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Saturday, June 28, 2025

EBBANFLO - Spectre Of Paradise (1980) (Private Press)

Harmonic Tremor Records - HT801

Country:Us

Released:1980

Tracks Listing

01 - Jamaica Fine Day 04:24

02 - One-Horse Town 03:16

03 - I'm Losin' You 04:48

04 - It's All The Same 04:15

05 - It All Depends On You 05:02

06 - Baby In The Morn 03:51

07 - It's Only Temporary 04:02

08 - Spectre Of Paradise 03:21

Line Up / Musicians

William Reedy - Classic Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar (One Horse Town), Percussion

Susan Smith - Steel-String Guitar, Vocals, Classic Guitar and Fretless Bass Guitar (Spectre of Paradise), Percussion

& Friends

Julie Hubbard - Flutes, Background Vocals,

Bongo Don - Bongos

John Stowell - Jazz Guitar (Spectre of Paradise), Percussion

Charles Thomas - Drums

Rick Gates - Violin

Adrienne Jeannette - Maracas, Background Vocals

William C. Johnston - Cello

Though this co-ed folk duo's album was released in 1980, the back cover lists dates next to each song, and those dates range from 1969 to 1979. There's no way of knowing if the dates refer to the year the songs were written or the year they were recorded, but the sparse arrangements (acoustic guitar, some congas, some flute) and unfettered production certainly don't scream out "1980." The album is heartfelt and energetic, they also have a very 70s hippie aura to them.

Tune : https://youtu.be/HFB1KSl6uxU?feature=shared

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RICH HOWE - A Summer (1970) (Private Press)

Century Records - 39211

Country:Us

Released:1970

Tracks Listing

01 - An Overture 3:20

02 - Apart 2:20

03 - Something Happens (To A Guy On An Island) 3:15

04 - Cycles 2:30

05 - Ding-Dong 3:03

06 - Blinded 2:30

07 - A Summer 4:13

08 - Blonde & Blue 3:13

09 - After 3:35

10 - A Study Of Married People 3:15

11 - Another Overture 4:00

Line Up / Musicians

Rich Howe - All songs and music

A wonderful private press album from this teen-ager (Springfield, Illinois). The original compositions included in “A Summer” musically portray the story of a poignant teen-age summer in a language teen-agers understand, as composed and arranged by Rich Howe, an engineering student at the University of Illinois, whose guitar and tenor voice combine to produce the unique “Rich” sound.

Tune : https://youtu.be/DzxqbMqpdTA?feature=shared

Download Link : https://mega.nz/file/uDpHSAIZ#RE9V-On7g_umsKTTDcj9Nqib-1ZAAikVnMj1TcOO_48

Monday, June 2, 2025

The BUOYS - Timothy (1971)

Scepter Records – SPS 24001

Country:Us

Released:1971

Tracks Listing

01 - Give Up Your Guns 04:16

02 - Castles 02:28

03 - Sunny Days 01:44

04 - Memories 03:19

05 - The Prince Of Thieves 04:18

06 - Timothy 02:46

07 - Tell Me Heaven Is Here 03:33

08 - Bloodknot 02:14

09 - Tomorrow 03:26

10 - Absent Friend 03:51

Line Up / Musicians

Billy Kelly - Lead Vocals

Chris Hanlon - Guitar

Fran Bozena - Keyboards

Jerry G. Hludzik - Bass

Carl Siracuse - Drums

Recording for the Scepter label which also brought us the incredible B.J. Thomas, The Buoys are actually listed as a Chicago area band. They released 4 singles between 1969 through 1971 but the biggest hit was "Timothy". They are also known for having the help of Rupert Holmes as arranger and songwriter. Actually the "sixth Buoy". Rupert was also a silent partner with Ron Dante on the amazing bubblegum classic "Tracy" by The Cuff Links. Rupert's recordings of this period from working with The Buoys can be found on his Excelcior self-titled lp from 1980. The Buoys may have be used as session players for these songs.

Tune : https://youtu.be/ZOYxRWJzwQ8?feature=shared

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Saturday, April 26, 2025

Horatius Rex - Strange Oracle _redtelephone66 _Psychedelic ERA parts eight & nine_Folk, Country Rock & Bluegrass

part eight 14 / 03 / 2025

01 - The Good Brothers - Missing You

02 - Dan Gillmor & Doug McClaran - Ghost Song

03 - Tomales Bay - Denver Blues

04 - The Dillards - YesterdayBrother John

05 - Wooden Elephant - Her Bird Kept Singing

06 - Mad River - Love's Not The Way To Treat A Friend

07 - Bill Vanaver - If I Were A Carpenter

08 - Gerald Spooner - Home And Dry

09 - The Youngbloods - Darkness, Darkness

10 - Stephen Stills & Manassas - Rollin' My Stone

11 - Boffalongo - Nightmare

12 - Barbara Keith - Detroit Or Buffalo

13 - Tom Paxton - Bishop Cody's Last Request

14 - Don Speer And The Hudson Profit Expedition - Poke Salad Annie

15 - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Mama Hated Diesels

16 - The Original Joplin Forte - Halloween

part nine 21 / 03 / 2025

01 - Mike Auldridge & Old Dog - That Same Old Obsession

02 - Bert Jansch - Angie

03 - IInd Generation - Old Man

04 - Don Cooper - Easily Said

05 - Andy Robinson - Absolutely The End

06 - Appaloosa - Feathers

07 - Beacon City Band - On Moonlit Heath And Lonesome Bank

08 - The Byrds - John Riley

09 - Ray Austin - Hey Mr. Schoolboy

10 - Bob Poulsen - Ghost Riders In The Sky

11 - New Dawn - Wild Horses

12 - The Bluegrass Band - Ruby

13 - Gene MacLellan - Death Of The Black Donnellys

14 - Mark & Sumley - Affair On Eight Avenue

15 - Jim & Jean - Sweet Water

16 - Larry Conklin, Jochen Blum - Alathea

17 - John Hanlon - Windsongs

18 - Jim Sullivan - Plain As Your Eyes Can See

19 - Shawn Phillips - Keep On_Sleepwalker

This is the fourth pair of radio shows from Horatius Rex - Strange Oracle on the internet radio Strummer Radio with the theme of the excellent blog Redtelephone66 by Mr. Leonard (Holyoke, MA, United States) and all those beautiful albums he gave us. Thank you very much Mr. Leonard!!!_Horatius Rex_

aRTWORK : MJ Szalontay

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Monday, April 21, 2025

ADAMKOSKY - In Your Eye (1973) (Private Press)

Coronet Records - 8311-28

Country:Us

Released:1973

Tracks Listing

01 - Never Thought 03:33

02 - Broken Hours, Wasted Days 01:47

03 - Sand Castle Skies 01:51

04 - Steam 02:18

05 - Last Winter's Fridays 04:07

06 - Armadillo Hitchhike Blues 02:26

07 - One More Time 01:22

08 - Shadows 02:44

09 - Sunset Of A Dying Day 03:16

10 - Afterthoughts 02:15

11 - Dreams 01:12

Line Up / Musicians

Michael Adamkosky - Vocals, Drums, Guitar, Mandolin

Ray Pauken - Banjo

Lonely melodic private press 1973 USA album. The recording session took eleven hours and there were no second takes. Low-fi crude sound with vocals, some solo tracks, some with further instrumentation. Its from a folk-blues tradition but sometimes sounds a bit like 70s singer-songwriter stuff by a 19-year-old who couldnt afford to hire a band.

Tune : https://youtu.be/6L5axlGJ_UE?feature=shared

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