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Soul Jazz Russell, Arthur: The World Of Arthur Russell LP

Acknowledged as an influence by many: founder of the classic eighties label Sleeping Bag, home to Mantronix, T La Rock, Joyce Sims amongst many others: - vocalist and cellist, buddhist - almost joined Talking Heads, instead making two of the biggest Parad

Russell, Arthur: The World Of Arthur Russell LP

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Matador Pavement: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain LP

To coincide with Pavement's 2010 reunion tour and the release of Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement, Matador Records is launching a new vinyl series featuring all 5 of the band's essential studio albums plus the Watery, Domestic EP. An indie-rock t

Pavement: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain LP

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Sargent House Lingua Ignota: SINNER GET READY (Red & Clear) LP

Kristen Hayter, the classically trained multi-instrumentalist, performance artist, and vocalist known as Lingua Ignota has announced her Sargent House debut, SINNER GET READY. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with an MFA in Literar

Lingua Ignota: SINNER GET READY (Red & Clear) LP

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Warner Mayfield, Curtis: Curtis LP

Curtis Mayfield might best be remembered for producing the Super Fly soundtrack but the incomparable soul singer/multi-instrumentalist/composer never eclipsed the musical and songwriting genius of 1970's groundbreaking Curtis. Released shortly after he de

Mayfield, Curtis: Curtis LP

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Infinite Fog Coil: Love's Secret Domain 3LP

Black vinyl. In 1991, Coil released the third of their early classic full-length albums “Love’s Secret Domain”, seemingly casting aside the gloom and funereal beauty of its predecessors in favour of a painstakingly multi-layered hallucinogenic electronic

Coil: Love's Secret Domain 3LP

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Finders Keepers Various: Strain, Crack & Break Vol. 2 LP

With his ongoing commitment to like-minded archivist label Finders Keepers Records, industrial music pioneer Steven Stapleton further entrusts us to lift the veil and expose “the right tracks” from his uber-legendary and oft misinterpreted psych/prog/pun

Various: Strain, Crack & Break Vol. 2 LP

C$39.99

MG.Art Gottsching, Manuel: Inventions for Electric Guitar LP

Originally released in 1975. Remastered by Manuel Göttsching. Recorded July-August 1974, Inventions for Electric Guitar is Manuel Göttsching's first solo album. Written and performed entirely by Göttsching on electric guitar, with a four-track TEAC A3340,

Gottsching, Manuel: Inventions for Electric Guitar LP

C$44.99

Vinyl on Demand Various: Vanity Records Vol. 2 BOX

The Vanity Box Vol. 2 presents another beautiful boxet with releases by legendary Japanese DIY label Vanity, active in the late 70s and early 80s. It was conceived by Studio Warp, in collaboration with Agi Yuzuru and the whole roster of artists involved w

Various: Vanity Records Vol. 2 BOX

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Eremite Natural Information Society with Evan Parker: Descension (Out of Our Constrictions) LP

Rich in musical associations yet utterly singular in its voice, joyous with an inner tranquility, the music of Natural Information Society is unlike any other being made today. Their sixth album in eleven years for eremite records, descension (Out of Our

Natural Information Society with Evan Parker: Descension (Out of Our Constrictions) LP

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Drag City Death: For The Whole World To See LP

“Classic proto-punk from 1970s Detroit. Raw with little polish, the record showcases the organic power relationships within the trio of brothers. The HACKNEY’s were first influenced by soul and funk music but it all changed when they saw Iggy and the Stoo

Death: For The Whole World To See LP

C$36.99

Black Sweat Cherry, Don: Om Shanti Om LP

An amazing document of the life experiment that was the Organic Music Society. This super quality audio, recorded by RAI (the Italian public broadcasting company) in 1976 for television, documents a quartet concert focused on vocals compositions and impro

Cherry, Don: Om Shanti Om LP

C$44.99

Black Editions Musica Transonic: s/t LP

Black Editions present a reissue of Musica Transonic's self-titled release, originally released in 1995. Musica Transonic was comprised of three of the most crucial artists to emerge from the 1990s Japanese underground: Nanjo Asahito of High Rise, Makoto

Musica Transonic: s/t LP

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Domino Wyatt, Robert: Rock Bottom LP

Domino take great pride in reissuing Rock Bottom, originally released in 1974. Defiantly graceful, listening to Rock Bottom is like being invited into another person’s consciousness: fluid, deep, mesmerising and utterly unique.

Wyatt, Robert: Rock Bottom LP

C$34.99

Groenland Harmonia: Musik von Harmonia LP

Few bands match the pastoral beauty and majesty of Harmonia, the short-lived German band that existed from 1973 to 1976. The krautrock supergroup, brought together Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius of Cluster, and Michael Rother of NEU!, who were

Harmonia: Musik von Harmonia LP

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Matador Mission Of Burma: Vs. LP

Originally released in 1981 ‘Signals, Calls and Marches’ is an explosive and hard hitting EP with post-punk, hard core and leftfield sensibilities. The accomplished debut offers up instant classics, ‘That’s When I Reach For My Revolver’ and ‘Academy Fight

Mission Of Burma: Vs. LP

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Matador Mission Of Burma: Signals, Calls, & Marches LP

Originally released in 1981 ‘Signals, Calls and Marches’ is an explosive and hard hitting EP with post-punk, hard core and leftfield sensibilities. The accomplished debut offers up instant classics, ‘That’s When I Reach For My Revolver’ and ‘Academy Fight

Mission Of Burma: Signals, Calls, & Marches LP

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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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Cherry Red Dinosaur Jr.: Where You Been: Deluxe Expanded Edition (Double Gatefold 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: Deluxe Expanded Edition (Double Gatefold Blue Vinyl) LP

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Island Drake, Nick: Bryter Later LP

After crafting a debut album full of beauteous, somber chamber-folk, Nick Drake proved his low-key singing, gentle folk, and supreme mood-setting were no fluke on Bryter Layter. With a bright, sparkling production and mellow orchestrations, the framework

Drake, Nick: Bryter Later LP

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Astralwerks Eno, Brian: Taking Tiger Mountain (by strategy) LP

1974's Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) is a loose concept album with topics ranging from espionage to the Chinese Communist revolution. To help guide production of the album, Brian Eno and the album's cover artist Peter Schmidt developed the highly in

Eno, Brian: Taking Tiger Mountain (by strategy) 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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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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Kallista Dal Forno, Carla: Look Up Sharp LP

Carla dal Forno announces her second full-length album, Look Up Sharp, on her own Kallista records. Dal Forno beckons a bold new era in her peerless output pushing her dub-damaged DIY dispatches to the limits of flawless dream-pop. In a transformative mov

Dal Forno, Carla: Look Up Sharp LP

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