Libby Titus

Been reading the book "Small Town Talk," which tells the tales of the many colorful and, at times, tragic figures who populated the town of Woodstock while svengali Albert Grossman held court. Libby Titus was one. Here is her rare, first record on a Capitol imprint.

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Bo Grumpus

Simply lovely record featuring Eddie Mottau (see below) as well as others who became known on the Woodstock scene.

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Heart

Twelve instrumentals aimed at the heart.
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The Young and the Restless

With thanks yet again to Derrick Bostrom, here's the Pickwick soundtrack to "The Young and the Restless."

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Sounds of Sunshine

With thanks again to Derrick Bostrom, here's "Nadia's Theme" by the Sounds of Sunshine.

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The Square Root of Zero

No doubt you've been waiting for this one.

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Eddie Mottau

Boston-born session guitarist best known for supporting Noel Paul Stookey, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and David Peel.

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What a Way to Go!

I saw you fall into a black hole
When I reached out to you
You let go
After such a long trip
You simply lost your grip
And now I can't find you
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The Glories

Super-rare girl group sounds featuring big-voiced singer Frankie Gearing.

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Jesse Frederick

Some '70s singer/songwriter stuff, with Todd Rundgren at the knobs.

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Ben Benay

By request, here's a re-up.

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Rain

Soft and crunchy at the same time.

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Catch 22

By request, here's a re-up of a rough but rockin' live document of a mystery L.A. band. Just who were they and where are they now?

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... and here is their four-song EP.

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Some of Our Best Friends Are

By request, here's a re-up of this rare Warner Bros. compilation.

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Red Sky

Yet another highly collectable album on the Guinness tax scam label.

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Tribe

What was Pickwick on about when they made this record? "Let's pick some songs from the tail end of the Beatles career and then grab a few from their first solo releases!" I can see why they'd choose Paul's "Maybe I'm Amazed" and George's "My Sweet Lord," but what were they thinking when they recorded John's "Mother" and Yoko's "Why"? (Um, she wasn't a member of the Fab Four, remember?) A very cool, very strange album.

Speaking of Pickwick, would anyone have "Sounds Like Stevie Wonder Vol. II" by the Motor City Rollers? If so, please put a link in the comments.

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Mas Que Nada

Ueber-rare import comp of great A&M bossa tunes. Hopefully this will bring a little sweetness as we mourn the passing of Prince.

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Priscilla Paris

Priscilla's third, self-penned solo album.

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Incidentally Yours

In celebration of Record Store Day, I'm releasing an album of new songs. You'd do Ol' Mondo a solid if you'd head over to his Bandcamp page (link below), download the record and make a contribution (any decent amount). Proceeds will go toward putting food on my table and buying exploito records to be posted here. Peace, y'all.

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Wind

Featuring a pre-Dawn Tony Orlando on a bubblegum tip.

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H.B. Barnum

Fresh vinyl rip (pops and all) of this nifty vocal record by H.B. Barnum, who sounds at times a bit like Nat "King" Cole. Produced by David Axelrod, natch.

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Introducing

Gentle, well-written and -performed '70s folky record.

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Juarez

Unclassifiable (in a good way) record that features such Wrecking Crew folks as Joe Osborne, Hal Blaine, Larry Knechtel as well as James Burton.

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The Man With the Glass Head

The infection was spread so easily
From one clammy hand to the next
It'd gone viral all around the world
Just like some scandalous text
And we were astonished and we were amazed
And we were perplexed
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Sweet Rush

A decent Guinness tax-scam record featuring two different bands, or so I've read. Incidentally, for all of those of you out there requesting re-ups, please make a contribution either by clicking on DONATE or by filling in something from my wish list. Thanks!

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Morty Lewis

With great thanks to Edfray, here's a snazzy, jazzy little record from the Design label. Password for this is: notveryprettymusic

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Pat Boone

Pat Boone, you say? Well, this one features songs by Fred Neil, John Stewart and Tim Buckley and was produced by Jerry Yester and Zal Yanovsky of the Lovin' Spoonful.

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The Nirvana Sitar & String Group

A little something to feed your head.

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Mercy

The quality of mercy is not strained
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath
It is twice blest
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes

Features the hit single "Snow Day."

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This Is Buddah!

Yet another Buddah comp.

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Lou Rawls

A deliciously hard-to-find record by Mr. Silk and Soul.

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Buddah's Pop Explosion

More Buddah goodness.

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Dan Terry

And now for something completely different, here are some well performed tracks in a big band style.

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Follow Me

By request, here's a re-up the surf soundtrack, "Follow Me," which features songs by Dino, Desi and Billy as well as lush orchestral passages from composer Stu Phillips.

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Elkin Fowler

Elkin "Bubba" Fowler was involved with the Avant-Garde, a psychedelic pop group he formed with Chuck Woolery, who went on to host the dating show "The Love Connection." The Avante-Garde had chart success with the 1968 hit "Naturally Stoned." In 1969, Fowler teamed up with Bob Dylan's producer Bob Johnston for "… And Then Came Bubba," an album of rock, blues, folk and orchestrated pop that, thanks to Johnston’s production, comes off sounding like Dylan on several of the tracks. The Dylan connection was further evident in Fowler's involvement as a back-up musician on subsequent records by Dylan and Leonard Cohen.

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Crashing

He was saving his best lines for last
Just like money in the bank
He stood before us in his Sunday best
And said, I have you to thank
We took pictures
Of the people taking pictures
And posted them on the internet
And we believed like we always believed
But mostly we were all wet

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Farquarhr

From Allmusic: Farquahr were mainstays on the Boston and New Haven folk scene in the 1960s and '70s; blending humor with music, they cut an album for Verve in 1968 as the Fabulous Farquahr, and shortened the name to Farquahr when they recorded their second (and last) album for Elektra in 1970.

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The Doors Songbook

A solid 21 minutes of the Doors as filtered through Mike Curb's exploito machine.

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American Berserk

I've spent the better part of a year remixing and remastering my entire catalog. Now's your chance to catch up. Here, then, is the whole shebang (so far).

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Younger Than Today

When I look back on my 60 years
It all seems like a blur
It all seems like it was here and now it's gone
And when I think about all the stuff I've done
And the stuff I've yet to do
I can't believe that my time ain't that long

Cover boy: Larry Kusnitt, whereabouts unknown
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Tony Romeo

Super-rare unreleased record from Tony Romeo, the dude who penned "I Think I Love You."

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Snow

Psych-lite record with male/female vocals, engineered by Roy Halee.

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Los Feliz

Consider time
It comes and goes
And you're left wondering just where it went
You're its slave
You're its prisoner
It leaves you in forever torment

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Tomorrow

To the lonely and invincible of the earth
To endure and then endure
Tomorrow and tomorrow
Dear God

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Low Down

I can laugh and I can cry
I can ask myself why, why, why
I can live a life that's as real as it gets
Pick myself up when I'm blown to bits
I can be good as good as can be
But will that be better
Better for me

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Beautiful People

There goes the past Receding and not always redeemable And here comes the future Waiting to churn us up
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Pisano & Ruff

A groovy set of bossa-inspired tunes from guitarist John Pisano and French horn player Willie Ruff, and produced by Herb Alpert.

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Ghosting

I am not here
And you are not there
Nobody is anywhere, anywhere
I thought that I knew you
A humble boast
I thought that I knew you
But you're a ghost

Cover girl: Susan Gil, whereabouts unknown
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Wolves

I stand accused
Of a wrong I did not do
And I sound nervous in my deposition
You see, innocence's a trick of paperwork
Whereas guilt is the human condition
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