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Blind Blues Rocker Jeff Healey plays his Stratocaster flat on his lap, allowing him to perform unusual long stretches that give his music real heart and unpredictability.

His third album Feel This (1992) offers the power trio's meatiest and most satisfying outing. Here, the group captures much more of its trademark live intensity than in the past. The unobtrusive addition of keyboards adds a more expansive dimension to several tracks.

Boogie fans will want to check out the ZZ Top-like Cruel Little Number', Blues-Rockers will come away satisfied with the likes of House That Love Built.

Few musicians can captivate with just their voice and guitar, but Keb' Mo' pulls it off on his fifth release The Door. It's as if DNA from Robert Johnson and James Taylor fused inside this singer-songwriter, simply known as Kevin Moore when he played guitar with Papa John Creach back in the '70s.At 49 years old, Keb' Mo' has paid his dues. More importantly, he 's a compelling singer, a versatile stringman, and a fine songwriter. He's also one of the few best-selling artists today whose music genuinely deserves a big audience.Keb'Mo' has a knack for advancing the pure Blues formula into uncharted territories. Take his remake of the Elmore James' classic It Hurts Me Too.' It's nearly impossible to make a synthesizer work in a Blues context, but Keb' Mo' finds a way on this track. On gentle numbers like Anyway' and sophisticated compositions such as the jazzy It's All Coming Back,' Keb' Mo' also extends himself well beyond the Blues.

Originating in Hatfield, UK in 1967, Octopus released their lone LP, Restless Night, in 1971 on the Penny Farthing label, produced by Tony Murray of The Troggs. Bridging the gap between 60s psychedelia and a harder edged 70s sound, Octopus drew on the obvious touchstones of the time, Lennon/McCartney, Argent/Blunstone, and the brothers Davies and Gibb, but they have the songwriting and playing chops to make this album much more than an also-ran. With hooks galore, swirling organ, and fuzztone guitars, Restless Nights is a prime piece of early 70s UK psychedelia that's rare as hen's teeth in its original form. Fortunately for you, the listener, it's now back in print on LP! Limited to 500 copies on 180 gram vinyl.

Originally released in 1967, this sought after obscurity of British psychedelic pop is a delightful confection of high harmonies and a Beatles-via-California melodic sensibility. Twee in the best way possible, The Picadilly Line is essentially the duo of Rod Edwards and Roger Hand (who would go on to greater notoriety as Edwards Hand, releasing two albums produced by George Martin), with help from the cream of the UK's session musician crop and some expert horn and string arrangers. With whimsical slice of life lyrics and a true ear for melody, The Huge World of Emily Small is a classic piece of UK pop-psych available again on LP for the first time in a decade. Limited to 500 copies on 180 gram LP.

Formed in 1981 in Sunderland, also home to the more famous Red Alert (with whom they shared plenty of members and gigs), Red London were the left-wing skinhead band that most of all mixed socialist ideas with the working class mentality. Anthemic OI! with nods to early protest folk and the new wave atmospheres that were so popular among their contemporaries. A masterpiece of political punk rock which needed to be rediscovered.

This is a compilation of the Japanese Garage 'Now' Sound! The bands featured within are playing underground with a pure, unadulterated sound today. '60s Garage Punk is not simply nostalgic but a very real thing for us, and I'm sure that'll come across through the music itself. Get Primitive!! - Toyozo (The Fadeaways)

THIS RECORD INCLUDES A PRINTED INNERSLEVE WITH PHOTOS AND EXTENDED BIOS OF EVERY BAND.

Private hard-rock ultra-rarity from Texas exhumed for the first time.
With only 200 copies released in 1975, the 'Stud' album has become a holy grail for collectors. A mystery for many years (all the band members used pseudonyms on the album credits), many people failed to track the band down...until now!.

Formed in 1974 in Houston, Stud featured the killer lead guitar of 17-year-old genius Tim Williams, the brutal Rickenbacker bass attacks of Paul Eakin and the solid as a rock drumming of George Lasher. The chemistry was born since they first starting played together and after many rehearsals, they decided they were ready to record their first album. So they entered the Barons Studios in Rosenberg and 'Stud' was the result. Powerful hard-rock on songs like 'A woman like you' or 'Jim/Blues', killer boogie-rock ('Captain Boogie'), hard-psychedelic jams (the 12+ minutes of 'Stud') and progressive hard-rock on the impressive 'The war song'.

File next to Morly Grey and Incredible Hog

Remastered sound

Color insert with lot of unseen photos and liner notes by Paul Eakin telling the band's story for the first time

'A three-piece progressive hardrock band that play so well together that it allow them to maneuver through long passages with fresh imagination and not become a stereotypical mid-seventies trio. Guitar wizard delivers unceasing solos with a rhythm section poised in the background acting as a two-man metronome. Only a few copies of this album are known to exist. - Scott 'Loopden' Bubrig (Acid Archives)

01) Intro
02) Who Do We Think We Are
03) Time Of Our Lives
04) Victims Of Circumstances
05) Sip Of Wine
06) Ring Of Changes

01) Welcome To The Show
02) Crazy City
03) Poor Boy Blues
04) Friend Of Mine
05) Fly Away
06) Love On the Line
07) That Was Then...
08) Tonight's Gonna Be The Night
09) Hymn
10) Life Is For Living

You know it's BOLLYWOOD time again when you find classic Hindustani music, tinges of fuzz guitar and acid pop plus and a dance orchestra mixed for an album with epic anthems captivating and accessible at once. The musicians play with passion and the singers really chant their souls out to summon Krishna or just rave about tragically broken relationships and other problems of all day's life. This album really paints majestic pictures into your mind and lets you become part of a colorful movie that does only exist within your head, because you may have never experienced the BOLLYWOOD flick this score was originally written for. But Dharmatma' as an album can be enjoyed uncoupled from its function as movie soundtrack. The Indian or all in all oriental folk pop atmosphere and the sweet melodies will be enough to fire your imagination and whenever it gets mystical and haunting with fuzzed out guitar eruptions and those cobra charming Indian flute melodies on a bed of pulsating rhythms you lose touch with reality. And the Indians surely have learned much from the Western music as I can find elements of French chanson and some obviously American pop swing well assimilated with the Hindustani sound. The dynamics of this album are incredible. Eruptive folk dances and gently flowing pop tunes both find their place here and the passionate execution of these compositions will pull you from your seat or leave you floating through a fevered dream. And when the hot blooded, steaming and simmering afro funk sets in all hope is lost for you as the listener. So go ahead and go insane while travelling through the Indian jungle or shady urban entertainment establishments where you will face the same danger and seductions just in a different shape. For music lovers who dare to lose their mind.

You know it's BOLLYWOOD time again when you find classic Hindustani music, tinges of fuzz guitar and acid pop plus and a dance orchestra mixed for an album with epic anthems captivating and accessible at once. The musicians play with passion and the singers really chant their souls out to summon Krishna or just rave about tragically broken relationships and other problems of all day's life. This album really paints majestic pictures into your mind and lets you become part of a colorful movie that does only exist within your head, because you may have never experienced the BOLLYWOOD flick this score was originally written for. But Dharmatma' as an album can be enjoyed uncoupled from its function as movie soundtrack. The Indian or all in all oriental folk pop atmosphere and the sweet melodies will be enough to fire your imagination and whenever it gets mystical and haunting with fuzzed out guitar eruptions and those cobra charming Indian flute melodies on a bed of pulsating rhythms you lose touch with reality. And the Indians surely have learned much from the Western music as I can find elements of French chanson and some obviously American pop swing well assimilated with the Hindustani sound. The dynamics of this album are incredible. Eruptive folk dances and gently flowing pop tunes both find their place here and the passionate execution of these compositions will pull you from your seat or leave you floating through a fevered dream. And when the hot blooded, steaming and simmering afro funk sets in all hope is lost for you as the listener. So go ahead and go insane while travelling through the Indian jungle or shady urban entertainment establishments where you will face the same danger and seductions just in a different shape. For music lovers who dare to lose their mind.

Here we go for a beautiful split album by two Montreal / Canada based acts with a close connection as it seems and a common love for psychedelic sounds and space rock despite their different turns on the same thing. It is no miracle that you find UUBBUURRUU front man Joey Napoleon being in both acts. While UUBBUURRUU have chosen a rather laid back and melodic pop psyche route just with slightly more edgy guitars he kicks off into a fuzzed out acid punk inferno with EL NAPOLEON. Dark and gloomy garage beat with dirty riffs and even dirtier and simmering hot melodies is the lowest common dominator here and be sure it is you as the listener who gets dominated. This will certainly appeal to all those who still live in the yesteryear some 46 years ago when beat became rock and songs became twisted, uncontrollable freak outs due to hordes of proto punks going nuts on topics like the ongoing Vietnam War or sexual liberation. UUBBUURRUU may have the more freaked out name though. Their music consists of straight compositions with very striking melodies that may sound familiar to one somehow but really do their work to drag the listener onto a colorful trip. EL NAPOLEON on the other hand work with the same kind of firing harmonies and vocal lines but give them an extra buzz with their guitar eruptions that go further than your average sixties garage rock (which I love) and reach spheres of rage only MC 5 or THE STOOGES would have dared to touch. Eastern flavored guitar leads enhance the psychedelic mood to its maximum. All this is certainly very well played but it might not appeal to fans of clean digital sounds as the earthy and often dirty production is the icing on the cake and makes both acts come as vibrant as music can and should be. I would not mind making love to a sweet soul sister while cranking up this gem so it is really that hot and groovy. Fans of BABY WOODROSE, SPIDS NÖGENHAT, early MONSTER MAGNET and oldies like THE SEEDS, THE THIRD BARDO and tons of English pop psyche acts like TOMORROW or APPLE will enjoy this split album. Cheers to Canada, well done, boyzzz!!!!!

Als Gitarrenlegende Michael Rother bei einem Konzert der Secret Machines unlängst plötzlich geisterhaft auf der Bühne stand und mit den US-Nachwuchskrauts sein "Deluxe" rockte, knisterte der kleine Hamburger Club vor Magie. Das Stück findet sich auf dem zweiten und letzten Harmonia-Album von 1975, welches nun zum zweiten Remaster-Schub historischer Krautrock-Alben gehört. "Deluxe" ist ein repetitiv rockendes Meisterwerk voll studiotechnisch veredelter Saitenmalerien und wild pumpenden E-Orgeln. Dazu rufen Rother, Moebius und Roedelius manchmal Kraftwerk-hafte Slogans, deren Monotonie genauso hypnotisch wirkt wie die Melodiemosaiken. Hinreißend! Parallel erscheinen in gleicher Digipack-Aufmachung Klassiker von Cluster ("Zuckerzeit", 1974) und Os Mundi ("43 Minuten", 1972) sowie titellose Alben von Electric Sandwich (1972), Novalis (1975) und Kin Ping Meh (1975). Zu den ersten Käufern werden die Secret Machines gehören. Garantiert.

Malian blues heroes Songhoy Blues follow-up their critically acclaimed debut LP, Music In Exile, with Re-Covered - an EP of covers
- Having already had a hugely successful 2015, including a recent nomination in the Best New Band category at this year's Q Awards, Songhoy Blues go into the end of the year by announcing their biggest UK headline show to date, a deluxe version of their much-acclaimed debut album 'Music In Exile' and a brand new EP, 'Re-Covered'.
- The deluxe edition of 'Music In Exile', released on CD and download, features three new tracks - staggering re- interpretations of tracks by some of the group's key influences. These bonus tracks are also released as a standalone single on 12' and digital download.
- A re-versioning of the Clash's 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go' features new lyrics addressing the difficult decision confronting refugees around the world - a literal 'Should I Stay' and suffer persecution at home or 'Should I Go' and face potential social injustice and prejudice.

2 huge and highly out there pieces from Kreidler's Detlef Weinrich, Düsseldorf. Silk Screened sleeves in thick PVC jackets. Sound system music.

Gerne lässt das Label Strut abseits des Mainstreams nach musikalischen Perlen graben. So kommen
Tonträger voller Raritäten und Klassiker zu Stande, die den geschichtsbewussten Connaisseuren die
Freudentränen in die Augen treiben. Nach der Postpunk-Retrospektive "Disco Not Disco" und der Factory-
Records-Kompilation "Fac. Dance" hat sich der DJ und Kultproduzent Trevor Jackson ("The Playgroup") den
tanzbaren Seiten von Industrial, Postpunk und EBM angenommen und für den Sampler "Metal Dance" 28
Stücke zusammengestellt, die einst im Zeitraum 1980-88 erschienen. Mit von der Partie sind unter anderem
Cabaret Voltaire, Nitzer Ebb, DAF, Jah Wobble, The Bubblemen, SPK, 400 Blow, Yello, Alien Sex Fiend,
John Carpenter & Alan Howarth oder Ledernacken. Inspiriert durch seine bereits zwei Jahrzehnte währende
DJ-Tätigkeiten gelang es Jackson dabei ganz vortrefflich, sich bei seiner Aufgabe weniger von allzu
offensichtlichen Hits blenden zu lassen, als vielmehr die Stücke auszuwählen, die spürbar den dunklen
Maschinenfunk atmen. Das macht "Metal Dance" zu einer so tanzbaren wie spannenden Angelegenheit.

"12" is the third album by The Notwist, released in 1995. It marked the transition between the earlier, punk/metal oriented albums "The Notwist" and "Nook" compared to the later, electronica/lap-pop albums "Shrink" and "Neon Golden". It's considered as THE bridge to the new sound of the band.

For fans of Explosions in the Sky, Mono, Mogwai, Caspian et al. Special "10 Years Of Denovali" Reissue. A one time only vinyl repress of this genre classic (350 pieces). Fantastic lengthy instrumental epics that tell not just stories, but tomes. DATURAH was an instrumental five-piece band from Germany being active between 2003 and 2011. This is their debut album (released in 2005), which consists of three incredibly tracks spanning the space of 40+ minutes. Vinyl: thick gatefold covers, 180g vinyl, limited clear edition + DL.

- Debut release from Wyall Style Records, an imprint label of HopeStreet Recordings
- Debut release from Melbourne's lo-fi indie pop group Frida.
- Super limited clear vinyl 7" pressing. Only 20 in the UK/EU! Only 150 worldwide.
- The very definition of dreamy, this eccentric six-piece is led by Eilish Gilligan, a whimsical flower child with the giant voice of a choirgirl possessed. Buoyed by haunting harmonies, pop prowess and a percolating rhythm section, Frida's melodic assault has captivated music lovers and makers alike.
- Recorded in bedrooms and lounge-rooms at the DIY paradise of Wyall Style, a studio house in Brunswick West, Melbourne.

'18 Long Forgotten Teenbeat Garage & Psych Killer Tunes From Pennsylvania's Great Musical Past!'. More cool and rare garage, teenbeat and psych rarities from the outskirts of Pennslyvania. Most of these tunes see the light of day for the first time since oh so many years. There even are some previously unreleased goodies! The LP comes with a cool insert with detailed linernotes. Limited edition of 500 copies on green vinyl.

Following the collapse of the original Magic Band in early 1974, Captain Beefheart swiftly assembled an all-new line-up to promote his controversial Unconditionally Guaranteed LP. Comprising Fuzzy Fuscaldo and Dean Smith (guitar), Del Simmons (sax, flute), Michael Smotherman (keyboards), Paul Uhrig (bass) and Ty Grimes (drums), they played in a markedly more straightforward style, in keeping with his stated ambition to 'hug the world'. This fine gig, live from the Cowtown Ballroom, Kansas City, MI was taped for broadcast on KUDL-FM radio on 22nd April 1974, and is presented here together with contemporaneous notes and photos.

Brilliant performance live from the Orpheum Theater, Boston MA on 29th October 1976.

Includes the entire WBCN-FM broadcast

Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality

Background liners

Lou Reed's latest collection, Rock and Roll Heart wasn't a showcase for the usual diverse aspects of Lou Reed's musical outpouring, moreover, it was a shower of bullets, shot at any given interested targets. Unfortunately for Reed, most of the shots missed, but we can be certain that the gun was loaded, what with, is up for countless debate. His Boston show from October 1976 at the Orpheum Theater drew the usual suspects with a snapshot of young punks and nearly crossed the line at missing out a performance of Heroin which when played, differed remarkably from the more familiar versions rolled out on stage since the early days with Nico et al and Transformer. WBCN-FM's presence warranted expectation that maybe Reed didn't necessarily want or respect, but Reed's vision is rarely blurred. The familiar resolute figure took the stage with the singular demeanour he was authorised to parade, but with the quiet seduction and subdued authority that always set him apart.

Echoes proudly presents the entire original WBCN-FM broadcast of Lou Reed's astonishing performance at the Orpheum Theater, Boston, Massachusetts on 29th October 1976. Professionally re-mastered original FM recording with background liners and rare archival photos.

Superb live performance at The Vic Theater, Chicago November 29th 1987

Includes the entire WXRT-FM broadcast

Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality

Background liners

PAT METHENY GROUP

VIC THEATER, CHICAGO, NOVEMBER 29TH 1987

In 1986 Pat Metheny released Song X, an uncompromising free jazz collaboration with Ornette Coleman. Thereafter he signed with Geffen Records and recorded the considerably more accessible Still Life (Talking), which won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance.

This superb set was broadcast on WXRT FM, and features several cuts from that LP, as well as a handful of other classics, and is presented here together with background notes and images.

Todd Rundgren's pedigree had always been enforced by his playing ability, but in retrospect, his legacy also has a psychedelic foundation built with The Nazz whose own reputation was formed with Open My Eyes when it appeared on Lenny Kaye's celebrated Nuggets series in 1972.
1977 saw the release of Oops! Wrong Planet with his band Utopia, in some ways, a return to the form he found with Nazz back in 1968. Utopia's appearance at Brown University in Providence offers a departure from their more extravagant performances earlier in the year where strobes and lasers were applied to accompany the progressive fanfare for the Ra shows. Brown University witnessed a shift in his musical approach opening with Trapped. The familiar orchestral introduction misleads the audience and soon buckles under the weight of a riffing assault laid on by Rundgren's terrifying and shredded Gibson attack.
Echoes proudly presents the entire KRO-FM broadcast of Todd Rundgren's Utopia Performance at Brown University, Providence on 11th November 1977. Professionally re-mastered original broadcast with background liners and rare archival photographs.

STUDIO is Benny's 5th studio album. Not just casually called by its name. No, there is something else happening here. The word 'STUDIO' originates from the Latin word 'studium', which stands for 'studying'. The studio is the place where painters, artists and musicians learn, study and create. It's the place where Benny is most comfortable. Benny's Amsterdam based studio has an amazing view of the canals. STUDIO is an ode to this place, which he built 4 years ago, and everything it has brought him. Because it brought him more than just the music he produced there. It gave him his place in the world and with it so many other things. All of which is to be heard on his new album. You find him exposing true love, follow his search for a home, he opens up about settling down and he speaks of breaking through old patterns in which he found himself being stuck for years. Thanks to the co-operation with the young BEA1991 Benny is introduced to instruments that are new to him, after which he found himself coming out of the warm analogue world of the 70's and 80's and go straight into the icy digital world of the 90's. And with that the album STUDIO is born. The result is interesting. The record is not at all icy. The warm sound of Benny, which we have come accustomed to, is yet again prominent on this album. STUDIO is an album, full of color, beats and melancholy, but with songs that go much deeper than we are used to from Benny. It's remarkable that he has worked with far more people on this album than he did on previous records. Mayer Hawthorne (America's number 1 blue eyed soul singer) sings on one of his tracks, we hear Rick Rubin's protegee GoldLink rapping and we find Stone Throw's golden boys The Stepkids in a surprising role of mixing the album. Even though Benny has been crossing borders with his work for years, he only seems to really get the full effect of it just now. STUDIO is a record with international allur. - The first single "You And Me" has already been supported by hypetrak, okayplayer, pigeonsandplanes,2dopboysand many more to come. - The following events/ PR milestones are already confirmed: - Tiny Desk Concert NPR Radio - 22 Tarcks features

'Suite for a Young Girl' is a mini-album by CTM (Cæcilie Trier Musik) by the critcally-acclaimed cellist, singer and songwriter Cæcilie Trier. Two years ago she released her debut EP Variatons (sold-out), this is the follow-up.
CTM is Cæcilie Trier's main musical project, but she is also a member of Marching Church (Sacred Bones) alongside Iceage frontman Elias Bender Rønnenfelt and has for years played live with Choir of Young Believers (Ghostly Internatonal). Before that she was signed to Bella Union with her now disbanded Chimes & Bells.
The vinyl version of Suite for a Young Girl comes in 500 copies and will feature a front cover and a poster by the renowned painter Alexander Tovborg who has been featured in The New York Times, Hufngton Post, Artreview and many more.
'Fusing together Trier's natural love of experimental and free-fowing music whilst harnessing a true and very real pop structure' - THE LINE OF BEST FIT
'Reminiscences the sof, diamond-tngled pop made famous by stars like Sade and more recently Nite Jewel and Jessie Ware' - DISCO NAÏVETÉ
'We've been enamoured with Copenhagen artst Cæcilie Trier — aka CTM — since the hypnotc video for her lovely song 'Jewel' surfaced late last year' - GORILLA VS. BEAR

Hox is Edvard Graham Lewis (Wire/Dome/He Said/He Said Omala/Ocsid) and Andreas Karperyd (Omala/He Said Omala/Woodwork). Duke of York is their second release following on from the highly acclaimed 'it-ness' in 1999. Duke of York a bittersweet contemporary electronic pop record which could only exist as a result of the unison of these particular, peculiar souls.

At once tender, skewered, sophisticated and unsettling Duke of York is a both a journey through the collective minds of Lewis and Karperyd and a substantial representation of their individual talents. Whilst both tackling the sonic side of the outing Lewis also presents pleasantly paranoid lyrics, Karperyd drapes it all in a distinguished design. This combination presents a substantial study of the sonically impressive, visually inviting and songs rich in brooding, dark atmosphere and melodic content.

The production retains the mood of classic Lewis output whilst achieving a very fresh and radical approach to electronics and studio production with Karperyd. Duke of York is another significant chapter in Lewis' distinguished and uncompromising career whilst adding to the intriguing output of Karperyd. As with the best experimental pop records, Duke of York, unfolds with repeated listening, revealing infinite charms.

**EXCLUSIVE!! VINYL ONLY RELEASE comes w/download. 1997 was a big year for the Olivia Tremor Control. They were riding high on the release of their

debut 2LP "Dusk At Cubist Castle," & touring the world relentlessly. during a visit to the UK in March, dj John Peel requested the band to visit his studios to record

for his radio show. 17 years later, "John Peel Session" is released, & features a couple never-before-released songs amidst the three tracks. A radio session that

has been officially licensed from the BBC, this is continued evidence of a band that is in further need of celebration

***LIMITED EDITION PURPLE VINYL EDITION***OM reunites one of the most powerful rhythm sections in rock music: Al Cisneros [bass, vocals] and Chris Hakius [drums], both ex-members of the legendary Sleep. Variations on a Theme is comprised of three long songs employing a series of rhythmic chants whose cadence-like textural drive conveys flight. The album's numerous lyrics serve as symbolist vehicles to a state outside the field of time and space.

Variations on a Theme is a series of vibrations and flow. The opening track,"On The Mountain at Daw" is the thematic blueprint of the entire album; a transportive series of differentiated verse with sets of solid groove. "Kapil's Them" furthers the motif while the closer "Annapurna" breaks the spell, where the final wash of sound reflects the infinite. 6

***NOW PRESSED ON LIMITED EDITION CLEAR VINYL***.....the second album from OM: comprised of two songs that build on om's use of cyclical rhythm, riff, and vocal intonation, the duo's new album "conference of the birds" blends metal, chant, drone, dub, and psychedelia. the band's lyrics expound upon the structure of the universe, potentiality, and freedom from the physical body. engineered by billy anderson and produced by the band, conference of the birds progresses beyond their debut, "variations on a theme", with more fully realized songwriting and production. om is al cisneros and chris hakius, rhythm section of legendary sludge and stoner rock pioneers, sleep

'Incarcerated funk has no right to feel this free. Musical convicts and actual convicts from across the Commonwealth, The Edge Of Daybreak's membership wrote and recorded Eyes Of Love while serving out sentences of six to sixty years. Set to tape inside Powhatan Correctional Center on the outskirts of Richmond, Virginia, these intimate 1979 sessions unlock the prison gates and peer into a collective consciousness concocted by a core of four confined artists. Assembled from distant love ballads and fanciful odes to freedom, Eyes Of Love is a prison letter composed by committee, recorded hastily, and circulated regionally amongst adventurous clientele willing to take a chance on these felonious talents.