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Turnquist Remedy - Iowa By The Sea (1970 us, tremendous west coast psych folk blues rock, Gear Fab release)

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Turnquist Remedy were a band that embodied the fluid guitar sound and vocal harmonies so prevalent of the late 60's and early 70's. Turnquist Remedy played together from 1968 to at least 1971, possibly later. Band members were Michael Woods, Murphy Scarnecchia, Scott Harder, and John Maggi (Larry Vilaubi, Larry Knechtel, and George Semper played on the album).

They toured Northern and Southern California extensively during these years. Research shows they played together as early as December 13,1968 at The Bank in Torrance, California and as late as August 1, 1971 at the San Diego Sports Arena. We have also heard a rumor that they appeared on the 1960's drama show "The Mod Squad" as a hippie band; however, this has not yet been confirmed. Michael Woods went on to play with America in the late 70's and early 80's while John Maggi later performed with String Cheese.

Larry Knechtel was a session musician best known for his work with Simon & Garfunkel (piano on Bridge Over Troubled Waters), The Beach Boys (Pet Sounds, Smile), and Bread. His electric bass guitar riffs on The Byrd's "Mr. Tambourine Man" are now legendary. Special thanks to Al Schmitt for his assistance in this project.

by Roger Maglio

Tracks
1. Just A Number - 2:42
2. Last Cigarette (Michael Woods, Douglas Benton, Dennis Hudson) - 3:26
3. Anytime Soon - 3:00
4. Flyin' Dudley Waltz - 2:30
5. We Don't Even Know - 3:57
6. All Gone Blues Act - 7:02
7. Cowboy Song - 3:20
8. Reno, Nevada (Richard Farina) - 5:22
All songs by Michael Woods except where stated

Turnquist Remedy
*Michael Woods - Guitar, Vocals
*Murphy Scarnecchia - Lead Guitar, Vocals
*Scott Harder - Bass, Vocals
*John Maggi - Drums, Percussion
*Larry Vilaubi - Drums
*Larry Knechtel - Piano, Organ
*George Semper - Piano, Organ

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Fargo - I See It Now (1969 us, charming sunny flower baroque psychedelia, Vinyl issue)

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This post is dedicated to Cor by Anatoly

Dean Wilden and Tony Decker are Fargo. Their home is Salt Lake City, Utah. People who meet them or hear their music find that fact incongruous, for thinking of Salt Lake City brings to mind the Tabernacle with its mysteries and its majesty and the descendents of Brigham Young quietly living their lives by that oddly isolated sea in the heartland of America. Somehow it's hard to imagine young contemporary singers-composers at work against this backdrop.

Twenty-one years of living in and around Utah and Colorado have been etched into their memories and have made the personalities of Tony and Dean. A mother plays the violin to entertain her children; a father softly strums his guitar in the evening; Sundays echo the magnificent music of the church.

There is always music—choir practice, school concerts and the radio bringing in the sounds of New York, Nashville and Hollywood. Two distinct musical personalities evolve, and upon meeting they merge, and the halfthought- out melodies of childhood can no longer wait to become songs.

I See it Now by Tony and Cross with No Name by Dean are new songs about Jesus. A Castle in Wales is about a castle in Wales, unless you want to search for hidden meanings. Lady Goodbye is a timeless morality ballad.

Here are Tony Decker and Dean Wilden with their songs and music. Not New York, Nashville or Hollywood – not even pure Salt Lake City - just FARGO.

Original Liner-notes

Tracks
1. 'Round About Way Of Describing Our Situation (Decker)- 2:37
2. Lady Goodbye (Wilden, Cooper)- 1:52
3. The Sound Of It (Decker)- 2:40
4. Places Everyone (Decker)- 2:01
5. A Castle In Wales (Decker)- 2:50
6. Talks We Used To Have (Decker)- 2:35
7. When The Dew Drops Change To Teardrops (Wilden)- 2:11
8. Promises Of Love (Decker)- 2:17
9. You Need Me (Decker)- 1:24
10.Cross With No Name (Wilden, Cooper)- 2:49
11.I See It Now (Decker)- 2:29

Fargo
*Dean Wilden - Vocals Guitar
*Tony Decker - Vocals Guitar
With
*Terry Paul - Bass
*Rick Cunha - Guitar

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Caravan - Cunning Stunts (1975 uk. magnificent progressive rock canterbury scene, japan remaster with extra tracks)

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By July 1974, John Perry had moved off to play with Quantum Jump, to be replaced by Mike Wedgewood who had played previously in Curved Air.

With Dave Sinclair firmly re-established in the band, an album was put together. This was originally to have been titled 'Toys in the Attic', but they were beaten to it by Aerosmith and had to make do with 'Cunning Stunts', which featured Dave Sinclair's songwriting far more heavily.

The opening "Show Of Our Lives" was was (still is) one of my favorite Caravan tracks, along with few others which were part of a somekind a best of record by Caravan,

that i bought back there in the second half of the mid seventies. Their songwritting goes more easily with Pye's "Stuck In A Hole" a funky groovy three minute heavenly song.

Lover is nice melodic Mike's composition with the use of an orchestra, which comes as no surprise after Caravan's 'The New Symphonia' record. 'No Backstage Pass' (another Pye's song) flows from 'Lover' with a string introduction, and takes it good with a guitar solo.

The next step comes again with a funky groovy little piece, this time the songwritting part goes to Mike. "The Dabsong Conshirtoe" is an 18 minute composition by John Murphy and Dave Sinclair, split in five parts, a long trip, with many turns, who gives to members the opportunity,

to show their high perfoming level. This japanese remaster release comes with extra bonus tracks, the single version of "Stuck In A Hole", an unissued take of "Keeping Back My Love"

which would ultimately be reworked three years later on Better by Far (1977), and "For Richard" recorded at Fairfield Hall in Croydon, England. Also there's a 12page booklet with liner notes from Mark Powell.

Tracks
1. The Show of Our Lives (Sinclair, Murphy) - 5:47
2. Stuck in a Hole (Pye Hastings) - 3:09
3. Lover (Mike Wedgwood) - 5:08
4. No Backstage Pass (Pye Hastings) - 4:35
5. Welcome the Day (Mike Wedgwood) - 4:03
6. Dabsong Conshirto - Pt. 1 the Mad Dabsong... (Sinclair, Murphy) - 18:01
7. The Fear and Loathing in Tollington Park (Geoff Richardson) - 1:09
8. Stuck In A Hole (Pye Hastings) - 3:10
9. Keeping Back My Love (Pye Hastings) - 5:14
10.For Richard (Coughlan, Hastings, R. Sinclair, D. Sinclair) - 18:34

Caravan
*Richard Coughlan - Drums, Percussion
*Pye Hastings - Vocals, Guitars
*Geoff Richardson - Viola, Guitars, Flute
*David Sinclair - Keyboards
*Mike Wedgwood - Basses, Vocals, Congas
*Jimmy Hastings - Brass Arrangements

the journey of Caravan
1968 Caravan (Japan SHM remaster)
1970 If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You (Japan SHM remaster)
1971 In The Land Of Grey And Pink (Japan SHM remaster)
1972 Waterloo Lily (Japan Mini LP)
1973 For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night (japan SHM remaster)
1974 Caravan And The New Symphonia (japan SHM remaster)

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The Siegel Schwall Band - 953 West (1973 us, amazing electric blues folk rock)

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This is my favorite Siegel-Schwall album. It's the one I would take with me to a desert island, if I had to choose just one. Why? Well, the songs are all so well played and the writing is the most mature of all thier records. Jim's "I Think It Was The Wine" is a great story song and features one of the best guitar solos he ever played. Just superb. Corky gets a harp solo in there too and it compliments the song so well, it just sounds seamless.

"Just Another Song About The Country Sung By A City Boy", besides being the longest song title in the band's canon, laments the spread of urban sprawl, unchecked growth, pollution and traffic choked city streets. "Reed Zone" (Psychiatric Institution Blues) is a number about a fellow bent on suicide ('Bring me my shotgun babe, bring me my sleeping pills') and Big Bill Broonzy's "When I've Been Drinkin'" tells the story of a fellow who's had a few too many and just wants to sleep it off. Jim's acoustic finger picked guitar and vocal and Corky's harp accompaniment combine to make this a standout track on the album.

This album also features drummer Shelly Plotkin's only vocal and songwriting appearance on a Siegel-Schwall record ("Good Woman"). All in all, a great album and a satisfying listen.

Oh, yeah. Jim Schwall told me it's his favorite too, so there ya go.

by William H. Haines

Tracks
1. I'd Like To Spend Some Time Alone With You Tonight My Friend (C. Siegel) – 4:12
2. Traitor From Decatur (Patrick Garvey) – 2:54
3. Good Woman (Shelly Plotkin) – 4:10
4. Just Another Song About The Country Sung By A City Boy (Danny Glicken, Siegel) – 5:23
5. When I've Been Drinkin' (Big Bill Broonzy, Additional Lyrics by Jim Schwall) – 4:06
6. Old Time Shimmy (Rollo Radford) – 3:54
7. Off To Denver (Siegel) – 3:13
8. I Think It Was The Wine (Schwall) – 3:50
9. Reed Zone (Psychiatric Institution Blues) (Siegel) – 5:59
10.Blow Out The Candle (Schwall) – 2:25

Siegel Schwall Band
*Corky Siegel – Piano, Harmonica, Vocals
*Jim Schwall – Guitar, Vocals
*Rollow Radford – Bass, Vocals
*Sheldon Ira Plotkin – Drums, Percussion

1971 The Siegel-Schwall Band
1972 Sleepy Hollow

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Foghat - Energized (1974 uk, fantastic hard funky boogie rock, japan remaster)

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It jumps open with an unequivocal derangement of ol' Kansas City Joe Turner's "Honey Hush," in a marvelously shameless send-up of the Yardbirds. A rare cut that makes you discover how loud your equipment can go, it sets the album's tone. Ten Years After comes in for the same treatment with "Wild Cherry." Throw in a thankfully tasteless "That'll Be the Day" for an album than wins full points on irreverence alone.

In addition, Energized has a great "Step Outside" that reminds me of Three Dog Night, and an original "Home in My Hand" that's almost as good as the oldie of the same title everyone else is doing. It's a rude, raving riot of an album, from a group that's doing a bang-up job of closing the gap between where rock & roll has been and where it ought to be going.

by Greg Shaw, Rolling Stone, 1974

Tracks
1. Honey Hush (Turner) - 4:21
2. Step Outside (Peverett, Price, Earl, Stevens) - 6:18
3. Golden Arrow (Peverett, Price) - 4:03
4. Home in My Hand (Peverett, Price) - 5:13
5. Wild Cherry (Peverett, Price, Earl, Stevens) - 5:27
6. That'll Be the Day (Allison, Holly, Petty) - 2:53
7. Fly by Night (Stevens) - 4:47
8. Nothin' I Won't Do (Peverett, Price) - 6:57

Foghat
*Dave Peverett - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
*Rod Price - Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar
*Tony Stevens - Bass
*Roger Earl - Drums

Foghat
1972 Foghat (1st Album, Japan remaster)
1973 Rock And Roll (Japan remaster)
Related Acts
1967-68 Savoy Brown - Shake Down / Getting To The Point
1969-70 Savoy Brown - Raw Sienna / Looking In

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Steppenwolf - Live (1970 canada, great classic hard rock, 2013 japan SHM bonus tracks remaster)

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The group's first live album, recorded in one night and originally released as a two record set including some studio recordings overdubbed despite the bands will. Nevertheless, it catches the band in excellent form and is a reminder of what a great live band Steppenwolf is.

After the “Monster” album, The band needed a breather from the constant studio recording activities. It was therefore decided that a live album was exactly what we needed. We recorded one of our concerts at the Santa Monica civic auditorium which was a benefit for the “Students Against The War In Cambodia Committee”.

The resulting recordings had more material that would fit on one album but not enough to fill 2 disks. Consequently we recorded additional songs such as “Hey Lawdy Mama” “Corina Corina” and “Twisted” in the studio where we then (through the addition of canned applause) tried to integrate these extra cuts into the truly live tracks. While with hindsight, I wish we would have had the chance to record multiple concerts because then we would not have had to live or die with the results of only one performance, this album.

Steppenwolf

Tracks
1. Sookie, Sookie (Don Covay, Steve Cropper) – 3:09
2. Don't Step On The Grass, Sam (John Kay) – 6:01
3. Tighten Up Your Wig (Kay) – 4:23
4. Monster (Kay, J Edmonton, L Byrom, N. St. Nicholas) – 9:56
5. Draft Resister (Kay, Goldy Mcjohn, Byrom) – 3:46
6. Power Play (Kay) – 5:41
7. Corina, Corina (M Parish, J. Mayo Williams, B. Chatman) – 4:09
8. Twisted (Kay) – 5:02
9. From Here To There Eventually (Kay, Mcjohn, Edmonton) – 6:40
10.Hey Lawdy Mama (Kay, Byrom, Edmonton) – 2:59
11.Magic Carpet Ride (Kay, Rushton Moreve) – 4:06
12.The Pusher (Hoyt Axton) – 6:02
13.Born To Be Wild (Mars Bonfire) – 5:43
14.Hey Lawdy Mama (Mono Single Version) (Kay, Byrom, Edmonton) – 3:20
15.Twisted (Mono Single Version) (Kay) – 3:44

Steppenwolf
*Larry Byrom - Guitar
*Jerry Edmonton - Drums
*John Kay - Vocals, Guitar
*Goldy McJohn - Keyboards
*Nick St. Nicholas - Bass Guitar

1968 Steppenwolf / The 2nd
1969 Early Steppenwolf (1967 Live, Japan SHM mini lp)
1969 At Your Birthday Party (Japan SHM 2013 remaster)
1969 Monster (2013 japan SHM issue)
1971 For Ladies Only (Japan SHM 2013 remaster)
Related Acts
1968 John Kay and the Sparrow
1972 John Kay – Forgotten Songs and Unsung Heroes
1968 Mars Bonfire

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Guess Who - Shakin' All Over / Hey Ho (What You Do To Me) / It's Time (1965-66 canada, incredible garage beat roots 'n' roll)

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Aside from the magical garage rock classic Shakin' All Over by The Guess Who, the other thirty one gems that make up this wonderful new collection are probably being heard for the very first time by many of their fans.In 1965, when the first rudiments of this superstar act were just beginning to soar into the American and Canadian charts with the smash single Shakin' All Over, three Canadian only released albums would follow over the next few years.Friday Music is proud to be issuing these fantastic three albums on one new compact disc for the first time anywhere for your listening pleasure.

Their debut album Shakin' All Over includes some of the finest musicianship to ever be recorded in their homeland of Canada.Other tracks like I've Been Away and Like I Love You make this first effort a memorable one.A very pleasing half hour of Canadian Rock 60s style that has stood the test of time.Even to this day, The Guess Who still perform the title track in concert.

Hey Ho (What You Do To Me) continues The Guess Who's sojourn with an almost English Invasion approach, which works extremely well on songs like the harmonica laden I Should Have Realized and Randy Bachman's stellar instrumental Made In England.A nicely balanced album with a surprising rendition of Bruce Johnston's five star ballad Don't Be Scared.Rescued from vinyl oblivion, Bachman's remastering job really shines on this second effort.

A real find in this collection is the Canadian garage band classic It's Time.This amazing third chapter from this superstar band also introduced the world to the great voice of Burton Cummings.Along with founders Randy Bachman on guitar, the ever talented Jim Kale on bass and jazz rock drum style of Gary Peterson, these four gentlemen delivered some of the finest tunes ever with tracks like One Day, the bluesy Clock On The Wall and the chain gang rock of Seven Long Days.Never released on vinyl in the States, this newly remastered version should make a lot of Guess Who fans rejoice.

Shakin' All Over/Hey Ho (What You Do To Me)/It's Time were three definitive rocking chapters in the legendary career of The Guess Who.These recordings reveal a snapshot in Canadian musical history, never to be repeated again by anyone, but to be emulated by many.Their music is played on every classic rock and oldies station in the world, and fortunately for all of us, they continue to thrill crowds with their shopping list of number ones from multi-platinum albums recorded over the years.Now, you have your own eighty minute concert to enjoy courtesy of The Guess Who.

CD Liner-notes

Tracks
Shakin' All Over
1. Shakin' All Over - 2:43
2. Like I love You - 1:59
3. Till We Kissed (Where Have You Been) - 2:37
4. Shy Guy - 2:27
5. Shot Of Rhytmn' Blues - 2:07
6. I Want You To Love Me - 2:20
7. I'd Rather Be Alone - 2:10
8. I've Been Away - 2:09
9. Tuff E Nuff - 2:34
10.Turn Around And Walk Away - 2:30
Hey Ho (What You Do To Me)
11.Hey Ho - 2:09
12.Should Have realized - 2:05
13.Hurting Each Other - 2:16
14.Made in England - 3:01
15.I'll Keep Comin' Back - 1:53
16.Stop Teasing Me - 2:35
17.Could This Be Love - 2:08
18.Theme From A Musicbox - 2:13
19.Don't Be Scared - 2:12
20.Goodnight Goodnight - 2:31
It's Time
21.Alright - 2:21
22.And She's Mine - 2:40
23.As - 2:23
24.You Know He Did - 2:03
25.Baby Feelin' - 2:00
26.Clock On The Wall - 3:01
27.Don't Act So Bad - 3:09
28.Believe Me - 2:53
29.Seven Long Years - 2:46
30.One Day - 2:01
31.Gonna Search - 2:27
32.Guess I'll Find A Place - 2:24

The Guess Who
*Randy Bachman - Guitar
*Burton Cummings - Vocals,
*Jim Kale - Guitar Bass,
*Garry Peterson - Drums

Guess Who for more
1966-68 The Guess Who - This Time Long Ago

1967-68 Let's Go
1972 The Guess Who - Live At The Paramount

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Turnquist Remedy - Iowa By The Sea (1970 us, tremendous west coast psych folk blues rock, Gear Fab release)

Fargo - I See It Now (1969 us, charming sunny flower baroque psychedelia, Vinyl issue)

Caravan - Cunning Stunts (1975 uk. magnificent progressive rock canterbury scene, japan remaster with extra tracks)

The Siegel Schwall Band - 953 West (1973 us, amazing electric blues folk rock)

Foghat - Energized (1974 uk, fantastic hard funky boogie rock, japan remaster)

Steppenwolf - Live (1970 canada, great classic hard rock, 2013 japan SHM bonus tracks remaster)

Guess Who - Shakin' All Over / Hey Ho (What You Do To Me) / It's Time (1965-66 canada, incredible garage beat roots 'n' roll)