Sound Library — In Stock — LPs 
Sound library funk, grooves, and breaks -- from Italy, France, England, and beyond -- on labels like KPM, DeWolfe, and Bruton!
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Folkways, Early 60s. Very Good ... $6.99
A sweet entry in Folkways' "Science Series" – filled with sounds of elephants, pumas, lions, chimps, tigers, monkeys, hippos, and more! LP, Vinyl record album
(In the green cover, including the book.)
Audio Technica (Japan), Mid 60s. Near Mint- ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and aging.)
Transversales Disques (France), 1974. New Copy ... $19.99
Boy, that cover alone is more than enough to draw us in – a frizzy-headed guy sitting amidst a whole host of 70s studio gear – but we've also always loved the music of Francois Bayle, which has always been some of the most striking in the French electronic tradition! The work here is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
KPM/Be With (UK), 2018. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99
The title totally gets it right – as the album features sound library giants Alan Hawkshaw and Brian Bennett coming completely full circle – emerging again to give us the same sort of grooves they recorded for KPM back in the 70s! The album's a new one, but it's got the complete sound ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
KPM/Be With (UK), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99
Very groovy work from these two Brit sound library greats – loads of funky tunes, and great keyboards too – all served up in a massively funky record that was never issued to the public at large! Had this set hit the real record racks in 1974, it might well have challenged some of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Trunk (UK), 1970. New Copy ... $25.99
Two rare pieces in the very small genre of "electronic ballet" – a postwar mode in which electronic music was used with dancers! Ernest Berk hardly issued any records at all – but his work on side one, for the ballet "Initiation", is really incredible – at a ... (Out Sound, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Liuto/Schema (Italy), 1971. New Copy ... $24.99
Heavy fuzz with a good deal of funk as well – a very unique set from the Italian sound library scene – and one that comes across with the feel of some lost psych record from the underground! The album was produced by Piero Piccioni – and features soundtrack/sound library maestros ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the album on CD!)
Fonit/Schema (Italy), 1973. New Copy ... $26.99
Exactly the kind of record that makes us love sound library records so much – and definitely the sort that sets the style apart from anything else we can think of! Both Sandro Brugnolini and Giorgio Carnini turn in some great work here – a mindblowing mix of modes over the space of ten ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus CD!)
KPM/Be With (UK), 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99
One of the crowning achievements of British arranger John Cameron – and perfectly titled too – given that John got his start in jazz, but also worked with plenty of British rock acts too – a legacy that comes together perfectly in this ultra-groovy set! The tunes are among some ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
KPM/Be With (UK), 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99
African rhythms, jazzy instrumentation, rock inspiration, and a motherlode of funky sound library grooves from two of the best British maestros working in the business! The album's an early 70s gem from the KPM catalog – one of the most sought-after records ever issued by the label – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Orion, Early 60s. Very Good ... $11.99
Vibist/percussionist Bobby Christian leads a small combo through a tight run of tracks designed to provide a showcase for the choreography of jazz dance master Gus Giordano. The tracks have a very groovy sound, with a nice early 60's jazz feel that sounds like it was lifted from a crime soundtrack ... (Jazz, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Globe/Sonor (Italy), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99
A really great sound library album – one with a sound that's as colorful and complex as its cover! The rhythms really run away right from the start here – with fast percussion at the beginning of the record, and lots of fast-moving funk throughout – often topped with weirder, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Suzanne Ciani —
Buchla Concerts 1975 ... LP Finders Keepers (UK), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99
Really beautiful work from electronic musician Suzanne Ciani – two long live performances from 1975 – both on her own Buchla synthesizer, and both in a mode that's quite different from her later material The first side features a performance done for WBAI – and Ciani is amazing ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Comes with a very cool insert – a facsimilie of a report to the National Endowment For The Arts – done by Ciani in 1975!)
Finders Keepers (UK), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99
Suzanne Ciani has cut some sweeter sets over the years, but this album's definitely not one of them – as the whole thing is an early piece from the artist's career, recorded on the Buchla synthesizer, and based on the work of Charles Baudelaire! The core piece, "Flower Of Evil", ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Suzanne Ciani —
Lixiviation – Ciani/Finders Keepers (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $19.99
Heavy electro work from Suzanne Ciani – an artist who peaked a bit later than some of her sound library contemporaries – which means she was able to contribute music experimental films, record productions, and video games – and not just the usual mainstream outlets! Ciani's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Themes/Be With (UK), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A mystery movie in the best sort of 70s style – one in which there's lots of cool electric touches, and the overall sound is often more funky than spooky! James Clarke serves up a whole host of tracks that would have been right at home on the coolest cop shows of the 70s – with plenty ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Preservation (UK), 2019. New Copy ... $19.99
Their name and cover may be a bit obscure, but Coastal County do a fantastic job of paying tribute to the glory days of both the sound library and soundscape scene – somehow managing to work together influences from both David Axelrod and the best of the KPM scene! The music is all ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
KPM/Be With (UK), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99
A straight jazz set from KPM, but a great one too – a record that's a great mix of piano and vibes, handled in an almost MPS-ish sort of way! There's a few funky numbers here, and some great rhythms too – very dynamic grooves that are heavy on modal influences, and which really sparkle ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
PSI/Hot Casa (France), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99
An amazing rare chapter in the career of the legendary Manu Dibango – and a darn funky one as well! This early 70s album was recorded in Paris, right before Manu's huge global "Soul Makossa" hit – and although it was done as an obscure sound library release, it really shows ... (Global Grooves, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Fonit/Schema (Italy), 1970. New Copy ... $26.99
Fantastic sounds from the Italian scene – a set that's got some of the coolest, grooviest tunes we've heard from that country's sound library generation! Unlike some of the spookier, more avant sets from the libraries, this one's awash in beautiful little instrumentals that fit somewhere ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
678 Records (Netherlands), 1970s. New Copy ... $18.99
Very jazzy work from Dutch keyboardist Rob Franken – a set of tracks that definitely lives up to the "fingers" in the title, as all the tunes feature very deft work on guitar from Joop Scholten! Joop's got a style that's very tight, and sometimes a bit 60s soul jazz in approach ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ron Geesin —
ExpoZoom ... LP Dark Companion (Italy), 1969. New Copy ... $27.99
Rare work from Ron Geesin – that unique British talent whose resume involved hundreds of unusual records – from early exotica sides, to work with Pink Floyd, to a number of famous records that feature his talents in the studio! Here, Ron's an experimental musician – creating ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available ExpoZoom ... CD 18.99(Limited hand numbered first colored edition of 500 copies.)
Montparnasse 2000/Le Tres Jazz Club (France), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
One of the funkiest records of the French scene of the 70s – a now-legendary sound library album from Jacky Giordano – and one that's filled with amazing keyboards throughout! Jacky stars with grooves that are like some of the best Lalo Schfrin crime/cop modes of the early 70s – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Cacophonic (UK), 1973/1977. New Copy ... $22.99
Beautiful sounds from Karel Goeyvaeters – a Dutch minimalist with a really wonderful sense of tone! The album features two long pieces, both from the mid 70s – each using a variety of sounds in cyclical fashion – in ways that recall some of the best Terry Riley material of the ... (Out Sound, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gokcen Kaynatan —
Cehennem ... LP Cacophonic (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $22.99
Three long, fantastic tracks from Turkish composer Gokcen Kaynatan – all performed on the EMS synthesizer, and awash in unusual tones and textures throughout! The music here is different than some of the colder, more academic electronics of the previous decade – as Gokcen performs the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gokcen Kaynatan —
Gokcen Kaynatan ... LP Finders Keepers (UK), Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
You may not be able to say his name that easily, but you'll definitely be singing the praises of Gokcen Kaynatan after you hear this groovy little record – a totally amazing bit of moogy electronics recorded on the Turkish scene in the 60s and 70s! There's plenty of guitar in the mix, too ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Chicago 2000/WRWTFWW (Switzerland), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99
A beautiful album of keyboard-heavy tracks – issued by a small sound library label in France during the 70s, with a title that translates as "the universe of the sea"! As you might guess, there's a nice underwater vibe to the record – a sound that's similar to some of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available L'Univers De La Mer ... CD 15.99
Athens Of The North (UK), 2018. New Copy ... $22.99
Every time we hear a new project from the team of Warren Hampshire & Greg Foat, we feel like they've raised the bar a little bit, and this homage to sound library jazz might be their best yet! Creative as they are, Hampshire & Foat don't merely cover or adapt the compositions of any ... (Jazz, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Nightshade – Library Music Vol 1 ... LP 14.99
Athens Of The North (UK), 2018. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Every time we hear a new project from the team of Warren Hampshire & Greg Foat, we feel like they've raised the bar a little bit, and this homage to sound library jazz might be their best yet! Creative as they are, Hampshire & Foat don't merely cover or adapt the compositions of any ... (Jazz, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Nightshade – Library Music Vol 1 ... LP 22.99
KPM/Be With (UK), 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99
A fantastic set from sound library keyboard genius Alan Hawkshaw – one that's got a very positive, upbeat mix of acoustic and electric elements – and some mighty nice keys from the man himself! Alan's got ears here that open up channels of sound through territory that includes catchy ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
KPM/Be With (UK), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99
Very short themes from these two giants of the Brit sound library scene – some of them funky, some of sweet, all of them pretty darn great! Many numbers have a very stark, spare approach – one drum pattern, a slightly more complicated bassline, then more creative work on keyboards or ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Capitol, Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label Capitol pressing.)
De Wolfe/Modern Harmonic, 1973. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A funky sound library gem from Nick Ingman – not to be confused with the other Big Beat records from the KPM label – as this set's got an even sharper, hipper vibe overall! Keyboards are in the lead on most numbers – although they get lots of support from the beats promised in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
KPM/Be With (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99
Nick Ingman's known to some for his groovy guitar instrumentals of the 60s – but here, he's at the top of the sound library game – serving up bigger group instrumentals in two different styles! Side one features "distinctive themes" – and has Ingman working a big band ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Finders Keepers (UK), 1972. New Copy ... $22.99
An amazing sonic portrait of the modern city – one created on the early 70s Italian scene, but lost to the shifting sands of time, due to its release as a sound library-only album! We've heard Maria Teresa Luciani on a few other records of this nature – but this one may well be her ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
KPM/Be With (UK), 1973. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
One of the grooviest albums from the 70s KPM sound library – a set that features loads of upbeat vocal numbers in harmony, conducted by two of the swingingest cats to ever work for the label! Vocal material is a bit unusual in the KPM world – which usually focused on the kind of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cenacolo (Italy), 1983. Very Good+ ... $24.99
Percussion and effects – wrapped up together beautifully in this rare Italian sound library set! The album's got a groove that's exactly what you'd expect from the title – acoustic percussion mixes with electronics that are sometimes spare and stark, sometimes production effects, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tucker Martine —
Broken Hearted Dragonflies – Insect Electronica From Southeast Asia ... LP Sublime Frequencies, 2004. Near Mint- ... $16.99
Riverside, 1960s. Very Good ... $1.99
Sheffield Labs, Mid 70s. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $9.99
Vee Jay, 1960. Sealed ... $6.99
Vee Jay, Early 60s. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
A totally cool little set! The package features material written by hip arranger Phil Moore – done in a MMO style with instrumentations designed to back up a cool singer – in this case with some nice modern jazz modes! (Jazz, Sound Library) LP, Vinyl record album
(Comes in a cool box with printed music, and a special book from Phil on singing – plus a registration card!)
Nino Nardini —
Musique Pour Le Futur ... LP WRWTFWW (Switzerland), 1970. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Nino Nardini's given us some very groovy music over the years – like his famous Jungle Obsession album – but this set has the maestro working in a completely different mode – turning out some incredibly haunting sounds in a musique concrete approach! Nardini composed all the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Doris Norton —
Norton Computer For Peace (2018 Record Store Day Release) ... LP Durium/Mannequin (Germany), 1983. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.98
Doris Norton really moves out of the sound library shadows with this mid-80s set – a record that's got lots of tight electro-soul grooves – served up with plenty of beats, Roland keyboards, and even a bit of vocoder material as well! Doris works alongside Antonious Rex – who did ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
Doris Norton —
Personal Computer (2018 Record Store Day Release) ... LP Durium/Mannequin (Germany), 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.98
There's a very 80s-looking font on the cover, and the music has a very 80s-sounding vibe as well – very much in the mix of Apple computers and Roland keyboards pictured in the photo! The grooves are very home-grown – part electro-soul, partly in a mode that resonates with 80s keyboard ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
Alan Parker & Alan Hawkshaw —
Black Pearl (180 gram pressing) ... LP De Wolfe, 1973. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A real sound library treasure from the UK scene of the 70s – a set that features two of that genre's heaviest talents – back to back on a single record! You probably know Alan Hawkshaw for his famous work on keyboards – including his classic organ riff on "The Champ" by ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Themes/Be With (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
The instrumental version of the classic Sound Of Soul record from UK sound library genius Alan Parker – a record that was also served up with great vocals on another version from Madeline Bell! This set lets you hear all the wonderful grooves that Parker came up with for the series – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Music Minus One, Mid 60s. Near Mint- Box Set ... $6.99
(Jazz, Sound Library) LP, Vinyl record album
(In the die-cut box, including the booklet, but missing sticks.)
Musax/Le Tres Jazz Club (France), New Copy (reissue)... $24.99
A cool collection of sound library grooves from French funk maestro Jacky Giordano – working here under the name of Jose Pharos – and turning out a sweet late 70s take on his style! All the tight funk of Jacky's earlier work is in place – there's lots of riffing guitars, quick-ste ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Carosello/Schema (Italy), 1974. New Copy LP & CD (reissue)... $26.99
A legendary sound library set from the 70s Italian scene – exactly the kind of record that got so many folks digging for sound library funk so many years ago! The record's a masterpiece of funky rhythms, jazzy instrumentation, and warmer touches – served up with plenty of Fender Rhodes ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus CD.)
Sea World, 1971. Very Good ... $14.99
A wonderful rarity from Nelson Riddle – a special suite of tracks done for the Sea World theme park in San Diego! Most music was written by Larry Sands, but there's also some familiar tunes too – all layered in these beautiful later Riddle arrangements that are full on strings, but ... (Now Sound, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Schema (Italy), 1978. New Copy ... $26.99
A wild one from Italian soundtrack composer Piero Umiliani – a set that definitely lives up to the disco promise of the title, but which still has some of the cool playful touches of Umiliani's work in movies too! The record may well be the funkiest that Piero ever cut – and was done ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus CD of entire album!)
Pharaway Sounds (Spain), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99
They're not lying with the title of this one – as the set's definitely a revolution in Venezuelan music – a very unique album that blends together folkloric elements with 70s electronics, but all in a way that sounds way different than just the sum of its parts! There's some acoustic ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Spoon (Germany), 1981. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A great little record from a pretty surprising team – Can's electronic wizard Irmin Schmidt, and European sound library/jazz genius Bruno Spoerri! The whole thing's got the playful feel of some of Spoerri's best sound library experiments – a vibe that's quirky, but also somewhat groovy ... (Rock, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bill Schnee —
Sheffield Track Record – Rock Instrumental Tracks For Audio Component Testing & Evaluation ... LP Sheffield Labs, 1982. Near Mint- ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(In a plain sleeve, with the insert.)
Four Flies (Italy), 1976. New Copy ... $32.99
A really great record that definitely lives up to its title and cover – a set that's sort of a cool 70s take on exotica modes from years past! The music here is almost all performed by Giuliano Sorgini – who plays drums and lots of percussion, then adds in electronics too – using ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Africa Oscura – Afro-Dark Electronic Percussions ... CD 18.99
RCA (Italy), 1972. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Tokyo, the city of paradise – portrayed here in a wonderful early 70s soundtrack from Italian composer Giovanni Tommaso – who really bridges the globe with his music! The style is definitely Italian – especially the soundtrack style of the time – but there's also some more ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent reissue on Sonor/GDM.)
Four Flies (Italy), Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $38.99
A totally cool set from Piero Umiliani – an Italian composer who was so inventive, he had to create his own studio just to find a space to express all of his many ideas! And while Umiliani's more experimental side has gotten a lot of attention in recent years, a lot of the tracks here are in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500!)
Happy (Germany), 1983. Near Mint- ... $13.99
Folkways, 1965. Very Good+ ... $7.99
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Take It Acid Is (Italy), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $19.99
A very cool collection – and a record that's maybe more "cosmic" than it is "discotheque" – as most of these tunes are more funky than they are clubby! That's not a bad thing at all, though – and the whole thing is almost an extension of the initial late 60s ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Evasion/Rocafort (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $19.99
Funky sounds from a very cool European label of the early 70s – a tiny imprint located in Switzerland, and one that seemed to have a golden touch right from the start! The label was rooted in rock, but always had a much funkier current overall – one that mixed heavy drums, rumbling ... (Funky Compilations, Sound Library) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Buried Treasure (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $16.99
A buried treasure's worth of gems from the Amphonic sound library – the record company started by Syd Dale – whose 60s work for KPM was some of the grooviest of the time! Syd's on a few cuts here, but most of the music is by other names who recorded for the company – including a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bruton Music (UK), Early 70s/2019. New Copy ... $19.99
A fresh take on the sound library genius of Bruton – one of the coolest UK commercial studios of the 70s, remixed here by a host of contemporary talents! There's plenty of vintage Bruton tracks that are heavy on soundtrack-styled funk and jazz – and they prove to be a perfect blueprint ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Audio Fidelity, 1964. Sealed ... $7.99
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Audio Fidelity, 1964. Near Mint- ... $4.99
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Audio Fidelity, 1969. Near Mint- ... $4.99
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Audio Fidelity, 1969. Very Good+ ... $3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Anthology, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 24.99
The sounds here aren't that unusual at all – and in fact, they're mostly pretty darn groovy – a superb selection of sound library funk from the glory days of the European scene – collected here together in support of the book of the same name! In case you're new to the scene ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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