December 21st Newsletter

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NEW ARRIVALS

  • Streetdrugs: Drug ID Guide 2013
    Streetdrugs: Drug ID Guide 2013
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “This book is a guide for parents, police officers, universities, health departments and many others who are looking for accurate information on the negative health effects of drugs as well [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Bravo 20: The Bombing of the American West
    Bravo 20: The Bombing of the American West
    $20.00 | , , Add to cart

    “In 1952, the U.S. Navy began illegally testing high-explosive bombs on an enormous expanse of public land near Fallon, in northwestern Nevada. The land had long been sacred to the […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • CIA Special Weapons & Equipment
    CIA Special Weapons & Equipment
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Describes a variety of espionage devices and includes information on the purpose of each device and instructions for its use” Sterling, 1994 Softcover edition. Light general wear.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Whole Spy Catalog: A Resource Encyclopedia for Researchers, Pi’S, Spies, and Generally Nosy People
    Whole Spy Catalog: A Resource Encyclopedia for Researchers, Pi’S, Spies, and Generally Nosy People
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “A resource encyclopedia for Researchers, PI’s, Spies, and Generally Nosy People. The ultimate guide for finding information and intelligence on anything.” Lapin, 1995 Softcover [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The CIA’s Secret Operations: Espionage, Counterespionage, And Covert Action (scarce)
    The CIA’s Secret Operations: Espionage, Counterespionage, And Covert Action (scarce)
    $25.00 | , , , Add to cart

    A guidebook to the inner and outer workings of the CIA throughout history. Westview Press, 1988 Softcover edition. Light general wear, some scuffing along bottom edge of pages.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Trance: Formation Of America
    Trance: Formation Of America
    $20.00 | , , Add to cart

    “This is the documented autobiography of a victim of government mind control. Cathy O’Brien is the only vocal and recovered survivor of the Central Intelligence Agency’s [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Phoebe Hoban – Basquiat: A Quick Killing In Art
    Phoebe Hoban – Basquiat: A Quick Killing In Art
    $12.00 | , , , Add to cart

    “Phoebe Hoban’s Basquiat, the first biography of this charismatic figure, chronicles the meteoric success and overnight burnout that made Basquiat an instant artworld myth. As much the [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Official K.G.B Handbook
    The Official K.G.B Handbook
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “An English translation (complete with photographs) of the Official KGB Handbook. Includes ‘Duties Of Political Investigators’, ‘Instruction For External [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The CIA Catalog Of Clandestine Weapons, Tools And Gadgets
    The CIA Catalog Of Clandestine Weapons, Tools And Gadgets
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    “This book provides an exclusive look at special CIA devices ranging from clandestine guns, saws, and knives to biological weapons stockpiled in warehouses on every continent.” [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Ryu Murakami – Almost Transparent Blue (1st Edition)
    Ryu Murakami – Almost Transparent Blue (1st Edition)
    $275.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Almost Transparent Blue is a brutal tale of lost youth in a Japanese port town close to an American military base. Murakami’s image-intensive narrative paints a portrait of a group [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Uppers And Downers
    Uppers And Downers
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    A sociological and pharmacological study on both stimulants and depressants. Spectrum Books, 1973 Softcover edition. Some wear and rubbing to wraps. Foxing/discoloration to edges of pages.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Heinrich Kluver – Mescal And Mechanisms Of Hallucinations (scarce)
    Heinrich Kluver – Mescal And Mechanisms Of Hallucinations (scarce)
    $30.00 | , , Add to cart

    “This book brings back into print the complete text of Mescal, originally published in 1928, and includes a later paper, “Mechanisms of Hallucinations,” and a new Preface by the [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction

VINYL

  • Rob Mazurek, Exploding Star Orchestra – Live At The Adler Planetarium
    Rob Mazurek, Exploding Star Orchestra – Live At The Adler Planetarium
    $30.00 | , Add to cart

    Black Vinyl The Exploding Star Orchestra is Rob Mazurek’s vehicle for blowing minds and reshaping worlds. For more than a decade and a half, the multi-instrumentalist has guided the variably […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Tomin – Flores Para Verene / Cantos Para Caramina
    Tomin – Flores Para Verene / Cantos Para Caramina
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    Black Vinyl 27-year-old Tomin Perea-Chamblee is a brass- and reed-centered multi-instrumentalist, the composer and arranger of pieces with excellently thorny harmonies, an at-times reluctant [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Anna Butters – Mighty Vertebrate
    Anna Butters – Mighty Vertebrate
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    Black Vinyl ‘Mighty Vertebrate’ is the International Anthem leader debut from Adelaide, Australia-born bassist and composer Anna Butterss. Butterss has steadily become a first-call [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jeff Parker ETA IVtet – The Way Out Of Easy
    Jeff Parker ETA IVtet – The Way Out Of Easy
    $34.00 | , Add to cart

    BLACK VINYL January 2nd, 2023. Aside from being the second of a new year, it was a pretty ordinary night at ETA in Los Angeles, where guitarist Jeff Parker – […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Coltrane – Om
    John Coltrane – Om
    $28.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Condemned by many critics as John Coltrane’s worst album, Om suffers only in comparison to the great works that preceded it. Also issued in 1965, Ascension had stunned the jazz […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Anthony Braxton – Saxophone Improvisations / Series F.
    Anthony Braxton – Saxophone Improvisations / Series F.
    $15.00 | , , Add to cart

    “The Inner City label reissued this album not out of some great commitment to avant-garde solo saxophone, but because there was a licensing deal with the shady French label called […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Anthony Braxton – In The Tradition
    Anthony Braxton – In The Tradition
    $15.00 | , , Add to cart

    Braxton interprets a handful of jazz standards in his idiosyncratic way. Label: SteepleChase – SCS-1015 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Denmark Released: 1974 VG+/VG. Sleeve has some [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dinosaur Jr. – Beyond
    Dinosaur Jr. – Beyond
    $30.00 | , , Add to cart

    Since bassist Lou Barlow left Dinosaur Jr. in 1989, the band–whose last record was 1997’s expansive Hand It Over–has largely become an alter-ego moniker for guitarist/vocalist J [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Cecil Taylor Unit* – Dark To Themselves
    Cecil Taylor Unit* – Dark To Themselves
    $15.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Dark to Themselves is a continuous 61-plus-minute performance by pianist Cecil Taylor and his 1976 quintet (which also includes such fiery players as trumpeter Raphe Malik, his longtime [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Crude – Attitude
    Crude – Attitude
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    Reissue of their 4th album from 2000 Label: Feral Ward – YAN-0012-056-2009 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 2009 VG+/VG+  

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Morbid Opera – Collection
    Morbid Opera – Collection
    $18.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Finally, after years of work, the Morbid Opera discography LP!! Painstakingly compiled by Jeff Hodapp (ex-Roach Motel & spouse of Morbid Opera vocalist) and Vinyl Rites, here is all [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Steve Lacy – Only Monk
    Steve Lacy – Only Monk
    $15.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Steve Lacy has long been one of the foremost interpreters of pianist Thelonious Monk’s music. This set is a solo soprano saxophone recital in which Lacy digs into nine of […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz

CDs

  • Rob Mazurek, Exploding Star Orchestra – Live At The Adler Planetarium
    Rob Mazurek, Exploding Star Orchestra – Live At The Adler Planetarium
    $19.00 | Add to cart

    CD The Exploding Star Orchestra is Rob Mazurek’s vehicle for blowing minds and reshaping worlds. For more than a decade and a half, the multi-instrumentalist has guided the variably configured [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Anna Butterss – Mighty Vertebrate
    Anna Butterss – Mighty Vertebrate
    $15.00 | Add to cart

    CD ‘Mighty Vertebrate’ is the International Anthem leader debut from Adelaide, Australia-born bassist and composer Anna Butterss. Butterss has steadily become a first-call for tour [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Tomin – A Willed And Conscious Balance
    Tomin – A Willed And Conscious Balance
    $15.00 | Add to cart

    CD Tomin’s debut full-length work, A Willed and Conscious Balance, answers a set of questions left unasked in recent years, as a new generation of artists re-energizes the tradition often […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Can – Monster Movie
    Can – Monster Movie
    $8.00 | Add to cart

    “Though Monster Movie was the first full-length album in what would become a sprawling and often genre-defining discography, Can were on a level well ahead of the curve even in […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Broken Hope – The Bowels Of Repugnance
    Broken Hope – The Bowels Of Repugnance
    $15.00 | , Add to cart

    The Chicago death metal band’s second album. Label: Metal Blade – 3984-14018-2 Format: CD, Album, Repress Country: US Released: VG+/VG+ with light marks & wear  

    GENRE: Metal
  • Con-Dom / Militia – Scorched Earth Policy
    Con-Dom / Militia – Scorched Earth Policy
    $5.00 | , Add to cart

    Re-release of a 1995 split cassette on Old Europa Cafe Label: Old Europa Cafe – OECD 047 Format: CD, Album, Reissue Country: Italy Released: 2002 VG+/VG+ with light marks/wear.

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Intrinsic Action – Intrinsic Action
    Intrinsic Action – Intrinsic Action
    $10.00 | , Add to cart

    Reissue of Intrinsic Action’s self-titled cassette from 1985 Label: BloodLust – no cat number Format: CD, Remastered, Stereo Country: US Released: 2020 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Intrinsic Action ‎– Five
    Intrinsic Action ‎– Five
    $5.00 | , Add to cart

    Reissue of Intrinsic Action’s 1988 cassette on AWB Label:BloodLust! – B!048 Format: CD, Album, Reissue Country: US Released: 2004 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Nurse With Wound ‎– Thunder Perfect Mind
    Nurse With Wound ‎– Thunder Perfect Mind
    $15.00 | , Add to cart

    “Although Steven Stapleton’s temporary retirement from music wasn’t quite as quiet as one might have imagined – a slew of reissues, live recordings and compilations in the [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Sewer Election – Sex / Death
    Sewer Election – Sex / Death
    $8.00 | , Add to cart

    Reissue of a two cassette set, originally released on Harsh Head Rituals. Recorded 2006 in Harsh Head Studios. Label: PACrec – PACrec126 Format: CD, Album, Reissue Country: US Released: 2007 […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Christoph Heemann – Aftersolstice
    Christoph Heemann – Aftersolstice
    $8.00 | , Add to cart

    “Dedicated to Noel Scott Engel, who after receiving the album sent me a handwritten letter sharing his impressions and appreciation. Thanks as always to Jim O’Rourke for his support [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason – Recurrence
    Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason – Recurrence
    $16.00 | Add to cart

    The Iceland Symphony Orchestra is widely praised for its performances and recordings and concerts devoted to modern music. Since 2011, the orchestra’s home has been Harpa Concert Hall in [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic

BOOKS

  • Streetdrugs: Drug ID Guide 2013
    Streetdrugs: Drug ID Guide 2013
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “This book is a guide for parents, police officers, universities, health departments and many others who are looking for accurate information on the negative health effects of drugs as well [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Bravo 20: The Bombing of the American West
    Bravo 20: The Bombing of the American West
    $20.00 | , , Add to cart

    “In 1952, the U.S. Navy began illegally testing high-explosive bombs on an enormous expanse of public land near Fallon, in northwestern Nevada. The land had long been sacred to the […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • CIA Special Weapons & Equipment
    CIA Special Weapons & Equipment
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Describes a variety of espionage devices and includes information on the purpose of each device and instructions for its use” Sterling, 1994 Softcover edition. Light general wear.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Whole Spy Catalog: A Resource Encyclopedia for Researchers, Pi’S, Spies, and Generally Nosy People
    Whole Spy Catalog: A Resource Encyclopedia for Researchers, Pi’S, Spies, and Generally Nosy People
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “A resource encyclopedia for Researchers, PI’s, Spies, and Generally Nosy People. The ultimate guide for finding information and intelligence on anything.” Lapin, 1995 Softcover [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The CIA’s Secret Operations: Espionage, Counterespionage, And Covert Action (scarce)
    The CIA’s Secret Operations: Espionage, Counterespionage, And Covert Action (scarce)
    $25.00 | , , , Add to cart

    A guidebook to the inner and outer workings of the CIA throughout history. Westview Press, 1988 Softcover edition. Light general wear, some scuffing along bottom edge of pages.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Trance: Formation Of America
    Trance: Formation Of America
    $20.00 | , , Add to cart

    “This is the documented autobiography of a victim of government mind control. Cathy O’Brien is the only vocal and recovered survivor of the Central Intelligence Agency’s [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Phoebe Hoban – Basquiat: A Quick Killing In Art
    Phoebe Hoban – Basquiat: A Quick Killing In Art
    $12.00 | , , , Add to cart

    “Phoebe Hoban’s Basquiat, the first biography of this charismatic figure, chronicles the meteoric success and overnight burnout that made Basquiat an instant artworld myth. As much the [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Official K.G.B Handbook
    The Official K.G.B Handbook
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “An English translation (complete with photographs) of the Official KGB Handbook. Includes ‘Duties Of Political Investigators’, ‘Instruction For External [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The CIA Catalog Of Clandestine Weapons, Tools And Gadgets
    The CIA Catalog Of Clandestine Weapons, Tools And Gadgets
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    “This book provides an exclusive look at special CIA devices ranging from clandestine guns, saws, and knives to biological weapons stockpiled in warehouses on every continent.” [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Ryu Murakami – Almost Transparent Blue (1st Edition)
    Ryu Murakami – Almost Transparent Blue (1st Edition)
    $275.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Almost Transparent Blue is a brutal tale of lost youth in a Japanese port town close to an American military base. Murakami’s image-intensive narrative paints a portrait of a group [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Uppers And Downers
    Uppers And Downers
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    A sociological and pharmacological study on both stimulants and depressants. Spectrum Books, 1973 Softcover edition. Some wear and rubbing to wraps. Foxing/discoloration to edges of pages.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Heinrich Kluver – Mescal And Mechanisms Of Hallucinations (scarce)
    Heinrich Kluver – Mescal And Mechanisms Of Hallucinations (scarce)
    $30.00 | , , Add to cart

    “This book brings back into print the complete text of Mescal, originally published in 1928, and includes a later paper, “Mechanisms of Hallucinations,” and a new Preface by the [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction