Mott The Hoople - Mental Train: The Island Years 1969-1971 (6 CD, 2018)

 UK six CD set encapsulating legendary English Rock-band Mott the Hoople's recorded output for Island Records, to whom they were signed, between 1969 and 1971. Bringing together all of their albums from the period, the set also includes bonus material, BBC sessions and live concerts. The studio albums have all been remastered from the original tapes by renowned engineer Andy Pearce and have been complemented by bonus tracks selected by Mott the Hoople expert, Kris Needs. Disc Five comprises more unheard and, in some cases, unreleased music from the Island archive while Disc Six rounds everything off with live material recorded at Fairfield Hall, Croydon on September 13, 1970 and a BBC Radio One In Concert from the Paris Theatre, London on December 30, 1971.

Jane 1972-1978 [24-192]

Jane is a German progressive rock Krautrock band, that was formed in October 1970 in Hanover, Germany. 

The history of one of Germany's most successful bands of the 1970's was shaped by numerous changes in the line-up, a willingness to take stylistic risks, and an attitude towards their work that was characterised by honesty and professionalism. The naked figures read like this - twelve albums with total sales exceeding two million and an average of 150 concerts each year, each of them usually sold out.

Musically speaking, Jane were never a band to do the expected, but they still had some recognisable trademarks. Breathtaking guitar solos, powerful keyboards, polished and mighty arrangements and an almost constantly dragging tempo added up to the typical Jane touch and were characteristic for a melodic hard rock that had no equal in Germany.

Jane were formed in October of 1970 in Hanover out of the remains of the band Justice Of Peace. Klaus Hess (g), Peter Panka (dr) and Werner Nadolny (org) were looking for a new challenge and got together with Charly Maucher (b). In the Spring of 1971, they were joined by Bernd Pulst, a singer with a powerful voice. Shortly after that, the quintet signed a long-term record contract. After almost one year of work, Jane's debut album "Together" was released in the spring of 1972. The German rock world reacted positively to the technically well-versed newcomers and their "unvarnished style of making music" 

Grateful Dead - Here Comes Sunshine 1973 (17 CD, 2023) [FLAC]

Here Comes Sunshine 1973 is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. Packaged as a box set, it contains five complete concerts on 17 CDs. It was recorded in May and June 1973. It is scheduled to be released on June 30, 2023, in a limited edition of 10,000 copies.

Here Comes Sunshine 1973 contains recordings of these concerts:

    May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa

    May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium, Santa Barbara, California

    May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California

    June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C.

    June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C.

The box set also includes a poster and a tenugui.

At the June 10 concert, Dickey Betts and Butch Trucks from the Allman Brothers Band, along with Merl Saunders, sat in for the final set of music. The song "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" from that set was previously released on the album Postcards of the Hanging. 

 

Syd Barrett - Have You Got It Yet Vol. 1 - 10 [FLAC]

 

A compilation of unreleased material from Pink Floyd Barrett's era

 

Dave Mason discography [FLAC + 320]

 

David Thomas Mason (born May 10, 1946) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Worcester, who first found fame with the rock band Traffic. In his long career, Mason has played and recorded with many of the era's most notable musicians, including Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Fleetwood Mac and Cass Elliot. Mason's best known song is "Feelin' Alright", recorded by Traffic in 1968 and covered by dozens of artists, including Joe Cocker, who had a major hit with the song in 1969. For Traffic, he also wrote "Hole in My Shoe", a kind of psychedelic satire that became a classic in its own right. "We Just Disagree", Mason's 1977 solo hit written by Jim Krueger, has become a staple of Oldies and Adult Contemporary radio playlists.