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AKA- REFLECTION ( 70s heavy blues rock and psych freak-out ) -Label:GRANADILLA MUSIC (GERMANY) AKA's 1970 debut album Do What You Like ( combines earthy, heavily buzzing, and fuzzed-out rock monuments in the vein of classic UK and US bands with a few tunes in the Continental European heavy rock style, with big chorus lines and a bit of a pop thrown in for good measure, plus great melodic ballads and pop tunes in their native Indonesian language. The Indonesian band carried their trademark sound through whole recording career, including Reflection, their fifth album, originally released in 1974 and reissued here for the first time. Different melodies and titles but the same wild crossover of styles, with a change between each and every song. Lush epic ballads, powerful heavy rock, a great beat tune with a flowery feel that drags you straight to the dancehall, and another epic and utterly heavy blues rock and psych freak-out. At the time of its original release, most of the tunes would have seemed retro in the west -- except for the heavy rockers -- but everything here comes well-performed and executed with passion, and the stuff that diverges from the more accessible pop sound will definitely swallow your brain into a gorge of swirling colors. Fans of '60s US west coast dream pop who can stand heavier tunes and devoted music-lovers who go for the classic '60s and early '70s sound will go nuts! CD $16 SKU:16720

FROST AND THE TROOPERS, MAX- SHAPES OF THINGS ( 68 garage psych high-energy rock to acid freak-outs ) -Label:CAPTAIN HIGH RECORDS (AUSTRIA) 1968: garage rock, psychedelic sounds, mind-expanding substances, and wicked, colorful, fantastic movies pointing at a probably strange future or dealing with the then-current dissatisfying political and social situation or with the abuse of drugs. The Vietnam War had reached a preliminary peak in its progress; the atmosphere was full of either love or fury. A great time to create a movie about a future society of young people taking over the reign in the USA; the first step on this film's path to success was a rock band, Max Frost and the Troopers. Not much is known about the musicians who participated in the soundtrack of Wild in the Streets (1968) and released their sole album, Shape of Things to Come, the same year. The band's name is a reference to the film, in which Frost refers to his friends and followers as "troopers." This reissue includes both Shape of Things to Come and the entire soundtrack album for Wild in the Streets. The music ranges from fuzzed-out garage beat via soulful, high-energy rock to acid freak-outs. The compositions show a straight and accessible structure with a decent dance groove typical of the pop music of the day. Some tinges of psychedelia like howling fuzz guitars, darker harmonies, and swirling sitar lines were added for good measure. All 19 songs here are memorable pieces of late 1960s acid pop, and despite the movie-related revolutionary and political statements in the lyrics, all the tunes will drive you into a state of sheer bliss. Recommended for fans of late 1960s acid pop and garage psych in the vein of The Third Bardo, The Seeds, Strawberry Alarm Clock, and The Music Machine. CD $16 SKU:16719

SAN UL LIM - THE FIRST CD ( 1977 psych power pop garage ) - Label:GRANADILLA MUSIC (GERMANY) - Reissue of South Korean trio San Ul Lim's 1977 debut album, a throwback to the best psychedelic power pop and garage stuff you could get in the UK and USA ten years before its release.- Gentle garage-psych with a dreamy west coast flair, tons of awesome fuzzed-out guitars, heartwarming vocal melodies, and Korean-language lyrics, all executed by highly skilled musicians.Heavily reminiscent of The Zombies, though San Ul Lim play in a much more direct fashion; other reference points include The Flies (UK, pre-T2) and The Petards (Germany). Highly recommended for fans of proto-garage beat with psychedelic tinges from 1965 to 1967. Gentle garage-psych with a dreamy west coast flair and tons of awesome fuzzed-out guitars... with Korean-language lyrics. Originally released in 1977, South Korean trio San Ul Lim's debut album sounds like the best psychedelic power pop and garage stuff you could get in the UK and USA ten years before its release. One of the most popular acts on the Korean scene, San Ul Lim had exactly this typical 1966 garage sound, with fuzzy axes and some thin but sympathetic Farfisa organs. These compositions were conceived between 1971 and 1975, and, with their heartwarming vocal melodies and gifted musicianship, are heavily reminiscent of The Zombies, though San Ul Lim play in a much more direct fashion. Their music represents a movement from early beat to heavier and darker garage rock, which finally shifted into psychedelic rock. Fans of proto-garage beat with psychedelic tinges from 1965 to 1967 will go wild for this album. Other reference points include The Flies (UK, pre-T2) and The Petards (Germany). A lovely flashback to the golden age of music. CD $16 SKU:16721

BACK FROM THE GRAVE- Vol 1 ( GATEFOLD ! ) 60s garage punk rarities ) - Label:CRYPT Exotic deluxe GATEFOLD edition with updated photos & liner notes! 60's Garage-Punk must-have compilation! 15 tracks including
ALARM CLOCKS, SWAMP RATS, FABS, JUJUS, The RATS, LEGENDS, ELITE, MALIBUS, ONE WAY STREETS etc COMP LP $16 SKU:16718

THAI BEAT A GO-GO- vol 3 (ltd ed gatefold sleeve Incredible and ultra-rare recordings from Thailand in the 1960s.) -Label:Subliminal Sounds Records Finally on vinyl, volume three of the legendary Thai Beat compilation including 5 (!) awesome extra tracks that were not previously available on the CD! Incredible and ultra-rare recordings from Thailand in the 1960s. The amazing Thai Beat A Go-Go Vol 3 concentrates on Shadow music string bands, cosmic surf instros, mad garage/beat, mystic go-go organs, wild guitar rave-ups and psychedelic mind-benders, exotic female singers, wild Moog funk, disco madness, funky and soulful with extreme sensuality and emotions, surreal and groovy, all with a totally otherworldly Thai flavor. Experience the blossoming Bangkok night club scene with the exotic bar and lounge go-go bands! These recordings have a sound that's completely inexplicable, despite the use of standard rock instrumentation and song structures combining a fascinating and primal version of rock n roll, surf, r 'n' b -- sometimes all in one song. Don't miss this ultimate Thai '60s compilation. Limited edition of 1,000 copies worldwide. Housed in a beautiful full-color gatefold sleeve. COMP LP $26 SKU:11599

BLIND RAVAGE- ST ( 60s ihard rock blues, includes insert with liner notes ) -Label:OUT-SIDER (SPAIN) This is the first vinyl reissue, featuring remastered sound and an insert with liner notes. Blind Ravage were formed in Montreal in the late '60s by well-seasoned musicians, including keyboard virtuoso Serge Fleury and ace guitar player Jean Charbonneau. In 1971 they released their only album, on the Crescent Street label. Hard rock with bluesy overtones, heavy guitar playing, punkish vocals, and swirling Hammond organ. Nine original songs plus a killer hard rock version of "Susie Q." LP $28 SKU:16722

CLARK-HUTCHINSON- A MH2 Expanded DBL LP 180g ( 60s UK psych) SAALE -Label:SUNBEAM Sunbeam Records presents the definitive edition of Clark-Hutchinson's 1969 album A=MH2, one of the key recordings to have emerged from the UK psychedelic underground.
- A scorching blend of jazz, raga, blues, and psychedelia by Andy Clark and Mick Hutchinson, members of Sam Gopal's Dream.
- A=MH2 is presented here on LP with a CD of the album and a second CD containing Clark-Hutchinson's March 1969 recording debut, a previously unreleased collection of virtuosic acid blues.
- Includes large-format eight-page booklet containing detailed notes and previously unpublished photos.
- Digitally remastered.
- "Many influences on this their first album such as flamenco guitar, 'raga' style and various ethnic rhythms all work together creating a very interesting listen. All are technical masterpieces." -- Prog Archives
- "A classic of its genre... the record boils over with long, bluesy Eastern-tinged guitar romps which to my mind have never been equalled to this day." -- Ptolemaic Terrascope As virtuoso musicians and members of Sam Gopal's Dream, Andy Clark and Mick Hutchinson were well known to regulars at legendary London clubs such as UFO and Middle Earth when they decided to branch out as a duo. Recorded in two intense overnight sessions in May 1969, A=MH2 is a scorching blend of jazz, raga, blues, and psychedelia that has long been regarded one of the key recordings to have emerged from the UK psychedelic underground. It's presented here as a single LP with two CDs: one of A=MH2, the other containing their March 1969 recording debut, a previously unreleased collection of acid blues that features some equally stunning musicianship. The sleeve comes complete with a large-format eight-page booklet containing detailed notes and previously unpublished photos, making it the most comprehensive edition of this groundbreaking music ever assembled. Digitally remastered. LP $29 SKU:16723

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MIND GARAGE - A Total Electric Happening ( rare late '60s recordings from the highly rated US x-ian psych rock ) -Label:MERLIN'S NOSE On CD, this is a collection of rare late '60s recordings from the highly rated US x-ian psych rock band Mind Garage. Their music was rooted in dirty blues rock, featured fuzzed out guitars, strong vocals and captivating organ parts. Recommended to fans of a.o. The Seeds, H.P. Lovecraft, The Doors, and Jesus rockers s.a. Earthen Vessel and Fraction. Holy smoke and praise The Lord!!! CD $17 SKU:16409

ONE- Come ( 1972 unparalleled hippie euphoria w liners and archival photos )- Label:STONED CIRCLE (UK) The bare principles of unparalleled hippie euphoria; a climax of communal head-sounds with disturbing Indian vibes in a deranged marriage of ambient absurdity and financial hallucinations. Spearheaded by Reality D. Blipcrotch, this San Francisco bunch of longhairs and friends of Jefferson Airplane realized their potent raga potential in 1972 with the extraordinary debut album Come. Exploding B-sides, whistling teapots, and pop-up marijuana leaves only form half the story... welcome to the world of 1. Digitally remastered from the original recording; includes informative background liners and rare archival photos. CD $17 SKU:16649

Don't Think I've Forgotten- VA : Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll 70s -Label:DUST-TO-DIGITAL On April 17, 1975, Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge and Cambodian rock and roll was no more. Its star musicians were targeted and killed, record collections were destroyed, clubs were closed, and Western-style music-making, dancing, and clothes were outlawed. The deaths of approximately two million Cambodians and the horrors of the Killing Fields have been well-documented; add to this John Pirozzi's fascinating tale of Cambodia's vibrant pop music scene, beginning in the 1950s and '60s, influenced by France's Johnny Hallyday and Britain's Cliff Richard and the Shadows. The filmmaker has assembled rare archival footage, punctuating it with telling interviews with the few surviving musicians. Cambodian culture has long been synonymous with a love for the arts. Pirozzi's 2014 film Don't Think I've Forgotten pays homage to the country's rock legends who paid for their creativity with their lives. Through the eyes, words, and songs of its popular music stars of the '50s, '60s, and '70s, Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll examines and unravels Cambodia's recent tragic past. This soundtrack to Pirozzi's important film, compiled by the director, is very cinematic in nature. The sequencing and newly-remastered audio transport the listener through the rock and roll history of Cambodia in a similar fashion as Pirozzi's documentary film. It is both entertaining and essential to hear so many tracks that are available outside of Cambodia for the very first time. Includes tracks by The Royal University of Fine Arts, Sinn Sisamouth, Chhoun Malay, Huoy Meas, Baksey Cham Krong, Ros Serey Sothea, Pen Ran, Sieng Vannthy, Va Sovy, Drakkar, Pou Vannary, Yol Aularong, and Cheam Chansovannary. COMP CD $15 SKU:16652

FIRST CHIPS- VA ( 60s fuzz psych w liners and photos ) -Label:STONED CIRCLE (UK) At a time when musical shifts were almost a daily routine in the immediate aftermath of the 1960s, multi-instrumentalist Vyto Beleska decided to trawl through the archives of his own Clay Pigeon studios, based in Chicago's South Side. Assembled here are past recording projects that utilized some of Chicago's finest underground musicians, whose collaborations with Beleska reveal another chapter in the annals of psychedelia and garage. To mark the early work of Beleska and Clay Pigeon Studios, a privately pressed album was issued in 1972 in a quantity of 500 copies. Circulated locally, the Clay Pigeon recordings were sadly never acknowledged on a national or worldwide level. The time has come to give wider recognition to the inspiring and awesome sounds that came from these musicians. This is the first legitimate reissue of this retrospective look at one of Chicago's finest unsung musical innovators whose early recorded legacy boasts more fuzz, feedback, and psychedelic mayhem than any true '60s rock fan could desire. Digitally remastered from the original recording; includes detailed background liners and rare archival photographs. COMP CD $17 SKU:16651

ALLIN, GG - Hated in the Nation 2015 repress -Label:ROIR 2015 repress. "The starting point for any GG Allin fan! Features guest appearances from Dinosaur Jr.'s J. Mascis and MC5 s Wayne Kramer and Dennis Thompson. Hated & loathed, GG was made even more famous by Todd Phillips' documentary, Hated. You need this album to know GG." LP $16 SKU:16654

CZAR- ST PLUS CD w booklet and bonus tracks ( 70s psych guitar rock )-Label:SUNBEAM Originally released in 1970, Czar is firmly established as one of the most sought-after progressive rock albums ever released in the UK. An intense brew of Hammond organ, Mellotron, and scorching psychedelic guitar, it's certain to appeal to fans of King Crimson, Atomic Rooster, The Nice, and Led Zeppelin. Presented here complete with eight bonus tracks and a full-color booklet (incorporating rare photographs and comprehensive sleeve-notes), this definitive reissue is simply essential for all lovers of heavy progressive psychedelia. 180-gram LP with 15-track CD and booklet. LP $28 SKU:16610

FLAMIN GROOVIES- Now ( 180 gram) -Label:4 MEN WITH BEARDS released in 1978 and produced by Dave Edmunds. On 180 gram vinyl." LP $21 SKU:15691

THIN LIZZY - Vagabonds of the Western World (’73 ) 180 gram - Label:FUTURE DAYS RECORDINGS Seismic shifts happened between the previous year's Shades of a Blue Orphanage and 1973's Vagabonds of the Western World. Frontman Phil Lynott was still documenting working class life in the group's native Dublin, and the band still featured guitarist Eric Bell and drummer Brian Downey, even if Bell was soon to leave; the shift was in the feel of the album. Between Jim Fitzpatrick's lurid album cover which depicted the band in space, the new, hot-rod-like Thin Lizzy logo, and Lynott's newly throaty howl, it's possibly the first Thin Lizzy album on which they truly could be described as a hard rock band. Vagabonds presented a swaggering confidence, a band buoyed by the success of semi-accidental smash hit 'Whisky in the Jar,' and carved out a moody, dark sound by borrowing bits from the blues, folk, psych, and Celtic music. Check out 'Slow Blues' for proof, and decide whether Lynott or the guitars win the wail-off that begins the track. 'Whisky in the Jar' had been a bone of contention for the band who felt it didn't represent them. Pushed out due to their presence on package tours with rockers Slade and Suzi Quatro, it seemed to seal their fate, and their Vagabonds single, 'The Rocker,' set out their stall for good. The weirdness and idiosyncrasies of Phil Lynott's early songwriting hadn't been ironed out completely: 'The Hero and the Madman' saw them try their hand at acid-fried cowboy rock -- if such a thing ever existed. After the album, and after Bell's departure due to ill health and disillusionment with the music industry, Thin Lizzy were reinvented once again. Lynott recruited two guitarists and the band left Decca to record Nightlife for Phonogram. Their big hits and glory years -- beginning with 1976's Jailbreak -- were still ahead of them, but, with Vagabonds as a centerpiece, Thin Lizzy's early years left behind a cabinet of curiosities." Pressed on 180-gram vinyl. LP $24 SKU:16582

VELVET UNDERGROUND- 1968 Boston Tea Party DBL LP 180 gram, liners, photos DECEMBER -Label:KEYHOLE UK Double LP edition, pressed on 180 gram vinyl. 1968 was a tumultuous year for The Velvet Underground, with the departure of John Cale, the addition of Doug Yule, a grueling touring schedule and considerable musical transition. Supported by the MC5, the quartet played their final shows of the year at the Boston Tea Party, which Lou Reed once described as his favorite place to play. This legendary live recording finds them playing reworked versions of early classics as well as several songs that would appear on their forthcoming third album, and two tracks that went unreleased in their lifetime. It's presented here together with background notes and photographs. Remastered sound. LP $32 SKU:16257

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