Summerhill - Summer Days

Summerhill

Summerhill were formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by "Doug Burger" (keyboards), "Larry Hickman" (bass guitar), "Alan Parker" (vocals, lead guitar) and "Del Ramos" (drums, percussion).
Produced by "David Briggs" and recoreded at "Wally Heider Studio" in San Francisco during 1969, their eponymous album "Summerhill" ("Bill Cosby"'s record label Tetragrammaton T-114) features ten original compositions, all four members contributed material giving the album a diverse, but occasionally unfocused feel.  

Summerhill's only and underrated album possibly failed to find an audience because it never settles on any particular style, plus I assume that Tetragrammaton Records were pretty underground, despite having "Deep Purple"'s "The Book Of Taliesyn" on their catalogue. 

The set certainly sported a late-1960s West Coast vibe, bouncing all over the musical spectrum, including Hendrix-Rock style ("Bring Me Around"), Sunshine Pop ("Soft Voice"), "Curt Boettcher"-influenced Psychedelic Folk-Rock ("Follow Us"), a touch of Jazz ("What Can I Say"), and brushes with more experimental moves (check out the aural meltdown on side two's "The Bird"). 

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Euclid - She´s Gone

Euclid

Euclid's "Heavy Equipment"("Flying Dutchman Amsterdam" AMS-12005) is perhaps the best example of the merging of the 60's Psychedelic with Hard-Rock.  

"The Euclid" 's musicians themselves were of an excellent caliber & very experienced; "Ralph Mazzota" who plays guitar coming from "Lazy Smoke" and the other members, "Gary Leavitt" (guitar, vocals), "Jay Leavitt" (drums, vocals) coming from "The Cobras" and "Harry 'Maris' Perino" (bass guitar, vocals) coming from "The Ones", making this a New England Garage & Psychedelic Rock Supergroup of sorts.

One of the coolest things about "The Euclid - Heavy Equipment" is the overall evidence of it's group members various background influence on it.
You have the RAW & Ferocious high energy 60's Garage element mixed with a very clear and real Psychedelic attitude. 

These over shadowing characteristics combined with their new Heavy/Hard-Rock discipline & focushttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif, resulted in one of the best early Heavy Rock albums ever recorded in the United States. 

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Truth And Janey - White Bread

Truth And Janey

Truth and Janey was an American rock band from Iowa. It took its name from Jeff Beck's Truth album and member Billy Janey's last name. The group was influenced by such power trios as Cream and The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The band toured with Leslie West and performed a music festival with Blue Öyster Cult. They were inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

The group formed in 1969 originally with drummer John Fillingsworth. In roughly one year he was replaced by Denis Bunce. In 1972 they released their debut, a 7-inch 45 rpm, "Midnight Horseman" along with a cover of The Rolling Stones song, "Under My Thumb." The following year they released "Straight Eight Pontiac" and "Around and Around" on their own Driving Wheel label. By 1976 they had recorded No Rest for the Wicked, which sold only 1,000 copies upon its original release.

Anonymous and J. Rider - Shadow Lay

Anonymous & J.Rider

FANTASTIC guitar-driven 60's-inspired Folk-Rock and West-Coast heavily influenced by the Psychedelic sounds of "The Byrds", "The Beatles", "Crosby Stills & Nash", "The Mamas and Papas", "Buffalo Springfield".
Marvellous blend of male/female vocals, strong songwriting and some extraordinary guitar passages.

Formed from the ashes of the late 60's Garage-Psychedelic band "Sir Winston and The Commons", Anonymous were a four-piece studio band from Indianapolis.

The songs on 1976's "Inside The Shadow", built around "Marsha Rollings"' lovely voice and "Ron Matelic"'s heavily Byrds-influenced guitar (the ultra-jangly "Pick Up And Run" could be an outtake from Byrds'"Fifth Dimensions"), are an impressive lot, with a stronger sense of melody and structure than the aimless jamming that typifies so many Psychedelic albums.

"Ron Matelic"'s songs are determinedly on the Poppy end of Psychedelia, with catchy choruses, soaring harmonies, and plenty of instrumental riffs to keep the listener's attention.
Even the nine-minute "Baby Come Risin'", with its extended jam middle section, sounds more composed than one would expect.

There are few albums where a 1960's "The Beatles"-influenced songwriting sensibility moves seamlessly into the 1970's without sounding overly derivative.
"The Zerfas" and "Michael Angelo" are the only others that are in the same league as "Anonymous' Inside The Shadow" album, which, in terms of songwriting and execution is as good as anything released in the 70's by anyone. 
"Inside The Shadow" is the lighter, and better, of the two; a nice blend of vocal harmonies, guitar hooks, heavy Psychedelic and acoustic, Byrds style guitar work.
"J. Rider"'s "No Longer Anonymous" (same Anonymous' lineup without "Marsha Rollings") continues the tradition, without mellower moments for a harder edged sound. 

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