May 17th Newsletter
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  • Richard Evans – Richard Evans (Promo)
    Richard Evans – Richard Evans (Promo)
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    Heavy and deep jazz-funk from the former Sun Ra Arkestra and Soulful Strings bassist. Label: Horizon – SP-735 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo Country: US Released: 1979 VG+/VG. Sleeve has […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Malo – Malo (Promo)
    Malo – Malo (Promo)
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    “Malo’s debut album remains their best and best-known work, primarily for the inclusion of the hit single “Suavecito.” That track managed to make a Chicago-like pop-soul [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Poncho Sanchez Conducted and Arranged by Clare Fischer Featuring Gary Foster and Alex Acuña – Straight Ahead (Pa’lante)
    Poncho Sanchez Conducted and Arranged by Clare Fischer Featuring Gary Foster and Alex Acuña – Straight Ahead (Pa’lante)
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    Tight Latin jazz/funk from the Mexican-American conga player Label: Discovery Records – DS-813 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released:1980 VG+/VG+. Light wear. B-side has some heavy [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Poncho Sanchez ‎– Poncho
    Poncho Sanchez ‎– Poncho
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    Poncho Sanchez’s debut album. Heavy breaks, Label: Discovery Records – DS-799 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1970 VG+/VG. WOL. Edgewear and sleeve rubbing

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Wood, Brass & Steel – Wood, Brass & Steel
    Wood, Brass & Steel – Wood, Brass & Steel
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    Sole album by the funk group that would later act as the backing band for Sugar Hill Records Label: Turbo Records – TU-7016 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Zulema – Ms. Z.
    Zulema – Ms. Z.
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    Zulema’s second album. Absolute smoking combo of funk and darker edged ballad tracks. Label: Sussex – SRA 8029 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1973 VG+/VG. Sleeve high end [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Mystic Merlin – Mystic Merlin
    Mystic Merlin – Mystic Merlin
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    Debut album from the NY group that was known for incorporating stage magic into their gigs. Label: Capitol Records – ST-12047 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1980 VG+/VG. […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Dilermando Reis – Sua Majestade O Violão (Brazillian Pressing)
    Dilermando Reis – Sua Majestade O Violão (Brazillian Pressing)
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    Acoustic MPB/Bossanova from one of the pioneers of the genre Label: Continental – LPP-3009 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Brazil Released: undated repress with black labels. VG+/VG. Seams [...]

    GENRE: Latin
  • Steve Kekana – Amandla Amasha
    Steve Kekana – Amandla Amasha
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    Soca-tinged soul pop from the South African star. Label: Gallo – STEVL. 1001 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: South Africa Released: 1982 VG+/VG+. Some sleevewear/discoloration

    GENRE: African, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Jimmy Cliff – Struggling Man
    Jimmy Cliff – Struggling Man
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    “Written in the aftermath of his longtime producer Leslie Kong’s tragically early death, 1972’s Struggling Man reflected Jimmy Cliff’s desperate attempt to shake himself [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Julio Jaramillo – Mis Mejores Pasillos (Ecuadorian Pressing)
    Julio Jaramillo – Mis Mejores Pasillos (Ecuadorian Pressing)
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    Compilation of some of the Peruvian folk singer’s key tracks. Label: Onix – LP-50022 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: Ecuador Released: 1971 VG+/VG. Some light marks and sleeve [...]

    GENRE: Latin
  • Ismael Rivera Y Sus Cachimbos – Traigo De Todo
    Ismael Rivera Y Sus Cachimbos – Traigo De Todo
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    “Celebrating the 50th anniversary of El Sonero Mayor’s album Traigo de Todo on Tico Records, with this newly remastered reissue featuring (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master [...]

    GENRE: Latin
  • Raoul Guillaume Et Son Groupe ‎– Gerbe De Chansons Haitiennes
    Raoul Guillaume Et Son Groupe ‎– Gerbe De Chansons Haitiennes
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    Amazing & soulful compas album from one of the genre’s masters. Label: IBO Records – ILP-133 Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono Country: Haiti Released: 1967 VG+/VG+. Upper seam starting to split

    GENRE: Haitian / Compas / Merenge
  • Tabou Combo – Indestructible…
    Tabou Combo – Indestructible…
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    Funk-tinged compas from one of Haiti’s longest-running groups. Label: Mini Records – MRS 1056 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1976 VG+/VG+. Light marks/wear

    GENRE: Haitian / Compas / Merenge
  • El Gran Pacheco* Canta: Pete Rodriguez – Mi Nuevo Tumbao….. Cañonazo
    El Gran Pacheco* Canta: Pete Rodriguez – Mi Nuevo Tumbao….. Cañonazo
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    “Cañonazo was the first release on Fania Records in 1964. It was recorded by Pacheco y Su Nuevo Tumbao, led by salsa legend Johnny Pacheco, featuring Pete “El Conde” Rodríguez […]

    GENRE: Latin
  • Tommy Olivencia Y Su Orquesta Con Chamaco Ramirez ‎– Planté Bandera
    Tommy Olivencia Y Su Orquesta Con Chamaco Ramirez ‎– Planté Bandera
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    “The last collaboration between renowned Puerto Rican bandleader Tommy Olivencia and the great improvisational salsa singer Chamaco Ramirez released on Fania Records in 1975. Includes [...]

    GENRE: Latin
  • Martinho Da Vila – Coração Malandro (Brazillian Pressing)
    Martinho Da Vila – Coração Malandro (Brazillian Pressing)
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    Classic samba. Features Toninho Horta on guitar. Label: RCA Victor – 130.0011 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Brazil Released: 1987 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Latin
  • Noro Morales – Como Esta (1960 Mono)
    Noro Morales – Como Esta (1960 Mono)
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    Noro Morales explores many genres on this ripper, from psych-pop to salsa infused soul. Label: Tico Records – LP 1068 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono Country: US Released: 1960 VG/VG. […]

    GENRE: Latin
  • William Millan Y Su Saoco Original* , Con Ray Ramos And Luis Ayala* ‎– Curare
    William Millan Y Su Saoco Original* , Con Ray Ramos And Luis Ayala* ‎– Curare
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    Classic salsa from the crucial Salsoul Salsa Series. Label: Salsoul Salsa Series – SAL-4120 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1978 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Latin
  • Elizeth Cardoso, Silvio Caldas – Elizeth Cardoso E Silvio Caldas Vol. 2 (Brazillian Pressing)
    Elizeth Cardoso, Silvio Caldas – Elizeth Cardoso E Silvio Caldas Vol. 2 (Brazillian Pressing)
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    Beautiful MPB/Samba collaboration between two figureheads of the genre. Label: Copacabana – CLP – 11.644 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Country: Brazil Released: 1971 VG/VG. [...]

    GENRE: Latin
  • Chris Brokaw – Ghost Ship
    Chris Brokaw – Ghost Ship
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    I set out to make an 8 song statement like ‘Desert Shore’ or ‘Raw Power’, but it became a 9 song…something else. I’ve described it to friends as ‘Twin [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Chimers – Through Today
    Chimers – Through Today
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    Through Today is the new long player from Wollongong duo CHIMERS. Out now via Poison City/ 12XU. Choose from Black or Deep Blue colour vinyl. Recorded and mixed by Jonathan […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Ed Kuepper & Jim White – After The Flood
    Ed Kuepper & Jim White – After The Flood
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    In the final days of February 2022, Brisbane received approximately 80 per cent ofmthe city’s average annual rainfall in a mere 72 hours. Upstream, Wivenhoe Dam, the city’s main flood mitigation [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Lee “Scratch” Perry* ‎– From The Secret Laboratory
    Lee “Scratch” Perry* ‎– From The Secret Laboratory
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    “Like their first meeting (Time Boom X de Devil Dead), the second collaboration between Lee “Scratch” Perry and his acolyte, Adrian Sherwood, is a perfect mixture of [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Nape Neck – Nape Neck
    Nape Neck – Nape Neck
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    “In the very first year of the doomed 2020s, the Leeds, UK-based art-punk trio Nape Neck made their debut with a self-titled/self-released cassette, featuring eight absolutely visceral [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Leopardo – Side A / Side B
    Leopardo – Side A / Side B
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    “Leopardo, the well-mannered and quirky Swiss group from Fribourg, are back once again with SIDE A / SIDE B, an album that invites the world into their jagged and naïve […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • C.A.D. & The Peace Time Consumers – Play Atlantis
    C.A.D. & The Peace Time Consumers – Play Atlantis
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    “With a pre-Asylum Laurel Canyon vibe by way of those busted Wayne County roads, Play Atlantis deftly splits the difference between the Straight and the Bizarre. Though the committed [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Vijay Raghav Rao – Flute (Promo)
    Vijay Raghav Rao – Flute (Promo)
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    Three ragas by the renowned bansuri master Label: Tower – ST5155 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo Country: US Released: undated, promo pressing presumed 1967-1969 VG+/VG. [...]

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Ravi Shankar, Alla Rakha – Rāgas And Tālas
    Ravi Shankar, Alla Rakha – Rāgas And Tālas
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    “As is usually the case with Shankar, the music is quite accessible to Western ears. The jor section of the piece “Dhun” is quite tuneful, for example. And the brevity […]

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Ravi Shankar, Chatur Lal, Pradyot Sen* ‎– Music Of India Album 2 (Three Classical Rāgas)
    Ravi Shankar, Chatur Lal, Pradyot Sen* ‎– Music Of India Album 2 (Three Classical Rāgas)
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    “Perhaps Ravi Shankar’s finest World Pacific record, Three Ragas is not only a fantastic artistic statement, but also an excellent introduction to the medium of Indian music itself. [...]

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Ali Akbar-Kahn* ‎– The Classical Music Of India
    Ali Akbar-Kahn* ‎– The Classical Music Of India
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    One of the earlier recordings of Ali Akbar-Kahn, featuring two short and mellow ragas. Label: Prestige – PR 7544 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress Country: US Released: undated repress [...]

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Kartick Kumar – Sitar Music Of India
    Kartick Kumar – Sitar Music Of India
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    Tranquil and meditative ragas from Kartick Kumar Label: Deutsche Grammophon – 136 551 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Germany Released: 1968 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Deben Bhattacharya ‎– The Popular Folk Music Of India
    Deben Bhattacharya ‎– The Popular Folk Music Of India
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    A collection of field recordings made in the 1950s and 1960s by the late Indian ethnomusicologist Deben Bhattacharya Label: Vee Jay Records – VJS 6402 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo […]

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Kalyani Roy & Ali Ahmed Hussain* – Soul Of India
    Kalyani Roy & Ali Ahmed Hussain* – Soul Of India
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    Sitar & shenai duo of transcendent ragas. Label: ABC Records – ABCS-622 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1968 VG+/VG+. Stamp on jacket. Some general wear.

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Padma Bhooshan Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan* – Padma Bhooshan Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
    Padma Bhooshan Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan* – Padma Bhooshan Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
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    Compilation of shorter tracks from 78s by the Patiala-Kasur style vocalist Label: Odeon – MOAE-5005 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue Country: India Released: 1968 VG+/VG. Sleeve has [...]

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Bāde Ghulam Ali Khan* – Raga Goonkali / Raga Malkauns (Indian Pressing)
    Bāde Ghulam Ali Khan* – Raga Goonkali / Raga Malkauns (Indian Pressing)
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    Two ragas from a master of the Patiala-Kasur style of Indian vocal music. Label: Odeon – MOAE. 105 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: India Released: undated reissue VG+/VG. Spine […]

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Ustad Vilayat Khan* – The Supreme Genius Of Ustad Vilayat Khan (Indian Pressing)
    Ustad Vilayat Khan* – The Supreme Genius Of Ustad Vilayat Khan (Indian Pressing)
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    An extended version of the Darbari Kanada raga from the sitar legend. Label: His Master’s Voice – EASD-1332 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: India Released: 1968 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Alla Rakha – Tabla!
    Alla Rakha – Tabla!
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    A solo example of Tabla mastery from Ravi Shankar’s frequent accompanist Label: World Pacific – WPS-21458 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: undated US pressing VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Prakash Vadehra* – Magic Flutes Of North India
    Prakash Vadehra* – Magic Flutes Of North India
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    Volume 3 of Decca’s Music Of India series. Features tabla and drone accompaniment Label: Decca – DL 75099 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1969 VG/VG. Drillhole. Some [...]

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Eric Dolphy And Booker Ervin With The Mal Waldron Sextet – The Quest
    Eric Dolphy And Booker Ervin With The Mal Waldron Sextet – The Quest
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    “The seven originals not only feature altoist Dolphy (who makes a rare appearance on clarinet during “Warm Canto”) but tenor-saxophonist Booker Ervin, Ron Carter (on cello) and [...]

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Metallica – Master Of Puppets (1986 Pressing)
    Metallica – Master Of Puppets (1986 Pressing)
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    “Even though Master of Puppets didn’t take as gigantic a leap forward as Ride the Lightning, it was the band’s greatest achievement, hailed as a masterpiece by critics far [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Metallica – Kill ‘Em All (1st UK Press 1983)
    Metallica – Kill ‘Em All (1st UK Press 1983)
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    “The true birth of thrash. On Kill ‘Em All, Metallica fuses the intricate riffing of New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Diamond Head […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas – Totality
    Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas – Totality
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    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
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    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
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    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 – Bright Flight
    Silver Jews – Bright Flight
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    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
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    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
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    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
  • The Stooges ‎– The Stooges
    The Stooges ‎– The Stooges
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    “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
  • Drive Like Jehu – Drive Like Jehu
    Drive Like Jehu – Drive Like Jehu
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    Repressed again on black vinyl. The San Diego post-hardcore band’s debut album from 1991, containing the legendary Rick Froberg & John Reis guitar team dipped in battery acid, wired to [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore