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A&M/Shout Factory, 1965. Used ... $3.99
Herb Alpert's definitely Going Places by the time of this set – and his trademark Tijuana Brass sound proves itself to be a great fit for just about any sort of number! The album kicks off with the wonderful "Tijuana Taxi", a sublimely jaunty tune that almost takes Herb into ... read more CD
(Out of print, penmark through barcode.)
A&M/Shout Factory, 1962. Used ... $5.99
Herb Alpert's first-ever album – a runaway hit that was the birthplace of so many groovy things – not just the start of the Tijuana Brass sound, also the birth of A&M Records! The album's the first to feature Herb's trademark take on the Mexican band style – done here with a ... read more CD
(Out of print Signature Series edition.)
A&M/Shout Factory, 1966. Used ... $6.99
A standing room ovation in the A&M Studios – certainly the kind of reception we'd imagine Herb would get during these glory years of his career! The set's one of the most no-nonsense Tijuana Brass sessions of the 60s – a tightly crafted album that has a bit more jazz than usual ... read more CD
(Out of print signature series edition, penmark through barcode.)
Flying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1969. New Copy ... $7.99
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
(Part of the Flying Dutchman 1000 Master Collection!)
Cadet/Verve, 1968. Used ... $24.99
One of the grooviest records ever – a sublime blend of African percussion, soulful orchestrations, and Dorothy Ashby's amazing electric harp! By the time of this landmark album, Dorothy had been knocking around the jazz world for a number of years, but it wasn't until she hooked up with ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
Also available Afro-Harping ... LP 22.99(Out of print. Digipack has light wear.)
Capitol/El (UK), 1958/1959. New Copy ... $6.99 13.99
Late 50s Exotica jazz gems from Les Baxter for Capitol – Africa Jazz and Jungle Jazz in a single set! Africa Jazz is one of his greatest records, and one that's got just about everything you'd ever want! Plas Johnson plays tenor, and his solos are right out front, and recorded beautifully. ... read more CD
Sidewalk/La La Land, 1969. New Copy ... $4.99 19.98
Fantastic funkiness! Although Les Baxter's best known for his easy listening work in the late 50s/early 60s, this 1969 biker flick soundtrack is a motherlode of funky funky tracks, and a veritable cornucopia of breakbeats. The drums are nice and hard, and there's plenty of fuzzy guitars to give a ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound) read more CD
(Now out of print!! Limited to 1200 copies!)
Dyno Voice/Varese, 1968. Used ... $8.99
One of the most insanely wonderful soundtracks from the late 60s – filled with weird instrumental touches and sublimely groovy vocals that really match the mad spirit of the film! Although Bob Crewe's best known for his work as a producer for bigger names in the 60s, he really shines here on ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound) read more CD
Luv N' Haight, 1965. Used ... $7.99
A strange little record – but one with some very groovy moments! The album is a rare relic from the St Louis scene of the early 60s – cut by the combo of Don Cunningham, the house act at that city's Playboy club at the time! Don borrows heavily from the styles of Martin Denny, Bobby ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
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
RCA/Bar None, 1959. Used ... $9.99
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.)
CBS/Sony (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $13.99
A sweet little disco party from Percy Faith – a man who cut some pretty sleepy records in the 60s, but really managed to open up his groove in the 70s! The whole thing's maybe the same disco take on older instrumental styles that Henry Mancini would cut a bit during the period, too – ... read more CD
Also available Disco Party (with bonus track) ... CD 6.99(Part of the Disco Fever 40 series!)
CBS/Sony (Japan), 1975. Used ... $6.99
A sweet little disco party from Percy Faith – a man who cut some pretty sleepy records in the 60s, but really managed to open up his groove in the 70s! The whole thing's maybe the same disco take on older instrumental styles that Henry Mancini would cut a bit during the period, too – ... read more CD
Also available Disco Party (with bonus track) ... CD 13.99
Kuarup (Brazil), 1990. Used ... $4.99
RCA (Spain), 1956. Used ... $19.99
"Current Supplied By Marty Gold" – or so reads the cover – as this is one of Gold's most dynamic albums of the 50s! The production is really great, with lots of use of effects and echo – to transform ordinary instrumental tunes into mod hi-fi affairs! The feel here is ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Basta (Netherlands), Early 50s. Used 3 CDs ... $18.99
Amazing! This is a stunning 3 CD set that reissues the original 10" albums of early Theremin material by Dr. Samuel Hoffman! The records were originally issued by Capitol and RCA in the early 50's, and they're as rare as can be on vinyl. This set packs tiny 5" replicas of the albums ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
A&M/Dusty Groove, 1970. Used ... $11.99
One of our favorite-ever keyboard albums – a rare lost session from pianist Pete Jolly – one of his only electric dates, and a completely improvised set of grooves! Pete plays electric piano, organ, and even a bit of musette – jamming in the studio with help from Chuck Berhofer ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print – and on the Dusty Groove label. Small drill hole through case & artwork.)
Mercury/Verve, 1962. Used ... $4.99
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
LRC, Early 60s. Used ... $4.99
A great mix of jazzy and exotic themes from the legendary Sonny Lester – an album that's recorded around the same time as his classic strip and belly dance sessions, but which we like a heck of a lot better than those albums! The groove here is very tight and focused – a big band, but ... read more CD
(Out of print original CD pressing, not a CDr.)
EMI (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $6.99
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(Out of print.)
Hi Fi/DCC, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $4.99
A brilliant set of percussively grooving tracks, modulated at a low tempo, and recorded in the Henry J. Kaiser aluminum dome in Hawaii with a sound that inspired countless other exotic groups. Art plays vibes, and is augmented by percussion and piano, plus other bits of exotic instrumentation. ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
RCA/Vocalion (UK), 1975. New Copy ... $18.99
Two cool Henry Mancini album – one soundtrack, and one sweet set of instrumentals! Return Of The Pink Panther is a surprisingly groovy record – and one that's very different from the original Pink Panther soundtrack! This one's got much more of a 70s electric feel – and show's ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound) read more CD
(Hybrid Super Audio CD pressing – also works on standard CD players!)
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
RCA (Spain), 1965. Used ... $9.99
One of Hugo Montenegro's dreamier LPs of the 60s – a mellow batch of instrumentals composed by Hugo, all based around the theme of female "candy"! The approach is subtle, but there's actually some really great moments on here – the kind of offbeat instrumentation that we ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Vocalion (UK), 1971/1975. New Copy ... $18.99
A pair of 70s albums from Hugo Montenegro – back to back on a single CD! Rocket Man is excellent – very groovy stuff! After paying tribute to Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan on other LPs, Hugo Montenegro turns his talents to the groovy compositions of Elton John in this nice album of ... read more CD
(Hybrid Super Audio CD pressing – also works on standard CD players!)
Universal (Japan), 1995. New Copy ... $14.99
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
El (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $6.99 13.99
A pair of great albums from Bobby Scott – both pretty darn sweet! First up is Joyful Noises – a really wonderful album from the great Bobby Scott – an artist you might know best as a singer, or as composer of a few big hits in the 60s – but also a hell of a jazz pianist and ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
Flying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1969. New Copy ... $13.99
Reedman Tom Scott always gives us something groovy – especially in his early years, when he could effortlessly blend together jazz and soul, funk and rock, and really come up with something new and unique! Here, Tom's in the best mode of his early work on Impulse Records – serving up ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
Verve, 1968. Used ... $6.99
Tripped out! Tony Scott plays clarinet with backing on sitar by Colin Walcott – making for a very spare, very spooky album that's a bit more mind-chilling than we'd normally use for meditation! The record has a nicely stripped-down approach that's different than most of the other Verve-groov ... read more CD
(Out of print, cutout mark through digipack barcode.)
Mainstream/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1972. New Copy ... $13.99
The only album to ever credit producer Bob Shad as a leader – even though the man had been behind so many famous records on labels that include Mainstream, Time, and Mercury! This set has Shad taking the hip vibe of the Mainstream label to the forefront – mixing funky jazz and trippier ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
Also available Bobby Shad & The Bad Men ... LP 16.99(Part of the Mainstream Records Master Collection!)
Gold Castle, 1979. Used ... $1.99
Skye, 1969. Used ... $9.99
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, small cutout notch through spine.)
Universal (Japan), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $14.99
Very cool drum sounds from Jimmy Takeuchi – an artist who was maybe Japan's answer to Sandy Nelson – and who worked in a similar blend of instrumental rock modes! The drums are upfront on all the numbers here, but there's also a lot of twangy guitar, saxophone, and other sweet elements ... read more CD
Blue Note (Japan), 1968. New Copy ... $18.99
Stanley Turrentine's a hell of a soloist in a large ensemble setting – and there's possibly no better place to hear that talent at work than on this classic 60s date for Blue Note! The format's a bit different than other Turrentine records of the time – no small group romping, nor ... (Jazz, Now Sound) read more CD
(SHM-CD pressing!)
Crippled Dick (Germany), 1967. Used ... $1.99
Groovy exploitation soundtrack music from 4 films (Necronomicon, Death on a Rainy Day, How Short is the Time for Love, and The Vampire Happening), with music by the Dutch composer Jerry Van Rooyen. The tracks move from jazz, to 60s mod, to swinging London, and a whole lot more – and the ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound) read more CD
Scepter/Disky (Holland), Late 60s. Used ... $11.99
Not really the soundtrack for the movie – but a sweet batch of tracks that feature the lovely Dionne Warwick singing the title tune – and stretching out on a host of other great 60s numbers too! The album was recorded in two different sessions, mostly with backings by Burt Bacharach ... (Soul, Now Sound) read more CD
Warner/Real Gone, 1968. New Copy ... $9.99 13.98
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
Finders Keepers (UK), 1972. Used ... $14.99
One of the strangest records you'll ever own – trust us! This mad little set is one of the oddest-sounding funk albums you could ever hope to find – a batch of fake Japanese tracks recorded in early 70s France as an attempt to bridge the gap between east and west cultures – but ... (Vocalists, Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
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
Partners In Crime (Italy), 2000. New Copy ... $9.99
The grooviness continues! This set's a wonderful mix of obscure soundtrack grooves – plus a few other choice Latin bits – with an out-of-this world groove that's totaly excellent! The Mood Mosaic series is one of our favorite-ever – as they really go out of their way to pull ... (Funky Compilations, Now Sound) read more CD
Croydon Municipal (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $6.99 13.99
The sexy sound of Soho at the start of the 60s – served up here in a host of mostly British singles that have been lost for years! The selection is one of the grooviest in this line of cool compilations from St Etienne – filled with obscure vocal and instrumental tunes that mix ... (Vocalists, Now Sound) read more CD
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