★Belle Antique
Cruel Sister
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Fourth album released in 1970. The epic ‘Jack Orion’, which took up the entirety of the LP's B-side, is a reprise of a song Bert Jansch had featured on Self-Portrait in 1966. With Bill Reeder as producer, this album, like Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, is conscious of the electric trad genre. Definitive release in paper jacket, SHM-CD, latest remastering in 2023!
Sweet Child
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Second album released in 1968 by Pentangle, who with Fairport Convention led the British fark/trad scene, as a two-disc set containing a live performance at the Royal Festival Hall in June 1968 on disc 1 and a studio work on disc 2. Live performances and newly recorded songs, richly expressed through a high level of musicianship with elements of folk and jazz. Definitive …
Basket of Light
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Third album released in 1969 by Pentangle, who led the British fark/trad scene with Fairport Convention. A historical masterpiece, crystallising at a high level an ensemble of master British acoustic guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, highly jazz-based musicianship, and the vocals of the red-hot, transparent Jackie. Definitive release in paper jacket, SHM-CD, 4 bon…
The Pentangle
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Debut release from Pentangle, who with Fairport Convention led the British folk/trad scene and were introduced in Japan in 1968 as the standard-bearers of new rock. With two guitarists, Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, the band absorbed elements from jazz, and the vocals of Jackie Maxey added colour to the record. Definitive release in paper jacket, SHM-CD, 10 bonus tracks,…
Reflection
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Released in 1971, this was the fifth and final album on the Transatlantic label. Following on from the previous album, this album, with Bill Reeder as producer, aimed to break new ground by adding an American element to the traditional Pentangle style. The depth of Bert Jansch's and John Renbourn's guitar playing remains the same, and this is a good album that will appeal…
Kestrel
*Comes with a 12-page sheet with lyrics and a description in Japanese. The OBI-strip wraps both cardboard sleeves..2024 stock* A masterpiece of British progressive pop. A group of visionaries who were only active for a little more than a year and only one album left. The arrangements and playing are unique, with an outstanding sense of melody and a concentration that leaves no room for breath. The use of the Mellotron is also effective! Includes a bonus disc with six bonus tracks! Paper jacket, …
Jade Warrior
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* 1971 debut album by Jade Warrior, formed by ex-July members Tony Duig and John Field. In their early years they were influenced by psychedelic influences, and their style was heavier and more chaotic than that of the later Island label era. Flutes and acoustic guitars with distorted electric guitars and a Japanese flavour from their point of view add up to a unique world.…
Released
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Second 1971 album by Jade Warrior, formed by ex-July members Tony Duig and John Field. Released in the same year as the previous album, but with Alan Price on drums and a four-piece line-up. It inherited the style of the previous album, but in a more refined style, with some songs having a transparent instrumental flavour, similar to the later sound of the Island era. Thi…
What A Beautiful Place
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 repress* The cover, with a young girl standing by a pond, tells the story. This debut album, released in 1971, was recorded with superb production, with lyrics describing the mind of a naïve girl and Catherine Howe's simple, plaintive voice. The album is one of the most expensive female folk albums of all time, along with Vashti Bunyan's LP, and is now being released for the fir…
Last Autumn's Dream
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 repress* Third album of 1972 by Jade Warrior, formed by ex-July members Tony Duig and John Field, and the final album of the Vertigo era. Recorded with the same four-piece line-up as the second. The vocal tracks have a flavour of King Crimson when Gordon Haskell was with the band, and each song is even more sophisticated, with plenty of ideas injected into the album, making it a…
Of Queues And Cures
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Second National Health release in 1978, the same year as the first. Another classic Canterbury album, with an ensemble featuring Dave Stewart (key) and Phil Miller (g), among others, and a new bass player, John Grieves (bass), formerly of Henry Cow, successfully painting a new world. Paper jacket, latest remastering from the original analogue masters and definitive SHM-CD…
Glastonbury And Elsewhere
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 repress* Henry Cow is not only a key group on the Canterbury scene, but later organised Rock In Opposition and is a key figure in avant-rock worldwide. This album is a compilation of previously unreleased live performances at all five venues from their 1972 Glastonbury festival to their 1977 show in Bilbao, Spain. Special Japanese paper-jacket and SHM-CD release!
Western Culture
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 repress* The differences between the Art Bears and the rest of the band in terms of musical direction became apparent and the band decided to split up. This was the last album produced by the band. It consists of compositions by Tim Hodgkinson and Lindsay Cooper, who did not go on to join the Art Bears, and is an all-instrumental, highly complex performance of completely constru…
Concerts
*Limited edition SHM-CD, comes in gatefold mini lp replica with obi & Japanese insert...2024 repress* This live album is a collection of performances from Henry Cow's heyday, collected from several concerts and released live. Listening to it, one can clearly hear the precision of their songs and the skill with which they perform them. The album has a lot to offer Canterbury fans, including a performance with Robert Wyatt, and the addition of songs by Wyatt and Matching Mole. Long-awaited encore …
In Praise of Learning
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 repress* This album was recorded at about the same time as Desperate Straights, the album that combined with Slap Happy and was recorded under a joint name. With the addition of Dubmar, there are more vocal numbers and the ensemble is as brilliant as on the previous album. The album is a good blend of the interest in improvisation shown on the previous album. Long-awaited encore…
Unrest
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 repress* Second release from 1974. The three tracks on the analogue A-side are all meticulously arranged, even the improvisation-style passages, and show that the sound of early Henry Cow had reached its peak. The B-side is an improvisation-driven piece that hints at the possibilities of Cow's later work. Long-awaited encore pressing in paper jacket, 7 bonus tracks, remastered i…
Leg End
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 repress* Debut album released in 1973 by Henry Cow, one of Canterbury's most important bands, formed around Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson, who were students at Cambridge University. It was signed to Virgin and recorded at Manor Studios. The songs had reached maturity in their earlier shows, and the studio work was highly accomplished, with intelligent, avant-garde songs produced…
The Deviants
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Third and final album of the first Deviants, released in 1969 by The Deviants, led by Mick Farren, a key figure in the Notting Hill Gate area of the British underground. A highly artistic piece of work, a jumble and concoction of rock, art, pop, avant-garde music and more. Mick Phalen is also a dark novelist, and his wide-eyed view of the world is unique. Paper jacket, SH…
Kew. Rhone.
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* The classic restored. No extra tracks, just this legendary release as it was originally conceived. Kew Rhone was made soon after Peter and John left Henry Cow, at Carla Bley and Mike Mantler’s Grog Kill studio in New York (they both appear on the CD). Fellow conspirators included singer Lisa Herman and drummer Andrew Cyrille. It’s one of those records which sums up a mome…
Warrior On the Edge of Time
Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock "Hawkwind's fifth studio album found the band enjoying a rare oasis of stability after the multitudinous personnel shifts of the past five years. Only the recruitment of a second drummer, Alan Powell, disturbed the equanimity of the lineup that created the previous year's Hall of the Mountain Grill, although it would soon be time to change again. By the end of the year, bas…