Vinyl 1956 Items

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Boz Scaggs Blue Vinyl Edition

Boz Scaggs

LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Friday Music)

41,99 €*

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Cosmic Rock)

Orphan Egg

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Eargong)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Orphan Egg were a short lived group who were formed in 1967 in San Jose California. Their sole self-titled album was released in 1968 on the small independent company Carole Records. Essentially a garage-psych album – in the tradition of future iconic compilation like Nuggets or Pebbles – Orphan Egg was recorded by a bunch of students at Saratoga High School in Saratoga. Occasionally they won the Vox Battle of the Bands, a nationwide competition. They also appeared on the soundtrack of the classic bike-movie ‘Cycle Savages’ with 3 tracks.

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Barre Phillips

Unaccompanied Barre

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Long Hair)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded in St. James Norlands church in London in November 1968 and first released in the following year, this work stands as the first solo bass album in the history of Jazz and improvised music. Born in 1934 in San Francisco, Barre Phillips is one the most influential bassists of his generation. In his long career Phillips has played and recorded with almost everyone in the world of Jazz and beyond, a long list of forward thinking music icons including Don Ellis, Bobby Hutcherson, Dave Holland, Archie Shepp, Marion Brown, John Surman, Paul Bley, Evan Parker just to name a few! Originally recorded as part of a 3 hours session this solo tour-de force expresses the true essence of a genius. A multifaceted, kaleidoscopic journey through a myriad of melodic, rhythmic, fretted and bowed lines. In other words: a true master class and a seminal statement from one of the greatest figures in creative music! ‘...Not just an improviser of the highest order; but a true sound sculptor capable of drawing from his instrument such a vast array of shapes and colours that his creation is almost a form of visual art for the ears.’ Jazzwise

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Touch

30,99 €*

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Long Hair)

Ars Nova

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Federal Duck Orange Vinyl Edition

Federal Duck

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Reel Music)

20,99 €*

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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RJ & The Riots Black Vinyl Edition

RJ & The Riots

LP | 1964 | EU | Reissue (Guerssen)

16,89 €* 25,99 € -35%

Blowing His Mind (And Yours Too)

Release: 1964 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Cool Rock&roll, Surf, Beat AND Garage-rock From Philippines IN THE 60s!! Led by teen guitar wizard Ramon “rj” Jacinto, RJ & THE Riots was one of the first rock&roll /beat bands from the Philippines and certainly the first to release original rock n’ roll songs with lyrics in their own country. This is the first ever reissue of their second album, originally released in 1964 and now impossible to find (four stars rating in Hans Pokora’s 1001 Record Collector Dreams book). Including original songs like the monster instrumental “Fuzzed”, the garage sounding “Advertising Man”, “Girl Nice”, the surf rock of “Trip To Manila” and more plus a few rad covers (Beach Boys, Buddy Holly…). The album was recorded at the home studio built by whizz kid Ramón Jacinto, who also operated his own record label (RJ Productions), magazine (Teenstone) and radio station (from his parent’s backyard!) RJ and the Riots started as a high school band of classmates composed of Ramon “rj” Jacinto (lead guitar), Alan Austria (bass guitar), Jimmy Colayco (rhythm guitar) and Bernie Evangelista (drums) with ages ranging from 15-17 years old. They were one of the first bands with electric instruments in the Philippines and this album marked the transition from instrumental rock to vocals. Today, RJ is a well-known businessman (founder of a TV and radio network), Pinoy rock&roll icon and continues his musical journey performing rock n’ roll hits of the 50’s – 80’s at his own Bistro “rj” music lounge, where the top of Philippine society, movers and shakers, go to dance and sing to RJ’s rock n’ roll classics. *Remastered sound and color insert with liner notes & rare photos. *Download card with the album plus one bonus track from a rare 45 Riyl: Ventures, Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, Stones, JAN & Dean, BeatLES…

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Lord Buckley

LP | 1966 | US | Original (World Pacific)

5,24 €* 14,99 € -65%

Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler On The Roof

Release: 1966 / US – Original

Genre: Comics

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Used Vinyl

Medium: G+, Cover: VG

US original.

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Cannonball Adderley

LP | 1964 | US | Original (Capitol)

30,99 €*

Release: 1964 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs

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Miles Davis

At Carnegie Hall

29,99 €*

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | US | Original (Columbia)

OC Smith

Hickory Holler Revisited

4,99 €*

Release: 1968 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Monster Movie Black Vinyl Edition

Can

LP | 1969 | Reissue (Mute)

Release: 1969 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Yuya Uchida & The Flowers

Challenge!

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Cosmic Rock)

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Cosmic Rock)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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All in all the debut album by cultish japanese freak-rockers Flower Travellin’ Band, then called Yuya Uchida & The Flowers. Released in 1969 it features mainly cover songs of influential Western bands such as Cream, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jefferson Airplane. It was named number 34 on Bounce's 2009 list of 54 Standard Japanese Rock Albums.

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The Advancement

LP | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Polydor)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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After collaborating with Gabor Szabo on such influential ‘rare groove’ albums as ‘More Sorcery’ and ‘Dreams’, bassist Louis Kabok and drummer Hal Gordon further embraced jazz-rock fusion under The Advancement monicker. Their self title album from 1969 opens with the moody expressiveness of "Juliet" moving on "Moorish Mode" on more interesting drums break. Their heady melting pot of jazz, hard rock and psychedelia is anyhow well described on closing number "Fall Out"

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Ingfried Hoffmann

Soul Bond

27,99 €*

LP | 1969 | JP | Reissue (Musik Produktion Schwarzwald)

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ingfried Hoffmann - Hammond organ, Pierre Cavalli - 12-string guitar, Volker Kriegel - guitar, Peter Trunk - bass, Rafi Lüderitz - drums

The grooviest James Bond sounds ever! Ingfried Hoffmann had the reputation of being Europe’s best Hammond B-3 organist, a talent that has occasionally overshadowed his equal skill as a pianist, arranger and composer. As a member of Klaus Doldinger’s famed quartet, Hoffmann won several polls as Germany’s best jazz organist and pianist. “Soul Bond” was first released in Germany in 1966 under the title “From Twen With Love’, when the James Bond craze was at its height, following the worldwide success of ‘Thunderball’. Inspired by the first four Bond films, Hoffmann not only laid down fantastically swinging interpretations of Bond themes, but also shone with compositions of his own dedicated to the famous super spy. This is the first LP reissue of the rare Polydor album.

1-lp, 180g, Pallas pressing, padded inner sleeve.

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Oscar Peterson

Mellow Mood

LP | 1961 | US | Original (Everest)

Release: 1969 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

1975 Japanese reissue.

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Gloria Lynne

I'm Glad There Is You

10,99 €*

Release: 1961 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Le Stelle di Mario Schifano

Dedicato A Purple Vinyl Edition

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (AMS)

30,99 €*

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1961 | EU | Reissue (Culture Factory)

Grant Green

Grant's First Stand

Release: 1961 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Culture Factory)

Foundations

From The Foundations

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | JP | Original (Liberty)

The Ventures

Live Again!

Release: 1968 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Vinyl with minimal wear

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OST West Side Story Gold Vinyl Edition

2LP | 1961 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

33,99 €*

"Live" At The Bird Lounge (Houston, Texas)

Release: 1961 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Soundtracks

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180 gram audiophile vinyl / Gatefold sleeve.
West Side Story is the soundtrack to the 1961 film by the same name. All music is composed by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim. When released, the soundtrack spent 54 weeks at No.1 on Billboard’s album charts, giving it the longest run at No.1 of any album in history. Perhaps Michael Jackson’s Thriller comes close, on the grounds that West Side Story was listed on a chart for stereo albums only at a time when many albums were recorded in mono. During the Grammy Awards of 1962, it won Best Sound Track Album - Original Cast and Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album for Johnny Richards’ orchestrations of the movie score. These successes bolstered the popularity of the movie and soundtrack even further. In the United States, it was the best-selling album of the 1960s, certifying three times Platinum in over two decades. West Side Story includes 4 bonus tracks, “Overture”, “Intermission Music”, “Finale (Somewhere)” and “End Credits”. This 2LP-set is available as a limited edition on gold coloured vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

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Lightnin' Hopkins

LP | 1964 | UK | Original (Bulldog)

Release: 1964 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

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Chicken Fat Verve By Request Edition

Mel Brown

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Impulse)

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Beat Verve By Request Edition

Roy Brooks

LP | 1964 | EU | Reissue (Verve)

26,09 €* 28,99 € -10%

Release: 1964 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1967 | US | Original (Capitol)

Laurindo Almeida

A Man And A Woman

7,99 €*

Twistin' The Night Away Clear Vinyl Edtion

Release: 1967 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Tiny needle hole in cover.

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Sam Cooke

LP | 1962 | EU | Reissue (Sowing)

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Soulgramma)

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited Clear Vinyl edition, 500 copies! Twistin' the Night Away is Sam Cooke's eighth studio album. Released in April 1962 by RCA Victor, the album shows how the one and only Sam Cooke approached the twist dance phenomenon and as a result became one of Cooke's most successful releases. In fact Twistin' the Night Away peaked while the single of the same name charted high at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. Twistin' the Night Away stands as one of the great dance albums of its period,"and "a brilliant soul album as well.

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Ram John Holder

Black London Blues

20,99 €*

LP | 1969 | JP | Reissue (Daiei)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Fully licensed ! Ltd to 500 copies. Singer and guitarist Ram John Holder was born in. 1939 in Georgetown, British Guiana, then moved to Cincinnati in 1954, and to the East Coast to work as folk blues singer in the early 1960s. In 1963, he took residency in England where he recorded several albums. Released in 1969 Black London Blues is surely is masterpiece. A socio-political manifesto the album chronicles the trials and tribulations that were the result of being a black-immigrant in London, and it contains all the pathos and pain one can imagine. Self-conscious, as concept albums often are, the record is almost like an audio A-Z or pub guide. It’s funky and represents his own black experience. It is a must have for all the blues revivalist out there, a record to rank along the lines of early Mike Cooper and american stalwarts like Eugene McDaniels or Sixto Rodriguez !

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Shintaro Katsu

Sing The Night

51,99 €*

Release: 1969 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1966 | US | Original (VSP)

The Art Of The Ballad

10,99 €*

Infatuation / What Have I Got Now

Release: 1966 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Punch hole, slightly stained cover.

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Darrow Fletcher

7" | 1967 | UK | Reissue (Jacklyn)

11,99 €*

LP | 1964 | US | Original (Pacific Jazz)

Release: 1967 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Darrow Fletcher’s belated success in Europe - from the 70s onwards, but particularly in this century - has been very rewarding from him; he has been thrilled by the interest and admiration for his past work. These are two of his revered Jacklyn label sides; Jacklyn being owned by his father, who named the imprint after Darrow’s sister. This Repro coupling will be welcomed by collectors who cannot afford the high price of the originals – many of which are often found in poor condition as they were played the hell out of in 1960s Chicago. track listing

A. Infatuation – Darrow Fletcher B. What Have I GOT NOW – Darrow Fletcher

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Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Portraits

10,99 €*

2LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

Release: 1964 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

US original, mono version.

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Grateful Dead

Live dead

34,99 €*

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1964 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

Andrew Hill

Point Of Departure

25,99 €*

LP | 1968 | JP | Original (A&M)

Release: 1964 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Blue Note’s modern jazz classic “Point of Departure” features pianist and composer Andrew Hill in a sextet with alto saxophonist Eric Dolphy, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, trumpeter Kenny Dorham, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Tony Williams. AllMusic calls the album "a stellar date, essential for any representative jazz collection, and a record that, in the 21st century, still points the way to the future for jazz”.

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition: stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

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Herbie Mann

Glory Of Love

23,74 €* 24,99 € -5%

Release: 1968 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

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The Best Of Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett

LP | 1967 | US | Original (Atlantic)

Release: 1967 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Slight wear.

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LP | 1969 | US | Original (Atlantic)

Jazz Super Hits

11,99 €*

Birdlegs & Pauline Baby Pink Vinyl Edition

Release: 1969 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Vinyl close to VG+. Cover with punch hole

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Birdlegs & Pauline

2LP | 1964 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

Birdlegs & Pauline Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1964 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Among the rarest albums from Jim Kirchstein's Wisconsin-based Cuca label, 1964's Birdlegs & Pauline runs a playful gamut of girl group soul, sultry R&B, bluesy torch songs, and junk shop doo-wop. The Rockford, Illinois-based husband and wife duo struck gold with their Top 20 R&B hit "Spring" the year prior and frequently returned to Sauk City to see if there was any additional magic up Cuca's sleeve. Gathered here are the best of Birdlegs & Pauline's family album of songs, featuring several previously unissued songs found deep in the Cuca vault.

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Birdlegs & Pauline

2LP | 1964 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

Markley (West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band)

Release: 1964 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Markley, A Group

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Life Goes On)

25,99 €*

Bill Evans At Town Hall Volume One Acoustic Sounds Edition

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Markley, A Group is the sixth and final album by the American psychedelic rock group, the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, and was released in 1970 on Forward Records, owned by Mike Curb. The album was released under another group name, Markley A Group, as decided by the group owner, Bob Markley. It features compositions by Danny Harris, Michael Lloyd and Shaun Harris with lyrics by Bob himself. The content is simple and soft, reminiscent of the band's earlier work. A gently pop-psych stroke of genius.

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Bill Evans Trio

LP | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Verve)

48,99 €*

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A timeless piano jazz classic: Bill Evans’ first-ever performance at a concert hall in New York City. Featuring the sensitive accompaniment of Chuck Israels on bass and Arnold Wise on drums. Includes a thirteen-minute solo suite dedicated to the memory of Bill’s father who had only recently passed at the time of the recording.

Verve Acoustic Sounds Series: Stereo, mastered fully analogue from the original tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound, QPR pressing (180 g), firm tip-on gatefold (Stoughton Printing), padded inner sleeve.

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Bill Evans & Jim Hall

Undercurrent

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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When giants of Jazz join together in conjugal jamming the resultant jousting can be less than jubilant. That was often the case in the era when promoters and record producers thought it a bright idea to create battle conditions at concerts and on albums. Undercurrent features the protagonists unsupported by a rhythm section, and relies on their intuition and telepathic understanding to create the interplay revealed in this album. Much admired as an influence on other Pianists, Bill Evans won seven Grammy Awards and a led a Trio that released many acclaimed albums. While Jim Hall continued playing, composing and arranging touring the world, receiving myriad awards in recognition of his achievements.

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Van Morrison

Astral Weeks

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Soul Trombone And The Jazz Clan

Curtis Fuller

LP | 1962 | EU | Reissue (Sowing)

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Survival Research)

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited Clear Vinyl edition, 500 copies! Originally released on Impulse in 1962 "Soul Trombone and the Jazz Clan" was a major statement from one of the great trombone players in American jazz. Here Fuller displays an outstanding hard-bop ensemble based on a bunch of great individuals all at the top of their game. Fuller himself is part of a super strong horn section with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath, while the groove is assured by a hard swinging rhythm section with pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Jimmie Merritt and drummer Jimmy Cobb. Fuller gives lots of space to his musicians who naturally respond and empathize with great solos.In one word: an outstanding record!

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Yusef Lateef

Jazz Mood

23,74 €* 24,99 € -5%

Revolver Special Edition Standard Vinyl

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A multi-instrumentalist who reconfigured jazz many times during his long career, Yusef Lateef came to prominence in the late 1950s, after having toured with Dizzy Gillespie. Jazz Mood dates from 1957, when his Quintet had some of Detroit's finest, including Alice Coltrane's brother Ernest Farrow on bass and future Jazz Messenger Curtis Fuller on trombone. The use of an argol on 'Metaphor' and a rabat and finger cymbals on 'Morning' point to Lateef's Islamic grounding and his belief that music serves a higher purpose; this edition has bonus track 'Passion,' from the equally excellent Before Dawn. Rich, deep, and varied, this is required listening for all serious jazz heads.

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The Beatles

LP | 1966 | CZ | Reissue (Apple)

35,99 €*

Release: 1966 / CZ – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Revolver Special Edition Super Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Edition

The Beatles

4LP+7" | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Apple)

193,99 €*

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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LP | 1961 | EU | Reissue (Honeypie)

Alegre All Stars

22,99 €*

Oliver Nelson With Eric Dolphy

Release: 1961 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Born from a studio jam organized by Al Santiago in 1961, the "Alegre All Stars" was inspired by the famous late 50's Cuban jam sessions. Originally published by Alegre Records, a New York City based label specialized in Latin music, this album stands as a legendary release in the field. This is like an open door on a wild Nuyorican party including food, drinks and an ongoing selection of highly infectious Latin grooves to dance to.

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Straight Ahead Clear Vinyl Edition

LP | 1961 | EU | Reissue (Sowing)

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Bonfire)

Release: 1961 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited Clear Vinyl edition, 500 copies! Originally released in 1961 by Prestige/New Jazz label, "Straight Ahead" marks the last Dolphy's appearance within a series of fortunate collaborations with saxophonist Oliver Nelson. This is a great modern jazz album taking shape from a quintet studio session (all first takes) engineered and supervised by master Rudy Van Gelder and featuring: Oliver Nelson - alto and tenor saxes, clarinet - Eric Dolphy - alto sax, bass clarinet, flute - Richard Wyands - piano - George Duvivier - double bass and Roy Haynes on drums. A serious bunch of jazz stylists all caught in fine form and concentration. Needless to add that the Nelson-Dolphy sax tandem shines throughout the whole album while Duvivier and Haynes inject their angular yet hard swinging groove. The track list consists of five Nelson's originals plus Milt Jackson's "Ralph's new blues".

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Free Design

Kites Are Fun

29,99 €*

Tenderness George Semper Mix

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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Candy Rae

7" | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Record Shack)

15,99 €*

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Kites Are Fun Red Vinyl Edition

The Free Design

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Bonfire)

26,99 €* 29,99 € -10%

LP | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Limited edition of 100 copies!

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Motions

Their Own Way

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Roland Kirk With Jack Mcduff

Kirk's Work Clear Vinyl Edtion

LP | 1961 | EU | Reissue (Sowing)

Release: 1961 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited Clear Vinyl edition, 300 copies! Roland Kirk was one of the most creative, extravagant figures in jazz history. A master multi instrumentalist with no boundaries in terms of language, style and technique. Here we find him co-leading a strong studio session with organ specialist Brother Jack Mcduff. Backed up by Joe Benjamin on bass and Art Taylor on drums, Kirk and McDuff give voice to a soulful post-bop set full of groovy riffs and highly inventive instrumental ping pong. Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder and released in 1961 by Prestige Records, this is a fine early step in Kirk's varied and intense career.

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Tamla Motown Is Hot, Hot, Hot!

LP | 1969 | DE | Original (Tamla Motown)

6,99 €*

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Charly)

Release: 1969 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Archie Shepp

Blase

32,99 €*

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Gianni Quattro - Un Mondo D'amore Green Vinyl Edition

Gianni Morandi

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (RCA)

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Ornella Vanoni Red Vinyl Edtion

Ornella Vanoni

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Catalog)

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Bill Evans Trio

Moon Beams

LP | 1961 | EU | Reissue (Not Now)

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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There have been many great Jazz Pianists, but foremost amongst them is Bill Evans. Accepted by all fans as being supremely influential for defining the format and scope of the Jazz trio, Evans entered his first purple patch in the mid to late fifties and refined his playing with a series of album. Over the years he recorded many trio albums with frequent changes of members, with the most lauded being his first and second line-ups. By May 1962 Evans cut what would be his seventh album for Riverside . New Bassist, Chuck Israels, joined the group, and together this second classic line-up cut two albums in the same sessions. The first was Moon Beams which contained ballads, while the second one, How My Heart Sings, had the up-tempo numbers. These were recorded as a mixture during the sessions as producer Orrin Keepnews wanted to release an album of just ballads from Evans, and so made up the album from the varied session tracks. During the recordings, Evans only revealed the tracks to his trio at the session itself. Fans and critics alike were more than appreciative of Chuck Israels' ability to meld into the trio with his punchy lines, meshing in especially well with Motian.

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Bill Evans Trio

Explorations

LP | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 1961 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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When Bill Evans played those haunting exploratory notes that introduce So What on the Miles Davis album Kind Of Blue he made a lifelong impression on generations of music lovers. Bill thereafter launched a solo career greeted with the kind of critical acclaim the bespectacled, classically-trained Pianist no doubt found unsettling yet deeply satisfying. While his association with Miles, which included performing on the most influential Jazz album of all time, was relatively short, his time with the Bill Evans Trio was longer lasting and in many ways more productive. Certainly Explorations proved a great success when first released by the Riverside label in 1961. The trio was completed by Scott LaFaro on double bass and Paul Motian on drums, gave the leader the right combination of swing and subtlety needed to suit Evans’ sensitive and yet ultimately commanding style. It was the second album by the trio and Bill claimed it was his personal favourite. Explorations produced by Orrin Keepnews certainly impressed the Jazz critics of Billboard magazine who voted it the Best Piano LP of 1961 in their annual poll.

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Ike & Tina Turner

River Deep-Mountain High

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In Person, Friday Night At The Blackhawk, San Francisco, Volume 1

Miles Davis

LP | 1961 | US | Reissue (Columbia)

21,99 €*

LP | 1964 | EU | Reissue (BMG/Sanctuary)

Release: 1961 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

US reissue. Vinyl is Close to VG+. With insert.

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The Kinks

Kinks

25,99 €*

Release: 1964 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1964 | US | Original (Blue Note)

Lee Morgan

The Sidewinder

89,99 €*

Gypsy Woman Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1964 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: G, Cover: G

Vinyl with many scuffs, hairlines and some deeper marks. Cover with long seam splits, shelf wear. and yellowing

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Joe Bataan

LP | 1967 | US | Reissue (Craft)

33,99 €*

Release: 1967 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1966 | US | Original (Motown)

Four Tops

Four Tops Live

8,99 €*

Lauluja Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1966 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Storage wear. Original US mono Indianapolis pressing.

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Kaj Chydenius

LP | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Svart)

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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The World Of Cecil Taylor

Cecil Taylor

LP | 1961 | EU | Reissue (Candid)

LP | 1969 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

Release: 1961 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The World Of Cecil Taylor is the fifth studio album by radical, free jazz pianist pioneer, Cecil Taylor.Taylor's music is often described as ahead of its time. And it's easy to imagine what the reaction of the average jazz fan was to this 1961 recording. It is arguably a tremendous departure from what jazz was widely considered to be at the time. At once a modern approach to standard material and a genre pushing exploration, it is a document of an artist pushing the boundaries of what jazz meant and where it was capable of going. This brand new reissue is available on CD and LP (180g) and has been remastered from the original Candid Records master tapes by Bernie Grundman.

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Spanky Wilson

Spankin' Brand New

35,99 €*

Pure dynamite! live at the Royal

Release: 1969 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The album that started it all! Spanky Wilson’s legendary debut from Mother’s Records saw Philadelphia’s soon to be soul diva teaming up with legendary producer/arranger H.B. Barnum to deliver a killer 11-track LP! From the opening notes of “You’re Gonna Miss Me”, to the final fading chimes of “The Last Day of Summer”, Spanky Wilson’s beautiful voice is always on full display. Despite the fullness of her voice, there’s a surprising tenderness - undercutting soulful funky numbers with an element of emotionality unlike anything her peers would ever put out. As Spanky’s voice soars, her backing band, at times as sparse as a single piano, and at times as full as a big band, is always tight, giving Spanky plenty of room to shine while showing off their own immense talents. Don’t miss the album that started it all for legendary soul diva Spanky Wilson, now available on limited edition vinyl with a special Japanese Obi-strip!

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James Brown

LP | 1964 | US | Reissue (Polydor)

19,99 €*

Release: 1964 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Elis Regina & Toots Thielemans

Elis & Toots Limited Edition

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Fontana)

14,99 €*

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Psychedelic Sounds In Japan

The Mops

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Life Goes On)

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Sommor)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Welcomed re-issue of this sough after Japanese masterpiece, just released during the 1968 turmoil. The Mops are one of Japan’s best known “group sounds” bands, particularly noted for their psychedelic period. The group was founded in 1966 by high school friends Mikiharu Suzuki (drums), Taro Miyuki (guitar), Masaru Hoshi (lead guitar) and Kaoru Murakami (bass), playing mostly instrumental rock. Their debut album is still considered a cornerstone of the so-called proto-garage revolution. Their flower-power is revealed through a cosmic artwork, ethnic clothing, fuzz guitars and sitar playing. The album includes covers of the Airplane’s hits “Someone To Love” and “White Rabbit”, the Doors' “Light My Fire”, the Animals' “San Franciscan Nights” and “Inside Looking Out”, as well as the Mops theme song “I Am Just A Mops”

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Hugo Y Osvaldo

La Bossa Nova De ...

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Musik Für Dich)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After the demise of LOS Shakers, brothers Hugo & Osvaldo Fattoruso released in 1969 "La Bossa Nova de Hugo & Osvaldo".

Here, they paid homage to the music they grew-up with: jazz, bossa nova and candombe but adding Beatlesque pop-psych and Brazilian/Latin sounds to the mix, following what they had already done with Los Shakers in songs like "Never Never" or "Adorable Lola".

Cool covers of Burt Bacharach, George Harrison and candombe pioneer Manolo Guardia blend together with lovely self-penned songs and even new, bossa-styled versions from Los Shakers catalogue.

Recorded in 1968 mostly by Hugo and Osvaldo playing all the instruments by themselves, it was originally released in 1969 in a tiny edition of 400 copies, making it one of the most desirable collectable albums related to Los Shakers.

The missing link between "Toto's Bar" and OPA's "Goldenwings"?

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The Beathovens

Happy To Be Happy

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Cosmic Rock)

Goldenrod

Speed And Space - The Concept Of Space In Music

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Vietnam war, the excruciating motto ‘turn on, tune in, drop out’, all of a sudden we were in a new era, just across the lysergic exploitation and the political turmoil. The self-titled album by American trio Goldenrod was released on a small run in 1969 on the enigmatic Chartmaker. An instrumental album full of extended and improvised jam recorded in their hometown of Los Angeles. It comprises of just four tracks, enough for an essential trip. Titles such as "Karmic Dream Sequence" and "Descent Of The Cyclopeans" offers a new exploratory vision, between the past and the future. Goldenrod was a rare metaphysical drug experience you wouldn’t miss again! All three band members met while playing behind The Fifth Dimension and they had earlier played with Ballroom who were a pre- The Millennium-Sagittarius band. After all the three members became all of a sudden top LA session men. Jerry Scheff went on to play with The Millennium (the Californian super group led by Curt Boettcher, basically consisting of psychedelic rock musicians) while Ben Benay appeared in the blues-rock outfit Funzone in the seventies.

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Masahiko Togashi Quartet

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Cinedelic)

LP | 1966 | EU | Reissue (East West)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded in November 1969 at Teichiku Kaikan Studio, Tokyo, "Speed and Space - The Concept of Space in Music" is one of those landmark works in which Masahiko Togashi is accompanied by talented musicians who possess a unique style and innovative approach. The album is an exploration of Togashi's notion of the “Time Law" and can be seen as a study of how texture, rhythm and differing rates of change effect our perception of the passage of time in music. Sounding quite obscure and contemplative, the brief introductory theme signed as “Presage” prepares the listener for powerful and scathing Free Jazz. In a pace of increasing intensity, “Panorama” remits us to the liberating ways of an absorbing percussion where the more muscular interventions are interspersed with moments of enormous sensitivity. Grounded by Togashi’s varied percussion, the disconcerting piano of Masahiko Sato and the vigorous bass of Yoshio Ikeda mark the guidelines of this long abstract exercise. Among several solo notes and brilliant moments played through an energetic improvisation, this theme of 14:35 minutes flows into a grand finale with the involvement of all the musicians. “Expectation” closes the A side in a short but intense reverie of percussion, bass and flute, guided by an improvisation free of harmonic prejudices. The floating world of 'Expectation' closes side A in a brief but intense reverie of percussion, bass and flute, guided by an improvisation devoid of harmonic prejudices. At the piano (and gong), Masahiko Sato (another illustrious representative of Japanese music) assumes a mediation function, granting some harmony traits to the, almost always, abstract and corrosive concepts of this collective. Certainly less known, bassist Yoshio Ikeda (which in the 70s recorded, among others, with trumpeter Terumasa Hino and in the early 80s with the renowned pianist Aki Takase) through a valuable contribution, imprints a decisive mark to the robust rhythm-section as to the overall sound of this date. Even with a less active participation, Mototeru Takagi helps impart a tonal diversity and a colorful exoticism through his forays into the tenor saxophone, bass clarinet and flute. Of sharp forms dominated by technique and irreverence, side B continues with the title track, divided in two distinct but equally penetrating parts. With a depth marked by Togashi’s percussion, “Speed & Space # 1” unfolds on a fast tune over 11 minutes of a harsh and incisive improvisation. The interaction of an irreverent rhythm section finds its complement in the disturbing screams of a delirious saxophone. Shorter, the 2nd part gives voice to an ambiental and minimalist concept in which the central role of Togashi finds an interesting matching in Masahiko Sato’s piano as well in the saxophone and flute of Mototeru Takagi. In this challenging exercise, the flank “space” reaches its fullness before culminating in an entrancing performance by Togashi (percussion, vibraphone, bells, etc.). Includes OBI and insert

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Lloyd Miller

The Middle East

39,99 €*

Giant Step / De Ole Folks At Home

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The second and last chapter of Dr Miller's journey between cultures and its uses, which began with "The Far East", dissected and looked into the root of the sound of distant Asia, continues with this new chapter dedicated instead to the countries bathed by the Mediterranean and contiguous to Central European history. From Spain to Arabic sounds, a new compendium that takes us back to other places and times, Dr Miller is once again able to dissect and encapsulate sounds and spices from distant places and spaces in a time machine. Thanks to these historical documents, we have the opportunity to discover feelings that are impossible to find 50 years later, sucked up and watered down by globalization and social capitalism.)

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Taj Mahal

2LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Columbia)

22,99 €*

7" | 1968 | EU | Reissue (You Are The Cosmos)

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Terre Haute pressing. US repress.

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Jon & Jeannie

Lover's Holiday EP

12,99 €*

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Very unknown artists from Brixton (London), they have recorded two singles on Beacon label in 1968. And no more info about them. But we Love these four tracks of killer Soul & R'n'B in the vein of Ike & Tina.

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Quincy Jones

Big Band Bossa Nova

17,99 €*

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1964 | US | Original (Verve)

Ella Fitzgerald

Hello, Dolly!

16,99 €*

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (We Are Busy Bodies)

Release: 1964 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

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Piero Umiliani

OST Playtime

John Fred & His Playboy Band

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Soundtracks

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We Are Busy Bodies is proud to announce the first official reissue of ‘Playtime’ by popular and prolific Italian composer, Piero Umiliani. Incorporating styles like jazz, easy listening/lounge, rock, funk, and bossa nova to a genre largely dominated by orchestral scores, he penned some of the most outstanding film music from the '60s and '70s with over 150 titles under his belt. Originally released on Umiliani‘s own Omicron label in 1968, the album has been remastered from the original recordings by Noah Mintz.

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Judy In Disguise Record Store Day 2022 Edition

LP | 1967 | US | Reissue (Liberation Hall)

45,99 €*

LP | 1964 | Reissue (Real Gone Music)

Release: 1967 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Record Store Day 2022 Drop 1 Release. On “psychedelic purple” vinyl. Limited to 1,000 copies. First re-release since the 1960s.

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Three Man Army

Two

38,99 €*

Release: 1964 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Modern Harmonic)

Cal Tjader

Solar Heat Colored Vinyl

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Blakey In Paris Feat. Bud Powell And Lee Morgan Clear Vinyl Edtion

Art Blakey

LP | 1961 | EU | Reissue (Sowing)

22,99 €*

Here Comes The Whistleman

Release: 1961 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited Clear Vinyl edition, 300 copies! This is Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers, with guests Bud Powell - piano and Barney Wilen - alto sax, caught live at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris in1959. At that time Blakey's Messengers were no less than Lee Morgan – trumpet, Wayne Shorter – tenor sax, Walter Davis Jr. – piano and Jymmy Meritt – bass. In other words one of the greatest Hard Bop combos ever, a pool of great young individuals under the direction of one of the most influential drummers and band leaders in the history of Jazz. No need to add that "Paris Jam Session" is regarded as an essential release in Blakey's extensive discography.

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Roland Kirk

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Modern Harmonic)

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Elpalmas Music)

Los Calvos

Estos Son Los Calvos

15,99 €*

LP | 1966 | US | Reissue (We Are Busy Bodies)

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Few have done as much for salsa in Venezuela as band-leader, composer and pianist Ray Pérez. He burst on to the scene in the mid-60s with his group Los Dementes, creating the blueprint for guaguanco, pachanga and boogaloo in Venezuela. When the name salsa began to be used as something of a catch-all-term he was still at the forefront, recording two hugely-popular salsa albums with Los Dementes in 1967. Remarkably, that very same year, he also recorded two albums with a brand new group, Los Calvos, that showed how as well as being the genre’s most visible band-leader, he was also pushing the nascent genre to its limits. Looking back, revered journalist Alfredo Churion states that Los Calvos were “one of the most innovative experiences in Venezuelan popular music.” Estos Son Los Calvos is the first of the two albums he made with Los Calvos. On it, he made a few alterations to the line-up that may seem minor, but created a completely new sound. For the first time, he recruited a drummer (unprecedented at the time for a salsa ensemble, which always used percussionists), he switched from the trombones of Los Dementes to the much harder, direct sound of trumpets, and he recruited Carlos Yanez, best known as El Negrito Calavén, as singer. Whereas Los Dementes had been aligned with the slightly pop sound of tropical orchestras, Los Calvos took an almost-jazz approach, allowing room for the musicians and vocalists to improvise, and they also took inspiration from the sounds of surf rock swirling around Caracas. The group’s drummer El Pavo amusingly once described the group’s sound as like “wearing a dinner suit with flip-flops”. Opening track “El Kenya” is the clearest example of that surf rock influence; it’s opening lines make clear its intentions: “una linda trigueña que me invitó a bailar el Kenya” (“a beautiful trigueña – tri-ethnic girl – invited me to dance the Kenya”). They are intent on creating their own dance craze, El Kenya. If the group had ever performed live, then maybe it would have taken off, as the song had all the credentials: rollicking montuno piano from Pérez, ingenious scatting and vocal improvs from Calavén, and a middle section where the drums and trumpets battle it out hard, with an audience screaming its appreciation throughout. It’s followed by ‘Mi Salsa Llego’, which Pérez had already recorded with Los Dementes; here, it’s a tougher beast, the sparser hits of the drums and trumpets giving a harder sound evocative of the times, with more and more people moving to the cities, and wanting a grittier, urban soundtrack. The secret weapon in Los Calvos was the fact that this was a group made up of some of Venezuela’s finest musicians, many of which, Pérez included, had working class roots. Music for them was as much a part of their day-to-day lives, as it was a profession, it was what they did. The legendary Frank “El Pavo” Hernandez was on drum kit, with revered names like Alfredo Padilla, Carlos “Nene” Quintero, Pedro García, Miguel Silva, Enrique Vazquez, Rafael Araujo and Luis Lewis, also involved in the group. Their versatility allowed Los Calvos to go from the slower, haunting groove of “Negrito Calavan”, a showcase for their singer to improvise, and on to “Bailemos Kenya”, another attempt by the group to create their own version of “The Twist”! Los Calvos never played live, but that was always the intention. Pérez was in demand by the record labels of the time and his deal with RCA Victor to make two albums as Los Calvos was only ever that. But the spirit of Los Calvos remained when Pérez then formed Los Kenya, whose name came from the opening track of this album, and whose line-up featured the same inventions as Los Calvos, with a drum kit, two trumpets and the same vocalists (for their second album, Carlín Rodríguez joined as a singer, and remained for Las Kenya). For this reason, Los Calvos would never have the same successes as Pérez’s other groups, though even Pérez has revealed in interviews that the two albums he made as Los Calvos are some of the most fun he ever had recording. With the price of originals for both albums ever increasing for vinyl collectors, this is a great chance to get hold of two of the heaviest salsa albums ever issued in the 60s, and an important moment in the life of Venezuela’s salsa king, Ray Pérez.

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Barney Wilen

Zodiac

LP | 1962 | EU | Reissue (20th Century Masterworks)

Release: 1966 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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We Are Busy Bodies is proud to announce the first official reissue of 'Zodiac' by brilliant French tenor saxophonist, Barney Wilen. Originally released on the Disques Vogue label in 1966, the album has been restored and remastered from Barney Wilen's personal copy of the album. The album was recorded a few years after performing on albums and European tours with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and Miles Davis. The album is an exploration of free jazz, dedicated to the signs of the zodiac. Wilen and his friend, photographer Jean Larivière worked together to create the photos and artwork for his album, Zodiac. The intention at the time was to also create a film with a storyline and characters developed by Jean. Unfortunately, the concept was never fully realized at the time,. Sketches, photos and further context are included in the accompanying album insert.

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Herbie Hancock

Takin' Off

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | US | Original (ABC)

Ray Charles

A Portrait Of Ray

11,04 €* 12,99 € -15%

Release: 1968 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1961 | EU | Reissue (Candid)

Abbey Lincoln

Straight Ahead

Release: 1961 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1961 | US | Reissue (Candid)

Lightnin' Hopkins

Lightnin' In New York

Release: 1961 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Cortizona)

Patty Waters

You Loved Me