One of those classic late 90s hip hop albums that initially got lost in the shuffle of record label politics and other issues – finally out for the rest of the world in the following century! The record's from a time when King Tee was allied strongly with Dr Dre – who produces part of ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A 70s dub masterpiece – and one of the records that really set the standard for the genre! Producer Winston Riley first rose to reggae fame in the Techniques, but here he's a master of the instrumental mode – working with a group of all-star musicians at Harry J's and King Tubby's ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wicked dub from mighty King Tubby – a set of reworked sounds from cuts by Jackie Edwards, Johnny Clarke, John Holt, Horace Andy, and others – all given some heavy-bottomed touches by Tubby! The tracks are all instrumentals, with plenty of bass bubbling in an echoey pit – mixed ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
King Tubby —
Explosive Dub ... LP Clocktower, 1975. New Copy (reissue)...
$15.9918.98
If you're looking for a definition of dub, this album may well be it – and it's clear proof why Tubby could proudly wear the crown of a King! The set's beautifully bassy and muddy all the way through – a heady brew of bottom-level sounds – all layered wonderfully with lots and ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wild dubs from the legendary King Tubby – not really a proper live record, but rather an amazing batch of studio extrapolations that Tubby let loose at a famous concert with The Wailers – reworked beautifully in the studio with some really incredible sounds! Heavy, hypnotic rhythms ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
30 essential dubs, from the golden age of reggae. King Tubby works his echoplex magic on a set culled half from Niney the Observer productions, and half from Striker Lee. You could waste your time on the 4 or 5 dozen other collections out there that are just capitalizing on Tubby's name, or stick ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic blend of saxophone and dub – one that shows just how much big the shift in Jamaican production styles was during the 70s! In the previous decade, reedman Tommy McCook was right on top of the mix on most of his performances – echoing the tenors of American R&B and soul ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Recent Radiation reissue. Cover is nice.)
King Tubby & Lee Perry —
Megawatt Dub ... CD Shanachie, 1970s. Used ...
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The brilliant full length debut of Kings Go Forth – a set we'd been eagerly anticipating after hearing their first few fantastic singles! The group hail from Milwaukee, an unlikely spot for a combo this hip – and they've got a sound that's smoking 70s soul all the way through – ... (Deep Funk) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Originally recorded for a TV special in 1969 – but one of the Kinks' greatest albums ever! The semi-concept album traces the woes, worries, and hopes of a British family, as one half is on the verge of emigration to Australia. The work comes out of the sort of songwriting that Ray Davies ... (Rock) read moreCD
A true masterpiece of late 60s pop – music originally recorded for a TV special in 1969 – and one of the Kinks' greatest albums ever! The semi-concept album traces the woes, worries, and hopes of a British family, as one half is on the verge of emigration to Australia. The work comes ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An overlooked gem from The Kinks – a set that's got all the wit of their late 60s material, a bit of the rootsy currents of Muswell Hillbillies, and a lot more bite than the group would have in some of their next few albums to come! Ray Davies' pen is razor-sharp, as is his vocal approach ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label stereo pressing. Cover has light ringwear and some wear and fading at the spine.)
An overlooked gem from The Kinks – a set that's got all the wit of their late 60s material, a bit of the rootsy currents of Muswell Hillbillies, and a lot more bite than the group would have in some of their next few albums to come! Ray Davies' pen is razor-sharp, as is his vocal approach ... (Rock) read moreCD
(Out of print Hybrid Super Audio CD – also plays on standard CD players.)
Excellent work by The Kinks – cut right on the cusp of their earlier bluesier years, and their perfect picture postcard pop sides of the late 60s! The album's got a number of groovy little tunes that virtually put the jangle in 60s pop – with impeccable writing by Ray Davies, and all ... (Rock) read moreCD
A real standout from Ray Davies and crew – heavy-hitting here with guitars that seem a bit more amped up than usual, and a slight post-punkish groove that's almost a reinvention of the group's sound for an 80s new wave market! The album's a surprisingly hard rocker in parts, and has a ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great material from the tail end of their Reprise years – non-album tracks, collected to form one great last record! Titles include "Pictures In The Sand", "Where Did The Spring Go", "When I Turn Off The Living Room Light", "There Is No Life Without ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
It's hard to go wrong with The Kinks at this point in their career – a time when even at their most basic, the group had something special that set them apart from most of their contemporaries! There's a definite bluesy undercurrent to most of the music here – an aspect that Ray Davies ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo 3-color label pressing. Cover has minimal wear & aging, and a corner grommet.)
It's hard to go wrong with The Kinks at this point in their career – a time when even at their most basic, the group had something special that set them apart from most of their contemporaries! There's a definite bluesy undercurrent to most of the music here – an aspect that Ray Davies ... (Rock) read moreCD
Titles include "So Long", "Come On Now", "Dancing In The Street", "Tired Of Waiting", "Naggin Woman", "Something Better Beginning", and "Got My Feet On the Ground". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing in a flip-back cover, with light wear and aging.)
Ray Davies is really coming into his own by the time of this third album by The Kinks – penning almost all the tunes in the set, and really starting to stretch out with some of his more unique ideas! The songs are already beginning to show that picture postcard side of British pop that was ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Kinks —
Kinkdom ... LP Reprise, Mid 60s. Very Good- ...
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Includes their classic "Well Respected Man", the great "See My Friends", and other titles that include "I Need You", "Who'll Be The Next In Line", "Wait Till The Summer Comes Along", "Never Met A Girl Like You Before", "Such A ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo tri-color pressing. Cover has splitting on the bottom seam with clear tape, light surface wear.)
One of the greatest albums from The Kinks – the kind of material that pulled them strongly past their bluesy, garagey roots – into a role that has them giving some of the clearest, keenest visions of 20th Century British society – with all of its joys and worries! The tunes here ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original UK stereo pressing! Cover has some gloss separation at the spine, light stain at the bottom left corner, bent a bit at the bottom right corner at the front panel, and is bent with gloss separation at the bottom left corner in back.)
More Kinks music than you could ever hope for in one package – a whopping 3CD set that brings together every bit of music associated with the landmark Village Green Preservation Society album! The original record is one of the best-ever British pop albums from the 60s – and it has the ... (Rock) read moreCD
Titles include "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion", "So Tired Of Waiting For You", "Till The End Of The Day", and "A Well Respected Man". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
An album that maybe marked the close of one chapter of The Kinks, and the start of another – music that still holds on to some of the best elements of their late 60s Village Green era, but which also moves the group into some of the headier territory of their Muswell Hill/RCA years too! Ray ... (Rock) read moreCD
An album that maybe marked the close of one chapter of The Kinks, and the start of another – music that still holds on to some of the best elements of their late 60s Village Green era, but which also moves the group into some of the headier territory of their Muswell Hill/RCA years too! Ray ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An album that maybe marked the close of one chapter of The Kinks, and the start of another – music that still holds on to some of the best elements of their late 60s Village Green era, but which also moves the group into some of the headier territory of their Muswell Hill/RCA years too! Ray ... (Rock) read moreCD
An album that maybe marked the close of one chapter of The Kinks, and the start of another – music that still holds on to some of the best elements of their late 60s Village Green era, but which also moves the group into some of the headier territory of their Muswell Hill/RCA years too! Ray ... (Rock) read moreCD
A real standout in the later catalog of the Kinks – a record that gave the group a number of minor hits, and which let them rock out a bit more than usual – in a style that was clearly influenced by the punk of the period, but which also had sort of a Pete Townsend-esque quality to it. ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Kinks —
Misfits ... LP Arista, 1978. Near Mint- ...
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A high point of the Arista years – with cuts that include "Get Up", "Rock N Roll Fantasy", "Live Life", "Hay Fever", "Misfits", and "Black Messiah". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
A high point of the Arista years – with cuts that include "Get Up", "Rock N Roll Fantasy", "Live Life", "Hay Fever", "Misfits", and "Black Messiah". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
A key transitional album for The Kinks – a record that took them from the lighter "picture postcard" rock of their late 60s albums, into the headier concepts that would mark most of their early 70s work! The concept here is fortunately a light one – a faux-hillbilly sort of ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label Dynaflex pressing. Cover has some ringwear, edge wear, and a dent at the bottom right edge.)
A hugely successful live album from The Kinks – maybe one of the best-remembered moments from their Arista Records years! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed in clean shrink with hype sticker. Shrinkwrap is cracked a bit at the right side.)
Kinks —
Percy ... LP Pye/BMG, 1971. New Copy (reissue)...
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A great set of tracks by the Kinks – originally written as the soundtrack for a film that barely saw the light of day – yet presented here as a classic late 60s album that's up there with the other gems from the same period as Arthur and Village Green! A few tunes are instrumental ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great set of tracks by the Kinks – originally written as the soundtrack for a film that barely saw the light of day – yet presented here as a classic late 60s album that's up there with the other gems from the same period as Arthur and Village Green! A few tunes are instrumental ... (Rock) read moreCD
A major extension of the concept albums first begun by The Kinks with Village Green and Arthur – taken fully to the next level, and conceived as a theatrical work with a strong message-oriented base of songs! The vibe here is kind of an exaggeration of the "preservation" feeling of ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The second act of The Kinks' entry into the rock opera mode of the early 70s – and in some ways, a much more confident effort than the first! The second act of Preservation is much bleaker than the first in a number of ways – quite possibly the strongest because it seems that Ray ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2023 pressing – on nice and heavy vinyl and replicating the original artwork!)
One of the oddest of the 70s concept albums by The Kinks – a set of tracks that takes Ray Davies and the band back to the school days of their youth – where they revisit frustrations, anger, and the disgrace in the title! The best moments here are the ones that unlock a bit of the ... (Rock) read moreCD
One of the oddest of the 70s concept albums by The Kinks – a set of tracks that takes Ray Davies and the band back to the school days of their youth – where they revisit frustrations, anger, and the disgrace in the title! The best moments here are the ones that unlock a bit of the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2023 pressing – on nice and heavy vinyl and replicating the original artwork!)
One of the oddest of the 70s concept albums by The Kinks – a set of tracks that takes Ray Davies and the band back to the school days of their youth – where they revisit frustrations, anger, and the disgrace in the title! The best moments here are the ones that unlock a bit of the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing in a Best Buy Series cover.)
25 tracks total including "Apeman", "Lola", "See My Friends", "You Really Got Me", "Waterloo Sunset", "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy", "Long Tall Sally", "David Watts", and more. (Rock) CD
A nice transition from the overwrought concept albums of mid 70s Kinks – and a shift into tighter, shorter, more condensed tunes that got the group firmly back on track! The concepts here are each confined to the space of a single tune – taking Ray and the group back to the best ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Kinks —
Soap Opera ... LP RCA/BMG, 1975. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)...
$13.9924.99
One of the highest-concept of all 70s Kinks album – a dark exploration of fame and the price of success, done as a mini-rock opera starring Norman & The Starmaker! As with some of these sets, the best tunes here are those that are the most subtle and less dramatic – and which ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2023 pressing – on nice and heavy vinyl and replicating the original artwork!)
One of the highest-concept of all 70s Kinks album – a dark exploration of fame and the price of success, done as a mini-rock opera starring Norman & The Starmaker! As with some of these sets, the best tunes here are those that are the most subtle and less dramatic – and which ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label pressing. Cover has light wear and a trace of a price sticker.)
One of the most successful of the later Kinks albums – thanks to the hit single "Come Dancing", which kind of tied together the group's later leanings with some of their sweeter, nostagic approaches from the 60s. In fact, there's a quality to the set that really has Ray Davies ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has some surface wear.)
A very cool 12" replica of an early EP from The Kinks – one that features a whole host of tracks from that moment when Ray Davies was really taking off with his songwriting, and giving the group some of the most evocative work of their career! The leadoff cut is "Waterloo ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fern Kinney —
Groove Me ... LP Malaco, 1979. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
A standout classic from Fern Kinney – and a set that not only marked a big moment of evolution for southern soul, but also for the Mississippi scene as well! The set was recorded at the Malaco studios in Jackson, but has a vibe that's much closer to some of the TK Records material from Miami ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a cutout notch and some light peeling in ring-form on both sides.)
A standout classic from Fern Kinney – and a set that not only marked a big moment of evolution for southern soul, but also for the Mississippi scene as well! The set was recorded at the Malaco studios in Jackson, but has a vibe that's much closer to some of the TK Records material from Miami ... (Soul) read moreCD
Kinokuniya Band —
Street Sensation ... LP Polydor/Lawson (Japan), 1979. New Copy (reissue)...
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Warmly jazzy grooves from this late 70s Japanese combo – one who are more like a fusion group than some of the more standard city pop acts – in part because they've got two different guitarists in the lineup, each of whom get a different channel in the mix! Haruto Kawabe is on one ... (Japanese) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Cassie Kinoshi —
Gratitude ... CD International Anthem, 2024. New Copy ...
$13.9914.99
A beautiful large concept work from UK saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi – one that features a rich array of players, all folded together in a warmly spiritual sound! There's echoes of some of the other mellow work on the International Anthem label here, but also more of the righteous currents of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Cassie Kinoshi —
Gratitude ... LP International Anthem, 2024. New Copy ...
$22.9923.99
A beautiful large concept work from UK saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi – one that features a rich array of players, all folded together in a warmly spiritual sound! There's echoes of some of the other mellow work on the International Anthem label here, but also more of the righteous currents of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful large concept work from UK saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi – one that features a rich array of players, all folded together in a warmly spiritual sound! There's echoes of some of the other mellow work on the International Anthem label here, but also more of the righteous currents of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Kinsman Dazz —
Dazz ... LP 20th Century, 1979. Near Mint- ...
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Kinsman Dazz are even funkier here than before – showing off their Ohio roots, and pointing the way towards the classic Dazz Band sound they'd forge in the 80s! Rhythms are very tight throughout – but still often touched with the jazzy elements that made the group so great in their ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dan Kinzelman's Ghost —
Stonebreaker ... CD Parco Della (Italy), 2018. Used ...
$6.99
With Manuele Morbidini on alto saxophone. (Jazz) CD
Kiosk (Marc Moulin) —
Mona Call/Waterfall ... 7-inch Vogue/Wallen Bink (UK), 1970. New Copy (pic cover, reissue)...
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Two killers from 70s keyboard legend Marc Moulin – both very much in the spirit of his work with Placebo! "Mona Call" is a fast-stepping number that's awash with all sorts of great Fender Rhodes lines – served up in that cool, chomping style Moulin does so well – and ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
John Carroll Kirby —
Blowout ... CD Stones Throw, 2023. New Copy ...
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A surprisingly sunny project from John Carroll Kirby – a set that's jazzier and warmer than most of his previous work – almost in this very cool blend of 70s jazz funk and instrumental AOR! The rhythms have some 80s elements at times, but not in the colder sound of the electro ... (Rock) read moreCD
John Carroll Kirby —
Blowout ... LP Stones Throw, 2023. New Copy Gatefold ...
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A surprisingly sunny project from John Carroll Kirby – a set that's jazzier and warmer than most of his previous work – almost in this very cool blend of 70s jazz funk and instrumental AOR! The rhythms have some 80s elements at times, but not in the colder sound of the electro ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Kirby on bass with Charlie Shavers on trumpet, Buster Bailey on clarinet, Russell Procope on alto saxophone, Billy Kyle on piano & O' Neil Spencer on drums. (Jazz) CD
Titles include "Zooming At The Zombie", "Front And Center", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Undecided", "Prelude For Trumpet", "Revolutionary Etude", and "Blue Skies" – 22 tracks total. (Jazz) CD
Two very groovy soundtracks from UK great Basil Kirchin – an artist who's sometimes known for darker, moodier music – but who serves up some great 60s work here! The first half of hte set features tunes from the spy film Assignment K – which Kirchin scores with styles that borrow ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A sound library tune that really lives up to its title – a De Wolfe library gem that pays tribute to Motown Records, but with a slightly different vibe too! Basil Kirchin's better known for offbeat and moody music – yet here, the tune is certainly a romping groove – but with some ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Basil Kirchin & John Coleman —
Mind On The Run ... LP De Wolfe/We Are Busy Bodies (Canada), 1966. New Copy (reissue)...
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An early treasure from the legendary Music De Wolfe sound library in London – a project that mixes all the incredible ear for sound possessed by composer Basil Kirchin with some groovier touches from John Coleman – all at a level that may well make the album one of the most compelling ... (Sound Library) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With Bob Burridge and Bryan Lynch on trumpet, Ralph Lalama on saxophone, clarinet and flute, Michael Rabinowitz on basoon and bass clarinet, Douglas Purviance on trombone, Carlton Holmes on keyboards, Chip Jackson on bass, and Ron Vincent on drums. (Jazz) CD
A double-length set that showcases the ever-growing, ever-evolving talents of drummer Quin Kirchner – working here in a variety of settings with help from some other great talents on the Chicago scene! Most of these tunes have a core sense of structure – and even when Quin is ... (Jazz) read moreCD