Mandrake Paddle Steamer were one of the countless UK underground bands that crept about in undeserving obscurity during the heady transitional period between psychedelic rock and prog during the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Over the last several decades, the group slowly developed a cult following, despite the fact that they only officially released aContinue reading “Mandrake Paddle Steamer – Pandemonium Shadow Show”
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The Flying Dogs of Jupiter (New Jersey Psychedelic Blues Rock)
Being a vintage psychedelic rock fan living in New Jersey, I was naturally curious to see what psych groups existed in the state during the 60s/70s. This lead me to the rare, psych-blooze-country sounds of The Flying Dogs of Jupiter (from Westfield, NJ). I’m now very excited to see what else I can find onContinue reading “The Flying Dogs of Jupiter (New Jersey Psychedelic Blues Rock)”
Festival Fridays: The Mar Y Sol Festival
The Mar Y Sol Festival 1972 The Mar Y Sol Festival, which took place about thirty miles outside of San Juan, Puerto Rico, seemed cursed right from the beginning. Set up to be the first rock festival to take place in Puerto Rico, five promoters attempted to start the planning stages in 1971, but productionContinue reading “Festival Fridays: The Mar Y Sol Festival”
My Favorite Bootlegged Bob Dylan Tracks Part 1
In case you haven’t heard yet, Bob Dylan just announced the details of the next release in his official Bootleg series. It’s entitled, Another Self-Portrait and it focuses on the sessions for the curious Self-Portrait album from 1970 as well as other unreleased or alternate version of songs that were recorded for New Morning and Nashville Skyline, both from around theContinue reading “My Favorite Bootlegged Bob Dylan Tracks Part 1”
Record Store Day Wrap Up
Hey folks, I hope you all had a good Record Store Day last week. I know I did even though it was the first RSD I spent at a different store in years and even though I didn’t get there first thing in the morning and missed a few records I had on my to-grabContinue reading “Record Store Day Wrap Up”
Record Crates United 