Catherine Ribeiro (France) - L'Amour aux Nus (Live), 1992

1. Aimer À Perdre la Raison
2. Je Ne Sais Pas
3. Ne Me Quitte Pas
4. Hyde Park J
5. Qui a Parlé de Fin?
6. La Mémoire de la Me
7. Vies Monotones
8. Carrefour de la Solitude
9. Elles
10. Suspect
11. L' Hymne À l'Amour
12. Mon Manège À Moi
13. Les Prisons du Roy
14. Les Amants d'Un Jour
15. La Goualante du Pauvre
16. Soeur Anne
17. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien



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Betty Carter - At The Village Vanguard, 1970

1. By the Bend of the River 1:52
2. Ego 3:04
3. Body and Soul 5:21
4. Heart and Soul 3:30
5. The Surrey With the Fringe on Top 7:38
6. Girl Talk 4:20
7. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 2:08
8. All the Things You Are :59
9. I Could Write a Book 2:18
10. The Sun Died 5:31
11. Please Do Something 3:03

Betty Carter - Vocals
Norman Simmons - Piano
Lyle Atkinson - Bass
Al Harewood - Drums

AMG:
"Betty Carter's remarkable early-'70s LPs were initially available only on her own poorly distributed label. This live date captured Carter when her voice was its most pliable, her delivery in full bloom and her range and power at their peak. She could scat with a fury and rhythmic intensity that were almost magical, then turn a slow tune like "The Sun Died" or "Body and Soul" into a showcase by emphasizing key lyrics, subtly changing each stanza, or increasing the pace at an unexpected moment. This deserves full attention, as it represents Betty Carter still evolving and perfecting her matchless technique."


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Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes (France) - La déboussolée, 1980

1 La vie en bref
2 Voyage au fond de l'amour
3 La grande déglingue
4 Ne pas partir ne pas mourir
5 Dis-moi qui tu embrasses
6 La nuit des errants
7 La parole est à la victime
8 Paix 1980:
* Prélude
* 1er mouvement
* 3ème mouvement

Catherine Ribeiro - Parolier, Vocals
Francis Campello - Guitare Basse
René Werneer - Violon
Patrice Moullet - Claviers
Patrice Lemoine - Clavier
Pierre Gasquet - Percussion

AMG:
"On La Deboussole, les Alpes treads into a more conventionally accessible sound and away from the experimentalism of earlier works. In fact, the band is far more funky on this outing, with driving bass hooks on most of the tracks. There are enough peculiar touches to keep it from being so much stale pop fodder, especially with the addition of a violinist adding some old European-style charm. Unfortunately, Ribeiro's voice gets confined or lost in these less free-form arrangements. It's only on the last cut, a new version of "Paix," where she finally gets to cut loose with some of her strange and emotionally intense vocalizing, and even that piece is better heard on the album of the same name. The rest is OK, odd progressive funk music with Ribeiro's unique voice, but none of it is anywhere as distinct as the material from previous albums."

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Maceo & All The Kings Men - Funky Music Machine, 1972

1. Funky Music Machine 3:09
2. I Want to Sing 2:52
3. Dreams 2:39
4. Feeling Alright 2:46
5. Something 5:36
6. Born to Wander 3:06
7. T.S.U. (Aristocrat of Bands) 3:20
8. For No One 3:43
9. Make It With You 3:14
10. A Funky Tale to Tell 4:08

Maceo Parker - Sax (Alto), Vocals
Jimmy Nolen - Guitar
Sweet Charles Sherrell - Bass
Melvin Parker - Drums

Discogs:
"Funk band formed of ex James Brown backing band members, who left Brown en masse in 1970.
Over the years, many of them, including band leader Maceo Parker would return to playing with Brown and The J.B.'s."


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Speed, Glue & Shinki (Japan) - Eve, 1971

Mr. Walking Drugstore Man (5:25)
Big Headed Woman (6:15)
Stoned out of my Mind (6:01)
Ode to the Bad People (4:53)
M Glue (2:43)
Keep it Cool (4:17)
Someday We'll All Fall Down (5:23)

Shinki Chen - guitars
M. Glue (Masayoshi Kabe) - bass
Joey 'Pepe' Smith - drums, vocals

"Speed, Glue & Shinki made two albums of hard/psychedelic rock mayhem (with elements that we can call nowadays as “proto-stoner”) in the early seventies. Speed, Glue & Shinki were: Joey “Speed” Smith (ex-Zero History, future member of Juan dela Cruz) - vocal/drums, Masayoshi “Glue” Kabe (ex-Food Brain, ex-Golden Cups) - bass and Shinki Chen (ex-Food Brain, ex-Bebes and Yanagida Hiro collaborator) - guitars. Drummer Joey Smith also sang the lead vocals and wrote most of their druggy lyrics. Joey Smith was an American Vietnam War refugee/awol soldier in the Phillipines and was discovered by Shinki Chen playing in a Japanese shopping mall with Zero History, and Chen then suggested that they join with Japanese bassist Masayoshi Kabe (whom Chen knew from Foodbrain and earlier because they had the same manager) to form Speed, Glue & Shinki.
By album two, however, Kabe had left the band and a new “Glue” was brought in-future Juan dela Cruz member and Joey Smith’s friend Michael Hanopol. Hanopol replaced Kabe on bass and co-wrote several of the songs on their s/t sophomore album -including the ending synth suite- with Smith."

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Silberbart (Germany) - 4 Times Sound Razing, 1971

1. Chub Chub Cherry (4:23)
2. Brain Brain (16:16)
3. God (10:07)
4. Head Tear of the Drunken Sun (12:00)

Hajo Teschner - vocal, guitars
Werner Klug - bass
Peter Bahrens - drum, percussion

Progarchives:
"An other lost psychedelic gem. Originally published in 1971 on Philips, Silberbart's first and only effort called "4 Times Sound Razing" represents a propulsive, blasting heavy rock experience with furious psychedelic freakouts. Very closed to Guru Guru extended jams with lot of intuitive sounds. The band is led by the "killer" guitarist/ vocalist Hajo Teschner. Silberbart have been formed as a power trio for a maximum of dynamic/driven epic songs. An important contribution."

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Mahogany Rush (Canada) - Strange Universe, 1975

1 Tales of Spanish Warrior 4:57
2 The King Who Stole (...the Universe) 3:57
3 Satisfy Your Soul 3:17
4 Land of 1000 Nights 4:44
5 Moonlight Lady 4:08
6 Dancing Lady 3:11
7 Once Again 3:34
8 Tryin' Anyway 3:45
9 Dear Music 4:19
10 Strange Universe 6:58

Frank Marino - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Paul Harwood - Bass, Guitar
Jimmy Ayoub - Percussion, Drums

AMG:
"Mahogany Rush was to Jimi Hendrix what jazz saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Ernie Henry were to Charlie Parker — loving disciples, but not outright clones. Without question, Hendrix was a major influence on the hard rock power trio; you could hear it in leader Frank Marino's singing as well as his electric guitar playing. But ultimately, Mahogany Rush sounded like itself. One of the best studio albums that Mahogany recorded in the 1970s was Strange Universe, a hard rock/heavy metal classic that is as melodic as it is forceful. As aggressively as Mahogany rocks on gems like "Tryin' Anyway," "Dancing Anyway," and "Dear Music," this 1975 LP never fails to be musical. One hears overtones of progressive rock, psychedelic rock, and jazz-rock fusion on much of the material, and Mahogany's lyrics aren't the typical boy-meets-girl fare; in fact, the threesome explores gothic fantasy themes on "Land of 1000 Nights," "Tales of the Spanish Warrior," and other cuts. There are no dull moments on Strange Universe, which points to the fact that Mahogany Rush was among the finest hard rock/metal bands of the '70s."

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