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  • Nico – Hanging Gardens
    Nico – Hanging Gardens
    $8.00 | , ,

    “Loudly touted as Nico’s final studio album, Hanging Gardens was, in fact, something of a mishmash, comprising a handful of tracks from her last-ever concert, at the Berlin [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Nico ‎– Heroine
    Nico ‎– Heroine
    $10.00 | , ,

    Nico’s acoustic performance at Manchester’s Library Theatre. (Tracks 1-13) This is an Essential Archive Release and was recorded live at the Library Theatre Manchester circa 1980 [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Nico – Femme Fatale
    Nico – Femme Fatale
    $10.00 | , ,

    In 1982 Nico recorded two tracks with New Order’s producer Martin Hannett. Here on CD for the first time, together with the best recordings from her 1983 tour from memorable […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Moebius & Beerbohm – Strange Music
    Moebius & Beerbohm – Strange Music
    $15.00 | , ,

    Bureau B reissues the first collaborative release by Dieter Moebius and Gerd Beerbohm, originally released by Sky Records in 1982. In the latter half of the 1970s, alongside their Cluster […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Experimental / Noise
  • Moebius – Blue Moon – Original Motion-Picture Sound-Track
    Moebius – Blue Moon – Original Motion-Picture Sound-Track
    $20.00 | , ,

    “By 1969 at the latest, Dieter Moebius was synonymous with the avant-garde electronic music scene in Germany. He and Hans-Joachim Roedelius formed Cluster, a seminal electronic/ambient duo, [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Experimental / Noise, Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Moebius – Tonspuren
    Moebius – Tonspuren
    $15.00 | , ,

    By 1969 at the latest, Dieter Moebius was synonymous with the avant-garde electronic music scene in Germany. He and Hans-Joachim Roedelius formed Cluster, a seminal electronic/ambient duo, whilst [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Experimental / Noise
  • Ultravox – Systems Of Romance
    Ultravox – Systems Of Romance
    $15.00 | , ,

    “With 1978’s Systems of Romance, Ultravox left punk behind and single-handedly blueprinted the entire new romantic movement to come — well, with a little help from co-producers [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Power Pop / New Wave
  • Ultravox! – Ha! Ha! Ha!
    Ultravox! – Ha! Ha! Ha!
    $15.00 | , ,

    “Ha! Ha! Ha! is a bruising album, a tsunami of a set that epitomized the fire and fury of its age. Icy to its core, producer Steve Lillywhite brilliantly captured […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Power Pop / New Wave
  • The Free Design – Butterflies Are Free – The Original Recordings 1967-72
    The Free Design – Butterflies Are Free – The Original Recordings…
    $30.00 | , , ,

    Contains the albums: Kites Are Fun, You Could Be Born Again, Heaven/Earth, Sing For Very Important People, Stars / Time / Bubbles / Love, One By One, There Is A […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Rock / Pop
  • Moebius & Plank – Rastakraut Pasta
    Moebius & Plank – Rastakraut Pasta
    $14.00 | , ,

    “Dieter Moebius and Conny Plank got to know each other through their work on Cluster’s 1971 album (BB 058CD/LP) and remained close friends until Plank’s death in 1987. They made [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Experimental / Noise
  • Ultravox! – Ultravox!
    Ultravox! – Ultravox!
    $15.00 | , ,

    “Depeche Mode claimed to be punks with synthesizers, but it was Ultravox! who first showed the kind of dangerous rhythms that keyboards could create. The quintet certainly had their [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Power Pop / New Wave
  • Mœbius & Plank ‎– Material
    Mœbius & Plank ‎– Material
    $10.00 | , ,

    On their second album Material, originally released on Sky Records in 1981, Moebius & Plank ventured far, far away from the double coordinates of the Harmonia world and pop music […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Experimental / Noise
  • Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band ‎– Safe As Milk (Audiophile 180g Vinyl Pressing)
    Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band ‎– Safe As Milk (Audiophile 180g …
    $40.00 | , ,

    “Beefheart’s first proper studio album is a much more accessible, pop-inflected brand of blues-rock than the efforts that followed in the late ’60s — which isn’t to [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Gong ‎– Camembert Electrique (1974 UK Reissue)
    Gong ‎– Camembert Electrique (1974 UK Reissue)
    $45.00 | , ,

    “This is a classic, the epitome of the band’s early Daevid Allen phase with Ph.P.’s (pothead pixies) in full, blazing glory. In its infancy, Gong was a unique prog rock […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Love ‎– Forever Changes (180g Italian Reissue)
    Love ‎– Forever Changes (180g Italian Reissue)
    $30.00 | , ,

    “Love’s Forever Changes made only a minor dent on the charts when it was first released in 1967, but years later it became recognized as one of the finest and […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Kraftwerk ‎– The Man•Machine
    Kraftwerk ‎– The Man•Machine
    $25.00 | , ,

    “The Man-Machine is closer to the sound and style that would define early new wave electro-pop — less minimalistic in its arrangements and more complex and danceable in its underlying [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Collectors ‎– The Collectors
    The Collectors ‎– The Collectors
    $15.00 | , ,

    Canadian psych/sunshine pop. Label: Warner Bros. – Seven Arts Records – WS 1746 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1968 VG/G+. Seam splitting at bottom seam and is […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Ford Theatre ‎– Trilogy For The Masses (check condition, plays w/noise)
    Ford Theatre ‎– Trilogy For The Masses (check condition, plays w/noise…
    $15.00 | , ,

    “Ford Theatre was typical of the sound of Boston psychedelic rock circa 1968: dark, foreboding, somber songs, sometimes quite long, with sub-California acid rock guitar, and more weight on [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Strawberry Alarm Clock ‎– Incense And Peppermints (check condition, plays w/noise)
    The Strawberry Alarm Clock ‎– Incense And Peppermints (check condition…
    $20.00 | , ,

    “This is the debut long-player from the southern California-based Strawberry Alarm Clock — the title track of this album topped national singles charts in December of 1967. As the [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Ultimate Spinach – Ultimate Spinach (1968 Mono Promo in Stereo Jacket!)
    Ultimate Spinach – Ultimate Spinach (1968 Mono Promo in Stereo Jacket!…
    $200.00 | , ,

    Debut album by the Boston psych mavericks Label: MGM Records – E4518 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono, Gatefold Country: US Released: 1968 VG/VG+. Noticeable light marks. Mono sticker has [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Velvet Underground ‎– White Light/White Heat (1985 Reissue)
    The Velvet Underground ‎– White Light/White Heat (1985 Reissue)
    $35.00 | , ,

    The world of pop music was hardly ready for The Velvet Underground’s first album when it appeared in the spring of 1967, but while The Velvet Underground and Nico sounded […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Colosseum ‎– The Grass Is Greener
    Colosseum ‎– The Grass Is Greener
    $12.00 | , ,

    “The second album from this British jazz-rock quintet rocks harder than their first outing. Their take on Jack Bruce’s “Rope Ladder to the Moon” is especially strong, and [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Opal – Early Recordings Vol. 2
    Opal – Early Recordings Vol. 2
    $175.00 | , , ,

    Kendra Smith and David Roback with Keith Mitchell. All tracks recorded 1983-1987. Label: no label – no cat Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: Released: 2018 [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • SRC ‎– Traveler’s Tale
    SRC ‎– Traveler’s Tale
    $17.00 | , , ,

    “SRC’s final album was recorded after the departure of guitarists Gary Quackenbush and Steve Lyman, Ray Goodman assuming all the guitar chores. Despite the shakeup, the sound hardly [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Silver Metre ‎– Silver Metre
    Silver Metre ‎– Silver Metre
    $12.00 | , , ,

    Sole album by the crunchy hard-rock band, Silver Metre. Label: National General Records – NG-2000 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo Country: US Released: 1969 VG/VG

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Orient Express ‎– The Orient Express
    The Orient Express ‎– The Orient Express
    $20.00 | , , ,

    “The Orient Express’ sole LP from 1969 stands today as an early experiment in world fusion – and a pretty successful one at that, at least artistically. Guitarist Guy Duris […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Nik Turner ‎– Space Ritual 1994
    Nik Turner ‎– Space Ritual 1994
    $30.00 | , , ,

    Recorded live at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA on February 15th, 1994 Label: Purple Pyramid – CLO3149 Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Triple […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Zacht Automaat ‎– Zacht Automaat
    Zacht Automaat ‎– Zacht Automaat
    $15.00 | , , ,

    Selections from the first 11 Zacht Automaat albums, recorded 2010-2012, previously released online / cassette. Label: Calico Corp – CCRP05 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Numbered Country: [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Schmetterlinge – Proletenpassion
    Schmetterlinge – Proletenpassion
    $12.00 | , , ,

    Highly political krautrock/folk-rock by the Austrian group, Schmetterlinge. Label: Antagon – ALP 3213 Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Boxset Country: Germany Released: VG+/VG. Sticker and some wear [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Peoples Temple ‎– Sons Of Stone
    The Peoples Temple ‎– Sons Of Stone
    $17.00 | , , ,

    Michigan-based neo-garage/psych rock. RIYL: Black Angels, Oh Sees Label: HoZac Records – HZR-085 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 2011 VG+/VG. Some corner creasing/sleevewear

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Lords Of Thyme ‎– The Future Of Things Past
    Lords Of Thyme ‎– The Future Of Things Past
    $10.00 | , , ,

    “I have learned over the years that when Nigel Cross (founder of Bucketfull of Brains fanzine and the Shagrat label) speaks, it’s worth paying attention. Thus, when he began telling […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Folk / Country
  • Ippolit Matvejevics – Egy Sosem Volt Legenda Feltámadása (The Resurrection Of A Legend That Never Existed)
    Ippolit Matvejevics – Egy Sosem Volt Legenda Feltámadása (The Resurrec…
    $14.00 | , , ,

    Hungarian prog/psych Label: Alt Product – APLP002 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Hungary Released: 2020 VG+/VG+. Doesn’t include all memorabilia

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, International
  • Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends ‎– Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends
    Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends ‎– Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends
    $15.00 | , , ,

    “An infamous album by London scene maker Screaming Lord Sutch, who, among other things, claimed to be a genuine Earl and to have started the long hair craze of the […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Frijid Pink ‎– Frijid Pink
    Frijid Pink ‎– Frijid Pink
    $12.00 | , , ,

    “Frijid Pink’s self-titled debut album is a slashing, seriously soulful example of late-’60s Detroit rock near its best. Although they never registered with critics or rock [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Dark Fog – Make You Believe
    Dark Fog – Make You Believe
    $12.00 | , , ,

    “Like other hard-psych-revisionists, these guys seem to have learned some of their guitar and vocal moves in a post-Dinosaur universe, but we were never too big on yappy emotive vocals […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • John Cale ‎– Poptical Illusion (w/limited 7″)
    John Cale ‎– Poptical Illusion (w/limited 7″)
    $85.00 | , , ,

    “A bit over ten years separated John Cale’s 2012 album Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood and his next LP of original material, 2023’s Mercy. Chalk it up to a more […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • BASIC – BASIC
    BASIC – BASIC
    $15.00 | ,

    BASIC – the trio of Chris Forysth (guitar), Mikel Patrick Avery (percussion, drum machine, electronics), and Douglas McCombs (Fender Bass VI) – produced their new 7-track album over [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • BASIC – BASIC
    BASIC – BASIC
    $25.00 | ,

    BASIC – the trio of Chris Forysth (guitar), Mikel Patrick Avery (percussion, drum machine, electronics), and Douglas McCombs (Fender Bass VI) – produced their new 7-track album over [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • Ted Lucas – Images Of Life
    Ted Lucas – Images Of Life
    $100.00 | ,

    Images of Life is the career-spanning, 3xLP retrospective boxset illuminating the staggering breadth and depth of Detroit’s unheralded songwriting genius, Ted Lucas. Disc one “Strange [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Folk / Country
  • The Incredible String Band ‎– The Incredible String Band
    The Incredible String Band ‎– The Incredible String Band
    $15.00 | , ,

    “The debut release from the original Incredible String Band trio — Robin Williamson (violin/whistle/mandolin/guitar/vocals), Clive Palmer (banjo/guitar/vocals), and Mike Heron [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Folk / Country
  • Rangda ‎– The Heretic’s Bargain
    Rangda ‎– The Heretic’s Bargain
    $10.00 | , ,

    Lots of ground covered: abraded fury, free forms and serpentine Rang-dang-doodle songatechture mutated via some kind of lateral gene transfer of their musical DNA — a trip best taken WHOLE. […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Folk / Country
  • Nebula – Let It Burn
    Nebula – Let It Burn
    $20.00 | , ,

    “Eddie Glass of Fu Manchu fame has put together one of the most sonically aural music obliterations ever put down on tape. Along with Queens of the Stone Age and […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Musica Orbis ‎– To The Listeners
    Musica Orbis ‎– To The Listeners
    $20.00 | , ,

    Chamber/art-rock from the Philadelphia ensemble, Musica Orbis. Straddles the line between Henry Cow/Art Bears and Lovely Music LTD. Beautiful stuff. Label: Longdivity Records – LD 1 Format: [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Lucifer’s Friend ‎– …Where The Groupies Killed The Blues (75′ USA pressing)
    Lucifer’s Friend ‎– …Where The Groupies Killed The Blues (…
    $17.00 | , ,

    The second album by the proto-metal/hard rock German band. RIYL: Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, ELP. Label: Passport Records – PPSD-98008 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: US Released: 1975 VG+/VG

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Jade Warrior – Floating World
    Jade Warrior – Floating World
    $18.00 | , ,

    “Once a symbol of the Vertigo label’s adventurism, Jade Warrior’s lack of sales led to their dismissal in 1972, which inevitably resulted in the band’s disintegration. [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Garcia Peoples – One Step Behind
    Garcia Peoples – One Step Behind
    $16.00 | , ,

    “Welcome to the sound of Garcia Peoples at full speed. Without losing a ray of sunshine or a drop of dew, One Step Behind is the first major statement by […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Sands Hollow – Half the Night is Candlelight
    Sands Hollow – Half the Night is Candlelight
    $16.00 | , ,

    Modern alt-psych from Austin, Texas. In similar zone as Moon Duo, Psychic Ills, Black Angels. Label: Monofonus Press – MF038 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 2012 VG+/VG+. Light scuffs [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The (St. Thomas) Pepper Smelter ‎– Soul & Pepper
    The (St. Thomas) Pepper Smelter ‎– Soul & Pepper
    $30.00 | , ,

    Peruvian psych-pop. Shreds hard in sections. Label: Lazarus Audio Products – DVS 689 Format: Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo Country: US Released: 1997 VG+/VG+. Light marks and wear

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Red Red Meat – Bunny Gets Paid
    Red Red Meat – Bunny Gets Paid
    $20.00 | , ,

    “On their first two albums, Red Red Meat built their signature sound by taking the blues, filtering it through their druggy post-punk sensibilities, and bending it into something that was [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Frost – Through The Eyes Of Love
    The Frost – Through The Eyes Of Love
    $20.00 | , ,

    “The most refined of the three albums by the Frost features singer/songwriter Dick Wagner as producer, with Sam Charters, producer of the first two albums — Frost Music and Rock […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych