Produced by Bernie Taupin – with cuts that include "American Gothic", "Love's Enough", "One Night Stand", "Oh California", "Another Friday Night", "Montana Song", and "Family Band". (Folk/Country) LP, Vinyl record album
(Butterfly label pressing. Cover has a split top seam, splitting on bottom seam.)
Afghan Whigs —
Gentleman ... CD Elektra/Sub Pop, 1993. Used ...
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One of great rock albums on the early 90s – bringing raw, complicated carnality to the angsty rock scene of the time, and a record that pretty much cemented the band's repututation! (Rock) CD
A great portrait of an under-recorded artist – Joe Albany's last album ever, recorded for Elektra records during their early 80s run of straight jazz sides! The record's got a spare, personal quality that's similar to Albany's other late work – but it's a bit more professionally put ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A gem of a record from the mid 70s west coast scene – a really overlooked set from vocalist Laura Allen, recorded with a wonderfully breezy, soulful sound! Laura's got a voice that's perfect if you dig singers like Linda Lewis or Maria Muldaur, particularly the former – a bit jazzy at ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
The pinnacle of classy crossover soul at the end of the 80s – and a landmark album that's probably still helping Anita pay her bills! The feel is mellow and laidback without being too cheesy or too adult contemporary – drawing from mellow soul traditions of the 70s, and filtering it ... (Soul) read moreCD
A mega-hit, but for good reason – as the record brought sophistication back to chart soul at the end of the 80s – proof that well-done, deeply-voiced records could still beat the schmaltz of the geri-curl generation! Anita's working here in territory that draws from the classics, but ... (Soul) read moreCD
A classic album of classy vocals – one that helped set a whole new tone in 80s soul music! Anita had already gained a bit of experience on the soul scene before this set, but with this record she emerged as a full-formed diva who could effortlessly blend jazz and soul into a magnificent new ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and a patch of residue on the back.)
Anita Baker —
Rapture ... CD Elektra, 1986. Used ...
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A classic album of classy vocals – one that helped set a whole new tone in 80s soul music! Anita had already gained a bit of experience on the soul scene before this set, but with this record she emerged as a full-formed diva who could effortlessly blend jazz and soul into a magnificent new ... (Soul) read moreCD
Anita Baker —
Songstress ... CD Beverly Glen/Elektra, 1983. Used ...
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From the female singer in the obscure group Chapter 8, Anita went onto become one of the biggest selling soul music acts during the 80s – and this album's her first effort as a solo act. The record's a smooth sophisticated batch of soul tunes, with lots of nice jazzy touches, and a classy ... (Soul) read moreCD
The last true classic from the masters of the 80s groove genre – a post-Capitol effort for Elektra, but one that's still awash in great keyboards and snapping electro beats! Some of the jazzier sound from the past is gone here, but in its place is a leaner, cleaner sound that's still a fair ... (Soul) read moreCD
A big one for Norman Cook – caught here in his post-Housemartins, pre-Fatboy Slim years – working here in a playful blend of beats and samples that really point the way towards his later chart fame to come! The tracks here have a simple elegance that might have sounded dated a few ... (Soul) read moreCD
Beats International —
Let Them Eat Bingo ... CD Elektra/Collectors Choice, 1990. Used ...
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A big one for Norman Cook – caught here in his post-Housemartins, pre-Fatboy Slim years – working here in a playful blend of beats and samples that really point the way towards his later chart fame to come! The tracks here have a simple elegance that might have sounded dated a few ... (Soul) read moreCD
A mostly orchestral score for this early 80s, feature-length animated sci fi film – penned and conducted by the great Elmer Bernstein, with a depth that's surprising, considering the movie! Elmer shows he's a consummate professional here – as he avoids any temptation to make things ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Includes the hits "All Is Full Of Love", "Hyperballad", "Human Behaviour", "Joga", "Bachelorette", "Army Of Me","Pagan Poetry", "Big Time Sensuality (The Fluke Minimix)", "Venus As A Boy", "Hunter", ... (Rock) read moreCD
Bjork —
Homogenic ... CD Elektra, 1990s/Early 2000s. Used ...
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Dobie shamelessly jacks Main Source's "Live At The Barbecue" for his hip hop mix, and the "Sunshine" mix has quite a hip hop vibe too, with a better disguised Roy Ayers sample. "Karvel" is not on the LP (Post) and is a jungle track, while the "Underwater mix" ... (New Grooves) read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Booker T & The MGs —
Universal Language ... CD Elektra/Wounded Bird, 1977. New Copy ...
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A sweet sweet set of electric 70s funk – recorded by Booker T during a brief, but well-needed reunion with the MGs! The sound here is quite different than Stax-era MGs – as Booker plays a range of keyboards, not just organ – and the grooves have these great jazz funk touches at ... (Soul) read moreCD
The second volume in Billy Bragg & Wilco's Mermaid Avenue series – dedicated to bringing to life unfinished Woody Guthrie tunes – thanks to Woody's daughter Nora inviting them to work with Guthrie's lyrics, penned throughout his life, but never finished as recorded songs. Bragg's ... (Rock) read moreCD
One of Dollar Brand's more ambitious albums – featuring a larger group of players than usual, working through some compositions that have as much life and spirit as might be implied by the title! The group includes Brand on keyboards, conga, and soprano sax – plus work by Carlos Ward ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Dollar Brand's more ambitious albums – featuring a larger group of players than usual, working through some compositions that have as much life and spirit as might be implied by the title! The group includes Brand on keyboards, conga, and soprano sax – plus work by Carlos Ward ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A pair of classics from Bread – both pulled from a stretch that was a mighty big time for the group! First up is Baby I'm A Want You – a soft rock masterpiece from Bread – the kind of standard-setting album that made them one of the real giants of pop music at the start of the ... (Rock) read moreCD
Bread —
Best Of Bread ... LP Elektra, 1973. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
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The last album in the legendary 70s run of Bread – and a set that was a bit of a comeback, given that the group had briefly disbanded before it was recorded! Yet as before, the mighty David Gates is still at the helm of the ship – penning loads of great songs alongside James Griffin, ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original Japanese pressing – P-10298E – with obi and insert.)
The second classic album from Bread – a set that has the group expanding to a quartet, and the mighty David Gates moving into an even greater role as a musical visionary for the 70s! Sure, these guys weren't about to storm the stage of Woodstock with music like this – but they are ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Butterfly label pressing. Includes the Elektra inner sleeve and insert.)
Dee Dee Bridgewater —
Bad For Me ... LP Elektra, 1979. Very Good+ ...
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One of Dee Dee Bridgewater's standout sets as a soul singer in the 70s – a mode that's quite different than the sound of Bridgewater you may know from her mostly-jazz career – but one that gets plenty of sharp help from the great George Duke! Duke produced the set – and really ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label stereo promo. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light staining on the top seam, a promo stamp, and light wear.)
One of Dee Dee Bridgewater's few truly soul-based records – recorded during a brief break from jazz at the end of the 70s, and done with some sweetly grooving from Thom Bell! The sound here's a bit like that of some of the later Philly International work from the same stretch – a ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jackson Browne —
Hold Out ... LP Elektra, 1980. Very Good ...
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Easily one of our favorite albums by Tim Buckley – and a record that really opens up with some key jazzy touches! Buckley's still got his roots in folk here, and his vocals are yet to hit the extremes of Starsailor or Lorca – but there's also a new sense of inflection to the way he ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tim Buckley —
Happy Sad ... LP Elektra, Late 60s. Very Good ...
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One of Tim Buckley's greatest albums ever – thanks to some incredible work by Dave Friedman on vibes! Friedman's sound really brings out the jazziness in Buckley's writing and phrasing – making for a beautiful blend with the album's 12 string guitar work and acoustic percussion – ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Busta Rhymes at his explosive late 90s best, capping off an end times-anticipating trilogy here with the follow-up to The Coming and When Disaster Strikes! An approaching mass extinction apocalypse is as sound of a backdrop for Busta's wildly extrovert rhyme style, one of a kind voice and manic ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
A record that really has Busta Rhymes coming into his own – taking all those charms that had been bubbling in the underground through years of guest appearances, and finding a way to really shine in the light of the mainstream! The album's not Busta's first solo effort, but has a sense of ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A record that really has Busta Rhymes coming into his own – taking all those charms that had been bubbling in the underground through years of guest appearances, and finding a way to really shine in the light of the mainstream! The album's not Busta's first solo effort, but has a sense of ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
An archetypal album from the legendary Paul Butterfield – and a set that would shape the sound of countless blues rock records to come! Despite what you might think of the genre or its many later incarnations, there's a raw power here that's really amazing – the young Butterfield and ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited 180 gram Music On Vinyl pressing on flame orange vinyl, appears unopened in the resealable sleeve with hype sticker.)
Butterfield Blues Band —
East West ... CD Elektra, 1966. Used ...
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Titles include "Walkin Blues", "Get Out Of My Life Woman", "Mary Mary", "East West", "Two Trains Running", and "Work Song". (Rock) CD
Butterfield Blues Band —
East West ... LP Elektra, 1966. Near Mint- ...
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Titles include "Walkin Blues", "Get Out Of My Life Woman", "Mary Mary", "East West", "Two Trains Running", and "Work Song". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(80s UK Edsel pressing in a barcode cover.)
Butterfield Blues Band —
Keep On Moving ... CD Elektra/Wounded Bird, Late 60s. New Copy ...
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A fantastic funky record from the Butterfield Blues Band – a set that's much less in the blues style from which the group took their name, and very strongly in the hipper mixed-up blend of styles that were happening on the Cali scene at the end of the 60s! Paul still leads the group on ... (Rock) read moreCD
Massive lost work from the Butterfield Blues Band – recorded in 1964, quite early in the group's career – but a set that already has them hitting hard with a really powerful sound! The recording quality and overall sound is nice and rough – a gritty groove that's more closely ... (Rock) read moreCD
A post-Blue Note effort, and Donald's changing things up a bit with his 125th Street Orchestra and Uptown Singers – funking along in a way you'd expect from the longwinded title! Byrd loostens up the smoother backgrounds of his recent Larry Mizell helmed work, and in their place are grooves ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Donald Byrd & 125th Street, NYC —
Love Byrd ... LP Elektra, 1981. Very Good+ ...
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A sweet funky 80s set from trumpeter Donald Byrd – a record done after his 70s run at Blue Note with producer Larry Mizell, but in a groove that's equally great in its own sort of way! Isaac Hayes is the producer on the set, and also plays a lot of Fender Rhodes, plus piano, vibes, and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Donald Byrd & 125th Street, NYC —
Love Byrd ... CD Elektra/Wounded Bird, 1981. Used ...
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A sweet funky 80s set from trumpeter Donald Byrd – a record done after his 70s run at Blue Note with producer Larry Mizell, but in a groove that's equally great in its own sort of way! Isaac Hayes is the producer on the set, and also plays a lot of Fender Rhodes, plus piano, vibes, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great chapter in the career of trumpeter Donald Byrd – his post-Blue Note work with the group 125th Street NYC – which is kind of a second chapter to the jazzy fusion style he developed at the start of the 70s! This time around, there's an equal emphasis on soul and jazz – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A definite soul based session for Donald Byrd – and that's saying a lot here, because his previous decade's worth of work had all had some sort of R&B focus! The main force behind the set here is Isaac Hayes – who's producing, arranging, and playing most of the keyboards on the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Byrds —
Byrds ... CD Asylum/Esoteric (UK), 1973. New Copy ...
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The last album ever recorded by The Byrds, and a set that almost has the group going full circle – as the record's a reunion of sorts, and features an early lineup of the group back together – then-leader Roger McGuinn, joined by Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael ... (Rock) read moreCD
Features Don Byron on clarinet and bass clarinet, Lonnie Plaxico and Reggie Workman on bass, Pheeroan Aklaff and Ralph Peterson Jr on drums, Kenny Davis on electric bass, Bill Frisell on guitar, Richie Schwarz on marimba, Edsel Gomez and Joe Berkovitz on piano, Greta Buck on violin, and Sadiq as ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the great albums from Terry Callier's "second chapter" on record – a time when he was working for Elektra Records, and doing work that was a bit straighter soul than before – and also slightly jazzy as well! The record's kind of a mix of jazzy grooves and smoother soul ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a mild corner bend, but looks great!)
Our favorite Elektra album by Terry – different than his earlier work for Cadet, with a smoother jazz-based style of backing. The change works surprisingly well for Terry, pushing him into a new sound that still preserves his honest soulful vocals. The album includes nice remakes of "Or ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Butterfly label pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and a bit of light staining on the corners. Vinyl has a short click on "Still Water (Love)".)
Cars —
Candy-O ... LP Elektra, 1979. Very Good+ ...
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Not The Cars' first album, but the one that definitely catapulted them from Boston underground to mainstream fame – quite a surprise, given the style that most of the bigger acts were laying down at the time! And of course, we say that from the more mainstream bent of our American market ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red label pressing in the titled cover. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Cars —
Candy-O ... CD Elektra, 1979. Used ...
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Not The Cars' first album, but the one that definitely catapulted them from Boston underground to mainstream fame – quite a surprise, given the style that most of the bigger acts were laying down at the time! And of course, we say that from the more mainstream bent of our American market ... (Rock) read moreCD
Not The Cars' first album, but the one that definitely catapulted them from Boston underground to mainstream fame – quite a surprise, given the style that most of the bigger acts were laying down at the time! And of course, we say that from the more mainstream bent of our American market ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Not The Cars' first album, but the one that definitely catapulted them from Boston underground to mainstream fame – quite a surprise, given the style that most of the bigger acts were laying down at the time! And of course, we say that from the more mainstream bent of our American market ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Shake It Up", "Just What I Needed", "Since You're Gone", "You Might Think", "Good Times Roll", "Drive", "Tonight She Comes", "Let's Go", "Heartbeat City", "My Best Friend's Girl", and ... (Rock) read moreCD
Titles include "Shake It Up", "Just What I Needed", "Since You're Gone", "You Might Think", "Good Times Roll", "Drive", "Tonight She Comes", "Let's Go", "Heartbeat City", "My Best Friend's Girl", and ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes the songs "Just What I Needed", "My Best Friend's Girl", "Good Times Roll", "You're All I've Got Tonight", "Don't Cha Stop", "Moving In Stereo", "Take Me Now", "Cool Fool", "Let's Go", "Candy-O&qu ... (Rock) read moreCD
Cars —
Panorama ... LP Elektra, 1980. Very Good+ ...
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The third album from The Cars, and a set that nicely focuses more on some of the sharper, new wave elements in the group's sound – maybe more of a confident return to the quirky modes that got them going in the first place, once they were solidly at the forefront of the American mainstream! ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch, light wear.)
The third album from The Cars, and a set that nicely focuses more on some of the sharper, new wave elements in the group's sound – maybe more of a confident return to the quirky modes that got them going in the first place, once they were solidly at the forefront of the American mainstream! ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A well-remembered classic from The Cars – one of those records that had the group finding a perfect way to tap into new wave energy from the underground, yet somehow manage to score some major hits at a time when American radio was still pretty shy of so many new sounds! This set still has ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds —
Good Son ... Cassette Mute/Elektra, 1990. Used ...
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A great one from Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – a record that explores his softer side, if you want to call it that – the trudging melodies, morose poetry and banshee wails offset brilliantly by soul stirring string parts and easier piano melodies! Definitely capping off the 80s and ... (Cassettes) read moreCassette