Hello:

I saw you're considering ceasing your blog due to the
lack of written response to your comment box. I guess I've been one of the those folks who have your site booK-marked, return regularly and more than occasionally have downloaded an album. Today it was the "Bancor Flying Circus", which I have never heard of before and was not particularly certain whether I should download. I tend to be a bit cautious bringing something home in the category of "heavy" guitar/organ records from late 60's-early seventies because I"m not fond of the caterwauling groaning faux blues vocals of even some of the "best" bands in the genre. Your description, "the vocals are human and "physical" and not the 'masculine' groan ", convinced me to click and put in the queue. It may be several days before I expanded it, into a folder and files, and drag it into itunes. Normally, I wouldn't have anything to comment on until I have given a record at least a cursory listen and often I like to wait until I know a work before I attempt to "write" about it.
Also, as someone who has built up a large collection of vinyl and CD's myself incrementally over many years; it can be daunting and overwhelming just how much stuff is out there I haven't heard, to collect and listen to.

Take care and thank you for all your hard work.
Tom Wheeler

Bought this many years ago when it was reissued on cd and – being a huge HP Lovecraft fan – was a little disapointed at first. Not psychedelic like HP, but quite jazzy in places with a kind of westcopast feeling. Wouldn't call that "heavy" at all. The organ is much to the front, which is a good thing. The playing is great.
Grows with time.
mike-floyd

OK, you need comments?

It's hard to write anything relevant. If the band is famous, there is nothing more to say. And if I dont know about the band - I download, listen to it, and yes, I must say: I forget to write any comments!

So from this very day - If I download, I promise to write at least something

Thanks for sharing your thoughts

Wow. Lovely stuff. Cheers for this.

I bought this beauty in London 1970 for half a pound (!), great piece of work which still sounds cool even today, while many others on the top of the game then were eaten by time. Have also CD copy which speaks enough what place this band have in my collection!
Vasja Ivanovski

Hi,

Rest assured that your work is being appreciated. I'm sure I'm like many people visiting here, in that I really don't have the time to indulge in rare music blogs, but I force a bit of time anyway. Often, once I read the post, I'll download while doing work and will attend to the recordings on another day.

Also, folks trawling for rare music generally aren't the type to keep it to themselves. It is shared with friends & co-workers, through CD mixes and iPod sets in bars, etc. Once launched, the music will extend its life through the folks that enjoy it, even if they aren't posting comments.

After maintaining a pretty large MP3 index for several years ('02-'06 -- www.ecbrown.org/mp3), my enthusiasm did run out once both my stats and emailed responses tapered. I called it quits, but nowadays I keep myself pretty busy with cranking out CD mixes with illustrated booklets (distributed at art events). If its the sense of community that you really want out of your project, perhaps you do need to reconsider the format and delve into some sort of sharing that involves (or results in) more face-to-face contact. In which case, even if your audience isn't international, you're still achieving the same result -- extending the life of rare music.

Anyway, on to Bangor Flying Circus...

thanks for this, amazing stuff!! keep up the good work

amasing music!
I"ve heard it in 1980..in USSR.
И обалдел!))

Jeezus!! This is the first Madura album!! If you wanna hear some absolutely friggin' beautiful Prog-Jazz-Rock (like this L.P.) find, though near impossible to, either of the two (if you like this). They switched out drummers, for a much better one. I DEFY anyone to scat and play Johnny B. Goode (from the first Madura L.P.), even CLOSE to DeCarlo. The man played like Jesus on speed!...he's one of the many reasons I HATE posers like Stevie Ray, Eddie Van, and about a zillion other guitar "heroes". This guy is no trick goon...he's for REAL! Think Barney Kessel meets Hendrix, at a Coltrane concert...that comes close. C'mon, you don't agree? Put me in my place...I dare ya's!

...Me again...say, could you POST the first Madura album? It sez something about it still being in print in Japan, but I doubt if it still is.