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Exact matches: 3
1
Davis Import —
You're The One ... LP 
AVI, 1980. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
An excellent EP – featuring only 3 tunes, but all very soulful! Davis Import sounds more like a disco group, but the label bills the group as Davis Brothers – which is much more in keeping with the sound of the record, as it's got a warm and mellow harmony feel. There's a great late 70s sophisti-soul harmony approach to the set – one that reminds us a lot of the work of Windy City – and although the album's only got 3 tracks, they're all pretty great. Titles include "Star Child", "You're The One", and "Shadow Fate". LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has some light wear, but this is a great copy overall.)
2
202 Machine —
Get Up (Rock Your Body) (voc, import version) ... 12-inch Fire-Sign, 1981. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Plain sleeve has some wear.)
3
Ice —
Import/Prestige, 1975. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
This group is probably best known to the world by their name Lafayette Afro Rock Band – which was their first incarnation, when they were turning the Paris funky jazz scene on its ear in the early 70s! This album's of a later vintage, and the band's tightened up their act a bit – but the groove is still quite strong, and all the right elements are firmly in place. Lafayette Hudson's still on funky bass, Frank Abel lays down wonderful keyboards – and tracks include "Hi Fi Woman", "The Gap", "Funky Bunch", "Funky Lovin", "Quick", and "Passing Dreams". LP, Vinyl record album
Close matches: 4
4
Brand New Heavies —
Never Stop – The Best Of The Brand New Heavies ... LP Import (Germany), 1990s/
A killer collection of work from a group who are very near and dear to our hearts – a soulful combo who emerged from the UK scene at the end of the 80s, and really helped bring back a classic sort of warmth to soul music! Brand New Heavies were a funk combo at the core, but they were also graced with two great female singers – initially Jay Ella Ruth, then the mighty N'Dea Davenport, the singer who really helped the group soar over here on the US scene! These days, well-crafted, non-programmed soul music is a common thing – but were it not for BNH, and their contemporaries Incognito, the style might have fallen out of favor altogether – especially during that early 90s era when R&B was still pretty heavy on keyboards, samples, and beats! This double-length set is filled with classics from the group – titles that include "Spend Some Time", "Don't Let It Go To Your Head", "Never Stop", "Dream Come True", "Saturday Nite", "People Get Ready", "You Are The Universe", "Midnight At The Oasis", "Mind Trips", "You Can Do It", "Brother Sister", and their great take on "Apparently Nothin" – and their hip hop cut "Bonafied Funk" with Main Source and Large Professor. LP, Vinyl record album
5
Brand New Heavies —
Never Stop – The Best Of The Brand New Heavies ... CD 
Import (Germany), 1990s/
A killer collection of work from a group who are very near and dear to our hearts – a soulful combo who emerged from the UK scene at the end of the 80s, and really helped bring back a classic sort of warmth to soul music! Brand New Heavies were a funk combo at the core, but they were also graced with two great female singers – initially Jay Ella Ruth, then the mighty N'Dea Davenport, the singer who really helped the group soar over here on the US scene! These days, well-crafted, non-programmed soul music is a common thing – but were it not for BNH, and their contemporaries Incognito, the style might have fallen out of favor altogether – especially during that early 90s era when R&B was still pretty heavy on keyboards, samples, and beats! This double-length set is filled with classics from the group – titles that include "Spend Some Time", "Don't Let It Go To Your Head", "Never Stop", "Dream Come True", "Saturday Nite", "People Get Ready", "You Are The Universe", "Midnight At The Oasis", "Mind Trips", "You Can Do It", "Brother Sister", and their great take on "Apparently Nothin" – and their hip hop cut "Bonafied Funk" with Main Source and Large Professor. 2CD set comes with a full bonus disc of remixes including "Stay This Way (Bob Sinclar rmx)", "Dream Come True (Heavies mix)", "Back To Love (GP club mix)", "Close To You (Masters At Work rmx)", "Saturday Nite (full intention club)", "You Are The Universe (Tuff Jam's 2 in 1 rmx)", and "Sometimes (Monsieur D's underground behavior mix)". CD
6
Patrick Moraz —
Out In The Sun ... LP Import, 1977. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
With Ray Gomez on guitars, Wornell Jones, Isla Eckinger, and Jean Ristori on bass, Andy Newmark on drums, John McBurnie and Francois Zmirou on lead vocals, and The Percussionists Of Rio De Janeiro. LP, Vinyl record album
7
Iggy Pop & James Williamson —
Kill City ... LP Bomp/
... LP, Vinyl record album
Possible matches: 83
8
Louis Armstrong —
Rare Recordings Of The Twenties Vol 2 – Adam & Eve Had The Blues ... LP CBS (France), Mid 20s. Sealed ... Just Sold Out!
Includes tracks recorded with Clarence Williams – and material with vocals by Hociel Thomas, Eva Taylor, Sippie Wallace, and Virginia Liston! LP, Vinyl record album
(70s issue, still sealed with import sticker and some price sticker remnants.)
9
Louis Armstrong —
Rare Recordings Of The Twenties Vol 3 ... LP CBS (Holland), Late 20s. Sealed ... Just Sold Out!
Includes mid 20s recordings with Bertha Chippie Hill and late 20s sessions with the Hot Four and Lillie Delk Christian. LP, Vinyl record album
(70s issue, still sealed with import sticker and sticker spot. Cover has a small corner cut.)
10
Polydor (Germany), 1980. Near Mint- ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some surface wear, a light round sticker spot, and import price code sticker.)
11
Shark (Germany), 1978. Very Good+ ... $39.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, an import sticker in back, and is lightly bent at the top right corner.)
12
Charly (UK), 1977. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover is wavy at the botton left corner, lightly bent down the spine, with an import sticker in back.)
13
Charly (UK), 1976. Near Mint- ... $13.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover is lightly stained and bent at the bottom corners, with an import sticker in back.)
14
Polydor (UK), 1966. Near Mint- ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s Polydor Standard reissue. Cover has an import sticker.)
15
Barclay (France), 1974. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, and an import sticker in back.)
16
CBS, 1956/
Import collection of some more obscure Miles moments from the late 50s Columbia years! There's 4 tracks recorded with the orchestra of Michel Legrand – and players that include Coltrane, Phil Woods, Jerome Richardson, and Bill Evans: "Jitterbug Waltz", "Round Midnight", "Wild Man Blues", and "Django". 2 tracks from a recording by the Brass Ensemble Of The Jazz & Classical Music Society, one led by John Lewis, the other by Gunther Schuller, are surprisingly wonderful – very much in the mode of Miles' work with Gil Evans, with a similar glistening sound on Miles' trumpet, and warm chromatic washes of sound underneath to provide the perfect soloing vehicle. And there are 4 numbers, a pair each from the Coltrane/
(70s mono French pressing in a flip-back cover, with some ringwear and lightly bent sides and corners.)
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Philips (UK), 1974. Very Good+ ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and aging, small peeled spots and light scrapes from price sticker removal, and an import sticker.)
18
MAX (Sweden), 1930s/
Includes tracks from 30s movie shorts, performances in Stockholm, and from an early 40s performance in Chicago. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and aging, small sticker remnants in front, and an import sticker in back.)
19
Sire, 1980. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
The American debut of The English Beat – aka the UK group The Beat, who'd been making some big waves with import 45s on the 2Tone label, the burst forth on our US market with a slight shift in name, due to another group hogging their original moniker on our side of the Atlantic! That bit of backstory hardly need matter, though – as the group wear their English loud and proud here, setting off a huge ska revival as they blend Jamaican roots with London attitude in the post-punk years – stacking up a set of classics that continue to groove many turntables all these many years later. Titles include "Mirror In The Bathroom", "Hands Off She's Mine", "Twist & Crawl", "Big Shot", "Best Friend", and "Jackpot". LP, Vinyl record album
(Rhino Start Your Ear Off Right pressing.)
20
Trojan/
A sly little set from the hands of British producer Dennis Bovell – a record that was done to appear as an obscure Jamaican import – from the stripped-down packaging to the stripped-down sound in the grooves! The feel here is a bit looser and more laidback than some of the other UK productions of the time – roots work that has some occasional dub-style production at points, or a more straightforward groove at others – on many instrumental cuts that are perfect for blasting over a larger soundsystem! Titles include "None Ah Jah Children", "Skatter Skatter", "Sure Shot", "Younger Generation", "Bounty Hunter", and "Tribute To Idi Amin". LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited numbered pressing!)
21
Philips (Netherlands), 1979. Near Mint- ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an import sticker.)
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Black & Blue (France), 1974. Near Mint- ... $6.99
With Jimmy Leary on bass and Panama Francis on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an import sticker in back.)
23
Black Saint (Italy), 1987. Very Good ... $7.99
A new life for the ideas of saxophonist David Murray – worked out here in an octet of top-shelf players! The sound is avant one minute, swinging the next – and carried off with a rich sense of jazz tradition that really marks the growing appreciation of roots in the 80s generation of the New York scene. Murray works with both tenor and bass clarinet – and the arrangements here are great – filled with colors that shift and slide along wonderfully, horns that really lift each others' spirits, and work together to find a bold new space in sound. Other group members include Baikida Carroll and Hugh Ragin on trumpets, Craig Harris on trombone, John Purcell on alto, Steve Colson on piano, Wilbur Morris on bass, and Ralph Peterson on drums. Titles are all long – and include "Train Whistle", "Morning Song", "New Life", and "Blues In The Pocket". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a PSI import sticker, some price sticker remnants, and is lightly bent at the edges.)
24
Transatlantic (UK), 1979. Very Good+ ... $34.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Beige label pressing. Cover has an import sticker.)
25
Remedy, 1993. New Copy 2LP ... $27.99 31.90
The first, independent, Roots LP with so many classics that never made it to their later import and major label releases. What more can we say... Tracks include "The Roots Is Comin", "Pass The Popcorn", "The Anti-Circle", "Writers Block", "Good Music", "Grits", "Leonard I-V", "I'm Out Deah", "Essawhamah? (Live At The Soulshack)", "Popcorn Revisited", "Common Dust", "The Session (Longest Posse Cut In History)", "Carryin' On", "Peace", and more. LP, Vinyl record album
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Epic (UK), 1977. Near Mint- ... $2.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the die-cut rounded inner sleeve. Cover has a Jem Import sticker.)
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EMI (Netherlands), 1976. Near Mint- 3LP Box Set ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Include the insert. Box has an EMI Import sticker in front, bumped and split corner at the top right, small splits at the corners of the spine with clear tape at the bottom, and is pushed in a bit in back.)
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Heads Up, 2008. Used ... $4.99
Sublime work from a truly amazing artist – one who both sings and plays acoustic bass – all in a captivating blend of jazz, soul, and Brazilian styles! Esperanza Spalding has a fresh, unique feel that's all her own – the warmth of a jazz singer like Carmen Lundy, the sharper sensitivities of a bossa vocalist, and the depth of a younger soul artist – all wrapped up in grooves that are undeniably jazzy, with a strong sense of rhythm from Spalding's great work on bass! The set is a great one, and provides a perfect platform for Esperanza's wonderful talents – even more so than her previous import release, and at a much nicer price. Instrumentation is mostly small combo – with lots of piano, a bit of Fender Rhodes, and some trumpet and sax from time to time – and titles include "She Got To You", "Precious", "Ponta De Areia", "I Know You Know", "Fall In", "I Adore You", "Love In Time", and "Mela". CD
(Punch through barcode.)
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Mercury, 1977. Near Mint- ... $11.99 14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(UK Vertigo pressing in the die-cut cover, with printed inner sleeve. Cover has a Jem import sticker.)
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Kicking Mule/
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an import sticker in back under the shrink.)
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Philips (Netherlands), 1978. Near Mint- 5LP Box Set ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with a cutout notch at the bottom edge and an import sticker. Shrinkwrap has small holes at the bottom corners.)
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CBS (Netherlands), Late 30s. Sealed ... $14.99
Early material from Lester Young's 78rpm years – pressed up on a sweet import compilation! Features some especially nice tracks with Glenn Hardman on organ! LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 70s issue, still sealed with a cut corner, import sticker, and small sticker spot. Cover is lightly bent at the bottom right corner.)
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CBS (UK), Late 1950s. Near Mint- ... $14.99
A great 70s UK compilation, filled with rare singles from that brief period when Columbia Records was serving up some killer rockabilly singles! Includes work from Wayne Walker, Ronnie Self, Cliff Johnson, Sid King & The Five Strings, Jimmy Murphy, Johnny Horton, The Collins Kids, and Onie Wheeler. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small Jem Import sticker.)
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Various —
Celebres Bandes Originales De Films ... LP Philips (France), Early 1970s. Sealed ... $19.99
Includes themes from Heureux Qui Comme Ulysse, Black Orpheus, To Die In Madrid, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Slogan, Les Parisiennes, Jules & Jim, and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with price code sticker and import sticker.)
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Edsel (UK), 1980s. Used 5CD ... Just Sold Out!
Remixes and extended tracks galore – and a wonderful package that really opens up the world of the gay club scene in the post-disco years! The tracks are a great array of dance, import, and high energy tracks – some of which carry forward disco energy into the 80s, others of which open up with modes that echo some of the changes in soul via house, electro, and other new styles of the decade – including the big role of the remixer, as many of these numbers are special remixes for the dancefloors! The package is a 7" square book-styled set, with pages of notes, images, and track details by Paul Burston – and the set features 54 long numbers in all – with titles that include "Love Reaction (12" version)" by Divine, "High Energy (ext)" by Evelyn Thomas, "I Like You (ext)" by Phyllis Nelson, "Another Night (dance mix)" by Aretha Franklin, "They Say It's Gonna Rain (Zulu mix)" by Hazel Dean, "Jump (12" long version)" by The Pointer Sisters, "Give Me Your Love (Ultimix)" by Sisley Ferre, "So Many Men So Little Time (ext)" by Miguel Brown, "Male Stripper (ext US rmx)" by Man 2 Man Meet Man Parrish, "No GDM (12" version)" by Gina X Performance, "Memorabilia (non stop ecstatic dancing version)" by Soft Cell, "Why (12" version)" by Bronski Beat, "Relax (New York mix)" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, "Don't Drop Bombs (ext)" by Liza Minelli, "Love In The First Degree (jailers mix)" by Bananarama, "In Private (12" version)" by Dusty Springfield, "Someday (club)" by Cece Rogers, "Break 4 Love (drop the panties)" by Raze, "Touch Me (sexual version)" by The 49-ers, "It's Over Now (Basement Boys mix)" by Ultra Nate, "Promised Land (club mix)" by Joe Smooth, "Wait (long version)" by Robert Howard & Kym Mazelle, and lots lots more! CD
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ZTT (UK), 1985. Sealed ... $14.99 19.99
More of a sound collage than a regular compilation – with is an excellent testament to the creativity of Trevor Horn's ZTT label at this early stage! Features material from Andrew Poppy, Art Of Noise, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Propaganda, Anne Pigalle, and Instinct. LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing, still sealed with an import sticker. Shrinkwrap is torn at the top left corner.)
37
English Beat —
I Just Can't Stop It ... LP Sire, 1980. Very Good ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
The American debut of The English Beat – aka the UK group The Beat, who'd been making some big waves with import 45s on the 2Tone label, the burst forth on our US market with a slight shift in name, due to another group hogging their original moniker on our side of the Atlantic! That bit of backstory hardly need matter, though – as the group wear their English loud and proud here, setting off a huge ska revival as they blend Jamaican roots with London attitude in the post-punk years – stacking up a set of classics that continue to groove many turntables all these many years later. Titles include "Mirror In The Bathroom", "Hands Off She's Mine", "Twist & Crawl", "Big Shot", "Best Friend", and "Jackpot". LP, Vinyl record album
Also available I Just Can't Stop It (magenta vinyl pressing) ... LP 22.99(US pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has surface and edge wear.)
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Various —
Archive Of Jazz – New York & Chicago Jazz ... LP BYG (France), 1920s. Sealed ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
With selections by Charles A Matson's Creole Serenaders, Bernie Young's Creole Jazz Band, and Wade's Moulin Rouge Orchestra. LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed with a British Import sticker and a large portion of the shrink missing from the top right and in back. Cover has bent corners and light wear where exposed.)
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Various —
Best Of Original Gravity Vol 1 (3CD set) ... CD Original Gravity (UK), 2024. New Copy 3CD ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A totally great run of grooves – most of which were only initially available on expensive import singles, and which together represent a fantastic stretch of music from this very cool British label! Original Gravity is the brainchild of Neil Anderson, a cat who really knows his groove – whether it be 60s mod, 70s funk, Latin soul, rocksteady, and other great sounds from the past – all classic styles that come off together strongly in this overstuffed set! Anderson had a hand in nearly all the acts here – different combos and projects that have recorded all these different tracks, in different modes, for Original Gravity over the years – finally brought together here as a demonstration of the great, and sometimes overlooked, work of this excellent imprint. The 3CD set features 69 tracks in all, all on CD for the first time ever – with work from Brentford Rd Soul Rebels, Curtis Baker & The Bravehearts, Floyd James & the GTs, Nestor Alvarez, Luchito, Junior Dell & The D-Lites, So Cal Soul Stars, Jodie, Melvin Craig, and others. CD
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Boccherini —
Guitar Quintets Nos 4, 5 & 6 – Pepe Romero/Philips (Netherlands), 1980. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an import sticker.)
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Frumpy —
All Will Be Changed ... LP Philips (Germany), 1970. Near Mint- Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
A killer set from the early 70s German scene – maybe a bit less experimental than most, but pretty great in its own way, with lots of long tracks and some intense instrumental moments! The group features vocals from Inga Rumpf, plus a mix of cool keyboards and saxes from Jean-Jacques Kravetz – on titles that include "Floating", "Baroque", "Life Without Pain", "Morning", "Indian Rope Man", and "Rosalie". LP, Vinyl record album
(In the totally cool original plastic optical sleeve, which moves to do tricks! Sleeve is slightly open on one top seam, and has a small import sticker in one corner – but this is a pretty fantastic copy.)
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Gong (Planet Gong) —
Live Floating Anarchy 1977 (French pressing) ... LP LTM (France), 1977. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
Live material from the short-lived Gong reunion – and a great reminder of how great Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth can be together! LP, Vinyl record album
(Original French pressing! Cover has a Jem import sticker in one corner – and one edge has a light water stain. The rest is nice, and vinyl is great.)
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Guru Guru —
Der Elektrolurch ... LP Brain (Germany), 1974. Very Good+ 2LP ... Out Of Stock
A stunning double length set from this legendary Krautrock group! Titles include "Woman Drum", "Samantha's Rabbit", "Ooga Booga", "The Story Of Life", "Oxymoron", "Baby Cake Walk", and "Immer Lustig". LP, Vinyl record album
(Green label Brain pressing – in great shape! Back cover has a small import sticker.)
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Mozart/Philips (Netherlands), Late 60s. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Red label stereo pressing. Cover has some aging, a small peeled spot from price sticker removal, and an import sticker.)
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Scarlatti —
6 Concerti Grossi – Ettore Gracis/Archiv Produktion (Germany), 1968. Sealed Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Later stereo pressing – 198 442 – still sealed with direct import sticker. Shrinkwrap is mostly cracked at the opening, but is still intact and unopened.)
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Klaus Schulze —
Mirage ... LP Brain (Germany), 1977. Near Mint- Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(UK Island pressing. Includes the Island inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and a Jem import sticker.)
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Stamitz/Archiv Produktion (Germany), 1980. Sealed ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with a small hole at the bottom left. Cover has a Polygram import sticker under the shrink.)
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Tears For Fears —
Shout (US rmx, UK rmx)/Mercury, 1985. Very Good+ (pic cover)... Out Of Stock
Their super-huge worldwide crossover hit – and not a bad groover at that! The single features a US remix by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero, plus the original UK rmx from the import. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has ring and edge wear, bumped corner, and is lightly bent at the edges.)
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Various —
Hungarian Folk Music – Magyar Nepzene 3 (4LP Box Set) ... LP Hungaroton (Hungary), 1982. Near Mint- 4LP Box Set ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet. Box has some edge wear, heavy shelf wear, split corner with clear tape remnants, a peeled strip at the top right, and an import sticker in back.)
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Bartok/Philips (Netherlands), 1977. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Beethoven —
Piano Sonatas No 2 In A Op 2 No 2 & No 15 In D Op 28 (Pastoral) – Alfred Brendel ... LP Philips (Netherlands), 1978. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Jorge Ben —
Fio Maravilha ... LP Philips (France), 1970s. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
Very nice 2LP set that brings together a huge amount of Jorge Ben's best tracks from the 60's and early 70's. We hardly need to tell you how great this stuff is, but we should let you know that the set includes the tracks "Chove Chuva", "Mas Que Nada", "Take It Easy My Brother Charlie", "O Telefone Tocou Novamente", "Rita Jeep", "Charles Jr.", "Que Pena", "Zazueira", "Que Maravilha", "Pais Tropical", and lots lots more! LP, Vinyl record album
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Bloch/Mercury (Netherlands), Early 60s. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Demo Cates —
Chariots Of Fire ... LP Abraham (Canada), 1982. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Chopin —
Preludes – Daniel Barenboim ... LP His Master's Voice (UK), 1976. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Debussy —
Preludes Book II – Claudio Arrau ... LP Philips (Netherlands), 1980. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Egg —
Civil Surface ... LP Caroline (UK), 1974. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
The third album recorded by British jazz rockers Egg – a set done only after the group had reformed for Virgin Records, and easily their most complicated work to date! By the time of this recording, the members of the core trio – especially keyboardist Dave Stewart – had really honed their skills, and were able to work in a range of jamming, jazzy modes. Much of the focus here is on the instrumentation – especially Stewart's work on organ – and the session adds in extra oboe, bassoon, clarinet, and "germophone" – plus a trio of voices on one number. The sound is progressive without being overindulgent – and titles include "Germ Patrol", "Pielude", "Wind Quartet 1", "Wring Out The Ground Loosely Won", and "Enneagram". LP, Vinyl record album
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Keith Emerson/Chord (UK), Early/
A collection of soundtrack work by Emerson, with selections from Honky, Best Revenge, Murderock, Inferno, and Harmagedon. LP, Vinyl record album
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English Beat —
I Just Can't Stop It ... CD IRS/
The American debut of The English Beat – aka the UK group The Beat, who'd been making some big waves with import 45s on the 2Tone label, the burst forth on our US market with a slight shift in name, due to another group hogging their original moniker on our side of the Atlantic! That bit of backstory hardly need matter, though – as the group wear their English loud and proud here, setting off a huge ska revival as they blend Jamaican roots with London attitude in the post-punk years – stacking up a set of classics that continue to groove many turntables all these many years later. Titles include "Mirror In The Bathroom", "Hands Off She's Mine", "Twist & Crawl", "Big Shot", "Best Friend", and "Jackpot". CD
Also available I Just Can't Stop It (magenta vinyl pressing) ... LP 22.9960
4th Street Orchestra —
Ah Who She – Go Deh (180 gram orange vinyl pressing) ... LP Trojan/
One of those great "mystery" projects from Dennis Bovell – a record that was originally designed to look like some obscure import from Kingston, but which was actually Bovell and crew working in a top shelf UK answer to righteous roots modes of the 70s! Tracks are full of righteous currents, but mostly deliver the message instrumentally – although there are lean vocals that drift through the dubby mix from time to time, augmenting the grooves! The approach is great – definitely different than some of Bovell's more polished creations – and titles include "Out A Order", "Sing A Man", "Go Deh", "Raw Kut", "Half Way To Za-Ion", "Jah Chase Dem", and "Ah Who She". LP, Vinyl record album
61
Hiroshima —
Hiroshima/Arista/
Two sweet sets from Hiroshima – back to back on a single CD! First up is the self-titled first album from Hiroshima – a group who took the 70s experiments in Japanese fusion right into the American mainstream – with a wonderful blend of jazz and soul, and a production style that was never too polished or commercial! The group's led by reedman Dan Kuramota – who plays both sax and flutes, including a bit of Japanese wooden flute – which gives the record a few slight "Eastern" touches a times, although the overall vibe is strongly in the best soulful fusion of the period! In keeping with that approach, there's a bit of vocals on the record – sung in English with a soulful vibe – on titles that include "Lion Dance", "Da Da", "Taiko Song", "Holidays", "Never Ever", and "Kokoro". Odori is a wicked blend of jazz and soul from Hiroshima – a group who've got the smooth blend of styles we love in some of the import-only fusion dates that were coming from Japan in the late 70s! The group's got a few light touches that emphasize their Pacific roots – including light flute lines and touches of koto and shamisen, but often used in more subtle ways than on earlier Japanese albums that mixed these rootsy elements with jazz – and the overall vibe here is one that's got plenty of appeal to fans of crossover fusion from the time, especially the kind with a strong current of soul! There's a bit of vocals on the record, too – and titles include "Winds Of Change", "Odori", "Echoes", "Cruisin J-Town", "Fortune Teller", and "Shinto". CD
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Monday Michiru —
Recollections (Remixes & Covers) ... CD Polydor (Japan), 2001. Used ... Out Of Stock
A collection of hard-to-find work by Monday Michiru – featuring mixes and covers that have been issued as singles in the past, and which fit together surprisingly well as a full LP! If you know Monday's work, you know that her singles often feature versions of tracks that are quite different than the LP versions – recrafted with the help of some of the best NuSoul producers and remixers, like Joe Claussell, Masters At Work, Shinchi Osaway, and Bluey, all of whom contribute work to this set. The package is great – and with a total of 11 tracks in all, it will save you a lot of time (and money) tracking down those expensive import 12" singles! The set's mixed together – but not strongly, so that all the songs are very much intact – and titles include "I Wanna Be Where You Are", "Lovin You (acoustic live version)", "Double Image (live at Manic One rmx)", "Chasing After The Sun (Banda Black Lero mix)", "Yellow Bird (Incognito Capoeira mix)", "Tomorrow's Sunrise (Murphy meets Titomaxx)", "Love Flow (Mango margarita mix)", "Mysteries Of Life (Ananda Project Black Tail dub)", and "Higher (higher dub)". CD
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Ennio Morricone —
Disco 78 – Come Maddalena/Bimbo/
Maybe the only 12" single we've ever seen from Ennio Morricone! Features two very groovy themes. 12-inch, Vinyl record
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Rage Against The Machine —
Live & Rare ... LP Legacy, 1990s. Near Mint- 2LP ... Out Of Stock
A powerful late testament to massive sound and ultimately legend of Rage Against The Machine – with great live recordings and once hard to find tracks from singles and import releases. Includes live versions of "Bullet In The Head", "Settle For Nothing", "Bombtrack", "Freedom", "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos", "F Tha Police" and more. LP, Vinyl record album
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Sailor —
Third Step (UK pressing) ... LP Epic (UK), 1976. Near Mint- Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Peter Thomas/Celine (Germany), 1982. Sealed ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Vangelis (Vangelis O Papathanassiou) —
Earth ... LP Vertigo (Greece), 1973. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
Very cool early work from Vangelis – an album recorded right after he left Aphrodite's Child, and with a sound that's not that different than the group's final album 666 – especially in the compelling sonic range that's used throughout! Some tracks are straight ahead, some are experimental, and there's some very interesting keyboards, guitars, and unusual production. Titles include "The City", "Come On", "We Were All Uprooted", "A Song", "Watch Out", "Sunny Earth", and "Ritual". LP, Vinyl record album
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Vivaldi —
Six Concertos For Violin, Strings & Continuo Op 6 – Pina Carmirelli/Philips (Netherlands), 1978. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Whirlwind —
Blowing Up A Storm ... LP Chiswick (UK), 1978. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
A surprising record from the glory days of the UK punk scene – served up by a group who frequently opened for the big acts of the day, but who have a vibe that's decidedly much more old school overall! Whirlwind have a sound that's very much in keeping with their look on the cover – a raw-styled groove that goes back to the early years of rock and roll – which includes them serving up a few hip covers from the 50s, and mixing them with their own well-crafted originals too! The whole thing's a great reminder that if you were on the ground in the UK scene in the late 70s, things were a lot more complicated than the history books might make you think – a legacy that certainly lives on here, in cuts that include "Slow Down", "Tore Apart", "Together Forever", "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It", "My Advice", "Don't Be Crazy", and "Blue Moon Of Kentucky". LP, Vinyl record album
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Tony Williams Lifetime —
Lifetime ... LP Polydor (UK), Early 70s. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
An import collection of recordings by Tony Williams' jazz rock Lifetime project featuring John McLaughlin and Larry Young. Jack Bruce's photo is featured prominently on the cover of this album, but he's only on half the tracks, which were pulled from the group's second LP Turn It Over, while the rest are from their debut, Emergency. The album pulses with raw power that cannot be denied – a ferocity that must have been incredibly fresh at the time, and which is still, today, one of the clearest visions of a jazz rock fusion that was soon muddied too quickly in the heady waters of 70s jazz. 8 tracks in all, including "One Word", "A Famous Blues", "Vashkar", "Emergency", "Two Worlds", "Spectrum", "Big Nick" and "Vuelta Abajo". LP, Vinyl record album
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Various —
Alex Attias Presents The Chromatic Universe ... CD Visions (UK), 2002. Used ... Out Of Stock
A wonderful collection of work by Alex Attias – pulled from a variety of collaborative projects over the past few years, most of which were instantly "lost" on hard to find singles and obscure import titles. As a whole, the album stands as one of the best introductions to Alex's groundbreaking work you'll ever find – and in a way, it's more of a cohesive album, featuring the full scope of his talents expressed in the company of a variety of like-minded talents. Cosmic, soaring, spiritual, and wonderful – with tracks that include "Sunrays" by Vanessa Freeman, "Waenda" by Emelda, "Sarasowju (Nu mix)" by Plutonia, "Cascade (Nu mix)" by Idema & Co, "Daylight" by Xela Saitta, "Desert Vinyl (rude dub)" by Son Of Scientist, and "Willo The Wisp" by Pavel Kostiuk. 12 tracks in all. CD
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Various —
Country Comment ... LP Charly (UK), Mid 60s. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
A collection of sides recorded for the Plantation label, with selections by Webb Pierce, Jeannie C Riley, Linda Martell, Sleepy La Beef, James O'Gwynn, Rusty Adams, Jimmy Ellis, Ryan Russell, Rex Allen, Rod Bernard, and The Bluegrass Alliance. LP, Vinyl record album
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Various —
Disco Discharge Presents Box Of Sin – Full Length Gay Clubbing 1980 to 1990 (5CD set) ... CD Edsel (UK), 1980s. New Copy 5CD ... Out Of Stock
Remixes and extended tracks galore – and a wonderful package that really opens up the world of the gay club scene in the post-disco years! The tracks are a great array of dance, import, and high energy tracks – some of which carry forward disco energy into the 80s, others of which open up with modes that echo some of the changes in soul via house, electro, and other new styles of the decade – including the big role of the remixer, as many of these numbers are special remixes for the dancefloors! The package is a 7" square book-styled set, with pages of notes, images, and track details by Paul Burston – and the set features 54 long numbers in all – with titles that include "Love Reaction (12" version)" by Divine, "High Energy (ext)" by Evelyn Thomas, "I Like You (ext)" by Phyllis Nelson, "Another Night (dance mix)" by Aretha Franklin, "They Say It's Gonna Rain (Zulu mix)" by Hazel Dean, "Jump (12" long version)" by The Pointer Sisters, "Give Me Your Love (Ultimix)" by Sisley Ferre, "So Many Men So Little Time (ext)" by Miguel Brown, "Male Stripper (ext US rmx)" by Man 2 Man Meet Man Parrish, "No GDM (12" version)" by Gina X Performance, "Memorabilia (non stop ecstatic dancing version)" by Soft Cell, "Why (12" version)" by Bronski Beat, "Relax (New York mix)" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, "Don't Drop Bombs (ext)" by Liza Minelli, "Love In The First Degree (jailers mix)" by Bananarama, "In Private (12" version)" by Dusty Springfield, "Someday (club)" by Cece Rogers, "Break 4 Love (drop the panties)" by Raze, "Touch Me (sexual version)" by The 49-ers, "It's Over Now (Basement Boys mix)" by Ultra Nate, "Promised Land (club mix)" by Joe Smooth, "Wait (long version)" by Robert Howard & Kym Mazelle, and lots lots more! CD
Also available Disco Discharge Presents Box Of Sin – Full Length Gay Clubbing 1980 to 1990 (5CD set) ... CD 74
Charles Aznavour —
Le Disque D'Or De Charles Aznavour ... LP Barclay (France), 1970s. Near Mint- Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Beethoven/London/
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Louis Bellson & Explosion —
Note Smoking ... LP Discwasher, 1978. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
With featured soloists Chuck Findley on trumpet, Don Menza on tenor, Ron King on flugelhorn, Conte Candoli on trumpet, Ted Nash on alto, Ross Tompkins on piano, Joe Romano on alto, and Pete Christlieb on tenor. LP, Vinyl record album
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Jacques Brel —
Brel ... LP Barclay (France), 1977. Near Mint- Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
This was Brel's last album before his death, and it's an oft-overlooked piece of work that's fantastically different from his better-known 60's oevre, but also every bit as great as that stuff. The tracks on here have an amazingly sombre quality, and are filled with deep swells of emotion that probably made Scott Walker, Mort Shuman, and all the rest wish that they'd waited another 15 years to cover Brel's work! And because this stuff missed the big 60's wave of English translation, it's a lot less familiar, which makes it even more important to have in the original format. Titles include "Jojo", "Jaures", "La Ville S'Endormait", "Voir Un Ami Pleurer", and "Les F...". Fantastic, and a fitting last testament to one of the world's greatest artists! LP, Vinyl record album
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Peter Gabriel —
Ein Deutsches Album (aka Melt) ... LP Charisma, 1980. Sealed ... Out Of Stock
An all-German version of Peter Gabriel's third album! Peter Gabriel at the top of his solo game – tight, focused, and coming across with a nice sort of edge – one that really sits nicely in the same late 70s generation that includes Bowie in Berlin, early Talking Heads, and some of the darker-minded work on the left side of the mainstream at the time! The guitars have a nice edge, but never dominate – and Gabriel's vocals are totally great – soaring with majesty, but never overblown, and deeply personal in all the right spots – but without any fake soul modes. Instrumentation is right on the money – processed nicely, but never overproduced – and hell, players on the album even include Brit jazz legend Dick Morrisey on a handful of tracks! Titles include German versions of "No Self Control", "I Don't Remember", "Biko", "Intruder", "And Through The Wire", and "Games Without Frontiers". LP, Vinyl record album
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Gang Of Four —
At The Palace ... LP Mercury (UK), 1984. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Alex Harvey —
Mafia Stole My Guitar ... LP Mau Mau/
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Illinois Jacquet —
King Jacquet ... LP RCA (France), Late 40s. Sealed Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
A French-only collection – featuring 78rpm late 40s small group work by Illinois Jacquet – recorded after his initial fame with Lionel Hampton, but before he'd settled into more of a swinging 50s jazz groove! The materail was all recorded in New York, between the years 1947 and 1950 – and players include Russell Jacquet on trumpet (and occasional vocals), JJ Johnson, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Ray Perry, and Sir Charles Thompson. The set features 16 tracks in all, and titles include "Jet Propulsion", "King Jacquet", "Embryo", "Riffin At 24 Street", "Slow Down Baby", "Hot Rod", and "You Gotta Change". LP, Vinyl record album
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Keith Jarrett —
My Song ... LP ECM, 1978. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
A really beautiful album – quite different than the solo or trio material by Keith Jarrett for ECM in the 70s – as the group is a quartet, with Jan Garbarek on soprano and tenor sax, Palle Danielsen on bass, and Jon Christensen on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
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Mainhorse —
Mainhorse ... LP Polydor (UK), 1971. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Mozart —
Stadler Quintet/Philips (Holland), 1970. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Pilot —
Two's A Crowd ... LP Arista (UK), 1977. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
The last full 70s album from Pilot – just a duo by this point, but working with all the punch and panache of their early records! As before, their ability for hook-heavy tunes is amazing – as there's so many numbers here that could have been huge AM radio hits, but which also have some surprisingly thoughtful lyrical touches, and arrangements that are simple, but which really pack a hell of a punch. Titles include "Monday Tuesday", "Big Screen Kill", "Creeping Round At Midnight", "Library Door", and "Mr Do Or Die". LP, Vinyl record album
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Frank Sinatra —
Frank Sinatra Vol 4 ... LP Joker (Italy), 1950s/
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Angie Stone —
Black Diamond ... CD Arista, 1999. Used ... Out Of Stock
Angie Stone's first solo LP, after her years with the Sequence and Vertical Hold. With a sound that nods towards the classic soul of the 70s, but firmly rooted in a more contemporary post-Hip Hop/
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Thin Lizzy —
Remembering Part 1 ... LP Decca (UK), Early 70s. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
A really cool collection of early work from the great Thin Lizzy – graced by a unique Jim Fitzpatrick cover too! Titles include "Whiskey In The Jar", "The Rocker", "Little Girl In Bloom", "Remembering", "Black Boys On The Corner", and "A Song For While I'm Away". LP, Vinyl record album
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Tom & Joyce —
Reworks (Japanese pressing) ... CD Yellow (Japan), 2003. Used ... Out Of Stock
... CD
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Vangelis —
Beaubourg ... LP RCA, 1978. Near Mint- Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
A very cool longform work from Vangelis – almost his own Tubular Bells, and different than his later new age material! LP, Vinyl record album
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Verve (Japan), 1958. Used ... $14.99
Although pressed up by Verve, the music is definitely Imported From Europe – as Stan Getz plays here with a host of great Swedish players – on a date that makes for a real standout in his 50s catalog! Stan was living in Sweden at the time of the album – bringing a big influence to the scene there, and furthering the already modernist tones that some of the nation's best players were creating in the postwar years. There's a brilliant blend of iciness and warmth going on here – and players include Bengt Hallberg on piano, Ake Persson on trombone, Erik Nordstrom on tenor, and Lars Gullin on baritone – plus American Benny Bailey on trumpet, who was also making a home for himself over there at the time! Tracks are long, sometimes with a lively jam session-ish feel – and titles include "Bengt's Blues", "Topsy", "Speak Low", and "Stockholm Street". CD
(Out of print.)
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Muhal Richard Abrams —
Blues Forever ... LP Black Saint (Italy), 1981. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Hardly the blues that you might expect from the title – although knowing Muhal Richard Abrams, there's no doubt some sort of blues influence lurking in the background of his complicated orchestrations for the date! The album's a suite of original compositions by Abrams – all numbers played by a largeish group with lots of wonderful horn patterns – complexly woven together with lots of shifting shapes and tones, then sometimes breaking out in bold, free moments of improvisation! It's records like these that show why Abrams was one of the leading lights of the AACM by the early 80s – as much an important composer as a musician – equally skilled at both levels, and very sensitive to the strengths of the players he chose to work with. Muhal plays piano here – and other group members include Baikida Carroll on trumpet, Craig Harris on trombone, Wallace Laroy McMillan on baritone and flute, Jimmy Vass on alto and flute, Eugene Ghee on tenor and clarinet, Howard Johnson on tuba, Jean-Paul Bourelly on guitar, Michael Logan on bass, and Andrew Cyrille on drums. Titles include "Cluster For Many Worlds", "Quartet To Quartet", "Ancient & Future Reflections", "Du King", "Chambea", and "Duet For One World". LP, Vinyl record album
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BBE (UK), 1970s/
A stunning celebration of one of the greatest pairings in Brazilian music – and in American music as well, given that both Airto Moreira and Flora Purim recorded plenty of these cuts up in our neck of the woods! Airto's percussion is the stuff of legend – a key force in Brazilian recordings in the late 60s, and then equally important in American jazz – in famous recordings with Miles Davis and other artists, and plenty of great records on his own! Flora's vocals are equally crucial – a soaring, fluid approach that forever changed the way that female singers approached jazz – bred in 60s bossa, but instantly something new by the time the 70s came along – especially when Airto was supporting her with great grooves! This huge package brings together material that both artists recorded – often under the name of one or the other, but often with the other artist present on the recording – with a heavy batch of work from the 70s and 80s, but also crucial cuts from other years too! 3CD set features 37 tracks and a really great package – with titles that include "Love Lock", "The Happy People", "Hungry On Arriva", "The Road Is Hard", "Samba De Flora", "O Canto Da Sereia", "Jeito Bom De Sofrer", "Papo Furado", "Xibaba", "Back Streets Of Havana", "Vera Cruz", "Flora's Song", "When Angels Crie", "Celebration Suite", "Casa Forte", "Black Narcissus", "A Secret From The Sea", "O Cantador/
Also available Airto & Flora – A Celebration 60 Years – Sounds, Dreams, & Other Stories (5LP set) ... LP 123.9994
BBE (UK), 1970s/
A stunning celebration of one of the greatest pairings in Brazilian music – and in American music as well, given that both Airto Moreira and Flora Purim recorded plenty of these cuts up in our neck of the woods! Airto's percussion is the stuff of legend – a key force in Brazilian recordings in the late 60s, and then equally important in American jazz – in famous recordings with Miles Davis and other artists, and plenty of great records on his own! Flora's vocals are equally crucial – a soaring, fluid approach that forever changed the way that female singers approached jazz – bred in 60s bossa, but instantly something new by the time the 70s came along – especially when Airto was supporting her with great grooves! This huge package brings together material that both artists recorded – often under the name of one or the other, but often with the other artist present on the recording – with a heavy batch of work from the 70s and 80s, but also crucial cuts from other years too! 5LP set features 37 tracks and a really great package – with titles that include "Love Lock", "The Happy People", "Hungry On Arriva", "The Road Is Hard", "Samba De Flora", "O Canto Da Sereia", "Jeito Bom De Sofrer", "Papo Furado", "Xibaba", "Back Streets Of Havana", "Vera Cruz", "Flora's Song", "When Angels Crie", "Celebration Suite", "Casa Forte", "Black Narcissus", "A Secret From The Sea", "O Cantador/
Also available Airto & Flora – A Celebration 60 Years – Sounds, Dreams, & Other Stories (3CD set) ... CD 43.9995
BGP (UK), Late 50s/
Mose Allison is one of the coolest, grooviest singers ever to grace the face of jazz – a voice you'll recognize instantly, even if you don't know his name – and an artist who had a huge influence on the sound of the London scene in the 60s! Mose was mod before mod was a thing – and was able to mix his sharp jazz skills on piano with a gutbuckety style of singing that drew heavily from the sound of New Orleans – as did his sense of rhythm – but always with an approach that was more upbeat and jazzy overall, with a hip sophistication that few other artists could hope to touch! And while Mose recorded excellent sounds for decades, this collection focuses in on some of the most important work he ever cut – music done for Prestige, Columbia, and Atlantic Records from the late 50s through the early 70s – served up in the most amazing tribute to Allison we've ever seen. 24 tracks in all – with cuts that include "Foolkiller", "I'm Not Talking", "If You Only Knew", "The Seventh Son", "I'm Smashed", "Wild Man On The Loose", "Back On The Corner", "I Love The Life I Live", "Jus Like Livin", "If You Live", "V8 Ford Blues", "Parchman Farm", "Baby Please Don't Go", "Western Man", "Your Molecular Structure", "Hellow There Universe", and "Swingin Machine". CD
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Unheard Music Series/
A great 2CD set that captures the genius of Fred Anderson during his prime years as a spokesperson for Chicago's AACM! Anderson's style has changed quite a bit since these rare recordings – making them important for understanding his progression as a musician, not to mention essential if you're a fan of his work, or the spiritual strands of the AACM during the 70s. The group on both records features Anderson on tenor, Billy Brimfield on trumpet, Steven Palmore on bass, and Hamid Drake on drums and tablas. The first disc features the Dark Day album, issued briefly by Message records in Europe in 1979, and the second disc features a previously unissued live set, recorded in Verona in 1979, featuring material that complements the Dark Day set very nicely! Titles include "Saxoon", "Dark Day", "Three On Two", "The Prayer", and "The Bull". CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
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Okka Disk, 1980. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
An amazing recording finally sees the light of day – a beautiful set of duets between Fred Anderson on tenor and Steve McCall on percussion – both very important players of the second wave of AACM musicians in the 70s, even though both artists never fully got their due! The material was recorded in 1980, not too long before we lost McCall – and the interplay is wonderful, and really represents a shift in the energy of the AACM scene – maybe some influence from the loft jazz world of mid 70s New York, which in turn drew inspiration from late 60s Chicago – but also delivered with a sense of soul that marks Anderson as part of a key lineage of Chicago tenorists that includes Clifford Jordan, Johnny Griffin, and John Gilmore! McCall is great too – a sensitive soul, but a strong force throughout – as the duo improvise on two long tracks, "Within" and "Wandering". CD
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Impulse, 1966. Used 2 CDs ... $14.99
Essential stuff! This 2 CD set includes the entirety of Albert Ayler's Live In Greenwich Village album – plus a huge amount of previously unreleased live material, played by the Ayler group in New York, during 1966 and 1967. Ayler's brother Don is on trumpet, and other players include Joel Freedman, George Steele, Bill Fowell, Beaver Harris, Sunny Murray, Alan Silva, and Henry Grimes. The tracks have the same intensity of Ayler's ESP work – and many tunes are quite long, very free and open. Titles include "Light In Darkness", "Divine Peacemaker", "Angels", "Omega Is The Alpha", "Universal Thoughts", "Change Has Come", "Infinite Spirit", and "Spiritual Rebirth". 14 tracks in all – and one of the most important slices of Ayler's career! CD
(1998 digipak pressing.)
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INA/
An incredible revamping of some of the most important material recorded by Albert Ayler in the years before his too-soon death – a package that adds in over two hours of new music to the original three volume Fondation Maeght recordings – which were usually issued in low-budget packages without the care that this set receives! Ayler is fantastic here – very spiritual, and bridging the gap between his early material for ESP and his later work on Impulse – less of the experiments of the studio sets of those later years, and more of the searing longform improvisation that he could deliver at his best! The group features wonderful work from Mary Parks (Mary Maria) on soprano sax, plus Call Cobbs on piano, Steve Tintweiss on bass, and Allen Blairman on drums – and Parks delivers a sublime vocal on a version of "Music Is the Healing Voice Of The Universe". Ayler blows both tenor and soprano – and the set features a whopping 29 tracks, recorded on July 25 and 27 in 1970 – titles that include "Spirits Rejoice", "Thank God For Women", "Revelations", "Holy Family", "A Man Is Like A Tree", "Zion Hill", "Truth Is Marching In", "Love Cry", "Ghsots", "Speaking In Tongues", "Heart Love", "Island Harvest", "Masonic Inborn", and a few versions of "Revelations". CD
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Timeless/
The last-ever Chet Baker recording with a quartet – and a set that shows just how completely magical the legendary trumpeter was even up to the end! Chet at this time is completely different than Chet in the 50s or 60s – as he'd really found a way to make all these amazing new sounds on his horn, partly as a way of getting around some of his physical limitations, but also as a way of opening up some of those mid 60s ideas that he barely explored on record at the time. He's working here with a very important musical partner from the last decade – getting great help on guitar and flute from Nicola Stilo – plus Marc Abrams on bass and Luca Flores on piano – on titles that include "Portrait In Black & White", "Funk In Deep Freeze", "Arborway", "In A Sentimental Way", and "If I Should Lose You". LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited, numbered white vinyl pressing!)
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