Modern Harmonic LPs

Tuba trombone drum punk! A crazed drum & brass reimagination of the piercing punkadelic music created by The Stooges! Thrashing cymbals and bashing drums locked in step with unrelenting tuba riffs, reinforced by otherworldly trombone writhing and sliding and bending (just like Iggy onstage), sounding somewhere between a disheveled wah-wah guitar or a kazoo. Available for the first time as a complete album, it must be heard to be believed! On your choice of CD or colored vinyl cut and pressed...

A vital document of one of the first bands to put serious cracks in rock's glass ceiling! Never able to fit the mold that label executives demanded, at the very end of 1969 the Quatro sisters’ Pleasure Seekers became Cradle. Though "the suits" weren't ready for them, their forward-thinking sound and quintessentially Detroit determination blazed a trail for the decades of hard-rocking women who followed -- as did their choice to remain true to themselves, no matter what. On LP for the...

Lothar And The Hand People emerged as one of the earliest pioneers to mix electronics into rock, incorporating theremin and synthesizers into their sonic onslaught. Led by Lothar (a theremin) and his cast of digit possessing musicians wielding guitar, bass, drums, and one of the first (and largest) modular Moogs! This LP, their first ever live record, captures them with the passion and energy that can only come from a band’s final show before Lothar was forever unplugged.Cut by Kevin Gray at...

A road paving, agency grabbing, '69 girl group garage band trip! Nashville, 1966: five young girls teach themselves their instruments playing along to the radio. Initially named 'The Pivots' and by the end of '67 christened as The Feminine Complex, they were playing out and developing a local following including radio and television appearances. They created their own versions of popular songs, a style that reflected their need to express their own experience of girlhood. Gender bending 'boys'...

A Mad Menagerie of Grindhouse Go-Go Grooves! • First ever soundtrack to this Ted Mikels and MST 3000 classic! • Cut and pressed on colored vinyl at Third Man Pressing in Detroit. • Includes a DVD of the entire film, and lots of bonus fun! Girl In Gold Boots is Ted V. Mikels’ (The Corpse Grinders) homage to the time tested “small town girl moves to the big city to become a go-go dancer” story. And if a movie is ostensibly about go-go dancing, then we’re gonna need some music to go-go to. And...

• AVAILABLE ON LP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 30 YEARS! • FEATURING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE QUEEN OF AFROFUTURISM, JUNE TYSON! • INCLUDES A BONUS CUT FROM THE SAME SESSIONS, NOT AVAILABLE ON THE ORIGINAL LP! True studio albums of Ra with the Arkestra are rare on this planet or beyond. This studio saucer is an interplanetary interpreter, here to convert even the faintest of heart to the sounds of Sun Ra. Recorded with Arkestra veterans at the same NY studio that hosted countless Sun Ra sessions...

Modern psych drones and interviews with alien abductees! What do you get when you pair a 1966 album of a man interviewing survivors of alien abductions with new music from the likes of modern psych beacons Kikagku Moyo, Heron Oblivion, Al Lover, Mugstar, Earthen Sea, Demian Castellanos, Holy Mountain Top Removers, Jeffrey Alexander, Terceiro Olho de Marte, and White Manna? ...not sure but you're about to find out! Includes: Earthen Sea - Night Walk • Jeffrey Alexander - Floating Lights, Astral...

Bass, organ, wah wah, va-va voom! • Comes with a DVD of the full 1973 spy thriller! • Includes a dot matrix printed insert - for your eyes only!  • A slab of 70s film funk pressed on green vinyl! The alleged inspiration for the hit television series Charlie’s Angels, Ted V. Mikels’ ‘73 spy thriller looks much better than it has any right to, with brash color, gorgeously attired babes, and some visually appealing shooting locations. Composer Nicholas Carras’ score for the film provided the...

1959 Beret Wearing, Bongo Beatsploitation! First ever LP reissue!On well red vinyl!Features beautifully restored art plus a snappy OBI strip! Accidental hipster Rod McKuen waxes poetically on one of the most famous (infamous?) LPs of the Beat Generation! Loaded with hip phrasing and always ending with a punch, all lipped over bongo beats and other sparse but perfect jazz skins. This dish even has Buddy Collette blowing the flute. Beatsville’s hip haiku trades for serious coin now and it’s not...

• FIRST EVER REISSUE FROM THIS JAZZ GUITAR GREAT! • FEATURING NEW LINER NOTES FROM GEORGE’S DAUGHTER! • PRESSED ON BLUE VINYL! Plush textures woven by a true guitar master! This luxurious collection features virtuoso Barnes and his Octet at their sophisticated best, in a dozen pieces that highlight Barnes’ matchless technique, impressive innovations, and superb arrangements that explore the full range of musical emotions, in this first-ever reissue of a brilliant jazz classic. After his...

A TRIPPY SITAR SEXTRAVAGANZA! • A shockingly good sitar, percussion & trippy spoken platter accompanied by the schlockingly horrific film!• Super bizarre hippy trip from the SW vault on LP or CD both with a bonus DVD! • Cut by Warren Defever (His Name Is Alive) and pressed on white vinyl at Third Man! NOW EXPLODING!! Dig It!!! The Universe is NOW!! This is the essence of PSYCHEDELIC SEX KICKS, a peeka-boo sleazealogue about the sex and drug crazed San Francisco hippie underground in 1967,...

RARE AND UNISSUED PACIFIC NORTHWEST FLOOR FILLERS • UNEARTHED REELS FROM SALEM OREGON’S GARLAND RECORDS! • BLUE EYED SOUL FROM THE BEAVER STATE! While soul music might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the music of the Pacific Northwest, Salem Oregon’s Garland Records was churning out high quality hip shakers along with their reels of garage & psych. Contained here is some super deep “Northwestern Soul,” including three cuts making their inaugural spins 50 years after...

RARE AND UNISSUED PACIFIC NORTHWEST FLOOR FILLERS • UNEARTHED REELS FROM SALEM OREGON’S GARLAND RECORDS! • CUT BY KEVIN GRAY, AND PRESSED ON COLORED VINYL AT THIRD MAN PRESSING IN DETROIT! • BLUE EYED SOUL FROM THE BEAVER STATE! While soul music might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the music of the Pacific Northwest, Salem Oregon’s Garland Records was churning out high quality hip shakers along with their reels of garage & psych. Contained here is some super deep...

Two compact platters of promotional jingles of the strangest flavors!A smorgasboard of unheard music from the eccentric icon paired with his wife Dorothy Collins, Mel Tormé and more!Who knew jingles about Krystal Hamburgers, beer, & ExLax could be so utterly delightful?!Packaged in a hardbound book-style jacket including a replica of an original '60s article about Raymond, new notes from the executor of his estate, and photos galore! Tingling tartness of jingle perfection! In addition to being...

Two pretty platters of promotional jingles of the strangest flavors!A smorgasbord of unheard music from the eccentric icon paired with his wife Dorothy Collins, Mel Tormé and more!Who knew jingles about Krystal Hamburgers, beer, & ExLax could be so utterly delightful?!Features a zine-style insert with a replica of an original '60s article about Raymond, new notes from the executor of his estate, and photos galore! Tingling tartness of jingle perfection! In addition to being...

Includes a wild, skeletal recording of "Little Hands" by The Flaming Lips; created for this album but omitted from the original!Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original More Oar album with its vinyl debut!Double LP (mastered by Joe Lizzi, cut at Cohearent Audio by Kevin Gray and pressed at Third Man) in gatefold jacket, with notes from the original album's producer. Plant, Beck, Waits, Skip! Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Modern Harmonic presents the first ever vinyl...

Limited edition transition color record – only 7 copies in the universe and every copy is unique! This record looks very black until you hold it up to the light it shows it's green-ness. • FIRST EVER REISSUE OF THIS CANNABINOID CRAZINESS! • FEATURES A CRISP TRANSFER OF THE FULL FRONTAL SOMETHING WEIRD FILM ON DVD! • CUT AND PRESSED ON TRANSITION COLOR VINYL AT THIRD MAN IN DETROIT! Freaked-out hippies & surly bikers! What happens when someone who sounds like your local newscaster frantically...

Limited edition transition color record – only 23 copies in the universe, and every copy is unique! Transition records are the records made while the press is transitioning from one color to another. Comes fully packaged in custom jacket! A FUZZ-GUITAR CASCADIAN CACHE! • UNEARTHED REELS FROM SALEM OREGON’S GARLAND RECORDS! • CUT BY KEVIN GRAY, AND PRESSED ON TRANSITION COLOR VINYL AT THIRD MAN PRESSING IN DETROIT! • A RAUCOUS MIX OF ORIGINALS, COVERS, COVETED RARITIES AND UNISSUED...

More unearthed tape from a jazz icon! This second volume of Jazz Mill recordings shows Barney firmly at the top of his game. Once again, Kessel and the Jazz Millers (pianist Pete Jolly, drummer Art Kile, and bassist Gene Stoffell) interpret a variety of standards from The Great American Songbook and each arrangement serves to demonstrate the group’s superb chops and collective creativity. In “Mean to Me,” a vintage standard from 1929, a high velocity rendition of Harold Arlen’s “Let’s Fall in...

• A STUNNING RECREATION OF THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD JACKET WITH A HIGH GLOSS FINISH! • PRISTINE RED RTI VIRGIN VINYL! • MASTERED BY BOB IRWIN, CUT BY KEVIN GRAY, AND PRESSED AT RTI FOR OPTIMUM AURAL PLEASURE!Includes his stunning cover of Left Banke classic "Walk Away Renee."Exotic jazz guitar mastery! Gabor Szabo’s singular style and authentic sound is on full display across a set of originals and choice covers highlighted by unusual instrumentation and ingenious...

UNISSUED GRITTY & GRINDIN’ BLUES! Formed in the summer of 1965 by brothers Michael and Dan Erlewine, The Prime Movers Blues Band’s dedication was the stuff of legend. Refusing to adopt a faux British Invasion look and turning down an offer from Motown, they played their style of Chicago-inspired blues relentlessly around the Detroit area. Featuring the “raw power” of a young James Osterberg on drums (who also lends vocals on their sizzling styling of “I’m A Man”), this first-ever collection of...

OBSCURE COUNTRY & HILLBILLY BOPPERS! • OLAF JENS DONE DID SOME HAND-DRAWN ART ON THIS GATEFOLD JACKET AND G-MINUS MARK DONE FILLED IT WITH WORDS!• CUT BY KEVIN GRAY, AND PRESSED ON GREEN VINYL DOWN SOUTH IN ATHENS, GA. SHE’LL LEAVE YA GRINNIN' LIKE A POSSUM EATIN' A SWEET TATER! • WE DONE DUG DEEP FOR SOME CUTS THAT ARE GUARANTEED TO DILL YOUR PICKLE For every successful hit act that cracked the charts in the early 50s to mid 60s, there were thousands of obscure artists exhibiting...

Finally the Princess Leia of avant-garde jazz gets her due!Mastered by Joe Lizzi, cut at Cohearent Audio by Kevin Gray and pressed on stocking gold vinyl at Third Man.Contains five unissued cuts from June with Sun Ra & the Arkestra!Features a full color zine style insert with unseen photos from the Tyson family photo album! Check out this great June Tyson feature on Bandcamp. THE VOICE OF AFROFUTURISTIC SCIENCE NON-FICTION! Undoubtedly the most sublime constellation in the Sun Ra cosmos,...

UNRELEASED DANK GARAGE PNW NUGS! • UNEARTHED REELS FROM SALEM OREGON’S GARLAND RECORDS! • CUT BY KEVIN GRAY, AND PRESSED ON DANK GREEN VINYL AT THIRD MAN PRESSING IN DETROIT! • A PECULIAR MIX OF COVETED RARITIES AND UNISSUED HALLUCINATIONS From the thriving hotbed of sixties garage and psychedelia of the PNW and Salem’s orphic Garland Records comes this potent cache of rare and previously unreleased recordings. Chiefly composed of moody and mellow folk rockers and ethereal groovers, there are...

Grindin’ & gritty primordial punk! • FEATURES DAMN NEAR EVERYTHING THEY RECORDED INCLUDING CUTS MAKING THEIR VINYL DEBUT! • CUT BY KEVIN GRAY, AND PRESSED ON COKE BOTTLE CLEAR VINYL AT THIRD MAN PRESSING IN DETROIT! • THIS PROTO-PUNK FINALLY SOUNDS AS GREAT AS IT DESERVES TO! The perfect proto-punk blend of melody and aggression by The Rockin' Ramrods put a stranglehold on the mid 60s Boston rock scene. This array of hip-shakers includes the iconic original “She Lied,” a thrilling cover of...

• FIRST EVER REISSUE OF THIS CANNABINOID CRAZINESS! • FEATURES A CRISP TRANSFER OF THE FULL FRONTAL SOMETHING WEIRD FILM ON DVD! • CUT AND PRESSED AT THIRD MAN IN DETROIT ON DANK CHEEBA GREEN VINYL! Freaked-out hippies & surly bikers! What happens when someone who sounds like your local newscaster frantically rifling through a slang dictionary narrates a documentary depicting hippie protest, life inside a motorcycle gang, and myriad more sights from the turbulent ‘60s scene? This does! Tons of...

Sitar, tabla, raga, pop! • First ever reissue of this sitar exotica gem • Features four bonus tracks from the Lotus Palace sessions! • Cut at Cohearent audio by Kevin Gray and pressed at Third Man in Detroit on gold vinyl! Orchestrated by legendary producer Alan Lorber, this talented cast of musicians weave their way through Eastern-influenced and psychedelic interpretations of pop gems and some way-out-there originals, in an album touted as the first in the fusion of raga and jazz. Brimming...

A JAZZ & ROCK RUMBLE! FIRST EVER LP RELEASE OF THIS ROCK & JAZZ SOUNDTRACK!INCLUDES A DVD OF THE ENTIRE FILM PLUS BONUS GOODIES INCLUDING A CUT TO SYNC WITH YOUR LP!INCLUDES A ZINE STYLE INSERT WITH LINERS AND PHOTOS!CUT BY KEVIN GRAY AT COHEARENT AUDIO AND PRESSED AT THIRD MAN IN DETROIT! Nicholas Carras’ powerhouse score for this angst-filled flick is a tapestry of sounds from fast, jazzy pieces, dark and suspenseful moments, breezy traveling music, and the optimistic ending. The soundtrack...

• First ever authorized LP reissue of the Runaway’s 2nd opus of adolescent angst!• LP cut at Cohearent Audio by Kevin Gray and pressed at RTI for optium sound quality!• Both LP and CD include lyric sheet insert! Queens Of Punk Glam & Noise! Arriving mere months after their initial assault, The Runaways crank up the intensity on their dominant second album, painting stark pictures of teenage rebellion across a stunning set of originals. This final album featuring original vocalist Cherie...

• First ever authorized US reissue on LP!• LP cut at Cohearent Audio by Kevin Gray and pressed at RTI for optimum sound!• Both CD and LP include lyric sheet inserts! Cherry Bombs Of Icon & Influence! After snatching a record deal due to the brute strength of a single rehearsal, The Runaways proceeded to change the face (and gender) of rock and roll with the release of their 1976 debut. Full of tough, snarling tales of misbehavior and anthems of offbeat adolescence, the album established these...

Drillin' & Drivin' Rig Ringers! Country singer and disc jockey Slim Willet's ode to tool-pushin'! Texas Oil Patch Songs was issued in 1959 by the artist on his own Winston label, and now is an impossibly-rare LP to dig up--and this Modern Harmonic edition is faithful to the original, including all twelve tracks, liner notes, and restored artwork! And on petro-blue vinyl! "Ahh-- the "Concept Album" critics write of Sinatra's In The Wee Small Hours--or of groundbreaking 60's rock opera...

• GARAGE & SOUL SCREAMER CREATES AN EXOTICA MEETS COCAINE VERSION OF SUN RA MASTERPIECES!• CUT BY KEVIN GRAY, AND PRESSED ON GOLD VINYL AT THIRD MAN IN DETROIT!• INCLUDES LINER NOTES FROM IRWIN CHUSID AND BROTHER CLEVE. SCORCHING PROPULSIVE RENDITIONS OF RA! Garage & soul screamer Barrence Whitfield channels the Saturnian ruler of the omniverse with a soul-tripping exploration of Sun Ra favorites—from the explosive “Nuclear War” to the shimmering exotica of “Love In Outer Space” to the...

Blazing sitar and crazed percussion, a 50 year old mystery! Known only in legend from their appearance in 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, the Moon Express album finally arrives 50 years after its recording! Paul Arnold (mastermind behind The Inner Sounds Of The Id) and Tsvia & the Followers weave peculiar music that ebbs and flows with unusual time signatures, sonic baths of wild, exotic percussion and other fascinating and hypnotic sounds, all under Arnold's booming narratives and Tsvia...

AndOarAgain provides unparalleled access to what David Fricke calls "the most harrowing and compelling artifacts of rock & roll's most euphoric era, across three dozen unheard tracks! A triple LP pressed at RTI, AndOarAgain features nearly two hours of unheard music on the way to Oar along with roads not taken that both clarifies and muddies the enigma of how psychedelic legend Alexander "Skip" Spence determined the final state of his iconic masterpiece.Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. ...

BONGO SKINS & SKIN FLICK! • A TOP NOTCH JAZZ RECORD THAT JUST HAPPENED TO BECOME AN ADULT FILM SCORE!?! • LOTS OF BANG FOR YOUR BUCKS, ON THIRD MAN PRESSED YELLOW VINYL! • INCLUDES A ZINE-STYLE INSERT WITH A GREAT SET OF NOTES FROM A BODACIOUS PAIR OF WRITERS, AND A DVD OF THE FILM PLUS A SPECIAL EDIT TO SYNC WITH YOUR LP! A jazzy romp through the titillating ‘60s. On Mr. Peters’ Pets, composer Nicholas Carras ventures deep into the bongo-crazed percussion world of exotica! This is a jubilant...

TURN ONTO TITILLATING, TANTALIZING, DITTIES FROM THE SICK, SICK SIXTIES! Take an auditory trip through a wacky world of oddball and obscure “classick” exploitation cinema soundtracks from the 1960s and early 1970s, presented by one of the most beloved genre film video companies of all time… Something Weird! Two CDs chock-full of oddities and earworms with great sets of liners and track by track factoids! Something Weird Video was founded in 1990 by Mike Vraney in Seattle, Washington. He was...

TURN ONTO TITILLATING, TANTALIZING, DITTIES FROM THE SICK, SICK SIXTIES! Take an auditory trip through a wacky world of oddball and obscure “classick” exploitation cinema soundtracks from the 1960s and early 1970s, presented by one of the most beloved genre film video companies of all time… Something Weird! Two LPs chock-full of oddities and earworms with great sets of liners and track by track factoids! Something Weird Video was founded in 1990 by Mike Vraney in Seattle, Washington. He was...

SOLAR GUIDED IMPROVISATIONS OF UNBRIDLED CACOPHONY! Recorded in ’73 and rejected by tin-eared major label execs in ’75, Crystal Spears (or “Crystal Clear” as it appears on the tape box) subsumes a cathartic brawl between Minimoog and Yamaha combo organ, with percussionists providing tonal textures, and plaintive oboe colliding with roaring electronic keyboards over waves of rollicking marimba, devilishly chattering below the fray. Crystal Spears is Ra’s once lost aural cinematheque! ...

Diminutive perpetual heartbeat of the Velvets! The unmistakable beat of the Velvet Underground was malleted out on the unconventional kit of Moe Tucker. Her (at times) childlike, fallen angelic voice also shines on some VU fan favorites. Here Moe reinterprets some Velvet gems, sometimes playing all instruments, other times accompanied by the likes of Jonathan Richman, Jad Fair, Kim Gordon and more. In addition to VU faves, we’re treated to rough and jubilant covers of her favorite early rock &...

The rarity and bizarre content of Jerry Solomon’s releases have music connoisseurs clamoring for them, though he funded, wrote, recorded, and self-distributed his uniquely fascinating music for no reason other than to simply put it out there. Equal parts strange, entertaining, and foreboding, Jerry’s music is always engaging, and one can’t help but feel these recordings offer a glimpse through a murky portal into the unadulterated creative experience. Approximately fifty years after their...

EARLY ‘70s PRIVATE PRESS OUTSIDER PSYCH OPUS Seemingly unable to find an immediately-available niche in the outside world, Jerry Solomon spent the '60s & '70s carving his own niche and world into the grooves of records. Gone are the wobbly rock ‘n roll beats of Jerry’s earlier contributions, and in their place are droning minor-key melodies, irregular percussive jabs, toy piano strums, and impenetrable lyrics delivered by his self-overdubbed and echo-laden vocals. Original copies were sold on...

THIRTY TRACKS TOTALING OVER AN HOUR OF UNHEARD HISTORIC RECORDINGS FROM THE LEGENDARY LOUVINS! We’re always the optimists who want to believe that there are significant caches of previously unknown recordings by artists who’ve passed or long since made their best work. Not just alternate takes or juvenilia, but truly undiscovered great music. In the case of the Louvin Brothers, this is it. Charlie was clear that he and Ira had no thought that their music would be heard decades later; they just...

One Man’s Journey is a compilation based on Alan Munson's real life happenings, a blend of singer-songwriter music and his experiences, accompanied by beautiful guitar and voice. It would be unfair to place Munson's music in a single genre — it’s a fusion of mellow psychedelic folk rock with the amazing atmosphere of the times. Originally released as private pressings, his recorded songs have a very intimate feel. Wonderful harmonies and meaningful lyrics will get deep under your skin, and the...

AVANT JAZZ FROM MARSHALL ALLEN, FRED FRITH, TERRY RILEY & SCHOOLKIDS! The Oakland Elementary School Arkestra presents the odyssey of 4th, 5th & 6th grade students from novice musicians into an avant garde ensemble. An ensemble that engenders an array of sonic textures which never remain static or stagnant, but flow in a way that it's always surprising, often startling and astonishing. These schoolkids have traveled the spaceways of Modernism, Minimalism, Impressionism, Exotica, film...

Released by King in 1956, the LP Fever is Willie's defining artistic statement, including all his biggest hits, capturing him in his prime and making his legacy crystal-clear. This analog reissue – complete with the original cover, cut directly from the original King master tapes and pressed on colored vinyl at RTI – is Willie in his prime, the way the world first heard him! In his 30 years, marked by stardom and tragedy, Little Willie John (1937-1968) left one hell of a legacy. Arkansas-born,...

Drag-Strip tested! A fantastic West Coast rarity, Rev-Up is a mono masterpiece filled with harmony-laden hot rod vocals and powerhouse instrumentals! Originally issued in January 1964...Rev-Up is waxed wildly by genre-legends such as Steve Douglas, Bruce Johnston, Jerry Cole & other studio king-pins including Hal Blaine, Glen Campbell, Tommy Tedesco, Leon Russell, and more—a Wrecking Crew who's who! Appearing here in the valued mono mix—copies routinely sell for hundreds of dollars—Rev-Up is a...

Cymbals has finally landed… and brought a 2nd saucer with it! Originally recorded for the Impulse! jazz label in ’73, Cymbals makes its first legitimate release on vinyl, paired with a second LP of unheard material from the same sessions. Hear Ra’s Baroque soundscapes, electrolytic clusters and dithering Moogs catalyze images of monoliths, space stations, computers malfunctioning and galaxies imploding on pristine red and green vinyl with liner notes by known Ra-fficianado Brother Cleve!...

Astro-Black mythology, astro-timeless immortality! • A RA CORNERSTONE, CUT BY KEVIN GRAY & PRESSED AT THIRD MAN PRESSING!• NOW ON ASTRO BLACK VINYL!• PACKAGED WITH NEW COVER ART, WITH AN EYE CATCHING OBI STRIP Astro Black has long been known as a cornerstone of the Ra catalog. It is well recorded, features a superb Arkestral lineup, and successfully combines several of the styles in which Sun Ra orbited, from Saturnic jazz to astro-funk. Pressed on astro black vinyl at Third Man Pressing and...