SOUTHERN IMAGE BAND - DOWN THE ROAD (USA '82 COUNTRY ROCK)

Easygoing, unpretentious country-pop from a Lafayette, Tennessee band that started in 1979 and kept together for several decades after releasing this LP in the early '80s. Brothers Keith and Paul Ballou are the lead singers and while at first they may seem a little underwhelming, they grow on you after a while, particularly when singing covers songs such as JJ Cale's "Tulsa Time," Merle Haggard's "Swinging Doors" and even John Denver's "Back Home Again." There's a sincere, laid-back, no muss-no fuss feel about this album that's kind of nice... They also cover a few of Alabama's early hits -- "Tennessee River," "Love In The First Degree" -- which underscores the band's devotion to group-vocal harmony, but again, it's so low-key and relaxed you can't help but get drawn in. The Ballous and various cohorts kept this group going well into the Facebook era, and you can kinda see why the hometown folks would want to come see 'em play. Definitely worth a spin!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/z5uftak1thglf3t/Southern+Image+Band+-+Down+The+Road+(Usa+'82+Southern+Country+Rock).rar/file

LAMBERT & NUTTYCOMBE - A HOME (USA '70 FOLK) ORIGINAL VINYL RIP

 Denis Lambert and Craig Nuttycombe established the musical duo Lambert and Nuttycombe in late 1967 after meeting when they were both in Los Angeles area bands. They initially signed with Electra Records but were later contracted to A&M Records. Craig had been a member of the surf band The New Dimensions in the early sixties.

 Their debut album At Home was co-produced by David Anderle, Glyn Johns, and Chad Stuart. Now sharing a home in Sausalito, they were recorded to tape by Wally Heider's mobile unit. Released in 1970, At Home featured the duo on acoustic guitars and their superb harmony vocals. They toured the west coast of the United States and later opened for Canned Heat on their European tour. 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/8jcm6j1hdnj357d/Lambert+&+Nuttycombe+-+At++Home+(Usa+'70+Country+Folk).rar/file

ENNIS & THE OUTLAWS - FIRST IN LINE (USA '82 COUNTRY ROCK)

Ennis & The Outlaws "First In Line" (Worldwide Sound Records, 1982-?) (LP)

(Produced by M. W. Elliott & Ron Wheeler)

This outlaw bar-band from Palestine, Illinois featured lead singer Michael "Ennis" Elliott, along with steel player Paul Kidwell and drummer Steve Kidwell, who dedicate the album to their relative Janet Kidwell (1931-1982) a country radio DJ who played the comedy character "Cuzzin Jenny," with cornball schtick drawn from old-time hillbilly variety acts. They give good-natured, bluesy, boozy renditions of old favorites while adding some tasty new tunes to the country canon... Original songs include "First In Line" by Michael Elliott and "Grant Me" by Paul Kidwell. They cover a wide range of hard country songs, from classic Jimmie Rodgers stuff to "Would You Catch A Falling Star," which was a hit for John Anderson in 1981. One of the album highlights is their version of Adam Mitchell's "Out Among The Stars," a chilling, sorrowful, challenging song about a liquor store robbery that ends in a confrontation with the police -- widely covered in various genres, it was also recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard at various times in the 1980s. Since there's no date on this album, I'm not sure where exactly it fits in with the better-known celebrity versions, but the Outlaws may have been one of the earlier bands to cover it following Mitchell's original recording in 1979. They close the album with a languid instrumental version of "Faded Love," showcasing some particularly sweet, ornate pedal steel riffs. A fine album...          Sorry scratch B01

https://www.mediafire.com/file/1q4a2a3sdhu8ar9/Ennis+And+The+Outlaws+-+First+In+Line+(Usa+'82+Country+Rock).rar/file

SUNDANCE - SELF TITLE (USA '71 COUNTRY BLUES ROCK)

 This classy slice of  Northern Californian (Chico) rural psych was originally released in 1971  A winning combination of melodic pop and heavier jamming that will appeal to fans of the Grateful Dead and the Allman Bros., it features strong songs and memorable guitar interplay, but had the misfortune to appear just as its label was going under and thus undeservedly sank without trace.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/j073kq71ynvylr2/Sundance+-+Same+(Usa+'71+Country+Blues+Rock).rar/file

ALIOTTA - HAYNES - JEREMIAH - SELF TITLE (USA '71 COUNTRY ROCK)

 

American rock band from Chicago consisting of Mitch Aliotta, Skip Haynes and John Jeremiah. Not to be confused with its previous incarnation, Aliotta Haynes The band is arguably best known for their song "Lake Shore Drive," (LSD) which maintains a cult following and was featured in the 2017 film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. https://www.mediafire.com/file/dn8iykvdqhklova/Aliotta+Haynes+-+Jeremiah+(Usa+'70+Country+Rock).rar/file

A COUNTRY BAND - MUSIC BY A COUNTRY BAND (USA '73 COUNTRY)

 A Country Band "Music By A Country Band" (Golden Eagle Records, 1973) 

Behold: the most generic country record ever made! I couldn't resist. I mean, yeah sure, it cost me fifty-one cents and I was sure it wasn't going to be very good, but how could I pass this one by? This seems to have been a souvenir album made by the Golden Eagle label, which produced several albums in the 1970s which I believe were part of a tourist attraction related to the old steamboat industry... Anyway, turns out this album is actually pretty good -- two young guys picking and singing banjo and guitar in robust, salty renditions of golden oldies from the Antebellum and pre-bluegrass eras, as well as the cowboy-western and white gospel traditions... There's no information at all about who played on this record or when it came out, just the picture on the front (an anonymous group portrait from the 19th Century) and the song titles on the disc -- other than that, it's literally a blank slate. A little diligent research, though, and one discovers that this was the recording debut of guitarist Orville Johnson, who at the time was working on a tourist paddlewheel steamship, the SS Julia Belle Swain, and was an up-and-coming artist in the St. Louis music scene. I still dunno who was playing with him, but when I find out, I'll let you know. It's a nice record: thanks in advance if anyone has any additional info to add!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/bnl4v1o2w237nzr/A+Country+Band+-+Music+By+A+Country+Band+(Usa+'73+Country).rar/file

THE DEAN DAVIS COMPANY - STONE COUNTY ROAD (USA '70 FOLK ROCK PSYCH)

 The Dean Davis Company was a folk rock group from Fort Collins, Colorado. They were led by Dean Davis who was born and raised in Colorado. Davis had a strong connection to Colorado State University. He lived right next to the school, attended classes there, performed there, and even re-wrote a song, "Saint Of CSU", after the school. The original group's lineup is unknown but they most likely formed in 1967 or 1968. The origins of the group appear to have begin on Dean Davis’ one and only solo album “Maria”.  Davis recorded the freak folk affair in late 1967 with the backing duo of Bob Sawyer on upright bass and Vince Haffey on drums. It’s likely the duo of Haffey and Davis co-founded The Dean Davis Company.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/hllhbk7pbx7y6v7/Dean+Davis+Company+-+Stone+County+Road+(Usa+'70+Folk+Rock+Psych).rar/file