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  • King Curtis – Four Classic Albums
    King Curtis – Four Classic Albums
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    Contains: Have Tenor Sax Will Blow, The New Scene Of King Curtis, Soul Battle and Soul Meeting

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Archie Shepp – Blasé
    Archie Shepp – Blasé
    $18.00 | ,

    Florida-born saxophonist, composer, poet, actor and playwright Archie Shepp was one of the most articulate exponents of politicized black culture in the late 60s, a time of enormous upheaval and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Areski – Brigitte Fontaine – L’Incendie
    Areski – Brigitte Fontaine – L’Incendie
    $18.00 | ,

    Vocalist-multi-instrumentalist Areski and singer Brigitte Fontaine are a legendary French musical couple that rose to prominence in the ‘60s, making a series of albums that showcased a boldly [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, International
  • Archie Shepp – Live At The Panafrican Festival
    Archie Shepp – Live At The Panafrican Festival
    $18.00 | ,

    ‘Live At The Panafrican Festival’ is one of the most thought-provoking entries in Archie Shepp’s sprawling discography precisely because of the pivotal moment in time it captures. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Alan Silva And His Celestrial Communication Orchestra – Luna Surface
    Alan Silva And His Celestrial Communication Orchestra – Luna Surface
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    A landmark in avant-garde jazz returns: the definitive, remastered edition of Alan Silva’s 1969 Paris session for BYG’s Actuel series. Leading his 11-piece Celestial Communication Orchestra — [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Nkem Njoku & Ozzobia Brothers* – Ozobia Special
    Nkem Njoku & Ozzobia Brothers* – Ozobia Special
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    Nkem Njoku & Ozzobia Sound’s one and only album, Ozobia Special, is an early 80s Igbo Highlife masterpiece, drawing on Ghana Highlife as well as traditional Ogene 6/8 bell tempos. […]

    GENRE: African, International
  • V/A – Highlife On The Move (Selected Nigerian & Ghanaian Recordings From London & Lagos – 1954-66)
    V/A – Highlife On The Move (Selected Nigerian & Ghanaian Recordin…
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    In conjunction with compiler and highlife researcher Dr. Markus Coester, Soundway Records present a very special release. Highlife On The Move includes the two first ever recordings by a certain [...]

    GENRE: African, International
  • Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes – Renaissance
    Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes – Renaissance
    $12.00 | ,

    Digitally remastered edition of this 1977 album. After the success of Expansions, Lonnie Liston Smith & the Cosmic Echoes were riding high, with Lonnie at the height of his creative […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Autechre – Untilted
    Autechre – Untilted
    $35.00 | ,

    Autechre continue their chronological series of LP reissues with the albums Untilted (2005) and Quaristice (2008). Neither of these albums have been repressed since their original release and [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Cootie Catcher – Something We All Got
    Cootie Catcher – Something We All Got
    $16.00 | ,

    There’s an alternate reality where everyone makes a living wage and the cleanest buses you’ve ever seen arrive every other minute. Where the most intense songs are about confessing your […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Cootie Catcher – Something We All Got (Clear Vinyl)
    Cootie Catcher – Something We All Got (Clear Vinyl)
    $26.00 | ,

    There’s an alternate reality where everyone makes a living wage and the cleanest buses you’ve ever seen arrive every other minute. Where the most intense songs are about confessing your […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Temprees – Lovemen
    The Temprees – Lovemen
    $30.00 | ,

    Produced by Josephine “Jo” Bridges and signed to her We Produce imprint, The Temprees were a Memphis soul vocal trio powered by one of the great falsettos in pop music, […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The Emotions – Untouched
    The Emotions – Untouched
    $30.00 | ,

    Girl group greatness, courtesy of the Chicago-based Hutchinson Sisters (with Theresa Davis on this record) and co-producers Isaac Hayes, David Porter and Ronnie Williams! Recording at Muscle [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A – Solomon King (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
    V/A – Solomon King (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
    $18.00 | ,

    The success of Shaft and Superfly ignited an explosion of films, many produced by small independent studios and filmmakers, whose soundtracks continue to provide rich fodder for turntablists, [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco, Soundtracks / Library Music
  • V/A – Solomon King (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
    V/A – Solomon King (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
    $30.00 | ,

    The success of Shaft and Superfly ignited an explosion of films, many produced by small independent studios and filmmakers, whose soundtracks continue to provide rich fodder for turntablists, [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco, Soundtracks / Library Music
  • The Heath Brothers – Marchin’ On!
    The Heath Brothers – Marchin’ On!
    $35.00 | ,

    Released in 1976 on the pioneering Strata-East Records label, Marchin’ On! feat. Stanley Cowell by The Heath Brothers is a masterful blend of tradition and innovation that captured the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cecil McBee – Mutima
    Cecil McBee – Mutima
    $16.00 | ,

    Cecil McBee’s debut album, Mutima, stands as a landmark achievement in 1970s jazz, blending the deeply introspective qualities of spiritual jazz with adventurous post-bop and avant-garde [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – Let The Spirit Out, Live at “mu” London
    Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – Let The Spirit Out, Live a…
    $39.00 | ,

    Spiritmuse Records and Kahil El’Zabar present Let The Spirit Out, Live at “mu” London, a unique concept of recording new material purposefully in a live audience environment, to capture the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Kelly Moran – Don’t Trust Mirrors
    Kelly Moran – Don’t Trust Mirrors
    $30.00 | ,

    Don’t Trust Mirrors marks one of the most transformative chapters in New York-based composer and producer, Kelly Moran’s career. In 2019, fresh from touring her Warp debut Ultraviolet, she began [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Nightmares On Wax – Echo 45 Soundsystem (Gold Vinyl)
    Nightmares On Wax – Echo 45 Soundsystem (Gold Vinyl)
    $35.00 | ,

    Growing up in the sound system culture of Leeds in England, George spent a fiver, courtesy of his mum, on a battered old speaker box he named “Echo45”. That box […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Tony Molina – On This Day L.P.
    Tony Molina – On This Day L.P.
    $22.00 | ,

    Tony Molina has been putting out records with marked consistency for well over twenty years. Underpinned by an unwavering ethos of independence and an unrelenting devotion to songcraft, his music [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Telephone Numbers – Scarecrow II
    The Telephone Numbers – Scarecrow II
    $12.00 | ,

    The Telephone Numbers have established themselves as a crucial part of San Francisco’s fertile indie music scene, sharing members with The Reds, Pinks & Purples and The Umbrellas and a [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jeanines – How Long Can It Last
    Jeanines – How Long Can It Last
    $11.00 | ,

    Over the course of a decade playing together and making records as Jeanines, the duo of Alicia Jeanine and Jed Smith have charted a distinctive course through the history of […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jeanines – How Long Can It Last (White Vinyl)
    Jeanines – How Long Can It Last (White Vinyl)
    $22.00 | ,

    Over the course of a decade playing together and making records as Jeanines, the duo of Alicia Jeanine and Jed Smith have charted a distinctive course through the history of […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Emmylou Harris – Spyboy
    Emmylou Harris – Spyboy
    $15.00 | ,

    “A good song can survive and shine in different ways in the hands of different musicians,” says Emmylou Harris. “It can have different meanings at different times in your life. […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • This Is Lorelei – Holo Boy
    This Is Lorelei – Holo Boy
    $15.00 | ,

    Nate Amos has always charted his own path. Whether it’s the candid charm of This Is Lorelei or the idiosyncratic chic of Water From Your Eyes, the New York City-based […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Danny Brown – Stardust (White Vinyl)
    Danny Brown – Stardust (White Vinyl)
    $35.00 | ,

    Danny Brown’s last albums Quaranta and Scaring The Hoes bookended the end of the XXX era. Enter Stardust – Danny’s first album since entering sobriety sees him rediscover his [...]

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul
  • The Laughing Chimes – Whispers In The Speech Machine
    The Laughing Chimes – Whispers In The Speech Machine
    $10.00 | ,

    On their spellbinding sophomore album, “Whispers in the Speech Machine,” the young Ohio siblings from The Laughing Chimes fully embrace their Southern Gothic influences, cannily [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Neutrals – New Town Dream
    Neutrals – New Town Dream
    $11.00 | ,

    Neutrals are a punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area, channeling a wide range of ’70s and ’80s punk, post-punk, and DIY indiepop influences. Their spare, angular songs don’t [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Tara Clerkin Trio – In Spring
    Tara Clerkin Trio – In Spring
    $26.00 | ,

    In Spring is the second record by Tara Clerkin Trio, a Bristol-based group who appeared to emerge from below the radar of near-all in early 2020 and in the presence […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Umbrellas – Fairweather Friend
    The Umbrellas – Fairweather Friend
    $12.00 | ,

    Channeling sold gold influences like The Pastels, Comet Gain, Orange Juice and The Aislers Set, The Umbrellas represent the fertile San Francisco Bay Area scene at its most pop-tastic. [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Frankie Rose – Love As Projection
    Frankie Rose – Love As Projection
    $11.00 | ,

    After spending nearly two decades establishing herself across New York and Los Angeles independent music circles, Frankie Rose returns with a fresh form, aesthetic, and purpose embodied in her [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Frankie Rose – Love As Projection
    Frankie Rose – Love As Projection
    $20.00 | ,

    After spending nearly two decades establishing herself across New York and Los Angeles independent music circles, Frankie Rose returns with a fresh form, aesthetic, and purpose embodied in her [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Chime School – Chime School (Magenta Vinyl)
    Chime School – Chime School (Magenta Vinyl)
    $20.00 | ,

    Chime School is the project of San Francisco musician Andy Pastalaniec. Endlessly charmed by 80s indie and its 60s forbearers (and any record with a 12-string guitar), Andy cut his […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas
    The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas
    $19.00 | ,

    The San Francisco bay area has long been an important outpost of the International Pop Underground, from the 90s heyday of The Aislers Set, #Poundsign# and The Fairways to the […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Chime School – Chime School
    Chime School – Chime School
    $10.00 | ,

    Chime School is the project of San Francisco musician Andy Pastalaniec. Endlessly charmed by 80s indie and its 60s forbearers (and any record with a 12-string guitar), Andy cut his […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas
    The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas
    $11.00 | ,

    The San Francisco bay area has long been an important outpost of the International Pop Underground, from the 90s heyday of The Aislers Set, #Poundsign# and The Fairways to the […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Peel Dream Magazine – Moral Panics (Yellow Vinyl)
    Peel Dream Magazine – Moral Panics (Yellow Vinyl)
    $15.00 | ,

    NYC’s Peel Dream Magazine dazzled listeners with their recent release “Agitprop Alterna,” a smart album that draws from a wide set of post-punk, shoegaze and indiepop influences [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jeanines – Jeanines
    Jeanines – Jeanines
    $11.00 | ,

    Brooklyn’s Jeanines specialize in short bursts of energetic but melancholy minor-key pop. With influences that run deep into the most crucial tributaries of DIY pop — Television [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Peel Dream Magazine – Modern Meta Physic
    Peel Dream Magazine – Modern Meta Physic
    $11.00 | ,

    Joe Stevens’ Peel Dream Magazine project has been turning heads and catching ears since late 2017. Stevens is a brilliant writer and arranger and something of a pop scholar; steeped […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Aphex Twin – Syro
    Aphex Twin – Syro
    $49.00 | ,

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Georges Perec – Life: a User’s Manual
    Georges Perec – Life: a User’s Manual
    $25.00 | ,

    Structured around a single moment in time ― 8:00 p.m. on June 23, 1975 ― Perec’s spellbinding puzzle begins in an apartment block in the XVIIth arrondissement of Paris where, […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Maria Tatar – The Hard Facts of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales: Expanded Edition
    Maria Tatar – The Hard Facts of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales: E…
    $23.00 | ,

    Murder, mutilation, cannibalism, infanticide, and incest: the darker side of classic fairy tales is the subject of this groundbreaking and intriguing study of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s Nursery [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Fernand Combet – Schrummschrumm, or the Sunday Quicksands Excursion
    Fernand Combet – Schrummschrumm, or the Sunday Quicksands Excurs…
    $20.00 | ,

    In translation at last, a delightfully delirious novel in which absurdity gives way to nightmare This novel by French writer Fernand Combet is at long last available in English. A […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Franz Werfel – The Forty Days of Musa Dagh
    Franz Werfel – The Forty Days of Musa Dagh
    $29.00 | ,

    The internationally acclaimed novel based on the heroic resistance during the Armenian genocide of 1915. This is the story of how the people of several Armenian villages in the mountains […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Philippe Soupault – The Voyage of Horace Pirouelle
    Philippe Soupault – The Voyage of Horace Pirouelle
    $13.00 | ,

    A Rimbaudesque novella of wayward wanderlust and liberty from the cofounder of Surrealism Conceived in a hospital bed in 1917 and written a few months later after his fateful encounter […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • James Van Der Zee – The Harlem Book of the Dead
    James Van Der Zee – The Harlem Book of the Dead
    $24.00 | ,

    Available for the first time since 1978, The Harlem Book of the Dead showcases James Van Der Zee’s unflinching creative vision Originally published in 1978, The Harlem Book of the […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Sam Shepard – Motel Chronicles
    Sam Shepard – Motel Chronicles
    $17.00 | ,

    Motel Chronicles reveals the fast-moving and sometimes surprising world of the man behind the plays that have made Sam Shepard a living legend in the theater. Shepard chronicles his own […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Jacques Prevert – Paroles: Selected Poems
    Jacques Prevert – Paroles: Selected Poems
    $17.00 | ,

    In the years immediately following World War II, Jacques Prévert spoke directly to and for the French who had come of age during the German Occupation. First published in 1946 […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Michel Chion – Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen
    Michel Chion – Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen
    $32.00 | ,

    Michel Chion’s landmark Audio-Vision has exerted significant influence on our understanding of sound-image relations since its original publication in 1994. Chion argues that sound film [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic, Non-Fiction