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Soundway: Doing It In Lagos - Boogie, Pop & Disco In 1980s Nigeria Vinyl 3LP+7"
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20 rare selections from early 80s scene, feat. Steve Monite's 'Only You'
Soundway

Doing It In Lagos - Boogie, Pop & Disco In 1980s Nigeria Vinyl 3LP+7"

Soundway

$36.95

$36.95

Pariah: Here From Where We Are Vinyl LP
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sublime ambient meditations from reticent post-dubstep warrior
Pariah

Here From Where We Are Vinyl LP

Houndstooth

$26.96

$26.96

Kraftwerk: Kraftwerk (180g) Vinyl LP
Kraftwerk: Kraftwerk (180g) Vinyl LP
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adventurous 1970 debut recorded w/ Conny Plank; krautrock classic
Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk (180g) Vinyl LP

Endless Happiness

$28.95

$28.95

Doris: Did You Give The World Some Love Today Baby (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
Doris: Did You Give The World Some Love Today Baby (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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1970 psychedelic jazz-funk rarity from Sweden, official reissue
Doris

Did You Give The World Some Love Today Baby (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Mr Bongo

Sale $24.95 $29.95

Sale $24.95 $29.95

Pastor T. L. Barrett And The Youth For Christ Choir: I Shall Wear A Crown Vinyl 5LP Boxset
Pastor T. L. Barrett And The Youth For Christ Choir: I Shall Wear A Crown Vinyl 5LP Boxset
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complete works from Chicago preacher & gospel musician sampled by Kanye, Nico Jaar + others
Pastor T.L. Barrett And The Youth For Christ Choir

I Shall Wear A Crown Vinyl 5LP Boxset

Numero Group

Sale $84.95 $89.98

Sale $84.95 $89.98

Vampi Soul: Cumbia Beat Vol.1 - Experimental Guitar-Driven Tropical Sounds From Peru 1966-76 Vinyl 2LP
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first of three installments of tropical chicha ritmos
Vampi Soul

Cumbia Beat Vol.1 - Experimental Guitar-Driven Tropical Sounds From Peru 1966-76 Vinyl 2LP

Vampi Soul

$41.95

$41.95

James K: Friend Vinyl 2LP
James K: Friend Vinyl 2LP
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swirling + ethereal 2025 standout from NYC based electronic pop artist, Lab pick!
James K

Friend Vinyl 2LP

AD93

$41.95

$41.95

Haruomi Hosono: Cochin Moon Vinyl LP
Haruomi Hosono: Cochin Moon Vinyl LP
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1978 synth soundscapes inspired by India + UFO's
Haruomi Hosono

Cochin Moon (Japan Import) Vinyl LP

King Records

$39.95

$39.95

Andy Stott: Faith In Strangers (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
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slow, distorted techno + lo-fi grime hybrids, 10th anniv edition of 500, Lab pick!
Andy Stott

Faith In Strangers (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP

Modern Love

$43.95

$43.95

Sweet Trip: You Will Never Know Why (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
Sweet Trip: You Will Never Know Why (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
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2009 experimental dreampop gem, a departure from their glitchy/IDM origins, 500 copies
Sweet Trip

You Will Never Know Why (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP

Darla Records

$34.95

$34.95

Favorite Recordings: Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds - 1978-1982 Selected By Junior Santos
Favorite Recordings: Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds - 1978-1982 Selected By Junior Santos detail
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deep and obscure jams from the heyday of Brazilian boogie disco
Favorite Recordings

Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds - 1978-1982 Selected By Junior Santos

Favorite Recordings

$26.95

$26.95

Odyssey: Odyssey (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
Odyssey: Odyssey (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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1972 crate digger favorite funk/psych rock ft. 'Our Lives Are Shaped by What We Love'
Odyssey

Odyssey (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Real Gone Music

Sale $26.95 $31.95

Sale $26.95 $31.95

Mulatu Astatke: Ethio Jazz (Japanese Pressing) Vinyl LP
Mulatu Astatke: Ethio Jazz (Japanese Pressing) Vinyl LP
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high quality pressing of coveted Ethiopian jazz
Mulatu Astatke

Ethio Jazz (Japan Import) Vinyl LP

P-Vine

$39.95

$39.95

Kitty Craft: Beats And Breaks From The Flower Patch Vinyl 2LP
Kitty Craft: Beats And Breaks From The Flower Patch Vinyl 2LP
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lo-fi jazzy beats meets dreamy psychedelic pop in 1999, cult classic, ed. of 300 w/ bonus tracks!
Kitty Craft

Beats And Breaks From The Flower Patch Vinyl 2LP

Takotsubo Records

$39.95

$39.95

Mulatu Astatke: Ethiopian Modern Instrumentals Hits (Japanese Pressing) Vinyl LP
Mulatu Astatke: Ethiopian Modern Instrumentals Hits (Japanese Pressing) Vinyl LP
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solid and mesmerizing collection of Ethio jazz instrumentals, high-quality Japanese pressing
Mulatu Astatke

Ethiopian Modern Instrumentals Hits (Japan Import) Vinyl LP

P-Vine

$37.95

$37.95

Susumu Yokota: Symbol (Import, Clear Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
Susumu Yokota: Symbol (Import, White Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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imaginative '04 Japanese electronica / downtempo, RIYL: Aphex Twin's I Care Because You Do
Susumu Yokota

Symbol (Import, Clear Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Lo Recordings

$53.95

$53.95

Ted Coleman Band: Taking Care Of Business Vinyl LP
Ted Coleman Band: Taking Care Of Business Vinyl LP
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obscure 1980 jazz-funk smoothness ft. 'If We Took The Time'
Ted Coleman Band

Taking Care Of Business (Japan Import) Vinyl LP

P-Vine

Sale $34.95 $52.95

Sale $34.95 $52.95

Ana Frango Eletrico: Little Electric Chicken Heart (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
Ana Frango Eletrico: Little Electric Chicken Heart (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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2019 Brazilian cult classic, first time on vinyl outside of Brazil/Japan
Ana Frango Eletrico

Little Electric Chicken Heart (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Mr Bongo

$32.95

$32.95

Les Rallizes Denudes: YaneUra Oct. '80 Vinyl 2LP
Les Rallizes Denudes: YaneUra Oct. '80 Vinyl 2LP
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1st official release of landmark 1980 live recording from JP psych band w/ a unique but short-lived lineup, ed. of 500
Les Rallizes Denudes

YaneUra Oct. '80 Vinyl 2LP

Temporal Drift

Sale $34.95 $44.95

Sale $34.95 $44.95

Don Cherry: Hear & Now Vinyl LP
Don Cherry: Hear & Now Vinyl LP
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peak spiritual jazz fusion, first time US vinyl reissue
Don Cherry

Hear & Now Vinyl LP

Real Gone Music

Sale $27.95 $31.95

Sale $27.95 $31.95

Milla Jovovich: The Divine Comedy (Colored Vinyl)
Milla Jovovich: The Divine Comedy (Colored Vinyl)
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cult 1994 album of Eastern European folk sounds from Ukranian model / actress, pre-5th Element
Milla Jovovich

The Divine Comedy (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Real Gone Music

$27.95

$27.95

Eugene McDaniels: Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
Eugene McDaniels: Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse (Colored Vinyl)
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heavily sampled soul folk fusion from 1971, crate digger classic
Eugene McDaniels

Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Real Gone Music

$27.95

$27.95

The Soul Searchers: Salt Of The Earth (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
The Soul Searchers: Salt Of The Earth (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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Ashley's Roachclip! 1974 DC funk/soul reissued
The Soul Searchers

Salt Of The Earth (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Real Gone Music

$27.95

$27.95

Josey Rebelle: Josey In Space Vinyl 12"
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4 coveted dancefloor weapons chosen by rising UK selector
Josey Rebelle

Josey In Space Vinyl 12"

Beats In Space

Sale $11.95 $16.95

Sale $11.95 $16.95

Weldon Irvine: Time Capsule EP (Japanese Pressing) Vinyl 10"
Weldon Irvine: Time Capsule EP (Japanese Pressing) Vinyl 10"
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DJ-friendly selection of tracks from Weldon's 1973 album
Weldon Irvine

Time Capsule EP (Japanese DJ Pressing) Vinyl 10"

P-Vine

$24.95

$24.95

Andy Stott: Faith In Strangers Vinyl 2LP
Andy Stott: Faith In Strangers Vinyl 2LP
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slow, distorted techno + lo-fi grime hybrids, Lab pick!
Andy Stott

Faith In Strangers Vinyl 2LP

Modern Love

$40.95

$40.95

The Ensemble Al-Salaam: The Sojourner (Japanese Pressing) Vinyl
The Ensemble Al-Salaam: The Sojourner (Japanese Pressing) Vinyl
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high-grade 1974 Strata East spiritual jazz, JP import
The Ensemble Al-Salaam

The Sojourner (Japan Import) Vinyl LP

P-Vine

Sale $34.95 $49.95

Sale $34.95 $49.95

Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra: When The World Was One Vinyl 2LP
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choice 2014 spiritual jazz, meditative + reflective, Lab pick!
Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra

When The World Was One Vinyl 2LP

Gondwana Records

$36.95

$36.95

Mort Garson: Didn't You Hear? (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
Mort Garson: Didn't You Hear? (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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early work from Moog pioneer, 1 of the earliest all-electronic film scores
Mort Garson

Didn't You Hear? (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Sacred Bones Records

$22.95

$22.95

Shigeo Sekito: Special Sound Series Vol.2 - The Word (Pink Colored Vinyl, Japan Import) Vinyl LP
Shigeo Sekito: Special Sound Series Vol.2 - The Word (Pink Colored Vinyl, Japan Import) Vinyl LP
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in-demand 1975 Japanese synth fusion reissued
Shigeo Sekito

Special Sound Series Vol.2 - The Word (Japan Import, Pink Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Nipponophone

$42.95

$42.95

Saada Bonaire: Saada Bonaire (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP+7" Flexidisc
Saada Bonaire: Saada Bonaire (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP+7" Flexidisc
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early 80s German leftfield disco/pop, perennial Lab fave; limited color w/ bonus flexi
Saada Bonaire

Saada Bonaire (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP+7" Flexidisc

Captured Tracks

Sale $34.95 $36.98

Sale $34.95 $36.98

Niagara: Niagara LP
Niagara: Niagara LP
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1970 afro drum break madness via Germany
Niagara

Niagara Vinyl LP

Everland

$23.95

$23.95

Stars Of The Lid: Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid Vinyl 3LP
Stars Of The Lid: Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid Vinyl 3LP
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sprawling 2001 triple album from Texas ambient drone duo
Stars Of The Lid

Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid Vinyl 3LP

Kranky

$54.95

$54.95

Nico Gomez: Ritual (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
Nico Gomez: Ritual (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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scorching 1971 latin / afro-funk from... Belgium
Nico Gomez

Ritual (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Mr Bongo

$29.95

$29.95

Mr Bongo: The Original Sound Of Mali 2 Vinyl 2LP
Mr Bongo: The Original Sound Of Mali 2 Vinyl 2LP
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vol.2 of rare 70s Malian funk and soul compiled by Mr Bongo
Mr Bongo

The Original Sound Of Mali 2 Vinyl 2LP

Mr Bongo

$33.95

$33.95

Phew: Phew Vinyl LP
Phew: Phew Vinyl LP
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Japanest avant-garde / post-punk produced by members of CAN, Lab pick
Phew

Phew (Japan Import) Vinyl LP

P-Vine

Sale $30.95 $44.95

Sale $30.95 $44.95

Arthur Russell: Another Thought Vinyl 2LP
Arthur Russell: Another Thought Vinyl 2LP
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1994 posthumous brilliance, reissued w/ original artwork
Arthur Russell

Another Thought Vinyl 2LP

Be With Records

Sale $39.95 $49.95

Sale $39.95 $49.95

Numero Group: Basement Beehive - The Girl Group Underground (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
Numero Group: Basement Beehive - The Girl Group Underground (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LPNumero Group: Basement Beehive - The Girl Group Underground (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
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Lab favorite compilation of doo wop, femme soul + girly garage
Numero Group

Basement Beehive - The Girl Group Underground (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP

Numero Group

Sale $34.95 $37.00

Sale $34.95 $37.00

Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders: Promises (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP - Turntable Lab Exclusive=
Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders: Promises (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP - Turntable Lab Exclusive
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two titans meet for dreamy ambient jazz session w/ London Symphony orchestra, Lab exclusivo!
Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders

Promises (Blue Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP - Turntable Lab Exclusive

Luaka Bop

$27.95

$27.95

Minako Yoshida: Monochrome Vinyl LP
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mature 1980 Japanese soul / city pop, analog remastered import pressing
Minako Yoshida

Monochrome Vinyl LP

Great Tracks / Sony Japan

$56.95

$56.95

Slauson Malone 1: Excelsior (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
Slauson Malone 1: Excelsior (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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experimental auteur Jasper Marsalis stretches out on Warp following 2 cult self-released albums
Slauson Malone 1

Excelsior (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Warp Records

Sale $20.95 $28.95

Sale $20.95 $28.95

Wewantsounds: Mainstream Funk - Funk, Soul, Spiritual Jazz 1971-1975 Vinyl 2LP
Wewantsounds: Mainstream Funk - Funk, Soul, Spiritual Jazz 1971-1975 Vinyl 2LP
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12 rare tracks from cult American psychedelic jazz & funk label
Wewantsounds

Mainstream Funk - Funk, Soul, Spiritual Jazz 1971-1975 Vinyl 2LP

Wewantsounds

Sale $29.95 $39.95

Sale $29.95 $39.95

Theo Parrish: Wuddaji Vinyl 3LP
Theo Parrish: Wuddaji Vinyl 3LP
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a trip through Idlewild w/ Detroit's soulful house boss
Theo Parrish

Wuddaji Vinyl 3LP

Sound Signature

$49.95

$49.95

Seaside Lovers: Memories In Beach House (Green Colored Vinyl, Japan Import) Vinyl LP
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laidback + breezy 1983 Japanese fusion cult classic
Seaside Lovers

Memories In Beach House (Japan Import, Green Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Great Tracks / Sony Japan

$49.95

$49.95

Morgen: Morgen Vinyl 3LP
Morgen: Morgen Vinyl 2LP
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1969 psychedelic rock from Long Island expanded w/ rare bonus tracks
Morgen

Morgen Vinyl 2LP

Now-Again Records

$55.95

$55.95

Sun Ra: The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra Vinyl LP
Sun Ra: The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra Vinyl LP
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in-demand 1962 album reissued properly for the 1st time
Sun Ra

The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra (180g) Vinyl LP

Craft Recordings

$28.95

$28.95

PAN: Mono No Aware (Orange Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
PAN: Mono No Aware (Orange Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
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contemporary experimental ambient comp, Lab favorite!!
PAN

Mono No Aware (Orange Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP

PAN

Sale $27.95 $44.99

Sale $27.95 $44.99

Eiafuawn: Birds In The Ground (Duster) (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
Eiafuawn: Birds In The Ground (Duster) (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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2006 Duster solo project, more indie/Elliott Smith leaning; Lab pick ✔️
Eiafuawn

Birds In The Ground (Duster) (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Numero Group

Sale $22.95 $26.95

Sale $22.95 $26.95

Unwound: Leaves Turn Inside You (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
Unwound: Leaves Turn Inside You (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
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2001 swan song masterwork from downcast indie / post-hardcore band
Unwound

Leaves Turn Inside You (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP

Numero Group

Sale $32.95 $35.00

Sale $32.95 $35.00

Wewantsounds: Sharayet El Disco - Egyptian Disco & Boogie Cassette Tracks 1982-92 Vinyl LP
Wewantsounds: Sharayet El Disco - Egyptian Disco & Boogie Cassette Tracks 1982-92 Vinyl LP
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9 rarities compiled by Egyptian DJ Disco Arabesquo
Wewantsounds

Sharayet El Disco - Egyptian Disco & Boogie Cassette Tracks 1982-92 Vinyl LP

Wewantsounds

$34.95

$34.95

Naughty Rhythm Records: Arabian Disco Vinyl LP
Naughty Rhythm Records: Arabian Disco Vinyl LP
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"only for disco junkies and belly dancers on acid"
Naughty Rhythm Records

Arabian Disco Vinyl LP

Naughty Rhythm Records

$26.95

$26.95

Miharu Koshi & Haruomi Hosono: Swing Slow 2021 Mix Vinyl 2LP
Miharu Koshi & Haruomi Hosono: Swing Slow 2021 Mix Vinyl 2LP
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1996 spacey jazz / lounge / easy listening, 1st time on vinyl remixed + remastered by Harry himself
Miharu Koshi & Haruomi Hosono

Swing Slow 2021 Mix Vinyl 2LP

Speedstar Records

$69.95

$69.95

Numero Group: Wayfaring Strangers - Cosmic American Music (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
Numero Group: Wayfaring Strangers - Cosmic American Music (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
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private press psychedelic country, folk + Americana rarities compiled
Numero Group

Wayfaring Strangers - Cosmic American Music (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP

Numero Group

Sale $32.95 $34.99

Sale $32.95 $34.99

Numero Group: Eccentric Disco (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
Numero Group: Eccentric Disco (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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rare, obscure & out of print dancefloor bombs
Numero Group

Eccentric Disco (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Numero Group

$25.95

$25.95

Volta Jazz: Air Volta (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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rarities from trailblazing Burkina Faso musical collective
Volta Jazz

Air Volta (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Numero Group

$25.95

$25.95

Tim Hecker: Ravedeath 1972 Vinyl 2LP
Tim Hecker: Ravedeath 1972 Vinyl 2LP
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most wanted 2011 album; immersive pipe organ + drones recorded in a church in Reykjavik w/ Ben Frost
Tim Hecker

Ravedeath 1972 Vinyl 2LP

Kranky

$31.95

$31.95

Ash Ra Tempel: Ash Ra Tempel (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
Ash Ra Tempel: Ash Ra Tempel (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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influential 1971 krautrock/psych, ft. Manuel Gottsching, Klaus Schulze + Conny Plank
Ash Ra Tempel

Ash Ra Tempel (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

MG.ART

$39.95

$39.95

Toshiyuki Tsuchitori & Ryuichi Sakamoto: Disappointment-Hateruma Vinyl LP
Toshiyuki Tsuchitori & Ryuichi Sakamoto: Disappointment-Hateruma Vinyl LP
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early improvisational work from 70s Shinjuku experimental scene, 1st reissue in 50 years
Toshiyuki Tsuchitori & Ryuichi Sakamoto

Disappointment-Hateruma Vinyl LP

Wewantsounds

$36.95

$36.95

Shigeo Sekito: Special Sound Series Vol.2 - The Word Vinyl LP
Shigeo Sekito: Special Sound Series Vol.2 - The Word Vinyl LP
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in-demand 1975 Japanese synth fusion reissued for the 1st time ever
Shigeo Sekito

Special Sound Series Vol.2 - The Word Vinyl LP

Maru Kaite Chon

$36.95

$36.95

POiSON GiRL FRiEND: Melting Moment (Import) Vinyl LP
POiSON GiRL FRiEND: Melting Moment (Import) Vinyl LP
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dreamy 1992 trip-hop/R&B from Japan
POiSON GiRL FRiEND

Melting Moment (Japan Import) Vinyl LP

Sad Disco

$39.95

$39.95

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