Los Destellos —
Sicodelicos ... LP Vampi Soul (Spain), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ...
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A killer compilation of late 60s & 70s tunes by Peruvian cumbia combo Los Destellos – leaning on the psychedelia inspired sounds from their earlier years! The sound is rooted in cumbia rhythms and electric guitar – but it nimble and spindly of heavily fuzzed out – with a more ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some ringwear in back.)
Los Golden Boys —
Cumbia De Juventud ... LP Discos Fuentes/Mississippi, Mid 60s. New Copy (reissue)...
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Youthful cumbia from Los Golden Boys – a combo with a spirit that really lives up to their name – and which is served up here with some very cool use of organ next to more familiar cumbia rhythms! The instrument is lean and spacey – almost otherworldly – and the quality ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Los HH (Hermanos Hermoso) —
Los HH ... LP Hispavox (Spain), 1967. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
Titles include "Set Me Free Rosa Lee", "All I Wanted To Do Was Dance", "Shakin Shakin Snakes", "One Time One Night", "Tears Of God", "The Mess We're In", and "River Of Fools". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
It's Christmas time in East LA – and Los Lobos have gotten together to give us a real standout of a holiday album! The tunes are mostly originals by the group, and done up in that mix of modes that's always made them so great – border-styled instrumentation on some cuts, straighter ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Los Lobos & Others —
La Bamba ... LP Slash, 1987. Near Mint- ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Features more than a side of work by Los Lobos – their own 80s takes on Ritche Valens classics – plus more by Bo Diddley, Marshall Crenshaw, Brian Setzer, and Howard Hutsberry. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
An incredible batch of prime garage rock era nuggets from the Peruvian scene – fuzzy gems by the Saicos! The Saicos bring a sense of menace to these tunes – with a guitar tone touched with an eerie vibe, and lead vocals that are really piercing and gravelly in that instills this ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Los Sospechos —
Postales ... LP Colemine, 2013. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$29.99
Deep funk, but with a compelling twist – bits of South American styles filtering into the mix from time to time, but in subtle ways that never lose the groove! The album's a soundtrack, but works more like a funk album on its own – and is a great full length follow-up to some of the ... (Deep Funk) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl promo pressing. Includes the download card.)
(Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the spine.)
Los Yorks —
Los Yorks 68 ... LP Mag/Munster (Spain), 1968. New Copy (reissue)...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Rough-edged rock and roll from the Peruvian scene of the 60s – a set cut at a time when the scene was still very much in love with the R&B-influenced style of the UK beat groups, and less concerned with some of their later, more psychedelic directions! There's a nicely garagey quality to ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lothar & The Hand People —
Space Hymn ... LP Capitol, Late 60s. Very Good+ ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A great little group – with music as wonderful as their name! Lothar & The Hand People sprung out of the post-folk years of the mid 60s – bringing together styles that had an earthier touch, with others that shared more in the proto-psyche of the time, and which also had a bit of a ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Lime green label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear, but looks great overall.)
Many years back, Antti Lotjonen was a bassist with a very rhythmic vibe – a player we loved in the Five Corners Quintet, but now a jazz musician who's grown in leaps and bounds in recent years! This second album from Antti's Quintet East is a strong tribute to that growth – music that's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear and aging, peeled spot from sticker removal, some clear tape at the top seam and spine, and some marker in back.)
A cool set of stripped down versions of John D Loudermilk tunes that he cut for Warner Bros in the early 70s – including some of his greatest songs! Other versions of many of these tunes were recorded for earlier LPs on RCA with bigger, weirder arrangements – but they're still plenty ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lionel Loueke & Gilles Peterson —
HH Reimagined ... LP Edition, 2023. New Copy ...
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A fresh take on the HH album from guitarist Lionel Loueke, which itself was a fresh take on the music of Herbie Hancock – translated here in ways that take both Loueke's album and the original inspiration far past their roots! Gilles Peterson is best known as a presenter and producer – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Louie & The Lovers —
Rise ... LP Epic, 1970. Very Good- ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A fantastic record from this Mexican/American combo from Salinas – a group who were championed by Doug Sahm, who also produced the set – and have a sound that's a nice bridge between Cali and Texas! The whole thing's great – a very unique album. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has ring wear, splitting on the bottom seam, light surface wear & aging.)
Louis Band —
Taste Me ... LP Blitz/Mondo Groove (Italy), 1981. New Copy ...
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The "Louis" in the band here is Louis Vanni – an Italian sound library arranger who cooked up this rare batch of instrumental grooves in the studio! The approach is funk, but of a varied sort – sometimes more disco, sometimes more soundtrack – occasionally with the ... (Sound Library) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A seminal MPS session – and quite possibly the greatest record ever cut by French organist Eddie Louiss! The album features a trio that includes John Surman on soprano and baritone sax and Daniel Humair on drums – with a guest appearance on one track by bassist Niels Henning Orsted-Pede ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Big Heart", "Hair Street", "Fat House", "The Punch & Judy Tango", "Map Of Bubbles", and "They Were Insane". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
A pretty nice action soundtrack from French composer Jacques Loussier – not as all-out groovy as some of his other work from the 60s, but filled with some nice touches that include jagged instrumentation over orchestrations, creating some jazzed-up bits that feel more like 60s crime jazz than ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono red label "Made In England" pressing. Cover has some surface wear and yellowing from age.)
Jacques Loussier —
Pulsion ... LP CBS (UK), 1979. Very Good+ ...
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Really cool later work from Jacques Loussier – not his famous jazz-meets-classical material, but a set that has more freewheeling originals, with just Jacques on piano and Luc Heller on percussion! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
A great collection of classic work from this seminal duo – titles that include "Pitfall", "My Baby's Gone", "Cash On The Barrelhead", "I Wish You Knew", "You're Running Wild", "When I Stop Dreaming", "I Don't Believe You've Met ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Probably the greatest record that the Louvin Brothers ever made – and a haunting batch of songs filled with death and disaster, sung in a crystalline harmony style by Ira and Charlie! Includes the oft-quoted "Kentucky", plus loads of other great ones, including "Take The News ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The album gives away its premise with the "ballad" in the title – but that's only part of the picture here, as the tenor of Joe Lovano is so wonderfully distinct, the album's got a richness that goes way beyond its cover! As with Coltrane's famous Ballads album of the early 60s, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl – heavy pressing, mastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray!)
Pre-Blue Note work from Joe Lovano – a set that has Joe on tenor with Kenny Werner on piano, Dennis Irwin on bass, and Mel Lewis on drums! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
One of those 90s albums that really made people sit up and take notice of saxophonist Joe Lovano – a musician who'd been appearing on records since the 70s, but who finally got the due he deserved when Blue Note let him open up like this! The album's got a relatively loose, open vibe – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy vinyl and cover!)
Joe Lovano/Marilyn Crispell/Carmen Castaldi —
Our Daily Bread ... LP ECM (Germany), 2023. New Copy ...
$23.9925.99
The third album from this wonderfully well-matched trio – Joe Lovano's Tapestry Trio group, with superb work on piano from Marilyn Crispell and drums and bells from Carmen Castaldi! All three players are working together here as one – mentally tied to each other, with a sense that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great lost chapter in the career of Darlene Love – a soul singer who's maybe known best for her early work with Phil Spector in The Crystals – but who ended up with a long legacy in music, which is partly added to by this collection! The core of the set features some mid 60s ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited 2022 RSD issue on teal vinyl – still sealed with hype sticker!)
Nick Ingman's the arranger on Close Encounters – and helps give the record a disco vibe that's quite different than the usual sci fi set – a groove that clearly stems from Ingman's great sound library work of the 70s – touched here with plenty of clubby rhythms and some especially ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a distro sticker at the bottom left corner.)
Love —
Da Capo ... LP Elektra, 1967. Near Mint- ...
$29.9934.99
A stunning second album from Love – a set that's still without the fuller orchestrations and baroque touches of Forever Changes – but which already shows the group moving in that direction! The rough, gritty edge of the group is very firmly intact – but they've already got a ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Recent red vinyl limited reissue with bonus colored 7" single.)
What can we say? This is one of the greatest albums of all time! The record's got a sound that's completely unique – as crack LA garage punk rock meets Hollywood baroque production, and the result is an amazing bit of loud guitar noise backed by strings and horns, all graced by the godlike ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red label, big "E" pressing. Cover has light edge & ring wear, ghost sticker spot.)
What can we say? This is one of the greatest albums of all time! The record's got a sound that's completely unique – as crack LA garage punk rock meets Hollywood baroque production, and the result is an amazing bit of loud guitar noise backed by strings and horns, all graced by the godlike ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram 45th anniversary pressing – cut from the original analog album master.)
Love —
Love ... LP Elektra, 1966. Very Good+ ...
$39.99
Love's first album – a seminal bit of Sunset Strip rock, and every bit as powerful today as it was in the 60s! The style's a bit sharper-edged than the group's classic and more familiar Forever Changes set, but it's still pretty darn great – a completely fresh batch of guitar-heavy ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo big E red label pressing. Cover has a cut corner, but is great otherwise!)
Love —
Out Here ... LP Blue Thumb, Early 70s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
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A strange album when put next to Love's Elektra records – and one that's not without its weaknesses – but the band's got a kick-ass drummer, and the record's filled with more than a few tasty moments that have a bit of funk in them. Layered with Arthur Lee's hip guitar, the sound is ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Quite an obscure one by Love – a mid 70s record that actually has quite a bit of soul in the mix! The album almost seems to be going for a Sly Stone approach – expanding the group past Arthur Lee and crew with a host of additional players that include Harvey Mandel, Bobby Lyle, and ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the heavy inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout hole.)
Love —
Revisited ... LP Elektra, 1970. Very Good+ ...
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A classic introduction to the music of Love – put together by Elektra Records after the group's first few monumental albums! Few groups were as great at the start and changed so quickly as Love – and you can hear it all here – from the gritty, garagey Sunset Strip sounds of the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s small E pressing in a non-gatefold cover.)
A funky party all the way through – and the one and only album we've ever seen from Johnny Otis main tenor player in the 60s! The set's got a vibe that's much funkier than some of Johnny's own records of previous years – and really shows that looser, more open style he was bringing to ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing on Beggars Banquet with Damont/Sound Clinic etch. Cover has light wear.)
Love Childs Afro Cuban Blues Band —
Out Among 'Em ... LP Roulette, 1975. Very Good ...
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A sweet set of 70s Latin Disco – less Afro-Cuban than you might expect, but a great illustration of the way that older Latin modes had filtered down to more mainstream dancefloors at the time! There's definitely still some Latin elements in the mix – but the set's also got Michael ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Love Cry Want (Larry Young/Joe Gallivan/Stephen Nicholas) —
Love Cry Want ... LP Lion/Return To Analog, 1972. New Copy (reissue)...
$22.99
Rare material that was originally recorded in 1972 by organist Larry Young – some of his most outside material ever, and done with a bunch of young musicians who wail on all of these weird electronic instruments! The set's way wilder even than any of Young's albums that were issued at the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Need to blow your mind? This is definitely the record to do it – one of the weirdest instrumental albums we've heard from the 60s – and a very messed-up batch of psychedelic tracks that use strange echoey techniques to create a fake "electronic" sound! Most of the cuts have ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has tiny splits, light wear & aging.)
A surprising little gem from the late 60s UK blues rock scene – and one of the first efforts from a young Dave Edmunds! Edmunds is the key member of this trio – singing lead vocals and playing some incredibly smoking guitar that kicks off this blues-heavy set, and needs no apologies ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wonderful work from Love Sculpture – a heavy British trio from the end of the 60s – and one that features a young Dave Edmunds on guitar! There's a slight bluesy undercurrent in Dave's style, but the music also has that tightly compressed sound that would emerge more strongly during ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original US pressing. Cover has splitting on the bottom seam, light surface wear, corner bumps.)
Love Twins —
Temptation ... LP AVI, 1981. Near Mint- ...
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Soul disco stuff, in the usual tradition of the AVI label. Tracks are long, and titles include "There's Nothing Sweeter Than Success", "Things Will Work Out In the End", and "If You Lead Me Into Temptation". (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic selection of work from one of the hippest girl groups of the 70s – the mighty Love Unlimited trio, three singers who all worked under the genius of Barry White in his prime! Unlike other girl trios of the time, who often used an older soul mode refitted with disco grooves – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great stuff from the girls who first put Barry White on the map! The record is the group's second – and by this point, Barry had developed that tight snapping drum sound that made his orchestral albums work so well. You'll hear it to good effect on most songs on the LP, which have a great ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Excellent instrumentals from The Maestro! Barry's in fine fine form here – and he's just about the only one who could make a record with so many strings sound so funky! The album includes the excellent groover "Bring It On Up", which has a tightly snapping rhythm underneath ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful album by Barry White – a bit later than some of the early 70s hits, but one of his most satisfying records overall! The perpetual favorite on the album is the great groover "Strange Games & Things", a slow sly funky track that's been sampled often over the years, ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring and edge wear, partially unglued top seam, and a small split in the bottom seam.)
Love Unlimited Orchestra —
Rhapsody In White ... LP 20th Century, 1973. Very Good+ ...
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A beautiful swirling instrumental LP that features the classic "Love's Theme", the cut that made Barry a multi-millionaire, and which firmly established his sophisticated orchestral soul style as one of the trademarks of the 70s! This is the ultimate in 70s soul class – from the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An album of theirs that you don't see that often – with Barry White's takes on popular movie hits. Some of this veers a little to close to the cheesy side of things, but it's worth it for the "Theme From King Kong" alone, an uptempo funk number that has a great almost afro-funk ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Love Unlimited Orchestra —
White Gold ... LP 20th Century, 1974. Near Mint- ...
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A wonderful album of funky instrumental tracks from Barry White – often overlooked because of the "greatest hits" association you could make with the "gold" in the title. The record's got that perfect Love Unlimited sound – heavy beats underneath, and the orchestra ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
HP Lovecraft drummer Michael Tegza soldiers on with a new group as Lovecraft – with a tighter sound that blends hard driving drums and guitars with more delicate, harmony vocal accented songcraft! It's a far cry from the psychedelic experimentation of HP Lovecraft – but it's actually a ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, splitting on the spine, ring wear.)
Loveland Duren —
Any Such Thing ... LP Edgewood, 2021. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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The rich 70s legacy of the Lovelites – a Chicago trio who first sprang onto the soul with some wonderfully fragile work when they were young, and who continued to record some really great music – even though they never fully got their due at the time! The music here was all done after ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The only full length album ever cut by this amazing Chicago girl group! The Lovelites first broke onto the charts with their stunning track "How Can I Tell My Mom & Dad" – a sad slow tune about teen pregnancy, sung in a strange otherworldly style that's also quite soulful ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Features work from Winston Wright on organ and Willie Lindo on guitar – on titles that include "Can't You Tell It's Me", "Hold Me Tight", "Shining Star", "Sail On", "Hold Me Tight", and "Mr Sea". (Reggae) LP, Vinyl record album
Lene Lovich —
Flex ... LP Stiff, 1980. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
Here it is – the first Spoonful LP in all its sunny, groovy glory – and the sum is so much more than just a great single! Like the Byrds, the group is built on traditionally structured back-porch melodies. In the case of the Spoonful, jug band influences provide the core rhythmic ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono yellow label pressing with deep groove. Cover has wear, aging, a cutout hole and a mostly split top seam.)
The most understated album by the Lovin Spoonful – and possibly their best work ever! It's really a showcase for leader/chief songwriter John Sebastian and proto-country rock guitarist Zal Yanovsky. "Summer In The City" is the one that buttered the group's bread for the next ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has edge wear, hype sticker, cutout hole, aging. Includes Kama Sutra inner sleeve.)
An excellent soundtrack to one of the wildest Woody Allen movies ever made – a weird little film that has Woody dubbing fake English dialogue over a Japanese action picture! The music by Lovin Spoonful is equally great – a bit groovier than some of their other albums of the time – ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The soundtrack to Francis Ford Coppola's first film, and a surprisingly groovy batch of tracks! John Sebastian composed the whole score, and unlike most of the other albums by The Lovin Spoonful, this one's got a lot of instrumental numbers, arranged by the great Artie Schroek – short little ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lovin Spoonful, Paul Butterfield, Al Kooper, etc —
What's Shakin ... LP Elektra, 1966. Near Mint- ...
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A very cool Elektra compilation – with rare non-Buddah work by the Lovin Spoonful, plus material by Al Kooper, Tom Rush, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and Eric Clapton & The Powerhouse. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo gold label pressing. Cover has a name in marker, but is great otherwise.)
Lovin' Spoonful —
Pop History Vol 5 ... LP Polydor (UK), 1960s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$6.99
Sublime sounds from the Italian modernist scene of the 70s – an album produced by Franco Battiato, and which shares a lot with his own classics from the time! Composer/performers Raul Lovisoni and Francesco Messina may have a few less dark corners than Battiato – and work here in a ... (Out Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Frank Lowe —
Decision In Paradise ... LP Soul Note (Italy), 1984. New Copy (reissue)...
$25.9929.99About April 19, 2024 (delayed)
Deeply soulful blowing from tenorist Frank Lowe – working here in a wonderfully hip group that includes Don Cherry on pocket trumpet, Grachan Moncur III on trombone, Geri Allen on piano, Charnett Moffett on bass, and Charles Moffett on drums. The date really lives up to the promise you might ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Frank Lowe —
Exotic Heartbreak ... LP Soul Note (Italy), 1982. New Copy (reissue)...
$25.9929.99About April 19, 2024 (delayed)
Nothing too exotic here, as the album's a soulful romp from Frank Lowe – a set that has a nicely earthy feel overall, with lots of room for Lowe's wonderful sound on the tenor sax! The group here features some especially nice piano from Amina Claudine Myers – who is always a welcome ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Frank Lowe —
Out Loud ... LP Triple Points, 1974. New Copy 2LP ...
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Fantastic lost work from the great Frank Lowe – a crucial saxophonist in the generation between the 60s ESP Records scene and the 70s loft jazz generation – and a player whose best legacy is often found in overlooked material like this! The set features both studio and live material by ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album