Sweet modern soul with a sound that would get picked up on years later by the LA G-Funk scene. The album's produced by War's Far Out production team – and it's got a smooth sound that's mixed with moogy keyboards and compressed instrumentation on the best cuts. Some tracks are a bit too ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cut corner, some ring and edge wear, small sticker spot, some pen on both sides, bent corners, and small center split in the spine.)
A lost hard rock gem from a Milwaukee quartet – produced by Kim Fowley with a sound that's as raw and garagey as his best indie productions from the mid 60s! These guys have all sorts of familiar elements in the mix – an influence from blues, a trippier style of guitar, and some nicely ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(DJ yellow label pressing. Cover has surface & ring wear, spot of marker, remnant of a promo sticker on back, small top seam split. Label has an ink stamp.)
A great set from the John Abercrombie Quartet – that late 70s group that seemed to find one of the best matches for John's unusual phrasing on the guitar – with round, warm work on bass from George Mraz, equally great piano from Richie Beirach, and drums from Peter Donald. The songs ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has unglued seams, a cutout notch, and light wear.)
John Abercrombie/Ralph Towner —
Sargasso Sea ... LP ECM, 1976. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
A classic acoustic set on ECM – a pairing of guitarists John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner, working here together in a beautifully spare sound! The album predates the bigger wave of work like this that would soon become cliched by the start of the 80s – and both players stretch out with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has ringwear, edge wear, some marks from sticker removal, and is lightly stained at the top seam and top of the spine.)
Muhal Richard Abrams —
Blues Forever ... LP Black Saint (Italy), 1981. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
Hardly the blues that you might expect from the title – although knowing Muhal Richard Abrams, there's no doubt some sort of blues influence lurking in the background of his complicated orchestrations for the date! The album's a suite of original compositions by Abrams – all numbers ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The start of a whole new chapter – with "Shoot To Thrill", "Rock & Roll Ain't Noise Pollution", "Hells Bells", "Back In Black", and "Given The Dog A Bone". LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram early 00s reissue. Includes the printed inner sleeve. A great copy!)
Filled with classics – including "Girls Got Rhythm", "Highway To Hell", "Shot Down In Flames", "Touch Too Much", and "If You Want Blood". LP, Vinyl record album
(Rockefeller label pressing with RI suffix. NOTE – Cover is stained at the spine and bottom seam, mostly in back with a large peeled patch, and is faded at the bottom seam in front,)
The only full album from Johnny Ace – a key figure in the Memphis scene of the 50s, and one of the first great casualties of rock and roll! Johnny was one of the first singers to record for the legendary Duke label, and worked in a mode that helped transform the smoother style of the west ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early Duke pressing – yellow and purple label with deep groove! Cover and label have a small name in pen. Vinyl is clean, with light marks – cover is otherwise nice.)
Barbara Acklin's first album – and a landmark of Chicago soul that firmly established Acklin as one of the city's best writers and new female singers! Acklin had a classy sound that was different than some of her raw soul sisters in the city – but although she was classy, she also didn' ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing. Vinyl plays with a short crackle on the first song on side 2. Cover has ring & edge wear, cutout hole, wear on the lower corner.)
Although most Nonesuch Explorer sessions were ethnographic ones, recorded in the field by the label's engineers – this one's a studio session, recorded in New York by a group that's reputedly from Ghana, but which seems to be kind of a "fake" one from our perspective. Why? Well, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing with Warner text. Cover has minimal aging, and is great overall.)
Adamo —
Adamo In Japan ... LP Odeon (Japan), 1970. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$3.997.99
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(Includes booklet inside gatefold. Cover has light wear and aging.)
(In the die-cut cover, with insert. Cover has Odeon stickers and is torn and crinkled a bit at the right side, helf with pieces of clear tape. Insert is held in place with clear tape.)
Open, swinging live work from the George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet – and a set that shows both the group's sense of jazz tradition, and their willingness to play with it on their own terms! The tracks here are all quite long, jamming numbers – built on lively rhythms from the bass of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Yolanda Adams —
Just As I Am ... LP Sound Of Gospel, 1987. Near Mint- ...
$49.99
This is Leo Addeo's entry into the "Stereo Action" RCA series, and is housed in a perfectly preserved white die-cut sleeve with a vivid spirograph type drawing showing through the hole. LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove, 1s stampers. Includes the heavy inner sleeve. Cover has a split top seam, light surface wear & aging, small library sticker. Initials in marker on labels and cover.)
A great lost chapter in the Cannonball/David Axelrod story! The record features Cannon's classic quintet performing some longer, more serious works with orchestral backing – and the sound is vaguely similar to some of Axelrod's "high concept" work for Capitol. The record features ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great session from 1959 – one that features John Coltrane playing tenor in a combo that's billed as being led by altoist Cannonball Adderley – but which is really more of a Miles Davis combo, without Miles! The set was recorded in Chicago when both were stopping through the city ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Beautiful early work from Cannonball Adderley – and a record that's quite different than most of his better known sets from the time! The album's more spare and stripped-down than usual – with Cannon's alto in a quartet alongside Bill Evans on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Connie Kay ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s Japanese pressing – SMJ 6051 – with insert. Cover is lightly bumped at the top right corner.)
A landmark album – even if it was the only session that Cannonball Adderley ever cut for Blue Note! The album was recorded at a time when Adderley was working with Miles Davis – and as such, the session features a group that includes Miles, blowing trumpet in a cool tone that's a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(63rd street mono pressing, with deep groove, RVG stamp, and ear! Cover has light wear near the top seam, a small bit of splitting on the bottom, and a small rip on back – but looks nice overall.)
Cannonball Adderley with Nancy Wilson & Lou Rawls —
Together (aka In Person) ... LP Capitol/Tall Tree, 1968. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
Almost everything soulful at Capitol Records in the mid 60s – packed together in one sweet little place! The set's a winner in a great line of Cannonball Adderley live dates from the time – produced by David Axelrod, and done with that great mix of angular, slightly electric groove the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s Tall Tree pressing. Cover is faded a bit at the spine.)
King Sunny Ade —
Juju Music ... LP Mango, 1982. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
King Sunny Ade's first major label LP, that helped him bring his juju music to the world. The blueprint of juju's laid down hear, with loads of intertwining guitar lines and tallking drums chattering away in a driving but never-too-busy fashion underneath. Includes "Sunny Ti De Arya", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic work from King Sunny Ade – one of his first truly global releases, and an album that marked a whole new sound in his music! Sunny had been issuing lots of his own records back home in Nigeria – but this set has the juju master working in London, with really fantastic ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Aerosmith's second album – and a prime slab of badass mid 70s rock – coming close to, maybe even equalling Toys In The Attic as ultimate Aerosmith badassery! It's got a tighter, punchier sound than their debut – courtesy of producer Jack Douglas – who would continue to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Later pressing – PC 32847. Cover has some ring and edge wear.)
One of the best albums ever by this legendary Chicago trio – a great example of the way that records on the Nessa label can really get to the heart of artists' intentions! The trio of Henry Threadgill on reeds, Fred Hopkins on bass, and Steve McCall on percussion have never sounded better ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue & white label pressing. Cover has minimal wear.)
An overlooked gem from Airto – recorded after his 70s years on bigger labels, but a set that almost tops all of them in the end! There's a wonderful mix going on here – a blend of rootsy and electric, and Latin and Brazilian – the former clearly from the placement of the record ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the greatest Airto records ever – a really overlooked record cut for the mostly-Latin Montuno label in the 80s! The album's quite spare, and almost more in a Latin mode at times – given the harder percussion on the set, and the firey recording style given to the set by Montuno ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Easily one of the greatest records that Brazilian percussionist Airto ever recorded – a stunning blend roots and jazzy currents, and a set that follows strongly off his work in the group Quarteto Novo! The set's got contributions from one of his key partners in that combo – reedman ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with Sterling stamp/RL etch. Cover has a cutout notch, some ring and edge wear, and is lightly bent at the edges and corners.)
Jan Akkerman —
Aranjuez ... LP CBS, 1978. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
One of the most sensitive 70s albums from guitarist Jan Akkerman – a set recorded with larger backings from Claus Ogerman, who really helps Jan find a newly mellow side of his sound! Gone are some of the too-jamming, rock-inspired modes of Akkerman's other records – and in their place ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s Dutch pressing in a textured cover, with some ringwear in back.)
Features Akkerman on guitars, Kenneth Knudsen on keyboards, Pablo Nahar on bass, and Ole Theill on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s issue, still sealed. Cover is slightly curled at the top right corner.)
Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux —
Eli ... LP Atlantic, 1976. Near Mint- ...
$8.99
Jan Akkerman did plenty of unusual projects in the 70s, and this album may well be the best of them – an outing with vocalist Kaz Lux, whose unique phrasing really helps give the music a lot of focus! Akkerman's still hanging nicely between rock, funk, and jazz – but the use of vocals ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a tracklist sticker, some ring and edge wear, and is bent at the top left corner.)
A beautiful album from Lorez Alexanderia – one of her two excellent sessions for Impulse! The record was cut after Lorez recorded some great sides for the Argo label – and it works off the strength of those sides, taking her unique vocal approach, forged in R&B, but smoothed by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s MCA pressing in a barcode cover, with light surface wear, a cutout notch, and rounded corners.)
One of the most hard-hitting Latin albums from the 50s on RCA – a set released with jokey liner notes from Frank Jacobs of Mad, next to some Jack Davis cartoons – but a set that's got smoking percussion, great horns, and even some very cool use of vibes! LP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono pressing – nice and clean, and plays well. Cover has a bit of splitting on bottom seam, which has been taped.)
Alias —
Alias ... LP Grudge, 1987. Sealed ...
$6.999.99
(Red label stereo pressing – 1A/1A. Cover has a small cutout hole, ring and edge wear, small sticker remnants, wide center split held with clear tape at the bottom seam, and is lightly bent at the top right corner.)
A wonderful vocal set – with jazzy backings by Bill Holman! Titles include "Impossible", "Hooray For Love", "Shake Down The Stars", "I've Got The Sun In The Morning", and "They All Laughed". LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and a vintage price sticker.)
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some ringwear, mostly in back.)
Keith Allison —
In Action ... LP Columbia, 1967. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
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(360 Sound stereo pressing. Cover has some ringwear, edge wear, yellowing from age, and some spotty blemishes, a bit of red marker, and Demonstration stamp in back.)
A nice bit of funky blues, and a very strange record to appear on Motown! The production style and presentation are very rootsy – right down to the photo of Luther on the front cover, who's smoking a cigarette, but trying to pretend it's a joint! The style is electric blues of the Chicago ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Purple label stereo pressing. Cover has light ringwear.)
One of the records that really helped establish the legend of Mose Allison as one of the most unique talents in jazz – an early effort that still has Mose working mostly as a pianist, but which also features key vocal performances of "Parchman Farm" and "Lost Mind" – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing, with RVG stamp. Back cover has a small stamp, but this is a great copy overall.)
It's the early 70s, and Mose is still going strong – grooving with a unique blend of New Orleans soul and Northern jazz influences, his own particular brand of music, timeless from the day it was born! The setting here is a live one, and Mose is playing with a trio that includes Clyde ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mose Allison creates a very swinging machine for this classic Atlantic Records set – by adding in a few horns to his usual trio, and making for a groove that's even jazzier overall! Mose's vocals are wonderful, as always – extremely witty, with that great balance of New Orleans roots ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue & green label pressing. Cover has some wear & aging.)
A landmark album from The Allman Brothers – and a set that forever set the standard for double live albums in the 70s! The expanded format really let the group open up and show the strengths they had already developed as a live act, long before they walked into the studio for their initial ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow Broadway label stereo pressing with RI suffix. Cover has a promo sticker, small distro sticker, some ring and edge wear, bumped corners, and some splitting in the bottom seams.)
The Allman Brothers at their best – and a key 70s set that may well have the group working at their peak! All their best southern roots are firmly tied together here – not just the country-touched approach to rock that was the group's calling card, but also their ties to some of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Guitarist Laurindo Almeida returns to a bit of his roots here – but he also shows off a lot of the jazz experience he's picked up along the way! The album features Almeida working solo on acoustic guitar – although possibly overdubbed alongside himself at times – and while the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the edges.)
Breezy bossa nova – Hollywood 60s style! The album's one of the best cut for Capitol by guitarist Laurindo Almeida – and has a sweet groovy little style that features Laurindo's lovely guitar work over some lightly dancing small combo backings that include flute, harmonica, organ, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing. Includes the Capitol inner sleeve. Cover has light ringwear, some aging, small center split in the bottom seam, and is bumped at the top right corner.)
An excellent session of bossa groovers with a slightly classical tinge, played by Ray Brown on bass and Laurindo Almeida on guitar. The set's got a similar feel to some of Ray's other groovy work from the time – like his remake of Jobim's score to the Adventurers. Includes the great groover ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a light corner bend, but looks great overall.)
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has a split top seam held by old tape, and some surface wear.)
Herb Alpert —
Rise ... LP A&M, 1979. Very Good+ ...
$7.99
A whole new level of genius for Herb Alpert – a record that's light years away from his earlier work with the Tijuana Brass, and which has the trumpeter stepping strongly into the world of smooth jazzy fusion! The title track here went platinum the minute it was released – and became ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ringwear, edge wear, and is bent at the sides.)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass —
Going Places ... LP A&M, 1965. Near Mint- ...
$6.9911.99
Herb Alpert's definitely Going Places by the time of this set – and his trademark Tijuana Brass sound proves itself to be a great fit for just about any sort of number! The album kicks off with the wonderful "Tijuana Taxi", a sublimely jaunty tune that almost takes Herb into ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s Japanese pressing, including obi & insert – AMP 7073.)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass —
Lonely Bull ... LP A&M, 1962. Very Good ...
$3.99
Herb Alpert's first-ever album – a runaway hit that was the birthplace of so many groovy things – not just the start of the Tijuana Brass sound, also the birth of A&M Records! The album's the first to feature Herb's trademark take on the Mexican band style – done here with a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear, aging, and some application wrinkles in front.)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass —
SRO ... LP A&M, 1966. Very Good- Gatefold ...
$3.99
A standing room ovation in the A&M Studios – certainly the kind of reception we'd imagine Herb would get during these glory years of his career! The set's one of the most no-nonsense Tijuana Brass sessions of the 60s – a tightly crafted album that has a bit more jazz than usual ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese London pressing in a gatefold cover, with minimal wear & aging.)
Trumpety magic from Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – a record that's known not only for its classic cover of a model dipped in whipped cream, but also for it's tremendously groovy groove! The Tijuana sound is very firmly in place by the time of this set – Mexican-inspired, but ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp, hype sticker, cutout notch, and light wear.)
Ambrose Slade —
Ballzy ... LP Fontana, Early 70s. Near Mint- ...
$119.99
An album that definitely earns its title – served up by a British group who use inventive production next to a trippy blend of late psych elements and some weirder, wilder moments! LP, Vinyl record album
(Original US pressing – a great copy! Cover has a small cutout hole.)