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  • Jean Houston – The Passion of Isis and Osiris
    Jean Houston – The Passion of Isis and Osiris
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    In The Passion of Isis and Osiris, Jean Houston, internationally renowned philosopher, psychologist, and explorer of world myth, takes us deep into the mysteries of Egypt, land of the ancient [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • What May Come: The Taller de Grafica Popular and the Mexican Political Print
    What May Come: The Taller de Grafica Popular and the Mexican Political…
    $7.00 | , ,

    Established in Mexico City in 1937, the Taller de Gráfica Popular (Popular Graphic Art Workshop) sought to create prints, posters, and illustrated publications that were popular and affordable, [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Sacred Places: A Journey into the Holiest Lands
    Sacred Places: A Journey into the Holiest Lands
    $7.00 | , ,

    Takes readers on a tour of the world’s most sacred sights while tracing the earliest religious rituals and traditions of each area, including Stonehenge, the Kali Temple in Calcutta, and [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Mircea Eliade – The Sacred & The Profane
    Mircea Eliade – The Sacred & The Profane
    $7.00 | , ,

    In The Sacred and the Profane, Mircea Eliade observes that while contemporary people believe their world is entirely profane or secular, they still at times find themselves connected [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Jean Baudrillard – The Conspiracy of Art
    Jean Baudrillard – The Conspiracy of Art
    $7.00 | , ,

    Cutting-edge theorist Jean Baudrillard on the complicitous dance of art, politics, economics, and media; includes “War Porn,” on Abu Ghraib as a new genre of reality TV. The images [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Philip K Dick – Ubik
    Philip K Dick – Ubik
    $7.00 | , ,

    In a dystopian future of psychic powers, Glen Runciter runs a lucrative business — deploying his teams of anti-psychics to corporate clients who want privacy and security from psychic spies. […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Craig Owens – Beyond Recognition : Representation, Power, and Culture
    Craig Owens – Beyond Recognition : Representation, Power, and Cu…
    $7.00 | , ,

    Perhaps more than any other recent writer, Craig Owens explored the relations among the discourses of contemporary art, sexuality, and power. His familiarity with the New York art world and […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Gories* ‎– Give Me Some Money / You Don’t Love Me (Red Vinyl)
    Gories* ‎– Give Me Some Money / You Don’t Love Me (Red Vinyl)
    $22.00 | , ,

    36th release in the 1st volume of the Sub Pop Singles Club. Features a Spinal Tap and Bo Diddley cover. Label: Sub Pop – SP134 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, Limited […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Punk / Hardcore
  • Melvins ‎– Night Goat (Blue/White Marbled Vinyl)
    Melvins ‎– Night Goat (Blue/White Marbled Vinyl)
    $24.00 | , ,

    Alternate single version of the Houdini track, paired with a Jon Spencer cover. Label: Amphetamine Reptile Records – SCALE 44 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, Blue/White Marbled Vinyl Country: US [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Reatards ‎– Plastic Surgery (White Vinyl)
    Reatards ‎– Plastic Surgery (White Vinyl)
    $24.00 | , ,

    Early EP from Jay Reatard’s band. Label: Shattered Records – SR-003 Format: Vinyl, 7″, White vinyl Country: US Released: 2005 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Tim Hecker ‎– The North Water (Clear Vinyl)
    Tim Hecker ‎– The North Water (Clear Vinyl)
    $17.00 | , ,

    “The score for The North Water was written just before and during the pandemic in 2020, mostly over arguably one of the darkest winters of some memory in Montreal,” says […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Soundtracks / Library Music
  • V/A – Hydeout Productions – 2nd Collections
    V/A – Hydeout Productions – 2nd Collections
    $60.00 | , ,

    Beats and collages from Hyde Out Productions. Primarily features Nujabes, but also has many collaborations and remixes. Label: Hyde Out Productions – HOLP-007 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, [...]

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul, Techno / House / Electronic
  • V/A – Wir Rufen Deine Wölfe (Blue Vinyl)
    V/A – Wir Rufen Deine Wölfe (Blue Vinyl)
    $30.00 | , ,

    “All songs are musical adaptations of the 1979 poem “Wir Rufen Deine Wölfe” by Friedrich Hielscher.” Label: Ahnstern – Ahnstern12 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Velvet Underground – Andy Warhol’s Velvet Underground Featuring Nico (1983 Netherlands Comp)
    Velvet Underground – Andy Warhol’s Velvet Underground Featuring …
    $50.00 | , ,

    Euro-comp that covers key tracks from the first three VU albums. Label: Polydor – 2629001 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold Country: Netherlands Released: 1983 [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Zuntata ‎– Darius – Taito Game Music Vol. 2
    Zuntata ‎– Darius – Taito Game Music Vol. 2
    $36.00 | , ,

    Fun and inventive synth soundtrack to the 1987 video game Darius that stands alone as well. RIYL: late 80’s Tangerine Dream, YMO. Label: G.M.O.Records – ALR-22912 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: [...]

    GENRE: Soundtracks / Library Music, Synthwave / Electronic
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto & Kazumi Watanabe ‎– Tokyo Joe
    Ryuichi Sakamoto & Kazumi Watanabe ‎– Tokyo Joe
    $38.00 | , ,

    Compilation of tracks from the albums “Thousand Knives” (1978), “Kylyn” (1979), “Kylyn Live” (1979) and the track “Tokyo Joe” which was a 7″ [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, International, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Synthwave / Electronic
  • The Stooges – Fun House
    The Stooges – Fun House
    $38.00 | , ,

    Deep in the night, i’m lost in love. Label: Rhino Records – RHF1 74071 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo, 180 Gram, Gatefold Country: Worldwide Released: [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • S.O.D.: Stormtroopers Of Death* ‎– Speak English Or Die
    S.O.D.: Stormtroopers Of Death* ‎– Speak English Or Die
    $32.00 | , ,

    “S.O.D.’s Speak English or Die was an important record in the fusion of hardcore punk with thrash and speed metal, making even more explicit the connections that Anthrax’s music [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Spectrum – Optical Sunrise / Spectrum 2
    Spectrum – Optical Sunrise / Spectrum 2
    $40.00 | , ,

    Japanese jazz-funk/fusion slammer. Label: Victor – SJX-20185 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Japan Released: 1980 VG+/VG+. W/obi

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Prince ‎– Dirty Mind
    Prince ‎– Dirty Mind
    $25.00 | , ,

    “Neither For You nor Prince was adequate preparation for the full-blown masterpiece of Prince’s third album, Dirty Mind. Recorded in his home studio, with Prince playing nearly every [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Meridian Brothers, Conjunto Media Luna ‎– Paz En La Tierra
    Meridian Brothers, Conjunto Media Luna ‎– Paz En La Tierra
    $20.00 | , ,

    Paz en La Tierra is a result of a search by the Meridian Brothers & Conjunto Media Luna of the heart of something that can be called a ‘power format’ […]

    GENRE: Latin
  • Makaya McCraven ‎– Universal Beings E&F Sides
    Makaya McCraven ‎– Universal Beings E&F Sides
    $17.00 | , ,

    “An addendum to Makaya McCraven’s critically-acclaimed 2018 release Universal Beings, which The New York Times said “affirms the drummer and beatsmith’s position as a [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Makoto Terashita Trio – Ihatov
    Makoto Terashita Trio – Ihatov
    $45.00 | , ,

    The Jazz pianist leads his trio through inventive interpretations of several standards. RIYL: Monk, Ryo Fukui’s Scenery. Label: T.S.C.C. – TSC AD-0044 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Mariah – Yen Tricks
    Mariah – Yen Tricks
    $15.00 | , ,

    Second album by the Japanese super-group. Decidedly more prog & rock influenced than their later work. Label: Bill Box – K28A-17 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Japan Released: 1980 [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Matt Jencik, Midwife ‎– Never Die (Clear Vinyl)
    Matt Jencik, Midwife ‎– Never Die (Clear Vinyl)
    $22.00 | , ,

    Despite the outright denial in its title, death is present in every one of the songs on Never Die, the collaborative album from Midwife’s Madeline Johnston and Matt Jencik (of […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Miles Davis ‎– On The Corner (1972 Japanese Pressing)
    Miles Davis ‎– On The Corner (1972 Japanese Pressing)
    $50.00 | , ,

    “One could call this album Metal Machine Miles—it is filled with electronic beeps and metallic clangs, and a very looped, robotic feel. It engages by trance and repetition. Miles’ wah-wah [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Mount Eerie ‎– Clear Moon / Ocean Roar
    Mount Eerie ‎– Clear Moon / Ocean Roar
    $24.00 | , ,

    “Two records that came out in 2012, packaged here as a pair. Clear Moon is songs about a quiet life in and around a small northwest town, usually buried in […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Hideki Saijo – Pop’n Girl Hideki
    Hideki Saijo – Pop’n Girl Hideki
    $20.00 | , ,

    Breezy City Pop from the renowned superstar. Label: RCA – RHL-8018 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Japan Released: 1981 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: International, Rock / Pop
  • Half Japanese ‎– Volume Three: 1990-1995
    Half Japanese ‎– Volume Three: 1990-1995
    $25.00 | , ,

    “Continuing the series following Pitchfork’s “Best New Reissue” for Volume Two are the albums from 1990-1995, with new art and liner notes. We Are They Who Ache With [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jimmy Smith ‎– Midnight Special
    Jimmy Smith ‎– Midnight Special
    $15.00 | , ,

    “Midnight Special is a perfect complement to Back at the Chicken Shack, which was recorded the same day. Organist Jimmy Smith, tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, and guitarist Kenny [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Coltrane – A Love Supreme
    John Coltrane – A Love Supreme
    $42.00 | , ,

    “One of the most important records ever made, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme was his pinnacle studio outing, that at once compiled all of the innovations from his past, spoke […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds ‎– La Araña Es La Vida
    Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds ‎– La Araña Es La Vida
    $25.00 | , ,

    Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds’ fourth full-length for In The Red Records, La Araña Es La Vida feels the Mexican muse of The Great Spider Goddess of Teoticuhan, […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Indie / Alternative
  • Eno*, Moebius*, Roedelius* ‎– After The Heat
    Eno*, Moebius*, Roedelius* ‎– After The Heat
    $30.00 | , ,

    “Brian Eno’s second album collaboration with Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius of Cluster consists of slow-moving instrumentals full of repeated synthesizer sound patterns and [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Days Of Heaven: The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture (1983 Japanese Pressing)
    Days Of Heaven: The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture (1983 …
    $45.00 | , ,

    “Prolific composer Ennio Morricone has written so many film scores that it would be foolhardy to call his music for writer/director Terrence Malick’s Days of Heaven the best work [...]

    GENRE: Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Candy – Good To Feel
    Candy – Good To Feel
    $20.00 | , ,

    “Richmond has long held the hard-earned reputation as one of the East Coast’s premier extreme music hotbeds. The capital city’s bands regularly steamroll their competition, even making the [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Boris ‎– Heavy Rocks (Orange Vinyl)
    Boris ‎– Heavy Rocks (Orange Vinyl)
    $30.00 | , ,

    “Initially released in 2002, the first Heavy Rocks album was the first Boris release to consist primarily of normal-length rock songs rather than expansive noise/drone epics. Though albums [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Bobby Womack –  Across 110th Street
    Bobby Womack – Across 110th Street
    $25.00 | , ,

    “The soundtrack to a relatively little-known 1972 blaxploitation film featured songs written and performed by Bobby Womack, as well as a musical score by J.J. Johnson. Although the [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Boris With Merzbow ‎– 2R0I2P0 (White And Neon Magenta Butterfly Wings Vinyl)
    Boris With Merzbow ‎– 2R0I2P0 (White And Neon Magenta Butterfly Wings …
    $22.00 | , ,

    “Japan’s overdriven avant-metal power trio Boris and industrial noise pioneer Merzbow (Masami Akita) have been working together intermittently since 2002. This is their fifth studio [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Metal
  • Anteloper ‎– Pink Dolphins
    Anteloper ‎– Pink Dolphins
    $20.00 | , ,

    “As Anteloper, the duo of trumpeter jaimie branch and drummer Jason Nazary make a synth-adorned, groove-heavy kind of subaquatic free jazz, leaning into structural improvisation and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Aphex Twin ‎– Collapse EP
    Aphex Twin ‎– Collapse EP
    $14.00 | , ,

    “The legendary Aphex Twin returns bringing the heat once more! One of the most spectacular and critically lauded artists in the world, the Collapse EP is one surely not to […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Angel Bat Dawid – The Oracle
    Angel Bat Dawid – The Oracle
    $18.00 | , ,

    “Composer, clarinetist, singer & spiritual jazz soothsayer Angel Bat Dawid descended on Chicago’s jazz & improvised music scene just a few years ago. In very short time, the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Larry Townsend – The Severed Head
    Larry Townsend – The Severed Head
    $17.00 | , ,

    During the riots that followed the unpopular verdicts in the Rodney King trial, a group of skinhead punks preys on the Gay Community of West Hollywood. In the course of […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • S. English – Narco-Analysis
    S. English – Narco-Analysis
    $25.00 | , ,

    “This program connects the dots between various lone wolves and outsider units operating on the outskirts of the nascent international mail art / audio cassette trading network of the 1980s [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Warlord ‎– Deliver Us
    Warlord ‎– Deliver Us
    $15.00 | , ,

    Classic 1980’s melodic heavy metal. RIYL: Iron Maiden, Dio Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in the listing is stock. There may be variation in the actual product.

    GENRE: Metal
  • Paul Haines – Darn It!
    Paul Haines – Darn It!
    $10.00 | , ,

    Huge collaborative work by the provocateur/jazz musician/poet, Paul Haines. Features guest spots from Carla Bley, Robert Wyatt, Roswell Rudd, Derek Bailey, Evan Parker and many many more. [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic, Spoken Word
  • Robert Longo (Rizzoli Monograph)
    Robert Longo (Rizzoli Monograph)
    $20.00 | , ,

    Monograph covering the New York-based multi-media artist. Book is in Like New condition and shows very light general wear. *Image in the listing is stock. There may be variation in […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Andre Bazin – The Cinema Of Cruelty
    Andre Bazin – The Cinema Of Cruelty
    $50.00 | , ,

    Perhaps the single most important voice of cinema in the twentieth century, André Bazin profoundly influenced the development of the scholarship that we know now as film criticism. Bazin has […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Lola Flores – Lola Flores
    Lola Flores – Lola Flores
    $30.00 | , ,

    Evocative and heartrending Flamenco & Bolero songs from the prolific Spanish singer & actress. Label: Columbia – C7193 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Spain Released: 1974 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: International, Latin
  • Howlin’ Wolf – The Chess Box
    Howlin’ Wolf – The Chess Box
    $35.00 | , ,

    “This three-CD box set currently rates as the best — and most digestible — overview of Howlin’ Wolf’s career. Disc one starts with the Memphis sides that eventually [...]

    GENRE: Blues
  • Bill Evans – The Complete Riverside Recordings
    Bill Evans – The Complete Riverside Recordings
    $90.00 | ,

    “This magnificent 12-CD set contains all of Bill Evans’ Riverside recordings as a leader, an extremely important period in the influential pianist’s development. The first [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz