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Aardvark —
Aardvark ... CD Deram/Esoteric (UK), 1970. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Tripped out, hard rocking, and massively powerful stuff by this little-known British group from the early 70s – a group who clearly have picked up some of the progressive leanings of the jazz rock scene of the time, but who manage to hone the whole thing down into a really focused sound! ... read more CD
Mercury/Esoteric (UK), New Copy ... $15.99 18.99 About November 20, 2023
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Miller Anderson —
Bright City (with bonus tracks) ... CD Deram/Esoteric (UK), 1972. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Miller Anderson's a singer you might know from work in the Keef Harley Band – but here, he's a very different voice entirely – using his really unique sense of phrasing in a way that's nicely personal and surprisingly soulful at points – all with a quality that makes the record ... read more CD
Miller Anderson —
Bright City (with bonus tracks) ... CD Deram/Esoteric (UK), 1972. Used ... Out Of Stock
Miller Anderson's a singer you might know from work in the Keef Harley Band – but here, he's a very different voice entirely – using his really unique sense of phrasing in a way that's nicely personal and surprisingly soulful at points – all with a quality that makes the record ... read more CD
Eric Burdon & The Animals —
When I Was Young – The MGM Recordings 1967/MGM/Esoteric (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 5CD ... Out Of Stock
A fantastic package of work from The Animals – all their great second chapter albums for MGM, offered up here with bonus tracks too! First up is Winds Of Change, presented in both stereo and mono mixes – one of The Animals' most psychedelic outings ever – and also a bit funky at ... read more CD
Warner/Esoteric (UK), 1978. New Copy ... $14.99 22.99
An overdue reunion for Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll (now billed as Tippetts) – and a late 70s session that sounds quite a bit different than their mod soul of the 60s! The format here is still somewhat in a soul-based vein – but the sound is much more 70s, and much more "adult&qu ... (Jazz, Rock) read more CD
Esoteric (UK), New Copy ... $15.99 18.99 About November 20, 2023
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Blossom Toes —
If Only For A Moment (3CD set – with bonus tracks) ... CD Esoteric (UK), 1969. New Copy 3CDs ... Out Of Stock
A very heady second album from Blossom Toes – much darker than their debut a few years before, and done with a fuzzy-headed sound that almost echoes the generation of Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – but which still has some of their best psych elements in place too! It's clear that ... read more CD
Asylum/Esoteric (UK), 1973. New Copy ... $14.99 19.99
The last album ever recorded by The Byrds, and a set that almost has the group going full circle – as the record's a reunion of sorts, and features an early lineup of the group back together – then-leader Roger McGuinn, joined by Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael ... read more CD
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Centipede —
Septober Energy (2CD edition) ... CD RCA/Esoteric (UK), 1971. New Copy 2CD ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A landmark session that gathered together just about every hip British jazz and jazz/rock musician of the time – and brought them together into one super-cool orchestra of sound! Robert Fripp produced the record, and Keith Tippett is the overall music director – but the album's got a ... (Jazz, Rock) read more CD
Also available Septober Energy ... CD 19.99
Julie Driscoll —
Julie Driscoll 1969 ... CD Polydor/Esoteric (UK), 1971. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Julie Driscoll's come a long way from her years with Brian Auger here – stepping out in a freer sound that marks the shift in the British scene from beat group grooving to jazz-rock jamming. The session features a host of likely suspects from that hip side of the scene where avant jazz and ... (Vocalists, Rock) read more CD
Earth & Fire —
Song Of The Marching Children ... CD Esoteric (UK), 1971. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
That's Earth & Fire – not Earth Wind & Fire – a very cool Dutch group from the early 70s prog years – stepping out here in a sound that's filled with all sorts of very cool touches! The group's got a female lead singer, who soars above the blend of organ, vibes, mellotron ... read more CD
Family —
Anyway (2CD edition – with bonus tracks) ... CD United Artists/Esoteric (UK), 1970. New Copy 2CD ... Out Of Stock
A record that has Family very much at the top of their game – and working in a format that some of their contemporaries were trying on record at the time – serving up one side of live material, and one set in the studio! Although the group are sometimes linked to the prog scene of the ... read more CD
Also available Anyway ... LP 11.99
Reprise/Esoteric (UK), 1972. New Copy ... $15.99 18.99 About November 22, 2023
Titles include "Burlesque", "Bolero Babe", "Coronation", "Dark Eyes", "Broken Nose", "My Friend The Sun", "Glove", and "Top Of The Hill". CD
Reprise/Esoteric (UK), 1971. New Copy 3CD ... $27.99 34.99 About September 25, 2023
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Also available Fearless ... LP 14.99
Fields —
Feeling Free – The Complete Recordings (Fields/Esoteric/CBS (UK), 1971. New Copy 2CDs ... Out Of Stock
The complete recorded legacy of Fields – an overlooked trio from the glory days of the UK prog scene! The set begins with the debut album from Fields – a group named after its keyboardist Graham Field, who first rose to fame in Rare Bird! The approach here is a bit similar – a ... read more CD
Deram/Esoteric (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $18.99 25.99
A pair of albums from Frijid Pink, plus bonus tracks too – all served up in a single set! First up is the self-titled debut – a heady set from the Detroit scene, yet one that also instantly has the group stepping away from their contemporaries! There's plenty of the freak and fuzz ... read more CD
Peter Green —
End Of The Game (with bonus tracks) ... CD Reprise/Esoteric (UK), 1970. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A really fantastic solo album from guitar genius Peter Green – recorded right after he'd departed Fleetwood Mac, the band he helped found – and done in a freewheeling trippy style that's unlike anything recorded by that other group! Green's guitar is still unbelievably strong, but cast ... read more CD
Greenslade —
Spyglass Guest (with bonus tracks) ... CD Mercury/Esoteric (UK), 1974. New Copy 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Fantastic keyboards from Dave Greenslade – a UK progger we'd have to put right up there with Rick Wakeman or Keith Emerson for his skills on the keys! And at some level, on this album Dave hews closer to the core sound of the best prog years than Wakeman or Emerson might have been doing in ... read more CD
Also available Spyglass Guest ... LP 19.99
Greenslade —
Time & Tide (2CD version – with bonus tracks) ... CD Mercury/Esoteric (UK), 1975. New Copy 2CD ... Out Of Stock
The final album from Greenslade – a set that has the group maybe compressing things a bit from their previous records – going for shorter songs that sometimes have a bit more bite, but still never lose that fantastic keyboard core that made them so great at the start! The vocals soar ... read more CD
Island/Esoteric (UK), 1971. New Copy ... $15.99 22.99
An overlooked gem from that key moment when Island Records was pushing into some of the farther reaches of the UK scene – and turning out some really interesting records like this in the process! Luther Grosvenor worked in Spooky Tooth, but he's got a quality here that's very different than ... read more CD
Gypsy —
Comes A Time – The United Artists Recordings (Gypsy/United Artists/Esoteric (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... Out Of Stock
The full United Artists recordings of this enigmatic group – two full albums, and a bonus single too! First up is the self-titled Gypsy – work by a group who shouldn't be confused with the American act of the same name, even though their sound definitely has some influence from the ... read more CD
Hard Meat —
Space Between – The Recordings 1969/Warner/Esoteric (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 3CD ... Out Of Stock
Two rare albums from the legendary Hard Meat, plus an unreleased third record that predates their two releases on Warner Brothers! First up is the self-titled Hard Meat, from a group with a name that's a bit misleading – you might guess some sort of Spinal Tap-ish posturing hard rock act ... read more CD
Harsh Reality —
Heaven & Hell (with bonus tracks) ... CD Esoteric, 1969. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
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Keef Hartley Band —
Halfbreed (plus bonus track) ... CD Deram/Esoteric (UK), 1969. Used ... Out Of Stock
A brilliant little set from Keef Hartley – a blend of jazz, blues, and rock that's really tremendous – quite different than other efforts of its sort at the time, with a gritty edge that really makes the record stand up strongly over the years! Keef's on drums, and has a great way of ... read more CD
Deram/Esoteric (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 7CD ... $44.99 68.99
A tremendous run of music from the great Keef Hartley – a British drummer who was maybe not the biggest name on the scene, but who created some wonderfully groovy music on the albums in this set! The records are a brilliant blend of jazz and rock elements, but in ways that are so different ... read more CD
Hatfield & The North —
Hatfield & The North (with bonus tracks) ... CD Virgin/Esoteric (UK), 1974. Used ... Out Of Stock
The seminal debut of Hatfield & The North – a group that maybe came a bit late in the UK prog scene of the early 70s, but who had a huge influence for decades to come! The quartet are a late transformation of the earlier Canterbury sound – leaner, maybe jazzier, and with a great ... read more CD
Dick Heckstall-Smith —
Story Ended (with bonus tracks) ... CD Warner/Esoteric (UK), 1972. Used ... Out Of Stock
A landmark album in the evolution of British jazz rock – the first solo album by Dick Heckstall-Smith, recorded right after the breakup of his famous group Colosseum! The album's got a similar feel to the best work of Colosseum – a blend of rock lyrics and heavily jazz-based phrasing, ... read more CD
Esoteric (UK), New Copy ... $27.99 34.99 About September 25, 2023
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Jade Warrior —
Eclipse/Esoteric (UK), 1973. New Copy 2CD ... Out Of Stock
A pair of lost albums from Jade Warrior – back to back in a single set! Eclipse is a mighty nice set from the early 70s run of records from Jade Warrior – but a set that was recorded at the time, and which lie unissued for years! As with so many great never-issued records, the passage ... read more CD
Jade Warrior —
Jade Warrior (with bonus track) ... CD Vertigo/Esoteric (UK), 1971. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The fantastic debut of Jade Warrior – a group who were one of the most unique prog acts to record for the Vertigo label in the 70s! Jade Warrior is just a trio – and unlike some of the harder-rocking power trios of the time, the group have a way of balancing softness and intensity, ... read more CD
Jade Warrior —
Released (with bonus track) ... CD Vertigo/Esoteric (UK), 1971. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The searing second album from Jade Warrior – and a record that shows the world what a mighty guitar powerhouse lurked behind their faux-Japanese aesthetics! The group's a quintet for this record – upped from the debut – and in addition to razor-sharp guitar work from Tony Duhig, ... read more CD
Island/Esoteric (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 4CD ... $34.99 44.99
Four important albums from Jade Warrior – all brought together here in a single set! Floating World is the first album in Jade Warrior's mid-70s run for Island Records – and a set that marks a key shift for the group – a moment when they leaned even more heavily into their ... read more CD
Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends —
Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends ... CD Cotillion/Esoteric (UK), 1970. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
The lasting legacy of Screaming Lord Sutch – and an album that's almost equally well-known for its work by a host of famous guests – including Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, and others! Page is perhaps the most involved here – as he produced the set with Sutch, co-wrote some ... read more CD
Move —
Something Else From The Move (with bonus tracks) ... CD Regal Zonophone/Esoteric (UK), 1968. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A hugely expanded version of this unique early EP from The Move – a set that has the group playing live in a small London club – and turning out tunes that include a fair bit of remakes from other groups of the 60s! The record showcases the group's grittier side – and has them ... read more CD
Bill Nelson's Red Noise —
Sound On Sound (2CD version – with bonus tracks) ... CD Harvest/Esoteric (UK), 1979. New Copy 2CD ... Out Of Stock
A record that marks a very different chapter in the career of Bill Nelson than his initial rise to fame at the head of Be Bop Deluxe – a set that offers up a leaner take on the 70s styles of Nelson's music, and a sound that's decidedly aimed much more at the new wave generation! Bill was ... read more CD
Renaissance —
Scheherazade & Other Stories (2CD/Sire/Esoteric (UK), 1976. New Copy 2CD & DVD ... Out Of Stock
A fantastic presentation of this 70s classic from Renaissance – a set that also feels as if it's got a sound that goes back much further in the past – maybe not to the flowering of culture after the middle ages, but maybe more to the folk rock world of the 60s! The group have some of ... read more CD
Also available Scheherazade & Other Stories ... LP 9.99
Colin Scot —
Colin Scot (with bonus tracks) ... CD United Artists/Esoteric (UK), 1971. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The debut album from Colin Scott – a hell of a singer/songwriter who should have been huge – and a talent who was taken from us all too soon! Colin's got a really special sound here – one that has deep American roots, but which is crafted with help from a huge amount of key ... read more CD
Spirogyra —
Future Won't Be Long – The Albums 1971 to 1973 (St Radiguns/Esoteric (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 3CD ... Out Of Stock
Three classic albums from this underground group – brought together in a single set, with bonus tracks too! First up is St Radiguns – the debut album from one of the most unique groups of their generation – a group who were partway between acid folk and proggy rock – yet ... read more CD
Stackridge —
Extravaganza (2CD edition – with bonus tracks) ... CD Rocket/Esoteric (UK), 1974. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A set that's got a slightly different vibe than previous Stackridge albums – yet which also continues that special sort of hard to define quality that always made the group so unique! There's a feel to the set that's maybe a bit in keeping with the image on the cover – slight touches ... read more CD
Stackridge —
Friendliness (2CD edition – with bonus tracks) ... CD MCA/Esoteric (UK), 1972. New Copy 2CD ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Really beautiful work from Stackridge – an early set, and one that's got the group working in more prog-oriented territory overall – yet still with a tightness to the tunes that avoids any side-long jams or solos that overwhelm the vocals and melody! Instrumentation includes bits of ... read more CD
Stackridge —
Man In The Bowler Hat (2CD edition – with bonus tracks) ... CD MCA/Esoteric (UK), 1973. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A wonderful showcase for the wide-ranging talents of Stackridge – as the set features key production work from George Martin, who really has a way of expanding the sounds at the core of their music! Although Martin's best known for his famous Beatles work of the 60s, the maestro's touch in ... read more CD
Decca/Esoteric (UK), 1971. New Copy ... $14.99 22.99
A record that's graced by a fantastic 70s cover by Hipnosis, and one that's got exactly the kind of groovy UK sound that you might expect! Stackridge have this blend of hard rock elements with some of the tighter, more compressed production that was coming into play in British studios – ... read more CD
Steppenwolf —
Steppenwolf – The Epic Years 1974 to 1976 (Slow Flux/Epic/Esoteric (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 3CD ... Out Of Stock
A trio of albums from the reborn Steppenwolf – all presented here in a single set! First up is Slow Flox – a set that has the group really coming back into the fray, after John Kay had left for a bit and recorded as a solo act! All the raw power of the group is still very much at play ... read more CD
T2 —
It'll All Work Out In Boomland (3CD set – with bonus tracks) ... CD Decca/Esoteric (UK), 1970. New Copy 3CD ... Out Of Stock
The one and only album from T2 – an incredible British group with a sound that should have been huge! Like some of the best of their generation, T2 is a trio – featuring some heavy guitars from Keith Cross, vocals by Peter Dunton, and rumbling bass from Bernard Jinks – all ... read more CD
Touch —
Touch (with bonus tracks) ... CD Coliseum/Esoteric (UK), 1969. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A pivotal record in the sound of the US scene at the end of the 60s – and a record that seems to trace an entire evolution in rock during the space of just one album! Touch have roots that go back to The Kingsmen and Don & The Goodtimes – and you can definitely hear garage elements ... read more CD
United States Of America —
United States Of America (with bonus tracks) ... CD Columbia/Esoteric (UK), 1968. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
One of THE greatest experimental rock albums of the 60s – a landmark effort from a short-lived group that included avant musicians Joe Byrd and Gordon Marron! The group's got a really tremendous sound – part psyche, part electronic, and part folk rock – all put together in a ... read more CD
Woods Band —
Woods Band ... CD Greenwich Gramophone Company/Esoteric (UK), 1971. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The debut album from The Woods Band – a group formed by Terry and Gay Woods after leaving Steeleye Span – and one who've got a very similar blend of folksy roots and more contemporary instrumentation! The Woods Band might be a distant branch on the Fairport Convention family tree ... read more CD
Stomu Yamashta —
Seasons – The Island Albums 1972 to 1976 (7CD set) ... CD Island/Esoteric (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 7CD ... Out Of Stock
An insane amount of music from one of the most unique talents of the prog generation – an artist who was almost a genre unto himself – and who seemed to give the world something different with each new release! Stomu Yamashta was a Japanese percussionist, with training in both avant ... read more CD
Esoteric (UK), 1969. New Copy 3CD ... $18.99 38.99
A fantastic little set that heralds the beginning of a whole new generation in music – post-psych sounds from the year of 1969 – a time when the revolution had cooled a bit, but new waves of creative activity were really bubbling underground in the UK scene – as all these many ... read more CD
Various —
Blowing Free – Underground & Progessive Sounds Of 1972 (4CD set) ... CD Esoteric (UK), 1972. New Copy 4CD ... Out Of Stock
A great illustration of the sorts of qualities that always made the British scene so interesting over the years – as even in the big year of hits that was 1972, these groups still had a way of coming up with all sorts of interesting modes and really fresh styles – maturing the earlier ... read more CD
Esoteric (UK), 1971. New Copy 4CD ... $26.99 51.99
British music breaking through – served up here in a set of sounds that really reflect the massive musical year of 1971! As you might guess from the "underground" in the title, the collection's a bit one-sided – as it's not out to document the hits of the time, but instead ... read more CD
Various —
Round & Round – The Progressive Sounds Of 1974 (4CD set) ... CD Esoteric (UK), 1974. New Copy 4CD ... Out Of Stock
Prog rock was shifting a bit as 1974 came into view, but the leading lights of the scene were still going strong – sometimes with new modes and slight shifts in production techniques that showed that the music was evolving very strongly, and not just content to mire in the modes of an initial ... read more CD
Various —
Taking Some Time On – The Underground Sounds Of 1970 (4CD set) ... CD Esoteric (UK), 1970. New Copy 4CD ... Out Of Stock
A groundbreaking set of music from the start of the 70s – work by a variety of British groups who rose up from the underground and changed music forever – some who'd later fly to superstardom in the 70s, and many more who'd just remain the province of hipper listeners for decades to ... read more CD
Various —
Wind Of Change – Progressive Sounds Of 1973 (4CD set) ... CD Esoteric (UK), 1973. New Copy 4CD ... Out Of Stock
A stunning selection of cuts from a huge moment in prog on the British scene – the year 1973, and a time when the movement was maybe at its peak – or at least had some of its leading lights working at the top of their creative powers! This isn't a collection of classic rock hits, nor ... read more CD
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