David Ackles —
American Gothic ... CD Elektra/Collectors Choice, 1972. Used ...
Out Of Stock
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) CD
(Out of print.)
David Ackles —
David Ackles ... CD Elektra/Collectors Choice, Late 60s. Used ...
Out Of Stock
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
Ars Nova —
Ars Nova (1968) ... LP Elektra/Sundazed, 1968. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)...
$25.9926.99
A wonderful little set of post-folk rock – with lots of lovely baroque touches! Ars Nova were really short-lived group – known for only two rare records – but they've got a sound that perfectly sums up a generation! There's a wonderful LA late 60s sound here – somewhere ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Third album from the Brit prog-rockers. This album is a bit funkier than their previous releases, as their Memphis soul influence is quite apparent here. Nice moments throughout, with a monster drumbreak on "The Rock". Other titles include "Breakthrough", "Decision/Indeci ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really striking album in the career of Atomic Rooster – one that's a little bit groovier than most, and maybe a bit funky as well! The drums are great, and have plenty of soulful currents – and the Hammond, piano, and electric piano work of Vincent Crane almost seem to echo earlier ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Waldir Azevedo/Ze Da Velha/Abel Ferreira/Paulo Moura/Copinha/JOel Nascimento —
Choro Na Praca ... LP Elektra (Brazil), 1977. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$19.99
(Includes the original die-cut slipcase – in great shape too!)
Anita Baker —
Compositions ... LP Elektra, 1990. Very Good+ ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 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 ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
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 edge wear and light surface wear.)
Anita Baker —
Rapture ... CD Elektra, 1986. Used ...
Out Of Stock
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 ...
Out Of Stock
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
Billy Bragg & Wilco's excellent spin on the Woody Guthrie songbook – collected in full on this excellent set featuring both volumes of Mermaid Avenue and the accompanying DVD. (Rock) CD
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
(Out of print.)
Bread —
Best Of Bread ... LP Elektra, 1973. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
Peabo Bryson —
Positive ... LP Elektra, 1988. Near Mint- ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Peabo Bryson in prime pop soul years – a time when he was really crossing over big, thanks to a strong ear for the mainstream market! Bryson's as positive and confident here as you might guess from the title – a master balladeer in the smoother soul mode – still with that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the Elektra inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch and a small blemish in front.)
Peabo Bryson —
Positive ... CD Elektra, 1988. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Peabo Bryson in prime pop soul years – a time when he was really crossing over big, thanks to a strong ear for the mainstream market! Bryson's as positive and confident here as you might guess from the title – a master balladeer in the smoother soul mode – still with that ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Out of print first pressing.)
Tim Buckley —
Goodbye & Hello ... LP Elektra, 1967. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
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. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
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
Tim Buckley —
Lorca ... CD Elektra, 1970. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Far-thinking genius from Tim Buckley – and one of his most experimental albums ever! Lorca really takes off from the sound of earlier albums – pushing the jazz side of the spectrum even more, and stretching out on longer tracks that have his vocals riffing a lot more than usual. ... (Rock) read moreCD
Beats by Jay Dee, Large Pro, Swizz Beatz, Just Blaze and others. Guest rhymes from DMX, Jay Z, Raekwon, Ghostface, MOP, and the Flipmode folks, of course. 22 tracks counting interludes and so forth, including "Why We Die", "The Heist", "Fire", "We Comin' ... (Hip Hop) 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
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tracks include "Everybody Rise", "Against All Odds" featuring Flipmode Squad, "Extinction Level Event (The Song Of Salvation)", "Tear Da Roof Off', "Just Give It To Me Raw", "Do It To Death", "Hot Sh** Makin Ya Bounce", "What The ... (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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 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
(Stereo gold label "big E" pressing. Cover has minimal wear.)
Butterfield Blues Band —
East West ... LP Elektra, 1966. Very Good+ ...
$14.99
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
(Stereo red label "big E" pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Butterfield Blues Band —
Keep On Moving ... LP Elektra, Late 60s. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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
One of their better and funkier LPs from the old days, and with some nice cuts like "Night Child", "Song For Lee", and "Play On" – which have some nice grooves at the beginning. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Tightly stepping funk from Donald Byrd – two great soulful numbers from his post-Blue Note years! "Thank You" is a tune that's as catchy as you might guess from the title – a track that bounces along on a bassline, with Byrd solos over the top – plus some all-soul ... (Soul) read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Terry Callier —
Fire On Ice ... LP Elektra, 1978. Very Good ...
Out Of Stock
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 cutout notch and light wear.)
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 a no-title cover. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Cars —
Candy-O ... CD Elektra, 1979. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
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
Classic debut record from The Cars where the radio hits just keep coming at you – including "Just What I Needed", "Good Times Roll", "My Best Friend's Girl", "You're All I've Got Tonight", "Bye Bye Love", "Moving In Stereo" and more! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Cars —
Cars ... CD Elektra, 1978. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Cars —
Cars Greatest Hits ... LP Elektra, Late 70s/Early 80s. Very Good+ ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
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 printed inner sleeve. Cover has a promo stamp.)
Six (!) singles came from this album, "You Might Think", "Magic", "Drive", "Hello Again", "Why Can't I Have You", & "Heartbeat City". Produced by Robert John 'Mutt' Lange. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has some heavy spine wear, light edge wear.)
Cars —
Panorama ... LP Elektra, 1980. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
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 is bent a bit at the spine.)
Ron Carter —
Etudes ... CD Elektra/Discovery, 1983. Used ...
Out Of Stock
A warmly acoustic set from Ron Carter – an early 80s album for Elektra that continues the great run of work as a leader he first began in the 70s! The format here is quite laidback and unassuming – a piano-less group that has Ron's work on bass right out front in the mix – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the records that forever cemented Cee-Lo's role in the contemporary soul cosmos – a set that's got the singer in superstar territory that nobody could have imagined back when he was part of the Goodie Mob! Here, Cee-Lo's an uber-confident soul singer – soaring with a spirit that ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
A group that you may not know by name – but which features some top-shelf production at the helm – work by both Fred Wesley and Azar Lawrance, plus supervision from one of the Mizell brothers! With all that talent on board, the record's way more than just another obscure one-off funk ... (Soul) read moreCD
Right out of the subways and into the top 40! Titles include "Fast Car", "Mountains O Things", "She's Got Her Ticket", "Why", "For My Lover", "Behind The Wall", and "Talkin Bout A Revolution". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has faint ring wear.)
A killer cut! The Clark Sisters were mostly a gospel-oriented group, but they cut this amazing groover during the early 80s, and it's got a semi-secular sound that launched them into the mainstream soul world for a while. The cut's got a great stepping groove, a very catchy hook in the chorus, ... (Soul) read more12-inch, Vinyl record
A seminal set in the rebirth of straight jazz in the early 80s – a wonderful record with a much warmer, more traditional feel than you'd expect from some of the players involved! Bassist Stanley Clarke and pianist Chick Corea really return to their roots here – Stanley with some of the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Includes a bio sheet. Cover has light wear, a promo stamp, and a trace of a price sticker.)
A seminal set in the rebirth of straight jazz in the early 80s – a wonderful record with a much warmer, more traditional feel than you'd expect from some of the players involved! Bassist Stanley Clarke and pianist Chick Corea really return to their roots here – Stanley with some of the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A massive double-length live album from the Griffith Park project of Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke – one that expands wonderfully on the warmth and soul of their first studio album! Like that classic, this one features an all-acoustic lineup that has Corea on piano and Clarke on upright ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A massive double-length live album from the Griffith Park project of Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke – one that expands wonderfully on the warmth and soul of their first studio album! Like that classic, this one features an all-acoustic lineup that has Corea on piano and Clarke on upright ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with deep groove. Vinyl has light sleeve marks. Cover has a tiny top seam split, but looks nice overall!)
Clear Light —
Clear Light ... LP Elektra, 1967. Very Good ...
Out Of Stock
One of the great lost psych albums on late 60s Elektra Records – a set that's maybe got enough power and majesty to stand next to contemporaneous label releases by Love and The Doors! Like both of those groups, Clear Light have a vision here that's completely their own – a sound that ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label stereo pressing. Includes the Elektra inner sleeve. Cover has some ringwear, edge wear, and a small name in marker in back. Labels have a name in marker and small blemish spots.)
Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie —
Smokin' ... LP Elektra, 1983. Very Good+ ...
Out Of Stock
Features Gil Goldstein on keyboards, Tim Landers on bass, Dean Brown on guitar, and Billy Cobham on percussion. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
An unforgettable album from Natalie Cole – a record that came at a time when her R&B career was faltering slightly, and a set that not only helped Natalie reach a new level of sophistication in her music – but also find a huge new audience too! If the title sounds familiar, it's ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Judy Collins —
In My Life ... CD Elektra, 1966. Used ...
Out Of Stock
(Mono gold label pressing. Cover has a "May Be Played On Stereo" sticker at the top left corner, lightly bent with a sticker spot at the top right, and faint promo ink stamps and large index labels in back.)
Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine —
Splendid ... LP Elektra, 1978. Near Mint- ...
$2.99
Acoustic duets between Larry Coryell and Philip Catherine – recorded with a style that's much more intimate and personal than some of the previous recordings by either player! Although Coryell first rose to fame at the end of the 60s with his fuzzy approach to jazz fusion, he's clearly ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The debut album from Crabby Appleton – and a set that's got a surprising sort of late psych vibe at times – almost as if the group were hanging on to some of the modes that first got them started, while also stretching out with some of the new sophistication that the 70s had to offer! ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pair of albums from this near-forgotten group – both originally issued by Elektra, and presented here with bonus tracks too! First up is the self-titled Crabby Appleton – a set that's got a surprising sort of late psych vibe at times – almost as if the group were hanging on to ... (Rock) read moreCD