Famous last words?

The Pink Mice - In Action (1971)
Tracklist:
1. Italienisches Konzert in F
2. Für Elise
3. Konzert für Trompete und Orchester
4. Anitras Tanz (from Peer Gynt)
5. Sonate für Klavier
6. Brandenburgisches Konzert (1 & 3)

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Lee Ritenour - The Captian's Journey (1978)
Tracklist:
1. Captain's Journey Pt. 1: The Calm/Pt. 2: The Storm
2. Morning Glory
3. Sugar Loaf Express
4. Matchmakers
5. What Do You Want?
6. That's Enough for Me
7. Etude

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Triskell - C'etait... (1983)
Tracklist:
1. Mem Bro
2. Caste Kelly Reel
3. Pierre
4. Koto
5. L'Amour est Mort...
6. Diougan Gwenc'hlan
7. 'Pezh On..
8. Gwenole
9. Satori
10. Lundi Matin
11. Siul A Gra
12. 'Dourcam'

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Knights of rock

Lancelot - But I Just Can't Stay Behind (1983)
Tacklist:
1. Stop Man
2. Home Again
3. Struck Down
4. Stargazer
5. Treat Me Right
6. But I Just Can't Stay Behind
7. Killer Machine
8. All Right Now
9. Rock'n Roller
10.Tribute To F.J. Haydn / ABJFV


I've already introduced this band to you some time ago. Now here's their first longplayer, released in 1983, and really hard to find. A really decent hard rock album. If it had been released some years earlier, it might have been LANCELOT's breakthrough. Enjoy!

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Rule Britannia

Budgie - Power Supply (1980)
Tracklist:
1. Forearm Smash
2. Hellbender
3. Heavy Revolution
4. Gunslinger
5. Power Supply
6. Secrets In My Head
7. Time To Remember
8. Crime Against The World

BUDGIE may be most remembered as being one of the bands that METALLICA has covered some songs of (Breadfan & Crash Course In Brain Surgery). But besides that, this welsh 3-piece was a great band that was quite ahead of their time.

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Limelight - Ashes To Ashes (1984)
Tracklist:
1. Ashes To Ashes
2. Metal Man
3. Walk On Water
4. Don't Look Bak
5. Knife In Your Back
6. Going Home
7. Mamma I Don't Wanna Lose Ya
8. Man Of Colours

The British heavy metal band LIMELIGHT was formed in 1967 by teenage brother guitarists Mike and Glenn Scrimshaw along with bassist John Dakin while still in school. In the early days the band was purely instrumental and for more important shows they hired drummer Jimmy Stephenson. Many line-up changes took place over the years. Bassist / vocalist Trevor Wilson left to pursue a country & western career while vocalist John Brierly became a director of EMI Records. They toured Australia in the 70s. The debut album was re-released in 1982 by Avatar Records.
After their second album "Ashes to Ashes", the band recorded a third album called "Whitefire" in Germany, but it was never released. Only the title track appeared in the "Best of British (a Rock Collection)" (Zebra Records, 1985).

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The O Band - Within Reach (1976)
Tracklist:
1. A Smile is Diamond
2. Feel Alright
3. Lucia Loser
4. Dontcha Wanna
5. Money Talk
6. Still Burning
7. Paradise Blue
8. Long Long Way
9. Within Reach

Most of you will remember this band from my older posts. Here's their 1976 album "Within reach", that was requested by some people. It took me some time to find, but here it is, at last.

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Westcoast sound

Hello folks, here we go again with another fine post. As always, I didn't receive any reactions to my last posts, but a lot of downloads. So this says all about the mentality of most people, if it's for free, always take it but no need to say thanks...

Nevertheless, there are also many people who appreciate my postings, especially the SNAIL posting received huge reactions, so I decided to get their second album, "Flow" to post here, too. It took some time 'till I found a copy, but here it is, at last.

"Flow" follows the same formula as its predecessor, soft rockin' music with catchy tunes. Although the songwriting is not as strong as on the first album, you'll find ten decent songs on this one, even a cover version of the BEATLES' "And Your Bird Can Sing". A really enjoyable album.



Snail - Flow (1979)
Tracklist:
1. I've Got a Lady
2. Here With You
3. Love Should Flow
4. Threw It Away
5. Lettin' Go
6. Tonight
7. Rollin' In Your Love
8. Forever
9. And Your Bird Can Sing
10. Broke Up, Broke Down

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Back on track

Happy Ney Year to y'all. I was kept busy most of the time working on the job, so there was not much time left for the blog. Hopefully 2009 will be better. So, what's in it for today? I chose to post two albums that I had already prepared months ago, but they didn't really fit into any scheme. Topic for today could be called "bands that are not or lesser known but have people in their ranks that are known today for something else". Hope you'll like it.


Live Wire - Changes Made (1981)
Tracklist:
1. Child's Eye
2. Don't Look Now
3. Sleep
4. Changes Made
5. Soundtrack
6. Anarchists In Love
7. Power
8. Running
9. Burn
10. Wait In The Shadows

British PowerPop band LIVE WIRE formed out of the band ADVERTISING in the late 70's, secured a record deal with A&M Records and releases three alnums between 1979-1981, Changes Made being their last record before the band split. Guitarrist Simon Boswell rose to fame as composer for movie soundtracks.

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Perfect Affair - Perfect Affair (1983)
Tracklist:
1. Visions
2. She's Got It
3. Through The Night
4. Remember
5. Light In Your Eyes
6. On The Edge
7. Queen Of The Night
8. Calm Cool & Collected
9. Crazy
10. Hard Fight

PERFECT AFFAIR rew out of the band LENNEX. LENNEX secured a deal with Attic Records in Toronto, and then began work on an album called Midnight In Niagara. The album was never released, although one track called 'Struggle' did appear on a flexidisc given away with Music Express magazine. After the LENNEX album was shelved LENNEX would undergo a lineup change, write new material, and emerge in 1983 as PERFECT AFFAIR. The most intersting thing about this band is their line-up, which includes rock producer Mick Ronson (David Bowie, John Mellencamp, Lou Reed) in their ranks.

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Merry X-Mas everybody

Hello again and Merry Christmas to everybody around. Haven't posted anything for a while, I'm running out of time. But I got sooo many good albums during the last months I want to share with y'all, so stay tuned.

I won't waste much time for tonights posts, I chose 3 classic albums for ya. First, it's EGO ON THE ROCKS, a project formed by two former ELOY members. Originally planed as a trilogy, this is the only album ever recorded. A highly sought after collectors item these days.

Second, I picked a band called THE STERLING COOKE FORCE. An american three-piece that released this fine album on the british "Ebony" label in 1984. The label rose to fame releasing many classic NWOBHM bands such as GRIM REAPER. The album sounds quite a blending of such classic NWOBHM with Blues-Rock a la JIMI HENDRIX. Quite nice.

Last for tonight, it's HEAD EAST's debut "Flat as a pancake". Those of you that really enjoyed the SNAIL and O' BAND posts will love this album too. Especially the first track "Never been any reason" is a killer track. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!




Ego On The Rocks - Acid In Wounderland (1981)
Tracklist:
1. 7 to 7 or 999 to 99 Hope
2. Un(all)gemeine Bestürzung
3. Erected Error
4. Mystik +1+9+8+0
5. Asylum
6. Hazard
7. Godbluff
8. Civilization Song 1

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The Sterling Cooke Force - Full Force (1984)
Tracklist:
1. Hit And Run
2. I Can't Stand It
3. She's Gonna Get You
4. Makin' My Way
5. Ain't Wastin' My Time
6. Got Enough Love
7. Don't Need You Anymore
8. Killing Time
9. Going Home

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Head East - Flat As A Pancake (1975)
Tracklist:
1. Never Been Any Reason
2. One Against The Other
3. Love Me Tonight
4. City Of Gold
5. Fly By Night Lady
6. Jefftown Creek
7. Lovin' Me Along
8. Ticket Back To Georgia
9. Brother Jacob

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That's all for tonight, folks. I'm tryin' the best I can to keep this blog alive, so people be patient and keep the posts coming.
BTW: pw is "evilsarchive" as always ;)

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The O Band - The Knife (1977)
Tracklist:
1. Look To The Left, Look To The Right
2. Almost Saturday Night
3. I'm Gonna Leave You
4. Strange Lovin'
5. Back Alley Lightnin'
6. Time Seems To Fly
7. The Knife
8. Got To Run
9. Venus Avenue

I already introduced this british band to you a few months ago. To be honest: after listening to their "Look To The Left..." single, I really wanted to hear more. So I bought the band's last album, "The Knife", the one you can get hold of most easily. What can I tell you, my interest in this band was not disappointed. Very decent album, with the title track being my absolute favorite. Enjoy!
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