Records That Made History

Hejira is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. The songs on the album were written during a series of road trips in 1975 and 1976, and reflect on events that occurred during those trips, including several romantic relationships she had during that time.Featuring lyrically extended songs, as well as the amazing bass playing of Jaco Pastorius, whom she had just met, Hejira continued Mitchell's journey beyond her […]

How Dare You! is the fourth album by British band 10cc. It was released in 1976 and included the UK hits "I'm Mandy Fly Me" and "Art For Art's Sake". The album was the band's third to feature cover art by the creative team at Hipgnosis Studio.It was also the last 10cc album by the original lineup of Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley and Lol Crème, the latter two […]

American Stars 'n Bars is the eighth studio album by Canadian folk-rock musician Neil Young, released by Reprise Records on May 27, 1977. The selection of tracks was made from recordings made over a period of 29 months and includes "Like A Hurricane", one of Young's best-known and most popular songs. It peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold in the United States.In the summer […]

Treasure is the third studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins, released on 1 November 1984 by 4AD. With this album, the band introduced their current core line-up of vocalist Elizabeth Fraser, guitarist Robin Guthrie and bassist Simon Raymonde. This new line-up also coincided with the development of the ethereal sound associated with the band's music.The album peaked at No. 29 on the UK Albums Chart and became […]

Straight Ahead is the fifth album by Brian Auger and the Oblivion Express, released in 1975 and for many his last good one, after which the reviews that followed were mixed. Brian Auger, who was also called the "godfather of acid jazz", has done an excellent job, with some of his keyboard passages being truly wonderful as in "Beginning Again", with which the album begins, or "Bumpin' On Sunset", with […]

"For Children Of All Ages" is the third and final album by American psychedelic rock band The Peanut Butter Conspiracy and was released by Challenge Records in 1969. The album came after the group's contract with Columbia Records expired, with bassist Alan Brackett to produce the album himself during the recordings.The material on the album was originally intended as a side project started by Brackett, who also composed the majority […]

Welcome To The Canteen is the first live album by British band Traffic. It was recorded live at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon and at the Oz Benefit Concert, London, in July 1971 and released in September of that year. It was recorded during Dave Mason's third stint with the band, which only lasted for six shows.The tracklist includes one song each from Traffic's first three albums, two songs from Mason's […]

Live In New York is a live recording of Nektar from 1974, released in 1977, in New York city, where they always seem to give their best. In any case, Nektar is a band that you have to hear live to fully appreciate.Here we have the band in their original lineup with Roye Albrighton on guitar and vocals, Ron Howden on drums, Mo Moore on bass and vocals and Taff […]

Axis: Bold As Love is the second studio album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released on December 1, 1967 by Track Records in Europe and Reprise Records in America.The Experience returned to Olympic Studios on May 4, 1967 to begin recording the follow-up to Are You Experienced?. The first track they tackled was Noel Redding's "She's So Fine", which he sang and Hendrix and Mitchell provided backing vocals. On the […]