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Herb Alpert, 2018. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
Herb Alpert remakes himself again – taking all the best tunes from his classic years on A&M records, then fitting them to contemporary grooves – all at a level that's a bit like some of the Verve Remixed projects from years back, but even better! These aren't remixes, but new ... read more CD
Also available Herb Alpert Reimagines The Tijuana Brass Music Vol 3 (180 gram pressing) ... LP 20.99
A&M/Shout Factory, 1967. Used ... $9.99
Sounds like Herb Alpert, but it grooves in ways that we hardly expected – playful, creative, and filled with so many more rhythms than just the Tijuana groove we might have thought! There's a real deepening sense of instrumental pop going on here – as Herb explores some of the darker ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Liberty/Rev-Ola (UK), 1957. New Copy ... $6.99 13.99
Wild! Long before she was a hipster poet, and even longer before she was the Poet Laureate, Maya cut this early album of calypso tracks for Liberty – with a rootsy sound that's actually pretty darn nice! Maya wrote a larger number of the tracks, and backing is by Tommy Tedesco on guitar and ... (Vocalists, Now Sound) read more CD
Flying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1969. Used ... $9.99
A sweet mix of jazz, funk, and some tighter instrumental modes – a set that takes all the best energy of the Flying Dutchman label, and packs it into shorter tracks that have a very groovy feel! At some level, the album's a bit like the work that Tom Scott was doing for the label at the time ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Includes obi.)
RGE/Discobertas (Brazil), 1963. New Copy ... $18.99
Some of the weirdest, wildest organ work we've ever heard – and that's coming from folks with a record collection stuffed with Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith, and even Sun Ra! Ely Arcoverde is a bit in the territory of Brazilian 60s organ contemporary Walter Wanderley – especially in the way ... (Brazil, Now Sound) read more CD
Capitol/Now Again, 1968. New Copy ... $14.99 15.98
One of a handful of amazing albums recorded by David Axelrod towards the end of the 60s – really stunning, genre-breaking music that was years ahead of its time – and which has only finally been getting its due in more recent decades! At the time of the record, Axelrod was a house ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
Also available Song Of Innocence ... LP 23.99(Fantastic reissue – new remastering, and a big booklet of notes on the music!)
Capitol/Now Again, 1969. New Copy ... $14.99 15.98
One of the greatest albums ever by studio genius David Axelrod! The album's one of Axelrod's first on his own – cut for Capitol Records at a time when he was working with some of the label's biggest selling soul acts – like Cannonball Adderley and Lou Rawls – turning their ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
Also available Songs Of Experience (with booklet) ... LP 23.99
Fremeaux & Associates (France), 1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 3CD ... $19.99 29.99
Marcel Azzola is a great French talent on the musette (aka accordion) – one who glides along with the best breezy modes of bigger postwar players like Gus Viseur or Jo Privat! The distinction of musette here is important – as this isn't the clunky instrument of the polka scene, nor the ... (French, Now Sound) read more CD
Verve, 1966. Used ... $8.99
An amazing little record – with results that are even greater than the sum of its parts! As you'd guess from the title, Count Basie takes on the 60s sounds of The Beatles – but he's doing so with arrangements from the great Chico O'Farrill – who really keeps things interesting ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print. Digipack has a hype sticker on the front.)
Hi Records/Blue City, 1960s. Used ... $9.99
CBS, Late 60s. Used ... $11.99
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(Out of print CBS Masterworks pressing.)
Phase 4/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1966. New Copy ... $15.99
A sweet little take on the TV theme world of the 60s – served up by Brit maestro Frank Chacksfield at a level that's maybe a little bit more groovy than some of his other records from the time! Frank's still working with a very full orchestra, but the songs themselves have an inherently cool ... read more CD
Phase 4/Polygram, 1972. Used ... $2.99
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(Out of print.)
RCA/Collectables, 1965/1966. Used ... $4.99
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Pye/Vocalion (UK), 1974/1975. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Two great albums from Ray "funky trumpet" Davies – not the lead singer of The Kinks, but a heck of a groovy British bandleader from the 70s! First up is an album of Themes From The Exorcist and other films – all familiar movie themes from the early 70s, penned by artists like ... read more CD
(Hybrid Super Audio CD pressing – also works in standard players!)
A&M (Japan), 1969. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Paul Desmond serves up his own versions of some key tunes by Simon & Garfunkel tunes – with results that are simply amazing! The style here takes all the airy brilliance of the original S&G tunes, and turns it towards a more jazz-based mode – one that has some of the slight ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Percy Faith —
Bouquet (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD Columbia (Japan), 1959. Used ... $14.99
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(Out of print, includes obi.)
Columbia (Japan), 1958. Used ... $14.99
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(Out of print, includes obi.)
Barry Forgie, Roger Roger, Nino Nardini & A Mawer —
Mindbender – Stringtronics ... CD Fifth Dimension (Germany), 1972. New Copy ... $6.99 16.99
An incredible album that's as evocative as its title – one that blends together strings and electronics into a sublime suite of sound library grooves! The album was masterminded by the lesser-known Barry Forgie – and also features work by other sound library talents Nino Nardini and ... (Sound Library, Now Sound) read more CD
Luv N' Haight/Ubiquity, Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $4.99
A wealth of rare funky jazz dance tunes! This brilliant album collects obscure work recorded in Chicago by the combo of guitarist Johnny Frigo – tunes that were originally cut for instructional records by choreographer Gus Giordano, a groundbreaking talent whose work rivaled that of greats ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
Mort Garson —
Electronic Hair Pieces ... CD A&M/Fifth Dimension (Germany), 1969. New Copy ... $6.99 16.99
A fantastic moog-based take on the music from Hair – a wonderful confluence of two of the grooviest musical trends of the late 60s! Mort Garson had his hand in plenty of other great moog-related projects from the period – like the Wozard Of Iz, the Lucifer/Black Mass album, and ... read more CD
Mercury/BSX, 1976. New Copy ... $13.99 15.99
One of the most ambitious records ever made by electronic wizard Patrick Gleeson – a huge talent on the moog and Arp, whose work was featured on key 70s jazz albums by Charles Earland, Joe Henderson, Bennie Maupin, and Herbie Hancock – and that's saying a lot, given that Herbie already ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
April/Beatball (Korea), 2005. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A groovy groovy little set that's as sexy as the Monica Vitti it remembers! The album was recorded recently, but has a fab 60s sound comprised of electric harpsichord, organ, scatting vocals, and a breezy, bossa-styled groove – all done without any kitsch or fakery, and coming across with a ... read more CD
Verve (Japan), 1967. Used ... $18.99
Incredible work from Luiz Henrique – one of our favorite singers of the 60s bossa era, heard here with some completely sublime arrangements! Luiz has a bit more jazz in his voice than some of his contemporaries – a great ability to sing both regular lyrics and wordless scatting – ... (Brazil, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Motel, 1969. Used ... $9.99
Excellent stuff! This is the great US issue of the fantastic first rare album of funky soundtrack stuff put out by Crippled Dick. In case you haven't heard it, the set's a mix of tracks from the funky scores to three wild lesbian vampire films from the late 60's, and the music is an excellent mix ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
King (Japan), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $16.99
The punch here is in the groove – a nice little burst down at the bottom of the rhythms, which makes most of these tunes swing nicely! The set's a bit hard to describe right off the bat – but it's kind of a mix of jazz ensemble swinging with some groovier 60s modes – bits of ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(SHMCD pressing.)
London, 1968. Used ... $4.99
Mercury/Verve, 1962. Used ... $3.99
Perhaps THE greatest Quincy Jones album of the 60s – a hard-swinging batch of big band bossa tunes – and one of the greatest American takes on the bossa sound ever! Quincy really brings a lot of soul to the set – syncopating the bottom end of the tunes to really bring out the ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Dot/La La Land, 1968. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
An amazing little soundtrack – one that's as spooky and eerie as the film for which it was written, and which was also one of the few American recordings issued by Polish jazz great Krzysztof Komeda! The core of the album is an especially haunting theme – one hummed as a lullaby by Mia ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound) read more CD
(Limited to 3000 copies.)
Cecil Leuter —
Pop Electronique – Les Sons Electroniques De Cecil Luter ... CD Fifth Dimension (Germany), 1969. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Fantastic funky electronics – a rare sound library set from Cecil Luter, done in a mad mod style that's not unlike some of the cosmic breaks you'd get from fellow Frenchmen Jean-Jacques Perrey or Pierre Henry! Cecil moogs it along fast and funky on a dozen tracks – backed by a small ... (Sound Library, Now Sound) read more CD
Trax/DCC, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $1.99
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RCA, 1962/1963. Used ... $14.99
Irma (Italy), Early 70s. Used ... $12.99
Incredible! We know you must be sick of hearing us rave about all of the great funky music from Italy in the 70's, but hear us out, and hear this one out especially! Marc 4 were one of the best bands of the Italian scene, and they were a bit more musically talented, with heavier jazz chops, than ... (Sound Library, Now Sound) read more CD
(CONDITION NOTE: digipack has heavy wear, including partial tears at the spine. Tray has been replaced with peeled spots visible underneath. Priced accordingly.)
Skye/Muzak (Japan), Late 60s/1998. New Copy Gatefold ... $16.99
A wonderful album from the great Gary McFarland – and completely sublime all the way through! The record's part jazz, part easy, and all McFarland, with a cool compressed breezy vibe that's just about impossible to describe accurately. Gary's vibes are wonderfully set in a small combo with ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(In a fantastic gatefold cover – just like the original album!)
Verve/Ace (UK), 1965. New Copy ... $14.99
A pair of fantastic albums from vibes master and genius arranger Gary McFarland – back to back on a single CD! First up is The In Sound – one of the grooviest albums of the 60s – a sublime blend of jazz, bossa, and easy – and a set that definitely lives up to its title! ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
Verve (Japan), 1964. Used ... $14.99
A dream of a record from Gary McFarland – lightly jazzy instrumentals with a warm bossa nova undercurrent! The style is incredible – a sweet blend of vibes, guitar, and even some light whistling – often also featuring wordless jazz vocals – scatting along with the groove in ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print SHM-CD pressing.)
Skye/Muzak (Japan), 1969. New Copy ... $22.99
Wild stuff – and very different than Gary McFarland's earlier albums! Today was recorded late in Gary's career, and is has him moving a bit away from jazz – into a more sunshine pop feel – one that still retains plenty of the bossa and breezy elements of his Verve work, but which ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
Marshall McLuhan/Columbia/Five Day Weekend, 1967. Used Gatefold ... $11.99
A real mind-trip – and an incredible document of the times – not just ideas floating around in the late 60s, but also new ways of making records too! The album is loosely based around ideas and writings from The Medium Is The Massage – McLuhan's important 1967 book, co-written ... (Comedy/Spoken, Now Sound) read more CD
RCA/Vocalion (UK), 1973/1974. New Copy ... $18.99
Two fantastic albums from Hugo Montenegro – back to back on a single CD! Hugo In Wonder-Land is one of Hugo Montenegro's best moog albums – and a killer batch of tracks written by Stevie Wonder – hence the title! Hugo and crew go to town with a host of electric keyboards – ... read more CD
(Hybrid Super Audio CD pressing – works on standard CD players too!)
Nino Nardini —
Jungle Obsession ... CD Neuilly/Fifth Dimension (Germany), 1971. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Mad mad work from the great Nino Nardini – one of the greatest keyboard players to ever grace the sound library scene! This album was never officially issued, but is an incredibly strong bit of "commercial music", created initially for use by radio and TV stations, but just as good ... (Sound Library, Now Sound) read more CD
Universal (Japan), 1995. New Copy ... $7.99
Gentle solo piano from Japan – a set that recalls older easy instrumental albums of the 60s and 70s, even though it was recorded in more recent years! The sole instrumentation here is piano, recorded in a lushly echoey style that has the same softly captivating vibe of later albums by ... read more CD
Subliminal Sounds (Sweden), 1940s/1950s. New Copy ... $14.99
A fantastic tribute to the enigmatic Paul Page – an exotic music genius from the west coast scene of the postwar years – but one who never reached the fame of bigger names like Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, or Webley Edwards! Page spent his later years in Hawaii, and right from the start ... read more CD
Lalo Schifrin —
New Fantasy ... CD Verve (Japan), 1964. Used ... Just Sold Out!
The great Lalo Schifrin plays piano and leads a crack group of studio players through some larger orchestral material with a nice jazzy feel! The overall approach is similar to Lalo's classic 60s soundtrack work – with nice solos arching out over sweeping strings and orchestral passages, and ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
Also available New Fantasy ... LP 9.99(Out of print.)
Columbia, Late 30s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A wonderful batch of instrumentals from the legendary Raymond Scott – and a set that features some of Scott's most wonderful compositions ever! These numbers all date from the 30s, and were originally released as 78s on the Master Records label – but this later Columbia package really ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
Impulse (Japan), 1965. Used ... $26.99
A great album from Shirley Scott – with some excellent arrangements by Gary McFarland! We've always felt that Shirley plays best when she's not leading the group – when someone else is handling the arrangements, so that she can groove mightily on her own – and this album is a ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Ananda Shankar —
Ananda Shankar & His Music ... CD Far Eastern Sunshine (Germany), 1975. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
One of the greatest albums ever by one of the most compelling figures in Indian music! Ananda Shankar's been chronicled elsewhere and often on these pages – so by this point, you probably already know that he's a renegade pioneer who combined funky grooves with sitars and tablas, forging a ... (Global Grooves, Now Sound) read more CD
Telarc, 1990s. Used ... $1.99
Capitol, 1956/1959. Used ... $0.99
The satin Shearing sound is in perfect form here – backed by added strings and woodwinds conducted by Billy May – and key proof that Billy could come up with some richly subtle arrangements when he wanted! Most prominent instrumentation comes from George's piano, and the group's ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
King (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... $16.99
Not sure what they mean by "Ameriachi" in the title – but from the sound of the music, there's definitely a great A&M Records-styled mix of jazz, Latin, and South American modes! The set begins with a set of cookers from drummer Hideo Shiraki – working with an excellent ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(SHMCD pressing.)
Warner (Japan), 1964. Used ... $18.99
A whole new dimension of pop from the lovely Joanie Sommers – an album of bossa tunes, recorded with strings and backing by the great Laurindo Almeida! The style is wonderfully sweet – and works perfectly with Joanie's gentle vocals – and although not all the tunes are strict ... (Vocalists, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
El (UK), Mid 50s. New Copy ... $6.99 13.99
Space age pop galore – from a trio of very groovy sources! The Spotnicks start out the set with three cool guitar instrumentals – "Telstar", "Moonshot", and "Rocket Man" – done in their great blend of Ventures guitar modes and offbeat Joe Meek ... read more CD
El (UK), 1958. New Copy ... $3.99 13.99
A pretty groovy album of instrumental tracks from arranger Wally Stott – an artist who'd later craft the beautiful backdrops for some of Scott Walker's solo records! The style here is a bit more 50s instrumental – larger orchestrations with some touches of jazz, as Stott serves up a ... read more CD
Skye/Muzak (Japan), 1968. New Copy Gatefold ... $16.99
A wonderful album from Gabor Szabo – one with the same freely grooving, slightly-psychedelic sound that he was using on his best records for the Impulse label! Two guitars head up the quintet – those of Gabor and Jim Stewart – and they trade breezy lines throughout, grooving over ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Very cool gatefold pressing – done with the same qualities as the original album cover!)
Skye/Muzak (Japan), 1968. New Copy ... $22.99
The guitar genius of Gabor Szabo – set to magnificent arrangements by Gary McFarland! The set's one of the most sophisticated albums Szabo ever cut – and has a slow-building style that steps off of his Impulse years with a deeper, broader vision of music. By the time of the set, ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
RGE/Discobertas (Brazil), 1963. New Copy ... $18.99
The Solovox organ sounds mighty great here – very different than 60s Hammond, and even the up-and-coming Lowrey – as Brazilian keyboardist Ubirajara plays the instrument with all sorts of sounds and effects, but all without ever losing the groove of the tunes! Ubirajara almost has the ... (Brazil, Now Sound) read more CD
Eddie Warner —
Progressive Percussions ... CD Fifth Dimension (Germany), 1968. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Plenty of progressive percussion here – most of it pretty darn funky too! The set's an obscure sound library album, and it's definitely one of that rare breed that's all great, all the way through – filled with groovy little numbers that certainly offer a lot of the drums promised in ... (Sound Library, Now Sound) read more CD
King (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... $16.99
Is that barock or baroque? Whatever the case, the album's a pretty darn groovy affair – twin flutes from Sadao Watanabe and Akira Miyazawa – two of Japan's best reedmen at the end of the 60s – working here with some sweet arrangements that mix classical roots with mod ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(SHMCD pressing.)
Chappell/Vocalion (UK), 1970s. New Copy ... $18.99
Dramatic music, but pretty darn groovy music as well – served up here in a set of work from the under-reissued Chappell sound library in the UK! The work here is full of jazzy currents, but often set to tight larger arrangements that have all the best appeal of the sorts of soundtrack ... (Sound Library, Now Sound) read more CD
Crippled Dick (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Incredibly groovy work from a set of German crime films of the late 60s and early 70s – all in a very mod and jazzy mode! The music was all done by the legendary Gert Wilden – who also weighed in for Crippled Dick with the excellent Schulmadchen Report collection – and the ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Crippled Dick (Germany), Late 60s. Used ... $14.99
Fantastic set of groovy and funky tracks from the crazy German Schulmadchen Report film series (known in English as the "Schoolgirl Report" series). Gert Wilden did a great set of music to match the wildness of the films – which are all fake documentaries about the habits of young ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Warner/Real Gone, 1968. Used ... $9.99
A wonderfully weird record from the mighty Mason Williams – a set that's filled with lots of cool little surprises at each new twist and turn – yet which also comes across with a really solid, tuneful feel overall! The album's got a bit of folk, a bit of moog, and a bit of kitsch ... (Rock, Now Sound) read more CD
Righteous (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 2CD ... $12.99
Great sounds pulled from the famous record collection of Lux Interior and Poison Ivy – a really mad mix of rock instrumentals, hillbilly thumpers, R&B scorchers, and exotic platters – all brought together as a wonderful demonstration of just how wild the indie record scene was at ... (Rock, Now Sound) read more CD
Alshire/Grapefruit (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 3CD ... $24.99
A totally wonderful look at the late 60s Alshire label – an unusual cheapo imprint on the LA scene of the time, one that was mostly created to cash in on mainstream trends – but which somehow managed to make some amazing music in the process! Alshire was one of those discount store ... (Rock, Now Sound) read more CD
Warner, Late 50s/1960s/1970s/1980s/Early 90s. Used 3 CDs ... $18.99
Partners In Crime (Italy), 1997. Used ... $11.99
More cool stuff from this great series! This time, it's a double length set of cool groovy cuts from the 70's, with a nice sexy feel to them. Tracks include "Coming and Going" and "Go Down Dying", two Jobim cuts by Ray Brown, plus "Carribean Sunrise" by Clay Pitts, ... (Funky Compilations, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Partners In Crime (Italy), 1997. Used ... $18.99
A beautiful set of cool Now Sound grooves, and a compilation that resembles the now-legendary first volume in this cool series! 21 groovy 60's cuts, including "Bloop Bleep" by Gary McFarland, "Soul Lady" by Don Sebesky, "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by Peter Thomas, "Sorry ... (Funky Compilations, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Other Sounds (UK), Late 50s. Used ... $5.99
50s futurist sounds from the pioneers – Raymond Scott, Jean Jacque Perrey, Edgard Varese and others – early computer grooves, synthesizer experimentalist eeriness and symphonically styled soundscapes! Sci fi sounds, oddly melodic electronics, gigantic computer sounds and living, ... (Out Sound, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
QDK (Germany), 1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s. Used ... $6.99
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(Out of print.)
Various —
Re/Caroline, Late 50s/1960s/Early 70s. Used ... $8.99
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(Out of print.)
Numero, Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 3CD ... $26.99 34.98
An insane new chapter in the mighty legacy of the Numero Group – not the rare soul, obscure psych, or underground folk the label has covered with other releases – but instead a huge batch of under-discovered gems from the exotica scene of the postwar years – essentially the ... (Funky Compilations, Now Sound) read more CD
Also available Technicolor Paradise – Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Delights (3LP set) ... LP 38.99
TVT, Late 40s/1950s/1960s/1970s. Used ... $9.99
Shorter than the usual TV Tunes 2 LP sets, and with only 50 tracks – but, oh, what tracks they are! Loads and loads of cool old TV commercials, back from the old days – when nobody cared how goofy they sounded, and when they spent way too much money on studio hacks churning out cool ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
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