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The 1980s for Korea began with “Seúl, Corea,” and the promise of hosting the next Olympic Games brought a sense of hope even amid political instability. That optimism also spread to Korea’s arts and culture, including the gayo pop scene, which was recovering after the 1975 marijuana scandal and the restrictive “gayo purification movement.” A key symbol of renewal was Cho Yong-pil’s single “Short Hair” (단발머리), which felt like a sign that the 1970s were over—and that mood influenced Korean pop mus…

"This is the soundtrack to Get Carter (1971), the all-time classic British gangster flick starring Michael Caine and directed by Mike Hodges. It became the bridge by which jazz musician Roy Budd successfully expanded his horizons to film music, with a score brimming with moments of his genius. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the film's opening, we drew on the original Japanese (1971) and British (1998) OST releases to put together an expanded edition of the OST - including a bonus disc fe…

This is the masterful score that Italian composer Franco Micalizzi created for the 1979 Sci-fi horror film Stridulum (aka. The Visitor). The Giulio Paradisi film featured a star-studded cast including Mel Ferrer, John Huston, and Shelley Winters. Although it wasn’t as commercially successful as expected at the time, its unique subject matter and expressive style eventually attracted a cult following. While Micalizzi is better known for his ‘Poliziotteschi’ flic scores and collaborations with dir…

* 2025 stock. First ever reissue *  Composer and saxophonist Gil Ok-yun was a central figure in Korea’s golden age of gayo (1960s to 1980s), and has given us countless gems through his collaborations with greats such as Hye Eun-yi and others. Gil never did let go of his jazz roots, and would occasionally release gayo records in the jazz-tinged kayokoku style with the help of musical colleagues during his time in Japan such as Keitaro Miho and Shungo Sawada. It was through his meeting with Korean…

*2025 stock* This is the soundtrack album for 'The Stone Killer' by director Michael Winner starring Charles Bronson, which came in the middle of a 3-part crime thriller series (1972, 1973, 1974). It follows Charles Bronson as a detective getting to the bottom of the killings in the Sicilian Mafia, with a score by the British film composer Roy Budd ('Get Carter', 'Fear is the Key'). The soundtrack was initially released in Italy and Japan on LP and 7” single, respectively, but only limited copie…

*2025 stock* Another thriller film score by Roy Budd, The Marseilles Contract (The Destructors) is reissued on LP for the first time. The Marseilles Contract is a 1974 crime thriller directed by Robert Parrish, one of the directors of Casino Royale (1967), starring Michael Caine, James Mason, and Anthony Quinn. The score is a prime example of Roy Budd’s signature action thriller jazz/crime sound but has been somewhat overlooked by Budd fans and soundtrack fans alike. The original album was only …

Japanese big-band jazz masterpiece. Amazing reissue from 2021. Pressed at RT.

* First ever reissue * Bassist, composer, arranger, and film scorer Jorge López Ruiz was the living embodiment of Argentine jazz history. This recording, which was done in 1967 with a big band led by López Ruiz, represents a monumental work in Argentine jazz. The work is a concept album that takes a critical stance on the chaotic political situation and the military regime in Argentina at the time. It was banned upon release and directly led to constraints being placed on López Ruiz’s subsequent…

2025 stock A classic score by legendary Armando Trovajoli for the comedy-action-spy movie directed in year 1968 by Michele Lupo and produced by Marco Vicario. Fresh off the big hits of the Seven Golden Men, producer Vicario hired again Armando Trovajoli for this motion picture. M° Trovajoli has created a very loungey soundtrack filled with blues and jazzy elements. The highly talented choir of I Cantori Moderni di Alessandro Alessandroni plays an important role in the score, performing in its un…

The 1970 erotic lounge record by Japanese maestro of percussion, Masami Kawahara, reissued now! The present record is a standout work amid the myriad records of the x-rated / lounge genre of the 1960s and 1970s that catered to adult audiences in both the east and the west. Masami Kawahara, who was a mainstay in both the jazz and pop scenes in Japan, brought together musicians including Akira Ishikawa, Masaoki Terakawa, and Jake H. Concepcion for this recording. As would be expected of such a ste…

* 2025 stock. 180 Gram Vinyl with Black and Red mixed color * The long-awaited exact reissue of the 1980 occult electro / dark ambient masterpiece from the Italian library music label Hard. Fabio Borgazzi, under the alias of Fabio Fabor, was one of the maestros of Italian music, traversing disparate genres including classical music, pop, and electronic music. Released under his own library label, ‘Pape Satan’ is yet another holy grail for collectors of Italian library records. The record’s infer…

If you are looking for ultra-rare Softpop, you’ve come to the right place! Only 150 copies were pressed (in order to establish copyright) of The Canterbury Music Festival’s 1968 album, Rain & Shine, an almost willfully secret psych-pop masterpiece of sorts, on the obscure and collectable BT Puppy label out of New York City, owned by the legendary Tokens, and the source of many rarities from Canterbury Music Festival to the Brute Force classic “The King Of Fuh” (licensed to Apple Records in the U…

LP-Style Miniature Sleeve CD reissue with OBI strip/Printed in Japan. Original 1969 recording by this horn-heavy jazz rock band

* 2020 stock * Almost completely unknown in the west, Masahiro Sugaya has been composing and producing music since the 1980s in an exceptionally wide range of fields and practices. From arrangements for musical acts like the acoustic guitar duo Gontiti to acousmatic diffusion at spaces like Paris’s Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM), Sugaya’s reach is almost exhaustive in its breadth, but it was in the 80s bubble-era kankyō ongaku scene that he first found his musical voice. Horizon, Volume 1 …

2025 stock This double LP set is the absolute first release of Ennio Morricone’s lesser know bet beautiful scores from the '60s and '70s. A very cool way to introduce the amazing music of this legendary Italian composer to the younger fans. This selection of the best of the Lounge style tracks from his film music production has been a true enterprise. At the end of this very cool listening experience through four sides, the listener will have surely know and enjoyed all the colors of a musical g…

*2025 stock.* Chris Thompson started out his career in Hamilton, New Zealand in 1965, then turned professional in 1968. In the early seventies he moved to England, where he played the guitar with Californian folk singer Julie Felix. While in England, Chris also played with British Folk-Blues legends Wizz Jones and Davey Graham and made his debut album in 1973. Originally issued on the Village Thing label, it has been claimed as one of the best acid folk albums of the 1970s. Recorded in numerous …

*2025 stock.t with obi-strip* Originally released in 1972, this sole album from New Zealand trio Serenity is a folk-rock masterpiece with elements of blues, psychedelic rock and jazz interweaved. Sounding somewhat like a folk rock version of Cream, this is another Holy Grail of acid folk / psychedelic folk rock, with originals almost impossible to find. Immediately sold-out after the initial reissue back in 2000, it has been on many collectors’ want list. With the album finally seeing a limited …

*2025 stock* The Summertime Killer, a crime movie and a love story, was directed in 1972 by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi and starred Christopher Mitchum, Karl Malden, Olivia Hussey and Claudine Auger among others. Academy award winning composer Luis Bacalov wrote the score which perfectly reflects the core of the plot, with a strange mix of love and death. The composer alternates dramatically suspenseful score with ‘source music’ in the form of ballad, rock music and dance floor tunes, usually heard …

*2025 Stock* Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing (with obi strip) – including two bonus tracks - housed in single tip-on linen paper sleeve. Includes four page insert with rare photos and extensive liner notes by Brian Young. Originally issued by Regal Zonophone in 1971, this highly sought after release has never been reissued on LP officially. The band's sound has been likened to that of the twin lead guitar style of Help Yourself/early Wishbone Ash with refined vocals. The songs are spiced with ta…

*2025 stock* This stunning soundtrack for a lesser-known Marcello Mastroianni film from 1970 features the exceptional talents of Armando Trovajoli. The score blends electric keyboards, ethereal vocals, and dreamy orchestrations into a beautiful, atmospheric mix. The album has a smooth, captivating groove, drawing on Trovajoli's earlier bossa nova influences, with subtle hints of electric 70s elements, but never overdoing it. The entire piece is as enchanting as the cover suggests, with tracks li…

*2025 stock. Issued in a replica mini-LP jacket with inner sleeve, 16-page booklet, and OBI strip.* Digitally re-mastered and expanded edition of this collection of re-mastered late '70s-early '80s recordings from the UK's new wave disco and avant pop artist. British born singer/actress Nancy Nova had her first release with 'No Way' in 1978. Later that year she also recorded the theme song for an Italian TV. show 'Akiri Non Stop' and even appeared in a few episodes. It's follow-up 'Heaven' was h…

*2025 stock. Issued in a replica mini-LP jacket with inner sleeve, 16-page booklet, and OBI strip.* Piero Piccioni ‘Colpo Rovente’ is one of the rarest soundtrack albums in the Italian film music history. This soundtrack stands out from the traditional period into the psychedelic era. Soft-spoken and suave cool jazz, along with hallucinogenic go-go sounds appears throughout the film and soundtrack. Dynamic big band tunes are stunningly matched with impossibly beautiful jazz funk scores infused w…

“Graced with a moody cover uncharacteristic of its time, with the band largely hidden in shadows, the album is a nice time capsule of the 60s dream turning perhaps a bit darker…” – Plastic Crimewave

“The Glass Prism were forerunners of the Goth movement. “The Raven” was the first true expression of Goth Rock." – Maxim Furek

*2025 stock. LP-Style Miniature Sleeve CD reissue with OBI strip.* Lighthouse, though not a typical late-60s rock band, captured the era's free-spirited and complex ethos. Founded by Skip Prokop, who envisioned blending jazz horns, strings, and rock, the band quickly gained traction. Skip, previously with The Paupers, teamed up with Paul Hoffert and guitarist Ralph Cole to form Lighthouse. Their 1969 debut, recorded after a surprise MGM signing, set the stage for a whirlwind career. Despite earl…

*2025 stock. LP-Style Miniature Sleeve CD reissue with OBI strip* The thirteen piece rock 'n' roll band Lighthouse was formed in 1968 by jazz composer Paul Hoffert and rock drummer Skip Prokop. Their fusion of rock, jazz and classical influences made them quite popular in Canada. Lighthouse's second album Suite Feeling, released in 1969, has a version of The Band's "Chest Fever" as the opening track. Not the world's greatest version - the group's four string players do the Garth intro (think ELO…

*2025 stock*  LP-Style Miniature Sleeve CD reissue with OBI strip. Original 1969 recording by this horn-heavy jazz rock band!

*2025 stock* The only album released by Barbara Moore under the name of the four-piece chorus group Voices In Latin on UK Morgan/US Pulsar in 1968. The album features a light Latin sound and scat & chorus.

*2025 stock* Barbarella is the soundtrack to the 1968 science fiction film directed by Roger Vadim, based on the French comic strip Barbarella. The film stars Jane Fonda as Barbarella. The soundtrack includes the legendary song ‘Barbarella’ with a vocal by The Glitterhouse, as well as the song ‘An Angel Is Love’ with a vocal by Bob Crewe, The soundtrack was composed by Charles Fox.

*2025 stock* A fantastic re-issue of the classic sountrack to the strangest, campiest, most titilating Russ Meyer film ever, Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls!Music composed and arranged by the great Stu Phillips (Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider) with performances by the influential psychedelic band Strawberry Alarm Clock plus The Sandpipers and more!Lead vocals for BVD s all girl band, Carrie Nations, was provided by the stunningly talented Lynn Carey!Own a piece of campy, cult film history!