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COLTRANE, ALICE - TRANSCENDENCELimited repress, be fast! 1977's 'Transcendence' was not only Alice Coltrane's last studio album for Warner Bros., it would also be her last studio work for nearly three decades. While 'Eternity' and 'Radha-Krsna Nama Sankirtana' followed the composer's muse through an ... read more » |
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COLTRANE, ALICE - TRANSFIGURATION (2LP)Limited repress, be fast! By the late '70s, Alice Coltrane had largely gravitated away from jazz, incorporating Hindu chants and hymns into her music to reflect a newfound sense of creative omnipotence. However, in April 1978, she would return to her roots, performing at ... read more » |
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DADAWAH - PEACE AND LOVE - WADADASOWMichael George Henry (a.k.a. Ras Michael and, for this lone release, Dadawah) was born in 1943 in Saint Mary Parish, in northeastern Jamaica. Henry was raised in a Rastafari community when the religious movement was still in its infancy and marginalized within Jamaica. It ... read more » |
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FRANK, JACKSON C. - JACKSON C. FRANKBack on vinyl, Jackson C. Frank's eponymous album is the embodiment of folk legend. Issued in late 1965 on the UK Columbia label, it was for many years more famous for its producer (Paul Simon) and the musicians who would go on to cover its songs (Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, ... read more » |
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HANCOCK, HERBIE - CROSSINGS (USA)'Crossings' was the second release by the Herbie Hancock Sextet lineup known as the Mwandishi Band, following 1971's 'Mwandishi' which stretched Hancock's already-adventurous writing and expanded the music through post-production. This approach would play an even larger ... read more » |
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HANCOCK, HERBIE - MWANDISHI (USA)After releasing their Warner Bros. debut, the Herbie Hancock Sextet underwent a major transformation in the early '70s. Over the course of a year, every member was replaced (except Herbie Hancock himself and bassist Buster Williams) and each adopted Swahili names. (Williams ... read more » |
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LIND, BOB - SINCE THERE WERE CIRCLESSinger-songwriter Bob Lind will forever be immortalized by his 1965 hit 'Elusive Butterfly,' but his career is so much more interesting than the fading wonder of that one hit. Once a hard-partying buddy of Charles Bukowski, Lind was the inspiration for the character Dinky ... read more » |
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MAYFIELD, CURTIS - CURTIS/LIVE! (2LP/USA)Limited repress, be fast! A fine vinyl reissue of Curtis Mayfield's 1971 live DOUBLE-LP, recorded in 1971 at the intimate Greenwich Village club The Bitter End. Backed by a small, hard hitting combo, Mayfield performed a few tunes from his days with The Impressions, a ... read more » |
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MOLENGA, SEKE -& KALO KAWONGOLO- - SEKE MOLENGA & KALO KAWONGOLOSole album from this Congolese duo, combining African music and dub. Recorded in 1977 at Lee "Scratch" Perry's Black Ark studio. Featuring members of The Upsetters, The Aggrovators and The Jolly Brothers. While it has remained relatively obscure, even as Perry's ... read more » |
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SILVERTONES - SILVER BULLETS (USA)Now reissued on vinyl, it's the fabulous 1973 debut-LP by this acclaimed group that was steeped in the grand tradition of Jamaican vocal trios along with other greats such as The Heptones, The Abyssinians and The Kingstonians. 'Silver Bullets' was produced by Lee ... read more » |
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UNIQUES - ABSOLUTELY THE... UNIQUES (USA)Reissue of the debut album from this popular vocal trio, originally released in 1968 on Trojan. Produced by Bunny Lee and Lloyd Charmers. Reproducing the original sleeve design, this reissue is part of an archival series that focuses on Trojan's essential '60s and '70s ... read more » |
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UPSETTERS - DOUBLE SEVEN'Double Seven', originally released by Trojan in late 1973 and here available as a cool vinyl-reissue, was the last album Lee "Scratch" Perry would release on the label for some considerable time, and it was essentially the final album project he put together ... read more » |
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UPSETTERS - SCRATCH THE UPSETTER AGAINNow reissued on vinyl, 'Scratch The Upsetter Again' surfaced early in 1970 as a largely instrumental set, but with dreamy reverb as a hefty feature and keyboards veering away from standard organ motifs. |
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