An 80s classic by one of the best bands on the legendary Creation Records – a group who brought fuzz to the label long before Jesus & Mary Chain made it mainstream – and one with a sound that seemed both perfect for Creation, and the sort that the company was formed to record! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Early work by Jay & The Americans – produced by Lieber & Stoller, arranged by Garry Sherman, and with titles that include "The Other Girls", "Yes", "Stand By Me", "My Clair De Lune", "Drums", "Dawning", and "She ... read moreCD
Jazz Passengers with Deborah Harry & Elvis Costello —
Individually Twisted ... LP 32 Jazz, 1996. Near Mint- ...
$11.99
A surprising 90s set from The Jazz Passengers – the New York group who'd worked in many modes other than just the straight jazz you might guess from their name, but who here maybe take things back to basics, especially on some of the cuts that bring in vocals from famous guests who include ... (Jazz, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Recent peach vinyl reissue on Modern Harmonic, still in the stickered resealable outer sleeve.)
Jazz Sabbath —
Jazz Sabbath 2 ... CD Blacklake (Netherlands), 2022. New Copy ...
$16.9917.99
The second entry in this much-loved, much-lauded project – a set of jazz reworks of tunes made famous by Black Sabbath back in the day – transformed here to a completely different idiom by the work of the trio! The first time round, these guys tried to pass off their debut as a lost ... (Jazz, Rock)read moreCD
Jefferson —
Jefferson ... LP Janus, Early 70s. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
Very groovy pop from the one-named Jefferson – a set that boasts some especially swinging production from the legendary John Schroeder! The style here is very much at the peak of Brit pop for the time – sung with a bit of warble on Jefferson's vocals, and supported by some bouncy ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring & edge wear and a few strips of clear tape on the seams.)
Jefferson Airplane's weirder follow-up to Surrealistic Pillow – and a pretty incredible record – concentrating their sprawling psychedelic impulses into fairly succinct 3 to 4 minute songs, for the most part! It's a creative approach, and it's a brave record. If Surrealistic Pillow ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label dynaflex pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Labels have stickers. Cover has light wear, small index sticker. Inner gatefold has a library card pouch.)
Jefferson Airplane's first live album – capturing them at a late 60s peak, at the Fillmores East and West – stretching things out nicely onstage and featuring a bunch of cool covers! Even though Jefferson Airplane has always been a symbol for freewheeling hippie excess, the album ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo orange label pressing, LSP-4133. Cover has light wear.)
Early genius from these Bay Area stalwarts – one of the greatest rock records of its time! Surrealistic Pillow is the second Jefferson Airplane album, but they took a number of huge creative leaps in the 8 months or so between their debut record and this one. This one is where they're ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing with deep groove. Includes RCA inner sleeve.)
Jefferson Airplane —
Volunteers ... LP RCA, 1969. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$14.99
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 and aging.)
(Original pressing in the textured cover. Includes printed inner sleeve.)
Jefferson Starship —
Red Octopus ... LP Grunt, 1975. Near Mint- ...
$39.99
Includes the hit "Miracles", and "Fast Buck Freddie", "Git Fiddler", "Play On Love" and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram DCC Compact Classics pressing No 1036. Includes insert.)
Jefferson Starship —
Spitfire ... LP Grunt, 1976. Very Good+ ...
$4.99
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(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Nenad Jelic & Laza Ristovski —
Opera ... LP RTB/Soundway (UK), 1985. New Copy (reissue)...
$27.9929.99
A really unique project from the Serbian underground of the 80s – a record that mixes together global elements, electronics, and some other live instrumentation – all in a way that's as tuneful as it is experimental, and which has a nice sort of post-punk sense of freedom throughout! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A trio of pre-stardom albums from Waylon Jennings – brought together here in a single set! First up is Just To Satisfy You – fantastic early work from Waylon Jennings – exactly the kind of record that shows how the singer could burst out of the pack, even in a familiar setting! ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreCD
Kris Jensen —
Torture ... CD Jasmine (UK), Early 60s. Used ...
$7.99
Titles include "Crossfire", "Working John Working Joe", "Uniform", "The Pine Marten's Jug", "Batteries Not Included", "Prtect & Survive", and "Black Sunday". LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent 180 gram pressing. Includes heavy booklet. Cover has a center split on the top seam.)
The album that really broke Jethro Tull out of the prog rock underground and into the mainstream – and a set that showed that the group weren't just a combo with creative use of flute, but a band that could really rock off their ass when they wanted to! Previous records were all pretty great ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s non-gatefold pressing. Cover has faint ring wear.)
An early gem from Jethro Tull – and a set that has the group really reaching forth with some of their more complicated, jazz-based musical impulses – while still holding onto some of the rawer power of the early days too! The album's lesser-known than some of the group's earlier hits ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s blue label Chrysalis pressing, in a barcode cover.)
A bit of old, and a bit of new – and includes some great live material on the second half, including the extended "By Kind Permission Of" and "Dharma For One" – and the great "Christmas Song". Other titles include "Bouree", "Song For ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original US green label pressing in the hardbound cover with booklet. Cover has minimal edge wear, nice overall!)
(Green label pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Jethro Tull —
Passion Play ... LP Chrysalis, 1973. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$5.99
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(US green label pressing. Includes the programme inside the gatefold. Cover has minimal wear. A-side label has initials in pen.)
Jethro Tull —
Stand Up ... LP Reprise, 1969. Very Good Gatefold ...
$9.99
Beautiful early work from Jethro Tull – a formative set that really has the group deepening both their themes and their music! There's still a bit of blues rock at the core – but also some richer, more lyrical modes too – and Ian Anderson does a perfect job of bridging both ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label pressing, with fully intact pop-up inside the gatefold! Cover has light wear.)
Jethro Tull's classic prog album–or is it a parody of a prog album? The LP-length "song", filled with dense lyrics, alternates between hard rock, English folk, and classical. LP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label pressing in the gatefold newspaper cover, with light wear.)
Jethro Tull —
This Was ... LP Reprise/Chrysalis, 1968. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$6.99
Funky bluesy flutey magic from The Tull – includes a wonderful version of Roland Kirk's "Serenade To A Cuckoo" – plus "My Sunday Feeling", "Dharma For One", "It's Breaking Me Up", and "Song For Jeffrey". LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange and tan label stereo pressing. Cover has some splitting on top & bottom seams, some light surface wear.)
Titles include "Taxi Grab", "Pied Piper", "Chequered Flag", "Big Dipper", "Bad Eyed & Loveless", "Quizz Kid", and "From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and aging.)
Jethro Tull —
War Child ... LP Chrysalis, 1974. Very Good+ ...
$11.99
Includes the classics "Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day" and "Bungle In The Jungle". LP, Vinyl record album
(Green label Chrysalis pressing, includes the printer inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Thomas Jillings & Stijin Cools —
Promesa ... LP Aspen Edities (Belgium), 2020. Near Mint- ...
$16.99
Billy Joel —
52nd Street ... LP Columbia, 1978. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
Titles include "Big Shot", "Zanzibar", "Rosalinda's Eyes", "Half A Mile Away", "Until The Night", "Honesty", and the huge hit "My Life". LP, Vinyl record album
A set that may well be the record where Elton John totally gets it together – transcending his already-brilliant previous recordings, and finding a way to the special spot that would forever make him a legend! There's a mix of well-crafted songs and soulful presentation that's completely ... read moreCD
Some of the earliest recordings ever of songs by Elton John & Bernie Taupin – tracks cut at the studios of publisher Dick James Music – the guy who'd soon make enough money from Elton to launch his own record label! The set's almost a lost first album by Elton, as tracks were cut ... read moreCD
Elton back when he was genius, and unlike anyone else – with titles that include "Ballad Of A Well Known Gun", "Son Of Your Father", "Burn Down The Mission", "Love Song", and "Where To Now St Peter". CD
(1995 remastered edition.)
Elton John & Leon Russell —
Union ... CD Decca, 2010. Used ...
$1.99
A rare full length set by these early 60s rockers! Includes the originals "Corn Pone", "Sheba", "Mister Irving", "Molly O", "Beatnik Fly", and "Like Rock". LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing. Cover has light wear, small center split on the bottom, but looks nice overall.)
A trio of tremendous albums by The Johnstons – all recorded right around the start of the 70s, at a time when the group was moving into some even more heady territory than before! The Johnstons got their start as a more traditional Irish folk group, but like most of their British Isles ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreCD
Great work from The Johnstons – an Irish group centered around the wonderful vocals of Adrienne and Lucy Johnston – a male/female pair who have a really fantastic sound when they sing together! Given their harmonies, The Johnstons' approach is a bit of a later take on some of the folk ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreCD
Post-Monkees solo work from Davy Jones – arranged by the mighty Al Capps, with titles that include "Rainy Jane", "Road To Love", "How About Me", "Say It Again", "Look At Me", "Take My Love", "Love Me For A Day", and "I ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed original! Cover has a cut corner.)
Fern Jones —
Glory Road ... CD Dot/Numero, 1959. New Copy ...
$7.9915.98
Southern hillbilly soul from Fern Jones – a minister, church singer and songwriter with a real feel for the secular shake of 50s Sun Records, honky tonk, and shout blues – a pure evangelical with a worldly groove! Fern worked the gospel circuit of tent and church shows for many, many ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreCD
Although we're a bit ashamed to admit this, it took us about a year and a half – waaaaaay too long, to come around on Norah Jones. Grammy Awards often bring out our inner cynic. Anyway, we get it now – and better late than never, right? Norah is probably the single best thing to have ... (Vocalists, Rock)read moreCD
Although we're a bit ashamed to admit this, it took us about a year and a half – waaaaaay too long, to come around on Norah Jones. Grammy Awards often bring out our inner cynic. Anyway, we get it now – and better late than never, right? Norah is probably the single best thing to have ... (Vocalists, Rock)read moreCD
(Out of print, hybrid SACD pressing – works on regular CD players too!)
An incredibly fantastic album – one that really has the group putting their sound together even more – with sublime mellotron lines, wicked guitar work, and an overall sharpness to their sound that may well come from help on arrangements from guitar genius Ray Russell! There's a fuller ... read moreCD
Tracks include "Piece Of My Heart", "Ball And Chain", "Me And Bobby McGee", "Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)", "Summertime", and "Get It While You Can". CD
Includes "Anyway You Want It", "Walks Like A Lady", "Someday Soon", "People And Places" and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Joy Of Cooking —
Castles ... LP Capitol, 1972. Very Good ...
$3.997.99
A really great little set from Joy Of Cooking – one of the best Bay Area groups to mix together rock, folk, and bits of country! Somehow, the group have a way of doing their thing without sounding hokey or "fake" – taking their groove way past simple references too roots they ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Lime green label pressing. Includes the lyric sleeve. Cover has surface wear, splitting on the seams, and aging.)
The complete recordings of July – a set that features their rare original album, unreleased tracks, and lots of surprisingly great later material too! First up is the self-titled July album from 1968, presented in both mono and stereo mixes – the debut album from July – a group ... read moreCD
A really wonderful, really unique group from the UK scene – one who've got some spare guitar instrumentation of their own, augmented by really wonderful harmonies from all members of the group – then set to some larger arrangements by Steve Gray that really knock things out of the park! ... read moreCD
Kaneko Jutok & Kikukawa Takahisa —
Wedged Night ... LP Siwa, 2005. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
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(In a great silk screened cover. Includes inserts.)
Amazing sounds from Kaleidoscope – a wonderful UK psych group from the 60s, not to be confused with the American group of the same name! The sound here is wonderfully fresh – modes that are not unfamiliar from the period, but put together by the group with a great sense of spontaneity ... read moreCD
Kaleidoscope —
Kaleidoscope ... CD Orfeon/La Ciruela Electrica (Mexico), 1969. Used ...
$6.9912.99
Not the US group Kaleidoscope, but a Mexican one – very fuzzy and tripped out, with English language lyrics all the way through! The production is nice and muddy – in just that right psyche way to make the vocals lay on top of the guitars lay on top of the basslines – which gives ... read moreCD
An overlooked gem from Finnish hard rock powerhouse Kalavala – renamed here as an Orchestra, but still working with the lean, sharp sound of their previous two albums! There's a nice evolution here from the earlier sound of the Scandia scene – maybe a bit of northern inspiration thrown ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the few solo albums by Eric Kaz – a singer-songwriter who'd worked with Blues Magoos and American Flyer, always staying on the fringes of the mainstream, which is certainly where this album ended up. The set's got an honest, earthy sort of feel – produced by later Blue Note ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really cool little collection – and one that only has partly to do with the beat-era writings of the legendary Jack Kerouac! Jack does appear on the set, and there are some spoken passages by some of his contemporaries – but the sprawling 2CD set does a heck of a lot more to ... (Spoken Word, Rock)read moreCD
A funky combo, but one with a real difference – as they seem to find whole new corners of the globe in which to work their magic – almost an imagined space of cultural criss-crossing, all set to some mighty funky bass and drums! The core element here is the guitar – which echoes ... (Deep Funk, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Some of the first-ever recordings of Cast King – quite a surprise, given that Cast is 90 years old, and has been playing guitar for most of his life! King's a hell of a songwriter – and the tracks on this set, although relatively spare in their instrumentation and recording techniques, ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
King Biscuit Boy with Crowbar —
Official Music ... LP Paramount, Early 70s. Very Good Gatefold ...
$1.99
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(Vinyl has a mark that clicks on "Biscuit's Boogie". Cover has a cutout notch.)
An album so heavy, it blew plenty of minds when first released at the end of the 60s! This set's the first-ever utterance from the King Crimson empire – the initial outing of the group, which featured Greg Lake on vocals, and lots of airy, darkly atmospheric guitar from the legendary Robert ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green & red 75 Rockefeller label pressing, with RI suffix. Cover has some edge wear, but looks great overall.)
A wonderful second record from King Crimson – a set that follows in the same territory as the debut – with Greg Lake on vocals and Robert Fripp on guitar and devices – alongside Michael Giles on drums and Peter Giles on bass. There's some great jazzy touches at times – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album