RARE RECORDS CATALOGUE
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Q-R Ethnic Recordings U-V S-T O-P W-X K-L M-N V.A. I-J Y-Z G=H E-F C-D Compact Disk A-B
2927. YAHOWA 13/ FATHER YOD AND THE SPIRIT OF ‘76: “Kohoutek” (Higherkey Records) (Record: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint). Original 1972 US pressing of spaced out acid psych classic. Comes with insert. The first album by this sectarian collective lead by Father Yod – who would rename the group as Yahowa 13 later on. Like many of their homebrew recordings, this one is also somewhat of an amateur effort spiked up with subliminal acidic recognition-flashes of tribal jams your ancestors might have cave-dwelled to. The LP is split up into two sidelong tracks built up around extemporaneous sermons carried by improvised late-period psychedelic rock-outs that resonate to the rhythms of your own inner brain waves and tapping right into your endorphine reserves. Soaring distorted guitar, funk-rock piano and organ, female backing vocals, and odd dabs of miscellany set the instrumental mood against which you can erect your own private little sect. In all a fantastic brain-melting disc just like all the other Yahowa 13 related recordings. Getting scarcer with the minute it seems. Price: 500 Euro
2928. YAMADA HIROKAZU, TAKAGI MOTOTERU & YOSHIZAWA MOTOHARU: “Kozan” (Tiara Company – Tiara -001) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint - no defects but some mildew spots visible as usual) Private press released in a tiny edition, believed is that no more than 250 to 300 copies in circulation. Stunning copy (insert is missing) of this hardcore free blasting jazz monster lead by silver string mangler Yamada Hirokazu. Yamada is the real revelation on this album. Yamada wrestles with his six strings in an utterly unique way, giving a whole new meaning and insight into improvisation and free jazz for that matter. Most of the time his contributions are confined to metal stringed acoustic sprees that are strongly rigorous and rhythmic in style, reminiscent in some ways to the Andalusian gypsies if only they might have emigrated as far as Japan. The warm flamenco like tone clusters he exerts out of his instrument give the collision with the other improvisational heads on this disc an insectoid fluttering like quality, sounding a bit like moth-wings descending upon a microphone and building up percussively with an electronic rhythm exerted from the metal strings. His vocabulary is totally unique, bringing out the austere qualities of Yoshizawa and Mototeru more clearly, framing it more elegantly and his treatments add architectonic space spiced up with its echo and digitally-clipped rapid strumming. Yet subsequent movements on this disc are simultaneously tentative, light and all incinerating, fragmentary hesitant, brimming over with expected momentum and a drive of towards traditional warmth of a mathematical hall-of mirrors, all the time without ever losing his signature identity. Yamada just sounds like no one else and like a speed-freak flamenco hooligan he rushes into utterly rabble-rousing improvisational waters. Takagi Mototeru meets him head on, junking up his bottlenecked Andalusian stylings with all inflammatory barbarous and poisonous sax rattles. Yoshizawa collides with both mid-way through, invigorating the battle front action with his home-made six stringed bass, manipulating it and evoking sounds like a muffled rolling thunder. Still at other times, Yamada sets out in a Fahey-esque mood, caressing his strings with much affection and creating a perfect counter-balance to the violent action that took place between the other grooves. In short, this is one of the most interesting Japanese improve discs I have heard in a long time. Scarce beyond belief, private press and xxx ltd copies in circulation. It slipped between the cracks of obscurity and lay dormant way too long. Time to re-evaluate this torcher. All time highest recommendation. You have heard nothing like it yet. Price: 575 Euro
2929. YAMAGUCHI MABUMI QUARTET: “Leeward” (Union Records – GU-5007) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Small PROMO-Only Photo Still: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Bloody rare Japan 1st original PROMO press issue from 1978 of this killer and stupidly rare spiritual jazz slide, all complete with insanely rare OBI.The album features carefully arranged sparse sounds that are skilfully integrated to enhance the extended tracks, which showcase the expressive artistry of reed musician Mabumi Yamaguchi. This is the second release from saxophonist Masafumi Yamaguchi, recognized for his work with George Otsuka and Hiromasa Suzuki. The recording ranges from the captivating, rhythmically engaging jazz of "Dawn," to the energetic "Distant Thunder," and the uplifting "Leeward." Notable contributions come from Ichiro Doi, Kunio Sakurai, and Hideo Sekine. Each composition occupies approximately half of a record side, totalling four tracks, and features Yamaguchi’s introspective solos on tenor and soprano saxophone. These performances are complemented by Fender Rhodes electric piano on most pieces, as well as gradually intensifying bass and drums, culminating in a rich, full sound by the album's conclusion. The result is a compelling and evocative collection that balances power with lyrical depth. Just beautiful and all killer but sadly insanely rare with obi present. Price: Offers!!!!

2930. YAMASH’TA & The HORIZON w/ STOMU YAMASHITA, SATO MASAHIKO, KOSUGI TAKEHISA & SAKURAI HIDEAKIRA: “Sunrise From West Sea – Yamash’ta & the Horizon Live” (King Records/ LONDON – SLC(J)-359) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint/ OBI: Near Mint). Complete with always-missing insert and damned rare OBI. Mega rare original copy of Japanese experimental psyched out head-trip whirlpool of improvisational interplay. Comes with always missing insert. In short this is a clash of the titans. It's a true master-piece for this genre, however never reissued yet for some reasons. Recorded live at Yamaha Hall, Tokyo 1971, featuring Stomu Yamashita (percussion), Masahiko Sato (electronic organ, who released another insanely rare album called “Amalgamation” under Sato Masahiko and the Soundbreakers banner), Takehisa Kosugi (electronic violin, a main man of Taj Mahal Travelers) and Hideakira Sakurai (electronic koto, shamisen, percussion). Housed in terrific acid leaking gatefold cover art that perfectly matches the glorious music housed inside.  Copies just never ever surface anymore in this part of the universe and it has been a while I have one to spare. If you dig Taj Mahal Travelers, East Bionic Symphonia and assorted improvisational psyched out interplay than this monster has written “you” all over it. Massive to say the least and so bloody, insanely rare and above all in amazing condition. Record is NM and clean as can be, the gatefold jacket has no damages apart from a little minimal crease on back of the gatefold, so strictly graded at NM/ EX++. Don’t sleep on this one, comes quite cheap and amazing condition. Hardly ever surfaces these days with obi. Price: 600 Euro
2931. YAMASHITA YOSUKE TRIO: “Mina’s Second Theme” (Victor – SMJX-10075) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Bloody rare 1st original 1969 pressing with rare very first gold colored OBI variation, complete with never seen or offered before OBI!!, making this baby an instant bloody rare collectible item.With the 1st issue obi that is has on the bottom the imprint “Victor Ongaku Sagyo Kabushikigaisha”. Recorded on October 14th, 1969, this is again a milestone recording in the history of free jazz in Japan. Right from the start the genius of Yamashita gets hurled in your face like an avalanche of impressive physicality that his piano playing exerts while immediately the harsh and angry tenor of Nakamura Seiichi (the big revelation on this disc) interlocks with Moriyama Takeo’s dynamic and frenzied drumming, making that both circulate like fruit flies over and around Yamashita’s dervish-like twisting and spinning piano centrifugings. He manages to steer the trio right into his simultaneously disarranging and discomposing counterflows of heavy hardcore jazz, creating a turbulence of trepidation. This is free jazz fermenting under a feverish urge to display a dynamic and determined harmonic grounding that is dissonant as well as angry, cubistically disjunctive as well as physically engaging, a collective sonic combustion as well as individualistic subsuming. The whole disc is a stroke of genius and true fire music in the real meaning of the term. A classic Japanese free jazz scorcher, original 1969 pressing, complete with obi in top condition!! Highest possible recommendation. Price: Offers!!!!
2932. YAMASHITA YOSUKE TRIO: “Mina’s Second Theme” (Victor – SMJX-10075) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Bloody rare 1st original 1969 pressing with rare very first gold colored OBI variation. One note – original pressing but with 2nd issue obi – it differs from the 1st issue obi that is has on the bottom the imprint “Victor Ongaku Sagyo Kabushikigaisha” there where the very 1st obi issue has “Victor World Group” printed on it so a slight variation with a huge price cut!! Recorded on October 14th, 1969, this is again a milestone recording in the history of free jazz in Japan. Right from the start the genius of Yamashita gets hurled in your face like an avalanche of impressive physicality that his piano playing exerts while immediately the harsh and angry tenor of Nakamura Seiichi (the big revelation on this disc) interlocks with Moriyama Takeo’s dynamic and frenzied drumming, making that both circulate like fruit flies over and around Yamashita’s dervish-like twisting and spinning piano centrifugings. He manages to steer the trio right into his simultaneously disarranging and discomposing counterflows of heavy hardcore jazz, creating a turbulence of trepidation. This is free jazz fermenting under a feverish urge to display a dynamic and determined harmonic grounding that is dissonant as well as angry, cubistically disjunctive as well as physically engaging, a collective sonic combustion as well as individualistic subsuming. The whole disc is a stroke of genius and true fire music in the real meaning of the term. A classic Japanese free jazz scorcher, original 1969 pressing, complete with obi in top condition!! Highest possible recommendation. Price: 450 Euro

2933. YAMASHITA YOSUKE TRIO: “Mokujiki” (Victor Records – SMJX-10088) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint ~ Mint). Another vintage cornerstone of the Japanese first wave free jazz pantheon. Classic first wave trio line-up with Yamashita manning the ivory keys, Nakamura Seiichi fire-breathing on tenor and soprano saxophone with Moriyama Takeo’s dynamic and frenzied drumming interlocking perfectly and catapulting the whole affair into the stratosphere. When the first burst of sonic madness comes in, it is every bit as violent as the intervening action. Clangorous piano chords burst in over a kaleidoscopic array of sax and drum interaction, flying aloft and with impetuous roar pursues the foaming surges of water breaking on rocks, making it feel as if the trio is engaged in trench warfare. The particular chemistry & poetry between these three players is furiously alive. Drums skitter in freefall, as Yosuke Yamashita’s piano-playing veers from modal jazz to free atonality, switching dance partners from Alice Coltrane to Anton Webern while Nakamura makes you feel like standing in the midst of a prison riot in full swing with Moriyama keeping the beat amidst tears and fist shaking tirades. This is the real deal a free jazz king-hell, highlife fuck-around sonic experience from start to finish. Bloody rare first original pressing all complete with rare obi and in top condition. One of the hardest to track down of Yamashita Yosuke’s early releases. First copy I have in over a decade. Price: Offers!!!
2934. YAMASHITA YOSUKE TRIO: “Dancing Kojiki – Intro & Theme; Mokujiki – Jul. 1969 in Waseda” (Maro Records) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint ~ Mint/ OBI: Near Mint/ Booklet: Near Mint). Privately released free jazz monster that hit the streets in April 1971 in supposedly a micro edition of 250 copies. This copy has the always-missing RARE OBI and the booklet present!!! The label itself was established by actor and Butoh dancer Miga Akago with the sole intention of releasing this vintage archival material, making that this release is the single one to have ever come out on the Maro Records imprint. The sound was culled from the Tokyo 12 Channel television station who had recorded Yamashita Trio’s concert of July 1969 at the Waseda University and subsequently also issued it as the video “Document Seishun”. But that aside, the material on this disc is just a vicious racket of free form interplay of the highest echelon. At this time, the inaugural trio was besides Yamashita freewheeling on the keys made up out of Nakamura S. howling away at the sax like a werewolf in heat and Moriyama T. pounding away on the drums like a tsunami rolling with a thunderous behemoth force into a remote fishing village, flattening all that comes into its way. The three of them raised hell and resurrected Cain along the way. If the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse had to generate a sound to accompany them upon Judgment Day, this would be it and nobody would be spared. A terrifying whirlwind of sonic furry. Hardcore free jazz at its most incinerating. Killer material. With obi present, this one hardly ever turns up! Price: 600 Euro
2935. YAMASHITA YOSUKE TRIO: “Concert In New Jazz” (Union Records – UPS-2011) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Never seen before WHITE label PROMO complete with OBI! The rarest Yamashita Yosuke Trio record complete with obi, as released in September 1969. Top condition!!! Grab on to something solid. You’re in for a head spinning mind fuck that will paralyze all your senses. This is heavy shit and one of the hardest blowing free jazz artifacts to come out of Japan. Recorded live in 1969, the Yamashita Yosuke Trio – a power trio in their own right – set out in the calm eye of the hurricane and unleashes quickly a surreal whirlwind of jet-blasting all scorching free jazzing power interpolating with heavy teeth-grinding frantic moves, shuffling, cries, shrieks, piano bashing, spastic puffing and demonic exorcising Neanderthal drum rolls as if they set out to re-erupt the Krakatau through a series of ravaging high tension moves that result in high voltage sonic reactions. The sounds are great and are unlikely anything you have ever heard by them before. This heavy blast of freedom recorded here comes close to experiencing the actual fire-breathing whirlwind in person in real time. Ominously heavy, soul scorching, deliriously insane, the Trio acts as if on fire, Yamashita Yosuke’s is busy folding and manipulating space whilst pounding and kicking the living daylights out of his piano, interlocking at the same time with Nakamura’s howling saxophone antics and Moriyama’s propelling drum rolls. The Trio’s power antics excavate sub-conscious and primal impulses that make you feel like standing in the midst of a prison riot in full swing. Like a soaring whirlwind of freshly unleashed and freely roaring all incinerating power jazz trio, they rip jazz modes apart like a pile of cheap hay, producing all the proper ingredients for an outrage. Heavy shit. This record is like a cloud of hellish intensity come down straight at you. Original 1969 pressing complete with obi and extremely rare. Complete copies with obi just do not exist anymore these days. Without a doubt, his rarest disc and what a killer slide it is. Price: Offers!!!
2936. YAMASHITA YOSUKE TRIO: “April Fool – Coming Muhammad Ali” (April Fool – No.197241) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint). Rare 1972 Japanese free jazz private pressing. Recorded at the end 1971 and released privately the following year in a limited pressing, the trio consists here out of Yosuke Yamashita: piano, Seiichi Nakamura: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone and Takeo Moriyama: drums. The trio unleash some heavy free jazz fire that gets cut up and spliced down with sound snippets that include Muhammad Ali speaking at press conferences and in an interview; sounds of his training; and an announcer's introduction and the 11-year-old singer Little Dion's rendition of the U.S. national anthem before Ali's fight. The end result is fierce fire music, breathing out volcanic washes of hot lava that get interspersed with cut & paste/ musique concrete –like sound bites, which give the tumultuous teeth-grinding frenzy an extra dimension. This would be the last recording by the classic trio that rips the sonic apart like a pile of cheap hay. Brutally astonishing and a mind-blowing classic!!! Price: 275 Euro
2937. YAMASHITA YOSUKE TRIO: “Up To Date – Live ’75.4.28” (Crown Records - JAW-2001-2) (2 LP Set: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Triple Gatefold Insert: Mint/ OBI: Excellent ~ Near Mint). Killer Japanese free jazz beast. First original pressing from 1975 that leaves no stone unturned. This oen turns up regularly – however an all complete copy with OBI just about never. Personally, it is the first time I could get my hands upon a copy with the obi present. Obi is so rare, not many people have a copy with it. The music on the other hand, all incinerating live recording with Yamashita in top form and the Trio delivers one of their finest recordings ever, gushing out, wave after wave of molten hot improvisation lava workouts, burst of energy that put the heat into Fire Music all over again. Dead stone classic. Next to impossible to score with the OBI present, first time I could have a copy with the obi so…beautiful and highly essential. Killer Japanese free jazz torcher!!! Price: 150 Euro
2938. YAMAYA HATSUO with J.A. SEAZER & HACHIMITSU PIE: “Yamaya Hatsuo no Horo Shishu – Shinjuku” (Victor – SF-1045) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Booklet: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Heavy rarity alert!! All complete with OBI!!! Released in November 1974, original press and not many copies are around due to the depressing sales and the eventual withdrawal of the album. This masterpiece of Japanese psychedelic outsider folk is one of my all time favorite discs. I had been hunting this one down for ages and now is the first time I can offer a totally mint copy up for grabs. Like the discs’ atmosphere already hints at upon playing, poet and old skool rural country dweller Yamaya gets here on all the compositions and texts assisted by wunderkind of the avant-garde Terayama Shuji (see Tenjosajiki and consorts) who provides the whole project with its unique blueprint. This bohemian rhapsody gets further more underscored by musical dervishes J.A. Seazer, Hachimitsupai and Agata Morio amongst others. So what does it sound like? Well that is a whole different affair and probably not many non-Japanese will be able to enjoy the delicate beauty of this gem. Like the title already hints at, Yamaya who came down from the deep country side finally struck down in cosmopolitan Tokyo’s Shinjuku district. There he graces through song and poetry the evaporating Taisho and Showa sleaziness of the district that is hastily making way for modernity to seep in. It is like an archeological treasure set to music, trying to catch a whiff of the fleeting time and charms of the past, a past you will be unfamiliar with unleash you could sniff it put about 50 or 70 years ago. Ranging from drunken balladeries to erotic reveries and kayokyoku excursions, the whole affairs brings to life the atmosphere that hovered over Shinjuku during the early sixties till the very early seventies, an atmosphere of downtown leaze, jazz bars run by old timers, street vendors, hookers and hustlers. He eloquently evokes the whole fluid surrounding of glorified tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar that ruled the area. This musical journey transcends genres such as folk, acid folk, loner folk, field recordings, psych and so much more, it encapsulates all yet it remains in a world of its own where genres do not apply. This is timeless music, beauty carved out of stone and collected sound, a personal diary set to music. People who like their music neatly catalogued and labeled should not try to break into this one, you won’t be able to get it. However, if you are a bit open minded, would like to have a peak unto what lies beyond everyone’s musical horizon and are not afraid of trying to come to terms with a music al piece even if it takes considerable time to grasp it all, then I cannot recommend this one strongly enough. And still it never fails to sound uniquely Japanese, unlike any other disc you may have heard, be it gagaku, shamisen strummings or the Flower Traveling Band, this one encapsulates and goes way beyond that all. This disc had me haunted for years, first on tape, then the CD version and finally when the bug fully bite through I went hunting the vinyl down. Life has not been the same ever since. First time I have seen a 2nd copy and the 1st time I can offer you this spare. These babies are so bloody rare it makes my ears and eyes bleed vinegar. Comes in a beautiful drawn jacket and gold lacquered like front jacket and booklet. Obi also intact. Highest possible recommendation and almost a give away price. Price: 550 Euro
2939. YANAGIDA HIRO: “Hirocosmos” (CBS Sony – SX-74) (Record: Near Mint ~ MINT/ Jacket: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Insert: Near Mint/ OBI: Near Mint). WHITE LABEL PROMO issue with OBI and Insert present!!!! TOP COPY!! Rare original that is recently getting damned hard to track down. Another totally vanished and ear bleedingly rare gem out of Japan’s psychedelic history, this was Yanagida Hiro’s (ex-Apryl Fool, Food Brain, Sato Masahiko & Soundbreakers, Floral, etc) second solo album released in 1973. Original near mint copy, they hardly ever surface anymore and if they do they certainly do not come in a nicer shape than this copy. The music is also just stellar and can be best described and as a mixture between Miles Davis electric mid-seventies electric period (minus the horns) cross-breeding with fusion and psychedelic elements, some snippets of unbridled improvisational jams and extended spun out instrumental tracks. Swirling key changes, synth driven organic whirlpools of exotic bliss, rigid time changes, swift communicative interplay that touches on freak out jams as well as on sweet oozing interludes. A real sonic gem, and probably the best disc ever made to accompany your autumn feelings of fleeting summer lust and last upsurges of vitality before winter settles in. One of the key recordings out of Japan’s psychedelic and progressive rock history and much in demand although never offered these days. Stunningly great original press. Mega recommended. Price: Offers!!!!
2940. The YARDBIRDS: “For Your Love b/w Happening’s Ten Years Time Ago” (Odeon – OR-2291) (Red Wax 7 Inch Single Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Gatefold Picture Sleeve: Near Mint – sate stamp inside gatefold/ Company Inner Sleeve: Near Mint). Top condition Japan original 1st press single issue that comes on blood red wax and is housed in Japan only gatefold picture sleeve. Top condition and hard to dig up in top shape psychedelic head jammer. Price: 275 Euro
2941. YARDBIRDS: “Five Live Yardbirds” (Columbia – 33SX-1677) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Company Inner Sleeve: Near Mint) Very first 1964 original UK Mono pressing in amazing condition – just flawless – on the black and blue Columbia label with XAX 2725-1N/ XAX 2726-1N matrixes and 1GD : 1L Mother stampers. Comes with the EMITEX company inner sleeve. “Here is a rare animal – a live album from a major 60s band that actually males sense, is great even. Like a well-oiled locomotive, the Yardbirds roll and groove their way through ten classics and obscurities from the US R&B scene, several of which the group made their own for decades to follow. Cheered on by an enthusiastic Marquee crowd, Keith Relf and Eric Clapton engage in a series of harmonica-guitar battles with outstanding peaks reached in a blazing ‘Too Much Monkey Business’, a surging ‘Smokestack Lightnin’ and of course the rave-up blueprint par excellence ‘I Am A Man’. The recording has the presence and dynamics (often lost on inferior reissues) to bring the band right into your living room and all over this is a British Beat classic no happy homestead can do without. Its historical importance cannot be overestimated, especially in America, where four of the best tracks made up one half of the massively influential Having A rave Up album.” (PL – Galactic Ramble) Top condition, next to impossible to upgrade upon very first UK MONO pressing. One of kind piece in this condition so… Price: Offers!!!!

2942. YARDBIRDS: “Five Live Yardbirds” (Odeon – OP-7479) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Company Inner Sleeve: Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint) Japan first original pressing that comes on RED WAX and in amazing condition, impossible to ever upgrade upon. “Here is a rare animal – a live album from a major 60s band that actually makes sense, is great even. Like a well-oiled locomotive, the Yardbirds roll and groove their way through ten classics and obscurities from the US R&B scene, several of which the group made their own for decades to follow. Cheered on by an enthusiastic Marquee crowd, Keith Relf and Eric Clapton engage in a series of harmonica-guitar battles with outstanding peaks reached in a blazing ‘Too Much Monkey Business’, a surging ‘Smokestack Lightnin’ and of course the rave-up blueprint par excellence ‘I Am A Man’. The recording has the presence and dynamics (often lost on inferior reissues) to bring the band right into your living room and all over this is a British Beat classic no happy homestead can do without. Its historical importance cannot be overestimated, especially in America, where four of the best tracks made up one half of the massively influential Having A rave Up album.” (PL – Galactic Ramble) Top condition, next to impossible to upgrade upon. Red wax, killer sound and so bloody rare….Price: Offers!!!!
2943. YARDBIRDS: “Roger The Engineer” (Columbia – SX-6063) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Flip Back Jacket: Near Mint ~ Mint / Company Inner Sleeve: Near Mint). Top-notch copy, 1966 UK first original MONO pressing on the Blue & Black Columbia label that comes housed in a coated flip back sleeve. Very first pressing with the Tax code “KT”, embossed on Side A and with earliest Matrix numbers in the Runout Side A: XAX 3126-1 and Matrix / Runout side B: XAX 3127-1A. No spindle marks. A classic, this being the rare original UK first MONO pressing housed in front laminated flip back jacket. Top copy – virginal time machine condition. You will be hard pressed to ever find an upgrade condition copy for this one so…to shape… so…Price: Offers!!!
2944. YARDBIRDS: “Psychedelic No Ace aka Roger The Engineer” (Odeon Records – OP-8243) (Record: Near Mint/ Flip Back Jacket: Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint/ Company Inner Sleeve: Near Mint/ OBI: Near MINT). Bloody rare Japanese high quality 1st original pressing from 1967 that comes on bloody red vinyl. This one is the – no shit – monster rare all complete copy with OBI. Only once did I briefly see a copy with obi and that was 15 years ago and since then…just NEVER!!! By 1966 the Yardbirds had the respect of every young guitar-slinger in London due to their main axe man, Jeff Beck. Having replaced the more puritanical Eric Clapton in 1965, Beck had to both contend with an audience who missed the bluesman’s authentic tones and also management who couldn’t decide whether the band would be an out and out pop combo or retain their earlier R’n’B credibility that had made Five Live Yardbirds such a hit during the Blues boom. Luckily for Beck, the nascent strains of psychedelia were just around the corner, fitting nicely with his disregard for anything approaching the straight playing of six strings. Here, Beck demonstrated a stinging attack and ability to coax weird sounds from his guitar. Now with ballads like "Heart Full Of Soul" and "Shapes Of Things" he was given license to unleash the full fuzz terror of his proto metal stylings. And as a result, this baby burns like sucking the hot exhaust fumes from a Harley Davidson’s tailpipe. Top copy of this UK psychedelic garage onslaught masterpiece. Never have I had copy on red wax, all complete with the monstrously rare first issue obi (same one as the 1st Pink Floyd LP), next to impossible to ever upgrade upon. Bloody rare 1st original Japanese pressing in great condition and on BLOODY RED WAX and with OBI!!!! Price: Offers!!!!!
2945. YARDBIRDS: “Roger The Engineer – yardbirds Featuring Jeff Beck” (Odeon – EOP-804513) (Record: Near Mint/ Textured Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ 4-Paged Insert: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Top-notch copy, complete with rare obi – seldomly seen WHITE label PROMO issue. “Jeff Beck was the Yardbirds' lead guitarist for less than two years, but that was enough time for him to come up with a career's worth of mean, ungodly guitar screams. With Beck on board, the Yardbirds were an eruption of Swinging London noise, ripping all the country out of the blues for pure urban flash, sinister and slinky at the same time. The Yardbirds' previous guitarist, Eric Clapton, had been their blues conscience, quitting in disgust after their 1965 pop hit "For Your Love." Barely out of his teens, Beck replaced him but didn't even bother trying to duplicate Clapton's blues scholarship; Beck had his own sound, and he got it all onto the Yardbirds' 1966 classic Roger the Engineer, unreeling his brilliant pyrodelic riffs. Most English rockers sank themselves by imitating the sinuous midtempo pulse of Chicago blues until the beat just turned into vanilla fudge. Beck's 'Birds stayed out of that trap by pushing the rhythm to its outer extremes, speeding up the fast ones into manic garage-band rush while slowing down for ominous garage-Gregorian psychodirges. The dynamics were intense: Check out the way "Lost Woman" starts out loud, simmers down and then bursts into a screech-freak feedback crescendo before melting down to primal rock & roll, all in just over three minutes. Behind the guitars -- Beck on lead, Chris Dreja on rhythm -- drummer Jim McCarty and bassist Paul Samwell-Smith raced the engine, and singer Keith Relf's medieval fountain-of-sorrow brooding was one spooky sound. P Only the weaker tracks on Roger the Engineer are straight blues. "Over Under Sideways Down" is a spacey guitar adventure over tough frat-rock bass, the guys yelling "Hey!" on the one while Beck plays his vaguely Arabic lead riff. "He's Always There" is a bizarre love triangle of fuzz guitar and bossa nova, while "Turn Into Earth" and "Farewell" are prescient riddles about the dark side of psychedelia. Beck was gone by the end of 1966, but you can see him rip it up with the Yardbirds in the Antonioni film Blow Up. They're obviously intended as symbols of modern urban decadence and alienation, but they're the only sign of life in the movie -- rock & roll as a passionately human romance with the machine.” (Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1999). A classic, this being the rare original Japanese press housed in textured gatefold jacket. WHITE label PROMO with OBI Top copy. Price: 300 Euro
2946. YARDBIRDS: “Roger The Engineer – Yardbirds Featuring Jeff Beck” (Odeon – EOP-804513) (Record: Near Mint/ Textured Gatefold Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint / 4-Paged Insert: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Top-notch copy, complete with rare obi. . A classic, this being the rare original Japanese press housed in textured gatefold jacket. Top copy. Price: 175 Euro
2947. The YARDBIRDS: “Having A Rave Up” (Epic – LN-24177) (Record: MINT – still BAGGY SEALED/ Jacket: Near Mint) Rare US mint condition MONO BAGGY SEALED copy - Featuring two different lineups of the seminal British R&B outfit, this 2nd Yardbirds LP from 1965 distils tracks from their UK debut album Five Live Yardbirds, featuring guitarist Eric Clapton, and a later collection of studio recordings featuring Clapton's replacements, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. It includes several classics, including the almost-hit "Heart Full of Soul," the eastern-influenced drones of "Still I'm Sad" (around this time, every UK band was doing their Indian music thing), and the Ray Davies-like social commentary of "Mister, You're A Better Man Than I." In its original U.S. vinyl release, this album, comprised of several singles and B-sides and was one of the best LPs of the entire British Invasion, ranking on a par with the greatest mid-'60s work of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones; it was also just a step away from being a best-of the Yardbirds as well. No collection has ever outdone the sheer compactness and high quality of Having a Rave Up. Damned rare BAGGY SEALED MONO original 1965 pressing in TOP condition – damned rare in baggy sealed condition and possibly a one-off chance to wheel in that perfect condition copy. Price: 600 Euro
2948. YASHIRO KAZUO TRIO: “Black Nag” (Nippon Columbia – XMS-10015-CT) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint) Japan 1st press original from 1969 all complete with rare “New Stream Jazz – Takt Jazz Series” OBI and this copy being the WHITE label PROMO issue. Rare classic Japan jazzy piano trio. Price: 450 Euro
2949. YASUMI NO KUNI: “S/T” (URC Records – UX-8026) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ OBI: Mint). TOP COPY complete with always missing OBI!! Here you have a first rare pressing of this all time excellent psychedelic folk album, released in 1972 and housed in a fold out jacket. Second editions came out in a single jacket. Both editions are rare these days but this first press edition is getting quite difficult to lay yer hands upon and is still largely undetected by foreign collecting lunatics. But that is bound to change, which will push up the prices tremendously. The personal of Yasumi no Kuni is centered around singer/songwriter Teruyuki Takahashi (vocals and guitar). From the late 1960s until the early 1970s, all of the later period Jacks members (except Yoshio Hayakawa, who instead produced this sonic gem) -Hitoshi Tanino (bass), Hiro Tsunoda (drums) and Takasuke Kida (flute, vibraphone, saxophone, trumpet, keyboards – of Melting Glass Box fame)- had joined as the backing musicians. This album was released on URC in 1972 (this one here is that pressing), as one album that included seven tracks from their first privately released album 'Yasumi no Kuni' (directed by Yoshio Hayakawa. Released in 1969 as a limited edition for URC club members only. The disc came out in an edition of a couple of hundred copies. The B-side was coupled with “Nobuyasu Okabayashi Recital”, so it can nor really be regarded as a 1st full-length album) and five tracks from their second album “Fy Fan” (produced in 1972, but not released, until the late 1980’ties). So this disc was their actual first full-length album. A true psychedelic acid folk gem that will elevate your limpid parts right out of your sofa. Mind-bendingly great psych/acid folk rock filled with a sense of loneliness, bleakness, deprivation, galactic space, nihility, fallacious reasoning and enough eternal smiles to betray the emptiness inside. Stellar stuff and extremely rare 1st pressing. Yasumi no Kuni…alone can answer all your longings and fill every vacuity of your soul. Recommended to those who like Jacks, Hayakawa Yoshio’s 1st solo album, Melting Glass Box, and assorted travelers. Copies complete with obi are getting next-to-impossible to dig up these days. Price: 200 Euro
2950. YOSHI WADA: “Lament for the Rise and Fall of the Elephantine Crocodile” (India Navigation – IN-3025) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint, still in shrink). “Best known for his work as part of the Fluxus collective, sound artist Yoshi Wada only released two albums, the rarest of which is reissued here. 1981's Lament For The Rise And Fall Of The Elephantine Crocodile contains two pieces: one half-hour vocal drone focusing on overtones in a reverberant space, and another, slightly longer piece based on a bagpipe-like homemade instrument, which drones in a magnificently aggressive fashion exhaustively. On this piece you can certainly hear the connection between Wada and cohort la Monte Young, but there's also a real similarity between this latter composition and Jim O'Rourke's early organ drones. These pieces present a similar illusion of featureless, complete temporal stasis, with sustain spiraling off into infinity. Which, in case you're unclear on the matter, would be a good thing. Highly Recommended.” (Boomkat) Price: 275 Euro
2951. YOSHI WADA: “Off The Wall” (FMP – SAJ-49) (Record: Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Mint). Freakingly rare and TOP copy. “Fluxus artists and Japanese underground minimalist Yoshi Wada. Off The Wall was the second of Wada’s ‘official’ albums, released in 1985 by FMP, and to my mind it’s the best of his available recordings, surpassing even The Rise And Fall.. in terms of brain-bending psychoactive power. Scored for twin bagpipes, organ and percussion this one conflates the higher-minded logic of Terry Riley, LaMonte Young and Tony Conrad with the hallelujah sound of the Albert Ayler Orchestra to birth a truly singular future-primitive hybrid, with fathoms of microtone-rich tones enveloped by huge organic drones, ancient folk tunes and dizzying harmonics.” (David Keenan – VT). Price: 375 Euro
2952. YOSHI WADA: “Earth Horns with Electric Drone” (EM Records – Omega Point – ) (3 LP Set: Mint/ Jacket: Mint/ inserts: mint). 　Completely evaporated item, killer from start to finish. “The long drone is a meditative musical form that rewards patience and, ultimately, forgetting. This fourth and final EM Records reissue of minimalist works by Fluxus artist Wada is a live performance from 1974. Four specially prepared long-necked horns are played then electronically recycled to harmonize with the room's natural resonance. Despite the extended duration (77 minutes of the original 160-plus minute performance) and arguable stasis of the sound there is an ever-present humanity to the piece. Unlike purely electronic drone constructions (like Jim O'Rourke's recently reissued Long Night), the players' limitations of breath and wavering tone due to the odd instrumental properties keep their presence more obvious. Also, the live recording picks up extraneous room noises such as irritated baby, a woman with a throat tickle and chair legs scraping from time to time. At its heart Earth Horns is an immersive experience, almost like a floating isolation tank, which comes from paying less direct attention, forgetting the sound and even yourself.” (Exclaim.Ca). Price: 100 Euro
2953. YOSHIZAWA MOTOHARU: “Wareta Kagami Mata Wa Kaseki no Tori – Cracking Mirror and/or The Fossil Bird – Motoharu Yoshizawa Bass Fragments” (ALM Records – AL-6) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Obi: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Insert: VG++). First original pressing complete with rarely seen 1st issue obi and one of the rarest and hardest to track down albums on the magnificent ALM record label, especially all complete with mega rare obi. Another brilliant totally vanished free jazz classic by all-time great bass virtuoso Yoshizawa Motoharu who has played with Abe Kaoru, Haino Keiji, Mikami Kan, Takagi Mototeru, Derek Bailey, Steve Lacey, Butch Morris and everyone who has any name on the free hardcore blowing jazz circuit. Killer material and almost impossible to trace these days. Sadly, enough almost nobody outside of Japan's borders acknowledges the greatness of Yoshizawa, which once again is sad because the real gems remain undetected and untouched. Beautifully executed free-roaming improvisations that are driven by Yoshizawa’s understated molecular-shifting bass pulsations, a spartan and almost skeleton machinery of an underdog operation. One word of advice, don't wait until some bum hypes this up one day in a magazine of some sort. Believe your own ears and instinct and check this subliminal stuff out. Forget reviewers, trust your own instincts for a change. Stellar stuff and rare mid-seventies free improvisation workouts. Again, stuff for the more advanced listeners out there. But sadly, this title is getting impossibly rare especially with obi. First one to drop in my lap in over a decade. Price: 400 Euro
2954. YOSHIZAWA MOTOHARU: “Inland Fish” (Trio Records – PAP-9020) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Obi: Mint/ Liner notes insert: Mint) Japan very first press issue all complete with rare first issue obi. Another one of those all-time classic free blasting discs. Recorded live in concert in 1974 that was organized by the as legendary figure, free jazz promoter, all round provocateur and essayist on obscure music and existentialism Aida Akira, “Inland Fish” sees legendary contrabass virtuoso innovator improviser Yoshizawa Motoharu ripping through and excavating some previously undetected sound spheres, creating elaborate and highly challenging excursions into death space. On side two, he gets backed up by free hitting drum wonder and skin manipulator Yoshisaburo Toyozumi, who is responsible for pushing the levels of excitement towards stratospheric heights by interlarding Yoshizawa’s lonesome excursions with well-aimed drum salvos that stir up a conversational pattern with Yoshizawa’s abstractly tinted bass lines. Brilliant stuff and getting ooh so scarce, like most interesting titles of Japan’s free jazz scene. This copy is as mint as can be, everything is intact and the disc comes with the almost never seen obi, so go figure the scarcity. Stunningly beautiful copy for even greater music. Price: 175 Euro
2955. YOSHIZAWA MOTOHARU:“Outfit Bass Solo – 2 1/2” (Trio Records – PA-3165) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint). Scarce pressing complete with obi! Another brilliant totally vanished free jazz classic by all-time great bass virtuoso Yoshizawa Motoharu who has played with Abe, Haino, Mikami, Takagi Mototeru, Derek Bailey, Steve Lacey, Butch Morris and everyone who has any name on the free hardcore blowing jazz circuit. Killer material and almost impossible to trace these days. Sadly, enough almost nobody outside of Japan's borders acknowledges the greatness of Yoshizawa, which once again is sad because the real gems remain undetected and untouched. One word of advice don't wait until some bum hypes this up one day in a magazine of some sort. Believe your own ears and instincts and check this subliminal stuff out. Forget reviewers, trust your own instincts for a change. Stellar stuff and rare mid-seventies free improvisation workouts. Again, stuff for the more advanced listeners out there. Price: 75 Euro
2956. YOUNG, LARRY:“Into Something” (Blue Note/ Toshiba EMI – BN4187) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Jacket: Mint/ Insert: Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Top condition Japanese high quality pressing all complete with rare obi. An incredible album from the man that changed the way the world hears the Hammond! This album was Larry Young's first for Blue Note and it's a mind-blowing batch of tunes that push the organ into realms that had never been heard of in jazz. Young's got a real penchant for a modal groove that no doubt inspired by his friend and sometimes collaborator John Coltrane and he's working here with a totally hip group that includes Sam Rivers, Grant Green, and Elvin Jones. The tunes are amazing, dancing with delight as they push the envelope, but never go too far to get overindulgent and the album's filled with classics that include Green's wonderful composition "Plaza De Toros". Essential!!! Price: 100 Euro
2957. YOUNG, LARRY: “Heaven On Earth” (Blue Note/ Toshiba Japan – BST-84304) (Record: Near Mint/ Jackey: Near Mint/ 4-Paged Insert: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Japan original pressing with obi – Promo copy. Organist Larry Young who really found his own sound back in 1965 with the classic Unity album, is deep in the funk on this later Blue Note album. With altoist Byard Lancaster, tenor saxophonist Herbert Morgan, guitarist George Benson and drummer Eddie Gladden completing the quintet, there are some explorative solos but the less imaginative funk rhythms lower the content of the music somewhat. Larry’s wife Althea Young  has an effective vocal on "My Funny Valentine. Price: 50 Euro
2958. YOUNG, LARRY: “Lawrence Of Newark” (Perception – PLP-34) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint – still housed in shrink/ Insert: Near Mint/ Obi: Mint – still housed in shrink). Original 1973 1st Japanese high-quality pressing all complete with obi. “The late Larry Young was an organist whose fairly brief career had lots of highs and very few middles or lows. Take this session from 1973 -- his first non-Blue Note date as a leader and post-Lifetime -- as a for instance. It is startling for its fresh look at how the organ is used in jazz and in improvisation, period. On Lawrence of Newark, Young enlisted a host of younger New York session cats who were hanging around the fringes of the funk and avant-garde scenes -- James Blood Ulmer, trumpeter Charles MacGee, Cedric Lawson, and about a dozen others all jumped into Young's dark and freaky musical stew. Made up of only five tracks, rhythm is the hallmark of the date as evidenced by the conga and contrabass intro to "Sunshine Fly Away." Deirdre Johnson's cello opens up a droning modal line for Young to slide his organ over in what passes for a melody but is more of an idea for a theme and a trio of variations. Armen Halburian's congas echo the accents at the end of the drum kit and Young's own tapering pronouncements moving back and forth between two and four chords with a host of improvisers inducing a transcendent harmonic hypnosis. The centerpiece of the album is "Khalid of Space Pt. 2: Welcome." Sun Ra's edict about all of his musicians being percussionists holds almost literally true in Young's case. The soprano saxophonist sounds as if it could be Sonny Fortune (billed as "mystery guest"), but he's way out on an Eastern modal limb. Young's right hand is punching home the counterpoint rhythm as Abdul Shadi runs all over his kit. Blood Ulmer is accenting the end of each line with overdriven power chords, and various bells, drums, congas, and djembes enter and depart the mix mysteriously. Young is digging deep into the minor and open drone chords, signaling -- à la Miles -- changes in intonation, tempo, and frequency of rhythmic attack. And the cut never loses its pocket funk for all that improvisation. It's steamy, dark, brooding, and saturated with groove. Awesome.” (AllMusic – Thom Jurek). Top copy, hard to find in such clean condition as this one here. Rarely surfaces with obi – all is as virginal as can be. Price: 450 Euro
2959. YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS: “Colossal Youth” (Rough Trade/ Japan Record – RTL-3) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Obi: Mint/ Poster: Mint/ Insert: Mint/ card: Mint). Very scarce high-quality Japanese first original pressing all complete with poster + Insert + card + OBI. Young Marble Giants’ Colossal Youth is a collection of sparse, evocative tunes emphasizing Alison Statton’s floating vocals and minimal guitar/organ/bass/drum machine arrangements. Comparable to little else from its time or since, this is rock music at its most austere. The original album had 15 songs and every single one is a killer, stripped won of all pretentions and instead crammed to bursting with minimalist loner youthful angst vibes. Price: 150 Euro
2960. YOUNG, NEIL: “S/T” (Reprise Records – RS6317) (Record & Gatefold First State Sleeve: SEALED). Wow time to strap in, fasten your seatbelts and put on those dust goggles. I wonder if you have ever seen an item like this being offered for grabs before. What we have here is a SEALED copy of Neil Young’s first album, as far as I know a sealed copy has never been offered before. Let’s be realistic, probably not more than 10 copies of this floating around, maybe even less but then again I am guessing here. Young’s first solo LP, with the first state sleeve and the withdrawn first mix. So maybe you have an unique opportunity here to acquire a one of a kind item, of his other records sealed copies have turned up but his solo debut – as far as I know – no sealed originals have been offered so far. Price: Offers!!!!!!!
2961. YOUNG, NEIL: “S/T” (Warner Japan/ Reprise – P-8121R) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Insert: Mint/ Rock Age Flower Obi: Near Mint). Top condition of rare BLUE LABEL PROMO issue – all complete with pristine first issue Rock Age Flower Obi! Neil’s first ever LP, this copy here being the Japanese pressing as it was released in 1971 on these shores. Top Copy that comes with the hyper scarce Flower Rock Age Obi!!! Well, I suppose everyone is more than familiar with this album, probably one of Neil Young’s finest moments amongst many. Here you have the rare Japanese issue that came with the hardly ever seen Hana/ Flower/ Rock Age obi. Top condition, all is just as good as it gets. Being between Near Mint and Mint and that is a very thin line. Massive. Price: Offers!!!!
2962. YOUNG, NEIL: “S/T” (Warner Japan/ Reprise – P-8121R) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Insert: Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Top condition Japan 2nd press original with 2nd obi variation following the Rock Age obi. Price: 125 Euro
2963. YOUNG, NEIL & CRAZY HORSE: “Ichigo Hakusho aka – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” (Victor World Group – SJET-8277) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Obi: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint). Rare stock copy issue! The RAREST Neil Young release out there – the very first Japanese pressing that was immediately withdrawn from sales a due to a licensing shift from Victor Records to Warner, making that the Victor Records release of this album was withdrawn. It also bearded the Japanese title of “Ichigo Hakusho” the Japanese title given to the “Strawberry Statement” soundtrack that also has some Neil tracks on it. So this mage rare issue comes with the first issue OBI with alternate title, first issue single sleeve design and insert. To make things even more deliriously appealing is the Stock copy version. Never up for sale – this is the true Japan 1st issue pressing of Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere that was – due to a licensing shift between 2 record companies – was withdrawn from sales immediately upon its release, followed by the Warner Japan issue of this slide. But this is the shit…without a single doubt rarest Neil Young release, eclipsing even the Sultans single so…. One of a kind item. Please feel free to go ballistic and lose your sanity for all I care…. Price: Offers!!!!!!
2964. YOUNG, NEIL: “Journey Through The Past” (Reprise/ Warner Pioneer – P-5068~9R) (2 Lp Record Set: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Quadruple Gatefold Sleeve: Near Mint/ 4 Paged Insert: Near Mint/ 2 Individual Imprinted Inner Sleeves: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint) Top condition Japan 1st press original stock copy. Comes all complete and utterly essential according to these humble ears. Dead mint copy for drop dead bottom price, impossible to ever upgrade upon. Price: 75 Euro
2965. YOUNG, NEIL: “Journey Through the Past” (Reprise Japan Press) (2LP set: Near Mint/ Fold Out Jacket: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint/ Imprinted Inner Sleeves: Near Mint). Original Japanese press with cut out foldout cover, complete with imprinted inner sleeves and obi. This is the RARE WHITE label PROMO issue!!! Another stunning Neil Young slide, has the rare obi as well as the imprinted inner sleeves and gimmick gatefold. Great all over. Highest recommendation & Top condition. Price: 150 Euro
2966. YOUNG NEIL & CRAZY HORSE: “Zuma” (Warner Pioneer Japan – reprise – P-1009OR) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint) Original 1975 1st Japanese press issue complete with obi. Damned rare WHITE label PROMO issue. Total classic in superior pressing. Price: 150 Euro

2967. YOUNG, NEIL: “Tonight’s The Night” (Reprise/ Warner Bros. Japan – P-8556R) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Obi: Excellent – small bottom right tear/ wrinkle / Booklet: Near Mint/ 4 Paged Insert: Near Mint). Original 1st Japanese pressing complete with inserts and obi. Damned scarce WHITE label PROMO!!! Neil Young's darkest masterpiece. Everything is in shambles, Crazy Horse constantly threatens to careen out of control, and Young sometimes sounds so depressed it's a wonder he managed to tune his guitar. Recorded in 1973 but not released till 1975, Tonight is Young's most hauntingly powerful album, full of cracked folkie ballads, ferocious rockers and bleak reveries inspired by the heroin deaths of Crazy Horse guitarist Danny Whitten and roadie Bruce Berry. It's a glorious mess, with Young and Crazy Horse thrashing through the wilderness and giving death the finger. Just awesome. First original Japanese pressing on high quality vinyl complete with inserts, gatefold, and obi. Price: 175 Euro

 
2968. YOUNG, NEIL with CRAZY HORSE: “Tonight’s The Night” (Reprise – MS-2221) (Record: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Textured Gatefold Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint – still has original price sticker on back/ Imprinted Inner Sleeve: Excellent/ Booklet Insert: Near Mint). First original US pressing on black colored Reprise label and comes housed in rough textured gatefold sleeve. Price: 150 Euro
2969. YOUNG, NEIL: “Tonight’s The Night” (Reprise – MS-2221) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ 1976 Concert Ticket: Near Mint). Rare Neil Young artifact with signed jacket by Neil Young. Comes with a signature on the front by Neil Young. Some background info: I got this LP from a retired Japanese record executive who attended a Neil Young gig in Osaka back in 1989 (although this ticket dates back to a concert in Osaka of march 5th, 1976) and got his record signed back stage by Neil Young. The whole is in top shape and the signature of Neil is a nice and rare addition. Original 1st issue US pressing from June 1970. Again, to these ears a milestone recording. Top copy with signature and concert ticket!! Price: 300 Euro
2970. YOUNG, NEIL: “Time Fades Away” (Reprise – MS-2151) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Excellent/ Poster: Near Mint). Bloody rare white label promo copy. Original 1973 pressing. The dark haunting brilliance of “Time Fades Away” sits perfectly next to “Tonight’s The Night” and “On The Beach”. This is the heart of darkness of Neil Young’s recorded output. The edgy moody darkness of recording and brilliantly erratic song selection offer a portrait of Neil Young beginning to balance on the edge, trying to cast out and exorcize his demons. This made at the time many of his fan base to turned away but others came just for this chill and stayed forever. Killer recording, rarely seen white label copy up for grabs. Price: 175 Euros
2971. YOUNG, NEIL: “Time Fades Away” (Reprise – P-8375R) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ OBI: Mint/ Poster: Mint/ Insert: Mint). Top copy and all complete high quality Japan 1st original pressing from 1973. The dark haunting brilliance of “Time Fades Away” sits perfectly next to “Tonight’s The Night” and “On The Beach”. This is the heart of darkness of Neil Young’s recorded output. The edgy moody darkness of recording and brilliantly erratic song selection offer a portrait of Neil Young beginning to balance on the edge, trying to cast out and exorcize his demons. This made at the time many of his fan base to turned away but others came just for this chill and stayed forever. Killer recording, first time I have an original 1973 Japanese pressing up for grabs all complete with obi and all the rest. Top copy. Price: 75 Euro

2972. YOUNG, NEIL & THE SHOCKING PINKS: “Everybody’s Rockin’” (Geffen Records/ CBS Sony Japan – 25AP-2689) (Record: Mint/ Jacket: Mint, still in shrink/ Capsule Obi: Mint, still in shrink/ Insert: Mint) Original first Japanese press issue from 1983. A largely overlooked but nevertheless a fantastic Neil album. During the 1980s Neil Young confused a lot of people. A lot of people in the ’80s would be an understatement. He began the decade with ‘Hawks and Doves,’ a fairly straight-ahead, somewhat country-lined rock album. He followed it with the brash, and often repetitive, ‘Re-Ac-Tor’ with Crazy Horse, cranking up the guitars once again. Trans, an album inspired by, and based on, electronic sounds, followed this. It confused the shit out of people and also out of his newfound label Geffen. Young’s next stop was straightforward country music. He delivered an album to Geffen made up of authentic, old school country songs. But by this point, Geffen, totally confused by Young’s genre jumping, rejected the album and told Young that he needed to make a real rock ‘n’ roll record. Young, in turn, took those instructions at face value. “They told me they wanted me to play rock ‘n’ roll, and told me I didn’t sound like Neil Young,” He said. “So I gave them ‘Everybody’s Rockin” and said, ‘This is a rock ‘n’ roll album by Neil Young after someone tells him what to do. This is exactly what you said you wanted.’ As long as it’s good music and I’m playing with my friends, I don’t care what genre it is. All my music comes from all music. I’m not country, I’m not rock ‘n’ roll. I’m just me, and all these things are what I like.” Well … rockin’ it was, and remains that way 32 years later. Say what you want about it –call it two steps away from Rutles territory, a parody, pastiche, tribute or whatever other fancy-ass words you wanna toss at it, ‘Everybody’s Rockin” is a genuine rock ‘n’ roll album, all 28 minutes of it! Backed by the Shocking Pinks, Young plunged head first into the sounds of 1950s rock ‘n’ roll. And all this years later, it sounds GREAT…totally overlooked Young LP that is as a classic as his early works. Price: 50 Euro
2973. YOUNG, NEIL: “Live Rust” (Warner Pioneer Japan – P-5575~6R) (2 LP Set: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint/ Imprinted Inner Sleeves: Near Mint/ 4 Paged Booklet: Near Mint). Top copy, 1st original Japanese pressing complete with obi, photo printed inner sleeves and booklet. Price: 75 Euro
2974. YOUNG, NEIL & CRAZY HORSE: “Rust Never Sleeps” (Reprise – HS-2295) (SEALED original). Rare 1979 US first original pressing in virginal shape – still sealed with “Super Saver” hype sticker still attached on the outside sealed shrink. Impossible to ever upgrade time machine condition of classic Neil Young slide. Sealed copies just don’t turn up anymore. Price]: 150 Euro
2975. YOUNG, NEIL with CRAZY HORSE: Year Of The Horse” (Reprise Records) (2 LP Record and Jacket: SEALED) 1997 original 2 LP release. SEALED copy. Price: 250 Euro
2976. YOUNG, NEIL: “Eldorado” (Reprise – 25919-1) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint). Only released in Japan at the time, original pressing of scarce Neil Young slide. When this five-song, 25-minute EP was released in Australia ONLY in 1989, it served notice that Neil Young was capable of writing powerful songs and playing fierce rock & roll again, a fact confirmed by the subsequent release of the Freedom album. Three of the songs on Eldorado turned up on that record (including "Don't Cry" in a different version), but "Cocaine Eyes" and "Heavy Love" did not, making this disc a necessary purchase for Young completists. Price: 75 Euro
2977. YOUNG, NEIL + CRAZY HORSE: “Ragged Glory” (Reprise – 7599-26315-1/ WX374) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Imprinted Inner Sleeve: Near Mint). Original 1990 pressing all complete. One of Young’s finest slides to kick-start the nineteen-noughties. Amplified guitar jams, distortion tuned up to eleven, killer songs, wailing riffs, pounding rhythm section and Young’s unique voice to top it all off when he drifts over into curiously zombie-like tones. Amazing slide, original 1st pressing – this one was the EU release and pressed in Germany, giving you that much craved for killer sonic experience. Awesome and one that seems to have dried up completely in the last decade. Price: 150 Euro
2978. YOUNG, NEIL: “When You Dance I Can Really Love b/w Sugar Mountain” (Reprise – P-1037R) (7 Inch Single Record: Near Mint/ Picture Sleeve: Near Mint/ Company Inner Sleeve: Near mint). Rare 1971 Japan 1st press original single issue that comes housed in unique Japan only cool sleeve art. Price: 125 Euro
2979. YOUNG, NEIL: “Old Man b/w The Needle and the Damage Done” (Reprise – P-1134R) (7 Inch Single Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Picture Sleeve: Near Mint/ Company Inner Sleeve: Near Mint). Rare 1972 Japan 1st press single, housed in Japan only unique sleeve art. Damned rare BLUE label PROMO issue. Top condition. Price: 100 Euro
2980. YOUNG, NEIL: “Time Fades Away b/w The Last Trip To Tulsa” (Reprise – P-1275R) (7 Inch Single Record: Near Mint/ Picture Sleeve: Near Mint/ Company Inner Sleeve: Near Mint). Rare 1974 Japan 1st press single, housed in Japan only unique sleeve art. Damned rare WHITE label PROMO issue. The Last trip To Tulsa on the B-side is the electric version as opposed to the always acoustic version, making this single so unique. Top condition. Price: 150 Euro
2981. YOUNG, NEIL: “War Song b/w Are You Ready For The Country” (Reprise – P-1150R) (EP Single Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Picture Sleeve: Near Mint). Japan only 1972 release – with the title track War Song only available in this format. Price: 50 Euro
2982. YOUNG, NEIL: “Tonight’s the Night b/w New Mama” (Reprise – P-1385R) (7 Inch Single: Near Mint/ Picture Sleeve: Near Mint/ Company Inner Sleeve: Near Mint). TOP condition of the Rarest Neil Young single issue to see the light in Japan, just about never ever turns up. To make things even saucier this is the really scarce WHITE label PROMO issue – first time ever I can hold a copy in my hands of this elusive version. Pristine condition. Damned RARE!!!! Price: 275 Euro
2983. YOUNG, NEIL: “Tonight’s the Night b/w New Mama” (Reprise – P-1385R) (7 Inch Single: Near Mint/ Picture Sleeve: Excellent/ Company Inner Sleeve: Excellent). Rarest Neil Young single issue to see the light in Japan, just about never ever turns up. Price: 175 Euro
2984. YOUNG, NEIL: “Walk On b/w For The Turnstiles” (Reprise – P-1323R) (7 Inch Single Record: Near Mint/ Picture Sleeve: Near Mint/ Company Inner Sleeve: Near Mint). Rare 1974 Japan 1st press single, housed in Japan only unique sleeve art. Damned rare WHITE label PROMO issue. Top condition. Price: 200 Euro
2985. YOUNG, NEIL: “Like A Hurricane (Part 1) b/w Like A Hurricane (Part 2)” (Warner Pioneer – P-202R) (7 Inch Single Record: Near Mint/ Picture Sleeve: Near Mint/ Company Inner Sleeve: Near Mint). TOP condition WHITE label PROMO issue that comes housed in Japan only sleeve art. Another totally elusive Neil Young release. Top shape. Price: 150 Euro
2986. YOUNG, NEIL: “Time Fades Away” (Reprise – SAM-15) (7 Inch Single Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Flip Back Picture Sleeve: Near Mint) UK only White Label Promo one-sided issue containing cut-down versions for radio play of three tracks being Don’t Be Denied; Love In Mind and Last Dance.very first issue with Matrix as A1. Top shape, impossible to ever upgrade upon. Price: 75 Euro 
2987. YOUNG, NEIL with CRAZY HORSE: “Mansion On The Hill b/w Don’t Spook The Horse” (Reprise records – 5439-19560-7 W9560) (7 Inch Record: Near mint/ Picture Sleeve: Near Mint). Long gone 1990 original German pressing of rare Neil Young single release. Only issued in Germany at the time. Price: 50 Euro
2988. YOUNG, NEIL: “OST Dead Man” (Vapor Records) (2 LP set: Near Mint/ First edition Jacket: Near Mint/ 2 Imprinted Inner Sleeves: near Mint). First original press copy, housed in 1st issue jacket with different texture as opposed to later issues and counterfeits. A "soundtrack" in the true sense of the word. It is a collection of incidental music by Neil Young done without lyrics or real songs. Neil Young's ashy, echoing guitar dominates throughout the recording, spiced up here and there with some poetry and spoken weird taken of the movie by Johnny Depp. That dialogue is right in tune with Neil Young's jangling, scraggly electric guitar score, which twangs portentously on the soundtrack. Switching occasionally to pump organ, detuned piano, and acoustic guitar, the atmosphere is loomy, desert rat infested, eerie and lost in the grains of sand and tumbleweeds. The sparse, almost one-note, score pulls off the trick of seamlessly fading into the background, evoking appropriate feelings when necessary. The results not only evoke the hostile, desolate landscapes of the film's Old West, but work on their own terms as ambient mood music for the non-new age crowd, creating an atmosphere of restless disturbance with subtlety and grace. This is the rare very limited press 2 LP version of the soundtrack, rarely surfaces and a massive release in the already massive and totally obligatory Neil Young discography, although that this one might be his strongest album yet. Price: 250 Euro

2989. YOUNG, NEIL & CRAZY HORSE: “Cow Palace 1986” (Let Them Eat Vinyl – Letvo-47LP) (3 LP Set on Colored wax: Near Mint/ Heavy Book-like jacket: Near Mint/ Attached Inners: Near Mint/ Outer Slipcase Box: Near Mint). Heavy-duty box set, elaborate packaging and vary-colored vinyl. Total fetish object. The ghosts of Rust Never Sleeps/Live Rust haunts this release – unsurprisingly, since San Francisco’s Cow Palace paid witness to some of the incendiary recordings that made up those two albums a decade before this performance was captured. Remember the Ewok roadies setting up over-sized, parodic equipment from that earlier tour? The same playfulness pervades this show: Neil fielding phone calls from his “mom” and an angry neighbor, demanding that he keep the noise down as – so the conceit goes – he practices in the garage with Crazy Horse. Doobie jokes elicit a roar of recognition; Young claiming that he’s rehearsing for a big concert in San Francisco? The audience fairly loses its mind. Those late 70s shows saw Young assert his relevance in the face of punk’s gobby rise, yet electronica experiments in the early 80s were met with disdain, while Young’s record label baulked at the rockabilly and country LPs that followed. This 1986 return to balls-out rock is hamstrung by Young – naturally imbued with rock’n’roll aura – needlessly embracing clichés: from they we’re-just-kids- foolin’-in-a-garage shtick to the “born to rock” refrain of Opera Queen. Patient fans who sat through a ho-hum second half laden with the majority of Young’s then-unreleased 1987 album, Life, were rewarded with The Needle And The Damage Done, Powderfinger, Like A Hurricane and Hey Hey, My My. Totally essential!!!! Price: 75 Euro
2990. YOUNG, NEIL: "BBC Broadcast" (TMOQ – Matrix: NY-533-A/B) (Record: VG++ ~ EX/ Jacket: Near Mint). Rare original 1970s vintage boot on the highly acclaimed Trade Mark Of Quality Label. "On February 23, 1971 Neil Young visited the BBC Television Centre in London to record a solo performance that would air as part of the BBC's In Concert series. Young treated the live crowd and television audience to a set that was heavy on material from his Harvest LP, which wouldn't be released until February 14, 1972.". Stunning and intimate material and rare Neil Young live recording. Price: 150 Euro
2991. YOUNG, NEIL: “Coming Home” (Trade Mark Of Quality/ Orange Smoking Pig Label – 73028) (Record: Near Mint/ Paste on Sleeve with two slicks front and back: Near Mint). Damned scarce 1973 original – pressed in USA. Song titles include: “Side A: On The Way Home – Here We Are In The Years – After The Goldrush – Out On The Weekend – Band Introduction – Harvest & Side B: Old Man – Heart Of Gold – Time Fades Away – Look Out Joe”. All the tracks were recorded at the Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia on 29 January 1973 except for the last two tracks on side B, which were recorded at the John F. Kennedy Centre in Washington D.C. on January 1973. Good sound quality. Price: 75 Euro
2992. YOUNG, NEIL With CRAZY HORSE: “S/T” (Mushroom Records) (Multi-Colored LP: Near Mint/ Paste on Jacket: Mint – still housed in shrink). First pressing that came on multi-colored vinyl. Song titles include: Broken Arrow, I Am A Child, Helpless, On The Way Home, Dance Dance Dance, Sugar Mountain, Don’t Let It Bring You Down, The Old Laughing Lady, The Loner, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Great live recording of the Cincinnati show. Indispensable original boot of Neil Young, so awesome. Price: 150 Euro
2993. YOUNG, NEIL: “Boulder Colorado” (Trade Mark Of Quality – TMQ-71072) (Green Wax LP: Near Mint/ Jacket: Excellent/ Insert: Near Mint). One of the more desirable and rare Neil Young Vintage bootlegs, 1st TMOQ pressing on green vinyl. The rarest issue, only released in an ultra limited run…this copy is as good as you ever hope it to be…Price: 400 Euro
2994. YOUNG, NEIL: “Winterlong” (Swinging Pig – TSP042) (2 LP’s: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Original Imprinted Inner Sleeves: Near Mint). First press original, released in 1990 and that comes housed in deluxe gatefold cover. Record 1 is printed in coloured mottled grey vinyl and record 2 is in mottled silver vinyl. When it comes down to Neil Young live recordings and highlights out of his decades crossing career, I guess you can safely assume that his 1970’s period ranked amongst his most adventurously inflamed and this stellar live recording out of 1970 is proof to underscore my statement. As a matter of fact, this is my all-time favourite Neil Young live recording ever (and I have quite a collection of Young live boots). First, there is the packaging: a nicely looking boot on white coloured high-quality vinyl housed in a beautiful foldout jacket graced with some seemingly never published before live shots of Neil in action with his newly found band of conspirers Crazy Horse (still with Danny Whitten). Then of course there is the music. The first two sides are comprised of an acoustic solo set; the other sides are made up out of lysergic electronic set, with the side-long “Down by the River” as climax. The song has never sounded any better, staring of as a down tempo slugger only to pick up speed along the way and to burn out as an acidic flame thrower, disintegrating the very few brain cells you will have left after sitting through this disc. Excellent and psyched out to the max. This disc receives my highest recommendation. Stellar stuff and quite rare these days. Price: 175 Euro
2995. YOUNG, NEIL: “Ippodromo Le Capannelle” (No Label) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint). Classic Neil Young live boot with great sound quality recorded in Italy on September 1982. Stellar line-up here with in the band Nils Lofgren, Bruce Palmer, Ralph Molina, Joe Lala and Ben Keith. Recorded during his Trans tour. Indispensable. Price: 50 Euro
2996. YUASA JOJI: “Obscure Tape Music of Japan Vol. 1 – Aoi no Ue” (edition Omega Point – Archive Series OPA-001LP) (Record: unplayed/ Jacket: Mint/ Insert: Mint). Released in a minuscule run of merely 150 numbered copies. Long out of print. Famous composer JOJI YUASA's legendary earliest example of musique concrete “AOI-no-UE” (1961) and his final electronic music composition “My Blue Sky No.1” (1975) made at NHK electronic music studio. The sound of “AOI-no-UE” is made from voices of Japanese traditional Noh theater. “My Blue Sky No.1” on the other hand was made from only clicks and pulses as sonic sound sources. Both works are world premiere issues as obscure tape music series and have never been released before. From the liner notes by Yuasa Joji: “This CD contains one of my comprehensive work on music concrete "Aoi-no-Ue" and my last electronic music "My Blue Sky (No.1)" before I went into computer music. "Aoi-no-Ue" is a Noh-play composed by Ze-Ami in 15th century, based on famous "The Tales of Genji" written by Murasaki Shikibu in 11th century. The text is recomposed by me keeping original words. And it was sung in the style of Noh-chant by three brothers of Noh actor, Kanze Hideo, Hisao and Shizuo. This work "Aoi-no-Ue" is composed mainly based on metamorphosed sound of Noh-chant. The other sound is concrete sound such as birds songs, water drops, glasses, warped sound of vibraphone, some generated electronic sound and others. My Blue Sky (No.1) is a special electronic work for me, for most of my other works on this field are based on White Noise. Where as only this piece is exceptionally using the other generated sound. However, my thoughts on denying to use so called bare generated waves such as sine, square triangle or saw are not changed. In this work only 'clicks', 'pulses' and various kinds of 'beats' induced from them, varying pitches, width and their frequency of the pulse are adopted. For example I controlled successively occurring pulses of low frequency of sine wave by means of triggering with the frequency of square wave.” Over the top fantastic LP set shedding some light on obscure and totally forgotten jewels out of Japan’s musique concrete and electronic music history. Released in an edition of only 150, these babies are destined to become (and are already) massive collectable material. Stellar music. Price: 150 Euro
2997. YUASA JOJI: “Triplicity For Contrabass – Masahiko Tanaka, Electronic Studio of the NHK” (RCA Red Seal – JRZ-2104) (Record: Mint / Jacket: Mint/ Obi: Excellent). MINT UNPLAYED COPY!! COMPLETE with OBI – first time I have a complete copy with obi. 　Original 1974 pressing, 1st and only press of this album, never has been reissued in any format yet. As you might know, trying to score of find vintage real time Japanese electronic masterpieces is a pain in the ass. I know, I tried countless times to secure copies of some of these grails and only after many years of persistence I managed to assemble a small lot of cornerstone recordings. And like one might say, persistence pays off, since finally I can share with you my sole spare copy of this rarely offered masterpiece. First of all, don’t let the title mislead you since this disc – although its has processed sounds of contrabass on it – is 100% pure and sheer electronic music, vintage white noise spiced up with endless stream if female telephone operators popping in and out of the mix. But I am going a bit too fast here. Made out of three compositions entitled “Triplicity For Contrabass” (avant-garde – contemporary and electronic music composition - 1970); “Projection Esemplastic for White-Noise” (electronic music composition - 1964) and “Voices Coming” (tape-splicing music composition - 1970) Yuasa Joji delivers here his ultimate masterpiece, one of the cornerstone recordings to document the evolution of electronic music in Japan. Ranging from modulated and altered contrabass sounds towards sheer blizzard storms of eerie electronic white noise beating down your eardrums evoking images of detuned jet engines, bleeping submarine-like sonar eavesdropping and aborted shuttle missions over to spliced tape snippets of telephone operators zooming in and out of focus, evoking echo-y stipulations and ghostly revelations, beamed up and out of a foggy afterlife. And for those hipsters who valuate their musical tastes molded on other people’s list, reference works and books, check out your “Ni Hon No Denshi Ongaku – Japanese Electronic Music” book by Kawasaki Koji on page 514. There you have it listed so start drooling. Next to impossible to dig up, 1st spare copy to fall in my lap in 6 years. Just massive. Price: 300 Euro
2998. YUASA JOJI: “Projections” (Columbia – OP7172~6N) (5 LP Set: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Box Set: Near Mint ~ Mint/ 20 paged Booklet: Mint/ Obi: Mint). TOP COPY, virginal all the way and impossible to upgrade upon. Seems untouched. Hideously rare 5 LP set by this Japanese maverick avant-garde and electronic music composer. Complete with always missing obi! Originally released in November 1975 and till this day unreissued. This 5 LP set focuses on the various compositional oeuvres of Yuasa and each LP is dedicated to a discipline he excels at. First LP – Orchestral Works (works from 1975, 1967 and 1972); 2nd LP – Chamber Music (compositions from 1955, 1974, 1963, 1967, 1970 and 1973); 3rd LP – Piano Music (compositions from 1957, 1959 and 1972); 4th LP – Tape Music (compositions from 1969 and 1966); 5th LP – Choral Music (composition of 1971). This one just never surfaces. Highly if not totally essential if you are into (and you should be into this shit) Japanese avant-garde, electronic music, musique concrete, tape music and contemporary music. Hyper rare but oh so bloody good, makes your skin curl up and down. Top copy and utterly virginal, they do not come cleaner and more pristine as this one. Price: 375 Euro
2999. YUJI OHNO TRIO: “Mr. Happy-Gon” (RCA records – JRS-7263) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Bloody rare 1973 original of Japanese jazz masterpiece. Just never surfaces, let alone all complete with obi. Yuji Ohno would later down in his career become successful and famous as the main composer for the Lupin The 3rd anime soundtrack series, a feat I believe is quite mediocre as the music totally sucks donkey balls. But before he became a corporate sellout, Yuji Ohno recorded his jazz debut in 1973 and this one recording is nothing short but a masterpiece of a piano trio in virtual swing and burning the ivory keys. Price: 350 Euro

3000. YUSEF LATEEF: “Lost In Sound” (Union Records – UPS-1020) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Damned rare Japan very first original pressing all complete with hardly ever seen first issue obi and insert. WHITE label PROMO issue. Yusef Lateef's one and only album for the Charlie Parker label – cut during a period when he's been making real waves in the jazz scene with work on Prestige and Savoy! The set's a bit more straight ahead than some of Lateef's more exotic sides of the time – focusing on his work on tenor, and going for a soulful hardbop approach that relatively upbeat and swinging, with traces of the work that Lateef was doing in the Cannonball Adderley group of the time. Players on the album include Vincent Pitts on trumpet, John Horman on piano, Ray McKinny on bass, and either George Scott or Clifford Jarvis on drums – and all tunes save two are originals. Price: 150 Euro

 
3001. YUSEF LATEEF: “Into Something – Yusef Lateef No Sekai” (Prestige/ Victor Records - SMJ-7127) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Flip Back Jacket: Near Mint ~ Mint/ OBI: Mint). Damned rare Japan 1st original pressing in top shape and all complete with hideously scarce obi. A real classic from Yusef Lateef – and like the rest of his best albums from the time, an incredible blend of hardbop, soul jazz, and some really wonderful exotic touches! Lateef plays a bit of oboe on the album – sounding really weird and snakey over laidback orientalist rhythms on the album's most out there tracks. On other tunes he picks up tenor, grooving more straight ahead, and also hits a bit of flute for the more gentle moments. The group's a quartet – with Barry Harris on piano, Herman Wright on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums. An all-time classic! Best condition imaginable, impossible to ever upgrade upon and with that very first issue obi present as well! Price: 250 Euro

3002. YUSEF LATEEF: “Jazz ‘Round The World” (Impulse – A-56) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Company Inner Sleeve: Near Mint). US first original MONO pressing in top shape. Yusef Lateef explores a number of different world music rhythms on a mix of woodwind instruments that includes tenor, basoon, flute, oboe, and shanas. He's joined here by the great Richard Williams on trumpet, whose playing with Lateef is always excellent. The rest of the group's made up of some of Lateef's best early rhythm players, including Hugh Lawson, Ernie Barrows, and Lex Humphries. Clean as can be original MONO pressing…hard to ever improve upon. Price: 200 Euro

 
3003. YUSEF LATEEF: “1984” (Impulse – A-84) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Company Inner Sleeve: Near Mint). US first original MONO pressing in top shape – WHITE label PROMO issue. Really moody magic from Yusef Lateef who was definitely using his time on the Impulse label to open up some new territory in his music! This set might well be the most experimental that Lateef had recorded to date which was still filled with the exotic touches of his previous records, including work on a wide range of global reed instruments but handles with a deeper fascination with sound and shape, so much so that Lateef sometimes steps away from straight swing to some very creative moments. A key part of this sound is pianist Mike Nock – who joins Lateef here, and really opens up his own sound too, playing at a level that's light years past many American pianists, and really setting the stage for some of his work to come as a leader. The rest of the group is also amazing and is an unusual quartet with Reggie Workman on bass and James Black on drums. So essential! Price: 250 Euro
3004. YUSEF LATEEF: “A Flat, G Flat and C” (Impulse – AS-9117) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Company Inner Sleeve: Near Mint). Top condition US very 1st genuine first pressing with serrated edge on the record itself. Haunting set of stripped down tracks by the brilliant Yusef Lateef, who not only plays his usual assortment of reeds here – tenor, alto, flute, and oboe – but also lays down a bit of theremin! He's accompanied by Hugh Lawson on piano, Reggie Workman on bass, and Roy Brooks on drums. Top condition US first original press issue. Price: 150 Euro
3005. ZAPPA, FRANK: “Chunga’s Revenge” (Warner Japan – P-8045R) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint / Insert: Mint/ Flower Rock Age Obi: Excellent). BLUE label PROMO issue all-complete with damned Rare Rock Age Flower obi present, which is insanely rare in Japan and just surfaces once every 10 years. Truly insanely rare with first issue OBI attached in immaculate condition. So far, I have only seen 2 copies of this beauty in the flesh….. Price: Offers!!!
3006. ZAPPA, FRANK: “Chunga’s Revenge” (Bizarre – MS2030) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ gatefold Jacket: Mint – still firmly housed in shrink/ Company Inner Sleeve: Mint) WHITE label PROMO issue in absolutely perfect condition – impossible to ever upgrade upon. Price: 350 Euro
3007. ZAPPA, FRANK: “Weasels Ripped My Flesh” (Reprise Japan – P-8003R) (Record: Mint/ jacket: Mint/ Obi: Mint). Bloody rare 1st time Japanese pressing with cool obi. Rarely surfaces these days, this one is a top-notch copy. The obi is what this one is all about, just lovely. The music is of course also fingerlickingly great!! Price: 350 Euro
3008. ZAPPA, FRANK: “Lumpy Gravy” (Verve – 2317-046) (Record: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint). Original 1968 UK pressing. UK pressing is a bitch to dig up these days. ‘The way I see it, Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.’ And boy, the anonymous drone of a voice, which kicks off Frank Zappa’s first solo album, sure is right. ‘Lumpy Gravy’ is musical dynamite. ‘Lumpy Gravy’ is a carefully contrived collection of the classical, jazz-influenced and popular music genres, accompanied by comedic spoken word elements. For anyone familiar with Edgard Varese, his influence will be almost at once glaringly apparent. On first listen, much of the album tends to come across as arbitrary, and even dissonant; on future approaches to ‘Lumpy Gravy’, a greater sense of structure will become clear, and a level of respect for the piece will grow without relent. One of may all time fave Zappa recordings. Price: 150 Euro

3009. ZAPPA, FRANK & MOTHERS: “Roxy & Elsewhere” (Discreet/ Warner – P-5173~40) (2 LP Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Insert: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Japan original press issue with obi. WHITE label PROMO issue. "After his affair with jazz fusion (Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo, both released in 1972), Frank Zappa came back in late 1973 with an album of simple rock songs, Over-Nite Sensation. But the temptation for more challenging material was not long to resurface and, after a transitional LP (Apostrophe, early 1974), he unleashed a double LP of his most complex music, creating a bridge between his comedy rock stylings and Canterbury-style progressive rock. Three-quarters of the album was recorded live at the Roxy in Hollywood and extensively overdubbed in the studio later. Only three tracks ("Dummy Up," "Son of Orange County," and "More Trouble Every Day"), taken from other concerts, are 100 percent live. The band is comprised of George Duke (keyboards), Tom Fowler (bass), Ruth Underwood (percussion), Bruce Fowler (trombone), Walt Fowler (trumpet), Napoleon Murphy Brock (vocals), and Chester Thompson (drums) -- drummer Ralph Humphrey, keyboardist Don Preston, and guitarist Jeff Simmons appear on the non-Roxy material. The sequence "Echidna's Arf (Of You)"/"Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?" stands as Zappa's most difficult rock music and provides quite a showcase for Underwood. Other highlights include "Penguin in Bondage" and "Cheepnis," a horror movie tribute. All the pieces were premiere recordings, except for "More Trouble Every Day" and "Son of Orange County," a revamped, slowed down "Orange County Lumber Truck"/"Oh No." Compared to the man's previous live recordings (Fillmore East, June 1971, Just Another Band From L.A.), this one sounds fantastic, finally providing an accurate image of the musicians' virtuosity. For fans of Zappa's intricate material like "RDNZL," "The Black Page," or "Inca Roads," this album is a must-have." (allmusic) Price: 300 Euro

 
3010. ZAPPA, FRANK/ BEEFHEART/ MOTHERS:“Bongo Fury – Live In Concert At Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas May 20th & 21st, 1975” (Discreet/ Warner Japan – P-10093D) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint ~ Mint/ 4 Page Insert: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint ~ Mint) Virginal condition WHITE label PROMO all complete with OBI and Insert. Price: 400 Euro
3011. ZAPPA, FRANK: “Zoot Allures” (Warner – P-10266W) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Imprinted Inner Sleeve: Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Top condition Japan first original press issue from 1976 and all complete! Price: 125 Euro
3012. ZAPPA, FRANK: “Apostrophe” (Discreet Japan – P-8467D) (Record: Mint/ Jacket: Mint/ Obi: Mint/ 4 Paged Comic Insert: Mint). Comes complete with obi and Japan only illustrated comic insert. TOP copy, rare with the comic insert present!!! Price: 75 Euro
3013. ZAPPA, FRANK: “Studio Tan” (Warner Pioneer/ Discreet – P-10612D) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Insert: Mint/ Obi: Mint) Scarce Japanese first press original all complete with obi and insert. “Studio Tan is one of four albums culled from the ill-fated 1976 box set Läther and released by Warner Bros. without Frank Zappa having a word to say about the final product (including the horrible artwork). The 21-minute opener, "The Adventures of Greggery Peccary," is the culmination of Zappa's art of storytelling. A complex piece painstakingly assembled in the studio over three years, it allies the comedy rock of the Flo & Eddie era with the jazzy feel of The Grand Wazoo and the twisted prog rock of the 1973-1974 band. Yet, it is greater than the sum of its parts, proposing an unmatched musical narrative that makes "Billy the Mountain" the work of a child and amounts to a stunning synthesis of the man's influences, stylistic range, and studio techniques. Side two features an intentionally stupid pop song, "Lemme Take You to the Beach," and two instrumental pieces written a few years earlier. The personnel is for the most part the same as on Roxy & Elsewhere. If you like cartoon music and silly stories, it is worth your money for "The Adventures of Greggery Peccary" alone.” (All Music) Pristine condition!!! Price: 100 Euro
3014. ZAPPA, FRANK: “Bacon Fat” (Swingin Pig Records – TSP-300-24/2) (2 LP Record Set: Near Mint/ Individual Imprinted Inner Sleeves: Near Mint/ Jacket: Mint, still in shrink). Rare numbered to 300 copies only limited edition that came out on the great Swinging Pig Records label, pressed on blue and yellow vinyl. This issue is numbered as 295/ 300. Stunning Frank Zappa & Mothers of Invention live show, recorded Live In Toronto, Canada August 1969. Price: 75 Euro
3015. ZAPPA, FRANK: “Austin, 26 Oct. 1973” (No Label –ZAP-007A〜D) (2 LP Set: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint). Limited to 200 copies only stellar Zappa & Mothers live recording that took place at the Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas on October 26th, 1973. 200 copies only pressing that came out on red colored wax. Stellar sound quality of classic Mothers high flying bonanza weirdness and madness. Price: 75 Euro
3016. ZAPPA, FRANK: “Zappa/ Wazoo ~ Joe’s Damage” (Vaulter Native Records – VR 2007-2-1/3LP) (3 LP Record Set: Mint/ Individual LP Sleeves: Mint/ Individual Imprinted Inner Sleeves: Mint/ Outer Slip Case Box that holds all: Near Mint). Limited pressing of 100 copies only on vinyl that came out in 2007 as an original issue. Each LP comes pressed on colored marble vinyl. Stunning package that beholds even greater music. Price: 150 Euro
3017. The ZOO:“Presents Chocolate Moose” (Sunburst – Sunburst-7500) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint) Top condition 1969 US first original press issue of garagey psychedelic gemstone. Price: 375 Euro
3018. ZUNOKEISATSU aka BRAIN POLICE: “S/T” (Be-Witch – no number) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Oversized Outer Carton Mailer Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Gold Imprinted Silk Screen Inner Sleeve: Near Mint/ 2 Separate Large Inserts: Excellent). Rarest of the rare without a single doubt as no one has a copy of this brutal beast. Ultra rare Japan first press private press release of Zunokeisatsu aka Brain Police  debut LP, released in 1975 (although recorded in 1972) in a tiny edition of around 100 copies. All complete original complete with unique to only ONE COPY flimsy oversized postal envelope that has - instead to the regular version with the policeman’s picture – a hand stamped “Hand Imprint” of leading member Panta, complete with Zunokeisatsu stamp in the middle. On the back it has an address written and comes also with printed Zunokeisatsu’s contact address on the back. Also comes with inner sleeve and inserts. Hardcore political folk duo consisting out of Panta on guitar and now Tomokawa drummer Ishizuka Toshiaki on bongos and various hand percussion. Zunôkeisatsu entered the public stage at the beginning of the 1970’s, armed with agitated and political lyrics, backed up by a violent percussive backbone and frantic guitar thrumming. The ‘Japanese rock’ phenomenon was just about to crawling out of its primordial phase and refrained itself from overt political statements. Although that the Zunôkeisatsu’s revolutionary stance took root at a period that the general political countercultural awareness was at an all-time low, it didn’t prevent them from developing an energetic activity by aiming their rebellious spirit against the established system and authority. In June 1971, they took the stage at the Hibiya Yagai Ongakudô held rock festival where Panta mounted the stage fully dressed as a Sekigun (Red Army) activist, addressing the crowd in an agitated fashion. A similar appearance took place the following August at the legendary Genyasai festival, a gathering organized to protest against the planned enlargement of the Narita airport. The Zunôkeisatsu certainly enabled, by appearing at such events, to secure a firm reputation. It also got them noticed by the Victor record company, who had decided to record and release an album by the duo. The recordings for their debut release took place in January 1971/2, during a concert held at the Kyotofu Rittaiikukan. However, some of the song’s lyrics that were scheduled to appear on their debut recording, such as “Ii Wake Nanka Irane Eyo”, were regarded as offensive by record company officials and to flunk out problems before they could occur, the record’s release became withdrawn. Instead, the band self-released it as a limited private press on December 31st, 1975, as an ultra-limited edition. Next to that they put on the jacket the face of a bank robber who had successively pulled of the biggest heist in Japan’s history and the glorification of this incident was also asking for trouble, hence the boycott against the record’s release. This is one of the rarest and most important albums to emerge out of Japan, sounding totally ahead of its time and comes over as a hybrid violent rural folk gem that sounds as early Tyrannosaurus Rex crossbreeding with the Sex Pistols! Great, sounds like the Exploited turning towards folk infested music. Hardcore all way through, totally punk attitude before punk was even born and injected with a violent Comus meet Fresh Maggots vibe. Highest recommendation and this copy here comes in a totally unique sleeve design of which only ONE copy exists. Rare beyond your wildest imagination. Price: Price: Offers!!!!

3019. ZZ TOP: “ZZ Top’s First Album” (London – PS-584) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint ~ Mint). Original US 1971 first original pressing blue boxed label in virginal shape!!! “ZZ Top’s First Album may not be perfectly polished, but it does establish their sound, attitude, and quirks. Simply put, it's a dirty little blues-rock record, filled with fuzzy guitars, barrelhouse rhythms, dirty jokes, and Texan slang. They have a good, ballsy sound that hits at gut level, and if the record's not entirely satisfying, it's because they're still learning how to craft records -- which means that they're still learning pacing as much as they're learning how to assemble a set of indelible material. Too much of this record glides by on its sound, without offering any true substance, but the tracks that really work -- "(Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree," "Backdoor Love Affair," "Brown Sugar," and "Goin' Down to Mexico," among them -- show that from their very first record on, ZZ Top was that lil' ol' blues band from Texas.” (All Music Guide) Final upgrade copy of classic first. Getting so though digging this up in top shape but here ya have one! Pristine! Price: 250 Euro
3020. ZZ TOP: “ZZ Top’s First Album” (London/ King Records – SLC-808) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Insert: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Obi: Near Mint ~ Mint) Rare Japan original pressing all complete with obi. Original Japan 1st pressing complete with first issue obi. Original 1975 Japanese pressing. “With their second album, Rio Grande Mud, ZZ Top uses the sound they sketched out on their debut as a blueprint, yet tweak it in slight but important ways. The first is heavier, more powerful sound, turning the boogie guitars into a locomotive force. There are slight production flares that date this as a 1972 record, but for the most part, this is a straight-ahead, dirty blues-rock difference. Essentially like the first album, then. That's where the second difference comes in -- they have a much better set of songs this time around, highlighted by the swaggering shuffle "Just Got Paid," the pile-driving boogie "Bar-B-Q," the slide guitar workout "Apologies to Pearly," and two Dusty Hill-sung numbers, "Francine" and "Chevrolet." There are still a couple of tracks that don't quite gel and their fuzz-blues still can sound a little one-dimensional at times, but Rio Grande Mud is the first flowering of ZZ Top as a great, down-n-dirty blooze rock band.” (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide). Virginal TOP condition, impossible to upgrade upon. Price: 250 Euro
3021. ZZ TOP: “Rio Grande Mud” (London – XPS-612) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Mint – still in shrink with NO cuts/ Company Inner Sleeve: Mint). Absolutely top condition US first press issue out of 1972. Comes on the blue & Silver colored London label, first pressing. Sleeve is still beautifully housed in shrink, probably the most perfect copy you will ever encounter of this heavy Texas mindblower of a disc. Time machine like condition. Price: 250 Euro
3022. ZZ TOP: “Tres Hombres” (London Records/ King Records – SLC-529) (Record: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint ~ Mint/ Obi: Near Mint ~ Mint) Very first Japan pressing all complete with very first OBI. PROMO issue – has promo stamp on label. Clean, mean and damned rare Japanese pressing with OBI. Original Japanese high quality pressing of their third LP. Man, they fucking brought the house down. But after this one it went downhill fast, so this was their high-water mark so to speak and shows exactly where the wave crashed into land and pulled back into the sea. “Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers” yeahhhh …. take this shit to the Donbas!!!! Stunningly clean with obi.  Price: 400 Euro
3023. ZZ TOP: “Tejas” (London/ King Records – GP-1050) (Record: Near Mint/ Triple gatefold Jacket: Near Mint/ Imprinted Heavy Inner Sleeve: Near Mint/ 4 Paged Insert: Near Mint/ Poster: Near Mint). Japan original first press issue from 1977. All complete with obi and POSTER. On Tejas, ZZ Top countrified the bluesy posture of their previous albums, resulting in a slight detour between the madcap spirit of Fandango and the psychedelic strut of Deguello. While the album lacks any singles as strong as "Tush" or "La Grange," "Arrested for Driving While Blind" is one of ZZ's classic anthems, capturing the group's wacky humour and jaunty good-time boogie. Other highlights include the driving "Enjoy and Get It On," "Avalon Hideaway," and the fine instrumental "Asleep in the Desert." Top condition. Price: 75 Euro