MAC DRE - YOUNG BLACK BROTHA:
The essence of gangsta rap on this EP from 1995. Listen to "Young black brother" and the G-funk anthem "Mac Dre's the name". Some minor surface marks, nothing bad at all. Cover in shrink, just a little wear on opening. US original.

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SISTERS LOVE - GIVE ME YOUR LOVE / (I COULD NEVER MAKE) A BETTER MAN THAN YOU:
Soul/rare groove monster, sounds amazing when you play it loud! US original, vinyl issue in nice shape.

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ART BLAKEY - A NIGHT IN TUNISIA / STEREO:
Us stereo original with 47 West 63rd St. address on label. BST 84049. Has deep groove, ear and RVG plus the "R" under the E in Blue Note. Record in top shape and looks hardly played at all. However has one small dot in the vinyl probably from pressing at B1 where it clicks eight times. The laminated front cover looks lovely, tiny bump at the lower right corner. Beautiful copy that would pass as M-/M- at many places. Great Blue Note set from 1960 with the classic title track! Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons & Jymie Merritt join Art Blakey in a superb line-up.

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DONALD BYRD - FUEGO / MONO:
US mono original, BLP 4026 with 47 West 63rd NYC address on both labels. Deep groove, RVG and ear on both sides. 43 West 61st St address on cover. Record has a few small feelable scratches on side 1 causing occassional clicks, also some soft sleeve marks but rest plays ok with minor disctractions only. Cover looks ok on front with just minor wear to opening side, grades VG due to a fairly discrete stain mark plus small initials written on back. Really strong Blue Note set featuring Jackie McLean and Duke Pearson - listen to the stunning "Fuego" and "Lament"!

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LIFE - SAME:
Swedish original, 4E 062 34263, black labels. This is the Swedish vocal version. Record has plenty of marks and is a bit warped, plays with some crackle/noise (mostly in the softer parts) and odd clicks occasionally. Cover has light ring/corner wear, some creasing, minimal tear on front. Rare and great heavy prog from 1970! Listen to "En Av Oss" and "Kärlekens Språk".

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VARIOUS - CUATRO COMPOSICIONES ELECTROACUSTICAS 1:
Obscure electroacoustic series here with four different artists. This is volume 1. Listen to "Parca" by Oscar Bazan. Record has some odd lines in the vinyl maybe from pressing. It plays fine however. Cover with no major faults. Uruguay original.

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TAKEHISA KOSUGI - CATCH-WAVE:
Japanese avantgarde drone/electronics masterpiece from 1975 by Taj Mahal Travellers-founder Takehisa Kosugi. Record is very shiny and black, plays fine but occasional background noise at soft parts can be heard. Cover looks fine front, has split at upper seam about 6-7 cm. A bit stained at the back. Japanese original, SOCM 88, but no insert or obi.

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WHO - LIVE AT LEEDS:
UK original, black lettering. Including poster and all 11 inserts, no rice bag. Record is shiny with just some light scuffs, plays fine. Cover has light ring/corner wear, minor creasing. Classic live album, and supposedly one of the the best of its kind. Listen to "My generation".

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ART OF LOVIN' - SAME:
Sole album by this great band. Fine psych rock with folky touches, listen to "State Of Mind" and the version of "(How Can We) Hang On To A Dream". Record has some storage wear and light surface marks, plays fine. Cover in shrink with small drill hole. US original.

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BERTOLA / NOVA / ORELLANA - TRES COMPOSICIONES ELECTROACUSTICAS:
Música Nueva Latinoamericana series here at volume 2. Listen to "Creacion De La Tierra" by Jacqueline Nova. Record in lovely shape, one small scratch between a1 and A2 that cause one crunch sound between the tracks. Cover has minor stains on front. Uruguay original, limited to 1000 copies.

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SUN RA ARKESTRA - BLACK UTOPIA: SUN RA LECTURES & REHEARSALS:
2xLP release from 2012 containing rehearsals and lectures by the legendary Sun Ra. Records in fine shape except for a lightly feelable scratch mark on side D, I can just hear a few ticks. Cover graded VG due to 8 cm split on bottom of slipcase, the individual screenprinted covers are in great shape. No DVD or certificate included. This copy is not numbered.

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SANTUCCI-SCOPPA-MONTEDORO / DUSKO GOYKOVICH - JAM SESSION / SUMMERTIME:
Ultra rare one-sided Italian RAI transcription LP featuring a wonderful version of "Summertime" by Dusko Goykovich plus a TV jam session with Cicci Santucci, Enzo Scoppa, Antonello Vannucchi, Gegè Munari plus Gianfranca Montedoro on vocals on the second half. Vinyl in great shape, shiny and black, just some light sleeve marks on the blank (non-playable) side. Comes in generic white plain sleeve with RAI stamp on front (lightly aged and with a discrete stain spot on front). Italian only original.

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BEATLES - SAME / WHITE ALBUM:
UK stereo original, with "An E.M.I. Recording" on all labels, embossed lettering on cover, top-opened, #0359264, original black inner sleeves. With poster and all photos in fine shape. Records have some light surface marks, nothing bad. Cover has light ring/edge wear, a few minimal stains. Previous owners name & phone number neatly etched in deadwax side A record 1. 1968 album with "While my guitar gently weeps" and "Helter skelter" among others.

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BAD MEETS EVIL - HELL: THE SEQUEL:
Hardcore hip hop from Eminem & Royce Da 5' 9" in 2011. Listen to "Fast lane". Track B1 has a small grey-ish patch causing just a little, really light background noise. Gatefold sleeve has minor shelf wear.US original.

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GRANT GREEN - SUNDAY MORNIN':
US original with blue/white New York labels. Has ear and van gelder in deep wax. Record has pretty much scuffs and marks, plays decent but some occasional background noise can be heard. Front cover has stain right side towards the opening. Backside cover has stains, writings, and paper wrinkles. Upper seam has tiny wear, spine is ok but tiny wear at upper part, lower seam has 10 cm split in the middle. Recorded in 1961 with Kenny Drew, Ben Tucker & Ben Dixon. Listen to "Freedom march".

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VICTOR VICK - KOMPUTER KID:
Rare funk boogie LP from 1983. Lots of tough synth bass and stinging drums here, "Multidimensional personality" & the instrumental "Breakdance" are the main tracks for me. Record has few and light marks, plays well. Cover has a minor corner bend. US original.

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DANTAS LEITE / MENDES / PARASKEVAíDIS - LA VOZ, LA PALABRA:
Música Nueva Latinoamericana series here at volume 5. Check "Vita Vitae" by Vania Dantas Leite. Record has some pressing bubbles end of side A causing a few soft pops. Cover has minor wear toards the opening. Uruguay original, limited to 1000 copies.

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APHEX TWIN - SELECTED AMBIENT WORKS VOLUME II:
Much wanted album from 1994. UK original, brown vinyl version with numbering sticker on front. Contains insert. Vinyl has few and light marks, nice copy. Gatefold sleeve has minor ring wear and a small residue mark on front.

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WEST COAST REVIVAL - SAME:
Scarce 1977 album with great midtempo soul/rare groove on "My mind is at ease"! Vinyl in nice and clean. Cover is low VG+, has some ring wear and edge wear, 4 cm peeling/split middle top seam. Cut corner (unlike photo). Promo sticker on back. US original,

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EDWARD VESALA TRIO - NANA:
Strong free/spiritual jazz set from 1970 with Juhani Aaltonen and Arild Andersen. Killer deep vibe on "Alhambra Mood" plus "Albatross". Record in great shape, just a few really light sleeve marks not affecting play. Cover in fine shape, would grade NM if not for very faint signs of removed writing on back (hardly noticeable) and a tiny bit of lamination peeling on top seam pack. Rare Finnish original.

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SHERLOCK - MADE TO MEASURE:
One of the best and most sought-after Swedish hip hop albums ever - listen to "Bleeding facts" or "You're supreme". Records are VG+ to EX, glossy with some really light sleeve scuffs only. Cover has light storage wear and minor creases, looks alright. Swedish original.

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JOY DIVISION - UNKNOWN PLEASURES:
UK original, textured sleeve, printed inner sleeve with square corners, translucent red vinyl. Record in great shape. Cover has light ring/corner wear, small distribution sticker on back. Their essential debut album with "She's lost control" "Disorder" and much more.

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KING CRIMSON - IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING:
UK original, pink "i" labels, A2/B3 matrix, gatefold sleeve made by E.J. Day. Record is shiny with a few light marks, plays fine with occasional soft surface noise in the softer parts. Cover has some corner/edge/spine wear. Look up progressive rock in a dictionary, and chances are this album will pop up. Superb stuff from start to finish, with the monstrous "21st century schizoid man" and the more mellow "Moonchild" just to name a few.

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PERSONAL TOUCH - IT AIN'T NO BIG THING:
Awesome soul/disco rarity from 1976, same tune as Donna McGhee. Vinyl is between VG+ and EX, nice copy that plays excellent. US original.

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MAURICE LEMAITRE - ANTHOLOGIE SONORE DE LETTRIES DITES PAR LEURS AUTEURS:
Very rare 7" release featuring 7 works by French lettrist artist Maurice Lemaître, presented by the artist himself. These recordings were later released as part of a 3x7" set but this is the very first (and much, much rarer) release. Comes with printed envelope sleeve numbered "No 00096", and original 7" rice paper sleeve. Vinyl in fine shape, just a few sleeve marks not affecting play. Envelope sleeve and rice paper sleeve is in nice shape too with minor signs of age and use only.

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TRÄD GRÄS OCH STENAR - SAME:
Swedish original, DRS 3702, with green & orange labels, heavyweight vinyl. Record has minor storage wear and light surface marks, plays fine save for a few soft pops start of "Sanningens silverflod" (listen to clip). Cover looks great on the outside. It is a bit bubbly inside gatefold + some light rubwear. Rare and much sought-after Swedish prog album with the awesome "Sanningens silverflod" and a great cover of "I Can't Get No Satisfaction"!

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KINKS - PARTY LINE:
One of the rarest Swedish Kinks EPs, including the fine moody "This Is Where I Belong". Record has some storage wear and light surface marks, plays fine with minor distractions. Tiny writing label side B. Pic sleeve has light ringwear, a few creases, red miscoloration from labels (like most copies). Swedish original, intact center.

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CANNONBALL ADDERLEY - SOMETHIN' ELSE / MONO:
US mono original, BLP 1595 with 47 West 63rd, NYC labels (no "R"). Deep groove on both sides, RVG and ear in dead wax. 47 West 63rd Street-address on back cover. Record has some light marks and mild paleness, plays with light occassional background hiss, mainly on the second halft of side 2. Cover has edge wear, partial splits and small piece of tape on top and bottom seam. Front cover has creasing top left and some smudging, back cover has a sticker, price writing plus some pieces of paper torn on left part back (just white parts, all graphics are intact and legible). Superb Blue Note classic with Miles Davis, Hank Jones, Art Blakey & Sam Jones. Listen to "Somethin' Else" or "Autumn Leaves".

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DEXTER GORDON - GO / MONO:
US mono original, BLP 4112 with New York USA-labels. Van Gelder and ear in dead wax. Record is a nice with few and light marks only, still shiny and black and plays very loud and clear! The laminated cover looks very nice on front but has one tiny discoloration dot upper left corner. Seams and spine are fine but upper seam towards the left side 2-3 cm split. Backside cover has tipex white dots at white areas around the song titles. One tiny paper loss upper left corner on back as well. Still a very nice copy. 60s jazz with Sonny Clark, Butch Warren & Billy Higgins. "Cheese cake" and the version of "Love for sale" are great!

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MICHAEL GARRICK SEPTET - BLACK MARIGOLDS:
UK mono original, DA 88 with yellow deep groove labels. Record only has a little superficial wear, plays well. Cover is strong VG, has a minimal tear on front plus tiny pen mark and small damage on back. UK jazz from 1966 with Ian Carr, Don Rendell and Joe Harriott, including the fantastic "Ursula".

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BEN - SAME:
UK original, Vertigo 6360052, 1Y//1 & 2Y//1 in dead wax, matt gatefold cover, vo price code on back, swirl inner sleeve. Record has light marks, plays well with minor distractions only. Cover has light ring/corner wear, minor staining, sticker mark on front, tear from sealing sticker front, back and inside gatefold. Jazzy progressive rock with lots of flute, sax, keyboards, one of the rarest releases on the Vertigo swirl label.

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CATAPILLA - CHANGES:
UK original with Vertigo swirl label, 6360 074 VO Price Code. 6360074 1Y/2Y/1 420 in dead wax. With swirl inner sleeve. Record is shiny with some light scuffs, plays fine save for occasional soft surface noise in the quiet parts. Cover has light ring/edge/corner wear, 2 cm spine split, small sticker on back and is missing a piece of gimmick at front. Progressive jazz-rock masterpiece, and one of the rarest and most sought after Vertigo-releases. Beautiful music throughout with long, progressive tracks blessed by Anna Meek's haunting voice and a great saxophone. Listen to clips from "Reflections" or "Charing cross".

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HUGH STEINMETZ - NU!:
Ultra rare Danish original from 1966, DEB 1148. LP appears untouched, looks and plays fantastic. Cover has tear from removed sticker at front upper left corner rather big but to 95% only at white area so not that visually disturbing. One stain on front lower right corner plus two stains on back. Label at side A has tear that's been filled in with black marker, looks decent. Tough, dark free jazz, a record to really listen close to. Check the clip from "Ngo".

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APPLE - AN APPLE A DAY:
UK original, POLS 016 with blue/silver labels, no booklet. Record has lots of light marks/scuffs, plays well generally with occasional surface noise and odd soft clicks. Small skip track A1. Cover has ring/corner/edge wear, a couple of small tears on front, sticker mark + writing on back. Ultra rare 1969 album with a great UK garage/mod/psych sound, listen to "Buffalo Billycan" and "The Otherside".

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COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA - HIGH VOLTAGE:
Big band LP from 1970 with Cecil Payne, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Joe Newman in the setting. Cover shows some lamination peeling, minimal pressure stamp on front, sticker mark inside gatefold. German 2nd pressing on MPS/BASF.

RUNE GUSTAFSSON - HIMSELF PLAYS GILBERT O'SULLIVAN:
Guitar jazz LP from 1972, check the groovy "Too Much Attention". Cover has two small stickers on back. Swedish 2nd pressing with brown labels.

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RAYMOND GUIOT & SON QUARTETTE - BACH STREET:
Bach goes jazz on 1965 album with Guy Pedersen, Daniel Humair and Michel Hausser. Listen to "Musette En Sol". Early 2nd French pressing on Musidisc.

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BJÖRN J:SON LINDH - VÅTA VINGAR:
1980 LP from J:son with an afro cosmic vibe on "In I Dimman"! Swedish 2nd pressing.

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BOBBY JONES - HILL COUNTRY SUITE:
Trio LP from 1974 with George Mraz and Freddie Waits. Listen to "Only blue". 2nd German pressing with white cover. This copy is in shrink.

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ART GARFUNKEL - FATE FOR BREAKFAST:
Album from 1979 with the nice "In A Little While (I'll Be On My Way)". Cover has round sticker on front (not in photo). European 2nd pressing, with printed inner sleeve and hype sticker.

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BJÖRN J:SON LINDH - COUS COUS:
"The Booster pump" fast funky jazz with flute and drums. Sweden's answer to Harold Alexander! The laminated sleeve has small sticker on back. Early 2nd Swedish pressing with yellow labels.

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JERRY BUTLER - MORE OF THE BEST OF:
Mid-60s compilation with fantastic Chicago soul classics as "Giving up on love" and "I need to belong". Track listing on labels is wrong, but cover has the right order. This is the Exodus issue, a little after the Vee Jay release.

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HARRY ARNOLD & HIS SWEDISH RADIO STUDIO ORCHESTRA - THIS IS HARRY / MEP 264:
4 track EP from 1957 with Åke Persson, Arne Domnerus, Bjarne Nerem, Bengt Hallberg and more big names. "Blue Lou" and "Crazy rhythm" are nice tunes in a big band style. Early 2nd Swedish pressing, MEP 264 with white/green/purple label. 1957 print on back of pic sleeve.

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HOOLA BANDOOLA BAND - FRI INFORMATION:
Swedish prog from 1975 with the funky "Kvinnoförakt". Swedish 2d pressing, with booklet.

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ANANTA - SONGS FROM THE FUTURE:
Prog rock from 1980. This is a UK 2nd issue from 1985.

OSCAR PETERSON QUARTET - NIGHT CHILD:
1979 session with Joe Pass, NHØP and Louis Bellson. First Norwegian pressing, released a few years after the US, UK etc. pressings. Cover has a tiny sticker/tear on back.

FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND - GOOD-BYES & BUTTERFLIES:
US 2nd pressing.

JOHNNY RIVERS - RIGHT RELATIONS / A BETTER LIFE:
Very fine orchestrated psych from 1968. First German issue from the year after. Pic sleeve has ring wear, writing on back.

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LITTLE SONNY - BLACK & BLUE:
"Memphis B-K" hard instrumental funk. Record has surface wear but plays decent. Cover has ring wear and worn edges. Top seam is about 80% split, bottom has 6 cm split (both taped). Early 2nd US pressing with multicolor logo on black labels. Promo copy.

SONNY STITT / ZOOT SIMS - INTER-ACTION:
Mid-60s album with these two tenor giants, listen to "Fools Rush In". Cover has a tiny seam split, faint miscoloration and small/neat writing on back. Sawcut on opening. US 2nd pressing with yellow/pink Cadet labels.

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