PINK FLOYD - UMMAGUMMA:
A real classic in the avantgarde, spaced out prog-bag. A real treat from start to finish, but listen to "Careful with that axe, Eugene". Cover has tear on front (not on photo). UK later pressing from 1973, EMI logo on labels.

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NINA SIMONE - NE ME QUITTE PAS:
French 2xLP set combining her LPs "Right On!" and "Gifted & Black". No cut corner on this copy (unlike website photo).

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JAMES BOOKER - NEW ORLEANS PIANO WIZARD: LIVE!:
Fine piano blues with "Please Send Me Someone To Love". Cover has minor sticker tear on front. US later pressing.

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PINK FLOYD - ATOM HEART MOTHER:
UK later pressing. Record has light marks, plays well with a bit of surface noise in the softer parts. Cover has ring/edge wear, sticker mark on front, small writing inside gatefold and on front (not on photo). Progressive rock masterpiece that should be essential to any fan of the genre. Anything from the title track covering side A to "Alan's psychedelic breakfast" are my picks.

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IKE & TINA TURNER - HER MAN...HIS WOMAN / GET IT - GET IT:
Raw funk/soul set, listen to "Get it - get it" or "Strange". US later pressing with yellow labels (from the 70s), first released on the Cenco label is 1966, then called "Get it - get it". Cover has a drill hole and some edge/corner wear.

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TROUBLE FUNK - DROP THE BOMB / HEY FELLAS:
One of the big go-go classics. Finnish release from 1985, a few years after the initial US issues. Nice copy in pic sleeve.

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JOHN COLTRANE - THE COLTRANE LEGACY:
Album from 1970 featuring previously unreleased tracks from 1959-1961 - pure quality jazz with top line-ups. Listen to "Blues Legacy". Later Japanese pressing from 1972 (released just a few years after the first US pressing). With insert but no obi.

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MIRACLES - DOIN' MICKEY'S MONKEY:
1963 album including early Motown hits as "I gotta dance to keep from crying". Nice copy in shrink with a sawcut. Later US pressing from the early 80s.

ERIC DOLPHY - STATUS:
2xLP set from 1977 containing the albums "Here And There" and "In Europe, Vol. 2".

BO DIDDLEY / CHUCK BERRY - TWO GREAT GUITARS:
Two R&B-legends with an album from 1964. Listen to "Bo's Beat" for 14 minutes if you're not convinced of Bo Diddley's greatness yet. Clean record. Cover has bumped corners, small corner cut, one bent corner. US later pressing.

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CECIL TAYLOR QUARTET / GIGI GRYCE-DONALD BYRD JAZZ LABORATORY - AT NEWPORT '57:
1957 split LP recorded at Newport Jazz Festival. Listen to "Nona's Blues" by Cecil Taylor Quartet (featuring Steve Lacy). I believe this is the first Japanese pressing, possibly released mid-to-late 60s (of 1957 US original). MI-1071 in flipback cover. No obi or insert.

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ERIC DOLPHY - FIRE WALTZ:
2xLP set from 1978 containing the great New Jazz-albums "Looking Ahead" and "The Quest", both featuring Eric Dolphy but originally released under Ken McIntyre's and Mal Waldron's names respectively.

ART & LANGUAGE / RED CRAYOLA - CORRECTED SLOGANS:
Artsy avantgarde rock from 1976, listen to "An Harangue". Some light marks on record, nothing bad. Cover has light ring/corner wear, creasing. UK later pressing from the 1980s, red labels. With lyrics insert.

JIMMY REED - ROCKIN' WITH REED:
1959 guitar/harmonica blues with a unique voice. Listen to "A string to your heart". Some light marks on record, nothing bad. Cover has light ring/rub wear. US later pressing.

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VARIOUS - MUSIQUES DU CAMEROUN:
Field recordings from Cameroon with deep, hypnotic vibes on A1 and B5. Cover has damage at upper left corner where part is missing. Upper right corner is worn as well. Later French pressing with non-flipback cover, blue/silver labels. No booklet.

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FREDDIE HUBBARD - BACKLASH:
Timeless and stunningly beautiful jazz in "Little Sunflower" and "Return Of The Prodigal Son". Light marks on record, plays well with occasional soft surface noise. Cover has light wear, saw cut. US later pressing, red/green labels with 75 Rockefeller Plaza-address and WEA-address.

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SONNY ROLLINS - THE BRIDGE:
LP from 1962 with Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw and Ben Riley. Listen to "The bridge". US later pressing from 1977.

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OSCAR PETTIFORD - MY LITTLE CELLO:
LP featuring 50s recordings previously released on the US 10" "The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet" and the Danish EP "Trio! Vol. 1". Listen to "Stockholm Sweetnin'". Cover has large splits on spine + small splits on top and bottom seam at opening. First US LP release for this material, Fantasy 86010 with blue deep groove labels.

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CHARLES MINGUS - WONDERLAND / JAZZ PORTRAITS:
Strong LP with Booker Ervin & John Handy. Listen to "Nostalgia in Times Square". Cover has tape around edges on rear part of gatefold. Later US pressing (from late 60s) of LP first released in 1959 as "Jazz Portraits" (with different cover art).

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GIL EVANS - BIG STUFF:
Orchestral jazz set with Steve Lacy, Lee Konitz & Jimmy Cleveland. Listen to "Remember". Later US stereo pressing, PRST-7756, blue/silver labels with trident on top. Van Gelder in dead wax.

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ROLLING STONES - BLACK AND BLUE:
1976 album with the hit tune "Hot stuff". Cover has old shop sticker on front (not in photo). Swedish later pressing, with printed inner sleeve.

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VARIOUS - BURUNDI - MUSIQUES TRADITIONELLES:
Field recording of traditional music and rhythms from Burundi. Listen to "Chant et arc musical". French later pressing from 1980s.

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ROLLING STONES - GOATS HEAD SOUP:
Their 1973 LP with "Angie". Cover has small sticker mark on front (not in photo). European later pressing, with printed inner sleeve.

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PRINCE - FOR YOU:
His debut album from 1978 in a slightly softer and more soulful style than the later ones. "In love", "Soft and wet" etc. European later pressing from the mid-80s, K 56 989 with white labels and shield logos. Includes printed inner.

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MUDDY WATERS - SAIL ON:
1958 compilation with classics like "Hoochie coochie man" and "Rollin' stone". Record has a few light marks and tiny pressing bubbles, plays fine. Cover has tiny tear on front. This copy is in torn shrink. US later pressing with light blue labels.

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SONNY STITT - STITT PLAYS BIRD:
Album from 1964 where Stitt plays Charlie Parker compositions with help from John Lewis, Jim Hall, Richard Davis and Connie Kay. Listen to "Au Private". Later (mid 70s) US press with orange/green 75 Rockefeller Plaza labels and Warner logo.

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ROBERT JOHNSON - KING OF THE DELTA BLUES SINGERS - VOLUME II / MONO:
1970 compilation with Robert Johnson's first records in a makeshift studio in a San Antonio hotel room November, 1936. Listen to "They're red hot" or "Dead shrimp blues". US later pressing.

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BOB DYLAN - SELF PORTRAIT:
1970 album, with cover art by Bob himself. Listen to "Like a rolling stone". Cover has small sticker on back. European later pressing.

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NINA SIMONE - NINA'S BACK:
"Touching and Caring" snappy modern soul from Nina. LP from 1985, here on a Swedish later pressing from 1990.

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MILES DAVIS - CONCEPTION:
The "Dig" album plus two more tracks released around that time, here on a 1970 release. Cover has minor ring wear and a tiny stain on back. Blue label with trident on top.

URIAH HEEP - ...VERY 'EAVY VERY 'UMBLE...:
Very heavy, yet humble rock with a monster break on "Walking in your shadow" and some jazzy goodness on "Wake up (set your sights)". Record has a couple of small marks side B causing clicks, otherwise fine. Cover has some ring/edge wear. UK later pressing from 1971 on Bronze.

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WHO - SAME:
Almost the same LP as "A quick one" but with different track order. Listen to "Whiskey man" or "I Need You". German later pressing.

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ROLLING STONES - IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL:
1974 album with the great "Fingerprint file" and the less rocking "Time waits for no one". Cover has small tear on top seam. Dutch later pressing.

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ROLLING STONES - EXILE ON MAIN ST.:
One of their better 70s efforts, listen to "Rocks off". European later pressing, with printed inner sleeves.

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PRINCE - 1999:
His 1982 album including "1999" & "Little Red Corvette". Later European pressing as a 7 track single album, with different cover art. Shield logo label version. No writing or sticker on cover (unlike photo). Small tear on B-side label.

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ROXY MUSIC - FOR YOUR PLEASURE:
Their second album, from 1973. Including greatness as "Do The Strand" and "In Every Dream Home A Heartache". German later pressing.

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SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON - PORTRAITS IN BLUES:
Recorded in Copenhagen in 1963 featuring Memphis Slim and others. UK later pressing.

CHRISTIAN VANDER - TRISTAN & ISEULT:
Magma founder's soundtrack to movie from 1974. Very bombastic prog/jazz rock sounds. Listen to "Blum Tendiwa". French later pressing from 1970s.

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PRINCE GEORGE - WRONG CROWD / I LOVE TOO HARD:
Rare and great funky northern classic. Unofficial mid-70s repress.

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HAMPTON HAWES TRIO - AUTUMN LEAVES IN PARIS:
French late 60s session with Kenny Clarke, Daniel Humair and Jimmy Woode among others. Later (unofficial) Italian pressing from 1989 (of LP first released in Japan as "Piano Improvisation" in 1977).

VARIOUS - BACK FROM THE GRAVE VOLUME THREE:
Essential comp with 60s garage rock! Like "Born Loser" with Murphy And The Mob for example. US later pressing, with insert.

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LEE MORGAN - THE GENIUS OF LEE MORGAN:
French compilation featuring tracks from the Vee Jay-albums "Here's Lee Morgan" and "Expoobident".

BOB SEGER - SEVEN:
Classic rock sounds from 1974, listen to "Seen a lot of floors". US later pressing.

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JAMES P. JOHNSON - NEW YORK JAZZ:
40s jazz with cover artwork by David Stone Martin. Cover has 4 cm split on top seam center plus minor sticker remains on front lower right. Later US pressing of material previously released on 78 rpm's.

MUDDY WATERS - CAN'T GET NO GRINDIN':
Muddy from 1973, listen to "Love Weapon". Cover has saw cut, creased/bent corner. US later pressing.

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VARIOUS - RIOT ON SUNSET STRIP:
1967 garage/psych soundtrack with Chocolate Watchband, Sidewalk Sounds, Standells etc. Listen to "Riot on sunset strip". US later pressing.

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BERLIOZ / ANSERMET / L'ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE - ANSERMET CONDUCTS BERLIOZ:
UK later (ED3) stereo pressing. Cover has writing on back.

SCHUBERT / VIENNA KONZERTHAUS QUARTET - NO. 15 IN G MAJOR:
US later mono pressing. Cover has 13 cm top split.

BRITTEN / ROSTROPOVICH - THE SUITES FOR CELLO:
UK later stereo pressing. Cover small sticker on front.

ROLLING STONES - COME ON / I WANT TO BE LOVED:
Nice double-sider from 1963. Record in great shape. Previous owners name & phone number neatly etched in deadwax side A. Intact center. UK early repress in company sleeve with tiny writing.

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