Unusual quintet material from George Shearing – with Chuck Wayne on guitar, Margie Hyams on vibes, Denzil best on drums, and John Levy on bass. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light surface wear, with some wear on the back paste-on along the spine.)
(6 Eye stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has surface wear and aging.)
Siegel Schwall Band —
Sleepy Hollow ... LP Wooden Nickel, 1974. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
Nothing sleepy here, as the Siegel Schwall Band are very much in the lean, bluesy territory that made them such a standout act on the Chicago scene of the 70s! These guys have a real Old Town blend of folk roots and blues inspirations – never trying to force things with either too much ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The lyrical genius at his best – an early record from pianist Horace Silver, but one that already has him really defining that special sort of sound that made him really stand out from his contemporaries! The difference here is hard to put in words – but there's a careful ear for an ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 63rd street pressing with deep groove, RVG stamp and ear! Cover has entirely split seams, light surface wear, and light aging.)
Paul Simon —
Graceland ... LP Warner, 1986. Very Good+ ...
$24.99
Paul Simon's mid 80s landmark – a record that brought together Simon's unique voice and pop folk songwriting skill with South African, Chicano, zydeco other global musical styles – held together by some of the best songs Simon ever put together! With lesser material, this would feel ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Columbia House pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
We've gotta admit, this record sounds a lot better with the passing of time than we might have expected – thanks in part to some totally sweet Fender Rhodes, used often, and in all the best ways to pepper the tunes! Barry Beckett and Bob James handle the keys – and there's even some ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has some light wear & aging, spot of marker, and a faint stain at the top seam.)
Includes "Mrs Robinson", "The Boxer", "The Sound Of Silence", "I Am A Rock", "Scarborough Fair", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Bookends", "Cecilia", and more. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing – KC 31350. Cover has some light wear.)
A tremendous little soundtrack – even if you've seen it a million times! Simon & Garfunkel always had a really dark quality to their music, but it never seemed to show as much on the pop charts as it did when used brilliantly by Mike Nichols in this important film. Their tunes emerge in ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo 360 Sound pressing. Cover has light wear, small center splits on the top & bottom seams.)
An album recorded relatively early in the career of singer Nina Simone – but a set that already shows the very unique approach that would make her a legend by the time the 60s moved on! Even the very first tune is a stunner – a haunting reworking of the favorite "Just In Time" ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing on Ghent. Vinyl plays with a light click on the first track. Cover is nice!)
Almost a "greatest hits" of greatest hits albums – one of those collections that almost sold more copies than all the full albums by the artist – forever earning Sly & The Family Stone a place in record collections around the globe! All the hits are here, laid out back to ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s blue label pressing in a barcode cover. Vinyl plays with a click during "Everyday People". Cover has light wear.)
Jimmy Smith —
Bucket ... LP Blue Note, 1963. Very Good ...
$14.99
Jimmy Smith serves up a bucket of soul here – on an album that's one of his last for Blue Note, and still very much in the strong trio mode that launched his work for the label! The group's that super-sharp early 60s combo of Jimmy's – with Quentin Warren on guitar and Donald Bailey on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono New York pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Trixie Smith —
Trixie Smith ... LP Collector's Classics (Denmark), Mid 1920s. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
Includes recordings with Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra and Her Down Home Syncopaters. (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(70s issue in a flip-back cover, with light aging and bent bottom flip-back.)
Eight Atlantic albums, and The Spinners are still going strong – sounding really wonderful here, thanks to Philly backings from the great Thom Bell! The album's not filled with hits, but that's a big part of its charm – as the group still sounds great, with smoother than smooth vocals ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch and light wear.)
Spirit —
Feedback ... LP Epic, 1972. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
Groovy folksy pop, with some weird instrumentation like electric sitar, thumbtack piano, and "nerves". Tracks include "Looking at the Rose Through World Colored Glasses", "Do Not Speak but Sing", and "Think of Rain". (Now Sound) LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover has a tiny cutout hole and light wear.)
The electrifying debut of Bruce Springsteen – flying the flag for earnest souls in the strange years of the early 70s, and busting right out of the gets in prime form! Loads of classics – including "For You", "Blinded By The Light", "Mary Queen Of Arkansas" ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the fold-over postcard cover, with light wear.)
One of the greatest Yes albums of the 70s – even if it isn't a Yes album at all! Instead, the set's a stunning solo project from bassist Chris Squire – and a record that shows just how much his talents were to the sound of Yes as a whole! The album's got a vibe that's very much like ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has surface & edge wear, tiny cutout notch.)
Gordon Staples & The String Thing —
Strung Out ... LP Motown, 1970. Near Mint- ...
$34.99
A damn funky record – way more so than you might expect from the "string" in the title! The group's kind of an answer to the Soulful Strings ensemble headed by Richard Evans for Cadet/Concept in Chicago – and like that group, it mixes up funky rhythms with some sweet large ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing! Cover has a slight bump in one corner, but this is a great copy overall.)
There's a slight shift here from the first album by Steeleye Span – a bit of a shift to just a touch of electric guitar and organ next to the bass guitar lines of Ashley Hutchings – which makes for an even more sinister sound than before! In keeping with their approach, most songs are ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vintage UK pressing, on B&C – in textured cover. A nice copy!)
Breathy brilliance from April Stevens – the sexy west coast singer who made some really wonderful records in the 50s! At some level, April was a bit like Julie London – in that she sang in a laidback, seductive tone that was quite risque at times – but she was also a bit more pop ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black/pink/white label pressing. Cover has light surface wear.)
Sonny Stitt & Bennie Green —
My Main Man ... LP Argo, 1964. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
A lost little cooker from Stitt and Green – recorded at a time when they were working together briefly, with backing by a Chicago organ trio that includes Bobby Buster on Hammond, Jo Diorio on guitar, and Dorel Anderson on drums. Tracks are short and fierce, but it's clear that Stitt can ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s orange label pressing. Cover has a cut corner, with light wear on the back.)
One of the first great moments of the Munich disco scene of the 70s – an electric batch of soul served up in support of Donna Summer's landmark title hit! The set features the full 16 minute version of "Love To Love You Baby" – done as a monumental suite that dips, turns, ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ringwear, edge wear, and is bent a bit at the edges and front panel.)
A hell of a record from Supertramp – the set that catapulted them into global stardom after a late 70s run of really great, but overlooked albums! The album is a pure pop masterpiece all the way through – catchy tunes with slightly deeper ideas – a nice sense of striving in the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear, some small scrapes, and lightly bent panels.)
After cutting some pop disco crossover work for Capitol, the Sylvers finally get the chance to do the real deal here for Casablanca – grooving on tunes that burn stronger and groove longer than before – and which really set the scene for the bass-heavy funk of west coast groups to come! ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A record that's almost a back to basics effort for the Talking Heads – produced with maybe a bit more crossover appeal than some of their early records, yet one that also shakes off some of the larger funk, soul, and global instrumentation that was part of their sound in the early 80s! David ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A tightly funky set from The Temptations – a record that has the group still standing strong in the post-Norman Whitfield years – working here with producer Jeffrey Bowen in a groove that's almost got some P-Funk touches at times! Things are somewhat polished, but still in the best ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing in the die-cut cover. Includes the heavy inner sleeve. Cover has some edge wear, with part of the 'song for you' sticker torn off, light surface wear.)
An early Motown live album - one that shows just how strongly the company was invested in presenting its artists as more than just studio stars. Lots of tasty tracks here, all live, including "Dream Come True" by The Temptations, "Love Me All The Way" and "He's ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has wear & aging, corner bends.)
Fantastic early work from pianist Bobby Timmons – a set that shows all the brilliant young genius that marked his playing at the time! Although only a trio session, the album grooves with the best sort of vibe that you'd find in Bobby's recordings with Art Blakey or Cannonball Adderley ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with insert – SMJ 6050. A nice copy!)
One of Cal Tjader's best late 50s dates for Fantasy Records – thanks to some smoking tenor sax from Jose "Chombo" Silva! The album has Cal working in the very comfortable territory of San Francisco's Blackhawk Nightclub – in a combo that also features familiar players Vince ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue label pressing. Vinyl plays with a click on "Stompin". Cover has as spot of light wear on the top seam, but is great otherwise!)
One of Mel's best non-Bethlehem albums, and a record that's as much a loving tribute to New York as any you'll ever buy! Kind of funny, too, because in Mel's California Suite, there's all this stuff about how lousy New York is – but by the time of this early 60s recording, Mel's clearly ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s issue in a barcode cover, with a promo stamp, some ring and edge wear, and slightly wavy panels.)
A big crossover moment for Peter Tosh – a set that was issued on the Rolling Stones own label, with a bit of help from Keith and Mick themselves! But if that makes you worry about some clunky effort that tries to blend rock and reggae, you can put all your fears aside – as the set's ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge wear, light ring wear.)
Toto —
IV ... LP Columbia, 1982. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
Their massive crossover hit – a record that helped set a whole new standard for the AOR sound in the 80s! Includes the singles "Rosanna" and "Africa", plus "Lovers Of The Night", "We Made It", "Make Believe", "Good For You", "I ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has initials in pen and light wear.)
Toure Kunda —
Natalia ... LP Celluloid, 1985. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
Pretty great work from Toure Kunda – one of the best of the New Africa acts to record for Celluloid during the 80s! The album's got a bit of electro modernism in the mix, thanks to production by Bill Laswell – and guest keyboards by Bernie Worrell. The overall sound is very tight, and ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Tropea —
Tropea ... LP Marlin, 1975. Good Gatefold ...
$0.99
The first album from guitarist John Tropea – an ace 70s session musician, who played on countless records for other folks – and a surprisingly great leader and arranger in his own right too! Tropea's working here in a vibe that's clearly influenced by the CTI sound – smooth but ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A real classic from blues giant Joe Turner – a singer who burst back to the mainstream on 50s Atlantic Records, thanks to a host of R&B singles that burned up the charts – but who here returns to his roots, and lays down a great set of jazzy tunes that get back to his roots in the ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rockefeller label pressing with Warner rim logo. Cover has light wear, aging, and a cutout notch.)
A great mix of jazz and blues from Joe Turner – a set that seems to draw from his Kansas City roots, yet also inflect the sound with some of the blues changes of the 70s! Joe's got two key soloists here – Sonny Stitt on tenor and alto, and Pee Wee Crayton on guitar – and the ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Recorded with a hip group that includes Lloyd Glenn on piano, Pee Wee Crayton on guitar, Joe Banks on trumpet, and Hollis Gilmore and Bill Clark on tenor. (Blues) LP, Vinyl record album
Great 40s work from this Kansas City legend – recorded in New York, Chicago, and LA – with work from players who include Don Byas and Wild Bill Moore on tenor, Camille Howard and Pete Johnson on piano, Red Saunders on drums, and Riley Hampton on alto sax! (Blues) LP, Vinyl record album
(70s red label pressing in the die-cut cover, with printed inner sleeves.)
With Roy Eldridge on trumpet, Al Grey on trombone, Lee Allen on saxophone, Ray Brown on bass, Jimmy Robbins on piano and organ, Thomas Gadson on guitar, and Earl Palmer on drums. (Blues) LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue. Cover has a cut corner.)
Joe Turner —
Texas Style ... LP Black & Blue (France), 1971. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
One of the best CTI albums from the early 70s – and one of Stanley Turrentine's funkiest records as well! The album's got a sharper edge than most other Turrentine albums of the time – a quality that goes beyond Stan's already soulful approach to the tenor, and which brings in some ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl plays with a short click on the first track. Cover has light wear, mild corner bend.)
Stanley Turrentine —
Home Again ... LP Elektra, 1982. Very Good+ ...
$4.99
A smooth session, but a great one – proof that Stanley Turrentine was one of the few jazz players who could step into a set of larger arrangements and sound as soulful as his small combo work! The format here has plenty of modern R&B touches from producer Chuck Jackson – Capitol ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner —
Horizon ... LP Milestone, 1979. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
A bit of a change for McCoy Tyner – but a set that's every bit as righteous as his other classics from the 70s! The lineup here is slightly different – with John Blake's violin playing a strong role in the sound, and lots of percussion from Guilherme Franco giving the set an almost ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, bent a bit at the top left corner, and is lightly bent at the spine.)
Pretty darn nice stuff from McCoy Tyner, from a period when he was opening up to the soul jazz spiritualism that was around him – a movement that was clearly directly inspired by his work with Coltrane, but which also helped to shape his playing, and return the favor of influence. The group ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A beautiful copy – limited and numbered, with insert.)
A collection of recordings from the mid to late 40s, with accompaniment by Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Teddy Wilson, Billy Taylor, Don Byas, JC Heard, and others. (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
From bop to swing – and everything in between! The album's a classic performance by Charlie Ventura – recorded in Pasadena in 1949, with his septet that included Benny Green on trombone, Boots Mussuli on alto, and vocalese bits by Jackie & Roy! Ventura was a key link in two jazz ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy black and gold label pressing with deep groove. Cover has aging & light wear, but looks great overall.)
Tom Waits' final album for Asylum – and one that clearly points the way towards the rawly rhythmic, murky atmospherics of his wilder Island years to come – while still bringing out the woozy, gruff balladeer of the earlier albums! It's kind of amazing that the record works as well as ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with SRC stamp. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
One of the all time great albums from Tom Waits – possibly the pinnacle of his earlier drunken poet style of songcraft – and with some of the most achingly beautiful songs he ever laid down! It features the classics "Tom Traubert's Blues" and "Step Right Up" to kick ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with SRC stamp. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and bumped corners.)
Includes the tracks "Underground", Shore Leave", "Dave The Butcher", "16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six", "Franks Wild Years", "Down, Down, Down", "Rainbirds", "Just Another Sucker On The Vine", "Town With No Cheer, and ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with Kendun etch. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear, bumped corner, and is bent a bit at the spine.)
Includes performaces with The Rhythmakers, Little Chocolate Dandies, Red McKenzie & His Mound City Blue Blowers, Ted Lewis & His Band, and Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(70s Dutch issue. Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the front panel.)
A whopping 33 track compilation over 2 LPs, with titles including "Ain't Misbehavin", "St Louis Blues", "E Flat Blues", "Stardust", and many more! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
This is the kind of killer bop piano stuff that made Wallington a legend early on – collecting classic trios originally recorded for release as 10" LP in the early days of Prestige! The material features Wallington in three different groups, featuring Max Roach on drums, and either ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing in the Jazz Historical Series. Cover has light wear and some ink transfer in back.)
(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.)
One of the biggest albums of Muddy Waters' career – a key crossover effort that has Waters as the "father" working with "sons" Paul Butterfield and Michael Bloomfield! The style here is still quite rootsy overall – and the double-length session features one album ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing in a non-gatefold cover, with a cutout notch.)
With Danny Stiles on trumpet and flugelhorn, Al Cohn on tenor, Hank Jones on piano, Steve Gadd on drums, and Milt Hinton on bass. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge wear, small split spots on seams.)
One of the biggest hits ever for Weather Report – thanks to Joe Zawinul's leadoff track "Birdland" – one of those tunes that entered the canon immediately, and saw countless covers pop up over the years – kind of a rare thing for a jazz tune at this point in time! The ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Includes the brown inner sleeve.)
Ben Webster —
Ben Webster At Pio's ... LP Enja/Stateside (Japan), Early 1970s. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
A great small club date from Ben Webster – different than some of his European concerts of his final years, in that this one was done at a lounge in Rhode Island, and maybe has a bit more bite and focus overall! The tracks are short, and Webster gets superb rhythm accompaniment from the trio ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ben & Sweets finds tenor Webster & trumpeter Edison in wonderful form – both veterans complementing the other brilliantly – with a crack group that includes Hank Jones on piano, George Duvivier on bass and Clarence Johnson on drums. The overall groove is very melodic, but it's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s issue. Cover has a cutout hole and light edge wear.)
The stuff of legends, and one of the best sides that Webster cut for Verve in the 50s, this reissue adds a whole 'nother set of quartet sides, recorded with almost the same group, minus Herbn Ellis and replacing Stan Levey with Ed Thigpen. On the original LP the group's a quintet – with the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the best entries in the Commodore Series on Mainstream – a collection of obscure mid 50s recordings by flute and tenor player Frank Wess, done in small group settings with a variety of players that include some of his bandmates in the Basie group! There's a more tightly arranged feel ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 60s mono pressing. Cover has some wear and aging, with light stains and initials in pen in back.)
Josh White —
In Memoriam ... LP Tradition, Early 50s. Very Good+ ...
$3.99
A landmark live set from The Who – a record that offers the group with a blistering intensity that blows away all their other studio albums of the time! Although offered during the Who's Tommy-era expansion into broader themes and more complicated instrumentation, the album's a real return ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing on MCA, in a non-gatefold cover, with ring wear.)
A classic greatest hits package from The Who – one that had almost as much life as any of their major full length albums, and a set that served to re-introduce new audiences to the group after the success of Tommy and Who's Next! Most of the tracks here predate those albums – pulled ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Duke plays some mighty nice organ, the set's produced by Skip Drinkwater, and titles include "Slippin & Slidin", "Funky Broadway", "Chinese Chicken", and "Clouds". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has sticker residue and light ring & edge wear.)
One of the nice records made by Joe during his funky comeback of the late 60s/early 70s. He's singing here in a setting that's decidedly hipper than on earlier albums – with the early 70s Nat/Cannonball Adderley collective that includes George Duke on piano, Carol Kaye on bass, and ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Amazing stuff – one of those records you see for years, and always pass by – but which yields some real surprises once you dig in! Mason Williams is one of the cooler cats in the Warner Brothers stable of the late 60s – but he's also one of the more subtle, too – a folkie ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label stereo pressing. Cover has surface wear, edge wear, and a name in pen.)
Features Sonny Boy Williamson on harmonic and vocals – in a trio with guitar from Matt Murphy and drums from Billie Stepney – plus added piano from Memphis Slim on a few tracks! (Blues) LP, Vinyl record album
Classic soul from Jackie Wilson! The record's an original Brunswick collection of some of his best singles – including quite a few that were penned by Berry Gordy back in Jackie's early soul days. 12 tracks in all, with titles that include "Baby Workout", "Doggin Around" ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Includes Brunswick inner sleeve. Cover has some surface wear.)
The famous 50s team of JJ Johnson and Kai Winding are reunited strongly here – after working alone for several years on their own projects! The groove here is a bit more open and less arranged than some of the pair's earlier projects – mostly just two trombones in the lead, soloing ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s rainbow label pressing. Cover has surface wear, MCA stamp.)