(Mono white & red label pressing with deep groove. Includes the booklet and Elektra fall/winter 1959 catalog. Cover has some surface wear, yellowing from age, a tiny bit of pen at the top right, and some light stains in back.)
Space seemed to be a logical direction for Lenny White to go – since his high-powered fusion drumming style is enough to power him right out of the galaxy! This album's a hard heavy batch of funky fusion tunes – with lots of hard drums by Lenny, and spacey spacey keyboards by the great ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Michael White —
X Factor ... LP Elektra, 1978. Very Good- ...
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An overlooked soulful gem from Michael White – one of his smoother albums, but with a tight sound that really makes the whole thing great! The set was produced by George Duke, and it's got the same feel as some of Duke's best work of the time – soaring, soulful, with a style that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Not only a great follow-up to the first Echoes Of An Era session, but also a standout 80s performance from Nancy Wilson – quite possibly her best of the decade! The setting is nice and laidback – a live date with a core combo that features Joe Henderson on tenor, Chick Corea on piano, ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Sweet electric funk from Womack and Womack – a set that's got the same sort of tight songwriting as their classic Love Wars set from the 80s, but a groove that's maybe even heavier on the beats and keyboards too! The style's still nice and warm, in all the right ways to work with the duo's ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover is bent at the sides and corners.)
World Saxophone Quartet —
Rhythm & Blues ... CD Elektra, 1988. Used ...
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Bold, brilliant horns from David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, and Oliver Lake – on unusual versions of tunes that include "Let's Get It On", "For The Love Of Money", "Nemesis", "Night Train", "Messin With The Kid", and "Dock ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The last true masterpiece by the greatest rock band to ever come out of the late 70s and early 80s L.A. scene. More Fun In The New World serves in a lot of ways as X's upright middle finger to the early years of the Reagan era, with the anthemic opener "The New World", and the ballad ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A key part of the initial tremendous legacy of X – one of the greatest run of records that any group could ever hope for! This third set has the group honing and refining their sound even more – losing none of their roots in the LA hardcore scene, but also inflecting their sound with a ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A key part of the initial tremendous legacy of X – one of the greatest run of records that any group could ever hope for! This third set has the group honing and refining their sound even more – losing none of their roots in the LA hardcore scene, but also inflecting their sound with a ... (Rock) read moreCD
A standout solo moment for Yazz – the singer who first rose to fame as part of the Coldcut soundsystem, then really broke big at a point when UK soul was cracking the American mainstream! Yazz may have a bleached-out look on the cover, but her sound is deeply soulful – and fits in ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch.)
Thank John Hughes & Ferris Beuller for the fame of this one – the album that pushed Yello over the top with the perennial favorite "Oh Yeah" – a tune that's been used countless times over the years since that famous soundtrack, and which still resonates on TV commercials ... (Cassettes) read moreCassette
Very longform work from Yes – with the tracks "Gates Of Delerium", "Sound Chaser", and "To Be Over". CD adds single edits of two tracks plus a previously unissued rehearsal of "Gates Of Delerium". (Rock) CD
An early moment of genius from Warren Zevon – the kind of record that really set his talents part from the singer/songwriter generation that came before – and made Zevon a key part of a new era of much darker songsmiths! Zevon manages to weave in all these strange moody elements while ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout hole, light wear, and light aging.)
The first, and arguably the best, of John Zorn's Naked City albums. The sound is extremely intense, and represents a blinding blend of influences, most of which Zorn had been showcasing in more easy going settings on previous albums. The core group includes Bill Frisell, Wayne Horvitz, Fred Frith ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Features altos John Zorn on the right channel and Tim Berne on the left channel – plus Mark Dresser on bass, and Joey Baron and Michael Vatcher on drums. (Jazz) CD
Not a bad year in retrospect – featuring "Dangerous" by Busta Rhymes, "Lost Ones" by Lauryn Hill, "Intergalactic" by The Beastie Boys, "Deja Vu" by Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz, "Rosa Parks" by Outkast, "Find A Way" by A Tribe Called ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A mix of hip folk and blues – with work by John Koerner, Geoff Muldaur, Dave Ray, Danny Kalb, Ian Buchanan, Mark Spoelstra, and Eric Von Schmidt. (Blues) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono gold label pressing. Includes the booklet! The back cover is stained and yellowed with name in marker, small bottom seam split. Label has name in marker.)
Various —
Bronco Billy ... LP Elektra, 1980. Sealed Gatefold ...
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Featuring Merle Haggard, Ronnie Milsap, Reinsmen, Penny De Haven, and others. (Soundtracks) LP, Vinyl record album
Featuring tracks by Bobby McFerrin, The Beach Boys, Georgia Satellites, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Starship, John Cougar Mellencamp, and others. (Cassettes) Cassette
Various —
Cocktail ... LP Elektra, 1988. Very Good+ ...
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Featuring tracks by Bobby McFerrin, Beach Boys, Georgia Satellites, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Starship, John Cougar Mellencamp, and others. (Soundtracks) LP, Vinyl record album
Includes "Luv On A Dub" by Daddy D, "Amazin" by Omniscence, "I'm Gonna Kill You" by Juggaknotz, "Let It Fall" by Lin Que, "Ghetto Girl" by 8 Off, "Natural Disaster" by Supernatural, "Real Hip Hop" by Das EFX, and "Brooklyn ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
Field recordings by David Lewiston that feature regional folk and festival tunes from Southern Mexico. Tracks include "Son Alegre", "Son Sventa Cajvaltic", "El Chinito", "La Jota", and "Valse Chiapenecas". (Global Grooves) CD
One of those few classic cases where a compilation of tracks was maybe even more influential than the original music itself – as this early 70s collection of 60s material turned out to shape and influence generations for decades to come! Guitar genius Lenny Kaye put the set together famously ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The second heady dip into the under-discovered underground of the late 60s – and a package that's every bit as ear-opening as the first Nuggets volume! As with that classic, there's material here that really shows the full spectrum of the American scene in the mid 60s – music that's ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wide ranging collection that includes tracks by The Cure, Billy Bragg, The Sugarcubes, Kronos Quartet, Lynch Mob, Anita Baker, Teddy Pendergrass, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Bill Frisell, They Might Be Giants, The Beautiful South, and John Zorn. 39 tracks in all. (Cassettes) Cassette
(Still in the oversized cardboard longbox packaging, which is a bit compressed in spots from 30+ years of storage. Includes booklet & insert.)