Phyllis Brown

Skin

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Alice Stuart

The New Apocalypse

Dick Holler

A kind of folk-rock record from the dude who wrote "Abraham, Martin and John" and "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron."

Somethin' Stupid

With thanks to One Bite, this little exploito comp goes out to Timmy.

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Bagatelle

For O.C.

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Modernisme

Twelve songs for these here modern times.

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Sun Child

Couldn't find out much about this one. It came out in '74 and it sounds like nothing else. Give it a spin.

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Ollie & the Nightingales

Solid.

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New Censation

This one follows a bit in the vein of the last post.

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Universal Jones

A mish-mosh of soul, jazz and funk featuring Gene McDaniels. There would be no Volume 2.

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Terry Baxter

Thanks to contributor Joe, here's "Feelin' Groovy." Again, links are vanishing pretty quick ... download while you can.

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Post

Twelve songs for post-truth times.

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Attitudes

Here's a pretty rare one on George Harrison's Dark Horse label, featuring Ringo on one track. BTW, I continue to get lots of request for re-ups (just yesterday some person hit me up about 20 different times with "Can you reupload this?" ... hey chill, dude). Yep, it's clear someone is taking down links. But unless you want to contribute (there's that "donate" button, geddit?), I'm not motivated to replace links for the umpteenth time.

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John Bunyan's Progressive Pilgrims

Another great exploito title.

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US Radio Band

Rounding out a week of unsung non-heroes of the '70s, here's the US Radio Band.

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Henson

Yet another sweet one-off, this one produced by Fame Records' Rick Hall, who praises to the skies in the liners. So what happened?

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Sweet Lightnin'

On the heels of yesterday's post, here's yet another '70s band that had their moment before obscurity beckoned.

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Danny Green

Just one of a slew of artists signed by the majors in the '70s that made just one record, and then ...

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The Baja Marimba Band

Some late-period Baja.

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The Music of Julius Wechter

Another rare one, this a showcase of tunes from the leader of the Baja Marimba Band. BTW, I've noticed that many of my older zippy links are dead. The only reason I can figure is that someone has performed a hit job on this site. That's too bad, because everyone loses. For those you clamoring for re-ups, possibly the only thing that would motivate me to do that would be for you to click on the yellow "donate" button over there on the upper right.

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Judy Singh

Here's a real rare one - so rare that it fetches upward of $1,000 in collector circles. The thing is, it is pretty great; Canadian Judy has a very sweet and soulful way with a tune. If anyone has "Make Someone Happy," the record she made with Tommy Banks, please post a link in the comments.

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Nancy Nevins

Former Sweetwater singer makes a soulful solo statement.

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The Decline of Spengler

In the last few weeks I've lost two dear friends, one to cancer, the other to something I do not yet know. And on Wednesday, my mother-in-law passed. My heart is broken. In a fragile state came these songs. These are for you Dann and Joe and Maxine. Missing you.

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Vicki Lawrence

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The Realistics

Here's "Today's Greatest Hits," a nifty collection of soundalike songs performed by ... who knows? UPDATE: Thanks to Doyscoy, the tracks are now properly broken up.

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Larry Murray

Formerly of the country-rock group Hearts & Flowers.

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Alan Thicke

Thicke as a brick.

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Blue Period

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Come to Where the Flavor Is

Elmer B. as an ad man.

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Jimmy Caravan

Funky little jazz set from the Tower label to get your New Year's Day started. Peace, all.

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The Mellow Moods of Eliot Wilder

Sorry about the lack of posts. For the past six weeks I've been laid low with an exceedingly painful neurological illness. At any rate, here is a collection of some of my quieter songs. Only available here.

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Audio Master Plus Series Sampler

A&M's nod to jazz.

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Cymbal and Clinger

I just read a wonderful article on the Clinger Sisters in the latest issue of Ugly Things, so I thought I'd post this cool record, which features the late, great Peggy.

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Get Easy!

Xmas cheer.

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Michael Wendroff

More Buddah goodness, by request.

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December

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Yanoksa

Obscure folky-rocky record.

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Estelle Levitt

Long live Faltonia!

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Bobby Sherman

Ol' Mondo has been feeling extremely under the weather for the last few weeks, hence the lack of posts. Here's something kinda cheery.

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Born to It

As always, when you purchase one of my albums on Bandcamp - for any amount - you're aiding me when I go on one of my crate-digging expeditions for Mondo. Contribute!

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David Cassidy

My wife's first forever crush.

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Jack Schechtman

After a bit of work, I finally tracked this one down. Very cool little folk-rock record with some beautifully understated orchestral arrangements by Charlie Calello, who worked with the likes of Laura Nyro during her peak. Thanks to Rick for breaking up the tracks!

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Dennis Stoner

Alas, it appears that someone is deleting links here and there. I don't know what their game is, but if someone wants to spoil the party, well, there ain't a lot I can do about it. I won't be re-upping anything anymore (so grab what you can while you can).

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Harold McNair

Thanks to Rick for sharing with us this cool jazz record.

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Jack Jones

Manna.

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The Hamlet Collection

Yet another comp from my fav boutique label.

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John Davidson

Shiny happy person.

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The Sycamore Street Singers

Time to break out some easy listening.

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