Uncharted Waters Volume 7

Hey there, guys and gals, both and neither! I originally intended for the Uncharted Waters series to be a weekly affair, but it hasn't quite turned out that way.  Now that I'm done college exams and am home for the holiday break, I can continue digitizing slabs of wax and compiling them for your aural enjoyment.

Unfortunately, there is a weak link in my system, and it's my phono preamp.  I had to scrap some original recordings made for this volume because the preamp was causing all sorts of glitches to appear in the audio files when recording via USB input on my laptop.  Luckily it works much better on my desktop PC - but if you hear an errant skip in these recordings, it's because of the preamp and has been a problem since day one of digitizing records for me.  I should have a new one in soon for better sound than ever!

Enough jabber, here's the track listing:

1. The Five Americans - 7:30 Guided Tour (Abnak AB-126, 1967)
2. Wizz - Brooklyn (Capitol P-3632, 1973)
3. Jean Jacques Perrey - Country Rock Polka (Vanguard VRS-35105, 1970)
4. Syndicate Of Sound - First To Love You (Buddah BDA 183, 1969)
5. Badge - Gettin' In Over My Head (Exhibit EX-4600, 1971)
6. The First Street Marble Brigade - Honey Love (Honor Brigade 2, 1969)
7. John and Anne Ryder - I Still Believe In Tomorrow (Decca 732506, 1969)
8. John Keen - Old Fashioned Girl (Track (UK) 2094-103, 1972)
8. Damnation of Adam Blessing - Cookbook (United Artists 50912, 1972)
9. Alex Keenan - One Day Of Your Life (Colgems 66-5008, 1970)
10. The Pendulum - She Can Blow Your Mind (Kama Sutra KA-268, 1969)
11. Billy Meshel - (It Ain't Easy Being) Shirley Newman's Boyfriend (Probe CP-459, 1969)
12. Home - Someone In Your Life (Columbia 4-45490, 1971)
13. The Gentle Soul - Song For Three (Columbia 4-44152, 1967)
14. Home Sweet Whoo - Summer's Over (from the LP "Nameless Coffee House: Strike Two", Custom Fidelity CFS-2047, 1968)
15. Tom Northcott - Suzanne (Uni 55288, 1971)

Download link updated as of 2/5/15.

(Records provided by Tom Luce, C&D Record Bar, Phil's Records, eBay, Another Part of the Forest, Northside Record Fair, and Heart Of Ohio Antiques.)

Uncharted Waters Volume 6

Hello folks! Just had a record show last weekend and had quite a few cool new purchases, some of which are on here.  Hope you enjoy!

(Quick side-note: some of the equipment I use for digitizing records has been going on the fritz lately. I think I found all the tracks that had skips in them, but if there are any in this volume, let me know in the comments...)

1. The Waterproof Tinker Toy - A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That (Laurie LR-3457, 1968)
2. Life 'N' Soul - Here Comes Yesterday Again (Mainstream 705, 1969)
3. J.D. Blackfoot - I've Never Seen You (Philips 40679, 1970)
4. Street People - Jennifer Tomkins (Musicor MU 1365, 1969)
5. The Velvet Crest - Look Homeward Angel (Harbour HB 303, 1969)
6. Kentucky Express - Memphis, Tennessee (Liberty 56212, 1970)
7. Paul Jones - Mighty Ship (London 45-168, 1971)
8. The Alan Bown - My Girl The Month Of May (from album The Alan Bown, Music Factory MFS-12,000, 1968)
9. Emil Richards and the Factory - No Place I'd Rather Be (Uni 55027, 1967)
10. Nazz - Not Wrong Long (from album Nazz Nazz, SGC SD-5002, 1969)
11. David Anderson - Songbird (Agape 45-9000, 1971)
12. The Johnstons - The Wherefore And The Why (Tetragrammaton T-1530, 1969)
13. The Sound Laboratory - Twenty-First Century Girl (SSS International 764, 1969)
14. The Proposition - Two Faced Madonna (Dot 45-17186, 1968)
15. Bruno - Window In My Room (Capitol 5691, 1966)

And here's the download link!

(Records provided by C&D Record Bar, Tom Luce, Phil's Records, Northside Record Fair, Shake It Records, and eBay.)

Uncharted Waters Volume 5

As opposed to the last volume, this is all new stuff - recorded tonight on the very first night of having an operative laptop in a week.  And what better way to celebrate than with 15 more lost gems?

1. The Lemon Pipers - Danger (Buddah BDA-11, 1967)
2. The New Colony Six - Free (Mercury 72961, 1969)
3. Yellowstone and Voice - Grandmother Says (MGM K 14632, 1973)
4. Spirit of Us - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (Viva V-641, 1970)
5. The Tokens - Listen To The Words (Listen To The Music) (Buddah BDA-187, 1970)
6. The Sugar Blues - Look What We Have Joined Together (Bell 766, 1969)
7. The Crystal Junkyard - Mary's Little Lamb (TRX 45-T-5033, 1971)
8. Brothers Pride - Melody Fair (GNP Crescendo #435, 1970)
9. The Yellow Payges - Moonfire (Uni .213, 1968)
10. Protozoa - My Pink Hippopotamus (Buddah BDA 142, 1969)
11. Rejoice! - November Snow (Dunhill D-4176, 1968)
12. High Noon - Old Fashioned Feeling (Epic 5-10624, 1970)
13. The Sugar Shoppe - Privilege (Capitol  2326, 1968)
14. Stamford Bridge - Roly Poly (Monument MN45-1217, 1970)
15. The Parade - The Radio Song (A&M 904, 1968)

Get it here!

(Records provided by C&D Record Bar, Tom Luce, Phil's Records, Asbury Park, NJ, and Rockaway Records.)

Uncharted Waters Volume 4

Sorry for the delay! I'm typing on this on a new-to-me and fully operative laptop. Really looking forward to sharing more gems over the next few weeks.

This volume does contain some material that has been featured on this blog before - it was put together during a period where I couldn't record any new vinyl and was stuck with pre-existing MP3s.

1. Crow - Busy Day (Amaret 45-119, 1970)
2. Saturday's Photograph - Gentle Loving San Francisco Man (Columbia 4-44904, 1969)
3. Brian Arthur - I'd Like To Know (Coral 62497, 1966)
4. The Nova Local - If You Only Had The Time (Decca 32138, 1967)
5. The Hook - In The Beginning (Uni 55149, 1969)
6. Liz Damon's Orient Express - Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets (Anthem 51005, 1971)
7. Spirit - Rougher Road (unreleased until "Eventide", 1999)
8. Jamie - Sunshine Bus (Capitol 2395, 1969)
9. The Plus Four - Swiss Maid (Telefunken U 55 975, 1967)
10. Jonny Rome and the Second Thought - The Museum (Brite Leaf 45-1801, 1968)
11. Hog Heaven - Theme From A Thought (Roulette R-7091, 1970)
12. The Parade - This Old Melody (A&M 841, 1967)
13. Marvin's Circus - Two Losers (MGM K13741, 1967)
14. Legend - Wouldn't You (Bell 808, 1969)
15. The Bats - You Look Good Together (Parrot 45-40013, 1967)

Get it here!

 (Records courtesy of Another Part of the Forest, eBay, Salvation Army, Tom Luce, Phil's Records, Sundazed Records, Rockaway Records, AHUMC, Ohio Valley Antique Mall, and Craig Moerer.)

Uncharted Waters Volume 3

Here's another for you! Hope you enjoy it.  Unfortunately my laptop is currently in rather bad shape, hard-drive-wise, so I don't know when the next volume will be ready.

1. Arkade - Sing Out The Love (In My Heart) (ABC-Dunhill D-4247, 1970)
2. Brother - Nothing (Epic 5-10705, 1971)
3. Browning - Oh, My God (Amaret 45-130, 1971)
4. Buzzy Linhart and Music - Talk About A Morning (Kama Sutra KA 526, 1971)
5. Cornerstone - Love, Nothing More (Liberty 56148, 1969)
6. Currant Kraze - Breaking The Heart Of A Good Man (Deram 45-85068, 1970)
7. Neon - Dark Is The Night (Paramount PAA-0061, 1970)
8. Rare Bird - Hey Man (Polydor PD 15081, 1972)
9. Tax Deduction - Walkin' In The Sunshine (Anthem 51001, 1971)
10. The Brooklyn Bridge - You'll Never Walk Alone (Buddah BDA 139, 1969)
11. The Love Affair - Everlasting Love (Date 2-1591, 1968)
12. The Spencer Davis Group - After Tea (United Artists 50286, 1968)
13. The Yellow Balloon - I've Got A Feeling For Love (Canterbury C-513, 1967)
14. Toy Factory - What Is A Youth (Avco Embassy AVE-4533, 1970)
15. Triangle - Magic Touch (Amaret 45-108, 1969)

Get it here!
https://www.mediafire.com/?i4xz3usf1uncj7d

(Records courtesy of Amoeba Music, Phil's Records, and Rockaway Records.)

Uncharted Waters Volume 2

The first post was so much fun to put together that I've knocked out another one already. Some of the stuff on here is quite lightweight, others are a bit heavier. Hopefully you enjoy them all!

1. Bobby Brelyn - Hanna (Jorel S-5397, 1967)
2. The Hollies - Not That Way At All (Epic 5-10454, 1969)
3. The Marmalade - Chains (Epic 5-10428, 1968)
4. Jamie - Sweet Jane (Capitol P-2395, 1969)
5. The Montanas - Run To Me (Independence IND-89, 1968)
6. Zonk - Hey Ya (United Artists 50741, 1970)
7. Mortimer - Dedicated Music Man (Philips DJP-20, 1968)
8. The Younger Generation - When The World Changes (Epic 5-10459, 1969)
9. Eternity's Children - From You Unto Us (Liberty 56162, 1970)
10. Arnold, Martin & Morrow - I Believe In You (Bell 45-135, 1971)
11. Majority One - Get Back Home (Joker M 7085, 1971)
12. Crazy Paving - Anytime Sunshine (Kapp K-2117, 1971)
13. Man - Sleepy Eyes and Butterflies (Columbia 4-44806, 1969)
14. Wizard - A Familiar Story (Kapp K-2122, 1971)
15. Wishbone - You're Gonna Miss Me (Scepter SDJ-12313, 1971)

And here's the download link...
Uncharted Waters Volume 2

A new series...

Hello folks! Very sorry about the lack of posts on here.  Dorm life with a laptop has meant that until very recently, I've had no way of transferring records to the computer.  But now I've got a (somewhat pieced-together) setup, so I'm back!

I was reading up a bit on the late Jeff Glenn's "Lost Jukebox" series, and realized that I like and collect the same sort of tunes that he put on those compilations.  So as a sort of homage to him, I'll be starting a new series of releases called "Uncharted Waters".  In order for the song to be considered for inclusion, it has to have not been a hit, and more than likely has to fall somewhere on the pop spectrum (although most of the songs are on the rock spectrum as well).  I certainly hope you'll enjoy it and I'll do my best to update more regularly!

As usual, all songs are directly ripped from my personal collection. No chintzy YouTube downloads, no dubious audio quality (if I can help it), and most of all, no crappy songs.
Here's the track listing for the first volume.

1. Michele And Jeff - Baby Make It Soon (Decca 732630, 1970)
2. Bazooka - Boo On You (Bang B-559, 1968)
3. Shadow Mann - Come Live With Me (Tomorrow's Productions TP 001, 1969)
4. Sunnshine - Dreams Selection (Fame 91002, 1972)
5. The Good Earth - I Can See A Light (DynoVoice DY-924, 1968)
6. The Howard Street Station - It Ain't Your Day Today (Kapp K-797, 1966)
7. Image (Featuring John Gummoe) - It's Raining (London 45-165, 1971)
8. The Saturday Morning Cartoon Show - La La (Elf 90,028, 1969)
9. The Luv Birds - Lilac Wine (ABC 45-10923, 1967)
10. The Second City Sound - Love's Funny (London 45-1004, 1966)
11. The Great American Disaster - The Pushbike Song (United Artists UA 50758, 1971)
12. Magic Valley - Uptight Basil (Penny Farthing PEN 701, 1969)
13. The Ever-Green Blues - (Yes) That's My Baby (Mercury 72756, 1967)
14. The Neighborhood - You Could Be Born Again (Big Tree BT-102, 1970)
15.  Kentucky Express - You Keep Getting In Your Way (London 45-158, 1971)

And here's the download link.
https://www.mediafire.com/?z1m4oba0cmpnaau