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
(Includes the heavy inner sleeve. Cover some aging and large splits on all seams – with the top seam held by clear tape.)
Brilliantly bold work from pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi – an artist who's really coming into her own for the 70s – stepping out in a big band format that would win her a wide new audience on both sides of the Pacific! The album's one of the first to feature the ensemble co-led with husband ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band —
Kogun ... LP RCA, 1974. Sealed ...
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Brilliantly bold work from pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi – an artist who's really coming into her own for the 70s – stepping out in a big band format that would win her a wide new audience on both sides of the Pacific! The album's one of the first to feature the ensemble co-led with husband ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band —
Road Time ... LP RCA, 1976. Near Mint- 2LP ...
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A great little live set from the glory days of the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band – a series of performances from Japan, recorded in 1976, all featuring the ensemble at its best! The double-length nature of the record takes the group even farther than usual – really letting ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band —
Long Yellow Road ... LP RCA, 1974. Very Good+ ...
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A 70s classic from the team of Toshiko Akioshi and Lew Tabackin – a duo who did for the jazz ensemble mode in their generation what Kenny Clarke and Francy Boland did in the 60s! The material here is wonderfully inventive – the kind of compositions that Toshiko wouldn't have even ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A 70s classic from the team of Toshiko Akioshi and Lew Tabackin – a duo who did for the jazz ensemble mode in their generation what Kenny Clarke and Francy Boland did in the 60s! The material here is wonderfully inventive – the kind of compositions that Toshiko wouldn't have even ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Toshiko Akiyoshi really took off as a jazz musician in the 70s – already a great pianist known for her bop-like dexterity in the 50s, a compelling soloist and songwriter with her modern sound in the 60s, and a hell of a talent at the helm of a series of amazing big band records with reedman ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Alkaholiks —
21 & Over ... LP RCA, 1993. Sealed ...
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A real landmark from the west coast scene – served with straight up, stripped down beats from E Swift and King Tee – plus a couple of very early Madlib tracks as well! And although the album's got more rhymes about booze than we could have imagined in rap, then or now, it transcends ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ain't no party like a Alkoholik party – and year after year, this debut album still stands as one of the group's strongest moments! The album's a real landmark from the west coast scene – served with straight up, stripped down beats from E Swift and King Tee – plus a couple of ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Alkaholiks —
Likwidation ... LP RCA, 1997. Very Good+ 2LP ...
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15 cuts, plus a handful of skits, guest appearances by Xzibit, Whoridas, Nas, King Tee, ODB, Keith Murray, LL, and Loot Pack. Madlib produced a couple of tracks, too. Includes "Likwidation", "Off the Wall" & "Hip Hop Drunkies". (Hip Hop) LP, Vinyl record album
Amazing early work from Amanda Ambrose – recorded in a style that's easily as hip as the best live sides from Nina Simone or Roberta Flack – but years before either singer sounded this great! The style is an ultra-hip version of jazz inflected with plenty of soul – reaching back ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Living Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has ringwear, heavy edge wear, yellowing from age, and is split at the top left corner.)
Marty Paich brings some nice jazzy charts to this early set from Ann-Margret – just the kind of hip material that made her a swinger from the start! The vocals have a sexy, breathy quality that matches Ann's tight sweater on the cover – and even when Paich grooves in an uptempo style, ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Just to get things straight: Ann's the Beauty and Al's the Beard – and they're paired together in this surprisingly tasty set that stands as one of Ann's jazziest albums for RCA! Part of the strength is from arranger Marty Paich, who has Al's trumpet and Ann's voice working with a small ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Antonio Carlos & Jocafi —
Definitivamente ... LP RCA (Brazil), 1974. Very Good Gatefold ...
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Fantastic 70s material by this unique Brazilian combo! The sound is perhaps a bit less funky than some of their other records, but the songwriting is excellent, and the production is top notch – in a way that opens up the voices and gives the record a lot more soul than usual. Filled with ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A mighty nice album from this legendary soulful samba duo! The record has them working in a warm 70s mode – with ensemble vocals helping out on a number of tracks, and some electric instrumentation under the acoustic cuica, cacaquinho, guitar, and percussion of the samba arrangements. Luiz ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Argentinian pressing in a textured cover, with some heavy edge wear, bent corners, and some marker at the top left corner.)
Antonio Carlos & Jocafi —
Mudei De Ideia ... LP RCA/Mr Bongo (UK), 1971. New Copy (reissue)...
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An amazing bit of Brazilian funk – and the best album ever by this exciting soulful duo! The record's their first, and it's got a crackling intensity that you don't always find on their other albums – a groove that mixes hard samba with bass-heavy funk, with a sound that makes them one ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Cool countrypolitan Christmas songs from Eddy Arnold – his classic early 60s Christmas With Eddy Arnold album for RCA. It's wonderful, charismatic stuff with some of the best versions of the popular Christmas songs of the day, plus a couple of gems written or co-written by Eddy. Titles ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Groovy pop instrumental versions of Donovan's hits, including "Catch the Wind", "There Is a Mountain", "Sunny Goodge Street", "Jennifer Juniper", and "Hampstead Incident". The sound is very Brit now sound, with a lot of electric bass, and jumpy ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label stereo pressing. Cover has a cut corner and light wear.)
A well-done set – one that mixes samba rhythms and jazzy instrumentation, all set to RCA's great Living Stereo approach! (Brazil) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, and a small bit of seam splitting.)
Long lean groovers from Brian Auger and the Oblivion Express group – recorded with a slightly freer feel than some of the group's earlier albums, and an approach that has them stretching out nicely! Brian still sings a bit on some tracks, but there seems to be more of a focus than before on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing. Vinyl plays with a light click on the first track. Cover has light ring & edge wear.)
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express —
Closer To It! ... LP RCA, 1973. Very Good ...
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Soaring organ work from Brian Auger's Oblivion Express – and arguably the greatest album he ever cut with this post-Trinity group! The sound here is clean and lean – with Brian himself on a mix of organ, piano, and moog – really hitting a nice jazz funk mode that drops some of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Really hard-jamming work from keyboardist Brian Auger – the first of a 2-part live set from the US, and easily some of his greatest work on record! The tracks are all very long and stretched out here – an extrapolation of the territory Auger was already exploring on studio sides, taken ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The great, bracing score to the fantastic Otto Preminger film, with music by Georges Auric, and nice dramatic saxophone passages. Juliette Greco sings the title song in a nice dramatic Frenchy fashion, and the whole thing does great justice to the steamy book by Francoise Sagan. (Soundtracks) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Very cool – Bach compositions, completely reworked by heavenly arranger Norio Maeda – with instrumentation on koto and shakuhachi! (Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
Bach/Rubinstein/Schubert/Chopin/Saint Saens/Wagner/et al —
Art Of Pablo Casals ... LP RCA, Late 20s. Near Mint- ...
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Burt Bacharach —
Together? ... LP RCA, 1979. Very Good+ ...
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A lost Burt Bacharach treasure – a bit later than classic vintage, but a wonderful album from the mature maestro – and sometimes overlooked, due to its status as a soundtrack! The work here is totally great – that mellow, easy-flowing style that Burt really perfected around the ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a bent corner, promo stamp, faint ring wear, and a small sticker.)
Chet Baker, Helen Merrill, & Others —
Passaporto Per L'Italia ... LP RCA/Dialogo (Italy), 1962. New Copy (reissue)...
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A very cool album from the Italian branch of RCA Records – and a set that features a host of artists from other nations who briefly stopped over in Italy, and recorded some of these gems for the label! There's a core energy to the set, which balances contributions from a few key artists, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An excellent set from the great Gato Barbieri – one of the gems from his earlier years on record, and an album that's very much in the best spirit of his sides for Impulse in the early 70s! There' definitely some Latin currents in the rhythm – not as strongly stated as on his Latin ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Kathy Barr —
Follow Me ... LP RCA, 1957. Near Mint- ...
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Kathy, we'd follow you anywhere – not just for your sultry look on the cover of this album, but for your warm and wonderful vocals throughout the set! The notes describe Barr as "vibrant, vivacious, vital, and full of volcanic tenderness too" – and given the presentation of ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sid Bass runs through a bunch of moogy versions of tunes in the "Spanish" idiom – either traditional favorites, or more modern pop Latin tracks – with plenty of fast-type moogy work, designed to approximate (we think) a Spanish guitar sort of approach! Cuts include "Grana ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing – a great copy! Cover has a small cut corner.)
A double LP set that compiles side Bechet recorded for RCA (Bluebird?) in the 30s and early 40s – mostly in New York. There's a total of 35 tracks on the set – and titles include early recordings of "Jada", "Really The Blues", "Sweetie Dear", "Preachin ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s issue. Shrinkwrap is cracked at the spine, but is still intact and unopened. Cover has light aging where exposed.)
Sidney Bechet —
Master Musician ... LP RCA/Bluebird, 1930s/Early 40s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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A whopping 36 song compilation of Bechet's work through the 30s and 40s with the New Orleans Feet Warmers! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s issue. Cover has a cutout hole and light wear.)
(Mono shaded dog pressing with deep groove. Includes the booklet. Box has some wear and aging, a tiny peeled spot and some lifting from sticker removal, split wrap around, and split bottom corners.)
Harry Belafonte gets a bit of bigger backing here – thanks to great arrangements by Ralph Hunter – but the sound is still mighty nice! Titles include "Jump In Line", "Kingston Market", "Monkey", "Goin Down Jordan", and "Angelina". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Living Stereo pressing. Includes mail order inner sleeve.)
Sublime work by a singer who should have dominated the 60s – had he not left this planet in an auto accident early in his short career! Jesse is wonderful here – getting even more coolness and class on RCA than he did in an indie setting – with help from the groups of Shorty ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s German pressing in a barcode cover, with a cut corner and Best Buy Series sticker.)
A mid 60s gem from Brook Benton, produced by Clyde Otis, done in wonderful, more stripped down style than some of his other efforts of the time. Titles include "My Darling My Darling", "Try A Little Tenderness", "Moon River", "The Second Time Around", and ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Elmer Bernstein/Vikki Carr —
Silencers ... LP RCA, 1966. Near Mint- ...
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The groovy groovy soundtrack to the first Matt Helm film – starring Dean Martin as a 60s master of intrigue! Elmer Bernstein handled the soundtrack with a really great approach – jazz, swinging, and with plenty of mod 60s bits – very much in some of the same territory as Lalo ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 60s orange label pressing. Cover has a cutout notch, some wear and aging, reddish drip stains at the left side, some notes in pen, and a small peeled spot at the top right corner in back.)
(White dog stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and a small sticker in back.)
Black Devil Disco Club —
Disco Club ... LP RCA/Alter K (Germany), 1978. New Copy (reissue)...
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The debut record from Black Devil Disco Club – a legendary French group who mixed spacey keyboards and electronics with warmly clubby grooves! The key force here is Bernard Fevre – who handles all the electric touches, and does a great way of warming things up from some of the colder ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Seminal work from Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers – recorded at a time when that group was really coming together! After a slightly wayward year of 1957, when the Messengers had a different lineup away from Blue Note, Art re-forged the group for the end of the 50s with a rock-solid array ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Nice Japanese pressing, with insert! Cover has light wear on the back, but front looks nice.)
Seminal work from Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers – recorded at a time when that group was really coming together! After a slightly wayward year of 1957, when the Messengers had a different lineup away from Blue Note, Art re-forged the group for the end of the 50s with a rock-solid array ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with insert – PG22. Back cover has some light aging near the edges, front is nice – as is vinyl.)
A reissue of one of Blakey's best non-Blue Note sides from the late 50s, a killer album that sports a great lineup of the Jazz Messengers that included Jackie McLean, Johnny Griffin, Bill Hardman, Sam Dockery and Spanky DeBrest. The three of them sparkle and shine with the sort of brilliance that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great debut from Bow Wow Wow, and a mighty second act from Maclolm McLaren – whose work with the young group was one of his main projects after getting rejected by the Sex Pistols! This group's got a very different vibe, and an equally longstanding appeal – as playfully new wave as ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
David Bowie —
Aladdin Sane ... LP RCA, 1973. Very Good Gatefold ...
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One of our favorite David Bowie albums ever! Aladdin Sane was a real turning point for Bowie – recorded on the heels of the tremendously popular Ziggy Stardust album, but really pushing the boundaries past the more straight-ahead rock and glam of that record. Instead of just sitting on his ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light surface wear.)
David Bowie —
Changes One ... LP RCA, 1976. Near Mint- ...
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Almost a "greatest hit" of "greatest hits" collection – given the importance of this album to the David Bowie catalog! Sure, it compiles tracks from other releases – but it also was the album that gave the world the killer cut "John I'm Only Dancing" ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram 40th Anniversary pressing, still in the shrink with hype sticker.)
Almost a "greatest hit" of "greatest hits" collection – given the importance of this album to the David Bowie catalog! Sure, it compiles tracks from other releases – but it also was the album that gave the world the killer cut "John I'm Only Dancing" ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The second great entry in the Changes series from David Bowie – and, like the first, a well-chosen array of tracks that really get at his creative genius as a pop star – which includes a few great titles from his post-Berlin years! The set does a great job of spanning the 70s – ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
David Bowie —
Heroes ... LP RCA, 1977. Very Good+ ...
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One of the three great collaborations between David Bowie and Brian Eno – and possibly the ultimate statement from his years in Berlin! The album's got some tunes that still show some of the guitar power of the early 70s Bowie – but it's also got some of the beautiful spacier moments ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s black label pressing – AYL1-3857. Cover has light wear.)