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  • Alco ‎– Threads Of Life
    Alco ‎– Threads Of Life
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    “An art rock concept album with neo-classical elements made at Plymouth university in 1972, including some astonishing complex dreamy tracks with wistful vocals and an eloquent mesh of [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • V/A – Africa Boogaloo: The Latinization Of West Africa
    V/A – Africa Boogaloo: The Latinization Of West Africa
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    “Honest Jon’s presents a collection of music from ’60s and ’70s West Africa that is heavily influenced by Latin sounds from the era, representing a mutual cultural [...]

    GENRE: African
  • Verckys Et L’Orchestre Vévé ‎– Congolese Funk, Afrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978
    Verckys Et L’Orchestre Vévé ‎– Congolese Funk, Afrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978
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    “Congo’s turbulent and exhilarating ’70s: Nightclubs and dance floors were packed to the brim in the capital, Kinshasa. Exuberant crowds, still giddy from independence a decade [...]

    GENRE: African
  • Nürnberg – Paharda (Red Vinyl)
    Nürnberg – Paharda (Red Vinyl)
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    “Post-Soviet independent punk and rock music is blooming these days, and Nürnberg from Minsk are a great example of this scene. Back in April the band have released Paharda, their […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Luther Ingram – Do You Love Somebody (Promo)
    Luther Ingram – Do You Love Somebody (Promo)
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    “Luther Ingram’s final LP for Stax’s Koko imprint features ten songs written by Ingram, Tommy Tate, and Johnny Baylor (Ingram’s late, notorious manager; many feel his [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Mandrill – Mandrilland
    Mandrill – Mandrilland
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    “With four superb and nearly flawless albums under their belt, it was no surprise to anyone when raves began pouring in for Mandrill’s ambitious August 1974 double LP Mandrilland. [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Sex Pistols – Power Of The Pistols
    Sex Pistols – Power Of The Pistols
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    A1-B1 live in Halmstad, Sweden (Diskotek Stranden, 15 July 1977) (Uncredited) B2-6 live in Atlanta, USA (Great South East Music Hall, 5 Jan 1978) (Uncredited) Label: 77 Records – 772 […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – The World Is Shaking: Cubanismo From The Congo, 1954-55
    V/A – The World Is Shaking: Cubanismo From The Congo, 1954-55
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    “This is the fifth release in Honest Jon’s series of albums exploring vintage recordings held in the EMI Hayes Archive. This album uncovers the dizzy beginnings of the golden age […]

    GENRE: International
  • Russell Haswell ‎– Respondent
    Russell Haswell ‎– Respondent
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    “Russell Haswell returns to Diagonal with a new five-track mini-album called Respondent. Not quite an EP nor long enough for a full album, this record marks a significant shift in […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Russell Haswell ‎– 37 Minute Workout
    Russell Haswell ‎– 37 Minute Workout
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    “Provocative and abrasive, yet fascinated with the possibilities and physicality of electronic sound, Russell Haswell has assembled a formidable body of work over two decades, taking in [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Atomic Forest ‎– Obsession
    Atomic Forest ‎– Obsession
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    “The collected recordings of India’s best-known psychedelic rock ensemble, and the story behind their genesis, which lasted from 1973-1977. The Atomic Forest stand as the only Indian [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Not Waving ‎– Good Luck
    Not Waving ‎– Good Luck
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    “Alessio Natalizia aka Not Waving rides the wave of a lifetime on his magnum opus, Good Luck. The London-based Italian artist’s second album for Diagonal is an emotional but fiercely […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Blade Runner ‎– Hunted
    Blade Runner ‎– Hunted
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    Shredding and powerful, Blade Runner provide an underrated gem of the NWOBHM genre. Label: Ebony Records – EBON 21 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: UK Released: 1984 VG+/VG+. Light marks […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Bill Withers ‎– +’Justments
    Bill Withers ‎– +’Justments
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    “Back in March 2004 music magazine Mojo included Withers’ fourth album on a list of “67 Lost Albums You Must Own.” Whether ‘Justments is indeed the stuff of legend [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Syd Barrett – The Solo Works Of Syd Barrett (3LP + 7″)
    Syd Barrett – The Solo Works Of Syd Barrett (3LP + 7″)
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    ““Well, that’s the last we’ll ever hear of Pink Floyd.” With his presence looming so large over the band, it’s not hard to believe the apocryphal quote that Pink Floyd […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Badfinger ‎– No Dice
    Badfinger ‎– No Dice
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    “Badfinger’s second album No Dice kicks off with “I Can’t Take It,” a rocker that signaled even if Badfinger still played pop and sang ballads, they considered [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Ramones ‎– Ramones Mania
    Ramones ‎– Ramones Mania
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    “Ramones Mania is a relentless collection of 30 tracks from the Ramones’ first ten albums, ranging from the classic Ramones to the less-than-classic Halfway to Sanity. Although not [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Kool & The Gang ‎– Light Of Worlds (looks G+, plays closer to VG)
    Kool & The Gang ‎– Light Of Worlds (looks G+, plays closer to VG)
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    Kool & The Gang at their best. S1 is packed with groovy cuts, such as Fruitman (later famously sampled by J Dilla), while S2 is a futuristic space-funk odyssey. Label: […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • feedtime ‎– Fractured / Safari / Rumble
    feedtime ‎– Fractured / Safari / Rumble
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    Pre s/t debut album. Classic aussie noise-rock. Label: Aberrant Records – croak 1 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM Country: Australia Released: 1986 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Acid Mothers Temple / Circle – S/T
    Acid Mothers Temple / Circle – S/T
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    Split 7″ inspired by Acid Mothers Temple tour with Circle in 2002 Label: Verdura – verdu-9 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Limited Edition Country: Finland Released: 2002 […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Luther Allison – Bad News Is Coming
    Luther Allison – Bad News Is Coming
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    “The very thing that made Luther Allison noteworthy became an albatross around his neck. Years after his initial run of records in the ’70s, he was known for the same […]

    GENRE: Blues
  • Dodged & Burned – Seminal Rock Photography 1976-1984 Brian Shanley
    Dodged & Burned – Seminal Rock Photography 1976-1984 Brian Shanley
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    It’s finally come to fruition. Chicago photographer & graphic designer Brian Shanley may best known for his work with Wax Trax! Records during the 1980s, but for the first time […]

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  • Last Train To Hazeville – Radio Topo #24
    Last Train To Hazeville – Radio Topo #24
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    Last Train To Hazeville – David hit us with the perfect end of summer mixtape. Dusty pop 45s, crying trumpets & all the weird feelings you get before fall. They’re […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Whirlywirld – Complete Discography 1978-80
    Whirlywirld – Complete Discography 1978-80
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    Whirlywirld was an Australian Post-Punk band led by Ollie Olsen (Reals, Young Charlatans), and the first of his musical collaborations with drummer John Murphy (News). The band formed Whirlwirld [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • V/A – We Were Living In Cincinnati (Vol 2)
    V/A – We Were Living In Cincinnati (Vol 2)
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    WE WERE LIVING IN CINCINNATI Vol. 2 covers a vast swath of biodiverse underground noise from all corners of the brain. Compiled by Peter Aaron as with the first volume […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – We Were Living In Cincinnati (Vol 1)
    V/A – We Were Living In Cincinnati (Vol 1)
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    WE WERE LIVING IN CINCINNATI is the culmination of a long-idealized project from Peter Aaron of the Chrome Cranks, who amassed a large collection of Cincinnati-area records and demo tapes […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Interstellar Outlaw – Radio Topo #23
    Interstellar Outlaw – Radio Topo #23
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    C-60 of Outside Psych, Folk & Hard Rock. Made for the open road and open mind. Buy a tab off the long hair that hangs outside of your small town […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • ESG – Step Off (Neon Orange Vinyl)
    ESG – Step Off (Neon Orange Vinyl)
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    “ESG’s fusion of sweet soul and punk attitude with an intuitive understanding of dance music remains.” The Guardian “This is still funk with an alien otherworldliness the likes of which [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • ESG – Keep On Moving (Neon Orange Vinyl)
    ESG – Keep On Moving (Neon Orange Vinyl)
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    It feels like someone left the light on in the studio and it all just ran itself, there had been a funky human input earlier in the day but, by […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Debashish Bhattacharya – Legacy
    Debashish Bhattacharya – Legacy
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    Legacy, crafted by the illustrious World Music Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy-nominated maestro Debashish Bhattacharya, stands as a resplendent testament to India’s rich musical heritage [...]

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Wet Leg – Moisturizer (Clear Vinyl)
    Wet Leg – Moisturizer (Clear Vinyl)
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    Moisturizer is the bold, second album from Wet Leg, the Isle of Wight five-piece founded by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers. Joined by Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, and Joshua Mobaraki, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Eli Winter – A Trick Of The Light (Transparent Red Vinyl)
    Eli Winter – A Trick Of The Light (Transparent Red Vinyl)
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    “A Trick of the Light” is the new album by Chicago-based guitarist Eli Winter, an elegantly crafted and vibrant collection that finds the composer and bandleader at the height of […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Macie Stewart – When The Distance Is Blue
    Macie Stewart – When The Distance Is Blue
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    When the Distance is Blue is Macie Stewart’s International Anthem debut. The Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser describes the collection as “a love letter to the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • William Onyeabor – Atomic Bomb (Red Vinyl)
    William Onyeabor – Atomic Bomb (Red Vinyl)
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    This is the limited 10th anniversary color edition of William Onyeabor’s ATOMIC BOMB. 10 years later, the music still EXPLODES. Now comes in a special color version, in Fission Red.

    GENRE: African
  • Gyedu Blay Ambolley – Simigwa
    Gyedu Blay Ambolley – Simigwa
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    Strut Records is proud to announce a new official reissue of Simigwa by Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, launching a series of releases on Strut celebrating the legendary Ghanaian label Essiebons. Strut [...]

    GENRE: African
  • William Onyeabor – Body & Soul (Blue Vinyl)
    William Onyeabor – Body & Soul (Blue Vinyl)
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    This is the limited 10th anniversary color edition of William Onyeabor’s BODY AND SOUL. Ten years later, the music still makes you happy. Now dance! Comes in a special color […]

    GENRE: African
  • Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes Band – Roi De L’Agbadja Moderne
    Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes Band – Roi De L’Agbadja Moderne
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    Analog Africa has the huge honour to present a full and deserved project about Gnonnas Pedro, a musician that changed the trajectory of the label for ever. Hailing from Benin, […]

    GENRE: African
  • Edmundo Arias – Guepa Je!
    Edmundo Arias – Guepa Je!
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    This album takes you back to Colombia of the 50s and 60s. In those days, the tropical music of the Caribbean and Pacific coasts took over the country’s mainland music […]

    GENRE: Latin
  • Tropical Fuck Storm – Tropical Fuck Storm’s Inflatable Graveyard
    Tropical Fuck Storm – Tropical Fuck Storm’s Inflatable Graveyard
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    The first ever live album from this fiery and popular Melbourne punk quartet. On this the band run through a raging live set to reveal the full extent of their […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Adverts – Cast Of Thousands
    The Adverts – Cast Of Thousands
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    Originally released to a fan base and music press that were unprepared for the band to move on from the punk fury of “Crossing The Red Sea”, The Adverts “Cast […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Neutrals – New Town Dream (Blue Vinyl)
    Neutrals – New Town Dream (Blue Vinyl)
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    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
  • Sunburned Hand Of The Man – Nimbus
    Sunburned Hand Of The Man – Nimbus
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    If the setting is right, magic will happen. And so, this record came into being. Sunburned Hand of the Man, three decades into their one of a kind run, still […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • The Donnas – Turn 21 (Blue Vinyl)
    The Donnas – Turn 21 (Blue Vinyl)
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    Blessed with a formidable front woman in Brett Anderson, a guitar heroine in Allison Robertson, and a pummeling rhythm section in bassist Maya Ford and drummer Torry Castellano, The Donnas […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Donnas – Get Skintight
    The Donnas – Get Skintight
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    1999’s Get Skintight was The Donnas’ third album in three years, but, with such bangers as “I Didn’t Like You Anyway,” “You Don’t Wanna Call,” and “Hyperactive,” the girls show […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Donnas – The Donnas (Natural With Black Swirl Vinyl)
    The Donnas – The Donnas (Natural With Black Swirl Vinyl)
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    Recorded when they were still in high school, The Donnas’ 1997 debut was and will forever be one of the most infectious, sing-along slabs of punk ever waxed. Owing no […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard – Murder Of The Universe (Live At Red Rocks 2022) (Sparkle Vinyl)
    King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard – Murder Of The Universe (Live At Red Rocks 2022) (Sparkle Vinyl)
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    We Are Busy Bodies compiles songs from Murder Of The Universe live from Red Rocks 2022 performances. Part of the Bootlegger Series. On translucent white sparkle vinyl. Comes with a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard – Infest The Rats Nest (Live At Red Rocks 2022) (Glow-In-The-Dark Vinyl)
    King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard – Infest The Rats Nest (Live At Red Rocks 2022) (Glow-In-The-Dark Vinyl)
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    We Are Busy Bodies compiles tracks from Infest The Rats Nest live from Red Rocks 2022 performances. Part of the Bootlegger Series on glow in the dark green vinyl.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jody Stecher, Krishna Bhatt – Rasa
    Jody Stecher, Krishna Bhatt – Rasa
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    Originally released in 1981, Rasa has long been admired and studied by musicians as a model for how to do a cross-cultural recording project where the musicians actually understand something […]

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Ernesto Djedje – Roi Du Ziglibithy
    Ernesto Djedje – Roi Du Ziglibithy
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    The star of Ernesto Djédjé started rising in the late 60s, when he became the guitar player and leader of Ivoiro Star. Annoyed by the “congolisation” of the Ivorian music […]

    GENRE: African
  • Sunburned Hand Of The Man – Headdress
    Sunburned Hand Of The Man – Headdress
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    20 years ago Sunburned Hand of the Man released “Headdress” and it cracked there world open. This is not hyperbole. The album resulted in the band becoming the cover children […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative