New
Releases
Anti-Heros
1000 Nights of Chaos
PS, US Finally available on vinyl!
Taang-145
LP
$10.00
Appelqvist, Hans
Sifantin och Morkret
PS, SWEDEN This is the fourth full-length release for Sweden's Hans
Appelqvist, his third for the Häpna label. Hot on the heels of
his last record Naima, released in November 2006, Hans has a new album
ready, entitled Sifantin och mörkret, containing 12 new tracks
and a beautiful video for "Tänk att himlens alla stjärnor,"
made by Andreas Nilsson (The Knife, José Gonzales and The Soundtrack
Of Our Lives). The music shows Hans from a new side, the album being
more open and spontaneous than previous works. Animal noises, doors
creaking, children shouting, delicate acoustic guitar, and rollicking
instrumentals, Sifantin och mörkret is a patchwork symphony.
It oscillates between the sweet and grotesque, the nice and the ugly,
harmony and terror, light and darkness.
Hapna-035
CD
$15.75
Barjed, Mattias & Various Artists
Upp Till Kamp [OST]
PS, SWEDEN Jim and probably Geoff's Favorite Album of the Year 2007!
The vintage-rock soundtrack to a cool new Swedish TV miniseries (about
twenty-something rockers in early-70s Gothenburg) as created by Mattias
Barjed, guitarist for The Soundtrack of Our Lives. I'll be interested
to see how the songs and scores are used in the miniseries, but spread
across two CDs it's like a freakin' Rock Opera, featuring a little
bit of everything: Bjorn Olsson-esque acoustic and electric instrumental
interludes, gritty organ-fueled garage-rock, some mesmerizing live
stuff... So totally of-the-era, but I guess that is not surprising!
Includes contributions from several of Barjed's TSOOL mates, including
frontman Ebbot Lundberg; a brand new song from The Tallest Man On
Earth; plus guest appearances by Elope's Sebastian Aronsson and Anders
Person, Hipwhips' Markus Lindmark, The Frustration's Jan Martens,
Mustasch's Ralf Gyllenhammar and series actors/stars Sverrir Gudnasson
and Fanny Risberg, among others! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Razzia
DCD
$18.00
Becuzzi, Gianluca & Fabio Orsi
Wildflowers Under The Sofa
PS, US This is an intense & fascinating album made of guitars,
old keyboards, field recordings & sound objects. 3 long compositions
between Avant-garde & Folk traditions where everything plays w/
big emotion: visionary soundscapes, deep drones & sudden noises.
LastVisibleDog-120
CD
$11.75
Berry, Shane
The Scrawlys EP
PS, GERMANY Shane Berry was born in South Africa and presently lives
in Japan's capital, Tokyo. There he creates his tracks, all of which
go directly from the ears to the legs. He released an EP on Trapez
and tracks on the New York label Synewave. His songs are played and
charted by numerous DJs, and colleagues such as Richie Hawtin and
Dominik Eulberg hold Berry's work in high esteem. The new EP on Glückskind
might also please them. Again Shane takes two bass lines and twists
the sounds for several minutes through an electronic meat grinder.
Over the kick, it pulsates and holds it all together perfectly. 'Scrawlys'
is refined, reduced minimal techno. 'Deep Space' goes a bit deeper,
techno-wise. Indeed, there is also a dominating bass loop, but the
insertion of reverb and delay leaves the track with far more room
to breathe.
GluckskindShallplatten-005
12"
$10.25
Black Strobe
Burn Your Own Church
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
PlayLouderecordings
LP
$14.00
Blessing, Lynn
Sunset Painter
PS, UK Shortly before he appeared on the landmark Advancement LP in
1969, vibraphone virtuoso Lynn Blessing released this, his only solo
album. A superb fusion of jazz and laid-back psychedelia, it features
musicians such as Sneaky Pete Kleinow (Flying Burrito Bros., John
Lennon, Frank Zappa) and Wolfgang Melz (The Association, Gabor Szabo)
and was produced by legendary jazz flautist Paul Horn (Miles Davis,
Donovan). Including a handful of mellow originals alongside unorthodox
covers of songs by The Beatles, The Byrds, The Who, Bob Dylan and
Judee Sill, it's a laid-back delight from start to finish. As Blessing
says at the outset: "sit back, relax, and take off your shoes..."
FallOut-2075
CD
$15.00
Blues Control
Puff
PS, US Blues Control is Lea Cho and Russ Waterhouse, a piano, guitar,
and tapes duo from New York. Puff is their first full-length record,
after two cassette-only releases. Limited to 500 on black vinyl. Puff
is the work of two modern gris-gris chefs, and the most righteously
authentic stoner gumbo this side of Twin Infinitives or Jungle Rot.
Glittery framed sunglasses and doper's remorse. The finest racket
of 2007 so far.' --James Jackson Toth (Wooden Wand)
Woodsist
LP
$13.00
Bottomless Pit
Hammer of the Gods
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
BottomlessPit-001
DLP
$18.25
Brannon, Norman
The Anti-Matter Anthology: A 1990s Post-Punk & Hardcore Reader
PS, US While much ink has been spilled over 1980s punk and hardcore
mythology, very little has been done to document the era that followed.
Indeed, it's a glaring omission. In the 1990s, punk rock entered its
adolescent stage and began reevaluating its own music, politics, and
traditions. And before long, the result of this collective soul-searching
became clear: If hardcore wanted to remain relevant in the new decade,
it was going to have to rebel against itself. "The Anti-Matter
Anthology" is perhaps the first published book dedicated to this
transition.
Revelation
BOOK
$15.00
Bröderna Lindgren
Vuxen Barnmusik 2007
PS, SWEDEN Please note: sung in Swedish! Grown-up music for children,
that's what they call it., with a classic 70s vibe! The Lindgren Brothers
Mattias and Andreas take their mother Barbro Lindgren's legacy (writer
of Swedish children's songs that have been sung for generations) and
spice it up with an all star cast on their third album. Features guest
appearances from members of The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Nina Ramsby,
Bear Quartet's Mattias Alkberg, Asha Ali and Kristoffer Astrom, among
others!
BAM
CD
$20.50
Butcher The Bear
Get Away b/w Leave This Town
PS, UK Butcher The Bar is the 22 year-old Joel Nicholson, who currently
resides in the north of England with his acoustic guitar and a couple
of instruments such as a banjo, a melodica and an accordion. "Get
Away" is a melancholy goodbye to a town, a disillusioned memory
of a city that fades away while still living in it. "Leave Town"
is as minimal and as maximal as a pop song could be: a guitar, a banjo
and a warm voice.
ANumberOfSmallThings-017
45
$6.00
Catanzarite, Stephen
U2's Achtung Baby (33 1/3 Paperback Book)
PS, US Stephen Catanzarite takes a close look at what many consider
to be U2's most fully formed album through the prisms of politics,
spirituality, and culture, illuminating its previously unexplored
depths.
Description: Stephen Catanzarite takes a close
look at what many consider to be U2's most fully formed album through
the prisms of religion, politics, spirituality, and culture, illuminating
its previously unexplored depths, arguing that it's a concept album
about love and the fall of man.
Authors: Stephen Catanzarite is the managing
director of the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Centre, just outside
of Pittsburgh. He has created a course tracing the history and development
of American popular music from Tin Pan Alley to today - which will
be delivered, online, to thousands of high school students across
the U.S.
Reviews: Stephen Catanzarite takes his readers
on a metaphysical trip with Achtung Baby...The book reads like a well-written
thesis, and Catanzarite is knowledgeable both musically and theologically.
The songs are the bones on which the author fleshes out his theories,
with the help of quotes by philosophers, poets, musicians (Axl Rose,
of all people), and whole passages taken from books by religious scholars
of different faiths. There are references to Neil Young, Led Zeppelin
(the Tower of Babel is the original stairway to heaven), Bob Dylan
and Morrissey for the rock cognoscenti, as well as a few Chinese proverbs
thrown in for good measure." -@U2
Continuum-049
BOOK
$10.95
Club 8
The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming
PS, SWEDEN Now on vinyl. Club 8 "The boy who couldn't stop dreaming"
on vinyl. Music looks and sounds a lot better on vinyl, doesn't it?
We do think so. Labrador is happy to announce the arrival of Club
8's "The boy who couldn't stop dreaming" on shiny 12"
vinyl. Limited edition of 500 copies. "Cool, calm, soft modern
pop that falls somewhere in between the modern folk stylings of Linda
Draper and the purely smooth addictive pop of Kirsty MacColl. These
subtle, dreamy tracks get better the more familiar they become. Exceptional
stuff, recommended. 5 Stars." - Babysue
Labrador-108-1
LP
$18.00
Copeland, Eric
Hermaphrodite
PS, US Eric Copeland is the amazing 3rd piece of the puzzle to NYC's
BLACK DICE. On Hermaphrodite he Mexepdainudms on ideas only touched
upon on BD releases & takes us further into the mind of his solo
genius. An amazing record that you can put on when you are tripping,
or skateboarding or building a house.
PostPresent-014
12
$11.00
Crushed Stars
Gossamer Days
PS, US 3rd CD of intimate bedroom pop from Crushed Stars, produced
by Stuart Sikes. File under: Folk/Rock
Simulacra-0014
CD
$13.50
Cuomo, Rivers
Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
PS, US Weezer dude's home-recordings, recorded unaccompanied, unaided,
single-handedly, all by himself, without help, in seclusion, isolated.
A collection of his favorite demos from the past fifteen years.
PITCHFORK: "Somewhere along the way, someone
told Rivers Cuomo that he needed to rein it in. To the world's dismay,
he listened, and made three records of faceless, predictable approximations
of what the public supposedly wanted his band Weezer to be. Demo collection
Alone does the opposite, collecting all sorts of goofy and indulgent
ideas-- robot voices, barbershop-quartet harmonies, over-emoting,
an Ice Cube cover-- reminding us why we fell for dorks with horn-rimmed
glasses and flying-V guitars in the first place."
Geffen
CD
$15.00
Dear, Matthew & Matt John
Trampolin
PS, GERMANY Matt John is back with a new stunning piece of minimal
techno. Stretching over more than eleven minutes, 'Olga Dancekowski'
is another psychedelic journey through the hypnotic sounds of Mr.
John, where little bleepy sequences accumulate a twisted impact for
the eager souls on the floor. His buddy Matthew Dear does need no
further introduction. His remix is as twisted but he unleashes more
eerie dancefloor frenzy. But listen for yourselves and enjoy.
Bar25
12
$12.25
Durutti Column, The
Lips That Would Kiss
PS, UK LTM is proud to announce the release of four expanded CDs by
The Durutti Column, the legendary Factory Records ensemble formed
and fronted by virtuoso guitarist/composer Vini Reilly. Lips That
Would Kiss collects together a selection of key tracks and singles
recorded for Factory Benelux, Les Disques du Crepuscule and Sordide
Sentimental between 1980 and 1986. Chief among these are the pristine
singles Lips That Would Kiss b/w Madeleine (1980) and Danny b/w Enigma
(1981), both recorded with legendary producer Martin Hannett. The
remastered 75 minute CD also includes the rare 12" EP for Factory
Benelux from 1982, Deux Triangles, several unique tracks recorded
for Crepuscule compilation albums, and no less than nine tracks from
the unreleased 1983 album Short Stories For Pauline, several of which
feature Tuxedomoon man Blaine L. Reininger on violin. The booklet
features archive images, and a cover based on the original 1980 sleeve
for the Lips That Would Kiss single by artist Jean-Francois Octave.
Artist biography: Manchester native Vini Reilly formed The Durutti
Column in 1978, recording his debut album The Return of the Durutti
Column the following year with producer Martin Hannett, a set of delicate
instrumental tracks housed in an abrasive sandpaper sleeve. Subsequent
landmark albums include LC (1981), Without Mercy (1984), The Guitar
& Other Machines (1987), Sex & Death (1993), Fidelity (1996)
and Someone Else's Party (2003). A prolific recording artist in his
own right (usually with drummer Bruce Mitchell), Reilly has also guested
on records by Morrissey, Olive and Holly Johnson. For many years the
group were managed by the late Anthony H. Wilson, founder of Factory
Records.
LTM-2484
CD
$17.00
Durutti Column, The
Fidelity
PS, UK LTM is proud to announce the release of four expanded CDs by
The Durutti Column, the legendary Factory Records ensemble formed
and fronted by virtuoso guitarist/composer Vini Reilly. Fidelity was
originally released by Les Disques du Crepuscule in April 1996, and
features ten tracks written and performed by Vini Reilly, with occasional
guest vocals by Elli Rudge. In addition to Vini's trademark guitar
style, the album also features sleek programmed beats and synth textures.
The expanded Fidelity CD also features one bonus track, My Only Love,
originally issued in 1995 on a free CD with a guitar magazine. The
attractive booklet for this digitally remaster includes background
notes, and the text of the original press release. Artist biography:
Manchester native Vini Reilly formed The Durutti Column in 1978, recording
his debut album The Return of the Durutti Column the following year
with producer Martin Hannett, a set of delicate instrumental tracks
housed in an abrasive sandpaper sleeve. Subsequent landmark albums
include LC (1981), Without Mercy (1984), The Guitar & Other Machines
(1987), Sex & Death (1993), Fidelity (1996) and Someone Else's
Party (2003). A prolific recording artist in his own right (usually
with drummer Bruce Mitchell), Reilly has also guested on records by
Morrissey, Olive and Holly Johnson. For many years the group were
managed by the late Anthony H. Wilson, founder of Factory Records.
LTM-2512
CD
$17.00
Electric Light Orchestra
Out of the Blue [30th Anniversary Edition]
PS, US
Sony
CD
$12.25
Fu Manchu
Return to Earth 91-93
PS, US Compiles early singles & rare recordings from FU MANCHU!
Heavy guitar riffs mixed w/loud drums. 9 tracks
including all the songs on "Senioritis," "Pick-Up Summer,"
& "Don't Bother Knockin'" singles. Also included are
previously unreleased versions of Ojo Rojo &
Simco! BUY OR CRY, COOKIE!
Elastic-014
LP
$13.25
Funckarma
Sploid EP
PS, US Contains four original tracks with the trademark funckarma
sound. Nice lush ynths and exciting beats. track list: A1 - Comply
A2 - Raides B1 - Sploid B2 - Ymadyn.
BinaryDilemma-003
12
$8.25
Giant Robot
#51
PS, US Damon & Naomi, Hot Links, Meet John Jay, Blog Jam. Street
Beat female streetwear, Joan Chen, Tang Wei & tons more about
Asian pop culture & beyond!
ZINE
$4.75
Golden Oaks
Paradise
PS, US This is free form Applachain abstraction from the folk/minimalist
duo of Keith Wood & Brad Rose. Originally released in a CDR edition,
this batch finds these autumn alchemists offering seven soul-soothing
hymnals to the wind & the trees & the sky & the leaves.
Tranced-out falsetto drifts atop supple strumming to create traditional
backwoods folk, stressed & compressed by the walls around them,
making it softer & airier. Their fractured take on folk is complimented
by multi-layered bowed string & harmonium drones.
MusicFellowship-032
CD
$14.25
Heeb Magazine
#15
PS, US THE GOY ISSUE. Cheryl Hines on the cover. Includes feature
on her, a hairy Christmas w/ Zach Galifianakis, strip deidel &
tons more from this awesomely funny magazine also known as the New
Jew Review. Shalom!
ZINE
$5.25
Hitmen, The
It Is What It Is [re-issue]
The classic 1982 album by post-Radio Birdman/pre-Hoodoo Gurus outfit
The Hitmen get the deluxe reissue treatment, expanded to 40+ tracks.
Formed by Chris Masuak and Warwick Gilbert and Birdman MC/backing
vocalist Johnny Kannis soon after Birdman's initial demise in '78,
The Hitmen also featured future Hoodoo Gurus mainstays Brad Shepherd
and Mark Kingsmill by the time they came to record their self-titled
debut in '81 and its follow-up It Is What It Is in '82 (also available
on re-issue). Credited with taking the high-energy Americanized rock
of Radio Birdman (and their influences including The Stooges and The
MC5) to the suburbs. Fans of Radio Birdman, The Hoodoo Gurus and the
great Australian band's that followed in The Hitmen's wake, like The
Screaming Tribesmen, The New Christs and The Lime Spiders, will find
music on these CDs an absolute revelation.
SavageBeat-006
DCD
$21.75
Hitmen, The
Self-Titled [re-issue]
PS, AUSTRALIA The classic 1981 album by post-Radio Birdman/pre-Hoodoo
Gurus outfit The Hitmen get the deluxe reissue treatment, expanded
to 40+ tracks. Formed by Chris Masuak and Warwick Gilbert and Birdman
MC/backing vocalist Johnny Kannis soon after Birdman's initial demise
in '78, The Hitmen also featured future Hoodoo Gurus mainstays Brad
Shepherd and Mark Kingsmill by the time they came to record their
self-titled debut in '81 and its follow-up It Is What It Is in '82
(also available on re-issue). Credited with taking the high-energy
Americanized rock of Radio Birdman (and their influences including
The Stooges and The MC5) to the suburbs. Fans of Radio Birdman, The
Hoodoo Gurus and the great Australian band's that followed in The
Hitmen's wake, like The Screaming Tribesmen, The New Christs and The
Lime Spiders, will find music on these CDs an absolute revelation.
SavageBeat-005
DCD
$21.75
It's Casual
Stop Listening To Bad Music
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
FriendlyHills
LP
$15.00
Johnston, Daniel & Friends
The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered [re-issue, remaster]
PS, US A collection of great songs by Texas songwriter DANIEL JOHNSTON,
performed by both his many fans, and by himself. Disc one features
Johnston covers by TOM WAITS, TV ON THE RADIO, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE,
M. WARD, VIC CHESNUTT, MERCURY REV, BECK, SPARKLEHORSE with THE FLAMING
LIPS, BRIGHT EYES, GORDON GANO, CALVIN JOHNSON, TEENAGE FANCLUB &
JAD FAIR, CLEM SNIDE, EELS, and more. Disc two features the original
Johnston-performed versions of the same songs.
HighWire
DCD
$16.75
Kazumasa, Hashimoto
Euphoriam
PS, JAPAN Noble, the label that brings "music for everyday life"
will top off 2007 with the new album "Euphorium" by the
magical alchemist of sound, Kazumasa Hashimoto. This will be the first
album since Hashimoto's previous album released 1 year and 9 months
ago. With a delicate combination of academic musical theory and unrivaled
creativity, Kazumasa Hashimoto has been applauded all over the world
for the deep and warm music like a "blissful honeymoon between
classic and electronic music." The newest album "tiny people
singing over the rainbow", by label mate Gutevolk and produced
by Hashimoto is also a piece of work that is showered with the magical
talent of the artist. Hashimoto also enchanted the crowd from around
the world in June in Barcelona at Europe's largest electronic music
and multi-media art festival, the sonar festival. In the new album
titled "Euphorium", Hashimoto plays and produces most of
the instruments in the album from the piano, guitar, bass to drums
accompanied by several guest artists playing violin and cello. The
new album features more vocal tracks including M-5, featuring Gutevolk.
The pop melodies and the elegant and sophisticated arrangement of
the tracks create a beautiful and breathtaking harmony that blend
magically to create a kaleidoscope of sound. A sorcery of sound will
lure listeners into a world of dreams. The newest album "Euphorium"
skillfully portrays undeniable happiness and the shadows that lurk
behind that paradise to prove that artist Kazumasa Hashimoto, has
stepped beyond borders of electronica and soft rock to create a new
universal monument of pop music that is new yet nostalgic at the same
time.
Noble-1222
CD
$16.25
Kohoutek
Expansive Headache
PS, US Hot new trax from Kohoutek. Spaced out sludge rocking from
Washington DC. Have zoned out with Flaherty, Sunburned, Bardo Pond,
and many others.
MusicFellowship-035
CD
$14.25
Lowfish
Burn The Lights Out
PS, US Now on CD. Lowfish is back with a new full length LP (2x12)
and CD release for this fall 2007. Synth pop gone wild mashed up with
breaks , wrapped in emotive melodies and pumped full of bass for the
dance floor characterize his new LP . A total of 10 new tracks and
two of his golden ones from the Sat.31 ep. Lowfish again determines
his destiny in a positive , individualistic styled manner that can
be described as complex, yet fully enjoyed by most listeners. Bladerunner
, Wave Noir, or William Gibson breaking out the synths are a few words
to describe this style Electro. Post Modern for sure considering the
artful and seamless interweaving of various close connected genres
from past and present coming together to define a sound that is new
and only Lowfish. Artwork by 310K with a sleeve done in 60's pop fiery
orange and some of the coolest Graphics to come out of the Amsterdam
design scene. As always no expense on mastering with professional
cuts made by Frankford and Wayne NY city. A lot of work went into
this release to deliver the highest quality in overall production
and sound.
Satamile-41-2
CD
$9.50
Malmberg, Eric
Verklighet & Beat
PS, SWEDEN This is the second solo release from Sweden's Eric Malmberg,
former songwriter and organist for the now-defunct Sagor & Swing.
Featuring guest musicians such as Goran Kajfes, Lars Skoglund, Johan
Berthling, Cecilia Österholm and legendary organist, Bo Hansson.
POPMATTERS: "Cosmic marches and psychedelic hymns"
Hapna-034
CD
$13.75
Merzbow
Zophorus
PS, US Japan's king of noise returns with Zophorus. Speaker-massaging
pulsations of psychic skree & frequency abuse. Housed in a deluxe
5 color digipak designed by Masami Akita. Recorded in February of
2007.
BlossomingNoise-024
CD
$13.00
Moby Grape
Moby Grape '69 [Bonus Tracks]
PS, US
SundazedMusicInc.
CD
$18.75
Mojo
#170 (January 2008) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK Free CD: STAX TRACKS 15 slices of vintage soul, blues and R&B
starring Otis Redding, Booker T, Isaac Hayes, Albert King and Carla
Thomas and more. THE BEST OF 2007. All the records, reissues, tracks
and DVDs that rocked our world. Including: MOJO's coveted Album Of
The Year award. Plus: interviews with The Arcade Fire, Alex Turner,
Dion, Damon Albarn, Johnny Marr, Little Steven, Paul Weller, PJ Harvey,
LCD Soundsystem, Robert Wyatt, David Crosby, Rufus Wainwright and
Elvis Costello.
ZINE
$10.00
Morita, Takuya
Woman and Shadow
PS, GERMANY Tokyo-based Takuya Morita is one of the most promising
young Japanese artists in the minimal techno scene. After releases
on the Morr Music and CYMK labels, he is now debuting on Adjunct with
his most uncompromising and powerful dance music to date. A single
string pattern opens up 'Woman and Shadow,' its hypnotic summon is
soon answered by syncopated bleepy patterns and staccato synth. Dark
vocal samples permeate the scene, the bass warbles the floorboards,
the cavalcade of rhythms soon turns its march into a gallop, a maddened
late night ride of Takuya's wild stallions. Jeremy P. Caulfield catapults
the original's sound particles into space and conducts their fall
into a gracious dance of echoing and reverberating beauty. 'Broken
Memory' is another fundamental parable in the Book of The Morita Law
of Techno. The high priest reads the Proverbs, his chimes of trance
hypnotize the crowds through an infinite vertigo of magnetizing dance
rhythms. A serious effort for serious holiday celebrations.
Adjunct-009
12"
$9.50
MV & EE Medicine Show
Uranian Ray
PS, US Beautiful vinyl lp, originally released on the legendary "
Child of Microtones' label in 2004. A stunning get-hi-fidelity remastered
reissue, slightly rearranged for the opportunities vinyl provides.
LIMIITED single pressing on black vinyl.
Wabana-067
LP
$16.00
MV & EE with Golden Road
Gettin' Gone
PS, US Beautiful vinyl lp, originally released on the legendary "
Child of Microtones' label in 2004. A stunning get-hi-fidelity remastered
reissue, slightly rearranged for the opportunities vinyl provides.
LIMIITED single pressing on black vinyl.
Wabana
LP
$16.00
MV & EE With The Golden Road
Gettin' Gone [DLP version]
PS, US *DOUBLE VINYL VERSION* in gatefold sleeve.
EcstaticPeace-109B
DLP
$22.50
O'Brien, Lynn
Umbrella
PS,US Lynn O'Brien brings us acoustic, folk, jazz. Based in piano,
and looped, thick, layered vocals. Features 10 other Champaign/Urbana
musicians! 14 Original Songs...al a Joni Mitchell, Regina Spektor,
Feist...A+
LynnO'brien-001
CD
$15.00
Petrusich, Amanda
Nick Drake's Pink Moon (33 1/3 Paperback Book)
PS, US This book explores how a tiny acoustic record (Pink Moon) has
puttered and purred its way into a new millennium. Amanda Petrusich
interviews producer Joe Boyd, string arranger Robert Kirby, and even
the marketing team behind the VW commercial.
Description: Pink Moon explores how Nick Drake's
third and final album has puttered and purred its way into a new millennium.
Features interviews with producer Joe Boyd, string arranger Robert
Kirby, and even the marketing team behind the VW Cabrio commercial
that launched the album to platinum status more than thirty years
after its release.
Author: Amanda Petrusich is a writer for Pitchforkmedia.com
and a senior contributing editor at Paste magazine. Her work has appeared
in Spin, the Village Voice, the Oxford American, and elsewhere. She
is the author of It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the
Search for the Next American Music, a travelogue about early Americana
music forthcoming from Faber and Faber in 2008. She has an MFA in
nonfiction writing from Columbia University and lives and works in
Brooklyn, NY.
Reviews:
"The latest addition to the evergrowing 33 1/3 series (now up
to volume 51) is an in-depth look at Nick Drake's final album "Pink
Moon". Tackling a 28 minute album of sparse folk by an artist
whose life went largely undocumented (there are no known video clips
or interviews with Drake) is a daunting task, but Petrusich handles
the job nicely by telling the story through interviews with the people
who knew Drake and worked with him musically, as well as testimonials
from current artists who have felt his influence. She also does a
great service to the readers by not painting Drake as some romantically
doomed poetic soul, like so many other writers have done in the past.
In fact, she does an excellent job of dispelling many Drake myths
(ex: he didn't anonymously leave the tapes for Pink Moon at Island's
reception desk without saying a word), and even points out flaws in
the album (many of the vocals are garbled). The most interesting part
of the book is the final third which focuses on Pink Moon's 21st Century
revival thanks to a 2000 Volkswagon commercial featuring the title
track. While many make the argument that using a song to push a product
cheapens the artistry of the song, "Pink Moon" was used
to such great effect that it has simultaneously become synonymous
with Volkswagon. More importantly, thanks to commercial exposure,
annual sales of the album jumped from 6,000 to 74,000 in the year
that it hit the airwaves - exposing Drake's work to a new generation.
Perhaps the best praise I can give the book is that after I finished
reading it I put it down and listened to Pink Moon." -Losing
Today.com
Continuum-051
BOOK
$10.95
Plagenhoef, Scott
Belle & Sebastian's If You're Feeling Sinister (33 1/3 Paperback
Book)
PS, US If You're Feeling Sinister includes interviews with band members,
producers, management, and a range of fans, and provides perspective
on how Belle & Sebastian transformed themselves, over the space
of a decade, from an underground, slightly shambolic cult secret into
a polished, highly entertaining, mainstream pop group.
Description
If You're Feeling Sinister shows how Belle & Sebastian transformed
themselves over the space of a decade, from a slightly shambolic cult
secret into a polished, highly entertaining, mainstream pop group.
Along the way, the book shows how the internet has revolutionized
how we discover new music-often at the cost of romance and mystery.
Authors:
Scott Plagenhoef is Managing Editor for Pitchfork Media, the world's
most popular and influential alternative music website.<p/>
Reviews:
"Plagenhoef
knows his subject matter inside and out and has gone the extra mile
to research and contextualize the work- a necessary task, since the
band refused to be interviewed for the project...it's nice to see
a modern classic get some due recognition." -Under the Radar
Magazine
Continuum-050
BOOK
$10.95
Randomnumber
Modern Ambivalence
PS, JAPAN Modern Ambivalence is the fourth album by Leeds long standing
proponent of electronic music, RandomNumber. Modern Ambivalence is
the latest incarnation of an evolving style which has taken shape
over the past eight or so years which flowered from early noise experiments
that gave way to a tentative and primitive electronica that was released
on the now defunct, yet legendary CDR label, Fencing Flatworm. Since
these early digital musings Robson's music has charted a course of
increasing melody and of rhythmical complication with releases for
California's Rocket Racer 2002's Understand Your Date & Time of
Nowhere and Mogwai's Rock Action 2001's NME Dance single of the Week
"The Fact That I Did" EP, Towards The Forlorn Society (2003)
for Catmobile Records took the trademark sound to it's limit with
it's brittle and unsettling mix of rhythmic obfuscation and winter
smeared synth impressionism that tested the boundaries of home brewed
electronic music. During this period, other more accessible EPs and
mixes appeared for labels as diverse as Vacuous Pop and Irritant (who
gave homes to early releases by Kid606, Knifehandchop and Printed
Circuit). Shows with the likes of I Am Robot & Proud, Printed
Circuit, Kid 606 and Cex would see the randomNumber live performance
taken across the waters to France, USA, Mexico and Canada throughout
the whole 2002 to 2004 period and would represent Robson's most prolific
period of international touring as a solo artist. The tensions of
these awkward, yet compelling mid-period pieces soon gave way to a
more confident and relaxed sound that was no less compromising in
it's desire to chart the dark and melancholic landscape of contemporary
electronica, but presented a more coherent and accessible sound that
appealed to a wider audience. Golden Acre Sleeps (Highpoint Lowlife)
(2006) ushers in the dawn of a Post-Electronica era of scene fragmentation
and ghettoisation with bedroom producers increasingly marginalized
into obscurity or MP3 mediocrity, against this backdrop, Golden Acre
comes across as a breath of fresh air from the very grassroots of
the scene. Throughout this recent period, the randomNumber sound continues
to develop, as Golden Acre was being released to a world increasingly
enthralled by the new breed of over confident pretty boys with guitars,
giddy on corporate expense accounts, Robson continues to be a credible
live performer at both rock and electronic shows, playing with the
likes of Thee More Shallows, Pram, Clark, A Silver Mount Zion, Christ
and Bracken to name a few, showcasing material from the Modern Ambivalence
sessions.
Moamoo-006
CD
$16.25
Remains, The
The Remains [2007 Bonus Tracks]
PS, US
Epic
CD
$18.75
Rigas
The Hardest Pocket To Pick
PS, SWEDEN New album from Rigas features pop songs althered in lo-fi
electronics. Likened to Radio Dept. but in my mind alot weirder. Alot!
Features guest appearances from labelmates The Chrysler.
Flora&Fauna-024
CD
$13.75
Rogue Wave
Asleep at Heaven's Gate
PS, US VINYL VERSION
BrushFire
LP
$14.00
Sea Wolf
Leaves In The River
US, PS Debut full length from former Irving member Alex Church (Sea
Wolf). Drawing inspiration from fellow Californians John Steinbeck
and Jack London.
Dangerbird DGBR30015.2
CD
$13.50
Seabear
Teenage Kicks
PS, UK Iceland's Seabear do a cover version of the punk rock classic,
"Teenage Kicks," originally performed by The Undertones
in the late '70s. Seabear made it a song with soft, sentimental and
mellow tones, including a summery viola, a sparkling piano and the
warm voice of Sindri. "Piano Hands" is a B-side session
from their full-length debut, a silent tune with an abundance of sound.
ANumberOfSmallThings-014
45
$6.00
Seavault
Mercy Seat
PS, UK Organic, electronic, melodic songs that shimmer with light
and dark textures from the UK. Antony Ryan (Isan) and Simon Scott
(Televise/Slowdive) blend together a mixture of musical elements that
stun and comfort. This musical partnership could be described as The
Cure drinking with My Bloody Valentine drinking with The Postal Service
drinking with Ulrich Schnauss.
ANumberOfSmallThings-015
45
$6.00
Sic Alps
Strawberry Guillotine
PS, US Sic Alps toss out three new tracks for this seven". Title
track 'Strawberry Guillotine' takes the listener on a guided tour
of an imagined war between the sprawling Golden Gate Park homeless
population and the more established model yacht community. Musket
blasts sound off as shopping carts laden with gasoline and styrofoam
emerge from the silent bushes and charge the blood-dimmed shores of
the cement-bottomed Spreckles Lake. Cover art co-opted from '90s L.A.
anti-legends Summer Hits, who stole it from the Walker Brothers in
the first place. Apparently Rex from Summer Hits is now homeless in
London where his long beard is black on one side and fully gray on
the other. This record is humbly dedicated to him.
Woodsist
45
$5.25
Small Brown Bike
Dead Reckoning
PS, US
NoIdea
CD
$14.00
Smith, Jimmy
Back at the Chicken Shack [RVG] (Remastered)
PS, US
BlueNote
CD
$12.25
Stooges
Weirdness
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Virgin
LP
$20.00
Striborg
Nefaria
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SouthernLord
DLP
$16.50
Valentine, Matt
PK Dick b/w We Can't Build You
PS, US
TimeLag-043
45
$8.00
Various
Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970
PS, US (4PC, Remastered, Digipack Packaging)
Rhino
CD-BOX
$69.00
Various
Lagg av! Ni fattar ingenting! Göteborgsprogg 1970-80
PS, SWEDEN A defacto companion piece to Mattias Barjed's soundtrack
for Upp Till Kamp (and that killer Swedish Prog Boxset we're bringing
in), this double-disc set of classic late-60s/early-70s Swedish/Göteborg
prog is made of awesome. Features Nationalteatern, Björn Afzelius,
Nynningen, Motvind, Dan Berglund, Nynningen med Sillstryparn, Totta
Näslund, Ulf Dageby, Trio General Goof, Dom Smutsiga Hundarna,
Ensamma Hjärtan, Nationalteatern & Nynningen, Love Explosion,
Tältprojektet, Svartvitt, Blues Annika, Tomas Forsell, Yalsa
Band, Huntington Band, Göran Ekstrand, Text & Musik, Knutna
Nävar...
MNW
DCD
$18.00
Various
Poem, Ballader Och Lite Blues - Aterbesoket
PS, SWEDEN Please note: this is sung in Swedish! 27 years ago Cornelis
Vreeswijk recorded the classic album Poem, Ballder och Lite Blues.
Modern day Swedish rock & jazz artists Martin Hederos (The Soundtrack
of Our Lives, Hederos & Hellberg) had the idea to re-record this
classic album all over again. Includes guest appearances by Martin's
TSOOL mates Ebbot Lundberg and Fredrik Sandsten, plus Moneybrother,
Nicolai Dunger, Mattias Hellberg, Reine Fiske (Dungen), Annika Norlen
(Hello Saferide), and many more.
MNW
DCD
$23.00
White, Emily Jane
Dark Undercoat
PS, US San Francisco folk singer/songwriter. Comparisons to artists
like Cat Power and Hope Sandoval are frequent, yet Emily's music owes
a clear debt to classic female jazz and blues singers such as Billie
Holiday.
DoubleNegative-006
CD
$8.50
White, John
S-T
PS, US In the last few yrs he's been involved in several cultural
exchanges, incl. an extensiveEuropean tour w/ avant-noise-pop Cloudboy,
providing live soundtracks to archival New Zealand footage. Last yr
he travelled to South Korea w/ Wellington noise band Amalgam to perform
a special performance in a Buddhist Monastery. This is a compilation
of the two dream-pop folk albums "Balloon Adventure"(2000),
a one-day spark in reaction to months of arduous Mestar recording
& "Mogwash"(2003) which was recorded in Berlin w/ fellow
members of CLOUDBOY.
LastVisibleDog-118
CD
$12.00
Wiese, John & Ortmann, Andy
Grux
PS, US Another collaboration w/ PANICSVILLE'S Ortmann & Wiese
who has been a member of both SUNN0))) & MERZBOW. Limited to 200
copies. Blue Vinyl. Screened Silver on Blue Card stock 2-sided Inner
sleeve w/ 12"x12" Metal Laser cut covers. WOW!!!!!
Rococo-016
LP
$25.00
Wilson, Carl
Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love (33 1/3 Paperback Book)
PS, US Non-fans regard Céline Dion as ersatz and plastic, yet
to those who love her, no one could be more real, with her impoverished
childhood, her (creepy) manager-husband's struggle with cancer, her
knack for howling out raw emotion. There's nothing cool about Céline
Dion, and nothing clever. That's part of her appeal as an object of
love or hatred - with most critics and committed music fans taking
pleasure (or at least geeky solace) in their lofty contempt. This
book documents Carl Wilson's brave and unprecedented year-long quest
to find his inner Céline Dion fan, and explores how we define
ourselves in the light of what we call good and bad, what we love
and what we hate.
Authors:
Carl Wilson is a writer and editor at The Globe and Mail, Canada's
national newspaper, and his work also has appeared in Pitchfork, Slate,
The New York Times, Blender and many other publications. His pieces
were selected for two of Da Capo Books' annual Best Music Writing
collections, in 2002 and 2007, by guest editors Jonathan Lethem and
Robert Christgau. He runs the popular music blog Zoilus.com and is
part of the team behind Trampoline Hall, Toronto's acclaimed nightclub
series of lectures by non-experts, which toured America in 2002.
Reviews:
"Let's Talk" about one of the most interesting music books
you'll read this year... The always critical and erudite Mr. Wilson
actually approached Let's Talk About Love as a non-fan grappling with
questions of "good" and "bad" taste... It's almost
certainly the only installment in the series to discuss French-Canadian
race relations, rockism, and Milan Kundera's thoughts on kitsch."
--Idolator.com
Continuum-052
BOOK
$10.95
Wussy
Left For Dead
PS, US Here the band steps further away from Chuck Cleaver's ASS PONYS'
past & continues to create collectively on their own path. This
is again filled w/ the lyrical style that became commonplace on the
first where the thoughts & emotions are cut-to-the-bone &
worn on the sleeve. Swampy-Americana to Velvet Underground infused
folk to bedroom-produced pop gems.
ShakeIt-558
CD
$12.50
Forthcoming
Releases
Adorable
Footnotes: Best Of (92-94) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK First compilation of songs from former Creation Records artists
Adorable. Contains tracks from both their albums on Creation released
in the early 1990's, along with non-album singles and B-sides -- all
seven singles released by the band. Also included is a new edit of
'Glorious' from the debut 'Against Perfection', which is exclusive
to this release. All tracks included have been deleted & unavailable
for several years. Includes a 20-page booklet with exclusive new extensive
liner notes from all four band members - especially written for this
release - along with photos, classic sleeve images & items from
their personal archives.
CherryRed-327
CD
$15.50
Affinity
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US ALSO ON 2LP!
Lilith-145
DLP
$29.50
Affinity
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Featuring 8 rare tracks, not found on their original LP, including
two tracks from their rare single and two tracks from their 1969 EMI
acetate.
Lilith-145
CD
$18.00
Antietam
Opus Mixtum (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 12TH)
PS, US
CarrotTop-041
CD
$12.00
Atlas Sound
Let the Blind Lead Those (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 18TH)
PS, US One of the latest "true queer art punks" to emerge
from the cracked pavement of southern suburban sprawl, this is the
solo moniker of DEERHUNTER frontman/provocateur BRADFORD COX. This
is, essentially, a bedroom album, a collage, mixing the garage rock
& ambient electronic influences previously explored w/ Deerhunter
in a new context, w/ newly explored recording techniques, mainly laptop-based,
learned w/ guidance from kranky artist Nudge's Brian Foote. The result
is 14 Songs of melancholy & mania.
Kranky-114
CD
$11.00
Autistic Daughters
Uneasy Flowers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 4TH)
PS, US This intercontinental trio of Dean Roberts (guitar, vocals),
Martin Brandlmayr (percussion, computer) & Werner Dafeldecker
(guitar, bass). It's also the 4th in a series of records in which
Roberts, having begun in more abstract territory in New Zealand's
mid-1990s 'free noise' ferment, has embraced song, lyric & voice
as vessels for topographic & psychoanalytic tracings of the impacts
of territory & nomadism on the subject. Feat. Chris Abrahams of
THE NECKS, Martin Siewert & Valerio Tricoli - as part of both
cast & crew, foley artists behind the trio's complex, worm-turning
arrangements.
Kranky-115
CD
$12.25
Baby Dee
Safe Inside the Day (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-351
LP
$13.25
Baby Dee
Safe Inside the Day (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Baby Dee is an internationally traveled singer, songwriter
& performer. This is her 3rd album. Produced by MATT SWEENEY &
BONNIE "PRINCE" BILLY, who also played on the record, along
w/ ANDREW WK, ROBBIE LEE, MAX MOSTON, WILLIAM BREEZE, JOHN CONTRERAS,
JAMES LO & LIZ KESSEL, all of whom bring extra fullness to Dee's
old-world pop sensibilities. This is such a great album, filled w/
deeply moving songs & sharply produced in vivid images.
DragCity-351
CD
$13.25
Baja
Wolfhour (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Daniel Vujanic´s third full-length release under the
alias Baja, entitled, intensively displays the composer/musician´s
exciting approach towards a "free electronica" genre. Fusing
stripped-down folk, (free-)jazz, twisted pop, electroacoustic sound,
maximized-minimalism, indietronics, eerie chamber music and a portion
of sedative post-post-rock, "Wolfhour" plays with postmodern
expectations as much as possible while avoiding pretentious, highbrow
implications. There is at least as much ear-friendly repetition as
there is stunning fragmentation. Vujanic´s compositions range
from psychedelic piano ambience to sunny uptempo-pop, from electronic
jazz fusion to cryptic sample ruins. Leitmotifs appear, evolve and
fall apart into transcribed bits of data nebula. Beginnings sound
like ends and vice versa. Sounds teleport. Comments on Baja's Sound:
"Mirroring the obstinacy and arbitrary nature of human emotions,
Vujanic is using electronic music in a way that makes it less a statement
about media or a contemporary discussion about subverting conventional
songwriting than a tool of matter-of-factness..." - Coke Machine
Glow "If the indie rock just isn't getting it done for you anymore,
Baja's enveloping, intangible compositions may be just the guide you
need to more engaging musical territory. Tiny Mix Tapes ...beautifully
strange thing in between postrock, notebookindie, jazzy bitparts and
occasional guitar eruptions and - yes, indeed - pop..." (10 points)
- VISIONS Magazine.
OtherElectricites-011
CD
$12.25
Battle of Land and Sea
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 15TH)
PS, US To describe the sound of The Battle of Land & Sea, one
might call up images of abandoned sea-worn ships floating through
a thick coastal fog. And upon first listen you might call to mind
Cat Power, or the soft glow of Songs of Green Pheasant. But eventually,
you start to hear what makes the music of Portland based Sarah O'Shura
so special. You get a glimpse of a world through the eyes of a someone
on a musical pilgrimage, whether the tales are laden with sorrow or
joy, they are enchanting & hopeful. Spooky & beautiful...calling
out all the old ghosts from past recordings on beautifully warbled
vinyl, they recreate an old jazz club atmosphere but with a little
sawdust on the floor.
Notenuf-008
CD
$13.25
Buddyrevelles
American Matador (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US "'One, Two' is a perfect example of the benefits resulting
from the slightly thicker, more complex sound the band has chosen
to explore on their latest record. Time changes, layered guitars,
and a generally expanded musical vocabulary make American Matador's
better moments a true step forward for an already excellent band ...
and when the grand finale arrives, and drummer Dan Reinholdt's kit
explodes like fireworks, any conceivable doubt disintegrates: American
Matador is an awesome record." -Pitchfork [8.0]
NoKarma-066
CD
$10.50
Buddyrevelles
September, November (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Listen to that Telecaster chime! Those intertwining vocal lines!
Those dynamic yet dancey rhythms! The Buddyrevelles really are one
of the best pop bands around, and their debut CD (released in 1998
on Motorcoat Records) proves that 14 times over.
NoKarma-065
CD
$10.50
Burial Chamber Trio
Wvrm (PIC 10") (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 5TH)
PS, US The 2nd vinyl only release by the the collaborative project
between: OREN AMBARCHI, GREG ANDERSON & ATTILA CSIHAR. They return
w/ a special picture disc 10" vinyl w/ sick, elaborate packaging
designed by Seldon Hunt. The audio material is taken from the groups
performance in Rotterdam, Holland in Jan. 2007 at club: Wvrm. LIMITED
TO 3000
SouthernLord
10
$14.00
Buzzcocks
30 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US New album from punk-pop legends, still smokin' 30 years on.
CookingVinyl
CD
$13.75
Canned Heat
Vintage (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Here's how they sounded in '66 when R&B pioneer Johnny
Otis produced their first recordings. A perfect match, considering
that Wilson & Hite were avid record collectors & blues aficionados.
Lilith-139
CD
$18.00
Celletti, Alessandra
Way Out (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22nd)
PS, UK LTM is proud to announce a new studio album from Alessandra
Celletti, the virtuoso Italian composer/pianist whose previous CDs
include acclaimed interpretations of works by Glass, Satie and Gurdjieff.
Way Out is Alessandra's third album of original material, following
Overground (1997) and Chi Mi Darà le Ali (2006). Recorded in
Rome in 2007, Way Out marks an innovative exploration of several musical
styles, including vocal tracks sung by Alessandra as well as a number
of her exquisite solo piano compositions. She is joined on most of
the tracks by drummer Fabio Ferri, while Renzo Pin provided English-language
lyrics. Stand-out tracks include Dear To Me, Burning and Hundred Points,
the latter a future pop classic complemented by a brilliant animated
video clip made by Tony Sbarbaro. A unique set that defies classification,
Way Out also features one bonus song, the beautiful title track from
Alessandra's previous artist album, Chi Mi Darà le Ali. The
memorable cover image is the painting Pensando alla Guerra by artist
Isobel Blank. Short biography: Alessandra Celletti studied piano at
the Santa Cecilia Music Conservatory in Rome . After graduating she
continued her studies with Vera Gobbi Belcredi, specializing in French
piano works of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. In 1994 she
released Les sons et les parfums, an album of pieces by Debussy, Ravel
and Satie. Since then she has followed an irregular artistic path,
characterized by sudden departures from classical music. Her second
album, Viaggio a Praga, an exploration of the work of Bohemian composers,
saw Alessandra awarded a scholarship by the Czech Republic in 1997.
On returning to Italy she began working with Kha Records. Her collection
Esoterik Satie proved hugely popular in France , and Gnossienne #1
was used by Guy Ritchie in his 2005 movie Revolver. Alessandra is
now preparing to release two new albums. The Golden Fly will appear
in Italy in October 2007, and Way Out by LTM in January 2008.
LTM-2505
CD
$17.00
Cha Cha Cohen
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, SCOTLAND Re-issue of CCC's 1999 debut album.
ChemikalUnderground
CD
$12.25
Cha Cha Cohen
All Artists Are Criminals (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, SCOTLAND Re-issue of CCC's 2002 album.
ChemikalUnderground
CD
$12.25
Chico Hamilton Quintet/Elmer Bernstein
OST: Sweet Smell Of Success (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK One of the most important films of the fifties, Sweet Smell
Of Success boasts one of the great jazz scores; a combination of abstract
jazz themes written and performed by the Chico Hamilton Quintet and
a furious orchestral score by the masterful Elmer Bernstein. These
albums were released seperately in 1957 - both became very considerable
rarities - and are here combined in a single edition in digital format
for the first time. Sweet Smell Of Success is memorable for the vicious
performances of Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis and its uniquely nasty
view of the tough underbelly of New York fifty years ago. It was directed
by Alexander mackendrick ('The Ladykillers' 'Whisky Galore' 'The Man
In The White Suite' 'Mandy') Its audience is with jazz and film buffs
and the eternally stylish; strong export potential everywhere.
El-132
CD
$15.50
Clark, Gene
Self -Titled "White Light" (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY
22ND)
PS, US Further proof that '71 could very well have been the best yr
ever for pop music is this LP. Following his '66 departure from The
Byrds, as well as a release w/ the Gosdin Brothers & 2 w/ Doug
Dillard as Dillard & Clark, Gene cut this w/ guitarist/produced
Jesse Ed Davis, Burrito Brother Chris
Ethridge & pianist Ben Sidran.
4MenwithBeards-116
LP
$16.25
Clark, Guy
Old No. 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US His debut from '75 is one of the all time classic country singer-songwriter
records. From the rollicking Texas swing of opener "Rita Ballou"
to the fingerpicked heartbreak of closer "Let Him Roll"
there is not a stinker to be found. Feat. EMMYLOU HARRIS, RODNEY CROWELL
& a young STEVE EARLE.
DBKWorks-539
CD
$16.50
Clark, Guy
Texas Cookin' (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Originally released in '76, this sophomore effort for RCA is
another fine set of country tunes that run the gamut of emotions from
goofy & playful to brutally heartbreaking, sometimes within the
same song. Feat. a ridiculous talented set of players that includes
Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Gimble, Chip Young, Jerry
Jeff Walker & Rodney Crowell,this is an Outlaw Country classic.
DBKWorks-540
CD
$16.50
Creteens
4-Track Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE TBA)
PS, US 4 song EP from some French kid(s?) making with the Memphis-sound
garage-punk racket. The title cut and "Contaminated" are
definitely 'Teenage Hate'-esque. B-Side has an Oblivians cover &
a slower-style Fatals-ish long-titled bloozer. Recording is pretty
rough. Scums stats: 600 copies on baby- blue swirled vinyl.
Contaminated-009
45
$6.00
Destroy All Monsters
Bored (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 15TH)
PS, UK American group Destroy All Monsters caused quite a stir when
they first appeared in the UK. Featuring guitarist Mike Davis who
had previously played in The MC5, Ron Asheton - bass player from The
Stooges and drummer Rob King, the band were completed by vocalist
and ex-model Niagara. The band recorded only three singles for Cherry
Red, all of which are contained on this mid-price CD (Tracks 1 >
6). Track seven - 'Goin' To Lose' - was previously unreleased.
CherryRed-094
CD
$15.50
Devine & Griffiths
Wheels To Get To Heaven (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 8TH)
PS, UK Ian Devine is guitarist with Manchester post-punk band Ludus
and one half of the duo Devine & Statton. This is the new album
recorded with Amanda Griffiths on vocals. To narrow the field, this
is a record that sits in the same emotional and musical league as
the third release from The Velvet Underground, the first album by
The Smiths, Neil Young's 'Harvest Moon', Nico's 'The Chelsea Girls',
Carole King's 'Tapestry' or Joni Mitchell's 'Court and Spark'. And
how to justify such a grand claim? It all comes back to the music,
and the world opened up by the music. 'Wheels To Get To Heaven' is
a near perfect conflation of darkness and light: that such enchanting,
mesmeric songs make eloquent not simply such sadness, but such heartfelt
vulnerability to the curves and ragged edges of seemingly commonplace
days.
Anhrefn-017
CD
$15.50
Dimes, The
Silent Generation (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 15TH)
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "While the songs provide snapshots of
a bygone America...the Dimes' soft rock delivery is completely modern,
investing the tales with the humanitarian romance of a Frank Capra
movie. The Dimes have done what most bands dream of, creating an alternate
universe of warm pop music with a sunny vibe that'll keep toes tapping
and plaster a sunny smile on every listener's face."
PetMarmoset
CD
$11.50
Doleful Lions
7 (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 2008)
PS, US After clearing the vaults with their previous album, Song Cyclops
Volume Two, Doleful Lions return with a new lineup, direction, and
wisdom. 7 represents the next step in the evolution of Doleful Lions,
marrying their keen pop sensibilities with a new adventurous sound...
The usual folk guitar strummings of their previous releases have been
replaced with an eclectic mix of electronically-informed, epic song
structures and a focused lyrical intensity. They have used 7 to explore
other sonic horizons. 7 is a truly adventurous album in all regards;
an album that has ventured further beyond any music created by the
Doleful Lions in the past.
Parasol-CD-108
CD
$9.00
Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart
Same (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 15TH)
PS, UK Almost immediately after the demise of The Monkees in 1970,
there was industry clamour for a reunion and publisher Christian Dewalden
came forward with an offer to finance the project. Micky Dolenz and
Davy Jones were enthusiastic but as Mike Nesmith wasn't interested
and Peter Tork couldn't be found a kind of pseudo-Monkees was created
enlisting the services of gifted songwriting team of Tommy Boyce and
Bobby Hart, who had written The Monkees first number one 'Last Train
To Clarksville', 'The Monkees Theme (Hey, Hey We're The Monkees)'
and '(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone'. So Dolenz, Jones, Boyce &
Hart was born. With the Monkees logo under copyright and not available
for their use, the foursome set off on tour as 'the great golden hits
of the Monkees - the guys who wrote 'em and the guys who sang 'em.'
DJBH made its first public appearance on July 4, 1975 at six flags
over mid-America in St. Louis, Missouri, where they were met by 12,500
of the same screaming fans who had followed the Monkees 10 years previously.
Performing a raft of Monkee hits (Peter Tork had joined DJBH onstage
at Disneyland) the band appeared on 'American Bandstand' and 'Don
Kirshner's rock concert' and toured the States for a year before heading
to the far east. They have the distinction of being the first American
band to play in Thailand (they had to cut their hair to be allowed
into the country!). The success of the American tour secured a contract
with capitol records. The subsequent 'Dolenz Jones Boyce & Hart'
was produced by Boyce & Hart and though light and very pop, is
regarded as the most coherent Monkeerelated
release since 1967¹s 'Pisces Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones'.
El-052
CD
$15.50
Durutti Column, The
Circuses & Bread (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK LTM is proud to announce the release of four expanded CDs by
The Durutti Column, the legendary Factory Records ensemble formed
and fronted by virtuoso guitarist/composer Vini Reilly. Circuses &
Bread was originally released by the Factory Benelux label in April
1986, and features ten tracks written and performed by Vini Reilly,
together with drummer Bruce Mitchell. Stand-out tracks include All
That Love & Maths Can Do and the single Tomorrow. This expanded
edition of Circuses & Bread also features ten bonus tracks, including
the rare Japanese single For Noriko/Love Fading, compilation album
tracks Verbiers and The Aftermath, and four previously unreleased
tracks from the cancelled 1983 album Short Stories For Pauline. The
bonus cuts also include the rarely heard 1983 single I Get Along Without
You Very Well, a Hoagy Carmichael cover sung by Lindsay Reade and
dedicated to her former husband, the late Anthony H. Wilson (Factory
Records founder and Durutti Column manager). The booklet restores
the original cover design by 8vo. Artist biography: Manchester native
Vini Reilly formed The Durutti Column in 1978, recording his debut
album The Return of the Durutti Column the following year with producer
Martin Hannett, a set of delicate instrumental tracks housed in an
abrasive sandpaper sleeve. Subsequent landmark albums include LC (1981),
Without Mercy (1984), The Guitar & Other Machines (1987), Sex
& Death (1993), Fidelity (1996) and Someone Else's Party (2003).
A prolific recording artist in his own right (usually with drummer
Bruce Mitchell), Reilly has also guested on records by Morrissey,
Olive and Holly Johnson. For many years the group were managed by
the late Anthony H. Wilson, founder of Factory Records.
LTM-2510
CD
$17.00
Fair Weather
Beginning From An End (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW's CLASSIC PROGRESSIVE ALBUM - NOW 24-BIT
REMASTERED WITH 6 BONUS TRACKS. Following the demise of AMEN CORNER,
Andy Fairweather Low and fellow musical cohorts Blue Weaver, Clive
Taylor and Dennis Byron underwent a musical transition into the band
FAIR WEATHER. Heading into a "Progressive" direction the
band adopted a harder edge and were the first act to sign to RCA Records'
progressive imprint NEON (an attempt to rival Philips' VERTIGO label).
Perhaps the most successful NEON signing, the band secured a UK TOP
TEN hit in "Natural Sinner" before releasing their sole
album, "Beginning from an End". Featuring guest contributions
from DAVE EDMUNDS on "I Hear You Knockin'", although the
album was a success in Europe, FAIR WEATHER lasted a mere 13 months
before disbanding. This ESOTERIC reissue gathers together the album
and six tracks released over three singles to comprise this definitive
edition remastered reissue.
EsotericRecordings-2028
CD
$20.25
Fairport Convention
Unhalfbricking (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Originally released in '69, Ian Matthews left midway through
the recording. As a result the band looked further into their own
country's folk traditions for influence, as their decidely British
style was cemented by the addition of Dave Swarbrick's fiddle.
Water
CD
$14.00
Fairport Convention
What We Did On Our Holidays (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Their 2nd, originally released in '69, is the 1st to feat.
the beautifully haunting vocals of the legendary SANDY DENNY.
This finds them moving away from the California folk-rock of their
debut album towards a more British approach to similar material. It
is also the last full LP to feat. IAN MATTHEWS on vocals & many
consider this lineup to be the finest in their long & varied career.
Water-211
CD
$14.00
Farr, Gary
Strange Fruit (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK GARY FARR's LONG LOST CLASSIC FOLK ROCK ALBUM - NOW 24-BIT
REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES WITH BONUS TRACK. "Strange
Fruit" is a great undiscovered work of the acoustic rock / classic
rock genres, cited by some as a minor masterpiece. In the late 60's
Gary Farr made the transition from leader of R&B outfit The T-Bones
to a noted singer-songwriter. Recording an album for Marmalade Records,
Farr then signed to CBS Records in 1970, recording this sole album
for the label. Sessions featured contributions from RICHARD THOMPSON
on lead guitar and leading lights of the underground MIGHTY BABY.
Unavailable on CD for many years, "Strange Fruit" is a record
made by an often overlooked singer-songwriter made available once
more by Esoteric Recordings and is certain to appeal to all who adore
acoustic music both melancholic and uplifting. The reissue also features
the first ever CD appearance of the single edit of "Revolution
of the Season".
EsotericRecordings-2029
CD
$20.25
Feelies, The
Crazy Rhythms [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Originally released in 1980 and featuring a noisy angular sound
that's somewhere between Krautrock, the Velvet Undergound, & New
Wave. Massively infuential to bands as wide-ranging as R.E.M. &
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. A post-punk classic back in print for the
first time in many years.
Water
CD
$14.00
Fessenden
v1.1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Joshua Convey, Stephen Fiehn, and Steven Hess (On, Pan American,
Haptic) have been actively writing and performing as Fessenden since
2004. This Chicago/New York-based electro-acoustic trio creates distinct,
atmospheric and progressive sound collages, at times weaving quietly
subtle textures against harsh moments of volume, or low hums and buzzes
against crisp percussion while drones interplay with staccato chords.
"v1.1" represents their first release of studio-recorded
material. An exercise in restraint, where hypnotic and atmospheric
palettes create a vague sense of foreboding, this release engages
the acute listener with new concepts of structure and texture. Praise
for Fessenden: "Playing on a rusty knife edge, these artists
mould a new genre of inquisitive reduction of technical abuse..."
-Touching Extremes "Contemplative music that combines the best
of improvised music, real instruments and yet manages to sound so
micro-sound." -Vital Weekly "Like drifting Arctic waters
in an atomic sub, slowly diving, headset plugged directly into the
hull."- Avant Music News "One of the more patient ensembles
I've heard, Fessenden members seem to be in no hurry to move things
along here...just a few compass degrees this way or that...Fessenden
provides a nice trip." -KFJC
OtherElectricites-010
CD
$12.25
Gainsbourg, Serge
Les Annees Psychedelique 1966-1971 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 15TH)
PS, US Culling its music from rare vinyl (Gainsbourg's ultra-rare
7" B-side from the Mister Freedom OST) & master tapes (the
superb & never commercially released "La Horse" &
the breakbeat classic "Requiem Pour Un Con") & utilizing
tasteful restoration & remastering, this latest anthology promises
to be the 1st time that many of these songs will be heard by the record-buying
public. And w/ bonus beats to boot.
LeSmokeDisques
DLP
$16.75
Gazelle
Sunblown (ONE SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 2008)
PS, US Debut album from local scene super-duo parlaying overcast electro-rock
dreamscapes. Features Jeff Dimpsey (Hum, National Skyline, Honchu
Overload, Poster Children, etc) and Adam Fein (Absinthe Blind).
AHiddenAgendaRecord-090
CD
$9.00
Hamill, Claire
October (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK CLASSIC FOLK ROCK ALBUM - NOW 24-BIT REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL
MASTER TAPES WITH BONUS TRACKS. The possessor of one of the finest
voices in popular music, Claire Hamill signed to Island records at
the age of 16, recording two albums which featured contributions from
JOHN MARTYN, FREE & TERRY REID. "October" is Claire's
second album, a masterpiece of folk rock and the art of songwriting
and features music of both innocence and maturity. Produced by Paul
Samwell Smith (who had recently worked with Cat Stevens), "October"
is a highlight of Claire's early career and is certain to appeal to
those who appreciate the art of the singer songwriter. The Esoteric
reissue includes "Baby What's Wrong" as a bonus tracks.
With her songs covered by EVA CASSIDY and cited by KATE BUSH as an
influence, this reissue is the first part of a programme that sees
the reissuing of Claire's work by Esoteric Recordings.
EsotericRecordings-2032
CD
$20.25
Hamill, Claire
One House Left Standing (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK CLASSIC FOLK ROCK ALBUM - NOW 24-BIT REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL
MASTER TAPES WITH BONUS TRACKS. The possessor of one of the finest
voices in popular music, Claire Hamill signed to Island records at
the age of 16, recording two albums which featured contributions from
JOHN MARTYN, FREE & TERRY REID. "One House Left Standing"
is Claire's first album, a masterpiece of folk rock and the art of
songwriting and features music of both innocence and maturity. The
Esoteric reissue includes four bonus tracks, three of which are unreleased,
including a version of "Meet Me On the Corner" featuring
Gerry Rafferty and Steeler's Wheel as backing musicians and the evocative
single B-side "Alice in the Streets of Darlington". With
her songs covered by EVA CASSIDY and cited by KATE BUSH as an influence,
this reissue is the first part of a programme that sees the reissuing
of Claire's work by Esoteric Recordings.
EsotericRecordings-2031
CD
$20.25
Heaven
Brass Rock 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK CLASSIC PROGRESSIVE JAZZ ROCK ALBUM REISSUED ON CD OFFICIALLY
FOR THE FIRST TIME- 24-BIT REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES.
Heaven, a jazz rock group from Portsmouth, burst forth onto the British
rock scene in 1970 when they appeared at the legendary Isle of Wight
festival sharing a bill with The Who, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix et al.
Making a stunning debut, the band (now managed by festival organiser
Rikki Farr), soon secured a recording deal with CBS Records who signed
the band for a large advance. The resulting double album "Brass
Rock 1" appeared in 1971, adorned in a lavish fold-out sleeve.
Well received critically, the album failed to achieve the expected
success and Heaven soon disbanded, leaving behind a fine example of
classic jazz rock. Officially released on CD for the first time, this
Esoteric Recordings reissue is digitally remastered from the original
master tapes and restores the artwork of the album in full.
EsotericRecordings-2030
CD
$20.25
Hiorthoy, Kim
My Last Day (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 15TH)
PS, US LIMITED VINYL
SmalltownSupersound-087
LP
$14.50
Holsapple, Peter & Chris Stamey
Mavericks [expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 15TH)
PS, US The original 12-song album remastered plus 6 bonus tracks.
Collector'sChoice
CD
$15.25
Jettie
Kites for Charity (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Swedish sensation JETTIE is back w/ their new album. A band
whose overseas critical acclaim has garnered press attention and fans
the world over, JETTIE's sound is reminiscent to that of early REM
or Scandinavian contemporaries Johan and Daryll Ann. A dark and stark,
truly powerful and uplifting listen, JETTIE's brand of tortured yet
anthemic pop brilliance is undeniably some of the best "BIG"
rock being made today. AP: "Moody, orchestral rock that sounds
so big it's hard to believe Jettie's music can actually fit on a tiny
silver disc."
Eyeball
CD
$9.50
Klein, Alan
Well At Least It's British (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 29TH)
PS, UK 60's Brit Pop with an influence on 90's Brit Pop. Includes
rare Joe Meek produced tracks. All first time on CD, and first ever
reissue. After writing the soundtrack to the quintessential pre- Beatles
English pop movie What A Crazy World Alan Klein scored a deal with
Decca to write and perform his view of English society at the time.
His style of delivery was very distinctive, not unlike contemporary
Anthony Newley, and writing like Lionel Bart. Alan was managed by
Ken Pitt who also had another client called David Jones, soon to be
David Bowie. That the early style of Bowie's delivery is also akin
to Kleins must surely be more than coincidence. In the mid 90's Damon
Albarn was asked about his influences and said about this LP "
...it was instrumental in me making Modern Life Is Rubbish,and changing
and getting an idea of my own self.... I can't believe that David
Bowie didn't know him inside out, and the same with Ray Davies. My
favourite track goes ' he's a twentieth-century Englishman ' (see
Blur's For Tomorrow). It's a fantastic record." Klein went on
to tour the world as vocalist in the New Vaudeville Band. For bonus
tracks we include the two singles he wrote and recorded in 1962, both
produced by Joe Meek, and the 1965 singles including the withdrawn
Age Of Corruption.
RPM-824
CD
$17.00
Kubin, Felix Und Das Mineral Orchester
Music for Theatre and Radio Play (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, GERMANY We are extremely excited to announce the 1st collaboration
between the Dekorder label and our old friend, local conspirator and
private hair gardener Felix Kubin. Kubin has achieved worldwide reputation
by releasing post-dadaist, futuristic NDW-influenced Organ&Korg
smash hits on his own Gagarin label, on A-Musik, Ski-pp, Meeuw, Diskono
et al. He has collaborated with People Like Us, Coolhaven, Mark Boombastik,
Asmus Tietchens, ensemble Intégrales, David Fenech, Ergo Phizmiz,
Boris D. Hegenbart, Wojtek Kucharczyk and many others. His first recordings
date back to his teenage years in the early 1980's, followed by his
electroacoustic noise duo Klangkrieg and the pseudo-communist Liedertafel
Margot Honecker. Right from the start Felix Kubin has written and
recorded music for films (hence the title of his first album) by the
likes of Mariola Brillowska and Anke Feuchtenberger and continues
the German tradition of "Hörspiel" (radio play) with
works such as "Territerrortorium", "Nachtspeicher",
"Orpheus' Psykotron" and "Syndikat für Gegenlärm"
(with guest appearances by Matmos, DAT Politics and Wolfgang Müller
of Die Tödliche Doris). Some of Kubin's most gorgeous and adventurous
works are his contributions to "The Raft" (a radio play
by the mysterious Xentos Bentos of The Homosexuals, directed by Lukas
Simonis of Coolhaven, Trespassers W, Dull Schicksal) and his soundtracks
for theatre plays by Branko Simic ("Zufall", based on a
short story by Vladimir Nabokov) and the notorious Schorsch Kamerun.
The latter (known in Germany as a member of Goldene Zitronen) directed
"Hollywood Elegien" based on a song cycle by Bert Brecht
and Hanns Eisler. Now the best parts of these works are for the first
time available on LP and CD, simply (and aptly) titled "Music
for Theatre and Radio Play". While the musical spectrum on this
release covers a variety of styles and moods it's still almost immediately
recognizable as a typically Kubin-ist work featuring the main ingredients
his records and body-and-mind-boggling live shows are famous for.
Twisted rythms & playfully clever arrangements that could have
been created by a mutated reincarnation of the legendary Juan Esquivel;
hauntingly ethereal tracks sounding like a narcoleptic John Carpenter
playing Angelo Badalamenti arrangements; contorted Big Band music,
pre-war Schlager and Vaudeville sent through a malfunctioning pre-digital
time machine; Ennio Morricone cloned as a Russian male choir; instrumental
workers' songs Hanns Eisler might have imagined in a feverish nightmare
- it's all there, and more!
Dekorder-022
CD
$15.00
Kubin, Felix Und Das Mineral Orchester
Music for Theatre and Radio Play (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, GERMANY VINYL VERSION!!!
Dekorder-022
LP
$17.00
Magnetic Fields, The
Distortion (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 15TH)
PS, US New album!
Nonesuch
CD
$16.25
Magoo
Soateramic Sounds of Magoo [expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
JANUARY 22ND)
PS, SCOTLAND The original 1997 album and 6 bonus tracks. ALL MUSIC
GUIDE: "The brief tracks on Soateramic Sounds... are a giddy
cacophony of fuzzy pop gems. Magoo's songs are noisy, quirky, and
occasionally low-fi, but above all they're hooky, with sing-along
choruses and friendly melodies packed into every second. It's quite
a likeable approach -- some of the album's tracks are rockers, others
are mid-tempo pop songs, and still others, surprisingly enough, are
atmospheric and rather mellow. Each song casually dedicates itself
to churning out snappy, memorable structures. Between the band's charming
generosity with melody, their scattered and idiosyncratic approach
to instrumental presentation, and their inexhaustible supply of hooks,
Soateramic Sounds... proves to be an immensely satisfying listen."
ChemikalUnderground
CD
$12.25
Magoo
Vote the Pacifist Ticket Today [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY
22ND)
PS, SCOTLAND Re-issue of Magoo's 1998 album.
ChemikalUnderground
CD
$12.25
Marah
Angels of Destruction! (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 8TH)
PS, US Their 6th album finds the kids from Philly in a brave new world:
new sobriety, new members & new songs. Culled from a Niagara-like
output of songs over the past year, it is, as David Bielanko puts
it, "...the tip of the iceberg and the bottom of the well."
The album swings w/ abandon & rocks w/
greasy soul.
YepRoc-2108
CD
$14.75
Menck
Hey War Pigs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 2008)
NO PS, US On his new 45rpm vinyl single Velvet Crush drummer and very
occasional solo singer-songsmith Ric Menck covers former Soft Boys
and Katrina & The Waves guitarist-songwriter Kimberly Rew's pissed-off
protest anthem "Hey War Pigs" (so very fitting) backed by
his dry-hump version of "Teenage Head" by The Flaming Groovies.
Black wax in a plain paper sleeve. In addition to founding Velvet
Crush Menck is and has been a member of The Drats, The Reverbs, The
Springfields, The Paint Set, The Big Maybe, The Stupid Cupids, Pop
The Balloon, Choo Choo Train, Duffy, The Tyde, Frausdots, Aimee Mann
and Matthew Sweet.
BirdSong-106
45
$3.00
Moorcock, Michael & Deep Fix
The New World's Fair (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK Classic sci-fi rock album - now 24-bit remastered from the
original master tapes with unreleased bonus tracks. Features members
of Hawkwind & Snowy White. New essay by Nik Turner. Leading Science
Fantasy author Michael Moorcock enjoyed a long collaboration with
Space Rock kings HAWKWIND eventually forming his own outfit Deep Fix
to record this conceptual album in 1975. Featuring Members of HAWKWIND
and guitarist SNOWY WHITE, "The New Worlds Fair" was a stunning
work inspired by Moorcock's writings and was wonderfully conceived
and delivered. The ESOTERIC reissue is remastered from the original
tapes and includes 7 bonus tracks, 3 of which are previously unreleased.
The booklet features an essay by HAWKWIND founder & friend of
Michael Moorcock NIK TURNER. It an essential release for fans of HAWKWIND,
MOORCOCK and Science Fantasy.
EsotericRecordings-2026
CD
$20.25
Nyro, Laura
More Than A New Discovery (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 29TH)
PS, UK Rev-Ola proudly re-presents the album which introduced to the
world the wonderful talent of Laura Nyro! More Than A New Discovery
(aka The First Songs) is openly informed by the styles of Laura's
youth. She had just turned 19 when she recorded the album in early
1966, and the songs retain a youthful exuberance and glisten with
beautiful pop melodies and then-fashionable, sturdy 1960s New York
arrangements. Laura's lyrics are already as poetically-charged and
mature as at her peak, from the wise "And When I Die" to
the observational approach of "Buy and Sell." Musically,
the album was obviously tailored to fit the prevailing landscape of
1960s female pop singers and it often has the same soulful atmosphere
of Dusty Springfield and Evie Sands or the brash, bravura pop of Barbra
Streisand, who was to take "Stoney End" to the charts three
years later. Although Laura's albums would become more and more influential
and adventurous, this, her first outing, features the majority of
her most famous and revered compositions. Due to production decisions
she did mot agree with, Laura Nyro more or less disowned her debut
for many years, until the music fan in her began to appreciate the
set forms as one might a Motown hit of the period, no matter how overexposed
and hackneyed. With new manager David Geffen, a slew of covers of
her material hitting the charts, and a controversial showing at the
Monterey Pop Festival, Laura Nyro signed a favourable new deal with
Columbia Records, making some of the most essential albums of the
late 1960s and 1970s...but that is another, quite wonderful story.
Listen now to where it all began. Fantastic album by one of our very
favourite artists! Beautifully re-mastered in true RevOla style with
lovely packaging as usual... A must for all fans of Laura Nyro, and
of classic New York girlpop... the set form she made into so much
more!
Rev-Ola-233
CD
$15.50
Patchen, Kenneth/Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Rebel Poets Of America (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK Two of the most brilliant poets of the beat generation, Kenneth
Patchen and Lawrence Ferlinghetti performing their compelling works
in a jazz context This edition captures the movement in poetry toward
all-inclusiveness, and a belief that the language and music of the
street had their own beauty, integrity and significance, rooted as
they were in the experience of ordinary people. Patchen is one the
most important american writers of the 20th century and Ferlinghetti
wrote 'Coney Island Of The Mind' which sold a million copies. In terms
of both attitude and style, Patchen and Ferlinghetti paved the way
for Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison and Captain Beefheart. Strong export potential
to America and to jazz culture specialists in Japan.
El-133
CD
$15.50
Quarteto Em Cy
Aleluia 1964-66 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK The last truly great undiscovered vocal group of the sixties...Mamas
& Papas, Free Design, the Association, Harper's Bizarre. Prominent
in the first generation of the bossa nova movement; made seminal album
"os afros sambas" with Vinicius and Baden Powell. Worked
with Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Marcos Valle. Centrepiece
of this set is the 1965 album they recorded with the male Brazilian
vocal group Tama Trio under the auspices of arranger Luiz Eca. It
is a masterpiece.
El-131
CD
$15.50
Radiohead
In Rainbows (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 1ST)
PS, US New album from the music industry's most quietly entertaining
shaker-uppers. Music is really good too.
ATO
CD
$14.25
Radiohead
In Rainbows (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 1ST)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Radiohead
LP
$17.50
Ramsey Lewis Trio, The
In Person v.1: 1960 - 65 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 29TH)
PS, UK Ramsey Lewis straddled the boundary between bop-oriented jazz
and pop music. Most of his recordings (particularly by the mid-'60s)
were very accessible and attracted a large non-jazz audience. The
very epitome of groovy, finger poppin' soul/jazz/pop, perfect for
a party, yet eminently listenable in any circumstances...with personnel
including Ramsey himself, with his roots in BeBop, and Maurice White
(founder of Earth Wind and Fire) the Ramsey Lewis Trio sit squarely
in the very midst of soul, Jazz, funk and whatever history! As soon
as you hear The Ramsey Lewis Trio, you'll feel as if you always knew
them! With a whole load of amazing performances recorded live during
their record-breaking tours of the 1960s, this is THE Ramsey Lewis
Trio album you need...believe it! Amazing and timeless soul-jazz-pop-bossa-boogaloo
you'll love! Perfectly remastered by Mr. Nick Robbins of this parish...and
wonderfully packaged by Mr. Andy Morten in Zummerzet!
Rev-Ola-221
CD
$15.00
S.T. Mikael
Mind of Fire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 15TH)
PS, SWEDEN After an 11 year silence, here's a new album by the mysterious
and legendary Swedish psychedelic multi-instrumentalist, S.T. Mikael.
Mikael spearheaded the DIY psychedelic rock/folk movement of the late
1980s/mid-'90s... Now that he's finally back, here's a chance at last
for the world to join his psychedelic world again. The music, stretching
out in many different directions, has been done freely and spontaneously
in an extremely relaxed and happy environment. He also joins forces
with Dungen's Reine Fiske and Fredrik Björling, whose musical
expertise now also grace the grooves. These otherworldly acid tripper
recordings now exist in the real world and S.T. Mikael proves, once
again, to be a gifted songwriter and an unconventional performer with
a very personal ear for acoustics and an emotional honesty seldom
seen these days. Melodic folk-rock elements flow with waves of heavy
fuzz-phase leads; weird, detached, haunted vocals echo over the band
and the whole thing seems to teeter on the brink of psychedelic oblivion.
This is not psychedelic revival, but the psychedelic NOW. His soaring
vocals, surreal lyrics, fragile, folky melodies, heavy fuzz riffs,
mind-bending soul funk and penchant for the spiritual and mystical
make this a fascinating voyage that is so mind-twisting, soul-swirling,
upper psychedelic that your third eye takes you on a joyride through
an altered state! This album makes your brain start thinking in those
pebble-splash-pond-mind circular expanding waveforms that reveal the
password to tomorrow. The CD also contains 9 previously-unreleased
vintage recordings and unique spoken introductions by Mikael. Limited
edition of 2,000 copies only.
SubliminalSounds-022
CD
$16.25
Sambassadeur
Migration (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, SWEDEN Migration is a sparkling pop album, where breezy vocals
meet deceptively sunny arrangements that perfectly wrap up the most
heartfelt melodies. Biography: Sambassadeur debuted on Labrador in
winter 2005 with the release of the "Between the Lines"-EP.
The EP was followed by their self-titled debut album later that year.
The songs were all recorded at home which gave the production a primitive
quality that labeled them by some as being a lo-fi-twee act. This
was never the bands intention. If the cliché is that songs
are like children, then Sambassadeur saw no purpose in stagnating
in front of their home-computer while watching their kids being taken
custody by those who didn't have the ability to, indeed, read between
the lines and see through the understated surface of the songs. This
called for some change. The EP "Coastal Affairs", released
in may 2006, marked the start of a development towards a more luxurious
setting. Without loosing their enigmatic qualities, songs like "Kate"
and "Marie" introduced a breeze of new confidence. The Sambassadeurs
saw the opportunity to take things to even greater heights and returned
to the scene in late august 2007 with "Subtle Changes".
Labrador-106
CD
$15.75
Samurai
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK Classic Progressive rock album - Now 24-bit remastered from
the original master tapes. New essay & interview with Dave Lawson.
"Samurai" is truly a lost classic of the Progressive era.
Released on the short lived Greenwich Gramophone label in 1972, the
album was influenced by the experiments of groups such as KING CRIMSON,
GENTLE GIANT et al, but was more than a mere clone of these bands.
Evolving from the equally excellent band WEB (whose album "I
Spider" is a classic of the genre), the musicianship on the album
was excellent and Keyboard player DAVE LAWSON's compositions were
groundbreaking and memorable. Sadly the group disbanded shortly after
the release of the record resulting in limited sales. However, the
influence of the album was not lost as both DAVE LAWSON and TONY REEVES
soon joined DAVE GREENSLADE to form the group GREENSLADE, effectively
taking up the musical mantle laid down by SAMURAI. This Esoteric reissue
features a booklet with previously unseen photographs and an interview
with DAVE LAWSON.
EsotericRecordings-2025
