Uncharted Waters Volume 24

Studies from my third year of college are finally over and I am basking in the free time.  Summer is upon us - although you'd never guess from the 45-degree low temperatures here! Here are some brand new ones, some of which I recorded back in January and haven't included in the compilations until now.  So, to quote the Syndicate of Sound in "Reverb Beat", "stomp your hands and clap your feet" and enjoy the latest volume of Uncharted Waters.

1. Rush Hour - Before I Die (Philips 40592, 1969)
2. The Derek Lawrence Statement - I Am The Preacher (Bell B-789, 1969)
3. J. Hodges - I Believe (VMC V-730, 1968)
4. Gipsy Love - Just A Little Love (BASF 11118, 1972)
5. Royal Brewery - Old Habits Die Hard (Mercury 73322, 1972)
6. The Banana Splits - Pretty Painted Carousel (Decca 732536, 1969)
7. Syndicate of Sound - Reverb Beat (Buddah BDA 156, 1970)
8. The Buffoons - Sister Theresa East River Orphanage (Bright Orange BO-1702, 1969)
9. The Rainy Daze - Stop Sign (Uni 55026, 1967)
10. The Howard Street Station - Sweet Potato Pie (Kapp K-807, 1967)
11. Thee Prophets - They Call Her Sorrow (Kapp K-997, 1969)
12. The Wooden Nickels - We Go Together (Philips 40600, 1969)
13. Cat - We're All In This Together (RCA Victor 74-0331, 1970)
14. The McGowan Boys - What You Want And What You Get (Are Two Different Things) (Warner Bros. 7000, 1967)
15. The Broadway Maintenance Tickle Co. - You Bet Your Sweet Bippy (Harbour HB 305, 1969)

Here's the download link!

Uncharted Waters Volume 23

Hello all! Here's another one for you.  Some great Lovecraft, Northcott and Buchanan Bros. content on this one - hopefully it is new and pleasing to your ears.

I will be releasing the first volume of the series mentioned in the previous post, which I'm simply calling "Perspectives", shortly.  It will focus on obscure artists and private-pressing labels from ~1973 to 1988.

In the meantime:

1. Jimmy and Connie Jordan - Action Speaks Louder Than Words (Agape 45-9002, 1971)
2. Love Society - Bang On Your Own Drum (RCA Victor 47-9821, 1970)
3. Stronghold - Big Man (RCA Victor 74-0507, 1971)
4. The Wildflower - Butterfly (United Artists UA 50,504, 1969)
5. Frijid Pink - God Gave Me You (Parrot 45-PAR-340, 1969)
6. Mark - Goodnight (Team TM 52, 1969)
7. Tom Northcott - I Think It's Going To Rain Today (Uni 55267, 1970)
8. Trans-Atlantic Railroad - Irahs (Phoenix PH 2, 1968)
9. H.P. Lovecraft - It's All Over For You (Philips 40464, 1967)
10. Blue Horizon - I've Got You On My Mind (Vanguard VSD-35109, 1970)
11. Dyna-Might - Message To My Brother (Uni 55292, 1971)
12. John Lombardo - Sing, Sing, Sing (Paramount PAA-0105, 1971)
13. Soulosophy - Take Me To The Pilot (Epic 5-10717, 1971)
14. Poe - Up Up Through The Spiral (Uni 55282, 1971)
15. The Buchanan Brothers - You Don't Know (Event EV-201, 1971)

Here's the link, enjoy!

Uncharted Waters Volume 22

 Greetings from Maryland - I am enjoying a week off of school to visit family. Haven't been out here in four or five years, so it's good to see everything again. I did find Trax on Wax in Catonsville, which yielded some good finds for a dollar each. Those will be featured in future editions!
As for the contents of this volume...

1. Norman Greenbaum - 20th Century Fox (Gregar 71-0107, 1971)
2. Randy Harris - An Eleven Year Old Man (United Artists UA 50634, 1970)
3. Happiness - Burning Mountain (Philips 40571, 1968)
4. Fifth Avenue Band - Fast Freight (Reprise 9872, 1969)
5. Sparrow - Hello Goodbye (Spark SP-05, 1971)
6. Raven - Here Come A Truck (Columbia 4-45163, 1970)
7. The Left Banke - I've Got Something On My Mind (Smash S-2119, 1967)
8. Jennifer - Let The Sunshine In (Parrot 45-336, 1969)
9. Noah's Ark - Love In (Decca 32153, 1967)
10. English House - Music Is The Voice Of Love (MGM K-14360, 1972)
11. Warren Bloom and the Sea of Galilee Singers - Natural Sinner (Jamie 1395, 1971)
12. The Great Society - She's Got It On Her Mind (Counterpart 813L-2613, 1967)
13. Shango - Some Things A Man's Gotta Do (Dunhill 45-4242, 1970)
14. Dust - Sunny Day (Myrrh FS-734, 1970)
15. The Chocolate Watch Band - What's It To You (Decca F 12704, 1967)

Here's the link!

Uncharted Waters Volume 21

Hello again, all! Hopefully 2016 is treating you well so far. What say we start off February with a brand-new volume of Uncharted Waters?

I'm working through my backlog of UW material and digitizing as much as I can. I really only get one day on the weekends to work on digitizing this stuff, so it's not very efficient. But I didn't want to keep you waiting any longer either...so here you go.

By the way, I have also been culling my collection of private-press/small labels from about 1973 to 1988 and picking out some worthwhile rock, pop and new wave stuff. Was thinking about putting some of that into a compilation or two - let me know if you'd be interested in that.

Anywhere, here are the contents of Vol. 21:

1. The Tundra                              Band Bandit             A&M 1246, 1971
2. Paul Winter                             Both Sides Now             A&M 1058, 1969
3. Billy Batson                            Bring Me Ya Low Down Feelin's     Decca 32035, 1966
4. The Illusion                             Don't Push It             Steed 45-722, 1969
5. Electric Hand Band                 Electric Blues             Certron 10009, 1970
6. The Bantams                           Good Lovin' Girl         Warner Bros. 5868, 1966
7. Think Tank                              Hold My Hand             MGM K 14411, 1972
8. Barry Goldberg Reunion        Hole In My Pocket         Buddah BDA 59, 1968
9. The Wildflower                      Holly                 United Artists UA 50,504, 1969
10. The Third Rail                       Invisible Man             Epic 5-10240, 1967
11. Lally Stott                             Jakaranda             Philips DJP-88, 1971
12. The Wreck-A-Mended         My Happiness Is Loving You     United Artists UA 50212, 1967
13. Stronghold                            Sow The Seed             RCA Victor 74-0507, 1971
14. Rotary Connection               Teach Me How To Fly         Cadet Concept 7027, 1970
15. The April Fools                   You Woman You             Monument Mn45-1221, 1970

...and here's the download link. Enjoy!

Uncharted Waters Volume 20

As promised, here is Volume 20 of the series. Hopefully it is worth waiting for, and I'm very happy to get back into the swing of things.

The audio files are now 320kbps; ideally I would save them as FLAC files, but they are not really portable and take up much more space than MP3s. Still, they are miles ahead of the lower-quality stuff I posted earlier on.

1. The Attack - Any More Than I Do (London 45 LON 1013, 1967)
2. White Plains - Carolina's Comin' Home (Deram DEM 85072, 1971)
3. The Gentrys - Goddess Of Love (Sun SI-1120, 1970)
4. Dust - Gone (YAS 104, 1969)
5. Liquid Smoke - Hard To Handle (Avco Embassy AVE-4546, 1970)
6. ??? - Hey Little "P.J." Gal (Mattel 1153, 1970)
7. The Bantams - I'm So Lucky (Warner Bros. 5868, 1966)
8. Dewey Martin - Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (Uni 55178, 1969)
9. Rockin' Horse People - Last Night's Dream (Mercury DJ-246, 1970)
10. The Love Generation - Magic Land (Imperial 66289, 1968)
11. The Naked Truth - Rag Doll Boy (Deram DEM-85061, 1970)
12. Paul Hampton - Rolling Hills Golf And Country Club (Warner Bros. 7396, 1970)
13. Kin Vassy - That's The Bag I'm In (Uni 55139, 1969)
14. West, Bruce and Laing - The Doctor (Columbia 4-45741, 1972)
15. The Affection Collection - Time Rests Heavy On My Hands (United Artists UA 50268, 1968)

Download link is here!

Special thanks to Omega Music, Tom Luce, Phil's Records, Northside Record Fair, and that antique mall in Nashville that I can't remember the name of.

An explanation for Uncharted Waters' recent absence

Hello all, it's Peter (a.k.a. HarvestmanMan) again. This blog has been dead as a doornail over the past few months and I apologize for that.

Remember when I touted the new way of recording things that was supposedly skip-free? It wasn't after all. I began recording tracks for UW Volume 20 a few months ago, but upon finding that nearly all of them had skips of some sort in them, I deleted everything that I had planned for that volume. The problem lies within my computer itself, and replacing it is not economically feasible for me right now.

But...I do have access to another computer that really does have skip-free recording. I've recorded about three dozen tracks for upcoming volumes of Uncharted Waters.

So yes, the series is returning VERY soon. Keep your eyes and ears out. And once again, I apologize for the absence. I would rather wait a while for better recordings that provide all of you with sub-par files.

Thanks for sticking with me.

Uncharted Waters Volume 19

University is back in session - which means less time to hunt for records but more time to catch up on the ones I haven't listened to yet. This particular batch of wax is mostly from the late '60s, so it is pretty good stuff. One of these guys is even parlez-vousing himself some Francais. A Rick Derringer cover, a Tokens tune, and yet another Heywoods release (the last one before they went mainstream and got an actual producer) - this one has quite a variety.  I have included a bonus track to compensate for the time in between posts and the Mediafire troubles...

1. Art-Forms Ltd. - Apple Trees And Butterflies (RCA Victor 74-0354, 1970)
2. The Foundations - Born To Live, Born To Die (Uni 55162, 1969)
3. The Tokens - How Nice? (Warner Bros. 7056, 1967)
4. The Plastic People - It's Not Right (Kapp K-789, 1966)
5. The Heywoods - My Days Are Numbered (Queen-B QF-509, 1968)
6. Christopher Robin - Nature Takin' Its Course (Liberty 56017, 1968)
7. Art Munson - Nothing Gets My Soul (Like Rock 'n' Roll) (Lion 129, 1972)
8. Johnny Hallyday -  Psychedelic (Philips 437.380 BE, 1967)
9. Anaconda - Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo (Big Tree BT-139, 1972)
10. The Lownly Crowde - Shadows and Reflections (MGM K13740, 1967)
11. The Visions - Threshold of Love (Uni 55031, 1967)
12. Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley - Time and Changes (A&M 996, 1968)
13. The Elastik Band - Tunesmith (Kapp K-968, 1968)
14. Central Park - Who Wouldn't Love To Be Loved (Amy A 11,019, 1968)
15. Rainbow - Your Love Keeps Coming On (Evolution 1056, 1972)
BONUS TRACK: Los Bravos - Things Go Better With Coke (Swingers for Coke ZTEP123782-1, 1966)

Here is the download link on Zippyshare. Thanks for your patience!