Uncharted Waters Volume 35: Capitol Records

Hello to all - hopefully you are doing well and working on those record collections! I noticed that my last post was getting a few comments and decided that while addressing those, I'd share a new volume of Uncharted Waters with you as well.
I highly recommend Now Sounds' pair of "Book A Trip" compilations, but while those focus on a lot of later-60s Capitol singles, there is still a ton of cool content from the early '70s waiting to be discovered.  Most of the tracks on this compilation are from that era.

Several of you have asked about re-uploading the earlier volumes of Uncharted Waters, and I'm very willing to do that. However, I'm not sure how long Zippyshare keeps files up for download (or, how long it will be until I'll have to re-re-upload them)...and then there's the fact that many of the earlier comps were recorded at a lower bit rate and don't sound as good.  However, if you'd really like to hear them as-is, I will work on getting them back up!

Here's the track list for Volume 35...

1. Cashman, Pistilli and West - Automatic Pilot (Capitol 2863, 7/1970)
2. Keidar Syeon - Brown Eyed Girl (Capitol 3377, 6/1972)
3. Primo People - But I Can't Get Back (Capitol 3077, 1971)
4. Peter Best - Carousel Of Love (Capitol 2092, 1/1968)
5. Tommy Graham And Friends - David's Song (Capitol 3203, 10/1971)
6. Yellow Hand - Down To The Wire (Capitol 2957, 10/1970)
7. Bang - Feels Nice (Capitol 3816, 2/1974)
8. Stained Glass - Gettin' On's Getting Rough (Capitol 2521, 6/1969)
9. The Lee Pickens Group - Hold On To Me (Capitol 3531, 2/1973)
10. The Majic Ship - Hummin' (Crazy Horse 1311, 8/1969)
11. Jack Carone - I'm Gonna Fix It Up (Capitol 3595, 1973)
12. The Mick Cox Band - (Interstellar) Ranger (Capitol P-3675, 1973)
13. The Majic Ship - It's Over (Crazy Horse 1311, 8/1969)
14. Flying Circus - Jabber Jabber (Capitol 3694, 1973)
15. Tartans of Lavender Lane - Lovers Of The World Unite (Capitol 2019, 10/1967)
16. The Hands Of Time - Midnight Rider (Sidewalk 903, 9/1966)
17. Jack Carone - My Love's Never Gonna Burn Out, Baby (Capitol 3595, 1973)
18. Nitzinger - One Foot In History (Capitol P-3559, 3/1973)
19. Danny McCulloch - Orange And Red Beams (Capitol 2363, 12/1968)
20. Mike and Judy Callahan - Peaceful (Capitol 2405, 1/1969)
21. Tommy Graham And Friends - Sahajiya (Capitol 3203, 10/1971)
22. Bang - Slow Down (Capitol 3816, 2/1974)
23. The Magic Fleet - So Is Our Song (The Hot Biscuit Disc Company 1453, 3/1968)
24. Brother Fox and the Tar Baby - Steel Dog Man (Capitol 2940, 10/1970)
25. Stained Glass - The Necromancer (Capitol 2521, 6/1969)
26. London Bridge - The Sun Don't Shine! (Capitol 3629, 1973)
27. The Knack - Time Waits For No One (Capitol 5774, 11/1966)
28. Seatrain - Waiting For Elijah (Capitol 3140, 6/1971)
29. Carone - When I'm Dead And Gone (Capitol 3874, 5/1974)
30. Tartans Of Lavender Lane - You, Baby, You (Capitol 2019, 10/1967)
31. The Lee Pickens Group - You'd Better Stop (Capitol 3531, 2/1973)
32. Griffin - Yours Till Forever (Capitol 2821, 5/1970)

...and here is your link.

Again, thanks so much for the support everyone has shown. I'll do my best to ensure you have the best quality weird non-hit music available.

Uncharted Waters Volume 34: Famous Music

Greetings again - I've returned with some more cool tracks in a relatively timely manner. Gasp!

This volume focuses on the various labels that fell under the Famous Music banner in the late 60s and early 70s - Paramount, Dot, Viva, Family Productions, etc.  Paramount in particular is one of my favorite labels to collect, as there's plenty of obscure bands on there but releases aren't usually too difficult to find or pricey.  Hopefully you will enjoy these as much as I enjoyed discovering them.

1. Ducks - Abalone (Just Sunshine JSA-507, 1973)
2. Spring Wheel - Always In All Ways (Greene Bottle GBA-600, 1973)
3. Actress - Angel Hair (Paramount PAA-0124, 1971)
4. Shakey Legs - Back In Line (Paramount PAA-0143, 1972)
5. The Urban Renewal - Come Saturday Morning (Paramount PAA-0022, 1970)
6. The Chuck Barris Syndicate - Donnie (Dot 45-17137, 1968)
7. Ambergris - Forget It, I Got It (Paramount PAA-0027, 1970)
8. The Young Men - Get The Message (Viva V-632, 1968)
9. Actress - Gimme (Paramount PAA-0124, 1971)
10. Sleepy Hollow - Hades (Family Productions FPA-0916, 1973)
11. The In Crowd - Happiness In My Heart (Viva V-604, 1966)
12. The Glitterhouse - I Lost Me A Friend (from LP "Color Blind", DynoVoice DY 31905, 1968)
13. The Urban Renewal - I Want To Walk To San Francisco (Paramount PAA-0022, 1970)
14. Rastus - Lazy Kind Of Day (Neighborhood NRA-4205, 1972)
15. People - Livin' It Up (Paramount PAA-0005, 1969)
16. Spare Change - Love In The Afternoon (Toy TR-3802, 1972)
17. People - Love Will Take Us Higher And Higher (Paramount PAA-0005, 1969)
18. The Long Island Sound - One Two Three And I Fell (DynoVoice DY-903, 1967)
19. Ray Frushay - Santa Ana Winds (Paramount PAA-0030, 1970)
20. The Glitterhouse - Sassafras and Cinnamon (from LP "Color Blind", DynoVoice DY 31905, 1968)
21. Sleepy Hollow - Sincerely Yours (The Next One's On You) (Family Productions FPA-0916, 1973)
22. The Long Island Sound - Skid Row (DynoVoice DY-903, 1967)
23. Kyle - Some Day (from LP "Times That Try A Man's Soul", Paramount PAS-6006, 1971)
24. Ambergris - Sunday Lady (Paramount PAA-0027, 1970)
25. The Mission - Temple Turning Time (Paramount PAA-0213, 1973)
26. All Of The Above - The War Is Over (Paramount PAA-0195, 1973)
27. Kyle - Think I'm Gonna Rain (from LP "Times That Try A Man's Soul", Paramount PAS-6006, 1971)
28. Kyle - Virginia Traveler (from LP "Times That Try A Man's Soul", Paramount PAS-6006, 1971)
29. The Dovells - We're All In This Together (Paramount PAA-0134, 1971)
30. The Young Men - What Am I Gonna Do (Viva V-632, 1968)

Get it here!

Uncharted Waters Volume 33: Columbia Records

Hello again! Time for another installment of Uncharted Waters.  This will be the first post under the new format, which focuses on specific labels as opposed to fifteen random tracks that happen to be thrown together.

The new volumes will have approximately 25 tracks per download, but it may be a little less than that depending on how many tracks I have per label.  I'll also be consolidating some of the smaller independent labels into the same volumes further down the line.

Not much I can say about Columbia that hasn't already been said.  They have always had something for everyone - more than enough garage rock, psychedelia, soul, R&B, jazz, elevator music easy-listening, et cetera.  And yet there's still a bunch of stuff on the label that has gone undiscovered until recently.  Some of these artists (Lesley Duncan, the Association) are pretty mainstream, but these singles have gone mostly unnoticed until now.

1. Dreams - 15 Miles To Provo (Columbia 4-45369, 1971)
2. Michaelangelo - 300 Watt Music Box (Columbia 4-45328, 1971)
3. Talon Brothers - Breaking Through The Wall (Of Your Own Making) (Columbia 4-43910, 1966)
4. The Rubber Band - Bring Your Love (Columbia 4-44013, 1967)
5. Mornin' - Cheatin' On You (Columbia 4-45084, 1970)
6. Crossroads featuring David Liska - Cherry Berry Baby (Columbia 4-45193, 1970)
7. Rick Shorter - City Women (Columbia 4-45371, 1966)
8. Spencer Barefoot - Days Of Our Lives (Columbia 4-45389, 1971)
9. The Jerry Williams Group - Down Home Boy (Columbia 4-45213, 1970)
10. The Surprise Package - East Side, West Side (Columbia 4-44460, 1968)
11. The New York Rock Ensemble - Fields Of Joy (Columbia 4-45367, 1971)
12. Michaelangelo - Half A Tap (Columbia 4-45328, 1971)
13. Talon Brothers - I Think There Is Something Sleeping In My Refrigerator (Columbia 4-43910, 1966)
14. The Surprise Package - I'll Run (Columbia 4-44460, 1968)
15. The Rubber Band - In And Out Of My Life (Columbia 4-44013, 1967)
16. The Association - Kicking The Gong Around (Columbia 4-45654, 1972)
17. Rick Shorter - Last Thoughts Of A Young Man (Columbia 4-45371, 1966)
18. Mornin' - Let Me Love You (Columbia 4-45084, 1970)
19. Lesley Duncan - Love Song (Columbia 4-45354, 1971)
20. The New York Rock Ensemble - Ride, Ride My Lady (Columbia 4-45367, 1971)
21. Michael Gately - Shine Your Light On Me (Columbia 4-44763, 1969)
22. The Tropics - Summertime Blues - Land of 1,000 Dances (Columbia 4-44248, 1967)
23. Zuckerman's Dream - The Revolution's Over (Columbia 4-44831, 1969)
24. The Tropics - This Must Be The Place (Columbia 4-44248, 1967)
25. Jacobs Creek - What You Hear (Columbia 4-44856, 1969)

Enjoy!

Uncharted Waters Volume 32

This took longer than expected, but as promise, here's Volume 32 for your enjoyment.  As previously mentioned, I'll be changing the series a bit in subsequent volumes to focus on the output of specific labels as opposed to tracks that all fit a certain theme.  It fits better with how I organize my collection, and hopefully it'll provide an enjoyable summary of some of the great treasures found on each label.

For now, though, there's a lot of softer, more down-to-earth stuff in this volume. The contents are as follows:

1. J.D. Blackfoot - Almost Another Day (Peace 61776, 1972)
2. Wildweeds - And When She Smiles (Vanguard VRS-35134, 1971)
3. Forever More - Beautiful Afternoon (from LP "Yours Forever More", RCA LSP-4272, 1970)
4. Glad - Bedtime Story (Equinox E-70004, 1968)
5. Blue Rose - Chasin' The Glow Of A Candle (from LP "Blue Rose", Epic E 31252, 1972)
6. Larry Sanders - Fate (Stone Head 82071, 1971)
7. Batdorf & Rodney - Happy Town (from LP "Batdorf & Rodney", Asylum SD 5056, 1972)
8. Alan Lee Brackett - I Don't Wanna Wake Up (Bell 45,238, 1972)
9. The Cascades - Indian River (Uni 55169, 1969)
10. Wayne Perry - Just A Matter Of Time (Counterpart CP-3747, 1971)
11. The Glass Harp - She Told Me (United Audio 6002, 1969)
12. Connie Stevens - Simple Girl (Bell 45,234, 1972)
13. Mancini and Fox - The Colors Are Still There (from LP "Mancini and Fox", Event EV 4751, 1971)
14. Savage and Sharp - Where Would You Be (Smak 71139, 1971)
15. Child - You'll Never Walk Alone (Jubilee  45-5673, 1969)

...and here's your link!

Uncharted Waters Volume 31

It's been far too long since I have put one of these together, so here's another one for your enjoyment. The theme of this one is Songs About Women (or Girls As The Case May Be).
Uncharted Waters Volume 32 is coming soon, so keep your eyes peeled.  After that I have a slight change of format coming up - I'll be focusing on particular labels and sub-labels as opposed to musical themes.  It fits better with how I organize my collection and provides a decent summary of all the neat overlooked rock and pop on a particular label.
But for now, #31 is in the books! 

1. Tormentors - Capricious Lolita (Royal R-003, 1967)
2. Jim Pewter - Ebony (MGM K 14446, 1972)
3. The Glitterhouse - Hey Woman (from LP "Colorblind", DynoVoice DY 31905, 1968)
4. The Critters - Little Girl (Kapp K-858, 1967)
5. Mirror's Image - Melinda (Kirshner ZS8 4255, 1974)
6. Reed Street - Miss Lucy Brown (Mercury 73087, 1970)
7. Lock, Stock and Barrel - No. 1 Momma (Gazette ZS7 8003, 1970)
8. Mike Reid - Ruebela Jane (Counterpart 813L-8749, 1971)
9. Clive Westlake - She's A Woman (MAM 45-3604, 1971)
10. The Romans - Smoky Rose (SSS International SSS-842, 1971)
11. Rio Grande - Sue Ann (from LP "Rio Grande", RCA LSP-4454, 1971)
12. Keith Colley - Sugaree (Challenge 504, 1969)
13. The Hobbits - Sunny Day Girl (Decca 32226, 1967)
14. Foxx - The Revolt of Emily Young (Decca 32660, 1970)
15. The Glitterhouse - Tinkerbell's Mind (from LP "Colorblind", DynoVoice DY 31905, 1968)

Here's the link!

Uncharted Waters Volume 30

Boy oh boy have things changed since my last post on here.  I graduated from NKU with a bachelor's degree in Electronic Media and Broadcasting.  I'm currently employed as a freight handler at DHL, which sucks, but a paycheck is a paycheck.  And paychecks allow record collectors to collect records. 
This volume is all covers - some of which, like Dick Monda's, were written by the artist featured here but only released after someone else covered the song first.  Others are old standards with a new twist.  There's even some funky soulish type stuff in here, if that piques your interest.

1. Lightmyth - Across The Universe (RCA Victor SPS-45-219, 1970)
2. Silver Hawk - Awaiting On You All (Westbound W-178, 1971)
3. The Ones - Don't Let Me Lose This Dream (Motown M 1130, 1968)
4. London Bridge - Don't Worry Baby (Capitol 3629, 1973)
5. Monda - Everyman (Buddah BDA-388, 1973)
6. Sebastian - Everything's Coming Our Way (Segue SG-112, 1972)
7. The Garden of Eden - Flower Man (Verve VK 10541, 1967)
8. Columbus Smith - Got My Mojo Working (Columbia 4-43721, 1966)
9. Comstock Ltd. - I Was Made To Love Her (Bell B-946, 1970)
10. Goose Creek Symphony - (Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me A) Mercedes-Benz (Capitol 3246, 1971)
11. Drummond - Mississippi Lady (MGM/Verve MV 10688, 1972)
12. Fearns Foundry - Now I Taste The Tears (Parrot 45-40033, 1968)
13. Bobby Vee - Signs (United Artists UA 50755, 1971)
14. The Tokens - Till (Warner Bros. 7169, 1968)
15. The Nova Local - Tobacco Road (from LP "Nova 1", Decca DL 74977, 1968)

...and here's your download link!

Uncharted Waters Volume 29

*blows dust off of this blog* Hello again folks, it has been a while.  I’m coming to a close in my college career and working as an intern at a radio station (or four or five), which is keeping me busy.  I do have a huge backlog of tracks for future Uncharted Waters volumes, so fear not – new music will be showing up every once in a while.

In order to put you in a Kentucky sort of mindframe, this volume is dedicated to the rural side of obscure rock and pop.  These tracks come from a weird era when country rock found a home on King Records, Dion was past his prime – commercially speaking – and all sorts of orange-swirled London subsidiaries were putting out goodies in all sorts of genres.  These tracks all have some sort of inherent folksiness to them, though some are far more noticeable than others.

11.  Jacobs Creek – A Love Song (Columbia 4-44856, 1969)

22. Jake Jones – Feather Bed (Kapp K-2138, 1971)

33. Him, He and Me – Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall (from LP Him, He and Me, Metromedia 1025, 1969)

44. Timber – Go On Alone (Kapp K-2108, 1970)

55. Yellow Hand – God Knows I Love You (Capitol P-2957, 1970)

66. Chair – Greater Miami Subterranean Rock Revival (Warner Bros. 7418, 1970)

77.  Flying Circus – Gypsy Road (Capitol 3694, 1973)

88. Rusty Taylor – Heat Of Summer (M.O.C. 45-679, 1971)

99. Dion – Josie (Warner Bros. 7491, 1971)

110.   Hugh Prestwood – Like A Children’s Song (Mach 45-12101, 1972)

111.   Ray Hildebrand – Little Old Fashion (Metromedia MMS-175, 1970)

112.   Swampwater – Louisiana Woman (King 45-6345, 1970)

113.   Heartsfield – Music Eyes (Mercury 73449, 1974)

114.   Savage and Sharp – Old Man Tyme (Smak 71139, 1971)

115.   Siller and Johnston – Ungrateful Woman Like You (Bell 45,110, 1971)

 Here's the download link. Enjoy!