(Shrinkwrap is cracked a bit at the opening but is still intact.)
Richard Dimples Fields —
Dimples (1981) ... LP Boardwalk, 1981. Very Good+ ...
$2.99
A surprise hit for Richard Dimples Fields – and one of those albums that seems to turn up in just about every collection of records from the 80s! Although Fields first got his start turning out self-produced soul albums, and you'd expect him to sound a lot slicker here, recording for MCA's ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The cover to this one has The 5th Dimension sporting some heavy-duty outfits – and the album's got an equally bold sound to match! The group's still in very familiar territory here – working under the direction of Bones Howe – but they're also completely confident in their bag ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the die-cut cover with a hype sticker and light wear.)
A groovy bit of 60s rock from The Fifth Estate – with their hit "Heigh Ho", and other cuts that include "Lost Generation", "#1 Hippie On The Village Scene", "The Goofin Song", "Birds & Bees", and "It's Waiting There For You". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed original mono pressing, with wraparound hype band!)
50 Guitars Of Tommy Garrett —
Maria Elena ... LP Liberty, 1963. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$4.99
Cool 60s work from guitarist Snuff Garrett! Maria Elena takes a host of older Latin themes and tunes them towards a hip 60s style – using the overdubbed guitar approach of the 50 guitars group, and really stretching the sound out wide towards the farthest reaches of both speakers! Snuff ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Gold label stereo pressing in the die-cut gatefold cover. Cover has a tiny frayed spot on one of the points at the die-cut, hardly visible and in great shape otherwise.)
Shirley Finney —
Pray Again ... LP Savoy/Rain & Shine, 1979. New Copy (reissue)...
$30.9934.99
A fantastic blend of gospel and modern soul – and a set that definitely hangs more towards the latter, given the superb backings on the set! The great Horace Ott produced, after years in the secular soul world – and he definitely gives the tremendous voice of Shirley Finney the kind of ... (Gospel) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Finnigan & Wood —
Crazed Hipsters ... LP Blue Thumb, Early 70s. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$4.9914.99
We're not sure we'd go as far as to say that Mike Finnigan and Jerry Wood are the crazed hipsters promised in the title – but they do a very good job here of hitting some of the more offbeat sides of the scene in the early 70s! By the time of the record, Mike had plenty of experience on a ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The late 60s comeback album for the Fireballs and vocalist Jimmy Gilmer – a record that found the driving early rock rhythms fitting in very well with the light sunshine and psychedelic pop of the late 60s! The sound on this record has little in common with the early rock instrumentals that ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo purple & tan label pressing. Cover has tiny cutout hole, faint stain on the lower corner, light surface wear.)
The late 60s comeback album for the Fireballs and vocalist Jimmy Gilmer – a record that found the driving early rock rhythms fitting in very well with the light sunshine and psychedelic pop of the late 60s! The sound on this record has little in common with the early rock instrumentals that ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Test pressing with typed white label stickers. In a plain sleeve with an ink stamp, with minimal surface wear.)
A landmark LP by this famous Philly trio who forever went onto change the face of club music! The record is pre-disco, but has a great strident soul sound, augmented by tight Norman Harris arrangements. Features the famous title hit – "Armed & Extremely Dangerous" – a ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, light wear, stains down the right side, center split in the spine, small split in the top seam, and some separation at the bottom in back.)
A strong move into disco by First Choice – the group whose earlier Philly work had an undeniable impact on the genre! The sound here is smoother and more mature than the group's first few albums – a bit more in the fuller mode of the disco years, less pop overall – and done with ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Promo. Cover has a promo sticker and is bent a bit at the corners.)
A strange record – one that claims to be recorded in 1979, but which sounds exactly like Fischer's 1972 session called T'Da-a-a-a-a. In fact, the players are the same, the songs are the same, and the sound is the same – but the cover lists different timings and a different recording ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing debut from pianist Clare Fischer – an artist who went onto have a subtle, but immediate influence upon both the American and Brazilian jazz scenes of the time! Fischer's got a lyrical approach to rhythm that's simply amazing – modern, but never cold and academic – and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with insert – PJ 0052 – a nice copy!)
Clare Fischer Big Band —
Thesaurus ... LP Atlantic, 1968. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
An unusual session from the great Clare Fischer – although probably his best-known record as well! Clare cut many other jazz sides in a smaller, more intimate setting – but this album features his full talents as a larger arranger – working with a hip ensemble, and turning in ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing album by the great guitarist Eddie Fisher – and completely unlike his later funk records! Eddie plays stripped down jazz with a small combo that includes organ by Robert Selby, bass by Paul Jackson, and some rhythm guitar by Phil Westmoreland – and the twin-guitar approach ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ella Fitzgerald —
30 By Ella ... LP Capitol, Mid 60s. Sealed ...
$14.99
A great small combo set from Ella Fitzgerald – and a record that maybe has a bit more bite than some of her Songbook sessions from the time! The combo's a great one – with excellent piano from Lou Levy, balanced with guitar work from Herb Ellis – a pair whose chromatic ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Verve Acoustic Sounds series – heavy cover and vinyl!)
A beautiful classic from mid 60s Verve – and the kind of a session that we wouldn't have expected to come off so well! In a style they were using with older artists at the time, Verve brought Ella and Duke into the studio together – with Duke's band and compositions providing the ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s Japanese stereo pressing – UMJ 3286. Cover has a hype sticker and is bent a bit at the top right corner.)
An album that's often overlooked amidst some of the bigger "songbook" Verve sessions by Ella Fitzgerald – yet a really special record that shows off a side of Ella that's not ever captured this well on other records! The record was also initially billed as tied into the book and ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Verve Acoustic Sounds series – heavy vinyl and cover!)
Ella Fitzgerald recorded famously in Berlin for Verve Records at the start of the 60s – but this set's from later on in the decade, and shows just how much Ella had grown as a singer! There's less of the easygoing good vibes of that previous album, and a much more mature, intimate quality at ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A superstar performance from the Antibes jazz festival at Cote D'Azur – one that features Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington sharing the stage, in a concert that was also recorded for a film! Most numbers here feature the full Ellington orchestra backing Ella up – but a few other ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo MGM pressing. Cover has some edge wear, cutout hole, small splits on the top seam, faint stain spot.)
One of the hippest takes ever on the Porgy & Bess score – done in duet format by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, in a fuller spirit than their other albums for Verve! Like many late 50s albums of Gershwin's score, this one was issued in advance of the film with Sidney Poitier – ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono Verve Records Inc pressing with deep groove. Includes intact booklet. Side 2 has some light heat and plays with surface noise. Cover has edge wear, half split top seams.)
Ella Fitzgerald/Tommy Flanagan Trio —
Montreux 77 ... LP Pablo, 1977. Very Good+ ...
$7.99
Ella Fitzgerald swings it nicely with the Tommy Flanagan Trio – a small group on the date for backup, but one who give this Montreux performance almost as much bounce as Ella's 70s live dates with a bigger ensemble! Tommy seems to have a bit more punch in his piano than usual, and Fitzgerald ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A nice one from Ella – and a good move past the Songbooks mode that sometimes dogged her years on Verve a bit too much! This set has Ella singing to light arrangements by Frank DeVol – nothing fancy, but a good set of tunes that are perfect for the lovely style that Ella was hitting ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono MGM pressing. Cover has a cutout hole & light wear.)
Very groovy work from 5000 Volts – one of the first pop disco groups to come onto the 70s scene in the UK – and a quartet with the lovely Tina Charles in the lead! The style here is a bit like Charles' solo work – but more funky overall, and more electrified too – with ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese white label promo, with obi and insert.)
Roberta Flack —
Chapter Two ... LP Atlantic, 1970. Very Good+ ...
$11.99
Mindblowing work from Roberta Flack – an album that should be in the collection of any fan of righteous soul music! Forget all the wimpier modes of Flack's later years – because here, the young Roberta is a vision of positive power and spiritual soul – a singer with roots in jazz ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Roberta Flack —
First Take ... LP Atlantic, 1969. Very Good ...
$7.99
Maybe one of the most amazing debut records of all time – not only the record that first exposed the world to Roberta Flack, but a set that heralded so many changes to come in the following decade! Flack's genius here is almost impossible to put into words – part jazz, part soul, and ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Roberta Flack still sounding great in the early 80s – co-produced with Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton, and William Salter – who all give the record a nice jazzy finish! The group's a small combo with Grover Washington Jr, Richard Tee, Eric Gale, and other 70s fusion talents – and ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A lost early chapter in the career of Roberta Flack – material recorded during the sessions for her legendary First Take album, but unissued at the time – and presented here with an amazing demonstration of the depth of her young talents! All the genius of First Take is in place here ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing record from the team of Flack & Hathaway – one of the hippest duos in soul! Individually, each had taken the music to new heights and new audiences, through the use of jazzy phrasing and sophisticated lyrics, while never selling out in the way that earlier pop soul acts had ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Broadway label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has some edge wear and a split spine with some fraying.)
Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson —
Live & More ... LP Atlantic, 1980. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$9.99
A double album from Roberta & Peabo – with some nicely recorded tracks from a gig at The Holiday Star Theater in Merrillville, IN (not too far south of Chicago) in the dawn of the 80s – and some tight studio material, too! It's got a some terrific live versions of some of the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, and is lightly bent at the sides.)
A stone classic from Flaming Ember – a combo with a sound rooted in rock, but filled with plenty of soul too – making they a key funky crossover act in the early 70s! These guys borrow the best of Motown soul and the best of the jazzier rock groups of the time – and often use ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
That's right, The Flaming Lips, plus Stardeath And White Dwarfs, with guests Henry Rollins and Peaches – all celebrating, deflating, inflating, messing with and making love to Pink Floyd's epic rock masterpiece Dark Side Of The Moon! Titles include "Speak To Me", "Breathe" ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Translucent sea-foam green vinyl pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
One of three rare Chess Records sessions recorded by Chicago pianist King Fleming – a great player who was part of the same big generation and Ramsey Lewis and Ahmad Jamal – and was supposedly a big influence on the latter! Every one of Fleming's records are a bit different – and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue fade label pressing. Cover has minimal wear & aging, but looks nice overall.)
Guy Fletcher —
Guy Fletcher ... LP Philips, 1971. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$1.993.99
A real genre-defying record from the contemporary London scene – a set produced by Shabaka Hutchings, and done with that post-jazz vibe that's really been creeping into his music in recent years! There's a very strong hip hop component to the record at times – thanks to key appearances ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Smooth stepping grooves from The Floaters – still very much in the nicely compressed mode of their more famous debut, and getting some nice production help here from Eugene McDaniels! There's a righteous punch to the record that really shows the influence of McDaniels – a way of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with a cutout notch and bent corners.)
Flower Travellin Band —
Made In Japan ... LP Atlantic/Life Goes On (Italy), 1972. New Copy (reissue)...
$23.9929.99
A classic record by this important Japanese band, and one that was actually made in Canada, despite the title – at a time when the group were visiting, and managed to create this wonderful record with a very relaxed, organic vibe! Vocals are in English, and lead singer Joe Yamanaka has a ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
13 tracks of Eddie's classic Stax sides, with a range of material that runs from 60s through 70s. A handful of big hits, and a big batch of lesser known, but still great Memphis soul from Floyd. Includes "I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)", "Bring It Home To Me" ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s issue. NOTE – Cover has a manufacturing flaw at the top edge, where the front paste-on was applied with a torn and bent portion.)
Flying Burrito Brothers —
Flying Again ... LP Columbia, 1975. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
A long-forgotten effort from the Burritos – recorded two years after the death of Gram Parsons, and a great set overall! The set features vocals from Joel Scott Hill, Gib Gilbeau, and Gene Parsons – and titles include "Easy To Get On", "Wind And Rain", "Dim ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A true late 60s rock masterpiece – and like albums by Love and The Velvet Underground, a set that barely made a mainstream impact at the time – but which has gone on to be the stuff of influence and legend over the decades! The album's the first from Gram Parsons and the group – ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A very cool live set from keyboard maestro Greg Foat – one that's much more spacey than you'd guess from the poolside setting – as Greg's got his keys soaring high, his amps turned up wide, and the overall sound coming across like some combination of Krautrock and fusion! Things are ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Greg Foat —
Psychosynthesis ... LP Blue Crystal (UK), 2022. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
$32.9939.99
One of the many things we love about keyboardist Greg Foat is that he's never willing to sit still – that he's always on the move into some new dimension of his music – so much so that it's very difficult to ever compare one of his records with another! This set's got a very keyboard-he ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Greg Foat & Eero Koivistoinen —
Feathers ... LP Jazzaggression (Finland), 2023. New Copy ...
$30.9934.99
Greg Foat has given us lots of wonderful records over the years, but this set may well be one of his best – a fantastic collaboration with Finnish reedman Eero Koivistoinen – a legendary player from the 70s who really brings a hell of a lot to the set! Eero's solos have this extended, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, some ringwear, and some marks and remnants from price sticker removal.)
Dan Fogelberg —
Nether Lands ... LP Full Moon/Epic, 1977. Sealed Gatefold ...
$14.9924.99
Titles include "Scarecrow's Dream", "False Faces", "Once Upon A Time", "Nether Lands", "Dancing Shoes", "Lesson's Learned", "Give Me Some Time", "Loose Ends", and "Love Gone By". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing in a textured gatefold cover, still sealed with price sticker remnants.)
Sounds hokey – but this is a fantastic album! French pianist Raymond Fol leads a group that includes American and European players of the Clarke-Boland Big Band mode, like Johnny Griffin, Jimmy Woode, and Fats Sadi, plus American Art Taylor on drums – and he's come up with a swinging ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original French pressing, in a flipback cover.)
Folk Magic Band —
Folk Magic Band ... LP Folkstudio/Black Sweat (Italy), 1976. New Copy ...
$27.9929.99
A group that's not really folk, but who definitely have a special magic of their own – a collective ensemble who played on the Italian scene of the 70s, and who bring together free improvisation with a range of other earthy and organic elements! There's definitely some global currents going ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Excellent later work fromt his great trombonist – with Al Cohn on tenor – plus Richard Wyands on piano, Ray Drummond on bass, and Akira Tana on drums! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover is bent a bit at the corners and edges.)
Carlo Fontana —
La Musica Del Sud ... LP Futuribile (Italy), Early 1980s. New Copy (reissue)...
$22.9926.99
Cool Italian work from Carlo Fontana – a singer with a soulful style that's right at home in some of the Italo Disco tracks on the set, but which also works well with other modes too! Carlo knows how to space out his words – never getting as over-emotive as more mainstream Italian pop ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Force 10 —
Force 10 ... LP Warner, 1981. Near Mint- ...
$0.99
A groovy little group from the northeast scene in the 70s – one who mix jazz and funk touches with some more roots-oriented material at times – all handled with instrumentation that's impeccable throughout! If these guys were out in Cali, they'd no doubt be working in the big studios ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really lovely soundtrack from Forever Pavot – contemporary, but with some of the best touches of our favorite French film scores of the late 60s – a blend of sentiment and subtle instrumentation, light melody and occasional groove – all handled with excellent keyboards, flutes, ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Excellent work from this hard-blowing St Louis tenorist – a figure who started in more R&B-styled material, but also helped open the door for soul jazz modes in the 60s! The work here predates Jimmy's well-remembered records for Prestige – as the package features early material cut ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
We love Sonny Fortune – because he always plays so great! Sonny started as more of an acoustic soul jazz player – but by the time of this session, he's working with a lot of electric backing, in a fusiony mode that should dampen his enthusiasm, but which only seems to spur him onto new ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the strangest collaborations of the post-punk years in England – a one-off project that unites reedman Lol Coxhill with Gerry & The Holograms – an offbeat combo who were perfect for the odd range of ideas that Coxhill always wanted to express! Lol's best known these days for ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Frank Foster —
Giant Steps ... LP Denon (Japan), 1975. Very Good+ ...
$33.9938.99
Beautiful 70s work from the great Frank Foster – material from that time when he'd split with the Count Basie group to go into a completely different direction – cutting spiritual records like this, and his better-known Loud Minority album for Mainstream records! The session was only ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Columbia Japan pressing, with insert. Label and back cover have a small promo sticker – the rest is great.)
Ronnie Foster —
Reboot ... LP Blue Note, 2022. New Copy ...
$14.9924.99
A long-overdue reboot in the career of keyboardist Ronnie Foster – a player who made some real magic on Blue Note in the 70s, then recorded on a number of other different labels – before stepping away from the studio for more than three decades! This set marks a great Blue Note return ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A South African jazz set from the end of the 60s, but one with a different vibe than some of the rest – as the group have a lean style that still also seems to mix a fair bit of Township elements in with the jazz – which makes for tracks that have a wonderfully playful mix of modes, and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Given how much you hear this sort of stuff on the radio, you could easily forget that the Four Tops are actually a heck of a great vocal group, with harmonies that blew away many of their contemporaries, and which keep their work shining long past the hits. This second volume of hits has 12 tracks ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Includes the Motown inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and yellowing from age.)
One of the last albums the Four Tops ever issued on Motown – but also one of the best, and a set that really has the group taking off in a strong new direction for the 70s! Frank Wilson's at the production helm, and the set has all these cool little twists and turns that work perfectly with ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has surface wear.)
Four-Um —
Just Us ... LP Libra 7/P-Vine (Japan), 1972. New Copy (reissue)...
$14.9939.99
A cool quartet with some very groovy vocals – a combo who seem to take some great inspiration from Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 – as well as other hip vocal groups of the 60s! The lineup features one gal and three guys – often with the gal singer in the lead, supported by warm ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stunning batch of tracks from a very unusual LA group of the early 70s – a funk combo at the core, but one that was also equally comfortable with bits of psych and redneck rock as well! The music here was all recorded within a short span of years, and mostly issued on the small Alpha label ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album