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  • Rajesh Roshan – Julie
    Rajesh Roshan – Julie
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    3 song EP from the Hindi film Julie. Label: Polydor – 2253 006 Country: India Released: 1975 VG+/VG Incredible condition. Sounds perfect.

    GENRE: Bollywood
  • Sri Chinmoy – The Silence Of Death
    Sri Chinmoy – The Silence Of Death
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    Sri Chinmoy’s poetry ruminating on death. AUM Press, 1973 Mass-Market Paperback edition. Some wear and discoloration to wraps.

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Laurel Lowell – Pluto
    Laurel Lowell – Pluto
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    “In 1933, E. H. Bailey, editor of the British Journal of Astrology, stated, “I have no belief whatever in the alleged influence of Pluto, and can see no reason to […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • That Inconjunct Quincunx: The Not So Minor Aspect
    That Inconjunct Quincunx: The Not So Minor Aspect
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    “Most astrologers, when doing transits, progressions, or interpretations, neglect or skim over the so-called “minor” aspects(semi-sextle and quincunx) in astrology, preferring [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Ronald Davison – Synastry: Understanding Human Relations Through Astrology
    Ronald Davison – Synastry: Understanding Human Relations Through Astrology
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    “Astrology can be used as a valuable tool in the understanding of human relationships. This internationally acclaimed book lays the foundation for a comprehensive study by giving a basic [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Laxmikant Pyarelal – Sargam
    Laxmikant Pyarelal – Sargam
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    Three songs from Hindi film – Sargam Label: His Master’s Voice – 7EPE 7570 Country: India Released: 1979 VG+/VG

    GENRE: Bollywood
  • Reincarnation: Key To Immortality
    Reincarnation: Key To Immortality
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    Early work about past-life recall. “One of several titles ostensibly co-authored with Moore’s third husband Mark Douglas, and self- published on the Arcane Publishing imprint he founded to [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Rajesh Roshan, Anand Bakshi – Mr. Natwarlal
    Rajesh Roshan, Anand Bakshi – Mr. Natwarlal
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    Fantastic bollywood 3 song EP from the film “Mr. Natwarlal” Label: His Master’s Voice – 7EPE 7565 Country: India Released: 1979 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Bollywood
  • About French Poetry
    About French Poetry
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    An overview of the history and interpretations of French Poetry, from modernism to the avant-garde. Wayne State University Press, 1974 Hardcover edition. Noticeable tearing and fraying to [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Anne Waldman – The Iovis Trilogy: Colors in the Mechanism of Concealment
    Anne Waldman – The Iovis Trilogy: Colors in the Mechanism of Concealment
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    “The Iovis Trilogy, Anne Waldman’s monumental feminist epic, traverses epochs, cultures, and genres to create a visionary call to poetic arms. Iovis details the misdeeds of the [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Sputtering And Distorted: A Reluctant History Of The BUFMS
    Sputtering And Distorted: A Reluctant History Of The BUFMS
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    Hidden but not forgotten, hinted at through piecemeal reference after the fact, the creative efforts of the members of this West-Coast-centric cadre of art mutants first took shape in the […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Experimental / Noise, Non-Fiction
  • Jacques Derrida – Acts Of Literature
    Jacques Derrida – Acts Of Literature
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    “First published in 1992. “Acts of Literature”, compiled in close association with Derrida, brings together for the first time a number of Derrida’s writings on literary [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Republic Of Images: A History Of French Filmmaking
    Republic Of Images: A History Of French Filmmaking
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    “Chronicling one of the greatest and most popular national cinemas, Republic of Images traces the evolution of French filmmaking from 1895—the year of the debut of the Cinematographe in [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Steve Lacy Five – The Way
    Steve Lacy Five – The Way
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    Recorded live on 23 January 1979 at Stadttheater, Basel, Switzerland. Label: hat ART – hat ART 2029 Format: 2xVinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set. Country: Switzerland Released: 1986 VG+/VG+. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Alfred Doblin – Berlin Alexanderplatz
    Alfred Doblin – Berlin Alexanderplatz
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    “Berlin Alexanderplatz is one of the masterpieces of modern European literature and the first German novel to adopt the technique of James Joyce. It tells the story of Franz Biberkopf, […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Ron Carter – Blues Farm
    Ron Carter – Blues Farm
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    Recorded January 1973. Label: CTI Records – CTI 6027 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1973 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Love Of Life Orchestra ‎– Extended Niceties
    Love Of Life Orchestra ‎– Extended Niceties
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    First EP by Peter Gordon’s Love Of Life Orchestra Label: Infidelity – JMB-227 Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45RPM Country: US Released:1980 VG+/VG. Sleevewear, old store sticker, light marks

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Darkroom 2
    Darkroom 2
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    “Contributions by Judy Dater, Frank Gohlke, Emmet Gowin, Charles Harbutt, Lisette Model, Hans Namuth, Doug Prince, Aaron Siskind, Neal Slavin and Cole Weston,10 prominent photographers who [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Stairways To Heaven: Drugs In American Religious History
    Stairways To Heaven: Drugs In American Religious History
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    “From Native Americans’ use of tobacco for solemnizing oaths to the spread of New Age religious beliefs in Haight-Ashbury coffeehouses, drugs have been intimately associated with [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Action/Precision: The New Direction In New York
    Action/Precision: The New Direction In New York
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    Overview of lesser known Abstract Expressionists, from 1955-1960. Newport Harbor Art Museum, 1984 Softcover edition. Noticeable wear to edges of dustjacket.

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Petr Kotik – Many Many Women
    Petr Kotik – Many Many Women
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    “Reader, you and I are about to share a delicious secret. The disc you’re holding (or perhaps listening to by now) contains a classic of 1970s underground music – a […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Baited Area Magazine Issue 8
    Baited Area Magazine Issue 8
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    We are pleased to finally be carrying Baited Area magazine. Issue 8 will ship by the first week of December. Featured: Stewart Uoo, COINCELLPRO, Aryan Kaganof, Ariel M, Ephemerisle, Hurricane [...]

    GENRE:
  • Peter Jefferies – The Other Side of Reason
    Peter Jefferies – The Other Side of Reason
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    Hozac Books is proud to present another foundational brick in the pantheon of New Zealand underground music with Peter Jefferies – The Other Side of Reason, a career-spanning biography by […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Joy Division – Unknown Martyrs
    Joy Division – Unknown Martyrs
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    Recorded live July 13, 1979. One of the most fierce and spirited live JD bootlegs. Unofficial European import. 12/3/2024 *Currently shipping to us from Hungary. Ships from us by Christmas.*

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Nico & Cale – En Concert À L’Enfer
    Nico & Cale – En Concert À L’Enfer
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    “Tracks taken from Nico’s 1965 45 single, an outake from The Academy In Peril & the Reed/Cale/Nico “Le Bataclan 72″ concert. Wonderful cover art worth price of [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Miles Davis – Belgrade 1973
    Miles Davis – Belgrade 1973
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    “At his most adventurous 70s zone. The band was Dave Liebeman, Al Foster, Michael Henderson, Reginald Lucas, Pete Cosey & Mtume.” Unofficial European import. 12/3/2024 *Currently [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – Belgrade 1971
    Miles Davis – Belgrade 1971
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    “At his most adventurous 70s zone. The band was Gary Bartz, Leon Ndugu Chancler, Michael Henderson, Keith Jarrett, Don Alies & Mtume.” Unofficial European import. 12/3/2024 [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gypsy ‎– Hooked On A Memory / The Market
    Gypsy ‎– Hooked On A Memory / The Market
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    Label: Oak (11) – ES 9848 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: Canada Released: 1975 Genre: Pop, Folk, World, & Country VG+/generic Psyched out folk country on the A Side. […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • The Chronicle Church* ‎– Mystery / Bionic Movement
    The Chronicle Church* ‎– Mystery / Bionic Movement
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    Label: Pashlo Records – PH-1006, Pashlo Records – PH-1007 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Stereo, Rainbo Pressing Country: US Released: 1976 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Funk VG+ / GEN

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Stephen Lee Clark – Modesty
    Stephen Lee Clark – Modesty
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    “JUNGLE GYM RECORDS presents “Modesty”, official return of long-time JG friend and collaborator Stephen Lee Clark! Conceived during a time of major change and personal growth, [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Tashi Dorji – We Will Be Wherever The Fires Are Lit
    Tashi Dorji – We Will Be Wherever The Fires Are Lit
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    begin form here… begin from here…our world lives when their world ceases to exist begin from here…with hopes, between silent skies, while world breathes again and the fever [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Bill Callahan – The Holy Grail: Bill Callahan’s “Smog” Dec. 10 2001 Peel Session
    Bill Callahan – The Holy Grail: Bill Callahan’s “Smog” Dec. 10 2001 Peel Session
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    “December 2001, Maida Vale: Bill Callahan’s “Smog” perform with demonstrative zeal for their British witness at the BBC, shimmering and hissing with a Lynchian vibe of U.S. darkness in the [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Papa M – Ballads Of Harry Houdini
    Papa M – Ballads Of Harry Houdini
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    “The “Great Escape Artist” is back! No, not THAT one – dude’s dead! We’re talking about Papa M. And HE’s talking ‘bout Harry Houdini – in the album title, anyway, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • 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
  • Kim Deal – Nobody Loves You More
    Kim Deal – Nobody Loves You More
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    Nobody Loves You More is Kim Deal’s debut album, although it’s technically not her first release under her own name – she self-released a 5-part, 10-song 7” vinyl series in […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Yo La Tengo – There’s A Riot Going On
    Yo La Tengo – There’s A Riot Going On
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    There’s a riot going on. You don’t need me, or Yo La Tengo, to tell you that. These are dark times, in our heads as much as in the streets. […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • 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
  • Bardo Pond – Melt Away
    Bardo Pond – Melt Away
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    Melt Away, the new double LP compilation, catalogues late-’90s rarities and outtakes from a creative apex in Bardo Pond’s career. Of these, album highlight ‘The Trail’, originally recorded [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • Jeanette – Errayeh Goulou
    Jeanette – Errayeh Goulou
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    Algerian Chaabi Label: Oasis Format: Vinyl, 7″ Country: Algeria G+/Generic

    GENRE: International
  • Bensmir Missoum – Baghi Nahdjar / Maghbouna Nhar Laid
    Bensmir Missoum – Baghi Nahdjar / Maghbouna Nhar Laid
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    Label: Sabraphone – N°24SB, Sabra – N°24SB Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: Algeria Released: Genre: Folk, World, & Country Notoiceable light marks & surface noise across both [...]

    GENRE: African
  • 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
  • Richard Ross – Waiting For The End Of The World
    Richard Ross – Waiting For The End Of The World
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    “Where will you go when the trouble starts? For countless people around the world, the answer is that bomb shelter down in the basement. In fact, people from around the […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Gil Elliot – Twentieth Century Book Of The Dead
    Gil Elliot – Twentieth Century Book Of The Dead
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    “This striking and original book is an attempt to describe the true and false cultures of mass death in this century. On the battlefields of the World Wars, in the […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • John Gribbin – The Omega Point
    John Gribbin – The Omega Point
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    “Is the universe infinitely expanding? Or at some point in the future will it finally reach its limit—and contract upon itself in one catastrophic reversal of the Big Bang? The […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Howard Rheingold – Virtual Reality
    Howard Rheingold – Virtual Reality
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    “Imagine being able to “walk” into your computer and interact with any program you create. It sounds like science fiction, but it’s science fact. Surgeons now rehearse [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Witness of These Two Days: Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Vol I
    The Witness of These Two Days: Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Vol I
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    A selection of eye-witness reports from both Hiroshima & Nagasaki, categorized by proximity to blast radius. English Translation Group, 1989 Softcover edition. Some corner & edgewear to wraps.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Mac Blackout, Landon Caldwell & Nicholas Yeck-Stauffer  – Between Infinities
    Mac Blackout, Landon Caldwell & Nicholas Yeck-Stauffer – Between Infinities
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    “Somewhere there is the unhappened. Somewhere, if there is a somewhere. Unhappened – as in – on the way. There was a path to get there. We don’t magically emerge […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Louis Crompton – Homosexuality & Civilization
    Louis Crompton – Homosexuality & Civilization
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    “How have major civilizations of the last two millennia treated people who were attracted to their own sex? In a narrative tour de force, Louis Crompton chronicles the lives and […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Violation Of Taboo: Incest In The Great Literature Of The Past And Present
    Violation Of Taboo: Incest In The Great Literature Of The Past And Present
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    A survey of incest & its meaning in literature. Julian Press, 1963 Hardcover edition. Wear & discoloration to dustjacket. Staining to upper edge of pages.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction