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Van Morrison —
Moondance ... LP 
Warner, 1970. New Copy Gatefold ... $24.99 25.98
Maybe the greatest album ever from Van Morrison – and a set that broke into a whole new side of his talents! Van's producing himself on the record – not really in the conventional role as a producer, but in a way that has him really writing most of the album as he goes along in the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Moondance ... CD 2.99
Miles Davis —
Round About Midnight (180 gram vinyl – mono edition) ... LP Columbia, 1956. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 25.98
Thelonious Monk may have written the title tune, but Miles Davis makes it all his own here – blowing with a subtle moody magic that makes the album one of his true treasures from the early Columbia Records years! John Coltrane's along on tenor sax – helping Davis expand the sound the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jimi Hendrix Experience —
Are You Experienced (180 gram vinyl) ... LP Legacy, Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)... $15.99 17.98
Not experienced? Well, this album will help push you over the top – as it's done for decades of listeners from the heyday of young Jimi Hendrix all the way up to the present! The set's a classic through and through – a blueprint not just for the genius of Hendrix, but for generations ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Miles Davis —
Milestones (180 gram vinyl – mono edition) ... LP Columbia, 1958. New Copy ... $22.99 24.98
One of our 50s favorites by Miles Davis – and a record that offers the same twin-sax sound as his classic Kind Of Blue – with both John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley working alongside Miles in the group! Rhythm here is by the Prestige-era trio of Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Miles Davis —
Jazz Track (mono) ... LP Columbia, 1958. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.98
Although not actually a proper album – this is still one of the greatest Miles Davis albums of all time! Side one features 10 tracks from Miles' amazing soundtrack to the film Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud – with excellent work by French players Barney Wilen, Rene Urtreger, and Pierre ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Simpletones, Rick L Rick, The Crowd, & Others —
Beach Blvd (with bonus tracks) ... LP Posh Boy/Radiation (Italy), 1979/1980. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
A fantastic collection of work from the legendary Posh Boy label – a short-lived, but crucial imprint on the LA punk scene at the start of the 80s – and a company that was always a lot more hardcore than SST! Posh Boy really had a knack for capturing the short, sharp tunes that marked ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 700!)
Orchestra Poly Rythmo De Cotonou —
Segla ... LP Albarika Store/Acid Jazz (UK), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 23.98
One of the rarest albums ever issued by this legendary group – a small label issue on the Albarika Store imprint, but a set that rivals some of their more famous material! Side one features this wonderful long jam titled "Mi Kple Mi De" – a track that almost works like a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Omniversal Earkestra —
Le Mali 70 ... LP Trikont (Germany), 2020. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A fantastic project, and one whose sound is even better than we can sum up in words – as the core group features players from Berlin, inspired by older African sounds – turning to work from the 70s Mali scene, and teaming up with some of its musical giants – but all in a way that's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Le Mali 70 ... CD 16.99(Includes vinyl exclusive bonus track plus download!)
Pat Thomas & Matana Roberts —
Truth (180 gram pressing) ... LP OTOroku (UK), 2020. New Copy ... $26.99
A fantastic meeting between pianist Pat Thomas and alto saxophonist Matana Roberts – recorded live in London, and showing an amazing sense of sympathy between the two improvisers – even though they're normally separated by the space of an ocean! Thomas has these really dark, moody ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Jazz Dance Fusion Vol 2 – Presented By Colin Curtis ... LP Z Records (UK), 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $31.99
Don't think "dance" – think "jazz", but of the sort that's upbeat, groovy, and which might find its way to the dancefloor in a really special sort of club – maybe the old Dingwalls scene of Gilles Peterson in London! These tunes are both contemporary and vintage ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Joni Mitchell —
Live At Canturbury House – 1967 (180 gram pressing 3LP set) ... LP Rhino, 1967. New Copy 3LP Gatefold ... $57.99 59.98
A rare treasure from Joni Mitchell – live material recorded at a venue in Ann Arbor, captured here a year before her initial studio album on Reprise Records! The huge package brings together songs from three different sets – nine of which have never been issued before – and there' ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
Joni Mitchell —
Early Joni – 1963 ... LP Rhino, 1963. New Copy ... $21.99
A rare relic from the early Canadian years of Joni Mitchell – a never-released recording done at a radio station in Saskatoon – back at a time when she was still known as the 19 year old Joni Anderson! The songs are mostly traditional, but handled with guitar work and vocals by Joni ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Love —
Forever Changes (180 gram mono pressing) ... LP Elektra/Rhino, 1967. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 23.99
What can we say? This is one of the greatest albums of all time! The record's got a sound that's completely unique – as crack LA garage punk rock meets Hollywood baroque production, and the result is an amazing bit of loud guitar noise backed by strings and horns, all graced by the godlike ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Rhino Rocktober brick & mortar store exclusive.)
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers —
Second Set – Lausanne 1960 ... LP Naked Lunch, 1960. New Copy ... $18.99
Great live material from Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – recorded during a legendary year for the group, with a really legendary lineup – the quintet formation that included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor, and Bobby Timmons on piano! Along with Blakey on drums and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Junie —
Suzie Super Groupie ... LP Westbound/Be With (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99
A funky tribute to all the "Super Groupies" who were helping out the 70s music scene – maybe the closest thing that Junie Morrison every came to a tribute album – and a set that's got all the same wonderful complexity of his other solo albums on Westbound! As with those ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Astrud Gilberto —
That Girl From Ipanema ... LP Image/Trading Places (UK), 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99
An unusual record for Astrud Gilberto – one that has her updating her older sound by working with Philly producer Vince Montana! The approach blends Montana's Philly club in with Astrud's gently bossa-schooled vocals – in a way that glides along nicely and offers the same sort of disco- ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Sowas Von Egal 2 – German Synth Wave Underground 1981 to 1984 ... LP Bureau B (Germany), Early 80s. New Copy ... $22.99
A really fantastic look at the German underground of the post-punk years – served up by a label who knows the territory more than anyone else! For over a decade, Bureau B have done a great job of taking us back to the hippest German work of the 70s and 80s – particularly the more ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Run The Jewels —
RTJ4 (neon magenta vinyl pressing) ... LP Mass Appeal, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... $31.99 32.99
RTJ come on with the force of a hurricane on the very first track – and don't let up throughout the course of this completely sharp 4th LP – a record that may owe plenty to the spirit of 2020, even if just as an antidote to what ails us! EL P and Killer Mike sound more urgent than ever ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Indie exclusive neon magenta vinyl pressing.)
Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wayne Shorter —
Music Of Wayne Shorter (3LP set) ... LP Blue Engine, 2020. New Copy 3LP Gatefold ... $34.99 36.99
A fantastic tribute to the compositional genius of saxophonist Wayne Shorter – and one that also features some great performances from the man himself! We're don't always immediately gravitate to the work of the Jazz At Lincoln Center group, but this is a really special project – one ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful heavy vinyl pressing – very nicely done!)
Charles Mingus —
Shadows ... LP Alternative Fox (UK), 1959. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A great early moment for the legendary Charles Mingus – music that was used in the equally-legendary film Shadows – the first directorial effort from a young John Cassavetes! The album's worth it alone for the unusual piece "Untitled Percussion Composition" – one of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(45 rpm pressing.)
Luiz Eca Y La Familia Sagrada —
La Nueva Onda Del Brasil (180 gram vinyl) (2020 Record Store Day Release) ... LP Vinilisssimo (Spain), 1970. New Copy ... $26.99 27.98
An incredible batch of Brazilian grooves – a rare Mexican album cut by Luiz Eca of the Tamba Trio, featuring early work by Claudio Roditi, Nana Vasconcelos, and Joyce! The sound is a swirling mix of late bossa and the baroque grooves that were coming out of Brazil at the end of the 60s ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Alfredo Linares Y Su Sonora —
Yo Traigo Boogaloo (180 gram pressing) (2020 Record Store Day Release) ... LP Mag/Vampi Soul (Spain), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 27.98
A killer Latin set from late 60s Peru – one of those mighty Latin cookers from the Mag Records label – a small imprint that never got much circulation up here in the states, but which was clearly tuned in to the best modes from New York! Alfredo Linares is a real cooker on the piano ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Marvin Gaye —
More Trouble ... LP Motown, 1972. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
A hell of a bonus for any fan of the fantastic Trouble Man soundtrack – as this sweet little set adds in a full album's worth of extra material from the original sessions – and thus doubles a record that's already one of Marvin Gaye's greatest efforts of the 70s! The set was done after ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Brian Blade —
Brian Blade Fellowship (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note (Germany), 1997. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99 34.99
An important Blue Note set from the end of the 90s – a record that marked a bit of a shift in the label's approach, and really set the scene for a more open ear to new sounds to come! Brian Blade's a drummer, but the set is definitely the work of a warm fellowship in jazz – a well-match ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jon Batiste —
Chronology Of A Dream – Live At The Village Vanguard ... LP Verve, 2019. New Copy ... $18.99 21.99
Jon Batiste is fantastic here – way more so than we normally give him credit for, and maybe even sharper in a live setting than in the studio! The group works with a mix of jazz, funk, and soul – but very different than Jon's band on TV, as there's deeper, richer elements going on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Azar Lawrence —
Summer Solstice (180 gram pressing) ... LP Prestige/Craft, 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
A beautiful album of spiritual soul and Brazilian influenced jazz from Azar Lawrence – and a pretty rare one we're thrilled to have! Lawrence is a stellar sax player with a sound that's a bit like Gary Bartz, which means that he fits in perfectly with the Fantasy-era Prestige Records sound ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram pressing.)
Horace Silver Quintet —
Doin' The Thing (At The Village Gate) (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1961. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
One of the few live recordings ever done by Horace Silver during his Blue Note years – a real surprise, considering what a crowd pleaser he was at the time! The set catches Horace working with that great quintet that graced most of his best early Blue Notes – with Blue Mitchell on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
David Porter —
Victim Of The Joke? (180 gram pressing) ... LP Enterprise/Craft, 1971. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
Probably the best-remembered solo album from David Porter – one half of the famous Hayes/Porter team that ruled Stax Records in the 60s, although not as successful as an artist on his own as Isaac Hayes! Porter's style is a lot more adventurous – and this album's a wonderful ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jutta Hipp —
Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims ... LP Blue Note, 1956. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
A wonderful pairing of this German pianist and American tenor star Zoot Sims – and an album that may well be the greatest that Jutta Hipp ever cut! Hipp was one of the rising stars of the German postwar jazz scene in the 50s – and although she issued other American albums in the decade ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Joe Henderson —
In N Out ... LP Blue Note, 1964. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
A stone killer from the early Blue Note years of tenorist Joe Henderson – a key example of why the label had so much faith in him right from the start, and why Henderson's horn was quite different than so many other players of the 60s! There's a sharp edge here, but there's also a soulful ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Joyce —
Joyce (1968) ... LP Philips/Alternative Fox (UK), 1968. New Copy ... $18.99
The first album by Joyce – one of our favorite Brazilian singers ever! The album's a wonderfully lyrical batch of tracks – many written by Joyce herself, plus a few by Brazilian songwriters Jards Macale, Toninho Horta, and Marcos Valle – and the orchestrations are by Gaya, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Charles Mingus —
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus ... LP Impulse (Czech Republic), 1963. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
The title's exploding with Mingus, and the album is too – a completely classic effort for Impulse Records that's easily one of Charles' best of the 60s! Things are reigned in somewhat from the Mingus years at Atlantic or Candid, but the sound is still great – almost more focused than ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Marvin Gaye —
You're The Man ... LP Motown, 1972. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99 26.99
A mindblowing collection of work from Marvin Gaye – tracks recorded in the space right after What's Going On – many of which were never issued at the time! All this incredible material from 1972 has been brought together to create a stunning double-length album – one that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Antonio Carlos Jobim —
Composer Of Desafinado Plays ... LP Verve, 1963. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
Antonio Carlos Jobim's classic Verve session from 1963 – a tremendous record, done with a wonderful airy sound that became the trademark for bossa production in America – and which also had a great inspiration on the sound of mid 60s bossa in Brazil! Claus Ogerman arranged and conducts ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Verve Vital Vinyl series!)
Stan Getz & Bill Evans —
Stan Getz & Bill Evans – Previously Unreleased Recordings ... LP Verve, 1964. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
Excellent 60s work by Stan Getz – tunes recorded in 1964, but not issued at the time, thanks to a flurry of bossa nova craziness! The pairing of Getz and Bill Evans is a wonderful one here – as both players are at their warmest, and working with a wonderful sense of tone throughout ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Verve Vital Vinyl series!)
John Coltrane —
Both Directions At Once – The Lost Album ... LP Impulse, 1963. New Copy ... $24.99 25.98
A rare gem that's worth all the attention it's bound to get over the years – never-issued material from the legendary John Coltrane Quartet – an instrumental session recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio on the day before his famous record with singer Johnny Hartman – completely ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dexter Gordon —
Tokyo 1975 (180 gram pressing) ... LP Elemental, 1975. New Copy Gatefold ... $18.99 21.99
Dexter Gordon in Tokyo, but working strongly with a lineup that helped him make some of his best 70s recordings in Europe – that wonderful quartet with Kenny Drew on piano, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass, and Albert Tootie Heath on drums! The format is familiar, and Dex is right on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
Ennio Morricone —
Da Uomo A Uomo (Death Rides A Horse) (180 gram colored vinyl pressing) ... LP Dagored (Italy), Late 60s. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99
Great Morricone music for this legendary Italian western – a film that was first advertised with the line "When you've waited 15 years to a kill a man, it's a shame you can only kill him once!" The music here shows the same sort of determination as that statement – a driving, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500 – on colored double vinyl!)
Various —
Jazz Dispensary – Moon Rocks – Extraplanetary Funk, Space Disco, & Galactic Boogie (180 gram pressing) (2017 Black Friday Release) ... LP Fantasy, Late 70s. New Copy Gatefold ... $29.99
A cool collection of funky tracks from the Fantasy Records catalog of the 70s – the kind of hip cuts that were often better than mainstream disco – and which sometimes used a bit of jazz in the instrumentation as well! There's a few spacey themes here, but maybe not as much as you'd ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition – on clear vinyl!)
Thelonious Monk —
Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (180 gram pressing) ... LP Sam Records/Saga, 1959. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A rare and unused soundtrack recording by Thelonious Monk – and a set of music that would be a standout in his catalog, even if it wasn't planned for a film! You probably know the Art Blakey soundtrack for the movie – which was the used and released version – and you might even ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 ... CD 18.99
Thievery Corporation —
Temple Of I & I ... LP ESL, 2017. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 24.99
Maybe one of the most sharp-edged albums in years from Thievery Corporation – if not ever – thanks to the presence of a fair bit of hip hop guest stars, in a large roster of talent that includes Mr Lif, Raquel Jones, Zee, Notch, Lou Lou Ghelichkhani, Shana Halligan, Elin Melgarejo, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Miles Davis —
Black Beauty – Miles Davis At Fillmore West (180 gram pressing) ... LP Sony/Music On Vinyl (UK), 1970. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $38.99 39.99
Four sides of noisy, funky, stretched-out playing from Miles Davis – recorded at the Fillmore West, but with an intensity that matches some of Miles' crazy electric recordings from Japan during the early 70s! The music is a powerful blast of music that stretches out over the double-length ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ernie Hines —
Electrified ... LP We Produce/Stax, 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 21.99
An underground set from early 70s Stax Records – the only set cut back in the day by Ernie Hines – a really great singer who works here with a blend of southern soul and sweet harmony modes! The album's got a pretty laidback vibe, which is great – almost in the same space as The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Blue Mitchell —
Thing To Do ... LP Blue Note, 1964. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
The thing to do – is jam! Blue's sounding wonderful in this classic set for Blue Note – one of his best small group albums – recorded with a sound that's solidly in keeping with his lyrically melodic work in the Horace Silver group! The quintet features Chick Corea on piano ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Marvin Gaye —
Let's Get It On (180 gram pressing) ... LP Motown, 1973. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $21.99 24.99
An amazing record that stunned the world almost as much as Marvin's previous effort, What's Going On. Like that one, this album's an amazingly unified batch of tracks – with a visionary message about sex and love that is as honest and bracing as the politics and social commentary of his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
David Bowie —
Aladdin Sane (180 gram pressing) ... LP Parlophone, 1973. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $21.99 23.98
One of our favorite David Bowie albums ever! Aladdin Sane was a real turning point for Bowie – recorded on the heels of the tremendously popular Ziggy Stardust album, but really pushing the boundaries past the more straight-ahead rock and glam of that record. Instead of just sitting on his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sun Ra —
Calling Planet Earth ... LP Black Lion/ORG, 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.98
Live brilliance from the Sun Ra Arkestra – a set recorded in Tivoli in 1971, with a mix of modes that has the Arkestra swinging from spiritual passages to some very outside moments as well – sometimes with a sense of texture that's extremely powerful! The first half of the set features ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Frank Sinatra —
In The Wee Small Hours (180 gram pressing) ... LP Capitol, 1955. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 22.99
One of the greatest vocal albums of all time! Sinatra's never sounded better than on this album – one of the first truly cohesive albums of torch and ballad songs ever recorded – done by Frank at a time when his heart was really breaking, and sung with a depth you'd hardly ever find in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Miles Davis —
Sketches Of Spain (180 gram vinyl mono edition) ... LP Columbia, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.98
A beautiful collaboration between Miles Davis and the great Gil Evans – and perhaps the most perfectly realized of all their projects! The album's got a wonderfully unified feel – as it begins with long compositions that have a distinct Spanish-tinge (and not a Latin-tinge, which is an ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Sketches Of Spain (with bonus tracks) ... CD 2.99(Special mono version – pressed up on 180 gram vinyl!)
Various —
Tropicalia – Ou Panis Et Circencis (180 gram pressing – with bonus CD) ... LP Polygram/Lilith (Italy), 1968. New Copy LP & CD (reissue)... $23.99 30.98
A landmark album – not just in Brazilian music, but in all modern music in general! The set's a legendary manifesto for the Tropicalia movement in Brazil – and features key works by all the leading musical luminaries in the movement – including a few later stars who are heard ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(On heavy vinyl – and with a bonus CD of the album!)
Prince —
Dirty Mind (180 gram pressing) ... LP Warner, 1980. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 25.98
Early work from Prince – really his first full fledged masterpiece! Prince ushered the 80s in with a mix of recognizable influences, but filtered through his unique sensibility – taking taught a funk sound, layered vocals, crisp rhythms, ultra catchy songs and that unbridled, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Caetano Veloso —
Transa (180 gram pressing) ... LP Philips/Vinyl Lovers (Italy), 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 32.98
Some of the most beautiful work ever recorded by Caetano Veloso – an album that carries on the style of English language lyrics used on his session in exile in 1971, but which also introduces him back to the world of Brazilian popular music! The album's a great transition for Veloso – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bill Evans —
Interplay ... LP Riverside/OJC, 1962. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 21.98
A real standout in the Bill Evans catalog for Riverside – and that's saying a lot, given how important all of his Riverside albums are! The session's a rare quintet outing for Evans – one that breaks the mode of the usual trio format by adding in Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and Jim Hall ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Miles Davis —
Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet ... LP Prestige/OJC, 1956. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 21.98
One of the four essential quintet sides Miles Davis cut for Prestige in the mid 50s – all modern jazz classics by anyone's measure, along with Steamin', Relaxin' and Cookin'. These quintet sides established Davis and John Coltrane as a significant force to be reckoned with, and helped set ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
John Coltrane —
Coltrane (Impulse) ... LP Impulse, 1962. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $22.99 24.98
One of John Coltrane's best early albums for Impulse – a warm set of modally grooving tracks, and one that picks up where My Favorite Things left off! The group here features McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums – a really magical rhythm section that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tribe Called Quest —
Midnight Marauders ... LP Jive, 1993. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 20.98
A masterpiece from prime era Tribe Called Quest! Midnight Maurauders was Tribe's third LP, and even though there were no tracks yet credited to the Ummah, this is pretty much the beginning of Tribe's transition to that sound – with the same mellow, laid back vibe as their best early material ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gaturs —
Wasted ... LP Tuff City/Funky Delicacies, Early 70s. New Copy ... $18.99
An essential bit of funkiness from this obscure New Orleans funk combo! The Gaturs' frontman was keyboardist Willie Tee – who went on to greater fame as a jazz and session player – but we like him best at this early point, when he was wailing away on organ in a tight choppy small group ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki & Tatsuro Yamashita —
Pacific ... LP Victory (Italy), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99
A really great take on the sound of the Pacific – a set that mixes together the growing electro instrumental world of Japan in the late 70s, with some of the breezier styles put forth in older Hawaiian and island music too! The music is a nice instrumental extrapolation of ideas that Haruomi ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Muriel Grossmann —
Quiet Earth (200 gram pressing) ... LP RR Gems (Estonia), 2020. New Copy ... $29.99
There's nothing quiet about the way that Muriel Grossman approaches her music – as the saxophonist is one of the boldest, strongest voices in jazz in the past decade – one of the key proponents of the new spiritual underground, and a player who just seems to win us over more and more ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 1500 copies.)
Soft Power —
Brink Of Extinction (200 gram pressing) ... LP RR Gems (Estonia), 2020. New Copy ... $29.99
A really beautiful record, and one that's a bit hard to describe – but which is summed up perfectly by the "Soft Power" name of the group! The music is a mix of jazz and other instrumental modes – with some currents of keyboards and guitars that almost take us back to the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies.)
Brahja —
Brahja (180 gram pressing) ... LP RR Gems (Estonia), 2019. New Copy Gatefold ... $29.99
Deeply textured jazz from Devin Brahja Waldman – working here in a mix of acoustic and electric modes that's not unlike some of our favorite recent material from Greg Foat – but much more complex overall, and with a stronger spiritual vibe! Waldman handles various saxes, piano, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 1000 copies.)
Tortoise —
Millions Now Living Will Never Die (silver & blue vinyl pressing) ... LP Thrill Jockey, 1996. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 18.99
Essential early-ish Tortoise – and among their best records ever! The bassy, heavily rhythmic aspect of their earlier recordings is as well intact and distinctive as it was on the benchmark self-titled album and earlier singles, but the group really branches out here and incorporates many ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition silver & blue vinyl pressing.)
Sam Prekop —
Comma (white vinyl pressing) ... LP Thrill Jockey, 2020. New Copy ... $20.99 24.99
A compelling step forward for Sam Prekop – a key member of Sea & Cake for many years, but maybe an even more engaging artist on his own! This set's different than some of Sam's previous records – in that it's all electric, really electronic – with modes that hearken back to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Comma ... CD 13.99(White vinyl pressing.)
Tortoise —
TNT ... LP Thrill Jockey, 1998. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
Tortoise's third album, and pretty remarkable creative leap for the inventive Chicago ensemble – now with the great guitarist Jeff Parker in the fold! Like the earlier records, Like their earlier records, TNT features an incredibly haunting mix of percussion, electronics, and jazz-oriented ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tortoise —
Beacons Of Ancestorship ... LP Thrill Jockey, 2009. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $16.99 19.99
A diverse display of hard grooving avant instrumental soundscapes from Tortoise! All the descriptions of how groundbreaking Tortoise was in the earlier years, and forward looking they've remained throughout their career is all fine and good (and true) – but it isn't often discussed how flat ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tortoise —
Tortoise ... LP Thrill Jockey, 1994. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 18.99
Their first one, now a classic in the once-burgeoning "post rock" genre (much as we hate using that term) – and it's hands down one of best and most influential albums to come out of Chicago in the early 90s! A spare, rhythmic blend of moody grooves laid down by 2 basses, 2 ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Takeshi Terauchi —
Nippon Guitars – Instrumental Surf, Eleki, & Tsugaru Rock 1966 to 1974 ... LP Big Beat (UK), 1960s/1970s. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
Blazing 60s & 70s string-shredding mastery from Japan's great guitar instrumentals guru Takeshi Terauchi – whose playing matches the greatest 50s & 60s rock guitar gurus in both dexterous ability and pulpy mood setting! Takeshi put his own unique spin on the chugging styles of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Nippon Guitars – Instrumental Surf, Eleki, & Tsugaru Rock 1966 to 1974 ... CD 11.99
Various —
Soul Of Spanish Harlem – Beautiful Soul Music From The Heart Of New York's Spanish Harlem ... LP Fania/BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 24.99
One of the hippest sets we've ever seen on Spanish Harlem – a collection that goes way past the Latin Soul hits, to dig deep in the uptown underground at the end of the 60s! The package is compiled with gems from the Fania catalog, but rally moves past the obvious – going for some of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Instrumental Explosion – Incendiary Funk & R&B Instrumentals 1966-1973 ... LP BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
Funky funky funky – way more so than you might think from the hokey title! The set's overflowing with rare instrumentals pulled from the indie label and funky 45 underground of the late 60s and early 70s – very much in the spirit of the Super Funk compilations on BGP, but almost harder- ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Rufus Thomas —
Funkiest Man – The Stax Funk Sessions 1967 to 1975 ... LP Stax/Ace (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2 LPs ... $19.99 22.99
The funkiest man? Could well be – and this set will more than support that case! By the time of these recordings, Rufus Thomas was already a legendary figure in the Memphis scene – an aging R&B star that also worked on radio and did a fair bit of promotion for other artists, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Zombies —
Odessey & Oracle ... LP Big Beat (UK), 1968. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 19.99
An incredible album – one of the greatest rock albums of the 60s, and a record we'd place right up there on the shelf next to Pet Sounds or Forever Changes! The arrangements are sublime – proof that the Zombies were growing way past just a simple Brit Invasion style, into a world of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Super Breaks 3 – Essential Funk, Soul & Jazz Samples and Breakbeats ... LP BGP/Ace (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
More funky breaks than Evel Knevel after the Snake River Canyon jump! The groove hounds at BGP records were set loose on the Ace catalog – which includes holdings from Atlantic, Stax, Volt, Westbound, and other funky classic labels – and they managed to come up with a killer batch of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Stax Of Funk – The Funky Truth ... LP BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
Funky genius from the legendary Stax studios! During the 60s, Stax was well known for their work in the soul music field – turning out hit singles by the likes of Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, and others – but after 1968, when the label finished their deal with Atlantic, they really ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Super Breaks 2 – Essential Jazz, Soul and Funk Breakbeats ... LP BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
Classic breaks – all the way through – the kind of sharp funky nuggets that have had a rich new life, thanks to their use in hip hop and club tracks in recent years! This may not be the most underground stuff in the world to those out there who've been digging through crates for funk ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
SOUL —
Can You Feel It ... LP BGP (UK), 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 19.99
Incredible work from a group who've definitely earned their name! Naming a group SOUL might be suicide for a band that can't carry off the groove – but these guys are funky monsters, with a real talent for a hard heavy sound that was rarely matched by other combos. The band have a great ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
SOUL —
What Is It ... LP BGP (UK), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 19.99
Quite possibly the best album ever from this fantastic funky combo! The band grooves hard and funky – with incredible drum work from Paul Stubblefield, tasty guitar from Walter Winston, and some famous funky flute and sax work from Gus Hawkins. Tracks on the album are rough and raw – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Silhouettes Project ... LP Melting Pot (Germany), 2020. New Copy Gatefold ... $23.99 27.98
A very cool project from the contemporary London scene – a set that's equal parts soul and jazz, new production and hip hop – all served up as a community project that grew out of the legendary venue Total Refreshment Centre! That spot has given us some really groundbreaking ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Esoteric —
Egoclapper (translucent blue colored vinyl pressing) ... LP Fly Casual, 2007. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 27.98
MC Esoteric's excellent solo album – coming after years of honing his skills in the Boston underground duo 7L & Esoteric (the former playing a guest roll on cuts & production on a few tracks) – and a few years before doing great things with the 7L & Inspectah Deck in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Transluscent blue colored vinyl. Limited edition!)
Various —
Hot Sauce Vol 1 – Rocksteady, Boss Reggae, Dub, & Early Reggae 1965 to 1975 ... LP Harlem Shuffle (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $22.99 26.99
A heady helping of rare singles from the farther reaches of the indie scene in early reggae – labels that include Duke, Grape, Black Swan, Blue Cat, and Attack – all tiny companies that are now part of the larger Trojan Records empire! The work here is nicely varied – as many ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Oneness Of Juju —
African Rhythms ... LP Black Fire/Now Again, 1975. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A landmark of 70s Afro-styled jazz – and the first album by this famous underground collective! Oneness of Juju were a Washington DC-based group that grew out of the ashes of the Juju avant jazz ensemble – formed in the culturally rich African-American community of DC in the 70s, with ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Lacquered from the original master tapes in a tip-on sleeve. Includes 12 page booklet!)
Herbie Hancock —
Directstep (2019 Black Friday Release) ... LP CBS/Sony/Get On Down, 1978. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $21.99 27.99
A rare Japanese-only session from Herbie Hancock – very electric, and nicely funky in all the right parts! The set was recorded at the end of the 70s with amazing fidelity – and features a unique lineup that includes Webster Lewis on additional keyboards and Alphonse Mouzon on drums ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Directstep (Japanese pressing) ... CD 14.99
Nas —
Illmatic ... LP Columbia/Get On Down, 1994. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 24.98
Nas's debut LP masterpiece Illmatic – which will probably stand forever as one of the greatest hip hop full lengths of its time – maybe even for all time. Nas has had some creative ups-and-downs over the years, but nothing can take away the impact of this damn near perfect slice of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Heptones —
Book Of Rules ... LP Jaywax/Get On Down, 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 20.98
A soulful classic from The Heptones – easily one of the greatest trios to emerge from the Jamaican scene in the late 60s – and one of the few who were really able to evolve their style as the years went on! The style here is to earlier Heptones material as the early 70s Impressions ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
J Dilla —
Ruff Draft – Dilla's Mix (with bonus tracks & download) (2018 Record Store Day Release) ... LP Pay Jay, Early 2000s. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $21.99 27.98
J Dilla at his grittiest, most rugged & raw – in both the production and rhyme realm – with all beats and rhymes by the Dilla himself! This set originally opened our ears to a different side of Dilla, a harder hitting aesthetic, with beats and grooves from out of leftfield that draw ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Ruff Draft – Dilla's Mix (with bonus instrumentals CD) ... CD 6.99(Includes bonus tracks and a booklet with photos & download.)
Les McCann —
Layers ... LP Atlantic/Get On Down, 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 20.98
This might well be the best album that Les McCann ever cut during the 70s! It's got some killer electric piano riffs, of the sort that are being sampled heavily today by the kids, and which are getting his music to a whole new generation. The tracks have a tight spacey funk sound, and they don't ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Michael Cosmic/Cosmic/Now Again, 1974. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $44.99 55.98
An amazing package – a pair of rare avant jazz albums, presented here together! The first album is Peace In The World – maybe the only album issued under the name of Michael Cosmic – but a set that's part of a key legacy with his brother, reedman Phill Musra! The set has Cosmic ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Peace In The World/(Hand-numbered limited edition of 1000!)
Maytals —
From The Roots ... LP Trojan/Get On Down, 1970. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 20.98
Stunning early work from one of our favorite reggae groups ever – the mighty Toots & The Maytals, a key link between the soul styles of the Jamaican scene of the 60s, and the righteous years to come! There's a groove to the Maytals music that nobody else seems to get this right – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Black Man's Cry – The Inspiration Of Fela Kuti (with download) ... LP Now Again, 1970s/1990s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 24.98
Covers and music inspired by the towering figure in Afrofunk – the great Fela Kuti – rare 70s material a few modern cuts recorded in Nigeria, Trinidad, Ghana, Colombia, Germany and America – some previously unreleased, and all wonderful representations of the far-reaching ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Black Man's Cry – The Inspiration Of Fela Kuti (CD & book) ... CD 8.99(Includes download card.)
JBs —
Breakin' Bread (deluxe version – with bonus poster) ... LP People/Get On Down, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $15.99 24.98
An oft-overlooked gem from the JBs – their last album for People Records, and a stone funk classic that's every bit as essential as the others! The band is still in fine fine form – with none of the fast-funk or proto-disco of some later recordings – and they're working here in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Breakin' Bread ... LP 9.99(Beautiful pressing – heavy tip-on cover, with a nice 22" square poster!)
JBs —
These Are The JBs ... LP Now Again, 1970. New Copy ... $19.99 24.98
A stunner of a record – the first-ever album by The JBs, never issued back in the day – and lost for years until it recently resurfaced on a test pressing! The set features a leaner, more stripped-down version of the group – one that features Bootsy Collins on bass, and which ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available These Are The JBs ... CD 12.99(Also comes with a great book – detailing the album and its rescue from obscurity!)
Apple & The Three Oranges —
Free & Easy – The Complete Works 1970 to 1975 (with download) ... LP Now Again, Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $16.99 19.99
A funky treasure trove from Apple & The Three Oranges – a group we hardly know at all, but who really blow us away with the cuts on this collection! The groove is plenty hard right from the get-go – the best of the funky 45 underground of the early 70s – which means that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Free & Easy – The Complete Works 1970 to 1975 ... CD 7.99(Includes download.)
Various —
Those Shocking Shaking Days – Indonesian Hard Psychedelic Progressive Rock & Funk 1970 to 1978 ... LP Now Again, 1970s. New Copy 3 LPs ... $21.99 23.98
A truly incredible overview of 70s Indonesian funk, rock and psychedelia infused recordings – and it's beautifully put together, to boot – one of the very best compilations yet from Stones Throw's Now Again branch! There's an undercurrent of funk to most of this material, but it's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Rasheed Chappell & Buckwild —
Sinners & Saints ... LP Get On Down, 2020. New Copy ... $19.99 24.98
We first dug the work of Rasheed Chappell through collaborations with Kenny Dope – but this time around, production is by Buckwild, who gives the whole thing a nicely deep, dark, moody sort of vibe – maybe a bit more sinister than the Rasheed from before, all tuned with the right sort ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Sinners & Saints ... CD 12.99
Fireballs —
Dots (180 gram pressing) ... LP Strawberry Rain/Now Again, 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
A really moody set from this Zambian groups of the 70s – a record that's maybe on the darker edge of the Zamrock sound than usual – with a very heady blend of bass, guitar, and vocals – sewn through with some nice organ lines too! That slight current of psychedelia that graces ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Frankie Goes To Hollywood —
Welcome To the Pleasuredome ... LP ZTT/Island, 1984. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $28.99 34.99
Arguably one of the greatest concept albums of the 80s – and the only really strong full length album cut by Frankie Goes To Hollywood! At the time of the set, the group was riding high on the success and controversy of their singles "Relax" and "Two Tribes" – but ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Stanley Cowell, Billy Harper, & Others —
Such Great Friends (180 gram pressing) ... LP Strata East/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1983. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99 44.99
A lost bit of late Strata East – and an all-star session that never lets up! The album's a quartet effort – led by Stanley Cowell, but equally featuring participation from Billy Harper on tenor, Reggie Workman on bass, and Billy Hart on drums – all soaring together on long tracks ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition 180 gram pressing – first time on vinyl!)
Ed Kelly & Pharoah Sanders —
Ed Kelly & Friend (180 gram pressing) ... LP Theresa/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99 44.99
A great little record – partly for the piano work of Ed Kelly, but also for some killer sax work by Pharoah Sanders, who's the "friend" listed in the title! A few cuts are going for a fuller funky sound – with added players, and maybe in the Benny Golson late 70s albums on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition 180 gram pressing!)
Weldon Irvine —
Time Capsule (180 gram pressing) ... LP Nodlew/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1973. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
One of the most beautiful records to come out of the early 70s – a tremendous indie effort from a young Weldon Irvine! Irvine put this album together as sort of a musical "time capsule" of his generation – an effort to capture the era's thoughts, feelings, and emotions ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Time Capsule (Japanese pressing) ... CD 22.99(Limited edition!)
Cecil McBee —
Mutima (180 gram pressing) ... LP Strata East/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1974. New Copy ... $34.99 44.99
A great bit of spiritual soul jazz – and one of the few albums as a leader recorded by the legendary bassist Cecil McBee! Cecil's joined here by a large group of players that includes Billy Hart on drums, George Adams on tenor, Onaje Allen Gumbs on piano, Jimmy Hopps on percussion, Art Webb ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition 180 gram pressing!)
Charles Brackeen —
Rhythm X – The Music Of Charles Brackeen (180 gram pressing) ... LP Strata East/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99 44.99
The only album ever cut as a leader by tenor saxophonist Charles Brackeen during his early years – and a real standout in the catalog of the legendary Strata East label! The set's got an unusual history – in that it's part of the Dolphy Series, recorded before the label started by ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition 180 gram pressing!)
