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dimanche 15 mars 2026

WICHITA - SELF TITLE (USA ' 78 COUNTRY ROCK)

Wichita "Wichita" (Hush Records, 1978) (LP)

(Produced by Garrie Thompson & Don Baskin)

This was an excellent country-rock and outlaw covers band from Sunnyvale, California... Even though the the repertoire is all cover songs, the performances are quite vibrant and accomplished, and the joyful feeling the band put into this record is completely infectious. It's too bad these guys didn't write more original material -- they were clearly a top-flight twang band with lots of experience playing live. Anyone out there have more information about this group? I'd love to hear more of their story...

https://www.mediafire.com/file/53gbuqe3g932bht/Wichita+-+Same+(Usa+'78+Country+Rock).rar/file

vendredi 13 mars 2026

HEARTHWOOD - NOTHIN' FANCY (USA '75 SOUTHERN COUNTRY ROCK)

Heartwood "Nothin' Fancy" (GRC Records, 1975) (LP)

(Produced by Paul Hornsby)

Nice pedal steel work on "Sound Advice,"This one's pretty skippable, though if you're super-devoted to soft Southern rock and '70s country-rock, I guess it's worth checking into.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/f9fxs4a5u976tw6/Heartwood+-+Nothin'+Fancy+(Usa+'75+Country+Rock).rar/file

lundi 9 mars 2026

A FOOT IN COLDWATER – A Foot In Coldwater (First Album Can '72 Hard Rock)

A Foot in Coldwater is a Canadian rock band initially composed of Alex Machin (vocals), Bob Horne (keyboard), Paul Naumann (guitar), Danny Taylor (drums), and Hughie Leggat (bass and vocals). It is best known for the song "(Make Me Do) Anything You Want" which was a Canadian hit single in 1972 and again in 1974. A Foot in Coldwater was formed in Toronto in 1970 from three bands. Leggat, Taylor, and Horne had been members of Nucleus, and the Lords of London. Machin and Naumann were in the band Island. Together, they signed with Daffodil Records, which coined the group's name.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/p1q5jr1bvdv42r7/A+Foot+In+Coldwater+-+Same+First+(Can+'72+Hard+Rock).rar/file

dimanche 1 mars 2026

CATOCTIN MOUNTAIN BOYS - ROCK THE MOUNTAIN (USA '85 SOUTHERN COUNTRY ROCK)

Catoctin Mountain Boys "Rock The Mountain" (Stonehouse Records, 1985) (LP)

(Produced by Rick Hannon)

An album of all-original material from an indie twangband out of Smithsburg, Maryland... The group included bassist Bob Brown, Joe Brown on rhythm guitar, Gordon Connor (drums), Shane Swope (mandolin), and Dave Lingg playing lead guitar... Lingg was the bands primary songwriter, penning all the songs on Side One, while Side Two has a mix of composers including Joe Brown and others, and seems to be all original material as well. Songs include tunes like "Cowboys Never Cry," "Rock The Mountain" and "One Heartbreak Short Of Love" -- a lot of songs about love and heartbreak, actually, doubtless capturing the songwriters at a certain stage in life... Not a ton of info about these guys online, though the band seems to have kept together over the years and was doing local shows in the 2010's, with basically the same lineup along with a new member or two. This appears to be their only album, but ya never know, right?

https://www.mediafire.com/file/51229fv4sxqo03r/Catoctin+Mountain+Boys+-+Rock+The+Mountain+(Usa+'85+Southern+Country+Band).rar/file

dimanche 22 février 2026

THE BATTLE CREEK BOYS - BATTLE CREEK BREAKDOWN (USA '78 COUNTRY ROCK)

The Battle Creek Boys "Battle Creek Breakdown" (Battle Creek Boys, 1978) (LP)

(Produced by The Battle Creek Boys & Nick Melnick)

A band from Minneapolis, performing mostly covers, including some Hank Williams, Bob McDill's "Amanda," Paul Siebel's "She Made Me Lose My Blues" and a couple of old Sons Of The Pioneers tunes. The lineup included Stephen P. Kocka (pedal steel), Thomas A. Kocka (lead vocals and bass), James E. Gaboury (lead vocals and guitar), Robert P. Gaboury (guitar, banjo and lead vocals), James R. ("Henk") Henkemeyer (percussion), with Robert Gaboury contributing a pair of original songs, "Country Rockin' Night" and "Battle Creek Breakdown." Not sure what became of the various brothers, but "Henk" Henkemeyer kept playing in locals bands, and later recorded a couple of albums with The SALT CREEK BAND, circa 1982-86.