Rock 'n' Roll 440 Items

The Ethereal Harmonies Of Eve Were Ever Present, But The Psychedelic Girl Group Feel Of Their Previous Band,Honey Ltd, Was Replaced With Funky Grooves And A Stoned Country Rock Vibe That Permeated Los Angeles In The Early 1970s.In The Late 1960s, Four Teenage Girls From Detroit Hitch-Hiked To Los Angeles To Follow Their Dream. Known As The Mama Cats, Their Combined Voices, Created A Magical Instrument, A Holy Harmonic Vehicle Built Upon The Inspiration And Improvisation Of Four Close Friends. Their Ethereal Voices And Heavenly Harmonies Sounded Like No One.Upon Meeting Lee Hazlewood In Los Angeles, He Was Bowled Over, Offering Them A Recording Contract On His Label, Lee Hazlewood Industries (Lhi), Renaming Them, Honey Ltd. Their Sole 1968 Lp Never Saw The Light Of Day. Out Of The Ashes Of The Group, The Three Remaining Members Continued On Under The Name Eve.In The Spring Of 1970, Eve And Producer Tom Thacker Went Into The Studio To Record "Take It And Smile". The Ethereal Harmonies Were Ever Present, But The Psychedelic Girl Group Feel Of The Honey Ltd Album Were Replaced With Funky Grooves And A Stoned Country Rock Vibe That Permeated Los Angeles In The Early 1970s (Think John Philips "Wolfking Of L.A.). Backed By Another Amazing Group Of Musicians, The Recording Sessions Included Members Of The Wrecking Crew, Elvis' Tcb Band, Ry Cooder, Sneaky Pete And Glenn Frey From The Eagles. Featuring Songs By James Taylor, Fred Neil, The Gibb Brothers, Burt Bacharach, Bob Dylan, Mac Davis And A Handful Of Amazing Originals Including The Beautiful "Dusty Roads" And The Title Track "Take It And Smile," Co-Written With Glenn Frey. Upon Its Release, The Album Failed To Find An Audience. After Recording One Last Song, "So Tired" For The Vanishing Point Soundtrack, The Girls Went Their Separate Ways, Each Continuing To Sing Professionally With Artists That Include Bob Seger, Neil Young, Tina Turner, Loretta Lynn And Countless Others.Remastered From The Original Analog Tapes By Grammyr-Nominated En...

In 1970, famous Spanish duo Manolo y Ramón, known as El Dúo Dinámico since the early 60s, changed musical direction and name and recorded a full album in London in a cool pop-psych style. Using a dream team of session musicians (Jimmy Page, Ian Anderson, Billy Preston…) and arrangers connected to George Martin, the duo laid down 13 tracks of which “Lágrimas Sonrisas” backed with “Adiós, Adiós, Goodbye” were selected for a 45 release. It went unnoticed at the time but now “Lágrimas, Sonrisas” is mod psych anthem, full of powerful vocals, Hammond splashes, female chorus…highly sought after by DJs and collectors, here’s a deluxe legit reissue limited to 500 copies (not to be repressed). Includes postcard and insert with liner notes in Spanish by Vicente Fabuel.

No OBI, foxing on inside sleeve.

Red vinyl.

drill hole.

Japanese pressing without OBI.

Japanese pressing without OBI, but with insert. Vinyl close to NM

Cover with ring wear and spine damage.

Cover has a big tear on the opening edge.

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing. With insert. Tiny tear in top spine.

No Obi, with insert.

Sensational reissue for the first volume of iconic compilation Simla Beat 70. A psych garage manifesto, the record consisted of groups who appeared at the All-India Simla Beat ‘battle of the bands’ contest held in two years (1970 and '71) in Bombay. The annual event and the records were sponsored by The Imperial Tobacco Company. Bands from all around India would compete for first prize. The album - indeed - was not recorded live on the stage but in a primitive makeshift studio using very little overdubbing or sound reinforcement. The sound is generally influenced by the proto-garage western movement of the mid sixties and later became a massive cult for all the 70s rock fans.

Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs

Writing on cover

Embossed cover

Vinyl close to VG+. Writing on cover and ring wear.