KARL-BIRGER BLOMDAHL / BENGT EMIL JOHNSON - DOKUMENTATION 2:
Early Swedish electronic/avantgarde/spoken word LP from 1967. Shiny and black record, cover has some ring/shelf wear. Swedish only original.

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SONNY ROLLINS - OUR MAN IN JAZZ / STEREO:
US stereo original, LSP-2612 with black/silver deep groove labels. Record close to EX grading, shiny and black with a few minor marks only. Cover has some ring and edge wear (nothing major) plus small recording date sticker on back. 1963 live album with Don Cherry, Billy Higgins and Bob Cranshaw, listen to "Doxy".

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ANDREW CYRILLE & MAONO - JUNCTION:
Free jazz from 1976 feat. Lisle Atkinson, David S. Ware and Ted Daniel. Listen to "Junction". Clean record (close to NM), cover looks ok on front and back but it's seams and spine is worn, also a bit wear towards the opening on front. (not on photo) US original.

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SUN RA ARKESTRA - SUNRISE IN DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS:
Tough improvised business from Sun Ra in 1981. Check "Queer notions". Records are clean. Cover has light ring/corner wear, minor sticker mark on front. US original with Masterdisk stamp in dead wax.

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RALPH LUNDSTEN / LEO NILSSON - SVIT FÖR ELEKTRONISKT DRAGSPEL / GUNNAR PÅ LIDARÄNDE:
Challenging stuff from the electronic luminary. Instrumental soundscapes that could well be sample material for open-minded producers. Listen to "Pastoral" and "Espressivo". Record has light marks, plays well. Cover has heavy ringwear, creasing, small tear on front. This is the original silver cover issue from 1969. Cat no A3 on the black labels with silver print. 4E 061-34052 on cover.

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THELONIOUS MONK - IN EUROPE VOLUME 2:
Live set recorded in Paris in 1961 with Charlie Rouse, listen to "Well You Needn't". Clean record, cover has minor lamination bubbling on front plus small sticker mark on back Dutch mono original, RM 003 (European only release, was not released in the US).

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JOHN COLTRANE / ARCHIE SHEPP - NEW THING AT NEWPORT:
US stereo pressing with red/black A Product of ABC Records-labels and separated logo boxes = later but still early US pressing from circa 1968 (of 1966 original). Van Gelder in dead wax. Record is VG+ to EX. Cover has a little lamination wear and slight humidity spotting inside foldout. Split LP with recordings from Newport Jazz Festival 1965. Listen to Coltrane's "One down, one up" or the freer "Call me by my rightful name" by Shepp.

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MARVA WHITNEY - LIVE AND LOWDOWN AT THE APOLLO:
Classic funk LP including "It's my thing" and "Things got to get better". Cover has a little ring/rub wear, a punch hole and 2-3 cm split on top & bottom edge. US original.

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BLOWFLY - BUTTERFLY:
X-rated funk with a heavy backing and Blowfly rapping away. His rarest and most wanted album. Vinyl has a few surface scuffs not affecting play. Cover has a small sawcut and 10 cm fraying/split on left side of top seam. US original.

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ZOOT SIMS - WAITING GAME:
US stereo pressing, AS-9131 with orange/black ABC-Paramount-label on side 1 and A Product of ABC Records-label on side 2 = early 2nd transitional pressing. Cover has slight wear to opening edge, a couple of small worn spots on top seam plus a tiny drill hole. Orchestral jazz album with versions of evergreens like "Over The Rainbow".

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O'JAYS - BACK ON TOP / STEREO:
Their third album, from 1968. Lovely LP including their uptempo hit "I dig your act" & the heavenly sweet soul classic "Look over your shoulder". LP has few and minor marks, nothing bad. Cover has a little shelf wear, a few small spots, tiny edge nick on back. Two absolutely minimal splits. Small drill hole through cover and label. US stereo original, Bell 6014.

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GRATEFUL DEAD - AMERICAN BEAUTY:
Folky album from 1970 with the most excellent "Box of rain" and "Candyman". Some light marks on record, plays fine. Cover has ring/rub/edge wear, small split top and bottom seam. US original, olive green "WB" shield labels.

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BLACK SABBATH - PARANOID:
Absolutely classic heavy rock/metal with the title track, "Iron man", "Planet caravan" and more. Record has some light scuffs not affecting play. Cover has light ring/corner wear. Italian early 2nd pressing.

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BEATLES - HELP! / MONO:
UK mono original, PMC 1255, black/yellow Parlophone labels, XEX 549-2/550-2 in dead wax, "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." and "Sold in U.K." on labels, KT tax code label side A. Record has light marks, play well with minor distractions. Cover has light wear, small writing on back. Album from 1965 including "Ticket To Ride" "Yesterday" etc.

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HUMAN BODY - MAKE YOU SHAKE IT:
Soul/funk LP from 1984, produced by Roger Troutman. Check the mellow soul on "I believe we can" & "There is nobody". Cover has a promo stamp on front. US original.

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FEVEN - HELA VÄGEN UT:
Swedish female MC on LP from 2000 featuring the minor hit "Bränn BH'n" & "Dom tio budorden". Vinyl is very clean, cover has some edge/corner wear. Swedish original.

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TOWNES VAN ZANDT - FLYIN' SHOES:
US original, TOM-7017, with original brown inner sleeve. Record in fine shape with some minor marks. Cover has one mild corner bump (not on photo). Album from 1978 with "Dollar bill blues" and "Loretta".

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ALEXIS KORNER'S BLUES INCORPORATED - R & B FROM THE MARQUEE:
Loud live set from the Marquee, go for the timeless classic "Hoochie coochie man. Record in great shape. Cover has light ringwear, some lamination creasing. UK early 2nd pressing with maroon labels, deep groove, no flipback.

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GRATEFUL DEAD - RECKONING:
Laid-back live set from 1980 with the sweet "China doll". Records are close to EX. Cover has light ring/corner wear. This copy has cut corner, not saw cut as in photo. US original.

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BIG MAMA THORNTON - STRONGER THAN DIRT:
1969 album with a tough title and the awesome "Funky Broadway"! Record in fine shape with a couple of minor surface marks. Cover has light ring/corner wear, 6 cm top split. US original.

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VARIOUS - SCENE 65:
UK original. Record has some light marks, plays fine. Cover has light ring/corner wear and some wear at opening. Freakbeat/R&B comp from 1965 with The Animals, Manfred Mann, Yardbirds, Downliners Sect and more. Listen to The Fairies' "Get yourself home" or "Little Egypt" by Downliners Sect!

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STEELY DAN - AJA:
Classic album including the gem "Peg" that was used by De La Soul for "Eye know". Clean record. Cover has some ring/corner wear. Canadian original, yellow vinyl.

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BEATLES - SAME / WHITE ALBUM:
UK stereo original, without "An E.M.I. Recording" on any label, embossed lettering on cover, top-opened, # 0467477, original black inner sleeves. No poster or photos. Records have lots of light marks, plays ok with some surface noise. Cover has ring/edge wear, creasing, some small stains on back. 1968 album with "While my guitar gently weeps" and "Helter skelter" among others.

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ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH / PAUL LOVENS - ,STRANGER THAN LOVE:
Live improvisation with von Schlippenbach and Lovens, recorded in Berlin in 1984. Nice and clean copy. German only original.

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CARL LOEWE / HERMANN PREY / GÜNTHER WEISSENBORN - CARL LOEWE BALLADS / MONO:
UK mono original, 33 CX 1866. With insert and original inner sleeve. Record is very shiny and black with a few small superficial scuffs only. Cover looks very nice, just a minor bump/lamination bubble lower left.

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GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO - SINGS NEAPOLITAN SONGS:
UK stereo original, ASD 476 with white/gold labels. Very shiny and clean vinyl, just a couple of minor marks, plays very well save for a few odd, light ticks. Cover has a bend/crease lower right corner, minor bump/crease at opening edge.

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TOMORROW'S PEOPLE - OPEN SOUL:
Very rare soul/funk/disco album from 1976 with the killer sweet soul tunes "Lovers to friends" & "It ain't fair" and the 20 min funk/disco jam "Open soul"! Japanese reissue from 2021, this is the version with green obi.

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CHICKEN SHACK - FORTY BLUE FINGERS, FRESHLY PACKED AND READY TO SERVE:
UK original. Record has some light scuffs, plays fine. Cover has light wear, faint sticker mark on front, sticker mark + four tiny tears on back. Their debut album from 1968. Listen to the tracks penned by Christine McVie, "When the train comes back" and "You ain't no good".

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BEATLES - REVOLVER:
US original, ST-2576, black label and colorband. A few light marks on record, nothing bad. Cover has heavy ringwear on back. 1966 album with "Taxman", the sitar-fest "Love you to" & the trippy "Tomorrow never knows".

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SUN RA - NUITS DE LA FONDATION MAEGHT VOL 1:
Deep, trippy Sun Ra live set from 1970, including my favourite "Enlightment"! Later UK pressing on Recommended Records, this is the version with blue/gold cover. Record in fine shape, cover is pretty strong VG with some smudge/residue and tiny worn spots/tear dots on front.

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BJÖRK - SELMASONGS / DANCER IN THE DARK:
Soundtrack to the big Von Trier movie from 2000. Check "New world". Record has some light scuffs, nothing bad. Cover has small nick at opening, creasing. UK later pressing, with printed inner sleeve.

TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN:
US original, with lyrics inner sleeve. Record is a wellplaying VG with light marks. Cover has creasing, small tear at opening. 1991 album with "Learning to fly" and the great title track.

CLIFF JORDAN / JOHN GILMORE - BLOWING IN FROM CHICAGO:
LP from 1957 by Clifford Jordan & Sun Ra's sideman John Gilmore. Alongside Horace Silver, Curly Russell & Art Blakey they deliver a great straight jazz set, including a great version of Gigi Gryce's "Blue Lights"! Japanese reissue from 1990, BN 1549, mono pressing. With obi and insert.

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JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - SURREALISTIC PILLOW:
German original, black labels with total duration time. Light marks on record, plays well with occasional soft surface noise. Cover has ring/edge wear, small tear at opening, writing on back. Classic San Francisco psych from 1967 including the big cuts "Somebody to love" and "White Rabbit".

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BLUE BLOOD - SAME:
Folky blues from 1970 with haunting harmonica, listen to "Sweet Mary". Record has minor storage wear and a few light marks. Cover has ringwear, some lamination lifting along spine, tiny writing on back. UK original.

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MOZART / WALTER GIESEKING - MOZART PIANO WORKS VOLUME ELEVEN:
UK mono original. Clean record. Cover has light ringwear, minor sticker residue on back.

BEETHOVEN / WILHELM BACKHAUS - WALDSTEIN / APPASSIONATA:
UK stereo orignal, SXL 2241. Record in fine shape. Cover has 2 cm tear on front, tiny tear on back.

SCHUBERT / THE VIENNA OCTET - OCTET IN F MAJOR:
UK later stereo pressing, no blue border on back of sleeve. Record in fine shape with a few light marks. Cover has small sticker on front, writing + old shop sticker on back.

BRAHMS / OISTRACH / FOURNIER / PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA - DOUBLE CONCERTO IN A MINOR, OP. 102, TRAGIC OVERTURE, OP. 81:
UK stereo original, SAX 2264, urquoise/silver labels. Record has lots of light scuffs/marks, plays ok with some backgrond noise. Cover has ring/edge wear, creasing split top and bottom seam.

OTIS SPANN - THE BOTTOM OF THE BLUES:
"Down To Earth" - intense duet with his wife Lucille! Clean record. Cover has light wear. UK original.

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JETHRO TULL - MY GOD!:
Side A - live from 1970. Side B - single B-sides like "Love Story". Some minor marks on record. Cover has heavy ring/rub wear on back. Unofficial release, colored marble transparent vinyl.

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PRESSMEN BAND - DASH-DASH:
Kenyan LP with nice drum machine-driven tracks in "Musenangu" and "Sofia". Kenyan original in very nice shape.

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MASTER MUSICIANS OF JOUJOUKA - BRIAN JONES PRESENTS THE PIPES OF PAN AT JOUJOUKA:
Quite majestic recordings from Morocco with a psychedelic, tribal feel. Listen to clips from side A. Great copy. Cover has thin saw cut. US original, gatefold sleeve with insert.

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HIROSHI YOSHIMURA - FLORA 1987:
Another brilliant ambient album by master Hiroshi, released on vinyl for the first time. Listen to "Asagao" or "Kasumi". US issue on black vinyl, pressed on two records for best fidelity.

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CLARENCE CURVAN HIS DRUMS & ORCHESTRA - THE GREATEST SOUND AROUND:
Charming calypso album from Trinidad. Record in fine shape with light wear and a few pressing bubbles. Cover has two distrubution stamps on back. Trinidad original.

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JOHN LENNON / YOKO ONO - UNFINISHED MUSIC NO. 2: LIFE WITH THE LIONS:
UK early 2nd pressing, no "Sold In U.K..." text on labels. Record is shiny with a few light surface marks, plays fine. Cover has light ring/corner wear, creasing, small bump at opening. Prime John & Yoko with screaming, droning, tripping... Listen to clips from both sides.

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HAPPY END - SAME:
Debut album from 1970 by this excellent Japanese folk rock group featuring Haruomi Hosono. Listen to "Kakurenbo" (A2) and "Teki Tanatos wo Soukiseyo" (A5). Japanese limited & remastered reissue.

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CREAM - WHEELS OF FIRE:
2LP set with studio and live recordings. I prefer the studio disc, with "White room" and "Politician", but live version of "Toad" ain't bad if you enjoy lengthy drum solos. Records in fine shape. Cover has light ring/rub wear, slightly bent corner, 2 cm bottom split front part of gatefold. UK original.

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ALLEN GINSBERG / WILLIAM BLAKE - SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND EXPERIENCE / SIGNED BY ARIST:
1970 album featuring Don Cherry and Elvin Jones among others. Avantgarde/spoken word, listen to "The Grey Monk" and "Nurses Song". Record has some storage wear, plays fine. Cover has light ring/rub/corner wear, saw cut. Signed by Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky inside gatefold. US early 2nd pressing.

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FRANK ZAPPA - CAROUSEL:
Rare 2LP live from 1984. Records look unplayed. Cover has some ring/corner/edge wear. Belgian original, Tangooo 1984-1109. Unofficial release.