New Releases October 2, 1972

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of October 2, 1972

Caught my eye:

TEN YEARS AFTER – Rock & Roll Music To The World (Columbia KC-31779) (LP)

LENNY BRUCE – Thank You, Masked Man (Fantasy 7017) (LP)

BIG STAR – No. 1 Record (ADS 2803)

YES – Close to the Edge (Atlantic SD 7244) (LP) (CD)

Alvin Lee & Co. rockin’ into the 70’s! Comedy re-issue for Lenny Bruce. ‘Much more famous now than it was then’ syndrome for Big Star. And this is where Yes started to lose me. Others have said this is their favorite Yes album. Not mine.

Also of interest:

LES McCANN – Talk To The People (Atlantic SD 1619)

GEORGE GERDES – Son of Obituary (United Artists UAS 5593) (LP)

RENAISSANCE – Prologue (Capitol/Sovereign SMAS-11116)

BRINSLEY SCHWARZ – Nervous on the Road (United Artists UAS 5647)

Jazz / soul from Les McCann. Biting folk music from Mr. Gerdes. Neo-prog from UK band Renaissance. Nick Lowe gets a US release with Brinsley Schwarz.

Notable singles:

GARY OWENS – The Ballad of Willie Jackson (Pride 1010)

SUZI QUATRO – Rolling Stone b/w Brain Confusion (For All The Lonely People) (RAK ZS7-4512)

HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES – If You Don’t Know Me By Now (Philadelphia Int’l ZS7-3520)

DUNCAN BROWNE – In A Mist b/w Journey (RAK ZS7-4511)

BILLY PAUL – Me & Mrs. Jones b/w Your Song (Philadelphia Int’l ZS7-3521)

SAMMY DAVIS JR. – Mr. Bojangles b/w People Tree (MGM K-14426)

GUESS WHO – New Mother Nature b/w Runnin’ Back To Saskatoon (RCA 74-0803)

TEMPTATIONS – Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (Gordy 7121)

Some big R&B hits here for Philly Int’l! Did they really all come out this week? Nice novelty 45 for DJ Gary Owens. Two singles on RAK. A hit for Sammy! Decent A-side for the Guess Who.

New Releases 1972.09.18

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of September 18, 1972

Caught my eye:

ED SANDERS – Beer Cans On The Moon (Reprise 2105) (LP)

FIFTH DIMENSION – Greatest Hits On Earth (Bell 1106)

FLOYD CRAMER – Class of ’72 (RCA LSP-4773) (LP)

PATRICK SKY – Songs That Made America Famous (Adelphi 1400) (LP)

PENTANGLE – Solomon’s Seal (Reprise 2100)

2^nd Reprise solo album from the main man of The Fugs. Seemed about time for a Fifth Dimension collection. This is the 8^th Floyd Cramer “Class of” set. I heard the Patrick Sky LP on the radio, somewhat unbelievably (LP pictured is a slightly later edition, from ’73). I had really liked Pentangle’s “Sweet Child” album, a few years back.

Also of interest:

CACTUS – ‘Ot & Sweaty (Atco SD 7011)

QUIVER – Gone In The Morning (Warners 2630)

THE KINKS – Everybody’s In Showbiz (RCA VPS-6065) (double LP)

MICKEY HART – Rolling Thunder (Warners 2635) (CD)

WOLFMAN JACK (Wooden Nickel 1009)

I heard the Mickey Hart on the FM radio – mis-identified it as Roger Daltrey for years. 2^nd Quiver album. The rest I haven’t heard! Wolfman Jack = Jack West.

Notable singles:

HARRY NILSSON – Spaceman b/w Turn On Your Radio (RCA B74-078)

THE DOORS – The Mosquito b/w It Slipped My Mind (Elektra EK-45807)

Good 45 for Mr. Nilsson. Jim-less Doors 45 – their final Elektra 45?

New Releases 1972.09.04

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of September 4, 1972

Caught my eye:

MARTIN MULL (Capricorn 0106) (LP)

MONTY PYTHON – Another Monty Python Record (Charisma CAS 1049) (LP) (CD is pictured; the original one, not the new re-issue)

HORACE SILVER – United States of Mind – Phase 3 All (Blue Note 84420)

Three good ones – the debut Capricorn LP from comedian Martin Mull. The 2^nd actual album by British comedy group Monty Python. Horace Silver continues in the 70’s, still in the original Blue Note numbering series.

Also of interest:

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD – Phoenix (Capitol SMAS-1109)

TODD RUNDGREN – Runt – The Ballad of Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2047)

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION – Triad (Harvest/Capitol SW-11095)

All records that I noticed, but didn’t buy. Todd’s first post-Nazz release.

Notable singles:

APHRODITE’S CHILD – Break b/w Babylon (Vertigo 107)

TODD RUNDGREN – Hello It’s Me b/w Cold Morning Light (Bearsville 0009)

FAMILY – Burlesque b/w Rockin’ R’s (United Artists 50951)

JONATHAN KING – It’s A Tall Order for a Short Guy b/w Learned Tax Counsel (UK 49002)

ARTHUR LEE – Sad Song b/w You Want Change For Your Re-Run (A&M 1381)

U.S. Vertigo single #7. Todd’s flop single that gets played 35 years on. A dandy Family 45. Interesting Jonathan King 45 – never seen or heard it! Ex-Love front-man Arthur Lee – yet another solo single for A&M.

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Looks like I only had one release sheet for August 1972 - I must've been on vacation or somethin'!

New Releases 1972.08.21

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of August 21, 1972

I don’t know what happened to the rest of August!

Caught my eye:

NATIONAL LAMPOON – Radio Dinner (Blue Thumb BTS-38) (LP)

T. REX – The Slider (Reprise 2095)

Great Nat Lamp comedy album – why isn’t it on CD in ’07? And a fine hit album for Marc Bolan.

Also of interest:

O’JAYS – Backstabbers (Philadelphia Int’l KZ-31712)

C.C.S. (Rak KZ-31569)

DOUG “COSMO” CLIFFORD (Fantasy 9411)

R&B hit for the O’Jays. Instrumental album for CCS (on RAK U.S. no less). And the drummer of Creedence Clearwater Revival gets a solo album – what is it? All drum solos?

Notable singles:

ROD STEWART – Maggie May b/w (I Know) I’m Losing You (Mercury 30157)

JOHN CALE – Days of Steam b/w Legs Larry at Television Centre (Reprise 1108)

STEAM – Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye b/w Don’t Stop Loving Me (Mercury 30160)

BUDDY MILES – Them Changes (Mercury 30158)

EMERSON LAKE & PALMER – From The Beginning (Cotillion 44158)

BILL WITHERS – Use Me (Sussex 241)

Healthy singles week – numbers for the Mercury singles are consecutive (what was 30159?), so – perhaps back-to-back hits? John Cale single from “The Academy in Peril”. My favorite Bill Withers single. I think EL&P had pretty much lost me by the time of this single.

New Releases 1972.07.31

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of July 31, 1972

Caught my eye:

CAPABILITY BROWN – From Scratch (Charisma CAS 1056) (LP) still not on CD!

BEE GEES – To Whom It May Concern (Atco SD 7012) (LP) (CD)

Two good ones! I am a huge fan of Capability Brown – formerly known as “Harmony Grass” and after CB known as “Krazy Kat” – this is their excellent debut album, and still not on CD as of summer ’07. I believe this was a two-man Bee Gees album.

Also of interest:

FUNK INC. – Chicken Lickin’ (Prestige 10043)

GALLERY – Nice To Be With You (Sussex 7017) (LP)

I found the Gallery album a few years ago and couldn’t put a date to it. I like the title of the Funk Inc. LP!

Notable singles:

CHICAGO – Saturday In The Park b/w Alma Mater (Columbia 4-45657)

MICHAEL JACKSON – Ben b/w You Can Cry On My Shoulder (Motown 1207)

JAMES BROWN – Good Foot (Parts 1 and 2) (Polydor 14139)

GERONIMO BLACK – ’59 Chevy b/w Let Us Live (Uni 55539)

VAN MORRISON – Jackie Wilson Said (I’m In Heaven) b/w You’ve Got The Power (Warners 7616)

JOE COCKER – Midnight Rider b/w Woman To Woman (A&M 1370)

KIM FOWLEY – I’m Bad b/w Forbidden Love (Capitol 3403)

Hit single for Chicago. Michael’s solo debut? A re-issue? More R&B from James Brown. Ex-Zappa sidemen make a Geronimo Black single (why wasn’t it “Low Riding Man”?) Nice A-Side for Van Morrison. Probably the last of the Joe Cocker singles in the old style. And somebody must’ve had a laugh – the Kim Fowley single was listed under “Country & Western” titles on the Phonolog release sheet!

New Releases 1972.07.24

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of July 24, 1972

Caught my eye:

GARY OWENS – Put Your Head On My Finger (Pride 0002) (LP)

CHICAGO – Chicago V (Columbia KC-31102) (LP)

VAN MORRISON – St. Dominic’s Preview (Warner Brothers 2633)

GENTLE GIANT – Three Friends (Columbia KC-31649) (LP)

Insane comedy LP from L.A. D.J. Gary Owens (KMPC-AM), just wonderful! The first Chicago album to not be a multiple disc set! Decent Van Morrison album. New label for Vertigo act Gentle Giant.

Also of interest:

MILES DAVIS – Live Evil (Columbia CQ-30954) QUAD double LP

GRANDPA JONES – Live (Harmony H-31396) (LP)

JUDAS JUMP – Scorch (Pride 0003)

DONNY OSMOND – Too Young (MGM SE-4854)

Miles in Quad! Is this the one with Hermeto? I think this Grandpa Jones LP is a straight re-issue of a Monument title. Judas Jump – same label as Gary Owens – isn’t this British? Teen fodder from young Donny Osmond.

Notable singles:

BLOODROCK – D.O.A. (Capitol 3399)

BREAD – Guitar Man (Elektra 45803)

SLADE – Take Me Back ‘Ome (Polydor 15046)

MELTON, LEVY & THE DEY BROTHERS – Play Little Children b/w S.O.S. (Columbia 4-45650)

BEE GEES – Run To Me b/w Road To Alaska (Atco 6896)

Heavy stuff from Bloodrock, maaan; dandy A-side from Bread; real UK Glam Rock from Slade; Melton is of course Bary Melton, the guitarist from Country Joe & The Fish; OK minor hit for the Brothers Gibb.

New Releases 1972.07.17

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of July 17, 1972

Caught my eye:

CAPTAIN BEYOND – self-titled debut (Capricorn 0105) (LP) (CD)

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER – Trilogy (Cotillion SD 9903) (LP)

MARK VOLMAN & HOWARD KAYLAN – The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie (Reprise 2099) (LP)

Great hard rock from Captain Beyond – with a 3-D cover, even! Third (or fourth) album from EL&P (depends on how you count “Pictures At An Exhibition”). Post-Zappa Flo & Eddie (nice pop music).

Also of interest:

JOHN RENBOURNE – Faro Annie (Reprise 2082)

KOOL & THE GANG – Music Is The Message (Delite 2011)

SWAMP DOGG – Cuffed, Collared & Tagged (Cream 9009)

British acoustic guitarist Renbourne gets yet another US release. R&B from Kool & The Gang and incomprehensible ‘soul music’ from Swamp Dogg.

Notable singles:

THE ROLLING STONES – Happy b/w All Down The Line (Rolling Stones 19104)

THE WHO – Join Together b/w Baby, Don’t You do It (Decca 32983)

CHI COLTRANE – Thunder & Lightning b/w Time To Come In (Columbia 4-45640)

CHUCK BERRY – My Ding-A-Ling (Chess 2131)

GARY GLITTER – Rock & Roll Part 2 (Bell 45237)

WAYNE COCHRAN – Long Long Day b/w Sleepless Nights (Epic 5-10893)

Single from “Exile On Main Street” for the Stones; Non-LP single for The Who; Chi Coltrane – was that really her name? Re-service for Chuck Berry (and it’s a live version, as I recall); bona-fide glam rock from Gary Glitter; 2^nd single from Wayne Cochran & Co., from their self-titled sole Epic LP.

New Releases 1972.07.10

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of July 10, 1972

Caught my eye:

FRANK ZAPPA – Waka / Jawaka (Bizarre 2094) (LP) (CD)

JOHN CALE – The Academy In Peril (Reprise 2079) (LP) (CD)

HARRY NILSSON – Son Of Schmilsson (RCA LSP-4717) (LP)

CURVED AIR – Phantasmagoria (Warner Brothers 2628) (LP) (CD)

Yet another new Zappa album – so quickly after “Just Another Band From L.A.”! Slightly esoteric John Cale album. Decent Nilsson album (and it came with a poster). Probably my favorite Curved Air album (#3).

Also of interest:

DOOBIE BROTHERS – Toulouse Street (Warner Brothers 2634)

CONGRESS OF WONDERS – Sophmoric (Fantasy 7018) (LP)

JIMMY WEBB – Letters (Reprise 2055)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE – Long John Silver (Grunt 1007)

The Doobie Brothers start to matter. 2^nd album from Berkeley comedy guys Congress of Wonders. Singer / songwriter Jimmy Webb soldiers on. Seems to me that the Jefferson Airplane didn’t matter as much as they used to, by the time of this album (which I did not retain a copy of!).

Notable singles:

COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN – Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar (Paramount 0169)

ARLO GUTHRIE – City Of New Orleans b/w Days Are Short (Reprise 1103)

PINK FLOYD – Free Four b/w Stay (Harvest / Capitol 3391)

RICK NELSON – Garden Party (Decca 32980)

DON BOWMAN – Homecoming b/w Poetic Justice (Mega 0083)

Great A-side for Commander Cody. Classic Arlo Guthrie. Pink Floyd single from “Obscured By Clouds”. Hit single for Ricky Nelson. Nice Don Bowman 45 – “Poetic Justice” is wonderful (and found on the same LP as “Hello D.J.”).

New Releases 1972.07.03

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of July 3, 1972

Caught my eye:

HABIBIYYA – If Man But Knew (Island / Capitol SMAS-9305) (LP)

LEON RUSSELL – Carney (Shelter / Capitol SW-8911) (LP) (CD)

RE-BOP KWAKU BAAH – Re-Bop (Island / Capitol SW-9304) (LP)

Even by 1972, I was already an Island label snob – the only reason I checked out either of these two Island titles. And easily my favorite Leon Russell album. Easily. Bought it the day it came out, loved it to death. I still play “Out In The Woods” all the time.

Also of interest:

THE BAND – Rock of Ages (Capitol SABB-11045) double LP

JAMES BROWN – There It Is (Polydor 24-5028)

SIMON & GARFUNKEL – Greatest Hits (Columbia KC-31350) (LP)

CARLOS SANTANA & BUDDY MILES – Live (Columbia KC-31350) (LP)

Double live album from The Band. R&B from James Brown. Best of from S&G. Live album from Carlos & Buddy.

Notable singles:

BIG BROTHER / JANIS JOPLIN – Down On Me b/w Bye Bye Baby (Columbia 4-45630)

AUDIENCE – Standing By The Door (Elektra 45788)

LINDISFARNE – Lady Eleanor b/w Down (Elektra 45799)

NORMAN HURRICANE SMITH – Oh Babe, What Would You Say? b/w Getting To Know You (Capitol 3383)

BILLY EDD WHEELER – 200 Lbs. O’ Slingin’ Hound (RCA 74-0739)

TOWER OF POWER – You’re Still A Young Man b/w Skating On Thin Ice (Warner Brothers 7612)

Columbia re-issues a ’66 Mainstream label single for Janis. Audience and Lindisfarne were both licensed from Charisma Records, England. Nice hit single for Norman Smith. Bill Edd Wheeler, still in his pre-Kenny Rogers days. Nice R&B hit for T.O.P.

New Releases 1972.06.26

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of June 26, 1972

Caught my eye:

JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO – Sometime In New York City (Apple SVBB-3392) double LP (LP) (CD)

ALICE COOPER – School’s Out (Warner Brothers 3623) (LP) (CD)

Double LP for John & Yoko – that featured Frank Zappa! Not anybody’s favorite Lennon LP, however. And a hit for former Zappa-proteges Alice Cooper (LP came with a ‘gimmicks’ package initially).

Also of interest:

P.F. SLOAN – Raised On Records (Mums KZ-31260)

IKE & TINA TURNER – Feel Good (United Artists UAS 5598)

Singer / songwriter stuff for P.F. Sloan; R&B toughness for Ike & Tina.

Notable singles:

SEALS & CROFTS – Summer Breeze b/w East of Ginger Trees (Warner Brothers 7606)

PARRISH & GURVITZ – I’ve Got Time b/w Janine (Decca 32969)

THE DOORS – Get Up and Dance (Elektra 45793)

SPARKS – Mr. Nice Guys (No More) b/w Wonder Girl (Bearsville 006)

NEIL YOUNG / GRAHAM NASH – War Song b/w The Needle and The Damage Done (Reprise 1099)

A hit for Seals & Crofts; British Parrish & Gurvitz get a US single – not sure which was the A-side (but I’ve listed my favorite first); Post-Jim Doors 45; certainly one of the first Sparks 45’s!; Non-LP A-side for Neil Young / Graham Nash?

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The Ron Kane Files now take a well-earned vacation from the blogosphere. If I can figure out how to post from Tokyo, I will. Otherwise, see you on July 8th or 9th. School is, indeed - OUT!

New Releases 1972.06.19

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of June 19, 1972

Caught my eye:

GORGONI, MARTIN & TAYLOR – self-titled (2^nd album) (Buddah BDS 5113) (LP)

BIFF ROSE – Uncle Jesus, Auntie Christ (United Artists UAS-5594) (LP)

Songwriter release day! Chip Taylor wrote “Wild Thing”, Biff Rose wrote “Buzz The Fuzz”!

Also of interest:

BLACK OAK ARKANSAS – If An Angel Came To See You (Would You Make Her Feel At Home?) (Atco SD 7008)

SHA NA NA – Night Is Still Young (Kama Sutra 2050)

HONEY COMB – self-titled (Hot Wax 713)

Not the first Black Oak album; Sha Na Na continue after their Woodstock intro; Honey Comb will shortly release the “Want Ads” single (if it didn’t already sneak by me!).

Notable singles:

SMITH, PERKINS & SMITH – Save Me b/w I Cry Mercy (Island / Capitol 1206)

LOU REED – I Can’t Stand It b/w Going Down (RCA 74-0727)

JAMES BROWN – Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) (Polydor 14129)

O’JAYS – Backstabbers b/w Sunshine (Philadelphia Int’l ZS7-3517)

THE GUESS WHO – Albert Flasher b/w Broken (RCA 74-0906)

CHICAGO – Colour My World b/w I’m A Man (Columbia 4-33210)

SANTANA – Everybody’s Everything b/w No One To Depend On (Columbia 4-33211)

JANE BIRKIN & SERGE GAINSBOURG – La Decadanse b/w Langues De Chat (Fontana 1684)

JANIS JOPLIN – Cry Baby b/w Mercedes Benz (Columbia 4-33208)

PEGGY LEE – Is That All There Is? b/w I’m A Woman (Capitol 6191)

JOHN DENVER – Take Me Home Country Roads b/w Poems, Prayers & Promises (RCA 74-0904)

SUE THOMPSON – Sweet Memories b/w Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go) (Hickory 1641)

The Smith, Perkins & Smith A-side is the best track here! Big R&B classic for the O’Jays; I didn’t know Serge & Jane got a post-“Je T’aime” release in the US!; Posthumous 45 from Janis; almost the end of the line for the original Hickory Records 45 numbering series – and I have dozens of Sue Thompson 45’s!!

New Releases 1972.06.12

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of June 12, 1972

Caught my eye:

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR – Pawn Hearts (Charisma / Buddah CAS 1051) (LP) (CD)

URIAH HEEP – Demons & Wizards (Mercury SRM-1-630) (LP)

Two important British tiles get their U.S. issue – they added a track (“Theme One”) to the VDGG LP! (It was released in England during October, 1971). I really only liked the debut Uriah Heep album, sorry!

Also of interest:

DUST – Hard Attack (Kama Sutra 2059)

THE LAST POETS – Chastisement (Blue Thumb 39)

CHEECH & CHONG – Big Bambu (Ode 70 SP-77014)

FUNKADELIC – America Eats It’s Young (Westbound 2020)

ARGENT – All Together Now (Epic KE-31556)

I didn’t buy any of these…but I noticed all of them.

Notable singles:

STRAWBS – Heavy Disguise b/w Benedictus (A&M 1364)

STAN FREBERG – John & Marsha b/w Try (Capitol 3355) re-issue

EMITT RHODES – Tame The Lion b/w Golden Child of God (Dunhill 7315)

APOLLO 100 – Telstar b/w Minuet For A Funky Lady (Mega 0080)

MICKEY DOLENZ – Lover’s Prayer b/w Unattended In The Dungeon (MGM K-14395)

Strawbs tries again; Mr. Freberg gets a re-issue; pop prince Emitt Rhodes continues; Apollo 100 cover Joe Meek; Post-Monkees Mickey Dolenz 45, with an odd B-Side title.

New Releases 1972.06.05

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of June 5, 1972

Caught my eye:

KIM FOWLEY – I’m Bad (Capitol ST-11075) (LP)

DOUG & RUSTY KERSHAW – Genus Cambarus (Hickory 163) (2LP)

KOSSOFF / KIRKE / TETSU / RABBIT (Island/Capitol SMAS-9320) (CD)

PINK FLOYD – Obscured By Clouds (Harvest / Capitol ST-11078) (LP) (CD)

HENRY WOLFF & NANCY HENNINGS – Tibetan Bells (Island / Capitol SMAS-9319) (LP)

Big week! Kim Fowley storms into the 70’s; Doug & Rusty get re-issued; members of 'Free' team up with Tetsu; Pink Floyd issue a very good soundtrack to an iffy Euro movie; the birth of ‘new age’ music from Wolff & Hennings.

Also of interest:

EAGLES – self-titled (Asylum SD 5054)

MIKE D’ABO – Down At Rachael’s Place (A&M SP-4346)

MARK MOOGY KLINGMAN – Moogy (Capitol ST-11072)

DAVID BOWIE – Ziggy Stardust (RCA LSP-4702) (LP) (CD)

HARVEY MANDEL – The Snake (Janus 3037)

Set your clocks – the Eagles start here; Mike D’Abo is ex-Manfred Mann; Moogy didn’t want any misunderstanding as to what kind of music you were going to be getting; Bowie gets glam; Harvey Mandel soldiers on – with a pretty good LP!

Notable singles:

HARRY NILSSON – Coconut b/w Down (RCA 74-0718)

T. REX – Metal Guru b/w Lady (Reprise 1095)

PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS – Mary had A Little Lamb b/w Little Woman Love (Apple 1851)

FLEETWOOD MAC – Sentimental Lady b/w Sunny Side of Heaven (Reprise 1093)

DAVID BOWIE – Starman b/w Suffragette City (RCA 74-0719)

Good Nilsson 45; Single from “The Slider” for Marc B.; probably Paul’s weakest Wings 45; Bob Welch song for F. Mac (which he later re-recorded); Glam rock Bowie hits the streets in the U.S.A.!

New Releases 1972.05.29

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of May 29, 1972

Caught my eye:

THE ROLLING STONES – Exile On Main Street (Rolling Stones COC 2-2900) double album (LP) (CD)

TOWER OF POWER – Bump City (Warner Brothers 2616) (CD)

FOGHAT (Bearsville 2077)

ARLO GUTHRIE – Hobo’s Lullabye (Reprise 2060) (LP)

MELTON, LEVY & THE DEY BROTHERS (Columbia KC 31279)

Heavyweight Stones LP! I love this T.O.P. album (with “Down To The Nightclub” and “You Got To Funkafize”), their 2^nd. Ex-Savoy Brown guys = Foghat. Arlo Guthrie continues, after “Alice’s Restaurant”. Barry Melton joins Mr. Levy & The Dey Brothers and makes a rock & roll LP with a neat cat face on the cover (the cat with human teeth).

Also of interest:

RANDY NEWMAN – Sail Away (Reprise 2064)

JAMES BROWN – Soul Classics Vol. 1 (Polydor 5401)

DADDY COOL – Teenage Heaven (Reprise 2088)

BOB WEIR – Ace (Warner Brothers 2627)

JOHN MAYALL – Jazz Blues Fusion (Polydor 24-5027)

Sure are a lot of Warner / reprise titles today! I liked the debut from Randy Newman, so I noticed this. Only signed to Polydor a short time, and James already gets a collection. 2^nd U.S. LP from Australian Daddy Cool (which featured Ross Wilson). Solo Dead with Weir’s “Ace”. John Mayall still slogging it out – “The Turning Point” had been mighty, so Polydor stuck with him for quite a while.

Notable singles:

ALICE COOPER – School’s Out b/w Gutter Cat (Warner Brothers 7596)

UNDISPUTED TRUTH – Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (Gordy 7117)

JIM CAPALDI – Oh How We Danced (Island/Capitol 1205)

Just in time for summer! Alice Cooper has a hit, Undisputed Truth pretend they are The Temptations and solo Traffic member Jim Capaldi gives it his best – with the title track from his debut solo album as a single.

New Releases 1972.05.22

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of May 22, 1972

Caught my eye:

JUDY COLLINS – Best Of (Elektra EKS-75030)

WALTER CARLOS – A Clockwork Orange (Columbia KC-31480) (LP)

ELTON JOHN – Honky Chateau (Uni 93135) (LP) (CD)

AUDIENCE – Lunch (Elektra EKS-75026) (LP) (CD)

Nice Best of for Judy Collins. Always did like her “Both Sides Now”. Not the soundtrack, but more synth music from “A Clockwork Orange” by Wendy Carlos. Decent studio album for Elton John – it sounds great, I just listened to the CD of it recently. The final Audience album (#4).

Also of interest:

SAILCAT – Motorcycle Mama (Elektra EKS-75029) (LP)

STEPPENWOLF – Rest In Peace (Dunhill DSX-50124)

ERNEST TUBB – Say Something Nice To Sarah (Decca DL 75345)

Novelty album for Sailcat (yes, the 45 was released this week too). The final Steppenwolf album. E.T. must’ve been signed to Decca / MCA for decades by the time this chestnut came along. He was alive (and signed to Decca / MCA almost until he passed away!).

Notable singles:

FLASH – Small Beginnings b/w Morning Haze (Capitol 3345)

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – 10538 Overture b/w Battle of the Marston Moor (United Artists 50914)

DEEP PURPLE – Lazy b/w When A Blind Man Cries (Warner Brothers 7595)

EAGLES – Take It Easy b/w Get You In The Mood (Asylum 11005)

DAVID BROMBERG – The Hold-Up b/w Suffer To Sing The Blues (Columbia 4-45612)

STEVEN STILLS – It Doesn’t Matter (Atlantic 2876)

VIGRASS & OSBOURNE – Forever Autumn (Uni 55330)

THE HOLLIES – Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress b/w Look What We’ve Got (Epic 5-10871)

Good week for singles! I love the first three singles. Debut Eagles 45? David Bromberg with George Harrison – which version? That good non-hit Steve Stills 45. The debut of “Forever Autumn” which Justin Hayward would cover for the Jeff Wayne “War Of The Worlds” album in a few years. Hit single for The Hollies, 70’s style.

New Releases 1972.05.15

Phonolog Reports – New Releases

Week of May 15, 1972

Caught my eye:

AMON DUUL II – Carnival In Babylon (United Artists UAS-5586) (LP (CD)

ARTHUR LEE – Vindicator (A&M SP-4356)

MOUNTAIN – Road Goes Ever On (Windfall 5502)

Slow-ish week for ’72. Krautrock from ADII, in every 99 cent bin. Former Love frontman Arthur Lee with his debut solo album. Live album from Mountain.

Also of interest:

MILLER ANDERSON – Bright City (Deram DES-18062)

SAMMY DAVIS JR. – “Live” (MGM SE-4811) (LP)

LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND – Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (MGM/Kolob SE-4001)

MIKE CURB CONGREGATION – See You In September (MGM SE-4844) (LP)

Miller Anderson would eventually work with Jimmy McCulloch. Sammy’s MGM LP’s are all fairly special, and this is no exception. Worst album on this list? Proof that not everything released in 1972 was good? Look no further than the debut Little Jimmy Osmond LP. So bad, it’s oppressive! EZ vocal hits from Mike Curb & Co. – some serious EZ chorus vocals.

Notable singles:

DADDY COOL – Daddy Rocks Off b/w I’ll Never Smile Again (Reprise 1090)

HOT BUTTER – Popcorn (Musicor 1458)

ARTHUR LEE – Love Jumped Through My Window b/w Everybody’s Gotta Live (A&M AM-1361)

Wow, a Daddy Cool single that isn’t “Eagle Rock”! Novelty synthesizer hit for Hot Butter. And the Arthur Lee single the same week as the LP!