An obscure one from Della Reese – and a set with a nice touch of soul, too! The album was produced by Della herself, with arrangements by Peter Myers – and titles include "Fire & Rain", "Funny", "Bein Green", "If Loving You Is Wrong", and ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
2 early albums from Della – back to back on one CD! Story Of The Blues is a mostly-traditional set of numbers – showing the evolution of the blues style in the early 20th century – with backing by Sid Oliver, and titles that include "Empty Bed Blues", "Lover ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
An amazing moment for singer Dianne Reeves – the first in a long line of excellent records for the Blue Note label – and a wonderfully tight blend of jazz and soul, put together at a level that instantly pushed Reeves into the territory of previous giants like Phyllis Hyman and Marlena ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
One of the greatest early moments from Dianne Reeves – a set that's still steeped in plenty of jazz, but one that also has the singer coming across with a more personally poetic vibe as well – a quality that opens up Reeves in ways we never would have expected a few years before! ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Dianne Reeves —
That Day ... CD Blue Note, 1997. Used ...
$1.99
Features Mulgrew Miller on piano and Terri Lynne Carrington on drums – plus Bob Sheppard on saxes and flute, and Oscar Brashear on trumpet! (Vocalists) CD
Titles include "Come & Get These Memories", "Love Is Like A Heat Wave", "Dancing In The Street", "Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things", "Nowhere To Run", and "A Love Like Yours" –24 tracks total. (Soul) CD
A set that follows nicely on the first Reggae Strings effort on Trojan – and, like the first, a package that features older vocal tracks with the lyrics stripped away, all to provide a focus on the fuller orchestrations of Johnny Archey! The approach is cooler than you'd guess – lots ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some water damage on one side – some stuck paper and a light stain – plus tape on the top and bottom seams. Vinyl is nice!)
A stunning live recording from Elis Regina – one of the last few records she cut during her short time on this planet – and one of the best as well! The album's got a jazzy fire that's missing from some of Regina's other material of the time – and Elis sings with a group that ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s pressing. Includes heavy inner sleeve. Cover has light ring wear, light bumps on the opening edge.)
An excellent early album by one of Brazil's greatest singers! The record captures Elis Regina at a prime early stage – when her voice was raw and filled with emotion, and when she was backed by some excellent arrangements that blended jazz, bossa, and more complicated vocal settings. The ... (Brazil) read moreCD
The title might make this sound like a completists "best of" of work by Elis Regina, but it's actually a pretty good selection of tracks from the last years of her life, when she was recording for Elektra in Brazil, and working in a style that mixed her jazzy roots with more modern styles ... (Brazil) read moreCD
The first in a series of groundbreaking collaborations between a young Elis Regina and Jair Rodrigues – one of Elis' first big albums ever, recorded live before a very enthusiastic crowd! The set's a mix of bossa and samba numbers – often sung in duet mode by Elis and Jair – ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing in the corrected cover, which does not include the plastic outer sleeve. Cover has two lightly stained edges, light wear, corner bend.)
Elis Regina & Others —
Encontros ... LP Fontana (Brazil), Late 60s/Early 70s. Very Good+ ...
$6.9918.99
A great collection – featuring famous collaborations between Elis Regina and Gilberto Gil, Pele, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Tim Maia, Pierre Barouh, Jair Rodrigues, and Toots Thielemans! The Tim Maia and Pierre Barouh tracks are especially unusual! (Brazil) LP, Vinyl record album
(Brazilian pressing. Cover has some edge & ring wear.)
A one of a kind record that still sparkles as brightly today as it did back in the late 60s – an amazing collaboration between Brazilian vocalist Elis Regina and Scandinavian jazzman Toots Thielemans – done in a style that easily makes it one of the best records ever from both artists! ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue. Cover has light corner bumps/bends.)
A collection of hip work from this famous Brazilian song festival – with other material by Quarteto Em Cy, Claudette Soares, Guetemberg Guarabyra & Grupo Manifesto, and Mario Teles! (Brazil) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover is missing the plastic outer wrap, but is nice overall.)
Quiet beatcraft from Rehash – slowly building into beat heavy abstract funkiness – and a nice little quartet of instrumental moodpieces! Drone By Default finds Rehash taking a sidestep into post rock strummed sounds – and a deeper groove than the downtempo ether of their previous ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A groundbreaking set of modal minimal tracks that stands as one of Reich's most popular and accessable works. The music is extremely subtle, and features 18 musicians playing a variety of violins, cellos, clarinets, pianos, marimbas, and vibes – all in short cyclic passages that move in and ... (Out Sound) read moreCD
Also includes the pieces "Mallet Quartet" and "Dance Patterns". (Out Sound) CD
(Out of print. Mark through digipak barcode.)
Hans Reichel —
Bonobo ... CD FMP/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1975. New Copy Gatefold ...
$12.9915.99
A seminal album from Hans Reichel – a musician who might be to free jazz what John Fahey was to acoustic music – a player who can at once be immediately modern and completely timeless in his approach – working here in a way that opens up the instrument beyond any conventional ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Hans Reichel —
Bonobo Beach ... CD FMP/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1981. New Copy ...
$12.9915.99
Pure acoustic genius from Hans Reichel – an improvising musician who rose up in the same generation as Derek Bailey and Fred Frith, but who's got a sound that's maybe much more in the experimental style of American artists like John Fahey or Robbie Basho! We're not saying that Reichel sounds ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Overlooked work by one of the true guitar geniuses of the 70s – an artist who should be right up there with Derek Bailey and Fred Frith – especially with groundbreaking work of this nature! Hans Reichel has a very unique approach to the electric – one that's both very deft on the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Sublimely soulful work from Irene Reid – at one level a record that's in the field between jazz and soul, like albums from Gloria Lynne or Nancy Wilson at the time – but at another level, a key indication of Irene's strong strong vocal approach – one that's much deeper and more ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has just a touch of light wear & aging, but is great overall!)
Although Irene Reid later went on to make some recordings that had her in a more rootsy setting, this nice set from the mid 60's features her deep soul voice amidst classy jazz-based arrangements by Oliver Nelson. The record's got the feel of one of Nancy Wilson's classics for Capitol, with a mix ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful double-length set – one that brings together the lost legacy of work from singer Norris Reid on the Kingston scene – tracks that were only issued as rare 7" singles, in the years before Reid packed up and left Jamaica for Pittsburgh, and stopped recording gems like this! ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great little record from Rufus Reid – a light and lively soul jazz piano session (Kirk Lightsey on piano, Eddie Gladden on drums), featuring some wonderful original compositions. The best of these is "Perpetual Stroll", a slow building number with a sad lyrical melody that's ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A lost classic that needs to be in every hip rock collection! Terry Reid is one of those talents who never got his due when his albums first came out – like Tim Buckley, Nick Drake, Billy Nichols, Colin Blunstone, Curt Boettcher, and countless others that are all getting the "I'm sorry, ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Vinyl has some marks that clicks on "Believe In The Magic". Cover has some ring and edge wear and lightly bent panels.)
Terry Reid's second album – a masterpiece of psyche pop with a sound that's pretty darn great! Terry's clearly heard a fair bit of Donovan in his time, but he's also working in a mode that strings together all the best bits from The Byrds, The Hollies, and The Zombies – into a powerful ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing. Cover has light ringwear and aging.)
Some of the coolest music we've ever heard from Tomeka Reid – a soundtrack for a film based on the Chicago school of imagist painting in the 60s – nicely scored with music from the windy city itself! Reid composed the different selections on the soundtrack – most of which are ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Tomeka Reid & Joe Morris —
Combinations ... CD Rogue Art (France), 2020. Used ...
$12.99
Stunning combinations of sound – Tomeka Reid on cello and Joe Morris on guitar – each sounding especially wonderful here in the company of each other! It may be our ears, but there seems to be a really special sort of warmth going on here – as Morris drops a bit of his sharper ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Christian Reim is a Norwegian jazz legend, with a legacy of recordings that stretches back to the 60s – but here, he presents new material with two different trios – both of whom have the pianist sounding even more vibrant than ever! The first half of the set features Harald Johnsen on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed with hype sticker and tiny sticker remnant.)
Great late 40s material from Django Reinhardt – originally recorded in Paris in 1949, with the Quintette Of The Hot Club Of France, and longtime partner Stephane Grappelli on violin! (Jazz) CD
Classic work by Django Reinhardt – and a CD that reissues material that originally appeared on Decca 78s from the early 40s. All the work was recorded in 1939, by Django and the Hot Club Of France (which included Stephane Grappelli, Joseph Reinhardt, and Pierre Barro Ferret). Titles include ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A nice later noise pop moment in REM's canon, bringing some electric fuzz to the forefront after the soaring, anthemic alt folk of Automatic For The People! Monster might've been a bit divisive at the time, and maybe it still is after all these years, but it holds up better than a lot of their ... (Rock) read moreCD
A mid 90s set from REM, and one that marks a slight and nice shift for the band – working here with textures that are different than most of their music of the previous decade, including moments that have some of the moodiness you might expect from the stark black and white image on the cover! ... (Rock) read moreCD
Dave Rempis Percussion Quartet —
Harvesters ... CD Aerophonic, 2023. New Copy 2CD ...
$15.9918.99
We love the reedwork of Dave Rempis in many settings – but one of our favorites is this excellent percussion quartet – a cool combo that features two drummers, Tim Daisy and Frank Rosaly, plus the bass of Ingebrigt Haker Flaten – all working together as a sublime setting for the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Dave Rempis/Elisabeth Harnik/Fred Lonberg-Holm/Tim Daisy —
Earscratcher ... CD Aerophonic, 2022. New Copy ...
$12.9914.99
Very striking sounds from a very striking quartet – one that brings Austrian pianist Elisabeth Harnik into play with the Chicago sounds of Dave Rempis on alto, Fred Longberg-Holm on cello, and Tim Daisy on drums! The tracks are all long, and have a very freely improvising quality – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Dave Rempis/Farida Amadou/Jonas Cambien —
On The Blink ... CD Aerophonic, 2023. New Copy ...
$12.9915.99
The reedwork of Dave Rempis is in a wonderfully electric setting here – next to the electric bass and electronics of Farida Amadou, and the piano and additional electronics of Jonas Cambien – both players who seem to really bring a lot of different sounds out of Dave's work on alto and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A Spanish album that brings together two classic early records from this great guitarist! First up is the self-titled John Renbourn – the first full album from acoustic genius Renbourn – a set that would not only establish John's legacy for years to come, but also have a very strong ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A treasure trove of greatness from British folk rock legend John Renbourn – all of his late 60s solo work, done before moving on to greater fame in Pentangle! First up is There You Go – a rare one from singer Dorris Henderson and future Pentangle founder John Rensbourn! Florida born, ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
A legendary group from the British modern jazz scene of the 60s – captured here in all their young brilliance, in a double-length live date recorded between the space of their first two albums! We've raved about the partnership of trumpeter Ian Carr and saxophonist Don Rendell many times ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Limited to 1000 copies.)
Henry Rene & His Orchestra —
Riot In Rhythm ... LP RCA, 1959. Very Good+ ...
$1.992.99
(Orange label pressing in the textured cover. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a bit of light wear and tracknotes in pen. Labels have some pen.)
One of the grooviest girl groups of the 60s – a fab trio who hailed from Brooklyn, and who worked in the best sweet styles of both soul and rock groups of the time! Reparata & The Delrons have a sound that's a real cut above the usual – a way of handling a tune that's free of some ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The final album by The Replacements – and a nice one, even if it's closer to a debut solo album for Paul Westerberg than it is to the rest of the 'Mats ouvre! This is a classic example of an album with strengths we either refused to acknowledge back in the day as Replacements classicists, or ... (Rock) read moreCD
The final album by The Replacements – and a nice one, even if it's closer to a debut solo album for Paul Westerberg than it is to the rest of the 'Mats ouvre! This is a classic example of an album with strengths we either refused to acknowledge back in the day as Replacements classicists, or ... (Rock) read moreCD
Ahhh . . . The young genius of The Replacements! A bit punk, a bit garage, with a heartfelt quality that you didn't always find in indie rock at the time. These rough hewn gems are already as brilliant as they can be – shiny little diamonds that show Westerberg and crew working at top form, ... (Rock) read moreCD
Replacements —
Let It Be ... CD Restless/Ryko, 1984. Used ...
$2.99
The masterpiece by one of the greatest genuine rock bands of all time – finally remastered! Let It Be veers all over the place, or at least as much as jangly rock music can, in the best way possible. Includes the pseudo twangy opener "I Will Dare", with the distinctly midwestern ... (Rock) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Replacements —
Stink ... LP Twin Tone, 1982. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
Titles include "Stuck In The Middle", "God Damn Job", "White & Lazy", "Dope Smokin Moron", "Go", "Gimme Noise", and "Kids Don't Follow". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Fourth pressing, in the printed cover.)
Replacements —
Tim ... CD Sire, 1985. Used ...
$1.99
A big crossover classic for the champions of the Minneapolis scene – their first for Sire and featuring some of the greatest rock songs of the 80s, be it college radio, mainstream or any thing – greatness period! The sound is a bit more polished than the Twin Tone years, but there's no ... (Rock) read moreCD
Replacements —
Tim ... LP Sire, 1985. New Copy (reissue)...
$22.99
A big crossover classic for the champions of the Minneapolis scene – their first for Sire and featuring some of the greatest rock songs of the 80s, be it college radio, mainstream or any thing – greatness period! The sound is a bit more polished than the Twin Tone years, but there's no ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
If you dig the Replacements as much as us, you can never get enough – especially during the first few years of the group's career, when it seemed like they were really on fire with a very fresh new sound! This set is a great lost chapter of the group from that time – and represents the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Resavoir —
Resavoir ... LP International Anthem, 2019. New Copy ...
$22.9923.99
A beautiful International Anthem debut from Resavoir – a group led by Will Miller, a musician who's equally skilled at both keyboards and trumpet – and who often plays in a style that sometimes makes it hard to tell which sound is coming from which instrument! In other words, there's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The second set from Resavoir – a project headed by Chicago producer/musician Will Miller, an artist who's had a lot of experience in the higher reaches of the hip hop scene – but who here gives himself over to much more personal, introspective modes! Yet the album's not a solo effort ... (Jazz) read moreCD
With production by Buckwild on "The Difference" and "Back To Berth", and RNS on "Murder We Wrote". (Hip Hop) 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Residents —
Eskimo ... CD Mute, 1979. Used ...
$9.99
Seminal sounds from The Residents – a record that's purportedly inspired by the ceremonial music of the Eskimo – but it's very a much a Residents album, and one that follows their own absurdist adventuresome impulses! There's often this cold, drifting wave of sound in the background ... (Rock) read moreCD
Always-enigmatic sounds from The Residents – a bit more fully-formed than some of their earliest recordings, but still sprawled out nicely over the space of the full album! There's almost an Eraserhead feel to the music at times – dreamy, yet creepy – and other moments bring in ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing. Cover has a small manufacturing bump in front and is bent a bit at the top right corner.)
Features Chick Corea on keyboards, Stanley Clarke on bass, and Lenny White on drums – on titles that include "Space Circus", "After The Cosmic Rain", "Captain Senor Mouse", "Theme To The Mothership" and "The Game Maker". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
One of the hardest-jamming Return To Forever albums – recorded with the post-Brazilian lineup that includes Chick Corea on keyboards, Stanley Clarke on bass, Lenny White on percussion, and Al DiMeola on guitars. Corea's very firmly in the lead – stretching out in heavy keyboard romps ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, Contemporary Jazz Masters pressing.)
Martin Rev —
Martin Rev ... CD Infidelity/Bureau B (Germany), 1980. New Copy ...
$17.9919.99
The brilliant solo debut of Martin Rev – a set that feels like it's peeled away all his best contributions from the first Suicide album, then found a way to serve them up with a slightly different vibe that really sets the album apart! There's lots of analog fuzz and echo – that same ... (Rock) read moreCD
Martin Rev —
Martin Rev ... LP Infidelity/Bureau B (Germany), 1980. New Copy (reissue)...
$27.9929.99
The brilliant solo debut of Martin Rev – a set that feels like it's peeled away all his best contributions from the first Suicide album, then found a way to serve them up with a slightly different vibe that really sets the album apart! There's lots of analog fuzz and echo – that same ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rare work from the legendary Martin Rev – tracks that both predate his famous recordings with Alan Vega in Suicide, and which show his continuing experimentation even after that duo's initial album! As the title implies, the cuts here are all from cassettes – experimental recordings on ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "You Lied To Me", "Cha Cha Toni", "Later, Later Baby", "Two Little Monkeys", "Tweedle Dee", "Just A Penalty", and "Dollar Sign" – 30 tracks total. (Soul) CD
(Sealed CDr pressing.)
Paul Revere & The Raiders —
Best Of – Vol 1 ... LP CBS/Back Trac, 1960s/1970s. Sealed ...
$6.999.99
Seminal quality dub by the mighty Revolutionairies! Raw, fat dubs of Jah Lloyd productions cut at Channel One and mixed at Tubby's by Prince Jammy, featuring the Rhythm Twins on drum & bass, with the rest of the band filled out with an all star cast of top notch shots, so what more do you need ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Revolutionaries —
Musical Dub Attack ... CD Channel One/Deeper Knowledge, Mid 70s. New Copy ...
$6.9914.98
A record that really lives up to its title – as it comes on with a sound so strong, so fierce, it can certainly be called an "attack"! The dub here isn't just the lazy-stepping, head-nodding variety – but very much on point and on the money – with the studio used almost ... (Reggae) read moreCD
Revolutionaries —
Roots Man Dub ... LP GG's/Onlyroots (France), 1978. New Copy (reissue)...
$22.9928.99
The Revolutionaries are in fantastic formation on this rare dub set for GG's Records – serving up all sorts of deep, dark rhythms that get wonderfully transformed by the heady production from Alvin Ranglin! Ranglin's a real master of understatement here – and the album's definitely got ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Revolutionary Army Of The Infant Jesus —
Beauty Will Save The World ... CD Occultations (UK), 2015. Used Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!