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  • Church Shuttle – ESP Grifter / Junk Oracle
    Church Shuttle – ESP Grifter / Junk Oracle
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    Pre-order ships on or around April 1st, 2025. Church Shuttle “ESP Grifter / Junk Oracle” is an 8 track LP of alien abducted industrial music. Specifically Pure Michigan soundscapes Chris […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Prurient – Frozen Niagara Falls 3LP
    Prurient – Frozen Niagara Falls 3LP
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    “Known as America’s most prominent noise figurehead, for nearly 20 years under the moniker of PRURIENT, Dominick Fernow has created a sonic entity unlike any other in the realm of […]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Lightnin’ Hopkins – 1946-1960 [Mono]
    Lightnin’ Hopkins – 1946-1960 [Mono]
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    “21 songs from, as the title indicates, 1946 to 1960, mostly Lightnin’ solo on guitar, although there are occasional additional instruments.” – allmusic.com Label: RST [...]

    GENRE: Blues
  • Neil Young ‎– Songs For Judy
    Neil Young ‎– Songs For Judy
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    “Songs For Judy is a thoroughly engaging collection of live acoustic performances culled from Neil’s November 1976 solo tour and features twenty-two songs recorded at various cities [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Oneohtrix Point Never – The Fall Into Time
    Oneohtrix Point Never – The Fall Into Time
    $17.00 | , , Add to cart

    “‘The Fall Into Time’ is a collection of those bonus pieces that appeared on the 2012 boxset of ‘Rifts’, itself drawn from rare and obscure tapes and CDrs for the [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Conrad Schnitzler ‎– Rot
    Conrad Schnitzler ‎– Rot
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    “There was a particular type of artist who could only have emerged in the legendary early 1970s. Few musicians fit the bill better than Conrad Schnitzler. Revolution, pop art and […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • The Varukers ‎– Bloodsuckers
    The Varukers ‎– Bloodsuckers
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    “A true building block of UK hardcore/punk. This record is a steamroller of slightly metallic d-beat punk. As mandatory a piece of history as any Discharge record. The Varukers were […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Keiichi Ohta [YMO adjacent electronic/experimental japanese comps]
    Keiichi Ohta [YMO adjacent electronic/experimental japanese comps]
    $35.00 | , , Add to cart

    “This album is inspired by “Jingai Makyo”, a cult novel by the japanese writer Oguri Mushitaro (1901-1946).” Label: Yen Records – YLR-28010 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Die Kreuzen ‎– October File [w/ poster & T&G insert]
    Die Kreuzen ‎– October File [w/ poster & T&G insert]
    $20.00 | , , Add to cart

    “October File revealed a rapidly maturing Die Kreuzen, as their hyperactive hardcore had begun to cool into something moody and mysterious. Their name references crosses, and it’s [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Tangerine Dream ‎– Encore 2LP
    Tangerine Dream ‎– Encore 2LP
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    “Encore — Tangerine Dream Live, 1977 is one of the better concert albums from Tangerine Dream. As with most of their live releases, this disc features all new material. Each […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Howlin Rain – The Alligator Bride [colored vinyl]
    Howlin Rain – The Alligator Bride [colored vinyl]
    $9.00 | , , Add to cart

    “On June 8, Oakland, California’s Howlin Rain return with The Alligator Bride, their fifth LP of swampy, ragged, unapologetic rock ’n roll. Led by Ethan Miller (co-founder of psych rockers [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Rainer Bloss & Klaus Schulze ‎– Drive Inn
    Rainer Bloss & Klaus Schulze ‎– Drive Inn
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    “Klaus Schulze always consciously looked for artists who were a complementary antipode, who inspired him and enriched his own world of sound. In Rainer Bloss, whom Klaus got to know […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • John Cage & Lejaren Hiller / Ben Johnston – HPSCHD / String Quartet No. 2
    John Cage & Lejaren Hiller / Ben Johnston – HPSCHD / String Quartet No. 2
    $9.00 | , , Add to cart

    “This work comprises 20-minute solos for 1 – 7 amplified harpsichords and tapes for 1-51 monaural machines to be used in whole or in part in any combination with or […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Laurie Spiegel ‎– The Expanding Universe [2012 pressing – single LP]
    Laurie Spiegel ‎– The Expanding Universe [2012 pressing – single LP]
    $26.00 | , , Add to cart

    “At the time she recorded the pieces featured here, computers were still rare and fairly unique things to be working with, outside of extremely high-end work, and the world of […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Eric Dolphy ‎– Iron Man
    Eric Dolphy ‎– Iron Man
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    “The companion piece to Conversations (recorded at the same mid-1963 sessions with producer Alan Douglas), Iron Man is every bit as essential and strikes a more consistent ambience than its [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Various ‎– After Dark 3LP
    Various ‎– After Dark 3LP
    $55.00 | , , Add to cart

    “A limited-edition CD-R that functioned as both an introductory label sampler and a roundup of the first several 12” releases on the fledgling Italians Do It Better imprint, After [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Lightnin’ Hopkins – Flash Lightnin’ – Volume One
    Lightnin’ Hopkins – Flash Lightnin’ – Volume One
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    A compilation of Lightnin’ Hopkins tracks from 1954. Label: Diving Duck Records – DD 4307 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: Netherlands Released: 1985 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Blues
  • Lightnin’ Hopkins – Bad Boogie Vol. 2
    Lightnin’ Hopkins – Bad Boogie Vol. 2
    $15.00 | , , Add to cart

    A compilation of Lightnin’ Hopkins rare tracks from 1954 Label: Diving Duck Records – DD 4308 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue Country: Netherlands Released: 1985 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Blues
  • Lightning Hopkins – Houston’s King Of The Blues (Historic Recordings 1952-1953)
    Lightning Hopkins – Houston’s King Of The Blues (Historic Recordings 1952-1953)
    $22.00 | , , Add to cart

    Collects some of Hopkins’ best tracks from 1952-1953 Label: Blues Classics – BC 30 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: US Released: 1984 VG+/VG. spine cracked open 3″ with some [...]

    GENRE: Blues
  • Aaron Dilloway – The Gag File [Clear Blue Vinyl]
    Aaron Dilloway – The Gag File [Clear Blue Vinyl]
    $20.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Within The Gag File, the most recent album from Wolf Eyes co-founder Aaron Dilloway, themes of obsession and neurosis splinter Dilloway’s persona as an artist balancing control and [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Femminielli – Double Invitation [White Vinyl]
    Femminielli – Double Invitation [White Vinyl]
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    “The music of Bernardino Femminielli exists in a parallel dimension, billowing from the sound system of the kosmische discotheque. Recent years have seen the Montreal mainstay hone his [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Link Wray – Missing Links Vol. 2 – Big City After Dark
    Link Wray – Missing Links Vol. 2 – Big City After Dark
    $15.00 | , , Add to cart

    “A mix of super-rare cuts, a couple of unissued outtakes, and live material, all from the 1960s. It’s rawer than Link Wray’s norm (which is durned raw indeed), but not […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Link Wray – Missing Links Vol.3 – Some Kinda Nut
    Link Wray – Missing Links Vol.3 – Some Kinda Nut
    $15.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Another great grab bag of hideously rare Link, all from the ’60s on this volume, including tracks that Wray issued under his own name, and side projects that he lent […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Lightnin’ Hopkins – 1948-1961
    Lightnin’ Hopkins – 1948-1961
    $30.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Original recordings from the collections of Joe Bussard, Dani Gugolz, Hans Maitner, Johnny Path and Victor Pearlin A1 to A4 recorded in Houston, Texas in 1948 A5 to A8 recorded […]

    GENRE: Blues
  • Blind Lemon Jefferson – How Long, How Long Lasting Loving
    Blind Lemon Jefferson – How Long, How Long Lasting Loving
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    Side A and “Long Lastin’ Lovin'” recorded in Chicago between February and March 1928 other songs recorded in Chicago between June and August 1928  Label: Monk – mk340 Format: [...]

    GENRE: Blues
  • Acetone – If You Only Knew
    Acetone – If You Only Knew
    $28.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Half of this record was recorded in Nashville, but it contains none of the twang of 1995’s I Guess I Would EP. The band instead honed their sound down to […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Acetone – Acetone
    Acetone – Acetone
    $45.00 | , , Add to cart

    Acetone’s 4th and darkest album. Label: New West Records – NW5736 Format: 2xVinyl, LP, Reissue Country: US Released: 2023 NM/NM. Sealed

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Acetone ‎– York Blvd.
    Acetone ‎– York Blvd.
    $29.00 | , , Add to cart

    “A return to the half-studied, half-slipshod flair of Cindy, Acetone’s satisfying 1993 debut, York Blvd. saw the California trio consciously producing their songs a bit more (with [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Acetone – I’ve Enjoyed… [Clear Vinyl]
    Acetone – I’ve Enjoyed… [Clear Vinyl]
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    15-Track live recording from the final night of their 1998 tour. Label: New West Records – nw5801 Format: 2xVinyl, LP, Clear Vinyl Country: US Released: 2024 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Stiff Little Fingers – Gotta Gettaway
    Stiff Little Fingers – Gotta Gettaway
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    Featuring Gotta Gettaway from Nobody’s Heroes, and Bloody Sunday Label: Rough Trade – RT 015 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: UK Released: 1979 VG+/VG+. Name Written on [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Sean McCann, Matthew Sullivan, Alex Twomey – Saturday Night
    Sean McCann, Matthew Sullivan, Alex Twomey – Saturday Night
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    “Saturday Night is the debut LP by old friends and collaborators Alex Twomey, Matthew Sullivan, and Sean McCann. Recorded over numerous evenings at the artists’ homes, and completed just [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • CRASS – Who Dunnit? (1983 Brown Vinyl)
    CRASS – Who Dunnit? (1983 Brown Vinyl)
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    “This is more of a novelty record than a punk record per se. The song gets to the core of British life, both thematically and structurally, since it’s in the […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Morton Subotnick – Silver Apples Of The Moon For Electronic Music Synthesizer
    Morton Subotnick – Silver Apples Of The Moon For Electronic Music Synthesizer
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    “Morton Subotnick helped bring the modular voltage-controlled synthesizer to a state of readiness for performance and recording and was the first composer to take advantage of the new [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Ramones – Rock N’ Roll Radio (UK PRESS)
    Ramones – Rock N’ Roll Radio (UK PRESS)
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    Do You Remember Rock N’ Roll Radio from End Of The Century and I Want You Around from the Rock N’ Roll High School Soundtrack, respectively. Label: Sire – SIR […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Zounds – More Trouble Coming Every Day
    Zounds – More Trouble Coming Every Day
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    “I (Steve Lake) wrote ‘More Trouble…’ during the riots that were taking place in London and other English towns at the time. I nicked the title from Frank Zappa (who […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Zounds – Dancing
    Zounds – Dancing
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    “Joseph walked out of the studio half way through when Lawrence had the bright idea of recording all the drums on ‘Dancing’ one at a time. He also hated ‘True […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Gism* – Anarchy Violence (white vinyl)
    Gism* – Anarchy Violence (white vinyl)
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    “Originally released as a bootleg in 1991 which was hand-numbered to 100 copies. This reissue is on white vinyl & hand-numbered to 200 copies.” Label: no label/no cat number [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Nikki Sudden – Back To The Start
    Nikki Sudden – Back To The Start
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    Back To The Start/Ringing On My Train from the Swell Maps founder’s solo album, Waiting On Egypt. Label: Numero Group – NUM 1229.5 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, Reissue Country: US […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Rupa – Moja Bhari Moja b/w East West Shuffle
    Rupa – Moja Bhari Moja b/w East West Shuffle
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    The first two cuts from Rupa’s Indian Disco/Soul classic, Disco Jazz. Label: Numero Group – ES078 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Clear Pink Country: US Released: 2022 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: International, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The Feelies ‎– The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness / My Little Red Book
    The Feelies ‎– The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness / My Little Red Book
    $15.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Exclusive Ork Records: New York, New York bonus 45, featuring two previously unreleased tracks by the Feelies. “The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness” is an unreleased studio cut from [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Cabaret Voltaire ‎– Seconds Too Late
    Cabaret Voltaire ‎– Seconds Too Late
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    Cabaret Voltaire’s 5th single for Rough Trade Label: Rough Trade – RT US 003 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1981 VG+/VG.

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Con-Dom / Militia / Laura Maes – Familiedrama / Pain
    Con-Dom / Militia / Laura Maes – Familiedrama / Pain
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    Two track 7″ by Belgian industrial band Militia featuring Con-Dom on side 1 and Laura Maes on side 2. Label: Praxis Dr. Bearmann – TH-17 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 33 ⅓ […]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • The Velvet Underground & Nico – S/T (1968 Stereo West Coast Press)
    The Velvet Underground & Nico – S/T (1968 Stereo West Coast Press)
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    What else can be said about The Velvet Underground’s debut album? Changed the course of music history as we know it and still sounds fresh nearly 60 years later. Label: […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Sandy Bull With Billy Higgins – Fantasias For Guitar And Banjo
    Sandy Bull With Billy Higgins – Fantasias For Guitar And Banjo
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    “Sandy Bull should be a household name, as he was a true musical visionary who was clearly ahead of his time. This, his first album, is a truly auspicious debut. […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Karen Dalton – Recording Is The Trip Karen Dalton Archives
    Karen Dalton – Recording Is The Trip Karen Dalton Archives
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    “Recording is the Trip – The Karen Dalton Archives is a three-LP, three-CD box set, including a download card and a shirt. Three LPs: Includes for the first-time ever on […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Z’EV / Zerfall_Gebiete – Untitled
    Z’EV / Zerfall_Gebiete – Untitled
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    “Four exclusive tracks. Released in conjunction with a live performance at the Lagerhaus Bremen on 17. April 2004. Record One features two very dynamic untitled tracks by legendary [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Don Dietrich – Chinese Root Letter / Tabulae Sex
    Don Dietrich – Chinese Root Letter / Tabulae Sex
    $4.00 | , , Add to cart

    Free Sax Madness from the Borbetomagus member. Label: Ecstatic Peace! – E#25 Format: Vinyl, 7″ Country: US Released: 1995 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Burning Witch – Crippled Lucifer (4LP+DVD)
    Burning Witch – Crippled Lucifer (4LP+DVD)
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    Includes: Towers, Rift Canyon Dreams, The Bleeder/Rift Canyon Dreams 12″, Live At The China Club 1996 and a DVD of two live sets from 1997. . Label: Southern Lord – […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Various ‎– Hipsville 29 B.C.
    Various ‎– Hipsville 29 B.C.
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    Compilation of rare Garage 45s, featuring The Vagrants & The Fantastic Dee-Jays. Label: Kramden Records – KR 101 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Repress Country: US Released: 1996 VG/VG. [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Joy Division ‎– Substance [1988 pressing]
    Joy Division ‎– Substance [1988 pressing]
    $65.00 | , , Add to cart

    “After New Order released their own Substance compilation in 1987, it was perhaps inevitable that a similar and long-overdue collection would apply to Joy Division, especially given the [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Gillian Welch ‎– Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs (Vol. 1 | 2 | 3)
    Gillian Welch ‎– Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs (Vol. 1 | 2 | 3)
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    “Unearthed from a cache of home demos and reel-to-reel recordings, Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs is the second release of archival music from the vault of Gillian Welch and David [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • John Prine ‎– The Asylum Albums [3LP box]
    John Prine ‎– The Asylum Albums [3LP box]
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    Includes Bruised Orange, Pink Cadillac and Storm Windows Label: Rhino Records – R1 565271 Format: 3xVinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set, 180g Vinyl Country: US Released: 2020 NM/NM

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Hair Police – Strict
    Hair Police – Strict
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      Label: Troubleman Unlimited – TMU 181 Format: Vinyl, 7″ Country: US Released:2007 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Crass – How Does It Feel-
    Crass – How Does It Feel-
    $28.00 | , , Add to cart

    “George Barber wrote in the crass story, Having had a bit more time to consider their response, Crass released another single: ‘How Does It Feel To Be The Mother Of […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Trees – Trees
    Trees – Trees
    $80.00 | , , , Add to cart

    “It’s now over fifty years since Trees’ formation, a band who helped define ‘Acid Folk’, creating a sub-category in the lexicon of record dealers and music critics alike. Earth’s new […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Love ‎– Da Capo
    Love ‎– Da Capo
    $24.00 | , , Add to cart

    “1967’s Da Capo captured Love in a transitional phase, evolving from the frenetic garage folk of their debut album to the lush, psychedelic textures of their third release, Forever [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Lee Hazlewood ‎– Forty
    Lee Hazlewood ‎– Forty
    $60.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Originally titled Will The Real Lee Hazlewood Please Stand Up?, Forty was a different kind of Hazlewood album, one in which Lee just focused on being a performer. In 1969 […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Eric Dolphy ‎– Iron Man
    Eric Dolphy ‎– Iron Man
    $16.00 | , , Add to cart

    “The companion piece to Conversations (recorded at the same mid-1963 sessions with producer Alan Douglas), Iron Man is every bit as essential and strikes a more consistent ambience than its [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Hapshash And The Coloured Coat – Featuring The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids
    Hapshash And The Coloured Coat – Featuring The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids
    $32.00 | , , Add to cart

    “One of the most sought-after of all ’60s cult LPs, 1967’s Hapshash and the Coloured Coat Featuring the Human Host and the Heavy Metal Kids is the sort of record […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Fabulous Wailers Featuring Rockin’ Robin And Gail Harris – At The Castle
    The Fabulous Wailers Featuring Rockin’ Robin And Gail Harris – At The Castle
    $35.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Bobby Blue” Bland, James Brown, Freddy King: the Wailers all had that roots music imbedded in us, we played black music but white people thought it was ours. It was […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk