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Banyon/Luv N' Haight, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $5.99 15.98
The wildly diverse, heavily percussive global jazz, soul, and exotica inspired Afrodesia from the late 60s combo Afro Soultet – a crazy rare one, too! The group purportedly has roots in Texas, but incarnations of it were gigging around LA a bit earlier as Afro Latin Blues Quintet +1 and a ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
A Chahine & Fils/BBE (UK), 1979. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A really fantastic little record – and one that's even better than you might expect from the title – which itself is already pretty darn fantastic! The set is upbeat and funky, but not entirely disco – more this very groovy blend of Mid-East elements and more familiar keyboards ... (Global Grooves, Now Sound) read more CD
Also available Belly Dance Disco – Ernest Chahoud Presents Middle Eastern Heavens ... LP 24.99
RGE/Discobertas (Brazil), 1964. New Copy ... $13.99
A set that's a bit mellower than some of the other 60s records by Brazilian organist Ely Arcoverde – but one that's still got a very groovy sound overall! As you'd guess by the "boleros" in the title, most tunes are ballads – slow-steppers with a great late nite vibe, which ... (Brazil, Now Sound) read more CD
RGE/Discobertas (Brazil), 1963. New Copy ... $16.99
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
Atco/Wounded Bird, 1970. New Copy ... $6.99 11.98
One of the stranger albums on Atlantic at the start of the 70s – but a surprising hit as well! The group are a batch of Philly studio players who serve up instrumental versions of late 60s rock numbers, plus some of their own bits – all recording at the Sigma Sound studios, with ... read more CD
Capitol/Now Again, 1968. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
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 21.99(Fantastic reissue – new remastering, and a big booklet of notes on the music!)
Capitol/Now Again, 1969. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
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 21.99
Scamp, 1970. Used ... $14.99
A later album, but one that still features Les doing some great Latiny bits – heading up the 101 Strings ensemble, for a sweeping and groovy kind of sound! The whole album's very similar to some of Les' Capitol work from the early 60s, but has a slightly more modern twist – including ... read more CD
(Out of print, mark through barcode.)
Polygram/Rebound, 1960s. Used ... $0.99
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(Out of print.)
Irma (Italy), 2001. Used ... $6.99
A loungey gem from Irma! Supposedly, these guys are the horn players for Herbalizer – and here, they're grooving in a retro-bossa mode with electronica touches, mixing keyboards, horns, and just a bit of vocals into that stripped down lounge groove that the Irma label has always handled so ... (New Grooves, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Reprise/Morello (UK), 1967/1968. New Copy ... $12.99
A pair of rare gems from The Electric Prunes – both of which feature key production help from David Axelrod! Mass In F Minor is a beautifully baroque batch of tracks, written and arranged for the Electric Prunes by the great David Axelrod – a really groundbreaking mix of modes that had ... (Rock, Now Sound) read more CD
Columbia/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $14.99
Electric keyboards galore – and a sweet 70s album from Japan! The set features a large group of Japanese keyboard players – all playing Korg synthesizers, in styles that range from laidback and mellow to upbeat and funky! The group's got core backing by a tight rhythm combo – ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Part of the "Nippon Jazz Spirits 48" series!)
RCA/Bar None, 1959. Used ... $6.99
Juan Garcia's at his best here on Exploring New Sounds In Stereo – gazing into a telescope on the cover, looking at the stars and contemplating his next musical direction. For that, the session leaps into a swinging hi-fi mode that brings the hi-ghest fi-delity to the band's nutty approach ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
RCA/Bar None, 1960/1961. Used ... $9.99
A bachelor pad double-header – two infinite classics from Esquivel, back to back on a single CD! Volume 1 is one of the maestro's greatest! From the instruments spiralling off to infinity on the cover, to the tracks played in the unique crazy Esquivel "wah wah" style, the album ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
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 ... $9.99 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
Also available Beyond The Sun – An Electronic Portrait Of Holst's The Planets ... CD 7.99
Mercury/BSX, 1976. Used ... $7.99
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
Also available Beyond The Sun – An Electronic Portrait Of Holst's The Planets ... CD 9.99
Varese, 1966. Used ... $14.99
Excellent soundtrack work by Jerry Goldsmith – possibly his greatest ever! Jerry's usually a bit staid with some of his scores – but working here on the soundtrack to this James Coburn spy spoof film, he's truly fantastic! The approach mixes strings and bossa-inflected grooves with ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
GRP, 1997. Used ... $3.99
Encore, 1949. Used ... $9.99
Koch, 1997. Used ... $11.99
We love Jackie & Roy! This hip swinging husband/wife team are one of the high spots in the history of jazz vocals, and until now, most of their ABC recordings from the 50's have been damn hard to find. Now, this cool 16 track set brings together some of their best moments on ABC. The tracks ... (Vocalists, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Fifth Dimension (Germany), 1969. New Copy ... $6.99 16.99
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
A&M/Rev-Ola (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $6.99
Dreamy vocals, catchy tunes, bossa rhythms – it's gotta be Claudine Longet! During the late 60s, Claudine first warmed ears in America with a lovely take on the gentle sounds of the Astrud Gilberto era – a French-accented approach to mellow vocal pop, often touched with a bit of jazz ... (Vocalists, Now Sound) read more CD
EMI (UK), Early 70s. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
Kilmarnock/Stones Throw, Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $14.99
Some of the funkiest work ever recorded by Galt MacDermot – the quirky jazz and soundtrack composer who's become a favorite of beatheads over the years! The set combines two albums worth of unreleased tracks by Galt – killer material from his legendary years, all recorded for his own ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Ultra Vybe/Takt (Japan), 1969. New Copy ... $13.99
The album's got a sexy little cover – but that's no surprise, considering that the record's a late 60s "Playboy Manual" from Japan! The format is quite weird – as each track begins with some Japanese spoken bits from Norio Maeda, possibly on the art of seduction – and ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Part of the "Nippon Jazz Spirits 48" series!)
Plastic (Italy), Early 70s. Used ... $29.99
Dreamy stuff from this groovy Italian studio combo! Marc 4 are often better known for their hard and heavy funk numbers, but this set's filled with lighter bossa nova tunes – floating around like the best cuts from classic soundtracks by Armando Trovajoli, or some of the sweeter tunes from ... (Sound Library, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
David McCallum (with David Axelrod) —
Music – A Bit More Of Me (LP sleeve edition) ... CD Capitol/Get On Down, Late 60s. New Copy ... $6.99 14.98
Very groovy stuff from the Capitol heyday of the late 60s! The record ostensibly gives TV star (from "U.N.C.L.E.") David McCallum a chance to conduct a set of groovy instrumentals – but David Axelrod produced the album, and HB Barnum did some of the arrangements in the same groovy ... read more CD
Columbia/Five Day Weekend, 1967. New Copy Gatefold ... $7.99 17.98
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 ... (Spoken Word, Now Sound) read more CD
RCA, 1960s/1970s. Used ... $4.99
RCA/Get On Down, 1969. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A groovy moogy classic! This was one of the first records to apply the moog sound in a pop idiom in a major way – and boy, is it a resounding success with us! Hugo Montenegro scores a number of pop tracks and originals in the same cool jazzy style that he used on his best 60's soundtracks, ... read more CD
Atom/Pazzazz (Germany), 2004. Used 2 CDs ... $2.99
Vocalion (UK), 1969/1971. Used ... $11.99
Tracks include "Up, Up, and Away", "La Mer", "Theme From A Man & A Woman", "Once Upon A Time In The West", and "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In". CD
(Out of print.)
Warner/Wounded Bird, 1969. New Copy 2CD ... $8.99 18.98
A pair of amazing albums – and a huge amount of bonus material too – all from one of the coolest groups on Warner Brothers at the end of the 60s! First up is the record The Moth Confesses – one of our favorite albums ever from the genius moment of late 60s Warner Brothers – ... (Rock, Now Sound) read more CD
Intersound, Mid/Late 90s. Used 2CD ... $6.99
Peter Nero leads a trio through jazz standards with guest appearances by Grover Washington, Mel Torme, and Peabo Bryson. CD
(Out of print, CRC pressing.)
Dischi Ricordi (Italy), Mid 60s-1970s. Used ... $6.99
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(Out of print.)
Vanguard, 1970. Used ... $9.99
An incredible record of funky moogy grooves – possibly one of the best of the genre! Jean Jacques Perry really outdid himself on this record – going past the simple cut ups of his work with Gershon Kingsley, and hitting a style that was more groovy, and more song oriented. The best ... read more CD
Louis Prima —
Capitol Collectors Series ... CD Capitol, 1950s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Warner/BGO (UK), Early 60s. New Copy 2CD ... $8.99 16.99
Four classic albums from The Routers – one of those unusual 60s groups who never really existed as a real band – but whose name was used to sell some very groovy records at the time! The Routers came from the same production talents who handled The Markettes – who also made some ... (Rock, Now Sound) read more CD
Modern Harmonic, 1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 2CD ... $25.99
A really cool side of work from the enigmatic Raymond Scott – the legendary midcentury figure who did a wealth of creative work in jazz, soundtrack, and electronic music fields! Turns out, Scott also recorded a heck of a lot of commercials in his studio – all in ways that embrace all ... read more CD
(In a hardbound style book!)
Impulse (Japan), 1967. Used ... $26.99
A beautifully groovy album from the early days of one of our favorite reed players! Tom Scott's tenor, alto and soprano saxes, plus some flute, are set amidst a very groovy group that includes percussion, guitar, keyboards, sitar, and even some occasional vocalizing – for a sound that's got ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Phase 4/Vocalion (UK), 1971/1974. Used ... $14.99
Two funky space albums – back to back on a single CD! An Astromusical Odyssey is a fantastic album of spacey funky tracks! The great John Keating put this whole thing together in the years before he cut his more famous space soul albums for EMI – and the record's a wonderful mix of ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
BGO (UK), 1964/1966. New Copy ... $8.99 14.99
Rollicking, rocking goodness from the mid 60s UK scene – two albums from the hard-wailing Sounds Incorporated combo! The group hailed from the south of England, but had a rocking blend of guitar, sax, and drums that was much more in the Memphis instrumental mode of the time – and ... (Rock, Now Sound) read more CD
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
Motown/Reel Music, 1970. Used ... $13.99
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, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print and still sealed.)
Capitol/Right Stuff, 1954. Used ... $2.99
Quite possibly our favorite album ever by the enigmatic Yma Sumac – thanks to some lively arrangements by Billy May, who gives the set a swinging jazzy groove! As you might guess from the cover, the style here is more in a Latin jazz mode than some of Yma's other more ethereal work – ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Capitol/El (UK), 1950s. New Copy 3CD ... $19.99
A huge run of records from Yma Sumac – presented here in a box that collects just about everything she recorded for Capitol Records in the 50s! First up is Voice Of The Xtaby – legendary vocal work from the postwar years – some of the earliest recordings from the enigmatic Yma ... read more CD
Gabor Szabo —
1969 ... CD Skye/DCC, 1969. Used ... Just Sold Out!
One of Gabor Szabo's amazing late 60s albums for the Skye label – trippy, jazzy, and with a mod exotica vibe that would never be matched again! Gabor's playing guitar in a two-guitar frontline, which makes for lots of dreamy interplay between the strings – a shifting pattern of sound ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
MPS (Japan), 1969. Used ... $19.99
Electric harp?!?! Don't ask us – we like it! Jonny Teupen was one of the strangest and most wonderful artists to record for the MPS label during their glory days – and his big instrument was a jazz harp, which he often electrified to great result! Sure, Dorothy Ashby had been making ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Jonny Teupen —
Love & Harp A La Latin ... CD Vogue/Sonorama (Germany), 1965. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Sublime sounds from the legendary Jonny Teupen – the harpist best known for his freaky sides for MPS, heard here in an earlier set of bossa nova tunes! The approach is quite unique, and really warmly wonderful – Jonny's sweetly lyrical lines on harp, mixed with gentle bossa rhythms, ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Marina (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $19.99
Wonderful stuff! As you've probably noticed in our soundtrack section, we loooove Peter Thomas, the groovy German composer/bandleader who gave the world the cool soundtracks to Space Patrol (Raumpatrouille) and the Jerry Cotton films. Now the same folks who put together the cool Motor Music ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Bungalow (Germany), 1966. Used ... $11.99
Wonderful – and one of our favorite soundtracks ever! The score was written by German jazzman Peter Thomas – and has a mad mad mad style that blends together jazz, early electronics, bossa nova, Hammond organ – and a dozen other musical touches you'd never really expect to ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
George Tipton —
Nilsson By Tipton ... CD Warner/Wounded Bird, 1970. New Copy ... $3.99 11.99
Brilliant material from George Tipton – an arranger who's best known for his late 60s work backing up Harry Nilsson, working here in a set that returns the favor by offering up fresh new versions of Nilsson's tunes! The style is almost funky jazz at points – thanks to the presence of ... (Rock, Now Sound) read more CD
Columbia/Collectables, 1961/1963. Used ... $7.99
Two very groovy little jazzers from Art Van Damme! Both records were cut during the early 60s – when Art was recording for Columbia with his swinging quintet, in a cool breezy style that surpassed his mellower mood music of earlier years. The album Accordion A La Mode features Art grooving ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1967. New Copy ... $12.99
Advice on life, love, and all things important – a series of readings by 60s Japanese celebrity Kazuo Yagi that will set your life straight – used as bridges to link together a set of swinging jazz music bits, some of which continue with speaking, others which groove on instrumentally. ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Part of the "Nippon Jazz Spirits 48" series!)
Easy Tempo (Italy), Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $12.99
The bikini beat is a great one here – no simple beach music classics, but a range of mod groovers from the classic years of the Italian soundtrack scene! This volume is heavy on electric elements – fuzzy guitars, keyboards, and more – all filtered nicely through a range of ... (Funky Compilations, Now Sound) read more CD
(First jewel case pressing.)
Mojo (UK), 1950s. Used ... $3.99
Music from Marty Manning & his Orchestra, Dimitri Mitropoulos ' New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Shadows, Lotte Lenya with Roger Bean & Orchestra, Barry Gray & his Spacemakers, Buddy Morrow & his Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, Frank Ifield, Francis Poulenc & more. CD
RCA, 1950s. Used ... $4.99
Music from the Three Suns, Henri Rene & his Orchestra, Russ Case& his Orchestra, Bernie Green & his Orchestra, Henry Mancini & his Orchestra, the Markko Polo Adventurers, Perez Prado & his Orchestra, Esquivel & his Orchestra, Russ Case & his Orchestra & more. CD
(Out of print. Cutout notch through booklet and tray card.)
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.)
Various —
Phase 6 Super Stereo – Introducing The Alternative Italian B-Movie Soundtrack ... CD Plastic (Italy), Late 60s. Used ... $18.99
Totally cool CD on Plastic, and in a very similar mode to some of the other great Italian comps of funky music – like Stroboscopia, Mo' Plen, and Easy Tempo. The set's a collection of funky grooves from the lost Phase 6 label, and features some totally wild tracks with electric harpsichord, ... (Funky Compilations, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
Technicolor Paradise – Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Delights (3CD set) ... CD Numero, Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 3CD ... $22.99 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
Righteous (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $12.99
Blast off into space with The Cramps – with plenty of firepower here in a collection of unusual space-themed and space-sounding tunes from the glory days of the postwar recording industry! Some of the tunes have the raw, raunchy vibe of other material in this great series of Lux & Ivy ... (Rock, Now Sound) read more CD
Various —
Time Life's Easy Listening Classics (10CD set) ... CD Time Life, 1960s. Used 10CDs ... Just Sold Out!
A large collection of easy listening, pop, and vocal tracks. Includes cuts by Sergio Mendes, Donny Osmond, Tony Orlando, Paul Mauriat, Anne Murray, Dione Warwick, Elton John, Roger Williams, Smokey Robinson, Sammy Davis Jr, Bobby Hebb, Dusty Springfield, Peggy Lee, and Dean Martin – 152 ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Schema (Italy), Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99
Stunning compilation of Italian grooves from the early 70's – and one that has a slightly different twist than some of the other one's we've been stocking. The folks at Schema have put this one together, and the set's got a feel that's similar to some of the newer releases they've been ... (Funky Compilations, Now Sound) read more CD
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