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  • Linda Ronstadt & The Stone Poneys – Stoney End
    Linda Ronstadt & The Stone Poneys – Stoney End
    $10.00 | , ,

    Excellent compilation of classic Stone Poneys tracks. Label: Pickwick – SPC-3298 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Silver Labels Country: US Released: VG+/VG+. light marks on vinyl that [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Rock / Pop
  • Bob Dylan ‎– Desire
    Bob Dylan ‎– Desire
    $12.00 | , ,

    “If Blood on the Tracks was an unapologetically intimate affair, Desire is unwieldy and messy, the deliberate work of a collective. And while Bob Dylan directly addresses his crumbling [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Bob Dylan ‎– New Morning
    Bob Dylan ‎– New Morning
    $12.00 | , ,

    “Dylan rushed out New Morning in the wake of the commercial and critical disaster Self Portrait, and the difference between the two albums suggests that its legendary failed predecessor was [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Bob Dylan ‎– Nashville Skyline
    Bob Dylan ‎– Nashville Skyline
    $12.00 | , ,

    “John Wesley Harding suggested country with its textures and structures, but Nashville Skyline was a full-fledged country album, complete with steel guitars and brief, direct songs. [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Bob Dylan ‎– Down In The Groove
    Bob Dylan ‎– Down In The Groove
    $12.00 | , ,

    “If the diffuseness of Knocked Out Loaded was excusable due to its collaborators and various recording sessions, Down in the Groove has less of an excuse, since it’s relatively from [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The Rolling Stones – Flowers
    The Rolling Stones – Flowers
    $16.00 | , ,

    “Flowers was dismissed as a rip-off of sorts by some critics, since it took the patchwork bastardization of British releases for the American audience to extremes, gathering stray tracks [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Southern Accents
    Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Southern Accents
    $18.00 | , ,

    “Produced by Dave Stewart, Southern Accents is an ambitious album, attempting to incorporate touches of psychedelia, soul, and country into a loose concept about the modern South. [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Led Zeppelin ‎– Houses Of The Holy
    Led Zeppelin ‎– Houses Of The Holy
    $35.00 | , ,

    “Houses of the Holy follows the same basic pattern as Led Zeppelin IV, but the approach is looser and more relaxed. Jimmy Page’s riffs rely on ringing, folky hooks as […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed
    Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed
    $32.00 | , ,

    “Mostly recorded without Brian Jones — who died several months before its release (although he does play on two tracks) and was replaced by Mick Taylor (who also plays on […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Indian Music Of The Southwest
    Indian Music Of The Southwest
    $12.00 | , ,

    “Recorded and produced by Laura Boulton (1899–1980), an American ethnomusicologist, this collection of songs includes music from rituals in several tribes from Arizona, New Mexico, and the [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Songs And Dances Of Great Lakes Indians
    Songs And Dances Of Great Lakes Indians
    $20.00 | , ,

    “Gertrude Prokosch Kurath recorded and comments on music performed by the Great Lakes tribes of Algonquin, Meskwaki, Ojibwa, Iroquois and others. On this collection you’ll find a fish [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Songs And Dances Of The Flathead Indians
    Songs And Dances Of The Flathead Indians
    $12.00 | , ,

    “When different ways of life – white and American Indian – met one another on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, many of the tribe’s customs began to disappear. […]

    GENRE: International
  • Indian Music Of The Canadian Plains
    Indian Music Of The Canadian Plains
    $15.00 | , ,

    “Recorded by Canadian ethnomusicologist Ken Peacock for the National Museum of Canada, this recording features the music of the Cree, Assiniboine, Blood, and Blackfoot tribes of the [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Music Of The American Indians Of The Southwest
    Music Of The American Indians Of The Southwest
    $10.00 | , ,

    “The Music of the American Indians of the Southwest is one of the most versatile art forms in America. Music plays a crucial role in the ceremonies and dances that […]

    GENRE: International
  • Rotary Connection ‎– The Rotary Connection
    Rotary Connection ‎– The Rotary Connection
    $18.00 | , ,

    “The most inexplicable aspect of Rotary Connection’s debut is that its strange and experimental qualities are often referred to as charming but dated, while Love’s Forever [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Tim Buckley ‎– Goodbye And Hello
    Tim Buckley ‎– Goodbye And Hello
    $12.00 | , ,

    “Often cited as the ultimate Tim Buckley statement, Goodbye and Hello is indeed a fabulous album, but it’s merely one side of Tim Buckley’s enormous talent. Recorded in the [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Rock / Pop
  • Beacon Street Union ‎– The Eyes Of The Beacon Street Union (Promo)
    Beacon Street Union ‎– The Eyes Of The Beacon Street Union (Promo)
    $35.00 | , ,

    “The Eyes of the Beacon Street Union is a highly experimental album released around the time of the Bosstown sound. Much better than first albums from Eden’s Children and Ultimate [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Rotary Connection ‎– Peace
    Rotary Connection ‎– Peace
    $18.00 | , ,

    “The Rotary Connection’s Peace is a terrific, soulful Christmas album. With its production and soulful vocal arrangements, it has all the hallmarks of a late-’60s pop-soul [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Pink Floyd ‎– Wish You Were Here
    Pink Floyd ‎– Wish You Were Here
    $35.00 | , ,

    “The breakthrough success of Dark Side of the Moon made Wish You Were Here a crucial follow-up in strictly commercial terms. Further pressure came from it being Pink Floyd’s first [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • 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
  • Steel Pulse ‎– Tribute To The Martyrs
    Steel Pulse ‎– Tribute To The Martyrs
    $22.00 | , ,

    “The lyrical themes on Tribute to the Martyrs were even darker, angrier, and more politically confrontational than those on Handsworth Revolution. Yet strangely, the music itself was warmer [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • 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
  • Gabor Szabo ‎– Gabor Szabo 1969
    Gabor Szabo ‎– Gabor Szabo 1969
    $32.00 | , ,

    “In the late ’60s, many jazz artists were ignoring the rock and soul hits of the day — when called upon to interpret popular songs, they stuck to their favorite […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • David Bowie ‎– Station To Station
    David Bowie ‎– Station To Station
    $22.00 | , ,

    “Taking the detached plastic soul of Young Americans to an elegant, robotic extreme, Station to Station is a transitional album that creates its own distinctive style. Abandoning any [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Nina Simone ‎– To Love Somebody
    Nina Simone ‎– To Love Somebody
    $35.00 | , ,

    “No slouch as a songwriter herself, Nina Simone ably picked a variety of compositional classics from the new rock era for her 1969 LP To Love Somebody. Opening with a […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Herbie Hancock ‎– Man-Child
    Herbie Hancock ‎– Man-Child
    $25.00 | , ,

    “Perhaps the funkiest album of Herbie Hancock’s early- to mid-’70s jazz/funk/fusion era, Man-Child starts off with the unforgettable “Hang Up Your Hang Ups,” and the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Minnie Riperton ‎– Perfect Angel
    Minnie Riperton ‎– Perfect Angel
    $20.00 | , ,

    “Perfect Angel is the best Minnie Riperton album, and still the closest she came to stardom. Stevie Wonder chipped in on drums, keyboards, and other instruments, and also wrote several […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The Mothers Of Invention ‎– We’re Only In It For The Money (1968 Mono Promo)
    The Mothers Of Invention ‎– We’re Only In It For The Money (1968…
    $185.00 | , ,

    “From the beginning, Frank Zappa cultivated a role as voice of the freaks — imaginative outsiders who didn’t fit comfortably into any group. We’re Only in It for the Money [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Muddy Waters – Muddy “Mississippi” Waters Live
    Muddy Waters – Muddy “Mississippi” Waters Live
    $17.00 | , ,

    “Accompanied by Johnny Winter and his band, Muddy Waters turns in an enthusiastic performance on Muddy “Mississippi” Waters Live. The set list contains most of his biggest hits, [...]

    GENRE: Blues
  • INXS ‎– Shabooh Shoobah
    INXS ‎– Shabooh Shoobah
    $17.00 | , ,

    “For the most part, however, Shabooh Shoobah is an example of a talented bunch of performers still finding their own identity. There’s a smart, slick punch to the album that […]

    GENRE: Power Pop / New Wave
  • The Harmonic Choir, David Hykes ‎– Hearing Solar Winds
    The Harmonic Choir, David Hykes ‎– Hearing Solar Winds
    $12.00 | , ,

    “An extended choral work made from Hoomi singing of western Mongolia and the overtone chanting of Tantric Buddhism. Spectacular shimmering surfaces (overtones from clusters of fundamentals [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Lambert And Nuttycombe ‎– At Home
    Lambert And Nuttycombe ‎– At Home
    $20.00 | , ,

    “The story of David Lambert and Craig Nuttycombe’s not-quite-success actually says more about both the business and lack of guarantees one can face than most Behind the Music specials [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Sly & The Family Stone ‎– Life
    Sly & The Family Stone ‎– Life
    $17.00 | , ,

    “Just a matter of months after Dance to the Music, Sly & the Family Stone turned around and delivered Life, a record that leapfrogged over its predecessor in terms of […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • 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
  • Kate Bush ‎– Lionheart
    Kate Bush ‎– Lionheart
    $18.00 | , ,

    “Proving that the English admired Kate Bush’s work, 1978’s Lionheart album managed to reach the number six spot in her homeland while failing to make a substantial impact in [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Lonnie Liston Smith – Live!
    Lonnie Liston Smith – Live!
    $12.00 | , ,

    “Recorded live at Smucker’s Cabaret in Brooklyn, NY, in 1976, this superb LP is the only live album that Lonnie Liston Smith provided in the 1970s. It’s also one of […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Lords Of The New Church ‎– The Lords Of The New Church
    The Lords Of The New Church ‎– The Lords Of The New Church
    $28.00 | , ,

    “Although their roots were in punk rock, their debut album announced to the world that the Lords of the New Church were not your average punk band. They had ambitions: […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk, Power Pop / New Wave, Rock / Pop
  • The Lords Of The New Church ‎– Killer Lords
    The Lords Of The New Church ‎– Killer Lords
    $18.00 | , ,

    “The Lords of the New Church took the punk/new wave types of sounds and combined them with heavy metal influences into a gothic-sounding but very accessible texture. The resulting music [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk, Rock / Pop
  • Roxy Music ‎– Avalon
    Roxy Music ‎– Avalon
    $18.00 | , ,

    “Flesh + Blood suggested that Roxy Music were at the end of the line, but they regrouped and recorded the lovely Avalon, one of their finest albums. Certainly, the lush, […]

    GENRE: Power Pop / New Wave, Rock / Pop
  • 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
  • The Dream Syndicate ‎– Medicine Show
    The Dream Syndicate ‎– Medicine Show
    $12.00 | , ,

    “In 1982, the Dream Syndicate seemingly came out of nowhere (actually Davis, California, but close enough) to become the most talked-about band in underground rock with their debut album, [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Power Pop / New Wave, Rock / Pop
  • Black Uhuru – Red
    Black Uhuru – Red
    $22.00 | , ,

    “The sophomore release from the third and most successful incarnation of Black Uhuru (singers Don Carlos, Erroll “Jay” Wilson, and Rudolph “Garth” Dennis had come [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Peter Tosh ‎– Bush Doctor
    Peter Tosh ‎– Bush Doctor
    $12.00 | , ,

    “As the debut album on the Rolling Stone label in 1978, Bush Doctor benefited immensely from the involvement of Jagger and Richards, as well as the publicity inherent in the […]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Grateful Dead ‎– Wake Of The Flood
    Grateful Dead ‎– Wake Of The Flood
    $22.00 | , ,

    “By 1973, the disparity between the Grateful Dead’s studio work and their eminence as live performers was already well established. Their sixth studio album, Wake of the Flood, served [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Justin Hines And The Dominoes ‎– Just In Time
    Justin Hines And The Dominoes ‎– Just In Time
    $32.00 | , ,

    Deep doo-wop influenced roots reggae. Label: Mango – MLPS 9532 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1978 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Pink Floyd ‎– Meddle
    Pink Floyd ‎– Meddle
    $32.00 | , ,

    “Atom Heart Mother, for all its glories, was an acquired taste, and Pink Floyd wisely decided to trim back its orchestral excesses for its follow-up, Meddle. Opening with a deliberately [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The Doors ‎– The Soft Parade
    The Doors ‎– The Soft Parade
    $18.00 | , ,

    “The weakest studio album recorded with Jim Morrison in the group, partially because their experiments with brass and strings on about half the tracks weren’t entirely successful. [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Bob Marley And The Wailers ‎– Catch A Fire
    Bob Marley And The Wailers ‎– Catch A Fire
    $22.00 | , ,

    “When the Wailers began recording their fifth album, they were in the middle of a contract dispute with CBS, the upshot being that Catch a Fire was their first record […]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub