Symphonic soul from The Supremes – a set that still has the trio working with the legendary Holland-Dozier-Holland team, but with a full set of orchestral backings that help them hit even more class and sophistication than before! The ballads have these really lush arrangements – never ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has a split top seam, ring wear, tiny peel spot from sticker removal.)
Groovy late 60s work from Diana Ross & The Supremes – a record that has them breaking the Motown mold a bit, and hooking up with a nice variety of modder soul and pop modes! Tracks on the set include a few Motown-penned numbers, but the trio also tackle hits like "Everyday ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has a cutout notch.)
A killer from the early days of The Supremes – and way more than you'd guess from the "hits" in the title! The record's not really a roundup of the hit singles already out on 45 – and is actually just an apt title for what the album was destined to be – a stone hit that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove – MT-627. Includes the Motown/Gordy/Tamla inner sleeve. Cover has light wear, some yellowing from age, light application wrinkles, and is bent a bit at the top right corner. Vinyl has small press flaw bumps.)
A tremendous late 60s album from The Supremes – one that still has the Holland-Dozier-Holland team helming the set on production – and really soaring to the skies with this newfound sense of pride and power! The combination of the group's vocals and the Motown machine can't be beat ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has a cutout hole, but is nice overall. Includes Motown inner sleeve.)
One of the greatest Supremes albums of the 70s – a rare live Japanese session that wasn't even issued in the US at the time! The album follows strongly in the spirit of the other Motown Japanese live sets of the time – with really tight backings behind the group on stage, and a ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the best-ever albums by the Supremes – and filled with stone classics, to boot! As the title states, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard team up with Holland Dozier Holland – and they really to create the sound that would put them and Motown on the map. A couple of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has a cut corner.)
The Supremes pay tribute to their fallen hero, Sam Cooke, with a nice set of tracks that includes "You Send Me", "Havin' A Party", "Wonderful World", "Nothing Can Change This Love", and "Cupid". (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
(Deep groove stereo pressing in the textured cover, with bit of marker on the back.)
About as classic as you can get for the early Supremes – a set that has the group really hitting hard on all levels, thanks to production from the team of Holland-Dozier-Holland, plus a bit of help from Smokey Robinson – all of whom really help push the Supremes out of simple girl group ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has some light surface wear & aging.)
Clara Sverner & Paulo Moura —
Vou Vivendo ... LP EMI (Brazil), 1986. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
Great Vee Jay Records material from the Swan Silvertones – on titles that include "Swing Low", "Sinking Sand", "Where Shall I Go", "Trouble In My Way", "So Glad I'm Here", "Near The Cross", "Rock My Soul", and "Stand ... (Gospel) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s issue. Cover is lightly stained and wrinkled at the bottom corners.)
Features the mega hits "Ballroom Blitz" and "Fox On The Run" – along with "6-Teens", "No You Don't", "A.C.D.C", "I Wann Be Committed", "Sweet FA", "Set Me Free", "Into The Night", and "Solid Gold ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Later green label pressing in a barcode cover – in great shape!)
Classic pop glam from Sweet – easily one of the best torchbearers of the genre in the 70s! The album's got a sweetly compressed sound that's right up there with the best of Queen – but even more rocking overall, and without any of the too-flowery or too-flashy moments. Tunes are ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the die-cut 'winking' cover, including the heavy inner sleeve.)
A groovy mix of zither and 60s orchestrations – on tunes that include "Take Five", "Hard Days Night", "Days Of Wine & Roses", "Fly Me To The Moon", and "Girl From Ipanema". (Now Sound) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono gold label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear, small wax drip in front, and a promo ink stamp in back.)
Roosevelt Sykes & Little Brother Montgomery —
Urban Blues ... LP Fantasy, 1960. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$9.99
A brilliant debut from Sylvester – quite different than his later disco and club work – although still pretty upbeat and groovy overall! The album's a really unique sort of effort – one that's unabashedly gender-bending, but also wonderfully solid from a musical perspective ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing – with scratch n smell sticker! Cover has light wear, and a cutout hole.)
Wonderful 70s work from Gabor Szabo – a record that has him picking up a bit more of a soulful undercurrent, while still keeping all his great guitar work nicely upfront! The album has Gabor recording at the legendary Sigma Sound Studios – with help from Philly soul arrangers Richie ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the Mercury inner sleeve. Cover has a cut corner.)
(Original US pressing, NBLP 9006. Cover has faint ring wear and minor splitting on the spine.)
T-Bones —
Boss Drag ... LP Liberty, Mid 1960s. Near Mint- ...
$28.99
Raucous drag strip rockers and driving R&B-fueled instrumentals by The T-Bones – killer material on Liberty from a group of young session wizards – including Hal Blaine, Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Dave Pell, Steve Douglas and others! It's wildly fun stuff that goes all in with ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original stereo pressing! Cover has some very light wear near the bottom, but this is a great copy.)
Maybe the biggest album ever from this very groovy 60s studio instrumental group – thanks in part to the excellent cut "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" – used in a famous TV commercial! There's lots of other cool material that follows the same format – nicely ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Plenty of Magic here from T-Connection – a clubby set of tracks, yet one that's still put together more like a funk combo record from the mid 70s! The instrumentation is mindblowing – impeccable guitar and basslines, set to snapping rhythms that really capture the best Miami funk mode ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Pale green label pressing. Includes the TK inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
A soaring stormer from T-Connection – and a set that has them sounding even better than before! There's a perfection here the group didn't have with earlier releases – a quality that goes way past indie funk ensemble, into the realm of some of the best mainstream acts on the bigger ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch and light ring impressions.)
Edgey pop work from the enigmatic singer Taiguara – a bit sweet, a bit baroque, and one of those talents who was secretly helping to push Brazilian pop into the next level! The album features Taiguara's hits, and is a bit less experimental than some of his non-single album cuts – but ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A record that's almost a back to basics effort for the Talking Heads – produced with maybe a bit more crossover appeal than some of their early records, yet one that also shakes off some of the larger funk, soul, and global instrumentation that was part of their sound in the early 80s! David ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
The final album from the Talking Heads, and a set that returns them to some of the global elements of their mid-period records, but with a vibe that shows lots of the shifting studio technology of the time! The set's almost a precursor of some of the remix modes that would show up on the world ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Way more than just a live album – as the record features material from the film of the same name – a tremendous stage performance that begins with solo David Byrne, then has the group building up as the set moves on – adding in more musicians and instruments with each new step, at ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Bossa piano, harmony vocals, and a sound that's unlike anyone else – heard here in some really classic sides by Brazil's legendary Tamba Trio! The group had a way of approaching a groove that was (and is) truly revolutionary – a sound that not only carried some of the freshest, most ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(90s Japanese pressing, LEX-9328 – great vinyl and cover!)
A date that has Buddy working with a strong rhythm section that includes Tete Montoliu on piano, Bo Steif on bass, and Sven Erik Norregaard on drums – plus a bit of guest violin from Finn Ziegler on two tracks. Most numbers are long, and really focus on Tate's bold, classic tone on the tenor ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s Canadian pressing.)
Buddy Tate & Humphrey Lyttelton —
Kansas City Woman ... LP Black Lion, 1974. Very Good+ ...
$3.99
Original tunes and arrangements by Buck Clayton – played by a group that features Buddy Tate on tenor and clarinet, Bruce Turner on alto, and Humphrey Lyttelton on trumpet. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Early LP of moody mellow vocals recorded by Grady Tate for the Skye label with an orchestra led by Jerome Richardson. Tracks include sublime readings of "Nature Boy", "Meditation", "The End of a Love Affair", and "I Fall In Love Too Easily". Deep stuff, and ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch & light wear. The back paste-on has edge wear.)
Titles include "Blue Skies", "Aunt Hagar's Blues", "Dardanella", "Willow Weep For Me", and "Nice Work If You Can Get It". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Purple label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear & aging.)
Recorded at the Crescendo, with titles that include "It's Only A Paper Moon", "Just A Gigolo", "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "Mean To Me", "Body & Soul", and more. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Can't We Be Friends", "Among My Souvenirs", "Fine & Dandy", "Stay As Sweet As You Are", and "Crazy Rhythm". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
70s pressing of rare 50s material! Features the tracks "This Can't Be Love", "Stars Fell On Alabama", "Prisoner Of Love", "Love For Sale", "Body & Soul" and "Please Be Kind". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
A side each of material from these two wonderful pianists – both fantastically rhythmic players, in great company together! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono blue label Royal Roost pressing. Cover has clear tape on the seams and a small cutout hole.)
One of Capitol's biggest soul bands of the 70s – and a strong sweet group who made the shift from mellow soul to the disco years. The set kicks off with the band's massive "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel", but we prefer their mellower stuff – like their sublime version of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tavares —
Love Storm ... LP Capitol, 1977. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$2.99
A definite love storm from Tavares – a set that has the group's vocal approach honed to perfection – really soaring high with some sweet clubby arrangements from Freddie Perren! The album came at a time when the group was riding high on mainstream disco fame – but it's hardly a ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Always-great work from Tavares – one of those groups who never seemed to miss, and who seemed to weather the disco era a lot better than most of their contemporaries! This 1980 album is key proof of that fact – a tremendous little set, done at a point when Tavares could have rested on ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Tavares —
Sky High ... LP Capitol, 1976. Near Mint- ...
$13.99
A stone 70s classic from Tavares – quite possibly the group's biggest album, and a masterpiece of LA vocal group soul! The album's biggest claim to fame is the massive hit "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel", recorded by the group for this set, but blown to the heights through it's ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the embossed cover. Includes the printed inner sleeve. A nice copy!)
An early classic from pianist Billy Taylor featuring his classic 50s trio with bassist Earl May and drummer Percy Brice! The tracks are mostly short and simple, and done in Taylor's warmly rhythmical approach to the keys – a groove that was clearly informed by the hardbop of the time, but ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really great album from Billy Taylor – way fresher than most of his other records of the time, especially his trio work! The main reason for this is Oliver Nelson – who crafts some incredibly soulful backings for Billy on the album's tracks, twisting through soul jazz big band ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover is great!)
Billy Taylor —
Uptown ... LP Riverside, 1960. Very Good ...
$19.99
A pretty great trio date from Billy Taylor – and somewhat overlooked, too! The group features Henry Grimes on bass and Ray Mosca on drums – and the set captures Billy in a perfect spot between his early work for Prestige, and some of his 60s mainstream material – heard here in a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Small blue label pressing, with silver text, microphone logo, and deep groove. Cover has a split top seam, center spine split, some light surface wear.)
Cecil Taylor —
Indent ... LP Arista, 1973/1977. Very Good+ ...
$9.99
A beautiful solo piano set by Cecil Taylor – recorded live in Ohio in 1973, and originally released on his own small Unit Core label. The work is a perfect example of how Cecil was stretching himself at the time – working in a mode that was part free jazz, part 70s spiritualism, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has light sleeve marks. Cover has light wear, with a touch of waviness at the bottom corners.)
Excellent Artista/Freedom reissue that brings together the full set from Cecil's 1962 performance at Cafe Monmartre. He's playing here in a trio that has Jimmy Lyons on alto and Sonny Murray on drums, and the music's a key link between his later seventies stuff, and his earlier work that you can ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stone classic from Chip Taylor – a very hip cat who was raised in New York, wrote a number of big pop hits in the 60s, but was always much more comfortable with country music in the end! The album's not straight country – but instead that perfect blend of rock roots and Nashville ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Burbank label pressing. Includes the Warner inner sleeve and poster. Cover has a cutout notch.)
After Shock comes Panic – the sequel to Creed Taylor's previous album for ABC, and like that one, a very weird mix of jazzy backings, odd sound effects, and cool production techniques! The record begins with a familiar core – jazzy instrumentals, of the sort that Taylor was already ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original stereo pressing – a great copy! Back cover has a promo sticker.)
Titles include "She's Gone", "Wild About You Baby", "Walking The Ceiling", "Phillips Theme", "55th Street Boogie", and "It's Alright". (Blues) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original white label pressing with green text. Cover has light wear.)
James Taylor —
James Taylor ... LP Apple, 1968. Very Good Gatefold ...
$9.99
As warm and wonderful of a late 60s singer songwriter effort as we can imagine wanting to hear in the late 60s mainstream – so it's fitting that James Taylor was signed with the Beatles' Apple Records for this excellent self-titled album! Even Paul McCartney and George Harrison make a guest ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 70s Apple pressing in a Unipak cover, with light wear, unglued top seam, and some yellowing from age.)
Johnnie Taylor —
Disco 9000 ... LP Columbia, 1977. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
Disco 9000 is Johnnie Taylor's 3rd release for Columbia – a great batch of smooth soul tracks with a lot less of the "disco" that you'd expect from the title! Johnnie produced the session himself – and the album was recorded as a soundtrack (to a film that was later retitled ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a tracklist sticker and promo stamp.)
Johnnie Taylor —
Eargasm ... LP Columbia, 1976. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
A landmark album from Johnnie Taylor – a set that not only gave his career a giant boost, but which also helped shift southern soul into hip new territory in the late 70s! The music's a great change from Taylor's previous work at Stax – and the set features warm production from Don ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has some wear and aging, unglued top seam, and is bent a bit at the sides.)
Probably THE album you truly need to own from Koko Taylor – and a completely great one, recorded way before she'd become a cliched fixture paying the bills on the frat boy tourist blues scene! The tracks here were recorded over a few years in mid-to-late 60s Chicago – mostly with ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A rare Chicago moog set – recorded by our own Larry Taylor, in a moog-heavy style that doesn't feature much other instrumentation at all! Tracks include "Just A Gigolo", "Easy To Love", "Our Love Is Here To Stay", and Taylor's own "Synamoog". The ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Quite possibly the greatest full length set ever recorded by vocalist Little Johnny Taylor – a solid set all the way through, mostly recorded at Muscle Shoals with a groove that's a bit tighter than other sessions at the time from Ronn Records! Johnny's got a groove here that's bluesy, but ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner and some light wear – vinyl is nice.)
(US pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Sam Taylor —
Akai Glass ... LP Decca (Japan), Early 60s. Very Good Gatefold ...
$18.99
One of those cool Japanese-only albums from tenorist Sam The Man Taylor – with titles that include "Akai Glass", "Johnny Guitar", "Sans Toi Mamie", "Tokyo Blues", and "Kageo Shitaite". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small name on the bottom, but is nice overall.)
Sam Taylor —
Makka Na Taiyo ... LP Polydor (Japan), 1967. Very Good- Gatefold ...
$9.99
One of the great Japanese-only albums from this fantastic American tenorist – a player who seemed to get a lot more interest overseas than back home! The set has Sam blowing very soulful tenor solos over larger backings – and as with some of his other Japanese records, the songs ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the original flipback cover. A nice clean copy.)
Some of the deepest work Ted Taylor ever recorded – great material done for the Jewel/Paula label – served up here on a Japanese-only compilation! (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album