One of the greatest moments ever from saxophonist Gato Barbieri – and that's saying a lot, given that by the time of this recording, he'd already had a great 60s run as an avant jazz musician, and started the 70s with a string of albums that criss-crossed jazz and South American musical ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
(Out of print and in the original green tinted case.)
An incredibly groovy soundtrack that's also one of the best-ever scores written by John Barry – a masterpiece of jazzy scoring that never gets old! There's some wicked use of Hammond in the main theme – played by Brit jazzer Alan Haven – a catchy little groove that dances nicely ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Elmer Bernstein's theme to The Magnificent Seven is one of the standout soundtrack tunes of the 60s – an instantly recognizable number that you'll groove on right away, and which shows up often in Bernstein's soundtrack to this 1966 sequel to the original film. The CD features bonus dialogue ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Quite possibly David Bowie's first complete moment of genius – an incredibly-formed album that's filled with tunes beyond definition and description! There's still some traces of the earlier madman in the mix, but the overall sound is much more rock-heavy – although not without the ... (Rock) read moreCD
(Out of print 1990 Ryko pressing with great bonus tracks.)
The Thin White Duke turns to the east – and gets a whole new sound with help from Brian Eno! The album is an amazing departure from some of David Bowie's previous work – a set that's sparer, more spacious, and which is often instrumental – quite a statement, given Bowie's ... (Rock) read moreCD
(Out of print, in the original green tinted case!)
A key blend of two chapters in David Bowie's career – his guitar-heavy groove with the Spiders From Mars, and his 60s roots in mod London! The tracks here all date from the mid 60s, and are Bowie's homage to that period in his life – but they're all played with a glammish 70s ... (Rock) read moreCD
(1990 Ryko pressing – in the original green tinted case!)
David Bowie back in costume at the end of the 70s – but informed enough from his Berlin trilogy that he's coming at things quite differently here! The album's a great summation of the sounds on Low, Heroes, and Lodger – taken almost back to some Ziggy Stardust and Space Oddity ... (Rock) read moreCD
(Out of print, in the original green tinted Ryko case.)
Includes the songs "Space Oddity", "Changes", "Oh, You Pretty Things", "Life On Mars?", "Ziggy Stardust", "Starman", "John, I'm Only Dancing", "Suffragette City", "The Jean Genie", "Sorrow", "D ... (Rock) read moreCD
An amazing departure for David Bowie – hardly the kind of record you would expect from his oboe-filled tunes of a few years before – and really the start of the groundbreaking, earthshaking, reinventionist era of his genius! There's a spacious, soaring quality to Space Oddity that's ... (Rock) read moreCD
The second half of Bowie's Thin White Duke years in the studio – a record that's more cool and condensed than his Young American album – but equally sublime in its own sort of way! The format here is much more compact – with a small group working alongside Bowie, still with some ... (Rock) read moreCD
A brilliant soul album! That's right, we said SOUL album! Bowie was at the height of his Ziggy Stardust fame when this one was recorded – a drastic left-turn in styles, forged during a point in his American tour when he could take a break, head to Philly, plug in at the Sigma Sound Studios, ... (Rock) read moreCD
(Out of print early 90's pressing with 3 bonus tracks, in the original green tinted case.)
Arguably one of the greatest rock and roll albums of all time – and the key flowering of the partnership between David Bowie and Mick Ronson! The guitars here are heavy – so much so that the record's always crossed over big with crowds who are always suspicious of Bowie's artier work ... (Rock) read moreCD
(1990 Ryko BMG Direct version – with 5 bonus tracks! BMG direct pressing.)
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 9 bonus tracks. (Rock) CD
(1994 Ryko pressing with lots of bonus tracks – still in the original green tinted case, and in nice shape too!)
Titles include "Mystery Dance", "Pay It Back", "Alison", "Blame It On Cain", "Watching The Detectives", "Miracle Man", "Welcome To The Working Week", "Less Than Zero", and "The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes". ... (Rock) read moreCD
(Out of print Ryko pressing with a crease through the traycard artwork.)
Adolph Deutsch/Marilyn Monroe —
Some Like It Hot ... CD United Artists/Ryko, 1959. Used ...
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Nice reissue – with a bit of dialogue from the film. (Soundtracks) CD
(1997 Deluxe Edition with a punch through the barcode.)
Early art punk genius from Devo – the amazing underground material from the pre-WB years – when they were still Ohio college students! Hardcore Volume 1 features 4 track recordings made in the mid 70s, including some early versions of tracks they'd re-recorded later for their first ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful jazzy score by Duke Ellington – and a fitting companion to this classic Otto Preminger film! The record captures Ellington at a perfect moment – right during his Indigos period of increased sophistication, when his band was at an all-time level of perfection – and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
We've always loved Duke Ellington's soundtracks, and this is one of his best, lovingly repackaged by the folks at Ryko! The score is a moody introspective one, written for a 1961 film that starred Paul Newman as a frustrated jazz musician living in Paris. The "Paris Blues" theme is a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, 1997 Brazilian Deluxe edition – with incidental dialogue from the original film!)
We've always loved Duke Ellington's soundtracks, and this is one of his best, lovingly repackaged by the folks at Ryko! The score is a moody introspective one, written for a 1961 film that starred Paul Newman as a frustrated jazz musician living in Paris. The "Paris Blues" theme is a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Galaxie 500 —
On Fire ... CD Ryko, 1989. Used ...
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The second of 3 great albums by in the short but massively influential career of Galaxie 500 – the members of whom would go on the pretty successful careers in other groups, but it's hard to imagine how those records can be better remembered than gems like On Fire! Dean Wareham had really ... (Rock) read moreCD
Classic San Francisco recordings, captured at the Winterland Ballroom in October of 1968 – with titles that include "Fire", "Foxy Lady", "Hey Joe", "Tax Free", "Wild Thing", "Purple Haze", "Red House", "Killing ... (Rock) read moreCD
Jimi Hendrix —
Radio One ... CD Ryko, 1967. Used ...
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Charlie Hunter Trio —
Copperopolis ... CD Ropeadope/Ryko, 2005. Used ...
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Jamming work from Charlie Hunter – a record that's almost a return to his roots, but still shares some of the slightly more experimental touches of later albums – especially Hunter's love of sound textures! The trio here features Charlie on his usual 8 string guitar, plus Derrek ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Incredible String Band —
Hannibal Sampler ... CD Hannibal/Ryko, Late 60s. Used ...
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The fourth album from The Incredible String Band and by far their most sprawling to date – the double album Wee Tam & The Big Huge – which was originally split into separate LPs for the US release, but best served as a whole! Multi-instrumentalists Mike Heron & Robin Williamson ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
Steve Kilbey —
Earthed ... CD Ryko, 1987. Used ...
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A brilliant set of percussively grooving tracks, modulated at a low tempo, and recorded in the Henry J. Kaiser aluminum dome in Hawaii with a sound that inspired countless other exotic groups. Art plays vibes, and is augmented by percussion and piano, plus other bits of exotic instrumentation. ... (Now Sound) read moreCD
Titles include "Magic Toy Missing", "Lost", "Aurora Borealis", "Split Myself In Two", "Lake Of Fire", "Oh Me", and "New Gods". Features 7 bonus tracks! (Rock) CD
A great later SST record from the ever-evolving Meat Puppets – with a cleaner, more approachable sound than ever before – so the ultimate trippiness of it kind creeps up on you! There's still a bit of a desert-y, country punk vibe, with weird, seemingly LSD-inspired lyrics that are as ... (Rock) read moreCD
One of the best American post punk albums ever – the great Signals, Calls, And Marches By Mission Of Burma! This one's the most esteemed of the group's career by virtue of it including their two best known songs, but what ultimately makes this thing the masterpiece it is the agelessness of ... (Rock) read moreCD
The second and best album by Morphine – rightly remembered as a much needed antidote to the grunge and mainstream alternative rock that was taking over pop culture at the time – and an enduring, ageless classic that would stand out in any era! Morphine's previous album was nearly as ... (Rock) read moreCD
Morphine —
Good ... CD Ryko, 1993. Used ...
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Replacements —
Hootenanny ... CD Restless/Ryko, 1983. Used ...
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Ahhh . . . The young genius of The Replacements! A bit punk, a bit garage, with a heartfelt quality that you didn't always find in indie rock at the time. These rough hewn gems are already as brilliant as they can be – shiny little diamonds that show Westerberg and crew working at top form, ... (Rock) read moreCD
Replacements —
Let It Be ... CD Restless/Ryko, 1984. Used ...
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The masterpiece by one of the greatest genuine rock bands of all time – finally remastered! Let It Be veers all over the place, or at least as much as jangly rock music can, in the best way possible. Includes the pseudo twangy opener "I Will Dare", with the distinctly midwestern ... (Rock) read moreCD
The Replacements look a lot more punk rock on the cover than on some of their later albums for Warner Brothers – and they sound a lot more punk, too – packing in 18 short songs on this early set that blisters with their youthful, inventive energy! Even working at a level that's hard ... (Rock) read moreCD
A really unique album from The Residents – maybe one of their most unified records, and done in an unusual narrative style that has spoken word passages over their usual offbeat sounds! There's a nice current of wit in the record at times – and it's almost as if The Residents are ... (Rock) read moreCD
A really unique album from The Residents – maybe one of their most unified records, and done in an unusual narrative style that has spoken word passages over their usual offbeat sounds! There's a nice current of wit in the record at times – and it's almost as if The Residents are ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mickey Heart of the Grateful Dead teams up with Mike Hinton and Airto Moriera for this percussion heavy session, ostensibly recorded for use in Apocalypse Now. 11 tracks in all: "Compound", "Trenches", "Street Gang", "The Beast", "Steps", "Tar ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
A fantastic first album from Pete Townshend – one that showed the world that he was a hell of a force to be reckoned with, even away from The Who! There's some elements here that link back to Pete's work with the band, but the music here is already showing lots of new ideas brewing in his ... (Rock) read moreCD
(1992 limited edition pressing with six bonus tracks – packaged with a 64 page book. End papers have light age spots, nothing major.)
A surprisingly intimate score from John Williams – recorded right at the start of his bigger fame for late 70s epics, but done with a personal quality that really fits the mood of this unusual film with Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson! The style is definitely western, but in modes that are ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
An expanded version of this great soundtrack – with some extra bits and dialogue dropped in, to make the soundtrack even better! Across 110th Street is one of the best blacksploitation soundtracks of the early 70's – not only for the great title cut by Bobby Womack, "Across 110th ... (Soul) read moreCD
With Steve Gilmore on bass, Bill Goodwin on drums, Hal Galper on piano, and Kim Parker on vocals. (Jazz) CD
Frank Zappa —
200 Motels ... CD United Artists/Ryko, 1971. Used 2 CDs ...
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A pretty striking little record in the Frank Zappa catalog – the double-length soundtrack for the movie of the same name, and a set that explodes the Zappa palette of sound even further than some of his previous albums! A number of tracks feature a full studio orchestra – sounding as ... (Rock) read moreCD
Features George Duke on keyboards, Jean-Luc Ponty on violin, and Jack Bruce on bass – and titles include Frank's classic "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" – plus "Nanook Rubs It", "Father O'Blivion", "Cosmik Debris", "Exentrifugal Forz", " ... (Rock) read moreCD
Features George Duke on keyboards, Jean-Luc Ponty on violin, and Jack Bruce on bass – and titles include Frank's classic "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" – plus "Nanook Rubs It", "Father O'Blivion", "Cosmik Debris", "Exentrifugal Forz", " ... (Rock) read moreCD
Features George Duke on keyboards, Jean-Luc Ponty on violin, and Jack Bruce on bass – and titles include Frank's classic "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" – plus "Nanook Rubs It", "Father O'Blivion", "Cosmik Debris", "Exentrifugal Forz", " ... (Rock) read moreCD
An album that has Frank Zappa really continuing to push the instrumental complexity of his music – showing the world that he's not just another long-haired casualty from the 60s, and instead an artist who just kept on getting deeper and deeper into his own really unique groove! The record's ... (Rock) read moreCD
One of those records that should be an insane dark mess, given the look of the cover – but which turns out to be a surprisingly well put-together effort all the way through! Zappa does a great job of hiding behind his hair here – never acting with the pomp that a pop genius like him ... (Rock) read moreCD
Frank Zappa —
Sheik Yerbouti ... LP Zappa, 1979. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ...
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Titles include "Rat Tomato", "I Have Been In You", "Flakes", "I'm So Cute", "Jones Crusher", "Dancin Fool", "Baby Snakes", "Bobby Brown Goes Down", and "Rubber Shirt". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with Masterdisk stamp/RL etch. Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has edge wear.)
Wonderful stuff from Frank Zappa – a set that still has all the freak-out feel of the early years, yet which also shows a real maturation in his arrangement styles as well! The instrumentation is fantastic – not just great guitar from Frank, but heavy keyboards from George Duke, slide ... (Rock) read moreCD
An early masterpiece from Frank Zappa – one of those records that looks like it's going to be a big ol' mess when you first see the cover – but which turns out to be a carefully calculated act of madness in the end! The Mothers have all their freeform freaky brilliance intact here ... (Rock) read moreCD
(Out of print and in the original green tinted Ryko case.)
Frank Zappa live in the 70s – working with a surprisingly hip large ensemble, with all the sharp changes and unusual moments of his classic studio albums! Like some of Zappa's other concert performances, there's an approach that steps a few years back – clearly to please the group ... (Rock) read moreCD
One of Frank Zappa's biggest-selling albums of the early 70s and it's also one of his best ever! Over-Nite Sensation finds Zappa's leftfield weirdness and sly social satire at play within adventurous, but accessible arrangements. It's got some early fusiony rock bits paired with heavy drums and ... (Rock) read moreCD