NIGHTS AT WHITE CASTLE
Klassics Vol 400 nights at white castle - kshe01 dead and gone - gypsy02 the iske of debris - stu nunnery03 p.n.s.(paul's new song - illinois speed press04 tightrope - leon russell05 lady fantasy -...
View ArticleFARTHER ALONG
Farther Along was the third album that Spirit released through Mercury Records. Though Jay Ferguson was missing from the lineup, it is generally considered to be their first "reunion" album.Out of the...
View ArticleSWEETMEAT 95
I thought it was time to revisit the music deemed as Klassic on the radio station KSHE out of St. Louis. here's some history of "Sweetmeat"The station mascot is a sunglasses-and-headphones-wearing pig...
View ArticleTHE THIRTEENTH DREAM
The European cover of The Thirteenth DreamThe U.S. cover versionAlthough Spirit achieved only moderate commercial success in its original configuration from 1968 to 1971, its music turned out to be...
View ArticleROCKY AND SOME CLOSE FRIENDS
San Francisco rock singer/songwriter - who should have done way better. Catchy tunes with a rockin' feeling - that might describe his music. The voice reminding of Bruce Springsteen at times. All that...
View ArticleA SPIRIT OF THREE
After the high experimentation of 1975's double LP Spirit of '76 comes a single album from that same year, and, next to 1990's Tent of Miracles, it is the most focused of the Spirit trio albums as led...
View ArticleMIRACLE THREE
Randy California – Guitars, vocals, bassEd Cassidy – Drums, percussionMike Nile – Bass, vocalsThis is one of the best Spirit albums by the trio version of the act, the Randy California/Ed Cassidy...
View ArticleLONE STAR SAUSALITO
Doug Sahm & Band - Record Plant, Sausalito, California, November 11th 1973, soundboard.A Doug Sahm classic live show, excellent recording quality,1. Dealer's Blues2. I'm Glad For Your Sake (But I'm...
View ArticleTEXAS AUGIE
Keyboard player and multi-instrumentalist Augie Meyers co-founded the Sir Douglas Quintet with his pal Doug Sahm, rising from regional to national fame in the late 1960s. They scored modest Top Forty...
View ArticleSNAPSHOTS IN SOUND
I have always been a fan of the original music that was created in the first of the psychedelic years of 1965-1968. The original nuggets LP issued in 75 or so was a great sampling of my kind of music....
View ArticleMORE SNAPSHOTS
As previously mentioned here is a second set of tunes from the late great psychedelic 60's. I found some familiar ones but also a couple you may not have heard for a while. Some interesting side...
View ArticleTHE BERRY WALK
Another set of the polaroids group. The polaroid picture is of Chuck Berry that I took in Frankfurt Germany (1970) while attending a small rock festival there.Berry just happened to be walking to the...
View ArticleOPEN AIR ROCK CIRCUS 1970
After posting the Chuck Berry photo it got me to thinking about the actual event and who played that day. Other than Mr Berry I could only recall 2 other acts on the bill that day. One was Steamhammer...
View ArticleHEADQUARTERS
Photo of the area( table) in my living quarters of the military barracks. Jethro Tull poster on the wall, a candle waxed bottle and other Items of interest! Photo by Me - Circa 1970 Below is a photo...
View ArticleFISHIN' WITH CHIP
Ruthie's Inn, Berkeley, CA, 15 September, 1984TracksDisc 11. Jam 7:142.San Francisco Shuffle 3:403.Love 3:264.Gotta Hold On To The Good Times4:075.Where Did You Sleep Last Night5:546.Motel Party...
View ArticleAND I CALL OUT HER NAME.....
25 all star garage band26 tom petty& the heartbreakers27 sandy nelson28 cinders29 nick cave& the bad seeds30 telefones31 golden cups32 pleazers33 grateful dead34 johnny thunders35 robb london...
View ArticlePAUL KANTNER
It's time we walked awaySet me freeI must move awayLeave you be...Time's been good to us, my friendWait and see how it will endWe come and go as we please...We come and go as we please...That's how it...
View ArticleFLY HIGH
Just a moment to recognize Signe Toly Anderson who passed on the same day as Paul' For many of us we can actually remember the day this lady fronted the band before the arrival of Grace. I can...
View ArticleOLDIES BUT GOODIES
Douglas Wayne Sahm (November 6, 1941 – November 18, 1999) was an American musician from Texas. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was a child prodigy in country music but became a significant figure in...
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