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  • 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
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    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
  • 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
  • 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-
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    “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
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    “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
  • Lee Hazlewood ‎– Forty
    Lee Hazlewood ‎– Forty
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    “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
  • 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
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    “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
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    “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
  • Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy* – Will Oldham On Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (2×10″ & book)
    Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy* – Will Oldham On Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (2×10″ & book)
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    Limited edition of 300 copies encased in a chocolate and silver Solander box. Included is the signed and numbered hardback edition of the book ‘Will Oldham On Bonnie ‘Prince’ [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • The Damned – The History Of The World Part I
    The Damned – The History Of The World Part I
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    The first single from The Damned’s 1980 album, The Black Album. Label: Chiswick Records – CHIS 135 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: UK Released: 1980 VG+/VG.

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Merry Airbrakes ‎– Merry Airbrakes
    Merry Airbrakes ‎– Merry Airbrakes
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    “Its 1973… in three years it will be 1976. This album of music, conceived and recorded during the months between the 1972 Presidential election and the full-flowering of the Watergate [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Circuit Des Yeux ‎– Symphone
    Circuit Des Yeux ‎– Symphone
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    Debut release from Circuit Des Yeux that shows Haley Fohr at her darkest and most lo-fi. Label: De Stijl – IND-066 Format: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, White Label, Gray Marbled […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Bee Mask ‎– When We Were Eating Unripe Pears
    Bee Mask ‎– When We Were Eating Unripe Pears
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    “That old saw about dancing and architecture notwithstanding, I am like most people who make records in that I do not especially relish the task of writing about them. (Better […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Greymouth ‎– Parked Up
    Greymouth ‎– Parked Up
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    The duo of Mark Anderson (Bancho Taste / Mysteries of Love) and Mark Sadgrove (Mazda Hatchback / Mysteries of Love) take the wheel and don the louvres to serve up […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • John Cage Assisted By David Tudor – Variations IV Volume II
    John Cage Assisted By David Tudor – Variations IV Volume II
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    “This work was originally used as music for the choreographed piece by Merce Cunningham, “Field Dances,” with stage and costume design in the original version by Robert [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • 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
  • Tom Waits – Heartattack And Vine
    Tom Waits – Heartattack And Vine
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    “Heartattack and Vine is Tom Waits’ seventh and final album for Asylum. As such, it’s transitional. As demonstrated by its immediate predecessors, 1978’s excellent Blue [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • 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
  • The Stooges ‎– The Stooges
    The Stooges ‎– The Stooges
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    “While the Stooges had a few obvious points of influence — the swagger of the early Rolling Stones, the horny pound of the Troggs, the fuzztone sneer of a thousand […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Lenny Breau – The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau – Live!
    Lenny Breau – The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau – Live!
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    “Recorded live at Shelly’s Manne-Hole in Hollywood, California, The Velvet Touch of Lenny Breau: Live! features a trio setting of Breau on electric guitar, Reg Kelln on drums, and Ron [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Devo ‎– Duty Now For The Future
    Devo ‎– Duty Now For The Future
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    Devo begins to embrace poppier leanings on their second album. Particular highlight is their cover of Johnny Rivers’ Secret Agent Man. Label: Warner Bros Records – BSK 3337 Format: Vinyl, [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • V/A – Raw Deal!
    V/A – Raw Deal!
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    Part of Raw Records New Wave Series, this compilation features The Users and The G.T’s, along with several other Power-Pop/New Wave influenced UK punk bands. Label: Raw Records – RAWL […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Star Club – The Very Best Of The Star Club
    The Star Club – The Very Best Of The Star Club
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    A compilation of the best of the early material from the first era of The Star Club, a long running and heavily influential Japanese punk band. Label: Club The Star […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Suicidal Tendencies – Join The Army [
    Suicidal Tendencies – Join The Army [
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    Suicidal Tendencies embrace thrash & metal influences on their second album Label: Caroline Records – CAROL 1336 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1987 VG+/VG. Vinyl is clean [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Husker Du – Metal Circus
    Husker Du – Metal Circus
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    “A five-song EP bristling with energy and pummeling guitars, Metal Circus is the first indication of Hüsker Dü’s greatness. With these five songs, the band shows more invention, [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Wheezing Maniac – Shade Through The Night Door
    Wheezing Maniac – Shade Through The Night Door
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    Wheezing Maniac was a mysterious, short-lived band with enigmatic lyrics that was active in Southern California in the late eighties. Due to their off-kilter originality, high energy, and thanks [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Cameron Knowler – CRK
    Cameron Knowler – CRK
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    ***Ships On Or Around 04/04/25 “Pure musical expression pulling from over a hundred years of American folk history but still feels unburdened by the past and looks sharply towards the […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Dylan Golden Aycock – No New Summers
    Dylan Golden Aycock – No New Summers
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    ***Pre-Order Item – Ships on or around 3/21 Nice to hear the first solo LP in a good while by this most excellent guitarist who also runs the superb Scissor […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Alan Sondheim / Ritual-All-770* – Ritual-All-7-70
    Alan Sondheim / Ritual-All-770* – Ritual-All-7-70
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    “Ritual All 7-70 is a curious collection of short improvisations by the multi-instrumentalist Alan Sondheim — who plays, among others, koto, English horn, electric and acoustic [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Wilson Pickett – The Wicked Pickett [white label promo]
    Wilson Pickett – The Wicked Pickett [white label promo]
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    “A fabulous album, done when Pickett was in the midst of his best period at Atlantic. It had everything — great songs, wonderful production and arrangements, and a hungry, galvanizing [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Leo Cuypers ‎– Leo Cuypers
    Leo Cuypers ‎– Leo Cuypers
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    The Dutch free-jazz legend’s intense debut Label: BASF – 14 25182-9 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Netherlands Released:1972 VG+/VG. Sleeve shows noticeable edgewear/corner creasing

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • 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
  • Il Gruppo* ‎– The Private Sea Of Dreams
    Il Gruppo* ‎– The Private Sea Of Dreams
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    Italian free-jazz featuring Roland Kayn & Ennio Morricone Label: RCA Victor – LSP-3846 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1967 VG+/VG+. Light marks/edgewear

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dino Valente* – Dino Valente
    Dino Valente* – Dino Valente
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    “Dino Valente’s sole album recalls the one issued by another San Francisco artist signed to CBS in the late ’60s, Skip Spence: quirky, lyrically vague, folky yet psychedelic, [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Eugene Chadbourne With Camper Van Beethoven (aka) Camper Van Chadbourne ‎– Camper Van Chadbourne
    Eugene Chadbourne With Camper Van Beethoven (aka) Camper Van Chadbourne ‎– Camper Van Chadbourne
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    “Camper Van Chadbourne is one of Eugene Chadbourne’s best albums, and perhaps the best introduction to his weird world. He offers up his usual assortment of cover songs, medleys, and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Ryley Walker & Chris Brokaw – Strangled Pairs #13
    Ryley Walker & Chris Brokaw – Strangled Pairs #13
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    Guitar duo improvisation from Walker & Brokaw Label: American Tapes – AM 982 Format: Vinyl, 12″ Country: US Released: 2014 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Albert Ayler – Goin’ Home
    Albert Ayler – Goin’ Home
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    “Albert Ayler was confronted with a spiritual anxiety that both plagued and comforted him throughout his life. This is frighteningly clear listening to the highly intense musical yin and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cecil Taylor Unit* ‎– Spring Of Two Blue-J’s
    Cecil Taylor Unit* ‎– Spring Of Two Blue-J’s
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    “Recorded live at New York’s Town Hall in 1974, Spring of Two Blue Jays is split between Taylor’s solo piano version of the title song and a quartet rendition featuring […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Ted Curson Quintet – Live At La’Tete De L’Art: The Canadian Concert Of Ted Curson
    The Ted Curson Quintet – Live At La’Tete De L’Art: The Canadian Concert Of Ted Curson
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    A smoking modal set from the trumpeter’s legendary quintet. Label: Can-Am Records – CA 1700 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: Canada Released: 1985 VG+/VG+. Jacket in shrink.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Edgar Froese ‎– Kamikaze 1989 (Original Soundtrack Music)
    Edgar Froese ‎– Kamikaze 1989 (Original Soundtrack Music)
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    The soundtrack to the 1982 German Cyberpunk thriller, featuring Rainer Werner Fassbinder in his last acting role before his death a month later. Label: Virgin – V 2255 Format: Vinyl, […]

    GENRE: Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Discharge ‎– Grave New World
    Discharge ‎– Grave New World
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    Label: Profile Records – PRO-1221, Rock Hotel Records – PRO-1221 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1986 Media Condition: VG+ Jacket Condition: VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Ernie Krivda – Tough Tenor Red Hot
    Ernie Krivda – Tough Tenor Red Hot
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    “Tenor saxophonist Ernie Krivda, whose decision to remain home in Cleveland has resulted in gaining much less recognition than he deserves, is a highly original player with an intense and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Oliver Lake – Gallery
    Oliver Lake – Gallery
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    “Unlike some musicians associated with the avant-garde, altoist Oliver Lake often sounds at his strongest when backed by a piano-bass-drums rhythm section. This excellent set finds Lake [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Borah Bergman – Upside Down Vision
    Borah Bergman – Upside Down Vision
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    “Borah Bergman is a volatile free jazz pianist who also plays with a fractured lyricism whenever he turns thoughtful (which is often–see “Poignant Dream”). Keeping the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Borbetomagus & Shaking Ray Levis – Coelacanth
    Borbetomagus & Shaking Ray Levis – Coelacanth
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    Recorded at Waterworks New York, NY on June 6, 1992. Label: Agaric Records – Ag 1991 Format: Vinyl, 10″, Reissue Country: US Released: VG+/VG+. Still in shrink.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • A. Spencer Barefield – After The End
    A. Spencer Barefield – After The End
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    Recorded on October 25. 1987, Dearborn Heights, Michigan Label: Sound Aspects – sas 030 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Germany Released: 1989 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser, Toshinori Kondo, Evan Parker, Rova Saxophone Quartet – Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music 1980 – Volume 1: The Social Set
    Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser, Toshinori Kondo, Evan Parker, Rova Saxophone Quartet – Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music 1980 – Volume 1: The Social Set
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    The Social Set is a free improvisation. Recorded in Berkeley, Ca. at 1750 Arch Studios, Oct. 19, 1980. Label: Metalanguage – ML 116 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1981 […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz