Ohio Players —
Angel ... LP Mercury, 1977. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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Maybe the last great album in the Ohio Players run for Mercury in the mid 70s – a set that's every bit as smooth, sexy, and funky as their other major label efforts from the time – and one that continued to refine the grittier funk of their roots! While the Players might be remembered ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An overlooked bit of mid 70s funk from the Ohio Players – cut right at the height of their brilliant Mercury years! The album's got a smooth and slinky finish that has the band tightening up a lot from their Westbound years – going for a compressed spacey soul sound on some of the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the heavy inner sleeve. Cover has some ringwear and a fairly large and slightly smeared name in marker in front.)
Ohio Players —
Fire ... LP Mercury, 1975. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$11.99
One of the biggest albums ever for Ohio Players – a set that took their earlier funk sound and targeted firmly at the mainstream with a lean, mean groove that a million other groups copied at the time! There's still plenty of the soul of the early years in the group's approach here – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Ohio Players —
Honey ... LP Mercury, 1975. Very Good Gatefold ...
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A legendary album from The Ohio Players – a set that's famous not just for its sexy cover, but for the way the group managed to set a whole new standard for mainstream funk at the time! The group started out in the farther reaches of the Midwest underground, and previously had brought some ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge wear, light ring wear.)
Ohio Players —
Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee ... LP Mercury, 1978. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
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While there was no naked bald lady on the cover of Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee, it is actually a move back towards the sweatier funk sounds of their more classic LPs. There's some tight playing and solid songwriting going on here, too, with a bit less of the smooth, sultry grooves with funky touches that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Ohio Players —
Mr Mean ... LP Mercury, 1977. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$9.99
A lesser-known 70s album by The Ohio Players – tunes recorded for the soundtrack of the late blacksploitation film Mr Mean, but also very much in the tight funk format of the group's Mercury work! Tracks are nice and long overall – almost in a stretched-out take on the soundtrack mode, ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A well-titled set – as it's the mid 70s, and the Ohio Players were certainly turning out a lot of gold! Their move to Mercury Records from the smaller indie Westbound was a real winning move – as it gave them a smoother soul feel that only expanded their groove, not restricted it! ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ohio Players —
Skin Tight ... LP Mercury, 1974. Very Good Gatefold ...
$5.99
Great work from the Ohio Players – and proof that moving to a big label could be a good thing for a funky group! This was the band's first album for Mercury – and although one might have the temptation to say that the label cut down the radical funk sound of the trippy Westbound years, ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Skyscraper label pressing. Cover has some wear.)
Ruth Olay —
Olay! ... LP EmArcy, 1958. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
One of the few albums ever cut by singer Ruth Olay – a really unique 50s vocalist, working here in a sweetly jazzy setting! Ruth's vocals have a trill that almost takes us back to years before the session was cut – but the backings definitely modernize the set a lot – thanks to ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo Mercury pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear and aging, bent and worn corners at the right side, and some small stains and separation in back.)
One of David's smooth soul albums for Mercury, with jazzy production by Wayne Henderson that's in line with the best work he was doing at the time. David's got a strange voice that's got the depth of a baritone, but the sweetness of a tenor. It's a little tough to get used to at first, but the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Omni —
Omni ... LP Mercury, 1984. Near Mint- ...
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The only major label session cut by Chicago 80s groove trio Omni – done with a tighter feel than some of their indie work, but still pretty nice! The set's pretty heavy on electric drums, bass, and keys – but the strongest suit of the group is still their vocals – which come to ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Oxpetals —
Oxpetals ... LP Mercury, 1970. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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A really obscure record, but a great one too – a laidback set that's got almost a Marin County sort of vibe – echoes of some of the acoustic modes of that scene, and used in styles that move nicely past folk or roots rock modes – especially when blended with some of the right ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A great copy – in the original cover with inside booklet! Cover has a small cutout hole, but is very nice overall.)
Early Norman Granz recordings of Oscar Peterson, released on Mercury in the pre-Verve years, and featuring Peterson playing solo, with Ray Brown on bass. Titles include "Oscar's Blues", "All the Things You Are", "Where Or When", and "They Didn't Believe Me". ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Always", "Say It Isn't So", "Easter Parade", "How Deep Is The Ocean", "Isn't This A Lovely Day", and "If I Had You". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove & trumpeter logo. Cover has light surface wear and aging.)
Early work from Oscar Peterson – 1952 sessions that originally appeared on 10" album releases, then were issued on this Clef Records set with a cool David Stone Martin cover sketch! The group features Oscar with frequent partner Ray Brown on bass – plus drums from Alvin Stoller ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Oscar Peterson's trio is augmented here by a famous guest – trumpeter Clark Terry, whose horn adds a nice bit of punctuation to the set, and makes the record a strong standout in the 60s catalogs of both players! The addition of Terry to the record is a great one – as Clark's rising ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing. Cover has a tiny cut corner and light wear.)
(Original stereo pressing, still sealed, with a small cutout hole and a large tear half way across the bottom. Cover is lightly bent at the bottom edge.)
A sweet 70s Wayne Henderson-produced set – quite a different groove for Esther, thanks to Henderson's warm jazzy inflections! The record's got a bit of club in the mix, but also has a deeper feel, too – a vibe that references Esther's work in jazz, but points her voice in a whole new ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A sweet groover from Esther Phillips – done in a style that's much more club-oriented than before, but which we find ourselves liking quite a lot! Given that Esther had explored other modes quite thoroughly on other 60s and 70s sessions, the change here is actually a nice one – and the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The cover might be a bit "on the nose" – but the album itself has some really nice tracks, thanks in part to production and arrangements by Pee Wee Ellis, who always managed to get the best out of Esther during the 70s! The groove's got a lot top shelf clubby soul and easygoing ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the insert and Mercury inner sleeve. Cover has a cut corner and is bent a bit at the edges and bottom left corner.)
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light staining on the bottom seam.)
Kenny Rankin —
Mind Dusters ... LP Mercury, 1967. Very Good+ ...
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A brilliant record – Kenny Rankin's first, and a really unique mix of styles that's completely different from his more famous later albums! The album has a gentle folksy style with touches of jazz – a bit like some of Tim Hardin's work for Verve, but without as much of a sad loser ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A legendary meeting of these two jazz talents – and knowing the famous temper of Buddy Rich, this probably really was a battle of the drummers! Kidding aside, though, the set's a very unusual one for Buddy – as the group here features players normally associated with Max Roach – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Charlie Rich —
Fully Realized ... LP Mercury, Mid 60s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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Incredible material from Max's "plus 4" group that included Ray Draper, George Coleman, Booker Little, and Art Davis! The band at the time was forging a haunting mix of hardbop and lyrical modernism, and was driven by Max's progressive vision and rich talent for selecting just the right ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Mercury stereo pressing, with deep groove – nice and clean. Cover has some light wear, but looks nice on the front.)
A killer batch of hardbop tracks – no-nonsense, straight-ahead, and with all the fire of Roach's work with Clifford Brown! The set was recorded a few years after the untimely death of the Brown/Roach group – and although the album's got "Charlie Parker" in the title, there's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Max Roach's most experimental albums from the 50s – a set of serious compositional works performed in conjunction with the Boston Percussion Ensemble. The feel is very much in the mode of 20th century classical work, such as the recordings in the 60s by the Percussions Of Strasbourg ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the best-remembered albums from Greek singer Demis Roussous – a soulful 70s set that's quite a change from his early material in the group Aphrodite's Child! The set was recorded in the US, with warm soulful arrangements from Don Peake and Freddie Perren – who serve up some ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Demis Roussos —
Reflection ... LP Mercury, 1984. Very Good ...
$4.99
An extremely groovy session from arranger Pete Rugolo – done in a style that's partly jazz, but which also has lots of dynamic range – in a way that's almost in the style of some of the RCA bachelor pad albums from the time. Rugolo makes the most of the interesting format – using ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A percussion-heavy batch of tracks that has Pete Rugolo starting from a mode explored heavily in the hi-fi years, but taking the genre into much jazzier territory! With the help of a large group of west coast players – including Don Fagerquist, Larry Bunker, Herbie Harper, Frank Rosolini, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great album that has arranger Pete Rugolo working with some of the bigger tunes from the Stan Kenton band – all in a tribute to the time when Pete was Stan's number one arranger, and a key force behind the success of the group! The groove is a mixture of west coast cool and sharper modern ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rumour —
Max ... LP Mercury, 1977. Near Mint- ...
$5.997.99
A massive live document of the power of Rush in their early years – mostly just guitar, bass, and drums – but used with intensity and imagination on titles that include "Bastille Day", "Anthem", "Bytor & The Snow Dog", "Fly By Night/In The ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Reissue pressing in a non-gatefold cover. NOTE – this is 2 different pressings, but it is a full correct set. Cover has some ring & edge wear.)
Rush —
Exit Stage Left ... LP Mercury, 1981. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
The second great live album from Rush – with versions of "La Villa Strangiato", "Tom Sawyer", "Spirit Of Radio", "Red Barchetta", "Passage To Bangkok", "YYZ", "Closer To The Heart", and "Jacob's Ladder". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Vinyl plays with a click on "La Villa.." but the rest is VG+ Cover has minimal wear.)
Rush —
Fly By Night ... LP Mercury, 1975. Very Good- ...
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Maybe the first true moment of genius from this Canadian trio – with the sublime title cut, plus "Best I Can", "Rivendell", "In The End", "Anthem", and the epic "By-Tor & The Snow Dog". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has ring & edge wear, center split on the spine.)
An early 80s classic from Rush – a set that continued their new love of keyboards, but which also still followed with all the strengths of their late 70s greatness! The drumming of Neil Peart is superb throughout, Alex Lifeson still gets in plenty of fantastic guitar, and Geddy Lee really ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing with Masterdisk stamp/RL etch. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, and is bent a bit around the edges.)
A standout performance from organist Marcel Dupre – one of the leading soloists of the Mercury Living Presence series, heard here in the company of Paul Paray and the Detroit Symphony! The performance of "Symphony No 3 In C Minor (op 78)" by Saint-Saens is wonderfully vivid – ... (Classical) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono maroon label pressing with deep groove. Cover has two tiny stickers.)
Lots of cool keyboards from Eberhard Schoener – and the set features the young Police in the group too – Sting on vocals and bass, Andy Summers on guitar, and Stewart Copeland on drums and percussion – plus work from Olaf Kubler on saxes! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Lovedrive", "Holiday", "Can't Get Enough", "Is There Anybody There", "Coast To Coast", "Always Somewhere", "Loving You Sunday Morning", and their classic "Another Piece Of Meat". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light edge wear, bent corner.)
Michelle Shocked —
Texas Campfire Tapes ... LP Mercury/Cooking Vinyl, 1986. Near Mint- ...
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This is the third movement in the fantastic pop symphony that is Spanky & Our Gang! The record's perhaps their oddest to date – and mixes groovy vocal stylings with some fairly advanced production approaches that work perfectly with the incredible songs written by Stuart Scharf and Bob ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first, and perhaps the most conventional album by Spanky & Our Gang – but still pretty darn insane! The group are a strange mix of 60s styles – with bits of We Five, bits of Harpers Bizarre, bits of The Association – but a totally strange and totally fun approach to pop ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red label stereo pressing. Cover has a bent corner and some surface wear.)
Steam may never have hit the big time – maybe because of their dripping look on the cover – but they will forever be remembered for their classic hit on this album, "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye". All cuts arranged by Paul Leka – and other titles include "I've ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has surface wear, a cutout hole, and small splits on the seams.)
Carl Stevens —
African Sounds ... LP Mercury, Early 60s. Very Good Gatefold ...
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Swinging big band exotica stuff recorded for Mercury as part of their 35mm film series. Includes "Baby Elephant Walk", "Afrikaan Beat", "Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)", "Botha-Botha", "Jolly Jika", "The Call Of The Jungle", "Skoki ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A real turning point for Rod Stewart – but a record that still holds onto all the wonderful sides of his work with the Faces, too! Includes the sublime "Mandolin Wind" – plus "Every Picture Tells A Story", "That's All Right Mama", "Reason To ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Genius, pure genius – and a record that will completely revise your thinking about Rod Stewart – a set that will blow away all the cliches you might know from later years, and will have you re-examining his early years in all their glorious brilliance! The sound is amazing right from ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original red label pressing in the embossed cover.)
The young solo Rod Stewart, still going strong – on titles that include "I'd Rather Go Blind", "True Blue", "Lost Paraguayos", "Mama You Been On My Mind", "You Wear It Well", and "Italian Girls". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(In the original fold-out cover, with minimal wear.)
Incredible! The record's one that will blow away all your previous understandings of Rod Stewart – a wicked reinterpretation of the Faces sound, done with heavily acoustic instrumentation and really wonderful production. Includes Rod's landmark take on "Handbags & Gladrags" ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rod Stewart —
Smiler ... LP Mercury, 1974. Very Good Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
(UK Vertigo pressing in the die-cut cover, with printed inner sleeve. Cover has a Jem import sticker.)
Donna Summer —
Bad Girls ... LP Casablanca, 1979. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$19.99
A super huge hit for Donna Summer – a disco classic as well as a pop crossover smash! The album was produced by disco powerhouse Giorgio Moroder, and featured the hits "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", and "Dim All The Lights". Plus the songs "On My Honor", ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has minimal wear.)
One of the last great pop records from Donna Summer – thanks to super huge radio and video play for the title cut – and to a huge amount of tuneful tracks put together by producer/arranger Michael Omartin! By this point, Summer isn't trying to fool anyone that she's a deeper soul ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A surprisingly great guilty pleasure from the 80s – the first album from Swing Out Sister, recorded when all the excitement of the UK post punk scene had just about faded, and most of the groups had left their exciting early roots behind. Enter these guys, picking up the last shreds of jazzy ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gabor Szabo —
Faces ... LP Mercury, 1977. Very Good+ ...
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A really great groove from guitarist Gabor Szabo – a set that has the musician working with legendary producer Wayne Henderson, in a mode that moves into soul while still keeping all the best jazz elements intact! Szabo plays acoustic guitar alongside electric from Marlon McClain, with both ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the edges and front panel.)
Gabor Szabo —
Nightflight ... LP Mercury, 1976. Very Good+ ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Wonderful 70s work from Gabor Szabo – a record that has him picking up a bit more of a soulful undercurrent, while still keeping all his great guitar work nicely upfront! The album has Gabor recording at the legendary Sigma Sound Studios – with help from Philly soul arrangers Richie ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the Mercury inner sleeve. Cover has a cut corner.)
Billy Taylor —
Kwamina ... LP Mercury, 1961. Very Good ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
With Clark Terry on trumpet and flugelhorn, Jimmy Cleveland on trombone, Julius Watkins on frech horn, Jay McAllister on tuba, Phil Woods on alto, Frank Wess on tenor, Jerome Richardson on baritone, Les Spann on guitar, George Duvivier on bass, and Osie Johnson on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(White label mono promo with deep groove. Cover has 3 spots of faded marker. Back cover has 3 more spots of marker and light aging.)
Teardrop Explodes —
Kilimanjaro ... LP Mercury, 1980. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
Crucial postpunk neo-psyche from Julian Cope and The Teardrop Explodes – a pretty incredible mix of pop eccentricity, with some of catchiest songs of Cope's wild ouvre, but still wholly unique – a creative high point for early 80s rock! Tight, insistent rhythms clearly inform the 80s ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the crowning moments of genius from 10CC – a record that has the duo of Godly & Creme really hitting their stride in the studio, and taking the group into completely different territory than on their first few records! The brilliance of the mega-hit "I'm Not In Love" is ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the Mercury inner sleeve and lyric sheet, with a bent corner. Cover has a cut corner, bent a bit at the top right, and some pen inside the opening.)
Thin Lizzy —
Jailbreak ... LP Mercury, 1976. Very Good+ ...
Out Of Stock
Maybe the greatest album ever from Thin Lizzy – at least in terms of the group's mainstream acceptance by the rest of the world! The group had already been going for years by the time of this set – with the amazing bass and vocals of Phil Lynott to mark their very distinct sound – ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Skyscraper label pressing with Masterdisk stamp. Cover has light wear.)
Great later work from this famous singer who helped lay the groundwork for rock and roll in the early 50s – featuring arrangements by Rene Hall and Everett Minor, and titles that include "Born Under A Bad Sign", "Funky Broadway", "Ain't Nothin You Can Do", "L ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album