Illinois Speed Press

Illinois Speed Press was a guitar-driven rock quintet on this, their first recording. Produced by Chicago's producer and mentor, James William Guercio, this album sounds at times like Chicago Transit Authority without horns. ISP is important in rock history primarily as the band from which co-leader Paul Cotton emerged to replace Jim Messina in Poco, whom he would help guide to commercial success. "Get in the Wind," later recorded by Poco in a completely different form, rocks hard in this version, while Cotton's "P.N.S. (When You Come Around)" hints at the sound of From the Inside era Poco. The bouncy acoustic number "Here Today" is another highlight, standing out amidst the bluesy rock that makes up the bulk of this recording. The liner notes, designed like a newspaper, were written by Firesign Theatre.

Paul Cotton is a country-rock guitarist and singer who has enjoyed a five-decade career in music. Born in 1943, in Fort Rucker, AL, he reached his teens just as rock & roll was dominating the charts. Cotton took up the guitar at age 13, influenced by the music of Les Paul and Duane Eddy, among others, and was good enough at it to aspire to play professionally…

Richie Furay started his musical career playing folk clubs as a solo artist in the 1960s, as well as with bands like the Monks and the Au Go Go Singers (which included Stephen Stills in the lineup). After meeting Neil Young they formed Buffalo Springfield with Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin…

Richie Furay started his musical career playing folk clubs as a solo artist in the 1960s, as well as with bands like the Monks and the Au Go Go Singers (which included Stephen Stills in the lineup). After meeting Neil Young they formed Buffalo Springfield with Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin. The band cut its first album, Buffalo Springfield, in 1967; it included the single "For What It's Worth." Buffalo Springfield recorded two more albums – Buffalo Springfield Again and Last Time Around – before disbanding in 1968…

Dwarves - Horror Stories (1986) {Voxx Records VCD 2037, Expanded Re-issue rel 1992}
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© 1986, 1992 Voxx Records / Bomp! Records | VCD 2037
Rock / Punk Rock / Garage Rock Revival / Noise-Rock

The Dwarves began in Chicago as a teen garage-rock Sonics-style outfit called The Suburban Nightmare, a sound that was partially carried over into the first Dwarves release, Horror Stories. After the first album, The Dwarves blazoned across the country for seven more years, leaving a trail of blood from their own self-inflicted gashes, drug stories unparalleled since Keith Richards' heroin heyday, bizarre stage-show sex acts, and numerous 15-minute-long live shows.