A pivotal album for post-punk legends A Certain Ratio – done at a time when the group was really putting a lot of funk and soul into their style – learning to play their instruments a bit more like the soul artists who inspired them, and acting less like the punk musicians they first ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light edge wear.)
(US Sire pressing. Cover has light ring impressions and a promo stamp.)
A Train —
A Train ... LP Southern Star, 1979. Very Good+ ...
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A real enigma from the late 70s southern scene in the US – a surprisingly soulful set cut by a group who should have been a rock or country combo, but who come off here with a really deep sound – a groove that feels a lot more like some of the work from the Bay Area on Fantasy Records, ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The second album from Aaliyah, and a huge step forward from the first – shifting both away from production by R Kelly, and towards a more adult approach that really has the singer coming across as a mature solo artist on her own! This time around, Timbaland handles much of the key production ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Recent reissue on clear/cream galaxy vinyl. Includes the insert.)
A lost hard rock gem from a Milwaukee quartet – produced by Kim Fowley with a sound that's as raw and garagey as his best indie productions from the mid 60s! These guys have all sorts of familiar elements in the mix – an influence from blues, a trippier style of guitar, and some nicely ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(DJ yellow label pressing. Cover has surface & ring wear, spot of marker, remnant of a promo sticker on back, small top seam split. Label has an ink stamp.)
ABBA —
Album ... LP Atlantic, 1977. Very Good+ ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has ringwear, edge wear, bumped corners, and is bent at the edges.)
Salum Abdallah & Cuban Marimba Band —
Ngoma Tanzania ... LP Domino Sound, Early 60s. Near Mint- ...
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Beautiful sounds from the short-lived musical legacy of Salum Abdallah and his Cuban Marimba Band – a group from Tanzania, but one who play with lots of influence from Latin Music – as you might guess from their name! And yet, unlike some of the larger, fuller Latin-influenced groups ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ahmed Abdul-Malik —
East Meets West ... LP RCA, 1960. Near Mint- ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A brilliant mix of jazz and world music! Abdul-Malik was the legendary bass player from the fifties who mixed straight jazz playing with traditional Middle Eastern rhythms – and although he most famously recorded albums with Monk as a regular bassist, his albums on his own are amazing ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the coolest and most unusual albums by this percussionist who recorded famously for Folkways – a set that explores a variety of different African instruments – from North African at the start, to a larger Sub-Saharan section at the end! (Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
A nice solo outing, with John Abercrombie playing acoustic and electric guitars – and even a bit of electric mandolin! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed US pressing. Cover has a Factory Sealed sticker under the shrink.)
John Abercrombie —
Timeless ... LP ECM, 1974. Near Mint- ...
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A really compelling trio session – the guitar of John Abercrombie mixed with drums from Jack DeJohnette, and work from Jan Hammer on organ, piano, and keyboards – all at a level that's much hipper than his later music! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original US pressing. NOTE – Cover has ring and edge wear, bent corner, a bit of pen at the top left, and is stained and flaky at the bottom 3 inches, with peeled patches and stuck-on paper and partially unglued bottom seam.)
John Abercrombie/Dave Holland/Jack DeJohnette —
Gateway 2 ... LP ECM, 1978. Near Mint- ...
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The second effort from this trio – with Dave Holland on bass, Jack DeJohnette on piano and drums, and John Abercrombie on electric and acoustic guitars, and electric mandolin too! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a promo stamp.)
John Abercrombie/Ralph Towner —
Sargasso Sea ... LP ECM, 1976. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
A classic acoustic set on ECM – a pairing of guitarists John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner, working here together in a beautifully spare sound! The album predates the bigger wave of work like this that would soon become cliched by the start of the 80s – and both players stretch out with ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has ringwear, edge wear, some marks from sticker removal, and is lightly stained at the top seam and top of the spine.)
Rabih Abou-Khalil —
Nafas ... LP ECM (Germany), 1988. Near Mint- ...
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With Abou-Khalil on oud, Selim Kuser on nay and vocals, Glen Velez on frame drums, and Setrak Sarkissian on darabukka. (Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a few light bends on the spine, but looks great overall.)
Joshua Abrams —
Magnetoception ... LP Eremite, 2015. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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A wonderful continuation of the spiritual sounds of bassist Joshua Abrams – an artist who only seems to draw us in deeper and deeper as the years go by – and that's saying a lot, given that we've been listening to his music for almost 20 years! Josh has moved way beyond the bass at ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Muhal Richard Abrams —
1-OQA+19 ... LP Black Saint (Italy), 1978. Near Mint- ...
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Abrams is joined by Anthony Braxton, Leonard Jones, Steve McCall, and Henry Threadgill. The songs are all attributed to Abrams, though they seem to be strongly influenced by the presence of Braxton with song titles like "OQA" and "RITOB". Other song titles include "Charlie ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful album from Muhal – with all the soulful spiritualness of his best 70s work, more stripped down than later orchestrated efforts, and with a gentler more intimate approach than earlier work. The set is mostly solo piano – although Abrams also plays some occasional percussion ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, large promo sticker, and faint ring impressions.)
The start of a whole new chapter – with "Shoot To Thrill", "Rock & Roll Ain't Noise Pollution", "Hells Bells", "Back In Black", and "Given The Dog A Bone". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with Masterdisk/RL etch and SP suffix, in the embossed cover. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, and is lightly bent at the edges and front panel.)
Titles include the classic "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" – plus "Big Balls", "Problem Child", "Ride On", "Squealer", "There's Gonna Be Some Rockin", "Love At First Feel", "Rocker", and "Ain't No Fun Waiting ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has edge wear.)
Titles include "Deep In The Hole", "Bedlam In Belgium", "Badlands", "Brain Shake", "Rising Power", "This House Is On Fire", and "Guns For Hire". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(In the embossed cover, with light ringwear, bumped corners, and a light stain and slight waviness in back. Includes the printed inner sleeve, slightly wrinkled.)
Filled with classics – including "Girls Got Rhythm", "Highway To Hell", "Shot Down In Flames", "Touch Too Much", and "If You Want Blood". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Rockefeller label pressing with RI suffix. NOTE – Cover is stained at the spine and bottom seam, mostly in back with a large peeled patch, and is faded at the bottom seam in front,)
AC DC —
Powerage ... LP Atlantic, 1978. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
The only full album from Johnny Ace – a key figure in the Memphis scene of the 50s, and one of the first great casualties of rock and roll! Johnny was one of the first singers to record for the legendary Duke label, and worked in a mode that helped transform the smoother style of the west ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early Duke pressing – yellow and purple label with deep groove! Cover and label have a small name in pen. Vinyl is clean, with light marks – cover is otherwise nice.)
Anthony Achilike —
Soro Ayi Bata ... LP Onyeoma CY (Nigeria), 1982. Fair ...
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Barbara Acklin's first album – and a landmark of Chicago soul that firmly established Acklin as one of the city's best writers and new female singers! Acklin had a classy sound that was different than some of her raw soul sisters in the city – but although she was classy, she also didn' ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing. Cover has ring wear, light edge wear, cutout hole.)
Although most Nonesuch Explorer sessions were ethnographic ones, recorded in the field by the label's engineers – this one's a studio session, recorded in New York by a group that's reputedly from Ghana, but which seems to be kind of a "fake" one from our perspective. Why? Well, ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 60s blue label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear, spotty aging around the edges, and some tears in the back paste-on near the spine.)
Action Bronson —
Mr Wonderful ... LP Atlantic/Vice, 2015. Near Mint- ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Action Bronson's first proper full length in a while, and his most high profile to date, released by Atlantic and Vice! Mr Wonderful sports allstar production credits for Mark Ronson, Alchemist and others – plys some strong guest appearances by Chance The Rapper and more – but make no ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very cool – an early 80s album of European electronics based around the songs of Ennio Morricone – all instrumental, from that time when the Italian club scene was really tripping out on cosmos-styled grooves! Titles include "The Return", "Investigation Of A Citizen ... (Sound Library) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the die-cut cover, with insert. Cover has Odeon stickers and is torn and crinkled a bit at the right side, helf with pieces of clear tape. Insert is held in place with clear tape.)
A strong outing from this key post-Mingus collaboration – and a record that really shows both Don Pullen and George Adams really coming into their own! Pullen's piano can have plenty of edges, as can Adams' tenor – but there's also some warmer, lyrical moments that really round things ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Johnny Adams —
After Dark ... LP Rounder, 1986. Very Good+ ...
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Features guitar work from Wayne Bennett and Renard Poche – on titles that include "Lovers Will", "Missing You", "Fortune Teller", "Snap Your Fingers", "Garbage Man", and "Give A Broken Heart A Break". (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
Pepper Adams —
Ephemera ... LP Spotlite/Zim, 1973. Near Mint- ...
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With Roland Hanna on piano, George Mraz on bass, and Mel Lewis on drums. Titles include "Quiet Lady", "Patrice", "Hellure", "Bouncing With Bud", and "Ephemera". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Pepper Adams —
Julian ... LP Enja/Inner City, 1975. Near Mint- ...
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Genius work from Pepper Adams – one of those players we sometimes forget about, then drop the needle on a record like this and fall in love with his music all over again! Adams blows baritone sax like nobody else – with a sensitivity that you'd normally hear on tenor, and a mix of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US Inner City pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Pepper Adams —
Live In Europe ... LP Impro (France), 1977. Near Mint- ...
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A really great setting for Pepper Adams – a rare European live date that has his baritone sax matched with the mighty talents of the George Arvanitas trio! Arvanitas' piano is always great, but we especially love the rhythm work here by bassist Jacky Samson and drummer Charles Saudrais ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Pepper Adams —
Urban Dreams ... LP PAJ, 1981. Very Good+ ...
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Pepper Adams never fails to blow us away in a small group setting – and here, on a killer quartet date from the early 80s, he really wins us over all over again! The album's one of those great ones from Adams – in which he's really let loose to open up and blow some extended, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most hard-hitting sessions ever recorded for the Bethlehem label – and a rare date for the imprint by the team of trumpeter Donald Byrd and saxophonist Pepper Adams! The style here is similar to work the pair recorded for Riverside and Blue Note at the same time – razor-sharp ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Pepper Adams is easily one of the hippest players you'll ever hear on the baritone sax – an artist who changed in great ways over the decades, and always seemed to deliver something special when he got a chance to record as a leader! That's definitely the case here – as Adams stretches ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2022 RSD issue. Includes the insert.)
Yolanda Adams —
Just As I Am ... LP Sound Of Gospel, 1987. Near Mint- ...
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ADC Band —
Long Stroke ... LP Cotillion, 1978. Very Good+ ...
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ADC Band take a long stroke on the funky bass – borrowing all the best P-Funk elements from their Detroit counterparts – but also helping the music find a tighter, more focused groove too! ADC were a key part of that post-Parliament/Funkadelic generation who used George Clinton's best ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, name in pen, aging. Labels have name in pen.)
This is Leo Addeo's entry into the "Stereo Action" RCA series, and is housed in a perfectly preserved white die-cut sleeve with a vivid spirograph type drawing showing through the hole. (Now Sound) LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove, 1s stampers. Includes the heavy inner sleeve. Cover has a split top seam, light surface wear & aging, small library sticker. Initials in marker on labels and cover.)
A stone classic from Cannonball Adderley – and a pivotal set that has him continuing the live recording setting of some of his best 60s albums, while also stretching forward to some of the more inventive ideas of the latter part of the decade! David Axelrod produced, and the album's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Cannonball Adderley —
African Waltz ... LP Riverside, 1961. Very Good- ...
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A key early album from the young Cannonball Adderley – an a set that crossed over big, thanks to a mix of strong jazz solos from the leader and very inventive rhythms in the arrangements! The group here is larger than Adderley's usual quintet/sextet lineup – and includes reed work from ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono blue label pressing with deep groove. NOTE – Cover has a split spine, with splitting on both top & bottom seams, masking tape remnant on all seams, surface wear & aging, name in pen on the back.)
Cannonball Adderley —
Beginnings ... LP EmArcy, Mid/Late 50s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
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Excellent bop sides cut for EmArcy by Cannonball, collected and assembled in a manner that showcases his wonderfully soulful and hard blowing approach to the alto in the years before Miles recruited him. The set features a host of great sidemen including brother Nat, JJ Johnson, Cecil Payne, Ernie ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s issue. Cover has a small corner bump, an Emarcy sticker, a promo stamp, and light surface wear.)
A really great testament to the wide warmth and many talents of Cannonball Adderley – as well as a portrait of just how much he'd touched the world of jazz in the short time he was on the planet! The set brings together collaborations between Cannon and a variety of artists – pulled ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Cannonball Adderley with David Axelrod production – a combination that couldn't miss back in the 60s! In keeping with the success of the Mercy Mercy Mercy album done with Axelrod, Capitol did everything they could to catch Cannonball in a live setting – a great move, given the open, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great lost chapter in the Cannonball/David Axelrod story! The record features Cannon's classic quintet performing some longer, more serious works with orchestral backing – and the sound is vaguely similar to some of Axelrod's "high concept" work for Capitol. The record features ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic work from the Cannonball Adderley Quintet – one of their greatest performances from the seminal early 60s years! The band at this time includes Cannon on alto, Nat on cornet, Victor Feldman on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums – and although Feldman's not as ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo black label pressing, with microphone logo, silver text, and deep groove. Vinyl has oxidation and plays with light surface noise. Cover has initials in marker. The back cover has 4 corner peel spots from tape removal.)
A great session from 1959 – one that features John Coltrane playing tenor in a combo that's billed as being led by altoist Cannonball Adderley – but which is really more of a Miles Davis combo, without Miles! The set was recorded in Chicago when both were stopping through the city ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Once again, Cannonball Adderley proves the old jazz adage – it's not the song, but the singer – as he breathes fantastic new life here into a set of tunes from the musical Fiddler on the Roof! Yet in thinking of the music, there's also a special sort of genius – as there's some ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rare concert work by Cannonball Adderley – recorded live in Europe in the early 60s, only ever issued there until a much later release in the US, but every bit as essential as any of the Adderley live combo albums from the early 60s – including their classics at the Lighthouse and in ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pair of gems from the Riverside years of Cannonball Adderley! First up is Cannonball Adderley Quintet In San Francisco – one of the greatest Cannonball Adderley albums from the Riverside years – a completely smoking live date recorded in San Francisco, often with long tracks that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A totally great set by Cannonball Adderley – one of his funkiest albums ever, recorded live at Operation Breadbasket under the supervision of Jesse Jackson, and a session in which the band is cooking a lot more than on some of their other albums from the time! The set grooves hard with some ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Cannonball Adderley —
Inside Straight ... LP Fantasy, 1973. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
One of Cannonball Adderley's late funky sessions for Fantasy – and a record that still features some mighty heavy production from David Axelrod! The album's got that core groove that Axe and Cannon first crafted together at Capitol in the 60s – but the sound here has some definite 70s ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great live classic from the Cannonball Adderley Sextet of the early 60s – that famous group that included Nat Adderley on cornet, Yusef Lateef on tenor and flute, Joe Zawinul on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums! Tracks are long, and these guys are really on fire in a live ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono blue label Bill Grauer Productions Inc pressing with microphone logo and deep groove. Cover has some surface wear, aging, some price sticker remnants, lightly bumped corner, and a manufacturing crimp near the opening.)
Very early work from Cannonball Adderley – recorded way before the funky years, when he was a hard-wailing soulful soloist with a lot of bop in his style! Cannon's paired here with brother Nat, a good companion even at this early stage – and the two of them solo in front of a large ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono Mercury/Emarcy Jazz pressing with deep groove – a nice clean copy! Cover has a small cutout hole, and a light stain in one corner – but overall this is a great copy.)
Beautiful early work from Cannonball Adderley – and a record that's quite different than most of his better known sets from the time! The album's more spare and stripped-down than usual – with Cannon's alto in a quartet alongside Bill Evans on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Connie Kay ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s Japanese pressing – SMJ 6051 – with insert. Cover is lightly bumped at the top right corner.)
A wonderfully mellow set of ballads recorded by Cannonball, with orchestral backings by Richard Hayman. The album's typical of the kind of "all over the map" approach that Mercury used during Cannon's early years – before he'd settled down into the one-man soul jazz factory he ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
If the 60's ever had a "hit" jazz record, it was probably this one! The album's a sparkling live session featuring the trademark soul jazz sounds of the Cannonball Adderley group with Joe Zawinul on acoustic and electric piano, and brother Nat Adderley on cornet. The tracks have a long ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Cannonball Adderley —
Music You All ... LP Capitol, 1971. Very Good+ ...
Out Of Stock
Killer work from the same sessions that gave the world Cannonball Adderley's classic Black Messiah album – live material from an extended stretch as the Troubadour club in LA – featuring a very righteous, freewheeling version of Cannonball's group! The lineup features some wonderful ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic work from the massive electric years of the Cannonball Adderley Quintet – one of the group's last records to feature the keyboards of Joe Zawinul – and also one of the heaviest from the time! The set's a double-length gem that presents the group in an open live setting – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light ring & edge wear, cutout hole.)
A landmark album – even if it was the only session that Cannonball Adderley ever cut for Blue Note! The album was recorded at a time when Adderley was working with Miles Davis – and as such, the session features a group that includes Miles, blowing trumpet in a cool tone that's a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(63rd street mono pressing, with deep groove, RVG stamp, and ear! Cover has light wear near the top seam, a small bit of splitting on the bottom, and a small rip on back – but looks nice overall.)
A landmark album – even if it was the only session that Cannonball Adderley ever cut for Blue Note! The album was recorded at a time when Adderley was working with Miles Davis – and as such, the session features a group that includes Miles, blowing trumpet in a cool tone that's a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album