The Jimi Hendrix Experience's ''The Wind Cries Mary'' 7'' (1967)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience''The Wind Cries Mary'' 7''( 7'' Single, Reprise Records, 1967 )Catalog # 0597Notes:Format:Vinyl, 7"Country:USReleased:Aug 1967Side B of Purple HazeWriter: HendrixProducer: Chas ChandlerReleased: May '67, Reprise Records8 weeks; No. 65A dish-smashing argument with his girlfriend left Hendrix alone to scrawl the words to "The Wind Cries Mary" in January 1967. A few days

Funk, Soul, Rock: Freddi Henchi & The Soulsetters' ''Dance''

Freddi Henchi & The Soulsetters

The Freddi-Henchi Band. Prior to them joining, this great soul/funk band had recorded an excellent LP called Dance, and several singles on the Tower, Bell, Patheway, Reprise, and DJM labels. The group got their start in the sixties as Freddie Henchi and the Soulsetters, and although there were periods of non-existence in the early nineties, they still perform

Funk, Hip-Hop & Rock: Living Colour's ''Funny Vibe'' 12''

''Funny Vibe (Remix)''Living ColourBiography by Greg Prato (AMG):During the 1980s, rock had become completely segregated and predictable, the opposite of the late '60s/early '70s, when such musically and ethnically varied artists as Jimi Hendrix, Sly & the Family Stone, and Santana ruled the Earth. But bands such as New York's Living Colour helped break down the doors by the end of the '80s,

Italian Beat: Marto’ “Hey Joe / Anima Crudele” 7''

Marto’“Hey Joe / Anima Crudele”( 45 Giri, EMI Records, 1969 Italia )Catalog # EMI Mq 2094Nota:Martò era il leader di un gruppo bolognese degli anni sessanta dalle sonorità piuttosto pesanti di nome Judas. Allo scioglimento della band incise questo singolo di ottima qualità, il lato A è uno dei brani rock più famosi, reso immortale per le versioni di Leaves, Byrds e soprattutto per quella

Soft Rock: Crosby, Stills & Nash ”CSN”

Crosby, Stills & Nash ”CSN”( LP Atlantic Records, 1977 )Catalog # SD 19104 Commento:Diversissimo dal post dei Mandrill, ma legato dall'anno, 1977... devo dire che anche noi a quell'epoca eravamo eclettici, e c'erano alcuni dischi e musicisti che avevano molto a che fare con noi giovani di e in quel periodo. Ascoltare tre grandi come CS&N poi fa sempre piacere, magari riascoltarli ancor di più.