Essential: a masterpiece of psychedelic rock music
Colours spelled their name in an English fashion, but were in fact from good old Los Angeles, CA. The explanation for this can be found in their British, Beatles inspired psych sound, including heavily layered and lush orchestration, which was unique for a U.S. band of the day.

Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music
A friend of mine asked me name, in my opinion, five best albums of all time. In order, at that. Well, “In the court of the crimson king” got the No.1-spot and Culpeper’s Orchard came in as No.2. Alongside the Crimson debut this album ranks among my absolute favorite albums of all time.

Essential: a masterpiece of rock music
Gorgeous, overlooked and forgotten symphonic gem from 1973 German band Faithful Breath, many years before they were to veer in a completely different (80s metal) direction.

Essential: a masterpiece of rock music
THE 4 LEVELS OF EXISTENCE (TA 4 ΕΠΙΠΕΔΑ ΤΗΣ ΥΠΑΡΞΗΣ) were formed in 1974, just under the political change in Greece. Athanasios ALATAS (rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar) and Christos VLAHAKIS (drums, percussion), formally two members of Frog’s Eye (a local rock band in Agios Fanouris), moved to Sepolia with Marios YAMALAKIS (bass, voices) and Nick DOUNAVIS (lead guitar) and made a decision to play their original rock different from other pop bands in Greece.

Excellent addition to any progressive rock music collection
I really didn’t know what to expect from this: never heard of MacArthur in all my puff. To say I was pleasantly surprised would be an understatement indeed!

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC CQ OOnt was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, but simply "O.P." by his friends. He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received numerous other awards and honours. He is considered one of the greatest jazz pianists, and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years.