AOR / Yacht Rock / Westcoast

 
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: Dreamy AOR

Format: 12" EP
Label: Tricton (Private)

Year: 1988

Condition: NM/VG+

An ungooglable private AOR beauty from Bavaria. In all the years of digging this is my second copy. But that's the nerd facts only. The tunes are - in fact - FANTASTIC. Especially Side A is a dream where skills (songwriting & guitar wizardry) and feeling clash and form a raibow of  sound! (no drugs involved on my side when writing this)

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Style: Flying Saucers in my Kraut

Format: LP
Label: Vibratone

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/NM 

Pago Pago was a group from Hamburg, Germany. The band consists of former members of the Release Music Orchestra and Tomorrow's Gift - Kraut Kings ;) Ellen Meier also sung for Alto and ES... Check the great spacy Krautjam Space Saver / Flying!

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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:  Dutch Pop /AOR

Format: LP
Label:  EMI

Year: 1977

Condition: VG+/VG- ugly back

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

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Style: AOR Funk / Jazzy Chansons

Format: LP
Label: Souplet (F)

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/VG+

Excellent archive copy of this french balearic beauty. SOmewhere between Jazz Funk and Balearic Pop. Wonderful for the summer / summer memories ...

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Style: Aor Disco / Yacht Rock

Format: LP
Label: Asylum

Year: 1977

Condition: VG+/VG+

No matter what kind of boat you have or not...

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Style: AOR Boogie

Format: LP
Label: ZE /Ariola

Year: 1984

Condition: VG+/VG+

Laid back AOR Boogie and some slow burning disco feelings too.

This is one of those easy to miss gems...

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Style: AOR Funk

Format: LP
Label: Killroy

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/VG

Superb Dutch AOR. The Funk is strong in these gentlemen!

Did someone say open drum-breaks?

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Style: Folky Bliss!!

Format: LP
Label: Not On Label

Year: 1984

Condition: NM/VG+

This private press doesn't look very special but you know appearances are deceiving sometimes. These floaty free AOR / Folk tunes are pure BLISS.

DON'T MISS!!!

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Style: AOR Disco

Format: 12"
Label: Intercord

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/VG+

Limited german Maxis Single of this mighty fine classic. Please pay attention to Neighbours on the b-side. I love that story....

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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: 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: Westcoast / Sngr- Sngwrtr

Format: LP
Label: Prodigal

Year: 1976

Condition: VG+/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: Unwound AOR

Format: LP
Label: WEA (Benelux)

Year: 1981

Condition: VG+/VG+

Unwound yet emotional AOR from the shores of Belgium. Well the westcoast of Belgium that is. They have that bridge on the cover for a REASON...

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Style:  Brazillian RIO?

Format: LP
Label: RIO / Line

Year: 1988

Condition: NM/NM (Still In Shrink) 

Does brazillian music also count as balearic, or is this called tropical?

Whatever it's called it gives me shivers everytime i listen to it.

So damn beautiful - and in magnificent shape 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: WB

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+

Great late 70s AOR LP by the genius who wrote Wichita Lineman and By The Time I Get To Phoenix. Check the closing tune for the album - Skylark (A Meditation) and drift away...

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Style: Pop Rocky / AOR

Format: LP
Label: WB (Ger)

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+

Just in case you have not purchased a 180g reissue from Tesco for £24 last week - here's one of the best AOR records on earth for you... Textured Sleeve!

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Style: Aussie Rock / AOR

Format: LP
Label: Bellaphon

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG+  

Oddest Aussie Rock album including that great AOR jam Song To Warilla and the jazzy hardrock stomper Streetfighter. Th cover really looks horrible - but these unusual sounds are amazing imho!

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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:  KrAORtrock / Campfire Classics

Format: LP
Label: Reflex (Private)

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/VG+  

There's cats out there who would call this a world rarity ;)

For sure it's fantastic subtle Krautfolk sung partly in english, partly in german. Jürgen Jaensch and Gerdald Block both play guitar and sing. They are acompanied by Piano, Cello, Keyboards, Drums and Percussion. There's lots of lovely tracks here. Listen to the long clip! 

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Their private press album Jaensch und Block im Schuppen as well as shipping costs for this 2nd item is included in the price.

 
Style: Peace Within!

Format: LP
Label: Chef

Year: 1987

Condition: NM/NM

Amazing copy of this calm and peaceful beauty. 

Music to read books by. Have a tea or low percentage cocktail to it

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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:  DIYAOR

Format: LP
Label: Racket

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/VG+ 

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: 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 mix, beach, poolparty, whatever! 

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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: Esoteric Fusion

Format: LP
Label: VeraBra

Year: 1989

Condition: VG+/VG

Esoteric fusion from Sweden - perfect for the golden summer. Almighty Janne Schaffer on guitars and sitar featuring Peter Ljung & Björn J:son Lindh on synths making the dream come true. DRIFT!

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Style: Mellow Fusion

Format: LP
Label: Embryo (Ger)

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+

Somewhere between AOR and Fusion.

Sometimes mellow sometimes funky.

Highly recommended!

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Style: Jazz-Funk / AOR Fusion

Format: LP
Label: Sonopresse

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/VG+  

French gypsy guitarrero Raphael Fays created this wonderful record with the help french session master Jannick Top, Tony Bonfils, André Ceccarelli, Pierre-Alain Dahan and BIG Yvan Jullien. The outcome is simply amazing. Relaxed Jazz Funk perfect for friends of balearic vibes. 

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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:  AOR

Format: LP
Label: Capitol (ger)

Year: 1978

Condition: M/VG+ Sealed!

Desert Lady might be his HUGEST hit!!

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Style: AOR Breaks

Format: LP
Label: Dunhill (Ger)

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+ Gatefold version

 There's no way to escape this classic of classics. Be it for the much sampled Peg and Black Cow or the AOR Jazzrock Hymn Aja

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Style: Various

Format: LP
Label: RCA Germany

Year: 1980

Condition: NM/VG+  

Sought after soundtrack featuring Tom Scott. His Down In The Valley is the reason why I keep a copy of this...

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Style: AOR Disco / Italian Waves

Format: LP
Label: Baby Records

Year: 1983

Condition: VG+/G+ ugly back

Seriously amazing AOR Disco joints here.

Happiness is just around the mediterrenean!

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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: Folk

Format: LP
Label: Wundertüte

Year: 1986

Condition: M/NM

If you're bored of all this shit here

please ground your ears with these folks.

It's actually great!

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Style: his own kind of AOChanson

Format: LP
Label: Barclay

Year: 1975

Condition: NM/VG seamwear, ringwear

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: 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: 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: 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: Dancin'

Format: 7"
Label: WB

Year: 1985

Condition: NM/VG

Promise: If you find the right moment to play this song out to a packed dancefloor, turn down the lights, sit back and enjoy the scenery. It's played extremely tight so mixing something in it will be easy business.

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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: AOR Disco

Format: LP
Label: Epic

Year: 1977

Condition: VG+/VG+

Down By The Docks in full length and then some...

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Style: Blue Eyed Soul

Format: 7"
Label: EMI

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG

Hard to find 7" of of one of the funkiest blue eyed soul tunes out there.

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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: 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: 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: 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: 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:  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:  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: 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: 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: 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:  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: 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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