Guerssen (Spain), 1971. (reissue)
An incredible record, and one that really lives up to all its well-deserved legend over the years – one of those sets that's not just rare, but which has all the chops to really deliver the goods! A few short years before, Merrell Fankhauser was recording garage and psych on the LA scene ...
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Guerssen (Spain), 1968. (reissue)
A west coast psychedelic classic from the legendary Merrell Fankhauser – one of his earliest moments on record, and a perfect blend of his earlier garage rock modes and latter trippier styles! The tunes are short and wonderfully tuneful – produced at Gold Star studios, with a simple, ...
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Windi/Guerssen (Spain), 1968. (reissue)
A tremendous bit of psychedelic pop from sunny California at the end of the 60s – one of those records that has a heck of a lot more going on than most of the bigger sets at the time! Sunlight work in territory that's not unfamiliar – harmony vocals, guitar-based grooves, and slightly ...
Guerssen (Spain), 1967. (reissue)
An amazing step sideways for London's Zoot Money – a move from mod to psych, with a trippy quality that's quite different from his jazzy sound a few years before! The group's got legendary fame – not just for the shift in styles by Zoot, but also for the fact that it features key work ...
Philips/Superior Viaduct, 1979. (reissue)
Sublime minimal sounds from Italian composer Robert Cacciapaglia – a record we'd rank right up there with the 70s best from Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass! Cacciapaglia follows in a tradition begun by other Italian modernists – like Giusto Pio and Franco Battiatto – ...
PDU/Superior Viaduct, 1975. (reissue)
A rich blend of Italian avant and prog sounds from the early 70s – and overall, a relatively serious piece of work from Roberto Cacciapaglia! The format somewhat echoes Cacciapaglia's earlier experiments with Franco Battiato – in that it's a rock-informed, compositionally-constructed ...
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Columbia/Floating World (UK), Early 1970s. 2CD
The first three Grin albums – all served up in a single package! First up is the self-titled debut – the first album from Nils Lofgren and his mighty early trio Grin – and a record that really shows all sorts of great criss-crossing styles of the time! There's some gentler ...
Sire/Rhino, 1989. (reissue)
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Sire/Rhino, 1987. (reissue)
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Drag City, 1998. 2LP (reissue)
An aptly titled album of modern electronic pop confections from Sean O'Hagan and friends, with the bubbling production style of the Stereolab sessions he was participating in at the time laid over his sharply crafted nuggets of pop songwriting like a thick layer of buttercream frosting on angel ...
Drag City, 1999. 2LP (reissue)
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EMI/7T's (UK), Mid 70s. 4CD
Sharp hooks, huge melodies, and 70s guitar pop greatness from Pilot – a genius pop group who only gave the world a handful of records, all of them pretty darn great! From The Album Of The Same Name includes their signature tune, "Magic" – and it's one of those songs everyone ...
Grapefruit (UK), 1966. 3 CDs
Fantastic sounds from a real turning point in British music – a moment when the mod groups and singers of the year before were letting in a bit more freak and fuzz – yet all in ways that still kept the songs as short, tight, and tuneful as before! You might consider this work the big ...
Grapefruit (UK), 1967. 3 CDs
A stunner of a set – one that goes way way past familiar psych classics of the late 60s – and explosively shows the huge wave of new sounds and ideas that were going down on the UK scene in 1967! The package brings together 80 tracks from a huge number of labels – Pye, Polydor, ...
Capitol/Sundazed, 1966. (reissue)
Titles include "Twilight Sanctuary", "One In The Middle", "On The Plane", "Introduction To A Cartoon Show", "Lemmon Princess".
Capitol/Sundazed, 1966.
Titles include "Twilight Sanctuary", "One In The Middle", "On The Plane", "Introduction To A Cartoon Show", "Lemmon Princess".
Reprise/Omnivore, 1971. (reissue)
A much rootsier set than some of Little Richard's other work for Reprise Records – a record that almost goes back to the old days, but via the hipper styles of the early 70s! HB Barnum arranged and produced the set, but the groove is less funkier than some of Barnum's other work of the time ...
Morello (UK), 1975/1977.
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Little Butterfly (Uruguay), 1984. (reissue)
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Materiali Sonori (Italy), 1978.
Veronique Chalot sings in French, but she cut this beautiful album for the Materiali Sonori label in Italy – with a really groundbreaking mix of styles that definitely loves up to the other gems we love on the label at the time! As you might guess from the cover, Veronique plays dulcimer, ...
Harvest/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1978. (reissue)
Pure genius from The Saints – and one of those records that has the group working years ahead of their time – relocated to the UK right in the middle of the punk years, but with this style of slower-burning modes and deeper sophistication that so many others would take up later on in ...
Sire/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1978. (reissue)
A seminal 70s set from this key Aussie band – one that almost had more of an impact here in the US than they did in their homeland! The sound is pretty tight, even though there's some larger horns on some cuts – and The Saints have a razor-sharp guitar edge that doesn't profess to be ...
Warner, 1971. 2LP (reissue)
An essential early document of the Grateful Dead – a double-length collection of live material that was one of the first to give the rest of the world a chance to hear what they could provide to their ever-growing concert audiences! The tracks were mostly recorded in New York in early 1971, ...
Demon/Edsel (UK), Mid 1960s.
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One of the great lost groups of the UK scene of the 60s – not lost to UK audiences, or to hipsters over the generations – but still an act that never made the impact on these shores that they should! The Creation are step in step right up there with early material by The Who or Small ...
Polydor/Parole (Japan), 1974. (reissue)
A really wild little record – quite experimental, and maybe in a mode that's impossible to describe in words! The set's part of that great burst of creative Japanese music at the start of the 70s – but is even more revolutionary than most – as it seems to mix artful passages with ...
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Atlantic, 1972. (reissue)
A really key album in the early run of Yes – yet a set that's also nicely different too! The record is the first to feature keyboard genius Rick Wakeman joining the group – a player whose talents would really elevate their sound – but the record also has this nicely intimate vibe ...
Harvest/Esoteric (UK), 1973. (reissue)
Beautiful madness from Kevin Ayers – and a set that features some great guest work from Robert Wyatt, Steve Hillage, Mike Ratledge, and David Bedford!
A&M/Captain Oi (UK), 1979. (reissue)
That's a goofy image on the cover – but it's also a perfect introduction to the world of The Dickies – one of the few late 70s punk bands to really showcase a sense of humor! Make no mistake, these guys are the real deal – able to play loud and fast, in a way that even transforms ...
A&M/Captain Oi (UK), 1979.
That's a goofy image on the cover – but it's also a perfect introduction to the world of The Dickies – one of the few late 70s punk bands to really showcase a sense of humor! Make no mistake, these guys are the real deal – able to play loud and fast, in a way that even transforms ...
Better Days/Lawson (Japan), 1981. (reissue)
Funky dancefloor grooves from early 80s Japan – a group that almost sounds like some of the hippest British club acts of the time – save for their use of Japanese lyrics! The music here is a bit spacey and a bit jazzy – a cross between British electronics and some of the artier ...
Harvest/Esoteric (UK), 1976. (reissue)
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Bacillus/Esoteric (UK), 1971.
A classic bit of mainstream prog from Nektar – a group who were a big part of the German underground of the early 70s, but who also managed to make some waves on this side of the Atlantic as well! Nektar aren't as full-on or focused as some of the prog acts who cracked the charts at the time ...
Bacillus/Esoteric (UK), 1971.
A classic bit of mainstream prog from Nektar – a group who were a big part of the German underground of the early 70s, but who also managed to make some waves on this side of the Atlantic as well! Nektar aren't as full-on or focused as some of the prog acts who cracked the charts at the time ...
ABC/Universal, 1975. (reissue)
Steely Dan really hitting the heights – moving into hipper, more sophisticated territory than before – pushing the envelope with both their music and lyrics, which are completely sublime! It's hard to put our finger on the magic of this one, but it's the perfect summation of everything ...
P-Vine (Japan), 2024.
Dane Donohue gave the world a great AOR gem back in the late 70s, but hasn't done another record since – so it's great to hear him back in action, and serving up a set that still has all the greatness of his debut! Some of the instrumentation and production are a bit more contemporary – ...
Bear Family (Germany), Late 1950s/Early 1960s.
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Nonesuch/RPM, 2004. 2LP (reissue)
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Starday/Bear Family (Germany), Late 1950s/Early 1960s.
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Made In Germany (Germany), 1973. (reissue)
The last and lean effort from the legendary Ash Ra Tempel – a set that relies heavily on vocals from female singer Rosemarie Muller, who's pictured on the cover almost as some Teutonic take on Linda Ronstadt! And oddly, there might be a bit of Cali currents in the mix – as the guitar ...
Love/Svart (Finland), 1970. (reissue)
A fantastic set from Wigwam – a record that even tops their first album on Love – with production from Kim Fowley that helps to give the proceedings a much more international vibe! Lyrics are all in English this time around, and the tunes have this short, focused quality that often has ...
Love/Svart (Finland), 1969. (reissue)
One of the records that really put the Finnish scene on the map, even at a time when that nation was much more removed from the rest of the European rock world than others – but quickly gained attention through this mighty bridge built by Wigwam! The group work in prog rock territory, but ...
Love/Svart (Finland), 1970. (reissue)
A fantastic set from Wigwam – a record that even tops their first album on Love – with production from Kim Fowley that helps to give the proceedings a much more international vibe! Lyrics are all in English this time around, and the tunes have this short, focused quality that often has ...
Love/Svart (Finland), 1969. (reissue)
One of the records that really put the Finnish scene on the map, even at a time when that nation was much more removed from the rest of the European rock world than others – but quickly gained attention through this mighty bridge built by Wigwam! The group work in prog rock territory, but ...
Warner/Lawson (Japan), 1983. (reissue)
That's a great 80s sense of design on the cover, and the album's got a nice sort of 80s vibe too – a bit more drum machine beats, basslines, and keyboards than work by some of the jazzier city pop artists of the time – a mode that really seems to bring out the best in the vocals of ...
Crown/Lawson (Japan), 1975. (reissue)
The debut album of Shigeru Suzuki – a set recorded by the Japanese singer after the breakup of Happy End, and one that's done in mid 70s California, with a vibe that's nicely different than his work with that previous group! There's a mix of jazzy instrumentation and roots rock touches going ...
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Everland (Austria), 1971. (reissue)
Far Out indeed – an early 70s album from Japan's Far Out – the only album we've ever seen by the group, before they went on to work as The Far East Family Band! If you know that more famous group, you'll know the vibe here – a really unique version of psych, touched with a bit of ...
GAD (Poland), 1977.
Seminal funky rock from 70s Poland – recorded by a hard-jamming group who also had plenty of fusion in the mix! The guitars are clearly in the lead here – strutting out next to some tight and frenetic work on drums – but the album's also got a fair bit of keyboards too, including ...
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Actuel/Charly (UK), 1969. (reissue)
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Classic out/experimental material from the legendary group that included Alvin Curran, Frederic Rzewski, and Richard Teitelbaum (among others). This original BYG pressing features a full live performance of "The Sound Pool", and was recorded in Paris in May of 1969. The tracks are quite ...