The golden hits of The Drifters, but a set that mostly features on the group's great second chapter at Atlantic Records – a time when original singer Clyde McPhatter had left the group, and Ben E King and Rudy Lewis came in with a very different style in the lead! Lieber & Stoller were ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s Columbia House pressing. Cover has light wear.)
A great little album by The Drifters – different than most of their other work for Atlantic, but still quite nice! The bulk of the album features the group running through jazzy versions of pop tunes – like "Quando Quando Quando", "More", "The Good Life", ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic work by The Drifters – not only proof that their career was still going strong, but also a landmark batch of uptown soul tracks that set the blueprint for so many other New York artists of the 60s! The album includes the hits "On Broadway", "Up On The Roof", and ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger, & The Trinity —
Open (aka Jools) ... LP Atco, 1968. Very Good Gatefold ...
$9.99
Great stuff – one of the amazing early albums from the team of Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger – kind of a next-generation to the Brit beat group sound of the mid 60s – one that moves beyond simple R&B modes, to bring in more sophisticated soul and jazz touches! Driscoll's ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Purple and tan label stereo pressing with CT suffix. Cover has light ringwear and some edge wear.)
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity —
Jools & Brian ... LP Capitol, 1969. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
Great UK beat group grooves from the late 60's – featuring the amazing voice of Julie Driscoll and the hard Hammond organ sounds of Brian Auger! Auger's working here with his Trinity group – the small combo that had a firey Jimmy McGriff-like quality – as you'll hear on their ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label Duophonic pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger, & The Trinity —
Streetnoise ... LP Atco, 1969. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ...
$11.99
Some great funky grooves by this legendary British ensemble – featuring excellent keyboard work by Brian Auger, recorded during the period when he was really beginning to stretch out a bit, and hit a much more open-ended kind of sound. Julie Driscoll is still on vocals, singing in her raw ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow Broadway label pressing. Cover has edge & surface wear, small split on the top seam, small stain on the back.)
A sweet, stretched-out session from saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera – one that still has a bit of the Latin roots of the past, but which also hits a more spacious style that almost reminds us of the best CTI sides of the early 70s! The album's recorded live at San Francisco's Keystone Korner ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With Claudio Roditi on trumpet and flugelhorn, Fareed Haque on acoustic and electric guitar, Daniel Freiberg on acoustic and electric guitar, Sergio Brandao and Paul M Socolow on electric bass, Ignacio Berroa on drums, Ricardo Eddy Martinez on synthesizers, and Sammy Figueroa, Daniel Ponce, and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A very unusual album from this vocalist – proof that Frank D'Rone was always more interesting than most of his contemporaries! The set features soulful backings from Richard Evans, arranged by Johnny Pate – who really gives things more of a groove than usual – on titles that ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
D12 —
D12 World ... LP Shady/Interscope, 2004. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$39.99
D12's sophmore full length is a pretty fair improvement over the largely forgettable debut – particularly the single "My Band", one of the rare cuts in which Eminem seems to have a pretty good time lampooning is own image. Other tracks include "Git Up", "Loyalty" ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has light ring impressions, some edge wear, a promo sticker with peeled corners in back, bent a bit at the top of the spine, and is slightly wavy with a bent corner in back.)
Du-Rites —
Plug It In ... LP Old Maid, 2023. New Copy ...
$21.9924.99
A set that's almost a back to basics effort for the Du-Rites – one that makes the best use of the massively funky drums of Jay Mumford and fast-riffing guitar of Pablo Martin – as the duo augment their groove with some additional work on bass, percussion, and keyboards too! Yet there's ... (Deep Funk) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great album of jazzy studio tracks, recorded in Bell's NY studios with Eric Gale, Pretty Purdie, and some other funky players. Duchin plays electric keyboards with a good pop soul jazz sound – a bit like some of the studio soul jazz coming out of LA during the late 60s, but with a bit more ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre —
Out Of Season ... LP Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre, 1980. Sealed ...
$1.99
A warmly wonderful blend of hip hop and contemporary soul from the LA scene – not the first record we've heard from Duckwrth, but one that definitely marks him as being at the best level the city's been giving us in recent years! There's a genre-breaking quality that's effortless here – ... (Neo Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dave Dudley —
Lonelyville ... LP Mercury, Mid 60s. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
Dudley's second full length for Stones Throw under his own name – third overall, counting his debut as Declaime – and one of the most surefooted, soul-steeped Madlib productions of the era! Again, Madlib wisely leans on warm funk and soul beats and samples to back Dudley, but it's a ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A gem of a record from vocalist Urszula Dudziak – the closest she ever came to doing a "straight" set of vocals, but still one that lives up to her unique style! The album was produced by Michal Urbaniak with a sweet electric vibe – never too smooth or overproduced, but with ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Includes printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout hole, light wear, and a promo sticker.)
Doris Duke's no loser at all – certainly not with a record this great – a killer set of deep soul tracks that may well stand as the singer's finest moment ever! Doris works here at a level that rivals all the best southern-tinged singers of her generation – Aretha Franklin, Ann ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the few albums cut by this oft-overlooked southern soul diva – and one that mixes Muscle Shoals production with some nice uptown touches! Produced by Jerry Williams, Jr., aka Swamp Dogg! While the title comes of a bit flamboyantly, in truth, this record is an honest, personal, and ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic stuff – and one of George Duke's trippiest jazz albums ever! The package is the US issue of Duke's last album for MPS – recorded in 1976, under the title Dream – issued here under the clunkier moniker of The 1976 Solo Keyboard Album! Duke plays all the instruments ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful album from George Duke – and one of our favorite records from his legendary years at Columbia! George Duke's always had plenty of Brazilian elements in his music – but this album really brings them all together – offering up a perfect blend of Duke's keyboards and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear, a thin stain at the spine, and a bit of flaking at the top left corner in back.)
A sweet bit of modern funk from George Duke – working here in a mode that's definitely tighter and more soul-based than his trippier albums of the early 70s – but also in a groove that's pretty darn sweet! George wonderfully blends together his jazz roots and some of the wider soul ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and tiny marks from price sticker removal.)
George Duke —
Dream On ... LP Epic, 1982. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
Solid 80s grooving from George Duke – a really tightly-crafted set, done in the sweet mix of jazz and soul that he virtually helped to invent during the 70s! There's a gentle soulfulness to the record that we really like – a quality that's surprising, given the date, and the fact that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Killer keyboards from the legendary George Duke – and one of his most righteous albums for the MPS label! The album's a spectacular set that showcases both sides of Duke's genius at the time – his spacey, soulful approach to a laidback tune – and his more jamming styles on the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s US pressing. Cover has ring and edge wear.)
George Duke —
Feel ... LP MPS/BASF, 1974. Very Good+ ...
Out Of Stock
Sweet keyboards and lots of funky grooves – one of the best of George Duke's seminal albums for MPS – and a record that captures him at a key middle point in his growth! The sound here is tighter than the trippier records of before, but also never too smooth or commercial – still ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Heavily layered work from George Duke – a record that seems to push all his influences and aspects at once, sometimes getting in the way of each other, but sometimes making for some very nice grooves! The best tunes on the set are those that have a bit of space in them – letting Duke ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
A funky concept album from George Duke – and one that's filled with some mighty nice grooves! Guardians Of The Light is a full-on "musical fantasy" – with the story line laid out in the liner notes, yet still a bit difficult to follow – but we can't fault him for that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the lyric sleeve. Cover has a promo stamp and a bit of light wear.)
One of George Duke's best albums for the MPS label – and a set that has a sound that's a little bit more soul than before! The album uses a fair bit of vocals alongside Duke's funky keyboards – but in a way that's not nearly as smooth as some of his albums for Epic, and which still ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Solid soul from the amazing George Duke – a record with a fair bit more focus than some of his previous efforts for MPS, but still done with a free and righteous vibe overall! The album's one of the last before Duke moved into smoother soul territory for his US albums of the late 70s – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Solid soul from the amazing George Duke – a record with a fair bit more focus than some of his previous efforts for MPS, but still done with a free and righteous vibe overall! The album's one of the last before Duke moved into smoother soul territory for his US albums of the late 70s – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A late 70s classic from jazzy funk master George Duke! Master Of The Game is an excellent mix of jazz, smooth soul, and Latin riffing – really a perfect blend of styles that shows not only how far George's sound had progressed throughout the 70s, it also charts the development of the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a partially unglued seam but is great!)
A real breakthrough album for George Duke – one of his earliest for the Epic label, and an album that took him from the space funk underground to the top of the jazz charts! The album's got a great sound that mixes together all of Duke's influences – Latin rhythms, electric keyboard ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
George Duke —
Rendezvous ... LP Epic, 1984. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
An underappreciated soul set from George Duke for Epic – his Rendezvous from '84 – an engagement worth keeping! Given the mid 80s release date, you might be expecting a whole lot of programming and drum machine action – there's a bit of it, but this is a really lively set with ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the lyric sleeve.)
Duke Jupiter —
Duke Jupiter 1 ... LP Coast To Coast, 1982. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
Soulful and pounding! Joe Dukes is one of the greatest soul jazz drummers ever – the key to the unique sound that Jack McDuff had during his big rise to fame in the mid 60s, a combination of tightly funky rhythms underneath, with a freer approach to the top of the kit that worked perfectly ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dumisani Maraire & Nyunga Nyunga Mbira —
Tichazomuona ... LP Nyami Nyami (France), 1986. New Copy (reissue)...
Out Of Stock
An album from the 80s, but one with a very timeless vibe – as the set is heavy on mbiri work from Dumisani Maraire – recorded in a way that mostly just features vocals alongside the sparkling tones of the thumb piano! The mbiri is likely amplified here – as it's got a resonance ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The great Aynsley Dunbar on drums – with lots of piano and organ from Tommy Eyre and guitar solos from John Moorshead. Produced by John Mayall too! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Aynsley Dunbar —
Blue Wale ... LP BYG (France), 1970. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
A fantastic set from Aynsley Dunbar – the drummer who's worked famously with a number of other key artists on both the US and UK scenes – but an artist who always seems to bring something special to the mix when he is a leader! Aynsley's pictured on the cover behind a massive set of ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Eric Dunbar —
Freeway ... LP TSG/P-Vine (Japan), 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
Out Of Stock
A killer rare gem from the 70s – served up in this warm mellow take on funky soul, with plenty of jazzy licks in the mix too! The production is great – cool and compressed, so that the vocals are folded nicely onto the grooves – which are mostly in this midtempo mode that chugs ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful jazzy soundtrack from the end of the 50s – written for the ultra-cool film Bell, Book, & Candle – which starred Kim Novak and Jimmy Stewart in a comedy about beatnik witches in New York! Much of the soundtrack has a cool beat jazz sort of feel to it – and many ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A strange film, but a great soundtrack! George Duning came up with an excellent batch of jazzy tracks for the film – and most of them swing hard and tightly, with strong jazzy solos, in a manner that's similar to some of Mancini's best scores of the late 50s. A number of tracks have odd ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove – 1S/1S. Cover has light wear and aging.)
(In a textured navy cover, with gold title sticker at the spine. Includes the obi and booklet. Obi is torn at the bottom and crinkled in back. Cover has bumped corners and a small split in the bottom seam.)
Smooth and soulful guitar work from Cornell Dupree – a player who recorded on countless sessions as a studio sideman, but didn't break out as a leader until the late 70s! The set has a full sound that's in the mode of the larger Kudu/CTI productions of the time – an approach that takes ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small cutout hole and stuck gatefold.)
Dur Dur Band —
Berlin Session ... LP Out Here (Germany), 2023. New Copy Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
A great return to form for this legendary Somalian group – a combo who made some important records in the 80s, but were part of the huge diaspora on their scene as the troubles of the following decade forced a long pause in cultural activity! Here, the group are reborn with new youthful ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Girls On Film", "Planet Earth", "Friends Of Mine", "Careless Memories", and "Is There Something I Should Know". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Memphis power pop from Van Duren – insistent and nearly as catchy as the midwest and west coast practitioners of the era – but with a bit more of an elastic, loose limbed, and measured approach to the songwriting! It's tough to get around a Big Star comparison given the Memphis roots, ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with Masterdisk stamp. Cover has light ring impressions and some application wrinkles in back.)
A seminal early album from Ian Dury – recorded before his funky dancefloor crossover work, and a key link between those sides and his earlier pub rock years. Dury's wonderfully deadpan vocal approach is already very firmly in place – and in fact perhaps sounds even more disaffected ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ian Dury & The Blockheads —
Do It Yourself ... LP Stiff, 1979. Very Good+ ...
Out Of Stock
One of the great ones from Ian Dury – a record that goes way beyond simple quirky rock, and explodes with some wonderful jazzy touches! The sound here is totally great – very much in the sway of Chaz Jankel's musical direction, and filled with great bits on sax, keyboards, and guitar ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original UK pressing in the "Crown X 36434" wallpaper cover. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has unglued seams, minimal wear.)
New Wave hits Brazil – in case you couldn't tell by the album's op-art cover, and Dusek's sunglassed trendoid image on the front! The album seems to be relatively tongue in cheek – although it's a bit hard to tell if you don't speak the language – and titles include "Rock Da ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Pierre Dutour —
Top Fiction ... LP Tele Music/Be With (UK), 1979. New Copy (reissue)...
Out Of Stock
A late 70s nugget from the Tele Music sound library – a set that's got some of sweet spacey touches you might expect from the cover, but which also has plenty of funky rhythms at the bottom! The tracks are short, tight, and really pack a lot into a small space – as the set's got 14 ... (Sound Library) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jamz Dutton —
Feels Good ... LP Rosewood, 1974. Very Good+ ...
$13.99
(Early 80s pressing. Box has a cutout notch and small torn off portion at the top right, surface wear and aging, spotty blemishes, and an index label at the spine.)
Some nice hard edged production – mostly from Nick Wiz, but also Rockwilder, Larger Professor and others – with vocals to match. Stand out cuts include "Ill Collabo" featuring Pharoahe Monche & Prince Po, "On The Run", "Da Ruckus", and "Verbal ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Johnny Dyani —
African Bass ... LP Red (Italy), 1979. New Copy (reissue)...
About February 20, 2024 (delayed)
A superb stripped down set from former Blue Note and South African ex-pat Dyani, joined by drummer Clifford Jarvis. The two bounce rhythms and pulses off each other on a wide open set featuring lots of solo moments for both, plus some vocal and piano contributions. 6 numbers in all, including ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Key work as a leader from bassist Johnny Dyani – one of his most soulful, spiritual outings ever – and a record dedicated to the important South African political prisoner Stephen Biko! There's a sense of flow and rhythmic focus here that's wonderful – as Dyani comes together ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bokani Dyer —
Radio Sechaba ... LP Brownswood (UK), 2023. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
Maybe the richest album to date from South African pianist Bokani Dyer – a set that has vocals on most tracks, and which also carries a more direct and powerful message than any of his previous releases – very uplifting and righteous, at a level that marks Dyer as one of the key forces ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic first chapter from this legendary funk group – material recorded during their early years on the Phoenix scene, at a time when Dyke & The Blazers must have been the hottest act going down in Arizona! The group here begin with their Funky Broadway roots – taking on that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dyke & The Blazers —
Dyke's Greatest Hits ... LP Original Sound, Late 60s. Very Good Gatefold ...
$33.9938.99
Great funk from one of the true legends of his time! Dyke and The Blazers specialized in James Brown-influenced super heavy soul funk, LA style – and their recordings from the late 60's are some of the most archetypal funky tracks from that era! This full album is one of the group's few ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing in the unipak cover – nice and clean. Cover has some light wear, and a bit more around the edges – and one bumped corner.)
A heady second chapter of a legendary funk group that were only around for a few short years, but gave us some great music in the process – presented here with 16 unissued tracks from their years in Los Angeles, including work from members of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band too! With so ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bob Dylan's fourth record, and close runner up to Freewheelin' as the masterpiece of this early stage of his career. While the overly arch Times They Are A Changin' pretty much stood as the cornerstone of classifiable folk rock at the time, Another Side is just that. Dense, elliptical, and ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 360 Sound pressing. Cover has surface wear & aging.)
Bob Dylan —
At Budokan ... LP Columbia, 1978. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$29.99
A double-length live show – recorded in Japan! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has timing strip stickers, promo stamp, and some light wear.)
Bob Dylan —
Blonde On Blonde ... LP Columbia, 1966. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)...
Out Of Stock
A landmark album from the mighty Bob Dylan – a 2LP set of studio work, which was quite rare at the time – and a set that has Dylan stretching out all his creative powers in newly different directions! The album had a long genesis in the studio – some early work with The Band, ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bob Dylan —
Blonde On Blonde ... LP Columbia, 1966. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A landmark album from the mighty Bob Dylan – a 2LP set of studio work, which was quite rare at the time – and a set that has Dylan stretching out all his creative powers in newly different directions! The album had a long genesis in the studio – some early work with The Band, ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 360 Sound label pressing in a Claudia cover, with light surface wear, some wear and splitting in the spine, and lightly bent corner.)
Titles include "Meet Me In The Morning", "Shelter From The Storm", "Idiot Wind", "You're A Big Girl Now", "If You See Her, Say Hello", "Buckets Of Rain", and "Tangled Up In Blue". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Later pressing – JC 33235 – in a barcode cover. Cover has some ring and edge wear, bumped corners, and a tiny fray at the opening.)
Titles include "Meet Me In The Morning", "Shelter From The Storm", "Idiot Wind", "You're A Big Girl Now", "If You See Her, Say Hello", "Buckets Of Rain", and "Tangled Up In Blue". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition #098354. Includes the insert. Cover has some wear in back at the open edge, most likely a manufacturing flaw, and is in great shape otherwise.)
Bob Dylan —
Bob Dylan ... LP Columbia, 1962. Very Good ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Sure, the young Bob Dylan might look a bit hokey on the cover – but he's already out there way ahead of the pack – and starting to blow away any of the less interesting pop folkies who'd been crowding into the Greenwich Village scene of the early 60s! There's a difference here right ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s pressing, PC 8579. Cover has some edge & ring wear.)