Weird. Who knew Talk Talk had a live album? Not I, at least until yesterday. I was even more surprised to learn that it’s long out-of-print! “To many, Talk Talk are not…
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Dave Bixby – Ode To Quetzalcoatl
This one is an absolute monster of a record. Copies of this private press record have sold for as much as $2,300 at auction, and are exceedingly rare. I’ve heard rumors of…
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Extradition – Hush
From Aquarius Records: “Extradition were an obscure early seventies Australian psych-folk group very much influenced by the British Folk revival, in particular, Fairport Convention and Pentangle. Fronted by singer Shayna Karlin, whose…
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Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound – Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound (Self-Titled LP)
You read about the new Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound album, When Sweet Sleep Returned, last week, now here’s the first studio recording, the self-released, self-titled, Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound LP.…
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Dandelions – Dandelions [1971, KBK Label (Private)]
I consider this to be something of an exclusive. I don’t know if you could call this record a “holy grail,” but it is certainly getting a lot of exposure amongst a…
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The Tape-Beatles – The Grand Delusion
Iowa City’s The Tape-Beatles (sometimes also known as Public Works) formed in 1986. They are a multi-media group who use analog tape, film (and, more recently, digital technology) to create beautiful sound…
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Grouper – Cover The Windows And The Walls
Since first mentioning I own the Grouper LP Cover The Windows And The Walls, my inbox has been pounded harder than a pornstar’s asshole. At least a dozen people have contacted me…
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Jay Telfer – Time Has Tied Me
I found this one in a guy’s closet and paid a couple dollars for it. It smells a lot like ladies’ cigarettes. 1974 album on Axe Records by Canadian songwriter and member…
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Rome – Rome (Self-Titled)
This is an album I discovered a few year ago after hearing one of the tunes late at night on the radio. Thank God for the small fraction of freeform stations still…
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Ville Moskiitto – Retkikertomuksia (CD-r)
“Another mysterious Finnish troubadour, Ville Forss aka Moskiitto, explores a moaning creaking acoustic ambience, a clattery free folk wilderness, much like his countrymen Avarus, Anaksimandros and Vapaa. Simple muted guitars strum and…