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ALL ABOUT THE NEW ITALIAN PROGRESSIVE RELEASES!
Acqua Fragile: Moving Fragments. Ma.Ra.Cash Records (MRC122). October 2023. Fifty years after their first self-titled album in 1973, Acqua Fragile comes out with a brand new work, a studio album with totally original songs, still with three original members of the band: Piero Canavera (drums, percussion and vocals), Franz Dondi (bass) and Bernardo Lanzetti (lead vocals, guitar and Glovox); they are joined by other musicians, all previously together on stage in live adventures, over the past two years.
Lino Capra Vaccina: Syn.Thesis. Dark Companion (DC019). Street date: 15-12-23. Once again Lino surprises us. Always a poet of silences and strictly acoustic sounds, now he offers an album where synthetic sounds are the protagonists! What makes it truly incredible is that it doesn't matter whether Lino sits at the piano or his beloved vibraphone or his arcane gongs. Lino is immediately recognisable. There is something ephemeral yet persistent in his semantic expression. Something that in fact makes Lino Capra Vaccina's poetics unique and capable of probing deep ancestral chords: sounds of memory without time and space!
Divae Project: Stratosferico & Other Stories. Ma.Ra.Cash Records (MRC118). This CD release reissues and brings together the mini LP "Stratosferico" - released for the Record Store Day in 2021 - and the single "After the War", an homage to John Wetton that reached the market in 2023. In addition to this are three tracks that form "the other stories": La Follia Che Diventa Realtà, with lyrics by Gianni Leone (originally recorded for the anthology Progressivamente 1973-2003), an orchestral version of the tune "È la Guerra" (one of the tracks on the 2023 single) and finally "A Gift For Keith Emerson", homage in four instrumental movements, a minisuite describing the iconic keyboardist's problematic life, which ended in suicide on March 11th, 2016! The project was conceived by Guido Bellachioma (music critic, director of the «Prog Italia» magazine and of the Progressivamente Festival since 1993) and Davide Pistoni (multi-instrumentalist and uniquely talented composer), who developed and worked on the ideas together, right up to the final mix, obtaining a full-bodied and nuanced sound. Around them they gathered some of the best Italian musicians of yesterday and today, including among other Banco's pianist Gianni Nocenzi, Lino Vairetti (the charismatic voice of Osanna!), Fabio Trentini (Le Orme) but many many more yet!
Moongarden: Christmas Night 2066. Ma.Ra.Cash Records (MRC124). December 2023. Musically suspended between vintage atmospheres in the best tradition of symphonic rock and modern sound design thanks to Cristiano Roversi's decades of work as producer, the album represents not only the band's first concept album, but also their creative peak, being in all respects the culmination of a career that starts way back in the 90's. Welcome to a musical film composed of eight "scenes", each representing a crucial moment of a family drama .... Available as 2CD - the 2nd filled with extra content, titled "Still More Oddities", but also presenting collaboration between the band and other (Il Porto di Venere, Mangala Vallis, Saro Cosentino, etc...) - and vinyl (MRCLP042)
Syndone: DirtyThirty. Ma.Ra.Cash Records (MRC125). December 2023. This 9th album by the Turin-based band encompasses a vision and the desire to make a mark in the world! Syndone is a shape-shifter, a band that has changed its skin and its musicians without ever changing its soul: swimming against the tide, defying fashion and the decline (not only musical) of an era in which you can be successful only if it pleases the powers that be. Syndone, with their erudite rock, as violent and energetic as they are melancholic and orchestral, are a counterpoint, a raised middle finger to the devious strategy of collective narcosis slyly dropped from above in the Kali Yuga of Western civilization. They are an antidote to the apathic mediocrity floating and deafening all around!
IT'S A BIG ... BIG ... WORLD!
PROG IN THE UNITED KINGDOM!
Porcupine Tree: Closure / Continuation. Live Amsterdam 07/11/22. Street date: 23-02-24. Deluxe 2Bluray + 2CD + Book. Blu-Ray disc 1 will be full show + bonus features and Blu-Ray disc 2 will be Dolby Atoms Surround Sound Audio, 5.1 Surround Sound Audio and 24 bit High Resolution Audio + 60 page 12"-sized book housed in slipcase. Will also be released on 4 x 12" heavyweight clear vinyl, in individual sleeves and inner bags housed in slipcase.
OUR LITTLE SCANDINAVIAN CORNER!
Tasavallan Presidentti: Live at Ruisrock 1971. Street date: 01-03-24. Much live material from the Finnish band has been released those last years and after their initial performance at the Ruisrock festival in 1970 - presented on the album "Changing Times and Movements" - comes now their performance from 1971, again released by Svart Records! There's also been a lot of talk among fans about a certain cover tune by Tasavallan Presidentti and its discovery and release are long overdue. Well, here it is, King Kong by Frank Zappa, performed by Tasavallan Presidentti at Ruisrock 1971! The release will be available on various formats: Svart exclusive! 2LP, ultra clear/black marble vinyl, gatefold, booklet. Limited to 150 copies / 2LP, transparent purple vinyl, gatefold, booklet. Limited to 400 copies. / 2LP black vinyl and finally 2CD with booklet.
FROM OVER THE ATLANTIC!
WHAT HAPPENS IN EUROPE?
Markus Stockhausen / Luca Formentini: Rêverie. Dark Companion (DC020). Street date: 08-12-23. Luca (guitarist) and Markus (trumpeter) began playing together in 2005, when Markus formed an international ensemble to play at the Suoni delle Dolomiti festival. On July 9th, 2021 Markus visited Luca while traveling to some concerts in central Italy. They set up in Luca's studio and recorded a fully improvised set, where nothing was previously arranged or agreed. The full set is captured on this album: four takes without any overdubs. The music reflects the meeting of two different musical stories, each musician reacting to the other in a continuous flow of inspiration, tension and release. Their dedication to listening to each other is tangible and yet they still maintain their personal presence - to call or answer and to move together into unknown territories. You can almost grasp the musicians? wonder at the evolving and unpredictable sonic landscape. Acoustic sounds interweave with electronic parts in constant exploration with the spontaneity of intuitive composition. A deep sense of space and dreamlike atmospheres emerge from the music, the dimensions of width, depth and time seem to expand!
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Roz Vitalis: Quia Nesciunt Quid Faciunt. Lizard (lizard cd 0190). December 2023. This band has existed since 2001 as a mainly keyboard studio project, conceived by keyboard player-composer Ivan Rozmainski, but has evolved over the years into a large instrumental collective with a progressive rock bent. Most of the songs of this *new* concept album were developed during the band's concerts in 2018-2021, but further recording, mixing and mastering continued until 2023. What sets it apart from all other studio albums are its very technical drum parts. Unfortunately, the drummer - he was also the author of two short pieces played on synthetic piano and the sound engineer responsible for mixing and mastering - left the group shortly before the album's completion. So this release is both the first and last studio album of Roz Vitalis with the participation of Evgeny Trefilov!
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Ron McClure: Just Sayin. SteepleChase Records (SCCD 31959). Street date: 15-03-24. The latest album embodies 8 tunes by this prolific composer including the famous Nimbus which he wrote at age 15 but has never recorded himself before. Recorded in February 2023 with Anthony Ferrara on tenor saxophone, Michael Eckroth on piano and Steve Johns on drums
Sun Ra! The label Cosmic Myth will reissue Sun Ra's Saturn Records catalog under official license from Sun Ra LLC, comprised of the artist's heirs, using the best available audio sources and meticulous remastering techniques. Check them out!
Tomasz Stanko: Wooden Music II. Astigmatic Records (AR026CD). Street date: 27-10-23. This is the 2nd and last part of the Wooden Music adventure and the last recorded session in the legendary line-up of Stanko, violinist Zbigniew Seifert, saxophonist & flutist Janusz Muniak, bass player Bronislaw Suchanek, drummer Janusz Stefanski. It was recorded in Hamburg on November 9th 1972, in some way a conclusion of the band's vision of free-jazz! It's also available in a limited edition on violet vinyl, together with a B2-sized poster
AVANT GARDE / NEW MUSICS
Philip Corner - Chorus At The Corner: A Joyfull Noise. Angelica Records (IDA054). Street date: 05-01-24. Born in 1933, with a career spanning over 65 years, the American composer Philip Corner has explored the most diverse artistic and musical expressions: as a pianist and trombonist, as composer and performer, member of the ensemble Fluxus. He experimented with both "action" music and "meditative music", electronic or concrete montages, proto-plunderphonic collages, graphic scores, verbal philosophical/poetic instructions, contemporary gamelans, extreme minimalism, but he also composed for string quartets, chamber music ensembles, orchestras?.... A Joyfull Noise is a commission work entirely dedicated to his compositions for choir.
With the arrival of Eargong Records, a new recording path will lead you to the most hidden areas of experimental music and sound research. Experimental rock, creative jazz, contemporary music, collective improvisations, pre-digital electronics ... On the border of established genres and on the horizon of new sounds, Eargong's mission will be to find unpublished recordings and reissues from the analogue archives of the great innovative 60's, 70's and 80's.
Christian Wolff: Sveglia. Angelica Records (IDA055). Street date: 05-01-24. The programme offered on May 7th, 2022, revolved around Sveglia, a new composition for seven electric guitars commissioned as a world premiere by the festival. Largely completely notated, but with a series of compositional features left open (i.e. no specification of tempi, dynamics and spacing of musical elements), Sveglia also includes short quotations from other compositions (Bach?s Brandenburg Concertos n. 3 and 6, and a motet by Gombert), "that need not necessarily be noticed".
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Please note the following: all the entries below are marketed at some time and listed here at launch time; most of them are much sought after items and therefore will quickly be sold out! It is impossible for us to know WHEN this will happen and with time going, they may still appear here after being sold out or deleted; therefore take a good look at the street date we provide ( when we know it!) and don't be too surprised if you happen to discover an unavailable item here; you will probably have found it too late, years after it was written down!
25,000 Kittens: S/T. Sad Disco (SADI3). August 2022. 10" EP limited edition. Originally released in 2014 as a limited edition of 50 cassettes on the legendary Japanese ambient/new age cassette label "Ginjoha", this rare work has now become extremely hard-to-find item on the market place. It now has been reissued in analog format with additional tracks!
3 Hür-El: Hür-El Arsivi. Guerssen (GUESS056). July 09. 2nd album that came out in 1976, still on the Diskötur label. It has a more Western feel than the previous; more drums, less percussions but still an astounding blend of psychedelic rock and Turkish tradition, plenty of distorted fuzz guitar and electric saz. Comes with an insert, with liner notes and photos.
3 Hür-El: S/T. Guerssen (GUESS057). July 09. One of the very few, if not the only one, Turkish groups not doing any covers but only self-penned compositions, here in their debut album from 1972. A brilliant set of Turkish ethno-influenced folk-rock tracks with a psychedelic feel, some great electric guitar and fantastic Eastern percussion. A very rare album now available again, with mastertape sound, insert, liner notes and photos.
A Piedi Nudi: Creazione (95). Mellow Records. Sent in May 08: last copies of this LP + EP by an Italian prog metal band which many have compared to Deus Ex Machina because of the numerous stop-and-go sections, the constant theme changes and the musical complexity. So don't wait too long! If you read this today, act today! €25
A.T.R.O.X.: The Night's Remains. Spittle (SPITTLE46LP). February 2022. A.T.R.O.X. were one of the first bands to move beyond typical new wave styles and introduce strong electronic elements. Not too far from works of their contemporaries Tuxedomoon and Minimal Compact. The Night's Remains was originally released in 1982 on the Italian label Trinciato Forte Records, and is now back in print on LP for the first time since then.
A.T.R.O.X.: Water Tales. Spittle (SPITTLE47LP). February 2022. This was the group's second and final album, originally released in 1984 on the Italian label Contempo Records, and now back in print on LP for the first time since then.
Aaltonen / Helasvuo / Hauta-aho / Vesala: Jazz Liisa 17. Svart Records. Street date: 09-03-18. 200 copies on green vinyl but also available on black vinyl! In January 1973 an impromptu supergroup took over the airwaves on the Jazz Liisa series. Saxophonist Juhani Aaltonen, pianist Esa Helasvuo join bassist Teppo Hauta-Aho and the iconic drummer Edward Vesala in a special one-of-a-kind show of contemporary, revolutionary jazz.
Abdul-Malik, Ahmed : Jazz Sahara. So Far Out (OUT5002LP) 180 Gr. vinyl. Feb. 2013. Decades before the advent of 'World Music', bassist-composer Ahmed Abdul-Malik introduced Arabic music into jazz, creating a distinct, unique sound that was far beyond its time. He was also the first to use the oud, a pear-shaped, traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument similar to a lute, as a jazz instrument. Recorded in 1958, with tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin (his bandmate in the Monk quartet), and originally out on the Riverside label, Abdul-Malik's debut solo album Jazz Sahara was a burning fusion of Middle East and West. €16
Abdul-Malik, Ahmed : Spellbound. Klimt (MJJ388). Street date: 28-11-16. A mindblowing mix of jazz and Middle Eastern influences and a rare 60's treasure from Thelonious Monk's former bassist! Ahmed Abdul-Malik blends together percussion, bass, and oud with some soulful solo work from Seldon Powell on tenor and flute, and Ray Nance on cornet, stretching out over long tracks with an exotic vibe.
Abdul-Malik, Ahmed : Eastern Moods Of Ahmed Abdul-Malik. Sowing Records (SOW028). Street date: 02-09-22. Another reissue and limited edition of 500 copies pressed on clear vinyl (see album description below).
Abdul-Malik, Ahmed : Sounds of Africa. Life Goes On Records (LIFE032). Street date: 10-03-23. This is the fourth album by double bass and oud player Ahmed Abdul-Malik, featuring performances recorded in 1962 (except one track from 1961) and originally released on the New Jazz label. This early 60's Afro-jazz jam with Middle-eastern and Latin flavours is one of the first in its genre. The album also features drummer Andrew Cyrille, alongside the lesser known Bilal Abdurahman and Chief Bey.
Abdul-Malik, Ahmed : The Eastern Moods Of Ahmed Abdul-Malik. Doxy ACV (ACV2084). Street date: 19-01-17. The group on the set is a trio - Ahmed on bass and oud, Bilal Abdurrahman on alto, Korean reed flute and percussion, William Henry Allen on bass and percussion. With that kind of lineup, you can imagine the feel - lots of spare rhythms, with snaking reed work over the top, done in a very evocative way - and although there's less jazz than usual, the alto sax solos still give the record enough of a jazz component to set it apart from straight world music. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies.
Abdul-Malik, Ahmed : The Music Of Ahmed Abdul-Malik. Life Goes On Records (LIFE031). Street date: 10-03-23. Featuring drummer Andrew Cyrille, recorded here early in his career, playing in a more traditional style than he would eventually become known for! Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder, the album comes from one of those many sessions from the '60s, here featuring an often overseen jazz musician of Sudanese descent!
Abiogenesi: Io Sono Il Vampiro. Black Widow 180 gram LP (also available on CD). BWR088LP / BWR088CD. 4th album by Tony D'Urso, this album is the soundtrack of the italian horror movie "I am a Vampire" in the usual Dark Prog style but also exploring a more psychedelic touches with the addition of great cover versions of Never Let go (Camel), Lady in Black (Uriah Heep) and Mary Clark (Black Widow) and with the help of Marco Cimino (keys) and Gigi Venegoni (guitars) from the 70's Italian band Arti e Mestieri. Beautiful artwork made by Anna Ferrari in gatefold cover. (LP €18 & CD €17)
Accordo Dei Contrari: Violato Intatto 2LP. Ma.Ra.Cash (MRCLP018). Nov. 2018. This double vinyl is much more than a reissue of Violato Intatto, as the original album is here embellished by two additional unreleased tracks, Onta Anexelenkta and Crash, recorded in February 2018. The track list has been therefore reconceived in two parts, Violato (disc 1) and Intatto (disc 2)
Acqua Fragile: Moving Fragments. Ma.Ra.Cash Records (MRCLP041). October 2023. Fifty years after their first self-titled album in 1973, Acqua Fragile comes out with a brand new work, a studio album with totally original songs, still with three original members of the band: Piero Canavera (drums, percussion and vocals), Franz Dondi (bass) and Bernardo Lanzetti (lead vocals, guitar and Glovox); they are joined by other musicians, all previously together on stage in live adventures, over the past two years.
Acqua Fragile: Mass-media Star. Sony (88875121271). 180 gr. LP reissue. Sept. 2015
Adderley, Cannonball: The Black Messiah Live in Vienna (November 04 1972). WHP (WHP1457). Street date: 10-02-23. Here is a fine example of pure electric Jazz-Funk of the era by a top flight quintet featuring - alongside the Adderley brothers - Mr. George Duke on piano (acoustic and electric), Walter Booker on bass and Roy McCurdy on drums.
Adderley, Cannonball with The Bossa Rio Sextet Of Brazil: Cannonball's Bossa Nova. Doxy ACV (ACV2029). Sept. 2014. The Brazilian band was no less than Sergio Mendes' Bossa Rio group. A numbered first press of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
Advancement, The: S/T. Cosmic Rock (COSMRO013). Street date: 21-10-22. After collaborating with Gabor Szabo on such influential "rare groove" albums as "More Sorcery" and "Dreams", bassist Louis Kabok and drummer Hal Gordon further embraced jazz-rock fusion under "The Advancement" monicker. Their heady melting pot of jazz, hard rock and psychedelia is anyhow well described on the album's closing number.
Affinity: S/T. Bonfire Records (BONF016). Street date: 11-11-22. This sole album by cultish British prog-blues combo - originally released in 1970 on the influential label Vertigo - never ceases to be reissued and here's the latest one, a limited edition of 500 copies with gatefold cover.
After Dinner: 1982-85. Soave (SV28). Street date: 03-09-21. Founded under hand of delicious female vocalist, musician and composer Haco in 1981, broaching a very interesting collective cohesion, After Dinner embraced new wave, traditional Japanese music, free contemporary and avant-garde rock. 1982-85 includes all their first production; the complete 1st album "Glass Tube", 2 tracks from the 1st 7" single and a bonus track track from a 1985's compilation on Celluloid. Comes with a 24-pages booklet.
Agorà: Live in Montreux. Vinyl Magic (VM 086LP). 13/07/12. Founded in Ancona, Agorà curiously debuted with a live album instead of a studio one; music, as specified in the album notes, is clearly inspired by Weather Report, but the influence of their country fellowmen Perigeo is evident too. The artwork, made by Cesare Monti, is very peculiar too, with a front standing-up edge-cut tree. This is a faithful reproduction, in black audiophile 180gr. black vinyl.
Ahmad Jamal Trio: At The Blackhawk. Naked Lunch (ND033). Street date: 01-07-22. The well-known 1962 performance by the celebrated Ahmad Jamal Trio with Israel Crosby and Vernel Fournier at the Blackhawk Club in San Francisco. This formation of the group wouldn't last long, as Israel Crosby died in mid-1962.
Ahmad Jamal Trio: Chamber Music Of The New Jazz. Naked Lunch (ND013). Street date: 19-06-20. Recorded in 1955 and originally released on the short-lived Parrot label, this recording is a stunning example of the creative, elegant, and precious music played by Ahmad Jamal's early trio. The fruit of the magical interplay between Jamal's sophisticated pianism, Ray Crawford's highly rhythmic guitar playing, and Israel Crosby's fine double bass. Three musicians whose individual roles are fully expressed through the collective approach to a new form of "chamber" Jazz.
Aitken, Laurel: Rege Dege Ding. Dynamite (DNM14003). 180 gr. 2LP. May 2014. This collection of early singles culls together mento and ska tracks recorded between 1958 and 1962 by "The Godfather of Ska" for labels like Kalypso and Blue Beat.
Aitken, Laurel: The Fantastic Laurel Aitken. Radiation Reissues (RRS038LP). Dec. 2014. Remastered and expanded (4 bonus tracks) edition of this hyper-rare early '70s release from the "Godfather Of Ska".
Aitken, Laurel: The High Priest Of Reggae. Radiation Reissues (RRS039LP). Dec. 2014. Finally, after four decennies of waiting for its re-release, fans can finally obtain the LP, with the added incentive of 4 bonus tracks from those 69 sessions.
Aitken, Laurel & The Skatalites: Ska Titans. Black Butcher Classics (BBC023). Street date: 31-05-19. Over 50 minutes of classic traditional ska from the Founding Fathers of ska The Skatalites and the Godfather of ska Laurel Aitken! - This historic recording represents the reunion of these two groundbreaking artists in 1996 some 30 years after their original meeting in Jamaica! - The studio tracks feature excellent new versions of Aitkins classics "Rudy Boy Dreams" and "It's Too Late" plus Skatalites performing "Come Down!"
Aitken, Laurel & The Skatalites: The Original Cool Jamaican Ska. Honey Pie (HONEY040). Street date: 15-10-21. Intermittently recorded in 1963 at Federal Studio in Kingston, this is pure cool Jamaican sound and groove at its best.
Jason Ajemian, Tony Malaby, Rob Mazurek, Chad Taylor: A Way A Land Of Life. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 74). 2014. Limited edition of 400 copies
Akira Ishikawa & His Count Buffalos: African Rock. Cinedelic Orient Series (CNLP63). Street date: 09-04-22. Fully licensed and remastered from the original tapes, including OBI and insert. Among the many albums made with this band, few are quite as revered and sought-after as 1971 "African Rock". This is certainly the most dazzling and impactful, flawlessly produced. Here is psychedelic spiritual jazz with funky veins, riding on paths traced as much by Fela Kuti as by the electric Miles Davis, with juicy, tribal and deep percussive elements - his drums are flanked by Kenji Shiraishi's marimba and Masami Kawahara's percussion - electric piano accompaniment by the great Hiromasa 'Colgen Suzuki (also on acoustic piano and composition) or the *tabbing' guitar solos of Kimio Mizutani.
Akira Ishikawa & His Count Buffalos: Bakishinba: Memories Of Africa. Cinedelic Orient Series (CNLP67). Street date: 24-03-23. The band reminds of Santana in the way they embody these energies in their album.?Yet, at the same time, they give life to even more impressive musical compositions. This is also thanks to Hiromasa Suzuki's innovative electric piano. Often defined as a jazz-rock band, Count Buffalo scales new heights in the context of jazz thanks to the strong rock influences that characterize this work.
Akiyoshi, Toshiko: Her Trio Her Quartet. Doxy ACV (ACV2079). Street date: 19-10-16. Recording session from July 1956. First edition of 500 numbered copies.
Aktuala: La Terra. Psych-Out Records (PO-33031). 2012. Originally released in 1974, the band's 2nd album saw a change in the line-up, featuring among other what must be one of the first - if not the very first - appearance of Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu. Fantastic 180 gr. blue vinyl reissue with a strong textured cardboard cover. Expensive but every penny worth! Collectors, this is a true gem! Repressed in 2019.
Aktuala: S/T. Psych-Out Records (PO-33030). 2012. Self-titled debut album, originally released in 1973 and here reissued as a red-coloured LP with a fantastic, beautiful textured gatefold cover! Pressed on 180 gr. vinyl. Expensive but every penny worth! Repressed in 2019.
Aktuala: Tappeto Volante (BBXL 10009 LP). 06/06/14. This exclusive reissue of the band's third and last album is enriched by a booklet with rare and unreleased images, plus the bonustrack "Il Sussurro dell'Anima", taken from the solo works of Walter Maioli, the true spiritual guide of Aktuala. Repressed in 2019.
Albergo Intergalattico Spaziale : S/T. LDM (LDM1). Street date: 11/10/11. 180 Gr. vinyl reissue of an album from 1978, also including a 60 x 90 poster and insert. Curious, enigmatic, fractured and gorgeous, this albums features dense electronic soundscapes, including inspired analog synth excursions, classical music tendencies and off course massive "cerebral" avant gardist fantasies.
Alegre All Stars: S/T. Honey Pie (HONEY063). Street date: 09-09-22. Born from a studio jam organized by Al Santiago in 1961, the "Alegre All Stars" was inspired by the famous late 50's Cuban jam sessions. Originally published by Alegre Records, a New York City based label specialized in Latin music, this album stands as a legendary release in the field. This is like an open door on a wild Nuyorican party including food, drinks and an ongoing selection of highly infectious Latin grooves to dance to.
Alessandroni, Alessandro: Fischio Amore Mio. Dagored (RED311). With his whistling and the success of the film "a Fistful of Dollars", Alessandroni became the hallmark of the spaghetti western era. This first reissue ever is presented as a strictly limited edition of 300 copies on white vinyl.
Alessandroni, Alessandro: I Cantori Moderni di A. Alessandroni. Dagored (RED306). 07-04-16. Limited numbered edition of 500 copies on transparent vinyl. The only existing full-length recording of the legendary vocal group that lent their voices to the amazing soundtracks of Ennio Morricone, Piero Umiliani and many of the most important Italian composers of the 60's and 70's.
Alessandroni, Alessandro: S/T. Sonor Music Editions (SME68). Street date: 25-09-20. This record is a true holy grail and worldwide recognized as some of the finest library music ever recorded. Originally released on few hundred copies, it is among the rarest and surely top sough-after Italian library LPs out there by the famed composer Alessandro Alessandroni. The music ranges from jazz to psychedelia and huge easy listening / lounge themes, massive scat vocals by maestro's vocal ensembe I Cantori Moderni to just about everything you can imagine.
Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated: Red Hot From Alex. Trading Places (TDP54017). Street date: 24-01-20. Reissue of Alexis Korner's third album, originally released on the Transatlantic Label in 1964
Alkana: Welcome To My Paradise. Survival Research (SVVRCH059). Street date: 16-09-22. Reissue of an album of proto hard rock from the West Coast, centered on the voice and lyrics of future Warlord frontman, Jack Rucker, and the guitar pyrotechnics of Danny Alkana, who drew heavily from the style of Deep Purple's Richie Blackmore. Originally issued on the Baby Bird label in 1978, this is a long lost hard rock gem, ripe for rediscovery!
Allman Brothers Band, The: A&R Studios, FM Radio Broadcast, New York August 26th, 1971. 2LP Egg Raid (EGG-346). Street Date: 26-05-16. Broadcast by WPLJ-FM, this is the last ABB's live performance featuring Duane Allman and features their original line-up in top form. A must for all Allman fans out there!
Allman Brothers Band, The: At Fillmore East. Vinyl Lovers (900259). 180 gram 2LP. Street date: 08-03-18. Reissue - with two bonus tracks - of a classic album considered by many to be one of the best live albums of all time!
Allman Brothers Band, The: Eat A Peach. 2LP Vinyl Lovers (VL990137). Street date: 17-02-23. New reissue pressed on light pink & light blue vinyl.
Allman Brothers Band, The: Fillmore Closing Night, 27.6.1971 WNEW. 2LP. Radio Loop Loop (RLL005). Street date: 05-04-19. Another crucial Allman Brothers live recording from the final night at Bill Graham's legendary Fillmore East concert hall in Manhattan in 1971.
Allman Brothers Band, The: Live At Omni, Atlanta, June 2nd, 1973. DBQP (DBQP01). Steet date: 13-12-18. First release of a new "label". This show was recorded just a few months before the release of "Brothers And Sisters", their first full length album without the guitar of brother Duane Allman, who died in August of 1971
Allman Brothers Band, The: Live In Washington DC, December 13, 1970. DBQP (DBQP08). Street date: 07-02-19.
Allman Brothers Band, The: Syracuse University April 4, 1972 - WAER. Radio Loop Loop (RLL081). Street date: 01-07-22. Regrouping after the tragic death of co-founder Duane Allman, six months previously, the band decided to do what they do best and hit the road again, giving this full-on balls-out concert, recorded for posterity by a local radio station.
Alluminogi, Gli: Scolopendra (VMLP121). New 180 Gr. vinyl reissue with the original artwork, label replicas and remastered sound. €17
Alog: Unemployed. Rune Grammofon (RLP 3116). 14/11/11. Individually numbered and strictly limited (300) 4LP edition boasting 77 extra minutes of brand new music not available elsewhere. Three of the records on white vinyl and one on black. Playful, adventurous, mysterious and exploring, this is an experimental, yet accessible, music of the very finest sort and comes highly recommended.
Alpha & Omega: Rastafari / Words Of Thy Mouth. 10" Mania Dub (MD002). Street date: 15-06-18. Here's another hit by one of the UK Dub scene's most renowned producers; Alpha & Omega, with one of their most popular "Shaka killer" classics from 1996: Rastafari. The tracks have been remastered to sound to their full potential!
Alpha & Omega Meets The Disciples : Sacred Art Of Dub Volume 1. Mania Dub (MD017). Street date: 18-04-20. RSD 2020 exclusive pressing of 1000 copies on white vinyl. This killer album was originally released only on CD format in 1998; now on vinyl for the first time, over 20 years later + 2 bonus tracks!
Alpha & Omega Meets The Disciples : Sacred Art Of Dub Volume 1. Mania Dub (MD018). Street date: 18-04-20. RSD 2020 exclusive pressing of 1000 copies on white vinyl. This killer album was originally released only on CD format in 1998; now on vinyl for the first time, over 20 years later + 2 bonus tracks!
Alphataurus: S/T. AMSLP09. Exact replica of the triple gatefold original cover, with labels replicas and yellow vinyl. Alphataurus were one of the many unknown Italian bands who suddenly had a recording deal - with the newly born Magma label - made an album and disappeared into oblivion.
Alphataurus: Live in Bloom 2010. AMS 49LP-B. Clear Blue 180 gr. vinyl edition. 09/03/12. After being reformed, Alphataurus played a gig on November 6th 2010, part of the Bloom festival in Mezzago, near Milano. It was a memorable event for the lucky 700 people who attended it!
Alusa Fallax: Intorno Alla Mia Cattiva Educazione. Vinyl Magic VM103LP. May 2008. Reissue of a great little-known gem, in the best Italian prog tradition, originally released in 1974. The album is led by keyboards with classical influences.
Amalgam: Prayer For Peace. Trading Places (TDP54106). Street date: 26-05-23. Evolved from the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, created in 1965, Watts' spin-off project Amalgam came two years later, with drummer John Stevens and bassist Jeff Clyne (previously in The Jazz Couriers with Ronnie Scott); their debut LP Prayer For Peace is jazz improv at its most melodic, an unpredictable album of varying shades
Amon Düül: Psychedelic Underground. Ichspiel (CHS1695). Street date: 01-03-18. Amon Düül's 1969 debut-LP 'Psychedelic Underground', here reissued on vinyl, is music at its most experimental and relentlessly uncommercial, using late 60's influences as a launching ground for what would become known as Krautrock.
Amon Düül: Meetings with Menmachines Inglorious Heroes of the Past... Klimt Records (MJJ351LP). Nov. 2012. In its ultra rare artwork original! This LP was originally released in 1983 on the small British label, Illuminated Records with an album sleeve of original artwork that was soon inexplicably replaced by a mediocre band photo on all subsequent reissues. It was the second of four all-new studio albums made by this UK-based incarnation of Amon Düül. The new Amon Düül featured John Weinzierl on guitar, ex-Hawkwind bassist Dave Anderson (both from Amon Duul II), ex-Van Der Graaf Generator Guy Evans on drums, and Julie Waring on vocals. For this LP the band moved away from the more free-form freakout of their earlier days towards a sound that was far more structured and derivative, with definite New Wave / post-punk leanings. €16
Amon Düül : Psychedelic Underground. Klimt (MJJ386). Street date: April 2016. Limited edition of 500 copies with gatefold cover
Amon Düül 2: Phallus Dei. Revisited Records. 2009. LP reissue with the original artwork. €19
Amon Düül 2: Yeti. Revisited Records. 2009. Reissue of the 2LP with original artwork. €24
Amon Düül II: Carnival in Babylon. SVP. 2LP. Street date: 30-11-18. New reissue on best audiophile vinyl, with gatefold cover, plenty of photos, liner notes and including the bonus tracks of the CD version!
Amon Düül II: Lemmingmania. SVP. 2LP. Street date: 30-11-18. New reissue on best audiophile vinyl, with gatefold cover, plenty of photos, liner notes and including the bonus tracks of the CD version!
Amon Düül II: Wolf City. SVP. 2LP. Street date: 30-11-18. New reissue on best audiophile vinyl, with gatefold cover, plenty of photos, liner notes and including the bonus tracks of the CD version!
Anak Bayan: S/T. GDRLP0704. Street date late August 08. Band from The Philippines, characteristic of an early 70's style called Pinoy rock. Limited to 400 copies only, coming in top quality exact replica covers of the original albums and great remastered sound. €16
Anderson, Marc: Time Fish. First On Vinyl (FOV001). Street date: June 2022. First release on the brand-new label "First on Vinyl", which focuses on reissueing vinyl releases of albums that were only accessible via digital or CD, and have never been pressed on vinyl before. The label is curated by the Japanese DJ / producer / engineer / record collector Calm
Andreas Røysum Ensemble: S/T. Motvind Records (MOT7LP). Street date: 13-03-20. This is an album coming from ten musicians / souls belonging to the young Norwegian jazz scene. Joyous melodies, passionate outbursts and lots of fun are created with extended means: two basses, tablas, a string and a wind quartet, simply put: a luxurious listening experience for the adventurous!
Andromeda: S/T. Black Widow Records (BWR 140). New special edition from 15/06/14. One of the hidden treasures of the English psych-progressive era of the late sixties, Andromeda was originally released by RCA in 1969. The new edition will be released on LP, with the addition of the single "Keep Out 'Cos I'm Dying / Go Your Way"; the cover will maintain the original artwork with special laminated cover. It also includes three sketches inserts by John Du Cann and two replicas of concert posters. Andromeda was a blend of psychedelic, progressive, jazz and hard rock power trio which lasted only enough to release one album. They were formed back in 68 by John Du Cann, later of Atomic Rooster.
Anekdoten: Until the Ghosts Are Gone. Virta (VIRTA006LP). LP + CD. 29/05/15.
Anekdoten: Until the Ghosts Are Gone. Picture Disc Edition, limited to 300 copies and planned for release on the Record Store Day (25-03-2016).
Anekdoten: Vemod. Virta (VIRTALP001). 2LP. Street date: 11/03/11. Anekdoten's debut album from 1993 has been remastered. With gatefold cover, 180g HQ vinyl including bonus 12"(Sad Rain) and a poster. Limited numbered edition of 400 copies.
Angeli, Paolo: Nijar. ANMA Productions (LPPA16). Street date: July 2023. An imaginary soundtrack for Bodas de Sangre by Federico García Lorca. Finally available on vinyl! Also available on CD (AnMaReRPA162023)
Angeli, Paolo: Rade. ANMA Productions (LPPA14). Street date: 14-10-22. Now available onn vinyl, an album on which the Sardinian musician changes course, openly confronting the Mediterranean sea in a navigation that takes us to the multi-ethnic atmosphere of Mare Nostrum's ports. The compositions come from utopic crossroads, dreamlike landscapes, sketched with a fountain pen, places sheltered from the storm's fury, recalling illusions and mirages.
Angelo, Nelson & Joyce: Nelson Angelo & Joyce. Polysom (333851). Street date: 28-06-19. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl. Incredible early work from Joyce, working here with Nelson Angelo, a bandmate of the singer in the group A Tribo; the pair write and perform songs with a vibe that's similar to her later work, but maybe a bit darker and moodier too!
Änglagard: Prog På Svenska - Live In Japan (ANG004LP). 2LP. Street date: 20/06/14. ÄPicture Disc;nglagård has since the success of "Viljans Öga" put a lot of effort in a live album from Japan, where they've shared stage with Crimson ProjeKCt.
Änglagård: Viljans Öga. Street date: 31/07/12. After a long silence, here is the long awaited 3rd opus by the Swedish cult band! Available in a limited (1500 copies) double black vinyl edition or clear vinyl (500 copies) + 4 postcards! Don't wait too long!
Anima Morte: Face the Sea of Darkness. Horror Records (HOR026B). June 2011. 2nd very limited pressing of only 260 copies on bronze vinyl! Will not last forever ...
Anima Morte: Upon Darkened Stains. Transubstans (TRANSV25C). 23/12/14. 2LP limited edition on clear vinyl.
Animals As Leaders: Parrhesia. Sumerian Records. Street date: 25-03-22. Available in various bundles, some already sold out, Parrhesia marks the return of the US metal-prog band after a 5 years absence!
Animals, The: Animalization. Audio Clarity (ACL0038). Street date: 17-07-20. Playing on 45 rpm! This MGM's 1966 release was recorded as drummer John Steel made his exit, replaced on three songs by ex-Nashville Teen, Barry Jenkins. A top-20 album on the Billboard charts, it featured three US top-40 singles!
Anonima Sound Ltd.: Red Tape Machine. AMS (AMS139LP). Street date: 26-10-18. This beautiful album is now available again on a 180gr. black vinyl edition, faithful to the original one with gatefold sleeve.
Annot Rhül: Leviathan. Black Widow Records (BWR 170). 15/10/14. LP White limited edition with poster and booklet
Antonioni, Michelangelo: Colonne Sonore Originali 1957-1962. Jeanne Dielman (JD 131). Street date: 25-10-18. With music from the brilliant composers Giorgio Gaslini and Giovanni Fusco, this is an essential collection and a beautiful look into the sonic world of Antonioni's most brilliant work.
Antonius Rex: Hystero Demonopathy. Black Widow (BWR 153). Jan. 2013. The new album is a multisound-multistyles of concentrate fusion: gothic, classic, post-classic, dark, doom, metal, impressionist, progressive, post-progressive, after-rock.... with micro electronic inventions and perseverant events. €17
Antonius Rex: Magic Ritual. Black Widow 180 Gr. BWR 083. After Magic Ritual DVD success, cult band Antonius Rex is back with the Lp edition of Magic Ritual with the addition of a new 15 mins suite called "Fairy Vision" composed in 2001 in Vlad Tepes castle. Music composed by Antonio Bartoccetti, arranged by Doris Norton. €18
Antonius Rex: Ralefun (32th anniversary edition). Black Widow (BWR 128 LP). Jan. 2011. This cult album from 1979 includes the unreleased song "Proxima Luna", recorded in 1980 and is officially released for the first time on vinyl!
Antonius Rex: Zora (77). Black Widow (BWR118LP). 32nd Anniversary Edition. 2010.
Anubis: S/T. Replica (RPC037). Street date: 07-03-19. Originally released in 1983 this is Anubis' unique long-player filled with Led Zeppelin and British hard-rock influences. Remastered from the original tapes, this hard-to-find gem is now finally available again, here reissued on 180 gram vinyl!
Apoteosi: S/T. AMS100LP. May 2015. Gatefold LP reissue.
Apryl Fool: S/T. Survival Research (SVVRCH008). Street date: 30-08-19. The story of Japanese psychedelic band Apryl Fool and their eponymous debut album is simply extraordinary. It was the vehicle by which bassist Haroumi Hosono first came to prominence, years before he became known as the "Godfather of Japanese electronica" as the founding member and leader of Yellow Magic Orchestra. Drummer Takashi "Rei" Matsumoto was a Beatles maniac, while pioneering prog-rock keyboardist Hiroyoshi Yanagida and guitarists Chu Kosaka and Eiji Kikuchi had all been part of a group called The Floral, formed in 1967 through the Japanese wing of the official fan club of The Monkees (whom they supported during a Japanese tour enacted in October 1968).
Aquila: S/T. Klimt Records (MJJ370). Street date 14/04/14. Aquila was formed in 1970 by Welsh guitarist/vocalist Ralph Denyer, who had recently left the group Blonde On Blonde. Aquila's self-titled debut - and only long player - from the same year is a delicious mix of progressive rock, psych-pop sensibility, a Traffic-like funkiness, and pastoral country-rock. Produced by Nirvana's Patrick Campbell-Lyons and powered by Denyer's rugged vocal delivery, Aquila unfairly faded into obscurity rather quickly but has been sought after by collectors for over 30 years.
Arabs In Aspic: Victim Of Father's Agony. Black Widow (BWR185). March 2016.
Arabstazy: Under Frustration Vol. 1. Shouka (SHK5V3). Street date: 13-07-18. Under Frustration is a 3 volumes compilation project by Tunisian collective Arabstazy, establishing a picture of the contemporary electronic music scene in the Arab World. This musical journey stands for the diversity of this scene, and deconstructs the occidental perceptions that sees the Arab World as a culturally united and homogeneous entity. It is a manifesto for the burgeoning wave of post-revolution futurism.
Arachnoid: S/T. Replica (RPC03). May 2014. This 1979 record is the sole album by the French band, architects of a dark progressive and psychedelic masterpiece, with a King Crimson flavor. "Arachnoid" is not only one of the best classic symphonic rock albums of the second half of the 70's, but also the most complicated and intriguing. LP reissue on 180 gr. vinyl and a limited edition of 500 copies
Archie Shepp-Bill Dixon Quartet, The: S/T. Jeanne Dielman (JD117). Street date: 05-12-16. The debut as a leader for both Archie Shepp and Bill Dixon, two formidable members of the free-jazz and avant-garde elite, The Archie Shepp - Bill Dixon Quartet was originally released in 1962. Rounding out the quartet are bassists Reggie Workman and Don Moore, drummers Paul Cohen and Howard McRae, each on various tracks. While the album undoubtedly swings, this piano-less quartet definitely prefigures the trailblazing free-jazz work the two leaders would be involved in for the remainder of the decade, and beyond.
Ardley, Neil: Kaleidoscope of Rainbows. Lantern Heights (LANRH003). Street date: 22-07-22. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl in a limited edition of 500 copies. This album is unmistakably a trait d'union between the British (orchestral) jazz-rock heritage and a more confident way of writing. Heading clearly to different directions,it showcases the talent of the main composer with the singular talent of trumpet player Ian Carr (Nucleus), cello player Paul Buckmaster (otherwise known for his collaboration with David Bowie and Miles Davis) and master clarinet player Tony Coe. This is the final part of an Ardley trilogy, preceded by Greek Variations (1969) and A Symphony of Amaranths (1971). Here, Ardley uses Balinese scales - the pelog, a Gamelan scale comprising seven notes, and the slendro, an older, more commonly used Gamelan scale. They are used in a variety of note patterns, each unique combination the basis of a series of "Rainbow" compositions, from Rainbow 1 to Rainbow 7.
Area: 1978 Gli Dei Se Ne Vanno Gli Arrabbiati Restano. Vinyl Magic (VM 142LP). 180 gr. vinyl reissue of this album from 1978. The music moves in a stronger free-jazz direction. It was the last album with Demetrio Stratos who
died in 1979. Faithfully restored in the original gatefold sleeve cover! €20
Area: Are(A)zione. Akarma (AK 397 LP). 28/07/11. New 180 gr. vinyl reissue. €20
Area: Are(A)zione. Gatefold LP 180 gram Get Back GET5104. For their fourth album (originally released in 1975 on Cramps), Area's unique sound combined the punch of rock with the frightening chaos of experimental music. The "International POPular Group" was a fascinating band. This album contains one song from each of their previous records plus a 15-minute jam (the title song) and a free-jazz interpretation of "L'Internazionale". €16,50
Area: Arbeit Macht Frei. Akarma (AK 394 LP). 28/07/11. New 180 gr. vinyl reissue. €20
Area: Arbeit Macht Frei. Get Back (GET LP5101). 2007. Debut album by the massively influential Italian prog group, originally released in 1973 on the experimental Italian Cramps label. This ground-breaking album sailed Italian music into uncharted waters and right off the edge of the earth. Experimental politicized rock with overtures to prog and jazz all held together by Stratos' otherworldly vocals. Reissued with the original gatefold sleeve and the infamous "gun" insert, originally only included in the first 1,000 copies (because it was considered too incendiary and if they continued the album would have been banned). €16,50
Area: Caution Radiation Area. Akarma (AK 395LP). 28/07/11. New 180 gr. vinyl reissue. €20
Area: Caution Radiation Area. LP 180 gram. Get Back GET5102. Originally released in 1974, the band's second album added increasing levels of fringe experimentation to their already weird recipe. €16,50
Area: Crac. Sony reissue. Street date: 14-04-17. Terrific digital remaster, for the first time at 192 khz and 24 bit. From the original master tapes
Area: Crac. Akarma (AK 396LP). 28/07/11. New 180 gr. vinyl reissue. €20
Area: Crac. Gatefold LP 180 gram. Get Back GET5103. Area's third album is an eclectic furnace of jazz-rock, ethnic folk, experimentation and an ethically conscious manifesto for the arising of the masses, which made Area an icon of the Italian music scene of the 1970s. This is perhaps the best confirmation of the band's crazy fusion: furious, mind-bending rhythms and melodies balanced with humor and the avant-garde. €16,50
Area: Crac. Sony (88875135242) LP reissue. Sept. 2015
Area: Event 76. €12
Area: Maledetti. Akarma (AK 398LP). 28/07/11. New 180 gr. vinyl reissue. €20
Area: Tic & Tac. Vinyl Magic (VM 141LP). 180 gr. vinyl reissue of this album from 1980, the first released after the death of singer Demetrio Stratos. It also introduced two trumpetists and a saxophonist. €20
Areski: Un Beau Matin. Le Souffle Continu (ffl043). Planned for release on Record Store Day 2018 (April 21st), this album was originally released in 1970 on the Saravah label and has been carefully remastered from the original tapes. It comes with a gatefold cover, Obi Strip and is pressed on transparent electric blue vinyl. Limited edition of 500 copies for the international market.
Areski & Fontaine, Brigitte: Je ne Connais Pas Cet Homme. Superior Viaduct (SV044). Shipping date: 28/05/15. Originally released in 1973, this is their first record billed under both names. Deeply rooted in North African and European folk traditions, the album features evocative vignettes with breezy vocals and minimal accompaniment of classical guitar, strings and woodwinds.
Ars Nova: Android Domina. Black Widow. Dark Prog by female japanese trio
Artemiev, Edward: Solaris by Andrey Tarkovsky - OST. Mirumir (MIR100705LP). 18/07/13. Originally only available on a ultra-rare Japanese bootleg, Mirurmir is incredibly pleased to announce the first official issue of the groundbreaking and mind blowing soundtrack to Tarkovsky's masterpiece, Solaris. It has been lovingly reissued in a gorgeous gatefold package including previously unseen photos from the Tarkovsky archives and a cover pulled from the Italian poster for the film. Remastered from the original film soundtrack and pressed on high quality 180 gram vinyl. €17
Artemiev, Edward: Solaris: Music From The Motion Picture By Andrey Tarkovsky. Mirumir (MIR100708LP). August 2013. 180 Gr. LP reissue. Recorded in Moscow in 1989-90, these are re-recordings of Artemiev's soundtracks to three classic 1970s Tarkovsky films. At the time of its release in 1990, there were no legitimately available versions of the original soundtracks and Artemiev chose to fill that void in the market with these re-recordings.
Artemiev, Edward: Stalker / The Mirror: Music From Andrey Tarkovsky's Motion Pictures. Mirumir (MIR100709LP). August 2013. 180 Gr. LP reissue.
Artemyev, Eduard / Bogdanov, Yuri / Martynov, Vladimir : Metamorphoses. Modern Silence (OI015). Street date: 14-09-16. Limited edition pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Russian LP of electronic interpretations of "classical" pieces by Claude Debussy and Monteverdi among others. Yuri Bogdanov is featured on every track.
Arti & Mestieri: Murales
Arvanitas, George: Soul Jazz. Vadim Music (VAD038LP). 180 gr. LP. 05/07/11. Any European jazz lover won't hesitate to tell you. Soul Jazz is one of the most rare French modern jazz records and a cult offering that collectors snap up for big bucks. A LP from youth, Soul Jazz has lost nothing of its spirit and shine, and serves as historical proof of French Jazz's originality. €17
Arzachel: S/T. Akarma (AK184). Street date: 18-03-22. This classic early Canterbury album will always pop up again and again for reissue, as Steve Hillage would soon become famous for his work in Gong, and Dave Stewart would become a legend of British prog with Egg, Hatfield and the North, National Health, up to his later work with wife Barbara Gaskin in the 80's.
Arzachel: S/T. Klimt (MJJ315CW). Street date: 04-08-16. Contains one bonus track from a lacquer of the same period. Limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram white vinyl.
Ashby, Dorotyhy: Hip Harp On A Minor Groove. Doxy ACV 2LP (ACV4009). Street date: 19-05-17. This 2LP brings together for the first time, Hip Harp and In A Minor Groove, two albums recorded in 1958 by the legendary jazz harpist and polistrumentist Dorothy Ashby. Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Ashby, Dorotyhy: Jazz Harpist. Sowing Records (SOW005). Street date: 18-11-22. Reissue on clear vinyl of Ashby's debut album, originally released in 1957 on the Regent label. Recognized as the woman who gave the harp a jazz voice, Ashby is here at the head of a highly distinctive combo featuring Frank Wess on flute, Eddie Jones or Wendell Marshall on bass and master Ed Thigpen on drums. The album offers an unprecedented mix of evocative classic sounds and jazz soul, awarded by Allmusic as her best album, period!
Ashby, Dorotyhy: S/T. Doxy ACV (ACV2074). Street date: 25-07-16. Probably a much overseen album, featuring an as much overseen instrument in a jazz context: harp! Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Ashby, Dorothy: Soft Winds: The Swinging Harp Of Dorothy Ashby. Sowing Records (SOW013). Street date: 14-10-22. Again reissued, this time pressed on clear vinyl, here is one more time Dorothy Ashby's debut album from 1961.
Ashby, Dorothy: Soft Winds: The Swinging Harp Of... Doxy ACV (ACV2085). Street date: 23-02-17. Featuring drummer Jimmy Cobb, who shifts here between brushes and sticks without upsetting the equilibrium of an essentially quiet set.
Ashby, Dorothy: The Jazz Harpist. Doxy (DOY698). Feb. 2014. Reissue of her debut album, featuring Frank Wess on flute, Ed Thigpen on drums and bass player Eddie Jones . €16
Ashby, Dorothy / Wess, Frank: Hip Harp. Sowing Records (SOW02). Street date: 14-04-23. Reprint on clear vinyl of an album recorded in 1958 by master Rudy Van Gelder, originally released on the Prestige label. At the head of a fine quartet featuring the great Frank Wess on flute, Herman Wright on bass and Art Taylor on drums, Ashby creates a unique combination of deeply jazz elements expressed through a totally new sound.
Ashby, Dorothy / Wess, Frank: In A Minor Groove. Sowing Records (SOW042). Street date: 17-03-23. Reissue pressed on clear vinyl. Alongside Ashby's harp and the exceptional flute sounds produced by Frank Wess, Herman Wright is here on bass, with duties split between legendary drummers Art Taylor and Roy Haynes, who place particular emphasis on subtle brushwork.
Asia: Armed to the Teeth. Acid Nightmare (ANM012). 05/02/15. The American band Asia only recorded two albums, one in 1978 and the present in 1980. This album predates the Epic Prog Metal genre with a few years, to be followed by bands like Warlord and Dark Quarterer. Influenced by monsters like Uriah Heep, Styx, Rush and Black Sabbath, Asia cemented their name on all the want lists of prog/pomp collectors as well as more traditional metal fans. This reissue offers remastered sound and faithful cover reproduction. Limited to 500 copies
Asia Minor: Points of Libration. AMSLP164. Pressed on turquoise vinyl. Street date: 29-01-21. Asia Minor is a Franco-Turkish progressive rock band led by two Turkish musicians who settled in Paris as students back in the 70's. This new studio album - their third opus - shows their return, with a renewed line up. A melancholic and sometimes furious music, with lyrics mainly sung in English - and occasionally in Turkish.
Assagai: S/T. Cosmic Rock (COSMRO014). Street date: 21-10-22. Assagai was an Afro-rock band, active in the early 1970s in London, whose relatively short career produced two albums recorded in 1971. The eponymous album was released in 1971 on Vertigo; the musicians who played on this recording were tenor saxophonist Bizo Mngqikana, bass player Charles Ononogbo and guitarist Fred Coker, all hailing from Nigeria plus, from South-Africa, trumpeter/flautist Mongezi Feza, alto saxophonist Dudu Pukwana and drummer Louis Moholo, all three previously members of the jazz band The Blue Notes (alongside pianist Chris McGregor).
Astra: The Black Chord. 2LP. The new 2012 album will be available on transparent orange AND splatter-coloured vinyl. Street date: 16/05/12
Athanor: Live At The Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf 1978. Black Monk (BMLP03-04). 2LP. Street date: 18-06-21. A never before released Austrian avantgarde/freejazz double album, led by musician and painter Claus Mayrhofer Barabbas. Limited edition of 250 copies.
Atlantide: S/T. Replica (RPC14). Street date: 03/09/15. Largely regarded as one of musical producer and engineer Jean-Pierre Massiera's major 70's projects, rather than being highlighted as a short-lived ensemble. While their sole, self-titled album failed on the path towards popularity and promotion, it is instead significantly appreciated for the classic-sounding, obscure and rare French prog treat it mirrors.
Atlas, Natacha: Ayeshteni. €16
Atoll: L'Araignée-Mal. Replica (RPC09). Shipping date: 30/04/15. 180 gr. vinyl reissue of the band's second album, released in 1975.
Musiciens - Magiciens. Debut album (74) by the French band, reissued in a deluxe gatefold jacket on 180 gram vinyl. Replica (RPC05). 30/10/14.
Atoll: Tertio. Replica (RPC020). 180 gr. vinyl re-issue. Street date: 14-04-2016. The 3rd Atoll album recorded in 1977, used to be considered their most mature album. Still influenced by YES and early Genesis, now a Zeuhl's flavor perfumes its symphonic progressive rock.
Atomic Rooster: Made in England. Akarma (AK 177). Street date: 06-11-20. Reissue on original pasted US Cardboard Gatefold Sleeve.
Atomic Rooster: On Air: Live At BBC. 2LP. Oct. 2018. Pressed on 180 gram white vinyl, with gatefold cover and including a 60x90 cm poster. This double album offers a wide variety of selections, from the complete BBC Radio 1 "In Concert" Show in 1972 to the "Pop Shop" made by the Belgian TV or the Beat Club program from German TV.
Atomic Rooster: S/T. Sireena Records (SIREENA4010). LP. 01/04/11. This LP reissue of the debut album from 1980 comes in gatefold cover with all lyrics and 180 gr. heav-weight vinyl.
Audience: Friend's Friend's Friend. Klimt (MJJ402LP). Street date: 28-02-19. Friend's Friend's Friend was Audience's second album and the first published by the famous Charisma Records in May 1970. More than on their first album, here the band's original Art Rock formula finally takes full shape. A peculiar combination of pop, folk and jazz elements and a distinctive sound palette based on acoustic guitar, banjo, saxophone, piano and vocals on top of a rock solid bass and drums rhythm section. Pressed on color vinyl.
Audience: S/T. Tiger Bay (TB6331). Street date: 06-12-18. 180 gram vinyl reissue.
Audience: S/T. Lilith Records (LR332LP). 14/12/11. 180 gram LP version + bonus CD of the album. Featuring a new "positive image" cover photo. Both versions present 3 bonus tracks, including the theme from their soundtrack to the 1970 skinhead classic Bronco Bullfrog. €16
Audience: S/T. Akarma 180Gr. LP (AK357LP). 1969 self-titled debut album penned by a British band who probably were one of the most interesting groups in the British panorama of the late 60's / early 70's. Their sound was a manifestation of their desire to experiment with and masterfully blend different musical styles, such as rock, folk, jazz, and blues. If we must make comparisons, Jethro Tull immediately leaps to mind, particularly because of the band's use of flute. €16
Aufklärung: De La Tempesta... L'Oscuro Piacere. Pick Up Records (PK2021). Street date: 26-03-21. First time ever on vinyl! The sole album by this Italian band was released on CD in 1995.
Augustus Pablo: Live At The Greek Theater, Berkeley, 1984. Radiation Roots (RROO325). Limited edition of 500 copies on yellow vinyl for Record Store Day 2018.
Ave Rock: Espacios. Svart Mondo. September 2020. Official reissue limited to 500 copies on black vinyl. Ave Rock's second album "Espacios" (1977) is their most accomplished effort! A pioneer of symphonic prog in Argentina, the band's compositions are extremely ambitious, with some epic, expansive songs clocking in at 21 and 15 minutes respectively. Ave Rock arranged eclectic musical motifs with lively and expert cohesiveness, a clever management of textures and tempo shifts, robust performance skills, and a solid interplay between members. Vocal harmonies bring to mind bands like Yes, with a dramatic sensibility influenced by Genesis, Pink Floyd's early eerie melancholy, and a healthy dose of their own special ethereal magic. The powerful rhythm section combines rocking dual guitars with piano chord progressions, layers of heavy organ and synthesizer, making the album a feast for the ears. Espacios is a milestone of high quality early South American prog.
Ave Rock: S/T. Svart Records. Street date: 22-11-19. Ave Rock is a Latin American take on classic organ-based progressive rock, full of time changes and alternating tempos with a good splattering of psychedelia and symphonic rock in places. This is the first time this rarity is being reissued on vinyl. The pressing is limited to 500 copies and comes with liner notes by renowned psych historian Vernon Joynson.
Awakening, The: Brand New Feeling. Cinedelic (CNLP69). Street date: 26-05-23. The Awakening were one of the greatest bands in early '70s jazz blending Spiritual and soul. They combined veterans of Chicago's R&B sessions and jazz players affiliated with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and were the only "group" on the legendary Black Jazz Records roster. This album includes the most representative tunes from their only two albums released in 1972/1973.
Axiom Funk: Funkcronomicon. Plain Recordings (PLAIN211DLP). Street date: 24-01-19. First time ever released on vinyl, pressed on red & cyan vinyl, with gatefold sleeve and insert. This is essentially a lost Parliament-Funkadelic album. Featuring former P-Funk members George Clinton, Eddie Hazel (his final recordings), Bernie Worrell and Bootsy Collins with contributions from Herbie Hancock, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Maceo Parker, Sly Stone, Buckethead and too many others to list.
Axolotl: Abrasive. SouffleContinu (FFL082 LP). Street date: 24-03-23. Carefully remastered from the master tapes and pressed on 180 gram vinyl, including a 8-page booklet and a 425 gsm brownboard outer sleeve. This is the reissue (with new title) of the debut album by the duo of Etienne Brunet (saxophone, clarinet and more) and guitarist Marc Dufourd, together with saxophonist Jacques Oger, with a clear experimental and free jazz direction.
Ayers, Kevin: BBC Sessions 1970-1972. No Kidding (NK202203). Already reissued so many times, here's another pressing on double-coloured vinyl (yellow & red)!
Ayers, Kevin: Joy of a Toy. 4 Men with Beards (4M2291LP). Street date: 24-04-18. Reissue of the bassist's debut album as limited edition on opaque yellow vinyl in a deluxe tip-on jacket, gatefold sleeve.
Ayers, Kevin: Live at the BBC 1970 & 1972. B 13 (B189). 140 Gr. clear yellow vinyl in clear PVC sleeve (ltd. ed. 500 copies).
them as a household name for rare groove aficionados worldwide!
Ayers, Roy: West Coast Vibes. Honeypie (HONEY012). Street date: 25-09-20. Recorded in 1963 and still far from his latter-day funk-fusion output, "West Coast Vibes" is the result of a fine straight-ahead jazz studio session featuring Ayers's vibraphone, Curtis Amy's saxophone, and Jack Wilson's piano among others. A one-off chance to hear Ayers dealing with standards like Monk's "Well You Needn't" and Parker's "Donna Lee"!
Albert Ayler Quartet: The Hilversum Sessions. Our Swimmer (WELLE109). Street date: 26-08-22. A rather dubious reissue on some kind of pseudo label, probably more bootleg than legal!
Albert Ayler Quartet: The Hilversum Sessions. Modern Silence (OI021). Street date: 25-01-17. Limited edition on 180 gram vinyl. This album presents Albert Ayler in all his blowzy, testifying glory, fronting a quartet that includes trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray.
Ayler, Albert: In Greenwich Village. Superior Viaduct (SV136). Street date: 09-06-23. In Greenwich Village, Ayler's first LP on Impulse!, perfectly captures the Cleveland-born saxophonist's radiant intensity. Sourced from a pair of live engagements - February '67 at the Village Theatre on New York's Lower East Side and December '66 at the Village Vanguard - these recordings show an improved clarity in production and performance.
Both sets feature two basses (including Alan Silva and Henry Grimes) which allowed the ensemble to go in different harmonic directions while maintaining an organic unity.
Ayler, Albert: My Name Is Albert Ayler. Jeanne Dielman (JD101). 17-03- 16. Reissued on a new label, "My Name Is Albert Ayler" is the debut album from legendary free-jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler. Recorded in Copenhagen with a Scandinavian rhythm section including Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, this album sets the stage for the sheer brilliance that was to come.
Ayler, Albert: New Grass. Third Man Records (TMR 638). August 2020. New limited 180 gram gatefold LP reissue of Ayler's 1969 Free-Soul-Jazz-Funk masterpiece "New Grass", featuring vocals by Ayler himself. Going in a brand new R&B and rock 'n' roll direction, this LP has gone on to influence countless artists and genres. Highly recommended!
Ayler, Albert: Recorded in Stockholm, October 25th, 1962. 2LP. Alternative Fox (FOX008). Street date: 21-06-19. Reissue and same as "The First Recordings Volume 2", previously on the Jeanne Dielman label.
Ayler, Albert: Something Different !!! Survival Research (SVVRCH076). Street date: 26-05-23. After playing with Stanley Turrentine and Harold Budd in the late 50's, a move to Sweden brought the saxophonist into the limelight, fronting his own trio.
Ayler, Albert: First Recordings Vol. 1. Sowing Records (SOW017). Shipping date: 03-12-21. The art of repackaging and rehash! Take a well known release, already issued on several dubious *labels*, add a coloured version - on clear vinyl here - best on limited edition (300 copies for this one) and here you go .... the same record again, enjoy!
Ayler, Albert: The First Recordings Vol. 1. Jeanne Dielman (JD107). 28-04-16. Recorded in Stockholm on October 25, 1962, this session is one of Ayler's earliest recordings, featuring a European backing group he assembled during his brief stay there, before returning to the States in 1963 and beginning his legendary run with ESP-Disk and Impulse!
Ayler, Albert: The First Recordings Vol. 2. Sowing Records (SOW018). Shipping date: 04-03-22. See comments left for the Vol.1 on the same label!
Ayler, Albert: The First Recordings Vol. 2. Jeanne Dielman (JD110). 26-05-16. Same recording date.
Azymuth: Águia Não Come Mosca. Polysom (333631). Street date: 23-09-18. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl of the album from 1977 by the cult Brazilian band!
Azymuth: Light As A Feather. Far Out Recordings. Reissue in a limited edition on blue vinyl for the RSD on April 23rd, 2022. Azymuth: Light As A Feather. Far Out Recordings (FARO170LP). Street date: 14-09-18. 180 gram vinyl reissue. The album includes a download code for a 14 tracks version of the cult album with additional remixes by Theo Parrish, Mark E... but also including the incredible full length version of the hit "Jazz Carnival".
Bacalov, Daniel: 1984/5 Il Ladro di Anime / Diario Segreto Contraffatto. Soave (SV17/8). June 2018. 2LP limited edition. The compositions are mainly structured on ethnic percussions, accompanied by acoustic guitars and synths of the time, in particular the DX7 and PPG Wave.
Bacalov, Luis: Pitturamusica. Soave / Cinedelic (CNSV01). Street date: 11-04-20. Record Store Day Special limited edition of 250 copies pressed on gold vinyl, with a 2mm rough cardboard cover. This Bacalov / Morricone 1971 experimental album is repressed here for the 1st time from the original master tapes. The compositions created by the two maestros use techniques proper to certain procedures of Musique concrète, like for example the non-traditional use of instruments for timbre research but also the manipulation of the global sound through superimpositions, variations in the speed of the tape, natural and artificial echoes, and other processes.
Bacharach, Burt: Hit Maker! Audio Clarity (ACL0012). Reissue on 180 gram vinyl. Street date: 29-11-18.
Bailey, Derek & Takagi, Mototeru: Live at FarOut, Atsugi 1987. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 141). Nov. 2020. Limited edition of 300 copies
Baker, Chet: Chet Baker & Strings. Wax Love (WLV82069). Street date: 12-04-18. Here is a beautiful and airy collection of some of Baker's most sultry trumpet work. The string section perfectly complements the cool jazz quintet backing and makes this one of the Baker's finest and most unique sets. Recorded in 1953 and 1954 with a veritable who's who of West Coast cool jazz including backing from Zoot Sims, Bud Shank, Shelly Manne, as well as arrangements from Jack Montrose and Shorty Rogers
Baker, Chet: In Milan. Wax Love (WLV82117). Street date: 28-03-19. Another reissue
Baker, Chet: In Milan. Dawn at Dawn (DAD106). Street date: 19-07-18. Limited Edition of 300 copies. The band assembled for these sessions features some of the best Italian Classic Jazz musicians of the time. The basic quartet includes Chet Baker (trumpet), Renato Sellani (piano), Franco Cerri (bass) and Gene Victory (drums). However, that unit is often upgraded to a sextet with Glauco Masetti (alto sax) and Gianno Basso (tenor sax).
Baker, Chet: It Could Happen To You. Dom-Ermitage (VNL12226LP). Street date: 19-05-16. LP reissue of an album presenting the two Baker, the trumpeter and the singer!
Baker, Chet: Köln Concert 1955 Volume I. Naked Lunch (ND017). Street date: 25-09-20. Unreleased for many years, and now on two LPs (Volume II has reference number ND018), here's the famous Chet Baker's concert in Köln in October 1955 featuring pianist Dick Twardzik, bassist Jimmy Bond and drummer Pete Littman, plus guests on a couple of tracks, German reed specialists Hans Koller and Willi Sanner respectively on tenor and baritone sax. A particularly soulful performance based on a strong and varied tracklist comprising some of Baker's favorite standards such as "My Funny Valentine" and "I'll Remember April" plus Twardzik's original "Yellow Tango".
Baker, Chet: Live In Bologna. Naked Lunch (ND035). Street date: 25-11-22. Recorded in Italy in April 1962 at La Cantina, Bologna. With Rene Thomas at the guitar, George Gruntz on piano, Karl Theodor Geier on bass and Eberhard Stengel on drums. Rare gem capturing the bop poetry and magic of legendary Chet Baker live on stage!
Baker, Chet: Singin' In The Midnight. Klimt (MJJ432CC). Street date: 26-05-23. Reissue pressed on clear vinyl. Recorded during Christmas time 1986 in Holland together with Jon Burr on bass, Ben Riley on drums and Harold Danko on piano, this album got released in Japan only the following year. It is a rare compilation of mostly standard songs reinterpreted by Chet with his personal decadent, intense and timeless taste.
Baker, Chet: Sings and Plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings. Doxy (DOX866LP). 180gr. LP. street date: 14/06/12. This album from 1955 was recorded at Capitol Studios in L.A. over the course of two sessions.€16
Baker, Chet & Paul Bley: Diane. SteepleChase (G1207). 180 gr. LP reissue. Street date: 10-03-17.
Balletto Di Bronzo: Lemures. Black Widow Records (BWR253). Street date: 26-05-23. The band's last studio album was their debut .... in 1972! So more than 50 years have passed before getting a brand new studio album with Gianni Leone, Riccardo Spilli And Ivano Salvatori. You will be amazed by the energy and creativity of the music and lyrics that will take you back in time but with a sound and an atmosphere that look towards the year 3000! Double vinyl with gatefold cover and generic black inner sleeve. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Balletto Di Bronzo: On the Road to Ys. AMS 42 LP. Feb. 2011. First time ever vinyl release (180 gr.) of two extraordinary documents, dated 1971! They form the demos recording made by the band in 1971 at Phonogram studios Milan, featuring the embryonic versions of two songs that would later be merged into YS (Introduzione and Secondo Incontro), with English vocals and arrangements that are quite different than the final ones. Taken from master tapes and remastered by Gianni Leone and Nicola di Gia in 2010. Also featuring a bonus track: an unreleased live version of "La Tua Casa Comoda".
Balletto di Bronzo: The Official Bootleg. Black Widow (BWR234). Street date: 02-10-20. Based on the recording of the concert from May 31 st, 2018 at L'Asino che Vola in Rome, this "Official Bootleg" pays tribute to the actual line-up, which leader Gianni Leone (vocals & keyboards) consider to be the best of all of them so far, with Riccardo Spilli on drums and Ivano Salvatori on bass.
Balletto Di Bronzo: Ys. Universal (0602435272665). February 2021. Part of the Series Prog Rock Italia, here is a limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram coloured vinyl, focusing on the best releases of the 70's made by Universal. This edition also contains a booklet with unpublished photos and the history of the disc.
Balletto Di Bronzo: Ys. Vinyl Magic (VM164LP). 28/03/14. This milestone of Italian Prog is now reissued in the usual LP-replica edited by Vinyl Magic, including the lyric insert which was present on the original from 1972. The first pressing comes on a lavish white vinyl. For the first time a vinyl reissue of "YS" has the correct, and original, song-split!
Bambibanda E Melodie: S/T. Vinyl Magic VMLP137. May 2009. Post-Garybaldi group, of course featuring Bambi Fossati on guitar; their only album has the usual leading role for Bambi's guitar, but the use of percussion gives a more latin-inspired feel that sometimes reminds of Santana. Exact repro of the 1974 original, labels replicas and 180g vinyl. €17
Banco: Canto di Primavera. Limited edition on 180 gram yellow vinyl. Vinyl Magic (VM LP 197). Street date: 27-02-17. Faithful reproduction of the original, including the inner sleeve with illustrations, photographs and lyrics.
Banco: Come in un'ultima Cena. Vinyl Magic (VM199LP). Street date: 09-10-17. Reissue on white vinyl, as usual in a faithful reproduction of the original 1976 edition.
Banco: ... di Terra. Limited edition on 180 gram red vinyl. Vinyl Magic (VM LP 196). Street date: 13-02-17. Faithful reproduction of the first LP edition, complete with illustrated inner sleeve.
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso: Darwin. Sony (88875121241). 180 gr. LP reissue, Sept. 2015
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso: Garofano Rosso. Vinyl Magic (VMLP200). Red vinyl edition. Street date: 05-05-17
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso: Io Sono Nato Libero. Sony (88985323151). June 2016. Historic third album by Banco del Mutuo Soccorso finally reissued in vinyl with digital remastered sound.
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso: S/T. Cherry Red Phonograph (CRP117LP). Deluxe gatefold LP with inside pocket. Oct. 2012. Reissue of the classic 1975 album that introduced Italian prog rock band Banco to the world! To help their new non-Italian fan base get up to speed however, Banco decided to re-record (with English lyrics) some of their best earlier material, alongside a few new tracks as well. €17
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso: S/T. Sony (88697545051). June 09. Limited LP edition. The first album, simply called Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, housed in a large money box shaped cover, is still one of the most representative examples of the Italian prog, with classical influences based on the twin keyboards interplay and the original operatic voice of Francesco Di Giacomo. €35
Peter Banks: Two Sides Of Peter Banks. Lilith Records Dig-A-Log Series (LR344LP). 28/06/12. 180 gram LP + free bonus CD of the album. For this album from 1973, Peter Banks (the original guitarist of Yes), along with guitarist Jan Akkerman (of Focus), with whom Banks co-wrote most of the songs on the album, assembled a star-studded cast of characters that included Phil Collins and Steve Hackett (of Genesis), and John Wetton (of King Crimson). Given the talents found here, it is no wonder that band manages to conjure up some real down and dirty prog!
Baroque Jazz Trio: Orientasie / Largo. 7" Le Souffle Continu (ffl057). July 2019. Probably one of the hardest to find EP on Saravah. Hitting #2 on Jazzman Records European Jazz 45's top 10 list, this is the finest fusion between free jazz, baroque music & exotica with one of the most singular sound you can find on a jazz record !
Baroque Jazz Trio: S/T. Reissue. Le Souffle Continu (ffl056). July 2019. Mixing Baroque, free-jazz and world music, the unique album of the Baroque Jazz Trio (which is in fact 3/5 of the Bach Modern Quintet) is a difficult-to-label sound object which is far from being typical of the psychedelic sounds associated with the early 70's, breaking down all barriers with an audacity that begins with the highly original and extraordinary use of the harpsichord!
Ballrogg: Rolling ball. Clean Feed (CF558LP). Street date: 24-09-21. Previously stamped as "free chamber Americana", this trio is the work of saxophonist and clarinetist Klaus Ellerhusen Holm, associated to bass player Roger Arntzen (seen in bands like In the Country, Chrome Hill) and for the first time Swediush guitarist David Stackenäs. Pick from the liner notes: liner notes: "The astonishing fluidity is what makes the music of Ballrogg so special. The road ahead feels more open than ever, suggesting the titular notion of a ball moving forward according to gravity and landscape. Ballrogg create those conditions for momentum, but the magical quality is that it all feels like an act of nature.
Barabbas, Harun Ghulam & Alaeddin Adlernest: Breath Of The Masters. Black Monk (BMLP-05). Street date: 18-06-21. This album - built upon a saxophone / bassoon duo - is a rare piece of Austrian free jazz, with one track recorded in Vienna, on 28 April 1982. Limited edition of 200 copies!
Baris, Alessandro: Sintesi (feat. Lee Ranaldo). Otono (OTN021). Street date: 03-06-22. Debut solo album by an Italian-American multi-instrumentalist, composer and electronic music producer based in Bologna, Italy. In "Sintesi" Alessandro has performed, recorded and produced every track, using an electronic gear with some acoustic elements such as a few drums (his main instrument), processed concrete sounds and his own voice on the song Lifetime, along with an accurate work of sound design and sound processing. The result is a melancholic and introspective album surrounded by a detailed and evocative scenario, with rhythms that sometimes flow free and sometimes stumble, as it happens in real life.
Bass Communion: Dronework. Tonefloat (tf201). Street date: 22-10-21. Originally recorded in 2003 during the sessions for "Ghosts on Magnetic Tape", later released as a standalone EP, then in 2019 with an expanded CD release including new mixes, the recordings are now for the first time released on vinyl in a deluxe gatefold sleeve, the first 300 of which are on clear vinyl.
Bass Communion: Ghosts on Magnetic Tape. Tonefloat (tf202). Street date: 22-10-21. In tie with the Dronework vinyl release, there is also a new cut of the longtime unavailable Bass Communion album "Ghosts On Magnetic Tape" with improved artwork and also in a gatefold sleeve.
Bee, Kay & Kzyboots: We Came 2 Bring You Da Funk. The Sleepers Recordz (TSRZV03). Street date: 18-12-18. Limited edition LP. This American-Japanese Duo was born some months ago releasing their first 7" vinyl, creating together a really groovy & powerful modern funk Single. Now they come with their first LP, with the special collaboration of several other artists, an album whose sound is smooth and powerful at the same time, but always funk in all its shades! One can recognize the real sound and influence of West Coast Music typical of LA and at the same time the spicy Japanese Funk touch coming from Osaka. The mix in between the 2 different cultures creates a new amazing way to enjoy modern funk!
Berrocal, Jac: La Nuit est au Courant. Le Souffle Continu (ffl028). street date: July 2017. First ever vinyl edition of this classic recording from early 90's. Limited edition of 700 copies - Obi Strip - Reverse Printing - 4 page booklet. Featuring drummer Jacques Thollot.
Barry, John: From Russia With Love. Doxy (DOC112). 04/08/14. Limited LP edition of 500 copies.
Bass Communion: II. Deluxe 180 gram heavyweight double vinyl edition of the second Bass Communion album from 1999, with exclusive music on Side 4 and the stunning Carl Glover gatefold cover. The music collects the six tracks from the original 1999 CD release, plus exclusive bonus tracks Wide Open Killingfeld parts 2 and 3. This first edition of 500 numbered copies is pressed on white vinyl. €30
Basta!: Oceanurina. Lizard (LIZEP01). Phosphorescent yellow 7" vinyl. November 2020. Side A presents an unreleased song, the title track "Oceanurina": an irresistible succession of garage, funk and progressive atmospheres, which celebrates the moment of "having a relief" in salt water. On the B side we find "Alancora", the 2020 version of "Alabasta" (which was originally contained in the band's very first album), completely rearranged for the new line-up and enriched by an jazzy flavoured introduction. Bass clarinet, electric melodica, guitar, bass, drums and ten kilos of out-of-the-box fun: all packed into just 7 inches.
Battered Ornaments, The: Mantle-piece. Tapestry (TPT256). Street date: 19-11-21. Formed by Cream lyricist Pete Brown, The Battered Ornaments were a mixture of English jazz, blues, and psych rock in the late 60's. By the time they got around to recording their sophomore album Mantle-Piece, Brown was out of the band, yet they recorded his songs and sang his parts. The album was a critical and commercial disaster. It was later rediscovered by hip hop crate diggers for its raw funky production and open grooves especially on the track "The Crosswords And The Safety Pins".
Battiato, Franco: Clic. Superior Viaduct (SV134). Street date: 24-05-18. Reproducing the original gatefold jacket and booklet, this reissue is part of an archival series that chronicles Franco Battiato's masterful body of work from 1971 to 1978.
Battiato, Franco: Fetus. Superior Viaduct (SV131). Street date: 05-10-17. New reissue after those released by Sony, years ago and today sold out. Reproducing the original gatefold jacket, this reissue is part of an archival series that chronicles Franco Battiato's masterful body of work from 1971 to 1978.
Battiato, Franco: Pollution. Superior Viaduct (SV132). Street date: 05-10-17. See comments on the reissue of Fetus.
Battiato, Franco: Sulle Corde di Aries. Superior Viaduct (SV133). Street date: 05-10-17. See comments on the reissue of Fetus.
Battiato, Franco: Sulle Corde di Aries. Sony reissue. Street date: 14-04-17. Terrific digital remaster, for the first time at 192 khz and 24 bit. From the original master tapes
Bauer / Bauer / Narvesen: The Gift. NoBusiness Records (NBLP135). July 2020. Limited edition of 300 copies. Recorded live on July 4th, 2018 at Christuskirche, Berlin. With Conny Bauer (trombone), Matthias Bauer (double bass) and Dag Magnus Narvesen (drums).
Bauhaus: Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, June 27th 1983. East/West (WEST914J). Street date: 18/12/14. A numbered limited edition of 349 copies on white vinyl with black splatter.
Baxter, Les: African Jazz. 180 gram LP. So Far Out (OUT5017LP). 27/11/14. Composer, conductor, arranger and musician Les Baxter is fondly remembered as one of the forefathers of the 1950s Exotica sound, alongside other luminaries such as Lyman, Denny, and Esquivel. 1959's African Jazz is one of his most renowned and sought after titles, at times moody and dark, at others light and whimsical, sometimes within the same song.
Baxter, Les: Barbarians. 180 gram LP. So Far Out (OUT5018LP). 27/11/14. Soundtrack to the 1959 peplum/sword-and-sandal Italian film Goliath and the Barbarians
Beach Boys, The: Surfin' USA. Doxy (DOP8014). Street date: 27-10-16. Picture disc limited edition. Released in 1963, Surfin' USA was the 2nd studio album from The Beach Boys.
Beatles, The: 1958 - 1962. Doxy (DOY687LP). Street date: 24-01-19. 18 tracks of rare early Beatles material, including "In Spite Of All The Danger" (the only song ever co-written by Paul McCartney & George Harrison) recorded in Liverpool in 1958 when the Beatles (along with John Lowe on piano & Colin Hanton on drums) were still known as the Quarrymen; a 1960 home recording of McCartney's "Cayenne" (with Stuart Sutcliffe); "Ain't She Sweet" recorded in Hamburg in 1961; "Besame Mucho" featuring Pete Best on drums; "The One After 909", and "I Saw Her Standing There" recorded live at the Cavern Club in 1962, and much, much more!!
Beatles, The: 1962 The Audition Tapes. Cornbread (CRNBR16029). Street date: 16-02-17. 180 gr. vinyl + download card. Recorded on the 1st of January, 1962, in London, this is maybe the most famous audition tape in popular music history, an audition that altered the course of 20th century rock music. The Beatles, in their Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Best incarnation, recorded these 12 rollicking covers for the Decca label in just under an hour. They were eventually rejected by the label and went on to sign with EMI subsidiary, Parlophone, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Beatles, The: A Taste Of Honey: Live At The Star Club, Hamburg, 1962. Wax Love (WLV82006). Street date: 05-10-17. The Beatles played five residencies in Hamburg between 1960 and 1962, the last of which is captured here in December of 1962, just a few months after Ringo Starr replaced Pete Best and finalized the lineup that would soon be known as The Fab Four.
Beatles, The: In Melbourne And Tokyo. Coda Publishing (SCVNY006). Street date: 18-10-18. Pressed on purple vinyl
Beatles, The: In Performance Paris 1965. Coda Publishing (AAVNY007). Street date: 29-11-19. Pressed on blue vinyl. The legendary evening show from the Palais Des Sports in Paris was broadcast live on 20th June1965.
Beatles, The : Live At Budokan, Tokyo, June 30th, 1966 - NTV Channel Four Broadcast. Supernaut (SUPA 12014). Street date: 30-08-19. The first of The Beatles's five historical concerts at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo in 1966. Already released in 2018, see above the Coda Publishing release!
Beatles, The : Live In Melbourne, Festival Hall June 17th 1964 - TV Broadcast. Supernaut (SUPA 12013). Street date: 30-08-19. The Melbourne show on June 17th was The Beatles's sixth and final date of their second Australian visit. Already released in 2018, see above the Coda Publishing release!
Beatles, The : Rain Or Shine! 1965 U.S. Tour. Mind Control (MIND802). Street date: 23-09-22. The Beatles staged their second concert tour of the United States (with one date in Canada) in the late summer of 1965. At the peak of American Beatlemania, they played a mixture of outdoor stadiums and indoor arenas, with historic concerts at Shea Stadium in New York and the Hollywood Bowl.
Beatles, The: The Red Album Years 1962-1966. Coda (CPLTIV005). Street date: 25-09-20. This 10-inch double-album collector's edition is hand-pressed on red and white splatter vinyl, your ultimate personalised and hand-numbered anthology featuring the best of the Beatles in the studio, in concert and live on air.
Beatles, The: Thirty Weeks In 1963. Doxy Picture Disc Limited Edition (DOP8018). Street date: 01-06-17.
Beatles, The: Thirty Weeks In 1963. Doxy LP box set with 16 p. book (DOY013BOXLP). Jan. 2014. Deluxe LP featuring a 16 page booklet with rare photos documenting the first days of Beatlemania. Through 30 weeks, from February 11 to September 12, the best band of all-time is captured here in the days before flying high to reach the sky and shine like a bright star. Pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl. Limited Hand Numbered Edition of 2,000 copies. €30
Beck, Jeff & The Yardbirds: I Ain't Done Wrong. Replay (RPLP6994). Street date: 26-07-18. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl
Albert Beger Quartet: The Gate. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 126). May 2019. Limited edition of 300 copies. Recorded on May 31st and June 1st, 2017 at Alt Studio, Afula, Israel, the quartet included alongside Beger on saxophones and shakuhachi, Milton Michaeli on piano, Shay Hazan on bass and Ofer Bymel on drums
Belchior: Belchior (1974). Polysom (333351). Street date: 06-07-18. Reissue on 180 gram pressing. A great early album from Belchior - much rootsier than some of his later work, with a groove that almost feels like samba soul at times!
Bellaïche, Alain: Sea Fluorescent. Le SouffleContinu (ffl063). Street date: 09-10-20. First ever reissue of highly sought after french jazz funk fusion nugget from Alain Bellaïche featuring, Jerry Goodman (Mahavishnu Orchestra), John Hicks (Strata-East) & Fabiano (Fabiano Orchestra). Remastered from the master tapes. Restored artwork + 12 page booklet & Obi Strip
Ben: S/T. Trading Places (TDP54040). Street date: 18-09-20. Gatefold LP reissue of Canterbury-based progressive jazz-rock act Ben, who only released one obscure album, issued on Philips' prog subsidiary Vertigo in 1971.
Ben: Fôrça Bruta. Future Shock (FS4470). Street date: 10-12-21. LP reissue from this 1970 album, originally out on Phillips. Trio Mocoto joins Jorge Ben on this album, and it's their percussive sound, Jorge's voice and the light string arrangements that create pure magic!
Ben, Jorge: O Bidú: Silêncio no Brooklin. Audio Clarity (ACL0015). Street date: 28-03-19. Plays on 45rpm! The rock and blues of Jorge Ben's music really came to the fore on this album that features also his earliest work on electric guitar.
Ben Webster Quintet: Soulville. Destination Moon (DMOO040). Street date: 27-10-23. Pressed on clear vinyl. The expressive tenor saxophonist is backed here by Oscar Peterson and his group, then including bassist Ray Brown, guitarist Herb Ellis, and understated drummer Stan Levy.
Ben, Jorge: Samba Esquema Novo. Sowing Records (SOW026). Street date: 03-06-22. Limited edition of 300 copies on clear vinyl. First released in 1963 on Phillips Records, this was Jorge Ben's debut album. It set a new standard in Brazilian music and presented a beautiful, fresh and vital combination of Ben's percussive guitar and smooth/rough voice backed by big band style horns, percussion (the great Dom Um Romao) and strings.
Ben, Jorge: Sacundin Ben Samba. Destination Moon (DMOO047). Street date: 24-11-23. Here is a samba-jazz hybrid that did its best to emulate the success of Ben's debut album "Samba Esquema Novo", with distinctive elements such as the trumpet that graces "Capoeira" and the choral backing of "Carnaval Triste"; as with his greatest works, the lyrics are full of humour and unusual references, deciphering the riddles part of the fun. A solid album that sounds better through repeated spins, it captures Ben at his youthful best.
Ben, Jorge: Silencio No Brooklin. Audio Clarity (ACL0015). Street date: 06-05-22. Plays on 45 rpm! This was the fifth studio album by Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist Jorge Ben. It was recorded with Brazilian rock band The Fevers as Ben's backing musicians and released in 1967 by Artistas Unidos, a small-market record label based in São Paulo.
Ben, Jorge: Solta O Pavao. Survival Research (SVVRCH009). Street date: 27-09-19. One of Ben's most adventurous and abstruse albums made during the 70's! It's also one of the most rated by connoisseurs, though somewhat overlooked in general, offering lushly produced samba rock with shades of MPB.
Benson, George: Irreplaceable. Trading Places (TDP54102). Street date: 31-03-23. Dating from 2003, when Benson had embraced the slick grooves of urban contemporary, this gatefold sleeve reissue comes complete with three songs that appeared on certain later editions, namely "Softly, In A Morning Sunrise", "Take You Out" and "Arizona Sunrise".
Benson, George: Shape Of Things To Come. Endless Happiness (HE69013). Street date: 10-11-23. This is Benson's fifth studio album, recorded in 1968 and arranged by Don Sebesky. It was his first album for A&M Records and his first album to be produced by Creed Taylor, who would remain his producer until 1976.
Beraadgeslagen: Duizeldorp. De Werf (WERF156LP). Street date: 26-10-18. LP + download. A musical think tank with drums, keys, texts and bells. For ten years they have been playing together in the most invisible places, but every now and then they show themselves to the world with disco classics that never reached the market. Soulful and unpredictable.
Luciano Berio / Pierre Boulez / Olivier Messiaen / Karlheinz Stockhausen: Serenata I / Sonatine / Cantéyodjayâ / Zeitmasze. Fantôme Phonographique (OME1024). Street date: 20-08-19. 180 gram vinyl reissue. In 1954 Boulez began staging a series of concerts of experimental music at the Petit Marigny theatre, Paris, titled Le Domaine musical. The pieces collected on this album are all taken from performances staged for the 1957 Domaine musical season, beginning with Berio's "Serenata I", conducted by Boulez, which debuted in Paris in March of that year; arranged for flute and fourteen instruments, Berio said that the idea behind the piece was for the solo flute to be confronted by continuously interchanging elements, rather than mere accompaniments or oppositions. Boulez' own "Sonatine", composed in 1946 for flute and piano, is a 12-tone piece that evidences Messiaen's influence, with shades of Asian classical music in places; then, Stockhausen's monumental "Zeitmasze" or "Time Measures", a serial composition for five woodwinds, played in different combinations of tempos and speed, was partly inspired by Webern's principles of homogenous and harmonic textures. Finally, Messiaen's 1949 work "Cantéyodjayâ", delivered by pianist Yvonne Loriod, takes it shape from the classical Hindu rhythms of ancient India, as with much of the composer's oeuvre.
Bernstein, Elmer: The Great Escape. 2LP Doxy Cinematic (DOC105). Complete edition/double LP pressed in a limited edition of 500 copies.
Bernstein, Leonard: West Side Story. DOL (DOST678H). Street date: 13-12-19. Reissue of a classic soundtrack on 180 gr. heavy weight and coloured vinyl
Biglietto per L'Inferno: Il Tempo Della Semina. AMS 48 LP. 25/05/12. This album - recorded in 1974 but only first released by Mellow Records in 1992 - has been since repressed several times and is now available again on AMS Records, in a gatefold format with a beautiful renewed artwork, including exclusive photos by Cesare Monti.
Biglietto per L'Inferno: Live 1974 (BG003LP). 08/06/12. This concert, which was released a couple of years ago as a papersleeve CD and included in a beautiful celebratory boxset, is now pressed as a 180gr. audiophile black vinyl: a due tribute for an immortal band!
Biglietto Per L'inferno.folk: Tra L'assurdo E La Ragione. AMS 43 LP (2010). Limited edition in white vinyl! Behind this retouched famous band name (you have noted the .folk added at the end?) is to be found a special project. Featuring original band members Pilly Cossa, Baffo Banfi, Mauro Gnecchi and blessed by the approval and contribution of singer/lyricist/flautist Claudio Canali, the band's classics have been re-recorded but also re-arranged, in collaboration with young talented north Italian folk musicians (therefore .folk!) and a great female singer.
Bill Dixon Orchestra, The : Intents and Purposes. Superior Viaduct (SV119). Street date: 26-01-17. This is not only Dixon's defining statement as a composer, but also one of the most luminous moments in the history of avant-garde jazz. Combining orchestral timbres with free jazz intensity, Dixon leads a ten-piece ensemble including such heavyweights as Byard Lancaster, Robin Kenyatta, Jimmy Garrison and Reggie Workman. Closing each side of the album, "Nightfall Pieces I" and "Nightfall Pieces II" are evocative duets featuring Dixon's flugelhorn accompanied by flautist George Marge.
Bill Evans Trio: At Shelly's Manne-Hole. Doxy (ACV2054). 18/05/15. Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) on 140gr vinyl. Limited first press of 500 numbered copies.(scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile).
Bill Evans Trio: Live. Audio Clarity (ACL0031). Plays on 45 RPM. Street date: 22-11-19. This album was recorded in 1964 at The Trident in picturesque Sausalito, California. Complemented by the outstanding talents of Chuck Israels on bass and Larry Bunker on drums, this particular Bill Evans trio attains on those chosen classic jazz standards a balance of sensitivity and depth that is rarely achieved.
Bill Evans Trio: Live At Lulu's White In Boston, October 30, 1979 WGBH-FM. DOL/DOR (DOR2085H). Street date: 27-10-16. 180 gr. LP.
Bill Evans Trio: Waltz For Debby. DOL (DOL862HG). Street date: 19-04-19. 180 gram vinyl reissue.
Bill Evans Trio: Waltz For Debby. Doxy Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV2049). Jan. 2015. Numbered first pressing limited to 500 copies.
Billie and Lester: Studio Recordings Vol.1. Naked Lunch (ND008). Reprint. Street date: 11-02-22. These sessions held in New York between 1937 and 1938 and featuring heavyweights such as Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson and the Count Basie rhythm section, Freddie Green, Walter Page, and Papa Jo Jones, are one of the greatest treasures in American music, period.
Birgé Gorgé: Avant Toute. Souffle Continu (FFL014). 700 copies on black & white vinyl (350 gr. sleeve with reverse printing and Obi Strip). Insert with photos + liner notes by Jean-Jacques Birgé & Francis Gorgé
Bjørnstad, Ketil: Early Piano Music. 3LP Boxset. Hubro (HUBROLP3506). Street date: 14-06-19. Remastered reissue on 180 gram vinyl of the albums "Preludes vol 1 & 2". Preludes were first released separately on vinyl in 1984 and 1985, then coupled together in a 1993 CD release and finaly released in 2010 as a 2CD version on Hubro, with the same title as here and "Pianology" added. Both CD releases were uncomplete, omitting some of the preludes and only the 3LP edition presents all 24 preludes (together with the 8 Pianology tunes), making this boxset the definitive edition! It also includes download codes and new notes by tBjørnstad himself.
Bjørnstad, Ketil: Åpning. Rune Grammofon (RALP323). Street date: 22-10-21. Remastered from the original master tapes and transferred at 24bit/96kHz for optimal sound quality, here's a reissue in a strict limited edition of 500 copies. This album was released in 1973 and the debut of the pianist's jazz career! Sporting a 20 years old Jon Eberson on guitar and the already mature (both musicians in their late 20's) rhythm section of Arild Andersen (28) and Jon Christensen (30), the album already profiled the pianist as a strong composer with weight on the melodic aspects!
Black Merda: S/T. Lilith (LR111LP). Street date: 29-11-19. Hailing from late 60's Detroit, Black Merda were both aesthetically and musically way ahead of their time. When most black groups (including Parliament/ Funkadelic) were still sporting suits, singing about love and using a horn section, Black Merda had already become a tight guitar-heavy freak-funk four piece. By weaving guitar rock and psychedelia into soul and R&B, they were the gods of the underground 'black rock' movement which fell somewhere between Jimi Hendrix and Parliament and MC5. But it wasn't just about the music, the message was just as important. As with the original release, features a 30-second 11th track not mentioned in the track listing on the outer sleeve but present on the album.
Black Sabbath: Attention Black Sabbath. Fontana (6438057). Street date: 20-08-21. Reissue of a 1972 German exclusive compilation
Black Sabbath: Attention Black Sabbath Vol. 2. Fontana (9299133). Street date: 20-08-21. Reissue of a 1974 German exclusive compilation
Black Sabbath: Live At The Civic Arena, Pittsburgh 1978 - Fm Broadcast. Mind Control (MIND808). Street date: 21-01-22. With Ozzy having rejoined the band in January after a several month hiatus, Sabbath sounds energetic and more than capable of delivering a noteworthy show full of their signature raw energy, screaming guitar and howling lyrics.
Black Sabbath: Live in Paris. Room On Fire (ROOM123). Street date: 25-11-22. Three sides 2LP! This powerful show - taken from L'Olympia, Paris on the 20th of December - highlights the rock power-house that was Black Sabbath.
Black Sabbath: Reflection. Fontana (9286305). Street date: 20-08-21. Reissue of a 1975 German exclusive compilation
Black Sabbath: Sunday Show - BBC Broadcasting House, London. Yellow VIN (YVR4001). Street date: 21-07-23. Special Edition, pressed on yellow vinyl, a BBC Sunday Show Live Radio Broadcast. BBC Broadcasting House, London - 26th April 1970.
Black Widow: See's The Light Of The Day. Black Widow (BWR 145). 30/04/12. This 2LP + 10" set gathers the 1969 "demo" version of the album Sacrifice (already released by Black Widow Records under the title "Return to the Sabbat"), rare and unreleased tracks like the acoustic demo version of "Mary Clark" or "Daddy Babe", a long psychedelic track in Affinity style with Kay Garrett on vocals, and finally the first time release of a live concert at Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy - May 10th, 1971.
Blake, Tim: New Jerusalem. Trading Places (TDP54018). Street date: 24-01-20. Reissue on 2LP of Blake's first studio release after the 70's experience with Gong and the Crystal Machine live duo with Patrice Warrener.
Blakey, Art: Orgy In Rhythm. Destination Moon (DMOO039). Street date: 17-11-23. Reissue on clear vinyl. 1957's Orgy In Rhythm drew on the sounds of North Africa and the Middle East, Blakey's unfettered drumming accompanied by Latin percussionists such as Carlos Patato Valdez and Evilio Quintero, with Herbie Mann on flute. The musical arrangement is stunning, at times melodic or primordially rhythmic, but never short of pure brilliance.
Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers: Art Blakey!!!!!Jazz Messengers!!!!! (Alamode). Doxy (DOX865LP). 180 gr. LP. Street date: 14/06/12. Originally released in 1961, this album is one of the very few Blakey recorded for Impulse! €16
Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers: Like Someone In Love. Doxy ACV (ACV2082). Street date: 19-01-17. Taken from the same legendary sessions that resulted in A Night in Tunisia, this classic LP features the 1960 version of The Jazz Messengers starring trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist Bobby Timmons. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies.
Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers: Second Set Lausanne 1960. Naked Lunch (ND015). Street date: 19-06-20. Reissue of this famous concert held in Lausanne (Switzerland) in 1960, featuring one of Blakey's strongest line ups ever, with the horn section of Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter at the front.
Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers: Selections From Golden Boy. Honey Pie (HONEY 044). Street date: 12-11-21. Originally released on Colpix Records in 1963, this striking release consists of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers performing selected music from the Broadway musical Golden Boy. Arranged by three master musicians, Wayne Shorter, Curtis Fuller and Cedar Walton, the music is performed by an amazing all-star line up featuring Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Julius Watkins on French horn,
Bill Barber on tuba, James Spaulding on alto sax, Wayne Shorter on tenor sax, Charles Davis on baritone sax, Cedar Walton on piano, Reggie Workman on bass, and of course Blakey "the Boss" on drums.
Blakey, Art Feat. Bud Powell and Lee Morgan: Blakey In Paris. Sowing Records (SOW020). Street date: 06-05-22. Limited Clear Vinyl edition, 300 copies! This is Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers, with guests Bud Powell on piano and Barney Wilen on alto sax, caught live at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris in 1959.
Paul Bley - Ornette Coleman - Don Cherry - Charlie Haden - Billy Higgins: Live At The Hillcrest Club 1958. Doxy 2LP (ACV4001DLP). Jan. 2014. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile). This record marks a turning point in jazz history. It may be the earliest recorded example of what Ornette Coleman later called "free jazz" and it represents the first rumblings of the revolutionary movement which eventually shifted jazz thinking away from bebop. €20
Blocco Mentale: ¶oa. Vinyl Magic VM 032 LP. 10/06/11. This very obscure and rare album from 1973 was maybe the first ecological conceptual album in the Italian prog history (singing about the evil of polluting the planet); it is today for the first time ever reissued in its gorgeous gimmick gatefold cover. Limited edition in five different colours: red, yellow, white, blue and green.
Blue Phantom: Distortions (1971). AMSLP05. July 08. First legit reissue with its original artwork for what is mostly considered the best instrumental psych record coming out of Italy. Entirely instrumental, Distortions was released in Italy in 1971, along with a single, and later released in other European countries, among which England, this time with a complete different artwork.
Superb fuzzed-out and wah guitars, moog... there's really plenty of "Distortions" here!!! Powerful rhythm section and fantastic guitar work, great production. €18
Bob James Trio, The : Bold Conceptions. Doxy ACV (ACV2036). Oct. 2014. This is the original Bob James; his very first album, in fact, recorded at age 22 (and produced by Quincy Jones). First edition of 500 numbered copies.
Bobo, Willie: Bobo's Beat. Survival Research (SVVRCH042). Street date: 10-02-23. Bobo's Beat is a sure-fire winner from 1962 with excellent support from trumpeter Clark Terry, saxophonist Joe Farrell and keyboardist Frank Anderson, a fully three-dimensional set with fine jazz nuances. It shows that Bobo never accepted less than the best from his counterparts, and there are some bossa nova covers mixed in with the driving Latin originals too.
Bones: Reptiles. NoBusiness Records (NBLP128). November 2019. Limited edition of 300 copies. Recorded on November 14th, 2017 at Splendor, Amsterdam, Netherlands, this trio consists of Ziv Taubenfeld (bass clarinet), Shay Hazan (double bass) and Nir Sabag (drums).
Bongusto, Fred: Conviene Far Bene L'Amore. Cinedelic (CNST710). Street date: 13-09-18. Limited vinyl edition of a 1975 film written and directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile, a film adaptation of his novel of the same name. It is an erotic comedy with science-fiction elements that is debilitating the theories of Wilhelm Reich (the author of The Function of the Orgasm) in which satire and fantapolitic are mixed. The original LP with the music of Fred Bongusto, arranged and directed masterfully by Josè Mascolo, has become a cult object for lovers of Italian melodic, bossa nova and jazz inflected soundtracks but also because of the samples used by many rappers.
Booker Little: S/T. Down At Dawn (DAD150). Street date: 15-01-21. Recorded in 1960 for the Time label, this is Booker Little's second album as a leader. A dynamic and yet relaxed session with Little as the only horn in the band, a fine quartet featuring Winton Kelly or Tommy Flanagan on piano, Scott LaFaro on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums. A highly interactive combo inspired by Little's unique trumpet approach.
Bobby Bradford / Frode Gjerstad Quartet: The Delaware River. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 87). Nov. 2015. Limited edition of 400 records. With Ingebrigt Håker Flaten on bass and Frank Rosaly on drums. Recorded on 29th of March 2014 at Philadelphia Art Alliance
Bobby Bradford / Hafez Modirzadeh with Roberto Miranda & Vijay Anderson: Live at the Blue Whale. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 119). Nov. 2018. 300 copies limited edition. Recorded live on January 15th, 2017 at the Blue Whale, Los Angeles. Bobby Bradford (cornet), Hafez Modirzadeh (soprano saxophone, karna and khaen), Roberto Miguel Miranda (bass) and Vijay Anderson (drums)
Bobby Bradford / Hafez Modirzadeh / Ken Filiano / Royal Hartigan: Live at the Magic Triange. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 108). 500 copies limited edition. Recorded live on 31st March, 2016 at Bezanson Recital Hall as part of the Magical Triangle Jazz Series
Bobby Bradford / Hafez Modirzadeh / Mark Dresser / Alex Cline : Live at the Open Gate. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 96). May 2016. Limited edition of 500 copies. Recorded live on March 3, 2013, at the Center for the Arts, Los Angeles, as part of the Open Gate Theatre Sunday evening concerts series.
Bodkin: S/T. Akarma (AK125LP). Street date: 29-04-22. Reissue. Comes housed in a giant 6 panel cardboard cross fold out poster. Originally released in 1972 on WEST, this is an LP by a good yet obscure British psych/prog combo. Count on a disturbing sound with Hammond organs and heavy guitars (file close to Black Sabbath).
Bossa Tres, The: S/T. DOL (DOL1067HG). Street date: 28-03-19. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl and gatefold cover. The Bossa Tres were the first bossa nova instrumental group, formed in Sao Paolo in 1961 by Luiz Carlos Vinhas (piano), Edison Machado (drums), and Sebastião Neto (bass). The Trio were performing intensively throughout Brazil when they attracted the attention of Ed Sullivan, who invited them to the U.S.A. Bossa Tres is their first LP recording in the U.S., presenting an intriguing, swinging program of authentic Brazilian Bossa Nova tunes spiced with fresh new presentations of American jazz.
Bowie, David: Sounds & Visions. Coda (CPLVBOX001). Street date: 25-09-20. This 10-inch double album collector's edition is pressed on gold vinyl. Featuring the very best of the performances from the Sound+Vision tour, it is unique as the 10-inch format brings an extra-dimension of exclusivity to the limited edition of only 1000 copies. The added impact comes from the fact that this unique commemorative collection is presented in a beautiful gatefold sleeve which opens to unveil the words of Bowie himself.
Bowie, David: More Sounds & Visions. Coda (CPLTTV002). Street date: 25-09-20. Same remarks as above!
Bowie, David: On My TVC15. Reel To Reel (BOWIE28). Street date: 23-07-21. A beautiful 2LP picture disc set with exclusive artwork. Limited edition of 1000 copies only. Also available as limited edition of 500 on blue opaque vinyl (BOWIE27)
Bowie, David: The Shape Of Things To Come. Reel To Reel (BOWIE07). Street date: 12-07-19. Now available as 7" picture disc!
Bowie, David: The Shape Of Things To Come. Reel To Reel (BOWIE05). Street date: 21-02-19. Blue vinyl 7" with printed sleeve. Contains on Side A: That's A Promise (Oak Acetate Demo Recorded October 1965 With The Lower Third) and on Side B: Over The Wall We Go (Emidisc Acetate Demo Recorded December 1966)
Bradford / Gjerstad / Carter / Stevens: Blue Cat. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 130). November 2019. Edition of 400 copies. Recorded in June 1991 in Albany, London.
Brainticket: Celestial Ocean. Lilith Records LP+CD (LR307LP). Street date: 22-02-18. This reissue of a concept album that details an ancient pharoahs journey into the afterlife (substitute the word "journey" for "trip" and youll get what they were driving at)is fully remastered from the original master tapes.
Brainticket: Cottonwoodhill. Lilith Records Gatefold LP+CD (LR313LP). Street date: 22-02-18. Braintickets 1971 debut album begins normally enough with two fine psychedelic/Krautrock-influenced tracks, but the remainder of the album plays like an acid trip with a soundtrack, dominated by Joel Vandroogenbroeck's endless droning organ, a variety of musique concrète-type sound effects and vocalist Dawn Muir's trippy vocals.
Brainticket: Psychonaut. Lilith Records LP+CD (LR312LP). Street date: 22-02-18. While with an entirely renewed line up Psychonaut still takes listeners into the realm of altered consciousness -- making heavy use of a droning Hammond, sitar, tablas, etc.-- this time the vocals are more melodic and the music itself is more song-oriented. This is by far Braintickets most accessible album, and perhaps their most timeless. Fully remastered from the original master tapes!
Branca, Glenn: Lesson No. 1. 2 x 12" Superior Viaduct (SV039). March 2014. Glenn Branca made his first solo statement, Lesson No. 1, in 1980. The album unveiled his visionary guitar concepts with two monstrous, side-long compositions that helped forge NYC's downtown art-punk sound and acted as a massive influence on countless young groups, including Sonic Youth and Swans.
Braxton, Anthony / Roach, Max: Birth and Rebirth. Black Saint Dig-A-Log (BS520001). 180 gram LP + CD. Oct. 2012. This album documents the historic meeting, (dated 1979) between Max Roach and Anthony Braxton, or rather the encounter between the tradition and the avant-garde in modern jazz. A profound dialogue between two major figures, the father of modern drumming and the young lion of creative music. €17
Brazilian Octopus: S/T. Polysom Brazil (332251). Street date: 29-01-21. This is the only LP from the group Brazilian Octopus, featuring Hermeto Pascoal and Nilson da Matta. Originally released in 1969 on the Fermata label. Rare in its original format, it's therefore a much welcomed reissue of deep soul-funk grooves meet library-esque progressive cinematics and psychedelics meet jazz dance jams!
Brecker Brothers, The: Live and Unreleased. Leopard (D 78072). 180 gram vinyl. Street date: 20-03-20. Recorded July 2nd, 1980 at Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall, Hamburg, Germany. See description in the CD section!
Brian Davison's Every Which Way: S/T. Trading Places (TDP54060). Street date: 05-03-21. This self-titled debut LP, released by Charisma in 1970 and put together by the ex-Nice drummer, was an intense slice of prog with excellent sax solos, emotive vocals, tasteful bass, soaring guitar and forceful drumming. With Davidson drifting into Refugee and Alan Cartwright soon joining Procol Harum, it also became the group's sole release. Well worth exploring, it's another highly sought-after album for fans of well-produced prog.
Brötzmann / Graves / Parker: Historic Music Past Tense Future. 2LP. Black Editions (BEA-001). Street date: 17-06-22. Three of the towering figures in the history of Free Jazz forge an incredibly vital free music born from lifetimes of uncompromising, ceaseless artistry. As the saxophonist himself says: "It´s not easy, it´s not a little Sunday ride. It´s heavy.
Brown And Roach Incorporated: S/T. Down at Dawn (DAD142). Street date: 12-07-19. Recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles in August 1954, this is the first Emarcy recording of the legendary Brown & Roach Quintet featuring the great Harold Land on tenor sax, Richie Powell on piano and George Morrow on bass.
Brown, Arthur: Live at High Voltage. Black Widow Records (BWR263). Street date: 27-10-23. Arthur "God of Hellfire" Brown with his Crazy World live in London at the Ace Café Stage in 2011!
Brown, James: It's A Man's Man's Man's World. Audio Clarity (ACL0008). Street date: 08-11-18. 180 gr. vinyl reissue.
Brown, James: Live at the Apollo. Rumble Records(RUM2011117LP). 11-02-16. Reissue.
Brown, James: Prisoner of Love. Cornbread (CRNBR16033). Street date: 16-03-17. Featuring his first big pop hit in the title track, Prison Of Love is another classic piece of early 60's R&B reissued by Cornbread on 180 gram vinyl with download card.
Brown, James: Singles Vol. 3 (1960-61). Honey Pie (HONEY045). Street date: 12-11-21. Third installment in James Brown's early singles collections series. Another essential release covering the crucial 1960-1961 time frame, when Brown and his Famous Flames began to define their innovative R&B style especially through the release of the hit album Think!
Brown, James: Singles vol. 4 (1962-63). Honey Pie (HONEY049). Street date: 05-11-21.
Brown, James: Tell Me What You're Gonna Do. Rumble (RUM2011099LP). Shipping date: 18/06/15. The 4th James Brown LP, originally released in 1961, is regarded among collectors as one of the finest pure R&B albums of its era. And it includes some of his best charting singles such as "Just You And Me Darling" and "Lost Someone".
Brown, James: The Singles Vol. 1 (1956-57) & 2 (1957-60). Honey Pie (HONEY031 / 032). Street date: 09-04-21. Split in two volumes, here is the sum of James Brown's early five year period 1956 - 1960, when JB (and his Famous Flames) was obsessively searching for his own sound. Selected from a bunch of 19 two-sided singles, and including several super hits, this collection represents James Brown's fundamental groundwork for the coming Soul Music revolution.
Brown, James: The Soul Train Sessions 1973-74. WHP (WHP1453). Street date: 16-09-22. With The JB'S!
Brown, James: Think! Wax Love (WLV82090). Street date: 19-07-18. The 3rd studio album from James Brown and The Famous Flames, originally released in 1960. This reissue includes one bonus track
Brown, James & His Famous Flames: Try Me. Rumble Records (RUM2011127LP). Street date: 26-05-16. Released in 1959, this album is the epitome of late 50's R&B and an essential addition to any collection.
Brown, Marion: Three For Shepp. Superior Viaduct (SV 165). Street date: 14-06-19. Originally released on Impulse!, Brown's debut lays down three startling originals and three tunes by Shepp echoing his mentor's 1964 homage to Coltrane, Four For Trane. Featuring Grachan Moncur III on trombone, Dave Burrell on piano and Norris "Sirone" Jones on bass, Three For Shepp balances fiery energy and delicate precision.
Brubeck, Dave: Brubeck Time. Wax Love (WLV82124). Street date: 17-05-19. This album - recorded in 1954 - features one of the earlier Quartet lineups, with Bob Bates on bass and Joe Dodge on drums. Although now not as famous as some of the band's other albums, in retrospect it has a lot of depth, and those interested in jazz will find it "certainly worth acquiring".
Brubeck, Dave: Reunion. Wax Love (WLV82129). Street date: 17-05-19. An interesting and quite obscure 1957 album from the Dave Brubeck quartet featuring alto sax giant Paul Desmond, bassist Bob Dates and the great Joe Morello on drums. Here the group is augmented by tenor saxophonist Dave Van Kreidt. All the music is composed by him and the overall sound is very different from the classic Brubeck line up. This is some sort of classical influenced West Coast Jazz and unlike anything else in the Dave Brubeck discography!
Brubeck, Dave: Time Out. LP release date 31/01/08. €16
Bruford, Bill: Feels Good To Me. Winterfold BBWF003LP. 09/11/09. Limited edition (1000 copies) on 180 gr. vinyl of the debut album (78) by drummer Bill Bruford's band. Street date: 09/11/09
Bruford, Bill: Going Gradually Tornado. Winterfold BBWF005LP. 09/11/09. Limited edition (1000 copies) on 180 gr. vinyl of the 3rd album (80) by drummer Bill Bruford's band. Street date: 09/11/09
Bruford, Bill: One Of A Kind. Winterfold BBWF004LP. 09/11/09. Limited edition (1000 copies) on 180 gr. vinyl of the 2nd album (79) by drummer Bill Bruford's band. Street date: 09/11/09
Bruford, Bill: Rock Goes To College. Winterfold BBWF009LP. 09/11/09. Limited edition (1000 copies) on 180 gr. vinyl of the concert performance recorded as part of a live television programme aired in March 1979. First time on LP! Street date: 09/11/09
Buarque, Chico: Chico Buarque De Hollanda. Audio Clarity (ACL0018). Street date: 28-03-19. Plays on 45rpm!
Buck Hill Quartet: Easy To Love. steepleChase (SCS 1160). Street date: 01-04-19. Classic 1981 SteepleChase recordings, now on standard vinyl. Limited pressing from the original matrices. With Reuben Brown, Wilbur Little, Billy Hart.
Buon Vecchio Charlie: Il Buon Vecchio Charlie. AMS112LP Green vinyl edition! Street date: 07-07-17
Burning Spear: Live At Coconut Groove. WHP (WHP1469). Street date: 04-08-23. Winston Rodney aka Burning Spear, one of the greatest visionaries in Roots Reggae music, caught live in Santa Cruz, California in 1980, a fabulous year for Jamaican music. Backed by a solid seven piece band, Rodney delivers a highly dense, hypnotic array of songs including immortal Roots anthems such as "Slavery Days", "Columbus", "Old Marcus Garvey" and "African Postman".
Burrell, Dave & Stewart, Bob: The Crave. Play the music of Jelly Roll Morton and Dave Burrell. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 100). Nov. 2016. 400 copies limited edition. Piano / Tuba duo, recorded live at the Kölner Stadtgarten, Cologne, Germany on June 13, 1994
Burrell, Kenny: Midnight Blue. DOL (DOL881HG). Street date: 19-04-19. 180 gram vinyl reissue. The classic Blue Note 1963 album featuring Ray Barretto on congas. Pure boogaloo!
Burrell, Kenny: Vol. 2. Doxy (DOX856LP). Jan. 2014. With the '56 cover art by Andy Warhol. On this album, the guitarist can be heard in many ways, from solo to a simple rhythm section setting; as part of a wailing quintet; and taking part in a night club jam session that involves two horns, rhythm and himself. Clearly, then, there is no danger at any time that monotony will set in. €16
Burrell, Kenny with Art Blakey: At The Five Spot Cafe. Jeanne Dielman (JD124). Street date: 12-07-18. 2nd set of a show recorded on August 25, 1959. Also featuring the under-recorded tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks
Bush Chemists: Light Up Your Spliff. LP Mania Dub (MD003). Street date: 22-06-18. Douglas Wardrop began creating music using a 4-track recorded in 1989, before forming The Bush Chemists in 1993 with Paul Davey and Culture Freeman. He provided the master tracks of this release.
Bushman´s Revenge: Bushman´s Fire. Rune Grammofon (RLP2186). Street date: 02-09-16. This, their second live album, captures the band at Oslo´s rock den Café Mono at their most cosmic and trippy, taking their progjazz explorations into outer space and beyond. With an extended line-up including sax giant Kjetil Møster and Hammond whizz David Wallumrød they stir up quite a storm, with "Total Fucking Marmalade" being a brand new track, "Yoga" being an extended workout of "Baklengs Inn I Fuglekassa" from the "Thou Shalt Boogie!" album and "As We Used To Sing", the Sonny Sharrock tune and a live favourite that´s been with them since the beginning!
Bushman's Revenge: A Little Bit of Big Bonanza. Rune Grammofon (RLP3123). 20/01/12. Vinyl edition in gatefold sleeve with free mp3 download of the whole album.
Bushman's Revenge: Never Mind The Botox. Rune Grammofon (RLP3125). 20/01/12. LP only release, the companion of the Bonanza album, recorded during the same sessions in Athletic Sound. Here they cover some of their personal favourites, fully showing the diversity of artists that is so typical for the listening habits of young Norwegian musicians not subscribing to specific genres. Meaning you will find Back Sabbath and Pixies side by side with Ornette Coleman and Sun Ra. And with "Bushman Rock" they also cover themselves! This song was left off the "Jitterbug" album but they recorded a vastly improved version for this new album. €15
Byrd, Charlie: Royal Flush. Doxy (DOX861LP). 180 gr. vinyl reissue. Street date: 17/05/12. Byrd's eighth album for Blue Note, originally released in 1961, this album is also known introducing a 21-year-old Herbie Hancock to the jazz world, in his first ever recorded session! The album also features Hancock's first recorded composition, "Requiem". €16
Byrd, Donald: Byrd in Hand. Jeanne Dielman (JD122). Street date: 10-05-18. Reissue. Recorded in 1959 at the legendary Van Gelder Studios in Hackensack, New Jersey, this is considered one of Donald Byrd's finest LPs.
Byrd, Donald: Cat Walk. Alternative Fox (FOX029). The 1962 Blue Note release "The Cat Walk" was a critical success; most songs were written by pianist Duke Pearson, who makes crucial contribution, along with understated drummer Philly Joe Jones, relaxed strolling bass from Laymon Jackson, and rousing sax from longstanding collaborator, Pepper Adams.
Byrd, Donald: Free Form. Doxy (DOX896LP). 22/08/13. Recorded in 1961 with a stellar line up (Shorter-Hancock-Higgins), this album is here reissued with a bonus track left off the original album (but from the same sessions), a lovely Herbie Hancock penned cut!
Byrd, Donald: Fuego. Down At Dawn (DAD 121). Street date: 13-12-18. Reissue and limited edition of this Blue Note recording from 1959.
Byrd, Donald & Gryce, Gigi: Modern Jazz Perspective. Honeypie (HONEY076). Street date: 10-03-23. Reissue of a highly swinging straight ahead Bop infused album by two great modernists of the 50's, recorded and first released on Columbia in 1957.
Byrd, Donald and The Blackbyrds: Live At The Jazz Workshop, Boston September 4th 1973. Room On Fire (ROOM112). Street date: 02-09-22. WBCN-FM broadcast from the Jazz Workshop, Boston. With David Williams on bass, Ray Armando on congas, Keith Kilgo on drums, Bernard Perry on guitar, Kevin Toney on piano, Alan Barnes on saxophone and flute, Donald Byrd on trumpet.
Cable, George: Bluesology. SteepleChase Records (G1434). Street date: 15-01-23. SteepleChase audiophile LP Series starts the New Year 2023 with George Cables' highly acclaimed 1997
trio recording Bluesology, his 7th album on the label, with Jay Anderson on bass and Billy Drummond on drums.
Cactus: Long Island, NY 1971 - WLIR FM brodcast. Outsider (OUTS019). Street date: 24-06-22. This performance signaled the closure of a chapter in the Cactus story, with guitarist Jim McCarty and vocalist Rusty Day leaving shortly after, before the remaining band recorded their 1972 fourth album, 'Ot 'N' Sweaty.
Cage, John: 25 Year Retrospective Concert, NYC 15th May 1958. Modern Silence (OI011). Street date: 14-07-16. Includes booklet with comments by Cage himself. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies, pressed on 180 gram vinyl.
Cage, John: The 25 Year Retrospective Concert. Doxy 180 gram 2LP (DOZ407DLP). Dec. 2013. Recorded live at Town Hall, NYC in May 1958, this historic concert (organized by Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg) was a retrospective of Cage's work from 1934 to the present. €18
John Cage, David Tudor & Christian Wolff: San Francisco Museum Of Art, January 16th, 1965. Modern Silence (OI014). Street date: 29-08-16. Limited edition pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Recorded live by KPFA Radio in the halls of the sculpture court of the San Francisco Museum of Art on January 16, 1965, this historic concert with John Cage opens with a duet for Cymbal with contact microphones agitated by a wide gamut of objects and concludes with Variations IV in which loudspeakers outside the performance space interacted with speakers next to the audience. First release on vinyl for a very important piece in the history of minimalist music.
John Cage . Christian Wolff: S/T. Jeanne Dielman (JD118). Street date: 05-12-16. John Cage and Christian Wolff's self-titled 1962 LP was an early showcase of both 20th century composer's experimental chops, and is highly regarded as some of their finest work.
Cal Tjader Featuring Mongo Santamaria: Latino Con Cal Tjader. Honey Pie (HONEY062). Street date: 09-09-22. Here we have the esteemed vibraphonist Cal Tjader leading five different all-star combos featuring among others Latin-groove masters Willie Bobo on drums and conga player Mongo Santamaria. A feast of rhythm based on torrid versions of classic tunes like "Night in Tunisia" and a definitive version of Santamaria's "Afro Blue", This is Latin jazz at its best.
Calibro 35: High Tension Vol. 35 / Calibro 35 plays Lesiman. AMS (AMS LP155). Street date: 20-09-19. 180 gr. black vinyl edition. Born in 2007 as a music project of renewal and 'update' of the Italian film soundtracks of the early 70's, especially those of the police/crime movies, Calibro 35 immediately imposed themselves within the international music scene, thanks to the wide range of their proposal. This time, the quartet's action scope slightly shifts towards library music, reworking some compositions by the famous Paolo Renosto / Lesiman team, firstly published in the early 70's. "High Tension vol. 35" is therefore naturally different from anything the group has delivered to date: ethereal, abstract, much more jazzy and open to improvisation, while also making use of the typical rock music instruments. The quartet includes Enrico Gabrielli on wind instruments and keyboards, Massimo Martellotta on guitars and keyboards, Luca Cavina on bass and
Fabio Rondanini on drums
Califfi, I: Fiori di Metallo. Vinyl Magic 180 Gr. VM122LP. Very good prog album (72), based on organ and moog sounds, with two outstanding instrumental tracks. A megararity, finally reissued on LP. €18
Camel: Live At BBC In London, 1977. B 13 (B207). Street date: 14/11/13. These live BBC radio sessions from 1977 feature material from that breakthrough LP as well as the following classics, Moonmadness, and Rain Dances. Limited edition of 500 copies on orange vinyl. €17.
Camel: S/T. Tapestry (TPT227). Street date: 04-06-21. Reissue
Camel: The Snow Goose. 180 gr. audiophile vinyl including full colour insert. Street date: 30/09/11.
Camembert; Negative Toe. AltrOck (ALT058LP). March 2018. The 2nd album of the eccentric and eclectic "ensemble" from Strasbourg (more like a small orchestra!) is now also available in vinyl! The sound engineering is just incredible!
Camisasca: La Finestra Dentro. GDR BBXL 10005. Jan. 2013. This album can be compared with Alan Sorrenti's first album in the use of voice as an instrument, with sparse musical accompaniment on some tracks. Produced by Franco Battiato - who also plays the VCS3 synth on it - it is here reissued in a faithful replica of the original 1974 edition
Camisasca, Juri: Evoluzione Interiore. 2LP Black Sweat (BS037). March 2018. The recordings which make up "Evoluzione Interiore", Camisasca's sixth full length release, are lost artifacts from a crucial period from the composer's creative development. Recorded at the end of the 70's, they fall within the unheard shadows of the period between the release of "La Finestra Dentro", and the appearance of his second LP, "Te Deum", in 1988.
Camizole: S/T. 2LP. Le Souffle Continu (ffl029). Street date: 30-11-18. The Tapioca label run by Jean Georgakarakos (co-founder of BYG Records), originally considered producing an album from a live recording made at the Théâtre de Chartres in November 1977. Unfortunately the label rapidly ceased all activities and the recording was left in a drawer, which was a real shame.
Today, after extracts and other live bits and pieces came out via Spalax at the end of the 90's, an integral double-album is finally being released to do justice to the collective created by Jacky Dupéty, and which included, amongst others Dominique Grimaud (Vidéo-Aventures), Chris Chanet (Etron Fou Leloublan, Urban Sax), Xavier Jouvelet (notably heard alongside Lol Coxhill) and Bernard Filipetti (Art & Technique). Better late than never! Side A covers the Chartres recording, side B is from the Canteloup Festival, July 30th & 31st, 1977. Side C covers Dupon & ses Fantômes Festival, Grenoble November 13th, 1977 + Romainville, October 1st, 1977. Side D presents a recording at Maison de la Radio, Paris, March / April 1977 + Saint Cloud, February 4th, 1977. First ever vinyl edition of this French underground essential. Limited edition of 500 copies with Obi Strip and a 8 page booklet
Camizole: S/T. Replica (RPC029). Street date: 15-10-17. In 1975, Camizole was an early French electronic duet that used to play many summer festivals. Thus, a recording was done at "Festival de Solymieux", then was sent to Klaus Schulze and Klaus D. Müller, who were interested in producing an album. Unfortunaly, the band didn't last long enough. 42 years later, this sought-after tape resurfaces on a limited vinyl edition for the first time ever.
Camizole + Lard Free: S/T. Le Souffle Continu (ffl030). Street date: 30-11-18. Before exploring constructed repetitive forms which would be perfected by Urban Sax, Lard Free were more in the domain of noise improvisation, or even a kind of jazz rock similar to that of Soft Machine. There was logically great complicity between Camizole and Lard Free, which would lead to the two groups finally merging. This album presents unreleased recordings, live in Montagnac, July 30th, 1978. Limited edition of 500 copies with Obi strip.
Campo Di Marte: S/T. AMS - Vinyl Magic AMSLP01. This is a strictly limited reissue of 500 copies in 180gr vinyl, nice carton cover and a fully exact replica of the original (except that the new catalog number is on the labels), including the rare inner sleeve. Red vinyl pressing.
Can: A Double Promo Album by. B 13 (B181D). Nov. 2012. 140 gram 2LP on clear vinyl with multi-colored labels in PVC sleeve (ltd. 500 copies). The live show found on this double LP was recorded in Lyon in January 1976, now with Michael Karoli and Irmin Schmidt sharing vocal duties
Can: Auf Der Einbahnstrasse: Live In KölnDBQP (DBQP16). Street date: 04-04-19. Dubious reissue and same as "Future Days: Live In Cologne 1973", previously released on the B13 *label*
Can: Burg Norvenich, Germany, July 25th, 1969. East / West (WEST920). Shipping date: 30/04/15. Splatter red vinyl with green and black speckles; packed in PVC deluxe sleeve with flap and hand numbered OBI strip!
Can: Doko E. Live In Cologne 1973. DBQP (DBQP21). Street date: 10-05-19. Another rehash and it seems that DBQP is in fact a repress of what was previously known as B13! Sad and worrying to see distributors wasting time with that kind of hypocrit false new releases!
Can: Future Days: Live In Cologne 1973. B13 (B167). Street date: 23/08/12. Format: 140 gram LP on clear purple vinyl with red label in PVC sleeve with black lettering (limited edition 500 copies). This album is made up of one long jam session recorded live in the studio at Inner Space in Cologne during the 1973 Future Days sessions. Future Days was also singer Damo Suzuki's final album with Can. €16
Can: Live in Hannover. B 13 (B184). 140 gram LP on clear vinyl in PVC sleeve (ltd. ed. 500 copies). Nov. 2012. High quality live FM radio broadcast from Hannover on 11 April 1976. €17
Can: Monster Movie: Live. B13 (B165). Street date: 23/08/12. Format: 140 gram LP on red vinyl with red label in PVC sleeve with black lettering (limited edition 500 copies). Those tracks, recorded live in Cologne in July 1969, were the first steps into the beyond, setting the tone for a whole new genre of German music that the world would soon be calling "krautrock". €16
Can: Rockpalast Wdr Tv Show, Germany 1970. Magic Dice (MGDC007). Street date: 11-01-21. Legendary soundboard quality recording from German WDR TV show.
Can: Tago Mago: Live. B13 (B166). Street date: 23/08/12. Format: 140 gram LP on clear red vinyl with red label in PVC sleeve with black lettering (limited edition 500 copies). Recorded in 1971 at Can's Inner Space Studio in Cologne during the Tago Mago sessions. These two long tracks represent a live-in-studio jam where Damo's vocals have really become an essential component in the band's sound. €16
Capitolo 6: Frutti per Kagua. Sony reissue. Street date: 14-04-17. Terrific digital remaster, for the first time at 192 khz and 24 bit. From the original master tapes
Capon-Maté-Morris-Rahoerson : S/T. Le Souffle Continu (FFL 072). Street date: 26-11-21. In 1976, Jef Gilson suddenly had the opportunity to reunite once more his partner, cellist Jean-Charles Capon, with Malgache musician Serge Rahoerson, in Paris for a few days. The rhythmic structure was laid down in a few hours, saxophonists Philippe Maté and Butch Morris would record their parts later. That being said, this untitled album is a real marvel of avant-garde jazz, with an authentic, contagious emotion, as if it had been born of the instant communion of four musicians absorbed by their art.
Capon, Jean-Charles: L'univers Solitude. Souffle Continu (ffl046). Street date: 15-03-19. First ever vinyl reissue, limited to 500 copies with Gatefold sleeve, OBI strip. Licensed from Saravah. Originally released in 1972, this album was a duo with percussionist Pierre Favre.
Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band: Live At The Cawtown Ballroom, Kansas City, 1974 - CBC Broadcast. Radio Loop Loop (RLL034). Street date: 12-06-20. Caught live in Kansas City, Beefheart was amidst an extensive US (and subsequent European) tour promoting his eighth album, Unconditionally Guaranteed.
Capra Vaccina, Lino: Sincretico Modale. Dark Companion (dclp0014). Limited edition of 300 copies on white vinyl. Street date: 11-03-22. On this new album, Lino adds the piano to the percussion and vibraphone and immediately bends the essence of both the mechanics and the woods to his own unique semantics.
Caravan: If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You. 4 Men with Beards (4M239LP). 180 gr. LP reissue. Street date: 15/05/14.
Caravan: In The Land Of Grey And Pink (with bonus tracks). Klimt Records Gatefold 2LP (MJJ352DLP). Jan. 2013. The bonus tracks are the same outtakes as those found on the CD anniversary release!
Caravan: The Land Of Grey And Pink Live. B 13 (B200). 25/07/13. Captured live in the spring of 1971. Clear pink vinyl in a clear PVC sleeve with blue lettering pressed in a limited edition of 500 copies.€16
Juan Pablo Carletti, Tony Malaby, Christopher Hoffman: Ni¤o / Brujo. NoBusiness Records (NBLP79). Nov. 2014. Limited edition of 300 records. Recorded on April 30th, 2013 at Systems Two (Brooklyn) by Joe Marciano. Unusual trio format: Drums, glockenspiel, melodica / Tenor sax / Cello.
Carnascialia: S/T. Vinyl Magic (VM170LP). Dec. 2014. Ltd. Gold&Red mixed colour vinyl. Initiated by Pasquale Minieri and Giorgio Vivaldi from Canzoniere del Lazio, this album represents a unique work, combining world music, folk and jazz, sometimes introspective and meditative. A little gem that deserves recognition.
Carr, Ian: Belladonna. Timeless (TIME735COL). Street date: 23-07-21. Reissue on coloured vinyl
Carroll, Baikida E.J.: Orange Fish Tears. SouffleContinu Records (FFL088). Street date: 08-09-23. Carefully remastered and restored edition, pressed on 180 gram vinyl, with an 8 page booklet as well as rare and unpublished photos. Recorded in 1974 by Jef Gilson for his Palm record label in 1974, featuring Baikida E.J. Carroll alongside Oliver Lake, Nana Vasconcelos and Manuel Villaroel, Orange Fish Tears is an enlightened spiritual / free jazz odyssey.
Casa, Daniela: Ricordi D'Infanzia. Dagored (RED308). 07-04-16. Limited numbered edition of 500 copies on blue vinyl. 11 tracks of soft, romantic, exotic pop with a sweet and childish atmosphere designed for use in radio, film, TV, documentaries and educational projects. Daniela Casa is a true legend of early experimental electronic music and has been recently rediscovered as a great inspiration by many contemporary artists as Madlib.
Casa, Daniela: Societa' Malata. Dagored (RED305). 07-04-16. Limited numbered edition of 500 copies on transparent vinyl. Società Malata (Sick Society) from 1975 is an extraordinary collection of experimental, ambient and electronic tracks from the Italian cult composer Daniela Casa which acts as an aural reaction to the wickedness of humanity and the decay of our world.
Casa das Máquinas : Lar De Maravilhas. Sagara (SAGA-183). Street date: 25-08-16. One of the better examples of Brazilian prog of the 70's, the band's 2nd album - originally released in 1975 - has been out of print on vinyl for more than 4 decennies since its initial release.
Catapilla: Changes. Trading Places (TDP54037). Gatefold, die-cut sleeve with flap. Street date: 17-07-20. Reissue of the band's 2nd album, a super esoteric and ultra-rare relic from the stranger end of prog.
Catapilla: S/T. Trading Places (TDP54031). Street date: 03-07-20. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl of the '71 debut album by jazz-infused British prog-rock act Catapilla.
Caymmi, Dorival: Brazilian Classics. Naked Lunch (ND034). Street date: 08-07-22.
CCPP: S/T. Vadim VAD041LP. Dec. 2011. 180 gr. vinyl reissue of this recording from 75, a true gem from the 70's! Behind the mysterious acronym lies an impressive quartet made up of 4 of France's best musicians of that era: André Ceccarelli on drums, Marc Chantereau on keyboards and percussion, Christian Padovan on bass and Slim Pezin on guitar. Backed by a solid brass section, they move from note to note with incredible virtuosity and energy, delivering a mutant and hypnotising funk that cannot be resisted for long.
Celeste: S/T. AMS LP15. 2009. Also known as "Principe Di Un Giorno", this is the first album originally released on the small Grog label in 1976 (though the music had already been recorded in 1974). The music had a strong pastoral character with delicious mellos. Fantastic reissue with only the first copies in white vinyl. 180gr. and gatefold cover.
Central Unit: S/T. Vinyl Magic (VM156LP). 2013. Central Unit were a unique case in the Italian scene of the 80's. Coming from Bologna and active during the years of the so-called 'post-new wave', it was clear that they would not settle on the small Italian scene, given the international scope of their proposal: new wave, electronic, a pinch of jazz and improvisation, for an almost entirely instrumental music in which the rhythmic component dominates everything.
Centrozoon: Never Trust The Things They Do. This is a limited edition vinyl companion to the 2004's experimental electronic pop release "Never Trust the Way You Are". Featuring powerful contributions from King Crimson's innovative drummer, Pat Mastelotto, this record is a fascinating collision of haunting atmospherics and hard-hitting rhythms
Cervello: Melos. 06-12-13. Sony. 180 gr. vinyl, limited numbered edition, 500 copies. Finally available again on vinyl, one of the best works ever from the golden age of Italian progressive rock, originally released on Ricordi in 1973.
Chain, Paul: Park Of Reason. Minotauro (M2023-3-1). street date: 24-11-23. From Italy's notoriously enigmatic and stylistically capricious doom maestro, comes this reissue, on which the emphasis is on torturous, droning, mammoth dirges, almost VITUS-esque in magnitude, but a less anguished Dark Doom project, founded by Paul Chain in 1984, after the split of Death SS. During this project's activity, over 50 different musicians cooperated under direction of the founder and bandleader.In 1987 the name was shortened to Paul Chain, and Chain started experimenting with other forms of music. This reissue is also available on CD (M2023-3).
Chambers, Joe: The Almoravid. Life Goes On Records (LIFE022). Street date: 15-07-22. Terrific session just released in 1974 on influential independent Muse. A modal masterpiece verging on spiritual jazz with a series of excellent players: from Richard Davis and Cecil McBee on bass to Ray Mantilla on congas and percussion, through Harold Vick distinctive flute and tenor sax.
Charles/Sulieman/Jenkins/Waldron: Coolin'. Down at Dawn (DAD143). Street date: 12-07-19. An obscure and excellent 1957 session produced by master Rudy Van Gelder and originally released on Prestige Records. A tight sextet with a distinctive sound run by vibraphonist Teddy Charles, featuring great pianist Mal Waldron and some fine and often underrated musicians such as Idrees Sulieman on trumpet, John Jenkins on alto saxophone, Addison Farmer on bass and Jerry Segal on drums. The album consists of one standard and five originals, all based on complex melodies and hard swinging rhythms.
Charles, Ray: The Singles 1950-53. Honey Pie (HONEY034). Street date: 09-04-21. This fine collection catches the future "Father of Soul" heading into his early R&B period. 18 examples of pioneering "Soul" experiments as part of an historical musical transformation based on hits such as "Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand" and "Kissa Me Baby".
Charles, Ray: What'd I Say. ACV2016. May 2014. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV). (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile)
Charlie Haden / Paul Motian feat. Geri Allen: Etudes. Soul Note Dig-A-Log LP+CD (SN521005). Street date: 06/03/14. Reissue of a classic album in which the angular rhythm of the historic couple and Allen's highly sensitive playing sound fully integrated within an intense three way dialogue.
Charlie Mingus Quintet, The: Chazz! ACV2012. May 2014. A numbered limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV). (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile). Performed before a live audience at New York's Club Bohemia on December 23, 1955 and featuring Mal Waldron on piano.
Cherry, Don: Brown Rice. Klimt (MJJ424CB). Street date: 25-02-22. Reissue pressed on brown vinyl. Probably the most accessible entry point into Cherry's borderless ideal, jelling into a personal, unique, and seamless vision that's at once primitive and futuristic in the best possible way. Its title track is a sensual fusion of various styles and sounds from the African, Indian and Arabic traditions. It also represents the spiritual multiculturalism that Cherry was interested in exploring during this creative period. With ex-Ornette Coleman cohorts on board - Billy Higgings on drums and Charlie Haden on double bass (also heard on electric) - the album (originally released in Italy in 1975) is a cult on its own.
Cherry, Don: Complete Communion: Live in Stuttgart (Germany) At Liederhalle (Beethovensaal) May 12th 1966. Modern Silence (OI013). Street date: 29-08-16. Limited edition pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Taken from an excellent radio broadcast for the first time in a glorious vinyl release, this record features the legendary Don Cherry with his great 1966 quintet featuring Gato Barbieri (tenor sax), Karl Berger (piano), Bo Stief (bass) and Aldo Romano (drums).
Cherry, Don: Complete Communion: Live in Hilversum May 9, 1966. DBQP (DBQP10). Street date: 07-02-19. This highly energetic performance consists of a couple of Don Cherry original compositions and some highly personal renditions of classics and standards such as Luiz Bonfa's "Orfeo Negro," Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue," and Benny Golson's "I Remember Clifford". The line up is the same as on the Blue Note studio session, with Barbieri, Grimes and Blackwell.
Cherry, Don: Eternal Now. Klimt (MJJ423CP). Street date: 25-02-22. Reissue pressed on pink vinyl. On this album originally released in 1974 on the Scandinavian label Sonet, Cherry was going literally East, playing Tibetan and Asian instruments.
Cherry, Don: Hear & Now. Klimt (MJJ425CY). Street date: 25-02-22. Reissue pressed on yellow vinyl. Recorded in December 1976, Hear And Now was produced by drummer/keyboardist Narada Michael Walden (ex-member and session man for Journey, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report) and epitomizes the "club" tendencies discovered in the second half of the 70's by many jazz and fusion artists. It has often been dismissed by jazz purist and early days Cherry fans as a commercial effort.
Cherry, Don: Live at the Bracknell Jazz Festival. 2LP Klimt (MJJ390DLP). Street date: 29-03-18. This concert from 1986 was featuring Cherry's latest formation, Nu. It featured saxophonist/flutist Carlos Ward, bassist Mark Helias, legendary percussionist Nana Vasconcelos and the iconic drummer Ed Blackwell. This limited edition of 500 copies fills a significant gap in Cherry's discography.
Cherry, Don: Live in Ankara. Trading Places (TDP54100). Street date: 31-03-23. Recorded in November 1969 at the US Embassy, this live show featured drummer Okay Temiz, alongside Turkish musicians. Mostly comprised of Cherry originals and adaptations of Turkish folk songs, there are one-off takes of compositions by Ornette Coleman and Pharoah Sanders as well, the sparse musical ensemble giving Cherry ample room for soloing as they drift between the sounds of tradition and experimentation.
Cherry, Don: Live in Paris, April 22, 1971. B 13 (B191). 140 gram LP on clear red vinyl in PVC sleeve (limited edition of 500 copies). April 2013. During the spring of 1971, Cherry travelled to Paris with his avant-garde jazz trio, made up of the great South African bassist Johnny Dyani and Turkish percussionist Okay Temiz, to perform live for an audience of French jazz fans.
Cherry, Don: Relativity Suite. Klimt (MJJ359CC). Stret date: 20-11-20. Limited edition of 300 pressed on clear vinyl
Cherry, Don: Where Is Brooklyn? Klimt (MJJ383CC). Steet date: 18-09-20. Strictly limited to 300 copies, this is an edition pressed on clear vinyl.
Cherry, Don: Where Is Brooklyn? Klimt (MJJ383). Jan. 2015. With saxophonist Pharoah Sanders backing Cherry on the front line, this album is a quartet set, strongly influenced by the melodic approach of Ornette Coleman, but with a fierce abstraction of tone quite different from Coleman's playful lyricism. Moreover, the rhythm team of Ed Blackwell on drums and Henry Grimes on bass provides a scintillating underpinning for the music that is worth listening to all on its own.
Cherry, Don & Gato Barbieri: Togertherness. Klimt Records (MMJ387). Street date: 29-08-16. Limited edition of an explosive live Parisian recording, made with the French rhythm section of Jean-François Jenny-Clark on bass, Aldo Romano on drums + Karl Berger on vibes.
Cherry, Don & Friends: Baden Baden Free Jazz Meeting, December 1967 - SWR Broadcast. Alternative Fox (FOX037). Street date: 20-03-20. This is a collection of four different performances by different line-ups, featuring big names in the European free jazz scene of the time along such top players as Don Cherry, Marion Brown, Evan Parker and John Stevens.
Cherry, Don & George Gruntz Group: Maghreb Cantata, Live 1969. WHP (WHP1461). Street date: 03-03-23. This double album documents the historical collaboration between Don Cherry and Swiss pianist, composer George Gruntz, a North-African deep flavoured Jazz recorded live in Tunisia and Germany in May and September 1969, with Cherry (cornet, flute) and Gruntz (piano, celeste) leading a highly mixed line-up featuring multi reeds player Sahib Shihab, bass players Henri Texier and Eberhard Weber, and Swiss dummer extraordinaire Daniel Humair, plus four North African musicians on traditional instruments like bendir, ney, bagpipes, tabla and darbouka.
Cherry / Redman / Haden / Blackwell: Old And New Dreams. Black Saint Dig-A-Log (BS520002). 180 gram LP + CD. Oct. 2012. Album recorded in 1976. €17
Cherry Five: S/T. AMSLP14. Sept. 09. Deluxe LP reissue of an album recorded in 1974 and released in 1976. The band was the forerunner of Goblin and featured the singer of L'Uovo di Colombo as well as drummer Carlo Bordini, half of the duo Rustichelli & Bordini €18
Chet Baker Quartet: Blue N Boogie: Live In Palermo, Sicily 1976. Survival Research (SVVRCH054). Street date: 25-02-22. The arrival of this previously unreleased live set, recorded at Palermo's Brass Club in 1976, is a real delight for Chet Baker's fans. His dynamite quartet featured the esteemed composer (and vibraphonist) Enzo Randisi on piano, Giovanni Tommaso making full use of the fretboard on melodic stand-up bass, and Gianni Cavallaro taking an unusual approach on the drums.
Chicaloyoh: La Boue Ralentit le Cercle. 213 Records (213v44). Street date: October 2017. Mostly improvised under a grey psychedelic sky in Austrasia's dark forests, this new album from The Priestess invites us on a new journey to her eerie dreams, where the only frontier is your imagination and the delicacy of sounds is the perfect mattress for the poetry of asleep expectations. For fans of Nico or Catherine Ribeiro
Chico Hamilton Quintet: S/T. So Far Out (OUT5015LP). Format: 180 Gr. LP. This first album from 1955 is a cool, swinging affair that introduced the world to Hamilton's particular brand of chamber bop. €16
Christian Death: Live At The Whisky a Go Go, LA, October 31st, 1981. Radiation Reissue (RRSCV004). A killer live set from LA death rock heroes reissued in a purple and black splatter numbered limited edition of 500 copies for Record Store Day 2018.
Cincinnato: S/T. AMS 55LP. Sept. 2012. This sole album is very rare, also in its unique recent CD reissue (AMS, 2006) and is now available in a perfect vinyl replica of the original 1974 release (the band had already folded a year before).180 Gr. audiophile black vinyl edition.
Cipriani, Stelvio: Gli Orrori del Castello di Norimberga (Baron Blood). Dagored (RED210P). Picture Disc. Street date: 09-11-17. This soundtrack contains jazzy elements and classic sounds combined with great audio effects obtained by "torturing" guitars, drums and the wind.
Cipriani, Stelvio: Poliziotto Sprint. Digitmovies (LPDM006). LP+CD limited edition of 300 copies on 180 gram vinyl, with gatefold. Also available as stand-alone CD version. This presents the complete OST by Stelvio Cipriani for the film "Convoy Busters" (aka "Poliziotto Sprint"). The rhythms and the typical sound of the Moog synthesizer of the late 70's create the right atmosphere, which is a pleasure for the listener who dives back in time and can imagine the daring exploits of the protagonist. Originally C.A.M. had released a single with the two tracks "Speed Machine" and "Crazy Town" (AMP 198). But thanks to the stereo master tapes from the recording session, the label had the opportunity to assemble a CD with the entire fabulous OST (43:36 minutes).
Circus 2000: An Escape From a Box (HALP04 LP). 03/02/12. LP reissue of their 2nd album from 1972. €19
Circus 2000: An Escape From a Box. Vinyl Magic VM015LP. 01-12-2015. Reissue of the 2nd album on either clear blue or clear purple vinyl.
Clark - Hutchinson: A=MH2. Akarma (180Gr.) AK293LP. Debut album of one of the most interesting and irreverent bands of the British underground rock scene of the late 60s.
Clark, Sonny: Blues In The Night. Doxy (DOX878LP) 180 Gr. vinyl LP. Nov. 2012. Recorded in December 1958 for Blue Note, this was a trio session featuring Sonny Clark on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Wes Landers on drums. €16
Clark Terry Quintet: Serenade To A Bus Seat. Doxy ACV (ACV2094). Street date: 08-08-17. Numbered limited edition of 500 units
Claudio Simonetti's Goblin : The Very Best Of - Vol. 2. Deep Red (LPDR008). Street date: 25-09-21. 2nd part of a collection gathering songs from Goblin albums and various soundtracks. Add a version of Oldfield's "Tubular Bells", closing the album!
Claudio Simonetti's Goblin : The Very Best Of - Vol. 1. Deep Red (LPDR004). Street date: 24-01-20. Limited edition on blue vinyl.
Claudio Simonetti's Goblin : The Devil is Back. Deep Red (LPDR005). Street date: 24-01-20. Limited edition on white vinyl.
Clifford Brown Sextet: New Star On The Horizon. Down At Dawn (DAD136). Street date: 07-06-19. Formerly a 10 inch issued on Blue Note in 1953 in mono, this improved reissue now features 4 bonus tracks on the B side.
Clinton, George: Live in Chicago 1989 with The P-Funk Allstars. Trading Places (TDP54062). Street date: 23-09-22. Splatter vinyl.
Clinton, George: P-Funk Power. Trading Places (TDP54074). Street date: 23-09-22. Splatter vinyl. This release cherry-pics some fine live concert moments from Clinton and his P-Funk All Stars
George Clinton & P. Funk All Stars: Make My Funk The P-Funk. Trading Places (TDP54025). Record Store Day Special 2020, pressed on neon violet vinyl.
Cluster: Cluster II. Lilith Dig-A-Log LR335. 23/02/12. 180 gr. LP + free CD of the album. Originally released in 1972, this is the second album by legendary German ambient pioneers Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius. Moebius and Roedelius essentially create ambient electronic soundscapes that ebb and flow, droning on in a suspended world of anti-gravity where machine has conquered man.€16
Cluster: Zuckerzeit. Lilith 3. 23/02/12. 180 gr. LP + free CD of the album. Originally released in 1974, Zuckerzeit marked a turning point for these seminal German space rockers. Recorded shortly after their move away from the metropolis of Berlin, it sees some of the abrasiveness of their earlier material slightly diffusing. With the addition of proto drum machines and the producing talents of Michael Rother, their sound here - while remaining firmly in anchored in experimental territory - has more pop sensibility.€16
CMU: Open Spaces. Tiger Bay (TB6485). Street date: 25-10-19. Cambridge-based experimental group Contemporary Music Unit was formed in the late 60's and this is their debut album, conceived as a musical accompaniment to an art installation. Drawing from various European folk elements, as well as blues, psychedelia, jazz, reggae and traditional African and Indian forms, it is a unique slice of British art-rock from one of the most intriguing and short-lived acts of the movement. Contains an unusual reading of Pharoah Sanders "Japan", along with eight multifaceted originals.
Coffinet, Anne-Marie: Le Vampire. Souffle Continu (FFL017/EFU12). 7" EP. Planned for release for the Record Store Day on April 16, 2016. 500 copies in clear vinyl. 350g sleeve - Reverse Printing - Matt Finish. First time reissue of this groovy soul jazz EP, holy grail of the mythical Futura catalogue by french actress Anne-Marie Coffinet along with Siegfried Kessler, Pierre Culaz & Bernard Lubat. Remastered from the original tapes. Licenced by Gérard Terronès. No repress!
Cohelmec Ensemble: 5 Octobre 1974. Le Souffle Continu (FFL021). March 2017. Deluxe reissue with high definition remastered audio. 12-page booklet on 200gsm art paper including liner notes & rare pictures. First ever vinyl reissue since original release. Gatefold 2LP with Obi Strip. Limited edition of 500 copies. For their third, and what would turn out to be final, album the Cohelmec Ensemble chose to save for posterity their live performance work, on which their reputation was based. A concert recording was made, notable for the inclusion of trumpeter Jean-François Canape!
Cohelmec Ensemble: Next. Le Souffle Continu (FFL020). March 2017. Deluxe reissue with high definition remastered audio. 12-page booklet on 200gsm art paper including liner notes & rare pictures. First ever vinyl reissue since original release. Gatefold LP with Obi Strip. Limited edition of 700 copies. This 2nd album saw the original pianist leave, to be replaced by guitarist Joseph Dejean, who had already played with the Full Moon Ensemble, known for having accompanied Archie Shepp at the Antibes Jazz Festival in 1970.
Cohelmec Ensemble: Hippotigris Zebra Zebra. Le Souffle Continu (FFL019). March 2017. Deluxe reissue with high definition remastered audio. 12-page booklet on 200gsm art paper including liner notes & rare pictures. First ever vinyl reissue since original release. Gatefold LP with Obi Strip. Limited edition of 700 copies. A group without a designated leader, as can be read from their name, based on COH as in Jean Cohen (saxophones), EL as in Dominique Elbaz (piano) and MEC as in the brothers François and Jean-Louis Méchali. Musically, they celebrated above all the pleasure of collective music-making. They based their approach on reciprocal listening, but also on a dialogue between written and improvised material, in which all members have an equal responsibility whatever their instrument.
Coil: Live At The London Convay Hall, October 12, 2002. Planet Claire (PC-481). Pressed on 140 gr. vinyl. Street date: 03-05-19. Long standing influential British experimental group Coil began performing live again in 1999 after a 15 year hiatus. These now legendary performances included many pieces that were never released on album, including this album length epic version of "The Universe Is A Haunted House", dealt in two parts (one per side).
Coleman, Anthony: NoBusiness Records (NBLP127). November 2019. Limited edition of 300 copies. Piano solo performance recorded on the 14th February of 2018 in Jordan Hall, Boston.
Coleman, Ornette: At The Town Hall, December 1962. Wax Love (WLV82040). Street date: 10-04-18.
Coleman, Ornette: Change Of The Century. Destination Moon (DMOO043). Street date: 7-10-23. Another reissue, this time a pressing on clear vinyl!
Coleman, Ornette: Change Of The Century. Wax Love (WLV82110). Street date: 21-02-19. Another reissue!
Coleman, Ornette: Change Of The Century. Doxy ACV (ACV2067). Street date: 25-07-16. Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Coleman, Ornette: Free Jazz. Dom-Ermitage (VNL12201LP). Street date: 19-05-16. LP reissue
Coleman, Ornette: Live At The Town Hall, NYC, December 21st, 1962. Mr. Suit (SUITABLE1348). Street date: 02-06-16. Reissued in a limited edition of 300 hand numbered copies on yellow vinyl with white splatter.
Coleman, Ornette: Something Else!!! The Music Of Ornette Coleman. Dom-Ermitage (VNL12223LP). Street date: 19-05-16. LP reissue. The debut album by Ornette Coleman (first published in 1958) shocked the environment of jazz, revolutionizing that close union between blues and jazz that was the very premise of Afro-American music. In fact it is a unique example: after, Coleman would not have a pianist with him and he would soon branch out into the inaccessible and unexplored territories of the free.
Coleman, Ornette: The Empty Foxhole. Endless Happiness (HE66001). Street date: 31-07-20. Coleman's most controversial album back on vinyl. Originally from 1966, "The empty foxhole" also marks the recording debut of his son Denardo, who was ten years of age at the time of the recording.
Coleman, Ornette: To Whom Who Keeps A Record. Superior Viaduct (SV086). 25-02-16. LP reissue. Originally released in Japan only, "To Whom Who Keeps A Record" collects outtakes from Coleman's legendary Atlantic period, sessions from "Change of the Century" and "This Is Our Music" that are as emotionally transfixing as intellectually rigorous.
Coleman, Ornette: Tomorrow Is The Question! Sowing Records (SOW037). Street date: 14-10-22. Reissue in a limited edition of 500 copies pressed on clear vinyl!
Ornette Coleman Quartet, The: This Is Our Music. Jeanne Dielman (JD121). Street date: 10-05-18. The fifth album from the brilliant free-jazz saxophonist, Ornette Coleman, was released in 1961, a mere 3 years after his first title as a leader.
Ornette Coleman Quartet, The: Tribes Of New York. Jeanne Dielman (JD114). Street date: 30-06-16. This LP compiles early 60's Quartet recordings that were not released on LP at the time. Fantastic collection by one of the greatest jazz quartets in history.
Colley, Scott: This Place. SteepleChase (G1443). Street date: 15-02-23. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl of the debut album made as leader for the label in 1997. It featured Chris Potter (bass clarinet and tenor sax) and drummer Bill Stewart.
Collins, Judy: Golden Apples of the Sun. Wax Love (WLV82002). Street date: 05-10-17. Originally released in 1962, this album is her 2nd LP and is mostly made up of traditional material rearranged by Collins and her unique and iconic voice. A classic of the 60's folk revival, now back in print on LP.
Color Humano : Color Humano II. Sagara (SAGA-185). Street date: 25-08-16. Featuring the kind of funky drum work often found in South American hard-rock and a ripping frontman who wields a mean axe, this 2nd album by the Argentinian outfit is one of the absolutely highlights of Argentinian hard rock of the 70's, back in print on vinyl for the first time in 40+ years.
Colorstar: Heavenicetrip! Trottel Records (TR111LP). Sept. 2019. 2LP. Remastered reissue of the first album from 1998, with gatefold sleeve in a limited edition of 250 copies, including as bonus tracks Colorstar's EP from 1999.
Colosseum: Live. Tiger Bay (TB6423C). Street date: 30-07-21. Recorded at Manchester University and the Big Apple in Brighton in March 1971, this album is the highest demonstration of the terrific intensity of the band on stage. Originally released by the newly formed Bronze Records, it is considered one of the best live records of all time!
Colosseum: Live At Ruisrock Festival Finland 22 August 1970. 180 gram vinyl. Tiger Bay (TB6553). Street date: 04-12-20.
Coltrane / Sanders / Coltrane: Philadelphia, November 11, 1966 WRTI -FM. Climbing The Mountain (JS661111DLP). Street date: 19-10-22. Taped in Philadelphia with excellent sound quality, this set presents Coltrane playing probably the freest version of Naima, along with readings of two more of his compositions: Crescent and a powerful version of Leo. Coltrane died shortly after this performance at the age of 40 on July 11, 1967. Reissue pressed on beige & beer vinyl.
Coltrane / Sanders / Mccoy Tyner / Garrison / Jones: At The Penthouse in Seattle, September 30, 1965 - KRAB-FM. Climbing The Mountain (JS650930LP). Street date: 19-10-22. Radio broadcast of a daytime performance at The Penthouse, Seattle, Washington, September 30, 1965 taped by an amateur fan. Pressed on light blue vinyl.
Coltrane, Alice: A Monastic Trio. Audio Clarity (ACL0080). Street date: 04-03-22. Running on 45 rpm, here's a reissue of the first solo album by Alice Coltrane. Recorded in 1968, she intended it to be a tribute to her husband, John Coltrane, who had died the year before.
Coltrane, Alice: A Monastic Trio. Superior Viaduct (SV020). Street date: 27/05/14. This album showcased Alice's immense talent for fusing spiritual free jazz and new age with classical, Eastern, post-bop and gospel.
Coltrane, Alice: 'Africa' Live At The Carnegie Hall 1971. Alternative Fox( FOX026). Steet date: 31-01-20. This mesmerizing performance, held at Carnegie Hall four years after John's untimely passing, comprised a stunning and largely improvised rendition of Coltrane's Africa, with Alice's subtle piano and harp expressions excellently framed by the wailing saxes of Pharaoh Sanders and Archie Shepp, Cecil McBee and Jimmy Garrison trading non-standard bass lines, a dual drum onslaught from Clifford Jarvis and Ed Blackwell, along with members of the Institute on harmonium and tamboura.
Coltrane, Alice: Eternity. Antarctica Starts Here (ASH311). Street date: 11-04-19. Album combining the drones and textures of India, the gospel and R&B of Ms. Coltrane's Detroit youth and the dissonance of modern classical composition.
Coltrane, Alice: Lord of Lords. Superior Viaduct (SV 150). Street date: 28-06-18. Originally released in 1972, Lord Of Lords was Alice Coltrane's final album for Impulse! and the last installment in her awe-inspiring trilogy that also included "Universal Consciousness" and "World Galaxy". While all three records featured strings alongside a jazz ensemble, Lords Of Lords stood apart from its predecessors due to the sheer size of the orchestra (12 violins, 6 violas and 7 cellos, arranged and conducted by Coltrane herself) and its refined, blissful performances - shining a vital light on the devotional path that she would follow for the rest of her career. This first-time vinyl reissue has been carefully remastered from the original master tapes.
Coltrane, Alice: Ptah, The El Daoud. Audio Clarity (ACL0075). Street date: 11-02-22. Plays on 45 rpm! This album recorded in 1970 was Alice's third solo album and featured saxophonists Joe Henderson (left channel) and Pharoah Sanders (right channel). Quite unusual is that they both play alto flutes on the track "Blue Nile", on which Coltrane switches from piano to harp
Coltrane, Alice: Radha-Krsna Nama Sankirtana. Antarctica Starts Here (ASH312). Street date: 11-04-19. Originally released in 1977, Coltrane's music during this period grew out of an epiphany that musically meant leaving jazz behind (at least partially) and embracing the chants and rhythms of devotional music.
Coltrane, Alice: Transcendence. Antarctica Starts Here (ASH313). Street date: 11-04-19. Side one consists of intimate compositions with Alice's pointillist harp enhanced by intricate string arrangements while side two moves into celestial territory with uplifting chants, light handclaps and bluesy organ. These call-and-response chants, featuring members from her Ashram, completely embody both African-American gospel and Hindu devotional traditions, an uncanny fusion that is transformed through Alice's pure spirit.
Coltrane, Alice: Transfiguration. Antarctica Starts Here (ASH314). Street date: 11-04-19. Transfiguration, featuring drummer Roy Haynes and bassist Reggie Workman, showcases Alice's many compositional talents and fierce improvisatory abilities. Throughout this double LP set - a live performance at University of California in April 1978 in Los Angeles - her playing evokes the time spent in her late husband John Coltrane's band and the avant-garde music of her earlier years.
Coltrane, Alice: Universal Consciousness. Audio Clarity (ACL0081). Street date: 04-03-22. Running on 45 rpm, here's a reissue of the fifth solo album by Alice Coltrane, released in 1971 on Impulse! Records.
Coltrane, Alice: Universal Consciousness. Superior Viaduct (SV070). Shipping date: 18/06/15. This first-time vinyl reissue has been carefully remastered from the original master tapes.
Coltrane / Sanders / Tyner / Garrison / Jones: At The Penthouse in Seattle, September 30, 1965 - KRAB-FM FM. Climbing The Mountain (JS650930LP). Street date: 29-10-21. Reissue presssed on light blue vinyl.
Coltrane, John: A Jazz Delegation From The East. Down At Dawn (DAD139). Street date: 07-06-19. Only credited to John Coltrane for commercial reason, this is in fact the reissue of a Paul Chambers album whose more correct title is and always has been "Chamber's Music: A Jazz Delegation From The East". This great document consists of two different 1956, Hollywood, studio sessions.
Coltrane, John: A Love Supreme. Audio Clarity (ACL001). Reissue on 180 gram vinyl
Coltrane, John: Africa. Wax Love (WLV82142). Street date: 28-02-20. Reissue.
Coltrane, John: Bahia. Destination Moon (DMOO055). Street date: 17-11-23. Reissue on clear vinyl
Coltrane, John: Ballads. Doxy ACV LP (ACV2005LP). Jan. 2014. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile). €16
Coltrane, John: Blue Train. Doxy (DOP8012). Street date: 27-10-16. New reissue, this time as picture disc in a limited edition
Coltrane, John: Coltrane. Doxy ACV LP (ACV2009). Feb. 2014. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile). €16
Coltrane, John: Coltrane Time. Sowing Records (SOW034). Street date: 30-09-22. Reissue on clear vinyl, limited edition of 500 copies.
Coltrane, John: Copenhagen, Denmark (Fm) October 25, 1963. WHP (WHP1449). Street date: 29-07-22. The classic four piece line-up recorded live at Tivoli Concertsaal, Copenhagen, featuring extended versions of classic tunes from Coltrane's repertoire.
Coltrane, John: Düsseldorf. March 28th 1960. Doxy ACV (ACV2061). Street date: 17-03-16. First edition of 500 numbered copies on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile)
Coltrane, John: Giant Steps. Doxy ACV LP (ACV2014). March 2014. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile).
Coltrane, John: Impressions. Doxy (ACV2058). Shipping date: 13/07/15. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile)
Coltrane, John: Jazz Way Out. Doxy ACV LP (ACV2003LP). Jan. 2014. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile). This album was conceived and recorded in 1958 as an experimentation by some of the important "new" faces in modern jazz of those days, under the leadership of Wilbur Harden, with the young talented John Coltrane, the fresh voiced Curtis Fuller and pianist Tommy Flanagan that blend opinions and expression in an album of extended improvisational forms. €16
Coltrane, John: Kulu Sé Mama. Endless Happiness (HE66002). Street date: 14-05-21. Reissue.
Coltrane, John: Live At The Apollo Theater, Dusseldorf, Germany, March 18th, 1960. Wax Love (WLV82109). Street date: 14-02-19. Recorded by the German WDR radio, this session documents a precise step in Coltrane's career, while on tour in Europe with the Miles Davis quintet
Coltrane, John: Live At The Village Vanguard. DOL (DOL990HG). Street date: 31-05-18. 180 gram gatefold LP
Coltrane, John: Live in Berlin November 2nd 1963. Doxy ACV LP (ACV2088). Street date: 20-03-17. See below.
Coltrane, John: Live in Stockholm October 22nd 1963. Doxy ACV LP (ACV2087). Street date: 20-03-17. Featuring Coltrane's classic quartet (McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones), these two live shows recorded in Stockholm and Berlin during the legendary 1963 European Tour, are a fairly typical example of the incredible strength of the group at the time.
Coltrane, John: Meditations. Audio Clarity (ACL0009). Street date: 08-11-18. 180 gr. vinyl reissue with "Joy" as bonus track.
Coltrane, John: My Favorite Things. Wax Love (WLV82115). Street date: 28-02-19. Reissue.
Coltrane, John: My Favorite Things. Jeanne Dielman (JD119). Street date: 05-12-16. This 1961 album seems to fully mark Coltrane's transformation into modal jazz!
Coltrane, John: Stardust. Doxy ACV LP (ACV2001LP). Jan. 2014. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile). €16
Coltrane, John: Tenor Conclave. Doxy ACV (ACV2010). March 2014. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV)(scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile
Coltrane, John: The Complete Nights of 1-2 November 1961. Doxy (DOY010TLP). 140 gram 3LP Box Set with 4-page booklet. Nov. 2012. Now available for the first time ever on vinyl, the complete recordings of John Coltrane's historic and hotly contested live performances at the Village Vanguard on the nights of 1-2 November 1961
Coltrane, John: The Believer. Doxy ACV LP (ACV2002LP). Jan. 2014. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) ). €16
Coltrane, John: Wells Fargo. Wax Love (WLV82127). Street date: 17-05-19. Here is a 32 year old Coltrane sharing a studio recording session with trumpeter Wilbur Harden and a bunch of young lions such as Tommy Flanagan (piano), Doug Watkins (bass) and Louis Hayes (drums), plus Curtis Fuller (trombone), Ali Jackson (bass), Howard Williams (piano) and Art Taylor (drums) on a couple of tracks. In 1958 Coltrane was deeply exploring the Hard Bop idiom, that's when the saxophonist was still playing around with Monk and Davis and just before he would begin leading his own groups. A fine document!
Coltrane, John: Within & Without Miles, Live 1960. Doxy ACV (ACV4006). Street date: 25-07-16. 2LP. This edition features the Quintet's complete April 8 1960 performance at Kongresshaus in Zurich Switzerland + Trane's first quartet recordings with McCoy Tyner, at the Jazz Gallery. Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Coltrane, John & Alice: Cosmic Music. Superior Viaduct (SV120). Street date: 01-06-17. Originally self-released by Alice Coltrane in 1968 and later issued by Impulse!, this album features two tracks - "Manifestation" and "Rev. King" - by John Coltrane's legendary final quintet that were recorded in San Francisco on February 2nd, 1966 and two more - "Lord Help Me To Be" and "The Sun" from Alice Coltrane's very first session as a bandleader, recorded six months after her husband's passing.
Coltrane, John & Don Cherry : The Avant Garde. Doxy ACV (ACV2042). Nov. 2014. Recorded during the summer of 1960 this legendary album is a milestone of Free Jazz history. Joining Coltrane and Cherry are essentially the rest of the members of the Ornette Coleman Quartet: Ed Blackwell (drums) and Charlie Haden (bass) on "Cherryco" and "The Blessing" as well as Percy Heath (bass) on the remaining three selections. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile)
Coltrane, John & Johnny Hartman: John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman. DOL (DOL910HG). Street date: 19-04-19. 180 gram vinyl reissue.
Coltrane, John & Johnny Hartman: S/T. Doxy (ACV2057). Shipping date: 13/07/15. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile)
Coltrane, John & Wilbur Harden: Tanganyika Strut. Doxy (ACV2091). Street date: 29-05-17. The last of the three 1958 recordings made by jazz musicians John Coltrane and Wilbur Harden, Tanganyika Strut is Harden's last album as a leader. Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Comelade, Pascal: Sentimientos. Etats-Unis (ETAT15). Street date: 11-04-20. Record Store Day Special and first-time reissue limited to 750 numbered copies. Originally released in 1982, Pascal Comelade's Sentimientos is one of the most elusive and sought after LPs in the French composer's vast catalogue. Recorded on a two-track Revox machine, the album is an eclectic series of brief pieces - only two of the twenty tracks exceed four minutes - showcasing his poetic imagination and impressive range. While much of Comelade's early work hints at many of the major electronic movements to come, Sentimientos remains earthbound and organic. Melodic fragments performed on piano, organ, plastic saxophone, vibes, guitar, toy piano, ukulele and synthesizer place Comelade's boundless creative spirit on display.
Comus: To Keep From Crying. Klimt (MJJ415CB). Street date: 09-07-21. Reissue on royal blue vinyl of the second album by progressive folk band Comus, released in 1974. It featured a notably different lineup from their other releases, with the violin/viola and woodwind spots replaced by keyboards and a conventional drum kit. The album's content has also been noted as sounding more mainstream than their earlier work
Comus: Out of the Coma. Rise Above Records (RISELP144). Limited edition on 180 gr. vinyl. Street date: 15/06/12. The feelings and convictions displayed within the grooves of "Out of the Coma" further display the undeniable uniqueness of Comus as an artistic collective as opposed to "just another band". Side 2 is made of one track, a recently discovered live 1972 recording. Also available on clear vinyl with green splatter
Conqueror: Storie Fuori dal Tempo. Ma.Ra.Cash (MRCLP015). March 2018. Inspired by the ancient legend of the Fata Morgana, here's for the first time, a vinyl reissue of the band's 2nd album, from 2005. It also includes an unpublished bonus track!
Contemporary Jazz Quartet Feat. Sonny Murray: Action. Got It! (GOT009LP). 180 gram LP reissue. Street date: 23-04-21. An incredible mental approach featuring Franz Beckerlee (before his stylistic shift towards the more money-rewarding Danish pop band Gasolin), trumpeter Hugh Steinmetz, bassist Steffen Andersen and Afro-american drummer Sonny Murray. A must have collectable record!
Contemporary Jazz Quintet, The: Actions 1966 . 67. Pladeselskabet Centrifuga (FUGA-201908). Sept. 2019. Reissue of a Danish free jazz album, recorded in Copenhagen in 1966-67, featuring among other trumpeter Hugh Steinmetz.
Conti, Ivan: Poison Fruit - Special Edition. Far Out Recordings (FARO208LPX). For Record Store Day 2020, Far Out Recordings presents a special 'poisoned vinyl' edition of Ivan 'Mamão' Conti's critically acclaimed Poison Fruit album. The 180g splattered colour LP is accompanied by an exclusive bonus 7" with a previously unreleased track from the original Poison Fruit sessions "Katmandu", and "Ninho", a track never before released on vinyl.
Cooper, Mike: Distant Songs Of Madmen. Backwards (BW24). Street date: 07-06-19. A free improvisation set, recorded live in Palermo. It consists of some cover versions of folk and pop songs and some of Cooper's own songs. Available in a beautiful designed cover with an exclusive amazing artwork made by Italian artist Carla Indipendente. Comes with one insert. Mastered for vinyl by Brian Pyle (Ensemble Economique).
Cooper, Mike: Oh Really! Trading Places (TDP54006). 180 gram LP playing on 45rpm. Street date: 28-06-19. Guitarist and singer-songwriter Mike Cooper was a key figure in the British blues boom of the late 60's. This debut album, initially released on Pye Records, presents pure Cooper, with his deft picking accompanied by Derek Hall's guitar work only on two tunes
Cooper, Mike: Spirit Songs. Eargong Records (EG02LP ). Street date: 03-12-21. Originally released in 2005 on Cooper's Hipshot Cd-r label, and reissued here for the first time on vinyl, Spirit Songs deserves to be regarded as a true rediscovered gem, remixed and remastered by Mike Copper himself! It comes as a highly organic form of Ambient-Folk-Blues with Cooper reordering material to create an immersive listening experience. A stream of cut-up lyrics inspired by Thomas Pynchon's writing slide across multiple electronic layers and masterfully fingerpicked acoustic guitars combining into a moving tide. Mike Cooper the so called "icon of post-everything music", a true sound explorer constantly pushing the boundaries of genres and styles, Folk, Blues, Free Improv, Exotica, Ambient, Electronica...
Copenhagen Art Ensemble: Reuterswärd. ILK (ILK223LP). 30/06/14. The Danish orchestra celebrates and re-interprets here iconic multi-artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd. This is also the first album document of Copenhagen Art Ensemble's collaboration with singer Qarin Wikström, who fronts an unconventional approach to music for 6 instruments plus vocal.
Côrtes, Lula: Rosa de Sangue. Polysom Brazil (334181). Street date: 26-07-19. 180 gram vinyl reissue. Originally custom pressed in 1980, "Rosa de Sangue" is the closing chapter of the amazing Recife psychedelic movement that flourished and centred around the work of Lula Côrtes, beginning in 1973 with the release of Satwa, and the creation of "Abracadabra", Lula's loose art/music/design collective. The sound veers from crazed ethno folk-rock to magical, gentle, jungle folk psych zones, to hard hitting, coke dusted fuzz rock, to insane mutant disco dance floor groove, to tweaked Americana, to acid vocal raga trance, and way beyond...
Lula Cortes & Zé Ramalho: Paebirú. 2LP Polysom (334141). Street date: 28-06-19. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl, this collaborative album - originally released in 1975 - is a wonderfully off-kilter record full of fantastic hooky and strange tunes that range from full-on freakouts to quiet pastoral numbers displaying the entire range of 70's hippie Brazilian musician culture.
Cosmic Factory: An Old Castle Of Transylvania. Holy Basil (HBR-006). Street date: 26-08-22. Loaded with heavy psychedelia and prog rock guitar moments, experimentally blended with the use of Hammond and Mellotron, the band lead by keyboardist / vocalist Tsutomu Izumi takes you on an adventure throughout the dark forests of Transylvania. Throughout the years, the album has become an very rare and sought after gem in the history of Japanese prog rock, this is the very first reissue ever, complete with OBI strip and insert, officially licensed by Nippon Columbia Co. Ltd.
Cosmic Jokers, The: Galactic Supermarket. Victory (VKM58010). Street date: 26-06-17.
Cosmic Jokers, The: S/T. Klimt (MJJ325CY). Street date: 04-08-16. This free-form freak out - consisting of two epic tracks, the 22 min 'Galactic Joke' and the 19 min 'Cosmic Joy' - was first of five albums by the group to be released in the coming months. A first rate slab of space rock up there with other classics of the genre. Limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram yellow vinyl. Also available on November 7th, 2016 on blue vinyl pressing (MJJ325CB)
Coxhill / Courbois / Van't Hof: Toverbal Sweet. Lantern Heights (LANRH004). Street date: 16-12-22. Fully licensed, limited edition of 500 copies. Released on cultish London based label Mushroom in 1972, this album brought together the anarchic genius of saxophone player Lol Coxhill, with the pure magic of a dutch rhythm section: Pierre Courbois on the drums and keyboard player Jasper Van't Hof. A fascinating album comparable to Keith Tippett's small groups and the rise of the most peculiar impro-jazz scene.
Coxhill, Lol: Ear of the Beholder. Radiation Reissues Deluxe Edition (RAD7008). Street date: 08-12-16. Originally released in 1971 on John Peel's Dandelion label Lol Coxhill's sprawling double album debut is an avant-garde jazz masterstroke that features Robert Wyatt and much of the Whole World group, Kevin Ayers' backing band at the time (of which Lol was a member). Ranging from straight up feedback to reworkings of standards, outdoor recordings to spoken word, improvisation to vaudeville, Ear Of Beholder covers more ground in 2 LPs than most artists do in a lifetime. Difficult, adventurous listening from one of British jazz's most brilliant innovators. Reissued on 180 gram vinyl with gatefold cover
Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, The: BBC 1968. No Kidding (NK202205). Street date: 11-02-22. A killer line-up for an exclusive live broadcasting! Pressed on dual coloured vinyl (dark lilas & ochre).
Cream: Disraeli Gears. Lilith (LR140LP). Street date: 17-03-23. Repress on 180 gram vinyl of the 2nd album by the influential British power trio, originally released in 1967. Printed, black and white photos on inner sleeve, dark blue paper labels, silver text.
Cream: Disraeli Gears at the BBC. B 13 (B199). 25/07/13. Clear purple vinyl in a clear PVC sleeve with blue lettering pressed in a limited edition of 500 copies. €16
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Albert Hall Concert. Coda Publishing (AAVNY004). Street date: 29-11-19. Another reissue, this time pressed on blue vinyl
Creedence Clearwater Revival: In Performance - The Albert Hall 1970. Coda Publishing (CRVNY004). Street date: 18-10-18. Pressed on purple vinyl
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Live at Fillmore West - Close Night July 4, 1971 - KSAN FM Broadcast. Radio Loop Loop (RLL033). Street date: 12-06-20. This show is not only a farewell to the Fillmore, but also something of swansong for Creedence Clearwater Revival. Broadcast live on KSAN-FM, the band play a greatest hits set, in a party atmosphere on a landmark night in San Francisco
Cressida: Asylum. Akarma (AK229). Street date: 02-04-21. Reissue.
Crosby, David & Nash, Graham: Bittersweet. Vinyl Lovers (VL901516). May 2015. The legendary early tape of Crosby & Nash's second album, featuring the first Crosby & Nash written collaborations on both "Naked in the Rain" and the brilliant "To the Last Whale" suite.
Crosby, David & Nash, Graham: Wind On The Water. Replay (RPLP7007). Street date: 26-07-18. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Roosevelt Raceway Westbury September 1974 FM Broadcast. 2LP. Wax Radio (WLVR029). Street date: 11-10-19. Live reunion after their sudden split in mid 1970. The Roosevelt Raceway concert in New York on September 8th 1974 was the last date of an epic summer tour of thirty gigs.
Crucis: En Vivo Enero 1977. South American Progressive (SAP201-1). Street date: 09-07-21. Soundboard recording with an excellent quality, booklet brings Gustavo Montesano´s words telling all that happened that night. It's reissued here for the first time on vinyl, together with background notes and images.
Cuero: Crecimiento. Mondo Svart. September 2020. Official reissue limited to 500 copies on black vinyl. Highly sought-after gem of Argentinian prog/psych, Cuero's second album Crecimiento (1974) is a turning point for the band. Latin jazz-rock style in the vein of Carlos Santana, with abundant instrumental themes of Afro roots, mixed with diverse percussion styles and arrangements, gives you an idea of the outlandish territory the band traverses. A Prog and Jazz Fusion oddity of the finest calibre, reminiscent of records like Zappa's Waka/Wazoo with some free jazz touches and the occasional jazz flute thrown in for good measure.
Cure, The: Seventeen Seconds. Vinyl Lovers (900358). Street date: 08-03-18. Includes bonus tracks in a deluxe gatefold 180 gram 2LP version.
Cure, The: Three Imaginary Boys. Lilith LR130LPP. Picture LP 180 gram Non Shrink Wrapped. This is the faithful re-release of the original UK pressing. €17.50.
Curran, Alvin: Canti E Vedute Del Giardino Magnetico. Superior Viaduct (SV129). Street date: 04-10-18. American composer and multi-instrumentalist Alvin Curran has remained one of the great emblems of experimental music for the last half-century. In the early 70's, his solo work would become a crucial bridge between minimalist traditions on both sides of the Atlantic. This first-time vinyl reissue is recommended for fans of Harry Bertoia, Michel Redolfi and Lino Capra Vaccina.
Curran, Alvin / Laneri, Roberto / Schiaffini, Giancarlo: Beat 72 Lost Date. Eargong Records (EG01LP). Street date: 18-09-20. An unearthed treasure from the 70's Italian Avant Garde archives! A previously unreleased recording from the legendary Beat72 club in Rome in 1973, featuring a one-off Italian-American All-Star ensemble with Roberto Laneri, founding member of the experimental vocal group Prima Materia; maverick American composer Alvin Curran co-founder of Musica Elettronica Viva; trombone specialist Giancarlo Schiaffini from the historical Gruppo di improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza; cello virtuoso Frances Marie Uitti, close collaborator of the likes of J. Cage and G. Scelsi; bassist Bruno Tommaso, from the legendary Gruppo Romano Free Jazz and American composer Tony Ackerman from the obscure Suonosfera group. Highly creative Music which defies categories and boundaries. An historical document!!! An additional booklet contains extensive liner notes and photos.
Curson, Ted: Pop Wine. Le Souffle Continu (FFL070). Street date: 10-09-21. Carefully remastered from the master tapes, pressed on heavyweight 180 gr. vinyl, with 425 gsm brownboard outer sleeve, this reissue of a '71 Parisian recording, one of the gems of the trumpeter's discography, with the hard-hitting French trio of Georges Arvanitas (piano), Jacky Samson (double bass) and Charles Saudrais (drums).
Curtis Fuller Jazztet, The : With Benny Golson. Doxy (DOX885LP) 180 Gr. vinyl. Feb. 2013. This LP, recorded at the Van Gelder studio, represents the original Fuller-Golson co-led Jazztet line-up, with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wynton Kelly on piano and Paul Chambers on bass.€16
Curva di Lesmo: S/T. AMS (AMSLP99). Oct. 2015. For the album's explanation, see the CD section. The LP version is pressed on white vinyl
Daal: Daecade. Ma.Ra.Cash Records (MRCLP024). June 2020. A compilation album to celebrate ten years of activity, presenting the best sonic moments of the group, a project free from patterns and styles, an anarchic and visceral project, sometimes melancholic and gloomy, sometimes elegant and romantic! For this tenth anniversary a song was composed specifically for this vinyl: "Daecade(nt)" a short instrumental, which summarizes all the faces of the group. Released in a limited edition of 300 copies, pressed on purple vinyl and with an elegant gatefold cover.
Dalton: Argitari. Vinyl Magic (VM098LP). Jan. 2014. Dalton released their second and last LP "Argitari" in 1975, in a three-spread gatefold format, faithfully reproduced in this Vinyl Magic reissue, the first ever in almost forty years.
Dalton: La Donna e il Bambino/Il Vuoto. Vinyl Magic (VM 45198). 7" pressed on clear blue vinyl and including a postcard. This is an exclusive RSD release for 2017.
Dameron, Tadd w/ John Coltrane: Mating Call. Down at Dawn (DAD 110). Street date: 26-07-18. Limited edition of 300 copies. A recording from 1956, featuring the young lion John Coltrane who was fresh off playing with Miles Davis.
Lao Dan / Deng Boyu: Tutu Duo. NoBusines Records (NBCD 144). Street date: 30-08-21. Limited edition of 300 copies. Recorded on the 13th of October 2019 at RC Studio, Guangzhou, China. This album brings a great duo recording full of suprises by Lao Dan on alt sax and Chinese flute and Deng Boyu on drums and percussion. Side 1 consists of three very energetic tracks, leading us back to the best traditions of free jazz, while side 2 is filled by a suite in three parts, inspired by nature. This is where both musicians fully integrate Chinese elements in their music, the last part ending with a combination of both Eastern and Western aspects. A broad musical journey, through styles and continents!
Dave Brubeck Quartet, The : At Carnegie Hall. 2LP Doxy (ACV4008). Street date: 12-06-17. Recorded at the famed Carnegie Hall in New York City on Friday, February 22, 1963 this LP is simply one of the great live jazz albums of the 60's.
Dave Brubeck Quartet, The : Brubeck Time. Doxy (DOX895LP). 22/08/13. Reissue of an album recorded in 1954 and originally released on Columbia in 1955. €16
Dave Brubeck Quartet, The : Jazz Goes to College. Doxy (DOX889LP). 180 Gr. vinyl. 11/07/13. Recorded at various Mid-Western US universities and released originally in 1954
Dave Brubeck Quartet, The : Jazz Impressions Of Eurasia. Cornbread (CRNBR16055). Street date: 13-09-18. 180 gram vinyl reissue. Featuring early explorations into Indian and Middle Eastern musical forms within the jazz genre, this album often does not get the credit it's due for helping to expand the musical palate of jazz.
Dave Brubeck Quartet, The : Time Further Out. Doxy (DOX886LP). 180 Gr. vinyl + 1 bonus track. April 2013. Reissue of the follow up to the legendary "Time Out" album, originally released in 1961. €16
Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw": All of Me. SteepleChase (G1181). Street date: 15-09-23. Reissue on the Audiophile Edition Series (180 gram vinyl). This album was recorded Live at Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen July 4 & 5, 1973
Davis, Miles: Ao Vivo Em São Paulo (05-28-1974). WHP (WHP1445). Street date: 03-06-22. Miles Davis, the so called "dark magus", caught in full electric flight in Sao Paulo - Brazil in 1974 featuring Dave Liebman on soprano and tenor sax and flute, the electric guitars tandem of Reggie Lucas and Dominique Gaumont, the bass anchor of Michael Henderson and the deep groove of Al Foster on drums and James "Mtume" Forman on percussion.
Davis, Miles: At Newport 1958. Wax Love (WLV82101). Street date: 21-06-18. Another reissue on another label .... rehash, nothing new!
Davis, Miles: At Newport 1958. Doxy (DOX897LP). 22/08/13. Less than a year after this live recording, these same six men would make jazz history with the cool modal classic, Kind Of Blue, perhaps the best and most famous jazz album of all-time.
Davis, Miles: Birth of the Cool. Wax Love (WLV82128). Street date: 17-05-19. Another reissue!
Davis, Miles: Birth of the Cool. Rumble Records (RUM2011122LP). LP reissue. 25-02-16.
Davis, Miles: Conception. Wax Love (WLV82131). Street date: 04-10-19. Another reissue!
Davis, Miles: Conception. Cornbread (CRNBR16027). Street date: 16-02-17. 180 gr. vinyl + download code. Previously released on several formats - 10" and 7" - and now gathered on one 12", those tracks were all recorded on the same day: October 5, 1951. Featuring a crack band that included Art Blakey, and Jackie McLean in his very first recording session, this is classic 50's Miles hard-bop of the highest order.
Davis, Miles: In Person, Friday Night At The Blackhawk. Doxy (DOX879DLP) 180 Gr. 2LP. Nov. 2012. Now for the first time ever on double LP, this double album represents a very short-lived and little-known version of the Miles Davis Quintet, recorded live at San Francisco's famed Blackhawk jazz club on 21 April 1961!
Davis, Miles: Kind of Blue. Wax Love (WLV82137). Street date: 28-02-20. Another reissue of this timeless masterpiece!
Davis, Miles: Kind of Blue. Down at Dawn (DAD144). Street date: 12-07-19. Another reissue of this unavoidable album!
Davis, Miles: Kind of Blue. Rumble Records (RUM2011129LP). Street date: 26-05-16. Another LP reissue of this imoortal cult album, in a brand new high quality pressing
Davis, Miles: Lift to the Scaffold. Wax Love ((WLV82099). Street date: 21-06-18. Another reissue on another label .... rehash, nothing new!
Davis, Miles: Live-Evil. Four Men with Beards (4M809DLP). 180 gr. 2LP reissue. 08/11/11.
Davis, Miles: Live At Fillmore West 1970.Radio Loop Loop (RLL040). 2LP. Street date: 26-06-20. A KSAN-FMFM broadcast of a live recording by the Miles Davis Sextet at the Fillmore West Auditorium, San Francisco April 9th, 1970. This has been reissued so many times before that one can wonder of the interest of such a rehash!
Davis, Miles: Live at the Plugged Nickel, December 22, 1965 Part One. B 13 (B192). 140 gram LP on white vinyl in PVC sleeve (ltd. ed. 500 copies). April 2013. €16
Davis, Miles: Live at the Plugged Nickel, December 22, 1965 Part Two. B 13 (B193). 140 gram LP on yellow vinyl in PVC sleeve (ltd. ed. 500 copies). April 2013. €16
Davis, Miles: Live at the Plugged Nickel, 22-23 December 1965. Klimt Records (MJJ349CLP). Nov. 2012. This 5LP deluxe boxset with liner notes represents the most complete version available on vinyl of the Miles Davis Quintet's legendary Plugged Nickel performance! 20 tracks in all with almost 4 hours of music taken from the 7 sets Davis played during his two-night residency at Chicago's famous Plugged Nickel jazz club.
Davis, Miles: Live In Boston 1972 FM Broadcast. Rainbowed Records (RAIN782LP). Street date: 06-07-17. Numbered limited edition on splatter vinyl. This is the recording at Paul's Mall, Boston, September 1972, already released on CD on Hi Hat.
Davis, Miles: Live In Tokyo, July 1985 - FM Broadccast. Mind Control (MIND800). Street date: 11-02-22. This is the Miles Davis Septet with Bob Berg (soprano sax, tenor sax), Robert Irving III (keyboards), John Scofield (electric guitar), Darryl Jones (electric bass), Vincent Wilburn, Jr. (drums), and Steve Thornton (percussion)
Davis, Miles: Miles at Carnegie Hall. Honey Pie (HONEY029). Street date: 05-02-21.
Davis, Miles: Miles Davis in St. Louis. Naked Lunch (ND029). Street date: 05-08-22. Recorded live at Jazz Villa in St. Louis on May 29th 1963. George Coleman was sitting on tenor sax, right before he left band, with incoming talent Wayne Shorter on the spot, ready to seal the quintet in its now legendary form
Davis, Miles: Monterey Jazz Festival 1963. Wax Love (WLV82134). Street date: 04-10-19. This smoking set features a wonderful rendition of "So What" among others and precedes the legendary quintet, with here George Coleman instead of Wayne Shorter.
Davis, Miles: Quiet Nights. Doxy ACV (ACV2043). First edition of 500 numbered copies.
Davis, Miles: The Original Quintet (First Recording). Down At Dawn (DAD105). Street date: 02-08-18. Limited edition of 300 copies.
Davis, Miles: WBCN Broadcast 1972: Live At Paul's Mall. Wax Radio (WLVR006). Steet date: 13-12-18. Another rehash of this Boston concert, already released on several other "unofficial" labels (Hi Hat, Bad Joker, Rainbowed Records).
Davis, Miles: Young Man With The Horn. Doxy ACV. Vol. 1 (ACV2098), Vol. 2 (ACV2099), Vol. 3 (ACV2100). Street date: 22-02-18. Numbered limited edition. A stunning collection in 3 volumes documenting the early years of the great Miles Davis.
Davis, Miles & Coltrane, John: Copenhagen March 24th 1960. Doxy ACV (ACV2062). Street date: 17-03-16. First edition of 500 numbered copies on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile)
Davis, Miles & Coltrane, John: Den Haag - April 9th 1960. Doxy ACV (ACV2063). Street date: 20-06-16. What makes these live shows recordings so special is that you can hear Coltrane starting to break away musically, taking extended "sheets of sound" solos on Miles Davis Quintet standards. Whistles of admiration and encouragement go up from the audience during Coltrane's solos, and you get the sense from Miles' playing that he was being topped and wasn't quite sure how to respond musically. A piece of music history on ACV for the first time.
Davis, Miles & Coltrane, John: Deutsches Museum, Munchen - April 3rd 1960. Doxy ACV (ACV2064). Street date: 20-06-16.
Davis, Miles & Coltrane, John: Play Richard Rodgers. Down at Dawn (DAD116). Street date: 13-09-18. Limited edition of 300 copies. A stand out set of classic tunes from the great American song tradition performed by some All star combos consisting of a bunch of real Jazz masters such as John Lewis, Red Garland, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Percy Heat, Jimmy Cobb, Philly Joe Jones and Roy Haynes.
Davis, Miles & Coltrane, John: Stockholm - March 22 1960. Doxy ACV (ACV2065). Street date: 20-06-16.
Davis, Miles & Forrest, Jimmy: Live At The Barrel. 2LP Down at Dawn (DAD128). Street date: 13-12-18. Limited edition. Recorded in the spring of 1952 at the Barrel Club in St. Louis, this is an inspired Bop session of Davis and tenor sax player Jimmy Forrest (then at the peak of his career
Davis, Miles & Monk, Thelonious: Miles & Monk At Newport. Cornbread (CRNBR16051). 180 gram LP reissue. Street date: 24-05-18. Featuring the Miles Davis Sextet and the Thelonious Monk Quartet recorded in 1958 and 1963, respectively, this classic album features two of jazz music's most famous groups at the peak of their powers. This 1958 recording from Miles Davis is, in fact, one of the finest live documents of the classic Kind Of Blue era group featuring Coltrane and Adderley, along with the great Bill Evans on piano. Monk's group as usual featured tenor-man Charlie Rouse, with help from Pee Wee Russell on clarinet, and they really stretch out on two 10+ minute tracks.
Davis, Miles And The Lighthouse All-Stars: At Last! Cornbread (CRNBR16028). Street date: 16-02-17. 180 gr. vinyl + download code. Recorded at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, CA, on September 13, 1953, this is a historic recording for many reasons, and one of the earliest meetings of East and West Coast jazz artists. While Miles Davis and Chet Baker need no introduction, Harold Rumsey might. He was a West Coast jazz bassist who formed the Lighthouse All Stars in 1949, a long standing group that performed at the Hermosa Beach club every Sunday night for nearly decennies. Though he might not be a household name, his group featured such alumnus as Jimmy Giuffre, Shorty Rogers, Max Roach, Bud Shank, Sonny Criss, Hampton Hawes, Shelly Manne, and more.
Davorin Jagodic, Martin: Tempo Furioso. Dialogo (DIALP912). Street date: 19-11-21. Probably the masterpiece of the Croatian composer, this bristling work of monumental scale at the vanguard of electroacoustic composition and musique concrète, created by the sinfully under-recognized associate of Groupe de Recherches Musicales, reshapes history at every turn. Issued by Dialogo in a limited edition of 300 copies on black vinyl, with fully remastered audio, housed in a gatefold sleeve that beautifully reproduces the original design, and complete with brand new English translations of the original liner notes.
De Andrè, Fabrizio: La Buona Novella. Dec. 09. Part of the LP reissue program of Sony Music, this album from 1970 by the Italian cult song writer is now available again for some time (probably short, beware!) in a 180gr. deluxe pressing and digitally remastered. €18
De Andrè, Fabrizio: Creuza de Ma (84). Sony. 28/07/11. Digitally remastered LP with gatefold cover, limited numbered edition (1200 copies). €23
De Andrè, Fabrizio: Le Nuvole (90). Sony. 28/07/11. Digitally remastered LP limited numbered edition (1200 copies). €23
De De Lind: Io non so da dove vengo... (1973). VM083LP. New reissue in 180 gr. vinyl LP for collectors of the unique De De Lind italian progressive album from 1973. Now available in limited edition LP with white vinyl. Only 200 copies available!
De Hollanda, Chico Buarque: Pedro Pedreiro / Sonho De Um Carnaval. Polysom (332497). Street date: 16-11-18. (45 gram pressing 7"). First recording of Chico Buarque!
De Luca, Peppino: La Ragazza con la Pistola. Dagored (RED222P). Picture Disc. Street date: 09-11-17.
De Luca, Peppino: La Ragazza con la Pistola. Dagored (RED222C). Shipping date: 28/09/15. Limited edition of 1000 copies on pink & black vinyl, first ever reissue on vinyl. Incredible psych-groove soundtrack of a film that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1969 and starring Monica Vitti.
Death SS: The Horned God Of The Witches. Black Widow BWR 079. 2LP. 13/03/12. Reissue on double vinyl of this release of early Death SS material; beautiful artwork with a gatefold cover and 3 different versions: 100 copies pressed in blue vinyl incl. poster, card and sticker, 150 copies in white vinyl, 150 copies in clear vinyl. Will be expensive!
Débile Menthol: Live 1982-84. Les Disques Rayés (009). 2013. LP reissue of live recordings previously released on cassette only (Édition Unbeirrt).
Dedalus: Materiale Per Tre Esecutori. AMS72LP. May 2014. This 2nd album, released in 1974, is much more avant-garde than their jazz-rock debut, with an increased use of electronics.
Delerue, Georges / Piccioni, Piero: Le Mépris / Il Disprezzo. Doxy Cinematic (DOC101). April 2014. Limited edition of a 2LP working on 45 rpm. For the first time together on a double LP, here are the two versions of Godard's masterpiece soundtrack: the solemn and powerful French version composed by Georges Delerue, the Mozart of French Cinema, and the exotic jazzy version of the great Piero Piccioni. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Delirium: III. Vinyl Magic VMLP126. June 08. Third album by Italian band with a great flutist, long time OOP and hard to find! Now available again, with the original gatefold cover and label replicas. Limited to 500 copies.
Delirium: Dolce Acqua. Vinyl Magic VMLP145. Feb. 2010. The debut album from 1971 is now available as Deluxe 180 Gr. vinyl in triple gatefold cover. €20
Delirium: Lo Scemo e Il Villaggio. Vinyl Magic VMLP144. Feb. 2010. 180 Gr. vinyl reissue of the 2nd album with gatefold cover. €20
Demon Fuzz: Roots And Offshoots . Klimt (MJJ400). Street date: 26-04-19. After their iconic first album (Afreaka) the group disbanded in 1972 and it was not before 1976 that their second album, Roots and Offshoots, was self-published on the mysterious Paco Media Inc label. It stands as a unique mixture of oriental flavoured Blues, psych guitars and organs, and a bunch of infectious earthy grooves.
Deodato, Eumir: Inutil Paisagem. Audio Clarity (ACL0013). Reissue on 180 gram vinyl. Street date: 29-11-18.
D'Errico, Gianni: Antico Teatro Da Camera (1976). Sony 88697473361. This LP is usually considered as one of the best prog-inclined albums by Italian solo artists, and a hard to find one! A welcome reissue!
Deuter: Princess Of Dawn - Soundtracks. Black Sweat (BS041). March 2018. First issued in 1973, this is Deuter's third album. Realized as a library record, it has never been issued for general or public release. Comprised of twenty six short, discrete works, it encounters an artist with roots in the avant-garde and sonic experimentation, beginning to look farther afield - stretching toward the ethereal ambiences for which he would subsequently become known. Threaded with drones, off kilter melodies, hints at a diverse number of folk traditions across the globe, and rippling synthesis, it is a continuously evolving wonder as it unfolds.
Deviants, The: Disposable. Tiger Bay (TB6195C). Limited edition on 180 gram clear vinyl. Street date: 06-09-19. The Deviants, headed and fronted by legendary counter-culture figure Mike Farren, were the British answer to American groups like Stooges and MC5. It came out in 1968, a year after their debut album "Ptoof"
Devo: Mabuhay Gardens San Francisco, Ca, August 3rd, 1977. East/West (WEST913J). Street date: 18/12/14. A numbered limited edition of 349 copies on yellow vinyl with black splatter.
Dexter Gordon Quartet: Biting The Apple. SteepleChase (G1080). 180 gr. LP reissue. Street date: 10-03-17. Recorded in NYC in 1976, "Biting The Apple" was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque Diamant of 1978 by the Montreux Jazz Festival. The quartet included Barry Harris, Sam Jones and Al Foster.
Dharma: Archipel. Le Souffle Continu (ffl041). Street date: 09-03-18. First ever reissue of this classic recording on 700 copies, with Obi Strip and a 12 page booklet. Archipel is a constructed album, mixing free rock and European free jazz in a series of collective explosions based on abrupt and contrasting improvisations.
Dharma Quintet: End Starting. Le Souffle Continu (ffl040). Street date: 09-03-18. Third album, seeing the apparition of guitarist Gérard Marais, now replacing Gérard Coppéré. First ever reissue of this classic recording on 700 copies, with Obi Strip and a 12 page booklet.
Dharma Quintet: Mr. Robinson. Le Souffle Continu (ffl038). Street date: 09-03-18. First ever reissue of this classic recording on 700 copies, with Obi Strip and a 12 page booklet. Jef Sicard and Gérard Coppéré (saxophones, flute, bass clarinet), Patricio Villarroel (electric and acoustic piano), Michel Gladieux (bass) and Jacques Mahieux (drums) formed the first version of a collective united by structured intentions. Because, within Dharma, individual improvisation cannot be envisaged outside of a clearly designated framework, even non-tempo.
Dharma Trio: Snoopy's Time. Le Souffle Continu (ffl039). Street date: 09-03-18. First ever reissue of this classic recording on 700 copies, with Obi Strip and a 12 page booklet. This is the band's second album, concentrated on the rhythm section including the ever-faithful Jacques Mahieux on drums, and recorded three months after Mr Robinson, the first album
Di Domenico, Giovanni / Jacquemyn, Peter / Corsano, Chris: A Little Off The Top. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 88). Nov. 2015. Limited edition of 300 records. Recorded on 31st of October 2013 at Studio Grez, Brussels
Di Palo/Belleno Of New Trolls: Live 50.0 (OA7518LP). 2LP. Street date: 15-09-18. The title track of this double album is one of the two unreleased tracks presented here, the other being "Le Collegiali". The rest of the album offers performances of historical pieces from New Trolls' repertoire, from pop sounds to progressive rock, Nico Di Palo and Gianni Belleno being accompanied by an ultra-compact band of high-quality musicians: Claudio Cinquegrana, Stefano Genti, Umberto Dadà, and Nando Corradini.
Diabolus: S/T. Akarma AK340LP 180 Gr. LP. Well-crafted blend of prog rock with psychedelic inflections, clever guitar and flute solos and sprinklings of jazz rock. Will undoubtedly appeal to afficionados of bands like Audience, Tonton Macoute and Jethro Tull. €16
Diablo Swing Orchestra: Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious. 24/06/11. This is a deluxe package limited to 500 copies only worldwide. It features a gatefold sleeve printed to the finest standards available, a printed inner bag and a coloured vinyl. This is a MUST for any fan or collector!
Dickey, Whit / Kirk Knuffke: Drone Dream. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 122). May 2019. 300 copies limited edition. Recorded on January 12th, 2018 at the Studio 2, Brooklyn, New York
John Dikeman, Luis Vicente, Hugo Antunes and Gabriel Ferrandini: Salão Brasil. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 98). Nov. 2016. Limited edition of 300 records. Recorded live on January 17th, 2016 at Salão Brazil, Coimbra
Dire Straits: San Francisco 1979. Radio Broadcast (RB10). Street date: 28-02-20. Limited edition of 300 copies on 140 gram vinyl.
Dillinger: Marijuana In My Brain. Radiation Roots (RROO332CD). Street date: 20-12-18. Reissue of an album originally released in 1977.
Discipline: Captives Of The Wine Dark. July 2017. New album
Divae Project: Prog Will Never Die. Progressivamente (GMP11). Street date: 23-06-23. Limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram vinyl. Here are six stories suspended between rock and experimentalisms, capable of connecting prog, hard-rock, psychedelia, jazz-rock, tango, classical music, acoustic instruments ed electric, vintage and modern sounds, melody and never static rhythms. Featuring among other both Nocenzi brothers (founding members of Banco del Mutuo Soccorso) and Fabio Trentini (member of the iconic band Le Orme), they tell the journey undergone from the sixties to today of what has been termed progressive rock, which began as something called "mestizo music", hereby meaning a strong contamination between genres, perhaps the first crossover accomplished! The B side revisits both Banco classics (La Città Sottile, 750.000 Anni fa ...l'Amore) as well as the nearly forgotten "Bambino" (appearing on the '94 album Il 13).
Dixon, Bill: In Italy - Volume One. Soul Note (SN1008LP). Street date: 11-09-20. Recorded in 1980, this album presents a wide open tapestry and a rare example of open interaction between pulse, melody and pure sound as result of the work of a maverick quintet featuring Dixon, Arthur Brooks and Stephen Haynes on trumpets, Stephen Horenstein on tenor & baritone saxophone and the great open rhythm section of Alan Silva on bass and Freddie Waits on drums.
Djabe: Live in Blue. GR1993 (GR-116-1). Limited numbered edition of 500 copies worldwide, pressed on transparent blue vinyl.
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli : With The Quintet of the Hot Club of France. Doxy (DOX893LP) 180 Gr. vinyl. 27/06/13. This LP compiles Django's London recordings, spanning the years between 1938 and 1946 and showing the progression of the group from its early years towards its disbandment in 1948.
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli With the Quintet of The Hot Club of France: Parisian Swing. Doxy (DOX894LP) 180 Gr. vinyl. 27/06/13. Featuring classic 30's recordings from both Paris and London. Reissued with the original liner notes
DNA: A Taste of DNA. 12" Superior Viaduct (SV099). Street date: 17-11-16. Singer/guitarist Arto Lindsay and drummer Ikue Mori are joined by bassist and Pere Ubu founding-member Tim Wright. Across the EP's six anti-epic tracks, the band charges forward with jagged guitars and dislocated grooves, while Lindsay's guttural screams create a thoroughly personal semantics.
Do Pandeiro, Jackson: Forro do Jackson. Honeypie (HONEY009). Street date: 25-09-20. "Forro Do Jackson", originally released in 1958 on Copacabana Records, stands as a highly infectious mix of exuberant, energetic roots-music based on a wave of inventive syncopations between vocals and percussion, melody, and rhythm. Percussionist and singer Jackson Do Pandeiro, "The King of Rhythm", has been often described as a very influential musician and a key figure in Northeastern Brazilian Music.
Dockstader, Tod: Organized Sound: Luna Park; Traveling Music; Apocalypse. Doxy limited edition LP (DOZ426). 500 copies. Street date: 14/04/14. €16
Dockstader, Tod: Organized Sound: Drone; Two Fragments From Apocalypse; Water Music. Doxy limited edition LP (DOZ426). 500 copies. Street date: 14/04/14. Dockstader was part of the first wave of electronic musicians, who, before the advent of synthesizers in the early 1960s, worked with whatever hardware they could find: reel-to-reel tape machines, sine wave generators and a wild array of homemade circuits and military surplus gear. In the process, they created a universe of electronic music that still sounds unique and prescient today. €16
Dollar Brand: Plays Sphere Jazz. Honeypie (HONEY008). Street date: 25-09-20. Recorded in Johannesburg in 1962 and reissued here for the first time on LP, "Play Sphere Jazz" is also one of the very first African Jazz productions. This is vibrant and emotionally powerful music performed by an extremely inspired trio including Dollar Brand himself on piano and two other historical South-African musicians: Johnny Gertz on bass and Makaya Ntshoko on drums. A great album, rescued from the mists of time almost 60 years later.
Dolphy, Eric: At The Five Spot, Volume 1. Sowing Records (SOW044). Street date: 19-05-23. Reissue on clear vinyl. Recorded live by Rudy Van Gelder this is one of a pair of Dolphy's albums documenting the 1961 historical residency at the Five Spot, the New York's major temple of the early avantgarde. This is timeless music performed by one of the essential lineups in modern Jazz. A marvelous quintet featuring the great Booker Little on trumpet and the amazing rhythm section of Mal Waldron on piano, Richard Davis on double bass and Ed Blackwell on drums plus, of course, master Eric Dolphy on alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute.
Dolphy, Eric: Berlin Concerts. 2LP Doxy ACV (ACV4005). Sept. 2014. A numbered first press of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
Eric Dolphy And The Latin Jazz Quintet: Caribe. Honey Pie (HONEY48). Street date: 12-11-21. Originally recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in August 1960 and released in February 1961, "Caribè" shows the great multi instrumentalist Eric Dolphy in the unexpected context of a Latin Jazz combo. A fascinating combination of apparently distant elements where Dolphy's masterful playing shines through every harmony and groove displayed by this solid Latin-Jazz quintet featuring Juan Amalbert (congas), Gene Casey (piano), Charlie Simons (vibraphone), Bill Ellington (bass) and Manny Ramos (drums, timbales).
Dolphy, Eric: Complete Uppsala Concert Vol.1. Naked Lunch (ND006). Street date: 06-12-19. 5 of the 9 tracks make this first volume. This is a reissue but apparently first time on vinyl!
Dolphy, Eric: Complete Uppsala Concert Vol.2. Naked Lunch (ND011). Street date: 14-03-20. This second chapter consists of four long tracks including a pair of classic standards. Essential harmonic structures for Dolphy's highly adventurous improvisations on alto sax, bass clarinet and flute.
Dolphy, Eric: Conversations. Sowing Records (SOW010). Street date: 15-10-21. Limited edition of 300 copies on clear vinyl and reissue of an album from an historical studio session held in New York in 1963 with Dolphy at the core of various line up configurations featuring a bunch of young innovators like Prince Lasha, Sonny Simmons, Woody Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson, Clifford Jordan, Richard Davis... Each of the four tracks is a fine example of Dolphy's highly eclectic language including an alto sax solo of rare beauty (Love me), a landmark duet with Richard Davis (Alone Together) and two magnificent quintet pieces (Jitterbug Waltz and Music Matador).
Dolphy, Eric: Outward Bound. Survival Research (SVVRCH074). Street date: 17-02-23. Reissue of an album that kind of started the adventureous side of Dolphy, leaving all conventions behind.
Don Cherry/Dollar Brand: Musikforum Schloss, Viktring, Austria - July 20, 1972. WHP (WHP1455). Street date: 20-01-23. On this record, the modern jazz trumpet master and the great South-African pianist along with percussionist Nana Vasconcelos and bassist Johnny Dyani are caught in the middle of a sound ritual where Jazz elements and world music echoes appear as fully integrated in some sort of visionary, organic music form. A deep sensorial experience based on human and artistic values and freedom principles.
Don Cherry Trio: Live In Paris, March 1979. Alternative Fox (FOX049). Street date: 18-09-20. Superb performance recorded in Paris, March 1967 and broadcast on French radio station ORTF.
Donna / Tabula Rasa: Pop-Liisa 18. Svart Records. Street date: 09-03-18. Black or pink vinyl (limited to 200 copies). Donna's set could be called a true lost gem - this reggae-influenced rock group only recorded one single (on Love Records) before disbanding in 1979. This four track radio session features only previously unheard tracks and offers an idea of what a Donna album might have sounded like. Tabula Rasa are one of the most influential and important acts of the Progressive Rock movement in 70's Finland, and this radio session is the only surviving document of their later period after the departure of their original singer Jukka Leppilampi. Also features one unrecorded song, "Windy".
Doors, The: Backdoor Man: Seattle 1970. BRR4033 (2LP). 09/12/15. Recorded in Seattle on the Doors' final tour, just over a year before front man Jim Morrison's untimely death, this concert is now available in remastered sound on double vinyl (and also as a digipak CD)
Doors, The: Live at Seattle Center Coliseum, 5.6.1970. Radio Loop Loop (RLL015). Street date: 12-07-19. Captured live on a legendary radio broadcast from the Roadhouse Blues Tour following the release of their 'Morrison Hotel' album.
Doors, The: Live At The Konserthhuset, Stockholm , September 20th, 1968 - Radio Broadcast. Supernaut (SUPA 1205). 2LP. Street date: 30-08-19.
Doors, The: Live In New York City 1969: Westwood One Broadcast. Wax Radio (WLVR002). Street date: 01-11-18. A few months prior to the release of 1969's brilliant The Soft Parade, Jim Morrison and gang performed a now legendary set in the New York City studios of PBS.
Doors, The: Live In Pittsburgh May 2, 1970 (Part One). B 13 (B212). Street date: 14/11/13. On tour in support of their 5th album, Morrison Hotel, and recorded just a little over a year before Jim Morrison's death, this 1970 concert is one of the most coherent and satisfying live dates of the band's career. Limited edition of 500 copies on transparent red vinyl. €16
Doors, The: Live In Pittsburgh - May 2, 1970 (Part Two). B 13 (B213). Street date: 14/11/13. Limited edition of 500 copies on clear vinyl.€16
Doors, The: Live In Vancouver, Canada June 6th 1970. Radio Loop Loop (RLL039). 2LP. Street date: 31-07-20. Unreleased 1970 concert featuring guest appearance by blues legend Albert King
Doors, The: Live On Love Street Konserthuset Stockholm. Yellow Vin (YVR4010). Street date: 21-07-23. Special Edition, pressed on yellow vinyl. Sveriges Radio Broadcast: Konserthuset Stockholm - 20TH September 1968. Released with round yellow/black hype sticker stating.
Kenny Dorham & Jackie Mclean: Into Somethin'. Doxy (DOX888LP) 180 Gr. vinyl. 27/06/13. Originally released in 1962 on the Pacific Jazz label and recorded live at the Jazz Workshop in San Francisco in the winter of 1961. €16
Dorians, The: Rock Concerto. Trading Places (TDP54032). Street date: 03-07-20. Reissue of the sole album released in 1970 by this obsure Canadian psychedelic rock band, formed in 1968 in the town of Kingsville, Ontario, by singer John Unger and bassist Bob Nixon, formerly of The Doomsday Machine. From easy-going psych driven by strong vocal harmony to spaced-out territory via extended instrumental jamming, led by the parallel playing of bass, violin and keyboards, this edition also includes one bonus track, taken from the "Torch Song" single B-side and here placed as opening track of the LP.
Doxy Audiophile Clear Vinyl Series an explanation! Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) is made using the highest quality co-polymer available and processed without any carbon additive in order to dramatically reduce the "electrical distortion" often found on records (by itself the co-polymer of vinyl is transparent. In order to color the record in black, the plant must use a carbon additive with trace metals that can become magnetized. This is what causes electrical distortion during playback). That is the reason why Doxy chose to offer their records in the following manner:
- Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV)
- 140 gr. vinyl
- 25 minutes maximum per side
DR.Z: Three Parts To My Soul. Akarma (AK244). Street date: 02-04-21. Reissue.
Dream Theater: Live 1993: Rocky Point Palladium, Warwick, RI - WHJY. Radio Loop Loop (RLL003). 2LP. Street date: 28-02-19. An excellent Live recording from the first date of the Dream Theater 1993 world tour which started at the Rocky Point Palladium in Warwick - Rhode Island. The tour was in support of Dream Theater's second album "Images and Words". A Live Metal Prog Rock Experience!
Dream Theater: Live At Summerfest In Milwaukee June 29, 1993. DOL/DOR (DOR2092H). 180 gram 2LP. Street date: 27-10-16.
Dream Theater: Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From A Memory. 2LP. Music On Vinyl (MOVLP1001). Limited edition of 5000 copies on audiophile 180 gram orange/gold mixed vinyl. Steet date: 22.02.2019. Gatefold Sleeve.
Dream Theater: Once In A Livetime. 180 gram audiophile 4LP edition with gatefold sleeve + insert, pressed on light blue vinyl. Limited edition of 2000 copies. Sept. 2016.
Dream Theater: Summerfest Milwaukee June 29, 1993 - 103-FM. Radio Loop Loop (RLL036). 2LP. Street date: 12-06-20. Long Island melodic rockers Dream Theater give a powerful and compelling performance at Milwaukee's Summerfest promoting their landmark second album Images and Words with the classic LaBrie, Petrucci, Portnoy, Myung, Moore line-up.
Dream Theater: Train Of Thought. 2LP on 180 Gr. vinyl + insert. Street date: 17/01/14. Originally only released on CD in 2003, this album found Dream Theater back on the heavier and straight forward side of Prog Metal.
Dresser, Mark: Modicana. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 109). Sept. 2017. 300 copies limited edition. Two tracks recorded live on 29th October, 2016 at Umea Jazz Festival, the other 5 compositions recorded on 17th February, 2017 at University of California, San Diego, Department of Music, Studio A
Dreyblatt, Arnold And The Orchestra Of Excited Strings: Propellers in Love. Superior Viaduct (SV117). Street date: 23-03-17. This, the Orchestra's second album - originally released in 1986 on the Stasch imprint, in conjunction with the contemporary art space Künstlerhaus Bethanien - develops Dreyblatt's rhythmically exacting exploration of the glittering resonances and overtones generated by an ensemble of uniquely-altered stringed instruments and drums.
Droids: Star Peace. Klimt (MJJ392LP). Street date: 25-10-18. This first and only album by Droids is a fascinating music exploration of the outer space conceived by the brilliant mind of one of the protagonists of the French disco scene, Yves Hayat.
Dubuffet, Jean: Musical Experiences. États-Unis (ETAT06). Limited edition of 500 numbered copies pressed on clear vinyl. Street date: 22-03-18.
Dubuffet, Jean: Expériences Musicales 1961. Jeanne Dielman (JD112). 2LP. Street date: 26-05-16. Recorded in Venice in 1961 by the French sculptor, painter, and iconoclast Jean Dubuffet, these recordings were originally released in a hyper-limited 10" box set that is all but impossible to acquire. An early progenitor of the avant-garde and musique concrete, Dubuffet's recordings nearly defy category and still sound innovative some 50+ years later. Essential and unequivocal recordings from the founder of the Art Brut movement.
Duello Madre: S/T. Vinyl Magic VMLP128. Street date: 20/01/2010. First ever 180 gr. vinyl reissue with gatefold cover of the sole album (a jazz oriented one) made in 1973 by this Italian prog band from Genova, featuring musicians coming from outfits like Circus 2000 or Osage Tribe. €20
Duke Jordan Trio: Flight to Denmark. SteepleChase 180 gr. vinyl audiophile edition (G1011). Nov. 2014.
Duncan, John: Organic. États-Unis (ETAT09). First-time standalone reissue. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies on clear vinyl. Steet date: 22-03-18. Recorded live, Organic is composed of two sidelong pieces: "Broken Promise", a patient, murky dirge featuring Duncan on tape and percussion, plus Michael Le Donne-Bhennet on bassoon; and "Gala", a kinetic, durational percussion piece featuring Duncan alone. The meditations on texture and unpredictability, realized with unconventional and found sounds, anticipate his later work with shortwave radio.
Duning, George & Washington, Ned: The Naked City. Doxy Cinematic (DOC123). Shipping date: 28/09/15. Limited first press of 500 copies. Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture The Naked City and mimics its dramatic "semi-documentary" format and filmed on location in New York City.
Dux Orchestra: Duck Walks Dog (With Mixed Results). NoBusiness Records (NBLP134). July 2020. Edition of 500 copies. Recorded in NYC on October 16th, 1994. With Dave Sewelson & Mats Gustafsson (baritone saxophone), Will Connell Jr. (alto clarinet), Dave Hofstra (bass), Susie Ibarra & Walter "Sweets" Perkins (drums), J.C. Morrison (electric guitar).
Dyani, Johnny: Afrika. SteepleChase (G1109). 180 gram pure vinyl Audiophile Edition reissue. Street date: 25-01-22. This album recorded in the summer of 1978 with the powerful front line-up of Don Cherry and Dudu Pukwana. The album was dedicated to the martyred South African activist against apartheid Steve Biko (1946-1977) with whom Dyani shared a cultural and linguistic heritage of Xhosa.
Dyani, Johnny: Song For Biko. SteepleChase 180 gram pure vinyl Audiophile Edition (G1186). Reissue. Street date:
Dylan, Bob: Debut Album. Wax Love (WLV82001). Street date: 05-10-17. Released in March of 1962, this debut is a crucial piece of folk music history and a stunning example of his early song-craft. Back in print with a beautifully redesigned cover
Eagles: Peaceful Easy Feeling: Live At The Beacon Theatre 1974. Wax Radio (WLVR014). Street date: 13-12-18.
Eagles: You Can Never Leave - Live At Burbank. Coda (CRLVNY027). Street date: 19-07-19. Limited edition on coloured vinyl. On Monday 25th of April 1994, after a fourteen year hiatus, Eagles were re-united at Burbank for the recording of an acoustic MTV special which spawned the "Hell Freezes Over" album. That album has since gone on to achieve legendary status. However, what is often overlooked, is the fact that Eagles had also agreed to perform a second night on Tuesday 26th of April 1994, which was filmed and scheduled for radio broadcast. This record contains the highlights of that legendary broadcast.
Earth Wind & Fire: Live on SOUL! (New York City, 01-10-1973). WHP (WHP1444). Street date: 03-06-22. At this stage EW&F were Jessica Cleaves and Philip Bailey (vocals and congas), Johnny Graham (guitar), Verdine White (bass), Larry Dunn (organ, electric piano), Ralph Johnson (drums) and Andrew Woolfolk (sax, flute). A super tight band with a trademark and unique sound.
East: S/T. Life Goes On Records (LIFE026). Street date: 09-09-22. Possibly one of the most fascinating psychedelic album coming out of Japan in the early seventies. Published in 1972 on Capitol Records eastern brand, the album was then fully licensed to both the UK and American market, due to his fascinating and lysergic moments.
East Of Eden: Snafu. Trading Places (TDP54099). Street date: 17-03-23. Reissue including one bonus track (Jig-A-Jig). Easily one of the most experimental albums to reach the UK top 30, this is a delightful excursion into experimental prog, with free jazz and dada elements at its margins!
Echolyn: I Heard You Listening. 07/08/15. 180g double vinyl version of the new album, mastered at Sterling Sound in NYC from 24-bit, 96 kHz audio files.
Edward Vesala Ensemble: Jazz Liisa 18. Svart Records. Street date: 09-03-18. Black vinyl or limited edition of 200 copies on orange vinyl. The final part of the Jazz Liisa series sees the extraordinary cult percussion artist Edward Vesala lead a 9-piece ensemble. Recorded in 1974, shortly before the recording of his legendary Nan Madol album.
Edwards, Jackie: The Most Of... Dynamite (DNM14004). 180 Gr. LP. Street date: 22/05/14. Wilfred "Jackie" Edwards is a legend of Jamaican ska and R&B who worked extensively for Chris Blackwell in London as a songwriter and general assistant. Perhaps best known for writing two massive hits for The Spencer Davis Group, "Keep On Running" and "Somebody Help Me", Edwards was an excellent vocalist and performer in his own right, as is in evidence here on his 1963 debut LP. Twelve killer slabs of Jamaican R&B and ska to keep you in the dancing mood.
Egg: S/T. Tapestry (TPT210). Street date: 04-06-21. Reissue of an essential piece of the Canterbury scene jigsaw, that still today stands up as a strong release!
Eimert, Herbert: Epitaph Für Aikichi Kuboyama / Sechs Studien. Fantome Phonographique (OME1010). Street date: 20-09-18. Essential early electronic music. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies.
Eisenstadt, Harris: Whatever Will Happen That Will Also Be. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 107). Sept. 2017. 300 copies limited edition. Recorded on 6th September, 2015 by Marc Urselli at EastSide Sound, NYC
El Doom & The Born Electric: S/T. Rune Grammofon (RLP3122). 2LP. 06/01/12. 2LP edition in lavish gatefold sleeve with free mp3 download of the whole album (see description in the CD section). €17
El Reloj: S/T. Survival Research (SVVRCH061). Street date: 16-09-22. Once again a reissue of the eponymous album from El Reloj, an Argentinean group considered South American pioneers of progressive rock and heavy metal, their forward-thinking experimentalism scoring a contract with RCA Victor.
El Reloj: II. Acid Nightmare (ANM013). Sept. 2015. This 2nd album from 1976 sees the band add to their trademark sound some Symphonic Rock elements, but maintaining all the heaviness without going soft. In fact, you can compare some of these songs to the heavier side of Uriah Heep stuff and to the German Proto Prog-Metal band Night Sun. El Reloj are a Progressive Rock institution to this day in Argentina, still playing live and recording occasionally operating in the Prog Metal area. Limited to 500 copies, this release has its original gatefold cover and sound transferred to digital from the master tapes.
Elder: Dead Roots Stirring. Headspin (HSLP321). 10/10/11. Limited edition of 200 copies on transparent green vinyl. Luxurious 2LP edition! Elder is equal parts hypnotic rhythm, uncompromising heaviness, and soaring melody. Continuously moving backward towards their roots in heavy rock, while also moving forward into more progressive and psychedelic territory.
Electric Frankenstein: What Me Worry. Akarma (AK 399 LP). 16/09/11. New limited 180 gr. vinyl reissue of the famous album from 1975, a guitar extravaganza with long spacey guitar solos by Area's guitarist Paolo Tofani who plays all the instruments himself
Electric Prunes, The: Stockholm '67. Sutro Park (SP1010LP) 180 Gr. LP. Nov. 2012.
Electric Swan: Swirl In Gravity. Black Widow (BWR 146). 23/04/12. Electric Swan is the solo project of Wicked Minds' guitarist and founding member, Lucio Calegari. After a first album in 2008 and an intende touring activity the following year, bringing them at the Burg Herzberg Festival (Germany) and Crescendo Festival (France), they started the new album with some changes in the line up and Clive Jones (flute and Sax of legendary Black Widow) as guest. The music is still inspired by the many legendary names populating the heavy genre (Led Zep, Sabbath, Purple, etc...)
Elephant9: Arrival Of The New Elders. Rune Grammofon (RLP3218). Street date: 19-02-21. New album by the Norwegian supergroup, this time offering shorter compositions in a more structured and reflective context.
Elephant9: Live at the BBC. Rune Grammofon (RLP2118). 09/11/11. Vinyl only release in a numbered, limited edition of only 500 copies on white vinyl. Widely considered to be one of Norway´s best live bands, this album shows the high degree of musicianship in this trio, all tracks being first takes and without any editing whatsoever. Elephant9 is as always Ståle Storløkken (Supersilent, Humcrush) on Hammond organ and Fender Rhodes, Nikolai Eilertsen on bass and Torstein Lofthus (Shining) on drums.
Elephant9 with Reine Fiske: Atlantis. Rune Grammofon (RLP 3134). Street date: 07/09/12. Limited white vinyl 2LP edition in stylish gatefold sleeve including mp3 (320 kbps) download of the whole album. Only 200 copies pressed. Also available on normal black vinyl.
Elephant9 with Reine Fiske: Silver Mountain. Rune Grammofon (RLP3174). 21-08-15. Here is an epic double album containing five tracks between 10 and 22 minutes, four tracks being originals in addition to the most spaced out version of "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" you're likely to encounter. Needless to say, this comes highly recommended!
Ellesmere: From Sea and Beyond. AMS (AMSLP154). Street date: 14-06-19. 180 gram black vinyl edition, with gatefold sleeve! See the CD section for description
Ellesmere: Les Châteaux de la Loire. AMS119LP. Sept. 2015. 180 gr. vinyl version
Ellington, Duke: Afro Bossa. Honeypie (HONEY082). Street date: 26-05-23. Considered as one of Ellington's best studio recordings of the Sixties this is also an essential mosaic piece within Duke's open wide afro-centric vision. Performed by a top version of his famous big band, Afro Bossa sounds as a sophisticated, sensual blend of orchestral jazz arrangements and black bossa flavoured grooves.
Ellington, Duke: Anatomy Of A Murder. Doxy (DOY666LP). 180 gr. LP. Street date: 31/05/12. Duke Ellington's original soundtrack to Otto Preminger's 1959 classic courtroom drama. €16
Ellington, Duke: Ellington At Newport. Doxy (DOX904DLP). 2LP. Street date: 21/11/13. Recorded at the 3rd annual Newport Jazz Festival, on July 7, 1956. €20
Ellington, Duke: Stomps, Rags & The Blues I Love To Sing. Down At Dawn (DAD133). Street date: 04-04-19. Limited edition. This LP presents Duke Ellington and his Orchestra in late 1927 and early 1928, at the peak of their "roaring 20's" popularity.
Ellington, Duke / Hawkins, Coleman : Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins. DOL (DOL985HG). Street date: 31-05-18. 180 gram gatefold LP
Ellington, Duke and Coltrane, John: S/T. Doxy (ACV2056). Shipping date: 13/07/15. From the Audiophile Clear Vinyl Series (140g clear vinyl). Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Elliott, Ken: Body Music. Klimt (MJJ403LP). Coloured vinyl (Royal Blue Vinyl) edition. Street date: 06-09-19. Ken Elliott was the keyboard player for Second Hand and Seventh Wave, two obscure and elusive bands from the Seventies British underground scene, and this is the first ever reissue of his ultra rare gem released in the UK in 1979. This is groove oriented music based on a series of both motoric and infectious Electro Funk rhythms and Synth Pop Disco elements.
Elmo Hope Trio: New Faces, New Sounds. Down At Dawn (DAD137). Street date: 07-06-19. Originally issued in 1953 on Blue Note on the fascinating 10 inch format, the album is now being reissued with an extra track on Side B
Embrujo: S/T. Survival Research (SVVRCH016). Street date: 03-07-20. Reissue of the band's second album (after their name shift from the previous El Embrujo Ques Besa) in a limited edition of 500 copies. The album mixes subtle Latin elements with quietly contemplative psychedelic rock. A must-have for all South American psych fans or collectors out there!
Embryo: Opal. Loneos (LON005LPB/LON005LP). Street date: 15-01-21. In a new collaboration with Materiali Sonori - the label who released the album on vinyl in 1989 - here is a reissue on 180 gram black or random coloured vinyl, limited to 250 copies, with gatefold cover.
Embryo: Embryo's Rache. Loneos (LON006LPB/LON006LP). Street date: 15-01-21. In a new collaboration with Materiali Sonori - the label who released the album on vinyl in 1993 - here is a reissue on 180 gram black or random coloured vinyl, limited to 250 copies, with gatefold cover.
Emerald Web: Valley of the Birds. Trading Places (TDP54021).Limited press of 500 copies in gatefold sleeve for Record Store Day 2020. A rarefied blend of vintage synthesizers and acoustic instruments, "The Valley of the Birds" was created in 1981 by two pioneers in electronic music, space music, and audio technology: Bob Stohl and Kat Epple.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Live In Switzerland 1997 2LP. March 2016. Performance from Montreux on July 7, 1997. Deluxe vinyl edition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Re-Works -Hq Vinyl- 3 LP €25,00
Keith Emerson: Inferno. AMS34 LP. Street date: 28/03/11. This record was released for the legendary Cinevox label in 1980 as a soundtrack for Dario Argento's Inferno movie. First time ever 180 gr. audiophile deluxe vinyl reissue, the first 500 copies come with a poster that thoroughly analyzes both soundtrack and movie.
Keith Emerson: Inferno. AMS34 LP. Street date: 27-05-16. Re-released again, this time in red vinyl. It features an inedit poster. Limited edition to 300 copies.
Emerson, Keith : Keith Emerson Band feat. Marc Bonilla. 2LP EDEL (0192328 ERE). 2008. The king of the Hammond is back! A brand new album in a real symphonic prog vein. Together with Marc Bonilla (guitars and Vocals) and Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth), Keith Emerson rediscovers his roots and delivers a fantastic suite lasting most of the album.
Emerson, Keith / Goblin : La Chiesa. AMS92LP. May 2015. This is the soundtrack for a 1989 film directed by Michele Soavi. The songs selected for this release are those composed by Keith Emerson and Goblin, the latter being a pseudonym of the only Fabio Pignatelli. The result is a stylistically homogeneous soundtrack, in which classical, rock and electronic sounds are skillfully blended. Emerson, in particular, makes extensive use of a church organ! First-ever vinyl reissue!
Endresen / Wesseltoft: Out Here. In There. Jazzland Recordings (3779242). Street date: 01-11-19. First time on vinyl ... and a double!
Eneide: Uomini Umili Popoli Liberi. AMS (AMSLP59). Street date: 12-12-16. Already reissued by AMS Records in 2010 as a papersleeve CD, "Uomini Umili Popoli Liberi" is now presented as a gatefold LP, faithfully reproducing the previous vinyl edition. Another important step in the discovery of the wonderful world of Italian progressive rock!
England: Box Of Circles. Green Tree (GTR157-1). Street date: 01-12-23. After a very long time comes the new album of UK progrock legendary band England! Including handmade stapled in 12-page booklet, liner notes, lyrics + original illustrations and accompanying text by Robert Webb. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Eno, Brian: Textures. Zaq (zaq123). 01/12/14. Extremely rare and unreleased album of ambient cues and themes from Brian Eno, pressed as a promo-only CD for The Standard Music Library. Eleven of the tracks are unreleased, while the 10 others are variations of recordings that were released on Music For Films III, The Shutov Assembly and Neoli. Composers Roger Eno and Daniel Lanois are also on board.
Epitaph: Fire From the Soul. Limited edition of 500 copies on red vinyl + bonus CD comprising the album + 2 bonus tracks (one radio edit and a "Hendrix" cover tune, recorded live in Hannover in 1969). Street date: 26-08-16.
Equipe 84: Id. Sony (889853057610). May 2016. Reissue of their fourth album
Equipe 84: Sacrificio. Sony (88691989031) LP reissue of an album from 1974. Street date: 13/04/12. This album would be their most determined (and only real) effort at joining the prog scene; despite a good songwriting, great melodies and vocals, lots of typical Italian progressive rock instrumentation like organ, piano, flute, and strings, all very tastefully arranged, the band wouldn't gain enough recognition as a prog band!
Ergo Sum: Mexico. Replica (RPC01). May 2014. Cult album of psychedelic prog, reissued now with gatefold cover and on 180 gram vinyl. Limited to 500 copies.
Errata Corrige: Siegfried il Drago... e altre storie. Black Widow (BWR173LP). April 2015. First time official reissue on Lp coming with a 12 pages book with rare archive photo footage.
Espen Eriksen Trio: End Of Summer. Rune Grammofon (RLP3216). Street date: 25-09-20. Recorded in April 2020 at the highest peak of the pandemic, the album benefits of an extra level of intensity, due to the fact of being able to be together and record in a time where concerts mass cancellation was the rule!
Esposito, Toni: La Banda Del Sole. Radicimusic Records (RMR-401LP). 03/12/15. Pressed on audiophile clear vinyl, this is a hand numbered limited edition reissue (300 copies) of an album that dates back to 1978. This was the percussionist's 4th album, part of his first productions devoted to pure musical research, before taking a more commercial stance in the following years.
Esposito, Toni: Processione Sul Mare. Sony Music (19439856841). August 2021. 45th anniversary numbered edition on 180 gram blue vinyl of the second outing (1976) from this wildly gifted and wide ranging Italian percussionist and drummer, here at a real creative peak.
Etron Fou Leloublan: Batelages. Replica (RPC02). May 2014. The debut album by this French RIO band was released in 1976 and is now reissued on 180 gram vinyl. Limited to 500 copies.
Etron Fou Leloublan: En public aux tats-Unis d'Amérique. 180 gram LP reissue of the '79 album by original RIO French band. Replica (RPC08). 30/10/14.
Etron Fou Leloublan: Les Trois Fou's Perdegagnent. Replica (RPC04). May 2014. 2nd album, now reissued on 180 gram vinyl. Limited to 500 copies.
Etron Fou Leloublan: Live at R.I.O. Replica Records (RPC12). Street date: 03/09/15. One of the five original Rock in Opposition (RIO) bands that performed at the first RIO festival in London in March 1978. Replica is proud to present, for the first time ever, the sonic testimony of the unbelievable performance.
Evans, Bill: Conversations With Myself. Alternative Fox /FOX007). Street date: 21-06-19. Reissue on 190 gram vinyl, with two bonus tracks, the first a re-organized take of Monk's "Bemsha Swing", the second a rendition of the Broadway show tune, "A Sleepin' Bee".
Evans, Bill: From Left To Right. Klimt (MJJ410CW). Street date: 09-11-20. Pressed on white vinyl, here is one of Evans' most intriguing "lost" records. The novelty is that he plays both Fender Rhodes and acoustic piano simultaneously in real time, trading off themes and improvs with deliberative taste and, of course, rare skill. The sessions were produced by Evans' long-time, protective manager Helen Keane, so there was little danger of "selling out".
Evans, Bill: Interplay. Doxy (DOX891LP) 180 gr. vinyl. 11/07/13. Originally released in 1962 on the Riverside label, Interplay features piano giant Bill Evans at his gently swinging best. The band is beyond stellar; Percy Heath and Philly Joe Jones complete the rhythm section, while Jim Hall's guitar and Freddie Hubbard's trumpet round out the sessions.
Evans, Bill: The Blues And The Abstract Truth. Doxy ACV2059. Street date: 18-01-16. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile). Note that this is the same record as the one previously released under the name of arranger Oliver Nelson .... a classical marketing trick, not always showing good taste! €16
Evans, Bill / Manne, Shelly / Budwig, Monty: Empathy. Doxy (ACV2086). Street date: 05-05-17. This album came about through a fortuitous convergence of circumstances. Shelly Manne & His Men were appearing at New York's Village Vanguard, sharing the bill with the Bill Evans Trio. Creed Taylor set up a session at Rudy Van Gelder's studio with Evans and Manne sharing top billing. Manne's bass player, Monty Budwig, made up the trio. Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Evans, Bill & Hall, Jim: Undercurrent. Doxy ACV gatefold LP + 2 bonus tracks! (ACV2008). Feb. 2014. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile). €16
Evans, Bill & Zetterlund, Monica: Waltz For Debby. Audio Clarity (ACL0027). Street date: 13-09-19. Reissue of this lovely collection of cool, smooth jazz ballads. Zetterlund's quietly soaring vocals add a stunning melodic contrast to Evans' playing, helped along by understated rhythmic work from bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Larry Bunker.
E.X.P.: Pachamama. Heavy Psych Sounds (HPS014). Street date: 13/02/14. This album was originally released by Beard of Stars on CD in 2002. Pachamama is a precious gem in the history of Heavy Italian Psychedelia, an incredible album that unfortunately came out during a period when the scene was not so healthy and alert like the one we are living in now. To correct this, Heavy Psych Sounds is reissuing this classic on limited edition vinyl in 3 different colors (150 red, 150 transparent blue, and 200 green with white splatter).
Fail Better!: OWT. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 94). May 2016. 300 copies limited edition.
Fall, The: The Rough Trade Singles. Superior Viaduct (SV147). Street date: 18-10-18. Collects The Fall's four singles recorded for this influential label in 1980 and 1983: How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' / City Hobgoblins, Totally Wired / Putta Block, The Man Whose Head Expanded / Ludd Gang and Kicker Conspiracy - none of which appeared on any of the band's studio LPs.
Fall, The: Totale's Turns (It's Now Or Never). Superior Viaduct (SV146). Street date: 18-10-18. Totale's Turns, The Fall's first live album, was released on Rough Trade just prior to their pivotal third album, 1980's "Grotesque".
Farrah, Shamek & Sonelius Smith: The World Of The Children. Svart Records (SRE380). Street date: 22-11-19. Black vinyl, limited edition of 500 copies. One of the rarest albums on the infamous Jazz label Strata-East from 1977 and it's a spiritual soul jazz masterpiece. Sonelius Smith's free piano comes together with Shamek Farrah's heartfelt saxophone for a totally unforgettable journey into the meaning of sacred jazz. Fresh and imaginative, but not too improvisational. Rhapsodic but never over-indulgent and with a raucous, bold groove that is in a real classic Strata East mold.
Fattoruso, Hugo: Hugo Fattoruso Y Barrio OPA. Far Out Recordings (FARO204LP). 180 Gr. LP. Street date: 29-06-18. After a twenty-year search for the man behind the cult 70s jazz-funk group Opa, Far Out are honoured to present Barrio Opa: a new work from Fattoruso and his team of world-class musicians, including the sensational Candombe drumming of the renowed Silva Brothers. Recorded at Sondor Studios, Montevideo, the album is the natural development of the original Opa sound, fusing Afro-Uruguayan rhythms, jazz harmony and heavy funk attitude, under Hugo's unique musical vision.
Faust: 71 Minutes. Recommended (RERVF1DLP). Street date: 07-04-16. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl of this posthumous 2LP with unreleased stuff from the early time! Faust is a cult group who defined the Krautrock genre; this release should appeal to all fans.
Faust: S/T. Lilith Records(LR138LP). Street date: 15-02-18. Don't miss this 1971 cult classic debut album, now reissued with its original clear printed sleeve on 180 gram clear vinyl.
Faust: The Faust Tapes. Superior Viaduct (SV118). Street date: 23-08-18. This first-time domestic release of The Faust Tapes on vinyl reproduces the original sleeve design, featuring artwork by Bridget Riley.
Fedrigotti, Michele / Lorenzini, Danilo: I Fiori del Sole. Song Cycle (CY990). 180 gram LP. Street date: 08-06-17. Originally released in 1979 under the experimental label Cramps, "I Fiori del Sole" is a composition for organ and piano by the Italian duo Michele Fedrigotti and Danilo Lorenzini. The encounter between minimalist aesthetic and evocative religious atmospheres make this album one of the most interesting and obscure treasures of the Italian Minimalism. The album was produced by the legendary Franco Battiato!
Fela Anikulapo Kuti And Africa 70: Live at Berliner Jazztage, November 14, 1978 - German Radio. Radio Loop Loop (RLL079). Street date: 01-07-22. The Berlin concert was Fela's last known concert before the Africa-70 band broke up, a live document you don't want to miss out !
Fela Ransome-Kuti And His Koola Lobitos: S/T. Klimt (MJJ303LP). Street date: 19-10-17. In early 1965, just as the West African High-life scene was starting to get boring, the revolutionary sound of Fela Ransome Kuti & His Koola Lobitos burst upon us. A strikingly original musician, Fela Kuti was trained at the Trinity College of Music in London. From the very first, he was influenced by those "greats" of the jazz world - Thad Jones and Miles Davis. He gained much practical experience gigging in his spare time with London-based jazz men. A very talented musician - Fela's primary instrument is the trumpet, but he is also a swinging pianist and rave vocalist, as well as a composer and arranger. A musicians' musician. To maintain his reputation as West Africa's leading musician, Fela continuously experimented with varying forms of High-life and other exotic rythmic patterns. The results of these experiments are evident on all the numbers on this LP. Even the old familiar tunes have that new and original High-life tempo that Fela has made his own!
Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Koola Lobitos: Live at the Afro Spot. B 13 (B187). 140 Gr. white vinyl in clear PVC sleeve (limited edition of 500 copies). Jan. 2013. Extremely rare early recording of Fela Kuti recorded live at the "Afro Spot" in Lagos in 1966! €17
Feldman, Morton & Brow, Earle: Morton Feldman & Earle Brown. Doxy 180 Gr. LP (DOZ421LP). Dec. 2013. Finally back in print, this rare Morton Feldman/Earle Brown split LP was originally released in 1962 on the small NY-based Time Records and features Feldman's "Durations I-IV" on side A and Brown's "Hodograph I", "Music for Violin, Cello and Piano" and "Music for Cello and Piano" on side B. David Tudor is featured on piano throughout. €15
Fernández, Agustí / Mockunas, Liudas: Improdimensions. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 132). July 2020. Limited edition of 300 copies. Recorded in 2018 & 2019 during "Improdimensija" (Improdimension), a concert series dedicated to improvised music, located at MAMAstudios, Vilnius, Lithuania
Fidenco, Nico: Black Emmanuelle. Dagored (RED204P). Picture Disc. Street date: 12-10-17. The score for Black Emanuelle is by turns sultry and serious, fun and funky. The sound is sophisticated, groovy and melodically memorable; mixing latin rhythms - in a continuous sexual tension with the exotic images of the beautiful Laura Gemser - and electronic textures that show the influence of early techno masters such as Giorgio Moroder and Kraftwerk.
Fidenco, Nico: Blue Jeans. Digit Movies (LPDM023). Street date: 08-11-19. Limited edition of 300 copies (also available on CD as CDDM304). This is the original soundtrack of the film "Blue Jeans". An EP single (Rca TBBO 1114) was originally released with the songs "Blue Jeans" and "A Final Step," performed by the group Cyan, which open sides A and B. For this LP the original tapes in full stereo (preserved in the RCA archives) have been used. Nico Fidenco composed a pleasant soundtrack with a pastoral flair which is dominated by the main theme, a romantic ballad we hear in a faster and slower vocal version. It is then reprised with different instruments: cheerful and rhythmic flute, harmonica and orchestra, harmonica and strings with a touch of country, harpsichord, and classic guitar.
Fields: Contrasts: Urban Roar to Country Peace. Black Widow Records (BWR262). Street date: 27-10-23. The tapes for the second album by Fields - dropped by back then CBS management - languished in the archives and gathered dust, finally finding an audience in the 21st Century some 44 years after their recording!
Finisterre: XXV. AMS (AMSLP152). May 2019. This new release delivers Finisterre's entire first album completely re-recorded in the studio, as double 180 gram black vinyl with gatefold cover and a brand new artwork. The vinyl edition also contains an exclusive 10-minute 'long version' of the "...dal caos", lasting twice as long as in the CD version!
Finnerud Trio: Thoughts. Rune Grammofon (RALP322). Street date: 22-10-21. Remastered from the original master tapes and transferred at 24bit/96kHz for optimal sound quality, here's a reissue in a strict limited edition of 500 copies. This album was recorded in 1974 but only came out 11 years later, due to lack of financial means and interest from companies!
Firyuza: S/T. Cool Cult (CCR407). Street date: 22-11-19. A veritable holy grail of jazzy soviet space-rock, pressed in Tashkent in minute numbers for Melodiya, this album is comprised of only four extended pieces, the elaborate arrangements and otherworldly sound aligning it with the farthest reaches of progressive rock, jazz fusion items and other creations from cosmic pioneers. The incorporation of natural elements such as ocean waves and wind sounds are also non-standard, rendering this one of the strangest and most compelling issues of its kind!
Fire!: Defeat. Rune Grammofon (RLP3217). Steet date: 19-02-21. 7th release by the trio, this time again with guests: Goran Kajfes and Mats Äleklint. The flute gets a prominent role in the sound field and if the expression seems slightly more reserved than earlier, the characteristic bass figures and hypnotic atmospheres are still there!
Fisher, Morgan: Water Music. Tiger Bay (TB6454). Street date: 21-06-19. 180 gram LP with gatefold cover. Recorded in 1985, Water Music is the first "Japanese" solo album by Mott The Hoople keyboard player Morgan Fisher. There are four ambient tracks played out as a multi-sensorial improvisation on Yamaha DX7 digital synthesizer, grand piano, tape delays, bowed guitar, and shell chimes. The result is a highly contemplative album that flows as a powerful yet ethereal journey through the element of water. Completely remastered in 2018 with 2 bonus tracks recorded in Tokyo in 1995, this gatefold edition features new notes from Morgan Fisher.
Flaming Tunes: S/T. Superior Viaduct (SV170). Street date: 18-09-20. Flaming Tunes' sole release is perhaps the finest elegy to the 80's home recording ethos that you've never heard. Originally released in 1985 on cassette (with individually hand-colored covers), this self-titled album grew out of the collaboration between childhood friends Gareth Williams and Mary Currie. Williams is best known as a member of English art-rock band This Heat. Using whatever instruments they had on hand (clarinet, piano, bells, etc.), Flaming Tunes created lo-fi melodies around simple arrangements, oblique rhythms and densely layered natural sounds. The results are a mesmeric collage of instrumental daydreams and sideways pop songs, floating into one another in a hazy confluence of late '60s Canterbury psych-folk and early Residents experimentation.
Fleetwood Mac: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, 17-10-75 - WBFH. Radio Loop Loop (RLL018). Street date: 13-12-19.
Fleetwood Mac: In Concert Live At The Boston Tea Party (February 5, 6, 7 1970). Vinyl Lovers (900571). 4LP boxset. Street date: 04-09-20. In February 1970 the band rocked the legendary Boston Tea Party playing three amazing concerts there for three consecutive nights in a row. The performances were recorded in hopes of releasing a live album but front man Peter Green soon announced his decision to quit the band and the masters were promptly shelved. These recordings - eventually trickled out onto a few albums during the 1980s but with consistently poor sound quality - were finally remixed at SRT studios in 1998. First time on vinyl, a 4LP "book style" collector edition.
Fleetwood Mac: Live at the Record Plant in Sausalito, 15-12-74. Radio Loop Loop (RLL021). Street date: 13-12-19. Broadcast on KSAN-FM San Francisco CA, with introduction by Tom Donahue.
Fleetwood Mac: Live at Record Plant in Los Angeles, 19th September 1974. B 13 (B216). Sea blue vinyl, limited edition of 500 copies. July 2014.
Fleetwood Mac: Rhiannon & Other Tales. Coda Publishing (CPLVNY231). Street date: 18-10-18. Pressed on purple vinyl
Fleetwood Mac: Rumours in Concert - The Legendary Broadcasts. Coda (CRLVNY025). Limited edition on coloured vinyl. Street date: 19-7-19.
Flower Kings: By Royal Decree. InsideOut Music. Street date: 04-03-22. Strictly limited and numbered edition of 500 copies on 180 gram triple transparent light blue vinyl + 2CD in clear plastic bag (0IO02327). Also includes a 4 page booklet and a signed postcard. Also available on black 3LP + 2 CD package without the postcard (0IO02325) and 2CD digipak (0IO02324).
Fluence: S/T. Etats-Unis (ETAT14). Street date: 11-04-20. Record Store Day Special. Fluence is the brainchild and first release of sound artist /provocateur Pascal Comelade. Recorded in Montpellier, France in 1974-1975, the project consists of exploratory electronic pieces in the Fripp & Eno vernacular with a Kosmische tinge. Also featuring Richard Pinhas' howling guitar, which variously resembles a dreamlike cello and ghostly human moans. This first-time standalone reissue is limited to 750 numbered copies.
Flynt, Henry: Graduation. Superior Viaduct (SV 014). Jan. 2013. 2LP + digital download card. Graduation, recorded between 1975 and 1979, was meant to be the debut of Flynt's avant-garde hillbilly music.
Flynt, Henry: You Are My Everlovin'. Superior Viaduct (SV 144). Street date: 23-11-17. Flynt's first published musical work, finds the composer in peak form at a lower Manhattan loft in late spring 1981. Featuring solo electric violin and pre-recorded tambura, this sinuous performance elegantly brings together disparate vernaculars - Southern blues, modal jazz, Appalachian fiddle, North Indian raga into a new and bracing whole.
Follet, Kevin: Viscera. Epictronic (EPIC024V18). Street date: 22-11-19. The origins of Kevin Follet, multi-instrumentalist and experimental electronic artist, have their roots in the Verona area of Italy. His music can be defined as "crepuscular", the dark and obscure tones are predominant in his compositions, with connotations between the delicate, the abrasive and the infected. A fundamental characteristic of KF is the reluctance to restrictions and to be able to freely explore the sound panoramas without any preconception or direction of any sort is fundamental for him. In 2017 he got signed to the German label Blue Tunes Chillout for the release of two releases "Just A Scratch On The Surface" and "Viscera".
Fontaine, Brigitte: Brigitte Fontaine Est... Folle. Superior Viaduct (SV041). Street date: 12/12/13. Debut album from 1968 by the French poet and chameleonic vocalist, an essential link in French pop music, exuberantly pushing the genre into more conceptual and experimental sounds. Fontaine takes flight over conductor Jean Claude Vannier's brilliant arrangements. Vannier, best known for his work on Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire De Melody Nelson, is in fine form, using what would become his trademark stylings: lush strings, taut rhythms culled from across the globe and a healthy dose of whimsy.
Fontaine, Brigitte: Comme à la Radio. Superior Viaduct (SV042). Street date: 12/12/13. This album is certainly remembered by most because of the presence of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the perfect setting for Fontaine's exploration of free-verse poetry. Often arrhythmic and spoken, her vocals command the same spontaneity and grace that her collaborators applied to their instruments.
Fontaine, Brigitte: S/T. Superior Viaduct (SV043). 07/08/14.
Forest: Concert. Klint Records (MJJ340LP). Street date: 31/05/12. Recorded in May and October 1972 for BBC Radio 1 by DJ Bob Harris, these sessions may be all that remain of this seminal acid folk band's elusive third album!€15
Formula 3: Dies Irae. Sony reissue. Street date: 14-04-17. Terrific digital remaster, for the first time at 192 khz and 24 bit. From the original master tapes
Fossati, Ivan: Il Grande Mare Che Avremmo Attraversato. Vinyl Magic (VM141LP). March 2013. 180 Gr. vinyl reissue of the debut album (1973) by the singer, after he left his band Delirium. The album has still a few *old prog* moments but mostly relies on a songwriting style mixed with orchestral and latin/ethnic elements. €20
Franklin, Aretha: A Natural Woman...In Sweden. Outsider (OUTS021). Street date: 14-10-22. In 1968, the soul queen toured outside the US for the first time in May, including an appearance in Stockholm, from where this historic recording was taken.
Franklin, Aretha: Aretha Now. 4 Men With Beards 4m131 180 Gr. LP. At the peak of her form in early period. Original artwork. €17,5
Franklin, Aretha: Lady Soul. Endless Happiness (HE68004). Street date: 31-07-20. Another reissue of queen Aretha's 1968 chart-topper!
Franklin, Aretha: Lady Soul. 4 Men With Beards 4m130 180 Gr. LP. This album from 1968 became Aretha's second Gold LP. €17,5
Franklin, Aretha: Laughing On The Outside. Doxy (ACV2089). Street date: 05-05-17. Fifth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on August 12, 1963 and now with two bonus tracks. Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Franklin, Aretha: Live 1970-07-21 Antibes, France ! Honey Pie (HONEY47). Street date: 05-11-21. On July 21st 1970, Aretha Franklin made her appearance at the great Antibes Jazz Festival in the south of France. At the head of a twelve piece backing band, "Lady Soul" gave a great performance based on a fine set-list full of hits and a couple of tributes to "British Pop", via two heartfelt renditions of the Stones's "Satisfaction" and the Beatles's "Eleanor Rigby".
Franklin, Aretha: Live at the Jamaica World Music Festival, November 1982. Radio Loop Loop (RLL040). Street date: 26-06-20. FM broadcast of a live recording performed at the Jamaica World Music Festival on November 26, 1982. Broadcast on Jamaican radio, her hour-long set at the Bob Marley Performing Center in Montego Bay, features exuberant versions of "Jump to It" and several of her biggest hits.
Franklin, Aretha: Singles 1960-62. Honey Pie (HONEY022). Street date: 05-02-21. A collection focusing on Aretha Franklin hits from the period 1960-62, a perfect introduction to the spirit and art of the unforgettable Lady Soul.
Franklin, Aretha: The First 12 Sides. Wax Love (WLV82003). Street date: 05-10-17. Beginning as a gospel singer, Franklin spent the early 60's recording in a variety of styles to varying success. While her other releases were overproduced and poppy, these very early recordings with the Ray Bryant group are beautiful jazz vocal stylings in the manner of Sarah Vaughan or Ella Fitzgerald. Beautifully recorded with no overdubs this is fantastic early 60's jazz and her voice is as perfect a fit for this material as it is for the soul she's famous for.
Franklin, Aretha: The Gospel Soul Of. Rumble Records (RUM2011125LP). Street date: 26-05-16. Recorded at the age of 14, in 1956, under the direction of her father, Reverend C.L. Franklin, these gospel recordings of a teenaged Aretha Franklin are not just a sign of the brilliance to come, they are a force unto themselves. Like so many of the soul and R&B stars of the 50's and 60's, Aretha started out in the church and it was there that she made some of her most powerful and transcendental music.
Fred Katz with Paul Horn and the Chico Hamilton Quartet: Zen: The Music Of Fred Katz. So Far Out (OUT5016LP) 180 Gr. LP. 30/04/14. Featuring Paul Horn on flute and clarinet, this cult album is an extraordinary journey: the Orient filtered through a cool jazz foundation with stunning performances all around.
Freddy Delirio and the Phantoms: The Cross. Black Widow (BWR221). Street date: 31-05-19. New project by Death SS keyboards player. The band's explosive sound and fantasy / horror stage presence show the brilliant and uncontrollable talent of Freddy, as singer and multi-instrumentalist. The music is a mix of rock, prog, and cosmic music
Freddie Hubbard Quintet : 1973: Live in Zonderschot. Cortizona (CORTIZONA005). Street date: 15-12-17. Limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gr. vinyl, including a postcard and an insert with liner notes. Rare 1973 Freddie Hubbard Quintet concert from a rural church released on vinyl for the first time. The lineup includes among other George Cables on electric piano! Liner notes by Gilles Peterson & Peter Anthonissen.
Free: S/T. Lilith (LR108C). Street date: 25-10-18. The 2nd album from UK hard rockers Free was originally released in 1969. Released here with two bonus tracks (Single Versions). Original artwork. Reissued on coloured vinyl.
Free Jazz Workshop: Inter-Fréquences. Le Souffle Continu Records (ffl031 LP). Sept. 2017. Forerunner of what became known as Workshop de Lyon, the Free Jazz Workshop came into being in 1967 but their first album, Inter Fréquences, only appeared in 1973. Right from this first album it is clear that the group would function as a collective with no designated leader. The legacy and influence of American free jazz can be heard throughout: Albert and Don Ayler, or Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry for the horns of Maurice Merle and Jean Mereu; Cecil Taylor for the pianist Patrick Vollat, absent from the group after the second album La Chasse de Shirah Sharibad; Gary Peacock and Barre Phillips for the bass; Sunny Murray or Milford Graves for the rhythmic agitation; but also the Art Ensemble of Chicago for the collective aspect. First ever vinyl reissue of this classic recording, limited to 700 copies with Obi strip, reverse printing, 12 page booklet
Frey, Matthias: The Time Within. First On Vinyl (FOV002). September 2022. Originally released in 2004, here is the ambient / jazz / piano masterpiece by German composer Matthias Frey.
Frizzi, Fabio: Manhattan Baby. Sub OST (SUBOST001 / SUBOST001X). Street date: 26-05-16. For the first time on vinyl is the complete original soundtrack to Lucio Fulci's "Manhattan Baby", written in 1982 by Fabio Frizzi. Available in limited 12" 180g vinyl or limited edition color vinyl LP, it comes with deluxe cover with printed inner sleeve including original artwork.
Frizzi, Fabio: Shark Rosso nell'Oceano. Beat (DDJLP02DLX). Street date: 21-06-19. 180 gr. black vinyl edition. Directed by Lamberto Bava in 1984, Shark Rosso nell'Oceano marks one of two collaborations between the director and musician (the other being Blastfighter, released the same year). It's an aquatic monster movie, a spin-off of the most popular adventure/horror movies from the other side of the ocean, dedicated to the ancestral fight between man and shark, the latter portrayed in a more horrific and evolved, almost alien, shape. The score presents a real treat for all fans of the Maestro and 80's electronic/synth sounds, never before released and now available thanks to the miraculous discovery in an old archive of a multitrack master tape featuring the original recording session on separate channels. Thanks to an accurate restoration and new mix by Alessio Contorni at Octopus studios (supervised by Maestro Frizzi), it was possible to produce an LP featuring the score of this rare soundtrack, yet another example of the fascinating compositional style of the Maestro during the period (including Zombie Flesh Eaters, The Beyond, City of the Living Dead, etc.), music which has become iconic in the collective consciousness of horror and thriller music lovers.
Frumpy: Live. Lost Century Records 2LP (71025-2). Street date: 18-03-22. Reissue of a 1973 German prog rarity featuring Hammond organ, lengthy tracks and bluesy edge. Original sleeve artwork. 180 gram vinyl pressing
Fuchsia: S/T. Klimt Records (MJJ355CP). August 2016. Limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram pink vinyl LP with 3 bonus tracks.
Fuchsia: S/T. Klimt Records (MJJ355LP). Feb. 2013. LP reissue with printed inner sleeve and 3 bonus tracks. Fuchsia's 1971 LP is a lost gem of experimental British progressive rock (in the vein of Henry Cow and Comus); the band was short lived and soon dissolved, but not before recording a few tracks intended for release on a second album (represented in the 3 bonus tracks found here) that unfortunately never materialized. €16
Fuller, Curtis: Soul Trombone And The Jazz Clan. Sowing Records (SOW019). Street date: 23-09-22. Limited edition of 500 copies on clear vinyl
Funkadelic: America Eats Its Young. 4 Men with Beards (4M1792DLP). 2LP. Street date: 30-06-16. The 4th album from George Clinton's funk/psych/rock outfit, originally released in 1972, is a double LP of epic proportions, now reissued on one red and one green vinyl in a deluxe tip-on gatefold jacket.
Funkadelic: Cosmic Slop. 4 Men With Beards (4M1731LP). Street date: 03-03-2016. Another *limited* edition on the same label, this time on blue and yellow vinyl with a deluxe gatefold jacket! Ahhh .... the rules of marketing!!
Funkadelic: Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow. 4 Men With Beards (4M1723LP). Street date: 18-10-18. Limited edition on translucent red vinyl in a deluxe gatefold jacket.
Funkadelic: Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow. 4 Men With Beards (4M172LP). Street date: 03-03-2016. Another *limited* edition on the same label, this time on clear vinyl with a deluxe gatefold jacket. 1000 copies. Ahhh .... the rules of marketing!!
Funkadelic: Let's Take It To The Stage. 4 Men With Beards (4M2072LP). Street date: 24-11-2016. Another *limited* edition on the same label, this time 500 copies on blue vinyl in a gatefold sleeve! Ahhh .... the rules of marketing!!
Funkadelic: Let's Take It To The Stage. 4 Men With Beards (4M2071LP). Street date: 03-03-2016. Another *limited* edition on the same label, this time 500 copies on gold vinyl in a gatefold sleeve! Ahhh .... the rules of marketing!!
Funkadelic: Maggot Brain. 4 Men with Beards (4M1611LP). Street date: 28/11/13. Limited edition of 1,000 translucent orange vinyl in a deluxe classic style gatefold sleeve. 1971's Maggot Brain is Funkadelic's all-out masterpiece!€20
Funkadelic: Maggot Brain. 4 Men With Beards (4M1612LP). Street date: 03-03-2016. Another *limited* edition on the same label, this time 1000 copies on purple vinyl in a deluxe classic style gatefold sleeve! Ahhh .... the rules of marketing!!
Funkadelic: S/T. 4 Men With Beards (4M1603LP). Street date: 08-09-16. Another reissue, this time a limited edition on clear and red starburst vinyl
Funkadelic: S/T. 4 Men With Beards (4M1601LP). April 2014. The 1970 debut album from Detroit's nastiest, most shredding progenitors of funk-rock is now reissued on two colours vinyl - yellow and red opaque - in a limited edition of 1000 copies.
Funkadelic: S/T. 4 Men With Beards (4M1602LP). Street date: 03-03-2016. Another *limited* edition on the same label, this time 500 copies on red & blue vinyl in a deluxe classic style jacket! Ahhh .... the rules of marketing!!
Funkadelic: Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On. 4 Men With Beards (4M1602LP). Street date: 03-03-2016. Another *limited* edition on the same label, this time on red & blue vinyl in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket. 500 copies! Ahhh .... the rules of marketing!!
Funkadelic: Tales Of Kidd Funkadelic. 4 Men With Beards (4M2081LP). Street date: 03-03-2016. Another *limited* edition on the same label, this time 500 copies on blue & green vinyl in a gatefold sleeve! Ahhh .... the rules of marketing!!
Funkadelic: The Electric Spanking Of War Babies. Get Back. GET98023 LP. €13,5
Furio Chirico's The Trip: Equinox. ZdB (ZDB-FCTT01VNL23). September 2023. fter the release in 2022 on CD + DVD, the drummer's conceptual album is now also available as LP, a limited vinyl edition with analogue remastering and special graphics inserted printed on fine paper. "Equinox" is a new concept album that has the primary objective of opening new paths, carrying forward musical research and experimentation, without any nostalgic approach but rooted in the most authentic progressive rock that the original trio conceived.
Futuro Antico: Dal Primitive All'elettronica (BS009 LP). Jan. 2014. Short-live project featuring Walter Maioli, from Aktuala. Originally released in 1980, with a completly analog and warm sound, this reissue, limited to 300 copies maintain the first tape artwork + info and photos in the inner folder. The music terribly brings to mind the astonishing live Köln jam of Terry Riley and Don Cherry
Gainsbourg, Serge: Du Jazz Dans Le Ravin. Doxy ACV LP(ACV2004). Feb. 2014. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile). Very different from his celebrated later works, the music captured on this limited edition vinyl edition finds Gainsbourg mixing traditional chanson and big-band jazz rather than the avant garde pop that went on to define his career outside of France. €16
Gale, Eddie: Eddie Gale's Ghetto Music. 4 Men With Beards. Gatefold LP (180 g vinyl). Also CD
Gale, Eddie: Black Rhythm Happening. 4 Men With Beards. Gatefold LP (180 g vinyl).
This second Blue Note album includes jazz heavy weight Elvin Jones on drums and sax man Jimmy Lyons. Again the mix is a blend of soul jazz, free form freak outs, and a gospel influenced street choir. Eddie Gale helped ring in jazz's controversial new thing during the 1960s and 1970s on a series of influential releases. His inspired trumpet playing graced Cecil Taylor's Unit Structures, Larry Young's Of Peace And Love and a series of recordings and performances with Sun Ra's Arkestra.
Garland, Red: Solar. Honeypie (HONEY011). Street date: 25-09-20. Here is a solid quartet session held in NY on January 30, 1962, and originally released on Jazzland Records in the same year. Garland's quartet consists of Les Spann on guitar (and flute on two tracks), Sam Jones on bass, and Frank Grant on drums. A total of eight tunes split between originals and some underplayed standards such as "Where Are You?" and "The Very Thought of You".
Garybaldi: Live in Bloom - Progvention Nov. 6 2010. AMS 51LP. 12/12/11. Finally available, as a vinyl only release, the first recording of the legendary 2010 progvention! Garybaldi's gig is an amazing travel along their greatest tracks, with the incredibile live vibe that has always been their trademark from the beginning. As Garybaldi's records have always featured special covers realized by famous painters, after Crepax and Guarnaccia it's now time for World famous Pietro Spica, who made a truly amazing artwork! 180gr. black vinyl containing a litography.
Garybaldi: Live in Bloom - Progvention Nov. 6 2010. AMS 51LP. 12/12/11. 180 gr. black vinyl + a litography. See description in the CD section!
Garybaldi: Storia di un'Altra Città. AMS (AMS125 LP). Street date: 10-06-16. Pressed on clear orange vinyl
Gaslini, Giorgio: La Notte. Doxy Cinematic (DOC131). Street date: 09-05-16. Soundtrack from Michelangelo Antonioni´s 1961 masterpiece.
Gauthier, Patrick: Bébé Godzilla. Souffle Continu (FFL016). Planned for release for the Record Store Day, April 16, 2016. 1000 copies in transparent blue vinyl, 350 gr. sleeve with Obi Strip, Matt Printing
Gaye, Marvin: Let's Get It On. Vinyl Lovers (900310). 2LP gatefold. Street date: 26-07-19. Back in print, two 180-gram LPs with 15 bonus tracks from the deluxe CD edition.
Gaye, Marvin: On Stage. Rumble (RUM2011098LP). Shipping date: 18/06/15. Recorded during the Motortown Revue's show at Chicago's Regal Theater, 1963's Marvin Gaye Recorded Live On Stage is the first live album from the legendary Motown star
Gaye, Marvin: Singles 1961-63. Honey Pie (HONEY023). Street date: 05-02-21. Another great collection, this time focused on Marvin Gaye's early Tamla productions.
Gaye, Marvin: That Stubborn Kinda' Fellow. Rumble Records (RUM2011060LP). Street date: 20/03/2014. Marvin Gaye's second LP was a who's who of the Motor City, featuring background vocals from The Supremes, The Temptations, and The Vandellas, songwriting help from Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, and the undeniable musicianship of The Funk Brothers. A classic piece of Detroit R&B history reissued here on LP. €15
Gaye, Marvin: What's Going On. Vinyl Lovers (VL900426). Street date: 10-03-23. Originally released in 1971, here's a reissue of maybe the most important and passionate record to come out of soul music, delivered by one of its finest voices, pressed on green vinyl and including a gatefold cover as well as some bonus tracks.
Genesis: BBC Nightride February 22, 1970. No Kidding (NK202107). Street date: 26-02-21. Live at London Roundhouse. Pressed on lemon green vinyl.
Genesis: From Genesis to Revelation. LP reissue on clear vinyl. 02/05/04.
Gentle Giant: Front Row Center - U.S. Dates 1976 - 1980. Madfish Records Imp. (5182201). A Limited Edition 10LP Box Set + 60 page book from the influential cult progressive rock band. Celebrating four classic years (1976-1980) of touring throughout USA, encompassing the full Gentle Giant live experience through never-before pressed vinyl, unseen memorabilia and photographs. Featuring:
+ Hempstead, NY - Calderone concert hall - July 13, 1976 (3LP). Originally Broadcast Live On New York City's WLIR Radio As Part Of The Station's Bicentennial Celebration.
+ Hempstead, New York - Calderone concert hall - November 16, 1977 (3LP). An outstanding previously unreleased performance sourced from guitarist Gary Green's personal collection.
+ Chester, Pennsylvania - Widener College - November 18, 1977 (2LP). Available for the first time on vinyl sourced from Gary Green's collection.
+ Atlanta, Georgia - Agora Ballroom - May 29, 1980 (2LP). A rare recording from the band's final tour prior to their split in the summer of 1980.
in addition to the recordings, the set will come with a 60 page book written by GG authority Alan Kinsman, concentrating on their live experiences and memorabilia. The set will also include a numbered limited edition certificate.
Gentle Giant: In A Glass House. Alucard (ALUGGV04). April 10. For the very first time in over 35 years, the hugely successful album is again available in its original format, this time on high quality 180 gr. vinyl, direct metal remastered from the original 1/4" tapes. €20
Gentle Giant: S/T. Timeless (TIME711). Street date: 25-11-22. Reissue of the debut album by the glorious giants! Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on 200 gram vinyl, with polylined inner sleeve.
Gentle Giant: The Power And The Glory. Alucard (ALUGGV05). April 10. For the very first time in over 35 years, the hugely successful album is again available in its original format, this time on high quality 180 gr. vinyl, direct metal remastered from the original 1/4" tapes and including a bonus 7" (Power and the Glory + Proclamation live 77). €20
Gentle Giant: Three Friends. Tapestry (TAPESTRY271). Street date: 16-07-21. Reissue
George Russell Septet: The Stratus Seekers. Doxy ACV (ACV2105). Street date: 18-10-18. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies.
George Russell Sextet: Live Rarities 1960. Naked Lunch (ND005). Street date: 06-12-19. Here is the maverick George Russell Sextet caught in a rare live recording from a concert held at Music Inn, in Lenox Massachusetts on September 1, 1960.
George Russell Sextet: Ezz-thetics. Doxy ACV (ACV2093). Street date: 08-08-17. Numbered limited edition of 300 units + 1 bonus track
Gerry Mulligan and The Concert Jazz Band On Tour / Jazz Soloist: Zoot Sims : S/T. Doxy (DOX887LP). 180 Gr. vinyl + 2 bonus tracks. April 2013. Reissue of Mulligan's long out-of-print 1962 Verve album. The two featured bonus tracks are "As Catch Can" and "Young Blood", not found on the original LP.€16
Gerry Mulligan Quartet, The: Featuring Chet Baker. Dom-Ermitage (VNL12230LP). Street Date: 19-05-16. LP reissue. With Chico Hamilton and Larry Bunker on drums, Bob Whitlock and Carlson Smith on bass in a 1955 recording.
Getz, Stan: Plays with Jimmy Raney, Duke Jordan, Frank Isola, Bill Crow. Doxy (DOK217LP). 180 gr. vinyl LP with 4 bonus tracks + free CD of the album. Street date: 17/05/12. NYC session recorded between December 12 and 29, 1952, presenting a young Stan Getz (25 years old at that time). The first four tracks on the B side are taken from the Dec 19 session and are the bonus tracks. €17
Getz, Stan: with guest artist Laurindo Almeida. Doxy ACV (ACV2026). 08/08/14. The rhythm section is an authentically swinging mixture of American sidemen (including Steve Kuhn on piano and George Duvivier on bass) and Brazilian percussionists. A numbered limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
Getz, Stan / Gilberto, João: Getz-Gilberto 2. Audio Clarity (ACL0022). Street date: 21-06-19. Plays on 45rpm! Recorded live at Carnegie Hall on October 9th, 1964, this concert presented each performer and their backing musicians delivering individual sets until they all joined together at the end to be led on several numbers by Joao's wife Astrud, including the immortal "Girl From Ipanema". This edition presents the entire proceedings, the collaborative part with Astrud having been omitted on the initial Verve release.
Ghost, John: Airships Are Organisms. SDBAN Ultra (SDBANULP11). Street date: 27-09-19. 180 gram vinyl edition with gatefold sleeve. John Ghost is ingenious and exploratory, often described as a symbiosis between the sounds of Steve Reich, John Hollenbeck, Nils Frahm and Jaga Jazzist. Created around the Ghent guitarist and composer Jo De Geest, the Belgian sextet draw on influences from jazz, rock and post-classical music, where minimalism, electronics and a cinematic atmosphere characterize their instrumental music.
Gibbs, Terry & Alice Coltrane: El Nutto. Survival Research (SVVRCH041). Street date: 27-08-21. Before joining vibraphonist Terry Gibbs' quartet in 1962, Detroit-born pianist Alice McLeod played intermissions at the Paris Blue Note and appeared on French TV with saxophonist Lucky Thompson, reaching Gibbs' attention in a duo with vibraphonist Terry Pollard; in the quartet, she became the perfect foil for Gibbs, her understated piano making room for his intense improvisation, stepping up with her own expression when needed. El Nutto, their third LP, captures Alice at her best in this setting, as heard on the reveries of "El Flippo" and the title track, this solid set of Gibbs originals showing her virtuosity, composure and curiousness, which would soon reach more cosmic highs, once she became Alice Coltrane!
Gibson, Jon: Two Solo Pieces. Superior Viaduct (SV069). Street date: 23-03-17. As its unadorned title suggests, Two Solo Pieces consists of a pair of side-long tracks featuring the composer alone. While "Cycles", an iridescent improvisation on organ, achieves a downright eerie sense of expansiveness, Gibson's captivating alto flute on "Untitled" draws the listener inside the instrument itself. Originally released in 1977 on Philip Glass' Chatham Square imprint, this first-time vinyl reissue is recommended for fans of Anthony Moore, Roberto Cacciapaglia and Terry Riley.
Gibson, Jon: Visitations. Superior Viaduct (SV068). Street date: 23/04/15. Originally appeared on the Chatham Square imprint in 1973. Inspired by the books of Carlos Castaneda, Gibson departs from the structured repetition of his minimalist peers and takes the listener on an aural journey spanning organic field recordings, ambient flutes and synthesizers, and free-flowing textures. This first-time vinyl reissue is recommended for fans of Cluster, Harold Budd and Phill Niblock.
Gigi Gryce - Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory, The & The Cecil Taylor Quartet : At Newport. Doxy ACV (ACV2028). Sept. 2014. Taken from the afternoon concerts at the '57 Newport Jazz Festival. A numbered first press of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
Gil Evans Orchestra, The: Great Jazz Standards. Down at Dawn (DAD109). Street date: 13-09-18. Limited edition of 300 copies. A highly recommended set from the superb Gil Evans Orchestra playing stand out arrangements of five jazz standards and a couple of originals. For this 1959 date Gil Evans displayed a 15 piece band including some great soloists such as trumpeter Johnny Coles, trombonist Curtis Fuller, the young soprano sax specialist Steve Lacy and last but not least a pair of differently great drummers like Dennis Charles and Elvin Jones.
Gil Evans Orchestra, The: Out of the Cool. Doxy-Goldenote (DOG901LP). 180 gram DMM gatefold LP with inside pocket. 15/06/12. Originally released in 1960, this album is widely considered to be Evans' masterpiece, on par with Duke Ellington in terms of orchestration, and essential listening for any jazz fan. This is also Evans' first post-Miles recording (as humoristically implied in the title). €16
Gil Evans Orchestra, The: Out of the Cool. Doxy Audiophile Clear Vinyl Series (ACV2048). Jan. 2015. 45 RPM audiophile version in a numbered first pressing limited to 500 copies.
Gil Scott-Heron / Brian Jackson: Live At The Bottom Line, New York - August 20th, 1977. WHP (WHP1456). street date: 20-01-23. At the head of a super tight line up, the dangerous tandem of Gil Scott Heron and Brian Jackson delivers a dense performance of politically conscious music based on unapologetic words and soulful sounds. Not just a stream of hits but dense, expanded renditions full of improvisation.
Gil Scott-Heron And His Amnesia Express: Live '86. Trading Places (TDP54067). Street date: 04-02-22. 180 gram vinyl reissue.
Gil, Gilberto: S/T. Audio Clarity (ACL0053). Street date: 02-10-20. Plays on 45 rpm. Reissue of Gilberto Gil's second self-titled album from 1968.
Gil, Gilberto: S/T. Klimt (MJJ406CB). Street date: 31-07-20. Released in 1971 while Gil was living in London, this is the third self-titled release from the bossa nova and tropicalia legend. Pressed on transparent beer coloured vinyl, this release also contains three bonus tracks including covers of Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles.
Gilberto, Astrud: Gilberto with Turrentine. Endless Happiness (HE71001). Street date: 10-11-23. Released on the CTI label and recorded in 1968, this album can be described as a blend of jazz, pop and tropicalia. It was arranged by Eumir Deodato and features appearances by A-list jazz performers including Airto Moreira, Ron Carter, Sam Brown, Hubert Laws, and Toots Thielemans.
Gilberto, Astrud: I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do. Endless Happiness (HE69012). Street date: 10-11-23. In the liner notes, Gilberto dubs it "my fireplace album" and indeed the record is immediately warm and comforting, despite the melancholy that colors all of the selections. Stepping further away from the bossa nova roots, it is an intimate, nocturnal set closer in scope and spirit to the Baroque pop universe of Burt Bacharach!
Gilberto, Astrud: That Girl From Ipanema. Trading Places (TDP54034). Street date: 17-07-20. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Over-the-top classic "That Girl From Ipanema" allowed Astrud Gilberto to revisit the famous hit in the sweeping high-fidelity full-spectrum setting of a disco big-band, also bebefitting among other from the understated trumpet of Chet Baker, but the album ultimately revels in all things disco, the Brazilian element coming courtesy of percussionist Dom Um Romao on selected tracks.
Gilberto, João: Chega De Saudade. Wax Love (WLV82094). Street date: 21-06-18. After the ACV Doxy reissue, here's a new one .... rehash with nothing more, maybe even less than the previous!
Gilberto, João: Chega De Saudade. Doxy Audiophile Clear Vinyl Series (ACV2024). July 2014. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies
Gilberto, João: João Gilberto. Sowing Records (SOW011). Street date: 11-03-22. Again, a reissue pressed on clear vinyl, this time a limited edition of 300 copies. This was Joao Gilberto's self titled third album, the fruit of a collaboration with the great composer and arranger Antonio Carlos Jobim and Walter Wanderley and his ensemble.
Gilberto, João: João Gilberto. Klimt (MJJ332LP). Street date: 25-06-21. Reissue on coloured clear vinyl
Gilberto, João: O Amor, O Sorriso E A Flor. Sowing Records (SOW008). Street date: 09-04-21. Limited edition of 300 copies on clear vinyl! First released in Brazil in 1960 this was Joao Gilberto's second studio effort.
Gilberto, João: O Mito. Naked Lunch (ND026). Street date: 03-08-21. "O Mito" ("The Legend") is how Gilberto was referred to in his native country. This compilation investigates his early career in the late 50's, showing the many sides of his sophisticated art.
Gilberto, João: Warm World Of Joao Gilberto. Down at Dawn (DAD145). Street date: 27-03-20.
Giles, Giles, & Fripp : The Cheerful Insanity of ... Cherry Red Phonograph (CRP203). 09/09/13. Originally released in 1968, this album was the precursor of what would become one year later King Crimson
Gilgamesh: S/T. Klimt (MJJ416CR). Street date: 09-07-21. Reissue on blood red vinyl of the debut album by the British band
Gillespie, Dizzy: Dizzy on the French Riviera. Wax Love (WLV82005). Street date: 05-10-17. Recorded July 24, 1962 at the 3rd International Jazz Festival D'Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, this is classic 1960's Dizzy. It's smooth and swinging without losing any of his patented power. Produced by Quincy Jones, and featuring piano and arrangements from Argentinian master Lalo Schifrin, Gillespie shines here alongside underrated reed man Leo Wright. A great early 60's Dizzy group, absolutely slaying live to a receptive audience.
Gillespie, Dizzy: Dizzy Gillespie & The Double Six Of Paris. DOL (DOL986HG). Street date: 31-05-18. 180 gram gatefold LP
Gilson / Ponty / Chautemps: Oeil Vision. Modern Silence (OI012). Street date: 14-07-16. One the best albums by legendary french pianist Jef Gilson, recorded in 1963 & 1964 with Jean-Luc Ponty on violin, Daniel Humair on drums, Jean-Louis Chautemps & Pierre Caron on tenor sax, Guy Pedersen & Henri Texier on bass. A Superb line up for this beautiful album including 2 splendid versions of "Chant-Inca" (an hidden cover of Pharoah Sanders "Creator has a Masterplan"). Essential French spiritual/avant jazz! Gilson was the brilliant mind behind a number of incredible, yet over-looked recordings during the late sixties and early seventies. His music spanned from big band and large led ensemble work to his later explorations with African influenced spiritual jazz. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies, pressed on 180 gram vinyl.
Gilson, Jeff: Malagasy at Newport-Paris. Souffle Continu (FFL068). Street date: 18-06-21. Originally released in 1973 and now reissued as part of the incredible PALM label founded in 1972 by independent and radical jazz musician, composer & producer Jef Gilson. Carefully HD remastered, 4 page booklet with rare and unpublished photos, 425 gram brown board outer sleeve, pressed on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl. Recorded on March 14th at the Parisian club "Le Newport", this album presents Gilson's work with his band Malagasy 73 and his young musicians from Madagascar. A meeting between two generations and two cultures that created a new mix between jazz, traditional music and electric funk.
Gilson, Jeff: Enfin! Modern Silence (OI020). Street date: 26-08-16. Limited edition pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Enfin! is a French modal jazz classic of the 60's featuring some of the best musicians at the time : Portal, Ponty, Tholot, J.C. Petit, F. Jeanneau, Vitet, Texier, Chautemps. A must have!
Ginsberg, Alain: Ginsberg's Thing. GET422 (Get Back Avant Garde Series). Spoken word album recorded at the Festival Of The Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy on July 8, 1967.
Ginsberg, Allen: Howl And Other Poems. Modern Silence (OI024). Limited edition on transparent red vinyl. Styreet date: 18-04-17. This is arguably the best-known recording to feature any beat-era poet originally issued in 1959.
Giorgi, Eleonora: Quale Appuntamento.../Magic. 7". Sonor Music Editions (SONOR25). Street date: 14-04-23. Limited edition of 500 copies, with for the first time on vinyl the track "Magic", taken from the 1980 original soundtrack of the film "Mia Moglie È Una Strega", with music arranged and directed by Detto Mariano. The A side includes a rework of the 1981 soulful disco track "Quale Appuntamento...", originally released on the iconic Ricordi label
Gizzi, Claudio: Andy Warhol's Blood For Dracula. Dagored (RED213). Street date: 23/03/15. Hand numbered limited edition (1000 copies) on red coloured vinyl
Gizzi, Claudio: Andy Warhol's Flesh For Frankenstein. Dagored (RED212). Street date: 02/03/15. 1st time double LP gatefold release, in a limited and numbered edition of 1000 copies on mixed coloured vinyl (cream/red)
Gjerstad / Carter / Stevens: Detail-90. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 143). Limited edition of 300 copies. Recorded on November 21st, 1990 at NRK-studios in Stavanger.
Gleemen: Oltre... Lontano, Lontano. Black Widow (BWR 164). May 2014. Available in two versions: black vinyl with insert and gatefold sleeve or orange vinyl with insert, record photo and cover panel, a limited edition of 100 copies only! See the CD section for details
Gleemen: S/T (VMLP132LP). Jan. 09. First time ever vinyl reissue of this monstruously rare Italian album from 1970 and a very important re-release, here in 180g vinyl, exact label replicas and gorgeous gatefold cover. Gleemen were no other than the mighty Garybaldi before a name change. €18
Gli Alluminogi: Scolopendra (VMLP121). New vinyl reissue with the original artwork, label replicas and remastered sound. This trio from Turin, formed in 1970 by keyboard player Alluminio (hence the name of the band) and drummer Ostorero with various guitarists, only lasted for a couple of years and their only album, Scolopendra, was issued when they had already split. Their sole album is very well made, mainly based on Hammond organ and other keyboards, with good instrumental parts and an outstanding B side. A must-have for lovers of Italian prog!
Gnidrolog: Lady Lake. 4 Men With Beards 180 gr. vinyl (4M822LP). Nov. 2014. Lady Lake - the band's 2nd album - was originally released in 1972 while the group was often compared to Gentle Giant and Van der Graaf Generator with a folk influenced jazz sound.
Goad: Masquerade. Black Widow BWR 122 2LP. March 2011. With this new work, Goad returns to break up the ground native to rock.
Goblin: Amo Non Amo. AMS (AMS69LP). Jan. 2014. This edition sees the "Amo Non Amo" OST published in its entirety on vinyl. Among the "new" pieces, in addition to the film version of the main issues, we have a short but wonderful "Amo Non Amo (alternate tensive film version)" and "Amo Non Amo ("Notte" alternate mix)": the latter is an entirely instrumental and remixed version of "Notte", which was originally inserted in "Il Fantastico Viaggio del Bagarozzo Mark". It also comes with a new cover artwork.
Goblin: Buio Omega. AMS 40 LP. 180 Gr. vinyl. Also released on clear vinyl as a special edition. Jan. 2013. Pressed on vinyl for the first time ever, this is a release awaited for years by Goblin fans; the LP is housed in a beautiful gatefold cover showing inside recording sessions photos and promotional flyers/postcards. The tracklist is that of the first 1997 CD edition.
Goblin: Contamination. AMS 39 LP. 180 Gr. reissue. 03/02/12. "Contamination" was released in 1980 as a soundtrack for the eponymous horror/science fiction film; Unkonwn by most listeners, it's a release that deserves more attention, since it shows a wide range of music styles (Jazz, funk, rock, electronic) and once again Goblin's ability in writing film scores.
Goblin: Il Fantastico Viaggio Del Bagarozzo Mark. AMS 12 LP. Nov. 09. Never reissued on vinyl before, great sounding 180g high quality vinyl! The only album (78) entirely sung in Italian, this is also the most progressive and symphonic of their discography! Gatefold cover. €20
Goblin: Il Fantastico Viaggio Del Bagarozzo Mark. AMS12LP-B Blue vinyl. Nov. 2014
Goblin: In Lounge. 7" Il Giaguaro (GRC006). July 2013. Two previously unreleased cuts from psych-prog legends Goblin, respectively dated 1975 and 1977, released on 45 rpm and originally only sold along with "Il Giaguaro" magazine, are finally available again after years of hiatus!
Goblin: Live 1978. AMSLP126. Street date: 11-11-16. Recorded on May 25th 1978, the show presented here was the real penultimate one for Goblin in one of their most classic line-ups: Massimo Morante (guitar, vocals), Claudio Simonetti (keyboards), Fabio Pignatelli (bass guitar), Agostino Marangolo (drums), with guest musician Antonio Marangolo on saxophone. Goblin were invited to participate to the MIMS (Mercato Internazionale Musica e Spettacolo - International Music and Entertainment Market) in Sanremo, a 7-day happening especially made for musicians and music businessmen. The band's show consists of the "Profondo Rosso / Deep Red" main theme, two tracks from "Roller" ("Aquaman" and "Snip Snap") and five from "Il Fantastico Viaggio dei Bagarozzo Mark", an Italian-sung LP (very uncommon for a band well known for their instrumental soundtrack efforts) that had just been released at the time.
Goblin: Non Ho Sonno. AMS33LP. Street date: 05/05/11. After a lengthy silence, Goblin reunited in 2000, again for a soundtrack for their long-time friend Dario Argento.. To increase the value of this very first release on vinyl, buyers will also get a brand new fantastic artwork by the famous Advent Productions studios, a thick and glossy Nonhosonno 90 x 60 cm megaposter, with movie artwork, reviews, discographies and much more. On the first pressing, 100 copies will be available in each of the following colours: red, blue, crystal, yellow and white. Don't wait too long!
Goblin: Notturno (AMS 90LP). Soundtrack. Limited edition on clear acid green vinyl + poster. This is an exclusive 2017 RSD release.
Goblin: Patrick. AMS 37 LP. 180 Gr. reissue. 03/02/12. Patrick is an Australian thriller/horror movie made in 1978; Goblin were asked by the Italian distributor of the film, De Laurentis, to write a new soundtrack - originally composed by an Australian musician called... Brian May! - for the Italian movie market. The result is a mix of old songs chosen and added by the Cinevox Record label and new selections, strongly influenced by Alan Parsons Project.
Goblin: Phenomena. AMS (AMS76LP). Sept. 2014. The LP comes in gatefold format, attached with a 30x60cm poster! A fragmentary score - the original score was a mix of songs also including other artists - that in this reissue makes sense now, as it focuses solely on the production signed by the two original Goblin members, Fabio Pignatelli and Claudio Simonetti, with alternate versions included.
Goblin: Profondo Rosso 35th Anniversary Edition (2010). AMS10LP. This reissue is a faithful reproduction of the very first pressing of 1975 and has 2 incredible extras: the vinyl is coloured with bloodsquirts and includes a fantastic oversized poster (66 cm x 66 cm) written by one of the biggest Goblin collectors. This poster contains the complete history of Profondo Rosso, some very rare newspaper articles of the seventies and for the first time ever the complete and detailed roster with all releases Profondo Rosso had in the last 35 years, including all images (over one hundred!!). A unique product for this truly legendary masterpiece! 666 copies limited edition! €25
Goblin: Profondo Rosso. AMS10LP-B Purple Vinyl. Nov. 2014
Goblin: Profondo Rosso. AMS10LP-B Yellow Vinyl. Dec. 2014
Goblin: Roller. AMS 17 LPPD. Picture disc limited edition on 180gr. vinyl. Street date: 27/06/11. One of the very few Goblin records not intended to be a soundtrack!
Goblin: Roller. AMS 17 LP. Nov. 09. Never reissued on vinyl before, great sounding 180g high quality vinyl! Roller was the second record for Goblin, originally released in 1976, just after the successful score of Profondo Rosso, and is one of the very few Goblin records that was not intended to be a soundtrack.
Goblin: Suspiria. AMSLP11. Special gimmick edition. 05/02/10. Made of the usual AMS heavy 180 Gr. high quality audiophile vinyl, this reissue features nearly the same pop-up system that was to be found on the original LP, where when removed from the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve unfolded to reveal a pop-up of Dario Argento's initials, decorated with the demonic Goblin logo and the dead ballerina poster art from Suspiria. On the reissue, this is the outer sleeve that will reveal its astounding secret as it was intended in the original project! €25
Goblin: Tenebre. AMS 32 LP. 28/09/12. This reissue of the "Tenebre" OST vinyl follows the AMS Records tradition where a poster is attached to the LP replica, gathering informations for collectors about all the known exixting versions of the release, images of the discography and movie flyers and an essay presenting the filmand the soundtrack in detail. Not to be missed by any horror movie and soundtracks fans!
Goblin: Volo. AMS LP91. Street date: 22-09-17. Like a few others in their discography, "Volo" is not a soundtrack, although its title track had been used as "Discoring" TV program opening theme. The band was led at that time by bassist Fabio Pignatelli and keyboardist Maurizio Guarini, together with Marco Rinalduzzi (guitar), Derek Wilson (drummer) and Mauro Lusini (vocals). This record is essentially a pop music album, wisely arranged and produced, featuring among others Antonio Marangolo on
saxophone and Walter Martino on drums, who's mostly known to Goblin fans for having played on "Profondo Rosso" and "Perchè si uccidono" by Reale Impero Britannico. This AMS release, faithful to the original one, is the first ever LP reissue in exactly 35 years!
Goblin Rebirth: Alive. 2LP. Black Widow (BWR182LP). Street date: 06-02-16. Two members who played on various Goblin related albums as far back as the mid Seventies, Fabio Pignatelli (bass) and Agostino Marangolo (drums), are joined by guitarist Giacomo Anselmi and keyboard players Aidan Zammit and Danilo Cherni, and this all new band carries on in the fine tradition of Goblin past and present. The 2015 self-titled debut album "Goblin Rebirth" delivers the constant presence of ghostly organ, eerie piano and hard guitars, incorporating plenty of the gothic atmosphere the group is known for, as well as some exciting new and previously unexplored directions. (from ProgArchives.com). This is the entire recording of the 2011 concert in Roma including all famous and classic hits of Goblin plus some songs never played live before. There is a limited edition (100 copies) of the double LP in colored vinyl with textured cover + booklet + mousepad + poster with Goblin Family Tree
Gong: Gong Est Mort, Vive Gong. Tiger Bay (TB6034). 2LP limited edition (1000 copies) on 140 gram white vinyl
Gopal, Sam: Escalator. Audio Clarity (ACL0042). Plays on 45 rpm! Street date: 03-07-20. Issued in small number on disc jockey Count Simon De La Bedoyere's shortlived B&C subsidiary, Stable Records, the album gives a glimpse into evolving oeuvre of Lemmy long (future Hawkwind and Motorhead main man) before his shift to heavy metal, the tablas in place of kit drumming grounding everything in a much more tranquil and contemplative space, though the guitarists certainly fire things up in places.
Goraguer, Alain: La Planète Sauvage. Superior Viaduct (SV058). Street date: 11-04-20. As a Record Store Day 2020 Special, Alain Goraguer's hypnotic score for La Planète Sauvage is being repressed in a limited edition on translucent yellow vinyl. This mind-bending classic is full of effects-laden guitars, flutes, Fender Rhodes and strings. Don't sleep on this!
Gordon, Dexter: A Swingin' Affair. Down at Dawn (DAD114). Street date: 11-10-18. A 1962 recording session with the marvelous Dexter Gordon's tenor saxophone, leading an all-star quartet including Sonny Clark on piano, Butch Warren on bass and Billy Higgins on drums. Limited edition LP
Gordon, Dexter: Dexter Calling. Sowing Records (SOW04). Street date: 18-11-22. Back in print by popular demand, clear vinyl edition. Recorded in 1961, this album was the saxophonit's second recording for Blue Note.
Gordon, Dexter: Go! Future _Shock (FS4482). Street date: 17-02-23.
Gordon, Dexter: Our Man in Paris. Doxy ACV (ACV2070). Street date: 25-07-16. Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Gösta Berlings Saga: Detta Har Hänt. Released by the band, this album is now presented on on white heavy 180 Gr. vinyl. Limited to 150 hand numbered copies. Comes with a set of 3 photo prints from the 2008 recording sessions. Extensive retrospective liner notes. Street date: 15/10/12. This one will run fast, don't wait too long! It will also be released on black heavy 180 Gr. vinyl. Limited to 350 copies.
Grateful Dead, The: Live At The Centrum, Worcester, MA, April 9, 1988. Radio Loop Loop (RLL045). 2LP. Street date: 26-06-20. Again a reissue of this live recording. Great sound!
Grateful Dead, The: Live At The Centrum, Worcester, MA, April 9, 1988. BRR (BRR4036). Picture Disc. Street date: 01-06-17.
Grateful Dead, The: Live At The Shrine Auditorium - Vol. 1. Room On Fire (ROOM150). Street date: 24-11-23. Pressed on clear vinyl, here is a live album recorded in Los Angeles on November 10, 1967. Presented and divided on two records/volumes, it offers a mix of roots music and garage rock, expanded, refracted and amplified by early adventurous psychedelic jaunts exemplified by the tour de force of 'That's It For The Other One', last track of the second volume.
Grateful Dead, The: Live At The Shrine Auditorium - Vol. 2. Room On Fire (ROOM151). Street date: 24-11-23. Second volume of the concert, pressed on orange vinyl. See descrition above for volume 1
Grateful Dead, The: Live at Tivoli's Konsertsal in Copenhagen April 17, 1972 - France TV1. Radio Loop Loop (RLL080). Steet date: 01-07-22.
Grateful Dead, The: Turn On Your Love In Woodstock - 16 August 1969 - FM Broadcast. Mind Control (MIND823). Street date: 05-01-23.
Gray, Owen: Fire And Bullets. Lantern Rec. (LANR037). Street date: 27-10-23. Fully licensed, pressed on 140 gram vinyl. Reissued for the first time on vinyl, an amazing showcase of roots & rocksteady for reggae lovers, originally released on Trojan in 1977.
Green, Al: Soul! (Live 1973). WHP (WHP1452). Street date: 16-09-22. Exclusive live set for the reverend, right across the release of two influential albums on Hi Records: "Livin For You" and "Call Me".
Green, Bennie: Walkin' And Talkin'. DOL (DOL1057HG). Street date: 18-04-19. 180 gram gatefold LP. Leading a quintet that features tenor saxophonist Eddy Williams, pianist Gildo Mahones, bassist George Tucker and drummer Al Dreares, Green keeps things light, swinging and extremely captivating. Blues and bop, with a touch of humour, acute and joyful sounds!
Green, Grant: Grandstand. Dawn at Dawn (DAD112). Street date: 19-07-18. Limited Edition of 300 copies. Recorded in 1961, Grantstand is the third Grant Green's album for Blue Note. An excellent soulful and groovy session with Green leading an uncommon line up consisting of Yusef Lateef (tenor saxophone, flute), Brother Jack McDuff (organ), Al Harewood (drums) and Ben Tucker (bass)
Green, Peter: The End of The Game. Klimt (MJJ401LP). Coloured vinyl edition (White Vinyl). Street date: 06-09-19. The music, produced through a long free form studio session based on almost non existent structures, takes us through a deep hypnotic sonic experience. Green on guitar was joined by Alex Dmochowski on bass, Godfrey Maclean on drums, Nick Buck on keyboards and British blues legend Zoot Money on piano. End of the Game stands as one of the great psychedelic Rock rituals of all times.
Greenlee, Charles: I Know About The Life. Future Shock (FS4484). Street date: 16-12-22. Reissue pressed on cyan blue vinyl. Originally recorded in September 1975 and released in Japan in 1977, this album features saxophonist Archie Shepp, whom Greenlee worked extensively with, throughout his career.
Grimes, Carol & Delivery: Fools Meeting. Tapestry (TPT223). Street date: 19-11-21. This band was one of the wellsprings of the progressive rock Canterbury scene, featuring the Miller brothers Steve and Phil, drummer Pip Pyle, or iconic guests such as Lol Coxhill!
Grossman, Steve: Katonah. Tiger Bay (TB6270). Street date: 13-09-18. 180 gram LP. Grossman flew to Japan to record this studio session with a Japanese line up.
Gruppo D'alternativa: Ipotesi. AMS (AMS58 LP). Street date: 10-06-16. Rediscovered a few years ago and reissued in a now-deleted papersleeve CD version by AMS Records, "Ipotesi" is now released on LP, faithful as usual to the one originally published in 1972. Standing between a rock opera and a concept album, based on the death of a band's friend in a car accident, it is in fact an album with strong jazz-rock imprint which, in some circumstances, takes clear inspiration from the Miles Davis' fusion era of the late 60's and 70's.
Gruppo Di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza: Eroina. Cometa Edizioni (CMT10024C). Street date: 10-01-20. Limited to 150 copies, pressed on clear and/or black vinyl. Eroina is a series of haunting improvisations - each one inspired by the effects of a different drug - made of whirling electronic glitches, skronky horns, pounded piano, funky drums and weird tape experiments delivering the best drone/spaced/drugged out free jazz performed by the legendary ensemble of Ennio Morricone, Mario Bertoncini, Egisto Macchi, Battisti D'Amario, Franco Evangelisti and Walter Bianchi. A timeless treasure!
Gruppo Di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza: Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura. Dagored (RED203). June 2014. The legendary avant garde and improvisational combo of which Morricone was a founding member was unconventionally used this time for the purpose of a film soundtrack from 1971. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Gruppo Di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza: Musica Su Schemi. Superior Viaduct (SV 015). Jan. 2013. LP + digital download card. Founded in the early 70's, this was a collective of Italian composers that included Ennio Morricone on trumpet!! Gruppo aspired to revolutionize composition through group improvisation and like their peer Karlheinz Stockhausen, musique concrète, aleatory (controlled chance) techniques and early electronic music.
Gruppo Di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza: Nuova Consonanza. AMS (LPOST015). Reissue on 180 gram vinyl. Street date: 22-11-19. This LP was the only one published on the Cinevox Record label in 1975 and consists of 50 minutes of abstract music, indecipherable and devoid of any ordinary compositional structure. The collective included among other the iconic Ennio Morricone in a rather unusual role in this context! A very rare record that is practically impossible to find today, worth hundreds of euros on the collector's market, now reissued for the first time ever on vinyl!
Gryphon: ReInvention + 1. 2LP Plane Groovy (PLG073). Taking the Progressive experiments of "Red Queen To Gryphon Three" further, ReInvention is Gryphon's first new studio album for 41 years. Limited double vinyl edition - 300 copies globally - featuring one bonus track.
Gryphon: S/T. Trading Places (TDP54108). Street date: 26-05-23. With co-founder Richard Harvey on recorders, mandolin, harpsichord, and glockenspiel and Brian Gulland on bassoon, crumhorns and vocals, backed by guitarist Graeme Taylor and drummer/percussionist Dave Oberlé, Gryphon expertly channelled contemporary English folk through forgotten medieval and Renaissance styles; unlike later rock-oriented work, this debut album from 1973 showcases the band's unadorned beginnings.
Guantini, Massimo: Diapositive. Oleos (LON002LP/ LON002LP-COL). Street date: 31-01-20. Limited edition available on 180 gram black vinyl + Obi, (400 copies) and clear vinyl + Obi + printed slipcase and handwritten notes (100 copies). Behind the cover name is none else than influential jazz player and composer Sandro Brugnolini. Diapositive is a fully cinematic journey in the realm of sci-fi and cool jazz. Fully produced at famous roman Emmequattro Studios (home of many fascinating recordings by piano player Enrico Pieranunzi), the album is deeply rooted in the coolness of Italian libraries, showing up such an incredible music craftsmanship. Fully adorned by a vibrant rhythm section, an acoustic piano, a clavinet, a Fender Rhodes and a proper acid jazz guitar-playing, this album will lift your mind and soul for good.
Guérin, Jean: Tacet. Souffle Continu Records (FFL009). August 2015. Highly surreal and wonderfully futuristic, "Tacet", one of the best kept secrets of the Futura catalogue is the soundtrack work of Jean Guérin for Claude Faraldo's anarchic film "BOF, anatomie d'un livreur". This avant-garde psychedelic jazz masterpiece is a blend of abstract vocals, unusual electronics, twisted sound envelopes and nervous brass instruments. Limited edition of 500 copies on black and 200 on solid grey vinyl. 350 gr. gatefold sleeve with Obi strip - Reverse Printing-.
Gurdjieff, G.I.: Improvisations. Fantome Phonographique (OME1009). Street date: 20-09-18. Harmonium improvisations recorded in 1949 in Paris, just a short time before his death. Droning and ethereal, these beautiful pieces mark a pinnacle in the work of a legend of human spirituality. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies.
Guru Guru: Live In Bremen, 12 September 1971. Lilith Dig-A-Log (LR331LP). 180 gr. LP + free CD of the album plus one bonus track. 16/02/12. This album, recorded live at Radio Bremen in 1971 features the 23 minutes long Der LSD Marsch from their debut album, UFO. Here Neumeier's superlative drumming is given center stage and one can hear why Mani has consistently earned such high praise. The remaining two songs come from their second album (1971's Hinten): the 22-minute extended prog tribute to "Bo Diddley" and the aptly titled "Space Ship", an extensive sonic trip of 15+ minutes(!), only found on the bonus CD
Guru Guru: Live in Wiesbaden 1972. B13 (B163). Street date: 23/08/12. Format:140 gram LP on red vinyl with yellow label in PVC sleeve with black lettering (limited edition 500 copies). By the time this album was recorded, bassist Uli Trepte had left the band to play with Neu! and Faust and was replaced with Bruno Schaab of Night Sun (the stellar German prog metal band). This early live album, recorded in front of a crowd of dedicated fans, is essential listening, featuring two extended tracks, the 28-minute "Oxymoron" and the 23-minute Guru Guru classic "Baby Cake Walk". €16
Guru Guru: Live in Wiesbaden 1972 / 1973. B13 (B164). Street date: 23/08/12. Format:140 gram LP on clear red vinyl with white label in PVC sleeve with black lettering (limited edition 500 copies). With the 37-minutes long freakout "Ooga Booga" and new bass player Hans Hartmann (arguably Guru Guru's best in a long line of bass players) in the '73 concert, this live recording in Wiesbaden is a nice addition or complement to the previous Wiesbaden release (B163). €16
Guru Guru: Tango Fango. Revisited Records LP reissue. 2009. €18
Guy, Barry: Five Fizzles For Samuel Beckett. NoBusiness Records (NBEP 2). Nov. 2014. Limited edition of 300 records. Bass solo album recorded on January 11th, 2009 in Vilnius
Guy, Barry: Irvin's Comet. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 137). Nov. 2020. Limited edition of300 copies. Bass solo album recorded on October 29th, 2019.
Hackett, Steve: The Charisma Years: 1975 - 1983. A 9LP Box gathering of his 6 first albums + material previously unreleased on vinyl.
Haizea: S/T. Sagara (SAGA-186). Street date: 25-08-16. A progressive folk-rock outfit from the Basque region of Spain, this is their self-titled debut from 1977. A five-piece group heavily influenced by the classic British folk-rock of the late 60's / early 70's, Haizea also takes melodic influence from their native country, creating a truly unique sound that is largely unmatched before or since.
Chico Hamilton Quintet: Chico Hamilton Special. Down at Dawn (DAD141). Street date: 27-03-20. This is one of only two recordings by Chico's fourth quintet lineup, featuring Charles Lloyd on alto sax and flute.
Hammarström, Erik: Glödhet Rytmisk Svärta. AMS (AMSLP149). Street date: 28-06-19. Erik is now a long-time official Änglagård drummer and percussionist, also part of the recently born All Traps on Earth. With this - his solo debut record - we are facing an extremely intricate and dynamic rhythmic texture, the result of years of study, evolution and practice
of the musical instrument, combined with chamber music scores that make Erik's work seem much easier than it actually is. Jazz-rock, avant-garde and classical music merge here in a sonic brew that, for attitude and originality, recalls the most courageous experiments released by the ECM label. The album consists of two long suites, both divided into different movements: a 34-minute title-track, and the shortest 15-minute "Iskallt Mörkt Vatten", in which Erik plays all the percussion and electric bass, accompanied by bows, brass, clarinet, flute, celesta, harp and bassoon. 180gr. black vinyl edition with gatefold sleeve and 59x30cm insert.
Hancock, Herbie: Crossings. Antarctica Starts Here (ASH303). Street date: 28-03-19. Reissue.
Hancock, Herbie: Empyrean Isles. Future Shock (FS4469). Street date: 03-08-21. Reissue of the classic album on clear vinyl
Hancock, Herbie: Fat Albert Rotunda. Antarctica Starts Here (ASH301). Street date: 28-03-19. Reissue.
Hancock, Herbie: Inventions And Dimensions. Doxy ACV (ACV2066). Street date: 25-07-16. Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Hancock, Herbie: Mwandishi. Antarctica Starts Here (ASH302). Street date: 28-03-19. Reissue.
Hancock, Herbie: Takin' Off. Wax Love (WLV82126). Street date: 17-05-19. Reissue.
Hancock, Herbie: The Piano. Klimt (MJJ433CB). Street date: 21-07-23. Reissue on blue vinyl. As with Directstep (recorded one week previously), this album was recorded, and originally only released in Japan. It was one of Hancock's most successful albums in Japan, perhaps because it was entirely solo piano. Hancock tackles jazz standards as well as four original compositions.
Hancock, Herbie: Thrust. LP. €12
Hancock, Herbie & Mwandishi: July 21st, 1971, France. Honey Pie (HONEY024). Street date: 05-02-21.
Hancock, Herbie & Pastorius, Jaco: Live In Chicago, 16 February 1977. Alternative Fox (FOX048). Street date: 18-09-20. Two absolute giants performing together with James Levi on drums and Bennie Maupin on tenor sax. This is heaven for all 70's Jazz funkers!
Hancock, Herbie: The Joni Letters. New 2007 album released as a limited 2LP edition. Features singer Norah Jones among others.
Hansson & Karlsson: Man at the Moon. Universal (060252794541). Street date: 16/04/12. LP reissue of the third and last album of the Swedish duo.
Hansson & Karlsson: Monument. Universal (060252794540). Street date: 16/04/12. LP re-issue of the debut album from 1967 by the Swedish duo
Harmonia: Deluxe. Lilith Dig-A-Log LP+CD (LR356LP). Feb. 2013. 180 Gr. vinyl gatefold LP with bonus CD on one package! Formed in the early seventies by Hans-Joachim Roedelius & Dieter Moebius of Cluster with Michael Rother of Neu!. Although this Kraut rock supergroup produced only two albums, their minimalist sound laid the groundwork for ambient and motorik rock for decades to come. Leaning slightly more towards Cluster's sound for their second and last release, 1975's De luxe featured more structured songs, along with a sparse spattering of vocals, and the guest appearance of Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru on a few tracks. €17
Harmonia: Musik Von Harmonia. Lilith Dig-A-Log LP+CD (LR355LP). Feb. 2013. 180 Gr. vinyl gatefold LP with bonus CD on one package! €17
Harper, Billy: Destiny Is Yours. SteepleChase Records (G1260). Street date: 05-10-22. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl in the Audiophile Edition Series.
Harper, Billy: Black Saint. Our Swimmer (WELLE107). Street date: 05-05-21. Billy Harper is one of the great tenor saxophonists in the post-Coltrane mold. Recorded in 1975, Black Saint was his second album as bandleader and one of the most acclaimed and fully realized of his long career. Too melodic and swinging to be free jazz but too forward-thinking to be described as modal post-bop, here is a beautiful album, back in print on its original format for the first time in over 40 years!
Harriott, Joe / Amancio d'Silva Quartet: Hum Dono. Zaq (zaq124). 01/12/14. A collaboration of British Joe Harriott with the Goa, India-born Amancio d'Silva. This came after the recordings with John Mayer wherein Harriott would move into world music - long before that genre was coined - and develop his own brand of East-West fusion, using Western as well as Eastern instruments. Here the fusion continues in perhaps a slightly more subtle fashion. D'Silva draws upon the jazz guitar tradition of Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian and Wes Montgomery.
Joe Harriott Quintet And Sextet: Southern Horizons. Down at Dawn (DAD146). Street date: 27-03-20. This is Harriott on the verge of the free form/abstract period, but here, still anchored in the hard bop mode. The album sticks to the quintet line-up of sax, trumpet, piano, bass and drums, spiced up on a couple of tracks with a bongo player.
Harris, Eddie: Bossa Nova. Alternative Fox (FOX016). Street date: 04-10-19. The stellar backing is led by pianist Lalo Schifrin and features among other guitarist Jimmy Raney, allowing Harris all the space he needs, yet never playing mere filler behind him, bass player Art Davis.
Hawkins, Coleman: Desafinado. (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile)2013. May 2014. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
Hawkins, Coleman: The Hawk Swings. Doxy (DOX882LP) 180 Gr. vinyl. Feb. 2013. Recorded in NYC in 1960 with Thad Jones (trumpet), George Duvivier (bass), Eddie Costa (piano and vibes), and Osie Johnson (drums). €16
Hawkwind: Live At The Astoria. 2LP Mirumir(MIR100743). Sept. 2015. On this reissue, you can listen to the legendary psychedelic rockers performing live at London's Astoria on the 19th December of 2007 at their annual London Christmas gig. Features founder Dave Brock and the return of keyboardist Tim Blake.
Hawkwind: Road To Utopia. Cherry Red Records. Street date: 14-09-18. Limited edition with flip cover. For their 31st studio album, Hawkwind have collaborated with songwriter and conductor Mike Batt to recreate a selection of Hawkwind songs with an extra, orchestral ingredient.
Hawkwind: S/T. 4 Men With Beards (4M1851LP). Street date: 24-05-18. Reissue of the devut album from 1970 with gatefold sleeve on limited edition opaque blue vinyl.
Hawkwind: Solstice at Stonehenge 1984. Black Widow Records (BWR236). Street date: 16-02-21. 2LP. With a 32 page book and a poster, this release will bring to mind this free event that was to become the end of an era, the authorities doing their uttermost to prevent the festival to be presented again!
Hawkwind: Xenon Codex. Deluxe limited edition on red vinyl of the fifteenth studio album by the English space rock band, released in 1988. 2LP. Feb. 14.
Hayasaka, Fumio: Seven Samurai. DOL (DOST764H). Street date: 13-12-19. Reissue of a classic soundtrack on 180 gr. heavy weight and red vinyl
Hayasaka, Fumio: Seven Samurai. OST. Doxy Cinematic (DOC127). Street date: 18-01-16. Limited edition first press of 500 copies on white vinyl. Seven Samurai (1954) was Hayasaka's last complete score for film director Kurosawa
Haynes, Roy: Cymbalism. Sowing Records (SOW040). Street date: 16-12-22. New reissue on clear vinyl
Haynes, Roy: Cymbalism. Down at Dawn (DAD 113). Street date: 26-07-18. Limited edition of 300 copies. A very rare album by one of the master drummers in modern Jazz! Recorded by the legendary Rudy Van Gelder in 1963, Cymbalism is among the albums that Roy Haynes provided for Prestige's New Jazz series. This session finds the drummer leading an acoustic quartet with Frank Strozier (alto sax, flute), Ronnie Mathews (piano) and Larry Ridley (bass).
Haynes, Roy with Booker Ervin:Cracklin'. Down At Dawn (DAD148). Street date: 10-04-20. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, on April 6, 1963, this soulful and adventurous album deserves a place in any modern jazz collection.
Hedayat, Dashiell: Obsolete. Replica (RPC023CD). Street date: 22-09-16. In 1971, poet and counter-culture activist Dashiell Hedayat teamed up with Gong to bring their artistic visions to reality. Psychedelic guitars, hypnotic bass lines and freaked-out sounds made this record a must-have for the «Continental Circus» and «Camembert Electrique» fans.
Hedvig Mollestad Trio: Evil In Oslo. Rune Grammofon 2LP (RLP2184). Street date: 03-06-16. Recorded at Oslo clubs John Dee and Buckley´s, "Evil In Oslo" is simply a kick ass live album with a very high level of musicianship and a perfect balance between freedom and discipline. While the nine live performances presented here all come from the trio's first three studio albums, most are lenghty workouts, again showing Hedvig as a very confident and accomplished solo guitarist.
Heldon: 1976 - 1979. Le Souffle Continu (fflBOX001). Street date: 15-12-17. Strictly limited to 300 copies, this 3LP boxset - grouping the albums "Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale", "Interface" and "Stand By" - also includes the rare Richard Dunn 7" exclusive to the boxset, as well as a 20 page booklet including rare photos and an essay by Philippe Robert. Each LP comes in exclusive vinyl color for the boxset (see details below, specified for each separate title). High Quality Mastering from Richard Pinhas original masters
Heldon: Allez-Téia. Superior Viaduct (SV028). 2014. 2nd album by French guitarist Richard Pinhas under the Heldon moniker, Allez-Téia was originally released in 1975 on the artist's own Disjuncta imprint. Far from the band's prog-tinged trio lineup, Allez-Téia features a menagerie of guitars, Mellotron and analog synthesizers.
Heldon: Stand By. Le Souffle Continu (ffl036). Street date: 15-12-17. High Quality Mastering from Richard Pinhas original masters. 700 copies on sea blue vinyl + 300 copies on electric blue vinyl (boxset only). Obi Strip and Matt Printing
Heldon: Interface. Le Souffle Continu (ffl035). Street date: 15-12-17. High Quality Mastering from Richard Pinhas original masters. 700 copies on swamp green vinyl + 300 on coke bottle green (boxset only). Gatefold Cover, Obi Strip, Matt Printing
Heldon: Interface. Superior Viaduct (SV029). 2014. LP reissue of the band's 6th album. Interface is loud, dark and unrelenting with a maximal approach to minimalism that would go on to inform the cold wave scene in the late 70's.
Heldon: Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale. Le Souffle Continu (ffl034). Street date: 15-12-17. High Quality Mastering from Richard Pinhas original masters. 700 copies on clear purple vinyl + 300 copies on clear yellow (boxset only). Obi Strip and Matt Printing
Hemphill, Julius: Raw Materials And Residuals. Black Saint Dig-A-Log LP+CD (BS520004). Street date: 03/03/14. Recorded in New York in 1977, this album explodes like a face off between Hemphill's unique reeds, Abdul Wadud's deep pizzicato and Don Moye's frantic drive
Hendricks, Jon: ¡Salud! João Gilberto. Honeypie (HONEY077). Street date: 10-03-23. Hendricks's inspired rendition of Gilberto's sophisticated repertoire shows love and devotion for the Brazilian tradition through a series of accurate and faithful arrangements, backed by a high class line up featuring among others: Pete and Conte Candoli - trumpets, Buddy Colette - flute and Laurindo Almeida - guitar.
Hendrix, Jimi: International Sports Arena, San Diego, California, May 24, 1969. Room On Fire (ROOM118). Street date: 02-09-22. A superb set which yielded some of the guitarist's best loved live recordings.
Hendrix, Jimi: Live At Café Au Go Go, New York City - March 17th, 1968. 2LP DBQP (DBQP02). Street date: 13-12-18.
Henry Grimes Trio: Call. High Quality Vinyl. €12
Henry Threadgill Very Very Circus: Spirit Of Nuff...Nuff. Black Saint (BS120134V). Street date: 07-10-22. Originally released in 1991, this was Henry Threadgil's new band's debut release. That's where Threadgill introduced the unique concept of dual tubas and dual electric guitars. In Very Very Circus's ultra-layered sound world all roles melt equally into an unprecedented sound experience. A big step forward in modern jazz from one of the greatest composers of our time. Henry Threadgill (alto saxophone, flute), Curtis Fowlkes (trombone), Brandon Ross (electric guitar), Marcus Rojas, Edwin Rodriguez (tuba), Gene Lake (drums).
Henry, Pierre: Le Voyage. Doxy 180 Gr. LP (DOZ424LP). Dec. 2013. Available again, after being out of print for decades! €15
Henry, Pierre: Orphée Ballet. Fantome Phonographique (OME1008). Street date: 20-09-18. Scored for Maurice Béjart's choreography to the Orphée Ballet, based on the Greek god, Orpheus, this is one of Pierre Henry's finest works of musique concrète, the genre in which Henry was an early innovator and to which he devoted his career. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies.
Henry Cow: Concerts. Recommended Records (RERVHC5DLP). 180 gram 2LP double gatefold + printed inner with liner notes / photos. Oct. 2012. An essential piece in European progressive rock of the seventies, this live album by Henry Cow is finally reissued on double vinyl with updated content and rare and unseen photos!
Henry Cow: In Praise of Learning. Recommended Records (RERVHC3LP). Oct. 2011. 180 gr. LP reissue of this timeless classic originally released on Virgin in 1975. €16
Henry Cow: Leg End. Recommended Records (RERVHC1LP). Street date: 07-04-16. Reissue, now returned to its original audio mix. Reissued on 180 gram vinyl.
Henry Cow: Unrest. Recommended Records (RERVHC2LP). Street date: 07-04-16. 180 gram vinyl reissue of the 2nd *sock* album, the one preferred by the amateurs and Fred Frith himself!
Henry Cow: Western Culture. Recommended Records (RERVHC4LP). Street date: 23-06-16. Reissued on 180 gram vinyl.
Herbie Hancock & Headhunters: Live at the Omaha Civic Auditorium 1975. Outsider (OUTS09). Street date: 03-12-21. A live broadcast from 1975 right after the big sale of their self titled album and just before the more experimental jam that led to the "Survival Of The Fittest" masterpiece
Herbie Hancock & Headhunters: Live In Boston November 13, 1973 WBCN Broadcast. Radio Loop Loop (RLL062). Street date: 19-11-21. Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters live at Paul's Mall, Jazz Workshop on November 13th, 1973; broadcast on Boston's WBCN-FM
Herbie Hancock Rockit Band: Live At Yumiuri Land Open East Theatre 1984. WHP (WHP1463). Street date: 31-03-23.
Herbie Mann Afro-Jazz Septet: African Suite. Life Goes On Records (LIFE019). Street date: 11-02-22. Impressive session led jointly by Herbie Mann and John Rae. On side A, the group incessantly shifts from soft vibes-and-flute jazz to percussion-heavy Afro-Cuban rhythms to classic "Blue-Note" hard bop. Side B is the African Suite, a percussive trip across the Sahara. Drummer Philly Joe Jones sits for the first three tracks, Carlos Patato Valdés is one of the three percussionists playing here
Herrmann, Bernard: Psycho. DOL (DOST652H). Street date: 13-12-19. Reissue of a classic soundtrack on 180 gr. heavy weight and red vinyl
Heyden, Cathy: Badlands. 213 Records (213v42). October 2017. Free improvisation. This is the first solo album by saxophonist Cathy Heyden. Each side of the record reveals a different facet of the (devil's) instrument and of the (accomplished) instrumentist. 'Coyotes' pulls out of studio recording the tour de force of a radical evocation of the wild and nocturnal immensity of the desert; while 'Soda Lake' meticulously explores unexpected patterns and matters.
Hidria Spacefolk: S/T. The first-ever vinyl edition of Helsinki underground phenomenon Hidria Spacefolk's self titled debut album. The LP comes with new liner notes and is limited to 420 copies, pressed on black vinyl.
Hidria Spacefolk: Symbiosis. Street date: 22-02-18. Vinyl reissue with gatefold cover, especially mastered for vinyl, after a strong demand from fans!
Higuchi, Keiko: Vertical Language. Black Editions (BE-1006LP). Street date: 17-06-22. Based in Tokyo, Keiko Higuchi is a vocalist and instrumentalist internationally renowned both for her solo performances and extensive collaborations in the world of underground improvisation, jazz and the avant garde. In her music piano chords and voice sound out in an instant and expand, floating off in new directions. The music embraces silence and negative space or the Japanese concept of "Ma" as well as the small *imperfections* that any moment or sound might contain. Each moment in her music is as much imbued with what came before as what will come next - each note expands in space and can never be seen from just one perspective.
Hill, Andrew:?Divine Revelation. SteepleChase Records (G1044). Street date: 15-03-23. Reissue on the label's "Audiophile Edition" Series, pressed on 180 gram pure vinyl. Recorded on July 10, 1975, this album paved the way to a successful return of the pianbist, after he had disappeared from the scene for about a decade in the late 60's. It featured Jimmy Vass (soprano & alto sax, flute), Chris White on bass and Leroy Williams on drums
Hiroshi Suzuki - Masahiko Togashi Quintet: Variation. Future Shock (FS4473). Street date: 10-12-21. "Variation" is a joint project including the legendary jazz drummer Masahiko Togashi featurig pianist Yuji Ohno, saxophonist Jun Suzuki and trumpeter Tetsuo Fushimi. Masahiko Togashi was a major figure alongside Masahiko Sato, Masayuki Takayanagi and Yosuke Yamashita in the blooming of free jazz in Japan in the late sixties whose "Variation" is one of the iconic masterpiece.
Holiday, Billie: Billie's Blues. DOXY Audiophile Clear Vinyl Series (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile) (ACV2006). Street date: 16/06/14. The present album offers a potent reminder, drawn from three sources, of the Lady during those magic years, the 1940s and early 1950s, just before her life style took its toll irrevocably. The live tracks were taped at a concert during the European tour, Billie's first (and, as it turned out, only) tour of the Continent.
Holiday, Billie: Lady Day. Down at Dawn (DAD117). Street date: 11-10-18. This album originally released on Columbia consists of a gorgeous collection of classic performances by the one and only Lady Day accompanied by a stellar cast of jazz greats such as Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman and the great Count Basie's rhythm section with Freddie Green, Walter Page and Jo Jones. Limited edition LP
Holiday, Billie: Lady Love. Cornbread (CRNBR16016). 180 gram LP + download code. Street date: 15-12-16. A stunning document of one of America's greatest treasures on her first ever tour of Europe in 1954, here with 5 bomus tracks
Holiday, Billie: Lady Sings The Blues. Wax Love (WLV82114). Street date: 21-02-19. Another reissue
Holiday, Billie: Lady Sings The Blues. Doxy ACV (ACV2037). Oct. 2014. First edition of 500 numbered copies.
Holiday, Billie: Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival October 5th 1958. Suitable 1338. Street date: 12/03/15. A classic live recording from one of the most iconic voices of all-time, in a limited edition of 300 numbered copies on red vinyl with white splatter.
Holiday, Billie: Music For Torching With Billie Holiday. Wax Love (WLV82122). Street date: 28-03-19.
Holiday, Billie: The Blues Are Brewin'. Doxy (ACV2090). Street date: 29-05-17. A stunning collection of traditionals and blues pieces, masterfully interpreted by the great Billie Holiday. Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Holiday, Billie: The Commodore Days. Doxy (DOX846). Street date: 20/02/14. The 'Strange Fruit session' for Commodore, was one of those historic moments and part of Billie Holiday's legend hinges on the tremendous courage it took for her go ahead and record this song, knowing that it might well mean the end of her career. Three other songs, found here, were also recorded at that session, while due to contractual issues, the remaining Commodore sides were not recorded until five years later in 1944.
Holland, Dave: Another Land. Edition Records (EDN1172). Street date: 28-05-21. Limited edition on coloured double vinyl - the first 200 copies will also be numbered and include a signed postcard. One of the most versatile and prolific bassist/composers in jazz history returns with a new all-star trio of jazz heavyweights - featuring guitarist Kevin Eubanks and drummer Obed Calvaire - and a power-packed set.
Honda, Toshiyuki: Burnin' Waves. Holy Basil (HBR-015). Street date: 14-04-23. New release in the Series of Electric Bird reissues in collaboration with King Record, here with a killer jazz-funk release, saxophonist Toshiyuki Honda's "Burnin' Waves", originally released in 1978. This '78 debut album boasts with hectic saxophone explorations over funky bass and happy keyboards, making it one of the grooviest releases of the Electric Bird catalog, now available on vinyl again for the first time!
Hooker, William: ...Is Eternal Life. Superior Viaduct (SV 166). Street date: July 2019. Recorded in 1975-1976 and released privately on the artist's own Reality Unit Concepts imprint, "... Is Eternal Life" is nothing short of visionary. Filled with tension, intricacy and raw fury, these extended compositions feature the playing of David Murray, Mark Miller, David S. Ware, Hasaan Dawkins and Les Goodson.
Hopo: Dietro La Finestra (1991). CAM 001. May 2008 reissue of the 2nd album by a classical Italian prog band with references to New Trolls and even Genesis. €17,50
Horace Silver Quintet, The: Doin' The Thing At The Village Gate. Down At Dawn (DAD 123). Street date: 13-12-18. Reissue and limited edition of a 1961 live recording featuring the great pianist and composer and his most acclaimed quintet with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, tenor saxophonist Junior Cook, bassist Gene Taylor and drummer Roy Brooks.
Horace Silver Quintet, The: Live in Paris 1970. WHP (WHP1471). Street date: 04-08-23. A brilliant live document from the great pianist and composer Horace Silver as leader of a mind-blowing quintet featuring the two horn frontline of Bennie Maupin (tenor sax) and Randy Brecker (trumpet), plus John Wiliams on bass, and the young and already powerful Billy Cobham on drums. Recorded in Paris at the famous Salle Pleyel in the turbulent year of 1968, this is a highly dyìnamic Hard-Bop set based on extended versions of three well known Silver's compositions.
The Horace Silver Quintet: The Stylings Of Silver. Down at Dawn (DAD104). Street date: 13-09-18. Limited edition of 300 copies. One of the great and often overlooked of Horace Silver's mid Fifties Blue Note sessions featuring a fine horn section with trumpeter Art Farmer and tenor sax great Hank Mobley, plus the hard driving rhythm section of Horace Silver himself on piano, Teddy Kotik on bass and Louis Hayes on drums.
Horde Catalytique Pour La Fin: S/T. Souffle Continu. Jan. 2016. 500 copies in black vinyl (FFL013/SON03), 200 copies in red vinyl (FFL013/SON03C), 350g carton cover, with OBI.
Hosono, Haruomi / Takahiko Ishikawa & Masataka Matsutoya: The Aegean Sea. Victory (V25AH506). street date: 21-03-19. A beautiful piece of Japanese smooth fusion-jazz with elements of traditional Greek music and Balearic grooves, it's one of Hosono's cleanest and most focused works to date.
Hostsonaten: Symphony N.1 - Cupid & Psyche. AMS124LP. April 2016. LP version of the new album, pressed on clear purple vinyl.
Hostsonaten: Winterthrough is now available on picture disc LP with one bonus track not available on the
CD version. This is a limited (500) hand numbered edition! Gatefold sleeve. Not to be reprinted!
Percy Howard/Charles Hayward/Fred Frith/Bill Laswell: Meridiem. 180 gram vinyl. Tiger Bay (TB6515). Street date: 04-12-20. On this adventurous set, recorded at his Orange Music studio in New Jersey, Laswell's irregular bass is joined by the veteran British avant-garde guitarist, Fred Frith, former This Heat drummer Charles Haywood, and former Nûs front-man, Percy Howard, for a shape-shifting excursion that skates the edges of experimental rock and free-form jazz.
Hoyle, Linda: The Fetch. Pancromantic Records (PLP 2025). Street date: 27-01-17. This 2LP is the follower of the singer's debut album in 1971, 44 years after! It comes in a limited edition of 200 sets on solid blue, black & white vinyl and includes a non-CD bonus track. 'The Fetch' displays beautiful production, first class musicianship and outstanding vocals from Linda on a great collection of songs spanning a number of musical genres with lyrics that are autobiographical, witty and dark. In addition, the iconic artist Roger Dean has painted the original artwork for the album.
Hoyoux, Jean: Planètes. Cortizona (CORTIZONA001). Street date: 30-03-18. (140 gram pressing) 2LP reissue from the original 1982 master tapes. Original artwork with 8 inserts including liner notes by John Olson and Edward Ka-Spel.
HP Lovecraft: H.P. Lovecraft. Cosmic Rock (COSMRO005). Street date: 24-06-22. This debut album by an American psychedelic rock band formed in Chicago in 1967 blended psychedelic and folk rock influences and was marked by the haunting, eerie ambiance of the band's music, which itself was often inspired by the literary works of horror writer H. P. Lovecraft, after whom the band had named themselves. With deft touches of folk, jazz and sultry horn arrangements the album was a cult behind his own generation.
Hubbard, Freddie: The Artistry Of Freddie Hubbard. Down At Dawn (DAD108). Street date: 18-10-18. Limited edition. This 1962 explosive session was young lion Freddie Hubbard's debut album for Impulse. For the occasion Hubbard displays a solid Post-Bop horn section with Curtis Fuller on trombone and the great John Gilmore on tenor saxophone in one of his rare appearances outside the Sun Ra Big Band. The sextet is completed by an extremely dynamic rhythm section featuring Tommy Flanagan (piano), Art Davis (Bass) and the super swinging Louis Hayes on drums.
Humana Prog: Fiori Frutti Farfalle. AMS (AMSLP140). Street date: December 2019. Pressed on 180 gr. black vinyl and printed with gatefold cover. This new project is conceived, composed and arranged by Paolo Farina, lyricist of the prog suite "Al Mancato Compleanno di una Farfalla", that appeared for the first time in 2014 on the live album marking the return of the band Maxophone, now filling the first part of this LP. The second part features six additional tracks (all written by Farina and unreleased until 2014) recorded in the summer of 2013, following the discovery of an old audiotape recorded in '73 with some of his fellow musicians and friends, containing a 16-minute demo track piece that was subsequently reworked and rearranged for the present album. The closing song "La Ballata Degli Amici Perduti" also features a string quartet. Musically it is a wonderful and pastoral prog album, dreamy, elegant, and directly linked to the Italian tradition of the seventies, reminding names like Celeste, Locanda delle Fate, Pierrot Lunaire.
Hunka Munka: Dedicato a Giovanna G. AMS 52 LP. 25/05/12. Reissue on 180 gr. vinyl of the sole album made in 1972 by keyboardist Roberto Carlotto from Varese, whose nickname was Hunka Munka
Hunka Munka: Dedicato a Giovanna. AMS52LP-B Orange vinyl. Nov. 2014
Hunka Munka: Foreste interstellari. Black Widow Records (BWR 237). Street date: 14-07-21. The return of the band, 49 years after their sole album "Dedicato A Giovanna G.", released in 1972. The presence of analog synths and Hammond organs reminiscent of the 70's, a melodc sense that strikes the heart, are exhibited everywhere, as well as remnants of their previous work.
Husmo Hav: Ripples. Øra Fonogram (OF146LP). Street date: 27-09-19. After two succesful singles earlier in 2019, this Norwegian band including musicians heard with Jon Eberson or The Switch, release here their debut under the leadership of Thomas Husmo Litleskare. They deliver an electric jazz inspired by post rock, science fiction and film music.
Hyman, Dick / Mayo, Mary: Moon Gas. Alternative Fox( FOX025). Steet date: 31-01-20. An early experimenter with electronic instruments, including the Moog, Hyman's 1963 rarity Moon Gas, produced by Creed Taylor and recorded with Sinatra sidekick and Broadway musical mainstay Mary Mayo, was conceived as "a glimpse of the possible sounds of the 22nd Century". Blasting lounge music and love ballads into the nether regions of outer space, Moon Gas pitted Hyman's organ, mini-organ and piano riffs against Mayo's ethereal voice - sometimes singing wordlessly, other times with actual lyrics atop a tight studio ensemble - the sounds made more otherworldly through the use of an ondioline, a martinot, oscillators and Vinnie Bell's customised guitar, which allowed for individualised sound effects.
Høiby, Jasper: Planet B. Edition Records (EDNLP1149). Street date: 06-03-20. This album, Planet B, is the first in a 4-part series to come over the next 4 years. This is the Phronesis bass player's major new project, featuring saxophonist Josh Arcoleo and drummer Marc Michel. Limited edition on coloured vinyl. The first 100 copies will be signed and numbered by Jasper Høiby
I Giganti: Terra in Bocca - Poesia per un Delitto. VMLP013. 26-10-15. "Terra in bocca" is a sort of rock-opera concept album, basically consisting of two long suites, each occupying an entire side of the LP. Already published in CD format by Vinyl Magic in the 90's, this beautiful album is now presented in a faithful LP replica of the original version, complete with a reproduction of the attached poster, pressed on clear red vinyl.
I Numi: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard. AMS (AMS142 LP). Street date: 05-07-18. Reissue and 180 gr. black vinyl edition of the sole album, released in 1971. Comes with a gatefold cover that is a faithful reproduction of the original version.
I Raminghi: Il Lungo Cammino dei Raminghi. Vinyl Magic VM102LP. Nov. 2015. Reissue of the band's sole album from 1971. Already reissued by Vinyl Magic in a CD papersleeve version, which is now out of print, "Il lungo cammino..." is now proposed in a faithful reproduction of the original release, with a 30x30cm mini-poster and a completely unheard song, "Non Farlo"!
ICP: Groupcomposing. Our Swimmer (WELLE120). Street date: 15-10-21. A live performance from May 1970 in Rotterdam, Groupcomposing features a North Sea-crossing ICP lineup of British free improv luminaries Derek Bailey on guitar, Evan Parker on saxophone, and Paul Rutherford on trombone, along with ICP mainstays Han Bennink, his brother Peter, Misha Mengelberg, and Peter Brötzmann. This limited reissue marks the first time the album has been in print on vinyl in over forty years.
ICP Tentet : Tetterettet. Our Swimmer (WELLE118). Street date: 15-10-21. The ICP Tentet's Tetterettet is made up of recordings from 14-17 of September, 1977, cut and spliced together by pianist/composer Misha Mengelberg in a style similar to Teo Macero's work with Miles Davis. Traversing across decades and styles from free-jazz funereal marches, to carnivalesque excursions, broken piano rolls, and ear-splitting skronk, ICP Tentet show remarkable skill and chops in both their compositional craft and improvisational symbiosis. Featuring numerous ICP regulars along with the brilliant Alan Silva on bass, and a return to the fold of the amazing saxophonist John Tchicai, Tetterettet is one of the best of ICP's larger group recordings; humorous, unnerving, and ultimately, quite beautiful. This limited-edition reissue marks the first time this album has been in print on vinyl since its initial release
Ian Carr's Nucleus: Exit 1971. 678 Records (SSE-12011). Steet date: 12-06-20. 2LP in a limited edition of 500 copies. Amazing and unknown performance from legendary UK jazz prog fusion rockers Nucleus led by trumpet player Ian Carr. A rare set as regular guitarist Chris Spedding who was absent for unknown reasons was not replaced by another guitarist (often Ray Russell) but by a second keyboard player: Hywel Thomas.
Recorded on friday june 11 1971 in a small club called the Exit in Rotterdam The Netherlands
Ibis: S/T. Vinyl Magic Yellow Vinyl (VM169 LP). July 2014. Never reissued on LP in almost four decades, "Ibis" is now re-released in a faithful reproduction of the original edition. First 500 copies come on deluxe yellow vinyl.
I.E.M.: 1996-1999. Double vinyl edition on ToneFloat of the I.E.M. anthology collecting all the music recorded between 1996-99 by Steven Wilson's experimental Krautrock influenced project. Limited run of 500 copies on 180 gram black and white vinyl, in a deluxe spot-varnished gatefold sleeve. Remastered collection including the whole of the first album, the Escalator to Christmas 12 inch single, and bonus material.
I.P. Son Group: S/T. Black Sweat (BS025). Oct. 2016. Appeared in 1975 on the legendary Ultima Spiaggia label during the mature stage of the Italian underground scene, the only album of the milanese band led by guitarist Marco Rossi looks like an experiment rather atypical of that period. The typical jazz sound of bands such Perigeo or Napoli Centrale, leave here considerable field for improvisation and suggestions of non-european ethnic flavor, enhanced by the masterful rhythm section (without drums) curated by the African percussionists Nick Eyok and Mohammed El Targhi. The result was a complex work full of nuances, in which the spirit of the free-jam is an excellent synthesis of influences and visions. Refined guitar riffs reveal strong blues roots that can blend with the elements and moods of the most markedly spiritual and exotic free-jazz (Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane or Shepp), while the winds are perfumed of a Middle East flow as distant echoes, with ideas of tribal rhythms that seem to draw both from the Northern Sahara as from more Afro-beat rituals of Yoruba ancestry. In the background persists a poetic intercultural exchange that brings the I.P. Son Group to parallel projects such as those made by Aktuala, Arica or John Berberian. Comes with a large format booklet!
Ibis: Canti Di Innocenza, Canti D'Esperienza (1973). Vinyl Magic VMLP094. March 09. Now made available again in exact repro of the cover and labels! and in 180 gram vinyl. Also includes the amazing original insert. Ibis was born from the split of the band New Trolls and therefore features similarities with them, an astounding blend of hard rock and classical influences.
Ibis: Sun Supreme. Vinyl Magic VMLP081. 06/02/15. 180gr. gold & black mixed coloured vinyl. Originally released in 1974, this was the 2nd album by the New Trolls offshoot band, never reissued on vinyl ...until now!
Ifukube, Akira: Godzilla. Doxy Cinematic (DOC144). Street date: 03-03-23. The score music of this legendary monster movie alternates between brass and strings as we witness the death and destruction that comes in Godzilla's wake.
Ifukube, Akira: King Kong vs. Godzilla. Doxy Cinematic (DOC145). Street date: 03-03-23. Limited edition of 500 copies. Ifukube's visionary music is tense and violent, a perfect complement to Ishiro Honda's film.
Il Bacio Della Medusa: Discesa agl'Inferi d'un Giovane Amante. AMS (AMSLP153). May 2029. Reissue of the band's second album, on 180 gram black vinyl, with gatefold sleeve.
Il Baricentro: Sconcerto. Vinyl Magic (VMLP201). Street date: 05-03-18. First ever reissue in LP format, in colored vinyl and in a faithful reproduction of the original cover.
Il Baricentro: Trusciant. Vinyl Magic (VM202 LP). Street date: 30-06-18. First ever reissue in LP format, in colored vinyl and in a faithful reproduction of the original cover. This was the band's 2nd and last album, from 1978.
Il Buon Vecchio Charlie: S/T. AMS112LP. Street date: August 2017. Reissue on green vinyl, with a cover artwork that reflects the CD's one, including the liner notes written by guitarist and singer Luigi Calabrò.
Il Cerchio D'oro: Il Fuoco Sotto La Cenere. Black Widow (BWR204-2).
Il Cerchio D'oro: Pangea e le Tre Lune. Black Widow Records (BWR255-2). Street date: 26-05-23. New concept album for the historical Italian Prog Band, with this time guests of great level and history such as Ricky Belloni on electric guitar New Idea, New Trolls), Donald Lax (Violin, Quella Vecchia Locanda), Tolo Marton (Electric Guitar - Le Orme).
Il Compleanno Di Mary: Hollywood Songs (MARK201). July 2014. Limited numbered edition of 500 copies with gatelfold cover, pressed on 180 grams vinyl. This group is made up by Mino Di Martino (I Giganti, Telaio Magnetico e L'albergo Intergalattico Spaziale), Maddalena Bianchi with her clear voice, Angelo Avogadri on flute and Torunn Brigitte Sortvich on violin. Special guests: Ares Tavolazzi (from Area) and Alessandro Papes. Classify as psych/prog
Il Giro Strano: Il Pianeta della Verità. Black Widow Records (BWRCD230). Street date: 29-10-21. First time on vinyl! Double vinyl with gatefold cover and an original '72 artwork by Armando Mancini, well known from the golden progressive rock era for creating artwork for bands such as Quella Vecchia Locanda, Trip, Il Rovescio della Medaglia and many more. Led by the powerful voice of Mirko Ostinet and featuring great sax and keyboard playing skills, il Giro Strano created a remarkably original style of Italian progressive rock music with jazz nuances, reminiscent of bands such as Flea, Rocky's Filj, Procession, Ibis, New Trolls. All tracks have been digitized, equalized and mastered in order to obtain the best possible sound quality. Comes with a 24 page booklet.
Il Mucchio: S/T. Vinyl Magic (VMLP 186). Street date: 06-06-16. This edition, curated by Vinyl Magic and true to the original one of 1970, gives new life to another hidden gem of Italian prog, impossible to be found in his rare first edition! Clear orange LP limited edition.
Il Porto Di Venere: E Pensa Che Mi Meraviglio Ancora. Ma.Ra.Cash Records (MRCLP031). June 2022. After the CD release in 2021 comes now the vinyl, with gatefold cover.
Il Segno Del Comando: Il Volto Verde. Black Widow BWR 161. 2014. See the CD section for the description of the content
Il Sigillo di Horus: Effimera. Black Widow (BWR203LP). March 2018. This *lost* album - recorded in 1975 - is a little treasure, an important testimony of the historical period of Italian Progressive, rediscovered today, for all fans of the best italian Prog tradition as Circus 2000, Le Orme, Analogy.
Il Sistema: Early Tapes. GDR LP1701 LP+CD. Pressed on blue vinyl and limited to 300 copies. Street date: 05-05-17. All tracks here included have never been released before, including "Il tempio per una verde spirale", finally recovered in its full version. These songs won't probably leave you indifferent, in particular the long jazz-rock-tinged "Impro-non" and "Free system"; There's also a small 'pop' attempt in "La Balena" and a couple of short complex and unpredictable songs ("Gladiatoria", "Effe").
Il Tempio Delle Clessidre: Il-ludere. Black Widow (BWR200LP) white vinyl edition. June 2017
Il Volo: S/T. Sony reissue. Feb. 2017. Digital remaster, for the first time at 192 khz and 24 bit. From the original master tapes!
Implosion: S/T. Trading Places (TDP54023). Limited super-deluxe, double vinyl press in gatefold sleeve with lyrics and detailed liner notes, released for Record Store Day 2020
Implosion: S/T. Trading Places (TDP54015). Outstanding Italian outfit that combines prog, space rock, psych and electronic music in an album that could have come from the early 1970s. Long spacey, dreamy and mostly instrumental tracks made of killer, acid-leaking electronics. Released in 500 copies in 1988, the monster rare LP was NEVER reissued in any format for more than 30 years and has now been digitally remixed and remastered in 2019 from the master analog tapes, played back through the original 4-track recording deck. The inner sleeve features a 2019 foreword by Implosion's guitarist, as well as lyrics to 3 songs and the bio sheet that originally graced the first 20 copies only.
Incredible Jimmy Smith, The: Back At The Chicken Sack. Wax Love (WLV82120). Street date: 28-03-19.
Indian Summer: S/T. Akarma (AK 197). Street date: 06-11-20. Reissue on original pasted US Cardboard Gatefold Sleeve.
Indianizer : Nadir (IND05). Nov. 2020. Indianizer are an Italian band formed in Turin, Italy in 2015. They play psych-tropical-beat incorporating influences from psychedelic music, electronic music, world music and kraut rock. Nadir, their third full-length release, is the conclusive step of a spontaneous and undeclared trilogy. Dark visions and melancholic atmospheres permeate the entire album and concerning its nature, world rhythms are still the focus of Indianizer's new music, moving to a middle Eastern disco attitude without setting aside South-American and African vibes. The raw sound is the result of a mix between tape recorded live sessions and digital recorded overdubs. Nadir is an album thought for live shows and born aboard dancefloors. Lyrics and songs came out quickly, baptized during several performances all over Europe. Indeed it embraces three languages: English, Spanish and Creole, mixed together sometimes to create a new linguistic space.
IQ: The Seventh House 2LP coloured vintl. Street date: 02-06-17. For the first time on vinyl, limited double 12" heavyweight vinyl in deluxe gatefold sleeve with black poly-lined inner sleeves.
Isaacs, Gregory: Live At The Roxy, 1982. Radiation Roots (RROO326). Street date: 2018 Record Store Day Exclusive. The Cool Ruler of reggae lays it down here. Limited edition of 500 copies for RSD 2018.
Isaacs, Gregory: New Dance. Radiation Roots (RROO389). Street date: 03-11-23. One of Isaacs' better offerings from the mid 90's!
Isildurs Bane: Off The Radar. Ataraxia Production (ATX2LP). December 2018. Coloured vinyl (orange) reissue.
Isildurs Bane & Steve Hogarth: Colours Not Found In Nature. December 2018. Limited edition of 500 copies on coloured vinyl
It - Viaje : Musica Electronica Libre. Survival Research (SVVRCH004). Street date: 14-06-19. Cult, obscure 1976 proto-electronics masterpiece 'Viaje' is a purely brain frying avant garde flipout from the electroacoustic musicians Eduardo Polonio and Horacio Vaggione (probably most known for his album on Cramps). Together, they deploy synths, electric guitars, organs and bass and squash them all up together in sundry sense befouling ways. On the A side, they're tangled into an overpowering threshing machine of spitting electronic mayhem, while the B side moves the proceedings into overtly acidy territory, everything ratcheting down and expanding outward into a delirious psychedelic electronic whirlpool. Beautiful gatefold vinyl reproducing the original artwork.
Itaru Oki Quartet: Live at Jazz Spot Combo 1975. NoBusines Records (NBLP 144). Street date: 15-07-21. Limited edition of 300 copies. Recorded live on the 7th December of 1975 at Jazz Spot Combo, Fukuoka City, Japan. The music is improvised and composed by Itaru Oki (trumpet & flute), Yoshiaki Fujikawa (alto sax & flute), Keiki Midorikawa (bass) and Hozumi Tanaka (drums).
Ivan Radivojevic Quartet: In Plain View. A.Ma Edizioni (AMC027). Street date: 20-05-22. New Serbian Jazz Wave, played by a young (thirty-one years old) trumpet player from Belgrade and his combo, featuring very young shoots from the Serbian scene, all to keep an eye on - and who will soon be talked about, and not just in Serbia! Complex music from musicians attentive to everything that happens, always at the service of music.
Jack Dejohnette's Special Edition: Famous Ballroom, Baltimore 80 (Live NPR Broadcast). WHP (WHP1458). Street date: 10-02-23. Recorded on May 4th 1980, this awesome performance is based on expanded renditions of two beautiful DeJohnette's compositions, "Zoot Suite" and "One For Eric" both from the group's first ECM release.
Jackson, Joe: Live in Hollywood, May 12, 1979. Radio Loop Loop (RLL017). Street date: 12-07-19. A rousing high-energy show with great radio broadcast sound quality from Joe's first American Tour in 1979, in support of his debut album "Look Sharp!", where he also previews a few songs from his 2nd album.
Jackson, Joe: Mike's Murder. Lilith (LR103LP). Street date: 06-12-18. This is the orphaned soundtrack album of a film written and directed by James Bridges. After having been asked to contribute a song to the film, Jackson ended up writing both a handful of songs and a few instrumental pieces that were released on a soundtrack album in September 1983. Unfortunately, the film itself was not ready for release then, since it was the subject of a dispute between Bridges and the movie studio that had financed it, the result being re-shooting and reediting, such that the film did not open until March 1984, by which time it had a score by John Barry and only a little of Jackson's music remaining!
Jackson, Milt: Vibrations. DOL (DOL994HG). Street date: 31-05-18. 180 gram gatefold LP
Jackson, Milt with John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Lou Donaldson and The Thelonious Monk Quintet: S/T. Jeanne Dielman (JD120). Street date: 05-12-16. Compiling recordings from 1948-1952 that Milt Jackson made with the Modern Jazz Quartet (+ Lou Donaldson on sax), and The Thelonious Monk Quintet, this release highlights the bebop brilliance of vibraphonist master Jackson.
Jacob Mann Big Band: Greatest Hits. Think! Records (THLP608). Street date: October 2022. Very distinctive, unique and new in its sound approach, Jacob Mann has cultivated a brand-new way of "Big Band" style! Tracks for the LP are selected by Jacob Mann himself, from the previously released digital EP "Greatest Hits" volume 1 to 3.
Jacula: In Cauda Semper Stat Venenum. Black Widow BWR 051 LP. Available from April 9th 2010. The first pressing was only 300 copies! This cult album has been now restored and cleaned up, made available again!
Jacula: Pre Viam. Black Widow (BWR 135 LP). June 2011. Not to be mistaken for "Per Viam" (another album and both anagrams for vampire!), here's a great new epic, focused on the sadness, the melancholy and the suicidal tendency of the protagonist portrayed through seven fantastic musical paintings.
Jah Wobble: The Cover Album. Tiger Bay (TB6324). Street date: 15-11-18. 180 gram vinyl edition. A collection of renowned covers recorded at the beginning of 2015, among them the film themes The Good, The Bad & The Ugly by Ennio Morricone, Midnight Cowboy by John Barry, and the über jazz classic, Take Five by Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond.
Jamal, Ahmad: Happy Moods. Honey Pie (HONEY075). Street date: 10-03-23. Reissue of the trio album (with Israel Crosby & Vernel Fournier) released on Argo in 1960.
James Chance & The Contortions: Buy. Klimt (MJJ345LP). Street date: 14-06-19. An angular and brilliant mix of free jazz and post-punk funk, this seminal 1979 album is the quintessential No Wave release and the spark for much of what has come out of the Downtown New York music scene over the past thirty years.
James, Bob & Franz, Sam: 2080. Eight Islands Records (EILP8002). September 2022. Having both attended the University of Michigan - but 60 years apart, the two musicians met each other during the pandemic and now both of them are shaping music in the same place, with the same spirit of challenging the cutting-edge avant-garde music of the time!
James, Etta: Etta James Top Ten. Sowing Records (SOW015). Street date: 03-12.-21. Limited edition of 300 copies on clear vinyl of Etta James's fourth studio album, originally released on Argo Record in 1963, produced by by Chicago master Leonard Chess, the man who first saw the potential for James to go into a more pop-oriented direction! Here is incredible array of songs in various moods, that would literally make the R&B sound of the 60's!
Janis Joplin Band: Live in Woodstock August 17, 1969 - WW1-FM. Climbing The Mountain (JJ690817LP). Street date: 29-10-21. Pressed on yellow vinyl, this recording of a one off performance was back then presenting a new sound and some new music the audience had never heard.
Jarman, Joseph / Moye, Don: Earth Passage - Density. Black Saint / Eargong (BS120052V). Street date: 16-12-22. An outstanding yet obscure 1981 release by two Art Ensemble of Chicago members, multi reeds player Joseph Jarman and drummer Don Moye along with legendary bassist Donald Rafael Garrett (mostly remembered for his presence on Coltrane's masterpiece "Kulu se Mama") and young lion Craig Harris on trombone. Four great individuals digging deep between ancient African rituals and modern urban multidimensional grooves. A tribal ecstatic sound based on a multitude of instruments: reeds, bamboo flutes, didgeridoo, trombone, conch shell, panpipes and a sea of percussion. A beautiful example of AACM "Ancient to the Future" aesthetic.
Jarrett, Keith: Live at Sendai Jazz Festival, Den-ryoku Hall, Japan, 20.10.1986. Alternative Fox (FOX013). Street date: 19-07-19.
Jarrett, Keith: Restoration Ruin. Audio Clarity (ACL0026). Street date: 13-09-19. Reissue of the 2nd album by Jarret's American band, originally issued on the Vortex label.
Jazz Abroad: Featuring Roy Haynes And Quincy Jones. Doxy ACV (ACV2027). 11/09/14. A numbered first press of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
Jazz Crusaders, The: Freedom Sound. Wax Love (WLV82081). Street date: 01-11-18. Reissue of the debut album from 1961
Jazz Doctors, The: Intensive Care. Cadillac Records (SGCLP020). Street date: 21-04-23. Important reissue of an album from 1983 that featured violinist Billy Bang, saxophonist Frank Lowe, bass player Rafael Garrett and drummer Denis Charles.
Jazz Epistles: S/T. Honeypie (HONEY056). Street date: 20-05-22. The Jazz Epistles were the very first South African jazz group who broke away from the swinging and danceable jazz forms in vogue during the 50's. A group formed by strong personalities like pianist Dollar Brand, later known as Abdulah Hibrahim, trumpeter Hugh Masekela, saxophonist Kippi Moeketzi, trombonist Jonas Gwangwa, bassist Johnny Getze and drummer Makaya Ntschoko. A great piece of work which stands as the first album released by a Black South-African band. A cultural manifesto as part of the anti-apartheid struggle of the time!
Jeanneau, François: Une Bien Curieuse Planète. SouffleContinu Records (FFL076). Street date: February 2023. Reissue of the saxophonist's first album as leader (after briefly erring into pop with Triangle), recorded in 1975. It features Jean-François Jenny-Clark on bass and percussions, Bernard Lubat on drums and Michel Grailler (plucked out of Magma) was called in as a reinforcement for his completely "out of space" synthetiser sounds. Thus began a strange trip to a very strange planet, at the border of experimental jazz and swinging avant-garde. Comes with a 4 page booklet including rare and unpublished photos. Also available on Digipak CD.
Jefferson, Eddie: Letter From Home. Honeypie (HONEY004). Street date: 29-05-20. The singer is backed here by a bunch of Jazz heavyweights, all at the top of their game. Among them: tenor sax masters Johnny Griffin and James Moody, trumpeter Clark Terry, pianists Winton Kelly and Joe Zawinul, bassist Sam Jones, and two hyper swinging drummers, Louis Hayes and Osie Johnson.
Jepson, Warner: Totentanz. États-Unis (ETAT07). First-time vinyl reissue. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies on clear vinyl. Street date: 22-03-18. Considered as the first piece of electronic music to accompany a ballet, Totentanz is the arrestingly abstract and mightily expressive result of Warner Jepson's experiments with tape and Don Buchla's groundbreaking synthesizer, the Buchla 100. Totentanz was originally self-released in 1972
Jerry Garcia Band: Live At KSAN Pacific High Studio 1972. Radio Loop Loop (RLL038). 2LP. Street date: 31-07-20. This radio broadcast from 1972 is in reality the Jerry Garcia - Merl Saunders Band with Bill Kreutzmann sitting in for Bill Vitt.
STRONG>Jethro Tull: A New Day Yesterday. Magic Dice (MGDC005). Street date: 29-01-21. Great selection of rare sessions, tv appearances and broadcast recordings spanning the 1968-1969 period of the band's history, all remastered in super audio quality, and beautifully packaged.
STRONG>Jethro Tull: Live At The Newport Pop Festival 1969. Room On Fire (ROOM109). Street date: 26-08-22. Jethro Tull, recorded live for radio broadcast at the 1969 edition of the Newport Pop Festival, Devonshire Downs, CA, on the 21st of June 1969. The majority of the set here is to promote the album Stand Up, with a couple of episode coming from the stellar bluesy debut This Was, released in 1968. Also available on CD!
Jethro Tull: The Apollo Theatre - Manchester, UK February 5, 1977 - Songs From The Wood Tour. 2LP Breaking Rock (BR156-1). Street date: 30-10-20. Precious sound board live recordings from Jethro Tull '77 UK tour.
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live At Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, January 9, 1969. FM Broadcast. Magic Dice (MGDC004). Street date: 15-01-21. Jimi's classic incendiary 'early show' from the Stockholm date of the 1969 Scandinavian tour, broadcast for Swedish radio and TV. Limited to 500 copies.
Joachim Kühn Trio: Scream for Peace. Linoleum (LAS001). Street date: 17-06-22. Recorded on October 12, 1969 at the Musée d'Art Moderne, at the occasion of the Paris Biennale. This reissue offers a sound restoration work carried out in partnership with the INA. Each side of the LP opens with a long piece that makes us feel all the fever, all the intoxication of free jazz of that time, and closes with a ballad of crazy lyricism. And you will also capture the urgency of Kuhn's alt saxophone, a scream, a vitriolic cry, to deliver this album to us, together with drummer Jacques Thollot and bass player Jean-François Jenny-Clark
Joao Donato E Seu Trio: A Bossa Muito Moderna. Honeypie (HONEY070). Street date: 13-01-23. First released in 1963, here is a marvelous example of bossa-jazz album featuring the highly syncopated drums grooves of Milton Banana and Amaury Rodriguez's Afro-Cuban flavoured bongos.
Jobim, Antonio Carlos: Desafinado. 2015. May 2014. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV). (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile)
Jobim, Antonio Carlos: Wave. Lilith 180 gr. LP + CD package (LR349LP). Street date: 07-12-17. Recorded in 1967, Wave is actually one of the lesser known masterpieces of Brazilian music, featuring the skills of the great Claus Ogerman, who leads a top-flight cast on hidden classics like Batidinha, Triste and Wave. Includes bonus CD of entire album.
Jobim, Antonio Carlos & Di Moraes, Vinicius: Bras¡lia - Sinfonia Da Alvorada. Doxy Cinematic (DOC122). 26/05/15. Studio recording from 1960, with Jobim conducting the orchestra. First press of 500 copies.
Jobim, Antonio Carlos & Di Moraes, Vinicius: Orfeu da Conceição. Sowing Records (SOW016). Street date: 03-12-21. Limited edition of 300 copies on clear vinyl of a stage play originally released as 10" in 1956. The album features vocalist Roberto Paiva and guitarist Luiz Bonfà.
Jobim, Tom: Apresenta. Audio Clarity (ACL0019). Street date: 04-04-19. Plays on 45 rpm. Also known as Love, Strings and Jobim - this album comes from a wonderful session recorded in the 60's when Jobim came back to his hometown Rio after a year spent in the US. For the occasion, he gathered a five-stars ensemble that features among the others Baden Powell, Marcos Valle, Luiz Eca, and Oscar Castro Neves.
Jodorowsky, Alejandro: Dance Of Reality. Disordered (DISO0010). Street date: 16-03-17. Limited edition of 500 copies housed in silkscreened felt sleeves (made by the Italian Fashion Designer Fabio Quaranta)
Jodorowsky, Alejandro: El Topo. Disordered (DISO008). Street date: 16-03-17. Limited edition of 500 copies housed in silkscreened felt sleeves (made by the Italian Fashion Designer Fabio Quaranta)
Jodorowsky, Alejandro: The Holy Mountain. Disordered (DISO009). Street date: 16-03-17. Limited edition of 500 copies housed in silkscreened felt sleeves (made by the Italian Fashion Designer Fabio Quaranta)
Jody Grind: One Step On. Akarma (AK58). Street date: 06-11-20. New reissue on original pasted US Cardboard Gatefold Sleeve
Joe Cuba Sextette: Steppin' Out. Honey Pie (HONEY041). Street date: 12-11-21. Originally released in 1963, this is a highly infectious mix of dance numbers and love songs based on a wide range of percussive instruments, timbales, congas, bass, piano, vibes, and lots of hand percussion. If you feel ready to move your feet in various exotic energizing styles like Mambo, Pachanga and Cha Cha Cha, this is the right album for you.
Joe Harriott Quartet, The: Abstract. Doxy ACV (ACV2040). 17/11/14. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV). (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile)
John Cale & Friends (Lou Reed, Patti Smith, David Byrne, Allen Lanier, Mick Ronson, and Chris Spedding): Live at the Ocean Club in New York, July 21, 1976. B 13 (B195). 140 gram LP on clear yellow vinyl in PVC sleeve (ltd. ed. 500 copies). April 2013. €16
John Carter Octet: Dauwhe. Black Saint (BSR0057). Street date: 29-11-19. A five parts epic journey through the African American heritage conceived by the great clarinetist-composer and performed by a stellar line-up featuring Carter himself, Bobby Bradford (cornet), James Newton (flute), Charles Owens (soprano sax, oboe, clarinet), Red Callender (tuba), Roberto Miranda: bass, William Jeffrey (drums) and Luis Peralta (percussion). This is a highly integrated form of jazz based on the processing of different musical forms and related topics, from the ancient African mythology through the blues experience towards the open land of creative jazz.
John Coltrane Quartet, The: Live At The Pennsylvania State University, 1963. Mr. Suit (SUITABLE1347). Street date: 02-06-16. Reissued in a limited edition of 300 hand numbered copies on white vinyl with red splatter.
John McNeil Quintet: Clean Sweep. SteepleChase (SCS 1154). Street date: 01-04-19. Classic 1981 SteepleChase recordings, now on standard vinyl. Limited pressing from the original matrices. Featuring David Liebman, Joanne Brackeen, Rufus Reid, Billy Hart
Johnny Griffin Quartet: Blues For Harvey. SteepleChase Records (G1004). Street date: 15-06-23. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl, part of the label's Audiophile Edition Series. The music was recorded live over two nights in July 1973 at Copenhagen's Jazzhus Montmartre. The house's rhythm section was back then Kenny Drew (piano), Mads Vinding (bass) and Ed Thigpen (drums).
Joki Freund Sextet: Yogi Jazz. Tiger Bay (TB6287). Street date: 13-09-18. 180 gram gatefold LP. Here's an almost overlooked gem from the German jazz scene of the 60's, with a clear Coltrane influence. An album originally released in 1963, for which composer and multi-instrumentalist Joki Freund gathered together a group of young European musicians who later would achieve great notoriety: Wolfgang Dauner, Eberhard Weber among other!
Jones Jones: A Jones In Time Saves Nine. NoBusiness Records (NBLP121). Nov. 2018. Limited edition of 300 copies. Those Californian live recordings from 2016 present the free collective of Larry Ochs (tenor and sopranino saxophones), Mark Dresser (bass) and Vladimir Tarasov (drums and percussion).
Jonesy: No Alternative. Trading Places (TDP54026). Street date: 03-07-20. Reissue of the debut album from 1972 on 180 gram vinyl, with two bonus tracks "Everyday's The Same" and "Reprise", taken from a 1973 single.
Jones, Quincy: Big Band Bossa Nova. Doxy ACV (ACV2032). Sept. 2014. A numbered first press of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
Jono El Grande: Melody Of A Muddled Mason. Rune Grammofon (RLP3175). 02-10-15. For the description, see the CD section!
Jono El Grande: The Choko King. Rune Grammofon (RALP 307). 25/11/11. This is Jono´s third album since 2009, but the recordings are from the period between 1995 and 2008, some of which predates his first album by four years. "The Choko King" offers an open door into Jono´s surrealistic musical universe and is a rare gift to his increasing number of fans and anyone interested in the workings of a truly eccentric and artistic mind. The album has been meticulously assembled from home recordings, demos, rehearsal tapes, live and studio recordings and made into a completely new work by Jono himself. The sleeve paintings are by acknowledged Norwegian artist Christer Karlstad. This is a limited, numbered vinyl edition of only 300 copies with inner sleeve containing "insanely nerdy details" on each track by Jono himself.
Joplin, Janis: Just A Little Bit Harder (Rare And Unreleased Tracks). Glory Days (GLORIUS73). A selection of 10 tracks, pressed on red vinyl. Street date: 11-03-22
Joplin, Janis & Kozmic Blues Band : Live & Radio Shows. Radio Loop Loop (RLL023). Street date: 13-12-19. Janis recorded live in Amsterdam, April 1969 with her appearances at the Dick Cavett's, Tom Jones', and 'Music Scene' TV Shows between 1969 and 1970 added as bonus. Great live recording!
Jordan, Duke: Misty Thursday. SteepleChase (SCS 1053). Street date: 05-06-22. This album from New York, on June 30th, 1975 is one of the finest releases from that period. The quartet here with guitarist Chuck Wayne, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Roy Haynes is undoubtedly one of the most powerful bebop ensembles of 20th century. Now available as original standard vinyl in a limited number of pressings from the original matrices
Jordan, Duke: Wait And See. SteepleChase (SCS 1211). Street date: 01-09-19. Classic 1980's SteepleChase recordings, now on standard vinyl. Limited pressing from the original matrices. Jordan's trio with Wilbur Little (bass) and Dannie Richmond (drums) made an extensive European tour that year. This is one of the live recordings from concerts at the Tivoli Gardens.
Joseph Jarman - Don Moye feat. Johnny Dyani: Black Paladins. Black Saint Dig-A-Log LP+CD (BS520005). Jan. 2014. In December 1979, two Art Ensemble of Chicago members - Joseph Jarman and Don Moye along with the great South African bassist Johnny Dyani gathered together under the name of Black Paladins. Inspired by the words of the great black poet Henry Dumas, the music traces a deep, dense sound path; from ancient Africa through the rural American south to the modern urban contrast.
Joy Division: Ajanta Cinema, April 18th, 1980. East / West (WEST918). Shipping date: 30/04/15. Splatter light green vinyl with pink and yellow speckles. Hand numbered edition of 349 copies only!
Joy Division: Atrocity Exhibition: Live In Paris 1979, December 18th. Lively Youth (LVY524C). Steet date: 31-10-19. New reissue of the concert at the legendary Les Bains Douches, on white vinyl this time!
Joy Division: Futurama, Leeds, September 8th 1979. East / West (WEST911-2). 17/07/14. Limited edition of 349 hand-numbered copies on green splatter 180gr vinyl with yellow and black speckles; packed in transparent sleeve with obi strip.
Joy Division: Live at the Paradiso Club, Amsterdam 1980. Lively Youth (LVY516). Street date: 22-02-18. New vinyl reissue on a questionable *label*, after the coloured edition released on B13!
Joy Division: Live at the Paradiso Club, Amsterdam 1980. Lively Youth (LVY516C). Steet date: 31-10-19. New reissue, on white vinyl
Joy Division: Live at the Paradiso Club, Amsterdam 1980. B 13 (B183). Nov. 2012. 140 gram LP on clear vinyl in PVC sleeve with blue lettering (ltd. 500 copies). On 11 January 1980 at Amsterdam's Paradiso Club, Joy Division played a mind-blowing 70-minute-long set to a mere handful of dedicated fans. €17
Joy Division: Live At Town Hall, High Wycomb February 20, 1980. B 13 (B204). 25/07/13. Clear green vinyl in a clear PVC sleeve pressed in a limited edition of 500 copies.€17.
Joy Division: Live At University Of London Union, February the 8th 1980. DBQP (DBQP18). Street date: 10-05-19. Another rehashing of theprevious release on the vanished B13 "label"!
Joy Division: London February 1980. B 13 (B203). 25/07/13. A classic live date from Ian Curtis & Co. recorded at the University of London Union. Yellow vinyl in a clear PVC sleeve with blue lettering pressed in a limited edition of 500 copies.€16
Joy Division: Love Will Tear Us Apart. Vinyl Lovers (901288). Nov. 2016. Reissued now as Picture Disc LP
Joy Division: Love Will Tear Us Apart. Vinyl Lovers (901288). 05/01/12. LP version on clear vinyl in PVC sleeve with double-sided printed clear plastic insert. This special edition LP features all three versions of the song that transformed Joy Division from mere band into legend. In addition to the original single version, we have two versions remixed by American producers Don Gehman of
John Mellencamp fame (the "radio version") and Arthur Baker (who also produced a hit single for Africa Bambaataa around this same time). The remaining tracks include "These Days" (which appeared on the original "Love Will Tear Us Apart" single), along with "Transmission" (their debut single released in 1979) and "Atmosphere" (originally released as a France-only single) in 1980.
Joy Division: Preston, 28 February 1980. Outsider (OUTS016). Street date: 22-04-22. Another reissue, this time pressed on translucent blue vinyl. This gig, taped at the Warehouse in Preston, took place during the final round of UK dates Joy Division was to play before jetting off to the US. The live captures the band raw sound with Ian Curtis' haunting vocals.
Joy Division: Preston, 28 February 1980. Picture disc LP (180 Gr.). Get Back GET 069P. Punk
Joy Division: This Is The Room: Live At The Electric Ballroom October 26th, 1979. Lively Youth (LVY533). Street date: 18-03-22. Classic early JD here in a high-quality long-lost recording, pressed on pink vinyl, limited edition.
Joy Division: This Is The Room: Live At The Electric Ballroom October 26th, 1979. Lively Youth (LVY533). Street date: 26-04-19.
Joyce: Feminina. Klimt (MJJ399). Street date: 11-04-19. Originally released in 1980, Feminina is Joyce's outstanding sixth album. A real feast of sounds and colours with her beautiful voice flying over sophisticated harmonies and gorgeous jazzy instrumental arrangements.
Joyce: S/T. Alternative Fox (FOX011). Street date: 19-07-19. Reissue of her self-titled debut album released by Philips in 1968.
Judd: S/T. Trading Places (TDP54008). 180 gr. gatefold LP. Street date: 28-06-19. Hailing from Alsace, Mark Wirtz led many successful pop music projects during the 60's and 70's, especially during his long tenure at Abbey Road. The blues and soul-tinged Judd album, issued in 1970 on Larry Page's Penny Farthing label, featured Wirtz on keyboards and rhythm guitar, fronting a studio band with bassist Roger Flavell, guitarist Roger McKew and drummer Tat Meager, plus some backing vocalists rounding the sound. Much of the material was co-written by Kris Ife, who had worked with McKew in The Quiet Five, though there is also an individual cover of Credence Clearwater Revival's "Down On The Corner", made livelier by Wirtz' piano chords.
Julian's Treatment: A Time Before This. Bonfire Records (BONF015). Street date: 09-09-22. This was the sole album by this British cult band. Fronted by sci-fi author/keyboards player Julian Jay Savarin, the band became an extra-cult because of their lyrics and arrangements extravaganza. Savarin's keyboards may be all over the place (with that sort of proto-hard church organ feel), but a virtuoso rhythm section and the vocal performance of Cathy Pruden (imagine a crossing line between Julie Driscoll and Grace Slick) give the record an embraceable feeling overall.
Jumbo: S/T. Vinyl Magic (VM167LP). Dec. 2014. Ltd. Silver&Black mixed colour vinyl
Kaipa: Urskog. InsideOut Music. Street date: 29-04-22. Legendary Swedish progressive folk-fusion-rockband Kaipa returns with their 14th studio album and a new drummer. The album will be available as 2LP + CD, limited edition of 300 copies on gatefold 180 gram transparent green vinyl (0IO02367), black vinyl edition (0IO02366) and limited digipak CD edition (0IO02365).
Kaipa: Solo. Limited edition of 500 copies, pressed on 180 gram green vinyl + bonus CD. Remastered edition, original artwork and protection cover.
Kaleidon: Free Love. Vinyl Magic (VM157LP). Jan. 2014. Reissue of the only LP ever released by Kaleidon, one of the many 'forgotten ones' from the Italian progressive rock era. This reissue is faithful to the 1973 original release
Kansas: All Just Dust In The Wind. Coda Publishing (CRLVNY031). Street date: 29-11-19. Limited edition on blue marbled vinyl. "Best of" sculled from the live show at The Palladium, New York, 18th of December 1977
Keith Jarrett Trio: Berwardhallen, Stockholm October 3rd 1989. Alternative Fox (FOX032). Street date: 14-02-20. With Peacock and DeJohnette
Keith Jarrett Trio: Live At Gran Studio 104 In Paris June 9th 1972. DOL (DOR2140H). 180 gr. 2LP. Street date: 03-08-17.
Keith Tippett Group: Dedicated To You, But You Weren't Listening. Akarma (AK227). Street date: 02-04-21. Reissue.
Keith Tippett Group: You Are Here...I Am There. Akarma (AK338LP). Street date: 19-11-21. Reissue. Tippett's compositional style bears traces of the artist's classical training, unveiled by his harmonic and dynamic awareness and careful balance between improvisation and composition. At the same time, in a reasonable dose, the sextet also captures the kind of spiritual aspect of American jazz, particularly powerfully displayed by Albert Ayler, John and Alice Coltrane, and Sun Ra.
Ken Boothe Meets Tasty Grooves: A Change Must Come b/w Better Than Nothing. 7" on the label Liquidator (LQ050). July 2014. This 45 features two Rocksteady/Reggae stompers. On the A side we can find the great Ken Booth singing a superb Tasty Grooves tune which remind us of some of this Jamaican artist best interpretations from the early 70's, with powerful social lyrics. On the flip side there is a new Tasty Grooves track called "Better Than Nothing", absolutely great, interpretated by Marc Ibarz, lead singer and guitar player from this soulful reggae band from Madrid.
Kenny Wheeler Quintet: Flutter By, Butterfly. Soul Note Dig-A-Log LP+CD (SN521004). Street date: 06/03/14. Reissue of an album recorded in 1987 and featuring bass player Dave Holland alongside the reeds of Stan Sulzman and the impressionistic piano playing of John Taylor
Kessler / Nemeth / Martin: Solaire. SouffleContinu Records (FFL078). Street date: February 2023. First ever reissue on 180 gram vinyl of a trio album from 1971 with bassist Gus Nemeth and percussionist Stu Martin, carefully remastered from the master tapes, including a 4 page booklet with rare and unpublished photos. Also available as digipak CD.
Keys & Screws: Some More Jazz. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 133). July 2020. Limited edition of 350 copies. Recorded on May 16th, 2017 at SAE Studios, Berlin. Featuring Thomas Borgmann (tenor & soprano saxophone, toy-melodica), Jan Roder (double bass) and Willi Kellers (drums, steel drum, percussion).
Kimba Unit: Kimba Unit Ep. 7". Sonor Music Editions (NWT2008). Street date: 01-07-22. The 3 tracks from this EP are entirely DIY studio recordings, with a distinct Lo-Fi sound and shades of Spiritual Jazz all over. Grown up in Los Angeles, Julian Rapaport made his musical studies in New York, developing his personal musical taste listening to the Jazz mentors of American Spiritual/Avant-garde movement (Sun Ra especially).
King Crimson: BBC 1969. No Kidding (NK202303). Street date: 03-03-23. Playing on 45 rm and pressed on lilas coloured vinyl. Aired on May 6th 1969, the recording features on side A the hit "21st Century Schizoid Man", followed by the title track of the band's debut album. Side B presents "Get thy Bearings" and the wonderful "Epitaph".
King Crimson: Catfood / Groon. Panegyric (50th anniversary edition). Available as 10" and maxi CD (KCEP6080/KCCD6080). March 2020. Features Cat Food (single version) & Groon (original single B-side), a live version of Cat Food performed by the current line-up in Toronto in September 2019. Also included is an alternate mix of the album version of Cat Food prepared by David Singleton as part of the KC50 digital series. Artwork derived from Peter Sinfield's original 7" sleeve art. Cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering.
King Crimson: In the Wake of Poseidon. DGM / Panegyric. Limited edition. 10/10/11. Manufactured on 200 gram super-heavyweight vinyl & housed in a reprint of the original stunning gatefold sleeve this edition also contains bonus MP3 codes giving access to a download of a transfer of an original 1970 pressing
King Hammond: 21st Century Scorchers. Liquidator (LQ114). Street date: 31-05-19. New album by the Ska and Reggae English legend (and also Grammy award winning) Nick Welsh, also known as King Hammond. With this brand new album, Nick pays tribute to Jamaican Reggae and Rock Steady and the original Skinhead multiracial cult.
King Tubby Meets Scientist: In A Revival Dub. Radiation Roots (RROO364). Street date: 18-03-22. These tracks were some of the last *classical dub* works created before dancehall ultimately mutated into a technologically-driven sound that largely did away with organic instruments and although these works already point in that direction, they still sound entirely fresh today because of the superb musicianship of the Roots Radics and the guiding hand of Jah Thomas in the producer's chair, as well as Scientist and his cohorts, working their dub magic at King Tubby's studio.
Kingdom Come: Journey. Trading Places (TDP54070). Street date: 04-02-22. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl.
Kingdom Come: S/T. Trading Places (TDP54065). Street date: 17-09-21. Reissue of a deep dive into prog concept territory, with churning organ, pounding bass and drums, wah-wah excursions and Brown's internal conversations drifting between the speakers!
Kinks, The: The BBC Sessions 1964-1967. No Kidding (NK201903). Street date: 30-08-19. This collection runs the full spectrum of The Kinks sound.
Kirchin, Basil: Worlds Within Worlds. Superior Viaduct (SV126). Street date: 23-11-17. Originally released on Island Records in 1974, Worlds Within Worlds juxtaposes Kirchin's various tape manipulations - amplified insects, animals, engines, glossolalia of children - with traditional musical instruments to form an organic totality that has the overall effect of otherworldly, ambient soundscapes. It remains a lost classic in sonic abstraction. This first-time reissue is recommended for fans of Broadcast, Aphex Twin and Nurse With Wound.
Kirchin, Basil And John Coleman: Mind On The Run. Got It! (GOT007LP). 180 gram vinyl reissue. Street date: 23-04-21. Basil Kirchin, a forgotten genius of post-war British music, was an influential jazz drummer, creative free-spirit and pioneer of Musique Concrète. Kirchin wrote a lot of albums, Mind on the run is one of the most representative Library record he wrote with fellow John Coleman. A milestone in british avantgarde!
Kirk, Rahsaan Roland: Live In Paris 1970. WHP (WHP1475). Street date: 17-11-23. A distinctive quintet featuring Ron Burton on piano, bassist Vernon Martin, drummer great Jerome Cooper, mostly known as member of the mythical Revolutionary Ensemble, and the colourful percussion work of Joe Habao Texidor. Rahsan displays a fine set list including original compositions and a wide selection of standards, as inspirational material for infectious, groovy improvisations in front of a very receptive Parisian audience, all this at the very dawn of the Seventies.
Kirk, Roland: Third Dimension. Doxy ACV (ACV2039). 17/11/14. First edition of 500 numbered copies.(scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile
Kitajima, Osamu: Benzaiten. Victory (VAN7016). Street date: 31-03-16. Due to the underground success of recent Acid Mothers Temple remake, the sought after psych masterpiece Benzaiten is being re-issued. A sort of holy grail for many worldwide record collectors, the album illustrates a truly creative period for Japanese music. Issued by major label Island Records for the Japanese market back in 1976, the record is a freakish take on progressive rock, with tons of captivating melodic breaks and ethno-folkish turns. This is the less academic and more twisted take on British progressive, a truly massive experience.
Knuffke, Kirk: Cherryco. SteepleChase Records (G1832). Street date: 15-04-23. Reissued on the label's Audiophile Edition Series on 180 gram pure vinyl, this album featured bass player Jay Anderson and drummer Adam Nussbaum.
Koglmann, Frank with Bill Dixon: Opium for Franz. Black Monk (BMLP-02). Street date: 18-06-21. This gem of a recording has been a collector's dream prize for decades. Recorded and released in the mid-1970s on flugelhorn / trumpeter Franz Koglmann's Pipe Records label, it featured trumpeter Bill Dixon and saxophonist Steve Lacy, though not playing together on the album. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Koglmann, Frank with Steve Lacy: Flaps. Black Monk (BMLP-01). Street date: 18-06-21. Originally released on Koglman's own Pipe Records label back in 1973 and still considered as a collector's item, this welcomed reissue has to be considered as one of the most intense European free-jazz releases of the mid-seventies and features the masterful talent of Steve Lacy on soprano saxophone plus drummer Muhammad Malli and bass player Toni Michlmayr. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Komeda, Krzysztof : Jazz Jamboree 63. Naked Lunch (ND002). Street date: 03-03-20. A marvelous combo featuring some of the greatest Polish Jazz musicians such as Tomasz Stanko (trumpet), Michal Urbaniak (tenor sax), Maciej Suzin (bass) and Czeslaw Bartowski (drums).
Komeda, Krzysztof : Live and Radio Recordings 1957-1962. Naked Lunch (ND022). Street date: 26-03-21. This is the second Naked Lunch release dedicated to the music of the great late Polish pianist and film music composer. An outstanding compilation based on Komeda's early production featuring a variety of live and radio recordings between 1957 and 1962. Four different line ups including the Komeda trio, quartet and sextet, plus another quartet shared with tenor sax player Bernt Rosengren.
Komeda, Krzysztof : Knife In The Water. DOL (DOST749H). Street date: 13-12-19. Reissue of a classic soundtrack on 180 gr. heavy weight and light blue vinyl
Komeda, Krzysztof : Knife In The Water. Doxy Cinematic (DOC107). June 2014. This is the first collaboration by the tandem team Komeda/Polanski; the album also offers the music of the film Two Men and a Wardrobe. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Komintern: Le Bal du Rat Mort. Replica (RPC035). Street date: 20-12-18. 180 gram LP reissue.
Kompendium: Beneath the Waves. 7Stones Records. Street date: 22/10/12. A limited edition on double 180 gr. sea-blue vinyl. Gatefold sleeve with full colour inner sleeves. See the CD section for description of the album
Korai Öröm: 1993-96. Trottel Records (TR128DLP). December 2022. The first Korai Öröm came out as a cassette album in 1993 (TR22MK) and later on in 2000 on CD. Now reissued on 140 gram black vinyl with gatefold cover in a limited, numbered edition.
Koray, Erkin: 2. Survival Research (SVVRCH025). Street date: 16-10-20. New reissue of this 76' release, thoroughly grounded in Turkish traditional music, the understated delivery holding just a touch of psychedelia and a proto-disco undercurrent in the mix
Koray, Erkin: S/T. Got It! (GOT001LP). Street date: 26-06-20. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl of the '73 debut album that shaped an entire era, bridging the gap within the Anatolian folk tradition and the western rock invasion. An instant classic collecting even r&b numbers and astonishing rare grooves.
Koray, Erkin: Tutkusu. Survival Research (SVVRCH35). Street date: 02-04-21. Gatefold LP reissue.
Koray, Erkin: Tutkusu (GDRLP0707). This is the 4th album from 1977. Another brilliant psych-rock album obviously adorned again with some Turkish traditional music elements, though not as strongly as with "Elektronik Türküler". Here he even sings some tracks in English, giving the whole album a more occidental appeal
Koray, Erkin: Tutkusu. Sagara (SAGA-180). Sept. 2015. New vinyl repress
Alexis Korner: R&B from the Marquee. Doxy (DOK215LP) 180 gr. LP + free bonus CD of the album. Street date: 28/06/12. This album - actually recorded in London's Decca studio despites its title - is often cited as being the very first British blues album. €17
Kosugi, Takehisa: Catch-Wave. Superior Viaduct (SV 158). Street date: 18-10-18. Composer, multi-instrumentalist and mixed-media artist, Takehisa Kosugi has stood on the forefront of the Japanese avant-garde for over six decades. He released his first solo album, Catch-Wave, in 1975. This is a first-time vinyl reissue!
Kotebel: Omphalos. PAT Records (PAT-002 LP). 2008. 2LP release of this album from 2006 (the 4th in Kotebel's discography). €22
Kraftwerk: Gondel Kino, Bremen, Germany June 25th, 1971. East / West (WEST921). Shipping date: 30/04/15. Splatter yellow vinyl with grey and black speckles. Rare and early Kraftwerk, recorded in Bremen in 1971. Packed in PVC sleeve with flap and OBI strip. Limited to 349 copies, all hand numbered
Kraftwerk: King Biscuit Radio 1975 FM Broadcast. Mind Control (MIND804). Street date: 26-11-21. 1975 was the year in which Kraftwerk's live shows took off and you can hear that on this record.
Kraftwerk: Live. B13 (B168). Street date: 23/08/12. Format: 140 gram LP grey vinyl with blue label in PVC sleeve with red lettering (limited edition 500 copies). "Kometenmelodie 1 & 2" were recorded live in Paris during the Autobahn tour in 1976 and featured the classic Schneider / Hütter / Bartos / Flür line-up. Side B was recorded live in Utrecht in 1981 shortly after the release of their prophetic "Computer World" album. €16
Kraftwerk: Live 1971. B13 (B186D). 140 gram 2LP on clear vinyl in PVC sleeve and multicolored labels (ltd. ed. 500 copies). Nov. 2012. Recorded live at the Gondel Kino (Gondola Cinema) in Bremen, Germany on 25 June 1971 (except for "Interzone" recorded on the TV program Beat-Club on 22 May 1971), with a rare trio line-up of Florian Schneider, Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger (soon to be of Neu!). This LP represents one of the very few recordings in existence of that brief period in Kraftwerk history after Ralf Hutter had temporarily left the band and before Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger went on to form Neu!€28
Kraftwerk: Live At Ebbet Field In Denver, May 20, 1975 / Live At Koeln Sartory Saal, March 22, 1975. B 13 (B196). 25/07/13. Clear white vinyl in a clear PVC sleeve with blue lettering pressed in a limited edition of 500 copies.€16
Kraftwerk: Live at Tribal Gathering, Luton, England on 24th May 1997. It seems that the ghost label DBQP has nothing else to offer than "tricks of the hat", systematically resurrecting previous releases on the now defunct label B13, probably stopped by law and court because of its illegal nature! So if you like meaningless rehash, this is the right place!
Kraftwerk: Live at Tribal Gathering, Luton, England on 24th May 1997. B 13 (B215). Brown vinyl, black lettering, limited edition of 500 copies. July 2014.
Kraftwerk: Live In Germany 25 June 1971. DBQP (DBQP19). Street date: 10-05-19. Another rehash of the previous 2LP reissue on the defunct B13 "label"!
Kraftwerk: Live in Köln Sartory Saal, March 22nd, 1975. DBQP (DBQP05). Street date: 13-12-18.
Kraftwerk: Live in Paris 1976 & in Utrecht 1981. Radio Loop Loop (RLL022). Street date: 13-12-19. Side A (over 20 mn) was recorded live in Paris during the Autobahn tour and featured the classic Schneider / Hütter / Bartos / Flür line-up. It presents the tracks Kometenmelodie 1 & 2. Side B (slightly over 27 mn.) was recorded live in Utrecht in 1981 shortly after the release of their prophetic "Computer World" album.
Kresten Osgood Quintet: Plays Jazz. 2LP ILK (ILKLP 287). Street date: 06-03-19. Featuring among other Jeppe Zeeberg on piano, as well as a new, young generation of Danish musicians; the music spans from jazz standards to avant-garde or experimental free-oriented tunes
Kriegel, Volker: With A Little Help From My Friends. Cinedelic (CNLP70). Street date: 09-06-23. This precious document of the guitarist's debut album, reissued for the first time by Cinedelic Jazz with bonus tracks, highlights all the qualities that enabled him to become one of the most acclaimed and innovative guitarists in European jazz. Over the years, Kriegel would go on to participate in over 200 albums!!
Krokofant: Krokofant II. Rune Grammofon (RLP3177). 13-11-15. For the description, see the CD section!
Küchen, Martin / Mazur, Rafal: Baza. NoBusiness Records (NBLP118). Nov. 2018. Limited edition of 300 copies. Recorded live on March 6th, 2017 at BAZA Club, Krakow, Poland. This is the duo of Martin Küchen (sopranino and alto saxophones) and Rafal Mazur (acoustic bass guitar)
Küchen, Martin / Tokar, Mark / Gotesmanas, Arkadijus: Live at Vilnius Jazz Festival. NoBusiness Records (NBLP101). Nov. 2016. Limited edition of 300 records. Recorded live on the 17th of October 2016 at Vilnius Jazz Festival.
Küchen, Martin / Strøm, Jon Rune / Østvang, Tollef: Melted Snow. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 89). Nov. 2015. Limited edition of 300 records. Saxophone / Bass / Drums trio recorded on 9th April 2014 at Skansen Lydstudio, Trondheim, Norway.
Kultivator: Barndomens Stigar. Transubstans Records (TRANSV33B). Street date: 30-05-2016. This is the first vinyl re-issue since 1981 of this sought after disc, with 3 bonus tracks, 1 studio + 2 live. Liner notes by Johan Svard (Drums). This luxurious limited edition (300 copies printed) also includes the four 4 eminent studio recordings from 2008, originally released on the EP "Waiting Paths"! Gatefold sleeve. Available on black or bronze vinyl.
Kundalinî Shakti Devî: S/T. AMS (AMS LP 64). Street date: 30-06-18. A mysterious group from Lombardy assembled in 1974 by saxophonist Roberto Puddu to record some of his compositions. The recordings remained hidden and unreleased until 2013 and show a good quality in composition and originality despite the lack of production and some influences by the classic English groups of the early 70's, with Italian lyrics.
Laboratorio Della Quercia: S/T. 2LP Alternative Fox (FOX023). Street date: 31-01-20. In the summer of 1978, an ambitious twelve-day experimental jazz project was undertaken at the ancient amphitheatre Tasso della Quercia in Rome. The idea was to assemble the leading players from Italy's avante-garde jazz scene, revolving around members of Grande Elenco Musicisti (or GEM), such as saxophonists Tommaso Vittorini, Eugenio Colombo and Maurizio Giammarco, trumpeter Alberto Corvini and trombonist/composer Danilo Terenzi, together with visiting American players such as saxophonists Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, or trombonist Roswell Rudd, British saxophonist Evan Parker, pianist Frederick Rzewski and drummer Noel McGhee, among others. Different group configurations were enacted each day and the final gala concert formed the basis of this super rare and highly playful double album, which captures the delightfully messy proceedings. In keeping with the openness of the Roman jazz scene of the day, the project sought to push the boundaries, aiming to break big-band traditions whilst still emphasizing the collective nature of the experience. Enrico Rava's opening "Tromblues" emphasizes the disparate approaches of these trans-Atlantic teams and Terenzi's "Dialogando" uses dual trombones to heighten musical discord; in mutated big-band mode, Giammarco's thrillingly complex "Vortex Waltz" and Vittorini's "La Legge E Uguale Per Tutti" both speak to the limitless potential that the project was aiming at.
Lacy / Curran / Rzewski: Threads. Alternative Fox (FOX021). Street date: 22-11-19. The disparate and often discordant album Threads was recorded in Rome at Mama Dog studio in 1977 for filmmaker-turned-record producer Aldo Sinesio's Horo Records label; comprised of six of Lacy's own compositions, the album saw Lacy supported by Alvin Curran on piano and Frederic Rzewski on flugelhorn, synthesizer and percussion, the pair both longstanding members of the experimental group Musica Elettronica Viva.
Lacy, Steve: Plays Monk. 180 Gr. LP. €12
Lacy, Steve: Reflections. Jeanne Dielmann (JD125). Street date: 12-07-18. Glorious quartet session with Lacy on soprano sax, accompanied by the great Mal Waldron on piano, as worthy a pianist to take on the tunes of Monk as one could imagine, along with Buell Neidlinger on bass, and the amazing Elvin Jones on the trap kit. Though it's only Lacy's second recording as a leader, his maturity and range are well on display here as he re-imagines 7 of Monk's beautiful tunes as his own.
Lacy, Steve: Straws. Dialogo (DIALP916). Street date: 22-10-21. First ever vinyl reissue of Steve Lacy's album "Straws", issued as the sixth instalment of the label's DIVerso series in 1977. Truly singular in the legendary American saxophonist's discography - featuring stunning solo excursions and dialogs with himself - it remains one of the great documents of 1970s improvisation, and is as engrossing, creatively riveting, and as ahead of its time today as it was when it was laid to tape. Complete with original liner notes penned by Lacy himself, it's not to be missed!
Lacy, Steve / Joseph, Martin: Coastline. Eargong Records (EG09LP). Street date: 17-11-23. Recorded Live in Italy in October 1985 and mastered directly from the old dusty cassette, here's a previously unheard Steve Lacy recording from a rare duo appearance with pianist Martin Joseph, a little known yet fascinating British musician who had worked with Harry Beckett, John Surman, Ian Carr, Tubby Hayes among others, and who later became a regular presence on the Rome mid 70's creative Jazz scene. The set list includes some of Lacy's finest compositions plus Thelonious Monk's classic "Bemsha Swing", a tribute to Monk's visionary mastery where Joseph's contrapuntal response to Lacy's angular lines leads the music towards a multidimensional space, a quality to be found throughout the whole album, a wonderful discovery and a significant addition to Lacy's discography and legacy. Contains printed inner sleeve with archival photos and extensive liner notes by two Italian soprano saxophone specialists: Roberto Ottaviano and Eugenio Colombo, and pianist Martin Joseph himself.
Lacy, Steve with Don Cherry: Evidence. Sowing Records (SOW007). Street Date: 09-04-21. Again a reissue of a so called limited edition, this time 300 copies on clear vinyl. Originally released in 1961 on Prestige label, this album stands as one of Steve Lacy's earliest Monk's music explorations, featuring the great Don Cherry on trumpet, the solid Carl Brown on bass and the marvelous Billy Higgins on drums.
Lacy, Steve with Don Cherry: Evidence. Modern Silence (OI010). Street date: 17-06-16. Limited numbered edition of 500 on 180g virgin vinyl.
La Leggenda New Trolls: Concerto Grosso n.3. 2LP ARS/IMM 1015 LP. April 2013. Limited numbered edition of 999 copies. See the CD section for a detailed description
Ladd, Mike: Negrophilia. Thirsty Ears THI 156-2. Unusual for the label, here's a LP version of an album from 2003 by a rapper in good company: keyboardist Vijay Iyer, drummer Guillermo E. Brown, trumpetist Roy Campbell and more yet!
Lamb / Smith / Gotesmanas: The Sea of Modicum. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 106). Sept. 2017. 300 copies limited edition. Recorded live on the 15th October 2016 at Vilnius Jazz Festival
Lancaster, Byard: Superior Viaduct (SV168). Street date: 09-06-23. Lancaster's 1968 debut as a leader, this album was originally released on Vortex (a subsidiary of Atlantic) and featured among other guitarist Sonny Sharrock and Weather Report's drummer Eric Gravatt. This first-time vinyl reissue is recommended for fans of Albert Ayler, Don Cherry and Pharoah Sanders.
Land, Harold: Fox. Honeypie (HONEY005). Street date: 03-07-20. Reissue of a 1960 album originally released on the Hifijazz label and reissued by Contemporary in 1969. Here Land is at the head of a marvelous quintet, some sort of who's who of the LA jazz scene: Dupree Bolton on trumpet, Elmo Hope on piano and composer of 4 of the album's 6 tracks, Herbie Lewis on bass and Frank Butler on drums. This is high-quality hard bop, easily recommended to fans of straight-ahead jazz.
Laraaji & Sun Araw: Professional Sunflow. W.25TH (W25-01). Street date: 16-06-16. First-time collaboration between Laraaji and Sun Araw, two colossal forces in contemporary electronic music. The live performances on this double LP recorded in Germany and Switzerland combine prewritten elements and improvisation. Laraaji's soulful vocals and signature instrument, zither, blend beautifully with the free-floating rhythms of Sun Araw's Cameron Stallones (guitar / keyboards) and Alex Gray (computer synthesis) to shape Professional Sunflow's unique sound: dreamy layers of percussion, ambient textures and vibrant melodies. Released by a new sub-label of Superior Viaduct, focusing on inventive sounds from current artists.
Lasha/Simmons/Jordan/Cherry: It Is Revealed. Doxy ACV (ACV2038). 17/11/14. Recorded in New York City on May, 1963, this improvised session is a rare album! First edition of 500 numbered copies in a deluxe gold laminated jacket.scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile
Lassen, Harald: Human Samling. Jazzland Recordings (3779325). Street date: 19-02-21. See description in the CD section!
Laswell, Bill: Baselines. Tiger Bay (TB6010). Limited edition running on 45 RPM, pressed on 180 gram LP. Street date: 15-06-17
Lateef, Yusef: Cry! - Tender. Sowing Records (S0W045). Street date: 14-04-23. Reissue in a limited edition of 300 copies pressed on clear vinyl. The album was recorded in 1959 and featured Wilbur Harden on flugelhorn, Hugh Lawson on piano, Herman Wright on bass, Oliver Jackson on drums and percussion, all under the direction of master of ceremonies Yusef Lateef on tenor sax, flute and oboe.
Lateef, Yusef: Jazz For The Thinker. Wax Love (WLV82068). Street date: 12-04-18. Unlike most debut efforts in jazz at the time, this album (released in 1957) is made up entirely of Lateef's own original compositions, further proving that he was a man with a vision right from the start! Here Lateef, on tenor sax, is backed by Curtis Fuller on trombone, Hugh Lawson on piano, Ernie Farrow on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums.
Lateef, Yusef: Jazz Mood. Survival Research (SVVRCH058). Street date: 16-09-22. Reissue of an album from 1957. This edition has one bonus track "Passion", taken from the equally excellent album "Before Dawn".
Lateef, Yusef: Lateef at Cranbrook. Sowing Records (SOW030). Street date: 02-09-22. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on clear vinyl. Live album recorded in 1958 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art and originally released on the Argo label.
Lateef, Yusef: Other Sounds. Naked Lunch (ND031). Street date: 03-09-21. Other Sounds was the first album on which Yusef Lateef looked beyond the confines of jazz and popular music to hear and perhaps 'sing' the music he heard from the East. The album was recorded in 1957 and released two years after on the New Jazz label. The line-up was comprised of Yusef Lateef (tenor saxophone, flute, tambourine, argol), Wilbur Harden (flugelhorn, balloon), Hugh Lawson (piano, Turkish finger cymbals, 7 Up bottle, balloon, bells), Ernie Farrow (bass, rabat) and Oliver Jackson (drums, gong, earthboard). Surely one of the forerunner of the so-called "world-music" revolution!
Lateef, Yusef: Live 1971-10-20 Bremen, Germany. Honey Pie (HONEY046). Street date: 05-11-21. Lateef on tenor sax, flute and oboe, presents a classy quartet featuring Kenny Barron on Piano, Bob Cunningham on Bass, and master Albert "Toothie" Heath on drums. Not much in Lateef's etno-world trip, just tons of solid grooves and waves of blue notes, a timeless formula to be enjoyed unreservedly!
Lateef, Yusef: Sounds Of Yusef. Naked Lunch (ND014). Street date: 19-06-20. Recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label, "Sound of Yusef" features Lateef's quintet with Wilbur Harden on flugelhorn, Hugh Lawson on piano, Ernie Farrow on bass and Oliver Jackson on drums. If compared to later works, "Sounds of Yusef" is still very much rooted in Jazz while the use of traditional ethnic instruments adds colors and flavors without really deviating from the American Jazz tradition.
Lateef, Yusef: The Centaur And The Phoenix. Cornbread (CRNBR16053). Street date: 13-09-18. 180 gram vinyl reissue. Featuring modal and hard bop material, arrangements from a young Kenny Barron, and accompaniment from Curtis Fuller, Clark Terry, Joe Zawinul, and more, the album marks a bit of a turning point for Lateef as he expanded his sound, vision, and composing talents. With songs and arrangements clearly influenced by Charles Mingus' contemporaneous work, The Centaur and The Phoenix is a near perfect album from one of the most innovative jazz players of the mid 20th century.
Lateef, Yusef and Doug Watkins: Imagination ! Sowing Records (SOW046). Street date: 13-10-23. Another legendary Lateef session cut in 1960 for the New Jazz imprint, now reissued and pressed on clear vinyl. It features Watkins on cello instead of bass and the use of cello - and oboe on some numbers - makes the date stand out a bit from the usual hard bop sessions of the period!
Latte E Miele: Papillon. Vinyl Magic Red Vinyl (VM168 LP). July 2014. Reissued in a faithful replica of the original edition, including the central 4-page insert which was initially featured inside the LP gatefold cover. First 500 copies come in a lavish red vinyl.
Latte E Miele: Passio Secundum Mattheum (the complete work). Black Widow (BWRCD 165). Street date: 26-03-14. Available in two versions: black vinyl with insert and a 100 copies limited edition on golden vinyl, with insert and memory card. See the CD section for details
Latte E Miele: Passio secundum Mattheum. Vinyl Magic clear orange vinyl (VM165 LP). Nov. 2014.
Laughton, Gail: Harps of the Ancient Temples. Pleasure For Music (PFM107. Street date: 25-09-20. Originally released in 1969 on the small imprint Rapture, the record has been produced by famous sound engineer Paul Beaver, the man who introduced the Moog to Stevie Wonder and Frank Zappa. Standing on the verge of both modern classical and space age, the record featured the track 'Pompeii 76 A.D.' as heard on the movie Blade Runner. Gail Laughton can easily be considered as a forerunner of new agemusic.
Le Orme: Ad Gloriam (68). AMS29LP. Street date: 28/07/10. Reissue on 180 Gr. vinyl of the debut album by one of the top Italian prog bands
Le Orme: Collage. Universal (0602435481470). February 2021. Part of the Series Prog Rock Italia, here is a limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram coloured vinyl, focusing on the best releases of the 70's made by Universal. This edition also contains a booklet with unpublished photos and the history of the disc.
Le Orme: Collage. Vinyl Magic VM LP173. Release date: 07/07/15. Limited edition on clear vinyl with gatefold sleeve replica.
Le Orme:Contrappunti. Universal LP reissue (2786151). 06/12/11. 180 gr. vinyl & gatefold cover
Le Orme: Felona e Sorona. This new edition, realized 38 years after the original album's release, features the remastered original album and for the first time, the English version, output only for the UK market for the label Charisma . The "Felona e Sorona" 2LP features the original lyrics written specifically at the time by Peter Hammill. It comes packaged in a stylish LP cover which contains a booklet with rare photos and the known discography in Italian and English by journalists and Giammetti Mario Ernesto De Pascale. A rarity to grab quickly!
Le Orme: Felona e Sorona. Vinyl Magic (VM175LP). Oct. 2015. This new reissue is the Italian edition, in a faithful replica of the original edition on transparent green vinyl.
Le Orme: Felona e Sorona. Vinyl Magic (VM178LP). Street date: 11-09-15. Remastered reissue and limited edition of the UK version, pressed on 180 gr. transparent blue vinyl
Le Orme: Florian. Vinyl Magic (VMLP194). Yellow vinyl edition. Street date: 05-05-17
Le Orme: Il Fiume. Omega Entertainment (OA7022LP). March 2022. Reissue of the album that brought Le Orme back on the prog map in 1994. This was also the first album of the elements trilogy followed by "Elementi" and "L'Infinito".
Le Orme: In Concerto. Vinyl Magic (VM LP176). Street date: 28-09-15. Replica of the original '74 release / red & black mixed coloured vinyl edition.
Le Orme: L'Aurora delle Orme (70). AMS30LP. Street date: 28/07/10. Originally released on the old label Car Juke Box, this 2nd effort was a compilation of their singles tracks. 180 Gr. vinyl reissue
Le Orme: L'Infinito. Omega Entertainment (OA7522LP). March 2022. New reprint of this great 2005 album, the last with Aldo Tagliapietra on bass and vocals.
Le Orme: Live in Pennsylvania (SBM 0001 LP). 2009. In 2008 Le Orme released a fantastic DVD+2CD of their performance in Bethlehem for the 2005 Nearfest. Now they reprint in a limited edition the triple vinyl of that concert. The 3 tracks making side 6 have never been released before!
Le Orme: Live Orme. Black Widow BWRCD115 (1975-77). 2LP + 10". Nov. 09. Originally released in Japan by Nexus/King Records label over 20 years ago, this new reissue contains various wonderful live performances of one of the most known Italian progressive bands and contains five bonus tracks not included in the original Japanese pressing, gathered here on the 10" LP
Le Orme: Piccola Rapsodia dell'ape. Vinyl Magic (VM195LP). Street date: 11-09-17. Reissue on coloured vinyl, faithful to the original 1980 edition, with gatefold cover and inner envelope with song lyrics.
Le Orme: Smogmagica. Vinyl Magic (VM LP177). Street date: 28-09-15. Replica of the original '74 release / yellow & white mixed coloured vinyl edition.
Le Orme: Storia o Leggenda. Limited edition on clear green vinyl. Vinyl Magic (VM LP193). Street date: 27-02-17.
Le Orme: Sulle Ali del Sogno. Sony Music (19075932841). Street date: 15-03-19. Limited, numbered edition of 999 copies.
Le Orme: Uomo di Pezza. Vinyl Magic VM LP174. Release date: 28/07/15. Limited edition on solid blue vinyl with gatefold replica.
Le Orme: Verità Nascoste. Limited edition on turquoise vinyl. Vinyl Magic (VM LP192). Street date: 06-02-17.
Le Stelle Di Mario Schifano: Dedicato a ... Akarma (AK 1008 LP). 28/07/11. New limited 180 gr. vinyl edition of the sole album made by this band from Rome in 1967. The album contains a side-long improvised track on side 1, closer to avantgarde or contemporary music performances than to rock. Side 2 is more conventional, with five short tracks with psych influences.
Led Zeppelin: Hot London. Room On Fire (ROOM149). Street date: 27-10-23. Recorded live at Playhouse Theatre, London. Led Zeppelin had many appearances on the BBC during their first year of existence. This one has always stood out from the others because it is the only one to be taped in front of a live audience. They sound very raw and it captures the excitement of their live shows, focusing on their earlier classics and some blues rendition. Pressing on clear vinyl!
Led Zeppelin: Broadcast in Stockholm and Copenhagen. Outsider (OUTS03). Street date: 28-10-22. Performed live at Stockholm's Konserthuset on 14th March, broadcast by Sveriges Radio and Copenhagen's Gladaxe on 17th March, broadcast by TV-BYEN, these gigs are an early taste of their bluesy feel, before the band would turn into international stardom changing the rules of the hard rock genre forever and ever.
Led Zeppelin: International Motor Speedway: Live in Lewisville, Texas, 31st August 1969. Mind Control (MIND803). Street date: 26-11-21. FM broadcast from the Texas International Pop Festival.
Led Zeppelin: Live At Fillmore West In San Francisco 24th Of April 1969. DBQP (DBQP17). Street date: 04-04-19. Same as the previous reissue on B13 (by the way with the wrong date of Janauary 9th in the title).
Led Zeppelin: Live At Fillmore West In San Francisco, January 9th, 1969. B13 (B211). Street date: 14/11/13. Limited edition of 500 copies on white vinyl. €16
Led Zeppelin: Live at Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland April 27, 1977 - WMMS-FM. Climbing The Mountain (ZOSO770427DLP). Street date: 29-10-21. 2LP reissue, pressed on red oxblood vinyl. Cleveland night #1 is a concert that has circulated for several years and is a milestone for most Zep fans/collectors. Never before had a crystal clear soundboard of their 1977 US Tour been available, so time to revenge!
Led Zeppelin: Orlando Madness, Live at the Civic Auditorium, Orlando, Florida, August 31, 1971. Mind Control (MIND754X) 2LP. Street date: 02-07-21. Stunning live set from the US 1971 tour. Radio broadcast
Led Zeppelin: Radio Broadcast Vol. 2. Radio Broadcast (RB07). Street date: 25-03-22. Limited edition of 300 copies on 140 gram vinyl.
Led Zeppelin: Scandinavian Broadcasts 1969. Magic Dice (MGDC002). Street date: 19-06-20. Zeppelin recorded live at the Koncerthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, March 14, 1969 and at the TV- Byen studios, Gladsaxe, Denmark, 17th March 1969. Top quality radio FM quality for two unforgettable recordings.
Led Zeppelin: Texas International Pop Festival 1969. Room On Fire (ROOM125). Street date: 25-11-22. Three sides 2LP! Among the attractions at this three-days festival were Janis Joplin, Herbie Mann, Led Zeppelin, Johnny Winter and Tony Joe White.
Lee, Byron & The Dragonaires: Come Fly With Lee. Dynamite! (DNM14009). 180 gr. vinyl. Street date: 18/12/14. A classic piece of Jamaican ska that's been unavailable on vinyl for ages, by one of the most legendary as well as controversial figures in Jamaican music history.
Lee, Byron & The Dragonaires: The Sounds Of Jamaica. Dynamite! (DNM14010). 180 gr. vinyl. Street date: 18/12/14. 2nd album originally released in 1963
Lee, Jeanne & Ran Blake: Newest Sound Around. Down At Dawn (DAD138). Street date: 07-06-19. Here is the long awaited vinyl reissue of the debut masterpiece of Jeanne Lee and Ran Blake. Produced by "Third Stream" genius Gunther Schuller and originally released in 1961 "The Newest Sound Around" stands as one of the most original and creative vocal-piano duet albums in Jazz history. This is deep, intimate and atmospheric music that naturally flows through transformed jazz standards, mournful gospels and highly imaginative originals. It's time to rediscover Jeanne Lee's enchanting voice and Ran Blake's unique piano style and this is the right album to start with.
Lee, Rita: Build Up. Future Shock (FS4462). Street date: 12-03-21. Reissue on 180 gram coloured vinyl (mustard yellow) of Rita Lee's (Os Mutantes) debut solo album, originally issued in Brazil in 1970.
Lee, Rita & Tutti Frutti: Entradas E Bandeiras. Survival Research (SVVRCH003). Street date: 10-04-20. As a founding member of innovative Brazilian psychedelic group Os Mutantes, Rita Lee's reputation is assured as a ground-breaking pioneer. She then formed the short-lived psychedelic folk duo Cilibrinas Do Eden with Lucia Turnbull, which later lead to the formation of Tutti Frutti with members of Sao Paulo rock band Lisergia, this time aiming for a glam-rock sound. Their third album Entradas E Bandeiras was released by Som Livre in 1976 and recorded at Studio Eldorado with producer Wagner Baldinato
Legend: S/T. Klimt (MJJ396). Street date: 08-11-18. Limited edition of 500 copies. Reissue of the eponymous album from Mickey Jupp's first band, a proto-pub, unabashed celebration of old-time rock & roll, filled with three-chord Chuck Berry rockers and doo wop backing vocals.
Legrand, Michel: Eva. Doxy Cinematic (DOC 134). Street date: 19-10-16. Limited first press of 500 copies. One of those European 60's soundtracks that simply shouldn't be missed!
Lewis, Ramsey: Bossa Nova. Honey Pie (HONEY078). Street date: 17-02-23. Originally released in 1962 on Argo Records, this is the album that shows Ramsey Lewis's trio embracing the light and infectious groove of Bossa Nova, a genre and a style in which Lewis's Pop sensibility fits perfectly. The trio, here and there augmented by Brazilian guests, shines throughout a well chosen track-list of songs from the likes of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfá plus a bunch of originals in the same vein.
Libra: Shock. AMSLP97. Nov. 2015. this LP is the soundtrack of Mario Bava's eponymous film, released in 1977, while the Italian horror cinema was at its peak. "Shock" was released on LP only in 1977 in Italy and Japan, therefore this new AMS Records edition is the first official reissue after nearly 40 years! A small yet important event, celebrated with a colored vinyl encased in a beautiful triple gatefold cover with a marvellous new artwork! The track list also includes four bonus tracks which have been released only on CD until today.
Liguori, Gaetano: Collective Orchestra. Black Sweat (BS030LP). Oct. 2016. The Collective Orchestra was a visionary, short-living creative music collective led by Gaetano Liguori, who was one of the main protagonists of Italian free jazz since the early 70s. It was an important attempt to put together young musicians from the two main towns in Italy, and its respective leading figures: Giorgio Gaslini in Milan and Mario Schiano in Rome. The near-telepathic interplay of the core set of Liguori on piano, Roberto Bellatalla on double bass, Filippo Monico on drums, Guido Mazzon on trumpet, and young musicians Edoardo Ricci, Giancarlo Maurino and Massimo Urbani on soprano and alto saxophones, is given a richly expanded sound palette by the addition of Danilo Terenzi on trombone, Roberto Del Piano on Fender bass and Sandro Cesaroni on flute. The sound is strong and freely exploratory, at a level that is completely fresh and very striking, and handled here with a wonderful balance between playful arrangements and fierce improvisations.
Lincoln, Abbey: Abbey Is Blue. 180 gr. LP + download code. Cornbread (CRNBR16015). Street date: 17-11-16.
Lincoln, Abbey: Straight Ahead. Down At Dawn (DAD151). Street date: 15-01-21. Lincoln is matched here by a ultra-stellar line up including Jazz masters such as Booker Little on trumpet, Julian Priester on trombone, Eric Dolphy on alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, Walter Benton and Coleman Hawkins on tenor saxophone, Mal Waldron on piano, Art Davis on bass, Max Roach on drums, Roger Sanders and Robert Whitley on congas. Recorded in New York in a one-off studio session held on February 22, 1961 and released by Candid Records in the same year.
Lincoln, Abbey: That's Him. Down at Dawn (DAD120). Street date: 13-09-18. Limited edition of 300 copies. Abbey Lincoln's second recording, the singer being accompanied by a stellar cast including Sonny Rollins on tenor sax, Kenny Dorham on trumpet, Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Max Roach on drums.
Lindberg, John & Eraslan, Anil: Juggling Kubla. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 86). Nov. 2015. Limited edition of 300 records. Bass / Cello duo recorded in May 2011 at Downtown Studio in Strasbourg, France.
Lobo, Edu & Anton Jobim: Edu & Tom. Klimt (MJJ411CC). Street date: 02-07-21. Reissue on coloured clear vinyl
Locanda Delle Fate: Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Più. Universal (0602435290737). February 2021. Part of the Series Prog Rock Italia, here is a limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram coloured vinyl, focusing on the best releases of the 70's made by Universal. This edition also contains a booklet with unpublished photos and the history of the disc.
Locanda Delle Fate: Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Più. Vinyl Magic (VM166LP). Feb. 2014. The reissue of this cult album, faithful in every detail to the original of '77, finally fills a gap that many progressive Italian fans anxiously waited since too long!
Locanda Delle Fate: Homo Homini Lupus. AMS (AMS81 LP). Oct. 2014. Reissue.
Locanda Delle Fate: Live in Bloom. AMS 46 LP (clear orange vinyl). Street date: 30/03/12. This release, only available in LP format, is the last one in the series of official recordings from a magnificent and unforgettable night, the Progvention Festival in Mezzago (Milan, Italy) on November 6th 2010. Of course a limited edition that will run out very quickly!
Locanda Delle Fate: The Missing Fireflies. AltrOck Fading Records (ALTFAD001LP). April 2013. Gatefold sleeve LP. See the CD section for the description of the album
Locke, Joe & Kenny Barron: But Beautiful. SteepleChase (G1295). Street date: 05-08-22. Audiophile Edition on 180 gram pure vinyl. This third album for SteepleChase (in 1991) showcases Locke's lyricism in a ballad collection, accompanied by the master Kenny Barron.
Lou Reed / John Cale / Nico: Le Bataclan '72 Vol.1 Pict. Disc LP (180 Gr.) Get Back GET 122-1P
Lou Reed / John Cale / Nico: Le Bataclan '72 Vol.2 Pict. Disc LP (180 Gr.) Get Back GET 122-2P
Lovisoni, Raul / Messina, Francesco: Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo. Superior Viaduct (SV130). Street date: 23-08-18. Lovisoni and Messina are both central figures within the Italian avant-garde. Part of a generation of artists who contributed to a radical rethinking of musical practices and composition, they reveal Minimalism as it's rarely known: delicate melodies, subtle harmonic interplay, incorporating diverse creative traditions and slowly giving way to an ever-expanding open space. Juri Camisasca's radiant vocal drones further ascend into the stratosphere on one track
Lowe, Frank: Flam. Black Saint (BSR-0005). Street date: 11-09-20. Recorded and released on Black Saint in 1975, this album stands as one of Lowe's best albums ever. This is highly intense music with deep meaning and timeless message performed by an amazing collective featuring Lowe on tenor sax, Leo Smith on trumpet, flugelhorn & wood flute, Joseph Bowie on trombone, Alex Blake on acoustic & electric bass and Charles "Bobo" Shaw on drums.
Lucier, Alvin: Bird And Person Dyning. Dialogo (DIALP913). Street date: 19-11-21. Easily among the most important and groundbreaking efforts in experimental music ever recorded, this is Lucier at his most visionary. Issued in a limited edition of 500 copies of black vinyl, with fully remastered audio, housed in a sleeve that beautifully reproduces the original design, complete with brand new English translations of the original liner notes, it doesn't get better than this!
Tunde Mabadu & His Sunrise: Bisu. Afrodelic (AF1003). Street date: 25-11-22. Official reissue of the ultra-rare Tunde Mabadu's debut album. Originally released in 1978 on Blackspot label (Decca's West Africa division), Bisu differs from the later 1980 "Viva Disco" album by a much more pure African style. A beautiful and soulful production in which Tunde's deep voice and sax move on the excellent horns arrangements, percussions, the wahwah rhythm guitar and weird keyboards and synths.
Macchi, Egisto: Fauna Marina. btf.it (VM LP226). Street date: 15-12-19. 180 gram vinyl edition. Macchi was one of the most active composers of library music (the popular and trendy sonorization and soundtrack genres started in the late 60's), together with artists such as Piero Umiliani, Alessandro Alessandroni and Ennio Morricone. "Fauna Marina" is among his most popular and sought-after by collectors titles: a set of eleven compositions intended to accompany the images of a hypothetical fish fauna documentary, an abstract hybrid of classical, contemporary and jazz music that is still fresh and surprising today. It's also part of a reissues serie of extremely rare library music LP's published between late 60's and early 70's, most of which have never been released again until today, finally made available again for collectors and sonorization music lovers.
Macchi, Egisto: Gangsters 70. Cinedelic/Soave (CNSV03). Street date: 02-06-23. An incredible first ever vinyl release of the legendary composer Egisto Macchi's soundtrack for Mino Guerrini's 1968 film, ?Gangsters '70?. Created in collaboration with Walter Branchi, Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza, it's among the most strikingly experimental of all his soundtrack work and remains startlingly urgent more than half a century down the road. This album has it all. Psychedelic jazz, free outings, insane flow, tension, energy, melodic beauty and a telephathic interaction!
Machito : Afro-Cuban In New York. Naked Lunch (ND037). Street date: 28-10-22. Machito was a seminal figure in the New York Afro-Cuban scene of the post World War II era, vastly responsible to deliver this new genre of music to happy-feet crowds populating the ballrooms of the time - in fact essentially creating the so-called Cubpop and contributing to the large adoption of Salsa as a new kind of dance for the American audience. An unmissable collection for the lovers of the truly vintage Afro Cuban sound.
Mad Fellaz: III (MAD4LP). February 2019. Mad Fellaz's third album can be considered as the 'most progressive' among the works of the band, more mature and elaborated than the others, but enjoyable, free-flowing and fresh at the same time. These innovations are surely brought by new powerful male lead vocals and the adding of orchestral elements (violins, viola, cello, french horn, oboe) to the many main instrument lines.
Madden & Harris: Fool's Paradise. Akarma 180 Gr. LP AK315LP. This Australian duo is responsible for an exceptional fusion of progressive rock and folk, as the grooves of this album, originally released in a limited edition of 500 copies, prove. Published by Jasmine Records in 1975, Fool's Paradise manages to raise from its folkish background to a fuller rock experience, with the addition of mellotron and vintage keyboards. Dave Madden and Peter Harris are here backed up by a great rhythm section composed by Paul Baker (bass) and Doug Gallagher (drums) for an amazing session that reaches its apex in the suite that gives the name to the album. Impeccable. €16
Magma: Kartëhl. Music On Vinyl (MOV3247). Street date: 07-10-22. Double vinyl edition (on three sides) of the new studio album, to which are added 15 minutes of demos from Christian Vander's personal collection, recorded at home
Magical Power Mako: Super Record. Cosmic Rock (COSMRO019). Street date: 19-05-23. Here is the second album of original japanese freak Magical Power Mako, originally released in 1975. A truly iconic acid folk manifesto, interspersed with intense moments of pure psych rock. A sonic journey into imaginary lands !
Magma: BBC 1974 Londres. Music On Vinyl (MOVLP2976). Street date: 26-11-21. RSD Black Friday 2021 release, limited to 2500 individually numbered copies available worldwide. Pressed on transparent red coloured 180 gram vinyl. Gatefold sleeve, with records housed in black polylined inner sleeves.
Magma: K.A. Jazz Village 2LP (JV 33570049.50). 17/10/14. 180gr. vinyl + digital download Wav files (CD Master quality). Free download card included.
Magma: Köhntarkösz. Jazz Village (JV 33570057). 17/10/14. 180gr. vinyl + digital download Wav files (CD Master quality). Free download card included.
Magma: Mëkanïk Dëstruktïw Kömmandöh. Music On Vinyl (MOV2975). Street date: 18-01-22. Limited, individually numbered edition of 2000 copies pressed on 180 gram copper-coloured vinyl. Remastered from the original '73 version, it is presented with gatefold cover, with a copper layer printed on front.
Magma: Rïah Sahïltaahk. Jazz Village (JV 33570045). 17/10/14. 180gr. vinyl + digital download Wav files (CD Master quality). Free download card included.
Magma: Slag Tanz. Jazz Village (JV 33570051). Jan. 2015. 180 gr. vinyl edition of the album
Magma: Wurdah Itah. Music On Vinyl (MOVLP3045). Street date: 17-06-22. Reissue on 180 gram purple vinyl, with gatefold cover. Limited edition of 2000 copies.
Magnetic System: Godzilla / Escape. 7" AMS (AMS4507). Magnetic System were a sort of supergroup founded in the second half of the 70's, consisting of three of the greatest Italian composers, musicians, arrangers and producers: Vince Tempera, Franco Bixio and Fabio Frizzi. This wasn't their only artistic collaboration, but under the name of Magnetic System only a 7-inch had been released in 1977, containing the two tracks Godzilla and Escape. This 45rpm is today one of the rarest in the entire Cinevox catalogue, and is officially reissued for the first time ever for the Record Store Day 2020!
Mahavishnu Orchestra: Live at Chateauvallon, August 1972 - WDR3. Alternative Fox (FOX047). 2LP. Street date: 31-07-20. A great set from John Mc Laughlin & Co., recorded live for German public radio in 1971, now packed in a stylish double vinyl set limited to 500 copies.
Madhubuti,Haki R.: Rise Vision Comin. Life Goes On Records (LIFE021). Street date: 11-02-22. Originally released in 1976 under the artist name of NATION Afrikan Liberation Art Ensemble, this record is a breathtaking self-conscious free-jazz masterwork by renowned activist/scholar/free-jazz pioneer Haki R. Madhubuti (featuring among other trumpetist Wallace Roney). Standing on the verge of spiritual jazz aesthetic, his music remains timeless & unforgettable after it's longstanding creation.
Mahjun: Mahjun (1973). Le Souffle Continu (FFL022). Street date: October 2016. 500 copies on black and 200 copies on solid orange vinyl. 350 gr. Gatefold sleeve with Obi Strip and matt printing. Mahjun, one of the most innovative French prog underground bands, made their eponymous classic debut album on the very productive Saravah label in 1973.
Mahjun: Mahjun (1974). Le Souffle Continu (FFL023). Street date: October 2016. 500 copies on black and 200 copies on solid blue vinyl. 350 gr. Gatefold sleeve with Obi Strip and matt printing. On their second eponymous album released by Saravah in 1974, percussionist Nana Vasconcelos joined Mahjun's line up on the 13:40 minutes long track « La Ville Pue » & « Fin Janvier ». Their politico folk prog sound then moved towards an ethnic flavoured psychedelic fusion. First time reissue of this classic and influential album licenced by Saravah.
Maia, Tim: Racional Vol. 2. Seroma (RRVOL2). Street date: 10-11-23. Reissue of these legendary album, with top audio quality privately released by Tim Maia on his own Seroma imprint. It's difficult to overstate the importance of Brazil's Tim Maia. A wildly restless creative mind, he was also a huge personality. The larger than life man made a huge contribution musically to Brazilian Jazz, funk, soul, psychedelia, disco, ballads, rock, Música Popular Brasileira, and more.
Maia, Tim: Tim Maia. Survival Research (SVVRCH063). Street date: 03-06-22. Maia recorded four self-titled albums for Polydor Brazil, this fourth release from 1973 arguably the best
Maia, Tim: Tim Maia. Future Shock (FS4474). Street date: 10-12-21. Maia contributed to Brazilian music within a wide variety of musical genres, including soul, funk, disco, jazz, rock and roll, R&B, romantic ballads, samba, bossa nova, baião and música popular brasileira (MPB). He introduced the soul style on the Brazilian musical scene. Now on vinyl, this album from 1978 may be convenient to all funk/soul fans around.
Makeba, Myriam: The World Of Miriam Makeba. Down At Dawn (DAD131). Street date: 04-04-19. Limited edition. This is Makeba's 3rd album, originally released in 1963, and a stunning example of of her modern afro-pop sound.
Maksimowicz, Jan / Dmitrij Golovanov: Thousand Seconds Of Our Life. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 123). May 2019. 300 copies limited edition. Recorded on 13th, 16th and 26th of September, 2018 at InTegra House, Trakai, Lithuania
Malagasy / Gilson: Malagasy. Souffle Continu (FFL066). Street date: 18-06-21. Originally released in 1972 and now part of the incredible PALM label founded the same year by independent and radical jazz musician, composer & producer Jef Gilson. Carefully HD remastered, 4 page booklet with rare and unpublished photos, 425 gram brown board outer sleeve, pressed on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl.
Mancini, Henry: Breakfast At Tiffany's. Doxy (DOP8007). Street date: 27-10-16. New reissue, this time as picture disc limited edition of 500 copies.!
Mancini, Henry: Breakfast At Tiffany's. Doxy (DOC110). 04/08/14. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Mancini, Henry: Pink Panther. DOL (DOL996HG). Street date: 31-05-18. 180 gram gatefold LP
Mangelsdorff Quintet, Albert: Now Jazz Ramwong. Tiger Bay (TB6171). Gatefold 180 gram LP. Street date: 01-02-18. Eastern influences with a perfect blend of Western culture characterized this album recorded in Frankfurt after the group's Asian tour. It contains "Three Jazz Moods", a jazz adaptation of Ravi Shankar's music.
Mann, Herbie: Flute, Brass, Vibes And Percussion. Life Goes On Records (LIFE020). Street date: 11-02-22. Recorded in 1959. Utilizing four trumpets (including Doc Cheatham), up to three percussionists and a flute-vibes-bass-drums quartet, Mann performs here four jazz standards and two originals in a style that was beyond bop and much more African and Cuban-oriented.
Marc, Sylvin: Madagascar Now. Souffle Continu (FFL067). Street date: 18-06-21. Originally released in 1973 and now part of the incredible PALM label founded in 1972 by independent and radical jazz musician, composer & producer Jef Gilson. Carefully HD remastered, 4 page booklet with rare and unpublished photos, 425 gram brown board outer sleeve, pressed on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl. A unique occasion to hear the bass player who here moves from bass to drums, from vocals to percussion and offers four compositions ranging from free jazz to cosmic groove.
Marinetti, F. T.: Futurism On The Gramophone. Sensational Records for Moden Silence (OI-026). Street date: 14-09-17. This 2LP pressed on 180 gram vinyl comes in a special "flap" deluxe gatefold sleeve, an Italian futurist newspaper replica. There wouldn't be probably either John Cage or Musique concrète without the disruptive sound experimentations of the Italian Futurists at the beginning of the 20th century. This album offers a collection of pieces executed by some of the pivotal figures of the "art of noises".
Marley, Bob: Rasta Revolution. Radiation Reissues Deluxe Series (RAD7010). Street date: 25-08-2016. 180 gram LP reissue. Originally released on Trojan in 1974, it was essentially a re-release of the "Soul Rebels" LP from 1970, with a few extra tracks. This histo77ric release marked Bob Marley & the Wailers first collaboration with Lee Perry and the true beginning of their musical and spiritual commitment to Rastafari. This is Bob Marley and the original Wailers (Peter Tosh & Bunny Wailer) long before they became international reggae superstars with Island.
Marley, Bob: Soul Rebels. Radiation Roots (RROO331LP). Street date: 20-12-18. Reissued on CD too
Marley, Bob: The Jamaican Singles. 10" on the label Dynamite (DNM14005). Street date: 24-03-2016. The very first recording session by Bob Marley, long before he became the international icon of pop culture we all love and remember, took place at Federal Studios in Kingston, Jamaica for local music producer Leslie Kong in February 1962. Two singles were released from that session both on the Beverley's label, the first credited to Robert Marley and the second to Bobby Martell. Both are collected here on this limited edition vinyl 10".
Marley, Bob & The Wailers: Conquering Lion - National Stadium, Kingston, April 1978 - FM Broadcast. Mind Control (MIND794). Street date: 05-11-21. This concert was held during a political civil war in Jamaica between opposing parties Jamaican Labour Party and the People's National Party. The concert came to its peak during Bob Marley & The Wailers' performance of "Jammin'", when Marley joined the hands of political rivals Michael Manley (PNP) and Edward Seaga (JLP).
Marley, Bob & The Wailers: Live 'N' Kickin Kmpx Live At Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California. Yellow Vin (YVR4007). Street date: 21-07-23. Special Edition, pressed on yellow vinyl. KMPX Live FM Radio Broadcast: Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA - 30th November 1979
Marley, Bob & The Wailers: Rebel's Hop: An Early 70's Retrospective. Radiation Roots (RROO344). Limited double LP on color vinyl, one green and one red vinyl, out for Record Store Day 2020; comes with extensive liner notes by David Katz.
Marley, Bob & The Wailers: Soul Revolution Part 2. Radiation Roots (RROO383). Street date: 03-11-23. Again reissued, classic Wailers recordings done with Lee Perry in early 70's. Tuff roots rhythms with early stripped down versions to later well known tracks
Marley, Bob & The Wailers: Soul Revolution Part II. Doxy Picture Disc (DOP8015). Street date: 01-06-17. This picture disc edition includes two bonus tracks!
Marley, Bob & The Wailers: Soul Revolution Pt. 2. Radiation (RAD7004). Nov. 2015. Released in Jamaica in 1971 and produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry, Soul Revolution Part II is a sequel of sorts to Bob Marley And The Wailers' debut LP, 1970's "Soul Rebel".
Marsh, Warne: Ne Plus Ultra. Endless Happiness (HE69010). Street date: 01-09-23. A largely unsung classic, originally released in 1969, and featuring the most purist of all the followers of Cool School guru Lennie Tristano's ascetically linear method of jazz improvising.
Lionel Martin & Jean-Jacques Birgé: Fictions. Ouch! (VIS0001/20). Street date: 17-06-22. Fresh, poetic improvised music inspired by the novel "Fictions" by Jorge Luis Borges. Lionel uses two loopers and effects pedals, his Keilwerth saxophone being sounded by a cell. Less soberly, Jean-Jacques, in addition to his keyboards, his two Russian synthesizers, the Lyra-8 and The Pipe, hit all sorts of acoustic instruments. Comes with silkscreen print on cover
Masahiko Togashi Quartet: Speed And Space - The Concept of Space in Music. Cinedelic Orient Series (CNLP64). Street date: 17-06-22. Recorded in November 1969 at Teichiku Kaikan Studio, Tokyo, this album can be seen as a study of how texture, rhythm and differing rates of change affect our perception of the passage of time in music. Fully licensed and remastered from the original tapes, including OBI and insert.
Masami, Kawagushi: Self Portrait. An'Archives (An'23). Street date: May 2021. Edition of 285, comes in a silk-screened tip-on / old style jacket with OBI(red or black), with inserts and a postcard. Liner notes by Jon Dale
Masayuki Takayanagi And New Directions: Independence: Tread On Sure Ground. Cinedelic Orient Series (CNLP65). Street date: 17-06-22. Considered the 'Lochness monster' of Japanese free jazz records due to its incredible rarity, this album was the debut recording of Takayanagi Masayuki as leader with The New Directions. Recorded at the Teichiku Kaikan studios on 18 September 1969 (released in 1970)it is largely regarded as the first true classic of Japanese free jazz. Fully licensed and remastered from the original tapes, including OBI and insert.
Maschera Di Cera, La: Le Porte Del Domani. AMS 62LP. Jan. 2013. See the CD section for the description!
Maschera Di Cera, La: S/T (MRL1002LP). Sept. 2015. The fantastic debut album by this band, led by Fabio Zuffanti, is now rehoused in a wonderful gatefold 180 gr. LP version. The band blends powerful vocals, piano, mellotron, organ, moog, 'clavicembalo'-VCS 3 synths, flute, bass/acoustic guitar, drums and create some of the best sounds you have heard out of Italy for a long time.
Maschera di Cera, La: S.E.I. AMS (AMSLP159). Street date: 18-09-20. Pressed on clear green vinyl. See the CD section for the description!
Masekela, Hugh: Trumpet Africaine. Honeypie (HONEY069). Street date: 10-03-23. This was Hugh Masekela's debut album, recorded in New York and released in 1962, two years after Masekela had left South Africa as reaction to the increasing inhumanity of its apartheid regime. Masekela's trumpet shines on top of Hugo Montenegro's fine orchestral arrangements while the tracklist includes among other five fresh instrumental versions of Miriam Makeba's songs. Trumpet Africaine was an important early statement from one of the most representative South African musicians of its time.
Hugh Masekela & Hedzole: Live at the Record Plant,24th February. Honey Pie (HONEY019). Street date: 05-02-21. This superb set was originally broadcast on KSAN-FM, and captures him at his infectious best.
Massacre: Killing Time. Spittle / ReR (SPITTLE67DLP). 2LP. Street date: 05-01-17. In addition to the original album, first released on Celluloid in 1981, this deluxe 3 sided 2LP includes 8 bonus tracks recorded live between 80 and 81 at The Stone in San Francisco, or Inroads and CBGB's in NYC. Avant-jazz-post-punk-noise of the highest order from several legends and one of the most important projects Frith and Laswell were ever involved in!
Matching Mole: BBC 1972. B 13 (B202). 25/07/13. This LP combines material from three 1972 appearances on the BBC, including two for the legendary John Peel (all previously released in their entirety on CD by Hux Records). White vinyl in a clear PVC sleeve with blue lettering pressed in a limited edition of 500 copies. €16
Matching Mole: Little Red Record. Klimt (MJJ398LP). Street date: 28-02-19. New reissue pressed on coloured vinyl, with the song "Horse" as bonus track.
Matching Mole: Live At The BBC 1972. DBQP (DBQP20). Street date: 10-05-19. Reissue of the Hux CD "On the Radio" and same LP reissue as what was once released on the defunct B13 "label"!
Matching Mole: S/T. Klimt (MJJ397). Street date: 11-04-19. Reissue on white vinyl.
Matching Mole: S/T. Esoteric (ECLECLP2311). 25/08/14. This Esoteric Recordings limited LP edition on 180 gram vinyl is a facsimile of the original 1972 vinyl release and has been re-mastered from the original CBS master tapes and includes an inner bag with an essay by Sid Smith.
Philippe Maté & Jef Gilson: Workshop. SouffleContinu (FFL075). Street date: 11-11-22. Reissue of an abrasive, free album, recorded on February 4th, 1972, with more or less the same team as found on "La Marche Dans Le Désert" by Sahib Shihab + Gilson Unit (recorded ten days later). Made up of two long improvisations each of over 22mn, L'oeil on side A and Vision on side B (Gilson specialists would recognise the nod to one of his albums from the 60's), the album plunges you into the depths, attempting to drown you in electronic waves, dragging you back to the surface by the collar, giving you a good shakedown, before showing you the light, leaving you breathless on the shore after 46mn of the most intense music the French had to offer back then!
Mathisen, Hans: Moving Forward. Curling Legs (CLPLP168). Street date: 18-09-20. Released on CD in 2019, this album sees the return of the guitarist to the quintet format in a ECM-like approach. Strong melodies expressed by strong voices could shortly define the album, featuring Norwegian Bendik Hofseth on saxophone, British piano player Jason Rebello, the elegant Norwegian bass player Mats Eilertsen and - also from Norway - the dynamic drumming of Audun Kleive.
Hideki Matsutake / Chojuro Imafuji / Masashi Komatsubara: Edo. Soave (SV29). Street date: 01-07-22. Edo is a cosmic ambient experimental masterpiece conceived in 1977, making an extensive use of an electronic instrument that was at the forefront at that time: the Moog IIIc. Matsutake extends his research by trying to break down the last wall between modernity and the past: the union and eurythmy between artificial sounds and traditional sounds. All this through a perfect three-way collaboration together with Komatsubara and shamisen musician Konae Imato. Includes OBI and 4-page inserts with text in Japanese and English
Max Roach 4: Plays Charlie Parker. Honey Pie (HONEY36). Street date: 09-04-21. Recorded in NY between 1957 and 1958 and originally released on the Emarcy label, this is Roach's first official tribute to Charlie Parker. This is also Roach's first pianoless group, a formula which will become a trademark in his later career. Here Roach displays a strong line up featuring Kenny Dorham on trumpet, George Coleman or Hank Mobley on tenor sax, and Nelson Boyd or George Marrow on bass. The tracklist includes six highly inventive versions of Parker's classic Bop tunes.
Max Roach Quintet with Abbey Lincoln: Live In Paris. WHP (WHP1470). Street date: 04-08-23. Here Roach is at the head of a strong quintet featuring the deep voice of Ms. Abbey Lincoln and tenor sax giant Clifford Jordan.
Maxophone: S/T. (75). AMSLP23. 01/02/10. High quality, heavy 180 Gr. vinyl! €20
May Blitz: 2nd Of May. Akarma (AK265). Street date: 02-04-21. Reissue.
May Blitz: S/T. Akarma (AK253). Street date: 02-04-21. Reissue.
Mayall, John: Plays John Mayall. Vinyl Lovers (990013). Street date: 25-10-18. Originally released in 1965 and recorded live in December 1964 at Klook's Kleek, this clear vinyl version includes 3 rare bonus tracks.
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers: A Hard Road. Vinyl Lovers (900174). Street date: 24-03-21. 2LP reissue on 180 gram vinyl with gatefold cover.
Mayall, John & The Bluesbreakers: Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton. Vinyl Lovers (990020). Street date: 25-10-18. Recorded in 1966 during Clapton's short stint with the Bluesbreakers, just after leaving the Yardbirds and before he joined Cream. Includes 4 bonus tracks. Pressed on light blue vinyl.
Maytals, The: Never Grow Old. Wax Love (WLV82135). Street date: 04-10-19. Another reissue!
Maytals, The: Never Grow Old. 180 gram LP on the label Dynamite (DNM14013). Street date: 19/02/15. Real authentic ska from the source, with the legendary Skatalitesbacking!
Mazzotti, Ana: Ana Mazzotti. Far Out Recordings (FARO213LP). Street date: 13-09-19. Remastered reissue on 180 gram vinyl + DL code. In 1977, Mazzotti took her debut album - Ninguem Vai Me Segurar [1974] - back to the studio, releasing the album with a new running order and new ethereal cover art, ostensibly another crack at commercial success following the small scale of the independently funded first release. With intimately re-recorded vocals, and the bonus of gorgeous horn arrangements and a new track: the carnivalesque "Eta, Samba Bom", replacing Roberta Flack's hit "Feel Like Making Love", the revisited album delivers Mazzotti's refreshingly cool musical style even more effortlessly, while retaining the all magical energy of her debut.
Mazzotti, Ana: Ninguem Vai Me Segurar. Far Out Recordings (FARO212LP). Street date: 13-09-19. Remastered reissue of debut album from 1974 on 180 gram vinyl + DL code. For this album, Mazzotti enlisted the in-demand arrangement talents of Azymuth's original keyboard maestro Jose Roberto Bertrami who co-wrote several of the tracks and plays here organ, piano and synthesizers. It also features Azymuth's bassist Alex Malheiros and percussionist Ariovaldo Contestini, with on drums Romildo Santos, who produced the album.
MC5: I Can Only Give You Everything b/w One Of The Guys. Radiation Reissues (RADRSD005). Picture disc 7", hand numbered limited edition, 2017 Record Store Day Exclusive.
McCann, Les: Les McCann Sings. Honeypie (HONEY006). Street date: 03-07-20. With an orchestra under the sirection of Gerald Wilson, here's a true West Coast soul-jazz gem originally released on Pacific Jazz in 1961. McCann's usual trio with Herbie Lewis on bass and Ron Jefferson on drums is augmented by a phenomenal bunch of West Coast top musicians and the presence of giant tenor saxophonist Ben Webster. Soul-jazz and blues at their best!
McCann, Les & The Jazz Crusaders: Jazz Waltz. Honey Pie (HONEY080). Street date: 26-05-23. Reissue of one of those great soul-Jazz records where every track is pure gold!
Mccoy Tyner Trio: Inception. DOL (DOL988HG). Street date: 31-05-18. 180 gram gatefold LP
McDonald and Giles: S/T. Klimt Records (MJJ353CC). Street date: 04-08-16. Limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram clear vinyl with a gatefold sleeve.
McDonald and Giles: S/T. Klimt Records (MJJ353LP). Gatefold LP with inside pocket. Jan. 2013. This much appreciated album also featured Michael Giles' brother Peter (from their days with Giles, Giles & Fripp) and guest musician Steve Winwood, whose keyboard playing can be heard on "Turnham Green". €16
McDuff, Jack: Goodnight, It's Time To Go. Honey Pie (HONEY063). Street date: 09-09-22. Recorded in 1961 and released on Prestige Records in the same year, this was Brother Jack McDuff's fourth studio effort and the first featuring his regular partners Harold Vick on tenor saxophone, Grant Green on guitar and Joe Dukes on drums.
McIntyre, Ken / Eric Dolphy: Looking Ahead. Sowing Records (SOW043). Street date: 17-03-23. Debut album by American jazz musician Ken McIntyre, recorded with fellow alto saxophonist Eric Dolphy in 1960 and released on the New Jazz label in January 1961. Reissue pressed on clear vinyl.
McIntyre, Ken: Year Of The Iron Sheep. Sowing Records (SOW012). Reissued in a limited clear vinyl edition of 300 copies, this was McIntyre's third album, the fruit of various studio sessions featuring variable rhythm sections. He is heard on alto sax and flute together with pianist Jacki Byard, bassists Ron Carter and Ahmed Abdul-Malik, drummers Ben Riley, Louis Hayes and Warren Smith. An amazing cast of players for a great and yet forgotten post-bop gem!
McIntyre, Ken with Eric Dolphy: Looking Ahead. Down at Dawn (DAD 102). Street date: 26-07-18. Limited edition of 300 copies. This album appears as one of those extremely intriguing and yet lesser known works in Jazz history. The whole group with pianist Walter Bishop, Jr., bassist Sam Jones and the great drummer Art Taylor, swings hard and clear underneath the Mc Intyre-Dolphy unprecedented horn section. A very interesting date based on a variety of Mc Intyre originals and a personal rendition of a Gerswhin classic
McLaughlin, John & John Surman: Where Fortune Smiles. Tiger Bay (TB6416C). Street date: 30-07-21. Reissue on mustard coloured vinyl. It's a remastered edition of the 1971 album performed by the legendary enterprise consisting of John McLaughlin on guitars, John Surman on reeds, Karl Berger on vibes, Stu Martin on drums, and Dave Holland on bass. Recorded at the end of May 1970 at the Apostolic Studios in New York, it is a jazz fusion LP that sees all five musicians experimenting equally with their outstanding music qualities. This album was a turning point for McLaughlin who at that time was playing also with Miles Davis just before peaking creatively with the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
McLaughlin, John & the 4th Dimension: Now Here This. Abstract Logix. October 2012. New studio album available on a 180 gr. double vinyl Limited Collectors Edition + Download + free CD. This collector's pack includes an original signed photograph of John McLaughlin, a 4 page center fold photo, handwritten score of one tune and commentary from John McLaughlin on every piece from this album!
McLean, Jackie: Destination Out! Down at Dawn (DAD 107). Street date: 26-07-18. Limited edition of 300 copies. One of the greatest early 60's Blue Note albums. Deep, soulful and adventurous music performed by the Jackie Mclean's quintet featuring Grachan Moncur (trombone), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), Larry Ridley (bass) and Roy Haynes (drums).
McLean, Jackie & Gordon, Dexter: The Meeting. SteepleChase Records (G1006). Street date: 15-09-22. Reissue on the label's audiophile Series of 180 gram vinyl releases. Live recording from the Jazzhus Montmartre in the summer of 1973, featuring the house's musicians: drummer Alex Riel, pianist Kenny Drew and bass player Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen.
Melville, Jean-Pierre: Bandes Originales 1956-1963. Featuring work from 4 of his most brilliant films, with music from various composers including the great Georges Delerue, this beautifully curated collection is full of tense, cinematic scores and the perfect complement to any film buffs fandom of the legendary Melville.
Melvoin, Mike: The Plastic Cow Goes Moooooog. Pleasure For Music (PFM108). Street date: 25-09-20. With sound engineer and synth wizard Bernie Krause and Paul Beaver on board, this record falls easily in the realm of space-age pop. Originally released in 1970 on Dot Records and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the album would have been a dee-jay tool favorite for quite a while, thanks to some heavy breaks and proto-electro loops. It Features amazing renditions of several pop-rock classics!
Mendes, Sergio & Bossa Rio: Você Ainda Não Ouviu Nada! Doxy ACV (ACV2025). 08/08/14. A numbered limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
Messaggio 73: Una Ragione Per Vivere. AMS132LP. Street date: 14-07-17. Originally released on Rusty Records label in 1976, Messaggio 73's album has already been reissued on CD by AMS Records in 2012, and it's finally made available for the very first time ever on LP format in a faithful reproduction of the original version.
Metaphysical Animation: S/T. Black Widow (BWR220). Street date: 31-05-19. A real GEM of Psychedelic Prog originally pressed in 1973 in less than 50 copies as test pressing. Sometimes it sounds like a jazzier, jammer take on Close to the Edge. Other times It sounds like Rick Wakeman briefly joined Pink Floyd during the Wish You were here sessions. Comes with a bio insert
Misha Mengelberg / Steve Lacy / George Lewis / Arjen Gorter /Han Bennink: Change Of Season (Music of Herbie Nichols). Soul Note (SN521003). 180 gram LP + bonus CD of the album. Jan. 2013. Recorded in 1984.
Messaggio 73: Una Ragione per Vivere. AMS132LP. Street date: August 2017. Originally released on the Rusty Records label in 1976, Messaggio 73's album has already been reissued on CD by AMS Records in 2012, and it's finally made available for the very first time ever on LP format in a faithful reproduction of the original version. An important reissue for a minor but nonetheless fundamental piece in the vast world of Italian progressive rock.
Metabolisme: Tempus Fugit. Replica (RPC025). Street date: 23-02-17. Pressed on 18o gr. vinyl. Released in 1977, Tempus Fugit - the unique album from the French progressive rock band Metabolisme - is a treasure for those who love lush organs in the style of YES, sophisticated guitars à la Uriah Heep and French vocals à la Mona Lisa
Metamorfosi: ... E Fu Il Sesto Giorno. Vinyl Magic VMLP003. Deluxe edition of the debut album by this band from Rome, originally released in 1972 on the Vedette label. It has already most of the elements of "Inferno", with the peculiar voice of Jimmy Spitaleri, the strong rhythm section and the classical influenced keys, but you can also note some slight late 60's influences here. Very rare in original format, this is the first vinyl reissue ever and comes with great remastered sound, replica of the original gatefold cover and label, limited to 500 copies!
Metamorfosi: Inferno. New deluxe LP reissue for the band's unique Italian prog-rock opera and concept album from 1973! Superb gatefold cover LP edition with 180 gr. vinyl, all lyrics in the inner sleeve and original LP labels.
Meters, The: Live At The Showboat Lounge, Metairie, LA, USA 1977 - WNOE Radio Broadcast. WHP (WHP1466). Street date: 19-05-23. An invaluable document of the band delivering their greasy second-line funk in a small super-hot joint in a suburb of the legendary Crescent City!
Meyer Lysne, Jo David: Kroksjø. HUBROLP3534. Street date: 08-05-20. New album by the guitarist's duo with bass player Mats Eilertsen, keeping searching new sonic landscapes based on ambient, atmospheric aspects, reminding us of a certain Brian Eno or the organ drones of an early Terry Riley!
Miereanu, Costin: Luna Cinese. Dialogo (DIALP911). Street date: 10-09-21. Issued as the composer's debut LP by Cramps in 1975, this album is a truly stunning, interwoven sonic expanse that lays pregnant with multiple meaning and interpretations - conceived by the composer to illuminate the complex ways in which meaning and narrative are constructed across time - and imbued with surrealism and the 'schizoid', Luna Cinese stands as an entirely distinct and original gesture within the canon of experimental music, displaying a remarkable density, while open, airy, and encouraging the subjectivity of the listener to play an active part. Edition of 500 LP on black vinyl. Audiophile pressing. Gatefold cover, including printed inner. Perfect replica of the original packaging (with additional translated liner notes) and newly remastered for optimal sound.
Mighty Mouse, The: Or the Man from the River. Barefoot Records (BFREC056LP). Street date: 25-06-18. The Mighty Mouse is a modern Nordic piano trio (Denmark, Sweden and Norway). There is an open and high spirited approach to the music. Clear melodies and open improvisations, melting together in an organic and natural way. Some of the tracks are melodic statements without any improvisation. Like songs without words. The influences are many, but legendary trios with Bobo Stenson and Paul Bley, have had their influence on the approach to the music and sound of the trio
Mike Taylor Trio: Trio. Audio Clarity (ACL0047). Plays on 45 rpm. Street date: 24-07-20. Trio, the only album Taylor cut with the jazz trio he fronted, has strikingly original renditions of jazz standards as well as some of his own captivating originals. A key member of the trio was bassist Jack Bruce, while drummer Jon Hiseman keeps things together rhythmically as Bruce and Taylor pull the melody into disparate directions and Ron Rubin, who also made a name for himself as a jazz pianist, is present on some tracks on double bass.
Mike Westbrook Concert Band, The : Celebration. Audio Clarity (ACL0054). Street date: 02-10-20. Plays on 45rpm. New reissue.
Mike Westbrook Concert Band, The : Celebration. Klimt Records (MJJ368LP). Street date: 21/11/13. Originally released on Deram in 1967, Celebration is one of the most important albums of the 1960s British progressive and avant-garde Jazz scene. The Mike Westbrook Concert Band included some of the UK's most important jazz figures of the time, including John Surman, Mike Osborne, and Harry Miller. Available once again on LP for the first time in over 40 years. €16
Mike Westbrook Concert Band, The : Love Songs. Endless Happiness (HE66001). Street date: 14-05-21. Highly sought-after British jazz-rock with some vocals thrown in by Norma Winstone. Love Songs was recorded at Tangerine Studios, 1970, and it is so refreshing, choral and utterly distinctive with a staggeringly good group of musicians led by Westbrook and Surman. A mix of the melodic and the wistful, backed by a groovy beat
Mike Westbrook Concert Band, The : Marching Song Vol. 1 / Marching Song Vol. 2. Audio Clarity (ACL0044 / ACL0045). Plays on 45 rpm. Street date: 24-07-20. The two-volume antiwar epic, Marching Song, was released at the height of the Vietnam War in 1969; along with Westbrook's subdued piano and subtle arrangements, featured musicians include trombonist Paul Rutherford, saxophonist Mike Osborne, South African bassist Harry Miller, guitarist Chris Spedding.
Mike Westbrook Concert Band, The : Release. Audio Clarity (ACL0051). Plays on 45 rpm. Street date: 04-09-20.
Milasius / Kutavicius / Naujokaitis: Live at Willisau, 1993. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 138). Nov. 2020. Limited Edition of 300 copies. This Lithuanian guitar-piano-drums trio was recorded with The Lithuanian Young Composers Orchestra.
Miles Davis Group: Live at Berliner Jazztage, Berlin, November 6, 1971 - SWR. Alternative Fox (FOX046). Street date: 31-07-20. A legendary show recorded from SWR in Germany in 1971 and featuring a breath-taking line up including no less than Keith Jarrett on electric piano and organ.
Miles Davis Octet: Live at Jazzgipfel, Stuttgart, July 11, 1988 SWR-FM. DBQP (DBQP44). Street date: 07-05-21. Late Miles live in Stuttgart with an 8 piece line-up featuring Miles Davis on trumpet, Kenny Garrett on alto saxophone and flute, Bobby Irving and Adam Holzmann on keyboards, Joe Foley McCreary on guitar, Benjamin Rietveld on bass, Ricky Wellmann on drums and Marilyn Mazur on percussion
Miles Davis Quintet, The: Workin'. Rumble Records (RUM2011134LP). Street date: 02-03-17.
Miles Davis Quintet Feat. John Coltrane: 1960-04-09 - Scheveningen - The Netherlands. WHP (WHP1454). Street date: 02-09-22. Another reissue of an album also known as "Live in Holland", "Live in Den Haag", "So What", etc...
Miles Davis Quintet Together With Gil Evans Orchestra: At Carnegie Hall. Doxy ACV 2LP (ACV4003). Street date: 16/06/14 (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile).
Miles Davis Sextet, The: Jazz At The Plaza. Doxy (DOX898LP). 22/08/13. Another fine live recording from 1958, recorded at the Edwardian Room of the Plaza Hotel for a bunch of record biz execs celebrating the success of Columbia Records jazz division. €16
Milesi, Piero / Bacalov, Daniel: La Camera Astratta. Soave (SV21). Street date: 13-09-18. Limited edition, with an insert full of photos and information. A presentation of immersion in a dimension devoid of gravity, concerning a soft, ethereal, articulated and perfectly interpenetrated reality. It's an evocative ambient soundtrack, with rhythmic cadences, soft and repetitive, full of airiness; the music expresses the scenic aims and investigates and reproduces their sensations, marking the engendering of silences and melting moments of higher performing tension. The general architecture reaches a balanced combination between the whispering power of the voices, the electronic modulations, the rhythmic inserts and the aquatic and biological samples; each of those elements analyze the narrative intention of an almost microcosmic-embryonic exploration of the inner space-body. A creative music work of which the stylistic form proves persuasive for its possible fabulous nocturnal suggestions and for its vibrational quality that concerns psychophysical involvement; a calm meditative experience that invites us to quietness and to the fading union of something that was previously split and broken within us.
Milton Banana Com Conjunto Oscar Castro Neves: O Ritmo E O Som Da Bossa Nova. Honeypie (HONEY068). Street date: 13-01-23. Originally released in 1963.
Mingus / Roach / Dolphy / Eldrige / Jones: Newport Rebels. Cornbread (CRNBR16030). 180 gr. vinyl + download code. Street date: 26-01-17. Recorded over only two sessions at New York's Nola Penthouse Studios, this Newport Rebels group put together a fine piece of post-bop that, despite its rather bitter beginnings, deserves to be more well known.
Mingus, Charles: At Town Hall Concert October 12, 1962. Down At Dawn (DAD132). Street date: 04-04-19. Limited edition.
Mingus, Charles: Black Saint And The Sinner Lady. DOL (DOL984HG). Street date: 19-04-19. 180 gram vinyl reissue.
Mingus, Charles: Candid Recordings, Part One. Doxy ACV (ACV2095) / Part Two (ACV2096). 17-05-18. Numbered limited edition (500 copies) in two volumes of those famous sessions for Candid in 1960
Mingus, Charles: East Coast. Wax Love (WLV82102). Street date: 21-06-18. Another reissue of this classic album, nothing new!
Mingus, Charles: East Coasting. Sowing Records (SOW033). Street date: 02-09-22. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on clear vinyl
Mingus, Charles: Jazz Composers Workshop. Doxy (DOX883LP) 180 Gr. vinyl. Feb. 2013. €16
Mingus, Charles: Jazz Composers Workshop #2. Doxy (DOX884LP) 180 Gr. vinyl. Feb. 2013. €16
Mingus, Charles: John Cassavetes' Shadows. Alternative Fox (FOX036). Street date: 20-03-20. For the first time on vinyl, Charles Mingus's great score for the legendary 1959 directorial debut of John Cassavetes, Shadows.
Mingus, Charles: Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus. Jeanne Dielman (JD102). 17-03-16. Reissue on a new label of this legendary experiment in a large group setting. Featuring an 11 piece group with new arrangements on some of his most well known compositions, this album is one of Mingus' most timeless and influential releases.
Mingus, Charles: Pithecanthropus Erectus. Wax Love (WLV82065). Street date: 22-03-18. Vinyl reissue
Mingus, Charles: Mingus Plays Piano. Superior Viaduct (SV066). April 2015. This long out-of-print vinyl release has been carefully remastered from the original master tapes.
Mingus, Charles: Rarest on Debut. Down At Dawn (DAD135). Street date: 24-05-19. The vibrant spirit of Mingus lives through this great selection of rare Debut recordings with himself as leader of two different line up (quintet / octet) and as bassist of the Hank Jones trio and the Thad Jones quintet.
Mingus, Charles: Reincarnation of a Love Bird. Doxy (ACV2055). May 2015. Limited first press of 500 numbered copies. (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile).
Mingus, Charles: Right Now: Live At The Jazz Workshop. Wax Love (WLV82113). Street date: 21-02-19. Another reissue!
Mingus, Charles: Right Now. Doxy ACV (ACV2071). Street date: 25-07-16. With Clifford Jordan on tenor, John Handy on alto, Jane Getz on piano, and Dannie Richmond on drums, Charles Mingus went into San Francisco and whipped up a storm. This LP contains two compositions over 23-minutes each: "New Fables" and "Meditation (For A Pair Of Wire Cutters)". Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Mingus, Charles: Shadows. Doxy Cinematic (DOC 125). Nov. 2015. For the first time on vinyl the great score composed by Charles Mingus for the legendary 1959 directorial debut of John Cassavetes "Shadows". Limited edition of 500 on shady transparent vinyl.
Mingus, Charles: The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady. Superior Viaduct (SV065). April 2015. This long out-of-print vinyl release has been carefully remastered from the original master tapes.
Mingus, Charles: The Complete Sessions of The Clown. Wax Love (WLV82103). Street date: 21-06-18. Another reissue of this classic album, nothing new!
Mingus, Charles: The Eldridge Session. Wax Love (WLV82111). Street date: 28-02-19. New reissue. Taped during the apex of Mingus' creativity, shortly after masterstroke Mingus "Ah Um", just before his brilliant "Oh Yeah" and in the same year as the classic "Blues & Roots", this incredible session showcases such stars as Eric Dolphy, Roy Eldridge, and Tommy Flanagan. Mingus' arrangements are, as always, top notch with an unparalleled understanding of space and melody, and the playing is without doubt up to his standards.
Mingus, Charles: The Eldridge Session. Doxy ACV (ACV2068). Street date: 21-11-16. Taped during the apex of Mingus' creativity, this incredible session showcase such stars as Eric Dolphy, Roy Eldridge, and Tommy Flanagan. Limited first edition of 500 numbered copies
Mingus, Charles: Town Hall Concert. Destination Moon (DMOO049). Street date: 24-03-23. Reissue in a limited edition of 500 copies pressed on clear vinyl.
The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach: S/T. Doxy (DOX863LP). Street date: 17/05/12. 180 gr. vinyl reissue. Recorded at Greenwich Village's Café Bohemia on December 23rd, 1955, this brilliant live performance is an example of Mingus' well-known Jazz Workshop period, with Mal Waldron on piano, while George Barrow and Eddie Bert play tenor sax and trombone, respectively.€16
Minipony : Anja. Subsound Records. Available on black vinyl (SSR086LP), white vinyl (SSR086LTD) and coloured splatter vinyl (SSR086ULTRA). Also released on CD (SSR086CD). Street date: 01-07-22. Here is an experimental metal project influenced by math, breakcore and Latin music that mixes polyrhythmic structures with minimalist guitar riffs. Complicated grooves as well as aggressive and suddenly demented vocal lines result in an exposition of Latin American rhythms in their most brutal form. The group was initially formed by Amadeus Galiano (electric guitars), Emilia Moncayo (voice/sampling) and a drummer who left at the end of 2016, replaced by Carlos Sánchez, acquainted while the band was in Ecuador.
Mitchell, Blue: Blue Soul. Wax Love (WLV82082). Street date: 01-11-18. Originally released in 1959, this is Blue Mitchell's third release as a leader. The brilliant trumpeter is joined by an all-star lineup that includes Wynton Kelly on piano, Philly Joe Jones on drums, Sam Jones on bass, Curtis Fuller on trombone, and Jimmy Heath on tenor sax.
Mitchell, Joni: Live In Newport 1969. Wax Radio (WLVR015). Street date: 17-01-19. This brilliant Joni Mitchell performance was recorded at the legendary Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island on the evening of July 19th, 1969. Broadcast by PBS as "The Sounds of Summer" that August, it captures Mitchell on the cusp of becoming one of the biggest stars in the emerging singer-songwriter movement.
Mobley, Hank / Cohn, Al / Coltrane, John / Sims, Zoot: Tenor Conclave. Sowing Records (SOW024). Street date: 04-03-22. Limited Clear Vinyl edition, 300 copies! Recorded in 1956 and issued in early 1957 by Prestige Records, "Tenor Conclave" displays an amazing all-star line up based on four of the greatest tenor sax voices of the time, backed by a top class rhythm section featuring Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Art Taylor on drums.
Mobley, Hank: Workout. Wax Love (WLV82118). Street date: 28-03-19.
Mo.Do.: La Scimmia sulla Schiena del Re. AMS (AMS 116LP). Street date: 27-05-16. The album, almost entirely instrumental - probably only known to the Italian progressive rock 'aficionados' for Walter Locatelli's presence on drums, a former Dalton member - consists of eight tracks for about 35 minutes, mainly divided among acoustic sensations, slow atmospheric moments and more sustained and complex ones, mostly recalling of PFM and Gentle Giant. Originally released in 1980, the LP is not affected at all by the 'synthetic' influences, which were very popular at the time; indeed it recovers a progressive 'classical tradition' that was practically lost in those years, a choice that unfortunately will soon lead the group to be ignored and to consequently split up.
Mockunas, Liudas: Hydro. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 110). Sept. 2017. Limited edition of 300 copies. Partly recorded at the Latvian National Radio Studio in November 2015 and at Mama studios in December 2016
Modena City Ramblers: Radio Rebelde. btf.it (VM LP218). Street date: 25-10-19. First LP reissue ever of the band's sixth album, originally released in 2002. Limited edition on red coloured vinyl.
Mofak: Drunk Of Funk. The Sleepers Recordz (TSRZV04). Street date: 18-12-18. Limited edition 45 rpm LP. Mofak's touch has directly influenced a big part of the European Modern Funk Movement, and it's so personal that it can be recognized all over the World. For the very first time he's releasing a limited vinyl edition of a solo album!
Modern Jazz Quartet, The: At Music Inn - Guest Artist: Jimmy Giuffre. Doxy ACV2060. Street date: 18-01-16. A numbered limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV). (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile).
Moggi aka Piero Umiliani: Double Face. Overdrive Records (ODR039LP). Street date: May 2021. This is a hard-to-find Italian library record, originally released in 1981, pressed on 180 gram vinyl. The A side is Umiliani's compositions performed by a traditional string orchestra. The tracks have been synthesized for side B, exclusively by electronic instruments.
Moggi aka Piero Umiliani: Omaggio ad Einstein. Dagored (RED303C). Shipping date: 03/06/15. Deluxe limited edition (500 copies) on yellow vinyl, with a special "big hole" custom jacket. In this homage to the German physicist, Umiliani subverts the rules of space and time in music and creates an album with 23 compositions, all of them less than 2 minutes long, instead of following the traditional 7-10 tracks usually present in an LP. This is an original and experimental album, with a peculiar and epic catchiness, tied to Piero Umiliani's masterful use of synthesizers and great experience in the field of soundtracks. Also available on a simple black vinyl edition (RED303)
Moggi aka Piero Umiliani: Tra Scienza e Fantascienza. Musica Per Immagini (MPI-LP013). Street date: 27-01-23. Timeless atmospheres, hypnotic sonorities, minimal arrangements. And a composer gifted with a never ending passion for music, experimenter in his genetic code, innovator by vocation, at ease with various instruments in order to forge avant-garde themes. Here he is experimenting with alternative grooves, electronic music, jazz tunes and soundtrack motifs. This is a remastered reissue.
Mollestad, Hedvig: Tempest Revisited. Rune Grammofon. New album on black (RLP3223) or clear (RLP3223CLEAR) vinyl (this one being a limited edition of course). Street date: 19-11-21. The new release is a commissioned work and may be to date the most lyrical and less agressive album of the guitarist. It's nevertheless quite a dynamic record, with lots of light and shade and enough sonic parts at work to evoke the Norwegian weather, one of the inspirations of this album. Together with the guitarist do we have again - as on the album Ekhidna - Jon Eberson's daughter Marte, drummer Ivar Loe Bjørnstad (her usual partner in the Hedvig Mollestad Trio), Trond Frønes on bass, saxophonists Martin Myhre Olsen (Megalodon Collective, MMO-Ensemble), Karl Hjalmar Nyberg (also from the Megalodon Collective) and Peter Erik Vergeni.
Mollestad, Hedvig: Ekhidna. Rune Grammofon. Black vinyl (RLP3215) or limited edition on white vinyl (RLP3215LTD). Street date: 12-06-20. In May 2018 Hedvig received an invitation from Vossajazz - the much loved annual festival established in 1973 - to write the commission work for 2019. This came at the right time, she had been thinking about writing for a bigger group than the trio, and this would be a good opportunity. To make it suitable for album release the full festival version was edited, sharpened and recorded from scratch in Amper Tone studio in Oslo. In addition to Hedvig on guitar, the line-up includes powerhouse drummer Torstein Lofthus (Elephant9) and percussionist Ole Mofjell, the youngest member, but with solid experience from the European improvisation scene. Keyboard duties are handled by Marte Eberson (daughter of iconic guitarist Jon Eberson) and Erlend Slettevoll (The Core and supergroup Grand General. On trumpet we'll find Susana Santos Silva, whom Hedvig first met in Mats Gustafsson´s NU-ensemble. Ekhidna is a figure from Greek mythology; half woman, half snake. Hevig is keen to stress that it´s not a concept album as such, but loosely tied to themes of human struggle and being a mother in times when our increasing inability to live in harmony with nature paints a bleak picture.
Monk, Thelonious: At Newport 1963. Naked Lunch (ND016). Street date: 25-09-20. This is the legendary Monk's appearance at the legendary Newport festival in 1963 when the so-called "High Priest of Bop" brought one of his greatest quartets featuring master Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, Butch Warren on bass, and Frankie Dunlop on drums. This is a great performance based on five of Monk's classic compositions: Criss Cross, Light Blue, Nutty, Blue Monk, and Epistrophy.
Monk, Thelonious: At The Village Gate 1963. Naked Lunch (ND036). Street date: 18-11-22. With Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone, John Ore on bass and Frankie Dunlop on drums.
Monk, Thelonious: In Italy. Doxy ACV (ACV2044). 26/01/15. Recorded Live in Milan April 21, 1961. First edition of 500 numbered copies. (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile)
Monk, Thelonious: Monk in France. Doxy (DOX901LP). 26/09/13. Thelonious Monk and his quartet spent a good chunk of 1961 touring Europe including this date, recorded at Olympia in Paris on April 18th.
Monk, Thelonious: Monk's Music. Doxy ACV (ACV2081). Street date: 19-10-16. Album from 1958. First edition of 500 numbered copies.
Monk, Thelonious: The Prophet. Destination Moon (DMOO011). Street date: 10-06-22. Pressed on clear vinyl. In 1954, during his first trip to Paris, the adventurous pianist and be-bop pioneer Thelonious Monk recorded solo a handful of songs for French radio, later issued as The Prophet.
Monk, Thelonious: The Unique. Destination Moon (DMOO014). Street date: 10-06-22. Another reissue of Monk's second LP for the Riverside label in 1956.
Monk, Thelonious: The Unique Thelonious. Jeanne Dielman (JD109). Street date: 26-05-16. Released in 1956, this album was the legendary pianist's second LP for the Riverside label, a piano trio LP made up of standards
Monk, Thelonious: The Unique Thelonious. Cornbread (CRNBR16031). Street date: 16-03-17. New reissue, this time on 180 gram vinyl + download card
Monk, Thelonious: Unique. Wax Love (WLV82132). Street date: 04-10-19. Another reissue!
Monk, Thelonious / Mulligan, Gerry: Mulligan Meets Monk. Doxy ACV (ACV2076). Street date: 19-10-16. First edition of 500 numbered copies.
Monk, Thelonious & John Coltrane: At Carnegie Hall. ACV2017. May 2014. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV). (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile)
Monk, Thelonious With Sonny Rollins & Frank Foster : Monk. Doxy (DOX853LP). Jan. 2014. Features a cover artwork by Andy Warhol, 1954. This album also had Art Blakey on drums and features Julius Watkins on French horn, as well as trumpetist Ray Copeland. €16
Monkey Plot: Here I Sit, Knowing All of This. Hubro (HUBROLP3583). Street date: 26-08-16. On their third album the guitar, bass and drum trio Monkey Plot are going electric again after having cultivated a purely acoustic sound for several years. Their music still evokes an impression of intimacy, although the band's roots in rocking improvisational music now come more clearly to the fore.
Montgomery, Wes: A Day In The Life. A&M (700161). March 2021. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl of the debut album on A&M Records by jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1967. It features a plethora of star sidemen, such as Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Ray Barretto, and Grady Tate, among others, as well as superb arrangements by Don Sebesky. The LP was masterfully engineered by Rudy Van Gelder.
Moondog: Moondog And His Friends. Primitiv Sounds (PRM003). Street date: 31-01-19. Legendary 1953 album by the groundbreaking avant-garde musician, now reissued on 180 gram vinyl.
Moondog: The Story Of Moondog. 4 Men with Beards (4M1771LP). Street date: 01-03-18. Originally released on Prestige in 1957, this is the third LP from NYC street performer and avant garde/minimalist composer Moondog. Limited edition of 1000 copies on purple and green starburst vinyl.
Moon Relay: Full Stop Etc. Hubro (HUBROLP3579). Street date: 26-08-16. The rock quartet Moon Relay plays instrumental music that evokes hallucinations, dancing and thought forays into a fairy-tale world. The band's members draw inspiration from a variety of genres, including the psychedelia of the 60's, krautrock, techno, no wave, surf rock, free jazz, electroacoustic music and the studio experiments of Joe Meek.
Moongarden: Voyeur. Ma.Ra.Cash Records (MRCLP005). LP version of the album, presented in a spectacular gatefold with illustations made by Ed Unitsky.
Moravagine: S/T. Replica Records (RPC034). Street date: 01-11-18. Moravagine's sole album was originally released in 1976. Recorded at Jef Gilson's legendary Studio Palm, this incredible French band display a unique blend of prog rock, free jazz, avant-garde and experimental pop.
Moreira, Moraes: Moraes Moreira. Polysom Brazil (333331). Street date: 08-06-18. 180 gr. LP reissue. Originally from 1975, this album offers a really unique hybrid of styles that includes samba soul, jazzy funk, and other Brazilian modes from the 70's, all wrapped up into a beautifully fresh and personal approach!
Morgan, Derrick: Forward March. Dynamite (DNM14002). 180 Gr. LP. Street date: 22-05-14. Originally released in 1962, "Forward March!" is the first long player from one of Jamaica's biggest stars of the early 1960s, who at one point occupied the first seven spaces on the JA pop chart! Included here is his biggest hit of all, rounded out with the title track - a huge influence on the 2-Tone movement - and 9 more classic sides of early ska.
Morgan, Lee: City Lights. Sowing Records (SOW03). Street date: 06-11-20. Limited edition of 300 copies on clear vinyl. Originally released on Blue Note in 1957, City Lights is the result of a fine session recorded at the legendary Rudi Van Gelder studio by an all-star sextet featuring the 19 years old trumpet genius Lee Morgan plus an impressive coalition of Jazz stylists such as Curtis Fuller on trombone, George Coleman on tenor sax, Ray Bryant on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Taylor on drums.
Morgan, Lee: Indeed! Down At Dawn (DAD118). Street date: 18-10-18. Limited edition. The debut album by genius trumpeter Lee Morgan, recorded in 1957
Morgan, Lee: Volume 2 - Sextet. Sowing Records (SOW027). Street date: 29-07-22. Limited edition of 300 copies on clear vinyl. Originally released on Blue Note in 1957, this album stands as a strong early piece in Lee Morgan discography. At the time of the recording (1956) Morgan was just 18 and he was already shining like a mature soloist and solid band leader. Another attracting point in this set is that most of the tracks are composed by the great Benny Golson. A beautiful hard swinging bop session featuring Hank Mobley on tenor, Horace Silver on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, Charlie Persip on drums - plus the obscure Kenny Rodgers on alto sax.
Morgan, Lee: Vol. 3. Sowing Records (SOW047). Street date: 07-12-23. Reissue pressed on clear vinyl. This third album for the Blue Note label was recorded on March 24, 1957 and is a classic hard bop date on its own, the last in a series of sessions that a very young Lee Morgan (barely 18 years old at the time) recorded in 1957, a pivotal year for the American trumpeter, who would sweep the modern jazz scene from then on.
Morricone, Ennio: A Fistful of Dollars / Per un Pogno di Dollari. 10" EP GDM (GDMEP6502). Oct. 2014. Limited edition of 500 copies on Deluxe purple vinyl. Plays on 45 rpm! Also included is a 26x26cm mini poster. Gatefold cover.
Morricone, Ennio: Amanti d'Oltretomba. Overdrive Records (ODR034LP). Street date: 16-06-16. First time on vinyl ever, released on 180g coloured vinyl. Taken from the 1965 horror-goth movie directed by Mario Caiano as Allan Grunewald, a very sparse and dark soundtrack with luscious orchestration.
Morricone, Ennio: Città Violenta. Sub OST (SUBOST011/SUBOST011LTD). Street date: 23-06-23. Pressed both on black vinyl or coloured vinyl, this tight, atmospheric and pretty damn funky soundtrack is now presented for the first time on vinyl in a complete edition of 21 tracks!
Morricone, Ennio: Città Violenta. Dagored (RED223C). Nov. 2015. Complete edition for first time ever on vinyl, limited edition of 1000 copies on funky green vinyl.
Morricone, Ennio: Controfase. Holy Basil (HBR-014). Street date: 09-12-22. Composed by Ennio Morricone alongside friend and frequent collaborator Bruno Nicolai, "Controfase" is one of the most overlooked and lesser known chapters in the maestro's extensive catalog. Various experimental elements perfectly intertwine in these skilful compositions, VCS3 blend with hair-raising violin notes on a pattern of ominous percussions by Egisto Macchi. With the precious help of Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza as well as Edda Dell'Orso angelic voice, the two masterminds have crafted a true hidden gem.
Morricone, Ennio: Death Rides A Horse (Da Uomo a Uomo). Dagored (RED244). Street date: 24-10-17. First time complete edition on double vinyl limited edition of 500 copies on colored vinyl! It contains an insert with tracklist and original movie photos
Morricone, Ennio: Duello nel Texas. Digitmovies (LPDM005). Limited edition on 180 gram vinyl. Street date: 15-02-18. Known in English as "Gunfight at the Red Sands", this is the soundtrack of the film directed in 1963 by Ricardo Blasco
Morricone, Ennio: Eat It (Mangiala) O.S.T. Cinedelic (CNST704). Street date: 01-12-16. Limited edition LP + highly rigid hand-glued Cinedelic cover with a folder insert of 4 facades with photos from the movie. Soundtrack of a film from 1969
Morricone, Ennio: End Of The Game (aka il Giudice E Il Suo Boia). Dagored (RED260). Street date: 17-07-20. Finally on vinyl one of the most wanted and mysterious scores by the late Maestro, soundtrack of a 1975 cult noir movie combining melancholic melodies with wild funky tunes and starring the great John Voigt and Jacqueline Bisset.
Morricone, Ennio: Escalation. Dagored (RED214). 02/03/15. Limited edition of 500 copies on transparent yellow vinyl!
Morricone, Ennio: Female. Black Cat (BCR0111). Nov. 2014. A Musical Journey into the World of Women, achieved by selecting songs from film music by the great Ennio Morricone
Morricone, Ennio: Gi' la Testa. AMSLP96. Oct. 2015. This title closes the series of AMS Records / Vinyl Magic reissues dedicated to the Leone / Morricone collaboration, with the usual new graphic layout, a 60x30cm poster with flyers and lobby cards and an orange/gold colored vinyl.
Morricone, Ennio: Gli Intoccabili. AMS LP84. 12/06/15. One of many hidden gems by Morricone, here presented in a gatefold LP cover with a completely renewed artwork and a 30x30cm poster with vintage flyers and lobby cards.
Morricone, Ennio: Gli Intoccabili. Sub Ost. Reissued for the first time on 180 gram black vinyl (SUBOST007), clear blue vinyl (SUBOST007COL) or ultra limited splatter vinyl (SUBOST007SPL), this double LP of a particular semi-unknown movie is now presented housed in a gatefold jacket with 11 unreleased tracks! Street date: 08-04-22. It will be also released in a strictly limited edition of 400 cassettes (black,limited white,limited blue and ultralimited red )
Morricone, Ennio: Holocaust 2000. Dagored (RED250). Street date: 15-11-18. Limited edition of 500 on splatter explosion colored vinyl. Complete edition for this first vinyl reissue ever!
Morricone, Ennio: I Cannibali. Spikerot Records (SPK014). Street date: 13-12-19. Released for the first time on wax and pressed on double 180g vinyl, housed in an elegant gatefold jacket with captivating artwork from Basthard Design. This is the score music to the dystopic 1970's masterpiece by Liliana Cavani, entirely composed and orchestrated by Morricone and conducted by Bruno Nicolai. It also includes alternate takes and previously unreleased tracks, perfectly mastered for vinyl by Carlo Altobelli at Toxic Basement Studio.
Morricone, Ennio: I Pugni in Tasca. Dagored (RED221C). Shipping date: 28/09/15. Ennio Morricone, for Marco Bellocchio's masterpiece debut film I Pugni in Tasca, composed some mysterious and obsessive music for soprano voice, harp, harpsichord, strings, alternated to lounge music of the period, swing and jazz, creating a great contrast with the dark mood of the movie. This complete edition is first time ever on vinyl, pressed on blue vinyl and limited to 1000 copies
Morricone, Ennio: Il Diavolo nel Cervello. AMS85LP. 26/06/15. Soundtrack of a film directed in 1971 by Sergio Sollima. Solid red & purple mixed vinyl edition.
Morricone, Ennio: Il Grande Silenzio (The Great Silence). Dagored (RED229C). Street date: 14-03-19. Limited edition of 500 copies on coloured vinyl. This soundtrack from 1968 is often considered one of the best "western" work by Morricone since the collaboration with Sergio Leone for the classic Dollar Trilogy and "Once Upon a Time in the West"
Morricone, Ennio: Il Mio Nome è Nessuno. AMS LP66. Release date: 24/07/15. Following the success gained by the first press of this item, especially released for the Record Store Day 2015, "Il mio nome è Nessuno" (My name is Nobody) is now reissued with a new artwork and on black vinyl, still including a 60x30cm poster with flyers and lobby cards.
Morricone, Ennio: Il Prefetto Di Ferro. Dagored (RED208P). Picture Disc. Street date: 09-11-17.
Morricone, Ennio: Indagine su un Cittadino al di Sopra di Ogni Sospetto. AMSLP94. Sept. 2015. Despite the prizes earned by the film - including the Academy Award for best foreign film - Cinevox only released a 45rpm with the main theme of the film at the time, and a first "full-version" of the soundtrack was only published in the 80's. This new edition fills some other gaps, by including a specially selected tracklist, a never seen before artwork, a gatefold cover with extensive notes and a 30x30cm poster with a vast reproduction of lobby cards and posters of the film. Pressed on 180gr. gold & black mixed coloured vinyl.
Morricone, Ennio: L'alibi. Dagored (RED242). Street date: 24-08-17. For the first time, here's the complete score on vinyl in a strictly limited edition of 500 units pressed on green vinyl! The score brims with 60's coolness, lots of cheerful tunes, some pop arrangements, some lounge jazz, some dazzling vocals, all of them featuring that unmistakable Morricone air. It's light music, highly entertaining, listenable throughout and full of delightful little touches.
Morricone, Ennio: L'Anticristo. Dagored (RED258). 7" super limited edition of 500 numbered copies and first-ever reissue, in an original 7-inch replica for Record Store Day 2019.
Morricone, Ennio: La Califfa. Vinyl Magic (VMLP189). Street date: 23-09-16. Limited edition on 180 gr. pink vinyl. For this reissue and except for the front cover image, the artwork has been completely renewed; the inner sleeve contains in fact many reproductions of posters and lobby cards of the film. Various tracks, never released on LP until today, have also been added to the final tracklist.
Morricone, Ennio: La Classe Operaia Va in Paradiso. Goodfellas (GFOST001LP). Street date: 02-11-16. One of the most sought-after soundtracks of Morricone's experimental side, as you might know by the original tribute set by John Zorn for "Big Gundown" in 1986.
Morricone, Ennio: La Cugina. Overdrive Records (ODR036LP). Street date: 16-06-16. First time on vinyl ever, released on 180g coloured vinyl "La Cugina" is the soundtrack of one of the most sought after Italian Sexy Comedies. Music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Morricone. Jazzy and lush textures featuring Choir I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni, Oscar Valdambrini on flugelhorn, and Edda Dell'Orso on vocals.
Morricone, Ennio: La Proprietà Non è Più un Furto. Goodfellas (GFOST003LP). Street date: 02-03-17. Another fantastic Morricone soundtrack back in print on vinyl for the first time since its original release in 1973.
Morricone, Ennio: La Resa dei Conti. Contempo (CO2004-2LP). Dec. 2014. Ennio Morricone delivered more dramatic conflict on his score for the 1968 Western La Resa Dei Conti, this time mixing in a bit of atmospheric formlessness among his more romantic and orchestral sounds. There are some vampiric-sounding organs as well as one of those ascending, judgement day tunes that's expected from a Western: the strings come into play and the choir gets heavy with the tension. Comes in two separate LPs sold together in a deluxe pvc sleeve. The first one is the exact reissue of the original album. The second contains 11 bonus tracks here released on vinyl for the first time.
Morricone, Ennio: La Trappola Scatta A Beirut. EP 10" (GDM EP6707). Street date: 14-09-15.
Morricone, Ennio: La Vita a Volte... Vero Provvidenza (GDM LP6706). Coloured 180 gr. vinyl edition. Street date: 14-09-15.
Morricone, Ennio: Le Due Stagioni della Vita. Vinyl Magic (VMLP190). Sept. 2016. This reissue is the first ever on LP since the original one published in 1972. Limited edition on 180 gr. white vinyl.
Morricone, Ennio: Le Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene. Dagored (RED202P). Picture Disc. Street date: 12-10-17.
Morricone, Ennio: Le Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene. Dagored (RED202). June 2014. Soundtrack to an obscure Italian thriller from the 70's. Limited edition of 500 copies
Morricone, Ennio: Le Pistole Non Discutono. GDM LP6704. Release date: 23/06/15. Western from 1964, whose soundtrack has been remastered from the original mono tapes
Morricone, Ennio: L'istruttoria È Chiusa. Dimentichi. Contempo (CO2005LP). Dec. 2014. Original soundtrack from the film directed by Damiano Damiani; this is one of the best experimental scores composed by the Maestro, with an avantgarde style that reminds his works with Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza. Here are the complete recordings, including two bonus tracks, remastered from the original analog tapes. Master and sound restoring done by Roberto Zamori at Film Music Art Studio. Beautiful gatefold sleeve cover artwork done with the original movie poster.
Morricone, Ennio: L'uccello dalle Piume di Cristallo. AMS36LP. Red vinyl. May 2014. For this soundtrack of a Dario Argento movie, the maestro adopted a particular style that draws heavily on contemporary music and on the studies of his Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza. First 500 copies are in red vinyl with a special 30x30cm insert resuming the best international flyers and lobby cards of the movie.
Morricone, Ennio: Maddalena. GDM LP6703. Release date: 23/06/15. Soundtrack of an Italo-Yugoslavian production from 1971, directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. Remastered from the original stereo analog tapes, reprinted in a new design layout and including as bonus a track originally issued as single.
Morricone, Ennio: Metti, una Sera a Cena. AMS95LP. Sept. 2015. This edition offers the original soundtrack released in 1969 on Cinevox Record in a new artwork, gatefold cover and colored vinyl. A bonus track is also included, the song "Hurry to me" sung by The Sandpipers, a folk/pop trio who became famous at the time for their version of the popular "Guantanamera".
Morricone, Ennio: Noi Lazzaroni. Digit Movies (LPDM035). Street date: 24-09-21. Reissue in a limited edition of 300 copies of the OST known in English as "We Rascals". The LP contains two bonus tracks, unreleased alternate takes of the original album versions which will surely be quite attractive for fans and scholars of the music of Ennio Morricone.
Morricone, Ennio: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso. AMS LP88. Release date: 13/07/15. Limited edition on solid purple & clear transparent mixed vinyl, in a gatefold cover with new artwork, also including a 30x30cm poster with flyers and promotional lobby cards. A must for any self-respecting movie maniac, presented in a LP format after more than 15 years!
Morricone, Ennio: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso. AMS LP088. March 2016. After the coloured vinyl version last year comes now the 180 gr. black vinyl edition with gatefold cover
Morricone, Ennio: Once Upon a Time in the West / C'era una Volta il West. GDM (GDMLP6503). Oct. 2014. Limited edition on Deluxe orange Mixed vinyl. This reissue comes in a splendid gatefold package, with a 30x30cm inlay poster.
Morricone, Ennio: Queimada. AMS LP87. Release date: 13/07/15. Limited edition on clear & orange mixed vinyl with many bonus tracks, enclosed in a cover gatefold with a completely renewed artwork and a 30x30cm poster with film flyers and lobby cards reproductions.
Morricone, Ennio: Questa Specie d'Amore. Vinyl Magic (VMLP185). 29-01-16. Clear blue vinyl edition. This reissue is the very first ever on vinyl, and presents a renewed artwork and includes all the sixteen cuts of the complete edition of the soundtrack.
Morricone, Ennio: Revolver. Dagored (RED220C). Shipping date: 31/07/15. New edition with extra tracks, limited to 500 copies, pressed on white and red splatter vinyl. Revolver is one the finest Ennio Morricone thriller scores, composed in 1973.
Morricone, Ennio Feat. Joan Baez: Sacco e Vanzetti. Goodfellas (GFOST002LP). Street date: 02-11-16. Featuring the track "Here's To You" made famous by Joan Baez, this is one of the most classical oriented scores composed by the Maestro, with large strings arrangements and classical guitar parts.
Morricone, Ennio: Slalom. Dagored (RED254). Street date: 04-10-18. Limited and extended (over 10 mn.) edition of 500 copies on pink vinyl.
Morricone, Ennio: Spasmo. This great score for Umberto Lenzi's 1974 cult thriller will be a Store Day Release from the label Dagored, presented in two limited editions and artwork (500 copies): The Mouth Edition, on RSD electric blue vinyl (RED216X) and the Hand Edition, on RSD clear blue vinyl (RED216Y). Street date: 23/03/15
Morricone, Ennio: Svegliati e Uccidi. Dagored (RED253). Street date: 04-10-18. First time on vinyl, here's the complete version with 9 bonus tracks! Limited edition of 500 copies on coloured vinyl. Perfect "noir jazz style" soundtrack composed for the 1966 Italian crime thriller "Svegliati e Uccidi" (aka "Too Soon To Die").
Morricone, Ennio: Teorema. Vinyl Magic (VMLP188). Sept. 2016. This reissue faithfully reproduces the original 1968 version, and is printed in a limited edition on 180 gr. transparent lime coloured vinyl.
Morricone, Ennio: Tepepa. Vinyl Magic (VMLP184). 29-01-16. Clear orange vinyl edition of this soundtrack of a spaghetti western dominated by strings and, curiously, by the acoustic guitar!
Morricone, Ennio: The Big Gundown (La Resa Dei Conti). Dagored (RED211). 15/01/15. Limited numbered edition of 500 copies on splatter vinyl (black with sand Speckles). Free poster inside. Complete remastered edition.
Morricone, Ennio: The Prisoner. Digit Movies (LPDM036). Street date: 24-09-21. Reissue in a limited edition of 300 copies of another musical jewel by Morricone, from the TV movie broadcasted by Italian Rai Television in 1978
Morricone, Ennio: Un Sacco Bello. Beat (LPOST063). Street date: 04-08-23. This soundtrack marked the first collaboration between Ennio Morricone and Carlo Verdone, resulting in a very pleasant score that accompanies the situations of each episode. Coloured vinyl edition (marbled white and green). Also released on CD. For this new edition, the production team was able to access to the first generation stereo master tapes of the recording sessions, which allowed them to discover three unreleased tracks!
Morricone, Ennio: Vergogna Schifosi. Vinyl Magic (VMLP187). Sept. 2016. This Vinyl Magic reissue faithfully reproduces the original 1969 version, and is printed in a limited edition on 180 gr. solid gold coloured vinyl.
Morricone, Ennio: Veruschka. Dagored (RED201P). Picture Disc. Street date: 09-11-17.
Morricone, Ennio: Veruschka. Dagored (RED201G). Street date: 02-11-16. Another reissue, this time in a new 2LP limited deluxe gatefold edition, pressed on pink and white vinyl.
Morricone, Ennio: Veruschka. Dagored (RED201). June 2014. Ennio Morricone's famous soundtrack composed for the 1971 Franco Rubartelli documentary Veruschka, Poesia di una Donna, about the legendary Veruschka, the world's first supermodel, a real 60's/70's icon, who appeared in several cult movies; limited edition of 500 copies
A. Mossolov / J. Cage / E. Varese / H. Cowell / O. Luening / H. El-Dabh / V. Ussachevsky / H. Jacobs : Sounds Of New Music. Modern Silence (OI023). Limited edition on 180 gram vinyl. Street date: 18-04-17. Sounds of New Music is a legendary collection of 18 compositions from the 20's to the mid-50's, representing attempts at a "new means of musical expression".
Mothers Of Invention, The : FZ at Artisan. B13 (B152). 07/12/11. 140 gram LP Clear vinyl in transparent PVC sleeve with blue lettering; limited edition 500 copies. Recorded live between October 1968 and May 1969, these tracks were chosen, produced and mastered by Frank Zappa himself at Artisan Sound in Hollywood, CA in mid-1969. The album includes rare live versions of tracks recorded during The Mothers' first European tour (Autumn 1968) and at various locations around the USA (mostly in 1969). €16
(drums), along with the magnificent Bill Frisell (guitar) and Joe Lovano (tenor sax), represent the perfect balance between tradition and innovation.
Motore, Alberto: Il Grande Gioco. AMS (AMS141 LP). Street date: 05-07-18. Reissue and 180 gr. black vinyl edition of the sole album released by the Rome-based band Albero Motore in 1974. The reissue includes a cover that faithfully reproduces the original one, including the inner LP envelope with photos, credits and lyrics.
Motorpsycho: Behind The Sun. Rune Grammofon (RLP3155). Street date: 06-11-20. Long time out of print, this album is now repressed in a limited run of 500 copies on grey vinyl. Same gatefold cover and etching on side A.
Mototeru Takagi Quartet: Live At Little John, Yokohama 1999. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 146). Street date: 15-07-21. Improvised & composed by Mototeru Takagi (tenor saxophone), Susumu Kongo (alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet), Nao Takeuchi (tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet) & Shota Koyama (drums). Recorded live on the 25th September of 1999 at Little John, Yokohama, Japan.
Moving Gelatine Plates: S/T. Replica (RPC11). Street date: 03/09/15. Reissue of the debut album by this French progressive band
Moving Gelatine Plates: The World Of Genius Hans. Replica (RPC017). 180 gr. vinyl re-issue. Street date: 14-04-2016.
Moving Sidewalks, The: Flash. Klimt (MJJ301CP). Street date: 04-08-16. Limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram pink vinyl LP. This 1968 release of Flash is the only famous album by this Texas trio, featuring a young Billy Gibbons, later of ZZ Top fame, and it includes 5 bonus tracks from the CD reissue.
Mulla: Don't Cry My Africa. Subsound Records (SSR121LP/SSR121LTD). Street date: 14-10-22. Available on black vinyl and in a limited edition on grey vinyl, here's another album of raw, atmospheric black metal from Iraq. Mulla denies to be a terrorist group or a flock of religious fanatics. Their goal is - in their own words - to provide a musical feel for the "frightening atmosphere of the Middle East these days".
Mulla: Genius. Subsound Records (SSR087LP/SSR087LTD). Street date: 22-10-21. Available on black vinyl and in a limited edition on white vinyl, here's the third album by a black metal band from Iraq, including bonus tracks previously unreleased on vinyl. An exotic / Eastern take on black metal, with an interesting atmosphere overall. Raw, angry and surprisingly cool bass lines.
Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond : Quartet. Doxy (DOX867LP) 180gr. LP. 28/06/12. Recorded in August 1957, this was Mulligan and Desmond's first collaborative effort. A blend of standards and original compositions like Desmond's "Blues In Time", and Mulligan's hit song "Line For Lyons", Quartet is an absolute classic of Cool. €16
Murple: Il Viaggio. 180 gram vinyl & gatefold cover. AMS (AMS80LP). Oct. 2014.
Murple: Io Sono Murple. AMS 44 LP. Vinyl reissue with the same gatefold cover and insert as the original from 1974.
The first 300 copies are pressed in green vinyl.
Murray, David: Ming. Black Saint Dig-A-Log (BS520003). 180 gram LP + CD. Oct. 2012. A key work in Murray's discography and his debut as leader of this historic octet. €17.
Murvin, Junior: Police & Thieves. 4 Men With Beards (4M700LP). Pressed on opaque blue vinyl. Street date: 15-02-18. Police & Thieves is a Roots Reggae classic originally released in 1977 and produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry (who also wrote or co-wrote many of the songs) at his legendary Black Ark Studios with The Upsetters.
Musci / Venosta / Mariani: Losing The Orthodox Path. Soave (SV25). Street date: 06-03-20. Limited edition of 300 copies on coloured vinyl. This is an homage to ancient music, but through an electro-acoustic approach. Musci, Venosta and Mariani blend a powerful undercurrent of otherwordly intrigue and mysticism throughout their structures, resulting in an emotionally engaging experience, where traditional acoustic elements - from Greek chant to darbukas - join electronic treatments in a supremely crafted tapestry of sound and composition!
Musci, Roberto: The Loa of Music (The Complete Sessions). Soave 2LP (SV03-04). Street date: 15-06-17. Recorded in 1983, the project originally had 80 minutes of music but only half was released on the original LP. Soave has pressed for the first time the Complete Recording Session from original tapes of this phenomenally ambitious masterpiece that entirely refuses the well trod path - distilling a remarkable range of sonic reference and reality. A work of field recording, musique concrète, electronics, synthesis, and instrumentation, pulling from countless musics from across the globe, the result is nothing short of brilliant and stunningly beautiful. Ambiences ripple, sounds and voices converse in a vision of unity that may only exist within sonic realms. Unquestionably seminal, and one of the most important works to emerge from Italy in the last 50 years.
Musci, Roberto / Venosta, Giovanni: A Noise, A Sound. Soave (SV19-20). Street date: 13-09-18. Limited edition gatefold 2LP. The third episode of the alchemical association between Roberto Musci and Giovanni Venosta, reprinted for the first time by Soave Records in an elegant edition in double vinyl in gatefold cover.
Musci, Roberto / Venosta, Giovanni: Water Messages on Desert Sand. ReR Vinyl (RERVRRC28). Street date: 08-02-18. Another great release in the prestigious ReR Recommended vinyl reissue series.
Water Messages on Desert Sand was the very first sound creation from the Italian avantgarde duo. A classic work in the genre, released by Chris Cutler's Recommended Records in 1987.
Museo Rosenbach: Zarathustra (73). Sony/Bmg 88697428191. 30/01/09. One of the masterpieces of Italian progressive rock finally reprinted on 180 gr. vinyl with digital remastered sound! Gatefold sleeve. €21
Mushroom: Early One Morning. 180 gram LP. AK328LP. Originated in Dublin in 1972, Mushroom were one of the top folk prog Irish bands of the period. A collector's item, Early One Morning is now reissued with four bonus tracks that were originally released as singles. €16
Musica Elettronica Viva: United Patchwork. 2LP Alternative Fox (FOX022). Street date: 31-01-20. Musica Elettronica Viva was formed in 1966 by a group of American composers in Rome, its nucleus comprised of pianist Frederic Rzewski, sound improviser Alvin Curran and the improvisatory keyboardist Richard Teitelbaum. Taking cues from John Cage and David Tudor, MEV employed open, limitless structures, using found instruments, toys, a homemade synthesizer and the first Moog to reach mainland Europe. An abortive US tour in 1970 split MEV into three units, but the band later reformed for this album with Rzewski, Curran and Teitelbaum joined by saxophonist Steve Lacy, trombonist Garrett List and keyboardist Karl Berger. The resultant double album United Patchwork, recorded in November 1977 at Mama Dog for Horo Records, captures MEV in all of their discordant, improvisatory glory!
Mystery: Delusion Rain. 2LP. Street date: 22-09-17. Limited edition of 150 copies on 180 gram green vinyl
Mystery: Lies And Butterflies. Oskar (OSKAR 008/009LP). Street date: 10-08-18. Released by a Polish label, here is a limited edition on double LP, pressed on 180 gram black vinyl with gatefold cover, incl. 3 live bonus tracks recorded live on April 3rd, 2016 at the Boerderij Cultuurpodium Zoetermeer, Netherlands.
Møster!: Dust Breathing! Hubro Music (HUBROLP3638). Street date: 15-01-21. For their fifth release in a ten year period with the Hubro label, Norwegian supergroup Møster! follow up the acclaimed double vinyl album of 2018, "States of Mind", with a thrilling distillation of the group's trademark take-no-prisoners approach. Over six intensely-worked tracks, the regular Møster! quartet plus legendary sound sculptor/mixer Jørgen Træen create a startling amalgam of collective improvisation and virtuoso soloing that is overflowing with ideas and crackling with excess energy.
Møster!: When You Cut Into The Present. Hubro (HUBROLP3565). 11-09-15. For the description, see the CD section!
Napoli Centrale: S/T. Sony reissue. Feb. 2017. Digital remaster, for the first time at 192 khz and 24 bit. From the original master tapes!
Nascimento, Milton: Ultimo Trem. Far Out Recordings (FARO217DLP). For Record Store Day 2020 (August 29th), Far Out Recordings presents Nascimento's 1980 follow up of the album "Maria Maria", set for its first ever vinyl release, as limited edition on red vinyl!
Nazoranai: Beginning To Fall In Line Before Me, So Decorously, The Nature Of All That Must Be Transformed. W.25TH (W25-02). Street date: 05-10-17. Nazoranai is the supergroup of Keiji Haino, Oren Ambarchi and Stephen O'Malley. On the trio's third album, Nazoranai explore two side-long tracks of superb abstraction. Ambarchi and O'Malley provide the perfect brute-rock rhythm section to Haino's recklessly pure expression through instrument and voice. Blurred noise, dark hurdy-gurdy and thunderous harmonics build an accretive mantra of jagged electricity.
Necks, The: Mindset. Recommended Records (RERVN10LP). Street date: 23-07-21. Long awaited reissue of The Necks 2011 masterpiece. Always different, here the Necks resolutely layer polyrhythmic material to form seething blocks of sound - in two long pieces, one more stripped back to the live trio, the other featuring multiple strata of swirling Hammonds, noise-guitar and electronics.
Necks, The: Vertigo. RER Vinyls (RERVN12LP). Street date: 15-04-22. Brand new vinyl reissue of the 2015 album! As Lloyd Swanton writes: "A special kind of music that is not pushy or demanding or demonstrative, but rather co-operative, spatial, ambiguous. A music that leaves room for its listeners".
Necromonkey: A Glimpse Of Possible Endings. Pancromantic (PLP 2019). Nov. 2015. Newly mastered edition, limited to 200 copies on solid orange and gold coloured vinyl and released in a gatefold sleeve.
Nektar: Down to Earth. Sireena Records (SIREENA4015). 12/03/12. 1974's "Down To Earth" with Hawkwind friend Robert Calvert acting as ringmaster for the progressive circus is a tremendous listen. This edition also includes the reproduction of a classic live Nektar Poster
Nektar: Remember The Future. Sireena Records (SIREENA4011). Street date: 15/06/11. This edition comes in 180 gram heavy-weight vinyl and includes a reproduced Promo 7" Single with two radio versions. For the very first time! "Remember The Future" was originally released in 1973 and for many fans it always has been the masterpiece by the anglo-German band
Nelson, Oliver with Eric Dolphy: Straight Ahead. Sowing Records (SOW031). Street date: 02-09-22. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on clear vinyl. This is a great modern jazz album taking shape from a quintet studio session (all first takes) engineered and supervised by master Rudy Van Gelder and featuring: Oliver Nelson (alto and tenor saxes, clarinet), Eric Dolphy (alto sax, bass clarinet, flute), Richard Wyands (piano), George Duvivier (double bass) and Roy Haynes on drums.
Nero, Leo: Vero. AMSLP22. Street date: 20/01/2010. Behind this name is in fact keyboardist Gianni Leone, here in 1977 starting a solo career after the disbanding of his band Il Balletto di Bronzo . The album was recorded in New York in 1976 and is reissued for the very first time on a great sounding 180g high quality vinyl! (it had shortly previously seen a limited vinyl reissue in Japan). The album is totally played and sung by Leo himself; the sound is mainly keyboard based but Leone played drums, minimoog bass lines and even guitar on some tracks. €20
Neville, Aaron: Minit Singles 1960-63. Honey Pie (HONEY021). Street date: 05-02-21. Minit Records was an American independent record label, originally based in New Orleans and founded by Joe Banashak in 1959. Hereby all the singles released by singer Aaron Neville between 1960 and 1963, one of the key figure of the local scene and founding member of the Neville Brothers.
New Trolls: Concerto Grosso. Deluxe LP Vinyl Magic VMLP129. May 2008. Here's a limited, wonderful reissue of the original album from 1971, with its gatefold cover and original label replicas. €17,50
New Trolls: S/T. Vinyl Magic 180 Gr. LP VM133LP. Sept. 08. The songs of this 2nd album from 1970 are still a pleasure to listen today; they are real beat and psych inspired killers, highlighted by great vocal harmonies and an Hendrix-inspired guitar playing. Not yet prog but catchy and well crafted! €18
New Trolls: Searching For A Land. Vinyl Magic 2LP (VMLP139). May 2009. Brilliant reissue of the 1972 double album by Italian prog hitmakers, mostly sung in English. One of the 4 sides is a live recording. This wonderful reissue is an exact replica of the original, with the gatefold cover with top flap. A very nice collectable. 180g vinyl.
New Trolls: Senza Orario, Senza Bandiera. Vinyl Magic 180 Gr. LP VM130LP. Sept. 08. Finally on LP again the legendary New Trolls debut album from 1969! The lyrics where written for them by singer songwriter Fabrizio De André, while music arrangements were due to a man that would become the producer of Le Orme! €18
New York Contemporary Five, The: Consequences. Modern Silence (OI025). Street date: 15-06-17. The stellar frontline of Don Cherry, Archie Shepp, and John Tchicai all being relative newcomers at the time. Cherry had recently left Ornette Coleman and was only starting to stretch into world music. Shepp was fresh off a stint with Cecil Taylor and had just found his voice as a composer and performer. And Tchicai was virtually unknown, period.
New York Contemporary Five, The: Live at Koncertsal, Copenhagen, 17.10.1963. Alternative Fox (FOX012). Street date: 19-07-19. This rare performance has epically-extended cuts of Don Cherry's "Consequences" and Ornette Coleman's "Emotions", plus a peppy take of Thelonious Monk's "Monk's Mood".
News From Babel: Letters Home. Recommended Records (RERVNFB2LP). Street date: 18-12-20. Remastered by Bob Drake, this is the first-ever vinyl reissue of the band's second album, with full texts and illustrations enclosed. This album featured contributions by Bill Gilonis (The Work) on bass and guitar and vocals appearances from four master singers such as Robert Wyatt, Dagmar Krause, Phil Minton, and Sally Potter.
Niblock, Phill: Niblock For Celli / Celli Plays Niblock. Superior Viaduct (SV157). Street date: 04-10-18. Working with reed player Joseph Celli (a composer in his own right, who has collaborated with John Cage, Pauline Oliveros and Ornette Coleman), Niblock nimbly removes the breathing pauses from Celli's oboe and English horn to create seamless, enchanting drones. This first-time reissue is recommended for fans of Alvin Lucier, Yoshi Wada and Dome.
Nico: Chelsea Girl. Endless Happiness (HE67002). Street date: 26-05-23.
Nico: Desertshore. Endless Happiness (HE68004). Street date: 01-09-23. Unlike its predecessor "The Marble Index", this third album incorporated elements from Western traditional pop. It obtained a small cult following upon its release but was overlooked by most large publications and the public in general. Runs on 45rpm!
Nico: Heroine: Manchester Library Theatre 1980. Tiger Bay (TB6041C). Street date: 05-07-19. Another reissue, this time on clear coloured vinyl
Nico: Heroine: Manchester Library Theatre 1980. Tiger Bay (TB6041). Street date: 14-09-17. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl, here is a 14 track-acoustic album, an incredible collection of some of Nico's most haunting songs! Includes the bonus track "Reich Der Traume", released for the first time on vinyl.
Nico: Live In Tokyo 1986. Radiation Reissues (RRSCV002). Featuring a backing band that includes synthesizer, conga drums, and more, this dark, smoky concert feels like proto-cold-wave and though 30+ years old could easily fit into the indie zeitgeist of today. With a set list that spans the whole of her career going all the way back to her beginnings in the Warhol Factory, this live set show that Nico, though unfortunately near the twilight of her life, was nowhere near the twilight of her talent. An amazing live set on hand numbered limited edition splatter vinyl LP for Record Store Day 2017.
Nico: Marble Index. Endless Happiness (HE68005). Street date: 01-09-23. Reissue of Nico's 1969 2nd album, a follow-up of the famous "Chelsea Girl" album, with an almost avant-garde flavor strongly contrasting with the orchestrated folk-rock of her debut album; runs on 45rpm!
Nico: The Drama Of Exile. Lantern Rec. (LANR014). Street date: 24-06-22. Fully remastered and licensed limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gr. vinyl. Produced by Corsican bassist Philippe Quilichini, this album was released twice, first in 1981, then in 1983, after a legal controversy was settled with Aura Records that released the first issue. While the first press was a 9-track offering, the present and second issue excluded the track "Purple Lips" but added "Saeta" and "Vegas", released on a 7" single in 1981. It also includes covers of the Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting for the Man" and David Bowie's "Heroes".
Nicolai, Bruno: Espressioni. Loneos (LON001LP/ LON001LP-COL). Street date: 31-01-20. Limited edition available on 180 gram black vinyl + Obi, (400 copies) and clear vinyl + Obi + printed slipcase and handwritten notes (100 copies). Originally released in 1972 for the sought after Gemelli imprint, Espressioni was credited to longtime Ennio Morricone partner and conspirator Bruno Nicolai, one of the most influential Italian composers in the heyday of film music and modern composition. The maestro Morricone shows his persona between the folds of the record as well, revealing a common sense for obscure leanings in the tradition of avant-garde jazz and classic contemporary. The many faces of the two composers are fully in charge through the 9 episodes of the release, such a chronological history akin to the common area of Italian psycho drama and cultish noir-exploitation short movies.
Nicolai, Bruno: Indio Black (Adios Sabata). Dagored (RED248). Street date: 08-03-18. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on orange vinyl. The great Bruno Nicolai, one of the closest collaborator of Ennio Morricone, composed this epic score for the second film of the western cult classic Sabata trilogy, starring the legendary Yul Brinner, employing a dramatic style creating what is considered one of the great masterpieces of Italian western music. First time complete soundtrack on vinyl!
Nicolosi, Roberto: Black Sabbath (I Tre Volti della Paura). Dagored (RED236). Deluxe limited edition of 500, pressed on transparent vinyl, with plastic insert. Street date: 02-03-17. Complete stereo version including extra tracks, present for the first time on vinyl. This is the soundtrack composed for the super cult horror film Black Sabbath. A lyrical pathos alternates with unexpected asymmetrical musical strings and some funeral organ chords mixed to more psychedelic musical moments and glorious chamber music orchestrations.
Niemen: Live in Helsinki. Green Tree (GTR 169-1). 2018. This reissue binds three tracks recorded live in Helsinki, Finland, June 1973, two recorded live at "Rock & Jazz Now!", Munich, Germany, August 17, 1972 and a last one from a studio recording made in 1972
Niemen: Live in Opole 1971. Green Tree (GTR 155-1). Street date: 12-03-21. Recorded live in Opole, Poland for Jazzorama on June 26, 1971 and previously unreleased!
Niemen: On Stage 1970-72. Green Tree (GTR 170-1). Street date: 12-03-21. Recorded live at the "Jazz Jamboree Festival", Warsaw, Poland, October 30, 1970 and in Opole, Poland, June 23-24, 1972.
Niemen: Strange Is This World. Green Tree (GTR 146-1). Street date: 12-03-21. With a backing band including members of SBB, this album is a wild trip through spacey, psychedelic territory, the first English-language album by Polish rock artist Niemen.
Nilovic, Janko: Funky Tramway. Vadim Music (VAD036LP). 180gr. LP. 05/07/11. Doted with a great reputation and very stable value in the often fluctuating rare groove market, Funky Tramway is often considered to be one of the rarest and most well developed of Janko Nilovic's records, easily rivalling his famous cult album Rythmes Contemporains. €17
No-Man: Returning Jesus. Reissued on the Tonefloat label in a lavish triple vinyl format, No-Man's acclaimed 2001 album has never looked or sounded better. The first two LPs comprise a re-mastered version of the existing album as well as all the EP tracks officially released during the period. The third LP contains previously unreleased alternate versions and demos made during the five year period Returning Jesus was being recorded. The initial limited edition of 500 copies is available on 180 gram marbled multi-coloured vinyl housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve.
No-Man: Schoolyard Ghosts. May 2008. A special limited edition of only 1.000 copies worldwide is pressed on coloured 180 grams double vinyl, and housed in a numbered cardboard slipcase, that also contains a full-colour 16page 12x12inch picture booklet, plus a 7inch with three exclusive schoolyard ghosts demos, written and recorded by Tim Bowness.
No-Man: Speak. Burning Shed. Deluxe 180 gram heavyweight vinyl edition in a lavish gatefold sleeve. The first 500 copies are pressed on marbled multi-coloured vinyl, and include an additional one-sided bonus 12" featuring the CD bonus track The Hidden Art Of Man Ray. Considered by Steven and Tim to be one of their finest works, the tracks date from the very earliest years of the band (1988-89), but were subject to re-recording and re-mixing in 1999.
No-Man: Together We're Stranger. This new 180g white vinyl version of the album comes in a deluxe gatefold sleeve and contains a previously unreleased 'drum' mix of "The Break-up For Real" and the album outtake "bluecoda".
Noguès, Kristen: Marc'h Gouez. Souffle Continu (FFL080). Street date: 26-05-23. Reissue of an album originally released on the French label Nevenoe in 1976. Experimental folk with strong Celtic inspiration and an avantgardistic feel, reminding of musicians like Meredith Monk, early Brigitte Fontaine, Emmanuelle Parrenin or Pascal Comelade. Carefully remastered from the master tapes by Gilles Laujol, pressed on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl, and with the usual 425 grams brownboard outer sleeve. Comes with an 8-page booklet.
Norman Haines Band, The: Den Of Iniquity. Acid Nightmare Records (ANM011). 03/07/14. Limited LP edition. One of the most sought after releases of the Progressive Rock era, Den of Iniquity was the only album recorded by the band and was a dark and heavy affair with superb compositions that included a reworked version of Mr. Armageddon (previously recorded by Locomotive), the excellent title track and the epic thirteen minute long Rabbits . Issued on the Parlophone imprint in 1971, the album was available for a few short months before being deleted. This high quality vinyl reissue on the Acid Nightmare label fills that gap in any respectable Prog Rock vinyl collection. This is strictly limited to 400 copies, with fully restored and remastered sound!
Nu Band, The: The Final Concert. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 99). Nov. 2016. Recorded on the 17th of March 2012 at Jazz im Sägewerk, Bad Hofgastein, Austria. Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpet, flugelhorn, pocket trumpet, flute), Mark Whitecage (alto saxophone, clarinet), Joe Fonda (bass) and Lou Grassi (drums and percussion)
Nu Creative Methods: Nu Jungle Dances. Le Souffle Continu (ffl 031). Street date: 30-11-18. Between free jazz and ancestral music, equally inspired by the Art Ensemble of Chicago or Harry Partch, Nu Jungle Dances makes it happen without pretence but with a rare and luminous extravagance. And also with the willingness to take on board unexpected surprises, with a natural charm in fighting for the craft of sound creation. First ever vinyl reissue of this French underground treasure! Limited edition of 500 copies, with a 4 page booklet and the usual Obi strip.
Nucleus: Live In Europe 1970-1971. Vinyl Lovers (900793). Street date: 17-03-23. This is a reissue of the Hux release "Hemispheres", with two tracks omitted.
Nuova Idea: In the Beginning. Sony (88875121281) 180 gr. vinyl reissue. Sept. 2015.
Nuova Raccomandata Con Ricevuta Di Ritorno, La : Il Pittore Volante. AMSLP25. 16/02/10. 300 copies in black vinyl. After more than 30 years, Raccomandata Ricevuta di Ritorno is back and hits the streets with an astounding record with even more astounding guests, including Claudio Simonetti (Goblin), Lino Vairetti (Osanna) and even Carl Verheyen (Supertramp. €20
Ochi, Yoshiaki: Natural Sonic. Silent River Runs Deep (SR2D1011). Street date: 03-08-22. First vinyl reissue (with OBI) of Yoshiaki Ochi's "Natural Sonic" from 1990. Magical sound & ensemble of mother nature perfectly melting in with the electronics. Remastered for vinyl by Kuniyuki Takahashi.
Officina Meccanica: La Follia del Mimo di Fuoco. AMS98LP. Sept. 2015. Already released on papersleeve CD format in 2007 (now sold-out), this rare and exclusive material (the band only managed to release some 45rpm's before splitting up at the end of the decade) is now reissued on 180 gr. vinyl in a beautiful gatefold sleeve.
Ogyatanaa Show Band: African Fire Yerefrefre. Survival Research (SVVRCH010 ). Street date: 24-01-20. The Ogyatanaa or Burning Fire Show Band was one of the more esteemed of the funky highlife groups that rocked the Ghanaian music scene during the 70's. Side A consists of an extended highlife medley of over twenty minutes duration entitled Yerefrefre which revisits highlife gems of the past, while side B presents 5 highlife killer tracks encompassed in rousing melodies and complex propulsive rhythms.
Ohno, Matsuo: Roots Of Electronic Sound. Survival Research (SVVRCH005). Street date: 23-08-19. Limited edition of 500 copies with insert. Futuristic synthesizer specialist and sound designer Matsuo Ohno was responsible for the sound design of a broad range of film, television and radio soundtracks, most famously the animation series Astro Boy, which he began working on in 1963. The electronic abstractions of Karlheinz Stockhausen and left-wing filmmaker Fumio Kamei were some of his early influences. The five suites of tracks that make up the present album were recorded between 1963 and 1966; initially released on the ALM label in 1975, the album is comprised of brief tape experiments, the cover artwork fittingly representing Astro Boy, from which many of the audio interludes are taken.
Babatunde Olatunji And His Percussion: Zungo! Honey Pie (HONEY043). Street date: 12-11-21. This is legendary percussionist and activist Olatunji's classic album originally released in 1961 and featuring Jazz heavyweights such as Yusef Lateef - Clark Terry, George Duvivier, and master percussionists like Ray Barreto and Montego Joe among others. "Zungo" sounds as some sort of an ongoing orgy in Afro percussion grooves with Olatunji at the head of a large and varied group including horns, guitar, bass, multiple percussion and drums, plus a 13 piece choir.
Old and New Dreams: A Tribute To Blackwell. Black Saint / Eargong (BS120113V). Street date: 25-11-22. Recorded Live in Atlanta in 1987 and first released in 1990, the band's (Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden and Blackwell) second Black Saint release stands as the group final statement. A high-quality recording capturing an outstanding performance as homage to Ed Blackwell, one of the greatest drummers in the history of jazz. The concert was based on a great setlist including three Coleman's originals plus Blackwell's "Togo" and Redman's "Dewey's Tune".
Old and New Dreams: S/T. Black Saint (BS520002V). Street date: 07-10-22. Recorded in 1976 and originally released in 1977 this was the debut album by the legendary Cherry, Redman, Haden and Blackwell quartet.
Omega: 10.000 Paces. Moiras Records (CALP010). 15/12/11. This compilation available only on vinyl grabs the forgotten tracks of the early era between 68 and 70, including rare English versions, unreleased demo recordings and even a bonus track on a theme unusual for late 60s beat. €20
Ono, Yoko & Plastic Ono Super Band: Let's Have a Dream - 1974 One Step Festival Special Edition. Super Fuji Discs (FJSP471). October 2022. This is the first commercial release from the tape recording of the band's performance as the last performer on August 10, the last day of Japan's first major rock festival, "One Step Festival," held in Koriyama, Fukushima in 1974. And check the line up! Steve Khan: Guitar / Andy Muson: Bass / Rick Marotta: Drums / Steve Gadd: Drums / Don Grolnick: Keyboards / Randy Brecker: Trumpet / Michael Brecker: Sax, Flute !!!
Opus Avantra: Lord Cromwell. Artis (AR003LP). 16/09/11. Reissue of the 2nd album, which didn't feature singer Donella Del Monaco. €18
Oram, Daphne / Gray, Vera: Listen Move And Dance. Fantôme Phonographique (OME1023). Street date: 20-08-19. The British composer, musician and audio engineer Daphne Oram was a pioneering figure in the use of electronic music, coming to prominence through her work with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, which she co-founded. The Listen Move And Dance series of BBC programmes were devised as a radical new technique to help British schoolchildren learn how to dance; on the LP releases, Vera Gray arranged short adaptations of classical pieces by Bartok, Stravinsky, Shostakovich and others, designed for stamping, punching, kicking and jumping movements, as well as running lightly, dancing on toes and shaking all about, which contrasted sharply with Oram's electronic abstractions, which seemed to have been beamed in from outer space.
Orchestra Cometa: Daydream. Cometa Edizioni (CMT8C). Street date: 10-01-20. Limited to 150 copies, pressed on clear vinyl. One of the coolest albums ever from the legendary Cometa sound library, with sweet Fender Rhodes at some points, jazzy reeds at others, and even some more evocative passages that almost have a deeper soundtrack vibe but soon return to the kind of tight, funky numbers that we love so much in Italian sound library material from this time!
Orgöne: Mos/Fet. Heavy Psych Sounds. Street date: 29-05-20. Available as double vinyl and types: black (HPS132LP), limited edition of 450 copies on transparent splatter purple vinyl (HPS132LTD) and limited edition of 250 copies on white green vinyl (HPS132SLTD). See description on the CD listing!
Ornette Coleman Quartet: Rome, Italy, February 8, 1968. WHP (WHP1464). Street date: 31-03-23. Concert recorded at Radio Rai studios in Via Asiago, with extended versions of four original compositions, including a fantastic interpretation of the already popular ?Lonely Woman.?Ornette Coleman (trumpet, alto sax, shenai), David Izenzon or Charlie Haden on bass and Ed Blackwell on drums.
Orsi, Fabio: Forse Arrivi. ST.AN.DA. (ST.AN.DA.1911). Here comes the newest work by Fabio Orsi and his first ever 10" vinyl release, limited to only 100 copies. 25 minutes equally split in two tracks, one per side. It's about a journey by train told by those waiting at the station, an intimate work that remains suspended between dream and reality.
Ortolani, Riz: Day of Anger. Dagored (RED241). Street date: 24-08-17. This edition offers the original mono score, including 11 stereo mixes for the first time on vinyl. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on orange vinyl. With some incredible groovy touches including jazzy horns and loud electric guitars, Ortolani brings a new jazz verve into the spaghetti western sound!
Ortolani, Riz: Farewell Uncle Tom. Dagored (RED 256). Street date: 17-01-19. First vinyl reissue ever and limited edition of 500 copies, complete edition with extra tracks.
Ortolani, Riz: Magnificat. Sub Ost (SUBOST009/SUBOST009LTD). 2LP on either black or coloured vinyl. Street date: 09-06-23. Soundtrack.
Ortolani, Riz: Non Si Sevizia Un Paperino (AMS LP 123). March 2016. This is the soundtrack of a '72 film by one of Italian film composers to be ranked alongside Morricone and Umiliani. He delivers here a mostly classical/symphonic musical accompaniment, never epic or overwhelming, but rather slow, gloomy and, given the content of the film, dramatic and tense. Clear lime coloured vinyl edition, with a sparkling gatefold cover, new artwork and a 30x30cm poster insert with lobby cards and flyers of the film.
Ortolani, Riz: Perversion Story (aka Una sull' Altra). Dagored (RED257). Strictly limited edition of 500 copies on pink vinyl, a special Deluxe gatefold edition for Record Store Day 2019. This is the original soundtrack recording for the 1969 Italian thriller filmed in San Francisco by cult director Lucio Fulci.
Ortolani, Riz: Un Caso Di Coscienza - Non Commettere Atti Impuri. Beat (CFS003). Street date: 21-06-19. This edition offers for the first time on CD - complete and in stereo - the scores for two comedy movies from 1970 and 1971.
Os Mutantes: A Divina Comédia Ou Ando Meio Desligado. Vinyl Lovers (900389). 180 gram LP. Street date: 28-09-17. Reissue of the band's third album
Os Mutantes: Mutantes. Vinyl Lovers (900211). Street date: 13-01-20. Similar to its predecessor (and debut album), Mutantes -from 1969 - relies on an atmosphere of experimentation and continual musical collisions, walking a fine line between innovation and pointless genre exercises.
Os Mutantes: S/T. Lilith Dig-A-Log LR336LP. 23/02/12. 180 gr. LP + free CD of the album. With the release of their debut LP in 1968, Os Mutantes cracked the already red hot Tropicalia scene wide open. Fusing traditional Brazilian music, psychedelia, rock and a good dose of pure experimentalism, they quickly became giants both in Brazil and in the outer fringes of pop music, where they have managed to reign supreme for the past four decades.€16
Os Mutantes: Teatro De Arena De Ribeirao Preto August 8, 1978. DBQP (DBQP43). Street date: 07-05-21. Here's a brilliant performance of the band just before they disbanded embracing a more solid prog-rock vibe
Osage Tribe: Arrow Head. Vinyl Magic VM50LP. 23/03/12. Still considered a must-have for any Italian Prog listener, "Arrow Head" is now reissued as an audiophile 180 gr. black vinyl, enclosed in a gatefold cover faithful to the beautiful original edition from 1972. The band was founded by Franco Battiato.
Osage Tribe: Hypnosis. AMSLP68-B Orange vinyl. Nov. 2014
Osanna: Milano Calibro 9. Vinyl Magic VMLP092. Osanna's 2nd album, originally released in 1972 on Fonit and used as film soundtrack under this title (the original title being "Preludio, Tema, Variazioni, Canzona"). Now available again, with the original gatefold cover and label replicas. Limited to 500 copies.
Osanna: Palepoli. Vinyl Magic VMLP127. Deluxe LP. Now available again with the original gatefold cover, label replicas and the printed inner sleeve including the lyrics. Limited to 500 copies. Palepoli - Osanna's third album - was originally released in 1973 and contains three long tracks only, the first of them an amazing mixture of progressive rock with local Napoli folk. The whole album has excellent guitar and powerful rhythm section, and the production of the record is fantastic.
Osanna: Pape Satàn Aleppe. Ma.Ra.Cash (MRCLP014). 2LP. Street date: 02-05-17. After the success of the CD edition here's the vinyl!
Osanna: Rosso Rock (LPRG2212). Sept. 2012. See the CD section for details.
Osanna & David Jackson: Prog Family. AMS 16LP. Sept. 09. After the CD release, here comes a gatefold double LP with over 70 minutes of music (see details on the CD section under Italy)
Osborne, Mike: Outback. Eargong Records (EG03LP). Street date: 06-11-20. Reissued for the first time on vinyl, Mike Osborne's debut album was about open, passionate and adventurous music performed at maximum energy and profound inspiration, with Osborne leading a British / South-African all-star quintet with Harry Beckett on trumpet, Chris McGregor on piano, Harry Miller on bass, and Louis Moholo on drums.
Osibisia: Black Magic Night. Gatefold 2LP. Trading Places (TDP54036). Street date: 17-07-20. This excellent double-LP set was captured at London's Royal Festival Hall in 1977, with the group delivering spot-on renditions of their best-known works
Otowa, Shin: Wasuregata. Super Fuji Discs (FJSP463). Street date: 21-09-22. Legendary singer-songwriter Shin Otowa is considered as the Daevid Allen of Japan. "Wasuregatami" is a world-class obscure psychedelic folk album from 1974, featuring the full participation of pianist and guitarist Makoto Kubota and his band The Sunset Gang. Will also be releases on CD!
Ottone Pesante / Sudoku Killer: Split. Subsound Records (SSS08). Street date: 07-06-19. 180 gram orange vinyl. Italian power trio Ottone Pesante is back with a killer split album. The band is well respected both in the realms of metal and avant-jazz, spotting such an original line-up with two horns and drums. Sudoku Killer led by double bass player Caterina Palazzi recently released an album on portuguese label Clean Feed, facing the many ways of cinematic jazz-noise-rock
Out Of Focus: Four Letter Monday Afternoon. Missing Vinyl Records (MV006). June 2009. From a vinyl-only label who specializes in music the world has been missing out on for decades, here's a fully authorized, limited deluxe exact double LP reissue on 180g vinyl of the third album from 1972 by one of the finest German Krautrock groups, almost entirely instrumental and with a strong brassy touch.. Expertly remastered from the mastertapes. Contains one bonus track (When I'm Sleeping).
Out Of Focus: S/T. Missing Vinyl Records (MV005). 2009. From the same label, this heavy progressive Krautrock from the very early 70's, with lots of organ/guitar/flute riffing; this is their jazzier 2nd album, from 1971, which includes the seventeen-minute long "Fly Bird Fly Television Program" (a great song, a great song title); extended instrumentals and abundant solos. Fully authorized. Limited, deluxe exact reissue on 180g vinyl, expertly remastered from the mastertapes.
Out Of Focus: Wake Up. Missing Vinyl Records (MV004). 2009. This is the first album (1970) of heavy progressive Krautrock by one of the finest Krautrock groups with organ, flute, and guitar riffing to satisfy even the greatest requirements; fully authorized. Limited, deluxe exact reissue on 180g vinyl, expertly remastered from the mastertapes.
Ozric Tentacles: At The Pongmasters Ball. 2LP. Madfish Records. Street date: July 2016. Reissue of the 2002 live album, available on vinyl for the first time! Pressed on 180 gr. vinyl and with gatefold cover!
Paatos: Sensors. Mellotronen. 2007. A live LP recorded in Germany, Holland and France. The 180 gram LP is housed in a thick gatefold sleeve. Release strictly limited to 500 copies.
Paatos: Silence Of Another Kind. Mellotronen. 2006. Very nicely done with foldout cover, printed innersleeve. Comes in black vinyl (800 copies) and in white vinyl (200 copies). Great album!
Paatos: Timeloss. Mellotronen. 2003. An emotional and very melodic album with dark passages. Housed in a nice gatefold sleeve with a different booklet than on the CD. The first 300 copies in coloured vinyl.
Paese dei Balocchi, Il : S/T. Vinyl Magic VMLP125. Reissue on 180gr. vinyl of the sole album made in 1972 by this Italian prog band from Rome, formed in 1971. Here is a typical Italian symphonic prog album with strong classical influences and keyboards as lead instrument; it contains two long suites divided into small movements. €20
Pagani, Mauro: S/T. Vinyl Magic (VM115LP). March 2013. 180 Gr. vinyl reissue. The vinyl transfer has been made for the first time with the DMM technology (Direct Metal Mastering), with the aim of offering an even better sound quality. €20
Jimmy Page, Sonny Boy Williamson & Brian Auger: Jam Session. Charly Records (180 Gr.). Recorded in April 1964, this album is the third jam session Sonny Boy Williamson recorded during his stay in London.
Pangea: Invasori. AMS-Vinyl Magic (AMSLP02). Deluxe LP. This is a conceptual album with 10 tracks put together into 2 long suites, some long instrumental and much elaborated parts, Italian lyrics. It's spacey progressive music with some pop hints too. It was out on Philips in 1976 but only in promotional form and without a cover! It comes today in gatefold cover, obviously new artwork, great sound and is limited to 500 copies that will sell-out very fast! €17,50.
Panna Fredda: Uno. Vinyl Magic (VM118LP). 27/01/12. With the first 300 copies pressed on clear transparent vinyl, here's a reissue of the sole album made by this band from Rome in 1971. Some English prog influences can be heard and classical influences are evident, especially in the keyboard parts.
Panzerpappa: Astromalist. Rune Grammofon (RLP3135). Street date: 12/10/12. New album by the Norwegian Canterburians!
Pão Com Manteiga: S/T. Polysom Brazil(334621). Street date: 21-02-20. 180 gram pressing. Great pearl of brazilian rock, Pão com Manteiga (Bread and Butter) was a group from São Paulo that was formed in the mid 70's and released only one album in 1976. Little information exists about this band. The group's sound on this album was psychedelic, both in lyrics and melodies, but also had influences of progressive rock and Brazilian music.
Paolo Ormi E La Sua Orchestra: P.O.X. Sound. Sonor Music Editions (SME79). Street date: 01-07-22. Originally conceived in 1972 at RCA studios in Rome, the album has never been officially released on any commercial/physical format until now, finally rescued from oblivion. "P.O.X. SOUND" is a really special Latin-Funk banger that clearly shows Maestro Ormi's strong Latin-influenced take on music with tones of groovy Latin Jazz, exciting breaks and hot Latin Funk groovers.
Parker, Charlie: On Dial Vol. 1. Doxy (DOX900LP). 26/09/13. Featuring material recorded during several sessions between February and July of 1946 for the Dial label
Parker, Charlie & Dizzy Gillespie: Bird And Diz. Doxy ACV (ACV2083). Street date: 26-01-17.
Evan Parker / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton: Concert in Vilnius. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 131). November 2019. Limited edition of 300 copies. Recorded in concert at Vilnius Jazz Festival, on October 15th, 2017.
Parliament/Funkadelic: Get Up Off Your Ass - Live In Detroit 1977. Outsider (OUTS07). Street date: 11-06-21. Everybody with a deep knowledge in R&B is confident with the essence of live P-Funk: the costumes, the stagecraft, the dozen-plus musicians. Alongside Sun Ra Arkestra this was pure afro-futurism, longtime before it was of our current language.
Parlour Band: Is A Friend? Audio Clarity (ACL0079). Street date: 11-02-22. Plays on 45 rpm! Welcomed reissue of a rare Progressive Rock album released in 1972 on Decca's Deram imprint. The Parlour band was a melodic progressive outfit who excelled vocally and toured extensively as support act to bands such as Caravan and Khan, but failed to make a commercial impression, despite the excellence of their work, leaving behind their sole album for Deram as their recorded legacy.
Emmanuelle Parrenin: Maison Rose. Souffle Continu Records (ffl024X). Street date: 16-09-22. Expanded reissue of the timeless 1979 French folk classic album. Issued as a LP + 7" housed in a slipcase, with exclusive artwork by Charles Berberian for both the slipcase and the 7" (containing 2 unreleased tracks). Pressed on 180 gram ultra clear vinyl and licensed from Emmanuelle Parrenin herself.
Emmanuelle Parrenin: Maison Rose. Souffle Continu Records (ffl024). 2017 RSD release (22-04-17). Deluxe reissue with high definition remastered audio from the original master tapes. 4-page booklet on 200gsm art paper including liner notes by Archie Patterson & Maxime Delcourt. Gatefold LP with Obi Strip, limited edition of 700 copies on pink vinyl
Emmanuelle Parrenin: Pérélandra. Souffle Continu Records (ffl025). 2017 RSD release (22-04-17). Unreleased recordings from the "Maison Rose" era. 4-page booklet on 200gsm art paper including liner notes by Emmanuelle Parrenin & Archie Patterson. LP with Obi Strip, limited edition of 700 copies on green vinyl
Partch, Harry: Plectra And Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music For Dance Theater. Jeanne Dielman (JD116). Street date: 30-06-16. These recordings were some of the first made after Partch settled in Sausalito and founded his legendary Gate 5 studio. Debuted in 1953 on KPFA radio, these compositions still sound otherworldly and cutting edge today.
Pascal, Gigi & La Pop Compagnia Meccanica : S/T. June 2011. Limited numbered edition of 500 copies! Great and very rare album (probably pressed in just a few hundreds copies in 1973) with the Hammond organ and drums as main instruments; the music has some nice classical influences, long tracks and very good, complex arrangements !
Patterson, Ben: A Fluxus Elegy. Limited edition (17 VOCSON). Avant garde. The new Ben Patterson piece, issued as a one-sided LP on Alga Marghen's VocSon series, is based on the basic principles of the polyphonic music of the Bantu tribes of West and Central Africa.
Pastorius, Jaco & Word Of Mouth Big BandAurex Jazz Festival in Tokyo 1982. Alternative Fox (FOX030). Street date: 14-02-20. Live At Aurex - a cult record today - was recorded during a maiden voyage to Japan, undertaken with a 21-piece big band, showcasing Jaco's blinding bass skills, as well as the complex arrangements he created as band leader.
Pat Metheny Group: Missouri, June 1979. B13 (B210). Street date: 14/11/13. Culled from the touring behind their breakout hit LP, American Garage, this LP features some of their finest live recordings of that year, in the guitarist's home state of Missouri. Absolutely essential jam jazz from the master of the genre, in a limited edition of 500 copies on clear vinyl. €16
Patto: S/T. Akarma (AK185LP). Street date: 17-03-23. New reissue of this 1970 recording originally released on Vertigo, this time in a limited edition on 180 gram vinyl with gatefold cover. Featuring the extraordinary guitar work of Ollie Halsall who was capable of reaching unimaginable peaks of distortion and jazz inspired runs on both electric guitar and vibraphone, alongside a fierce rhythm section and the vocals of Mike Patto.
Paul Bley Trio: Live in Bremen. Sowing Records (SOW014). Street date: 11-02-22. Limited Clear Vinyl edition, 300 copies! Recorded live in Bremen - Germany, on the 27th of September 1966, and originally broadcasted by Nordwestradio, this fine recording captures the young genius of Paul Bley at the head of his trio featuring bassist Mark Levinson and drummer Barry Altschul. A highly interactive piano trio whose peculiar instrumental interplay became a model for generations to come. The music played by Paul Bley with this line up stands as one of the most advanced statements among those modern jazz forms that arose in the mid sixties.
Paul Bley With Charlie Mingus, Art Blakey: Introducing Paul Bley. Sowing Records (SOW032). Street date: 23-09-22. Reissue on clear vinyl in a limited edition of 500 copies.
Pauvros, Jean-François & Gaby Bizien: No Man's Land. Souffle Continu Records (ffl026). Street date: July 2017. Limited edition of 500 copies - Obi Strip - Reverse Printing. Produced by the audacious Jef Gilson, the appropriately named No Man's Land had virtually no equivalent in France (nor worldwide) when it came out in 1976. Radical, free, primitive, timeless: in the image of the musicians, it is not for nothing that it appears in the famous Nurse With Wound list of major influences concocted in 1979. No label can be placed on this vertiginous sensory adventure: an explosive flow of shrapnel and tearing intensity, full of mystery and life.
Pauvros, Jean-François & Gaby Bizien: Pays Noir. Souffle Continu Records (ffl027). Street date: July 2017. Limited edition of 500 copies - Etching on B-side - Obi Strip - Reverse Printing. Previously unreleased, the three tracks on Pays Noir come from recording sessions held at the same time as those for the cult "No Man's Land" album produced by Jef Gilson in 1976. It also features saxophonist Evan Parker!
Pazop: Psychillis Of A Lunatic Genius. Replica (RPC021). 180 gr. vinyl re-issue. Street date: 14-04-2016. Influenced by Zappa and the Canterbury scene, recorded at the famous Hérouville's castle, here is this mythical album, recorded in 1972 but aborted by the label because of its title, arisen on the ashes of famous Belgian bands such as Wallace Collection, Waterloo and Arkham). Now for the first time on vinyl!
Pazop: S/T. Replica (RPC022). 180 gr. vinyl re-issue. Street date: 14-04-2016. After the recording of their aborted first album, the Belgian band recorded new songs in the summer of 1973 at Start Studios. Widely influenced by King Crimson or Weather Report, the amazing products of these recordings are now available for the first time on vinyl!
Pelletier, Jean-Claude: Streaking. Vadim Music (VAD037LP). 180gr. LP. 05/07/11. Finally, one of European rare groove's holy grails is rereleased, "a dance record like no other" as the presentation on the back of its cult sleeve with the naked runner proudly announces. €17
Penderecki / Don Cherry & The New Eternal Rhythm Orchestra: Actions. Our Swimmer (WELLE103). Record Store Day 2020 release, pressed on red vinyl. Recorded live at the Donaueschingen Music Festival on October 17, 1971, Actions features a truly mind-bending confluence of musicians of the avant-garde, in the broadest sense of the term. Don Cherry - the brilliant American free jazz trumpeter - had recently expatriated to Sweden and was finding his way not only among the emerging free-jazz scene of Europe but also within his own constantly expanding musical palette that had begun to incorporate elements of African rhythms, Turkish folk idioms, and Indian classical music. Cherry, in collaboration here with Krzysztof Penderecki - one of Poland's greatest modern composers - perhaps best known to casual audiences for the use of his music in The Exorcist, The Shining - creates a sonic landscape previously unrivaled in his work. Combining modern classical and avant-garde elements, choral arrangements, and a large free jazz ensemble - The New Eternal Rhythm Orchestra, formed specifically for this performance and featuring a veritable who's who of the European scene including Peter Brötzmann, Han Bennink, Terje Rypdal, Albert Mangelsdorff, and Gunter Hampel. Actions is one of the most expansive sets of Cherry's storied career.
Pepper, Art: Intensity. Doxy ACV (ACV2069). Street date: 25-07-16. Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Perception: Mestari. Le Souffle Continu (ffl053). Oct. 2019. Reissue of the 3rd and final album, remastered from the master tapes and including a 4 page booklet with unpublished photos + an essay by Didier Levallet. The album was also seeing the band return to its original quartet format.
Perception: Perception & Friends. Le Souffle Continu (ffl052). Oct. 2019. Reissue of the 2nd self-produced album, originally released on Levallet's label A.D.M.I. (Association pour le Dévelopement des Musiques Improvisées. As the album was entirely created from A to Z by Perception, they decided on a more ambitious project, exploring a wider palette of colours by augmenting the original quartet with additional instruments. So, it was with numerous guests including Teddy Lasry, Jean-Charles Capon, Kent Carter and bass player Jean-François Jenny-Clark, that Perception developed still further the apparently contradictory directions which were their specificity. This is further highlighted by the fact that Siegfried Kessler, largely absent on this recording, is temporarily replaced by Manuel Villaroel, a pianist from Chile with a completely different temperament. This album also would seem to predict the different directions that musicians from Perception would subsequently take individually, Swing Strings System for Levallet or the more structured Neffesh Music for Seffer.
Perception: S/T. Le Souffle Continu (ffl051). Oct. 2019. First ever vinyl reissue, remastered from the master tapes. Includes a 4 page booklet with unpublished photos + an essay by Didier Levallet. Debut album by a band including musicians of different origins (Hungarian for saxophonist Yochk'O Seffer, German for pianist Siegfried Kessler, French for bassist Didier Levallet, Franco-Vietnamese for drummer Jean-My Truong) and backgrounds (classical academic training for the first two, an improvised apprenticeship on the jazz scene for the third). The music offers a lyrically incandescent free jazz, made up of startling interactions between complex harmonies and disjointed rhythms.
Perigeo: Abbiamo Tutti un Blues da Piangere. LP+CD Schema / BTF (SCEB927). 26/06/15. Reissue of the 2nd album
Perigeo: Genealogia. LP+CD Schema / BTF (SCEB926). 26/06/15. Reissue of the 3rd album
Perigeo: Live in Italy 1976. Egea (C01024LP). September 2021. Released for the first time on vinyl by Contempo Records in 1990, the album documenting the live strength of Perigeo is finally reissued on a double LP in a limited numbered edition of 500 copies pressed on 140 gram vinyl. Progressive rock contaminated with fusion and jazz-rock is the recipe that makes Perigeo a unique group on the Italian Rock scene of the seventies, and these songs are here to prove it!
Perrey, Jean-Jacques: Prélude Au Sommeil. Fantome Phonographique (OME1003). Street date: 14-06-18. Limited edition clear vinyl repress of 300 copies. Jean-Jacques Perrey was one of the earliest innovators in electronic music, creating a body of work spanning decades that has influenced everyone from Eno to The Beastie Boys. One of the pioneers of musique concrète and electronic tape manipulation, Prélude Au Sommeil (Prelude to Sleep) is Perrey's debut recording but shows a composer already at maturity. Originally released at the end of the fifties, as a private press under the fake institutional name "Institut Dormiphone", Prélude au Sommeil consisted of 2 side-long tracks played on the Ondioline (George Jenny's 1941 vacuum-tube based, spring-loaded electronic instrument). The music contained in this mysterious vinyl is like something between dreamy church organ hymns and the keyboard-based minimalism that Philip Glass and Terry Riley developed a decade later.
Perry, Lee: Excaliburman. Studio 16 (BLACKARKLP3). Street date: 15-02-18. Long out of print compilation from the late 80s featuring various rare roots tracks recorded at Lee Perry's studio The Black Ark between 1973-1978, featuring rare dubs to "Curly Locks" plus vocals by Jackie Bernard, Jack Lord, Debra Keese, Jah T and others.
Perry, Lee "Scratch": Roots From The Congo. Roots Vibration (ROOTS18). Street date: 23-03-20. Limited edition on 180 gram vinyl, Restored and remastered tracks, gatefold sleeve, liner notes by American journalist, author and reggae aficionado David Katz. Congo meets Jamaica on this exceptional reggae album from the late seventies. This debut album by Seskain Molenga and Kalo Kawongolo remains a unique slice of musical ingenuity, an intoxicating sonic storm that resulted from their temporary presence at the magical space of the Black Ark.
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac: London, January 1970. No Kidding (NK202202). Street date: 14-01-22. Pressed on clear vinyl. Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac consisting of Peter Green (guitar/vocals), Danny Kirwan (guitar/vocals), Jeremy Spencer (guitar/vocals), John McVie (bass) and Mick Fleetwood (drums) performing live at the BBC in London, England in January of 1970. The 8-song set is highlighted by the band's takes on Green's "Rattlesnake Shake" and the Jerry Lee Lewis hit "Great Balls of Fire."
Petri & Pettersson Brass / Magyar: Pop-Liisa 17. Svart Records. Street date: 09-03-18. Black or bone-white vinyl (limited to 200 copies). In February 1973 Yle's Pop Liisa show was visited by two bands. Petri & Pettersson Brass performed soulful big band rock music whereas Magyar inhabited the same beautiful psychedelic universe of childlike innocence and beauty that artists like Pekka Streng stemmed from. Both sets feature material not available on the bands' official studio recordings.
PFM: A.D.2010 La Buona Novella Opera Apocrifa. Edel / Aerostella 0204902AER-CD(2010). 2LP edition. See details above (News page or Progressive page -> Italy).
PFM: Live@rsi. NAR International (NAR127152 LP). 19-02-16. After the CD+DVD release of this concert, recorded for the Italian Switzerland Radio on November 25, 1980, here comes now the LP edition!
PFM: Storia di un Minuto. Sony reissue. Feb. 2017. Digital remaster, for the first time at 192 khz and 24 bit. From the original master tapes!
PFM: Storia di un Minuto. Sony 888750118615. Oct. 2014. The historic first album is now reissued and digitally remastered by Sony Records with gatefold cover.
PFM: The World Became The World. Cherry Red Phonograph (CRP114LP). LP reissue with the original die-cut cover and printed innersleeve. Street date: 23/02/12. This edition of PFM's second album for Manticore (74) has been remastered from the analog tapes. €16
Philippe Doray & Les Asociaux Associes: Nouveaux Modes Industriels. Le Souffle Continu (ffl059). Street date: 21-02-20. Originally released in 1980 on Invisible, the label of the Société Coopérative d'Ouvriers-Producteurs Artistiques (S.C.O.P.A., the Cooperative Society of Artistic Worker/Producers,TN), this 2nd album gathers new works recorded in Doray's farm between May 1978 and January 1980. Never forgetting his interest for dance, Doray lets loose one last time, with his Asociaux Associés, his anguished poetry. He gets Cluster moving to a boogaloo, foments a Suicide on synthetic jaw harp or invents elevator music for tower blocks ...
Philippe Doray & Les Asociaux Associes: Ramasse Miettes Nucléaires. Le Souffle Continu (ffl058). Street date: 21-02-20. First of the two albums by obscure French band, recorded in 1976. On synthesiser, Doray fires off his disturbing poetry over psychedelic pop, voodoo rock, off-kilter krautrock, approximate swing. But if the music is iconoclastic (bringing to mind as much Hendrix as Areski, Ash Ra Tempel or Berrocal), one thing is certain: Ramasse-Miettes Nucléaires is one of the best albums of obscure experimental song ever recorded.
Phillips, Barre: Unaccompanied Barre. Eargong Records (EG07LP). Street date: 02-12-22. Reissue of Barre's solo album recorded in a London church in November 1968. Also known on previous releases / reissues as "Journal Violone" or "Basse Barre".
Pholas Dactylus: Hieros Gamos. AMS (AMSLP 150). Street date: 07-06-19. Of all the recent Italian prog comebacks, Pholas Dactylus' return is certainly the most unexpected. Forty five years after "Concerto delle Menti", "Hieros Gamos" ('sacred wedding' in Greek language) marks one of the most resounding rebirths for a band that everyone believed to be lost forever. The album is divided into two parts: one that bears the album title and consists of a 22 mns. long suite, composed by pianist Maurizio Pancotti - it also once again features Paolo Carelli and his iconic reciting voice - and a second that is instead a collection of short individual compositions, signed by the three original musicians still operative today (Maurizio Pancotti, Paolo Carelli, Rinaldo Linati). LP edition with gatefold cover and A4 insert with lyrics, pressed on black 180 gram vinyl.
Pholas Dactylus: Concerto Delle Menti. AMS (AMSLP117). Street date: 06-04-18. Tthe first edition of 500 copies comes in clear blue vinyl, and includes a 60x90cm reproduction of a wonderful original poster of that era! Not to be missed!
Pholas Dactylus: Concerto Delle Menti. Black Widow (BWR 107). 2014. Reissue of the famous and sole album, originally released on De Scalzi's label Magma. This new version also contains a 10 pages booklet full of vintage photos of the group, and a 4-pages insert that includes all the lyrics of the album.
Picchio Dal Pozzo: Abbiamo Tutti i Suoi Problemi. Recommended Records (RERPDPV). Street date: 23-06-16. Reissue on 180 gr. vinyl.
Picchio Dal Pozzo: S/T. Goodfellas (GFPDP1LP) 180 gr. vinyl. Street date: 07-04-16. Reissue. Picchio Dal Pozzo can be considered as the definitive Canterbury inspired band, coming from Italy's 1970 progressive rock scene. Their 1976 debut album shows an incredibly rich sound tapestry, made out of some peculiar ingredients. Oblique tunes and liquid harmonies, airy flutes, crispy horns, loads of electric piano and fuzz bass, drops of jazz, pop romanticism, waves of minimalism and deep pataaphysical vocals and lyrics.
Piccioni, Piero: Cadaveri Eccellenti. Dagored (RED243). Street date: 24-08-17. Jazz and funky tunes are mixed here with a big orchestra-style peculiar of the best composition by the maestro Piero Piccioni; this album is an enjoyable journey into dark and light atmospheres. First time complete version on vinyl, limited edition of 500 copies.
Piccioni, Piero: Chi Dice Donna Dice Donna. Sonor Music Editions (SONOR22). Street date: 10-02-23. 7" reissue in a limited edition of 500 copies only. This rich EP reissue includes the sweet and romantic Downtempo Funk of "Svezia" theme, previously released on a very rare original 45 single, and 3 totally unreleased cuts from the session that swing between the refined and golden Piero Piccioni's music taste and the groovy, funky vibes of 'Commedia all'Italiana' soundtrack music at his best.
Piccioni, Piero: Il Diavolo. WHP (WHP1442). Street date: 18-09-20. This soundtrack written by Maestro Piero Piccioni alternates orchestral songs with a romantic flavor, swing era jazz and lounge sketches with a samba twist. Reissued for the first time on vinyl since its release in 1963, the album represents a perfect compendium of Piccioni's style of the early 60's and one of the first peaks of the collaboration with Sordi and Sonego, an artistic and human partnership that was built to last!
Piccioni, Piero: Il Dio Sotto La Pelle. 2LP Musica Per Immagini (MPI-LP002). Street date: 07-02-20. One of the best Piccioni's contributions to the 7th art, was released for the first time long time ago (2000), quickly becoming one of the most sought after records by many collectors and fans. This renewed edition offers tracks remastered from first generation master tapes by Claudio Fuiano and sequenced by Lorenzo Fabrizi, also including twelve unreleased gems, new graphics inspired by the original posters and designed by Luca Barcellona and Marco Ferretti's liner notes. This was a period of great creativity crossed by Italian composers who were capable of filtering their traditional and classical action with some rock elements.
Pickett, Wilson: Hey Jude. 4 Men with Beards (4M2442LP). Street date: 24-05-18. Featuring Duane Allman, who added his intense, bluesy guitar to the mix, this album of hard Southern soul is here reissued as limited edition on green vinyl with tip on jacket
Pieranunzi / Johnson / Baron: Deep Down. Soul Note (SN521002). 180 gram LP + bonus CD of the album. Jan. 2013. Album recorded in 1986.
Pierrot Lunaire: Gudrun. Sony reissue. Street date: 14-04-17. Terrific digital remaster, for the first time at 192 khz and 24 bit. From the original master tapes
Pike, Dave: Bossa Nova Carnival. Honeypie (HONEY002). Street date: 29-05-20. Recorded and released in 1962 on the New jazz Label, this album sounds like a perfect combination of Brazilian sensuous flavor and swing jazz sensibility. Besides Pike on vibraphone and marimba, we find Clark Terry on flugelhorn, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Chris White on bass, Rudy Collins on drums and Jose Paulo on cabasa and banderol
Ping Pong: About Time. Cinedelic (CNLP807). Street date: 03-09-21. Limited edition. Repressed for the first time in LP, 1971's "About Time" was the band's debut album. Founded by Alan Taylor from The Casuals, it was one of the first bands in Italy (based in Bologna) to be inspired by the British sound of the period moving between late 60's psychedelic rock and the jazzy prog such as Jethro Tull, Tonton Macoute, Camel and Caravan.
Pinhas, Richard: Iceland. Superior Viaduct (SV053). Steet date: 31-01-19. 3-sided 2LP reissue. Originally released in 1979, this was Richard Pinhas' third solo album and his first following the breakup of Heldon. While moving away from the maximalism of his old band, paring down Heldon's hybrid of otherworldly sci-fi imagery and pummeling psych-prog riffs, the journey through Iceland is decidedly more inward. Consisting of longer, brooding synth-based pieces as well as short proto-industrial études and interstitial sketches, Iceland features Pinhas' delay-ridden electric guitar, pulsating machine rhythms and analog synthesizer washes all vivid in texture and timbre, notwithstanding an undeniably chilling ambience. This first-time vinyl reissue includes Wintermusic, an immersive 25-minute bonus track recorded in 1983 and appearing here on vinyl for the first time.
Pinhas, Richard & Livengood, John: Cyborg Sally. Souffle Continu (FFL18). Planned for release for the Record Store Day on April 16, 2016. 1000 copies in solid red vinyl - 350g Gatefold Sleeve - Matt Finish. Cyborg Sally marked the return of French pioneering electronic guru Richard Pinhas (Heldon) at the forefront of the French underground scene in 1994. This impressive work, the result of a two year collaboration with John Livengood (Red Noise / Spacecraft), achieves new summits of sophistication and maturity in the fields of electronic music. First time vinyl edition under licence from Richard Pinhas. No repress!
Pink Floyd: Another Night...Montreux 1970. Room On Fire (ROOM133). Street date: 13-01-23. Pink Floyd captured live at Altes Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, on November 22nd, 1970. An excellent set featuring a majestic 13 minute rendition of Embryo.
Pink Floyd: Another Night In Montreux 1970 Vol.2. Room On Fire (ROOM135). Street date: 14-04-23. Taken from a second afternoon show, starting at 2:30 PM, added to the schedule in extremis for the next day, Nov. 22.
Pink Floyd: Another Night In Montreux 1970 Vol.3. Room On Fire (ROOM137). Street date: 14-04-23. Taken from a second afternoon show, starting at 2:30 PM, added to the schedule in extremis for the next day, Nov. 22.
Pink Floyd: BBC 10 March 1971. No Kidding (NK202201). Street date: 14-01-22. Pressed on double-coloured vinyl (pink / mauve).
Pink Floyd: BBC 1967. No Kidding (NK201801). Street date: 24-05-18. Limited edition on splatter vinyl
Pink Floyd: BBC 1968. No Kidding (NK201901). Street date: 10-01-19. Limited edition on splatter vinyl. The first two tracks come from live shows in London at the Barnes Common and East Stratford at the Abbey Mills Pumping Station, recorded live for the BBC programs The Sound of Change and All My Loving, respectively. The 4 tracks from 25 June were recorded in-studio at the BBC's own Piccadily Studios for the classic program, Top Gear, and finally, all of side B comes from an amazing 2 December set from BBC's Studio 4, BBC Maida Vale Studios, in London, again for Top Gear.
Pink Floyd: Broadcast In Rome, Italy, May 6th, 1968. Supernaut (SUPA1201Y). Street date: 22-05-20. Another coloured reissue, this time on yellow vinyl .... how many more in the future?
Pink Floyd: Broadcast In Rome, Italy, May 6th, 1968. Supernaut (SUPA1201). Street date: 21-02-19. Limited edition of 500 copies on green vinyl. The legendary Pink Floyd concert at the First International Pop Festival in Rome in May 1968. This well recorded performance captures Waters, Gilmour, Wright and Mason in their very early Post-Barrett era
Pink Floyd: Heart Of The Sun. Coda (CRLVNY016). Street date: 19-04-19. Japan edition on Inca gold vinyl. Featured here are the legendary broadcasts from the transitional period when David Gilmour took over guitar and vocal duties from Syd Barrett. The tracklist is sculled from three performances: Bouton Rouge 24th Feb 1968 / Palazzo Del Sport, Rome 6th May 1968 / Le Bilboquet, Paris - 31st December 1968.
Pink Floyd: Heart Of The Sun, live At The Fillmore West 1970 Vol.2. Room On Fire (ROOM134). Street date: 31-03-23. Featured here are the legendary broadcasts from the transitional period when David Gilmour took over guitar and vocal duties from Syd Barrett. Featuring the all-time Floyd favourite Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun.
Pink Floyd: Heart Of The Sun, live At The Fillmore West 1970 Vol.3. Room On Fire (ROOM136). Street date: 14-04-23. Pink Floyd recorded live during their third U.S. tour (on April 29, 1970 at the Fillmore West in San Francisco.
Pink Floyd: Live at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 Sept 1969 FM broadcast. Magic Dice (MGDC012). Street date: 08-04-22.
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii. Radio Broadcast (RB16COL). Street date: 15-12-23. Excerpts from the historical set filmed over four days in October 1971, using the band's regular touring equipment, now reissued on double LP, pressed on red vinyl.
Pink Floyd: Paris Cinema, London BBC July 16, 1970. No Kidding (NK202206). Street date: 11-02-22. An Atom Heart Mother-era Floyd recording, pressed on dual coloured vinyl (blue & yellow).
Pink Floyd: Radio Sessions 1969. Radio Broadcast(RB09). Street date: 28-02-20. Limited edition of 300 copies on 140 gram vinyl.
Pink Floyd: The Heart Of...Fillmore West 1970. Room On Fire (ROOM132). Street date: 13-01-23. Recorded on Pink Floyd's third American tour, this show introduced San Francisco to some of the material later released on Ummagumma and Atom Heart Mother. The show begins in a sort of pastoral manner and continues to build in intensity as the sets progress. Of particular interest is a stunning version of "Cymbalin" and the back then still unreleased Atom Earth Mother suite
Pink Floyd: The Space Rock Era. Coda (CRLVNY029). Street date: 18-10-19. Limited edition of 1000 copies on coloured vinyl. Although Roger Waters denied that Pink Floyd were ever a space rock band, the first three Pink Floyd albums are popularly known as the Space Rock era. This anthology features the live to air broadcasts featuring Pink Floyd from 1967 to 1968. This deluxe edition is limited to 1000 copies only and is presented with a permanent heavy weight glass clear vinyl cover to provide permanent protection for your priceless album. The deluxe limited edition also includes a unique code that unlocks an amazing suite of digital companions to enhance your enjoyment of the music on the CD. Included here, a free 120 page e-book featuring the definitive guide to the lives and music of Pink Floyd - Refelections & Echoes, containing QR codes which accesses a series of companion video podcasts to complement and enhance your enjoyment of the music on the album.
Pink Floyd: Why So Terribly Loud? Coda Publishing (CRLVNY001). Street date: 01-11-18. Limited edition on gold vinyl. This release gathers recordings from January 27th, 1967, performances at the UFO club in 1967, a version of Interstellar Overdrive played at Palazzo Dello Sporto and interview With Syd Barrett & Roger Waters
Pio, Giusto: Motore Immobile. Soave (SV01). Street date: 02-03-17. One of the most striking documents of Italy's minimalist movement, produced by Franco Battiato in 1979, at the outset of a long and fruitful period of collaboration between the two composers, and originally released on the legendary Cramps Records, "Motore Immobile" now sits within a reappraisal of a large neglected body of efforts made by the Italian avant-garde during the second half of the 70's and early 80's. It is singular, but not alone. It resonates within a collective world of shimmering sound, one familiar to fans of Battiato, Lino Capra Vaccina, Luciano Cilio, Roberto Cacciapaglia, Francesco Messina and Raul Lovisoni.
Pohjola, Pekka: Pewit. Svart Records. Street date: 09-03-18. First time on vinyl! Limited edition of 200 copies on yellow vinyl and 300 on black. Both versions are wrapped in a gatefold jacket and adorned with new liner notes.
Pooh, I: Alexandra. Vinyl Magic (VM160LP). LP reissue in a faithful replica of the original, on splatter colored vinyl.
Pooh, I: Contrasto (VMRS358). Strictly limited reissue of 500 copies with original (and great) artwork and improved sound quality. This is their 2nd album from 1968. Rare and nearly gone by March 2008. €30
Pooh, I: Opera Prima. Vinyl Magic (VMLP158). 21/03/14. Reissue of the band's fourth LP - released in 1971 - in a faithful replica of the original gatefold pressing. "Splatter effect" coloured vinyl.
Pooh, I: Parsifal. Vinyl Magic Orange vinyl (VMLP161). Nov. 2014
Pooh, I: Per Quelli Come Noi (VRM36033). Strictly limited reissue of 500 copies with original (and great) artwork and improved sound quality. This is their debut album from 1966. Rare and nearly gone by March 2008. €30
Pooh, I: Per Quelli Come Noi (VRM36033). Feb. 2014. Special limited edition (200 copies) reissued on red vinyl!
Pooh, I: Memorie. VPA 8083 LP. Sept. 2012. This album from 1969 was the last released by Vedette Records, before the band moved on to CBS. Enclosed in a beautiful gatefold cover, a replica of its original version, the LP is here enhanced by the attached 7" single "Nel buio / Cose di questo mondo" (1967), in its rarest alternate cover version. €28
Pooh, I: Opera Prima. Vinyl Magic (VM158LP). Feb. 2014. Vinyl Magic reissue of the band's fourth album from 1971, faithful to the original gatefold pressing. 'Splatter effect' coloured vinyl. €20
Polymoon: Caterpillars of Creation. Svart Records (SVART239LP). Available on black or turquoise vinyl. Street date: 06-10-20. Somewhere between cosmic space rock and progressive psychedelia are Polymoon, a new band from Tampere, Finland. The basic elements of Polymoon are endless sonic reflections in the night sky, crushing fuzz guitars and undulating synthesizers. The backbone of the entity is a symbiosis of complex drum sequences and pulsating bass guitar.
Popol Vuh: Aftenstunde. Klimt (MJJ347LP). Reissue pressed on transparent blue vinyl. Street date: 01-03-18
Popol Vuh: Einsjäger Und Siebenjäger. Spalax. With Daniel Fischescher
Popoli, Tiziano: Sull'accordo Mimetico. Soave (SV30). Street date: 27-05-22. A pearl of ambient electroacoustic mimimalism with field recordings components in which the nostalgia of maestro Tiziano Popoli shines through in painting landscapes that slowly change to be seen with the ears. Nocturnal, emblematic, Lynchian.
Porcupine Tree: Deadwing. August 2005: A small number of copies are remaining of this deluxe 2LP blue vinyl edition in thick gatefold sleeve with poster. Side 4 also includes the tracks from the Lazarus CD single "So Called Friend" and "Half-light".
Porcupine Tree: Fear Of A Blank Planet. Finally for all vinyl fanatics comes the double LP edition of Fear of a Blank Planet, issued by vinyl specialists ToneFloat. The double vinyl edition includes the album as well all 4 tracks from the the Nil Recurring mini album, all on 180 gram vinyl, packed in a state of the art heavy gatefold picture sleeve with innerbags, designed by Carl Glover.
Porcupine Tree: In Absentia. White vinyl reissue. Street date: 09-03-18. Comes as limited edition with gatefold cover, 180 gram vinyl pressing, remastered by Steve Wilson himself.
Porcupine Tree: Moonloop. Vinyl preorder can be sent in March 2006. Issued originally on CD in 2001 for the fan club in an edition of 500 copies, this is a limited vinyl edition of the most sought after Porcupine Tree release. A long spacey, psychedelic improvisation of over forty minutes in length, moonloop is regarded as the holy grail for fans of Porcupine Tree's space rock era. Available in a limited run on white vinyl and housed in a twelve inch dark blue PVC, screen printed bag this will no doubt become as sought after as the original CD edition.
Porcupine Tree: On The Sunday of Life. 2LP. This continues Headspin's reissuing of the whole PT Delerium years catalogue. Deluxe remastered black vinyl double LP in a gatefold sleeve. Porcupine Tree's 1992 debut is an album that stands up a modern day psychedelic classic. With acid warped lyrics, quirky melodies, effected vocals and trippy backwards guitar work, the album also hints at the direction the band would take later
Porcupine Tree: Stupid Dream. Porcupine Tree's 1999 studio album released on black vinyl as a deluxe double LP set on US label Gates of Dawn. The remaster of the original album is on sides 1-3, and side 4 contains bonus tracks Ambulance Chasing and Even Less (full length 14 minute version). Comes in a lavish thick gatefold sleeve using the new artwork created by Lasse Hoile, and designed by Carl Glover. Previously available pressed on grey vinyl.
Porcupine Tree: The Incident. This most ambitious statement of intent to date is available in both regular and special double vinyl editions. The special edition is limited to 2000 copies worldwide, and features the two discs in separate picture sleeves together with a superb 48-page 12" book housed in a custom printed pvc slipcase.
Porcupine Tree: Up The Downstair. 2LP Burning Shed. Porcupine Tree have released a new double vinyl version in beautiful gatefold cover and inner sleeves. Content is the same as the new 2004 2 CD remaster, except that record two, Staircase Infinities, also includes a bonus track from the same era, Phantoms (this track can also be found on the Stars Die CD anthology).
Porcupine Tree: We Lost The Skyline. On the 4th october 2007 Porcupine Tree showed up for an in-store performance and signing session at park avenue cds in Orlando, Florida, with 200 fans also in attendance. Although it was originally planned that the full band would play, lack of space dictated that it was only the two guitarists/singers Steven Wilson & John Wesley who delivered an impromptu performance, including many songs rarely (if ever) played by the band, making for a very special and intimate show. Fortunately this one-off event was captured by a remote recording facility and the complete 8 song, 33 minute performance is now being released by Tonefloat in a 180 Gr. vinyl edition with a gatefold picture sleeve created by photographer Lasse Hoile and designer Carl Glover.
Pori Big Band / Tapiola Big Band: Jazz Liisa 16. Svart Records. street date: 09-03-18. 200 copies on yellow vinyl, also available on black vinyl. Both Pori and Tapiola Big Bands are still very active and have a long history behind them. These on-air live performances in the legendary Jazz Liisa series date back to 1975 and 1976 and include many household names in Finnish jazz in their ranks, such as Paroni Paakkunainen and Seppo Tyni.
Pork Pie: Berlin 1974. 678 Records (SSE-12009). Street date: 25-06-21. Here is an historical concert recording of the legendary ethnic kraut-jazz formation Pork Pie. It is difficult to define the music of Pork Pie. It ranges from rhythmic Jazz-rock and meditative Indian sounds to Brazilian songs, and from acoustic improvisations to electric space sounds. Their legendary concert on the first of November 1974 during the Berliner Jazztage was a milestone in the bands existence, whose master tape was luckily recently rediscovered in Van't Hof's personal archive. Sander Huibers & Frank Jochemsen dug it up, played it on a tape machine, were totally blown away by the music and initiated this limited vinyl only release. It comes in a hand silkscreened cover designed by Piet Schreuders.
Portal, Michel: Alors! Le Souffle Continu (FFL069). Street date: 10-09-21. Carefully remastered from the master tapes, pressed on heavyweight 180 gr. vinyl, with 425 gsm brownboard outer sleeve, this reissue will set again focus on the unique international quintet headed by the saxophonist/clarinetist, with John Surman (saxophones, bass clarinet), Barre Phillips (double-bass), Stu Martin (drums) and Jean-Pierre Drouet (percussion). An audacious project from beginning to end!
Potemkine: Triton. Replica (RPC052). Street date: 10-06-22. With its title referring to the infamous satanic chord, the musical language of Potemkine's second album (originally released in 1977) is to be found in the Zeuhl galaxy or on the streets of Canterbury rather than in the flames of Hell!
Potemkine: Foetus. Replica (RPC036). Street date: 07-03-19. Melting jazz, rock and zeuhl influences, French unit Potemkine released its first album in 1976. Far from their early days as a garage cover band, this masterpiece is the beginning of a singular musical odyssey lead by the Goubin brothers. Here reissued on 180 gram vinyl!
Potts, Steve: Musique pour le Film d'un Ami. Le SouffleContinu (ffl062). Street date: 09-10-20. First ever reissue of impossible to find French soundtrack by Steve Potts. Mixing elements of spiritual jazz, free funk and dirty grooves, the album was mixed by Jef Gilson. Remastered from the master tapes. Restored artwork + 4 page booklet & Obi Strip
Powell, Baden: Apresentando Baden Powell E Seu Violao. Honeypie (HONEY067). Street date: 13-01-23. Recorded in Rio de Janeiro in 1959 and originally released on Phillips in 1960, this was Baden Powel's debut album. Backed here by Monteiro De Souza's orchestra, Powell displays fascinating renditions of tunes from the American songbook such as "Stella by Starlight", "My Funny Valentine" and "All the Things You Are" plus a variety of samba and choro numbers.
Pregadio, Roberto: Il Medico la Studentessa. Beat (LPF087). 180 gram black vinyl with printed inner sleeve. Street date: 06-12-19. The score of this cult movie directed by Silvio Amadio is a milestone in Italian Easy Listening, a great background for a cocktail party. Also included is an external OBI that identifies this production as being released in the classic LPF series as part of the five-album series for this 50th anniversary.
Pregadio, Roberto & Romano Mussolini: Kriminal. Dagored (RED239P). Picture Disc. Street date: 12-10-17. A great blend of 60's mood and Italian jazz composed for the 1965 movie based on the mega cult Italian comic hero Kriminal.
Pregadio, Roberto & Romano Mussolini: Satanik. Dagored (RED238P). Picture Disc. Street date: 12-10-17. Stunning jazz soundtrack for the 1967 movie based on the Italian cult comic series Satanik.
Prince: Flesh For Fantasy: Live At The Carrier Dome, Syracuse, 30 March 1985 - FM Broadcast. 2LP Egg Raid (EGG-355). Street date: 02-02-17. Covering songs spanning a wide swath of his career with a focus on The Revolution era, along with some great early cuts and irresistible b-sides, "Flesh For Fantasy" is an essential document of Prince's amazing live prowess in the mid 80's.
Prince: Get Wild In Miami: Glam Slam east, Miami, FL, 8 - 10th June 1994. Loco Motion (EVA014). Street date: 11-11-22.
Prince: The Purple Era. Radio Broadcast (RB11). Street date: 28-02-20. Limited edition of 300 copies on 140 gram vinyl.
Prince Buster: Dance Cleopatra Dance. Blue Elephant (BE811001H). Street date: 24-05-19. Classic skinhead reggae from 1972 - never reissued ever since. Import from Holland
Prince Buster: I Feel The Spirit. Dynamite (DNM14001). 180 Gr. vinyl. Street date: 22/05/14. One of the most important figures in the development of ska's and, ultimately, reggae's music. Not just an innovator, he's also one of the more distinct and distinguished voices in the history of Jamaican popular music. I Feel The Spirit is his very first long player and was a hit both at home in Kingston, and in the West Indian clubs of London, where it would help to inspire the late 70s/early 80s 2-Tone movement. This album is one of the most important LP documents of early Jamaican ska!
Prince Buster: The Blue Beat Singles 1961-1962. Dynamite! (DNM14011). 180 gr. vinyl. Street date: 18/12/14. Starting in the early 60',s the UK's Blue Beat label began releasing the early ska singles of the legendary Prince Buster, introducing the British Isles to the new sounds of Jamaica, and its biggest star. Collected here are 16 of these classic cuts, some of the finest ska songs ever released and the blueprint for a sound that would take the UK by storm
Prince Lasha Quintet Feat. Sonny Simmons: The Cry! Doxy ACV (ACV2078). Street date: 19-01-17. This 1962 recording is one of the prize items of the free-jazz movement as it flowered in California. It teams flutist Prince Lasha and alto saxophonist Sonny Simmons, who cowrote all the songs and play with a duo spirit that reflects their long-term partnership. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies.
Procession: Fiaba. Vinyl Magic VMLP123. Deluxe LP. With this second and last album from 1974, Fiaba moved away from hard rock. With a new line-up (only keeping guitarist and vocalist from their original line-up), Procession made it different, and still much better. Fiaba is an astounding piece of progressive rock with a slight symphonic feel, with guitar, bass, drums, flute and sax, and occasional keys, now reissued in its gatefold cover and also label's replica.
Ptôse: Ignobles Limaces. 180 gram LP Replica (RPC06). 30/10/14. French Ptôse possess an early electro-wave-experimental sound with lots of primitive electronics, drum machines, and funny voices. This album was originally released in 1984.
Puente, Tito: El Rey del Timbale. Survival Research (SVVRCH023). Street date: 18-09-20. This 1956 masterpiece displays a powerhouse of percussive jams delivered Latin style, featuring an all-stars line-up consisting in Mongo Santamaria, Wilie Bobo, Cuban-born congero Carlos "Patato" Valdes and Miami-born acoustic bassist Bobby Rodriguez
Pukwana / Bennink / Mengelberg: Yi Yole. Our Swimmer (WELLE118). Street date: 15-10-21. Relaxed and somewhat understated for the Instant Composers Pool (ICP) catalog, Yi Yole is the one and only time these leaders in European free improvisation would record together in a trio setting. This limited reissue marks the first time the album has been in print on vinyl since its initial release.
Pupillo, Massimo: Black Iron Prison. Subsound Records (SSR075/SSR075LTD). Street date: 13-11-20. Available on black vinyl and in a coloured limited edition (Smokey vinyl), here's the solo debut album of Italy's occult experimentalist Massimo Pupillo. Known for his experimental jazz metal project Zu, Pupillo has collaborated with numerous heavyweights over the years, including Mike Patton, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Jim O' Rourke. About the album: « The Black Iron Prison is a somber meditation and rumination inspired by the Gnostics, Philip K. Dick, and the alchemical maps of Nigredo. As the world is unveiled, and the Storm is upon us».
Purim, Flora: Flora e MPM. Audio Clarity (ACL0025). Street date: 26-07-19. Reissue of the singer's debut album, surfacing just as Brazil faced the military coup that would bring censorship to her subsequent work. It sees Purim tackling bossa nova compositions by Edu Lobo and the team of Vinicius de Moraes and Carlos Lyra, among others; the unexpected hard-bop reading of "Hava Nagila" refer both to the singer's Jewish heritage and the stunning fusion projects to come.
Quatermass: S/T. Klimt (MJJ434CW). Street date: 21-07-23. Reissued on white vinyl, this only studio album by English progressive rock band Quatermass was released in May 1970 and produced by the Swedish wizard Anders "Henkan" Henriksson. The record started to attract considerable attention in 1975, when guitarist Ritchie Blackmore covered the second track, "Black Sheep of the Family", for Rainbow debut album.
Quebec, Ike: Blue And Sentimental. Down At Dawn (DAD 124). Street date: 13-12-18. Reissue and limited edition of a 1961 recording date featuring a superb quartet including guitarist Grant Green, bassman Paul Chambers and master drummer Philly Joe Jones.
Quebec, Ike: Bossa Nova / Soul Samba. Sowing Records (SOW036). Street date: 14-10-22. Reissued again, this time in a limited edition of 500 copies pressed on clear vinyl.
Quebec, Ike: Bossa Nova / Soul Samba. DOL (DOL1061HG). Street date: 18-04-19. 180 gram gatefold LP. Last recording by the tenor saxophonist, originally cut in 1962 a few months before his death and at the beginning of the bossa nova frenzy.
Quebec, Ike: Heavy Soul. Sowing Records (SOW009). Street date: 18-11-22. Back in print by popúlar demand, this edition pressed on clear vinyl of an album recorded in 1961 by master Rudy Van Gelder and originally released on Blue Note, a fine studio session that sounds like a perfect mixture of down-home blues spirit and warm, sensual ballads, with Quebec's big tenor sax voice as the leading force of a hard swinging quartet featuring Freddie Roach on organ, Milt Hinton on bass and Al Harewood on drums.
Queen: Crazy Little Things: All The Hits From Buenos Aires. Anglo Atlantic (AAVNY003). Street date: 21-03-19. Limited edition pressed on clear vinyl.
Queen: Greatest Hits In Concert. CODA (CRLDXV336). Street date: 15-11-19. White vinyl pressing. This deluxe edition is limited to 1000 copies only and is presented with a permanent heavy weight glass clear vinyl cover to provide permanent protection for your priceless album. Also included is a collectors copy of the first edition of the 84 page Music Legends Magazine - Queen Special Edition. One of the joys of the digital era is that sleeve notes are no longer limited to what can be printed on the actual record cover. Music Legends Magazine features the QR codes which accesses a series of companion video podcasts to compliment and enhance your enjoyment of the music on the album!
Queen: Happy & Glorious: All The Hits From Tokyo. Anglo Atlantic (AAVNY001). Street date: 21-03-19. Limited edition pressed on gold vinyl.
Queen: Houston We Have No Problem. Coda (CRLVNY021). Street date: 12-04-19. Japan edition on red white & blue swirl vinyl
Queen: Killer Queens: Estadio José Amalfitani 1981, Part 1 / Now We're Here: Estadio José Amalfitani 1981, Part 2. Coda Publishing (CRLVNY018 / CRLVNY019). Street date: 21-03-19. Limited edition pressed on clear vinyl.
Queen: Live At Estadio Jose Amalfitani, Buenos Aires 28th February 1981. Mind Control (MIND831). Street date: 09-06-23. Another reissue of this FM broadcast, at which time Queen were promoting the album "The Game".
Queen: Live At Estadio Josè Amalfitani, Buenos Aires 28th February 1981. Supernaut. Limited edition of 200 copies on red vinyl (SUPA1202CVR) and 150 on yellow vinyl (SUPA1202CVY). Street date: 24-05-19. Taken from a radio broadcast recording
Queen: News of the World - The Concert. Coda (CPLTIV003). Street date: 25-09-20. That legendary 1977 concert was the set which cemented the reputation of Queen in the U.S.A. This 10-inch double album collector's edition is hand-pressed on splatter vinyl in a limited edition of 1000 copies worldwide. The pattern created on each disc is totally unique. An added impact comes from the fact that this unique commemorative collection is presented in a beautiful gatefold sleeve which opens to unveil the world of the members of Queen.
Queen: News of the World: In Concert Houston 1977 (Japan Edition). Coda Publishing (CPLVNY33). Street date: 31-01-19. Limited edition on green vinyl
Queen: The Game Tour 1981 (Japan Edition). Coda Publishing (CRLVNY012). Street date: 14-02-19. Limited edition on clear vinyl.
Queen: Under Pressure In America - The Very Best Of Queen Live On Air. Coda (CRLVNY020). Street date: 19-04-19. This release features highlights from the concert broadcast from Houston on the 11th of December 1977. Also available here are Queen's classic performances on Saturday Night Live in 1982.
Quella Vecchia Locanda: Il Tempo della Gioia. Sony (88875121291) 180 gr. vinyl reissue. Sept. 2015.
Quicksilver Messenger Service: Happy Trails. Endless Happiness (HE69001). Street date: 31-07-20. Reissue of the '69 album, recorded live in 1968 at the Fillmore in San Francisco.
Quicksilver Messenger Service: S/T. Endless Happiness (HE68003). Street date: 21-07-23. This debut effort is inarguably their strongest set of studio material, with the accent on melodic folk-rock.
Quicksilver Messenger Service: Shady Grove. Endless Happiness (HE69009). Street date: 21-07-23. This third album (1969) is comprised mostly of shorter and self-contained pieces as opposed to the long and extended jams that were so prevalent on their previous two. The band incorporated now a number of different styles on the album.
Quincicasm: S/T. Eargong Records (EG06LP). Street date: 06-05-22. Originally released in 200 copies in 1973 and reissued here for the first time, Quincicasm's only release stands as a brilliant document of the 70's British underground electric jazz scene. Somewhere at the crossing of open form jazz and art rock explorations.
Quincy Jones & Band: I Dig Dancers. Honeypie (HONEY054). Street date: 28-01-22. First released on the Mercury label in 1961, this album comprises material from two big band performances recorded the year before in Paris and New York. Here the great composer and arranger leads a first class "dance organization", a top-flight big band featuring the cream of NY Jazz musicians, among them: Clark Terry and Freddie Hubbard on trumpets, Curtis Fuller and Melba Liston on trombones, Phil Woods, Oliver Nelson and Sahib Shihab on saxophones, and Stu Martin on drums. An exquisite platter of highly swinging and danceable grooves signed by the genius of Quincy Jones!
Quincy Jones & Friends: August 1, 1982 Pasadena, Rose Bowl. WHP (WHP1476). Street date: 24-11-23. This is Quincy Jones conducting a solid twelve piece band and featuring a bunch of iconic artists and friends such as Patti Austin, James Ingram, Ashford & Simpson and a spectacular cameo appearance by Michael Jackson. Recorded Live at the Budweiser superfest in Pasadena (CA) in midsummer 1982.
Raccomandata Con Ricevuta Di Ritorno: Per... Un Mondo Di Cristallo. Deluxe LP Vinyl Magic VMLP117. May 2008 reissue of their sole album, released in 1972 on Cetra-Fonit. The original LP came out in a gorgeous gatefold cover with a very nice drawing in the inner gatefold and it's a particularly hard to find item. Typical Italian progressive sound with acoustic guitar, flutes and lots of keyboards, along with some jazz influences. A good representative album from the Italian progressive golden years. €17,50
Radius, Alberto: Radius. Oct. 08. Very limited reissue by BMG/Sony of this solo album from 1972 by the guitarist of Formula 3. This album has several members of Area guesting on a few tracks + other guests as well!
Raksin, David: Too Late Blues. Doxy Cinematic (DOC 135). Street date: 16-11-16. Limited first press of 500 copies of the soundtrack of a film from 1962. Raksin wrote all original music for the film, even for the source cues.
Ramones, The: Whiskey A Go-Go, Los Angeles, Ca, November 24th, 1977. East/West (WEST915J). Street date: 18/12/14. A numbered limited edition of 349 copies on red vinyl with blue splatter.
Ranestrane: A Space Odissey Part 3: Starchild. Ma.Ra.Cash (MRCLP016). Vinyl release of the final part of the triptych that RanestRane composed watching the famous "2001: A Space Odyssey". It features Steve Rothery & Steve Hogarth
Rare Bird: S/T. Klimt (MJJ391CO). Street date: 31-03-23. Reissue on 140 gram orange vinyl
Rare Bird: S/T. Klimt (MJJ391LP). Street date: 25-10-18. Reissue of the band's debut album, released at the end of 1969 and including among the striking tracks, the worldwide chart hit Sympathy.
Rauschenberg, Robert, Kat Epple and Bob Stohl: Strategic Structures. Song Cycle (CY981). Street date: 27-09-18. Limited vinyl edition on 45rpm. Powerful instrumental music performed on electronics and a series of musical metal sculptures called "Strategic Structures". The sounds range from other-worldly, foreboding resonant tones, to angelic, celestial timbres. The structures are constructed utilizing a variety of metals, including aluminum, bell grade brass, steel, and both elemental and Alpha/Beta weapons-grade titanium, using an 8000 degree arc welding torch with high frequency current at 440 volts and 310 amps. These spontaneous compositions were created and performed live, with no overdubs, late one night in 1989 at Rauschenberg's Beach House on Captiva Island, Florida.
Rava, Enrico & Aga Taura Confab: El Convidado. Svart Records (SRE381). Street date: 22-11-19. Black vinyl. Limited edition of 500 copies. Rava's visit to Buenos Aires in 1975 ended with the conception of this album. The idea was to record the guest trumpeter with four of the very best Argentinian musicians: pianist Fernando Gelbard, bassist Adalberto Cevasco, drummer Néstor Astarita and percussionist Juan "Chango" Farías Gómez (who is better known simply as Chango Farías). This reissue is a restored version of the original album with until now unpublished recording session photos by photographer Gianni Mestichelli. The set is eclectic and beautiful, with Fender Rhodes pianos, African influenced rhythmic figures and a climax of free improv build-ups. It is a record which is equally dynamic as it is melodic and poignant.
Raw Material: Time Is ... Akarma (AK 153). Street date: 06-11-20. Reissue on original pasted US Cardboard Gatefold Sleeve.
Ray Draper Quintet Featuring John Coltrane: S/T. Sowing Records (SOW021). Street date: 06-05-22. Reissue on clear vinyl of this recording from 1957.
Reale Accademia di Musica: S/T. Sony reissue. Feb. 2017. Digital remaster, for the first time at 192 khz and 24 bit. From the original master tapes!
Reale Impero Britannico, Il: Perché Si Uccidono. AMS LP13. Sept. 09. Released in a very small batch of copies in January 1976 as the soundtrack of an obscure movie, this recording is a gem for collectors because it features the members of Goblin at a time where they still called themselves Cherry Five. An essential and rare record for Goblin lovers, that will suit both all psychedelic and progressive minds! €18
Red Garland Quintet: Dig It! ACV2011. May 2014. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV). (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile)
Red Garland Quintet feat. John Coltrane & Donald Byrd: High Pressure. Sowing Records (SOW023). Street date: 06-05-22. Reissue on clear vinyl of this recording from 1957.
Red Garland Trio: It's A Blue World. Doxy ACV (ACV2030). Sept, 2014. Paul Chambers' bowing is truly special on this very special recording. A numbered first press of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
Red Garland Quintet: Dig It! ACV2011. May 2014. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV). (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile)
Red Garland Quintet: Soul Junction. Sowing Records (SOW022). Street date: 01-04-22. Limited edition of 300 copies, pressed on clear vinyl. Garland's ultra-relaxed piano fits perfectly with the steady groove provided by George Joyner on bass and Art Taylor on drums, while a young John Coltrane on tenor sax and Donald Byrd on trumpet often steal the show with outstanding solos. This is a marvelous quintet digging deep into the Blues idiom and the soulful side of Jazz.
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Westwood One FM: The Phantasy Theatre November 21,1989 + Pat O'brien Pavillion Del Mar Ca, December 28, 1991. Room On Fire (ROOM116). Street date: 02-09-22. Featuring the great John Frusciante on guitar, just months before he left the group, the band is here at the peak of their talents in front of a loving hometown Southern California crowd.
Red Sun: Triosophy. Spin On Black (SPIN002). Street date: 03-11-16. Reissue of the debut album by a young Italian band formed in 2014, remastered and released on 180 gram vinyl with updated gatefold cover art, in a limited edition of 250 numbered copies. With guitar, bass, drums & synth, they offer a mix of psychedelia, space-rock and heavy stoner instrumental rock.
Regina, Elis: Viva A Brotolandia. Honeypie (HONEY086). Street date: 27-10-23. Released in 1961 this was Elis Regina's debut album! Her vocal range and singing versatility shine in the wake of a varied track list based on different ingredients and flavors, from pop songs through vibrant Afro-Cuban grooves and jazzy sambas.
Reich, Steve: Berkeley November 7, 1970. Alternative Fox (FOX002). Street date: 10-05-19. 180 gram vinyl edition.
Reich, Steve: Berkeley University Museum - November 7, 1970. Modern Silence (OI001T). Street date: 31-10-17. Now available as limited edition of 500 copies on transparent vinyl.
Reich, Steve: Berkeley University Museum - November 7, 1970. Modern Silence (OI001). 31-03-16. A live performance of four early works by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "My Name Is", "Piano Phase", and "Phase Patterns". Limited edition of 500 copies on HQ 180gr. vinyl
Reich, Steve: Information, Transmission, Modulation And Noise. Alternative Fox (FOX006). Street date: 21-06-19. New reissue on 180 gram vinyl, this time on another *label* ...
Reich, Steve: Information, Transmission, Modulation And Noise. Modern Silence (OI017). Street date: 29-08-16. Limited edition pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Side A presents Reich's masterpiece "Four Organs", live in NYC November 1969 (performed by Steve Reich, Steve Chambers, Art Murphy, Philip Glass on electric organs and Jon Gibson on maracas) + Drumming (performed by percussionists from Ghana, recorded by Steve Reich)
Reich, Steve & Ensemble Modern & Synergy Vocals: Tokyo Opera City, 21.5.2008. Alternative Fox (FOX019). Street date: 04-10-19. Reissue.
Reich, Steve & Ensemble Modern & Synergy Vocals: Music for 18 Musicians: Tokyo Opera City, Tokyo, Japan, May 21st, 2008. Victory (V14510). Street date: 06-07-17. Live version featuring the composer as guest performer. LP with printed insert and deluxe die cut jacket
Residents, The: Residue Of The Residents. Superior Viaduct (SV073). Format: 2LP. Street date: 27/03/14. Originally released on Ralph Records in 1983 and spanning The Residents' career up to that point, this first-time vinyl reissue has been expanded to a double LP and contains 26 songs, a collection of outtakes, rare tracks and other experiments from this legendary San Francisco collective.
Residents, The: Santa Dog. 2 x 7" from Superior Viaduct (SV072). Street date: 27/03/14. First-time vinyl reissue of their debut release, first appeared in 1972 on the equally enigmatic Ralph Records / Cryptic Corporation, complete with Christmas-themed fold-out sleeve. The package is an essential artifact for devout fans and beginners!
Return To Forever: Live At The Old Grey Whistle Test, 3 March 1976. Alternative Fox (FOX051). Street date: 18-09-20.
Rhesus O: S/T. Replica (RPC026). Pressed on 180 gr. vinyl. Street date: 23-02-17. Formed in 1971 by future Magma keyboardist Jean-Pol Asseline with musicians from the jazz and jazz-rock fields, this unique LP will probably find a place between Soft Machine albums in your record collection!
Rhùn: Fanfare du Chaos. Soleil Zeuhl 52. May 2016. Limited edition of 300 numbered copies pressed on white vinyl.
Rich, Buddy / Max Roach: Rich Versus Roach. Life Goes On Records (LIFE025). Street date: 15-07-22. is a 1959 studio album by drummers Buddy Rich and Max Roach with their respective bands of the time.
Ricotti & Albuquerque: First Wind. Alternative Fox (FOX033). Street date: 20-03-20. Percussionist Frank Ricotti played in the National Youth Orchestra and was rated the UK's top vibraphonist during the late 60's. In 1971, with guitarist Mike de Albuquerque, he cut the multifaceted jazz album, First Wind, which alternated between experimental rock- influenced jazz and thoughtful adaptations of work by James Taylor, John Sebastian and Melanie Safka, with some surprising blues diversions too. However, Albuquerque soon joined ELO as a bassist, putting an end to the duo.
Richard, Ferdinand: En Forme. Replica (RPC018). 180 gr. vinyl re-issue. Street date: 14-04-2016. Originally released on Celluloïd in 1981, the debut solo album by Etron Fou Leloublan member Ferdinand Richard offered a unique blend of dadaist jazz, art rock and new wave
Riddle, Nelson: The Untouchables. Doxy Cinematic (DOC124). Shipping date: 28/09/15. Robert Stack was winner of an Emmy Award for his fine portrayal of Eliot Ness the Chicago gangbuster and prohibition agent in "The Untouchables", the legendary American crime TV drama that ran from 1959 to 1963 on the ABC Television Network. Limited first press of 500 copies.
Riff Raff: Original Man. Klimt (MJJ385). Street date: 25-02-2016. Limited edition of 500 copies. The second album released by Britain's Riff Raff was a further study in the textures of jazz-rock as they had been articulated not only on the band's issued debut, but also with Tommy Eyre and Pete Kirkley's stint with Mark Almond. Here are seven rather extended forays into keyboard-drenched pop/rock that carried a jazz sensibility in its beak and dropped it thoroughly onto blues-based progressive rock.
Riley, Howard: Flight. Eargong Records (EG04LP). Street date: 06-11-20. Originally released in 1971 this landmark recording sees pianist Howard Riley with two of the greatest European improvisers - Barry Guy on bass and Tony Oxley on drums - literally reinventing the piano trio format. This is deeply explorative music beyond time and space. This first-ever vinyl reissue comes in its gorgeous original gatefold cover.
Riley, Terry: Live At La Salle Wagram, Paris, November 19th, 1975. DBQP (DBQP03). Street date: 13-12-18. "The Descending Moonshine Dervishes" is one of composer Terry Riley's most well known pieces, a brilliant swelling organ masterpiece. Though his performance of the piece 10 days later, at the Metamusik Festival in Berlin, is more well known, this version from Paris on November 19, 1975 may be superior.
Riley, Terry: Live In Paris, 1975 By France Musique FM. DBQP (DBQP13). Street date: 28-02-19. Two tracks, one per side, recorded respectively at Eglise St. Roch, February 28th, 1975 and at La Salle Wagram, November 19th, 1975. Riley is in stunning form, playing the kind of endlessly rippling dosed organ drones with a sense of stasis in expansion that is uniquely brain-razzing.
Riley, Terry: Music For The Gift. Jeanne Dielman (JD127). Street date: 13-09-18. Collecting three early key pieces from Riley, recorded at home in San Francisco, as well as live in concert at UC Berkeley and on radio in France, this is an essential part of the Terry Riley universe and some of his most celebrated early works. Containing deconstructed samples of a Chet Baker's rendition of Miles Davis "So What", Music For The Gift is a disquieting tape work that dissolves slowly and beautifully. "Mescalin Mix" is one of Riley's earliest tape works and features recordings from his home. Finally, "Concerto For Two Pianists And Five Tape Recorders" was recorded live at UC Berkeley in 1960 and features Riley's friend, La Monte Young on piano. Crucial early experimental and minimalism from a true innovator.
Riley, Terry: Organum for Stefano. Angelica Records (IDA050). Street date: 06-05-22. This is the only official recording of Riley on pipe organ and it ranges from minimalism to Indian music, grandiose Bachian architectural constructions, even progressive echoes - in a kaleidoscopic flow of ideas which, both spontaneously and with a great clarity of intention, travels through topical moments and reminiscences of the respective musical identities and experiences shared by the two musicians.
Riley, Terry: Reed Streams. Endless Happiness (HE67005). Street date: 31-07-20. Long awaited reissue for Terry Riley's 1967 debut album, one of the greatest pieces of minimal music ever created. One track per side.
Riley, Terry / Cherry, Don: WDR Radio, Koln, February 23, 1975. WHP (WHP1474). Street date: 17-11-23. One more time reissued - after 2016 & 2019 - and on another label again (sigh!).
Riley, Terry / Cherry, Don / Berger, Karl: Live in Köln, 23.2.1975. 2 LP reissue, this time on a *label* called Alternative Fox (FOX005). Street date: 10-05-19.
Riley, Terry / Cherry, Don / Berger, Karl: Live In Koln February 23, 1975. Modern Silence (OI006). Street date: 10-06-16. Limited numbered edition of 500 on 180g virgin vinyl. A legendary recording that pairs Don Cherry's heavenly trumpet stylings, Terry Riley's psychedelic/minimalist organ work and the vibes of Karl Berger in a great live concert recorded in Koln in 1975. A great document of a key moment in the history of minimalism music and a beautiful combination of great artists.
Riverside: Wasteland. Street date: 28-09-18. Limited edition of 300 copies on white vinyl + CD.
Rizomagic: Voltaje Raizal. Disasters By Choice (LPNUY007). Street date: 26-11-21. Limited edition of 350 copies for the first album by the tropical futurist music project Rizomagic, an electronic music duo, that consists of Diego Manrique, director of the avant-garde cumbia orchestra Niño Pueblo, and Edgar Marun, director of the ethno-afrobeat ensemble Dorado Kandua; two outstanding projects from Bogota's new thriving alternative psychedelic scene. The sounds of the album are rooted in the Afro-Caribbean musical tradition, in the mixed ancestry that defines Colombian culture, and IDM (Intelligent Dance Music).
Roach, Max: We Insist! Cornbread (CRNBR16024). 180 gram LP + download code. Street date: 15-12-16. New reissue on another label!
Roach, Max: We Insist! Wax Love (WLV82130). Street date: 04-10-19. Another reissue!
Roach, Max: We Insist! Freedom Now Suite. So Far Out (OUT5001LP) 180 Gr. vinyl. Feb. 2013. LP reissue of a classic gem! Recorded in August 1960, was the first of several jazz-as-protest albums explicitly to voice the growing demand for equal rights. Conceived as a suite by Roach, its composer and arranger, the album features a shifting cast of players, with only Roach and singer Abbey Lincoln heard throughout. €16
Robson, Frank: Robson. Svart Records. street date: 23-03-18. Originally released on Blue Master in 1974, now officially reissued on vinyl for the first time: 300 copies on black and 200 on clear vinyl. Tasavallan Presidentti singer's solo debut from 1974 has a superstar lineup: Paroni Paakkunainen, Nappi Ikonen, Esa Kotilainen...
Rocchi, Claudio: Il Miele dei Pianeti, le Isole, le Api (1974). Sony (88691988991) LP reissue. Street date: 13/04/12. A transitional album that would begin to pull the mystical, improvisational drone-folk back from the edges of space and reassert a more deliberate song structure here and there. Rocchi was helped here by musicians from Aktuala and this introduces a different flavor, compared to his previous few albums.
Rocky's Filj: Storie Di Uomini E Non (1973). Sony 88697512641. May 2009. Definitely a band that deserved more consideration, Rocky's Filj broke up soon after the album was recorded. The album is jazz-rock oriented, but all the tracks have vocals, and Rocky's voice is very original.
Roedelius, Hans-Joachim: Piano Piano. Song Cycle (CY993). Street date: 13-10-16. 180 gram gatefold 45 rpm 2LP audiophile edition, containing the bonus track "In Der Dämmerung" on side D. A stunning collection of quiet and soft piano pieces by the legendary German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius co-founder of seminal krautrock bands as Cluster and Harmonia. Inspired by the monumental work of Eric Satie, the album was originally released in 1991 and is recommended for fans of Max Richter, Goldmund and Sylvain Chauveau.
Roil: Raft of the Meadows. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 80). Nov. 2014. Limited edition of 300 copies. This is the trio of Chris Abrahams (piano), Mike Majkowski (bass) and James Waples (drums), recorded in Sydney in 2013 & 2014
Roine Stolt's The Flower King: Manifesto Of An Alchemist. InsideOut Music (IOMLP 519). Street date: 23-11-18. Limited edition of 200 copies on transparent red vinyl + bonus CD of the album. Will also be released on petrol coloured and black vinyl + digipak CD
Rollins, Sonny: Freedom suite. Doxy Dig-A-Log (DOK213LP). 180 gr. LP + 2 extra tracks and bonus CD of the album! 15/03/12. Recorded in 1958, this historic album cemented Rollins' status as one of the greatest innovators in jazz. Experimenting for the first time with the "extended format" in a sax-led trio, Rollins and his all-star rhythm section (Oscar Pettiford on bass and Max Roach on drums) get down to business with the groundbreaking 19-minute "Freedom Suite", which Rollins uses to draw a parallel between freedom in music and freedom for African Americans in the 1950s. Featuring two bonus tracks, including the Roach / Pettiford original, "There Will Never Be Another You".
Rollins, Sonny: Our Man in Jazz. Honeypie (HONEY084). Street date: 26-05-23. Originally released by RCA Victor in 1962 "Our Man in Jazz" marks Rollins' first step towards a more open and explorative form of Jazz. Performed by a pianoless line-up featuring two hiper creative "Ornette" alumni: Don Cherry on trumpet and Billy Higgins om drums plus the super solid double bass of Bob Cranshaw, this release stands as a brilliant document of the early sixties new wave in Jazz.
Rollins, Sonny: Rollins Plays for Bird. Down At Dawn (DAD 122). Street date: 13-12-18. Reissue and limited edition of a '56 recording
Rollins, Sonny: Sonny Boy. Doxy ACV (ACV2075). Street date: 19-10-16. This album contains a combination of two different recording dates from 1956, shortly after the devastating car accident that took Clifford Brown and Richie Powell. First edition of 500 numbered copies.
Rollins, Sonny: What's New? Wax Love (WLV82114). Street date: 21-02-19. Reissue
Room: Pre-Flight. Akarma (AK375LP). Reissue. Street date: 19-11-21. Room is a female-led early progressive rock group with minor orchestrations, simple jazzy vocals, heavy guitars and extended tracks. Like most early progressive rock-groups there's also some blues-rock and jazz-rock. The mix of genres works great for variety and is a good example of its time. The use of a small orchestra (violins, violas, cellos, bass, trumpets, horn, trombone) is always risky business for progressive rock-groups, but Room excels in its limited and effective use. Another key-element of the listening experience is the recording quality, which is remarkably good for such an unknown record - especially when it comes to the spacious feeling. The instruments are well spread in the musical landscape.
Roques, Michel: Chorus. Souffle Continu (ffl048). Street date: 15-03-19. First ever vinyl reissue, limited to 500 copies with Gatefold sleeve, OBI strip. Licensed from Saravah. Remastered from the original tapes, "Chorus" is one of the key albums mixing free jazz and spoken word "à la française". It is also a militant concept album which has lost nothing of its political force.
Ros, Edmundo: Latin World Of Edmundo Ros. Naked Lunch (ND004). Street date: 06-12-19. Trinidad born bandleader Edmundo Ros was a key figure in Latin music in post war Britain. Immigrated to London in the late thirties, he is the one who effectively introduced the Rhumba and Samba to the U.K. A charming man and multi talented musician, Ros became a sensation, attracting the cream of London society to his appearances at the lavish Coconut Grove. Thanks to his infectious mix of authentic Cuban Rhumba and other ingredients including Mambo, Calypso and Samba, Latin music became a significant part of postwar Britain's dance scene. Originally released on Decca Records UK in 1970, "The Latin World of Edmundo Ros" stands as a great introduction to the exotic sound of Ros' big band.
Rota, Nino: 8 e Mezzo. Doxy Cinematic (DOC103). Limited edition of 500 copies. May 2014.
Rota, Nino: Il Gattopardo (The Leopard). Doxy Cinematic (DOC104). Limited edition of 500 copies. May 2014. Soundtrack for Visconti's masterpiece!
Rota, Nino: La Dolce Vita. Doxy Cinematic (DOC102). Limited edition of 500 copies. May 2014. Legendary score from the legendary Fellini's movie. The music by Nino Rota is sometimes quasi-liturgical, sometimes jazz, sometimes rock; lurking beneath is the irreverence of tuba and accordions, and snatches of pop songs.
Roversi, Cristiano: AntiQua. Ma.Ra.Cash Records (MRC LP 02). 19/11/12. Solo project from Moongarden's keybardist! Says Roversi: "AntiQua is a strange land where time flows at a more natural pace, I don't really know if it's on our planet, or even if it exists in the past, present or future, near or far'AntiQua manifests when we need it, every time we give in to dreams and forget about the daily grind. It is a goblet of wine in a candlelit tavern."
Rovescio della Medaglia, Il: Contamination. Sony (88875121301). 180 gr. vinyl reissue. Sept. 2015.
Rovi: Piano Fender Blues. Dialogo (DIALP917). Street date: 29-10-21. Originally released in 1975 and entirely recorded with the aid of two electric pianos - Fender, of course, but also Wurlitzer, plus bass, piano, drums and percussion, Piano Fender Blues is another curious forray for the eclectic composer Piero Umiliani into territories other than the usual jazz, soundtrack and avant-garde ones. This album blends the Fender Piano melancholic sound over an easylistening repertoire, testifying the author's versatility once again.
Roy Haynes/Phineas Newborn/Paul Chambers: We Three. Sowing Records (SOW039). Street date: 16-12-22. Reissue on clear vinyl of an album recorded in a single session on November 14, 1958
Russell, George and His Orchestra: Jazz in the Space Age. Honey Pie (HONEY058). Street date: 01-07-22. Another reissue.
Russell, George Feat. Bill Evans: Jazz in the Space Age. Doxy ACV (ACV2077). Street date: 19-01-17. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies.
Rymden: Space Sailors. Jazzland Recordings 2LP (3779285). Street date: 18-09-20. 2nd album by the band, somehow a morphed E.S.T. trio because of the presence of Esbjørn Svensson's rhythm section but definitely and clearly with their own identity, based on an increasing number of live shows, where they seek and carve new ideas and direction for their music, more and more gaining a strong empathy between each other.
Saastamoinen, Ilpo: Joutsenen Juju. 2LP. Svart Records. Street date: 23-03-18. Limited edition of 200 on yellow and 300 on black vinyl, with gatefold cover. Saastamoinen and Vesala built the album on a progressive rock base, but blended styles fearlessly, making Joutsenen Juju a real treasure trove for anyone into creative, psychedelic 70's music. At times the music borders on the kind of ethno-kraut Popol Vuh were making, at others it dives headlong into psychedelic jazz.
Saint Just: La Casa del Lago. Vinyl Magic (VMLP 183). street date: 23-06-16. Faithful reprint of the original '74 edition, pressed on blue vinyl.
Saint Just: S/T. Vinyl Magic (VM182LP). Street date: 10-02-16. Clear green vinyl reissue.
Salis: Dopo il Buio la Luce. AMS (AMS 115LP). Street date: 27-05-16. This third Salis album is indeed beautiful and paradoxically their most 'progressive' and original ever, almost entirely instrumental; nevertheless, like several other releases in the same field, it went forgotten for nearly two decades. It is finally reissued by AMS Records on vinyl after almost 40 years, in a faithful reproduction of the original edition.
Samadhi: S/T (VMLP124). New vinyl reissue with the original artwork, label replicas and remastered sound. €17
Samurai: S/T. Trading Places (TDP54066). Streeet date: 04-03-22. Reissue on coloured vinyl. In 1971 the group called WEB changed its name to Samurai and started working on their eponymous studio album released on the obscure Greenwich Gramophone label. "Samurai" is a great gem of early British progressive rock, and although it was clearly influenced by legendary groups such as King Crimson, and Gentle Giant, it represented a unicum in the music panorama. Unfortunately, the group disbanded shortly after the release, partly compromising its highly deserved recognition.
Sanchez, Antonio : Three Times Three. CAM Jazz (CAMJ 7891-1). Street date: 13-11-15. This special limited edition double LP contains three bonus tracks that are not included in the previously released CD: three drum solos by Antonio Sanchez, recorded in New York in December 2014 at Avatar Studios.
Sanders, Pharoah: Live at Antibes Jazz Festival in Juan-les-Pins July 21, 1968. Alternative Fox (FOX004). Street date: 10-05-19. Following Coltrane's untimely death in 1967, Sanders formed a quartet of his own with former Jazz Messengers pianist Lonnie Liston Smith, bassist Norman "Sirone" Jones of the Untraditional Jazz Improvisational Team, and drummer Majeed Shabazz. For this blistering performance, given at the Antibes Jazz Festival of 1968 and broadcast on French radio station WDR3, the quartet moves through various Sanders free-jazz workouts, taking in "Venus" from the Tauhid album and "The Creator Has A Master Plan" from Karma along the way, with the rhythm section holding down the fort as Sanders blows himself into the stratosphere.
Sanders, Pharoah: Live at the East. Chush (CH43331). Street date: 20-08-21. This live record gives one a good example of how the passionate tenor sounded in clubs during the early 70's. Sanders is joined by an impressive group of players: trumpeter Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson, flutist Carlos Garnett, Harold Vick on tenor sax, pianist Joe Bonner, the basses of Stanley Clarke and Cecil McBee, drummers Norman Connors and Billy Hart, and percussionist Lawrence Killian.
Sanders, Pharoah: Pharoah Sanders 1971-07-18 Oyster Club, Nice, France FM. WHP (WHP1460). Street date: 17-02-23. At the head of a strong quintet featuring Lonnie Liston Smith on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, Jimmy Hopps on drums, and Lawrence Killian on congas, Pharoah delivers two very intense yet serene versions of his milestone piece "The Creator Has A Master Plan" and "Let Us Go In The House Of The Lord", a traditional gospel hymn arranged by Lonnie Liston Smith. This is deep spiritual music kissed by the sun of a splendid southern France summer.
Santamaria, Mongo: Mongo. Honey Pie (HONEY033). Street date: 09-04-21. Recorded in 1959 at the height of the Latin Jazz Era, This is Mongo Santamaria's second album for Fantasy Records. A deep and fascinating investigation of Afro-Cuban roots run by the great percussionist and a quite large group featuring Paul Horn on flute, Emil Richards on vibraphone, Al McKibbons on bass and of course lots of multicolored percussion and vocals split by a bunch of masters players including Armando Peraza and Willie Bobo.
Santamaria, Mongo: Watermelon Man. Cornbread (CRNBR16054). Street date: 13-09-18. 180 gram vinyl reissue. Excellent latin jazz and latin-soul groovers from a Cuban hero, and one of the most famous performers, full stop, of the middle 20th Century.
Santana, Carlos: Live At Hammersmith Odeon, December 15th, 1976. DBQP (DBQP04). Street date: 13-12-18. Beginning with an epic "Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen" medley and ending with an equally heavy "Evil Ways", this set is essential for any true Santana fan.
Santana: New Year's Eve In California. BRR Picture Disc (BRR4037). Street date: 01-06-17. This 1977 show is one of their most historic, a ripping set the blends the Latin-rock of Santana's early years with the spiritually tinged jazz-fusion Carlos became knowing for in the mid-70s.
Sato, Masahiko & Dauner, Wolfgang: Pianology. Victory (VP9030). Street date: 07-04-16. Masahiko Satoh's fourth album is a duet with German pianist and composer Wolfgang Dauner. The five compositions on this album were recorded in Tokyo in March 1971, a collection of free form classical and jazz piano duo improvs, spiced with ring modulator sounds. With printed inner sleeve!
Sato, Masaru: The Throne Of Blood. OST. Doxy Cinematic (DOC128). Street date: 18-01-16. Limited edition first press of 500 copies on white vinyl. This is the chilling score for the Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece, heavily based on traditional Japanese music and especially influenced by Noh dramas.
Masahiko Satoh / Sabu Toyozumi: The Aiki. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 129). November 2019. Limited edition of 300 copies. Piano-drums duo recorded live on the 26th of March 1997 at C·S·Aka-Renga, Yamaguchi City, Japan
Savages, The: Live In The Studios Of Columbia University's WKCR On March 21, 1974. B13 (B209). Street date: 14/11/13. An absolutely electric performance from Sonny & Linda Sharrock, with their group, The Savages, recorded for NYC radio station WKCR. Sonny's guitar playing on this set is a revelation and Linda's wordless vocals complement it perfectly. Groove based experimental jazz at its absolute finest. Limited edition of 500 copies on transparent yellow vinyl.
SBB: Hofors 1975. Vinyl reissue and limited edition. GAD Records. July 2016.
SBB: Porwanie Aldo Moro. GAD Records (GAD LP 018). Street date: May 2019. Second part in the vinyl series of SBB radio sessions (Radio Katowice, made in March 1978), limited, remastered edition of 250 copies on coloured vinyl.
Scha, Remko: Machine Guitars. États-Unis (ETAT08). First-time vinyl reissue. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies on clear vinyl. Street date: 22-03-18. Machine Guitars is the definitive recorded work of Remko Scha, although the late Dutch artist didn't play a single note himself. Rather, Scha arranged a motorized, rotating wire brush and saber saw in front of suspended electric guitars and let these metallic torrents flow.
Schaeffer, Pierre & Henry, Pierre: Symphonie Pour un Homme Seul - Concerto des Ambigüités. Modern Silence (OI005). Street date: 31-03-16. Limited edition of 500 copies on HQ 180gr. vinyl. Pierre Henry, a classically trained musician, was one of Schaeffer's disciples and together they co-wrote the revolutionary Symphonie pour un Homme Seul, recorded in 1950. Despite its title, it is not a symphony in the classical sense, but a kind of suite divided into 12 movements. It is a musical collage featuring vocal fragments that are at times recorded backwards, accelerated or repeated, and other sounds like whistles, footsteps, doors slamming, metallic sounds, and a prepared piano. The Concerto side reveals Henry's personal approach to dissonance, with a strong impact of illogical sequences in the piano duel: the two instruments seem to collide in a furious rejection of the traditional idea of music, generating a clash of noises that reproduce the sonic pollution of the modern times.
Schipa Jr., Tito: Orfeo 9. Vinyl Magic (VM134LP). 2LP. Oct. 2013. This double album was one of the first examples of pop operas in Italy. Influenced by classical music, Schipa released a beautiful work that can be hardly described as a proper rock album, but surely falls into the progressive music field. It featured for example Brainticket's leader Joel Vandroogenbroeck and drummer Tullio De Piscopo. Faithful reproduction of the original edition, including the additional lyrics booklet.
Schulze, Klaus: Kontinuum. SPV (SPV493913LP). Street date: 14-12-18. 3LP reissue, first time on vinyl! Pressed on 180 gram vinyl, with Deluxe flip cover, vintage photos and liner notes, originally released in 2007
Schulze, Klaus: Midi Klassik. Vinyl Lovers (901301). 180 gr. 2LP. 31/05/12. Released briefly on CD in 1994 and never before released on vinyl, electronic music pioneer Klaus Schulze gives here a new reading of well-known compositions by Smetana, Schubert, Brahms, Beethoven, among others. €20
Schulze, Klaus: Mirage. Revisited Records (B0023P7ZW6). 2009 LP reissue. Will include a 16 page booklet in "original design". €19
Schulze, Klaus: Moonlake. SPV (SPV638813LP). Street date: 14-12-18. 3LP reissue, first time on vinyl! Pressed on 180 gram vinyl, with Deluxe flip cover, vintage photos and liner notes, originally released in 2005
Schulze, Klaus: Shadowlands. SPV (SPV2600713LP). Street date: 14-12-18. 3LP reissue, first time on vinyl! Pressed on 180 gram vinyl, with Deluxe flip cover, vintage photos and liner notes, originally released in 2013
Schulze, Klaus: X. Revisited Records. 26-06-2009 2LP reissue of the album from 78. Will include an impressive booklet in the "original design". €24
Scientist: Big Showdown. Dub Mir (MIR100736). Street date: 14-02-19. The 10 tracks from this classic LP from 1980 sound pretty strong in terms of style and approach, all of them are quietly brilliant, reflecting a complete mastery of the form. Rhythms are supplied by the unstoppable Roots Radics band!
Scientist: Wins the World Cup. Dub Mir (MIR100741). Street date: 14-02-19. This 1982 LP includes the priceless dub to Johnny Osbourne's classic Give A Little Love, as well as further cuts to the likes of Hugh Mundell and Wayne Jarrett.
Scorch Trio with Mars Williams: Made in Norway. Rune Grammofon (RLP 2119). 09/11/11. Vinyl only release in a numbered, limited edition of only 500. White vinyl. Classic double live album from this free spirited international trio, this time expanded with Chicago sax player Mars Williams. Recorded at Oslo´s Café Mono and at the Nattjazz festival in Bergen, both in May 2011, this fully shows how new drummer Frank Rosaly now is a perfect partner to founders Raoul Björkenheim (guitar) and bass player Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, not to mention Williams who fits in perfectly with only a minimum of rehearsals before these concerts. The interplay is simply stunning and the sound is of studio quality. Sporting a beautiful gatefold sleeve this is simply a great package all around.
Scott, Jimmy: Falling In Love Is Wonderful. Honeypie (HONEY088). Street date: 27-10-23. Originally released on Ray Charles' Tangerine label, and for too long considered a collector's item, "Falling in Love is Wonderful" can be easily considered as one of Jimmy Scott's essential albums. Perfectly backed by Marty Paich and Gerald Wilson sophisticated arrangements Jimmy Scott lays some of the best vocal performances in his entire career.
Scott, Tony: Tony Scott In South Africa. Honeypie (HONEY089). Street date: 27-10-23. One of the greatest American jazz clarinetists of all times caught while touring South Africa in 1957!
Scott, Tony: In Afrika/Mayibue Afrika! Uhuuru! Life Goes On Records (LIFE003). Street date: 02-07-21. This set recorded in Africa around the mid 90's is a pure rhythm festival pushing the boundaries of the clarinetist's Afro fusion agenda.
Scott-Heron, Gil : Live at Kulturzentrum Schauburg, 18.4.1983 Radio Bremen Broadcast. Radio Loop Loop (RLL006). Street date: 05-04-19. One of the great figures in the history of soul and funk music captured live in Germany in 1983. This is a double LP set of Gill Scott Heron and his eight piece band. Amnesia Express was a fine collective with reeds, trumpet, bass, percussion, drums and Gil Scott-Heron himself on Fender Rhodes piano and vocals.
Gil Scott-Heron & His Amnesia Express: Summer '86. Trading Places (TDP54024). Record Store Day Special 2020. 180 gram vinyl.
Sebesky, Don: The Distant Galaxy. Pleasure For Music (PFM105). Street date: 25-09-20. Originally released on Verve in 1968, The Distant Galaxy is quite an hybrid of soul jazz and space-age music, an influential cornerstone fully sampled by a who's who of hip-hop and r&b artists. An obscure and terrific album that features a blend of jazz, psych and good old 60s light pop with brief "cosmic" audio tidbits inserted between most of the main tracks.
Semiramis: Dedicato a Frazz (1973). TRI 1004 LP. New reissue in 180 gr. vinyl LP for collectors of the unique Semiramis Italian progresive album from 1973. Now available in limited edition LP with green vinyl. Only 200 copies available!
Senogul: S/T. PAT Records (PAT-001 LP). 2008. 2LP release of the debut album by a Spanish instrumental band hailing from Asturias. Mediterranean flavored prog rock crossed with jazz-rock. €22
Sensations' Fix: Boxes Paradise. Vinyl Magic (VM LP215). Street date: 20-09-19. This is the fifth Sensations' Fix album (from 1977), a first ever LP reissue in a limited edition on violet coloured vinyl!
Sensations' Fix: Finest Finger. Vinyl Magic (VM LP214). Street date: 28-06-19. Sensations' Fix's fourth album, originally released in 1976 and never officially reissued on vinyl until today, on clear green coloured vinyl!
Sensations' Fix: Flying Tapes. Vinyl Magic (VM LP216B). Street date: 22-01-21. First ever reissue in LP format, pressed on clear blue vinyl!
Sensations' Fix: Fragments of light. Vinyl Magic (VM LP213). Street date: 28-06-19. Limited edition on clear blue coloured vinyl!
Sensations' Fix: Fragments of light. Ltd. Edition. Superior Viaduct (SV027 LP). Dec. 2013. Reissue of this stellar proggy krautrock debut album, originally released on Polydor in 1974. Fluid, meditative guitar leads and innovative use of synthesizers, combined with a noted lack of percussion (and vocals) on all but a few songs, have drawn comparisons to Kosmische legends Tangerine Dream and Popol Vuh.
Sensations' Fix: Portable Madness. Vinyl Magic (VM LP211). Street date: 25-01-19. Reissue as limited edition on splatter-coloured vinyl. "Portable Madness" is - along with an eponymous LP and "Fragments of Light" - one of the three titles published in 1974 alone, and can be considered the first true result of a group work. A fully instrumental record, conceived as the sum of two long suites (one on each side), dominated by keyboards and synthesizers, and also characterized by an energetic and pulsating rhythm section.
Sensation's Fix: S/T. Vinyl Magic (VM LP212). Street date: 16-02-19. This reissue is the first ever in LP format, on splatter-coloured vinyl! This was one of the three titles published in 1974, built around a collection of short psychedelic compositions, in which glimpses of 'cosmic' music can already be noticed; those elements would soon become a trademark in the group's repertoire.
Septet Frans Elsen: Norway. Nederlands Jazz Archif (NJA-2101). Street date: 15-04-22. In the early seventies, pianist Frans Elsen (1934-2011) and alto saxophonist Piet Noordijk (1932-2011) formed a unique septet to play funk jazz. Their material was never released and is now available on a double LP. Featured on Fender Rhodes, Elsen was leading an electric septet that was highly innovative and forward-thinking in sound and concept. At the time, they never made a complete album. However, two brilliant studio sessions have been found over fifty years later, recorded for the European Broadcasting Union and Radio Nederland Wereldomroep. The septet can also be heard live on this album performing at the International Loosdrecht Jazz Festival (1972) and - in its original line-up as a sextet - at The Hague's Pepijn theatre. The vinyl version is mastered in high resolution. It includes an exclusive bonus track: the piece "Skabu" in a big band version conducted by Frans Elsen and with Jan Huydts on electric piano.
Sestetto Basso Valdambrini: The Best Modern Jazz In Italy 1962. Naked Lunch (ND003). Street date: 03-03-20. Under the direction of tenorist Gianni Basso and trumpeter Oscar Valdambrini, here is a super-dynamic combo featuring a bunch of young, expert musicians such as Dino Piana on trombone, Renato Sellani on piano, Giorgio Azzolini on bass and Lionello Bionda on drums. As winners of the 1962 "Best Modern Jazz in Italy" contest, they released this album that can be easily considered as a landmark record in European Jazz. A fresh and ultra-swinging program based on fine renditions of classic tunes by Jackie McLean, Benny Golson, Dave Brubeck, Junior Mance and a couple of originals including a heartfelt tribute to master Coltrane.
Sete, Bola: Aqui Está O Bola Sete. Cornbread (CRNBR16062). Street date: 31-01-19. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl of Sete's debut album from 1957!
Seven That Spells: Black Om Rising. Svart Records (SVR292). Street date: 28/11/14. More heavy stoner-psych from the highly regarded Croatian unit! Edition on black vinyl, limited to 300 copies. Also availavle on red vinyl
Shabaka, Jamaiel: The Land Of The Rising Sun. 2LP on new reggae label Roots Vibrations. Street date: 24-10-17. Heavy roots reggae album from 1988 by avant-jazz horn player Jamaiel Shabaka. A much sought-after album now remastered from the original tapes and presented as a double LP gatefold sleeve in an edition of 500. Shabaka delivers healing vibes and meditations playing on the flute, the horn and the kete drum, bringing an African, jazz, sound into the Caribbean groove and creating a truly unique reggae sound topped with conscious and positive lyrics.
Shank / Fischer / Pass: Brasamba! DOL (DOL1064HG). 180 gram gatefold LP. Street date: 28-03-19. Brasamba! is a Latin Exotica album played by the septet led by tenor saxophone and flutist Bud Shank, pianist and organist Douglas Clare Fischer, and jazz guitarist Joseph Anthony Passalaqua aka Joe Pass, all of them at the peaks of their caeers. Recorded in Hollywood and released in 1963 on Shank's house label Pacific Jazz Records. Brasamba! is a mixture of mid-tempo and bustling speeds and features many of the ingredients found in exotica albums, such as piano, vibes, and cavalcades of drums.
Shankar, Ananda: Ananda Shankar And His Music. Life Goes On Records (LIFE027). Street date: 09-09-22. A rare groove classic finally back in print! Ananda Shankar (11 December 1942 - 26 March 1999) was an Indian musician, singer, and composer best known for fusing Western and Eastern musical styles. In the late 60's, Shankar travelled to Los Angeles, where he played with many contemporary musicians including Jimi Hendrix. There he was signed to Reprise Records and released his first album, Ananda Shankar, in 1970, with original Indian classical material alongside sitar-based cover versions of popular hits. Returning to India in the early 70's, Shankar continued to experiment musically and in 1975 released his most critically acclaimed album, Ananda Shankar and His Music, a jazz-funk mix of Eastern sitar, Western rock guitar, tabla and mridangam, drums and Moog synthesizers.
Sharrock, Sonny: Black Woman. Superior Viaduct (SV169). Street date: 09-06-23. Originally released on the Vortex label in 1969, Black Woman was the guitarist's first date as a leader and stands as the sole documentation of a band that well-understood the essentials of energy. Besides Sharrock's explosive guitar, the band features the omni-directional percussion mastery of Milford Graves (then in the midst of recording "Love Cry" with Albert Ayler), the gorgeous post-tongue vocalizing of Sonny's then-wife Linda Sharrock, the sinuous bass presence of Norris Jones (later known as Sirone) and some the most explicitly abstract piano work ever recorded by Dave Burrell.
Shepp, Archie: A Sea of Faces. Black Saint (BSR02). Street date: 29-11-19. Recorded in Milan and originally released in 1975, "Sea of Faces" stands as one of Shepp's strongest recordings of the Seventies. A highly varied program, covering Shepp's entire spectrum and performed by an all-star line up featuring Shepp himself on tenor & soprano sax, piano, vocals, Charles Greenlee (trombone, tambourine, vocals), Dave Burrell (piano), Cameron Brown (bass), Beaver Harris (drums, tambourine, vocals), Rafi Taha (vocals), Bunny Foy (vocals, maracas, percussion). The album includes the famous 26 minutes long "Hypnosis", a groovy extended jam in full spiritual jazz mode.
Shepp, Archie: The Tradition. Alternative Fox (FOX034). Street date: 20-03-20. This album was recorded in Rome in 1977 for Horo Records with drummer Clifford Jarvis and bassist Cameron Brown; Shepp is also featured playing the piano!
Shepp, Archie & Joachim Kuhn: Wo! Man. Archieball (ARCH1102 LP). The spirited meeting of Shepp's generosity and Kuhn's lyricism!
Shepp, Archie & Lars Gullin Quintet: The House I Live In. Modern Silence (OI027). Street date: 03/08/17. Limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gr. vinyl. First LP reissue ever! An incredible live album featuring saxophonists Archie Shepp and Lars Gullin recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark on November 21, 1963.
Sheridan, Tony: My Bonnie. Cornbread (CRNBR16026), Street date: 16-02-17. 180 gr. vinyl + download card and five bonus tracks. Featuring several tracks backed by The Beatles, My Bonnie is classic early 60's European beat and rock and roll. Essential for any Beatles collector and any fan of early 60's Euro-beat.
Sherwood, Adrian + RINF: Der Westen Ist Am Ende: The Complete Sessions. Spittle (SPITTLE72LP). Street date: Sept. 2017. In the summer of 1986, Adrian Sherwood (On-U Sound) went to Florence, Italy for a different kind of vacation: to make a record with noise-funk band Rinf. The sweaty sessions stretched for weeks, resuming in London, to whip these loose tracks into shape. Lacerba released the final mixes on two 12" EPs that have been out of print for thirty years. For the first time, this album compiles the fully remastered complete sessions in a new package that cheekily references the testosterone-driven porn-obsessed lyrics, a beautiful three-color silkscreen + custom die-cut jacket. Play loud!
Shub-Niggurath: Introduction. Soleil Zeuhl (SZ56). Sept. 2018. Limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies pressed on a white vinyl housed into a printed outer transparent plastic sleeve. The cover design is a variation chosen by Franck Fromy on the original 80s tape cover.
Shub Niggurath: Les Morts Vont Vite. Replica (RPC13). Street date: 03/09/15. Having been sold out on CD for quite some time now, it's great to see this legendary debut album from '86 reissued on vinyl!
Shuko No Omit: Himitsu No Kaikoroku. An'archives (An'25). Street date: July 2021. Limited Edition of 285, coming in a silk-3 panel foldout jacket with obi (green, tan, yellow) inserts and a postcard. This is the trio of Yonju Miyaoka on guitars and vocals, Yuya Oishi on drums, and Taiju Sugimori on bass. Yonju Miyaoka's music seems haunted by the psychedelic rock of the late seventies, its electric, solitary ghost minstrels, perhaps also inhabited by the impulsive riffs of no-wave. His voice can sound slightly out of tune to the western ear, on the edge, and maybe this is what makes it so terribly moving.
Shylock: Gialorgues. Replica(RPC024). Street date: 05-11-16. Reissue of this self-produced debut album from 1976, a rough diamond of French instrumental progressive rock, showcasing Frippian guitars and symphonic moods reminiscent of Goblin.
Shylock: Île de Fièvre. Replica(RPC038). Street date: 18-04-19. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl of the 2nd and last album (78) by the band.
Siena Root: Different Realities. Headspin Records (HSLP314). 17/10/09. Limited 180 gram vinyl issue of the 4th album from this Swedish quartet, housed in a deluxe gatefold 'embossed' sleeve! We get here 2 long tracks, divided into 10 pieces, whereof the first section is a classic Siena Root sounding experience, recalling bands like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, but with a more psychedelic edge. The 2nd part is an Indian inspired piece filled with stoned moments, sitars, tablas and of course electric instruments.
Silver, Horace: Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers. Dom-Ermitage (VNL12227LP). Street date: 19-05-16. LP reissue. A true classic, a perfect combination of the pianist Horace Silver and drummer Art Blakey
Simmons, Sonny: Music From The Spheres. €12
Simone, Nina: At Carnegie Hall. Doxy ACV 2LP(ACV4002). Feb. 2014. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) (scroll and check definition at Doxy Audiophile). This concert held on May 12th 1963 was her first at the famous venue. Side 3 & 4 consist in exceptional bonus tracks!! €16
Simone, Nina: At The Village Gate. Wax Love (WLV82121). Street date: 28-03-19.
* Simone, Nina: Live At Town Hall 1959. Naked Lunch (ND019). Street date: 06-11-20. New reissue on another label
Simone, Nina: Nina At Town Hall. 4 Men With Beards 4m129 180 Gr. LP. One of Nina Simone's finest recordings, this 1959 Colpix LP features the unique singer/pianist performing classic versions of "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair," "The Other Woman," and "Wild Is the Wind." with supportive work from bassist Jimmy Bond and drummer Al "Tootie" Heath. €17,5
Simone, Nina: Nina's Choice. Cornbread (CRNBR16063). Street date: 14-06-19. Nina's Choice, was titled in reference to the fact that Simone chose the entire contents, drawing from a range of pop, folk, blues and show tunes, all interpreted and delivered in her uniquely expressive style.
Simone, Nina: Nina Simone 1977-07-19 Antibes, France - FM Broadcast. WHP (WHP1459). Street date: 17-02-23. This is Nina Simone in her famous live performance at the Antibes Jazz Festival (France) in July 1977.
Simone, Nina: Nina Simone With Strings. Cornbread (CRNBR16064). Street date: 14-06-19.
Simone, Nina: The Amazing Nina Simone. Naked Lunch (ND027). Street date: 03-08-21. Another reissue of this 2nd album from 1959 - it was her first album for Colpix Records. It contains a variety of material, including jazz, gospel, and folk songs. Compared to her debut, which showcased Simone's piano playing ability in addition to her singing, the piano was here downplayed in favor of string arrangements.
Simone, Nina: The Amazing Nina Simone. 4 Men With Beards 4m126 180 Gr. Nina's second LP, originally released in 1959.€17,5
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim: Sinatra & Jobim. Audio Clarity (ACL0020). Street date: 21-06-19. Plays on 45rpm. The self-titled debut album they created together in early 1967 in Hollywood had the two titans backed by Claus Ogerman's Orchestra, with Ogerman in charge of the lush arrangements.
Sinfield, Pete: Still. Tiger Bay (TB6218C). Gatefold 180 gram LP reissue on pink vinyl. Street date: 06-09-19.
Sinfield, Pete: Still. Tiger Bay (TB6218). Gatefold 180 gram LP. Street date: 01-02-18. The reissue includes the bonus tracks "Hanging Fire" and "Can You Forgive A Fool"
Singer, Hal: Blues and News. Le Souffle Continu (FFL079). Street date: 26-05-23. Reissue of an album originally released on Gérard Terronès' label Futura in 1971. Carefully remastered from the master tapes by Gilles Laujol, pressed on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl, and with the usual 425 grams brownboard outer sleeve
Sinigaglia, Riccardo: Riflessi. Soave (SV05). Street date: 15-06-17. Built from field recording, collaged samples, synthesis, and instrumentation - shifting from hypnotic rhythm to radical and displacing structures, this album establishes a remarkable link between ancient and non-western musics and efforts emerging from studios like Groupe de Recherches Musicales. A work of staggering rhythm, texture, beauty, Riflessi builds a world with almost no parallel - imbuing electronic music with touch, tactility, and humanity, while sacrificing none its challenges and intellectual heights. Rattling sonorous wonder, emerging for the first time on any format since its original pressing, before us is a historic moment - a lost piece of the puzzle of the wondrous Italian avant-garde.
Skeleton Crew: Learn To Talk. ReR (RERFROV8LP). Street date: 28-03-19. The reissue of a true avant-rock classic! Skeleton Crew were the maverick duo of Ex-Henry Cow guitarist Fred Frith and the great late cellist Tom Cora. Formed during one of Frith's early American residencies, Skeleton Crew was a legendary two man crew who somehow - in real time, managed to play all their instruments, cello, bass, electric guitar, violin, vocals - as well as, drum parts dislocated between the two of them. Originally released in 1984, Learn to Talk consists of a highly integrated mixture of art-rock, punk energy, tape manipulation and re imagined folk elements. Fully remastered and including a printed inner sleeve with previously unpublished text by Fred Frith in memory of Tom Cora on the 20th anniversary of his premature passing.
Skin Alley: S/T. Akarma (AK259). Street date: 02-04-21. Reissue.
Skin Alley: Two Quid Deal. Tiger Bay (TB6492). Street date: 29-05-20. Reissue on 180 gram black vinyl.
Slapp Happy: Acnalbasac Noom. Our Swimmer (WELLE102). Record Store Day 2020 release, pressed on green vinyl.
Slapp Happy / Henry Cow: Desperate Straights. ReR (RERVHCSH1). Street date: 07-12-17. Reissue.
Slits, The: Cut. 4 Men With Beards 180 gram LP (4M506). Originally released in 1979, the debut from British all-girl post-punk band The Slits is available on 180 gram vinyl for the first time. Mixing a punk attitude and D.I.Y style with reggae rhythms and dub recording techniques, The Slits made some of the most avant pop of the period, which still sounds fresh and innovative today. €18
Sly & Robbie: Dubs For Tubs: A Tribute To King Tubby. Radiation Roots (RROO333LP). Street date: 20-12-18. A tribute to the king, just after his brutal murder, mostly comprised of synthesizer re-cuts of classic Jamaican rhythms
Smith, Jimmy: House Party. Down At Dawn (DAD147). Street date: 10-04-20. House Party was the first of two Smith albums recorded on two dates, the second was Smith's next album The Sermon!, released in 1959. It features performances recorded in 1957 and 1958 and originally released on the Blue Note label.
Smith, Jimmy: The Sermon. Down at Dawn (DAD 101). Street date: 26-07-18. Limited edition of 300 copies. Recorded in 1959, The Sermon appeared as another proof that Jimmy Smith was the most inventive organist of the Bop generation. And take a look at the mind blowing line up featuring jazz masters of the time such as Lee Morgan (trumpet), Lou Donaldson (alto sax), Art Blakey (drums), Tina Brooks (tenor sax), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Kenny Burrell (guitar) and George Coleman (tenor sax).
Smith, Patty: All Along the CBGB's: August 11, 1979 - New York City, USA. Mind Control (MIND830). Street date: 09-06-23.
Smith, Wadada Leo | Toyozumi, Sabu: Burning Meditation. NoBusiness Records (NBCD 120). November 2018. Limited edition of 300 copies. The duo of Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet, koto, bamboo-flute, voice and percussion) and Sabu Toyozumi (drums), recorded live on the 22nd of March 1994 at C.S Akarenga in Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Smyth, Gilli: Mother. Trading Places (TDP54073). 180 gr. LP reissue. Street date: 10-12-21. Debut solo album Mother, released on the French label Charly in 1978, featured her breathy suppositions on motherhood, the cosmic lifeforce, and the powers of Mother Earth, cut with fellow Gong members such as bassist Christian Trisch, saxophonist Didier Malherbe, drummer Pip Pyle, and husband Daevid Allen himself, as well as their children. A must for all Gong fans!
Snekkestad, Torben / Kjærgaard, Søren / Jacobson, Tomo: Spirit Spirit. Gotta Let It Out (GLIO53LP). Limited Edition on 180g colored vinyl. Street date: 31-12-22. Here is an improvised suite in nine parts and epilogue, played by a Scandinavian trio formed in 2016. The outcome of the selected parts from almost 3 hours of spontaneously improvised studio recordings is a focused, minimal, dark, dynamic, enigmatic 38 minutes of music that unfolds like a ghostly tale.
Snow, Michael: Music For Piano, Whistling, Microphone And Tape Recorder. Song Cycle (CY999). Street date: 13-10-16. 180 gram gatefold 2LP. Musician, visual artist, composer, writer, sculptor, Michael Snow is also one of the world's most highly acclaimed experimental filmmakers. In 1975 he released this album under the record company Chatham Square.
Soft Machine: Live at Top Gear BBC, June 10, 1969. No Kidding (NK202106). Street date: 26-02-21. Pressed on yellow vinyl.
Soft Machine: Jet-Propelled Photographs. Replay (RPLP8127). Street date: 17-01-19. Reissue of the famous '67 Gomelsky recordings, here on 180 gram vinyl
Soft Machine: Live at Het Turfschip, Netherlands, 31 January 1970. Vinyl Lovers 180 gr. 2LP (901240). 12/01/12. Especially interesting if only because this double LP represents the only existing recording of a very rare and short-lived quintet version of the band. Sax/ flute player Lyn Dobson was the fifth member here, left over from the band's days as a septet. Just three months later Dobson would move on, leaving the classic Ratledge-Dean-Hopper-Wyatt line-up in place. €20
Soft Machine: Live at Royal Albert Hall in London on 13th August 1970. B 13 (B218). Green vinyl, red lettering, limited edition of 500 copies. July 2014.
Soft Machine: Paradiso '69. Tonefloat (tf204). Street date: 22-10-21. Reissued on vintage 180 grams black vinyl (limited to 500 copies), carefully remastered and restored from the original analogue masters, this may be the definite edition of this classic recording with liner notes by Sid Smith and graphic design by Carl Glover, based on the original concert photos taken by (a then young) legendary Dutch photographer Lex van Rossen.
Soft Machine: The Earliest Recordings. B13 (B159). Format: 140 gram LP on clear vinyl in PVC sleeve with blue lettering & red label (limited edition 500 copies). This is actually a selection of tracks taken from OOP Voiceprint releases: Canterburied Sounds Vol. 1 & 3 + Daevid Allen Trio live in 1963 (at London's Marquee club). €16
Soft Machine: Live At The Baked Potato. 2LP Tonefloat Records. Street date: 20-03-20. This live album from an extensive world tour was recorded at the Baked Potato, Los Angeles, USA on the 1st of February 2019 and will be out as a limited edition of 200 numbered copied, pressed on 180 gram coloured vinyl: marbled (TFLP195M), blue (TFLP195B) and clear (TFLP195C).
Soft Machine, The: Live In London In The Early Sixties. DBQP (DBQP15). Street date: 04-04-19. Exactly the same as the previous reissue on B13. Again, this is a selection of tracks taken from OOP Voiceprint releases: Canterburied Sounds Vol. 1 & 3 + Daevid Allen Trio live in 1963 (at London's Marquee club).
Solal, Martial: Breathless (À Bout de Souffle) - Original Soundtrack. Doxy DOY665LP. Gatefold 180 gr. 45 rpm LP with inside pocket. 31/05/12. Don't miss this deluxe vinyl edition of the original soundtrack to Jean Luc Godard's 1960 masterpiece À Bout de Souffle. For the soundtrack, Godard enlisted the talents of Martial Solal, a member of the Parisian jazz scene whose low key approach gave the film exactly the ambience it needed to exude "young, cool and sexy" from every pore ... which it still does with surprising efficacy, more than 50 years later. €16
Solal, Martial: A Bout De Souffle. Doxy (DOC 111). Sept. 2014. New reissue
Som Ambiente: S/T. Whatmusic. April 2004. A cool and funky covers album showcasing the anonymous talents of later brazilian supergroup Azymuth!
Som Imaginario: S/T. Street date: 15/11/08. Sweet Dandelion (SWDDL713). Limited edition (500 copies), with remastered sound and preserving the original artwork. This debut album from 1970 is full of psychedelic effects and pounding beats, all blended with traditional Brazilian styles like Samba and Bossanova, and with that special magic that music out of this country has. Finally reissued in vinyl, this is the key to completing your Brazilian psych collection. €18
Sonic Youth: Live At Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX, November 26, 1988. Radio Silence (RSL13009). Shipping date: 02/07/15. This live performance would turn out to be one of the most highly regarded live dates in the group's history and captures the touring SY at their noisiest and gnarliest, proving once and for all that they were the best and most important indie-rock group of the 80's (and beyond).
Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet: Voodoo. Black Saint (BSR109). Street date: 29-11-19. Originally released in 1986, "Voodoo" shows the Sonny Clarke soulful Hard Bop conception as seen through the oblique perspective of a NY Downtown Allstar quartet featuring John Zorn on alto sax, Wayne Horvitz on piano, Bobby Previte on drums and legendary bassman Bill Drummond.
Sonny Rollins Quartet, The: Worktime. Down at Dawn (DAD111). Street date: 13-09-18. Limited edition of 300 copies. Worktime (1956) was featuring a hard swinging quartet with impeccable pianist Ray Bryant, a strong bassist such as George Marrow and drums colossus Max Roach. It was the first Sonny Rollins album as a leader right after his historical two years long collaboration with the maverick Clifford Brown/Max Roach quintet.
Sorgini, Giuliano: Immagini Sospese. Sonor Music Editions (SONOR21). Street date: 10-02-23. 7" first ever reissue, limited to 500 copies only. "Immagini Sospese" was originally released on the very rare "Panorami" album in 1980, and specifically composed for the soundtrack of an obscure Italian RAI TV documentary.
Sorrenti, Alan: Aria. Vinyl Magic (VMLP180). Street date: 10-02-16. Clear green vinyl reissue
Sorrenti, Alan: Come un Vecchio Incensiere all'alba di un Villaggio Deserto. Vinyl Magic (VMLP 181). Street date: 23-06-16. Inexplicably and wrongly considered a minor second chapter, by some also a first step towards Sorrenti's 'commercial decline', this album is now reissued in a solid gold coloured vinyl edition.
Sorrenti, Jenny: Com'è Grande Enfermidade (PS 054). 180 gr. LP. Street date: 18/05/12. New album by ex Saint Just vocalist. Her voice is better than ever and if you are into Celtic folk like Enya or Clannad, this LP is for you! Sung in italian and in other languages and dialects. Limited signed copy!
Sotgiu, Francesco: Passing. Mono Jazz (MJC129005LP). Street date: 16-06-23. Double vinyl with special guest Paolo Fresu on trumpet; Recorded in the middle of the pandemic time, the album presents jazz classic tunes - from Paul Desmond's "Take Five" to Mingus' "Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love" or Mongo Santamaria's Afro Blue to more modern tunes penned by McCoy Tyner, Jasck Walrath or late period's John Coltrane. The leader is drummer but is also featured playing the violin, adding three of his compositions to the album's repertoire
Spalding, Esperanza: Junjo. Ayva Music (AYVALP 036). 18/05/11. Limited Edition vinyl pressing (Audiophile Grade 180 Gram Vinyl). Esperanza Spalding's debut recording project, the nine-track Junjo includes original works by Esperanza, pianist Aruán Ortiz and drummer Francisco Mela in addition to handpicked classics by Brazilian composer Egberto Gismonti , pianist Jimmy Rowles (The Peacocks) and Chick Corea (Humpty Dumpty).
Sparks: S/T. On the label 1972 (IF29). Street date: 17-11-16. Reissue of Sparks' eponymous 1971 debut, presenting the singular compositional, lyrical and singing voices of Ron and Russell Mael already fully formed. It's also a landmark of Todd Rungren's early production career!
Special Providence: Soul Alert (HRLP 1303). 2013. LP release of the Hungarian band's third album (2012 as CD).
Spectrum: Forever Alien. Gatefold 2LP on the label 1972 (IF28). Street date: 17-11-16. Evolved from the split of Spacemen 3 and later the solo experiment Sonic Boom, this album from 1997 by mastermind Peter Kember fused cosmische abstraction and the pulsation of minimalist composition with more traditional psych elements epitomized by early Pink Floyd, calling for theremin, vocoder, and an array of modular analog synthesizers ...
Speed Limit: S/T. Replica (RPC047). Street date: 10-06-22. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl of the second album from 1975 (see description for the first just below).
Speed Limit: S/T. Replica (RPC039). Street date: 18-04-19. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl of the debut album by mid-70's French all star band featuring saxophonist Yoch'ko Seffer and bassist Dod Dugrenot from Zao, drummer George Jinda (later with Special EFX) electric pianist Jean Louis Bucchi, guitarist Gerard Courbillion and percussionist Shiroc. A fine combination of Jazz and Rock elements including a hint of Magma. Oblique saxophone lines, angular electric piano chords and a catalogue of wild rhythms were the main ingredients of this often forgotten band from the most creative French music era.
The Spell: The Vincent Chancey Trio Live, 1987. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 136). July 2020. Limited edition of 300 copies. Recorded live at the Kraine Art Gallery, NYC on the 21st of October 1987 and featuring the leader on french horn, together with Wilber Morris on bass and Warren Smith on drums.
Spencer Davis Group, The: Autumn '66. Klimt (MJJ339CC). Street date: 04-08-16. Limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram clear vinyl. Bonus tracks include their number one smash hit 'I'm A Man', plus 'Stevie's Groove', 1967's 'Waltz For Lumumba', and 'I Can't Get Enough Of It'.
Spencer Davis Group, The: The Second Album. Klimt (MJJ338CC). Street date: 04-08-16. Featuring 5 bonus tracks, including their 1966 hit single, 'Gimme Some Lovin' b/w 'Blues In F', 'Back Into My Life Again', the Hammond-heavy 'Trampoline', and their version of Roy Orbison's classic 'Oh! Pretty Woman'. Limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram clear vinyl.
Spencer Davis Group, The: Their First LP. Klimt (MJJ337CC). Street date: 04-08-16. Featuring 5 bonus tracks, including Otis Redding's 'She Put The Hurt On Me', Etta James' 'I'll Drown In My Own Tears', 'I'm Getting Better' and 'Goodbye Stevie', all from their 1965 EP, plus 'Stevie's Blues', the B side to their 1966 single 'Somebody Help Me'. Limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram clear vinyl.
Spettri: 2973 La Nemica dei Ricordi. Black Widow (BWR174LP). 30/04/15. New album by the Fiorentine band. Epic guitars and Hammond still lead the scene while addition of sax perfectly complements the colors of the music spectrum. The powerful rhythm section speeds the heart beat on evocative vocals. The new LP has is the first one available after many years fully AAA! Recorded trough Neve 1976 desk on a 2" 24 track tape recorder, mixed and mastered on ¼" original 70's recorders.
Sphincther Ensemble : Harrodian #1. Trading Places (TDP54046). Street date: 05-03-21. The incredible sonic beauty of the Sphincter Ensemble results from musical spontaneity, a random jam session undertaken by a loose group of friends in the unlikely setting of the Harrovian Club in Barnes, West London, on 2 January 1972. The sumptuous free jazz/prog rock/avant-classical fusion features top session players at their peak, with Trevor Morais' funky drumming loosely tied to Quatermass bassist John Gustafson's rough melodic lines, embellished by Anne Odell's far-out synths, Martyn Ford's French horn and arrangements by Elton John's orchestrator, Paul Buckmaster. This hugely enjoyable rarity is appearing on vinyl here for the very first time, a thing of wonder for all discerning prog fans.
Spiceland, Emmet : The First... Trading Places (TDP54007). 180 gram vinyl, 45rpm. Street date: 28-06-19. Merged from the two acts - the Dublin-based Emmet Folk group and The Spicelanders, based in Sheffield, England - the innovative folk group Emmet Spiceland was formed during the late 60's and their sole album was produced by the hitmaking team of Bill Martin and Phil Coulter, who added occasional orchestration.
Spirale: S/T. MAG27 Record. Street date: 29-01-21. Released way back in 1974, the lone, self-titled effort from Spirale is an energetic jazz-rock ensemble excursion, with excellent brass arrangements and improvisation. Other instruments used include violin, drums, piano and various percussions. E-piano, bass and drums provide a light, groovy carpet of obstinatos for the lyric excursions of trumpet, saxophone and flute. The mood is breezy and absorbing, the rhythms are often veined of South-American or Indian suggestions
Spirit: Live At Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, December 31st, 1971. DBQP (DBQP07). Street date: 13-12-18. Recorded the year after the release of their magnum opus, "Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus", this New Year's Eve set from Seattle features the band at their storming, spacy best.
Spirits Burning: Alien Injection. Black Widow BWR103. 2LP. A free-will multi-participant association founded by American musician, composer and producer Don Falcone.
Spirogyra: Bells, Boots And Shambles. Klimt (MJJ421CN). Street date: 18-02-22. Reissue - pressed on neon green vinyl - of an album originally released in 1973 on Polydor. An essential dark progressive folk re-issue that among other things presented lead singer Barbara Gaskin, later partner (in life and music) in her duo with Canterbury icon Dave Stewart of Hatfield & The North and National Health fame.
Spirogyra: St.Radiguns. Akarma (AK330LP). Street date: 20-01-23. Reissue with poster of the band's debut album.
Splashgirl: Hibernation. Hubro (HUBROLP3559). 06-11-15. For the description, see the CD section. This edition is a deluxe 2LP edition (500 copies, gatefold cover, 180g vinyl, 45 rpm)
Spock's Beard: The Kindness Of Strangers 2LP+CD. Street date: 08-01-16. Deluxe 2LP with gatefold cover, pressed on 180 gram black vinyl. As bonus the CD of the album is included
Spooky Tooth: It's All About. Audio Clarity (ACL0055). Street date: 02-10-20. Plays on 45rpm. Reissue of the debut album issued by Island in june 1968. An album of pop, soul and psychedelic influences galore, whose present edition includes three bonus tracks: the psychedelic single "Weird", an instrumental jam and and the rendition of the Band's epic "The Weight".
Spring: S/T. Akarma (AK213-2). 2LP reissue. Street date: 07-05-21. Spring's music is notable for the use of the mellotron with three of its five members credited with playing that instrument on the album.
Stalteri, Arturo: Andrè sulla Luna. Sony (88691989001) LP reissue of the debut solo album (79) by the mastermind behind the cult band Pierrot Lunaire. Street date: 13/04/12.
Stàlteri, Arturo: ...e il Pavone Parlò alla Luna. Soave (SV06). Street date: 31-08-17. Reissue of a privately issued LP in 1987. A radical and democratic vision in sound, blending elements of New Age, the avant-garde, prog, with Western and Indian Classical musics. A complex and ambitious hybrid album by Pierrot Lunaire's mastermind
Stàlteri, Arturo: From Ajanta to Lhasa. Soave (SV26). Street date: 30-10-20. Here is an intense and unique work with mystical and exotic references that sees the light for the first time in 40 years, and find its place among the must-haves artifacts of the Italian experimental/minimalist scene. The suite from which the album takes its title is inspired by the days Stàlteri spent in Ajanta exploring the cave paintings which made a great impression on him.
Stan Getz Quartet: Live at Montmartre. SteepleChase 180 gr. audiophile double vinyl (G1073/74). Back in stock in sept. 2014!
Steely Dan: Live at Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, 30 April 1974 - WBCN. Radio Loop Loop (RLL037). Street date: 26-06-20. FM broadcast of a live recording from the band's legendary Pretzel Logic tour
Stevens, Leith: The War Of The Worlds. Doxy Cinematic (DOC106). June 2014. Limited edition LP with a deluxe 3-panel poster cover. The score is presented here in a unedited version remastered by Roberto Zamori.
Stitt, Sonny: Stitt Goes Latin. Honeypie (HONEY001). Street date: 29-05-20. Recorded in 1963 and originally released on the Roost label, "Stitt goes Latin" catches him at the head of an all-star line-up, a highly distinctive combo in full Latin mood, featuring Thad Jones on trumpet, a young Chick Corea on piano, Larry Gales on bass and a fabulous drums + percussion section with the great Willie Bobo on drums, Carlos "Patato" Valdes on congas & bongos and Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez on cowbell & maracas.
Stockhausen, Karlheinz : Beton-Studie / Zeitmass für fünf Holzbläser / Klavierstuck XI. Modern Silence (OI009). Street date: 12-05-16. Limited numbered edition of 500 copies on HQ 180 gram vinyl. A collection of some of Karlheinz Stockhausen's earliest work, including his earliest piece of musique concrete "Beton-Studie" (aka "Étude") written by Stockhausen in 1952-53 at Pierre Schaeffer's studio at the ORTF in Paris.
Stockhausen, Karlheinz : Kontakte. Modern Silence (OI007). Street date: 12-05-16. Limited numbered edition of 500 copies on HQ 180 gram vinyl. "Kontakte" (1959-60), Stockhausen's first piece to use both electronics and traditional instruments together, marks a turning point in his career, when his music was beginning to show the influences of American avant-garde jazz and composers like John Cage. In "Kontakte" live musicians play alongside a tape recording of percussion sounds that have been altered by different electronic devices (i.e. a ring modulator or a reverberator). Stockhausen wanted the musicians to improvise over the prepared tape, but the musicians were at such a loss that Stockhausen eventually had to score the instrumental parts as well.
Stockhausen, Karlheinz : Studie I & II, Gesang Der Jünglinge, Zyklus Für Zwei Schlagzeugern. Modern Silence (OI008). Street date: 12-05-16. Limited numbered edition of 500 copies on HQ 180 gram vinyl. A collection of Stockhausen's most important works from the 50's.
Stockhausen, Markus & Mortazavi, Alireza: Hamdelaneh Intimate Dialogues. Dark Companion (LPDC009). Street date: 08-03-19. Limited edition of 500 hand numbered copies pressed on red vinyl. Gatefold cover.
Stork: Bells of Sunday. ILK White Label (ILK219LP). 10/06/14. Limited edition of 100 copies. Toldam's compositions and arrangements consist of carefully tailored sketches which are a perfect ground for urgent collective and individual improvisations. The jazz tradition is regarded as a question instead of an answer, where love for simple and meaningful rituals unfolds itself through edgy contrast between solemn motifs, avant-garde retrieves and hip beats.
Stormy Six: Le Idee Di Oggi Per La Musica Di Domani. On Sale Music (64OSMLP009). Street date: 25-06-21. The Stormy Six debut album is, in some ways, the mirror of an era with simple atmospheres and an almost like "messa beat" feel. The harmonies are kind of elementary and the general setting is strongly influenced by the Beat origins of the group.
Stormy Six: Un Biglietto Del Tram. Vinyl Magic VM 096 LP. 27/04/12. This classic album from 75 is finally back, here officially reissued for the very first time as a 180 gr. audiophile black vinyl, with a faithful reproduction of the original release artwork.
Stratos, Demetrio: Cantare la Voce. Sony LP reissue (88875135322). Sept. 2015.
Stratos, Demetrio: Metrodora. Sony reissue. Street date: 14-04-17. Terrific digital remaster, for the first time at 192 khz and 24 bit. From the original master tapes
Stratos, Demetrio: Metrodora. Sony LP reissue (88875135312). Sept. 2015.
Strings & Timpani: Hyphen. Hubro (HUBROLP3540). Street date: 27-05-16. The drums/guitar duo Strings & Timpani use improvisation as a tool to create catchy and rythmic music mixing influences from world music, jazz and lo-fi pop. They employ various preparations of their instruments and explore new ideas within the classical duo format. Hyphen will be made available digitally and in a white label LP version with sticker, download codes and printed inserts in an edition limited to 300 copies.
Sun Ra: Blue York. Jeanne Dielman (JD115). Street date: 30-06-16. A collection featuring unreleased tracks from Sun Ra's Arkestra from 1963, focuses heavily on the masterful tenor saxophone of John Gilmore.
Sun Ra: Early Singles 1955-1962. Black Rooster (ROO68006). 2LP. Street date: 16-03-17. This collection compiles Saturn singles and rare hard to find early Sun Ra in different forms/group settings including the Cosmic Rays, the Qualities, Sun Ra and his Myth-Science Arkestra, and more from 1955-1962. A must have for all true Sun Ra collectors, this is a comprehensive retrospective on the early days of this legendary music guru packed into a monstrous double LP.
Sun Ra: Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra vol.1 + Vol. 2. Picture Discs LP 180 gram Get Back (GET 1004P & 1005P). 65. Considered to be one of Sun Ra's finest mid '60s recordings - moreover his quintessential - The Heliocentric Worlds saw Sun Ra conducting group improvisations of a music that is extraordinary, unique and without precedent. €16
Sun Ra: Jazz By Sun Ra Vol. 1. Cornbread (CRNBR16040). Street date: 10-08-17. From swinging to subdued, Jazz By Sun Ra Vol. 1 - originally released in 1957 - is a unique mid-50's work like only Ra could do it. Reissued on 180 gram vinyl with download card.
Sun Ra: Jazz In Silhouette. Rumble Records (RUM2011115LP). 11-02-16. Reissue.
Sun Ra: Nothing Is. Get Back Picture Disc LP 180 Gr. (GET 1007P). This ESP-Disk' release was recorded during a tour of New York State colleges at the peak of the free-jazz revolution in 1966. €16
Sun Ra: Nubians Of Plutonia. Cornbread (CRNBR16009). 180 gram LP + download code. Street date: 13-10-16. An essential classic recording from the 50's!
Sun Ra: Nuclear War. XYS Records (XYZ0). Street date: 10-11-23. One of the rarest recordings in Sun Ra's enormous catalog. Recorded in 1982, featuring the groove-infested x-rated warning hit "Nuclear War". The remaining tracks include four originals and three standards.
Sun Ra: Space Is The Place. Sutro Park 2LP(SP10043DLP). 25-05-17. After the clear vinyl edition last year, here's a new one, pressed this time on red and yellow vinyl!
Sun Ra: Space Is The Place. Sutro Park 2LP(SP10041DLP). Jan. 2016. Limited edition of 500 on clear vinyl. This is the soundtrack to the legendary Sun Ra film, Space Is The Place. Featuring some of Sun Ra's most adventurous and uncompromising compositions ever, the soundtrack incorporates vocal chants, harsh synthesizer and organ blasts along with film dialogue, heavy percussion and just all around weirdness. Featuring cover art by members of the legendary Ant Farm art collective. On September 8, 2016, this will also be available as a 2LP limited edition on purple and gold vinyl (SP10042DLP)
Sun Ra: The Saturn Singles Vol. 1: 1954-1958. Jeanne Dielman (JD103). 17-03-16. Though the genres showcased here are more pop than the world has come to expect from Sun Ra, the vibe and feel is purely cosmic, producing some of the wildest, strangest R&B ever created on this side of the sun!
Sun Ra: The Saturn Singles Vol. 2: 1954-1958. Jeanne Dielman (JD106). 28-04-16. Volume 2 of the Sun Ra singles focuses on Yochanan (aka The Space Age Vocalist) - a wild and wildly original street performer from Chicago that Sun Ra befriended - along with some other amazing Sun Ra sides.
Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Bad And Beautiful. Cornbread (CRNBR16041). 180 gram LP + download code. Street date: 10-08-17. Recorded in 1961 at the Choreographers' Workshop, New York, this album is a testimony of the truly collaborative and communal nature of the group. Gilmore and Patrick's performances result in beautiful, flowing pieces that perfectly complement the playing of Ra and the group, showing us that there never has and never will be another jazz group quite like the Sun Ra Arkestra.
Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Featuring Pharoah Sanders And Black Harold. Superior Viaduct (SV128). Street date: 16-11-17. Reissue. The October Revolution in Jazz, organized by Bill Dixon in the West Village in 1964, presented a vivid cross section of approaches to the new music, including a sextet led by Ra. For the October Revolution's continuation, titled Four Days in December, held at nearby Judson Hall on the last days of 1964, the Arkestra performance presented Pharoah Sanders as well as a flautist (who was and remained obscure thereafter) named Harold Murray, nicknamed Black Harold.
Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Super-sonic Jazz. Cornbread (CRNBR16008). 180 gram LP + download code. Street date: 13-10-16.
Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra: Angels And Demons At Play. Cornbread (CRNBR16039). Street date: 10-08-17. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl + download. Even if this album collects recordings made 4 years apart (1956 and 1960), it still sounds like a perfect, cohesive album.
Sun Ra & The Blues Project: Batman & Robin. Doxy (DOP8011). Street date: 27-10-16. New reissue, this time as picture disc in a limited edition
Sun Ra Arkestra: Chicago '88: FM Broadcast. 2LP. Egg Raid (EGG-354). Street date: 03-11-16. Recorded live at the Chicago Free Jazz Festival in 1988 and originally broadcast by National Public Radio
Sun Ra Arkestra: New York City Live November 11 1979. Cool Cult Records (CCR402). Street date: 20-09-19. The live performance recorded at New York's alternative art space, Soundscape, features a stellar version of the Arkestra that includes singer /muse June Tyson, drummer Luqman Ali, percussionist Atakatune, vibraphonist Damon Choice, guitarist Skeeter McFarland, and Marshall Allen and John Gilmore among the many saxophonists. Features extended cuts of"Astro Black", "Discipline 27" and signature tune "Space Is The Place", plus a rare cut of "Pleiades".
Sun Ra Arkestra: Schauburg, Bremen, Germany June 24, 1986. WHP (WHP1462). 2LP. Street date: 17-02-23. Recorded live on tour in Germany in 1986, here we have "Mystery Mr. Ra" leading a quite rare tentet version of the Arkestra featuring the historical reed section of John Gilmore, Marshal Allen, Eloe Omoe, Danny Ray Thomson and James Jackson, plus trombonist Tyron Hill and an electric rhythm section featuring among other Marvin "Boogaloo" Smith on drums. This is a beautiful document from an era when Ra, in addition to his usual sound explorations and space hymns, began to introduce a good number of jazz standards (Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn...) along with some exquisite jump-blues originals.
Sun Ra Quartet: The Mystery Of Being: Voice Studio Rome 2, 7, 8, 13 January, 1978. Klimt Records 3LP Boxset (MJJ316TLP). Dec. 2013. Sun Ra's legendary 1978 Italian studio sessions, now available together for the first time ever on vinyl! Long sought-after by collectors, these extremely rare studio sessions were originally released in 1978 as two double LPs (New Steps and Other Voices, Other Blues) on the mysterious Italian jazz label, Horo Records. They have never been reissued on vinyl (and only partially reissued on CD) until now!
Sunforest: Sound Of Sunforest. Tapestry (TPT265). Street date: 19-11-21. Reissue
Surman, John & Warren, John: Tales Of The Algonquin. Klimt Records (MJJ374). Street date: 14/04/14. Long sought after by jazz collectors across the globe, this album, originally released in 1971, is one of the finest artifacts of the British modal and free jazz scene of the 1960s/1970s. Johns Surman and Warren, like their contemporary Mike Westbrook, take the big band form and flip it on its head by incorporating elements of modal, free, and progressive jazz. The results are powerful and this album is perhaps the greatest example of that quintessentially British jazz style.
Suzuki, Hiroshi: Cat. Klimt (MJJ404LP). Colured vinyl edition (Swamp Green Vinyl). Street date: 06-09-19. Originally released on Nippon Columbia in 1975, this is trombonist Hiroshi Suzuki absolute masterpiece. Deep, soulful and ultra-groovy music played by a wonderful band featuring Suzuki's highly elastic trombone, Takeru Muraoka on sax, with the extremely sensitive and laidback rhythm section of Hiromasa Suzuki - keyboards, Kunimitsu Inaba - bass and Akira Ishikawa - drums. From the 70's Japanese electric Jazz scene, an ultra rare gem that can easily compete with any CTI or Strata East production of the period.
Swami Lateplate: Doom Jazz II. Subsound Records /). Street date: 08-09-23. New step in the epic story of the DOOM JAZZ saga, with Jamie Saft and Bobby Previte, trading the slow, sensual lines of DOOM JAZZ I for a more active, muscular sound. Side One ("The New Friend" and "Everyone is Aware") uses a vintage Yamaha organ to create an atmosphere of mystery and space. Side Two, "Deception", moves into different territory, Saft's distorted Hammond Organ sailing over Previte's active, commanding tom toms in a blues based jam of wild ferocity and intense foreboding. The plot thickens! Available on neon coloured vinyl (SSR124LP) and/or a limited double coloured vinyl edition (SSR124LTD), Side A violet, side B clear blue.
Swans: The Burning World (IF02). May 2014. LP reissue.
Sylvian, David: Dead Bees On A Cake. Oct. 2018. Reissue as 2LP on 180 gram black vinyl, following the great success of the white vinyl released for the RSD 2018
Szabo, Gabor: In Budapest. Moiras Records (MOIRAS007LP). Street date: 30/12/08. The Hungarian-born jazz guitar legend was at the peak of his career in 1974, when he first visited his abandoned homeland after 18 years of absence. He was invited by the Hungarian Television to record a few tracks with session musicians of his choice.
Mototeru Takagi / Kim Dae Hwan / Choi Sun Bae: Seishin - Seido. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 151). September 2022. Respectively playing on tenor saxophone, percussion and trumpet, the trio was recorded live on August 10th, 1995 at Café Amores, Hofu City, Japan. Limited edition of 300 copies.
Yuji Takahashi / Sabu Toyozumi: The Quietly Clouds And A Wild Crane. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 150). September 2022. Recorded live on March 16th, 1998 at C·S·Aka Renga, Yamaguchi City, Japan, this improvised performance is basically a piano-drums duo, both players also doubling on percussion. Part of the label's Chop Chap Series. Limited edition of 300 copies.
Talking Heads: Live At The Werchter Festival July 4, 1982. Radio Loop Loop (RLL074). Street date: 07-01-22. Reissue of this recording at the Werchter Festival in Belgium.
Tamba 4: We And The Sea. Endless Happiness (HE67007). Street date: 24-11-23. Rich blend of Brazilian samba and Afro percussion, more like the jazz of Getz/Gilberto than the bossa nova of, say, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66.
Tamba Trio: S/T. Audio Clarity (ACL0029). Street date: 08-11-19. Reissue of the debut album with Luiz Eça ( piano , vocals and arrangements ), Bebeto Castilho ( double bass , flute , sax and vocals ) and Hélcio Milito ( drums , percussion and vocals )
Tangerine Dream: Alpha Centauri. Tiger Bay (TB6065C). Street date: 30-07-21. Reissue on clear vinyl.
Tangerine Dream: Alpha Centauri. Tiger Bay (TB6065). Street date: June 2017. Deluxe 2LP Edition: Original LP on 180gr virgin vinyl plus bonus track from the first single / Exclusive Picture Disc with bonus tracks taken from the same recording sessions / Audiophile Edition running on 45RPM
Tangerine Dream: Electronic Meditation. Tiger Bay (TB6201C). Street date: 30-07-21. Reissue of the debut album on orange vinyl, the only one to feature the line-up of Edgar Froese, Conrad Schnitzler and Klaus Schulze. The album was recorded entirely inside an abandoned factory in Berlin in October 1969 and fuses together different styles from jazz to experimental rock. Amongst the electronics conceived by Edgar Froese himself, the group also employs more traditional instruments like guitars and organs, drum and cello. 45RPM Audiophile Edition. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Tangerine Dream: The Deep Run To Vegas. Lilith Picture Disc (LR329). Oct. 2014. These rare recordings trace the band in their initial experimental period, from Ultima Thule & Asteroid Agenda in 1972 to Run To Vegas in 1978.
Tapscott, Horace: Songs Of The Unsung. Survival Research (SVVRCH017). Street date: 18-09-20. A piano solo album, originally released on pianist Toshiya Taenaka's Interplay label in 1978, delivering a superb set of freely interpreted jazz tunes alongside a few of his own compositions.
Taylor, Cecil: Jazz Advance. Doxy ACV audiophile Series (ACV2035). 30/10/14. This was the debut album by pianist Cecil Taylor, recorded for the Transition label on September 14, 1956. The album features performances by Taylor with bass player Buell Neidlinger, drummer Denis Charles and saxophonist Steve Lacy. First edition of 500 numbered copies.
Taylor, Cecil: Live At The Café Montmartre. Doxy ACV audiophile Series (ACV4004). Sept. 2014. Recorded in Copenhagen, November 23, 1962. A numbered first press of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
Taylor, Cecil: Looking Ahead. Doxy ACV audiophile Series (ACV2034). 30/10/14. One of Taylor's earliest recordings! First edition of 500 numbered copies.
Taylor, Cecil / Neidlinger, Buell: New York City R&B. Doxy ACV (ACV2106). Street date: 18-10-18. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies. Two nights in January, 1961, high up on West 57th St. A fantastic line-up: Billy Higgins: Drums and Tympani, Archie Shepp on tenor saxophone, Clark Terry on trumpet, Roswell Rudd on trombone, Steve Lacy on soprano saxophone, Charles Davis on baritone saxophone and Dennis Charles on drums
Taylor, John: Pause, And Think Again. Eargong Records (EG05LP). Street date: 06-11-20. Originally released in 1971 this is pianist John Taylor's debut album, featuring an All-star octet with John Surman on soprano sax, Stan Sulzmann on alto sax, Kenny Wheeler on trumpet, Chris Pyne on trombone, Chris Laurence on bass, Tony Levin on drums, and Norma Winstone on vocals. A great example of the fine art of British Jazz, again presented in its marvelous original gatefold cover!
Tchicai, John: In Monk's Mood. SteepleChase Records (G1675). Street date: 15-03-24. Reissue on the label's 180gr. audiophile vinyl edition. Congolese - Danish saxophonist/composer John Tchicai (1936-2012) recorded this straight-ahead jazz album in 2008, surprising his usual followers who regarded him as the legendary leader of the 60's free jazz scene. With George Colligan on piano and Hammond B3, Steve Laspina on bass and Billy Drummond on drums
Television: Adventure. 4 Men With Beards 180 gram LP (4M507). Adventure portrays the dreamier side of this groundbreaking 1970s band. €18
Television: Live at the Old Waldorf, June 29, 1978. B 13 (B190). 140 Gr. clear vinyl in clear PVC sleeve (ltd. ed. 500 copies). Jan. 2013. A professionally recorded live performance, just two months after the release of their second LP, Adventure.€16
Temptations, The: The Singles 1961-63. Honey Pie (HONEY37). Street date: 09-04-21. The Temptations, one of the greatest and influential vocal groups in the history of "Soul" are well represented here through a selection of their early singles.
Tennors & Friends, The: Reggae Girl. Grover (GRSPLP001) 180 gr. LP + bonus CD. Nov. 2014. Long awaited, legit re-issue of one of the most collectible albums in reggae history, originally on the Big Shot label from 1968. Don't sleep on this or it will be gone!
Teoremi, I: I Teoremi. AMS 45 LP. 07/10/11. Originally released in 1972 on the small Polaris label, this debut album with a sound strongly influenced by hard rock is now reissued as a perfect replica of the original, with a textured gatefold cover and a flap on the right side. The first 300 copies are printed on white vinyl. €25
Terço: S/T. Sagara (SAGA-184). Street date: 25-08-16. A classic piece of funky Brazilian progressive rock that's been out of print for far too long.
Tetragon: Nature. Replica (RPC028). Street date: 15-10-17. They were was a short-lived German band with ecological concerns. In 1971, they recorded this (mainly) instrumental album enlighted by the sound of Hammond organ and wha-wha guitar, melting krautrock with classical music and jazz influences.
The Ex: All Corpses Smell The Same. 7" Superior Viaduct (SV180). Record Store Day 2020 Special. Limited edition on clear vinyl. With only 500 copies pressed originally and gone in a flash, All Corpses Smell The Same quickly became a legendary piece of the international punk puzzle, and The Ex would begin an inspiring career that continues to this day. This first-time reissue comes with original sleeve design and 8-page booklet.
Théâtre du Chêne Noir, Le: Aurora. Le Souffle Continu (ffl060). June 2020. Reissue of a classic French underground must, carefully remastered and with the artwork lovingly restored. It was originaly released on Gérard Terronès' Futura label in 1971.
Théâtre du Chêne Noir, Le: Miss Madonna. Le Souffle Continu (ffl061). June 2020. Reissue of a 3 tracks single for the Records Store Day 2020. Taken from a show at Ariane Mnouchkine's Théâtre du Soleil, those tracks make the 2nd and last recording by the outfit, offering an unbelievable instrumental theatre with something of a white magic ritual about it.
Thelonious Monk Quartet: Live In Amsterdam. Naked Lunch (ND009). Street date: 06-12-19. The legendary Monk's quartet appearance at the world-famous Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in May 1961.
Thelonious Monk Quartet: Live In Montreal 1965 Vol. 1. Honey Pie (HONEY038) / Vol. 2. Honey Pie (HONEY039). Street date: 12-11-21. Split on two LPs, this is Monk's complete concert at the Montreal Jazz Festival in August 1965, at the head of his last great quartet featuring Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, Larry Gales on bass and Ben Riley on drums.
The Thelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin: Thelonious In Action. Dom-Ermitage (VNL12229LP). Street date: 26-05-16. Originally released in 1958, Thelonious In Action is a stunning live bop set from the legendary jazz club, The Five Spot Café. With Ahmed Abdul-Malik on bass and drumming hero, Roy Haynes.
Thelonious Monk Quintet: Monk By 5. Destination Moon (DMOO054). Street date: 14-12-23. Pressed on clear vinyl, here is one of the lesser-known sessions recorded for Riverside in the late 50's, one worthy of a wider audience; it features among other cornetist Thad Jones and saxophonist Charlie Rouse
The Trio: Conflagration. Trading Places (TDP54110). Street date: 09-06-23. Reissue of the 2nd album from 1971. This album also featured several guest players, including pianists Chick Corea and John Taylor, trumpeters Harry Beckett and Kenny Wheeler, saxophonist Mike Osborne and Alan Skidmore, trombone players Malcolm Griffiths, Nick Evans, cornetist Mark Charig, clarinetist and flutist Stan Sulzmann, drummer John Marshall, in short an amazing line up representative of the best of English free jazz of that time!
The Trio: S/T. Klimt Records (MJJ367DLP). 2LP. Street date: 21/11/13. This is a monster of avant-garde and free jazz, originally released on the Dawn label in 1970. It lined up Barre Phillips on bass, Stu Martin on drums and English saxophonist John Surman! €20
Thieves Kitchen: The Clockwork Universe. Plane Groovy (GRV038). Limited edition of 250 copies. Includes an insert sheet with printed lyrics, first copies are signed!
Third Ear Band: Magus. Tiger Bay (TB6430). Street date: 21-06-19. 180 gram vinyl with gatefold cover. This is considered to be the band's fourth "missing" studio album, recorded in 1972 after the acclaimed soundtrack for Polanski's film Macbeth, but released only thirty years later. The Magus marks a further change in the band's musical development and demonstrates its extreme versatility. In a journey from Occident to Orient, the musicians employ here a wider array of instruments, including electronics and vocals in a blend that anticipates many ground breaking genres that will emerge only much later.
Thollot, Jacques: Quand Le Son Devient Aigu, Jeter La Girafe À La Mer. Le Souffle Continu (ffl049). Street date: 14-06-19. This first time vinyl reissue comes with a newly remastered audio sourced from the original master tapes and a 16 page booklet with unpublished photos plus an essay by Jean Rochard, long time friend of the artist and producer for Nato Records.
Thollot, Jacques : Watch Devil Go (1975). Le Souffle Continu (FFL071). Street date: 26-11-21. After releasing a first album on Futura in 1971, Jacques Thollot was back, four years later, this time on the Palm label run by Jef Gilson, but still with the same surrealist poetry to his jazz. In thirty-five minutes and a few seconds the French drummer and composer allows himself to do whatever he wants, and more. Delicately crazy suspended time, wild explosion of the brass section, hallucinatory improvisation of the synthesisers, tight writing, bordering on classicism, and in the middle of all that, a hit, the title track, that Madlib would one day find and end up sampling!
Three Monks: Neogothic Progressive Toccatas. Black Widow (BWR 132 LP). June 2011. A fantastic mix of 19th century classical romanticism and heavy prog, all centered around magnificent church organs!
Time Travellers: Chapters III & IV. Presence Records (PRELP-030). This is the 2nd opus released by this Finnish outfit mixing prog, space rock with the energy of a power rock trio
Tito Puente and His Orchestra : Dance Mania. So Far Out 180 Gr. LP (OUT5010LP). 08/08/13. Originally released in 1958, Dance Mania is amongst a handful of late 50's Latin LPs that took the sounds of mambo, cha cha, and guaguanco, out of Spanish Harlem and Puerto Rico and into the mainstream of America. Featuring conga master Ray Barretto
Masahiko Togashi: Story Of Wind Behind Left. Cinedelic Orient Series (CNLP68). Street date: 05-05-23. Recorded in September 1975 at Columbia Studio,this album is a symphonic poem in the shape of a suite. It includes an insert with the original liner notes translated into English.
Masahiko Togashi, Steve Lacy, Don Cherry & Dave Holland: Live at Yubin Chokin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo on May 14, 1986. Victory (V25AH986). Street date: 26-04-19. This particular album consists of four previously unpublished (on vinyl) tracks including some highly regarded Lacy's compositions such as "The Crust" and "Quakes" and the Don Cherry's African flavoured anthem called "Mopti".
Tommaso, Giovanni: Indefinitive Atmosphere. Sonor Music Editions (SME80). Street date: 05-05-23. Recorded at Rca studios in Rome in 1970, this was the bass player's first album released as a sole composer/artist, slightly before the raise of Perigeo. The album was incredibly ahead of its time, with young maestro Tommaso playing electric bass and contrabass in a trio/quartet context plus a strings section, with plenty of stunning jazz-funk, jazz-rock and free jazz tracks. The session is also known for including the legendary American Jazz soprano sax Steve Lacy on the track called "Steve", where he plays a sax solo.
Tomorrow's Gift: S/T. Long Hair (LHC0000164). Street date: 08-06-16. Tomorrows Gift first album is a true German Krautrock classic. Powerful long tracks with plenty of guitar, organ, flute and drum solos and of course with Ellen Meyers strong vocals, often compared to Inga Rumpf from Frumpy or Janis Joplin. For this reissue the recordings were newly remastered and you also get a 4-sided insert featuring a comprehensive band history by founder Manfred Rürop, generously spiced with unseen photos.
Toots & The Maytals : Funky Kingston. 4 Men With Beards (4M703LP). Pressed on 180 gram translucent blue vinyl. Street date: 11-10-18. This album is the closest reggae ever got to soul music and is a funky, uplifting listening experience.
Torossi, Stefano / Tommaso, Giovanni: Echoing America. Cometa Edizioni (SRST130C). Street date: 10-01-20. Limited to 150 copies, pressed on clear and/or black vinyl. An obscure Italian sound library session that blends instrumental touches evoking an America at the start of the 70's.
Toussaint, Allen: Life, Love and Faith. 4menwithbeards (4M213LP). 180 gr. LP. 29/03/12. 1972's Life, Love And Faith was Toussaint's first album for Reprise. While a soul record through and through, this effort from the multi-talented New Orleans native shares some of the singer/songwriter vibe of his contemporary labelmates, such as Randy Newman, Joni Mitchell, Lowell George and Little Feat. €17
Toussaint, Allen: Southern Nights. 4menwithbeards (4M214LP). 180 gr. LP. 29/03/12. This was Allen Toussaint's 1975 "swing for the fences" attempt at an all out masterpiece. Somewhat of a concept album, with reoccurring instrumental themes usually based on the title track popping up between songs, this album spawned at least two hits for other artists. €17
Traffic: BBC 1967. No Kidding (NK201810). Street date: 09-19. Limited edition, pressed on multicoloured vinyl. Side A is from September 26, 1967. Side B from December 11, 1967
Traffic: BBC 1968. No Kidding (NK201902). Street date: 09-19. Limited edition, pressed on multicoloured vinyl. Side A is from February 26, 1968. Side B from June 24, 1968
Traffic: Live On Air 1967. London Calling (LCLPC5002). Street date: 23-10-20. Limited, hand-numbered edition of 1000 copies pressed on florescent orange vinyl, with full colour insert. Side One: Broadcast on October 1st 1967. Side Two: Broadcast on December 11th 1967.
Travelling: Voici La Nuit Tombée. Souffle Continu. 500 copies in black vinyl (FFL012/RED06), 200 copies in transparent yellow vinyl (FFL012/RED06C), 350g carton cover, with OBI.
Trees: Live! Klint (MJJ341LP). Street date: 31/05/12. Extremely rare live in studio recordings of one of England's most superlative female-fronted acid folk bands, recorded in 1971 and 1972 with DJ Bob Harris for BBC Radio 1. Formed in London in 1969, Trees have been likened to a more psychedelic Fairport Convention. These are mostly tracks that never appeared on either one of their studio albums (The Garden Of Jane Delawney and On The Shore both released on CBS in 1970), making it an especially significant addition for collectors. €15
Trettiåriga Kriget: Efter Efter. Mellotronen. 15/08/11. This album concludes the trilogy that began with "The Fire of Years" in 2004, Trettioåriga Kriget's amazingly strong comeback after twenty years. Vinyl edition (MELLOLP10) or multicoloured limited vinyl edition (MELLOLP10COL)
Tribo Massahi: Estrelando Embaixador. Zaq (zaq125). Nov. 2014. This album is built on some candomblé-inspired psychedelic party music, taking the Afro-Brazilian sound into some wild territory. It's a heady mix of tropicalismo, chimed guitar, conversational chatter, studio fuckery, and heavy percussion with a female chorus.
Triode: On n'a pas fini d'avoir tout vu. Souffle Continu. 500 copies in black vinyl (FFL011/RED03), 200 copies in orange vinyl (FFL011/RED03C), 350g carton cover with OBI.
Trip, The: Caronte. Sony (88985323161). June 2016. Finally reissued in vinyl with remastered sound.
Trip, The: Caronte. Sony reissue. Feb. 2017. Digital remaster, for the first time at 192 khz and 24 bit. From the original master tapes!
Trip, The: Time of Change. GDR (GDR LP1702). Street date: 19-01-18. This 4th album from 1973 has been very hard to find on LP even in recent times, and is now reissued on the GDR label in
a faithful reproduction of the original 1973 edition, on coloured vinyl and with a bonus CD attached.
Trojans: Ala-Ska. Mad Butcher (BBC027). Street date: 31-01-20. Ska-revival full stomper from 1987, featuring John Mayall's son Guz and his gang of cheap wine fueled skankers.
Tropicalia: Ou Panis Et Circensis. Lilith (LR150LP). Street date: 02-07-21. Clear vinyl reissue. Originally released in 1969, this album is one of the most significant in Brazilian musical history, spearheading the musical Tropicalia revolution lead by Brazilian legends Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, not to mention Gal Costa and mutant rockers Os Mutantes. Not only were the artists experimenting with the music, they were also making a very strong political statement that spoke out very harshly against the military regime in Brazil at the time.
Trottel: The Same Story Goes On. Trottel Records (TR114LP). Sept. 2019. Reissue of the fourth album by this legendary Hungarian experimental Post-/Avant-Punk band. Originally released in 1993. Remastered, with lyric-sheet and large booklet included. Limited pressing of 200 handnumbered copies.
Trovaioli, Armando: Brutti, Sporchi e Cattivi. Goodfellas (GFOST004LP). Street date: 02-03-17. Originally released in 1976 the soundtrack composed by Armando Trovaioli (famous for standard jazz records such as "Trovajoli Jazz Piano" and soundtracks including "Sesso Matto", "C'Eravamo Tanto Amati", and "The Beat Generation" to name but a few) highlights the composer's skills in this amazing dark humor comedy directed by Ettore Scola. The movie was awarded the Prix de la Mise en scène at Cannes Film Festival in 1976. Available on vinyl again for the first time since its original release.
Truffaut, François : Bandes Originales 1959-1962. Jeanne Dielman (JD105). Street date: 28-04-16. Featuring the work of acclaimed composers Georges Delerue and Jean Constantin from three Truffaut classics, "Les 400 Coups" (The 400 Blows), "Tirez Sur Le Pianiste" (Shoot The Piano Player), "Jules Et Jim", this collection seeks to introduce the listener to the sonic landscapes of some of the most important films of the French New Wave.
Jørgen Træen & Stein Urheim: Krympende Klode. Hubro (HUBROLP3646). Street date: 24-09-21. This new collaboration between two acknowledged musicians from Bergen will bring us into an electro-acoustic musical universe filled with fantasy and a huge collection of synths and string instruments from the whole world. At the verge of contemporary classical music, it also brings traces of among other Raymond Scott and Delia Derbyshire, instrument builder Harry Partch or Norwegian Bjørn Fongaard.
Tudor, David: Microphone. Dialogo (DIALP915). Street date: 10-09-21. Edition of 500 LP on black vinyl. Audiophile pressing. Gatefold cover, including printed inner sleeve. Perfect replica of the original packaging (with additional translated liner notes) and newly remastered for optimal sound. A welcome reissue of an album released on the iconic label Cramps in 1978. Microphone utilizes a single sound-source, the modulation of microphone feedback produced in a distant echo chamber, sculpted in incidence and duration by narrow band filters, with numerous versions recorded simultaneously, before being spliced onto two channels, using a pan-matrix. The end result became a library of 9 stereo tapes - recorded at Mills College during 1973 - each about 32 min. long, that were used in any combination - played and stopped at any point, rewound and played again, altered in amplitude and/or equalization - during live performances or for electronic installations.
Tugs: Europa Minor. AMS 221 LP. 180gr. vinyl LP edition including a maxi 8-page 30x30cm booklet. See under CD for the detailed description of the album
Turner, Ike & Tina: Dynamite! Rumble Records (RUM2011060LP). Street date: 20/03/2014. The second Ike & Tina Turner LP was comprised of 1961-1962 recordings made in the midst of their rigorous touring schedule along the fabled "chitlin' circuit" and in between club residencies in their home base of St. Louis. €15
Turner, Ike & Tina: It's Gonna Work Out Fine. Honeypie (HONEY087). Street date: 27-10-23. Originally released on Sue Records in 1963 this was Ike & Tina Turner fourth album, the one that earned them a first grammy nomination and a further step in the consolidation of their international success. Most of the tunes here are highly energetic up-tempo numbers while the whole album comes as the fruit of a unique combination of raw R&B and highly energetic Rock n Roll.
Turner, Ike & Tina: Outta Season. Trading Places (TDP54115). Street date: 26-05-23. Unjustly overlooked at its time of release, the duo's first blues album finds Tina's passionately powerful voice holding plenty of grit and Ike's guitar a restrained accompaniment throughout.
Turner, Tina: Live At Park West Chicago August 17, 1984. Egg Raid (EGG-348). Street date: 15-06-16. This amazing set features the badass Tina Turner live on tour in support of her 5 times platinum 1984 LP "Private Dancer".
Turrentine, Stanley: Up At Minton's. 2LP with gatefold cover. Down At Dawn (DAD140). July 2019. A very welcomed reissue of this long out of print and hard to find Turrentine's live album. Originally released on Blue Note as two separate volumes, "Up at Mintons' catches the Stanley Turrentine quintet live at the mythical Minton Club in NY, in 1961, when the tenor saxophonist was leading a super tight quintet featuring Grant Green - guitar, Horace Parlan - piano, George Tucker - bass and Al Harewood - drums. This is hard swinging soulful Jazz at its best!
Tusco aka Piero Umiliani: Suspence Elettronica. Dagored (RED307). 07-04-16. First reissue ever! Limited edition 500 copies on white vinyl. A very rare experimental/ambient electronic album from the early 80's with a great use of synthesizers.
Twogether : A Couple Of Times. Trajectory Rec (SN12636). Clear vinyl edition. July 2019. Twogether were a keyboard and drums duo from Dusseldorf, formed in 1973 out of the ashes of the groups Blue Squad and The Crew. Featuring organ, Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano, synths, and a ripping, jazzy drummer, the duo of Klaus Bangert and Reinhard Fischer stylistically range from krautrock to fusion, blues-rock to funky psychedelic jams. Primarily instrumental, the duo shows their virtuosity on album standouts "On The Move" and "Fusion". With a vibe at times more similar to Lee Michaels classic late 60's LPs than their German contemporaries, and with nods to Keith Emerson's work with The Nice, this is a welcome reissue of an impossibly rare early 70's prog-psych cult classic.
Tyner, McCoy: Inception. Doxy (DOX890LP) 180 gr. vinyl. 11/07/13. This album was the pianist's debut and is essentially the John Coltrane Quartet minus Coltrane as it features Art Davis on bass and Elvin Jones on drums. €16
Tyner, McCoy: Live at Newport. Doxy Audiophile Clear Vinyl Series (ACV2022). July 2014. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies
Tyner, McCoy: Nights Of Ballads & Blues. Down At Dawn (DAD149). Street date: 10-04-20. Another reissue!
Tyner, McCoy: Nights Of Ballads & Blues. Doxy ACV (ACV2072). Street date: 25-07-16. Far removed from the intensity of work with then-boss John Coltrane, Tyner stretches out here on a fine mix of standards and bebop classics, backed by the topnotch rhythm tandem of bassist Steve Davis and drummer Lex Humphries. Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Tyner, McCoy: Today And Tomorrow. Doxy (ACV2092). Street date: 12-06-17. Three pieces made by an intriguing sextet all-stars (with John Gilmore, Thad Jones, Frank Strozier, Butch Warren and Elvin Jones), and the remaining six songs played with the "conventional" pianist trio (with Jimmy Garrison and Albert Heath). The album is here presented for the first time with three bonus tracks. Numbered first press of 500 copies.
Tømrerclaus: Jaguar. 2LP. Karma Music (KMLP 40). 2016. New album, with gatefold cover
U2: The October Tour - The Ritz New York 18th March 1982. Coda (CRLVNY028). Street date: 18-10-19. This stunning performance broadcast from The Ritz, New York took place on 18th March 1982. This deluxe edition is limited to 1000 copies only and is presented with a permanent heavy weight glass clear vinyl cover to provide permanent protection for your priceless album. The deluxe limited edition also includes a unique code that unlocks an amazing suite of digital companions to enhance your enjoyment of the music on the CD. Included here, a free 120 page e-book featuring the definitive guide to the lives and music of U2 - We Will Follow, containing QR codes which accesses a series of companion video podcasts to complement and enhance your enjoyment of the music on the album.
Ullmann / Swell / Greene / Altschul: We're Playing In Here? NoBusiness Records (NBLP 149). September 2022. Limited ed ition of 300 copies. Recorded on April 11th, 2007.
Ultrafunk: Meat Heat. Trading Places (TDP54038). Street date: 17-07-20. This 2nd and final album by the rather anonymous UK outfit shows the group at the peak of their powers, with five choice hard funk instrumentals, including a tasteful synth-led adaptation of Stevie Wonder's "I Wish" (beautifully arranged by session guitarist Gordon Hunte, who had worked with Osibisa).
Umiliani, Pieri: A Tempo Di Jazz. Sonor Music Editions (SME82). Street date: 07-12-23. A Tempo Di Jazz includes seven original compositions by Piero Umiliani recorded in 1959. Here, at the age of 33, he lays a perfect ground with himself as a pianist, accompanied by some of the best Italian soloists at the time: Marcello Boschi on alto saxophone and flute, Ivan Vandor on tenor saxophone, Peppe Carta on bass, and the American trombonist Bill Gilmore. With plenty of room for improvisation, the sextet fuses big band moods with West Coast experimentation of Latin American rhythms and modern jazz ballads. The music has carefully been transferred and remastered from the original mono master tapes, and mono lacquer cut by Jukka Sarapää at Timmion Cutting.
Umiliani, Pieri: Africa / Continente Nero. Dagored (RED312-13). Street date: 30-11-17. First official reissue ever, this special deluxe limited edition of 500 (2LP bundle with RED313 - Continente Nero) contains an insert with extended liner notes.
Umiliani, Piero: Il Marchio di Kriminal. Dagored (RED255). Street date: 15-11-18. Limited edition of 500 copies on yellow vinyl. The master tapes of this incredible soundtrack were recently discovered in the composer's archives; combining jazz with 60's beats, a hint of bossa, spanish style guitar, trumpet, sexy vocals and performed by the elite of the jazz and session scenes at the time, this score is a classic of its kind and a potential lounge music hit!
Umiliani, Piero: Il Paradiso dell'Uomo. Alternative Fox (FOX001). Street date: 10-05-19. 180 gram vinyl edition. This impossibly-rare soundtrack of a little-known documentary released in 1963 mixes eastern and western musical elements, veering from classical tropes to swing jazz, with Chinese singer Mei Lang Chang on a couple of tracks and singer/composer/musicologist Francesco Potenza leading the chorus on another.
Umiliani, Piero: La Legge Dei Gangsters (Gangster's Law). Dagored (RED228C). Limited numbered edition of 1000 copies on coloured 2LP, planned for release as a 2016 Record Store Day Exclusive.
Umiliani, Piero : L'Uomo e La Città. Dialogo (DIALP921). Street date: 29-10-21. Released on the Piero Umiliani Legacy Series, this soundtrack perfectly fits into the urban-themed section of Italian library music, an album where our Man is accompanied by jazz celebrities such as Bruno Tommaso, Oscar Valdambrini, Dino Piana and Nino Rapicavoli, all part of a Umiliani-led ensemble.
Umiliani, Piero: L'Uomo Nello Spazio. Dagored (RED301). Shipping date: 23/04/15. Limited edition of 500 copies on transparent clear blue vinyl. First ever reissue.
Umiliani, Piero: La Morte Bussa Due Volte. AMS LP 101. Release date: 18/01/2016. Limited edition on solid silver vinyl. On this album, originally released on LP in 1969 by
Cinevox Record, Umiliani writes a soundtrack that mixes soul, jazz, bossa nova and lounge, which recalls the works of Henry Mancini and Quincy Jones, with a vague lighthearted and easygoing flavour, part of Umiliani's typical trademark.
Umiliani, Pieri: Le Isole dell'Amore. AMS102LP. Dec. 2015. This faithful reproduction of the original 1970 edition is the first reissue ever of this album, pressed on transparent blue vinyl.
Umiliani, Piero: Musica Dell'Era Tecnologica. Dagored (RED314). Strictly limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram vinyl, due to release for the Record Store Day. First time ever reissue. This experimental album is on every serious electronic/Italian library wantlist!
Umiliani, Piero: Polinesia. Dialogo (DIALP919). Street date: 29-10-21. New reissue.
Umiliani, Piero: Polinesia. Dagored (RED316). Street date: 12-02-21. Yellow into green vinyl reissue. A curious blend of tribal rhythms - with an obvious reference to polynesian handmade instruments - electronic counterpoint and a world jazz feel overall. Could have easily been an influence on Brian Eno & David Byrne "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts".
Umiliani, Piero: Preistoria. Holy Basil (HBR-007). Street date: 20-05-22. Originally released in 1968 as part of the "Serie Sonorizzazioni" series on Piero Umiliani's iconic Omicron label, "Preistoria" is the perfect example of a library music collection perfectly tailored to a theme. Through the use of orchestral accompaniment, jazzy arrangements, and tribal experimentation thrown in for good measure, the legendary Italian composer brings you back to the stone age, creating an ominous and primitive landscape, rich of caveman-style drums and deep bass lines. This extremely sought after gem is now available on vinyl for the first time since its original release, officially licensed by Piero Umiliani's family and available as a limited edition pressing of 500 copies.
Umiliani, Piero: Requiem per un Agente Segreto. Dagored (RED249). Street date: 08-03-18. Limited edition of 300 copies on green vinyl and first time that the complete edition appears on vinyl! The soundtrack offers a catching exploration of easy listening and lounge music by the legendary Piero Umiliani
Umiliani, Piero: Temi Descrittivi Per Piccolo Complesso. Holy Basil (HBR-020). Street date: 30-06-23. A real gem in the maestro's vast and and intricate catalogue, on which flutes and horns alternate with Fender Rhodes to create some magical, sweet and intimate atmospheres, crafting an abstract and mysterious soundscape that could reminisce of medieval times as much as some distant galaxies. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Umiliani, Piero / Baker, Chet: Smog. Alternative Fox (FOX010). Street date: 21-06-19. Another reissue, on 180 gram vinyl
Umiliani, Piero / Baker, Chet: Smog. 2LP Doxy Cinematic (DOC106). June 2014. The long forgotten soundtrack to a hip early 1960s Italian cult movie, with music by Piero Umiliani and the legendary Chet Baker. Helen Merrill's vocal theme is just outstanding, rarely bettered, the jazz is playful, mysterious and charming. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Underground Set: War in the Night Before. Cinedelic (CNPL804). Feb. 2017. Reprint of one of the most important and rare Italian rock album of the 70's, all thanks to Cinedelic Records. The Underground Set are in fact the Nuova Idea under a different name for contractual reasons. Originally produced in 1971, this second album is definitely heavier than the first, with fuzz guitar, organ / mellotron and drums in evidence. Some riffs in a Black Sabbath style anticipate what decades later will be defined as stoner rock. Psychedelia, Beat, Rhythm & Blues, and Progressive rock are all mixed on these instrumental tracks with some polyphonic choirs typical of Genovese prog (such as the New Trolls more than other). Reissued in a hard cover with laminated front and matte back. Includes download with full album plus 6 rare songs taken from singles (1970/1).
Uno: S/T (VMLP 109). When Osanna disbanded, two of their members went to form the new group UNO, this was in 1974. That same year, they released their only album, musically quite similar to the late Osanna prog-folk sound. New reissue with the original gatefold cover, replica of the labels and 180 grams vinyl.
Unscientific Italians: Play the Music of Bill Frisell Vol.1. Hora Records (HORA001-2105/HORA001-2105COL). Black or red vinyl. Street date: 16-07-21. Unscientific Italians is not so much a tribute or an orchestral reworking of Frisell's repertoire, but rather a rewriting and idiosyncratic orchestration that borrows the compositional and instrumental language of the American guitarist.
L'Uovo Di Colombo: S/T. Vinyl Magic (VMLP179). Street date: 10-02-16. Clear green vinyl reissue
L'Uovo Di Colombo: S/T. AMSLP18. street date: 20/10/2010. Never reissued on vinyl before, here's a great sounding 180g high quality vinyl of the sole album released in 1973 by this Italian super group, with the very good voice of Toni Gionta , later singer in Cherry Five. He is backed by a keyboard/bass/drums trio in perfect Le Orme style, with occasional use of acoustic and electric guitar. €20
Urheim, Stein: Simple Pieces & Cut-outs. Hubro Music (HUBROLP3623). Street date: 30-08-19. Guitar solo album, with references to modern classical composers such as Joachim Rodrigo or Heitor Villa-Lobos or a folk-blues inspired John Fahey. A special limited edition is also available as a boxset with printed transcriptions of the album's pieces, both in notes form and tablature.
Uriah Heep: Gold From The Byron Era. Coda Publishing (CRLVNY003). Street date: 28-02-19. Limited edition on inca gold vinyl, featuring alternate takes and re-mixes
Uriah Heep: Salisbury Revisited. Coda Publishing (CRLVNY002). Street date: 28-02-19. Limited edition on orange vinyl, featuring alternate takes and unreleased material.
Usuelli, Teo: Alla Ricerca Del Piacere. Soundtrack. 180 gram vinyl, printed inner sleeve and - external OBI. Beat (LPF089). Street date: 11-12-20. Reisssue replicated in the original format
Usurabi: Remains Of The Light. An'Archives (An'22). Edition of 285, comes in a silk-screened (2 colors with metallic ink) 3 panels foldout jacket with OBI(red or black), inserts and a postcard.
Liner notes by Michel He nritzi
Ut New Trolls: Do Ut Des. AMS/IMM 1012LP. 2013. See the CD section for the description
V/A: Giants Of Ghanian Danceband Highlife. Naked Lunch (ND010). Street date: 14-03-20. A marvelous compilation of Ghanaian dance music recorded through the 50's and 70's. A highly energetic addictive music based on the combination of ancestral rhythms and modern arrangements as direct expression of the strong spirit of Independence of the period.
V/A: Jamiila - Songs from a Somali City. Take It Acid Is (LSD69004). Street date: 23-08-19. Limited edition of 300 copies with insert. The music on this album was all recorded in one town, Baraawe (usually called Brava on the maps), on the Somali coast about 120 miles south of the capital, Mogadishu. The musicians heard here play regularly together in various combinations. Like almost all African musicians, they are part-timers. All the pieces they perform on this recording are love songs.
V/A: Jazz in Jamaica - The Coolest Cats From The Alpha Boys School. Honey Pie (HONEY025). Street date: 05-02-21. This compilation contains some rare gems produced between 1959 and 1962 by Jamaican Jazz heavyweights such as Tommy Mc Cook, Don Drummond, Ernest Rangling, Lennie Hiibert, Cecil Lloyd and others. This is highly swinging music inspired by the Black American tradition with a unique and inevitable Caribbean flavour.
V/A: Mike Taylor Remembered. Lantern Heights (LANRH001). Street date: 24-05-23. Limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram vinyl. He was called "The Syd Barrett of the avant-jazz scene" and died tragically young, leaving just behind him two albums as well as a co-writer on Cream's "Wheels Of Fire album" with Ginger Baker. In 1973, under the direction of Neil Ardley, several of the performers who had worked with him recorded an album of Taylor's surviving orchestral music, jazz tunes and songs as a memorial to him and to preserve his work as a composer and song writer for posterity.?The line up itself is a cross-section of the cream of modern British jazz talent of the day: Henry Lowther, Ian Carr, Barbara Thompson, Ray Warleigh, Stan Sulzmann, Pete Lemer, Chris Laurence, Ron Mathewson, Jon Hiseman and Norma Winstone among the most known!
V/A: Musique Concrete. Modern Silence (OI019). Street date: 26-08-16. Limited edition pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Le Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM) of the O.R.T.F. (Office of the French Radio-Television) is known in the world principally as the promoter of an original technique of realization as well as reflection : Musique concrète. For more than fifteen years, it has thus founded its experience, its methods of research and particular techniques upon a confrontation between the musical act, reflection upon its elements, experimentation on sound sources, and the electroacoustical means. Grouped around Pierre Schaeffer and François Bayle, composers and researchers try to give new direction to musical activity through the conjugated action of a program of Fundamental Research on the languages of music (concrete, electronic, but also instrumental and oriental) and a program of Expression, resulting in original compositions as well as essays for the ballet, theater, cinema, or television (...) In this LP you can find some great examples of the incredible production of many of the most celebrated composers of the movement: Boulez, Stockhausen, Ferrari, Parmegiani among others.
V/A: Musiques Electroniques En France 1974-1984 Vol. 1. Replica (RPC15). Street date: 03/09/15. This compilation in 2 volumes aims at introducing the pioneers of electronic music, who are generally little known or completely anonymous, to the public. It is often not really acknowledged but, early in the 70's, and thanks to the commercialization of the first financially accessible synthesizers, some adventurous French musicians decided to adopt this instrument and add it to their musical palette. Some of the analog synthesizers that have since become legends, such as the VCS3, the Synthi AKS by EMS, the Mini-Moog, the ARP 2600 or the Odyssey, were even chosen to be used as their basic and principal means of creation. All of them created a remarkable and truly original music. Vol. 1 includes tracks by Heldon, Patrick Comelade, Patrick Vian and more ...
V/A: Musiques Electroniques En France 1974-1984 Vol. 2. Replica (RPC16). Street date: 03/09/15. Vol. 2 includes tracks by Lard Free, Richard Pinhas, Video Aventures and more ...
V/A: Orfeu Negro. Doxy Cinematic (DOC117). 26/05/15. This movie and its soundtrack had a major role in leveraging Bossa Nova popularity outside of Brazil. First press of 500 copies.
V/A: Revolutions Per Minute (The Art Record). Song Cycle (CY996). 180 gram gatefold 2LP. This is a two-record album of twenty-one original sound works by artists represented at that time by the Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc. (NY). Each gallery artist was asked to record or provide a 3-5 minute segment for Jeff Gordon's Greene Street Recording Studio. No further directions were given, and the soundworks are an amazing mix.
V/A: Slop 'N' Mash Vol. 1: Early Jamaican Classics 1958-62. (SLOP63001). July 2014. Pressed on 140-gram black vinyl, this is the first volume in a great rocksteady/ska/reggae compilation series.
V/A: Slop 'N' Mash Vol. 2: Early Jamaican Classics 1958-62. (SLOP63002). July 2014. Pressed on 140-gram black vinyl, this is the second volume in a great rocksteady/ska/reggae compilation series.
V/A: Slop 'N' Mash Vol. 2: Early Jamaican Classics 1958-62. (SLOP63003). July 2014. Pressed on 140-gram black vinyl, this is the third volume in a great rocksteady/ska/reggae compilation series.
V/A: Snapshot: Jazz Now Jazz aus der DDR. Song Cycle (CY992). Street date: 01-11-18. Limited edition 180 gram gatefold 2LP. In August 1979, East German musicians were invited to perform a three-day festival in West Berlin. Billed as "Jazz Now", this landmark meeting was recorded and initially released by Free Music Production. The 2LP goes from stunning duos to challenging small-group performances and features: Berliner Improvisations Quartett, Gumpert-Sommer-Duo, Friedhelm Schönfeld Trio, Ulrich Gumpert Workshop Band (with a Mingus nod), Studio IV, Gumpert-Sommer + Manfred Hering, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky Quartett, Hans Rempel Orchester.
Vaggione, Horacio: La Maquina De Cantar. Dialogo (DIALP920). Street date: 22-10-21. Issued as the 18th instalment of the label's Nova Musicha series in 1978 and among the most important examples of Latin American experimental music from the 70's, here's an album engrossing and creatively riveting, heard more than 40 years on its rippling electronic tones, recasting the terms of minimal music and shattering the historic perceptions of these sounds.
Valle, Marcos: Previsão do Tempo. Polysom (333791). Street date: 16-11-18. 180 gram pressing. Powered by the jazzy electronic feel of Azimuth, Previsão Do Tempo sees Marcos Valle pushing way past his bossa work of the 60's into a cool 70's mix of electronics and sexy scoring, for a sound that's a mix of Brazilian rhythms with other styles that evoke Italian soundtracks and French pop backing.
Valle, Marcos: Samba "Demais". Cornbread (CRNBR16050). Street date: 08-03-18. 180 gram vinyl reissue + 1 bonus track of the debut album from 1963!
Valle, Sérgio / Valle, Marcos / Conjunto Azimuth: O Fabuloso Fittipaldi. Le Vieux Renard Records (LVR02). Street date: 02-08-19. From the golden archives of Brazilian Library music, here comes the mighty soundtrack of "O Fabuloso Fittipaldi", featuring a very early incarnation of Azymuth performing compositions by Marcos Valle and Paulo Sérgio Valle for a documentary about the legendary Formula 1 driver Emerson Fittipaldi. A holy grail among Brazilian grooves collectors, the album also features the voices of Emerson Fittipaldi and his wife Maria Helena, but what makes it amazing are Azymuth's great instrumental performances. Perfectly balanced between deep grooves, latin funk, killer breaks and unbelievable melodic moments, O Fabuloso Fittipaldi stands out as one of the masterpieces in its genre.
Van Der Graaf Generator: H To He, Who Am The Only One. Four Men with Beards (4M217LP). Dec. 2011. 180 gram gatefold LP reissue. Originally released on Charisma in 1970, this is the 3rd album from Peter Hammill's legendary British prog group. €17
Van Der Graaf Generator: Pawn Hearts. Four Men with Beards (4M218LP). Dec. 2011. 180 gram gatefold LP reissue. Released in 1971 and 4th album from the band, Pawn Hearts is an absolute classic of British progressive and cosmic space rock. €17
Van Der Graaf Generator: The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other. Four Men with Beards (4M216LP). Dec. 2011. 180 gram gatefold LP reissue. Released in 1970, it is technically the 2nd Van Der Graaf Generator album, but is the first with the full band. Recorded in late 1969 at the cutting edge Trident Studios. €17
Van Der Graaf Generator : Aerosol Grey Machine. LP. €15,00
Van Halen: Live At The Selland Arena, Fresno, Ca. May 14 - 15 1992 - Vol.1. Room On Fire (ROOM142). Street date: 04-08-23. Pressed on white vinyl.
Vandroogenbroeck, Joel: Images Of Flute In Nature. Bonfire (BONF019). The Belgian born keyboardist, previously member of the krautrock band Brainticket, went for a fortunate solo career after the former group disbanded, reaching a cult status especially in Italy with a series of sought after libraries. Released in 1978, Images Of Flute In Nature is an album conceived by Joel with a little help from vocalist Carole Muriel (an American performer already involved in Brainticket and Drum Circus); it literally displays a deep connection between kosmische music, ambient and ethno-global rhythms.
Varèse, Edgar: Complete Works. Modern Silence (OI004). Street date: 31-03-16. Limited edition of 500 copies on HQ 180gr. vinyl. Track list: Side A: 1. Integrales 2. Octandre. Side B:
1. Density 21.5 2. Ionisation 3. Interpolation I 4. Interpolation II 5. Interpolation III
Varèse, Edgar: Music of Edgar Varèse Vol. 1. Modern Silence (OI002). Street date: 31-03-16. Also planned is Vol. 2 (OI003). Street date:07-04-16. Both limited editions of 500 copies on HQ 180gr. vinyl. Track list for Vol. 1: Side A: 1. Ionisation 2. Density 21.5 3. Intégrales. Side B: 1. Octandre 2. Hyperprism 3. Poème Électronique. Vol. 2 includes Deserts (Side A) and on side B "Offrandes - Chanson de Là-haut 2. Offrandes - La Croix du Sud 3. Arcana.
Vaughan, Stevie Ray: Live in Albuquerque & in Denver, 28/29-11-1989. Radio Loop Loop (RLL019). Street date: 13-12-19. Two FM broadcasts from Stevie in full effect, both from Westwood One FM, with remastered sound. All the classics on here!
Veloso, Caetano: Araça Azul. Lilith (LR142C). Street date: 30-08-19. Reissue of the '72 album, pressed on clear vinyl.
Veloso, Caetano: Caetano Veloso. Lilith Dig-A-Log LR337. 23/02/12. 180 gr. LP + free CD of the album. Originally released in 1968, Caetano Veloso's debut album did for Brazilian music what the Beatles: Sgt. Peppers did for rock & roll, giving birth to the soon-to-be Tropicalia movement, which fused Brazilian music with pop, psychedelia and social awareness. €16
Veloso, Caetano: Irene. Lilith (LR144C). Street date: 13-12-19. Reissue on clear vinyl.
Veloso, Caetano: S/T (aka A Little More Blue). Lilith Records (LR135C). Street date: 25-10-18. Originally released in 1971, it is here presented as a reissue on coloured vinyl
Veloso, Caetano: S/T (aka Irene). Lilith Records (LR144C). Street date: 25-10-18. Reissue of the 1969 second album on coloured vinyl
Veloso, Caetano: S/T (aka Araçá Azul). Lilith Records (LR142C). Street date: 25-10-18. Originally released in 1972, it is here presented as a reissue on coloured vinyl
Veloso, Caetano: Transa. Vinyl Lovers (900082). 180 gr. vinyl pressing. Street date: 18-09-20. Transa was the fourth album by Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso, cut and released in 1972 by PolyGram, shortly after Veloso's return from political exile in England.
Velvet Underground, The: Live At End Of Cole Avenue In Dallas, Texas, 28th Of October 1969. DBQP (DBQP14). Street date: 04-04-19. Same reissue as the previous one on B13
Velvet Underground, The: Live in Dallas, TX: 28 October 1969. B13 (B158). 03/05/12. 140 gr. clear purple vinyl in transparent PVC sleeve with yellow lettering; limited edition of 500 copies. Some of the material included here was once released on the Velvet Underground Live album, but with a bad audio quality, due to Mercury's use of third or fourth generation tapes. However, the first generation tapes have since resurfaced and the difference in sound quality (heard here) is a welcome one! €16
Velvet Underground, The: White Light/White Heat. Vinyl Lovers (990045). Street date: 25-10-18. Originally released in 1968, comes now reissued on translucent purple vinyl
Velvet Underground & Nico: S/T. Picture Disc LP. Vinyl Lovers (999051LPP). Nov. 2016. The Velvets legendary debut album with the Warhol's Banana cover art printed on vinyl. 180 gram picture disc LP in deluxe sleeve, with 2 bonus tracks.
Venetian Power: The Arid Land. Vinyl Magic (VMLP159). 21/03/14. First reissue ever by Vinyl Magic, a faithful reproduction of the 1971 original LP: an item which is practically impossible to find in any way!!! This 15-piece group from Venezia can hardly be described as a prog band and was in fact a theatre group formed by composer Claudio Ambrosini to represent his "The Arid Land" play in Northern Italy.
Verrecchia, Albert: Roma Drogata : La Polizia Non puo? intervenire. Sub Ost (SUBOST010/SUBOST010LTD). 2LP on either black or coloured vinyl. Street date: 09-06-23. Soundtrack of a film from 1975, featuring among other percussionist Toni Esposito! Unlike other soundtrack composers, Verrecchia preferred electric sounds to orchestral arrangements. This disc contains interesting tracks in rock and blues styles, with some psychedelic influences.
Vespero : Hollow Moon. Street date: 26-10-18. Limited edition of 350 on marbled blue vinyl and flip cover. The album combines space-prog rock and some acoustic-ethno and psychedelic-ambient elements.
Victor Peraino's Kingdom Come: Journey in Time. Black Widow (BWR 157). Street date: 09-04-14. See the CD section for description of the content.
Vidéo-Aventures: Musiques Pour Garçons Et Filles + Inédits. 2LP SouffleContinu (FFL081). Street date: 24-03-23. Carefully remastered from the master tapes and pressed on 180 gram vinyl, including a 8-page booklet and a 425 gsm brownboard outer sleeve. After the experience of Camizole, Dominique Grimaud began a new (and different) adventure in 1979 with Monique Alba. Featuring Gilbert Artman (Urban Sax), Guigou Chenevier (Etron Fou Leloublan), Jean-Pierre Grasset (Verto) and Cyril Lefebvre (Maajun), Vidéo-Aventures is composed of instrumentals capable of reconciliating Captain Beefheart, Henry Cow, Suicide and... John Barry!
Vitet, Bernard: La Guêpe. Souffle Continu Records (FFL010). August 2015. Limited Edition of 500 copies on black and 200 on white vinyl. 350 Gr. sleeve with Obi strip, reverse printing. Bernard Vitet was a key figure in the French free jazz / improv scene of the early 70's. This mythical avant jazz LP is the result of a truly magical session he put together in December '71. Not just free jazz from the 70's it has some 20th Century elements that recall some of the most memorable albums on the Italian Cramps label.
Vostell, Wolf: Dé-coll/age Musik. Soave (SV02). Street date: 02-03-17. Limited edition gatefold LP. First released in 1982, "Dé-coll/age Musik" draws from material dating between the late 50's and early 80's - the results of Vostell's application of décollage, the near perfect inversion of collage. Rather than gathered and assembled sounds - as with Musique Concrète - these are the result of subtractions from a former whole - the death of one, giving life to the next. A singular body with no loyalty, producing shocking results!
Wailer, Bunny: Blackheart Man. 4 Men with Beards (4M701LP). Street date: 01-03-18. This is the solo debut album by Bunny Wailer, originally released in 1976. Reissued in a gatefold sleeve edition with lyrics, pressed on red, green and yellow swirl vinyl.
Waits, Tom: Live At Ivanhoe Theater, Chicago, IL - November 21st, 1976. B 13 (B206). Street date: 14/11/13. This Chicago live date is one of the finest sessions (both in terms of performance and recording quality) from the 76-77 world tour. Featuring his classic backing group of the time, The Nocturnal Emissions, this is Waits' at his drunken, pessimistic best. Limited edition of 500 copies on clear vinyl.
Waits, Tom: Live At My Father's Place In Roslyn, NY 2LP October 10, 1977. Radio Loop Loop (RLL043). 2LP. Street date: 31-07-20. Absolutely first class live performance. The sound quality is surprisingly good. Tom's performance is assured and sounds heartfelt. The backing band are great, particularly Frank Vicari on top form on tenor sax.
Hasse Walli & Zeus: Pop-Liisa 16. Svart Records. Street date: 09-03-18. Black or red vinyl (limited to 200 copies). Hasse Walli is the legendary guitarist behind early Piirpauke and Blues Section. Between these two groups Walli had a short-lived quartet called Zeus, whose short lifespan lasted from 1972 to 1973. No studio recordings exist, but the band did record a live session on air, the object of the present release!
Walrus: S/T. The Electricity Recording Company (ELPS-201). LP release! Not to be confused with the British band from the 70's, this one comes from Sweden. While early German Electronic Kraut Rock seems to be in the band's collective DNA, that's just a small part of it. The roots of their music may be firmly planted in age old Psychedelic and Progressive Rock, but their branches reach well into the future to a new kind of Post-Rock perhaps. And theirs is a sound that changes constantly. Going from pastoral and emotional to jugular aggression in mere seconds, the band ebbs and flows, back and forth, creating spectacular atmospheres and moods. Building tension and tearing it down, telling stories and painting pictures. There is nothing quite like it.
Waterloo: First Battle. Guerssen (GUESS 061). Street date: 02/09/09. Originally released in 1970, this is the sole output by the Belgian band, blending progressive rock and heavy prog, with an obvious Jethro Tull influence. This first ever official vinyl reissue offers high quality standards including an insert with extensive liners and photos.
Waters, Muddy: Live At Theatre 1839, San Francisco, May 14th 1977. Radio Loop Loop (RLL048). Street date: 26-06-20. As recorded and aired by KSAN-FM radio. Muddy is joined by Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin, Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, Jerry Portnoy, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.
Weather Report: Live at Shinjuku Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan, June 28, 1978. Alternative Fox (FOX035). Street date: 20-03-20. 2LP. Broadcast live by NHK Radio on June 28th, this gig featured the band as a quartet for the first time!
Web: I Spider. Klimt Records (MJJ354LP). Gatefold LP with inside pocket. Jan. 2013. Third and last album from 1970 before the name changed to Samurai. €16
Web: Theraphosa Blondi. DOL (DOL2013H-LMT). Reissue on 180 gr. vinyl picture dic. Street date: 10-12-21. This is the follow-up to "Fully Interlocking" and has some greatly listenable moments, showing a band deep into the current of post-pop progressive rock music.
Weidorje: S/T. Replica (RPC10). Shipping date: 30/04/15. 180 gr. vinyl reissue.
Weston, Randy: Uhuru Afrika. Cornbread (CRNBR16032). Street date: 16-03-17. Banned from apartheid South Africa, this is Randy Weston's magnum opus, reissued on 180 gram vinyl with download card.
Wheeler, Kenny & Taylor, John: On The Way To Two. CAM Jazz. July 2016. Reissue of this last great collaboration work on 180 gram vinyl!
White Willow: Storm Season. Remastered and with new artwork, here's a limited edition of 200 copies on blue vinyl. December 2015.
Who, The: Back And Forth - BBC Live At Bbc Studios, London. Yellow Vin (YVR4008). Street date: 21-07-23. Special Edition, pressed on yellow vinyl. Collected BBC radio broadcasts : BBC Studios, London : 1966 - 1973.
Who, The: Sell Out. Vinyl Lovers (990298). Street date: 25-10-18. The Who's legendary third album, released in 1967, here in a special edition on clear blue vinyl.
Wicked Minds: Visioni, Deliri e Illusioni. Black Widow BWR 136 LP. June 2011. See description for the CD edition at the top of this page!
Wilde Flowers, The: S/T. Tiger Bay (TB6348). Street date: 06-12-18. 180 gram vinyl reissue.
Wilen, Barney: Un Témoin Dans la Ville. Doxy Cinematic (DOC 126). 02/12/15. Having already played on a film soundtrack with Miles Davis on Luis Malle's "Ascenseur pour l'échafaud", Barney Wilen -- still barely in his 20s - got the opportunity to compose the score for another French film that used jazz as a background, "Un Témoin Dans La Ville". Judging by the present album the result is most convincing; one couldn't hope for a better marriage, so perfect is the way the music suits the image and vice versa. The soundtrack is coupled on the B side with the more freely jazzy studio album "Jazz Sur Seine", which teams Wilen with three-fourths of the original Modern Jazz Quartet (with Milt Jackson on piano only, of all things, Percy Heath on bass, and Clarke), plus the Latin percussion of Gana M'Bow. Wilen gets more of a chance to stretch out and reveal his swinging, warm tenor tone; Jackson is quite competent as a comping accompanist and in fairly fluent, right-handed bop flurries.
Williams, Arthur: Forgiveness Suite. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 97). May 2016. Featuring: Peter Kuhn, Toshinori Kondo, Arthur Williams, William Parker and Denis Charles. Never earlier released composition from 1979. 400 copies limited edition.
Williams, Mary Lou: Black Christ Of The Andes. Down at Dawn (DAD 119). Street date: 11-10-18. A very enjoyable record made up of different materials like a cappella choral pieces and some striking piano trio cuts. All arranged and conducted by the great Melba Liston and featuring performances of Jazz luminaries such as Milt Hinton, Grant Green, Percy Heath, and Mary Lou Williams herself. Limited edition LP
Williamson, Harry / Smyth, Gilli / Allen, Daevid: Stroking The Tail Of The Bird. Vinyl Lovers (901462). 180 Gr. vinyl + 7" Bonus! 25/07/13. Previously released under the Mother Gong moniker, this album compiled recordings that span from the 70's to the 90's. Glissando guitars and meditative synths combine to make timeless and ethereal psychedelia on par with Allen's best work in Gong. €16
Wilson, Steven: Catalogue / Preserve / Amass. May 2012. Strictly limited to 2000 copies, here's an album of live recordings made during Wilson's solo tour in October 2011. Side two of the album is filled by one track, the 23 minutes long "Raider II"
Wilson, Steven: Unreleased Electronic Music. Burning Shed. Second black vinyl edition of this deluxe 2 LP reissue of the long out of print CDR, including one 9 minute bonus track. Comes in a full-colour gatefold sleeve designed by Lasse Hoile, featuring an SW self-portrait photograph on the front. A collection of music recorded by SW between 1990-2003 in an electronic vein that did not find a home in any of his other projects.
Wisdoom, The: Hypothalamus. Heavy Psych Sounds (HPS015). Street date: 13/02/14. The Wisdoom is a doom/sludge/heavy psych band based in Rome (Italy) and formed at the end of 2010. This is their first full length album, with 4 brand new songs for 45 minutes of pure ecstatic violence through a desperate and lysergic trip over sleep phases. Hypothalamus will be released in a limited edition of 600 copies (200 with white cover and white marbled vinyl, 200 copies with black cover and pink vinyl, 200 copies with black cover and clear vinyl).
Wobbler: Afterglow. Pancromatic Records (PLP 20032). Street date: 25-01-17. Here's a revised, remixed and remastered version of the band's 2009 album, in a limited edition of 400 copies pressed on clear vinyl.
Wobbler: From Silence To Somewhere. Limited edition on orange vinyl with black marbles.
Wonder, Stevie: Live At The Rainbow Room (New York City, 07-13-73). WHP (WHP1447). Street date: 20-05-22. In full creative phase and backed by a fabulous twelve piece band, the 23 years old genius delivered an outstanding set of both hits and extended instrumentals including new tracks from the upcoming landmark album. A rare gem in the history of Sweet Soul Music.
Wonder, Stevie: Live At The Regal Theater, Chicago, June 1962. Mr. Suit (SUITABLE1331). 15/01/15. Included here is the hit performance along with the rest of Wonder's show that evening, a night during which he and the backing Motortown band were absolutely ON FIRE. Limited numbered edition of 300 copies on yellow vinyl with red splatter.
Wonder, Stevie: The Singles 1962-63. Honey Pie (HONEY035). Street date: 09-04-21. A great collection of Wonder's early 60s work, when as a Tamla's young prodigy named Little Stevie, still under the influence of Ray Charles, he was beginning to hit the charts!
Wonderworld: II. Black Widow (BWR 192). 26-08-16. 2nd album by this Italo-Norwegian power trio, with Roberto Tiranti, singer in the power metal band Labyrinth since 1997
Wooley / Mockunas / Guy / Gotesmanas: Nox. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 140). Nov. 2020. Limited edition of 300 copies. Nate Wooley (trumpet), Liudas Mockunas (contrabass clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophones), Barry Guy ( bass), Arkadijus Gotesmanas (drums and percussion), recorded on October 29th, 2019 during the "Improdimensija" (Improdimension) concert series dedicated to improvised music, located at MAMAstudios, Vilnius, Lithuania
Nate Wooley, Hugo Antunes, Jorge Queiro, Mário Costa, Chris Corsano: NoBusiness Records (NBLP 95). May 2016. Limited edition of 300 copies!
Nate Wooley, Hugo Antunes, Chris Corsano: Malus. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 73). 2014. Limited edition of 300 copies!
Workshop de Lyon: La Chasse de Shirah Sharibad. Le Souffle Continu Records (ffl032 LP). Sept. 2017. Still a source of joy, this lyrically feverish second album maintains a narrative dimension with subtle textures developed through the contrasting collective improvisations. With their ever-inventive melodicism, the Workshop de Lyon invent an imaginary folklore on this album which is unlike any other. It is a knowing mix of the avant-garde and the traditional, collective playing vying, with panache and complexity, with the inspired urgency of the soloists (among them the newly arrived Louis Sclavis). Even without filmed images the theatricality and humour of the group's live performances, essential components of their identity, can be felt during the long thematic suites which are both expressive and full of joy. First ever vinyl reissue of this classic recording on a 700 copies limited edition with Obi strip, reverse printing and a 12 page booklet
Workshop de Lyon: Tiens! Les Bourgeons Eclatent... Le Souffle Continu Records (ffl033 LP). Sept. 2017. Third album from 1978, after the creation of the ARFI (Association Searching for an Imaginary Folklore) in 1977. who would later self-produce all upcoming albums from the Workshop. First ever vinyl reissue of this classic recording on a 500 copies limited edition with Obi strip, reverse printing and a 12 page booklet
Wozard Of Iz: An Electronic Odyssey. Audio Clarity (ACL0032). Plays on 45 RPM! Street date: 22-11-19. An extraordinary, acid, counterculture take on The Wizard of Oz created under the auspices of electronic producer, Bernard Krause and combining Jacques Wilson's inventive lyrics with the moog synthesizers of the legendary Mort Garson. Even in the heady, drug-fuelled atmosphere of sonic exploration that ruled the late Sixties, there was never another album quite like The Wozard of Iz; a psychedelic masterpiece both of and ahead of its time. A psychedelic concept album of estimable mind: funny, crazed, beautiful and thought provoking.
Wyatt, Robert: A Short Break. Tiger Bay (TB6468). Street date: 29-05-20. Picture Disc reissue on 180 gram vinyl.
Wyatt, Robert: The End of an Ear. Cherry Red Phonograph (CRP201). 09/09/13. Featuring significant contributions from his Soft Machine bandmate Elton Dean, amongst others, The End Of An Ear is the first solo and one of the more adventurous titles in Robert Wyatt's catalog. It's an album much more in line with the electronic jazz experimentation of Miles Davis and the avant-garde than the singer-songwriter material Wyatt would later be known for.
Xenakis, Iannis: Electronic Music. Jeanne Dielman (JD126). Street date: 12-07-18. Collecting some of his earliest works in electronic and electro-acoustic music, this album is a crucial set for any fans of 20th century classical experimentation.
Yardbirds, The: London 1963: The First Recordings! Tiger Bay (TB6089). Street date: 14-09-17. The first live album by one of the most important bands of all time, pressed on 180 gram vinyl.
Yardbirds With Sonny Boy Williamson: S/T. Tiger Bay (TB6096C). Street date: 05-07-19. Taken from the legendary performances at the Crawdaddy Club in London, this album features Eric Clapton taking his first steps! Pressed on clear vinyl.
Yes: 90125. Limited picture disc edition of 5000, released for Record Store Day 2017.
Yes: Drama. Friday Music Records LP reissue (Y4LPFM0284). Street date: 22-04-16. This limited edition album is mastered from the original Atlantic tapes by Joe Reagoso and also includes the limited edition gatefold cover, as you remember it. Pressed on 180 gram audiophile vinyl
Yes: Fly From Here: Return Trip. Picture Disc. Street date: 24-07-20. Previously only available at concerts and on the band's web store, this new edition for fans on 180 gram vinyl contains a few songs remixed by Trevor Horn, plus the until now unreleased track "Don't Take No For An Answer" and the full-length-version of "Hour Of Need", to date only appearing as bonus track of the Japanese edition
Yes: Fragile. Friday Music Records LP reissue. Street date: 06-05-16. Limited edition pressed on 180 gram audiophile vinyl
Yes: Heaven & Earth. Soulfood (PRELP 086C-2). 17/10/14. 2LP limited edition (500 copies) on 180gr. white vinyl, with plastic cover
Yes: Live at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, June 17, 1976. Radio Loop Loop (RLL046). Street date: 31-07-20. Featuring a cover of "I'm Down" by The Beatles!
Yes: Time And A Word. MOV (MOVLP988). 180 Gr. vinyl. Release date: 17/01/14. LP reissue of the 2nd album, with insert
Yes: Union. Music On Vinyl (MOVLP1669). Street date: 11-07-16. 180 gram audiophile vinyl including insert with original artwork, liner notes and production info.
Yes: Union. 3LP Hard Cover limited sleeve edition! Oct. 2014
Yoshino, Daisaku: Lamp Manufacturing Factory. Super Fuji Discs (FJSP46). Street date: 21-09-22. Reissue of an obscure psychedelic folk and rock classic from 1974
Young, Lester with the Oscar Peterson Trio: Collates. Doxy ACV (ACV2080). Street date: 19-01-17. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies.
Young, Neil: Chorme Dreams - Unreleased Studio Recordings- 2LP Lost Diamonds (901101). Steet date: 30-10-20. Chrome Dreams is a 1977 unreleased album by Neil Young, and also an acetate from that period which is claimed to be of that album.
Young, Neil: Revolution Blues: Live At The Bottom Line, New York, 16th May 1974 / Volume 1. Wax Radio (WLVR019). Street date: 17-01-19. This solo set is one of the finest live acoustic performances of Neil's career.
Young Flowers: On Air. 2LP Longhair (LHC0207208). For the first time available on vinyl, this lavish Double-LP set contains live recordings of the legendary Danish psychedelic power trio The Young Flowers, as recorded for Danish radio in 1969 and 1970. This limited edition release comes in a mind blowing full, colour gatefold-sleeve.
Zao: Z = 7L. 180 gram gatefold LP reissue on the label Replica (RPC07). 30/10/14. Debut album (73) by the French band founded by ex-Magma members "Jeff" Seffer (saxophone, clarinet) and François "Faton" Cahen (pianos).
Zappa, Frank: Live Montreal 1971. Wax Radio (WLVR018). Street date: 17-01-19. This mostly acoustic set was recorded for broadcast on CKGM-FM radio. The set finds Zappa backed by the former Turtles Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan (aka The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie), as well as Ian Underwood, Aynsley Dunbar and more.
Zappa, Frank: Muffin Man, Vol. 1 (2LP). 02-10-15. Double LP on 180-gram blue vinyl. A recording of Zappa's 1975 show in Providence, with a line-up including Captain Beefheart. This is the first installment of two from that ground breaking performance.
Zappa, Frank: Rare VPRO Broadcast Live At The 'Piknik' Show In Ulden, June 18, 1970. Lively Youth (LVY518C). Street date: 31-10-19. New reissue, this time on coloured vinyl (orange)
Zappa, Frank: Rare VPRO Broadcast Live At The 'Piknik' Show In Ulden, June 18, 1970. Lively Youth (LVY518). Street date: 29-03-18. Zappa and the Mothers of Invention at their prime! A classic live broadcast remastered in audiophile quality!
Zappa, Frank: Trick or Treat in NYC - Live FM Broadcast From The Palladium, 31st October 1977. Mind Control (MIND795). Street date: 05-11-21. Includes the entire King Biscuit Flower Hour broadcast.
Zappa, Frank & The Mothers of Invention: Live At BBC. BRR4000LP. Nov. 2015. Single-sided splatter vinyl LP with remastered sound. Taped in the BBC studios in 1968, Frank Zappa starts off this legendary broadcast by thanking the BBC for featuring creative music, most of which could never be heard on American radio. Very Frank style! The improvisations take on a similar turn including the reference to "King Kong" with a fabulous performance. What makes this recording unique is the excellent performance of "In The Sky". Sung in a high-pitched voice by Roy Estrada, it's a fantastic doo-wop performance in complete contrast to the complex jazz-rock in the rest of the telecast.
Zappa, Frank & The Mothers of Invention: Live in Uddel, 18.6.1970 VPRO. Radio Loop Loop (RLL016). Street date: 12-07-19. Live at the "Piknik" show in the Netherlands, in 1970, this is Zappa and the Mothers of Invention at their prime. Featuring a killer version of "King Kong", and "Call Any Vegetable". A classic live broadcast remastered in audiophile quality!
Zappa, Frank & The Mothers of Invention: Live in Vancouver, 1.10.1975. 2LP. Radio Loop Loop (RLL008). Street date: 05-04-19. The 1975 version of the Mothers of Invention was an extremely tight combo featuring Napoleon Murphy Brock (saxophones), Roy Estrada (bass, vocals), Andre Lewis (keyboards), and the young and already fabulous Terry Bozzio on drums. The chosen repertoire was a great mix of both old songs such as "Duke of Prunes" and new material, including a very rare performance of "Sleep Dirt".
Zawinul, Joe: The Rise And Fall Of The Third Stream. Audio Clarity (ACL0028). Street date: 13-09-19. Reissue of the classically inflected album from 1968 (including the acoustic interpretation of Gulda's composition "From Vienna, With Love".
Zé, Tom: Se O Caso É Chorar. Polysom (333291). Street date: 30-03-18. Reissue on 180 gr. vinyl of an album from 1972. It is a bit more straightforward than some of his other records from the decade and has a number of tracks with a samba sound at the base. A vocal group also sings with Ze on many of the tracks.
Zem: S/T. PAT Records (PAT-004 LP). 2008. Newer Spanish prog outfit, offering here a music with a strong jazz-rock flavour, sustained by a very efficient rhythm section; the originality comes from the choice of vibraphone as main solo instrument, battling with sax and flute or guitars (including synth guitar), performed by the band's leader. €18
Zenit: Straight Ahead. Edition Hawara (EHAW001). Street date: 21-02-20. Zenit is a jazz ensemble from Krems in Lower Austria, founded in 1976 by Hannes Treiber and Willi Langer. Zenit's third and final album "Straight Ahead" is the most special of their records. It initially came out in 1986 on the producer's label Spray Records and is today one of the hardest-to-find Austrian jazz records. Its centrepiece is the infectious slow-motion disco piece "Waiting", with vocals by American jazz singer Linda Sharrock. Effortlessly bringing together pop, soul and new age vibes, this is a record that is as unique as it is difficult to date.
ZNR: Barricade 3. Superior Viaduct (SV071). 28/07/15. This long out-of-print vinyl reissue reproduces the original gatefold design including illustration by Don Van Vliet.
Zorn, John & Chadbourne, Eugene: 1977-1981. Song Cycle (CY986). Street date: 28-09-17. A collection of rare free-jazz pieces performed by John Zorn and selected by the American guitarist and music critic Eugene Chadbourne. Originally released in 1998 to accompany the book release "Sonora: John Zorn" (Materiali Sonori), the album is presented here for the first time in an exclusive release in limited edition on vinyl. It also includes the original book that features exclusive interviews, essays and photos about the artist's entire oeuvre up to 1988.
Zu: Carboniferous. Subsound Records (SSR047). Street date: 02-03-17. LP reissue. Zu's experimental amalgam of metal, math, no-wave, noise and electronics, led acclaimed composer John Zorn to describe their sound as "a powerful and expressive music that totally blows away what most bands do these days". Carboniferous is their masterpiece, originally released on Ipecac in 2009, it includes collaborations with Mike Patton, King Buzzo, Giulio Ragno Favero.
Zu: Carboniferous (10th Anniversary Edition). Subsound Records (SSR047). Street date: 11-04-19. Pressed on gold vinyl, this reissue is the celebration of the masterpiece, originally released on Ipecac in 2009. For over 15 years, Zu's modus operandi of straddling and abusing musical genres has resulted in over fifteen unique album releases across labels such as Ipecac, Atavistic and Headz (Japan). Their experimental amalgam of metal, math, no-wave, noise and electronics, led acclaimed composer John Zorn to describe their sound as "a powerful and expressive music that totally blows away what most bands do these days".
Zushi, Naoki : III. Klimt Records (MJJ371LP). 28/11/13. Japanese guitarist Naoki Zushi was a founding member of 80s noise rock legends Hijokaidan, and has played on many albums with psychedelic folk group Nagisa Ni Te, as well as recording under his own name since the late 80s. His third solo album, appropriately titled III, was originally released only on CD in 2005. A beautiful piece of meditative and progressive folk-rock that harkens back to the best albums of the 70's, III is issued here on LP for the first time. €15
Zzebra: Panic. Trading Places (TDP54132). Street date: 27-10-23. New reissue.
Zzebra: Panic. Klimt (MJJ394). Street date: 08-11-18. Limited edition of 500 copies. Panic was the second studio album of the band, recorded during the summer of 1975
Zzebra: S/T. Trading Places (TDP54131). Street date: 27-10-23. New reissue.
Zzebra: S/T. Sireena Records (SIR4017). Street date: 20/08/12. 180 gr. LP reissue of this album from 1974, between jazz-rock and art rock, added a decent shot of Nigerian folk music; with ex members of brassy band If!
Øresund Space Collective: Different Places. Nov. 2015. Limited edition of 300 coloured /gatefold / hand numbered copies. This marks the 20th Øresund Space Collective release. The music presented on the deluxe 3LP gatefold (or double CD) was recorded by a very special group of musicians from Sweden and Norway (plus Dr Space-Denmark) at the Black Tornado studio in Copenhagen.
Øresund Space Collective: Kybalion. Limited edition of 210 hand numbered copies,2LP on 180 gram white vinyl. Artwork using mixed reality technology (The album comes with a special app) for a stunning virtual reality experience!
Øresund Space Collective: Entering into the Space Country. Kommun 216. 15/06/11. This is the 3rd vinyl and 10th proper release by the Øresund Space Collective, the first to feature guitarist Claus Bøhling (Hurdy Gurdy, Secret Oyster, Elektrum) who joined them in the studio. A huge jam party with 4 to 5 guitarists present plus other instruments too. There are a lot of guitar interactions and great melodic lines and solos by all.
Øresund Space Collective: Live at Roadburn 2010. Space Rock Productions (SRP03). 2LP. This is the 9th release by the space rock band from the Øresund region in Scandinavia, featuring members of Copenhagen and Malmö. Opening the Roadburn Festival on April 15th 2010, they delivered a totally improvised music for a packed audience of fans and enthusiastic lovers of psychedelic rock.
Øresund Space Collective: West, Space And Love. Street date: 03/08/12. LP limited edition (500 copies) of an album recorded on October 10-11th, 2009 at the Space Station Studio CPH, Copenhagen.
Ågren, Morgan: Batterie Deluxe. Transubstans Records (TRANSV31). Street date: 02-10-15. Vinyl edition of the drummer's solo album
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