A strange record, and pretty darn goofy – but proof that the Jimmy Smith/Oliver Nelson team could tackle just about anything and make it come up hard and swinging! The album has Nelson arranging a jazz version of Prokofiev's Peter & The Wolf, with Smith soloing out front on most tracks, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo MGM pressing. Cover has minimal wear & aging.)
A nice little set from Jimmy Smith – often overlooked amidst the flurry of early 60s Blue Notes, but a really strong session! The group on the set is Jimmy's trio with Quentin Warren on guitar and Don Bailey on drums – but they're augmented here by Lou Donaldson, whose crafty work on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(New York mono pressing, with Van Gelder stamp and ear. Cover looks nice – with a spot of marker on the back.)
Jimmy Smith —
Sermon ... LP Blue Note, 1959. Good ...
$19.99
One of the most famous early albums from Hammond organ giant Jimmy Smith – and for good reason too, as he was using the instrument to pioneer a whole new field in jazz! Before Jimmy, others had used the organ on short tracks, usually for a bit of color – but here, Smith explodes as a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 63rd Street pressing with deep groove, RVG stamp, 9M etch, and ear. Cover has light surface wear & aging.)
Sublime guitar work from the great Johnny Smith – a musician who was years ahead of his time, and influenced a generation with his clean, clear tone on the instrument! Smith's in a perfect setting here – a Roost label quartet date that includes Bob Pancost on piano, George Roumanis on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear & aging.)
Johnny Smith —
Phase II ... LP Verve, 1968. Very Good ...
Just Sold Out!
A wonderful mellow session from this great guitarist – with Hank Jones on piano, George Duvivier on bass, and Derryl Goes on drums. Titles include "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You", "Don't Sleep In The Subway", "Sunny", "Wave", "Exodus", and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo yellow label promo pressing. Cover has a promo sticker.)
A beautiful document of some of the most laidback jazz ever recorded – the sublime 50s recordings of the Johnny Smith quintet, done at a time when the lineup included Stan Getz! The tunes on the set feature Johnny's mellow electric guitar setting the pace, alongside wonderfully-blown early ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(1985 Fresh Sound pressing, from Spain. Cover has light wear.)
The mighty Lonnie Liston Smith live – sounding every bit as great as he did on his famous studio sessions from the 70s – and maybe even more freewheeling too! The feel of the record is really tremendous – extremely soulful, with Lonnie jamming away on keyboards as the band ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Recent UK BGP reissue.)
Lonnie Smith —
Breathe ... LP Blue Note, 2021. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
Great work from Lonnie Smith – one of the few Hammond heroes from the past who's continued to give us fresh-sounding music over the years! Lonnie's been reinvigorated after returning to Blue Note – and this tight little set follows all the growth he's experienced at the label – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dang, is this great Chicago soul! We don't know much about Marvin other than the odd single here and there, but it's gems like these that will keep us looking for his work. Both sides are wonderful – loping along in a Carl Davis groove, with vocals that are as great as any from the time by ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
The album that sported his classic "Little Green Apples", which was covered by just about everybody in showbiz at the time. There's a lot of other cuts on here with that same sort of storyteller vibe, and the whole thing's arranged and conducted by H.B. Barnum. Tracks include "Seven ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing. Cover has light wear, name in pen.)
Some sweet Liquid Sounds from pianist Paul Smith – one of the grooviest players to recorded for Capitol Records in the 50s! At some level, Smith has a sound that really prefaces lots that would go on in the west coast scene of the 60s – an approach to jazz that's still somewhat ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original turquoise label pressing. Cover has surface wear.)
Lovely music from pianist Paul Smith – working here on one of his most standout sessions of the 50s, thanks to the presence of horn players Bob Cooper on tenor and Julie Kinsler on flute! The style is still very much in the same fluid area as Paul's Liquid Sounds work for Capitol – but ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Turquoise label pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Here's a guy with a great gimmick – whistling! Jack Smith was a youngster, but he could blow with the best of them – whistling his way through the massive international pop hit "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" – a tune that's as groovy as it sounds, with a crashing goofy ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has a cutout hole and light wear.)
Includes duets with Wallace Bishop on drums and solo recordings from late 1949. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Willie 'The Lion' Smith —
Memorial Vol 2 ... LP Vogue (UK), 1949/1950. Sealed ...
$14.99
Includes a session from 1949 with Buck Clayton on trumpet, Claude Luter on clarinet, and Wallace Bishop on drums; plus solo recordings from 1950. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
One of the few full albums issued under the name of alto saxophonist Willie Smith – easily one of our favorite players on the alto of his generation! Willie's got a warmly raspy tone that rarely gets presented this well – in an easygoing, laidback setting with plenty of space – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original drummer logo pressing – in nice shape! Cover has some very light aging – but no splits, and is great overall.)
Smokestack Lightnin —
Off The Wall ... LP Bell, 1969. Near Mint- ...
$11.9918.99
Features Ronnie Darling on vocals, and Ric Eiserling on guitar – on titles that include "I Idolize You", "Well Tuesday", "Who's Been Talking", "Light In My Window", "Three Hundred Pounds Of Heavenly Joy", and "Long Stemmed Eyes". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Sniff 'N' The Tears —
Love/Action ... LP Chiswick (UK), 1981. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
Includes "Stoplight", "Lollipop" with Jay-Z, Soopafly, & Nate Dogg, "Hourglass" with Mr Kane & Goldie Loc, "From Long Beach 2 Brick City" with Redman, Nate Dogg & Warren G, "You Got What I Want" with Ludacris, Goldie Loc, & Uncle ... (Hip Hop) read more12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered sleeve, with a small corner bump.)
Wayne Snow —
Figurine ... LP Roche, 2021. Near Mint- ...
$14.9919.99
Wayne Snow was born in Nigeria, recorded this debut between Paris and Berlin, and comes across with the kind of globe-spanning sound that legacy might make you expect! This is future soul at its best – not warmed-over cliches from the past, but a record that has a crisp sort of contemporary ... (Neo Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s pressing. Cover has ring & edge wear, center split on the bottom seam.)
Claudette Soares —
De Tanto Amor ... LP Philips (Brazil), 1971. Very Good+ ...
$23.99
Baroquely beautiful pop from the great Claudette Soares – arranged by Cesar Mariano with a mix of jazz, late bossa, and those cool and groovy styles that were really percolating during the Blue Brazil generation! Claudette's voice is strong and proud – stretching over some tunes with a ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has surface wear & aging, some edge wear.)
The rare 3rd album of samba tunes cut by the team of Elza Soares and Miltino – done in a lively, playful style that has the two of them trading vocals on some longer numbers – then moving off into some solo material on their own. Backings are upbeat and jazzy, handled by Nelsinho, with ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono pressing, without the plastic outer wrap. Cover has tape remnant on all sides, some wear & aging. Labels have some wear & pen.)
Social Unrest —
SU 2000 ... LP Libertine, 1985. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
Martial Solal —
Martial Solal ... LP Columbia (France), 1960. Very Good+ ...
$29.99
Great work from this legendary modernist – and a set that features Martial Solal in two different modes! Side one features a trio with Guy Pederson and Daniel Humair – on some amazing compositions by Solal, like "Ouin-Ouin", "Theme A Tics", and "Very ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Laminted, flipback cover has light wear.)
Oddly titled "The Debut On Disc", this set isn't really Solal's first on vinyl – but it is some classic early modernist material. Side one features a trio with Guy Pederson and Daniel Humair – on some amazing compositions by Solal, like "Ouin-Ouin", "Theme A ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
The first-ever American release from French pianist Martial Solal – and one of the few, too – which is a real surprise, considering the huge recorded legacy he had overseas! The legendary European modernist is caught live at Newport, with backing by an American rhythm section of Teddy ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo Dynagroove pressing. Cover has a split top corner and light surface wear & aging.)
Javier Solis —
Buen Viaje ... 7-inch Discos Columbia (Mexico), 1966. Very Good+ (pic cover)...
$4.99
(Mid 70s issue, still sealed with price sticker remnants, Best Entertainment Value sticker, and a large hole at the top. Cover has some wear where exposed.)
A very groovy soundtrack, for a very groovy little movie – the quirky Good Times, directed by William Friedkin, and kind of the precursor for the Sonny & Cher TV show! The record differs a bit from the usual Atco album by the pair – in that, along with the vocal numbers, it also ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Purple & tan label stereo pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole, some yellowing from age, light blemishes at the top right, and is bent a bit at the edges.)
A really wonderful little record – by a group who should have been much bigger than they were! Despite the fact that these guys are an obscure rock band with a silly name, the record's a perfect example of the subtly soulful work that was coming out of various west coast sources during the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a promo sticker, light wear, and aging.)
A record that may have the year 1993 permanently locked into its title – but a set that's got more than enough strength to survive strongly over the decades – the first great statement from Cali giants Souls Of Mischief, and a record that would set the tone for the Hiero Imperium scene ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue translucent vinyl pressing. Cover has a tiny center split on the top seam, but looks fantastic overall.)
A pretty tasty album of instrumentals – all Motown, as you'd expect by the title, and all played by the Soultown Symphony, a side project of Wes Farrell and Joe Renzetti. The band have a similar style to the Jazz Rock Symposium – another Renzetti group on Anvil – with driving ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has light surface wear and an ink stamp.)
A bona-fide club classic – and the standout classic of the South Shore Commission! The tune's got a stepping soulful approach that's early Philly club at its best – the early days of disco, when there was still plenty of soul in the mix! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Like a lot of the Wand singles from this period, this one's got two versions of a single track – one disco and one soul. One of the bigger tracks from the South Shore Commission, with production by Bunny Sigler. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
South Wales Striking Miners Choir/Test Dept —
Shoulder To Shoulder ... LP Ministry Of Power (UK), 1985. Near Mint- ...
$29.99
John David Souther (JD Souther) —
Black Rose ... LP Asylum, 1976. Near Mint- ...
$16.99
One of the sweetest singer-songwriter records of the mid 70s country rock era – beloved by fans, but largely unknown to the masses after all these years! Black Rose is JD Souther's second record, and it's a thing a beauty – produced by Peter Asher and featuring a who's who Souther's ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s Japanese promo pressing, with obi and insert. Cover has a sticker mark and some aging.)
Jeri Southern can be a hell of a jazz singer when she wants – and that was definitely the case on this gem of a record – a laidback small combo setting with excellent guitar accompaniment from Johnny Smith! Smith's trademark tones really color the record in a great way – ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing. Cover has light wear and minor seam splits.)
Something of a concept album from Jeri Southern – a record of familiar tunes, but all strung together as "the story of a love affair", and set to backings by Gus Levene! The approach here is a bit like some of the Sinatra Capitol sides of the mid 50s – with a really unified ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original black & silver label pressing. Cover has light wear, aging, and an ink stamp.)
One of the all-time classic funk records from the 70s – a set that grabs you with the very first note, and lets you know that you've really stumbled onto something groovy! South Side Movement have a sinister groove that's very much their own – not like James Brown, The Meters, or just ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing! Cover has some light wear, and a small name on the back – but this is still a very nice, clean copy.)
An incredible full length album from The Spaniels – one that's mostly still in the group's older doo wop mode, but which also shows them picking up a bit of the Atlantic Records group sound of the early 60s! Many tracks make strong use of The Spaniels' classic vocal approach – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing – clean, with some light marks. Cover has light wear, and a bit more near the bottom.)
This is the third movement in the fantastic pop symphony that is Spanky & Our Gang! The record's perhaps their oddest to date – and mixes groovy vocal stylings with some fairly advanced production approaches that work perfectly with the incredible songs written by Stuart Scharf and Bob ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first, and perhaps the most conventional album by Spanky & Our Gang – but still pretty darn insane! The group are a strange mix of 60s styles – with bits of We Five, bits of Harpers Bizarre, bits of The Association – but a totally strange and totally fun approach to pop ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red label stereo pressing. Cover has a bent corner and some surface wear.)
A real turning point for Sparks – a set that has the duo of Russell and Ron Mael finding a whole new focus for their music on the UK scene! The style is a bit glammy at times – not in the execution, so much as the production – which has a great way of compressing the vocals up ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram 40th anniversary pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeves.)
Featured guests include Chieli Minucci, George Jinda, Omar Hakim, Mark Egan, Dave Weckl, Michael Bearden, Robbie Kondor, Szakcshi, and Bemshi. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed!)
Specials, Selecter, Madness, English Beat, etc —
Dance Craze ... LP 2 Tone/Chrysalis, 1981. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
A big moment for the British ska scene – and the soundtrack to a film that featured live work by nearly all of the big names at the time! The album features live work by artists who owed a lot to 2 Tone, but who'd even moved onto bigger fame by the film – but who are working here in a ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a promo stamp. A nice copy.)
A great second step for the Spencer Davis Group – working here with Hammond player Eddie Hardin, who strongly steps in to replace the departed Steve Winwood! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original stereo pressing. Cover has faint ring wear.)
A groovy batch of rock and roll tracks for this hip mod sex romp from the late 60s! Titles include "Just Like Me", "Picture Of Her", "Waltz For Caroline", "Possession", "Looking Back", "Taking Out Time", and "Virginals Dream" by ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover has tiny corner bumps, but is great overall!)
Classic Philly Spinners – with Philippe Wynne on lead vocals, and Thom Bell arranging and producing with that hit sound he gave the group during the 70s! The record may not of given the band as many hits as some of the others, but it's got an excellent Philly sound – with backing by ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the die-cut gatefold cover, with fully intact figures, but bent across the front panel, and top right corner with some price sticker remnants.)
A real treasure of sweet harmony pop from the late 60s – and the kind of record that broke big on the blue-eyed soul scene! The title hit – "More Today Than Yesterday" – is a familiar number that still sounds great to our ears. And the rest of the records got a ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing – 1A/1B. Cover is bumped at the top right corner.)