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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
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Wire: Pink Flag (2018 remaster) LP
C$37.99
Goofin' Sonic Youth: Sister LP
“Let’s get something straight. There is no album in the entire corpus of indie rock—not Loveless, not Surfer Rosa, not Psychocandy—that reaches the heights of invention, joy, and magic of Sonic Youth’s sublime fifth album.... The haunted reveries of Siste
Sonic Youth: Sister LP
C$34.99
Black Editions High Rise: ll LP
Black Editions present a reissue of High Rise's II, originally released in 1986. High Rise exploded onto Tokyo's underground music scene with the roar and reckless abandon of a motorcycle accelerating headlong into a dead man's curve. Born from the explos
High Rise: ll LP
C$39.99
Finders Keepers Vannier, Jean-Claude: L'Enfant Assassin des Mouches (FKR 10th Anniversary Edition) LP
To mark the ten years of Finders Keepers we present a lovingly remastered and repackaged release of the album where it all began. Within the last ten years the resurgence of sixties Gallic pop, once known as Ye-Ye music, has escalated beyond an inter-stel
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Vannier, Jean-Claude: L'Enfant Assassin des Mouches (FKR 10th Anniversary Edition) LP
C$49.99
Mississippi Tembo, Chrissy Zebby: My Ancestors LP
"It could be argued that this is one of the greatest rock n' roll records of all time! Straight from Zambia, we have My Ancestors. A tough rock and roll masterpiece like no other. Over-ridden fuzz guitars, pop melodies and even a Black Sabbathesque soundi
Tembo, Chrissy Zebby: My Ancestors LP
C$29.99
Palto Flats Shimizu, Yasuaki: Kakashi LP
"Originally released in 1982, Kakashi is another high water mark in the 80s Japanese underground. This album, which has gathered cult status in recent years, is the project of musical visionary Yasuaki Shimizu, and considered to be a highlight of his solo
Shimizu, Yasuaki: Kakashi LP
C$37.99
Dark Entries Solid Space: Space Museum LP
Dark Entries is honored to finally present the first ever official vinyl reissue of Space Museum by SOLID SPACE. Solid Space was the British duo of DAN GOLDSTEIN (keyboards, vocals) and MATTHEW "MAF" VOSBURGH (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals) formed in 1
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Solid Space: Space Museum LP
C$29.99
Proper Fay, Bill: Time Of The Last Persecution LP
Time Of The Last Persecution (released in 1971 by Deram) is a more rock-oriented production and an altogether darker work than his debut and was co-produced by Fay and guitarist Ray Russell, and featured top-notch session players including drummer Alan Ru
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Fay, Bill: Time Of The Last Persecution LP
C$56.99
Bureau B Faust: Faust IV LP
By 1973, Faust had already rewired the circuits of German rock. Their first two albums had exploded traditional song form with a joyous disregard for continuity, coherence, or commercial appeal. The Faust Tapes, released earlier that year for 49p as a sur
Faust: Faust IV LP
C$44.99
Atomhenge Hawkwind: Space Ritual LP
A deluxe double LP release of Hawkwind's legendary live album ‘Space Ritual’, recorded on the band's UK tour of December 1972, which followed the release of their studio album ‘Doremi Fasol Latido’. The live show was a continuous performance linked by poe
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Hawkwind: Space Ritual LP
C$64.99
Partisan Kuti, Fela: Best of the Black President LP
'The Best of the Black President' is the 13 track guide to Fela Kuti’s massive and manifold creative career. This is the first time the compilation is available on vinyl. Designed by founder of New York-based clothing and design brand Head of State, Taofe
Kuti, Fela: Best of the Black President LP
C$134.99
Sundazed Redding, Otis: The Soul Album LP
The aptly titled 1966 release The Soul Album is one of the most beloved LPs in Otis Redding's catalogue, and a powerful evocation of this singular soul icon's massive talent and impressive versatility. While such original tunes as "Cigarettes and Coffee,"
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Redding, Otis: The Soul Album LP
C$37.99
Groenland Harmonia: Deluxe (50th Anniversary Edition) (ORANGE VINYL) LP
When Harmonia made an album, it was about more than just music. It was about a vision. Deluxe, released in 1975, was the band's second album. Instead of pure sound experiments, this album focused more on structure, melody, and rhythm. Harmonia showed a ne
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Harmonia: Deluxe (50th Anniversary Edition) (ORANGE VINYL) LP
C$41.99
Lakeshore Various: Drive OST LP
Various Artists with Original Motion Picture Score by Cliff Martinez. A Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong.

The soundtrack features original music by Cliff Marti
Various: Drive OST LP
C$44.99
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
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Fall: Hex Induction Hour (2LP-transparent green vinyl) LP
C$67.99
Blue Note Hutcherson, Bobby: Montara (Blue Note Tone Poet) LP
A high-water mark of Bobby Hutcherson’s remarkably creative and diverse 1970s Blue Note output, Montara is a feel-good album that found the great vibraphonist conjuring up an intoxicating hybrid of Latin jazz and fusion grooves. Recorded in Hutcherson’s h
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Hutcherson, Bobby: Montara (Blue Note Tone Poet) LP
C$54.99
Darla Budd, Harold: Avalon Sutra LP
Remastered from the original DAT master by Harold Budd's right hand man in the studio for 30 years, award winning Sound Engineer Bradford Ellis, this new edition of Avalon Sutra has all the dynamic range, as well as a few minor digital artifacts, of the o
Budd, Harold: Avalon Sutra LP
C$64.99
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
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Reed, Lou: Metal Machine Music LP
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Drag City US Maple: Talker LP
U.S. Maple on Drag City BACK IN STOCK, at last! Talker, Acre Thrills and Purple on Time, from their Drag City run (1999-2003) may be ordered now, bundled together at a price that should move ya! These transgresso-rock classics are gonna live forever – but
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US Maple: Talker LP
C$39.99
International Anthem Chiu, Jeremiah & Marta Sofia Honer: Recordings from the Åland Islands (IA11 Edition) (DELUXE EDITION) LP
Recordings from the Åland Islands, the duo debut by synthesist Jeremiah Chiu and violist Marta Sofia Honer, is a truly unique series of pieces that marry acoustic and electronic sounds with field recordings, all captured on a trip to the titular Baltic ar
Chiu, Jeremiah & Marta Sofia Honer: Recordings from the Åland Islands (IA11 Edition) (DELUXE EDITION) LP
C$32.99
Now Again Amanaz: Africa LP
Single LP reissue of the original album (does not include the "Reverb Mix" version found on previous 2LP editions). "Issued in 1975, this is the articulation of Zambia's Zamrock ethos. Its' musicians were anti-colonial freedom fighters, it envelops Zambia
Amanaz: Africa LP
C$41.99
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,
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Six Finger Satellite: Severe Exposure (2LP deluxe edition-coloured vinyl) LP
C$69.99
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
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Cindy Lee: Act Of Tenderness LP
C$34.99
Great Tracks Masaru Trio, Imada: Green Caterpillar LP
Previous album, "Brow Up," which made it known to the jazz world, this is Isao Suzuki's second album. You can enjoy the interplay with the Watanabe Kazumi, ...etc. This is a masterpiece of one creature.

Masaru Imada(p) / Isoo Fukui(b) / Tetsujiro Obara
Masaru Trio, Imada: Green Caterpillar LP
C$64.99