Patto – Patto

Vertigo 6360-016 (U.K. 1970)

Mike Patto (vocals)
Olly (Ollie) Halsall (lead guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, vibraphone)
John Halsey (drums)
Clive Griffiths (bass)

Produced by Muff Winwood

1. The Man (6:19)
2. Hold Me Back (4:45)
3. Time To Die (3:00)
4. Red Glow (5:21)
5. San Antone (3:14)
6. Govermment Man (4:24)
7. Money Bag (10:10)
8. Sittin' Back Easy (3:48)

Artwork Included (LP front, back, labels)

Les Champions – Des Filles Comme Ca

Bel Air 211 310 (France 1964)

4 track vinyl EP

Left to right on the front cover:

Benoît (Daniel) Kaufman, André Ceccarelli, Tony Harvey, Alain Santamaria.

1. Des Filles Comme Ca (Don't You Dare) (2:17)
2. Si Tu M'Avais Dit (First Taste Of Love) (2:51)
3. Je Comprends Bien (I Understand) (2:26)
4. Pourtant Je T'Aime (Promise You'll Tell Her) (2:24)

Artwork Included (front, back, labels)

Jimi Hendrix - Les Génies Du Rock Vol. 39

Subtitled “Live”

Editions Atlas – RK CD 439 (Switzerland – France 1993)

1. Fire (3:43)
2. Hey Joe (4:53)
3. Little Wing (3:49)
4. Foxey Lady (5:05)
5. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) (7:05)
6. Are You Experienced ? (6:34)
7. Hear My Train A-Comin' (8:05)
8. Stone Free (10:25)
9. Wild Thing (3:27)
10. Bleeding Heart (7:16)
11. I Don't Live Today (6:51)

Artwork Included (front, back, CD)

Happy 4th of July to all USAers!

To celebrate the event, all of today’s posts are “America-related”.

More, they are also Byrds-related, even the Pete Seeger one, as he wrote “Turn Turn Turn” and “The Bells Of Rhymney” that they recorded.

Enjoy!

Pete Seeger – American Favorite Ballads - 3

Folkways / Le Chant Du Monde FWX-50103 (France unknown year)

The original USA release of this LP happened in 1959.

1. John Brown's Body (2:56)
2. The Girl I Left Behind Me (1:08)
3. Oh, Mary Don't You Weep (2:26)
4. St. Louis Blues (2:20)
5. Four Nights Drunk (2:36)
6. Clementine (3:03)
7. Dink's Song (2:36)
8. New River Train (2:58)
9. Swanee River (3:00)
10. Camptown Races (1:28)
11. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (2:35)
12. Goodnight Irene (3:38)
13. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (4:28)
14. Wimoweh (2:59)
15. The Farmer's Curst Wife (3:04)
16. When I First Came To This Land (2:40)

Vinyl Rip by Uncle Gil – Artwork Included (front, back, inside, labels)

Audio files and front, back, labels scans by Uncle Gil (used by permission – many thanks)

Additional images of inside of triple gatefold sleeve are from Discogs.

Various Artists – Roots Of American Rock

Blitz Records HHMMCD319 (U.K. 2003)

Mostly live versions. Artists names as on the artwork.

1. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (2:17)
2. Roger McGuinn (Byrds) - So You Wanna Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (2:39)
3. Canned Heat - Rollin' And Tumblin' (2:17)
4. The Beau Brummels - Just A Little (2:26)
5. Chicago - 25 Or 6 To 4 (5:08)
6. Steely Dan - Caves Of Altimara (3:16)
7. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr Bojangles (4:15)
8. Roger McGuinn (Byrds) - Mr Tambourine Man (2:23)
9. Commander Cody And The Lost Planet Airmen - Travellin' Man (2:06)
10. Ike And Tina Turner - Mississippi Rolling Stone (3:40)
11. Gordon Lightfoot - Early Morning Rain (3:11)
12. Boz Scaggs (Steve Miller Band) - Sail On (3:20)
13. Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love (6:00)
14. Electric Flag - I Should Have Left Her (4:14)
15. Dino Valente (Quicksilver Messenger Service) - Children Of The Sun (6:13)
16. Janis Joplin - Turn On Your Lovelight (5:54)
17. Crosby And Nash - Carry Me (3:35)
18. Sly And The Family Stone - Seventh Son (2:15)
19. It's A Beautiful day - White Bird (8:18)
20. Kenny Rodgers (First Edition) - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town (2:55)

Artwork Included (front, back)

The Byrds – Great American Pastime

Tower Theatre, Upper Darby - December 15, 1972

Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Skip Battin, John Guerin

Audience Recording

1. Lover Of The Bayou (3:55)
2. Bugler (3:36)
3. America's Great National Pastime (3:26)
4. Chimes Of Freedom (5:08)
5. I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician (1:58)
6. My Back Pages - BJ Blues - Baby What You Want Me To Do (7:36)
7. Soldier's Joy (1:24)
8. Mr Tambourine Man (2:27)
9. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star (3:16)
10. Mr Spaceman (2:45)
11. Chestnut Mare (5:15)

Artwork Included (front, back)

Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman – America For Me

CBS Studios, October 2, 1981

Note: on this historic(al) day, we could do no less than uploading a link to an unreleased ode to America by Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman.

01 America For Me

The Outsiders – Capitol Collectors Series

Collectables CDP 7 94076 2 (USA 1991)

Tom King, Sonny Geraci, Mert Madsen, Richard Kriss, Al Austin, Ronnie Harkai

1. Time Won't Let Me (3:02)
2. Was It Really Real? (2:14)
3. Girl In Love (3:20)
4. What Makes You So Bad (You Weren't Brought Up That Way) (2:32)
5. Chase Away The Tears (2:59)
6. Respectable (2:01)
7. Lost In My World (2:56)
8. Backwards, Upsidedown! (2:31)
9. Lonely Man (3:05)
10. Oh! How It Hurts (2:46)
11. Since I Lost My Baby (3:09)
12. Help Me Girl (2:47)
13. You Gotta Look (2:44)
14. I'm Not Tryin' To Hurt You (2:39)
15. I'll Give You Time (To Think It Over) (2:44)
16. Don't Take Your Heartaches Out Of Me (2:35)
17. Gotta Leave Us Alone (2:22)
18. I Just Can't See You Anymore (2:57)
19. I'll See You In The Summertime (2:45)
20. And Now You Want My Sympathy (2:50)
21. Little Bit Of Lovin' (2:21)
22. We Ain't Gonna Make It (2:26)
23. Why Shouldn't I Have A Cry Now (2:52)
24. Think I'm Falling (2:37)
25. Loving You (2:41)

Artwork Included (front, back, CD)

Rory Gallagher – Photo-Finish

Chrysalis Records CHR 1170 U.K. 1978)

Rory Gallagher (guitar, vocals)
Gerry McAvoy (bass)
Ted McKenna (drums)

1. Shin Kicker (4:02)
2. Brute Force And Ignorance (4:16)
3. Cruise On Out (4:42)
4. Cloak And Dagger (5:21)
5. Overnight Bag (4:51)
6. Shadow Play (4:45)
7. The Mississippi Sheiks (6:00)
8. The Last Of The Independants (3:58)
9. Fuel To The Fire (6:21)

Vinyl Artwork Included (front, back, inner sleeve, labels)