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Legendary Surf/Funk/Psych soundtrack! Created by an incredible aggregation of California Music royalty–Rick Henn, Dennis and Daryl Dragon, plus other friends - this ultra-scarce, in-demand soundtrack for Hal Jepsen’s 1972 film A Sea For Yourself features an astounding journey of styles from funky, freeform workouts to homegrown, backporch rock to breezy, bossa-tinged instrumentals. A fine blend of surfing and music, the film put together the world’s best surfers practicing their art in France,...

Legendary Surf/Funk/Psych soundtrack! Created by an incredible aggregation of California Music royalty–Rick Henn, Dennis and Daryl Dragon, plus other friends - this ultra-scarce, in-demand soundtrack for Hal Jepsen’s 1972 film A Sea For Yourself features an astounding journey of styles from funky, freeform workouts to homegrown, backporch rock to breezy, bossa-tinged instrumentals. A fine blend of surfing and music, the film put together the world’s best surfers practicing their art in France,...

Sitar, tabla, raga, pop! • First ever reissue of this sitar exotica gem • Features four bonus tracks from the Lotus Palace sessions! • Cut at Cohearent audio by Kevin Gray and pressed at Third Man in Detroit on gold vinyl! Orchestrated by legendary producer Alan Lorber, this talented cast of musicians weave their way through Eastern-influenced and psychedelic interpretations of pop gems and some way-out-there originals, in an album touted as the first in the fusion of raga and jazz. Brimming...

Swirling guitars and proto-ambient electronica sounds from many light years away! The Astro-Sound of Magnificence, from Beyond the Year 2000...a unique capsule of a funky, psychedelic rhythm section jamming, with snarling, stabbing and swooshing cranked-up-to-infinity electric guitar voyages piloted by Wrecking Crew veteran Jerry Cole, polished and primed for takeoff with a string section playing eerie, beckoning melodies in unison. These are the sounds of epiphanies concerning the future,...

Heralded hip hi-fi from '57! Chet's 1957 masterpiece! A stunning collection showing his virtuosity and diverse repertoire aimed to satisfy both his core country fans and a pop audience--including the rendition of "Walk, Don't Run" that inspired a Washington quartet's iconic hit cover. Hi-Fi in Focus, from the original masters, pressed on premium RTI vinyl! The distinctive cover of Hi-Fi in Focus set it apart from the usual Chet Atkins LP. The modern abstract photo, meant to depict high...

Chet at home - In Living Stereo! The best-selling album of Chet's lengthy career! Having set up a home studio in the '50s, he would lay down backing tracks at RCA with session musicians, then work at home on his own with unlimited freedom to refine the genesis of Chet Atkins' Workshop! Pressed on premium RTI vinyl, from the original masters!The album reflected the continued diversity of his repertoire and ongoing flair for experimentation. Jazz standards like George Shearing's "Lullabye of...

Part of the newly launched Modern Harmonic DJ series of in-demand floor fillers! This pair of tequila drenched tex-mex tittyshakers kicks off with The Bandits and a Glen Campbell riff as crunchy as a bowl of tortilla chips, at over three minutes that bowl is almost bottomless! On the flip is a grindhouse groover by Calvin Cool & The Surf Knobs, “El Tecolote”! Includes:Bandito • El Tecolote

A lifetime of lessons in six-string-guitar-swing! Jazz-meets-country in an impossibly hot session, ca. 1959! A platter of lightning-fast picking and impeccable taste from the legendary George Barnes! The description on the back of the original album reads: "A wonderful collection of Western favorites that everyone will love--and played in the traditional Western style." The front cover features a more accurate explanation: "Great guitar solos in modern country jazz style -- as if "modern...

• FIRST EVER REISSUE FROM THIS JAZZ GUITAR GREAT! • FEATURING NEW LINER NOTES FROM GEORGE’S DAUGHTER! • PRESSED ON BLUE VINYL! Plush textures woven by a true guitar master! This luxurious collection features virtuoso Barnes and his Octet at their sophisticated best, in a dozen pieces that highlight Barnes’ matchless technique, impressive innovations, and superb arrangements that explore the full range of musical emotions, in this first-ever reissue of a brilliant jazz classic. After his...

“Happiness is… goin' about a hundred-and-ten… blowing your mind, and coming, coming back down again…"Who’da thunk it?!? A tough-as-nails 60’s garage ultra-rarity - from the Beav! This is the first ever reissue of a blistering garage cut with lead vocals by the Beaver himself! Jerry Mathers circa 1966! It’s got the grit of Eddie Haskell, but it’s the voice of the Beave! Gold vinyl packaged in a space age envelope style sleeve with liner notes penned by Jerry himself. Cut by Kevin Gray at...

Come get it! Dynamic Dallas soul singer Bobby Patterson cut some seriously sizzling sides in the mid '60s, including the James Brown rebuttal "Mama's Got A New Bag Too," the pugnacious original "Knock Out Power Of Love," and the rambunctious funk of "T.C.B. Or T.Y.A."! Gems from the Jetstar label and originally unissued treasures collected on LP for the first time, and pressed on white vinyl! When Sundazed purchased the Abnak/Jetstar masters, we discovered a cache of unissued recordings by the...

• Complete '65 live performance available for the first time! • Other than the cuts included here from their blistering 45, the rest is totally unheard! Unearthed Garage Glory! You can't get much closer to the raw, beating heart of garage punk than this. The Bushmen were a quintessential explosion of teenage hormones, primal rock 'n' roll, and absolute abandon. Their short-lived garage assault never brought the group into a recording studio; the reel of these 9 cuts encompasses the only known...

• Complete '65 live performance available for the first time! • LP on white vinyl, cut & pressed at Third Man Pressing! • Other than the cuts included here from their blistering 45, the rest is totally unheard! Unearthed Garage Glory! You can't get much closer to the raw, beating heart of garage punk than this. The Bushmen were a quintessential explosion of teenage hormones, primal rock 'n' roll, and absolute abandon. Their short-lived garage assault never brought the group into a recording...

If you were going to envision the ultimate avant-garde meeting-of-the-minds jam session, who would you pick? Even the most hopeful fan of strange and innovative music couldn't have seen this one coming: on one afternoon in 1986, at Coney Island's dilapidated freak show, space-age avant-jazz genius Sun Ra met avant-garde "serious music" composer John Cage in an unforgettable performance. You couldn't imagine two figures more opposite. Cage was known for his unusual approach to composition,...

Double LP on clear vinyl!!If you were going to envision the ultimate avant-garde meeting-of-the-minds jam session, who would you pick? Even the most hopeful fan of strange and innovative music couldn't have seen this one coming: on one afternoon in 1986, at Coney Island's dilapidated freak show, space-age avant-jazz genius Sun Ra met avant-garde "serious music" composer John Cage in an unforgettable performance. You couldn't imagine two figures more opposite. Cage was known for his unusual...

Anything can happen and often does. This is John Cage. A seminal example of indeterminate music from an icon on experimental sounds. It could be argued that there is no more controversial figure in music history as avant-garde electronic composer John Cage. Perhaps best known for his composition "4'33,"" which consisted of Cage sitting at a piano for four-plus minutes of total silence, Cage was both loved and loathed in the 60s and 70s as a leading light in avant-garde music and as an...

A JAZZ & ROCK RUMBLE! FIRST EVER LP RELEASE OF THIS ROCK & JAZZ SOUNDTRACK!INCLUDES A DVD OF THE ENTIRE FILM PLUS BONUS GOODIES INCLUDING A CUT TO SYNC WITH YOUR LP!INCLUDES A ZINE STYLE INSERT WITH LINERS AND PHOTOS!CUT BY KEVIN GRAY AT COHEARENT AUDIO AND PRESSED AT THIRD MAN IN DETROIT! Nicholas Carras’ powerhouse score for this angst-filled flick is a tapestry of sounds from fast, jazzy pieces, dark and suspenseful moments, breezy traveling music, and the optimistic ending. The soundtrack...

BONGO JAZZ STYLINGS & REPREHENSIBLE RUFFIANS! FIRST EVER LP RELEASE OF THIS ROCK & JAZZ SOUNDTRACK!INCLUDES A DVD OF THE ENTIRE FILM PLUS BONUS GOODIES INCLUDING A CUT TO SYNC WITH YOUR LP!INCLUDES A ZINE STYLE INSERT WITH LINERS AND PHOTOS!CUT BY KEVIN GRAY AT COHEARENT AUDIO AND PRESSED AT THIRD MAN IN DETROIT! The true starring role in High School Caesar is the dark and tense compositions, and wild, bongo-driven percussion of the Nicholas Carras score! Another specimen from the glorious...

THEREMIN DOPPELGÄNGER FUELED SPACE EXPLORATION! • Straight from the Nicholas Carras tape archive to its first true soundtrack!  • Includes a replica film poster and notes from notorious B-movie cinephile David Schecter.  • A space capsule on colored vinyl cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed at Third Man! While this 1958 sci-fi film may have been a rather careless construction (and heavy on the cardboard) there was clearly more thought involved in hiring Nicholas Carras,...

A TYMPANI SYMPHONY OF DEMONIC MAYHEM! • Straight from the Nicholas Carras tape archive to its first true soundtrack! • Includes a replica film poster and notes from notorious B-movie cinephile David Schecter. • An occult cult classic on colored vinyl cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed at Third Man! Nicholas Carras’ soundtrack for this 1958 “horror” film adds a much needed shot of drama and excitement to the wide range of bizarre charms captured on screen. Carras employs...

Bass, organ, wah wah, va-va voom! • Comes with a DVD of the full 1973 spy thriller! • Includes a dot matrix printed insert - for your eyes only!  • A slab of 70s film funk pressed on green vinyl! The alleged inspiration for the hit television series Charlie’s Angels, Ted V. Mikels’ ‘73 spy thriller looks much better than it has any right to, with brash color, gorgeously attired babes, and some visually appealing shooting locations. Composer Nicholas Carras’ score for the film provided the...

‘60s Kiwi girl group harmonies! • First ever CD release! • ‘60s girl group pop at its finest, with a kiwi twist! Recorded shortly after their tour with The Pretty Things, the Donaldson sisters made The Chicks a household name in New Zealand circa ‘66. Uptempo effervescent ‘60s kiwi girl group pop, with the kind of stunning harmonies that could only come from sisters. Recorded in single takes to two track for the Viking label when Judy was 16 and Sue was just 14, yet they manage to capture a...

‘60s Kiwi girl group harmonies! • Never released on LP in the states, and never released on CD anywhere! • Cut by and pressed at Third Man Pressing on white vinyl! • ‘60s girl group pop at its finest, with a kiwi twist! Recorded shortly after their tour with The Pretty Things, the Donaldson sisters made The Chicks a household name in New Zealand circa ‘66. Uptempo effervescent ‘60s kiwi girl group pop, with the kind of stunning harmonies that could only come from sisters. Recorded in single...

A swingin' beat-gen jazz classic back in print! Sax-man Al Cohn, best known for his work with fellow Lester Young tenor-sax disciple Zoot Sims, has all the pots bubbling on this classic 1956 LP. Five stars in DownBeat? You bet! Al Cohn first sprung on the national scene as one of the saxophonists on the Woody Herman hit "Four Brothers," a crazy arrangement of "Jeepers Creepers" featuring each "brother" on a wild-and-crazy swingin' sax solo. Along with fellow "brother" Zoot Sims, Cohn became...

Plush ‘60s pop-psych soundtrack! The Minx, an intriguing soundtrack from the Cyrkle, is laden with their trademark three-part harmonies, intricate arrangements, and paisley-psychedelic sounds. Recorded in 1967—following the Cyrkle's pop chart success with Paul Simon's “Red Rubber Ball” and their own “Turn-Down Day”—and shelved until the film's release two years later, The Minx has eluded the grasp of even the most dedicated Cyrkle fan, until now. This legitimate, deluxe vinyl reissue (created...

Gutsy, Girly, Glam , Garage... The Debutantes! Jan McClellan and a rotating cast of Motor City kitties shattered hearts and glass ceilings from ’64 to ’69, busting out three sought after 45s and quietly putting to tape nine more recordings! The tapes have been found and those nine unreleased cuts combine with the coveted six to form the first-ever Debutantes LP! A cohesive raucous bundle of raw joy, including a blistering take on the Andre Williams penned “Shake A Tail Feather,” a gender...

Gutsy, Girly, Glam , Garage... The Debutantes! Jan McClellan and a rotating cast of Motor City kitties shattered hearts and glass ceilings from ’64 to ’69, busting out three sought after 45s and quietly putting to tape nine more recordings! The tapes have been found and those nine unreleased cuts combine with the coveted six to form the first-ever Debutantes LP! A cohesive raucous bundle of raw joy, including a blistering take on the Andre Williams penned “Shake A Tail Feather,” a gender...

The sound of Nashville nightlife, circa 1962! Steel guitar pioneer Pete Drake slides and glides through a glimpse of what Music City instro sounds were like mid-century—the kinds you might hear at any neon-draped honky tonk—including everything from sexy-swing to country-cool on a dozen original tunes, ranging from the playful swing of “For Pete’s Sake” to the honky tonk shuffle of “Loves I’ve Known” to the hip jazz menace of “The Spook,” and on through the hillbilly cosmic in the album...

ELECTRO-PSYCH ORIGINS FEATURES RARE EARLY FFH, MANY MAKING THEIR OFFICIAL VINYL DEBUT! FEATURES NOTES FROM JIM ALLEN OF PLEASEKILLME.COM FROM THE ORIGINAL REELS, CUT BY KEVIN GRAY, AND PRESSED AT THIRD MAN IN DETROIT ON GOLD VINYL! Nobody went full-on electro- rock before Fifty Foot Hose. Before their brief-but-groundbreaking run in the late ‘60s, Bad Trips collects the Cauldron demos, outtakes, and other rarities that complete the story of a band too far ahead of its time to last....

1967 ELECTRO-PSYCH OPUS INCLUDES ZINE STYLE BOOKLET WITH NOTES FROM HOSE’S CORK MARCHESCHI! A TRAILBLAZING FUSION OF PSYCHEDELICS AND ELECTRONICS FROM THE ORIGINAL REELS, MASTERED BY BOB IRWIN, CUT BY KEVIN GRAY, AND PRESSED AT THIRD MAN IN DETROIT ON A CUSTOM COLOR OF VINYL! An electronic rock band wasn’t even an idea when Fifty Foot Hose released their landmark debut album at the end of 1967. Their fusion of psychedelia and electronics resulted in a truly trailblazing sound. Cauldron stands...

Jazz guitar autodidact and 1956 Downbeat Critics Poll winner Dick Garcia struts his stuff while the likes of Bill Evans, Gene Quill, and John Drew try to keep up! The combination of Bird, Christian and his own personality meld here in Dick’s own swinging style, delivering repertoire so diverse it required three different backing bands! Message From Garcia presents Dick in various contexts so as to give the listener an idea of his scope - the material is diversified in order to give Garcia and...

A FUZZ-GUITAR CASCADIAN CACHE! • UNEARTHED REELS FROM SALEM OREGON’S GARLAND RECORDS! • A RAUCOUS MIX OF ORIGINALS, COVERS, COVETED RARITIES AND UNISSUED MONSTERS! The drive’s cranked all the way up and the needle’s fully in the red for this set of uptempo garage-punk stompers from Salem’s enigmatic Garland Records. Packed with killer, crunchy bass, pummeling drums, in-your-face vocals, and (of course) mountains of fuzz-guitar! Loaded primarily with originals, plus distorted deviations of...

A FUZZ-GUITAR CASCADIAN CACHE! • UNEARTHED REELS FROM SALEM OREGON’S GARLAND RECORDS! • CUT BY KEVIN GRAY, AND PRESSED ON BLUE VINYL AT THIRD MAN PRESSING IN DETROIT! • A RAUCOUS MIX OF ORIGINALS, COVERS, COVETED RARITIES AND UNISSUED MONSTERS! The drive’s cranked all the way up and the needle’s fully in the red for this set of uptempo garage-punk stompers from Salem’s enigmatic Garland Records. Packed with killer, crunchy bass, pummeling drums, in-your-face vocals, and (of course) mountains...

RARE AND UNISSUED PACIFIC NORTHWEST FLOOR FILLERS • UNEARTHED REELS FROM SALEM OREGON’S GARLAND RECORDS! • BLUE EYED SOUL FROM THE BEAVER STATE! While soul music might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the music of the Pacific Northwest, Salem Oregon’s Garland Records was churning out high quality hip shakers along with their reels of garage & psych. Contained here is some super deep “Northwestern Soul,” including three cuts making their inaugural spins 50 years after...

RARE AND UNISSUED PACIFIC NORTHWEST FLOOR FILLERS • UNEARTHED REELS FROM SALEM OREGON’S GARLAND RECORDS! • CUT BY KEVIN GRAY, AND PRESSED ON COLORED VINYL AT THIRD MAN PRESSING IN DETROIT! • BLUE EYED SOUL FROM THE BEAVER STATE! While soul music might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the music of the Pacific Northwest, Salem Oregon’s Garland Records was churning out high quality hip shakers along with their reels of garage & psych. Contained here is some super deep...

Rare and unissued Pacific Northwest rootsy Americana! • A barnful of unearthed reels from Salem Oregon’s Garland Records! • Rare and unissued Pacific Northwest rootsy Americana! Though more known for their contributions to the psych and garage side of the spectrum, Salem Oregon’s Garland Records also picked & plucked out some unique takes on country charters and unmatched originals in the late 60s and early 70s. Archived here is a barn load of true Americana, from unheard originals like...

Rare and unissued Pacific Northwest rootsy Americana! • A barnful of unearthed reels from Salem Oregon’s Garland Records! • Cut by Kevin Gray and pressed on colored vinyl at Third Man In Detroit • Rare and unissued Pacific Northwest rootsy Americana! Though more known for their contributions to the psych and garage side of the spectrum, Salem Oregon’s Garland Records also picked & plucked out some unique takes on country charters and unmatched originals in the late 60s and early 70s. Archived...

UNRELEASED DANK GARAGE PNW NUGS! • UNEARTHED REELS FROM SALEM OREGON’S GARLAND RECORDS! • A PECULIAR MIX OF COVETED RARITIES AND UNISSUED HALLUCINATIONS From the thriving hotbed of sixties garage and psychedelia of the PNW and Salem’s orphic Garland Records comes this potent cache of rare and previously unreleased recordings. Chiefly composed of moody and mellow folk rockers and ethereal groovers, there are also a few far-out, heady reconstructions of familiar faves. CD includes two bonus cuts...

UNRELEASED DANK GARAGE PNW NUGS! • UNEARTHED REELS FROM SALEM OREGON’S GARLAND RECORDS! • CUT BY KEVIN GRAY, AND PRESSED ON DANK GREEN VINYL AT THIRD MAN PRESSING IN DETROIT! • A PECULIAR MIX OF COVETED RARITIES AND UNISSUED HALLUCINATIONS From the thriving hotbed of sixties garage and psychedelia of the PNW and Salem’s orphic Garland Records comes this potent cache of rare and previously unreleased recordings. Chiefly composed of moody and mellow folk rockers and ethereal groovers, there are...

Part of the newly launched Modern Harmonic DJ series of in-demand floor fillers! The A side (if we had to pick one) is the blazing 1961 shimmy stomper “Buzz Saw” by The Gee Cees (G. C. as in Glen Campbell!). The B side is a ’63 Jimmy Gordon tittyshaker that rips so much they insisted on adding additional z’s to that “Buzzzzzz”! Two blistering tracks guaranteed to test the structural integrity of the dance floor!

A Mad Menagerie of Grindhouse Go-Go Grooves! • First ever soundtrack to this Ted Mikels and MST 3000 classic!  • Includes a DVD of the entire film, and lots of bonus fun! Girl In Gold Boots is Ted V. Mikels’ (The Corpse Grinders) homage to the time tested “small town girl moves to the big city to become a go-go dancer” story. And if a movie is ostensibly about go-go dancing, then we’re gonna need some music to go-go to. And that’s what this album you’re now holding is all about. From the...

A Mad Menagerie of Grindhouse Go-Go Grooves! • First ever soundtrack to this Ted Mikels and MST 3000 classic! • Cut and pressed on colored vinyl at Third Man Pressing in Detroit. • Includes a DVD of the entire film, and lots of bonus fun! Girl In Gold Boots is Ted V. Mikels’ (The Corpse Grinders) homage to the time tested “small town girl moves to the big city to become a go-go dancer” story. And if a movie is ostensibly about go-go dancing, then we’re gonna need some music to go-go to. And...

The first ever vinyl reissue of an extraordinarily-unique space-age educational LP. Includes the oft-covered "A Shooting Star Is Not A Star" and "Why Does The Sun Shine?" Featuring Leo Leonni cover art and taken from the original atomic-era 1959 master tapes. Written by Hy Zaret and sung by Tom Glazer & Dottie Evans. Zaret (co-author of "Unchained Melody") turned his attention to educational children's music in the late 1950s, collaborating with Lou Singer on a six-album series called "Ballads...

• INCLUDES THE NUGGET OF GARAGE GOLD “PRIMITIVE”! • THE COMPLETE KNOWN RECORDED OUTPUT OF THESE NY GARAGE PUNKS! • AVAILABLE ON GANGRENOUS GREEN VINYL OR CD!Gritty '67 Garage Punk Perfection! The complete known recorded work from dominant New York garage punks The Groupies! Includes their iconic and oft-covered nugget "Primitive," its B side of equal swagger "I'm A Hog For You," and a complete bombastic 1967 live show put to tape before the band imploded and microphone madman Cooker went to...

Obscure LP of spells reappears! Make someone love you, discourage an unwanted suitor, and more - with the power of witchcraft! Finally, this obscure LP of spells reappears! A descendant of the green witches of Scotland, part of a Detroit area coven, and author of multiple books and a newspaper column helping solve everyday problems from the Wiccan perspective, Gundella helps you test your psychic powers, make ritualistic candles, and mold wax dolls. She'll define witchcraft & magic, and teach...

Obscure LP of spells reappears! Make someone love you, discourage an unwanted suitor, and more - with the power of witchcraft! Finally, this obscure LP of spells reappears! A descendant of the green witches of Scotland, part of a Detroit area coven, and author of multiple books and a newspaper column helping solve everyday problems from the Wiccan perspective, Gundella helps you test your psychic powers, make ritualistic candles, and mold wax dolls. She'll define witchcraft & magic, and teach...

On red and blue vinyl!! Margo Guryan's honeyed voice and gorgeously sweet songwriting has become a favorite of the soft-pop set. As a successful songwriter, her compositions have been recorded by the likes of Jackie DeShannon, Spanky & Our Gang, Astrid Gilberto, Claudine Longet, Oliver, Cass Elliot, Glen Campbell, Saint Etienne and Harry Belafonte. Her only solo album, the magnificent Take A Picture (featuring the hit "Sunday Morning"), has become a cult classic since its release in 1968, and...

‘68 Soft rock masterpiece - uber rare mono mix! Take A Picture blends Margo's infectious and highly intelligent songcraft with her absolutely unique voice - equal parts girl group innocence and seductive torch. One of the most endearing and delicious soft rock records from its era, this unique mono mix was previously only available as a radio station promo! Margo Guryan's honeyed voice and gorgeously sweet songwriting has become a favorite of the soft-pop set. As a successful songwriter, her...