Feb 9, 2023
IMPORTS ARRIVING MONDAY!
We’ve got those DARK albums arriving, along with a batch of other groovy new titles and restocks of recently sold out items too. Check it all out here!
Note! We are getting another shipment of DARK albums in a couple of weeks, so if we sell out we will add them back in as preorders as they sell.
Thanks for all,
Suzy
DROP THESE SKUS INTO OUR SEARCH TO SEE THEM ALL
DARK SKU
26008, 26009, 25822, 26017, 26011, 26014, 26015, 26013, 26018, 26007, 26012, 26010, 26016, 26022
NEW SKU
25894, 25799, 25846, 26065, 25962, 25963, 25959, 25958, 25966, 26030, 26048, 26049, 26050, 26052, 26053, 26054, 26056
RESTOCK SKU
25797, 25237, 19430, 25653, 25655, 25311, 25180, 25169, 21275, 25785, 22221, 25507, 25721, 25780, 25819, 25791, 25728, 25761, 25792, 25964
NEW ARRIVALS
BHOPAL'S FLOWERS -JOY OF THE 4TH (psychedelic cosmic pop)Label:SOUND EFFECT Hindu deities dancing in the sky of the American desert, psychedelic cosmic pop hanging by a thread to the star of the shepherd, the music of Bhopal's Flowers seems to point to an unknown but familiar direction: A world where John Wayne and the Virgin Mary drive a convertible Lincoln, John Fitzgerald Kennedy on the backseat, greeting the crowd of angels. This album continues the quest started started in 2016 with 'Lovesongs & Psychedelic Tones' on which the trio sitar - tanpura - 12 strings guitar is digging bridges between modal and tonal musical systems, on an anthroposophic message. Fullfilled with mellotron, harpsichord, leslie effect, this easy listening record is filled with joy and bright melodies on a sunshine pop feel, with the usual Hindustani taste from Bhopal's Flowers. With this ode the 4th degree of the musical scale, 'Joy Of The 4th' expresses the will to spread simple but eternal life rules: each and every evolution is based on 7 steps, according to the following pattern: 3 - 1 - 3. As the most evolved form is not the most complex but the one that have solved the complexity with a pretty simple way of expression, 'Joy Of The 4th' claims simple pop songs with a deep and vintage production. Dedicated to Noel Pezzano (Bhopal's Flowers' leader's son) born in 2021, the 10 tracks are fed by childhood hapiness, shimmering colorful instrumentation, like the sound of a baby toy. A magical tool for young and grown up people, to live and remember the joys and hardships of life on Earth. CD $19 SKU:25894
HIGH SPEED & THE AFFLICTED MAN - Get Stoned Ezy (70s acid fried Hawkwind style w insert and rare pictures)Label:GUERSSEN n 1982, the mysterious Steve Hall, a self-proclaimed "hippie-punk" who had previously released a couple of D.I.Y basement-punk albums with his band Afflicted Man, recorded one of the most obscure, underrated and KILLER heavy-psych albums of all time. Credited to High Speed & Afflicted Man, "Get Stoned Ezy" consists of three long tracks of late 60s/early 70s influenced psychedelic hard-rock. A fuzz-wah assault of epic proportions in the style of other guitar-damage Gods like Human Instinct, Wicked Lady, Hendrix, High Rise, Sabbath, Stooges, etc, all played with a real acid-punk attitude. We present the first ever legit reissue of this lost masterpiece, licensed by Steve Hall. Remastered sound, insert with detailed liner notes by Chris Stigliano (Black To Comm) and rare pictures. CD $19 SKU:25799
SILVERHEAD - BERLIN BACKLASH 1973 (RAUNCHY 70’S ROCK AND ROLL!) -Label:AUDIO ARCHIVES Superb, newly discovered live recording of this Michael Des Barres fronted cult outfit during their European tour supporting Uriah Heep. This is the complete 45 minute set featuring a mix of material from the band's two studio albums from 1972 and '73. A vigorous performance by this raunchy rock and roll band amidst an intimidating atmosphere. Excellent sound quality throughout taken from quarter inch masters and a must for all Silverhead fans. CD $14 SKU:25846
5,6,7,8 S-Teenage Mojo Workout (great Japanese garage!)Label:SWEET NOTHING BACK IN PRINT! The second studio album by the highly rated Japanese garage rock band, originally released in 2022. LP $30 SKU:26065
DANDO SHAFT - AN EVENING WITH DANDO SHAFT (1968 PSYCH FOLK)Label:TRADING PLACES Formed in the West Midlands manufacturing town of Coventry in 1968, esteemed psychedelic folk group Dando Shaft are revered as key influencers of the progressive strand of the 1960s folk revival, and the interplay of melodies on guitar, mandolin and violin made their sound distinctive, thanks to frontman Martin Jenkins, whose expressive vocals compliment his intricate lines, while Roger Bullen's melodious bass helps to lubricate the proceedings. Recorded before Polly Bolton's harmonic presence shifted the emphasis of their output, this 1970 masterwork is required listening for all progressive folk devotees. LP $34 SKU:25962
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS- BORED (FR) 1979 TRACKS PROTO PUNK-
Label:TIGERS ARCHIVE Detroit-based cult band Destroy All Monsters played an anti-conformist style of music that, in the core, was a noisy and arty mixture of psychedelic rock and proto punk. The band is also legendary due to the involvement of members of MC5 and The Stooges. This vinyl release compiles seven tracks involving Stooges-guitarist Ron Asheton. Dating back to 1978 and 1979, these are among the catchiest, rockiest tunes the band ever did! LP $34 SKU:25963
IAH -ST- SPLATTER VINYL GATEFOLD. (STONER PSYCH) Label:BILOCATION The 2022 repress of their debut album, limited to 300 copies on clear, blue and white splatter vinyl in gatefold sleeve. IAH are an instrumental psych stoner rock band from Argentina who create heavy spaced out sounds. Parts Karma To Burn, Colour Haze and all the other legendary instrumental rock bands. Though IAH bring their own sounds to the table with six heavy tracks that drift between blissful post-rock to heavier stoner metal riffs with underlying layers of fuzz. LP $35 SKU:25959
MAGMAKAMMER -MINDTRIPPER- SPLATTER VINYL GATEFOLD Label:KOZMIK ARTIFACT The 2022 repress of their long out-of-print debut album, limited to 500 copies on pink, black and white splatter vinyl in gatefold sleeve. Coming together with heavy grooves and fearless melodies, Magmakammer set out to deliver a real sonic beating. The spectrum of their sound is wide and their width of inspiration as well, ranging from The Beatles, Zeppelin and Hendrix to classic doom and stoner acts like Electric Wizard and Sleep. The autumn of 2017 they set out to record an album on a minimal budget and with a DIY mindset. The result is the debut album 'Mindtripper'. Everything from recording, mixing and cover-art is done in its entirety by the members of the band, and this characterises the album in the way that it was intended. The goal of the album is to give of a lo-fi, vintage vibe, although with a contemporary and modern sound. LP $35 SKU:25958
ORPHAN EGG-ST (1969 GARAGE PSYCH) Label:COSMIC ROCK Orphan Egg were a short lived group who were formed in 1967 in San Jose California. Their sole self-titled album was released in 1968 on the small independent company Carole Records. Essentially a garage-psych album - in the tradition of future iconic compilations like 'Nuggets' or 'Pebbles' - Orphan Egg was recorded by a bunch of students at Saratoga High School in Saratoga. Occasionally they won the Vox Battle of the Bands, a nationwide competition. They also appeared on the soundtrack of the classic bike-movie 'Cycle Savages' with 3 track LP $34 SKU:25966
BACK IN STOCK
AVALANCHE (NL) -PERSEVERANCE KILLS OUR GAME (1979 prog folk masterpiece)Label:GUERSSEN Originally released in a tiny run of 500 copies (mainly meant for family and friends) in 1979, here's a remastered reissue of a genuine progressive/psychedelic folkrock masterpiece from Holland. The band used acoustic and electric guitars (at times
with fuzz), bass, drums, flute, piano and sparse vocals (in
English), resulting in songs that ranged from delicate to
haunting to fierce. Despite being a low-budget project,
recorded in a single day, it's a stunning work, sounding like
Fairport Convention jamming with early Ash Ra Tempel. This
first ever reissue, done in cooperation with the original band members, comes with a booklet featuring rare photos and
liner notes by psych-connoisseur/journalist Richard Allen. CD $19 SKU:25797
BLASTING ROD-OF WILD HAZEL Ltd to 100 copies! Japanese psych- Label:LOW AND SLOW DISC Japanese edition, limited to 100 copies only! Fuzzed out psychedelic atmospheres and hard rock grooves from Japan. Driving polyrhythmic mantra, album mix. Fuzzy grooves to tap your toes and keep the foot down. A chill-out mantra. A sprawling space drift full of mixed metaphors. An introspective drive into the distance. The album mix of an esoteric Curtis-Mayfield-like psychedelic space out. A supernatural blues where a deal with the devil doesn't quite go as planned. A little studio jam. CD $19 SKU:25237
CYMBELINE-1965 - 1971 (homemade psychedelia, teenbeat and fuzz-psych)Label:GUERSSEN *Insert with photos and liner notes by band member Michael Journath Previously unreleased DIY homemade psychedelia, teenbeat and fuzz-psych/prog by this amazing Swedish band, 1965-1971!! CD $19 SKU:19430
FOX (USA/SF)- SAN FRANCISCO SESSION (1970 heavy psych)Label:RD RECORDS An unreleased album from this post Day Blindness band, recorded in 1969/70. This album is a heavy bluesy psychedelic masterpiece of the highest order. It is virtually the second Day Blindness album with slight personal changes, but musically in a more heavy psychedelic direction. The lead guitarist Gary Pihl is well known today for being the guitar player of Boston. This CD issue features 2 long 20 minutes bonus tracks.. CD $14 SKU:25653
FREEDOM HIGHWAY- MADE IN '68(Buffalo SPringfield /Byrds style) Label:RD RECORDS CD version of the unreleased album by US band Freedom Highway made in 1968. Great West Coast sounding songs with an individual feeling in the realms of Buffalo Springfield, Byrds, mixed with mid-'60s garage feelings featuring strong guitars. One of those must-have revelations and dug up treasures.. CD $14 SKU:25655
JOSIAH-PROCESSION(Blue Cheer style heavy psych)Label:HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS Reissue of Josiah's fourth album from 2009. "Those who've experienced Josiah's groove-heavy swagger know that it's the guitar of Mat Bethancourt in the starring role, but this trio relies almost as much on the backing rhythms on 'Procession.' Blink and you'll miss the first two tracks, 'Procession' and 'Broken Doll," both of which are under two and a half minutes, but for the other three cuts of studio material ('Thirteen Scene,' highlight 'Dying Day' and the more garage rock 'Dead Forever'), it's just as much Beacom and Beasley's show as it is Bethancourt's. That would be the end if not for the five live tracks from Josiah's Swedish run in 2007. Four out of the five - 'Looking At The Mountain,' 'Time To Kill,' 'Silas Brainchild' and closer 'I Can't Seem To Find It' - come from the band's final recorded full-length, 'No Time,' and only 'Malpaso,' reaches back further, having first appeared on the 2001 10" 'Out Of The First Rays.' Not that we needed it by this time, but these live versions are basically just further confirmation of what underground rock lost with Josiah. The crash-heavy shuffle blues of 'Time To Kill' alone are worth whatever they're asking for 'Procession.'" ~The Obelisk CD $14 SKU:25311
SOUNDS INCARCERATED- UNSWITCHABLE HITS VOL 2 (Medway-based garage-psych popsters) Label:FOOLS PARADISE Allan and Viv of Medway-based garage-psych popsters The Galileo 7 follow up 2020's 'Unswitchable Hits' with Vol. 2. Another eclectic collection of covers originally recorded for the virtual version of a local themed open-mic night, still taking place online while pandemic restrictions continued throughout 2021 CD $17 SKU:25180
TWENTY FIVE VIEWS OF WORTHING-ST (rare 70s prog rock)-Label:SEELIE COURT Legendary Canterbury scene band with long complex progressive rock tracks in the vein of Soft Machine, Egg, Matching Mole and Caravan. Hugely popular and highly active in the early seventies, the band didn't get a deal and had no releases until the highly acclaimed 'Wind Walker' edition of 2021 which sold out upon release. Includes extensive booklet with band history and photos. CD $19 SKU:25169
DOWNER-ROCK-ASYLUM (extremely rare downer-rock tracks) Label:AUDIO ARCHIVES A special hard-hitting selection of live and extremely rare downer-rock tracks featuring historically important material by very early Judas Priest and UFO plus Bedlam. Also, pre-Judas Priest outfit The Flying Hat Band led by Glenn Tipton. Amazingly, Audio Archives now present unique material from Rob Halford's first ever official Priest concert and even more staggeringly, the last Priest gig with original singer Al Atkins and drummer Chris Congo Campbell from April 1973. The lengthy composition 'Morpheus' is one of Atkins' finest moments. 'Red Light Lady' plus two other songs showcase the impactful, yet nervous arrival of Halford during that crucial crossover period. Truly significant recordings of huge appeal to all Priest fans. Other bands featured are Hackensack who deliver a fierce medley to kick things off plus Welsh heavies Budgie and the primordial Albert Monk with a deranged vocalist and a brutal, bass heavy style of 1970. An 80 minute onslaught of undiluted downer-rock from quarter inch masters of excellent sound quality throughout. COMP CD $16 SKU:21275
DOWNER-ROCK GENOCIDE- THE MUSTARD GAS EDITION (70s UK underground) Label:AUDIO ARCHIVES Heavy duty follow-up to the original 'Downer-Rock Genocide' compilation featuring various downer-rock bands championed by Audio Archives. 78 minutes of choking riffs and wailing vox from the UK undergroun COMP CD $17 SKU:25785
BUTTSHAKERS SOUL PARTY. -VOL. 13(60s)SOUL LOVER RHYTHM & BLUES NORTHERN SOULLabel:MR LUCKEE Another great volume in one of the best compilation series ever! Again, this is an amazing selection of very rare and groovy cuts, this time focused on Latin soul, boogaloo and beyond. COMP LP $25 SKU:22221
BODKIN-ST (super rare, killer 1972 Scottish hard psych/prog)Label:SEELIE COURT A super rare, killer 1972 Scottish hard psych/prog LP, full of solid organ work and heavy guitar riffing, sees a reissue on vinyl, with audio taken from the original tapes! LP $30 SKU:25507
CRIMSON SHADOWS- IT'S THE CRIMSON F****** SHADOWS! pink vinyl Label:BUSY BEE Mid '80s Swedish neo garage teen punks the Crimson Shadows
set the standards for the garage scene to come playing all
original material in a time when most similar bands relied heavily on covers. They also understood that the clothes are as important as the music. During the short life span the Crimson Shadows released two self produced 45's, and due to demand a few more records were released after the demise. The second 45, 'Even I Tell Lies,' stands as one of the classics of the whole eighties garage wave. 'It's The Crimson F****** Shadows!' is the definite collection of this legendary band containing a slew of horrific hits plus two previously unreleased tracks culled from a 1986 rehearsal tape. Limited to 200 copies on pink vinyl. LP $30 SKU:25721
DEAD KENNEDYS - DEAD END OREGON 1979-Label:SUICIDAL Live at The Earth Tavern Portland, Nov 19 1979 - FM Broadcast. LP $24 SKU:25780
FADEAWAYS-IT'S ABOUT TIME - (influenced by'60s garage bands, '70s punk, and '80s neo garage)Label:SCREAMING APPLE Formed in Tokyo in 2005 the Fadeaways are Japan's leading garage punk outfit. Influenced by '60s garage bands, '70s punk, and '80s neo garage. Brutal fuzz attacks, screaming vocals and the drums like a prehistoric tribe. Raised on bands like the The Mummies, Supercharger, Spaceshits and the Lyres, The Fadeaways are pretty much destined to become a garage punk hit machine. LP $22 SKU:25819
FLIED EGG - DR. SIEGEL'S FRIED EGG SHOOTING MACHINE (1972 psych prog) -Label:COSMIC ROCK 1972 debut album by cultish Japanese combo! This unbelievable psychedelic/progressive rock band came together the same year after Shigeru Narumo and Hiro Tsunoda shelved their project Strawberry Path (they had a sole album release in 1971 and eventually a 7 inch). Their sound is pure adrenaline, a stormy hard blues kinda thing, with heavy Hammond organ riffs and more than a freakbeat influence. Partially informed by contemporaries, British bands like Deep Purple or Uriah Heep, they opened to more gentle and sophisticated arrangements in the soulful ballad 'I Love You' with an epic string section. The hypothetical single 'Plastic Fantasy' could have been an alternative dancefloor classic with that Traffic/Brian Auger feel in the end. LP $30 SKU:25791
MORGEN- ST Reissue of this US heavy psych masterpiece from 1969 with poster and new insert ) BLACK VINYL -Label:GUERSSEN Comes with original gatefold artwork. Includes repro of the elusive poster insert and new color insert with cool photos and detailed liner notes by Mike Stax (Ugly Things). Reissue of this US heavy psych masterpiece from 1969. Powerful sound and recording with thunderous drums, piercing fuzz guitars and the incredible vocals of Steve Morgen. Formed as Morgen's Dreame Spectrum in 1967 in NY, Morgen were one the first bands signed to ABC's offshoot Probe Records (home also of Soft Machine in the US). Fuelled by the chemistry between ace guitar player Murray Shiffrin and creative songwriter/singer Steve Morgen, they recorded their self-titled album in 1968 but, much to the band's dismay and frustration, it wasn't released until December 1969. 'Morgen' included seven impressive tracks, all of them written by Steve Morgen. You can hear subtle influences of Hendrix, Stones, Who, Doors or Donovan but Morgen's sound is clearly a beast of its own kind. The mysterious gatefold cover featured Edvard Munch's iconic 1893 composition 'The Scream' on the front. Welcome to the Void! Audiophile restoration/remastering by Ezra Lesser. "Every psych fan on the planet wants this LP in their collection." - Aaron Milenski (Acid Archives). "...an extraordinarily powerful record that skates the edges of madness with its fearlessly impassioned vocals, dynamic musicianship and compelling songwriting."
- Mike Stax (Ugly Things). LP $30 SKU:25728
TOP DRAWER- Solid Oak (1972 rare private press psych Rock)Label:GUERSSEN One of the rarest private pressings from the US, originally released in 1972 by this band from Mansfiel, Ohio. Psychedelic hard rock with a charming, homemade feel. Including the monster psych opus "Song Of A Sinner" plus more cool tracks with great guitar/organ interplay.*Sourced from the original master tapes*Hard cardboard sleeve + OBI*Insert with liner notes by band member Steve Geary and photos*Digital Download Card"...one of the original legends of the private and local press scene..."- Patrick Lundborg (Acid Archives) LP $32 SKU:25761
UCHIDA, YUYA & FLOWERS- Challenge! ( Japanese 1969 cover songs )Label:COSMIC ROCK All in all the debut album by cultish Japanese freak-rockers Flower Travelling Band, then called Yuya Uchida & The Flowers. Released in 1969 it features mainly cover songs of influential Western bands such as Cream, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jefferson Airplane. It was named number 34 on Bounce's 2009 list of 54 Standard Japanese Rock Albums. LP $30 SKU:25792
UNICORN (UK) - BLUE PINE TREES (1974_Label:TRADING PLACES Beginning in the mid-1960s as a covers band, the group that came to be Unicorn soon determined that original material was the way to go, and after being inspired by a Crosby, Stills and Nash album, their particular brand of enlightened folk rock tinged with country shades yielded a contract with Transatlantic for their 1971 debut. Fast forward to 1974 and 'Blue Pine Trees' finds the band at their finest with sweeping harmonies and bluegrass tinges, and with Pink Floyd's David Gilmour in the producer's chair, all of their glorious potential is realised on this lost gem of an album that is fully ripe for rediscovery. A truly great work! LP $28 SKU:25964