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Out of stock“To hear a tape containing their earliest demos, recorded on May 11, 1965, and locked away until now, is to hear traces of things rarely associated with The Velvet Underground: blues and folk, earthy and traditional, uncertain and hesitant… yet bristling with that rusty, caustic, Lou Reed spirit It is a revelation” – Will...
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Out of stock“To hear a tape containing their earliest demos, recorded on May 11, 1965, and locked away until now, is to hear traces of things rarely associated with The Velvet Underground: blues and folk, earthy and traditional, uncertain and hesitant… yet bristling with that rusty, caustic, Lou Reed spirit It is a revelation” – Will...
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Out of stockPacific Breeze documents Japan’s blast into the stratosphere By the 1960s, the nation had achieved a postwar miracle, soaring to become the world’s second largest economy Thriving tech exports sent The Rising Sun over the moon Its pocket cassette players, bleeping video games, and gleaming cars boomed worldwide, wooing...
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Out of stockThe unbelievably prolific Haruomi Hosono is one of the major architects of modern Japanese pop music With his encyclopedic knowledge of music and boundless curiosity for new sounds, Hosono has put his unmistakable stamp on hundreds of recordings as a session player, producer, and auteur of his own idiosyncratic musical world Born...
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In 1970, The Family Stone were at the peak of their popularity, but the maestro Sly Stone had already moved his head to a completely different space The first evidence of Sly’s musical about-turn was revealed by the small catalog of his new label, Stone Flower: a pioneering, peculiar, minimal electro-funk sound that unfolded...
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Out of stockWhen Light In The Attic released Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986 in 2019, it was the first collection of its kind to be released outside Japan It proved to be just what music fans had been waiting for—a compilation of sought-after tracks that had been nearly impossible to obtain unless you were...
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Out of stock“Dumb stuff, as Lee used to call it Dumb doesn’t mean stupid It means human and understandable It was the sound of three guitars, drums, and bass It was simple, very, very simple I can still see the room, the studio With Carol Kaye, Glen Campbell, Donnie Owens… I can still see them all sitting there and chunking away I guess...
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Out of stockLight in the Attic is thrilled to announce the first official reissue of Nancy & Lee: the highly-influential 1968 duet album from Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood This definitive edition of Nancy & Lee features newly-remastered audio by the GRAMMY®-nominated engineer John Baldwin and includes an array of exclusive content,...
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The unbelievably prolific Haruomi Hosono is one of the major architects of modern Japanese pop music With his encyclopedic knowledge of music and boundless curiosity for new sounds, Hosono is the auteur of his own idiosyncratic musical world, putting his unmistakable stamp on hundreds of recordings as an artist, session player,...
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Out of stockThese are fighting times, people We are surrounded by grit, spit, and bloody war, but in the distance moving forward is The Black Angels Passover, The Black Angels debut album, speaks of real-life horrors, death, and destruction with doses of love, sex, and healing Don’t lose track, these are caring times as well Formed in 2004...
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At just sixteen, Leo Nocentelli was backing up Otis Redding Soon after, he was playing on hits for Lee Dorsey, The Supremes, and The Temptations As an original member of The Meters, Leo wrote instant classics “Cissy Strut” and “Hey Pocky A–Way,” but his greatest moment on record may be totally unknown, until...
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Out of stockBetty Davis was riding high in the 70s A new record label, a series of high profile relationships, and intensely sexualized live performances made her a rising star It seemed like everything was aligned to take the music world by storm So Betty and band got back into the studio where she would act as writer, producer, and...
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Light in the Attic is ecstatic to announce When I Hit You—You’ll Feel It: a 16-track anthology that celebrates the extraordinary work of musician, poet, and author, Leslie Winer When I Hit You—You’ll Feel It spans Winer’s three-decade-long musical career: from her groundbreaking solo work in the early ‘90s to her...
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Out of stockWhat in the hell is country funk you ask The answer is a complicated one, in part due to the fact that Country Funk is an inherently defiant genre, escaping all efforts at easy categorization The style encompasses the elation of gospel with the sexual thrust of the blues, country hoedown harmony with inner city grit It is...
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Out of stockOver a decade ago, friend, music supervisor, and DJ Zach Cowie reached out to Light in the Attic with the idea of producing a comp showcasing the funkier side of all things country Zach envisioned artists like Bobbie Gentry, Jim Ford and Bob Darin hanging with Link Wray at his Three Track Shack Soon after, he helped birth Country...
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Out of stock“There’s an ambition, a conceptual depth to Melody Nelson that’s incredibly hard to pull off but which Gainsbourg does completely It’s very cool and its dynamic is genius…It’s one of the greatest marriages of rock band and orchestra that I’ve ever heard” - Beck Sex has always sold, but presented with a landmark...
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Out of stockBetty Davis was riding high in the 70s A new record label, a series of high profile relationships, and intensely sexualized live performances made her a rising star It seemed like everything was aligned to take the music world by storm So Betty and band got back into the studio where she would act as writer, producer, and...
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Out of stockHarlan...
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Celebrating a creative purple patch by a singular performer, Light In The Attic is to reissue the three albums issued by Roky Erickson in the 1980s: The Evil One (LITA 097), Don’t Slander Me (LITA 098) and Gremlins Have Pictures (LITA 099) Together, they’re a chance to pick up a missing jigsaw piece in the history of American...
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Out of stockDirections To See A...
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Out of stockWith his handlebar moustache and booming baritone, Lee Hazlewood was one of the defining stars of the late ‘60s Though he’s perhaps best known for his work with Nancy Sinatra (including writing mega-hit “These Boots Are Made For Walking”), Hazlewood did stunning work away from that particular glamour queen and found latter...
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Out of stockCreation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies The Willie Dunn...
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Out of stockHave You Been Good To...
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Out of stockLight In The Attic Records is proud to present Nancy Sinatra: Start Walkin’ 1965–1976 The definitive new collection surveys Sinatra’s most prolific period over 1965–1976, including her revered collaborations with Lee Hazlewood, over 23 tracks Remastered from the original analog tapes by GRAMMY®–nominated engineer...
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Out of stockLargely unheard, criminally undocumented, but at their core, utterly revolutionary, the recordings of the diverse North American Aboriginal community will finally take their rightful place in our collective history in the form of Native North America (Vol 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966–1985 An anthology of music...
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Out of stockSomewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980–1988 hovers vibe–wise between two distinct poles within Light In The Attic’s acclaimed Japan Archival Series—Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980–1990 and Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR &...
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Out of stockDi Doo...
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Out of stockThe Free Design make childhood a bit more psychedelic with this 1970’s children’s album, featuring many of the group’s classic favorites, plus a number of new cuts! Back in 1969, we were all big fans of PPM and when Mary Travers became a mother, they released the Peter, Paul and Mommy album I think it was one of the...
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Out of stock“The Shaggs are like castaways on their own musical island” – Bonnie Raitt “The Shaggs convince me that they’re the real thing when they sing” – Jonathan Richman “They bring my mind to a complete halt” – Carla Bley When The Shaggs’ Philosophy Of The World came out in 1969, some people couldn’t or...