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Sweet period pop and rare duets from Bobby Russell & Bergen White -- the former a budding songwriter who would go own to be a cross genre hit machine, penning huge songs for other artists and the latter a soon-to-be massive arranger to the stars! Bobby & Bergen has loads of sunny tunes ...

Late 60s laidback psyche pop from former Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine -- nice stuff that skews a bit towards the folk psychedelia that was lightly buzzing from studios and concert halls from London to LA! We're digging this one, it's got the elements of the sunshine folk psyche era without ...

Searing synth and pummeling drums from Moebius, Plank & Neumeier -- with Cluster great Dieter Moebius teamed up with procucer Conny Plank and Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru for the early 80s Zero Set! Neumeier's drums provide a heck of a spark for the the synths, and all in all it's uncommonly ...

Prime power pop from the New Hearts -- featuring singer Ian Page and guitarist Dave Cairns -- who would later go on to the mod revival act Secret Affair -- but for us, this barbed, ultra catchy and hook laden buzzing pop is pretty hard for them to top! We love this kind of stuff in general, and ...

A fantastic follow-up to the first Rare Mod set -- filled with the kind of swinging London goodies that made the first set so great! The Acid Jazz label has moved into plenty of mod grooves of their own, so they actually make a surprisingly good choice to come up with the classic bits too -- the ...

One of more magical moments of Brian Wilson's mid aughties Smile revival -- the soaring vocal arrangement flavored psychedelic doo wop of "Our Prayer" acapella number -- remixed by and streched out with some synth atmospherics by Freeform Five! ...

One of the best Loudon Wainwright III albums of the 70s, and a nice encapsulation of his rambling creative spirit -- featuring one side of studio recordings ranging from small combo rockers to voice and guitar backed sparseness, to Carribbean pop flavors -- and one side recorded live at The Bottom ...

Album III from Loudon Wainwright III -- a fine showcase for his wry songwriting, uncommon melodies and a unpredictable niche in the 70s singer/songwriter realm! Album III continues Loudon's progression from folk influenced storyteller to more of a pop rock mode, a record that starts out with the ...

One of the best ever albums from Loudon Wainwright III -- an excellent example of his eccentric, clever, but never too cute songwrighting with eccentric and unpredictable arrangements to boot -- from rural and rustic banjo & fiddle backed tunes, to piano led backing, to just voice & guitar ...

Late 60s jazzy rock from the UK scene -- a unique, masterfully moody set spacious grooves from future fusiony guitar guru Allan Holdsworth with fellow guitarist Seven Robinson, bass player Mick Skelly and drummer Dave Freeman. So many pre-prog era, dexterously jazz inspired have more psychedelic ...

The catchy and glowingly warm full length self titled set from The Cowsills -- kind of coming off as a kiddie Mamas & Papas, and it's so sweet it almost makes your teeth hurt! We're total suckers from 60s pop sunshine with soaring vocal arrangements, and the Cowsills deliver hugely. The ...

Psychedelic pop from the late 60s UK scene by July -- of the tighter, hook-laden variety -- with big catchy melodies, buzzing guitars and heavy drums on the bottom end! This is July's one-and-only album, and if it doesn't get them into to pantheon with some of the other adventuresome psych pop ...

A rare early chapter in the career of Kraftwerk -- an obscure album issued only in the UK, and one that features the duo of Ralf and Florian augmented by three other players! The sound here is heavily instrumental, and very experimental -- almost in the mode of some of the more adventurous German ...

Heavily jamming work from Dzyan -- two early 70s prog sets back to back! Time Machine is a set that's informed with plenty of jazzy changes -- very much in the best rock fusion mode of the time, with Eddy Marron on a range of quick guitars, Reinhard Karwalky on basses, and Peter Giger on drums and ...

Heady work from this hip Japanese group -- a group who work in a very fuzzy, spaced out sort of sound! There's a fair bit of distortion on most numbers here -- used on the vocals in ways that almost remind us of Suicide, and on the guitars in ways that make them ring out in a wide wall of sound ...

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A decade of Kim Fowley produced, arranged and recorded madness -- proto garage, sleazy surf styled rumbles, pulpy vocal pop, and fuzzy tunes galore -- some credited to Kim Fowley and more savage tunes from Bruce & Jerry, Renegades, Mo And Jo, Blue Bells, Althea And The Memories and more! It's ...

Buried treasures from artist, producer, arranger, promoter, raconteur, and most entertaining character Kim Fowley-- fiery pre garage, fuzzed out surf styled numbers, raw novelty pop, and storming groovers all around -- with some of Kim's own headliner credits plus tunes by Gamblers, Cover Girls, ...

Buried treasures from artist, producer, arranger, promoter, raconteur, and most entertaining character Kim Fowley-- fiery pre garage, fuzzed out surf styled numbers, raw novelty pop, and storming groovers all around -- with some of Kim's own headliner credits plus tunes by Gamblers, Cover Girls, ...

A decade of Kim Fowley produced, arranged and recorded madness -- proto garage, sleazy surf styled rumbles, pulpy vocal pop, and fuzzy tunes galore -- some credited to Kim Fowley and more savage tunes from Bruce & Jerry, Renegades, Mo And Jo, Blue Bells, Althea And The Memories and more! It's ...

The strangest, wierdest, most head-scratching pop music compilation ever put together for the Psychic Circle label -- from synth pop about alien energy, to a sitar version of Lee Hazlewood's most famous song, novelty raps by people with no business doing such things, and the star of Kung Fu and ...

An excellent documentary on the pioneering Chicago punk scene of the late 70s & early 80s -- a fascinating and exciting experience with footage we didn't know existed and history we wish we knew more about before it! We caught the tail end of the scene, but, we really weren't there -- the ...

Some of the first work ever recorded by a young Jackie DeShannon -- early singles from her first years at Liberty Records -- a label she definitely helped put on the map during the 60s! Right from the start, Jackie's got something special -- a style that's quite different from some of the other ...

A huge batch of Peruvian rock from the late 60s & early 70s -- some hard driving and garagey, others more soulful or more psychedelic -- fantastic stuff from groups like Los Incognitos, Los Texao, Madera Fresca, Free Love System and Opus! The groups work in a number of global rock influences, ...

Creepy, strange and oddly beautiful late 60s eccentricity from Mort Shuman -- a song writer and pivotal behind the scenes cat who's been credited for translating the Jacques Brel stuff that Scott Walker sung, as well as for bringing Brel to Broadway. This album is a very trippy kind of coldly ...

A really jazzy prog rock effort from early 70s German combo Brainstorm -- a complex, hardgrooving mix of charged instrumental interplay! The group really brings more of a jazzy depth to the material, but it's all a lot of fun -- heavy drums that are totally killer, with organ, flute and sax the ...

Easygoing rock from the Morning of the 70s LA scene -- post psychedelic groovers with some sweet and sometimes soaring harmonies, groovy keys and a nice batch of songs! The record has a a lot of sunshine country rock in the sound, with lots of piano, great vocals, guitar, bass and a little banjo. ...

A postpunk underground classic from The Raincoats -- and a record that deserved more, both in the early 80s, and much later after being such a huge influence on indie rock (and in a couple cases, massive mainstream célèbre) to come! Barbed, blunt, jagged and rough, but with an incredible ...

A rare psychedelic set from late 60s Reprise -- the only one we've ever seen from Mephistopheles -- a nice mix of hard charged and fuzzy sounds with gritty vocals -- and lighter moments flavored by flute and keys! The drums hit pretty hard and sound great and the electric guitar sound gets bluesy ...

Mid 70s material by Erkin Koray -- hypnotic melodies, leftfield elements and psychedelia soaked grooves from Turkey! The Turkish and other points Middle Eastern sounds are in effect, with resonant strings and great percussion, but Koray cross cultural elements of folk, rock, bits of funk and ...

Crazy rhythms, joyous postpunk, frenetically catchy melodies -- and to put it all simply, one of the best albums of its time! The jittery guitars by Glenn Mercer and Bill Million pretty much pave the way for indie rock guitar for the 2 decades to come, all of the oddball additional percussion by ...

Sublime, rough hewn hooks and soaring melodies written by Neil Diamond -- early classics and lesser known gems from his deep songbook recorded by other artists -- including numbers by Bobby Womack with Peace, Lulu, Billie Davis, Arthur Alexander, Jay & The Americans, The Solitaires and many ...

Gentle late 60s material from the duo of Tee & Cara -- really lovely stuff with breezy melodies, easygoing acoustic guitars and some strings and wind that gives it a bit more flight! The male & female co lead singing is sweet as can be, the songs are sweet and groovy, and the production is ...

A 2CD set -- featuring the first 2 albums by Kraftwerk in a single package! First up is the self-titled Kraftwerk album from 1970 -- a groundbreaking set recorded when the group was more of a proggish outfit, and still yet to make their mark in the world of electronics! As with early work by ...

The incredible self-titled set from Veneno -- a powerful, hypnotic record that mixes heady rhythms, far out flamenco guitar, and gritty rock with exciting results -- very potent stuff! The musicianship is fanastic with flamenco learned guitar played to feverish, post psychedelic intensity, and ...

A sweet psychedelic set, but one with very mysterious origins -- originally recorded as a sound library session, by a group that was really the better-known Nuova Idea! The album's definitely got a vibe that fits its sound library roots -- all instrumental, with a bit less bravado than most psyche ...

Freaky psych from around the globe -- bits from France, Spain, Brazil, and beyond -- and some great home-grown ditties from the US as well! The overall concept of this one's a bit hard to peg -- despite some very helpful notes, which also offer information on all the artists -- but we're fine with ...

Van Dyke Parks' masterpiece -- and one of the hippest records to come out of LA in the 60s! The album's a strangely anachronistic one -- steeped in the kind of past-days scoring found on early records by Harpers Bizarre and Randy Newman (both of which Parks had a hand in!), wrapped around simply ...

Trippy rock from the three Hurel brothers of Turkey -- a fuzzed-up, freaked-out trio that comes off with some great psychedelic touches! The sound here is a great blending of modes -- similar to some of the other Turkish rock from the time that merged electric guitar with folkloric inspirations -- ...

Masterful early rock from proto Brit rocker Vince Taylor -- stuff from the end of the 50s and early 60s that finds Vince just killing it -- like a kid from Memphis. Perhaps the secret ingredients here are the backing band and production -- which both provide a credible, incendiary take on the hard ...

The third album from the early two-man version of Kraftwerk -- and easily their most futuristic effort to date, despite a rather geeky looking cover! There's a cleaner electric sound here than before -- and one that's a lot more tuneful too, really setting the scene for Autobahn and other big 70s ...

Funky and hard charging rock from Animal Eric Burdon that's languished largely unreleased for decades -- a number of tracks that were written or recorded for a proposed film about the Vietnam War at the time -- but really only started trickling out much later! Overall, a pretty diverse confluence ...

A set that's every bit as wonderful as you'd guess from its title and cover -- a killer package of all-girl rockers, and one that's filled with rare gems from the 60s! The material here is definitely a lot harder-hitting than more familiar girl group sounds of the 60s -- as the tunes are drenched ...

Magical music from the days when radio really mattered -- an assortment of raw and raunchy singles all popularized by Pittsburgh DJ Mad Mike Metrovich in the 60s! Mad Mike had an ear that was unlike anyone else -- a way of seeking out unusual tunes with a gritty edge -- cuts that fell far from the ...

A surprisingly great batch of kick ass tunes from Captain Beyond -- 1972's self-titled set and '73's Sufficiently Breathless -- back-to-back on a single CD! The Captain Beyond LP is southern fried but with a cosmic undercurrent that makes for a weird approach -- and odd, but walloping mix of ...

A classic! Where would electronic pop be without Gary Numan's "Cars"? Alongside Kraftwerk's classic 80s albums and Yellow Magic Orchestra's first LP, this album by Gary Numan ranks as one of the most essential synth driven LPs. Brilliant pop numbers that awash with robotic tones that ...

Wonderful contemporary work from Faust -- as mindblowingly beautiful here as they were back in the 70s, on a record that sounds like it was recorded right in the middle of the group's classic years! As before, there's a very rich sonic sensibility to the record -- lots of cool tones and textures ...

A totally cool little compilation -- kind of the sonic equivalent of a night at the drive-in movies! The package digs through some really raunchy exploitation rock of the 60s -- gritty garage tracks, freaky exotic numbers, and other rough-edged gems -- then mixes the music with rare horror film ...