Sweet trumpet work from one of Duke Ellington's best sidemen – done for Mercury in 1958 with some very tight arrangements by Anderson and Ernie Wilkins – all in a mode that show's a bit of Cat's Ellington association, but which also opens up in some other swinging modes – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Accompanied by Ray Brown on bass, Benny Carter on alto, Ron Eschete on guitar, Marshall Otwell on piano, and Jimmie Smith on drums. (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp.)
Ernestine Anderson —
Big City ... LP Concord, 1983. Very Good+ ...
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Ernestine Anderson at the height of her powers – caught during a very successful run at Concord Records, where she was easily one of the hippest things going down at the time! The group here is a trio, and very tight – Hank Jones on piano, Monty Budwig on bass, and Jeff Hamilton on ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great slice of work from the early years of Ernestine Anderson – one of her key swingers for Mercury, and the kind of record that should have made her huge at the time! There's a hip-stepping quality here that points nicely towards the 60s – a bit more of a bounce in the backings, ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono white label promo with deep groove. Cover has some staining –but mostly on the back around the edges, tiny splits on the top & bottom seams – but the front cover looks nice overall.)
A great early set from singer Ernestine Anderson – material recorded in Sweden with a sound that's even more sweetly swinging than some of her American albums of the time! The backings on most tracks are by Harry Arnold – one of the hippest Swedish leaders of the time, and an arranger ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An unusual UK-only set from Ernestine Anderson – done at a time when she wasn't making many records over here in the US! Backings are from Johnnie Scott – who you might know from other great records of the time – and titles include nice versions of "On A Clear Day", ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ernestine Anderson —
My Kinda Swing ... LP Mercury, Late 50s. Very Good+ ...
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Ernestine works her way through a set of bluesy tunes with a spot of jazz – with backing by Ernie Wilkins orchestra, with players that include "Hank Jones, Tate Houston, Yusef Lateef, Ernie Royal, and Clark Terry. Titles include "My Kinda Love", "See See Rider", ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A key moment in the career of vocalist Ernestine Anderson – a record that not only returned her to the public eye after a flurry of initial sides in the late 50s and early 60s, but which also finally helped Anderson find a sound that worked! The album's done with backing by the Monty ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great cooker from the glory days of Ernestine Anderson on Concord Records – a time when the singer was rediscovered, and revamped in a bit of a bluesy mode – reaching a wide new audience at the time! Her vocals really shine at this point in her career, as she lets loose with a bit ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gladstone Anderson —
Glady Unlimited ... LP Moodisc (Jamaica), 1977. Very Good+ ...
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Jackie Mittoo may be basking in the spotlight these days, but Gladdy Anderson was no joke on the keys either, and if your hip to Jackie's slick vibe, you need to get open on Gladdy! He plays piano on these Harry Mudie produced grooves, with a mellow, laidback vibe that leans nicely towards a ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes poster. Cover has a bit of wear, and some tape near the top. Vinyl is nice!)
One of our favorite early 70s Harry Mudie sides, filled with moody instrumental soul reggae numbers from pianist Gladstone Anderson! The sound is great – done with a wonderful rolling soulful vibe that wouldn't be out of place on Brunswick or Cadet soul single from Chicago – and the ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Jamaican orange M label pressing on Moodisc, with deep groove! Vinyl is very nice, but has a short click on side two. Cover has light staining in one corner, and some light scratches too.)
(Original blue label pressing. Cover has light wear, some gloss separation at the spine, and is bent a bit at the front panel and bottom right corner.)
A really beautiful solo album from Jon Anderson – best known as the lead singer of Yes, stepping out here with a set that matches the solo projects of Chris Squire and Steve Howe from the same time! Yet unlike those efforts, this one is truly a solo recording – as Anderson not only ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the textured booklet cover. Includes the printed inner sleeve, with an unglued seam.)
An excellent Japanese-only collection – featuring rare Chess deep soul singles by both artists who recorded for the label in the 60s! Titles include "A Knife & A Fork", "Without A Woman", "I Wanna Be The Only One", "If That Don't Make You Cry", and ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Laurie Anderson —
Big Science ... LP Warner, 1982. Near Mint- ...
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One of the greatest albums to come from the New York underground of the early 80s – even if it was a relatively big "hit" on a major label! Laurie Anderson is in perfect form here – drawing on a strong tradition of avant garde performance, but without any of the indulgences ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has minimal wear.)
Recorded live at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, February 7-10, 1983. A HUGE amount of material! Includes the tracks "Say Hello", "Walk The Dog", "Violin Solo", "Closed Circuits", "For A Large And Changing Room", "Pictures Of ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Little Willie Anderson —
Swinging The Blues ... LP Blues Over Blues, 1981. Near Mint- ...
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(Still in the resealable outer sleeve with hype sticker.)
Anderson Paak —
Malibu ... LP Steel Wool, 2016. Near Mint- 2LP ...
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A brilliant creative leap for singer/rhymer/producer Anderson .Paak as a solo star – released months after his standout, near show-stealing moments on Dr. Dre's Compton record! .Paak's proved himself a stellar collaborator many times over by the time Malibu dropped, and here he proves a ... (Neo Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram EU pressing. Includes the insert.)
Earl Anderza —
Outa Sight ... LP Pacific Jazz, 1962. Very Good+ ...
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A lost treasure from the glory days of the LA soul jazz bop scene of the early 60s! Alto player Earl Anderza has this crazy tone that's unlike anything we've ever heard – and he plays with a calculated approach to atonality that hints at later work by Ayler and others – but which comes ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Translucent blue vinyl stereo pressing. Cover has surface wear, aging, and bumped corners.)
Leny Andrade —
Estamos Ai ... LP Odeon (Brazil), 1965. Near Mint- ...
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Beautiful bossa – and one of Leny Andrade's best albums! The record was recorded way back in 1965, when Leny was starting her career, years before she went onto become one of Brazil's most famous jazz singers. She's working here with Deodato, who did a beautiful set of jazzy arrangements ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and aging, lightly bent panels, small center split in the bottom seam, minor stains in front, and a number in marker, notes in pen, and an ink stamp in back.)
(Yellow label stereo pressing. Cover has some ring and edge wear, small dent at the opening, and is lightly stained in back at the opening.)
Bob Andy —
Lots Of Love & I ... LP High Note (Jamaica), 1977. Near Mint- ...
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Bob Andy's come a long way here from his earlier work with Marcia Griffiths – taking on some new righteous rasta energy, as you might guess from the title – and singing in an even headier style than before – in a way that makes this record as important to the roots generation as ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Horace Andy is one of the few cats who can sing in the higher end of the vocal register, yet still come across with a totally badass vibe – thanks partly to the righteous message in his lyrics, and the hip-tripping grooves on the tracks – which could make just about any element sound ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 00s 180 gram pressing. Cover is bent a bit at the spine and bottom right corner.)
One of a pair of beautiful mono 10-inch EPs of some essential early Animals material – reissued on vinyl for the first time since 1964! Includes "Bring It On Home To Me", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place" and Club A Go Go". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Live recordings of The Animals at The Club "A Gogo" in Newcastle from 1963 and The Yardbirds at The Marquee Club in London from 1964. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Anthrax's I'm The Man EP may be dumb fun, but it's high-minded dumb fun, and done with geniune love for classic rap. . .gutsy stuff from these true godfathers of thrash metal, from a time when their peers took themselves way too freaking seriously. Well, either gutsy, or maybe they just didn't ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing with SRC stamp. Cover has a few small razor marks on the front, light aging, and surface wear.)
Essential late 80s thrash from one the genres linchpin bands! State Of Euphoria draws the short straw when it comes to critical recognition of the band's 80s output, thanks in no small part to the fact that it's the full length follow up to Among The Living. It's hard to live up to the legacy of ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(30th Anniversary EU edition on black vinyl. Includes the printed inner sleeves.)
Charly Antolini —
Knock Out ... LP Jeton (Germany), 1979. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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A heavy drums session from this legendary German musician – recorded after his work on MPS, but every bit as tight! The set features a trio with added percussion from Nippi Noya and bass from Wolfgang Schmid – and the set includes the side-long title track, improvised by all three ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A mighty nice album from this legendary soulful samba duo! The record has them working in a warm 70s mode – with ensemble vocals helping out on a number of tracks, and some electric instrumentation under the acoustic cuica, cacaquinho, guitar, and percussion of the samba arrangements. Luiz ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
That's a rainy image of our Chicago hometown on the cover – and it really suits the spirit of this set of work from fellow Chicagoan Philmore Greene – as the set's got a moody, almost melancholy approach that's given just the right sort of spin by Apollo Brown's production! The whole ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Appaloosa —
Appaloosa ... LP Columbia, 1969. Very Good ...
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A beautiful musical discovery that we'd somehow never managed to hear all these years – the debut of (and possibly only album by) Appaloosa, a group who mix together gentle folk and a bit of strings – in a mode that's strongly resonant with some of Tim Hardin or Tim Buckley's best work ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A funky treasure trove from Apple & The Three Oranges – a group we hardly know at all, but who really blow us away with the cuts on this collection! The groove is plenty hard right from the get-go – the best of the funky 45 underground of the early 70s – which means that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Appletree Theatre —
Playback ... LP Verve, 1967. Very Good+ ...
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Mid 60s concept pop from Appletree Theatre – a mix of unpredictable baroque pop, soaring string laden tunes, and more stripped down and moody numbers – and programmed as acts, in keeping with the theatre mode! What's most impressive, other than the tuneful songcraft, is that it never ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Appliances-SFB —
SFB ... LP SFB, 1984. Near Mint- ...
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A wonderful debut from Aquarian Dream – a group who first appeared under the direction of Norman Connors – and who also have lots of the same blend of jazz, soul, and funk you'd find in Connors' own music of the time! Yet Aquarian Dream are very much their own bag, too – a ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Aquarius Y Luiz Antonio —
Brasil ... LP RCA (Brazil), 1973. Near Mint- ...
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An incredibly groovy group – with a sound that's like a 70s take on the Sergio Mendes groove, all touched up with electric instrumentation on keyboards and guitars, but with a breezy vocal approach and some tight post-bossa rhythms! The group perform versions of some of the best Brazilian ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wonderful harmonies from The Arbors – a sweet set that's halfway between Sunshine Pop and some of the vocal work of the Four Freshmen! Arrangements are nice and groovy – and titles include versions of "Endless Summer", "Valley Of The Dolls", "I Win The Whole ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Arcade Fire —
WE ... LP Columbia, 2022. Sealed Gatefold ...
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Kind of hard to put a finger on the style of Jho Archer – which is probably why they used the phrase "many talents" in the title of this one! Jho's got a bit of Caribbean in his vocals – traces of calypso and Haitian soul, inflected with a hipper French approach to the ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label stereo pressing. Cover has some ring and edge wear, split bottom seam parially held with clear tape, a bit of paper stuck at the bottom, splitting in the spine, and a Demonstration stamp in back.)
A damn legendary record from the last years of Chess Records – and for good reason, too! Archie Whitewater were a group that was years ahead of its time – a rock combo, but one with real genre-crossing sensibilities that made them perfect for the experimental styles at the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the standout moments in the career of Rod Argent – a record that gave his self-named group one of their biggest hits ever, yet a set that still kept all the depth and diversity of their other records too! The album starts out with the group's famous "Hold Your Head Up" ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Argent —
In Deep ... LP Epic, 1973. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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Rod Argent is deep into his solo career here – working with Russ Ballard on plenty of lead guitar and vocals, and getting production help from Chris White. Titles include "Candles On The River", "Rosie", "Christmas For The Free", "Losing Hold", "It ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing. Cover has a cut corner, light ring wear.)
Argent —
Nexus ... LP Epic, 1974. Near Mint- ...
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Classic work from Argent – the reigning talents of Rod Argent and Chris White, post-Zombies – with the great Russ Ballard on guitar! Titles include "Man For All Reasons", "Thunder & Lightning", "Once Around The Sun", "The Coming Of Kohoutek", ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has some ring and edge wear, lightly bent front panel, and a 3 inch diagonal tear in back.)
Classic work from Argent – the reigning talents of Rod Argent and Chris White, post-Zombies – with the great Russ Ballard on guitar! Titles include "Man For All Reasons", "Thunder & Lightning", "Once Around The Sun", "The Coming Of Kohoutek", ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The second album by Argent – Rod Argent's project immediately after the breakup of the Zombies! There's plenty of Zombie-like ideas here – particularly those floating around the Odyssey and Oracle album, but they're also done without the dreamy pop style of Colin Blunstone's vocals, ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing. Cover has a tiny corner bump and light aging.)
A sweet session of 70s electric jazz – recorded as a unique live all-star outing by a group of Arista's best jazz players at the time! The group's an octet, but plays together in differing formations throughout the record – with Warren Bernhardt on keyboards, Michael Brecker on saxes, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, promo sticker, light wear, and is lightly bent at the sides.)