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 moreCD
Solo work from James Griffin of Bread – music that's maybe in a similar style to the work of that famous group, but a lot more personal too! Griffin's got a slight more bit of bite in his approach, while not stepping too far from soft rock territory – early in the days for AOR entirely ... read moreCD
Pre-Bread work from Jimmy Griffin – recording here in a sweet Cali setting, thanks to arrangements from the young Jack Nitzsche! The album's got all the light sounds and sunny feelings you'd guess from the title and cover – but Jimmy's also got a voice that's surprisingly strong, too ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tri-color stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and aging, some gloss wrinkles in front, and a small tear in the opening.)
A wild little record from the Groovie Goolies – a monster rock band that was an offshoot of the Archies TV show – and who work here in a mode that's got the same sort of sing-song pop style we love from that group! Sure, these guys aren't The Cramps or The Misfits – heck, their ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maybe the best book so far in the recent run of work from musician/author David Grubbs – a volume that follows a similar pattern to the previous longform works The Voice In The Headphones and Now That The Audience Is Assembled – but one that has a very different vibe overall! The ... (Books, Rock)read moreBook
David Grubbs & Susan Howe —
Concordance ... LP Blue Chopsticks, 2021. Sealed ...
$9.99
The fifth album in what's become a surprisingly strong legacy of collaboration – as musician David Grubbs works here alongside poet Susan Howe, providing piano accompaniment to her spoken words! If you know Howe's poetry at all, you'll know that it's unique in both content and structure ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Julien Grycan —
Post-Atom ... LP Le Kiosque D'Orphee (France), 1980. Near Mint- ...
$11.99
One of the great underappreciated and hugely prescient jangly guitar rock bands of the 80s – and this might be their best album! Guadalcanal Diary hail from Marietta, GA and often get lumped in with the fertile Athens, GA scene at the time, and they definitely share a some common traits with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light surface & edge wear.)
Guru Guru —
Essen 1970 ... CD Svart (Finland), 1970. New Copy ...
$16.9917.99
A really heady live performance from Guru Guru – and a great reminder of how much revolutionary music was being created at the start of the 70s with just the familiar elements of guitar, bass, and drums! With an instrumental lineup that small, you'd think the whole thing would sound very ... read moreCD
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 moreCD
Gypsy —
Gypsy ... CD Metromedia/Sundazed, 1970. New Copy ...
Just Sold Out!
The fantastic debut of Gypsy – a group who blend wonderful harmonies with really well-crafted inspiration – very much in the jazz-inspired jamming of some of the headier California groups, like Spirit or Santana at their best! The group use a swirling blend of organ and guitar next to ... read moreCD
The fantastic debut of Gypsy – a group who blend wonderful harmonies with really well-crafted inspiration – very much in the jazz-inspired jamming of some of the headier California groups, like Spirit or Santana at their best! The group use a swirling blend of organ and guitar next to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bruce Haack —
Electric Lucifer ... LP Columbia/Telephone Explosion (Canada), 1970. New Copy (reissue)...
$22.9923.99
One of the greatest moog albums ever – all original sounds and tunes from the legendary Bruce Haack! Haack had spent most of the 60s doing small label kiddie records on his own, but this late 60s gem on Columbia is probably his best known work – a masterpiece of short and groovy little ... (Now Sound, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bruce Haack —
Haackula ... LP Telephone Explosion (Canada), Late 70s. New Copy ...
$28.9933.99
Mad musings from the legendary Bruce Haack – some of his rarest work ever, recorded in the late 70s during a five year hiatus between formal LPs! The style here is still as jagged and quirky as some of Haack's earlier classics – like his Electric Lucifer album for Columbia – and ... (Now Sound, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the first albums ever made by Bruce Haack – the mad musician who's best known for his electronic work, but who also left behind a huge legacy of self-produced work for children! This album was done in collaboration with Miss Nelson – Esther Nelson, a dance instructor who worked ... (Sound Library, Rock)read moreCD
A trio of early classics from the great Merle Haggard – served up here in a single set! Branded Man is a key early album in the career of the legendary Merle Haggard – a set that's open about his time behind bars, and which resonates beautifully with all the themes of loss and ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreCD
A really cool record from Jerry Hahn – a guitarist who's maybe known for his initial work in jazz, but who steps out here with a very groovy mix of those roots and long-haired, lyrical psychedelic sounds too! The set's got vocals on nearly every track, but Jerry still gets in all these ... read moreCD
Maybe one of the first-ever rock and roll full-length albums – with Bill Haley's big title cut – plus "Shake Rattle & Roll", "Two Hound Dogs", "Razzle Dazzle", "ABC Boogie", "Burn That Candle", "Rock A Beatin Boogie", " ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono UK Brunswick pressing in a flip-back cover. NOTE – Cover is yellowed from age, with large tears in the front panel, gloss separation and peeling, a torn portion at the top flip-back, and portions torn off and missing from the opening.)
(Pink label promo with deep groove. Cover has some wear and aging, yellowed clear tape at the corners, with small initials in pen and some yellowed tape remnants at the top left corner.)
A nice range of work from Larry Hall – a singer who's best known as a one-hit wonder, with a small hit at that – but who steps out here with a groovy batch of material that only ever saw release as a string of indie label 45s at the end of the 50s and start of the 60s! Larry's got a ... read moreCD
Hall & Oates —
H2O ... LP RCA, 1982. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
This album is part of H&O's great comeback years in the early 80s – a time when they were mixing their white boy soul with some nice 80s groove and electro touches, often going for a spare mix of groove and vocals that's really compelling. Includes the sublime "Maneater", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has minimal wear.)
What can we say? We winced at this one back when it came out, but over the years, it's got a real "Free Soul" appeal to us – with vocals that are surprisingly soulful in parts, some nice 80s mellow soul instrumentation, and even a few hooks that are real guilty pleasures. Includes ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
A slept on set of charismatic, slow cooking bluesy soul and rock and roll from John Hammond for Capricorn – cool stuff with a lazy, laconic groove that's pretty much irresistable! It doesn't sit firmly in any category, it just sounds like the work of a bunch of cats with southern roots or a ... (Soul, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Promo. Cover has a promo sticker, light wear, and is bent a bit at the back panel.)
Kip Hanrahan's records are always better than we expect – and although it pains us, we really have to give him credit for mixing together so many diverse influences, especially in the early 80s, when not that many folks were doing things like this. The record features players that include ... (Jazz, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing – with the bonus LP! Includes the inner sleeves. Cover has light wear and a small corner bump.)
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 moreCD
The second fantastic album from Tim Hardin – a singer/songwriter classic that's gone on to have a tremendous amount of pull and power over the years – and for good reason too! With songs like these, Hardin set the stage for so many other singers to come – bringing in a lot of his ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono Verve Forecast pressing. Cover has light wear, a cutout hole, light flaking on the spine, a name in pen and a partially peeled mono sticker.)
The second fantastic album from Tim Hardin – a singer/songwriter classic that's gone on to have a tremendous amount of pull and power over the years – and for good reason too! With songs like these, Hardin set the stage for so many other singers to come – bringing in a lot of his ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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
The fantastic lost legacy of The Harlots Of 42nd Street – a cross-dressing group who were Manhattan contemporaries of the New York Dolls, but who never got their best shot at fame! If anything, the group's lyrics are grittier than the Dolls – more in the streetwise/street scene mode of ... read moreCD
The fantastic lost legacy of The Harlots Of 42nd Street – a cross-dressing group who were Manhattan contemporaries of the New York Dolls, but who never got their best shot at fame! If anything, the group's lyrics are grittier than the Dolls – more in the streetwise/street scene mode of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Give Me Love", "Sue Me Sue You Blues", "Try Some Buy Some", "The Lord Loves The One", "Who Can See It", "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long", and "That Is All". With some help from Ringo Starr! LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing, includes insert. Cover has light wear.)
Titles include "Life Itself", "Baltimore Oriole", "Teardrops", "That Which I Have Lost", "Writing's On The Wall", "Hong Kong Blues", "Blood From A Clone", and "Save The World". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a promo stamp and some ringwear in back.)
Three overlooked albums by British singer Mike Harrison – all brought together in a single set! First up is the self-titled Mike Harrison – a wonderful solo debut from the singer who made Spooky Tooth sound so great on their albums, maybe even sounding better here on his own! The ... read moreCD
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 moreCD
Jazzy wonderfulness from Chris Harwood – not a jazz singer herself, but one who gets some superb backings from a range of British musicians – all of whom take her folk-tinged vocals into territory that makes for a wonderfully unique record! The approach is one of those rare studio ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Breathtakingly organic sounds from Jon Hassell – performing here live, and at a level that's a nice evolution from his studio modes in the earlier part of the 80s – with all sorts of long-blown lines, and nicely complex elements in the sound! Hassell handles both his famous electrified ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very heady work from Jon Hassell – a set that almost seems to showcase his skills as a producer as much as it does his always-creative work on trumpet and keyboards! The sound here is often very layered and dense – maybe Hassell's own take on the noisier territory of Miles Davis ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jon Hassell —
Vernal Equinox ... LP Lovely/Ndeya, 1977. New Copy (reissue)...
$23.9924.99
To most ears, trumpeter Jon Hassell first burst on to the world through his experiments with Brian Eno on EG Records, or maybe his 80s work on ECM – but here, on his debut for the small avant label Lovely Music, it's clear that Jon's already in complete control of his sound – and is ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Overlooked genius from Bobby Hatfield – the lesser-remembered Righteous Brother – or at least one who never hit the fame of his duo partner Bill Medley! Yet Bobby's a hell of a singer, and really steps out wonderfully here – on a range of rare tracks that includes material cut ... read moreCD
Stunning work from the great Dale Hawkins – a singer you may only know from the title track of this collection, but one who made some of the hardest, fiercest rock and roll on Chess Records in the 50s! Dale hailed from Louisiana, where much of this music was cut – but he also worked ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A totally great collection of work from the young Ronnie Hawkins – one of the last great raw rockers to emerge in the 50s – and an artist who's maybe equally famous for his searing backing band, The Hawks – a combo that features a young Levon Helm, and who later morphed into The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(45rpm 10 inch LP with bonus CD, 12 page booklet and postcard!)
Hawkwind are maybe best known for their groundbreaking space rock work of the 70s – as important to prog as it was to the later development of metal and so many other styles – but the group has a much longer legacy that continues well into the present, as you'll hear here in this well-do ... read moreCD
Genius, pure genius! (Have we said that about Lee too many times before?) The work of Lee Hazlewood is beyond description – a bit of vocals, a bit of country, a bit of lounge, and a bit of rock – all wrapped up with a sinister edge that has you believing that this was the man who used ... (Vocalists, Rock)read moreCD
Heaven 17 soften up their politics a bit with this second album (yet still address class inequality issues with the title!) – but they also manage to replace their Marxist agenda with some groovier, more soul-based tunes – just the kind of material that helped push them out of import ... read moreCD
The lovely Kim Sang Hee takes on the music of both Tom Jones and Burt Bacharach – in a setting that has her working with nicely different backings for each of the different sources! The Burt Bacharach material is maybe our favorite – as Kim's sweet voice works wonderfully with the ... (Vocalists, Rock)read moreCD
An amazing album of raw power from Jimi Hendrix – recorded on New Years Eve 1969, right as the 60s became the 70s – with a stunning sound that certainly presages the hard rock decade to come! Jimi's working with his trio that features Buddy Miles on drums and Billy Cox on bass – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s red label pressing, in a 'gold award' cover, with surface wear, half split top seam, small stain on lower corner.)
An amazing album of raw power from Jimi Hendrix – recorded on New Years Eve 1969, right as the 60s became the 70s – with a stunning sound that certainly presages the hard rock decade to come! Jimi's working with his trio that features Buddy Miles on drums and Billy Cox on bass – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The great live compilation of classic Hendrix – pulled from incendiary performances at Isle Of Wight in 1970 and other benchmark west coast gigs from '68 to '70! It's as fine of a snapshot of Jimi as you could really hope for, as it features numbers that showcase his fiery blues psych side ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Later Dutch stereo pressing on Polydor in a non-gatefold cover, with a mild corner bend.)
One of those "greatest hits" of Greatest Hits collections – as Smash Hits has come to be regarded by many as a key entry in the cannon of classic rock – thanks to tremendous work from Jimi, bassist Noel Redding, and drummer Mitch Mitchell! Every track here is a gem – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Columbia House pressing with Warner rim logo – MSK 2276.)
A legendary European recording by the Jimi Hendrix Experience – done for French radio in 1967, with a lot better fidelity than some of their other overseas bootlegs of the time! The show was captured at the Olympia Theater – with Mitch Mitchell on drums and Noel Redding on bass – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(First time vinyl pressing – Authorized Hendrix Family Edition!)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s tan label pressing with Warner text. Cover has a small split on the top seam.)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience at their most classic! Tripped out bluesy cosmic rock ferocity and great songs, too – firing on all cylinders here on the middle record of their ultra epic three LP series of unimpeachable greatness. Titles include "EXP", "Up From The Skies", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s tan label presing with Warner logo rim. Includes Hendrix catalog inner sleeve.)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience at their most classic! Tripped out bluesy cosmic rock ferocity and great songs, too – firing on all cylinders here on the middle record of their ultra epic three LP series of unimpeachable greatness. Titles include "EXP", "Up From The Skies", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jimi Hendrix Experience —
Electric Ladyland ... LP Reprise, 1968. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
A true classic by Jimi with the original Experience lineup – the third of three straight up masterpiece LPs to come out in just over a year's time by the group! You could call the leftfield astral effects in the mix experimental if you had to – innovations in the studio with echo, that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label stereo pressing. Cover has light ring & edge wear, light aging.)
A true classic by Jimi with the original Experience lineup – the third of three straight up masterpiece LPs to come out in just over a year's time by the group! You could call the leftfield astral effects in the mix experimental if you had to – innovations in the studio with echo, that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram vinyl all analog remaster with original artwork plus 8-page LP sized booklet with rare photos and liner notes.)
Natisuta Hetekata —
Ki ... LP Majora, 1996. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
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(Includes insert. Cover has a few tiny stains on the top seam.)
The title of this one might be very well-put – as the record was almost too heavy to be issued at the time of its recording – finally seeing the light of day after way too many years in the vault! The set's a tremendous bit of American hard rock recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami ... read moreCD
Fantastic early work from Chris Hills – an artist you might know most from later work as part of Players Association – but who here is in an equally soulful sort of mode! The guy on the cover might look a bit unlikely as a soul artists – especially given that he's fading away in ... (Soul, Rock)read moreCD
Terumasa Hino with Takeshi Terauchi —
At Rock N Roll ... LP Toshiba (Japan), Late 60s. Very Good ...
$29.99
A really cool early album from this famous Japanese trumpeter – one that has him working with guitarist Takeshi Terauchi on a set of instrumentals – billed on the cover as "rock n roll", but still pretty jazzy overall – although both players have some strongly bluesy ... (Jazz, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album