Medina Records

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Jamaica Band – Sticky Fingers

Bugs Bunny – The Bunny Hop

Ashton, Gardner, Dyke & Co – Delirium

Fascinating one this. The backing track is a reworking of Jack Hammer’s ‘Swim‘ (also produced by Miki Dallon). No idea if these were recorded around the same time as each other, ‘Swim’ was issued in 1971 and ‘Dial My Number’ in 1976, although it does sound earlier. I suspect this was an unreleased track they decided to issue as a b-side (anyone with any additional information feel free to share). Either way it’s a storming slice of funky rock that demands 11 on your volume control.

Mike Berry – Dial My Number

Heavy psych rock cover of a track originally by Manfred Mann Chapter Three (it opens their debut album). As good as the original is the Rainbow Family really knock it out of the park delivering a huge version of the track. No idea who they were though (anyone?).

Rainbow Family – Travellin’ Lady

Loving Kid Koala and Dynomite D’s The Slew album, the best rock meets hip hop I’ve heard in a very long time. Download is (legally) free too. Double vinyl and CD for cashola.

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One of those records that has yet to ‘blow up’ and get all sorts of ‘library glam funk cosmic disco mod psych dancer breaks’ type eBay action (if I’d picked up another copy…..). It is one of those records though. Lots of the right type of drums, a heavy riff; even a spacey breakdown. It’s fantastically good.

It has nothing to do with Captain Sensible btw. The a-side (‘Morning Bird’) is a more typical glam affair and unfortunately was comped on ‘Velvet Tinmine’ meaning there’s far too many people looking for this already rare record. Enjoy.

The Damned – Theta

Seeing Hands

I can’t get enough of this track right now.