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Mark Williams - ZNZ (1990) plus Bonus Track
(New Zealand 1970 - Present).Mark Williams was the face of NZ pop in the late 1970s with the runaway success of two No.1 singles ‘Yesterday Was Just The Beginning of My Life’ (1975) and ‘It Doesn’t...
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The Doors - Unauthorised "The Lizard King" Vol.1 (1993) Bootleg
(U.S 1965–1973).The Doors are primarily an instrumental trio with a lead singer, but Jim Morrison is not so much a singer per se, as he is a shouter, as horn section, sometimes a lead instrument. He...
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The Doors - Unauthorised - The Lizard King Vol.2 (1993) Bootleg
(U.S 1965–1973).This is the second release in The Lizard King series of bootlegs released by Banana, and features a mixture of concert venues from 1967 & 68. Background information for the Matrix...
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The Doors - Unauthorised - The Lizard King Vol.3 (1993) Bootleg
(U.S 1965–1973).This CD is part of the famous 'Vancouver concert' featuring the Doors playing alongside the great Albert King. This release is available with varying covers, in this case with a big red...
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The Doors - Unauthorised - The Lizard King Vol.4 (1993) Bootleg
(U.S 1965–1973).The fact that this is one of the very few recorded shows the Doors haven’t released commercially tells you all you need to know really. Recorded by the Doors Road Manager Vince Treanor,...
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The Who - Odds & Sods (1974)
(U.K 1964–1982, 1989, 1996 – present).The original ODDS & SODS album was released by Track Records (2406 116) in October 1974, and as a CD in the early 1980s (Polydor 517 946-2). It was later...
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W.O.C.K On Vinyl: Barry Crocker - Bazza McKenzie's Party Songs (1972)
.On Australia Day we come together as a nation to celebrate what's great about Australia and being Australian. It's the day to reflect on what we have achieved and what we can be proud of in our great...
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Don Grusin - Raven (1990)
(U.S 1975 - Present).The younger brother of producer/composer Dave Grusin, Don Grusin is an excellent keyboardist who has had his own solo career. He originally avoided music (not wanting to be in his...
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Johnny Rocco Band - Rocco (1976)
(Australian 1974 - 1976).Moving away from the progressive rock of his previous band Friends, the New Zealand-born Maori soul vocalist Leo De Castro started to play a mix of funk, soul, rock and blues....
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Eric Clapton & The Yardbirds - Rarities (1994)
(U.K 1963-1968).The Yardbirds formed in 1963 and were originally known as Be Metropolis Blues Quartet.The primary members of the band included Anthony Topham, known as 'Top" who was replaced by Eric...
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Friendship (feat. Lee Ritenour) - Selftitled (1979)
(U.S 1979).Bands such as Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers and artists such as Michael Jackson made it clear how heavily the synergy of studio session instrumentalists were to their sounds. The more...
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Kraftwerk - The Mix 'Best Of' (1991) plus bonus single
(Germany 1970 - Present).Kraftwerk was created in the German city Düsseldorf; the band formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, fronted by them until Schneider’s departure in 2008. Their...
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W.O.C.K On Vinyl: Born Free - The Original Sound Track Recording (1966)
. Before things get too serious here at Rock On Vinyl, I thought it might be fun to post a song / album at the end of each month, that could be categorized as being either Weird, Obscure, Crazy or just...
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Barclay James Harvest - Live (1974)
(U.K 1967 - Present).“I don’t think people realise how far back Barclay James Harvest goes,” says guitarist and vocalist John Lees. “We played Middle Earth at the Roundhouse in 1968 with The Gun, and...
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Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1975)
(German 1970 - Present).No other German band has been of such importance to the development of international rock music as Kraftwerk have. This aspect of their career is well documented elsewhere, so I...
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Loverboy - Big Ones (1989)
(Canadian 1979-1989, 1991 - Present).If you partied at all in the 80s, chances are your soundtrack included Loverboy. The band captivated legions of loyal fans and helped define the original party rock...
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Jon English - Busking (1989) plus Bonus Single
(Australian 1962 - 2016).If Jon English had concentrated on just one aspect of his energetic assault upon Australian entertainment his place in the upper echelons of our cultural fabric would be...
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John Lennon - Live In New York City (1986)
(U.K 1957 - 1980).On 30 August 1972 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, John Lennon performed two shows, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, to raise money for children with mental...
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W.O.C.K On Vinyl: Les Patterson - 12 Inches of Les The Album (1985)
. Before things get too serious here at Rock On Vinyl, I thought it might be fun to post a song / album at the end of each month, that could be categorized as being either Weird, Obscure, Crazy or just...
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John Mayall - The Turning Point (1969) + Bonus Tracks
(U.K 1956 - Present).We can debate forever what Mayall's best records are, and many blues lovers would easily choose the album he did with Clapton, Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton. However, his most...
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