1970s Vinyl 352 Items

German pressing in Gatefold sleeve with edge wear. Flower symbol on the back sleeve.

Cover is missing.

label sleeve

seam splits

Includes OBI, booklet, poster and insert.

Japanese pressing, no Obi.

Japanese pressing with Obi.

The cover has ring wear and bended corners. Vinyl has slight scratches.

Japanese pressing, no Obi.

1978 reissue. Original inner sleeve

Original inner sleeve

Robert Rental takes up residence with Dark Entries again for an expanded double vinyl reissue of Mental Detentions. Robert Rental was a Scottish pioneer of DIY electronic music. Along with his illustrious collaborators like Thomas Leer and Daniel Miller, Rental helped shape the countercultural sound of the UK with his timely melding of Krautrock, dub, and punk. Originally from Port Glasgow, he moved to the south of England with Thomas Leer in the late 1970s, and became involved with the local music scene. Robert Rental however released very little of his solo music - the only solo recording from The 1970s is the 7" single "Paralysis" first released on the homemade Regular Records in 1978, and re-released on Dark Entries in 2020. Mental Detentions was released as a cassette in 1979, the same year as his masterpiece The Bridge, a collaboration with Thomas Leer. Using an assortment of budget electronics - a Roland drum machine, a kid’s Stylophone keyboard, and an Electroharmonix DrQ - Robert takes us on a gauzy, trip, at once expansive and intimate, minimalist and maximalist. “Stuck” is mangled motorik, like Neu! run through a meat grinder, while “Vox” meanders like an 18 minute ambient fever dream. Robert spoke to friends of his frustration at being unable to replicate his sound in a commercial studio - it was these demos' sound that he wanted to create. Sometimes having only access to the most rudimentary of equipment can sharpen one’s craft - necessity is the mother of invention, indeed. This ethic shines in his work, providing a throughline to the now, as the world feels bigger and smaller than ever.

OBI is missing!

Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs. Big tear on opening side and the lamination is peeling off.

Includes original inner sleeve and insert. Sticker on back cover. Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs

Saw cut. Includes original inner sleeve.

Comes with Obi and inserts. Cover is close to NM.

Cover has corner and ring wear, with price tag on front and on back cover. Original inner sleeve. Original EU pressing.

1979 reissue.

OBI not included.

Japanese pressing without OBI!

Japanese pressing with OBI!

Japanese pressing without OBI!

Japanese pressing with OBI!

Japanese pressing without OBI!

Japanese pressing with OBI!

Japanese pressing without OBI!

Japanese pressing with(torn) OBI!

Japanese pressing, no Obi.

Japanese pressing without OBI!

Japanese pressing without OBI

Copy is close to NM!