Butch Engle & The Styx

 

Artist:  Butch Engle & The Styx

Origin:  Mill Valley, California, USA

Genre:  Pop Rock, Folk Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Original line-up:

Butch Engle:  Lead Vocals

Bob Zamora:  Lead Guitar

Mike Pardee:  Organ

Harry "Happiness" Smith:  Bass

Rich Morrison:  Drums

2nd line-up:

Butch Engle:  Lead Vocals

Bob Zamora:  Lead Guitar

Larry Gerughty:  Keyboards

Harry "Happiness" Smith:  Bass

Barry Lewis:  Drums, Percussion

Butch Engle & The Styx was an American Folk Rock Band from Mill Valley, California, formed in 1963,  originally named The Showmen, the members were Butch Engle (Lead Vocals), Bob Zamora (Lead Guitar), Mike Pardee (Organ), Harry "Happiness" Smith (Bass), and Rich Morrison (Drums).  The band released three singles before breaking up in 1968.

Title:  No Matter What You Say:  The Best Of Butch Engle & The Styx (2000)

Genre:  Pop Rock, Folk Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Label:  Sundazed Music

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Hey, I'm Lost (2:34)

 2.  Left Hand Girl (2:28)

 3.  No Matter What You Say (2:47)

 4.  Smile, Smile, Smile (1:54)

 5.  I'm A Fool (2:37)

 6.  I Call Her Name (2:45)

 7.  She Is Love (2:16)

Side Two:

 1.  Going Home (2:08)

 2.  I Like Her (1:58)

 3.  Hey, I'm Lost (2:32)

 4.  Popetmaster (3:49)

 5.  If I Believe (2:27)

 6.  Tell Me Please (2:07)

 7.  You Know All I Want (1:57)

Personnel:

Butch Engle:  Lead Vocals

Bob Zamora:  Lead Guitar

Mike Pardee:  Organ

Harry "Happiness" Smith:  Bass

Rich Morrison:  Drums

Larry Gerughty:  Keyboards

Barry Lewis:  Drums, Percussion (1967-1968)

No Matter What You Say:  The Best Of Butch Engle & The Styx is the compilation album by Butch Engle & The Styx, was released on November 14, 2000 by Sundazed Music.  180 Gram Vinyl.

The Box Tops

Artist:   The Box Tops
Origin:  Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Genre:   Pop Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Psychedelic Rock, Sunshine Pop

Original line-up:

Alex Chilton:  Guitar, Lead Vocals
Gary Talley:  Lead  Guitar, Vocals
Bill Cunningham:  Bass, Vocals
John Evans:  Keyboards, Vocals
Larry Spillman:  Drums

The Box Tops were a Rock Band from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in the 1960s.  They earned a reputation as one of the best Blue-Eyed Soul Groups of the '60s and best known for the hits "The Letter", "Cry Like A Baby" and "Soul Deep".  The Box Tops' music combined elements of Soul Music and Light Pop.  Many of their lesser known Top 40 Hits, including "Neon Rainbow", "I Met Her In Church', and many more.

Title:  The Best Of The Box Tops (2022)

Genre:   Pop Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Psychedelic Rock, Sunshine Pop

Label:  Demon Music

Rating:  ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  The Letter (1:55)

 2.  Soul Deep (2:28)

 3. Whiter Shade Of Pale (4:32)

 4.  Neon Rainbow (3:03)

 5.  Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March (2:14)

 6.  Trains & Boats & Planes (3:44)

Side B:

 1.  Cry Like A Baby (2:34)

 2.  Choo Choo Train (2:52)

 3.  She Knows How (3:08)

 4.  I'm Your Puppet (2:05)

 5.  Turn On A Dream (2:50)

 6.  Happy Times (1:46) 

The Best Of The Box Tops is the compilation album by The Box Tops, released on July 10, 2022 by Demon Music, including the classic hits "The Letter", "Cry Like A Baby", "Choo Choo Train".

Glass Prism

 

Artist:  Glass Prism

Origin:  Pennsyvania, USA

Genre:  Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock

Original line-up:   1960-1963

George Fox:  Piano, Vocals

Steve Bond:  Drums

Jim Shrader:  Saxophone, Bass

Tom Varano:  Lead Guitar

Carl Siracuse:  Guitar, Organ

2nd line-up:  1963-1966

Steve Bond:  Drums

Jim Shrader:  Saxophone, Bass

Tom Varano:  Lead Guitar, Piano,Vocals

Carl Siracuse:  Guitar, Organ,Vocals

3rd line-up:  1966-1971

Rick Richards:  Drums,Vocals

Augie Christiano:  Bass, Vocals

Tom Varano:  Lead Guitar, Vocals

Carl Siracuse:  Guitar, Organ,Vcals

4th line-up:  1971-1976

Rick Richards:  Drums,Vocals

Louis Cossa:  Bass, Keyboards, Vocals

Tom Varano:  Lead Guitar, Piano, Vocals

5th line-up:  2007-2011

Rick Richards:  Drums,Vocals

Louis Cossa:  Bass, Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals

Tom Varano:  Lead Guitar, Piano, Vocals

Augie Christiano:  Bass, Vocals

6th line-up:  2011-Present

Rick Richards:  Drums,Vocals

Louis Cossa:  Bass, Keyboards, Vocals

Tom Varano:  Lead Guitar, Piano, Vocals

Mike Mercuri:  Hammond B3 Organ, Piano,  Vocals

Glass Prism is an American Psychedelic Rock Band from Pennsyvania, originally formed as The El Caminoes in the early 1960s, the group comrprised of George Fox (Piano, Vocals), Steve Bond (Drums), Jim Shrader (Saxophone, Bass), Tom Varano (Lead Guitar), and Carl Siracuse (Guitar, Organ).  Fox and Shrader left the group, and Bond died in a car crash in 1966, was replaced b Rick Richards, with additional Bass and Vocals Augie Christiano, the official Glass Prism line-up was complete.

Title:  Poe Through The Glass Prism (2024)

Genre:  Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock

Label:  Guerssen Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  The Raven (4:01)

 2.  To- (2:28) 

 3.  To One In Paradise (2:44)

 4.  Eldorado (2:06)

 5.  The Conquiror Worm (3:44)

Side 2:

 1.  A Dream Within A Dream (2:40)

 2.  The Happiest Day, The Happiest Hour (2:56)

 3.  Alone (2:47)

 4.  Beloved (2:19)

 5.  Hymn (2:19)

 6.  A Dream (2:26)

Personnel:

Rick Richards:  Drums

Augie Christiano:  Bass, Vocals

Tom Varano:  Lead Guitar

Carl Siracuse:  Guitar, Organ

Poe Through The Glass Prism is the debut studio album by Glass Prism, oiginally released in 1969, remastered and reissued on May 7, 2024 by Guerssen Records.  Excellent Album, For Music Collectors.

The Hollies

 

Artist:  The Hollies Origin:  Manchester, England
Genre:  Pop, Rock, Pop Rock, Beat, Merseybeat, British Invasion, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Allan Clarke:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Graham Nash:  Vocals, Guitar
Vic Steele:  Guitar
Eric Haydock:  Bass
Don Rathbone:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Allan Clarke:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Graham Nash:  Vocals, Guitar
Tony Hicks:  Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Bass, Sitar, Keyboards
Bernie Calvert:  Bass, Keyboards
Bobby Elliott:  Drums

The Hollies are an English Rock Group from Manchester formed in 1962.  One of the best and most commercially successful Pop Rock of the British Invasion and best known for their pioneering and distinctive three part vocal harmony style (heavily influenced by The Everly Brothers), and melodic cheer similar to the early of The Beatles.  It was formed by Allan Clarke and Graham Nash in late 1962 as a Merseybeat music style group in Manchester.  Graham Nash left the band in 1968 to form the Supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash.  The band enjoyed at least 60 Singles and EPs and 26 Albums.  The Hollies had over 30 Charting Singles on the UK Singles Chart and 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 such as "Bus Stop", "Just One Look", "Look Through Any Window", "I Can't Let Go", "On A Carousel", "Stop Stop Stop", "Carrie Anne", "Jennifer Eccles", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress" and "The Air That I Breathe" and many more.  The Hollies were inducted to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2010.

Title:  Dear Eloise/King Midas In Reverse (US Version) (1967)

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Pop Rock, Beat, Merseybeat, British Invasion, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:  Epic Records

Rating:   *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Dear Eloise (2:33)

 2.  Wisyouawish (1:58)

 3.  Charlies And Fred (2:54)

 4.  Butterfly (2:41)

 5.  Leave Me (2:06)

 6.  Postcard (2:04)

Side 2:

 1.  King Midas In Reverse (3:07)

 2.  Would You Believe (3:02)

 3.  Away Away Away (2:19)

 4.  Maker (2:33)

 5.  Step Inside (2:52)

Personnel:

Allan Clarke:  Lead Vocals, Harmonica
Graham Nash:  Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonium on "Dear Eloise"
Tony Hicks:  Vocals, Lead Guitar, Electric Sitar on "Maker"
Bernie Calvert:  Bass, Keyboards
Bobby Elliott:  Drums

Additional Musician:

John Scott:  String and Brass Arrangements

Dear Eloise/King Midas In Reverse is the seventh studio album in US Version by The Hollies, was released on November 27, 1967 by Epic Records.  In UK Version in Title "Butterfly", was released on N ovember 1, 1967 by Parlophone Records. For Fans of The Hollies and Music Collectors.

The Hollies

Artist:  The Hollies
Origin:  Manchester, England
Genre:  Pop, Rock, Pop Rock, Beat, Merseybeat, British Invasion, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Allan Clarke:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Graham Nash:  Vocals, Guitar
Vic Steele:  Guitar
Eric Haydock:  Bass
Don Rathbone:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Allan Clarke:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Graham Nash:  Vocals, Guitar
Tony Hicks:  Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Bass, Sitar, Keyboards
Bernie Calvert:  Bass, Keyboards
Bobby Elliott:  Drums

The Hollies are an English Rock Group from Manchester formed in 1962.  One of the best and most commercially successful Pop Rock of the British Invasion and best known for their pioneering and distinctive three part vocal harmony style (heavily influenced by The Everly Brothers), and melodic cheer similar to the early of The Beatles.  It was formed by Allan Clarke and Graham Nash in late 1962 as a Merseybeat music style group in Manchester.  Graham Nash left the band in 1968 to form the Supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash.  The band enjoyed at least 60 Singles and EPs and 26 Albums.  The Hollies had over 30 Charting Singles on the UK Singles Chart and 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 such as "Bus Stop", "Just One Look", "Look Through Any Window", "I Can't Let Go", "On A Carousel", "Stop Stop Stop", "Carrie Anne", "Jennifer Eccles", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress" and "The Air That I Breathe" and many more.  The Hollies were inducted to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2010.

Title:  Stop! Stop! Stop! (US/Canadian Version) (1966)

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Pop Rock, Beat, Merseybeat, British Invasion, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:  Imperial Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  What's Wrong With The Way I Live (2:02)

 2.  Pay You Back With Interest (2:46)

 3.  Tell Me To My Face (3:09)

 4.  Clown (2:16)

 5.  Suspicious Look In Your Eyes (3:37)

 6.  It's You (2:17)

Side Two:

 1.  High Classed (2:21)

 2.  Peculiar Situation (2:51)

3.  What Went Wrong (2:12)

4.  Crusader (3:46)

5.  Don't Even Think About Changing (2:13)

 6.  Stop! Stop! Stop! (2:56)

Personnel:

Allan Clarke:  Lead Vocals, Harmonica
Graham Nash:  Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Tony Hicks:  Vocals, Lead Guitar, Banjo
Bernie Calvert:  Bass, except on "Don't Even Think About Changing", Piano
Bobby Elliott:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Eric Hayclock:  Bass on "Don't Even Think About Changing"

Mike Vickers:  Orchestral Arrangements on "High Classed", "What Went Wrong", "Crusader"

Stop! Stop! Stop! is the fifth studio album (US/Canadian Version) by The Hollies, was released on October 28, 1966 by Imperial Records.  In UK in different Title to be "For Certain Because", was released on December 9, 1966 by Parlophone Records.  For Fans of The Hollies, and Music Collectors.

The Box Tops

 

Artist:   The Box Tops
Origin:  Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Genre:   Pop Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Psychedelic Rock, Sunshine Pop

Original line-up:

Alex Chilton:  Guitar, Lead Vocals
Gary Talley:  Lead  Guitar, Vocals
Bill Cunningham:  Bass, Vocals
John Evans:  Keyboards, Vocals
Larry Spillman:  Drums

The Box Tops were a Rock Band from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in the 1960s.  They earned a reputation as one of the best Blue-Eyed Soul Groups of the '60s and best known for the hits "The Letter", "Cry Like A Baby" and "Soul Deep".  The Box Tops' music combined elements of Soul Music and Light Pop.  Many of their lesser known Top 40 Hits, including "Neon Rainbow", "I Met Her In Church', and many more.

Title:  The Box Tops Super Hits (1968)

Genre:   Pop Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Psychedelic Rock, Sunshine Pop

Label:  Bell Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  The Letter (1:58)

 2.  Train & Boats & Planes (3:44)

 3.  Break My Mind (2:28)

 4.  Whiter Shade Of Pale 4:27)

 5.  She Shot A Hole In My Soul (2:42)

 6.  Neon Rainbow (3:03)

Side 2:

 1.  Cry Like A Baby (2:35)

 2.  I'm Your Puppet (2:05)

 3.  I Met Her In Church (2:40)

 4.  You Keep Me Hanging On (3:30)

 5.  Choo Choo Train (2:46)

The Box Tops Super Hits is the compilation album by The Box Tops, was released on October 4, 1968 by Bell Records.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.

Bryndle

 

Artist:  Bryndle

Origin:  Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre:  Folk, Rock, Folk Rock, Folk Pop, Contemporary Folk, Pop Rock, Soft Rock, West Coast Sound

Original line-up:

Andrew Gold:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Drums

Karla Bonoff:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano

Kenny Edwards:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Harmonica, Cello

Wendy Waldman:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Dulcimer

Bryndle was an American Folk Rock Band, formed in the late 1960s in Los Angeles, California by Andrew Gold (Vocals, Guitar Ex Wax, Linda Ronstadt)), Karla Bonoff (Vocals, Guitar), Kenny Edwards (Vocals, Guitar Ex The Stone Poneys), and Wendy Waldman (Vocals, Guitar).

Title:  Bryndle (2024)

Genre:  Folk, Rock, Folk Rock, Folk Pop, Contemporary Folk,  Pop Rock, Soft Rock, West Coast Sound

Label:  High Moon Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Do You Follow Me (2:34)

 2.  Then One (3:04)

 3.  Charlie (3:56)

 4.  Battleground (3:27)

 5.  California Shuffle (3:53)

 6.  Crunchbunny (3:10)

Side Two: 

 1.  Let It Shine (3:24)

 2.  Mail Man (3:19)

 3.  Sing Back All Your Songs (3:38)

 4.  Magic (2:41)

 5.  Hammock Song (4:14)

 6.  Living Like There's  No Tomorrow (2:37)

Personnel:

Andrew Gold:  Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Piano, Autoharp, Kazoo, Harmonica, Synthesizer

Karla Bonoff:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano

Kenny Edwards:  Vocals, Acoustic & Electric  Guitars

Wendy Waldman:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano

Additional Musicians:

Peter Bernstein:  Bass

Dennis Wood:  Drums

Bryndle is the first time ever issued of Bryndle's long-lost 1970 A&M Album, remastered and reissued on March 8, 2024. by High Moon Records.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.  Highly Recommended.