Browse by Label: RD (SWITZERLAND)

Artist:	TRANSATLANTIC RAILROAD
Title:	Express To Oblivion
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	RD 002CD

"The second record in the series of unreleased obscure bands mentioned in Ralph Gleason's book The Jefferson Airplane and the San Francisco Sound after RD 7 (Haymarket Riot). This rural Westcoast/blues/psychedelic album from the early days (1967) includes 5 long tracks with furious guitar, organ jams and powerful vocals, reminding to many of the numerous milestones of legendary S.F. era. All recordings are arranged professional, which guarantees a perfect sound from the original mastertapes. Contains a very detailed band story many photos, and 2 bonus tracks."

Artist:	SPIKEDRIVERS
Title:	Folk Rocking Innovation From The Motor City In The Mid 60愀
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	RD 003CD

"Long expected for release and here it is -- one of the best hippie Westcoast releases with deep emotions, unique eastern influenced songwriting/ instrumentation, jingling guitars and mystic vocals -- a real masterpiece (most songs were never released)! The first incarnation of this band consisted of Marycarol and Sid Brown (both later in the Peace, Bread & Land Band), Ted Lucas, Larry Cruse and Richard Keelan (later in the band Perth County Conspiracy). They made a fantastic single on OM Records in 1966 and taught the Paul Butterfield Blues Band how to jam on these ethnic sounds you hear on the album East-West. They recorded for Atlantic Records where Ahmet Ertegun supervised and Tom Dowd engineered the sessions. They were offered a dream contract on the spot but Ted Lucas said that he didn't want to work for a Turk. Shortly afterward they split and the three without Lucas and Keelan added Marshall Rubinoff and Ron Cobb. In 1967 they recorded some tracks that are featured on this album. Side 1 is Spike-Drivers 1 (with the two songs of the first single). Side 2 is Spike-Drivers 2. Contains detailed bio and photos, great artwork by Sid Brown."

Artist:	MAD DOG
Title:	Dawn of the Seventh Sun
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	RD 005CD

CD reissue of this unreleased album of West Coast psych recordings from 1969. "CD of LP plus one bonus track. Monstrous & unreleased at the time heavy/psychedelic/West Coast artifact of the highest order. This is one of the five best-ever promo-only releases to emerge from California. Only released in a quantity of a couple of copies to get a major record deal that never materialized. Three of the songs were used in a low-budget biker flick called Black Angels. The original demo LP had only a plain black label with no kinds of credits. We found this hidden gem looking for unreleased music by the band The Zoo of Presents Chocolate Moose fame. The original producer told us that a demo-only LP was released by The Zoo after the Chocolate Moose album. The slightly different line-up had the name Joyful Noise (you can see a scan of the acetate in Hans Pokora's 4001 Record Collector's Dreams) but at this time they were looking for a tougher name to fit to the music and they found Mad Dog. Under this name a couple of test pressings were done. So we made a re-release deal straight away.The tape was sent for remastering and cover artwork. To our surprise the guy told us, after hearing the tape, that he knew the music and that it had already been re-released by another label without any kinds of info using the numbers from the dead end part of the vinyl which was C1/C2! The C was for Cavett, the producer's name. Since the project was already paid, we decided to go on with the release to please collectors with an amazing remastering straight from the master tapes, and an insert with unseen pictures and a band bio written by Morgan Cavett."

Artist:	SMITH, BOB
Title:	Stop For A Visit Down Electric Avenue
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	3LP BOX
Price:	$48.00
Catalog #:	RD 006LP

Elaborate reissue of an early 70s American psychedelic classic, originally issued on the Kent label as a deluxe gatefold double album. From the LA area, this mixes sprawling guitar, violin & some keyboard-weirdness with a patch of vague Buckley/Beefheart/Fankhauser reference points on to a base of melodic psych-rock extensions. With a lyrical vantage point not far from the heightened visionary nonsense of a Damon-like character, assumably delivered by Mr. Bob Smith (there is no longer any doubt that he really is "Bob Smith"), this delivers a final touch of addled magic. With this new reissue and accompanying liner notes by Bob, it can be confirmed that Daryl Dragon(!) and Don Preston (Mothers of Invention) helped him record this album, along with his backing group Silverskin." "Only legit reissue of the original Visit 2LP and a bonus LP recorded in 71/72, by Bob Smith. The Visit was recorded in 1970 in LA and it redefined the existing borders of the psychedelic movement. From the first thought about this album to its release it took 3 years to put all ideas in an musical concept -- the result: obscure and complex songs with mindblowing instrumentation and depth." All copies of the box show a certain amount of "wear" (and sometimes split corners), the box is poorly manufactured, to say the least, it's always been like that...

Artist:	HAYMARKET RIOT
Title:	Live 67
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	LP
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	RD 007LP

LP-only release of previously unreleased recordings by this SF group, not to be confused with Haymarket Square. Packaged in a deluxe textured gatefold sleeve. "This band was introduced in the Cream Puff War magazine by Alec Palao a couple of years ago under 'Berkeley, the class of '66'. They started with Rolling Stones and Animals cover version but the material soon mutated under the growing influence of the psychedelic trend across the Bay. The beat stayed but the sound changed. They were featured at the legendary 'First Unitarian Church of Kensington' shows in late 67 and early 68. The music here was recorded at this place in December 1967. Bill Graham sums up the Riot's illustrious, if low-profile, career. At their audition he said, 'You guys are one of the greatest bands I've ever heard, and you have absolutely no commercial potential!'"

Artist:	TRANSATLANTIC RAILROAD
Title:	Express To Oblivion
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	LP
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	RD 008LP

"The second record in the series of unreleased obscure bands mentioned in Ralph Gleason's book The Jefferson Airplane and the San Francisco Sound after RD 7 (Haymarket Riot) This rural Westcoast/blues/psychedelic album from the early days (1967) includes 5 long tracks with furious guitar, organ jams and powerful vocals, reminding to many of the numerous milestones of legendary SF era. All recordings are arranged professional, which guarantees a perfect sound from the original mastertapes. Contains an insert with a very detailed band story, thick cover and thick vinyl."

Artist:	HARPER, ARTHUR LEE
Title:	Memories
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	LP
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	RD 011LP

2003 release of some previously unreleased recordings. Songs are from the late 60s, but recorded later (date unknown). Needless to say, not the guy from Love! "In the summer of 2001 I was lucky to find Arthur Lee. He was very kind and sent me a first CD with songs he had recorded during the time of his two albums Dreams And Images and Love Is The Revolution. Late December of the same year he sent me the second CD with more songs of that time period. In mid-January 2002 I got a note from his youngest son that Arthur Lee had died the night after his wife was killed in a car accident. What you hear on this record is his legacy, authorized by his children. Pressed on heavy audiophile vinyl, ultra heavy old style cardboard sleeve and an insert with pictures and info about Arthur Lee." -- Raymond Dumont/RD.

Artist:	MAD DOG
Title:	Dawn of the Seventh Sun
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	LP
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	RD 012LP

First commercial release of this album, recorded in 1969. "Monstrous & unreleased at the time heavy/psychedelic/West coast artifact of the highest order. This is one of the five best ever promo only releases to emerge from California. Only released in a quantity of a couple of copies to get a major record deal that never materialized. Three of the songs were used in a low-budget biker flick called Black Angels. The original demo LP had only a plain black label with no kinds of credits. We found this hidden gem looking for unreleased music by the band 'The Zoo' of 'Presents Chocolate Moose' fame. Pressed on heavy audiophile vinyl, ultra heavy old style cardboard sleeve and an insert with unseen pictures and a band bio written by Morgan Cavett."

Artist:	ARTHUR
Title:	In Search Of
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	LP
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	RD 013LP

"Long awaited release of this psychedelic/acid folk masterpiece from the North. Arthur started his career in Toronto, Canada as folkie in the mid '60s. In 1969 he went to Colorado and recorded a 1-sided demo LP that surfaced some years ago in collector's circles. It was on Two:Dot, the same label that Hendrickson Roadhouse was on. Only a handful of demo copies were released and sent out to major labels to get a record deal. This happened only later after he signed with Tumbleweed Records and released two albums as Arthur Gee. This first ever official release includes his complete demo LP, unreleased sessions and his mega rare 45 rpm both from before the LP and recorded in Canada. The music can be described as a mixture of Perry Leopold, William C. Beeley and early Pink Floyd (his 45 rm) which is pure magic. Pressed on heavy audiophile vinyl, ultra heavy old style cardboard sleeve and an insert with a bio written by Arthur."

Artist:	SPEED LIMIT 35
Title:	Speed Limit 35
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	LP
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	RD 014LP

"Unreleased at the time, recordings from 1970/71 by this band from North Carolina with member Stephen Scott -- ex Ladies WC, the legendary band from Venezuela. He was the main songwriter, bass player and lead singer on the monstrous Ladies WC album. He joined Speed Limit 35 in fall of 1968 after his departure from Venezuela. The band also rehearsed in a club called 'The Zoo' along with the legendary Christopher, that released their mega rare LP What'cha Gonna Do? on the Chris-Tee label. The music on this album was recorded partly in the studio and partly live when Speed Limit 35 was the opening act for Steppenwolf in April 1970. What you hear are fantastic long heavy psychedelic/West coast styled jams with great guitar leads. It sounds like a mixture between Kristyl, Chirco and Tayles. Pressed on heavy audiophile vinyl, ultra heavy old style cardboard sleeve and an insert with a bio written by Stephen Scott."

Artist:	COUNTRY WEATHER
Title:	Country Weather
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$47.00
Catalog #:	RD 015LP

"Long awaited release of the best unsigned San Francisco band of the '60s! Side 1 is the now legendary 1969 1-sided demo-only LP from the remastered mastertape. Side 2 are studio recordings from the Church in San Anselmo, CA in 1971. Side 3 and 4 are live recordings from the Walnut Creek Civic Center, CA in 1970. The front cover was done by the legendary '60s poster artist Randy Tuten. The booklet includes hitherto unseen photos and the story of the band told by the different musicians. Pressed on heavy audiophile vinyl; comes with a heavy old style cardboard foldout cover and a multi page insert."

Artist:	MISTRESS
Title:	New Ground
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	LP
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	RD 017LP

"This was basically a follow-up band of Country Weather as a trio featuring Greg Douglass and Bill Baron. Mistress played all over the San Francisco Bay Area for the better part of a year. They had it all going for them, the songs, the musicianship, drive, ambition, the right attitude, the fans, everything, everything that is except for time; they didn't give it enough before they called it quits. Their first gig was June 15, 1973 and their last was July 14, 1974 and in between there was a ton of fun and a lot of hard rockin'. The first time lightning struck for Mistress was in 1996, when TaXim Records in Germany released their original album Free Flyte. The second time that lightning struck Mistress is now, with the release of New Ground, a new album of old music. The music on New Ground is taken from some early rehearsals, demos and radio broadcasts. There are also tracks from Wally Heiders famed San Francisco recording studios. This was in the final days with their new drummer Chuck Burgi who had just replaced Bill Baron about a month before. This was all in an effort to streamline and make their sound a little leaner and meaner and it worked like magic, these are some of their hottest recordings. The insert includes photos of the band and the story told by the different musicians."

Artist:	PEACE, BREAD & LAND BAND
Title:	Peace, Bread & Land Band
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	LP
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	RD 018LP

...Spirito-Politico Folk Rock 1969-78. "This was basically Sid Brown's band (ex Spike-Drivers). When he moved from the Detroit area to San Francisco he went to the Ali Akbar College of Music in Berkeley and formed Peace, Bread & Land Band. They made some recordings. After that the band moved north and released a 10" EP Liberation Music in an oversized envelope (full of '60s motives) and later on a 7" EP. They later changed their name to Peace, Bread & Land and made one album Sid is not very proud of. That's why he parallelly did one record on his own: Modality Stew. The songs are from all periods with all the songs on the 10" EP."

Artist:	PRUFROCK
Title:	Visions
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	LP
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	RD 019LP

"Here is another lost and unreleased at the time Californian psychedelic masterpiece of the highest caliber from 1967! Only a few (if even a few) acetate 45 singles were known by this incredible great band from the Ojai, CA area. The recordings for an album were done in the Two:Dot Studios in 1967. (The same studios the Arthur recordings and e.g. Hendrickson Roadhouse came from) and the acetates were pressed in the legendary Gold Star Studios the same year. The music is a mixture of superb garage folk, swinging London-style garage pop and heavy fuzz loaded psychedelic to the max tracks with some incredible great Eastern influences!"

Artist:	NEW AGE (PAT KILROY, SUSAN GRAUBARD, JEFFREY STEWART), THE
Title:	All Around
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	LP
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	RD 020LP

"This is what can be called one of the major sensations in the raga-influenced psychedelic/acid folk field. Also some of the earliest recordings in this genre and hitherto unreleased. After the release of the Light of Day album in 1966 the now legendary Pat Kilroy and Susan Graubard went on with playing and creating music together. What you hear on this album is what they recorded for Warner Brothers in the summer of 1967, a true groundbreaking adventure of the highest order. They expanded in the direction they started in 1966 and the result is far beyond and superior to everything I heard from that time period before in this musical style except for Tim Buckley. No wonder that it didn't come out at that time because those recordings were for sure far too adventurous for Warner Brothers and also for almost every other leading music company at the time. Incredible -- and I mean INCREDIBLE raga-influenced psychedelic/acid folk with some of the best songwriting I know of with monstrous lyrics and deep lead vocals. Also a wide range of instruments were played like incredible raga-esque acoustic guitar, electric bass, Spanish cowbells, bell tree, silver flute, bamboo flutes, viola, tamboura, conga drums, tables, acoustic and electric bass and tambourine. Pat Kilroy sadly died of Hodgkin's disease in December of 1967 at a very young age. If this record had a proper release at the time, it would be a major classic and a milestone today in the psychedelic history book. Be ready for an incredible musical trip along with an amazing, long and very intense story behind." Features long/detailed liner notes by Susan Graubard (who also played on Robbie Basho's The Falconer's Arm,Vol.1) and a great package overall -- worthy of the hype as a major rediscovery!

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Artist:	MELTZER, DAVID & TINA
Title:	Green Morning
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	RD 001CD

Artist:	FREEDOM HIGHWAY
Title:	Made In '68
Label:	RD (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	LP
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	RD 009LP