Singles time

Well, last time i said goodbye to Japan, and to the trip around eurasia, evading the anglo/american music empire that is shortchanging the music world with their fabricated star(let) power , their moneyhunger and general lack of respect. So what's next ? Well i had planned digitizing some of my remaining singles, not that i ever was a big buyer, they were too expensive back in the days, and as soon as i discovered albums, i just picked them up here and there, lost them too well the coming posts i will bunch 9 together catagorised in time and or kind. Why not as single download , too much work and this way you may get some unexpected, afterall deleting is easy enough...

* the Sharebee re-uploads are done..i will adapt my Rho-Xs blog the coming time, my RhoXsss mirror has already been upgraded .

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VA - 6-ties singles
VA - early 7 ties singles
VA - glam singles

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6-ties ( * 83mb)

Well this is a mixed bunch from the time the music hadnt become an industry yet, i note that the quality of the B-sides is much higher than later when the industry was shaping and b-sides come much more to be a filler. Jeff Beck's Bolero beats the Hi-Ho A side for me. Sinatra, great songs and sings , Dutronc well it helps to understand french to enjoy the clever and earthy lyrics, Procul Harum a yes.. shuffle..kiss ..The Shangri Lasses wont let you touch there ever again, bit schizo on the other side their flirting with a bikerboy. Easy riders, those born to be wild, that is when their not tripping on their magic carpet. The Zombies such an odd name for such a sensetive band well they werent a one hit wonder but time of the season is a classic.

Beck, Jeff - Bolero (3:05)
Beck, Jeff - Hi Ho Silverlining (2:46)
Frank Sinatra - My Kind Of Town (Chicago Is) (3:05)
Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the Night (2:34)
Iron butterfly - In a gadda da vida (4:09)
Iron butterfly - Soul Experience (2:47)
Jacques Dutronc - Augmentation (2:29)
Jacques Dutronc - Il est cing heures, Paris s'eveille (2:51)
Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to love (2:55)
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (2:30)
Procul Harum - A whither shade of pale (3:59)
Procul Harum - Limestreet Blues (2:55)
Shangri Las - Leader of the Pack (2:46)
Shangri Las - Past, Present And Future (2:38)
Steppenwolf - Born to be wild (3:25)
Steppenwolf - Magic carpet ride (2:42)
Zombies - I'll call you mine (2:40)
Zombies - Time of the Season (3:32)


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early 7 ties (* 90mb)

Chicory Tip and Popcorn Makers, the latter a big hit in diverse artist versions but this one is the est and most electronic, synths not quiet there yet but these tracks do foreshadow whats to come (much) later. Deep Purple loves those Asian women (so do i though i didnt know at the time), anyway i was more impressed with the black night back then. Bread ahh it aint easy with all them hormons, Double barrel it wasnt my first love in with reggae dub..that was prince Buster..dancew Cleopatra but the Collins brothers scored a big summerhit with this one-great track. Same can be said for Peret a year earlier, it seemed to dominate all 71 summer , A year later it was the turn for Terry Dactyl and his Dinosaurs to mungo jerry a Seaside Shuffle, love that track, love to hear a cumbia version one day. Wings , Paul McCartney Linda and friends , Jet went no 1 in the UK but i always preferred the b side Let me roll it a Paul does John imperonation as it where.. Sugarloaf 's 74 one hit wonder was foretelling the way the music industry went.."Don't call us, we call you"

Bread - Guitar Man
Bread - Just like yesterday
Chicory Tip - Pride comes before a fall
Chicory Tip - Son of my father
Collins, Dave & Ansil - Double Barrel version
Collins, Dave & Ansil - Double Barrel
Deep Purple - Black Knight (live)
Deep Purple - My Woman From Tokyo
Peret - Borriquito
Peret - Que cosas tiene el amor
Popcorn Makers - Popcorn
Popcorn Makers - Toad in the hole
Sugarloaf - Don't call us, we call you
Sugarloaf - Texas two lane
Terry Dactyl - Ball n Cain
Terry Dactyl - Seaside Shuffle
Wings - Jet
Wings - Let me roll it

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Glam 99 mb

Glam rock ( glitter rock), initially surfaced in the post-hippie early 1970s. Largely an English phenomenon, glam rock had its peak between the years of 1971 and 1973, and was made famous by acts such as David Bowie, T. Rex, Gary Glitter, Queen, Slade, Sweet, Alvin Stardust, Sparks, Mud, Roxy Music. Glam fans and performers distinguished themselves from the denim-clad hippie-hordes with sci-fi/Hollywood glamour/ambisexual-inspired costumes, dressing and making up, its no wonder this style has resurfaced again..and again. Well Bowie, Queen, Roxy Music out grew this packaging , others well were not so lucky. Alice Cooper was one of the few american artists that, dressed up though in his case it was more dressing down, ayway this track here Halo of Flies is magnificent..paranoid Genesis..at the time it was the longest track ever released on a 7 " , Cockney Rebel scored some great hits, Sebastian, Make me smile, Judy Teen bubbles. Bowie poses in a suit on the cover of rebel rebel, he takes the battle to the enemygrounds... The Sweet well of all their hits Blockbuster remains the one with the strongest presence, even the b side is ok.

Gary Glitter, i was a fan back then i lost his first hitsingle, Rock & Rollpart...whatever sweaty jamming, When you listen to his lyrics you understand that this guy was totally oversexed, and with all that's on offer for a horny r& r star its easy to loose sight of normal relations, im not here to defend the guy but i think that the UK showed his hypocritical side again when it made such a big deal about him paying for sex with underage vietnamese hookers, it forced the vietnam government to arrest and sentence him for 3 years. Meanwhile flights from Heathrow to Manilla and 'Bangcock' take off everyday with men out for the same...Do you wanna touch me, there yeah oh yeah.. Finally Slade for a time every single they released was an event, these 3 rank with the best, coz i love you is such a great track, lyricwise too. I would have liked to include T Rex but their singles are no longer with me, later bands like Mud, well i was passed that back then, albums were my thing.

Alice Cooper - Halo of Flies (8:16)
Alice Cooper - Under my wheels (2:46)
Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen (3:32)
Cockney Rebel - Spaced Out (2:54)
David Bowie - Queen Bitch (3:12)
David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (4:20)
Gary Glitter - Do you wanna touch me (3:20)
Gary Glitter - I'm the leader of the gang (i am).(3:25)
Gary Glitter - If I would I could (2:48)
Slade - Look wot you dun (2:55)
Slade - Candidate (2:49)
Slade - Coz i love you (3:22)
Slade - My life is natural (3:14)
Slade - Take me bak 'ome (3:12)
Slade - Wonderin' Y (2:46)
Sweet, The - Balloom Blitz (3:54)
Sweet, The - Rock & Roll Disgrace (3:37)

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