Madeline Bell - Comin' Atcha


1973 RCA album
Led Zep's John Paul Jones co-wrote all tracks,played keyboards and produced the whole thing
The title track is an absolute killer piece of mellow funk

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Pete Winslow and the King Size Brass- Girl On The Test Card


A BBC Roundabout album from 1973,which has little to do with the actual test card music
I initially picked this up because of the sleeve,and didn't expect much,but stuck with it and was very pleasantly surprised
The final track 'Space Chariots' is a fantastic wah wah & fender rhodes funk workout clearly based on Deodato's version of Also Sprach Zarathustra

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Turning Point - Silent Promise


Quality british jazz/rock album from 1978
Pepe Lemer's vocals on this remind me of Norma Winstone,and the album overall is reminiscent of Ian Carr's Nucleus
'Mirror Mirror' is available here

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Seraph - Musical Messenger

Rare Psychonauts mix limited to only 50 promo vinyl copies
A very inventive and eclectic mix produced for a London fashion show
The music includes samples from Aphrodites Child,Grand Funk Railroad,Minnie Riperton,Lee Hazelwood,New Order and many others,all mixed into one long piece
A really unique album
You can hear a sample here

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Hugh Hopper/Elton Dean/Alan Gowen/Dave Sheen - Rogue Element

Excellent live set from the 1978 Soft Head french tour
Continuing in the same jazz vein as later Soft Machine
This rare album was released on limited blue vinyl on the highly collectible Ogun label


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Jo-Ann Kelly & Tony McPhee - Same Thing On Their Minds

Great british blues album released 1971 on the budget Sunset label featuring Tony Mcphee of the Groundhogs
The tracks are taken from the 'Me & the Devil' & 'Gasoline' sets recorded in 1968-69
The duets are particularly strong,highlighted on 'Oh Death' available here

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Carlo Rustichelli - Il Ragazzo Che Sorride


Great Rustichelli score to an obscure 1968 italian flick
The album was released on the highly regarded Cinevox label
There are some groovy tracks with some great titles like 'Ogle','To Unknit' and 'Unceasing' which is posted here
Essential for soundtrack collectors

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Freakpower In Dub - The Fried Funk Food EP

Rare 6 track white label promo only released 1994
There are some real chilled out mellow instrumentals here
Norman Cook created a little known nugget with this ep
I've never seen another copy of this,please let me know if you have more info on it

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Biting Tongues - Feverhouse the soundtrack


Industrial soundtrack to a Factory Records/Ikon independent film centred around a mental institution.Heart warming stuff eh?
The 1983 vinyl soundtrack is a Factory mega rarity
There are elements of Throbbing Gristle and Cabaret Voltaire in the music and if you're into that kind of thing,it's consistently interesting throughout
Personally I think Part 5 sums it up

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Spit Like Paint - 4 track ep


Very funky diy stuff from 1981 released on the short lived Dining Out label
Really tough to find,but now it's right here
If you like this you're gonna love our Punk/Funk radio station
Check out the links just over there on the right of the page

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4AD Natures Mortes-Still Lives


Extremely rare japanese only issue compilation

Includes tracks by The Birthday Party/Psychotic Tanks/Rema Rema/In Camera/Bauhaus/Mass/Cupol/Modern English/Sort Sol/The The/Past Seven Days & Dif Juz

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Julien Babinga ba Nkounkou - Kimbura Conga Congo

This is an all out African percussion fest with a twist
It's not only congas,it also has latin american influences
A definite samplers heaven

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Impact All Stars - Java Java Dub


1989 re-issue of a cracking 1972 dub and toasters session featuring Augustus Pablo/Impact All Stars/Crutches & Dennis Brown/Upsetters/Dennis Alcapone & Tommy McCook and The Heptones
I hadn't heard of this gem until recently,the re-issue is out of print with no CD issue in sight
Top notch throughout


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Hair Rave-Up - Live From The Shaftesbury Theatre London


What can you say about this one?
It's got the lot
Recorded live (apparently) at the after show rave-up of the original run of the Hair musical in 1969 with Cyril Stapelton at the controls
The music steers clear of the musical thankfully,aside from 2 cuts
Instead we get covers of 'El Pussy Cat' and Lennon & McCartney's 'Birthday',but the real bonus are three uptempo & funky Alex Harvey originals
Not only this,but Alex Harvey rips it up on the best version of 'All Along The Watchtower' you're ever likely to hear

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Howard Blake and His Combo - Hammond In Percussion


More organ grooviness
This is a 1966 Studio Two release heavy on the cheese,but contains a few nuggets
The album features covers of Bacharach/Lennon & McCartney and Jobim,has a couple of great originals and a kinda Jimmy Smith take on the James Bond Theme
The standout though is 'The Shark'


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Brian Auger,Julie Driscoll & The Trinity - Open

A real killer rarity to kick off with
This is the Italian issue of Auger's classic 'Open'full of great late 60's organ grooves
The difference here is 'Black Cat' is sung in italian
Consistent and brilliant throughout with a fab version of Donovan's 'Season Of The Witch'
The album comes in a unique and groovy sleeve,far superior to the UK issue

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