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Beach HouseThank Your Lucky Stars ... LP
Sub Pop, 2015. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $28.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited green translucent vinyl "Loser Edition" pressing.)

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Damien JuradoRehersals For Departures ... CD
Sub Pop, 1999. Used ... $1.99 2.99
... CD

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MudhoneyDigital Garbage ... LP
Sub Pop, 2018. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $11.99 14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Sea-foam green vinyl pressing in the fold-over cover,)

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Shabazz PalacesLese Majesty ... CD
Sub Pop, 2014. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Comes in an embossed LP-style sleeve.)

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✨✧ Beach House7 ... LP
Sub Pop, 2018. Near Mint- Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing in the reflective foil cover. Includes printed inner sleeve, insert, and download card.)

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✨✧ Bob's BurgersBob's Burgers Music Album ... LP
Sub Pop, 2017. Near Mint- 3LP Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves, insert, and bonus 7-inch.)

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✨✧ Fleet FoxesFleet Foxes ... CD
Sub Pop, 2008. Used Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
... CD

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✨✧ Reverend Horton HeatLiquor in The Front ... LP
Sub Pop, 1994. Near Mint- ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes insert.)

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✨✧ Reverend Horton HeatSmoke Em If You Got Em ... CD
Sub Pop, 1990. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
... CD

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✨✧ ShinsChutes Too Narrow ... LP
Sub Pop, 2003. Very Good+ Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(2005 black vinyl pressing.)

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✨✧ ShinsWincing The Night Away ... LP
Sub Pop, 2007. Near Mint- ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)

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✨✧ Wolf ParadeApologies To The Queen Mary/Early EPs (3LP Deluxe Edition) ... LP
Sub Pop, 2005. Near Mint- 3LP Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(2016 black vinyl issue. Includes the printed inner sleeves.)

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✨✧ Fleet FoxesFleet Foxes ... LP
Sub Pop, 2008. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes inserts & Sub Pop sleeves.)

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✨✧ Fleet FoxesHelplessness Blues ... LP
Sub Pop, 2011. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing. Includes poster.)

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✨✧ MudhoneyYou're Gone/Thorn/You Make Me Die ... 7-inch
Sub Pop, 1990. Near Mint- (pic cover)... Out Of Stock
With Billy Childish. 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Black vinyl pressing. Includes singles club insert.)

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✨✧ Shabazz PalacesQuazarz – Born On A Gangster Star ... LP
Sub Pop, 2017. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
Shabazz Palaces takes spacey hip hop further out then they've every done before, while still somehow holding ground in hazy, headnodding beats and rhymes – delivering 2 separate albums loosely centered around a cosmic character called Quazarz! Far out as concept is and as thickly atmospheric as the vocals are record, Born On A Gangster Star and Quazarz Vs The Jealous Machines still manage to come across as some of the most immediately accessible music the duo have recorded to date – but still a far murkier, moodier outer space experience than Ishmael Butler's pioneering legendary work with jazz rap pioneers Digable Planets or the underrated Cherrywine. Includes "Since CAYA", "When Cats Claw", "Shine A Light" feat Thaddillac, "Deese Du Sang", "Eel Dreams" feat Loud Eyes Lou, "Parallax" feat The Palaceer Lazaro, "The Neurchem Mixalogue", "That's How City Life Goes", "Moon Whip Quaz" feat Darrius and "Federalist Papers". LP, Vinyl record album
(Silver marbled vinyl "Loser Edition" pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover is still in the shrink with hype sticker.)

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✨✧ VetiverErrant Charm ... LP
Sub Pop, 2011. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)

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✨✧ Beach HouseDepression Cherry ... LP
Sub Pop, 2015. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ Damon & NaomiWith Ghost ... CD
Sub Pop, 2000. Used ... Out Of Stock
... CD

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✨✧ EarthPentastar: In The Style Of Demons ... LP
Sub Pop, 1996. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ Fleet FoxesHelplessness Blues (LP sleeve edition) ... CD
Sub Pop, 2011. Used Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
... CD

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✨✧ Mark KozelekWhite Christmas Live ... CD
Sub Pop, 2001. Used ... Out Of Stock
... CD

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✨✧ LowInvisible Way ... LP
Sub Pop, 2013. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ Spoek MathamboFather Creeper ... CD
Sub Pop, 2012. Used ... Out Of Stock
... CD

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✨✧ MudhoneyEvery Good Boy Deserves Fudge ... CD
Sub Pop, 1991. Used ... Out Of Stock
... CD

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✨✧ MudhoneyLiE ... LP
Sub Pop, 2018. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ MudhoneyMudhoney ... LP
Sub Pop, 1989. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ NirvanaBleach ... LP
Sub Pop, 1989. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
Nirvana's lean, economical predecessor to Nevermind – an album that's plenty earthshaking in its own right – the mean, metallic Bleach LP! If you weren't around and listening to underground rock in 1989, it's tough to impart how unique Nirvana was at the time – there weren't a lot of rock bands playing this kind of ferocious, pummeling music that married metal's volume and intensity with college rock's artfulness. Good stuff, this. Titles include "Blew", "Floyd The Barber", "About A Girl", "Negative Creep", "Mr Moustache", "Big Cheese", "Downer", "Scoft", "Love Buzz" and more. LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ Thee HeadcoatsHeavens To Murgatroyd, Even! It's Thee Headcoats! Already ... CD
Sub Pop, 1990. Used ... Out Of Stock
... CD

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✨✧ Chappaquiddick SkylineChappaquiddick Skyline ... CD
Sub Pop, 1999. Used ... Out Of Stock
Features Joe Pernice. CD

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✨✧ Eric's TripPurple Blue ... CD
Sub Pop, 1996. Used ... Out Of Stock
... CD

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✨✧ Green River/U-MenAway in a Manger/Blue Christmas ... 7-inch
Sub Pop, 1984/1987. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
A cool split single with legendary Seattle indie rock/punk/grunge pioneers Green River & The U-Men covering Christmas season classics! 7-inch, Vinyl record

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✨✧ Reverend Horton HeatSmoke Em If You Got Em (10 inch LP) ... LP
Sub Pop, 1990. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ Shabazz PalacesLese Majesty ... LP
Sub Pop, 2014. Very Good+ 2LP ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Lese Majesty ... CD 4.99

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✨✧ Sleater KinneyWoods ... CD
Sub Pop, 2005. Used ... Out Of Stock
... CD

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✨✧ VaselinesSex With An X ... LP
Sub Pop, 2010. Sealed Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
 
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Isaac HayesHot Buttered Soul (180 gram pressing) ... LP
Stax/Craft, 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
Amazing stuff from Isaac Hayes! Although Ike had first appeared on LP with the album "Introducing", this was the first record to really expose his true soul genius – and it was also the first release on Ike's successful sub-label at Stax, Enterprise Records. The record shows that for all the years Ike was working away on other folks' songs for Stax, he was carefully cooking up his own style of soul that would forever change the way we think about the music. Back in 1969, the album must have blown more than a few minds for its incredibly baroque approach to soul music – taking common elements like strings, piano, and funky rhythms, and stretching them out into long waves of sound that cycle over and over, working a sly subtle magic along with Ike's super-sexy vocals, and his monologue-heavy approach to popular tunes. The album features incredible remakes of pop hits "Walk On By" and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" – both of which run for over 10 minutes, and which completely transform the songs into something way more than simple radio fodder. Also features the psychedelic soul masterpiece "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic", which has this crazy funky piano, and a messed-up sound that would make even George Clinton weep! LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Hot Buttered Soul (with bonus tracks) ... CD 5.99

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✨✧ Isaac HayesHot Buttered Soul (with bonus tracks) ... CD
Stax, 1969. New Copy ... $5.99 11.98
Amazing stuff from Isaac Hayes! Although Ike had first appeared on LP with the album "Introducing", this was the first record to really expose his true soul genius – and it was also the first release on Ike's successful sub-label at Stax, Enterprise Records. The record shows that for all the years Ike was working away on other folks' songs for Stax, he was carefully cooking up his own style of soul that would forever change the way we think about the music. Back in 1969, the album must have blown more than a few minds for its incredibly baroque approach to soul music – taking common elements like strings, piano, and funky rhythms, and stretching them out into long waves of sound that cycle over and over, working a sly subtle magic along with Ike's super-sexy vocals, and his monologue-heavy approach to popular tunes. The album features incredible remakes of pop hits "Walk On By" and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" – both of which run for over 10 minutes, and which completely transform the songs into something way more than simple radio fodder. Also features the psychedelic soul masterpiece "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic", which has this crazy funky piano, and a messed-up sound that would make even George Clinton weep! CD features 2 bonus tracks – shorter single edits of "Walk On By" and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix". CD
Also available Hot Buttered Soul (180 gram pressing) ... LP 26.99

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New OrderLowlife (2CD collector's edition – with bonus tracks) ... CD
Factory/Rhino, 1985. Used 2 CDs ... $33.99
New Order take a slightly sweeter turn for this mid 80s set – but still never lose the charm that won us from their first few records! There's a warmth here we might not have expected in the immediate post-Joy Division years – and a catchy tunefulness on some of the biggest crossover numbers on the set – yet, given the commercial dreck of the time, New Order are still way ahead of the pack – and from the perspective of these many years later, we're even more impressed at the way they manage to balance nascent pop sensibilities with some of the darker leanings of their roots. More than enough edgey guitar and moody basslines to please fans of the first two albums – on titles that include "Sunrise", "Elegia", "Love Vigilantes", "The Perfect Kiss", "Sub Culture", "Face Up", and "Sooner Than You Think". 2CD set features 8 more bonus cuts – including "Shellshock (substance edit)", "The Perfect Kiss", "Subculture (John Robie rmx)", "Salvation (theme)", "Dub Vulture", and "Shame Of The Nation". CD
(Out of print.)

Possible matches40
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Sport Of KingsSing Mary Sing ... LP
Thermidor, 1982. Very Good+ ... $2.99 4.99
Early 80s Chicago new wave recorded by Iain Burgess. Two songs from this release also appear on very early Sub Pop cassette 'zine compilations. LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes insert. Cover has light edge wear, bumped corner.)

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✨✧ Isaac HayesHot Buttered Soul ... LP
Enterprise, 1969. Very Good ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Amazing stuff from Isaac Hayes! Although Ike had first appeared on LP with the album "Introducing", this was the first record to really expose his true soul genius – and it was also the first release on Ike's successful sub-label at Stax, Enterprise Records. The record shows that for all the years Ike was working away on other folks' songs for Stax, he was carefully cooking up his own style of soul that would forever change the way we think about the music. Back in 1969, the album must have blown more than a few minds for its incredibly baroque approach to soul music – taking common elements like strings, piano, and funky rhythms, and stretching them out into long waves of sound that cycle over and over, working a sly subtle magic along with Ike's super-sexy vocals, and his monologue-heavy approach to popular tunes. The album features incredible remakes of pop hits "Walk On By" and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" – both of which run for over 10 minutes, and which completely transform the songs into something way more than simple radio fodder. Also features the psychedelic soul masterpiece "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic", which has this crazy funky piano, and a messed-up sound that would make even George Clinton weep! LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 80s German direct metal mastering. Cover has some wear, bumped corners.)
Also available
Hot Buttered Soul (with bonus tracks) ... CD 5.99
Hot Buttered Soul (180 gram pressing) ... LP 26.99

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✨✧ New OrderLow-life ... LP
Factory/Qwest, 1985. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
New Order take a slightly sweeter turn for this mid 80s set – but still never lose the charm that won us from their first few records! There's a warmth here we might not have expected in the immediate post-Joy Division years – and a catchy tunefulness on some of the biggest crossover numbers on the set – yet, given the commercial dreck of the time, New Order are still way ahead of the pack – and from the perspective of these many years later, we're even more impressed at the way they manage to balance nascent pop sensibilities with some of the darker leanings of their roots. More than enough edgey guitar and moody basslines to please fans of the first two albums – on titles that include "Sunrise", "Elegia", "Love Vigilantes", "The Perfect Kiss", "Sub Culture", "Face Up", and "Sooner Than You Think". LP, Vinyl record album
(Original US pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Also available Lowlife (2CD collector's edition – with bonus tracks) ... CD 33.99
 
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✨✧ BugaloosBugaloos ... LP
Capitol, 1970. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
Gosh, we can't believe how wonderful this is! The Bugaloos were a toss-off Saturday morning TV show in the early 70s – with a singing group of insect-kids, clearly designed to cash in on the success of The Archies and Josie & The Pussycats. Despite those origins, though, the group were a sublime pop harmony group – with a style that reminds us of The Third Wave or The Free Design (perhaps the latter more than the former). Songs are kind of childlike and playful, but they're sublimely arranged – with soaring strings, tight rhythms, and some impeccable late 60s production that takes them up into the pop heavens! Part of the credit should go to arrangers Al Capps and Artie Butler – who put all the tunes together – and titles include "Fly Away With Us", "Just The Memory Stays Around", "Castles In The Air", "The Senses Of Our World", and "If You Become A Bugaloo". LP, Vinyl record album

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Masaru ImadaPoppy ... CD
Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... $13.99 22.99
Really lovely piano work from Masaru Imada – a player who's a bit gentler than some of his Japanese contemporaries of the early 70s, but who also works with this wonderfully lyrical tone! Imada does a great job of balancing a sense of flow with a punctuated approach to the keys – never overdone, and often with this spacious sensibility – but more pointed than a Bill Evans style as well. The first half of the album is solo material, and the second features a trio – bass is by Isoo Fukui and drums are by Mashiko Ozu – both players who step into Imada's world in a way that's subtle, but extremely effective. Titles include "Poppy", "Sea Weeds", "Ascent", "Left Alone", and "When Sunny Gets Blue". CD
(Part of the Three Blind Mice Supreme Collection!)

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Iggy PopLust For Life ... LP
RCA/Capitol, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 29.99
Iggy Pop may have left The Stooges behind, but he's lost none of his edge – and really finds a new level of solo greatness on this sublime classic from the 70s! The set was produced by David Bowie, who also plays piano on the set – and has Carlos Alamar adding in some guitar – and the overall sound has that raw Berlin mode you might find on some of he headiest tracks on Heroes – kind of "Joe The Lion" meets the gritty truth of Iggy's Detroit! The title cut is maybe the best-known Iggy Pop tune ever – used in countless films and commercials – but the whole thing's great, and a brilliant new focus for Mr Pop's genius. Titles include "Lust For Life", "The Passenger", "Some Weird Sin", "Neighborhood Threat", "Success", "Fall In Love With Me", and "Turn Blue". LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ Miki MatsubaraRevue (red vinyl pressing) ... LP
See Saw/Pony Canyon (Japan), 1983. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
Miki Matsubara has a great sense of balance here – working in a style that moves effortlessly between quirky, upbeat pop tunes – and other numbers that have a more intimate, personal quality! There's a mix of modes that uses some of the 80s elements you'd expect from her cover image, but blends them with some warmer touches that still seem to hang on from the 70s, and which help Matsubara hit some of the more soulful moments on the records – vocals that seem to come from deep inside, and have this universal sense of flow that really goes beyond the boundaries of language. Titles and lyrics are all in Japanese – and the set's got ten tracks in all! LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese red vinyl pressing – with obi!)

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✨✧ Baligh HamdiModal Instrumental Pop Of 70s Egypt ... LP
Sublime Frequencies, 1970s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
A wealth of wonderful work from Baligh Hamdi – an artist who had a huge impact on Egyptian music in the postwar years, even if he's not as well known on our side of the Atlantic! The tracks here all date from a time when Hamdi had been already recording for a number of years – first with revolutionary music that helped Egypt find a new musical identity in the 50s, then through blossoming work with singers and film productions in the 60s – leading up to the cuts here, which are from a variety of different instrumental albums issued under Baligh's own name! The style is a bit of what you might guess from the title – instrumental, but hardly pop in the American sense – as the tunes often have these really great flavors and colors that come from a mix of modern and traditional instrumentation – percussion and woodwinds next to keyboards, or a strange flute line next to a guitar – all served up at a level that allows you to focus on the arrangements and nuances without any vocals to get in the way. Titles include "Hanim", "Chaka Chiko", "Gazairia", "Mawood", "Mawal", "The Wanderer", "Zabour", "Iskandarani", "Zamane", "Sahara", and "Salamat". LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ Miki MatsubaraAya (yellow vinyl pressing) ... LP
Pony Canyon (Japan), 1982. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A classy set of city pop from the 80s – one that has Miki Matsubara coming across with a sort of sophistication that belies her young years! The backings are well put-together – with some of the jazzier currents at times that you might hear in European pop – on tunes that mostly move at a midtempo and mellow level, and which have some great snakey energy that really seems to open up the vocals! Lyrics are all in Japanese, but Miki's got this really charming quality – a way of expressing herself without just using language, on titles that include "Sugar Me", "10cm", "Bay City Romance", "Salad", and "Change". LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ Iggy PopLust For Life ... LP
RCA, 1977. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
Iggy Pop may have left The Stooges behind, but he's lost none of his edge – and really finds a new level of solo greatness on this sublime classic from the 70s! The set was produced by David Bowie, who also plays piano on the set – and has Carlos Alamar adding in some guitar – and the overall sound has that raw Berlin mode you might find on some of he headiest tracks on Heroes – kind of "Joe The Lion" meets the gritty truth of Iggy's Detroit! The title cut is maybe the best-known Iggy Pop tune ever – used in countless films and commercials – but the whole thing's great, and a brilliant new focus for Mr Pop's genius. Titles include "Lust For Life", "The Passenger", "Some Weird Sin", "Neighborhood Threat", "Success", "Fall In Love With Me", and "Turn Blue". LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Lust For Life ... LP 25.99

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✨✧ VariousChoubi Choubi – Folk & Pop Sounds From Iraq (2 CD edition) ... CD
Sublime Frequencies, 1970s/1990s/2000s. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
A heady brew of unusual music from the Iraqi scene – material that's billed here as folk and pop, but which has a quality that's a lot different than those genres might sound in the US! The folksy cuts often have angular reed work in the mix, which really gives them a sharp edge – especially when aligned with the vocals – and the "pop" material is still often pretty edgey too, with qualities that almost remind us of Bollywood music at times – given the stuttering rhythms, nasally reed lines, and little bits of strings. As usual with Sublime Frequencies, the music here more than lives up to the promise of the label's name – truly unusual sounds that you'd be hard-pressed to find anywhere else! CD

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✨✧ VariousOperazione Sole – Italian Pop Reggae, Dub, & Summer Love Affairs ... LP
Maledetta Discoteca (Italy), Early 1980s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A much-needed look at a hip subgenre of Italian music – the influence of reggae on the scene during the 80s, where the laidback grooves of the globally-reaching style were a perfect mode for the easygoing spirit of the sunny Mediterranean scene! The tracks here are less straight reggae than some really great hybrids that use rhythms and production styles next to more familiar Italian pop modes – a shift that echoes the exploration of reggae that Serge Gainsbourg was doing on the French scene, which would resonate nicely with this work – save for the difference in language. Most of the production styles are nicely laidback, different than mainstream Italo club or pop of the period – and titles include "I Dinero" by Genio 84, "Canne Di Bambu" by Miro, "Azzurre Stelle" by Fiammetta, "Nella Mia Mente La Tempesta" by Diana Morini, "Piezze E Fetente" by Nino Forte, "Disco Joga" by Aerosol, and "Ancora Noi" by Gino Santercole. LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ Masaki MatsubaraPainted Woman (clear vinyl pressing) ... LP
Pony Canyon (Japan), 1983. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A Japanese album from the city pop generation, but one that's got some nicely soulful vocals from Eric Tagg – who sings in English, and really gives the record a universal sort of appeal – alongside some great fusion backings from Masaki Matsubara! Tagg's one of those singers who never broke that big in the US, but who's had some great AOR appreciation throughout the globe – the kind that's definitely worthy of his wonderful work on the record – which bubbles along with this great stepping R&B-styled groove! A few tracks are instrumentals – with guitar solos from Matsubara – and titles include "Make It With Me", "Painted Woman", "Silly Crush", "Shining Star", "SOS", "Night Scanners", and "Tequila Toast". LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ West Coast Pop Art Experimental BandDoor Inside Your Mind – The Complete Reprise Recordings 1966 to 1968 (Part 1/Vol 2/Child's Guide/bonus tracks/mono & stereo) (4CD set) ... CD
Grapefruit (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 4CD ... Out Of Stock
A huge run of music from this legendary psychedelic band – all served up here in a single set! First up is their Part 1 album – the initial uttering from the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band – a group with a heady sound that definitely lives up to their name! There's less "pop art" going on here than just trippy psych – served up at a level that makes the group one of the best bigger label examples of the style at the time – and definitely a lot more edgey than some of their labelmates on Warner. Jimmy Bowen produced, but really keeps all the edges intact – and titles include the completely insane "Help I'm A Rock" (actually about a rock calling for help!) – plus "Shifting Sands", "1906", "Transparent Day", "Here's Where You Belong", and "If You Want This Love". Next is Volume 2 – the amazing second album from this ultra-cool group – a set that's even weirder and wilder than their debut! The trio are maybe one of the few who really live up to the farthest expectations of the psych generation – as they're really open to let their minds fly in their choice of lyrics, instrumentation, and overall presentation of the record – which hardly seems the sort to yield any sort of singles at all, even though a few of the tunes are downright catchy! Instead, the whole thing's put forth as a dark statement on late 60s society – with a sound that's as heavy as the subject matter, and not afraid to really pus all the freak and fuzz as far as it can go! Quite surprising, even for the Reprise label – and tracks include "Queen Nymphet", "Tracy Had a Hard Day Sunday", "In the Arena", "Smell of Incense", "Suppose They Gave A War & No One Comes", "Overture Wcpaeb (part 2)", and "Carte Blanche" – which supposedly they were given in recording the album! Next is Child's Guide To Good & Evil, the third album in the continuing genius of the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band – a group who are certainly as experimental as their name would imply, but who can also come across with some warmer Sunshine Pop touches too! And it's that which makes the group so wonderful – the blend of freak and sweet, of fuzz and fun – all given a special shape in the studio through the genius of producer Jimmy Bowen, whose work here with Bob Markley is superb – and very much open to the best freedoms that Warner was offering its creative talents at the time! The song titles are equally superb – and titles include "A Child's Guide To Good & Evil", "Ritual #1", "Anniversary of World War III", "Eighteen Is Over The Hill", "As Kind As Summer", and "Our Drummer Always Plays In the Nude". CD 4 features 18 more bonus tracks – rare takes and alternate mixes of titles that include "Watch Yourself", "Ritual #1", "As Kind As Summer", "Eighteen Is Over The Hill", and "Until The Poorest People Have Money To Spend" – plus other tracks too. And all the other three albums are presented in both mono and stereo mixes – which makes for 84 tracks in the full set! CD

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Herb Alpert & The Tijuana BrassGoing Places ... CD
A&M/Shout Factory, 1965. Used ... $2.99
Herb Alpert's definitely Going Places by the time of this set – and his trademark Tijuana Brass sound proves itself to be a great fit for just about any sort of number! The album kicks off with the wonderful "Tijuana Taxi", a sublimely jaunty tune that almost takes Herb into Bacharach territory – and which is followed up by the even-greater "Spanish Flea" – an ear-popping anthem that's one of the greatest bits of 60s instrumental pop ever recorded! And over and above those two tunes, the album's still got plenty more to offer too – a wonderful array of tracks all given the Tijuana touch, with titles that include "More & More Amor", "Mae", "Walk Don't Run", "Felicia", and "Cinco De Mayo". CD
(Former library copy has stickers and labels. Priced accordingly.)
Also available Going Places (Japanese pressing) ... CD 11.99

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Herb Alpert & The Tijuana BrassGoing Places (Japanese pressing) ... CD
A&M/King (Japan), 1965. Used ... $11.99 19.99
Herb Alpert's definitely Going Places by the time of this set – and his trademark Tijuana Brass sound proves itself to be a great fit for just about any sort of number! The album kicks off with the wonderful "Tijuana Taxi", a sublimely jaunty tune that almost takes Herb into Bacharach territory – and which is followed up by the even-greater "Spanish Flea" – an ear-popping anthem that's one of the greatest bits of 60s instrumental pop ever recorded! And over and above those two tunes, the album's still got plenty more to offer too – a wonderful array of tracks all given the Tijuana touch, with titles that include "More & More Amor", "Mae", "Walk Don't Run", "Felicia", and "Cinco De Mayo". CD
(1994 Japanese pressing – still sealed with obi!)
Also available Going Places ... CD 2.99

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Art Of NoiseIn Visible Silence ... LP
Chrysalis, 1986. Near Mint- ... $6.99
Not as sublime as their first LP, but still a nice batch of modern pop sound collage. More traditional song structures are poking through the cool po-mo facade here. With "Opus 4", "Eye Of A Needle", "Backbeat", "Instruments Of Darkness", "Peter Gunn" and "Beatback". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and aging.)

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Burt BacharachMake It Easy On Yourself ... CD
A&M, 1969. Used ... $2.99
Fantastic work by maestro Burt Bacharach – subtle genius, and an album that offers more to us every time we listen to it! Burt's work has been recorded by many – but few ever gave it the kind of treatment that he did – as you'll hear in this brilliant array of sweeping strings, sly syncopation, and well-placed instrumental solos! The sound is breathtaking throughout – a new level of maturity and majesty for 60s instrumental pop – and the record's an enduring classic that deserves a place in every sensitive record collection. Includes the amazing cut "Pacific Coast Highway", plus great versions of other classics, like "Wanting Things", "She's Gone Away", "Knowing When To Leave", and "This Guy's In Love With You". CD
(Out of print. Note: CD is missing back artwork in case – and is priced accordingly.)

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Harry BettsFantastic Plastic Machine ... LP
Epic, Late 60s. Very Good+ ... $29.99
A wonderful soundtrack – written for a groovy surf film! The movie's one of many in the subgenre of "surf films in exotic locales" – and it features some wonderful music by Harry Betts! The tunes are a mixture of small combo grooving and larger groovy LA late 60s arrangements – and the whole thing has a really great sunshine pop feel. All tracks are instrumental, swirling in strings, guitars, and nice instrumental touches – and titles include "Rock Slide", "Green Grotto", "Straight Ahead", "Day Groovin", "Night Flight", and "Endless Bummer". LP, Vinyl record album
(Original yellow label pressing. Cover has an index sticker, splits on the seams, an ink stamp, and letters in marker. Labels have an ink stamp and letters in marker.)

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Michael FranksBurchfield Nines ... LP
Warner, 1978. Near Mint- ... $6.99
Great songs, great vocals, great instrumentation, and another late 70s classic from Michael Franks – one of the few mainstream masters of understatement in his generation! As on all his best albums, the style here is a subtle blend of jazz and pop with a bit of a Brazilian inspiration – kind of a more mainstream take on styles that Bob Dorough and Blossom Dearie had first put forth, with all the sort of hip songwriting that sort of reference might imply. Deodato's at the helm of the arrangements here – keeping things lean and clean, and using key contributions from players like Leon Pendarvis, John Tropea, Steve Gadd, and Bud Shank to flesh out the jazzier side of Franks' sound. Titles include "Wrestle A Live Nude Girl", "In Search Of The Perfect Shampoo", "Vivaldi's Song", "Dear Little Nightingale", "When The Cookie Jar Is Empty", "A Robinsong", and "Meet Me In The Deerpark". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has bumped corners and a sticker spot.)

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Howard HewettHoward Hewett ... CD
Elektra, 1990. Used ... $2.99
A standard-setting album from Howard Hewett – the kind of record that made him a dominant force in soul at the start of the 80s, and for good reason too! Hewett knocks it out of the park with the very first tune – his great duet with Anita Baker on "When Will It Be" – then flows wonderfully through a set of tracks that build with a nice sense of subtle drama, and use enough of the best contemporary elements to remind us that we're in the world of soul, not pop – on cuts that include "Don't Give In", "If I Could Only Have That Day Back", "Show Me", "I Do", "Let Me Show You How To Fall In Love", and "I Know You'll Be Comin Back". CD

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Kassin +2 (Moreno Veloso/Domenico)Futurismo (Japanese pressing – with bonus tracks) ... CD
Video Arts (Japan), 2006. New Copy ... $4.99 24.99
The long-awaited 3rd album in the trilogy of modern Brazilian grooves from the trio that's recorded under the names of Moreno Veloso and Domencio – and the first one to be issued under the name of Kassin! Following the format of the other variations in the series, Kassin takes the lead here – singing beautifully with a breathy sound that reminds us a lot of Brazilian funk recordings from the 70s – particularly the most spacious, most mellow funk of Joao Donato or Marcos Valle – both of whom seem to have a bit of influence on the sound here! Donato actually guests on Fender Rhodes on one track – and there's some other guest stars here who really keep things interesting – but the main star in the spotlight is Kassin, and he really blows our mind with the depth of his work on the set! The record's a real instant classic from Brazil – a sublime blend of electronic pop, subtle funk, and jazzy flourishes – all put together with a whole that's far greater than the sum of its parts. Genius throughout – with tracks that include "Ponto Final", "O Seu Lugar", "Esquecido", "Pra Lembrar", "Quando Nara Ri", "Agua", "Namorados", "Homem Ao Mar", "Astronauta", "Samba Machine", and "Antes Da Chuva". Japanese version features 3 bonus tracks – "Tranquilo (super stereo sound system)", "Sal Do Pedro Sa (mono)", and "Trouble". CD

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Harry NilssonHarry ... LP
RCA, 1969. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $14.99
A wonderful early album by one of the great oddball songwriters of the last forty years! The Harry album is certainly the bridge between Nilsson's two previous wildly bombastic LPs, and the slightly more subdued material that popped up on the Schmilsson and later records. Harry runs the gamut from the cute and gentle "The Puppy Song" and "Mournin' Glory Song", to the more gonzo stuff. Other tracks include "Mother Nature's Son", "Fairfax Rag", the excellent break track "Rainmaker" and "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City". LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing. Cover has faint stain on the lower corner with a mild bend, and light ring wear.)

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Roy OrbisonCrying/Candy Man ... 7-inch
Monument, 1961. Good (pic cover)... Just Sold Out!
Sublime early work from Roy Orbison – sounds from that time when the man was really hitting his stride – and creating a style of music that was completely his own! The groove isn't really rock or standard pop – although it certainly owes plenty to both – because although Roy constantly evokes the pain of love found and lost, he does so with a very different quality than most of the overtly weepy singers of the period! That's not to say that Orbison's without shedding a tear – Crying is the title of the album, after all – but Roy instead seems to let all the melancholy resonate in the depths of his voice, touched by slow-stepping guitar lines and just the right amount of strings. 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Sleeve has bends & wrinkles.)

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✨✧ Roy OrbisonSings Lonely & Blue/Crying ... CD
Monument/Sony, 1960. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Sublime early work from Roy Orbison – sounds from that time when the man was really hitting his stride – and creating a style of music that was completely his own! Lonely & Blue is a seminal moment for the Nashville scene – a time when the city was able to turn its country production talents to the world of pop – and provide the perfect setting for the amazing vocals of Roy Orbison! Roy had recorded previously for Sun, but despite the great track record of that label, it was his handling by Monument on records like this that really set his star on the rise – using Orbison's deep, dark twang amidst some light strings and echoey production that's never schmaltzy at all – just this fantastic echo of all the blue moods at the core of the tunes! Titles include Roy's originals "Only The Lonely", "Blue Avenue", "Come Back To Me", "Blue Angel", "I'm Hurtin", and "I'll Say It's My Fault" – plus versions of "Bye Bye Love", "Cry", and "I Can't Stop Loving You". Crying is another great early album from Roy – the groove isn't really rock or standard pop – although it certainly owes plenty to both – because although Roy constantly evokes the pain of love found and lost, he does so with a very different quality than most of the overtly weepy singers of the period! That's not to say that Orbison's without shedding a tear – Crying is the title of the album, after all – but Roy instead seems to let all the melancholy resonate in the depths of his voice, touched by slow-stepping guitar lines and just the right amount of strings. Titles include a classic reading of "Love Hurts", plus the originals "Crying", "Summersong", "Dance", "Let's Make A Memory", "Nite Life", "Running Scared", and "Loneliness". CD

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ToysToys Sing A Lover's Concerto & Attack ... LP
Dyno Voice, 1966. Very Good+ ... $19.99
A fantastic girl group classic from the 60s – one of the few soul albums on the sublime Dyno Voice label – a company headed by pop genius Bob Crewe, who really makes sure the sound here is amazing! Arrangements are by the great charles Calello – an equal genius in our book – and titles include their big hits "A Lover's Concerto" and "Attack", plus "See How They Run", "I Got A Man", "Yesterday", and "Deserted". Nice stuff, with nearly all original cuts, and some stellar vocal performances by the ladies! LP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono pressing! Cover has a cutout hole, light wear, and aging.)

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Gino VannelliCrazy Life ... LP
A&M, 1973. Near Mint- ... $6.99
Sublime mainstream pop from Gino Vannelli – recorded in a space between soul, rock, and adult contemporary – all as a perfect demonstration of the evolution of the A&M sound in the 70s! Herb Alpert put the record together with Gino and his brother – and the style here is sparely stepping with some nice electric undercurrents – all in a swirlingly gentle mode that still has a bit of a bounce at the bottom, a sound that's quite similar to the early 70s Blue Thumb album by Nick DeCaro, Herb's old contemporary at A&M! Titles include "Crazy Life", "Hollywood Holiday", "There's No Time", "Fling Of Mine", "Great Lake Canoe", and "Cherizar". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and some print blemishes in back.)

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Ben WebsterLive At The Haarlemse Jazzclub ... CD
Limetree (Netherlands), 1972. New Copy ... $4.99 16.99
Ben Webster plays live in Harlem – not the uptown scene in New York, but the Dutch city that became a surprisingly strong showcase for American players overseas! The date's got that easygoing style of some of Webster's best late live performances – a laidback rhythm trio, and Ben himself blowing these raspy, blue-tinged notes that are full of feeling – even when in a familiar setting – that quality that can make even subtle handling of a standard pop out with such Webster-like charm! The group features Tete Montoliu on piano, Rob Langereis on bass, and Tony Inzalaco on drums – and titles include "Stardust", "How Long Has This Been Going On", "Sunday", "For All We Know", and "Perdido". CD

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Various76 In The Shade – Presented By Bob Stanley ... CD
Ace (UK), 1976. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A really cool collection, and one that's got a very special focus – an imaginary soundtrack for the record-breaking British summer of 1976 – a searingly hot time that really pushed the nation to the brink! Bob Stanley's given us some great collections on Ace Records before – often with Pete Wiggs, or as Saint Etienne – and this set continues the very special vibe of those sets, by bringing together cuts that we never would have thought would work so well otherwise – a sublime mix of soul, rock, and pop – all glowing together with the warm vibe of the summer of 1976! Titles include "I'm Mandy Fly Me" by 10CC, "Walking So Free" by Spike Janson, "Sugar Shuffle" by Lynsey DePaul, "Liquid Sunshine" by John Cameron, "Not On The Outside" by Sylvia, "You Are My Love" by Liverpool Express, "You're The Song" by Hollywood Freeway, "Discover Me" by David Ruffin, "Stoned Out" by Simon Park, "Montreal City" by Azimuth, "Stay With Me" by Blue Mink, "Music" by Carmen McRae, "Rock N Roll Star" by Barclay James Harvest, "Fallin In Love" by Hamilton Joe Frank & Reynolds, "Inspiration Information" by Shuggie Otis, and "Miss My Love Today" by Gilbert O'Sullivan. Imagine the mixtape from Guardians Of The Galaxy, but done by a much hipper ear, and you'll get a good idea of this one! CD

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VariousPanorama – French Soundtracks & Rarities 1969 to 1980 ... LP
Transversales Disques (France), 1970s. New Copy ... $32.99 34.99
A treasure trove of rare and unissued soundtrack gems from the French scene of the 70s – work from some of the best composers at the time, but most of which we'd never heard before! There's a great current of funk running through this music – but in ways that are more complex and subtle than all-out action material – really showing that great French film love of a gentle melody, while also using basslines and occasional beats to make things groove in a great way! The production modes here are fantastic – mindblowing modes that do a lot of weird things with the instrumentation – on titles that include "Theme De Simon" by Francis Lai, "Le Dernier Des Mauvais Jours" by Christophe, "The Organization" by Gilbert Becaud & Christian Gaubert, "La Vie Sentimentale" by Alain Gouraguer, "Mouvements Aquatiles" by Janko Nilovic, "L'Agonie (inst)" by Jacky Chalard & Gilbert Deflez, "Menuet Spatial" by Vladimir Cosma, "Sweet Mary" by Andre Popp, and "Prophets (inst)" by Michel Magne. LP, Vinyl record album

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VariousTrip – Created By Saint Etienne ... CD
Family/Universal (UK), 1970s/2004. Used 2 CDs ... $24.99
A stellar entry in the Trip series – curated this time by effervescent aural groovers Saint Eteinne! Much like the other compilations in the series, the track list is mined from the deep, rich vaults of Universal and subsidiaries – and it's groovy as can be! The set is pretty heavy with the best 70s major soul, by both the biggest stars and the most under-appreciated talents of the era, plus off-kilter groove that no doubt informs the work of the compilers! A mix of 48 tracks on 2 CDs! Disc one includes "Cannibus" by Serge Gainsbourg, "Last Night Changed It All" by Esther Williams, "(A Case Of) Too Much Love Making" by Gloria Scott, "It's Time To Break Down" by the Supremes, "Deus Irae Psychedelico" by Ennio Morricone, "Shooting Star" by Mamas & The Papas, "Lady Orange Peel" by The Attack, "Breakaway" by Ernie Bush and tons more! Disc 2 includes "Like To Get To Know You" by Spanky & Our Gang, "Free From The City" by Poppy Family, "The Radio Song" by Dillard & Clark, "Can't Find The Time" by Orpheus, "Speak Like A Child" by Tim Hardin, "Dark Is The Bark" by the Left Banke, "A Doll's House" by John Barry and lots more! CD
(Out of print.)

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✨✧ AmericaHomecoming ... LP
Warner, 1972. Very Good+ Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Pure genius from America – the kind of record that forever transformed the sound of the mainstream in the 70s! There's a balance here that's completely sublime, right from the start – a summation of all that went before in popular music, wrapped up into a whole new sound that's light years ahead of most music of its generation! The group use acoustic instrumentation and warm harmonies – yet never in a way that's folksy at all – often more jazzy in their phrasing, yet not jazz either – really just a sound that we can only sum up as "America-like" – and maybe add the word "perfect" too. Titles include the classic "Ventura Highway" – plus "Moon Song", "Only In Your Heart", "Till The Sun Comes Up Again", "Saturn Nights", and "California Revisited". LP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing in the tri-fold cover, with light wear.)

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✨✧ Gotan Project & OthersInspiracion - Espiracion – New Tracks, Remixes & Funky Tangos (with bonus CD) ... CD
XL/Ya Basta, 2004. Used 2 CDs ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A great companion to the instant classic first album by Gotan Project – a CD of material that includes some rare tunes by the group, plus older tango tracks that gave them their inspiration! The sound here is much more traditionally tango-based, but still quite wonderful – not as cluttered with dancefloor beats at the start, but nicely moving into more modern territory in a really subtle way as the set moves on! Disc 1 features rare tracks and remixes put together as a continuous mix – with a total of 12 titles that include "Cite Tango" by Astor Piazzolla, "Percusion (part 1)" by Domingo Cura, "Tres Y Dos" by Anibal Troilo, "MATH" by Al-Shid, "La Cumparsita" by Cerioti, and "The Man (El Hombre rmx)" by Peace Orchestra – plus Gotan tracks that include "Round Midnight", "Confianzas, "La Del Ruso (Calexico version)", "El Capitalismo Foraneo (Antipop Consortium rmx)", and "Santa Maria (Pepe Bradock Wilder rmx)". Disc 2 features "La Cruz Del Sur" by Gotan – plus a bonus video! CD
(In a reflective foil cover.)

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✨✧ Incredible Bongo BandBongo Rock (180 gram deluxe 40th anniversary edition) ... LP
Pride/Mr Bongo (UK), 1973. New Copy (reissue)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A landmark album that is perhaps the single most influential beat source in hip hop! The record was the brainchild of bongo player Michael Viner – who also happened to be running the Pride subsidiary of MGM at the time. Viner's got a meeeeeean touch on the bongo, hitting it hard and funky like the best 70s conga players – and his approach to the instrument is kind of like a funky update of popular instrumental styles laid down on guitar by The Ventures or on moog by Hot Butter. This album features the classics "Apache" and "Bongo Rock" – both with monster funky breakdowns that showed up on a heck of a lot of hip hop records over the years – plus loads of other goodies like "Last Bongo In Belgium" and "Bongolia". Excellent stuff – and darn hard to find! (We can still remember how stunned we were when we found our first copy in a Canadian record store back in 1987 – and even then we had to pay plenty!) LP, Vinyl record album
(Super-heavy 40th anniversary reissue – on the same mirror-style cover as the original, with heavy tip-on cover!)

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✨✧ Ramsey LewisFunky Serenity/Golden Hits/Solar Wind/Sun Goddess ... CD
Columbia/BGO (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A quadruple-header from Ramsey Lewis – four albums from his great 70s electric period on Columbia Records! First up is Funky Serenity – sweet electric funk from Ramsey Lewis! The album's one of his best from the 70s – and it's got Ramsey on Fender Rhodes, electric harpsichord, and other keyboards, grooving away in an open-ended 70s mode that still retains all the heavy soul of his classic work for Chess. Morris Jennings adds in some very nice percussion with his drum work, and Cleveland Eaton's on funky bass, giving the set a strong bottom groove. Features the sublime sample cut "My Love For You", a great version of "Knights In White Satin" that's done with a weird spacey groove, plus the tracks "Kufany Mapenzi (Making Love)", "Serene Funk", "What It Is!", and "Dreams". Golden Hits isn't a "best of", but instead has Ramsey and his funky mid 70s trio with Morris Jennings and Cleveland Eaton revisiting some of his best loved material from the Cadet years, but with the groovy Rhodes and wah wah sound that we dig so much about his CBS recordings. Unlike some of the other records from this period, the group's nice and stripped down, just the electric piano, bass and drums, so the groove's nice and wide open, Ramsey and company popping along with the sanctified soulful vibe of his 60s work, but updating their sound with some nice electric touches. 9 numbers in all: "Hang On Sloopy", "Blues For The Night Owl", "Hi-Heel Sneakers", "Carmen", "Delilah", "Wade In The Water", "Slippin' Into Darkness", "Somethin' You Got", and "The In Crowd". Solar Wind was cut smack dab in the middle of Ramsey's glory days at Columbia Records – with great production help and work on bass from the mighty Cleveland Eaton! The style is nice and lean, with just some occasional fuller touches – and Ramsey plays plenty of Fender Rhodes, in addition to bits of Arp and moog too – in a setting that's mostly trio, with a few guest players stepping into the mix from track to track! There's a nice degree of fuzz at points, thanks to added help from Steve Cropper – and titles include a great funky version of "Summer Breeze", plus "Solar Wind", "Come Down In Time", "Love for A Day", "Hummingbird", "Jamaican Marketplace", and "Sweet & Tender You". Sun Goddess is one of our favorite Ramsey Lewis albums ever – and a perfect summation of the genius that was brewing on the Chicago scene in the late 60s and early 70s! The album has Ramsey working strongly with Earth Wind & Fire – no surprise, given his close ties to Maurice White, who was the drummer in Ramsey's trio before starting his own group – and the shared relationship both artists had with producer Charles Stepney! The three were all key parts of the late 60s sound at Chess Records – but here, they've brought the same soulful energy to Columbia – working in a wider, more mature groove for the 70s – one that has Lewis' wicked Fender Rhodes lines stretching out strongly over tight, compressed, funky lines from EWF! The centerpiece of the set is the massive 7 minute "Sun Goddess", but there's lots of other nice ones like "Living For The City", "Gemini Rising", and "Jungle Strut". Funky, electric, and sublimely wonderful all the way through! CD

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✨✧ Maria MuldaurMaria Muldaur ... LP
Warner, 1973. Very Good+ Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A landmark record from Maria Muldaur – quite different than the rougher folsky work she cut in the 60s – and done with a really warm studio sound that's pure 70s all the way through! Maria's working here with some older folksy contemporaries – like David Grisman, Ry Cooder, and Jim Keltner – but much of the album has a warm glow overall, and some jazzy inflections that really help change the sound from before. The mighty Nick DeCaro did some great string arrangements on a few tracks – including the sublime "Midnight at the Oasis", one of the best pop tracks to come out of the seventies, and a jazzy ditty that still sounds amazingly fresh today. Other tracks include "Any Old Time", "Mad Mad Me", "Long Hard Time", and "Three Dollar Bill". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)

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✨✧ Milton NascimentoMilton (1970) ... CD
Odeon/EMI (Brazil), 1970. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Legendary work from Milton Nascimento – one of his first LPs, and still one of his greatest! The record is amazing – a sublime blend of soulful vocals, baroque orchestrations, and just the right amount of jazzy touches – handled in a way that forever proclaimed Milton as one of Brazil's greatest artists, and which went onto shape the force of Brazilian pop for years to come. Every single track is a gem – and the album includes the classic "Para Lennon e McCartney", a solid solid groover – plus loads of other great ones like "Clube da Esquina", "Amigo, Amiga", "Durango Kid", and his excellent recording of "A Felicidade". Production is excellent, and the sound is extremely haunting! CD features 4 bonus tracks too! CD
(Out of print.)

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✨✧ NERDEverybody Nose (All The Girls Standing In The Line For The Bathroom) (main, inst)/Spaz (explicit, inst) ... 12-inch
Interscope, 2008. Near Mint- ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
NERD makes a catchy hip hop/electro funk jam about a subject you don't often hear about on modern pop radio – namely the girls' trip to the powder room at the club and what's really going on there. A-choo! A-choo! "Everybody Nose" has a jittery production to say the least – with a jazzy upright bass thump, a Bomb Squad style sax sample blast, and a wild platter of beats under Pharrell's rhymes. It all suddenly changes to a slow jam at the bridge – then bursts open again for the climax. The likely follow up single "Spaz" is on the flip. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered sleeve.)

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✨✧ VariousOur Lives Are Shaped By What We Love – Motown's MoWest Story 1971 to 1973 ... CD
Motown/MoWest/Light In The Attic, Early 70s. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
The first ever compilation of the best music made for MoWest – the eclectic, but still soulful cuts made when Berry Gordy Jr. relocated from Motown to the west coast in the early 70s – releasing cool and sometimes strange music with a soul background, yet toasted by LA sunshine! The MoWest subsidiary lasted just a few years, and gets overlooked in the canonization of Motown at it's most classic and revolutionary – but the legacy is pretty incredible. Funk, sunshine rock and soul fused adventurously by a stunningly diverse roster – late period Frankie Vallie & The Four Seasons (who's comp-opening track is a slept on sunshine pop-soul classic), breezy-jazzy-soul from Odyssey, the sister funk of Sisters Love, a stunning solo left turn from Spinners singer GC Cameron and more great stuff from Syreeta, The Commodores, Suzee Ikeda, Thelma Houston and others. We've been dying for a well selected MoWest comp like this for years, and Light In The Attic stepped to the plate and knock it right out of the park. The songs choices are great, the notes are great. . .everything about it is a win. Essential! Includes "You're A Song (That I Can't Sing)" and "The Night" by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, "Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love" and "Broken Road" by Odyssey, "Don't You Be Worried" by The Commodores, "A Heart Is A House" Nu Page, "I Ain't Going Nowhere" by Thelma Houston, "I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You" by Suzee Ikeda, "You've Got To Make The Choice" and "Give Me Your Love" by The Sisters Love and more. CD
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✨✧ Burt BacharachMake It Easy On Yourself ... LP
A&M, 1969. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
Fantastic work by maestro Burt Bacharach – subtle genius, and an album that offers more to us every time we listen to it! Burt's work has been recorded by many – but few ever gave it the kind of treatment that he did – as you'll hear in this brilliant array of sweeping strings, sly syncopation, and well-placed instrumental solos! The sound is breathtaking throughout – a new level of maturity and majesty for 60s instrumental pop – and the record's an enduring classic that deserves a place in every sensitive record collection. Includes the amazing cut "Pacific Coast Highway", plus great versions of other classics, like "Wanting Things", "She's Gone Away", "Knowing When To Leave", and "This Guy's In Love With You". LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Make It Easy On Yourself ... CD 2.99

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✨✧ Bee GeesBee Gees 1st ... CD
Atco/Polydor, 1967. Used ... Out Of Stock
Sublime sounds from The Bee Gees – a near-perfect bit of 60s pop, and a record that would set the scene for so many others to come! The vocals are what you've always known from the Bros Gibb, but the production is what really sends us – complicated, baroque, and filled with these completely compelling instrumental and studio twists that make the already-charming lyrics even more lovely! Titles include the classics "Holiday" and "Turn Of The Century" – plus "In My Own Time", "Red Chair Fade Away", "Close Another Door", and "To Love Somebody". CD

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✨✧ James BrownSoul Pride – The Instrumentals 1960 to 1969 ... CD
Polydor, 1960s. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
What could be greater – a whole box set of James Brown instrumentals from the 60s, with great notes, a killer selection of tracks, and even some previously unissued material! The package is a dream come true – great not only for beginners, but also for collectors like us, as it pulls together some sublime non-vocal numbers from rare LPs and singles, improves the sound a lot more from the original wax, and throws in the kind of work that you'd only find in the vaults of King Records! The music is a mix of soul jazz, organ wailers, and early funk recorded with the pre-JB's group that included Pee Wee Ellis. Titles include "Mashed Potatoes 66", "Sudsy", "Soul Pride (parts 1 & 2)", "Go On Now", "Gittin A Little Hipper", "The King", "Top of The Stack", "Devil's Den (live)", "Fat Bag", "Jabo", "New Breed", "Soul Food (parts 1 & 2)", "The Scratch", "Suds", "Tighten Up (live)", "Come On In The House", "Lowdown Popcorn (buttered version)", and the original "tambourine mix" of "Funky Drummer"! CD
(Out of print and in nice shape with the original slipcase and large booklet.)

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✨✧ Echo & The BunnymenOcean Rain (with bonus tracks) ... CD
Warner/Rhino, 1984. Used ... Out Of Stock
Echo & The Bunnymen at the height of their powers – able to deliver music that's as majestic as it is moody, and which nicely avoids all the cliches of the artists the group influenced in years to come! There's subtle use of strings that really give the record a fantastic vibe – one that sets it apart from some of the thinner Britpop stylings of the period, and which also seem to encourage some psychedelic sensibilities – but again, not at a level that's as easy or slavish as some of the rest. Ian McCulloch's vocals are tremendous – heard to famous effect on the classic "The Killing Moon" – but great throughout, on other titles that include "Ocean Rain", "My Kingdom", "Thorn Of Crowns", "Crystal Days", "Silver", and "The Yo Yo Man". CD
(2003 pressing with 8 bonus tracks! Includes slipcase.)

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✨✧ Hall & OatesH2O ... LP
RCA, 1982. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
This album is part of H&O's great comeback years in the early 80s – a time when they were mixing their white boy soul with some nice 80s groove and electro touches, often going for a spare mix of groove and vocals that's really compelling. Includes the sublime "Maneater", everything that was right with pop in the 80s – plus "One On One", "Open All Night", "Crime Pays", "Go Solo", "Delayed Reaction", "At Tension", and "Italian Girls". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)

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✨✧ Hall & OatesH2O (remastered with bonus tracks) ... CD
RCA, 1982. Used ... Out Of Stock
One that we heard way too much when it was out, but which we kind of love now! The album's part of H&O's great comeback years in the early 80s – a time when they were mixing their white boy soul with some nice 80s groove and electro touches, often going for a spare mix of groove and vocals that's really compelling. Includes the sublime "Maneater", everything that was right with pop in the 80s – plus "One On One", "Open All Night", "Crime Pays", "Go Solo", "Delayed Reaction", "At Tension", and "Italian Girls". CD features bonus mixes of "Family Man", "Maneater", and "One On One". CD

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✨✧ Ahmad JamalEmerald City Nights – Live At The Penthouse 1963 to 1964 ... CD
Jazz Detective, Mid 60s. New Copy 2CD ... Out Of Stock
Really fantastic music from pianist Ahmad Jamal – a set of tracks that's a really nice change from some of the recordings he was doing for Chess Records in the early 60s, and which definitely point the way towards the more stretched-out performances to come on Impulse Records! As the title implies, the setting is live – and Jamal really stretches out here on a number of tunes – working with a free-flowing sense of lyrical beauty that's even more stunning than in the shorter space of a studio cut – really skilled with that ear for tone and timing that made his work such a fresh voice on the piano scene at the time, and a subtle hint at righteous modes to come in the following generation. Chuck Lampkin is on drums throughout, and one set features Richard Evans on bass, the other Jamil Nasser – on long takes of "Bogota", "Minor Adjustments", "All Of You", "Squatty Roo", "Keep On Keeping On", "Minor Moods", "Lollipops & Roses", "Tangerine", and "But Not For Me". CD

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✨✧ Rick JamesCome Get It ... LP
Gordy, 1978. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
Rick James' first LP for Motown subsidiary Gordy, that was to provide the blueprint for his later success. James' trademark pop bass funk style is fully formed on this one already, and though we may once have thought little of the slick production and style, looking back this stuff has a good bit more substance than some of the other commercial R & B of the day. "Mary Jane" & "You & I" were the 2 big hits of this album, which also includes "Be My Lady", "Hollywood" & "Sexy Lady". LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ Linda LawsonIntroducing Linda Lawson ... CD
Chancellor/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1960. Used ... Out Of Stock
Linda Lawson's a heck of a singer, and it's a shame that her career really didn't take off with this excellent album – because it's a doozy! The record has Linda singing over some sublime west coast backings from Marty Paich – leading a group that includes Jack Sheldon on trumpet, Bud Shank on alto, Bill Perkins on tenor, Jimmy Rowles on piano, and a host of other great talents – honed to perfection with the rare mix of swing and space that you'd get in a classic album by June Christy or Chris Connors – both of whom Linda's matching on this set. Titles include "Are You With Me", "Easy To Love", "But Beautiful", "Meaning Of The Blues", and "Up Pops Love". CD
(Case and traycard have a small cutout hole.)

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✨✧ Gary McFarlandAmerica The Beautiful ... LP
Skye, 1968. Very Good+ Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
An incredible document of late 60s America – composed and conducted by Gary McFarland, in a style that's much more ambitious than any of his other work! The album's fully titled "America The Beautiful: An Account Of Its Disappearance" – and features "movements" with very telling subtitles that include "On This Site Shall Be Erected", "80 Miles An Hour Through Beer Can Country", "Suburbia: Two Poodles And A Plastic Jesus", and our personal favorite, "Due To A Lack Of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Cancelled". Gary's really wearing his politics on his sleeve here – picturing a late 60s America that's without hope, without revolution, and clearly in danger of falling prey to its own plasticization. The whole thing's a wonderful antidote to the "revolution is coming" side of the 60s that is more popularly pushed – and Gary was one of the few musicians at the time with an eye that was clear enough to see that in the 60s, you could sing "The Times Are A-Changing" – but in reality, the corporations were a-growing! Musically, the album features a larger group of jazz players working in a full, rich style that has lots of soundtrack touches. There's a real Axelrod-like feel to the set – with string passages one minute, funky rhythms the next – and some breakout jazz soloing that really colors the tunes nicely! Players include Jerome Richardson, Eric Gale, Bernard Purdie, and Chuck Rainey – and Gary's mostly doing the conducting on the set. LP, Vinyl record album
(Original stereo pressing. Cover has a cutout hole and light wear.)

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✨✧ Gary McFarland & Co.Does The Sun Really Shine On The Moon? ... LP
Skye, 1968. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
A wonderful album from the great Gary McFarland – and completely sublime all the way through! The record's part jazz, part easy, and all McFarland, with a cool compressed breezy vibe that's just about impossible to describe accurately. Gary's vibes are wonderfully set in a small combo with reeds by Jerome Richardson, bass by Richard Davis, organ by Warren Bernhardt, and guitar by Sam Brown. The group play haunting, almost-invisible versions of 60s pop tunes, like "God Only Knows", "Here, There & Everywhere", and "O Morro" – plus a jaunty McFarland original called "Flea Market". LP, Vinyl record album
(Dutch Fontana pressing. Cover has light ringwear, shelf wear, and is lightly bent at the spine.)

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✨✧ Matt MonroRare Monro ... CD
EMI (UK), 1960s/Early 1970s. Used ... Out Of Stock
A great look at the lesser-known side of the career of UK vocalist Matt Monro – one that features rare EMI singles, obscure album tracks, and other usual bits all pulled together in one overstuffed 2CD set! The package is a great antidote to all of the overdone hits collections of Monro's work on the market – and it really gets at the subtle brilliance of his work – that dark-voiced style that was a true precursor to the sound of Scott Walker and others to come in UK pop at the end of the 60s. And even though we're big fans of Matt, there's plenty here we'd never heard before – but that's to be expected with a total of 51 tracks that include "When I Look Into Your Eyes", "The Lady Smiles", "Love Song", "Other People", "Mirage", "All Of A Sudden", "When Love Comes Along", "It's That Time Again", "Only Friends", "So Little Time", "Nothing To Lose", "Lover's Caravan", "All That Remains", "Sitting On Top Of The World", "Till", "I've So Much To Be Thankful For", and even a medley of Matt's famous commercial work! CD

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✨✧ Lee Morgan5 Original Albums (Delightfulee/The Cooker/Lee-Way/Rumproller/Search For The New Land) (5CD set) ... CD
Blue Note/Universal (Germany), Late 1950s/Early 1960s. Used 5 CDs ... Out Of Stock
5 albums from Lee Morgan – one of the coolest cats to ever handle a trumpet for Blue Note! First up is Delightfulee – really unique album from the great Lee Morgan – a set that features the trumpeter in two different settings, but in a way that really works well together! Most of the album has Lee blowing in a very cool quintet – with Joe Henderson on tenor, McCoy Tyner on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums – a group who maybe bring out a slightly hipper vibe that really points the way to the rest of Morgan's direction in the late 60s, when he was really letting some more spiritual currents loose. The other two tracks on the record feature a hip larger band directed by Oliver Nelson – swinging hard in a really soulful style! Nelson's arrangements on these two tracks are great – quite progressive, with a soul jazz big band style that seems to point the way towards the 70s – and the band provides a raging backdrop that lets Lee's trumpet soar over the top in beautiful crystal clear solos. Titles include "Nite Flite", "Delightful Deggie", "Ca-Lee-So", and "Zambia". Also features a few bonus tracks. The Cooker is a very appropriate title for a very cooking little album – one of Lee Morgan's first efforts as a leader, cut back during his first years of late 50s fame! The style here is a bit less Morgan-esque than some of Lee's later 60s classics – but the record is rock-solid throughout, and proof that Morgan was every bit as great a leader in a hardbop session as Hank Mobley or some of the other emerging heavyweights at Blue Note! The strength of the group really helps keep the fire stoked on the set – and Bobby Timmons turns in some amazing piano work alongside a lineup that includes Pepper Adams on baritone sax, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. The Adams presence gives the record a bit of the feel of some of Pepper's sessions with Donald Byrd – but the sparkling, soaring sound of Morgan makes the record way more than just a copycat set. Titles include "New-Ma", "Night In Tunisia", "Lover Man", "Just One Of Those Things", and "Heavy Dipper". Lee Way is an undisputed masterpiece by Lee Morgan – and one of the first records in which he shed his straight bop sensibility, and began evolving into a soulful genius for the 60s! The album's got 4 long tracks that all build beautifully – really extended numbers that break the format of some of Lee's earlier work, and hint a bit at some of the more complicated touches he'd use on later sessions. All players are great – and include fellow Jazz Messengers Bobby Timmons on piano and Art Blakey on drums, plus Jackie McLean on alto and Paul Chambers on bass. Titles include the sublime "These Are Soulful Days" – a perfect model of soulful lyricism – plus "Midtown Blues", "Nakatini Suite", and "The Lion & The Wolff". Rumproller often gets too easily lumped next to The Sidewinder – because of an obvious title and cover similarity to that hit record – but like that one, the album's far more than jazz cliche – and shows Lee Morgan to be one of the greatest jazz musicians of the 60s. The set starts off with the title cut, "The Rumproller" – hard-wailing soul bop, in the manner of Lee's most popular work – but then it easily flows into more sensitive material that has a freer, lyrical feel – like the great original tune "Eclipso" and Wayne Shorter's "Edda" – both of which are superb. Lee is astounding, as always, on trumpet – and the rest of the group includes the great Ronnie Matthews on piano, plus Joe Henderson, Victor Sproles, and Billy Higgins. Search For The New Land is a brilliant album that proves that even at the height of his success, Lee Morgan was one of the freest thinkers on Blue Note – always coming up with fresh ideas that continued to grow his talents! The first cut on the album is keen poof of that fact – the title track "Search For The New Land" – a beautiful 16 minute exploration of modal jazz themes, with an unusual stop/start device as a means of ushering solos by different bandmates – including Wayne Shorter on tenor, Grant Green on guitar, and Herbie Hancock on piano! The approach is unlike anything that Morgan ever did before – and unlike most of other Blue Note as well – and it also benefits from great rhythmic help from Reggie Workman on bass and Billy Higgins on drums. Other tunes are a bit more conventional, but still pretty special – like some of Morgan's inventive work on the Rajah albums – with titles that include "The Joker", "Melancholee", "Mr. Kenyatta" and "Morgan The Pirate". CD
(Still sealed!)

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✨✧ Sea & CakeFawn ... CD
Thrill Jockey, 1997. Used ... Out Of Stock
The Sea & Cake seemed to step up the electronic aspects of their trade a bit with The Fawn, with some breezy synth work here and there and subtly programmed drums and percussion. But the hallmark of the group is still sweet avant pop, which in its patented way manages to be soulful and groovy, yet still somewhat detached and aloof at the same time. Nice stuff by one of the most distinctive groups around. Tracks include "Sporting Life", "The Argument", "The Fawn", "The Ravine", "Rossignol", "There You Are", "Civilise" "Bird And Flag", "Black Tree In The Bee Yard", and "Do Now Fairly Well". CD

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✨✧ Spanky & Our GangSpanky & Our Gang/Like To Get To Know You/Anything You Choose/Live ... CD
Mercury/BGO (UK), Late 1960s. New Copy 2CD ... Out Of Stock
Four albums from this wonderful group – all brought together in a single set! First up is the self-titled Spanky & Our Gang – the first, and perhaps the most conventional album by the group, but still pretty darn insane! Spanky & Our Gang are a strange mix of 60s styles – with bits of We Five, bits of Harpers Bizarre, bits of The Association – but a totally strange and totally fun approach to pop that's very much their own. Cuts on the album are a mix of originals and covers – and highlights include the incredible "5 Definitions Of Love" by Bob Dorough, "Distance" by Joe Renzetti, "Commercial" by the band, and the track "It Ain't Necessarily Bird Avenue". Great groovy stuff – and with arrangements by Renzetti, Dorough, and Stuart Scharf. Like To Get To Know You is a tiny little pop masterpiece was produced and arranged by Stuart Scharf and the great Bob Dorough, and is filled with one of the grooviest approaches to pop we've heard in ages. The album includes the sublime hit "Like To Get To Know You", set in a very different LP setting – plus great versions of "Suzanne" and "Everybody's Talkin", and the cuts "Stardust", "The Swingin Gate", and "My Bill". Anything You Choose is the third movement in the fantastic pop symphony that is Spanky & Our Gang! The record's perhaps their oddest to date – and mixes groovy vocal stylings with some fairly advanced production approaches that work perfectly with the incredible songs written by Stuart Scharf and Bob Dorough. The voices swirl about in a mad rush – interweaving lines of melody and poetry, punctuated by strange sounds, spacey airy instrumentation, and wonderful little rhythms. Titles include "Anything You Choose", "1-3-5-8", "Without Rhyme Or Reason", "Give A Damn", and "Nowhere To Go". Live is an unusual album from this groovy group – especially given that most of their famous work was in the studio – and done with really inventive arrangements and production! Yet those qualities still come through here, even in a live setting – as the record's got this stripped-down approach that shows just how much of the group's own inventive vocal interplay and harmonies were part of their fantastically groovy style! Titles include "Wasn't It You", "Dirty Old Man", "The Klan", "Nagasaki", "Amelia Earhart's Last Flight", and "That's What You Get For Lovin Me". CD

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✨✧ United States Of AmericaUnited States Of America (expanded edition – with bonus tracks) ... CD
Columbia/Sundazed, 1968. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of THE greatest experimental rock albums of the 60s – a landmark effort from a short-lived group that included avant musicians Joe Byrd and Gordon Marron! The group's got a really tremendous sound – part psyche, part electronic, and part folk rock – all put together in a freewheeling style that cares little for genre or convention – and which must have really shook the roots of Columbia Records when they submitted the tape for this set! The instrumentation on the set should be enough to pop your cork – as the group uses ring modulator, electric drums, electric harpsichord, organ, calliope, and other early electronic instruments – but their sound is topped off with some really beautiful vocals from singer Dorothy Moskowitz, adding a light touch that really makes for a strange juxtaposition! The lyrics are a bit poetic and trippy – in a good way – and titles include "The American Metaphysical Circus", "Garden Of Earthly Delights", and "Cloud Song". Beautifully expanded version of the album – with 10 bonus tracks, most previously unissued – titles that include "Tailor Man", "Osamu's Birthday", "No Love To Give", "I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife For You Sugar", and "Mouse (The Garden Of Earthly Delights)". CD
(Out of print.)

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✨✧ Dionne WarwickHere Where There Is Love ... LP
Scepter, 1967. Very Good- ... Out Of Stock
Dionne Warwick's missing from the cover of this album, but the record still managed to be one of her biggest of the 60s – thanks to a near-classic selection of tunes, and sublime arrangements from the mighty Burt Bacharach! There's a confident, mature approach to the record that's arguably even better than Warwick's first few albums for Scepter – a kind of gelling of the genius she'd discovered with Bacharach & David – cast out over even more adult themes than before, with less of a need to focus on pop-oriented material. The album includes two of Dionne's most compelling cuts ever – "Alfie" and "Trains & Boats & Panes" – both sadder than the usual numbers, and with a good dose of remorseful soul – and other Bacharach numbers include "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself", "Go With Love", "Here Where There Is Love", and the seminal "What The World Needs Now Is Love". The album also features some non-Bacharach/David songs too – and Dionne does an equally great job with these as well. LP, Vinyl record album
(UK Pye pressing in a flip back cover. Cover has some wear and aging, a 4 inch center split in the bottom seam.)

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✨✧ Herb Alpert & The Tijuana BrassLost Treasures – Rare & Unreleased ... CD
A&M/Shout Factory, 1960s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Genius, pure genius – a wonderful collection of 22 rare numbers by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – all recorded during the group's years at A&M Records, and including a number of previously unreleased tunes! The sound here is completely sublime – way more than just the simple themes that you might expect from the TJB at the time, especially since there's a fair bit of numbers from Herb's late 60s years, when he was really opening into a wider range of modes explored by A&M Records on their Bacharach, Brazilian, soundtrack, and singer-songwriter releases. The whole thing's a key treasure in our 60s collection of instrumental pop – one that fills in a space we didn't even know we had! Titles include "Alone Again (Naturally)", "Julius & Me", "Happy Hour", "Promises Promises", "Whistlestar", "Killing Me Softy", "Chris", "Popcorn", "Flowers On The Wall", and "Up Cherry Street". CD

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✨✧ Bee GeesBee Gees 1st ... CD
Atco/Rebound, 1967. Used ... Out Of Stock
Sublime sounds from The Bee Gees – a near-perfect bit of 60s pop, and a record that would set the scene for so many others to come! The vocals are what you've always known from the Bros Gibb, but the production is what really sends us – complicated, baroque, and filled with these completely compelling instrumental and studio twists that make the already-charming lyrics even more lovely! Titles include the classics "Holiday" and "Turn Of The Century" – plus "In My Own Time", "Red Chair Fade Away", "Close Another Door", and "To Love Somebody". CD

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✨✧ Bee GeesHorizontal ... LP
Atco, 1968. Very Good- ... Out Of Stock
Early Bee Gees at their best – springing forth into the world of pop with a sound that's completely their own – and which grabs us right from the very first note on classic albums like this! The vocals are full, flowery, and sung in a style that's completely sublime – backed by a brilliant blend of simple acoustic elements and some fuller, ambitious arrangements that really make the whole thing soar – partly psych, fully pop, and put together with a thoughtfulness that's still compelling so many decades later! Titles include the classic "Massachusetts", plus "The Change Is Made", "Horizontal", "Harry Braff", "Lemons Never Forget", and "World". LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ David BowieRock N Roll Star ... LP
Parlophone, Early 1970s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A very cool package, and one that might be sub-titled "The Road To Ziggy Stardust" – as the whole thing provides this progression of work that eventually led up to one of the best-known albums from David Bowie! As has been documented elsewhere, Bowie's partnership with guitarist Mick Ronson really rose to new heights with The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust – and the album itself was the product of work done under the mysterious Arnold Corns name, and over a series of demo recordings, BBC performances, and other material that predated the sessions for the famous album. Here, material is collected from all of those sources and presented almost as a lost early 70s Bowie album with the Spiders From Mars – with tracks that include "Hang On To Yourself (early Ziggy session take)", "Star (take 5 alternate)", "Round & Round (alt mix)", "The Supermen (Ziggy session version)", "Looking For A Friend (Ziggy session version)", "I Can't Explain (Trident studio)", "Starman (Top Of The Pops)", "John I'm Only Dancing (alt Trident Studios)", "Sweet Head (Ziggy sessions outtake)", "Holy Holy (Ziggy sessions alt)", "Shadow Man (Ziggy session version)", "It's Gonna Rain Again (Ziggy sessions outtake)", and "Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy sessions outtake)". LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ Constellation OrchestraPerfect Love Affair ... CD
Prelude/Unidisc (Canada), 1978. Used ... Out Of Stock
A one-off studio group, but a really great one – the team of Moses Dillard and Jesse Boyce, teamed to serve up this sublime blend of keyboards, vocals, and strings! The album's one of the biggest crossover club hits from the Prelude catalog of the 70s – but it's also a set that's got a lot more depth than most other pop disco records of the time. The tunes are all originals, and all nice and long – in that Prelude focus on live instrumental interplay – especially nice between the keyboards of Boyce and riffing guitar of Dillard! Strings slide in and buoy the whole thing up, and vocals are by the trio of Vicki Hampton, Donna McElroy, and Clyde Tucker – mostly in a chorus mode. Titles include "Funk Encounter", "Dancing Angel", "Perfect Love Affair", and "Cosmic Melody". CD also features a radio edit of "Perfect Love Affair". CD
 
 
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