Lobby Loyde, “godfather of heavy rock in Australia”, with guests Thorpe and Leo de Castro jamming at the Sunbury Pop Festival.
Pink Fairies – Finland Freakout 1971 (2008)
“The first European excursion for The Pink Fairies saw them blowing amps, money and minds at the three-day Ruisrock Festival in Turku, Northern Finland in 1971. Recorded by the state radio station, the three-piece, now without Twink, consisted of Russell Hunter on drums, Paul Rudolph on guitar and vocals, and Duncan Sanderson on bass. Unleashing heavy, acid-drenched jams on the audience, beginning with a blistering attack on The Beatles’ psych classic Tomorrow Never Knows, the Fairies must have blown away the opposition – Juicy Lucy, Jeff Beck, Canned Heat and Fairport Convention – with sheer force.”
Ten Years After – Live at the Fillmore East 1970 (2001)
Heavy jams by English blues rock band Ten Years After recorded live at the Fillmore East, New York City on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 February 1970.
Toad – Open Fire: Live in Basel 1972 (2005)
Most energetic live album of Swiss hard rockers Toad. Tons of killer guitar solos from Vic Vergeat and stunning covers of Jimi Hendrix songs Red House and Who Knows. Recorded in Basel.
Friedhof – Friedhof (1971)
Ultra rare 1971 German underground heavy psych guitar jam in the JPT Scare Band vein. Wild basement wah fuzz guitar blasters.
Chicken Bones – Hardrock in Concert (1975)
“The title of Chicken Bones’ album Hardrock In Concert (1975) says it all! There are six “very hard rocking tracks” included therein, performed in the good old tradition of the early seventies heavy progressive scene. Most of the album is instrumental.”
Shiver – San Francisco’s Shiver (2000)
“Basically, San Francisco’s Shiver were a bunch of hard-rocking hippie freaks, brought together by a Texas-bred drummer who moved to San Francisco to take up where his obvious heroes Blue Cheer left off… Shiver played “heavy psychedelic rock” at its most primal — no overdubs, raw as hell.”
JPT Scare Band – Sleeping Sickness (2000)
“JPT Scare Band has been blazing psychedelic trails for quite some time now. Over the years and decades they have managed to progress from totally unknown to painfully obscure. In spite of all that… they are still together, with the original lineup intact. Still making meaningful music in the 21st century, this veteran group of jammers is also proud of their vast legacy of classic twisted insanity recorded back in olden analogue times.”