May 17th Newsletter
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  • Active Ingredients – Bringing Down The Big Boys
    Active Ingredients – Bringing Down The Big Boys
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    “The sneering, cynical thrash on this EP should appeal to fans of bands like JACKSHIT.” – Maximum Rock N Roll Label: Fat Man Records – no cat number Format: Vinyl, […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • STD – Another Dead Asshole
    STD – Another Dead Asshole
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    “This Knoxville hardcore outfit gyrates dizzyingly between forceful thrash and basic heavy metal punk, lead breaks and all. What redeems this uneven debut are the highly satiric lyrics on [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Offenders – Lost Causes / Rockin’ The Town
    The Offenders – Lost Causes / Rockin’ The Town
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    Label: Suffering Sounds Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: US Released: 1981 Media: VG+ Jacket: VG sleeve completely intact & glued, but bent corners/creasing on edges. Ringwear.

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Apartments ‎– The Evening Visits….And Stays For Years
    The Apartments ‎– The Evening Visits….And Stays For Years
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    “This is an expanded look at the classic indie Australian acts’ 80s catalog, featuring the complete The Evening Visits… LP (previously released by Rough Trade in ’85), the criminally rare [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Catherine Howe – What A Beautiful Place (Purple Vinyl)
    Catherine Howe – What A Beautiful Place (Purple Vinyl)
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    “A true rainy-day affair, What A Beautiful Place is the Brit folk autobiography of Howe, aged 20, one that appeared only fleetingly in 1971. Most artists are too young for […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Sam Rivers ‎– Contrasts (180g Reissue)
    Sam Rivers ‎– Contrasts (180g Reissue)
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    “Tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers (also heard on soprano and flute) teams up in a quartet with trombonist George Lewis, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Thurman Barker (doubling on marimba) for [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease (Remixed Extended Version)
    Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease (Remixed Extended Version)
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    An extended and remastered version of Depeche Mode’s single from Catching Up With Depeche Mode Label: Mute – 12 BONG 8 Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single Country: UK Released: 1985 VG/VG. [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Suicide ‎– Suicide: Alan Vega · Martin Rev
    Suicide ‎– Suicide: Alan Vega · Martin Rev
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    “The Ric Ocasek-produced second album from Suicide is less confrontational and more contemporary than the duo’s terrifying debut. Vega’s rockabilly snarl and Rev’s [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Amon Düül II – Pyragony X
    Amon Düül II – Pyragony X
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    “By 1976, Amon Duul had transitioned from a highly experimental unit to an almost traditional pop-rock act, with lyrics sung in English and a decidedly (and unexpectedly) rockist approach [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Iron Maiden – Piece Of Mind
    Iron Maiden – Piece Of Mind
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    “The second of three straight iconic Iron Maiden albums, Piece of Mind marks the debut of what many regard as the definitive Maiden lineup, with the arrival of new drummer […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Hallows Eve – Monument
    Hallows Eve – Monument
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    Atlanta based classic thrash metal. Label: Metal Blade Records – D1-73290 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1988 VG+/VG. Still in shrink with some noticeable sleevewear  

    GENRE: Metal
  • Donald Byrd – Up With Donald Byrd
    Donald Byrd – Up With Donald Byrd
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    Features Herbie Hancock on piano & Kenny Burrell on guitar! Label: Verve Records – V6-8609 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1965 G+/VG. Noticeable light marks & [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • 7th Wonder – Climbing Higher
    7th Wonder – Climbing Higher
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    Disco/funk from Alabama, featuring the heavily sampled track Daisy Lady Label: Parachute Records – RRLP 9014 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1979 VG+/VG. Light marks, some [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A  – The Blasting Concept Volume II
    V/A – The Blasting Concept Volume II
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    The second volume of SST’s Blasting Concept compilations. Label: SST Records – SST 043 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: US Released: 1986 VG+/VG. Large about of writing on sleeve. [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Blushing ‎– Possessions
    Blushing ‎– Possessions
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    “The Austin-based four-piece Blushing return with their second album, Possessions, following their well-received 2019-released eponymous debut. It’s an album that deftly crystallizes the [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Gerry Mulligan – Night Lights (180g Reissue)
    Gerry Mulligan – Night Lights (180g Reissue)
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    “On his 1963 debut release for the Phillips label, baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan is joined by familiar friends, including Art Farmer, Bob Brookmeyer and Jim Hall for a relaxed and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Max Roach – Confirmation
    Max Roach – Confirmation
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    Label: Fluid Records (4) – FLUID 103 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: France Released: 1978 Media Condition: VG+ Sleeve Condition: VG   Recorded 10.6.1978 at the studio Sysmo Records

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Hank Mobley ‎– Straight No Filter
    Hank Mobley ‎– Straight No Filter
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    “Straight No Filter finds tenor Hank Mobley in several settings from the mid-’60s, each of them excellent. The overall roster is quite impressive, starting with the first set which [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Esther Phillips – Black-Eyed Blues
    Esther Phillips – Black-Eyed Blues
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    “Galveston gal, Esther Phillips, was a teenage R&B sensation in the 1950s (when she went under the name ‘Little Esther’) but reinvented herself as a raspy-voiced blues/jazz song stylist [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Paulinho Da Costa ‎– Happy People
    Paulinho Da Costa ‎– Happy People
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    “Whomever the real Paulinho DaCosta is, there isn’t any doubt that he was heavily plugged into the American R&B hitmaking mode when this, one of his few albums as a […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • James Brown – Sings Out Of Sight
    James Brown – Sings Out Of Sight
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    “Brown actually recorded this album in 1964, during his brief alliance with Smash; a court injunction from King Records prevented its release at the time, and it wasn’t issued until [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Brother Jack McDuff – Tobacco Road
    Brother Jack McDuff – Tobacco Road
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    “Brother Jack McDuff recorded an enormous number of albums during the ’60s, so it can be difficult to figure out where to start digging a little deeper into his output […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Ray Brown – Something For Lester
    Ray Brown – Something For Lester
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    “This excellent trio session forms a sort of transition between bassist Ray Brown’s work with the Oscar Peterson Trio and his own small-group sessions of the ’80s and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Ornette Coleman and Prime Time – Opening The Caravan Of Dreams
    Ornette Coleman and Prime Time – Opening The Caravan Of Dreams
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    “Ornette Coleman’s innovative Prime Time band is heard at the peak of its powers on this LP from the small Caravan of Dream label. The altoist/leader is the main voice […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Coltrane ‎– Blue Train (French DMM Reissue)
    John Coltrane ‎– Blue Train (French DMM Reissue)
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    “Although never formally signed, an oral agreement between John Coltrane and Blue Note Records founder Alfred Lion was indeed honored on Blue Train — Coltrane’s only collection [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Bill Evans With Jeremy Steig ‎– What’s New (Sealed)
    Bill Evans With Jeremy Steig ‎– What’s New (Sealed)
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    “This LP has the debut of drummer Marty Morell with Bill Evans and bassist Eddie Gomez, and this particular trio would retain the same personnel for six productive years. Actually, […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Albert Ayler – Vibrations
    Albert Ayler – Vibrations
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    “Vibrations is the second album released by American free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler’s quartet featuring Don Cherry, Gary Peacock and Sonny Murray. The album was recorded in Copenhagen [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Harold Land ‎– A New Shade Of Blue
    Harold Land ‎– A New Shade Of Blue
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    “Recorded in 1971 in Los Angeles, A New Shade of Blue by Harold Land was produced by Bob Shad. The album is nothing but a Harold Land – Bobby Hutcherson […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Animals With Sonny Boy Williamson – S/T [1985 Portugese Import]
    The Animals With Sonny Boy Williamson – S/T [1985 Portugese Import]
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    The Animals back the legendary bluesman on this early live set. Label: Charly Records – LP 10027 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: Portugal Released: 1985 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Blues
  • Darius Jones ‎– Legend of e’Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)
    Darius Jones ‎– Legend of e’Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)
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    “Legend of e’Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye) is the powerful new work by composer & alto saxophonist Darius Jones. His tremendous artistic strengths are to the fore here in a fully […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Darius Jones ‎– fLuXkit Vancouver (i​̶​t​̶​s suite but sacred)
    Darius Jones ‎– fLuXkit Vancouver (i​̶​t​̶​s suite but sacred)
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    “A radiant manifesto of artistic freedom, fLuXkit Vancouver (i̶t̶s suite but sacred) brings together a composition in four movements written and performed by Jones on alto saxophone, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Amiri Baraka, Leroi Jones With David Murray And Steve McCall ‎– New Music – New Poetry
    Amiri Baraka, Leroi Jones With David Murray And Steve McCall ‎– New Music – New Poetry
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    “A reading of AMIRI BARAKA of his poetry with DAVID MURRAY on tenor sax and bass clarinet and STEVE McCALL on drums. Recorded in performance at Soundscape in New York […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Freddie McCoy ‎– Lonely Avenue
    Freddie McCoy ‎– Lonely Avenue
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    Vibraphone-led soul-jazz smoker on Prestige. Label: Prestige – PR 7395 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1965 VG/VG. High end VG, with light marks. Sleeve has some [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Billy Higgins – Soweto
    Billy Higgins – Soweto
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    “Higgins hasn’t been a bandleader on many sessions; this date was one of those rare times, as he headed a quartet on this release for the Italian Red label. Higgins […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Joseph Allred – New Jerusalem
    Joseph Allred – New Jerusalem
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    “Joseph Allred isn’t sure how many albums they have released. It is thought to be in the neighborhood of twenty-two, not counting collaborations, digital only, and split releases. Most of [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • John Cage Meets Sun Ra – The Complete Concert • June 8, 1986 • Coney Island, NY  (Clear Vinyl)
    John Cage Meets Sun Ra – The Complete Concert • June 8, 1986 • Coney Island, NY (Clear Vinyl)
    $28.00 | , , Add to cart

    “If you were going to envision the ultimate avant-garde meeting-of-the-minds jam session, who would you pick? Even the most hopeful fan of strange and innovative music couldn’t have [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Sam Prekop and John McEntire ‎– Sons Of (White Vinyl)
    Sam Prekop and John McEntire ‎– Sons Of (White Vinyl)
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    “Sam Prekop and John McEntire are two artists, who together and as individuals, have expanded the definition of rock. Each is acclaimed for their singular musical voice and for their sonic [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Kim Weston – Kim Kim Kim [WLP Stereo – rare variant]
    Kim Weston – Kim Kim Kim [WLP Stereo – rare variant]
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    Kim Weston’s penultimate studio album, featuring Penny Blues. Label: Volt – VOS 6014 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo Country: US Released: 1971 VG/VG. Jacket has a bit of shelf wear, […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Geoffrey Stoner – Watch Out (quad/promo)
    Geoffrey Stoner – Watch Out (quad/promo)
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    Funky soul-jazz featuring Phillip Upchurch on guitar Label: Ovation Records – OVQD / 1431 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Quad, Promo Country: US Released: 1973 VG+/VG+. jacket is low end VG+, […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Marc Miller, Se Jong Cho – Matisse Bath
    Marc Miller, Se Jong Cho – Matisse Bath
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    “cow: Music & Astral Spirits are proud to present ‘Matisse Bath’ by Dr. Se Jong Cho (environmental scientist/ painter/ animal trainer/ most positive person on Earth) & [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Radio Birdman ‎– Radios Appear [1978 USA pressing]
    Radio Birdman ‎– Radios Appear [1978 USA pressing]
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    “This is primal (and prime) Radio Birdman, with Deniz Tek and Rob Younger firmly ensconced in the eye of this guitar-fueled hurricane. Tek’s originals are pretty strong, especially [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Devo ‎– Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
    Devo ‎– Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
    $36.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Produced by Brian Eno, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! was a seminal touchstone in the development of American new wave. It was one of the first […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • Rosali – No Medium
    Rosali – No Medium
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    “While the collection of songs on Philadelphia/Michigan musician Rosali’s electrifying third LP, No Medium, explores the often dark territory of loss, death, sexuality, self-sabotage, and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Kuroi Ame – Sacred
    Kuroi Ame – Sacred
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    “Wake up in a dream. Looking for someone. Searching an inner world. The memory of a name. ‘Midori’. Black rain. Shelter below the underpass in the Electric District. Hallucinogenic whisper [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Wino – Punctuated Equilibrium
    Wino – Punctuated Equilibrium
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    “A true cornerstone of underground metal, Scott “Wino” Weinrich has performed as part of Saint Vitus, The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan and most recently The Hidden Hand. After a [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Steve Scott / Steel Warriors – On The Road To Hell
    Steve Scott / Steel Warriors – On The Road To Hell
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    Private press heavy metal from NY Label: Warrior Records – SW 146 Format: Vinyl, 12″ Country: US Released: 1985 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Metal
  • Motörhead – No Remorse (1984 UK Pressing)
    Motörhead – No Remorse (1984 UK Pressing)
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    “There have been dozens and dozens of Motörhead compilations released over the decades, but the first one remains definitive, even if it’s not perfect. Released in 1984 as a [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Tyrant ‎– Legions Of The Dead
    Tyrant ‎– Legions Of The Dead
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    Mid 80’s heavy metal from Pasadena, California Label: Enigma – 72020-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1985 VG/VG+. Still in shrink with some sleevewear and noticeable light marks

    GENRE: Metal
  • V/A – Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares (Neon Green Vinyl)
    V/A – Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares (Neon Green Vinyl)
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    “As the hippie movement hurdled towards its emanate demise, bad vibes infiltrated the rock world. Tainted LSD, loud motorcycles, and a series of brutal deaths spawned inspiration for [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Jody Reynolds – Devil Girls With Raven Hair (1958-1966) (red vinyl)
    Jody Reynolds – Devil Girls With Raven Hair (1958-1966) (red vinyl)
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    “Direct from the master tapes for the first time on LP, come the original, earthshaking rockabilly/proto-gothabilly/country-noir-pop 45s of Jody Reynolds. A seminal and influential figure, [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country