David Crosby - Oh Yes I Can (1989)
(U.S 1965 - 2023)Oh Yes I Can....and he did!"David Crosby is back in the international spotlight with the release of his new solo album. He returns with an LP full of the lyrical and melodic prowess...
View ArticleGlenn Cardier - An Everyday Maniac [The Festival File Vol.20] (1989) with...
(Australian 1965 - Present)Although his musical output has been primarily gentle, reflective and sensitive, the wry and unpredictable Glenn Cardier is a trashy rocker at heart. He began his career...
View ArticleW.O.C.K On Vinyl: Bad News - The Cash-In Compilation (1987, 1993)
Before things get too serious here at Rock On Vinyl, I thought it might be fun to post a song or album at the end of each month, that could be categorized as being either Weird, Obscure, Crazy or just...
View ArticleBengal Tigers - Metal Fetish E.P (1982,1984) + Live at the Central Club,...
(Australian 1979-1983, 1989-1999, 2014-present)Bengal Tigers is a heavy metal band that formed in Melbourne in 1979 and were quickly signed to the emerging Mushroom label in Australia, and the famous...
View ArticleSlade - Slade Alive ! (1972) & Slade Alive Vol 2 (1978)
(UK 1966 - Present)Slade started out as The 'N Betweens, in Wolverhampton, England, in 1966, with Noddy Holder on vocals and guitar, Dave Hill on lead guitar, Jim Lea on bass, keyboards, and violin,...
View ArticleSlade - Live at the Randwick Racecourse , Sydney, Australia - 1973-01-28...
(UK 1966 - Present)(Review by Waz from Oz)At the time of this show I was a few weeks away from turning 17, so I was allowed to attend without supervision. I went with long-time schoolfriend Ruby,...
View ArticleThe Guess Who - The Best Of The Guess Who (1971) and The Guess Who 'EP' (1973)
(Canadian 1962 - 1975)When these hard-working Winnipeg, Manitoba natives started their recording career in the mid '60's they seemed like potential one-hit wonders, but in less than five years they...
View ArticleREPOST: Various Artists - Garrison: The Final Blow Unit 1 & 2 (1973)
(Various Australian Artists 1973).The Garrison discotheque was a small two-storey building sandwiched between a chemist shop and a billiard parlour in High Street, Prahran (Melbourne). Thursday to...
View ArticleW.O.C.K On Vinyl: John Lennon - Unfinished Music No. 1 Two Virgins (1968)...
Before things get too serious here at Rock On Vinyl, I thought it might be fun to post a song or album at the end of each month, that could be categorized as being either Weird, Obscure, Crazy or just...
View ArticleFelix Pappalardi - Don't Worry, Ma (1979)
(U.S 1964 - 1983)As a producer, Felix Pappalardi is perhaps best known for his work with British psychedelic blues-rock power trio Cream, beginning with their second album, Disraeli Gears. Pappalardi...
View ArticleREPOST: Airlord - Clockwork Revenge
(New Zealand 1976-78).Airlord are one of the more original late 70s progressive bands. From the unlikely country of New Zealand, Airlord emerged with a pretty crazy bent on classic era Genesis. The...
View ArticleCrosby and Nash - Wind On The Water (1975)
(U.S 1970 - 2015)By the time of the release of Wind On The Water by Crosby and Nash in September 1975 both musicians were what could reasonably be described as 'Rock Royalty'. David Crosby and Graham...
View ArticleGraham Parker And The Rumour - The Parkerilla, Live (1978) plus The Pink...
(UK 1974 - Present)British rocker Graham Parker teamed up with a feisty bar band called The Rumour in the mid-1970s, joining an intense, immediate “pub rock” movement that blossomed into the punk...
View ArticlePavlov's Dog - Has Anyone Here Seen Sigfried (2007)
(U.S 1972–1977, 1990–present)Pavlov's Dog is the kind of band you love or you hate, everything is black or white, there are no tones of gray, especially because of the peculiar voice of their lead...
View ArticleW.O.C.K ON Vinyl: Barry Humphries - Savoury Dip (1971)
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...
View ArticleLittle Feat - Time Loves A Hero (1977)
(U.S 1969 - 1979, 1987 - Present)Little Feat’s story began in 1969 when songwriter, performer, multi-instrumentalist, and all around colorful character Lowell George, formerly of Frank Zappa’s Mothers...
View ArticleUriah Heep - Innocent Victim (1977) plus Bonus Tracks
(UK 1969 - Present)Almost a year had elapsed since Uriah Heep and their newly appointed singer John Lawton (from Lucifer's Friend) decamped to north London's Roadhouse studios to create their tenth...
View ArticleJimi Hendrix - The Story Of Jimi Hendrix (1978)
(U.S 1963 - 1970)During his lifetime Jimi Hendrix sanctioned the release of five albums, one of which was a compilation of hit singles and favored LP tracks (Smash Hits). Since his death, that figure...
View ArticleREPOST: Bandicoot - Selftitled (1976)
(Australian Band: 1976-78). .Mick Fettes, was the front man and vocalist for Madder Lake, which was one of the most original and distinctive of the "new wave" Australian groups that emerged around...
View ArticleW.O.C.K On Vinyl: Barry Humphries - Snow Complications (1965)
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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