J.S.D. Band - Country Of The Blind (1970)

Country Of The Blind is the Debut Album by the Scottish Celtic Rock Band J.S.D. Band.
The J.S.D. part of the name comes from the initials of the three former members of the Band, who formed J.S.D. Band in Glasgow, Scotland in 1969. They played the Folk Circuits in Glasgow, as most Bands from the time did. Their Debut was released in 1970, by Regal Zonophone, a subsidiary of EMI. It managed to reach National interest and grabbed the attention of one particular person, whose opinion was very well regarded, DJ John Peel. DJ John Peel would later write the sleeve notes for their next two Albums. Country Of The Blind, is composed mostly of Irish, Scottish, American and some English Traditional songs, but also some Original compositions. They were invited to play in several TV Shows including Old Grey Whistle Test, Radio 1 "In Concert" and the John Peel Show. They played for several musicians and Bands such as Status Quo, Sly and the Family Stone, Johnny Winter and Lou Reed, and some of the musicians participated on the recording of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust... The Band would end in 1974, after 5 years together, leaving their name in the history of the Folk Revival movement.
Best Tracks - "Country Of The Blind", "Cooleys", "Nancy-Jenny Picking Cockles", "Wonders Of Nature", "Don't Think Twice It's All Right", "Darling Corey" and "Cousin Caterpillar". The Cover is very Banal but it manages to grab our attention an it does look like it is different from the others while it is not.

J.S.D. Band:
- Jim Divers - Guitar, Cello, Bass.
- Colin Finn - Percussion, Glockenspiel.
- Des Coffield - Piano, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals.
- Sean O'Rourke - Fiddle, Banjo, Vocals, Guitar.
- Chuck Fleming - Fiddle.

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Tim Hollier - Tim Hollier (1970)

Tim Hollier is the Second Album by the English Folk Musician Tim Hollier.
An undeservedly forgotten Folk Musician, Tim Hollier came to London to study Graphic Arts, after studying Arts on high-school and quickly got involved in the Folk scene going on there. He had played in bands since he was 13, so he was already a quite experienced player. In London he managed to get some gigs as an opening act, playing for the likes of Paul Simon and Jo Ann Kelly. Through some contacts he managed to land a recording contract with the UK division of United Artists Records, which promised at least a steady career in music. The UK division was a lot more Psychedelic, underground oriented than the big American branch, and they released his Debut in 1968. Although it did not grab much attention in England, it gained some exposure on BBC and in America. In 1969 he would change Labels and go to Fontana Records and release this Album in the Summer of 1970 and as his Third and last Album, Sky Sail, never sold. He then decided to quit making music and dedicated his time to produce others Albums, creating a Label called Songwriters Workshop.
Best Tracks - "Seagull's Song", "Llanstphan Hill", "Evolution", "Would I Sing", "It's Raining And It's Cold" and "Evening Song". The Cover-Art is amazing, it has to be one of the best covers I've seen in quite a while. Really Psychedelic and Far-out. Various sorts of veins (at least i think of veins when i see it) of the most various colours and a human face being covered by them.

There is no information on the Personnel of this Album.

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The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)

Something Else by The Kinks is the Fifth Album by the English Rock Band The Kinks.
From now on every Album by The Kinks was produced by Ray Davies himself. Producer Shel Talmy, who had previously participated in the recording of the whole discography of The Kinks (until 1967) was discarded during the recording of Something Else By The Kinks, and Davies assumed the control, even though later he said that he shouldn't have done it, and that he was scared of his capacities of Producing music. Some of the songs for their next Album, The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, were recorded in the midst of the initial recordings of Something Else... in 1966, they were ended in the summer of 1967 after some extensive touring. It sold poorly in both the UK and in the USA. In the UK the Album was released at the same time as some compilations of previous hits and in the USA, the fact that most of the songs were based on Britain and they were banned from the Television and live shows prevented them from getting their Album divulged. Something Else By The Kinks is now a classical recording, and considered to be one of the best works by The Kinks.
Best Tracks - "Death Of A Clown", "Two Sisters", "Harry Rag", "Love Me Till The Sun Shines", "Afternoon Tea" and "Waterloo Sunset". The cover art is completely hideous and uninteresting, i won't even bother talking about it.

The Kinks:
- Ray Davies – Lead-Vocals, Rhythm-Guitar, Harmonica.
- Dave Davies – Lead-Guitar, 12 String Guitar, Vocals.
- Pete Quaife – Bass, Back-Vocals.
- Mick Avory – Drums, Percussion.

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The Savage Resurrection - The Savage Resurrection (1968)

The Savage Resurrection is the First and Only Album by the American Psychedelic Rock Band The Savage Resurrection.
The Savage Resurrection was formed in 1967 in San Francisco, in the midst of the Summer Of Love. They signed to Mercury Label and released this Album in 1968, produced by Abe "Voco" Kesh, who had already worked with Harvey Mandel and Blue Cheer (The Guitarist, Randy Hammon is the cousin of Paul Whaley, from Blue Cheer). Shortly after the release the Bassist and the Singer left the band, but even after that they managed to do a small tour in the Midwest of America, with replacement musicians. They were all very young at the time, and from what we can hear from this Album, they could have gone far, but they wasted it for nothing. I don't really know why the Members who left left, but it wasn't a good choice if not for a very severe problem.
Best Tracks - "Thing in E", "Tahitian Melody", "Jammin", "Remlap's Cave, Pt. 2", "Appeal To The Happy" and "Expectations". The cover on this one is a real Psychedelic 60's cover. Full of colours and the design that most bands used at the time. It is not original, but it is very good nonetheless.

The Savage Resurrection:
- Bill Harper - Vocals.
- Randy Hammon - Lead Guitar.
- John Palmer - Guitar.
- Steve Lage - Bass.
- Jeff Myer - Drums.

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Barclay James Harvest - Barclay James Harvest (1970)

Barclay James Harvest is the Debut Album by the English Progressive Rock Band Barclay James Harvest.
They signed to the EMI together with Pink Floyd, and were sent to Harvest Label a EMI subsidiary at the same time as them. Formed in 1966 from two high school bands, Barclay James Harvest was created. Following the growing influence of the Progressive movement they released their first Single in 1968 and in 1970 after the Label change they released their self-titled first Album. It is today seen as a pearl of the Progressive movement, but at the time it failed to chart or grab any attention. They can't be blamed for not trying, they released another two Albums the next year, the first one being considered as a very boring and uninteresting listen and the second one and the one released in 1972 failing again to meet any public interest. The went on an Unsuccessful Tour to the US and in 1973 they left EMI and signed to Polydor which increased their sales a lot. After this they managed to grab some attention and finally they managed to create a solid base of Fans.
Best Tracks - "Taking Some Time On", "Mother Dear", "The Sun Will Never Shine" and "The Iron Maiden". The cover-art resembles a lot the Church's stained glass. It is not very interesting though, and it doesn't quite relate to the inside.

Barclay James Harvest:
John Lees – Vocals, Guitar.
Les Holroyd – Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Cello.
Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme – Vocals, Mellotron, Keyboards, Guitar, Harmonica.
Mel Pritchard – Drums, Percussion.

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