Books — New Arrivals 
A special selection of disc guides and discographies, music history, record art books, graphic novels, and some nicely-priced remainders!
Items added January 25 - 29
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Groove Presents —
Groove Presents Rare Groove A to Z – Ultimate Edition/
Rittor (Japan), 2019. New Copy ... $34.99
An even-better volume of this amazing publication – a true treasure trove for fans of all things funky – and one of the coolest books of rare records we've ever seen! The Japanese book is a dictionary of rare groove classics from the 60s and 70s – listing hundreds of rare albums ... read more Book
Hitoshi Nagasawa —
Venus On Vinyl – Welcome To The World Of Beautiful Beauty Jackets (paperback) ... Book Rittor (Japan), 2019. New Copy ... $34.99
A beautiful book that looks at the rise of the cheesecake album cover in the 50s – partly in the world of easy listening and mood music, but also in some other surprising genres too! The book is put together by the Japanese Rittor company, who've given us other great "disc guides" ... read more Book
Fumihito Taguchi —
Japanese Portable Record Player Catalog ... Book Jcopy (Japan), 2016. New Copy ... $32.99
One of the coolest books on turntable culture we've ever seen – a really lovely book that features dozens and dozens of Japanese portable turntables – each laid out with lots of photos, model information, and listing of the features too! The book is similar to some of the Japanese ... read more Book
CJ Yoshizawa —
Japanese Groove Disc Guide A to Z (paperback) ... Book Rittor (Japan), 2015. New Copy ... $32.99
One of the most essential discographies we've ever seen – mostly because we own almost none of the records in the book, which makes it an essential volume to use for digging in the crates! This time around, the folks at Rittor – who've given us other great record books over the years ... read more Book
Ken Tsukamoto & Yusuke Ogawa —
Independent Black Jazz Of America (paperback) ... Book Rittor (Japan), 2014. New Copy Book ... Just Sold Out!
A really important book for any fan of American spiritual jazz of the 70s – a mixture of essays and discographies, with a focus on some of the best labels of the scene – including Strata East, Black Jazz, Tribe, Nimbus, and many others – plus some key entries from overseas as well! ... read more Book
Chee Shimizu —
Obscure Sound (paperback) ... Book Rittor (Japan), 2013. New Copy ... $26.99
Not just obscure sounds, but a host of rare records too – served up in this wonderful Japanese discography that will have you digging for lots of gems you've never heard before! The book is an ultra-cool guide to obscure records – and like other Japanese discographies, it's got plenty ... read more Book
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