Eric Clapton-Eric Clapton.

Eric Clapton (CBE) ex: Yardbirds,
                                     John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers,
                                     Blind Faith,
                                     Derek & The Dominoes,
is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter.
He's one of the most important and influential guitarist of all time.
His genres stretches from pop, rock, hard rock, blues, psychedelic, reggae.....etc

This album is the eponymous debut solo album from Eric Clapton released in August of 1970.
Most of the songs are written by Delaney Bramlett and him except for Lonesome and a long way home with Leon Russell, Told you for the last time with Steve Cropper and After Midnight by JJ Cale.

And recorded with the best secessionists in the music world.

• Eric Clapton – lead guitar, lead vocals
• Delaney Bramlett – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Leon Russell – piano
• Bobby Whitlock – organ, vocals
• John Simon – piano
• Carl Radle – bass
• Jim Gordon – drums
• Jim Price – trumpet
• Bobby Keys – saxophone
• Tex Johnson – percussion
• Bonnie Bramlett – vocals
• Rita Coolidge – vocals
• Sonny Curtis – vocals
• Jerry Allison – vocals
• Stephen Stills – vocals

  

 Side One 1:"Slunky" – 3:34 2: "Lonesome and a Long Way from Home" (Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell) – 3:29 3:   After Midnight" (J. J. Cale) – 2:51 4: "Easy Now" (Clapton) – 2:57 5: "Blues Power" (Clapton, Russell) – 3:09 

 Side Two: 1: "Bottle of Red Wine" – 3:06  2: "Lovin' You Lovin' Me" – 3:19 3: "Told You For the Last Time" (Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett, Steve Cropper) – 2:30 4: "Don't Know Why" – 3:10 5: "Let It Rain" – 5:02

The Grassroots-Heaven Knows.

Warren Entner - Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
Rob Grill - Bass, Vocals
Ricky Coonce - Drums
Dennis Provisor - Keyboards
Terry Furlong - Guitar


The Grass Roots is an American pop rock band that charted between 1966 and 1975 with 21 Top 40 hits and achieved 2 Gold Albums and 1 Gold Singles. .

The band (with many changes of members) was the brainchild of songwriting and producing duo of P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri.

This EP was recorded under the Stateside- EMI label.

It has four hits in one vinyl-very addictive and catchy songs.

Side One: 1. Heaven Knows (video) 2. Midnight Confession (video).

Side Two: 1. I'd wait a million years 2. Loving Things.

Bo Diddley Jungle Music -The Blues Collection.

Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), aka Bo Diddley, was an American R & B singer, songwriter and vocalist.

He was a big influence to Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton.........etc.

His music is solid with hard driving rhythm.

He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
Received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the R & B Foundation.
A Grammy Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Science.

His trademark rectangular guitar is a feature in all his concerts.

This is a 18 tracks CD set.

1. The story of Bo Diddley 2. Down Home special 3. Little girl 4. Bo Diddley (1955) (video) 5. You don't love me 6. Diddy wah diddy 7. Pretty thing 8. Bring it to Jerome 9. Dancing girl 10. Who do you love 11. Crackin' up 12. I am looking for a woman 13. Cops and robbers 14. Nursery Rhymes 15. Hey ! Bi Diddley 16. You can't judge a book by it's cover 17. Before you accuse me 18. Say man.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

Keith Emerson(ex Nice) -organ, keyboard, synthesizer, piano, clavinet, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer.
Greg Lake (ex King Crimson) -bass, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar.
Carl Palmer(ex Atomic Rooster) -drums, percussion.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, are an English progressive classical rock super band. They found success in the 1970s and sold over forty million albums and headlined large stadium concerts. They are one of the most commercially successful progressive classical rock bands.

This is their debut album on the Atlantic label and was released in 1970.

Music on this album is a mix of instrumental and vocals pieces with the incorporation of classical music influences, including using complex time signatures and harmonies and symphonic-type structures which helped to give them their unique sound.

This album topped at No:18 on the Billboard top 200 albums and the song "Lucky Man" reached No: 48 on the Billboard Hot 100.

My fave song is "Take A Pebble"

The front cover of the album depicts a fluttering white bird with a human ear in the bottom left corner (the bird's left wing outlines the back of the male head to which the ear is attached, the other half of which is on the back of the album, and the right wing outlines a female head.)

Side One: 1 "The Barbarian" 2 "Take a Pebble" (video) 3 "Knife-Edge"

Side Two: 1 "The Three Fates" a. Clotho b.Lachesis c. Atropos 2. Tank 3. Lucky Man.

Focus-Hamburger Concerto.

Thijs van Leer-organ, piano, harpsichord, electric piano, flute, alto flute, Arp synthesizer, recorder, mellotron, vibes, accordion, the organ of St Mary the virgin, Barnes, handclaps, all voices, whistling.
Bert Ruiter-bass, auto harp, triangles, Chinese hand cymbals, handclaps, Swiss bells.
Colin Allen (ex Stone the Crows)-drums, conga drums, tambourine, castanets, cabasa, woodblock, Chines gong timpani, handclaps, flexatone, cuica.
Jan Akkerman,- lute, timpani, handclaps, all guitars.

Focus is a progressive Dutch band-Holland top musical export. It was founded by classically trained organist/flautist Thijs van Leer in 1969, and is most famous for the songs "Hocus Pocus" and "Sylvia".

This album under the Polydor label was recorded in 1974-it lacks the magical quality of their previous hits maybe because of the long jamming.

Music styles from classical, progressive rock to jazz fusion which are their forte - are well arranged and composed and gives each band member a chance to show of their musical talent.

The song Hamburger Concerto in 6 movements was named after the different stages of cooking a hamburger.

My fave song is " Hamburger Concerto"

Side One: 1. "Delitiae Musicae" 2."Harem Scarem" 3. "La Cathedrale de Strasbour 4. "Birth"

Side Two: 1. "Hamburger Concerto" a. "Starter" "Rare" b. "Medium I" c. "Medium II" d. "Well Done" e. "One for the Road" (video)

Curved Air-Phantasmagoria.

Sonja Kristina-vocals, acoustic guitar (with a mysterious voice).
Francis Monkman (ex- Sisyphus)-guitars, keyboards, tubular bells, gong, percussion (cool guitar).
Florian Pilkington-Miksa (ex-Sisyphus)-drums, percussion (solid and extraordinary).
Darryl Way (ex-Trace)-violin, keyboards, tubular bells, mellotron (eerie synths on his violin).
Mike Wedgewood (ex-Caravan)-bass, acoustic guitar, vocals (understated bass).

Guest Musicians:
- Annie Stewart / flute on "Melinda (More or Less)"
- Crispian Steele-Perkins / trumpet
- Paul Cosh / trumpet
- Jim Watson / trumpet
- George Parnaby / trumpet
- Chris Pyne / trombone
- Alan Gout / trombone
- David Purser / trombone
- Steve Saunders / trombone
- Frank Ricotti / xylophone, vibes
- Mal Linwood-Ross / percussion
- Colin Caldwell / percussion
- Jean Akers / percussion and featuring
- Doris the Cheetah / Grand Finale on Cheetah

Curved Air were a British progressive art rock band formed in 1968.

This masterpiece 3rd album was recorded in 1972 under the Warner Bros Record.
It reached No. 20 in the UK Charts and is notable for its early use of the EMS Synthi 100 synthesizer to process lead singer Sonja Kristina's voice on the second side.

Music is advanced for it's time-soft, progressive rock and does not offend the ears.

My fave song is " Melinda (More or less)" and "Marie Antoinette."

Side One: 1. "Marie Antoinette" 2. "Melinda (More or Less)" (video) 3. "Not Quite the Same" 4 "Cheetah" 5. "Ultra-Vivaldi"

Side Two: 1. "Phantasmagoria" 2. "Whose Shoulder Are You Looking Over Anyway? 3. "Over and Above" 4."Once a Ghost, Always a Ghost"

Iron Butterfly-Ball.

Doug Ingle-keyboards, lead vocal (one of a kind powerful vocals).
Ron Bushy-drums (solid drumming).
Lee Dorman-bass (heavy bass lines).
Erik Brann-lead guitar (loud and heavy).
Iron Butterfly was a psychedelic rock band formed in 1966, out of the Los Angeles underground scene with their new, fresh and original sounds.

They had a one night stint at the Whiskey A Go Go that turned into a three weeks engagement.

In 1968, their first album "Heavy " was a bestseller that resulted in a nationwide concert concerts.
Who could ignored their 17 minutes epic "In A Gadda Da Vida"

The name Iron Butterfly summed up their music:

IRON-symbolic of something heavy as in sounds.
BUTTERFLY-light, appeal and versatile...an object that can be used freely in the imagination.

Ball their third studio album (certified gold) was recorded in 1969 under the Atlantic label.
My fave song is "In the times of our lives"

Side One: 1. In the time of our lives (video) 2. Soul Experience 3. Lonely boy 4. Real fright 5. In the crowds.

Side Two: 1. It must be love 2. Her favorite style 3. Filled with fear 4. Belda-beast.