Rock & Indie Vinyl 722 Items

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Parlophone)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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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! *Original gatefold artwork. *Repro of the elusive poster insert. *New color insert with cool photos and detailed liner notes by Mike Stax (Ugly Things) *Audiophile restoration / remastering by Ezra Lesser.

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Pink Floyd

A Saucerful Of Secrets

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Dick Dale & His Del-Tones

Surfers' Choice

LP | 1962 | EU | Reissue (Waxtime)

16,99 €*

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Are You Experienced

LP | 1967 | US | Reissue (Sony)

Romica Puceanu Si Taraful Fratilor Gore

Release: 1967 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Audiophile 180 gram pressing, approved by the Hendrix family!

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Cintece Lautaresti Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 1964 | EU | Reissue (Electrecord)

Release: 1964 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Fabrizio De Andrè Volume 3

Fabrizio De André

LP | 1968 | EU (Sony Music)

Release: 1968 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Ptooff ! Splattered Vinyl Edition

Deviants

LP | 1967 | EU (Trading Places)

20,99 €*

2LP | 1967 | Reissue (Rhino)

Release: 1967 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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One of the best album by UK psychedelic rock band The Deviants. The band’s debut album “Ptooff!” was originally released in 1967 on the label Underground Impresarios and only available through a few selected head shops before being re-printed by Decca Records in 1969. Founded by legendary counter-culture figure Mick Farren and Russell Hunter and inspired by The Fugs, the band was the first of the anarchic groups to emerge from the Ladbroke Grove area of London. Two years before Hawkwind burst on to the underground scene, the Deviants were preaching revolution and creating their own form of musical anarchy.

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The Monkees

Headquarters

47,99 €*

Release: 1967 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Kaleidoscope Black Vinyl Edition

Kaleidoscope

LP | 1969 | EU (Endless Happiness)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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One of the rarest psychedelic garage albums ever, the Kaleidoscope album was recorded in the Dominican Republic by this Boricuan/Dominican band but released only in Mexico in 1969 as a tiny pressing, housed in a fantastic psychedelic sleeve designed by Bodo Molitor.

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The Cyrkle

Neon

Idiosyncratics And Swallows Wings Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1969 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Cykle produced one album's worth of solid garage rock, and it certainly proves that the band was an enthusiastic bunch of musicians. Much closer to late 60’s garage (proto) punk than psychedelia, the album was released in 1969.

They were best known for their 1966 song "Red Rubber Ball" (written by Paul Simon) which went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band was discovered and managed by Brian Epstein and given the unique spelling of their name by John Lennon. The group was formed by guitarists and lead singers Don Dannemann and Tom Dawes (bass guitar), who met while studying at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. The other members were Earl Pickens on keyboards and Marty Fried on drums.

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Jeremy Harmer

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Sommor)

Around Grapefruit Plus London Session

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Mega rare UK private album (99 copies originally pressed in 1969) by singer/songwriter Jeremy Harmer, featuring David Costa of psych-folk band Trees on guitar.

Melancholic, introspective psych-folk with chamber/ baroque feel. Guitar, flute, viola, bass, drums…

Jeremy Harmer started singing and playing at school and university, where his circle of friends included aspiring folk musicians like Nick Drake and pre-Trees David Costa. Jeremy has a long history as a singer/songwriter and performer, along with his work in the field of English language teaching.

“Idiosyncratics and Swallows’ Wings” was recorded one night in 1968 at the studios of Anglia Television, Norwich, while Jeremy was at the University of East Anglia. Along with Jeremy singing and playing guitar, the album features a mini-chamber ensemble of flute, viola, bass and drums with orchestral arrangements written by John Trevitt from the School of Fine Arts. Jeremy’s friend David Costa (prior to forming the psych-folk band Trees) played guitar on several tracks and co-wrote “Tuesday P.M.”

Only 99 copies were pressed at the time and all were sold to people at the University, making it impossible to find now.

*Original artwork in hard cardboard sleeve *First ever vinyl reissue *Insert with liner notes and photos *Download card

Riyl: Nick Drake, John Cale, Bert Jansch, Incredible String Band, Will Malone…

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Grapefruit

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Bonfire)

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Elemental)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Officially reissued for the first time on vinyl here's a definitive pop psych masterpiece, originally released in 1968 on Dunhill Records. It's not a legend that John Lennon named the band after an art book by Yoko Ono. The Beatles were closely involved in their early career, signing them to Apple Publishing. Lennon and McCartney produced their single "Lullaby". Here's their debut album with extra tracks taken from their 1967-1968 London Session Apple.

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Nico

Chelsea Girl

King Of The Black Sunrise Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The debut solo album (and second sb.Jdio LP) by German singer Nico, Chelsea Girt was released by Verve Records in October 1967, following Nico's collaboration with the Velvet Underground on their 1967 debut sb.Jdio album. The title is a reference to Andy Warhol's 1966 film Chelsea Girls, which Nico starred in. Born Christa Paffgen in Cologne in 1938, Nico was a singer, songwriter, actress and model. Besides working with Warhol, she had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vila (1960). In the 1980s, she toured extensively. She died in Ibiza on July 18, 1988, as the result of a cycling accident at the age of 49. Musically, Chelsea Girl can be described as a cross between chamber folk and 1960s baroque pop. Al/Music reviewer Lindsay Planer gave it four and a half out of five stars, stating tha???? "Nico's inherently bleak delivery is similar to the more modern contributions of Laurie Anderson, Ann Magnuson, and Patti Smith. An unqualified masterpiece." Produced by Tom Wilson, much of the album features instrumental work and songwriting credits from Velvet Underground members Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, and John Cale. "I'll Keep It with Mine" was written by Bob Dylan, while three other songs are by Jackson Browne.

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Thunder And Roses

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Out-Sider Music)

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Island)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Led by explosive guitar player Chris (later Christa) Bond, Thunder and Roses was a power-trio from Philly in the best tradition of Cream or the Jimi Hendrix Experience. This is their sole album, originally released in 1969. A cult psychedelic hard-rock classic, including “White Lace and Strange”, famously covered by Nirvana. Thunder and Roses (named after a story from The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology) started to take form when genius 18-years old guitar player Chris Bond and bassist Tom Schaffer met heavy drummer George Emme (previously of The Electric Power House). Rehearsing six days a week the trio gelled quick and soon they were playing memorable shows at venues like Electric Factory and the Trauma. Recorded at Sigma Sound by Joe Tarcia, “King of the Black Sunrise” was released by United Artists in 1969. Dominated by Bond’s outstanding fuzz-wah guitar playing, the album featured seven original songs plus a storming cover of Hendrix’s “Red House”. Sadly, the record label took a wrong decision when refused to release the killer “White Lace and Strange” as a 45 to promote the album, choosing the mockery “Country Life” instead. After Thunder & Roses split, guitar player and main songwriter Chris Bond had a successful career as producer, songwriter, arranger and session musician, working closely with Daryl Hall & John Oates as well as other top artists. Later in his life, Chris eventually transitioned from male to female and changed her name to Christa. She sadly passed away in 2019.

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Fairport Convention

Unhalfbricking

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Crosby Stills & Nash SuperVinyl Edition

Crosby Stills & Nash

LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Mobile Fidelity)

119,99 €*

Yuya Uchida & The Flowers

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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ULTIMATE-SOUNDING VERSION OF THE HARMONY-RICH LANDMARK: DELUXE AUDIOPHILE PRESSING LIMITED AND NUMBERED COPIES
1/4" / 15 IPS analogue master to DSD 256 to analogue console to lathe

The enduring charm, contemporary relevance, and harmonic convergence of Crosby, Stills & Nash's fabled self-titled debut owe not only to impeccably played songs and resonant lyrics, but to career-defining performances by music's first genuine supergroup. Crosby, Stills & Nash lingers as an example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Factor in phenomenal studio production and acoustic-based architecture that served as guideposts for myriad albums that followed, and popular music would never be the same.

Limited and numbered, pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl at RTI, and mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP collector's edition enhances the incalculably influential work for the ages to come. Surpassing the sonics of any prior version, it peels away any limitations to provide a transparent, ultra-nuanced presentation of a record that birthed the Laurel Canyon movement and established a precedent for close harmony singing that has never been eclipsed. The organic presentation of the textures; expanse and depth of the soundstages; fullness of tones; natural extension of the acoustic guitar strings; realistic rise and decay of individual notes; seamless blending of the vocals – all those important sonic facets (and more) reach demonstration-grade levels.

The packaging features the same attention to detail. Housed in a deluxe box, the Crosby, Stills & Nash UD1S pressing features special foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendour of the recording and the reissue's premium quality. Aurally and visually, MoFi's UD1S copy exists as a curatorial artifact meant to be preserved, touched, and examined. It is made for discerning listeners that prize sound quality and production, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in the art – and everything involved with the album, from the images to the finishes.

The backstory of how Crosby, Stills & Nash came to be nearly matches the import of its content. Already a renowned multi-instrumental virtuoso, Stephen Stills sought a fresh beginning after Buffalo Springfield splintered. Similarly, vocal powerhouse David Crosby arrived after leaving the Byrds and gaining a reputation for being difficult. Graham Nash drifted over after a frustrating stint in the Hollies. He met his new mates at a party. When the three sang together informally for the first time, their fate was sealed. To further tie their fortunes together, the singers used each of their surnames to identify the group to ensure the collective could not exist or continue on without all three members.

From the opening of the lead track, the multi-part "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," written for Judy Collins, it's apparent the trio's dynamic cannot be replicated or substituted. Originally released in May 1969 on Atlantic, the eponymous debut cracked the Billboard Top 10 and spent almost two years on the charts. Such longevity can be credited to the distinctive traits each member lends to a record Rolling Stone cites as the 252nd Greatest Album of All Time. Stills trades in folk, country, and rock accents while handing a majority of the instrumental duties (organ, bass, and lead guitar included). Crosby paints with mood and atmosphere, as well as direct political commentary. Nash ties everything together with accessible pop melodies.

More than five decades later, the ensemble's mellifluous singing and homespun arrangements continue to soar. The evidence pervades Crosby, Stills & Nash, whose magnetism reflects in standards such as the breezy "Marrakesh Express," protesting "Long Time Gone," poignant "Helplessly Hoping," and poetic "Wooden Ships." No wonder the trio's chemistry – as well as the distinctive traits of each member's singing, interwoven guitar parts, and contrasting personalities – became a permanent part of an American culture dealing with conflicting themes of peace and war, love and violence, and change and status quo.

More About Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc One-Step and Why It Is Superior
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) technique bypasses generational losses inherent to the traditional three-step plating process by removing two steps: the production of father and mother plates, which are created to yield numerous stampers from each lacquer that is cut. For UD1S plating, stampers (also called "converts") are made directly from the lacquers. Since each lacquer yields only one stamper, multiple lacquers need to be cut. Mobile Fidelity's UD1S process produces a final LP with the lowest-possible noise floor. The removal of two steps of the plating process also reveals musical details and dynamics that would otherwise be lost due to the standard multi-step process. With UD1S, every aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the best-sounding vinyl album available today.

MoFi SuperVinyl
Developed by NEOTECH and RTI, MoFi SuperVinyl is the most exacting-to-specification vinyl compound ever devised. Analog lovers have never seen (or heard) anything like it. Extraordinarily expensive and extremely painstaking to produce, the special proprietary compound addresses two specific areas of improvement: noise floor reduction and enhanced groove definition. The vinyl composition features a new carbonless dye (hold the disc up to the light and see) and produces the world's quietest surfaces. This high-definition formula also allows for the creation of cleaner grooves that are indistinguishable from the original lacquer. MoFi SuperVinyl provides the closest approximation of what the label's engineers hear in the mastering lab.

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Challenge!

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Absinthe)

20,99 €*

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Procol Harum

LP | 1966 | US | Original (Wand)

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Procol Harum is the eponymous debut studio album by the English rock band Procol Harum. Originally released in 1967 it now celebrates its 50th year anniversary.

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The Kingsmen

Up And Away

11,99 €*

Don Sebesky & The Jazz Rock Syndrome

Release: 1966 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: G+, Cover: VG

Record has small scratches and might skip. Small sticker tears on the front cover.

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LP | 1968 | US | Original (Verve)

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

Release: 1968 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Original US pressing. Slight storage wear.

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Van Morrison

Astral Weeks

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Revolver Special Edition Standard Vinyl

The Beatles

LP | 1966 | CZ | Reissue (Apple)

35,99 €*

Release: 1966 / CZ – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Kevin Ayers

Joy Of A Toy

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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As the Soft Machine's first bassist and original principal songwriter, Kevin Ayers was an overlooked force behind the group's groundbreaking recordings in 1967 and 1968. Joy Of A Toy is his debut solo album, its whimsical and unique vision is a clear indication of how Soft Machine might have progressed under Ayers' tenure. On the LP he is accompanied by his Soft Machine colleagues Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge and Hugh Hopper.

180g vinyl.

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Willy And The Poor Boys

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Fantasy)

2LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Analogue Productions)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Vinyl LP repressing of this 1969 album. WILLY & THE POOR BOYS, the fourth album by one of the world's all-time greatest rock bands, Creedence Clearwater Revival, remains a top-selling album in the CCR catalog with over 2 million copies sold to date. Reaching the top 50 in six countries upon it's release, the album stands as a landmark international success and one that cemented the band's legacy as a vanguard of American rock 'n' roll. Contains the ubiquitous chart-topping hit, 'Down On The Corner,' which rocketed into the top 10 in the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and continues to be a mainstay on classic rock radio today. Additionally, the visceral 'Fortunate Son' is included here - an incendiary protest song that became inextricably linked to the Vietnam war, resulting in it's addition to the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress in 2014 for being 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant'.

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Jethro Tull

Stand Up

77,99 €*

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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John Berberian And The Rock East Ensemble

Middle Eastern Rock Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Modern Harmonic)

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Crazed time signatures abound as musicians from the West look East for inspiration, infusing their rock and jazz sounds with vibes looted from India and the Far East. A true marriage of Western and (Middle) Eastern music with a fuzzed-out psychedelic edge. Released originally in 1969, Middle Eastern Rock is a unique, compelling fusion record from Armenian-American oud player John Berberian. The Rock East Ensemble, Beberian's backing band, consists of the artist's standard group, which specializes in traditional Armenian music with a jazz edge, and American session musicians who bring more of a rock sound. The results, which blend elements of psychedelia, free jazz, surf music, and various klezmer, African, and Middle Eastern textures, are dazzling, and are sure to thrill anyone with a taste for rare "outside" albums. ' AllMusic Review by Anthony Tognazzini

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Green River

LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Fantasy)

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Creedence Clearwater Revival

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Fantasy)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Music From Big Pink 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

The Band

2LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Capitol)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Progressive Blues Experiment

Johnny Winter

LP | 1969 | US | Original (Imperial)

11,99 €*

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Legacy)

Release: 1969 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Original US Research Craft pressing.

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Santana

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1968 | US | Original (Columbia)

The Chambers Brothers

A New Time - A New Day

10,99 €*

South Street By The Orlons

Release: 1968 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Original US Terre Haute pressing.

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The Orlons

LP | 1963 | US | Original (Cameo)

LP | 1969 | EU (Survival Research)

Release: 1963 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: G+

Cover has a few tears on the opening edge, but no seam splits.

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Privilege

14,99 €*

Leadbelly / Big Bill Broonzy / Josh White

Release: 1969 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Still shrink wrapped but opened.
Cover as new with faintly worn corners.

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Three Of A Kind (3 Top Stars Of Folk Song)

LP | 1964 | US | Original (Stereo Spectrum)

4,99 €*

Release: 1964 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Wah Wah)

The Underdogs

Blues Band

Ted Taylor's Greatest Hits

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Wah Wah is proud to release the first ever legit vinyl reissue from master tape of New Zealand's legendary Underdogs' first LP from 1968. Lovers of John Mayall and his Bluesbreakers (note the Eric Clapton tribute paid on the sleeve of this album) will love this album. The Underdogs formed in 1964 and shared the scene with other greats from the country like The La De Da's, The Action (NZ band, not to be confused with the UK mod godfathers) and The Pleazers. They spread the rhythm and blues word from their native Auckland through several 45s on the Zodiac label and went through a series of line-up changes prior to the release of their fabulous first long player. The Underdogs Blues Band LP was recorded by Murray Grindlay on vocals, Lou Rawnsley on guitars, Neil Edwards on bass and Tony Walton on drums, and shows the group’s appreciation for Mayall's combo - just like The Bluesbreakers' Crusade LP the Underdogs open their album with a cover of Albert King's "Oh, Pretty Woman," one of three "Bluesbreakers" songs covered on the LP. On this first long player the band storm into a world of guitar led rave-ups a la Yardbirds, organ blues grinders and even give a sight to what's to come next with some incipient heavier sounds a la Cream.

This is a 500 copies only reissue, housed in its original artwork in a vintage styled backflaps sleeve and insert

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Ted Taylor

LP | 1966 | US | Original (Okeh)

LP | 1962 | US | Reissue (Duke)

Release: 1966 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Vinyl with many scuffs and hairlines

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Bobby Bland

Two Steps From The Blues

LP | 1966 | UK | Reissue (The state51 Conspiracy)

Release: 1962 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: G+, Cover: G

1962 Mono Repress! Cover with completely open top and bottom spine. Vinyl with many scuffs and hairlines

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Donovan

Sunshine Superman

18,99 €*

LP | 1964 | US | Original (Monitor)

Release: 1966 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Donovan Philips Leitch is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist who in the 1960s developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music. He emerged from the British folk scene and reached fame in the UK in early 1965 before replicating this in the US the following year, baring the fruits of the blossoming, successful, and eventually long collaboration with record producer Mickie Most.

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Fernanda Maria

Fadista!

Release: 1964 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

LP | 1968 | US | Original (Epic)

Sly & The Family Stone

Dance To The Music

39,99 €*

LP | 1962 | US | Original (ATCO)

Release: 1968 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Cover with shelf wear

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The Coasters

59,99 €*

Melvin Blue White Marble Vinyl Edition

Release: 1962 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Vinyl with scuffs and hairlines. Cover with shelf wear on the back, close to VG+

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The Belles

7" | 1966 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

12,99 €*

Revolver Picture Disc Edition

Release: 1966 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Blue White Marble.

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The Beatles

LP | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Apple)

35,99 €*

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Akarma)

Ultimate Spinach

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Bonfire)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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American psychedelic band from Boston, Massachusetts. Active 1967 to 1969. Their second album was originally released in 1968. Recorded in September 18th, 19th, 26th, 27th and October 26th, 29th 1967 at Bell Sound Studios, New York City

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Free Design

Kites Are Fun

LP | 1969 | EU (Survival Research)

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Fully licensed, ltd to 500 copies, 180 gr. 1967, just like it was yesterday, pre Vietnam war scenario, high hopes and a new bright horizon, soon to be fall. Meanwhile, the music and - in this case - the celestial vocal harmonies of the East Coast unit formally known as Free Design Their 1967 debut 'Kites Are Fun' is still a case in point and a major influence on today's alternative pop. Often referred as the East Coast answer to Mamas & the Papas, the band had a more ethereal and eclectic approach. From the gentle orchestral accompaniment of 'Make the Madness Stop' to the folkish bossa of 'When Love Was Young' through the sensational arrangements of 'Proper Ornaments' - a number eventually championed by Madlib in the stunning tribute The Now Sound Redesigned (released on Light In The Attic in 2005) - you'll find more than a singular approach. Produced by none other than Enoch Light the album is still an astonishing piece of heavenly art-pop with such a lysergic counterpoint.

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Privilege

16,99 €*

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Embassy)

Release: 1969 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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An acid rock LP on the Isley Brothers’ T-Neck label? Yes, the unlikely collaboration resulted from a Jimi Hendrix concert at New York’s Syracuse University, supported by the Isleys and mixed soul-rock group, Soul Survivors, who had worked with Tom Bell and Gamble & Huff. When Soul Survivors morphed into Privilege, they convinced the Isleys to sign them to T-Neck, the result being this rare self-titled album, a fine set of hard-rocking originals, expertly produced by the Isleys with plenty of stereo panning, blistering guitar from frontman Edward Leonetti, atmospheric organ from Paul Venturini and melodic bass lines from Jack Douglas, later an engineer for Aerosmith, Lou Reed and Cheap Trick. A true classic, not to be missed!

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Johnny Winter

The First Album

6,99 €*

LP | 1964 | EU | Reissue (Right Track)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

EU reissue. Scotch tape for protection around open spine. Record is close to NM.

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Fairuz

Bayaa El Khawatem

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Parlophone)

Release: 1964 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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This reissue comes on 180g. Right Track is a specialized music label based in Beirut - Lebanon. As an IFPI certified member they are the exclusive Licensee and distributor of multiple international and regional labels in addition to a range of Lebanese Artists. From Omar Khorshid’s arabian-funk to Fairuz’s eerie songs, from Ziad Rabani’s proto-disco to lebanese traditional Wadih Al Safi compositions, Right Track is committed to re-releasing the Immortal Arabic music repertoire on 180 g vinyls, delivering the highest possible quality from remastered audio to satisfy the demanding audiophile connoisseurs.

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Deep Purple

34,99 €*

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Book of Taliesyn Mono Edition

Deep Purple

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Warner)

30,99 €*

White light / white heat Purple Vinyl Edition

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Limited edition for Record Store Day 2015!

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Velvet Underground

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Vinyl Lovers)

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Bonfire)

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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140 gram clear purple vinyl reissue!

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Twentieth Century Zoo

Thunder On A Clear Day

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Rotorelief)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Strictly limited vinyl reissue of the Arizona rock band's only album, originally released on Vault Records in 1968. A relatively obscure masterpiece, combining psych rock with distinctive elements of acid blues and jazz. Wild jams sensibly influenced by the West Coast sound and much closer to the Nuggets manifesto. Rising from the ashes of the folk-rock outfit The Bittersweets in 1967, the Phoenix musicians were born to take you on an endless journey. Drifting from acid rock to melancholic blues, this fuzzed out gem from the earliest days of the Phoenix Valley rock and roll scene stands as one of the rarest and purest slices of mid-'60s psychedelia around.

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Silver Apples

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Rotorelief)

Silver Apples

Contact

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP Box | 1969 | US | Reissue (Mobile Fidelity)

Elvis Presley

From Elvis In Memphis

119,99 €*

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Parlophone)

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Mainstream)

Tangerine Zoo

Outside Looking In

19,99 €*

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1964 | US | Reissue (Red Bird)

Shangri-Las

Leader Of The Pack

19,99 €*

Release: 1964 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Mainstream)

Lacewing

18,99 €*

2LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Polydor)

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Colored Vinyl

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The Who

Tommy Deluxe Edition

38,99 €*

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1969 | US | Original (Ranwood)

Lawrence Welk

Jean

5,99 €*

Highway 61 Revisited Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1969 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Small writings on the back cover.

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Bob Dylan

LP | 1965 | EU | Reissue (Sony)

Release: 1965 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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At Folsom Prison Black Vinyl Edition

Johnny Cash

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Sony)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Boz Scaggs Gold Vinyl Edition

Boz Scaggs

LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Friday Music)

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1962 | JP | Reissue (Warner Bros.)

Peter, Paul & Mary

(Moving)

6,99 €*

Volume 3 Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1962 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing. Few paper scuffs. 1974 reissue.

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Fabrizio De Andre'

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (RCA)

37,99 €*

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Monster Movie Black Vinyl Edition

Can

LP | 1969 | Reissue (Mute)

Release: 1969 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Magic Lantern Black Vinyl Edition

Haymarket Square

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Guerssen)

After All Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Originally from Chicago, Haymarket Square released in 1968 one of the rarest vinyl artifacts from the US underground psychedelic scene: the “Magic Lantern” album. Originally conceived as the soundtrack to a psychedelic lightshow art installation, the album offers crude, dark, psychedelic rock featuring trippy fuzzed out / wah guitars, male-female vocals and long tracks. Newly remastered sound, insert with liner notes, repro of the ultra-rare Baron & Bailey Lightshow poster.

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After All

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Out-Sider Music)

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Out-Sider)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Hailing from Florida, After All was formed by well-experienced musicians with an R&B, jazz and blues background who hooked up with poetry writer Linda Hargrove to record an ambitious album influenced by acid-rock and psychedelic, early progressive sounds. Originally released in 1969 on the Athena label, the album is now considered an obscure classic. Top level psych/prog dominated by Hammond organ / guitar plus explosive drumming. Here’s a welcome new reissue in original artwork plus remastered sound, insert with liner notes.

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Locksley Hall

Strictly From Hunger Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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In 1969, Locksley Hall, a psychedelic band from Washington, recorded a full album at Audio Recorders in Seattle produced by Sonics Engineer Kearney Barton and long time Northwest guitarist Ned Neltner (Mark Five, Gas Company…).
Never released at the time, this is a great example of West Coast styled psychedelia / acid-rock, featuring female vocals, prominent organ, hard guitar, excellent songs…

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Hunger

27,99 €*

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Elektra)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Killer Doorsy organ and fuzzed-out guitars, including all-time psychedelic classics like "Colors", "Workshop" and "Mind Machine".

Transplanted from Portland to the Sunset Strip, Hunger played at all the hip places (Whisky a Go Go, Cheetah, Kaleidoscope...), rubbing shoulders with bands like Hour Glass (pre-Allman Brothers), the Doors or Steppenwolf.

In 1969 they released "Strictly from Hunger!" for the small Public label. Highly sought after, we’re proud to present a straight reissue of such collectable album.

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The Doors

The Soft Parade

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

Crosby, Stills & Nash

36,99 €*

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Synanthesia Black Vinyl Edition

Synanthesia

Surfer's Choice-Original Album+Bonus Tracks

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Prog-psych / acid-folk lost classic from 1969 by this short lived London trio. Now lovingly reissued on vinyl with fantastic remastered sound and including insert with rare photos / memorabilia and detailed liner notes by Steve Krakow aka Plastic Crimewave. Named after a Cannonball Adderley track, Synanthesia formed thanks to a Melody Maker ad placed in 1968 by guitarist/vibes/vocalist Dennis Homes, answered by Jim Fraser (who played sax, oboe and flute) and Leslie Cook (an Incredible String Band fan on bongos, violin and mandolin). With their particular blend of folk, jazz and psychedelia, the trio played all the key underground venues and clubs, sometimes alongside top acts like Floyd, King Crimson or Fairport Convention. Their sole album was recorded at Sounds Technique studio in Chelsea (which was where Pink Floyd were recording their albums at the time) and subsequently released by RCA. The cover featured the trio climbed onto a tree at the same park where the Beatles filmed their “Strawberry Field” promo film. Despite the good reviews and the support of DJs like John Peel, the album was considered too far out and psychedelic and eventually flopped, only to be re-discovered several decades later by acid-folk fans and collectors.

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Dick Dale & Deltones

LP | 1962 | Reissue (Vinyl Passion)

17,99 €*

Release: 1962 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1967 | US | Original (World Pacific)

Ravi Shankar, Alla Rakha

Ravi Shankar In New York

Release: 1967 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

The Hurdy Gurdy Man Transparent Green Vinyl Edition

Donovan

LP | 1968 | EU (Klimt)

Release: 1968 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Akarma)

Sacred Mushroom

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (International Artists)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Sacred Mushroom -- led by future Pure Prairie League member Larry Goshorn (guitar/vocals) and featuring brother Danny Goshorn (vocals) -- were a short-lived rock/blues quintet based in Cincinnati, OH. Their efforts coalesce on this, the band's self-titled debut (and only) long-player. The album contains a blend of proficient originals as well as a pair of well-chosen cover tunes, such as the blues standard "Mean Old World" and the Kinks' "I'm Not Like Everybody Else." While their name conjures images of late-'60s psychedelic or acid rock, Sacred Mushroom's roots were decidedly more bluesy than trippy.

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13th Floor Elevators

Live

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Let It Bleed 50th Anniversary

The Rolling Stones

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Universal)

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Universal)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Remastered

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Nico

Chelsea Girl

LP | 1967 | US | Reissue (Verve)

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Hits like "Let You Down" started success for NF in the States for two years and internationally. With over 180 million YouTube views the 26-year-old rapper from Michigan is also the first address for many, because he describes real problems - torn families, various traumas, abuse, addiction, overdose of the mother. His language so eloquent plain text talks like no other representative of his guild.

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The Blues Project

Projections

15,99 €*

LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Mainstream)

Release: 1967 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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incl. 'flute thing' sampled by Beastie Boys for 'flute loop'

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Amboy Dukes

Migration

19,99 €*

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1968 | JP | Original (Polydor)

The Spotnicks

The Spotnicks Deluxe

9,99 €*

Release: 1968 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Proper)

Ten Years After

Undead

31,99 €*

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

Grateful Dead

Live dead

34,99 €*

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Boz Scaggs Blue Vinyl Edition

Boz Scaggs

LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Friday Music)

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Assocation's Greatest Hits Yellow Vinyl Edition

Association

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Friday Music)

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 1967 | UK | Reissue (GNP Crescendo)

The Seeds

Future

31,99 €*

Fun In Acapulco Green Vinyl Edition

Release: 1967 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The ensuing album, “Future”, seemed at once both calculated and confused. For some, it represents the Seeds’ grand psychedelic statement, a mind-blowing articulation of the flower power movement of which they had been proclaimed torchbearers. To others, “Future” is Sky Saxon’s folly: an over-egged, acid-damaged pudding that submerged the true power of the band with meaningless grandeur. The truth lies somewhere between. A narcissistic over-confidence made Sky feel the need to now augment Daryl, Jan and Rick in the studio with numerous overdubs – strings, harp, tuba – on hastily cobbled material that brimmed with bizarre lyrical concepts. On certain tracks the combination worked fine, on others it seemed almost like a parody of psychedelia. Nevertheless, “Future” contains many fan favourites such as ‘Painted Doll’, ‘Flower Lady’, ‘Two Fingers’ and ‘A Thousand Shadows’.

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Elvis Presley

LP | 1963 | EU | Reissue (Dol)

14,99 €*

Release: 1963 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 1966 | UK | Reissue (GNP Crescendo)

The Seeds

A Web Of Sound

37,99 €*

LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Impex)

Release: 1966 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Seeds’ second album released in 1966 is a pop-art garage rock classic. ‘Mr Farmer’ was to become a Billboard Hot 100 single in 1967 and the second side of the album features the 14-minute epic ‘Up In Her Room’. This deluxe gatefold edition features the original stereo mix along with an 8-page insert. “Web Of Sound” deluxe comes with a second LP stuffed with mono versions, outtakes and more.

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The Youngbloods

Elephant Mountain

49,99 €*

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Sony)

Johnny Cash

At San Quentin

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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U.F.O. Black Vinyl Edition

Jim Sullivan

LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Light In The Attic)

30,99 €*

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Cosmic Rock)

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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* Newly Remastered!* Ultra rare 1969 private press psych-folk-rock masterpiece – featuring the legendary Wrecking Crew (Beach Boys, Phil Spector) * Lacquers cut by John Golden Mastering * Plated at Record Technology Inc. (rti) * Includes deep booklet with liner notes by Andria Lisle, rare photos, archival materials and full lyrics (LP: 16-pgs, CD: 48-pgs) In March 1975, Jim Sullivan mysteriously disappeared outside Santa Rosa, New Mexico. His VW bug was found abandoned, his motel room untouched. Some think he got lost in the desert. Some think he fell foul of a local family with alleged mafia ties. Some think he was abducted by aliens.

By coincidence – or perhaps not – Jim’s 1969 debut album was titled U.F.O. Released in tiny numbers on a private label, it too was truly lost, until Seattle’s Light In The Attic Records begun a years-long quest to give it the full release it deserves – and to solve the mystery of Sullivan’s disappearance. Only one of those things happened.

For record collectors, some albums are considered impossible to get hold of, records so rare you could sit on eBay for years and not get a sniff of a copy. U.F.O. is one of those albums. A seventh son, Jim Sullivan was a West Coast should-have-been, an Irish-American former high school quarterback whose gift for storytelling earned him cult status in the Malibu bar where he performed nightly. Sullivan was always on the edge of fame; hanging out with movie stars like Harry Dean Stanton, performing on the Jose Feliciano show, even stealing a cameo in the ultimate hippie movie, Easy Rider.

Friend and actor Al Dobbs thought he could change all that, and founded a label – Monnie Records – to release Jim’s album, enlisting the assistance of Phil Spector’s legendary sessioneers The Wrecking Crew to do so. That’s Don Randi, Earl Palmer and Jimmy Bond you can hear, the latter also acting as producer and arranger.

U.F.O. was a different beast to the one-man-and-his-guitar stuff Jim had been doing on stage; instead, it was a fully realised album of scope and imagination, a folk-rock record with its head in the stratosphere. Sullivan’s voice is deep and expressive like Fred Neil with a weathered and worldly Americana sound like Joe South, pop songs that aren’t happy – but filled with despair. The album is punctuated with a string section (that recalls David Axelrod), other times a Wurlitzer piano provides the driving groove (as if Memphis great Jim Dickinson was running the show). U.F.O. is a slice of American pop music filtered from the murky depths of Los Angeles, by way of the deep south.

With no music industry contacts, the record went largely unnoticed, and Jim simply moved on, releasing a further album on the Playboy label in 1972. But by 1975, his marriage breaking up, Jim left, for Nashville and the promise of a new life as a sessioneer in the home of C&W. That’s where it gets hazy.

We know he was stopped by cops for swerving on the highway in Santa Rosa, some 15 hours after setting off. We know he was taken to a local police station, found to be sober, and told to go to the local La Mesa Motel to get some rest, which he did. Some time later, his car was spotted on a ranch belonging to the local Genetti family, who confronted him about his business there. The next day his car was found 26 miles down the road, abandoned. His car and his hotel room contained, among other things, his twelve-string guitar, his wallet, his clothes and several copies of his second album, but no note, and no Jim. It was as if he had simply vanished into thin air.

Jim’s family travelled out to join search parties looking for him, the local papers printed missing person stories, but the search proved fruitless. Around the same time, the local sheriff retired and the Genettis moved to Hawaii. Jim’s manager Robert “Buster” Ginter later stated that during the early morning hours of a long evening Jim and Buster were talking about what would you do if they had to disappear. Jim said he’d walk into the desert and never come back.

Tracking down the truth behind Jim’s mystery became an obsession of Light In The Attic’s Matt Sullivan (no relation) when he happened upon a copy of the album and fell in love. He took on a cross country pilgrimage in search of master tapes and truth, and came back with neither, despite hundreds of phone calls, e-mails, letters, faxes, private detectives, telepathy, palm readings and meetings with Jim’s wife, son and producer. Thanks to superb digital mastering techniques, Light In The Attic is still able to present a clean, near perfect copy of Jim’s masterpiece for general consumption for the first time. Enjoy. And remember, beyond the mystery, there’s the music.

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H.P. Lovecraft