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The second chapter in Gong’s legendary Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy, Angel’s Egg takes the story deeper into the surreal, otherworldly universe first introduced on Flying Teapot. Originally released in 1973, the album follows the continuing adventures of

The 13th Floor Elevators' second album for International Artists, Easter Everywhere (1967) is essentially an extension of the sound of their groundbreaking debut. Widely regarded as the band's peak, the album captures the Elevators before the drug abuse,

In 1979 at the age of 62, Bobby Robinson was an incongruous figure, standing at the back of a Bronx club watching a performance from Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five. According to writer Dan Charnas, "Flash thought Bobby was either a cop or a father

Lloyd James better known as Prince Jammy was born in Jamaica in 1947. He started releasing his own productions in the late 1970’s and kicked off with Black Uhuru’s eponymous debut album in 1977. Black Uhuru and Prince Jammy would go on to dominate Jamaica

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Formed in December 1975 by Pepé Willie (the former husband of Prince’s cousin), 94 East was the Minneapolis-based funk group in which Prince first came to prominence. Willie was a key player in launching Prince’s career, spotting his many tal

Formed in Rome in the late 60s, the ever shifting collective Musica Elettronica Viva included such luminaries as Fred Rzewski, Alvin Curran and Richard Teitelbaum among others, and aimed to conduct the most radical experiments in sound possible. Although

1966 debut album by Texan pioneers of psychedelia. Presenting the HIT singles ‘You’re Gonna Miss Me’ and ‘Reverberation’.

​This ground-breaking album not only defined psychedelic rock but informed punk a decade later, influencing everyone from Led Zepp

YES, BELIEVE IT! The highly prized Immediate Records treasure finally gets an official worldwide release almost sixty years after the 100 advance promotional copies landed on radio station desks

Charly Records kick-off their Immediate Records 60th Anni

Celebrating sixty years since the original recording of the acclaimed masterpiece A Love Supreme. A Love Supreme was originally recorded in one take in December 1964 and was released the following year by Impulse Records. The critically acclaimed album, a

Formed by lead vocalist legend Toots Hibbert, and the ragged call-and-response background singers Nathaniel “Jerry” McCarthy and Raleigh Gordon, Toots & the Maytals were spotted by Beverley Records’ founder Leslie Kong who produced the group’s first recor

Arriving at the latter end of reggae dub’s golden era, Majestic Dub is exemplary of King Tubby’s skill at turning dub into an art form. Joined at the desk by Prince Jammy (mixing) and overseen by Bunny Lee (producer), Tubby took the most out of riddims su

Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell, graduates of the revolutionary Ornette Coleman quartet, are in perfect accord on this seminal free jazz set, recorded in Paris in 1969. The emphasis, as on all Don Cherry releases, is on the life-giving, often magical qualitie

Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell, graduates of the revolutionary Ornette Coleman quartet, are in perfect accord on this seminal free jazz set, recorded in Paris in 1969. The emphasis, as on all Don Cherry releases, is on the life-giving, often magical qualitie

Sun Ra and the various groups he led were as prolific as they were innovative. By conservative estimates they produced around 200 recordings over a fifty year period, and the early 70s was as fertile a time as any. In a typical burst of creative energy Ra

Parker, Maceo & All the King's Men: Doing Their Own Thing LP

Formed in 1969 by Daevid Allen, one of the founding members of Soft Machine, Gong established itself as one of the most unique, innovative, and experimental rock groups of the 70s.

“I have a distinct feeling that Daevid Allen is one of the few true gen