Anthrax's I'm The Man EP may be dumb fun, but it's high-minded dumb fun, and done with geniune love for classic rap. . .gutsy stuff from these true godfathers of thrash metal, from a time when their peers took themselves way too freaking seriously. Well, either gutsy, or maybe they just didn't ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing with SRC stamp. Cover has a few small razor marks on the front, light aging, and surface wear.)
Essential late 80s thrash from one the genres linchpin bands! State Of Euphoria draws the short straw when it comes to critical recognition of the band's 80s output, thanks in no small part to the fact that it's the full length follow up to Among The Living. It's hard to live up to the legacy of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Formerly known as The VIPs, Art was an early incarnation of Spooky Tooth, with Greg Ridley, Luther Grosvenor, Mike Harrison, and Mike Kellie, before Gary Wright came into the fold! LP, Vinyl record album
A masterpiece of mid 70s jazz rock – from an obscure combo that features work by fusion legend Todd Cochrane Bayete! Bayete recorded two wonderful albums for Prestige before this set – and although the record has him moving into a much more rock-based style than on his fusion sessions, ... (Soul, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Embossed cover has a cut corner, and staining, wear & peeling on the lower corner.)
Automatic Man —
Visitors ... LP Island, 1977. Very Good ...
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Later work by a group fronted by fusion keyboard maestro Bayete – known most to Dusty Groove customers for his two classic albums on Prestige, both of them Herbie-esque soulful explorations. Some of that fusion feel is still here on this set – which is a mixture of smooth soul, rock ... (Soul, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Vinyl plays with a click on the first track of each side. Cover has ring wear.)
Kevin Ayers, Brian Eno, John Cale, Nico & others —
June 1, 1974 ... LP Island, 1974. Very Good+ ...
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A British art rock jam session, more or less, pulled together by Soft Machine bassist Kevin Ayers, who recruited Eno, John Cale and Nico, former bandmate Robert Wyatt, the enigmatic Rabbit (John Bundrick) on keyboards – more well known for his work with the Who – plus Mike Oldfield on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US yellow label pressing.)
Adrian Belew —
Lone Rhino ... LP Island, 1982. Near Mint- ...
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Adrian Belew —
Twang Bar King ... LP Island, 1983. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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A landmark record – even if nobody thought so at the time! The Buggles were the first group of Trevor Horn – soon to be more famous through his work with Yes, Art Of Noise, and the ZTT label – and the group's lasting legacy will forever be the tinny pop number "Video Killed ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of John Cale's greatest moments as a solo artist – a wonderfully dark record that also features lots of great guitar from Chris Spedding, plus electronics from Brian Eno too! There's a stark, flat tone to Cale's lyrics here – a quality that almost echoes some of Eno's albums from ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful mixing of modes – Jim Capaldi's Traffic-bred, London-styled vocals, and the sweet southern soul grooves of Muscle Shoals – all wrapped together with a sound that's even tighter than Capaldi's debut album! Jim's a big edgier here overall – both in the way he delivers ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited UK pressing with bonus interview disc, with obi and hype sticker. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Obi has a small piece of yellowed clear tape at the seam in back.)
Godlike work from the legendary Nick Drake – and exactly the kind of record that's made him a continuing legend over the years! The style is completely its own – not really folk or rock, but not really jazz either – yet served up with plenty of jazzy phrasing that's helped keep ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s UK pressing – with orange Island label with palm tree, and blue rim – a nice copy!)
A sweet UK compilation of some of Nick's best work – and covering the stylistic breadth of it – from the somewhat underappreciated studio band backed gems, to the stripped down and rawly intimate songcraft that cemented his incredible legacy. With the exception of a couple tracks from ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nick Drake —
Pink Moon ... LP Island, 1972. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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A beautiful treasure from the legendary Nick Drake – the last album he ever recorded – and a set that may well be his most personal as well! The sound here is even more stripped-down than before – often just vocals and acoustic guitar, but used together in ways that are really ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A record that blew the world away when it was first released – and still continues to delight all these many years later! Brian Eno had first rose to fame in Roxy Music – where his sonic sensibilities and ear for electronic experimentation really added a lot to their initial albums ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fairport Convention are down to a quartet here, but still sounds fantastic – with Simon Nicol on guitar and dulcimer, Dave Pegg on bass and violin, Dave Swarbrick on mandolin and violin, and Dave Mattacks on drums and piano – and vocals from all members of the group. (Folk/Country, Rock)LP, Vinyl record album
The record where it all really came together for Fairport Convention – the point at which the already-great group really stepped forward to become something totally unique! By this point all the key elements are firmly in place – sublime vocals from the great Sandy Denny, amazing ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Marianne Faithfull —
Broken English ... LP Island, 1980. Very Good+ ...
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A genius collaboration – early Frippertronics from the great guitarist, and all the sonic genius of the young Brian Eno! The work is very guitar-based, but heavily processed too – and the set features two long tracks, "The Heavenly Music Corporation" and "Swastika ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original UK gatefold pressing – black label with pink "I".)
Ian Gillan Band —
Scarabus ... LP Island, 1977. Near Mint- ...
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Grimms —
Rockin' Duck ... LP Island, 1973. Near Mint- ...
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Wild work from this offbeat UK group – a lineup that includes Neil Innes on piano, electric piano, and vocals – plus Ollie Halsall on guitar, and John Meggison on piano and organ – and more vocals by a lot of other members! LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s US pressing on Antilles. Cover has a cut corner.)
Philadelphia Freedom from Elton John – a trio of tracks recorded with legendary Philly Soul producer Thom Bell, all with a Sigma Sound vibe that's quite different than most of John's other work at the time! In fact, although these tracks were recorded right at the height of the disco era, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Daniel", "Blues For My Baby & Me", "Midnight Creeper", "Elderberry Wine", "Have Mercy On The Criminal", "Crocodile Rock", and "High Flying Bird". LP, Vinyl record album
A rare solo project from reedman Andy Mackay – the great musician whose saxophone work was such a key part of the early Roxy Music sound! The album features work from Eddie Jobson, Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera, Roger Glover, and a larger array of unusual guests – and is an odd reworking ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Phil Manzanera —
Diamond Head ... LP Island (UK), 1975. Near Mint- ...
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One of the more song-based sets from Phil Manzanera – a really wonderful record that definitely foregrounds all the magic he was bringing to early records by Roxy Music, but put out here in a nicely different way as well! Things are never too prog-indulgent – and Manzanera's got some ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US Atco pressing with RI suffix. Cover has light wear.)
A nice collection of tracks from some of John Martyn's best albums! Titles include "May You Never", "Bless The Weather", "Over The Hill", "Solid Air", "I'd Rather Be With The Devil", and "Spencer The Rover". LP, Vinyl record album
(Gatefold US pressing, with black Island label. Cover has light wear.)
Robert Palmer —
Clues ... LP Island, 1980. Near Mint- ...
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Gary Numan plays on the Numan-penned song, "I Dream Of Wires". Chris Franz from Talking Heads also makes a guest appearance. LP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Pressure Drop", "Give Me An Inch", "Work To Make It Work", "Here With you Tonight", "Which Of Us Is The Fool", and "Fine Time". LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with Sterling stamp. Cover is bent at the top left corner.)
Robert Palmer —
Secrets ... LP Island, 1979. Near Mint- ...
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Includes "Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)", "Too Good To Be True", "Can We Still Be Friends", "In Walks Love Again" and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Promo pressing with portrait labels. Cover has some edge wear, bent a bit at the spine, lightly bent at the bottom right edge, and remnants from the promo sticker in back.)
The continuing evolution of the great Jess Roden – an lesser-known 70s talent who emerged from the jazz rock scene in the UK at the end of the 60s – but who's working here in a much more sophisticated mode! Jess always had a lot of soul in his style right from the start – that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Includes the heavy inner sleeve. Cover has a cut corner.)
Slits —
Cut ... LP Island, 1979. Near Mint- ...
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Still one of THE standout records of the post-punk years – the simple but effective dub statement of three London ladies with decidedly left wing politics! The record's in a format that would later be copped by dozens of groups – one that mixes together post-punk and heavy dub – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A real turning point for Sparks – a set that has the duo of Russell and Ron Mael finding a whole new focus for their music on the UK scene! The style is a bit glammy at times – not in the execution, so much as the production – which has a great way of compressing the vocals up ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A real turning point for Sparks – a set that has the duo of Russell and Ron Mael finding a whole new focus for their music on the UK scene! The style is a bit glammy at times – not in the execution, so much as the production – which has a great way of compressing the vocals up ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram 40th anniversary pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeves.)
Spooky Tooth —
Mirror ... LP Island, 1974. Near Mint- ...
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The final album from Spooky Tooth – at least during their initial run – and a surprisingly strong set that really points to a huge amount of new directions and ideas! Mike Patto is in the group this time around – and the presence of his vocals and deft instrumental work really ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the die-cut cover, with printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear, but looks great overall.)
Lewis Taylor —
Damn Rest ... LP Island/Be With (UK), Mid 90s. New Copy ...
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An album that never existed back in the day, but which features all the rare singles and b-sides from the early years of Lewis Taylor – recordings from around the time of his classic album Damn, hence the title – plus some other great surprises as well! If anything, the music here is ... (Neo Soul, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great overview of the early years of Richard Thompson – a set that brings together some rare material and classics, all at a level that really shows the multi-faceted genius he had right from the start! In later years, Thompson continued to be known as a skillful singer/songwriter – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The well-done music companion to the mostly-comedy concert from the UK – with two tracks each by Pete Townshend, Tom Robinson, and John Williams – plus one more by Neil Innes, and a duet between Townshend and Williams on "Won't Get Fooled Again". LP, Vinyl record album
A huge album from Traffic – a set that was first given to the world in a strange-shaped cover – which seemed to grace countless record collections back in the 70s! The group is expanded to a sextet here – with bass from Rick Grech and percussion from Rebop Kwaku Baah – both ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cut corner version, still sealed! Back has a barcode, and this is likely the 80s US pressing on Warner – 7 90026 1.)
The incredible first album from Traffic – a record that was already way ahead of the pack, and would set the tone for so many other sounds and modes from others in years to come! At some level, the group were just coming off the big beat group years in the UK – that time of strong ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Traffic —
On The Road ... LP Island, 1973. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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Titles include "Glad", "Freedom Rider", "Tragic Magic", "Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory", "Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys", and "Light Up Or Leave Me Alone". LP, Vinyl record album
Recorded live on tour in Germany. Titles include "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired", "Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory", "Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys", and "Light Up Or Leave Me Alone". LP, Vinyl record album
Traffic get some help here from Muscle Shoals heavyweights Barry Beckett, Roger Hawkins, and Jimmy Johnson – a trio who help the group continue that richer, more expanded sound that was first unfurled on the group's Low Spark album! The sound is maybe a more focused attempt at territory from ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original corner-cut cover, including the printed inner sleeve. Cover has some ring & edge wear.)
The second album from Traffic, and a set that forever cemented their legacy in the annals of modern music – a set that has Dave Mason returning to the group after a brief hiatus, and maybe helping the quartet find a tighter, rootsier sound overall! The approach here is nicely mixed – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Pink & orange label pressing with Bell Sound stamp, with intact booklet! Cover has light surface wear & aging.)
The last album in a legendary run from Traffic – a set that has the team of Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi working with a really strong sense of focus – maybe in part because the group's winnowed down to a quartet, which leaves their contributions even more strongly in the lead! The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Angel Of Harlem", "Helter Skelter", "All Along The Watchtower", "Silver & Gold", "Price", "All I Want Is You", and "Desire". LP, Vinyl record album
U2 —
War ... LP Island, 1983. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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The breakthrough classic – with titles that include "Two Hearts Beat As One", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "New Year's Day", "40", "Surrender", "The Refugee", "Red Light", and "Seconds". LP, Vinyl record album
A creative left turn for Waits – written for an ambitious theatrical project, which to a certain degree takes him into surprising new territory and is all the more exciting for it – but still comes through as great late Island-era Tom Waits album in its own light! The Black Rider stage ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the last couple of great records Waits made for Island, and a defining moment in his career! Leave it to Waits to cut a bunch of songs that wrestle with mortality and the fleeting nature of life head on, but have as much fun with it as he does worry or mourn. It's got some rumbling raw ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tom Waits's follow-up to Rain Dogs – and a batch of songs that do double duty as a straight-up, stand alone record from his wild years at Island Records – and also as the musical accompaniment to a play he co-wrote with wife Kathleen Brennan! (As Chicagoans, we have a special fondness ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tom Waits's follow-up to Rain Dogs – and a batch of songs that do double duty as a straight-up, stand alone record from his wild years at Island Records – and also as the musical accompaniment to a play he co-wrote with wife Kathleen Brennan! (As Chicagoans, we have a special fondness ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the greatest albums from Tom Waits's peak years at Island – carrying on with the clattering, defiantly vintage-sounding instrumentation – especially given the obsessively modern production aesthetic on most major label albums in the mid 80s. This album also just so happens to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes the tracks "Underground", Shore Leave", "Dave The Butcher", "16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six", "Franks Wild Years", "Down, Down, Down", "Rainbirds", "Just Another Sucker On The Vine", "Town With No Cheer, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with Kendun etch. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear, bumped corner, and is bent a bit at the spine.)
One of best ever albums by Tom Waits – the beginning of his gutbuckety, Americana Carnivalesque era of dreamlike sinister romance and lovelorn surrealism! The tin pan piano ballads and get pushed a bit to the wayside for Tom's more mysterious and poetic side, and this begins one of the great ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With Yamashta on percussion and piano, Steve Winwood on vocals and keyboards, Michael Shrieve on drums, Klaus Schulze on synthesizers, Al Di Meola on solo guitar, Jerome Rimson on bass, Pat Thrall on guitar, Brother James on congos, and Karen Freidman on vocals. LP, Vinyl record album
A really fantastic little package – one that's put together in collaboration between Island and Transatlantic Records, to document the hippest Brit folk and folk rock of the late 60s and early 70s. Features gems by Fairport Convention, Roy Harper, John Martyn, Pentangle, Ralph McTell, Martin ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes a great booklet. Box has black tape on the edges and a peeled strip along the back opening.)