Norton, 1960s. New Copy
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
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Norton, 1960s. New Copy
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,
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Psychic Circle (UK), New Copy
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
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Psychic Circle (UK), Mid 50s. New Copy
Mid-to-late 50s first wave rock & roll from the London Scene -- scrappy, rebellious, joint rockin' numbers from Jimmy Crawford, Danny Rivers, Wee Willie Harris, Roy Young, Sharkey Todd & The Monsters and many more -- just as sharp as the firey numbers coming out the south of the US of the
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Bureau (Germany), 1982. New Copy
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
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Liberty/Ace (UK), Early 60s. New Copy
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
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Mantra (France), 1973. New Copy
Tripped out gonzo greatness from the mighty Gong at the height of their powers -- a 1973 live album -- featuring the prime lineup of Daevid Allan, Gilli Smythe, Tim Blake, Dudier Malherbe, Pierre Moerlen and Mike Howlett! From spacey ghost whispers and shrieks, to playful jazzy psychedelia, to
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Mantra (France), 1974. New Copy Gatefold
Spacey genius from the planet Gong -- which landed in Sheffield in '74 for this live set -- fantastic and hypnotic work from the classic lineup! Includes the Gong running through its psychedelic spacey trip in purely classic form -- long, languorous jams that are straight up hypnotic where their
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Music Factory/Revisited (Germany), 1972. New Copy
A sublime debut from German prog outfit Agitation Free -- a set that's definitely free of agitation, and one that spins out in these long, winding lines with lots of Eastern influences! There's a bit of drone to some of the grooves, but never in a sleepy or sloppy sort of way -- and in addition to
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Columbia/Collectors Choice, 1975. New Copy
A definite new arrangement for Jackie DeShannon -- recording here years after her 60s fame on Imperial, working for Columbia in a much more mature singer/songwriter mode! Jackie wrote most of the tracks on the set herself, and the style here resonates strongly with other mainstream work of the
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Shadoks, 1980. New Copy
Prog rock with killer melodies, rhythms and spiraling guitar grooves from Hardal -- fantastic work from the Turkish rock underground! The sound has some Eastern accents, but the group really works with universal proggy elements even more, their simply an excellent rock band -- with irresistable
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Bar None, 1980. New Copy
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
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Past & Present (UK), Late 60s. New Copy
Bright, vibrant Piccadilly Sunshine -- groovy psychedelic pop from the Brit scene of the late 60s -- carnivalesque colors in the arrangements, some with a grittier garage core, others that boisterous and poppy through-and-through! The tracks are largely pulled from rare singles, and generally lean
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RCA/Collectors Choice, 1972. New Copy
Mama Cass on RCA -- a little-known chapter in her solo career! First up is the album Cass Elliott -- a much more subtle effort than some of Mama's previous records -- more deeply thoughtful in terms of the song choices, mixing soul and sophistication in a way that recalls Cass' duet album with
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Ace (UK), 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy
A much-needed look at songwriter Chip Taylor -- best-remembered for penning the Troggs' classic "Wild Thing", but the man behind some other wonderful work of the 60s as well! As you'll hear in this wonderfully-collected set, Taylor's tunes found plenty of welcome ears in both the rock
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Ace (UK), 1950s/1960s. New Copy
A novel idea for a stylistically rich compilation of classic tunes -- in most cases far lesser known late 50s and 60s original (or if not always original, very early) versions of songs made famous by the superstars to come! The songs range from uptempo soul, to early rock, to loungey groovers, to
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Past & Present (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy
Heavy and hard grooving psychedelia for the late 60s & early 70s -- powerful stuff that keeps a solid groove no matter the heaviness in the guitar tone, how gritty the guttural vocals, or pile driving in the rhythms! Up All Night features 20 tracks in all, with a few recognizable names for
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Norton, 2009. New Copy
Garage galore from The A-Bones -- one of the few groups who manage to get a sound like this right on the money -- with a searing edge that never fails to grab our ears! The approach here is stark, simple, and plenty darn effective -- plenty of raspy guitar and keyboard lines, driven by rattletrap
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Skinups, Late 50s/1960s. New Copy
Nothing mello about this sweet little set -- because the tunes are loud, nasty, and filled with plenty of sharp edges! The collection really trawls around the bottom side of the indie rocking spectrum of the late 50s and early 60s -- digging through the dirt to come up with some incredibly raunchy
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Skinups, Late 50s/1960s. New Copy
More musical mayhem from this groovy little series -- a mad collection of rough-edged obscurities in a variety of different genres! Styles on the set range from novelty rock to instrumental pop -- but all tunes have an unbridled sense of fun in their approach -- a real love of the goofier sides of
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