CAROS SANTANA AND MAHAVISHNU JOHN McLAUGHLIN-LOVE SURRENDER AND DEVOTION.

THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1973 ON THE CBS/ COLUMBIA LABEL BY CARLOS SANTANA AND MAHAVISHNU JOHN McLAUGHLIN WITH MUSICIANS FROM SANTANA AND THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA. THIS ALBUM IS A TRIBUTE TO FREE JAZZ PIONEER JOHN COLTRANE. THE MUSIC IS EXPLOSIVE, MYSTICAL, JAZZY, HARD ROCK AND INFUSED WITH TRANSCENDENT SPIRITUALITY. IT IS AN EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE BY TWO OF THE WORLD BEST GUITARISTS, WITH EACH PUSHING THE OTHER TO AMAZING GREAT HEIGHTS. THE MUSICIANS ARE-DOUG RAUCH-BASS, MAHAVISHNU EVE McLAUGHLIN-PIANO, KHALID YASIN-PIANO, ORGAN, MINGO LEWIS-PIANO, KEYBOARDS, BILLY COBHAM-DON ALIAS-JAN HAMMER-MIKE SHRIEVE- ALL ON DRUMS, PERCUSSION, ARMANDO PERAZA-CONGAS, PERCUSSION AND VOCALS. MY FAVE SONG IS "A LOVE SUPREME" COMPOSED BY JOHN COLTRANE.

CARLOS SANTANA AND MAHAVISHNU JOHN McLAUGHLIN.

POSING WITH SRI CHINMOY.

BOTH ARE DISCIPLES OF SRI CHINMOY.

SIDE ONE: 1, A LOVE SUPREME(video) 2.NAIMA 3. THE LIFE DIVINE.

SIDE TWO: 1. LET'S US GO INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD 2. MEDITATION

ROLLING STONES-BIG HITS (HIGH TIDE & LOW GRASS)

THE ROLLING STONES IS AN ENGLISH ROCK AND ROLL BAND WITH IT'S NAME INSPIRED BY A MUDDY WATERS SONG "ROLLIN' STONE". THEY WERE FORMED IN 1962 WITH MICK JAGGER AND KEITH RICHARD AS THE BACKBONE OF THE BAND. THEY ARE THE LONGEST-LIVED AND MOST ACTIVE GROUP IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY. THEY ADAPTED TO THE LATEST STYLES AND SOUNDS IN MUSIC FOR DECADES AND THEIR CONCERTS ARE SOLD OUT EVENTS. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED UNDER THE DECCA LABEL IN 1964 AND IS A SORT OF HITS COMPILATION ALBUM WITH JAGGER AND RICHARD COMPOSING ALL THE SONGS. MY FAVE SONG IS "LITTLE RED ROOSTER" & "HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR MOTHER, BABY, STANDING IN THE SHADOW ?"

MICK JAGGER.

MEMBERS:BILL WYMAN-BASS-CHARLIE WATTS-DRUMS-BRIAN JONES-GUITAR-KEITH RICHARD-LEAD GUITAR-MICK JAGGER-GUITAR, VOCALS.

SIDE ONE: 1. SATISFACTION 2. GET OFF MY CLOUD 3. AS TEARS GO BY 4.19th NERVOUS BREAKDOWN 5. LADY JANE 6. TIME IS ON MY SIDE 7.LITTLE RED ROOSTER (video).

SIDE TWO: 1. HAVE YOU SEEN MY MOTHER, BABY, STANDING IN THE SHADOW? (video) 2. PAINT IT BLACK 3. IT'S ALL OVER NOW 4. HEART OF STONE 5. NOT FADE AWAY. 6.COME ON.

CRAZY HORSE-CRAZY HORSE

CRAZY HORSE IS A COUNTRY ROCK BAND, BEST KNOWN FOR THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH NEIL YOUNG. THEY COLLABORATED WITH NEIL YOUNG ON 13 ALBUMS AND LIVE CONCERTS FROM 1969-2001.THIS ALBUM COULD BE CONSIDERED A HIDDEN GEM WITH A NUMBER OF HITS BY OTHER ARTISTES LIKE ROD STEWART WITH "I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT" THE SONGS ARE SOLID WITH A VARIETY OF STYLES AND STRONG COMPOSITIONS. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED ON THE REPRISE/WARNER LABEL IN 1971. MY FAVE SONG IS " DANCE, DANCE, DANCE"

MEMBERS:RALPH MOLINA-DRUMS, BILLY TALBOT-BASS, JACK NITZSCHE-PIANO, DANNY WHITTEN-GUITAR, NILS LOFGREN-GUITAR, SPECIAL GUESTS: RY COODER-SLIDE GUITAR, GIB GILBO-FIDDLE.

SIDE ONE: 1. GONE DEAD TOWN 2. DANCE,DANCE,DANCE (video) 3. LOOK AT ALL THE THINGS 4. BEGGAR'S DAY 5. I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT.

SIDE TWO: 1. DOWNTOWN 2. CAROLAY, 3. DIRTY, DIRTY 3. I'LL GET BY 4. CROW JANE LADY.

JAMES GALWAY plays SONGS FOR ANNIE.

JAMES GALWAY IS A NORTHERN IRELAND-BORN FLAUTIST FROM BELFAST. HE WAS NICKNAMED "THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN FLUTE". HE SPENT 15 YEARS AS AN ORCHESTRAL PLAYER WITH THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRAL AND PERFORMED ON THE SOUNDTRACKS OF "LORD OF THE RINGS". HE WAS MADE AN OBE IN 1977 AND WAS KNIGHTED IN 2001. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1970 UNDER THE RED SEAL/RCA LABEL FEATURING THE INSTRUMENTAL OF JOHN DENVER'S "ANNIE'S SONG" DEDICATED TO HIS WIFE.

SIDE ONE: 1. LE BASQUE 2. BACHIANAS BRASILEIRAS NUMBER 5-ARIA 3. LIEBESFREUD 4. BERCUESE FROM "DOLLY" 5.ALLEGRO ("IN AN EIGHTEEN CENTURY DRAWING ROOM") 6. ANNIE'S SONG (video).

SIDE TWO: 1. TAMBOURIN 2. LA PLUS QUE LENTE 3.BRIAN BORU'S MARCH 4. BELFAST HORNPIPE. 5.SPANISH LOVE SONG 6. CARMEN FANTASY.

FRANK ZAPPA-OVER-NITE SENSATION

FRANK ZAPPA IS AN AMERICAN MULTI-TALENTED MUSICIAN WITH A MUSICAL CAREER SPANNING 30 YEARS. IT IS HARD TO CATEGORIZE HIS MUSIC-DIFFERENT STYLES I.E-ROCK, JAZZ, BLUES. EXPERIMENTAL...etc ON MORE THAN 60 ALBUMS THAT HE RELEASED AS A SOLO ARTIST AND WITH HIS BAND THE MOTHER OF INVENTION. MOST OF HIS ALBUMS COVERS ARE SELF DESIGNED. HE WROTE ALL THE LYRICS TO ALL HIS SONGS WHICH ARE ABOUT POLITICS, SOCIAL, HUMOR, FUNNY AND ECCENTRIC AND SUNG IN HIS OWN IMITABLE STYLE. THE MELODIES, ARRANGEMENT AND CHORD STRUCTURES OF HIS SONGS ARE WAY AHEAD AND FAR OUT. HIS FIRST AND EARLIEST MUSICAL INFLUENCE WAS AVANTE- GARDE COMPOSER EDGAR VARESE. IN 1997 HE RECEIVED THE GRAMMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. THIS CD WAS RECORDED IN 1973 UNDER HIS OWN LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "DINAH MOE HUMM."

THE MUSICIANS.

SONGS:1.CAMARILLO BRILLO 2. I'M THE SLIME 3. DIRTY LOVE 4. FIFTY FIFTY 5. ZOMBY WOOF 6. DINAH MOE HUMM (video) 7. MONTANA.

AZTECA-PYRAMID OF THE MOON.

AZTECA IS A LATIN, JAZZ ROCK FUSION BAND FORMED IN 1972 IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, USA. THE BAND IS LED BY BROTHERS PETE AND COKE ESCOVEDO (ex-SANTANA) AND THEIR MUSIC IS A BIT OF SANTANA AND CHICAGO WITH ORCHESTRA STYLE- BIG SOUNDS WITH HORNS, WOODWINDS, PERCUSSION, GUITAR AND GREAT VOCALS. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1973 UNDER THE CBS/SONY LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "MAZATLAN".

MEMBERS: BOB FERREIRA-TENOR SAX,FLUTE AND PICCOLO, PAT O'HARA-TROMBONE, TOM HARRELL-TRUMPET AND FLUEGEL HORN, MEL MARTIN-TENOR, BARITONE AND SOPRANO SAX, FLUTE,-WENDY HAAS, ERROL KNOWLES-VOCALS, PAUL JACKSON-BASS, BILL COURTIAL-GUITAR, GEORGE MURIBUS- FENDER RHODES PIANO, FLIP NUNEZ-ORGAN, GEORGE DiQUATTRO-PIANO, CLAVINET, VICTOR ESCOVEDO-TIMBALES, VICTOR PANTOJA-CONGA, JOHN BRINCK-DRUMS, PETE ESCOVEDO-PERCUSSION AND VOCALS.

SIDE ONE: 1. SOMEDAY WE'LL GET BY 2. MAZATLAN (video) 3. FIND LOVE TODAY 4. WHATCHA GONNA DO.

SIDE TWO: 1. NEW DAY IS ON THE RISE 2. MEXICANA MEXICANA 3. RED ONIONS 4. LOVE IS A STRANGER. 5. A NIGHT IN NAZCA.

IRON BUTTERFLY with PINERA & RHINO-METAMORPHOSIS.

IRON BUTTERFLY IS AN AMERICAN PSYCHEDELIC ROCK GROUP, FORMED IN 1966 IN SAN DIEGO, USA. BEST KNOWN FOR THEIR 1968 HIT "IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA". A LOT OF PERSONNEL CHANGES IN THE BAND IN BETWEEN ALBUMS. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1970 ON THE ATCO LABEL AND REACHED NO:16 ON THE US CHARTS. MY FAVE SONG IS "EASY RIDER"

MEMBERS:LEE DORMAN-BASS, MIKE PINERA-GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, DOUG INGLE-ORGAN, LEAD VOCALS, AL RHINO-GUITAR, RON BUSHY-DRUMS.

SIDE ONE: 1.FREE FLIGHT 2. NEW DAY 3. SHADY LADY 4. BEST YEARS OF OUR LIFE 5. SLOWER THAN GUNS 6. STONE BELIEVER.

SIDE TWO: 1. SOLDIER IN OUR TOWN 2. EASY RIDER (video) 3. BUTTERFLY BLEU.

BAD COMPANY-BAD CO.

BAD COMPANY IS AN ENGLISH SUPER ROCK GROUP FORMED IN 1973. THE BAND MEMBERS ARE OFFSPRING FROM FREE (PAUL RODGERS AND SIMON KIRKE) MOTT THE HOPPLE (MICK RALPHS) AND KING CRIMSON (BOZ BURRELL). THEY HAVE THE SAME MANAGER (PETER GRANT) AS THE LED ZEPPELIN. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1974 WITH TWO HITS SINGLES "CAN'T GET ENOUGH"AND "MOVIN' ON". THEY ARE FAMOUS FOR THEIR LIVE SHOWS AND PLAYING IN THE LARGEST STADIUM FOR ALMOST A DECADE. MY FAVE SONG IS "CAN'T GET ENOUGH"

BOZ BURRELL-BASS, SIMON KIRKE-DRUMS.

PAUL RODGERS-VOCALS, MICK RALPHS-LEAD GUITAR.

SIDE ONE: 1,CAN'T GET ENOUGH (video) 2. ROCK STEADY 3. READY FOR LOVE 4.DON'T LET ME DOWN.

SIDE TWO: 1.BAD COMPANY 2. THE WAY I CHOOSE 3. MOVIN' ON 4. SEAGULL.

CHASE

CHASE IS A NINE-PIECE JAZZ ROCK GROUP, WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF MUSICIANSHIP. THEIR MUSIC IS FULL OF EXCITEMENT, NICE MELODIES, HOOKS, SWINGING RIFFS AND FULL OF HARMONIC TEXTURES. LEADER BILL CHASE HAVE PLAYED AND RECORDED WITH MAYNARD FERGUSON, STAN KENTON AND WOODY HERMAN TOO. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1971,UNDER THE CBS LABEL. IT ALSO EARNED A NOMINATION FOR "BEST NEW ARTIST" FOR THE GRAMMY AWARD.BILL CHASE IS RECOGNISED AS ONE OF THE PREMIER EXPONENTS OF JAZZ-ROCK FUSION AND MODERN LEAD TRUMPET STYLE. MY FAVE SONG IS "GET IT ON"

MEMBERS:BILL CHASE-TRUMPET, TED PIERCEFIELD-TRUMPET, VOCALS, ALAN WARE-TRUMPET, JERRY VAN BLAIR-TRUMPET,VOCALS, PHIL PORTER-KEYBOARDS, DENNIS JOHNSON-BASS,VOCALS, ANGEL SOUTH-GUITAR,VOCALS, JAY BURRID-PERCUSSION, TERRY RICHARDS-LEAD VOCALS.

SIDE ONE:1.OPEN UP WIDE 2. LIVIN' IN HEAT 3. HELLO GROCERIES 4. HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS 5. GET IT ON(video).

SIDE TWO: 1. BOYS AND GIRLS TOGETHER 2. INVITATION TO A RIVER a. TWO MINDS MEET b. STAY c. PAINT IT SAD d. REFLECTIONS e. RIVER.

SPOOKY TOOTH-WITNESS

SPOOKY TOOTH IS AN ENGLISH PROGRESSIVE ROCK, FORMED IN 1967 WITH LOTS OF PERSONNEL CHANGES IN THE BAND ON EVERY ALBUM. THE PLUS POINT IS THAT THEY WRITE THEIR OWN SONGS.THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1973 UNDER THE ISLAND LABEL.

MICK JONES-ELECTRIC AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR,VOCALS, CHRIS STEWART-BASS, MIKE KELLIE-DRUMS AND PERCUSSIONS, MIKE HARRISON-VOCALS AND PERCUSSIONS, GARY WRIGHT-KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESISER AND VOCALS.

SIDE ONE: 1.OCEAN OF POWER (video) 2. WINGS ON MY HEART 3.AS LONG AS THE WORLD KEEPS TURNING 4. DON'T EVER STAY AWAY 5. THINGS CHANGE.

SIDE TWO: 1. ALL SEWN UP 2. DREAM ME A MOUNTAIN 3.SUNLIGHT OF MY MIND 4. PYRAMIDS.