May 3rd Newsletter

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NEW ARRIVALS

  • Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas – Totality
    Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas – Totality
    $34.00 | , Add to cart

    Totality! It can only be good news. The second convergence of Natural Information Society and Bitchin Bajas, years removed from the first, misses no steps and posits low-key revolutions in […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gastr Del Sol – Upgrade & Afterlife
    Gastr Del Sol – Upgrade & Afterlife
    $38.00 | , Add to cart

    When placed next to each other, dueling concerns enrich each other and push the envelope into new, newer, and newest envelopes of a different color. Step inside this magnetic garden […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – The Natural Bridge
    Silver Jews – The Natural Bridge
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    Includes everything that is in the script and nothing that is not in the script. A record made by Capricorns especially for Capricorns. Featuring the All-Marijuana Scarecrow. Released October 1, [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – American Water
    Silver Jews – American Water
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    “The other night a snow storm left some suburban friends stranded at our place. With bourbons and beers in hand, we caught up and listened to records. It had probably […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Bright Flight
    Silver Jews – Bright Flight
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    The first thing I remember about the recording of Bright Flight is that when we opened the door to Hum Depot’s roller rink of a basement studio, the console was […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Early Times
    Silver Jews – Early Times
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    Well, “Salad Days” was taken and “Wild Turkey” sounds like an insult. These field recordings capture the birth of the Jews, from way back in the days of the Silver […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Tanglewood Numbers
    Silver Jews – Tanglewood Numbers
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    David Berman and Co. tear through 10 more numbers, loving you to the max the whole time. Jews fans rejoice, your master is back. released October 18, 2005

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Purple Mountains – Purple Mountains
    Purple Mountains – Purple Mountains
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    David Berman comes in from the cold after ten long years. His new musical expression is a meltdown unparalleled in modern memory. He warns us that his findings might be […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Stooges ‎– The Stooges
    The Stooges ‎– The Stooges
    $175.00 | , , Add to cart

    “While the Stooges had a few obvious points of influence — the swagger of the early Rolling Stones, the horny pound of the Troggs, the fuzztone sneer of a thousand […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • The Stooges ‎– The Stooges
    The Stooges ‎– The Stooges
    $130.00 | , , Add to cart

    “While the Stooges had a few obvious points of influence — the swagger of the early Rolling Stones, the horny pound of the Troggs, the fuzztone sneer of a thousand […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Le Gip ‎– The Voodoo Drums Of Le Gip
    Le Gip ‎– The Voodoo Drums Of Le Gip
    $20.00 | , , Add to cart

    ** two copies available. Kind of exploitive cover & write up, but still a cool drum & vocal record from “Le Gip” … ? VG+/VG+ one copy has bent lower […]

    GENRE: Haitian / Compas / Merenge
  • Groupe Les Chleu-Chleu ‎– Haiti, Mon Pays
    Groupe Les Chleu-Chleu ‎– Haiti, Mon Pays
    $20.00 | , , Add to cart

    Mid 60s Compas gold. Beautiful saxophone on this. VG/VG

    GENRE: Haitian / Compas / Merenge

VINYL

  • Gastr Del Sol – Upgrade & Afterlife
    Gastr Del Sol – Upgrade & Afterlife
    $38.00 | , Add to cart

    When placed next to each other, dueling concerns enrich each other and push the envelope into new, newer, and newest envelopes of a different color. Step inside this magnetic garden […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas – Totality
    Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas – Totality
    $34.00 | , Add to cart

    Totality! It can only be good news. The second convergence of Natural Information Society and Bitchin Bajas, years removed from the first, misses no steps and posits low-key revolutions in […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Silver Jews – The Natural Bridge
    Silver Jews – The Natural Bridge
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    Includes everything that is in the script and nothing that is not in the script. A record made by Capricorns especially for Capricorns. Featuring the All-Marijuana Scarecrow. Released October 1, [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – American Water
    Silver Jews – American Water
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    “The other night a snow storm left some suburban friends stranded at our place. With bourbons and beers in hand, we caught up and listened to records. It had probably […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Bright Flight
    Silver Jews – Bright Flight
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    The first thing I remember about the recording of Bright Flight is that when we opened the door to Hum Depot’s roller rink of a basement studio, the console was […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Early Times
    Silver Jews – Early Times
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    Well, “Salad Days” was taken and “Wild Turkey” sounds like an insult. These field recordings capture the birth of the Jews, from way back in the days of the Silver […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Tanglewood Numbers
    Silver Jews – Tanglewood Numbers
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    David Berman and Co. tear through 10 more numbers, loving you to the max the whole time. Jews fans rejoice, your master is back. released October 18, 2005

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Purple Mountains – Purple Mountains
    Purple Mountains – Purple Mountains
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    David Berman comes in from the cold after ten long years. His new musical expression is a meltdown unparalleled in modern memory. He warns us that his findings might be […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Stooges ‎– The Stooges
    The Stooges ‎– The Stooges
    $175.00 | , , Add to cart

    “While the Stooges had a few obvious points of influence — the swagger of the early Rolling Stones, the horny pound of the Troggs, the fuzztone sneer of a thousand […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • The Stooges ‎– The Stooges
    The Stooges ‎– The Stooges
    $130.00 | , , Add to cart

    “While the Stooges had a few obvious points of influence — the swagger of the early Rolling Stones, the horny pound of the Troggs, the fuzztone sneer of a thousand […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Le Gip ‎– The Voodoo Drums Of Le Gip
    Le Gip ‎– The Voodoo Drums Of Le Gip
    $20.00 | , , Add to cart

    ** two copies available. Kind of exploitive cover & write up, but still a cool drum & vocal record from “Le Gip” … ? VG+/VG+ one copy has bent lower […]

    GENRE: Haitian / Compas / Merenge
  • Ti Roro ‎– Ti Roro, Et Ses Tambours Vaudou – And His Voodoo Drums
    Ti Roro ‎– Ti Roro, Et Ses Tambours Vaudou – And His Voodoo Drums
    $15.00 | , , Add to cart

    Haitian Vodou drummer, VG/VG+ Marks on vinyl.

    GENRE: Haitian / Compas / Merenge

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