Mindblowing music from Robert Wyatt – never-heard demos, but cuts that are every bit as essential as his music in Soft Machine, and his early solo sides as well! Robert handles almost all the instrumentation here himself – except for one guest solo from Jimi Hendrix on bass, and some ... read moreCD
A really pivotal album from XTC – a set that still has the group able to deliver the kind of tight, catchy work that made their early singles so great – but one that also really has them expanding out into a group who really understand how to put together an album the right way too! It' ... read moreCD
XTC —
Go 2 ... LP Virgin, 1978. Very Good+ ...
$24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Early UK pressing with Tone etch. Cover has some wear on the bottom seam, with patchy spots of stuck-on paper.)
Melodic psychedelia from 70s Iran – an incredible full scale anthology of recordings by guitarist and vocalist Kourosh Yaghmaei from the pre-revolution years – and an absolute treasure! Kouroush often recorded with his brothers – Kourosh singing lead and playing guitars or bass ... (Global Grooves, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Stomu Yamash'Ta & The Horizon —
Sunrise From West Sea ... CD King/We Want Sounds (UK), 1971. New Copy ...
$16.9919.99
The Japanese scene of the 70s had plenty of experiments that blended contemporary and traditional instrumentation – but this album-length jam from percussionist Stomu Yamashta may well be one of the most striking from the time! You'll no doubt know Stomu from some of his later records that ... read moreCD
A really fantastic album from the great Akiko Yano – a set recorded in London with help from a whole host of great talents, all of whom make for a record that's even catchier and groovier than some of her work in Japan! Ryuichi Sakamoto co-produced and arranged the record, and really helped ... (Japanese, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy gatefold pressing, with separate sleeve for record, and very cool and big inner booklet! Cover has light wear, and booklet is loose in the middle – but overall this is a very nice copy.)
A Japanese electro pop masterpiece from Akiko Yano – done with lots of help on production from Ryuichi Sakamoto, and lots of musical help from other members of YMO too! Yet the set's got a very different vibe than Sakmoto's music and that of his group – maybe more tuneful, at a level ... (Japanese, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Akiko Yano —
To Ki Me Ki ... CD Midi/We Want Sounds (UK), 1978. New Copy ...
$16.9919.99
An early album from Japanese genius Akiko Yano, and one that features some key contributions from American jazz and fusion players – in a lineup that brings some surprisingly funky touches to the record too! Akiko's vocals and unique song structures still have all the charms you'll know from ... (Japanese, Rock)read moreCD
Akiko Yano —
To Ki Me Ki ... LP Midi/We Want Sounds (UK), 1978. New Copy (reissue)...
$31.9934.99
An early album from Japanese genius Akiko Yano, and one that features some key contributions from American jazz and fusion players – in a lineup that brings some surprisingly funky touches to the record too! Akiko's vocals and unique song structures still have all the charms you'll know from ... (Japanese, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gritty and powerful grooves from The Yardbirds – a set that mixes bluesy guitars and psych in a pretty incredible way – all infused by excellent work from the young Jimmy Page, at a level that predicts course he's take with Led Zeppelin just a few years later! By the time of Little ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label stereo pressing – 1G/1B. Cover has some wear and aging.)
If you ever needed a record to convince you that The Yardbirds are pure genius, this one is it! Roger The Engineer captures all that was great about the group at their start – their sharp guitars, their undeniable wit, and that really special way they had of turning their bluesy inspirations ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s black and silver label Columbia/EMI with two box logos.)
Titles include "Smokestack Lightning", "Heart Full Of Soul", "New York City Blues", "Shapes Of Things", "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago", and "Over Under Sideways Down". LP, Vinyl record album
A seminal bit of pre-electro crossover – featuring the cold hard vocals of Alison Moyet, and also Vince Clark of Erasure. Some very tasty keyboard work! Includes the post-disco club smashes "Don't Go" and "Situation", plus "Goodbye Seventies", "Winter ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Certainly a more pop-based effort than some of Yello's previous albums, but still a great little record – filled with playful electronics and a really unique sense of rhythm and groove! Even at the height of their fame, Yello never abandoned the spare analogue-heavy styles that made their ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A lost bit of Sunshine pop – and one of our favorite indie sides from the late 60s! The Yellow Balloon may not have been a household name, but they've got a heck of a talent for harmonizing in the best sunny style of the time – matching The Association or The Beach Boys for sheer sweet ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A very groovy set – with titles that include "I'm A Man/Here Tis", "Never Put Away My Love For You", "Devil Woman", "Moonfire", "Two Of Us", and "Little Woman". LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing in the unipak cover, with a cutout hole & minimal wear.)
This may not have the classic rock staple Yes radio hits, but it very much indeed could be one of the best Yes albums! The last album with Bill Bruford before he left for King Crimson. Includes "Close To The Edge", "Siberian Khatru", and "And You & I". LP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing in a laminated cover – in nice shape! Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Yes —
Drama ... LP Atlantic, 1980. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$9.99
A classic from the years when Trevor Horn was a member of the group! Titles include "Machine Messiah", "White Car", "Does It Really Happen", "Into The Lens", "Tempus Fugit", and "Run Through The Light". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has some ringwear, edge wear, and bumped corners.)
A really key album in the early run of Yes – yet a set that's also nicely different too! The record is the first to feature keyboard genius Rick Wakeman joining the group – a player whose talents would really elevate their sound – but the record also has this nicely intimate vibe ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s Rockefeller label pressing with Warner rim logo.)
Yes —
Yes ... LP Atlantic, 1969. Very Good ...
$9.99
The monumental first album from Yes – a group who were already onto something amazing with this set, and would only get better and better in years to come! The members had backgrounds in straighter, more conventional rock acts – but here, together, they unleash work with a wonderfully ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original 1841 Broadway label pressing. Cover has a half split top seam, light ring wear, spot of marker. The back cover has a few pieces of yellowed tape on the paste-on.)
The monumental first album from Yes – a group who were already onto something amazing with this set, and would only get better and better in years to come! The members had backgrounds in straighter, more conventional rock acts – but here, together, they unleash work with a wonderfully ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Unreleased live material from this legendary Japanese artist from the 70s – working here with his Lamp Manufacturing Factory group, which also includes lead guitar from Takashi Asayama! The recording is nice and intimate – a laidback set that shows the way that Daisaku Yoshino could ... (Japanese, Rock)read moreCD
A stone classic – with "Southern Man", "Crippled Creek Ferry", "I Believe In You", "After The Goldrush", and "Only Love Can Break Your Heart". LP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label pressing with Warner logo. Cover has some surface wear.)
Neil Young —
Decade ... LP Reprise, Late 60s/Early 70s. Near Mint- 3LP Gatefold ...
$24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(2017 remaster. Includes the insert.)
Neil Young —
Dume ... LP Reprise, 1975. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
The cover's a bit familiar, the title's a bit different – and the whole thing is a nice nod to the classic Zuma album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse – as all the tracks here are from the 1975 sessions for that record! Half the work here appears here on vinyl for the first time ever ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Neil Young —
Greatest Hits ... CD Reprise, Late 60s/1970s/1980s/Early 90s. Used ...
$3.99
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Neil Young —
Harvest ... LP Reprise, 1972. Very Good Gatefold ...
$14.99
Titles include "Heart Of Gold", "Old Man", "The Needle & The Damage Done", "Are You Ready For The Country", and "A Man Needs A Maid". LP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label stereo pressing with Sterling stamp. Includes the beige inner sleeve and insert. Cover has some surface wear, split seams, and a bit of pen inside the opening.)
With tracks from Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Stray Gators, The Tony & Susan Alamo Christian Foundation Orchestra & Chorus. LP, Vinyl record album
(In the extravagant gatefold cover, including the printed inner sleeves. Cover has light ring wear.)
Neil Young —
Mirrorball ... CD Reprise, 1995. Used Gatefold ...
$1.99
... CD
Neil Young —
Neil Young ... LP Reprise, 1968. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$19.99
Titles include "String Quartet From Whiskey Boot Hill", "Last Trip To Tulsa", "I've Been Waiting For You", "What Did You Do To My Life", and "The Loner". LP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label pressing, in a cover with his name. Cover has some light wear on the top seam.)
You might not guess it by the records that tend to grace our pages, but we do love some Neil Young around the Dusty offices. And while we'd like to say it doesn't get much better than this prime mid 70s LP, the old man's delivered so many great recordings over the years that would be a mighty ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label stereo pressing with printed inner cover – 1F/1G. Cover has light wear.)
An important early 70s live album from Neil Young – in part because it contains some fresh material, not just live takes of studio songs – and stands at a pivotal time in Young's career and creative development! Neil gets support from the Stray Gators, and the set also features guest ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Steve Young —
To Satisfy You ... CD Rounder/Ace (UK), 1981. New Copy ...
$11.9918.98
A different slice of music from Steve Young than you might know from his classic Seven Bridges Road – but a set that's equally great in its own sort of way! The album's from a time when Young was really stepping out of the shadows a bit – maybe feeling himself more as a singer, but ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreCD
Beautiful work from the Youngbloods – a mixture of folk rock and jazzy phrasing, very much in the same spirit of Tim Hardin or Tim Buckley, with a depth and complexity that's quite surprising, and which has held up surprisingly well over the years – almost more appealing now than when ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has light ring wear, splitting on spine.)
Features George Duke on keyboards, Jean-Luc Ponty on violin, and Jack Bruce on bass – and titles include Frank's classic "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" – plus "Nanook Rubs It", "Father O'Blivion", "Cosmik Debris", "Exentrifugal Forz", " ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow Discreet label pressing. Cover has light wear and a bent corner.)
One of the most jamming Zappa albums from the early days – a set that's still got some of Frank's complicated musical leanings in play – but which features interpretation by a smoking group who no doubt helped the great one reach a much larger audience! George Duke plays lots of organ ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a timing strip, minimal wear.)
(Promo. Cover has light wear and a bit of waviness from moisture on one corner.)
Frank Zappa —
Finer Moments ... LP Zappa, Late 60s/Early 70s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$39.99
Finer moments from Frank Zappa, but some lost moments too – given that all the tracks on the set are previously unreleased – and are pulled from both live and studio recordings during Zappa's formative late 60s/early 70s stretch! The package is a real treasure trove – a reward to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set that's not entirely funky, but maybe not that far off either – as the whole thing features unreleased material that was recorded by Zappa in the studio after Hot Rats – including some nicely jamming cuts that really have the group letting loose in maybe a more spontaneous, organic ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set that's not entirely funky, but maybe not that far off either – as the whole thing features unreleased material that was recorded by Zappa in the studio after Hot Rats – including some nicely jamming cuts that really have the group letting loose in maybe a more spontaneous, organic ... read moreCD
Originally a cassette-only promo from Guitar World Magazine! LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram clear vinyl pressing from 2019.)
Frank Zappa —
Hot Rats ... CD Bizarre/Zappa, 1969. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
One of those records that should be an insane dark mess, given the look of the cover – but which turns out to be a surprisingly well put-together effort all the way through! Zappa does a great job of hiding behind his hair here – never acting with the pomp that a pop genius like him ... read moreCD
Titles include "A Token Of My Extreme", "Dong Work For Yuda", "Keep It Greasy", "He Used To Cut The Grass", "Watermelon In Easter Hat", and "A Little Green Rosetta". LP, Vinyl record album
(With intact booklet. Cover has a tiny corner bump, but is great overall!)
Promo sampler with "Joe's Garage", "Wet T-Shirt Nite", "Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up", "A Token Of My Extreme", "He Used To Cut The Grass", and "Watermelon In Easter Hay". 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has a small sticker spot and is bent at the top left corner.)
Titles include "Rat Tomato", "I Have Been In You", "Flakes", "I'm So Cute", "Jones Crusher", "Dancin Fool", "Baby Snakes", "Bobby Brown Goes Down", and "Rubber Shirt". LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with Masterdisk stamp/RL etch. Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has a small tear on the opening, but looks nice otherwise.)
Features the classic "Valley Girl" with his daughter, Moon – plus "Drowning Witch", "Teen Age Prostitute", and "I Come From Nowhere". LP, Vinyl record album
Wonderful stuff from Frank Zappa – a set that still has all the freak-out feel of the early years, yet which also shows a real maturation in his arrangement styles as well! The instrumentation is fantastic – not just great guitar from Frank, but heavy keyboards from George Duke, slide ... read moreCD
Frank Zappa —
Waka/Jawaka ... LP Bizarre/Reprise, 1972. Very Good+ ...
$29.99
Wonderful stuff from Frank Zappa – a set that still has all the freak-out feel of the early years, yet which also shows a real maturation in his arrangement styles as well! The instrumentation is fantastic – not just great guitar from Frank, but heavy keyboards from George Duke, slide ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wonderful stuff from Frank Zappa – a set that still has all the freak-out feel of the early years, yet which also shows a real maturation in his arrangement styles as well! The instrumentation is fantastic – not just great guitar from Frank, but heavy keyboards from George Duke, slide ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Frank Zappa live in the 70s – working with a surprisingly hip large ensemble, with all the sharp changes and unusual moments of his classic studio albums! Like some of Zappa's other concert performances, there's an approach that steps a few years back – clearly to please the group ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Censored version – without "Punky's Whips". Cover has light wear.)
Frank Zappa live in the 70s – working with a surprisingly hip large ensemble, with all the sharp changes and unusual moments of his classic studio albums! Like some of Zappa's other concert performances, there's an approach that steps a few years back – clearly to please the group ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Frank Zappa at his mid 70s best! A bit of everything we love most about Frank Zappa records comes in to play on Zoot Allures. There's the oddball, yet accessible rock tunes that are as infectious as anything he ever composed – plus some bawdy, almost sleazy humor – and plenty of ... read moreCD
Frank Zappa & The Mothers —
Grand Wazoo ... LP Bizarre/Reprise, 1972. Sealed Gatefold ...
$19.9933.99
An album that has Frank Zappa really continuing to push the instrumental complexity of his music – showing the world that he's not just another long-haired casualty from the 60s, and instead an artist who just kept on getting deeper and deeper into his own really unique groove! The record's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram brown marbled vinyl pressing, still sealed with hype sticker.)
One of Frank Zappa's biggest-selling albums of the early 70s and it's also one of his best ever! Over-Nite Sensation finds Zappa's leftfield weirdness and sly social satire at play within adventurous, but accessible arrangements. It's got some early fusiony bits paired with heavy drums and ... read moreCD