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  • Pearls Before Swine ? One Nation Underground
    Pearls Before Swine ? One Nation Underground
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    “Psychedelic-folk debut from one of the most erudite, literate minds in rock, Thomas D. Rapp (and the first of his ever-changing Swine). Although the songs here lack some cohesion, this [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • MC5 ? Back In The USA
    MC5 ? Back In The USA
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    The second MC5 record, cementing their status as proto-punk stalwarts Label: Atlantic – SD 8247 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1970 VG+/VG. Drillhole, some moisture damage and [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Hawkwind _? Hawkwind
    Hawkwind _? Hawkwind
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    The debut Hawkwind album still sounds pioneering and new years later. Label: United Artists Records – UAS 5519 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1971 VG+/VG, with some tearing […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Octopus: Secret Government and the Death Of Danny Casolaro
    The Octopus: Secret Government and the Death Of Danny Casolaro
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    Probably the single greatest work of conspiracy literature. Needs to be read to be believed. Feral House, 2004 paperback edition. Some light corner & edgewear to the wraps. Writing on […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Terence McKenna – True Hallucinations
    Terence McKenna – True Hallucinations
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    “This mesmerizing, surreal account of the bizarre adventures of Terence McKenna, his brother Dennis, and a small band of their friends, is a wild ride of exotic experience and scientific [...]

    GENRE: Memoir, Non-Fiction
  • Clarence Cooper Jr – Black: Three Short Novels
    Clarence Cooper Jr – Black: Three Short Novels
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    “Black! brings together three short novels by Clarence Cooper, Jr., a rediscovered genius of African-American writing. “The Dark Messenger” is a short, sizzling novel in which a [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Get Even: The Complete Book Of Dirty Tricks
    Get Even: The Complete Book Of Dirty Tricks
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    “A hilarious overview of the methods people use to get even with big business, government and enemies. These dirty tricks range from the simple to the elaborate, including more [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Jorge Luis Borges – Labyrinths
    Jorge Luis Borges – Labyrinths
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    “The groundbreaking trans-genre work of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) has been insinuating itself into the structure, stance, and very breath of world literature for well [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • John Cage – Notations
    John Cage – Notations
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    “Notations is a book that was edited and compiled by American avant-garde composer John Cage (1912–1992) with Alison Knowles and first published in 1969 by Something Else Press. The book [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Charles Willeford – Cockfighter
    Charles Willeford – Cockfighter
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    Charles Willeford’s violently masculine southern noir, loosely modeled on The Odyssey. Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 1991 paperback edition. Creasing to front cover, along with some [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Anna Kavan – Julia And The Bazooka
    Anna Kavan – Julia And The Bazooka
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    Anna Kavan’s darkest and most desperate collection of stories, published posthumously. W.W Norton, 1970 paperback edition. Large crease to front cover. Corner & edgewear to wraps. Pages [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • William H. Gass – The Tunnel
    William H. Gass – The Tunnel
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    “Thirty years in the making, William Gass’s second novel first appeared on the literary scene in 1995, at which time it was promptly hailed as an indisputable masterpiece. The story [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Carver Area High School* Presents The Carver Area High School Seniors ? Get Live ’83 (The Senior Rap)
    Carver Area High School* Presents The Carver Area High School Seniors ? Get Live ’83 (The Senior Rap)
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    “Unbelievably rare private press disco/rap bomb tune! Absolutely stunning very rare old school party disco rap 12” performed by members of the Chicago public high-school Carver High. [...]

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul
  • Lumumba – Lumumba
    Lumumba – Lumumba
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    Heavy & underrated afrobeat dancefloor jammer. Label: A & M Records – SP-3610 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1974 VG+/VG+  

    GENRE: International
  • Raspberry Bulbs – The World Is Empty, The Heart Is Full
    Raspberry Bulbs – The World Is Empty, The Heart Is Full
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    Label: Hospital Productions – HOS-879 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: Worldwide Released: Oct 6, 2023   VG+/VG+ – Limited Picture Disc Version

    GENRE:
  • Possessed – The Eyes Of Horror
    Possessed – The Eyes Of Horror
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    The third and final release from Possessed Label: Combat – 88561-8168-1 Format: Vinyl, 12″ EP Country: US Released: 1987 VG+/VG. Vinyl is in great shape. Jacket has minor ring/edge/corner [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • John Coltrane Quartet ? Ballads(1965 Mono)
    John Coltrane Quartet ? Ballads(1965 Mono)
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    “They arrived with music-store sheet music of the songs” and just before the recordings, they “would discuss each tune, write out copies of the changes they’d use, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Coltrane ? Coltrane (1958 Mono!)
    John Coltrane ? Coltrane (1958 Mono!)
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    John Coltrane’s debut album, heralding one of the most celebrated careers in jazz history. Label: Prestige – LP 7105 Format: Vinyl, LP, Repress Country: US Released: 1958 VG/VG+. Record is [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Discharge – Grave New World (Netherlands Pressing)
    Discharge – Grave New World (Netherlands Pressing)
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    The very controversial and much maligned “metal” album from the punk band. “It’s their best one”-cleo Label: Roadrunner Records – RR 9692 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Sun Araw ? Beach Head
    Sun Araw ? Beach Head
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    “The four tracks of Beach Head, like much of Sun Araw’s work, capture Cameron Stallones at a certain place and time; its re-release some years after its first limited run […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative
  • Them ? The “Angry” Young Them! (80’s UK Pressing)
    Them ? The “Angry” Young Them! (80’s UK Pressing)
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    The debut album from Van Morrison’s garage rock combo. Introduced the world to Gloria. Label: Decca – LK 4700 Format: Vinyl, LP, Repress Country: UK Released: 1982 VG+/VG+, with some […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Aster ? Things That Just Happen
    Aster ? Things That Just Happen
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    [duo of Ashley Paul & Eli Keszler] Label: R.E.L. Records REL21 Format: LP Country: US Released: 2013  

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Arundhati Bhaumik, Hemant Kumar ? Devotion and Love
    Arundhati Bhaumik, Hemant Kumar ? Devotion and Love
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    Stellar and obscure Indian classical album. Label: Oriental Records – BGRP 1047 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1984 VG+/VG+, sleeve still in shrink with light marks & wear

    GENRE: International
  • Suicidal Tendencies ? S/T
    Suicidal Tendencies ? S/T
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    “Fast, furious, and funny, Suicidal Tendencies’ self-titled debut owed much more to hardcore punk than to the later hardcore/heavy metal hybrid they would become known for, but [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A ? Max’s Kansas City – New York New Wave
    V/A ? Max’s Kansas City – New York New Wave
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    Great compilation of punk & proto-punk’s first wave. Label: CBS – S CBS 82670 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: UK Released: 1978 VG+/VG+ with light marks/wear

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Bugs And Rats ? Adidas
    Bugs And Rats ? Adidas
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      “Vinylization of a 2010 CD-R by this Quincy, MA trio who have been around since 2003. Their longevity makes it damn odd that this is their first LP. But […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative
  • V/A ? A Consonant Vowel
    V/A ? A Consonant Vowel
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    Cincinnati / Ohio Gallery Released Sound Art / Experimental from ’88 Label: C.A.G.E Records Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: US Released: 1988 VG+/VG+  

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Laboratorio Della Quercia ? Laboratorio Della Quercia
    Laboratorio Della Quercia ? Laboratorio Della Quercia
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    “In the summer of 1978, an ambitious twelve-day experimental jazz project was undertaken at the ancient amphitheater, Tasso della Quercia, on the slopes of Rome’s Gianicolo Hill. The [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Benjamin Lew / Steven Brown ? A Propos D’Un Paysage
    Benjamin Lew / Steven Brown ? A Propos D’Un Paysage
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    “A couple of years after the release of the magical “Douzième Journée” album, Benjamin Lew and Steven Brown meet again in the studio. With a little help from Vini Reilly […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Benjamin Lew ? Nebka
    Benjamin Lew ? Nebka
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    “Electronics go hand in hand with acoustics to conjure images of deserts and sand. “Nebka” is an arabic word which describes a sand dune formed by the wind around an […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • David Bowie ? The Man Who Sold The World
    David Bowie ? The Man Who Sold The World
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    Bowie’s “hard rock bummer” album. Title track is one of the best he would ever write. Label: RCA Victor – AYL1-4654 Format: Vinyl, Album Country: US Released: undated, [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Tetsu Arrey _? II (includes OBI/Poster)
    Tetsu Arrey _? II (includes OBI/Poster)
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    90’s Japanese Hardcore at its best Label: HG Fact – HG-100 Format: Vinyl Country: Japan Released: 1998 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The United States Of America _? The United States Of America (1968 UK)
    The United States Of America _? The United States Of America (1968 UK)
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    A defining moment for electronic/psychedelic pop. Label: CBS – 63340 Format: Vinyl Country: UK Released: 1968 VG+/VG+ with light wear

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Albert Ammons And Meade Lux Lewis
    The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Albert Ammons And Meade Lux Lewis
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    “This magnificent three-LP box set was issued as part of the first release by the Mosaic label. The out of print collection has all of the music recorded during Blue […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Art Pepper _? The Complete Pacific Jazz Small Group Recordings Of Art Pepper
    Art Pepper _? The Complete Pacific Jazz Small Group Recordings Of Art Pepper
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    “The music is very much in the cool/bop tradition, but Pepper is instantly recognizable (he never sounded that much like Charlie Parker) and even at this early stage, he was […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • V/A? So You Wanna Be A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star Volume 2 (The Psychedelic Years Of Australian Rock 1967-70)
    V/A? So You Wanna Be A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star Volume 2 (The Psychedelic Years Of Australian Rock 1967-70)
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    Australian psych-pop compilation. Some fun cuts. Label: Festival Records – L45705/6 Series: So You You Wanna Be A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Blacklight Braille – Electric Canticles Of The Blacklight Braille
    Blacklight Braille – Electric Canticles Of The Blacklight Braille
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    Cincinnati Psych/prog rock. 1981 US Pressing on Vetco Records, LP 707 VG/VG Some noticeable light marks & wear

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Lou Donaldson – Everything I Play Is Funky (OG 1970 Pressing)
    Lou Donaldson – Everything I Play Is Funky (OG 1970 Pressing)
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    “Everything I Play Is Funky is easily one of the best examples of Lou Donaldson’s commercially accessible period of the late ’60s and early ’70s.” – allmusic [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Henryk GoyRecki – Beth Gibbons, Krzysztof Penderecki – Symphony No. 3 Op. 36
    Henryk GoyRecki – Beth Gibbons, Krzysztof Penderecki – Symphony No. 3 Op. 36
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    An incredibly moving rendition of an important piece by the Portishead frontwoman. 2019 UK Pressing on Domino, WIGLP395X VG+/VG+ Light marks & wear. Signed print & DVD included.

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Aphrodite’s Child ? Best Of Aphrodite’s Child
    Aphrodite’s Child ? Best Of Aphrodite’s Child
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    A compilation of some of the Vangelis-led prog band’s best tracks German Pressing on Mercury, 6333 002 VG+/VG+ sleeve is VG++, nice copy!

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Icons Of Filth – Onward Christian Soldiers (90’s Boot)
    Icons Of Filth – Onward Christian Soldiers (90’s Boot)
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    Anarcho-punk from Wales. Goes hard. Mortarhate Records – LP MORT 5 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Fan Club Release Country: UK Released: 1996 VG+/VG+ Light marks, some shelf & cornerwear

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • H.P. Lovecraft -H.P. Lovecraft
    H.P. Lovecraft -H.P. Lovecraft
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    Chicago based acid rock. Fuzzed out and dark. 1967 US Pressing on Philips, PHS-600-252 G+/VG Vinyl plays VG to G+ throughout. Some light popping here & there, but overall a […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Pulsar _? Pollen
    Pulsar _? Pollen
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    70’s French prog. UK Decca Pressing 1976 Media Condition: NM Sleeve Condition: VG

    GENRE:
  • The Glitterhouse ? Color Blind
    The Glitterhouse ? Color Blind
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    Sole album by the acid/psych-rock group. Dynovoice – DY 31905 Media Condition – VG+, few light marks on each side Sleeve Condition – VG, hole punch on sleeve, as well […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Bitter Blood Street Theatre ? Vol. I
    Bitter Blood Street Theatre ? Vol. I
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    Super regional psych/weirdo rock from Ohio. Later became Blacklight Braille. Vetco Records – Vetco 701 Media Condition – VG, has some bigger marks in a few spots Sleeve Condition [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Bitter Blood Street Theatre ? Vol. 2
    Bitter Blood Street Theatre ? Vol. 2
    $27.00 | , Add to cart

    Super regional psych/weirdo rock from Ohio. Later became Blacklight Braille. Vetco Records – Vetco 703 Media Condition – VG+, few marks on each side Sleeve Condition – VG, [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Cecil Taylor ? What’s New
    Cecil Taylor ? What’s New
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    Originally issued as Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come. Recorded live at the Montmartre Jazzhus, Copenhagen, 23rd November 1962. Freedom – FLP 40124 Media Condition – VG+, nice [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Albert Mangelsdorff, Pierre Favre, Joachim K?hn, Gunter Hampel _? Solo Now
    Albert Mangelsdorff, Pierre Favre, Joachim K?hn, Gunter Hampel _? Solo Now
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    Solo tracks showcasing the abilities of these frequent collaborators MPS Records – 5D 064-60205 Media Condition – VG+, light wear on both sides Sleeve Condition – VG, has some [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Ranking Slackness _? Slackest LP (’79 Jamaican Pressing)
    Ranking Slackness _? Slackest LP (’79 Jamaican Pressing)
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    Rude “adult-oriented” reggae/dancehall. Techniques 1979 Jamaican Pressing Media Condition – VG+, very light wear. Sleeve Condition – VG, has some fading and ring wear.

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • The Invaders ? Test Card
    The Invaders ? Test Card
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    UK power-pop that verges on post-punk Polydor – 2383 589 1980 UK Media Condition – NM Sleeve Condition -VG+, very light ringwear and edge wear

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Glenn Danzig ? Who Killed Marilyn? (1989 boot)
    Glenn Danzig ? Who Killed Marilyn? (1989 boot)
    $35.00 | , , Add to cart

    1989 boot Media Condition – VG+ Sleeve Condition – VG+, a little creasing

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore