A great look at the Elvis Presley universe – not sounds by the King himself, but music that first inspired his creations – and other songs that have contemporary artists inspired by the records that Presley was releasing during the early years of his career! The collection is fantastic ... read moreCD
A much-needed look at the Japanese rock scene at the start of the 70s – one that was going through as many amazing changes as the world of music in the US and UK, but which has always been far out of reach for most listeners in the English-speaking world! The collection's not super-undergroun ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Those crazy Cramps are at it again – serving up an insane array of rare 45s with a really mad mix of styles – the kind of sounds that you might hear if you fell asleep and woke up in a world of b-movies and 60s exploitation flicks! The styles are hard to peg – you might almost ... read moreCD
A big 80s moment in the crossover between punk rock and spoken word records – put together by Birth Of Tragedy magazine, with work from Lydia Lunch, Jello Biafra, Charles Manson, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Henry Rollins, and Anton La Vey! LP, Vinyl record album
An amazing look at the psychedelic scene in late 60s Memphis – music that's really mindblowing for the time, yet which often never got its due – given the stronger mainstream focus on Memphis as a hub for blues and soul! (In other words, had any of these cats hit the Sunset Strip in ... read moreCD
A really unusual idea for a collection – one that follows similar territory of other collections that trawl through the hinterlands of rare singles from the late 50s and early 60s, but with a completely different vibe overall! The music here is sad and blue – really moody numbers that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Featuring selections by Splat!, Big Flame, A Witness, Stump, MacKenzies, The Shrubs, The Ex, Twang, Nose Flutes, Great Leap Forward, and Jackdaw with Crowbar. LP, Vinyl record album
A totally groovy little collection – the sort that we love so much from the mighty Teensville label! The package is overflowing with rare singles from the late 60s – tracks we never would have heard otherwise, and which together have a wonderfully sunny sort of vibe – that late ... read moreCD
A rare folk relic from the 60s – a special record that features winners of a competition put together by Verve Records and the Korvette department store – with winners from different branches of the store's outlets! (Folk/Country, Rock)LP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic sounds from the grittiest years of the 45rpm single – music that's so mad, so strange, it really defies description! All the cuts here are presented in conjunction with the long-running Fool's Paradise radio show on WFMU – a longtime champion of all things weird and wild ... (Funky Compilations, Rock)read moreCD
Rare psychedelia from all over the world – rock, soul, funk and astral folk – styles flowing cohesively on a single compilation thanks to the killer melodies, hard drums & percussion, and the impeccable taste of the Now Again/Stones Throw team! Forge Your Own Chains, simply put, is ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really unusual little compilation – hardly anything that you might expect when you think of Hawaiian music – but that's kind of the lesson we've also been learning from the Aloha Got Soul label! Instead, the package brings together obscure recordings from the island state – ... (Funky Compilations, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The deepest of the deep from the American scene at the start of the 70s – groups so hip they weren't quite soul, weren't quite rock – and instead kind of a funky hybrid of both! After opening our ears to countless underground sounds from around the globe, the Now Again label turn back ... (Funky Compilations, Rock)read moreCD
Noise galore from the British scene of the punk and post-punk years – a fantastic exploration of the deeper sonic riches of the world of records at the time – and one that effortlessly moves between art, academic, and more popular-based recordings! You'll recognize some of these ... read moreCD
A great little discovery from the 60s – work from a teeny tiny Canadian label, but all of it pretty darn great! Not many groups recorded for the Gaeity Records label, but they all seem to be pretty well skilled at picking up on the best elements of 60s psyche pop and garage – all ... read moreCD
A lost legacy in the always-hip Pacific Northwest scene of the 60s – rare psych and garage tracks from the tiny Garland Records – an Oregon imprint who only issued a small amount of singles, but also recorded some really excellent music back in the day! All the tracks here are pretty ... read moreCD
A really great collection that charts a very unusual strain of music – tracks from the Pacific Northwest scene that represent a slice of their famous garage rock style leaning a bit more towards soul music – with results that make this whole collection a fantastic discovery of new music! ... read moreCD
A really great collection that charts a very unusual strain of music – tracks from the Pacific Northwest scene that represent a slice of their famous garage rock style leaning a bit more towards soul music – with results that make this whole collection a fantastic discovery of new music! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really cool collection of work from the surprisingly deep musical well of Garland Records – a Pacific Northwest imprint that's maybe best known for some garagey gems, but who here display a great ability to cut country-tinged records too! The vibe here is a bit Bakersfield, but filtered ... read moreCD
A really cool collection of work from the surprisingly deep musical well of Garland Records – a Pacific Northwest imprint that's maybe best known for some garagey gems, but who here display a great ability to cut country-tinged records too! The vibe here is a bit Bakersfield, but filtered ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Music by John Mellencamp, produced T Bone Burnett, and based on a libretto by Stephen King. Performers include Elvis Costello, Neko Case, Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Taj Mahal, and Rosanne Cash. (Soundtracks, Rock)CD
A fab collection of work from the second great wave of girl group music – the great run of female groups that rose to the forefront during the power pop generation, then continued to burn strongly all through the following decade! You'll recognize a few of the names here from bigger hits on ... read moreCD
To our ears, the UK scene of the mid 60s was much more of a girl pop haven than the US one of the time – and if this set isn't proof of that fact, we don't know what is! The Brit girl sound of the 60s has certainly been well-represented by recent reissues of work by Sandie Shaw, Petula Clark ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Girls with guitars – a very dangerous combination, and one that's served up nicely by this sweet little vinyl set! The package brings together obscure girl rock tracks from the 60s – most of them in a rough garagey mode that stands as a very nice counterpoint to the sweeter girl group ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A searing set of all-girl rockers from the late 60s – underground work from the hinterland of the American garage scene – all rare material originally issued on a handful of small indie labels! This vinyl set is a great addition to the CD series of the same name – and like those ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An incredible assortment of obscure glitter rock rarities – and a collection that takes its "pre punk" title seriously! The set does a beautiful job of showing the raw energy that was brewing on the rock scene in the UK in the years before the punk explosion – bringing forth ... read moreCD
Includes tracks by Wilbert Harrison, Billy Myles, Ketty Lester, The Teddy Bears, Jody Reynolds, The Blue Jays, Gerry Granahan, The Pets, Skip & Flip, and The Olympics. CD
San Francisco is well-known as ground zero for the Summer Of Love – and the city gave us plenty of big bands that helped push the new sounds of the 60s firmly into the rock mainstream – but at the same time, the city also housed plenty of lesser-known acts and really experimental groups ... read moreCD
A mad mix of space-age instrumentals, groovy vocal tunes, and lots lots more – and definitely one of the coolest compilations we've ever seen! The cover states that "a galaxy of stars goes where no other compilation has ever gone before" – and we can definitely agree with ... (Funky Compilations, Rock)read moreCD
Don't be put off by the "twist" in the title – as this is a killer collection of R&B work from Atlantic Records – with some rare soul singles too! The cover claims that this album contains "the 16 best twist numbers by the world's most authentic performers" ... (Soul, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono red & purple label pressing. Cover has light wear and a small cutout hole.)
A hefty helping of songs about the state of Tennessee – served up here in a great mix of postwar country and early rock and roll – maybe no surprise, given that the state is home to both Memphis and Nashville! Some tunes here are familiar classics, others are more obscure – and ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreCD
The weirder side of the western music spectrum in the postwar years – not straight country tunes, but instead a whole host of songs and styles that change things up, and definitely live up to the "noir" and "jukebox" spirit in the title! CD brings together tracks from ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreCD
A really well-titled compilation – one that gets at the special mix of music that was happening in the London mod scene of the 60s – a blend of styles that's way different than was going on here in the US at the time! There's certainly some bigger names on the collection – but ... read moreCD
A vital collection of some of the best songs written, or co-written by Otis Blackwell – who's one of the greatest and most adaptable songwriters of the late 50s onward! His songs were perfectly suited to bridge late 50s and early 60s soul, rock and pop – especially for performers who ... (Soul, Rock)read moreCD
Tremendous work from one of the greatest songwriting duos in southern soul – Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, two artists who barely had any success on their own, but who gave the world a host of fantastic songs all handled by other poeple! Penn and Oldham were neck deep in the best elements of ... (Soul, Rock)read moreCD
Music from The Ides Of March, Tin Tin, Blues Image, Ferrante & Teicher, The Assembled Multitude, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, Ten Years After, Robert John, Flash, The New Seekers, Wayne Newton and Arlo Guthrie. CD
Think the genius of Brian Wilson was only tapped by his partners in The Beach Boys? Think again – because as this lovely little set will show, a huge amount of other artists drew from the songwriting genius of Brian Wilson in the 60s – not just to cover the big hits of his famous group ... read moreCD
Hard grooving surf pop from the early-to-mid 60s – and this one's from the ladies – sun soaked, pulpy surf and drag strip rockers featuring The Honeys, Donna Loren, The Surfettes, Andrea Carroll, The Westwoods, Ellie Gee & The Jets, Dee Dee Sharp, Little Pattie & The Statesmen ... read moreCD
A hell of a cool little set – one that begins with obscure country songs about drug use, then moves onto a whole host of songs with themes of suicide, insanity, damnation, and redemption! The music is every bit as great as you'd guess from the title and cover – and the folks at Omni, ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreCD
Deep deep country music, from the glory days of the genres – the kind of tracks that start in the territory of the Louvin Brothers' Satan Is Real, then take off into a whole host of different themes based on sinning, saving, and redemption! The vibe here is every bit as great as the previous ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreCD
Those hillbillies get no end of hell – but maybe that's what they should expect, what with all the cheatin, drinkin, and carryin on! This set follows in the same tradition as all the rest of the fantastic series – looking at themes of loss and remorse in midcentury country music – ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful entry in this long-running series – a continuing testament to the darker sides of American life that formed the subject matter for so much of postwar country music! The package brings together some great tunes by bigger names of the time – not entirely hits, but the kind of ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Both rock and soul – and features tracks by The Counts, George Washington & The Cherry Bombs, Liberty Party, The Dynamics, City Limits, Don & The Goodtimers, The Bandits, Sonics, and Mr Lucky & The Gamblers! LP, Vinyl record album
Includes selections by Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas, Swinging Blue Jeans, Cilla Black, Freddie & The Dreamers, and The Hollies. LP, Vinyl record album
Merle Haggard isn't just one of the greatest country singers of all time – he's also a hell of a songwriter, too – one who emerged fully-formed into the glory of his Capitol Records years – releasing album after album that were full of amazing original compositions! Merle's own ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreCD
Music from Chas 'N' Dave, Lee Kosmin, Darts, Geraint Watkins, Witches Brew, Juice On The Loose, Junior Kimbrough, Dire Straits, Graham Parker, ABC, Charlie Dore, Night Shift & Live Wire. CD
Sublime sounds from one of the greatest songwriting teams of the 60s – a pair whose talents equally touched the worlds of soul, rock, and pop at the time! There's a tension to the songs of Gerry Goffin and Carole King that's been talked about over the years – and this collection ... (Soul, Rock)read moreCD
Includes music from Janis Martin, Margie Rayburn, Joy Layne, Kathy Linden, Connie Stevens, Ginny Arnell, Diane Renay, Little Peggy March, and more – 24 tracks in all. CD
The title's a reference to a Beatles' song – and the set brings together a range of classical and other styles of music that had a huge influence on the 60s pop scene – a number of sources that you'll definitely recognize in later work by the Fab Four, plus lots more important work as ... (Classical, Rock)read moreCD
Hard to believe this excellent series is hitting its ninth volume – and this time around, Ryley Walker is at the helm – making excellent musical choices that really keep things fresh! As with previous volumes, the focus is on the most creative talents of the acoustic underground – ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreCD
A great little companion to the excellent film about the famous Wax Trax record store and record label – a set that brings together rare and unreleased material from some of the artists who made the company legendary back in the day! The album's the first in many years to bear the Wax Trax ... read moreCD
Features reggae version of Dylan classics by the Mighty Diamonds, Michael Rose, Don Carlos, Sizzla, JC Lodge, Beres Hammond, and Gregory Isaacs. Dual Disc version includes 5.1 Surround mix plus bonus dub remixes. (Reggae, Rock)CD
Music from U2, Steve Winwood, Marianne Faithfull, Free, Traffic, Grace Jones, Sly & Robbie, Millie, Gwen Guthrie, Jimmie Cliff, Tom Waits, Will Powers & more. (Funky Compilations, Rock)CD
One of the coolest compilations yet on the Cicadelic label – a great collection of sweet, yet fairly rumbling singles from Texas girl group rock from the mid 60s – long-unheard numbers from The WordD, Friday And The Girls, The Heart Beats, The Bombshells, Linda Pierre King and The ... read moreCD
A wealth of great pop, rock, soul, and novelty numbers from the end of the 50s and the start of the 60s – unusual little tunes recorded for the Joy and Select record labels, most of which we've never heard before! There's a rich sense of discovery in this collection – not just because ... read moreCD
Includes selections by T Rex, The Move, Yardbirds, Small Faces, The Kinks, The Nice, Status Quo, The Searchers, The Honey Combs, Procol Harum, Joe Cocker, Amen Corner, Blue Mink, and Donovan. LP, Vinyl record album
A continuing dip into the deep underground of German prog sounds from the start of the 70s – that fantastic world that mixed together all the best experiments that were taking place in jazz, electronic, and rock music modes – all to come up with something so fresh, it would continue to ... read moreCD
A specially focused set of this excellent series – one that deals with the surprisingly large amount of important work that was coming out of West Berlin during the 70s – music that was maybe even more significant, given that it was created behind the walls that encircled the scene at ... read moreCD
Sweet AOR grooving from this excellent series – a set that's equal parts pop and soul, but which definitely falls more on the soulful side of the spectrum! Like the best work of the 70s AOR generation, there's a great ear here for tunes that mix in jazzy elements, strong musicianship, and ... (Funky Compilations, Rock)read moreCD
Sweet AOR grooving from this excellent series – a set that's equal parts pop and soul, but which definitely falls more on the soulful side of the spectrum! Like the best work of the 70s AOR generation, there's a great ear here for tunes that mix in jazzy elements, strong musicianship, and ... (Funky Compilations, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic overview of the legendary Rampart Records – one of the strongest soul labels on the LA scene of the 60s, and a company that did some surprisingly compelling work in the 70s too! Rampart's biggest-ever act was Cannibal & The Headhunters – and the set is titled after ... (Soul, Rock)read moreCD
A very groovy look at a very groovy record label – LA powerhouse White Whale Records, home to some mighty fine sounds in the second half of the 60s! As you'd guess from the title, there's a slight current of trippiness running through this material, but it's often blended with a really ... read moreCD
Includes 31 tracks by Ken Williams, The Dyna-Sores, The Groovers, James Holloway, Jack Hammer, Louie Overseas, Barney Kessel, The Lushes, and Barbara & The ... read moreCD
Features Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Jesus & Mary Chain, the Jeff Healey Band, the Cramps, Hall & Oates, Aaron Neville, Steve Albini, and others. CD
Great girl group grooves from Laurie Records – one of the powerhouses of the genre during the 60s! The set brings together some of the best that Laurie had to offer at the time – not just hits, but some great lesser-known gems that really make the package stand out from other girl ... read moreCD
There's few folks we'd trust to take us into the mod underground of the 60s more than Rob Bailey – and this series of his always delivers the goods, and reminds us that we've got a heck of a lot more to learn about music like this! Tracks come from rare singles and unreleased acetates – ... (Funky Compilations, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
There's few folks we'd trust to take us into the mod underground of the 60s more than Rob Bailey – and this series of his always delivers the goods, and reminds us that we've got a heck of a lot more to learn about music like this! Tracks come from rare singles and unreleased acetates – ... (Funky Compilations, Rock)read moreCD
A very cool look at the sound of 1969 – not as it was on our side of the Atlantic, but as it played out on radio in France! The 2CD set is a very hip mix of music – some French tunes mixed with American and British rock and soul, plus some other European cuts too – all of which ... (French, Rock)read moreCD
Weird and wonderful work from the Southeast Asian scene of the 60s – very cool grooves that show a heavy influence from American rockers of the time! The lyrics here are often sung in English, and the music is filled with the same sort of jangly guitars, driving drums, and mod-styled rhythms ... (Global Grooves, Rock)read moreCD
A heady look at the Danish psych scene at the end of the 60s – music that's not nearly as well known as US or UK material from the time – but every bit as groovy! Most of these groups sing in English, and are sharing some of the same influences that were coming out of the British scene ... read moreCD
Some of the most underground sounds you could ever hope to hear – quite literally, as the music on the set was recorded in a subterranean studio based in a cavern in Missouri! We could go on making endless jokes about "hard rock" and things like that – but we'll quickly skip ... read moreCD
Rare rock from the Golden Triangle scene of Southeast TX in the late 60s and early 70s – a well-curated overview of the stylistically sprawling material being cut at Mickey Rouse's Lowland Recording Studio in Beaumont! Texas rock of the late 60s and early 70s justifiably brings to mind acts ... (Funky Compilations, Rock)read moreCD
Killer instrumentals from the glory days of the garagey combo – a smoking little set that's very heavy on twangers – those wicked guitar-driven cuts that were often recorded with lots of cool echo and effects! Some of the names here are big ones, but most are smaller and lesser-known ... read moreCD
Live recordings from the Lookout Records reunion gig at 915 Gilman St featuring Kamala & The Karnivores, Tilt, Wynona Ryders, Monsula, Brents TV, Squirtgun, Pansy Division, Mr T Experience, and more! LP, Vinyl record album
One of the coolest packages we've ever seen from Numero – an album that's styled like a high school yearbook, right down to the faux leather cover and pages inside – which themselves have all sorts of fake autographs and messages from imaginary classmates! Yet the cover isn't just what ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
CKXU out of Lethbridge, Alberta presents live selections from Leeroy Stagger, Treeline, The Utilities, Dave McCann, Outlaws Of Ravenhurst, Wet Secrets, Invasives, and Biblical. LP, Vinyl record album
(Pink swirl vinyl pressing, including the insert.)
Magical music from the days when radio really mattered – an assortment of raw and raunchy singles all popularized by Pittsburgh DJ Mad Mike Metrovich in the 60s! Mad Mike had an ear that was unlike anyone else – a way of seeking out unusual tunes with a gritty edge – cuts that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Magical music from the days when radio really mattered – an assortment of raw and raunchy singles all popularized by Pittsburgh DJ Mad Mike Metrovich in the 60s! Mad Mike had an ear that was unlike anyone else – a way of seeking out unusual tunes with a gritty edge – cuts that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the less-remembered records from the era of the giant rock festival – a set of tracks that were recorded during a wild cross-country hippie caravan! Although maybe not another Woodstock, the album does have some long live tracks that are really worth seeking out – in a ... (Soundtracks, Rock)read moreCD
Music from Evelyn Champagne King, Alicia Bridges, KC & The Sunshine Band, Anita Ward, Andrea True Connection, Michael Sembello, Irene Cara, Blondie, Robey, the Village People, Andy Gibb, and Gladys Knight & The Pips. (Soul, Rock)CD
Nothing mello about this sweet little set – because the tunes are loud, nasty, and filled with plenty of sharp edges! The collection really trawls around the bottom side of the indie rocking spectrum of the late 50s and early 60s – digging through the dirt to come up with some ... read moreCD
Nothing mello about this sweet little set – because the tunes are loud, nasty, and filled with plenty of sharp edges! The collection really trawls around the bottom side of the indie rocking spectrum of the late 50s and early 60s – digging through the dirt to come up with some ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes selections from Up, Sweet Cherry, Pitche Blende, The Glass Sun, Dick Rabbit, Popcorn Blizzard, Fifty Foot Hose, Renaissance Fair, and The Orange Wedge. LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent 180 gram vinyl pressing on Spiral Groove.)
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Midnite Spares ... LP Efficient Space (Australia), 1980s/1990s. Very Good+ ...
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Australian music devotees Andras and Instant Peterson hold a candle to overlooked avant-pop and electronic works by antipodean artists and outsiders working through the 80s and 90s across the island continent. Featuring Maria Kozic & The MK Sound, Whadya Want?, Poets Of The Machine, The Couch, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great 2CD set – one that brings together two rare installments of this Miniatures series of music, collage, and sound art! First up is the 1979 edition – a really fantastic little record – and one that has a concept that's unlike anything else we can think of! Morgan Fisher ... read moreCD
Searing instrumentals from the glory days of the electric guitar – that initial moment when the fuzz was turned up, the echo expanded, and the instrument finally got a chance to step out in the lead in the kind of totally wonderful tracks like these! The Ventures are pictured on the cover, ... read moreCD
All Chicago affair including selections by Troy Anderson, Luke Henry, Bunny, Lucille Furs, Aurora L'orealis, HLY MTN, Gal Gun, Joe Bordenaro, mtvghosts, Max Loebman, The Evening Attraction, Friedlys, and Cooper Guncheon. LP, Vinyl record album
A wild assortment of music from an equally wild source – a BBC Radio program hosted by Jarvis Cocker, presented on Sunday mornings as a way to relax and reach some sort of deeper spiritual consciousness! The show was never churchy – but maybe an attempt to find a new sort of inner ... read moreCD
Nick Cave is a man of many influences – sounds from so many different styles of music, which he's used to forge into his own uniquely personal style over the years! And Cave's never been secret about the music that moves him, either – and always gives credit where credit's due – ... read moreCD
Jack Nitzsche was one of the greatest producers of the LA scene of the 60s – a legendary talent whose work was a key counterpart to frequent associate Phil Spector, but which also took on lots of other weird twists and turns of its own! Jack has this mad appeal that you can probably guess ... read moreCD
Groovy, moddish, magnificent and sunny girl pop from The Land Of The Rising Sun – pummeling drums, jumping arrangements and groovy vocals from the mid-to-late 60s Japanese scene! This is fantastic stuff, any kitch or novelty appeal you might be expecting is kind of muted by the exceptional ... (Funky Compilations, Rock)read moreCD
Groovy, moddish, magnificent and sunny girl pop from The Land Of The Rising Sun – pummeling drums, jumping arrangements and groovy vocals from the mid-to-late 60s Japanese scene! This is fantastic stuff, any kitch or novelty appeal you might be expecting is kind of muted by the exceptional ... (Funky Compilations, Rock)read moreCD
Mad sounds from the late 60s world of Japanese pop – a mindblowing, ear-opening batch of singles we never would have gotten our hands on otherwise! The music here feels like sounds coming out of some backroom jukebox in a Nikkatsu "new action" film – or maybe the kind of ... (Funky Compilations, Rock)read moreCD
Not just key early punk work from both sides of the Atlantic, but important punk precursors too! 100 tracks in all, and a big booklet of notes! Music from the Ramones, the Clash, the Saints, the Damned, the Buzzcocks, Iggy & the Stooges, Wire, New York Dolls, the Fall, Patti Smith, Richard ... read moreCD