Before The Gold Rush An American Country Rock Anthology 1966-1973

Artist:  Various Artists

Origin:  USA

Genre:  Country Rock

Title:  Before The Gold Rush An American Country Rock Anthology 1966-1973 (Box Set 3 CD) (2026)

Genre:  Country Rock

Label:  Grapefruit Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  

 1.  Things You Gave Me (Rick Nelson) (1:52)

 2.  Papa Gene's Blues (The Monkees) (2:00)

 3.  Hot Dusty Roads (Buffalo Springfield) (2:52)

 4.  Nashville Cats (The Lovin' Spoonful) (2:38)

 5.  Needing Someone (Gene Clark & The Gosdin Brothers) (2:06)

 6.  Rain, Rain (Hearts & Flowers) (2:37)

 7.  Louisiana Rain (Guilbeau & Parsons) (2:36)

 8.  Life stands Daring Me (Stone Country) (2:26)

 9.  Sugar Babe (The Youngbloods) (2:14)

10. I Fought The Law (And The Law Won) (Sonny Curtis) (2:00)

11. These Days (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) (3:11)

12. Some Of Shelly's Blues (Linda Ronstadt - Stone Poneys) (2:12)

13. She Comes Running (Lee Hazlewood) (2:15)

14. Mama Tried (Merle Haggard & The Strangers) (2:15)

15. The Weight (The Band) (4:36)

16. Cherokee Girl (The Beau Brummels) (3:36)

17. Mr. Soul (The Every Brothers) (3:16)

18. Your Painted Lives (Merrell Fanhause H.M.S. Bounty) (2:14)

19. Hot Burrito #1 (The Flying Burrito Brothers) (3:41)

20. Louisiana Man (Jerry Lee Lewis) (1:48)

21. The Only Mama That'll Walk The Line (Linda Ronstadt) (2:23)

22. Texas Me (Sir Douglas Quintet) (2:40)

23. Calico Lady (Poco) (3:06)

24. Omaha Rainbow (John Stewart) (3:09)

25. Midnight Ranger (Lothar And The Hand People) (3:23)

26. For What It's Worth (Polly Niles) (2:38)

27. Come What May (Joshua Fox) (2:47)

28. Reuben James (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition) (2:45)

29. Six Days On The Road (Taj Mahal) (3:02)

Disc 2:

 1.  No Longer A Sweetheart Of Mine (Dillard & Clark) (3:16)

 2.  Words Can't Say (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (3:24)

 3.  Rise Up (Easy Rider) (Brewer & Shipley) (3:19)

 4.  Brother John (The Dillards) (2;54)

 5.  Molly In The Middle (Ron Elliot) (4:10)

 6.  Long Long Time To Get Old (Great Speckled Bird) (3:10)

 7.  Brown Hair (Eagle) (3:31)

 8.  Charlie's Tune (Goose Creek Symphony) (4:38)

 9.  The Brand New Tennessee Waltz (Jesse Winchester) (3:09)

10. Don't Talk Now (Brethren) (3:53)

11. Two Hangmen (Mason Profitt) (5:00)

12. Take Me To The Mountains (Shiva's Headband) (3:34)

13. Never Goin' Back (We Five) (2:59)

14. Midnight Rider (The Allman Brothers Band) (3:00)

15. Down To The Wire (Yellow Hand) (4:18)

16. Cowboy Song (Turnquist Remedy) (3:24)

17. Silver Moon (Michael Nesmith & The First National Band) (3:14)

18.  It'll Take Time (Morning) (2:38)

19. My Old Kentucky Home (Ry Cooder) (1:47)

20. Tulsa County (Jesse Ed Davis) (2:24)

21. I Wanna Go Country (Otis Williams & The Midnight Cowboys) (2:14)

22. Dance Dance Dance (Crazy Horse) (2:13)

23. Pipe Dream (Timber) (3:31)

24. Idle Idabelle (Rio Grande) (3:48)

Disc 3:

 1.  Everybody's Missin' The Sun (Grin) (2:45)

 2.  The Virgin (Gene Clark) (3:37)

 3.  I Love To Sing/Sweet Harriet (Bob Lind) (4:21)

 4.  Good Time Girl (Roger Tillison) (3:22)

 5.  Rosalie (Mountain Bus) (6:31)

 6.  Last Lonely Eagle (New Riders Of The Purple Sage) (5:14)

 7.  Me Lovin' You (Deerfield) (2:39)

 8.  Georgia (Charlie Daniels) (3:24)

 9.  Ooh-Wee California (Swampwater) (2:52)

10.  Picking Up The Pieces (Chuck & Mary Perrin) (2:52)

11. 5'll Getcha Ten (Cowboy) (4:57)

12. Angel From Montgomery (John Prine) (3:45)

13. Woman (Pure Prairie League) (3:42)

14. Willin' (Little Feat) (2:58)

15. Thanks (Bob Mosley) (3:18)

16. Sometimes I Get A Notion (Gotta See The Country) (2:16)

17. Sally Salamander (Burnt Suite) (2:24)

18. Forest Ranger (Marlin Greene) (3:06)

19. Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues (Danny O'Keefe) (3:02)

20. How Long (J.D. Souther) (3:25)

21. Runnin' Down To Memphis (Eggs Over Easy) (3:18)

22. Don't Cross The River (America) (2:33)

23. Cowgirl In The Sand (The Byrds) (3:22)

Before The Gold Rush An American Country Rock Anthology 1966-1973 is the 3 CD compilation chronicling the eary days of the American Country Rock movement by Various Artists, featuring The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Band, Poco, Rick Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, Dillard & Clark, Michael Nesmith, The Monkees, Everly Brothers, America, The Allman Brothers Band, Pure Prairie League, The Youngbloods, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Charlie Daniels, John Stewart, Merle Haggard, Jesse Winchester, New Rides Of the Purple Sage, and many more!, released on October 16, 2026 by Grapefruit Records. 

Lucifer

 

Artist:  Lucifer

Origin:  Perth/Melbourne, Australia

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Heavy Glam Rock, Proto-Metal

Original line-up:

 Rhett May:  Lead Vocals, Guitar

Tom Matthews:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar

Glen Garrett:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar

Michael Porter:  Bass

James "Jimbo" Payne:  Drums

Lucifer was an Australian Hard Rock Band from Berth/Melbourne, formed in 1974 by Rhett May (Lead Vocals), Tom Matthews (Guitar), Glen Garrett (Guitar), Michael Porter (Bass), and James "Jimbo" Payne (Drums).

Title:  My Best Friend (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Heavy Glam Rock, Proto-Metal

Label:   Seelie Court

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Sweet Rock & Roll (3:04)

 2.  Me & My Lady (2:02)

 3.  Round & Round (3:07)

 4.  No Biz Like Show Biz (3:16)

 5.  Drag Queen (2:56)

 6.  Day Tripper (The Beatles Cover) (3:01)

 7.  Sexy Sam (4:18)

 8.  Girl Crazy (3:40)

 9.  Charles Manson (3:27)

10. Blow Up (4:21)

11. My Best Friend (4:54)

13. Life Wasn't Meant To Be Easy (3:13)

14. Wake Up And Make Love (4:32)

Personnel:

 Rhett May:  Lead Vocals, Guitar

Tom Matthews:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar

Glen Garrett:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar

Michael Porter:  Bass

James "Jimbo" Payne:  Drums (1974)

Doouglas Allmark:  Drums

Lino Costanzo: Drums

Paul Gadsby:  Bass (1977)

My Best Friend  is the compilation album by Lucifer, released on September 18, 2026 by Seelie Court.

Mariah Carey

Artist:  Mariah Carey
Born:  March 27, 1970.  Huntington, New York, USA
Genre:  Pop, R&B, Soul, Dance Pop, Adult Contemporary R&B, Hip Hop
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Record Producer
Instruments:  Vocals

Mariah Carey is an American Singer and Songwriter.  She is the best-selling female performer of all time.  She has easily moved from glossy Ballads to Hip Hop-inspired Dance Pop throughout her career, she earned early comparisons to Whitney Houston and Celine Dion.  Her debut album, Mariah Carey (1990) topped the Billboard Hot 100, all four singles off her multi-platinum, beginning with "Vision Of Love", which also led to Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female.  Her most successful singles including "Hero", "Without You", "All I Want For Christmas Is You", and "One Sweet Day", the latter became the longest-running U.S. No. 1 Single in History, with a total of 16 weeks.  Billboard named her the most successful artist of the 1990's in the United States while the World Music Awards honored her as the World's Best-Selling Recording Artist of the 1990s.

Title:  Daydream (Amazon Exclusive Edition) (2026) 

Genre:  Pop, R&B, Soul, Dance Pop, Adult Contemporary R&B, Hip Hop

Label:  Legacy Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Fantasy (4:04)

 2.  Underneath The Stars (3:33)

 3.  One Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men) (4:42)

 4.  Open Arms (3:30)

 5.  Always Be My Baby (4:18)

 6.  I Am Free (3:09)

Side Two:

 1.  When I Saw Ypu (4:24)

 2.  Long Ago (4:33)

 3.  Melt Away (3:42)

 4.  Forever (4:00)

 5.  Daydream Interlude (Fantasy Sweet dub Mix) (3:04)

 6.  Looking In (3:35)

Personnel:

Mariah Carey:  Vocals, Crowd Noise

Walter Afanasieff:  Programming, Synthesizer, Bass, Keyboards, Instruments, Drum Programming

Babyface:  Keyboards, Background Vocals

Michael McCary:  Vocals

Nathan Morris:  Vocals

Wanya Morris:  Vocals

Shawn Stockman:  Vocals

Manuel Seal:  Piano

Tristan Avakian:  Guitar

Melonie Daniels:  Crowd Noise

Jermaine Dupri:  Lead & Backup Vocals

Dave Hall:  Programming

Loris Holland:  Organ, Hammond Organ

Dann Huff:  Guitar

David Morales:  Bass, Keyboards, Programming

Kelly Price:  Crowd Noise

Shanrae Price:  Crowd Noise

Daydream is the fifth studio album by Mariah Carey, original released on September 26, 1995 by Columbia Records, remastered and reissued on October 16, 2026 by Legacy Recordings.  Amazon Exclusive Edition Color Vinyl.

 

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

 

Artist:  The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Origin:  London, England
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Acid Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Original line-up:

Jimi Hendrix:    Lead Vocals, Guitar
Noel Redding:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Mitch Mitchell:  Drums

The Jimi Hendrix Experience were an American/English Psychedelic Rock Band formed in London 1966, Jimi and his new manager Chas Chandler (Bass former The Animals) formed a backing band with  Mitch Mitchell (Drums) and Noel  Redding (Bass) to be a Trio Band follow to the lead of Cream that was the one of "Power Trio Band" format, and widely recognized as hugely influential of the development of the Hard Rock and Heavy Metal in the late-1960s.

Title:  Magic Boy:  The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live At Berkeley First Show (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Acid Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Label:  Legacy Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Fire (4:55)

2.  Johnny B. Goode (4:17)

 3.  Hear My Train A Comin' (11:58)

 4.  Machine Gun (10:59)

 5.  Freedom (5:27)

 6.  Red House (7:49)

 7.  Message To Love (5:32)

 8.  Ezy Ryder (8:19)

 9.  Star Spangled Banner (2:17)

10. Purple Haze (3:52)

11. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (12:27)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Fire (4:55)

2.  Johnny B. Goode (4:17)

 3.  Hear My Train A Comin' (11:58)

Side B:

 1.  Machine Gun (10:59)

 2.  Freedom (5:27)

 3.  Red House (7:49)

LP 2:

Side A:

 1.  Message To Love (5:32)

 2.  Ezy Ryder (8:19)

 3.  Star Spangled Banner (2:17)

 4.  Purple Haze (3:52)

Side B:

 1.  Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (12:27)

Personnel:

Jimi Hendrix:    Lead Vocals, Guitar
Billy Cox:  Bass

Mitch Mitchell:  Drums

Magic Boy:  The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live At Berkeley First Show is a live album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released on October 16, 2026 by Legacy  Recordings, recorded live at Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA, May 30, 1970, 1st Show.  Pressed on Audiophile Vinyl.

Dizzy Gillespie

 

Artist:  Dizzy Gillespie

Birth Name:  John Birks Gillespie

Born:  October 21, 1917. Cheraw, South Carolina, USA

Died:  January 6, 1993 (Aged 75).  Englewood, New Jersey, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Big Band, Vocal Jazz, Trumpet Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Instruments

Occupations:  Musician, Composer

Instruments:  Trumpet, Vocals, Piano

Dizzy Gillespie was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, Composer, Educator, and Singer.  He was a Trumpet Virtuoso and Improviser, early Bebop Styles.  In the 1940s, he, with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of Bebop and Modern Jazz.  He taught and influenced many other musicians, including Miles Davis, John Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione and Johnny Hartman.  He won several Grammy Awards.  One of the Greatest Player Trumpeters of All Time.

Title:  All Star Sessions:  3 Classic Albums Plus (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Big Band, Vocal Jazz, Trumpet Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Instruments

Label:  Avid Jazz

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Wheatleigh  Hall (8:51)

 2.  Sumpin' (10:28)

 3.  Con Alma (9:27)

 4.  Haute Mon' (10:41)

 5.  Steeplechase (17:27)

 6.  Tour De Force (11:10)

 7.  Ballad Medley:  (8:40)

      -I'm Through With Love

      -The Nearness Of You

      -Moonlight In Vermont

      -Summertime

Disc 2:

 1.  Dizzy Atmosphere (10:58)

 2.  Ballad Medley:  (11:00)

      -I'm Through With Love

      -Without A Word Of Warning

      -Sweet Lorraine

      -Love Walked In

      -September Song

 3.  Ballad Medley:  (12:28)

      -On The Alamo

      -Stompin' At The Savoy

      -This Time The Dream's On Me

      -Time After Time

      -Gone With The Wind

 4.  The Way You Look Tonight (13:41)

 5.  Rio Pakistan (11:34)

 6.  It's Only A Paper Moon (8:32)

 7.  Purple Sounds (feat. Stuff Smith) (10:09)

Personnel:

Disc 1: (1957)

Dizzy Gillespie:  Trumpet

Sonny Rollins:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  1, 2 

Sonny Stitt:  Alto Saxophone on Tracks:  3, 4 

Ray Bryant:  Piano

Tommy Bryant:  Bass

Charlie Persip:  Drums

Disc 2:  Tour De Force (1955)

Dizzy Gillespie:  Trumpet

Roy Eldridge:  Trumpet

Harry "Sweets" Edison:  Trumpet

Oscar Peterson:  Piano

Herb Ellis:  Guitar

Ray Brown:  Bass

Buddy Rich:  Drums

All Star Sessions:  3 Classic Albums Plus is a compilation album by Dizzy Gillespie, originally released on June 2009 by Avid Jazz, remastered and reissued on November 6, 2026 by Avid Jazz.

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto

 

Artist:  Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto

Origin:  USA & Brazil

Genre:  Jazz, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Traditions, Brazilian Jazz, Global Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Bebop

Original line-up:

Stan Getz:  Tenor Saxophone

Joao Gilberto:  Guitar, Vocals

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto are the collaboration between American Saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian Guitarist/Vocalist.  Joao Gilberto is one of the most legendary pairings in music history.  Together with composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, they recorded  Getz/Gilberto (1964), an album that globalized the Bossa Nova Genre, swept the Grammy Awards, and introduced the world to the hauntingly beautiful hit "The Girl From Ipanema".

Title:  Getz/Gilberto (Limited Edition) (2026) 

Genre:  Jazz, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Traditions, Brazilian Jazz, Global Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Bebop

Label:  Verve

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  The Girl From Ipanema (5:21)

 2. Doralice (2:47)

 3.  Para Machucar Meu Coracao. (5:07)

 4.  Desafinado (4:09)

Side Two:

 1.  Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) (4:17)

 2.  So Danco Samba (3:42)

 3.  O Grande Amor (5:27)

 4.  Vivo Sonhando (2:56)

Personnel:

Stan Getz:  Tenor Saxophone

Joao Gilberto:  Guitar, Vocals

Antonio Carlos Jobim:  Piano

Sebastiao Neto:  Double Bass

Milton Banana:  Drums, Pandeiro

Astrud Gilberto:  Vocals on Tracks:  1/1, 2/1

Getz/Gilberto is an album by Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto, originally released on March 1964 by Verve, remastered and reissued on October 9, 2026 by Verve.  Limited Edition Orange Vinyl.