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1382. V.A./40 DAYS/ 40 Nights: “S/T” (Stratosphere Music) (Picture Disc: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Jacket: Excellent/ 3 Inserts: Mint). Hideously rare Japan only release that combined sound art and violent noise assaults by Pseude Code, MB, Masaki, Bene Gesserit, Borbetomagus, Un Department, Human Flesh, la Fondation, DDAA and Merzbow Lowest Music & Arts. Hideously rare compilation that came out way back in 1983. rarely turns up, here is a top copy with all the inserts enclosed. Price: 100 Euro
1383. V.A./ AN AFFLICTED MAN’S MUSICA BOX: “S/T” (United Dairies – UD012) (Record: Excellent/ Jacket: Excellent). Legendary compilation album of previously unreleased tracks by such outsider artists such as Jacques Berrocal, Anima, Foetus in your Bed, AMM, Nurse With Wound and Operating Theatre. Released on Steve Stapleton’s highly collectable United Diaries imprint. A groundbreaking album at the time. Still sounds as enigmatic as it did the day it hit the streets. And like the John Cage quote says on the cover “You don’t need to call it Music if the term shocks you” Right on, it fits this LP like a glove. Price: 50 Euro
1384. V.A./ ANTHOLOGY OF DUTCH ELECTRONIC TAPE MUSIC: “Vol.1. 1955 ~1966” (Composers' Voice CV 7803). (2 LP set: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: VG++, has visible but repaired damage spot on the lower right corner where once a library seal was/ 8-page Booklet: Excellent). Containing works by a variety of Dutch composers such as Ton de Leeuw (Study 1957), Jan Boerman (Musique concrete 1959) Henk Badings (Cain and Abel 1956), Tom Dissevelt (Gamelan 1963/64), Peter Schat (The Aleph 1964/65), Ton Bruynel (Reflexes 1961) and many more. Includes bound-in 8-page booklet with a brief history in English of Dutch electronic music till 1966, written by Dick Raaijmakers. Hideously rare but amazing – if not one of the best LP's covering electronic and tape music – that came out decades ago and that since then has been elusive ever since. Rarely surfaces and it took me almost 5 years to get a spare copy of this one. Unlike many LP's that cover electronic music tout cour, almost no recordings focus on the early tape music experiments and even less document one of the most exciting scenes of experimentation being the Netherlands. This massive double LP set (113 minutes total) offers one piece each by pretty much every composer who completed a piece at any one of the Dutch electronic music studios between 1955 and 1966. It contains some awe-inspiring and very early pieces, running the gamut from Hans Kox's dynamic electronic organ studies to Berend Giltay's looping white-noise blast precision tape edits. This set is so awe-inspiring and stupefying that it is almost too much to take in at once... but ultimately proving to be the be-all/end-all in documentation of the early Dutch “scene”. It also focus on the different schools active within this one little scene and the set also shed some clarity on the differences in approach and execution between the Studio of the Netherlands radio Union (Kox, De Leeuw); Studio of Delft Technical University (Boerman, Spek and Escher); Philips Studio (Badings, de Leeuw & Raaijmakers); Studio of Utrecht State University (Weiland, Kox, Schat & Dissevelt); Studio of Ton Bruynel and the CEM Studio Bilthoven (Eisma, Gorter). Just amazing. Volume one is the hardest one of the two volumes to track down. Just never turns up. Here is a nice copy, 2 vinyl's are mint, only the front jacket has some slight damage. So don't think twice it is alright. Highest possible all time recommendation. Price: 200 Euro
1385. V.A./ ANTHOLOGY OF DUTCH ELECTRONIC TAPE MUSIC: “Vol 2. 1966 ~1977) (Composer's Voice – CV7903). (2 LP set: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket & Booklet: Excellent ~ Near Mint). This is the second volume of the Anthology of Dutch Electronic Tape music. Vol.2 of a set of two. Compositions by Jacob Cats, Jos Kunst, Thomas arras, Victor Wentink, Louis Andriessen to name a few. Includes bound-in 8-page booklet with a brief history in English of Dutch electronic music from 1966 till 1977. A third volume was never issued. Well, one of the holy grails of electronic tape music is this hideously rare beyond belief 2 LP set that documents Holland's electronic tape experiments. Extensive liner notes by Dick Raaijmakers. Unlike the first volume that focused on the closed studios, Volume 2 focuses on the open studios.Ｉuse “closed” in the sense that the composer works alone, tucked away in a studio as opposed to “open” in the sense that the composer links up with other forms of music production, other media and closely related forms of education, science and technology.  So with that in mind, the electronic composer wanting to “open” his studio and expand his horizons will have either to modify his art or to shift his position as an artist, so he will have to change his attitude towards electronic composing in studios using tape or he has to exalt the processing of sound using tape to the level of language processing for a new modern type of music. So it is this new wave that upsurged from 1966 on that this volume focuses on and it shows only but stunning results. So we have tape documentary music, tape collages and assemblages, tape montages, electronic tape compositions, radiophonic excursions, tape music as a political weapon, music for soundtracks and computer tape music. Very exciting it all sounds and actually is. I have searched high and low for finding a second copy and I doubt another one will cross my path within the next decade. Of all the electronic music/ musique concrete gems tucked away in my private stash, this one is definitely one of the best ever discs I have ever put my ear to. Primitive, analogue, tape slicing experiments that will leave you begging for more, keeping you wondering why there is so little stuff like this available. It will definitely blow most of the electronic music you have ever heard straight out of the water. Killer material and hideously rare. Necessary complement to the first volume, totally awe-inspiring and jaw dropping music. Price: 200 Euro
1386. V.A./ BIET-HET ~ 14 Flepse Nederbieters Uit De Jaren 60!: “S/T” (Private – Boem Records) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint). Limited to 300 copies only release from years ago, numbered edition, this one being 73/300. Yow! Dutch garage rock from the hippie days that will knock your socks off! The BIET HET collections is pretty awesome,. The track selection is uniformly excellent, running the gamut of styles, from the obvious (Dylanesque, Beatles-y, garage beat) to the more surprising (Brecht-ian propaganda, Indian psychedelia, etc.) Some pretty cool stuff from a wildly cool scene. It basically sold out on the spot the day it was released on vinyl and created quite a stir amongst those who got soaked in it. Just brilliant compilation of tracks that will otherwise never cross your path. Deliriously insane! SOLD
1387. V.A./ THE BOMBAY CONNECTION: “Vol. 1 – Funk From Bollywood Action Thrillers 1977 ~ 1984” (Normal Records – BC-001LP) (2 LP Set: Near Mint/ Heavy Duty Gatefold Jacket: Mint). Majestic compilation of delirious Indian beat sounds. In this heavy-duty volume, one gets submerged into funky bell-bottomed sounds of Indian action film music from the 1970s and 1980s. This was the golden era of Indian sleaze funk, almost all of films that bombed at the box office in their time and that are therefore hardly remembered, even in India. But the music breathed out sleazed up boogie down demented funked up funk. Massive compilation housed in a heavier than like gatefold jacket. Super duper shit. Price: 80 Euro
1389. V.A./ THE BOMBAY CONNECTION: “Vol. 2 – Bombshell Baby of Bombay – Bouncin’ Nightclub Grooves From Bollywood Films 1959~1972” (Normal Records – BC-002LP) (2 LP Set: Near Mint/ Heavy Duty Gatefold Jacket: Mint). Majestic compilation of delirious Indian beat sounds. In this heavy-duty volume, one gets submerged into mainly the world of S.D. Burman, who was strongly influenced by the folk music of India’s Northeastern states where he grew up. But it was the music of his son R.D. Burman that refueled Bollywood and made it blast off into demented and hybrid galaxies of Indian rock and roll, making it blast off like a space shuttle with fire in the hose. R.D. gathered around him some of the finest innovators and his electronic effects Indianised the rock sound that had so captivated the rest of the world. Occasionally Pancham sung his own tunes, showing off a unique vocal style that combined Louis Armstrong growling with primeval sexualized grunts. Next to that, constructed walls of sound pop up, using more than 100 musicians playing brass, wind and percussion instruments and Indian instruments as dhols, sitars and tablas, making it a hybrid and totally enchanting listening experience. Massively compiled collection of psyched out swing moves that sound as if they could have been beamed down from Mars. It totally rocked my little miserable world…. Price: 80 Euro
1390. V.A/ “ Bright Young Museum Workers” (Japan Record – 28JAL-15 – 1984) (Record: Mint/ Jacket: Mint/ Obi: Mint). Comes with the insert. Here is a disc that you will be acquainted with if you are desperately trying to complete your Kudo Tori discography. This mid-eighties compilation of obscure New Wave Tokyo bands harbors two tracks (total of 10 minutes) by the short-lived outfit Paris, whose line-up was enriched with the multi-talented Kudo Tori. Like the name might suggest, the group ventures into a new-wave-esque take, infused with the necessary Japanese and Kudo idiot-avant-la-lettre take on French perfume drenched traveling chanson. Quite a weird mix and hard to pin down. The other groups, such as Chirdren, Quotations, …explore other mid-eighties weird pop and new wave infested territories. This disc is quite rare and should appeal to lovers of Tori Kudo, Maher Shalal Hash Baz, and other oddities. Rarely seen outside Japan . This disc is a sample copy in mint condition. Price: 20 Euro
1391. V/A. ~ BY THE FRUITS YOU SHALL KNOW THE ROOTS: “S/T” (ECLIPSE/TIME-LAG 020-022) (3 LP Set: Near Mint/ Multiple Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint). “At long last this spilt label, triple LP monster is unleashed… a hexagonal wonderama of otherworldly sides from some of the most brilliant musicians/groups working in the underground psychedelic folk/blues realm, elegantly dressed in a 2 sided 6 panel foldout poster of bacchanalian design. A fabulous document of tone and album art containing some of the best exploratory compositions captured in beautiful fidelity… featuring a full LP side each from: SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE, JACK ROSE, MATT VALENTINE & ERIKA ELDER with CHRIS CORSANO, DREDD FOOLE, FURSAXA, and JOSHUA with KEMIALLSET YSTÃVÃT… packaged in a full color, fabric textured, triple gatefold cover, that unfolds to reveal a huge 25" by 37" poster. Mind seed planted by Ben Chasny, cover art and design by Erika Elder, label artwork by Joshua Burkett, poster art by Nemo, fable by Matt Valentine, and printed by Clint Simonson of destijl. Limited edition of 1000 copies.” (Label Description). Long gone and out of print. Price: 85 Euro
1392. V.A./ CALIFORNIA ACID FOLK: “S/T” (Penguin Records) (2 LP Set: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint). Seriously rare double LP set limited edition 500 copies from '81. Include previously unreleased tracks by Byrds, Country Weather, Kaleidoscope (live '67), Factory (Lowell George), Mystery Trend, Dino Valente, International Submarine Band, Misfits (Bob Mosley ex Moby Grape), Vibra-Sonics (Joey Covington ex Jefferson Airplane), American Four( Arthur Lee). Total mesmerizing compilation containing one of my favorite tunes by The Byrds - LIVE on Swedish Radio as well as the last track by Lucy Baines. One LP side each for a Byrds 1967 Swedish radio broadcast (in perfect sound), Kaleidoscope live at the 1967 Berkeley folk festival (although the fidelity is subpar), and unreleased light harmony psych demos from Country Weather. The fourth side is an assortment of rarities from the International Submarine Band, Mystery Trend, Dino Valente, and early sides by groups that featured Lowell George, Arthur Lee, and Bob Mosley before any of those musicians had become famous in biggest acts. The record cover comes from a Rick Griffin poster for a Quicksilver concert at the Avalon. Track listing is as follows: Side One: 1. Byrds - Hey Joe/ 2. Byrds - My Back Pages/ 3. Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man/ 4. Byrds - He Was A Friend Of Mine/ 5. Byrds - So You Want To Be A Rock and Roll Star/ 6. Byrds - Roll Over Beethoven// Side Two: 1. Country Weather - Time Is Leaving Me Behind/ 2. Country Weather - New York City Blues/ 3. Country Weather - Carry A Spare/ 4. Country Weather - Fly To New York// Side Three: 1. Kaleidoscope - Oh Death/ 2. Kaleidoscope – Taxim/ 3. Kaleidoscope - Egyptian Gardens// Side Four: 1. The Factory - No Place I'd Rather Be/ 2. The Factory - Smile, Let Your Life Begin/ 3. The Mystery Trend - Johnny Was A Good Boy/ 4. Dino Valenti – Birdses/ 5. International Submarine Band - Sum Up Broke/ 6. The Misfits - The Uncle Willie/ 7. Vibra-Sonics - Thunder Storm Price: 200 Euro
1393. V.A./ CALIFORNIA EASTER ALBUM: “S/T” (Penguin Records) (2 LP Set: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint). Rarest one in this "California" series is this seriously rare double LP set limited edition 500 copies from '81. This is the 1st issue which include previously unreleased tracks by Jerry & Sarah Garcia ('63), Pigpen & Peter Alvin ('63), Grateful Dead & Beach Boys (live '71), Love (live '70), Hot Shit (pre Hot Tuna, live '69), Mad River (!!! live '67), Blue Cheer!!! (TV broadcast '68). Total killer west Coast psychedelic madness. Price: 200 Euro
1394. V.A. CULT GS 7 INCH BOX VOL. 2: “Cult G.S. 7-Inch Box: Vol. 2 – Blue Box” (10 seven inches: all Mint/ Jackets: All Mint/ Inserts: Mint) Completely vanished 10 x seven inch box set, compiling some of the greatest GS artifacts to come out mid-sixties Japan. All seven-inches come in their original picture sleeve and are pressed on pristine vinyl quality. Edition of only 500 copies released some years ago that dried up completely. This one contains the following seven-inches: The Lizard: “Devil baby”, The Phoenic: “Ai Suru ra ra ra”, Micky Curtis & Samurai “Taiyo no Pataya”, Gary walker and the Carnabeats “Cutie Morning Moon”, Terrys “Bara no Omoide”, The Dynamites “Koi wa”, The jet Brothers and the Fighters “Lonely Prayer”, The Half Breed “Strange Day Dream”, the Four Nine Eight “Hoshi ni Tsugeyo”, The Love “Icarus no Hoshi”. The box contains all impossible to retrieve singles out of the golden GS era. The birth of Japanese psychedelia. Highest recommendation. Price: 100 Euro
1395. V.A. CULT GS 7 INCH BOX VOL. 3: “Cult GS 7-Inch Box Vol.3 – Yellow Box” (10 seven inches: all Mint/ Jackets: All Mint/ Inserts: Mint) Completely vanished 10 x seven inch box set, compiling some of the greatest GS artifacts to come out mid-sixties Japan. All seven-inches come in their original picture sleeve and are pressed on pristine vinyl quality. Edition of only 500 copies released some years ago that dried up completely. This one contains the following seven-inches: The Cougars “Teku Teku Tengoku”, The Blue Impalas “Taiyo no Tsurugi”, The Mops “Omae no Subete o” (the heaviest fuzz assault track ever recorded, heavy demented Japanese fuzz psych that will leave yr brain all over the place. Non-LP track and original copies of this single alone exceed the 300 dollar mark), The Spirits “Ningyo no Namida”, The Youngers “Koi o Oshiete”, D'Swooners “Please Please Trina”, The Lions “Suteki na Elza”, The Dynamites “Mannatsu no Yoru no Dobutsuen” (wicked all way through), The Genova “Sayonara Saharin”, The Rangers “Hoshizora no Koibito”. The box contains all impossible to retrieve singles out of the golden GS era. The birth of Japanese psychedelia. Highest recommendation. Price: 100 Euro
1396. V.A./ The EAST VILLAGE OTHER: “S/T” (ESP Records – ESP-1034) (Record: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint). Legendary and much sought after ESP Records compilation album that only assembled previously unreleased cuts by most notoriously the Velvet Underground with a track that is only to be found on this disc. Other artists include luminaries such as Gerard Malanga, Alan Ginsberg, Tupi Kupferberg of the Fugs, Andy Warhol, Ed Sanders, etc. legendary and totally essential. Top copy and original pressing. They do not come any better than this copy here. Price: 100 Euro
1397. V.A./ ELECTRONIC MUSIC: “S/T” (Warner Pioneer Japan – H-4404V) (Record: Mint/ Jacket: Mint/ Obi: Mint). Classic vintage electronic music slide, this copy here being a dead mint unplayed Japanese original pressing complete with obi. Tracks include John Cage “Fontana Mix”, Luciano Berio “Thema Omaggio A Joyce” and the sidelong Jacob Druckman “Animus I”. Classic in the genre, this rare 1st original Japanese pressing with obi. Dead Mint. Price: 40 Euro
1398. V.A./ ELECTRONIC MUSIC – MUSIQUE CONCRETE: “A Panorama of Experimental Music Volume 1” (Mercury – SR-2-9123) (2 LP Set: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint). Original 1968 US pressing of this amazing 2 LP set that comes housed in a beautiful silver/ black jacket. Contains tracks and cuts by Luciano Berio, Bruno Maderna, Luc Ferrari, Xenakis, Francois Dufrene & Jean Baronnet, Mauricio Kagel, Herbert Eimert, Pierre Henry, Gyorgy Ligeti, Andre Boucourechliev and Henri Pousseur. Price: 175 Euro
1399. V.A./ FIGHT ON, YOUR TIME AIN’T LONG: “S/T” (Mississippi Records – MR-026) (Sealed) Another amazing compilation from Mississippi Records of sanctified blues recorded between 1927-1934. This could be considered a follow-up to their classic “Life is a Problem” LP. Twelve songs of pure guitar-driven gospel. This slab is as melodic as it is rockin'. Features tracks from Bukka White, Kid Prince Moore, Bessie Johnson, Blind Joe Taggart, Blind Mamie Forehand, Willie Williams, Bo Weavil Jackson, Mother McCollum, Edward Clayborn, McIntosh and Edwards, Louise and Joseph, and Alfred G. Karnes. Comes housed in a deluxe tip back jacket. Price: 20 Euro
1400. V.A./ FILLMORE – THE LAST DAYS: “Fillmore – The Last Days” (Warner – P-5055~7W) (Boxset: Excellent/ 3 Records: Mint/ 7-Inch: Mint/ 2 Booklets: Mint/ Poster: Mint) Stellar 3 LP box set on green Warner label that documents the closing days of the legendary Fillmore West live venue w ith performances by SF finest like the Grateful Dead, Santana, Hot Tuna and the incinerating guitar signature sounds of Scandinavian guitar gunslinger sex symbol Jorma Kaukonen, lysergic Quicksilver Messenger Service, etc. Legendary to say the least and quite indispensable document. The box is hard to come by these days especially total mint condition and w ith all the inserts present and in immaculate condition. First of all this box contains 2 detailed booklets, there w ere regular issues only have one booklet. First there is the US booklet, detailed w ith full color photographs splattered across its pages. A fully translated Japanese version of the booklet, adorned w ith totally different pictures of the artists involved, accompanies this edition. N ext to that there is the total mint w ith no pinholes poster by Mouse and Kelly ( w hich is hideously rare on its o w n account), the extra 7-inch record that is al w ays lacking. In short, this box is more than complete, total mint condition and the box itself has no ripped corners or any other defects. Most perfect copy to have ever crossed my path. Stu nningly great on all fronts. And dead bloody cheap…….Price: 60 Euro
1401. V.A./ FREE DIMENSION: “S/T” (RCA – CKAY-27134) (Record: Near Mint/ Booklet Jacket: Near Mint). TOP COPY, original 1973 Italian press. Featuring tracks by Brainticket, NADMA, Living Music, Perigeo (some musicians include Mandrake / Umberto Santucci / Enzo Scoppa / Giovanni Tommaso / Joel Vandroogenbroeck / Franco D'Andrea / Pietro Pirelli etc). Original Italian pressing on the RCA Italiana label from 1973. Ultra-obscure Italian psychedelic folk / Italian prog funk jazz / Krautrock oddity based around an early '70s music festival headlining the above 4 bands and featuring 32 musicians! Really amazing music on here from the deeply psychedelic folk rock of Living Music to the spaced-out Krautrock meets indian percussion and electronica of Brainticket. Some heavy-duty grooves with an experimental funk rock twist courtesy of Italian prog outfit, Perigeo, featuring very deep clavinet solos and hard jazz horns on Grandangalo and cosmic sitar meets acid folk percussion sounds tumbled up with almost Ghedalia Tazartes typed weirdness all in one and brilliantly executed by the totally under documented N.A.D.M.A. Heavy rarity that is almost never surfaces and which is quite unknown to most people. A shame, this baby burns like no other. Price: 300 Euro
1402. V.A./ FREE IMPROVISATION: “New Phonic Art/ Iskra 1903/ Wired” (Deutsche Grammophon 3 LP Box). (Mint condition). Legendary three LP box set. “Deutsche Grammophon was prepared in 1974 to allot three Improv groups an album each on an absorbing three LP set. Guitarist Derek Bailey, trombonist Paul Rutherford and bassist Barry Guy move together like facets of a turning mobile sculpture in the superbly integrated trio Iskra 1903, recorded during a concert series in Berlin in 1973. New Phonic Art provide French clarinetist Michel Portal, trombonist Vinko Globokar and percussionist Jean-Pierre Drouet with an alternative improvising context to their thorny involvement with Karlheinz Stockhausen’s “Intuitive music”. They make vivid, dramatic music with Argentinean pianist Carlos Roque Alsina. The real surprise in the box is Wired, recorded in 1970. Canadian Mike Lewis plays sustained Hammond organ, Karl-Heinz Bottner interjects guitar and ocarina voicings, American Michael Ranta adds sparse, clangorous percussion and homemade plucked instruments. Supervisor Conny Plank contributed live electronics. Trimmed from two hours 20 minutes, it’s a spellbinding meditation, a long hidden adjunct to Krautrock’s finest atmospheres and evocations” (Julian Cowely – The Wire). Hugely influential box, top condition. A MUST!! Price: 250 Euro
1403. V.A.: FUTURA:“Poesia Sonora – Antologia Storico Criica Della Poesia Sonora A Cura Di Arrigo Lora-Totino/ Critical-Historical Anthology of Sound Poetry Edited By Arrigo Lora-Totino” (Cramps Records) (7 LP Set: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Outer Box: Excellent, only has some very faint corner wear on back sides/ 60 Paged Fully Illustrated Book: Mint/ Individually imprinted and Designed Record sleeves: Mint). Original and bloody rare 1978 pressing in top condition. If you know about your avant-garde and experimental records, then you know that this beast is tremendously rare. “The most comprehensive anthology focused on past and contemporary sound poetry currents ever produced. Edited by Arrigo Lora-Totino. Introduction by Renato Barilli. Introduction, historical and biographical notes, text of selections and bibliographical references in Italian and English. Futura 1: La declamazione futurista (the futurist declamation) featuring Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1912-1914), Francesco Cangiullo (1913), Giacomo Balla (1914-1918-1920), Fortunato Depero (1916) & Farfa (1933-1937-1947). Futura 2: Lo Zaum, linguaggio trasmentale ("Zaum": Transmental language) featuring Vladimir Majakovskij (1913-1918), Velemir Chlebnikov (1908-1922), Vasilij Kamenskij (1916), Aleksej Krucenych (1912-1920-1922), Il"Ja Zdanevic (1918). Futura 2: Simultaneismo francese (French Simultaneism) featuring Pierre-Albert Birot (1916-1918) & Arthur Pétronio (1965). Futura 3: Precursori e dadaisti In Germania (Forerunners and dadaists in Germany) featuring Christian Morgenstern (1890-1905), Paul Scheerbart (1897-1898-1902), Hugo Ball (1916), Tristan Tzara, Marcel Janco, Richard Huelsenbeck (1916) & Raoul Hausmann (1919-1947), Kurt Schwitters (1919-1921-1922-1926-1936-1937-1946). Futura 4: Side One: L'urlo: Antonin Artaud (The howl: Antonin Artaud) featuring Antonin Artaud (1947). Side two: L'urlo: Ultralettristi (The howl: the Ultra-Lettrists) featuring François Dufrêne (1958-1971), Henri Chopin (1974-1975) & Bernard Heidsieck (1974). Futura 5: La poesia sonora oggi (Sound poetry today) featuring Franz Mon (1973), Gerhard Ruhm(1954-1956-1965-19'73-1975), Nikolaus Einhorn (1975), Ladislav Novàk (1970) & Carlfriedrich Claus (1965). Futura 6: La poesia sonora oggi (Sound poetry today) featuring Brion Gysin (1960--1962), Paul De Vree (1965-1966-1974), Bob Cobbing (1975), Isidore Isou (1965), Maurice Lemaître (1965), Altagor (1947-1960), Patrizia Vicinelli (1967-1976) & Adriano Spatola (1976). Futura 7: La poesia sonora oggi (Sound poetry today) featuring Maurizio Nannucci (1976), Demetrio Stratos (1976), Arrigo Lora-Totino (1965-1970-1974) & Il Concento Prosodico (Sergio Cena, Arrigo Lora-totino, Roberto Muso, Laura Santiano) (1976). Each record have the separate following catalogue numbers: 5206 301 / 5206 302 / 5206 303 / 5206 304 / 5206 305 / 5206 306 / 5206 307”. Just a top copy, only possible defect to see is some very slight edge wear on the back of the box but basically the worst grading I could possibly attach to it would be EX ~ NM. The rest, record and inner sleeves and book are like new, possibly one of the best copies out there of this beast. I am extremely reasonable with the price in mind so don’t be shy. SOLD
1404. V.A./ GATHERING OF THE TRIBES aka CALIFORNIA CHRISTMAS ALBUM: “S/T” (Penguin Records) (2 LP Set: Near Mint/ Cool Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint). Rare live recording LP, released in 1981 in a limited run. Very rare double LP set limited edition 500 copies from 1981,(see at the site as I have also a 2nd issue 2 LP version listed but housed in a single jacket sleeve) including previously unreleased tracks by Quicksilver Messenger Service (live '66), Charlatans (demo), Jefferson Airplane (live '66), Steve Miller Band (live '67), Moby Grape (live '66), Country Joe & The Fish (live '68), Grateful Dead with Janis Joplin (live '69), Byrds (radio show '67). Price: 200 Euro
1405. V.A./ GATHERING OF THE TRIBES: “S/T” (Penguin Records) (2 LP Set: Excellent/ Jacket: Excellent). Legendary bootleg of back in the old days, throwing together some high-octane fuelled performances by West Coast acid heads such as Quicksilver Messenger Service recorded live at the Fillmore West in 1966, The Fool recorded in 1966, the Charlatans with a never before released demo tracks out of 1966, Jefferson Airplane live at the Fillmore in 19966 and with rarely heard 3 Levi’s commercials, the Steve Miller Band in action at the Avalon Ball Room in 1967, Moby Grape getting all lysergic live at the Avalon Ball Room in 1966, Country Joe and the Fish in 1968 at the Fillmore West, the Grateful Dead together with Janis Joplin recorded at the Carousel Ball Room in 1969 and finally the Byrds during a 1967 radio show. Just sheer brilliance!! Price: 100 Euro
1406. V.A./ GENYA-SAI (TV Man Union – GNS-1001-2) (2 LP Set: Near Mint/ Fold Out Jacket: Near Mint) Same title as the one here above, this one however comes is top notch condition as well but has the obi missing, hence a sever cut in the price. A classic brain torcher of a disc, in short a true tour-de-force original copy of this legendary Japanese left wing festival staffed in order to delay and protest against the enlargement of Narita’s International Airport with performances by psychedelic rockers Blues Creation, Zunokeisatsu (or Brain Police), Haino Keiji’s Lost Aaraaf free form motherless scrawl unit, Takayanagi Masayuki’s New Direction Unit that will burn the hairs on your hairy asshole like a kerosene soaked flamethrower from beyond the grave, acid sluggers DEW (Post Blues Creation Nunoya Fumio’s band), the Takagi Mototeru free jazz unit and so much more. Just demented and wicked and one of the greatest live documents to shed some light on Japan’s early 1970s counter culture scene. Housed in a super thick gatefold sleeve, which you can file away next to your Oz Days record. Great disc in top-notch condition and rare as hell. Mint copy. SOLD
1407. V.A./ “Genya-Sai” (Solid Records/ Vivid Sound – SOLID-1003), (Record: Mint/ Jacket: Mint/ Obi: Mint). Comes with insert. Legendary and historical recording that took place during three days in August 1971 as reaction against the scheduled enlargement of Tokyo’s Narita International Airport and subsequent expatriation of the farmers inhabiting the land. The festival brought together an amalgam of people, such as farmers, street beatnik hippies, student radicals and underground outsider musicians. This recording depicts the heated up atmosphere of the festival with its ideological arguments, angry insults and doomsday desperation hovering over the event. However, some staggering recordings by legendary artists were recorded for posteriori and are all included here, making hard-core music addicts and scholars of Japanese underground history quiet delighted. This disc is a selection of some tracks that appeared on the original Genyasai record of 1971. The most staggering recording to appear on this record the right in your face sonic assault performance by the first ever recorded ear imploding performance by Haino Keiji’s Lost Aaraaff unit, radical politically charged folk duo Zunokeisatsu, the heavy blues hitters DEW and Blues Creation, delivering wailing and electrically heated up performances, balancing on the verge of sheer riot, chaos and collective frustration. Great disc in top-notch condition that hardly resurfaces anymore. This beauty was released in 1986. Top-notch condition. Price: 30 Euro
1408. V.A./ GOZIRA SPECIAL DINNER (Gozira Records – GZ-666) (Record: Near Mint/ Fold Out Poster: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint). Original Gozira Records LP, comes with rare poster and never ever offered before. Hideously rare compilation released in 1983 in an edition of 300 to 500 copies that document the short-lived activity of Tokyo 's greatest punk label ever. Gozira Records w as one of the first independently run labels to emerge during the early days of the Tokyo punk scene. The label got erected in the summer of 1978 and w as active only during the span of one single year, until the fall of 1979 and briefly again in 1983. Lead by Higo Hiroshi of the Mirrors, Gozira Records w as responsible to release during it all too short period of activity six seven-inch single releases. Out of this collision of energies with his band the Mirrors, the S-Ken Stu dio got erected in the middle of 1978. The studio acted as a base of operations for the budding Tokyo Rockers Movement. In the w ake of the S-Ken Stu dio the independent label Gozira Records got itself started. Due to some extent it w as rather inevitable to commence the label. For Higo there was no other alternative but to release music he adorned. Despite the scarce preparations and primitive approach, the w hole operation embarked under the initial impetus of “ra w po w er”. The lo w degree of experience Higo beheld to w ards it all w as not regarded as a problem. Instead it w as part of the punk-like mentality and the “do it yourself” attitude that w as omnipresent amongst the participants. The flip side of the coin w ere the unavoidable restrictions operating autonomously brought w ith it such as the unavoidable limitations as far as recording costs, pressing expenditures, product circulation to w ards retailers, etc. Apart from these financial related restrictions, the actual organization and daily operation of the label w as also labor consuming, due to its w as a rather primitive w ay of handling and coordinating the overall activities. This ho w ever didn't prevent Gozira Records from unleashing some highly interesting titles. On this compilation of unreleased tracks and live material, contributions by such pioneers as Mirrors, Tsunematsu Masatoshi, Flesh, Mr Kite, Pain and Maria 023 can be found. The real Tokyo Rockers. Rare as hell. Mint condition and over the top brilliant, this is where the current scene got their inspiration from. SOLD
1409. V.A./ GREASY TRUCKERS: “S/T” ( Liberty Japan – LLP-03075~6) (2LP Set: Excellent/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent/ 6-Paged Insert: Excellent). Legendary 2 LP set, this being the original Japanese pressing of that day. legendary 1972 concert experience that helped to catapult the careers of Man and Hawkwind. The Greasy Truckers Party took place at The Roundhouse, London on February 13th, 1972 in front of an audience of more than 2000. The party was seen as the final gathering of freaks, hippies and anarchists. The concert bill also featured the under-rated band Brinsley Schwarz (featuring Nick Lowe and future Rumour members Bob Andrews and Brinsley Schwarz), pioneers of the Pub Rock genre and freak extraordinaire Magic Michael. The concert was staged to raise funds for the Greasy Truckers organization, who raised funds for various local causes such as homelessness, advice on dealing with being busted for possession of cannabis and other mind altering substances and other social issues. double vinyl album was split into two, with one half mainly taken up by Wales' answer to Quicksilver Messenger Service – Man, and with the second half split equally between proto-pub rockers, Brinsley Schwarz and communal cosmic guerrillas, Hawkwind. In between we also get a prolonged ‘song' by Magic Michael, a local ‘head' and oddball of the kind that, in them days, was valued for their naïve aesthetic. For me, side four of exclusive live Hawkwind material stands heads above the rest of the album because it is so fantastically charged up an affair. Although only two songs, they were both such consistent representations of the band at one of its many early peaks and capable already then in whipping up a inter-galactic storm. Brilliant and fabulous album, this being the rare Japanese pressing. Lovely. Price: 95 Euro
1410. V.A./GROOVE SOUNDS IN NIPPON: “Crazy Midnight” (P-Vine – PLP-7602) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Mint/ Obi: Mint/ Insert: Mint). This is a magnificent and almost XXX rare compilation record that centers its attention on sixties Japanese psychedelic and R&B excursions and other groovy lysergic late night semi-erotic and hip-bouncing trash. The disc contains only single versions of tracks by The Mojo, Flower Travelling Band, Hirota Mieko, The Sound Machine, Terumasa Hino, Count Buffalo & the Jazz Rock Band, Zoo Nee Voo, Golden Poppies etc. Stunningly butt-shaking collection of sixties Japanese ero-psych trash. The disc was released by P-Vine in 1997 in an edition of 500 copies. Completely vanished and prices are beginning the rise on these shores. Highest recommendation. This one comes with the insert. The back cover depicts full color reproductions of the single jackets. Great to look at, especially the repro on the back of the hideously rare seven-inch jacket of Ishikawa Akira and The Sound Machine. SOLD
1411. V.A./GROOVE SOUNDS IN NIPPON: “Shakin’ My Soul” (P-Vine – PLP-7605) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Mint/ Obi: Mint/ Insert: Mint). Another killer tuned filled long gone and out of print release on P-Vine (released back in 1997 in an edition of only 500 copies) to document some 45 snuff slides that came out the hey-days of psychedelic beat crazed Japan around the late 1960s, sides spiked up with a whiff of female erotica and fuzzed out lysergic madness. This disc contains vintage and ultra collectible tracks by The Voltage, The Van Dogs (killer GS garage organ drenched psych trash), Alfred The Great Brass, Playboy Sound (stunning gatefold jacket on back depicted), Ike Reiko’s horny moaning and groaning, New Herd, The Napoleon, Sugimoto Kiyoshi, etc. Obscure kayokyoku styled fuzzed out psych pop from late sixties Japan. A real aural treat and getting damn difficult to find these days due to the small pressing the disc was released on a decade ago. Forget about hunting down the 45’s in question, they just never pop up and if they do….you better consult your bank manager for a back up. Music however rules big time. SOLD
1412. V.A./ GROUPS SOUNDS WORLD TOP HITS: “S/T” (Philips – FS-8014) (Record: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent but has 5 cm tear on back/ Obi: Mint). Glorious real time compilation, shedding some light on some of the key GS groups. What makes this compilation so special apart from the obi is the fact that groups like the ones featured here – being the Spiders, the Carnabeats, The Jaguars, The Mikes, The Savage and the Lind and Linders bring forth incendiary renditions of cover tunes such as “Flowers of San Francisco”, “Daydream Believer”, “Theme from the Monkees”, “Somebody To Love”, “Summer Wine”, “Let’s Live for Today”, “I Dig Rock and Roll Music”, “Okay!”, “Zabadak!”, “Holliday”, “Massachusetts”, “Hello, Goodbye”, “Twinkie-Lee” and how could be missing “A Whiter Shade of Pale”. I myself am turned into a massive Group Sounds fan this past year. After having amassed all the heavy Japanese psych artifacts in their original press such as both Taj Mahal Travelers, Too Much, Speed Glue & Shinki records, all of the FTB with 1st issues obi’s, all Blues Creations 1st presses, Sato Masahiko & Sound breakers, Keiantaiheiki, Food Brain, all Hiro Yanagida related discs like Milk Time, all Tenjosajiki related OG presses, Far Out, Dema, Helpful Soul both albums, Powerhouse, Rallizes OG releases, and whatever else you can throw at me…. It finally began to dawn on me that Japanese psychedelic music wasn’t confined to those only. Hell, by then they were already far removed from their own psychedelic psyche, it was already too late and degrading on the spot, detoriating, getting worn out before anyone even noticed it…so I became to realize that real Japanese psychedelic music was hidden deep within the GS psyche, there is where it was all to be found. So from now on, GS is where I will focus my personal collection efforts to and I hope you at one point will be able to grasp a glimpse of that all too short wave’s place in the lysergic sun. The real core of Japanese psychedelic music is hidden within all things GS…it might be a hard nut to crack for you, but trust me, that is where it is at… Price: 50 Euro
1413. V.A./ HUNGARIAN ELECTRONIC MUSIC: “S/T” (Hungaroton – SUPX-11851) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint). Stunningly hard to come by but jaw-dropping great LP documenting Hungarian electronic music as recorded at the Electronic Music Studio of the Hungarian Radio. All selections were recorded between 1972 ~ 1976. Original Hungarian press, just a massive collection of eerie sounds that seem to have originated in a vacuum outside of this world. Fantastic disc compiling tracks by pioneers like Zoltan Pongracz (1972 & 1975); Peter Eotvos (1968), Ivan Patachichi (1976 & 1975) and Mate Victor/ Peter Winkler (1975). Original 1979 pressing filled with ear watering vintage electronic sounds out of this scarcely documented scene. Simply one of the best discs in the field. Price: 200 Euro
1414. V.A./ I WOKE UP ONE MORNING IN MAY: “S/T” (Mississippi Records – MR-033) (Record: Mint/ Jacket: Mint). Mississippi’s popular on-going vinyl-only American Primitive series keeps on churning out ear-blisteringly title after title, hardly giving me any time to breath or lick my wounds after having listened and digested properly their previous outings. This one here throws together an inspired selection of rare and primitive folk-blues from Cryin’ Sam Collins, Lottie Kimbrough, Henry Spaulding, Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe, Buster Johnson, Elvie Thomas, Little Hat Jones, Robert Wilkins, Willie Baker, Blind Blake, Louie Lasky, Charlie McCoy and Joe Callicott. Again totally devastating and honest music. It will make you cry your heart out night after night. Price: 20 Euro
1415. V.A. “INSPIRATION & POWER 14 FREE JAZZ FESTIVAL 1” (Trio Records – PA-3006) (2 Record Set: VG++ ‾ Excellent/ Gatefold Jacket: VG++, has a stain near the spine/ Booklet: Near Mint). Complete with first pressing obi in olive green!. Bloody freakingly rare, 1st pressings are……next to impossible. Here you have a copy of the hideously rare 2 LP that documents a free jazz and improvisation festival that was staged in downtown Tokyo over the course of two weeks in June-July, 1973. As you might know, records that document the Japanese free jazz scene are almost impossible to track down. This one in particular gives a detailed overview of what was happening during the hey-days of the early seventies. The highlights on this disc are amongst others one of the most stunning pieces of sonic assault terrorism ever put down on vinyl by Takayanagi Masayuki’s New Direction for the Arts ensemble, bringing forth a tremendous earlobe shattering version of “Mass Projection” that will certainly drive the cats completely nuts into the curtains and kerosene-infuse your otherwise sorry ass sex life. Furthermore are their stunning performances included by bass wonder Yoshizawa Motoharu, the Itaru Oki Quintet, Now Music Ensemble, Masahiko Togashi & Masahiko Sato, Yosuke Yamashita Trio etc. A highly recommended document that comes in a foldout cover graced with a beautiful ink drawing. Cool music and visual arts go hand in hand on this record. Needles to say that this sucker is also quite rare and rarely resurfaces. Due to some very minor scuffs and the stain on the jacket near the spine, this one comes dead cheap. Price: 50 Euro
1416. V.A./ JAZZ GUITAR FORMS: “With TAKAYANAGI MASAYUKI Quartet, Takashi Tsunoda Quartet, Shungo Sawada Trio, Sadanori Nakamura Trio and Kiyoshi Sugimoto Quintet” (RCA – RVL-5514) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Excellent). Original 1977 press. This record contains nowhere else to be found two Takayanagi pieces that are truly beautiful, forming the focal point of this collection. The line-up of the Takayanagi Masayuki quartet is as follows: Takayanagi Masayuki (guitar), Inoue Nobuyoshi (bass), Yamazaki Hiroshi (drums) and Yokoyama Kenji (piano), so basically it is your New Directions members. Although the record was not released until 1977, the material was all recorded in November 1973. Still although this is your basic New Directions line-up, the music on display is not so free at all and sees the group in another frame of mind. The first track they play is Pete Rugolo cover entitled “Collaboration” followed by “Straight Away”, a Takayanagi composition. The latter one especially is mesmerizing due to the fact that you have a chance here to eavesdrop on Takayanagi’s electric guitar interlocking with Yokoyama’s electric piano play. In all pretty amazing shit, allowing you to suck up another side of the ever so versatile genius of Mr. Takayanagi. Brilliant to say the least, quite hard to track down and totally essential if you are an all-consuming Takayangi freak like myself. Impressive!! SOLD
1417. V.A./ JAZZ GUITAR FORMS: “With TAKAYANAGI MASAYUKI Quartet, Takashi Tsunoda Quartet, Shungo Sawada Trio, Sadanori Nakamura Trio and Kiyoshi Sugimoto Quintet” (RCA – RVL-5514) (Record: VG++ ~ Excellent, has 2 inaudible hairlines/ Jacket: Excellent). Original 1977 press. This record contains nowhere else to be found two Takayanagi pieces that are truly beautiful, forming the focal point of this collection. The line-up of the Takayanagi Masayuki quartet is as follows: Takayanagi Masayuki (guitar), Inoue Nobuyoshi (bass), Yamazaki Hiroshi (drums) and Yokoyama Kenji (piano), so basically it is your New Directions members. Although the record was not released until 1977, the material was all recorded in November 1973. Still although this is your basic New Directions line-up, the music on display is not so free at all and sees the group in another frame of mind. The first track they play is Pete Rugolo cover entitled “Collaboration” followed by “Straight Away”, a Takayanagi composition. The latter one especially is mesmerizing due to the fact that you have a chance here to eavesdrop on Takayanagi’s electric guitar interlocking with Yokoyama’s electric piano play. In all pretty amazing shit, allowing you to suck up another side of the ever so versatile genius of Mr. Takayanagi. Brilliant to say the least, quite hard to track down and totally essential if you are an all-consuming Takayanagi freak like myself. Impressive!! Price: 50 Euro
1418. V.A./ JAZZ OF THE FORTIES – BEBOP INTO COOL: “S/T” (Capitol Records – CR-8024) (Red Wax Record: Mint/ Jacket: Mint/ Obi: Mint). First original Japanese vintage pressing on blood red wax and complete with never-seen obi, all in eye-popping stunning condition. Includes boiling hard bop tracks by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra; Benny Goodman Septet; Babs Gonzales & His Orchestra; Metronome All Stars; Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra; Lennie Tristano Sextet; Woody Herman & His Orchestra. The two Tristano tracks are for me the highlight here, moving like swirling dervishes trapped in a black hole of eternal swing. Massive and rare. Price: 50 Euro
1419. V.A./ KILLING MELODY – Instrumental Music From Japanese Violence Movies”: “S/T” (Ethbo) (New & Unplayed). Killer set of obscure Japanese fuzz-disco-rock, hippy bossa and incredible breaks...!!! Japan's revered Ultra-Vybe label presents an album of fuzzy instrumental rock and psyche-funk themes lifted from the niche seam of 70's 'Pinky' violence films. From what we can tell, these films fell in between the more lurid ero-guro (erotic & grotesque), straight up soft porn and gangster movies, usually featuring fearless femmes getting into all kinds of scrapes and sexy situations. These films were obviously inspired by the undercurrent of American sub genres like Blaxploitation and biker movies and typically had American soundtracks to match, albeit with a Japanese twist. 'Killing Melody' stars a number of themes written by two leading composers, Hajime Kaburagi and Masao Yagi, talented writers adept at a variety of styles from Jazz to funk, rock, folk and Japanese pop tunes called Kayokyoku, whose music made the crude and lewd subject matter even more enjoyable. The seventeen tracks range from Moogy sleaze jams to propulsive proggy outbursts peppered with some real killer breaks like Kunihiko Murai's primmest 'Yagugari M-11T-3' and 'Yagugari M-14 T-1'. This is a proper object of desire for anyone with a kink for naughty Japanese flicks, B-movie funk soundtracks or the Finders Keepers catalogue. Awesome. (label description). SOLD
1420. V.A./ KOSMISCHE MUSIK: “S/T” (Ohr Records – OMM-2/56.027) (2 LP Set: Excellent/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent/ Attached 4-Paged Booklet: Excellent). Classic and much in demand Krautrock & Kosmische Musik 2 LP set that threw together various artists of the Ohr label roster such as Popol Vuh, Klaus Schulze, Ash Ra Tempel, Tangerine Dream and as bonus a sidelong unreleased track of Ash Ra Tempel and Klaus Schulze. All tracks are killers, spacey cosmic psych jams that will crack your skull wide open. Rare these days and hard to come by in such a nice condition as this copy here. Price: 250 Euro
1421. V.A./ LIFE IS A PROBLEM: “S/T” (Mississippi Records – MR-017) (Record: Mint/ Jacket: Mint/ Insert: Mint). Nobody phrases it as pointly as David Keenan when it comes to these records, so I gladly borrow his expertise to paraphrase this discs greatness. “Totally *wailing* collection of raw, primitive electric guitar testifying from a bunch of obscure/seldom-compiled blues preachers including Utah Smith, Rev. Lonnie Farris, Sister O.M. Terrell, Straight Street Group, Rev. A. Johnson, Elder Charles Beck, Crumb Brothers, Bishop Perry Tills, Willanette Singers, Professor Johnson, Tom Dutson and Oakland’s Famous One Man Band. Some of the electric guitar playing here is so ragged and iconoclastic that it ends up sounding somewhere between Sonny Sharrock and Fred ‘Sonic’ Smith and a track like Elder Charles Beck’s anti-rock rant “Rock & Roll Sermon, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2” feels as Luciferian and high-energy as anything from the amps of the MC5. Besides all of the ripping and revelating there are a few slow-burning spirituals that lend the comp a particularly numinous depth, with Sister O.M. Terrell’s reading of the title track a hypnotic stand-out. But played back to back it’s the most punkinest comp of olde-time gospel shakedown to have made it to vinyl in years.” (David Keenan/ Volcanic Tongue) Highly recommended. SOLD
1422. V.A./ LOOSE ROUTES: “Music From Holyground 1966 ~ 1975” (Holyground – HG121) (2 LP Set: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ 12 paged fully illustrated booklet: Mint). A 1991 limited release. Stunningly collection that delves into some odd sides and unreleased material straight out of the Holy Ground private record label, an obscure but stunning UK folk and rural psych collective that unleashed some astonishing music by groups such as Chris Coombs, Global Village, Thundermother (linked with the amazing Jumble Lane LP), Biffo, Lazy Days, Gygafo, Chick Shannon and many more. A great collection that will suck your ears into a vortex of myriad underground sounds from days long gone. Price: 80 Euro
1423. V.A./ Macaroni Western Theme Grand Prix Album: “S/T” (RCA Japan – SX-73) (Record: Near Mint/ Heavy Gatefold Sleeve: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint/ Attached Poster-like inner sleeve: Near Mint). Top copy. Some more deranged Ennio Morricone infested twangy guitar rumbles and disoriented soundscapes….lovely Japan only deluxe edition…. Price: 40 Euro
1424. V.A./ Macaroni Western Thema Dai Senshu: “S/T” (RCA – SRA-9139~40) (2 LP Set: Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Mint/ Obi: Mint). Original Japan only 1973 issue. Comes in fabulous gatefold sleeve. The contents are comprised out of classic spaghetti western themes composed by such luminaries such as Morricone , Montenegro , Attanasio and Pagano and executed by each of their respective orchestras being E. Morricone E La Sua Orchestra; Orchestra Di L. Pagano; Orchestra Di M. De Basi; Orchestra di Bianco; H. Montenegro and His Orchestra, R. Ortolani E La Sua Orchestra and Orchestra Di G. de Angelis. So the whole is filled with echoplex twangy guitars, tumbleweed infested horn sections, eerie dust drained choruses, lonely harmonica lines and other desert infested lonely tunes. Just sheer fantastic and comes in a Japan only jacket. First time I have a copy to spare. Highest recommendation! Price: 40 Euro
1425. V.A./ “Mushi – Kaeru – Semi - - Insects – Frogs – Cicadas” (CBS Sony – 20AG-72) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ 4-Paged Booklet: Near Mint). TOP COPY!! A stellar filed recording album filled with insect song, frog blearing and other winged creatures, all recorded in Japan in 1975~1976. Listening to this marvel late at night, it comes over like the audio equivalent for one of Toho film studio's monster movies soundtracks. Filled with the sound of six-legged soloists and amphibians it all sounds like weird electronic compositions. High and screeching sounds interact with their natural environment, often escalating into full-orchestrated cacophony of different species chirping away in the late night setting. It all get counter-balanced with the barking of various frog species, each a track of its own before they all wander off into full frontal blearing and ushering out mating calls. These sounds were eerily beautiful, yet unsettling as they vibrated the air with such ubiquity that their origin was impossible to pinpoint. The sounds these frogs and cicadas make have some similar qualities to the Morse code or “noise stations”, and like The Conet Project is both bizarre and fascinating. The sound frogs and of cicada-like whining and chirping, displays a wide variety of drones and clicks that could be from some Taj Mahal Travelers concert, INA GRM tape music or Pierre Henry experiment with tape loops. Utterly fantastic and mind lifting. Price: 60 Euro
1426. V.A./ MICHIGAN BRAND NUGGETS: (Belvedere Records – TY8-7100 MONO) (2 Records: Excellent/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent). Over the top exhilarating fuzz drenched mind torcher of a compilation album that comes housed in a stunningly designed jacket and is filled to bursting with raw Michigan nuggets from late sixties and early seventies. Four sides of unadulterated mayhem which are topped of with the MC5's blowtorch take on garage psych, a track on each side. Fred Sonic Smith definitely ruled. So bloody awesome. Other conspirators on this compilation are amongst others Bob Seager & The Last Heard, Underdogs, Human Beings, Question Mark & The Mysterians, Rationals, Amboy Dukes and others. This set rocks like no other and should appeal to those who love their garage psych with a sniff of uncut kerosene mixed with Methamphetamine. Took me ages to dig up an extra copy. Fantastic all way through. Price: 150 Euro
1427. V.A./ MINIATURES: “S/T” (Pipe Records – PIPE2) (Record: Excellent/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Poster: Near Mint) Completely vanished compilation filled with one minute contribution of luminaries such as Robert Wyatt, Ron Geesin, David Cunningham (Flying Lizards), kevin Coyne, Pete Seeger, 1/2 Japanese, Gavin Bryars, Metabolist, Bob Cobbing & Henri Chopin, Ralph Steadman (yes him!!), Trevor Wishart, Robert Fripp, Fred Frith, Residents, Ollie Halsall and many many others. In total, the disc is comprised out of 51 tiny one-minute masterpieces that will seriously derange your head. Comes with the poster. Released in 1980 and even now it sounds absolutely mesmerizing. Great all way round. Price: 20 Euro
1428. V.A./ Movement Soul: “Live Recordings of Songs and Sayings from the Freedom Movement in the Deep South” (ESP Disk – ESP-1056) (Record: Excellent/ Jacket: Excellent). Journalist Alan Ribback, despite crippling arthritis, used his tape recorder to document moments when people fought down their terror and despair to overcome the demons who stalked them in their churches and homes and streets during the mid-sixties when racial violence was still dominantly displayed in the south. That monumental struggle can be heard on this record, which was used as the sound track for the Martin Luther King Documentary Film. It is echoed on Jerry Moore's where he sings of the deaths of little girls in a church bombing, snippets of field recordings, church ministers feuling the congregation into wild gospel workouts and much more almost tribal soulful action. A fantastic record and time document. Price: 50 Euro
1429. V.A./ MUSIQUE CONCRETE: “S/T” (Disque BAM – LD-070) (Record: Mint/ Flip Back Jacket: Excellent). Freakingly rare top copy original French pressing. Contains early electronic and musique concrete compositions by Luc Ferrari, Yannis Xenakis, Michel Philippot, Henri Sauguet, Pierre Schaeffer. Next to impossible to score in mint condition as this copy here. Price: 200 Euro
1430. V.A./ HARRY SPARNAAY ~ LUCIEN GOETHALS ~ LOUIS De MEESTER: “S/T” (Alpha – SP-6028) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint). Original 1975 pressing, 1st time ever I could encounter a copy of this gem. If you are after seriously mind-bendingly awesome and obscure beyond belief vintage electronic music recordings out of BELGIUM of all places (how many electronic recordings out of this country do you actually have? Right…it needs some seriously spicing up then since Belgian electronic music records are virtually inexistent), then I guess you came to the end of your quest. Look no further, this here is as obscure as it can humanly possibly get. The music on the other hand is also top shelf material, and after being exposed to it I am sure you will burn down the larger part of your musique concrete and electronic music collection because it will sound utterly boring when put down next to greatness like this recording here. I tell you, this is no hyperbole or delusional ranting but a fact of life. The record is made up out of one side for each composer and starts off with two contributions by Lucien Goethals. “Difonium” was composed for bass clarinet (played by Harry Sparnaay) and magnetophon and dates back to 1974. It became Goethals’s first work dedicated to the mixed genre. Here it is composed out of a complete complementary approach to the used instrumental and electo-accoustic mediums at his disposal. The serialist method came in handy for Goethals. The relation to electronic live performance poses the instrumental virtuosity into a new light, the never-ending pulsating vibration of the tape urges the instrumentalist to ever and never-ending response while all the time he has enough space to demonstrate his own inventiveness. “Studie V” on the other hand is completely electronic in its nature, mixed electronic and concrete material, filtered and ringmodulated sounds interact with metallic thunder drones, taking you beyond the abyss and back again. Louis De Meester dedicates the second side to the sidelong composition “Mimodrama” (1971). Here we enter more austere and wicked waters brimming over with pulsating electro-acoustic impulses that interlock with magnetophonic manipulations of sound clusters. The method of composition goes back to the earliest manipulation techniques of musique concrete with voices popping up out of the fog, creating a monographic drama that dissects all of the movements into fractious pieces that in their turn bounce back into apocalyptic tidal waves of ever emanating sound. Killer with absolutely not a second of filler. Hideously rare and obscure LP that just never turns up and is unknown to most electronic music scholars and collectors. Highest possible recommendation. SOLD
1431. V.A./ MUSIQUE BELGE CONTEMPORAINE ~ HEDENDAAGSE BELGISCHE MUZIEK: “S/T” (Alpha/ Cultura – 5.066-5) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Mint). Top copy of the rarest Belgian electronic record ever. After the previous entry, do you think you could handle an even more obscure and outward-bound primitive Belgian electronic music slide? If so, you better buckle up and strap yourself in because you have never encountered this beauty before. This is the earliest Belgian electronic music release dating back to 1965 released on the Cultura label, which hereafter would be renamed into Alpha. The disc opens up with a composition by Louis De Meester “Incantations” (1958), in which he deploys a magnetic tape next to a number of sounds produced by electronic devices and a series of metallic & concrete tone, augmented with a lettristic text by the French poet Isidore Isou. The phonetic substance hereby becomes sound material. Originally the text was delivered by a male and female voice but due to means of superimposition, resonance and filter-effects of electronic and concrete elements, an atmosphere of exorcism is created. Pretty haunting stuff indeed. Next up is a composition by Emmanuel Van Weerst entitled “Hygiene” (1963) which was the result music considered as a passing arrangement of noises. A special technique of tape cutting method contributes to accentuating the linear principle and the different noises are joined in such a manner that they gradually encroach on each another. Once this bewitching composition fades out, Didier Gazelle enters the playing filed with his composition “Studie”. This piece is exclusively based upon rustling sounds in various tone colors and unfolds in 2 clearly distinct acoustic levels. One of them is formed by a wavy continuously vibrating noise-scale whereas the other consists of sonorous impulses. The evolution of the continuous noise pattern is improvised on to the completely elaborated impulse progression by means of coupling, which results in even more eerie and ghostly soundscapes. Side one is closed of by Lucien Goethals and his composition “Cellotape” (1965). Here Goethals uses violoncello and piano parts, which are combined with an electronic portion, recorded on tape. Except at the beginning and the end which reciprocate themselves and which are supposed to create the special atmosphere of the piece, the electronic part grows from a single row of sinetones. Just brilliant. The second side of the LP is completely taken up by the groundbreaking composition “Trois Visages De Liege” (1961) by Henri Pousseur. The sounds are rigorously electronic, with ghostly voices popping up in between the concrete material. The warped vocal bombardments join the evocative electronic score, impregnated with a thick wall of tape hiss. This claustrophobic musique concrete, filled with floating angelic voices and disjointed eerie, distorted and crackly electronic noises perfectly put down the atmosphere of the city of Liege, at that time still an industrial stronghold and relic of the industrial revolution, gliding off into an abyss of decay, underscoring its psychotic facet perfectly. First time ever I have a spare copy of this disc, it just never turns up. This is one of the best and most obscure electronic music recordings to seep out of the Low Countries. Highest recommendation. SOLD
1432. V.A./ MUZIEK IN VLAANDEREN – MUSIC IN FLANDERS: “S/T” (Alpha Records – DBM-N257) (Record: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Fold Out Jacket: Near Mint) Hideously rare and seldom offered album documenting the early sixties and early seventies electronic music and musique concrete excursions of Belgian composers affiliated with the IPEM studios. Barely documented, in writing as well on disc, electronic music of the Low Countries is highly innovated and extremely robust in its approach to sound. Unlike their contemporaries like Jan Boerman and Dick Raaijmaekers, Belgian composers such as Louis De Meester, Lucien Goethals, Peter Beyls and Raoul De Smet have a tendency to be more radical as far as their approach to sound is concerned. This essential compilation of early Belgian electronic music excursions is filled with mind-bending sweeps in the electro-acoustic score contrasting with razor sharp biting main themes, voltage fluctuations, changing speed and pitch, rarely articulated rhythmic manners, rectangular waves of thermal noise, harsh electronic sound clusters that follow each other in rapid succession in order to build very well defined figures with a pronounced beat all with decreasing and increasing intensity, sinusoidal sounds and so much more. A delirious listening experience. All compositions were created between 1962 – 1974. Hideously rare and in top-notch condition. This disc is too good to be described in words. A killer from beginning to end. Rare as hell. SOLD
1433. V.A./ MUSICA FUTURISTA”: “S/T” (Cramps Records – 5204-002) (2 LP Set: Near Mint/ gatefold Jacket: Near Mint). First original pressing. Legendary 2 LP set that combines the recorded output by the Italian Futurist movement 1909-1935, including original recordings by Marinetti, Russolo and Balilla Pratella. As well as vintage 'free verse' readings by Futurist figurehead F.T. Marinetti, the CD includes recordings of the celebrated intonarumori (noise intoners) created by Luigi Russolo, including the composition The Awakening of a City. Russolo's public performances scandalized Europe in 1914 yet still resonate today. Although his extraordinary ideas met with fierce resistance, it is now clear he exerted a powerful influence on a number of leading avant-garde and experimental composers, initially Igor Stravinsky, George Antheil and Arthur Honegger, and later John Cage, Edgard Varese, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Harry Partch, as well as non-classical electronica and avant-rock. As well as period recordings, the 2 LP set includes contemporary performances of other key Futurist works by Balilla Pratella, Antonio Russolo, Aldo Giuntini, Luigi Grandi, Silvio Mix, Franco Casavola, Alfredo Casella, Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli. First original pressing. Price: 200 Euro
1434. V.A./ Musique Concrete: “S/T” (Ducretet-Thompson/ Nippon Disuku Kabushikikaisha – NGC-100) (Record: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Tip Back Cover: Near Mint). Top copy!! Original 1st Japanese pressing of 1958, housed in tip back jacket and adorned with Japan only jacket art. Impossible to get this 1958 1st Japanese pressing. This pressing containing groundbreaking works by Pierre Henry, Pierre Schaeffer and Philippe Arthuys. Impossible to get in such a top condition as this copy here. Historical important and a milestone recording. A total must if experimental music is something you live by. Price: 425 Euro
1435. V.A./ Musique Concrete: “S/T” (Ducretet-Thompson/ Nippon Disuku Kabushikikaisha – NGC-100) (Record: VG++/ Tip Back Cover: VG++). Original 1st Japanese pressing of 1958, housed in tip back jacket and adorned with Japan only jacket art. Impossible to get this 1958 1st Japanese pressing. This pressing containing groundbreaking works by Pierre Henry, Pierre Schaeffer and Philippe Arthuys. Impossible to get in any condition, but due to its state the LP here will be a bargain. Historical important and a milestone recording. A total must if experimental music is something you live by. Price: 100 Euro
1436.V.A./ MUSIQUE EXPERIMENTALE (BAM – LD-071) (Record: Near Mint/ Fold Out jacket: Near Mint) Rare French omnibus album that compiles some works by Luc Ferrari (Tautologos II), Andre Boucourechliev (Texte II), Francois-Bernard Mache (Volumes), Romuald Vandelle (Crucifixion) and Michel Philippot (Ambiance II). All was recorded at the legendary French GRM Studios under the direction of Pierre Schaeffer. The disc itself was released in 1976 although that the material presented here dates from the late fifties and early sixties, the golden age of electronic experimentation. Getting scarcer with the minute. Price: 175 Euro
1437. V.A./ MUSIQUE EXPERIMENTALE (BAM – LD-5872) (Record: Near Mint/ Fold Out jacket: Near Mint) Rare French omnibus album that compiles some works by Luc Ferrari (Tautologos II), Andre Boucourechliev (Texte II), Francois-Bernard Mache (Volumes), Romuald Vandelle (Crucifixion) and Michel Philippot (Ambiance II). All was recorded at the legendary French GRM Studios under the direction of Pierre Schaeffer. The disc itself was released in 1976 although that the material presented here dates from the late fifties and early sixties, the golden age of electronic experimentation. Getting scarcer with the minute. Price: 75 Euro
1438. V.A./ “The New Music – Stockhausen – Nono – Boulez – Pousseur”: “S/T” (RCA Records – SRA-2515) (Record: Excellent/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent/ Attached 16-paged Booklet: Excellent). Japan only jacket art issue. Obligatory avant-garde and electronic music record that combines tracks by such avant-garde luminaries such as Nono, Stockhausen, Pousseur and Boulez. Important side note that on all the tracks one of the players is MEV’s Frederick Rzewski. Comes housed in a Japan only designed gatefold complete with 16-paged high quality full color paper booklet. So necessary. Price: 50 Euro
1439. V.A./ NEW MUSIC FOR ELECTRONIC AND RECORDED MEDIA: “Johanna M. Beyer – Annea Lockwood – Pauline Oliveros – Laurie Spiegel – Megan Roberts – Ruth Anderson – Laurie Anderson” (Arch Records – 1765) (Record: Mint/ Jacket: Excellent/ 4-Paged Insert: Mint). Original 1977 1st US pressing. “The music on this album exhibits an exciting, wide-open, freewheeling approach to the medium of electronic music which has come to be typical of this genre in the late 1970s. No longer are composers obsessively concerned with the agonizing, expressionistic, and purely "electronic" (synthesized) sound formulas, which marked much of this music composed between the mid Fifties and the late Sixties. Instead, today we have composers willing to mix media and sonic materials in thoroughly inventive ways to achieve ends, which are new-sounding, and often more engaging, than that of the "academic" avant-garde. This is the outgrowth of a fundamental change in concerns, which has been evolving not only among members, are some of the most fecund and inspired. These new sources of inspiration certainly were not as widely shared fifteen years ago. Several composers represented here are deeply concerned with Eastern music’s and their subsequent metamorphoses into such popular forms as rock and roll. Still others bring to bear a sense of wit and satire, rarely a prominent feature of avant-garde music in the early 1960s. This first anthology of women's electronic music demonstrates great refinement and skill at work in a variety of different styles, several of which are unfamiliar or new even to those who follow contemporary music. The fact that these pieces are more listenable than that of the Sixties avant-garde does not point to a musical regression as some critics have overeagerly assumed when discussing modern works using, say, consonant harmonic structures.” (Charles Amirkhanian, August 1977). Price: 75 Euro
1440. V.A./ NI HON EIGA ONGAKU – Original Soundtrack Best 12”: “S/T” (Cine Disc – M-3002) (Record: Excellent ~ Near Mint? Gatefold Jacket: Excellent). Rare Japanese movie soundtrack compilation that came out in June of 1973. Contains tracks from the following films: “Hi Wa Shizumi Hi Wa Noboru”; “Seiboki”; “Yakusoku”; “Kokyou”; “Sakura no Daimon”; “Kokotsu no Hito”; “Matatabi”; “Yasashii Nipponjin”; “Kanashimi no Bella Donna”; “Konketsuji Rika”; “Goyouki” and “Hachigatsu no Nureta Tsuna”. The music to these films – many of which have not seen a full swing soundtrack – is totally awe-inspiring with compositions by Nina Rota, Takemitsu Toru, Mitsu Hiroshi, The Ventures and other musical luminaries. There where side 1 focuses on cinematographic scores loaded with melancholy and nostalgic undertones, side 2 is where the surprises lie buried. Opening up with a slow burning funky guitar number and switching between nonsense conversation snippets, the music shifts back and forth between Japanese female vocal tinted erotica courtesy of Midori Maki and Ishikawa Seri, fuzzed out sleaze psych, spoken weird, funky oddball butt shakers and female late sixties folk tracks. The Midori Mako track is utterly sexy and erotically charged. She only released a handful of singles and the contribution you find on this LP. Rarely offered LP that will introduce you to another side of Japanese cinematographic sonics out of the late sixties and early seventies. Highest possible recommendation. Price: 100 Euro
1441. V.A./ NI HON NO DENSHIONGAKU - JAPANESE ELECTRONIC MUSIC: "S/T"(Victor – SJV-1515) (Record: Near Mint/ Fold Out Jacket: Near Mint/ Inner Booklet: Mint/ Obi: Mint). Same disc as the one listed above with one difference being that this is the 2nd pressing that came out one year later. It has a different catalogue number and differnt obi!! Recorded in the NHK studio (established in 1954, 4 months before the German Cologne Studio) it documents never before or elsewhere released sonic experiments by oncoming mavericks such as Takemitsu Toru, Mayuzumi Toshiro, Maki Ishii and Ichiyanagi Toshi. The compositions here on display date respectively from 1956 & 1967 (Mayuzumi), 1958 (Takemitsu), 1964 (Yuasa), 1966 (Ichiyanagi) and 1965 (Ishii). All tracks were recorded and conceived in the legendary NHK studios. This disc contains one of the best electronic music pieces to my ears. Just splendid stuff, only that these babies are hideously rare. This copy is mint as can be. As rare as the first pressing, so dont kid yourselves, but the 1st press with obi is just a tad...harder to track down. Still this one here is also a top copy, mint condition. Highest recommendation and possibly the best record on this time list. Price: 250 Euro
1442. V.A./ NI HON NO DENSHIONGAKU ’69 ~ Experimental Music of Japan 1969 (Victor – JJX-1004) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Attached Booklet Insert: Near Mint). Original 1st press copy, the VX numbered series was actually a latter pressing. Top dead mint copy! Well it is hard to believe, but here you have a copy of the much rumored but hardly ever seen Japanese electronic music disc. A couple of lists ago I had the first of the series up for sale and here you have the almost never seen second one in the series. Records documenting those early days of composers avidly splicing tape, trying to figure out those new studio technologies and setting out to map deep space by means of all obliterating bleeps, whooshes, static hissing and white noise are almost impossible to locate. First of all, they were all released in tiny quantities by major labels that regarded the stuff to have little and no commercial potential. In a way it was a tax deduction post on which young and eager composers could create sonic havoc. Next to that, a heavy-duty art-collecting crowd rapidly snapped up copies since prints and silk screens of up adorned most of the discs and coming modern art big names such as is the case with this disc. And the copies that didn’t sell were simply taken out of rotation and destroyed. The music on the other hand is just gorgeous and on of the best electronic experiments ever to be entrusted to vinyl. It is even far better than the first one of this series and sounds more radical and right up in your face. Recorded in the NHK studio (established in 1954, 4 months before the German Cologne Studio) it documents never before or elsewhere released sonic experiments by oncoming mavericks such as Moroi Makoto, Mayuzumi Toshiro, Maki Ishii and Shibata. The compositions here on display date respectively from 1969 (Mayuzumi), 1968 (Ishii), 1968 (Moroi) and 1968 (Shibata). All tracks were recorded and conceived in the legendary NHK studios. This disc contains one of the best electronic music pieces to my ears. Just splendid stuff, only that these babies are hideously rare. Highest recommendation and possibly the best record on this time list. Top-notch copy. Price: 250 Euro
1443. V.A./ NOISES: “S/T” (Kamikaze Records – Kamikaze-4) (Record: Excellent/ Jacket: Near Mint). Original 1977 press on Marc Moulin’s (Placebo & Aksak Maboul fame) own private imprint Kamikaze Records. This disc in particular is the finest to see the light of day on the label with sound art/ noise? Contributions by some of Brussels leading scenesters such as Eric Chale, Ilona Chale, Michel Moers, Daniel Plasschaert, Robert Altaber, Marc Moulin and also a lengthy contribution by Ariel Kalma. Id experimental sound sculptures are to your liking, you will definitely fall on your bleeding knees for this holy artifact and make a private shrine for it. Wicked stuff and impossible to come by these past years. All time highest recommendation!! Price: 250 Euro
1444. V.A./ OH GRAVEYARD, YOU CAN’T HOLD ME ALWAYS: “S/T” (Mississippi Records – MR-030) (Sealed Copy). Another killer-with-absolute-no-filler slide in Mississippi’s on-going vinyl-only American Primitive series, this is easily one of their best to date, with excellent rare gospel sides from Mosby Family Singers, Straight Street Holiness Group, Laura Rivers, Rev. Lonnie Farris, Radio Four, Joe Townsend, White Family, Silver Quintette, James Carter & The Mighty Stars, Farris & Williams, Travelling Echoes, Brother Willie Eason and the Sensational Happy Travellers. In short this is dynamite stuff, transfixing, jaw-dropping and utterly bone shatteringly great. SOLD
1445. V.A./ ORCHESTRAL SPACE: “Orchestral Space at Nissei Theatre 1966 – Vol. 1” (Victor Records – SJV-1501) (Record: Mint/ Jacket: Excellent). 2nd time ever I see an actual vinyl copy of this much whispered about disc, a cornerstone in Japan’s recorded electronic music and avant-garde history. Tracks consists out of compositions by Takemitsu Toru “ARC for Piano and Orchestra”; Takahashi Yuji “Chromamorphe II for Piano”, Ichiyanagi Toshi “Life Music for Various Modulators, Magnetic Tape and Orchestra” and Yuasa Joji “Interpenetration for 2 Flutes”. All compositions were recorded at the modern music festival “Orchestral Space ‘66” which took place at the Nissei Theatre on may 1st, 2nd and 4th, 1966. The ambitious aims of the festival at the time were to attract the keen attention of Japan’s leading musicians, music critics, authors etc. It was designed and produced by Takemitsu Toru and Ichiyanagi Toshi both leading composers of modern and avant-garde music in Japan. Iannis Xenakis attended the concert also. The music is astonishing and gives a glimpse at some avant-garde developments that were taking place in Japan of the time. Especially the compositions by Takemitsu, Ichiyanagi and Yuasa are amazing in their execution and originality, successfully blending orchestral sounds with wild electronic elements. This record is the 1st and sole original pressing that came out in that same year 1966, both jacket and record are top notch. Essential slice of Japan’s avant-garde in action. Highest recommendation. Price: 150 Euro
1446. V.A./ ORCHESTRAL SPACE ‘68: (Victor Records – SJX-1003) (Record: Near Mint / Gatefold Jacket: Excellent/ Attached insert: Mint) Well it is hard to believe, but here you have a copy of the much rumored but hardly ever seen Japanese electronic music disc. Records documenting those early days of composers avidly splicing tape, trying to figure out those new studio technologies and setting out to map deep space by means of all obliterating bleeps, whooshes, static hissing and white noise are almost impossible to locate. First of all, they were all released in tiny quantities by major labels that regarded the stuff to have little and no commercial potential. In a way it was a tax deduction post on which young and eager composers could create sonic havoc. Next to that, a heavy-duty art-collecting crowd rapidly snapped up copies since most of the discs were adorned by prints of up and coming modern art big names such as is the case with this disc. And the copies that didn’t sell were simply taken out of rotation and destroyed. The music on the other hand is just gorgeous and on of the best electronic experiments ever to be entrusted to vinyl. Recorded in the NHK studio (established in 1954, 4 months before the German Cologne Studio) it documents never before or elsewhere released sonic experiments by oncoming mavericks such as Takemistu Toru and Yuji Takahsashi there were the 2nd side was the first introduction of the music of Steve Reich and John Cage to a Japanese audience. The compositions here on display are respectively “Cross talk for Sam Francis” (Takemitsu Toru), “6 Elements” (Yuji Takahashi), “Piano Phase” (Steve Reich) and “Concert for Prepared Piano and Chamber Orchestra” (John Cage). Comes with liners in Japanese by various composers like Xenakis. Extremely rare gem in virginal condition. The music is even better than the mint state of the record, pure bliss. Highest recommendation. Price: 175 Euro
1447. V.A. “OZ DAYS LIVE” (2LP Set: Mint/ Inserts: Mint/ Outer Paper Bag: Mint/ sealed copy) – with Taj Mahal Travelers, Minami Masato, Acid Seven and Hadaka no Rallizes aka Les Rallizes Denudes. Without a single doubt, this bloodsucker of a disc is THE holy grail of the Japanese early seventies lysergic psych scene, together with Speed Glue & Shinki, Sato Masahiko & Soundbreakers and People/Ceremony. Privately released in a tiny edition on the OZ Days label way back in 1973, the record was and is till this day the only legitimate recording on vinyl to feature the Rallizes and Acid Seven. Each of the four bands has a whole site to their disposal onto which they were allowed to open up the sonic floodgates to Valhalla. This set is an original copy, the 2 LP set is unplayed and the inserts are untouched since the day it came out in1973. Only the paper outer bag is a reproduction, identical to the original and this is due to the fact that a tiny dead stock of a dozen coverless copies was unearthed upon clearing out the former OZ offices some years back. So the paper bag is an identical reproduction, which means that it is clean, unripped and unwrinkled, unlike most of the surviving original outer bags. The bag is identical to the original and is made out of the same textured paper. The records and the inserts are the real stuff (original) and were not touched since the day the rolled of the pressing plant in 1973, so a more virginal and mint copy of this disc is unlikely to cross your path ever again. (unlike many other surviving copies that have been molested and roughly manhandled by scruffy hippie listeners over the years). The music on the other hand is completely stellar, mind boggling and just jaw-droppingly great, leaving you, the listener, gasping for air on several moments while spinning this disc since your vital organs will just forget to function properly upon being exposed to this archeological sonic gem. Kosugi's clitter-clatter Fluxus induced ramshackle psychedelic drone unit the Taj Mahal Travelers put down a stunning outer worldly and almost transcendental performance, there where the Rallizes venture into an ephedrine soaked sub-linear universe of ear ripping feedback and slowed down stroboscopic madness. Acid Seven is the A boot version of the Taj Mahal Travelers and the Rallizes sides was briefly put up for sales some years back, housed in an extremely ugly jacket and an inferior sound quality. Not the case here since the original version sounds so much better, it is after all the real deal. As you might expect, these babies do not come cheap and resurface in lists for 1000 dollars or more and they are in those cases not even mint copies. This copy here will not be as expensive due to the outer jacket. But apart from that everything is as original as can be and in brand ne w condition. Fair sale price, so act smooth, swift and quick for this one since such as chance is unlikely to cross your record collecting path within the following decade. Needles to say hideously rare. Totally mint and sealed copy, what can you possibly ask more for? Julian Cope's guidance? Forget it….make up your own mind and enjoy the music as well as historical and archeological value of this ear bleeding artifact. SOLD
1448. V.A. Panorama de Musique Concrete: “S/T” (Club National Du Disques – CND15-16) (2 LP set: VG++ ~ Excellent/ Gatefold Jacket: VG++ ~ Excellent). Hideously rare original 1958 pressing!! Works realized in the studios of Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) containing compositions by Pierre Schaeffer, Pierre Henry, Michel Philippot and Philippe Arthuys. Rare first edition and one – if not THE – most mythical record documenting the early stages of musique concrete. Rare beyond belief 1958 pressing. Price: 200 Euro
1449. V.A./ Panorama de Musique Concrete: “S/T” (Club National Du Disques – CND15-16) (2 LP set: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint). TOP COPY! Hideously rare original 1958 pressing!! Works realized in the studios of Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) containing compositions by Pierre Schaeffer, Pierre Henry, Michel Philippot and Philippe Arthuys. Rare first edition and one – if not THE – most mythical record documenting the early stages of musique concrete. Rare beyond belief 1958 pressing. Price: 250 Euro
1450. V.A. Panorama of Musique Concrete 1 LP: “S/T” (Ducretet-Thompson – DTL93090) (Record: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Tip Back Cover: Near Mint). Top copy!! Original pressing containing groundbreaking works by Pierre Henry, Pierre Schaeffer and Philippe Arthuys. Impossible to get in such a top condition as this copy here. Historical important and a milestone recording. A total must if experimental music is something you live by. Price: 150 Euro
1451. V.A./ Percussion de Strasbourg” (Philips - SFX-8577) (Record: Mint/ Jacket: Mint). Japanese edition of the legendary silver Philips series (Perspective 21ieme Ciecle), this one comes w ith a w hite-coated jacket instead of the regular silver ones. Great disc depicting experimental w orks by Tona Scherchen, Alain Louvier and Georges Aperghis. This Japanese issue w as released in 1974. Great all w ay round. Price: 20 Euro

1452. V.A./ RECOMMENDED RECORDS SAMPLER – New Music Double LP: (Recommended Records – RR8) (2 LP Set: Near Mint/ Gatefold Sleeve: Near Mint/ Outer Plastic Sleeve with Glitter Silver lettering: Near Mint). Original 1982 pressing of this benchmark compilation disc containing music never else available by such luminaries like Art Zoyd, The Muffins, Heiner Goebbels, Amos, Conventum, Hector Zazou, This Heat, The Residents, Stevie Moore, Ron Pate, Picchio Dal Rozzo, Robert Wyatt, Vogel, FAUST, Art Bears, Stormy Six, The Homosexuals, Joseph Racaille, Feliu Gasul, The Black Sheep, Univers Zero, Aksak Maboul w/ Honeymoon Killers, The Works, Henry Cow and Decibel. Price: 50 Euro

 

1453. V.A./ RELATIVE DISTANCE – A Compilation of New England Garage Bands: “S/T” Stanton Park – SRE-002) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint). Small town pressing from 1993 shedding some light on brain ripping crude and stunningly amazing garage psychedelic punk slides out of the New England region in the US, which to these ears was the most fertile breeding ground for teenage garage trash groups in the sixties since their sound turned out to be so highly unique. This comp bails out some of the most buried New England treasures and presents you with a string of real garage psych/ punk killers. What makes the collection so daunting is that it contains all the right ingredients a snotty kid need to churn out a devastating song. First there is that usual sound of the area, pregnant with addictive thundering low-fidelity outbursts. Secondly, the songs are all glorious sad minor-chord ballads telling compelling tales of love-lost and forlorn hearts. These songs are so damned convincing because they were created suburban snot-nosed and acne-plagued teenagers who had mutated out of pure geeky frustration into pimpled punk demented losers. They were glorious but hopeless-causes, they were the highly unpopular ones all throughout high school due to having either bad teeth, bad hair, bad skin, or all three combined together. Girls don't like them and they turn to rock and roll out of shear desperation. Their painful social incompetence forced them into wailing out songs about the bad girls who they don't ever want to see again, and the girls who they long for with all their hearts but just can't to get to notice them at all. And all this boils down into some of the most awesome sounds ever wrought out by lost and tormented souls, executed crudely on cheap organs and fuzzy guitars, molding it all into an highly explosive and volatile mix. Teenage angst has never sounded any better than on this slide here. Just fantastic!! SOLD
1454. V.A./ ROCK ‘N’ ROLL JAM ’70 (Flowers, Mops, Golden Cups & Happenings Four): “S/T” (Express – EP-7744‾5) (2 LP Set: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent). Top Copy!! Holy Cow….we never stop digging up holy grails that never ever surface – at least not within the last decade and this monster is one of those much rumored but hardly ever seen artifacts. Original 1970 pressing!! One of the greatest Japanese psychedelic rock artifacts around but sadly enough impossible to lay your hands upon. It took me 7 years to secure my own copy. But finally a spare copy up for grabs. In short, this is a clash of the titans kind of record as far as Japanese psychedelic rock is concerned, stuffed with alchemical friction. Released in 1970, it sees the Mops, Happenings Four, the Flowers and the Golden Cups live in action as recorded in 1970 as part of a live super session. The 1st side opens up with compositions by the Mops and they already set the tone for the record to elapse in. Wailing demented fuzz guitar zooms in and out of focus, agitated vocals by Hiromitsu deliver a sense of teenage angst driven by PCP and an unnerving urge to split wide open the minds and bust the skulls of the assembled crowd. Side 2 is reserved for the always-brilliant Happenings Four group. Grooving their way through a few cover tunes and getting assisted on some tracks by members of the Mops and the Flowers, the Happenings Four and Kuni Kawauchi again prove to be one of the finest bands of that era. Whether you like their music or not, they managed to great success to transgress styles and fashions and dabble with various styles o music, each executed to perfection. Here they drive through some cover tunes and make them sound sparkling fresh again, infusing them with warm organ sounds and unheralded lyricism. Side three is reserved or Japan’s finest, the Golden Cups – again in various settings – and the sound they churn out is impregnated with a warm fuzz buzz and cool licks. But the real treat is of course the live showcase of the Flowers, spearheaded by Yuya Uchida and chanteuse Aso Remi. Psychedelicised with distortion and echo, desert fried psyched out drones of sitar evolving into transcendental rock; a roar of distorted, color-saturated wah-wah riffage and acid-frazzled fierce and idiosyncratic garage/psych, they spewed out wave after wave of fuzz-wah blitz guitar sounds. Yuya’s shamanic exhortations hover over sulphur clouds of lysergic madness. It all reaches apotheosis in an electrifying take of some Big Brother and Led Zeppelin intoxications of sound ending in hypnotic euphoria. A hollow of a murdered explosion, it is sensational. After sitting through it, my guts are knotted up and I am crazed and clawing for more, tumbling back into the same soaring image as time seems to stop entirely. This disc will pulverize your lobes and turn you’re your floor to wormwood, a desultory vortex of swirling sound, dillitated fuzz creating an existential vertigo. Bloody rare psychedelic artifact in top condition. Just never surfaces…Price: 600 Euro
1455. V.A./ SAN FRANSISCO SOUND – FIFTH PIPE DREAM – VOLUME 1: “S/T” (S.F.S – S7B-11680-X) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: VG++). Essential compilation with unreleased tracks by Tripsichord Music Box; It’s A Beautiful Day, Indian Puddin & Pipe, etc. Stupendous color gatefold cover art that has some seam wear but no splits. Amazing artifact as spewed out of the cradle of acid rock at that time, totally essential genre piece. Price: 280 Euro
1456. V.A./ SEMI NO KISETSU – CICADAS, HERE AND THERE: “S/T” (Columbia – JX-1025) (Record: VG++ ~ Excellent, only 2 marks on side B which are inaudible, plays near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Attached Insert: Near Mint). Original June 1970 pressing. A stellar filed recording album filled with insect song, cicada blearing and other winged creatures, all recorded in Japan in mid sixties. Listening to this marvel late at night, it comes over like the audio equivalent for one of Toho film studio’s monster movies soundtracks. Filled with the sound of six-legged soloists and amphibians it all sounds like weird electronic compositions. High and screeching sounds interact with their natural environment, often escalating into full-orchestrated cacophony of different species chirping away in the late night setting. It all get counter-balanced with the barking of various insect species you didn’t even knew existed, each a track of its own before they all wander off into full frontal blearing and ushering out mating calls. These sounds were eerily beautiful, yet unsettling as they vibrated the air with such ubiquity that their origin was impossible to pinpoint. The sounds these frogs and cicadas make have some similar qualities to the Morse code or “noise stations”, and like The Conet Project is both bizarre and fascinating. The cicada-like whining and chirping, displays a wide variety of drones and clicks that could be from some Taj Mahal Travelers concert, INA GRM tape music or Pierre Henry experiment with tape loops. Utterly fantastic and mind lifting. Price: 50 Euro
1457. V.A./ SHADOW MUSIC OF THAILAND : “S/T” (Sublime Frequencies LP) (Sealed Copy). Fabulous Lp only release on the always exciting Sublime Frequencies label. Again I have to borrow the words of my dear friends of Aquarius to do justice to this release, so here we go: “Another super limited lp installment in Sublime Frequencies' ever expanding collection of fantastic and mysterious world musics. It's unclear, why a few releases have been vinyl only, and if the shelf-life of the last Sublime Frequencies lp was any indication, these won't last long at all. So what is Shadow Music Of Thailand? Well, it's Thai pop heavily influenced by UK instrumental rockers The Shadows of course. More specifically it's a strain of sixties Thai guitar pop heavily influenced by Western music, rock, garage and especially surf. The guitar being the most obvious influence. So here we have a collection of some of the most notable purveyors of "Shadow Music": The Son Of P.M., P.M. Pocket Music, P.M 7 / Jupiter and Johnny Guitar. You may have noticed the recurring P.M., well that stands for Payong Mukda, one of the most prolific composers and performers of the time and the music genius behind all of those P.M. groups. On first listen, the Shadow Music here doesn't sound all that different than much of the Thai Pop we've heard before on other collections, and no doubt there is some overlap. But keep listening, and all sorts of strange and unique little sonic flourishes reveal themselves. Really, where else can you hear gamelan percussion with super fuzzed out ? And The Mysterions style organ and wailing surf guitar? From groovy garage rock to shimmery surf, lots of organ, and plenty of gamelan, vibraphone, xylophone, gorgeous vocals, strange harmonies, mysterious melodies, but it's those guitars, it buzzes and howls, chugs and twangs, woven into all of the songs here, creating this strange hybrid, Thai Pop, Bollywood, surf rock, blues rock, latin, soul, all woven into a wild groovy psychedelic fuzzy funky garage folkpop that will totally hit the spot for fans of exotic grooves and wild and wonderful sounds. LIMITED ONE TIME PRESSING OF ONLY 1500 COPIES. 180 gram vinyl, super thick, gatefold sleeve, full color with tons of original Thai artwork and extensive liner notes.” (AQ) Spot on and grab them while they last, you know how spun out of control their previous LP editions have become so no time to lull around, get them while they last. Price: 45 Euro
1458 .V.A./ SHIZEN TO ONGAKU NO 48 JIKAN – ’70 Zen Nippon Folk Jamboree Jikyou Rokuon”: “S/T” (King Records – KR-7018~9) (Records: LP 1 is Excellent; LP 2 has quite some marks so VG+ but plays with only some surface noise/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint). So seen the condition a bloody cheap price for otherwise the rarest disc of the Folk Jamboree series. Hardly if never surfaces. In short It is a fabulous aural document giving some insight into the highlights of the 2nd Folk Jamboree festival. Next to sonic assault and extremely left wing politically motivated happenings, such as the Genyasai festival, there were also festivals organized whose main potion consisted out of folk music. A prime example is the Zennippon Folk Jamboree, an annually staged festival that ran successively between the years 1969 ~ 1971 in the Gifu province at the lakeside of a town called Sakashita-Chô. These events went down in the history of Japanese folk music as one of greatest happenings and were also important in the history of Japanese rock. Like in so many developed countries, these festivals characterizing a transition period between the sixties and the seventies provided the perfect outlet for many youngsters launching themselves into the whirlwind of the anti-Establishment movement. The advocated stance of saying “No” to the existing system became a fashionable outlet, which changed the face of pop culture for good. The Folk Jamboree was such an event that responded to the anti-Establishment movement. Set up by the Nakatsu Kawa Rô-on Company, it received the general cooperation of URC Records, a stronghold in the sub-cultural side of pop music. Albeit the organization’s well meant intentions, a rumor started circulate at the time of the first staged Jamboree saying that the festival was a sham that tried to imitate the Woodstock festival The claim was as ludicrous as implying the opposite by uttering that Woodstock was a pastiche of the Jamboree and the unfounded critique soon evaporated into thin air. The first Folk Jamboree turned out to be the last public happening where big names Okabayashi Nobuhiko and Takaishi Tomoya shared the same stage and it also provided the setting for the last ever appearance by the all-legendary Jacks. Despite of the pouring rain around 2500 people showed up for the festival. To them, folk was mainly a movement with subsequently leftist political tendencies, an essential characteristic only the first Jamboree embodied and which got symbolized with the gathered crowd singing “Tomo Yo” of Okabayashi Nobuhiko at the beginning and at the ending of the festival, a song that was often sung in unison at political meetings of that time. However, except for the second Folk Jamboree, the character of the event changed gradually. The popularity of Okabayashi who was regarded as a spearhead figure of the movement, reached its peak and the biggest political target of that time, the “Anpofunsai” or the U.S. – Japan Joint Security Treaty got renewed without any major difficulties or opposition. The political character of the event became little by little less distinctive and instead the inclination towards the artists’ musical directivity came to be regarded as something of importance. Folk started underwent a gradual transition from a movement that strove against the media towards a musical expression tool of the media, going from underground to mainstream. This deterioration of the Jamboree even became more apparent at the time of its third edition in 1971 (Third Annual Jamboree; 7th ~ 9th of August), which was undertaken on a far larger scale than the 1970 one. The political influence of the Jamboree had lost its importance and instead the festival evolved towards a more socially accepted musical happening. Still, some hardliners who had experienced the previous renditions of the Jamboree couldn’t cope with the progression towards a more sociable acceptable mainstream music happening and occupied towards the last stage of the festival the main stage and started an involuntary polemic about the true nature of the event. This anecdote remains a colorful footnote in the annals of Japan’s folk movement that illustrates the changing of the times. Special memorable moments of this 2nd Folk Jamboree that make this et worthwhile are amongst others the blistering live appearance of the Happy End, Okabayashi Nobuyasu’s politically motivated songs, Itsutsu no Akai Fusen’s ear waxing songs, Endo Kenji’s appearance, etc. A marvelous and valid aural document totally essential if you are hungry to try and get a grasp on Japan’s musical legacy. Price: 25 Euro
1459. V.A./ SPACE THEATRE: “S/T” (RCA – JRZ-2501) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent/ Attached Booklet: Excellent). On the RCA Red Seal label. Another totally vanished electronic music/ experimental record out of Japan, put out in 1970 in order to accompany the Japanese Pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka. Contains the following tracks: Iannis Xenakis’ “Hibiki Hana Ma”; Takemitsu Toru’s “Crossing” and Takahashi Yuji’s “Yeguen”. Extremely Japanese avant-garde disc documenting the 1970 Expo, when exploration and sound expanding awareness still had some meaning. Killer material, impossible to get these days. Price: 100 Euro
1460. V.A./ SPACE THEATRE: “S/T” (RCA – JRZ-2501) (Record: Excellent/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Attached Booklet: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Comes with the always missing bloody rare obi!! On the RCA Red Seal label. Another totally vanished electronic music/ experimental record out of Japan, put out in 1970 in order to accompany the Japanese Pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka. Contains the following tracks: Iannis Xenakis’ “Hibiki Hana Ma”; Takemitsu Toru’s “Crossing” and Takahashi Yuji’s “Yeguen”. Extremely fantastic and equally scarce Japanese avant-garde disc documenting the 1970 Expo, when exploration and sound expanding awareness still had some meaning. Killer material, impossible to get these days. Price: 170 Euro
1461. V.A./ STRAWBERRY STATEMENT – ICHIGO HAKUSHO: “S/T with Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young i.e.” (2 LP Set: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Rock Age Flower Obi: Near Mint). By now, you already know that Japanese records and pressings stand and fall with the obi. Like they say on these shores “It’s all about the obi, who cares about the record” and I guess this sums it up just neatly about this item, being that the Rock Age Flower obi present makes it such a fucking rare item. Price: 350 Euro

1462. V.A./ THIS IS THE BRITISH SCENE “HEAVY”: “S/T” (Odeon Records – OP-8798) (Record: Excellent/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent, has some edge wear from storage). Japan only compilation album housed in Japan only beautifully design delirious psychedelic gatefold jacket. As the title already suggests, this 1970 release throws together some British heavy weight sounds by the likes of Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Love Sculpture, Climax Chicago Blues Band, Manfred Mann featuring Paul Jones, The Yardbirds and the Pretty Things. Amazing compilation that pops up only at times of a lunar eclipse. Price: 150 Euro

 

1463. V.A.: “TOKYO ROCKERS” “S/T” (Pass Records – PAS-1001) (Record: Mint/ Insert: Mint/ Obi: Mint/ Jacket: Mint) Comes with the insert. Here you have the Japanese counterpart of No New York, documenting the Tokyo No Wave scene that has influenced all the Japanese bands that came hereafter. Original copy and extremely rare. Bands on the disc are Friction, Mr. Kite, Lizard, Mirrors and S-Ken, all true originators of the Japanese punk and No Wave scene. Without them, there would not be a Japanese underground scene today. Utterly fantastic and historical important release. I cannot stress enough the greatness and importance of this disc. Every collection should at least have one copy of this disc, if you consider yourself seriously interested in Japanese underground rock. This it it. All time classic and Original copy. Recorded in concert in 1979.Price: 75 Euro
1464. V.A/ “T5” FIVE 7inch set featuring THE IDITAROD, STONE BREATH, CHARALAMBIDES, BARDO POND, and THE SONIC YOUTH. (TIME-LAG 007-011) (Individual Records: Near Mint/ Individual Letter Pressed Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Outer Box: Near Mint). “A special 7” box set to coincide with the TERRASTOCK 5 festival, and benefiting the wonderful PTOLEMIAC TERRASCOPE. Magazine one 7” apiece by each of the bands, with all contributing exclusive tracks. Five unique sounds all united by that certain psychedelic luminescence… together, a flowing trip through everything from psych-folk to avant-drone to full blown psych-rock. Each 7” comes in it's own two color letter pressed uni-pak style gatefold sleeve, printed on five tones of high quality art paper, and then packaged together in a die-cut wraparound box. Numbered edition of 500.” (TL) Long gone and out of print. Price: 150 Euro
1465. V.A./ WOODSTOCK: “S/T” (Nippon Grammophon - Atlantic – MT9065~67) (3 LP Set: Mint/ Triple Gatefold Jacket: Mint/ Obi: Mint/ 16 paged illustrated booklet: Mint/ 12-paged illustrated booklet: Mint). First original Japanese pressing, complete with first issue “birdie” design obi and Japan only two large illustrated booklets. Top copy. Price: 100 Euro
1466. V.A./ YLEM ~ FOAM/AWA SEALED 2LP set: (Ylem Records – YOL-0000) (Sealed Copy!!). Extremely sought after rarity. This 2 LP set originally released in 1981 sheds some light on Japans early noise and ne w wave experimental scene with outfits like Merzbow, Noizunzuri, Amerikakorps, The Dildos, RNA Organism (of Vanity Records fame), Mad Tea Party (of Vanity Records fame), etc. Great record set with gimmick and cut out inner sleeves. The records were pressed on clear vinyl. Normally the outer bag is in most cases missing. This copy is complete with all the inserts, inner jackets, etc. Twenty bands pass the review and 23 tracks are featured on it. The bands are the following: A. T. RHYTHM (Kyoto), SHINOBU (Kyoto), AMERIKAKORPS (Tokyo), THE DILDOS (Osaka), BUSHMAN-19 (Tokyo), MONGOOSE NO MIGIASHI (Tokyo), SUTAMINA (Tokyo), R.N.A. ORGANISM (?), PERFECT MOTHER (Tokyo), SALARIEDMAN CLUB (Kyoto), X YASUHIKO MURAI, INTERON (Kyoto), NOIZUNZURI (Kyoto), MINIMAM LETHAL DOSE (Tokyo), MAD TEA-PARTY (Tokyo), PERSONAL EFFECTS only (Tokyo), MERZBOW (Tokyo), MONO SEXION (Kyoto), BASE (Kyoto), AIRYFARM (Tokyo) and HYPERSPACE (Tokyo). It all got produced by Kaoru Sato. A true beauty to behold and extremely rare these days. Hardly ever offered and seen sealed copy of this rarity 2 record set that comes with insert, outer paper bag, clear vinyl discs and gimmick cut out individual sleeves. Price: 150 Euro
1467. V.A./ MISSISSIPPI BLUES 1927 ‾ 1941: “S/T” (Yazoo Records – L-1001) (Record: Mint/ Jacket: Mint). Mind-boggling collection of hair-raising Delta-blues songs executed by the likes of Harvey Hull (1927), Henry Sims (1929), William Harris (1927), Skip James (1931), Charlie Patton (1929 & 1934), Geechie Wiley (1931), Mattie Delaney (1930), John Byrd (1930), Bobby Grant (1927), Son House (1941) and Robert Johnson (1936). Top copy on the amazing Yazoo Records imprint. Price: 40 Euro
1468. V.A./ BLUES FROM GEORGIA 1926~1931: “S/T” (Roots Records – RL-309) (Record: Near Mint/ Coated Jacket: Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint). Rare top copy 1st pressing housed in sturdy laminated jacket and with typed insert. The Roots Records label is probably the best ever label to have feverously documented lost and utterly obscure pre-war blues slides. Like the title of this set already suggests, here it dove into the Georgia area and assembled some ear-bleedingly and jaw-droppingly killer slides such Barbecue Bob Three tracks recorded in 1927 and 1928), Charley Lincoln (5 tracks all between 1924 ~ 1928), Blind Willie McTell (three tracks recorded between 1924 ~ 1928) and Peg Leg Howell (five tracks recorded in between 1926 ~ 1928). Hardcore!! Price: 50 Euro
1469. V.A./ TEXAS COUNTRY MUSIC Vol. 1: “S/T” (Roots Records – RL-312) (Record: Near Mint/ Coated Jacket: Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint). Rare top copy 1st pressing housed in sturdy laminated jacket and with typed insert. Some more demented goodness from the always-astonishing Roots Records label, which is getting hard to find these days, especially their mid-sixties released 1st pressings. Here they set out to document the rich pre-war blues heritage of the state of Texas and highlighting God-fearing and Devil-hopping musicians such as Henry Thomas, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bernice Edwards, J.T. Smith, Texas Tommy, Ramblin’ Thomas, Billiken Johnson, Dallas String Band, Blind Willie Johnson, Texas Alexander and Jesse James. Too many obscure fire-breathing tracks for a sane man to handle without getting infected. Highest possible recommendation. Price: 50 Euro
1470. V.A./ MISSISSIPPI BLUES Vol. 3: “S/T” (Roots Records – RL-314) (Record: Near Mint/ Coated Jacket: Near Mint). Rare top copy 1st pressing housed in sturdy laminated jacket. More Roots Records dementia, this time excavating rare slides and busting rhymes out of the Mississippi area and throwing at you obscured and esoteric tracks by luminaries such as Arthur Petties, Bo Carter, Poor Boy Lofton, Mississippi Sheiks, Big Joe McCoy, Robert Johnson, Freddie Spruell, Robert Petway, John Hurt, Mississippi Jook Band and Tommy McClennan. There is no better exorcism than these wailing stripping the paint of your walls. Simply hardcore punk-moves avant-la-lettre. Price: 50 Euro
1471. V.A./ THE EAST COAST STATES (Georgia/ Carolina/ Virginia): “S/T” (Roots Records – RL-318) (Record: Near Mint/ Coated Jacket: Near Mint/ Typed written Insert: Near Mint). Rare top copy 1st pressing housed in sturdy laminated jacket and with typed insert. By now you already know that those maniacs of the Roots Records label have the always and never missing ability to hit you senseless and bust your brains sideways with some real music, all totally darkened and amphibological anarchic pre-war vintage blues slides. This time the East Coast States get the full treatment with demonic howlers and string benders such as Peg Leg Howell & Jim Hill, Kokomo Arnold, Lonnie Coleman, Weaver & Beasley, Will Bennett, Buddy Moss, A & J Baxter, Lil McClintock, Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley, Blind Boy Fuller, Luke Jordan and William Moore. Fathomable music wrapped in clouds. Price: 50 Euro
1472. V.A./ MEMPHIS BLUES VOLUME 2: “S/T” (Roots Records – RL-329) (Record: Near Mint/ Coated Jacket: Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint). Rare top copy 1st pressing housed in sturdy laminated jacket and with typed insert. Man, without a single doubt one of the best – if not the best ever - label to have roamed the face of the earth with a mission to dig up forgotten and nebulous pre-war blues slides. Now Roots Records digs up the Memphis area and bring you dusted off slides by ramblers and peddlers such as Memphis Minnie, Kansan Joe, Jack Kelly, Blind Clyde Church, Rosie Mae Moore, Little Buddy Doyle, Yank Rachel, Furry Lewis, Will Batts, Cannon’s Jug Stompers, Will Weldon and the Three Stripped Gears. All the tracks were again recorded between 1929 ~ 1939 and will make your blood stand up while sleeping. Killing and totally lethal stuff. 50 Euro
1473. V.A./ ALABAMA COUNTRY 1927~31: “S/T” (Origin Jazz Library – OJL-14) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Inserts: Near Mint). Another label with a vision as far as pre-war blues recordings were concerned was the Origin Jazz Library label, long defunct and forgotten but for me, one of the labels I always dig deep for. Here it gives a look at comparative blues styles that will bear out the fact that Alabama Blues form a nebulous but by no means a “Brand X” product. Fantastic guitar ignited spirituals and cross-fertilized sonic dementia as birthed out by players such as Barefoot Bill, Jaybird Coleman, The Two Poor Boys, Ed Bell, Ollis Martin, Whistlin’ Pete and Daddy Stovepipe, Wiley Barner and George “Bullet” Williams. Awesome!!!!! Price: 50 Euro
1474. V.A./ The MISSISSIPPI BLUES No. 2 – THE DELTA 1929 ~ 32: “S/T” (Origin Jazz Library – OJL-11) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint). The madness continues with Origin now diving into the murky muddy waters of the Mississippi Delta. Heavy-weight names pass the revue such as Son House, Louise Johnson, Charlie Patton, Jaydee Short, Blind Willie Reynolds, Blind Joe Reynolds, Robert Wilkins, Hi’ Henry Brown, Joe Calicott and Grafield Akers. Screaming and hollering madness!! Price: 50 Euro
1475. V.A./ The MISSISSIPPI BLUES No. 3 – TRANSITION, 1926~37: “S/T” (Origin Jazz Library – OJL-17) (Sealed Copy). More icing on the cake with a follow-up volume to the above-mentioned sic. This time the exorcist rites are belched out by Hambone Willie Newbern, Robert Johnson, Johnnie Temple, Blind Joe Amos, Skip James, Bo Weavil Jackson, Big Joe Williams, Mississippi John Hurt, Mary Butler, Rosie Mae Moore and Bertha Lee. Again a totally essential set stuffed with killer tunes and absolutely not one second of filler. Total class! Price: 50 Euro
1476. V.A./ COUNTRY BLUES OBSCURITIES Vol.2: “S/T” (Roots – RL-340) (Record: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Jacket: Excellent). Mid-seventies 2nd press. Like the title already suggests, obscure tracks by lesser known names such as Too Tight Henry, Bob Coleman, George Thomas, Kid Prince Moore, Bill Moore, Wille Harris, Bob Campbell, Lonnie Clark, Smoky Harrison, Jelly Roll Anderson and Spider Catcher. Again all tracks were recorded in between 1927 ~ 1930. Stuff of legends. Price: 40 Euro
1477. V.A./ REALLY! THE COUNTRY BLUES 1927 ~ 33: “S/T” (Origin Jazz Library – OJL-2) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint). Magic tunes and dusty classic by luminaries such as Tommy Johnson, Son House, Sam Collins, George Bullet Williams, Henry Thomas, Ishman Bracey, William Moore, Garfield Akers, Henry Sims, Buster Johnson, Sunny Boy & His Pals and Skip James. When you have been through all of this pre-war blues sides, you will be convinced that the devil has gotten to your woman. Price: 50 Euro
1478. V.A./ THE GREATEST IN COUNTRY BLUES 1927 ~ 1956: “S/T” (RST Records – BD-01) (3 Record Set: Mint/ Box Set: Near Mint/ Booklet: Near Mint). Just massive and all encompassing pre-was blues 3 LP set that combines well-known names and classics with lesser deities and total obscure stuff. To these ears one of the best sets around, massively and maniacally compiled and totally unheralded. Stuff of legends all housed into one fancy and long out of print box set that saw the light of day somewhere in the early 1980s. Highest possible recommendation. Comes with detailed booklet fully illustrated. Price: 150 Euro
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