Sound Library
Sound library funk, grooves, and breaks -- from Italy, France, England, and beyond -- on labels like KPM, DeWolfe, and Bruton!
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De Wolfe/Be With (UK), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 36.99
A totally killer sound library set – every bit as funky as others that have been issued under the Afro Rock title – but a lot more obscure! The group here has wicked bass and plenty of percussion next to the drums – and the top of the sound also has some horn work that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Luis Vecchio —
Afro Rock ... LP De Wolfe (UK), 1971. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
A totally killer sound library set – every bit as funky as others that have been issued under the Afro Rock title – but a lot more obscure! The group here has wicked bass and plenty of percussion next to the drums – and the top of the sound also has some horn work that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Afro Rock ... LP 32.99(Original pressing! Cover has some light wear, tape traces on the spine which is also split a bit, and back has some stamps. Label has a bit of marker – vinyl is nice!)
678 Records (Netherlands), 1976. New Copy ... $34.99 39.99
This entry in the very cool PV Tapes series features the full soundtrack music for a TV series titled De Komst Van Joachim Stiller – work that opens up in ways that are even more expansive than some of the other releases in the series! The tracks are short, in a cue-type style – but ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dick Walter/
Amphonic/Vocalion (UK), 1980/1983. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Late sound library grooves from the UK scene – but still pretty darn groovy! First up is Metropolis Now – a 1980 set from arranger Dick Walter, with production from Syd Dale – who clearly keeps things in the same groovy style as his own excellent work for Amphonic! ... read more CD
Norman Warren/Bruton Music (UK), 1978. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
As stated on the back cover – a selection of music as played in the lounges and Palm Courts of hotels during the 20s and 30s. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, center splits in the seams and spine, minor blemishes in front, and a production house sticker in back.)
George Warwick/Music De Wolfe (UK), 1966. Very Good- ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
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(Cover has edge wear with split spine & bottom seam, some pen & ink stamps on the back cover. Labels have marker and ink stamps.)
De Wolfe/Be With (UK), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 36.99
A jazzy gem from the DeWolfe sound library in the UK – a record done by pianist Roger Webb, but with an expanded "Sound" – as you might guess from the title! Roger plays both acoustic and electric pianos, in a variety of styles – and a number of cuts here have sublime ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Roger Webb Sound with Barbara Moore —
Vocal Patterns ... LP De Wolfe (UK), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the coolest records ever from the legendary De Wolfe sound library in the UK – a set that's great not only for the work of Brit maestro Roger Webb, but also for the vocals delivered by Barbara Moore – a legendary session singer with a hell of a jazzy touch! Webb's charts are ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Roger Webb Sound with Barbara Moore —
Vocal Patterns ... LP De Wolfe (UK), 1971. Very Good ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the coolest records ever from the legendary De Wolfe sound library in the UK – a set that's great not only for the work of Brit maestro Roger Webb, but also for the vocals delivered by Barbara Moore – a legendary session singer with a hell of a jazzy touch! Webb's charts are ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing! Cover has two stamps and light pen on back – plus very light tape traces on bottom seam, but looks nice overall. Label has some marker – vinyl is nice and clean.)
Daniel J White/Timing/De Wolfe (UK), 1976. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
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(Cover has some surface wear and aging, wide masking tape holding the top seam and spine, tape remnants and splitting at the bottom seam, heavily bent at the right side, and a DeWolfe sticker, some notes in pen, and a small piece of paper in back.)
JJ Whitefield —
Ethio Meditations/Madlib Invazion, 2023. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
JJ Whitefield has given us plenty of funky records over the years – most in vintage styles, including work as Poets Of Rhythm and Karl Hector & The Malcouns! This time around, there's a sound library approach, but with the slight Ethio vibe you'd guess from the title on one side – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Madlib Invazion, 2024. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99 About May 3, 2024
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Coloursound Library/Be With (UK), 1986. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 36.99
A record from the more electronic years of the sound library scene – yet one that's also got a nicely sensitive side too, in a way that really lives up to its title! Both artists get plenty of space to serve up their songs – mostly shorter numbers in variations for most tracks – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Ambience Two – An Adventure In Environmental Sound ... LP Audio Fidelity, 1970. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
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(Cover has light wear.)
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Animals Of Africa – Sounds Of The Jungle, Plain & Bush ... LP Nonesuch, 1973. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
There's no music per se on this disc, just grunts, groans, howls and other sounds from the wild. Twelve different animals are featured, from the fierce, man-eating leopard, to the playful vervet monkey, the timid hyrax, the mighty rhinocerous, the peaceful and beautiful zebra, the strange ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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ATA Records – The Library Archive Vol 3 ... LP ATA (UK), 2023. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Mad sound library funk from a host of contemporary artists – all bands that have recorded singles for the hip ATA label, coming together here on a set of cuts that really lives up to the best funky 70s modes of famous labels like KPM or DeWolfe! The set doesn't list individual artists, but ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Authentic Sound Effects Vol 7 ... LP Elektra, 1964. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
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Barry 7's Connectors 2 – 17 Rare Italian Library Tracks ... LP Lo Recordings (UK), Early 1970s. Near Mint- 2LP ... Out Of Stock
Wild funky grooves – and even crazier than the first volume! The set follows the format of the first, in that tracks are selected by the enigmatic Barry 7 – but the source material is completely different, making for a very unique sound. This time around, Barry's dipped into the rich ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
GAD (Poland), Late 50s/1960s/1970s/1980s. New Copy ... $14.99 23.99
Really cool music for a bunch of short, animated cartoons – all of them from a single studio in Poland, and done with these sublime sounds that really move past the familiar! These aren't always the whimsical melodies you'd hear in a Warner Brothers cartoon – and there's elements of ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library) read more CD
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Big Deal – Weinberger Funk Library 1975 to 1979 ... CD Sonorama (Germany), Late 70s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Big deal, indeed – as this excellent set looks at a really under-tapped source of sound library funk from the 70s – a small British company who was turning out glorious grooves in the same classic years as KPM or DeWolfe! The players here are mostly British, and many are more obscure ... read more CD
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Cavendish Rarities ... LP Cavendish/Beatsqueeze (France), Mid 70s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Very cool cuts from the UK Cavendish Sound Library – all very much in the best funky Brit tradition of work from the KPM and DeWolfe sound libraries that we first fell in love with many years ago! Much of the work here is done by the great Dennis Farnon – a jazz arranger from earlier ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Cuts For Commercials Vol 5 ... LP De Wolfe (UK), 1982. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
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(Cover has some edge wear, a small split on the spine, and an index sticker on the back.)
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Destination Stereo – Your Pasport To Great Music In New Sound By The World's Greatest Artists ... LP RCA, 1959. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
A sweet sampler of RCA Living Stereo classical recordings, with pieces by Khachaturian, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Moussorgsky-Ravel, Adler-Ross, Prokofieff, Copland, Saint Saens, Gould, and Berlioz. (Classical, Sound Library) LP, Vinyl record album
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Duas Vidas – Trilha Sonora Original Da Novela ... LP Som Livre (Brazil), 1976. Very Good ... Out Of Stock
Great work from the glory days of the Brazilian TV soundtrack – with cuts from Agepe, Vanusa, Jards Macale, Bandits Of Love, Guilherme Arantes, Martinho Da Vila, Paulinho Da Viola, Beth Carvalo, and Mario Gomes! (Brazil, Sound Library) LP, Vinyl record album
Easy Tempo (Italy), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
A long-overdue entry in this legendary series of compilations – one that taught us an awful lot about funky soundtrack music back in the day, finally back in action after a long hiatus! This time around, the groove has gotten even deeper – as the series has stretched to include some ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more CD
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Easy Tempo Volume 11 – The Round Trip ... LP Easy Tempo (Italy), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A long-overdue entry in this legendary series of compilations – one that taught us an awful lot about funky soundtrack music back in the day, finally back in action after a long hiatus! This time around, the groove has gotten even deeper – as the series has stretched to include some ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Easy Tempo Volume 11 – The Round Trip ... CD 16.99
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Escape In Time – Popular British Television Themes Of The 60s ... CD El (UK), 1960s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Way more than just the usual collection of famous British TV themes from the 60s – as this set offers up some great rare nuggets, unusual versions, and some obscure tracks that are all pretty darn fresh to our American years! As you well know if you're a fan of anything pop culture from this ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library) read more CD
(Out of print and sealed.)
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Fanfare Showcase ... LP Music De Wolfe (UK), 1972. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
Music by Peter Reno & Jack Trombey, Derek Laren, Spencer Nakin, Lawrence Wiffin, Reg Tilsey, Maj JH Howe, Anthony Mawer, and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Laminated, flipback cover has edge wear with masking tape remnant, with ink stamps, pen, & aging on the back. Labels have marker.)
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Funky Chicken – Belgian Grooves From The 70s ... CD Sdban (Belgium), 1970s. New Copy 2CD ... Out Of Stock
Fantastic funk from the Belgian scene of the 70s – a really mad mix of sounds and styles, and a really revelatory set overall! Few people might use the words "Belgium" and "funk" in the same sentence – but that may well change after this sweet set gets a few spins ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more CD
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Funky Chicken – Belgian Grooves From The 70s Part 1 ... LP Sdban (Belgium), 1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
Fantastic funk from the Belgian scene of the 70s – a really mad mix of sounds and styles, and a really revelatory set overall! Few people might use the words "Belgium" and "funk" in the same sentence – but that may well change after this sweet set gets a few spins ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Funky Chimes – Belgian Grooves From The 70s ... CD Sdban (Belgium), 1970s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Funk from Belgium? Believe it or not, stranger things have happened – and we can promise that if you played these tracks back to back with more familiar grooves from other 70s sources, you'd quickly find that these Belgian grooves are right up there with the best of the bunch! The set's ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more CD
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Funky Chimes – Belgian Grooves From The 70s – Part 2 ... LP Sdban (Belgium), 1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
Funk from Belgium? Believe it or not, stranger things have happened – and we can promise that if you played these tracks back to back with more familiar grooves from other 70s sources, you'd quickly find that these Belgian grooves are right up there with the best of the bunch! The set's ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Modern Harmonic, Late 50s/1960s. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
A totally cool little set, and one that takes us back to the kind of commercials they used to play at the drive-in theaters between two different movies in a long double-feature! The tracks here are all short, playful little tunes with plenty of 60s elements – sometimes jazzy, sometimes ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library) read more CD
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Hey Folks – It's Intermission Time (brown vinyl pressing) ... LP Modern Harmonic, Late 1950s/1960s. New Copy (pic cover)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A totally cool little set, and one that takes us back to the kind of commercials they used to play at the drive-in theaters between two different movies in a long double-feature! The tracks here are all short, playful little tunes with plenty of 60s elements – sometimes jazzy, sometimes ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Hey Folks – It's Intermission Time ... CD 15.99
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Home Movie Sound Effects ... LP Audio Fidelity, 1960s. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
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I-Robots Present Phantom Records ... LP Mondo Groove (Italy), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
I-Robots take a mighty cool look at the Phantom Records label – a small imprint from that great moment when the Italian club scene was getting pretty electric and cosmic – almost as a dancefloor extension of sound library modes from a few years before! The cuts here all have plenty of ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Image – KPM 1141 ... LP KPM/Be With (UK), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A set that's filled with some of the most evocative work ever recorded by the KPM sound library in the 70s – music that goes beyond just familiar funk to move into territory that resonates with some of the most sonically seductive styles of the Italian soundtrack scene of the period! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Knock Down – Polish Animated Shorts 1974 to 1985 ... CD GAD (Poland), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
There's lots of wild electronics here, and plenty of other great sounds too – served up in a host of very cool tracks from a range of short animated features from Poland – not kiddie cartoon music, but work that's often got a very spare and spacey sort of vibe! The set's awash in ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library) read more CD
GAD (Poland), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
There's lots of wild electronics here, and plenty of other great sounds too – served up in a host of very cool tracks from a range of short animated features from Poland – not kiddie cartoon music, but work that's often got a very spare and spacey sort of vibe! The set's awash in ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Library Archive Vol 1 & 2 – More Funk, Jazz, Beats & Soundtracks From The Vaults Of Cavendish Music ... CD Cavendish/BBE (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 2CD ... Out Of Stock
Brilliant funky instrumentals from the UK Cavendish Sound Library – a company who could sometimes recorded more staid music, although that certainly wasn't the case with the gems on this collection! The music is by a handful of British studio talents of the time – most of whom come ... read more CD
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Library Archive Vol 2 – More Funk, Jazz, Beats & Soundtracks From The Vaults Of Cavendish Music ... LP Cavendish/BBE (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Brilliant funky instrumentals from the UK Cavendish Sound Library – a company who could sometimes recorded more staid music, although that certainly wasn't the case with the gems on this collection! The music is by a handful of British studio talents of the time – most of whom come ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Mo' Plen 2000 – Acid Hip Tracks From Italian Cocktails ... CD Irma (Italy), 1960s/1970s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Fantastic rare Italian grooves from sound library and soundtrack sources – work by I Comonenti, Orchestra MC Karl, Riz Ortolani, I Bisaquei, Carlo Cordara, Albatros, and others! (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) CD
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Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier – CVA(N) Enterprise ... LP Audio Fidelity, 1963. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
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Nuggets – Luke Vibert's Selection ... LP Lo Recordings (UK), Early 70s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
Everybody's getting in on the funky sound library action! This set of rare funky gems was selected by Luke Vibert – who's confessed to a love of the odder and more obscure side of the 70s Brit sound library scene. The set's way better than you might think – as Luke really knows his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Pop Boutique 1 – A Sophisticated Selection Of Unreleased Soundtrack Tunes ... LP Spinning Wheel (Germany), 1970s. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
The great first entry in this overlooked series – a mix of sound library gems and other soulful delights from the European scene – most of which never got release over here on this side of the Atlantic! A good number of tracks are from the Sonoton label archives, and they're sprinkled ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Pop Boutique 2 – A Jazz Selection Of Unreleased Soundtrack Tunes ... LP Spinning Wheel (Germany), 1970s. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
2nd cool volume of this great series of funky sound library tracks put together by the Spinning Wheel record store in Germany! Like the first volume, this one's got a killer set of grooves that you'll never find in the original, and which are laid down by some of the funkiest cats working in ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Pop Boutique 3 – Selected Sounds For Hipsters ... LP Spinning Wheel (Germany), 1970s. Very Good+ ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Groovy stuff – and even better than the earlier volumes! This one's got some great tracks by European jazz artists, lots of whom you'll recognize from labels like MPS, but who are represented here by rare sound library-only recordings! There's a total of 14 tracks in all, with lots of nice ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Sexopolis – The Sequel (yellow vinyl pressing) ... LP Cosmic Disco Machine (Italy), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... Out Of Stock
A second great serving of grooves from the French scene of the late 60s and early 70s – a package that also includes some rare sound library material too, and which shows that if you know where to look, French records can be a real treasure trove of funky cuts! We loved the first volume, but ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition on yellow vinyl!)
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Sonorissima Vol 2 – Italian Library Music Party ... LP Black Cat (Italy), Early 70s. Very Good+ 2LP ... Out Of Stock
Fantastically funky tunes from Italy! This set's one of the funkiest batches of sound library tunes we've heard in ages – pulled together by producer Aldo Sinesio, who recorded the material back in the 70s for his obscure Fly Records label. Sinesio's got a great ear for the funky bassline ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Sound Spectrum – From The Curators Of The Sound Gallery ... LP Castle/When (UK), Early 1970s. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
After blowing our minds with the first volume of The Sound Gallery, the same folks wen't on to put this one together – and they drove us crazy with the massive amount of Brit easy grooves that they managed to dig up and string together! There's 5 tracks by the genius of the Brit easy genre, ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear near the bottom – but this is a nice copy overall.)
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Sounds Of Patchwork Vol 1 ... LP Patchwork/Farfalla (France), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Spacey, funky, and totally groovy genius from the rare French Patchwork sound library label – an imprint that's even more obscure than some of the other European companies that have been dug for grooves in recent years – presented here with a specially selected collection of some of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Sounds Of Speed ... LP Riverside, Early 60s. Very Good- ... Out Of Stock
A sweet collection of the best tracks from the "at the track" recording line from Riverside Records! LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing with deep groove. Cover has aging, light wear.)
Tele Music/Electunes (Austria), Late 70s. Near Mint- ... $29.99
A treasure trove of late 70s French disco funk – actually sound library material from the Tele Music archives – featuring positively killer bass lines, keys and drums, with a warmth and a groove that just slays so much of the better known dancefloor material of the era! Includes great ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2008 issue. Cover has light wear.)
Selection/Sdban (Belgium), Late 70s. New Copy ... $29.99 39.99
A rare look at a very obscure sound library from the European scene – the Belgian Selection label, home to some very groovy sounds from the late 70s! The music here resonates with Belgian soundtrack and jazz work of the period – and shares some musicians from those genres too – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Star Trek Sound Effects ... CD GNP/Crescendo, 1967/1968/1978. Used ... Out Of Stock
Includes such classics as "Photon Torpedo (3 Blasts)", "Communicator Beeps", "Red Alert Klaxon #2", "Tribble Coos", "Warp Drive", and "Enterprise Doors". (Soundtracks, Sound Library) CD
(1988 pressing.)
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Stereo Spectacular Demonstration & Sound Effects ... LP Audio Fidelity, 1962. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
Narrated by Peter Allen. LP, Vinyl record album
(Later black label pressing with small logo. Cover has bumped corners and a tiny split at the bottom of the spine.)
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Switched-On Eugene ... CD Numero, Mid 1980s. Used ... Out Of Stock
The world of moogy music first exploded back in the late 60s – when artists like Bruce Haack, Perry-Kingsley, and others were making all these wonderfully weird records that featured heavy analogue electronics and other playful elements! By the 80s, most of that music had gone away – ... read more CD
Tele Music/BMG (France), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $37.99 39.99
Great grooves galore – a sweet selection of tracks from the late 60s onwards, none of which were made available to the public at the time! The French Tele Music company was one of those secret sound library labels – recording top shelf tracks during the 70s, but then only passing them ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Unusual Sounds ... CD Anthology, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The sounds here aren't that unusual at all – and in fact, they're mostly pretty darn groovy – a superb selection of sound library funk from the glory days of the European scene – collected here together in support of the book of the same name! In case you're new to the scene ... read more CD
Zyklus —
Stimulacra ... CD Buried Treasure (UK), Late 80s/1990s/Early 2000s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Over 20 years worth of unheard recordings from the writer/producer of The Delaware Road – work that's been pulled from an assortment of cassettes, DATs, and minidiscs – and which represent a similar evolution in electronics as the technology on which it was recorded! Some of the tracks ... read more CD
Mondiophone/Endless Happiness (Italy), 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 31.99
A 70s sound library record, but one that's also very different than most – as Christian Zysset put together the whole thing more as a jazz record with long, extended tracks – instead of the more typical batch of shorter themes and songs! The set's got a largeish group who stay together ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
