Checkpoint Charlie - Grüß Gott mit hellem Klang 1970

Checkpoint Charlie (named after the notorious checkpoint in the Berlin Wall) have often been acclaimed as the first truly German rock band. They originated from Karlsruhe, and, as early as 1967, they were performing their own uniquely groundbreaking...

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Puppenhaus - Jazz Macht Spazz 2009

PUPPENHAUS or 'Puppenhaus Kaiser Blumenstrauss' was formed in 1969 in GOPPINGEN. The band had musicians like Frank FISCHER from RELEASE MUSIC ORCHESTRA and Bea MAIER from ZOMBY WOOF and MOIRA playing jazz rock the likes of FRANK ZAPPA, SOFT MACHINE or...

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Ptarmigan - Ptarmigan 1974

PTARMIGAN were a Psychedelic Folk Progressive rock band from Vancouver Canada who released a genuine beautiful album in 1974. PTARMIGAN's debut album resonates with a highly unique charm and character with very few true comparisons. Without a question...

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Isis - Ain't No Backin' Up Now 1975

All-female funk-rock outfit Isis reunited singer/guitarist Carol MacDonald and drummer Ginger Bianco, who previously collaborated in the '60s girl group Goldie & the Gingerbreads. Inspired by the success of distaff hard rock combo Fanny, MacDonald...

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Brother Ah - Sound Awareness 1972

North Carolina afro jazz artist, Brother Ah (playing trumpet, flute, jazz French horn.) made a name in the late sixties thanks to a clever and innovative use of non-western music. During this crucial period he started studies of Indian and Japanese music....

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Buldožer - Zabranjeno plakatirati 1977

BULDOZER was formed in early 1975 in Ljubljana, present Slovenia, when an avant-garde singer/songwriter Marko BRECELJ joined the band SEDEM SVETLOBNIH LET ("Seven Light Years") led by guitarist and lead vocalist Boris Bele. Apart from them, the original...

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Khorus - Suite 1975

The Spanish quartet KHORUS was formed by guitarist Carmona back in 1974, and for the next five years it plied its trade in its local scene and was apparently a popular live act at the time. By 1979 the band had disbanded, and founder Carmona would continue...

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Jarka - Ortodoxia 1971

Jarka was the early 70's Spanish band of keyboardist Jordi Sabates. He plays piano, electric piano and organ, backed by bass and drums . Playing with a strong jazz sensibility, Jarka also differed from their Spanish contemporaries in the noticeable lack...

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Perigeo - Abbiamo Tutti un Blues da Piangere 1973

Perigeo was a musical project born in 1971 from Giovanni Tommaso. The original lineup included five members, Tommaso himself at the bass, Bruno Biriaco on drums, Claudio Fasoli at sax, Tony Sidney at guitar and Franco D'Andrea on piano, the band released...

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Stray - Stray 1970

Stray are a British band, formed in 1966. Vocalist Steve Gadd (born 27 April 1952, Shepherd's Bush, London), guitarist Del Bromham (born Derek Roy Bromham, 25 November 1951, Acton, London), bass player Gary Giles (born Gary Stephen Giles, 23 February...

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Shanti - Shanti 1971

Based in San Francisco California, Shanti is a musical project which can be perceived as a reunion of notorious figures of Traditional Indian raga music (The Sarod player Ashish Khan and tabla player Zakir Hussain) and professional folk-jazzy rockin'...

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Mammut - Mammut 1971

German heavy band MAMMUT is nowadays a pure and absolute rarity in the lights of rock classic music; their only album is also a record rather impossible to track down, plus it excels as a fantastic jewel of heavy music, scorching composition and optical...

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Macromassa - El Concierto Para Ir En Globo 1980

MACROMASSA were founded as a pioneer of experimental / psychedelic projects in Barcelona by Juan CREK (saxophone, programming, voices) and Victor NUBLA (clarinet, programming, voices) in 1976. Both founders are the only members stationed stably from...

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ExCubus - Mémoires incubussiennes 1974

In the mid 70's in Montreal existed a Hammond-driven prog rock quartet Incubus (there was also a US group of that name in those years) that could've been often compared to Emerson Lake & Palmer and haunted the scene from 70 to 74, but never released...

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Grobschnitt - Grobschnitt 1972

Formed in 1970 the band existed till 1989, GROBSCHNITT (which translates to ROUGH CUT) was the best German band from the mid-Seventies. All of the members of the band adopted pseudonyms, namely "Eroc", "Mist", "Wildschwein", "Lupo" and "Popo". The band...

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