The last in the classic run of Steeleye Span albums to feature the mighty Ashley Hutchings on bass – and a set that also has the group adding in a bit of Irish repertoire to their exploration of ancient English modes – but all in their fantastic blend of ancient and modern elements. If ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US Chrysalis non-gatefold pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Titles include "Get Off My Cloud", "I'm Free", "As Tears Go By", "I'm Moving On", "Look What You've Done", "Talkin About You", "She Said Yeah", "Route 66", and "Blue Turns To Grey". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereophonic pressing. Cover has some wear and splash stains on the front.)
Touch —
Touch ... LP Coliseum, 1969. Very Good- Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
A pivotal record in the sound of the US scene at the end of the 60s – and a record that seems to trace an entire evolution in rock during the space of just one album! Touch have roots that go back to The Kingsmen and Don & The Goodtimes – and you can definitely hear garage elements ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the fold-out cover. Includes the insert. Cover has peeling on the bottom 2 inches.)
A record that was initially thought by some as a cheap cash-in on the Sgt Peppers concept – but an album that, to us, really helped set The Rolling Stones free to express themselves in so many new and amazing ways! There's definitely a bit of the hippie vibe to the set at times – such ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing in the lenticular 3-D cover, including the printed inner sleeve. Cover has split seams held with tape, a name in pen, and light surface wear.)
A later Capitol gem by June – where she reprisies a number of classics from her early years with Stan Kenton – new versions of late 40s tunes, done here with Pete Rugolo arrangements that go a good way towards showing how both he and June had grown during the 50s. Titles include "H ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing. Cover has splitting on the seams and light surface wear.)
Excellent late 70s issue of a date from a few years earlier, of Ben playing with a pickup European rhythm section. The intimate setting and responsive younger players cast Webster's warm tenor in a great light, and his playing at this point was continuing to develop, with a nice burnished ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue & white label pressing. Cover has split seams held with old tape, promo sticker, some pen, a cut corner, and some aging.)
Great stuff by Betty – and light years away from her work at Vee Jay! The album was recorded for Fantasy during their golden year of 1975, and it's a smooth batch of sexy soul tunes with arrangements by Gene Page that are very much in a Barry White mid-70s mode. Betty's lyrical stylings are ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The good one here is "Magic Ride" – an instrumental that shows the Counts still at their full power – moving along with a good complicated groove, and some odd instrumentation that works well to keep the track interesting! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
One of the coolest, grooviest albums that pianist Vince Guaraldi ever recorded – a set that's got the same Peanuts theme as his earlier dates for Fantasy Records, but which also features some sweet electric touches that only make things even better than before! In addition to his warmly ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing. Cover has light wear, center splits on the seams, and a small stain on the back.)
A damn great bit of work from the legendary Al Green – maybe one of his best records ever – and in fact, maybe one of greatest soul albums of all time! The set's got a style that's really genre-defining – not the previous southern soul of a few years before, but also not the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original Hi pressing. Cover has cutout hole, surface wear, and a half split spine.)
Jo Stafford gets sentimental over Tommy Dorsey – but in sweet swinging ways that really reflect the 60s setting of the record! In other words, the tunes may be a bit old – but they're recast in more modern arrangements here by Nelson Riddle, Billy May, and Benny Carter – all of ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a split spine and bottom seam, a promo sticker, and tape remnants.)
Joan Baez —
Blessed Are ... LP Vanguard, 1971. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$9.99
A important record from Joan Baez – one that has the singer expanding her sound, but in all the right possible ways – bringing in some Nashville elements to her folksy roots! The record features some larger backings arranged by producer Norbert Putnam – with bits of strings, The ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The third in Led Zeppelin's spectacular run of early albums – each one either matching or topping its predecessor, depending on one's personal favorite – and a record with an influence that's as massive as the sound! The record's got a pair of of Zep's best-remembered songs in "Imm ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Recent 180 gram pressing.)
Roy Wood's Wizzard —
Wizzard's Brew ... LP United Artists, 1973. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
Titles include "Buffalo Station Going Down To Memphis", "Jolly Cup Of Tea", "Meet Me At The Jailhouse", and "Wear A Fast Gun". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Glad", "Freedom Rider", "Empty Pages", "Stranger To Himself", and "Every Mother's Son". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original black/red label US pressing.)
John Lennon —
Imagine ... LP Apple, 1971. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
Not the out there primal scream of Plastic Ono, and more of an impeccably produced, easy to love landmark from John Lennon! The title track, beautiful as it is, is so heavily ingrained into rock & roll myth making machine that it's become too easy to overlook how great most of the songs on the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Maroon label Capitol pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Dave Valentin —
Legends ... LP GRP, 1978. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
We'll be the first to admit smooth jazz radio has made us very wary of GRP, but the label put out enough nice records in it's early years, we're constantly rethinking that opinion! This early set by Dave Valentin is a great example – as it captures the flautist at his early best, way before ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Superb work from Steely Dan – and a record that really shows them hitting perfection in the studio! The core sound of this one's jazzier than before – with some great help on instrumentation from Victor Feldman, Lanny Morgan, Bill Perkins, and other west coast jazzers – all ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(MCA/Coral pressing. Cover has some wear and minor peeling along the bottom seam.)
Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band —
Road Time ... LP RCA, 1976. Very Good+ 2LP ...
$4.99
A great little live set from the glory days of the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band – a series of performances from Japan, recorded in 1976, all featuring the ensemble at its best! The double-length nature of the record takes the group even farther than usual – really letting ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Commodores —
Machine Gun ... LP Motown, 1974. Very Good ...
Just Sold Out!
Lionel Richie come back! All is forgiven! We'd said bad things about you for years until we heard this funky groover – The Commodores' first album, a tasty bit of funk that almost makes us want to forgive you for all of your later crimes! The whole thing's pretty funky all the way through ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Classy supperclub vocals, with arrangements by Jimmy Jones, and some sweet polished singing from Bill Henderson. Most of the tracks are standards or pop – like "Am I Blue", "The More I See You", and "Twelfth Of Never – but there's a few nice lesser-known ones, ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing, in a cover with a stereo sticker. Cover has adhesive residue on the opening.)
A seminal moment in the career of Mongo Santamaria – and probably the first record to show that he was destined for greatness! As you might guess from the title, the set features Mongo's key recording of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" – served up here in a sharp-edged ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono red label Battle pressing. Cover has some edge wear and aging.)
One of Sonny Rollins' best albums ever, and a totally inspired, totally non-stop freewheeling live set, recorded with Don Cherry, Bob Cranshaw, and Billy Higgins! Working on long tracks in an unfettered setting, Rollins' hits one of those rare moments of genius where he can turn his solo over and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A lively little groover from the Sugarhill Gang – one based around the excellent "Daisy Lady" sample from 7th Wonder! The track makes great use of the original's brassy horns – inflecting a bright, almost Latiny finish on the tune – all to set the stage for some great ... (Hip Hop) read more12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Sugar Hill sleeve. Sleeve & label have a name in marker.)
Great stuff – the beginning of the Love Unlimited dynasty! As we're sure you know, Barry White produced this little gem of a record, and the record was a key proving ground for many of his stone cold soul production ideas before he went off and started doing the lead vocals himself. The ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
What can we say? Most of the biggest hits, and many of the very best tracks cut in the prime of Al Green's career – which is to say some of the very best Memphis soul ever recorded! 10 essential tracks in all, and it's just one of these Greatest Hits packages of pure, inarguable perection ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the original tri-fold cover, with a some light wear.)
Various —
Heavy Soul ... LP Atlantic, 1972. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$5.99
20 heavy tracks of soul from Atlantic's early 70s roster: King Floyd "Groove Me" and "Baby Let Me Kiss You", Brook Benton "Shoes", Little Sister "Somebody's Watching You", Jackie Moore "Precious Precious", Wilson Pickett "Don't Let The Green ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great post-CTI session from Freddie Hubbard – one that has him blowing over sweet arrangements from Bob James, who manages to keep things full, yet soulful throughout! There's a lot of instrumentation backing Freddie up for the date – full horns, strings, and even a bit of chorus ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Prestige reissued this record in 1975 and it includes the whole of Saxophone Colossus as well as parts of Sonny Boy, Sonny Rollins Plays For Bird and Sonny Rollins Plus Four all from 1956. Rollins plays tenor sax and is joined by a stellar bunch of musicians such as Doug Watkins on bass, Max Roach ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nice 50's material from Sarah, with a sound that's perhaps a bit more arranged than her jazz albums for Emarcy, but still quite nice in the vocal department, especially as the set includes a nice batch of sensitive and obscure material. We're not sure who did the arrangements, by they sound as if ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label Mercury pressing with a deep groove.)
Titles include "Old Brown Mouse", "Weathercock", "Journeyman", "Moths", "No Lullaby", and "And The Mouse Police Never Stops". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Joe Sample —
Carmel ... LP ABC, 1979. Very Good+ ...
$3.99
God, we love this record – and we're not ashamed to admit it! Sure, it sold a gazillion copies – and sure, for some folks it showed the true demise of the Crusaders ensemble. But for us, it's a masterpiece of smooth fusion, and a landmark album of easy jazz that spawned countless ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a gold promo stamp.)
Crusaders —
Southern Comfort ... LP Blue Thumb, 1974. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
A landmark album from The Crusaders – and a set that really has them sweetening up their groove with lots of tasty R&B touches! The guitar's a bit more pronounced in the mix on this one – setting up some tightly funky rhythms that almost seem to free up the horns even more for solo ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring and edge wear.)
Hubert Laws —
Family ... LP Columbia, 1980. Very Good+ ...
$4.99
Wonderful sounds from Hubert Laws – and like some of his best CTI work of a few years before, a set that really goes way beyond any easy expectations! There's moments of ambition here that really link the record to Laws' CTI sides – that mix of fuller arrangements and higher-concept ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Almost a "greatest hits" of greatest hits albums – one of those collections that almost sold more copies than all the full albums by the artist – forever earning Sly & The Family Stone a place in record collections around the globe! All the hits are here, laid out back to ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Epic pressing.)
Isaac Hayes —
Hotbed ... LP Stax, 1978. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
We used to pass this one up, because it was later, and hence not as good as the other Stax stuff. But then we discovered the nice extended version of "Feel Like Makin' Love", which is a nice solid groover. Also includes the tracks "Use Me", "I'm Gonna Have to Tell ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner and light wear.)
Argent —
Circus ... LP Epic, 1975. Very Good ...
Just Sold Out!
Dave Grusin's definitely out of the shadows here – after years of session work, soundtrack music, and other arrangements – finally beginning to shine in the limelight as a jazz musician on his own! The set's got a nice sort of vibe – not the too-smooth later sound of the GRP ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and some marker in the top left.)
A funky big band album, recorded by Thad Jones & Mel Lewis, with the great Joe Williams on vocals! The record is one of the most sought-after by the team – probably because it includes the hard breakbeat version of "Get Out of My Life Woman" that's been sampled often over the ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include the classic title cut "When The Eagle Flies" – plus "Dream Gerrard", "Graveyard People", "Love", "Walking In The Wind", and "Something New". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
A wild little record, and one that's got a lot more going on than the usual blues-inspired rock set of the time! Sure, Mike Bloomfield is on guitar, and Barry Goldberg handles keyboards – but the set also features some sitar from Richie Havens, plus moog from Paul Beaver, more guitar from ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing. Cover has ring and edge wear.)
A famous date that showcases the Chess Records influence on the sound of the Brit rock scene – one that has a number of key players "giving back" to the label, and working on a special date with Howlin Wolf! Wolf's rough vocals are in the lead on all tracks, and he also plays a bit ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mexican Peerless pressing, in a non-gatefold cover. Cover has light wear.)
Clifford Brown, Morgana King, Nat Adderley, et al —
Young Ones Of Jazz ... LP Mercury, Mid 50s. Very Good ...
Just Sold Out!
A cool little Mercury compilation, featuring some of the hippest jazz acts recording for the label at the time – most of them young enough to live up to the title! The set mixes both vocal and instrumental selections – and titles include "That Old Devil Called Love" and " ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Drummer logo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
A long-overdue recognition of the blues contributions of Willie Dixon – a set that pulls him out of the indie ghetto and pushes him firmly into the mainstream with this key release on Columbia Records! Yet despite that placement, the style is nicely down home – a strong recreation of ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A seminal bit of crossover disco from the mid 70s – and a record that broke big on its title reworking of The Animals' earlier hit! Leroy Gomez heads the group on vocals and alto sax – and brings a slight Latin flourish to the album – mixing strings with some brassier "Spanis ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wickedly soulful session from bassist Leroy Vinnegar – one that carries the same "walker" theme used in the titles of his Contemporary albums, but one that comes across with an even groovier feel overall! Vinnegar's definitely walking some great lines on his bass – a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first album by Three Dog Night – cut back when they were a hip LA combo getting a lot of help and inspiration from The Beach Boys! The set's got a bit of a harder rocking sound than you might expect from some of their later hits – heavy drums and lots of guitars, mixed in with the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
We don't know about you, but we never get tired of Cheech & Chong's jokes about reefer and East LA. Loads of classic material on this first LP: "Blind Melon Chillin", "Wink Dickerson", "Acapulco Gold Filters", "Vietnam", "Trippin In Court", ... (Comedy) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the greatest albums to ever sum up the genius of Lou Rawls in the 60s – a brilliant live set put together with the talents of David Axelrod! The record perfectly captures the easy-going soul of Rawls in the early years – a natural approach to his music that made him one of the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear.)
One of Wes Montgomery's grooviest albums on Verve – a set that features his smooth chromatic work on guitar set to lively arrangements from Oliver Nelson! Nelson gives the set more of a "punch" than some of Montgomery's other Verve records – and the style uses a tight brace ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing record from the team of Flack & Hathaway – one of the hippest duos in soul! Individually, each had taken the music to new heights and new audiences, through the use of jazzy phrasing and sophisticated lyrics, while never selling out in the way that earlier pop soul acts had ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic funky jazz from the Crusaders! The set includes some of their best cuts from their years at Blue Thumb – when they were slicking things up a bit, but still staying pretty true to their soul jazz roots. There's a lot of nice electric funky numbers, and more than a few hip hop ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic! What seemed a silly idea at the time was true proof of Ray's genius, and the result was the most successful album of his career – and a bona-fide number one hit that rode the charts for years and years! Ray's voice works perfectly with the material, and thanks to soulful ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo black label pressing. Cover has some wear. Vinyl plays with a click on "Bye Bye Love".)
In the early 70s, Quincy Jones surrounded himself with some of the best young soul and jazz talent he could find, plus a few older pros – and the result was a great series of albums that spanned genres and created a whole new approach to modern R&B. This gem of a record was put together ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Dick Hyman plays some groovy instrumentals on the Lowery Organ, with a nice light sound that's different from the kind of stuff you'll hear on a Hammond B-3. Titles include "Goldfinger", "Love Me Do", "It Kinda Makes Yuh Wonder", "Discotheque Doll", and ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An excellent batch of hard soul grooves from the great Laura Lee! This one was her first for the Hot Wax label – and it's got the raw quality of her earlier singles for labels like Chess, with a hard vocal style that's very much in the Aretha Franklin/Fontella Bass camp – plus some ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A much better record than you'd expect from the somewhat cheesy cover – one of Duke Pearson's funkiest sessions ever, and a hard swinging big band set with a great late 60s feel! The group is all-class all the way – with players that include Pearson, Bob Cranshaw, Mickey Roker, Marvin ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great concept album from Skid Row Joe! Titles include "Wino", "Daddy & The Wine", "She Burnt The Little Roadside Tavern Down", "One Dime For Wine", and "Bottle Bottle". (Folk/Country) LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with black label and deep groove. Cover has some wear with wide black tape on the top seam and spine.)
Various —
World Of Jazz ... LP Blue Note, 1960s. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ...
$6.99
A sweet collection of work for Blue Note & Liberty – with tracks by Jack Wilson, Donald Byrd, Lou Donaldson, Jazz Cruasers, John Patton, Bud Shank, Duke Pearson, Lee Morgan, Bobby Hutcherson, Three Sounds, and others! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
The Allman Brothers at their best – and a key 70s set that may well have the group working at their peak! All their best southern roots are firmly tied together here – not just the country-touched approach to rock that was the group's calling card, but also their ties to some of the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first album issued by the Grateful Dead on their own label – a setting that might make you think they'd act with less control than when at Warner Brothers, but which actually seems to have them doing the reverse! The whole thing's a great back-to-basics effort – sharp songs, rootsy ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing with TLC etch. Cover has some seam splitting.)
A later album from Little Feat – and one that adds some new dimensions to their ever-searching vibe! On Time Loves A Hero, Little Feat takes some surprising steps – even for them – into a bit of a fusiony rock vibe some of the time. Still, the soulful boogie rock and stripped ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
ZZ Top —
Fandango ... LP London, 1975. Very Good ...
Just Sold Out!
Texas boogie badassery from the great ZZ Top – the follow-up to the absolutely killer Tres Hombres! One side features the trio doing what it does best – slaying a live audience, this one at The Warehouse in New Orleans – and the other side features a handful of hard grooving ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes inner sleeve. Vinyl plays with a click on "Thunderbird".)
Features "Hot House 1 & 2", "Barbados", "Groovin High", "Slow Boat To China" "Ooh Bop She Bam", "Scrapple From The Apple" and more. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Bud Shank's second Beatles-titled album of the 60s – and a set that's even groovier than the first! The record features a wonderful jazz-based approach to "second chapter" Beatles – with arranger Bob Florence providing superb arrangements for post-Rubber Soul tunes, which are ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear with a split bottom seam and a sticker on the spine.)
A perfectly balanced little set from Gentle Giant – a record that's progressive, but never overly jamming – jazzy, but still rock-based enough to contain some great straight ahead tunes – and whimsical, but never too flowery or hippy dippy! Gentle Giant were one of the few who ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US Spiral label pressing. Cover has light wear and some marker.)
Larry and the group are definitely going to Boogie Town with this tasty single – a tight-stepping groover that crackles with their best electric funk touches! "Space Lady" is almost even better – with some male/female traded vocals that have a nice edge – almost in a ... (Soul) read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Always-great work from the 5th Dimension – one of their biggest albums ever, built around the group's hit version of "Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In", and featuring some other psychedelic pop soul gems like "Sunshine Of Your Love", "Blowing Away", "The ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A seminal set from Vicki Sue Robinson – arguably her biggest album ever, thanks to the leadoff hit "Turn The Beat Around"! That groove really sets the tone for the rest of the record – a tight blend of disco rhythms and crossover soul – all delivered by Vicki with a ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An unusual late record from the legendary Sonny Stitt – a set that's got some electricity in the group, but at a level that's not entirely funky jazz! Instead, the tracks are long, and feature some well-crafted solos from the leader – and the vibe here is loose at times, a bit like the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album