Magic Christian - Evolver (2009) mp3

Hello friends, here comes a band you know very well. Maybe some of you scratch their heads and have a ''?'' in her eyes. Cyril Jordan, Clem Burke, Eddie Munoz and Paul Kopf. Prairie Prince is a guy who played in an earlier version of the band. All this names are very important in the history of Rock and Pop music. Cyril Jordan of the Flamin' Groovies fame, Eddie Munoz,guitarist of the wonderful Plimsouls and Clem Burke, a member of the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame, but more important he's the man behind the drumkit of seventies legendary band Blondie. Prairie Prince was an earlier member of the band and he was known as drummer of the Tubes.What you want more? No i don't forget Paul Kopf. He is a musician from San Francisco and he created and promoted the great ''Bay Pop'' music festival in San Francisco If you want to know more of the band go here. You also can purchase the music of the band here.

The band plays a fine mixture of R'n'R and Power Pop. and naturally it remembers also to the Groovies.

Hope you will enjoy the guys and you can give them a try here lol.
Bis bald
             Frank

Wings - Wings Greatest 1978 (1993) Flac

Released in 1978 after London Town gave McCartney another huge hit, Wings Greatest rounds up McCartney's greatest hits from 1971 to 1978 -- which means it skips "Maybe I'm Amazed" but touches on Ram.

The main strength of this collection is that it contains many hits that never appeared on any album, and these are among McCartney's very best non-Beatle singles: the eccentric domesticity of "Another Day," the choogling rocker "Junior's Farm," the Bond anthem "Live and Let Die," the piledriving "Hi Hi Hi," and "Mull of Kintyre," a Scottish-styled folk ballad that was his biggest hit in England. And yes, it's fair to peg these as McCartney successes, since some of them were billed as McCartney, not Wings, and as such, this record is a great overview of McCartney's first decade of solo recording, containing many of his very best solo tunes. One consumer warning: Much of this overlaps with 1988's All the Best (both the U.S. and U.K. editions), which is more comprehensive for the listener looking for a more complete retrospective.

Since a few weeks it will played in my car and it makes a good feeling early in the morning if i have to drive to work because i can't listen to the news early in the morning at 5:30. That's a 'no go' to me.
However, i added the back cover of the Capitol edition because on this the titles are all in japanese. I wish you a lot of fun with this post
Greetings
                Frank   Flac

Bobby Sutliff - Only Ghosts Remain (1987) mp3

One half of the famed Mississippi power-pop duo the Windbreakers, singer/guitarist Bobby Sutliff began a solo career in 1986 with the release of the EP Another Jangly Mess; the full-length Only Ghosts Remain followed a year later.
This is what i found in a forum from 2006 where Bobby Sutliff gave a comment: quote: Thanks ********!
I'll grab this tonight. That record was so much fun to make. In my almost 3 decades of making lps and cds this was the only project where I had a decent budget to record with. Funny story - the only cover song on the record is a version of Richard Thompson's Small Town Romance. Sometime in the mid 90's I had the chance to meet Richard and gave him a copy of the cd. He laughed and said "Oh, I've got that - well, the lp actually. It's quite good". You could have knocked me over with a feather.

Bobby

Here is the album vinyl rip in mp3@320. Can't find the flac rip. Sorry.
Enjoy
         Frank  mp3@320

Five In One...Ladies and Gents...The Windbreakers!!!

Hello Folks,
 hope everything is fine to you and you enjoy the day. I post here four albums and one ep of the great Windbreakers, a marvelous project from the eighties, founded by Tim Lee and Bobby Sutliff. Both are well known in power pop fan circles for her musical work in Power Pop, Paisley Underground and Jangle Pop.

We have here the 1985 ep 'I'll Be Back', the 1985 album 'Terminal', the 'Run' album from '86,  'A Different Sort' of 1987 and 'At Home With Bobby & Tim' released in 1989.
 The band is a perfect example of southern jangle pop with great songwriting skills and the production of Mitch Easter. Further members of the ''Breakers'' were Jeff Louis, Eric Arhelger, Joe Partridge and David Minchew.                        

                                                                                         
After 'Run' the second album of the band Sutliff left the band and went solo with his album 'Only Ghosts Remain' from '87. He returned to the band for the fourth longplayer 'At Home with...'in 1989.

If you don't know it, grab it and if you know it and don't have it you will grab it for sure lol.
Enjoy,
          Frank   mp3@320

The Rembrandts - The Rembrandts (1990) Flac

One of the more noteworthy "jangly guitar" acts of the 1990s, the Rembrandts were off to an enjoyable start with this debut album. Melodic and congenial but far from wimpy, such pop/rock as "If Not for Misery," "New King" and the small hit "Just The Way It Is, Baby" set the tone for the L.A. duo's career. A variety of influences from previous decades can be detected -- everyone from the Beatles to the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash to the Everly Brothers. And yet, this CD never sounds dated, and has a definite freshness to it. With so many rap, metal and industrial acts expressing deep pessimism in 1990, the optimistic, socio-political idealism of "Everyday People" (not to be confused with the Sly & the Family Stone classic) was a refreshing change.(allmusic.com)

Like all the work of the Rembrandts the debut had a string of great pop songs, too. And 'Just the way...' wasn't a 'small' hit. In most of the european countries it sold very well and reached the 'Top Ten' and gave them a great reputation. In the U.S. billboard Hot 100 charts the single peaked at 14.
I will post more Rembrandts in the next days and hope you like it.
Greetz
          Frank     Flac link
                   

The Ice Cream Hands - Broken UFO (2002) mp3

Ice Cream Hands were responsible for producing three of the most gorgeous pop records of the '90s, even if few outside of the guitar pop cult ever noticed. Instead of opting for reinvention, the band has always favored familiar song structures and textures, even if they play around with them considerably more than their peers by avoiding the obvious repeated chorus line or tossing in intricately constructed bridges. They don't try anything too different on Broken UFO, but what is always impressive about Ice Cream Hands is their ability to write surprisingly relaxed yet incessantly catchy pop music. Broken UFO doesn't have many of the fuzzy guitars found on Memory Lane Traffic Jam, so it may not be as immediate, but it's a record whose charms bloom with each successive listen. It helps that Chuck Jenkins can always be counted on to produce a strong batch of songs, and this time he's trying enough diversity on for size (there is some folk in the title track, Sgt. Peppers-y horns on "Beautiful Fields," and organs on "Happy in the Sky"). There's still plenty of the chunky guitar pop of the band's earlier records, such as on the single "Why'd You Have to Leave Me This Way?" and "Come Down Come Down," but the album's highlight is the beautiful "Rain Hail Shine," a touching devotional drenched with ringing Rickenbackers. Broken UFO's stylistic diversity alone makes it a close contender for the band's best album. There are few better places to go than Broken UFO for smartly written, well-produced pop. [Initial pressings of the album include a bonus disc featuring one track, "Selected Highlights From Broken UFO Parts I & II." Sounding like something straight out of the Pet Sounds sessions, the track is an experimental collage of vocal parts recorded for the album.]

Great Power Pop Band where every album is very strong. I will post more of the band in the next days. Hope you have fun
                                         Frank  
 mp3@320

The Beatles Red/Blue Box Part 2: Red Album 1962-1966 2010 remaster edition (Flac)

Ola guys and gals, here comes the 'Red Album' and any words about it are not needed.

Same like the 'Blue album' it's with nice artwork.

Cheers
           Frank  Red album

The Beatles - The Blue Album 1967-1970 Flac

Hello Folks, i think i don't must say anything about that piece of music. I believe  the 'Blue' and the 'red' album belongs to the most familiar albums in pop history.

I post this as first Beatles post here on the blog, because it was my first longplayer at the age of 12 years and that's now 42 years ago and i love them still both.The red and the blue.

Okay this album is from the double box of the red and blue album which was released in 2010 as remaster. A lot of artwork inside. All in all in my opinion a very nice release. If you don't have it try it.
Have fun
               Frank  

Blue album

VA - Shoe Fetish: A Tribute To The Shoes (2001) mp3

The modern pop underground seemingly has a bit of a love affair with the tribute album. There are a plethora of tribute records on the market with largely the same cast of characters appearing each time, and thankfully, they do tend to be consistent, if not revelatory. What sets Shoe Fetish: A Tribute to the Shoes apart from the pack, however, is that it's one of the only times where this crowd has taken on a band who is essentially one of their peers. The Shoes existed in relative obscurity through the '70s and '80s, making albums for a small but devoted cult of power pop fans, many of whom ultimately picked up guitars and started their own bands. Of the bands here, almost all are known quantities, like the Shazam and Michael Carpenter, but apart from Matthew Sweet, none are stars. Most make great, quality pop music but exist in relative obscurity, and that means that Shoe Fetish makes a lot of sense. These 22 songs actually benefit a great deal in reworked form, actually, because even a lot of the best Shoes cuts suffered from stiff, clockwork-like playing and dated production. That means many of these versions -- such as Carpenter's beefed-up, more rock-oriented "Love Is Like a Bullet" or Bobby Sutliff's jangly take on "Turnaround" -- arguably improve upon the originals. Of course, many of these bands also opt for imitation and some are so indistinguishable that they never make an impression, but on the whole, Shoe Fetish is an effective tribute to a band who many pop fans never got a chance to hear. Maybe this is their chance to start.

Nice collection of Power Pop/Pop bands. You will find here DM3, Lolas, Jeffrey Foskett, Shane Faubert, Doug Powell and more.
Viel Spass wünscht
                               Frank  mp3@320

Last Part: The Small Faces - Here Come the Nice-The Immidiate Years 1967-1969 (4 Disc Box & Complete!!! Artwork) The Artwork

Last Part: The Small Faces - Here Come The Nice-The Immidiate Years 1967-1969/The Artwork

This is  a real fine package of artwork. A lot stories about the band, the environment, recording sessions and a lot more. The box arose under the participation of Ian McLagan and Kenny Jones.
Hope you have fun with this posting.
Cheers
           SB1  New link

Part Two: The Small Faces - Here Come the Nice-The Immidiate Years 1967-1969 (4 Disc Box & Complete!!! Artwork) CD 3 & 4 Flac

Part Two: The Small Faces - Here Come the Nice-The Immidiate Years 1967-1969 (4 Disc Box & Complete!!! Artwork) CD 3 & 4 Flac

Here is the second part of the Small Faces box :  Part Two CD 3&4 NEW LINK :   New link


The last third part follow in a few minutes!

Part One: The Small Faces - Here Come the Nice-The Immidiate Years 1967-1969 (4 Disc Box & Complete!!! Artwork)

Hello Folks and friends i'm very happy to have this and can post it here. The box i post contains four discs, the complete scans of the the cover book, the covers booklet and the cover box. All in all around more than 170 good quality scans. In the book are stories of the band and all around the music. To me it is very interesting. If you like the music of the Small Faces i highly recommend it to you. It will be up just a limited time of one week. I hope for your understanding. I post it in three parts. I post it in three parts: CD 1&2, CD 3&4 and the third part with the complete artwork.
I hope you will have a lot of fun
Greetings
               SB1  New link



allmusic review:
In the works for years, the Small Faces 2014 box set Here Come the Nice is unapologetically one for the devoted. Spanning four discs, the first containing newly remastered Immediate mono single mixes from the original masters, the rest rounding up tracking sessions, alternate mixes, backing tracks, Italian versions, live cuts, and other assorted ephemera, the box's allure lies in its packaging and not its music.

Disregard the many attractive tchotchkes added to this set -- all the autographs, poster replicas, hardbound books, and photos that are indeed handsome -- and concentrate on the music and the contents are, if not necessarily thin gruel, not quite robust. Compared to the Faces' Five Guys Walk Into a Bar, another box set heavy on rarities and live performances, Here Come the Nice isn't designed to convert skeptics. Five Guys told a story, but this is merely a deep dive into the recesses of the group's vaults, scrounging up everything that could possibly be of interest to the dedicated.

Some of this stuff is indeed interesting; the live performances showcase a muscular group, one that hit much harder than their mod reputation would indicate, while the outtakes reveal a band with innate musicality, knowing what overdubs and mixes which would showcase the band at their best. Thing of it is, this contains the mixes that, by and large, the group rejected because they knew what was better, or it drifts into live cuts that are powerful but not definitive.

In other words, a bunch of tracks for the fans who know the catalog inside out; it's for the listeners who can recognize the excised guitar tracks or the excess harmonies and mixes that pan across two speakers or consolidate into a punchy mono mix. All of it is certainly enjoyable, sometimes revealing, and the set is gorgeous, but it's one for the converted, the kind of fan who can drop a couple of hundred bucks and feel no remorse(Lindsay Planer allmusic.com).