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  • 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
  • Pan Pantziarka – House Of Pain
    Pan Pantziarka – House Of Pain
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    “When a young streetwalker is picked up by an enigmatic older woman, she finds herself launched on an odyssey of pleasure and pain beyond measure. House of Pain is scorched […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Dennis Cooper – Try
    Dennis Cooper – Try
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    “Simultaneously deadpan and queasily raw, Try is the story of Ziggy, the adopted teenaged son of two sexually abusive fathers whose failed experiment at nuclear-family domesticity has left [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • 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
  • Guilty Of Everything: The Autobiography Of Herbert Huncke
    Guilty Of Everything: The Autobiography Of Herbert Huncke
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    An autobiography from a iconoclastic, proto-beat figure. Paragon House, 1990 first hardcover edition. Light discoloration/staining to edges of pages.  

    GENRE: Memoir
  • 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
  • Michel Leiris – Nights As Day, Days As Night
    Michel Leiris – Nights As Day, Days As Night
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    Michel Leiris’s dream journal & fragments, including some of his best and most succinct work. Eridanos Press, 1987 paperback edition. Very light wear to edges/corners of wraps. Small [...]

    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
  • Bolt Thrower ‎– Mercenary
    Bolt Thrower ‎– Mercenary
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    Bolt Thrower’s sixth studio album, and the only studio album that features the heavy drums of Alex Thomas. Label: Metal Blade Records – 3984-14147-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • White Noise – An Electric Storm
    White Noise – An Electric Storm
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    The darker counterpart to The United States Of America album. A groundbreaking work of electronic music. Label: Antilles – AN-7011 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: US Released: 1976 [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Einstuerzende Neubauten – Haus Der Luge
    Einstuerzende Neubauten – Haus Der Luge
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    Inarguably the high-point of Neubauten’s 80’s material, Haus Der Luge features Bargeld & company in a much more refrained (though just as intense) zone than their other 80’s [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Keiji Haino / Jim O’Rourke / Oren Ambarchi ‎– In The Past Only Geniuses… 2LP
    Keiji Haino / Jim O’Rourke / Oren Ambarchi ‎– In The Past Only Geniuses… 2LP
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    “For its 50th release, Black Truffle presents the ninth album from one of the label’s core ensembles, the power trio of Keiji Haino, Jim O’Rourke, and Oren Ambarchi. Drawn from […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • 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
  • Muslimgauze ‎– Blinded Horses
    Muslimgauze ‎– Blinded Horses
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    “Blinded Horses (1985) was the 2nd album released by Muslimgauze on his Limited Editions series – the first being Hunting Out With An Aerial Eye – and finds the pioneering, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • 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:
  • John Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders – Live In Seattle
    John Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders – Live In Seattle
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    “Coltrane’s sound is like nothing else. It is wild, furious, dissonant, scornful of conventional rules of harmonics, indifferent about melody. It also is the most influential sound in [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Andy Irvine, Paul Brady – S/T
    Andy Irvine, Paul Brady – S/T
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    An Irish folk album that displays unique and rare instrumentation. Label: Mulligan – LUN 008 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: Ireland Released: 1976 VG+/VG, with Light shelf wear.

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • 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
  • John Coltrane – Settin’ The Pace (OG ’61 Mono)
    John Coltrane – Settin’ The Pace (OG ’61 Mono)
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    Previously unissued Coltrane tracks recorded in 1958 at Van Gelder’s studio. Label: Prestige – PR 7213 Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono Country: US Released: 1961 VG/VG. Light wear, not a bad […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Azar Lawrence – Bridge Into The New Age
    Azar Lawrence – Bridge Into The New Age
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    An undersung spiritual jazz album that deserves to be mentioned alongside other canon classics. Label: Prestige – P-10086 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1974 VG+/VG+, with faint shelf wear.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Thelonious Monk ‎– Misterioso
    Thelonious Monk ‎– Misterioso
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    Not to be confused with Monk’s earlier Misterioso album on Riverside, this 1965 live album has its own set of charms. Label: Columbia – CL 2416 Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono […]

    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
  • The Saints – Eternally Yours
    The Saints – Eternally Yours
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    “While the into-the-wind blare of the title cut was what people remembered best, the Saints’ first album, (I’m) Stranded, had a lot more musical variety than it was generally [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Alexander Rabbit – The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (The Bells Were My Friends)
    Alexander Rabbit – The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (The Bells Were My Friends)
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    Sole album by the New Jersey prog/psych band. Label: Mercury – SR-61291 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1970 VG+/VG+,  with Faint shelf wear, drill hole top right corner.

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • 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
  • Hawkwind – X In Search Of Space (includes booklet!)
    Hawkwind – X In Search Of Space (includes booklet!)
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    “In Search of Space strengthened Hawkwind’s science fiction-type brand of progressive rock, gaining bass player Dave Anderson and galactic poet extraordinaire Rob Calvert, while [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Akira Sakata Trio – Dance
    Akira Sakata Trio – Dance
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    Recorded live 11th June 1981 at the Vielharmonie, Munich. Label: Enja Records – 28MJ 3115 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: Japan Released: 1982 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • 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
  • Yves Bouliane – Champ (10 Operations)
    Yves Bouliane – Champ (10 Operations)
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    A reissue of an extraordinarily limited cassette of solo cello music by Yves Bouliane Label: Tenzier TNZR054 Format: LP Country: Canada Released: 2015

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Alex Cobb – Marigold And Cable
    Alex Cobb – Marigold And Cable
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    “Marigold and Cable marks an indelible new phase in the trajectory of Alex Cobb’s solo recordings and prior missives as Taiga Remains. The album’s four compositions are streamlined and [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Paul Beaver & Bernard L. Krause – The Nonesuch Guide To Electronic Music
    Paul Beaver & Bernard L. Krause – The Nonesuch Guide To Electronic Music
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    An essential guide to the various types of sounds in early electronic music Label: Nonesuch HC-73018 Format: 2LP boxset + manual Country: USA Released: 1968

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Fred Neil – Everybody’s Talkin’ (Theme From Midnight Cowboy)
    Fred Neil – Everybody’s Talkin’ (Theme From Midnight Cowboy)
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    While Harry Nilsson’s version of Everybody’s Talkin’ might be more famous, Fred Neil’s deep baritone adds a glorious emotional depth to the track. Label:Capitol Records – [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • 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
  • Brandeis University Chamber Chorus, Alvin Lucier, Pauline Oliveros, John Cage, Robert Ashley, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Morton Feldman – Extended Voices
    Brandeis University Chamber Chorus, Alvin Lucier, Pauline Oliveros, John Cage, Robert Ashley, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Morton Feldman – Extended Voices
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    New pieces for chorus and for voices altered electronically by sound synthesizers and vocoder. Label: Odyssey – 32 16 0156 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1967 VG+/VG with some […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • 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
  • Broadcast – Microtronics – Volumes 1 & 2
    Broadcast – Microtronics – Volumes 1 & 2
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    “Microtronics Volumes 1 & 2’s initial availability alone makes it some of the group’s most curious releases, released first as tour-only 3” CDs in 2003 and 2005 before being offered [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Lawrence English – The Peregrine
    Lawrence English – The Peregrine
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    “I first discovered The Peregrine when I was visiting my friend David Toop in London. He had the book on his desk and I picked it up and randomly turned […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • 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
  • John Fahey ‎– Volume 3 / The Dance Of Death & Other Plantation Favorites (Rare Alternate Cover, includes booklet)
    John Fahey ‎– Volume 3 / The Dance Of Death & Other Plantation Favorites (Rare Alternate Cover, includes booklet)
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    “It represents the first, best recorded declaration from Fahey that he was interested in transforming his music into a vehicle for personal expression that built on his influences but [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • 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
  • Einstuzende Neubauten – Fuenf Auf Der Nach Oben Offenen Richterskala
    Einstuzende Neubauten – Fuenf Auf Der Nach Oben Offenen Richterskala
    $35.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Einstürzende Neubauten at their unsettling, gripping, and tension-ridden best. The group’s most subdued and measured work to that point, organic dark ambient that rarely utilized the [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • The United States Of America ‎– The United States Of America (1968 UK)
    The United States Of America ‎– The United States Of America (1968 UK)
    $75.00 | , , Add to cart

    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
  • Sidney Bechet ‎– The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet
    Sidney Bechet ‎– The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet
    $60.00 | , , , Add to cart

    “The music ranges from hot swing to exuberant Dixieland, and Bechet somehow always sounds inspired. ” – allmusic Label: Mosaic Records – MR6-110 Format: 6x Vinyl LP Boxset [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • 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
    $90.00 | , , , Add to cart

    “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
  • The Electric Flag – The Trip: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    The Electric Flag – The Trip: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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    Electric Flag’s psych-blues soundtrack to Roger Corman’s hippiexploitation film Label: Sidewalk ‎– ST-5908 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1967 VG/VG+ – [...]

    GENRE: