Aug 19, 2020
MID WEEK DISCOUNTS!
IT’s hot (105!) and Covid-y in Los Angeles, but we’re powering thru it to bring you another fabulous update!
Some new arrivals, a new batch of ONE ONLY items we’re selling at near cost, and restocks and SAALE items. Check it all out here, and of course adds to your 3 favorite cheapo sections:
★ ONE ONLY - last copy and selling at cost or below
★ $5 and Under - over 400 items for you to drool over
★ $5-$10 - For the big spenders! Over 600 items
Thanks for all!
Suzy Shaw
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NEW ARRIVALS
23631,23639,23641,23642,23643
ONE ONLY SKU
23647,21501,21445,20385,22647,21434,20664,14565,20197,20452,22751,22654,21280,20740,22715,20042,21969,22077,16871,23366,19428,21151,22812,21834,21664,22930,23061,20839,22644
RESTOCK AND SAALE SKUS
14793,23319,22027,20805,9539,11568,21294,19831,12766,16200,14227,22757,20275,22704,21709,21820,22905,20498,14692,23245,23246,21119,16417,22085,22106,10938,19799,23107,23108,23109,20742,21975,20581,20708,20719,20859,21484,17399,22746,22122,23648,23271,23065,21809,15106
NEW ARRIVALS
NEIL YOUNG - On the Beach Label:REPRISE UNSEALED BUT MINT ARCHIVE COPY BELONGING TO EITHER THE OWNER OF BOMP OR ALIVE CD $5 SKU:23642
ORIGINAL SINS- Self Destruct (60s dedicated to Velvets, Stooges, Seeds, Ramones) - Label:SKYCLAD Guitar/power/pop BLAST from one of the best rock bands from PennsylvaniaThis album is heavier and rawer then the previous releases. Thick psychedelic rocksound with wailing organs and majestic blasts of sneering fuzzoverkill guitars. This record is dedicated to Velvets, Stooges, Seeds, Ramones and Bo Diddley. CD $10 SKU:23631
VELVET UNDERGROUND - White Light White Heat - 45th Anniversary deluxe edition DBL CD- Label:POLYDOR SEALED MINT ARCHIVE COPY BELONGING TO EITHER THE OWNER OF BOMP OR ALIVECD $20 SKU:23641
WILSON, ALAN- The Blind Owl -DBL CD Label:SEVERN UNSEALED BUT MINT ARCHIVE COPY BELONGING TO EITHER THE OWNER OF BOMP OR ALIVEAlan “Blind Owl” Wilson was the preeminent statesman of ‘60’s blues/rock; a master harmonica player and guitarist in the Delta tradition who would forge unlikely relationships with heavyweights like Son House and John Lee Hooker (“Alan plays my music better than I knows it myself”) on his way toward becoming, according to Downbeat Magazine, “the finest white blues harmonica man” of the hippie era. CD $15 SKU:23643
ZZ TOP- Tres Hombres- Label:WARNER BROS UNSEALED BUT MINT ARCHIVE COPY BELONGING TO EITHER THE OWNER OF BOMP OR ALIVE CD $ SKU:23639
LAST COPY! ONE ONLY.SELLING AT NEAR COST OR BELOW!
ORANGE WEDGE-WEDGE(70s U.S psych)- Label:LONGHAIR Originally released as a private pressing and on label ,Contraband" Orange Wedges 1st album ,Wedge" features 7 songs full of driving guitars and strong vocals. Orange Wedge hailed from Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., where they formed in 1968. They released 2 albums (CD release 2nd album ,No One Left But Me", Long Hair LHC 68). Both albums show a mix of long and short songs and lots of loud guitars. Exellent songwriting and remarkable hooks, too. Highlights of the album are 11-minute track ,Death comes slowly" and final song ,Revenge", which features some suberb Neil Young-influenced guitar playing. CD comes with comprehensive booklet, linernotes by guitar player and composer Joe Farace, and a lot of unseen photos. Digitally remastered CD $15 SKU: 23647
ORWELL, PAUL- BLOWING YOUR MIND AWAY SALE! (UK's premier freakbeat/ rawk'n roll revivalist!)(2CD)-Label:HEAVY SOUL Featuring sold out 7"s, b-sides, new mixes, rarities and unreleased gems, Paul Orwell's debut album is now available again as a double CD with the album on one disc and twelve not on the album tracks on the other in a lovely gatefold digipak. CD $18 SKU:21501
OTROVNA KRISTINA-ST (70s styled rock bliss from Croatia!) SAALE!Label:SULATRON A straightforward rock release on Sulatron Records? With lyrics in an impossible to understand language? The year 2016: weird and full of surprises! Drop the needle and be prepared to be blown away by these exciting sounds from the Balkans. Awesome '70s styled rock bliss from Croatia! Comes in superjewelcase. CD $5 SKU:21445
PAPIR MEETS ELECTRIC MOON -- THE PAPERMOON SESSIONS: LIVE AT ROADBURN ( For fans of kraut rock and psych) SAALE! Label:SULATRON Sula Bassana and Komet Lulu from Electric Moon, all the guys from Papir and Mogens Deenfort from Oresund Space Collective got together for an exciting show at the 2014 edition of the well known Roadburn fest in Tilburg, The Netherlands. The recording offers two long tracks, which include all the power and love these six people share in a musical way. Fans of kraut rock and psychedelia should definitely check this out. The CD comes in a digipack and is limited to 1.000 copies. CD $10 SKU:20385
PARTING LINES-SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE(Claif style pop) Label:YOU ARE THE COSMOS Perfection pop in Californian style. An album that contains the special magic of classics like '16 Lovers Lane' (Go-Betweens) or '1972' (Josh Rouse). CD $15 SKU:22647
PATERNOSTER -ST (prime Krautrock 1972) SAALE! -Label:OHRWASCHL Circa 1972—what goths would have listened too had there been goths back then! hippy psychedelic acid-fueled downer rock, complete with full-blown psychedelic guitar freakouts, coupled with somber church-like organ and a vocalist who sounds on the verge of tears throughout the album. Oh so sad. This is a complex album, to be sure, with terrific flights into the cosmos often compared to those fine Krautrock exemplars Gila and Virus. A most melancholic, wonderful record, the sort of thing that all too often is relegated to the prog/psych collectors corner; an odd, but excellent, hidden treasure that shares a dark mentality with the likes of Comus. CD $10 SKU:21434
PAUL, BILLY -Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club (1967)TWO ONLY Label:BIG BREAK As a young man in the mid-1940s, Paul was already known on the Philadelphia airwaves, and he parlayed his success into live gigs with artists as renowned as jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. He opened for artists including Nina Simone, Miles Davis and Dinah Washington, and won an amateur night at the Apollo. Naturally, record labels pursued Paul, and he had been recording since 1959. Paul was performing at Philadelphia’s Cadillac Club in 1967 when Kenny Gamble spotted him. He ushered him into the studio for "Feelin’ Good at the Cadillac Club," his long-playing album debut for Gamble Records. Typical of the era, it was a studio effort despite the live title. "Feelin’ Good..." was primarily composed of theatrical standards ('On a Clear Day You Can See Forever,' 'Just in Time,' 'Feelin’ Good,' 'Somewhere') with some more recent pop songs also in the mix ('That’s Life,' 'Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright.') CD $5 SKU:20664
PENTWATER - ST (digipack with lyrics insert and bonus tracks -rare 70s prog rock ) -Label:BEEF Band-released reissue of 1978 progressive from Illinois, remixed and remastered from the original analog tapes, digipack with lyric insert. "Today this collectible LP brings hundreds at auction; the band released this remastered version on CD, with four additional never-heard tracks as bonus CD $12 SKU:14565
PENTWATER -Out of the Abyss (70s weirdness prog style) -Label:SYN-PHONIC (USA) Combining heavy helpings of Yes, Genesis and ELP with the some of the weirdness of Frank Zappa, Out of the Abyss, and Pentwater in general had some of the quirkiest and most unusual progressive rock ever created. This album is most likely one of those albums that you will not be all that sure of on the first few listenings, but will probably grow to be one of the most prized CD`s in your collection. The vocals are quite unique, and until one gets used to them, even a bit annoying at times, but actually they are very good. Having an almost psychotic sound occasionally, these songs contain some of the most creative arrangements that I have ever heard. The musicians (Ron Fox, Phil Goldman, Ken Kappel, Mike Konopka, Ron LeSaar, and Tom Orsi) play a wide variety of instruments, augmenting the typical guitar, bass, keyboards and drums with (among other things) anvil, oboe, tubular bells and theremin. Honestly, the theremin itself earns them some points in my book. Pentwater was a Chicago area band that were performing for about nine years in the 1970`s and this album is a compilation of material that they recorded from 1973 to 1976. All of the material here is previously unreleased with the exception of ‘Gwen’s Madrigal,’ and even that is an unreleased version.” - Gary Hill of Music Street Journal CD $12 SKU:20197
PETER COOK + DUDLEY MOORE -Bedazzled Soundtrack 1967 SAALE!-Label:ACME Dudley Moore's score to the 1968 cult classic Bedazzled is a delightful jazz romp. Moore composed, arranged, and produced the music for his trio: Moore on piano, Pete McGurk on bass, and Chris Karan on drums. Moore keeps things light and airy, and also consistently cool, as he and his jazz cronies jam with precision. His fingers twinkle across the piano, portraying the comedy, tension, and emotion of the onscreen action to a tee. Saxophones, flutes, violins, and assorted horns chime in to express sadness or to take the music down truly whimsical side avenues. The three vocal songs are glorious, and it helps that they underscore the film's highlights. The pleasant choir musings of "The Leaping Nuns' Chorus" immediately brings to mind those religious figures on trampolines. Moore's pitch-perfect vocals on "Love Me" add a witty sneer to the song's bombastic undercurrent. It's impossible not to smile when he sings, "I'm on my knees/Won't you please come and love me." Peter Cook's droll, stoic voice on "Bedazzled" would be the score's standout feature if his longtime partner, Moore, wasn't such an accomplished pianist and such an intelligent jazz arranger. Who can resist Cook's dismissals of, "I don't love you, leave me alone/I'm self-contained/You fill me with inertia," as Moore implores backing vocalists to drown him in adoration? The "Main Title"'s melody makes appearances throughout the soundtrack, and Moore repeatedly twists and turns it into something new and fascinating. Filled with energy, sparklingly beautiful jazz passages, and an expert balance of classical motifs and hilarious vocals, Bedazzled is a timeless reminder of Dudley Moore's genius. CD $10 SKU:20452
A SLIGHT DISTURBANCE IN MY MIND-BRITISH PROTO-PSYCHEDELIC SOUNDS OF 1966- 3 CD BOX Label:GRAPEFRUIT Featuring 84 tracks, this compilation examines the "experimental pop" element of the British music scene with a dizzying, dazzling mix of nascent psychedelia, introspective pop and what's been retrospectively labelled freakbeat. COMP CD $35 SKU:22751
A TRIBUTE TO JIM MORRISON & THE DOORS-Superb performances by a.o. Edgar Winter, Chris Spedding, Todd Rundgren, David Johansen and members of Deep Purple, Foreigner, Yes, Rainbow, Mountain, Moody Blues and EL! Label:PURPLE PYRAMID Some of the biggest names in classic rock come together to pay homage to the Lizard King and his riders on the storm, The Doors! The album features superb performances by a.o. Edgar Winter, Chris Spedding, Todd Rundgren, David Johansen and members of Deep Purple, Foreigner, Yes, Rainbow, Mountain, Moody Blues and ELP. Included are notable versions songs s.a. 'Light My Fire', 'Riders On The Storm', 'Break On Through (To The Other Side)', 'Love Her Madly', 'L.A. Woman', 'People Are Strange' and many more. COMP CD $22 SKU:22654
BEATFREAK! Vol 3 Rare And Obscure British Beat 1966-1969Label:PARTICLES Original Sound Recordings From The British Beat Archives COMP CD $10 SKU:21280
BIG BEAT CELLAR SCENE -VOL 3 EVEN MORE LOST SOUNDS OF ADELAIDE 1964-69-Label:Nickoff Records Before the passing of Nick Giannakakos (man behind the label and compiler of this series) in 2017, he left the nearly completed third volume with a trusted friend and asked him if he would finish the volume and release it. That's been done and Blank Records is handling the manufacture and distribution. The CD features 31 tracks of rare, barely heard or completely unreleased tracks from the city of churches, Adelaide. Includes 16 page booklet with many previously unpublished pictures,rare ephemera and liner notes COMP CD $18 SKU:20740
BLACK HALLOWEEN: BO DIDDLEY IS A ZOMBIE- Halloween and Horror influenced recordings-Label:KOKO MOJO Collection of Halloween and horror influenced recordings from a.o. Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Bo Diddley, Ike Turner, The Revels, The Naturals, Jimmy Oliver's Orchestra and Paul Gayten. COMP CD $19 SKU:22715
BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ- Vol 2- More of the high art of.... ( 60s Psych ) - Label:ARF ARF In this collection of 28 boss '60s instrumentals, you'll experience mynd-expanding sonic textures, mellifluous lines, and day glow sonic creativity. Lying aesthetically somewhere in the orbit between "Telstar" and the "Third Stone From The Sun," these vintage musical sagas will prove that the world ain't square nor our universe flat. COMP CD $10 SKU:20042
BUZZSAW JOINT -CUTS 5 & 6 (wild n' weird sounds from all the globe)-Label:STAG-O-LEE (GERMANY) Buzzsaw Joint was born of a club offering Londoners the chance to revel in the sounds of good ol' trashy rock n' roll in all its vintage vinyl forms. Club top-cat, Fritz, then took the primitive buzzsaw sounds online with a series of savage Mixcloud mixes created by record fiends from all over the globe. Now, the high-octane energy of Buzzsaw Joint has manifested into the physical form with a run of compilations on Stag-O-Lee. Get your ears around the wild n' weird sounds of the extraordinary and inimitable Buzzsaw Joint! Cut 4 has been compiled by the Juke Joint crew, an international trio of music fanatics. These guys spend all their time (and money!) seeking out rare, weird, and wonderful original vinyl 45s. They don't mind getting dusty fingers digging up obscure sounds for their pleasure and yours. Not interested in glory, Juke Joint just wants to celebrate the artists who crafted these amazing moments in time. Their no-holds-barred approach to music appreciation puts them ahead of the curve when it comes to selection. Sixteen tracks recorded between 1953-1962. Cheers to the ears of Juke, Mr. Woods, and DJ Pelt COMP CD $10 SKU:21969
COLD WAVES OF COLOR -VA VOL 5 (rare UK Cold Wave 81-85) SAALE! Label:LION Blinding (not literally — this CD will NOT cause blindness if used properly) fifth volume of cold wave/minimal synth obscurities sourced from hard or impossible-to-find tapes originally issued in the early-mid 80s! Color Tapes again reveal a hitherto unheard slice of British garage cold wave recordings ranging from certifiable dancefloor aces to synth escape pods and integers between. COMP CD $10 SKU:22077
CURIOSITY SHOP -VOL 2 A Collection of Rare Aural Antiquities and Objet d'Art from the British Isles: Volume Two 1967-1972-Label:PARTICLES Includes 20-page full-color booklet with comprehensive liner notes and rare color photographs. Professionally remastered sound.
A colorful collection of obscured and exuberant pop nuggets -- the psychedelic effects have gone and the lightshows have blown, but their lingering presence in the aftermath of the hallucinogenic haze is, though less defined, strangely evident. The end of the explosive decade that brought us the fab four and gave us the pop star was proving to be a turning point in both musical and political terms. Curiosity Shop Two provides a precious insight into the changing times with an illustrious soundtrack to furnish the senses. Good vibrations indeed! Rare and obscure artifacts by Steve and Stevie, Pythagoras Theorem, Ian Campbell Group, Dr. Marigold's Prescription, Juan and Junior, Marc Reid, Casuals, Ten Feet, Jonathan Kelly, Julie Sullivan, Soft Slipper, Galliard, Noel Harrison, Barry Hopkins, Lori Balmer, Polly Niles, Davey Payne, and Sasperella, originally released between 1967 and 1972. COMP CD $15 SKU:16871
DEEP BLUES - Original Motion Picture soundtrackLabel:ATLANTIC UNSEALED BUT MINT ARCHIVE COPY BELONGING TO EITHER THE OWNER OF BOMP OR ALIVE COMP CD $5 SKU:23366
DOWN AT THE NIGHTCLUB-Vol 1(garage, surfbeat and film noir pastiche)- Label:DOWN AT THE NIGHTCLUB
A garage, surfbeat and film noir pastiche on CD, featuring screaming guitars, smoking bass, torn vocal chords and sweet organs. That is 'Down At The Nightclub'. On Vol. 1 you will find a collection of the finest Dutch bands currently around, including The Black Marble Selection, The Reaction, Holy Joe & The Alcoholites, The Bunny Bonanzas, The Surfbeat Club, The Miners Of Muzo, The Malbehavers and De Stekkers. COMP CD $12 SKU:19428
ELECTRIC ASYLUM - Vol 4 (Rock Hard 60s and 70s British Freakrock)SAALE! Label:PAST AND PRESENT The fourth volume in Past & Present's Electric Asylum series walks away from the psychedelic themes of the earlier installments in favor of U.K. hard rock singles of the early to mid-'70s, most hailing from the days before heavy metal had fully codified itself and sometimes betraying the influence of the working-class end of glam (think Slade, not Bowie). COMP CD $10 SKU:21151
SICK ROSE-Chapter One(:80's garage-punk)-Label: SCREAMING APPLE Considered to be one of most important 80's garage-punk bands alongside the CRIMSON SHADOWS, the STOMACH MOUTHS and the GREEN TELESCOPE Europe had to offer, they were arguably even the first european act to have the impact globally in the same manner as The CHESTERFIELD KINKS and The MIRACLE WORKERS.
"Chapter One", a collection of all their long outta print 45s and other rarities they've released between 1985 and 1987. Remastered by Mr. Tim "Back From The Grave" Warren in 2016. LP $19 SKU:22812
SILVER THUNDERS-ME GRITAN MELENUDO (1968 Spanish garage)Label:MUNSTER The Silver Thunders was one of the best bands to emerge from Bogota's lively beat and garage-rock scene during the second half of the '60s. Whereas their colleagues Los Speakers, The Flippers, Los Beatniks, Los Ampex and Los Streaks managed to release plenty of records (most of which became international collectors' items), The Silver Thunders cut just one LP that never saw the light of day. Until now that is! Dating back to 1968, 'Me Gritan Melenudo' contains a raw and wild mixture of Mersey beat, garage rock and surf influences. The tracklist includes originals as well as cool cover versions of songs known from The Beatles, The Monkees, The Troggs, Lovin' Spoonful, Miriam Makeba and The Ventures. The LP comes with liner notes, rare pix AND a bunch of bonus tracks, including recordings from 1970, at which time the band was known as Los Yoguis! LP $25 SKU:21834
SNAILS (GREECE)- ST ( garage kicks, sixties psych mythology and punk )Label:BELUGA A blend of garage kicks, sixties psych mythology and punk insolence. The solid rhythm section, hell-fuzzed guitars, haunted vocals and a possessed harmonica will blow your mind. Included are great covers of the Third Bardo's 'I'm Five Years Ahead Of My Time', Santana's 'Gypsy Woman' (with additional vocals by Angel Lo Verde and Dimitris Beleniotis from the legendary Cardinals) and 'Satisfaction Guaranteed', originally by Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes. The album is housed in a pretty trippy cover LP $17 SKU:21664
SONIC DAWN - ENTER THE MIRAGE-Label:HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS Arguably the most blazing and powerful album yet by The Sonic Dawn. It has an unusual live feel for a studio album, packing much of the raw energy and electricity that has made The Sonic Dawn's psychedelic concerts famous in the rock underground. LP $22 SKU:22930
SONIC DAWN -(MARBLED)INTO THE LONG NIGHT (Danish acid psych)-Label:HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS Repress of 400 copies on white/purple/red marbled vinyl. The second album by The Sonic Dawn, one of the most remarkable bands to emerge from Denmark's current psychedelic wave. To achieve the dramatic changes of mood and feeling that The Sonic Dawn excels at, the band mixes a wide range of styles, from jazzy sitar pop to heavy acid rock. A pleasant-sounding analogue production makes the album easy to approach. Not to water it down, but rather to pull the unsuspecting listener into the deep. Fans of psychedelic rock, neo-psych, freak beat and classic rock will surely enjoy this record. LP $22 SKU:23061
SPIES -ST (60’s Greek beat-garage) W INSERT SAALE! Label:ANAZITISI The Spies was a late 60’s Greek beat-garage band. During their lifetime they managed to release just one single in 1968, which is very rare nowadays. This album contains this rare single as well as four recently unearthed unreleased studio recordings from 1969. Two more songs from the “rockier” The Spies mkII are also included. These last tracks are live recordings from a club where the band was playing in 1972 and are of mediocre sound quality—but we had to include them in order to be able to present to you the complete works of this significant and overlooked band. Includes: *Fully laminated cover. *4-page, LP-sized, insert with bio and photos. *Limited to 350, hand-numbered, black copies. *180gr vinyl as usual. *Resealable nylon outersleeve. LP $18 SKU:20839
STAMP,TERRY-FAT STICKS (1975 w Bowie, T REx and more!) SAALE - Label:JUST ADD WATER Previously the singer and guitar chopper of Third World War, Terry Stamp released his brilliant yet obscure solo-album 'Fatsticks' in 1975. Featuring musicians who were also involved with a.o. The Attack, Thunderclap Newman, Patto, David Bowie, T.Rex and more, this hidden masterpiece (which failed to attract attention back in the day) finally gets the reissue it deserves. LP $22 SKU:22644
RESTOCK, REMINDERS, AND DISCOUNTS
OLIVERS - THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS 964-71 U.S. psych w 8 bonus tracks - Label:BREAK A WAY The Olivers from Fort Wayne, Indiana are best known for their highly sought after 1966 picture cover 45 on Phalanx Records titled 'I Saw What You Did' b/w 'Beeker Street'. The single got picked up by RCA Records for nationwide release and is today rated as one of the best and most exciting double sided major label garage 45s of the 1960s. A planned second single and LP release for RCA never happened. 'Complete Recordings, 1964-71' is a 15-track CD presenting the band's 1969 top notch psych album 'Lost Dove Sessions', featuring the nine minute long 'Jessica Ryder', the spooky 'Mushroom', the brooding organ driven 'The End', psychers such as 'Ball Of Fire', heavy rockers such as 'Free' and the trippy never ending 11-minute slashing guitar freakout of 'Social Slavery'. None less than eight bonus cuts are added to the CD including the group's sole double sided 1966 fuzzkiller 45rpm, two rare 1965 single releases by pre-Olivers garage band 'The Serfmen' responsible for one of the most ever snarling '60s punk version of Ronnie Love's 'Chills & Fever' plus three more incredible early Aldrich/Richie penned killer garage originals. The CD closes with a rare 45 recorded by former Olivers members under the name Triad. This amazing 60-minute trip through the sixties and captures the incredible talent and versatility of the Olivers and proves that the band does not only deserve the plaudit "Indiana Sixties Rock Heroes", but also had the potential for the national breakthrough that never happened. A 16-page booklet documents the band's long career as told by its original members and a cache of unseen photos completes the band's 1964-'71 history. CD $14 SKU:14793
ON AND ONS - WELCOME ABOARD (powerpop w STEMS/WIGGLES members)Label:CITADEL Welcome Aboard', the second album by these Australian garage rock/powerpoppers, is produced by band members Glenn and Clyde and mixed once again by Dennis Wilson of early '70s Australian band Khavas Jute. The album features 13 songs that follow and expand upon the guitar-driven sound of the previous disc with vocal harmonies abounding. The band is aided and abetted by a number of guests including Richard Lane (ex-Stems) on organ, and Murray Cook (ex-The Wiggles) on Fender 12 string. CD $14 SKU:23319
OOSTEN, MICHAEL -sT (1974 Dutch psych folk Fairport COnvention style) Label:GEAR FAB The rare and much sought after 1974 folk/psych LP by this Wisconsin native. Right off the master tapes!!CD issue of the one and only and EXCELLENT album by Dutch born PSYCH-FOLK artists MICHAEL OOSTEN from USA. Originally released in 1974 privately in an edition of 400 copies. Outstanding electric folk rock feat smke great vocals and guitar work. By Many compared to the music of FAIRPORT CONVENTION CD $10 SKU:22027
ORSON WITH THE SQIDS INC -ST (Aussie alternative rock 1997) SAALE DBL CD Label:OFF THE HIP Reissue from 90's indie Adelaide outfit. An alternative rock band formed in late 1997 out of a love for original music and with a quest to record as much as possible. The bulk of songs were formed from extended jam sessions at their home Skuzzfud studio.With a unique style of eclectic alternative rock and a no fear policy of basically trying anything and everything, the result is a blend of excitement and fun for all involved. CD $5 SKU:20805
OUTRAGEOUS CHERRY- Universal Malcontents digipack (Amazing psych pop/ cosmic blues)- Label:ALIVE Leader/songsmith MATTHEW SMITH is more on form than ever before, whether on a cosmic blues rocker like 'Outsider,' a shimmering psych popper like 'Feels Like Shadows,' a glam-inflected choogler like 'I Recognized Her' or a sardonic stomper like 'It's Not Rock N' Roll (And I Don't Like It).' Universal Malcontents is, I think, Outrageous Cherry's most consistently engaging album, and that's saying a lot. - The Big Takeover CD $5 SKU:9539
OUTRAGEOUS CHERRY - Seemingly Solid Reality ( glam psych ) - Label:ALIVE After the critically acclaimed glam/psych miasma of 2009's UNIVERSAL MALCONTENTS, and subsequent tours in Europe and the USA, O.C. returned to their analog cave to record Matthew Smith's latest batch of tunes. Throughout SEEMINGLY SOLID REALITY, sweet melodies and harmonies soar over the gnashing of vicious, urban Motor City guitar workouts. Motown-fueled bass and drums throb hypnotically. OUTRAGEOUS CHERRY recently got a lot of love from The NEW P*RNOGRAPHERS who recorded a EP of their songs for Matador titled "Togetherness - The New P*rnographers play Outrageous Cherry" CD $5 SKU:11568
OUTSIDERS -CQ (1968 Dutch rockers)Label:RPM The American writer Richie Unterberger called them “not just the finest Dutch group of the ’60s, but the finest group from a non-English speaking country, period.” Holland’s Outsiders have a posthumous reputation that grows and grows. Their 1968 album CQ was a benchmark, one of the greatest albums of the late ’60s from anywhere. RPM International is proud to issue the legendary CQ on CD outside the Netherlands for the first time. Staggeringly it apparently sold just 500 copies when it was originally released. Our package carries bonus tracks from a professionally recorded1968 concert of CQ material at The Fanstasio, in Amsterdam, their home town, by radio station VPRO. CQ was made by a band with their own identity. Songs like ‘Daddy Died On Saturday' have the intensity of the Velvet Underground’s ‘White Light White Heat;’ 'Prison Song’ is the atmospheric equal of The Doors’ ‘The End’. Mike Stax, the editor of Ugly Things magazine, long-time Outsiders’ champion and friend of the band has contributed liner notes. With its iconic original cover art, this is the definitive reissue of CQ. CD $14 SKU:21294
OVERCOAT - Three Chords and a Cloud of Dust(garage psych)Label:DIONYSUS Originally conceived as a demo for interested major labels, "Three Chords" found the band true to their garage-psych roots while also exploring a raw and crude sound CD $5 SKU:19831
OWEN B - ST (70s psych ) Label:GEAR FAB The unknown rarity from Ohio that released this great Psych album in 1970. Off the master Tapes, this music is hard driven fuzzed out Psychedelic Rock that has never been reissued before. Includes 4 bonus tracks. CD $10 SKU:12766
OXFORDS - FLYING UP THROUGH THE SKY PART 2 (Jefferson Airplane style 1970) -Label:GEAR FAB When this Louisville, Kentucky Band recorded this classic 1970 LP, they also recorded 16 additional tracks between 1967 and 1971. These newly discovered tapes offer us more of their unique Spanky & Our Gang, Jefferson Airplane, and The Mamas & The Papas sound influences. All never before released. IMPORT CD $10 SKU:16200
PAINKILLERS ( Left Lane Cruiser and James Leg of the Black Diamond Heavies !) - Digipack CD -Label:ALIVE Punk blues duo LEFT LANE CRUISER have teamed up in Detroit with JAMES LEG(BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES keyboardist and howler) for an album of incendiary cover tunes (Junior Kimbrough, Bob Seger, Hound Dog Taylor, Taj Mahal, John Lee Hooker, and more!).They are joined by Jim Diamond on bass, with 66 year old bluesman Harmonica Shah on harp,and the result is just what the doctor ordered, a hard-rocking gritty album to beat the blues! CD $10 SKU:14227
PAINT FUMES-IT AIN'T WORTH A HUFF Label:GET HIP Like the lovechild of Link Wray and Cheetah Chrome, raised by Lemmy on the streets of Venus, they sweated out the fever every night in ecstatic style. By the time Slovenly Recs got around to spitting out a couple classic 45s and their debut platter Uck Life, most true heads and even those way out of the know alike had gotten the message. Deep within a blitzkrieg of treble and feedback, there were real live tunes to sink your teeth into, the shit that’s stuck in your head when you wake up in another dimension CD $10 SKU:22757
PAJARO-Pajarito Zaguri y La Murga del Rock & Roll (Founder of Argentine rock, hard hitting acid blues) SAALELabel:FONOCAL Considered one of the founders of the Argentine rock. He joined several pioneering bands of the genre, including The Los Beatniks, Los Náufragos y La Barra de Chocolate. In 1976, Pajarito pulled together a band of hard rockers to make this album, hard-hitting acid blues rock in a Pappo's Blues vein. If you're hip to Pappo's albums, you should grab this one before it goes away. CD $7 SKU:20275
PANCAKES -MOKELE GOES TO TOWN (German psych krautsurf)-Label:VOGON German psychedelic krautsurf band The Pancakes featuring Rainer Neeff, also in Zone Six. CD $15 SKU:22704
PANICKS - COMPLETE RECORDINGS (Ohio 60s psych garage)Label:GEAR FAB The great Ohio garage band that was featured on Psychedelic States Ohio In The 60s. 8 previously unreleased studio recording plus their two great 45s and a great live version of "You’re My Baby CD $10 SKU:21709
PAYBACKS - Harder and Harder (real-deal Detroit R&R ) Label:GET HIP The Paybacks are real-deal Detroit R&R with capital letters and still stand as one of the city's best kept secrets. Fueled by the rocker-with-a-heart-of-gold vocals of Wendy Case, on ‘Harder And Harder ’, the Paybacks belt out nearly a dozen honest and passionate songs loaded with hooks. Their’s no denying that Wendy voice sounds like a combination of Wendy O. Williams and Joan Jett as she belts out eleven strong songs of sonic brash pop with blazing hard rock riffs and some firey guitar leads. The Paybacks are equal parts swagger and stagger as they plug away on melodic rockers like "Bright Side" and the glittery blues anthem "Jumpy." The scorching riff rockers like "Superrider" and "Scotch Love" assert how powerful and unrelenting this Motor City quartet can be and the soulfully executed ballad "Can You Drive?" suggests the band can do more than raise hell. ‘Harder And Harder’ sounds like a sonic combustion of The Runayways, the MC5 and the Dirtbombs played with a ton of heart and soul. And by calling this sonic firecracker ‘Harder and Harder’, the Paybacks will never be accused of false advertising. CD $10 SKU:21820
PILSNER -AUTOSUGGESTION (Iggy,Ramones,Thunders style!) -Label:GET HIP Influenced by rockers like Iggy and the Stooges, the Ramones, Motorhead, and Johnny Thunders, ,inspired mix of punk, blues, and heavy metal. CD $10 SKU:22905
A FINE DAY AND A BRILLIANT EVENING -Cherry Red Rarities 1983-85 (willowy pop)Label:CHERRY RED More willowy pop of yesteryear from the vaults of Cherry Red. The second release in the Cherry Red Rarities series, is a collection of rare and upstanding tracks from three of Cherry Red’s most popular artists: Jane And Barton, Grab Grab The Haddock (yes, they really did exist) and In Embrace. “The juxtaposition of the three artists here seems coincidental, yet they successfully present different facets of the sound of the label during the early 80's. Jane & Barton start with the acapella 'It's A Fine Day' which was later turned into the Opus III dancefloor smash. Flute and percussion accompany Jane on 'I Want To Be With You' to nice pastoral effects a la Virginia Astley, although the latter would have never named one of her songs 'Ha Bloody Ha', which poses such thought-provoking questions as "Did you hear about the woman who died" or "What part of a vegetable can't you eat". Simple voice and piano arrangement on 'There Is A Man' and 'You Are Over There' makes ideal lazy afternoon listening, only to be rudely disturbed by Mr.Barton's grating screech on 'You Are Over There Part Two'. Onto the marvelously named Grab Grab The Haddock, which included two of the three Marine Girls after Tracey Thorn went on to form Everything But The Girl. They pretty much carried on with the style of their previous band, only now augmented to a four-piece. Lightweight summery guitar pop, the stuff that made Cherry Red famous. In Embrace played moody melodic pop with guitar and synths. Although once described as 'introverted and emotionally unfathomable' the songs are actually quite classy and the sentiments deeply felt. 'The Darkest Horse' features a spine-tingling chord progression slightly reminiscent of the Cocteaus. They should have been big. The CD ends with a bonus video of 'It's A Fine Day'. COMP CD $5 SKU:20498
ALIVE AT THE DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL -VA W Radio Moscow,Buffalo Killers,John The Conqueror, Left Lane Cruiser, Porkchop, and more!Label:ALIVE BUFFALO KILLERS and RADIO MOSCOW turned in super heavy sets soaked in psychedelia and reverb, while LEE BAINS III & The GLORY FIRES fiercely ripped through their show with a blistering set of songs steeped in Southern rock, R&B, soul, gospel and punk. BRIAN OLIVE and his backing band melded soulful R&B with technicolor garage-pop for their early daytime set, while HENRY’S FUNERAL SHOE (the Welsh duo), LEFT LANE CRUISER and newcomers JOHN THE CONQUEROR perhaps kept closest to the Deep Blues curriculum with their respectively raunchy and heavily amplified modern interpretations of rural gutbucket Delta Blues.
Grab a copy of Alive At The Deep Blues Fest, invite a bunch of good friends over for some food & drink, and PLAY IT LOUD! COMP CD $10 SKU:14692
ALLENTOWN ANGLOPHILE- VA (rare 60s garage British /invasion style)Label:DISTORTIONS A look back in time at Allentown, Pennsylvania's Anglo-influenced garage scene, many unreleased songs by Kings Ransom, Limits, and more.The Lehigh Valley / Allentown, PA area, at one time, was a hotbed of musical talent, influenced mainly by the British Invasion groups of the day as well as American bands like the Critters COMP CD $10 SKU:23245
AMERICAN YOUTH REPORT - VA ( 80s Punk Bad Religion, Channel 3, Adolescents, Lost Cause, Flesheaters, Descendents,T.S.O.L., Red Kross, The Minutemen, ) LAST COPIES Label:BOMP Records Released in 1981, the first compilation to take an overview of the then-emerging L.A. hardcore punk scene. Includes classic tracks, some not available elsewhere, by Bad Religion, Channel 3, Adolescents, Lost Cause, Flesheaters, Descendents,T.S.O.L., Red Kross, The Minutemen, and others. COMP CD $20 SKU:23246
ARTIFICIAL FACES - VA (rare 60s psych and 70s ) SAALE!Label:CRAZY APPLE BOUTIQUE First was Neurotic Reactions, then Some Songs Stuck In My Mind and now it's Artificial Faces! One of the most exciting and higher quality compilation labels is back with another eclectic comp featuring 16 underground dancefloor tracks from the late '60s/early '70s. Groovy psychedelia, freakbeat, garage, hard funky-rock grooves. You can expect the usual dose of fuzz guitars, Hammond organs, drum breaks and psychedelic effects! Including bands and artists from USA, South America, France, Spain. Listen to the crazy electro-psych sounds from Erasmo Carlos, Elevators influenced garage-psych by The Hobbits, female garage by Sonia and Enchanted Forest, Spanish soul-freakbeat by Nino Bravo, John Wonderling with the original pop-sike version of 'Midway Down,' later popularized by The Creation, heavy phasing-psych by Giant Crab, Brazilian fuzz-freakbeat by Eduardo Araujo, hard psychedelic grooves by Skins, The Bag and more! Fully remastered sound, great artwork, booklet with detailed liner notes and pictures." COMP CD $10 SKU:21119
BACK FROM THE GRAVE- Vol 9 (and 10) ( 60s Garage/Punk ) - Label:CRYPT Grave LPs 9 & 10 on one monstrous 30-song, deluxe triple fold out digipac - with two 24-page full color booklets crammed with liner notes, band photos, label scans. The ultimate in 60s punk insanity! Balls-out, cruder-than-hell, RARER than hens teeth rawness - 13 of which are the ONLY copy in existence, 5 of which there are only 2 copies in existence! 30 cuts from WARLOCKS, RAEVINS, EMERALDS, WHY-NOTS, TURNCOATS, SHAKLES, KNOLL ALLEN & THE NOBLE SAVAGES, JAMES BOND & THE AGENTS, THE FOUR, ORPHANS, IT’S THEM, NOBODY’S CHILDREN, HOTBEATS, GMC & THE ARCELLS, HARD TIMES, JOHN ENGLISH III, EXPRESSIONS, plus more. COMP CD $19 SKU:16417
BE A CAVEMAN- VA Best of Voxx w Hypstrz, Leopards, Laughing Soup Disch and more ) Label:VOXX Boffo compilation of the best of the Voxx label, featuring such '80s-90s garage heroes as he Stomachmouths, The Hypstrz, The Eyes of Mind, The Things, The Leopards, The Event, The Laughing Soup Dish, and many more. Also included are DMZ, The Crawdaddys, The Fuzztones, The Chesterfield Kings, The Barracudas, Plan 9, The Unclaimed, The Pandoras, The Gravedigger and more. Awesome cover art by Rudi Protrudi. Nicely remastered with 24 page book and liner notes by Greg Shaw. COMP CD $10 SKU:22085
BEYOND THE CALICO WALL - VA ( 60s psych ) Label:VOXX The good people who put together this compilation set out to accomplish no less daunting a task than collecting the most bizarre and extreme underground psychedelic music recorded in the 1960's, and, for the most part, the choices seem to be right on the money. The collection starts off with "The Trip" by Park Avenue Playground, a song that bursts out of the gate with an explosion of fuzz guitar, organ, and mad siren-like oscillating effects, coming at you from all directions, seemingly. Next up is "Suzie's gone" by Afterglow, definitely one of the weirdest singles ever. The singer moans "so...my...world...is...messed...up!" in the most detached voice possible over a staccato organ and drum part, leading to a guitar solo that soon collapses into no recognizable conventional song structure. No less amazing is "Mt. Olympus" by The Flower Power, which starts off as an innocuous and somewhat introspective sounding piece until a wild heavily chorused guitar break, which only slightly warns you of the totally anarchic feedback and free-form noise ending -- which goes on for over a minute in a 3:40 single! Then you get a bizarre sci-fi/horror tale in "The pulse" by Burritt Bradley, and an incredible reading of The Electric Prunes' "I had too much to dream last night" by Rasputin and the Mad Monks, with weird proto-techno sound effects, backwards vocals, and production effects making the backing track fade in and out, creating a disturbing sensory assault. Other highlights include "An experiment in terror" by The Greek Fountains, which is a strange polyrhythmic instrumental, and "Up in my mind" by The Spontaneous Generation, which surely has to rank as one of the most aggressive 60's psych records ever made, with waves of vibrato guitar and insistent wah wah riffing. Also worthwhile is "The electronic insides and metal complexion that make up Herr Dr. Krieg," by The Riders of the Mark, which musically isn't quite as strange as its title, but comes close! The weirdness factor decreases somewhat as the c.d. progresses, and a sloppy but straightforward cover of "In a gadda da vida" by Six Feet Under makes for a pretty uninteresting closer, but the good material here makes this an essential purchase. Buy it if you like psychedelia, experimental or Incredibly Strange Music. Robert Schell (Townsville, Texas) COMP CD $10 SKU:22106
BLOODSTAINS ACROSS CALIF - VA (rare KDB punk reissue) -Label:BLOODSTAINS Second record in the Bloodstains series. This, along with ...Texas and ...Midwest were the originals of this series. The information given about the bands/records is as often fiction as it is fact. Nonetheless, this is one of the best in the series! COMP CD $10 SKU:10938
CARNIVALS, COTTON CANDYAnd You - VA (U.S. garage, psych, pop)Label:ORANGE SKY/ DIONYSUS A sizzling 11-song compilation, consisting of up-and-coming garage, psych, mod, and pop bands from all over the USA. From Detroit's highly touted garage rockers The Sights who contribute a non-LP rarity, to critically-acclaimed indie pop darlings like Florida's Honeyrider and Kent, Ohio's The Witch Hazel Sound, to dazzling psych rockers such as Cleveland's The Volta Sound and Portland's The Out Crowd, Carnivals is one hell of a rollercoaster ride. COMP CD $5 SKU:19799
CHOP SUEY ROCK Vol 1 -CRAZY ORIENT-INSPIRED 50’S+60’S R&R SONGS-Label:HOT AND SOUR CRAZY ORIENT-INSPIRED 50’S+60’S R&R SONGS W/KILLER COVER ARTWORK HOT 'N' SOUR RECORDS brings you the greatest names in Ah So biz! One of the wildest and wackiest comps on this planet that will stand the test of the time! COMP CD $10 SKU:23107
CHOP SUEY ROCK Vol 2-CRAZY ORIENT-INSPIRED 50’S+60’S R&R SONGSLabel:HOT AND SOUR CRAZY ORIENT-INSPIRED 50’S+60’S R&R SONGS W/KILLER COVER ARTWORK 'N' SOUR RECORDS brings you the greatest names in Ah So biz! One of the wildest and wackiest comps on this planet that will stand the test of the time! COMP CD $10 SKU:23108
CHOP SUEY ROCK Vol 3-Exotica- CRAZY ORIENT-INSPIRED 50’S+60’S R&R SONGS Label:HOT AND SOUR CRAZY ORIENT-INSPIRED 50’S+60’S R&R SONGS W/KILLER COVER ARTWORK HOT 'N' SOUR RECORDS brings you the greatest names in Ah So biz! One of the wildest and wackiest comps on this planet that will stand the test of the time! COMP CD $10 SKU:23109
CORNFLAKE ZOO- #16 (20 tracks released between 1967-1970. acid-mod and freakbeat dementia )Label:PARTICLES From the author of The Underwear of Empires; It's How We Wore Them That Matters comes a sublime collection of symbolic mod pop from the original psychedelic era. Dripping with drama, intrigue, and passionate loins, Cornflake Zoo returns to that shapely bottom of the charts to conjure up the essence of late 1960s pop gold. 'tis a shameless pop diversion that embraces big hair, floppy kaftans and turquoise corduroy. Or as a delightful old dear, supplied with a rousing, stiff Pimms once casually remarked: "Give it to me one more time!" Prepare to be enamored as Cornflake Zoo is caught with its trousers down for the 16th time! This is pop at its creative peak. 20-page full color booklet with comprehensive liner notes and rare color photographs. 20 tracks released between 1967-1970. COMP CD $17 SKU:20742
CORNFLAKE ZOO - Vol 20 (LATE 60s/EARLY 70s freakbeat psych gems)Label:PARTICLES Dedicated to late(r) '60s and very early '70s freakbeat and psych gems from Asia, South-America and Europe. A 20-page full-colour booklet is included. COMP CD $17 SKU:21975
CURIOSITY SHOP -VOL 7 A Rare Collection of Aural Antiquities and Objets d'Art 1967-1969Label:PARTICLES Volume 7 of 'Curiosity Shop' presents another compelling chapter from the 'Enpsychlopedia Britannica'. Overground, underground, wherever you may be, this is the sound of bygone late '60s Britpop. Enjoy! The 24-page booklet features background info and rare colour pix. COMP CD $15 SKU:20581
DUDE, YOU ROCK - Rare DAllas TExas METAL -Label:TRIPLE X Rare Dallas,Texas based rock and metal compilation on Triple X Records, USA. Released in 1990. Features 13 bands, an eclectic mix, ranging between thrash metal rigor mortis to rockabilly of Rev Horton Heat, Etc. COMP CD $5 SKU:20708
ENGLISH FREAKBEAT 1962-1969 -VOL 1-6 BOX SET PLUS BOOKLET Crazed Limey Teens On A Wyld Sound Rampage!! Label:PARTICLES Six CD's of English freakbeat from the '60s, presented with mono sound in an awesome box set. The full-colour 68-PAGE, perfect bound booklet contains detailed group biographies and rare images! These lessons in teenage adrenalin, angst and sheer freakiness are tought by bands s.a. The Groundhogs, The Primitives, The Rats, The Sheffields, The Chasers, The Loot, Birds Birds, MI5, Kubas (a.k.a. Koobas), Soul Agents, The Shake Spears, The Frays, The Beat Merchants, The Sessions, The Talismen, The Wheels, The In Crowd, The Peeps, Stovepipe No. 4, The Fairies, The Others, Four+One, The Truth, The Hi-Numbers, The Snobs and many, many more! You get 137 TRACKS in total!!! COMP CD $45 SKU:20719
LEE, JACK -AUTOGRAPHED(NERVES, 70s POWERPOP ) BIGGER THAN LIFE -ANTHOLOGY- STARBURST GATEFOLD DBL LPLabel:ALIVE GREAT POWERPOP - GORGEOUS HAND MIXED STARBURST VINYL GATEFOLD COVER - LTD. EDITION OF 150. Anthology from The NERVES main singer / songwriter and author of "Hanging On The Telephone".Features 23 classic tracks reissued for the first time since the 1980's!Legendary singer/songwriter Jack Lee has been on the radar of rock fans since the late 70’s, when he formed the legendary powerpop band The NERVES, alongside Paul Collins and Peter Case.His songs have been covered by a multitude of artists (BLONDIE, SUZY QUATRO, CAT POWER, PAUL YOUNG), but fans have found his solo work very hard to come by prior to this release.“Bigger Than Life” is a double album filled with 23 memorable songs, all reissued for the first time since the 1980’s, and showcasing the incredible songwriting craft of this reclusive and pop genius. LP $30 SKU:20859
SECOND SIGN - ST (Mid-70s UK hard/progressive/psych) SALE!Label:SOMMER Mid-70s UK hard/progressive/psychedelic band in the vein of Narnia, Saturnalia or Fruupp with connections to doom outfit Warlord. Featuring female vocalist Irene Menasche. This is the first ever vinyl release of their 1975 studio recordings. Music ranges from ultra-raw hard-rock to fol-rock, culminating in the 9-minute epic psych-prog masterpiece “Golden Age”. LP $17 SKU:21484
SHADRACK CHAMELEON - ST (basement psych-rock private pressing from the Midwest, 1973 ACID ARCHIVES FAVE ) SALE!Label:OUT SIDER Reissue with newly remastered sound of this teen basement psych-rock private pressing from the Midwest, 1973. Great distorted guitars, organ, melancholic vocals, raw homemade vibe, inventive songs and some cool Neil Young / Crazy Horse influences. File next to Rayne! *Insert with liner notes. “A personal fave of mine that seems to sound better with each passing year” - Patrick Lundborg (Acid Archives) LP $14 SKU:17399
SHIVVERS- ST (70s POWER POP) Label:BACHELOR/RERUN Based in Milwaukee, The Shivvers was one of the coolest and best power pop units of the late '70s and early '80s. Although only one single was released during the band's active career, The Shivvers recorded an album's worth of ultra catchy material. Now all those recordings, dating back to 1980, are available on one killer compilation album. Co-release with Rerun Records (USA). LP $24 SKU:22746
SOCIAL DEVIANTS - Garbage w MICK FARREN (legendary 60s psych ) LAST COPIES -Label:ALIVE LAST FEW! Farren has stated that The Deviants were originally a community band which "did things every now and then—it was a total assault thing with a great deal of inter-relation and interdependence". Musically, Farren described their sound as "teeth-grinding, psychedelic rock" somewhere between The Stooges and The Mothers of Invention.[citation needed] The Deviants have been described as a transition between classic British psych and the punk/heavy metal aesthetic of the 1970s LP $10 SKU:22122
SOLEDAD BROTHERS - The Hardest Walk PURPLE (60s bluesy Stones style) LAST COPIES! -Label:ALIVE PURPLE VINYL, Ltd. edition. At their best, Soledad Brothers recall the Rolling Stones when Mick and Keith were fresh-faced bluesheads in the mid-Sixties: The prolific Detroit foursome kicks out solid, harmonica-laced blues riffs without sounding derivative or cheesily nostalgic. Meet the Motor City's newest hitmakers." - Rolling Stone LP $18 SKU: 23648
SONIC’S RENDEZVOUS BAND- Live, Masonic Auditorium, Detroit 1978 (proto punk legends )- BLACK 180 gramLabel:ALIVE Alternative cover, different from the CD version. Easily one of the high points of Easy Action's SRB box set, and if you're hesitant about forking over for a collection that large to find out what Sonic's Rendezvous Band were all about, Masonic Temple: Detroit 1978 is an excellent place to discover one of the greatest 'unknown' bands of all time - though don't be shocked if you want to hear more after checking this out. - All Music Guide LP $16 SKU:23271
SPIRAL GALAXY -ST (Spacey Freak folk) Label:LION •Expansive kosmische sounds with sitar and electronics, that travels fwrom devotional soundscapes to motorik beats, freak-folk and beyond. Traveling the spaceways as Spiral Galaxy, flautist/painter Sara Gossett and treated guitar/machines manipulator Plastic Crimewave (of Plastic Crimewave Syndicate/Galactic Zoo Dossier magazine) have created devotional sonic voyages and droney soundscapes with the occasional rhythmic pulse to conjure the textural and kosmische vibe of 70s German seekers like Yatha Sidhra, Emtidi, Popul Vuh, Achim Reichel, Sand, and early Kraftwerk. The duo have just completed their first album, expansive tracks they had been performing live on tours in the UK and Italy, plus USA events like Chicago Psych Fest, Milwaukee Psych Fest, Far Out Nashville festival, and The Feed Me Weird Things series in Iowa City. Treating the studio as an instrument, new layers, instruments and collaborators were added to the heady mix, like special guests Jean-Hervé Péron of legendary avant-German collective Faust (who Spiral Galaxy was lucky enough to open for, and collaborate with on stage); Kawabata Makoto of Japanese communal psychlords Acid Mothers Temple on chants and spoken voice; and Alisha Sufit of UK 70s eastern-folk band Magic Carpet (also chanting her heart out). Also appearing on the album are guitar wunderkind Ryley Walker (playing backwards guitar on this, not easy!), Taralie of Spires that in the Sunset Rise on Terry Riley-ish circular sax, sitar-player Hands of Hydra, Moog-maestro Will MacLean of Protovulcan, and Christian Luke Brady of meditative Virginia cosmonauts Fargon. What results is a dense, hallucinogenic, sonic tapestry of an LP that covers many moods—from divine soundscapes to Krautrock's motorik beats, doomy experimental pieces to dark acid folk, and beyond. LP $22 SKU:23065
STEMS -Head’s Up (Heady mix of garage rock and power pop - Label:CITADEL Its been twenty years but The Stems are finally back with their long overdue second album, Heads Up and its almost as if they were never gone. Not only does the same line up remain but the same energy and excitement. The heady mix of garage rock and power pop makes for a fun and easily likable sound. Think The Kinks crossed with The Jam and maybe a little Velvet Underground thrown in for good measure. AUSSIE IMPORT LP $22 SKU:21809
SUN DIAL- REFLECTER (1992 PSYCH first time reissue w poster insert) SAALE!Label:TANGERINE First time vinyl reissue from the masters of this classic 1992 psych album, now long out of print. This was the band's 2nd album release but in fact, was their third album after "Return Journey" (which wasn't issued until 1994) that went top 5 in the UK Indie charts at the time. Comes complete with a poster insert. Sealed. "So high it hurts, So high it works." - NME Track list: Reflecter, Easy For You, I Don't Mind, Slow Motion, Tremelo, Never Fade, Sunstroke, Mind Train LP $15 SKU:15106