A true masterpiece of Krautrock, this one won’t get the attention of a lot of other heavy hitters. There are moments on this record where you’ll swear you’re listening to Ash Ra…
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Moths – Heron’s Daughter
“Recorded in 1970 but not released until 1994, the Moths’ Heron’s Daughter album was competent but very derivative British folk. Not that it really pretended to be anything else, having been recorded…
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Long Fin Killie – Valentino
…And tonight I’ve got a birthday party to attend, so once again you’ve got to settle for a Treasure From The Collector’s Slum. Sorry. AllMusic says: “There’s a little less sprawl about…
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Dando Shaft – Dando Shaft
Sorry guys, I’m in a rush to get ready for an event tonight so I don’t have time for a Top 10. Have no fear, though, next Friday you’ll get the Top…
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Caroliner – I’m Armed With Quarts Of Blood
I still regret not buying the first copy of this one I ever saw, because it had the most deranged-looking artwork you’ve ever seen in your life. The obviously DIY homemade sleeve…
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Lilys – The 3 Way
How did this record never get pressed on vinyl!? I mean…you guys know how much Lilys records go for these days, right? Eccsame The Photon Band and In The Presence of Nothing…
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Rocketship – A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness
“It’s easy to write off indie-pop as an insular scene plagued by cutsiness, but then an album like Rocketship’s reminds us what the genre can do. A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness…
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Major Yuri Gagarin – Conquest Of Space
Two of my most favorite things in the whole world — Russian history and outer space — finally available for the first time in one place on a monaural 45rpm 7″ EP.…
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Battered Ornaments – Mantle-Piece
Battered Ornaments were credited as the backup band to Pete Brown on their first album, 1969’s A Meal You Can Shake Hands With in the Dark. For the follow-up, however, they chucked…
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Flied Egg – Good Bye
In the midst of my grand scheme to own every (worthwhile) Vertigo Swirl ever produced on this planet, there’s Flied Egg’s Good Bye, which Julian Cope (je-sais-tout of progressive and psychedelic music)…