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Phoenix: Those Who Gave Us the Name

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In June 1972, “Electrocord” label released “Those Who Gave Us the Name”, the debut Phoenix  album.

Personnel:

  • Nicolae Covaci – vocals, guitar, double six, flute, percussion
  • Mircea Baniciu- vocals, guitar percussion
  • Iosif Kappl – vocals, bass guitar, violin, percussion
  • Costin Petrescu – drums
  • Valeriu Sepi- percussion, cover art

Track listing:

All music by Nicolae Covaci and Josef Kappl, all lyrics by George Topârceanu and Victor Cârcu.

Part A:

  1. Cycle seasons
  2. Prelude

– A sheep

– Game time

  1. Spring

– Introduction

– Păpăruga

  1. Summer
  2. Fall
  3. It’s winter

– Introduction

– Game goats

  1. Wedding

Part B:

  1. Negru Voda – Ballad
  2. Pseudo-Morgana

Leslie Duncan: Sing Children Sing

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In June 1971, “Edsel Records” label released “Sing Children Sing”, the debut Lesley Duncan album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Jimmy Horowitz.

Personnel:

  • Lesley Duncan – vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Joe Moretti – guitar
  • Chris Spedding– guitar, bouzouki
  • Elton John– piano
  • Jimmy Horowitz – organ, piano, celeste, keyboards
  • Toni Campo – bass
  • Terry Cox– drums
  • Tristan Fry– percussion
  • Ray Cooper– percussion
  • David Katz – string arrangements
  • Andy Knight, Mike Claydon – engineer
  • John Hays – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Lesley Duncan, except where noted.

  1. Chain Of Love – Lesley Duncan, Jimmy Horowitz
  2. Lullaby
  3. Help Me Jesus
  4. Rubin
  5. Rainbow Games
  6. Love Song
  7. Sunshine (Send Them Away)
  8. Crying In The Sun- Lesley Duncan, Jimmy Horowitz
  9. Emma – Lesley Duncan, Jimmy Horowitz
  10. If You Won’t Be Mine
  11. Sing Children Sing

Nada Surf: High/Low

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On June 18, 1996, “Elektra” label released “High/Low” the debut Nada Surf album. It was recorded in December 1985, and was produced by Ric Ocasek.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Caws – vocals, guitar
  • Daniel Lorca – bass
  • Ira Elliot– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Caws and Daniel Lorca.

  1. Deeper Well
  2. The Plan
  3. Popular
  4. Sleep
  5. Stalemate
  6. Treehouse
  7. Icebox
  8. Psychic Caramel
  9. Hollywood
  10. Zen Brain

Budgie: Same

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On July 30, 1971, “Kapp/MCA” label released the self-titled, debut Budgie album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Rodger Bain.

Personnel:

  • Tony Bourge- guitar
  • Burke Shelley- bass, vocals, mellotron
  • Ray Phillips- drums, percussion
  • Shepard Sherbell – design, photography
  • David Sparling – artwork, cover painting
  • Ray Dorsey – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge and Ray Phillips.

  1. Guts
  2. Everything in My Heart
  3. The Author
  4. Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman
  5. Rape of the Locks
  6. All Night Petrol
  7. You and I
  8. Homicidal Suicidal

Grin: Same

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In June 1971, “Spindizzy” label released the self-titled, debut Grin album. It was recorded 1969-1970, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by David Briggs.

Personnel:

  • Nils Lofgren – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Bob Gordon – vocals, bass
  • Bob Berberich – vocals, drums
  • Ben Keith- steel guitar
  • Danny Whitten, Neil Youngand Ralph Molina – harmony vocals
  • Jerry Williams – scat singing
  • Bruce McCauley – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Nils Lofgren

  1. Like Rain
  2. See What A Love Can Do
  3. Everybody’s Missin’ The Sun
  4. 18 Faced Lover
  5. Outlaw
  6. We All Sung Together
  7. If I Were a Song
  8. Take You To The Movies Tonight
  9. Direction
  10. Pioneer Mary
  11. Open Wide
  12. I Had Too Much (Miss Dazi)

Tangerine Dream: Electronic Meditation

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In June 1970, “Ohr” label released “Electronic Meditation”, the debut Tangerine Dream album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze and Conrad Schnitzler.

Personnel:

  • Edgar Froese – six- and twelve-string guitar, organ, piano, sound effects, tapes
  • Conrad Schnitzler – cello, violin, addiator
  • Jimmy Jackson – organ
  • Thomas Keyserling – flute
  • Klaus Schulze – drums, percussion, metal sticks

Track listing:

All tracks by Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze and Conrad Schnitzler..

  1. Genesis
  2. Journey Through a Burning Brain
  3. Cold Smoke
  4. Ashes to Ashes
  5. Resurrection

Steeleye Span: Hark! The Village Wait

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In June 1970, “RCA” label released “Hark! The Village Wait”, the debut Steeleye Span album. It was recorded in March 1970, at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by Sandy Roberton, Maddy Prior, Tim Hart, Ashley Hutchings, Terry Woods and Gay Woods.

Personnel:

  • Maddy Prior- vocals, 5-string banjo
  • Tim Hart- vocals, electric guitar, electric dulcimer, fiddle, 5-string banjo, harmonium
  • Terry Woods- vocals, electric guitar, concertina, mandola, 5-string banjo, mandolin
  • Gay Woods- vocals, concertina, autoharp, bodhran
  • Ashley Hutchings- bass
  • Gerry Conway- drums
  • Dave Mattacks- drums

Track listing:

  1. A Calling-on Song – Ashley Hutchings
  2. The Blacksmith – traditional
  3. Fisherman’s Wife – MacColl
  4. Blackleg Miner -traditional
  5. Dark-Eyed Sailor –traditional
  6. Copshawholme Fair – traditional
  7. All Things Are Quite Silent – traditional
  8. The Hills of Greenmore – traditional
  9. Lowlands of Holland – traditional
  10. Twa Corbies – traditional
  11. One Night as I Lay on My Bed –traditional

Runt: Same

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In June 1970, “Ampex” label released the self-titled, debut “Runt” album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.

Personnel:

  • Todd Rundgren – vocals, various instruments, arrangements
  • Don Lee van Winkle – rhythm and acoustic guitar
  • Mark Klingman- electric piano
  • Tony Sales- bass, percussion
  • Rick Danko- bass
  • John Miller- bass
  • Don Ferris – bass
  • Bobby Moses – drums
  • Hunt Sales- drums, percussion
  • Levon Helm- drums
  • Mickey Brook – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Todd Rundgren.

  1. Broke Down and Busted
  2. Believe in Me
  3. We Got to Get You a Woman
  4. Who’s That Man
  5. Once Burned
  6. Devil’s Bite
  7. I’m in the Clique
  8. There Are No Words
  9. Baby Let’s Swing”/”The Last Thing You Said”/”Don’t Tie My Hands
  10. Birthday Carol

Fotheringay: Same

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In June 1970, “Island” label released the self-titled,debut Fotheringay album. It was recorded February – April 1970, at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by Joe Boyd.

Personnel:

  • Sandy Denny – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Trevor Lucas – vocals, guitar
  • Jerry Donahue – vocals, guitar
  • Pat Donaldson- bass, vocals
  • Gerry Conway- drums
  • Linda Thompson- vocals
  • Todd Lloyd – vocals
  • Jerry Boys, Todd Lloyd – recording
  • Marion Appleton – art direction, illustrations
  • Tony Evans – photography

Track listing:

  1. Nothing More – Sandy Denny
  2. The Sea – Sandy Denny
  3. The Ballad of Ned Kelly – Trevor Lucas
  4. Winter Winds – Sandy Denny
  5. Peace in the End – Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas
  6. The Way I Feel – Gordon Lightfoot
  7. The Pond and the Stream – Sandy Denny
  8. Too Much of Nothing – Bob Dylan
  9. Banks of the Nile – traditional

Ides Of March: Vehicle

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In June 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “Vehicle” the debut Ides of March studio album. It was recorded in 1970 and was produced by Bob Destocki and Frank Rand.

Personnel:

  • Jim Peterik – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Larry Millas – rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocal
  • Bob Bergland – bass, saxophone, backing vocals
  • Ray Herr – bass, backing vocals
  • Michael Borch – drums, percussion
  • John Larson – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Chuck Soumar – trumpet, backing vocal
  • Dick Dearborn, Richard Brayfield – recording, engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Peterik, except where noted.

  1. Vehicle
  2. Factory Band
  3. Sky Is Falling
  4. Home
  5. Wooden Ships/Dharma for One – David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Paul Kantner, Ian Anderson, Clive Bunker
  6. Bald Medusa – Mike Borch, Jim Peterik
  7. Aire of Good Feeling
  8. Time for Thinking – John Larson
  9. One Woman Man
  10. Symphony for Eleanor (Eleanor Rigby) -John Lennon, Paul McCartney