Reissues
Gärdet 12.6.1970
1996 reissue. The first in our new series called Swedish Underground Archives. The series will focus on classic yet mostly unreleased recordings by known and unknown to mythical Swedish progressive/psychedelic groups from the 1960s/70s. First out is …
Forest
The classic debut album by the UK's Forest, originally released in 1969 by Harvest. As the 1960s progressed, almost every musical genre was affected by the psychedelic boom -- and folk was no exception. Artists such as Bert Jansch, Davy Graham and Do…
From The Bottom of an Old Grandfather Clock
Subtitled: A Collection of Demos and Outtakes, 1966-70. Described by Mojo magazine as 'Britain's pop Salinger,' the reclusive Bill Fay cut the classic 'Screams In The Ears'/'Some Good Advice' single in 1967 before making two dark singer-songwriter al…
Live Action, 1972 Wuppertal
Music by: Conrad Schnitzler, Klaus Freudigmann, Wolfgang Seidel and friends. Three side-long tracks, the complete concert. For the first time ever the complete Live Action, 1972 recorded in Wuppertal by Conrad Schnitzler's loose collective. Credited …
Mantra
Limited picture disc LP release. "I composed Mantra: soundscapes for meditation in response to several requests from some of my fellow prisoners. I was asked to create some gentle music that they could listen to on their personal cassette players as …
Bashovia
Drawing his name from a Japanese poet, his musical style from eastern raga sounds and his sartorial style from American Indians, Robbie Basho was eclectic and eccentric. He was also one of the most gifted and original acoustic guitarists that the Joh…
The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
Another of Fahey’s most highly regarded records, ‘The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death’ was recorded in 1965 and shows Fahey on absolutely blistering form. The guitarist Leo Kottke has named this record as his favourite in Faheys 35 album back cata…
Live in Tasmania
The only legally issued live recording by John Fahey came about through an unusual set of circumstances in 1980. Allegedly Fahey was touring Australia and decided on the spur of an inebriated moment that he wanted to play in Tasmania. A hall was book…
Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes
Opening with the incredible 'Sunflower River Blues' (covered recently by Jack Rose) this is easily one my favourite of Fahey's albums. It's by no means the best, or the most technically accomplished, but as an enjoyable piece of music from beginning …
Days Have Gone By
Every decade John Fahey's work creates a wave of followers all trying to fuse acoustic blues with the Indian and Western classical traditions. What most of them miss when studying their hero's albums is his knack for crafting wonderfully infectious t…
Hirocosmos
Top quality eye-popping reissue housed in hard cover mini-LP style gatefold sleeve complete with obi and liners of this rare 3rd album by psychedelic maverick Hiro Yanagida. Another totally vanished and ear bleedingly rare gem out of Japan's psychede…
Hiro Yanagida 1971 (2nd Album)
Second Yanagida Hiro album, with Kimio Mizutani at the helm, swirling acid leads, heavy psych moves with at one point even an acidic Elvis joining the trip. Originally released in 1971. Deluxe gatefold sleeve packaging.Keyboard player and prime mover…
BaraMon
The Tenjo Sajiki Company was an avant garde theater troupe formed by Terayama Shuji & was an audience participation street theatre designed to shock along the lines of the Living Theatre. Popular music was always incorporated in their projects, and s…
Saraba Hakobune
Another rarity is this original soundtrack album to Terayama Shuji's last movie with music by JA Seazer (Tenjo Sajiki, JA Caesar). Released in 1984, it was Terayama's last completed movie and Seazer's last contribution to his visionary and reactionar…
Den'en Ni Shisu
Deluxe first reissue of this 1974 J.A. Ceasar-performed theatrical underground classic. A nice example of the recent flood of late 1960's-early 1970's psych reissues from Japan that are in the more fluxus/theatrical vein. The period saw political uph…
Hatsukoi Jigoku Hen
Top notch and bang up identical reissue job; gatefold mini-LP style sleeve complete with inserts and obi. This was originally a private pressing on Terayama Shuji's own Tenjosajiki label. The disc is a soundtrack to his like-named movie, of which the…
Sho o Suteyo, Machi e Deyou
Reissued in 2003 by Show Boat/Sky Station - SWAX-62, the English title for this album is: Throw Away The Books, Let's Go Out on the Street and is subtitled: A High-Teen Symphony. There is a film soundtrack of the same title, but this recording contai…
Canti Illuminati
long out of print, this is an overdue reissue of American composer Alvin Curran's third record. Following his involvement in the live electronics performance group Musica Elettronica Viva, Curran embarked on a more p…
Red Buddah
Recorded in 1970 -- first issue 1971. First CD reissue of this incredible album of Stomu Yamash'ta. The 2 tracks performed by Yamash'ta are purely percussional. Yamash'ta is renowned worldwide for his work as an avant garde composer, and is deeply in…
Primitive Expression
First release of this archival material by this French rock band, best known for their classic Catalyse album (originally issued by BYG in 1970; CD is Spalax 14823). This posthumous archives release is comprising of Ame Son’s Catalyse period includin…