Easily one of the best of the Kenton Presents series on Capitol – and one of the few albums to ever focus on the genius talents of saxophonist Boots Mussulli! We'd put Boots in the same camp as Charlie Mariano in the 50s – on one hand a clear modernist, with a crisp and fresh tone, and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s UK pressing on Affinity. Cover has light ringwear, bumped corner, and a peeled spot and remnants from a fairly large price sticker.)
Stanley Myers —
Deer Hunter ... LP Capitol, 1979. Very Good+ ...
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Mystic Merlin runnin' at Sixty Thrills A Minute! It's a sweet ride, too, piloted by one of the best of the funky soul groups on Capitol. This one! As you might guess from the title, the record's got a bit more uptempo stuff than on their earlier album, and the band works incredibly well in this ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A repackaged version of the first Capitol album by Fred Neil – issued here under the title of the one tune on the album that became a hit, but not under Fred's version! (The hit was sung in the film Midnight Cowboy by Nilsson.) The album is really one of the best places to start with Fred's ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Lime green label stereo pressing. Cover has a large cutout hole, edge wear, half split top seam, and a wide center split in the bottom seam.)
One of the rawest recordings made by Fred Neil – and a record we really love – featuring one side of live tracks, and another of unusual studio material! The first half of the album has Fred playing in a spare setting up in Woodstock – working in a small club, and doing great ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Lime green label pressing. Cover has a cutout hole.)
Fred Neil —
Sessions ... LP Capitol, 1967. Very Good ...
$16.99
A real classic from one of our favorite artists of the 60s! Fred Neil is best known to the world as the man who wrote "Everybody's Talkin", which was used excessively in the film Midnight Cowboy (although his version in the film was sung by Nilsson) – but he's a hell of a great ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing. Cover has a split top seam, mostly split bottom seam, 'free' stamp in corner, faint ring wear.)
O'Bryan's virtually a one man show here – handling vocals, keyboards, arrangements, and other instrumental bits too – but he also gets some great help on the album's lean arrangements, with just the right sort of funky touches on guitar, bass, and drums! The set starts out with a ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The man responsible for Lights Out takes his craft into the 60's, and this album's an attempt to bring his older radio style to a number of contemporary settings. Lots of sound effects and spooky moods! (Spoken Word) LP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Time Won't Let Me", "Come On Up", "Respectable", "Help Me Girl", and "Show Me". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing. Includes the Capitol sleeve.)
Outsiders —
In ... LP Capitol, 1967. Very Good ...
$9.99
Titles include "I'll Give You Time", "Kind Of A Drag", "I'm Not Tryin To Hurt You", "Charlena", "It's Your Love", "Haunted By Your Love", "I Wanna Be Freee", and "Help Me Girl". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing. Cover has a cutout hole, light ring wear.)
Titles include "Time Won't Let Me", "Listen People", "Keep On Running", "She Cried", "What Makes You So Bad You Weren't Brought Up That Way", and "Was It Really Real". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing with IAM stamp. Cover has a center spine split, light surface wear, spot of marker on the back. Includes Capitol inner sleeve.)
The title's not lying – as this one's filled with killers like "Above & Beyond", "Act Naturally", "Under The Influence Of Love", "Foolin Around", "Nobody's Fool But Yours", "Second Fiddle", "Love's Gonna Live Here", and ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The earliest album that Buck Owens cut for Capitol Records – and a great little set that catches the legend just before he'd put his hit 60s style a bit more firmly in place! Here, Buck is coming across more as a rising talent from the Bakersfield clubs instead of the later chart-topping ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited mono VMP pressing on turquoise vinyl – #257/500.)
S*itloads of sweet-natured, aww shucks charm from Buck and the boys in Japan, and one of best country live albums ever, period! The Buckaroos were the best band in the land at this point, stomping through hardcore Bakersfield honky tonk with the precision of a steamroller, and the vibe here is as ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Buck Owens —
Hot Dog! ... LP Capitol, 1988. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
Classic 60s Capitol work by Buck and the Buckaroos – featuring the cuts "I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)", "Don't Let Her Know", "Loose Talk", "Bud's Bounce", and "Playboy". (Folk/Country) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing. Cover has light aging, bumped corners, and some splitting in the bottom seam.)
Bakersfield genius Buck Owens is best known for his trailblazing, electric honky tonk sound (on top of hamming it up on Hee Haw), but by the late 60s and into the 70s the ever restless Buck tried on a number of different styles – including well known folk rock hits for this set! Rather than ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Colored vinyl reissue on Sundazed, still unopened in the stickered resealable sleeve.)
Eddie Palmieri —
Sueno ... LP Capitol/Intuition, 1989. Very Good+ ...
$14.99
An excellent session – very much in the mode of Eddie's groundbreaking work from the early 70s, when he was mixing together some incredibly complicated piano lines with newer styles of Latin jazz. The album's about half vocal, half instrumental – with a very strong jazz component that's ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes a promo bio, with a small ink stamp and paperclipped. Cover has a center split in the spine and some flaking and wrinkles at the bottom right corner.)
Les Paul & Mary Ford —
Bye Bye Blues ... LP Capitol, Mid 50s. Near Mint- ...
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Mid 50s west coastery from Dave Pell – recording here in an octet that includes Don Fagerquist on trumpet, Ray Sims on trombone, Paul Smith on piano, Tony Rizzi on guitar, and Ronnie Lang on baritone. The tracks are short and slinky, with Pell's sharp tenor in the frontline – on tracks ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pretty strange concept for an album – a bunch of LA jazz players get together and do versions of songs usually associated with the south! This penchant for swinging tunes from unusual sources was one of Pell's strongest 50s tricks, though, and he makes it come off pretty well with a group ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing. Cover has some ringwear, yellowing from age, and a 4 inch split at the left side of the top seam.)
A beautiful group soul vocals effort from the Persuasions in the early 70s – working in a throwback acapella mode, but still with a fresh feel – thanks to a hip dawn of the 70s sound, and a stripped-down feel that you'd probably have never gotten back in the day! It's amazing how fresh ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sharp hooks, huge melodies, and pleasing 70s guitar pop greatness from Pilot! From The Album Of The Same Name includes their signature tune, "Magic" – and it's one of those songs everyone knows, whether or not they know who made it – but Pilot soars all around on these tunes. ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An early 70s collection of previous work from Pink Floyd – and a crucial display of the younger group's charm to folks who'd only discovered them in the longform jamming years! The set's got some great vocal gems from the Syd Barrett years, plus the kind of fantastic guitar work that the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing in the textured G&L cover, with some light wear & aging.)
Plasmatics —
Coup D'Etat ... LP Capitol, 1982. Near Mint- ...
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A lush romantic reading of Les Baxter's extended suite "La Femme", a bunch of Frenchy sounding compositions designed to fit nicely with Capitol's "Capitol Of the World" series. Pourcel conducts the work in a rich European style, with the usual overblown number of musicians in ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing. Cover has light surface wear and a partially split top seam.)
The debut album from the Pousette Dart Band – a record that's got a much warmer vibe than you'd expect from the pasty image of the mime on the cover! Jon Pousette-Dart leads the group, with a vocal style that might have been more folk-based had he recorded in the 60s – but which here ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and aging.)
Pousette-Dart Band —
Amnesia ... LP Capitol, 1977. Near Mint- ...
$3.99
Two parts Duran Duran, mixed with one part Chic, and throw in one Robert Palmer. Includes "Some Like It Hot" & "Bang A Gong (Get It On)". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
If you've ever doubted that Vincent Price was a creepy guy, you've got to hear this album! The 2LP set is a mad exploration into the world of the supernatural – with Vincent speaking on topics that include "Witch Tortures", "How To Communicate With The Spirits", "The ... (Spoken Word) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light surface wear and a small split on one corner.)
Louis Prima and Keely Smith are splitsville by the time of this album – but the set features Louis introducing his new female co-star, Gia Maione – with backing by Sam Butera & The Witnesses! The groove is similar to the other Capitol classics – but the set is much more ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label mono pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Louis Prima —
Wildest! ... LP Capitol, Late 50s. Very Good ...
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One of Louie's greatest albums ever – a hard-swingin batch of vocal group tunes, with all the sound that made him famous! The album was cut at the height of Louie's career back in the 50s – with vocals by Keely Smith on 2 tracks, and backing by the tight combo of Sam Butera and The ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono Rainbow label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
(Mono green label pressing. Cover has light wear & aging.)
Queen —
Kind Of Magic ... LP Capitol, 1986. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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Titles include "One Vision", "A Kind Of Magic", "Pain Is So Close To Pleasure", "Friends Will Be Friends", "Forever", and "Princes Of The Universe". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Queen —
Works ... LP Capitol, 1984. Near Mint- ...
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Quicksilver —
Anthology ... LP Capitol, Late 60s/Early 70s. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ...
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Titles include "The Fool", "Dino's Song", "Pride Of Man", "Three Or Four Feet From Home", "What About Me", "Fire Brothers", "I Found Love", and "Edward The Mad Shirt Grinder". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Red label pressing. Cover has minimal wear.)
Quicksilver Messenger Service —
Just For Love ... LP Capitol, 1970. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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Titles include "Wolf Run (parts 1 & 2)", "Just For Love (parts 1 & 2)", "Freeway Flyer", "Gone Again", and "Fresh Air". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
One of the most progressive albums on the American scene of the late 60s – a set that's definitely psych, but which has a put-together quality that's something else as well! The group still have plenty of the optimistic charms you'd expect from their placement on the SF scene of the period ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s UK Edsel reissue. Cover has corner wear and a small trace of a price sticker.)
Quicksilver Messenger Service —
Solid Silver ... LP Capitol, 1975. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
Radiohead —
Bends ... LP Capitol, 1995. Sealed ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Titles include "Just", "Nice Dream", "Bones", "Fake Plastic Trees", "Planet Telex", "The Bends", "High & Dry", and "Black Star". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Jazzy backings from the trio of Bob Florence – and titles that include "Emily", "You Are There", "A Time For Love", "The Shining Sea", "Shadow Of Your Smile", "Cinnamon & Clove", "Unless It's You", and "Suicide Is ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Lou's excellent Capitol sessions produced by David Axelrod! The record's not an outwardly funky one, but Axe gives the set a nice loping groove on the best tracks – the sound that he brought to his best work with Rawls, and which really put him over the top back in the 60s. Titles ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing.)
Lou Rawls —
Close-Up ... LP Capitol, 1969. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of Lou Rawls' best for Capitol – produced by David Axelrod, and arranged by HB Barnum with a joyous, leaping, sock-soulful groove! The drums get nice and hard on the set – especially on the classic break version of "For What It's Worth", and the rolling righteous cut ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the greatest albums to ever sum up the genius of Lou Rawls in the 60s – a brilliant live set put together with the talents of David Axelrod! The record perfectly captures the easy-going soul of Rawls in the early years – a natural approach to his music that made him one of the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the best albums that Lou Rawls cut with the team of HB Barnum and David Axelrod – that incredible duo who made some of his 60s Capitol albums so great! The style here is wonderful – upbeat grooves from Barnum – who brings more soul into Lou's music than before – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great work from Lou Rawls on Capitol – one of his fine fine albums produced by David Axelrod, with that snapping tight groove that works amazingly well with his vocals! The arrangements are super-tight – jazzy backings that have Lou shifting between that monologue style that he ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing. Cover has a cutout hole, aging, wear, and a number in marker.)
Lou Rawls —
Tobacco Road ... LP Capitol, 1963. Very Good+ ...
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A real breakthrough for Lou Rawls – a set that again paired him with arranger Onzy Matthews, and which even more deeply explored the unique space between jazz, soul, and the blues that became Rawls' prime territory back in the 60s! Matthews' backings are hip and jazzy throughout – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing. Cover has light wear and a price sticker mark.)
Lou Rawls —
Too Much! ... LP Capitol, 1967. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
One of the great ones – produced by David Axelrod, with HB Barnum arrangements, and sublime vocals by Lou, who's really at his best in this sort of setting! The album features 2 hip monologues – "Righteous Woman" and "Dead End Street" – plus the famous sung ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing. Cover has light wear & aging.)
One of the nice moments from the days when David Axelrod was producing Lou Rawls! The record's a great mix of soul and tight LA production, and features the breakbeat cut "Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song)". Other nice ones include "Season Of The Witch", "It's You", "I ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful batch of gospel tunes recorded by Lou Rawls with the Pilgrim Travelers – his early group from pre-secular soul days, reunited here for a rare studio session! The album's a great bridge between Lou's two worlds in music – and is recorded with a great 60s soul approach that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing – nice and clean.)
Lou Rawls with Les McCann Ltd —
Stormy Monday ... LP Capitol, 1962. Very Good+ ...
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One of Lou's most jazz-oriented albums – featuring backing by Les McCann's famous trio with Leroy Vinnegar and Ron Jefferson, perfectly suited to Lou's soulful renditions of the tunes on the album. Most of the numbers are bluesy ones, but as usual, Lou manages to give them his own hip twist ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s yellow label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
A pretty great little live set – recorded in Central Park in the late 60s, before a very large crowd! Lou sounds great, as always – and the Ramsey Lewis material is very much in the spirit of the live mid 60s Cadet recordings. Maxine Brown is the real treat, though, as the live ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Reflex never had much of a long recorded legacy – but they certainly made their mark with this classic album of 80s electro pop! The tunes follow somewhere in the territory of contemporaries like Human League or Ultravox, but also maybe have a quirkier vibe that's more in the spirit of the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Vinyl has some marks that clicks on "Believe In The Magic". Cover has some ring and edge wear and lightly bent panels.)
(Red label pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Rene & Angela —
Rise ... LP Capitol, 1983. Near Mint- ...
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Hard to go wrong with Rene & Angela at this point in their career – as they're super tight, always upbeat, and plenty darn soulful – no matter what the groove! The album's a perfect example of 80s groove at its best – a reworking of mainstream soul modes with a slight modern ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A bit late in the game for Rene & Angela, though they're still pumping out some classic 80s groove numbers, with Angela Winbush's flair for great songs. There's a few numbers here that are moving a bit too far into the commercial radio slow jam territory for our tastes, but there's a couple of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rene & Angela —
Wall To Wall ... LP Capitol, 1981. Very Good ...
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Wall To Wall grooves from the team of Angela Winbush and Bobby Watson – easily one of the duo's best records ever, and a masterpiece of jazzy 80s groove! The sound here is clean, lean, and very bouncy on the bottom – that best blend of keyboard riffs and jazzier basslines that Capitol ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Amazing work by one of the greatest lost soul bands of the late 60s! As the name would imply, Art and the group are a gospel outfit – but when they worked on Capitol, they got some great hip production that put them in an LA pop soul groove, similar to Friends of Distinction or other mixed ... (Gospel) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing! Cover has some light wear, but vinyl are great.)
Nicely swinging work from vocalist Ann Richards – a singer we first came to know for her work with Stan Kenton, but who's really emerging here as a strong talent with a voice that's all her own! The setting here is more upbeat than some of Ann's other records – with very lively ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Johnny Richards —
Wide Range ... LP Capitol/Creative World, 1957. Near Mint- ...
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A killer album from Johnny Richards – possibly the best he ever cut! The album sparkles with all the intensity he brought to Stan Kenton's Cuban Fire album – with bits of Latin, jazz, and some of the modernist scoring that Kenton, Richards, and Pete Rugolo were using at the time. ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Later pressing. Cover has minimal wear.)
Nelson Riddle —
Joy Of Living ... LP Capitol, Late 50s. Near Mint- ...
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Nelson Riddle —
Sea Of Dreams ... LP Capitol, Mid 50s. Near Mint- ...
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Some of Riddle's dreamiest work – a pillow-soft set of lush backings, with lots of swirling strings to create the "sea of dreams" in the title! The cover alone is worth the price of the record (and we hardly ever say that!) – as it features a nude woman, floating under water, ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Karaoke old school style. Kind of like a Jamie Aebersold album, with a full book of music and lyrics, so that you can play or sing along to Nelson Riddle's orchestrations. Pretend you're Sinatra, Nat Cole, Judy Garland or Dinah Shore on numbers like "Darn That Dream", "Day In, Day ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nelson Riddle —
Untouchables ... LP Capitol, Late 60s. Very Good+ ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A surprisingly nice score from Riddle – and pretty different than most late 50s crime jazz LPs! There's a number of tracks on here that have a period setting, in keeping with the locale of the TV show – but there's others that are really wonderful orchestral numbers, shaded with the ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Released after Minnie's untimely death – and way more than just a greatest hits compilation! Apart from the expected great hits and songs – like "Here We Go", "Inside My Love", "Memory Lane", "Lovin' You", and "Adventures In Paradise" ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, and a small tear in the bottom corner, spot of pen on the back.)
The last album ever from the amazing Minnie Riperton – and one of her greatest records as well! The album was sadly issued after Minnie's untimely early passing from this planet – but it's a heavenly batch of tunes that definitely shows that her love of music lives forever – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Tex Ritter's finest moments – a very eerie take on the cowboy genre – with titles that include "The Face on the Barroom Floor", "Boll Weevil", and the title track. Beautiful color illustration on the cover, and nice Capitol sound on the album. (Folk/Country) LP, Vinyl record album
Sweet soul jazz from Howard Roberts! The record's one of Roberts' great early efforts for Capitol – recorded with a tight soul jazz group that includes Paul Bryant on organ, Chuck Berghofer on bass, and Earl Palmer on drums. As usual with Roberts, the interplay between guitar and organ is ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An overlooked debut from singer Bert Robinson – an artist who was part of the large Al Hudson/One Way collective from Detroit, but who really comes into his own in this sweet little set! Robinson's got a very rich, deep vocal approach – almost a nod back to the pre-soul generation of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album