Really great work from Margaret Lewis – a Louisiana singer/songwriter from the glory days of the indie label 45 scene – and one who works here with a very unique blend of rock, soul, and country modes! It's a bit hard to sum of Margaret's music in words – but lots of this ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A cool 45 dedicated to The Stooges – a remake of the cut "1970" from the Funhouse album – but done here with just bass and fuzz bass from Mike Watt – plus drums, voltage manipulated keyboards, and wah wah pedal on both bass and tenor from Larry Mullins! 7-inch, Vinyl record
Two very unusual works by the always-enigmatic Van Dyke Parks – both of them variations on older compositions from the middle of the 19th Century! "Old Black Joe" is a famous tune by Stephen Foster – but Parks' version here features this avant take on upright piano, mixed ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two fantastic tracks from this important Chicago punk group – both recorded live on the city's WZRD radio station! "One Eye" has the group really stepping off from the sound of their better-known 12" EP on Wax Trax – slowing down the pace, picking up the bass, and mixing ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A record with a very unusual history – a version of a Woody Guthrie tune sung by American folk singer Peter Tevis – but arranged in Rome in 1962 by a young Ennio Morricone – who fills the tune with all these strange sounds and weird elements, all of which really preface his later ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record