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 moreCD
One of our favorites by King Crimson – and a record with a lot more jazz than some of their others! Players include Mel Collins on lots of flutes and saxes – plus guests Keith Tippett on piano, Mark Charig on cornet, and Harry Miller on bass! LP, Vinyl record album
(Broadway label Atlantic Record Club pressing. Cover has some ring and edge wear, discoloration from age, a peeled strip from sticker removal, and some light stains near the opening.)
King Crimson —
Lizard ... LP Atlantic, 1970. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$34.99
A record that we love almost as much for the words by Pete Sinfield, vocals by Gordon Haskell, and reeds by Mel Collins – as we do for the work of leader Robert Fripp on guitar! LP, Vinyl record album
(Green and red Broadway label pressing. Cover has light wear and a bit of gloss peel.)
This King Crimson line-up featured David Cross on violin & keyboards, along with John Wetton, Bill Bruford, and of couse Robert Fripp. Eight tracks in all, including "The Night Watch", "Fracture", "The Great Deceiver", "The Mincer", "Lament", ... read moreCD
(HDCD pressing.)
King Crimson —
Thrak ... CD Virgin, 1995. Used ...
$5.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
King Crimson —
USA ... LP Atlantic, 1975. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
A pretty dark little record from the waning mid 70s version of King Crimson – recorded on tour in the US by a quartet of David Cross, Bill Bruford, John Wetton, and Robert Fripp. The tracks are mostly live takes of tunes from earlier albums – "Easy Money", "21st Century ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red and green label Rockefeller pressing. Cover has an unglued seam, some wear, and a promo sticker.)
An overlooked gem from The Kinks – a set that's got all the wit of their late 60s material, a bit of the rootsy currents of Muswell Hillbillies, and a lot more bite than the group would have in some of their next few albums to come! Ray Davies' pen is razor-sharp, as is his vocal approach ... read moreCD
It's hard to go wrong with The Kinks at this point in their career – a time when even at their most basic, the group had something special that set them apart from most of their contemporaries! There's a definite bluesy undercurrent to most of the music here – an aspect that Ray Davies ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo tri-color label pressing. Cover has a small split on the bottom seam, light surface wear, and some aging.)
A classic Kinks collection – with loads of groovy bits! LP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Kinks —
Kinkdom ... LP Reprise, Mid 60s. Very Good ...
$24.99
Includes their classic "Well Respected Man", the great "See My Friends", and other titles that include "I Need You", "Who'll Be The Next In Line", "Wait Till The Summer Comes Along", "Never Met A Girl Like You Before", "Such A ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono tri-color pressing, matrix ending in 1B in the multi-title cover, with light wear and aging.)
Early Kinks in all of their glory – showing a bit more of an R&B influence than in their later years, but still already working with all the wit and imagination that won us over many years ago! The tunes have a surprising roughness, if you're only used to the group from a few years later ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion", "So Tired Of Waiting For You", "Till The End Of The Day", and "A Well Respected Man". LP, Vinyl record album
(Tri-color steamboat label stereo pressing. Cover has some ringwear, worn corners, and some aging.)
(Stereo tri-color label pressing. Vinyl has oxidation. Cover has a mostly split top seam, corner grommet, light surface wear. Includes Reprise inner sleeve.)
A key transitional album for The Kinks – a record that took them from the lighter "picture postcard" rock of their late 60s albums, into the headier concepts that would mark most of their early 70s work! The concept here is fortunately a light one – a faux-hillbilly sort of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A key transitional album for The Kinks – a record that took them from the lighter "picture postcard" rock of their late 60s albums, into the headier concepts that would mark most of their early 70s work! The concept here is fortunately a light one – a faux-hillbilly sort of ... read moreCD
A great set of tracks by the Kinks – originally written as the soundtrack for a film that barely saw the light of day – yet presented here as a classic late 60s album that's up there with the other gems from the same period as Arthur and Village Green! A few tunes are instrumental ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(50th Anniversary Edition!)
Kinks —
To The Bone ... CD Guardian/Konk, 1994. Used 2 CDs ...
Just Sold Out!
The title here is well-put – as the record marks a second chapter in the career of Danny Kirwan after leaving Fleetwood Mac behind – a set that showcases his vocal work as much as the guitar lines he was known for in that famous group – all with a cool, compressed production style ... read moreCD
Mark Klingman may have "Moogy" as a nickname, but he mostly plays acoustic piano on this set – in a rootsy, raspy way that works perfect with his well-crafted vocals! Klingman's a hell of a songwriter too – one with a good ear for personal themes delivered with a down to ... read moreCD
Curtis Knight Zeus —
Sea Of Time ... LP Sommor (Spain), 1973. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)...
$29.9934.99
Heady sounds from Curtis Knight – the American soul singer who's maybe best known for 60s collaborations with a young Jimi Hendrix – recording here with a UK group named Zeus, who have an equally legendary guitarist in the lineup – the great Eddie Clarke, who'd later rise to fame ... (Soul, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & white vinyl pressing. Cover has a few tiny drip stains, but looks great overall.)
Toshinori Kondo & Tibetan Blue Air Liquid Band —
Kuchyu Fuyhu ... CD Polydor/Solid (Japan), 1983. New Copy ...
$20.9924.99
Trumpeter Toshinori Kondo may have cut some avant-oriented material over the years – but this set is a different sort of record – one that's cut with his Tibetan Blue Air Liquid Band, in a playful mix of rhythms, tones, and jazz! The approach is maybe post-fusion, inflected with a bit ... (Jazz, Rock)read moreCD
(Black label pressing. Cover has a cut corner and light wear. Vinyl has a press flaw that plays with a short click for a few spins during "Tuesday Morning" and "Time Away".)
Leo Kottke —
Ice Water ... LP Capitol, 1974. Very Good+ ...
$1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Red label pressing in the embossed cover, with light wear, a small trace of a price sticker, and light aging.)
A Japanese book about Krautrock, but one that's laid out like a discography – so that you can understand it even if you can't read the language! All the artist and album information is in English (or German) – and every entry has a vivid full color photo, so that you can hundreds and ... (Books, Rock)read moreBook
It's definitely a computer world when you're inside the mind of Kraftwerk – the machine made man, given a wonderful showcase here for the new decade! The sound is maybe a bit leaner and even more electronic than before – with the introduction of some digital elements, and a mix of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has minimal wear.)
A great combination of remixes old and new – a set that features some of the 12" single remixes of Kraftwerk tracks from the early 80s onward, plus some new mixes by the group themselves – more than enough to make the album a great testament to their electronic genius, and the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The third album from the early two-man version of Kraftwerk – and easily their most futuristic effort to date, despite a rather geeky looking cover! There's a cleaner electric sound here than before – and one that's a lot more tuneful too, really setting the scene for Autobahn and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US space ship label pressing with Masterdisk stamp/GK etch. Cover has light wear, aging, and is bent a bit at the front panel.)
A huge look at the near-lost legacy of Jill Kroesen – an important figure on the New York scene in that amazing moment when art and rock were blending together in wonderfully experimental material like this! At some level, Kroesen could be included in a short list of important figures who ... read moreCD
A beautiful little record from the Japanese scene of the 70s – a set that shows the growing influence of the American singer/songwriter world, but at a point before things hit the more polished mode of the city pop generation! Makoto Kubota has this nicely dark style to his work – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really cool record from the European scene of the early 70s – a set that features rockish vocals and guitar, but also a heck of a lot of moog and other keyboards too – all of which makes for an album that's years ahead of its time! Sure, there had been plenty of moog pop instrumental ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maybe not the first album of electronics to come out of the European scene – but a set that definitely marked that standout moment when moogy pop found a great way forward! Dan Lacksman had plenty of studio experience before cutting this gem of a record – and he brings that all to bear ... read moreCD
One of the coolest records to come from the British scene in the 70s – a very unique offering from Canterbury poet and singer June Campbell Cramer – done in very close collaboration with the great Kevin Ayers! The style here is near some of Ayers' own recordings, but a lot more far-out ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An instrumental electronic set from the start of the 90s – one that's maybe tied to some of the new ambient modes that were bubbling under in the European underground at the time, but which also has a sense of warmth that ties it back to some of the more space-bound American records from a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Led Zeppelin —
Coda ... CD Swan Song, 1982. Used ...
$3.99
The title's an apt one – given that the record was the end of the tremendous run of records from Led Zeppelin – issued after the death of legendary drummer John Bomham – but the set's also way more than just an endpoint, as many of the tracks return to the group's beginning – ... read moreCD
Led Zeppelin —
Coda ... LP Swan Song, 1982. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$29.99
The title's an apt one – given that the record was the end of the tremendous run of records from Led Zeppelin – issued after the death of legendary drummer John Bomham – but the set's also way more than just an endpoint, as many of the tracks return to the group's beginning – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a small cutout on one corner.)
Led Zeppelin's final album of the 70s – a record that really has them stretching out and trying on some new ideas, yet still holding onto all their genius in the process! Sure, the album's maybe not as iconic as the first few – but from the perspective of decades later, it's a killer ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In cover variant "B". Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
One of the most monumental debuts in rock history – a record that hit the world like a led zeppelin, and left an impression for years to come! Led Zeppelin pretty much took over rock right from the beginning – which isn't too surprising, given that Jimmy Page had an in-demand guitar ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(1841 Broadway label pressing. Includes Atlantic inner sleeve. Cover has a faint stain on the lower corner, some light surface wear.)
One of the most supremely classic of all classic hard rock albums! As huge as the debut was, Led Zeppelin II is the record that proved that the group were going to be in it for the long haul – with a righteous raw power that's still being felt all these many decades later! Nobody else could ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful pressing – with super-heavy vinyl – and remastered by Jimmy Page!)
The third in Led Zeppelin's spectacular run of early albums – each one either matching or topping its predecessor, depending on one's personal favorite – and a record with an influence that's as massive as the sound! The record's got a pair of of Zep's best-remembered songs in "Imm ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Broadway label stereo pressing – SD 7201 with PR suffix, in the die-cut spinning wheel cover, with light wear and missing center grommet.)
The third in Led Zeppelin's spectacular run of early albums – each one either matching or topping its predecessor, depending on one's personal favorite – and a record with an influence that's as massive as the sound! The record's got a pair of of Zep's best-remembered songs in "Imm ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Great reissue – with heavy vinyl, and the original spinning artwork design!)
Led Zeppelin at their most sprawling – in both ambition and in the pacing – on the gargantuan Physical Graffiti! This is the album where they started bringing some odd synth textures to the sound, and it's to Zeppelin's eternal credit that this doesn't compromise their blues-reverent ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rockefeller label pressing, in the die-cut cover. Includes the printed inner sleeves & window insert. Cover has light wear.)
Overlooked genius from Led Zeppelin – an album that was missed by many the first time around, because of it's tight focus and simplicity! For the set, the group step back just a bit from their more stylistically sprawling tendencies – almost as if they got some of the more ambitious ... read moreCD
(Out of print, 2015 Deluxe Edition, please note that there is a crease along the front cover.)
A live album, but one that's every bit as essential to the Led Zeppelin catalog as any of their studio albums from the 70s! In fact, the album may well be more important on its own – as it marked a real high point for the double-length live album in rock music – not just because it ... read moreCD
A wild solo project from Rita Lee – done after the breakup of Os Mutantes, and offered up almost as some sort of commentary on mainstream rock in the 70s! There's a much more straightforward approach to the music here – a sometimes-glammy sound that's echoed by the band's space-style ... (Brazil, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Nice heavy vinyl – with a bonus poster too!)
Rita Lee —
Build Up ... CD Philips/El (UK), 1970. Used ...
$9.99
The first solo album by Rita Lee – cut back when she was a member of the groundbreaking Tropicalia trio, Os Mutantes! The album's got a very different feel than her work with that group – and has Rita stepping out as a sophisticated pop singer, almost in the way that Nico did on the ... (Brazil, Rock)read moreCD
A groundbreaking bit of cold wave music from the duo of Thomas Leer and Robert Rental – one of the first and still one of the best realizations of that unique post-punk aesthetic – served up here in a style that's as tuneful as it is noisy, as catchy as it is dark and brooding! The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Andrew Leigh had roots in other groups, most famously Spooky Tooth – but at the start of the 70s, he issued this lone solo album – an unusual record that mixes together some of the more ancient touches you'd guess from the cover with an earthy, soulful quality that resonates with his ... read moreCD
John Lennon —
Imagine ... LP Apple, 1971. Very Good+ ...
$24.99
Not the out there primal scream of Plastic Ono, and more of an impeccably produced, easy to love landmark from John Lennon! The title track, beautiful as it is, is so heavily ingrained into rock & roll myth making machine that it's become too easy to overlook how great most of the songs on the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing with Bell Sound stamp/SF etch. Includes the printed inner sleeve and 1 postcard. Cover has aging.)
The great John Lennon album from 1973 – still in an exhilaratingly creative mode with strong Plastic Ono traces, even if the overall effect is more mainstream friendly – ultimately, an album that stands incredibly well on its own, even if its something of a bridge to John's rock and ... read moreCD
The first true proper solo album by John Lennon – recorded after a few non-Beatles records with Yoko Ono, and at the same time as Yoko's much wilder album with a similar title! This one, though, is John at his best – very personal and exposed, in similar territory to Paul McCartney on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Australian Apple pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
John Lennon revisits the rock and roll canon after years of emotionally charged solo material – a move that was partially imposed by legal necessity, but got even more messed up from there – culminating a solid, set of pure Rock N Roll in '75! Includes sessions produced by Lennon in ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s green label Capitol pressing in a barcode cover. Cover has light wear and a lightly bent corner.)
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono with The Plastic Ono Band —
Live Peace In Toronto ... LP Apple, 1969. Near Mint- ...
$8.99
The earliest incarnation of the Plastic Ono band, and more or less a one off, with an all-star line up that included Eric Clapton and Klaus Voorman alongside Lennon and Ono. One side of the rootsy rock that was the old school Beatles stock in trade, and one side of Yoko Ono doing her thing on the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s German pressing. Cover has some light wear, "John Lennon" written in big marker, spot of sticker removal, name in pen on the back.)
The earliest incarnation of the Plastic Ono band, and more or less a one off, with an all-star line up that included Eric Clapton and Klaus Voorman alongside Lennon and Ono. One side of the rootsy rock that was the old school Beatles stock in trade, and one side of Yoko Ono doing her thing on the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed copy! Includes calendar! Cover has a spot of edge wear on the top, but is nice otherwise.)
The most polarizing of John Lennon's post Beatles ouvre – the strident, Spector-produced, sprawling mess that is Some Time In New York City – a record that has too much of every idea John & Yoko had at the time, which makes it all the more fascinating after all these years! Angry, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 80s purple label Capitol pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeves.)
John Lennon/Yoko Ono —
Milk & Honey ... LP Polydor, 1984. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$14.99
The second album released of material from the Double Fantasy sessions – released in 1984, years after John's murder, and record we can easily admit having a lot of affection for all these years later! The production has something of a rough, unfinished vibe to it – yet fairly ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the insert. Cover has light surface wear.)
One of the weirdest, most experimental albums ever from John Lennon and Yoko Ono – and that's saying a hell of a lot, given the nature of their other music! The set's got a cover and title that might make you expect more conventional modes – after all, everyone is familiar with the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In a cool box, with a certificate of marriage on the inside, plus photo strip, press book, marriage book, posters, mylar bag, and insert. Box has a split on the spine, surface wear, and aging. Posters & inserts have some aging.)
Annie Lennox —
Medusa ... CD Arista, 1995. Used ...
$1.99
Post-Tropicalia work from Leno – a Brazilian singer who'd worked as part of a duo during the Jovem Guarda years, but who really sounds great here on his own! The style's a bit more straightforward rock than the Brazilian sound of a few years back – a bit fuzzy and compressed at times, ... (Brazil, Rock)read moreCD
Three classic albums from Gary Lewis & The Playboys – all brought together in a single set! First up is You Don't Have To Paint Me A Picture – wonderfully groovy work from Gary Lewis and his Playboys – just the sort of west coast pop masterpiece that Liberty Records could ... read moreCD
Huey Lewis & The News —
Sports ... LP Chrysalis, 1983. Near Mint- ...
$11.99
Huey's biggest album of the 80s – with hits that include "I Want A New Drug", "Heart & Soul", "If This Is It", and "The Heart Of Rock & Roll". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
A weird little record from underground romantic singer Lewis – an artist who's partially in a European tradition that runs from French singers up through the New Romantics generation – but one who's also a definitely individual, with an approach that's all his own! The album's got a ... read moreCD
An unlikely, but huge, influence on the Chicago and Detroit house scenes of the 80s! Liaisons Dangereuses were a German combo with a sound that was part post-punk, part post-prog – electronic-based music that was somewhere in the neighborhood of Cabaret Voltaire and DAF. And like those two ... (Soul, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really unlikely pairing of artists – vocals by Lightnin Rod, who'd later record his legendary album in the 70s – with guitar and bass from Jimi, and organ and drums from Buddy Miles! (Soul, Rock)12-inch, Vinyl record
(80s pressing. Cover has a cutout notch, lightly bent corners, and is bent a bit around the edges.)
We've loved The Liminanas right from the start – and although contemporary, they've got their own way of channeling some of our favorite moments of the past, and coming up with something really new – a blend of fuzz guitar, romping rhythms, and wicked French vocals that sound a heck of ... (French, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The great Arto Lindsay solo, and at a level that really has his unique character coming out more than ever – definitely different than some of the more song-based records he gave us decades back, and very much in the territory of the sounds that made him such a force during the no wave ... (Jazz, Rock)read moreCD
Arto Lindsay/Joe McPhee/Ken Vandermark/Phil Sudderberg —
Largest Afternoon ... CD Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2019. New Copy ...
$12.9915.99
A set that's brimming over with improvising jazz talent – but one that's an especially great reminder of the guitar genius of the great Arto Lindsay! Lindsay is amazing here – playing with energy to match the brilliance of Ken Vandermark and Joe McPhee – which is really saying a ... (Jazz, Rock)read moreCD
Linn County —
Fever Shot ... LP Mercury, 1969. Very Good ...
$19.9924.99
A rootsy gem from this overlooked group – with soprano and tenor from Larry Easter, and organ, piano, and vocals from Stephen Miller – on titles that include "Girl Can't Help It", "Elevator Woman", Fever Shot", "Lonely Avenue", "Ground Hog ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has surface wear, edge wear, and a cutout hole.)
A hell of a record from the Boston scene of the late 60s – a set that's more progressive than some of its contemporaries, with a dexterity of rhythms and keyboards that could even rival some of the coming greats on the UK scene! Michael Tschudin handles lead vocals and all the keyboards ... read moreCD