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  • The French Connection – French Ye Ye Garage Pop & Psych Mixtape – Radio Topo #20
    The French Connection – French Ye Ye Garage Pop & Psych Mixtape – Radio Topo #20
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    “There is no such thing as intellectual property.” Jean-Luc Godard Take a ride on the back of DJ WW4’s vespa and hold on tight…  

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Chants Révolutionnaires D’Oman – Oman Protest Music
    Chants Révolutionnaires D’Oman – Oman Protest Music
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    Compilation of revolutionary Omani songs from the time of the Marxist-Leninist Dhofar Liberation Front seeking to overthrow the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and Establish an independent state in [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Music Of Algeria 50’s – 70’s : Radio Topo #021
    Music Of Algeria 50’s – 70’s : Radio Topo #021
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    Radio Topo #021   Born from the rich musical heritage of the Berber people, the music of Algeria is as diverse as Algerian culture itself. While primarily associated with Rai, […]

    GENRE: International
  • Golden Rain – Balinese Gamelan Music
    Golden Rain – Balinese Gamelan Music
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    Nowhere is the richness of Balinese art more evident than in the glitteringly brilliant music and dance of gamelan gong kebjar, which uses a 25-piece orchestra of xylophone-like bronze-keyed [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Manikins – From Broadway To Blazes
    Manikins – From Broadway To Blazes
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    From the same scene that begat the Scientists and the Victims came Perth, Australia’s The Manikins. Founded by Neil Fernandes — a former member of the legendary Cheap Nasties with [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore, Rock / Pop
  • Andrew Thomas Wilson – Carnarvon
    Andrew Thomas Wilson – Carnarvon
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    Synthy & mellow New Age explorations Label: EMI – EMX 430016 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Australia Released: 1984 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Rock / Pop, Synthwave / Electronic
  • V/A  – Buried Country: An Anthology Of Aboriginal Australian Country Music
    V/A – Buried Country: An Anthology Of Aboriginal Australian Country Music
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    Mississippi compile a selection rootsy Aboriginal music which has never been reissued on vinyl before. Political and powerful songs from communities throughout Australia. Label: Mississippi [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, International
  • Frank Zappa ‎– Hot Rats
    Frank Zappa ‎– Hot Rats
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    “Aside from the experimental side project Lumpy Gravy, Hot Rats was the first album Frank Zappa recorded as a solo artist sans the Mothers, though he continued to employ previous […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The Hitmen – She’s All Mine
    The Hitmen – She’s All Mine
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    Sunny new wave from The Hitmen. Label: Urgent Records – PRONT 01 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: UK Released: 1980 VG+/VG. Sleevewear/discoloration

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The Books – Broadcast
    The Books – Broadcast
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    Electro/synth-pop track that bears some similarities to B-52s & Devo. Label: Logo – BOOK 1 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single Country: UK Released: 1980 VG+/VG+. Light sleevewear/discoloration

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Iggy Pop – Cry For Love
    Iggy Pop – Cry For Love
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    A new wave pivot for Iggy Pop. From his Blah-Blah-Blah album. Label: A&M Records – AM-2874 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1986 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Any Trouble – Yesterday’s Love
    Any Trouble – Yesterday’s Love
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    Wonderful power-pop track on Stiff Records. Label: Stiff Records – BUY 74 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: UK Released: 1980 VG+/VG+. Light wear. Old store sticker

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Balloon Man
    Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Balloon Man
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    A fun jangle-pop tune from Robyn Hitchcock’s Globe Of Frogs album. Label: A&M Records – AM-3023 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1988 VG+/VG+. Light marks/sleeve [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Rock / Pop
  • Spaces – I’ve Had A Nice Peaceful Day
    Spaces – I’ve Had A Nice Peaceful Day
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    New Zealand power-pop/new wave that still sounds zippy today. Label: Epic – ES 715 Format: Vinyl, 7″ Country: New Zealand Released: 1982 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The Jam ‎– All Mod Cons
    The Jam ‎– All Mod Cons
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    Repress (1 year after release) – super clean vinyl, jacket is VG but in nice shape. Love the mods! Label: Polydor – PD-1-6188, Polydor – 2383 517 Format: Vinyl, LP, […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore, Rock / Pop
  • The Undertones ‎– The Sin Of Pride
    The Undertones ‎– The Sin Of Pride
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    “The Sin of Pride was by far the most exploratory album the Undertones ever issued and, other than their debut, fares the best. Whereas Hypnotised had been another punk rave-up […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Sparks ‎– Sparks (1972 Promo)
    Sparks ‎– Sparks (1972 Promo)
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    “Within the first track of their debut album — the crisp, minimal pounder “Wonder Girl,” featuring Russell Mael’s falsetto already engaged in swooping acrobatics and [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Roxy Music ‎– Angel Eyes [UK 79 pressing]
    Roxy Music ‎– Angel Eyes [UK 79 pressing]
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    Roxy Music’s third single from their 1979 album Manifesto Label: Polydor – POSP 67 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single Country: UK Released: 1979 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Wreckless Eric – A Popsong
    Wreckless Eric – A Popsong
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    Classic power-pop from the “Whole Wide World” hitmaker. Label: Stiff Records – BUY 64 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: Netherlands Released: 1980 VG+/VG+. Light wear to sleeve

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • 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
  • 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
  • Abdou El Omari – Nuits De Printemps
    Abdou El Omari – Nuits De Printemps
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    Oriental psych from the organ king of Casablanca, combining traditional rhythms with spaced out modern sounds. This is the third part of Abdou’s ‘Nuits’ trilogy. Mystical sounds [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Abdou El Omari – Nuits D’Été
    Abdou El Omari – Nuits D’Été
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    Reissue of this ultra rare Oriental psych monster from the organ king of Casablanca, combining traditional rhythms with spaced out modern sounds. This is the first part of Abdou’s [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Jupiter & Okwess – Na Kozonga
    Jupiter & Okwess – Na Kozonga
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    Jupiter & Okwess returns with the explosive ‘ Na Kozonga’ album, a blast of energy that bewitches the body and feeds the spirit . From the samba of carioca Rogê […]

    GENRE: International
  • V/A – Cadence Revolution: Disques Debs International Vol 2, 1973-1981
    V/A – Cadence Revolution: Disques Debs International Vol 2, 1973-1981
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    Strut present the second volume in a series of compilations taken from the archives of Disques Debs International, the longest-running and most prolific label of the French Caribbean. Set up […]

    GENRE: International
  • The Rolling Stones ‎– Their Satanic Majesties Request [1967 US pressing]
    The Rolling Stones ‎– Their Satanic Majesties Request [1967 US pressing]
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    “Without a doubt, no Rolling Stones album — and, indeed, very few rock albums from any era — split critical opinion as much as the Rolling Stones’ psychedelic outing. Many [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Rock / Pop
  • Ekuka – Ekuka [Gold vinyl]
    Ekuka – Ekuka [Gold vinyl]
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    “Hailing from the Langi tribe of Lira, Northern Uganda, legendary local griot Ekuka Morris Sirikiti performs his music in various situations – festivities, market days, and other [...]

    GENRE: International
  • The Arab Avant-Garde: Music, Politics, Modernity
    The Arab Avant-Garde: Music, Politics, Modernity
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    From jazz trumpeters drawing on the noises of warfare in Beirut to female heavy metallers in Alexandria, the Arab culture offers a wealth of exciting, challenging, and diverse musics. The […]

    GENRE: International, Non-Fiction
  • Roots in Reverse: Senegalese Afro-Cuban Music and Tropical Cosmopolitanism
    Roots in Reverse: Senegalese Afro-Cuban Music and Tropical Cosmopolitanism
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    Roots in Reverse explores how Latin music contributed to the formation of the négritude movement in the 1930s. Taking Senegal and Cuba as its primary research areas, this work uses […]

    GENRE: International, Non-Fiction
  • Noel Lobley – Sound Fragments: From Field Recording to African Electronic Stories
    Noel Lobley – Sound Fragments: From Field Recording to African Electronic Stories
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    This book is an ethnographic study of sound archives and the processes of creative decolonization that form alternative modes of archiving and curating in the 21st century. It explores the […]

    GENRE: International, Non-Fiction
  • Allan Marett – Songs, Dreamings, & Ghosts
    Allan Marett – Songs, Dreamings, & Ghosts
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    Aboriginal musicians receive songs both from an eternal realm known as The Dreaming and from the ghosts of deceased ancestors. Songs, Dreamings, and Ghosts is the first book-length study of […]

    GENRE: International
  • Kel. Putra Bali Purantara Jogjakarta* – Gending2 Tarian Bali
    Kel. Putra Bali Purantara Jogjakarta* – Gending2 Tarian Bali
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    Ethnographic field recordings of Balinese cultural ceremonial music. Label: Lokananta Records – BRD-020 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: Indonesia Released: 1969 VG+/VG with Old store sticker. Some [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Melanie – Visit My Dreams (Cream Vinyl)
    Melanie – Visit My Dreams (Cream Vinyl)
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    Double vinyl of the sixties element of songs from the cd Box set Neighbourhood Songs

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Nina Hagen – Personal Jesus
    Nina Hagen – Personal Jesus
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    To mark Nina Hagen’s 70th birthday, Personal Jesus is being released for the first time on vinyl, including a bonus track – exactly fifteen years after its original release. The […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Dumisani Abraham Maraire – The African Mbira – Music Of The Shona People Of Rhodesia
    Dumisani Abraham Maraire – The African Mbira – Music Of The Shona People Of Rhodesia
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    “Much of the instrumental and vocal music of East Africa has been described as repetitive and monotonous; apologists counter that the music is quite varied and exacting. Yet freed of […]

    GENRE: International
  • Lee Hazlewood ‎– Cowboy In Sweden
    Lee Hazlewood ‎– Cowboy In Sweden
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    “At the turn of the ’60s, Lee Hazlewood decided to leave America for Sweden. He had already spent time in the country, appearing as an actor in two television productions, […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Rock / Pop
  • Various – Animals Of Africa: Sounds Of The Jungle, Plain & Bush
    Various – Animals Of Africa: Sounds Of The Jungle, Plain & Bush
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    “Current research among naturalists tends to break down any remaining class-distinction between animals and man; the more we know about the other creatures on our common planet, the sillier [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Shona – Africa: Zimbabwe – Shona Mbira Music
    Shona – Africa: Zimbabwe – Shona Mbira Music
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    “Mbira music is one of the most popular traditional arts of black Africa, and the Shona musicians of Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) are among the instrument’s most distinguished players. This [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Paul F. Berliner – Zimbabwe: The Soul Of Mbira – Traditions Of The Shona People
    Paul F. Berliner – Zimbabwe: The Soul Of Mbira – Traditions Of The Shona People
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    “Mbira music is one of the most ancient and popular forms of music found throughout black Africa. Its myriad forms constitute a contribution of unique richness to the world’s music. […]

    GENRE: International
  • The Ambivalent Crowd ‎– Bagong Umaga
    The Ambivalent Crowd ‎– Bagong Umaga
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    Ambivalent Crowd is a defunct Pinoy band that gained popularity during the 1970s. The members of the group were Pol Enriquez, Celeste Legaspi, Cynthia Patag, Gigi Escalante, Mae Cendana, Pinky [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, International
  • Dusty Springfield – Longing
    Dusty Springfield – Longing
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    In the early 1970s, Dusty Springfield relocated from her native England to Los Angeles in an effort to pursue new opportunities in her career and signed with ABC/Dunhill Records. Her […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Music of Azerbaijan: From Mugham to Opera
    Music of Azerbaijan: From Mugham to Opera
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    “This book traces the development of Azerbaijani art music from its origins in the Eastern, modal, improvisational tradition known as mugham through its fusion with Western classical, jazz, [...]

    GENRE: International, Non-Fiction
  • 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
  • Link Wray – Missing Links Vol.3 – Some Kinda Nut
    Link Wray – Missing Links Vol.3 – Some Kinda Nut
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    “Another great grab bag of hideously rare Link, all from the ’60s on this volume, including tracks that Wray issued under his own name, and side projects that he lent […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Rachid Mesbahi – Yama Aazizene
    Rachid Mesbahi – Yama Aazizene
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    Algerian Kabyle music. Label: La Voix Du Globe – VDG 103.185 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45RPM, Single Country: France Released: undated VG+/Gen. Some light marks & some surface noise, but [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Slimane Azem – Diminou / Our Irouh Our Yeqime
    Slimane Azem – Diminou / Our Irouh Our Yeqime
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    Algerian Chaabi music. Label: La Voix Du Globe – 101 973 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45RPM Country: France Released: 1972 G+/Gen. Noticeable light marks & surface noise throughout both sides. No [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Jeanette – Errayeh Goulou
    Jeanette – Errayeh Goulou
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    Algerian Chaabi Label: Oasis Format: Vinyl, 7″ Country: Algeria G+/Generic

    GENRE: International
  • Atmani-  Atsane Athatchali
    Atmani- Atsane Athatchali
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    Algerian Kabyle music. Label: Oasis Disques Format: Vinyl, 7″ Country: France Released: VG/Gen.

    GENRE: International
  • Slimane Azem – Azguer Yakel Egmas / Lahbab Elouaktha
    Slimane Azem – Azguer Yakel Egmas / Lahbab Elouaktha
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    Algerian Kabyle music. Label: Pathe 45 804 Format: Vinyl, 7″ Country: France Released: VG/Gen.

    GENRE: International
  • Johnny And The Debonaires ‎– The Bonecracker
    Johnny And The Debonaires ‎– The Bonecracker
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    Label: Fenway Records – 1711 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: Dec 1961 Genre: Rock Media Condition: VG+ Looks G+, but plays G+. Drill in label.

    GENRE: Rock / Pop