The Dillards - Wheatstraw Suite LP 68 w Tribute To The American Duck LP 73 w Back Porch Bluegrass CD 63 w Live...Almost CD 64 w [With Byron Berline] Pickin' & Fiddlin' CD 65 w Copperfields CD 70 w Roots And Branches CD 72

 Want to feature the vinyl I have pictured in the first two pictures that I had found at Goodwill long ago because they definitely are the sanctified platters but I have to wonder who the Grace Slick style singer is since they don't show her on the cover (at least I don't think so but could be a mislabel on the vinyl since I had trouble splitting songs on side 2 of Wheatstraw...anybody...Beuhler?).  I listed the other stuff from youtube last to keep a focus on how cool the vinyl sounds to me.  Per Discogs:  US progressive bluegrass and country rock group based in Los Angeles, California.

The group was originally based around singer-guitarist Rodney Dillard, and his banjo playing brother Doug Dillard, who both grew up in Salem, Missouri. Accompanying the brothers were mandolin player Dean Webb (2) and bassist Mitch Jayne. In 1962 the group moved to Los Angeles, where they met producer Jim Dickson, and secured a record deal with Elektra, eventually releasing five albums for the label. In 1967, Doug left the group and hooked up with Gene Clark, recording two albums as Dillard & Clark. After Doug's departure, banjo player, singer and songwriter Herb Pedersen joined the group, and they shifted to a more country rock style. The group had several more lineup changes in the 1970s, recording for the Anthem, Poppy, and Flying Fish labels. The group continued performing well into the 1990s, with Doug and Rodney also releasing albums with John Hartford.

https://bestfile.io/en/m6vMMRObcwbhmtA/file

BRETT PETERSON - TOUCHING DOWN LP 81

 This one for you Gabe!  Thanks for suggesting it and just in time as only one left on Discogs.  His real name is Brett William Earle Peterson and he is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter with some very original songs I might add!              https://bestfile.io/fNIIq5GKDJgHXTI/file

SESAME STREET - LET YOUR FEELINGS SHOW! LP 77 w 7

 O..K. I mentioned on my last few Sesame Street TV program from my youth that I bought this after that post to get to know some of the other characters which I did but then also found the 7 inch with the B-side called "Hello" that actually does give us the background on all the regulars on the show I had forgot about so mission accomplished!  Enjoy with the kids!

https://bestfile.io/WVtXAPsYgAp82g2/file

ROADMASTER - st LP 76 w Sweet Music LP 78 w Hey World LP 79 w Fortress LP 80

 REPOST Request:  Per Discogs:  Roadmaster is an AOR/hard rock band band from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, that was formed in 1974.  Anybody GOT the Live + 5 CD to share?  There is a final show on youtube that errored out yesterday but could add it later.

https://bestfile.io/en/A6JYd6pbGkwsETS/file

SCARLET RIVERA - st LP 77 w Scarlet Fever LP 78

REPOST Request:  A fiddler from Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue per Discogs:  Real Name: Donna Shea

Profile: American violinist, born 1950 in Joliet, Illinois.

She studied at the Mannes School of Music.

Wish I could add more to this but haven't listened in a while and too busy this week.  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/9yQziS77zgDXC3B/file

Red Rockers - Condition Red LP w CD Bonus 81 w Guns Of The Revolution EP w Good As Gold + Schizophrenic Circus 2CD 95

REPOST Request:  Wow, I didn't know they were from New Orleans home of the Men In Black but kind of makes sense now.  Per Discogs:  New wave - power pop band from New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

Active between 1979 - 1985, they released three albums. They started in 1979 with the short lived names Stunn, James Jett, Derwood, Drummur and The Rat Finks, influenced by The Dils and The Clash. They took their final name by a 1980-released, same-titled song by The Dils. Their cover of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" from their debut album, features Jello Biafra as guest vocalist. In 1983, their original drummer Patrick Butler Jones was replaced by the ex-Stiff Little Fingers drummer Jim Reilly and in 1984 their original guitarist James Singletary was replaced by Shawn Paddock. Their biggest hits are "China" No.53 in U.S. pop charts in 1983, "'Till It All Falls Down", No.45 in U.S. dance charts, remixed by Ivan Ivan in 1983, both produced by David Kahne. Their rendition of P.F. Sloan's classic, originally a hit for Barry McGuire in 1965, "Eve Of Destruction", reached No.54 in U.S. rock tracks chart in 1984 produced by Rick Chertoff and William Wittman. After their break-up in 1985, guitarist - singer John Thomas Griffith formed Cowboy Mouth in 1990, guitarist James Singletary joined the New Orleans-based band Alexander Fly, drummer Jim Reilly and bassist Darren Hill (3) joined Raindogs (2) in 1985. Darren Hill (3) went on to join Klover in the mid-'90s and then he formed the management company Ten Pin Management.

Wow didn't know they swiped the highly regarded drummer of SLF during the Hanx! recording.

https://bestfile.io/en/Rq1sV0ape3HVAhS/file

ROGER WILLIAMS - The Greatest Popular Pianist, The Artist's Choice 2CD 92

 This was a sweet double CD from Goodwill with a ton of his songs on it for peop's like me who like the over-the-top versions of classic tunes that stretch the mind and sink in immediately for humming/whistling material.  Have posted his tunes on compilations in the past but never a full release like this!  Per Discogs:  Real Name: Louis Jacob Weertz

Profile: He was born Louis Jacob Weertz October 1, 1924, the son of a Lutheran minister Rev. Frederick J. Weertz) and a music teacher (Dorothea Bang Weertz), in Omaha, Nebraska, but before his first birthday the family moved to Des Moines, Iowa. He first played the piano at age three.

His first wife, Joy Dunsmoor, bore him three children. After divorcing her, he married again in 1985, to Louise DiCarlo.

In 1955 Williams recorded "Autumn Leaves", the only piano instrumental to reach #1 on Billboard magazine's popular music charts.

Until his death on October 8, 2011 from complications of pancreatic cancer, Williams resided in Encino, California and had recently bought the rights to his Kapp masters from the Universal Music Group.

https://bestfile.io/Z6k7LL6JDnOEP2H/file

WAZMO NARIZ - st 7 78 w The E.P. 7 79 w Checkout 7 79 w Things Aren't Right LP 79 w Tell Me How To Live LP 81 w Yahoo Eeee! 12 EP 86

REPOST Request:  What I wrote last time and per Discogs:  Chicago's finest!  Pure brilliance here with the high voice swings and thoughtful lyrics.  This completes the discography by this Chicago legend.  Django shot is classic too.  Real Name: Larry Grennan

Profile: Wazmo Nariz (born Larry Grennan in Chicago, Illinois) was a quirky new wave singer and songwriter.                 https://bestfile.io/EHVaLHIDo8RKw2u/file

Wes Montgomery - The History Of 2LP 72 w Movin' Along LP 60 w Full House LP 62 w March 6, 1925 - June 15, 1968 LP 68 w A Day In The Life LP 67 w Down Here On The Ground LP 68 w Jazz Masters #14 CD 94

 I guess it was on a business trip where I was listening to a radio station that was primarily focused on playing the music of Wes as main content with a few others that got me to start grabbin' vinyl when I used to go to record stores and even had to take the dish soap out to clean off mold from the fourth one down that must have came out right after he died so early having the dates on it.  Per Discogs:  

Real Name: John Leslie Montgomery   Profile: American jazz guitarist.

Born: 6 March 1923 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

Died: 15 June 1968 (sudden heart attack) in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (aged 45).

Wes is known for the use of his thumb rather than a plectrum; his trademark use of octaves in both melody and improvisation; his highly original melodic and rhythmic imagination.

Brother of the pianist and vibraphonist Buddy Montgomery (1930–2009), and of the bassist Monk Montgomery (1921–1982).

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

Ferris Wheel - Supernatural Girl CD 74 - cc

 TOP 100 RARE:  O.K. back into the series here with this private press U.K. folk band.  Beyond that I haven't listened to it yet and so will use this text from Discogs release post:

Enjoy!  https://bestfile.io/dgNArnY1EXrwZBj/file

The Rain Parade - Emergency Third Rail Power Trip bw Explosions In The Glass Palace CD rip w Beyond The Sunset LP and Tape 85 rip w Crashing Dream LP 85 w Various Live Boots Atlanta, GA 85 w Perfume River CD 02 w Demolition CD 02 w Riverside Studios 5-19-85 w Columbus, OH 11-11-85 w Rainy Day - st CD 94

RAINY DAY - st CD 94
 

REPOST Request:  I find myself still going to youtube after the pedal home from work and listening to one of my favorite Paisley Underground bands listening to 'Talking In My Sleep" or 'Kaleidoscope" or You Are My Friend or some other of the many great psychedelic songs that I was introduced to right after they moved from playing "The Cave" in Northfield, MN where I also moved from out of state.  But that makes sense since I favor 'The Big Lebowski" style of dude rock vocalists.  Added some live stuff long ago from who knows where and hadn't posted 'Demolition" before as I had that and the later band Rainy Day in my files to add here now.  Enjoy a favorite band!  Oh yeah, an old quote from critic Jim DeRogatis from his book 'Turn On Your Mind:  Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock [2003]:  'Emergency Third Rail Power Trip' is not only the best album from any of the Paisley Underground bands, it ranks with the best psychedelic rock efforts from any era!!!  How 'bout them apples?!!!

https://bestfile.io/en/4QWTmaKQhp9vZEQ/file

https://bestfile.io/en/4QWTmaKQhp9vZEQ/file

Jonesy - Masquerade - The Dawn Years Anthology 2CD 72 73 07 w Ricochet 72-73 CD - cc

 COLLECTORS CHOICE:  The Anthology CD from Rockasteria defunct blogspot should have all the songs from the albums shown.  Found this band while researching for the Alan Bown Set post (P.S. Jon helped me identify the Alan Bown! album version from the USA with Jess Roden singing on it before his vocals were scrubbed so hang tight for that new rip..it is on the way!).

Per Discogs:  British progressive rock band active in the 1st half 0f 70s.

The band was formed in 1971 in London by John Evan-Jones, hence the name Jonesy. Together with the American-born keyboard player Jimmy Kaleth, then they was joined by David Paull on bass and Jim Payne on drums. After signing with Dawn Records at the end of 1971 the group released "No Alternative" in October 1972. Just before the debut album it was issued a single which had the distinction of being the 1st 45 (and one of only a few) to be released in Quadraphonic. The album failed to chart and David Paull with Jim Payne departed. They were replaced by Evan-Jones brother Gypsy on bass and Richard "Plug" Thomas on drums. The line-up was enhanced still further by the arrival by renowned musician Alan Bown on trumpet and flugelhorn. "Keeping Up" was released in May 1973 with ever growing audience and increased record sales. In November 1973 was released "Growing" that became the biggest selling Jonesy album and the most acclaimed. But the failure to secure more overseas work, particularly in America, along with growing worsening of relations with the record label led Jonesy to the dissolution. Shortly afterwards the Evan-Jones brothers put a new line-up of Jonesy together, bringing in David Potts on drums, Bernard Hagley on electric horns and Ken Elliot on keyboards. Without a record deal they recorded an album at Escape Studios, Egerton, UK, but when it was robbed, the band's guitars and the master tapes were stolen. All that remained of the album were a few cassette copies of the mixes. At this point Jonesy disbanded definitively. The cassette recordings made in 1974 finally saw the light of day on an italian record label as "Sudden Prayers Make God Jump" in 2003. In 2021 the 1974 master tapes were rediscovered, a newly restored version of the album was made and issued on Esoteric Recordings 3-CD compilation "Waltz For Yesterday (The Recordings 1972-1974)".

https://bestfile.io/en/LV1l7ExkNlVj8R3/file

Ian Gomm - Gomm With The Wind LP 79 w What A Blow LP 81 w Summer Holiday CD 78 w The Village Voice CD 82 w Images CD 86

REPOST and ADD ON:  I ripped the first two long ago so just recently added the rest from the defunct 80sonspeed blog that I hadn't even opened yet.  Per Discogs:  Real Name: Ian Robert Gomm

Profile: English singer songwriter, musician, technician and recording engineer, born on 28 March 1947 in Chiswick, West London (UK). Apart from his solo work (e.g. the minor hit Hold On), Gomm is perhaps most famous as rhythm guitarist with Brinsley Schwarz. When the group disbanded in 1975 Gomm moved to Wales, where he set up a recording studio. In addition to producing his own work, Gomm has recorded - among others - The Stranglers, Alexis Korner, Peter Hammill and Amon Duul. His career in later life was aided by his earlier teenage apprenticeship in mechanical and electronic engineering during his 5 years at EMI Records Ltd., in Hayes, Middlesex, UK.

https://bestfile.io/en/gT9K0nSCGIsOBX9/file