gOldRockMusic

Friday, 28 October 2016

Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum (1968) (Vinyl Rip)

Year: 1968 (LP 2003)

Label: Akarma Records (Italy), AK 011

Style: Hard Rock

Country: San Francisco, California, USA

Time: 34:12

Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz

Size: 219 Mb

Blue Cheer's debut album was recorded in 1967 at Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, California. In an interview with StonerRock.com, frontman Dickie Peterson explained that "Some songs I wrote have taken 20 years to really complete. And there are other songs like 'Doctor Please' or 'Out of Focus' that I wrote in ten minutes." On "Doctor Please" in particular, Peterson explained that "when I wrote the song (in 1967), it was a glorification of drugs. I was going through a lot of 'Should I take this drug or should I not take this drug? Blah, blah, blah.' There was a lot of soul searching at the time when I wrote that song, and I actually decided to take it. That’s what that song was about and that’s what I sang it about, sort of a drug anthem for me." On the band's cover of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues", Peterson noted that "We kept changing it around and adding/taking bits away. It also has to do with large doses of LSD. (Wikipedia)

01. A1 Summertime Blues (Cochran, Capehart) (03:47)

02. A2 Rock Me Baby (King, Josca) (04:22)

03. A3 Doctor Please (Peterson) (07:52)

04. B1 Out Of Focus (Peterson) (03:57)

05. B2 Parchment Farm (Allison) (05:49)

06. B3 Second Time Around (Peterson) (06:20)

07. B4 All Night Long (Bonus Track) (Kellog) (02:02)

Prelistening Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum 1968 Vinyl Full Album: RapidVideo

RockFile

TurboBit

Friday, 21 October 2016

Family - Bandstand (1972) (Vinyl Rip)

Year: 1972 (LP 1972)

Label: Reprise Records (UK), K54006

Style: Rock

Country: Leicester, England

Time: 38:13

Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz

Size: 217 Mb

Family are an English rock band, active from late 1966 to October 1973, and again since 2013 for a series of live shows. Their style has been characterised as progressive rock, as their sound often explored other genres, incorporating elements of styles such as folk, psychedelia, acid, jazz fusion and rock and roll. The band achieved recognition in the United Kingdom through their albums, club and concert tours and appearances at festivals. (Wikipedia)

01. A1 Burlesque (04:07)

02. A2 Bolero Babe (04:37)

03. A3 Coronation (03:52)

04. A4 Dark Eyes (01:47)

05. A5 Broken Nose (04:12)

06. B1 My Friend The Sun (04:21)

07. B2 Glove (04:52)

08. B3 Ready To Go (04:39)

09. B4 Top of the Hill (05:42)

Prelistening Family - Bandstand 1972 Vinyl Vinyl Full Album: DailyMotion

RockFile

TurboBit

Friday, 14 October 2016

Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra - Bite The Bullet (2016) CD

Year: 2016 (CD 2016)

Label: Axe Attack Records (UK), CDAXE4

Style: Reggae, Ska

Country: UK

Time: 40:26

Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz

Size: 304 Mb

The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra are a British band formed in 2011 by Madness saxophonist Lee Thompson. The band consists of an ever-shifting line-up of ska and reggae-orientated musicians playing classic ska covers. Their debut album was released in 2013.

The band was formed in April 2011 to play a concert at The Regal in Oxford. After being asked to put together a group of musicians for the occasion, Thompson contacted Madness bassist Mark Bedford with the idea of putting together a group to play the old reggae and ska tunes that had inspired them to become musicians. Together, they assembled a group of previous collaborators, including Seamus Beaghan, who had played with Madness after keyboardist Mike Barson's departure; Terry Edwards, who, with Bedford created jazz duo BUtterfield 8; Louis Vause, a member of Thompson's other offshoot band Crunch, and Kevin Burdett, who had also played with Madness during Chris Foreman's hiatus from the band. The positive reception to the gig led to other performances, mostly around London and Brighton (including a support slot with Thompson and Bedford's primary band, Madness, at Butlin's, Minehead in Nov 2012), and an expansion of the line-up.

(Wikipedia)

01. Bite The Bullet (02:53)

02. 30-60-90 (02:25)

03. Feel A Little Better (03:38)

04. Cry To Me (03:05)

05. I'll Be Back (03:10)

06. Hongry (04:03)

07. Western Standard Time (02:36)

08. I Am King (03:25)

09. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (03:05)

10. Step It Up Sister (03:14)

11. Cuss Cuss (03:57)

12. Wickerman (04:49)

RockFile

ABBA - Super Trouper (1980) (Vinyl Rip)

Year: 1980 (LP 1980)

Label: Epic Records (UK), EPC 10022

Style: Pop

Country: Sweden

Time: 42:31

Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz

Size: 277 Mb

Matrix side A: 01-10022-4A-1 UKLH A, side B: 01-10022-3B-1 UKLH A

01. A1 Super Trouper (04:12)

02. A2 The Winner Takes It All (04:56)

03. A3 On And On And On (03:42)

04. A4 Andante, Andante (04:40)

05. A5 Me And I (04:54)

06. B1 Happy New Year (04:26)

07. B2 Our Last Summer (04:20)

08. B3 The Piper (03:28)

09. B4 Lay All Your Love On Me (04:37)

10. B5 The Way Old Friends Do (03:11)

Prelistening ABBA - Super Trouper 1980 Vinyl Vinyl Full Album: VidABC

RockFile

TurboBit

Wednesday, 12 October 2016

Yes - Drama (1980) (Vinyl Rip)

Year: 1980 (LP 1980)

Label: Atlantic Records (Germany), ATL 50 736 (SD 16019)

Style: Symphonic Rock

Country: UK

Time: 36:54

Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz

Size: 252 Mb

Drama is the tenth studio album by the English rock band Yes, released on 18 August 1980 by Atlantic Records. It is their only album to feature Trevor Horn as lead vocalist, following the departure of Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman in March 1980 after unsuccessful recording sessions for a new album in Paris and London. Horn was joined by keyboardist Geoff Downes, his partner in the new wave band The Buggles. Drama was recorded in a short amount of time as a tour was already booked prior to the change in personnel. It marked a departure in the band's musical direction with songs more accessible and aggressive that featured the use of modern keyboards and a vocoder.

(Wikipedia)

01. A1 Machina Messiah (10:25)

02. A2 White Car (01:21)

03. A3 Does It Really Happen (06:34)

04. B1 Into The Lens (08:34)

05. B2 Run Through The Light (04:42)

06. B3 Tempus Fugit (05:15)

Prelistening Yes - Drama 1980 Vinyl Vinyl Full Album: YouTube

RockFile

TurboBit

Friday, 30 September 2016

John Lennon - Rock N Roll (1975) (Vinyl 1st press)

Year: 1975 (LP 1975)

Label: Apple Records (UK), PCS 7169, 0C 062 05834

Style: Rock

Country: UK

Time: 39:53

Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz

Size: 257 Mb

The album was released in February 1975, reaching number 6 in both the United Kingdom and the United States, later being certified gold in both countries. It was supported by the single "Stand by Me", which peaked at number 20 in the US, and 30 in the UK. The cover was taken by J?rgen Vollmer during the Beatles' stay in Hamburg. It was Lennon's last album until 1980: With no recording contract obligation, he took a hiatus from recording to raise his son Sean.

Cover art - the photo depicts Lennon in a doorway with three blurry figures walking past him in the foreground. Those figures are George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe and Paul McCartney.

01. A1 Be-Bop-A-Lula (02:37)

02. A2 Stand By Me (03:31)

03. A3 Ready Teddy - Rip It Up (01:35)

04. A4 You Can't Catch Me (04:54)

05. A5 Ain't That A Shame (02:34)

06. A6 Do You Want To Dance (02:54)

07. A7 Sweet Little Sixteen (03:03)

08. B1 Slippin' And Slidin (02:18)

09. B2 Peggy Sue (02:05)

10. B3 Bring It On Home To Me - Send Me Some Lovin (03:43)

11. B4 Bony Moronie (03:50)

12. B5 Ya Ya (02:19)