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  • Charles Freger – Cimarron: Freedom And Masquerade
    Charles Freger – Cimarron: Freedom And Masquerade
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    All across the Americas, from the sixteenth century onwards, enslaved Africans escaped their captors and struck out on their own. These runaways established their own communities or joined with [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Lily & Maria – Lily & Maria (2003 Reissue)
    Lily & Maria – Lily & Maria (2003 Reissue)
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    Lily & Maria’s sole, mighty rare album is a strange oddity, all the more so for its appearance on a major label. As singers, Lily & Maria sound very much […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Folk / Country
  • Captain Beyond ‎– Captain Beyond
    Captain Beyond ‎– Captain Beyond
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    Captain Beyond is a one-of-a-kind progressive album with rock, heavy metal, and jazz influences with a “space rock” lyrical bend. Formed by former members of Deep Purple (Rod Evans, [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Dzyan ‎– Electric Silence
    Dzyan ‎– Electric Silence
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    On their third and final album, Dzyan refined their sound even further into improvisation and exotic sounds. Electric Silence offers other-worldly music of incredible beauty and strangeness, [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Mu ‎– End Of An Era….
    Mu ‎– End Of An Era….
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    “Seventeen songs recorded after their relocation to Maui in 1974. More subdued and acoustic than the Mu LP, but still worthwhile, with Crosby, Stills, & Nash-like harmonies, melancholy [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Madrigal – Madrigal
    Madrigal – Madrigal
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    Baroque-tinged psych-folk from Canada Label: SSS International – SSS-18 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo Country: US Released: 1970 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Various Artists – Jodie Drake / Christopher Jane / Edwards & Deviliers / Claude Blouin
    Various Artists – Jodie Drake / Christopher Jane / Edwards & Devi…
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    Killer library music record from the always dependable CBC Radio Canada Label: CBC Radio Canada – LM-405 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: Canada Released: 1974 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Gloria Barnes – Uptown
    Gloria Barnes – Uptown
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    “Insanely raw soul from 1971! Extremely rare and being reissued for the first time here. Gloria Barnes teams up with The Ohio Players and Lee Moses to create her only […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Janina Wellmann – Biological Motion: A History Of Life
    Janina Wellmann – Biological Motion: A History Of Life
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    “Biological Motion studies the foundational relationship between motion and life. To answer the question, “What is Life?,” prize-winning historian of science Janina Wellmann engages in a [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Florian Fuchs – Civic Storytelling
    Florian Fuchs – Civic Storytelling
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    “Why did short narrative forms like the novella, fable, and fairy tale suddenly emerge around 1800 as genres symptomatic of literature’s role in life and society? In order to explain […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Colin McGinn – The Power Of Movies: How Screen And Mind Interact
    Colin McGinn – The Power Of Movies: How Screen And Mind Interact
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    “How is watching a movie similar to dreaming? What goes on in our minds when we become absorbed in a movie? How does looking “into” a movie screen allow us […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Caroline Arni – Of Human Born: Fetal Lives 1800-1950
    Caroline Arni – Of Human Born: Fetal Lives 1800-1950
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    At a time when the becoming of a human being in a woman’s body has, once again, become a fraught issue—from abortion debates and surrogacy controversies to prenatal diagnoses and […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Barth David Schwartz – Pasolini Requiem: Second Edition
    Barth David Schwartz – Pasolini Requiem: Second Edition
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    “Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–75) was one of the most important Italian intellectuals of the post–World War II era. An astonishing polymath—poet, novelist, literary critic, political [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Anne Carson – The Beauty Of The Husband
    Anne Carson – The Beauty Of The Husband
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    “The Beauty Of The Husband is an essay on Keats’s idea that beauty is truth, and is also the story of a marriage. It is told in 29 tangos. A […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Mighty Baby ‎– Mighty Baby (Check Cover Condition)
    Mighty Baby ‎– Mighty Baby (Check Cover Condition)
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    This record has been outfitted with an additional store-designed, 1/1 cover, because we felt as a classic album it deserved more than a G sleeve. Please note the grading for […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Sidney D. Kirkpatrick – A Cast Of Killers
    Sidney D. Kirkpatrick – A Cast Of Killers
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    Forty years after the 1921 murder of distinguised silent film director William Desmond Taylor, another famed director, King Vidor, ferreted out Taylor’s murderer. The full story of this [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • V/A – Blowin’ Through Yokohama!
    V/A – Blowin’ Through Yokohama!
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    Heavy soul and early rock n roll comp, featuring an insane track by The Payments. Label: Atomic Passion – AP 1958 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: US Released:1996 […]

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A – Rock Bop Boogie… To The Hula Hop!
    V/A – Rock Bop Boogie… To The Hula Hop!
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    Rockabilly comp focused on early and obscure Sun tracks Label: Sun – LP 1021 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: 1985 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – King-Federal Rockabillys
    V/A – King-Federal Rockabillys
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    Rockabilly comp highlighting the King and Federal labels. Charlie Fathers slams. Label: King Records – KING-5016X Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: US Released: 1978 VG+/VG+. Light [...]

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Rock It!
    V/A – Rock It!
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    Rockabilly comp featuring Carl Cherry and Buddy Howard. Label: Legend – 1002 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: France Released: 1993 Light sleeve discoloration. Crack at upper seam

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Psycho Serenade
    V/A – Psycho Serenade
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    Bizarre comp of garage rock, rockabilly and novelty oddities. The Five Du-Tones track is a particular highlight. Label: Beware – BEWARE 666 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Rebel Rock-A-Billy-Rock Vol.1
    V/A – Rebel Rock-A-Billy-Rock Vol.1
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    Early Rockabilly comp featuring Tommy Moreland and Leon James Label: Jim Jam Records – WLJJ 8991 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: Netherlands Released: 1993 VG+/VG+. Light marks and some [...]

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A  ‎– Hot Rockin’ Picks
    V/A ‎– Hot Rockin’ Picks
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    Early Rock N Roll/Cajun Pop comp featuring Gene Terry and Charles Page. Label: Goldband Records – GCL-118 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: 1984 VG+/VG+. Bottom left corner [...]

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Rarest Rockabilly And Hillbilly Boogie
    V/A – Rarest Rockabilly And Hillbilly Boogie
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    A comp of rare Rockabilly tracks, featuring Jimmie Dale and Buddy Shaw Label: Ace – CH 44 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono Country: UK Released: 1982 VG+/VG. Some edgewear and […]

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A ‎– More Primitive Sound
    V/A ‎– More Primitive Sound
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    Rockabilly comp featuring many rarer tracks by Jerry Woodard and Wayne Newman Label: White Label Records – WLP 8833 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: Netherlands Released: 1981 VG+/VG+. [...]

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Rock & Roll Girls
    V/A – Rock & Roll Girls
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    Early Rock N Roll comp focusing on the women of Rockabilly, such as Claire Cook and Linda & The Epics Label: White Label Records – WLP 8866 Format: Vinyl, LP, […]

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Savage Kick Volume Four
    V/A – Savage Kick Volume Four
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    Early Rock N Roll comp featuring Phil Flowers and The Valiants Label: Savage Kick – SK 504 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Mono Country: UK Released: VG+/VG+. Sleeve has […]

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Savage Kick Volume 9
    V/A – Savage Kick Volume 9
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    Early Rock N Roll comp featuring Les Cooper and Eddie Clearwater Label: Savage Kick – SK509 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: Released: VG+/VG+. Light marks/sleevewear

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Savage Kick Vol 6
    V/A – Savage Kick Vol 6
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    Early Rock N Roll comp featuring Little Luther and Big Maybelle Label: Savage Kick – SK506 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: UK Released: VG+/VG+. Light marks/wear

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Desperate Rock N’ Roll Volume Nine
    V/A – Desperate Rock N’ Roll Volume Nine
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    Rockabilly comp featuring The Viceroys and The Notes Label: Flame – FLAME 009 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: VG+/VG+. Light marks and sleevewear/discoloration

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Desperate Rock N Roll Vol. 2
    V/A – Desperate Rock N Roll Vol. 2
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    Rockabilly comp featuring Eddie Kirkland and The Rumblers Label: Flame – FLAME 002 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: 1987 VG/VG+. Noticeable light marks, some sleevewear

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Volume Seven
    V/A – Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Volume Seven
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    Rockabilly comp featuring tracks by Chuck Grey and Slim Watts Label: Flame – FLAME 007 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: VG+/VG+. Low end VG+ with some noticeable light […]

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Volume Eleven
    V/A – Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Volume Eleven
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    Rockabilly comp, featuring tracks by Arnold Parker and The Savoys Label: Flame – FLAME 011 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: 1989 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Volume Eight
    V/A – Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Volume Eight
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    Rockabilly comp featuring Prince Arky and Willie B. Label: Flame – FLAME 008 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: VG+/VG+. Missing A Side label. Light marks/wear

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Volume 12
    V/A – Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Volume 12
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    Rockabilly comp featuring The Playboys and James Savage Label: Flame – FLAME 012 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: VG+/VG+. Light marks/wear

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – The Big Itch Volume Five
    V/A – The Big Itch Volume Five
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    Garage/Early Rock N Roll comp featuring The Spacemen and The Hustlers Label: Mr. Manicotti Records – MM 344 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: US Released: VG/VG+. Light marks, some sleevewear

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Vol. 3
    V/A – Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Vol. 3
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    Rockabilly comp featuring tracks from Kip Tyler and Gus Jenkins Label: Flame – FLAME 003 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: VG+/VG+. Light marks/wear

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A  ‎– Desperate Rock’n Roll Volume Ten
    V/A ‎– Desperate Rock’n Roll Volume Ten
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    Rockabilly comp featuring Dennis Smith and Sandman Howard. Label: Flame – FLAME 010 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released:1988 VG+/VG+. Light marks/wear

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A  ‎– Desperate Rock N Roll Vol. 5
    V/A ‎– Desperate Rock N Roll Vol. 5
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    Rockabilly comp featuring tracks from Ray Vernon and Icky Renrut. Label: Flame – FLAME 005 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country:UK Released: VG+/VG+. Light marks/wear

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A  ‎– Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Vol. 6
    V/A ‎– Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Vol. 6
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    Rockabilly comp featuring tracks by Clyde Arnold and The Sly Fox. Label: Flame – FLAME 006 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: VG+/VG+. Light marks/sleevewear

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • Dark Matter: In Defiance of Catastrophic Modernity: A Fieldguide to Alexander Kluge and Oskar Negt
    Dark Matter: In Defiance of Catastrophic Modernity: A Fieldguide to Al…
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    Collaborators for more than four decades, lawyer, author, filmmaker, and multimedia artist Alexander Kluge and social philosopher Oskar Negt are an exceptional duo in the history of Critical [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Gail Scott – The Obituary
    Gail Scott – The Obituary
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    In order to traverse a city where identity is tagged by accent, Rosine, Gail Scott’s part-Indigenous protagonist, performs an ever-shifting amalgam, ventriloquizing often suspect voices, both [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • William Benton – Birds
    William Benton – Birds
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    This book was first published in 1972 by the Graphic Arts Workshop of the Portland Museum of Art School in Oregon, as a limited edition of 200 copies. On the […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Transportation and Revolt: Pigeons, Mules, Canals, and the Vanishing Geographies of Subversive Mobility I
    Transportation and Revolt: Pigeons, Mules, Canals, and the Vanishing G…
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    During World War I, German soldiers shot down carrier pigeons for fear the birds were carrying enemy communiqués; in Mexico, the United States, and other countries, mules were used for […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Wicked Theory, Naked Practice: A Fred Ho Reader
    Wicked Theory, Naked Practice: A Fred Ho Reader
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    For more than three decades, Fred Ho has been a radical artist and activist. As a composer and baritone saxophonist, he is famed for creating a new music that fuses […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • A Conspiracy of Images: Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, and the Art of the Cold War
    A Conspiracy of Images: Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, and the Art of t…
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    In October 1962, a set of blurred surveillance photographs brought the world to the brink of nuclear apocalypse during the Cuban missile crisis. The pictures themselves demonstrated little, and [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Vicente Huidobro – Manifest/Manifestos
    Vicente Huidobro – Manifest/Manifestos
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    The first publication in English of the great Chilean poet Vicente Huidobro’s manifestos, published originally in 1925. Book is in “Like New” condition. Some light superficial wear and/or [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Murat Nemet-Nejat – Peripheral Space of Photography
    Murat Nemet-Nejat – Peripheral Space of Photography
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    This profound essay explores what separates photography from other artistic media. Murat Nemet-Nejat argues that photographic seeing is not a plastic experience, but a meditative one built around [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Nothing but Love in God’s Water: Volume 2: Black Sacred Music from Sit-Ins to Resurrection City
    Nothing but Love in God’s Water: Volume 2: Black Sacred Music from Sit…
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    Volume 1 of Nothing but Love in God’s Water traced the music of protest spirituals from the Civil War to the American labor movement of the 1930s and 1940s, and […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Nothing but Love in God’s Water: Volume 1: Black Sacred Music from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement
    Nothing but Love in God’s Water: Volume 1: Black Sacred Music fr…
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    The first of two volumes chronicling the history and role of music in the African American experience, Nothing but Love in God’s Water explores how songs and singers helped African […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction