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Queen On Fire - Live At The Milton Keynes Bowl - 1982
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTS0cNjVUcM
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...love queen misty !!! great band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vnADZikpnA
Sam Cooke | "Little Red Rooster" | 1963 .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vnADZikpnA
Sam Cooke | "Little Red Rooster" | 1963 .
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How can I top Sammy?!
Can't, but here's a classic band with classic tunes that rock! Saw them live in 1968 and they were the best!
CRYAN SHAMES
Greenburg Glickstein Charles David Smith and Jones (nice psych effects on the Leslie)...and the rest of the album
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9jWVHZgdps
A Scratch In The Sky by Cryan Shames-full album play
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G-0hDCQWhE
Can't, but here's a classic band with classic tunes that rock! Saw them live in 1968 and they were the best!
CRYAN SHAMES
Greenburg Glickstein Charles David Smith and Jones (nice psych effects on the Leslie)...and the rest of the album
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9jWVHZgdps
A Scratch In The Sky by Cryan Shames-full album play
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G-0hDCQWhE
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
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... pretty good scott
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjQkNe_OGTY
"Spirits In The Material World" - Banton, Pato & Sting .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRMKTIXtFx4
CHICKEN SHACK - "The Thrill is gone" .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjQkNe_OGTY
"Spirits In The Material World" - Banton, Pato & Sting .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRMKTIXtFx4
CHICKEN SHACK - "The Thrill is gone" .
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0YNb235V2o
Charley Musselwhite's South Side Band - "Stand Back" full album
01 Baby Will You Please Help Me 00:00
02 No More Lonely Nights 03:23
03 Cha Cha the Blues 08:42
04 Christo Redemptor 11:55
05 Help Me 15:16
06 Chicken Shack 18:47
07 Strange Land 23:04
08 39th and Indiana 26:05
09 My Baby 30:16
10 Early in the Morning 32:57
11 4 P.M. 37:33
12 Sad Day 40:48
ㅡ Performers
Charley Musselwhite: vocal, harmonica, guitar
Harvey Mandel: guitar
Bob Anderson: bass
Fred Below Jr.: drums
Barry Goldberg: keyboards, guitar
Charley Musselwhite's South Side Band - "Stand Back" full album
01 Baby Will You Please Help Me 00:00
02 No More Lonely Nights 03:23
03 Cha Cha the Blues 08:42
04 Christo Redemptor 11:55
05 Help Me 15:16
06 Chicken Shack 18:47
07 Strange Land 23:04
08 39th and Indiana 26:05
09 My Baby 30:16
10 Early in the Morning 32:57
11 4 P.M. 37:33
12 Sad Day 40:48
ㅡ Performers
Charley Musselwhite: vocal, harmonica, guitar
Harvey Mandel: guitar
Bob Anderson: bass
Fred Below Jr.: drums
Barry Goldberg: keyboards, guitar
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A friend here who owns a vinyl record shop has artists that play gigs in Maine sign his wall...Charlie's signature is in a prominent place on the wall.lovemygirl wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0YNb235V2o
Charley Musselwhite's South Side Band - "Stand Back" full album
01 Baby Will You Please Help Me 00:00
02 No More Lonely Nights 03:23
03 Cha Cha the Blues 08:42
04 Christo Redemptor 11:55
05 Help Me 15:16
06 Chicken Shack 18:47
07 Strange Land 23:04
08 39th and Indiana 26:05
09 My Baby 30:16
10 Early in the Morning 32:57
11 4 P.M. 37:33
12 Sad Day 40:48
ㅡ Performers
Charley Musselwhite: vocal, harmonica, guitar
Harvey Mandel: guitar
Bob Anderson: bass
Fred Below Jr.: drums
Barry Goldberg: keyboards, guitar
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
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...scott whats the name of your friends record store?...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDtbV3oXnAk
Q65 - "Revolution" (1966) [Full Album
►Tracklist:
[00:05] 01. The Life I Live
[03:25] 02. I Got Nightmares
[05:50] 03. Just Who's In Sight
[08:58] 04. Mr. Pitiful
[11:15] 05. I'm A Man
[15:50] 06. Middle-Age Talk
[18:18] 07. Summer Thoughts In A Field Of Weed
[20:42] 08. Down In The Bottom
[22:23] 09. Get Out Of My Life, Woman
[24:48] 10. Spoonful
[28:15] 11. Sour Wine
[31:12] 12. Bring It On Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDtbV3oXnAk
Q65 - "Revolution" (1966) [Full Album
►Tracklist:
[00:05] 01. The Life I Live
[03:25] 02. I Got Nightmares
[05:50] 03. Just Who's In Sight
[08:58] 04. Mr. Pitiful
[11:15] 05. I'm A Man
[15:50] 06. Middle-Age Talk
[18:18] 07. Summer Thoughts In A Field Of Weed
[20:42] 08. Down In The Bottom
[22:23] 09. Get Out Of My Life, Woman
[24:48] 10. Spoonful
[28:15] 11. Sour Wine
[31:12] 12. Bring It On Home
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Q65...such a great Dutch band!lovemygirl wrote:...scott whats the name of your friends record store?...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDtbV3oXnAk
Q65 - "Revolution" (1966) [Full Album
►Tracklist:
[00:05] 01. The Life I Live
[03:25] 02. I Got Nightmares
[05:50] 03. Just Who's In Sight
[08:58] 04. Mr. Pitiful
[11:15] 05. I'm A Man
[15:50] 06. Middle-Age Talk
[18:18] 07. Summer Thoughts In A Field Of Weed
[20:42] 08. Down In The Bottom
[22:23] 09. Get Out Of My Life, Woman
[24:48] 10. Spoonful
[28:15] 11. Sour Wine
[31:12] 12. Bring It On Home
ENTERPRISE RECORDS
sensitive to the needs of vinyl addicts since 1987
http://www.enterpriserecords.net/
650 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101 (207) 773-7672 enterpriserex@aol.com
Bob only sells vinyl... I love his sign (a repro of an Atlantic Records label...early 60's style)
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
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NICOLE! (and blues harp & acoustic guitar lovers listen and watch this!!)
Mike Stevens & Matt Andersen
FLOAT PLANE..live 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z00bbNXkVNY
DAMN!
And Matt Andersen solo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLsye_LJ_Ks
Mike Stevens & Matt Andersen
FLOAT PLANE..live 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z00bbNXkVNY
DAMN!
And Matt Andersen solo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLsye_LJ_Ks
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
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jamestkirk wrote:NICOLE! (and blues harp & acoustic guitar lovers listen and watch this!!)
Mike Stevens & Matt Andersen
FLOAT PLANE..live 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z00bbNXkVNY
DAMN!
And Matt Andersen solo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLsye_LJ_Ks
..... wow !!! I love it, pure expression of joy, I dig it Scott
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An amazing cover of LIKE A ROLLING STONE by Randy California and step father, Ed CassidyLike A Rolling Stone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWCxAElO ... ure=relmfu
Ed married Randy's mom when Randy was just 13-- after seeing Randy's talent at an early age, Ed felt the fledgling guitarist could benefit from his presence as a drummer & teacher, and they started playing together..though Ed's marriage did not last, his close relationship with his stepson lasted until Randy drowned in 1997. ...When Spirit died, but not the music!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWCxAElO ... ure=relmfu
Ed married Randy's mom when Randy was just 13-- after seeing Randy's talent at an early age, Ed felt the fledgling guitarist could benefit from his presence as a drummer & teacher, and they started playing together..though Ed's marriage did not last, his close relationship with his stepson lasted until Randy drowned in 1997. ...When Spirit died, but not the music!
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
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Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - "Strictly Personal" (Full Album) .
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - "Strictly Personal" (Full Album) .
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Good one!
........
Now for something completely different....
Nick Garrie-The Nightmare of J.B. Stanislas (1969/1970)
title track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9jLqsd9PQ4
Evening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQw3kXZgAFg
Nick Garrie is renowned in psychedelic collectors' circles for his 1970 debut, The Nightmare of J.B. Stanislas, a Baroque pop masterpiece effectively buried by nonexistent distribution and promotion.
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Now for something completely different....
Nick Garrie-The Nightmare of J.B. Stanislas (1969/1970)
title track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9jLqsd9PQ4
Evening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQw3kXZgAFg
Nick Garrie is renowned in psychedelic collectors' circles for his 1970 debut, The Nightmare of J.B. Stanislas, a Baroque pop masterpiece effectively buried by nonexistent distribution and promotion.
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6o14OlAFTk
Fantastic impromptu 2003 performance of Bring it on home/Trouble in mind by Van, Tom and Jeff
Van Morrison with Tom Jones and Jeff Beck
...i posted this before buts just so good, lets do it just one more time
Fantastic impromptu 2003 performance of Bring it on home/Trouble in mind by Van, Tom and Jeff
Van Morrison with Tom Jones and Jeff Beck
...i posted this before buts just so good, lets do it just one more time
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Tom Jones & Crosby,Stills,Nash and Young - "Long Time Gone"
Tom Jones & Crosby,Stills,Nash and Young - "Long Time Gone"
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Such an interesting pairng that actually works!lovemygirl wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kg0v0Er8Ak
Tom Jones & Crosby,Stills,Nash and Young - "Long Time Gone"
Shawn Mullins-Twin Rocks, Oregon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwrtvsSAd3c
a favorite Americana storyteller
I met him on the cliffs
Of twin rocks, Oregon
He was sittin' on his bedroll
Lookin' just like Richard Brautigan
I thought he was an old man
He wasn't but thirty seven
He said he'd been ridin' trains
For fifteen years
Drawin' portraits
To keep his belly full of the beer
And looked to me like he'd died
And missed the plane to Heaven
But he was a nice old guy
For a younger man
He had a bottle of Mad Dog
He held in his hand
Waved around a lot
To make his point
And I listened as he told his tales
Wine and women and county jails
We finished off that bottle
And smoked a half a joint
He said "I came here to watch the sun
Disappear into the ocean
It's been years
Since I smelled this salty sea"
He turned his bottle up and down
I saw him lost and I saw him found
He said "I don't know what I've been
Lookin' for, maybe me"
Well, I told him I too had been
Travelin' around
Livin' out of my van from town to town
Playin' for tips and whatever records
I could move
I said "I don't reckon I'll be makin it big
You know it's hard to get rich
Off a tout of coffee house gigs
And he said "Yeah, but ain't it a blessin'
To do what you wanna do"
And I told him "Yeah, I pulled off here"
To watch the sun disappear into the ocean
'Cause it's been years
Since I smelled this salty sea"
He turned his bottle up and down
He saw me lost and he saw me found
He said "I don't know what I've
Been lookin' for, maybe me"
I said "It's kinda late
Better be headin' down the interstate
Can I give you a lift
To San Francisco bay?"
He said "Nope, I think I'm just
Going to sit here and rest
And maybe wait on the
Tokyo Montana express
I might just lay here
And dream my life away
I'm gonna to sit right here
I'm gonna to watch the sun
Disappear into the ocean
'Cause it's been years, it's been years
I'm gonna turn my bottle up and down
You can see me lost
And you can see me found
Well I met him on the cliffs
Of twin rocks, Oregon
He was sitting on his bedroll looking
Just like Richard Brautigan
Just like him
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
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The Who - Love reign over me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDbAtWpoA6k
Such a fan of the Who. Up there with Led Zeppelin for me.
After The Doors ofcourse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDbAtWpoA6k
Such a fan of the Who. Up there with Led Zeppelin for me.
After The Doors ofcourse.
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Very good Moni.MistyJm wrote:The Who - Love reign over me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDbAtWpoA6k
Such a fan of the Who. Up there with Led Zeppelin for me.
After The Doors ofcourse.
Such a fine tune...
here's one of my faves by Pete from his Lifehouse Demos masterworks (not Baba O'Riley).
Teenage Wasteland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmbaWtQoLM0
cheers to you, moni.
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
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Ah loves it. Thanks for sharing Scott.jamestkirk wrote:Very good Moni.MistyJm wrote:The Who - Love reign over me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDbAtWpoA6k
Such a fan of the Who. Up there with Led Zeppelin for me.
After The Doors ofcourse.
Such a fine tune...
here's one of my faves by Pete from his Lifehouse Demos masterworks (not Baba O'Riley).
Teenage Wasteland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmbaWtQoLM0
cheers to you, moni.
And cheers to you too. Have a great weekend.
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Nice, Nicole.
LoVE-Alone Again Or (alternate mix)
Bryan's song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gSmS38swu4
From the brilliant mind of Arthur Lee
A House Is Not A Motel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qInF7WKOz4c
One of the finest tunes ever written!
LoVE-Alone Again Or (alternate mix)
Bryan's song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gSmS38swu4
From the brilliant mind of Arthur Lee
A House Is Not A Motel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qInF7WKOz4c
One of the finest tunes ever written!
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
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Knockout British blues/rock produced by Black Sabbath/Deep Purple studio producer.
Nightmare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EstOAPR7-NY
I'm Still Trying
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVH0V4Jfvg4
Jodo– Guts
See my thread...don't pass them by!!!
Nightmare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EstOAPR7-NY
I'm Still Trying
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVH0V4Jfvg4
Jodo– Guts
See my thread...don't pass them by!!!
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
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Tax Free - 1970 (Full Album)
The short-lived Tax Free consisted of Wally Tax (vocals), David Oliphanr (guitar), Jody Purpora (vocals, guitar) and Leendert Busch (drums). Tax and Busch had both been members of legendary Dutch band The Outsiders, who'd broken up in mid-1969. They soon befriended the British-born Oliphant and the US-born Purpora in Amsterdam and - together with Ray Gordel - began to jam in a studio beneath a railway bridge, though they had to play in the dead of night to avoid the noise of passing trams.
With management in place, in the spring of 1970 they travelled to New York, where they stayed in the infamous Chelsea Hotel. Having secured a record deal through contacts at Radio Luxemburg, they returned to NY that September (without Gordell) and set about taping an album at Jimi Hendrix's recently completed Electric Lady studio. The producer was Lewis Merenstein, who was also their co-manager (with Marty Thau). Merenstein is best known for his production of Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, an album with which Tax Free shares a certain introspective, jazz-tinged vibe.
The influence of Tim Hardin (with whom Tax was personally acquainted) can also be detected. Merenstein had also worked with John Cale on his Vintage Violence album, and Cale contributed some viola to the Tax Free recordings, alongside other session heavyweights such as string bassist Richard Davis (who'd featured prominently on Astral Weeks).
The sessions weren't smooth, however. Tax later complained that 'Lewis was going through a difficult divorce. Therefore he wasn't a very smooth coordinator. Sometimes he was late or didn't turn up at all.' An even worse portent was the death of Hendrix during the sessions, which overshadowed the atmosphere. Tax Free was released in March 1970.
The original promo material boasted that it 'epitomizes the tender, intimate cool of an Amsterdam cellar, the impressionistic, mystic Dutch sky, the mellow, hazy sounds of sadness and joy. It's light, easy and quietly relaxing,' but few copies were sold, and the band was quickly lost in the shuffle.
The band returned to Holland, and had split up by the summer, propelled by what Tax considered to be hypochondria from the sickly Purpora. Somewhat surprisingly, Billboard announced that September that 'Polydor plans to reissue the Tax Free LP due to heavy airplay and the review action it has received in the past six months.' Unfortunately, nothing changed second time around.
Tracks
1. Yiva - 5:23
2. Along the Shadowed Quay - 3:56
3. The Great Lie - 5:00
4. Day Revealed Your Face - 2:51
5. Ginny - 4:52
6. Amsterdam -4:58
7. My Lady Truth 4:19
8. Evening - 3:42
9. Back by the Quinnipiac - 6:24
Tax Free
*Wladimir "Wally" Tax - Vocals
*David J.L. Oliphanr - Guitar
*Jody W. Purpora - Vocals, Keyboards
*Leendert H.M. Busch - Drums
with
*Jerry Spaulding - Saxophone
*Ron Johnsen - Vibes
*John Cale - Electric Viola
*Richard Davis - Bass
Tax Free - 1970 (Full Album)
The short-lived Tax Free consisted of Wally Tax (vocals), David Oliphanr (guitar), Jody Purpora (vocals, guitar) and Leendert Busch (drums). Tax and Busch had both been members of legendary Dutch band The Outsiders, who'd broken up in mid-1969. They soon befriended the British-born Oliphant and the US-born Purpora in Amsterdam and - together with Ray Gordel - began to jam in a studio beneath a railway bridge, though they had to play in the dead of night to avoid the noise of passing trams.
With management in place, in the spring of 1970 they travelled to New York, where they stayed in the infamous Chelsea Hotel. Having secured a record deal through contacts at Radio Luxemburg, they returned to NY that September (without Gordell) and set about taping an album at Jimi Hendrix's recently completed Electric Lady studio. The producer was Lewis Merenstein, who was also their co-manager (with Marty Thau). Merenstein is best known for his production of Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, an album with which Tax Free shares a certain introspective, jazz-tinged vibe.
The influence of Tim Hardin (with whom Tax was personally acquainted) can also be detected. Merenstein had also worked with John Cale on his Vintage Violence album, and Cale contributed some viola to the Tax Free recordings, alongside other session heavyweights such as string bassist Richard Davis (who'd featured prominently on Astral Weeks).
The sessions weren't smooth, however. Tax later complained that 'Lewis was going through a difficult divorce. Therefore he wasn't a very smooth coordinator. Sometimes he was late or didn't turn up at all.' An even worse portent was the death of Hendrix during the sessions, which overshadowed the atmosphere. Tax Free was released in March 1970.
The original promo material boasted that it 'epitomizes the tender, intimate cool of an Amsterdam cellar, the impressionistic, mystic Dutch sky, the mellow, hazy sounds of sadness and joy. It's light, easy and quietly relaxing,' but few copies were sold, and the band was quickly lost in the shuffle.
The band returned to Holland, and had split up by the summer, propelled by what Tax considered to be hypochondria from the sickly Purpora. Somewhat surprisingly, Billboard announced that September that 'Polydor plans to reissue the Tax Free LP due to heavy airplay and the review action it has received in the past six months.' Unfortunately, nothing changed second time around.
Tracks
1. Yiva - 5:23
2. Along the Shadowed Quay - 3:56
3. The Great Lie - 5:00
4. Day Revealed Your Face - 2:51
5. Ginny - 4:52
6. Amsterdam -4:58
7. My Lady Truth 4:19
8. Evening - 3:42
9. Back by the Quinnipiac - 6:24
Tax Free
*Wladimir "Wally" Tax - Vocals
*David J.L. Oliphanr - Guitar
*Jody W. Purpora - Vocals, Keyboards
*Leendert H.M. Busch - Drums
with
*Jerry Spaulding - Saxophone
*Ron Johnsen - Vibes
*John Cale - Electric Viola
*Richard Davis - Bass
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Brilliant band, Nicole!lovemygirl wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7_cAg97WUU
Tax Free - 1970 (Full Album)
The short-lived Tax Free consisted of Wally Tax (vocals), David Oliphanr (guitar), Jody Purpora (vocals, guitar) and Leendert Busch (drums). Tax and Busch had both been members of legendary Dutch band The Outsiders, who'd broken up in mid-1969. They soon befriended the British-born Oliphant and the US-born Purpora in Amsterdam and - together with Ray Gordel - began to jam in a studio beneath a railway bridge, though they had to play in the dead of night to avoid the noise of passing trams.
With management in place, in the spring of 1970 they travelled to New York, where they stayed in the infamous Chelsea Hotel. Having secured a record deal through contacts at Radio Luxemburg, they returned to NY that September (without Gordell) and set about taping an album at Jimi Hendrix's recently completed Electric Lady studio. The producer was Lewis Merenstein, who was also their co-manager (with Marty Thau). Merenstein is best known for his production of Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, an album with which Tax Free shares a certain introspective, jazz-tinged vibe.
The influence of Tim Hardin (with whom Tax was personally acquainted) can also be detected. Merenstein had also worked with John Cale on his Vintage Violence album, and Cale contributed some viola to the Tax Free recordings, alongside other session heavyweights such as string bassist Richard Davis (who'd featured prominently on Astral Weeks).
The sessions weren't smooth, however. Tax later complained that 'Lewis was going through a difficult divorce. Therefore he wasn't a very smooth coordinator. Sometimes he was late or didn't turn up at all.' An even worse portent was the death of Hendrix during the sessions, which overshadowed the atmosphere. Tax Free was released in March 1970.
The original promo material boasted that it 'epitomizes the tender, intimate cool of an Amsterdam cellar, the impressionistic, mystic Dutch sky, the mellow, hazy sounds of sadness and joy. It's light, easy and quietly relaxing,' but few copies were sold, and the band was quickly lost in the shuffle.
The band returned to Holland, and had split up by the summer, propelled by what Tax considered to be hypochondria from the sickly Purpora. Somewhat surprisingly, Billboard announced that September that 'Polydor plans to reissue the Tax Free LP due to heavy airplay and the review action it has received in the past six months.' Unfortunately, nothing changed second time around.
Tracks
1. Yiva - 5:23
2. Along the Shadowed Quay - 3:56
3. The Great Lie - 5:00
4. Day Revealed Your Face - 2:51
5. Ginny - 4:52
6. Amsterdam -4:58
7. My Lady Truth 4:19
8. Evening - 3:42
9. Back by the Quinnipiac - 6:24
Tax Free
*Wladimir "Wally" Tax - Vocals
*David J.L. Oliphanr - Guitar
*Jody W. Purpora - Vocals, Keyboards
*Leendert H.M. Busch - Drums
with
*Jerry Spaulding - Saxophone
*Ron Johnsen - Vibes
*John Cale - Electric Viola
*Richard Davis - Bass
The Dutch have more than their share of amazing mid-to-late 60's and 70's bands. Excellent!
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
-Aldous Huxley
-Aldous Huxley