March 15th Newsletter

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  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cleveland 1970
    Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cleveland 1970
    $10.00 | , Ships on/around Apr 25, 2025 Add to cart

    Blown out nasty recording. Crazy Horse are white hot. Recommend with a doob. Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Gene Clark – 1975
    Gene Clark – 1975
    $10.00 | , Ships on/around Apr 25, 2025 Add to cart

    Live & unreleased 1975 tracks from Gene Clark with a KILLER band. Must have. Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Townes Van Zandt – Live Europe
    Townes Van Zandt – Live Europe
    $10.00 | , Ships on/around Apr 25, 2025 Add to cart

    Live european recordings of TVZ! Fantastic release. Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Wombo – Blossomlooksdownuponus
    Wombo – Blossomlooksdownuponus
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    “The weird world of Wombo is a kaleidoscopic journey of sharp turns and surprising visions, a melting pot of influences with a cheeky cheshire-cat grin that coalesce into a trippy […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Golden Spine – Universal Prayer
    Golden Spine – Universal Prayer
    $5.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Andrea, Václav and Lenka recorded at Golden Hive Studios, Prague with Amák Golden during Winter and Spring 2019. Each of the guest appearing musicians recorded at their homes. Universal [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Greg Kelley, Rob Noyes – Greg Kelley / Rob Noyes
    Greg Kelley, Rob Noyes – Greg Kelley / Rob Noyes
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    “Greg Kelley, trumpet Recorded January 26, 2019 by GK in his kitchen, Seattle WA Rob Noyes, guitar Recorded January 22, 2019 by Sam Moss at Warrior Camp, Somerville MA” Label: […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Folk / Country
  • Cindy – 1:2
    Cindy – 1:2
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    “Cindy is a band built around the singing and guitar playing of Karina Gill. She became a musician only recently, having sat on the sidelines while ex-partners and friends made […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Ela Stiles & Jensen Tjhung – Golden Scalpel
    Ela Stiles & Jensen Tjhung – Golden Scalpel
    $7.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Ela Stiles (Bushwalking / Solo) & Jensen Tjhung (Deaf Wish/ Lower Plenty) bring you ‘Golden Scalpel’ – two blissful yet world weary sides of transportive, mostly [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Sanford Clark – They Call Me Country
    Sanford Clark – They Call Me Country
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    “Propelled by his 1956 Lee Hazlewood-produced hit “The Fool,” Sanford Clark was already a rockabilly legend in his own right by the time he swapped his hair gel and switchblade […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Jon Collin – The Fiddler Now Steps To The Road
    Jon Collin – The Fiddler Now Steps To The Road
    $8.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Prolific and ever-developing, Jon Collin’s pieces often begin with guitar but incorporate unconventional production, abstract recording means, or the blending of unlikely sounds for [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Folk / Country
  • Dave Bixby – Ode To Quetzalcoatl
    Dave Bixby – Ode To Quetzalcoatl
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    “Since its discovery in the late 90s, Dave Bixby’s legendary $2000 private press album from 1969 is considered by all serious record collectors as the king in the loner/downer folk [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Joshua Massad, Dylan Aycock – 4 Improvisations
    Joshua Massad, Dylan Aycock – 4 Improvisations
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    These four improvisations were recorded in 2016 in my living room with my longtime friend Joshua Massad. Josh is an indian classical musician living between Tulsa and India, studying tabla […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Hindustani
  • Perfect Angels – Exit from the Ultra-World
    Perfect Angels – Exit from the Ultra-World
    $30.00 | , , Add to cart

    “For those a bit more familiar with songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Zach Phillips, you’re sure to know that he belongs in that exciting and always refreshing field you can loosely call [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Magik Markers – Untitled
    Magik Markers – Untitled
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Summer tour cassette.  Live nyc 11/10/05” Label: Fuck It Tapes – FIT029 Format: Cassette, Single Sided Country: US Released: 2006 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Duster – Together
    Duster – Together
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Gather your loved ones, Together is here. Duster’s fourth album is a 13-song exploration of comfortable, interplanetary goth. A sonic vaseline of submerged guitars, solder-burned synths, [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Duster – Contemporary Movement
    Duster – Contemporary Movement
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    “A muffled cry into the technological darkness, Contemporary Movement slid into the world right as the MP3 was seeping out of college dorms. A 39-minute drift into the void, drenched […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jyonson Tsu – Melody And Fragility
    Jyonson Tsu – Melody And Fragility
    $8.00 | , , Add to cart

    Gentle Psych-folk from the Acid Mothers Temple affiliate. Label: Eye Vybe Records – ev-072 Format: Cassette, Album, Reissue Country: US Released: 2019 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Folk / Country
  • Honey Radar – The Cop’s Dream
    Honey Radar – The Cop’s Dream
    $20.00 | , , Add to cart

    Bizarre and burnt out indie-rock Label: Stale Heat – 006 Format: Cassette, EP Country: US Released: 2015 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Taylor K Conrad / Matthew J Rolin Duo – Conrad / Rolin
    Taylor K Conrad / Matthew J Rolin Duo – Conrad / Rolin
    $8.00 | , , Add to cart

    “I met both Matthew J Rolin and Taylor K Conrad after swinging thru Columbus OH last October (holy shit, has it been a year?!) on a trek thru the midwest […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Shin Otowa – わすれがたみ
    Shin Otowa – わすれがたみ
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    “In 1974, Shin Otowa 音羽信 (Elia Taniguchi) recorded this album, わすれがたみ (wasuregatami, “memento”) at Gyoen Studio in Tokyo with his friend Makoto Kubota & others, with [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Folk / Country
  • The Handsome Family – The Handsome Family
    The Handsome Family – The Handsome Family
    $60.00 | , , Add to cart

    Pre-Odessa, self-released cassette by the americana duo. Label: no label – no cat number, self-released Format: Cassette, Album Country: US Released: 1994 VG+/VG+. No oval/sticker. Scuffing [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • May Witch – May Witch
    May Witch – May Witch
    $7.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Jacob Sunderlin: guitar Ezra Buchla: viola Andrew Mansberger: banjo Ariel Ackerly: autoharp, mountain dulcimer recorded spring 2019 at Jacob’s house in Athens, GA improvised live to [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Dancer – Dancer
    Dancer – Dancer
    $25.00 | , , Add to cart

    “A new Glasgow band with members of Current Affairs (Tough Love), Nightshift (Trouble in Mind), Order of the Toad (Gringo records) and Robert Sotelo (Upset the Rhythm).” Label: Gold [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Laughing Chimes – Zoo Avenue EP
    The Laughing Chimes – Zoo Avenue EP
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    “The Laughing Chimes is a musical project formed by teenage brothers Evan and Quinn Seurkamp based out of southeast Ohio. Living in a small, crumbling coal town on the brink […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Rosali – Chokeweed
    Rosali – Chokeweed
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    “Fresh off of her masterful third album No Medium, Philly songwriter/vibe-spinner Rosali Middleman decompresses with Chokeweed, a beautifully low-key collection of expansive guitar [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative
  • Lake Mary – Once It’s All On The Ground
    Lake Mary – Once It’s All On The Ground
    $8.00 | , , Add to cart

    “From Chaz : My friend Patrick sent me his new album to listen to before he released it to see if it was a good “ambient” album, and I was […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Folk / Country
  • XV – Basement Tapes
    XV – Basement Tapes
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    “Recorded in the basement in 2018-2019 and originally released on cassette in 2020.”Free punk” that’s by turns playful, absurd, weirdly funny, oblique, and catchy as hell. [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Shane Parish – Way Haul Away: A Collection Of Fireside Songs
    Shane Parish – Way Haul Away: A Collection Of Fireside Songs
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Shane Parish (founding member of Ahleuchatistas) received Fireside Book of Folk Songs as a gift. It sat on the shelf for a few months, a proud edition to his sheet […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • Jon Collin – What Is Thunder
    Jon Collin – What Is Thunder
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    “On recent releases Jon Collin has taken to the woods, mostly near his adoptive home of Stockholm, playing amid the sounds of birdsong and waterfalls. Meanwhile, those who’ve caught [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Folk / Country
  • Tommy Jay & Mike Rep ‎– The Grim-O Comix Sequence
    Tommy Jay & Mike Rep ‎– The Grim-O Comix Sequence
    $17.00 | , , Add to cart

    “It’s not essential, but this collection of early, (mostly) acoustic recordings from Ohio oddballs Tommy Jay and Mike Rep is there for you when you want to wade deep into […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians ‎– Fegmania!
    Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians ‎– Fegmania!
    $24.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Robyn manages to combine his Syd Barrett/John Lennon-esque oh-so-British vocals, Byrds-y guitar jangle, and lyrics which run the gamut from Monty Python-like absurdity to late [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dexys Midnight Runners ‎– Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
    Dexys Midnight Runners ‎– Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
    $20.00 | , , Add to cart

    The crackling stations being switched on the radio and the gang shout followed by the spoken injunction to “burn it down” sound like they should be starting off a Sham […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Feelies ‎– The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness / My Little Red Book
    The Feelies ‎– The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness / My Little Red Book
    $15.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Exclusive Ork Records: New York, New York bonus 45, featuring two previously unreleased tracks by the Feelies. “The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness” is an unreleased studio cut from [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sandy Bull With Billy Higgins – Fantasias For Guitar And Banjo
    Sandy Bull With Billy Higgins – Fantasias For Guitar And Banjo
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Sandy Bull should be a household name, as he was a true musical visionary who was clearly ahead of his time. This, his first album, is a truly auspicious debut. […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Karen Dalton – Recording Is The Trip Karen Dalton Archives
    Karen Dalton – Recording Is The Trip Karen Dalton Archives
    $175.00 | , , , Add to cart

    “Recording is the Trip – The Karen Dalton Archives is a three-LP, three-CD box set, including a download card and a shirt. Three LPs: Includes for the first-time ever on […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Gillian Welch ‎– Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs (Vol. 1 | 2 | 3)
    Gillian Welch ‎– Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs (Vol. 1 | 2 | 3)
    $110.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Unearthed from a cache of home demos and reel-to-reel recordings, Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs is the second release of archival music from the vault of Gillian Welch and David [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • John Prine ‎– The Asylum Albums [3LP box]
    John Prine ‎– The Asylum Albums [3LP box]
    $50.00 | , , , Add to cart

    Includes Bruised Orange, Pink Cadillac and Storm Windows Label: Rhino Records – R1 565271 Format: 3xVinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set, 180g Vinyl Country: US Released: 2020 NM/NM

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Trees – Trees
    Trees – Trees
    $80.00 | , , , Add to cart

    “It’s now over fifty years since Trees’ formation, a band who helped define ‘Acid Folk’, creating a sub-category in the lexicon of record dealers and music critics alike. Earth’s new […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy* – Will Oldham On Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (2×10″ & book)
    Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy* – Will Oldham On Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (2×10″ & book)
    $150.00 | , , , , , Add to cart

    Limited edition of 300 copies encased in a chocolate and silver Solander box. Included is the signed and numbered hardback edition of the book ‘Will Oldham On Bonnie ‘Prince’ [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • Endless Endless: A Lo-Fi History of the Elephant 6 Mystery
    Endless Endless: A Lo-Fi History of the Elephant 6 Mystery
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    Years after its release, Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea remains one of the most beloved and best-selling albums in all of indie music, hailed as a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Non-Fiction
  • The Only Ones – Live In London
    The Only Ones – Live In London
    $16.00 | , , Add to cart

    This live set from The Only Ones features rawer & more ragged arrangements of some of their best tracks, including Another Girl, Another Planet. Label: Skyclad Records – GOD 67 […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Rock / Pop
  • PRE-ORDER
    Cameron Knowler – CRK
    Cameron Knowler – CRK
    $27.00 | , Ships on/around Apr 04, 2025 Add to cart

    ***Ships On Or Around 04/04/25 “Pure musical expression pulling from over a hundred years of American folk history but still feels unburdened by the past and looks sharply towards the […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • PRE-ORDER
    Dylan Golden Aycock – No New Summers
    Dylan Golden Aycock – No New Summers
    $30.00 | , Ships on/around Mar 21, 2025 Add to cart

    ***Pre-Order Item – Ships on or around 3/21 Nice to hear the first solo LP in a good while by this most excellent guitarist who also runs the superb Scissor […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Dino Valente* – Dino Valente
    Dino Valente* – Dino Valente
    $18.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Dino Valente’s sole album recalls the one issued by another San Francisco artist signed to CBS in the late ’60s, Skip Spence: quirky, lyrically vague, folky yet psychedelic, [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Eugene Chadbourne With Camper Van Beethoven (aka) Camper Van Chadbourne ‎– Camper Van Chadbourne
    Eugene Chadbourne With Camper Van Beethoven (aka) Camper Van Chadbourne ‎– Camper Van Chadbourne
    $18.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Camper Van Chadbourne is one of Eugene Chadbourne’s best albums, and perhaps the best introduction to his weird world. He offers up his usual assortment of cover songs, medleys, and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Yuma Abe – Hotel New Yuma
    Yuma Abe – Hotel New Yuma
    $36.00 | , Add to cart

    Yuma Abe presents “Hotel New Yuma,” the latest album from the vocalist and guitarist of Tokyo-based band never young beach. Japan of the 1950s and 1960s has had such a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Rock / Pop
  • Nancy Priddy – You’ve Come This Way Before
    Nancy Priddy – You’ve Come This Way Before
    $17.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Released just a year after her vocals graced Leonard Cohen’s debut, Nancy Priddy’s lone album is a sweeping odyssey across avant garde arrangements rife with experimental pop [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Rock / Pop
  • Swans – My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
    Swans – My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
    $15.00 | , , Add to cart

    “After years of pursuing Angels of Light and recording and producing a diverse roster of artists for his Young God label, Michael Gira has decided to reconvene his legendary group […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Woods – With Light And With Love
    Woods – With Light And With Love
    $16.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Woods’ brand of pop shamanism has undergone several gradual transformations over their past few albums, but on With Light And With Love, the tinkering reveals an expanded sonic palette [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Disintegration – Shiver In A Weak Light
    Disintegration – Shiver In A Weak Light
    $20.00 | , Add to cart

    The first full-length release from Cleveland’s Disintegration brings their intricate circuitry of nocturnal synthwave and noise-saturated post-punk to a new plateau. Sharper, leaner, and more [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative