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Luaka Bop Onyeabor, William: World Psychedelic Classics 5: Who Is William Onyeabor (3LP) LP

Little is known about William Onyeabor, and that’s the way he likes it.

Sure, you might hear something about him if you go to Enugu, a rural and isolated town in Eastern Nigeria, where he lives in a hidden palace in the woods. As a crowned High Chief o

Onyeabor, William: World Psychedelic Classics 5: Who Is William Onyeabor (3LP) LP

C$46.99

Unseen Worlds Spiegel, Laurie: The Expanding Universe (3LP) LP

The Expanding Universe is the 1980 debut album by composer and computer music pioneer Laurie Spiegel. The original album is reissued here as a massively expanded 3LP or 2CD set, containing all four original album tracks plus an additional 15 tracks from t

Spiegel, Laurie: The Expanding Universe (3LP) LP

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Astralwerks Eno, Brian: Music for Films LP

Available both as a regular 33rpm LP or as an audiophile double 45rpm. "Arguably the most quietly influential of all his works," according to the BBC, this conceptual 1976 Brian Eno record was intended as a soundtrack for imaginary films, with excerpts la

Eno, Brian: Music for Films LP

C$31.99

Goofin' Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation LP

Daydream Nation was Sonic Youth’s sixth full-length, their first double-LP, and their last for an indie label before signing with Geffen. Widely considered to be their watershed moment, the album catapulted them into the mainstream and proved that indie b

Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation 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

C$34.99

Superior Viaduct Morricone, Ennio: Un Uomo Da Rispettare LP

*Quite possibly the very best Morricone score!* Un Uomo Da Rispettare translates to "A Man to Respect," which can easily be said of Ennio Morricone himself – the unparalleled maestro of the soundtrack. This 1972 crime film stars Kirk Douglas as a master s

Morricone, Ennio: Un Uomo Da Rispettare LP

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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

Astralwerks Eno, Brian: Another Green World LP

From its release in 1975 to today, Another Green World has been heaped with accolades. At the time, Village Voice described it as "the aural equivalent of a park on the moon" and Rolling Stone called it "a major triumph, an important record - and also a b

Eno, Brian: Another Green World LP

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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

Solid Space: Space Museum LP

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Glitterbeat AMMAR 808: Club Tounsi LP

Denmark-based Tunisian producer Sofyann Ben Youssef has already created whole new worlds of sound. His startling debut as AMMAR 808 -- 2018's Maghreb United -- fused thumping TR-808 drum machine rhythms and bone-rattling bass with traditional North Africa

AMMAR 808: Club Tounsi LP

C$49.99

Proper Fay, Bill: Bill Fay LP

Originally issued on Decca’s Deram imprint in 1970, Bill Fay’s debut album is a soulful and introspective folk-rock masterpiece – With its warm, lush arrangements and heartfelt lyrics, it showcases Fay’s poetic storytelling and enduring from-the-heart emo

Fay, Bill: Bill Fay LP

C$56.99

Elemental Axelrod, David: Song of Innocence LP

Song of Innocence (1968) is the visionary debut solo album by producer, arranger, and composer David Axelrod, released on Capitol Records. Named after William Blake’s poetry collection, the record blends psychedelia, jazz fusion, orchestral textures, and

Axelrod, David: Song of Innocence LP

C$39.99

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,"

Redding, Otis: The Soul Album 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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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

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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

Hutcherson, Bobby: Montara (Blue Note Tone Poet) LP

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Trad Gras Och Stenar: S/T LP

Legendary and pioneering Träd, Gräs och Stenar is considered Sweden's oldest rock band to play psychedelic underground music. The group originally formed in 1967 as International Harvester, later became Harvester, and eventually evolved into Träd, Gräs oc

Trad Gras Och Stenar: S/T 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

C$64.99

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

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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,

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

C$69.99

Dais Coil: Black Antlers (2LP-clear vinyl) LP

In the late-1990s, after a successful career as an MTV-era music video director, Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson moved with Jhonn Balance - his partner in life and in Coil - from London to the rural Weston-super-Mare, creating an environment for all things

Coil: Black Antlers (2LP-clear vinyl) LP

C$39.99

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

Magical Power Mako: s/t LP

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Discrepant Banha da Cobra: Lava LP

Recorded during a residency in Tenerife powered by Keroxen Festival and Discrepant back in 2020 -- amidst the Pandemic, no less -- the duo of Carlos Godinho and Mestre André return after their Mãe D'Água debut on Sucata Tapes and an entry on Keroxen's Aqu

Banha da Cobra: Lava LP

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