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Various —
Toujours Chic – More French Girl Singers Of The 1960s (180 gram pressing) ... LP 
Ace (UK), 1960s. New Copy ... $24.99 26.99
Incredible female pop from 60s France – not weepy ballads or old school Paris numbers, but the kind of hip-snapping, all-groovy material that made the 60s French scene so great! Loads of these tracks are new to our ears (and we love French grooves a lot!) – and this volume of the ... (French) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Billy Garner —
Brand New Girl/
BGP (UK), 1971. New Copy ... $11.99
Two tasty funky numbers on a limited reissue 45! Billy Garner's "Brand New Girl" is a non-stop groover – with a hard James Brown/Lee Fields vocal style, and compin' and chompin' guitar underneath! Next is a break you can't live without – served up on the amazing intro to ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Rodion GA —
From The Archives – 1981 to 2017 ... LP Ace (UK), 1980s/1990s/2000s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 34.99
Never-heard work from the legendary Rodion GA – an artist who barely issued any material during the 20th century, but who's become a real electronic music legend in more recent years! Rodion hails from Hugary, where he worked underground recording all these cool cuts from the 80s onward ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available From The Archives – 1981 to 2017 ... CD 14.99
Billy Garner —
I Got Some (parts 1 & 2) ... 7-inch New Day/BGP (UK), Early 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $11.99 14.99
A break you can't live without – served up on the amazing intro to Billy Garner's classic "I Got Some"! The tune's one that you'll recognize from a few famous samples, but to our ears it sounds best here in the original – a badass funky soul tune with all elements right, ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Hopscotch/Ace/Measured Mile (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 16.99
Two very cool, very trippy numbers – both with almost a freakbeat sort of vibe! "Look At The Lights" has superb arrangements from John Cameron – who brings in a bouncy groove with jazzy flourishes next to the more psychedelic vocals, lyrics, and guitar! "Hold On To Your ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Various —
Choctaw Ridge – New Fables Of The American South 1968 to 1973 ... LP Ace (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99 36.99
A fabulous look at a new wave of music that hit the American scene at the end of the 60s – sophisticated songs with a deep sense of narrative that went way beyond the usual – first sprung by the world of country music, but with an influence that went on to touch all other styles too! ... (Folk/Country) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ohio Players —
Ecstasy ... LP Westbound/Ace (UK), 1973. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $19.99 23.98
Fuzzy funk from some of the all-time greats – one of the key Westbound Records classics from the mighty Ohio Players! This album's got the Players working at their all-time best – a bit jazzy, with a more sophisticated undercurrent than some of their contemporaries – a righteous ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gil Scott-Heron —
Revolution Will Not Be Televised ... LP Flying Dutchman/BGP (UK), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 26.98
A set that wasn't initially conceived as a full album by Gil Scott-Heron – but one that's come to be an essential part of his catalog, thanks to the always-relevant title theme! The album's actually a classic collection of work from the early years of Gil Scott-Heron at the Flying Dutchman ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Lovin Mighty Fire – Nippon Funk Soul Disco 1973 to 1983 ... LP Ace/BGP (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 34.99
Disco grooves from a source you might not expect – the Japanese scene of the 70s, which was home to a surprisingly strong array of records that were perfect for the clubs! In retrospect, maybe the music's not such a surprise – given that 70s Japan was also a hotbed of electric fusion, ... (Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Celestial Blues – Cosmic, Political, & Spiritual Jazz 1970 to 1974 ... LP BGP (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 24.99
Spiritual sounds from the source – a host of incredible tracks from a time when jazz was really opening up into new dimensions – as players stepped forward in a wave of strong post-Coltrane energy to really push the music into the skies! The music here can be seen as a blueprint for ... (Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Funky Trip – Detroit Funk From The Dave Hamilton Archive (180 gram clear vinyl pressing) ... LP BGP (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $24.99 28.99
A killer little set that's as heavy as it sounds from the title – a wealth of rare material pulled from the studio of Detroit producer Dave Hamilton – a good deal of it never issued at the time! Hearing this set is like finding a pile of rare 45s stuffed in the back corner of a long-los ... (Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Nippon Girls Vol 2 – Japanese Pop, Beat, & Rock & Roll 1966 to 1970 (colored vinyl) ... LP Big Beat (UK), Late 60s. New Copy Gatefold ... $24.99 26.99
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 ... (Japanese) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cramps —
Date With Elvis (coloured vinyl) ... LP Big Beat (UK), 1986. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
One of the best full lengths by The Cramps! By the time A Date With Elvis came out in the mid 80s, The Cramps had pretty much perfected their wild mix of ghoulish innuendo and truly devoted roots rock/garage revivalism. The sex club and monster movie imagery was for show, but their love of rootsy ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
("Seville Orange" colored vinyl.)
Various —
Soul Of Spanish Harlem – Beautiful Soul Music From The Heart Of New York's Spanish Harlem ... LP Fania/BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 26.99
One of the hippest sets we've ever seen on Spanish Harlem – a collection that goes way past the Latin Soul hits, to dig deep in the uptown underground at the end of the 60s! The package is compiled with gems from the Fania catalog, but rally moves past the obvious – going for some of ... (Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Funkadelic —
Maggot Brain ... LP Westbound/Ace (UK), 1971. New Copy Gatefold ... $23.99 28.99
Amazing stuff – and arguably the greatest early Funkadelic album ever! The set moves past the simple fuzzy style of the group's debut, and the overly-stoned sound of Free Your Mind – and rockets into a heady funk style that's filled with sly social commentary and an incredibly dark ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Maggot Brain (180 gram LP pressing – with bonus 12" single) ... LP 34.99
Chester Thompson —
Powerhouse ... LP Black Jazz/Real Gone, 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 23.99
One of the few solo albums ever cut by organist Chester Thompson – a player who's known to most as the keyboardist in Tower Of Power, but one who's also remembered by a select funky few for this killer record for the Black Jazz label! The album's a stripped-down quartet session – with ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Powerhouse ... CD 24.99
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, & The London Symphony Orchestra —
Promises ... LP Luaka Bop, 2021. New Copy Gatefold ... $21.99 22.99
A fantastic record, and one of those cases where the presence of the mighty Pharoah Sanders can really transform the sound of a session! We'll admit that we weren't sure what to expect – but at the core, the record is really a set of duets between Pharoah on tenor and Sam Shepherd on ... (New Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
El Michels Affair —
Adult Themes ... LP Big Crown, 2020. New Copy ... $18.99 21.99
A really different groove from El Michels Affair – but one that reminds us again that the group is really amazing at just about anything they ever try to do! The adult themes here are modes borrowed from older European styles – some of the slinky funk of Serge Gainsbourg and some of ... (Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Khruangbin —
Mordechai ... LP Dead Oceans, 2020. New Copy Gatefold ... $20.99 21.99
Fantastic work from Khruangbin – a group with a name that's hard to pronounce, but who just keep getting better and better with each new release – to the point where on this record, they're definitely in a genre by themselves! Khruangbin blend together lean funky instrumentation with ... (Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Resavoir —
Resavoir ... LP International Anthem, 2019. New Copy ... $22.99 23.99
A beautiful International Anthem debut from Resavoir – a group led by Will Miller, a musician who's equally skilled at both keyboards and trumpet – and who often plays in a style that sometimes makes it hard to tell which sound is coming from which instrument! In other words, there's ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Pastor TL Barrett —
Like A Ship (Without A Sail) ... LP Mt Zion/Numero, 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $13.99 18.98
A soul record we'd put up there with some of our favorites produced in Chicago during the early 70s – a gospel album from Pastor TL Barrett, but one that's gone on to legendary status among funk and soul collectors over the years! Barrett works here with his Youth For Christ Choir, of Mt. ... (Gospel) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mulatu/Strut (UK), 2009. New Copy 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
A stunner of a joint effort from Ethio jazz funk visionary Mulatu Astatke and psych funk genre-busting combo the Heliocentrics – a record we had the highest hopes for and still find wildly above and beyond our loftiest expectations! The collective touch on some classic Mulatu compositions, ... (Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Josh Johnson —
Unusual Object ... LP Northern Spy, 2024. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
A solo record, but one that's got the sound of more things at once than you might expect – as saxophonist Josh Johnson has this great way of processing the sound from his horns, then layering them with samples and other elements too – but all in a way that's never gimmicky, and really ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sly5thAve —
Liberation ... LP Tru Thoughts (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $33.99 35.99
The most sophisticated album to date from this wonderful musician – a set that has Sly5thAve working with a large ensemble of players who shift along from track to track – delivering a very righteous reading of his core musical ideas, at a level that feels even more powerful than ... (Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Patrice Rushen —
Remind Me – The Classic Elektra Recordings 1978 to 1984 (3LP set) ... LP Elektra/Strut (UK), Late 1970s/Early 1980s. New Copy 3LP ... $33.99 35.99
Stunning work from the great second chapter of Patrice Rushen – the time when the lady moved over to Elektra Records and really opened up her groove! Rushen had already been making great music for most of the 70s – playing fantastic keyboards as a real up-and-coming star on the funky ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Amboy Dukes —
Amboy Dukes (lime green vinyl pressing) ... LP Mainstream/Sundazed, 1967. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Seminal sounds from this legendary group – a combo who feature a young Ted Nugent on some complete amazing guitar, but in a way that's very different than Ted's big arena rock albums of the 70s! The Amboy Dukes have a way of combining the rawness of garage rock with the headiness of psych, ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Brand new stereo mix from lost original tapes!)
Cassie Kinoshi —
Gratitude (smoke vinyl pressing) ... LP International Anthem, 2024. New Copy ... $26.99 28.99
A beautiful large concept work from UK saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi – one that features a rich array of players, all folded together in a warmly spiritual sound! There's echoes of some of the other mellow work on the International Anthem label here, but also more of the righteous currents of ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Gratitude ... CD 13.99
Nico —
Desertshore ... LP Reprise/Domino, 1970. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 24.99
Incredible work from Nico – easily one of her most haunting albums ever, and a huge step forward even from the sublime Chelsea Girl record! John Cale produced and arranged the album, and plays some extra-spooky harmonium throughout – an instrument that's got the same low, dead tones as ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jessica Williams —
Orgonomic Music (with bonus tracks) ... LP Clean Cuts/Modern Harmonic, 1981. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $33.99 35.99
One of the hippest, most righteous albums ever cut by pianist Jessica Williams – a set where it feels like all of her ideas come together perfectly, and are carried forward by a wonderful lineup of players! The group is small, but there's a very large feel to the whole thing – such ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Eccentric Soul – The Saadia Label ... LP Saadia/Numero, Late 60s. New Copy ... $20.99 23.99
Heavy funk from the Florida scene, and a set that brings together some real killers from the much-lauded Saadia label – an imprint that followed on the scene after the earlier Deep City label, and which definitely set the tone for all sorts of funky 45s from TK Records to come! There's some ... (Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Eccentric Soul – The Saadia Label (green & blue splatter vinyl pressing) ... LP 21.99
Various —
Skyway Soul – Gary, Indiana (blue & white vinyl pressing) ... LP Numero, Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $27.99 34.99
Gary, Indiana is maybe best known as the hometown of the Jackson 5 – but the city also had plenty of other soul singers back in the day – as you'll discover on this really well-done collection of tracks! The set's titled after the Chicago Skyway, a huge industrial structure that links ... (Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Skyway Soul – Gary, Indiana ... LP 26.99
Various —
Istanbul 70 Vols 1 to 6 – Psych, Disco, Folk Edits by Baris K ... LP Nublu, 1970s/2023. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $46.99 49.99
An expanded version of this famous series of funky tracks from the Turkish scene – a set that pulls up plenty of gems from the past, then has all their funky bits made even funkier through the talents of Baris K! If you've dug funky Turkish tracks and Arabesk rock from the 70s, you'll get ... (Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Red Hot & Ra —
Red Hot & Ra Solar – Sun Ra In Brazil ... LP Red Hot, 2023. New Copy ... $19.99 20.99
The music of Sun Ra, taken into very different territory – every bit as cosmic as before, but maybe also a bit more down to earth in its presentation! Sun Ra classics are reworked here by a mix of different Brazilian musicians, with contributions from a few key American artists who really ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Resavoir —
Resavoir (2023) (colored vinyl pressing) ... LP International Anthem, 2023. New Copy ... $26.99 28.99
The second set from Resavoir – a project headed by Chicago producer/musician Will Miller, an artist who's had a lot of experience in the higher reaches of the hip hop scene – but who here gives himself over to much more personal, introspective modes! Yet the album's not a solo effort ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Limited "dusk cloud" colored vinyl!)
Resavoir (2023) ... CD 13.99
Resavoir (2023) ... LP 23.99
Hailu Mergia —
Pioneer Works Swing – Live ... LP Awesome Tapes From Africa, 2023. New Copy ... $18.99 21.98
A wonderful live set – and one that really reflects the rebirth of a legend! Ethiopian keyboardist Hailu Mergia cut some fantastic records back in the day, but had spent years driving a cab in Washington, DC – before the reissue of some of his older gems led the musician to come back ... (Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Pioneer Works Swing – Live ... CD 12.99
Various —
Eccentric Boogie (blue vinyl pressing) ... LP Numero, Early 80s. New Copy ... $21.99 26.99
The folks at Numero bill this set as "the only boogie record you'll ever need to own" – and while we might take issue with that, as there's so many great boogie records out there in the world, we can say that the set features some great 80s-styled groovers from their never-ending ... (Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jalen Ngonda —
Come Around & Love Me ... LP Daptone, 2023. New Copy ... $23.99 24.99
Jalen Ngonda's a hell of a soul singer, and he's working here in a stunning setting that really does justice to his fantastic voice – a larger set of arrangements than you'd usually hear on a Daptone Record, in a way that rises up with a really majestic sort of vibe! Ngonda's got a way of ... (Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Come Around & Love Me ... CD 11.99
Circling Sun —
Spirits ... LP Soundway (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $19.99 20.99
Sublime spiritual jazz from a really great contemporary group – a combo that features key players on the New Zealand scene, all working together in a set of modal jazz numbers with a very soulful vibe! Bassist Ben Turua may be the star of the set – as the tone and pacing of his ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jackie Mittoo —
Jackie Mittoo – The Keyboard King At Studio One ... LP Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $37.99 39.99
Killer funky organ – and 100% Dynamite! Jackie Mittoo is one of the all-time great organists – as essential to Jamaica as Booker T was to Memphis, or Jimmy McGriff was to New York. He's legendary these days as the player who completely transformed the Hammond sound with his unique ... (Reggae) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Toshiko Akiyoshi & Charlie Mariano —
Toshiko Mariano Quartet (Candid) (180 gram pressing) ... LP Candid, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 28.99
One of the few recorded meetings of alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano and pianist Toshiko Akioshi in the studio – quite strange given that they were a couple at the time! The session's easily one of the last great American sessions by either player – a work that shows Mariano's alto ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Toshiko Mariano Quartet (Candid) ... CD 14.99(180 gram pressing – remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original tapes!)
Mort Garson —
Journey To The Moon & Beyond ... LP Sacred Bones, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $18.99 21.98
One of the coolest collections of work we've ever heard from the great Mort Garson – a selection of tracks that were done during the same years as his famous album releases in the world of moog and analog synth, but done for much more obscure sources that include television, film, and other ... (Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Budos Band —
Frontier's Edge ... LP Diamond West, 2023. New Copy ... $19.99 23.98
That's a real Roger Dean-styled image on the cover, which maybe heralds the sound that's going on here for the Budos Band – an approach that's even heavier than before, with maybe stronger guitar and bass at times – yet a vibe that still bristles with the group's great use of percussion ... (Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
McNeal & Niles —
Thrust ... LP Tinker Too/We Are Busy Bodies (UK), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $20.99 29.99
An incredible bit of electric funk from the hinterlands of Ohio – an obscure album that hardly saw the light of day back in the 70s, making its first national debut in this excellent reissue! The sound of the set is incredible – moody Fender Rhodes, Arp, moog, and organ over bass and ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dorothy Ashby —
In A Minor Groove ... LP New Jazz/Real Gone, 1958. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 23.99
A fantastic early album from jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby! Ashby's a unique talent like no other – and despite the fact that she plays a rather sleepy instrument, the harp, she swings with an other-worldly quality that's simply amazing, quite exotic, and very much in the camp of players like ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Theo Parrish & Others —
Detroit Forward – Theo Parrish DJ Kicks (3LP set) ... LP K7 (Germany), 2022. New Copy 3LPs ... $33.99 35.99
A very different entry in the DJ Kicks series than usual – as Theo Parrish has created a whole new set of exclusive tracks – working with his underground contemporaries to make a record that's bristling with energy at every twist and turn! And although this series usually comes across ... (New Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Surya Botofasina —
Everyone's Children ... LP Spiritmuse, 2022. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $39.99 44.99
The beautiful debut as a leader from pianist Surya Botofasina – an artist you may know from early work in the spiritual Build An Ark ensemble – finally given a chance here to shine on his own! The album's produced by Carlos Nino, with whom Botofasina worked in Build An Ark – and ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Everyone's Children ... CD 8.99
Tom Dawes —
Elusive – The Tom Dawes Jingle Workshop (clear vinyl pressing) ... LP Modern Harmonic, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $23.99 24.99
A fantastic array of really cool songs – all written and recorded by Tom Dawes of The Cyrkle – as part of a big career as a jingle writer after his group cut a famous theme song for 7 Up! The music here is great – work from a time when jingles for TV and radio ads were like mini ... (Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
George Scott —
Find Someone To Love (green vinyl pressing) ... LP Maple/Real Gone, Mid 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 28.99
A hell of a record from the obscure George Scott – a singer who never hit much fame after this, but who really knocks it out of the park with a righteous deep soul style! Backings are more stripped-down than you'd expect from the date – much more like some indie soul set from the late ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
John Berberian & The Middle Eastern Ensemble —
Middle Eastern Rock ... LP Verve/Modern Harmonic, 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 24.99
Don't think "rock", think "groove" – because oud player John Berberian takes his instrument into some very groovy territory here – mixing its Mid-East roots with a sweet array of modal rhythms and psychedelic elements – all of which make for an album that's ... (Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Thelonious Monk —
Brilliant Corners ... LP Riverside/OJC, 1956. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 25.99
A brilliant title for this brilliant album from Thelonious Monk – a set that really has him coming back strongly in the second half of the 50s – with a new talent for arrangements that really goes past his previous work! Monk's piano and compositions are every bit as great as before ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Brilliant Corners ... CD 3.99
Gerry Mulligan —
Night Lights (180 gram pressing) ... LP Philips/Verve, 1963. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
A masterpiece from Gerry Mulligan – and one of those key 60s albums that marks such a huge shift in his sound from the 50s! The approach here is very cool and compressed – but not in an LA "cool jazz" way – as the music has a more urbane, sophisticated vibe that's very ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Acoustic Sounds series pressing – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Gloria Coleman —
Soul Sisters (180 gram pressing) ... LP Impulse, 1963. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
A wonderful session of 60s Hammond jazz – a record that was somewhat overlooked at the time, but which has really gotten the attention it deserves over the years! The album's one of a rare few cut by organist Gloria Coleman – an obscure east coast player who was also the wife of ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great 180 gram version – pressed at Third Man in Detroit!)
Charles Mingus —
Black Saint & The Sinner Lady (180 gram pressing) ... LP Impulse, 1963. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
Fantastic – and one of Mingus' greatest albums ever! This one ranks right up with The Clown and Pithecantropus Erectus for sheer raw power and emotion – and Mingus' writing here is incredibly tight, giving soloists like Charlie Mariano, Jaki Byard, Richard Williams, and Jerome ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the excellent Acoustic Sounds series!)
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru —
Souvenirs ... LP Mississippi, Late 1970s/Early 1980s. New Copy ... $25.99 29.99
Very early work from this legendary Ethiopian musician – a very haunting blend of voice and piano, often recorded with a very echoey tone – in a style that's completely unique! Emahoy Tsege Marian Gebru comes across in a very intimate mode here – on songs that have a deeply ... (Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru —
Spielt Eigene Kompositionen ... LP Mississippi, 1960s. New Copy ... $18.99
A beautiful set of solo piano work by Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Gebru– pulled from one of the CDs in the Ethiopiques series of compilations, and probably the most delicately melodic material in the series! The Pianist-composer has an extraordinary personal history – she is a daughter of the ... (Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Aselefech Ashine & Getenesh Kebret —
Beauties ... LP Kaifa/Mississippi, 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 23.99
Heavenly sounds from the Ethiopian scene of the 70s – a set that has the vocals of Aselefech Ashine and Getenesh Kebret wrapped together wonderfully – not exactly harmonies in the conventional sense, but maybe a double-barreled approach that really makes the music soar! The ... (Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Art Blakey —
Big Beat (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.99
One of the greatest Art Blakey Blue Note sessions of all time – and perhaps one of the greatest to realize the genius of the Jazz Messengers lineup that included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor, and Bobby Timmons on piano! The trio of young talents are at the height of their ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series – on 180 gram vinyl!)
Beatles —
Let It Be (Special Edition) (180 gram pressing) ... LP Apple/Capitol, 1970. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 30.99
A bittersweet farewell from The Beatles – a record that definitely shows the fracturing unity of the group, with lots of near-solo moments – but a set that also makes us really wonder what they'd have done with all this genius, had they managed to hold it together! There's great hints ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Let It Be ... LP 34.99(Special edition – with new mixes by Giles Martin and Sam Okell!)
Violent Femmes —
Violent Femmes (180 gram pressing) ... LP Slash/Craft, 1982. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 28.99
A surprising classic from the early 80s underground – a record that came to the world from the scene in Milwaukee, where neither the group nor the rest of the world would have expected the album to have such staying power over the decades! And yet, from the very first needle drop, it's hard ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Violent Femmes (2CD edition – with bonus tracks) ... CD 22.99
Kenny Burrell —
Midnight Blue (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1963. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.99
One of the more legendary albums on Blue Note from the label's classic run – and for many folks, the quintessential album from guitarist Kenny Burrell! Burrell had been playing for a number of years, and had been already recorded by Blue Note on some other excellent records – yet here, ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Midnight Blue (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 5.99
Midnight Blue ... CD 5.99
Jimmy Smith —
Back At The Chicken Shack (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.99
A partner album of sorts to Jimmy Smith's classic Midnight Special album – recorded during the same sessions as that one, and also featuring Stanley Turrentine on tenor and Kenny Burrell on guitar! The sound here is almost even more open and stretched out – with only 4 long tracks on ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Back At The Chicken Shack (with bonus track) ... CD 1.99(Part of the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series!)
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane —
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (180 gram pressing) ... LP Impulse, 1962. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
A seminal meeting of the old and new generations of jazz in the 60s – put together in perfect Impulse fashion! At some level, this is actually an early 60s John Coltrane Quartet album – with Duke Ellington sitting in for McCoy Tyner on piano, as that's the lineup on about half of the ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the excellent Acoustic Sounds series – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Marvin Gaye —
I Want You ... LP Motown, 1976. New Copy ... $25.99 27.99
An incredible record – quite possibly our favorite ever by Marvin Gaye! The album is quite unique – written by Leon Ware, and recorded in collaboration with him – done as a "suite" of tracks based on themes of passion, joy, and new love – all of which were very ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hank Mobley —
Soul Station (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.99
One of the key classics from the hardbop years of Blue Note – the kind of album that really set the label apart from the rest at the time! Soul Station is a deceptively simple album that has tenor giant Hank Mobley playing standards and originals in a quartet with Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Features new remastering from Kevin Gray!)
Soul Station (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 13.99
Soul Station (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 2.99
Dexter Gordon —
One Flight Up (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1964. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
An unusual set for both Dexter and Blue Note – first, because the set was recorded in Europe (not at Rudy Van Gelder's), and second because the tracks are all quite long! The album was recorded in Paris – and is cut in an open-ended format that's very much in the mode that Gordon would ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available One Flight Up ... LP 39.99(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy vinyl, new mastering, and great gatefold cover!)
Horace Silver —
Further Explorations (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1958. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
One of the most fantastic Horace Silver albums from the 50s – a set of complicated tunes that really lives up to its "further explorations" title! The session's a perfect example of the way that Silver was mixing hard bop sensibilities with more exotic styles of arranging in the ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Further Explorations ... CD 5.99(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series!)
Jackie McLean —
It's Time! (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1964. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
It certainly was time – time for Jackie McLean to break out of his older bop mode, and hit a whole new level of playing with a tight group of "new thing" compatriots like Herbie Hancock on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Charles Tolliver on trumpet! The record isn't as totally ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available It's Time! ... LP 43.99(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series!)
Thelonious Monk —
Palo Alto ... LP Universal/Impulse, 1968. New Copy Gatefold ... $25.99
A lost live recording from the legendary Thelonious Monk Quartet of the 60s – done at a time when the group wasn't recording at all, as a small benefit at a high school in California! Yet despite that setting, the vibe here is as relaxed, open, and human as if the combo were playing at an ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Lee Morgan —
Rumproller (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1965. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.99
A great album by Lee Morgan – and one not to pass up! The Rumproller often gets too easily lumped next to The Sidewinder – because of an obvious title and cover similarity to that hit record – but like that one, the album's far more than jazz cliche – and shows Lee Morgan ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Rumproller ... LP 34.99
Grant Green —
Nigeria (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1962/1980. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
Damn great work from guitarist Grant Green – one of his killer sessions with pianist Sonny Clark – recorded in the early 60s, but unissued until nearly 20 years later! The groove here is a bit different than some of Green's early dates with organ – a bit more soulful hardbop at ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet Series on heavyweight vinyl pressed at RTI!)
Hank Mobley —
Poppin (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1957. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
A rare gem from Hank Mobley's initial late 50s run at Blue Note – a session recorded by the label in 1957, but unissued at the time! The quality of the set is right up there with Hank's best from the period – presented here in full album format, and the mix of searing hardbop and ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – on heavyweight vinyl pressed at RTI!)
Art Blakey —
Buhaina's Delight (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1961. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.99
A landmark recording by a whole new chapter in Art Blakey's career! During the early 60s, Blakey expanded the Jazz Messengers from a quintet to an incredibly tight sextet – adding in the trombone of Curtis Fuller for an extra-punched up frontline that also included Freddie Hubbard on trumpet ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Nirvana —
MTV Unplugged In New York (180 gram pressing – with bonus tracks) ... LP Geffen, 1994. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $32.99 36.99
Nirvana's classic session for MTV's Unplugged – slowing down the tempo and stripping away the feedback and squalling electric guitars of their early 90s classics – as well as showing Kurt Cobain's command of cover tunes! This is a set that blew expectations right out of the water. It ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available MTV Unplugged In New York ... CD 3.99(Includes 5 bonus rehearsal tracks, sticker and download!)
Beatles —
Abbey Road (anniversary edition) ... LP Apple, 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 30.99
Pure brilliance from start to finish – especially the second side of the record, which has a continuous run of tunes that's very unique – and still completely sublime all these many years later! The album shows the fracturing ideas of the group, but crafted together with a unity you ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2019 stereo mix – by Giles Martin and Sam Okell.)
Donald Byrd —
Ethiopian Knights (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1972. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
Sweet electric funk from trumpeter Donald Byrd – one of his first forays into an electric mode, and done in a style that's very different than his better-known soul fusion of the mid 70s! Before Byrd hooked up with Larry Mizell and started recording his smooth fusion grooves on records like ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Don Cherry —
Don Cherry (aka Brown Rice) ... LP A&M/Verve, 1976. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $19.99 21.99
Mindblowing music from the great Don Cherry – quite a statement, given how much fantastic sounds Cherry had already given us by this point in his career! In the years before this set, Don had worked in some very free, avant modes – and also explored a fair bit of global styles too ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Don Cherry (aka Brown Rice) ... LP 19.99
Roots —
Undun ... LP Def Jam, 2011. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $19.99 21.99
Hip hop's reigning kings of longevity The Roots deliver another great album with Undun – we'd have to think it's entirely uncompromising and they're doing exactly what they want to do on this one – so if you thought their day (eh, latenight) job would would bring their album work into ... (Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Beatles —
Beatles – The White Album (180 gram pressing – stereo mix) ... LP Apple, 1968. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
The Beatles at their late best – on a self-titled set that's been long immortalized as The White Album! The White Album capped offed a period of intense creativity for the band, with a double set that's as freewheeling as anything they'd ever release. It's got raw rockers with wry lyricism, ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (2018 Giles Martin stereo mix – on 180 gram vinyl!)
Beatles – The White Album ... CD 4.99
Beatles – The White Album ... LP 99.99
Thelonious Monk —
Alone In San Francisco ... LP Riverside/OJC, 1959. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A classic solo piano album from Thelonious Monk – recorded live in San Francisco, and maybe one of his best albums ever in the format! There's a special sort of quality that makes Monk's solo work so different from his trio, quartet, and larger group music – this real understanding of ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Beastie Boys —
Licensed To Ill (180 gram pressing) ... LP Def Jam, 1986. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
The game changing Def Jam classic – and possibly the greatest album by the Beastie Boys – even though they'd grow up a whole lot after this! Profane party anthems galore, and the Beasties would distance themselves from much of the attitude of this album, making their career arc from ... (Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(30th Anniversary 180 gram pressing.)
Erykah Badu —
Mama's Gun ... LP Motown, 2000. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $32.99 34.99
A millennial classic from Erykah Badu – a record that came along right as the current century was starting up, to show a soulful path that would keep things strong for many years to come! The album grabbed a bigger audience than Erykah's first, but still kept things strong – really ... (Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
D'Angelo —
Voodoo ... LP Virgin, 2000. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
Sweet and gritty soul from D'Angelo – who takes a huge step into deeper territory on Voodoo – and it's one of the most monumental records of its time! On one level, Voodoo works as a nicely stripped-down session with a very classic soul feel. Gone are the overzealous flourishes that ... (Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
D'Angelo —
Brown Sugar ... LP Capitol/Virgin, 1995. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $31.99 35.99
A record that was an instant classic from the moment it was first released – and a set that's still pretty darn pleasing all these many years later! At a time when mainstream soul was often too smooth or too poppy, D'Angelo came along and not only found a way to return the music to the years ... (Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mos Def —
Black On Both Sides ... LP Rawkus/Def Jam, 1999. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $36.99 39.99
Mos Def's landmark late 90s solo debut – a rock solid classic that stands up today as one of the best hip hop albums of its decade – and for all the dizzying creative highs and lows of his career to follow, it stands strongly among his best work ever. His preceding duo work with Talib ... (Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gang Starr —
Hard To Earn ... LP Chrysalis, 1994. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $24.99 29.99
Gang Starr at pretty close to peak level here on 1994's Hard To Earn – and rather than continue to ride the waves they made on the previous couple classic albums, Guru sharpens the lyrical tone just a bit – spitting some more incisive rhymes over apporpriately gritty soul jazz beats ... (Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Wayne Shorter —
Ju Ju (75th Anniversary Edition) ... LP Blue Note, 1964. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 21.98
Genius, pure genius! Like all of Wayne Shorter's Blue Note sessions from the mid 60s, this album's a beautiful blend of hard bop ideas with a modern spiritual soulful consciousness – as important in its own way as Coltrane's work of the time – an incredible precursor for sounds from ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Max Roach —
Deeds Not Words ... LP Riverside/OJC, 1958. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 25.99
A seminal set from Max Roach – the start of his more righteous stretch in jazz, as you might guess from the title of the album! At some level, the record's got a bit of the feel of the post-Clifford Brown Mercury years from Roach – but at another, it's stretching out towards the ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Beatles —
Rubber Soul (180 gram vinyl) ... LP Capitol, 1965. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
A landmark leaping-off point for The Beatles – and a record that really paved the way for countless new ideas to come! The mix of catchy pop and freer ideas here is really wonderful – tunes that introduce a whole new mature world in mainstream music – yet manage to have all the ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram vinyl, nice and heavy – and from the 2009 stereo remasters.)
Beatles —
Revolver (180 gram vinyl) ... LP Apple/EMI, 1966. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 30.99
Maybe our favorite Beatles album ever – a key set that bridges the catchiness of the early years and the sharper ideas of later albums – with a slightly sinister undercurrent that really keeps things fresh! The album's got some great early psych in spots, offset with wonderfully mature ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram pressing, with 2009 stereo remaster – and 14 tracks in all!)
John Coltrane —
Love Supreme (180 gram vinyl) ... LP Impulse, 1964. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $27.99 30.99
Maybe one of the greatest jazz albums of all time – a real breakthrough moment for the legendary John Coltrane, and the blueprint for generations of jazz records to come! Trane was already breaking down plenty of boundaries before Love Supreme – but he knocked it out of the park for ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Love Supreme ... LP 59.99
Love Supreme (180 gram vinyl) ... LP 36.99
Love Supreme ... CD
Bill Evans —
Portrait In Jazz ... LP Riverside/OJC, 1959. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 25.99
A classic set to feature the Bill Evans Trio with the great Scott Lafaro on bass and Paul Motian on drums! Listening to the set we're reminded of what always brings us back to Evans' playing – a quality that's often described as moody, but which is really is quite spry and lively throughout ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Velvet Underground —
Velvet Underground & Nico (180 gram vinyl) ... LP Verve, Late 60s. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
Delicate dissonance, bruised beauty, and hazy noise pop – all in one of the best rock albums ever made – the amazing first album from the Velvet Underground and Nico! The album's the stuff of legend – and for good reason, too – a surprising slab of vinyl that barely set the ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(High quality 180 gram vinyl – with the classic peelable banana decal!)
Amy Winehouse —
Back To Black ... LP Universal, 2006. New Copy ... $25.99 26.98
An incredible album from Amy Winehouse – even way better than her fantastic debut! Although a contemporary soul album, this one's steeped in tradition – soul styles that run the gamut from Detroit down to Kingston, and which are carried off here with a rougher, sharper-edged sound than ... (Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Back To Black ... CD 3.99
John Coltrane —
Lush Life ... LP Prestige/OJC, 1957/1958. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 25.99
A beautiful little album from the young John Coltrane, and one that hides its strong sense of depth behind a familiar jazz standard used as a title! In some way, the record is almost experimental for the time – as side one features the tenor of Coltrane alongside just the bass of Earl May ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Common —
BE ... LP GOOD/Geffen, 2005. New Copy 2LP ... $32.99 34.99
"I rap with the Passion of Christ, Ni**a, cross me!" BE isn't exactly a back-to-basics LP in the vein of his classic work for Relativity – but it is indeed a return to a focused, genuinely soulful, no BS approach – and it's a very welcome one at that! It seems like Com was a ... (Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Shabaka (Shabaka Hutchings) —
Perceive Its Beauty – Acknowledge Its Grace ... LP Impulse, 2024. New Copy ... $23.99 25.99
A very different album than you might expect from London reedman Shabaka Hutchings – a set that's got a very peaceful, meditative vibe a times – and one that has Shabaka looking inside for righteous inspiration, then spinning things out in a beautiful way! Hutchings put aside his more ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jerry Garcia Band —
Ragged But Right ... LP Round, 1987. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $31.99 35.99
One of those great 80s albums that really helped Jerry Garcia demonstrate his commitment to deeper currents of American acoustic music – sounds that always colored his contributions to the Grateful Dead, but which by this point have emerged as a fantastic second side of Jerry's genius! And ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Willie Colon —
Big Break/Fania/Craft, 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 28.99
A mid 70s classic from Willie Colon – continuing the progression of his "gangster" image by supposedly having him break out of prison! (Previously, Willie had been brought to justice on the Juicio album – but now on the loose, is described in a wanted poster on the cover ... (Latin) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Nice pressing – heavy cover and vinyl, plus 11" X 23" Wanted poster!)
Art Pepper —
Smack Up ... LP Contemporary/Craft, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
Excellent small group material from modern alto genius Art Pepper – a set that might well be our favorite of all the classic albums he cut for Contemporary Records! The album's got quite a strange title – Smack Up, a very strange choice, given Pepper's well-known experience as a junkie ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Contemporary Acoustic Sounds series.)
Ron Carter with Eric Dolphy & Mal Waldron —
Where (180 gram pressing) ... LP New Jazz/Craft, 1961. New Copy (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
A haunting and unusual batch of tracks from bassist Ron Carter – working here with a group that includes spiritual modernists Eric Dolphy on reeds and Mal Waldron on piano – both players who really add a lot to the set! In a way, the album's more like Dolphy's own work as a leader from ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great pressing – heavy vinyl and cover!)
