Monday, December 5, 2011

Bent Fabric - Alley Cat (1962)


                                                     Original Mono Pressing
                                
                                   This copy was a little scratched up, {no skips}
                                                          but very audible....
                                
                                   also, this is one of the first non "Rock/Pop" Records
                                   {that i ever heard,..at least..}
                                   to feature a Fender Bass Guitar.
                                   (as opposed to a stand-up Acoustic Bass...)

                                                                  here

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Sabicas: Artistry In Flamenco (1968)


                                          Solo Spanish Flamenco Guitar Works
                                             by the late 'Sabicas' {1912-1990}

                                                                   here

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Planet of the Apes
.. A Musical Trip (1974)


                                 

A very long time ago as a child,
I was into all the P.O.T.A. stuff. {the Movies, the TV Show, the MEGO dolls, etc...}
My Mom took me, my sis, & a few close friends to a local theatre
to see a performance of people dressed up as the apes.
I can remember the lead ape & other performers (in brown tights!) singing and dancing,
and running around the theatre stirring up the audience,
along with background projections of scenes apropos to the songs...   :  /

At the end of the performance, we went outside to the front of the theatre,
and they were selling dozens of these promotional LP's.
Needless to say, Mom bought me one,
and I proceeded to play it all throughout Kindergarten...lol
I don't remember the fate of that original purchase LP,
but by the 1st Grade, the album was gone...

several years after,
i would mention this strange LP to people, and what it was about...
...and they would give me the deer in the headlights look,
thinking that it must've been very weird...

It would be a total of 30 years & Ebay later,
that 2 or 3 copies of this ultra rare LP would surface again,
I wound up paying close to $100 for this copy,
...which I present to you, here ... YT Streaming

more detailed info on this LP {...need to scroll down a little..}


June 2019 UPDATE:

If you have been following the dialogue
in the comment section of this post over the last few years,
you'll know that i have been Honored by ALL of the Musicians on this 1974 LP,
who were kind enough to Contribute some Rare Information about the events & circumstances that 'led to/became of' this obscure POTA LP at that time...
(including the Gig at the legendary Max's Kansas City in NYC)

These Rare Pictures below, are some local newspaper clippings/personal photos of the aforementioned events of Late 1974 into Early 1975

..and i would again  like to Thank Guitarist Roger Briggs
for contributing these photos (and more) ...











Sunday, September 11, 2011

Barry Miles presents his {new} Syncretic Compositions (1966)

                                                
                                                  Jazz Keyboardist Barry Miles,
                                          best known for working with Al Di Meola,
                                                  & Gladys Knight & the Pips.
                                                 This is one of his Rarest LP's
                                                
                                                  more detailed info on this LP

                                                                    here

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Marijuana Jazz Classics - 16 Weed Smokers Dream Songs 1932-1945 (1976)

                                 
                                   a compilation of jazz tunes from the 30's & 40's
                                              pertaining to smoking marijuana
                                          (this compilation LP released in 1976)
                                      
                                                 more detailed info on this LP
                                
                                              note: the tunes on this LP,
                                              were taken out of the original LP sequence
                                              & rearranged, (by me)
                                              to reflect chronological order.

                                                                    here

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Popeye - "8" Exciting Stories (1975) ........{2LP's in 1}

                                                       
                                                         Peter Pan Records
                                                   same label & release year,
                                        so, i thought i would lump them together

                                                                    here

Monday, August 15, 2011

Wlodek Gulgowski - Soundcheck (1976)

                                                     
                                                     Rare 70's Funk Fusion
                                          with Steve Gadd & Anthony Jackson
                                            Polydor cata.# 2379110 (Sweden)

                                                                   here

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Star Trek - The Complete Power / Peter Pan Book and Record Set (1975,1979)

                                                   
                                                      70's Children's Records
                                                              All 11 Stories
                                   Meticulously Remastered (from the original vinyls)
                                          you won't find these files in better quality
                                                    too lazy to give a review....
                                                               so read this
                                                                  
                                                                    here

Wonderland Records Presents: H.G. Wells', The Time Machine (1973)

                                              
                                                                   here

The Candyman Can ! (1974)

                                                       
                                                        Peter Pan Records
                                              featuring "The Lollipop Singers"
                                            
                                                                   here

Joäo Gilberto - Boss of the BossaNova (1962)


Original Stereo Version

about time

In recent years, I've been ecstatic about everyone posting their record collection of very hard to find old LP's from the 60's, 70's, & 80's, in Blogspots...I think it is a wonderful way to 'discover' rare music/recordings nowadays,
(y'know,..to see if you'll dig it enough to hunt the original recording down...
i bet we can 'all' say, we wish we could've done this 'back in the old days')


I've been collecting records since the late 70's, so i have hundreds of them. The Genres of my collection, consists anywhere from Rock, Prog-Rock, Funk, RnB, Disco, Jazz Fusion, to Jazz,.. to Vintage Children's Records, & just misc. weirdness....

I must state, that most of these records (& recordings) that I post, are loooong out of print, unique, &/or very hard to come across,.. {no less.. go try to find them on CD}
...& if i become aware that any LP (or recording) that i post, is or was released on CD (or any other recent format)...i will remove it immediately, & encourage anyone to respect & support the artist (or rights-holder) in question....


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NO Stupid Passwords needed.
You Will Need WinRAR or WinZip to Open/Extract many of these Files..

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