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Red Lightnin/Good Time Records (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Really great early work from guitarist Earl Hooker – and a set that also feature some soulful sides by Jody Williams too! The bulk of the album features Hooker laying down that amazing guitar sound that always made him so distinct, and such a key precursor to funk as well – working in ... (Blues) read more CD
MCA, Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $0.99
With 16 tracks including "Back Biters And Syndicators", "Mr. Lucky", "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", "Shake It Baby", "Motor City Is Burning", and "Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang". (Blues) CD
(BMG Direct pressing.)
Fantasy, 1959. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
A pair of very stripped-down albums from John Lee Hooker – issued together in this 70s set! First up is Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker – featuring the legendary John Lee Hooker, heard here in one of his more obscure recordings from the late 50s – at least in contrast to his ... (Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(70s brown label pressing. Cover has a small center split on the top seam and some light wear, but looks great overall.)
Sensation/Ace (UK), Early 50s. New Copy ... $12.99 17.99
A totally great little record – the initial recording of "Boogie Chillen" by the legendary John Lee Hooker – presented here on a 7" pressing that looks like the original single on Sensation Records from Detroit! Unlike that one, this issue features a bonus second take of ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Modern/Ace (UK), Late 50s. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
Boogie, indeed – as the tracks here are filled with the kind of skittish guitar lines that made John Lee Hooker one of the real standouts of the 50s scene – maybe one of the most rhythmic bluesmen of his generation, next to Bo Diddley! Like Diddley's classic records for Chess, most of ... (Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Riverside/Soul Jam (Spain), 1959. Used ... $8.99
The legendary John Lee Hooker, heard here in one of his more obscure recordings from the late 50s – at least in contrast to his famous sides for Vee Jay Records! This set's an unusual date – recorded in Detroit, despite the claim of the title – and featuring Hooker on acoustic ... (Blues) read more CD
Hip-O, Late 40s/1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s/Early 90s. Used ... $1.99 2.99
20 tracks in all – from early Detroit classics to later duets with Carlos Santana and Canned Heat! (Blues) CD
Ace (UK), Late 40s/Early 50s. New Copy 3CD ... $29.99 34.99
A really amazing package – not just for fans of John Lee Hooker, but for anyone who loves postwar blues in general! The work here is all from the tiny Sensation Records label in Detroit – the label to first record John Lee Hooker in the late 40s, and who continued to do sessions with ... (Blues) read more CD
John Lee Hooker —
Everybody Rockin' ... LP Vee Jay/Charly (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $9.99
Crown/P-Vine (Japan), Late 1940s/Early 1950s. New Copy ... $14.99 24.99
About as classic as you can get for the legendary John Lee Hooker – a set of recordings from his early postwar years that perfectly define the special touch and electric genius of his music! The sound here is often as spare as rural acoustic blues from years back – but Hooker's using ... (Blues) read more CD
Charly (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $2.99
Jewel/ORG, 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $37.99 38.99
Gritty work from John Lee Hooker – a set recorded at the end of the 60s in Paris, at a time when that city was playing host to some of the hippest blues work of the decade! The style here is very much like John Lee Hooker of a decade before – simple, stark, and unadorned – with a ... (Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Up Front, Late 1950s/1960s. Very Good+ ... $16.99
A collection of early recordings for Vee Jay, with titles that include "Baby Lee", "Trouble Blues", "Drug Store Woman", "Frisco Blues", "I'm In The Mood", and "Hobo Blues". (Blues) LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 60s dark grey label issue. Cover has some ring and edge wear, price sticker remnants, some yellowing from age, and a light stain at the bottom of the spine.)
Bluesway, 1969. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
John Lee Hooker gets some great treatment here – working in a loose, groovy style for the Bluesway label – and getting a nice dose of funk right down at the core! The set's produced by Ed Michel – who'd also done some great soul jazz work over the years – and in addition to ... (Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Includes the ABC inner sleeve. Cover has surface wear, a promo sticker, and a number in pen.)
Verve/BMG, 1965. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
A really great, but very unusual John Lee Hooker album – one that was recorded in London with backing from later blues rock heroes The Groundhogs – a group who do a really great job here of hanging back, and letting Hook really take the lead! All those raw, gritty charms of Hooker's ... (Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Pickwick, 1972. Near Mint- ... $14.99
(Blues) LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s issue. Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, center split in the top seam, and is bent at the top left corner.)
Muse, Late 50s. New Copy (reissue)... $9.99
Great gritty sides from the mighty John Lee Hooker – material with a slightly obscure origin, but recorded in the late 50s, right in a stretch when he was cutting some of his classics! Hooker's guitar and vocals are center stage – both growling with a hell of a lot of soulful power ... (Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
John Lee Hooker —
That's My Story – John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues ... LP Riverside, 1960. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Great rootsy blues from John Lee Hooker – and an unusual session that has him getting backup help from jazz players Sam Jones on bass and Louis Hayes on drums! Jones and Hayes only play on a handful of tracks, and most of the focus is on Hooker's damn-great vocals, and acoustic guitar – ... (Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(200 gram OBC pressing. Cover is bent a bit at the top left corner.)
United Artists, Late 40s/Early 50s. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $19.99
Early recordings by John Lee Hooker and his Coast To Coast Blues Band – recorded in Detroit in the late 40s through the early 50s. The Coast To Coast Blues Band may be a little misleading in the title, as the recordings find Hooker with only the sparest accompaniment on bass, drums, and ... (Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, half split top seam, some wear and aging.)
Knitting Factory/ORG, 1993. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 34.99
Legendary jazz drummer William Hooker is in some pretty heady territory here – improvising alongside two different guitarists, both of whom really push the sound in ways that are different than some of Hooker's other records! Thurston Moore provides plenty of freaky sonic fuzz in the first ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl!)
Silkheart, 1989. Used ... $12.99
William Hooker on drums, Claude Lawerence on alto saxophone, Charles Compo on tenor and soprano saxophone, Masahiko Kono on trombone, and Donald Miller on guitar. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
Bmadish, 1995. Used ... $24.99
Columbia, 1985. Very Good+ ... $3.99
Includes "And We Danced", "Day By Day", "All You Zombies", and more. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Steeplechase (Denmark), 1991. Used ... $11.99
Bertha Hope on piano, Eddie Henderson on trumpet, Dave Riekenberg and Junior Cook on tenor saxophone, Walter Booker on bass, and Leroy Williams on drums. (Jazz) CD
Blue Note, 1953/1954/1957. Used ... $12.99
A pretty great little set that combines both of the rare early Elmo Hope 10" LPs for Blue Note – plus some additional material! Introducing The Elmo Hope Trio is seminal early work from Hope – and one of the 10" LP releases that was part of Blue Note's "New Faces – ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Sealed 2005 Connoisseur edition. Spine has a cutout notch.)
Jewel/P-Vine (Japan), 1965. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A real 60s killer from Lightnin Hopkins – the kind of set that showed that even when just working alone, he could carry the force of a much bigger group! Hopkins plays guitar here with just a bit of rhythm at points – a drummer who kicks things up on a few cuts – and he's got a ... (Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Lightnin Hopkins —
It's A Sin To Be Rich ... CD Fantasy, 1972. Used ... $4.99
Sonet (UK), 1976. Used ... $4.99 9.99
Includes "Please Help Poor Me", "Way Out In Abilene", "Don't You Call That Boogie", "Swing In The Backyard", "The Hearse Is Backed Up To The Door" and more! (Blues) CD
Herald/P-Vine (Japan), 1954. New Copy ... $18.99
Lightnin Hopkins at his best – a set that rings out with all his bold electric tones on the guitar, yet which also has the moody, stripped-down feel of a blues recording from a few decades before! The electricity really does a lot to deepen the tone – both in the echo from Hopkins' ... (Blues) read more CD
Prestige, 1960. Very Good ... $69.99
A really well-recorded set by Lightnin Hopkins – one that's got a crisper, cleaner sound than some of his others of the time – yet which still comes across with all his best rootsy modes too! The instrumentation here is quite spare – just Hopkins' acoustic guitar behind his ... (Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono Bluesville pressing with deep groove and RVG stamp. Vinyl has some pressing bumps, but is nice and clean. Cover has water damage a few inches off the spine, with some staining and peeling.)
Lightnin Hopkins —
Lightnin' Hopkins ... LP Folkways, Late 50s. Near Mint- ... $39.99
A late 50s session, but an album that captures Lighnin Hopkins in a rootsy style that could well hearken back to the 78rpm blues records of the 30s – thanks to production by Samuel B Charters, who captured Hopkins alone making music in his apartment in Houston! The tracks have that ... (Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 90s Smithsonian Folkways pressing. Cover has tiny scrapes in back at the spine.)
Score/Third Man, Early 50s. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A late 50s collection of earlier 78rpm singles issued by Aladdin Records – material that's far rawer than the "strums" in the title might imply! At a time when other blues musicians were fleshing things out a bit – sometimes adding in larger backings, horns, and a bit of ... (Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Lightnin' Hopkins —
Flash Lightnin' Vol 1 ... LP Diving Duck (Holland), 1954. Near Mint- ... $39.99
Fire/Sunset Blvd, Early 60s. New Copy ... $14.99 17.99
The complete work from a short but wonderful stretch of recording – a series of sides done for the Fire/Fury record label – which match the genius talents of Lightnin Hopkins and the soulful production of Harlem's great Bobby Robinson! The mix of modes is great – and rather than ... (Blues) read more CD
Rolling Stones, 1972. Very Good+ ... $9.99
With Ry Cooder, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts – Recorded during the Rolling Stones "Let It Bleed" sessions. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has light wear, a vintage UK price sticker and partially unglued seams.)
Black Sun, 1991. Used ... $6.99
Mushroom, 1978. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $2.99
(Jazz) 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Clear blue vinyl pressing. Sleeve is lightly bent at the top right corner.)
Canyon, 1999. Used ... $4.99
Jazzclub (Germany), 1960s/1990s. Used ... $2.99
Shirley Horn's definitely swinging here – in a set of tracks that features groovy numbers from two different points in her career! Some of the work on the set is from her early 60s years on Mercury and ABC Records – and the other half's from that great stretch in the 90s when her ... (Vocalists) read more CD
Espen Horne —
Anatomy Of Serene Eloquence ... LP Wah Wah 45s (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $23.99 26.99
Espen Horne has a great way of mixing jazz influences with a range of other styles – sometimes cosmic, sometimes kicking – and served up with guest help on vibes, keyboards, and vocals too! There's a vibe here that's almost like that point years ago when Nicola Conte started getting a ... (New Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sunshine Sound/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1979. New Copy ... $11.99 15.99
20th Century, 1963. Very Good ... $3.99
Accompanied by Ray Ellis and orchestra. (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono white label promo. Cover has some wear & aging.)
RCA, 1961. Very Good+ ... $3.99
(Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Living Stereo pressing with deep groove, 1s/2s stampers. Cover has light wear, but looks nice overall!)
CRC, 1961. Very Good+ ... $5.99 7.99
A set that features lots of great arrangements from Shorty Rogers – upbeat and jazzy, in ways that aren't exactly the Latin modes promised by the title, but still pretty darn great! Rogers his hitting nicely here on all burners – that leaner 60s approach he used in some of his own ... (Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono blue label pressing. Cover has light wear and a cutout hole.)
Aura, Mid 1950s-Early 1960s. Near Mint- ... $11.99
(Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue. Cover has some ringwear, edge wear, and small marks and remnants from price sticker removal.)
CAM (Italy), 1993. Used ... $8.99
DJM, 1977. Near Mint- ... $4.99
(Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve, lightly stained and wrinkled at the bottom 3 inches. Cover is ligthly stained at the bottom 3 inches, with minor flaking in front.)
DJM (UK), 1976. Near Mint- ... $7.99
Horslips —
Man Who Built America ... LP DJM, 1979. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Mercury, 1979. Near Mint- ... $6.99
Delmark, 1954. Used ... $8.99
Great early work recorded for the United label – including a few unissued tracks! (Blues) CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Blind Pig, 1977. Sealed ... $11.99
Features Big Walter Horton on vocals and harmonica – with Ron Levy on piano, John Nicholas on guitar, and Mark Kazanoff on sax – on tiles that include "Walter's Swing", "Everybody's Fishin", "Worried Life", "Stop Clownin", "Hobo Blues", ... (Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small cut corner.)
Carlton, 1960. Sealed ... $9.99
Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki & Tatsuro Yamashita —
Pacific ... LP Victory (Italy), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 32.99
A really great take on the sound of the Pacific – a set that mixes together the growing electro instrumental world of Japan in the late 70s, with some of the breezier styles put forth in older Hawaiian and island music too! The music is a nice instrumental extrapolation of ideas that Haruomi ... (Japanese) read more LP, Vinyl record album
CBS/Victory (Italy), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
A sweet little record from this Japanese trio – all instrumental, and put together in a style that blends elements of electro pop, electric fusion, and maybe a bit of sound library funk! The tunes are all pretty vivid – maybe evoking the scene in the title – but they also have ... (Japanese) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Atlantic, 1989. Near Mint- ... $7.99
(Hip Hop) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch, hype sticker, promo stamp, and light wear,)
Big Tree, 1979. Near Mint- ... $9.99 14.99
Titles include "Borrow Me", "Taking My Love For Granted", "One Man's Woman", "If You're A Friend", and "We Can Be Strong". (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original Japanese promo pressing, with obi and insert. Cover has light wear and a promo sticker.)
Cash Money, 1999. Very Good+ ... $1.99
APA/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980. New Copy ... $14.99 19.99
Stax (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A lost album from the legendary Stax Records – a full set of tracks from the deep soul group Hot Sauce – planned as a record of its own in the final years of the label, but never issued at the time! Hot Sauce were one of the funkiest groups on Stax in the early 70s – a wickedly ... (Soul) read more CD
Hot Tuna —
America's Choice ... LP Grunt, 1975. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
(Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has surface wear and aging.)
RCA, 1970. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Classic work from this Bay Area combo – with cuts that include "Hesitation Blues", "Don't You Leave Me Here", "Uncle Sam Blues", "How Long Blues", and "Mann's Fate". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
New Detroit, 1980. Very Good- ... $4.99
Carlton, 1960. Sealed ... $14.99 19.99
Hour Glass —
Hour Glass – 1967 to 1969 (Hour Glass/United Artists, Late 60s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $14.99
A pair of early records from Hour Glass – back to back in a single set! First up is the self titled Hour Glass album – fantastic early work from Gregg And Duane Allman – a set that's nothing at all like their Allman Brothers material, but which has a wonderful style nonetheless! ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, light wear and aging, bumped corners, and a minor center split in the top seam.)
Columbia/Edsel (UK), 1965. Used ... $9.99
A great return to recording for Son House – a musician who'd stopped playing the guitar in the postwar years, but rose again to fame during the great folk blues revival of the 60s! The style here is every bit as classic as some of Son's earliest music – just recorded a lot better, too ... (Blues) read more CD
(Out of print.)
House Gang —
Hittrax II – Work My Body (rmx, inst)/Trax, 1988. Very Good+ ... $24.99
Banging acid house tracks from Mike Hitman Wilson. (House Music) 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Black vinyl pressing in the blue sleeve.)
Elektra, 1987. Near Mint- ... $29.99
The genius second album from The Housemartins – still as tight, sharp, and political as the first! Titles include "The World's On Fire", "You Better Be Doubtful", "We're Not Going Back", "The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death", "Me & The ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Includes the bonus 7-inch with sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch, hype sticker, audiophile sticker, and a promo stamp.)
Big Town/BGP (UK), 1978. New Copy ... $8.99 18.99
Tyscot, 1990. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Sheffield Lab, 1975. Very Good+ ... $3.99
(Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
(Direct To Disk pressing. Cover a large crease on the front panel, surface wear, and edge wear.)
Thelma Houston/Motown, 1976. Sealed (pic cover)... $14.99
The a-side hardly needs any introduction from us, an uplifting disco cut, with soaring, string-laden Gamble & Huff production, and the sort of mainstream appeal that's kept it in constant roatation for years and years! "Fancy Dancer" is from the Comodores heavier funk years, off the ... (Soul) read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Still sealed, with a cutout notch.)
Motown, 1977. Sealed ... $1.99
A nice record pairing the vocal stylings of Thelma Houston and Jerry Butler. Butler and Hal Davis take partial credit for production and tracks include the Bee-Gee's "Love So Right", "Only The Beginning", Stevie Wonder's "Joy Inside My Tears", "Let's Get ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In the embossed cover, still sealed with a cutout notch. Shrinkwrap has a hole at the bottom left corner.)
Arista, 1996. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $8.99
Remined/Colemine, 1970. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A lost Ohio soul treasure – the initial effort by a singer with a hell of a voice, but one who languished in obscurity after the poor response to this debut LP! Barbara Howard really knocks it out of the park here – singing like a deep soul diva with a hell of a lot of power and focus ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Pink vinyl reissue #00504.)
Rarities (Denmark), 1937. Very Good+ ... $1.99 2.99
Specialty, 1948. Very Good+ ... $11.99
Specialty, 1947. Very Good ... $0.99
Charly (UK), Mid 50s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Don't think "rock n roll", think pre-soul – as the set features excellent work from these four fantastic singers! (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s issue.)
Varese, 1987. Sealed ... $11.99
Giant, 1993. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Ricordi/SeriE.WOC (Italy), 1974. New Copy ... $20.99 24.99
One of the most spiritual sessions we've ever heard from Noah Howard – a real gem from his 70s years on the European scene – and a record that takes all his previous avant explorations and gives them even more focus than before! The group's got a great way of building up a cosmic sense ... (Jazz) read more CD
America/SeriE.WOC (Netherlands), Early 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $45.99 49.99
One of the few key pairings of Noah Howard and Frank Wright – and a great session that stands perfectly next to those recordings made by the pair under Wright's name! The record bristles with the best energy of the BYG and America sides from the time – but possibly goes even beyond ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 250!)
RCA, 1971. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Reflection/Numero, 1971. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
A beautiful early 70s debut LP from a then 20 year old, Halifax-reared Catherine Howe – produced and arranged by US jazz pianist Bobby Scott in a mode that manages to feel lush and opulent while never belying Catherine's warmth, intimacy and maturity! The sound is warmly baroque, and ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Atlantic, 1979. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $9.99
Inside Out (Germany), 2003. Used ... $6.99
Blue Chopsticks, 2011. Used ... $6.99
Howlin Wolf —
His Best ... CD Chess, 1950s/Early 60s. Used ... $1.99
Cadet, 1968. Near Mint- ... $79.99
A killer album of funky blues – recorded by Howlin Wolf during the period when Chess/Cadet was backing its older artists up with some of the newer funk musicians it had working in its studios! The overall sound works quite well – and although purists at the time moaned at the way ... (Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo Cadet Concept pressing with deep groove. Cover has some ringwear, yellowing from age at the edges, and spotty blemishes.)
Howlin Wolf —
London Sessions ... CD Chess/MCA, 1989. Used ... $3.99
A famous date that showcases the Chess Records influence on the sound of the Brit rock scene – one that has a number of key players "giving back" to the label, and working on a special date with Howlin Wolf! Wolf's rough vocals are in the lead on all tracks, and he also plays a bit ... (Blues) read more CD
Sun/ORG, Early 50s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Philips/Big Pink (South Korea), 1967. New Copy ... $18.99 23.99
A legendary psych set from the Chicago scene of the late 60s – served up by a group who take their name from the famous horror author HP Lovecraft, and who get some sublime production from Dunwich – also another Lovecraft reference! The group have a really unique vibe – in that ... (Rock) read more CD
Blue Note, Early 60s. Used ... $4.99
Tracks include "Prophet Jennings", "The Core", "Up Jumped Spring", "Karioka", "Melting Pot", "Lament For Booker", and "Bridlike". (Jazz) CD
(Out of print. Spine has a cutout notch.)
Freddie Hubbard —
Blue Spirits ... CD Blue Note, 1965. Used ... $9.99
Quite an unusual session for trumpeter Freddie Hubbard – a set done during his early run of albums for Blue Note, but one that's got some much darker, more modern qualities than the rest! The music here almost verges on some of the "new thing" material of the period on the label ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Blue Spirits (180 gram pressing) ... LP 36.99(1987 pre-RVG pressing.)
