★Decca
Greening / Doria / Epitaffio (LP)
1979 album on Decca's "Headline" contemporary music series presenting three seminal and beautiful orchestral works (one with tape) by the Norwegian composer spanning from 1963 to 1975.
Verses For Ensembles / Nenia - The Death Of Orpheus / The Fields Of Sorrow (LP)
Three great compositions for orchestra or ensemble from the late 1960's / early 1970's, released on Decca's "Headline" contemporary music series in 1974. With insert.
Transit (LP)
1975 New Complexity masterpiece for chamber ensemble and six solo voices, released on Decca's "Headline" contemporary music series in 1978. With insert.
Grimethorpe Special (LP)
Four avant-garde works for brass band composed in the 1970's and performed by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band conducted by Elgar Howarth, released on Decca's "Headline" contemporary music series in 1977. With insert.
Paroles Tissees / Four Ronsard Sonnets / Tentacles Of The Dark Nebula (LP)
Three compositions for tenor and orchestra performed by Peter Pears and the London Sinfonietta conducted by the respective composers, released on Decca's "Headline" contemporary music series in 1974. With insert.
Lola
On Lola, Zbigniew Namysłowski Modern Jazz Quartet fuse blazing post‑bop with Polish highlander melodies, cutting a 1964 London session that became both a historic first outside the Iron Curtain and a cult artefact of fiercely local modern jazz.
A-Ronne / Cries Of London (LP)
Two great vocal pieces from the mid-1970's performed by the Swingle Singers conducted by the composer himself and released on Decca's "Headline" contemporary music series in 1976. With insert.
Melodien For Orchestra / Double Concerto For Flute, Oboe & Orchestra / Chamber Concerto For 13 Instrumentalists (LP)
Three breath-takingly beautiful compositions from the early 1970's released on Decca's "Headline" contemporary music series in 1976. With insert.
The Complete Works For Chamber Ensemble (5LP box)
Benchmark 5LP box set with the higly praised recordings by the London Sinfonietta conducted by David Atherton, released on Decca in 1974. With insert.
Arcana / Integrales / Ionisation (LP)
Three historical and essential ground-breaking works for orchestra and percussion ensemble performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble conducted by Zibin Mehta and William Kraft.
Cunning Stunts
For those who still believe prog is a four-letter word, Caravan remain a mystery - More fool them, for they are missing out on some of thesweetest and most tuneful melodies in 70s rock, whether it be the jazz- inflected vaudeville of the title track of If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'dDo It All Over You, the gentle celebration of Virgin On The Ridiculous from Caravan & The New Symphonia or the funky ambition of The Dabsong Conshirtoe on Cunning Stunts. Formed, like Soft Machine, from the grou…
Pendulum
The jazz world is set to celebrate one of its most intriguing and visionary figures with the reissue of Pendulum, the groundbreaking album by the Mike Taylor Quartet. Originally released in 1966 on Columbia Records, Pendulum captures the restless creativity and uncompromising spirit of pianist and composer Mike Taylor, whose brief but influential career left an enduring mark on modern jazz in Britain.
Featuring an exceptional lineup with Mike Taylor (piano), Dave Tomlin (soprano saxophone), To…
Trio
The long-overlooked brilliance of pianist and composer Mike Taylor comes back into the spotlight with the reissue of Trio, the seminal 1967 recording from the Mike Taylor Trio. Originally released on Columbia, this album represents one of the most adventurous statements in British jazz of the 1960s—a work of striking originality that still resonates powerfully today.
Featuring Mike Taylor on piano, Jackie Dougan on drums, and Dave Tomlin on bass, Trio captured an incendiary moment of creativit…
Space Walk
Heralded as one of the defining moments in British modern jazz, the Don Rendell Quintet’s 1972 recording Space Walk returns to the spotlight, reaffirming its place as a stunning document of both bold creativity and refined craftsmanship. Saxophonist Don Rendell, already celebrated for his collaborations with Ian Carr in the groundbreaking Rendell/Carr Quintet, took a daring step forward with this album. *Space Walk* captures a group at a creative peak, fusing modal explorations, post-bop energy,…
Flare Up
London, 1970 saw the release of one of the most distinctive and enduring albums in the history of British jazz: Flare Up, the debut LP from visionary trumpeter and flugelhorn player Harry Beckett. Now widely recognized as a classic, the record remains a defining statement from an artist whose lyrical phrasing, inventiveness, and subtle command of mood set him apart on the vibrant UK scene.
Born in Barbados and arriving in London in the 1950s, Harry Beckett quickly became a central figure in th…
Movement
Originally released during one of the most fertile periods of post-war British jazz, Movement by the Joe Harriott Quintet stands as a bold statement of artistic independence and innovation. Showcasing Harriott’s unique vision, the album bridges the lyricism of modern jazz with an avant-garde sensibility that still resonates today.
Harriott, an alto saxophonist of Jamaican origin who established himself as a pioneer of the British scene, leads a stellar ensemble through a set of forward-looking…
Jazz In Britain '68-'69 (LP)
Original 1972 LP with an overvew of Surman's music in 1968-1969 featuring Tony Oxley, Mike Osborne, Alan Skidmore and Kenny Wheeler among others.
The Decca/Deram Years (An Anthology) 1970-1975
2025 stock Nine CD set. This impressive release collates their Decca/Deram years complete with bonus tracks and rare live recordings in a striking box released to coincide with Decca's 90th Anniversary. The English city of Canterbury is home to two highly respected universities, one of the oldest public schools in Britain and, thanks to it's cathedral and being the seat of the Church of England, is at the very heart of English history. It was therefore something of a surprise when a group of mu…
Off Centre
Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g. on British Jazz Explosion series. Off Centre, the 1969 debut from The John Cameron Quartet, stands as a vivid and essential snapshot of late 60s British jazz, now reissued on vinyl for the first time in decades by Decca. Led by renowned pianist, arranger, and composer John Cameron, the quartet features an all-star lineup: Harold McNair (flute, tenor sax), Danny Thompson (bass), and Tony Carr (percussion). Originally released on Decca’s progressive Deram imprint…
Moonmadness
2025 stock Moonmadness was originally released in March 1976. It was their fourth album and the last to feature the band's original line-up (Latimer, Bardens, Ferguson, Ward). After the success of the tightly structured, instrumental The Snow Goose in 1975, the band added vocals to their music again. The tracks that comprised the album were conceived as a loose concept based on the individual personalities that made up Camel; Air Born about Andrew Latimer, Lunar Sea about Andy Ward, Chord Change…