Angel, Late 50s. Near Mint-
Mercury, 1953. Near Mint-
Columbia, 1982. Sealed Gatefold
Classic Priest, and a record that definitely screams for vengeance! Titles include "You've Got Another Thing Coming", "Devil's Child", "Fever", "Pain & Pleasure", "Riding On The Wind", "Electric Eye", and "Bloodstone".
(Rock)
Columbia/Mobile Fidelity, 1978. Sealed Gatefold
Numero, Early 70s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold
A treasure trove of funk and soul from one heck of a great little label – Columbus, Ohio's short-lived Capsoul imprint – only around for 5 years in the 70s, but home to a great flurry of indie singles! We first caught onto the label's brilliance with their funky classics "Hot ...
(Funky Compilations)
Mobile Fidelity/Geffen, 1994. Sealed Gatefold
Sub Pop, 2011. Near Mint-
A&M/Mobile Fidelity, 1974. Very Good-
A real classic from the 70s AM soft rock/soul scene – and a record that's surprisingly rewarding this many years later! Gino's working here in territory that's a bit similar to contemporaries like Paul Williams or Nick DeCaro – material that's well-penned, softly sung, and produced ...
(Soul)
Jackpot, 1968. Near Mint- (reissue)
Mobile Fidelity/Apple, 1969. Sealed
The earliest incarnation of the Plastic Ono band, and more or les a one off, with an all star line up that included Eric Clapton and Klaus Voorman alongside Lennonand Ono. One side of the rootsy rock that was the old school Beatles stock in trade, and one side of Yoko Ono doing her thing on the ...
(Rock)
MGM, 1968. Very Good-
Produced and arranged by Alan Lorber.
(Rock)
Atlantic, 1969. Near Mint- Gatefold
Kinetic, Early 70s. Very Good-
Sentar, 1967. Very Good-
A classic set from these groovy guys – with tracks that include "Warm Baby", "Elf Song", "I'm Here Now", "Woman"," I'm Just Waitin", "You're Gonna Be Mine", and "Love You So Much".
(Rock)
West End, Early 80s. Very Good+ (reissue)
A brilliant bit of space funk – with nice bubbly moogy parts, similar to work by the P&P team – but also with more of a straight heavy club sound, in the best West End tradition! The cut's a perfect bit of electronica history, and would sound great in a new or classic set of mixes. ...
(Soul)
Hypnotize Minds/Relativity, 1999. Very Good+ (pic cover)
Featuring Project Pat on the a-side and the Hot Boyz, Juvenile, BG and the Big Tymers on the flip, as you might expect, with Manny Fresh joining Juicy J and DJ Paul on production.
(Hip Hop)
Luke/Effect, 1990. Very Good+
11 tracks in all, including "Spoiled Rotten", "Jeri Curl", "The B***h That I Hate", "Dance All Nite", "Flaugin'", "Bad Influence", "You Gets Nothin'" and "The Neighborhood Haps".
(Hip Hop)
Prestige, Early 70s. Very Good-
Houston Person's the main soloist in front of bigger backings – heard here in a style that's a bit like some of the changes in funky jazz that were going on over at Kudu Records during the same time – a filling up of the background rhythms, but still with hip players overall – and ...
(Jazz)
Saravah (France), 1970. Near Mint- Gatefold (reissue)
One of the coolest albums ever recorded – a legendary meeting between the Art Ensemble Of Chicago and inventive French singer Brigitte Fontaine! The set was recorded at the end of the 60s in Paris, and it perfectly sums up all of the incredible energy bubbling out of the post-68 years – ...
(French)
Cadet, 1971. Very Good-
Classic Etta for Chess, yet largely overlooked In her canon! This is really strongly produced stuff – it's got its sweet moments, but there's plenty of heft and grit, too! It's the kind of material that works really well with her deep, soulful voice – and the female backing vocal ...
(Soul)
Prophesy/Bell, Early 70s. Very Good-
Not the best of the German prog bands, but still a compelling one that starts with a basic jazz/rock lineup of organ, guitar, and bass – and which plays jamming tracks that are peppered with vocals. Includes nice version of "Light My Fire", plus the originals "Sundown", ...
(Rock)
Prestige, 1968. Very Good-
Fantastic! This is one of Sonny Criss' masterworks, and an amazing tribute to the LA jazz underground of the 60's. Horace Tapscott composed and arranged all of the tracks on here, and they form a beautiful, soulful, suite that gives Criss a perfect backdrop for his meaningful solos. The work is ...
(Jazz)
Masabumi Kikuchi Sextet
Matrix
Catalyst, 1977. Very Good-
One of the best albums ever from Japanese pianist Masabumi Kikuchi – a set that continues his development as a wonderfully expressive player on his instrument, but one that also opens up with a bit more bite at times, too – thanks to the presence of some sharp-edged contemporaries! The ...
(Jazz)
Douglas, 1970. Very Good-
The first album by the second group to call themselves the Last Poets – and as fierce a document of their rich talents as you'll ever find – bursting forth with anger and righteousness at a level as tight as Gil Scott-Heron's first album! The group here is the key second lineup of the ...
(Soul)
London, Late 60s. Very Good-
Sweet and groovy pop from The Poppy Family – a group that's probably best known for the fact that it included Terry Jacks before he went onto big fame with his solo hit "Seasons in the Sun". Terry's wife Susan sings on most of the cuts, and the album's got a nice feel that mixes ...
(Rock)
Cadet, 1968. Very Good-
Funk folks unfurling their freak flag, hailing from Tennessee – but working under the aegis of Marshall Chess and Abner Spector in the crossover mode of some of the other Cadet Concept albums from the time, plying a righteous verging-on-soul vibe that a lot of the hippy generation seemed to ...
(Rock)
Cotillion, 1970. Very Good- Gatefold
A stunning spinoff from the first incarnation of King Crimson – a brilliant record from the team of Ian MacDonald and Michael Giles – both of whom move into territory that's quite different than their work with the more famous Fripp-led group! There's definitely elements here of the ...
(Rock)
Motown, 1978. Very Good- 2LP Gatefold
Wonderful stuff – and one of our favorite-ever Marvin Gaye albums! This is the legendary two-record set that Marvin wrote and recorded as an alimony payment to his ex-wife Anna Gordy (the story's pretty long, and we won't get into it here – suffice it to say that when stars get a ...
(Soul)
Impulse, 1970. Very Good- Gatefold
Pharoah Sanders is working here with some excellent horn players in the frontline – Woody Shaw on trumpet and Gary Bartz on alto sax – both of whom really bring a lot of power to the record! As with some of Sanders' other Impulse albums of the period, the record only features two long ...
(Jazz)
