Shadow Mann - Come Live With Me (1969 Tomorrow's Productions)

Never before heard of label "Tomorrows productions"  These kind of record albums are interesting mostly because of their "obscurity". It seems that Shadow Mann made an album a year before this in 1968 but nobody seems to know even the title title. Does it exist?  Would it be better it even didn't? Was it just a preshadow of this one? Mann, who knows? Who cares? Maybe Lotti Golden, whon The Shadow Mann thanks for the Soul. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11xvtrmRuM8

Forever More - Words On Black Plastic (1970 RCA)

This their second album sounds better that their first one, as far as i can recall.

promises of spring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmAD48jpMVo

From RYM: Incredible, eclectic music which, like its predecessor, "Yours", is familiar yet almost otherworldly, incorporating so many existing elements that it creates a whole other universe. Both albums, which came and went to the cut-out bins, were not promoted in America by RCA, so I'm not even sure why the 2nd album was released, but in their own ways, these two records may as well have been Forever More's "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver". Musically, they used every instrument they seemed to be able to get their hands on , (even a Jews harp), and had shades of jazz, folk, country, psychedelic guitar music, and seemed like a little Beatles, a little Family, a little Traffic, a fair amount of Scotland, (where they hailed from), all mixed into something that was everything, (to me), that music should be. No one who likes music should be less than impressed with either record. (Good luck finding them!!)

Back Door - 8th Street Nites (1973 WB)

These blues and jazz-rock guys don't offer any compromises. Their music sounds quite original. Bassist Colin Hodgkinson plays his instrument personal way and i tend to hear and think the whole music on this album conforms his instrument and that is unusual. The first side is blues based rock and the flip side more fusion kind. It is not usual that the bassist is the motor of the music but i think Colin H is more than an assistant of the group. I red recently music magazine "Soundi" 1973 (a late Finnish music paper) and found that some editors back then where sure "Back Door" was to be the next next great fusion band.

Dianne Davidson - Backwoods Woman (1971 Janus)

Smoothly flowing country rock. Four of the songs by Dianne D herself. The others by Cat Stevens, Elton (Country Comfort), Harvey/Collins (Delta Dawn) and J. Drummond for example. "Recorded on one warm December late '71 and early '72". Okay,  December in America happened to appear late that year... Smiley
delta dawn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGMNsHGcqzQ

The California Earthquaqe - Reformation (1971 (UA)

A groovy cover of Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" is somehow even more real than the original one, because of Roy Smith. And before "Susan" you can even here a "Prelude To Suzanne". Interesting Christian brass soul rock. Very listenable. Let there be light:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzLcegrbUUI

RYM:A fairly ambitious Christian progressive concept album (don't let that put you off too much!). 
Good use of brass and woodwind conjures up the feeling of a 70's action movie with a cool soundtrack and overall it has a wide scope of sounds with some rocking moments like 'Let There Be Light' . A very interesting curio indeed. Apparently this was a studio-only project made by a ensemble that included established session musicians like Jim Gordon (drums - played with Duane Allman, Jack Bruce & John Lee Hooker),  John Guerin (drums - played with Frank Zappa & The Byrds) and soul singer Roy Smith (vocals).

Flow - S/T (1969/70 CTI)

Have not  many CTI label record albums. The Flow is quite nice funky fusion stuff. Don Felder (later member of Eagles) is not invisible at all on "Mr Invisible". This is not music for masses but individuals. Laid back "Summer's Gone" is my favorite one. Daddy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPrmOkRSB_w

Jym Young's San Francisco Avantgarde - Puzzle Box 81966 International)

If music could describe eternal i think the first side is manages it well. If music ever could describe this just moment, the other sides does it well.

Sallyange - Children Of the Sun (1968 this re much later)

I purchased this by intuition for 10 euros just because i was curious. It is not bad but occasionally almost good folk music but sorry you two, i'm sure you are wonderful people but i'm not very ... with your way of using your voice and singing together. Sorry. Sorry again. Now... the further i listen to your album the nicer it becomes. And now when i realize you are Mike and Sally Oldfield... I did not know. Tubular Bells was one the first records i bought in early 70s.

The Keith Tippet Group - Dedicated To You - But You Weren't Listening (1971 Vertigo this re by Akarma)

Nice cover art. The album title itself is the best i have ever seen. The music is naturally flowing avant-garde without causing any headache. If it is right to say Zappa did some avant-garde i'd say this Tippett is occasionally close to Zappa's. Great music. One of the best albums i happily have purchased by intuition these days. I'm not any specialist of anything and not the jazz at all but i dare to say this better than any other i have heard till now. This time Vertigo hit the Bull's eye, maybe not financially but musically. Colosseum / Valentyne's Suite nad Tippet / Dedicated To You... A Perfect pair?

Sir Lord Baltimore - S/T (1971 Mercury this re)

On this their firsy album American band SLB sounds to me a bit like UK band Uriah Heep. I happen to own an original copy of their second album "Kingdom Come" too but I can't recall exactly how they sounded on that, but this their second sounds a bit like prototype of whatever hard rock and i like prototypes.

Man from manhattan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP3eBCBuiu4

Tonton Macoute - S/T (1971 Neon this CD)

This papa doc's band plays the kind of fusion music i like a lot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rn8W6-1P8w

Formerly Fat Harry - S/T (1971 Harvest and Capitol this re by Prog Temple)

This is The Beatles playing country music. I mean if The Beatles were from Texas or SF they would probably have sounded like this. Nice and friendly mellow country tinged rock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oxtPdRtX9U

Saint Just - S/T (1973 Harvest this re by AMS)

I was thinking which one of their two albums are better and now i feel it is not even hard to decide. This is it.
It sounds more authentic, flowing and jammy. The first half minute of the first track "Quando nel mondo..." begins like some gnoissienne or gymnopedie by Eric Satie. On the whole the first song is great. Jenni Sorrenti sings much better on this their first album than on their second an final one. Some tend to say she sounds like Annie Haslam, but i'd say it is a bit too wide heard. Aniie's vocals is sometimes too clinical to me and Jenni sounds a bit too raw, but at the same time real,  true and alive.The more i listen to this the more sure i am this is a significant record of music by young Italians. The combination of the instruments played here fits perfectly in their music. And Italian language fits too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0VF-R_ynuM

Saint Just - La Casa Del Lago (1974 Harvest this re by Akarma)

I'm not sure which of their two albums are better. Most people would not listen Jenny Sorrenti's singing even 10 seconds and i have to admit it sometimes  makes me feel a bit embarrassed too but when i listen to the best flow parts of the album such as "La casa del lago" i forget the worse parts and get sublimated to another level of feeling through music. Casa del lago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5OyHA2pQD0

Virtanen - Hal-00 (1974 Love Records)

HAL-00 is strange proto punk from Finland. Pertti "Veltto"("Slothful") Virtanen the leader of the group named after him (Virtanen is one of the most common names in Finland by the way) is a psychologist, a hypnotist, a rock musician, a multiple member of Finnish Parliament (True Finns), the official Shaman of the Year 1996 etc...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDuutLumTto

Gentlehood - S/T (1973 Columbia)

This is told to be progressive rock. Maybe so. Anyway it is an album that takes time to get in.
Oh My: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9qNl2ooQns

Marsha Malamet - Coney Island Winter (1969 Decca)

When listening this i get filled by a feeling i would love to spend a day on Coney Island in winter in 1969.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Tq1SeQuJo

Crabby Appleton - Rotten To The Core (1971 Elektra)

The other of their two lps and not the better one but ok. Not any typical Elektra album, i think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSMciN-R8NM

Jeffrey Cain - Whispering Thunder (1972 WB)

Country blues with nice sounding harmonica. Produced by Jesse Colin Young from Youngbloods.