Talix - Spuren (1971)

Way back in May, maybe June, I put out a call for this German rarity, and never heard a word until a little over a week ago, when I heard from "Dave K" who said he had a CDR of this and would rip it, scan the covers and upload it!! This has never been officially released on CD and the vinyl goes for big bucks - we all owe "Dave" a big thank you. The music - nothing here is going to shock anybody, but this is great vintage prog, very quirky, mostly based on guitar and saxophone with lashings of keyboard and flute. German vocals sound jarringly poppy at times - this may take a few listens to get into!! This was their only release as Talix - they renamed themselves Pinguin and released a real nice keyboard-based album called "Der Grosse Rote Vogel" (posted 7-5-06).

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Family - Anyway (1970)

This is the fourth release from one of Britain's best bands of the 1970's. Roger Chapman's vocals may be an acquired taste, but I think the music they made is nothing less than powerful. Charlie Whitney's guitar playing is remarkable - his solo on "Lives and Ladies" is so damn good right on the mark. The original LP release had eight tracks, four live and four studio. This reissue has three live bonus cuts, including a version of "Part of the Load" that is twice as long as the original.

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Can - Paris 12 May 1973

Disc One: 01 - Whole People Queueing (36:38) 02 - One More Night (9:08)
Disc Two: 01 - Spoon / Stars & Lines (32:09) 02 - Vitamin C (13:44)

Holger Czukay - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar
Jaki Liebezeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards
Damo Suzuki - Vocals

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Woody Kern - The Awful Disclosures Of Maria Monk (1969)

I found this sweet little obscurity on e-bay by accident while I was searching for the book the album is named after. British group Woody Kern's only album was out of print for 30 years, and their main claim to fame seems to be that the bass player was with Roxy Music for 8 months in the 1980's! The music is a little bit prog, a little bit psych, and a little bit "British Blues" in the vein of Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation. Great use of flute and saxophone, some real nice lead guitar. All in all a real solid effort which doesn't deserve the obscurity it has had all these tears. All fans of vintage British rock will enjoy this one!

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