New Arrivals

(Cover has light wear.) LP, Vinyl record album (Vocalists LP)

A great collection of Charlie Parker's classic work on Savoy Records! Bird's great recordings for Savoy have often been poorly packaged over the years, but here you get the whole batch of seminal bop sides by the pioneering artist of the genre! Bird's the leader on most of these sides, but there's ... CD (Jazz CD)

The game changing Def Jam classic – and possibly the greatest album by the Beastie Boys – even though they'd grow up a whole lot after this! Profane party anthems galore, and the Beasties would distance themselves from much of the attitude of this album, making their career arc from ... CD (Hip Hop CD)

A sometimes-overlooked classic from the Rolling Stones – but that's maybe just because it's sometimes obscured in the shadow of Exile On Main Street, the record that immediately preceded it! And while it might be a stretch to some, we like to think of Goat's head as kind of a capper to that ... CD (Rock CD)

Mindblowing work from Jill Scott – possibly the best thing we've heard from her since her classic debut – and a record that reminds us that she's still one of the greatest soul singers around! Jill's a bit more grown up here than before – shaking off some of the more passive ... CD (Neo Soul CD)

Quite a popular live album from Ella – recorded in Berlin at the height of the cold war years – featuring a famous recording of "Mack The Knife" that almost blew away Bobby Darin's hit with the cut! The album's nicely free of some of the stodginess of some of Ella's Songbook ... CD (Vocalists CD)

Not experienced? Well, this album will help push you over the top – as it's done for decades of listeners from the heyday of young Jimi Hendrix all the way up to the present! The set's a classic through and through – a blueprint not just for the genius of Hendrix, but for generations ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)

Twin guitars, with no other instrumentation – on titles that include "Gerri's Blues", "Joy Spring", "Arubian Nights", and "How Insensitive". CD (Jazz CD)

With Eddie Green on piano. CD (Jazz CD)

Guitarist Larry Coryell really changes it up from before – shedding both some of his electric modes and his vocal inclinations – and also working with a completely different group, who give the record a very unusual sound! Coryell plays a lot of acoustic guitar here, in addition to ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)

A pivotal album for Black Sabbath – a set that further expanded the instrumental palette of their previous work, but all without losing an edge at all – for a record that forever helped cement their role in both the classic and hard rock canons of the 70s! Ozzy is great throughout, and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)

A special package, put together oddly by Oldsmobile – with vintage work from the festival – including performances by Eddie Harris, The Meters, Allen Toussaint, Fats Domino, Mongo Santamaria, James Booker, Gilberto Gil, Luther Allison, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Miles Davis, Modern Jazz Quartet ... CD (Jazz CD)

Titles include "Shake", "Respect", "Try A Little Tenderness", and "I've Been Loving You Too Long" by Otis Redding – and "Like A Rolling Stone", "Rock Me Baby", and "Wild Thing" by Jimi Hendrix. LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)

A quartet date with Ari Brown on tenor, alto, and soprano sax, Kirk Brown on piano, Josef Ben Israel on bass, and Avreeayl Ra on drums. CD (Jazz CD)

Joe Lovano leads the group on tenor and soprano sax – a quintet that also features Tom Harrell on trumpet, Kenny Werner on piano, Marc Johnson on bass, and Paul Motian on drums! CD (Jazz CD)

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A great return to form for Chet Baker – his first record in a number of years away from the studio, and proof that his genius could adapt to just about any setting! The album's got a tight focus that's probably one of the keys to its success – a set of arrangements by Don Sebesky that ... CD (Jazz CD)

A great batch of wonderful music – a well condensed 3 CD box set that features some of Sinatra's best recorded during his Capitol tenure! As is well known, Sinatra's Capitol years were his finest – a time when he moved past a simple pop singer into a complicated vocalist with a sense ... CD (Vocalists CD)

A later entry in the 60s run of classic live albums by Motown's bigger artists – and a set that shows Smokey and the group really opening up from their studio sides! There's still a bit of Motown soul here, but the Miracles also sing strongly on work that ranges from jazz to classic vocal ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)

The Supremes take on the classy Copa nightclub – and really bring down the house with a stunning mix of warmth, charm, and soul! The record's perhaps one of the "livest" of Motown live albums from the time – done in a spread-out style that features a lot more songs than some ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)

A lucky seventh album from Roberto Roena and his groundbreaking Apollo Sound combo – a set that's filled with spectacular arrangements and a new level of sophistication for the group – yet one that's still firmly pointed towards the dancefloor! There's a richness here that's really ... LP, Vinyl record album (Latin LP)

Banging acid house tracks from Mike Hitman Wilson. 12-inch, Vinyl record (House Music 12-inch)

(In a Polygram sleeve, with light wear and an index label.) 12-inch, Vinyl record (Soul 12-inch)

An album in the kind of "between the hits" years for The Spinners featuring lead vocalist Phillipe Wynne. The sound here isn't as right-on or soaringly confident as in earlier years – but there are some nice moments. Titles include "You're All I Need In Life", "Toni ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)

An amazing groover from Juicy – one of those tunes that carries with it all the sounds of its era, yet makes them resonate with the feel of a classic! "Sugar Free" is a tune that bumps along slowly on a wicked bassline – stepping its way to a sweet little chorus that really ... 12-inch, Vinyl record (Soul 12-inch)

(Blue label pressing. Label has initials in marker.) 12-inch, Vinyl record (House Music 12-inch)

The bottom is certainly "up" on this one – as the Three Sounds groove things from the ground up, taking soul jazz piano to the next level with an approach that quickly made them one of the most popular Blue Note acts of the early 60s! Gene Harris leads the group on piano – ... CD (Jazz CD)

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Evan Parker on soprano saxophone and voice, Philipp Wachsmann on violin and live electronics, Paul Lytton on percussion and live electronics, Agusti Fernandez on piano and prepared piano, Adam Linson on double bass, Lawrence Casserley on signal processing instrument, percussion and voice, Joel Ryan ... CD (Jazz CD)

The fantastic debut of the Pink Fairies – easily one of the shaggiest, headiest bands on the UK scene at the start of the 70s – and a group who rose from the ashes of the equally important Deviants! The record's an unusual mishmash of modes – a set that confidently swaggers ... CD (Rock CD)