Great post-Mahavishnu work from guitarist John McLaughlin – the debut of his excellent Shakti combo, a group who mixed Indian music with some tighter fusion moments! The style here is a lot leaner than some of McLaughlin's previous experiments – a small group lineup with violin from L ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A nice copy.)
Shanghai —
Shanghai ... LP Warner (UK), 1974. Near Mint- ...
$59.99
Mid 60s release of some earlier sides recorded by Ravi in India – classic work with Ali Akbar Khan on sarod, plus Alla Rakha on tabla and Ashkish Kumar on tanpura. The album features two long ragas, each making up a side of the record – "Raga Shree" and "Raga Sindhu ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, a few small stains, and a small trace of a price sticker.)
A nice little collection of Dee Dee Sharp's early 60s sides for the Cameo label – issued here in a well-done UK package – noteworthy because it's one of the few legit reissues of Dee Dee's work over the years, issued for the UK Northern Soul market, who were always huge fans of her work! ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s issue. Cover has minimal wear and is very lightly bent at the top right corner.)
A real classic from Marlena Shaw – a key 70s album that has the singer moving back to soul after some years in the jazz side of the spectrum – but with an approach that still holds onto all the sophistication she picked up along the way! The record's got some wonderful arrangements and ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
A great summation of the best of Joe's early work – which is really some of our favorite! The set brings together Joe's best cuts for the Sound Stage Seven label – some really great tracks done in a sweet 60s southern soul mode, with arrangements by Chips Moman and Cliff Parman – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo white label promo. NOTE – Cover has a big tear across his face with clear tape repair, some surface wear.)
A classic set of early jazz recordings by Nina Simone – one of her first albums ever, but already with an approach that's quite different from other singers of the time! Nina's singing a fair bit of standards here, but she brings a deeply personal approach to the material – inflecting ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Frank Sinatra —
Reflections ... LP Columbia, 1940s/1950s. Very Good+ ...
$4.99
Includes "Stella By Starlight", "But Beautiful", Body & Soul", "Where Or When", "When Your Lover Has Gone", "Strange Music", "Goodnight, Irene", "Dear Little Boy Of Mine", "Mighty Lak' A Rose", "Cradle ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye pressing with deep groove. Includes Columbia inner sleeve. Cover has some light surface wear.)
Includes a Sinatra performance with Joan Edwards and The Mark Warnow Orchestra, and Boswell with Russ Morgan's Orchestra on The Bandwagon Show. (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
Nancy Sinatra recording in London, but still getting some heavy help from Lee Hazlewood – who wrote about half the tracks on the record, and also guest stars on one number too! The backings are fuller than some of Nancy's other Reprise albums – clearly going for some of the jaunty ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing, still sealed, with a small cutout grommet and round sticker spot. Cover is bent a bit at the corners on the right.)
Some of the best-remembered work of this legendary vocal group – a sublime session of unaccompanied vocals, done with no other instrumentation alongside the warm harmonies of the quartet! The sound here is really amazing – simple, elegant, but filled with undeniable magic – and ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US MPS pressing, still sealed, but with a large hole in front.)
Three guys, one gal, and nothing else – just voices with no other instrumentation, and one of the best-ever realizations of the amazing Singers Unlimited sound! Although often associated with the superb studio sound of the MPS label, the group were often at their best when just working ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing on Pausa, still sealed with a cutout hole.)
Heavy heady funk from the 70s Nigerian scene – a wicked little record that's unlike anything else we've heard before! SJOB is a combo made from ex-members of the group of Sonny Okosuns – all top-shelf players who've clearly got their chops down in the groove department, but are also ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very cool early work from the young Grace Slick – material done with her own Great Society group in the years before she joined Jefferson Airplane – but already sounding pretty darn trippy overall! That shocking, thrilling quality of Grace's voice is already firmly in place – ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing. Cover has some ring and edge wear, yellowing from age, some splitting in the spine, and a name in pen at the top edge.)
A real stormer from Jimmy Smith – done in his first year at Blue Note, but with a sense of power and imagination that cannot be denied! It might be easy to pass up this album, because many of the tunes are standards, done in a simple trio format – but back at the time of this session, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Liberty stereo pressing. Cover has some ringwear, edge wear, worn corners, small sticker spot, large name in pen on both sides, and track durations and underlining of notes in back. Labels have a name in red pen.)
Jimmy Smith —
Monster ... LP Verve, 1965. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$8.99
Totally cool Jimmy Smith album that has him playing a lot of funky groovy versions of TV and Film themes, like "Goldfinger", "Theme From The Munsters", "Theme From Man With the Golden Arm", and "Theme From Bewitched". Oliver Nelson leads a large band and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono MGM pressing with Van Gelder stamp and deep groove.)
A classic Blue Note meeting of two of the label's top talents in the early 60s – Hammond hero Jimmy Smith, and the up-and-rising Stanley Turrentine on tenor! Turrentine's simply great at this point – playing with a raspy edge on the bottom of his tone, sounding dark and mysterious ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(New York stereo pressing, with Van Gelder stamp and ear. Cover has a small top seam split, and light wear.)
A great meeting of soulful talents – the Hammond of Johnny Hammond Smith, and the vocals of Byrdie Green – an excellent singer who's maybe best known for some Northern Soul singles! Here, Byrdie brings a hip vibe to the record – excellent vocals that are a perfect match for ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing, with Van Gelder stamp – a wonderful copy! Cover has a tiny cutout hole – but is great overall.)
An album in the kind of "between the hits" years for The Spinners featuring lead vocalist Phillipe Wynne. The sound here isn't as right-on or soaringly confident as in earlier years – but there are some nice moments. Titles include "You're All I Need In Life", "Toni ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Stealing Sheep —
Not Real ... LP Heavenly (UK), 2015. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
An all-out party rock classic – a record that's titled after the one huge hit by The Strangeloves, but which has killer cuts throughout – a set that's filled with heavily percussive, hard-jamming numbers that really keep the pace moving! The group seems to use a lot more bass drum than ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mid-period Stylistics, recorded after their association with Thom Bell and Linda Creed, and during the time that the group was handled by Hugo & Luigi. H&L do an ok job with them, and they've got Van McCoy handling arrangements to add a bit more soul to the mix – but the record is ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Purple label pressing. Cover has minor splitting on the top seam and light wear.)
One of the first full-on concept albums from Dennis DeYoung and Styx – a set that uses the metaphor of an aging theater to tell the tale of a changing world in the 20th Century! Titles include "The Best Of Times", "Lonely People", "Nothing Ever Goes As Planned", ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original laser-etched vinyl pressing with EDP/Sterling stamps. Cover has light wear.)
One of the first great moments of the Munich disco scene of the 70s – an electric batch of soul served up in support of Donna Summer's landmark title hit! The set features the full 16 minute version of "Love To Love You Baby" – done as a monumental suite that dips, turns, ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the biggest charting LPs by The Supremes – and one of the best, too! The girls are opening it up a bit here – getting in on some of The Miracles Go Go action of the period, and laying down tunes that have a bit more of a northern groove to them – relying a bit more on a ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Supremes take on the classy Copa nightclub – and really bring down the house with a stunning mix of warmth, charm, and soul! The record's perhaps one of the "livest" of Motown live albums from the time – done in a spread-out style that features a lot more songs than some ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original deep groove pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma —
Show Stopper ... LP Gramavision, 1983. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
Featuring James R Watkins, Anthony Davis, Ebony String Quartet, Julius Hemphill, Olu Dara, James Ulmer, and others. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and aging, bumped corners, and a sticker spot.)
Yukihiro Takahashi —
Neuromantic ... LP Alfa, 1981. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
Solo album from the YMO and Sadistic Mika Band member, with guests Haruomi Hosono and Ryuichi Sakamoto of course, plus Kenji Omura, Tony Mansfield, Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay, and Hideki Matsutake. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Includes the folded insert, lightly crinkled with a light ring impression. Cover has a "New Rock New Price" sticker and a promo stamp.)
Some of the most compelling grooves the Talking Heads ever recorded – a set that sparkles with imaginative touches, and railroads forward on a wave of complicated rhythms! The sound is brilliant throughout – a genre-less approach that sheds the group's earlier art nerd aesthetic for ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing with Sterling stamp. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has minimal wear and is bent a bit at the bottom seam.)
Features guest work from Lonnie Brooks on vocals and guitar, harmonica from Billy Branch, and some horn arrangements from Gene Barge – a great arranger who did plenty of work for Chess! Titles include "Can't Let Go", "Time Will Tell", "Fishing Trip", "The ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed! Cover has a cut corner.)
Willie Tee —
Anticipation ... LP United Artists, 1976. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
Mid 70's album of funky soul tracks cut by ex-Gator Willie Tee, with a number of other members of the Gators, for United Artists. Don't go thinking that it's raw New Orleans soul, though, because the sound is a lot more polished, with more of a 70's modern groove to it. Willie's still got some ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has cut corner.)
Mikis Theodorakis —
Phaedra ... LP United Artists, Mid 60s. Very Good+ ...
$7.99
A really dark little soundtrack – penned by Mikis Theodorakis for Jules Dassin's remake of the Phaedra myth! Some of the themes on here share the Greek stylings of Theodorakis' more popular soundtrack work – but there's also a lot more darker numbers – strung together in a ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Three Sounds —
Good Deal ... LP Blue Note, 1959. Very Good ...
$99.99
Good deal indeed – always soulful sounds from Gene Harris and his early incarnation of The Three Sounds – served up with a tightness that few other trios could match at the time! Harris is very strongly in the lead on the keys – hitting hard enough on the left hand that he hardly ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(63rd street pressing with RVG stamp, deep groove, and ear! Front cover looks nice. Back cover has some light staining and a small sticker.)
The start of a legend – a record that may well be called the birthplace of the Strata East record label – as the let features both trumpeter Charles Tolliver and pianist Stanley Cowell, working together in an early version of the Music Inc group that would be one of the key acts on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(This is the original Polydor UK version – with a cover that's completely different than the US one! Cover has a tiny bumped corner, but this is a great copy.)
One of Mel Torme's hippest albums of the 60s – and a strong shift towards more swinging material after some of his mellower work for other labels! There's a bit of electric piano in the mix, and plenty of that Atlantic records pop/soul jazz approach – a take on soul jazz that's similar ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono red & purple label pressing. Cover has edge wear and splitting on all seams, surface wear.)
Maybe our favorite album ever from Traffic – a set that has the group coming back together, after a fracture that took them in separate musical directions – reformed with a sound that's very different than before! The tracks are longer, and have more influences from both folk and jazz ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Later UK Island pressing with orange labels. Includes the Island inner sleeve, with center splits in the side and bottom seams. Cover has light ringwear.)
Funky grooves, floating vocals, mellow keyboards, and a whole lot more – easily one of the greatest soundtracks ever from the legendary Armando Trovajoli – and certainly one of the grooviest too! There's a sublime quality to this score that's well made Sessomatto one of the best-remembe ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram Italian Sonor/Beat reissue from 2016, with obi – still sealed.)
A strange little record that's seen life in more than a few releases over the years – this one on Warner's Loma subsidiary! The album is a follow-up to Ike & Tina's first bit live album for Warner – and features Ike & Tina with the Ikettes playing and singing in their usual ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label mono pressing – a nice clean copy.)
Stanley Turrentine —
Joyride ... LP Blue Note, 1965. Near Mint- ...
$39.99
A very successful album for Blue Note – and one that took the searing tenor sax of Stanley Turrentine and backed it with some boldly soulful arrangements from Oliver Nelson! Nelson was perfect at this sort of session – able to provide full backings that infused the record with energy, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner's a hell of a piano player on his own, but in the post-Coltrane years he also developed an amazing talent for picking sidemen too – as you'll hear in this very unique set! The record features four different quartets – hence the title – each of which features a core ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
We'll be the first to admit smooth jazz radio has made us very wary of GRP, but the label put out enough nice records in it's early years, we're constantly rethinking that opinion! This early set by Dave Valentin is a great example – as it captures the flautist at his early best, way before ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Arrangements by Quincy Jones – with titles that include "I Feel Pretty", "Sassy's Blues", "I Cried For You", "Lover Man", and "What Is This Thing Called Love". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese Phonogram pressing, EXPR-1035. Cover has some light wear and aging.)
(Mono pressing, still sealed with light wear and a square sticker spot.)
Vigrass & Osborne —
Steppin' Out ... LP Epic, 1974. Near Mint- ...
$4.9911.99
Looks like Gary Osborne and Paul Vigrass lost a few buttons off their shirts on the front cover – but they keep things tight on this great album of duet material from the 70s – one of their excellent and overlooked sets from the time! Part of the real strength of the album comes from ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazingly beautiful album, recorded by Vinicius De Moraes, Dorival Caymmi, Oscar Castro-Neves, and The Quarteto Em Cy for some sort of a special show. Castro-Neves provides some excellent bossa backing, the Quarteto girls sing chorus and over the top, Vinicius does some recitations, and Caymmi ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing. Cover has some surface wear and aging.)
A great concept album from Skid Row Joe! Titles include "Wino", "Daddy & The Wine", "She Burnt The Little Roadside Tavern Down", "One Dime For Wine", and "Bottle Bottle". (Folk/Country) LP, Vinyl record album
An early one from Waits – his second album – and it's a great one! Like a lot of his early oeuvre, this is a kind of like a street-savvy, hipster cabaret affair, with less of the eccentricity that would reveal itself later in his career. Still a great record though, rendered with a ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo with CP suffix. Cover has a promo sticker, some ringwear, and edge wear.)
Mal Waldron —
What It Is ... LP Enja (Germany), 1981. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
A great one from pianist Mal Waldron – a set that marks that renewed sense of energy he found as the 80s approached – a move back to some tighter forms in terms of the inside/outside edge of the improvisational spectrum – but still with some of the freer spirit he'd unlocked in ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing. Cover has a cutout notch, edge wear, a small blemish in back, and is bent at the edges and corners.)
One of the all-time classics from Jr Walker & The All Stars – key proof that Motown could groove even when nobody was laying down vocals! As you might guess from the title, the album features the group's huge hit "Shotgun", plus lots of other cool funky little tracks like " ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited RSD issue on 150 gram vinyl, still sealed with hype sticker.)
Paul Warburton/Dale Bruning —
Our Delight ... LP Capri, 1987. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
A stone cold smoker from the Chicago scene of the 50s – the kind of record we're proud to say came from our hometown! The album brings together the best of some of the under-recognized players in the Windy City at the time – including bassist Wilbur Ware, alto saxophonist John Jenkins, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono Japanese Milestone pressing – SMJ-6048M – with insert. A great copy!)
The first album by British bandleader Mike Westbrook – and a searing session that crackles with energy that's missing from much of his later work! The album features Westbrook unlocking a whole new chapter in British jazz – bringing together a host of top-shelf London players that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram reissue on Audio Clarity, still sealed!)
Who —
Tommy ... LP Decca, 1970. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$19.99
An amazing moment from The Who – and from the UK rock scene in general – as Tommy is one of the most fully-conceived concept albums ever recorded – a masterful effort that's still pretty hard to match all these many years later! Pete Townshend really knocked it out of the park ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(MCA rainbow label pressing. Includes booklet. Cover has light edge wear.)
One of the greatest records ever by one of the greatest bands ever! The tracks of Who's Next are the stuff of legend – classics like "Baba O'Riley", "Bargain", "Going Mobile", "Behind Blue Eyes", and "Won't Get Fooled Again", tracks that show ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(6 Eye stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has surface wear and aging, some splitting in the top seam, and some heavy wear and small splits in the bottom seam.)
(Limited colored vinyl pressing – 'Hyperdrive' version, still sealed with hype sticker.)
Johnny Williams/Dory & Andre Previn —
Valley Of The Dolls ... LP 20th Century, 1967. Very Good+ ...
$9.99
A great little soundtrack – as campy as the film it was written for – and a record that's gone on to be one of the touchstone soundtracks of the 60s! Some of the tunes are more straight numbers by Johnny Williams – a bit dreamy, but with some nice easy touches – but the ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with Bell Sound stamp.)
Larry Williams —
Dizzy Miss Lizzy ... LP Specialty/Ace (UK), Late 50s. Near Mint- ...
$11.99
A key collection of work by Larry Williams – the 50's R&B artist who's too-often written off as a rocker, but who actually went onto have a key influence in the early years of soul! Like Johnny Guitar Watson, another contemporary with whom Larry sometimes recorded, Williams had a style ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The last album in an amazing run of records that Mason Williams did for Warner Brothers – impossible to define in easy terms, as the whole thing is a mix of acoustic instrumentation, larger arrangements, occasional vocals, and this wonderful interplay between underground artists and top-shelf ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, light ringwear, some edge wear, and bumped corners.)