NEW ARRIVALS/RESTOCKS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29

NEW ARRIVALS AND RESTOCKS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29

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thanks for looking.


a very, very (very) abbreviated list of this weeks new arrivals… moving into my new apt and other shop duties spread me a little thin this week, but i’ll make sure that next weeks list more than makes up for it. aside from the choice vinyl offerings in shop, i’m totally stoked to get in new tequila sunrise tote bags. they’re super nice, they hold up to ten records and come in some sweet springtime colors. check out the links below for a sneak peek, or come on by and check em out!


gracias


anthony


as always, many of the titles are in very limited quantity, so if you're interested in anything listed below, feel free to call or email me, I will gladly hold items for up to a week.


prices do not include shipping and handling. for those of you shipping within the continental united states I offer a 5.00usd flat shipping rate for any amount of records and/or compact discs. shipping cost for international orders are calculated on an order by order basis. payments for orders can be made via paypal or with a credit card by telephone between 12-6pm/est.


i also offer bike messanger service via timecycle couriers. for the low cost of 10.00usd i can deliver any amount of records and/or cds you wish to purchase to your center city philadelphia location (this includes some parts of south, west and north philadelphia) within two hours (and for those of you who need your records even faster, we also offer ‘rush’ service for the low flat rate of 20.00usd for any amount of records/cds delivered to you within one hour). of course, we are still more than happy to ship records via the usps within philadelphia. as with the international shipments, orders placed before 5pm/est will ship out that evening and should reach their destination by the following day.


CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES

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TEQUILA SUNRISE RECORDS- CLOTH SHOPPING BAG (tequila sunrise, usa)
5.98usd/3.00gbp/3.93eur/628jpy (approx)

or FREE with a purchase of 100.00usd of more!

*2008 finds the resurrection of the tsr soft goods brand with these stylishly austere record totes. perfect for records of course (they can hold up to ten), but also well suited for just about any other tote worthy chores you may find for it. nice sturdy straps, long enough to carry on your shoulder. available in pink, light blue, medium blue, medium green and purple.

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ROCK, POP AND PSYCHEDELIC

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SCOTT WALKER- SCOTT LP (4 men with beards, usa)
18.98usd/9.52gbp/12.47eur/1996jpy (approx)

*One of the most enigmatic figures in pop music history Scott Walker (nee Scott Engel) first saw massive success in England with his band The Walker Brothers in 1965. Not really brothers, nor were they British, the trio left Hollywood seeking fame in England, and they found it there for a time with their particular brand of orchestrated pop. Following the group's demise in 1967, Walker set out to pursue solo stardom in perhaps the most peculiar way possible, with over-the-top baroque pop songs owing more to his idol Jacques Brel, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra than they did to The Beatles or The Stones. This is his first solo LP from 1967 and features 3 of his own compositions along with covers of songs by Brel, Tim Hardin, and the Brill Building team of Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann. A true original.

SCOTT WALKER- SCOTT 2 LP (4 men with beards, usa)
18.98usd/9.52gbp/12.47eur/1996jpy (approx)

*Originally released in 1968, Scott 2 made it all the way to number one on the UK pop charts, perhaps the strangest number one hit in pop history. Continuing with his orchestral obsession, Scott 2 features over-the-top string and horn arrangements, occasionally veering into dangerously schmaltzy territory. This production style is in drastic contrast to the lyrical content, songs of despair, prostitution, homosexuality, and brutal honesty, indicting the same glamorous and glitzy lifestyle that his baroque pop style emblemizes. Along with many originals, Scott 2 features songs by Jacques Brel, Tim Hardin, and Bacharach/David.

LUIE LUIE- TOUCHY CD (companion, usa)
15.98usd/8.02gbp/10.50eur/1680jpy (approx)

*Some years ago, a Los Angeles area collector stumbled across an orphaned copy of Touchy in a thrift store. It was shared through tape trading networks and bootlegged on vinyl -- now, Companion Records is proudly offering this first official Touchy CD release. Luie Luie has to be the most jaw-dropping one-man band lounge act found to date. Touchy serves as a conceptual dance album, an experimental album, as well as a sort of healing LP for '60s burn-outs. What can his music be compared to? Nothing that we know of. Luis Johnston is a Southern California screenwriter, painter, and musician who's spent the past 30 years working in almost complete obscurity. But he's also written and starred in a feature film and shaken hands with Elvis Presley. Luie has been playing live at various restaurants, lounges, and country clubs for three decades and is still going strong. He released a handful of 45s in the '70s and one full-length LP, Touchy in 1974. And he continues to record unknown quantities of yet-to-be-released CDs. This deluxe CD version is housed in a digipak sleeve, includes 2 'Touchy buttons,' a 20-page booklet with rare photos, concert flyers, art work, and a new introduction from Luie himself which sheds some light on his original inspiration for the album.

ERKIN KORAY- ELEKTRONIK TÜRKÜLER LP (gdr, italy)
34.98usd/17.55gbp/22.99eur/3679jpy (approx)

*finally reissued again on vinyl… You probably won't find any other Turkish psych record better than this. A real killer from start to finish, this was originally released in 1974, and is a brutal masterpiece of psychedelic rock blended with Turkish traditional music. The electric guitar of Erkin is outstanding, so is the electric saz used here too, and all tracks are absolutely fantastic. We cannot recommend this one more than we do. Limited reissue of 500 copies with the original artwork in a beautiful gatefold cover.

V/A- LOVIN' FIRE: 20 OBSCURE GEMS FROM THE UK AND EUROPE 2LP (gdr, italy)
32.98usd/16.54gbp/21.67eur/3468jpy (approx)

*Previously issued on CD by Psychic Circle, now issued on deluxe LP format as well; 180 gram pressing. Brand new prog compilation containing rarities, compiled by legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). As the '60s gave way to the '70s, it wasn't just fashion that was in a frenzied state of flux. Music, too, was undergoing a seismic transformation. By late '69, progressive rock was becoming established as the prevailing musical genre, a position it was to occupy until the birth of punk in the next decade. This compilation comprises 20 unknown diamonds, previously un-comped on CD, from prog's early days. Artists include: Silence, Ray Owen's Moon, Ipsissimus, The Warm Sensation, Pacific Sound, Apartment 1, White Mule, Left Side, Mayroc, The Exchange And Mart, The Royal Servants, Custer's Track, Rainbows, The Locomotive, Andromeda, Whichwhat, The Influence, Children, Hunter and Paul Nicholas.

V/A- FAIRYTALES CAN COME TRUE: UK POPSIKE FROM THE LATE 60'S 2LP (gdr, italy)
32.98usd/16.54gbp/21.67eur/3468jpy (approx)

*Previously issued on CD by Psychic Circle, now issued on deluxe 2LP format as well; 180 gram pressing. Twenty previously-uncomped tracks of enchanting UK pop-psych, compiled by legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). You'll find the pre-Fairport Iain Matthews, the only single from Jackie Lomax's Lomax Alliance, Gallagher & Lyle's unique response to Pet Sounds & a Troggs-like gem from P.J. Proby's hairdresser! Compilers and collectors alike know that there was some wonderful music coming out of the UK in the late '60s and it wasn't all-out psychedelia or floor-filling blue-eyed soul. Sure, all these tracks have a psychy feel, and some of them would pack a dancefloor, but really they're more concerned with harmony and pop sensibility. These are dazzling tracks, all very melodic and very refreshing.

THE MILKSHAKES- TALKIN' 'BOUT LP (hangman's daughter, uk)
11.98usd/6.01gbp/7.87eur/1260jpy (approx)

*nice vinyl reissue of one of the Medway's finest bands from the eighties. Very much influenced by the rhythm and beat from the 50's and 60's,as well as the comedians from the 40's onwards.
Formed in 1980 from the ashes of the Pop Rivits and featured Mickey Hampshire (git/vox) Wild Billy Childish (git/vox) Bruce Brand (Drums) and Mark Gilbert (Bass).

THE MILKSHAKES- THEE KNIGHTS OF TRASHE LP (hangman's daughter, uk)
11.98usd/6.01gbp/7.87eur/1260jpy (approx)

*nice vinyl reissue of one of the Medway's finest bands from the eighties. Very much influenced by the rhythm and beat from the 50's and 60's,as well as the comedians from the 40's onwards.
Formed in 1980 from the ashes of the Pop Rivits and featured Mickey Hampshire (git/vox) Wild Billy Childish (git/vox) Bruce Brand (Drums) and Mark Gilbert (Bass).

DEAD MEADOW- OLD GROWTH 2LP (matador, usa)
24.98usd/12.53gbp/16.41eur/2627jpy (approx)

*We've longed for the day when LA-via-DC transplants dead meadow would drop a studio album that matched the power of one of the best shows on the planet. With Old Growth, the firm of Simon, Kille and McCarty have delivered a remarkably clear, powerful and confident recording that should elevate the trio into the pantheon of great guitar bands of our time.
Recorded at both a haunted rural Indiana farmhouse, and at LA's Sunset Sound (in the studio where many of the tracks for Led Zeppelin IV were laid down), Jason Simon continues his reign as a modern-day Jimi, while the rhythm section recalls the creativity and tension of Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker.
Darlings of both the stoner rock and modern psychedelia worlds (and featured in the new movie on heavy rock named after one of their tracks, "Such Hawks, Such Hounds"), DEAD MEADOW transcend both. Over the last ten years, they've reacted to the country's swelling conservatism with a particularly escapist, surreal, lovely, and deafening sound of their own, and an exponentially growing audience tuning in.

V/A- ALPHABEAT: POP, PSYCH & PROG ROCK 1967-1970 LP (top sounds, uk)
27.98usd/14.04gbp/18.39eur/2942jpy (approx)

*LP version. Contains an 11-page lavishly illustrated magazine-style booklet, and housed in authentic '60s fashion with a laminated sleeve... Compiled and realized by Nigel Lees (author of much of Record Collector magazine's long running series 'The British Psychedelic Trip'), Alphabeat marks the debut release on his own label Top Sounds, a collection which brings together 13 rare slices of pop, psychedelia and progressive rock recorded during 1967-1970. Only 2 have appeared previously on compilations, the remainder bar the obscure 1970 45 by Mississippi have never been released and make their vinyl and CD debut on Alphabeat. All tracks have been professionally restored and the release includes an informative and profusely illustrated 24-page booklet which features histories of all the artists, together with many photos which have never been published before. The release has the blessing of at least one member of each group and in some cases several. Many of the selections on Alphabeat were not even known to exist before the release of the compilation, and few connoisseurs of obscure late '60s pop, psych and prog will be disappointed with its contents. Dubbed from a master supplied by a Belgian television company, 'Foxy Lady' and 'Toad' were recorded live at a pop festival in 1968 and prove The Barrier to be as exciting on stage as on their best singles from the same year, while Mississippi impress with their heavy bluesy rock which is lifted from their lone and very rare 45 from 1970. The pigeonholing of Breakthru as a lightweight pop act through their only single 'Ice Cream Tree' is devastatingly dismissed by the unveiling of 2 incendiary slices of psychedelically-inclined rock recorded at a Birmingham studio in late 1967, and an unknown group who recorded at R.G Jones' OAK studios sound uncannily like The Game 3 years on with the slow burning 'First Back From Heaven.' The Pathfinders' 'Pumpkin Lantern' has appeared before on compilations on a number of occasions, but thanks to the discovery of another acetate copy, it's presented here in premium quality together for the first time with its previously ignored but very special rendering of the Bee Gees' 'To Love Somebody.' Graded Grains have presented psych collectors with a mystery and an enigma since their acetate of 'Animal Magic' and ' Lucifer Sam' was unearthed for Chocolate Soup For Diabetics Volume 3 way back in the early '80s, and such was their dogged obscurity that some came to believe there was no such band called Graded Grains at all. Top Sounds however, are able to present 4 tracks recorded on the continent in Paris in 1969 which beautifully exhibit authentic pop psych with a marked Barrett-era Pink Floyd influence, one of which is a later (and much cleaner!) take of the famed 'Animal Magic.' And last but by no means least, the legendary blues band Black Cat Bones prove their versatility and deliver an uptempo psych-flavored rocker called 'Warmth Of The Day,' which aside from inclusion on a fairly recent bootleg has only previously been available on the rare 1969 promotional for the QE2 ocean liner.

THE WHITE STRIPES- CONQUEST: BLACK VINYL 7” (warner bros, usa)
6.98usd/3.50gbp/4.59eur/734jpy (approx)

*Number one of three new singles from The White Stripes' latest album, Icky Thump – each version comes on different colored vinyl in a deluxe 7" pic sleeve with bonus trading card and poster. This version (black vinyl) features the Spanish-influenced single "Conquest," backed with the previously unreleased "It's My Fault For Being Famous," produced by and featuring Beck.

THE WHITE STRIPES- CONQUEST: WHITE VINYL 7” (warner bros, usa)
6.98usd/3.50gbp/4.59eur/734jpy (approx)

*Number two of three new singles from the White Stripes' latest album, Icky Thump – each version comes on different colored vinyl in a deluxe 7" pic sleeve with bonus trading card and poster. This version (white vinyl) features the Spanish-influenced single "Conquest," backed with the previously unreleased "Honey, We Can't Afford To Look This Cheap," produced by and featuring Beck.

THE WHITE STRIPES- CONQUEST: RED VINYL 7” (warner bros, usa)
6.98usd/3.50gbp/4.59eur/734jpy (approx)

*Number three of three new singles from The White Stripes' latest album, Icky Thump – each version comes on different colored vinyl in a deluxe 7" pic sleeve with bonus trading card and poster. This version (red vinyl) features an alternate "acoustic mariachi version" of the single "Conquest," backed with the previously unreleased "Cash Grab Complications On The Matter," both produced by Beck.

THE CRIBS- MEN'S NEEDS, WOMEN'S NEEDS, WHATEVER LP (warner bros, usa)
18.98usd/9.52gbp/12.47eur/1996jpy (approx)

*One of the best British rock bands to emerge in years, The Cribs make their major label debut with Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever. Produced by Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos, the album finds the fraternal Jarman trio – twins Ryan and Gary, and kid brother Ross – blasting out perfect pop songs with provocative punk power. The melodies are brash and memorable, the hooks undeniable and the lyrics spiced with intelligence and a healthy cynicism. Capturing their famed onstage ferocity, Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever introduces The Cribs to America.

CAN- TAGO MAGO 2LP (united artists, usa)
19.98usd/10.02gbp/13.13eur/2101jpy (approx)

*With the band in full artistic flower and Suzuki's sometimes moody, sometimes frenetic speak/sing/shrieking in full effect, Can released not merely one of the best Krautrock albums of all time, but one of the best albums ever, period. Tago Mago is that rarity of the early '70s, a double album without a wasted note, ranging from sweetly gentle float to full-on monster grooves. "Paperhouse" starts things brilliantly, beginning with a low-key chime and beat, before amping up into a rumbling roll in the midsection, then calming down again before one last blast. Both "Mushroom" and "Oh Yeah," the latter with Schmidt filling out the quicker pace with nicely spooky keyboards, continue the fine vibe. After that, though, come the huge highlights — three long examples of Can at its absolute best. "Halleluwah" — featuring the Liebezeit/Czukay rhythm section pounding out a monster trance/funk beat; Karoli's and Schmidt's always impressive fills and leads; and Suzuki's slow-building ranting above everything — is 19 minutes of pure genius. The near-rhythmless flow of "Aumgn" is equally mind-blowing, with swaths of sound from all the members floating from speaker to speaker in an ever-evolving wash, leading up to a final jam. "Peking O" continues that same sort of feeling, but with a touch more focus, throwing in everything from Chinese-inspired melodies and jazzy piano breaks to cheap organ rhythm boxes and near babbling from Suzuki along the way. "Bring Me Coffee or Tea" wraps things up as a fine, fun little coda to a landmark record. -- Ned Raggett

PUNK AND POST-PUNK

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V/A- BIPP: FRENCH-SYNTH-WAVE 1979-85 CD (everloving, usa)
17.98usd/9.02gbp/8.09eur/1891jpy (approx)

*Like old pogo-rific punk-pop? A fan of analog synthesizers and pale, razor sharp guitars? Enjoy Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" a little more than you want your friends to know? Well, Bippp is here to satisfy your jones with a baker's dozen of hyper obscure French bands that boldly doffed skinny ties and made hay from the scary decade where Reagan ruled the world. A Trois Dans Les WC's "Contagion" starts things off with jittery catchiness and then the compilation grows more prog-touched and melancholy as it goes. Outside of really hip French teens alive and buying outside the box in the years covered, most of us will be blissfully unaware of Deux, Casino Music, Les Visiteurs Du Soir or any of the other folks included here. It's amazing how the tangled wires and flashing lights of these tunes still seem so relevant, but we are living in the plastic age, aren't we? --Jambase

AVANT GARDE AND NOISE

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THE MAGIC I.D.- TILL MY BREATH GIVES OUT LP (erstwhile, usa)
27.98usd/14.04gbp/18.39eur/2942jpy (approx)

*The Magic I.D. is a Berlin-based quartet consisting of Margareth Kammerer, Christof Kurzmann, Kai Fagaschinski and Michael Thieke, which formed in the summer of 2005 after previously being connected via smaller groupings and projects, some more abstract and some more song-based. The six pieces contained here are precise collective compositions, three by the full quartet, and one from each of the three potential 'duos' (the two clarinets form one twinned instrument). Till My Breath Gives Out expands song forms through the prism of experimental sensibilities and meshes the two remarkably fluidly. Till My Breath Gives Out is being released simultaneously in two formats: foldout digipak CD and gatefold 180 gram vinyl. The content and the running order are identical; the LP version was mastered slightly differently to better fit the format. The LP is an edition of 500 copies.

ARTHUR LIPSETT- SOUNDTRACKS LP (global a, germany)
18.98usd/9.52gbp/12.47eur/1996jpy (approx)

*Mostly from the 1960s, emerging from the Beats, his films are dense cut-ups to do with themes like science and spirituality, religious mania and Cold War paranoia, Apocalypse and nuclear melt-down, consumerism and nothingness, rituals and machines, all that good stuff. The films started out as the sound collages finely presented here in a top-notch pressing -- tightly compacted clips of spoken word (Marshall MacLuhan, religious loons, newsreel announcers, TV scientists, bullshit politicians), in with noise (factories, helicopters, bombs) and music (jazz, gospel, parade-ground, church) -- sometimes manipulated, often highly rhythmic, still so captivating and chilling.

BORN RUFFIANS- RED YELLOW & BLUE LP (warp, uk)
18.98usd/9.52gbp/12.47eur/1996jpy (approx)

*Produced by Rusty Santos, the New York mixer behind Animal Collective and Panda Bear's albums, this record exemplifies the Ruffians' brand of self-described 'hootin and hollarin'. From start to finish it's a good time, and the band knows it. With songs like the jangly 'Hedonistic Me' and the sugary sweet 'Foxes Mate for Life' to the foot stomping 'Badonkadonkey,' the band constantly pushes the boundaries of musical arrangements. Live, they have the chops of a seasoned performer, but none of the jade, performing each set like it's their last.

POCAHAUNTED- PEYOTE ROAD LP (woodsist, usa)
15.98usd/8.02gbp/10.50eur/1680jpy (approx)

*Evolving comes easier to some than others. A lot of the 21st century's chief underground ringbearers are happy mining the same psych-ditch for the same warped ore, tape after tape and day after day. But Eagle Rock, CA's Pocahaunted are too restless (and easily annoyed?) to sit still like that, and so spent all of '07 throwing ever weirder new figures and moods into their amplifier family, and Peyote Road shows the motion of their transformation agenda. The A-side ritual, 'Divine Flesh,' stirs hand drums and chimes into a bellydancing blur of voice smoke and rhythm before breaking down into its base elements and slowly reforming. The flip side, 'Heroic Doses,' documents Pocahaunted's set opening for Thurston Moore on Halloween night in the wasted and highly un-mystical California desert town of Visalia. Bobb Bruno and Britt Brown backed up the ladies' blown-out but melancholy wailing wall with electronic drums and drones, and the recording treads a dim, no-fi path into a bleak and holy void. With tribal-psychedelia collage jacket artwork by Owl Eyes. --Britt Brown.

FOLK AND BLUES

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GARY HIGGINS- RED HASH LP+7" (drag city, usa)
20.98usd/10.52gbp/13.79eur/2206jpy (approx)

*1973: Connecticut native Gary Higgins and his friends record Red Hash and release it on Gary's own Nufusmoon Records. Following the release, legal issues halt all promotion and sales, rendering the small pressing of Red Hash a hotly-rumored and much sought-after 'lost' album of rock and roll lore. 2005: Drag City is honored to present the first-ever authorized reissue of Gary Higgins' acid-folk gem Red Hash -- mastered from the original master tapes with two previously unheard bonus tracks. The reviews are glowing: the haunting sound of Gary's meticulously arranged folk-pop is a sound that everyone can relate to, and Red Hash makes many year-end lists around the world as Top Reissue. 2007: What do you mean, we forgot to make a vinyl version of Red Hash in 2005? Really? Well, let's not wait another minute, we might forget again... And so, after thirty-five years, Red Hash vinyl is back in stock, with a limited-edition LP that includes a 7" single featuring the first-ever vinyl pressing of the CD bonus songs 'Don't Ya Know' and 'Last Great Sperm Whale.' This is your chance to grab at a letter-perfect reproduction of a folk-rock classic from the early 1970s. Don't space it -- score yourself a copy of Red Hash.

NEKO CASE- BLACKLISTED LP (lance rock, canada)
19.98usd/10.02gbp/13.13eur/2101jpy (approx)

*More subdued than its predecessor (Furnace Room Lullaby), Neko Case's 2002 album, Blacklisted, is the singer/songwriter's first outing not co-billed to "Her Boyfriends." Backed by a cadre of intuitive musicians that includes multi-instrumentalist Joey Burns and drummer John Convertino (both of Calexico) and their Giant Sand peer Howe Gelb (on various keys), Case offers up a largely down-tempo set that's steeped in a dreamy, noir-like atmosphere.

NEKO CASE- FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS THE FLOOD LP (lance rock, canada)
20.98usd/10.52gbp/13.79eur/2206jpy (approx)

*Neko is a major poet by any standard, a songwriter less interested perhaps in traditional narrative form than in distilling a pure moment in time. She claims no genre, nor utilizes any classic formula for her songs and singing. More than anything she thrives in the spaces in between her music. After two years in the making, Fox Confessor Brings The Flood is in many ways the sum total of her journey.

SOUNDTRACKS

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ALAIN GORAGUER- LA PLANÈTE SAUVAGE LP (pathe/scorpio, usa)
15.98usd/8.02gbp/10.50eur/1680jpy (approx)

*Vinyl LP reissue of the classic soundtrack to the fantastic cult trippy French animated movie, La Planète Sauvage. Laid-back grooves and funky tracks make this an incredible listening experience. Sampled by hip-hop favourite Quasimoto on the album "The Unseen".

GLOBAL

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SOFRITO SPECIALS- MUSIC IS THE WORD 12” (sofrito specials, uk)
14.98usd/7.51gbp/9.84eur/1575jpy (approx)

*'Music is the Word' is a heavy sax-driven Afro-beat featuring the talents of the young Jonas Sonko on Baritone, underpinned by the stellar Sofrito rhythm section. Sounding like one of the best Fela tracks never to be recorded, deep bass and tight guitar combine to make a bouncing Afro groove perfect for the club. The track has received strong support from DJs like Nicodemus and Quantic. 'E8 Highlife' is a tougher than tough Highlife/Afro Disco hybrid chopped and spliced by producer Capstone. Uptempo drums and mad percussion collide with a heavy rolling bassline for a future Afro experience -- watch the dancefloor ignite when you drop this one! Strictly limited to 500 copies.

DUBSTEP AND GRIME

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KOSH- BRASSIC/ALIEN 12” (crater, uk)
12.98usd/6.51gbp/8.53eur/1365jpy (approx)

*Kosh opens up with 'Brassic,' amen breaks and sirens to the fore -- fully ascribing the tune to its junglist early lineage, while yet slowing down to an 007 ready tempo. 'Alien' rocks it big style, with a long intro which remains perfect for mixing, shorn of beats leading into familiar damaged bass territory. Impressive.

KROMESTAR- THE HUNGRY BULLY 12” (crater, uk)
12.98usd/6.51gbp/8.53eur/1365jpy (approx)

*Kromestar is one of the biggest dubstep producers in the scene at the moment, and a name we're sure you have come across lately with his mixes on Marxmen, Dub Steppers and more. The Hungry Bully EP is another big release to jump on, as it's already getting lots of props and could potentially become a club favorite this winter.

KROMESTAR- REMIXES: BODY COUNT/DYSEKTA/JIGSAW 12” (dub steppers, uk)
12.98usd/6.51gbp/8.53eur/1365jpy (approx)

*What with his collaboration with Cotti, a 12" on Crater and to round things off, we've managed to get this lovely slab of vinyl back in again. More dark and heavy dubstep from one of the most prolific producers around at the moment. Three tracks of some serious bass pressure.

TAYO MEETS BAOBINGA FEAT. MC SPYDA- STYLE & TREND/CHOPPA RIDDIM 12” (soul jazz, uk)
11.98usd/6.01gbp/7.87eur/1260jpy (approx)

*This unique heavyweight release mashes up ragga/grime/dubstep/dancehall and is the latest release from the ever forward-looking Tayo (this time with his studio partner Baobinga), and features original jungle/drum and bass MC Spyda on the mic. Hard-as-nails, this tune has been destroying dancefloors worldwide on dubplate for the last few months and now sees a full release on Soul Jazz Records. Most recently, Tayo featured on Soul Jazz Records' successful Box of Dub series alongside artists such as Skream, Digital Mystikz, Kode 9 and Burial. With residencies at both Fabric and Radio 1, Tayo is currently one of the UK's busiest DJ/producers releasing numerous projects on a variety of labels and has remixed artists as diverse as Basement Jaxx and Lady Sovereign. MC Spyda started out MCing on reggae sound systems in the '80s and when jungle came along in the early '90s, his reggae style vocals fit the music perfectly and has been in demand ever since! Heavyweight!

HOUSE, TECHNO AND DISCO

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Z-FACTOR- I AM THE DJ 12” (booton, usa)
11.98usd/6.01gbp/7.87eur/1260jpy (approx)

*colored vinyl version… early house release from 1985 by Jesse Saunders & a WBMX classic. This song was played by all of the members of the 102.7 FM WBMX Hotmix 5 dance show in Chicago in the early to late 80’s.

Z-FACTOR- I AM THE DJ 12” (booton, usa)
9.98usd/5.01gbp/6.56eur/1049jpy (approx)

*early house release from 1985 by Jesse Saunders & a WBMX classic. This song was played by all of the members of the 102.7 FM WBMX Hotmix 5 dance show in Chicago in the early to late 80’s.

MARTINEZ- BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL 12” (cray1labworks, spain)
12.98usd/6.51gbp/8.53eur/1365jpy (approx)

*Played by: Adam Beyer, Magda, Loco Dice, Tadeo, 2000 and One, Miss Kittin, Laurent Garnier, Joel Mull, X-Pansul, Matt Star Groovie, dancefloor friendly and fresh is how the latest Martinez reference opens. It comes through Cray1labworks, again breaking frontiers, the Spanish label counts on the Danish genius Martínez, banner of Re:Connected, at the summit of current minimal. 'You' is an orgy of sound layers, frequencies and blurred voices. 'Stavanger' moves faster, with a vibrant percussion, overlapping and ever-changing. Dark minimal tech, remarkably complex & absolutely catchy. Perfect for even the most demanding clubs. 'Burning The Midnight Oil' opens with a rebellious force. Drums flying and bodies moving, the perfect mix between ritual & techno percussion. Suddenly it transforms into house: thick pads moving down your spine. And you are surrounded.

TADEO- CAOS 12” (cray1labworks, spain)
11.98usd/6.01gbp/7.87eur/1260jpy (approx)

*restocked… One of the most played tracks during this season in Ibiza supported by all the main DJs (Loco Dice, Alex Under, Martinez, 2000 and One, Matt Star, Billy Dalessandro). Miguel Sar aka Tadeo is one of the most important artists of the Spanish electronic scene. His productions for Apnea, CMYK musik and Cyclical Tracks (this label managed by himself), have been all the rave throughout the world. His latest releases, Tercer Color de Luminancia: Azul and Cosmos have been so sensational, they have been praised by many and charted by even more. Now Cray1 comes to keep up the good reviews. And for sure they will. Caos EP is a release similar to Tadeo's previous ones: hypnotic techno, serious, groovy and mental, influenced by the city of Motor, Detroit, and its great techno-masters. On one side we have 'Caos,' a vast old-school techno track, with a great melodic load and ultra-groovy. On the other side, 'Fractal,' more upfront and cutting-edge on the dancefloor. The mixture of classic and contemporary sounds is unbeatable (100% Tadeo sound), which makes each song a potential hit. Be alert and don't miss this opportunity to be the first to spin what we'll be listening to non-stop during the upcoming years. There is no doubt this is techno for the future! If that wasn't enough (something we consider unlikely), we give you the opportunity to enjoy the sensational, funky micro-tech exercise by Fusiphorm. This French producer, a regular on Foundsound, has remixed 'Fractal,' Tadeo's techno hit, giving it a minimalistic and avant-garde touch, contributing to a higher groove and and even larger dose of 'danceability.' As if it weren't already unequalled on the dancefloor.

PIG&DAN- DELIVERANCE 12” (cocoon, germany)
12.98usd/6.51gbp/8.53eur/1365jpy (approx)

*Igor Tchkotoua and Dan Duncan are two Mallorquinos and one of the most exciting techno duos of our time and Deliverance delivers absolute proof of this. With a warmly distorted, pressing bass line and a smoky voice, the title track is a DJ tool that fits the minimal raver like a custom-made suit. "Sly Detector" is atmospheric techno with a rolling hookline and a splash of acid that is already a dancefloor hit.

THE RAPTURE- HOUSE OF JEALOUS LOVERS 12” (dfa, usa)
8.98usd/4.50gbp/5.90eur/944jpy (approx)

*dfa back-catalog title in stock for the first time… a1. House Of Jealous Lovers (original)
a2. House Of Jealous Lovers (Morgan Geist version); b. Silent Morning.

THE JUAN MACLEAN/THE RAPTURE- SPLIT 12” (dfa, usa)
8.98usd/4.50gbp/5.90eur/944jpy (approx)

*dfa back-catalog title in stock for the first time… a. Give Me Every Little Thing (The Juan Maclean); b. Killing (The Rapture). Give Me Every Little Thing is the third release from The Juan MacLean, but with even more bounce to the ounce. It is like the sound of two hard drives humping to a Hot Chocolate record. It has nothing to do with fleeting trends and everything to do with a classic jam. Vocals by Nancy Whang and James Murphy of LCD soundsystem / dfa. Hot off the anthem of 2002, 'House of Jealous Lovers', The Rapture return with 'Killing', the newest single off their highly anticipated debut, Echoes. A perfect mixture of neck snapping Neptunes-esque funk and signature DFA grit.

THE JUAN MACLEAN- BY THE TIME I GET TO VENUS 12” (dfa, usa)
8.98usd/4.50gbp/5.90eur/944jpy (approx)

*dfa back-catalog title in stock for the first time… a1. By The Time I Get To Venus (original)
a2. By The Time I Get To Venus (41 Small Stars remix); b1. Tg-3x.

THE JUAN MACLEAN- YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS 12” (dfa, usa)
8.98usd/4.50gbp/5.90eur/944jpy (approx)

*dfa back-catalog title in stock for the first time… a. You Can’t Have It Both Ways (live);
b. My Time Is Running Out.

DELIA GONZALEZ AND GAVIN RUSSOM- EL MONTE 12” (dfa, usa)
8.98usd/4.50gbp/5.90eur/944jpy (approx)

*dfa back-catalog title in stock for the first time… a. El Monte; b. Rise (DFA remix). Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom, a beautiful couple making beautiful music together. Both play synthesizers and neither one sings. The music moves and pulses and rises and settles. Hypnotic, psychedelic and timeless. A side 'El Monte' is totally informed by classic techno and disco without even a trace of the typical 4/4. The drums are saved for the DFA remix of 'Rise', an epic and moody take on the darkwave genre, where every not, change and drum fill handled with total economic precision. Not that you would expect anything less.

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM- YEAH 12” (dfa, usa)
8.98usd/4.50gbp/5.90eur/944jpy (approx)

*dfa back-catalog title in stock for the first time… a. Yeah (crass version); b1. Yeah (pretentious version) b2. (clap-a-pella). Following up the massive success of previous singles Losing My Edge and Give It Up, Yeah has everything you have come to expect thus far from the DFA hit factory: the disco beats and percussion, the infectious bass lines, the disaffected vocals, the keyboards...it's all there. But this is more of an instant party that ever before and it ends nowhere near where it begins, with an unbelievable climax of synths, drums and acid-era mayhem. It will end many a DJ set in the year to come, as it is going to be a tough jam to follow. Crass, pretentious and very very good.

PIXELTAN- GET UP/SAY WHAT 12” (dfa, usa)
8.98usd/4.50gbp/5.90eur/944jpy (approx)

*dfa back-catalog title in stock for the first time… a. Get Up/Say What (DFA remix); b1. Get Up
b2. That’s The Way I Like It. Pixeltan are a band consisting of Devin Flynn, Mika Yoneta (both also of Plate Tectonics) and drummer Hisham Bharoocha (ex-Black Dice). The Pixeltan project was actually begun with DFA in 2001 and the DFA produced, 'Itchy Cable' was completed for inclusion on the Troubleman compilation mix tape. But things got sidetracked, for both Pixeltan and DFA. They released a self-produced EP on Troubleman, Devin and Mika formed the free-form hip hop band Plate Tectonics and Hisham got super busy with dual careers in Black Dice and as an artist/designer. In April of 2004, after Hisham left Black Dice and DFA reconnected with Devin and Mika, the never-finished tracks were revisited and work commenced once again, as the rediscovered tunes now sounded more relevant than ever. The results include the A Side, "Get Up/Say What', a DFA remix of 2 Pixeltan tracks that contain some of the subbiest, dubbed out death-disco ever to emerge from the DFA studios. Mika's vocals have taken on a whole new energy and beauty and Hisham, once known as the tribal, spastic force of Black Dice, may now be known as the premier 4 on the floor drummer on the east coast.

JONA- MANTA 12” (get physical, germany)
12.98usd/6.51gbp/8.53eur/1365jpy (approx)

*Jona is back with Manta -- a sick, expertly crafted new EP. The title track is a peak-time club weapon, with a hard kickdrum, kinetic drum edits and pressurized FX while a dizzying synth motif ravishes the listener into submission. "Amon" is all rolling bass line, acidic synth cycles, crisp percussion, jump-up vocal samples and surging narcotic effects. "Exoplanet Dub" features addictive, zig-zagging melodies guaranteed to turn your dancefloor inside out.

ITALOBOYZ- ZINGA 12” (get physical, germany)
12.98usd/6.51gbp/8.53eur/1365jpy (approx)

*Italoboyz aka Marco Donato and Federico Marton consolidate their position as dancefloor alchemists par excellence with Zinga for Get Physical. The title track is based around a looped violin, a fat kick-drum and razor-sharp hi-hats that make it a peaktime monster. The "DRAMAdub" is soaked in echo and delay, while a wraith-like counterpoint curls around it. "At De Stella" is a bleepy minimalist number with a no-nonsense groove and a voice listing food items. Italoboyz are masters of the unfamiliar.

PIEMONT- BASTILLE 12” (my best friend, germany)
11.98usd/6.01gbp/7.87eur/1260jpy (approx)

*With the Bastille EP, Piemont deliver their trademark fat productions -- both tracks are clonk groovers with occasional peaks that set the floor on fire. The title track is a true primetime rocker that fills the air with bass and sequences that make Alexander Robotnik seem boring. On the other hand, "Montmartre," is more specialized and connects psychedelia with pop.

MYMY- SOUTHBOUND/PINK FLAMINGOS 12” (ostgut, germany)
11.98usd/6.01gbp/7.87eur/1260jpy (approx)

*Southbound/Pink Flamingos is not only MyMy's debut release on Ostgut Ton, it also is the first full 12" release after their critically-acclaimed album Songs For The Gentle on Playhouse. With this 12", the duo move away from their techy style to wade knee-deep through deep house territory, delivering two percussive, swinging house tools with irresistible grooves. Both tracks are as timeless as purring cats, Pears soap and old Prescription records. This is gentlemen's music.

MAGAZINES AND BOOKS

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SHINDIG!- VOL. 2, ISSUE 3 MARCH-APRIL 2008 MAGAZINE (shindig, uk)
10.98usd/5.51gbp/7.21eur/1154jpy (approx)

*Issue contents: The Early San Francisco Scene -- the first in our exclusive three-part San Francisco timeline focuses on 1965: the beginnings. The Charlatans, The Great Society, The Beau Brummels, The Warlocks and many more. The GTO'S -- Pamela Des Barres' infamous 'groupie group' grew out of the '60s Sunset Strip scene and had Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck and Lowell George provide the musical backdrop to their irreverent pop adventures. Here's the whole story! Moby Grape -- the third and final installment of our exclusive in-depth Grape story. From the wilderness years to their rebirth as cult heroes in the '90s. Gonn -- creators of garage-psych classic 'Blackout of Gretely' and self-confessed 'loudest band in town' (that's Keokuk, Iowa) come clean. The Fairytale -- the brief but bright career of these British psych legends told for the first time! Overlooked albums -- our finest scribes celebrate their most cherished long-playing vinyl obscurities, from The Thirteenth Floor Elevators to Sandie Shaw. Plus tons more including the usual trouser-splitting selection of news, reviews and hullabaloos!

GIFT CERTIFICATES

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ADDRESS

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tequila sunrise records
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HOURS (US)

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