June 27th Newsletter

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NEW ARRIVALS

  • Richard F. Townsend – The Aztecs
    Richard F. Townsend – The Aztecs
    $8.00 | , ,

    One of the best general guides to the Aztec civilisation. Townsend’s narrative discusses the Aztecs from their humble beginnings, to the rise of the empire and the development of the […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Joseph Cornell (MOMA Monograph)
    Joseph Cornell (MOMA Monograph)
    $8.00 | , ,

    Monograph published on occasion of the 1981 MOMA exhibition. This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and may show some age & wear to the wraps/boards, […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Meeting the Other Crowd: The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland
    Meeting the Other Crowd: The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland
    $8.00 | , ,

    “The Other Crowd,” “The Good People,” “The Wee Folk,” and “Them” are a few of the names given to the fairies by the people of Ireland. Honored for [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Mark Rothko: Book Of Postcards
    Mark Rothko: Book Of Postcards
    $10.00 | , ,

    Book of perforated postcards of Rothko’s work, published by The National Gallery. This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and may show some age & wear […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Richard Wollheim – Painting as an Art
    Richard Wollheim – Painting as an Art
    $20.00 | , ,

    Painting as an Art is acclaimed philosopher Richard Wollheim’s encompassing vision of how to view art. Transcending the traditional boundaries of art history, Wollheim draws on his three great [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Eve Babitz – Slow Days, Fast Company
    Eve Babitz – Slow Days, Fast Company
    $8.00 | , ,

    No one burned hotter than Eve Babitz. Possessing skin that radiated “its own kind of moral laws,” spectacular teeth, and a figure that was the stuff of legend, she seduced […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Witold Gombrowicz – Cosmos
    Witold Gombrowicz – Cosmos
    $9.00 | , ,

    Milan Kundera called Witold Gombrowicz “one of the great novelists of our century.” Now his most famous novel, Cosmos, is available in a critically acclaimed translation by the [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Luce Irigaray – je, tu, nous: Toward a Culture of Difference
    Luce Irigaray – je, tu, nous: Toward a Culture of Difference
    $8.00 | , ,

    Irigaray offers the clearest available introduction to her own work. Focusing on power, women, gender and patriarchal mythologies, she lays out what for her has become the central problem for [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • John Meyendorff – Christ in Eastern Christian Thought
    John Meyendorff – Christ in Eastern Christian Thought
    $8.00 | , ,

    This major study of Byzantine Christology is at the same time a study of the Orthodox understanding of man and his salvation. Focusing on the concept of hypostasis or “person,” […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Negotiating History: German Art and the Past
    Negotiating History: German Art and the Past
    $8.00 | , ,

    Overview of German art movements and their relationship to the cultural history of Germany This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and may show some age […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • The Book Before Printing: Ancient, Medieval and Oriental
    The Book Before Printing: Ancient, Medieval and Oriental
    $8.00 | , ,

    It is probable that the earliest “books” were written on wood or leaves as early as the fourth millennium B.C. These fragile materials, unfortunately, have not come down to us. […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Mirror of the Gods: How the Renaissance Artists Rediscovered the Pagan Gods
    The Mirror of the Gods: How the Renaissance Artists Rediscovered the P…
    $8.00 | , ,

    By the end of the 15th century, the remains of the ancient gods littered the landscape of Western Europe. Christianity had erased the religions of ancient Greece and Rome and […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction

VINYL

  • Braid – Rainsnowmatch
    Braid – Rainsnowmatch
    $6.00 | , ,

    1996 Polyvinyl EP. Condition: VG+/VG+. light wear and creases to sleeve. no insert. *Image in the listing is stock. There may be variation in the actual product.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Punk / Hardcore
  • The Flying Lizards – Money
    The Flying Lizards – Money
    $6.00 | , ,

    From the self-titled album. Condition: VG+/VG+. Light marks on vinyl that dnap, some light wear and slight creases on cover. *Image in the listing is stock. There may be variation […]

    GENRE: Power Pop / New Wave, Rock / Pop
  • V/A – Studio One Ska (The Original) (Red Vinyl)
    V/A – Studio One Ska (The Original) (Red Vinyl)
    $40.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One collections all released on limited-edition [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • V/A – Studio One Roots (Orange Vinyl)
    V/A – Studio One Roots (Orange Vinyl)
    $40.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One collections all released on limited-edition [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • V/A – Studio One Dub (Yellow Vinyl)
    V/A – Studio One Dub (Yellow Vinyl)
    $40.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One collections all released on limited-edition [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • V/A – Studio One Classics (Blue Vinyl)
    V/A – Studio One Classics (Blue Vinyl)
    $40.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One collections, all released on [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • SML – Spontaneous Music Live
    SML – Spontaneous Music Live
    $27.00 | ,

    SML is a Los Angeles based quintet featuring Anna Butterss, Jeremiah Chiu, Josh Johnson, Booker Stardrum, and Gregory Uhlmann. Spontaneous Music Live contains two side-length pieces of unedited [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lekan Animashaun – Low Profile
    Lekan Animashaun – Low Profile
    $29.00 | ,

    Strut Records proudly presents a new reissue of the original Afrobeat classic Low Profile (Not For The Blacks), recorded and composed by Afrika 70 saxophonist and bandleader Lekan Animashaun and [...]

    GENRE: African, International
  • V/A – Rebel Island Soul
    V/A – Rebel Island Soul
    $40.00 | ,

    Sixteen killer 70s reggae funk and soul cuts from the likes of John Holt, Lee Perry, Cornel Campbell, The Cimarons, The Chosen Few and more featuring superb reggae takes on […]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Sun Ra – Do The Impossible: Original Soundtrack To The Documentary (2xLP w/Blu-ray)
    Sun Ra – Do The Impossible: Original Soundtrack To The Documentary (2x…
    $39.00 | ,

    How do you make a documentary film about a man who was also a myth? About a musician who was more than a musician? About someone who asked us to […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • V/A – Studio One Funk (Clear Vinyl)
    V/A – Studio One Funk (Clear Vinyl)
    $40.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One collections all released on limited-edition [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Jejune – Wait A Lifetime
    Jejune – Wait A Lifetime
    $100.00 | ,

    The San Diego via Boston alt trio’s complete original studio recordings, remastered, restored, and compiled into one lavish box set. Wait A Lifetime gathers the band’s peerless albums Junk and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative

CDs

  • James Plotkin & Jon Mueller – The Injured Healer
    James Plotkin & Jon Mueller – The Injured Healer
    $12.00 | , ,

    “The Injured Healer” is a new 6-track album by James Plotkin and Jon Mueller. While the two have worked closely on numerous projects and releases, this marks their 2nd official […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Glaxo Babies – Nine Months To The Disco
    Glaxo Babies – Nine Months To The Disco
    $10.00 | , ,

    “After the abrupt departure of singer Rob Chapman, Bristol’s Glaxo Babies moved into more improvised and electronic-based territory. Their early demos (as compiled on Put Me On The [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Lydia Lunch – Universal Infiltrators
    Lydia Lunch – Universal Infiltrators
    $6.00 | , ,

    Recorded live in Newcastle England June 2, 1994. Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in the listing is stock. There may be variation in the actual product.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Lydia Lunch – The Uncensored/Oral Fixation
    Lydia Lunch – The Uncensored/Oral Fixation
    $7.00 | , ,

    Tracks 1-4 are from “The Uncensored,” first released as a 5-track cassette album in 1985. “Ugly Notes On Dirty Brown Paper” has been omitted here. Track 5 is from/the [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Spoken Word
  • Strapping Fieldhands – The Third Kingdom
    Strapping Fieldhands – The Third Kingdom
    $6.00 | , ,

    Sloppy and lovable lo-fi indie rock. RIYL: The Clean, Cleaners From Venus. Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in the listing is stock. There may be variation in the actual product.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Black Duck – Black Duck
    Black Duck – Black Duck
    $8.00 | , ,

    “Black Duck brings together three pillars of the Chicago music community: guitarist/bassist Douglas McCombs, guitarist Bill MacKay and drummer Charles Rumback. MacKay began releasing [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative
  • Din-A-Testbild ‎– TV Junk And New Beat Funk
    Din-A-Testbild ‎– TV Junk And New Beat Funk
    $15.00 | , ,

    RIYL: Gary Numan, Ministry’s With Sympathy album, DAF’s poppier tracks. Condition: VG+/VG+. Sawcut. *Image in the listing is stock. There may be variation in the actual product.

    GENRE: Power Pop / New Wave, Synthwave / Electronic
  • Dead Can Dance – A Passage In Time
    Dead Can Dance – A Passage In Time
    $6.00 | , ,

    Compiles key tracks from throughout Dead Can Dance’s career. Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in the listing is stock. There may be variation in the actual product.

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Maurizio Bianchi, Nobu Kasahara, Hitoshi Kojo – The Epidemic Symphony No. 9
    Maurizio Bianchi, Nobu Kasahara, Hitoshi Kojo – The Epidemic Symphony …
    $8.00 | , ,

    Mail exchange collaboration, 2003 Winter – 2005 Winter. Milano, Tokyo, Kagoshima, Lavaux. Limited to 500 copies. Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in the listing is stock. There may be variation in [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Maurizio Bianchi – MIND US TRIAL / IHC NAIB OIZIR UAM
    Maurizio Bianchi – MIND US TRIAL / IHC NAIB OIZIR UAM
    $8.00 | , ,

    “MIND US TRIAL: Phonological de-composition in 8 dissections for tapes, noises and neurologic piano Not dedicated to the industrialized conscience. Respectful thanks to the electroacoustic [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Airway – Live At Mark Moore Gallery
    Airway – Live At Mark Moore Gallery
    $6.00 | , ,

    Recorded live at Mark Moore Gallery, Culver City, CA, June 21, 2014. Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in the listing is stock. There may be variation in the actual product.

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Ex Continent – Participant
    Ex Continent – Participant
    $8.00 | , ,

    “As humans, we are always involuntary participants in the events around us, often giving the impression of barely taking part in these events all the while, yet completely unable to […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise

BOOKS

  • Richard F. Townsend – The Aztecs
    Richard F. Townsend – The Aztecs
    $8.00 | , ,

    One of the best general guides to the Aztec civilisation. Townsend’s narrative discusses the Aztecs from their humble beginnings, to the rise of the empire and the development of the […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Joseph Cornell (MOMA Monograph)
    Joseph Cornell (MOMA Monograph)
    $8.00 | , ,

    Monograph published on occasion of the 1981 MOMA exhibition. This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and may show some age & wear to the wraps/boards, […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Meeting the Other Crowd: The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland
    Meeting the Other Crowd: The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland
    $8.00 | , ,

    “The Other Crowd,” “The Good People,” “The Wee Folk,” and “Them” are a few of the names given to the fairies by the people of Ireland. Honored for [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Mark Rothko: Book Of Postcards
    Mark Rothko: Book Of Postcards
    $10.00 | , ,

    Book of perforated postcards of Rothko’s work, published by The National Gallery. This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and may show some age & wear […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Richard Wollheim – Painting as an Art
    Richard Wollheim – Painting as an Art
    $20.00 | , ,

    Painting as an Art is acclaimed philosopher Richard Wollheim’s encompassing vision of how to view art. Transcending the traditional boundaries of art history, Wollheim draws on his three great [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Eve Babitz – Slow Days, Fast Company
    Eve Babitz – Slow Days, Fast Company
    $8.00 | , ,

    No one burned hotter than Eve Babitz. Possessing skin that radiated “its own kind of moral laws,” spectacular teeth, and a figure that was the stuff of legend, she seduced […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Witold Gombrowicz – Cosmos
    Witold Gombrowicz – Cosmos
    $9.00 | , ,

    Milan Kundera called Witold Gombrowicz “one of the great novelists of our century.” Now his most famous novel, Cosmos, is available in a critically acclaimed translation by the [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Luce Irigaray – je, tu, nous: Toward a Culture of Difference
    Luce Irigaray – je, tu, nous: Toward a Culture of Difference
    $8.00 | , ,

    Irigaray offers the clearest available introduction to her own work. Focusing on power, women, gender and patriarchal mythologies, she lays out what for her has become the central problem for [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • John Meyendorff – Christ in Eastern Christian Thought
    John Meyendorff – Christ in Eastern Christian Thought
    $8.00 | , ,

    This major study of Byzantine Christology is at the same time a study of the Orthodox understanding of man and his salvation. Focusing on the concept of hypostasis or “person,” […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Negotiating History: German Art and the Past
    Negotiating History: German Art and the Past
    $8.00 | , ,

    Overview of German art movements and their relationship to the cultural history of Germany This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and may show some age […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • The Book Before Printing: Ancient, Medieval and Oriental
    The Book Before Printing: Ancient, Medieval and Oriental
    $8.00 | , ,

    It is probable that the earliest “books” were written on wood or leaves as early as the fourth millennium B.C. These fragile materials, unfortunately, have not come down to us. […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Mirror of the Gods: How the Renaissance Artists Rediscovered the Pagan Gods
    The Mirror of the Gods: How the Renaissance Artists Rediscovered the P…
    $8.00 | , ,

    By the end of the 15th century, the remains of the ancient gods littered the landscape of Western Europe. Christianity had erased the religions of ancient Greece and Rome and […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction