A high point creatively and popularity-wise for Shriekback – somehow fusing soul and funk derived bass lines and choruses with postpunk urgency, keyboards that bring both airy delicacy and fierce tension, some of the most best songs the ever put on an album. This is one of those records that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing in a green cover, including the printed inner sleeve. Vinyl plays with a click on side 2, track 3.)
Mort Shuman was an interesting figure. After early work as a New York rock n roll songwriter, he moved to France, got involved in the music scene, and had big fame as one of the forces behind the exportation of Brel's work to the US in the form of the hit musical "...Is Alive And Living In ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, some wear, and waviness from moisture.)
Quite an unusual setting for the drum and percussion work of the mighty Hamid Drake – as the set features his much-hailed talents in the company of the spacey Mako Sica combo! The group's music is maybe a bit more abstract than jazz – although it's still created from familiar elements ... (Jazz, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Live material from Chicago's Siegel Schwall Band – recorded in small clubs in the Midwest, very much the sort of venues from which they sprang! There's as much of a no-nonsense vibe going on here as on their studio albums, and maybe even a bit more grit overall – especially on the ... read moreCD
Siegel Schwall Band —
RIP – Siegel Schwall ... CD Wooden Nickel/Wounded Bird, 1974. New Copy ...
$10.9911.98
A fond farewell to the Siegel Schwall Band, as you might guess from the title – one last studio effort from the group, before Corky Siegel took off on his solo career, and Jim Schwall concentrated on farming! The set's a bit different than the rest of their initial albums for Wooden Nickel ... read moreCD
A classic set from this legendary Chicago group of the early 70s – a combo led by Jim Schwall and Corky Siegel – two blue-eyed Windy City musicians who were unabashedly in love with the blues music of their scene! Unlike some of the later crossover blues albums of the 70s, these guys ... read moreCD
Siegel Schwall Band —
Sleepy Hollow ... CD Wooden Nickel/Wounded Bird, 1974. New Copy ...
$10.9911.98
Nothing sleepy here, as the Siegel Schwall Band are very much in the lean, bluesy territory that made them such a standout act on the Chicago scene of the 70s! These guys have a real Old Town blend of folk roots and blues inspirations – never trying to force things with either too much ... read moreCD
A great electro classic from the earliest years of synth pop – served up here by a British group who set the scene for a whole generation! Silicon Teens never had the success of Human League or some of their contemporaries, but they definitely set the scene for that generation – by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An enchantingly warm yet mysterious set composed, arranged, conducted and sung by Judee Sill – the second of her 2 rare bits of folk rock gems Asylum in the early 70s – with a richer, country folk sound that's rife with Judee's soaring vocals and eerily spiritual tunes! The tunes meld ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The incredible second album from Silver Apples – even more mad, more trippy, and more space rock than the first! The tunes are all awash in fuzziness – mad guitars, distorted vocals, and rough electronics coming into play with a bit of banjo and some stark, stiff percussion that makes ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A groundbreaking set from The Silver Apples – one of those records that almost didn't get fully appreciated until many decades later! The sound here is quite unique, even for the late 60s psych rock underground – and The Apples work in a blend of spacey electronics, driving percussion, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing – missing insert. Cover has wear, with a center split spine.)
A groundbreaking set from The Silver Apples – one of those records that almost didn't get fully appreciated until many decades later! The sound here is quite unique, even for the late 60s psych rock underground – and The Apples work in a blend of spacey electronics, driving percussion, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Silvery Boys have a groove that's as shimmering as their name – a unique blend of organ, guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, and trombone – the last of two which come as a nice surprise – as they glide through the other instrumentation, and bring a slightly different vibe to this ... (Brazil, Rock)read moreCD
John Simon —
Journey ... LP Warner, 1972. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
One of the few albums ever issued under the name of John Simon – an artist who's best known for his creative work in the studio for much bigger names at the time! The set's got all the wonderfully offbeat elements you'd hope for – including songs that are often quite strange, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with insert.)
Simon & Garfunkel —
Bookends ... LP Columbia, 1968. Very Good ...
$14.99
If you ever needed a record to convince you that Simon & Garfunkel were geniuses, and way more than just mainstream pop – this is it! The production is sublime – soft sounds moving beautifully along with the heavenly vocals – and the songwriting hits a new level of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing. Cover has some splitting on the spine and light wear.)
Titles include "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "El Condor Pasa", "Cecilia", "So Long Frank Lloyd Wright", "Baby Driver", "The Boxer", "The Only Living Boy In New York", "Keep The Customer Satisfied", and "Song For ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing. Cover has unglued seams.)
Titles include the classic "Sounds Of Silence" – plus "Richard Cory", "A Most Peculiar Man", "We've Got A Groovy Thing Going", "I Am A Rock", "Leaves That Are Green", "Blessed", "Kathy's Song", and the beautiful ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original 360 Sound stereo pressing, with the Tiger Beat magazine visible on the back cover. Cover is still in the shrinkwrap with the hype sticker. Shrinkwrap has a strip of tape.)
The album that put Nancy over the top – and one with lots of stellar Lee Hazlewood writing and production, and cuts like "I Move Around", "So Long, Babe", "Flowers On The Wall", and the title cut. Nice liner notes, too – with a conversation in which Nancy ... (Vocalists, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tri-color stereo pressing.)
Nancy Sinatra —
Sugar ... LP Reprise, Late 60s. Very Good+ ...
$14.99
Though one of her groovy Hazlewood produced albums, she only does two Hazlewood-penned tunes on this one: "Coastin", and "Sugar Town". The rest of the songs are the old-timey standards like "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Vagabond Shoes", "Let's Fall In ... (Vocalists, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tri-color stereo pressing. Cover has light wear.)
A big one for Siouxsie and the group – from a time when they were both pushing forth the darker corners of mainstream pop, and making a few surprising turns for the dancefloor tune! Some of the upbeat moments here crossed over surprisingly well in the clubs at the time, but even those still ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Guy Skornik —
Tusk ... LP Finders Keepers (UK), 1979. New Copy ...
$26.99
Really beautiful electronics from the enigmatic Guy Skornik – an artist that we mostly know for his quirky concept record Pour Pauwels, but who sounds here like some of the best electronicians of the German scene of the 70s! All tracks are long and spun out – electronic, but with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Skylight —
Skyhigh ... CD EMI (Japan), 1974. New Copy ...
$13.99
One of the grooviest Australian groups of the 70s – one of that rare breed from down under who effortlessly mixed together rock and soul – often with some very unique results! We'd rank these guys right next to Renee Geyer or Rocco – as they've got a similar blue-eyed sensibility ... read moreCD
(Part of the Free Soul 20th Anniversary series!)
Slade —
Slayed? ... LP Polydor, 1972. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
One of the best Brit psychedelic rock albums of the late 60s – one that sounds incredible to this day! On Ogden's Nut Gone Flake the group really found a way to spin a heady, organ rich, drum heavy, and all around big sound into the structure of the 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 minute pop structure – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pink label stereo pressing, matrix ending in 1B, in the circle-shaped fold out cover. Cover is slightly wavy at the back panel only, and is in great shape otherwise.)
Really enigmatic work from Craig Smith – aka Maitreya Kali – a figure who started out on the sunnier side of the LA scene, with work on TV and in a larger pop folk ensemble – but one who also hit some much darker corners by the end of the 60s, as you'll hear on this collection of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Elliott Smith —
New Moon ... CD Kill Rock Stars, 2007. Used 2 CDs ...
$2.99
A groovy singer takes on the music of The Beatles – all with a sound that does a heck of a lot for both parties involved in the proceedings! Keely Smith was well into her solo career by the time of this set – having stepped away from Louis Prima, and soaring through some great albums ... (Vocalists, Rock)read moreCD
When we were playing this, someone in the office said "What's the deal with these guys? Did they just do sound-a-like versions of other people's hits?" On some of their other records, we might say no – but this one's pretty much a Pickwick-esque remake/remodel of late 60s rockers ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An essential record by The Smiths – even if it wasn't initially conceived as a full length album! The set brings together important early radio material by the group – but sounds that are recorded on a par with their album or single releases – yet often in slightly different ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Strawberry Rash", "One Less Star", "Golden", "When You Walk", "Stick In The Mud", "What Kind Of Angel", and "When The Power Goes Out". CD
The super-huge hit – done up here in the full 12" version, which also features the cut morphing into "Where Did Our Love Go". 2 60s soul covers for the price of one! 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has wear and aging.)
Soft Machine —
Third ... LP Columbia, 1970. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$33.99
An amazing departure in music for Soft Machine – a record that really shifts the groove from the more psychedelic sound of the group's first two releases! The style here is much more stretched-out and spacious – really moving into jazz more than rock, and featuring very long tracks ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The title might be a bit reversed – because there's hardly anything 21st Century at all about this music – and at some level, it almost feels as if Jerry Solomon is going back in time – at least within the parameters of his own life! The songs often have this weird, almost child-l ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Some of the weirdest underground rock material you'll ever hope to hear – self-produced, self-released material by Jerry Solomon – who's definitely one of the true outsiders of his scene! The approach here is a bit like that taken by Brute Force on his classic late 60s album – in ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin —
High Country ... LP Polyvinyl, 2015. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$1.99
Sonic Youth's best ever – bringing the earlier, noisier impulses into an anthemic rock realm prefectly! This album looms as heavily over indie rock to come as just about any one album we can think of. . .shoot, just the first 2 songs do that! Perfection. Includes "Teen Age Riot" ... read moreCD
Sonic Youth's last album from Geffen – capping off one of the most successful runs an art rock band could ever have hoped to make on a major label! Back to the Moore-Gordon-Renaldo-Shelley line-up after a stellar couple of albums with Jim O'Rourke in the band, you could be forgiven for ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An overlooked gem from the Sons Of Champlin – pulled from the years past their well-remembered Capitol Records classics, but at a time when the group was still pretty darn great! As before, there's a surprisingly blend of soul going on at times – thanks to the strengths of lead singer ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Excellent blue eyed soul from the great Joe South! Joe wrote loads of excellent tracks for southern soul artists during the 60s – including The Tams, who were perhaps his most famous interpreters – but this album features Joe's own work from the time, and it's great! The style is kind ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label promo. Cover has a small sticker on front, with some minor stains and a DJ sticker on back.)
A masterpiece from Spacemen 3 – maybe one of the greatest psychedelic albums of all time – and one that we'd rank right up there with giants from the late 60s, and all those lesser-known acts that always seem to get rediscovered over the years! There's a definite 80s quality to the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The title certainly gets it right – as Spacemen 3 were legally-registered heroin addicts in the UK at the time of this recording – very unusual in the years before heroin chic of the 90s! The set came out after the group's first few landmark records, but actually features earlier demo ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing assortment of rare work from Spacemen 3 – all recorded in the time before their classic Perfect Prescription album – hence the title! The work here is often even headier than material that made it on that album – completely full-on layers of fuzzy guitar – echoed ... read moreCD
Spandau Ballet —
True ... CD Chrysalis, 1983. Used ...
$4.99
A really great moment in the spotlight for the legendary Chicago bluesman Otis Spann – an artist who often appeared on records by bigger talents of his generation, but didn't always get to shine this brightly on his own! The album's a very reverent session that has Spann's piano and vocals ... (Blues, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Killer singles from The Specials – the groundbreaking group who not only re-introduced a side of Jamaican music to the British scene, but also helped a whole new generation fall in love with the funky 45! The tunes here are all ones that were originally issued on those very cool checkerboard ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most important albums on the mighty 2 Tone label – and part of a huge ska revival on the British scene that would send ripples through modern music for years to come! And sure, the words "ska" and "revival" in the same sentence can often make most folks wince ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original US pressing. Cover has clear tape on the spine, a minor stain at the top right edge, and small peeled spot at the opening.)
Specials, Selecter, Madness, English Beat, etc —
Dance Craze ... LP 2 Tone/Chrysalis, 1981. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
A big moment for the British ska scene – and the soundtrack to a film that featured live work by nearly all of the big names at the time! The album features live work by artists who owed a lot to 2 Tone, but who'd even moved onto bigger fame by the film – but who are working here in a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A landmark album from Skip Spence – the onetime lead singer of Moby Grape, cast out of the group on his own by the time of this debut solo album – a record that's as powerful as it is fragile, and which has been the one lasting musical legacy of the man himself! The record almost sunk ... read moreCD
Spencer Davis Group —
I'm A Man ... LP United Artists, Mid 60s. Very Good+ ...
$24.99
A real treasure of sweet harmony pop from the late 60s – and the kind of record that broke big on the blue-eyed soul scene! The title hit – "More Today Than Yesterday" – is a familiar number that still sounds great to our ears. And the rest of the records got a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The crowning achievement of Spirit – and a record that you probably could have found in any college dorm room in the early 70s! The record's really a cut above for their generation – an expansive effort that hangs together with a bit of a concept, and which interweaves strands of rock, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic run of music from Spirit – one of the most distinct groups of their generation – able to come up with some big hits that charted on radio, but also work with an instrumental depth that would put most of their contemporaries to shame! The group have a sonic breadth that's ... read moreCD
Groovy groovy Dusty Springfield – and wonderful stuff all the way through! Dusty's working here in some of the soulful styles used on her more famous hits of the late 60s – recording with arrangers that include Peter Knight, Keith Mansfield, and John Paul Jones, with production by John ... (Vocalists, Rock)read moreCD
One of the greatest of all Dusty Springfield albums – a gem of a record that mixes British pop, soul, and some very groovy orchestrations! The whole session has that kind of soaring, soulful bounce that Dusty had on her best records – but which was possibly never done nearly as well as ... (Vocalists, Rock)read moreCD
(Part of the Free Soul 20th Anniversary series!)
Bruce Springsteen —
Born To Run ... LP Columbia, 1975. Very Good Gatefold ...
$11.99