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  • Alan Vega – Insurrection
    Alan Vega – Insurrection
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    “In The Red are proud to announce the release of Insurrection – a previously unreleased album by the Brooklyn born master of minimalism Alan Vega. The 11 songs on [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Paul Bley – Copenhagen And Haarlem
    Paul Bley – Copenhagen And Haarlem
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    “This double LP from Arista’s Freedom series features Paul Bley with his trios (either Kent Carter or Mark Levenson on bass along with drummer Barry Altschul) at two different [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • V/A – A² (An A-Square Compilation)
    V/A – A² (An A-Square Compilation)
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    “A-Square (Of Course) is an essential compilation of the Michigan garage revolution in the late ’60s, all revolving around the catalyst for the revolution, Hugh “Jeep” [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Charles Tolliver’s Music Inc* – Live At The Loosdrecht Jazz Festival
    Charles Tolliver’s Music Inc* – Live At The Loosdrecht Jazz Festival
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    Recorded at the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival, Holland (The Netherlands), 9th August 1972 by courtesy of Joop de Roo, N.O.S. Radio, Hilversum. Label: Black Lion Records – PA-3001/2 Format: 2xVinyl, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Burton Greene / Alan Silva ‎– The Ongoing Strings
    Burton Greene / Alan Silva ‎– The Ongoing Strings
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    Recorded Live at BIM Huis, Amsterdam, February 14, 1980 Label: Hat Hut Records – hat Hut FIFTEEN Format: 2xVinyl, LP, Album Country: Switzerland Released:1981 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • V/A – New Music: Second Wave
    V/A – New Music: Second Wave
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    “Although Savoy was not known as an avant-garde jazz label (by the 1960s it was mostly focusing on gospel music), a few advanced sessions were made for the label during […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Vinny Golia Trio – … In The Right Order …
    The Vinny Golia Trio – … In The Right Order …
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    “On this fine all-around showcase, a two-LP set from his Nine Winds label, Vinny Golia gets a chance to really stretch out in a trio with bassist Roberto Miranda and […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Voice Of Eye – Anthology One:1989-91
    Voice Of Eye – Anthology One:1989-91
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    “Anthology One is culled from the first three cassette releases by Voice of Eye — Isolation (1990), Voice of Eye (1991), and Resonant Fields/Hot Gypsy Fink Hell (1992) — all [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Andrew Liles – Miscellany Deluxe (Souvenirs Perdus D’antan)
    Andrew Liles – Miscellany Deluxe (Souvenirs Perdus D’antan)
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    “Miscellany Deluxe was originally released as a 13 CDR box set in 2003. Eleven of the albums included in the box were later made available as individual downloads in 2011. […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Malcolm Neon – 1980 – 1985
    Malcolm Neon – 1980 – 1985
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    “Nowadays a member of Datblygu, who are still active and apparently played ATP Prestatyn in 2016, Malcolm’s early work fizzes with a raw outsider quality that’s hard to ignore, and […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Galen Herod – Word & Musics
    Galen Herod – Word & Musics
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    “Galen Herod has always considered himself a “recording artist”. Not in the traditional sense, as in, “recording artist Frank Sinatra!” But as an actual description of what he does. [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Eugene Chadbourne / John Zorn – School
    Eugene Chadbourne / John Zorn – School
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    “School is a double album released on Eugene Chadbourne’s Parachute Records label in 1978. Each of the two LPs was organized by Chadbourne and reedist John Zorn, respectively. This [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Stereolab ‎– Chemical Chords
    Stereolab ‎– Chemical Chords
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    “At times, Stereolab’s music seems so unchanging that it feels more like it was generated by a laser-guided, lounge pop-meets-Krautrock machine than an actual “groop,” but [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Kinski / Acid Mothers Temple* – Kinski / Acid Mothers Temple
    Kinski / Acid Mothers Temple* – Kinski / Acid Mothers Temple
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    “A four-song split release from Kinski and their friends Acid Mothers Temple, limited to 5000 copies on CD and 1000 on double-LP. After a December 2001 Japanese tour together, the […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Sic Alps – Napa Asylum
    Sic Alps – Napa Asylum
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    “Sic again! The new album showcases musical modes featuring lyrical ruminances on reincarnation, magic and schizophrenia. Tubes are hissing, cheap gear is burning brightly twenty-two songs [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Hatch Expansion – Texas Edition
    The Hatch Expansion – Texas Edition
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    This release is an orchestral expansion of the vocabulary of The Hatch. The duo work of Desprez and Rasmussen extrapolating into two local scenes in Texas. Label: Sonic Transmissions Records […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Controlled Death ‎– Ritualistic Mutilation In The Bloody Darkness
    Controlled Death ‎– Ritualistic Mutilation In The Bloody Darkness
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    “Controlled Death is the dark side project by the Japanese noise legend Maso Yamazaki a.k.a. Masonna. In April 2018 he decided to make a shudder debut with 1st album Symphony […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Industrial / Power Electronics
  • William Basinski – Lamentations
    William Basinski – Lamentations
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    “William Basinski’s reputation as the foremost producer of profound meditations on death and decay has long been established, but on his new album, Lamentations, he transforms operatic [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Scott Walker + Sunn O))) – Soused
    Scott Walker + Sunn O))) – Soused
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    “Having first approached Scott Walker about appearing on their 2009 album Monoliths & Dimensions, Sunn O))) initiated a conversation that would instead lead to something even more [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Metal
  • Body Without Organs – Isis And Thoth
    Body Without Organs – Isis And Thoth
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    Body Without Organs were a duo from New York City consisting of Richard Behrens (lyrics, vocals, guitar) and Carl Howard (electronics, effects) formed in 1982. The pair brought together skill [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • John Cage – Variations VII
    John Cage – Variations VII
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    Performed at 9 Evenings: Theatre & Engineering, 69th Regiment Armory, New York City, October 15 and 16, 1966 Sound sources: AM-FM Short Wave Radio, Geiger counter, sine wave generators, horn [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • The Shadow Ring – Remains Unchanged
    The Shadow Ring – Remains Unchanged
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    The Shadow Ring was founded by guitar player Graham Lambkin and percussionist Darren Harris in Cheriton, Kent, England in 1993. Tim Goss joined the Shadow Ring in 1996 performing on […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • T.R. Mahalingam – Flûte En Concert – Inde Du Sud
    T.R. Mahalingam – Flûte En Concert – Inde Du Sud
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    “Intégrale du concert enregisstrée le 1er décembre 1978 à la Maison de la Culture de Rennes” Label: Stil – 0112 S 78 0212 Format: 2xVinyl, LP, Album, Boxset Country: France […]

    GENRE: International
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Spacious Mind – Sleepy Eyes And Butterflies
    The Spacious Mind – Sleepy Eyes And Butterflies
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    90’s Swedish Prog ripper. Label: Gates Of Dawn – GOD 001 Format: 2xVinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1995 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Tongue Depressor – Bones For Time
    Tongue Depressor – Bones For Time
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    “Zach Rowden and Henry Birdsey’s generous latest offering is a tape-mangled, xenharmonic trip into the dissociated outerzone. Properly next level spirit-calling drone musick that [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Oister – Pre-Dwight Twilley Band 1973-1974 Teac Tapes
    Oister – Pre-Dwight Twilley Band 1973-1974 Teac Tapes
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    “The legendary 1973-74 ‘Teac Tapes’ from deep inside the Dwight Twilley Band vault have been unleashed, never before available in any format, OISTER was the primary name of the Dwight […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Love Child – Never Meant To Be 1988-1993
    Love Child – Never Meant To Be 1988-1993
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    At the very dawn of the 90s, Love Child’s debut 7” made a splash on the burgeoning scene of shambolic bands and lo-fi recordings. Back then, they were mentioned in […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Nervous Gender – Music From Hell
    Nervous Gender – Music From Hell
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    Nervous Gender’s legendary synthpunk LP Music From Hell burbles up from infernal depths to resurface on Dark Entries! Confrontational, unhinged, and unabashedly queer, Music from Hell is an [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • The Ghostwriters – Remote Dreaming
    The Ghostwriters – Remote Dreaming
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    Dark Entries summons Philadelphia synthesizer scribes The Ghostwriters to rouse their ambient masterwork Remote Dreaming. The late Buchla maestro Charles Cohen and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Cain [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Jill Fraser – Earthly Pleasures
    Jill Fraser – Earthly Pleasures
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    Veteran electronic music composer Jill Fraser’s new work takes stock of generations and lifetimes of memory, speculating on how the spirit of our songs might be interpreted after we’re gone. […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Sings Greatest Palace Music
    Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Sings Greatest Palace Music
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    The master Bonnie comes to terms with his past and takes it to Nashville for some serious revamping. The greatest release from the greatest Prince in the greatest Palace- historically […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Max Richter – In A Landscape 2LP
    Max Richter – In A Landscape 2LP
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    Max Richter’s ninth solo album – the first to be written and recorded at his serene new studio in rural Oxfordshire – is a fleeting self-portrait of a musician in […]

    GENRE: Classical
  • Oneohtrix Point Never – Good Time (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
    Oneohtrix Point Never – Good Time (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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    Oneohtrix Point Never returns with his new album Good Time Original Motion Picture Soundtrack out August 11 on Warp Records. Rapturously received by Cannes’ film critics, Good Time is directed [...]

    GENRE: Soundtracks / Library Music, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Violent Femmes – Add It Up (1981-1993) 2LP
    Violent Femmes – Add It Up (1981-1993) 2LP
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    As Violent Femmes celebrate their 40th year together, Craft Recordings honors the band’s enduring catalog of cult classics with the long out-of-print vinyl reissue of the popular 1993 [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Kleenex/Liliput – First Songs (DEEP PURPLE VINYL)
    Kleenex/Liliput – First Songs (DEEP PURPLE VINYL)
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    Legendary Swiss punk band from the late 70s. “You can’t dispute Liliput’s status as pioneers of feminist art-punk. Along with fellow travelers like the Slits and the Raincoats, this [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Mountain Movers ? Walking After Dark 2LP
    Mountain Movers ? Walking After Dark 2LP
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    The current lineup of New Haven’s long running Mountain Movers (guitarist/vocalist Dan Greene, bassist Rick Omonte, guitarist Kryssi Battalene, & drummer Ross Menze) have been playing [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • V/A – Skyway Soul: Gary, Indiana
    V/A – Skyway Soul: Gary, Indiana
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    A sonic snapshot of America’s steel capital, developed in the prosperous cavern between the departure of the Jackson 5 to Motown and the collapse of U.S. Steel, Skyway Soul is […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The Weeds – Just Colour
    The Weeds – Just Colour
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    “Fred Cole’s legendary 1961-1966 band. The 12” is a straight reissue of the 1968 LP (unfortunately originally released as “The Lollipop Shoppe” but now returned to the [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • A Certain Ratio ? Loco Remezclada
    A Certain Ratio ? Loco Remezclada
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    This ACR release compiles remixes of tracks from the band’s highly acclaimed 2020 studio album ACR Loco. Featuring all new remixes from Lonelady, Skream, Maps, Number, Lounge Society and more. [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • V/A – Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993
    V/A – Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993
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    Strut present the rst ever compilation bringing together classics and rarities from the seminal spiritual jazz and conscious soul label Black Fire, covering 1975 to 1993.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
    Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
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    Merriweather Post Pavilion, Animal Collective’s ninth studio album, sees the American art-rock collective in heartwarmingly baffling form, combining upbeat indietronica with mind-warping [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • V/A – Echo Neuklang (Neo-Kraut-Sounds 1981-2023)
    V/A – Echo Neuklang (Neo-Kraut-Sounds 1981-2023)
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    Double LP version. Christoph Dallach, Andreas Dorau, and Daniel Jahn present Echo Neuklang, a compilation which explores the question of how krautrock has influenced generation after generation [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Sonic Youth – Walls Have Ears
    Sonic Youth – Walls Have Ears
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    Release date: 2/9/24 Will ship around this date   “Culled from three 1985 gigs in the UK during a transitional and transcendent time in the band’s story, Sonic Youth’s The […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Fucked Up – Rivoli (Transparent Magenta & Opaque Black Vinyl)
    Fucked Up – Rivoli (Transparent Magenta & Opaque Black Vinyl)
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    2xLP LP recorded live at the Rivoli Club in June 2014, 6 days after the release of “Glass Boys”. This release gives you Fucked Up at their peak, bringing you […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Scritti Politti – Early
    Scritti Politti – Early
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    What our staff has to say: “Been jamming a lot of the early Rough Trade singles lately, so gotta throw on these early Scritti Politti one’s included on this comp.” […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • 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
  • V/A – YORUBA! Songs and Rhythms for the Yoruba Gods in Nigeria
    V/A – YORUBA! Songs and Rhythms for the Yoruba Gods in Nigeria
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    Soul Jazz Records latest album Yoruba! Songs and Rhythms for the Yoruba Gods in Nigeria is newly recorded in Lagos, Nigeria. The album is co-produced by Soul Jazz Records label […]

    GENRE: International
  • VA ? Revolutions Per Minute (The Art Record)
    VA ? Revolutions Per Minute (The Art Record)
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    What our staff has to say: “Originally released in 1982 and now available from Song Cycle Records, Revolutions Per Minute (The Art Record) showcases 3 to 5 minute sound pieces […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Lou Reed – Words & Music, May 1965 (Deluxe Edition)
    Lou Reed – Words & Music, May 1965 (Deluxe Edition)
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    “To hear a tape containing their earliest demos, recorded on May 11, 1965, and locked away until now, is to hear traces of things rarely associated with The Velvet Underground: […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Rock / Pop
  • V/A – Studio One Ska (RSD, Green Vinyl)
    V/A – Studio One Ska (RSD, Green Vinyl)
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    Soul Jazz Records’ 20th anniversary limited-edition heavyweight green vinyl pressing of Studio One Ska comes for Record Store Day 2023, complete with a download code. A blistering collection of [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • A Place To Bury Strangers – See Through You: Rerealized (RSD, Colored Vinyl)
    A Place To Bury Strangers – See Through You: Rerealized (RSD, Colored Vinyl)
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    UNOFFICIAL RSD 2023 This Record Store Day, the Dedstrange Rogues’ Gallery of Remix Producers joins forces with renowned Danish Electronic Composer Trentmøller, Andy Bell of legendary [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • V/A – Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage (RSD)
    V/A – Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage (RSD)
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    Compilation of Salsoul classic hits, legendary artists and deep cuts. Includes original Larry Levan remixes – currently unavailable and exclusive for RSD The cover artwork uses an iconic [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • E-40 – Revenue Retrievin Day Shift (RSD, Gold Vinyl)
    E-40 – Revenue Retrievin Day Shift (RSD, Gold Vinyl)
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    Part one of internationally acclaimed musician and entrepreneur E-40’s landmark four-part Revenue Retrievin’ series! Originally released in 2010, Day Shift features nineteen tracks of 40’s [...]

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul
  • Phil Ochs – Best Of The Rest: Rare And Unreleased Recordings (RSD)
    Phil Ochs – Best Of The Rest: Rare And Unreleased Recordings (RSD)
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    Phil Ochs is known primarily as a songwriter, but his talents extend far beyond that to short stories, poetry and satire. More than a torrent, less than a flood, the […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Max Roach & Archie Shepp – Force – Sweet Mao – Suid Afrika 76 (RSD, Colored Vinyl)
    Max Roach & Archie Shepp – Force – Sweet Mao – Suid Afrika 76 (RSD, Colored Vinyl)
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    FRENCH IMPORT (One Time Pressing, Jazz avant-garde Collector’s item) – 1976 Iconic Pioneer of Bebop Jazz. Considered one of the most important drummers in the history of Jazz. He was [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Archie Shepp – Archie Shepp – À Massy – U-Jaama “Unité” (LP, RSD) (NM or M-)
    Archie Shepp – Archie Shepp – À Massy – U-Jaama “Unité” (LP, RSD) (NM or M-)
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    FRENCH IMPORT (One Time Pressing, Jazz avant-garde Collector’s item) – 1975 Iconic, Very Rare Live Recording from The Massy in France. Archie “Vernon” Shepp American is a [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Algiers – Shook
    Algiers – Shook
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    “The world got shook” So Algiers formed a crew. The band—who have built one of the most exciting catalogs and cult followings of recent years, with 2020’s There Is No […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard / Demos & Rarities  (One Blue / One Violet LP)
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard / Demos & Rarities (One Blue / One Violet LP)
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    Spanning the best part of a decade, in 2020 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard released a two-volume demo collection recorded between 2011 and 2020. This Fuzz Club Bootleg brings […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative