Experimental / R.I.O.

Rare 1979 unofficial re-issue with different cover of the 1970 very experimental and singular partly free jazz debut solo LP by Soft Machine drummer and vocalist.

1981 re-issue on Crammed of the excellent first experimental electronic art-rock album by Marc Hollander's projecconnected with RIO, originally released in 1977. NWW list.

First edition with gatefold sleeve and poster of the debut album by the great post Henry Cow / Slapp Happy combo of Frith, Cutler and Krause, featuring also ex-HC Hodgkinson and Cooper, released by Rē Records in 1978. Poster included. NWW list.

Original US edition on The Resident's Ralph Records of the excellent second album by the great post Henry Cow / Slapp Happy combo of Frith, Cutler and Krause, released in 1979. With inserts. NWW list.

Original and only vinyl edition on ZKP RTVL of superb Slovenian 1981 album fusing jazz/rock experimentation with local folk music in great RIO style like Sammla Mammas Manna, Etron Fou Leloublan, Aksak Maboul, etc.

Second edition of the one-sided 7" on clear vinyl with silk-screened back-side and sleeve originally included in some copies of the The World As It Is Today 1981 LP on Rē Records with a live recording by the great post Henry Cow / Slapp Happy combo of Frith, Cutler and Krause.

Original and only vinyl edition on ZKP RTVL of superb Slovenian 1981 album fusing jazz/rock experimentation with local folk music in great RIO style like Sammla Mammas Manna, Etron Fou Leloublan, Aksak Maboul, etc.

First edition of the beautiful first album with a very original combination of avant-rock/jazz/folk in RIO tradition by the Czech avantgarde duo, released by Panton in 1988.

Original edition of Landslide of the first album from 1984 by the experimental free jazz group composed of Material's Bill Laswell, The Golden Palominos' Nicky Skopelitis, Tom Cora and others.

2010 limited audiophile re-issue in an edition of 1000 copies on 180g virgin vinyl on ReR Megacorp of the landmark first album by the quintesential British art-rock/RIO band, originally eleased in 1973. NWW list.

2010 limited audiophile re-issue in an edition of 1000 copies on 180g virgin vinyl on ReR Megacorp of the second album by the quintesential British art-rock/RIO band, originally released in 1974. NWW list.

1979 US re-issue on Red Records of the third album, in collaboration with Slapp Happy, by the quintesential British art-rock/RIO band, originally released in 1975. NWW list.

2011 limited audiophile re-issue in an edition of 1000 copies on 180g virgin vinyl on ReR Megacorp of the third album, in collaboration with Slapp Happy, by the quintesential British art-rock/RIO band, originally released in 1975. NWW list.

Original French edition on LTM of the 1976 double live album by the quintesential British art-rock/RIO band, with recordings at various locations made in 1974 and 1975 and featuring Robert Wyatt as occasional guest. NWW list.

Original and only edition of the 1984 compilation of exclusive tracks released by Rē Records in a limited edition of 2500 copies pressed to raise money for the UK Coal Miners and never re-issued on either LP or CD.

Sole album by experimental art-rock duo with RIO connections on The Work's Woof label, released in 1984 and featuring Henry Cow's Tim Hodgkinson and Catherine Jauniaux among others as well as music based on pieces by the mighty Furious Pig.

One-sided 7" on clear vinyl with silk-screened back-side originally included in some copies of the Sirens & Silences / Work Resumed On The Tower 1984 LP on Rē Records by the quartet of Zeena Parkins with Henry Cow's Chris Cutler, Lindsay Cooper and Dagmar Krause.

1987 US re-issue with different cover of the lovely debut album by Simon Jeffes' modern semi-acoustic chamber music ensemble, originally released on Eno's superb Obscure series in 1976.

Original US edition of the lovely second album by Simon Jeffes' modern semi-acoustic chamber music ensemble released on Editions EG in 1981.

1987 UK re-issue on Editions EG of the lovely third album by Simon Jeffes' modern semi-acoustic chamber music ensemble, originally released in 1984.

Original Italian edition on EG of the lovely 1987 album by Simon Jeffes' modern semi-acoustic chamber music ensemble.

Original edition with white cover of the first album of great experiemental/RIO/Zeuhl art-rock by Univers Zero side project, released on Atem in 1980.

Obscure but great sole 1978 album on Mistlur by Swedish chaotic and bizarre avant-garde RIO/jazz-rock band. With insert.

First LP released by Tonpress in 1988 by excellent Polish RIO experimental art-rock band, never re-issued on either LP or CD.

Orignal edition on Woof of the 1980 debut LP by experimental post-punk group with RIO connections featuring Henry Cow's Tim Hodgkinson and Catherine Jauniaux. With insert.

1983 re-issue as a double LP set on Virgin of Soft Machine's drummer and vocalist's two mid-1970's masterpieces of unclassifiable beautiful music only a drummer could do. Essential albums on the NWW list.

Original edition of the 1981 Italian compilation on Base Record collecting the beautiful early 1980's singles on Rough Trade, later re-issued worldwide as Nothing Can Stop Us with different cover.

Italian edition of the 1984 album compiling the beautiful Shipbuilding and Work In Progress EP's on Rough Trade.

Original UK edition of the 1981 political single on Rough Trade.

One-sided single on red vinyl with a previously unrreleased song composed by Charlie Haden included in the 1987 book on Wyatt published by Stampa Alternativa. No book.

Original edition on Crammed of the first solo album by ZNR member of beautiful electronic chamber-rock, released in 1984 in the superb Made To Measure series.

Absolutely great second album by the outstanding avantgarde/prog/RIO/newwave band from Brescia, privately released in 1981 on their No-Sense Records label and companion piece to Hard Fashion Girls. Never re-issued on either vinyl or CD. With original innersleeve. No sticker.

Absolutely great third album by the outstanding avantgarde/prog/RIO/newwave band from Brescia, privately released in 1981 on their No-Sense Records label and companion piece to The Last Album. Never re-issued on either vinyl or CD. With original innersleeve. No sticker.

2025 Stock. 300 copies. The Rock in Opposition movement that coalesced in late-1970s Europe - Henry Cow, Magma, Univers Zero, and the other founding members - established a template for how progressive rock could operate outside industry expectations. But RIO was never meant to be a museum piece. The tradition survives through mutation, through artists who understand its principles without replicating its surface. Stop Motion Orchestra, based in Austin, Texas, represents one such mutation. Light…

Henry Cow's and Art Bears' Fred Frith experimental and sometimes tuneful beautiful 1981 album for the Resident's Ralph Records, featuring Etron Fou Leloublan and Massacre's Bill Laswell and Fred Maher. With original innersleeve.

"This is a good introduction to John Greaves' solo career and also stands up as an extremely strong album in its own right. It's almost entirely acoustic, and consists of reworkings of songs from earlier albums interspersed with some new material, with the assistance of an impressive roster of guest stars from the Canterbury scene. Greaves himself takes more of a back seat than usual - the core band for the sessions consisted of double bass, piano and acoustic guitar, the pianist and bassist pla…

"This album is composed entirely of live recordings: no overdubs, no gimmicks. Annie Barbazza and John Greaves tour throughout Italy and Europe with a constantly evolving tracklist, usually decided at the last minute before going on stage. This album collects some of the songs, mostly written by John, that form the core of their shows. Sometimes they perform parts of Annie's repertoire, such as "Moonchild" or "Epitaph" by Greg Lake while performing at the Rock In Opposition Festival in Lyon in M…

2017 release ** "25 years of activity, an original artist, sincere and inspired. A Nordic-inspired poetry that finds its soundness in search of sound, in the company of many musicians / companions Simon, tells us, in this volume, a unique artistic journey that varies between Rock, Contemporary, Jazz, Chamberlain . Becoming an icon of the RIO movement between the 90s and 2000s, Simon Steensland proposes two discs, one that collects a collection of pieces of his first period on CD, which has long …

2006 release ** "A weird and wonderful mix of spoken word,strange eerie sounds, avant rock and modern composition. It's such an eclectic mixture of theatrical ramblings and verse that it turns into a strange aural journey with each disparate section weaving into the next. Its getting a 'pretentious' suggestion from elements of the office and the band do admit its 'open to ridicule' but let's keep our judgmental hats in the drawer and appreciate this for all its innovation and bravery."

300 copies. Etron Fou Leloublan were best known as one of the five original Rock in Opposition bands that performed at the first RIO festival in London in March 1978. Their music—a blend of punk rock, jazz, French music hall, comedy satire and "avant-garde mayhem"—established them as one of the most singular voices in European experimental rock. At the center of this controlled chaos sat Guigou Chenevier, whose drumming cut through conventional rhythmic logic with driven, metronomic precision. I…