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 ... (Sound Library, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Berberian & The Middle Eastern Ensemble —
Middle Eastern Rock ... LP Verve/Modern Harmonic, 1969. New Copy (reissue)...
$23.9924.99
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 ... (Global Grooves, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rockefeller label pressing with Warner rim logo – SD 19126. Cover has some light wear & aging.)
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 moreLP, 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.)
(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 moreLP, 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!
(Burbank label pressing with GOL etch. Cover has light edge wear, and faint ring wear.)
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 ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreLP, 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.)
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 moreLP, 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.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereo pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. A nice copy.)
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 moreLP, 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.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue label pressing with Bell Sound/SF etch. Cover has light aging, but is nice overall.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing on MCA, in a non-gatefold cover, with ring wear.)
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". (Soul, Rock)CD
Tracks by the Raspberries, Todd Rundgren, Big Star, the Knack & others. CD
(Out of print. Cutout hole through barcode.)
Bee Gees —
One ... LP Warner, 1989. Very Good+ ...
$11.99
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(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.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Columbia House pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band —
Roaring Silence ... LP Warner/Bronze, 1976. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
Contains the classic "Blinded By The Light" – along with "Road To Babylon", "Starbird", "Questions", "This Side Of Paradise", "Singing The Dolphin Through", and "Waiter, There's A Yawn In My Ear". LP, Vinyl record album
(Later US pressing in the blue tinted cover, with a cutout notch, some ring & edge wear, and bumped corners. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Written by Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie, with Quincy Jones producing! Includes the all-star title track plus selections by Chicago, Huey Lewis & The News, Steve Perry, The Pointer Sisters, Prince & The Revolution, Kenny Rogers, Bruce Springsteen, and Tina Turner. (Soul, Rock)LP, Vinyl record album
Jan Hammer & Others —
Miami Vice ... LP MCA, 1985. Very Good+ ...
$4.99
Features amazing synth work by Jan Hammer – and additional tracks by Glenn Frey, Chaka Khan, Phil Collins, Grandmaster Melle Mel, and Tina Turner. (Soundtracks, Rock)LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, with some wear along the opening.)
Features Metallics, Jaguars, Troy Parish, Eddie Williams, Ray Frazier and others. CD
Captain Beefheart —
Safe As Milk ... CD Buddah/Unidisc (Canada), 1967. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Mindblowing music from Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – a record that's got plenty of garagey grit at the core, but which also has a heady freak rock vibe overall! The 1967 album really captures this perfect moment – one when so many artists like Don Van Vliet had their feet in ... read moreCD
GTO's (Girls Together Outrageously) —
Permanent Damage ... CD Straight/Enigma Retro, 1969. Used ...
$28.99
A wild and wooly take on the girl group genre – produced by Frank Zappa, and issued on his own label too! CD
A tremendous little soundtrack – even if you've seen it a million times! Simon & Garfunkel always had a really dark quality to their music, but it never seemed to show as much on the pop charts as it did when used brilliantly by Mike Nichols in this important film. Their tunes emerge in ... (Soundtracks, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo 360 Sound pressing. Cover has light wear, small center splits on the top & bottom seams.)
John Denver —
Greatest Hits ... LP RCA, Late 60s/Early 70s. Very Good+ ...
$14.99
Includes "Leaving On A Jet Plane", "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "Rocky Mountain High", "Sunshine On My Shoulders", and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
The electrifying debut of Bruce Springsteen – flying the flag for earnest souls in the strange years of the early 70s, and busting right out of the gets in prime form! Loads of classics – including "For You", "Blinded By The Light", "Mary Queen Of Arkansas" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the fold-over postcard cover, with light wear.)
A bittersweet farewell from The Beatles – a record that definitely shows the fracturing unity of the group, with lots of near-solo moments – but a set that also makes us really wonder what they'd have done with all this genius, had they managed to hold it together! There's great hints ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Special edition – with new mixes by Giles Martin and Sam Okell!)
A surprising classic from the early 80s underground – a record that came to the world from the scene in Milwaukee, where neither the group nor the rest of the world would have expected the album to have such staying power over the decades! And yet, from the very first needle drop, it's hard ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nirvana's classic session for MTV's Unplugged – slowing down the tempo and stripping away the feedback and squalling electric guitars of their early 90s classics – as well as showing Kurt Cobain's command of cover tunes! This is a set that blew expectations right out of the water. It ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes 5 bonus rehearsal tracks, sticker and download!)
Pure brilliance from start to finish – especially the second side of the record, which has a continuous run of tunes that's very unique – and still completely sublime all these many years later! The album shows the fracturing ideas of the group, but crafted together with a unity you ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2019 stereo mix – by Giles Martin and Sam Okell.)
The Beatles at their late best – on a self-titled set that's been long immortalized as The White Album! The White Album capped offed a period of intense creativity for the band, with a double set that's as freewheeling as anything they'd ever release. It's got raw rockers with wry lyricism, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2018 Giles Martin stereo mix – on 180 gram vinyl!)
A landmark leaping-off point for The Beatles – and a record that really paved the way for countless new ideas to come! The mix of catchy pop and freer ideas here is really wonderful – tunes that introduce a whole new mature world in mainstream music – yet manage to have all the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram vinyl, nice and heavy – and from the 2009 stereo remasters.)
Maybe our favorite Beatles album ever – a key set that bridges the catchiness of the early years and the sharper ideas of later albums – with a slightly sinister undercurrent that really keeps things fresh! The album's got some great early psych in spots, offset with wonderfully mature ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram pressing, with 2009 stereo remaster – and 14 tracks in all!)
One of those records that should be an insane dark mess, given the look of the cover – but which turns out to be a surprisingly well put-together effort all the way through! Zappa does a great job of hiding behind his hair here – never acting with the pomp that a pop genius like him ... read moreCD
Delicate dissonance, bruised beauty, and hazy noise pop – all in one of the best rock albums ever made – the amazing first album from the Velvet Underground and Nico! The album's the stuff of legend – and for good reason, too – a surprising slab of vinyl that barely set the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(High quality 180 gram vinyl – with the classic peelable banana decal!)
Jerry Garcia Band —
Ragged But Right ... LP Round, 1987. New Copy 2LP (reissue)...
$31.9935.99
One of those great 80s albums that really helped Jerry Garcia demonstrate his commitment to deeper currents of American acoustic music – sounds that always colored his contributions to the Grateful Dead, but which by this point have emerged as a fantastic second side of Jerry's genius! And ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A legendary greatest hits collection from the Rolling Stones – one that was so popular back in the day, it was maybe the one Rolling Stones album that everyone had in their collection! The package was a great way for folks to go back and catch up after digging in deep on Exile On Main Street ... read moreCD
(Out of print, 2002 hybrid SACD pressing – works on regular CD players too!)
Includes 14 albums in mono plus a final disc with non-album tracks, singles, and other rarities. CD
(Out of print.)
Ruben & The Jets —
For Real ... CD Edsel (UK), 1973. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
One of our favorite Frank Zappa projects ever – an album of mixed rock and soul tracks from Ruben Guevara and his group The Jets – all done in a style that tries to recapture the sound of East LA in the 60s! Some numbers are in a rocking mode, but others hit a mellower harmony style ... read moreCD
19 tracks from ther Cryers, the Rubinoos, Gary Valentine, Prix, 20/20, Shoes, the Beat, the Pop, Pearl Harbor & the Explosions, Off Broadway USA, the Know & more. CD
Rare English language recordings from the sublime Francoise Hardy – music that's every bit as wonderful as her famous French recordings – and even more compelling to our Anglo-styled ears! The vocals are wonderful – sung with this sense of darkness that's almost got an echo of ... (French, Rock)read moreCD
Titles include "Mr Tambourine Man", "All I Really Want To Do", "It's No Use", "The Bells Of Rhymney", "Spanish Harlem Incident", and "We'll Meet Again" – plus 6 bonus tracks, almost all previously unissued. CD
(Out of print 1996 remastered edition with 6 bonus tracks. BMG direct pressing.)
Frank Zappa's amazing tribute to the sounds of LA that inspired him in his youth – not just the early rock and roll of the late 50s, but the way the music was picked up and given a home by the scene in East LA! There's a surprising amount of nascent soul elements in the music here – ... read moreCD
Dave Mason's first solo album – and a pretty a great one! Alone Together wasn't a huge hit back in the day, but man is a ever a pleasing set. It's rich with blues & soul steeped lead vocals and sweet backing harmonies and bed of acoustic guitars at the core of most of the tunes – ... read moreCD
(Out of print gold CD pressing – on Mobile Fidelity!)
Includes "Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)", "Leader Of The Pack", "What Is Love?", "Give Him A Great Big Kiss", "Maybe" and more – 25 tracks in all! (Rock, Rock)CD
Music from New York Dolls, The Red Button, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Dave Davies, The Fuzztones, Catfight!, The Flaming Sideburns, The Breakers, The Hives, The Model Rockets, and more. CD
Titles include "How Can I Be Sure", "It's Wonderful", "A Beautiful Morning", "Love Is A Beautiful Thing", "Good Lovin", "Groovin", and "A Girl Like You". CD
Richard Thompson is relatively fresh out of Fairport Convention here, and while there are traces of that group in his solo music, it's also very clear that the set is the key to his long legacy to come! Thompson's guitar is much more upfront than before – really finding itself in both an ... read moreCD
(Part of the "Golden Era Of Rock – 1965 to 1975" series!)
A seminal set from Country Joe & The Fish – one of those albums that brought the new psychedelic sound strongly into the mainstream – but all without softening up or commercializing it at all! There's still a very sharp edge to the record – mean organ lines, fuzzy guitar, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Gold label stereolab pressing, including Vanguard inner sleeve. Cover has some edge & ring wear.)
Early, groovy Badfinger! Magic Christian Music features a few tracks that Badfinger cut for the film The Magic Christian, some earlier material cut when they were The Iveys, and more recent recordings of the time like the Paul McCartney-penned hit "Come And Get It" – all around ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Apple pressing with Bell Sound/SF etch. Cover has light wear.)
A great Columbia Records set from the mighty Lee Michaels – still going strong after an amazing run of albums on A&M, but with a vibe that's maybe a bit more underground overall! Lee's still a hell of a songwriter, but he's also got an approach that's maybe slightly muted – almost ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album