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GARAGE REISSUE 45s:

PILGRIMS - Thank You Lord / There's Someone In Your Life 
Jesus boys play the Devil’s music in this hard fuzz previously unreleased UK beat coupling from 1966

SLOTHS - Makin' Love / You Mean Everything
Primitive garage majesty with throat-burning vocal from 1965 - the band’s one and only release. Very limited.

LYRICS – So What / They Can’t Hurt Me
Garage punk classic from 1965, as heard on Pebbles Vol. 2

REMAINS – Let Me Through / Why Do I Cry
Previously unreleased track from the band’s Ed Sullivan Show appearance in 1965. A Tashian garage punker up there with his best

RENEGADES –Thirteen Women / Can’t You See
Only ever released in Finland in 1966, this is guitar-heavy UK beat

R’N’B REPRO 45s (many others available):

JAN DAVIS – Watusi Zombie
Rare R&B instro, a stew of steaming hot guitar and rumbling jungle drums all twisted up to move your hips to – a Mad Mike garage monster

ROY GAINES - Skippy Is A Sissy  
Stingin’ guitar r'n'b screamer

SKIP ROBINSON – I Just Can't Wait / Hoyt Axton - Bring Your Lovin'
A tuff Green Onions groove with vocal  backed with R&B / Rockabilly dancer.

SKA/REGGAE:

VARIOUS ARTISTS – REGGAE GOING INTERNATIONAL 1967-1976 Double LP

A sterling selection of Bunny Lee productions from 45s, a high class mix of the well known and the obscure, from rock steady like Slim Smith’s My Conversation, through early reggae, roots and rockers, dub with the Aggrovators’ version of Johnny Clarke’s Don’t Trouble Trouble, to mid 70s deejay styles. Play loud.

INDIE:

TINDERSTICKS (first album) / TINDERSTICKS (second album) 180g reissue double LPs:
 Arguably their best work, these first two Tindersticks albums from ’93 and ’94 are superior melancholy mood pieces of strangeness and charm. The subtly arranged backing has vibes and organ to the fore, with Stuart Staples’ baritone vocals occasionally rising above a whisper.

FUNKY EURO JAZZ Reissue LPs:

JANKO NILOVIC – FUNKY TRAMWAY
Incredibly rare 1975 fusion of funk and jazz finally gets a reissue

PLACEBO – BALL OF EYES
Marc Moulin’s first outing as Placebo from 1971 is a keyboard and brass fronted groove rarity that’s been much sampled

TRUNK LPs:

MICHAEL GARRICK & SHAKE KEANE – RISING STARS
More buried treasure unearthed by Jonny Trunk, this is rare 1964 Brit jazz from acetates and a scarce EP, the music includes a girl’s choir and some bossa nova, all featuring the pianist Garrick and the flugelhorn of Shake Keane

BARRY GRAY – STAND BY FOR ADVERTS Although best known for his Thunderbirds/Gerry Anderson composing work, this is another enthralling Trunk release featuring dozens of Gray’s advertising jingles from the late 50s to mid 60s, all highly inventive, and some downright hilarious.

R&B / BLUES reissue LPs:

NINA SIMONE – WILD IS THE WIND
180g reissue and one of Nina’s best. From 1966, it includes her peerless version of the title song, plus standouts Four Women, Break Down, and Lilac Wine (as covered by Jeff Buckley).

HOWLIN’ WOLF – MOANIN’ IN THE MOONLIGHT
As fine a collection of voodoo blues as you can find on one LP, this reissue of Howlin’ Wolf’s first album from 1959 is a collection of tracks from his astonishing run of groundbreaking singles on the Chess label, going back to Moanin’ At Midnight in 1951.

OTIS RUSH - COBRA
16 track compilation of the 8 singles that guitarist Rush cut for Cobra between 1956 and 1958, featuring classics like Double Trouble and I Can’t Quit You Baby

VARIOUS – BO DIDDLEY IS A SESSION MAN: STUDIO WORK 1955-1957
Collection of tracks that Bo either played guitar on or produced, including work by Billy Boy Arnold, Little Walter, Billy Stewart, The Schoolboys and The Marquees (featuring Marvin Gaye)

UK PSYCH 180g Reissue LPs:

APPLE – AN APPLE A DAY
A pop-psych classic rarity, this also includes some heavier blues-based numbers, and is from the master tapes, with flipback sleeve and repro of the rare insert

KALEIDOSCOPE – TANGERINE DREAM / FAINTLY BLOWING
Tangerine Dream is a pop-psych gem from ’67, with inventive instrumentation, childhood reverie lyrics and widescreen stereo production that can be filed alongside Pink Floyd’s Piper. The follow-up from ‘69, Faintly Blowing, weighs in with a slightly heavier sound but still has enough psych sounds to draw you in.

MELLOW CANDLE  - SWADDLING SONGS PLUS double LP + 2 x 45s
A motherlode of extras accompanies the faithful gatefold repress of this 1972 acid folk/rock classic,  including a whole LP of demos and early work from 1969 to 1971, plus repros of the two rare singles in picture sleeves. On top of that, a large format photo packed 12 page booklet tells the story of the album

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 180g reissue LPs:

GET CARTER 
Roy Budd’s sought after soundtrack to the Michael Caine tour-de-force 1971 Brit crime film. Includes many vocal dialogue excerpts among the jazz-tinged music - “Goodbye Eric!”

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM 
The iconic Saul Bass cover artwork leads you into this atmospheric album, a noir jazz classic, with Elmer Bernstein’s torrid themes given jazz drive by Shorty Rogers, tracking the downfall of Sinatra’s portrayal of hapless smack Frankie Machine.

NEW GARAGE LPs:

MASONICS – IN YOUR NIGHT OF DREAMS AND OTHER FOREBODING PLEASURES
Medway Mickey Hampshire’s snarling trio break out again with another sinewy racket that shows other bands how to heat up the garage.

THE HIGHER STATE – FREAKOUT AT THE GALLERY
This third album from the garage psych Kent band adds sitar, strings and piano to the mix, with a sound that’s pure’66 to ’68 West Coast, topped off with spot-on Byrds-y harmony vocals.

BOOK:

THE WHEELIE BAG ANNUAL by DJ Wheelie Bag
Everything you could want to know about north London’s inimitable DJ-on-wheels – the history, the sounds, the inventions, and those who’ve commissioned his highly individual one-turntable-is-all-you-need mobile DJ units. Lavishly illustrated and proper fun.

Have a look at our tribute to '60s Savoy Records cover artist Harvey !!! We have more Harvey sleeves, with thanks to John Glassburner.

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Last updated 2 February 2012