Ofege – Try and Love (1973 Nigeria). Very interesting Nigerian psych album. The music sounds from an earlier era, around 1968, and more like a US band than UK (the influence you would expect). The songs themselves have a light and breezy song style, with a Vox Continental sounding organ, and very distinctive African English vocals. So at this point they sound like some sort of African Afterglow (the Oregon psych band). But what makes this album so good is the delicious fuzz leads - cranked at maximum volume and played in a soulful manner. Well worth checking out.
Bakery – Momento (1972 Australia).. Finally got a CD-R to replace my cassette (there’s no legit CD of this one yet). One side is an excellent laid back jazzy progressive with some fine soloing. The other side is a mix of hard rock, boogie and rock and roll, all very typical of the Australian rock scene from this time. Some fine organ and guitar work can be heard throughout.
Wild Wind – s/t (1975 USA). French label Sound Triangle has become all the rage with the “rare groove” crowd, and so I’ll include this Miami based group here. I’m always looking for bands with the early Santana sound, and Wild Wind come through in a big way on about half the album. The rest is unfortunately typical Latin pop music. File along with Coke, Toro, Yaqui, Azteca and a host of others.