One of the early classics with cuts that include "Almost Blue", "You Little Fool", "Man Out Of Time", "Beyond Belief", "Tears Before Bedtime", and "Shabby Doll" – plus a second disc packed with alternate versions, demos, and other ... (Rock) read moreCD
A pair of mod classics from The Creation – back to back in a single package! First up is We Are Paintermen – a gem of a record from one of the coolest UK groups of the 60s – served up here in a German release that maybe gives The Creation one of their most vibrant covers ever! ... (Rock) read moreCD
Tyrone! Certainly one of the undisputed masters of the Chicago soul scene, with a voice that was instantly recognizable, and a style that matched raw roots with classy production. This tasty set brings together 23 of Tyrone's classic sides for the Dakar/Brunswick label – including many hits ... (Soul) read moreCD
A mellow masterpiece of sunshine country rock from Dillard & Clark – a duo that featured Gene Clark of the Byrds and Doug Dillard of the Dillards – in a wonderful blend of Cali longhair harmonies, back porch psych, and expert Byrds-y tunefulness! Dillard provides lots of great ... (Rock) read moreCD
An overlooked gem from that key moment when Island Records was pushing into some of the farther reaches of the UK scene – and turning out some really interesting records like this in the process! Luther Grosvenor worked in Spooky Tooth, but he's got a quality here that's very different than ... (Rock) read moreCD
A heck of a charmer from Haircut 100 – one of a handful of great UK albums from the early 80s that mixed post-punk energy with warmer touches from jazz and Latin – all in a blend that's completely wonderful overall! Haircut 100 were never trying to change the world – and they ... (Rock) read moreCD
British soul group Imagination cracked the charts over here in the early 80s – but the group kept on going for a much longer run overseas – with a number of great trio albums well into the 90s, and a continued legacy of solo work from singer Leee John! All that material is collected ... (Soul) read moreCD
That's the later Kool & The Gang logo on the front cover, but this killer set brings together all their greatness from the early days – a fantastic run of funk that set a whole new standard for the 70s! Right from the start, the group had something different going on – a leaner, ... (Soul) read moreCD
The massive second chapter of Kool & The Gang – tracks from a time when the funky legends didn't falter at all, and instead reinvented themselves for a whole new generation! In the earlier part of the 70s, Kool & The Gang had already mastered the funky 45 and set the groundwork for ... (Soul) read moreCD
An expanded version of Little Richard's one album for Okeh Records! The album's got a strong mix of soul and R&B – with Richard still working at the height of his powers from earlier years, yet also picking up some nice influences from 60s soul to hip his sound up a bit. The funk of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lovin Spoonful, Paul Butterfield, Al Kooper, etc —
What's Shakin (Edsel) ... LP Edsel (UK), Late 60s. Near Mint- ...
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A very cool Elektra compilation – with rare non-Buddah work by the Lovin Spoonful, plus material by Al Kooper, Tom Rush, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and Eric Clapton & The Powerhouse! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(80s issue. Back cover has a small trace of a price sticker.)
The first moment of genius from the Steve Miller Band – a killer debut that also features a young Boz Scaggs as a key member of the group! Steve's the core star here, though – setting things up in this amazing blend of psych, blues, and hard rock – one that's easily a lot more ... (Rock) read moreCD
(Out of print, please note that there is a peeled spot on the back of the digipack case.)
Steve Miller Band —
Brave New World ... CD Capitol/Edsel (UK), 1969. Used ...
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A brilliant standout in a late 60s world of blues rock – a set that goes way beyond what most of Steve Miller's contemporaries were doing at the time – to find a brave new world that's all its own! As before, the drums are key to the group's sound – harder and funkier than most ... (Rock) read moreCD
(Sealed.)
Steve Miller Band —
Your Saving Grace ... CD Capitol/Edsel (UK), 1969. Used ...
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The Steve Miller Band is firmly down to a trio here – and they've never sounded better – thanks to completely kickass drums from Tim Davis, and some heavy heavy bass from Lonnie Turner – both of whom work with Miller in a style that's almost an American answer to the music of ... (Rock) read moreCD
Classic Nola soul from Tommy Ridgley – one of the best artists to record for the Ric & Ron labels in the early 60s! Titles include "Double Eyed Whammy", "My Ordinary Girl", "Should I Love Again", "I Love You Yes I Do", "Three Times", ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover is sun faded in front and appears to have been signed by the artist.)
80s UK compilation with 16 of their greatest hits, including "Gloria", "I Got My Mojo Working", "Let It Rock", "Bad Little Woman", and more. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Larry Williams with Johnny Guitar Watson —
Larry Williams Show ... CD Edsel (France), Early 60s. Used ...
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Great work from Larry Williams – best known for his late 50s work on Specialty Records, but here stepping out as more of a hard soul artist – in a fantastic partnership with Johnny Guitar Watson! The material here is different than the duo's recordings for Okeh – and titles ... (Soul) read moreCD
Wonderful early work from the great Chuck Willis – recorded before his Atlantic material, and done for the Okeh label – maybe the first full collection to pull together these gems! The sound is even more hard-hitting than the Atlantic sides that Willis recorded before the end of his ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
2 late Brunswick albums by Jackie Wilson – back to back on one CD! Beautiful Day is killer Chicago soul from Jackie – with stone cold Brunswick production by Carl Davis, and lots of arrangements by Willie Henderson. The title cut "Beautiful Day" is a soaring original tune ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Out of print, 1999 UK pressing. Condition note: booklet has a light stain in one corner.)
2 of Jackie's more unusual albums for Brunswick – both from the early New York years, back to back on one CD. By Special Request features Jackie running through a set of mostly standards – doing them in a jazzier style than usual, but all with the soulful vocals that you'd expect. ... (Soul) read moreCD
Jackie Wilson's first 2 albums – back to back on one CD! He's So Fine is a hard-rocking batch of tunes that captures Jackie at his early best! The tunes here really crossover wonderfully – drawing on Jackie's rich vocal history with The Dominoes and The Drifters – but also ... (Soul) read moreCD
2 unusual albums from Jackie – back to back on one CD. Jackie Wilson Sings The Worlds Greatest Melodies is a strange one – as Jackie expands his horizons to include a range of global pop tunes that include "Alone At Last", "Pianissimo", "My Eager Heart", ... (Soul) read moreCD
2 early albums by Jackie Wilson – back to back on one CD! Jackie Sings The Blues is one of Jackie's greatest records – and one of his most soulful, too! The album features Jackie doing some great soul versions of bluesy tracks, with backing that's sort of in the style of his other ... (Soul) read moreCD
Mid 60s work by Jackie – 2 albums back to back on one CD! The cover of Soul Time carries the subtitle "featuring 'Danny Boy' and other great Soul Songs" – and while it's tough to even imagine "Danny Boy" as a soul song, and not an Irish tenor chestnut, it's also ... (Soul) read moreCD
Late late work by Jackie Wilson – 2 of his last albums for Brunswick! This Love Is Real was recorded in 1970 – but thanks to a wise decision to move his soul base of operations to the Chicago scene, Jackie's still going strong – and with a groove that we like even better than on ... (Soul) read moreCD
2 of Jackie's odder Brunswick albums – back to back on one CD! On You Ain't Heard Nothin Yet – you certainly ain't heard nothin, not until you hear this very strangely conceived set of Jackie doing a tribute to Al Jolson! We could condemn this, but we actually find it pretty ... (Soul) read moreCD
2 different team-ups by Jackie Wilson – back to back on one CD! Shake A Hand has Jackie teamed with a young Linda Hopkins here on this album of soul-oriented gospel tracks, recorded in that all-over-the map sort of way that describes his early years at Brunswick. The tracks feature ... (Soul) read moreCD
2 of the best albums by this legendary funky instrumental combo! Wack Wack is the group's first – recorded after they left Ramsey Lewis, and with a tight jazzy feel that's similar to some of the work they did in his classic trio. The album's got a great groove – and apart from the ... (Soul) read moreCD
A very cool little set – maybe not the deepest dive into the decade of the 70s, in that the package isn't full of unissued tracks or super-rare singles – but it does represent a great look at the decade that goes way past the hits, and much farther than the charts – including the ... (Rock) read moreCD
A massive collection of work from these important years in music – and even if you don't know or care about Gary Crowley, who's pictured on the cover, you'll find plenty to love here if you dig UK sounds from the late 70s and early 80s! As indicated by the title, the set focuses on new wave ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A massive collection of work from these important years in music – and even if you don't know or care about Gary Crowley, who's pictured on the cover, you'll find plenty to love here if you dig UK sounds from the late 70s and early 80s! As indicated by the title, the set focuses on new wave ... (Rock) read moreCD
A set that definitely lives up to the intrigue promised in the title – an alternative look at British music in the 80s, served up with some more experimental, unusual tracks that go way past the pop hits of the time! There's still some names here you might know, but there's also work from ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set that definitely lives up to the intrigue promised in the title – an alternative look at British music in the 80s, served up with some more experimental, unusual tracks that go way past the pop hits of the time! There's still some names here you might know, but there's also work from ... (Rock) read moreCD
Director John Hughes gave the world some pretty great movies back in the 80s – and in most of those movies, music was a very big part of the experience – as Hughes had a way of using just the right songs in just the right moments, and also helped get wider mainstream exposure for some ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Director John Hughes gave the world some pretty great movies back in the 80s – and in most of those movies, music was a very big part of the experience – as Hughes had a way of using just the right songs in just the right moments, and also helped get wider mainstream exposure for some ... (Rock) read moreCD
Music from Texas Fever, The Threadgills, B.W. Stevenson, Willie Nelson, Timberline Rose, Steve Fromholz, Jerry Jeff Walker, Townes Van Zandt, Bill & Bonnie Hearne, and more. (Folk/Country) CD
A great tribute to one of the most famous clubs on the UK scene of the mid 80s – a spot that was crucial to the shift from post-punk modes to new goth spirits – and which was a vital outlet for new strands of darker music that were stepping forth at the time! Later goth cliches might ... (Rock) read moreCD