Basic Group —
Expander ... LP Tic/Mondo Groove (Italy), 1985. New Copy (reissue)...
$14.9929.99
A sweet keyboard-heavy sound library set from the 80s – a record from that time when the sound library studios had gone down to one or two man performances, instead of the fuller groups from the past – and were making best use of the keyboard and drum machine elements of the time to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Matt Berry —
Simplicity ... LP KPM/Acid Jazz (UK), 2023. New Copy ...
$24.9931.98
A really fantastic pairing of forces – as keyboard collector Matt Berry serves up a special set of instrumental tracks for the KPM sound library – many of which are done on the kinds of keys that KPM were recording back in the day! You might know Matt for his work on screen, but he's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Weird instrumental grooves from composer Sandro Brugnolini – played by a small combo that almost has a sound library feel! We know Brugnolini most from his soundtrack work, and this set's got a similar flair for odd sounds and weird rhythms – played here by a group that features organ, ... (Jazz, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A totally cool advertising relic from the Mad Men generation – a radio album of spots for the Culligan water softener – most with music and some very cool spoken dialogue, along with the famous Culligan slogan too! LP, Vinyl record album
Bruno Battisti D'Amario —
Chitarre Folk ... LP Nike/Wiseraven (Italy), Early 1970s. New Copy (reissue)...
$34.9936.99
An obscure sound library session, and a wonderfully trippy record too – one that features all sorts of cool guitar from Bruno Battisti, but in a way that's much more psychedelic than the "folk" in the title might make you expect! The guitars are electric, and often played with some ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic array of really cool songs – all written and recorded by Tom Dawes of The Cyrkle – as part of a big career as a jingle writer after his group cut a famous theme song for 7 Up! The music here is great – work from a time when jingles for TV and radio ads were like mini ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Legendary drummer Tullio De Piscopo is all by himself on the cover, and that's how he sounds on the record – just playing solo, but with amazing grooves that hardly make you miss the other instruments at all! Tullio's got a long legacy in both jazz and club music – yet this set may be ... (Jazz, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maybe the heaviest set of sound library grooves you'll ever hear – but that's probably no surprise, given that the package features some key Heliocentrics elements in the mix – including lots of psychedelic production next to fierce work on drums from Malcolm Catto and Jake Ferguson! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(NOTE – Vinyl has small clusters of marks that click a bit on "M For Drums" and "Dune".)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the coolest collections of work we've ever heard from the great Mort Garson – a selection of tracks that were done during the same years as his famous album releases in the world of moog and analog synth, but done for much more obscure sources that include television, film, and other ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the coolest, moogiest records we've ever heard from Mort Garson – and that's saying a lot, given that the man gave us the Wozzard Of Iz and a host of moog-based astrological records too! The album's billed as "mood music especially composed to aid the growing of your plants" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green vinyl pressing. Includes the original Mother Earth Plant Care booklet!)
Ron Geesin —
Basic Maths ... LP Trunk (UK), Early 1980s. New Copy ...
$28.9931.99
The mad British arranger Ron Geesin has made many crazy records over the years – but this obscure set from the start of the 80s might well be one of his wildest – a batch of very cool, unusual tunes that were recorded for a math education program on British TV! Yet despite any sort of ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Genius —
Genius ... LP P&M/Easy Tempo (Italy), 1974. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
$23.9936.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Marcello Giombini —
Computer Disco ... LP Mondo Groove (Italy), Early 80s. New Copy ...
$20.9924.99
We're not sure we've ever seen many computers at the disco – but after hearing this sweet little set from the 80s, we're tempted to bring our laptops along the next time we go clubbing! The tracks are all spare instrumentals with an electro soul core – tunes that are upbeat and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Michel Gonet —
Phasing News Vol 1 ... LP Tele Music/Be With (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
$19.9936.99
A record that really takes on the "phasing" in the title seriously – as it uses all sorts of cool effects to create a special magic with simple sounds – all while managing to serve up some great funky nuggets too! The record's a masterpiece in both sound library ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Brilliant work from the always- great Alain Goraguer – a musician who started out in jazz, then did classic arrangements for Serge Gainsbourg, and went on to some killer soundtrack material too! That's what you'll hear, in a package that brings together lost and un-reissued work from ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gruppo Sound —
New York City ... LP Flipper/Musica Per Immagini (Italy), 1983. New Copy (reissue)...
$34.9944.99
A keyboard-driven picture of New York City – one of the many obscure sound library sets recorded by the shifting Gruppo Sound lineup – which in this case features the talents of Gabriele Ducros on the electric piano! The album's got a laidback vibe at times, and is sometimes a bit like ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Joe Harrison starts out this set with a reference to David Axelrod, and the set just keeps getting better and better after that – as Joe mixes together vibes, mellotron, guitar, organ, flute, and lots of other cool instrumentation – but all with a lean vibe that's definitely more on the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Henkel is Keven Henkel – who plays a whole host of instruments here on a session of stripped-down sound library funk – keyboards, electronics, trumpet, flute, guitar, violin, and even a bit of zither – all with just the right amount of funky drum accompaniment from Gabriel Rowland! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the funkiest entries in this killer Madlib sound library series – thanks to some mighty heavy drums from J-Zone! The set begins with a rock-solid break right from the start, then keeps on going strongly in a similar mode – mixing warmer keyboards, guitar lines, and even a bit of ... (Hip Hop, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An early pairing of composer Andrzej Korzynski and director Andrzej Zulawski – a Polish duo who show that groovy vampire films aren't just the stuff of the southern European scene in the 70s! Korzynski's music for the movie is really wonderful – starting with a wicked fuzzy funky theme ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Really funky sounds from Maurice Lecoeur – an overlooked French soundtrack genius of the 70s – and one who worked in territory that was way past familiar standards for film! If you know the music of Francois DeRoubaix, you'll find plenty here to love – because like DeRoubaix, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A record that's very different than you might expect from the title – not 70s crime/cop material from the Italian scene, and instead a much richer, more sophisticated soundtrack from the late 60s – one that really makes great use of the darker, moodier side of the talents of Egisto ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mario Molino —
Antico E Moderno ... LP Fonit/Holy Basil (Italy), 1975. New Copy (reissue)...
$26.9936.99
A sweet little set that definitely earns its "antico e moderno" title – as it seems to effortlessly blend together musical modes from a variety of different eras, but all with an ultra hip Italian sound library style! Some cuts have these really wonderful electronics, but of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful sound library album – one that works with oceanic themes, and has a really cool underwater sort of vibe – not unlike some of the great marine soundtracks penned by Sven Libaek and Francois DeRoubaix back in the 70s! The project's led by Chris Stullenberg, who's also got a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Antonio L Newton —
Novaphonia ... LP Tidal Waves, 1987. New Copy ...
$12.9926.99
A soul record, but one with a fair bit of "something else" going on as well – and a set that was originally only issued on cassette, which might be why it was missed the first time around! Antonio L Newton, aka Tony Newton, has a long legacy in soul music – including work ... (Soul, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500!)
Janko Nilovic —
Pop Impressions ... LP Montparnasse 2000/Underdog (France), Mid 70s. New Copy (reissue)...
$26.9931.98
Nothing pop about this groovy little record – save, perhaps, for the fact that it's been sampled by a number of hip hoppers over the years – because the set's one of the greatest ever from the legendary Janko Nilovic – a real masterpiece of complex grooves and offbeat ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the hippest albums ever from Janko Nilovic – a rare sound library session, but one that bristles with fantastic energy right from the start – and which maybe has a jazzier, fuller sense of sound that makes the whole thing feel more like an early 70s MPS label funk classic than ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the funkiest records ever cut by studio jazz genius Janko Nilovic! This set definitely earns the "soul" in the title – as Janko blends his usual mad mix of studio sounds with some heavier 70s elements – including a fair bit of fuzzy guitar, funky beats, and some nice ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Janko Nilovic —
Super America ... LP Montparnasse 2000/Underdog (France), Mid 70s. New Copy (reissue)...
$26.9929.99
Not a record from America, but instead one of the standout gems from the legendary Montparnasse 2000 sound library series in the 70s – filled with funky grooves from the madman Janko Nilovic! The set's got Nilovic really working at his best – still quite jazzy at the core, but bringing ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Keith Papworth —
Hard Hitter ... LP De Wolfe (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
$22.9924.99
A heavy funk gem from the UK sound library scene – exactly the kind of record that makes digging for sound library records so great – filled with grooves that never saw the light of day on the mainstream market back in the 70s! Heavy drums rule the scene on many cuts – making the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An unusual set – not the pop you might expect from the title, and instead a whole host of short, mostly instrumental tunes from very obscure Estonian animated films! The styles here follow a bit of the modes of Polish work from the period – lots of electronics, used in very cool ways ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A UK label, but a sound library set that features rare French work – credited to composers who include Georges Delerue, Jean-Claude Petit, Paul Piot, and P Rabbath! LP, Vinyl record album
(Front cover has some light tape traces. Back has some stamps, and label has some marker. Vinyl is niced.)
Pleasurewood —
They Live ... LP Farfalla (France), 2023. New Copy ...
$30.9934.99
Tight, spare, and mighty funky – a set of contemporary cuts served up in a sound library style, but with a lot more grit in the grooves than most! These guys really dig funky drums, heady basslines, and raw guitars – of the sort that makes some of these tracks feel a lot more like ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful German sound library session from the 70s – very jazzy at the core, but warmed up with all sorts of those lightly groovy sounds that played so strongly during the economic miracle years! There's a lot of reed interplay on the record – alto, flute, and tenor all working ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A massive bucket of breaks from drummer Karriem Riggins – served up here in a drums-only entry to the Madlib Library Series, at a level that might well make it the funkiest of the bunch! There's definitely some slight effects used here from time to time – maybe some edits too – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the grooviest records ever cut by Brit easy maestro Harry Roche – and a set that's got plenty of sweet 70s touches in the mix, at a level that really opens things up in a great way! The set's got some key Fender Rhodes from Alaln Branscombe, who has a very unique touch on the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A sound library set, but one that's got a grittier feel than most – and which ends up feeling a lot more like a stack of funky 45s overall! Gabriel Rowland hails from Los Yesterdays, and he definitely brings a current of west coast funk to the set – some Latin elements mixed with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set that's not nearly as electronic as you might expect – at least not in any sort of cold, computer-styled way – as the record is full of plenty of great analog touches on keyboards, basslines, and other bits – all of which really give the whole thing a very warm glow overall! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very cool – with outside and inside passages that go on a lot longer than just short snippets – some as long as 5 minutes, and more sonic poems to the city! Includes street traffic, a cocktail party, and even a luncheonette counter! LP, Vinyl record album
Proof that Henry Kaiser Sr had a sense of humor – a very groovy promotional album, designed to push the micro chip as a new use for his aluminum! LP, Vinyl record album
Sweet funky keyboards from the Japanese scene – a set recorded by Shigeo Sekito as part of an ultra hi-fidelity series in the 70s, but done with a lean groove that's much more like some of the late 60s instrumental gems we love so much! Shigeo moves between electric piano, organ, and some ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A keyboard-heavy groover from the great Italian sound library label Vedette – one that features loads of sweet organ and piano lines in many flavors – all mixed with the kind of lovely instrumentation we find in our favorite Italian soundtracks too! Lee Selmoco is actually one of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mindblowing work from Swiss jazz and funk legend Bruno Spoerri – all of it never issued before, and a set that maybe comes across as some of the coolest music we've ever heard from Bruno! Spoerri has a long legacy of recordings – including straight jazz in the 60s, and sound library ... (Jazz, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bruno Spoerri —
Teddy Bear/Lilith ... LP Finders Keepers/Cache Cache (UK), 1978. New Copy ...
$12.9929.99
Two rare soundtracks from the quirky Bruno Spoerri – both of them a very cool blend of jazzy reeds and lots of electric touches! Teddy Bear is from the early 80s, and is one of the later records we've heard from Spoerri – a set that definitely bears the pedigree of its time, through ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Swing Family (Sauveur Mallia) —
Music Force ... LP Tele Music/Be With (UK), 1985. New Copy (reissue)...
$19.9936.99
A full on funky set from French maestro Sauveur Mallia – a record that mixes his own work on bass, keyboards, electronics, and samples with some slight touches over the top on trumpet, trombone, and saxophone too! The style is definitely a lot more 80s than some of Mallia's 70s work – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set that's as vibrant as the title might imply – even though it's just the work of one musician – Pavel Grachav, who produced, arranged, and plays a mix of keyboards, guitars, flute, alto, and other instruments too! As you might expect, the groove is lean, but never too spare – ... (Deep Funk, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
That's a pretty dramatic image on the cover, and Brit maestro Alan Tew follows it up with just the right sort of tunes you might expect – many of which are thematic tracks titled "The Detectives", and which would be right at home in some kind of cool 70s cop/crime TV show! As with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Piano-led tracks in a variety of modes – some 60s jazz, some bossa, and some a bit more trad – but with more than enough nice jazzy groovers to make the record worthwile! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has masking tape on the bottom seam and clear tape on the spine – and label has a bit of marker.)
Piero Umiliani —
Guerra E Distruzione ... LP Liuto/Holy Basil (Italy), Early 1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)...
$39.9944.99
A really cool set from sound library genius Piero Umiliani – one that's definitely got the war and destruction promised in the title, but which also has some surprisingly groovy touches too! The vibe here is like some late 60s action film – with tense moments, darker passages, and some ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Piero Umiliani (Moggi) —
Tra Scienza E Fantascienza ... LP Beat/Musica Per Immagini (Italy), 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
$35.9944.99
A wonderful sound library set from the great Piero Umiliani – and a record that's filled with some of his coolest electronics ever! The feel of the record is very much in keeping with the image on the cover – kind of sci fi, but kind of playful too – a wonderful blend of ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most seductive sound library albums ever recorded by Piero Umiliani – a set that was originally issued under his Zalla pseudonym, but which has all the best jazzy grooves of some of his famous soundtrack material from the end of the 60s! As on those records, Umiliani plays a host ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Images of flute, and some mighty cool keyboards too – a sweet sound library set that mixes the reed work of Joel Vandroogenbroeck with electric touches that create a killer sound that's not unlike some of the 70s soundtrack material by Sven Libaek! Joel's lead lines have the expressive feel ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This entry in the very cool PV Tapes series features the full soundtrack music for a TV series titled De Komst Van Joachim Stiller – work that opens up in ways that are even more expansive than some of the other releases in the series! The tracks are short, in a cue-type style – but ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the coolest records ever produced by Disneyland Records – and one of the creepiest too! The record features one side of raw sound effects – top-shelf level material, of the sort that the Disney crew would save and use in cartoons and films – and the other side features ... (Halloween, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the coolest records ever produced by Disneyland Records – and one of the creepiest too! The record features one side of raw sound effects – top-shelf level material, of the sort that the Disney crew would save and use in cartoons and films – and the other side features ... (Halloween, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing. In the color back cover, with a tiny spot of wear on the spine.)
Roger Webb Sound with Barbara Moore —
Vocal Patterns ... LP De Wolfe (UK), 1971. New Copy (reissue)...
$22.9924.99
One of the coolest records ever from the legendary De Wolfe sound library in the UK – a set that's great not only for the work of Brit maestro Roger Webb, but also for the vocals delivered by Barbara Moore – a legendary session singer with a hell of a jazzy touch! Webb's charts are ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sven Wunder —
Natura Morta ... LP Piano Piano, 2024. New Copy ...
$22.9925.99
Sven Wunder evokes an older European style of painting with the cover and title of this set – and the tunes themselves are painterly, but also in a funky way too – a great mix of gentle grooves and larger instrumentation, all filled with the sorts of charms we love in older Italian film ... (New Grooves, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sven Wunder —
Wabi Sabi ... LP Piano Piano, 2024. New Copy ...
$22.9925.99
One of the coolest albums we've ever heard from Sven Wunder – a set that not only takes on an old school sound library instrumental mode, but serves it up with all sorts of Japanese and East Asian touches! The rhythms are funky, and laced with keyboards – but there's also some sounds ... (New Grooves, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most keyboard-heavy sets in the excellent Madlib Invazion sound library series – a set that has all sorts of vintage keys and synth over lightly tripping grooves that are mighty nice! The approach is spacey and dreamy, yet still very funky – as the keys handle as much rhythm ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Christian Zysset —
Cosmogonie ... LP Mondiophone/Endless Happiness (Italy), 1972. New Copy (reissue)...
$13.9931.99
A 70s sound library record, but one that's also very different than most – as Christian Zysset put together the whole thing more as a jazz record with long, extended tracks – instead of the more typical batch of shorter themes and songs! The set's got a largeish group who stay together ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
A totally cool little set, and one that takes us back to the kind of commercials they used to play at the drive-in theaters between two different movies in a long double-feature! The tracks here are all short, playful little tunes with plenty of 60s elements – sometimes jazzy, sometimes ... (Soundtracks, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set that's filled with some of the most evocative work ever recorded by the KPM sound library in the 70s – music that goes beyond just familiar funk to move into territory that resonates with some of the most sonically seductive styles of the Italian soundtrack scene of the period! The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Krautrock ... LP Funk Night, 2024. New Copy ...
$16.9919.99
A set with "Krautrock" in the title – but one that's got a tighter, funkier feel than some of the longer-form work of the early 70s German prog generation! These artists definitely reference that period in music, and make great use of vintage-sounding keyboards, guitars, and other ... (Deep Funk, Sound Library)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Brilliant funky instrumentals from the UK Cavendish Sound Library – a company who could sometimes recorded more staid music, although that certainly wasn't the case with the gems on this collection! The music is by a handful of British studio talents of the time – most of whom come ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A rare look at a very obscure sound library from the European scene – the Belgian Selection label, home to some very groovy sounds from the late 70s! The music here resonates with Belgian soundtrack and jazz work of the period – and shares some musicians from those genres too – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great grooves galore – a sweet selection of tracks from the late 60s onwards, none of which were made available to the public at the time! The French Tele Music company was one of those secret sound library labels – recording top shelf tracks during the 70s, but then only passing them ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really cool set that documents the rise of the synthesizer in sound library music – not the weird, offbeat electronics that were getting recorded in the late 60s – but more tuneful, keyboard-based modes that really transformed the scene at the time, and helped change up the way sound ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album