The Yardbirds

Little Games Session Tapes

 ©1967 EMI / Bootleg ©2009 Naughty Dog

320 Kbps Soundboard recordings

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Well, these are legends here, or at least legends in the making. Keith Relf and Jim McCarty went on to form Renaissance and no points for guessing which supergroup Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones (who sessioned here) were a part of. The years have been kind to the album; fans wanted more Yardbirds and, in 1992, a two-CD set - The Little Games Sessions And More - was released. The tracks on this bootleg  are rough mixes which were made during the compiling of that EMI 2-CD set.
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As the recordings are very nice on thereselves I would not have posted them here if tracks 117 to 128 weren't the Ten Little Indians takes. Ten Little Indians was written by Harry Nilsson.
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101-116 You Stole My Love (various takes) / Tracks 117-128 Ten Little Indians (Various takes) / 130 Little Games / 131. Puzzles / 132 No Excess Baggage / 133 Smile On Me / 134 Drinking Muddy Water / 135 Tinker Tailor Solder Sailor / 201 De Lane Lea Lee (Backwards) / 202 De Lane Lea Lee (Forwards) / 203. White Summer / 204 Stealing Stealing / 205 I Remember The Nigh / 206 Only The Black Rose / 207 Glimpses / 208 Little Soldier Boy / 209 Never Mind / 210-212 Glimpses (various takes) / 213 New York City Blues (1990 Stereo Remix) / 214 W.O.R. Interview 1967 / 215 Jimmy Page - She Just Satisfies (Instrumental Stereo) / 216 Jimmy Page - Keep Moving (Stereo Remix)
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Mike Batt - Watership Down TV Serie Soundtrack (2001)

 ©2000 Polydor

256 Kbps CD Rip

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The TV series based on Richard Adams' novel "Watership Down" was scored by Mike Batt. He orchestrated and conducted the score for a full (80 piece) symphony orchestra. It was recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom Mike has worked many times. In 2003, the second season was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series
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The soundtrack to "Watership Down" is well worth a listen but very hard to find for a reasonable price. If you don't want to pay $70,00 but wants to have it anyway you can press the downloadbutton.
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Watership Down: The Beginning (Overture) (4:41) / Bright Eyes (vocals: Stephen Gately) (3:58) / Thank You, Stars (vovals: Cerys Matthews) (3:32) / On Watership Down (Folk Theme) (6:07) / (When You're) Losing Your Way in the Rain (vocals: Art Garfunkel) (3:40) / Military Theme and Development (5:26) / The View from a Hill (3:26) / Fantasia on a Flying Theme (6:51) / Chase Adventure from Watership Down (5:46) / Baroque Tune (0:38) / Frith's Blessing (vocals: Gary Martin) (2:55) / Winter on Watership Down (6:40) / Winter Song (vocals: Paul Carrack) (4:00) / A Kind of Dream (Choral Fantasy) (6:24) / Bright Eyes [Steve Mac Version] (3:47)

Harry Nilsson - Scatalogue

 ©1971 RCA SPS-33-567

Flac CD Rip

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A limited, not commercial available, promotion-only release to promote The Point! and Harry's earlier albums. Scatalogue intercuts portions of many of Harry's songs into a long medley. The original LP sleeve was the same material as an LP-inner-sleeve instead of a normal cardboard cover.

This is a rip from a CD-bootleg from Remasters Workshop. They did an incredible good cleaning job. All titles listed are excerpts, except for "You Can't Do That," which is included in its entirety.
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Tracklist as it appears on the artwork. This is slightly different than the way it is played.

01 1941 / 02 Little Cowboy / 03 The Puppy Song / 04 Me And My Arrow / 05 You Can't Do That / 06 Together / 07 I Said Goodbye To Me / 08 One / 08a Intro to "Pandemonium Shadow Show" / 09 Mr. Richland's Favorite Song / 10 Mr. Bojangles / 11 I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City / 12 Marchin' Down Broadway / 13 Fairfax Rag / 14 Everybody's Talkin' / 15 City Life / 16 Open Your Window (ends abruptly on the album) / 17 River Deep, Mountain High / 17a Little Cowboy / 18 Freckles / 19 Cuddly Toy / 19a One / 20 Life Line / 21 Think About Your Troubles / 22 Bath / 22a Daddy's Song / 23 END/Narration from "The Point"
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Artwork is included.

Janus

Journey

 ©1991 Friends Records Ltd. 690025.2

320 Kbps CD Rip

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This album probably has some of the best Janus tracks on it, but is not really "immediate". From 1993 to present day, pieces from this album crop up as background music on TV stations throughout Europe, which given the volume of library music that is available, are quite a compliment to the atmosphere generated on this album. The majority of the tracks were instrumental, and half the CD was given over to a tale penned by Orr, for which the music was meant to be the story.

"Journey" sold hardly at all, but the people who liked it, REALLY liked it. It looked like Orr had blown it by trying to be too original. The music industry hates original.
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Lost Cello (4:06) / Terracotta Children (3:17) / Primitive Instinct (4:12) / Babi-Yar (4:56) / Credo (4:56) / Excerpt From Agnus Dei (4:14) / Awakening (2:19) / The Dark River (5:00) / The Paper Shop In The Field (3:19) / Distant Voices (2:07) / If I'd Listened (4:37) / The Angry Tower (3:28) / The Infinite Maze (3:15) / Unknown Number (4:23)
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Mike Batt - A Merry War (Keep The Apidistra Flying) [OST] (1988)

 ©1998 Overseas Filmgoup Ltd. CDQ7243

320 Kbps CD Rip

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Mike Batt composed the score for "Keep The Aspidistra Flying", American title "A Merry War", from the book by George Orwell. The song "Tiger In The Night" was written by Batt for the end titles, and sung by Colin Blunstone. It is a very classically based score, with a suite in the first three tracks. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by Mike Batt.

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1. The Aspidistra Suite - First Movement (Poetry And Torment) 8:32 / 2. The Aspidistra Suite - Second Movement (Love And Passion) 5:40 / 3. The Aspidistra Suite - Third Movement (A Bright Future) 4:13 / 4. Main Title 3:38 / 5. Bugger The Blasted Daffodils 0:52 / 6. Walking To Ravelstons House 2:24 / 7. It Tolls For Thee, Gordon 1:49 / 8. The Poet At Work 1:48 / 9. The Cancelled Party 1:11 / 10. Find The Editor And Kill Him 0:44 / 11. A Kiss Down An Alleyway 1:32 / 12. Off To The Countryside 2:40 / 13. A Bower Made For Us 2:48 / 14. Trudge Home After A Day Out 1:27 / 15. Booking At Modiglianis 3:20 / 16. The Aspidistra Quickstep 1:57 / 17. The Aspidistra Waltz 1:57 / 18. The Aspidistra Foxtrot 1:48 / 19. Sad Bit After Gordonis Sacked 1:04 / 20. I Never Want To See You Again 1:52 / 21. Tea With The Undertaker 1:24 / 22. At Last Gordon Gives Rosemary A Really Good Seeing To 2:16 / 23. The First Day Of Spring 0:43 / 24. Rosemary Announces That She Is Pregnant 1:37 / 25. Gordon Returns To Work 4:16 / 26. Walking Home 1:37 / 27. Tiger In The Night 3:02

Fuck The Writer - Keeping the Aspidistra Flying

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For all you lovers, writers, happy and unhappy, lonely, free and trying, crawling, kissing and wandering....

Fuck the Writer is a Rotterdam (the Netherlands) based 25 year old singer/songwriter who writes and performs his material by himself. The first album “Maar Ik Dans Niet” (“But I Won’t Dance”) was recorded on a multitracker using a cheap condensator mic, a melodica, 12 string guitar, nylon strings, acoustic bass, wine bottles, a toy piano and a moon guitar . The warm, intimate sound reflects the mood of the winter in which the album was recorded. The second album "Keeping the Aspidistra Flying" (inspired by Orwell's Keep the Aspidistra Flying") was released nationwide and got excellent reviews from press and peers. The third album "Dear Holland", this time recorded in a studio with a band, is soon to be released.
Click on songs to listen to some great music.

https://subroutinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/sr006-keeping-the-aspidistra-flying

The Beatles - Everyday Chemistry (The Beatles Never Broke Up)

©2009 thebeatlesneverbrokeup.com

320 Kbps Beatles/Solo Mashup mixes
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Unfortunately I don't have any information about the recordings other than what is written on thebeatlesneverbrokeup.com. Everything else about it is as mysterious to me as it is to you.
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1. Four Guys / 2. Talking To Myself / 3. Anybody Else / 4. Sick To Death / 5. Jenn / 6. I'm Just Sitting Here / 7. Soldier Boy / 8. Over The Ocean / 9. Days Like These / 10. Saturday Night / 11. Mr Gator's Swamp Jamboree
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Beatles 3000

Fox
Tails Of Illusion 

©1975 tracks 1-10 / 1976 track 11

BGO Records.  320 Kbps CD rip.

Noosha was relegated to backing vocals for half the songs on the late 1975 follow-up album, Tails of Illusion, with the other songs sung by Young. The album enjoyed neither the critical nor the sales success of its predecessor; without Noosha's distinctive voice, casual listeners did not associate the songs with the band that had recorded "Only You Can". Although it was sabled down by the critics in 1975 it's a nice album nevertheless.
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The band returned to the charts in April 1976 when "S-S-S-Single Bed" was a Top 5 UK hit and topped the Australian chart. This track is added as a bonustrack.
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Tracklist: 01. Yuli Yuli 3:36 / 02. Survival 4:26 / 03. Strange Ships 4:39 / 04. For Whatever It's Worth 2:47 / 05. Little Brown Box 4:07 / 06. Minor Therapy 4:53 / 07. Lily Sing 3:10 / 08. Kupu Kupu 5:45 / 09. Howdja 3:25 / 10. Me Without You 4:07
Bonustracks: 11. S-s-s Single Bed 3:48
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Click here to download a Tom Mix 12" extended remix of "S S Single Bed":

Fox
Fox 

©1975 tracks 1-11 / 1976 tracks 12-15

Cherry Red Records  320 Kbps CD rip.

The band's self-titled debut album was released in 1975. The lead single, "Only You Can", was a Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart, the follow-up "Imagine Me Imagine You" also reached the Top 20[1] and "He's Got Magic" was a hit in some European countries. Also the track "Love Ship" was played extensively on Radio Caroline, and was subsequently adopted as one of their theme tunes in the 1970s.
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Noosha Fox (Susan Traynor) - vocals, harmonies
After FOX she went solo and had a minor hit with "Georgina Bailey". She als recorded "The Heat is On" wich became a big hit for Agneta Faltskog a few years later.
Kenny Young - rhytm guitar, vocals
After FOX he became a record producer but he will always be known for writing the song "Under the Boardwalk" for The Drifters in the 60's.
Herbie Armstrong - lead guitar, vocals
Before and after Fox he was a bandmember of Van Morrison. He made one soloalbum wich can be found here.
Gary Taylor - bass, vocals
After FOX he made a few solo albums and worked as a sessionmusician. In the 60's he was a member of "The Herd" together with Peter Frampton
Pete Solley - keyboards, vocals
Pete Solley joined Whitesnake on keyboards in 1977 for "Snakebite" and also joined Procul Harum for "Something Magic". Then started as a writer/producer (f.i. Romantics - What I Like About You) 
Jim Frank - drums, percussion, vocals
Worked as a soundengineer for Alice Cooper and Peter Gabriel and played drums on several albums by various artists.
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Tracklist: 01.Love Letters 2:50 / 02.Imagine Me, Imagine You 3:22 / 03.The Joggler 3:12 / 04.Patient Tigers 3:05 / 05.Only You Can 3:03 / 06.The More 1:06 / 07.Spirit 2:52 / 08.He's Got Magic 3:32 / 09.Pisces Babies 3:42 / 10.Love Ship 2:48 / 11.Red Letter Day 3:12
Bonustracks: 12.Out of My Body 2:58 / 13.If I Point At The Moon 3:06 / 14.Georgina Bailey 3:58 / 15.Pretty Boy 3:32
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Justin Hayward & Mike Batt - Classic Blue (1989)

©1989 Trax MODCD 1040

320 Kbps CD-RIP

This album is a compilation of personal fovourites from Justin and Mike, both incredible gifted musicians themselves. You'll find cover versions of Richard Harris' "MacArthur Park", the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" and Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven". Hayward hit the right tone most of the time and the orchestration of Batt is solid but it's not what you'd expect. It's not sparkling like some of Justin's Moody Blues work or surprising like most of Mike's solo work does. What you get is flawless redemptions of evergreens.

01. Tracks of My Tears / 02. MacArthur Park / 03. Blackbird / 04. Vincent / 05. God Only Knows / 06. Bright Eyes / 07. Whiter Shade of Pale / 08. Scarborough Fair / 09. Railway Hotel / 10. Man of the World / 11. Forever Autumn / 12. As Long as the Moon Can Shine / 13. Stairway to Heaven

Harry Nilsson

A Touch More Schmilsson In The Night

©1988 BMG/RCA PD9251

320 Kbps CD rip

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Although this release is filled with alternate takes and previous unreleased tracks it is, as a whole, a very enjoyable album. There are twelve exeptionally, timeless, pieces of art on this cd. This is part two of "A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night", his homage to the songs of the first half of the 20th century, made together with the orchestra of Gordon Jenkins, the man behind the music of Frank Sinatra. For more info go to http://www.marcharry.com/altos.htm.

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I'm always Chasing Rainbows / Make Believe / You Made me Love You(I Didn't Want To Do It) / Trust In Me / Lullaby in Ragtime (alt. take) / All I Think About Is You (from Knnillssonn) / Perfect Day (from Knnillssonn)/ Always (alt. take) / It's Only A Paper Moon / It Had To Be You (alt.take) / Thanks for the Memory / Over The Rainbow
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Frank Sinatra

In The Wee Small Hours at High Speed

©1955 Capitol Records 7243 4 96985 2

MP3 320 Kbps CD-rip

If you think the album-art looks familiar than listen to this album, you will be amazed and discover where Harry did get his inspiration.
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"In the Wee Small Hours" is without a doubt one of Sinatra's best albums. The quality of recordings is extraordinary good for it's time (1955). Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle's orchestra produced an album of amazing heartbreaking lovesongs. These 16 ballads, recorded in just a few days after his break-up with Ava Gardner, sustains a midnight mood of loneliness and lost love. If you got the blues it won't get better if you put this record on.
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01. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning / 02. Mood Indigo / 03. Glad To Be Unhappy / 04. I Get Along Without You Very Well / 05. Deep In A Dream / 06. I See Your Face Before Me / 07. Can’t We Be Friends? / 08. When Your Lover Has Gone / 09. What Is This Thing Called Love / 10. Last Night When We Were Young / 11. I’ll Be Around / 12. Ill Wind / 13. It Never Entered My Mind / 14. Dancing On The Ceiling / 15. I’ll Never Be The Same / 16. This Love Of Mine
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Still think that the picture is from something else? You're right'. It's a scene from the 1954 movie "Crime Wave" directed by André de Toth.

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Suzi Quatro

Annie Get Your Gun

(p)1986 Exallshow Ltd / 1st Night Records OCR CD6024

320 Kbps CD rip

More Klaatu related stuff later but now something completely different. And different it was for Suzi Quatro. Just a few years before she was rocking hard and now she's doing a musical. A strange carreer move (remember rocker Marty Wild playing Dr. Doolottle in 1968?). She did a fine Annie Oakley but don't expext a rocking Annie. She starred with Eric Flynn and Edmund Hockridge in this 1986 production of Irving Berlin's classic wild west musical.
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Tracks: 1. Overture 2:08 / 2. Colonel Buffalo Bill 3:15 / 3. I'm A Bad Bad Man 2:27 / . Doin' What Comes Naturally 3:35 / 5. The Girl That I Marry 1:08 / 6. You Can't Get A Man With A Gun 2:44 / 7. There's No Business Like Show Business 4:12 / 8. The Say It's Wonderful 4:29 / 9. Moonshine Lullaby 3:47 / 11. Wild Horse Ceremonial Dance 4:03 / 12. I'm An Indian Too 3:19 / 13. I Got Lost In His Arms 3:04 / 14. I Got The Sun In The Morning 4:54 / 15. Old Fashioned Wedding 2:27 / 16. Anything You Can Do 3:22 / 17. hey Say It's Wonderful 1:36 / 18. There's No Business Like Show Business 2:03
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Dee Long

Outside

©2002 Magentalane Music/Bullseye BLR-CD-4036
320 Kbps CD rip

A singer/Songwriter of considerable talent, Dee Long paid his dues as a member of Klaatu, the enigmatic prog-rock band of the 70's.The experience wasn't lost on Dee, who continues to write and perform music that is just a little left of the main stream, and very much influenced by pop culture

Outside features a collection of quirky and imaginative tunes drawn from a far reaching variety of subjects.From the quest for the meaning of life, through the latest issue of MAD magazine, to the larger than life rock icon, this album navigates the netherworlds of the imagination, while exploring the cutting edge of music technology.

From a musical standpoint, Outside is a wonderful collage of influences from the psychedelic 60's to the 21st century, each explored and experimented with through the ears of a man who know's what he likes, and refuses to be pigeon holed into an easily identified category.Klaatu fans will be amazed at how much of the bands vision Dee Long has managed to maintain two decades after the band pasted into the mists of music history.

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Track List: Meaning of Life / (Make Love in) Zero Gravity / Mad Magazine / Outside / You Are Too Beautiful / Chromosome Syndrome / Time Will Tell / Collecting Icons / Wait For You / It's Good / Good Night Universe
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