The Constant Sound – The Constant Sound

 A1 Time

A2 Come Out In The Sun

A3 Dancing Patterns

A4 Avalon

A5 Playtime

A6 Calico Bus

B1 The Constant Sound

B2 Ride a Pink Horse

B3 Peaceful Meadow

B4 Take A Look At Yourself

B5 Candy Egg

B6 Catch The Sun

1968

This is a truly rare record, considered to be the holy grail of sunshine pop/popsike LPs. According to Patrick Lundborg’s “The Acid Archives,” only two copies of this album are known to exist, and yes, that does include the copy used for this submission. There is no other information on the album beyond what I’ve detailed in the submission (the back cover is completely blank). See “Acid Archives” for a glowing review of the music.

Willow

 

01. Ace Man (3:34)

02. Bird Man (2:23)

03. Freewheeling (2:33)

04. Seattle (3:23)

05. Still (3:35)

06. Greyhound (3:02)

07. Evening (4:17)

08. Weekly Lies (2:10)

09. Postcards (3:29)

10. Pennies For Tomorrow (2:47)

11. Mellow Days (3:35)

Side One:

A1 No Sweat 03:43

A2 Lay Like A Lady 02:57

A3 Mystery Man 02:39

A4 Loaves And Fishes 03:06

A5 Thinking Of You 02:44

A6 Lightning (Creepy One) 03:27

Side Two:

B1 Rum And Sunshine 03:24

B2 Elizabeth 03:13

B3 Me And The Misses 02:43

B4 Taking Life Easy 03:27

B5 All My Life 03:46

B6 Land Army Lady 03:18

Willow

"Willow’s sophomore album, Branching Out, released in 1974, is a perfect advertisment for the glory of collecting vinyl. This is simply an album you would almost certainly never hear about, never listen to, and never find if you did not dig in the crates. The reason is that Willow, like so many countless bands from the Sixties through the Eighties (but especially the Seventies) has never had its catalog released in any other musical format. And that is both a crime and a selfish delight".

"A lot of people have an instant aversion to “soft rock.” Most imagine insipid lyrics, watery harmonies and bland musical arrangements. That couldn’t be further from the case with Branching Out which, as its name indicates, is a musical step forward for the trio in lyrics, texture and engineering quality. The album alternates between high tempo Byrds-inspired folk rock on tracks like “No Sweat” and “Taking Life Easy” and intricately arranged string-laced ballads such as “Thinking of You” and “All My Life” that possess a memorably aching, poignant beauty".

 Willow was an early to mid '70's Bay Area acoustic folk rock band that made two albums with 20th Century Fox. Their music has been described as "an amalgam of CSNY and America. Great harmonies and fluid acoustic guitars deliver strong songs." The album was also described as "melodic rural rock with middle of the road songwriting". The music is comparable to early '70's British bands like Lindisfarne, and McGuinness Flint, although with a more West Coast "poppy" sound.

Barry Fitzgerald - Lead Vocals

William McSweeney - Lead Vocals

Kevin Dolan - Lead Vocals

Various ‎– The People's Record

 

James Taylor Shower The People 4:32

–Gordon Lightfoot I'd Do It Again 3:10

–Dion Runaway Man 3:04

–The Beach Boys Back Home 2:47

–Arlo Guthrie Patriots' Dream 3:23

–Mike Finnigan Saved By The Grace Of Your Love 2:43

–Fleetwood Mac Over My Head 3:34

–Peter Ivers In Pursuit Of Treasure 2:51

–Tiger Suzy Slicker 4:20

–Alice Cooper (2) Go To Hell 5:02

–Graham Central Station Save Me 5:17

–Philip Catherine We'll Find A Way 5:06

–Nazareth I Will Not Be Led 3:03

–Lamont Dozier Right There 3:55

–Little Feat All That You Dream 3:30

–George Benson This Masquerade 8:03

–Al Jarreau Hold On Me 1:52

–Rod Stewart The Killing Of Georgie (Parts I And II) 6:31

–Billy Joe Shaver Texas Uphere Tennessee 2:40

–Leon Redbone Polly Wolly Doodle 2:56

–Michael Franks Popsicle Toes 4:35

–Rex Allen Jr. Crying In The Rain 2:52

–Bonnie Bramlett You Send Me 3:38

–Ray Stevens Om 4:29

–Tom Ranier Goin' Home 4:24

1976

Various ‎– The Stiff Records Box Set

–Nick Lowe So It Goes 2:32
–Nick Lowe Heart Of The City 2:04
–The Pink Fairies Between The Lines 3:15
–Roogalator Cincinatti Fatback 6:06
–Tyla Gang Styrofoam 2:37
–The Damned New Rose 2:44
–Richard Hell (I Belong To The) Blank Generation 2:53
–The Damned Stab Your Back 0:59
–Elvis Costello Less Than Zero 3:10
–Max Wall England's Glory 3:28
–Jill Read Maybe 2:55
–The Adverts One Chord Wonders 2:36
–Elvis Costello Alison 3:21
–Dave Edmunds Jo Jo Gunne 5:00
–Wreckless Eric Whole Wide World 2:58
–Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias Kill 1:38
–Ian Dury Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 3:13
–Ian Dury Razzle In My Pocket 2:57
–Yachts Suffice To Say 3:15
–Mick Farren Let's Loot The Supermarket Again Like We Did Last Summer 2:20
–Elvis Costello Watching The Detectives 3:45
–Ian Dury My Old Man 3:39
–Larry Wallis Police Car 3:19
–Jane Aire And The Belvederes Yankee Wheels 3:07
–Graham Parker Back To The Schooldays
1

–Nick Lowe I Love My Label 3:00
–Nick Lowe Mary Provost 2:47
–Ian Dury What A Waste 3:27
–Elvis Costello I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself 2:24
–Humphrey Ocean & The Hardy Annuals Whoops-A-Daisy 2:29
–Lene Lovich I Think We're Alone Now 2:46
–Devo Jocko Homo 3:20
–Ian Dury & The Blockheads  Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 3:43
–Wreckless Eric Semaphore Signals 2:56
–Jona Lewie I'll Get By In Pittsburgh 1:45
–Rachel Sweet B-A-B-Y 3:07
–Lene Lovich Lucky Number 2:46
–The Members Solitary Confinement 3:55
–The Rumour Frozen Years 3:31
–Wreckless Eric Take The Cash (K.A.S.H.) 3:42
–Kirsty MacColl They Don't Know 3:02
–Mickey Jupp You'll Never Get Me Up In One Of Those 3:14
–Rachel Sweet Who Does Lisa Like? 2:58
–Motor Boys Motor Drive Friendly 2:20
–Lew Lewis Reformer Win Or Lose 3:22
–Theatre Of Hate The Hop 2:49
–Madness One Step Beyond 2:19
–The Rumour Emotional Traffic 2:46
–Ian Dury & The Blockheads  Inbetweenies 5:19
–Lew Lewis Reformer Lucky Seven 2:17
2

–Madness My Girl 2:47
–Desmond Dekker Israelites 3:09
–Joe 'King' Carrasco & The Crowns  Buena 3:37
–Graham Parker Stupefaction 3:30
–Jona Lewie You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties 3:03
–Any Trouble Trouble With Love 3:29
–Dave Stewart , Guest Vocals Colin Blunstone What Becomes Of The Broken-Hearted 3:55
–Graham Parker Mercury Poisoning (Live) 3:05
–Dirty Looks Let Go 3:13
–Madness Baggy Trousers 2:45
–Dave Stewart With Barbara Gaskin  It's My Party 3:49
–John Otway Green Green Grass Of Home 2:39
–Tenpole Tudor Three Bells In A Row 3:01
–Jona Lewie Stop The Cavalry 2:55
–Department S Going Left Right 4:24
–Department S Is Vic There? (French Version) 3:05
–The Equators If You Need Me 3:36
–Tenpole Tudor Wunderbar 2:56
–Desmond Dekker Allamana 2:38
–Alvin Stardust Pretend 2:41
–Billy Bremner Loud Music In Cars 2:54
–Tenpole Tudor Throwing My Baby Out With The Bathwater 3:30
–Pookiesnackenburger Just One Cornetto 2:25
–Via Vagabond Who Likes Jazz? 3:06
–Tracey Ullman You Broke My Heart In 17 Places 2:53
3

–The Belle Stars Sign Of The Times 2:55
–The Belle Stars Sweet Memory 3:19
–Electric Guitars Language Problems 4:12
–Tracey Ullman Breakaway 2:35
–Passion Puppets Like Dust 3:31
–Jakko Dangerous Dreams 4:36
–King Kurt Destination Zululand (Humdiddlededumhoowahayha) 3:26
–The Pogues The Sick Bed Of Cuchulain 2:59
–The Inspirational Choir Of The Pentecostal First-Born Church Of The Living God* Pick Me Up 4:03
–Makin' Time Here Is My Number 2:50
–The Pogues Dark Streets Of London 3:31
–The Untouchables Wild Child 4:01
–Kirsty MacColl A New England 3:55
–Jamie Rae Pretty One 3:40
–The Untouchables Free Yourself 3:39
–The Pogues Sally MacLennane 2:42
–Furniture Brilliant Mind 3:43
–Dr.Feelgood Don't Wait Up 3:56
–The Tommy Chase Quartet Killer Joe (Right Cross) 4:36
–Furniture Shake Like Judy Says 4:37
–Dr.Feelgood Hunting, Shooting, Fishing 2:50
4

Nancy Priddy ‎– You've Come This Way Before

You've Come This Way Before 2:45
Ebony Glass 2:18
Mystic Lady 6:25
Christina's World 2:40
We Could Have It All 2:32
My Friend Frank 2:58
O Little Child 4:13
And Who Will You Be Then 3:11
On The Other Side Of The River 2:31
Epitaph 1:15

1968

American actress and singer-songwriter, born 22 January 1941 in South Bend, Indiana, USA. Mother of Christina Applegate. She was married to Robert William Applegate (divorced in 1972).

Various ‎– Golden Throats 2 (More Celebrity Rock Oddities!)

A1 –Sammy Davis, Jr. John Shaft
A2 –Mel Tormé Sunshine Superman
A3 –Mae West Light My Fire
A4 –Bing Crosby Hey Jude
A5 –Sebastian Cabot All I Really Want To Do
A6 –Leonard Nimoy Put A Little Love In Your Heart
A7 –William Shatner It Was A Very Good Year
B1 –Jack Jones Dixie Chicken
B2 –Sammy Davis, Jr. In The Ghetto
B3 –Chad Everett Nights On Broadway
B4 –Cassius Clay Stand By Me
B5 –Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. Bridge Over Troubled Water

1991

The Mystic Zephyrs 4 ‎– Maybe 1974

Tracklist
A1 Maybe
A2 Into Our Band
A3 Don't Bring Me Down
A4 Much Too Soon
A5 New Feelings
A6 The Flood
B1 Home Again
B2 Lady Gaveda
B3 Reach Out To The Universe
B4 It's Up To You
B5 Benjy's Ballad
B6 6 More Days

The Mystic Zephyrs 4

The Mystic Zephyrs 4 (aka The MacLeods) "one of Ventura county's Yougest Combos" were as follows:
Lynne Louise MacLeod, Jared Keith MacLeod, Gayle Yvonne MacLeod and Joyce MacLeod.  Age, at the time of release of this single, ranged from 15 to 9
Recorded at the Two:Dot Recording Studio located in Ojai, California and owned by Dean Thompson.  According to Raymond Dumont, a ’60s psychedelia collector :

Three factors drove the collectors’ fascination with Two:Dot. First, scarcity. Two:Dot generally printed albums in tiny lots: 50 copies, 100 copies, perhaps 200 copies. Four decades later, how many could possibly be left?

Second, sound quality. For a tiny studio out in the boondocks, Two:Dot maintained very high technical standards. And Two:Dot of course used analog equipment, which later was rendered obsolete by the digital revolution. Many audiophiles nowadays revile the sound of digital recordings and thrill to the sound of a well-made analog album, including those cut at Two:Dot.

Third, the cultural context. If a record gives off the right vibe, redolent of the late ’60s, then it will be cherished as an endearing artifact of that tie-dyed, paisley-patterned period that began with “Sgt. Pepper.”

“The late ’60s, early ’70s psych stuff is very interesting to collectors,” Dumont says. “Especially when it was released locally.”

The problem for collectors is that most Two:Dot albums were not in fact very psychedelic. Many a psych-folk aficionado has ponied up for a rare Two:Dot title by the likes of the Guys and Dolls or Mountain Glory, only to find himself in possession of a mediocre country-rock album, or one with a Christian theme. Even more problematic is “Maybe,” a very rare Two:Dot album by the groovy-sounding Mystic Zephyrs 4. Collectors who shell out hundreds of dollars for a copy may be disappointed to learn that the Zephyrs in question were four squeaky-clean teenage siblings from Ventura, whose album is rather less trippy than advertised. Back it goes on the online auction market with a new and somewhat desperate sales pitch, such as this one (actual ad):

“Incredibly strange and rare original private press from 1974! Incompetent teen-age family band with sincere pop songs and positive vibes. The drummer is only 12! May be your only chance to grab this highly sought after and mega-rare artifact!”
Above is from an article relating the story of the Two:Dot Studios found here

Four squeaky-clean teenage siblings from Ventura? What's wrong with that?
Inf0--http://oldwax.blogspot.com/  Thank !

Clifford T. Ward ‎– Singer ∙ Songwriter 1972

1 Coathanger
2 Sam
3 Leader
4 A Dream
5 Anticipation
6 Rayne
7 The Session Singer
8 Carrie
9 God Help Me
10 The Cause Is Good
11 Sympathy
12 Circus Girl
13 You Knock When You Should Come In
14 Sidetracked
Flack
Парень коего сравнивали в былые времена с Маккартни,впрочем кого только не сравнивали,
Тем не менее неплохой мелодист,слушать стоит,да и карьера его в принципе была успешной
https://www.discogs.com/artist/530830-Clifford-T-Ward

Kindness (Pre-Smokie)

Kindness ‎– Light Of Love
Genre:
Pop
Style:
Vocal
Year:
1970
Tracklist
Light Of Love

Kindness ‎– Oh, Julie (Oh, Oh, July)/ I Love You Carolina
Label:
Decca ‎– F 13338
Format:
Vinyl, 7", Single
Country:
UK
Released:
16 Jun 1972
Genre:
Pop
Style:
Vocal
Tracklist Hide Credits
A Oh, Julie (Oh, Oh, July)
Written By – Jaen, Morris, Vangarde
B I Love You Carolina
Written-By – Kindness
Credits
Drums [Uncredited] – Ron Kelly (2)
Vocals, Bass [Uncredited] – Terry Uttley
Vocals, Guitar [Uncredited] – Alan Silson, Chris Norman

Kindness ‎– Let The Good Times Roll
Label:
Decca ‎– F 13318
Format:
Vinyl, 7", Single, Promo
Country:
UK
Released:
16 Jun 1972
Genre:
Pop
Style:
Vocal
Tracklist Hide Credits
A Let The Good Times Roll
Written-By – Lee
2:06
B Oh Yea
Written-By – McDaniel
Credits
Drums [Uncredited] – Ron Kelly (2)
Producer – Phil Lubman
Vocals, Bass [Uncredited] – Terry Uttley
Vocals, Guitar [Uncredited] – Alan Silson, Chris Norman

Kindness ?– Make It Better
Label:
London Records ?– L 2547
Format:
Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Country:
Canada
Released:
1973
Genre:
Pop
Style:
Vocal
Tracklist Hide Credits
A Make It Better
Written By – B. & E. Pilling
Written-By – B. Pilling*, E. Pilling*
2:50
B Lonely Long Lady
Written-By – Kindness
3:32
Kindness  pas:Gur

Smokey And His Sister ‎– Smokey And His Sister 1968

Smokey And His Sister ‎– Smokey And His Sister

Genre:

Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country

Style:

Folk Rock, Soft Rock

Year:

1968

Tracklist

Sausalito Bay 2:26

Some People 3:31

The Morning Comes As Swiftly As Rain 3:25

For All Intents And Purposes 3:40

Sheridan Square 3:26

Imagination (Strange As It May Be) 2:42

Welcome To The Mighty East 2:28

Lonely Together 3:38

The Time Is Now 3:55

Someday Morning 3:44

Dancing Lights 2:48

My Fondest Dream 3:52

HERE