Nice groovy instrumentals from one of the best little combos of the 60's. The record includes their big hit "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)", plus a number of other tracks that have a similar "TV commercial" feel – like "Chiquita Banana", "Pizza ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very cool drum sounds from Jimmy Takeuchi – an artist who was maybe Japan's answer to Sandy Nelson – and who worked in a similar blend of instrumental rock modes! The drums are upfront on all the numbers here, but there's also a lot of twangy guitar, saxophone, and other sweet elements ... read moreCD
Sam Taylor —
Blue Mist ... LP MGM, Mid 50s. Very Good- ...
$1.99
60s surf guitar from Japan – served up here in an unassuming package, but in a collection that features some of the best work of the time from Takeshi Terauchi! The music is often in a familiar mode that you'd recognize from American acts like The Ventures or Surfaris – but there's ... read moreCD
Fantastic! This excellent double CD set is an amazing batch of grooves put together by the brilliant German film composer Peter Thomas, for a set of films from the 60s based on super G-Man Jerry Cotton. The music's a wonderful batch of swinging swinging grooves, with cool jazzy bits, nice ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound)read moreCD
Groovy new work by the legendary Peter Thomas! "Perry Rhodan 2000" is a driving theme written by Thomas – with an overall melody that reminds us of his 70s work, underpinned by a driving dance theme with distinctly modern tones! A nice one to get Thomas on the dancefloor – ... read moreCD
(Packaged in a slim jewel case. Small promo stamp & artwork has light wear. Out of print.)
Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra —
Raumpatrouille ... CD Bungalow (Germany), 1966. Used ...
$11.99
Wonderful – and one of our favorite soundtracks ever! The score was written by German jazzman Peter Thomas – and has a mad mad mad style that blends together jazz, early electronics, bossa nova, Hammond organ – and a dozen other musical touches you'd never really expect to ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound)read moreCD
Dreamy floaing melodies played by the Three Suns combo, with help from Ray Bohr on pipe organ. Bohr's organ lines sound nice and spooky next to the group's usual accordion and guitar grooves – and the overall feel is very spacey, with an eeriness that matches the strange cover image of a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some creases and gloss peeling on back.)
Stanley Turrentine —
Look Of Love ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1968. New Copy ...
$18.99
Stanley Turrentine's a hell of a soloist in a large ensemble setting – and there's possibly no better place to hear that talent at work than on this classic 60s date for Blue Note! The format's a bit different than other Turrentine records of the time – no small group romping, nor ... (Jazz, Now Sound)read moreCD
The title cut may well be the biggest tune The Turtles ever recorded – but the whole album's overflowing with the group's brilliance – and their wonderful ear for offbeat tunes for the Sunshine Pop generation! As with "Happy Together", there's a nice edge to a lot of the ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreCD
United States In Europe Air Force Band —
Invincible Eagle ... LP US Air Force, Early 70s. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$11.99
Hard to believe that the Air Force was once in the record business – but check this one out as proof! The versatile ensemble was made up of airmen stationed in Europe at the time (hence the name!) – and they played a range of material from big band standards to jazzy readings of pop ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Side one features a nice "Symphonic Portrait Of Duke Ellington" – and side two features smaller group readings of titles that include "Caravan", "Solitude", and "Black & Tan Fantasy". (Jazz, Now Sound)LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has some aging.)
Art Van Damme —
Ecstasy ... LP Saba (Germany), 1967. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$24.99
One of the coolest albums from this jazzy accordion maestro – an early MPS set that features Heribert Thusek on vibes, Peter Witte on bass, Charly Antolini on drums, and Freddy Rundquist on guitar! (Jazz, Now Sound)LP, Vinyl record album
Groovy exploitation soundtrack music from 4 films (Necronomicon, Death on a Rainy Day, How Short is the Time for Love, and The Vampire Happening), with music by the Dutch composer Jerry Van Rooyen. The tracks move from jazz, to 60s mod, to swinging London, and a whole lot more – and the ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound)read moreCD
If anybody could take a great tune and make it better, it was The Ventures – as you'll hear on this album's killer version of "Hawaii Five O" – as well as a host of other groovy goodies too! The set's still got the core sound of the quartet – loads of fuzzy guitars ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has splitting on the spine held with pieces of clear tape and splitting on the spine.)
The Ventures In Space is a really wonderful idea – especially given that the quartet had so much energy in their guitars at this point, they could easily make it to the moon! The set's cooking with great little numbers that really keep with the space theme of the title – tracks like ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A late 60s collection of groovy tunes fronted by the always gorgeous voice of Dionne Warwick – some from movies she starred in, some from soundtracks she recorded, and others from films that she never had a hand in at all – other than covering the material and completely making it her ... (Soul, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Julius Wechter & The Baja Marimba Band —
Fresh Air ... LP A&M, 1969. Very Good ...
$0.99
A sweet late instrumental classic from the 60s glory years at A&M – and a record that's far different than some of the earlier work by the Baja Marimba Band! Sure, the group's still got plenty of their "fake" Mexican sound in place here – obviously they can't drop the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Two tracks of spoken/sung words backed by the Ray Charles Singers and the Nick Perito Orchestra. LP, Vinyl record album
John Williams —
Changes ... LP Columbia, Late 60s. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
Tripped-out larger orchestrations that feature classical guitar by Williams, set alongside groovier 60s touches from arranger Stanley Myers! The sound is sometimes spare and spacey, sometimes full on and soaring – but at all points surprisingly revolutionary for the time, with a sound that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderfully weird record from the mighty Mason Williams – a set that's filled with lots of cool little surprises at each new twist and turn – yet which also comes across with a really solid, tuneful feel overall! The album's got a bit of folk, a bit of moog, and a bit of kitsch ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreCD
Beautiful Verve madness, and a darkly twisted batch of easy instrumentals, put together by the silent genius Pat Williams. The songs are mostly covers – like "Whiter Shade of Pale", "Get Back", "Joy Joy", and "River Deep Mountain High" – and the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label promo. Cover has a DJ sticker with light wear and some pen.)
Very cool stuff from Kai – versions of country hits, recorded in Nashville, with sweet backdrops from the Anita Kerr Singers! (Jazz, Now Sound)LP, Vinyl record album
This is a pretty nifty package that covers the music of Paris nightlife from the 1890s to the 1950s. The album cover is a nice half-gatefold sleeve featuring, of course, some follies ladies. The tunes are grouped into 12 medleys and feature a lot of songs including "Paris, Je T'Aime D'Amour&q ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has a split spine.)
Great sounds pulled from the famous record collection of Lux Interior and Poison Ivy – a really mad mix of rock instrumentals, hillbilly thumpers, R&B scorchers, and exotic platters – all brought together as a wonderful demonstration of just how wild the indie record scene was at ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreCD
Weirdo sounds from the glory days of the rare single – a great time when so many records were coming out, nobody ever cared too much about trying to stick to a familiar style or cash in on a certain market! Instead, the music here really mixes things up in a great way – as Latin ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
File this one under "raunch", or maybe "twang" – or maybe both, because there's plenty of raunchy twang going on all the way through! The album follows strongly in the same space as the previous volumes – with lots of weird, wonderful tracks from the glory day of ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreCD
The Easy Tempo groove is wider than ever here – still plenty funky, but also jazzy and groovy too – with some mod 60s influences filtering into the mix, and even a bit of vocals too! As always, the style is heavy on Italian soundtrack modes – that great blend of bossa, jazz, and ... (Funky Compilations, Now Sound)read moreCD
Weird guitars from around the globe – served up by a host of artists who work in the same instrumental territory as American groups like The Ventures or Surfaris – but who have a much stranger sound overall! There's a number of tracks on here from postwar Japan – a great scene ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic 50s album issued to appeal to the hi-fi crowd, but one that's a lot hipper than most – as the contents here aren't bachelor pad easy listening, and instead feature gems from the legendary modern jazz label, Dawn Records! Dawn always had an ear for unusual settings, formations of ... (Jazz, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderfully groovy set – every bit as great as you might guess from the title and the cover – and the very first installment in the now-legendary Mood Mosaic series! The set's one of the few to bring together tunes from the groovier side of the spectrum at the end of the 60s – ... (Funky Compilations, Now Sound)read moreCD
The grooviness continues! This set's a wonderful mix of obscure soundtrack grooves – plus a few other choice Latin bits – with an out-of-this world groove that's totaly excellent! The Mood Mosaic series is one of our favorite-ever – as they really go out of their way to pull ... (Funky Compilations, Now Sound)read moreCD
The sexy sound of Soho at the start of the 60s – served up here in a host of mostly British singles that have been lost for years! The selection is one of the grooviest in this line of cool compilations from St Etienne – filled with obscure vocal and instrumental tunes that mix ... (Vocalists, Now Sound)read moreCD
A totally cool collection of really offbeat numbers with a space age sort of theme – tunes that run the gamut from rock instrumentals to electronic pop – with lots of stops along the space in between! The package is right up there with some of the best "themed" collections by ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreCD
A teen beat, but one with plenty of twang – given that all the cuts here are killer instrumentals from the early days of rock and roll! Most tracks here feature small, raunchy combos – usually with a guitar, tenor, or organ in the lead – working over romping drums, and recorded ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreCD
Lounge, exotica, bachelor pad, instrumental pop, and Hi-Fi gems!
T-Bones —
No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) ... LP 
