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Amaro Freitas —
Y'Y ... CD 
Psychic Hotline, 2024. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
We've really loved the music of pianist Amaro Freitas in the past, but this time around he's got a special sort of something extra in his music – both in the way he approaches the sound, and the way he works with other players! The first half of the set is an exploration of landscape, both ... read more CD
Orgone —
Chimera ... CD 3 Palm/Colemine, 2024. New Copy ... $11.99 15.99
Deeply soulful work from Orgone – a group who are working at a level here that we never would have expected a decade back! Orgone have always been great, but sometimes they felt less like an organic funk combo than one who had an ear for the right sorts of sounds – something they still ... read more CD
Various —
Eccentric Soul – The Saadia Label ... LP 
Saadia/Numero, Late 60s. New Copy ... $20.99 23.99
Heavy funk from the Florida scene, and a set that brings together some real killers from the much-lauded Saadia label – an imprint that followed on the scene after the earlier Deep City label, and which definitely set the tone for all sorts of funky 45s from TK Records to come! There's some ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Eccentric Soul – The Saadia Label (green & blue splatter vinyl pressing) ... LP 21.99
Various —
Skyway Soul – Gary, Indiana (blue & white vinyl pressing) ... LP Numero, Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $27.99 34.99
Gary, Indiana is maybe best known as the hometown of the Jackson 5 – but the city also had plenty of other soul singers back in the day – as you'll discover on this really well-done collection of tracks! The set's titled after the Chicago Skyway, a huge industrial structure that links ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Skyway Soul – Gary, Indiana ... LP 26.99
Various —
Istanbul 70 Vols 1 to 6 – Psych, Disco, Folk Edits by Baris K ... LP Nublu, 1970s/2023. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $46.99 49.99
An expanded version of this famous series of funky tracks from the Turkish scene – a set that pulls up plenty of gems from the past, then has all their funky bits made even funkier through the talents of Baris K! If you've dug funky Turkish tracks and Arabesk rock from the 70s, you'll get ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Red Hot & Ra —
Red Hot & Ra Solar – Sun Ra In Brazil ... LP Red Hot, 2023. New Copy ... $19.99 20.99
The music of Sun Ra, taken into very different territory – every bit as cosmic as before, but maybe also a bit more down to earth in its presentation! Sun Ra classics are reworked here by a mix of different Brazilian musicians, with contributions from a few key American artists who really ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Resavoir —
Resavoir (2023) (colored vinyl pressing) ... LP International Anthem, 2023. New Copy ... $26.99 28.99
The second set from Resavoir – a project headed by Chicago producer/musician Will Miller, an artist who's had a lot of experience in the higher reaches of the hip hop scene – but who here gives himself over to much more personal, introspective modes! Yet the album's not a solo effort ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Limited "dusk cloud" colored vinyl!)
Resavoir (2023) ... CD 13.99
Resavoir (2023) ... LP 23.99
Hailu Mergia —
Pioneer Works Swing – Live ... LP Awesome Tapes From Africa, 2023. New Copy ... $18.99 21.98
A wonderful live set – and one that really reflects the rebirth of a legend! Ethiopian keyboardist Hailu Mergia cut some fantastic records back in the day, but had spent years driving a cab in Washington, DC – before the reissue of some of his older gems led the musician to come back ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Pioneer Works Swing – Live ... CD 12.99
Various —
Eccentric Boogie (blue vinyl pressing) ... LP Numero, Early 80s. New Copy ... $21.99 26.99
The folks at Numero bill this set as "the only boogie record you'll ever need to own" – and while we might take issue with that, as there's so many great boogie records out there in the world, we can say that the set features some great 80s-styled groovers from their never-ending ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jalen Ngonda —
Come Around & Love Me ... LP Daptone, 2023. New Copy ... $23.99 24.99
Jalen Ngonda's a hell of a soul singer, and he's working here in a stunning setting that really does justice to his fantastic voice – a larger set of arrangements than you'd usually hear on a Daptone Record, in a way that rises up with a really majestic sort of vibe! Ngonda's got a way of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Come Around & Love Me ... CD 11.99
Circling Sun —
Spirits ... LP Soundway (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $19.99 20.99
Sublime spiritual jazz from a really great contemporary group – a combo that features key players on the New Zealand scene, all working together in a set of modal jazz numbers with a very soulful vibe! Bassist Ben Turua may be the star of the set – as the tone and pacing of his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jackie Mittoo —
Jackie Mittoo – The Keyboard King At Studio One ... LP Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $37.99 39.99
Killer funky organ – and 100% Dynamite! Jackie Mittoo is one of the all-time great organists – as essential to Jamaica as Booker T was to Memphis, or Jimmy McGriff was to New York. He's legendary these days as the player who completely transformed the Hammond sound with his unique ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Toshiko Akiyoshi & Charlie Mariano —
Toshiko Mariano Quartet (Candid) (180 gram pressing) ... LP Candid, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 28.99
One of the few recorded meetings of alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano and pianist Toshiko Akioshi in the studio – quite strange given that they were a couple at the time! The session's easily one of the last great American sessions by either player – a work that shows Mariano's alto ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Toshiko Mariano Quartet (Candid) ... CD 14.99(180 gram pressing – remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original tapes!)
Mort Garson —
Journey To The Moon & Beyond ... LP Sacred Bones, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $18.99 21.98
One of the coolest collections of work we've ever heard from the great Mort Garson – a selection of tracks that were done during the same years as his famous album releases in the world of moog and analog synth, but done for much more obscure sources that include television, film, and other ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Budos Band —
Frontier's Edge ... LP Diamond West, 2023. New Copy ... $19.99 23.98
That's a real Roger Dean-styled image on the cover, which maybe heralds the sound that's going on here for the Budos Band – an approach that's even heavier than before, with maybe stronger guitar and bass at times – yet a vibe that still bristles with the group's great use of percussion ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
John Prine —
Crooked Piece Of Time – The Atlantic & Asylum Albums 1971 to 1980 (John Prine/Atlantic, 1970s. Used 7CDs ... Just Sold Out!
A fantastic run of records – music that firmly established John Prine as one of the most inventive singer/songwriters of the 70s! Prine rose up out of the Chicago folk scene of the 60s – but he soon became something different than just a folk or country singer – even though he ... read more CD
McNeal & Niles —
Thrust ... LP Tinker Too/We Are Busy Bodies (UK), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $20.99 29.99
An incredible bit of electric funk from the hinterlands of Ohio – an obscure album that hardly saw the light of day back in the 70s, making its first national debut in this excellent reissue! The sound of the set is incredible – moody Fender Rhodes, Arp, moog, and organ over bass and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dorothy Ashby —
In A Minor Groove ... LP New Jazz/Real Gone, 1958. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 23.99
A fantastic early album from jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby! Ashby's a unique talent like no other – and despite the fact that she plays a rather sleepy instrument, the harp, she swings with an other-worldly quality that's simply amazing, quite exotic, and very much in the camp of players like ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tom Dawes —
Elusive – The Tom Dawes Jingle Workshop (clear vinyl pressing) ... LP Modern Harmonic, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $23.99 24.99
A fantastic array of really cool songs – all written and recorded by Tom Dawes of The Cyrkle – as part of a big career as a jingle writer after his group cut a famous theme song for 7 Up! The music here is great – work from a time when jingles for TV and radio ads were like mini ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
George Scott —
Find Someone To Love (green vinyl pressing) ... LP Maple/Real Gone, Mid 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 28.99
A hell of a record from the obscure George Scott – a singer who never hit much fame after this, but who really knocks it out of the park with a righteous deep soul style! Backings are more stripped-down than you'd expect from the date – much more like some indie soul set from the late ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
John Berberian & The Middle Eastern Ensemble —
Middle Eastern Rock ... LP Verve/Modern Harmonic, 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 24.99
Don't think "rock", think "groove" – because oud player John Berberian takes his instrument into some very groovy territory here – mixing its Mid-East roots with a sweet array of modal rhythms and psychedelic elements – all of which make for an album that's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sun Ra —
Omniverse (with bonus tracks) ... CD Saturn/Modern Harmonic, 1979. New Copy ... $11.99 16.99
A really great record, and one that was recorded by a smaller version of the Arkestra than usual – done in this spiritual style that's almost a bit like some of the Horo Records material that Sun Ra had recorded just a short time before! There's an intimacy here that's wonderful – and ... read more CD
Art Farmer —
From Sweden With Love ... CD Dragon (Sweden), 1964. New Copy ... $12.99 14.99
Never-issued music from a really legendary group – titled in a way that's similar to their famous 60s record for Atlantic Records – but a batch of live material recorded in Sweden with an equally sublime sort of feel! Art Farmer works here on flugelhorn alongside guitarist Jim Hall ... read more CD
Doug Carn —
Revelation ... CD Black Jazz/Real Gone, 1973. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
The Black Jazz recordings of Doug Carn are always a revelation – some of the most powerful, progressive work on the American underground of the early 70s – music that got Carn into way more record collections than you might expect! The sound here is a perfect summation of Doug's early ... read more CD
Sun Ra —
Lanquidity (2CD version – with bonus album) ... CD Philly Jazz/Strut (UK), 1978. New Copy 2 CDs ... $20.99 21.99
An amazing album from Sun Ra – a set that's got some of the same soulful focus as Space Is The Place, and a really surprising sense of groove on many moments! The record's actually a bit funky – if you can believe it – and was recorded with electric keyboards, bass, and guitar ... read more CD
Also available Lanquidity ... LP 29.99
Divine Styler —
Spiral Walls Containing Autumns Of Light ... CD Giant, 1992. Used ... $9.99
This is really some different sh*t. Divine Styler takes abstract to the next level, about as out as you can get and still be hip hop, if this is hip hop – playing a ton of instruments himself, and backed by a live band for the most part, singing and delivering spoken word as often as he's ... read more CD
Ornette Coleman —
Ornette At 12/Impulse/Real Gone, 1969. Used ... $44.99
A pair of overlooked albums from Ornette Coleman – back to back on a single CD for the first time ever! Crisis is a record that bursts out with a sound that definitely lives up to its striking title – as Ornette Coleman explores the new frontiers of experimental jazz with one of his ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
DJ Kicks – Kamaal Williams ... CD K7 (Germany), 2019. New Copy ... $11.99 12.99
Keyboardist Kamaal Williams has given us some great records under his own name – and here, he turns in a stunning set for the DJ Kicks series – a record that's overflowing with a mix of cosmic jazz, soul, and club from some of Kamaal's key contemporaries – mixed with a few great ... read more CD
Bach —
Last Keyboard Works – Art Of Fugue/Columbia/Odyssey, 1969. Very Good+ 3LP Box Set ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label stereo Odyssey pressing. Box has split corners, split wrap-around, and is torn and missing portions from the edges.)
Cleveland —
It Can't Happen Here (voc, inst)/Signull, Early 90s. Sealed ... $7.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Still sealed. Cover has a bent corner.)
Stephan Micus —
To The Evening Child ... CD ECM, 1992. Used ... $7.99
Steven Micus works here entirely on his own – in a record that creates these really beautiful sounds from a variety of different steeldrums, but in ways that are very different than any other use of the instruments! Micus often handles the instruments with the slow pace and careful tension ... read more CD
(Tape along spine.)
Kevin Volans —
Hunting Gathering (String Quartet No 2) – Kronos Quartet ... CD Elektra/Nonesuch, 1991. Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Supertramp —
Famous Last Words ... LP A&M, 1982. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Tubes —
Tubes ... LP A&M, 1975. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Includes "White Punks On Dope"! LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has some light ring & edge wear.)
Zephyr —
Going Back To Colorado ... LP Warner, 1971. Very Good- ... $5.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing. Cover has ring & edge wear, top seam split.)
Jimmy Dawkins —
Fast Fingers ... CD Delmark, Late 60s. Used ... $11.99
They don't call Jimmy Dawkins "fast fingers" for nothing – and the first few minutes of the record are definitely testament to his mighty power on the guitar! The instrument is electric, and recorded with this sense of powerful echo that easily has Dawkins blowing away some of the ... read more CD
Stevie Nicks —
Wild Heart ... LP Modern, 1983. Very Good+ ... $9.99
Includes "Stand Back", "If Anyone Falls", and a duet with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers on "I Will Run To You". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light edge wear.)
Led Zeppelin —
Led Zeppelin ... LP Atlantic, 1969. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
One of the most monumental debuts in rock history – a record that hit the world like a led zeppelin, and left an impression for years to come! Led Zeppelin pretty much took over rock right from the beginning – which isn't too surprising, given that Jimmy Page had an in-demand guitar ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Rockefeller label pressing with Warner rim logo – SD 19126. Cover has some light wear & aging.)
Anita O'Day —
All The Sad Young Men ... CD Verve, 1961. Used ... $4.99
A striking session for Anita O'Day – and a refreshing change from her work of the 50s! This one has Anita singing with arrangements by Gary McFarland, a mix of easy jazz styles that show a more sophisticated side to her voice – a bit more careful than before, with more hidden in the ... read more CD
(1998 digipak pressing.)
Jefferson Airplane —
Volunteers ... LP RCA, 1969. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $9.99
Seminal late 60s work from Jefferson Airplane – done with an all-star roster of fellow counterculture heroes and late 60s icons in the studio – including David Crosby, Jerry Garcia, Steven Stills, and Nicky Hopkins! The whole thing is an incredible mix of breezy harmonies and killer ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label stereo pressing – LSP-4238. Includes the insert. Cover has light wear, some writing in red pen on front and back, and a small sticker in back.)
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes —
Essential Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Featuring Teddy Pendergrass ... CD Epic/Legacy, Early 70s. Used ... $4.99
... CD
Bruce Springsteen —
Live 1975 to 85 (5LP Box Set) ... LP Columbia, Mid 70s-Mid 80s. Very Good+ 5LP Box Set ... $16.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves and booklet. Box has edge & surface wear, a colored in peel spot – but no splits!)
Frank Zappa —
Apostrophe ... LP DiscReet, 1974. Very Good+ ... $13.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow Discreet label pressing. Cover has very light ring & edge wear.)
Wishbone Ash —
Wishbone Ash ... LP Decca, 1970. Near Mint- Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Original Decca pressing. A nice copy.)
Ella Fitzgerald —
Best Of Ella Fitzgerald (Decca) ... LP Decca/MCA, Late 30s/1940s/Mid 50s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(70s tan label MCA pressing. Cover has some ring and edge wear, yellowing from age, splitting in the seams, and a small peeled spot in back.)
Frank Zappa —
Joe's Garage Act 1 ... LP Zappa, 1979. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $19.99
Titles include "Wet T Shirt Nite", "Toad O Line", "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee", and "Joe's Garage". LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Joe's Garage – Acts 1, 2, & 3 (3LP set) ... LP 39.99(With booklet intact! Cover has light wear.)
Little Feat —
Dixie Chicken ... LP Warner, 1973. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Burbank label pressing with GOL etch. Cover has light edge wear, and faint ring wear.)
Big Mama Thornton —
Hound Dog – The Peacock Recordings ... CD MCA/Peacock, Early 50s. Used ... $3.99
A great set of 50s recordings by gritty rhythm & blues singer Big Mama Thornton – whose most famous for grittier shouters – but there's some surprisingly easygoing numbers here, too! Her famous "Hound Dog" opens this set, and sets the pace strongly – for a batch of ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Incredible String Band —
I Looked Up ... LP Elektra, 1970. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
A nicely subtle album from the Incredible String Band – a set that maybe doesn't have the same sort of fanfare as their earliest albums, but which also has the group really honing their sound! Make no mistake, there's nothing commercial or pop-oriented going on – it's just that Mike ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red label "big E" stereo pressing. Cover has some ring and edge wear, yellowing from age, split top seam, some splitting in the bottom seam, and is lightly bent at the bottom left corner.)
Rolling Stones —
Sticky Fingers ... LP Rolling Stones, 1971. Very Good+ ... $59.99
Landmark work from The Rolling Stones – and a set that may well stand alongside Exile On Main Street for capturing the group at their height! The record's got the Stones very much in their own space – years from just putting a UK spin on American blues – and instead, finding a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Broadway label pressing with PR suffix in the Cort zipper cover. Cover is lightly bent at the belt buckle, with a manufacturing crimp down the right side, and small indents in back.)
Rolling Stones —
Let It Bleed ... LP London, 1969. Very Good+ ... $39.99
Hard to go wrong with a Stones classic like this one – a record that really has the group hitting their late 60s stride, and coming across with a depth and power that really goes beyond their earlier releases! There's a sinister quality to the record right from the start – thanks to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereo pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. A nice copy.)
Various —
Hits From The Legendary Vee Jay Records ... CD Motown, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
26 tracks in all – blues, soul, and more – with work by Roscoe Gordon, Jerry Butler, The Dells, Jimmy Reed, The Spaniels, Little Richard, Fred Hughes, and more! CD
(Out of print.)
Isley Jasper Isley —
Broadway's Closer To Sunset Blvd. ... LP CBS, 1984. Sealed ... $4.99
The first breakaway effort from the trio of Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper, and Marvin Isley – a set that's got an even leaner groove than some of the Isley Brothers material from years before! The group really hit their stride right away – stepping out in a sweet array of funky rhythms ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing, PZ 39873, still sealed with a cutout hole, Nice Price sticker, and barcode sticker under the shrink)
Rolling Stones —
Their Satanic Majesties Request ... LP London, 1967. Very Good Gatefold ... $19.99
A record that was initially thought by some as a cheap cash-in on the Sgt Peppers concept – but an album that, to us, really helped set The Rolling Stones free to express themselves in so many new and amazing ways! There's definitely a bit of the hippie vibe to the set at times – such ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue label pressing with Bell Sound stamp and deep groove. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Lenticular cover has some light wear.)
Melba Moore —
Melba Moore Live! ... LP Mercury, 1972. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $1.99
Titles include "Lean On Me", "Then We Can Try Again", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "New World Coming", and a few medley tracks. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge wear.)
Eugene McDaniels —
Outlaw ... CD Atlantic/Water, 1970. Used ... $9.99
An incredible step forward for 60s soul singer Gene McDaniels – so much so, that most folks hearing this album can't believe he's the same guy who recorded for Liberty Records a few years before! The album's incredibly righteous right from the start – and has a genre-busting quality ... read more CD
Also available Outlaw (180 gram gold vinyl pressing) ... LP 34.99(Out of print.)
John Mayall's Blues Breakers —
Bare Wires ... LP London, 1968. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $16.99
Another great step forward for the legendary John Mayall – proof that he was never just content to copy American blues modes, and always willing to bring something new to the table! Although steeped in sounds from the delta on up to Chicago, the record's also got a hipper, almost trippier ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue label pressing with Bell Sound/SF etch. Cover has light aging, but is nice overall.)
Thelonious Monk —
Brilliant Corners ... LP Riverside/OJC, 1956. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 25.99
A brilliant title for this brilliant album from Thelonious Monk – a set that really has him coming back strongly in the second half of the 50s – with a new talent for arrangements that really goes past his previous work! Monk's piano and compositions are every bit as great as before ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Brilliant Corners ... CD 3.99
Who —
Live at Leeds ... LP Decca, 1970. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
A landmark live set from The Who – a record that offers the group with a blistering intensity that blows away all their other studio albums of the time! Although offered during the Who's Tommy-era expansion into broader themes and more complicated instrumentation, the album's a real return ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing on MCA, in a non-gatefold cover, with ring wear.)
Gerry Mulligan —
Night Lights (180 gram pressing) ... LP Philips/Verve, 1963. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
A masterpiece from Gerry Mulligan – and one of those key 60s albums that marks such a huge shift in his sound from the 50s! The approach here is very cool and compressed – but not in an LA "cool jazz" way – as the music has a more urbane, sophisticated vibe that's very ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Acoustic Sounds series pressing – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Gloria Coleman —
Soul Sisters (180 gram pressing) ... LP Impulse, 1963. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
A wonderful session of 60s Hammond jazz – a record that was somewhat overlooked at the time, but which has really gotten the attention it deserves over the years! The album's one of a rare few cut by organist Gloria Coleman – an obscure east coast player who was also the wife of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great 180 gram version – pressed at Third Man in Detroit!)
Sun Ra —
Sun Ra At The Showcase – Live In Chicago 1976/Jazz Detective/Elemental, Mid 1970s. New Copy 2CDs ... $22.99 24.99
Sun Ra and the Arkestra first sprang forth on the Chicago scene in the postwar years – and here, they return to the Windy City in two different concerts – both issued here officially for the first time ever! Both sets feature a seminal 70s lineup of the group – with the great ... read more CD
Yusef Lateef —
Atlantis Lullaby – The Concert From Avignon ... CD Elemental, 1972. New Copy 2CDs ... $22.99 24.99
A never-issued live set from spiritual reed genius Yusef Lateef – one that was recorded during the years he was recording for Atlantic Records, but with a nicely different vibe! The tracks are all long, loose, and very open – Yusef blowing tenor, soprano sax, and flute – shifting ... read more CD
Chet Baker & Jack Sheldon —
In Perfect Harmony – The Lost Album ... CD Jazz Detective/Elemental, 1972. New Copy ... $15.99 17.99
Two of the coolest trumpeters from the LA scene of the 50s – reunited here in a never-issued album from the start of the 70s! At the time of the set, Jack Sheldon was the real star of the date – big on TV, and a very confident, cool player – as well as a singer with a wonderfully ... read more CD
Cannonball Adderley —
Poppin' In Paris – Live At L'Olympia 1972 ... CD Elemental, 1969. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A killer combo from saxophonist Cannonball Adderley – a group that features George Duke on both acoustic and electric piano, stretching things out, and helping the Adderley brothers find an even more soulful groove than they had in the 60s! The George Duke approach really makes for a cool ... read more CD
Kayak —
See See The Sun ... LP EMI (Netherlands), 1973. Sealed ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s Dutch pressing – still sealed. Shrinkwrap appears a bit stuck to the cover.)
Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Eric Dolphy, et al —
Newport Rebels ... CD Candid, 1960. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A classic early 60s session for Candid Records – put together by a group that includes Charles Mingus, Max Roach, and a host of other musicians who were working here as "Newport Rebels" – by setting up the Jazz Artists Guild Festival as a protest against the increasingly ... read more CD
Also available Newport Rebels ... LP 25.99
Alice Russell —
I Am ... CD Tru Thoughts (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $12.99 14.99
A really great step forward for singer Alice Russell – an artist you might know best from heavier funk sets, but who comes across here in lean deep soul style that's even better for her incredible voice! In face, although we fell in love with Alice from her very first record many years ago, ... read more CD
Also available I Am (with bonus download) ... LP 30.99
I Am (black & white marble vinyl pressing – with bonus download) ... LP 30.99
Charles Mingus —
Incarnations ... CD Candid, 1960. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
A great counterpart to the two famous Charles Mingus albums for the Candid label – really a third "lost" Candid album, recorded at the time of those sets, but never issued until many years later! As with those great dates, the work here is filled with righteous anger, unbridled ... read more CD
Also available Incarnations ... LP 25.99
Madonna/Gambler (UK), 1987. Very Good+ ... $39.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Still in the clear PVC sleeve.)
Various —
Black Jazz Records – The Complete Singles ... CD Black Jazz/Real Gone, Early 70s. New Copy ... $16.99 18.99
A lost legacy of work from Black Jazz Records – the important 70s imprint that's best known for its groundbreaking albums of spiritual and funky jazz – and a company who also issued some rare 45s back in the day! The cuts here represent some of the coolest, funkiest tracks these ... read more CD
Also available Black Jazz Records – The Complete Singles (orange & black swirl vinyl pressing) ... LP 43.99
Sleater Kinney —
Path Of Wellness ... LP Mom + Pop, 2021. Sealed Gatefold ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Opaque white vinyl pressing, still sealed with hype sticker.)
Various —
Rough Guide To Planet Rock ... CD World Music Network (UK), 2006. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Music from Dengue Fever, Les Boukakes, Tinariwen, Ba Cissoko, Hip Hop Hoodios, Balkan Beat Box, Albert Kuvezin & Yat-Kha, Alms For Shanti, Yela, Donna Maria, and more. CD
Pharoah Sanders —
Pharoah (2CD box set – with bonus tracks) ... CD India Navigation/Luaka Bop, 1977. New Copy 2CD ... $27.99 29.99
One of the most fantastic Pharoah Sanders albums – and one that we'd rate head and shoulders above most of his other work! You rarely see this one, which is a shame, because it's not only a beautiful spiritual masterpiece, but it's also got a sound that's very unique, and a nice shift from ... read more CD
(2CD deluxe box set – with 64-page booklet! LPs come in 5" square sleeves, with artwork, inside a slipcover – and the booklet is great!)
Jalen Ngonda —
Come Around & Love Me ... CD Daptone, 2023. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
Jalen Ngonda's a hell of a soul singer, and he's working here in a stunning setting that really does justice to his fantastic voice – a larger set of arrangements than you'd usually hear on a Daptone Record, in a way that rises up with a really majestic sort of vibe! Ngonda's got a way of ... read more CD
Also available Come Around & Love Me ... LP 23.99
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band —
Kings Highway ... CD Stoner Hill, 2023. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
A record of rich textures and layers – music that swings, but also swirls – thanks to work on the set from Kurt Rosenwinkel on guitar, Myron Walden on alto and bass clarinet, and Melvin Butler on tenor and soprano sax – all brewing together over the drums of Brian Blade! Pianist ... read more CD
Angel Bat Dawid —
Requiem For Jazz ... CD International Anthem, 2023. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
An amazing piece of work from Angel Bat Dawid – music that's light years ahead from her recordings of just a few years back – and that's really saying a lot, given the strength of that material! The album features music from a large stage performance put together by Angel – ... read more CD
Also available Requiem For Jazz (purple vinyl pressing) ... LP 19.99
Various —
Heartbeat Soukous ... CD Earthworks/Virgin (UK), 1987. Used ... $6.99
Music from Kanda Bongo Man, Nyboma & Pepe Kalle, Denis Loubassou, Syran Mbenza, Lokassa Ya Mbongo, and Bopol. CD
Sun Ra —
Ra To The Rescue ... CD Saturn/Modern Harmonic, 1982. New Copy ... $11.99 15.99
One of the most mysterious, elusive Sun Ra albums in the legendary Saturn Records catalog – a set that was only ever pressed in small quantities back in the 80s, and often with different tracks for different pressings too! The material here is from a range of different performances, and ... read more CD
Also available Ra To The Rescue (green vinyl pressing) ... LP 23.99
Earth Wind & Fire —
Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol 1 ... LP Columbia, Mid 70s. Very Good- Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
Fantastic stuff through and through – and almost a "best of" best of collection from the 70s! The album's a key illustration of the genius of Earth Wind & Fire on Columbia Records – because by the time the set was released in 1978, most of the tracks were already well-know ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some edge & ring wear.)
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway —
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway ... LP Atlantic, 1972. Very Good Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
An amazing record from the team of Flack & Hathaway – one of the hippest duos in soul! Individually, each had taken the music to new heights and new audiences, through the use of jazzy phrasing and sophisticated lyrics, while never selling out in the way that earlier pop soul acts had ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Broadway label RCA club pressing. Cover has small splits on the top & bottom seams.)
Yo-Yo —
IBWin' Wit My CREWin' (LP, radio, inst)/East West, 1993. Very Good+ ... $1.99
Featuring Ice Cube. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a plain sleeve.)
Average White Band —
Average White Band ... LP Atlantic, 1974. Very Good+ ... $9.99
AWB's first for Atlantic – and a nice slice of funk that proves that they can mix it up with the best groups of the 70s! The record's got plenty of sweet electric keyboards over smooth funky basslines – and as the years go by, the band's white boy vocals don't sound nearly as bad as we ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original Rockefeller label pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
CJ & Co —
Devil's Gun ... LP Westbound, 1977. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
A soaring set from the later years of Detroit funk powerhouse Westbound Records – a record that has the label moving into clubbier territory, but with all the sharpness they brought to their earlier releases! Detroit producers Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey are at the helm of the record ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge & ring wear, cutout hole. The back has a faint stained lower corner and a name in pen.)
James Brown —
Live At The Apollo ... LP King, 1963. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A landmark album that forever changed the face of live recordings – and soul music too! As has been told and retold often, King records not only had the genius idea of bringing recording equipment into the Apollo Theater to catch James in a smoking live setting – the sort of show that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram early 00's reissue. Cover has a tiny top seam split, mild corner bend.)
Brothers Johnson —
Right On Time ... LP A&M, 1977. Near Mint- ... $16.99
A funky classic from the Brothers Johnson – sweet funky soul, done with a polish few could match! The pair are still working with Quincy Jones at this point, and the record's filled with lots of tight jazzy grooves that certainly show Quincy's touch – and which set the record apart ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes lyric booklet. Cover has some edge wear, ghost sticker spot.)
Tamiko Jones —
I'll Be Anything For You ... LP A&M/CTI, 1968. Sealed ... $6.99
Fantastic work from Tamiko Jones – one of the more enigmatic soul singers of her generation! Tamiko could always handle a number of styles – and on this set, she moves between jazz and deep soul, working through a set of tracks that were recorded at either Sam Phillips in Memphis, or ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent EU reissue on Pleasure For Music – still sealed!)
Isaac Hayes —
Shaft ... LP Enterprise, 1971. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... $13.99
A landmark album that hardly needs any introduction – as it's one of the most famous soundtracks, if not soul records, of the 70s! Isaac Hayes had already surprised music fans with the sophistication of his first few solo albums, which had been issued before this one – but with Shaft, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with yellow logo and ARP stamp. Cover has light wear.)
Charles Mingus —
Black Saint & The Sinner Lady (180 gram pressing) ... LP Impulse, 1963. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
Fantastic – and one of Mingus' greatest albums ever! This one ranks right up with The Clown and Pithecantropus Erectus for sheer raw power and emotion – and Mingus' writing here is incredibly tight, giving soloists like Charlie Mariano, Jaki Byard, Richard Williams, and Jerome ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the excellent Acoustic Sounds series!)
Art Of Noise —
In Visible Silence ... CD Chrysalis, 1986. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A nice batch of modern pop sound collage. More traditional song structures are poking through the cool po-mo facade here. With "Opus 4", "Eye Of A Needle", "Backbeat", "Instruments Of Darkness", "Peter Gunn" and "Beatback". CD
(Out of print.)
Robert Ashley —
Automatic Writing/Lovely, 1967/1968/1979. Used ... $8.99
... CD
Gunther Schuller —
Of Reminiscences & Reflections/New World, 1995. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
Arcana (Bill Laswell/Axiom, 1997. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A classic performance from the Axiom years of bassist Bill Laswell – done at a time when he was not only boldly stating his own musical vision, but also opening the door in these really collaborative ways! Here, the core group features Laswell on bass and electronics, and Tony Williams on ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
Poptopia! – Power Pop Classics Of The 70s ... CD Rhino, 1970s. Used ... $12.99
Tracks by the Raspberries, Todd Rundgren, Big Star, the Knack & others. CD
(Out of print. Cutout hole through barcode.)
Brad Shepik Trio —
Short Trip ... CD Knitting Factory, 2001. Used ... $7.99
Brad Shepik on guitar, Tom Rainey on drums, and Scott Colley on bass. CD
(Out of print.)
Bee Gees —
One ... LP Warner, 1989. Very Good+ ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a promo stamp, light wear and aging, some price sticker remnants, and is bent at the top left corner.)
Charles Fox/Arista, 1978. Very Good+ ... $3.99
A movie that's so familiar, we sometimes forget the greatness of its soundtrack! True, the film did give the world a few big hits from Barry Manilow, but the instrumental score by Charles Fox is mighty nice – a great blend of 70s cop/crime modes with a few tenser moments – orchestrated ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, index sticker.)
Paul Simon —
Graceland ... LP Warner, 1986. Very Good+ ... $24.99
Paul Simon's mid 80s landmark – a record that brought together Simon's unique voice and pop folk songwriting skill with South African, Chicano, zydeco other global musical styles – held together by some of the best songs Simon ever put together! With lesser material, this would feel ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Columbia House pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
