See-Saw !!

Another album by him

that I think you'll enjoy

Don Covay

1966

Intersystems !!

Bare with me on this one. If you can't stand avant garde psychedelic noise,

you're not goning to like this. However, if you want to venture out there,

here's two albums by an underground Canadian group

which certainly defined music on its own terms.

Let me know what you think...

Peachy

1967

Free Psychedelic Poster Inside

1968

Don Covay & The Goodtimers !!

Don had quite a diverse career, and rubbed shoulders

with the giants of Soul, R&B, and Rock n Roll.

Give a read, if you have time.
If you guys like this, I got
another of his to drop

Mercy!

1964

Oneness of Juju !!

Started by James "Plunky" Branch, this group was renamed twice, and is the epitome of Afro Soul Jazz. James started the label N.A.M.E. Brand Records, and even worked as a studio musician on The Cosby Show. He has since gone on to teach music at two Universities.

African Rhythms

1975

Scott Walker !!

Scott was the frontman of a successful 60's pop trio called The Walker Brothers. At around 1967, he went solo with the release of Scott. It was well received, and it resulted in three more albums of a similar style, until he kinda disappeared on and off, only to reemerge in the 80's as an avant garde composer. He's revered by the likes of David Bowie, Brian Eno, and Nick Cave. It's well worth reading about him, and getting to know his career.

Scott

1967

Scott 2

1968

Scott 3

1969

Scott 4

1969

Roy Brooks !!

Roy Brooks played with many big names: Yusef Lateef, Horace Silver, Sonny Stitt, Lee Morgan, Dexter Gordon, Charles Mingus .....On and on and on. His solo albums are deep and soulful, growing more poetic through the years. 

Beat

1964

The Free Slave

1972

"The Sahel Concert"

1974

Mindbender !!

Stringtronics

1972

This album is an absolute must for anyone
who loves Library , Soul, and Latin twists. 

This has been heavily sampled in underground Hip Hop

Three by Thornton !!

Clifford Thornton

Clifford had a fantastic and innovating solo career, as well as one hell of a contributor with such heavyweights as Sun Ra, Sam Rivers, Sunny Murray, and Archie Shepp. His work is commonly boxed in to the expansive genre of Free Jazz. Politically, he was very convicted and he had no qualms letting others know of his leanings. These views, as justified as they might have been, led to a ban from entering France where his work was fruitful. He is suppose to have met with the Black Panther Party's Bobby Seale and Eldridge Cleaver, and he accepted a position with UNESCO's International Bureau of Education to be an educational counselor on African-American education. So, he was very active in bettering the inhumane conditions which saturated the 1960's and 70's. Like I said, a man of conviction. There's much more to learn about Mr. Thornton, so I suggest you read up on him.

1969

1971

1972

Now That I Have You/ Stay With Me !!

Tommy McGee

1981

Remember that killer Positive-Negative album?

Tommy reemerged in the 80's with a newer style.

Here's a 7" release that murders

Heitkotter !!

Stephen David Heitkotter

circa 1971

Sadly, Heitkotter was institutionalized for schizophrenia by his family who didn't know how to care for him. In the same vein of thought as Roky Erickson, and Daniel Johnston, this is a strange "bedroom" produced pysch-rock album which had only about 25 original copies pressed and handed out to local radio stations in California. It became a holy grail to find one of these, and what little collectors knew of Stephen's troubled past became legend. Finally, in 2010 his work was dusted off and reissued, including some demo recordings which had essentially never been heard by anyone else.