roger Janotta and Pat Rhodes respectively.

 • Side One:
A1. The Way I Live - 02:30
A2. I Look At Your Face - 02:59
A3. Bitter Sweet Sorrow - 02:12
A4. Anything Goes - 02:43
A5. I Like The Way You Are - 02:41
 • Side Two:
B1. Four Leaf Clover - 02:00
B2. She's Back - 02:30
B3. Way Back - 02:00
B4. Let Me Begin - 02:55
B5. Hang Nail - 02:25
B6. Love To You - 02:11

      Executive Producer – Tom Wilson
      Producer by John Wagner 

Personel:
Corliss Nelson - Acoustic Guitar, Violin, Vocals
Carl Silver & Ralph Gonzalez - Drums
Rolanda Baca & Nester Eaton - Electric Guitar
Chuck Klingbeil - Organ & Piano
Jack Kane and Bob Barran - Bass
Joe Phillips - Vibes

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Art Of Music - Hello And Farewell (1971 Buttercup Records)

Artist: Art Of Music
Album: Hello And Farewell
Label: Buttercup Records
Catalog#: BLP 6
Format: Vinyl, LP Album
Released: 1971
Country: Sweden
Genre: Rock
Format: FLAC (track+.cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Duration: 00:36:52

• This LP was recorded in Malmoe on April 17th 1971 and it was released on Buttercup Records on May 29th 1971. All the tracks were recorded on a Tandberg 64X tape recorder in stereo - although released only in mono..

 • Side One:
A1. Shuffle (Art Of Music) - 02:26
A2. Summertime (George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin) - 03:35
A3. White House (Eric Burdon) - 04:25
A4. Baby Blue (Art Of Music) - 02:32
A5. Tired of Waiting (Ray Devies) - 06:35
 • Side Two:
B1. Sunny (Bobby Hebb) - 02:35
B2. Anytime (Rick Nelson) - 04:22
B3. The City (Art Of Music) - 03:05
B4. Black Night Ride (Art Of Music) - 07:13

      Prodeced by Staffan Ollson

Personel:
Anders Andersson - guitar
Swante Bobeck - organ, piano, guitar
Olle Franchelli - bass
Lars Andersson - drums, percussion

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Footloose - Footloose (1980 Mustard)

Artist: Footloose
Album: Footloose
Label: Mustard Records
Catalog#: M 1003
Format: Vinyl, LP Album
Released: 1980
Country: Canada
Genre: AOR / Blue Eyed Soul
Duration: 00:36:17

• Formed in 1979, this Edmonton band came out of the cabaret dance scene as evidenced by their groove-oriented, hook-laden recordings. Footloose released one album and several singles, which were recorded at Damon Studios for independent Mustard Records (distributed by RCA in Canada). The group scored a Top10 hit in Canada with the ballad "Leaving For Maui". Follow-up singles kept the band busy but Feehan left to pursue a solo career in 1982 and Footloose eventually split up that year. Tim Feehan would go on to a successful three albums solo career and is now a producer for the likes of 1980's teen idol, Tiffany, in Los Angeles. (jam.canoe.ca).

 • Side One:
A1. Leaving For Maui (Tim Feehan & Doug Buck) - 03:28
A2. Just Enough Love (Tim Feehan & Doug Buck) - 03:29
A3. Dancin' Feelin' (Tim Feehan & Doug Buck) - 03:32
A4. It'll Take Some Time (Tim Feehan) - 03:45
A5. Put On The Dog (Tim Feehan & Doug Buck) - 04:19
 • Side Two:
B1. Time Is Right (Tim Feehan) - 04:09
B2. Jamie (Tim Feehan) - 05:19
B3. Line-Ups (Tim Feehan & Doug Buck) - 04:27
B4. Thanks I Needed That (Tim Feehan) - 03:45

      Recorded & Mixed at Damon Sound Studios, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
      Produced by Garry McDonall & Footloose
      Engineers: Gary McDonall & Rick Erickson
      Mixed by Garry McDonall & Footloose

Personel:
Dwayne Feland - Drums
Terry Medd - Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Tim Feehan - Lead & Background vocals
George Goodall - Bass
Curt Smith - Keyboards & Synthesizer Arrangements
Additional musicians:
Brenda Jackson - Background vocals on "Jamie" & "Time Is Right"
Brian Feland - Percussion
P.J. Perry - Alto Sax
Trevor Dunn, Doug Jenson - Guitar
Ted Boroweicki - Fender Rhodes
Rick Erickson - Bass
Violins - James Keene, Tom Johnson, Broderyck Olson,
Marlin Wolfe, Mary Cockell & Dolores Vann
Viola - Evan Verchomin
Cello - Colin Ryan

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Larry Hart, Hart & Soul - One Day More (1979 Genesis Records)

Artist: Larry Hart, Hart & Soul
Album: One Day More
Label: Genesis Records
Catalog#: 131821
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk/Soul, Pop, Disco, Ballad
Duration: 00:38:05

 • Side One:
A1. Openers - 02:10
A2. I Love You - 03:11
A3. I'll Keep Holding On - 04:31
A4. Just As I Am - 02:13
A5. Jesus Loves Me - 01:32
A6. Armageddon: The Pinal Battle - 04:25
 • Side Two:
B1. One More Day - 05:11
B2. Beyond Imagination - 05:04
B3. Born Again - 04:07
B4. Hallelujah - 03:05
B5. Enders - 00:35

      Pressed by Nashville Record Productions
      Producer by Larry Hart, Toni Aileen Hart 

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Jake Trout & The Flounders - I Love to Play (1998 EMI-Capitol)

Artist: Jake Trout & The Flounders
Album: I Love to Play
Label: EMI-Capitol Entertainment
Catalog#: 21864
Format: CD Album
Released: April 21, 1998
Country: US
Genre: Rock, Pop Rock
Duration: 00:43:06

 • Tracklist:

01. First Tee - Leonard Nimoy - 00:07
02. I Love To Play - 03:36
03. I Want In - Glenn Frey - 00:18
04. Struggler's Blues - 03:55
05. So That's What Happened - Stephen Stills & Graham Nash - 00:33
06. Love The One You Whiff - 03:12
07. They Owe It All To Me - Arnold Palmer - 00:12
08. Play The Senior Tour - 02:55
09. Singing Birdies - Chi Chi Rodriguez - 00:10
10. Low Riser - 03:15
11. It's A Fish Thang - Darius Rucker - 00:16
12. I Just Wanna Cry - 05:06
13. Roadie Life With Carl The Groundskeeper - Bill Murray - 00:25
14. It'd Be Good (To Just Make Par) - 05:35
15. A Load Off My Mind - Alice Cooper - 00:13
16. I'm On 18 - 03:05
17. Reflections Of Harry The Security Guard - Clint Eastwood - 00:09
18. Get It To The Hole - 03:48
19. Who's The Man - John Daly - 00:05
20. Metal Wood - 03:00
21. Size Is Everything - Greg Norman - 00:09
22. Time To Let It Fly - 03:45
23. The 18th Green - Leonard Nimoy - 02:05

      Audio Mixer by Eddie DeLena.
      Recording information: Music Grinder; Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA.
      White Horse Portland, OR.Photographer: Mark Hanauer.
      Engineer, Mixing by Eddie DeLena
      Assistant Engineer by Tim Lauber, James Saez

Personel:
Glenn Frey - vocals, guitar
Darius Rucker, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills - vocals
Mark Lye - guitar, background vocals
Robert A. Arbittier - keyboards
Tim Luce - bass guitar
Tom Werman - percussion, background vocals
Jess Harnell, Kevin Cronin, Suzi Carr, Tom Kelly - background vocals
Flounders:
Peter Jacobsen, Payne Stewart
Additional personnel includes:
Leonard Nimoy, Bill Murray, Clint Eastwood, Greg Norman,
John Daly, Alice Cooper, Kevin Cronin

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Toro - Banana Split (1977 Scramble)

Artist: Toro
Album: Banana Split
Label: Scramble
Catalog#: SRL 910.001-H
Format: Vinyl, LP, Reissue
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1977
Genre: Rock, Latin, Funk / Soul
Duration: 00:38:27

 • Side One:
A1. Ramona - 04:04
A2. Small Folk Reservation - 03:03
A3. Fields Of Laughter - 04:42
A4. Falling In Love - 03:13
A5. Like The Sun - 05:48
 • Side Two:
B1. Michaela - 04:24
B2. Cabo Rojo - 03:01
B3. Nena - 03:58
B4. Going To Borinquen - 07:49

      Recorded at Good Vibrations.
      Remixed at Electric Lady Studios.
      Recorded by Alan Manger
      Copyright and Distributed by Dureco
      Producer by Harvey Averne
      Mastered by Al Brown 

Personel:
Andy Sanchez - Lead Vocals
Larry Harlow - Keyboards
Steve Napoleoni Monge - Lead Guitar
Eddie Perez - Bass
Felix Tollinchi - Rhythm Guitar
Paul Alicea - Timbales
John Headsley Down - Drums
Frankie Mallabe - Congas

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Mushroom - Freedom You're A Woman (1978)

Artist: Mushroom
Album: Freedom You're A Woman
Label: Vulcan Records
Catalog#: V-911
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Rock, Hard Boogie
Duration: 00:35:53

• Based in Brooklyn, Mushroom featured the talents of singer/guitarists Frank Annunziata and Mike Falcone, bassist Michael Calaci, and drummer Joe Tomek. The band apparently managed to attract a local audience playing throughout the New York City club circuit and in 1978 they released a self-financed album. Co-produced by the band and Nick Schiralli (who co-wrote most of the material), "Freedom You're a Woman" was an odd offering. Largely penned by producer Schrialli and Annunziata, the collection actually sounded like it was recorded by two different bands. At one end of the spectrum, tracks like the lead off 'Rock n' Roll Man', 'Comin' for You', and the Falcone-penned 'Gulf of Mexico' offered up gritty bar band rockers (the latter with some nice Allman Brothers-styled twin lead guitar). Competent, though nothing you hadn't heard before - they probably sounded a whole lot better after a couple of beers. At the other end of the spectrum, 'Lose Control', the ballad 'Sometimes' , and 'We Were Lovers' offered up radio-ready AOR numbers that would have sounded right at home along with the likes of Southern California acts like Jay Ferguson, Journey, or Pablo Cruise. Better than most small label projects, but most folks can probably live without it ...
• The group's career seems to have come to an end in one of the odder stories I've come across. The group was running a sound check for an evening performance at the Mercer Arts Center located in Broadway Central Hotel when they were told to stop since the resulting vibrations were generating massive cracks throughout the structure. The band evacuated the building, only to see it collapse, killing several people and destroying all of their equipment and their panel truck. - BadCat.

 • Side One:
A1. Rock N' Roll Man - 5:16
A2. Lose Control - 3:17
A3. Gulf Of Mexico - 6:45
A4. Comin' For You - 3:00
 • Side Two:
B1. Juicy Mama - 3:47
B2. Sometimes - 3:52
B3. We Were Lovers - 5:46
B4. Freedom You're A Woman - 3:55
   Bonus Track:
- Cosmic Dance (single) - 4:56

      Published By – Amanita Muscaria
      Phonographic Copyright (p) – Vulcan Records
      Producer – Mushroom, Nick Schiralli 

Personel:
Guitar, Vocals – Frank Annunziata, Mike Falcone
Bass – Adam Calaci
Drums, Percussion – Joe Tomek

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Ursula Creek - Ursula Creek (1976)

Artist: Ursula Creek
Album: Ursula Creek
Label: Richard Luft Music
Catalog#: 760546
Format: Vinyl, LP, Private Pressing
Country: US
Genre: Rural Hard Rock
Duration: 00:39:31

• "According to Webster" or, more specifically, according to his geographical distionary, Ursula Creek does not exist. If it did, it would be neatly sandwiched between Urso (see Osuna) and Urupan, which every one knows and loves as that charming little town just east of the new volcanoe of Paricutin in southwest Mexico. Further confusing the issue is the established fact that, in reality, Ursula Creek is actually a part of San Jose, Illinois - pronounced (of course) Saint Joe's!
• As you may have guessed by now, Ursula Creek is no ordinary animal. Ursula Creek is not just a carbon copy of every other bew band. Ursula Creek is a unique entity. While Webster may claim Ursula Creek is nowhere, your own independent study of the carefully modulated vinyl artifact contained here in will reveal that, musically, Ursula Creek is right where you want is to be. Enjoy. - Michael J. Sullivan.

 • Side One:
A1. Callin' My Name - 04:12
A2. Dying For You - 04:00
A3. Until The Music Ends - 03:01
A4. Pictures Of Red Roses - 03:45
A5. Movement G - 04:55
 • Side Two:
B1. Will You Shine - 03:17
B2. Gypsy On The Road - 03:20
B3. Rainy Days - 04:25
B4. Have You Got The Time - 04:09
B5. Highlights Of The World - 04:20

      Produced by Jerry Grightman
      Engineer by Tom Byler

Personel:
Ed Culbertson - Drums, Lead Vocals 
Kenny Kastner - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Gene Singley - Bass, Backing Vocals
Steve Voss - Keyboards, Backing Vocals

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Jim Pulte - Out the Window (1972)

Artist: Jim Pulte
Album: Out the Window
Label: United Artists Records
Catalog#: UAS-5579
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Release: 1972
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul
Duration: 00:30:41

 • Side One:
A1. All Uphill From Here - 03:25
A2. Anything - 03:04
A3. My Heart's On Sweet Rollene - 02:48
A4. Cry, Sing And Laugh - 03:30
A5. Point Me Home - 03:00
 • Side Two:
B1. The Goose Flew Back - 03:21
B2. Reno Street Incident - 03:58
B3. Big Times - 02:46
B4. Old Time Junkie - 02:54
B5. Out The Window - 03:05

      Recorded at Village Recorder, CA.
      Produced by Jesse Ed Davis & Jim Pulte

Personel:
Jim Pulte - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano
Jesse Ed Davis - Guitars, Banjo, Back-up Vocals
Leland Sklar - Electric Bass
Jim Keltner - Drums
Mac Rebennac - Piano
Larry Knechtel - Piano, Organ
Buddy Emmons - Pedal Steel Guitar
Bobby Bruce - Fiddle
Ben Sidran - Piano, Organ, Clavinette
Frank Hoffman - Congas, Bells
Joe Zagarino - Tangerine
John Martin - Background Vocals
Joe Davis - Bariton Sax
Jamie Gordon - Tenor Sax, Clarinet
Jerry Jumonville - Alto Sax

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David Elliott - David Elliott (1972 Atlantic)

Artist: David Elliott
Album: David Elliott
Label: Atlantic
Catalog#: K 40374
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1972
Genre: Rock, Pop Rock, Soft Rock
Duration: 00:34:27

• 11 tracks, studio recordings. Starting with "Kid's stuff" and ending with "Open the door". All tracks written by David Elliott. Produced by Mick Grabham (Procol Harum). Music is a mix art rock-classic rock fused with blues, folk and psychedelic elements (depending on the track). Classical music elements are also present on two tracks. Lots of acoustic and electric guitars throughout. Possibly, the closest similarities as sound would be the British artists Audience and Nick Drake. Superb recordings and sounding album.

 • Side One:
A1. Kid's Stuff - 03:01
A2. If I Were You - 02:26
A3. Lover - 04:08
A4. The Love You Put On Yesterday - 03:11
A5. You Better Move - 04:38
 • Side Two:
B1. Dear Mary - 02:36
B2. Down To My Last Dime - 02:31
B3. The Invisible Man - 01:58
B4. The Rich Man's Love Story - 02:41
B5. Some - 03:15
B6. Open The Door - 03:31

      This Album is dedicated to Mikhail Strabo
      Published by Blue Mountain Ltd.
      Producer by Mick Grabham
      Tinting by Maurice Tate
      Cover by Hipgnosis

Personel:
Guitar, Bass, Vocals – David Elliott
Guitar, Piano – Caleb Quaye
Bass – Rick Wills
Bass, Vocals – Dee Murray
Drums – Chris Karan, Dave Mattacks, Roy O. Temro
Drums, Vocals – Nigel Olsson
Guitar – Albert Lee, Mick Grabham, Tim Renwick
Piano – Francis Monkman
Steel Guitar – B.J. Cole

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