A wonderfully trippy bit of funk – a cut that begins with monkish vocals to suit the title, then moves into a sweet sitar line once the funky drums kick things up – moving at a slow-stepping groove as the sitar gives way to fuzzy guitar! "Medicine Bag" is nice and funky too ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A group pop classic from this early 60s trio – with tight small combo backing, and titles that include "Girl Of My Dreams", "Chiquita", "Honest I Do", "Walking Along", "Hog For You", "I Believe In You", and "My Baby Hully ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono pressing.)
Nobuyoshi Ino & Lester Bowie —
Duet ... LP Paddle Wheel (Japan), 1985. Near Mint- ...
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Duets between AACM legend Lester Bowie – who plays trumpet – and Ino – who plays bass and synthesizer. The tracks have a spare, spacious feel – recalling some of the duet projects on ECM from the same time. Titles include "Fela Ellen David", "Kami Fusen" ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Takeshi Inomata —
Sound Limited ... LP Express/Universal (Japan), 1970. New Copy (reissue)...
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A record with a staid sort of cover, one that hides all the great funky energy underneath – as the set's a killer album from Japanese drummer Takeshi Inomata, working here with his Sound Ltd group in a wonderful blend of jazz, funk, and psychedelic mode! There's a fantastic swirling of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nothing innocent about this record – because the groove is hard and heavy, wild and trippy – a really heady brew of funky jazz and more psychedelic influences – all recorded with some weird sounds in the background too! The album's a great one from Japanese groove pioneer Takeshi ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Takeshi Inomata & Sound Limited —
Sounds Of Sound Limited ... LP Columbia/Lawson (Japan), 1970. New Copy (reissue)...
$39.9952.99
A killer funky group from early 70s Japan – a slightly large ensemble, but one with some really heavy drums at the bottom – plus some great use of organ and electric guitar! There's a tight brace of horns at the top – flute, tenor, trumpets, and trombone – but the rhythms ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A killer funky group from early 70s Japan – a slightly large ensemble, but one with some really heavy drums at the bottom – plus some great use of organ and electric guitar! There's a tight brace of horns at the top – flute, tenor, trumpets, and trombone – but the rhythms ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Insect Trust —
Insect Trust ... LP Capitol/Life Goes On, Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)...
$25.9928.99
A sublime album from The Insect Trust – a really unique group who blend folk rock, jazz, and some nice trippy Eastern overtones! The style's really a great product of the time – a cross-cultural late 60s session recorded with a freedom from labels and categories – featuring ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A rare gospel gem on Chess Records – with production by Monk Higgins and Cash McCall! (Gospel) LP, Vinyl record album
(Top cover seam has some light wear – but this is a great copy overall. Cover and label have a small cutout hole.)
Instant Composers Pool (Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink, Willem Breuker & Others) —
Incipient ICP – 1966 to 1971 ... CD Corbett vs. Dempsey, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ...
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Rare music from this legendary Dutch free jazz collective – all pulled from the earliest years of the project, when the ICP group were every bit as important to improvised music as combos in the German and French scenes! The core players here are Misha Mengelberg on piano, Han Bennink on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the greatest tracks ever from this legendary Philly backing combo – a sweetly tippling bit of disco that really soars on this 12" single! The track builds with a full feel, then snaps into some clapping rhythms and funky guitar that show that that the group more than live up to ... (Soul) read more12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Salsoul sleeve.)
Instant Funk —
Instant Funk ... LP Salsoul, 1979. Very Good+ ...
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Maybe the third great Philly studio group of the 70s – after MFSB and Salsoul Orchestra – a killer combo who provided backing grooves to plenty of great club tracks over the years – and who step out strongly here on their own debut album! Bunny Sigler helps give the album a sharp ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Way more than just an anthology of work by Instant Funk – and instead a massive 5CD set that features all 7 of the group's albums for Salsoul – plus lots of bonus tracks too! Instant Funk first came to fame as one of the key studio combos behind the sound of Philly International in the ... (Soul) read moreCD
Bunny Sigler's backing band moves firmly into the mode of 80s groove – working that bass heavier than before, popping the strings through a mix of tracks that fall very much in a post P-Funk mode, with some slight touches of the group's older disco leanings. Titles include "Easy Come ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Probably our favorite Intelligent Hoodlum track, with almost Bomb Squad style production. (Hip Hop) 12-inch, Vinyl record
Intercity Sound Association —
Philly Sound ... CD Sonorama (Germany), 1975. New Copy ...
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A record that really lives up to its title, given the sweet Philly grooves of the set – a real surprise, given that the album was recorded in Germany! The session's a rare studio project in the early years of the German disco scene – and comes off with the best soulful styles that were ... (Soul) read moreCD
A groovy record from the International Pop All Stars for Decca's Phase 4 label of percussion & strings oriented LPs! Vibrations Around The World has a groovy, moddish, cheeky charm with an international focus, picking themes to represent countries as if this were some kind of easy listening ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
International Studio Orchestra —
Fire Flight ... LP Music De Wolfe (UK), 1982. Very Good+ ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Seminal early country rock from Gram Parsons and the International Submarine Band – cut soon before Gram jumped ship to the Byrds for the legendary Sweetheart Of The Rodeo LP! The one-and-only International Submarine Band LP is the first official full length album from Gram Parsons, and ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
International Television Orchestra —
Olympic Gold ... LP De Wolfe (UK), 1984. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
(Cover has light wear and aging, bumped corners, center splits in the top seam and spine, and a faint ink stamp in back.)
Interpreters —
Knack ... CD Cadet/MCA (Japan), 1965. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Fantastic bit of lost Chicago jazz, featuring an incredibly tight and soulful combo made up of a bunch of obscure players who never really made it otherwise. The group features George Patterson on alto and soprano, Charles Kinnard (not Kynard) on tenor, Cleo Griffin on trumpet, and Tom Washington ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 1998 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
An early 90s contemporary hip hop-steeped street soul gem from Intro! Intro deftly introduce themselves with a style that was as timely as could be circa '93, and holds up with classic swagger today. While 90s hip hop soul styled beats and production finesse has a timeless shelf life in the best ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic stuff from this great Philly group! "Cowboys To Girls" is probably the group's biggest track from the old days – with a loping hook that's as sweet as it is catchy! "Turn The Hands Of Time" is wonderful too – with a strident driving groove, punctuated ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A classic – and one that we pull out every year on Mother's Day! Goofy, but fantastic – and with a compelling vocal that always gets us hooked. One of those songs that shouldn't be so great, but year after year, we still love hearing it! Plus, the part 2 has a great spoken bit! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Excellent early album from this great Philly soul group, featuring some of their best sides from the 60s, and lots of tracks that weren't released as singles! The band includes Vince Montana on vibes, Norman Harris and Bobby Eli on guitar, Leon Huff on piano, and Lenny Pakula on organ – and ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a split top seam, cutout notch, general wear, and a name sticker.)
Soulful harmonies-laded Jamaican music from The Inturns – who also recorded as The Viceroys and with other monikers from the mid 60s onward – and are really in peak form here in the later 70s! It's beautiful stuff, with rhythmsthat balance a rawer grit with a lighter touch – laid ... (Reggae) read moreCD
Crucial cuts from The Investigators – a UK lovers rock group, but one who borrow plenty from American soul as well – as you might guess from their look on the cover, which almost makes them appear like some east coast indie act from the early 80s! The rhythms are definitely reggae on ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Invisibl Skratch Piklz (DJ Q-Bert/A-Trak) —
Buck Tooth Wizardz ... CD MoM'n'DaD (Japan), 1997. Used ...
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A rock-solid record – kind of a later version of the Five Stairsteps, heard here in groove that's much more grown up! The album's got a feel that really shows the evolution of the Burke family – way past their kiddie soul roots, and even some of their offshoot projects of the 70s ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the lyric sleeve. Cover has small white blemish spots in front and a small worn spot at the opening.)
A great later effort from the 5 Stairsteps family – a later offshoot of the initial enterprise, still working here under the production helm of father Clarence Burke! Keni Burke's a member of the group, and the work here has a very similar groove to his own RCA material of the time – ... (Soul) read moreCD
A great later effort from the 5 Stairsteps family – a later offshoot of the initial enterprise, still working here under the production helm of father Clarence Burke! Keni Burke's a member of the group, and the work here has a very similar groove to his own RCA material of the time – ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Mid 80s US pressing with AR suffix. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
INXS —
Kick ... LP Atlantic, 1987. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
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The record that really put INXS over the top – and a set that virtually defined the sound of mainstream rock for the second half of the 80s! The tunes still have plenty of guitars, but have also borrowed lots of beats and rhythms from modern dance and club modes – fused together by the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original US pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
The record that really put INXS over the top – and a set that virtually defined the sound of mainstream rock for the second half of the 80s! The tunes still have plenty of guitars, but have also borrowed lots of beats and rhythms from modern dance and club modes – fused together by the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
INXS —
Swing ... LP Atco, 1984. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Titles include "Original Sin", "Johnson's Aeroplane", "Love Is What I Say", "Face The Change", "Burn For You", "All The Voices", "Dancing On The Jetty", "I Send A Message", "The Swing", and "Melting In ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original gatefold pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a bent corner, light wear, and aging.)
Max Ionata with Fabrizio Bosso —
Dieci ... CD Via Veneto (Italy), 2011. Used ...
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An excellent set of Italian jazz from tenor sax player Max Ionata and his stellar quartet – with Lucas Mannutuza on piano, Nicola Muresu on double bass and Nicola Angelucci on drums – plus special guest Fabrizio Bosso on trumpet and flugelhorn! It's a wonderful, more classic styled set ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Iowa Beef Experience —
Coolass Gravytrain ... LP Vinyl Solution (UK), 1988. Near Mint- ...
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Jon Irabagon —
Behind The Sky ... CD Irabbagast, 2015. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Jon Irabagon on tenor and soprano saxophone, Tom Harrell on trumpet and flugelhorn, Luis Perdomo on piano, Yasushi Nakamura on bass, and Rudy Royston on drums. (Jazz) CD
Irakere —
Grupo Irakere ... CD Areito/Mr Bongo (UK), 1976. New Copy ...
$11.9914.99
An excellent batch of funky Latin tunes from Irakere – and one of the group's best albums! It's got a mix of rolling bass and electric keyboards on the best cuts – sounding a lot like the funky sound of LA Latin groups like War or El Chicano, but with more of the Afro-Cuban groove of ... (Latin) read moreCD
Irakere —
Grupo Irakere ... LP Areito/Mr Bongo (UK), 1976. New Copy ...
Just Sold Out!
An excellent batch of funky Latin tunes from Irakere – and one of the group's best albums! It's got a mix of rolling bass and electric keyboards on the best cuts – sounding a lot like the funky sound of LA Latin groups like War or El Chicano, but with more of the Afro-Cuban groove of ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic blend of funk, jazz, and Cuban rhythms – served up by the youthful Irakere, working here at the height of their powers! There's a sense of boundless energy throughout the entire record – an effort to try on so many things at once, and somehow get them all really right ... (Latin) read moreCD
A fantastic blend of funk, jazz, and Cuban rhythms – served up by the youthful Irakere, working here at the height of their powers! There's a sense of boundless energy throughout the entire record – an effort to try on so many things at once, and somehow get them all really right ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Joyce Fenderella Irby —
Maximum Thrust ... CD Motown (Japan), 1989. New Copy ...
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A late 80s set from Motown, but one that has all the sorts of street soul modes you'd be more likely to hear on the Sleeping Bag label – super-fresh touches that come from the world of hip hop, all used in really great ways to kick up the groove on the record! There's plenty of the chunky ... (Soul) read moreCD
Tremendous blowing from tenorman Sherman Irby – an alto player who can swing soulfully one minute, then hit these great modern lines the next – a wonderful blend that comes through beautifully in this sweet session for Blue Note! The album's got a title that makes you think it might be ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Iron Butterfly —
Ball ... LP Atco, 1969. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$9.99
A killer classic from Iron Butterfly – a group who always had way more to offer than their hits, as you'll find out when dipping into this full length set! The album's worth it alone for the organ lines – which kind of take off from the territory of The Doors, but are often more ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has unglued seams, mild corner bend, spot of wear on the spine.)
Iron Butterfly —
Heavy ... CD Atco/Rhino, 1968. Used ...
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Heavy sounds from Iron Butterfly – a record that's not nearly as well known as their classic In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – but which has a very similar vibe all the way through! The songs are a bit shorter, but these guys really manage to do a lot with a little – using lots of brooding ... (Rock) read moreCD
Iron Butterfly —
Heavy ... LP Atco, 1968. Very Good ...
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Heavy sounds from Iron Butterfly – a record that's not nearly as well known as their classic In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – but which has a very similar vibe all the way through! The songs are a bit shorter, but these guys really manage to do a lot with a little – using lots of brooding ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The album that rocked a million dorm rooms back in the 60s – and for good reason, too – given that the title track is a side-long, totally jamming monster – the kind of track that was really revolutionary at the time, and which still has a hell of an impact all these many years ... (Cassettes) read moreCassette
The album that rocked a million dorm rooms back in the 60s – and for good reason, too – given that the title track is a side-long, totally jamming monster – the kind of track that was really revolutionary at the time, and which still has a hell of an impact all these many years ... (Rock) read moreCD
The album that rocked a million dorm rooms back in the 60s – and for good reason, too – given that the title track is a side-long, totally jamming monster – the kind of track that was really revolutionary at the time, and which still has a hell of an impact all these many years ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(1841 Broadway label pressing. Cover has some wear.)
The album that rocked a million dorm rooms back in the 60s – and for good reason, too – given that the title track is a side-long, totally jamming monster – the kind of track that was really revolutionary at the time, and which still has a hell of an impact all these many years ... (Rock) read moreCD
21 heavy classics – including the short take of "In A Gadda Da Vida" – plus "Most Anything You Want", "Soul Experience", "Real Fright", "Iron Butterfly Theme", "Easy Rider", "Soldier In Our Town", "New Day", ... (Cassettes) read moreCassette
21 heavy classics – including the short take of "In A Gadda Da Vida" – plus "Most Anything You Want", "Soul Experience", "Real Fright", "Iron Butterfly Theme", "Easy Rider", "Soldier In Our Town", "New Day", ... (Rock) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Iron Butterfly —
Metamorphosis ... LP Atco, 1970. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$14.99
A record that's not a complete metamorphosis for Iron Butterfly, but one that definitely has the group stretching out with even more force and confidence than before! The group were maybe one of the few to come to hard rock via psych, instead of the blues rock path that so many others took at the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow Broadway label stereo pressing with CTH suffix– 1C/1A. Cover has a cutout hole, some surface wear, and aging.)
Titles include "Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter", "Mother Russia", "Public Enema Number One", "Holy Smoke", "Tailgunner", and "Run Silent Run Deep". (Rock) CD
Iron Maiden —
Powerslave ... CD Sanctuary, 1984. Used ...
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The killer debut of a group we hope are going to be huge – as they definitely bring a whole new vibe to the world of funk – by combining lean combo instrumentation with some much larger arrangements, all at a level that's almost more in the David Axelrod side of the spectrum! There's a ... (Deep Funk) read moreCD
Ironsides —
Changing Light ... LP Colemine, 2023. New Copy Gatefold ...
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The killer debut of a group we hope are going to be huge – as they definitely bring a whole new vibe to the world of funk – by combining lean combo instrumentation with some much larger arrangements, all at a level that's almost more in the David Axelrod side of the spectrum! There's a ... (Deep Funk) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Irreversible Entanglements —
Open The Gates ... LP International Anthem, 2021. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
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A hell of a record from Irreversible Entanglements – a group we already loved on previous records, but who really knock it out of the part with this fantastic set! The mix of modes here is a bit hard to put in words – as the group blend acoustic and electric elements in the best ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Not the first album from this fantastic group, but a set that's their initial outing for Impulse Records – the old home to John Coltrane, Sun Ra, and Pharoah Sanders – and a very fitting place for their boundless sense of expression! The group really seem to have upped their game for ... (Jazz) read moreCD