Jerry Douglas - Fluxology [Rounder 1979]

Anybody familiar with bluegrass knows the name Jerry Douglas, the rest of you will most likely want to skip over this post. Jerry is arguably the best Dobro player, having played on a multitude of bluegrass albums over the years. Fluxology is Jerry’s first solo record released in 1979 on Rounder Records. Prior to Fluxology Jerry had previously played Dobro on several other records by the likes of Tony Rice, Doyle Lawson, JD Crowe and the New South, just to name a few. Here is Jerry’s official website for anyone interested in finding out more.

Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Magnetic South & Loose Salute

Could there possibly be anyone out there who has not already heard these two classic country-rock albums by Michael Nesmith & The First National Band? Magnetic South and Loose Salute were Michael Nesmith’s first two albums after leaving the Monkees, both albums were released the same year, 1970. Along with Gram Parsons and Gene Clark, Nesmith was a pioneer in the country-rock genre. So if you like country-rock and have never had the pleasure of hearing these two gems...

Magnetic South & Loose Salute

Woronzoid [Various Artists 1989]

WORONZOID

Side 1

The Flyte Reaction - One Hundred Million Miles

The Bevis Frond - Foreign Laugh

The Parthenogenetick Brotherhood - Hillview

The Brainiac Five - I Want You

Side 2

Clive Palmer - Coventry Carol

Psycho’s Mum - Johanna May

Adrian Shaw - The Final Solution

The Vacant Plot - Visions Through Dilated Eyes

Diophantos - Grecian Duck Conjecture

Side 3

Todd Dillingham & The Borogroves - Reality

The Von Trap Family - Brand New Thrill

The Outskirts of Infinity - Tales of Brave Ulysses

Mick Wills - She Looked Down

Side 4

The Ectomorph - Show Me No Mercy

Full Moon - Euphoric Danse

Cyke Bancroft - Empty Days

Room 13 - Cowboy

The Bizaardvarks - Hypnotic Sponge

Snakegrinder - ...And The Shredded Mice

Reissue of this private pressing from Delaware. This has a jammy Dead vibe, with some strange tangents thrown in for good measure. It took me awhile to warm up to this one, I guess you just have to be in the right frame of mind if you get my drift.

SNAKEGRINDER

32 Original Historic Rockabilly Classics - Vol. 1

Here's a super collection of wonderful Rockabilly rarities. If anybody knows the whereabouts of Vol. 2, it would be much appreciated. Meanwhile enjoy the first installment... 32

The Bossmen - The Singles ’64-’67

Michigan’s own Bossmen, featuring Dick Wagner who of course would go on to bigger and better things with Frost, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper. Dick Wagner also has an amazing resume as a studio musician and writer. You can also check out some Frost music here. See where it all started... BOSSMEN

A History of Garage & Frat Bands In Memphis 1960-1975

Overall nice collection sixties sounds from Memphis, with some nice surprises in store (Can't Find A Way by Joe Frank and the Knights being my favourite). To my ears the tracks with horns and soul moves distract, but that may bring joy and elation to others. There are enough garage goodies to entice a garage-a-holic to seek this collection out. There was a second volume released as well, coinciding with a book titled Playing for a Piece of the Door.

MEMPHIS 

Kaleidoscope Presents... Kaleidoscopic Vibrations

This came with a swell 24 page fanzine (Kaleidoscope Issue #4), chock full of band biographies and other interesting stories to peruse while listening to this neat album. I especially enjoy the Third Half’s cover of Four Jacks & A Jill’s “Master Jack.”

KALEIDOSCOPIC VIBRATIONS

Beasts From The East (Voxx 1986)

THE LIBERTINES

Everybody Wants To Be My Sister

Black Garage Door

THE ENDORPHINS

Amazon Wood

THE TIME BEINGS

Why Don’t You Love Me

Spend Your Life

THE SKEPTICS

The Ghost of Abraham Lincoln

What Can I Do

GREEN

She’s Not A Little Girl Anymore

Something About You

THE CYNICS

Waste of Time

Let Me Know

THE DWARVES

Underwater

THE CUNTS

Apocalyptical Breakfast

There Are Electrical Filaments On My Hamburger

BEASTS FROM THE EAST

Bona Fide Records Presents... The Train To Disaster! (1983)

For your listening pleasure I bring you a handful of comp’s from the Paisley Underground. One of the fun things about this blog is listening to shit that hasn’t graced my ears in a few decades in a lot of cases. This should bring back memories for anyone who grew up in the early to mid eighties and was aware of the whole Paisley Underground scene. Listening to these again is probably as close to time travel I will ever achieve. Hope you enjoy.

The Train To Disaster