Rossington Collins Band:Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere

When Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane crashed in 1977, killing several band members including singer Ronnie Van Zandt, it looked as though the group was finished. But before a "new" Skynyrd would once again burn up the highway, there were several offshoot bands. The most successful was this group, including Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson, Billy Powell and others, with Dale Krantz (who would later marry Rossington) on lead vocals. On this debut disc, the band sounds great. The hottest track here is the first one, "Prime Time," although every track is quite good. "One Good Man" and "Three Times as Bad" are also standouts. Review from Allmusic.com

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A great little album by The Godfather -- one that takes the core James Brown sound of the "Sex Machine" generation, and serves it up with a tighter mid 70s twist! Fred Wesley is still very firmly at the helm of the band -- and there's a power here that's equal to the later JBs work on the Breakin Bread album. The grooves are nicely free of the "fast funk" syndrome that crept into James' work a few years later as his answer to disco -- and are super tight all the way through! The LP includes a 12 minute remake of "Sex Machine" that's worth the price alone. Review taken from Dustygroove.com

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Nick Lowe:Pure Pop For Now People

This is by far one of my favorite pop/rock records. This is Nick Lowe's first solo release and is one well written album. The songs could all be considered singles....yes that good. This is all about catchy melodies and witty lyrics, done with a radio-friendly 60's sound. All the rock personas on the LP cover are so well represented you will want more....more I tell you!!. I can't praise the album enough....just listen and you will understand, not one song is a dud.


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Simon Dupree and the Big Sound:Without Reservations

A great piece of Brit pop with soul, ska, and psych thrown in the mix. "Without Reservations" was released on Capitol Records in 67. Not a full blown psych sound like their single "Kites", which came after this album. Lots of cool organ use and most of the songs have a upbeat swagger to them. A must have for 60's music fans.


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The Action:Rolled Gold

The Action were a George Martin-produced soul-pop band in mid-'60s England, musical brothers of the early Who, The Small Faces, and the Zombies. Despite their powerful connections, solid songwriting and excellent singer, they never charted a hit or cut an album. What remains of their legacy is a CD's worth of single A- and B-sides and outtake recordings like the demos that make up Rolled Gold. This review was taken from popmatters.com


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Porter Joseph Batzdorfer

He is here, he is amazing, life is good.