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Superior Viaduct Contortions: Buy LP

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Soon after their 1978 debut on the Brian Eno-produced No New York, a compilation that defined the No Wave scene, James Chance’s group Contortions had already evolved—getting sharper, tighter and just plain faster. Despite

Contortions: Buy LP

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Telephone Explosion Roach, Steve: Structures From Silence LP

Justifiably one of the greatest ambient albums of all time. It hasn't aged one bit since 1984. Essential.

A longstanding leader in contemporary electronic music, composer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Roach (born 1955 in La Mesa, California) drew on

Roach, Steve: Structures From Silence LP

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Constellation Godspeed You! Black Emperor: f#a# LP

F# A# ∞ was recorded at the original Hotel2Tango in spring 1997 on a rented 16-track tape deck and supplemented with various field recordings. In the preceding year, the band had taken shape as a quasi-orchestral outfit involving most of the players that

Godspeed You! Black Emperor: f#a# LP

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Warner Metallica: ...And Justice For All LP

Metallica's 1988 epic ...And Justice For All served as the thrash giants' commercial breakthrough. The follow-up to 1986's Master Of Puppets and the band's fourth full-length overall, it was Metallica's first album to reach the Top 10 (No. 6), their first

Metallica: ...And Justice For All LP

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Panegyric King Crimson: Red LP

King Crimson was conceived in November of 1968 and born on January 13th 1969 in the Fulham Palace Cafe, London (Robert Fripp/Ian McDonald/Greg Lake/Michael Giles/Pete Sinfield), coming to prominence after supporting The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park. Their

King Crimson: Red LP

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Third Man Boris: Amplifier Worship (25th Anniversary - Lime Swirl) LP

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Boris’ sonic marvel Amplifier Worship, Third Man Records is thrilled to present a one time pressing of this classic double LP on colored vinyl. Manufactured at Third Man Pressing in Detroit and housed inside a wonderfu

Boris: Amplifier Worship (25th Anniversary - Lime Swirl) LP

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Numero Tsunami: Loud Is As (5LP-grey vinyl) LP

Sprung from the DC punk and politics that inspired Dischord, TeenBeat and the Riot Grrrl revolution, Washington, DC’s Tsunami crashed into the 90s with wit, distortion and a sharp-tongued feminist spirit. This five LP box set collects eleven 7"s, 4-track

Tsunami: Loud Is As (5LP-grey vinyl) LP

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Parallel Series Sunroof: Electronic Music Improvisations Vol. 2 LP

Mute founder Daniel Miller and legendary engineer Gareth Jones (Einstürzende Neubauten, Erasure, Yann Tiersen) vibe out in enviably well-stocked studios on a 2nd batch of improvisations. The illustrious duo have used the Sunroof moniker for remixes dating

Sunroof: Electronic Music Improvisations Vol. 2 LP

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Chemikal Underground Mogwai: Come On Die Young (WHITE) LP

Arriving in March 1999 with an album cover that referenced The Exorcist and a title scalped from a well-known Glasgow gang slogan, you'd have expected Mogwai's "Come On Die Young" to be an apocalypse-harbouring, pre-millennial assault on the senses. Inste

Mogwai: Come On Die Young (WHITE) LP

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Strut Astatke, Mulatu: Mulatu of Ethiopia LP

Strut present the first official reissue of a landmark album in the field of African music, Mulatu Astatke’s ‘Mulatu Of Ethiopia’ from 1972. Recorded in New York, the album arrived at a time when Astatke had begun to master the delicate fusion of styles n

Astatke, Mulatu: Mulatu of Ethiopia LP

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Verve Sanders, Pharoah: Karma (Verve Acoustic Sounds) LP

Pharoah Sanders possesses one of the most distinctive tenor saxophone sounds in jazz. Harmonically rich and heavy with overtones, Sanders' sound can be as raw and abrasive as it is possible for a saxophonist to produce. Yet, Sanders is highly regarded to

Sanders, Pharoah: Karma (Verve Acoustic Sounds) LP

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Warner Flower Traveling Band: Satori LP

Released in 1971, this is the first album produced by a Japanese artist with the overseas market in
mind. It was released simultaneously in the United States, Canada, and Japan, and in particular, the single “SATORI PART 2” reached No. 8 in Canada. There

Flower Traveling Band: Satori LP

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Music From Memory Masin, Gigi: Talk to the Sea LP

*2022 repress*Part of only a small and very much underground music scene in his hometown of Venice, Gigi Masin self released two modestly pressed LP's 'Wind' (1986) and 'Wind Collector' (1991) and appeared along side Charles Hayward for the Sub Rosa compi

Masin, Gigi: Talk to the Sea LP

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Bada$$, Joey: 1999 (2LP-purple-in-tan coloured) LP

The debut mixtape from Pro Era crew member and Brooklyn MC, Joey Bada$$. Leaning into the golden era sound of hip-hop, Joey Bada$$ garnered widespread acclaim from some of Hip-Hop's most vaunted tastemakers by crafting a project that paid homage to the 90

Bada$$, Joey: 1999 (2LP-purple-in-tan coloured) LP

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Numero Duster: Together (cigarette smoke coloured) LP

Gather your loved ones, Together is here. Duster's fourth album is a 13-song exploration of comfortable, interplanetary goth. A sonic vaseline of submerged guitars, solder-burned synths, and over-driven rhythm tracks. "I know people say, ‘Oh Duster music

Duster: Together (cigarette smoke coloured) LP

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Modern Classics Digable Planets: Blowout Comb LP

The album is named for the combs used to maintain an Afro hairstyle, and that’s significant. The group’s Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler said it summed up what they wanted to do with it: "It means the utilization of the natural, a natural style,” he has said.

Digable Planets: Blowout Comb LP

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Luaka Bop Onyeabor, William: Atomic Bomb LP

Onyeabor, William: Atomic Bomb LP

Onyeabor, William: Atomic Bomb LP

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Nor Nordung Nurse With Wound: Who Can I Turn to Stereo LP

"Who Can I Turn To Stereo" by Nurse With Wound for the first time on Vinyl! It will be released as double album (including bonus material), strictly limited and numbered and in different colors (Black, Transparent, Silver and Gold). There will be a speci

Nurse With Wound: Who Can I Turn to Stereo LP

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Mute Leer, Thomas & Robert Rental: The Bridge (white) LP

The Bridge, a seminal electronic album, will now be available on vinyl for the first time since its original release in 1979! With Robert Rental unfortunately passing away in 2000, this record, Thomas Leer and Rental's one and only album together, stands

Leer, Thomas & Robert Rental: The Bridge (white) LP

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Roundtable D'Silva, Amancio: Sapana LP

It is widely accepted that the recorded musical output of Indian-born British guitarist Amancio D’Silva came to a premature closure with the landmark 1972 albums, Cosmic Eye and the unreleased masterpiece Konkan Dance. The Roundtable are here to prove oth

D'Silva, Amancio: Sapana LP

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International Anthem Chiu, Jeremiah & Marta Sofia Honer: Recordings from the Aland Islands LP

In 2017 Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer traveled together to the Åland Islands (an archipelago that is host to around 6,500 islands) in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland. They headed to the islands with the intention of helping two friends (moth

Chiu, Jeremiah & Marta Sofia Honer: Recordings from the Aland Islands LP

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Superior Viaduct Budd, Harold: The Pavilion Of Dreams LP

For five decades, Harold Budd stood on the forefront of the West Coast avant-garde. Born in Los Angeles, he studied with Schoenberg-pupil Gerald Strang and began teaching at CalArts in 1970. While searching for his own voice, he was influenced as much by

Budd, Harold: The Pavilion Of Dreams LP

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Proibito Huerco S: For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have) LP

What were the clouds like when Huerco S was young? The Kansas-raised, New York-based producer’s absorbing ambient album For Those of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have) goes some way to answering The Orb’s fluffy little proposition… Brian Leeds a

Huerco S: For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have) LP

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Rhino T. Rex: T. Rex (remastered 2016) LP

Described as the quiet before the storm that was the band's Electric Warrior album, T. Rex's self-titled 1970 LP contained a certain amount of the folkie sensibilities that they'd already been displaying whilst still going under the much more substantial

T. Rex: T. Rex (remastered 2016) LP

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