Psychedelic our stuff

LP+CD	SVANFRIDUR - What's Hidden There, Iceland 1972 (SHADOKS 124) LP 500 numbered / heavy gatefold sleeve / 180 gram pressing / 2 page insert CD: in jewelbox. The Icelandic prog-rock band Svanfrídur released only one album, recorded six months after they played their first gig. This short-lived band rapidly rose to fame, receiving rave reviews for live performances, but in fact their music was way ahead of its time. They were unable to seal a recording contract so they formed their own label - Swan Records. When the album ‘What’s Hidden There?’ was released in autumn 1972 it got mixed reviews and sold only a few hundred copies, leaving the band with a great album but sadly not the income they had been hoping for. Recorded at London’s Majestic Studios the album was cut and pressed in England. Perhaps one of the best heavy prog / underground album from Scandinavia with amazing guitar & all English vocals. Would have been a famous and successful album on Decca UK.
LP+CD	TRÚBROT - Same, Iceland 1969 (SHADOKS 125) LP 500 numbered / heavy gatefold sleeve / 180 gram pressing /2 page insert CD: in jewelbox (plus 6 bonus tracks). Trúbrot was the first supergroup ever founded in Iceland. It was created in May 1969 when leading members of ‘Hljómar’ (Sounds) and ‘Flowers’ set out to create the finest Icelandic rock group of all time. Guitarist and composer Gunnar Thórgarson, bass player and singer Rúnar Júlíusson and lead vocalist Shady Owens of Hljómar had been plotting this for some months, along with organist Karl Sighvatsson and drummer Gunnar Jökull Hákonarson of Flowers, before the band’s genesis was announced publicly. These were troubled times and Trúbrot had countless hurdles to overcome before the band eventually fell apart early in 1973. After the début album was released in December 1969 by EMI. After this album vocalist Shady Owens announced that she was quitting. Trúbrot recorded 3 more albums which will be released on Shadoks too. Tony Branwell of Apple Records was saying these were one of the two best bands he had seen perform on stage in the preceding six months. Really cool underground album full of musical ideas and well-crafted music, male & female vocals. The music should hit the same listener as UK bands such as Blossom Toes, Billy Nichols, underground with a touch of pop
LP	DYCKMAN-JAMES - Independent Study, USA 1968 (SHADOKS 126) LP 500 numbered / heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing Amazing underground folk-rock album recorded in Hartford, CT by James Grant and Dyckman Mills plus 4 guest musicians. These crazy cats play real hip music, electric and acoustic guitars, double bass, percussion, flute, backwards effects, in the direction of Mick Stevens, Paul Adolphus and Incredible String Band with a strong Beatnik touch. Really rare album which was supposedly produced on the same label as famous Jungle. 12 songs, harmony vocals, Woodstock vibe, artrock (before artrock was known), has the same feel in parts like Spoils Of War, hippie tunes, Jack Kerouac style lyrics/beat poetry, strong songs, cool all the way through the album.

2 LP+CD

ODMENN - Same, Iceland 1970 (SHADOKS 121)
DoLP 500 numbered / heavy gatefold sleeve / 180 gram pressing / 4 page insert
CD: in jewelbox.
This selftitled album was the only one that Icelandic progressive rock trio Odmenn ever released. It was made at a critical point in Odmenn‘s history when the band members had agreed to take a sabbatical year while the guitarist studied law at the University of Iceland. They got together for the last time a year after the album was released and split up directly after having played only one gig. Odmenn was formed in early 1966 by the Johannsson brothers playing the most popular music clubs in Reykjavik. Most of Odmenn’s music could be categorised as protest songs or social studies touching topics like anti-war protest and fights against pollution, greed and deception balanced with more positive stances like hope for a better world with love and eternal brotherhood. "Psychedelic guitar pieces had become their trademark". Odmenn recorded this double album in Copenhagen with a release late December 1970. Odmenn made a great impression with their blooming mixture of energetic blues rock and was probably one of the best progressive rock bands in Northern Europe. 15 great songs released as a double album with massive 4 page insert and many photos never shown plus a long liner notes.

LP+CD

JOHN & PHILIPA COOPER - The Cooperville Times, South Africa 1969 (SHADOKS 122)
LP 500 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
It was a long search to locate the rights for this album since it was not with EMI anymore. With the help of musicians and producers from The Third Eye and Freedoms Children we've found the original producer. He told us that the brother/sister band John & Philipa Cooper went shortly after the album was made to Britain and there it lost track.
This amazing album has the same class as Billy Nichols, Duncan Browne and Blossom Toes. Many other musicians from S.A. where helping out. Every track is just great. Well composed underground songs, folk rock, effects, pop tunes just the right mixture for an album full of ideas and mastercraftly played. Perhaps one of the rarest albums from S.A. This album would have been a great success if it was produced in UK. It just has the right feel with the combination of great songs with an 60s art-vibe. Female / male vocals, Julian Laxton on guitar, keyboards, beside Jon & Philipa 8 more musicians on the album. This LP is just a perfect 1969 underground folk-rock album

TIROGO - Float, Nigeria 1977 (SHADOKS 123)
LP 500 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing
Tirogo is another great sample of lost African Psychedelic music. It was recorded in Nigeria in 1977 and originally released on EMI, same as the great album BLO-Chapter One. This Nigerian Rock-Psych band TIROGO is similar to bands such as Ofege, Blo, Founders 15, Doves, and Aktion. Great African songs covered with wild guitar solos, spooky organ, great beats and strong vocals. 4 guys on the cover / 6 where actually in the band looking pretty young. It is getting harder an harder to find lost African bands since there is a big rave in the International music scene to hunt for good material. With the massive help of collectors and Now Again Records in USA, who actually went to Nigeria to sign the boys, we are able to present this amazing album to you. It will suit the same music lovers who like Amanaz, The Witch, Question Mark and Blo.

LP + CD

THE WITCH - Lazy Bones, ZAMBIA 1975 (LP SHADOKS 081 / CD QDK-MEDIA 050)
LP limited / heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing BLUE VINYL
CD: in jewelbox.
Another out-of-nowhere African 70's rock discovery in the Blo mold. "Completely unknown band from Zambia, privately pressed on a small local label, this five-piece electric band plays a strong electric African underground style. Tons of wah wah-fuzz guitar in every track, African style beats and vocals and all original songs. If bands from Nigeria such as Blo and Ofege and bands from Zambia such as Rikki Ililonga and Chrissy Zebby are all traveling on the psychedelic highway at 100 mph, the Witch overtakes them with 120. On the cover we can read: if you're feeling depressed, low, disturbed, out-of-sorts, sad, frustrated or widely demented, then folks, we suggest you seek out a quiet place, indulge in some soothing meditation and cut away that headache by listening to this inspirational album.

LP + CD

AMANAZ - Africa, Zambia 1975 (LP SHADOKS 097 / CD QDK-MEDIA 051)
LP limited / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing YELLOW VINYL
CD: in jewelbox.
Amanaz was formed in 1973. 3 songs are in the native language Bemba, and 9 songs in English, recorded in Kitwe, the 3rd biggest city in Zambia up North.
Musically is goes in the same direction as BLO, THE WITCH and QUESTION MARK, but this album is way cooler and stoned with amazing fuzz guitar all over which sounds like an African version of early CREAM. The cover make it look very traditional but after a few spins you are aware that this one is very special. It´s soo cool, so tight produced and easily to compare with UK underground albums with a touch of African beats. Still completely unknown, so this album has not been scored yet by the collectors scene. A real surprise.

LP + CD

FINJARN & JENSEN - Same, Norway 1970 (SHADOKS 119)
LP 500 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
Guitarist, vocalist, composer and artist, Svein Finjarn can be safely called a legend in American rock. He began playing guitar and acting before he was ten years, and the fall of 1961, he became the first Norwegian who played in rock band with a fender Stratocaster.
In autumn 1969 he helped put together super heavy rock group Jumbo with Freddy Lindquist, Leif Jensen, and Tore Syvertsen. The group had two singles, but were dissolved during the work on their first LP.
Finjarn and Jensen made the album complete with Lindquist, Arild Krosby, Arne Kvikstad and Grete Christoffersen. Yngvar Holm wrote an enthusiastic article that was published by the jacket. Briton John Mills was the producer for the album, which came out in autumn 1970, and that could be placed side by side with the hard, progressive rock from abroad.
One of the coolest albums made in Scandinavia. The music follows a great Underground concept and hits as strong a bands like Blossom Toes, July, Open Mind - a real British Psychedelic Flowerpower album made in Norway.
Svein Finjarn - guitar & vocals / Leif Jensen - drums / Freddy Lindquist - guitar / Arild Krosby & Arne Kvikstad - bass

FINJARN & JENSEN with his new
Shadoks release

LP + CD

MOSES - Changes, Denmark 1970 (SHADOKS 120)
LP 500 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
Moses was formed in 1969 in Esbjerg, Denmark by Søren Højbjerg - guitar / Jørgen Villadsen - bass / Henrik Laurvig - drums and vocal
Moses played their own heavy and punshy and stoned progressive blues. Their record "Changes" from 1971 has now become cult in the collectors market.
By the end of 1969 the band got a contact with the independant record company Spectator Records in Denmark and in the summer 1970 they recorded the only album, "Changeas" in 2 days in the Spectator Record Studio in Ålborg, Denmark
Finally the rarest and perhaps best album on the rare Danish Spectator label. The music is strongly influenced by the Cream and other hard Psychedelic guitar bands. It took us quiet a while to get a deal together and we are happy now to close the final chapter of the Spectator story with this great release of Moses. Extra heavy fuzz-guitar madness all over with strong bass and drums and great vocals.

Henrik Laurvig from MOSES with his new
Shadoks release

THE WITCH - Introduction, Zambia 1973 (SHADOKS 118)
LP 500 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing
Another out-of-nowhere African 70's rock discovery in the Blo mold. "Completely unknown band from Zambia, privately pressed on a small local label, this five-piece electric band plays a strong electric African underground style. Tons of wah wah-fuzz guitar in every track, African style beats and vocals and all original songs.
After the successful release of the other WITCH album "Lazy Bones" here is "INTRODUCTION". Crazy & wild Fuzz guitars all over, African beats and chanting, as good as it gets. Incredible cool and stoned album from the southern African country.
Again we need to say: if you're feeling depressed, low, disturbed, out-of-sorts, sad, frustrated or widely demented, then folks, we suggest you seek out a quiet place, indulge in some soothing meditation and cut away that headache by listening to this inspirational album

LP + CD

CAPTAIN MARRYAT - Same, UK 1974 (SHADOKS 114)
LP 500 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
Many people watching the ebay auctions where surprised seeing this album selling for the past few month 3 times for nearly 3500 Euro each. Before that, this album was completely unknown.
Captain Marryat are from Glasgow, Scotland and recorded this demo album in 1974, released in a tiny pressing on the Thor label, hopefully to get an EMI or Chrysalis deal.
They wanted to record only a single but came up with a complete album of self-composed tracks. Since it was not that easy for a Scottish band to get attention down in London, this album was the only pressing ever done and sold at band gigs only.
5 musicians, great organ, vocals, extra heavy fuzz-guitar, drums and bass, amazing underground songs, influenced by Deep Purple, Uriah Heep and Beggars Opera, a true lost classic.
Where where lucky to find the band to made a deal so this beauty can conquer the world of rock music.
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LP + CD

THE THIRD EYE - Awakening, South Africa 1969 (SHADOKS 115)
LP 500 numbered / glossy heavy gatefold sleeve / 180 gram pressing / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
part 1: With the help of many music friends and a lot of patience we could finally arrange a deal to reissue the 3 albums by the South African band THE THIRD EYE for the first time. The original pressing came out on Polydor. Perhaps THIRD EYE is the best band from S.A. with the most innovative and complex music. Most music lovers would vote Freedoms Children as the biggest influence in S.A,. rock but THIRD EYE will share at least half of that cake. In cooperation with Dawn Selby (hammond organ) and her brother Ron (guitar) this project came to life again. They where based in Durban, a coastal city several hundred miles away from the recording and musical hub of Johannesburg and started playing in 1968. The first album AWAKENING came out in 1969 when the female organ player Dawn Selby was only 14 years old. Just imagine her age when you listen to the amazing organ and piano tracks. AWAKENING was released in 1969 followed by 2 more albums SEARCHING and BROTHER just one year later in 1970. What a musical output in such a short time. The band and composer must have sit on a volcano where they just waited to outburst their music onto the rock universe.
AWAKENING is the most complex album of the 3 with great brass arrangements, piano, hammond organ, fuzz-guitar and vocals full of soul. Musically going in the direction of bands such as Electric Flag, The Flock's Dinosaur Swamps, Chicago, The Nice and Al Cooper.
Pure Electric Underground of the best sort.

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THE THIRD EYE - Searching, South Africa 1970 (SHADOKS 116)
LP 500 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
part 2: The album SEARCHING followed a year later after AWAKENING.
Today originals of this album are rare as golddust and among 2 or 3 others, the most valuable collectors item from South Africa. Many collectors who have basically everything in their collection are missing this one.
The music is heavier, the lyrics full of political statements, more psychedelic and a bigger step down into the musical underground. The 14 minutes track "Awakening" is really amazing with tons of great organ parts and extra heavy fuzz-guitar.

LP + CD

THE THIRD EYE - Brother, South Africa 1970 (SHADOKS 117)
LP 500 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
part 3: The album BROTHER followed the same year in 1970 after SEARCHING.
The music is closer to the album AWAKENING without the brass arrangements. More organ based compositions with beautiful vocals and guitars. We must mention here the amazing drumming and bass which holds the complete tracks together and drives them forwards.
As musical comparison we would mention again the bands from the US and UK underground such as Electric Flag, Chicago and Keef Hartley Band. But we must say, if bands from South Africa where not banned in Europe and USA at the time the albums by THE THIRD EYE came out, they would have become as popular and even more as the mentioned bands from USA and UK.
All 3 albums are killer albums and we would not want to miss one of them.

LP + CD

ABSTRACT TRUTH - Silver Trees, South Africa 1970 (SHADOKS 111)
LP 500 numbered / matt heavy gatefold sleeve / 180 gram pressing
CD: in jewelbox.
The band Abstract Truth existed only for a very short time, but it was a time of super-creativity. They exploded on to the Durban music scene early in 1969, released 2 studio albums during 1970 on EMI, which have have here. The 3rd album Cool Sounds For Heads is only a compilation of this 2 LP's. Ken E Henson on guitar & vocals / Peter Measroch on piano, organ, flute, harpsichord & vocals / George Wolfaardt on bass, flute, drums & vocals / Sean Bergin on sax & flute.
Silver Trees is a milestone in South African music among bands like Freedoms Children-Astra and Third Eye. Musically it follows the same routes as UK bands like Bloodwin Pig, Traffic, Spooky Tooth and many others. Progressive Underground of the best with organ, guitars, flutes, sax and great vocals, sometimes with Zappa-style guitar solos.

LP + CD

ABSTRACT TRUTH - Totum, South Africa 1970 (SHADOKS 112)
LP 500 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing
CD: in jewelbox.
The band Abstract Truth existed only for a very short time, but it was a time of super-creativity. They exploded on to the Durban music scene early in 1969, released 2 studio albums during 1970 on EMI, which have have here. The 3rd album Cool Sounds For Heads is only a compilation of this 2 LP's. Ken E Henson on guitar, vocals and sitar / Robbie Pavid on percussion / Brian Gibson on bass & vocals / Sean Bergin on sax & flute.
Excellent early '70s melodic wistful freak rock blends with African sounds featuring assorted instruments: keyboards, flutes, electric guitars, saxophone, percussion, etc. A refreshing approach with eastern touch. If you like UK bands such as Quintessence, If and Blodwin Pig, this album goes in the same direction. It is more trippy/stoned and acoustic than the Silver Trees album.

LP + CD

HARDAL - Nasil? Ne Zaman?, Turkey 1978 (SHADOKS 113)
LP 500 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
This first album of the Turkish band HARDAL (mustard) with the title NASIL? ZE RAMAN? (wherefrom? whereto?) was recored in Turkey in 1979 by Sükrü Yüksel (guitar), Aydin Sencan (bass), Cahit Kukul (guitar) and Sedat Avci (drums).
The band was only known by a very small insider-group, but those fans just adored Hardal. The secret of Hardal's small popularity is that in 1979 the Turkish rock scene was comatose. Cem Karaca left to Germany, Erkin Koray moved to Canada, Edip Akbayram got stuck because of his political ambitions. Only Baris Mancho was still on the road.
To start a new band was tough times in Turkey. Hardal also recorded 2 later albums.
The music is the best Turkish progressive Underground you can think of. Filled with guitars, synth sounds, great eastern vibe vocals and harmonies, pumping rhythms, as good as the best Koray tracks for sure. This album was never reissued before so we are sort of proud to present it to most people for the first time.

LP + CD

OTIS WAYGOOD - Ten Light Claps And A Scream, South Africa 1971 (SHADOKS 108)
LP 600 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing
CD: in jewelbox.
"It was the worst of times in Johannesburg white suburbs. The Beatles were banned on state radio. Haircut regulations were merciless. Life was an unutterable hell of boredom and conformity, but lo: salvation awaited. They came from the north in the summer of '69, armed with axes and Scarabs, long hair streaming behind them, and proceeded to slay the youth of the nation with an arsenal of murderous rock tunes. They were the biggest thing our small world had ever seen, our Led Zeppelin, our Black Sabbath, maybe even our Rolling Stones. They were Otis Waygood". After two albums released on EMI S.A. the album "Ten Light Claps And A Scream" was simply the best Otis Waygood record and among collectors the most sought after. The music is influenced by the British underground for sure. Bloodwin Pig, Steamhammer, IF are working in the same field. Great guitars and vocals, blues influenced underground rock, sax, organs and well crafted composition and arrangements making this album a unique masterpiece. Julian Laxton of Freedoms Children was the producer. Rob Zipper: Vocals, guitars, saxophones, Ivor Rubenstein: Vocals, percussion, Leigh Sagar: Guitars, organ, Hawaiian guitar, Benny Miller: Guitars, Alan Zipper: Bass

LP + CD

SUCK - Time To, South Africa 1971 (SHADOKS 109)
LP + EP 600 numbered / matt heavy gatefold sleeve / 180 gram pressing / + 7 inch EP one sided
CD: in jewelbox.
In their short history (only 8 months) Suck made one album and created more mayhem than most bands do over a 10 year career. Suck where from Johannesburg, S.A.. But what an album. 'Time to Suck' is a highly charged package of manic drumming, scorching guitars and sublime wailing vocals. Political statements on stage (in South Africa) against the war. This one is not for folk fans, no moonshine mellow candle, this one kicks ass and is pure adrenaline, a real pusher. If you think Black Sabbath, Uriah Heap, Deep Purple, MC 5 and Grand Funk Railroad are your tip of the iceberg you might consider this one as your future favored album. Full of hard-psychedelic tracks with Louis "Moose" Forer on bass, Steve "Gil" Gilroy on guitar, who worked in UK with Mick Abrahams from Jethro Tull, Saverio Grande on drums and Andrew Ionnides on vocals. Again, Julian Laxton from Freedoms Children was the producer.

LP + CD

HUGO FILHO - Paraibo, Brazil 1978 (SHADOKS 110)
LP 450 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
"Everything began in 1977 when the poet, Antônio de Pádua Carvalho invited me to create melody for his poetries. At that time I was lead guitarist of the band " The Gentlemen "(a garage northwest group that included Zé Ramalho (who released the wonderful DLP together with Lula Cortez) in one of his line-ups and recorded a rare LP and one 45)..
For this unique project we invited Zé Ramalho, the musician and composer Elísio Alexandrino (Golinha), to control the 4 channels tape recorders the musician Enilton Araújo, the 12 strings viola arrangements where done by Irapuan (Pupu), drummer Edmilson (Crauna), percussionby special guest Zé Crisólogo and Hugo Filho (Hugo Leão) nylon guitar,bass, keyboards and art direction".
This LP is really special, Brazil charm and poetic words. Even in Brazil an incredible rare album, only 500 pressed given to friends and sold in shops, the first private pressing in this country. If Sacros, Lula Cortez, Mutantes and El Congreso is something you like, you will love this one. Lot´s of folk elements which devolves in twisted endings. Something you want to play to your new girl on a crazy summer night. And for your guys in NY with Brazilian roots (Arto Lindsay) this is something you should play on your next party. A great album this is.

LP + CD

STRANGE - Souvenir Album, USA 1974/76 (SHADOKS 106)
LP 450 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / Insert
CD: in jewelbox.
The Strange are from Olympia, WA close to the Canadian border. The Strange are Tom Hackett, Robert Rensel, David Chamberlain, Rick Rackleff plus Mike Pitcher, Don Morris & Carl Dexter. This art-rock-underground band recorded the Souvenir Album over a period of several years released in a tiny pressing in 1976 on the Yantis Record label.
With a touch of westcoast music and lots of Mothers of Invention influences, this album is really something special. As special as The Spoils Of War and as complex as Time and Think Dog, with Frank Zappa style wah-wah guitar, great vocals, piano, effects, some horns, and a well-balanced mixture of heavy psych guitar tracks and twisted underground folk tunes. If you think the first Spoils Of War album on Shadoks is a great album and the early Mothers albums are the ones you always kept you will be very very happy with this album.
If you want to hear what the band sound like now you should check out THE GRUFS-Coming Back For More album

LP/EP + CD

LIVERPOOL - Por Favor, Sucesso + EP LIVERPOOL - Marcelo Zona Sul Brazil 1969 / 1970 (SHADOKS 107)
LP + EP 450 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / plus EP with sleeve
CD: in jewelbox.
Liverpool is one of our favored bands from Brazil. The LP Por Favor, Sucesso (Please, Success) comes together with the ultra-rare 7 inch EP Marcelo Zona Sul, a Brazilian movie from 1970. (you can watch a film-clip on youtube.com)
This Flower Power Art Rock album stands out among the other Brazilian Psych album. It is as good as Modolu 1000 but with better composed songs, influenced by the British Underground, with great guitars, hammond, effects, complex compositions, uplifting vocals with lots of soul, Allman Brothers style wailing guitars, wah-wah, sometimes sweat and mellow, sometimes extra heavy psychedelic---all with a great touch of Brazilian music. Perhaps one of the best albums from South America. All original tracks, 19 in total (including the 6 EP tracks). Enjoy this one

LP + CD

SACROS - Same, Chile 1973 (SHADOKS 098)
LP 450 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing, insert
CD: in jewelbox.
Sacros ('The Sacred') was a Chilean rock band inspired by the spiritual passion and veneration for the great gods of South America, such as Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed Serpent, god of the ancient Mayas and Viracocha, Lord of Tiahuanaku in the Andes mountains. Sacros recorded the debut LP on the state label IRT and the production was destroyed by the militaries. Only very few copies survived from destruction.
The music goes in the same direction as Los Jaivas, Los Blops and El Congreso (all from Chile) and Lula Cortez from Brazil. It has a great 12 string Rickenbacker sounds, effects, great vocals and rhythms with an experimental touch. You can call this easy one of the rarest albums from Latin America since only a handful of copies survived. Patricio Panussis (guitar & vocals) Hernan Valdovinos (bass & vocals) and Tomas R. Herrera (percussion). The band recorded only this one album in 1973. Here is a link for a great Spanish review from Chile (with photos): http://www.lamusica.emol.com/detalle/index.asp?idnoticia=342220

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JW FARQUHAR - The Formal Female, USA 1972 (SHADOKS 099)
LP 450 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing
CD: in jewelbox.
All tracks where recorded by JW Jarquhar in 1972. The songs on THE FORMAL FEMALE were written as an outcry against the materialistic nature of the woman during that time period in 1972. Many will tell you it is still that way. JW had recently extricated himself from a 10 year marriage and the words from this experience fit the lyrics on the album still. During that time he lived by himself in a 3rd floor apartment in Philadelphia. It was a street with a lot of traffic. Car horns, busses, police sirens, fire engines, screams, and sometimes even gunshots filled the airwaves. For this reason he sealed up the windows and any other openings with sound proofing foam. This was necessary because his music was recorded in there.
JW was the instrumentalist; rhythm guitar, lead guitar, drums, vocals, and bass. However he could not play them all at once, so he purchased a four track simulsync Teac recorder...professional version. This allowed him to record on one track and then play it back and separately record on a second, third, and fourth track. The original tracks were recorded at 15 IPS. A final mix was then made in stereo with yet a fifth overdub, when needed. At that time other effects were limited.
It is amazing electric fuzz album full of effects and it's an masterpiece such as DR. Hooker. Extra heavy psychedelic.

MORNING AFTER - Blue Blood, UK 1971 (SHADOKS 103)
LP 450 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / engraved artwork / 180 gram pressing
Here we have a completely unknown album from England from 1971. Morning After recorded this LP as a demo only to acquire a record deal (as so many bands did in the late 60´s early 70s). So the album was pressed only in tiny amounts. The recording was with home studio equipment. Some of the tracks on the album sound like Blues Rock from the late Fleetwood Mac and some have a more progressive touch such as Shuttah. Great & heavy guitar work, fuzz and wah-wah all over the album, snotty vocals, all own great compositions. The album title Blue Blood assumed a noble wealthy family and a member of the establishment, but the music and lyrics are just the opposite. The music on this album is pure British Underground, electrifying, pure and raw, no Sgt. Pepper sing a long tunes. Just superb!

3 CD BOX

FREEDOMS CHILDREN - ASTRA - BATTLE HYMN OF THE BROKEN HEARTED HORDE - GALACTIC VIBES
South Africa 1969/70/71 (SHADOKS 100-101-102)
3LP CD limited, 3 CD's in jewelcases, heavy box.
Finally the box is out, after 2 years of struggle and hard work with tons of help from collectors in South Africa, England, Austria & USA. Since all master-tapes where lost in a big fire we had to master from original vinyl. We have used 2 or 3 mint copies of each album to make the best possible master.
All 3 albums will be out in original gatefold sleeves, either glossy or matt laminated, just like the original, with the original labels. We won't say much about the music here because most people know what FREEDOMS CHILDREN sound like. All 3 albums are possibly the most wanted albums ever from S.A. Some call them the PINK FLOYD of S.A. and if the political situation in S.A. would have been easier they would have had the same status in the international music market as Pink Floyd does. Beautiful composer songs, amazing instrument work, well-crafted guitar work and great singers. The extra heavy prog. sound beats most albums in the same direction coming from UK or USA. 3 master-pieces!

LP + CD

DAYS - Same, Denmark 1970 (SHADOKS 096)
LP 450 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing, insert
CD: in jewelbox.
The Danish group ”Days” was formed in Copenhagen in the winter 1967/68 by Peter Lindhe (drums), John Kjaergaard (vocals/rhythmguitar), Ole Fester (vocals/bass) and Lars Reinau (vocals/leadguitar). The band’s repertoire was mainly rock and blues oriented with cover versions of songs from John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Cream, Jimi Hendrix and Rolling Stones. During 1968/69 Peter Lindhe and Lars Reinau started writing original material to the band and the repertoire started changing from rock/blues cover versions to self composed more lyrical songs with elements of Beatles, Procol Harum and (early)Deep Purple. In 1969 Jørn Anker (Hammond organ) joined the band and he too started contributing new original songs to the band. The Days LP was recorded in the early summer of 1970 and in 1971 the band split up. Days is one the the rarest albums from Denmark which also came out on Spectator (Blues Addicts, Terje Jesper & Joachim, Moses). It is full of amazing prog tunes which great organ elements and strong fuzz guitar. A killer album from beginning to end.

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BLUES ADDICTS - Same, DENMARK 1970 (SHADOKS 093)
LP 450 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram WHITE pressing / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
There where only 4 good and rare albums on the Danish Spectator label: Terje, Jesper & Joachim (which we have just done on LP and now on CD), Moses (we are still working on a deal), Days (we are about to negotiate a deal) and the rarest of them all BLUES ADDICTS. What a guitar work this is. Ivan Horn really kicks ass with his extra heavy guitar. As good as the heavy CREAM songs, in parts as creative as JIMI HENDRIX. The musical range and the guitar style is as good as the best early ERIC CLAPTON work with the far out techniques of Jimi Hendrix. All own composition, long tracks, extra heavy guitar, English vocals & heavy drum sounds. Ivan Horn: guitars, vocals & kazzo, Mich Brink: bass, Gibber Thomsen: vocals & congas, Henning Aasbjerg: drums. If Spectator would have kept rock music their musical style instead of switching to Jazz, those 4 bands would have been successful on the international rock circus.

LES TEMPS HEUREUX - En ces jours, FRANCE 1972 (SHADOKS 094)
LP 450 numbered / heavy sleeve - front: textured with engraved artwork - back: picture sleeve / 180 gram pressing
"Les Temps Heureux" (The Happy Times) made only a tiny demo pressing in 1972, France, under the title "En Ces Jours" (In Those Days). Acid folk with poetry lyrics, loner vibes, Psychedelic guitars, well crafted songs, 6 of them in English, 2 in French words. 4 guys hanging out night by night to create their first album in a basement studio following there one and only ambition. This album is very special and became instantly one of the real musical surprises for us. It beats most UK albums of the same style. They must have had really happy times in those days, very creative times full of aspiration.

LP + CD

THE CONTENTS ARE - Through You, USA 1967 (SHADOKS 090)
LP 450 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
The Contents Are: Dave Neumann - guitar, vocals, Paul Staack - drums, vocals, Larry Smith - bass, vocals and Craig Hute - lead guitar, vocals from Iowa.
The Contents Are was one of many sixties bands from the Quad City’s fertile garage music scene. With labels/studios like Fredlo and IGL, it was a very healthy regional area for bands with an unusually high per capita for record releases. Up until the recent discovery of an original copy a couple years ago, it was only rumored to exist and remained an enigma with hardcore record collectors. In most cases, the Contents Are were only known by astute collectors for their two excellent 45 releases (non-LP). Well the mystery is over, and here’s your chance to hear one of the rarest & greatest garage records ever recorded. Here’s the story about the record: Four high school seniors from Iowa decide to release an album of all original tunes, and was exclusively sold at their live shows. Originally released on the Rok label (a subsidiary of the already obscure Fredlo label) in 1967 with only 100 copies pressed. These guys were not your typical garage band – talented players, professional grade vocalists and no cover songs!!! Their music is a nice blend of garage rock with hints of hipster folk and early psychedelic influences. As good if not better as other similar top shelf rarities like Mystery Meat and the Bachs, but no major quantity find making original copies of the Contents Are ten times rarer. Get it or miss it!

2 LP + CD

INSTANT ORANGE - Same, USA 1973 (SHADOKS 091)
2 LP 450 numbered / glossy heavy GATEFOLD sleeve / 180 gram pressing / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
Besides home to the Hells Angels, farmers and citrus grooves, San Bernardino, California was also where Instant Orange lived and released their first single in 1968. The band forged ahead and released another single (1973), album (1973) and two ten inch eps (1974 & 1975). All of their releases were small pressings of 100 copies and to this day, Instant Orange remains virtually unknown. Their homemade sound is a refreshing reflection of their west coast folk-rock influences that were so prevalent during the sixties and early seventies. All original tracks with inspiration from bands like the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Love, Sandy Bull and others. Songs full of electric and acoustic guitars with nice doses of McGuinnesque 12 string riffing as well as many unsuspecting surprises (antiquated electronic effects, rambling rural explorations, long jams, experimental moves, stoner banter and other weirdness between songs, caveman fuzz, etc). A solid listen with enough original imagination to keep it interesting without the band creating an identity crisis by trying too hard to be something else than themselves. Here it all on this limited double album, but grab it before it becomes elusive like some of San Bernardino's motorcycle riding inhabitants.
TERRY WALTERS, RANDY LANIER & LYNN McCURDY are INSTANT ORANGE with the help of Joe Bianchi & Bob Lautz.

LP + CD

TERJE, JESPER & JOACHIM - Same, DENMARK 1970 (SHADOKS 092)
LP 450 numbered / glossy heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
Terje Bandholdt on drums, Jesper Schmidt on guitar and Joachim Ussing on bass recorded this album in 1970 for famous Spectator Records in Denmark (Moses / Blues Addicts / Days).
For the first time reissued in original cover plus insert with many photos and band-story, this amazing heavy psych album beats most releases from Denmark, in quality and rarity.
Massive guitar action all over, great heavy vocals and pumping rhythms lifts this album out of there grooves. Beside Moses the best heavy psych album from Northern Europe.

LP + CD

SHARK MOVE - Chede Chokra's, Indonesia 1970 (SHADOKS 086)
LP 450 numbered / heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
Shark Move started playing in Bandung, Indonesia in 1970 and was founded by Benny Soebardja who play lead guitar and sings. Shark Move is one of the Indonesian rock pioneers who combined rock music with traditional harmonies and progressive sounds. Some songs on this LP using English lyrics, while other bands at that time where still playing sweet music, this is really an experimental recording. Unfortunately at the end of 1970 the keyboard player passed away so Benny decided not to continue with his band and formed a new on named Giant Step.
A very complex prog album which is as strong as many good UK albums of the same period but it has this little extra which makes this album unique and great.

BETTY - Handful, USA 1971 (SHADOKS 019)
CD jewelcase with 4 page booklet
Hard-Psychedelic-Boogie-Biker-Rock: Not just another hardpsych CD which is completely unknown. This record beats most others of the same kind.
Amazing heavy fuzzguitar, great vocals, organs, the whole thing. If you like Brigade, Butterfingers we think this is even better..
Hideously rare hard-rocker from Los Angeles, CA. Try to imagine Dragonfly merging with Canned Heat and you'll be close. As only 200 copies where pressed as original LP´s and sold by band at gigs, this record is very rare! If you like crude, powerful heavy rock, this one is not to be missed. C.F.

PAUL ADOLPHUS - The Dawn Wind, JAPAN 1973 (SHADOKS 076)
CD: in jewelbox.
The Australian artist Paul Adolphus recorded the album in Kyoto/Japan.
My first visit to Japan was in 1968 after living in India and Sri Lanka. My wife at the time arrived in Kyoto, and had our first child there. We really loved it. We returned to Sweden then went back to Kyoto and had our second child there. We lived in a two hundred year old farm house in a village outside Kyoto. It was a great scene at the time. Japanese artists, bohemians, and visiting foreigners making art music poetry etc. I was playing music with different people, then developed a musical relationship with Mitsu Harada. We did concerts and toured to other cities in japan together. Before leaving Japan Mitsu organised to record the album together. Mitsu’s father was the grand master of a calligraphy school. In a large room in the school Mitsu set up mikes and a big stereo recorder consul. Most of the playing was by Mitsu and myself, an American friend played a little guitar and percussion to fill some holes. A group of friends sat around, so it was a bit of a living room concert feel. It was my material, Mitsu engineered as well as playing. I think there were 200 copies pressed, the covers were hand made, so it was released into the small arts community of Kyoto and Tokyo. Not long after the recording I travelled with the family to Australia, I had been away from here for a decade. I worked on a lot of projects here, composing for theatre and dance. I had a group called Living Music- an African drummer, Indian tabla, didjeridoo, winds etc. It was earlydays, not too many people were ready for world music.
Incredible rare and sought after mellow folk album with beautiful songs and harmonies, like a Japanese version of EXTRADITION.

MOTIFFE - Same, UK 1972 (SHADOKS 087)
LP 450 numbered / heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing
Located in St. Albans, 20 minutes away from London, Motiffe recorded this album in a home situation with no overdubs. A full blown progressive band with songs, techniques which reminds a lot of bands such as IF, Gracious and Gravy Train. Great keyboards, fuzz guitar which turns the music in something Mothers of Invention like plus flute & sax, real complex songs and very little vocal. These guys can play for sure and they are instrumentalists . Originally released in 1972 on the famous Deroy label. Supposedly only 2 known copies of this baby exist.

MICK STEVENS - Lady Sunrise, UK 1972 (SHADOKS 088)
LP 450 numbered / heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / engraved artwork / insert
Shortly after Mick's first album "See The Morning" while waiting for the Deroy pressings he started working on "Lady Sunrise". The songs of this concept album where created during a particular turbulent emotional period. We think most of these songs are some of his best and as usual, the lyrics where written with his own blood - both metaphorically and in reality. Mick composed all songs and played all instruments, so this album was recorded sound on sound. 12 great songs, bittersweet and very touchy. Just perfect as we would have expect from Mick Steven's music.

LP + CD

RAYNE - Same, USA 1979 (SHADOKS 089)
LP 450 numbered / heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / engraved artwork / insert
CD: in jewelbox.
Frank Saucier and his 3 brothers formed Rayne in 1977, located in the New Orleans suburbia. They have recorded the album with good home equipment with no overdubs. The original album (the black album as they called it) was only pressed 300 times and during a moment of frustration they took a box of the album and shot them with a shotgun. So not many left to sell. The music is first class psych rock, strong compositions, great guitars & vocals, just everything right, something you would expect from a band located in New Orleans. Southern spirit and the tough guys don't dance thing, they play music instead.

BUNALIM - Same, Turkey 1969/1972 (SHADOKS 078)
CD: in jewelbox.
One of the most mazing Turkish music ever recorded, wild, raw and with fuzz guitar all over. Still even for most Turkish collector a kept secret. BUNALIM released on 6 singles which are incredible rare. They never did a whole album. Produced by Cem Karaca. They say about the band: "God, they were crazy! Running all nude down the Istiklal Street, psychedelic light shows, crazy paintings all over the stage wall and screaming of "LSD! LSD!" in their live shows".

BRUSH - same, JAPAN 1971, (SHADOKS MUSIC)
CD: in jewelbox.
The original private pressing from Japan was so far one of the unsolved mysteries which appeared first in the 3001 book from Hans Pokora. It´s so rare that it took nearly 2 years to locate the album. This is Masayoshi Takanaka`s (pre Flied Egg) ever first recording, released as a tiny private pressing in Japan. The music is westcoast orientated hard psych with a progressive touch. All original material and really wellproduced. This is a concept album (like Ceremony) which comes (like the original) on blue vinyl with 24 page massive booklett.

THE FINAL SOLUTION - Same, PUERTO RICO/USA 1967 (SHADOKS 077)
LP limited heavy vinyl, laminated heavy cover
Here is finally the album many garage where waiting for. This album is on almost all want-list we have seen but never showed up. A mystery until now, very much like MYSTERY MEAT years ago. 5 guys and a girl recorded this album in 1967 in Puerto Rico. The album was pressed in USA on a private label. The musicians where fellow students at the university of Puerto Rico studying Architecture. Alexy Rodriguez, who was a musician of THE CHALLENGERS and who designed the cover for FINAL SOLUTION could not locate an original album to master from. Many years later a well-known collector had the luck of finding a near mint original copy which was the basis of this reissue. Really strong guitar and organ based garage sound, rough and beautiful at the same time. Mostly male vocals, all original 12 songs, English lyrics. Just great and so good we can solve another mystery.

2CD

EDIP AKBAYRAM - same, Turkey 1972-74 (SHADOKS MUSIC 067)
2 CD: in jewelbox.
Edip Akbayram is the top of the BIG 3 of turkish delights (Erkin Koray, Baris Mancho & Edip). The best Psych tracks from his first 2 albums and many singles (like in the other Shadoks release of Erkin Koray), 22 tracks, 90 minutes of music. His band DOSTLAR formed the songs into something which takes you on an eastern trip, full of fuzz guitar, electric sas and great percussions. Edip's dark voice make you shiver and you feel like dancing right away. This is as good as Erkin Koray with a deap spirit and very political words. One of the best albums we have released the past 3 or 4 years.
The song Kukredi Cimenler was also used by US rapper ASHER ROTH in his song Blunt Cruisin of his new album Asleep In The Bread Aisle (Universal Records): http://www.asherrothmusic.com

2CD

FINGLETOAD, STRANGE & SIHO - mazzola, USA 1969/70, (SHADOKS 055)
2 CD: in jewelbox.
The first album was recorded in 1969 in Chicago as Fingletoad & Strange. Only very few acetates where pressed. A year later the band recorded another album as Fingletoad, Strange & Siho under the titel Mazzola. Perhaps less than 100 records where pressed. This band of young bohemian Americans recorded 2 albums with all original songs. The music takes the listener into a Psychedelic Trip merging imaginary landscapes with Teenage Angst. Clearly influenced by the top musicians at the time, The Beatles , Neil Young and Jimi Hendrix, they undoubtedly manage to create a sound all their own ranging from beautiful lyrical ballads with harmony vocals to over the top Fuzz and Feedback frenzy. Professional execution but still retaining a Garage atmosphere and production, creates the perfect mix for one very special DLP..

3CD BOX

BLOPS - same, CHILE 1970/1971/1973, (SHADOKS 058/059/060)
3LP CD limited, 3 Cd in jewelcases, heavy box.
This box starts a series of several releases in the near future: all releases of one band in one box, all with the original covers.
BLOPS made 3 albums in Chile, all incredibly rare. The music is most beautiful. If you think you like El Congreso, you love Kissing Spell and Embrujo you will adore the music of the Blops. The first album from 1970 is pure underground folk with some electric moments, the second from 1971 becomes more electric still with most touching songs which makes you shiver and the third album from 1973 is complete electric and psychedelic with a progressive touch.

2 CD

MICK STEVENS - The River / The Englishman, UK 1977/79 (SHADOKS 072)
2 CD with 18 page booklett
After the extensive efforts of the first 2 albums by Mick Stevens from 1972/75 (See The Morning / No Savage Word) here are his slightly later album from 1977 + 1979. The first 2 where recorded at small Deroy studios this time both albums where recorded at Spaceward studios , a studio famous for early recordings of Bauhaus, Bill Bruford, Gary Numan, Hawkwind, Julian Cope, Mandy Morton, Modern English, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, The Stranglers and many others. The sound, the songs and the vibe is just more sophisticated than on the first 2 albums. All great songs, mostly electric and some acoustic, great lyrics and Mick's voice just amazing. If you like the first 2 albums you will love these 2.
4 BONUS TRACKS / RARE INTERVIEW WITH MICK STEVENS.
Mick Stevens homepage go here: www.mickstevensmusic.co.uk / Spaceward Studios go here: www.spacewardstudios.ukf.net

TIME - before there was, USA 1968, (SHADOKS 054)
CD: in jewelbox.
Recorded in 1968 in Toronto, Canada. Lynn David Newton, the founder of TIME studied in the same class as Jim Cuomo from The Spoils Of War in Urbana IL, Beside 2 other members the artist David Rosenboom was a member of TIME. This is a musical masterpiece. Wellcomposed, wellplayed, touchy and twisted. All original songs with a big influence from the British Underground, with harpsichord, flutes, percussions, horns, many effects and lot´s of heavy fuzzguitar and a singer who sounds like Robert Wyatt in the early 70´s. A year later they moved to NY and became Think Dog, which will be also released this year. The Dakota Building (the home of John Lennon in NY): Imagine Mia Farrow in the movie Rosemaries Baby sitting in her window and watching the NY streets below while it´s raining outside.....that´s what the music feels like.

MARTHA - by Kamijo, JAPAN 1971
CD: in jewelbox.
Since this record appeared in Hans Pokora's 3001 book most collectors (including those in Japan) where searching for this album with no luck. So now it's the time to solve another mystery. MARTHA is the one everybody was talking about. What is it, somebody seen it, its must be so rare, is it any good? MARTHA is the first of 3 albums composed by the Japanese artist Kamijo. The Other 2 are TOMO-second album (also very rare) and Tomoaki Kamijo KK Band - dear my friend (pretty are too). But MARTHA is the best of them all. All english vocals, lot's of fuzz guitar, percussion, piano and great vocals. An underground-rock album with folky elements and a west-coast touch. Kamijo is the Mick Stevens of Japan. ...you need a gun...I need a son.. 5 musicians, 10 great songs..

BORN AGAIN - Pagan, USA 1969/70 (SHADOKS 073)
CD: in jewelbox.
From the ashes of the band "Red Mountain" rose Born Again. Originally from Marin County in Northern California the band traveled to Los Angeles to try to find fortune and fame. Local producer Roger Dollarhide took the boys under his wing and recorded tracks with them in late '69 and early '70 at Sun West Studios in Hollywood. Led by the tasteful guitar playing of Larry Otis and the soulful vocals of Bryce Sullivan, Born Again was a very versatile band that created a hybrid style all their own. Whether it's a country tinged ballad ala KAK ("She's Gone") or an eerie guitar psych instrumental ("Laura's Waltzing" from the 1970 Film Soundtrack from "The Velvet Vampire") these boys were one tight unit that delivered the goods. A chance meeting with the legendary Pat Boone is documented in the LP's extensive liner notes.
THIS CD VERSION HAS 7 BONUS TRACKS / total playing time 67 minutes ...A PREVIOUS ROCKADELIC RELEASE

MOURNING PHASE - same, UK 1971 (SHADOKS MUSIC 066)
LP: limited LP, 180 gram. pressing, extra heavy sleeve, limited, sealed
This demo-LP was discovered in 1992 and later sold for a 4-figure sum to a “collector”. It appeared to be a test pressing, dated 1971. Lyrically interesting, the densely layered acoustic/electric music seems merely to serve as a vehicle for the love/hate relationship of, speculatively, the male and female vocalists. Cynical, misanthropic, (with and occasional cello). It rates highly and rightly so, because the songs are well written, well performed, and goes from somewhat dreamy through to aggressive. Recorded at Eden studios. You can compare the music very close to Mellow Candle, one of the best underground folk albums there is, and this is as good.

VICTORIA, USA 1971 (SHADOKS MUSIC 065)

CD: in jewelbox.

Locally New Jersey demo release (200 made), beyond rare fantastic concept psych beauty, maybe 5 or 6 known copies. 3 girls 1 guy. They tried to get attention from big labels but this never happend. They wanted him to sound like Blood Sweat & Tears. But this was not Greg's idea of music. The music has everything you need, like a wild version of early Moby Grape combined with New Dawn and C.A. Quintet, sometimes dreamy sometimes totally wild underground-psych, with female vocals and splattering leads, Titanic horns & destorted guitars. Sweet tunes turn into dark psychpower. TOTALLY STONED

2 LP & CD

SPOILS OF WAR - same, USA 1968 / 1970 (SHADOKS MUSIC 033)
LP: limited 2 LP´s, 180 gram. pressing, extra heavy gatefold, limited, sealed

CD: in jewelbox.

Finally here is the real SOW Double LP with 25 unreleased LP tracks. The first LP we did 3 years ago sold out immediately. We got the first recordings before we´ve found the composer Jim Cuomo. With some luck we located him and he presented all the material to us which made it onto this double LP. 1 LP with studio recordings and 1 LP recorded live in 1967 / 68.

LP+ CD

THINK DOG - Dog Days, USA 1969/70, (SHADOKS 063)
LP limited, heavy vinyl, heavy cover, 2-page insert
CD: in jewelbox.
This is the second album after "TIME-before there was", recorded in 1969/70 in New York City. Lynn David Newton, Tom McFaul, Richard Stanley, Bob Stuhler (the drummer of HOT TUNA) and David Rosenboom (on 1 track) recorded 60 minutes of creative music which was never released before. Again, this is a musical masterpiece, wellcomposed, wellcrafted, touchy and twisted songs with a big influence from the British Underground. On some tracks the vocals sound like Robert Wyatt in the early 70´s. If you like the Canterbury sound, artrock with Underground roots, you will love this one. The album has 16 tracks, 45 minutes of music.

HEADSTONE CIRCUS - same, USA 1968/70, (SHADOKS 061)
CD: in jewelbox.
This project turned out to be a real beauty. The band was formed in 1966 by Glenn Faria (who also released some solo music on WorldInSound). This album was recorded in 1968-70. On the first spin it reminds of Crosby Stills, Nash & Young - 4 way street electric sides. It is so well-composed and performed. Also some of the better Neil Young albums might go in the same direction. But it has that extra weird touch. "Around 1966, Nick Bonis, Mike Johnstone, Randy Pope, and I formed a psychedelic band. On Halloween night we went to an old cemetery, dropped acid, and spent a very strange night among the tombstones. The tombstones appeared to be melting and taking on animal shapes. Some of us saw spirits, and I'm not sure what I saw, but it was disturbing. Afterwards, we referred to that night as the "Headstone Circus". It seemed appropriate to call ourselves "Headstone Circus" as a band so we did". Enjoy this amazing westcoat album which was recorded in Washington D.C.

CANDIDA PAX - Day, UK 1971, (SHADOKS 015)

CD: in jewelbox.

We´ve located this band a while ago and it´s beside PARAMETER the rarest release on UK Deroy label, as rare as Forever Amber & Dark. If you´re into Tony, Caro & John (which will be done on Shadoks soon with tons of extra tracks) and Fleetwood Mac - Than Play One (not the early blues albums) this is your cup of tea. This is pure Underground with that bluesy Peter Green like guitar.

MYSTERY MEAT - Profiles, USA 1968 (SHADOKS 041)

CD: in jewelbox.

The holy grail of raw garage rock albums! Recorded at a college in Illinois in 1968, original copies of Mystery Meat's "Profiles" lp are now worth a year's tuition at almost any university in the midwest. How's that for irony? But relax, now you can hear this baby without the second mortgage, and without the snap, crackle and pops of the original pressing. All original songs! This will undoubtedly sell out fast and will stay that way, if we have anything to say about it.

PETE FINE - Northstar, USA 1977, (SHADOKS 056)
LP limited, heavy vinyl, heavy cover.
Finally here is the second solo album by guitar wizard Pete Fine recorded 2 year after his first album "On A Day Of A Crystalline Thought". This album "Northstar" sound a bit more tight with same fuzz guitar but with better song structures. Some tracks are instrumentals which blow guitar lovers away. Others have female and male vocals with a touch of west-coast sound. If there is a guitarist in this music scene we adore Pete Fine would be among the top 5. One of our best Shadoks releases. Pete Fine - Lead Guitar / Mark Wolfe - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica / Diane Palocek - Vocals / Geton Wolfe - Flute / Steve Harris - Bass / Steve Hamblin - Drums
http://www.petefine.com

WAILING WALL, USA 1970 (SHADOKS 053)

CD: in jewelbox.

This Rockadelic release out now as Shadoks CD came also from the the vaults of El Paso´s Suemi label (like Iota) and has been turning some heads. Very unusual sounds spearheaded by brothers Darrell and Doug Adams who later moved to the West Coast and released LP´s with the middle eastern influenced band „Light Rain“. The album has a spooky, late night vibe and the lyrics that reveal new meanings upon every listen. Great guitart work by Mike Cancelarre and twistet vocals by drummer/songwriter David Rutledge. Visions of late night desert peyote hallucinations on songs like „Scissor-Tailed Swallow“ and „Country Of The Goose“ compliment a hard rock, Captain Beefhart vibe on „Mad Rapper“. Unusual Timing and Phrasing makes this journey into the twisted back roads of El Paso´s great rock & roll heritage..

2 CD

MICK STEVENS - See The Morning / No Savage Word, UK 1972/75 (SHADOKS MUSIC)
2 CD: in jewelbox.
Both amazing rare LP´s who where pressed at Deroy studios. THOS ARE THE BEST DEROY ALBUM so far. Loner vibe, beautiful vocals and the music is just great. Mick passed away sadly many years ago but his amazing music will stay forever. His sweet composition (real compositions on paper) and lyrics have a bittersweet touch and are much darker as they sound at the first place. From the first album only 30 where pressed ever only 3 with hand-drawn pictures and writings (in red with his own blood!). From the second album 50 where pressed. If you like Michael Angelo with a Billy Nichols touch, this one is yours. The recording quality is top major studio but made at his home. Half of the tracks on both albums are electric the other half acoustic, a full band behind each song. Those 2 albums are completely unknown so far.. Look out for his 3rd and 4th album out on Shadoks Music..

SOUND FACTORY - same, Brazil 1970 (SHADOKS MUSIC)

CD: in jewelbox.

Amazing Hard Psych. Rarer than Spectrum. A real beauty. Lots of covers but soo good. Beside Modulo & Spectrum the hottest item from Brazil. The guitar sound screams like hell. Very few known original copies. If you want to hear a real acid Psych version of "Crossroads", "Can´t Find My Way Home" or "Whithering Tree", this one is for you. We love those versions better than the original because they just sound more stoned.

LP & CD

THE FLOW - Greatest Hits, USA 1972 (SHADOKS MUSIC)
LP: extra heavy sleeve and 180 gr. Pressings, PLUS 7"single PLUS big poster, limited.

CD: in jewelbox.

Very rare album by The Flow with Pete Fine on guitars/vocals, Monte Farber on bass/vocals, Steve Starer on drums, compositions by Pete Fine and Monte Farber. This is a guitar burner total. If you´re into Blue Cheer and extra heavy Fuzz guitar is your thing, you´ll love this album. Great songs, a mindblower. Finally it came out on CD with 3 bonus tracks and poster-booklett

IOTA - Same, USA 1970, (SHADOKS MUSIC)
Previous released by Rockadelic on LP (another cooperation such as Framework, Brain Police, Peacepipe, Fate, Shiver). "From the archives of the legendary El Paso, Texas Suemi label comes this previously unreleased psych masterpiece by Iota. This 4 piece band tore up Texas before re-locating to Memphis to record for Hi Records in the late 60's. They released two great 45's, including the amazing 'Within These Precincts' in 1971. Deemed too dark and disturbing for commercial radio, these two releases went nowhere and the band went their separate ways after two years of playing and recording. We have compiled the best tracks recorded in both Memphis and El Paso to put together what we feel is one of the finest Texas psych rock LP's ever released.".

2 CD

MENDELBAUM - same, USA 1969/1970 (SHADOKS MUSIC)

2 CD: in jewelbox.

Best recordings we've ever worked on, from Masters. Real West Coast Rock with extra heavy Psych guitar played by Chris Michie. Man, this guitar is amazing. Michie later joined Van Morrison. Also with Keith Knudsen on drums, who became (and still is) the drummer of The Doobie Brothers. 21 tracks, 20 of them are original compositions, wellcrafted songs. First disk was a demo for Warner Brothers and the second is live, recorded at The Fillmore West and at The Matrix.

SPECTRUM - Geraçâo Bendita, BRAZIL 1971 (SHADOKS MUSIC)

CD: in jewelbox.

You´ll love this one if you´re into screeming psychguitar and great songs with strong vocals. All tracks are by the band. The record was made for a movie which was the first hippy film in South Amercia. The band where the actors too. It was a very low budget production and I think not many have seen it. If you´re into extra heavy Psych this one is for you.

MY INDOLE RING - Same, CANADA 1968/69 (SHADOKS MUSIC)

CD: in jewelbox.

This is really something. Our favourite release of 2001. An album planned for Vanguard but never been released. If you like Brigade, this is the cool version of it with and Westcoast touch. John King´s great guitar & vocals rules, plus hammond, bass & drums. The homeband of the Retinal Circus in Vancouver. 58 minutes trip with 12 amazing tracks

2 CD

SHUTTAH - The Image Maker vol 1 & 2, UK 1971 (SHADOKS MUSIC)
2CD: in jewelbox.
The rarest Psych LP from England, only 1 known copy, a perfect acetat. This is a real Underground concept album with a progressive touch. Needs a few spins to get it right. Wellcrafted songs, great vocals, soundeffects, organ and heavy fuzzguitar. Could be one of the better albums on Vertigo label with a good dose of Acid in it. This album really takes you on an Underground trip to London 1971.

CIRCULATION - Tank Tracks, UK 1969, (SHADOKS MUSIC)
LP: extra heavy texture sleeve, engraved artwork and 180 gr. Pressings, limited
Real Garage sound like early VU. Most songs by the band, wellcrafted with the right spirit. Not as perfect as the other Deroy but really stoned and trippy with cheezy organ and raw guitars. Beside Complex, Parameter and Candida Pax the rarest and maybe best album on this label. Don´t expect a perfect production as many other UK underground albums. This is real Underground....

PEACEPIPE - Same, USA 1972, (SHADOKS MUSIC)

CD: in jewelbox with many extra tracks.

Finally here is one of the best Rockadelic releases ever on CD with many extra tracks, great photos in b/w and colour and bio. Some years ago the LP version sold out right away and this is an LP everybody wants from this label. Extra heavy Psych, great guitars and vocals.

BRIGADE - LAST LAUGH, USA 1970 (SHADOKS MUSIC)

CD: in jewelbox.

BRIGADE, this is our alltime favoured album when it comes to Underground & Psychedelic music. ONE OF TEN we would take on an island. Has been reissued before BUT this time the sound and the cover will be right. Full of dynamic sounds and strong fuzzguitar solos, driving drums and amazing vocals.

SHIVER - Same, USA 1972 (SHADOKS MUSIC)
CD: in jewelbox with many extra tracks
Extra heavy Psych killer, A PREVIOUS ROCKADELIC RELEASE. Recorded in 1972 SHIVER was based in San Francisco playing many venues as well as Hells Angels parties. If you´re into Blue Cheer and MC5 this is for you. Amazing driving guitar assault, rural vocals and drums who keep it tight together. An acid trip to S.F. Underground.

FRESH BLUEBERRY PANCAKE - Heavy, USA 1970, (SHADOKS MUSIC)

CD: in jewelbox.

This unknown beauty was only released as a testpressing in USA in 1970 of 52 copies. Real heavy Psychedelic like Butterfingers, Betty or Stack, fuzzguitar, soundeffects, the whole thing. Comes in great commic cover (the original had only a stamped white cover). Maybe the last-unknown-never-reissued-before-heavy-Psychmonster

THE NEW TWEEDY BROS! - Same, USA 1968, (SHADOKS MUSIC)

CD: in JEWELCASE with 8 page booklett
Here´s the reissue of the year. The New Tweedy Bros! in it´s original shaped silver sleeve plus an insert with many unknown fotos, flyers etc. We´ve been waiting so long for this to come out. The music you should know by now.

TONY, CARO & JOHN - All On The First Day, UK 1972, (SHADOKS MUSIC)

CD: in jewelbox with many extra tracks.

Tony, Caro & John recorded this album in London 1970 in a homestudio. They´ve pressed only 100 copies and sold the album on concerts. The music reminds us a lot of Incredible String Band and is as good as "Hangman´s Beautifull Daughter". All tracks are amazing, no filler. Tony´s voice makes you shiver and the music is taking you on a trip.
For many collectors this is the best unknown Underground release ever. THERE ARE NO GREATER HEROES.

JUAN DE LA CRUZ - UP IN ARMS PHILIPPINES 1971 (SHADOKS MUSIC)
CD: in jewelbox with 30 minutes extra livetracks. AMAZING!
Here is the unknown Juan De La Cruz album released in 1971. It is there first album. Value at least $ 2000. Wally Gonzales on the leads plus 4 more guys. Beautiful heavy Psych Rock jammer, better than all the other albums by that band incl. Gonzales & Hanopol solo albums. Have a look at Hans Pokoras new book " 2001 Record Collector Dreams" where this album is featured.

BRAIN POLICE, USA 1968 (SHADOKS MUSIC)
CD: in jewelbox with 10 extra songs.
This band from San Diego played many concerts with famous bands. They only released this testpressing and never made an official record. The music is absolutely perfect Fuzz guitar psych with great rhythm guitars, organs and St. Pepper-style vocals. With more luck this band could have been as famous as Strawberry Alarm Clock. They played on many bills together. The music is not as soft. It has a much stronger output than most of the famous bands the played together with. We know of 5 originals. Every song a hit.
A PREVIOUS ROCKADELIC RELEASE

MERRY AIRBRAKES, USA 1973 (SHADOKS MUSIC)
CD: in jewelbox
Raw Psych with bluesy touch from Nam veterans, actually the first post-Vietnam record. Amazing songs, so wonder why this never made it onto a major label release even Country Joe McDonald used 1 song from this album. Bill Homans great voice is getting you. He, his brother Peter plus 4 other musicians recorded this album for a private studio to get attantion from a big label. Some songs sound like Cpt. Beefheart doing Vietnam songs, others are fragile and MOST beautifull. We love it forever. 1 of 20 I´m going to take to an island...

2 CD

MAITREYA KALI - Apache & Inca, USA 1971/72
CD: Double CD in jewelbox.
California deep Psychedelic loner. Acid leads, mystical vocals, tons of effects, completely stoned feeling. Came out as 2 single albums and even more limited as an Double album. Only 2 copies known. The music is outa space Psychedelic with great songs and beautifull vocals. A reall killer from beginning to end. We´re happy to put it out again as the original double LP version with all inserts.

THE SPOILS OF WAR, USA 1969 (SHADOKS MUSIC)
CD: in jewelbox with 3 extra songs.
My favoured release of this year, LP and 7 inch EP, from mastertapes. Never pressed before so you don´t have to look for originals, folks. Heavy Psych with tiny Folky edges plus electronic soundscapes like first album by Mothers of Invention. Has a connection to Mormos but only the musicians, not the music. This is real heavy Acid stuff, weird and twisted, stoned to max, pure LSD (Loud Screaming Distortions), Warning, people with fragile heart condition and emotionally unbalanced should not play this album....

2 CD

WALFLOWER COMPLEXTION - same/When I´m Far From You, COLOMBIA 1967
CD: Double CD in jewelbox.
24 great GARAGE songs by THE WALFLOWER COMPLEXTION recorded and released in COLOMBIA only. Every Garage collectors wet dream. This is an American band who released the 2 albums in Colombia only. They where kids of US Goverment staff in Columbia. The music is pure an raw Garage. Great guitars all over, beautiful vocals, just the right sound. Originals, forget it. Here is the first chance to own them both...

BUTTERFINGERS, USA 1970 (SIX LITTLE INDIANS)
CD: in jewelbox.
This album was released as a testpressing only and recorded in the US Midwest 1970. Nothing is known about this album, a mystery like JUNGLE. 10 great heavy tracks loaded with extra heavy fuzz-guitar, organ and souly male vocals. The guy sings like a male Janis Joplin, the music sounds like a tough version of Big Brother & Holding Comp. Nothing for sweet Folkpsych fans. This is big-boys-stuff. Heavy and full os soul. It bites.