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Gabor Szabo was one of the most original guitarists to emerge in the 1960s, mixing his Hungarian folk music heritage with a deep love of jazz and crafting a distinctive, largely self-taught sound. Inspired by a Roy Rogers cowboy movie.

Released just six months after Gypsy '66, Gabor Szabo's second album as a leader (after leaving a sublime Chico Hamilton band that also included Charles Lloyd) remains one of his finest moments in the studio. Szabo utilized the tales of bassist Ron Carter and his old boss Hamilton on drums, as well as a pair of fine Latin percussionists – Willie Bobo and Victor Pantoja. The groove quotient was very high on Spellbinder, maybe even higher than on later albums such as Jazz Raga or Sorcerer.

It isn't hard to make the case for Patti Smith as a punk rock progenitor based on her debut album, which anticipated the new wave by a year or so: the simple, crudely played rock & roll, featuring Lenny Kaye's rudimentary guitar work, the anarchic spirit of Smith's vocals, and the emotional and imaginative nature of her lyrics – all prefigure the coming movement as it evolved on both sides of the Atlantic.

Instead of revealing why the two records were separated, the appearance of Amnesiac makes the separation seem arbitrary – there's no shift in tone, no shift in approach, and the division only makes the two records seem unfocused, even if the best of both records is quite stunning, proof positive that Radiohead are one of the best bands of their time.

On the Threshold of a Dream was the first album that the Moody Blues had a chance to record and prepare in a situation of relative calm, without juggling tour schedules and stealing time in the studio between gigs – indeed, it was a product of what were almost ideal circumstances, though it might not have seemed that way to some observers…

If you consider yourself a fan of accessible music, you might find this LP to be one of the most memorable listens in your lifetime, though not necessarily in a positive way. The music retains a certain accessibility, yet remains so unpredictable, diverse, and borderline satanic that it becomes way too perverse to qualify as anything close to mainstream. Imagine Nekropolis meets Yello meets 80s era Pink Floyd and you might start to gain an inkling of what to expect.

Discovered: In May 1968 a very young musician named Wolfgang Michels with the pseudonym "One Plus None" landed a No. 2 hit in England with "Desert Walker", a song produced by himself, topped only by the Rolling Stones at No. 1. The blues musician Alexis Korner invited Michels to London and took him under his wings.
Percewood's Onagram: The psychedelic rock band Percewood's Onagram, with Michels as singer and guitarist, caused a sensation in the early 1970s as the first German indie band; …