AOR / Yacht Rock / Westcoast

 
Style: Various Sleazes / Yachts in the Baltic Sea

Format: LP
Label: Frotee

Year: 2016

Condition: M/M

Years of digging through the archives of the Estonian Radio by Frotee's Martin Jõela has finally brought us Valgusesse - a compilation of soft gems from lovely Estonia. If you have dug the last Frotee releases on 45s you will LOVE this!!

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Style: AOR

Format: LP
Label: Preservation

Year: 1978 / 2015

Condition: M/M

Here's the first re-release from Preservation Records from Norway - The Lion & The Lamb. Remastered from orginal mastertapes and limited to 500 copies.  180g with inserts and all that ...

This is one of the finest soft rock albums recorded in Norway in the late 70's. I discovered this album on a fleamarkt a few years ago and been constantly digging for another copy for the store - without success...

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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: 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: Pacific Ocean Soft Rock

Format: LP
Label: Caribou

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+ promo sticker

the beach boys drummer's first solo album.

an epic masterpiece in Soft Rock.

OG US promo in wonderful condition!

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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:  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:  Dutch Pop /AOR

Format: 7"
Label:  EMI

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+

The Wizard  - AOR Disco at it's BEST

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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 / Funky AOR Jazz

Format: LP
Label: Ara Pacis

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/VG+  

Now that's some unexpected sounds from the small german island Föhr in the north sea. Funky but lightweight westcoast Jazz-Rock like you've never heard before. Self produced private issue. Hen's teeth...

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Style: Mellow Fusion

Format: LP
Label: Wea

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG+

Mellow fusion by dutch guitar master Jan Akkerman. He also plays bass and synths on this one. Also on Synths - Joachim Kühn... check out the ambient jam Cool In The Shadow and you may see why I call this my favourite Akkerman LP.

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Style: AOR

Format: LP
Label: Dolphin

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG+  

Downtempo AOR Disco meets Westcoast vibes on this mystical private US release. Hands in the air when Never Knew Love Like This comes up!

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Style: Fluffy little clouds

Format: LP
Label: Good Boy (Private)

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG+

Got More Love - too good to believe! This british private press is a dangerous combination of extremely beautiful and horribly rare.

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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:  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:  Dutch Pop /AOR

Format: LP
Label:  EMI

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+

This record contains some great adult orientated joints plus the beautiful Wizard  - AOR Disco at it's BEST

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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:  Gentle Jazzrock

Format: LP
Label: Caribou

Year: 1978

Condition: NM/VG+  

Dreamy aor/jazzrock and some uplfiting blue eyed disco from the man who brought us so much joy with his Space Traveler.

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Style: Real Dudes

Format: LP
Label: Nature

Year: 1978

Condition: NM/VG+  

Folky Funk, AOR Grooves and some excellent lyrics (sorry, german only) make these real guys ("richtige Typen") winners. Still under the radar ...

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Style: AOR / Soft Rock

Format: LP
Label: EMI

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/VG

Like new vinyl of this little known soft rock gem recorded by the Munich disco wizards. Klaus Weiss on percussion, Thor Baldursson on moog and arp, Dave King on bass and Keith Forsey on drums....

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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 Vocal Jazz / Folk

Format: LP
Label: Private Press

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/VG+  

The 3rd album by this soft rockin vocal trio from southern germany.

Including a bunch of beauties and the ever amazing Colder Winds 

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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: Soft Rock

Format: LP
Label: WB (Ger)

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/NM

Like new copy of the smooth AOR überclassic. Of course including the much sampled I Keep Forgetting and MORE of the good stuff.

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Style: Acoustic Dreams

Format: LP
Label: Ivy (Private)

Year: 1984

Condition: NM/NM 

Percussion, guitar, flutes and lovely voices - jazzy folk and acoustic delights. If you dig melancholic guitar picks à la Nick Drake - here's one for you. If  dancing on flower beds like a fairy is your thing you might be happy with this sensationally sensual gem too :) 

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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: 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:  Adult Orientated Folk

Format: LP
Label: FMS (Private)

Year: 1991

Condition: NM/VG+  

Heaven sent private Folk of enchanting beauty by an irish lady and german musicians. The title tracks stands out but check out also the instrumental Spiral Dances and One Miner's Life. Sorry for the steep price, but those who are looking for it for a long time already will understand...

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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: LP
Label: WEA (NL)

Year: 1978

Condition: NM/VG+  

THis was indeed coming out of nowhere. Couldn't resist listening to this when finding it in the shelf of a small recordstore in the middle of nowehere. Amazing dutch AOR. SOme amazing track titles  on side A (Forever is a long time.....) and a couple of lovely tracks on side B. My fave is the odd and sweet Modest Girl

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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: his own kind of AOChanson

Format: LP
Label: Barclay

Year: 1975

Condition: NM/VG 

The sought after only solo album by the Martin Circus member is a süperunique mix of chanson and various worldly influences. I find it quite difficult to describe the music, except from calling the arrangements brilliant. "Irresistible Pop Not Pop by a Progrocker" might be too obvious? Maybe you just listen and hear what I mean?

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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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Style: Odd Pop / AOB (adult orientated boogie)

Format: LP
Label: Metronome

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/NM

Sickest adult orientated boogie vibes on this german only release by Gerald Masters. Don't sleep on this one!!

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Style: Jazz Funk / AOR

Format: LP
Label: CBS Denmark

Year: 198x

Condition: NM/VG+  (light seam split)

Highly recommended Pop Jazz from Denmark. Hear Sidsel Endresen's  voice and everything's MORE than just allright!

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