Great later work from this famous singer who helped lay the groundwork for rock and roll in the early 50s – featuring arrangements by Rene Hall and Everett Minor, and titles that include "Born Under A Bad Sign", "Funky Broadway", "Ain't Nothin You Can Do", "L ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Big Mama Thornton —
Way It Is ... LP Mercury, 1969. Near Mint- ...
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Big Mama Thornton delivers the goods on this collection of raw, rootsy blues. Nothin' but the real deal on this firey live set that captures Big Mama in 1969 at a small club in LA alongside Jay Hodges, George Smith, Bee Houston and JD Nicholson, shouting out "Little Red Rooster", "On ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red label stereo pressing. Cover has light ringwear, edge wear, and yellowing from age in back.)
Well, the Three Sounds have always been more soulful than modern – and about the only thing "modern" about this pre-Blue Note release is the abstract painting on the cover! But that doesn't stop the record from being a great little batch of soul jazz piano tunes, played by Gene ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Includes "Holy Smoke & Gee Whiz", "Let Me Know", "Thinking Of You", "Top Notch", "Let's Get Down", "Lovin You", "Don't Fall In Love", and "Still A Man". Excellent harmonies, and a warm classic soul sound! (Soul) CD
Tony Toni Tone —
Sons Of Soul ... CD Wing/Mercury, 1993. Used ...
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A really wonderful album from Tony Toni Tone – maybe the set that showed the world that they could be way more than a playful pop soul act – thanks to some surprisingly strong harmonies throughout! The set's not exactly old school, but it almost marks a revival of the sound of some of ... (Soul) read moreCD
A very cool set from those late 60s underground rock years on Mercury Records – recorded in Chicago by a rootsy trio, but with very cool use of flute and tablas too! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
A seminal bit of post-disco club – the standout hit by German madrockers Trio – and a tune that always captures our ears, no matter how many times we hear it! (Soul) 12-inch, Vinyl record
A record that definitely funked our head up at the time of its release – a rock-solid follow up to the UMCs Critical Beatdown – and another record that has us just wishing they'd given us more music in this incarnation! A very young Kool Keith is key to the album – giving it an ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic set of raw raunchy rock from the late 60s – originally issued as kind of a "cash in" record to grab some bucks on the rise of psych and garage – but a record that easily stands head to head with the best of its time! These guys drink heavy from the same brew as The ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Uriah Heep —
Demons & Wizards ... LP Mercury, 1972. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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(Original red label pressing. Includes the Mercury inner sleeve. Cover has some ring impressions and some peeling inside the gatefold from separation.)
Uriah Heep —
Fallen Angel ... LP Bronze/Chrysalis, 1972. Near Mint- ...
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John Ussery —
Ussery ... LP Mercury, 1973. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
A rare solo set from John Ussery – who'd previously worked with Eric Burdon, John Lee Hooker, and Delaney Bramlett – the last of whom also appears on the record! Titles include "Low Rider", "Smile", "Through The Fire", "Must Have Been The Season" ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, in great shape otherwise!)
A groundbreaking blend of folksy elements and more driving prog – a perfectly balanced set that sums up the unique genius of Van Der Graaf Generator! The group is partly a showcase for the young Peter Hammill – who is vaguely in the territory of some of his acoustic contemporaries on ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red label stereo pressing – B-M5 – in a "Giant Squid" cover. Cover has a small cutout hole, split top seam, some ring and edge wear, small split in the bottom seam, and some light smudges in back.)
Van Der Graaf Generator —
World Record ... LP Mercury, 1976. Very Good+ ...
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(Cover has light aging, but is a nice copy overall.)
Sarah Vaughan —
Golden Hits ... CD Mercury, 1950s/1960s. Used ...
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Classics from sassy Sarah Vaughan's Mercury years, including "Misty", "Broken Hearted Melody", "Make Yourself Comfortable", "Autumn In New York", "Moonlight In Vermont", "How Important Can It Be", "Smooth Operator", "Whatever ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Sarah Vaughan —
Golden Hits ... LP Mercury, 1950s/1960s. Near Mint- ...
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A dozen classics from sassy Sarah Vaughan's Mercury years, including "Misty", "Broken Hearted Melody", "Make Yourself Comfortable", "Autumn In New York", "Moonlight In Vermont", "How Important Can It Be", "Smooth Operator", " ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great collection – classic Sarah Vaughan recordings of material from famous shows, set to arrangements from Hal Mooney! (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
A great collection – classic Sarah Vaughan recordings of material from famous shows, set to arrangements from Hal Mooney! (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
A pretty obscure Sarah Vaughn album – and a nice one! The album's got Sarah singing with arrangements by Hal Mooney, who'd done work for her before in a more standard way, and who here is opening up a bit, at times almost hitting a groovy late 60s mode. Players in the group include Bob ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
The title's a bit of a joke – because the record features a batch sidemen from the Count Basie band – Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Freddy Green, Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster, and others – all working with Sarah, but the Count's name is missing, due to contractual obligations! Despite ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
The title's a bit of a joke – because the record features a batch sidemen from the Count Basie band – Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Freddy Green, Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster, and others – all working with Sarah, but the Count's name is missing, due to contractual obligations! Despite ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has light surface wear and aging.)
The title's a bit of a joke – because the record features a batch sidemen from the Count Basie band – Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Freddy Green, Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster, and others – all working with Sarah, but the Count's name is missing, due to contractual obligations! Despite ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing on Trip. Cover has some ringwear, with a bit of reddish ink transfer in back.)
A great album on Mercury – one with a gentle groove, but at a level that really lets Sarah Vaughan expand to the full subtle power of her voice! Titles include "It Happened Again", "You Ought To Have A Wife", "Never", "Edge Of The Sea", "C'Est La ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and aging.)
A great collection – one that brings together the full double-length album from the 50s – classic Sarah Vaughan recordings of material from famous shows, set to arrangements from Hal Mooney! (Vocalists) CD
Arrangements by Thad Jones and JJ Johnson – with titles that include "Sposin", "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "All Alone", "The Sweetest Sounds", "On The Other Side Of The tracks", "I Had A Ball", and "I Want To Be ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
2CD version – with 31 tracks in all – way more than the original album! (Vocalists) CD
(Late 80s West German pressing.)
Sarah Vaughan —
Viva Vaughan ... CD Mercury (Japan), 1964. Used ...
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One of Sarah Vaughan's first albums of Latin-tinged tracks – showing the roots of her interest in Brazilian music that would develop even more fully into the 70s. The record features a large group arranged and conducted by Frank Foster – with a host of jazz soloists, plus Latin ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Sarah Vaughan —
Viva Vaughan ... CD Verve/Mercury, 1964. Used ...
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One of Sarah Vaughan's first albums of Latin-tinged tracks – showing the roots of her interest in Brazilian music that would develop even more fully into the 70s. The record features a large group arranged and conducted by Frank Foster – with a host of jazz soloists, plus Latin ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
One of Sarah Vaughan's first albums of Latin-tinged tracks – showing the roots of her interest in Brazilian music that would develop even more fully into the 70s. The record features a large group arranged and conducted by Frank Foster – with a host of jazz soloists, plus Latin ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s Japanese stereo promo – SFX-10523 – with obi and insert. Cover has some edge wear, spotty aging, and a bumped corner.)
One of Sarah Vaughan's best albums from the 50s – a swinging live set caught at Chicago's Mister Kelly's night club – and recorded with very small combo backing! The album's a great contrast to some of Sarah's more fully arranged sets of the era – and it features piano from Jimmy ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
A very groovy record – kind of a mix of rock and blue eyed soul, recorded by the twin-guitar team of Pat & Lolly Vegas – a big act on the Sunset Strip scene of the 60s who later morphed into Native American rock group Redbone! On this early set, Pat and Lolly have a pretty hard-hitt ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono red label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear & aging, tiny cutout hole.)
Caetano Veloso —
Millennium ... CD Mercury (Brazil), 1970s/1980s/1990s. Used ...
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Velvet Underground —
Live 1969 ... LP Mercury, 1969. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$49.99
The mid 70s double LP release of the Velvets live – just past the uber prime point, in 1969 after Doug Yule had steeped in for the departed John Cale! Includes very solid live versions of benchmark numbers, with the VU sounding remarkably sharp on stage on the classics and more. Includes ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s black label pressing in a barcode cover. Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, lightly bent sides, and is bent a bit at the bottom right corner.)
The mid 70s double LP release of the Velvets live – just past the uber prime point, in 1969 after Doug Yule had steeped in for the departed John Cale! Includes very solid live versions of benchmark numbers, with the VU sounding remarkably sharp on stage on the classics and more. Includes ... (Rock) read moreCD
The mid 70s double LP release of the Velvets live – just past the uber prime point, in 1969 after Doug Yule had steeped in for the departed John Cale! Includes very solid live versions of benchmark numbers, with the VU sounding remarkably sharp on stage on the classics and more. Includes ... (Rock) read moreCD
Amazing! Although Scott Walker had issued one solo album before this one, Scott 2 is the record that really has his true genius beginning to shine through! The record still features Scott singing dark moody takes on 60s pop tunes – like "Best Of Both Worlds" and "Black Sheep ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Excellent work by Dionne Warwick's soulful sister! Dee Dee is one of the great unsung heroes of 60s soul – and although she cut a fair bit of work back in the day, much of it is yet to be properly reissued. That situation has changed for the better with this excellent set – a 26 track ... (Soul) read moreCD
Dinah Washington —
Compact Jazz ... CD Mercury, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ...
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Loads of classics – 16 tracks, including "This Bitter Earth", "What A Difference A Day Makes", "Easy Living", "Keepin Out Of Mischief Now", "Manhattan", "Make Me A Present Of You", "I Remember Clifford", "Unforgettable& ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
53 tracks across 3 discs! Includes "Raindrops", " Big Long Slidin' Thing", "If It's the Last Thing I Do" (as of pressing) only released as singles. (Vocalists) CD
(Blue label hi-fi stereo pressing with deep groove. Vinyl has a mark that clicks on "Out In The Cold Again". Cover has some wear and aging, yellowed clear tape holding the seams and spine, and is lightly bent at the edges.)
Tracks include "Show Time", "Trouble In Mind", "Bad Luck", "Salty Papa Blues", "Since I Fell For You", "Time Out For Tears", and "Trouble In The Lowlands" – 16 tracks total. (Vocalists) CD
Dinah Washington —
Golden Hits Vol 1 ... LP Mercury, Late 40s/1950s. Near Mint- ...
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Titles include "Time Out For Tears", "Salty Papa Blues", "September In The Rain", "This Bitter Earth", "Mixed Emotions", "Mad About The Boy", and "What A Difference A Day Made". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
This is an LP issue of some of her early recordings, originally released on 78. Songs include "Record Ban Blues", "What's The Matter With Baby", "I'm Crying", "Shuckin' And Jivin'", When The Sun Goes Down", "Set Me Free", "My ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has light aging.)
Dinah Washington —
Jazz Sides ... LP Mercury, Mid/Late 50s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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A collection of mid-late 50s recordings with accompaniment by Clark Terry, Wynton Kelly, Max Roach, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Jimmy Cleveland, and others. (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
A pretty groovy little album from Dinah Washington – at first glance a set of older standards, but at second glance a date that features some wonderfully swinging arrangements from Quincy Jones! The Q really helps Dinah break from the usual mode here – providing here with an upbeat, ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pretty groovy little album from Dinah Washington – at first glance a set of older standards, but at second glance a date that features some wonderfully swinging arrangements from Quincy Jones! The Q really helps Dinah break from the usual mode here – providing here with an upbeat, ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most important records in the career of Dinah Washington – even if only for the hit title track! The work here has Dinah elevating yet again – way past the R&B of her roots, and the jazz of a few years later – into a territory that definitely earns her the title of ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Dinah Washington & Brook Benton —
Two Of Us ... LP Mercury, Early 60s. Very Good+ ...
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The set features only 4 duets between Brook & Dinah – "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)", "I Do", "I Believe", and "A Rockin Good Way (To mess Around & Fall In Love)", which is probably the best track on the LP. Other titles are by Dinah alone ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo black label pressing with deep groove.)
Dinah Washington, Terry Gibbs, Max Roach, & Others —
Newport 58 ... LP Mercury, 1958. Very Good+ ...
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A really great collection of tracks – with great players throughout! The set features three titles that have Dinah Washington singing with a hip group that includes Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Melba Liston on trombone, Harold Ousley on tenor, Sahib Shihab on baritone, Wynton Kelly on piano, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono blue label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and a thin strip of adhesive residue on the opening.)
Loads of classic singles – 20 in all – with cuts that include "I've Got So Much To Give", "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me", "You're The First The Last My Everything", "Honey Please Can't Ya See", "Never Never Gonna Give You Up" ... (Soul) read moreCD
Very nice 3 CD box set that includes just about every one of Barry's big hits, plus some nice extra bonus – like his duet with Lista Stansfield on "All Around The World", the "Sweet Seduction Suite" with Quincy Jones, the 12" single version of "My Sweet Summer ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Out of print, back of outer box has light shelf wear.)
One of the greatest French jazz soundtracks ever – a haunting score composed and performed by sax legend Barney Wilen! Barney's work is possibly best known to American audiences for his solos on the Miles Davis soundtrack Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud, recorded a year earlier – and this ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Wonderful pressing – a 10" LP with flipback cover, just like the original – but cut by Kevin Gray with even better sound!)
Probably the best package of Hank's work we've ever seen! The set collects 42 of Hank's tracks from the late 40s and early 50s on 2 CDs, along with a thick book of biographical notes and photos. Pretty much all of the essential tunes are here, including "I Saw The Light", "Cold, ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
(Includes a DVD with the feature length documentary: Honky Tonk Blues)
Yarbrough & Peoples —
Two Of Us ... LP Mercury, 1980. Near Mint- ...
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A massive hit for the duo of Calvin Yarbrough and Alisa Peoples – and for good reason too! The set's equally well-balanced between upbeat, keyboard-heavy groovers and key mellower tracks – just the kind of rounded record we might expect from Ashford & Simpson at their late 70s best ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Yello —
Flag ... LP Mercury, 1988. Very Good+ ...
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One of the most dramatically poppy albums from Yello – a set that takes their older electric groove and infuses it with a bit more theatrics and dancefloor-styled rhythms! Flag's really the record that probably sums up the mainstream vision of Yello the best – that image of mustachioed ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Certainly a more pop-based effort than some of Yello's previous albums, but still a great little record – filled with playful electronics and a really unique sense of rhythm and groove! Even at the height of their fame, Yello never abandoned the spare analogue-heavy styles that made their ... (Rock) read moreCD
Certainly a more pop-based effort than some of Yello's previous albums, but still a great little record – filled with playful electronics and a really unique sense of rhythm and groove! Even at the height of their fame, Yello never abandoned the spare analogue-heavy styles that made their ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 ... (Rock) read moreCD