December 26, 2023
The first show in a Gulls Window Circus hard rock series, which starts with 2 weeks of late 60s to 70s artists, then moves for several weeks to artists drawing from the hard rock well in modern times. This week lesser known entities mingle with names you know, and 3 tracks deviate from the stated bounds: Kyuss with a ’95 track, Night Ranger with a 2011 one and Deep Purple (covering Love!) from 2021. The lesser-known (but must-hear) are: Coloured Balls. Cradle, Cromwell, Orang-Utan, Three Man Army, and Heavy Rain. The rest are names you will already know, but I chose less obvious tracks from each, so now… it is time to dig in …and rock.
Listen to this show – Part Two appears further down the page
| Artist | Song | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| MC5 | The Human Being Lawnmower | Back In The USA | Rhino Records |
| Montrose | Paper Money | Paper Money | Friday Music |
| Coloured Balls | Working Man’s Boogie | The First Supper Last Or Scenes We Didn’t Get To See | Just Add Water |
| Cradle | Last Laugh | The History | Modern Harmonic |
| Cromwell | Down On The Town | At The Gallop | Got Kinda Lost Records |
| Black Oak Arkansas | I Could Love You | Black Oak Arkansas | ATCO Records |
| Blue Öyster Cult | Born To Be Wild | Live ’83 | Real Gone Music |
| Foghat | Easy Money | Stone Blue | Friday Music |
| Free | Fire And Water | Fire And Water | Island Records |
| 13th Floor Elevators | Livin’ On | Bull Of The Woods | Lmlr |
| Thin Lizzy | Opium Trail | Bad Reputation | Vertigo |
| Orang-Utan | I Can See Inside Your Head | Orang-Utan | Guerssen |
| Sweet | California Nights (Clearwell Castle Demo) | Level Headed Alternate Mixes & Demos | Sound City Records |
| Artist | Song | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyuss | Flip The Phase | Muchas Gracias: The Best Of Kyuss | Run Out Groove |
| Rory Gallagher | Philby | The Best Of Rory Gallagher | UMC |
| Deep Purple | 7 And 7 Is | Turning To Crime | Ear Music |
| Three Man Army | Polecat Woman | Two | Real Gone Music |
| Heavy Rain | Rising Of The Tide / Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun | Heavy Rain | Guerssen |
| Jimi Hendrix Experience | I Don’t Live Today | Los Angeles Forum • April 26, 1969 | Experience Hendrix |
| Black Sabbath | Thrill Of It All | Sabotage | BMG |
| UFO | Reasons Love | No Heavy Petting | Chrysalis Catalogue |
| Robin Trower | Man Of The World | Twice Removed From Yesterday | Chrysalis Catalogue |
| Night Ranger | Follow Your Heart | Somewhere In California | Postseason Records |
| Jeff Beck | Goin” Down (Live) | Tribute | ATCO Records |
| Sparks | Thank God It’s Not Christmas | Live At The Record Plant 1974 | Sound City Records |
