Style: Soul / Boogaloo

Format: LP
Label: Philips

Year: 1968

Condition: NM/VG+  some spots on printed seam

Beautiful 60s Soul jams that remind me of the Rotary Connection's best moments. And Ain't gonna cry no more is one of the top boogaloo soul tracks ever to be recorded imho!!

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Style: Far Far Out

Format: LP
Label: Not On Label

Year: 1985

Condition: NM/VG+  

Far Far Out! Tropical experiments on synthesizers and drum machines. With a little help by Manuel Göttsching on hawaiian guitar and mix. Silkscreened cover in lovely shape with only a tiny rip at the open seam. Including the original foldout A3 insert. By far the rarest Göttsching related release there is ...

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Style: Experimental Synth / Weido Dance

Format: LP
Label: Not On Label

Year: 1987

Condition: NM/NM

Like new copy of this stupendous album by the Molto Brutto offshoot. Recorded in the same year as their II album it features odd grooves, bits of weirdo disco and humorous songwriting - just like we love it!

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Style:  Avant Pop

Format: LP
Label: Jupiter

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG

Here's Art - the first and by far best LP by Luna Set from Munich. Deep and unsual pop songs that stick like glue. A timeless record that should be a classic instead of an unknown pearl!

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Style: Krautrock / DIY AOR

Format: LP
Label: Not On Label

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/VG+ light warp

DIY Cosmic Krautrock meets obscure AOR. Four guys with a whole lotta love for music spending all their sparetime (and pocket money) for recording this album. It really sounds like fun!

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Style: Mnml / NDW / Humor in Musik

Format: 7"
Label: Fontana

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/NM including insert

Hallo? Wie bitte? Welche Ziege?

Beide Seiten super!

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Style: Krautrock / Folkjazz

Format: LP
Label: Not On Label

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/NM including insert

Lovely copy of one of my all-time favourite records.

14 years ago I wrote some lines about it here.

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Style: Elegant Synth Funk

Format: LP
Label: Amphonic

Year: 1987

Condition: VG+/VG

Among all those amazing library records by Albert Alan Owen this definitely is the ONE. Filled to the office desk's top drawer with elegant synth boogie killers and organic funk. I have tried to license these plus other bits from AAO's Amphonic libraries, but Amphonic has shown no interest in cooperating. Too bad!

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Style: 80s Rock / Unintentional Boogie / Innocent Pop

Format: LP
Label: Not On Label

Year: 198?

Condition: NM/NM 

Sought after newcomer / hobbyist compilation from the Saar area from the mid 80s. Of course it has the usual Hardrock bits for the private metal freaks, but luckily enough also quite a few odd & groovy gems. My fave is the uptempo blue eyed boogie Nur An Dich by Woyzeck (last in the clip). Maybe because the singer sounds a bit like Nena. The Bremsspur tracks are also very nice!

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Style: Invisible Diamonds

Format: LP
Label: Chranders

Year: 1985

Condition: NM/NM

First of all: the saxophone on the cover is rather small. Just like the chances to find this one in the recordshop tomorrow ;) I'd love to write pages about this marvel*, but I don't have the time right now. I need to listen to it again...

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*maybe I'll do tomorrow

 
Style: Ambient

Format: Book + CD
Label: 13

Year: 2016

Condition: M/M new 

30 minutes of Venezia by night. Stroll through the magic city's dark coridors in Stefano Gentile's book (68 pages soft touch hardcover) accompanied by pensive ambient sounds by the grand Gigi Masin! Limited to 480 copies...

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Style: Ambient / Elektronik

Format: LP
Label: Polydor

Year: 1990

Condition: NM/NM 

"Late" and excellent album by TD's Johannes Schmoelling. Laid back Elektronik bordering New Age most of the playtime. Off to the arctic!!

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Style: Elektronik

Format: LP
Label: Not On Label

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG+

Cosmic post Berlin School electronics from Hamburg - one of the impossible to find original copies of Hardy Kukuk's first album featuring Klaus Bloch on Ping Pong guitar echo system and Andreas Schneider on guitar and congas. Partly dark and very deep throughout the whole album. Vinyl shows some hairlines that don't affect the play.

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Style: Neo Psych / Rewarmed Kraut

Format: LP
Label: Coloured Rain

Year: 1994

Condition: VG+/VG+

Deep and druggy Neo-Kraut by the Coloured Rain mastermind. Roland Wehner - a record store owner and expert in Krautrock - knew exactly what he was doing. Vinyl is a bit warped but plays great.

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Style: AOR / Soft Rock

Format: LP
Label: Boom

Year: 198?

Condition: NM/VG+

Under the radar german AOR. The guys also want to show their skills so expect proggy passages on this seldom seen semiprivate release from the mid 80s presumably.

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Style: All That Love

Format: 12"
Label: Factory benelux

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/VG sticker tear

Tomorrow always goes easier with the Vini's vibes.

All That Love And Maths Can Do EVEN BETTER!

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Style: Brainmelters

Format: LP
Label: Windham Hill (German DMM!)

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG seamwear

Sit down and breathe.

Sit down and breathe.

Sit down and breathe.

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Style: Deeper Ambient

Format: LP
Label: Magic Cube

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/VG+

Dennis Hart's wonderful first album! His "electronic meditations" have never reached that depth again. Black Horizon is his masterpiece imho. I cannot collect how many times I have been tripping out on this one (no drugs necessary)

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Style: Roboterwerke Classics

Format: 7"
Label: CBS

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/NM 

Roboterwerke coming with two out of time classics.

Cosmic Disco on another level. Beam yourself up!

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Style: Mnml Wvs / Elektronik /

Format: LP
Label: LINE

Year: 1980

Condition: NM/VG+

Sickest Anti Disco moves from minimal wave to punk. From the harsh minimal ÜBERHIT Dancing With The Machines over Disco Defacation to actual Disco-Punk aka Death to Disco (from the $1000 single)!

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Style: Electro / City Pop / J-Italo

Format: LP
Label: Animex

Year: 1984

Condition: NM/VG+

A seriously great mixed bag here. Let me start with that sick Rock It rip off that shifts Herbies tune another step closer to the Kraftwerkers. Or that weird Italo Disco joint with this irresistible hook. It's even getting weirder, but words are insufficient - you need to hear that!!

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Style: New Beat / Weirdo House

Format: 12"
Label: Fun Factory!

Year: 1988

Condition: NM/VG+ punchhole

The megarare white vinyl version of this odd synth jam.

122 BPM of wild fun. Both mixes rule!!

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Style:  Dark Disco

Format: LP
Label: Teldec

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/VG+  

Filled with dark disco gems. 7:32 minutes of Eurydice and 7:44 of Orphee make this a MUST for friends of dark electronic discotheque pleasures...

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Style: Deep Shit

Format: 2LP
Label: Fünfundvierzig

Year: 1985

Condition: NM/NM

Frankly - I have no idea what to call this. Might be situated somewhere between deep New Wave and Experimental Indie-Rock but who gives a damn about categories. If you like it deep and dark this one's for you!!

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Style: Euro-Boogie

Format: 12"
Label: Metronome

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/VG+

Mr. D aka infamous Malte from Switzerland (yep the one with the Paranoia track) serving two fresh Euro Boogie tracks not lacking a little rhyme here and there. Get on down!

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Style: World Dance

Format: 12"
Label: World Music

Year: 1988

Condition: NM/VG+ 

The Muezzin is calling you to dance!

This instrumental dub is just mental.

It's not getting easier to find these days.

Especially not as a whitelabel promo...

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Style: Mutant Funk / Dub

Format: 12"
Label: Y

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG import sticker

There is some proper Mutant Funk In The Air.

Simmering Till Gone on the melancholic monster of a B-Side...

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Style: Mutant Funk / Dub

Format: 12"
Label: Y

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG- taped upper seam, clean white sticker

"Dance Sucka" vibes galore!

You might think: Bronx

But it's Bristol

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Style: Industrial Dances

Format: LP
Label: New International

Year: 1990

Condition: NM/NM

A collection of unreleased gems and "hits" from their 80s LPs. Some hard to beat slow industrial killers among them. Long soundclip!!

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Style: Minimal HITS / Austrian Waves

Format: 7"
Label: Virgin

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/VG+  

The Black Madonna starts unbelievably good, but those guitar shreds need some cutting imho. The B Side IN FACT rules and I can verify the lyrics. In 1986 it was all about Computer Games ... Off to Mars with Zak!

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Style: Minimal Pop / NDW

Format: LP
Label: Mercury (Ger)

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/VG+  corner ding

Unknown, eerie & drugged out minimal pop. Inbegurg is doing the Burger King Boogie like Angela Werner on Ketamine ; ) This is the press release coming with classy b&w photos.

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Style: Xynth Pop

Format: LP
Label: Vertigo

Year: 1980

Condition: NM/VG+  including printed inner sleeve

Xynn's 2nd album featuring Curt Cress on Drums and Kristian Schultze on synths. Funky and pretty bonkers cosmic synth pop - superunique!

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Style: NDW / Mnml Snth

Format: LP
Label: Pool

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/NM

A man with history (Agitation Free), some real nice friends joining him on the album (Butzmann, Kapielski, Else Nabu) and a bunch of mighty fine tunes between Minimal Synth and NDW.

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Style: Cold and not bouncy

Format: LP
Label: Bellaphon

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG wrinkles

A kind of a growing bin classic!  Dark but funky Synth Pop from Frankfurt by the guys around Peter Hauke and Tony Carey. Don't miss!

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Style: NDW GREATS!

Format: LP
Label: Risiko

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG+

All I can say: Don't miss this fantastic ALBUM!

It is filled with hits that almost nobody cares about...

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Style: NDW / Fake Reggae

Format: LP
Label: Polydor

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG+

The record companies desperate need for more artists riding the Neue Deutsche Welle brouigt a lot of crab to the table. Fortunately they also pushed the fake reggae jams and I'm really thankful for those monsters. Snäp's monster is called Elisabeth!

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Style: Various

Format: LP
Label: Blizz

Year: 1984

Condition: NM/VG+  

This obscure promotional compilation for radio stations holds tracks mostly published by small Hamburg based labels. The syles vary from Boogie to Comedy, from Italo Disco to NDW-Wave, from Falco to  - yes -  Beny Tchaicovsky. Here's your chance to get Explorer's best cut plus some amazing obscure ditties not available on any other medium ... just like that Frühlingstraum from Gero's lovely german-only mix

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Style: Funk Privat

Format: EP
Label: Mo Records (Private)

Year: 198?

Condition: VG+/VG

Amateurish Charms galore on this funky AOR EP from Wietzendorf in lower saxony, known for it's vast military training area. Did someone say private? May I reply RAP!

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Style:  Krauts going Bananas

Format: LP
Label: EMI

Year: 1980

Condition: VG+/VG+  

Welcome to the weird world of banana slippers. Wahle and his friends came up with a odd mix of Prog and synthesized summertime Pop plus some massive discoid Rock on the B-Side. Highly recommended!

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Style: Minimal Romance

Format: 7"
Label: Schall

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/NM

Carmen in collaboration with Piet Klocke serving fragile yet powerful songs that make your usual NDW record sound horribly boring.

Cold and bouncy!

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Style: Post Can Kraut
Format: LP
Label: 45
Year: 1986
Condition: NM/VG+

Dunkelziffer is one of those groups that got better with every LP they made. Highest recommendation. If you dig Richard Schneider's solo LPs or Dominik von Senger's "First" you'll love this as it's the same line up. Not reissued by the way... and this a mad rare Testpressing!

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Style: Fake Reggae

Format: 7"
Label: CBS

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/NM

Eskimo is a classic example of perfectly executed Fake Reggae.

And it's not at all cold as one might guess from the title...

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Style: Tropical Pop

Format: LP
Label: Idee

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/VG+ 

Axel Schulz aka John Buttermann aka Papertiger (and the Cat Cammer Orchestra) delivers some intense teutonic balearic vibes in Dein Mann Sucht Seine Frau (Your husband is looking for his wife). In this song a guy is trying to convince the lady of his heart to stay for the whole night instead or returning to her husband immediately after having a good time... an AWESOME LUSH & TROPICAL TUNE!! and then there's some Fake Reggae too

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Style: DUB

Format: LP
Label: 45

Year: 1987

Condition: NM/NM

Dubbed down to the bone and then some. Green Power!

The Vision crew from Hannover is killing it - SLOWLY.

Insert included

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Style: Cod Reggae

Format: 7"
Label: 45

Year: 1989

Condition: NM/NM 

Big Lie is a nice post roots jam.

Hanging Gardens is the PLACE TO BE!

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Style: Dub

Format: LP
Label: RDL

Year: 1988

Condition: NM/VG+ small glue? spot top right

Bim Sherman laying down the dub jewels in King Tubbys studio for all of us to hear them. First pressing on RDL in awesome condition!!!

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Style: DUB

Format: LP
Label: Fünfundvierzig

Year: 1988

Condition: NM/NM

Green vinyl version of the first Dub album ever to be produced in Germany (as some say). I say this is an all killer album that you better not miss if you're into that deep DUB by The Vision!

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Style: Afro Reggae

Format: LP
Label: Freedom Family (Private)

Year: 1991

Condition: NM/NM

Laid back Afro Reggae jams recorded in 90s Berlin.

The sensual Heart Of Stone being my fave here.

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Style: Dubby Roots

Format: LP
Label: Clay

Year: 1984

Condition: NM/VG+

Soulful and very DUBBY Reggae jams straight outta NYC.

Win Some Honey and you're hooked completely!

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Style: Dub Clash!

Format: LP
Label: Fünfundvierzig

Year: 1991

Condition: NM/NM

It holds one of the sickest bits of Electro Dub out there...

And then some!

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Style: Hardcore Funk!

Format: LP
Label: SST

Year: 1984

Condition: NM/NM

It's actually about WHO LOVES YOU, girl on the Bad Brains frontman's first solo effort. Apart from that one of a kind jam you'll find spooky Dub, mellow Roots, more of the jazzy uptempo soul and of course a proper dose of hardcore punk. Eclectic shit at it's best!

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Style: Digi DUB / Ragga / Lovers

Format: LP
Label: Jimmy's Production

Year: 199?

Condition: NM/VG+

A couple of heavenly emotional digi dubs here.

Sensual lovers Rock and tuff ragga jams too.

No sleep 'til Neuilly!

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Style: Cosmic Belgium / Dark Pop

Format: 7"
Label: Bellaphon

Year: 1984

Condition: VG+/VG+

Dark and pumping Pop for the dancefloor. Can't hold still!!

I just realized these people are the blueprint for the Gossip...

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Style: Mellow Gold

Format: 7"
Label: UA

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/NM

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: Balearic Gold

Format: 7"
Label: RCA

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/NM

A timeless balearic anthem perfect for dancing into the sunset. Or just close your eyes and listen to his soothing voice that might make the sun go down easily for you!

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Style: Mixed Bag of Goodies / AOR gems

Format: LP
Label: Festival (NZ)

Year: 1983

Condition: VG+/VG light corner bump bottom left, WOL

Paul transforming you into a lovely piece of chocolate.

Doesn't it feel great to melt in the sun?

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Style: Smooth Jazz / Cocktail Time

Format: LP
Label: CBS (NL)

Year: 1988

Condition: NM/VG+

Are my ears deceiving me or is this this the strongest Sade album out there? A true beauty all the way through and a gentle must... Seriously one of my favourite pop records of all times. Maybe it's the Compass Point Studio magic!?!

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Style:  Synth Pop with a balearic twist

Format: LP
Label: Ariola

Year: 1987

Condition: NM/NM 

Such a beauty - finally back in stock. Elisa Waut's 2nd longplayer.

Including the hits Four Times More and Lots Of People.

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Style: Slow Jams

Format: 12"
Label: EMP

Year: 1991

Condition: NM/NM

Awesome austrian Frankenstein assembled of street-soul legs and emotional pop torso. The head is invisible since it's in the clouds checking that cover art straight from heaven!

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Style: Awesome Chill / Big Beats

Format: 2LP
Label: Wall Of Sound / Pussyfoot

Year: 1996

Condition: NM/VG- seamwear

When two labels get together and pick some of their hottest shit! Wall of Sound and Pussyfooting made this insane compilation including Akasha's ultrasweet Brown Sugar, Daddy Longlegs mindbending Buttfuck, Sie's slow moving Message from Jupiter and more of the downbeat magic. Not to forget these big Big Beats... Records show wear around spinehole but play fantastic.

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Style: Hypnogroove / Balearic

Format: LP
Label: Contempo

Year: 1989

Condition: NM/VG+

Mediterrenean grooves for poolparties.

The pace is chilled. The vibe is subtle.

Feels like a good white wine...

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Style: Progressive Flamenco

Format: LP
Label: Nuevos Medios

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/VG+

I always thought Flamenco must be utterly serious and bursting with sentimento. And then I heard Pata Negra. Humorous flamenco and with a kind of punk attitude is something that I wouldn't have expected. Of course they can also deliver these überbalearic moments!

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Style: Blue Eyed Boogie

Format: 12"
Label: Virgin

Year: 1988

Condition: VG+/VG+

Post Paul Weller Pop from the UK.

Pure joy for the lovers of Boogie-Pop pearls!!

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Style: Balearic Waves

Format: 7"
Label: Teldec

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/NM 

IMHO this is Righeira's #1. Synth Pop meets Boogie

meets a hook for whales. Anch'io penso sempre a te!

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Style:  Emotional Synth

Format: Mini-LP
Label: Fünfunvierzig

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/VG+

Anna Domino's first recordings produced by the lady herself and Blaine Reininger - pretty much amazing in every DIRECTION!

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Style: Private Parties

Format: 12"
Label: Not On Label

Year: 1988

Condition: NM/VG+

Well hung private Dance Pop with a synth stab reminiscent of PG's good old Sledgehammer and a 3 minute instrumental part before the vocal part begins. Legendary!

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Style: DreamPop

Format: LP
Label: CBS

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/VG water stain bottom right

Wonderful pop from Hamburg, Germany. Klaus Voormann on the console. Dancing to forget is one of my favourite discoveries of 2012. But that is just one of many highlights on this album...

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Style: Balearic Pop

Format: 12"

Label: Metronome

Year: 1984

Condition: NM/NM

Double's balearic masterpiece in the long version on 12"

Also including the blissful  INSTRUMENTAL of course!

Here's the version with the elegant blue cover...

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Style: Smooth Jazz

Format: LP
Label: EMI

Year: 1990

Condition: NM/VG+ small corner ding

Yep that cover might cause nausea for sax haters. Why I ended up listening to the album is a mystery to me. Maybe because it was just too much... the bigger suprise: There are some really lovely smooth jams for lovers of proper balearica on the album. Sounds like Dancing Fantasy plays Prince at Mike Francis' party. Unfortunately a rare one!

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Style: Latin Fusion

Format: LP
Label: Tadek Art Büro

Year: 1985

Condition: NM/NM

Tight Jazz Funk and Latin Fusion from Nürnberg by the group around Achim Göttert-Zadek who also recorded the Freddie Freeloader Group album a couple of years earlier.

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Style: Tropicalia

Format: LP
Label: CBS

Year:  1986

Condition: NM/VG+

A tropical summer breeze by master Bosco coming through the open window. Sounds best when played outdoors! (opening the windows will work too)

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Style: Fusion

Format: LP
Label: Not On Label

Year: 1990

Condition: NM/VG+

Seldom seen private swiss Fusion mainly played by members of the Pfäffli family. I had to chekc the recording date twice since I was sure to listen to a late 70s album. Golden age fusion! Fantastic grooves, tight drumming and the occasional synth line from heaven. But this is not an uninspired retro thing. Instead the brothers add a bit of spice by adding a proper shred here and there. Looong soundclip!

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Style: Mellow Fusion / Summer Jazz

Format: LP
Label: Squirrel

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG+

The eagle eyed have already seen that this one is coming from the tiny Squirrel label out of the Black Forrest. Memories of the insane Squish LP are popping up, eh? Well if you're looking for boogie I have to dissapoint you. This record is a lot more mellow and it's instrumental. Check it nevertheless. It's a beauty.

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Style: Spiritual Jazz

Format: LP
Label: Substance (JP)

Year: 1980 / 2003

Condition: NM/VG+

Most excellent japanese reissue of this spiritual gem played by a stellar line up. When I first heard You've Got To Have Freedom I was hit by a lightning. Peace and love!!!!

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Style: Mellow Jazz Funk

Format: LP
Label: Blue Thumb

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/VG+  small tear

If I say Soft Music Under Stars do you know what I'm referring to? Well please investigate while listening to Serenity - the Crusaders' #1 tune for maximum relaxation under stars. Apart from this masterpiece the album holds knightly soulful jazz funk gems...

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Style: Ambient Jazz

Format: LP
Label: Storyville

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/VG+

Combining the aestethics of an ECM jammer with a lot of warmth.

These gentlemen know how to step back and let the magic waft...

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Style: Soft Rock / Canterbury Boating Club

Format: LP
Label: Crossroad

Year: 1978

Condition: VG+/VG+

Most excellent Canterbury Fusion by this short lived dutch collective. Funnily not on everyone's radar. Check it out - it's a blast!

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Style: Contemporary Jazz

Format: LP
Label: Plainisphare

Year: 1989

Condition: VG+/VG sticker

Laid back contemporary Fusion with forays into organic and spiritual spheres. If I heard it without seeing it I'd definitely say it's an ECM record. Most Plainisphares in this here household are far more free and demanding.  This is a cool record in every sense! It plays with light backgound crackle in the intros of each side so I'll add a clean rip.

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Style:  Synthesized Fusion

Format: LP
Label: Crea Music

Year: 1985

Condition: NM/VG

Incredible relaxed Fusion Jazz by Frank Fischer (yes, the one with Cafe Del Mar) and his crew. Great synthesizer work and wonderful balearic guitars as well. Sounds like Cyklus, ES, late RMO or Skyracer on UBM plus a bit of a mediterrenean feeling...

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Style: Jazz Funk Greats

Format: LP
Label: Arista (EU)

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG+

Ok, it's just another Gil Scott-Heron album. Of course it is plain amazing. The humble master even takes excursions into reggae vibes here!

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Style: Organic Jazz

Format: LP
Label: Biber

Year: 1985

Condition: NM/VG+

Among all these organic jewels on this magnificent album My African Harp is my favourite composition. In 2009 I played this in a mix that was released as a promo CD by my friend Chee in Japan. (a mix that also put Mkwaju Ensemble and Büdi & Gumbls on some people's maps ;)

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Style: Library Bossa / Easy Modal

Format: LP
Label: KTS

Year: 1971?

Condition: NM/VG+

Fluffy and easy tunes with that tad of melancholy for the golden summer. The Zacharias tracks remind me of what Francois de Roubaix and Alan Goraguer wrote for soundtracks of the late 60s and early 70s. The Jonny Teupen Group with legendary Johann Rettenbacher on bass is killing it with Swinger Of The Track but of course Jonny also comes with the easiest melodies there are. No matter if Bossa or Modal. Delicious yet exclusive cheese of the highest quality

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Style: Eastern Spirits

Format: EP
Label: Not On Label

Year: 1988

Condition: NM/NM including insert

Percussive and spiritual indian influenced Fusion made in Germany. The short lived group only released this one EP and it's getting very hard to find. An album was announced but never came. Too bad!! (also too bad that the guys never replioed to any of the emails) That album might have a been a huge GEM. This EP already is - all three tracks are great. Kaharwa and Der Ring Des Berbers are over eight minutes for extended listening pleasures. Power recommended!!

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Style: Odd Libraries

Format: LP
Label: Edition Revue

Year: 1986

Condition: VG+/VG+

This is a weird one. Drum Computers, Piano and sirens singing.

Drum computers and cheese. And a pinch of fluffy guitar!

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Style: Aquarius in Argentina

Format: LP
Label: Philips

Year: 1980

Condition: NM/VG+

Don't pass on this mad rare argentinian only Pop album ncluding that unbelievably sleazy SLOW FUNK version of Aquarius! It is backed by a wonderful slow jam for the balearic beach bums and cheesy disco for the camp.

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Style: Modern Soul / Sensual Boogie

Format: LP
Label: MCA

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/VG+

This late Controllers album includes the mellow golden jams Stay, My Secret Fantasy and the mid 80s boogie joint Got That Thang. Style and class galore!!

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Style: City Pop

Format: LP
Label: Vap

Year: 1984

Condition: VG+/VG+ incl. OBI and Insert

Super fluffy and innocent Boogie jams and some city pop pearls too. Vinyl plays NM with one inaudible hairline.

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Style: Mizellanious Jazz Funk

Format: LP
Label: Fantasy

Year: 1975

Condition: VG+/NM

Sought after for one of the sickest breaks out there aka Rock Creek Park. When you're not doing it in the park, enjoy the City Life, some Hash and Eggs or simply Happy Music!

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Style: City Pop / Elegant Boogie

Format: LP
Label: For Life

Year: 1987

Condition: NM/NM incl. OBI and Insert

Highly elegang boogie by the uncrowned queen of City Pop. The scent of exclusive perfume mixes with the fresh taste of a fruity cocktail!

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Style: R&B Gems

Format: 12"
Label: Atlantic (Ger)

Year: 1998

Condition: VG+/VG+

This timeless R&B gem should be easy to describe but i'm not finding the right words atm. Stupid in the presence of beauty! Check the long club mix that has brought me and the girls so many great nights in the late 90s.

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Style: Disco Boogie

Format: 7"
Label: EMI

Year: 1980

Condition: NM/NM 

Be Thankful For What You've Got is a hymn in it's original form and one might think it can't get any better. but have you heard this mighty disco boogie version?

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Style: 80 Funk / Funk Rap

Format: 12"
Label: Top Flight Records

Year: 1984

Condition: VG+/VG+ wol ("120")

Tight 80s Funk Maxi with a Funk Rap Dub on the flip.

Vocoders a bit of Italo vibe at dancefloor friendly 120 BPM.

(if the WOL was calculated properly)

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Style: 80s Funk / Boogie

Format: LP
Label: Not On Label
Year: 198x
Condition: NM/NM

Totally unknown private german Boogie / 80s Funk album.

They're half german - they're half american and they're damn funky!!!

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Style: Unintentional Boogie

Format: LP
Label: Phontec (Private)

Year: 1985

Condition: NM/NM

These private pleasure seekers from Mainz (Mayence ;) have a very charming way to boogie down DIY street. Once you're hooked on the Mainzer Welle, you're hooked!

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Style: Blue Eyed Boogie

Format: LP
Label: HWM

Year: 198?

Condition: VG+/VG creases, tiny tears

More blue eyed boogie Bombs from the Supervision guys.

Even harder to come by than the Motorcycle Mama ...

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Style: Disko / NDW Boogie

Format: LP
Label: Pläne

Year: 1985

Condition: NM/NM

While a lot of these NDW Funk hybrids are one- or two-trackers this one has four hits and 4 stable tracks. 8 out of 10. How many NDW albums can compete?

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Style:  UK BOOGIE!!

Format: LP
Label: Metronome

Year: 1984

Condition: VG+/VG+

wooooohooooo - this is an alternate version of the incredible First Light LP. And this one has one a slightly different tracklist. All the hits like Daybreak, Time Machine, Explain The Reason and AM are there and instead of the boring Horse With No  Name we have the incredible slow instrumental jam Stop the Clock here.

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Style: Boogie / Disco

Format: 12"
Label: Factory

Year: 1984

Condition: VG+/VG+

Listen to this superb Factory anthem.

A Manchester Boogie Classic!

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Style:  Deep Disco FUNK

Format: 7"
Label: Polydor

Year: 1978

Condition: NM/NM

The non LP track Do You Really Wanna Go is such a wonderful piece of laid back Disco Funk! Doesn't show up often...

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Style: Disco Deutschland

Format: LP
Label: Ariola

Year: 1980

Condition: NM/VG+

Including the floorshaking continental disco beast Tonight, We're Gonna Make Love. Serious business for dancefloors!

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Style: Disco Boogie

Format: 12"
Label: Rams Horn

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/VG+

Supertight Disco Boogie produced by Patrick Adams.

Pure perfection made for rotating hips!

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Style: Paisley Funk

Format: LP
Label: Paisley Park

Year: 1987

Condition: NM/NM

Pretty sexy and powerful Paisley Funk.

Co-produced by the man himself.

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Style: Disco Boogie

Format: 7"
Label: Metronome

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/NM 

I fell in love with this hit when I got that 12 LP box of "The History Of The House Sound Of Chicago" for my 12th birthday in 1988. It was part of the "The Tracks That Built The House" section. Those songs that were played at the Warehouse... It still kicks like day one!

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Style: Jazzy Reggae Gems

Format: LP
Label: Discotex

Year: 1991

Condition: VG+/VG+

This relaxed hybrid of soul, reggae and jazz is one of a kind and it's plain wonderful. so wonderful that its hard to pick a fave - seriously!!!

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Style: Disco Funk

Format: 12"
Label: Believe In A Dream

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG+

Pumping and uplifting Disco Funk in the tradition of the great Dance Classics by Chic or McFadden & Whitehead. You hear it and immediatel feel "I Know This!", but you don't  ;) Produced by Mtume in his prime!!

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Style: smooooooooth

Format: 12"
Label: Arista

Year: 1987

Condition: NM/VG+

Love Me All Over is what some people call a panty remover. A very obvious one though. Kashif or someone at the record company must have snapped, so they added this subtle NON-LP instrumental beauty called Kathryn to the b-side. A well hidden pearl!!!

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Style: Street Soul

Format: 12"
Label: Not On label

Year: 199?

Condition: NM/VG+ generic

Sensual Street Soul jams and modern steppers on this unknown EP from the mid 90s? The clip art guy with the saxophone is not on the record!!

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Style: NYC FUNK Mutants

Format: 12"
Label: Rough Trade

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG+

Superfunky midtempo grooves from the NYC Funk Punk corner of the world. Can't stand still to any of these mixes with the Breakdown being the most subtle one (begging to be played at your Loft party)

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Style: Exotic Funk

Format: LP
Label: Not On Label

Year: 197?

Condition: NM/VG+

Nower days hard to find and sought after commercial giveaway - probably from the mid seventies and filled with hot and cheesy exotic gems. A couple o funky Lipman tunes incl. the Shaft Ripoff Helicopter Power, as well as a little bit of Doldinger.... and then there are these fuzzy synth smashers by a guy named Martin (2 tracks at the end of the 5 minute clip)....

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Style: Cosmic Funk

Format: 7"
Label: WB

Year: 1975

Condition: NM/VG- wobc, wol

All time classic cosmic funk tune.

One of the first in the genre!

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Style: Can Disco

Format: 7"
Label: Lollipop

Year: 1978

Condition: NM/NM

The Lollipop Disco version of Can's I Want More is actually amazing. That Space Ranger on the flip is making sure sure people keep dancing!

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