The great Aynsley Dunbar on drums – with lots of piano and organ from Tommy Eyre and guitar solos from John Moorshead. Produced by John Mayall too! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(In a textured navy cover, with gold title sticker at the spine. Includes the obi and booklet. Obi is torn at the bottom and crinkled in back. Cover has bumped corners and a small split in the bottom seam.)
Memphis power pop from Van Duren – insistent and nearly as catchy as the midwest and west coast practitioners of the era – but with a bit more of an elastic, loose limbed, and measured approach to the songwriting! It's tough to get around a Big Star comparison given the Memphis roots, ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with Masterdisk stamp. Cover has light ring impressions and some application wrinkles in back.)
Jamz Dutton —
Feels Good ... LP Rosewood, 1974. Very Good+ ...
$13.99
Some nice hard edged production – mostly from Nick Wiz, but also Rockwilder, Larger Professor and others – with vocals to match. Stand out cuts include "Ill Collabo" featuring Pharoahe Monche & Prince Po, "On The Run", "Da Ruckus", and "Verbal ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Key work as a leader from bassist Johnny Dyani – one of his most soulful, spiritual outings ever – and a record dedicated to the important South African political prisoner Stephen Biko! There's a sense of flow and rhythmic focus here that's wonderful – as Dyani comes together ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great funk from one of the true legends of his time! Dyke and The Blazers specialized in James Brown-influenced super heavy soul funk, LA style – and their recordings from the late 60's are some of the most archetypal funky tracks from that era! This full album is one of the group's few ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing in the unipak cover – nice and clean. Cover has some light wear, and a bit more around the edges – and one bumped corner.)
Bob Dylan's fourth record, and close runner up to Freewheelin' as the masterpiece of this early stage of his career. While the overly arch Times They Are A Changin' pretty much stood as the cornerstone of classifiable folk rock at the time, Another Side is just that. Dense, elliptical, and ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing in a barcode cover, still sealed with Nice Price sticker.)
Bob Dylan —
At Budokan ... LP Columbia, 1978. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ...
$38.9944.99
A double-length live show – recorded in Japan! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed! Shrink has a tiny spot of sticker remnant.)
Bob Dylan —
Bob Dylan ... LP Columbia, 1962. Very Good+ ...
$24.9929.99
Sure, the young Bob Dylan might look a bit hokey on the cover – but he's already out there way ahead of the pack – and starting to blow away any of the less interesting pop folkies who'd been crowding into the Greenwich Village scene of the early 60s! There's a difference here right ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo 360 Sound pressing. Cover has some surface wear & aging, small name in pen on the back.)
(In the textured cover, with insert. Cover has a cut corner and light wear.)
E Live —
Cloud Vibes ... LP Star Creature, 2022. New Copy 2LP ...
$25.9926.99
A sweet little record that's bristling over with that future past sort of vibe that makes the Star Creature label so great – 80s electronic elements coming into play with a more contemporary sort of groove – lean, mean, and right on the money all the way through! E Live is definitely a ... (New Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Allen Eager and Phil Urso on tenor saxophone, Fats Ford and Howard McGhee on trumpet, Mundell Lowe on guitar, Harry Biss and Spaulding Givens on piano, Don Elliott on mellophone, Gene Ramey on bass, and Sid Bulkin and Walter Bolden on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Already Gone", "Good Day In Hell", "Best Of My Love", "My Man", "You Never Cry Like A Lover", "On The Border", and "Is It True". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing in the textured cover – 7E-1004 – still sealed with faint sticker spots.)
A contemporary set, but one that's got a classic roots reggae vibe that goes right back to the 70s – right down to the classic style of featuring a dub version of a cut right after the vocals! Earl Sixteen has roots that go way back, and given the strength of his performance here, he can ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wickedly sharp album from Earl Sweatshirt – a set that comes on strong from the very first notes, then keeps on with a tightness that really makes a nice difference from some of Earl's other albums – an approach that's maybe more compact in terms of the way the songs are laid out, ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Earl Sweatshirt has always been at the forefront of hip hop – and here, he really continues that legacy, by also reaching backwards for the production skills of The Alchemist – whose special touch on the record really creates a whole new milieu for Earl's lyrics! There's a dreamlike ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic stuff through and through – and almost a "best of" best of collection from the 70s! The album's a key illustration of the genius of Earth Wind & Fire on Columbia Records – because by the time the set was released in 1978, most of the tracks were already well-know ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. In the original shrink with hype sticker.)
Earth Wind & Fire —
Faces ... LP Columbia, 1980. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$14.99
The genius of Earth Wind & Fire knows no bounds – and even on this double-length set, the group keep up their groove tremendously! The 2LP scope of Faces might make it seem like an ambitious enterprise, but it's really just an overstuffed package that tries to contain all the genius the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Earth Wind & Fire —
I Am ... LP Columbia, 1979. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$11.99
A megahit album from Earth Wind & Fire – a record that spawned 2 of their biggest numbers ever – the mellow classic "After The Love Has Gone", and the club classic "Boogie Wonderland"! The rest of the album is equally great to follow in the strength of those two ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Spiritual, soulful, and oh, so beautiful! This record captures Earth Wind & Fire at a perfect transition moment – when they've still got some of their avant jazz roots, but are leaning towards the smooth soulful funk sound that put them on the charts a few years later. The whole thing's ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Earth Wind & Fire touch the world with this sweet batch of grooves – a set of tracks that has them firmly embracing the electric sound of 80s soul, yet still bringing in some light spiritual touches of their own! The beats are pretty heavy at points – making for plenty of groovers ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Righteous soul, and the only record ever cut by East Coast – a group led by Larry Blackmon of later Cameo fame – and featuring vocals from a young Gwen Guthrie – heard here for the first time on LP, long before her later hits! The style is very hip – a mixture of funk and ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gritty funk from East Of Underground – an uber-obscure LP recorded in 1971 by a group of US Army serviceman at the Armed Forces Network studios in Frankfurt, Germany – originally used as a recruiting tool during the Vietnam war! Given the strength of the set, we wouldn't be surprised ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of those very cool, very obscure albums on Uni at the end of the 60s – a set co-produced by early hit rocker Buzz Clifford and the group's guitarist, Dan Moore. Titles include "Heavy Love", "Can't Feel Love", "Is My Love Strong", and "Move Like ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Classic work from female disco trio Eastbound Expressway – an Ian Levine project done in a mode to rival the great female club trios from Philly – and one that comes off surprisingly well! The work was recorded in UK, but has a style that reminds us a bit of some of the Canadian disco ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo, with notice obscured on the labels. Cover has some ringwear, edge wear, and is lightly bent at the edges.)
(Japanese promo pressing, with obi and insert. Obi is crinkled a bit in back. Cover has a promo sticker in back.)
Clint Eastwood & General Saint —
Stop That Train ... LP Greensleeves (UK), 1983. New Copy (reissue)...
$24.9927.99
There's no stopping the double-dee jay power of Clint Eastwood and General Saint – as they pair together here on a classic album that's every bit as great as their Two Bad DJ set! The mix of voices trading back and forth is wonderful, especially over the laidback rhythms of the set – ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With guest spots by Sauce Money, Goodie Mobb, Gang Starr, Rah Digga, Kool G Rap, Da Nation, Snoop Dogg and Glaze NYC, Flipmode Squad and American Cream Team, Angie Martinez and Doo Wop, and Cocoa Brovas. (Hip Hop) LP, Vinyl record album
(Promo in a plain sleeve.)
Cleveland Eaton —
Half & Half ... LP Gamble/Be With (UK), 1973. New Copy (reissue)...
$32.9936.99
One of a few rare albums recorded as a leader from bassist Cleveland Eaton – a player who first rose to fame with Maurice White in the second Ramsey Lewis trio – and one who gave the world some amazingly hip records on the Black Jazz label in the 70s! This set is a unique effort for ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of a few rare albums recorded as a leader from bassist Cleveland Eaton – a player who first rose to fame with Maurice White in the second Ramsey Lewis trio – and one who gave the world some amazingly hip records on the Black Jazz label in the 70s! This set is a unique effort for ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Cleveland Eaton —
Plenty Good Eaton ... LP Black Jazz/Real Gone, 1974. New Copy (reissue)...
$12.9924.99
One of the most electric albums on the legendary Black Jazz label – a hip set of funky fusion tracks from bassist Cleveland Eaton, with a vibe that's similar to his album for the Gamble label, and his funky 45 work with The Kats! The record's a good extension of Eaton's roots in the Cadet ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Steve Eaton —
Steve Eaton ... LP Mountain Bluebird/P-Vine (Japan), 1979. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9939.99
Warmly mellow work from Steve Eaton – a singer with a nicely laidback take on blue-eyed soul, served up in some lean arrangements with a nice jazzy vibe – all a nice change from some of the bigger, more commercial work of the period! The indie approach of the set gives the whole thing ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sweetly glowing grooves from Ebi Soda – a set that features some really fantastic keyboards on most tracks, making their way along electric rhythms that have a beautifully laidback vibe! The approach is almost a 21st Century reworking of classic jazz funk – more sophisticated, and less ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition yellow vinyl pressing – with download!)
Eboni Band —
Eboni Band ... LP Eboni, Early 80s. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
A really unique record, and one with a very unusual pedigree – as the group features key members of some acts from the Ivory Coast in the late 70s, mixed with various Motown session players in the studio – all in a way that offers up a completely different take on Cali soul from the ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wonderful work from this obscure funky group – a combo who hailed from Indy, only issued two albums back in the 70s, but also left behind this wicked batch of unissued cuts that were recorded up in Chicago! The group have a vibe that's every bit as great as their warmly collaborative look on ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great Mercury work from Billy Eckstine – one of the strongest male singers of the postwar years! Titles include "Nobody's Heart", "That Old Devil Called Love", "Stella By Starlight", "When The Sun Comes Out", "I Got Lost iN Her Arms", "Wh ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear & aging, some splitting on the top seam & spine.)
Fantastic – and a record that will send chills down your spine! The recording quality of this one is superb – and Billy's rich voice has a bottomless quality that echoes out over the depths of moody arrangements by Billy Byers and Torrie Zito that are some of the best we've ever heard ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo white label promo with deep groove. Cover has a hype sticker and light wear.)
Billy goes for a hip 70s easy mode – a bit like Grady Tate, and made even better by sweet LA arrangements from Artie Butler. The titles have kind of a sophisticated soul groove to them, and Billy's definitely stretching his voice a bit to keep up with Artie's arrangements. Titles include ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has some ringwear, heavy edge wear, half split top seam, and a small split in the bottom seam.)
A really great album by Billy Eckstine – much more swinging and upbeat than some of his other 50s sessions, and with a strongly pronounced jazz flair overall! The album's supposedly recorded live in Vegas in the wee hours of the morning, and features Billy blowing a bit of trumpet as well as ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo color bar label pressing with deep groove, in a slightly different cover variant. Cover has light wear.)
Later work by Billy Eckstine – a nice little album from the early 60s, recorded in a dark and somber tone that shows a whole new side to his voice! The album features amazingly restrained arrangements by Billy May – a mix of jazz and strings that has a sadder, deeper style than before ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo color bar label pressing, with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
A UK-only album – one that features material from the two different albums that Billy Eckstine recorded for Stax in the early 70s! (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
Great work from the early years from Billy Eckstine – including one track with Billy on trumpet! Band members include Fats Navarro on trumpet, Gene Ammons and Budd Johnson on tenors, Leo Parker on baritone, and Art Blakey on drums! The set also features some vocals from Lena Horne and Sarah ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Edbl's got some great friends here – a hip lineup that includes Myles Sanko, Sophie Faith, and others – all of whom bring in some great flavors to his wonderful production at the core! Edbl's nicely understated – clearly a lover of classic soul, funk, and jazz – but one who' ... (Neo Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dave Edmunds —
Riff Raff ... LP Columbia, 1984. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
Dave Edmunds in the 80s – still very much in charge of that special voice that made him a standout rocker from the UK scene the decade before – but also doing plenty to change with the times! Dave's vocals and famous guitar twang are wrapped around the kind of catchy tunes he always ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp.)
Dave Edmunds —
Twangin' ... LP Swan Song, 1981. Very Good+ ...
$2.99
With guests Nick Lowe and the Stray Cats! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light surface wear.)
A great back to basics set from Edo G and Insight Innovates – part of a recent run of records on the scene that really seem to redirect hip hop to more straightforward modes – not at a retro level, but in a style that reminds us that at the core, the music is best when it's got a strong ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rare work from the legendary Honeyboy Edwards – a blues guitarist who was a key force in helping the music make the transition to an electric mode in the 40s – but an artist whose talents were eclipsed by so many others he worked with at the time! This set's got a real back-to-basics ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Eek-A-Mouse's early 80s classic – and the benchmark meeting between the wildly unique deejay and vocalist with producer Henry Junjo Lawes! The Mouse is out front of stellar rootsy backing by The Roots Radics Band. Titles Include "Ganja Smuggling", "Long Time Ago", "O ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most obscure salsa albums to come out of the Colombian scene in the 70s – a set that features top-shelf instrumentation from members of Fruko's combo, and vocals from singer Jacky Carazo! Jacky's got a great approach that almost seems to echo the Latin soul generation at times, ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
El Michels Affair & Black Thought —
Glorious Game ... LP Big Crown, 2023. New Copy ...
$18.9921.99
Leon Michels has given us plenty of hip hop-inspired funk over the years, but this might be his first real hip hop project overall – a stunning set that mixes the live instrumentation of El Michels Affair with rhymes from Black Thought of The Roots – all at a level that might well set a ... (Deep Funk) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Kahil El'Zabar reinvigorated his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble a few years back, and the results have been a really stunning reworking of his legacy on the Chicago scene in the 80s – especially on the great run of albums on the Spiritmuse label! All the rhythmic, hypnotic qualities of Kahil's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An even more amazing record than the previous outing from Petter Eldh and his Koma Saxo ensemble – a set that adds in a bit of vocals from Sofia Jernberg, and really has the group pushing their sound to a whole new level! The music is jazz at the start, but is quickly concerned with all ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
2LP set of Roy Eldrige's classic Verve sides from the mid 50's, featuring the great trumpet player in a variety of groups that include Herb Ellis or Barney Kessel on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Oscar Peterson on piano and organ! The organ sides by Peterson are perhaps some of the most ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A nice little session that features Roy with an expanded group – a core combo that features Oscar Peterson on organ and piano, Buddy Tate on tenor, Ray Brown on bass, and Barney Kessel on guitar, plus a larger set of string backings by George Williams. Tracks are short, with mostly solos by ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s mono Japanese pressing – UMV 2686 – with insert. Cover has light aging.)
One of the more obscure Roy Eldridge sessions for Verve – with a very cool cover too! Titles include "Tin Roof Blues", "Jada", "Bugle Call Rag", "Black & Blue", and "That's A Plenty". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label Down Home Series pressing with deep groove. Cover has some ringwear, corner wear, yellowing from age, and a small name in pen in back.)
Electric Eels —
Eyeball Of Hell ... LP Scat, 1975. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$28.9939.99
An early moment of genius from The Electric Prunes – and exactly the kind of record that shows why they were a cut above their contemporaries, and why Warner really backed them strongly right from the start! There's a depth here that rivals some of the group's Sunset Strip contemporaries ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Electric Prunes get back to basics – as you might guess from the title here – shaking off some of the larger, more ambitious modes of their albums with David Axelrod, yet still retaining a nicely trippy sound overall! The lineup of the group has shifted a bit – hence their ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & tan label stereo pressing. Cover has a cut corner, but this is a nice copy!)
Electric Prunes —
Underground ... LP Reprise, 1967. Very Good ...
$11.9919.99
The Electric Prunes are maybe best-remembered in terms of their collaboration with David Axelrod – but here, you'll hear the young group already sounding pretty dam great on their own – working with a set of their own arrangements, to create that moody, eerie vibe that instantly made ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tri-color stereo pressing. Vinyl has oxidation. Cover has a corner grommet and is nice overall.)
The Electric Prunes are maybe best-remembered in terms of their collaboration with David Axelrod – but here, you'll hear the young group already sounding pretty dam great on their own – working with a set of their own arrangements, to create that moody, eerie vibe that instantly made ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Elegua —
Elegua ... LP Elegua/We Are Busy Bodies, 1977. New Copy (reissue)...
$28.9930.99
A totally wonderful little record – a jazz set with a bit of a Latin vibe – part electric, thanks to some great Fender Rhodes – which is mixed with percussion and a really well-crafted horn section! The tracks are long, and very jazzy – put together with a style that's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Features Mark Egan on bass and percussion, Danny Gottlieb on drums and percussion, Clifford Carter on keyboards, and Bill Evans on saxophone. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
A pretty wild set from Elephants Memory – one that's as trippy as you'd guess from the group's image on the cover – and equally collaborative too! There's a strong mix of male and female vocals here – over guitar and rhythms that move effortlessly between blues rock and psych ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
That's a mess of vintage analog electronics on the cover, and there's plenty of that inside the record as well – as Eleven76 come across with all sorts of cool classic 70s styles that move between soundtrack funk and some leaner, more cosmic cuts for the clubs! The album's definitely trying ... (Sound Library) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Eleventh Hour —
Hollywood Hot ... LP 20th Century, 1976. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$11.99
Bass-heavy funk material by this obscure west coast group, and a record that features songwriting and production by Bob Crewe. The tracks have kind of a pop funk sort of sound, with lots of ensemble vocals, and tight compressed rhythm tracks behind the main instrumentation. Not that noteworthy ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, some application wrinkles, and is slightly wavy at the front panel.)
Heavy-duty funky fusion – an all-star group that featured Alphonse Mouzon on drums, Randy Brecker on trumpet, Mike Mandel on keyboards, and Larry Coryell on guitar. The tracks all have that heavy electric full-on fusion sound that you'd find in a rock-inspired hard-jamming group like this ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has light wear and aging.)
A really standout horror soundtrack from the 80s – one that's maybe got a bit more richness than some of its contemporaries, and a sonic depth that really adds a lot to the action onscreen! The main theme is wonderfully brooding – a mix of light keyboards and darker, murkier orchestral ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the tightest, grooviest albums on the short-lived rock years of the mostly-jazz Mainstream Records label – a treasure trove of tuneful tracks that spin out like some of the best late 60s work by The Zombies or The Left Banke! There's a starkness to the tunes that recalls some of the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Duke Ellington —
1938 ... LP Smithsonian, 1938. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$13.99
With featured soloists Harry Carney, Johnny Hodges, Cootie Williams, Otto Hardwick, Barney Bigard, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown, Rex Stewart, and Ivie Anderson. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album