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There are some killer new arrivals over at Red Onion Records and Books. First off, there’s the reissue on vinyl (!) of the Raincoats’ classic debut album. The store has also got in new pressings from Folkways, the new Atlas Sound LP (pictured) as well as Cedric Brooks, Albert Ayler, Arthur Russell, Sun Ra, Wilco, and a killer soul-funk comp.
Used vinyl list after the jump.
rock:
neil young: self-titled
neil young: decade
allman brothers: at the fillmore
allman brothers: beginnings
black sabbath: self-titled
rolling stones: flowers
beach boys: surfs up
beach boys: wild honey/20/20 (2LP)
beach boys: summer days…
the beatles: rubber soul
the beatles: let it be
the beatles: love songs (2LP with book)
the beatles: in the beginning
the beatles: rarities
jefferson airplane: takes off (later pressing)
jefferson airplane: surrealistic pillow (later pressing)
dr. john: night tripper
glencoe: spirit of
grand funk railroad: live album (2LP, german pressing)
lou reed: take no prisoners (2LP, live)
bruce springsteen: born to run/the river/born in the usa/greetings from asbury park
rory gallagher: tattoo
family: fearless
family: music in a dolls house
family: entertainment (uk)
the paupers: ellis island (amazing cheap psych album)
leonard cohen: death of a ladies man
chris farlowe: greatest hits (uk, rolling stones related)
dusty springfield: a brand new me
dusty springfield: cameo
dusty springfield: see all her faces (uk)
lesley gore: girl talk
the byrds: untitled
the band: the last waltz
the doors: self-titled (gold label, vg+)
pink floyd: nice pair (piper at the gates of dawn)
pink floyd: atom heart mother
pink floyd: ummagumma
king crimson: discipline/beat/in the court of the crimson king/three of a perfect pair/red/lizard
del shannon: one thousand six hundred…
joni mitchell: blue
various artists: not so quiet on the eastern front (2LP, with inner sleeve and book)
various artists: rat music for rat people
various artists: eastern front
various artists: permanent wave
black flag: everything went black (2LP, first pressing with band’s name airbrushed)
whipping boy: the sound of no hands clapping (rare 1st LP by CA band produced by klaus flouride)
faith: subject to change
jawbreaker: bivouac
shudder to think: get your goat
halfoff: the truth
meat puppets: huevos
bad manners: klass
the smiths: strangeways here we come
let’s active: every dog has his day
new model army: ghost of cain
the clash: this is radio clash 12:
the clash: self-titled (us)
the clash: sandinista
the clash: give em’ enough rope
depeche mode: broken frame
depeche mode: black celebration
depeche mode: catching up…
kraftwerk: trans-europe express
kraftwerk: autobahn
the specials: more specials
the specials: ghost town 12″
devo: are you experienced 12″
devo: freedom of choice
dead end kids: breakout (with poster!)
cocteau twins: blue bell knoll
cocteau twins: treasure
sex pistols: never mind the bollocks…
blondie: tide is high 12″ (german)
specimen: batastrophe
redd kross: neurotica
the replacements: i will dare 12″
the replacements: let it be
the replacements: hootenanny
new york dolls: self-titled
alan vega: saturn strip
insect surfers: sonar safari (local new wave)
calculated x: self-titled (private press new wave)
julee cruise: floating into the night (produced by angelo badlamenti and david lynch)
au pairs: playing with a different sex
rem: dead letter office/green/fables of the reconstruction/document
talking heads: and she was 12″/remain in light/speaking in tongues/naked/little creatures
the police: syncronicity/regatta de blanc/outlandos d’amour
janes addiction: nothings shocking
grateful dead: in the dark
grateful dead: workingman’s dead
george harrison: cloud nine
neil young: hawks & doves
blues image: open
sunkilmoon: tiny cities (mark kozelek doing modest mouse)
elvis costello: secret, profane & sugarcane
ryan adams & the cardinals: cardinology
jazz:
billie holiday: broadcast vol. 3 (esp)
jelly roll morton: 1938/1940
david matthews & whirlwind: shoogie wanna boogie
paul humphrey/shelly manne/willie bobo/louie bellson: drum session
gabor szabo: macho
lenny white: venusian summer
k. & j.j.: israel
ramsey lewis: funky serenity/upendo ni pamoja (2LP)
charles kynard: your mama don’t dance (mainstream)
larry willis: inner crisis
richard groove holmes: six million dollar man
jimmy smith: black smith
junior mance: touch of
jack mcduff: fourth dimension
ray bryant: in the cut
mike longo: awakening (mainstream)
richard groove holmes: american pie
richard groove holmes: onsaya joy
pete yellin: dance of allegra (mainstream)
night blooming jazzmen: freedom jazz dance (mainstream)
george duke: save the country
eric kloss: essence
lonnie smith: mama wailer
johnny hammond smith: what’s going on
funk/soul:
mandre: m3000
free movement: i’ve found someone
soul children: best of two worlds
purifys: pure sound of…
smokey robinson & miracles: anthology (3LP)
4 tops: best of (2LP)
jackie wilson: story (2LP)
solaris: self-titled
marz: make it right
marvin gaye: what’s going on (later pressing)
marvin gaye: here my dear
various artists: lost soul vol. 1
black ivory: baby, won’t you…
smokey robinson & miracle: one dozen roses
4 tops: nature planned it
mary wells: greatest hits
peggy scott & jo jo benson: lover’s heaven
little anthony & the imperials: on a new street
esquires: get on up and get away
timmy thomas: why can’t we live together
isley brothers: very best of (early tracks)
gloria lynne: dynamite!
big j: in 3-D
michael jackson: thriller
michael jackson: off the wall
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