Pt 2: The Outlaws - Lady In Waiting (1976) J Geils Band - Live, Blow Your Face Out (1976) New Riders Of The Purple Sage - The Best Of.. (1976)

I bought myself a couple of classic LP's: Procol Harum - Shine On Brightly (1968) Joel Scott Hill/Chris Ethridge/John Barbata - L.A. Getaway (1971) With Clarence White among others! Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton (1970)

Yeah, Red, White and Blue really did it for me. I'm not too supprised about the new title either, God & Guns....

Well, I can't say I'm a fan of todays incarnation of the band. I did like some of the recorded material up until the depature of Ed King in, '96, was it? After that it has gone downhill, especially regarding the writing of new songs. I never was a fan of Johnny Van Zant's or Rickey Medlocks' music.

I'm gonna check out The Five Aces tonight at the Friday Street club in Glasgow!! Good stuff!!

Hiya ZeppFanForever, I'm doing fine and I hope you are too!! How great it is to have a passion like the one we have for music, ain't it?

Chocolate Watch Band, great stuff! I got a couple of compilations with them, they made many great songs! Glad to see someone else then me mentioning them around here.

I made up a playlist of old british r'n'b cuts like The Pretty Things' Rosalyn, Midnight To Six, Come See Me, Don't Bring Me Down, Animals' The Work Song, Kinks' Milk Cow Blues, Got Love If You Want It etc etc. Great shit!!

I did a great find yesterday. Copperhead was the band guitarist John Cipollina formed after leaving his old band, Quicksilver Messenger Service in 1972. They only recorded one album and it has become a real obscure gem. I can't even find any of the songs on youtube(!). Here's what allmusic.com has got on the album: Copperhead - Copperhead (1973) Two and a half years after exiting Quicksilver Messenger Service, of which he had been the primary instrumentalist, lead guitar player John Cipollina resurfaced at the front of a new rock quartet, Copperhead. The group had come together slowly, but by the time of their debut album, they were ready for action. Second guitarist Gary Philippet contributed the more straight-ahead rockers, like leadoff track and first single "Roller Derby Star," while bass player Jim McPherson tended to write more discursive numbers, though he was capable of strong rock & roll shuffles such as the Rolling Stones-like "Wing-Dang-Doo." But both players took a back seat to Cipollina, whose distinctively high-pitched, slightly dissonant lead guitar work defined the band's sound, just as it had in Quicksilver. One should perhaps amend that to say "early Quicksilver"; Copperhead recalled the earlier band's heyday of the late '60s on their own self-titled debut and the gold-selling Happy Trails more than the early-'70s edition of the group, especially on the extended instrumental passages in songs like "Pawnshop Man" and "They're Making a Monster." By rights, then, Copperhead should have taken off to become one of the major second-generation San Francisco rock bands of the '70s, but it was not to be. In the wake of Columbia Records president Clive Davis' firing shortly after this album's release, his signings were given the company's lowest priority, and few people ever found out there was a band and an album called Copperhead. The 2001 CD reissue on the British Acadia label adds the non-LP B-side of the "Roller Derby Star" single, another good Philippet mid-tempo rocker called "Chameleon." Copperhead also recorded an entire second album for Columbia that the label never released, leaving these recordings and a hard-to-find live LP as the only evidence of their existence. I can highly recomed this album! It should be available on CD according to the above review.

$$$ Hey, let's make a buck...

Well, lately I've been ravin' about this single so I decided I had to get a copy of the original 45. I've already got the song on the Nuggets album, but, heck, I only DJ-ing with 45's so it's a must have! eBay rules. The Amboy Dukes - Baby Please Don't Go / Psalms Of Aftermath (1967) I also found this excellent soul 45: Joe Simon - No Sad Songs / Come And Get It (1968) Check out No Sad Songs

Wow, that's pretty cool! I've got Don't Bring Me Down too, both singles are great I think! The Pretty Things are GREAT, I love their music! They were a cool and mean looking bunch of rockers.

True. It's always a money problem..

LOL I'll survive. Yeah, there are lots of great artists on that album, that's for sure. I'd like to purchase the first and second album from Crosby & Nash too, both of those albums is said to be real masterpieces. I haven't heard them myself though.

Me neither. As I am still in Glasgow, where I did the purchases, I don't have a turntable available. I will have to wait until I am back home in Stockholm in June. But I bought it after reading some reviews about it and listened to some samples at allmusic.com, which give the album a rave review. Can't wait until I'm back home and can listen to all my records again!! Edit to add: Here's the review from allmusic.com, it can't be a bad record, can it?! Songs for Beginners is Graham Nash's solo debut apart from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Released in 1971, it is a collection of songs that reflect change, transition, and starting over. The set was recorded in both Los Angeles and San Francisco, in the immediate aftermath of Nash's traumatic breakup with Joni Mitchell. Unlike the colorful dynamism of Stephen Stills' eponymous debut recording, or the acid-drenched cosmic cowboy spaciness of David Crosby's If I Could Only Remember My Name, Nash's album is by contrast a much more humble and direct offering. It is a true, mostly introspective songwriter's album full of beautifully performed and wonderfully recorded songs that reflect transition, movement, the desire to look backward and forward simultaneously. Like the aforementioned offering, this one is star-studded in its choice of players and singers: Crosby, Chris Ethridge, Jerry Garcia, Rita Coolidge, Clydie King, Venetta Fields, Dave Mason, Neil Young (under the pseudonym "Joe Yankee"), David Lindley, Bobby Keys, Phil Lesh, Dallas Taylor, and drummer John Barbata reflect some of the personnel on this heady yet humble session. The album is bookended by two of Nash's best-known tunes, the anthemic "Military Madness" that remains timeless in the 21st century, and "Chicago," that doesn't. That said, they are among the weakest songs here — which reveals what a solid collection it is. Unlike many recordings birthed from personal angst, Nash's engages in no self pity; instead, he focuses on the craft of songwriting itself. Despite its personal darkness, "Better Days," with its swirling piano and pronounced bassline, is also an actual paean to self-determination and perseverance, the logic being that there were better days in the past, so there must be better ones in the future as well. "I Used to Be a King," with Garcia on a gorgeous pedal steel and Lesh on bass, is a direct, mature response to "King Midas in Reverse," a song Nash wrote and recorded with the Hollies. "Simple Man," with its sparse melody and strings and a fine backing vocal from Coolidge, was written on the afternoon of the breakup with Mitchell. The violin-cello backdrop to Nash's piano is particularly effective and makes this one of his most memorable songs. The parlor room country waltz that commences "Man in the Mirror," features Garcia's steel, Young's piano, ex-Flying Burrito Brother Ethridge, and drummer Barbata; it shifts keys, tempo, and feel about a third of the way in with a very long bridge that transforms the song's sentiment as well. Ultimately, Songs for Beginners is the strongest of Nash's solo efforts (outside of his work with Crosby).

Two LP's: Graham Nash - Songs for beginners (1971) Free - Highway (1970)

Yeah, it's a great version indeed. I don't know if you're a member of Wolfgang's Vault, but you can sign in and listen to the whole concert at: http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/dt/jeff...t/517-7499.html Wolfgang's Vault is a goldmine if you want to check out cool concerts!

Jeff Beck Group live at Fillmore West July 1968. Fuckin' amazing!! Set list: You shook me Let me love you Morning dew Jeff's boogie The sun is shining Hi ho silver lining

Another 45: The Roulettes - Bad Time / Can You Go (1964) A real beat gem, shoulda been a hit!! Bad Time

One 45: The Pretty Things - Rosalyn / Big Boss Man (1964)

I've never met Rickey, but his attitude in regards to the original band is quite annoying..

How's it goin fellow FLEETWOOD MAC die hard fan! Thanks for the Rumours story! It's pretty funny that Bob Brunning has written a Fleetwood Mac biography concidering the short time he was a member of the band. Also it was long before Stevie, Lindsey and Christine were members in Fleetwood Mac! LOL

Speaking of Dylan covers, my favourite would be The Soup Greens cover of Like A Rolling Stone. They cut all un-necessary lyrics and turned it to a real frat party Louie Louie kinda song. Check out the great drumbreak near the end and the excellent lead guitars. No other Dylan cover can top this one. Let's have a beer.

Oh, how upset I am now!

Thanks, everything's fine over here, though I am in Glasgow for the moment! Hope you're doin' just fine too! I suppose I should give them a chance by listen to them a bit more. I do like Bare Trees for example, which really differs from the Green era of Fleetwood Mac. Also, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie is one of my all time favourite rhythm sections. Few can create the groove those guys did together! It's cool that you got the chance to meet them! Cheers mate!