Biography
Early years (1967-1973): Hagar became interested in the burgeoning Southern California music scene, fronting his first band, the Fabulous Castilles.
In 1967, the duo known as Samson & Hagar, backed by the Peppermint Trolley Co., released a 7″ promotional record on Ranwood Records with the tracks “Reach Out to Find Me” and “Read My Thoughts”.
Later that [...]

 In mid-1991, “Raw Melody Men”, a live album from the tour, was put together and released. It was to be NMA’s last album for EMI. Unusually, given the history of the music business, the relationship between band and record company had always remained cordial but had now simply grown stale. There were minor dissatisfactions on [...]

Biography and CD Background
Ever since his breakthrough in the early 1970s-as a founding member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and as a drummer/leader whose recordings (such as Spectrum) and powerful, complex style of play exerted a strong influence on the course of jazz and jazz-fusion-Billy Cobham has remained a tireless musical explorer.
Panamanian by birth, a New [...]

CD 6
FROM THE VAULTS…
1. Radio Spot (1966)
 (The Beach Boys)
 Produced by The Beach Boys
Recorded 1966
Originally released on the Capitol Records box set Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys, 1993
(P) 1993, 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
2. Slip On Through (A Cappella Mix)
(Dennis Wilson)
Produced by The Beach Boys
Lead Vocal: Dennis
Previously unreleased. Original version from the Brother Records album Sunflower, [...]

Do You Love the Sun is the first new Scud Mountain Boys album since Sub Pop released the critically-acclaimed Massachusetts in 1996.
After being out of contact for many years, original Scud Mountain Boys band members Joe Pernice (vocals, acoustic and electric guitars), Stephen Desaulniers (vocals, acoustic guitar, and bass), and Bruce Tull (electric guitar, lap [...]

Photo By Martha Feldman
Biography
From her early days leading a jazz trio in small Chicago nightclubs, Patricia Barber has drawn extravagant accolades. The praise came at first from local writers, impressed by her unique arrangements and coolly composed piano improvisations. As she added vocals to her repertoire, the praise poured in from national reviewers intoxicated by [...]