WAX POETICS - NO. 33:
The Philly issue, with features on Gamble & Huff, Vince Montana, Teddy Pendergrass, Stylistics etc.

WAX POETICS - NO. 34:
The jazz issue with Coltrane & Freddie Hubbard getting cover honors. Features on Creed Taylor & CTI, Horace Tapscott, Melvin Sparks and much more.

CARL CRAIG & PEPE BRADOCK / CESARIA EVORA - ANGOLA:
The Carl Craig mix is building house monster. EU original from 2003.

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JAN JOHANSSON - JAZZ PÅ SVENSKA:
Beautiful album inspired by the Swedish folk music tradition. Listen to "Visa från Utanmyra". Cover has small sticker on back. Early 2nd Swedish stereo pressing with boxed NBC logo on labels but no small deep groove, comes in flipback cover.

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JAMES BROWN - THINKING ABOUT LITTLE WILLIE JOHN AND A FEW NICE THINGS:
"Fat Eddie" killer instrumental funk! LP is pretty low VG+ with some marks but nothing major, plays ok. Cover has 8 cm split in the middle of bottom seam and 6 cm split on top seam (both taped) plus a punch hole. US original.

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COMMON - ONE DAY IT'LL ALL MAKE SENSE:
Great soulful hip hop album from 1997, including "Reminding me of sef" and lots more strong tracks. Reissue.

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ROLF ERICSON SEXTET - MEP 247:
Rare Swedish only EP from 1956 with Freddie Redd, Tommy Potter and Joe Harris. Contains "Russ and Arlene" on side 1 b/w a 4 ballad medley on side 2 ("Summertime", "Darn that dream", "Embraceable you" and "Tenderly"). Light marks on record, plays with some surface noise but not too bad. Pic sleeve show mild aging and minor wear lower right corner. Swedish original, MEP 247.

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NATURAL IMPULSE - WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH / MAKE IT OR BREAK IT:
Previously unissued modern soul bomb, backed with a quality rare groover. Vinyl is strong VG, a bit scuffy but plays fine. UK original from 2010.

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ABETI MASIKINI - LA VOIX DU ZAIRE:
Great manding styled music and slightly more african in the soundpicture than her other records. Try "Kiliki bamba" for example but there are quite many nice songs on this one. French original in clean shape.

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OYA SEXTETT - LIVE!:
Great live set with a sextet featuring the cream of young jazz Sweden playing the music of South African jazz legends like Chris McGregor, Louis Moholo and Dudu Pukwana. Nice spiritual/cape jazz vibes through all four sides, listen to "The Bride" and "Khanya Apho Ukhona". With Sebastian Bergström, Elin Forkelid, Konrad Agnas, Ville Bromander, Niklas Barnö and Anna Högberg. Comes in beatiful gatefold cover, with insert and bonus CD.

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MILES DAVIS ALL STAR SEXTET - PRLP 182 / GREEN TEXT:
US original, red/silver labels, with "446 W.50th St., N.Y.C." address on labels. Deep groove, RVG and ear in dead wax. Record has lots of light marks, plays ok with some surface noise. Cover has small sticker on back, tape/tape marks on spine and top seam (not on photo). With Horace Silver, Jay Jay Johnson, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke & Lucky Thompson. Listen to "Blue n' boogie".

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KENNY DORHAM QUINTET - SAME:
1953 session with Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath and Walter Bishop. Listen to "An Oscar For Oscar". Cover has some ring and corner wear, not too bad. US OJC reissue from 1984.

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BENGT HALLBERG - AT GYLLENE CIRKELN:
Straight jazz LP from 1962 with one of Sweden's best piano players. Listen to "Morning party". Cover has light wear, sticker on back. Early 2nd Swedish pressing with blue labels.

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GEORGE SAMS - NOMADIC WINDS:
Free/spiritual jazz set recorded 1981, listen to the great "Nomadic Winds". US original.

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ART BLAKEY - LIVE MESSENGERS:
Previously unissued live recordings from 1954, 1961 and 1962, including material from Birdland. Stellar line-up with Clifford Brown, Horace Silver, Lou Donaldson, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard etc. Listen to "Wee dot" or "Ping pong". US original, blue labels with white B.

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VARIOUS - CHANGE THE BEAT (THE CELLULOID RECORDS STORY 1979-1987):
Electro/boogie/funk/hip hop from the influential Celluloid label. Includes much-loved tracks from Material, Timezone, Manu Dibango, Last Poets, Futura 2000 feat. The Clash etc. Cover in shrink with hype sticker, just a small corner bump.

CHARLES MINGUS - MINGUS AT CARNEGIE HALL:
Live recording with Roland Kirk, Charles McPherson and Hamiet Bluiett. Two long tracks, check "C jam blues". Fine VG+ copy, no major issues at all. US original with red/green labels and 75 Rockefeller address, no WEA logo.

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PARLIAMENT - MOTOR BOOTY AFFAIR / PICTURE DISC:
Classic P-funk from 1978, check "Aqua boogie" for some nutty Clinton business! US original, picture disc issue with that awesome photo of Clinton riding two dolphins in a Las Vegas-style cowboy outfit, boombox on the shoulder. The die-cut cover has a cut corner.

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MATERIAL - TEMPORARY MUSIC 1:
Four-track EP from Bill Laswell & co, contains the dark disco-not-disco gems "White man" and "On sadism". Pic sleeve has some sun fading along part of top seam. US original.

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TOM WAITS - THE HEART OF SATURDAY NIGHT:
Jazzy album from 1974 with a slightly, yet not completely, sober Tom Waits. Listen to "New coat of paint" or "Diamonds on my windshield". Cover has old price sticker on front (not on photo). US 2nd pressing.

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DENISE LASALLE - TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE:
Real quality 70s soul with arrangements from Willie Mitchell. Check the lovely "If you should lose me" and "Heartbreaker of the year". Cover has a drill hole and minor wear (no cut corner, unlike photo). US original.

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LUIS GASCA - SAME / FOR THOSE WHO CHANT:
Latin fusion album with long progressive tracks like "La Raza". Featuring Joe Henderson, Carlos Santana and Stanley Clarke. Cover has cut corner. US original, without copyright R and with only one line of text at the bottom of labels (early 2nd issue has two lines) .

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CLASH - BLACK MARKET CLASH:
Great dub versions of "Bankrobber", "Armagideon time" and "Justice tonight". Pic sleeve has tiny stain + small sticker on back. US original.

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OSCAR BROWN JR. - WORK SONG / BROWN BABY / WATERMELON MAN / HUMDRUM BLUES:
Swedish 4-track EP which should be of interest to jazz and mod DJs (songs from his "Sin & Soul" album). Check the versions of Nat Adderley's "Work song" and "Humdrum blues". Some surface marks, plays well with only a little background crackle. Pic sleeve looks great. Labels are clean except for a minimal dot tear on A-side. Centre is intact. Swedish original, AGG 21004.

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PIGEON JOHN - SINGS THE BLUES:
2005 L.A. hip hop with a party vibe at times - listen to "Sleeping giants". US original, this copy is in shrink.

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WILLIE WOOD & WILLIE WOOD CREW - WILLIE RAP:
Killer Peter Brown-produced disco rap on the "Johnson jumpin" groove - absolutely mental swing to the bassline. US original with yellow label, wide deep groove and F/W in dead wax.

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THELONIOUS MONK - BIG BAND AND QUARTET IN CONCERT / MONO:
US mono original, CL 2164 with 2 eye logo. Record in lovely shape close to Ex grade with only minor surface lines. Cover has tiny ring wear on front and light wear at seams and spine. LP from 1964 featuring Charlie Rouse, Thad Jones & Steve Lacy. Listen to "Oska T."

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WAX POETICS - NO. 55:
Issue 55 featuring De La Soul, Daft Punk, Nile Rodgers, Gino Soccio, Slum Village and much more.

JOHN MAYALL / JOHN MAYALL'S BLUESBREAKERS - THE DIARY OF A BAND VOLUME ONE:
Volume one of a collection of live recordings. Dark, smoky blues as usual with Mayall, listen to "I can quit you baby". Record close to EX. Cover has light wear. UK original with blue unboxed Decca-labels.

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MOTHERS OF INVENTION - MOTHER'S DAY:
2LP compilation from 1971 with "The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet" and much more. Some light marks on records, nothing bad. Cover has light wear, sticker residue on back.

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RAMONES - LEAVE HOME:
Their second album with "Commando" and more greatness. Cover has small sticker tear on front. US later pressing.

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PUGH & NATURE - EN GÅNG TOG JAG TÅGET BORT / KARNEVAL:
"En gång tog jag tåget bort" - fine rock tune with funny lyrics and a good vibe. Record in superb shape. Pic sleeve has just very light wear. Swedish original, intact center.

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TERUMASA HINO - VIBRATIONS:
Free jazz from 1971 with Pierre Favre, Peter Warren and Heinz Sauer. Check the mind-bending "Dig It"! Small marks causes a few light ticks on the middle of A1, just light sleeve marks apart from that. Cover on this copy has small price tag on front (not on website photo). German original with yellow labels.

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TRAFFIC - THE LOW SPARK OF THE HIGH HEELED BOYS:
Classic rock album from 1971. Really strong all the way, but listen to "Rainmaker" or "Hidden treasure". Cover has sticker on front (not on photo). Scandinavian original with pink rim labels.

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RONNIE LANE - RONNIE LANE'S SLIM CHANCE:
Folky rock from 1975 by former Small Faces man, supposedly named after the commercial chances of this record. Listen to "I'm a country boy". Cover has some staining on front (not on photo). UK original.

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PEPS & SLIM - BLUES PÅ SVENSKA:
Peps Persson & Slim Notini do Swedish versions of blues classics like "Hoochie coochie man" (here titled "Hokus pokus man"). Swedish original, with lyrics inner sleeve (three splits).

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CULTURE - BALDHEAD BRIDGE:
Joe Gibbs-produced album from 1980. Check "Behold I Come". Reissue.

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RONNELL BRIGHT TRIO - SAME / POLYDOR 46106:
Very rare piano trio album recorded in Paris in 1958 with Richard Davis and Art Morgan. Listen to "R and R Groove". High quality 180 gram reissue from 2021, with flipback cover.

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LED ZEPPELIN - IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR:
1979 album that was released with six cover variations. This is the one called "A". Listen to "Carouselambra" or "All my love". European later pressing, with printed inner sleeve and brown paper bag.

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ROCK SILTANEN - MOOG-MUSIIKKIA TAAPEROILLE... JA MIKSEI MUILLEKIN:
Moog-heavy electronic funk/fusion/allsorts, different but definitely appealing! Listen to the chunky "Pyllystä Pörähtää Pieru" and "Chillailua Hiekkalaatikolla".

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STRAY CATS - KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR:
Live album from 1989. Record in fine shape with some minor marks. Cover has ringwear, sticker mark + two small stains on front, sticker on back. US original.

FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - ONE SIZE FITS ALL:
1975 album with plenty of interesting moments. Listen to "Florentine Pogen". Record is shiny with a few minor marks. Cover has light general wear. US 2nd pressing, gatefold sleeve.

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JAMES HUNTER SIX - MINUTE BY MINUTE:
"Let the monkey ride" wondeful reggae-tinted soul. A few great sweet/crossover soul tracks as well, most notably "If I only knew" and "So they say".

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BOLDER DAMN - MOURNING:
Fuzzy psych/proto-doom with a major highlight in the almost side-long "Dead meat". Starts out slow and droozy and goes off in every direction. Reissue of ultra rare LP you probably won't see anytime soon. This copy is not in shrink, unlike photo.

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MANHATTANS - SING FOR YOU AND YOURS:
Rare and great 60s soul album from this consistent group. Top notch soul on the sweet "I call it love", "I betcha" + the northern mover "All I need is your love". Japanese reissue from 1981, 25AP 1999, with insert and obi.

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VARIOUS - THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH:
3LP box recorded live from this big concert at the MSG featuring George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Billy Preston, Bob Dylan and others. Listen to "My guitar gently weeps". US original, with booklet.

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TOM WAITS - FRANK'S WILD YEARS:
Waits' insane "operachi romantico" from 1987. "Straight to the top (Rhumba)" and "Way down in the hole" need to be heard. Cover has old price sticker on front (not on photo). Scandinavian original, gatefold sleeve.

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BOB DYLAN - BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME:
1965 album with classics like "Mr. Tambourine man" and "Subterranean homesick blues". Small writing label side A and back of cover. UK later pressing.

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MILES DAVIS - BAGS GROOVE:
Later German 60s pressing with different cover than the US original from 1957. Cover has some corner and edge wear. Top line-up featuring Milt Jackson, Horace Silver, Kenny Clarke, Sonny Rollins etc. Check "Bags Groove (take 1)".

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NAS - ILLMATIC:
One of my favorite hip hop albums of all time. Heaps of killer tracks like "N.Y. state of mind", "Memory lane" & "Life's a bitch". Not in shrink (unlike photo), cover has minor wear. Reissue, includes printed inner.

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