AOR / Yacht Rock / Westcoast

 
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: Tearjerking Kiwis

Format: LP
Label: Polydor

Year: 1984

Condition: VG+/VG+

What would the world be without good Pop songs? Some say "a better place" but I have to disagree when feeling that first warm  night of summer!

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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: Funky AOR

Format: LP
Label: EMI (Ger)

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/VG+  

German only superpositive AOR by Tato Gomez and the boys (incl. John Parsons ; ) So many beauties on this LP.... Nicest condition!!

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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: Krautrock / Fusion

Format: LP
Label: Saguitarius (Private)

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/NM  

Not only one of my favourite covers ever..... Nano Nano is among my all time favourite tracks too.  It takes a master like Schrumpf to add humour to the tunes without being silly ... Like new copy!

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Style: Folky AOR

Format: LP
Label: TDS

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/VG+

The ever amazing trio teamed up with Amby (of Ambi & Arno fame) to record this folky AOR gem. Maybe their best album and for sure the hardest to find...

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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: 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:  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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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