April 26th Newsletter
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  • Rottweiler – Haight
    Rottweiler – Haight
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    Hard-hitting acid house from Ariel Motto Label: Chicago Research – CR038 Format: CS, Album Country: US Released: 2020 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Ali* / Bordreuil* / Mattrey* – I Used To Sing So Lyrical
    Ali* / Bordreuil* / Mattrey* – I Used To Sing So Lyrical
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    JOANNA MATTREY – viola LEILA BORDREUIL – cello SEAN ALI – double bass Label: Astral Spirits – AS102 Format: CS, Album Country: US Released: 2019 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sfyria Trio – Rockefeller Concert
    Sfyria Trio – Rockefeller Concert
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    SAM DECKER – tenor saxophone CHARLIE KIRCHEN – bass MATT CARROLL – drums Recorded live at Rockefeller Chapel in Chicago, IL on May 30, 2017. Label: Astral Spirits – AS109 […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Mark Winter – Mosquito: The Originol Soundtrack
    Mark Winter – Mosquito: The Originol Soundtrack
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    “RA#1 Presenting … Mosquito The Originol Soundtrack …. A concept album by Mark Winter. Chime on into the mind of mosquito for its short and precious life cycle as Marky […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Mind Garage – Mind Garage
    Mind Garage – Mind Garage
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    Christian psych-rock from West Virginia Label: RCA Victor – LSP-4218 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1969 VG+/VG  

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Earthgasm – Y.S.F.W.P. 02
    Earthgasm – Y.S.F.W.P. 02
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    “YARD SALE FOR WORLD PEACE 02 All tracks: Stephen Sharrett – Saxophone, electronics Anton Seder – Clarinet, electronics” Label: Yard Sale For World Peace – YSFWP02 Format: [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Fraternity Of Man – The Fraternity Of Man
    The Fraternity Of Man – The Fraternity Of Man
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    “The short-lived Fraternity of Man is undoubtedly best known for the pro-pot anthem “Don’t Bogart Me,” which showed up during an unforgettable scene in the genre-defining [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Fried ESK – Fried Eco System Kontact
    Fried ESK – Fried Eco System Kontact
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    “Eco System Kontact Live hardware set” Label: Yard Sale For World Peace – YSFWP09 Format: CS, Album Country: US Released: 2021 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Bo Grumpus – Before The War
    Bo Grumpus – Before The War
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    “This album has a lot going for it that one would hope for from a band working out of New York — a sharp, rootsy approach to folk-rock, honed at […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Mary Lattimore – Charlie’s Yard
    Mary Lattimore – Charlie’s Yard
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    Limited edition hyper-mellow cassingle Label: Petty Bunco – PB #3 Format: CS, Single Country: US Released: 2018 VG+/VG+  

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Pyrolator / Sharrock* / Samba* AS Every 2nd – Every 2nd
    Pyrolator / Sharrock* / Samba* AS Every 2nd – Every 2nd
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    “Originally commissioned for the 1988 Seoul Olympic games, this one-off collaboration of Pyrolator, Linda Sharrock and Frank Samba (as Every 2nd) is an all too obscure gem of blasted [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Earthgasm – World Wide Gasm
    Earthgasm – World Wide Gasm
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    “All energy music by Earthgasm and A.G. Seedhair recorded at Gemini Unity by Jonny Wulf 2018” Label: Double Dogging – DD07 Format: CS, EP Country: US Released: 2018 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • A Comedy Of Errors Volume 2
    A Comedy Of Errors Volume 2
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    “EVAPORATED PEOPLE-S/T 14 SONGS 1 HOUR AND SOME MINS. L.I.E.S. STALWART STEVE SUMMERS COMES TO THE LABEL WITH A NEW ALIAS. THE EVER PROLIFIC ARTIST ONCE AGAIN SHOWS HIS VERSATILITY […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Angels 4 Carrots – Frog Bone
    Angels 4 Carrots – Frog Bone
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    circular poems carved in a rock below a windswept coastal bog in 10,000 years. consciousness emerging through cracks of stone, satellites falling from the sky, bugs composting the wires, listen, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Todd Tamanend Clark – The Deathguard Remnants
    Todd Tamanend Clark – The Deathguard Remnants
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    “The Deathguard Remnants contains rare lo-fi recordings that were left off of legendary underground poet and composer Todd Tamanend Clark’s best-known album Nova Psychedelia 1975-1985 due [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Sham 69 ‎– The Game
    Sham 69 ‎– The Game
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    Sham 69’s last & most underrated album Label: Polydor – POLD 5033 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: UK Released: 1980 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Nekropolis, Peter Frohmader – Cultes Des Goules (Ballett Of Death)
    Nekropolis, Peter Frohmader – Cultes Des Goules (Ballett Of Death)
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    “A strange album this, one I’ve found very hard to come to terms with. Very fragmented, diverse; an amalgam of a whole range of styles from ECM style classical-jazz (i.e. […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Neuronium – Vuelo Químico
    Neuronium – Vuelo Químico
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    Electronic-tinged psych rock Label: Harvest – 10C 064-021.523 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Country: Spain Released: 1978 VG/VG

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Beautiful Losers – Nobody Knows the Heaven
    Beautiful Losers – Nobody Knows the Heaven
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    “To set the scene: it’s 1974, it’s Paris, two young guys in their bed-sit (one of whom is French music maven/famous producer JAY ALANSKI) are dreaming of counter-culture, and their […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Pussy Galore – Right Now!
    Pussy Galore – Right Now!
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    “Making their intentions clear with the indescribably manic garage stomper “Pig Sweat,” which kicks off this 1987 album, Pussy Galore proceeds to mash it up dumpster style with [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A  ‎– Son Of Oi !
    V/A ‎– Son Of Oi !
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    5th in the series of classic Oi compilation albums Label: Syndicate Records – synLP3 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: 1983 VG+/VG+. Large corner crease on upper left corner [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Rats – In A Desperate Red
    The Rats – In A Desperate Red
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    “At last! Fred and Toody Cole (Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows) and drummer Louis Samora’s ultimate pop masterpiece – In A Desperate Red. This is the last record by the Portland […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • The Pyramids – Lalibela (2013 press)
    The Pyramids – Lalibela (2013 press)
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    “The debut album by the Pyramids was inspired by the group’s visit to the Lalibela monastery in Egypt, and was recorded in Yellow Springs Ohio in early 1973. Drawing on […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Saint Abdullah, Jason Nazary – Evicted In The Morning
    Saint Abdullah, Jason Nazary – Evicted In The Morning
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    “A unique dialogue between the electronic textures of Saint Abdullah with the live drums of Jason Nazary (Anteloper). Saint Abdullah consists of Tehran-born brothers Mohammad and Mehdi [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • The Hatch Expansion – Texas Edition
    The Hatch Expansion – Texas Edition
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    This release is an orchestral expansion of the vocabulary of The Hatch. The duo work of Desprez and Rasmussen extrapolating into two local scenes in Texas. Label: Sonic Transmissions Records […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Madelaine ‎– Who Is She..
    Madelaine ‎– Who Is She..
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    Amazing rewrite/cover of the Bill Withers track “Who Is He?”. Absolute smoker. Label: Chi Sound Records – CH-LA863H Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1978 VG+/VG+. [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The 4 Skins* ‎– The Good, The Bad & The 4 Skins
    The 4 Skins* ‎– The Good, The Bad & The 4 Skins
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    ” Recorded with the first stable line-up after numerous changes, fronted by legendary vocalist Panther (who stepped in after the original singer Gary Hodges’ defection), this is violent, [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Nihilistics ‎– Nihilistics
    Nihilistics ‎– Nihilistics
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    The NYC hardcore band’s hard-hitting debut album Label: Brain Eater – EATER 1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released:1983 VG+/VG. Sleeve shows some noticeable edgwear and corner [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Bravo 20: The Bombing of the American West
    Bravo 20: The Bombing of the American West
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    “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
  • 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
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    “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)
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    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
  • Ryu Murakami – Almost Transparent Blue (1st Edition)
    Ryu Murakami – Almost Transparent Blue (1st Edition)
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    “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
  • Dianne Lake – Member Of The Family
    Dianne Lake – Member Of The Family
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    “At fourteen Dianne Lake—with little more than a note in her pocket from her hippie parents granting her permission to leave them—became one of “Charlie’s girls,” a devoted [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Bernard Roseman – The Peyote Story (scarce)
    Bernard Roseman – The Peyote Story (scarce)
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    “Delves into the rich cultural and spiritual tapestry surrounding the ancient ritualistic use of peyote. Through meticulous research and captivating storytelling, Roseman traces the [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • M.M Kirsch – Designer Drugs
    M.M Kirsch – Designer Drugs
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    “Describes the effects of China White (a synthetic heroin), Crack, Ecstasy, MPTP, Crystal, and PCP, explains why they represent a danger to our society, and shares the experiences of [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Dream Sellers
    The Dream Sellers
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    An investigation into drug-dealers and the drug trade as a whole. Jossey-Bass, 1972 Hardcover first edition. Discoloration to edges of pages and wear to dustjacket apparent under mylar. [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • William S. Burroughs – Queer (1st Printing)
    William S. Burroughs – Queer (1st Printing)
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    “Originally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, Queer is an enigma – both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait and a coruscatingly political novel, Burroughs’ [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • R.E.L Masters – Forbidden Sexual Behavior and Morality
    R.E.L Masters – Forbidden Sexual Behavior and Morality
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    “Forbidden Sexual Behavior And Morality: An Objective Re-Examination Of Perverse Sex Practices In Different Cultures by R. E. L. Masters is a book that delves into the topic of taboo […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Spycomm: Covert Communication Techniques Of The Underground
    Spycomm: Covert Communication Techniques Of The Underground
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    “Guerrillas, fugitives and other members of the “underground” must exploit existing resources to communicate secretly. This book tells you how they use improvised microfilm, [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Loving Man: A Photographic Guide To Gay Male Lovemaking
    Loving Man: A Photographic Guide To Gay Male Lovemaking
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    One of the first sex-ed & health guides for gay men. Hark Publishing, 1976 Hardcover edition. Some sagging from spine and wear to boards. Discoloration to edges of pages.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Anthony Braxton – Saxophone Improvisations / Series F.
    Anthony Braxton – Saxophone Improvisations / Series F.
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    “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
  • Crude – Attitude
    Crude – Attitude
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    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
  • Steve Lacy – Only Monk
    Steve Lacy – Only Monk
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    “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
  • SS-20 – Merry Christmas 1986: Is Santa Listening
    SS-20 – Merry Christmas 1986: Is Santa Listening
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    Cincinnati punk in its holiday best. Label: No Pretense Records – JRC 86043A Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1986 VG+/VG+. Paste on santa has fallen off but is still […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • William Basinski – Lamentations
    William Basinski – Lamentations
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    “William Basinski’s reputation as the foremost producer of profound meditations on death and decay has long been established, but on his new album, Lamentations, he transforms operatic [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • The Raga Guide: A Survey Of 74 Hindustani Ragas (includes 4 CDs)
    The Raga Guide: A Survey Of 74 Hindustani Ragas (includes 4 CDs)
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    An introduction to Hindustani ragas, including notation and four example CDs. Nimbus Records, 1999 Softcover edition. Some warping to book from weight of CDs/plastic disc holders

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Sarah Mary Chadwick ‎– Me And Ennui Are Friends, Baby (pink vinyl)
    Sarah Mary Chadwick ‎– Me And Ennui Are Friends, Baby (pink vinyl)
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    Me And Ennui Are Friends, Baby is the latest full-length from New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based singer-songwriter, Sarah Mary Chadwick, whose brutally honest songwriting has cast her contrary to [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Rodger Stella / Kites – Interior Moon
    Rodger Stella / Kites – Interior Moon
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    Grim and zoned out noise Label: Mutter Wild – no cat number Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released:2011 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Sarah Mary Chadwick – 9 Classic Tracks
    Sarah Mary Chadwick – 9 Classic Tracks
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    Sarah Mary Chadwick is back with her second official full-length release since her debut solo LP Eating for Two (Bedroom Suck Records, 2012). While preserving her distinctive traits of [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The New Blockaders – Changez Les Blockeurs
    The New Blockaders – Changez Les Blockeurs
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    “Within the history of noise music, there are few artefacts, as seminal as The New Blockaders’ Changez Les Blockeurs. Anyone who has even a casual interest in noise music should […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise