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The Magic Mixture This The Magic Mixture 1967 69 uk brilliand psychedelic rock 2008 extra tracks issue

The Magic Mixture This The Magic Mixture 1967 69 uk brilliand psychedelic rock 2008 extra tracks issue The Magic Mixture were a British psychedelic band comprised Terry Thomas (guitar/vocals), Melvyn Hacker (bass), Jack Collins (drums) and Stan Curtis (organ) . Mel and Terry were  both students at the Central Foundation Boys School in London in the early of 60s. After some line up changes they released their sole album in 1968. It is regarded as one of the better examples of the psych genre, featuring engaging instrumental work on tracks such as �(I�m So) Sad�, �Urge To Leave� and �Slowly The Day�. Originally released on Saga, this superb piece of psychedelic freakbeat should be in every record collection sharing section with UK psych gods like July, Skip Bifferty, Forever Amber, Five Day Week Straw People, The Open Mind and the likes Even though according to The Tapestry Of Delights book the Saga LPs are supposed to have been recorded at a school premises rather than in a proper s...

Renaissance Renaissance 1969 uk great prog jazz rock with classical influence 2008 remaster

Renaissance Renaissance 1969 uk great prog jazz rock with classical influence 2008 remaster The history of Renaissance is essentially the history of two separate groups, rather similar to the two phases of the Moody Blues or the Drifters. The original group was founded in 1969 by ex-Yardbirds members Keith Relf and Jim McCarty as a sort of progressive folk-rock band, who recorded two albums (of which only the first, self-titled LP came out in America, on Elektra Records) but never quite made it, despite some success on Englands campus circuit.  The band went through several membership changes, with Relf and his sister Jane (who later fronted the very Renaissance-like Illusion) exiting and McCarty all but gone after 1971. The new lineup formed around the core of bassist Jon Camp, keyboard player John Tout, and Terry Sullivan on drums, with Annie Haslam, an aspiring singer with operatic training and a three-octave range.  The original groups debut album was a then-groundbreaking...

The Cinematic Orchestra Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2008

The Cinematic Orchestra Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2008 The Cinematic Orchestra - Live at the Royal Albert Hall Artist : The Cinematic Orchestra Album : Live at the Royal Albert Hall Released : 2008 Genre : Electronica/Acid Jazz/Trip-Hop Quality : 256kbps/44,1khz Size : 89MB 1. "All That You Give" (originally on Every Day) 2. "Child Song" (originally on Ma Fleur) 3. "Flite" (originally on Every Day) 4. "Familiar Ground" (featuring Heidi Vogel) (originally on Ma Fleur) 5. "To Build A Home" (featuring Grey Reverend) (originally on Ma Fleur) 6. "Prelude" (originally on Ma Fleur) 7. "Breathe" (featuring Heidi Vogel) (originally on Ma Fleur) 8. "Man With The Movie Camera" (originally on Man with a Movie Camera) 9. "Time And Space" (featuring Lou Rhodes) (originally on Ma Fleur) 10. "As The Stars Fall" (Japanese Edition bonus track) (originally on Ma Fleur) 11. "Burn Out" (ITunes...