Bulldog Breed: Made In England 1969

 
Bulldog Breed were an obscure late-'60s British psychedelic band who put out one album of typical but unremarkable music in the style, though it was versatile in its approach, spreading across pop-psychedelia, more mod-ish, guitar-driven tracks, a bit of blues-rock, story-songs, and a jazzy piece. Prior to being in Bulldog Breed, drummer Louis Farrell had been in Gun, and some members had played with another obscure British '60s group, Please. After Bulldog Breed, some of them ended up in the similarly little-known outfits T2 and Asgard.
                  

Their album, Made In England, has become somewhat of a collectable. Band members included Rob Hunt (flute, vocals), Rod Harrison (guitar), Nick Spencer (guitar), Bernie Jinks (bass), and Louis Farrell (drums). Keith Cross (guitar) also played with the band. The band also released one single in 1969, the

excellent ‘Portcullis Gate’/’Halo In My Hair’. ‘Portcullis Gate’ leaned more towards progressive rock, while ‘Halo In My Hair’ sounded more like early Pink Floyd. Farrell, who had previously been a member of the band Gun, played with the band Please, along with many other members of Bulldog Breed. Cross and Jinks formed T2, and Harrison played with Asgard. Members of the band ended up working for Cross ‘n’ Ross, The Moody Blues, Robert Plant, and Tony Hatch. Hunt passed away around 1998.
                

Bulldog Breed's mighty obscure album -- the only one they put out -- is face-in-the-crowd late-'60s British psychedelia, neither memorable nor annoying. It's a bit of a club sandwich of period U.K. psych approaches, from the assertive mod guitar chording of "Paper Man" and testosterone-driven bluesy rock to clomp-a-clomp singsong vignettes of everyday English life ("Eileen's Haberdashery

Store") and bittersweet harpsichord balladry ("Dougal"). Several cuts have an almost definitively clichéd late-'60s British wah-wah psych pop guitar, and the filtered-fishbowled texture of the vocal on "Austin Osmanspare" is likewise the kind of sound you rarely heard on record in any other years. "Friday Hill," the best song, is fairly nice sad meditative U.K. pop-psych, and "You" is an unexpected shift into an almost cocktail-jazzy breeze. An amazing mod/psych/freakbeat rarity from 1969, featuring members of T2 and The FLIES.
               

Bulldog Breed – Made In England
Label: Grapefruit Records – CRSEG003
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo 2009
Country: UK
Released: 1969    
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock

TRACKS

    

01. Paper Man
02. Sheba's Broomstick Ride
03. I Flew
04. Eileen's Haberdashery Store
05. Folder Men
06. Dougal
07. When The Sun Stands Still
08. Reborn
09. Friday Hill
10. Silver
11. You
12. Top O' The Pops Cock?!?!
13. Revenge
14. Austin Osmanspare

BONUS TRACKS        

    
15. Porticullis Gate
16. Halo In My Hair

LINE - UP

Rob Hunt (flute, vocals),
Rod Harrison (guitar)
Nick Spencer (guitar)
Bernie Jinks (bass)
Louis Farrell (drums)

NOTES

Originally released in 1969 on Deram.

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The Earthbound: Brotherhood Of The Dog 2004 + La Guerra Final 2008

 

The band was formed in Athens in 1998 by six members and former members of The Last Drive,

Honeydive, Rockin' Bones and Engine-V, which includes Alexis Kalofolias and Thanos Amorginos. After playing locally for about a year, including a slot in Rockwave festival in 1999, the Earthbound recorded its debut 7" single "The Valley/Riverside Song/Tercera Cancion", released with Fractal Press magazine.
              

The Earthbound signed to Trade Records and recorded their self-titled debut album produced by their

sound-engineer, Jim Spliff. It was released in 2000 and featured 13 songs, including three covers of songs by Kyuss, Woody Guthrie and Guillermo Portaballes that showcased the band's diverse influences. [citation needed]
           

In 2001, they recorded the soundtrack for the film Stakaman by Antonis Kafetzopoulos, which was released by M Records. At the same period, Alex K and Thanos A worked on the soundtrack for the

film SOSE ME (directed by Stratos Tzitzis), released a few months later by Universal (Greece). The Earthbound spent the next eighteen months touring. They also took part in two benefit concerts for the campaign Escuelas para Chiapas (A School for Chiapas) and in June 2003 they played at the demonstration against the EU summit in Thessaloniki. In September 2003 Louis (former member of the historical Athenian punk band Stress) joined on trumpet and percussion.
                  

In 2004, they signed to Sirius (the record label formed by Manos Hadjidakis) and started working on

their third album, Brotherhood of the Dog, this time produced by Jim Spliff and the band itself. The album was released later the same year and featured 11 songs (including an Ennio Morricone cover).
                

In early 2005, they played two gigs in Cyprus and recruited a second trumpet player, Johnny Mato (also

member of Dr. Vodkatini and Da Traces). The eight-piece band contributed a track to the Spinalonga records compilation In The Junkyard vol. II and continued touring and writing songs for their next album.
                  

It was finally released in spring of 2008 at the band's own label, LAB Records, under the title La Guerra Final . Including 11 original songs, it is considered by many their best studio effort.
                

The Earthbound suspended action in summer of 2009.
              

Το συγκρότημα δημιουργήθηκε στην Αθήνα το 1998 από έξι μέλη και πρώην μέλη των The Last Drive , Honeydive , Rockin' Bones και Engine-V , στους οποίους συμμετέχουν ο Αλέξης Καλοφωλιάς και ο

Θάνος Αμοργινός. Οι Earthbound υπέγραψαν με την Trade Records και ηχογράφησαν το ομώνυμο ντεμπούτο άλμπουμ τους που παρήχθη από τον μηχανικό ήχου τους, Jim Spliff. Κυκλοφόρησε το 2000 και περιλάμβανε 13 τραγούδια, συμπεριλαμβανομένων τριών διασκευών τραγουδιών των Kyuss , Woody Guthrie και Guillermo Portaballes που παρουσίαζαν τις διαφορετικές επιρροές του συγκροτήματος.
                  

THE EARTHBOUND - BROTHERHOOD OF THE DOG 2004
                           

The Earthbound – Brotherhood Of The Dog
Label: Sirius – SMH 2045 2, Sirius – SIRIUS M41
Format: CD, Album
Country: Greece
Released: 2004
Genre: Rock
Style: Desert Rock

TRACKS

      

01. Mister Moto   3:10
Acoustic Bass – Panos T
Acoustic Guitar – Babi Bone
Bongos – Thanos A.
Drums – S. Pyros D
Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Words By – Alex K
Music By – Alex K (5), Babi Bone
Organ [Hammond] – Yannis Dimitriadis
Percussion – Panos M
Trumpet, Claves – Louis
02. Lost   3:43
Acoustic Bass – Panos T
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Babi Bone
Drums, Vocals – S. Pyros D
Percussion, Vocals – Panos M
Slide Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals – Thanos A.
Vocals, Electric Guitar – Alex K
03. Broke Fm   4:31
Acoustic Bass – Panos T
Acoustic Guitar – Babi Bone
Drums – S. Pyros D
Electric Guitar – Alex K, Thanos A.
Music By – The Earthbound
Percussion – Panos M
Vibraslap – Louis
04. New Hope   6:20
Acoustic Bass – Panos T
Acoustic Guitar – Babi Bone
Drums, Vocals – S. Pyros D
Maracas – Thanos A.
Percussion, Vocals – Panos M
Recorded By [Violin] – Thodoris Zefkilis
Trumpet, Claves – Louis
Violin – Fotis Siotas
Voice, Electric Guitar, Words By, Music By – Alex K
05. I'd Do It Again   5:59
Acoustic Bass – Panos T
Acoustic Guitar – Babi Bone
Claves – Louis
Drums, Vocals – S. Pyros D
Electric Guitar – Thanos A.
Percussion – Panos M
Vocals – Jennie Kapadae
Voice, Electric Guitar, Words By, Music By – Alex K
06. For A Few Dollars More   4:15
Acoustic Bass Panos T
Acoustic Guitar – Babi Bone
Drums – S. Pyros D
Electric Guitar, Harmonica – Alex K
Harp [Jews Harp] – Babakur
Music By – E. Morricone
Percussion – Panos M
Tambourine, Cowbell, Other [Rainmaker], Recorded By [Violin] – Thanos A.
Trumpet, Vibraslap – Louis
Violin – Fotis Siotas
07. Enemy   5:23
Acoustic Bass, Music By – Panos T
Acoustic Guitar – Babi Bone
Drums, Vocals – S. Pyros D
Electric Guitar, Voice, Words By, Music By – Alex K
Maracas, Other [Noise Generator] – Thanos A.
Percussion – Panos M
Trumpet – Louis
08. Travelling Red Cloud   8:11
Acoustic Bass – Panos T
Acoustic Guitar – Babi Bone
Drums – S. Pyros D
Electric Guitar – Alex K
Music By – The Earthbound
Percussion – Panos M
Recorded By [Violin] – Thodoris Zefkilis
Slide Guitar, Electric Guitar – Thanos A.
Trumpet – Louis
Violin – Fotis Siotas
09. A Song For Dj Lo Fi   5:20
Acoustic Bass – Panos T
Acoustic Guitar – Babi Bone
Drums, Vocals – S. Pyros D
Maracas – Louis
Music By – The Earthbound
Organ [Hammond] – Yannis Dimitriadis
Percussion, Tambourine – Panos M
Slide Guitar, Other [Noise Generator] – Thanos A.
Words By, Voice – Alex K
10. Funky Goes To Bollywood   4:58
Acoustic Bass, Music By – Panos T
Acoustic Guitar – Babi Bone
Drums, Maracas, Cowbell – S. Pyros D
Electric Guitar, Music By – Thanos A.
Harmonica – Alex K
Organ [Hammond] – Yannis Dimitriadis
Percussion – Panos M
11. Mother Earth   6:12
Acoustic Bass – Panos T
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Babi Bone
Bongos – Thanos A.
Drums, Vocals – S. Pyros D
Guiro, Vocals – Louis
Music By – The Earthbound
Percussion, Vocals – Panos M
Voice, Electric Guitar, Words By – Alex K
12. Dj Lo Fi - Blend Remix   5:08
Remix, Producer [Additional] – George Mandas

LINE - UP

Performer [The Earthbound:] – Alex K  
Babi Bone
Panos M,
Panos T,
S. Pyros D
Thanos A.
Louis

Flac Size: 389 MB

THE EARTHBOUND - LA GUERRA FINAL 2008
                

The Earthbound – La Guerra Final
Label:T he Lab Records – LAB004
Format: CD, Album
Country: Greece
Released: 2008
Genre: Rock
Style: Acoustic, Desert Rock

TRACKS

                 

01. La Guerra Final   5:30
Music By – The Earthbound
02. Just For A Change   4:46
Music By – Alex K , Babi Bone
Words By – Alex K
03. Child Of The Sea   5:49
Music By – Alex K , Babi Bone, Panos T
Words By – Alex K
04. Like Fire Like Ice   6:57
Music By – Alex K , Panos T
Words By – Alex K
05. Wallpaper Jaguars   4:31
Acoustic Guitar, Words By, Music By – Alex K
06. Cobra '65   5:54
Music By – The Earthbound
07. Straight From The Heart   4:24
Music By – Panos T
Words By – Alex K
08. Spreading Alienation   4:17
Music By – Alex K
Words By – Alex K , Jim Spliff, Panos T
09. Flower   6:17
Music By – The Earthbound
10. Tails Out Blues   5:40
Acoustic Guitar, Words By – Alex K
Electric Guitar – Panos T
Music By – Alex K (5), Panos T
11. Like Fire Like Ice (Dub Mix)   6:56
Mixed By – Spoggos

LINE - UP

Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Panos T
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Babi Bone
Drums, Vocals – S.Pyros D
Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar – Thanos A.
Lute [Cuban] – John Stergiou
Percussion, Vocals – Panos M
Trumpet – Jim Tsopanis
Violin – Fotis Siotas
Vocals – Jenny Kapathai, Milo, Irini Dimopoulou
Vocals, Electric Guitar, Harmonica – Alex K

Flac Size: 412 MB

George Thorogood And The Destroyers: Blues To The Bone Part 2.

 

George Lawrence Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American musician, singer and songwriter

from Wilmington, Delaware. His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s USA rock radio, with hits like his original songs "Bad to the Bone" and "I Drink Alone". He has also helped to popularize older songs by American icons, such as "Move It on Over", "Who Do You Love?", and "House Rent Blues/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer".
                

With his band, the Delaware Destroyers (often known simply as "The Destroyers"), Thorogood has

released over 20 albums, two of which have been certified Platinum and six have been certified Gold. He has sold 15 million records worldwide. Thorogood and his band continue to tour extensively, and in 2014, the band celebrated their 40th anniversary of performing.
              

11. GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS - HAIRCUT 1993

              

Haircut is the ninth studio album by American rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers, released on July 27, 1993. The first single from the album was "Get a Haircut". The album peaked at No. 120 on the Billboard 200. The band supported the album with a North American tour. The Windsor

Star wrote that "the guitar-slinging motor mouth offers another round of stinging and rocking blues, featuring that consistently fat sound with which his band has made its trademark style." The Calgary Herald deemed Haircut "boogie blues and rock 'n' roll ... And, yep, he hasn`t changed a thing." The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph opined that "since shtick is exactly what Thorogood's become reduced to, the only phrase that comes to mind listening to this is, 'get a real job'."

George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Haircut
Label: ERG – CDP-589529
Format: CD, Album, Club Edition
Country: US
Released: 1993
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues
 

TRACKS

                  

01. Get A Haircut    4:10
02. Howlin' For My Baby    5:11
03. Killer's Bluze    6:07
04. Down In The Bottom    4:00
05. I'm Ready    3:35
06. Cops And Robbers    4:47
07. Gone Dead Train    4:05
08. Want Ad Blues    5:03
09. My Friend Robert    2:27
10. Baby Don't Go    3:24

LINE - UP

George Thorogood – guitar, vocals
Billy Blough – bass guitar
Hank Carter – keyboards, saxophone, background vocals
Jeff Simon – drums

Flac Size: 328 MB

12. GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS - LIVE: LET'S WORK TOGETHER 1995

                  

George Thorogood hasn't changed his sound at all since his first live album, the aptly-titled Live. That's

not necessarily a bad thing -- his beer-stained bare-bones boogie has always satisfied his fans and it is never lacking in energy, particularly when he is stoked by the enthusiasm of a live crowd.

George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Live: Let's Work Together
Label: EMI – 7243 8 31948 2 7, EMI – CDEMC 3718
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 1995
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Blues Rock, Electric Blues, Rock & Roll

TRACKS

           

 
01. No Particular Place To Go   4:10
Written-By – Chuck Berry
02. Ride On Josephine   6:39
Written-By – Ellis McDaniel
03. Bad Boy   3:11
Written-By – Larry Williams
04. Cocaine Blues   3:18
Written-By – T.J. Arnall
05. If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)   4:00
Written-By – George Thorogood
06. I'm Ready   3:34
Written-By – Willie Dixon
07. I'll Change My Style   4:10
Written-By – Parker, Villa
08. Get A Haircut   5:18
Written-By – Bill Birch, David Avery
09. Gear Jammer   5:54
Written-By – George Thorogood
10. Move It On Over   5:01
Written-By – Hank Williams
11. You Talk To Much   5:32
Written-By – George Thorogood
12. Let's Work Together   4:46
Performer – Elvin Bishop, Johnny Johnson
Written-By – Wilbert Harrison
13. St. Louis Blues   5:20
Performer – Johnny Johnson
Written-By – William C. Handy
14. Johnny B. Goode   5:22
Performer – Johnny Johnson
Written-By – Chuck Berry

LINE - UP

Bass – Bill Blough
Drums – Jeff Simon
Guitar, Vocals – George Thorogood
Saxophone, Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Hank Carter

NOTES

Recorded live at Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, on December 2 and 3, 1994, and at Center Stage, Atlanta, on December 5, 1994.

Flac Size: 576 MB

13. GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS - ROCKIN' MY LIFE AWAY 1997

            

Rockin' My Life Away is the tenth studio album released by George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It

was released in 1997 on Capitol Records. The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart. As the title says, George Thorogood has been rockin' his life away, churning out a series of heavy blues-rock records, all of them stylistically identical to each other. Rockin' My Life Away is no exception to the rule, and while it is marginally better than Haircut, it sounds so damned similar to all of his other records that even fans have to wonder what the point is anymore.

George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Rockin' My Life Away
Label: EMI – E2 56220
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1997
Genre: Blues
Style: Electric Blues

TRACKS

                    

01. Get Back Into Rockin'    4:16
02. Trouble Everyday    4:16
03. Night Rider    3:43
04. The Usual    3:51
05. Living With The Shades Pulled Down    3:26
06. Manhattan Slide    3:30
07. Rocking My Life Away    3:32
08. Jail Bait    3:42
09. My Dog Can't Bark    4:00
10. Blues Hang-Over    4:18
11. Stoop Down    3:18
12. Rock & Roll Man    2:51

LINE - UP

George Thorogood – guitar, vocals
Waddy Wachtel – guitar, producer
Billy Blough – bass
Jeff Simon – drums
Hank Carter – guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
Tony Berg – tambourine, tamboura

Flac Size: 312 MB

14. GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS - HALF A BOY/HALF A MAN 1999

                    

The album serves up the blooze-n-boogie that Thorogood fans love and his detractors have come to

despise. The difference is, Terry Manning's production keeps things moving, resulting in his liveliest record in nearly a decade. Unfortunately, the album isn't blessed with the strong material that characterized Rockin' My Life Away, but that album didn't have the raw, visceral edge that this album does. And when it comes to rockin' blues, sometimes it's better to have better sound than better songs.
               

George Thorogood And The Destroyers* – Half A Boy / Half A Man
Label: CMC International Records – 06076 86270-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1999
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Electric Blues

TRACKS

            

01. I Don't Trust Nobody
Written-By – Eddie Shaw
02. Double Shot
Written-By – Cyril E. Vetter, Don M. Smith
03. 99 Days In Jail
Written-By – L.P. Weaver, Willie Dixon
04. Half A Boy, Half A Man
Written-By – Nick Lowe
05. As Long As I Have You
Written-By – Willie Dixon
06. B.I.G.T.I.M.E.
Written-By – Keith Sykes
07. Be Bop Grandma
Written-By – Delores Burke, Solomon Burke
08. Nothing New
Written-By – Dave Bartholomew, Antoine Domino*, Jack Jessup, Murphy Maddux
09. Just Passin' Thru
Written-By – George Thorogood
10. Hellbound Train
Written-By – Chuck Berry
11. Not Tonight
Written-By – George Thorogood

LINE - UP

George Thorogood - Guitars, Vocals
Billy Blough – bass
Jeff Simon – drums
Hank Carter – guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals

Flac Size: 303 MB

15. GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS - ANTHOLOGY 2000

              

As you'd expect, all of the Delaware pile-driving guitarist's recorded highlights are here, including six

concert recordings that catch the band in their natural habitat.
        

George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Anthology
Label: Capitol Records – 72435-27573-2-9
Format: 2 x CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country: US
Released: Aug 29, 2000
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Classic Rock

DISC 1.        

                 

01. Madison Blues   4:29
Written By – Elmore James
02. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer   8:28
Written By – John Lee Hooker
03. Delaware Slide    7:53
04. Move It On Over   4:21
Written By – Hank Williams
05. The Sky Is Crying   5:17
Written By – Elmore James
06. I'm Wanted   4:07
Written By – Willie Dixon
07. Nobody But Me   3:26
Written By – O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
08. Bad To The Bone    4:50
09. Willie And The Hand Jive   4:04
Written By – Johnny Otis
10. I Drink Alone    4:33
11. Gear Jammer    4:35
12. Long Gone    4:30
13. Reelin' And Rockin' (Live)   5:11
Written By – Chuck Berry
14. Bottom Of The Sea (Live)   3:27
Written By – McKinley Morganfield
15. Night Time (Live)   5:34
Written By – Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein & Richard Gottehrer

DISC 2.

             

  
01. Who Do You Love? (Live)   5:17
Written By – Ellas McDaniel
02. Born To Be Bad    3:32
03. You Talk Too Much    4:35
04. I'm Ready   3:18
Written By – Antoine Domino, Al Lewis and Sylvester Bradford
05. Shake Your Money Maker   3:28
Written By – Elmore James
06. If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)    4:13
07. Hello Little Girl   3:48
Written By – Chuck Berry
08. Long Distance Lover    3:55
09. Get A Haircut   4:11
Written By – Bill Birch, David Avery   
10. Howlin' For My Baby   5:12
Written By – Chester Burnett, Willie Dixon
11. Christine   4:20
Written By – Hound Dog Taylor
12. Let's Work Together (Live)   6:00
Written By – Wilbert Harrison
13. Johnny B. Goode (Live)   5:33
Written By – Chuck Berry
14. Rockin' My Life Away   3:34
Written By – Mack Vickery
15. I Don't Trust Nobody   5:02
Written By – Eddie Shaw

Flac Size: 0.97 GB

16. GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS - 30th ANNIVERSARY TOUR: LIVE 2004

              

Recorded on May 4, 2004, at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham, England, George Thorogood & the Destroyers sound as spirited and enthusiastic as they did 30 years ago playing bars in their Delaware hometown. While some naysayers might call the track listing repetitive, they obviously miss the point

of Thorogood's live gigs to begin with. Hardcore Thorogood fans will wonder what happened to certain staples like "Move It On Over" or "I'm Wanted," but basically all of the tried and true showstoppers are included: "Bad to the Bone," John Lee Hooker's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love," and "I Drink Alone." George Thorogood & the Destroyers' 30th Anniversary Tour: Live is raucous, fun, and passionate, finding both band and audience having a great time.

George Thorogood And The Destroyers – 30th Anniversary Tour: Live
Label: Eagle Records – ER20042-2
Format:    CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Oct 19, 2004
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Blues Rock

TRACKS

     

01. Long Gone    4:32
02. Who Do You Love    7:01
03. Night Time    7:09
04. I Drink Alone    5:20
05. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer    11:20
06. Don't Let The Bossman Get You Down    3:06
07. The Sky Is Crying    5:50
08. Sweet Little Lady    3:47
09. Greedy Man    3:26
10. Bad To The Bone    6:33
11. The Fixer    4:57
12. That's It I Quit    2:54
13. Rockin' My Life Away    7:50

LINE - UP

George Thorogood - Guitar, Vocals
Billy Blough - Bass
Jim Suhler - Guitar
Buddy Leach - Saxophone
Jeff Simon - Drums

Flac Size: 561 MB