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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
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
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Reed, Lou: Transformer LP
C$37.99
Murder Sloan: Smeared (tip-on sleeve) LP
Smeared is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released in Canada on October 1, 1992, and in the United States in January, 1993, on Geffen Records. The album was recorded at a low cost of $1,200. The album is ranked 86th in the 200
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Sloan: Smeared (tip-on sleeve) LP
C$34.99
Be With Richford/Stevan: Feelings LP
2025 repress. Be With Records present a reissue of Jay Richford and Gary Stevan's Feelings, originally released in 1974. Since its original release on Italian label Carosello in 1974, Richford and Stevan's Feelings has been described as the greatest libra
Richford/Stevan: Feelings LP
C$59.99
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
C$64.99
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
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
C$29.99
Warp Polygon Window: Surfing On Sine Waves (Expanded Edition) LP
Originally released in 1993, Surfing On Sine Waves is the second album released under the Warp Artificial Intelligence series (the series also includes the two titular compilations, as well as contributions by Autechre, The Black Dog, F.U.S.E. and more).
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Polygon Window: Surfing On Sine Waves (Expanded Edition) LP
C$49.99
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
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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
Magical Power Mako: s/t LP
One of the most iconic figures in the Japanese alternative rock scene ever! Originally released in 1973, this was Magical Power Maco's highly visionary debut album. An eccentric mix of psyche, folk, kraut elements wisely filtered with Oriental sensibility
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Magical Power Mako: s/t LP
C$39.99
Bureau B Grosskopf, Harold: Synthesist LP
"Harald Grosskopf was in his early twenties when LSD 'blew [his] reality away,' as he recalls. Born in Hildesheim in 1949, he had previously drummed in fairly conventional rock bands, most recently for Wallenstein. Their label-boss Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser was
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Grosskopf, Harold: Synthesist LP
C$44.99
Temporal Drift Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Flora LP
Following their 2024 reissue of Hiroshi Yoshimura’s classic album, Surround, Temporal Drift proudly presents the first-ever reissue of FLORA, Yoshimura’s underappreciated ambient classic.

FLORA was originally recorded and completed in 1987, and remaine
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Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Flora LP
C$64.99
Self Release Brick Road: Second Chronicle 2xCS
All four 2023 CDr's by Brick Road remixed into one epic opus. Drop out of life this winter with slow devotionals and working man's drone. Are things gonna get easier? You can atleast take it easier. Listen to Second Chronicles by Brick Road. Dubbed onto
Brick Road: Second Chronicle 2xCS
C$24.99
Numero Various: Bliss Out: For Days (2LP-crystal clear vinyl) LP
The Numero Group guide to private issue new age. Featuring Laraaji, Iasos, Joanna Brouk, Don Slepian, Peter Davison, Master Wilburn Burchette, Jordan De La Sierra, David Casper, Robert Slap, and 9 other pioneers of the Perrier underground. Adorned with Ma
Various: Bliss Out: For Days (2LP-crystal clear vinyl) LP
C$39.99
Polyvinyl Get Up Kids: Something To Write Home About (2LP-25th anniversary deluxe edition) LP
After 25 years, The Get Up Kids' classic second album, "Something To Write Home About", is still recognizable as the same electrifying, scrappy album it was upon release, but also transformed by time into one of the most seminal records of the band's scen
Get Up Kids: Something To Write Home About (2LP-25th anniversary deluxe edition) LP
C$54.99
Hands in the Dark Tomaga: Futura Grotesk LP
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Tomaga's debut album, 'Futura Grotesk', Hands in the Dark are re-releasing the long sold out record in a limited edition of 500 copies. The reissue will be accompanied by the first-ever vinyl pressing of the band'
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Tomaga: Futura Grotesk LP
C$44.99
Hands in the Dark Tomaga: Sleepy Jazz for Tired Cats LP
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Tomaga's debut album, 'Futura Grotesk', Hands in the Dark are re-releasing the long sold out record in a limited edition of 500 copies. The reissue will be accompanied by the first-ever vinyl pressing of the band'
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Tomaga: Sleepy Jazz for Tired Cats LP
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Hands in the Dark Lauten Der Seele: Die Reise Zur Monsalwasche LP
Christian Schoppik aka Läuten der Seele brings his “Water” trilogy to a close with his new album ‘Die Reise zur Monsalwäsche’ (The Journey to Monsalwäsche) following up ‘Die Mariengrotte als Trinkwasseraufbereitungsanlage’ (2022, Hands in the Dark) and ‘E
Lauten Der Seele: Die Reise Zur Monsalwasche LP
C$39.99
Great Unwashed: Clean Out Of Our Minds LP
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REISSUED!!! The Clean broke up (for the first time) in 1982. After a break, the Kilgour brothers pursued a new aesthetic and started recording on a 4 track at home. Poking fun at their past, they called themselves The Great Unwashed. Clean Ou
Great Unwashed: Clean Out Of Our Minds 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
C$39.99
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
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Tsunami: Loud Is As (5LP-grey vinyl) LP
C$119.99
Keenan, David: England's Hidden Reverse BOOK
Based on hundreds of hours of interviews with members of Coil, Nurse With Wound and Current 93 as well as contemporaries, friends and associates, EHR illuminates a shadowy English underground scene whose work accented peculiarities of Englishness through
Keenan, David: England's Hidden Reverse BOOK
C$44.99