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Nantucket formed in Jacksonville, North Carolina in 1969 and quickly became a popular cover band. Although these guys never became a household name, they would go on to tour across the country with some of the biggest names in rock & roll.

Nektar was an English prog rock band from Germany, whose psychedelic rock albums earned the band a small but growing cult following.  However, the release of Remember the Future in 1973 would propel Nektar into popularity in the United States.  For the first time on Sam Talkington's Classic Vinyl, you can listen to the entire album right here!

Tooth, Fang & Claw is the final album by Ted Nugent's Amboy Dukes.  Released in 1974, the album was recorded before Derek St. Holmes began singing with Ted Nugent.  Tooth, Fang and Claw is all about the six-string, and really showcases Nugent's stellar guitar playing.  Listen to the audio to learn a little more about this crazy looking album, and hear about Sam Talkington's hilarious first enc

Bob Seger’s debut album Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man was released in 1969, when the band was known as The Bob Seger System.  If the album is called “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man,” why is there a women dressed in blue on the front cover?

Captain Beyond was a rock band with progressive influences that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1971.  The original lineup included members of Deep Purple, Iron Butter, Rick Derringer and Johnny Winter, which resulted in a great self-titled album released in 1972.

Nantucket Sleighride was the second album released by Mountain.  Released in January of 1971, the title track of the album reads “Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin).”  So, what’s a Nantucket Sleighride, and who is Owen Coffin?

Blind Faith were one of classic rock's first "Supergroups," and consisted of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood and Ric Grech.  In fact, some people even referred to the band as "super Cream." Their only self-titled album not only hit the #1 spot for Pop Album in both the U.S. and the UK, but also went down in history as one of the most controversial vinyl covers of all

K-Bear's own Major Dan Miller served in the Korean War as an engineer and a medic. Play the audio clip to hear Major Dan describe his time in the service, how he came to be a medic with no formal training and his claim to fame at Fort Leonard Wood off of historic Route 66 in Missouri.

A man called England’s 999 emergency service number to report an unidentified light floating in the sky. Then, two minutes later, he had the courtesy to call back and admit what he thought could’ve been space aliens was actually just the moon.

The draft nearly ended Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1966, before they had even really begun. John Fogerty and Doug Clifford were called for military service, Fogerty enlisting in the Army Reserve and Clifford joining the United States Coast Guard Reserve...

Black Sabbath's debut album was released on Friday the 13th, February 1970.  The self-titled album was a commercial success, but it was not popular with critics.  If fact, Lester Bangs dismissed the album in a Rolling Stone review as "discordant jams with bass and guitar reeling like velocitised speedfreaks all over each other's musical perimeters, yet never quite finding synch". Read Mo

Kansas' self-titled debut album was released in March of 1974, nearly an entire year after it was recorded.  The album defined their signature sound, a mix of American style rock combined with complex, symphonic arrangements with changing time signatures.  Robby Steinhardt's violin was a distinctive element of the group's sound and set them apart from other progressive rock groups of the era. Read