April 19th Newsletter
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  • Active Ingredients – Bringing Down The Big Boys
    Active Ingredients – Bringing Down The Big Boys
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    “The sneering, cynical thrash on this EP should appeal to fans of bands like JACKSHIT.” – Maximum Rock N Roll Label: Fat Man Records – no cat number Format: Vinyl, […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • STD – Another Dead Asshole
    STD – Another Dead Asshole
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    “This Knoxville hardcore outfit gyrates dizzyingly between forceful thrash and basic heavy metal punk, lead breaks and all. What redeems this uneven debut are the highly satiric lyrics on [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Würm – We’re Off / I’m Dead / Time Has Come Today
    Würm – We’re Off / I’m Dead / Time Has Come Today
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    Debut 7″ by the LA hard rock influenced punk group. Features a cover of the Chamber Brothers’ Time Has Come Today. Label: SST Records – SST 011 Format: Vinyl, 7″ […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Dils ‎– 198 Seconds Of The Dils [large hole]
    The Dils ‎– 198 Seconds Of The Dils [large hole]
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    Label: Dangerhouse ‎– SLA-268, Dangerhouse ‎– SLA268, Dangerhouse ‎– sla 268 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Large Center Hole Country: US Released: Dec 1977   Media: VG+ Jacket: VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Offenders – Lost Causes / Rockin’ The Town
    The Offenders – Lost Causes / Rockin’ The Town
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    Label: Suffering Sounds Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: US Released: 1981 Media: VG+ Jacket: VG sleeve completely intact & glued, but bent corners/creasing on edges. Ringwear.

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Justice League – Think Or Sink
    Justice League – Think Or Sink
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    “More in the current wave of “positive” HC bands owing most to 7 SECONDS and MINOR THREAT. And, as the title implies, the impetus is to think before acting, set […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Agent Orange – Everything Turns Gray / Pipeline
    Agent Orange – Everything Turns Gray / Pipeline
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    Second 7″ by the surf-punk pioneers. Label: Posh Boy– PBS 12 Format: Vinyl, 7″ Country: US Released: 1981 VG+/VG. Sleeve has some noticeable edgewear/rubbing.

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Nuno Canavarro – Plux Quba
    Nuno Canavarro – Plux Quba
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    Koln, Germany around 1991. After a 40-minute train ride from Aachen, Christoph Heemann and Jim O’Rourke are sitting around with Jan St. Werner, C-Schulz, Frank Dommert and George Odjik. [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Smog – Knock Knock
    Smog – Knock Knock
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    Featuring string quartet and children’s choir, just like The Wall. We don’t need no stinkin’ education, just the new Smog album (and our front teeth back).

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Gentle Leader XIV – Joke in the Shadow
    Gentle Leader XIV – Joke in the Shadow
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    End days pop. Electronic extinction rock. No future for sure, surf’s up dude. Gentle Leader XIV (jen-tul lee-der ex-ivy) is a post-punk synth-pop band from the ends of Ohio. The […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • SiP – Leos Ultras
    SiP – Leos Ultras
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    [Out Nov 1st!] A full four years after Chicago organ maestro Jimmy Lacy’s maiden voyage as SiP (Leos Naturals, 2020), he returns with a lush, layered, long-awaited sequel: Leos Ultras. […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Nick Drake – Bryter Layter
    Nick Drake – Bryter Layter
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    The second album from Nick Drake came in 1970, and while not quite as melancholy as his debut, Five Leaves Left, there are certain brooding qualities that continued to propagate […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Jessica Pratt – Jessica Pratt
    Jessica Pratt – Jessica Pratt
    $23.00 | , Add to cart

    “I never wanted to ever start a record label. Ever. But there is something about her voice I couldn’t let go of. It’s an actual voice. An actual beautiful voice. […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • Einstürzende Neubauten – 1/2 Mensch
    Einstürzende Neubauten – 1/2 Mensch
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    This is the third album by Einstürzende Neubauten, also known as Halber Mensch, originally released in 1985. The album opens with the startlingly oppressive, almost fully a cappella title track, [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Einstürzende Neubauten – Ende Neu
    Einstürzende Neubauten – Ende Neu
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    On this release, the quintessential scientists of the post-avant-garde abstain from focusing on listener disintegration tactics as they did on prior albums, but opt instead to hone their [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Einstürzende Neubauten – Haus Der Luege
    Einstürzende Neubauten – Haus Der Luege
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    This is the fifth album by Einstürzende Neubauten, originally released in 1989, now remastered. Highly energetic and possessed of a certain level of danceability, Haus Der Lüge was perhaps the [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Einstürzende Neubauten – Kollaps
    Einstürzende Neubauten – Kollaps
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    Originally released in 1981, Kollaps is the seminal, form-destroying debut album by German industrial pioneers Einstérzende Neubauten (trans. “Collapsing New Buildings”). The [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Einstürzende Neubauten – Silence Is Sexy
    Einstürzende Neubauten – Silence Is Sexy
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    Gatefold vinyl reissue of Einstürzende Neubauten‘s Silence Is Sexy, originally released in 2000. This vinyl double album contains the track “Pelikanol,” first available as a [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Gong – Camembert Electrique
    Gong – Camembert Electrique
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    Remastered & fully restored from the master tapes by Nick Robbins – Insightful essay by long-term Gong fan Mark Paytress (Mojo magazine) – LP original gatefold sleeve with classy [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Current 93 – Aleph At Hallucinatory Mountain
    Current 93 – Aleph At Hallucinatory Mountain
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    Double vinyl LP pressing. 2009 album from the Experimental/Industrial outfit, their most unique, unpredictable, and powerful release yet. Mainstay David Tibet has brought together an amazing and [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Abner Jay – Folk Song Stylist
    Abner Jay – Folk Song Stylist
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    Long awaited follow up to the “True Story of Abner Jay” LP. Abner Jay was a man who had a grand sweeping vision of what folk music was. In his […]

    GENRE: Blues, Folk / Country
  • Clifford Thornton – Ketchaoua
    Clifford Thornton – Ketchaoua
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    Official BYG Records release: one of the defining labels of the Free Jazz era – Follow-up release of Live at the Panafrican Festival by Archie Shepp. After appearing with Archie […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • 13th Floor Elevators – Easter Everywhere
    13th Floor Elevators – Easter Everywhere
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    New 96KHZ-24bit transfer from an original mixed master – Facsimile stereo edition . 1967 second studio album by the Texan pioneers of psychedelia. This ground-breaking album not only [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Apartments ‎– The Evening Visits….And Stays For Years
    The Apartments ‎– The Evening Visits….And Stays For Years
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    “This is an expanded look at the classic indie Australian acts’ 80s catalog, featuring the complete The Evening Visits… LP (previously released by Rough Trade in ’85), the criminally rare [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Charlie Haden – The Golden Number
    Charlie Haden – The Golden Number
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    “In this collection of bass-led duets, Charlie Haden enlists Don Cherry (trumpet/flute), Archie Shepp (tenor), Hampton Hawes (piano) and a trumpet playing Ornette Coleman on the four [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gene Clark And Carla Olson – So Rebellious A Lover
    Gene Clark And Carla Olson – So Rebellious A Lover
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    “A feeling of spontaneity and warmth of spirit fills So Rebellious A Lover, Gene Clark & Carla Olson’s only collaboration before Clark’s sudden passing in 1991. [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Catherine Howe – What A Beautiful Place (Purple Vinyl)
    Catherine Howe – What A Beautiful Place (Purple Vinyl)
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    “A true rainy-day affair, What A Beautiful Place is the Brit folk autobiography of Howe, aged 20, one that appeared only fleetingly in 1971. Most artists are too young for […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Sam Rivers ‎– Contrasts (180g Reissue)
    Sam Rivers ‎– Contrasts (180g Reissue)
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    “Tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers (also heard on soprano and flute) teams up in a quartet with trombonist George Lewis, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Thurman Barker (doubling on marimba) for [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Mötley Crüe ‎– Shout At The Devil
    Mötley Crüe ‎– Shout At The Devil
    $28.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Shout at the Devil displays Mötley Crüe’s sleazy and notorious (yet quite entertaining) metal at its best. When compared to its predecessor, Too Fast for Love, one can see that […]

    GENRE: Metal, Rock / Pop
  • Everything But The Girl – Eden
    Everything But The Girl – Eden
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    “The debut effort by multi-instrumentalist Ben Watt and vocalist and songwriter Tracey Thorn took the alterna-pop world by surprise in 1985. And rightfully so. Watt’s lush chamber [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease (Remixed Extended Version)
    Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease (Remixed Extended Version)
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    An extended and remastered version of Depeche Mode’s single from Catching Up With Depeche Mode Label: Mute – 12 BONG 8 Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single Country: UK Released: 1985 VG/VG. [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • V/A – An Anthology Of Noise & Electronic Music / Third A-Chronology 1952-2004
    V/A – An Anthology Of Noise & Electronic Music / Third A-Chronology 1952-2004
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    “The third volume of seven published from 2001 to 2011, curated, noted and edited by Guy Marc Hinant. If these shadows remain unchanged, putting a creative spin on your unsolicited […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Suicide ‎– Suicide: Alan Vega · Martin Rev
    Suicide ‎– Suicide: Alan Vega · Martin Rev
    $75.00 | , , Add to cart

    “The Ric Ocasek-produced second album from Suicide is less confrontational and more contemporary than the duo’s terrifying debut. Vega’s rockabilly snarl and Rev’s [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Amon Düül II – Pyragony X
    Amon Düül II – Pyragony X
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    “By 1976, Amon Duul had transitioned from a highly experimental unit to an almost traditional pop-rock act, with lyrics sung in English and a decidedly (and unexpectedly) rockist approach [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Big Boys – No Matter How Long The Line Is At The Cafeteria, Theres Always A Seat!
    Big Boys – No Matter How Long The Line Is At The Cafeteria, Theres Always A Seat!
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    “This post-mortem (?) LP recorded in August ’84 is a potpourri of the many directions this band was heading. Sometimes, the record seems incohesive, but there’s great talent here. They […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Mandrill ‎– Mandrill Is
    Mandrill ‎– Mandrill Is
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    “Apparently learning from the mistakes of its debut, Mandrill crafted a follow-up with fewer stylistic detours than the first record, but much more energy and greater maturity. The two [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Essential Logic ‎– Beat Rhythm News – Waddle Ya Play ?
    Essential Logic ‎– Beat Rhythm News – Waddle Ya Play ?
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    “Never released in America, this is a stunning record that remains a benchmark of the punk era. From the bubbling, herky-jerky rhythms of “Quality Crayon Wax OK” to the gleeful [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • V/A ‎– No New York
    V/A ‎– No New York
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    “After seeing a series of benefit shows held for the Artist’s Space in Soho, producer Brian Eno convinced Island Records to release an anthology album featuring several bands from New [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Iron Maiden – Piece Of Mind
    Iron Maiden – Piece Of Mind
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    “The second of three straight iconic Iron Maiden albums, Piece of Mind marks the debut of what many regard as the definitive Maiden lineup, with the arrival of new drummer […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Hallows Eve – Monument
    Hallows Eve – Monument
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    Atlanta based classic thrash metal. Label: Metal Blade Records – D1-73290 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1988 VG+/VG. Still in shrink with some noticeable sleevewear  

    GENRE: Metal
  • Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends – Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends
    Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends – Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends
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    “An infamous album by London scene maker Screaming Lord Sutch, who, among other things, claimed to be a genuine Earl and to have started the long hair craze of the […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Donald Byrd – Up With Donald Byrd
    Donald Byrd – Up With Donald Byrd
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    Features Herbie Hancock on piano & Kenny Burrell on guitar! Label: Verve Records – V6-8609 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1965 G+/VG. Noticeable light marks & [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • 7th Wonder – Climbing Higher
    7th Wonder – Climbing Higher
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    Disco/funk from Alabama, featuring the heavily sampled track Daisy Lady Label: Parachute Records – RRLP 9014 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1979 VG+/VG. Light marks, some [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Brainstorm – Journey To The Light
    Brainstorm – Journey To The Light
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    “Although Brainstorm’s debut album, Stormin’, didn’t make the Motor City outfit a huge name in R&B, it did contain a number 14 R&B hit (“Lovin’ Is [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A – The Blasting Concept Volume II
    V/A – The Blasting Concept Volume II
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    The second volume of SST’s Blasting Concept compilations. Label: SST Records – SST 043 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: US Released: 1986 VG+/VG. Large about of writing on sleeve. [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Blushing ‎– Possessions
    Blushing ‎– Possessions
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    “The Austin-based four-piece Blushing return with their second album, Possessions, following their well-received 2019-released eponymous debut. It’s an album that deftly crystallizes the [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Gerry Mulligan – Night Lights (180g Reissue)
    Gerry Mulligan – Night Lights (180g Reissue)
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    “On his 1963 debut release for the Phillips label, baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan is joined by familiar friends, including Art Farmer, Bob Brookmeyer and Jim Hall for a relaxed and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Eric Dolphy – Out To Lunch! [1975 pressing]
    Eric Dolphy – Out To Lunch! [1975 pressing]
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    “This article originally appeared in The Wire 11 (January 1995). The American poet Robert Frost once likened free verse to playing tennis with the net down. Jazz probably has more […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Krystall Klear And The Buells – Ready For The 90’s
    Krystall Klear And The Buells – Ready For The 90’s
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    “Four of the five selections on this LP have some adventurous playing from a quartet consisting of tenor saxophonist Marty Krystall, trumpeter Warren Gale, bassist Buell Neidlinger and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Black Sabbath – Mob Rules
    Black Sabbath – Mob Rules
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    “After a steady decline in both inspiration, mental stability, and commercial appeal throughout the second half of the ’70s, metal icons Black Sabbath were reborn with 1980’s [...]

    GENRE: Metal