April 26th Newsletter
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  • 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
  • The Opium-Eater: A Life Of Thomas De Quincey
    The Opium-Eater: A Life Of Thomas De Quincey
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    “From the Globe and Mail reviewer – “The life story of Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) is a cautionary tale about the twin dangers of becoming a drug addict and writing […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Martin Gayford – Modernists & Mavericks
    Martin Gayford – Modernists & Mavericks
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    “Martin Gayford’s masterful account of painting in London from the Second World War to the 1970s, illustrated by documentary photographs and the works themselves. The development of [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Ben Ratliff – Coltrane: The Story Of A Sound
    Ben Ratliff – Coltrane: The Story Of A Sound
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    “John Coltrane left an indelible mark on the world, but what was the essence of his achievement that makes him so prized forty years after his death? What were the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Non-Fiction
  • Writing The Future: Progress And Evolution
    Writing The Future: Progress And Evolution
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    “Through essays, poetry, stories, and images, writers and artists offer their perceptions of how we fit into the world and where we might be headed. The theory of evolution connects […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive, Non-Fiction
  • Antonin Artaud: Poet Without Words
    Antonin Artaud: Poet Without Words
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    “This book traces the development of the major themes in the work of the essential modern poet-playwright, Antonin Artaud. As a young man, Artaud complained that he could neither find […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Jennifer Moxley – The Middle Room
    Jennifer Moxley – The Middle Room
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    “Moxley’s detailed and lushly-written memoir is set largely in San Diego and follows her life thus far from childhood to marriage. Consistently focused on poetry and poets, it dwells [...]

    GENRE: Memoir
  • Celine: A Biography
    Celine: A Biography
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    “”A very solid achievement, a book that deserves to be ready by anyone interested in modern French literature””The Financial Times. “McCarthy has written the best [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Good Feelins – I’m Captured
    The Good Feelins – I’m Captured
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    Label: Liberty – 55981 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: US Released: Jul 1967 Genre: Rock Style: Garage Rock Media Condition: VG Looks G+, plays closer to VG. Drillhole […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Johnny And The Debonaires ‎– The Bonecracker
    Johnny And The Debonaires ‎– The Bonecracker
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    Label: Fenway Records – 1711 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: Dec 1961 Genre: Rock Media Condition: VG+ Looks G+, but plays G+. Drill in label.

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Louis Gray – Wobblin’/Up Above Our Knees
    Louis Gray – Wobblin’/Up Above Our Knees
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    Label: ERA Records – 3072 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Promo Country: US Released: 1962 Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul Media Condition: VG Looks G+, but plays closer to […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Marvin Smith – Time Stopped / Have More Time
    Marvin Smith – Time Stopped / Have More Time
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    Label: Brunswick – 55299 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: US Released: Aug 1966 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Soul Media Condition: G+  

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The V.I.P.’s – Strange Little Girl / My Girl Cried
    The V.I.P.’s – Strange Little Girl / My Girl Cried
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    Label: Congress – CG-211 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Promo Country: US Released: 1964 Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop Style: Soul Media Condition:G+ Solid G+ with surface noise noticeable. [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Pat Johnson – Love Brought You Here
    Pat Johnson – Love Brought You Here
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    Label: Win Or Lose – WL-221 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono, SP Country: US Released: 1972 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Soul Media Condition: VG+ In between […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Pages – If I Saw You Again
    Pages – If I Saw You Again
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    Label: Epic – 8-50639 Format: 7″ Country: US Released: 1978 Genre: Funk / Soul Media: VG Notable light marks & label wear

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • El Coco – Afrodesia
    El Coco – Afrodesia
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    Label: AVI Records ‎– AVI-249-S Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Promo Country: US Released: 1978 Genre: Funk / Soul Media: VG+

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The Load – Now We’ll Say We Tried / She Calls My Name
    The Load – Now We’ll Say We Tried / She Calls My Name
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    Label: Owl – 2551 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: May 1974 Media: VG Noticeable light marks & wear.

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Larry Bright – Shake That Thing
    Larry Bright – Shake That Thing
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    Label: Del-Fi Records – 4214 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene Country: US Released: 1963 Media: VG Noticeable light marks & label wear

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Prince Phillip Mitchell* – You’re All I Got In The World
    Prince Phillip Mitchell* – You’re All I Got In The World
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    Label: Atlantic – 3506 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Promo Country: US Released: 1978 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Soul Media Condition: VG+  

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Tommy Trojan ‎– Leo I Am / Love Has The Power
    Tommy Trojan ‎– Leo I Am / Love Has The Power
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    Label: JC Records (3) – JC 100 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: Genre: Funk / Soul Media Condition:VG+ Some noticeable light marks, but plays through VG+

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Ann Fleming – Beside You / You’re Just One Man
    Ann Fleming – Beside You / You’re Just One Man
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    Label: Cookin’ Records (2) – 605 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: US Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Rhythm & Blues Media: G+ Noticeable scuffing and marks, along with […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Bobbie Smith – Miss Stronghearted
    Bobbie Smith – Miss Stronghearted
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    Label: American Arts – AA-2 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1964 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Soul Media: VG A side plays low-end VG with some surface […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Immanuel Velikovsky – Oedipus And Akhnaton
    Immanuel Velikovsky – Oedipus And Akhnaton
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    “Was Oedipus, the parricide who sired children by his mother, a product of the subconscious mind as Freud thought? Was he a mythological figure? Or was he a real, historical […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Edwin Black – War Against The Weak
    Edwin Black – War Against The Weak
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    “War Against the Weak is the gripping chronicle documenting how American corporate philanthropies launched a national campaign of ethnic cleansing in the United States, helped found and [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Michael Kirby – Happenings (1st Edition)
    Michael Kirby – Happenings (1st Edition)
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    “Here is the first book about the most exciting new theatre-and-art form of this decade. It contains a comprehensive introduction; the working scripts of the fourteen most significant [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Megamurals & Supergraphics
    Megamurals & Supergraphics
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    “The mural movement is one of the most positive and beautiful legacies of the spirit and change of the 60’s. Psychadelic art never survived, but street painting did, and now […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Mushrooms Of North America
    Mushrooms Of North America
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    “A comprehensive guide to finding, identifying and collecting edible wild mushrooms, with pictorial keys and illustrated glossary.” Dutton, 1979 Softcover edition, third printing. [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Larry Dean Olsen – Outdoor Survival Skills
    Larry Dean Olsen – Outdoor Survival Skills
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    “Outdoor Survival Skills has taught three generations of wilderness adventurers how to survive in nature without expensive purchased equipment, instead drawing on knowledge of the land and [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Thomas Macauly: Sculptural Views On Perceptual Ambiguity
    Thomas Macauly: Sculptural Views On Perceptual Ambiguity
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    Exhibition catalog from the Dayton Art Institute’s exhibition on the minimal sculptural work of Thomas Macauly. Dayton Art Institute, 1986 Softcover edition. Light corner & edgewear.

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Timothy Leary – Flashbacks (1st edition)
    Timothy Leary – Flashbacks (1st edition)
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    “Dr. Timothy Leary’s passion affected an entire culture and influenced modern world history. Flashbacks, Leary’s own account of his career as “an accomplished clinical [...]

    GENRE: Memoir
  • Mind Control, World Control: The Encyclopedia of Mind Control
    Mind Control, World Control: The Encyclopedia of Mind Control
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    “Mind Control is a little known and a highly controversial topic today. Veteran author and investigator Jim Keith uncovers a surprising amount of information on the technology, [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Essential Mae Brussell: Investigations Of Fascism In America
    The Essential Mae Brussell: Investigations Of Fascism In America
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    “”Mae’s work may be more relevant now than in her heyday. Like those of many other freedom fighters throughout history, the ghost of Mae Brussell will never rest till justice [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Jim Keith – Mass Control: Engineering Human Consciousness
    Jim Keith – Mass Control: Engineering Human Consciousness
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    “Here stands the New Man. His conception of reality is a dance of electronic images fired into his forebrain, a gossamer construction of his masters, designed so that he will […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Owsley And Me: My LSD Family
    Owsley And Me: My LSD Family
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    “Owsley and Me is a love story set against the background of the Psychedelic Revolution of the ’60s. Owsley “Bear” Stanley met her in Berkeley in 1965, when LSD was […]

    GENRE: Memoir
  • Out Of Darkness: Exploring Satanism & Ritual Abuse
    Out Of Darkness: Exploring Satanism & Ritual Abuse
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    “Brings together the testimony of psychiatrists, theologians, an FBI agent, and two survivors of ritual abuse to provide a balanced look at the network of satanic cults in existence [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Gary Webb – Dark Alliance
    Gary Webb – Dark Alliance
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    “In August 1996, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb stunned the world with a series of articles in the San Jose Mercury News reporting the results of his year-long investigation [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Albert Hofmann – LSD: My Problem Child
    Albert Hofmann – LSD: My Problem Child
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    “Credited with synthesizing and discovering the psychedelic effects of LSD, Hofmann traces the path of the drug from a promising psychiatric research medicine to a recreational drug [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Mrinalini Sarabhai With Chathunni Panicker And The Southern India Darpana Co. Of Dancers And Musicians* – Wondrous Music Of India (South)
    Mrinalini Sarabhai With Chathunni Panicker And The Southern India Darpana Co. Of Dancers And Musicians* – Wondrous Music Of India (South)
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    Sealed copy! South Indian – various tracks of flute music, vocal & classical, ragas, etc Label: Request Records – SRLP 8076 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US NM/VG+  Sealed

    GENRE: Indian
  • Ustad Amjad Ali Khan* ‎– Raga Priyadarshini – A Tribute
    Ustad Amjad Ali Khan* ‎– Raga Priyadarshini – A Tribute
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    Wonderful sarod & tabla raga. Label: His Master’s Voice – ECSD. 3117, His Master’s Voice – ECSD 3117 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: India Released: 1984 VG+/VG

    GENRE: Hindustani, Indian
  • Debu Chaudhuri – Debu’s Sitar – India’s Debu – Sitar Maestro
    Debu Chaudhuri – Debu’s Sitar – India’s Debu – Sitar Maestro
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    A impressionistic sitar album. Fantastic and immersive. Label: ABK Productions – ABK2001 Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo Country: US VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Hindustani, Indian
  • Ustad Ali Akbar Khan* ‎– Soul Of The Sarod
    Ustad Ali Akbar Khan* ‎– Soul Of The Sarod
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    Very rare 80s recording – The sarod, tabla & tanpura together in a playful and somber 2 side length pieces. Label: Oriental Records – BGRP 1041 Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo […]

    GENRE: Hindustani, Indian
  • Parween Sultana ‎– Sings Rare Melodies
    Parween Sultana ‎– Sings Rare Melodies
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    “Parween Sultana’s voice soars, and this album of two ragas is great evidence. If you love Hindustani vocal acrobatics, Sultana will not disappoint!” – Adam_A, discogs [...]

    GENRE: Hindustani, Indian
  • Himangshu Biswas ‎– Santoor
    Himangshu Biswas ‎– Santoor
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    Santoor & tabla LP – wonderful pieces here. The santoor playing is incredible! Label: Music India – 2393 812 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: India Released: 1981 VG+/VG

    GENRE: Hindustani, Indian
  • Jagannath & Party ‎– Shehnai
    Jagannath & Party ‎– Shehnai
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    Large band album, shehnai led. Label: Music India – 2393 833 Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo Country: India Released: 1982 VG+/VG

    GENRE: Hindustani, Indian
  • Maestro Ali Akbar Khan*, Swapan Chaudhuri ‎– Artistic Sound Of Sarod
    Maestro Ali Akbar Khan*, Swapan Chaudhuri ‎– Artistic Sound Of Sarod
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    Sarod masterwork from Ali Akbar Khan along with tabla from Swapan Chaudhuri & tambouras from Shefali Nag & Daniel Paul Karp. Label: Chhanda Dhara – SP 10685 Format: Vinyl, LP […]

    GENRE: Indian
  • V/A – Folk Music Of India
    V/A – Folk Music Of India
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    Various Indian music styles highlighted by the USA’s greatest gov agency – FOLKWAYS. Label: Folkways Records – FE 4409 Series: Ethnic Folkways Library Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, [...]

    GENRE: Hindustani, Indian
  • Kumar Gandharva – Kumar Gandharva
    Kumar Gandharva – Kumar Gandharva
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    Vocal album of the prolific Kumar Gandharva. Label: His Master’s Voice – ECSD. 2734 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: India Released: 1974 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Indian
  • Gurbachan Singh Sachdev* ‎– Incantations
    Gurbachan Singh Sachdev* ‎– Incantations
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    Bansuri champion, Gurbachan Singh Sachdev with a wonderful flute album. Label: Arion – ARN 33 745 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: France Released: 1983 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Indian
  • Andy Warhol: The Factory Years
    Andy Warhol: The Factory Years
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    “New York City, the 1960s: Inside a ramshackle studio known as The Factory, the post-war art world encountered the industrial revolution. For more than two years, Nat Finkelstein was on [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction