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2022 restock Trading Places present a reissue of Sir Lord Baltimore's self-titled album, originally released in 1971 Fresh from their US tour supporting Black Sabbath, Brooklyn-based heavy metal trio Sir Lord Baltimore expanded to a quartet for the recording of their self-titled sophomore album, released by Mercury in late 1971...
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Trading Places present a reissue of Beau's Creation, originally released in 1971 Leeds-born folk-rocker John Trevor Midgely, alias Beau, was celebrated for deft twelve-string guitar, a poignant voice and distinctive song-writing, which brought him onto John Peel's Dandelion label Second LP Creation was recorded over three days and...
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Trading Places present a reissue of Samurai's self-titled album, originally released in 1971 In 1971 the group called WEB changed its name to Samurai and started working on their eponymous studio album released on the obscure Greenwich Gramophone label Samurai is a great gem of early British progressive rock, and although it was...
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Out of stockTheatrical rocker Arthur Brown gained notoriety and fame in equal measure through 'Fire,' an anthem to their pyrotechnic excess When his backing musicians quit to form Atomic Rooster, Brown formed Kingdom Come to further explore the nexus of music and theatre and of the series of albums they cut for Polydor, 'Journey' is the...
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Evolving from London Mod act The Action, Mighty Baby signed to Parlophone on the reputation of their live sets, featuring guitarist Alan King, bassist Mike Evans and drummer Roger Powell, with former Savoy Brown guitarist Martin Stone and keyboardist/sax player Ian Whiteman joining after Their 1969 debut moved into heavy psych and...
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During his long and fruitful career, multifaceted singer-songwriter Don Covay recorded in a variety of styles, including gospel, doo-wop, soul, rock, and blues, and his enviable skills as a songwriter were responsible for the likes of Chubby Checker's 'Pony Time,' as well as Aretha Franklin's 'See Saw' and 'Chain Of Fools'...
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British folk-rock group Heron was formed in suburban Maidenhead in 1967, when guitarist/pianist Roy Apps and singer Tony Pook began playing with guitarist Robert Collins, inspired by Dylan and the Incredible String Band, with Collins soon replaced by the guitarist and mandolinist Gerald T Moore The rare 12-inch 'Bye & Bye'...
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Out of stockDouble LP of excellent Detroit / West London influenced cuts Deepness with the thump TIP! "Senga Ferreira is a duo born from the association of Louis Shungu and Chris Ferreira coming together years after meeting on the bench of sound engineering school first, then musicology Shungu is known as a staple of the underground...
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Out of stockGeorgia-born soul singer Doris Curry began her career as Doris Whittingham after marrying Gus Whittingham of the Cadillacs and after backing Nina Simone on live album 'A Very Rare Evening', Swamp Dogg renamed her Doris Duke for her acclaimed solo debut, 'I'm A Loser' The 1975 swansong, 'Woman', recorded for the British Contempo...
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Out of stockTrading Places present a reissue of Mighty Baby's self-titled album, originally released in 1969 The obscure British prog band Mighty Baby evolved from an earlier group called The Action, a London Mod act that signed to Parlophone after building a strong live reputation, with guitarist Alan King, bassist Mike Evans and drummer...
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Out of stockTrading Places present a reissue of Tear Gas's self-titled album, originally released in 1971 Glasgow's boogie proggers Tear Gas grew out of the Mustard band Debut LP Piggy Go Getter was a blend of hard boogie rock with psychedelic prog leanings and although their eponymous second album continued in roughly the same direction, the...
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Trading Places present a reissue of Ithaca's A Game For All Who Know, originally released in 1973 Following their collaboration on the Alice Through The Looking Glass and Agincourt projects, Sussex-based Peter Howell and John Ferdinando formed Ithaca, another project recorded in Ferdinando's spare-room studio Howell had just...
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Trading Places present a reissue of Fat Mattress II, originally released in 1970 Noel Redding made a big splash as bassist with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, but he was really a guitarist, having played with singer-songwriter Neil Landon in the Brunettes as a teenager When Redding left the Experience, and Landon quit Engelbert...
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Trading Places present a reissue of Agincourt's Fly Away, originally released in 1970 During the mid-1960s, deep in the Sussex countryside of southern England, aspiring musicians Peter Howell and John Ferdinando played in a few school bands before recording together in Howell's father's garage Through Ferdinando's connections with...
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Out of stockBrian Davison’s Every Which...
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Trading Places present a reissue of Tucky Buzzard's Buzzard, originally released in 1973 The roots of hard rock act Tucky Buzzard lie in psychedelic group, The End, who supported The Rolling Stones on an early tour, leading Bill Wyman to produce their sole LP The band then morphed into Tucky Buzzard, now with scorching lead guitar...
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Out of stockTrading Places present a reissue of July's The Second of July, demos for their debut album recorded in 1968 The obscure west London psychedelic rock act, July, arose from the ashes of rhythm and blues group The Tomcats, who had some success in Spain in the mid-60s after absorbing members of fellow musical travelers, Second...
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Out of stockTrading Places present a reissue of Ultrafunk's self-titled album, originally released in 1975 Anonymous British funk studio outfit Ultrafunk was spearheaded by Blues & Soul magazine proprietor John Abbey, who ran a fashionable record shop and label called Contempo in London's West End during the 1970s; he conceived of the...
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Out of stockTrading Places present a reissue of The Knights' self-titled album, originally released as a promo-only album in 1967 The unlikely setting of The Knights was Northfield Hermon Preparatory School in northwest Massachusetts, where students formed a resident band that recorded a series of albums from the late 1950s, up to 1968 The...
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Out of stockTrading Places present a reissue of Head Machine's Orgasm, originally released in 1970 Before Uriah Heep there was Fat Toe, and before Fat Toe there was The Gods, who recorded this risqué hard prog album, Orgasm, as Head Machine Singer/keyboardist/guitarist Ken Hensley takes center stage under the alias Ken Leslie, his lyrics...
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Out of stockTrading Places present a reissue of Tear Gas's Piggy Go Getter, originally released in 1970 Glaswegian boogie rockers Tear Gas grew out of a band called Mustard, featuring former Poets vocalist Andy Mulvey and future Squeeze drummer Gilson Lavis, with guitarist Zal Cleminson, bassist Chris Glen, and keyboardist Eddie Campbell;...
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Out of stockBlack Magic...
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Out of stockAnonymous British funk band Ultrafunk was spearheaded by Blues & Soul magazine proprietor John Abbey, who ran a record shop and label called Contempo during the 1970s; he conceived of the group as the UK counterpart to US studio bands like MFSB Arranger Gerry Shury, who had worked with Barry White and Maurice Gibb of the Bee...