Lamont Dozier —
Right There ... LP Warner, 1976. Very Good+ ...
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One of Lamont Dozier's biggest albums of the 70s – a sweet debut for Warner Brothers, but one that still keeps all the best elements of his ABC albums firmly intact! Arrangements are still by Lamont and McKinley Jackson – who really know how to help Dozier find that tightness brewed up ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has some light wear, but is nice overall.)
One of the most creative club acts of the 70s – the mighty Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band! Before starting his Kid Creole & the Coconuts combo, August Darnell worked to great fame with Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band – kind of a campy, jazzy ensemble – one that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original tan label pressing with Sterling stamp. Includes the printed inner sleeve. A great copy!)
Very unique work from Dr Buzzard's Savannah Band – a set that bears all the unmistakeable touches of group leader August Darnell! The set's definitely got the older aesthetic that Darnell brought to his work at the time – possibly even more so than the group's first album – and ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Post-August Darnell work by Dr Buzzard's Savannah Band – no longer using the "original" in their name! There's still a retro-styled feel here overall – with some of the swing-esque modes of earlier albums, but also a bit of rockabilly as well – an element that kind of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch, light wear, and bent corners.)
Dr Dre —
Chronic ... LP Priority/Interscope, 1992. Very Good+ ...
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The first solo set that Dr Dre cut after leaving NWA – and a record that not only set the tone for his solo career, but also for a huge run of albums from other folks in the years to come! Dre's as much of a production genius as he is a frontman here – really pushing forward some of ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first solo set that Dr Dre cut after leaving NWA – and a record that not only set the tone for his solo career, but also for a huge run of albums from other folks in the years to come! Dre's as much of a production genius as he is a frontman here – really pushing forward some of ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dr Feelgood —
Be Seeing You ... LP United Artists (UK), 1977. Very Good ...
$9.99
Dr John —
Babylon ... LP Atco, 1968. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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Seminal work from Dr John – one of his key late 60s albums that set the world on fire at the time – and which still stand as some of the doctor's greatest achievements! The approach here is a fantastic abstraction of older New Orleans roots – not nearly as rigid as in some of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original yellow label pressing! Cover has a small cutout hole, but is great overall.)
A bit of a change for Dr John, but a nice one too – a set that's somewhat more mature than some of his Atco albums, but in a really nice way! The album features fuller backings from Claus Ogerman, but a core groove that's still nice and soulful – jazzy leanings from a combo that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A rootsy classic from Dr John – an early 70s set in which he turns his talents to a bunch of older New Orleans soul and blues tracks, but serves them up in a style that still has plenty of his mystic gumbo in place! After the freer-wheeling longform sprawls of his more psychedelic albums, ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dr John —
Gris Gris ... LP Atco, 1968. Very Good+ ...
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The great Dr John at his freaky deaky best – working here in a mindblowing mix of New Orleans roots and late 60s psych – all served up in some heady studio space and instrumental touches! The sound's unlike anything that ever went before – and is way better here than on some of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label 1841 Broadway label pressing. Cover is great!)
One of the coolest, funkiest records we've ever heard from Dr John – thanks to lots of guest help from The Meters! The vibe here is a bit tighter than some of Mac's previous records – not as trippy as his first few for Atco – but the sound is still nice and sharp, and Allen ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Keep That Music Simple", "Fonky Side", "Disco Therapy", "I Thought I Heard New Orleans Say", "Bon Temps Rouler", and "Something You Got". (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
Godlike work from the legendary Nick Drake – and exactly the kind of record that's made him a continuing legend over the years! The style is completely its own – not really folk or rock, but not really jazz either – yet served up with plenty of jazzy phrasing that's helped keep ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s UK pressing – with orange Island label with palm tree, and blue rim – a nice copy!)
Nick Drake —
Pink Moon ... LP Island, 1972. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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A beautiful treasure from the legendary Nick Drake – the last album he ever recorded – and a set that may well be his most personal as well! The sound here is even more stripped-down than before – often just vocals and acoustic guitar, but used together in ways that are really ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Dramatics hit an 80s groove mood here – and as on their clubbier sides from the end of the 70s, the vocals are still wonderful – and more than anything, the set's a strong soul-based set that still has the group at the top of their game! Ballads actually sparkle the best here ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Although not as instantly captivating as their work for Stax, this set for ABC is still a pretty darn great group soul album! The group haven't lost their touch vocally – and Ron Banks and LJ Reynolds are still incredible singers that push smooth soul to a whole new level. The album ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Dramatics —
Drama V ... LP ABC, 1975. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
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Damn great work from The Dramatics – a group who never seemed to miss at all during their massive 70s run – and one who really knew how to hold onto an edge in their vocals, and most of their grooves as well! The main maestro here is Don Davis – one of the few late 70s producers ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic early work from The Dramatics – an amazing blend of sweet soul harmony vocals, Memphis soul production, and some other-worldly songwriting that far surpasses later work of the group. This album's one of the band's most righteous, with a mixture of Curtom-type message cuts and ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original orange label pressing. Cover has light wear, some application bubbles in front, and half split bottom seam. Labels have small initials in marker.)
One of the Dramatics' best albums, and a real masterpiece of 70's group soul! The style here is a bit different than the group's previous records for Stax – maybe a bit tighter, with sweet arrangements – but these fantastic vocals that cut through everything and grab you to your core ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Get It", "Givin Up My Love", "You're The Best Thing In My Life", "Loving Time", "You Promised To Be My Girl", and "How Can I Be Sure". (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
Dramatics —
Shake It Well ... LP ABC, 1977. Very Good+ ...
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Incredibly great work from The Dramatics – the kind of record that hits on all burners instantly, and just keeps on cooking all the way through! The set kicks off with the title funky cut "Shake It Well" – done in a mode that the group handle surprisingly well, thanks to some ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
A fantastic album by The Dramatics – with a harder funkier sound than you'll find on most of their other records of the time – a gritty gem from the group's early years, and a record that really deserves its placement on the Stax label! The record has the group moving into a post-Tempta ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label Volt pressing. Cover has surface wear, light edge wear.)
Ray Draper with John Coltrane —
Tuba Jazz ... LP Jubilee, 1958. Very Good+ ...
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Fantastic work – and one of the few albums ever cut as a leader by Ray Draper, a jazz tuba player, with an approach to the instrument that's a lot better than you might think! Draper plays the tuba like the best baritone saxophonists – using the lower registers of the instrument to ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Leslie Drayton Orchestra —
Turning A Corner ... LP Esoteric, 1981. Near Mint- ...
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Produced by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd – with the hit "Life In A Northern Town" – and a guest appearance from Peter Buck of REM. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "The Lesson Of Love", "Indian Summer", "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime", "In Exile", "In The Hands Of Love", "Hampstead Girl", and "Power To Believe". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a small cutout notch, title sticker, and lightly bumped corners.)
The album where things really come together for The Dream Syndicate – a set that has the band effortlessly fusing psychedelic inspirations with tighter punk-era energy, all at a level that would become a touchstone for other artists for many years to come! The presentation and production is ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Tell Me When It's Over", "Bullet With My Name On It", "Armed With An Empty Gun", "The Medicine Show", and the great "John Coltrane Stereo Blues". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Dreamies (Bill Holt) —
Dreamies ... LP Stone Theater, 1973. Very Good+ ...
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A legendary album from start to finish – and easily one of the most compelling experimental sets from the 70s! Call it a "auralgraphic entertainment", or "an incredible mental experience" – both claims listed on the title – and you wouldn't even be getting ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing, with booklet! Cover has a water stain in one bottom corner, and is bumped in another – but overall, this is still a great copy. Booklet has a light stain too.)
Dreamtime —
Sun ... LP Cardinal Fuzz, 2012. Near Mint- ...
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A great early album from the 10" LP years of Blue Note Records – Kenny Drew's entry in the label's excellent "new faces" series – and one that really shows the pianist at his best! We like the work here even better than some of Drew's slightly-later sides for the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese EMI pressing, BNJ-71002 – with obi and insert. Obi has a small rip, but this is a great copy!)
A great early album from the 10" LP years of Blue Note Records – Kenny Drew's entry in the label's excellent "new faces" series – and one that really shows the pianist at his best! We like the work here even better than some of Drew's slightly-later sides for the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(UA pressing from 1975 – a great copy! Cover has some very light wear, but is great overall.)
A heck of a rare jazz album – and a great one too! This obscure session was cut by pianist Kenny Drew in Hollywood in 1955, with a sharp-edged west coast quartet that includes LA boppers Leroy Vinnegar on bass and Larry Marable on drums, as well as the overlooked Joe Maini on alto – a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese King pressing, with obi – K18P 9252. A great copy!)
The "new" thing here is that Kenny's playing with horns – always a refreshing change from his trio sides, and a setting that really brings out an edgier side to his playing. About half the record features a quintet with Donald Byrd and Hank Mobley, plus Wilbur Ware on bass and GT ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s mono Japanese pressing – SMJ-6066M. Includes insert.)
Drew Youngs ESP —
Heartbeat ... LP Drew Youngs ESP, 1983. Near Mint- ...
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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- ...
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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.)
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 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.)
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+ ...
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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
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
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- ...
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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
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- ...
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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
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.)