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ACME 354CD
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"In the fifties, the influence of Indian music on the West manifested itself in the work of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Eric Dolphy and Ornette Coleman: pioneer jazz musicians of a golden generation who were fascinated by its form and how it worked as a model of improvisation, the skill that lay at the heart of their own art. A decade later, it took the Beatles to catapult Indian music to the forefront of public awareness and make the sound of the sitar a common feature of popular culture in the West. Their engagement with the ancient classical music of the subcontinent started an avalanche of similar experiments in the rock and pop world, engendering what Ravi Shankar called 'the Sitar Explosion'. For a while, the sitar or some other element from Indian music was increasingly heard in the background of general texture of recordings by many famous British groups: the Rolling Stones, Traffic, Kinks, Yardbirds, to name but a few, while musicians working in the domestic folk-rock field such as Pentangle, the Incredible String Band, and the guitarist Davy Graham also picked up on it. In the United States, aspects of Indian music would be absorbed both by such psychedelic bands as The Byrds, The Doors, Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane and by composers of new music, the minimalists: Terry Riley, La Monte Young, Steve Reich and Philip Glass. But Western fascination with Orientalism was not entirely new; its piquancy is evident in the works of such impressionists as Claude Debussy, Benjamin Britten and Maurice Ravel, a composer considered to be the father of Exotica, whose sound world is at the heart of the works of Exotica's most formidable icons, Les Baxter and Martin Denny. This presentation comprises key recordings by major Western jazz, exotica and classical artists under the spell of Indian music and culture, combined with the long, perfumed recordings by Ravi Shankar and his Indian contemporaries which most influenced them."
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ACLN 1019CD
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"Stunning demos by one of the most important psychedelic bands to ever exist: by this time, anyone with an interest in psychedelia that stretches beyond The Beatles or maybe Strawberry Alarm Clock (at a pinch) knows who July is. Well, at least they know that a band called July put out a super rare album that is considered by many to be one of the pinnacles of the psychedelic era. There's no way to overstate the excellence of the album, with its eerie sound, Indian-influenced chord sequences, studio trickery (tape loops/phasing), and heavily reverb-laden vocals. But that's not the story we're here to tell. Even before that quintessential psychedelic album was made, band leader Tom Newman was experimenting with home recording equipment. In 1967, he installed basic recording facilities in the bedroom of his flat in an old Victorian house in Ealing. There, he and guitarist Peter Cook tried out ideas, coming up with many of the standout songs from the July album. The demos they recorded display the kind of confidence that Newman feels was lacking in the album proper (yes, the ultra-famous psychedelic classic album!) that they recorded in 1968. Let's go back to the near-beginning of it all, to a flat in a Victorian house in Ealing, and listen in on demos recorded with DIY alacrity by a studio whiz, tracks which will change the face of psychedelia, eventually, after decades of obscurity. Available on CD again after more than a decade, in a Digipack with a 12-page booklet detailing the history of July and their recordings."
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AD 1085LP
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"We are proud to announce the release of this legendary underground UK album from 1972. This was a private pressing that rarely turns up. It's a beautiful example of UK music from those days when people were dreaming of a much better place to live. A heavy and hard prog trip of magnificence with burning hammond organ and killer fuzz lead guitars throughout..... Well everybody knows this! Goes along with Raw Material, Spring, Cressida and Steel Mill. This issue comes with the original label artwork. Remastered 180 gm vinyl."
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AD 1084LP
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"This is the best East German progressive album. Recorded in 1973 it's chock full of guitars, keyboards, saxophone. This is the perfect progressive album. As good as the 2nd Raw Material album, Colosseum, Fruumpy, etc. Original copies are sought after. Remastered 180 gm vinyl."
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AD 1082LP
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"Early 1970's UK progressive mega-rarity. Has all the ingredients to make it a killer underground UK album from the time along with Writing on the Wall, Magic Mixture, Arcadium and others. From those days when they tried to discover a new sound and ways in music. And for that, so many people are interested in this musical period (1968-1973). So here you can find elements of hard rock, psychedelic rock, and progressive rock. A brilliant little gem. Groovy psychedelic DJs must look at this one! Remastered at Third Eye Studios. 180 gram vinyl."
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AD 1079LP
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"One of the all time favorite UK progressive albums from 1970. This killer album has all the ingredients that make one of the best progressive albums with flutes, organ, scorching guitar and beautiful harmonies. Along with the second Marsupilami album Arena they rate in the top 50 best UK progressive albums from the late '60s and early '70s. Remastered on 180 gram vinyl with textured cover as the original."
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AD 1059LP
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"Reissue of classic early '70s psych/progressive album with the style of Sgt Pepper, The Doors with hammond, mellotron, and killer leads. Strict limited edition 300 copies."
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AD 1042LP
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Subtitled: Complete History Of The Syn 1962-69. "Complete recordings (45s, acetate demos and other previously unreleased recordings) circa 1967-1969 by UK freakbeat/psych legends The Syn. Featuring Chris Squire, who would later go on to form progressive rock legends Yes. 'From the band's own archives comes this collection of all the 45s, plus demos and outtakes from this legendary UK psych band's short career. Housed in a superb colour gatefold sleeve, and comes packed full of rare, previously unseen photographs. The cover art utilizes one of the Syn's rarest releases, as it is taken from an EP released only in France! If you're reading this, I suppose that two of the most authentic psychedelic freakbeat tracks ever recorded, 'Grounded' and '14 Hour Technicolour Dream', need no introduction here, as well as the Who-ish 'Created By Clive' and 'Flowerman'. Pretty much essential 1960s UK psychedelia. A limited edition (DMM) direct metal mastering pressing on only 1000 copies.'"
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ACME 7001LP
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2010 release, forgotten stock. "Early '70s reissue of this much in demand deep folky psych rarity with lavish arrangements like Darius meets Scott Walker. Great songs. long and short, and with superb vocal melodies with acid leads, sitar, and 'Peppery' feel on some tracks. Undiscovered psych classic! Remastered and pressed on virgin DMM vinyl limited to 500 copies pressing."
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"Formerly of '60s US psych-folk band Euphoria, Roger & Wendy financed this privately pressed album for family and friends in 1971. They later renamed themselves Bermuda Triangle (their 1977 album recently reissued). This $900+ rated album is the rarest of the lot and is a top notch collection of psych-folk gems. A superb artifact from the early '70s US underground psych folk scene. Taken from the original master tapes, and using the original sleeve artwork, this is a strict limited edition of 450 copies pressed on virgin DMM vinyl.'
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SKL 5028LP
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"One of the rarest '60s UK psych pop albums. The band had a handful of 45s on Decca between 1967-68 and this album was set for release in 1969, but the LP was pulled at the last minute. Only a handful of finished copies with covers survived and now command a hefty £1500+ price tag. Taken from the analogue masters, this is a superb sounding album. Not only this, the original painting used for the LP artwork has also recently come to light, and we are lucky enough to reproduce this. This is a superb collection of '60s UK sike pop with a mix of American sunshine pop. Finally after 40 years the album is seeing the light of day for the first time! This is a strict limited edition of 450 copies only, DMM mastered and pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl."
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"For the first time ever, here's an official reissue of Peter Howell/John Ferdinando's soundtrack of the film Tomorrow Come Someday from 1970. Like Alice, only a handful of copies were made back then, and this is now a £1000-plus mega bucks item. From the musicians who made the legendary Agincourt and Ithaca albums, here is the second album that this duo made. The short film was given a limited release at the time, and the folk flavor throughout the soundtrack feature male and female vocals. This superb reissue has come from the original master tapes, directly transferred by Peter Howell himself from the original machine that recorded the album! A strictly limited edition of 500 copies only on deluxe DMM vinyl, shrinkwrapped and stickered."
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ACME BOX011
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Subtitled: A Collection of Ultra Rare 45s from the UK psych scene 1965-68. "From the original master tapes, 6 mega-rare 7" singles from the UK '60s psychedelic scene culled from the Universal/Decca archives. Each 45 features exact original labels, and pressed on very high quality DMM virgin vinyl. Strictly limited edition of 500 copies only. The first sets sold out instantly! Each 45 has been selected for rarity and killer music quality, many b-sides have never appeared before till now! Comes housed in deluxe hand-made full color box complete with booklet insert." Artists include: Marc Bolan, Timebox, Barry Mason, Keith Shields, Focal Point, & Andy Forray.
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ACME BOX009
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Subtitled: A Collection of Ultra Rare 45s from the UK R&B Freakbeat Scene 1964-66. "From the original master tapes, 6 megarare 7" singles from the '60s UK R&B/freakbeat scene culled from the Universal/Decca archives. Each 45 features exact original labels, and pressed on very high quality DMM virgin vinyl. Strictly limited edition of 500 copies only. The first sets sold out instantly! Each 45 has been selected for rarity and killer music quality, many B-sides have never appeared before till now! Comes housed in deluxe hand-made full color box complete with booklet insert." Artists include: The Birds, The Blue Stars, The Chasers, The Truth, David John & The Mood, & The Frays.
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AD 1045CD
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"Originally issued on Decca 1976. Previously known as Spriguns (Of Tolgus), shortened to just Spriguns for this third release. Only available on CD in Japan prior to this release. Features Mandy Morton (lead vocals & acoustic guitar), Tom Ling (electric violin & vocals), Dick Powell (electric guitar, keyboards & vocals), Mike Morton (bass guitar & vocals), Chris Woodcock (drums), B. J. Cole/pedal steel guitar (1 & 9)."
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AD 1044CD
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First readily available reissues of these Spriguns' albums from the mid-70s, offiically licensed from Decca UK. Classic British folk rock output, for fans of Steeleye Span/Maddy Prior, Sandy Denny, Annie Briggs, etc. "Originally issued on Decca 1977. Only available on CD in Japan prior to this release." "It's a pity that Time Will Pass marked the end of Sprigun's major label days -- punk and new wave were culling all but the most profitable folk and prog bands from most label rosters by this time -- for it stands up against the other Brit-Folk of its time from far better known bands including Steeleye, Fairport, Pentangle, Strawbs and the rest." -- Jaeger.
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