Mark's Music Collection

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series After Andy Fraser (1952-2015) left Free in 1972 he formed Sharks with guitarist Chris Spedding, vocalist Steve Parsons (aka Snips) and drummer Marty Simon. This was the first Sharks album, released in 1973 on Island Records, catalogue number ILPS-9233. This album has since been deleted from the Island Records catalogue but is still available on a CD reissue. Here is a link: https://www.amazon.com/First-Water-SH... Track List: 1. World Park Junkies 0:00 2. Follow Me 3:17 3. Ol' Jelly Roll 7:16 4. Brown Eyed Boy 10:31 5. Snakes And Swallowtails 13:21 6. Driving Sideways 17:15 7. Steal Away 21:20 8. Doctor Love 27:31 9. Broke A Feeling 31:00 Here are some links to more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Fr... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_S... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharks_...) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...

One Of My Recommended Albums From The 1970's This 1973 live album is an excellent sampler of the first (and best IMHO) line up of Wishbone Ash for those who are not familiar with this band. It was released in 1973 on MCA Records, catalogue number MCA 2-8006. It contains tracks from the first four Wishbone Ash studio albums, which I will post in future as time permits. Audio here taken from a 1970's Canadian pressing of the original MCA Records vinyl LP This one is still available for those who want their own copy. Here's a link: https://www.amazon.com/Wishbone-Ash-Live-Dates/dp/B000024JCA/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1663221808&sr=1-1 Track List: 1. The King Will Come 0:00 2. Warrior 7:55 3. Throw Down The Sword 13:33 4. Rock N' Roll Widow 19:36 5. Ballad Of The Beacon 25:46 6. Baby What You Want Me To Do 31:08 7. The Pilgrim 37:39 8. Blowin' Free 46:48 9. Jail Bait 52:23 10. Lady Whisky 57:02 11. Phoenix 1:03:14

Two For Our Deleted Albums Series American Flyer released two albums: American Flyer, in 1976, and Spirit Of A Woman, in 1977. Both have been deleted and unavailable for decades. The leading figures in American Flyer were Craig Fuller ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_F... ) and Eric Kaz ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Kaz ) but the band also featured Steve Katz (formerly of Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Doug Yule (formerly of the Velvet Underground). Linda Ronstadt had a hit with a cover of Love Has No Pride (track 8). The audio here was taken from a 2003 CD reissue of the two American Flyer albums. The CD reissue has since been deleted and is currently unavailable except as second hand copies. Track List: 1. Light Of Your Love 0:00 2. Such A Beautiful Feeling 2:54 3. Back In '57 6:08 4. Lady Blue Eyes 9:34 5. Let Me Down Easy 12:48 6. M 15:25 7. The Woman In Your Heart 19:16 8. Love Has No Pride 23:28 9. Queen Of All My Days 27:00 10. Drive Away 29:50 11. Call Me, Tell Me 32:22 12. End Of A Love Song 34:58 13. Spirit Of A Woman 35:56 14. Gamblin' Man 38:29 15. My Love Comes Alive 42:27 16. Victoria 45:06 17. Dear Carmen 48:25 18. I'm Blowin' Away 52:33 19. Flyer 55:07 20. The Good Years 59:30 21. Keep On Tryin' 1:03:48

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Powder Blues Band is a Vancouver, B.C. based band that is still active. Here is a link to the band's website: https://powderblues.net/ Powder Blues released this album in 1982 on the Liberty Records label, catalogue number LT 51136. This album has been deleted from the Liberty Records catalogue but is still available through the Powder Blues Band website. Audio here taken from a 1980's Canadian pressing of the original Liberty Records vinyl LP. Track List: 1. Party Band 0:00 2. Jump Up 3:22 3. Linda 6:50 4. Should Be You And Me 10:11 5. Swami Swing 13:28 6. Sooner Or Later 16:35 7. Urban Paradise 20:06 8. Smokin' 23:34 9. First Fight 27:23 10. Got To The Heart 31:29

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Although this is billed as a Johnny Rivers album it actually a compilation album featuring one track by Johnny Rivers and nine tracks by other artists. It was released in 1962 on the Design Records label, an imprint of Pickwick International, catalogue number DLP-194. It has been deleted for decades. Audio here taken from a 1960's US pressing of the original Design Records vinyl LP. Track List: 1. Hole In The Ground - Johnny Rivers 0:00 2. Please Love Me - Betty Everett 2:07 3. You're My Baby - Roy Orbison 4:25 4. Please Come Back Baby - Gene Pitney 6:32 5. Pony Time - Don Covey 9:00 6. Set Me Free - Irma Thomas 11:20 7. Hey! Little Schoolgirl - The Paragons 13:44 8. Call A Doctor - Johnny Cymbal 15:59 9. I Got A Girl - Tommy Roe 18:30 10. Love Potion No 9 - The Clovers 20:51 Here are some links to more information: https://www.discogs.com/release/4495147-Various-Discotheque-Au-Go-Go Johnny Rivers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Rivers Betty Everett (1939-2001) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Everett Roy Orbison (1936-1988) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Orbison Gene Pitney (1940-2006) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Pitney Don Covey (19136-2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Covay Irma Thomas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irma_Thomas The Paragons https://www.discogs.com/artist/383373-The-Paragons-2 Johnny Cymbal (1945-1993) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Cymbal Tommy Roe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Roe The Clovers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clovers

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Chris Rea released this album in 1978 on the United Artists label, catalogue number UALA-879H. The track Fool (If You Think It's Over) got some radio play at the time it was released. Audio here taken from a 1978 Canadian pressing of the original United Artists vinyl LP. This album appears to have deleted from the United Artists' catalogue but has been reissued on CD by a re-issue label. Here's a link: https://www.amazon.com/Whatever-Happened-Benny-Santini-High-Definition/dp/B00NHPM1A2/ref=sr_1_3?crid=BSYWO9XUZEYJ Track List: 1. Whatever Happened To Benny Santini 0:00 2. The Closer You Get 4:21 3. Because Of You 7:55 4. Dancing With Charlie 11:57 5. Bows And Bangles 15:49 6. Fool (If You Think It's Over) 19:48 7. Three Angels 24:34 8. Just One Of Those Days 28:02 9. Standing In The Doorway 30:47 10. Fires Of Spring 34:40 Here are some links to more information: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisReaOfficial/ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-rea-mn0000096744/biography https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-rea-mn0000096744/discography https://www.discogs.com/artist/25767-Chris-Rea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rea

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One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Tom Jones released this album in 1970 on Decca Records, catalogue number XPAS 71039. It was certified a Gold Record in the US but seems to have been deleted in the decades since. Although it is available on mp3 and streaming it is no longer available on CD or vinyl except as second hand copies of the original vinyl and CDs. Audio here taken from a 1970's Canadian pressing of the original vinyl LP. Track List: 1. Daughter Of Darkness 0:00 2. I Have Dreamed 3:10 3. Love's Been Good To Me 5:56 4. Lodi 10:08 5. Try A Little Tenderness 13:12 6. I (Who Have Nothing) 17:37 7. What The World Needs Now 20:34 8. Can't Stop Loving You 23:15 9. To Love Somebody 27:27 10. Brother Can You Spare A Dime 30:55 11. See Saw 33:56 Here are links to some more information on Tom Jones: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-jones-mn0000609396/biography https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-jones-mn0000609396/discography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Jones_discography https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/tom-jones/pages/discography.shtml