Sailing Acts

"Pregnant Rainbows For Colourblind Dreamers Taking" is the name from one of the bonus tracks. This stand alone box set is designed as a listening companion to the critically acclaimed reference book "The Encyclopedia of Swedish Progressive Music 1967 - 1979".

2016 two CD set. Singer, songwriter, actor, producer, record label owner and general good ol' boy, Hoyt Axton was perhaps best-known for writing such massive pop hits as 'Joy To The World' and 'Never Been To Spain'. His songs were hits for acts as diverse as the Kingston Trio ('Greenback Dollar'), Ringo Starr ('No, No Song') and Steppenwolf ('The Pusher', 'Snow Blind Friend'). In a recording career that spanned close on forty years, his repertoire covered early blues, folk tunes, jazzy-flavored songs, humorous ditties, kiddies songs and country music-both modern and traditional. This collection of self-penned songs and material from both contemporary and veteran songwriters demonstrates perfectly how well respected he was as a singer and songwriter.

Glass Harp is an american power trio formed in Youngstown, Ohio by guitarist Phil Keaggy, drummer John Sferra, and bassist Daneil Pecchio around 1968. Their sounds would range from blues to psychedelic rock, but with endless progressive influences. Following the band's tour with The James Gang, producer Lewis Merenstein offered the band a record contract. Due to their commercial success, the band started opening for acts like Yes, Traffic and Chicago, amongst other bands.

Something Inside Of Me' brings to the surface ninety-six unreleased recordings from fifteen artists who were all at the forefront of the burgeoning British blues scene of the early 1960s to mid 1970s. There is a varied range of performers with diverse styles that represented the spirit and soul of this music. Soloists, duos, trios, jug band acts and fully-fledged blues and rhythm and blues bands.A 150-page book accompanies the set. It is fully illustrated with most of the images having never before been published, and contains chapters especially written by the artists themselves who are included in this release. Full sessionography details and posters from the period are included, many reproduced here for the first time. 'Something Inside Of Me' is a unique collection of music, words and pictures from this underground world of music that spearheaded the giant UK blues scene that was to follow.