Minus Seeds & Stems is an album by The Sons Of Champlin, self released in 1970. The Sons of Champlin are an American rock band, from Marin County in the San Francisco-Bay area, formed in 1965. They are fronted by vocalist/keyboardist/guitarist Bill Champlin, who later joined rock band Chicago, from 1981–2009, placing Sons of Champlin […]
Writer is the debut studio album by Carole King and was released in 1970. King already had a successful career as a songwriter, and been a part of The City, a short-lived group she formed after moving to Los Angeles in 1968. Tracks on the album include “Up on the Roof” which was a number […]
Gula Matari is an album by Quincy Jones, released in 1970 on A&M. Tracks 1 Bridge Over Troubled Water (Art Garfunkel; Paul Simon) 05:06 2 Gula Matari (Quincy Jones) 06:58 3 Walkin’ (Richard Carpenter) 07:59 4 Hummin’ (Nat Adderley Jr) 08:00 Media Musicians Bass Major Holley Bass Ray Brown Drums Grady Tate Guitar Eric Gale […]
Earth Rot is an album by David Axelrod that released in 1970. The album was recorded with a choir singing from the Book of Isaiah and “Song of the Earth Spirit”, a Navajo myth, and an orchestra that included Earl Palmer, and Ernie Watts. Tracks 1 The Warning Talk (Part I) (David Axelrod; Michael T […]
Mad Dogs & Englishmen is a live album by Joe Cocker, released in 1970. The album’s title is drawn from the 1931 Noël Coward song of the same name and Leon Russell’s “Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen”. Only four songs of the 16 on the original album were drawn from his first two studio […]
Plum Happy is the third solo album by guitarist David T Walker, released in 1970. Tracks 1 Doo Doo (David T Walker) 05:32 2 Oh Happy Day (David T Walker) 04:09 3 Come Together (John Lennon; Paul McCartney) 04:50 4 Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan) 03:46 5 Plum Happy (David T Walker) 03:54 6 Blues […]
Hammer is the only album released by psychedelic rock group Hammer from San Francisco, released in 1970 on San Francisco Records. Tracks 1 Something Easy (John De Roberts; Norman Landsberg) 02:51 2 Hot And Cold (Jack O’Brien) 02:58 3 Tuane (Norman Landsberg) 03:05 4 Never Wake Up (Apologies To Auden & Frost) (Jack O’Brien; Tom […]
Remedies is the third album released by New Orleans R&B artist Dr John. The photography was by Steve LaVere, taken in 1969 at the Whisky a Go Go. The backing band is the Cold Grits (featuring : Billy Carter, Harold Cowart, Jimmy O’Rourke, Ron Ziegler) Tracks 1 Loop Garoo (Mac Rebennack) 04:42 2 What Goes […]
No Apologies is the first album by Nolan Porter, released in 1970. Nolan Frederick Porter (born May 10, 1949 in Los Angeles) is an American R&B singer and songwriter who recorded two albums and six singles in the early 1970s. His best known song is “Keep On Keeping On”, a northern soul track popularized in […]
Direct Me is the first solo album by singer Clydie King, released in 1970. Clydie Mae King (August 21, 1943 – January 7, 2019) was an American singer, best known for her session work as a backing vocalist. King also recorded solo under her name. In the 1970s, she recorded as Brown Sugar, and her […]