Fantastic music from one of the greatest periods in the career of film legend John Barry – the mid 60s stretch when he was suddenly exploding with all sorts of new ideas and fresh sounds in his music – moving forward strongly from his already-great work in the early part of the decade! ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library)read moreCD
Zespol Perkusyjny Jerzego Bartza —
Ostryga Pustyni ... CD GAD (Poland), 1969. New Copy ...
$14.9924.99
A heavily percussive set from the Polish scene at the end of the 60s – music that appears here for the first time as a commercial release, and which has a mix of drums and different instruments that would have been right at home as a late 50s Living Stereo album from RCA! The music has a ... read moreCD
Some of the grooviest work ever cut by Brazilian trombonist Waltel Branco – a set that's very different than just about anything he ever put on record, and which is also material used in an early 70s TV series as well! The sound here is kind of a criss-cross between some of the cool ... (Brazil, Sound Library)read moreCD
A killer set of funky tracks from 70s Poland – music that's much hipper and groovier than you might expect – both from the cover art, and from your expectations of that scene at the time! Henryk Debich penned the music, which is then served up by the Polish Radio Orchestra in this ... read moreCD
Very groovy work from the Polish arranger Henryk Debich – sounds that are every bit as funky as his classic String Beat album from the time – and done in a mode that often mixes some of the cooler soundtrack styles of the 70s with a range of styles that move between thoughtful ... read moreCD
Jazzy disco grooves from Henryk Debich and his long-running broadcast orchestra – a group who were well-schooled in jazz modes from years past, and were very able to soar with upbeat rhythms in the latter half of the 70s! The tunes here echo some of the best sound library modes of Western ... read moreCD
A really cool set of electronic work from the Polish scene of the 80s – tracks that were originally only released on cassette, and work in this hip space that's somewhere between keyboard-driven sound library music and some of the better sounds of the ambient underground! The work is more ... read moreCD
Sweet spacey grooves from sound library genius Bernard Fevre – a set that's heavy on both analog and digital sounds, all swirling out with a very cosmic vibe, and plenty of lean energy throughout! The music is sometimes funky, often laidback and trippy – and always very groovy, as ... read moreCD
Greg Foat & James Thorpe —
Photosynthesis ... CD Athens Of The North (UK), 2019. New Copy ...
$7.9918.99
A very cool collaboration between Greg Foat and James Thorpe – a set that's billed more as a sound library session than some of Foat's other jazz projects – even though the sound is equally appealing if you love those records too! The set is self-described as "futuristic analogue ... (Jazz, Sound Library)read moreCD
Genius —
Genius ... CD P&M/Easy Tempo (Italy), 1974. New Copy ...
$12.9919.99
A really wild little funky record – one that's got very obscure origins on the Argentine scene of the 70s, and which serves up an unusual blend of soul, funk, and sound library modes! The tunes have plenty of wicked basslines, heavy drums, and riffing guitar – all of which draw ... read moreCD
One of the first albums ever made by Bruce Haack – the mad musician who's best known for his electronic work, but who also left behind a huge legacy of self-produced work for children! This album was done in collaboration with Miss Nelson – Esther Nelson, a dance instructor who worked ... read moreCD
Tony Iglio —
Drugstore ... CD Try/Cinedelic (Italy), 1973. New Copy ...
$10.9916.99
You gotta love a record with song titles like "Marijuana", "Drugstore", and "Hurrycane" – and we can definitely promise that the overall sound definitely matches those trippy references! The record's one of the most obscure Italian sound library sets from the ... read moreCD
Very moody work from Polish keyboardist Wladyslaw Komendarek – an unreleased album from 1990, and one that features a whole host of Korg, Casio, and Yamaha Keyboards – all creating a dark soundscape that's very much in keeping with the image on the cover! This isn't playful robot music ... read moreCD
One of the most meditative albums ever recorded for the Folkways label – two side-long tracks from composer Craig Kupka, each of which has a dream-like, very hypnotic quality! It's a bit hard to say what exactly is going on here in the instrumentation – we definitely hear vibes, or ... read moreCD
(Special limited CD – pressed up for us by the Smithsonian Folkways label. Comes with original cover artwork, and the CD also features a PDF file with the original liner notes and other materials from the original record release.)
Charif Megarbane —
Marzipan ... CD Habibi Funk (Germany), 2023. New Copy ...
$14.9915.99
A cool contemporary set from Beirut producer Charif Megarbane – a set served up in a style he bills as "Lebrary" – which is a combination of Lebanese elements with a classic sound library aesthetic! The tunes here are short, funky, and colorful – and almost feel like ... (Global Grooves, Sound Library)read moreCD
Francis Monkman —
Jam ... CD Voiceprint (UK), 2002. Used ...
$2.994.99
Soaring Polish instrumentals from the 70s – sound library work, but very aware of the disco changes taking place in the American mainstream of the time – all of which makes for tunes that often have a sort of funky cop/crime soundtrack vibe overall! The group have clearly heard some of ... read moreCD
Sweet funky grooves from 70s Poland – material by a radio/TV orchestra, but one who've clearly learned a lot from Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra and some other great American acts of the time! Keyboards, basslines, and tight drums really set the stage for the tunes – so that ... read moreCD
Funky sound library instrumentals, done for Polish radio at the end of the 70s – which means they've got a fair bit of disco and club influences thrown into the rhythms for good measure! In fact, there's plenty of tracks here that would be great to drop on a disco dancefloor – although ... read moreCD
Zdzislaw Szostak —
Pokusa ... CD GAD (Poland), 1960s/Early 1970s. New Copy ...
$14.9919.99
Very obscure film music from Polish composer Zdzislaw Szostak – and very wonderful as well – music that follows a similar stretch to some of the period in which the Czech new wave was really taking off – and delivered with a style that has an equally striking mix of modern modes ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library)read moreCD
A treasure trove of barely-heard music from two of the most unique players on the European scene of the 70s – Fender Rhodes giant Rob Franken, and harmonica jazz maestro Toots Thielemans – two players who sound better here in the company of each other than they do on their own! ... (Jazz, Sound Library)read moreCD
Orkiestra Wojciecha Trzcinskiego —
Muzyka Dla Ciebie ... CD Polskie Nagrania/GAD (Poland), 1977. New Copy ...
$14.9919.99
A dreamy set of easy listening from the Polish scene of the 70s – served up by pianist Wojcieh Trzcinski in a nicely varied set of orchestrations! Many of the tunes here have a laidback style that's a warmed-up 70s take on mellow easy modes from the late 60s – orchestrations that are ... (Now Sound, Sound Library)read moreCD
Piero Umiliani —
Bon Voyage ... CD Beat (Italy), 1975. Used ...
$11.99
Great grooves from Piero Umiliani – a sweet 70s session of sound library material, served up in a warm blend of funky rhythms and mighty nice keyboards! Hammond is in the lead on most numbers – echoing those cool odd phrasing styles that Umiliani used in the late 60s, but given more of ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library)read moreCD
(Sealed copy.)
Piero Umiliani —
Polinesia ... CD Omicron/Dialogo (Italy), 1975. New Copy ...
$18.9922.99
A mystical trip through the south seas – courtesy of Italian soundtrack composer Piero Umiliani, working here in a rare sound library setting! The tracks are moody and ethereal – with lots of spare percussion, and some dreamy island-type touches – like floating voices, isolated ... read moreCD
A gem of a record from the great Piero Umiliani – and maybe one of his funkiest, grooviest projects ever! The set is more sound library funk than soundtrack – and features some very strong keyboard work in the lead on most track – including Fender Rhodes, moog, Hammond, and even ... read moreCD
A stunning collection of rare sound library material – the complete run of records done under the Liuto imprint by the legendary Piero Umiliani – already a giant in the world of film scores by the time of this material, but even more amazing here! The albums here include a number of ... read moreCD
Amazing music from Laurance Vanay – actually a recording name for Jacqueline Thibault, a hell of a great keyboardist but an artist the label thought would be better off billed as a man! The sound here is halfway between the spacey experiments of Brian Eno and Cluster, and some of the more ... (Rock, Sound Library)read moreCD
A long-overdue entry in this legendary series of compilations – one that taught us an awful lot about funky soundtrack music back in the day, finally back in action after a long hiatus! This time around, the groove has gotten even deeper – as the series has stretched to include some ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library)read moreCD
There's lots of wild electronics here, and plenty of other great sounds too – served up in a host of very cool tracks from a range of short animated features from Poland – not kiddie cartoon music, but work that's often got a very spare and spacey sort of vibe! The set's awash in ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library)read moreCD
Music from David Lindup, Laurie Johnson, King Palmer, Eric Winstone, Jack Beaver, Otto Sieben, John Shakespeare, Stuart Crombie and Dennis Berry, Gerhard Narholz, Boris Schoska, and more. CD