Ronnie Aldrich —
For All Seasons ... CD EMI/Music For Pleasure (UK), 1987. Used ...
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The groovy Brit piano player lays down a set of standards like "April In Paris", "Spring Song", "It Might As Well Be Spring", "Summertime", "The Solway In Summer", "Summer Wind", "Early Autumn", "September Song", " ... (Now Sound) read moreCD
Alice —
Park Hotel ... LP EMI (Germany), 1986. Very Good+ ...
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One of the most creative albums ever from UK composer Neil Ardley – and that's saying a lot, given the complexity of his other work! The set's got a wonderful blend of jazz arrangements and some freer passages – scored by Ardley with some of his most sensitive, most beautiful music ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A gem of a record from the groundbreaking Landsdowne series of UK jazz recordings at the end of the 70s – an ambitious effort directed by composer Neil Ardley, cut very much in the mode of the best work by the Ian Carr/Don Rendell group of the time! As the title might imply, the tunes are ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Craig Armstrong —
Space Between Us ... CD Melankolic/EMI/Virgin (Australia), 1997. Used ...
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Like the other Art Ensemble record on Nessa, Les Stances A Sophie, this one was recorded in France on the beautiful July 7, 1969 during one of the most fruitful periods for the group. Unlike that one, though, this one is a very different recording musically. The LP features one long track, the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with obi – OP 80032.)
Automat —
Automat ... LP EMI/Tempo Dischi (Italy), 1978. New Copy (reissue)...
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Sweet cosmic disco from the Italian scene of the 70s – a record that was produced at a time when the inspirations of Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream were really finding their way into the clubs! The group is really just the duo of Romano Musumarra and Claudi Gizzi– and the pair work ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Not as "adult" as you might think – at least given the way the word is used today – but pretty great work by Pearl nonetheless! The tunes themselves are a bit "blue" in terms of subject matter – tales of girls with hot pants, loose love, and the kind of ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Barclay James Harvest —
Harvest Years ... CD Harvest/EMI (UK), Late 1960s/Early 1970s. Used 2 CDs ...
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A collection of tracks recorded during their early run on the Harvest label. Includes "Early Morning", "Mr. Sunshine", "Pools Of Blue", "I Can't Go On Without You", "Eden Unobtainable" and more – 31 tracks over 2 discs! (Rock) CD
One of John Barry's earliest scores for Bond – when his style was nice and raw, and when the Bond theme couldn't be heard enough throughout the course of the movie! Matt Munro sings the lyrics to the forgotten title hit – and other tracks include "James Bond Theme", "Tani ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
An amazing collection of New Orleans soul and R&B – all from the masterful hands of producer/arranger Dave Bartholomew! (Soul) CD
(Out of print.)
Be Bop Deluxe —
Axe Victim ... LP EMI/Harvest, Mid 70s. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$14.99
The amazing debut of Be Bop Deluxe – a record that's made up of all sorts of familiar parts, yet somehow really manages to set itself apart as a whole! The young Bill Nelson is at the top of his game here – a hell of a guitarist, which we sometimes forget in his later work – and ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing. Cover is lightly stained and slightly wavy at the bottom 3 inches or so, with an import sticker in back.)
The "air" here might well refer to the charged atmosphere in the arena during the live show that makes up this set from Be Bop Deluxe – a nice summation of everything that Bill Nelson and the group had done on their studio classics from the mid 70s, maybe stripped-down here a bit ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout hole, some ring and edge wear, and bent corners.)
An earlier classic from The Beach Boys – and easily one of their best records from the prime sun and surf era for the group – with rave up rockers and some sweet ballads! So much as been written about the foreboding behind-the-scenes circumstances in Beach Boys lore, even during these ... (Rock) read moreCD
A harmony heaven way to enjoy the Holiday! The group's version of Christmas has to be one of the best-ever recorded in rock and roll – and given the undercurrent of sadness that was coming forth in their non-Holiday hits of the period, the style here is perfect to fit the melancholy mood of ... read moreCD
A late 90s classic from the Beastie Boys, done with that great mix of really rich production that they seemed to discover on the west coast – while still able to serve up all the youthful energy when they burst into the world frm the New York scene! The album has a space of a few years ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Beatles at their late best – 1968's self-titled set, now immortalized as The White Album! The White Album capped offed a period of intense creativity for the band with a double that's as freewheeling as anything they'd ever release. It's got raw rockers with wry lyricism, tender ... (Rock) read moreCD
Includes the songs "Get Back (One)", "Get Back (Two)", "Don't Let Me Down (One)", "I've Got A Feeling (One)", "One After 909", "Dig A Pony", "I've Got A Feeling (Two)", "Don't Let Me Down (Two)", and "Get Back ... (Rock) read moreCD
Beatles —
Revolver ... CD Apple/EMI, 1966. Used ...
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Maybe our favorite Beatles album ever – a key set that bridges the catchiness of the early years and the sharper ideas of later albums – with a slightly sinister undercurrent that really keeps things fresh! The album's got some great early psych in spots, offset with wonderfully mature ... (Rock) read moreCD
Beatles —
Revolver ... LP Apple/EMI, 1966. Very Good ...
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Maybe our favorite Beatles album ever – a key set that bridges the catchiness of the early years and the sharper ideas of later albums – with a slightly sinister undercurrent that really keeps things fresh! The album's got some great early psych in spots, offset with wonderfully mature ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing. Vinyl plays with a click during "Here There". Cover has light surface wear, half split bottom seam.)
Maybe our favorite Beatles album ever – a key set that bridges the catchiness of the early years and the sharper ideas of later albums – with a slightly sinister undercurrent that really keeps things fresh! The album's got some great early psych in spots, offset with wonderfully mature ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maybe our favorite Beatles album ever – a key set that bridges the catchiness of the early years and the sharper ideas of later albums – with a slightly sinister undercurrent that really keeps things fresh! The album's got some great early psych in spots, offset with wonderfully mature ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram pressing, with 2009 stereo remaster – and 14 tracks in all!)
Maybe our favorite Beatles album ever – a key set that bridges the catchiness of the early years and the sharper ideas of later albums – with a slightly sinister undercurrent that really keeps things fresh! The album's got some great early psych in spots, offset with wonderfully mature ... (Rock) read moreCD
A perfect example of why the British jazz scene of the late 60s was so exciting – as Gordon Beck works here with a young John McLaughlin, in an album of surprising delights! The format is, as the title states, "experiments with pops" – late 60s soul and pop hits, given a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jeff Beck —
Best Of Jeff Beck ... LP EMI (Australia), Late 60s/Early 70s. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
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A nice Aussie collection, with Mickie Most production – and titles that include "I Ain't Superstitious", "I've Been Drinking", "Rock My Plimsoul", "Rice Pudding", "Love Is Blue", and "Hi Ho Silver Lining". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(In a flip-back cover, with light wear and aging.)
Rolf Billberg —
Darn That Dream ... CD EMI/Dragon (Sweden), 1964/1965/1966. Used ...
$19.99
Late work from the amazing Rolf Billberg – material recorded in the final years of the Swedish altoist's all-too-short career! As you'll hear from the very first notes in the set, Billberg's a hell of a player on the alto – an artist with the sharp crispness of a Lee Konitz, but the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print and sealed with a hole through the shrinkwrap.)
Spare and beautiful work from pianist Ran Blake and vocalist Jeanne Lee – a record that follows a similar format to some of Blake's other sessions with singers, and which presents Lee's vocals in a powerfully unstripped mode! The set was recorded live in Jordan Hall at New England ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(1989 pressing.)
Art Blakey —
Cu-Bop ... CD Jubilee/EMI (Japan), 1957. Used ...
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A rare Jubilee Records album from Art Blakey – one of his non-Blue Note sets from the late 50s, cut during the year of 1957 – a time when the Jazz Messengers were hopping around a lot of different labels! This version of the group is searing and soulful – and features Johnny ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers —
Best Of Blakey 60 ... CD EMI (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ...
$1.992.99
Titles include "Dat Dere", "Ping Pong", "The Witch Doctor", "Freedom Rider", "Afrique", "A Night In Tunisia", and "Giantis". (Jazz) CD
An early gem from Luiz Bonfa – one of the first really strong albums from this master of Brazilian guitar! The music is quite lively, without the sleepy quality that you find on some of Bonfa's other records – and Luiz' guitar is backed by a nice little combo that really keeps up to ... (Brazil) read moreCD
An incredible album from Lo Borges – one of the best singer/songwriters on the Brazilian scene of the 70s! Borges first burst into the spotlight for his work on the Club Da Esquina album by Milton Nascimento – and his work as part of Milton's "corner club" really helped shape ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Comes with a bonus lyric insert too!)
David Bowie —
Best Of Bowie ... CD EMI (Canada), Late 60s/1970s/1980s. Used ...
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A classic double live set from David Bowie – recorded during his years as The Thin White Duke (as you might guess from the cover!), but featuring a fair bit of material from the Ziggy Stardust years! The music is pretty straightforward, and pretty rocking – lots of fuzzy guitar in the ... (Rock) read moreCD
(2005 jewel case pressing.)
David Bowie —
Let's Dance ... LP EMI, 1983. Very Good+ ...
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A mega-hit for David Bowie – and an album that reduced some of the complexity of previous efforts, yet still managed to hold onto all that was great! There's definitely some massive chart material here, but the tunes are still some of the best of their time, pop-wise – tracks that ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with Masterdisk stamp. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover is lightly bent at the sides.)
A great little comeback moment from David Bowie – with a great cut from a soundtrack on the flip! "Let's Dance" really got Bowie back on top in the early 80s – thanks to some production help from Nile Rogers, who made the tune groove perfectly for the dancefloors. But we're ... (Rock) read more12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has some surface wear and a small split on the spine.)
The second half of Bowie's Thin White Duke years in the studio – a record that's more cool and condensed than his Young American album – but equally sublime in its own sort of way! The format here is much more compact – with a small group working alongside Bowie, still with some ... (Rock) read moreCD
The second half of Bowie's Thin White Duke years in the studio – a record that's more cool and condensed than his Young American album – but equally sublime in its own sort of way! The format here is much more compact – with a small group working alongside Bowie, still with some ... (Rock) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
David Bowie —
Tonight ... LP EMI, 1984. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
Titles include "Loving The Alien", "God Only Knows", "Don't Look Down", "Tonight", "Neighborhood Threat", "Blue Jean", and "I Keep Forgetting". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
A great package that includes the "final" concert by David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars persona – recorded at London's Hammersmith Odeon in 1973, and pulled from the soundtrack to the DA Pennebaker film of the same name! The original film featured Bowie, Mick ... (Rock) read moreCD
Rare early work from David Bowie – served up here on a special four track EP! Titles include "I Pity The Fool", "Take My Trip", "You've Got A Habit Of Leaving", and "Baby Loves That Way". (Rock) 7-inch, Vinyl record
(70s pressing in an EMI sleeve with a torn opening. NOTE – Vinyl skips on "Pity", but the rest is VG+)
Victor Assis Brasil Quarteto —
Pedrinho ... LP Odeon/EMI (Brazil), 1979. Very Good Gatefold ...
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One of the greatest albums by Victor Assis Brasil – a brilliant sax player who was one of Brazil's greatest jazz talents in the 70s! On this set, Victor really tightens things up from some of his spacier post-Coltrane albums of earlier years – crackling with a firey approach to the ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Breathless —
Breathless ... LP EMI, 1979. Near Mint- ...
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Fantastic work from the great Charles Brown – an equal mix of jazz and blues, delivered with a smooth, sophisticated touch that really helped move things forward in the postwar years! 20 classics from his years at Aladdin Records. (Soul) CD
One of the last Roy Budd soundtracks, and a sweeping orchestral score for a naval war film. Despite the larger setting of the arrangements, there's some nice moments that have the usual Roy Budd twinkle to them. Matt Monro sings the theme "The Precious Moments", which has lyrics by ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Features Merceceditas Valdes, Los Naranjos De Cienfuegos, Los Munequitos De Matanzas, and Grupo Vocal Descendann. Tracks include "Pensando En Jane", "Ron Con Ron", "Movin' On", "Suite Matanzas", and "Quitate El Chaque". (Jazz) CD
(Original 180 gram EU pressing, with booklet. Cover has a hype sticker, bent top corners held with clear tape, clear tape at the center of the top seams, and bumped bottom corners. Booklet is bent a bit at the corners.)
A singles collection, but one that's so strong, so essential, it may well make the album the greatest full length set the Buzzcocks ever issued! All their classics are here – the short, tight, yet tuneful tracks that made these guys such a standout in the early punk years – and which ... (Rock) read moreCD
A singles collection, but one that's so strong, so essential, it may well make the album the greatest full length set the Buzzcocks ever issued! All their classics are here – the short, tight, yet tuneful tracks that made these guys such a standout in the early punk years – and which ... (Rock) read moreCD
A well-done batch of music for the initial season of Japanese TV show Long Vacation – served up with a sense of variety and depth that's a great change from American television music for a program of this nature! Cagnet put the whole thing together, but they've got a good sense of variety ... (Japanese) read moreCD