Browse by Label: VANGUARD

Artist:	BULL, SANDY
Title:	E Pluribus Unum
Label:	VANGUARD
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	VMD 6513CD

1988 reissue. Originally released in 1969. "By the time of Sandy Bull's third album, 1969's E Pluribus Unum, he'd already gotten such a head start on psychedelic exploration that he was way out ahead of most of his peers. Bull's trippiest, most adventurous excursion, it's occupied by two extended guitar pieces that utilize some seriously psychedelic-sounding effects to achieve a wide variety of textures and moods. The second track, 'Electric Blend,' can presumably be seen as a sequel to the acoustic 'Blend' from Bull's debut album."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Follow Me Down: Vanguard's Lost Psychedelic Era (1966-1970)
Label:	VANGUARD
Format:	2LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	VMD 78149LP

"Deep within the Vanguard Records vaults lies a curious story framed by some of the craziest and most mysterious green and purple paisley'd rock music to come out of the mid-to-late-sixties. This compilation marks the first time the Vanguard label has gone through its archives to hand-select tracks from their best 'lost' psychedelic records and 45's." Artists: Elizabeth, Listening, Circus Maximus, The Frost, Notes From The Underground, The Vagrants, Serpent Power, The Family of Apostolic, The Third Power, The Hi-Five, and The Far Cry. Housed in a full-color gatefold sleeve with extensive notes on each of the artists.

Artist:	EL DIN, HAMZA
Title:	Music Of Nubia
Label:	VANGUARD
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	VMD 79164CD

1991 reissue, originally released in 1964. Includes "Hoi To Irkil Fagiu (The Message Bearer)" (featuring Ahmed Abdul) and "Nubala (Nubiana)" (featuring Sandy Bull, bongo drum). "The songs and instrumental pieces performed here by the young Nubian musician, Hamza El Din, based by him on the traditional songs of Nubia, have more than a high intrinsic beauty... The Oud (also known as Ud, and Al'ud), is an oval, wooden-bellied string instrument, in which originally the neck was an extension of the body instead of being a separate attachment."

Artist:	FARINA, RICHARD & MIMI
Title:	Celebrations For A Grey Day
Label:	VANGUARD
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	VMD 79174CD

1995 reissue, originally released in 1965. "It has been posited that pioneering folk-rock songwriter Richard Farina was an influence on Bob Dylan; they moved in the same circles, and Richard's wife/musical partner Mimi was the younger sister of Dylan's then-paramour Joan Baez. However much credence you place on that theory, it's undeniable that Farina was a songwriter of the first order, and his best songs are certainly on a par with those of early Dylan. On their debut album, Richard & Mimi Farina's keening harmonies emulate the folk/bluegrass Appalachian tradition, as do their stripped-down dulcimer and acoustic-guitar format, but Richard's lyrics marry sociopolitical concerns with a sophisticated use of poetic imagery way ahead of its time in the pop world."

Artist:	FARINA, RICHARD & MIMI
Title:	Reflections In A Crystal Wind
Label:	VANGUARD
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	VMD 79204CD

1995 reissue, originally released in 1965. "The second and, tragically, final album Richard & Mimi Farina made together (a posthumous collection of rarities notwithstanding) finds the husband-and-wife duo venturing further towards a slightly electrified folk-rock sound. This was right around the time of Dylan's infamous Newport electric debut, so the very presence of electric rock musicians on Reflections In A Crystal Wind is fairly radical for an ostensibly folk-oriented group."

Artist:	FAHEY, JOHN
Title:	Requia And Other Compositions For Guitar Solo
Label:	VANGUARD
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	VMD 79259CD

1997 reissue, originally released in 1967. "In his liner notes to this release, John Fahey mentions his desire to have an entire world orchestra in his guitar, Western to Eastern, bagpipes to gamelan. Perhaps it's this mental approach that sets his music so deliciously far apart from other so-called folk guitarists. Requia is essentially in two sections. One is a series of blues-based pieces in line with music he had previously recorded. These include the lovely 'Requiem for John Hurt' and a wry 'Fight On Christians, Fight On,' both of which sound remarkably modern more than three decades after they were recorded. The slightly off-center variations he works on these songs are more vital and gorgeous than any ten of his peers."

Artist:	FARINA, RICHARD & MIMI
Title:	Memories
Label:	VANGUARD
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	VMD 79263CD

1994 reissue, originally released in 1968. "Further explorations of the Mimi and Richard sound. Beginnings of an album by sister-in-law Joan (Baez), directed by Richard in his way. The celebrations for a drenched Sunday afternoon which awoke a Newport Folk Festival. Mimi alone, looking back to one of his first songs, 'Quiet Joys' (prehistorically Utopian), and to his last, 'Morgan' (in which he waves farewell to Bob Dylan). None of the performances have appeared on any previous album. Two were released as singles."

Artist:	PERREY, JEAN JACQUES
Title:	The Amazing New Electronic Sound Of Jean Jacques Perrey
Label:	VANGUARD
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	VMD 79286CD

1996 reissue, originally released in 1968. "Popular music from electronic instruments is what this program offers, for the joy of the present and a glimpse of the future. This is the age of electronics. Every day brings evidence of the incredible calculations and fantastic jobs electronics can do. Why should it not also add to the pleasure of life? Why should not its immense possibilities for new spectrums of sound help inspire our music?" -- Jean Jacques Perrey

Artist:	JUNIOR BYRON
Title:	Dance To The Music
Label:	VANGUARD
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	SPV 065EP

"Fantastic reissue of an amazing slice of early '80s electro sleaze deviance. Featuring highly in many a DJ's list of must-haves, this mega-rare midtempo Italo classic comes with both the extended vocal version as well as the awesome dub with its great a cappella intro and wild, tripped-out dub effects, one of the standout tracks on LCD Soundsystem's recent critically-acclaimed Fabriclive compilation. Also included is a great electronic cover version of Barrabas' classic 'Woman.' Digitally remastered for superior sound and with full original label artwork. Essential!"

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