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Jackpot Wipers: Is This Real? LP

"Unquestionably Portland's most well-loved punk group, the Wipers formed in the late 1970s and in 1980 released their debut LP, Is This Real? -- twelve songs of stabbing, jittery guitar, snapped vocals, and unabashed teen angst. Full of desperation and ye

Wipers: Is This Real? LP

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Jackpot Wipers: Over The Edge LP

"The bleak, hard-driven third LP by the Wipers (originally released in 1983) offers Greg Sage at his most chased and breathless, lashing out with sharp staccato notes as if melody were his only defense. While their debut LP provided the blueprint for grun

Wipers: Over The Edge LP

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Cherry Red Dinosaur Jr.: Where You Been (2LP deluxe edition-blue vinyl) LP

Gatefold; Blue vinyl. "Formed in 1984, Dinosaur Jr carved a singular path through the latter half of the 1980s and early 1990s, issuing a number of highly influential albums in the process before finding a home with Sire Records. Where You Been, their fif

Dinosaur Jr.: Where You Been (2LP deluxe edition-blue vinyl) LP

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Mute Cave, Nick: From Her to Eternity LP

The fact that Nick Cave opened his new outfit’s first album with a cover of a Leonard Cohen song, the delusional visionary brooding of "Avalanche," was a sign that he had moved in for good to what Cohen would later call ‘the tower of song’. Cohen’s origin

Cave, Nick: From Her to Eternity LP

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Ndeya Hassell, Jon: Vernal Equinox LP

Vernal Equinox was the first commercially released work by Jon Hassell, originally put out by Lovely Music in 1977. It is also the debut of a pioneering new form of music that would become known as "fourth world": a subtle blend of field recordings, elect

Hassell, Jon: Vernal Equinox LP

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Glitterbeat Hassell, Jon/Farafina: Flash of the Spirit LP

Tak:Til/Glitterbeat present the first ever reissue and remastering of Jon Hassell and Farafina's prescient, "Fourth World" masterwork, Flash of the Spirit, originally released in 1988. Propulsive Burkinese rhythms meet revelatory, ambient soundscapes. Co-

Hassell, Jon/Farafina: Flash of the Spirit LP

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Etats Unis Taj Mahal Travellers: July 15, 1972 LP

For over half a century, Takehisa Kosugi was one of the most unique and enduring figures in the Japanese underground. As an art student in Tokyo in the early 1960s, he joined the Fluxus-styled performance unit Hi Re Centre and founded the improvisational

Taj Mahal Travellers: July 15, 1972 LP

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Universal Hollis, Mark: Mark Hollis LP

Mark Hollis: s/t (Universal) LP
Following the sad passing of Mark Hollis earlier this year we all collectively turned back towards the impressive career arc of his band Talk Talk. Lesser referenced was his self-titled solo album released in 1998. It didn

Hollis, Mark: Mark Hollis LP

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Abduction Sun City Girls: Dawn Of The Devi LP

Abduction Records reissue Dawn of the Devi, Sun City Girls' follow up album to Torch of the Mystics (ABDT 055LP). Originally released in 1991 on Majora Records, many who had discovered SCG via the preceding Torch LP were immediately alienated and blindsid

Sun City Girls: Dawn Of The Devi LP

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A&M Cherry, Don: Brown Rice LP

Don Cherry's 1975 release, Brown Rice is certainly one of the jazz trumpeter's finest and most accessible efforts of the '70s. Produced by Corrado Bacchelli, it finds Cherry taking the tripped-out spacey jazz sound he was pioneering the previous decade an

Cherry, Don: Brown Rice LP

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Pink Flag Wire: Pink Flag (2018 remaster) LP

Wire’s first three albums need no introduction. They are the three classic albums on which Wire’s reputation is based. Moreover, they are the recordings that minted the post-punk form. This was adopted by other bands, but Wire were there first. It has bee

Wire: Pink Flag (2018 remaster) LP

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Black Editions Various: Tokyo Flashback 2LP

Black Editions present the first ever vinyl edition of Tokyo Flashback, the legendary 1991 compilation that defined the Tokyo psychedelic movement and first brought it to the outside world. Tokyo Flashback is one of the most iconic compilations in the his

Various: Tokyo Flashback 2LP

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Luaka Bop COLTRANE, ALICE: Ecstatic Music of LP

Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda’s devotion to spirituality was the central purpose of the final four decades of her life, an often-overlooked awakening that largely took shape during her four-year marriage to John Coltrane and after his 1967 death. By 1

COLTRANE, ALICE: Ecstatic Music of LP

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Superior Viaduct Bender, John: Plaster Falling LP

Plaster Falling was recorded at the same time as John Bender's first album, I Don't Remember Now / I Don't Want To Talk About It. Released in 1981 on the artist's own Record Sluts label, copies of Plaster Falling's initial pressing came hermetically seale

Bender, John: Plaster Falling LP

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Astralwerks Eno, Brian: Here Come the Warm Jets LP

The hybrid of glam, prog and art rock on Brian Eno's 1974 debut Here Come The Warm Jets continued in a vein similar to his previous albums with Roxy Music, but further upped the experimental ante. In developing the album's words and music, Eno used unusua

Eno, Brian: Here Come the Warm Jets LP

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London Durutti Column: The Return Of The Durutti Column (45th Anniversary) LP

Alongside Joy Division, The Durutti Column were amongst the first artists to be released by Factory Records. Their debut album, produced by Martin Hannett, showcased the filigree guitar work of Vini Reilly, awash with reverb and early experiments with syn

Durutti Column: The Return Of The Durutti Column (45th Anniversary) LP

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Drag City O'Rourke, Jim: Insignificance LP

***BACK IN PRINT!!! Note new price. Avant-rock's prolific chieftain, Jimbo O, returns with another diamond from the rough. Eleven shiney bits of blackened pop mastery...

O'Rourke, Jim: Insignificance LP

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Warner Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots LP

Although it was burdened with the difficult task of following-up what is universally lauded as one of the best albums of the '90s in 1999's Soft Bulletin, The Flaming Lips struck gold once again with 2002's equally as brilliant Yoshimi Battles The Pink Ro

Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots LP

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Legacy Reed, Lou: Transformer LP

An American master and true rock & roller, Lou Reed transformed popular art, music and culture through a body of work that continues to affect the way fans hear and see the world. Reed, who cut his first single as a teenager in the late-50s, began his pro

Reed, Lou: Transformer LP

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Cherry Red Fall: Hex Induction Hour (2LP-transparent green vinyl) LP

1982 was a decisive year for The Fall. Their critically acclaimed album ‘Hex Enduction Hour’ was released in March on Kamera Records, closely followed by ‘Room To Live’ in September of that year. ‘Hex Enduction Hour’ was their fourth studio album, buildi

Fall: Hex Induction Hour (2LP-transparent green vinyl) LP

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Legacy Reed, Lou: Metal Machine Music LP

Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music is an album that stands out for its defiance of traditional music norms. Released in 1975 and described by Lester Bangs as “The greatest record ever made in the history of the human eardrum” (Creem, 1975), it challenged list

Reed, Lou: Metal Machine Music LP

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Quarterstick Naked Raygun: Throb Throb (green swirl coloured vinyl) LP

REMASTERED BY BOB WESTON AT CHICAGO MASTERING SERVICE

ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 1985 - VINYL REISSUE INCLUDES BONUS TRACK

Naked Raygun were an extraordinary staple in the Chicago music scene - beginning in the early 80's and continuing until their quie

Naked Raygun: Throb Throb (green swirl coloured vinyl) LP

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Sub Pop Six Finger Satellite: Severe Exposure (2LP deluxe edition-coloured vinyl) LP

Sub Pop marks the 30th anniversary of Six Finger Satellite's sophomore album, "Severe Exposure", with an expanded double LP edition of the album. In addition to the original album, this deluxe edition includes a bonus 12" of the 1994 "Machine Cuisine" EP,

Six Finger Satellite: Severe Exposure (2LP deluxe edition-coloured vinyl) LP

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w.25th Cindy Lee: Act Of Tenderness LP

Cindy Lee is the diva alter-ego of singer / guitarist Patrick Flegel, the one-time captain of heralded Canadian experimental guitar pop act, Women. In Flegel’s working on / as Cindy Lee exclusively over recent years, their songwriting makes a move toward

Cindy Lee: Act Of Tenderness LP

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