John Bender —
Pop Surgery ... LP Record Sluts, 1983. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
Weird and wonderful sounds from the enigmatic John Bender – a record that seems to beat the darkest of the cold wave generation at their own game! Don't think of the record as "pop surgery", so much as it is a complete dismantling of all the best electro elements of the period ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Record Sluts reissue on clear orange vinyl.)
Harold Budd —
Pavilion Of Dreams ... CD Obscure/Superior Viaduct, 1976. New Copy ...
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One of the earliest albums ever from Harold Budd – an artist who'd later rise to great ambient fame in the following decade, but who's maybe at his most sophisticated here! The set has all the hallmark of the new musical experiments that Brian Eno was showcasing on his Obscure Music label ... (Rock) read moreCD
Harold Budd —
Pavilion Of Dreams ... LP Obscure/Superior Viaduct, 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
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One of the earliest albums ever from Harold Budd – an artist who'd later rise to great ambient fame in the following decade, but who's maybe at his most sophisticated here! The set has all the hallmark of the new musical experiments that Brian Eno was showcasing on his Obscure Music label ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first-ever full album of music from Tony Conrad – issued in the early 70s after years of Conrad's secret input to the global avant garde – including some key years in New York, where he influenced John Cale and a generation of others who rose to greater fame! This set really has ... (Out Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Contortions —
Buy ... LP Superior Viaduct, 1979. New Copy (reissue)...
$20.9922.99On June 17, 2022
Early art punk genius from Devo – the underground material from the pre-WB years – when they were still Ohio college students! Hardcore Volume 2 features 2LPs worth of 4- track recordings made in the mid 70s – darker, creepier synth punk than what you're used to from Devo – ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Crucial early work by The Ex – exactly the sort of set that shows why the group ended up becoming a genre unto themselves! The record has a story that lives up to its title – as the group recorded the set in the ruins of an abandoned paper factory – once home to hundreds of ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(First time reissue – with poster and booklet!)
Ex —
Tumult ... LP Superior Viaduct, 1983. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)...
$20.9924.98
Early genius from The Ex – a set recorded back in the early days when the Dutch group were a punk band first, and experimentalists second – working with energy that's almost reminiscent of the Leeds scene, especially material from Gang Of Four and the early version of The Mekons! There' ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A record that really sums up the genius of the early Fall at their best – not their first album, and not even a full-length set – but one that has all the wit and energy of Mark E Smith really coming into sharp focus! The group still have plenty of noise in their music, but they've ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A record that really defies any easy description – and a project that was done by Gareth Williams after leaving This Heat – put together with the sonic intensity of that groundbreaking group – but with all these other elements besides its trademark percussion! Instead, there's ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Saravah Records debut from this amazing French singer – done with a wonderful sound that really links two generations of French music! At some level, the album's got a slightly more standard feel – bits of jazz, but inflected freshly – almost like the sublime Jeanne Moreau ... (French) read moreCD
Brigitte Fontaine —
Brigitte Fontaine Est Folle ... LP Saravah/Superior Viaduct (France), 1968. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)...
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The Saravah Records debut from this amazing French singer – done with a wonderful sound that really links two generations of French music! At some level, the album's got a slightly more standard feel – bits of jazz, but inflected freshly – almost like the sublime Jeanne Moreau ... (French) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Joe McPhee —
Nation Time ... LP CJ Records/Superior Viaduct, 1970. New Copy (reissue)...
$20.99
Wild early work from avant jazz genius Joe McPhee – and a set that's actually pretty darn funky too! This rare indie release features 3 long tracks – two of which were recorded live, with a tight combo that includes a very funky drummer! The album kicks off with the hard wailing " ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Francesco Messina —
Reflex ... LP Superior Viaduct, Late 70s. New Copy ...
$16.9919.99
A beautiful set of unreleased 70s recordings from Franceso Messina – a contemporary of some of the bigger Italian composers who recorded for the Cramps record label during the decade, but one who never got the same level of exposure! The approach here is right in the spirit of the most ... (Out Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazingly weird little record – and we mean that in the best possible way – work served up by an all-vocal quartet who seem to draw from ancient Eastern styles, yet deliver their music with a 70s avant sensibility! Alvin Curran recorded the album – maybe a hint at the ... (Out Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Brilliant minimal work from Steve Reich – pre-fame performances that really get to the core of minimalist composition from the start of the movement – played by a hip small group of musicians that includes Reich, Steve Chambers, Art Murphy, and Philip Glass! "Four Organs" is ... (Out Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the greatest in Scientist's early 80s run of essential dub records! In The Kingdom Of Dub find's Scientist working his dub alchemy on a dozen Roy Cousins productions laid down by Sly & Robbie, Santa & Flabba, Ranchie McLean,Pablo Black and Skully. It's an excellent set of deep ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most amazing albums ever from Spacemen 3 – and maybe the one in which they really hit their core potential! The group's previous records had all been great – and introduced a whole new level of fuzz and echo to the late 80s indie scene – but this set has the group ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The earliest sounds ever recorded by Suicide – music that even pre-dates their monumental debut album from 1977 – but which has an equally fuzzy, freaky vibe overall! The music here is maybe slightly more mellow – not as confrontational as the stance the duo would take a few ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album