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Swedish Meatballs: The Hard Rock Psych Underground 1971 - 1977
2022 Sweden pressing

This friggin week can’t end fast enough.

Drowning out all the noise of the past four days best I can with a great compilation of early to mid Swedish rock music.

Some great songs on here by bands o had never heard of until I randomly bought this when it came out a few years back.

The gigantic booklet that comes with it is BEAUTIFUL; giving in-depth biographies on each of the comp’s eight bands.

Just a great package all around.

Windows are open, and this shit is BLASTING.

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VARIOUS ARTISTS
Love, Peace & Poetry (Japanese Psychedelic Music)
2001 Germany compilation
Translucent vinyl

Last week, I posted the Chilean volume of this cool series, and now I’m giving the Japanese one a spin.

This one may be my favorite, as it’s got the legendary MOPS on it, as well as a great track from the very underrated Food Brain, who’s amazing album Social Gathering was just reissued by the Cosmic Rock label.

Apryl Fool has two songs here too, one of which being “Tomorrow’s Child”, a gnarly, trippy morsel of trippitude.

Just a killer collection of 17 great late-#60s psych tunes from west of the Pacific.

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ISAAC HAYES
Hot Buttered Soul
1971 Canada reissue

Oh man.
No better record for a Saturday night.
Note-perfect, timeless masterpiece.

Give me a choice of one NON rock record to take to a desert island, and it might have to be this.

Also, even with all the GREAT and classic rock from the decade, THIS is my favorite 60s album of all time.

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