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Terry Brooks & Strange - Disco Queen Single - 1979

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Livingston Taylor - USA - 1970

Having problems uploading picture but scans are included.

This is James Taylor's brother.

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Budka Suflera - Poland - 1976

After my marriage ended I met a Polish girl in Vienna. Sweet thing she was and I got her to be my girlfriend for a few years. So, her dad ran this huge delapidated hotel somewhere past Villach near the Italian border and Polish school trips would stay there all the time and that was his business and all. So the girlfriend and I are staying there for a nice free week, walking in the mountains and all that, and one night she takes me down in the basement and she finds her dad's old records from Poland and says take what you want, so amongst the rubbish (and porn mags hidden in every sleeve) I made my first discoveries of Polish bands SBB and Budka Suflera. Anyway, this is the second album from Budka Suflera, taken here from the Polish CD re-issue from 1991.

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Gordon Lightfoot - Sit Down Young Stranger - 1970

A nice early album from the Canadian legend that I picked up at a local charity shop. This album, from 1970, spawned the hit "If You Could Read My Mind" and the album would, in fact, be later re-issued under that title. Gordon Lightfoot was born in Orillia, Canada and I remember when I was young I would often pass through Orillia while travelling between Toronto and the Muskoka region of Ontario. The sign welcoming people to the town stated "home of Gordon Lightfoot", though he hadn't lived there in a long time, and I thought it was a real swizz, one of my first realisations of false advertising. Coincidentally, years later when I was living over-seas, my resume declared that I had gone to college in Orillia. I don't think there is a college in Orillia. Ha.

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Wenzday - Nearly Made It - Canada - 1977

Originally called 'Wednesday', this band from Oshawa, Canada formed in 1971 and released 2 albums before changing their name to 'Wenzday' in 1977.

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Lou Reed - Sally Can't Dance - 1974

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David Sancious & Tone - Transformation - USA - 1976

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Michael G Waite and Eyes - Canada - 1982

I bought this album expecting it to be something akin to Terry Brooks & Strange or Yahowa, what with the strange 60s warlock looking Mr. Waite on the covers, not to mention a list of guest musicians including Kim Mitchell and Nash The Slash. However, the music has a strong new-waveish sound in many places that really shapes the album as a whole. If someone else had told me that before I bought the album, I might have thought twice about buying it. However, I find this to be a very good album that I have listened to many times.
The original Canadian issue was released as a limited edition on slightly marbled light pink vinyl. The American issue of the same year was on black vinyl and omitted the middle name "Gregtheodeg" on cover and label. As well, there is a noticeable tone difference to the covers. Pictures are from the Canadian issue.
 

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Silver - Children Of The Lord - USA - 1976

Rare album of good American prog-inflected christian rock.

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Kex - Hungary - 1969-1971

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I don't know much about this Hungarian band. I bought this CD re-issue at Ton-Um-Ton in Vienna (my fave record store in the world). This is a compilation of their work from 69-71. Enjoy.

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Juan De La Cruz Band - Himig Natin

Time for some Pinoy Rock. This is a great album of heavy rock from the Philippines released in 1973.
I asked a Filipino friend what the title means and he told me "Our Voice". He also told me that pinoy means "boy" (pina=girl). I ripped this from a CD re-issue, which has a different cover and some bonus live tracks.

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Prism - Armageddon - Canada - 1979

Purchased this one last year for 8 bucks just because I liked the cover, total prog-rock cheese, yes, but it hits something in my mind. From a collection angle, it does have a Bryan Adams connection. The album itself I'm not so fussed about, but I post it nonetheless as my tastes are my own. This album is actually not hard to find, at least where I am at, in used vinyl stores and thrift shops alike.

The Band

Here is something about them I copied from somewhere, but I forget where, apologies and thanks in equal portions...Armageddon is the third studio album and fourth album overall by Canadian rock band Prism. It was released in 1979 on canadian record label GRT. It achieved double platinum status in Canada (in excess of 200,000 units sold.)[1]

Armageddon is notable for several reasons. Bruce Fairbairn received the canadian music industry 1980 Juno Award for Producer of the Year for the album.[2] Band leader and guitarist-songwriter Lindsay Mitchell received the SOCAN Song of the Year award for "Night to Remember".[3] It is the band's best selling album. Despite all the commercial success, record label GRT filed for bankruptcy the next year. It is also curious for the songwriting contributions by future canadian international recording artist Bryan Adams.

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I IDENTIFIED THIS PANAMA "MONSTER"

I was looking around youtube the other night and found these odd pictures of a "monster" allegedly killed by some young boys in Panama.

So I stared at these for a while wondering what the hell it could be, if even real, and suddenly it hit me....
IT'S A SLOTH!!! Yes, a sloth. Don't know if it is two or three-toed, but in the top picture you can clearly see one of its large claws and the face is clearly a sloth face - look it up. As for why this poor thing is hairless, who knows, maybe it is from decomposition (it has that wet pasty look of a newly rotting body), or maybe a genetic defect (adding to its demise - rather than being killed by kids). Point is, this is not a monster.

ALEXANDRE ZELKINE - PESSIMISTE FRENCH-CANADIAN POLITIFOLK 1973

This one was 50 cents at a thrift shop. French language vocals. From what I could find out, Mr. Zelkine is a Russian who moved to Montreal, Canada via France in 1966. He performed at the Canadian Expo.

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Gateway - 1976

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Solo album from former Syrinx member John Mills Cockell. Second side is ripped as one track to replicate original vinyl playback.

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VA - Kraut Fucking Rock 1969-1972

A compilation of German, Swiss and Austrian bands from 1969 - 1972.
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Great White North - Volume 2

Second volume in a series featuring Canadian bands of the 60s and 70s from Magognip Records. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think.

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Dennis Coffey 1972 single

DENNIS COFFEY AND THE DETROIT GUITAR BAND
Taurus b/w Can You Feel It (7" single)
USA, 1972

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