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Groundbreaking ‘67 psych album gets the deluxe edition with a whole bonus album of unheard Alternate Sounds! The Id released a ground-breaking concept psychedelic album in 1967… or was it one of the first of many prefab, made-in-Hollywood psych-exploit LPs? The Id was a garage band made up of turned on, hopped up California hippie types who were way ahead of their time, or were they well-seasoned, multi-talented studio and performing musicians? Paul Arnold conceived The Id, composed and scored...

All analog merriment! Buck’s second seasonal platter shines brighter than tinsel on the tree with a rich and varied mix of holiday classics, country style! Reissued on LP for the first time since its 1968 release, this all analog edition is a festive foray that is sure to complete your Christmas shopping. Pressed on colored vinyl! Having trouble finding that ideal Christmas gift? How about twelve new songs of the season, written and arranged and sung and played by Buck Owens and his Buckaroos!...

All analog holiday cheer! Not content to redo the same old festive standbys, Buck’s first holiday album features a new batch of Christmas classics. Reissued on LP for the first time since its 1965 release, this all analog edition is stuffed with Yuletide boot stompers, ballads and more! Pressed on colored vinyl!With Buck Owens riding a tide of hit singles and top-selling albums, the time was right in 1965 to record his first Christmas album. Not content to re-do the same old holiday standbys,...

A full LP’s worth of unheard Alex from his 1980 London dates! This enthusiastic and erratic set of live performances from rock ‘n’ roll’s perennial imp of the perverse, Alex Chilton, marks the first time anyone beyond the hardy handful who attended the first night of his U.K. solo shows will get an earful of Chilton’s distorted stock of Memphis psychobilly at its best. Includes 8 previously unissued cuts (9 on the CD!), pressed on colored vinyl! This Encore Edition of Live in London marks the...

This record is available exclusively through vinylmeplease.com.It can be purchased here. • Back in print after a decade! Bringing with it covers of The Lemonheads, Carole King, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Tom Waits! • Gatefold jacket chock-full of new liners from Jim Allen in conversation with Eef Barzelay (Clem Snide) • Cut by Kevin Gray and spread over two LPs to give it the sonic awe it deserves! One of the most endearing and underappreciated...

• Back in print after a decade! Bringing with it covers of The Lemonheads, Carole King, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Tom Waits! • Gatefold jacket chock-full of new liners from Jim Allen in conversation with Eef Barzelay (Clem Snide) • Cut by Kevin Gray and spread over two LPs to give it the sonic awe it deserves! One of the most endearing and underappreciated acquired tastes in contemporary music, the New York band Clem Snide makes what can be...

This record is available exclusively through vinylmeplease.com.It can be purchased here. • A seminal early aughts LP gets a much deserved expanded edition loaded up with bonus covers of Velvet Underground and Nico. • Back in the bins after a ten year absence and finally allowed to breathe and sound as good as it deserves with a Kevin Gray cut double LP! • Gatefold jacket chock-full of new liners from Jim Allen in conversation with...

• A seminal early aughts LP gets a much deserved expanded edition loaded up with bonus covers of Velvet Underground and Nico. • Back in the bins after a ten year absence and finally allowed to breathe and sound as good as it deserves with a Kevin Gray cut double LP! • Gatefold jacket chock-full of new liners from Jim Allen in conversation with Eef Barzelay (Clem Snide) More than two decades later, Your Favorite Music undergoes another...

This record is available exclusively through vinylmeplease.com.It can be purchased here. Cut all analog from the original mono masters! This all analog promenade through the seminal 1968 album by Gram Parsons’ International Submarine Band is widely regarded as the record that launched the country-rock movement and was the first album to spotlight Parsons’ charismatic vocals and visionary songwriting. Often relegated to a footnote in Parsons’ career, Safe At Home remains a foundational text in...

Cut all analog from the original mono masters! This all analog promenade through the seminal 1968 album by Gram Parsons’ International Submarine Band is widely regarded as the record that launched the country-rock movement and was the first album to spotlight Parsons’ charismatic vocals and visionary songwriting. Often relegated to a footnote in Parsons’ career, Safe At Home remains a foundational text in country-rock, laying out the parameters of this new subgenre and influencing subsequent...

The Trashmen's defining moment, 1963's "Surfin' Bird," is perhaps the ultimate lightning-in-a-bottle record. Their first true studio recording, it captures the group's interminable energy and mastery of live performance. But it also is the culmination of spirit and experiment that turned it into something new and, from the perspective of 50 years, unique. The sound wasn't one that you could build a career by repeating, but it hasn't mattered; the swaggering performance has proven to be a...

A gonzo crew of shaved-headed, sax-blowing, reverb-stomping maniacs, the fivesome tore it up on the stages of unsuspecting West Coast teen haunts and hit the big screen via the 1964 B-Movie “Bikini Beach.” The album features “Penetration,” one of the undisputed all-time surf cornerstones! Back in the 1960s, when surf music was burning up and down the beaches of the Southern California coastline, it was often a gimmick that made one band stand out from the others. The Surfaris had the laugh at...

A jingle powerhouse solo or in tandem with Tom Dawes (Cyrkle) as TwinStar Music, Ginny Redington penned earworms like “Coke Is It!”, “We’re American Airlines”, and a smorgasbord of recognizable gems from the 70s and 80s. Many are collected here, many she sang herself, and many are loaded with Synthesizer goodness! Open wide! Even if Ginny Redington had not met Tom Dawes, you’d still have known her work as a jingle composer. You have to figure there weren’t that many women even pursuing a...

A jingle powerhouse solo or in tandem with Tom Dawes (Cyrkle) as TwinStar Music, Ginny Redington penned earworms like “Coke Is It!”, “We’re American Airlines”, and a smorgasbord of recognizable gems from the 70s and 80s. Many are collected here, many she sang herself, and many are loaded with Synthesizer goodness! Open wide! Even if Ginny Redington had not met Tom Dawes, you’d still have known her work as a jingle composer. You have to figure there weren’t that many women even pursuing a...

Refuse To Be Misused, unveils the mythical long lost glitter-punk of The Harlots of 42nd St., rivals of the Dolls and the self proclaimed “favorite band” of their equally glamorous frontman.  Misused features both sides of their crate digger gold paired with eight fist pumpin’, high heel struttin’ gems that haven’t been heard until now! It’s rare that the unissued tracks rival the coveted single, but these numbers sparkle and punch hard! “THE HARLOTS definitely have it together; they sure...

Refuse To Be Misused, unveils the mythical long lost glitter-punk of The Harlots of 42nd St., rivals of the Dolls and the self proclaimed “favorite band” of their equally glamorous frontman.  Misused features both sides of their crate digger gold paired with eight fist pumpin’, high heel struttin’ gems that haven’t been heard until now! It’s rare that the unissued tracks rival the coveted single, but these numbers sparkle and punch hard! “THE HARLOTS definitely have it together; they sure...

A heady and adventurous experience with ever-shifting elements of jazz, fuzz guitar, blues rock and psychedelia! Graffiti’s origins can be traced back to 1967 and the dissolution of The Hangmen, a popular Washington DC area garage rock act well noted for the proto-punk stylings of their singles “What A Girl Can’t Do” and “Faces.” Singer Tony Taylor, a late addition to the band’s lineup, recruited guitarist George Strunz to the group and soon announced the band would pursue a more psychedelic...

Gargantuan, untamed riffs initiate an extinction-level event in your ear canal with this staggering platter of soundwave plowing ‘60s thunder. Royal Aircoach created a teenage riot all over the northeast, with a lone 45 as the only recorded evidence of their sonic sedition. But the arrival of Open Up Your Mind turns the Royal Aircoach rap sheet from a single charge to a floor-length list of crimes against complacency! On colored vinyl! “I liked it loud and buzzy,” says guitarist Bobby Greene...

One voice, one guitar, one tranquilized trip Isaacson’s voice is rich and warm, with hints of weary and optimism. His delivery, reminiscent of Gordon Lightfoot or Cat Stevens, holds steady against the backdrop of his textured and restrained guitar playing. An interpreter of sound, his takes on these familiar originals are introspective, well thought variations that he truly makes his own. Fresh from the attic of the acid archives, this first ever reissue of this ‘71 gem features unissued...

90s French pop nirvana, on LP for the first time! Autour de Lucie’s follow-up to their geographical barrier busting debut sees the band incorporating subtle keyboards and electronic beats to their well-established sensuous dreamy pop charm. “Autour De Lucie’s self-titled debut album was a strong collection of French-language rock-pop, but their follow-up, “Immobile,” is nothing short of exquisite. Vocalist Valerie Leuillot’s angelic vocals cover a greater range this time around, and musically...

Over 25 years after their buoyant & breezy electro-acoustic debut busted language barriers showing that French language music could build a buzz on all sides of the Atlantic, Autour de Lucie’s debut finally gets the vinyl treatment! “From the opening bird calls and ringing-bell guitar chimes of captivating lead track "L'accord parfait," Paris' demure Autour de Lucie serves notice that winning Anglo-style pop need not be a slave to language or geographical barriers. Gorgeous and luxuriously...

The first ever collection of Jill Kroesen’s wildlyinventive & often dystopian compositions from ‘72 through ‘84. Includes her art rock masterpiece Stop Vicious Cycles, her coveted ‘80 single, an equal amount of unissued treasures, and copious liner notes. Finally Jill Kroesen on2LP or 2CD! Her voice is large, unique, and charismatic. Her presence is charming and flirty. One can’t help but be drawn in. When she sings about fascism and dictators and bad boyfriends,...

Two LPs of unique female gazes, into a micro-scene with the NYC Downtown art scene circa late ‘78 -‘85, through the lenses of a variety of feminist perspectives on post-punk and true art-punk! An ultra-violet time machine to a micro-scene viewed and heard through the curation of Emmy-award winning, twin artists, Ellen Kahn and Lynda Kahn AKA TwinArt. This magnificent journey features their music with Taste Test, (lyrics by Joan Durand and music by David DeSario) they created as video...

Progressive rock bent with a considerable amount of rock ‘n’ roll gospel soul! Sanctuary’s virtuosity is undeniable, and every song displays each member’s considerable talents. The album is abundant with soaring and passionate vocal arrangements that are carried on high by the lively interplay of Norm Weinberg’s percussive flurries as they weave their way through a tapestry of flutes, strings, and guitars. Deeply resonant keyboards set the foundation for the band’s sound, and in fitting,...

Successfully blending melodic West Coast pop, latin rhythmic grooves, and progressive rock, Gypsy is a true hidden gem. Comprised of Minnesota natives Enrico Rosenbaum (vocals/guitar), James Johnson (vocals/guitar), James Walsh (vocals/keys), Doni Larson (bass), and Jay Epstein (drums), Gypsy migrated to LA and became the house band for Whiskey-A-Go-Go. Taking over the gig from Chicago, Metromedia Records signed the band after spotting them in the club. Recalling groups like Spirit, ELO,...

Kitty Ford sprang to life inside Associated Recording Studios (familiarly known as “Associated”) in 1961. Located on 7th Avenue in New York, Associated was a two-minute walk from the famous Brill Building, epicenter of the American music industry that dominated the pop charts in the early 1960s. Kitty Ford was the alter ego of singer Mimi Evans. who was married to musician, singer and songwriter Paul Evans (“Midnight Special”). Before she married, Mimi was the popular country and rockabilly...

“A door would open up and I would just go through it, and I just kept doing that for all my life." — Mimi Roman That is how Mimi Roman, at 87, tells us of her life, including her time as a successful country singer in the 1950s and early 60s. But it took talent and a strong, beautifully distinctive voice for those doors to open, and to go far once on the other side. It also took guts and plenty of stamina for a 20-year-old Jewish cowgirl from Brooklyn to make her way to country music...

Two thundering slabs of thumpers from the Dunwich Records catalog. Features the Shadows Of Knight, The Luv’d Ones, Things To Come, The Banshees, and absolutely no crumbs! Pressed on colored vinyl! Chicago was home to one of the most vibrant American rock ‘n’ roll scenes of the mid-sixties and the most prolific outlet for Chicago’s rockin’ teen sound between 1966-67 was Dunwich Records. From its very first commercial release, “Gloria” by the Shadows of Knight, to classics by the Del-Vetts, the...

Out of Columbus, Ohio, comes a raucous punk band sure to make your head spin! Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, a name sure to catch your eye (and hopefully make you squirm), was conjured up by Ron House after his departure from The Great Plains. Teaming up with guitarist Bob Petric (who sadly passed away in March 2021, though his blistering riffs won’t be soon forgotten), bassist Craig Dunson, and drummer Ted Hattemer, TJSA first performed at local Columbus haunt, Stache’s, after the opening...

Back in print, now on yellow vinyl! Sultry Tjader jazz! Vibraphone legend Cal Tjader’s fusion of different genres and styles was an acute influence on Carlos Santana (and Latin rock as a whole). On Solar Heat he stirs in tastes of Exotica, Funk, and of course Latin and Jazz elements on this 1968 set of jazzed-up pop chestnuts and original bossas like the delicious “Fried Bananas.” Pressed at RTI, on colored vinyl! A STUNNING RECREATION SOLAR HEAT OF THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD JACKET!PRISTINE ORANGE...

Celebrate Twink’s rightful status as a pillar of British psychedelia across this saucer that spans his illustrious career. Featuring iconic songs from the seminal Think Pink album and beyond, this first ever collection was carefully concocted by Twink himself! Available on colored vinyl or CD, both including track-by-track reflections from the artist. Twink is known largely from his time with The Pretty Things, Pink Fairies and his iconic underground 1970 debut Think Pink. Produced by Mick...

The Dance’s Groundbreaking Post-Punk Art-Funk Makes US Landfall Modern Harmonic is proud to give The Dance’s complete catalog a reissue, most of which despite its ‘80s NYC panache and its NME buzz, has never been released in the States. In Lust (1981) and Soul Force (1982), both of which were originally released internationally on Statik Records, finally make landfall domestically. Joining those two coveted post-punk platters is Do Dada, which takes its name from a cult classic track on their...

The Dance’s Groundbreaking Post-Punk Art-Funk Makes US Landfall Modern Harmonic is proud to give The Dance’s complete catalog a reissue, most of which despite its ‘80s NYC panache and its NME buzz, has never been released in the States. In Lust (1981) and Soul Force (1982), both of which were originally released internationally on Statik Records, finally make landfall domestically. Joining those two coveted post-punk platters is Do Dada, which takes its name from a cult classic track on their...

The Dance’s Groundbreaking Post-Punk Art-Funk Makes US Landfall Modern Harmonic is proud to give The Dance’s complete catalog a reissue, most of which despite its ‘80s NYC panache and its NME buzz, has never been released in the States. In Lust (1981) and Soul Force (1982), both of which were originally released internationally on Statik Records, finally make landfall domestically. Joining those two coveted post-punk platters is Do Dada, which takes its name from a cult classic track on their...

The Dance’s Groundbreaking Post-Punk Art-Funk Makes US Landfall Modern Harmonic is proud to give The Dance’s complete catalog a reissue, most of which despite its ‘80s NYC panache and its NME buzz, has never been released in the States. In Lust (1981) and Soul Force (1982), both of which were originally released internationally on Statik Records, finally make landfall domestically. Joining those two coveted post-punk platters is Do Dada, which takes its name from a cult classic track on their...

This record is available exclusively through vinylmeplease.com.It can be purchased here. With Blacknuss, it’s as if Kirk is taking listeners on a trip – from the top forty world of Soul Train to the roots of soul in gospel music and back in Africa. It is a remarkable musical-cultural shift in perspective and one that carries the listener with it. Exploding with near chaotic energy, this album makes a great soundtrack to a party about to teeter out of control. Cut all analog! Dreams run...

With Blacknuss, it’s as if Kirk is taking listeners on a trip – from the top forty world of Soul Train to the roots of soul in gospel music and back in Africa. It is a remarkable musical-cultural shift in perspective and one that carries the listener with it. Exploding with near chaotic energy, this album makes a great soundtrack to a party about to teeter out of control. Cut all analog! Dreams run threadlike through the life and mythology of Roland Kirk. In one dream, The Creator spoke to him...

All Analog Roland Kirk, Pre-Rahsaan?! Sightless, peerless, multi-instrumentalist, Roland’s Kirk’s 1967 debut for Atlantic is a monster of a live set from ‘65 featuring pianists Lonnie Liston Smith and Jaki Byard, bassist Major Holley and drummer Charles Crosby- all put to tape in Atlantic Studios NYC. Cut all analog, pressed on orange vinyl! Think of Rahsaan Roland Kirk and a series of images flick through one’s mind. There he is, black beret and shades blowing three saxophones at once, next...

Elusive, it’s both a great adjective to describe the uber rare 1968 promo-only EP that contained “7-Up The Uncola” by Tom Dawes and his band The Cykle, it’s also the name of the perfume that this master tunesmiths penned a jingle to for Avon cosmetics. Those tracks, rare as they are, are two of the few Tom Dawes jingles that made the jump from the television to our turntables… until now! Elusive: The Tom Dawes Jingle Workshop collects more than fifty jingles penned by the Cyrkle frontman both...

Elusive, it’s both a great adjective to describe the uber rare 1968 promo-only EP that contained “7-Up The Uncola” by Tom Dawes and his band The Cykle, it’s also the name of the perfume that this master tunesmiths penned a jingle to for Avon cosmetics. Those tracks, rare as they are, are two of the few Tom Dawes jingles that made the jump from the television to our turntables… until now! Elusive: The Tom Dawes Jingle Workshop collects more than fifty jingles penned by the Cyrkle frontman both...

Sax Driven NYC No Wave Post Punk! Finally the recorded studio work of Bill Ylitalo as Otto Kentrol and Faceless has been assembled! Featuring hard to find post punk & no wave cuts, four track demos, and previously unissued gems. Sax, strange electronic instruments, recitative vocals and sporadic bass, guitar and drums all spread over two LPs with liner notes by WFMU’s Erick Bradshaw, host of Spin Age Blasters! In addition creating sought after EPs from the early 80s on German labels and self...

All analog, Abnak gold vinyl!While overshadowed by its euphonic earworm, this is a remarkably deep & diverse album. With saccharin saturated jangly pop that verges on bubblegum (“If I Could”), infectious Vox organ propelled grooves (“Sound Of Love”), fuzz-driven garage (“Reality”) and the splendid & inventive sonic atlas “Big Cities”! Come for the single, stay for the album!INCLUDES:Western Union • Gimme Some Lovin’ • Husbands & Wives • If I Could • Sympathy • Big...

First ever compilation highlighting the deep doo wop and teen frenzy from Hollywood’s Edison International label! Featuring cuts only available on rare 45s and previously unissued gems, plus liner notes from Brother Cleve (Combustible Edison). Pressed on colored vinyl! INCLUDES: Austin Sisters - It Happened At The Hop • Billy Bobbs & The Chips - Teedle De Bum Bum • The Devilles - Treat You Right • Linda Strangis - You, Only You • The Five Trojans - Lola Lee • The Four...

The first ever compilation of the deep ‘60s soul from Jetstar, including Alder Ray Mathis’ Northern Soul stepper “Take Me Baby”! Featuring previously unissued tracks from former NFL star and civil rights icon Abner Haynes, Beamon Young and more, plus rare cuts from Bobby Patterson hitting vinyl for the first time! Pressed on clear vinyl! The story behind Jetstar Soul – not quite what you’re expecting Jetstar Records: The Soul Sides brings together a mix of released and previously unissued...

First ever compilation of the rare and unissued garage and rockabilly from Jetstar Records! Largely done under the watchful eye of Dale Hawkins (who penned “Suzie Q”) including an unearthed blistering version of Q, lost tracks from the mythical Kenny Baker, coveted cuts from The Floyd Dakil Trio (“Dance Franny Dance”), Arthur K Adams (John Peel fave “Beetle Bust Out”) and more! Pressed on colored vinyl! INCLUDES: Susie Q - Dale Hawkins • Slippin’ And Slidin’ - The Five Americans...

Back in print, now on clear vinyl! 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?! Tingling tartness of jingle perfection! In addition to being a pioneer of early electronic music, Raymond Scott generated hymns to hunger, odes to pudding and pilsner, and...

Mose at his beat poet best, on Atlantic! This classic album—known as the moment Mose hit his stride in transitioning from iconic pianist to iconic beat-esque vocalist—features the first versions of two of his sharpest pieces (“Your Mind Is On Vacation” & the title track), bluish versions of standards, instrumentals, and more. Celebrating its 60th anniversary, cut all analog from the original mono Atlantic reels! Mose Allison was already 34 and had recorded nine records as a leader before...

Mose at his beat poet best, on Atlantic! This classic album—known as the moment Mose hit his stride in transitioning from iconic pianist to iconic beat-esque vocalist—features the first versions of two of his sharpest pieces (“Your Mind Is On Vacation” & the title track), bluish versions of standards, instrumentals, and more. Celebrating its 60th anniversary, cut all analog from the original mono Atlantic reels! Mose Allison was already 34 and had recorded nine records as a leader before...