March 22nd Newsletter
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  • 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
  • V/A – Timara: Electroacoustic Music At Oberlin Vol. 2
    V/A – Timara: Electroacoustic Music At Oberlin Vol. 2
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    “The TIMARA Department at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music traces its roots to the first electronic and computer music courses taught on campus in 1969. Today we celebrate TIMARA’s [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Joe Colley – Pleasure Pressure
    Joe Colley – Pleasure Pressure
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    New Forces presents “Pleasure Pressure,” Joe Colley’s latest LP of expert sound composition. Damaged wires, crackling speakers, and the existential dread of droning electronics [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Coil ‎– The Ape Of Naples / The New Backwards
    Coil ‎– The Ape Of Naples / The New Backwards
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    Compilation boxset containing Coil’s swansongs, Ape Of Naples & The New Backwards, two absolute masterpieces of electronic music. Label: Important Records – imprec174 Format: 4xVinyl, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Arab Strap – The Shy Retirer E.P.
    Arab Strap – The Shy Retirer E.P.
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    Features AC/DC and Van Halen covers. Mope-rock. Label: Chemikal Underground – CHEM067 Format: Vinyl, 12″, EP Country: UK Released: 2003 VG+/VG+. Old store sticker

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Francisco Meirino – A New Instability
    Francisco Meirino – A New Instability
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    “in 2019, the swiss power-acoustic musician francisco meirino presented ‘a new instability’ a commission for the venerable ina-grm in paris. of course, this institution is the [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Enklav – 2.
    Enklav – 2.
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    “On their second Lp Enklav presents two longer tracks of raw tape manipulations of concrete sounds. With an uncompromising attitude and a sound that seems to be carved out of […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Jackie Edwards – Puts It All Together
    Jackie Edwards – Puts It All Together
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    Soul-tinged Reggae from a master songwriter. Label: Total Sounds – TSL 108 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Jamaica Released: VG+/VG. WOS. Some wear along upper seam

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Bobby Callender – Rainbow (promo)
    Bobby Callender – Rainbow (promo)
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    “This bizarre, Alan Lorber-produced psychedelic album appeared originally in 1969 on Boston Sound. Bobby Callendar was an incredibly gifted poet and lyricist whose complex texts could only [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • FPBJPC ‎– Jubilee
    FPBJPC ‎– Jubilee
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    “Jubilee is an album of selections from the last five years of multifarious output by the art collective FPBJPC, including Jonathan Gean, Michael Pollard, Ben Schumacher, and Peter Friel. [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Joe McPhee / Lasse Marhaug – Harmonia Macrocosmica
    Joe McPhee / Lasse Marhaug – Harmonia Macrocosmica
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    “On Harmonia Macrocosmica, McPhee and Marhaug wrap their phrases tightly, pitting swirling saxophone licks and distorted screams against wheezing, bubbling and raspy electronic [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lou Reed – Words & Music May 1965
    Lou Reed – Words & Music May 1965
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    “Light in the Attic Records, in cooperation with Laurie Anderson, proudly announces the inaugural title in their ongoing Lou Reed Archive Series: Words & Music, May 1965. Released in [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Human Arts Ensemble* With Oliver Lake & Lester Bowie – Under The Sun
    Human Arts Ensemble* With Oliver Lake & Lester Bowie – Under The Sun
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    Recorded on July 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri under the sun. Label: Arista – AL 1022 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Promo Country: US Released: 1975 VG+/VG.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Kalyanji Anandji – Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
    Kalyanji Anandji – Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
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    “O Saathi Re”!!!! Incredible 3 track EP from the film Muqaddar Ka Sikandar Label: His Master’s Voice – 7EPE 7538 Country: India Released: 1978 VG+/VG

    GENRE: Bollywood
  • Planets In Aspect: Understanding Your Inner Dynamics
    Planets In Aspect: Understanding Your Inner Dynamics
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    “Discover the meaning of planetary aspects with detailed insight from renowned astrologer Robert Pelletier.  Planetary aspects comprise the combinations of angular relationships between the [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Sri Chinmoy – Eternity’s Soulbird Part II
    Sri Chinmoy – Eternity’s Soulbird Part II
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    Sri Chinmoy continues his writing on the meaning of the soul. Agni Press, 1974 Mass-Market Paperback edition. Light discoloration to wraps.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Sri Chinmoy – Secrets Of The Inner World
    Sri Chinmoy – Secrets Of The Inner World
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    Sri Chinmoy’s writings distilled into a handy Q&A format. Agni Press, 1980 Mass-Market Paperback edition. Light discoloration to wraps.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Sri Chinmoy – One Lives, One Dies
    Sri Chinmoy – One Lives, One Dies
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    “In this volume of stories, the Indian spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy lucidly reveals many aspects of the relationship between Master and disciple. He creates in each story a living world [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Transits: The Time Of Your Life
    Transits: The Time Of Your Life
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    “In a lively, readable style, this author discusses the meaning of each planet’s transit. Invaluable for students, professionals, and readers with a basic knowledge of astrology, [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Spiritual Sayings Of Kahlil Gibran
    Spiritual Sayings Of Kahlil Gibran
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    Kahlil Gibran’s followup to The Prophet, a collection of spiritual aphorisms. Citadel Press, 1970 Softcover edition. Writing on front matter. Crack at spine in first few pages, but still [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Ladder Of The Planets
    Ladder Of The Planets
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    An astrological guide to how the planets interact and impact astrology. Self-published, 1974 Booklet edition. Light discoloration to wraps.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Alan Leo – Mars: The War Lord
    Alan Leo – Mars: The War Lord
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    Alan Leo’s astrological study of the planet Mars. Samuel Weiser Publishing, 1970 Softcover edition. Wear to wraps, along with some discoloration to edges of pages.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Khaiyyaam, Sahir ‎– Kabhi Kabhie
    Khaiyyaam, Sahir ‎– Kabhi Kabhie
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    Four songs from Hindi film – Kabhi Kabhie. In a generic sleeve unfortunately, but the record plays so wonderfully. Label: His Master’s Voice ‎– 7EPE 7220, His Master’s Voice ‎– [...]

    GENRE: Bollywood
  • Kanu Roy ‎– Anubhav
    Kanu Roy ‎– Anubhav
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    Songs from Hindi Film – Anubhav. Label: Odeon ‎– EMOE 2112 Country: India Released: 1971 VG+/VG sleeve has torn corner & wear.

    GENRE: Bollywood
  • Rahul Dev Burman – Aandhi
    Rahul Dev Burman – Aandhi
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    From the Hindi film “Aandhi” Label: His Master’s Voice – 7EPE 7096 Country: India Released: 1974 VG+/VG small tear to sleeve & some wear.

    GENRE: Bollywood
  • Rajesh Roshan – Julie
    Rajesh Roshan – Julie
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    3 song EP from the Hindi film Julie. Label: Polydor – 2253 006 Country: India Released: 1975 VG+/VG Incredible condition. Sounds perfect.

    GENRE: Bollywood
  • Sri Chinmoy – The Silence Of Death
    Sri Chinmoy – The Silence Of Death
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    Sri Chinmoy’s poetry ruminating on death. AUM Press, 1973 Mass-Market Paperback edition. Some wear and discoloration to wraps.

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Laurel Lowell – Pluto
    Laurel Lowell – Pluto
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    “In 1933, E. H. Bailey, editor of the British Journal of Astrology, stated, “I have no belief whatever in the alleged influence of Pluto, and can see no reason to […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • That Inconjunct Quincunx: The Not So Minor Aspect
    That Inconjunct Quincunx: The Not So Minor Aspect
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    “Most astrologers, when doing transits, progressions, or interpretations, neglect or skim over the so-called “minor” aspects(semi-sextle and quincunx) in astrology, preferring [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Ronald Davison – Synastry: Understanding Human Relations Through Astrology
    Ronald Davison – Synastry: Understanding Human Relations Through Astrology
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    “Astrology can be used as a valuable tool in the understanding of human relationships. This internationally acclaimed book lays the foundation for a comprehensive study by giving a basic [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Laxmikant Pyarelal – Sargam
    Laxmikant Pyarelal – Sargam
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    Three songs from Hindi film – Sargam Label: His Master’s Voice – 7EPE 7570 Country: India Released: 1979 VG+/VG

    GENRE: Bollywood
  • Reincarnation: Key To Immortality
    Reincarnation: Key To Immortality
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    Early work about past-life recall. “One of several titles ostensibly co-authored with Moore’s third husband Mark Douglas, and self- published on the Arcane Publishing imprint he founded to [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Rajesh Roshan, Anand Bakshi – Mr. Natwarlal
    Rajesh Roshan, Anand Bakshi – Mr. Natwarlal
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    Fantastic bollywood 3 song EP from the film “Mr. Natwarlal” Label: His Master’s Voice – 7EPE 7565 Country: India Released: 1979 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Bollywood
  • About French Poetry
    About French Poetry
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    An overview of the history and interpretations of French Poetry, from modernism to the avant-garde. Wayne State University Press, 1974 Hardcover edition. Noticeable tearing and fraying to [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Anne Waldman – The Iovis Trilogy: Colors in the Mechanism of Concealment
    Anne Waldman – The Iovis Trilogy: Colors in the Mechanism of Concealment
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    “The Iovis Trilogy, Anne Waldman’s monumental feminist epic, traverses epochs, cultures, and genres to create a visionary call to poetic arms. Iovis details the misdeeds of the [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Sputtering And Distorted: A Reluctant History Of The BUFMS
    Sputtering And Distorted: A Reluctant History Of The BUFMS
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    Hidden but not forgotten, hinted at through piecemeal reference after the fact, the creative efforts of the members of this West-Coast-centric cadre of art mutants first took shape in the […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Experimental / Noise, Non-Fiction
  • Jacques Derrida – Acts Of Literature
    Jacques Derrida – Acts Of Literature
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    “First published in 1992. “Acts of Literature”, compiled in close association with Derrida, brings together for the first time a number of Derrida’s writings on literary [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Republic Of Images: A History Of French Filmmaking
    Republic Of Images: A History Of French Filmmaking
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    “Chronicling one of the greatest and most popular national cinemas, Republic of Images traces the evolution of French filmmaking from 1895—the year of the debut of the Cinematographe in [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Steve Lacy Five – The Way
    Steve Lacy Five – The Way
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    Recorded live on 23 January 1979 at Stadttheater, Basel, Switzerland. Label: hat ART – hat ART 2029 Format: 2xVinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set. Country: Switzerland Released: 1986 VG+/VG+. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Alfred Doblin – Berlin Alexanderplatz
    Alfred Doblin – Berlin Alexanderplatz
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    “Berlin Alexanderplatz is one of the masterpieces of modern European literature and the first German novel to adopt the technique of James Joyce. It tells the story of Franz Biberkopf, […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Ron Carter – Blues Farm
    Ron Carter – Blues Farm
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    Recorded January 1973. Label: CTI Records – CTI 6027 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1973 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Love Of Life Orchestra ‎– Extended Niceties
    Love Of Life Orchestra ‎– Extended Niceties
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    First EP by Peter Gordon’s Love Of Life Orchestra Label: Infidelity – JMB-227 Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45RPM Country: US Released:1980 VG+/VG. Sleevewear, old store sticker, light marks

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Darkroom 2
    Darkroom 2
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    “Contributions by Judy Dater, Frank Gohlke, Emmet Gowin, Charles Harbutt, Lisette Model, Hans Namuth, Doug Prince, Aaron Siskind, Neal Slavin and Cole Weston,10 prominent photographers who [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Stairways To Heaven: Drugs In American Religious History
    Stairways To Heaven: Drugs In American Religious History
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    “From Native Americans’ use of tobacco for solemnizing oaths to the spread of New Age religious beliefs in Haight-Ashbury coffeehouses, drugs have been intimately associated with [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Action/Precision: The New Direction In New York
    Action/Precision: The New Direction In New York
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    Overview of lesser known Abstract Expressionists, from 1955-1960. Newport Harbor Art Museum, 1984 Softcover edition. Noticeable wear to edges of dustjacket.

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Live Skull ‎– Dangerous Visions
    Live Skull ‎– Dangerous Visions
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    “Emerging in the early 80s at the end of New York’s legendary No Wave scene alongside Manhattan comrades Sonic Youth and Swans, Live Skull reshaped the aggression of burned-out post-punk [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Petr Kotik – Many Many Women
    Petr Kotik – Many Many Women
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    “Reader, you and I are about to share a delicious secret. The disc you’re holding (or perhaps listening to by now) contains a classic of 1970s underground music – a […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • The Chronicle Church* ‎– Mystery / Bionic Movement
    The Chronicle Church* ‎– Mystery / Bionic Movement
    $72.00 | , , Add to cart

    Label: Pashlo Records – PH-1006, Pashlo Records – PH-1007 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Stereo, Rainbo Pressing Country: US Released: 1976 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Funk VG+ / GEN

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco