AOR / Yacht Rock / Westcoast

 
Style: Heaven Sent

Format: LP
Label: Mercury

Year: 1982

Condition: VG+/VG+

Wonderful record including Dweller On The Treshold. A song that I used to hear so many times when visiting in the world famous Plattenrille in Hamburg. Many moons later it still gives me shivers. If you're not convinced yet - I've also heard Phil Mison play this out some years ago :)

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Style: AOR / Blue Eyed Soul

Format: LP
Label: Big Tree (US)

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+

Truly wonderful blue eyed sould with some silky smooth vibes that remind me of Marvin Gayes music. Play this outdoors!

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Style: AOB

Format: LP
Label: Agaloco

Year: 1990

Condition: NM/VG+

Let me introduce you to this private Adult Orientated Boogie oddity from Cologne, made in 1990. It's seriously funky all the way through and has a huge DIY charm and some lovely post FGTH vibes at times. Easy to fall in love with ...

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Style: AOR / Blue Eyed Funk

Format: LP
Label: Ariola

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+

What a surprise - blue eyed Funk from the island.

Give it a try. Whities can get down too ...

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Style:  Reggae Aor

Format: LP
Label: Island

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG+

Excellent melange of Reggae and AOR.

Recorded with Sly & Robbie and Wally Badarou at the infamous Compass Point Studio on the Bahamas. Don't Wait Until The Doctor Gets Back! It might be too late ;)

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Style: Gentle Grooves

Format: LP
Label: Asylum

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+  

Play this, sit back                                and relax!

Soothing west coast grooves for your soul...

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Style: Esoteric Fusion

Format: LP
Label: Jupiter

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/VG+  

Wonderful "late" Jan Schaffer release.

Including that sizzling Esoteric Jam Hot Sand!

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Style: AOR / Post Santiago Pleasures

Format: LP
Label: Bubble

Year: 1980

Condition: NM/VG+

Wonderful AOR from the same sessions as the magnificent Guy Maxwell LP. Without the Guy Maxwell magic, but the tunes are still a feast for the ears. Don't sleep!

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Style: AOR / Post Santiago Pleasures

Format: LP
Label: Bubble

Year: 1980

Condition: NM+/VG+

To make it simple: Here's one of the most beautiful I have ever heard. Guy Maxwell backed by Santiago's Serge Maillard, Tato Gomez and Paco Saval. Sweetest AOR that'll break your heart!

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Style:  AOR

Format: LP
Label: RCA

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/NM

Let's all go to California!! Such a HYMN.

Hear the stakkato synths near the end of the clip :)

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Style: Jazz-Rock in the clouds

Format: LP
Label: Brut

Year: 1973

Condition: NM/VG+ cutout

Michael Franks first. Head in the couds....

No comparison to his late 70s work ; )

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Style: Blue Eyed Soul

Format: LP
Label: EMI

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+

Killer blue eyed soul! A couple of hits on this mighty fine album with Woman Of Soul being the #1. You might have heard it here.

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Style: all sounds better on the westcoast

Format: LP
Label: Atlantic

Year: 1977

Condition: VG+/VG+  

German OG with the textured cover. Wonderful record.

Fair Game, Just A Song Before I Go and of course Dark Star

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Style: Folky Soul

Format: LP
Label: Bell

Year: 1973

Condition: NM/VG+  

Laid back and southern fried funky grooves by Mr. James. His interpretation of the Mel & Tim classic Keep The Faith is such the tune. And there's more of the good stuff here. One for the Moon. Still sealed copy!!

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Style: Mellow Gold

Format: 7"
Label: UA

Year: 1976

Condition: VG+/VG+  stamps on cover

Doesn't it say something about a Band Called O when their only amazing track is a non LP b-side track of a 7"? Anyway - Coasting is a monster of psychedelic and mellow funk.

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Style: Draggin' My Heels

Format: LP
Label: Polydor

Year: 1976

Condition: VG+/VG+

My only Hollies album. Draggin' My Heels is a stone cold loft classic and Thanks For The Memories is just perfect for the beach, poolparty, whatever! 

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Style: Adult Orientated Kraut

Format: LP
Label: Nature (!)

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/NM

You can easily see that these dude are absolutely trustworthy. And their fluffy & funky AOK absolutely rules. Quite a bunch of "hits" on this album. Charting #1 is the uptempo pearl Manchde Mädchen sind wie Herbst followed by the mellow groover Lass Mich Frei, the funky jam An meine christlichen Freunde. Cherry on top: the pseudo reggae "killer" Das kann nicht Freiheit sein. SERIOUSLY!

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Style: Aor Disco

Format: LP
Label: Metronome

Year: 1976

Condition: VG+/VG+

AOR Disco with just the right dose of cheese!

Recorded just outside of Hamburg ...

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Style:  AOR

Format: LP
Label: Line (Ger)

Year: 1984

Condition: NM/VG+  

SO hard to resist John Stewart and his blondes. Especially the texan groover Blonde Star. If you like that track check the extended version here

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Style:  Dutch Treat / Laid Back AOR

Format: LP
Label: Atlantic

Year: 1977

Condition: VG+/VG+

Akkerman's self titled LP from 1977 is peppered with fusion style AOR hits. Streetwalker is the sweetest among them. You might have heard it in Tako's My friends in Gizeh mix. If you didn't - check it asap : )

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Style:  Balearic Westcoast

Format: LP
Label: BUK

Year: 1974

Condition: NM/VG+

First LP by Tato Gomez, Mario Argandona and the crew. Helped out by Richard Schönherz, Ringo Funk, Rainer Marz and some other german dudes. (It was recorded and released in Germany ....) Really some wonderful westcoast vibes on this record.

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Style: Mellow AOR

Format: LP
Label: Teldec

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/NM

Gjon Delhusa from Hungary really has a golden voice. Even when he sings in german. Check the soulful beauty Sing Nur (Just Sing) and melt away!!

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Style: AOR

Format: LP
Label: Melodiya

Year: 1976

Condition: VG+/VG+

This weird Apelsin album includes the wonderful mellow jam Igatsus. Translated from estonian this means longing, yearning - listen and you surely will understand the universal language of music!

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Style:  Fusion / AOR

Format: LP
Label: Ariola

Year:  1983

Condition: NM/VG+ 

Multinstrumentalist Zappa's 5th album. A little bit less progressive than his first two records but still very unique AOR tunes featured here. Check the balearic hit Free Fall featuring Eugenio Finardi, La Danza Di Flanger and Alta Notte

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Style: Mellow Outsider Pop

Format: LP
Label: Decca

Year: 1979

Condition: VG+/VG+

I can't tell you how happy I am that Kris Ryder is Lost In A Strange Vibration. Such the tune! And there's more of that odd pop here...

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Style: AOR Kraut / Unintentional Disco

Format: 7"
Label: Vinyl

Year: 1978

Condition: NM/VG-

The non LP track Hooked On The Groove is a munich disco inspired AOR jam. What a funky basterd!

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Style: Westcoast / Sngr- Sngwrtr

Format: LP
Label: Prodigal

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/VG+

Totally diggin it since I dug it out. A real classy one.

Funky Singer /Songwriter LP with a whole lot of good tracks.

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Style:  DIYAOR

Format: LP
Label: Racket

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/VG+  signed

German hobby musicians on their way to San Francisco.

Lush weastcoast feelings from Hanover (or Kassel, or whatever)

Funky AOR on top...

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Style: Private Pleasures

Format: LP
Label: Not On Label

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG+  

A big bunch of hobbyists getting together to record some lush and pseudotropical heat. let me tell you that it worked. If you're not convinced take the chance and

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Style: Sunshine Sound

Format: LP
Label: Bellaphon

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG+  

Part II of the Saar series including that lovely sunshine session Sunshine's Back by Ambi & Arno plus You Are On My Mind that does not stand back behind their wonderful For You from Volume I

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Style: AOR Disco

Format: 7"
Label: Atlantic

Year: 1988

Condition: NM/VG+  

Not Rick Astley's brother!! A Kenneth Bager sureshot that might lead to naked dancefloors if dropped in the right moment!

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Style:  Funky AOR

Format: LP
Label: Phonogram (UK)

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+

You may stop asking yourself what Tony Visconti did when he was not producing records for people like T-Rex, David Bowie, Osibisa, Marsha Hunt, Gentle Giant, Sparks or Haysi Fantayzee. The answer is funky music and karate (see cover). I don't care much about the Karate, but the funky music sho nuff turns me on!

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Style: Timeless Music / Private AOR

Format: LP

Label: Not On Label

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/VG+

This german private release from 1979 is absolutely TIMELESS. Gently exploding somewhere between 60s latin influenced Pop, 80s Paul Weller style hymns and contemporary independent rock. 

A total fave !!!

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Style: Soft Waves

Format: 7"
Label: Epic

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/NM

Doesn't really sound much like the Stranglers imo.

But I can tell that it does sound great played outdoors in summer!!

Like new archive copy ...

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Style: Balearic Pop

Format: 7"
Label: EMI

Year: 1985

Condition: NM/NM 

Post Santiago yacht synth pop by Mario Argnadona with Tato Gomez and the crew. Gold is good but love is better (see flip)!

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Style: Mediterrenean AOR / Ambient / Organic Music

Format: LP
Label: Ariola (Ger)

Year: 1980

Condition: NM/NM  

Excellent mediterrenean and organic AOR with strong guitar play.

Wonderful ambient moments on this LP too.

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Style:  AOR

Format: EP
Label: C&F (Private)

Year: 1985

Condition: NM/NM  

Hard to find obscure german AOR EP coming as a private release. It's including the lovely tune Papaya. This might also to appeal friends of south american music ...

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Style:  AOR

Format: LP
Label: Capitol 

Year: 1977

Condition: VG+/VG+  

More from Mr Torrance. Bareback is my fave among his LPs, because of Rio De Janeiro Blue. But the wah wah jam Circle Of Confusion is amazing as well. And so are the catchy Leave my Love Behind and the mellow groover Under Your Spell.

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