|
|
|
|
viewing 1 To 9 of 9 items
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LP
|
|
LSD 69011LP
|
$20.50
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 9/9/2022
Amal al-Atrash (1912-1944), better known by her stage name Asmahan, was an Egyptian singer and actress of Syrian origins who lived in Egypt. Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of three years old, her family knew the composer Dawood Hosni, and she sang the compositions of Mohamed El Qasabgi and Zakariyya Ahmad. She also sang the compositions of Mohammed Abdel Wahab and her brother Farid al-Atrash, a then rising star musician in his own right. Her voice was one of the few female voices in Arab music world to pose serious competition to that of Umm Kulthum, who is considered to be one of the Arab world's most distinguished singers of the 20th century. Her mysterious death in 1944, in an automobile accident, shocked the public. Journalists spread gossip about her turbulent personal life and an alleged espionage role in World War II.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
LP
|
|
LSD 69007LP
|
Features Bessie Smith, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Julia Lee, Lillie Mae Kirkman, Sippie Wallace, Lil Johnson, Victoria Spivey, Albinia Jones, and Lucille Bogan.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
LP
|
|
LSD 69009LP
|
2021 repress. Feedback drenched noise for the classic "France" Demos from Japanese psych noise legend, Les Rallizes Denudes.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
LP
|
|
LSD 69008LP
|
Songs from the Greek Underground 1925-1940. This compilation features some great examples of rebetika songs from the '20s and '30s including some well-known artists like Rosa Eskenazi, Markos Vamvakaris, Anestis Delias, Rita Abadzi, and others. An excellent overview of the phenomenon for anyone interested in southern European folk music history. Also features K. Kostis, Yiorgos Kavouras, Adonis Kalivopoulos, El. Melemenlis, Michailis Yentsaris, A. Kostis, Marika Politissa, Apostolos Hadzichristos, and Stellakis Perpiniadis.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
LP
|
|
LSD 69005LP
|
A great selection of '20s-50s blues/jazz tracks about the devil, hoodoo men, and dark tales of doom and misery by artists like Victoria Spivey, Blind Willie Johnson, Lightnin' Hopkins, Memphis Minnie, Skip James, and others. An excellent choice for your next Day of the Dead or Halloween party. Also features Leola Manning, Louis Jordan, Blind Joe Taggart, Charley Patton, Truett & George, Oliver Brown, Bo Carter, Brownie McGhee, and Johnny Temple.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
LP
|
|
LSD 69002LP
|
A collection of rare psychedelic/freakbeat tracks from such bands like The Kinetic, The Factory, Steerpike, State Of Micky & Tommy, Cain, Nimrod, and more. This is for fans of those '80s and '90s cult psych comps like the ones on Tiny Alice Records, the Justafixation series, Voyage Through the Sugarcube, etc. Also features The Voids, The Virgin Sleep, The Jackpots, The Kytes, Jet Harris, Alan Avon & The Toyshop, Sasha Caro, The Unauthorised Version, and The Universals.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
LP
|
|
LSD 69004LP
|
Reissue, originally released in 1987. The eastern African nation of Somalia is rich in cultural influences. Wrapped part way around Ethiopia, it forms the sea coast of the Horn of Africa. Somalia was one of the first African countries converted to Islam, in the Eighth and Ninth centuries. During the 18th and 19th century, the Somali ports were controlled by Arabs and by the Ottoman Empire. During the European colonial period, the north was a British, and the south an Italian, colony. Independent Somalia still shows varying effects of these influences (Arabic, English and Italian are all used for teaching). Musically speaking, Somalia forms part of an eastern African Islamic continuum that includes the coast of Kenya and Tanzania as well as Sudan, and is more loosely linked with North and Muslim West Africa. (Kismayu, in the south of Somalia, is in fact the most northerly frontier of the Swahili music called "taarab" or "tarabu"). The main traditional instrument of Somalia is the "ud", imported from Egypt or Lebanon and known locally as the "kaban". Another common instrument is the "taruumbo", or flute. The one heard on several of these tracks was a homemade, end-blown version cut from a piece of plastic tubing. As is true for the whole of Africa, the standard six-string acoustic guitar has been taken over by Somali musicians and played in a wide range of styles. Small keyboard instruments have also long been a feature of East African coastal music. In the old days, portable harmoniums were popular. In Somalia, the market has been captured by Japanese-made organs with built-in rhythm, like the one heard on four tracks here. The music on this album was all recorded in one town, Baraawe (usually called Brava on the maps). Baraawe, which is on the Somali coast about 120 miles south of the capital, Mogadishu, has a population of around 10,000. Like all African towns of any size it is something of a melting pot. The original inhabitants, like the Swahili to their south, are of mixed Arab and Bantu African heritage, and speak a Bantu language called Chimina. Somalis from various other areas, speaking standard Somali and several dialects of it, also live in Baraawe. The musicians heard here play regularly together in various combinations. Like almost all African musicians, they are part-timers. Some are shoemakers. Two are soldiers. All the pieces they perform on this recording are love songs. Features Kuusow "Kurtunwaarey", Amin Xaaji Cusmaan, Cabdulaahi Iman "Zamir", Xasan Xaaji Maxamed, and Nuur Maxamed "Curuba".
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
LP
|
|
LSD 69003LP
|
2022 repress; yellow vinyl. '70s disco music wasn't just Abba or the Studio 54. Just like punk or glam rock were doing at the same time, the "disco" phenomenon generated a plethora of obscure and bizarre studio projects which remained in the unknown, despite being often more inspired and creative than the few ones that reached stardom and sold millions of copies. 45 rpm singles that remained unsold, sitting in junkshops all over the world for decades, hide forgotten gems, revealing genius and avant-garde only guilty of not being at the right place at the right time. Be it Moroder-oriented proto synth-wave, groovy space-disco or acid Afro funk, the first volume of the Cosmic Discotheque series is all about rediscovering those forgotten treasures while setting your dancefloor on fire. Features The Mystic Moods, Life, Alan Bown, Red Parish Group, André Brasseur, Black Buster, Bil Tze, The People Next Door, Diabolic Man, Performance, Dance Machine, and Pharaoh. Edition of 500.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
LP
|
|
LSD 69001LP
|
This collection brings together rarities from well-known artists like Abstract Truth, Suck, Otis Waygood, Freedom's Children, John & Philipa Cooper, McCully Workshop and Hawk, as well as lesser known acts like Buzzard, The Fireflies, The Idiots, Tidal Wave, and The Invaders. Although the South African rock movement of the late sixties and early seventies was not a major commercial success, its participants heralded an exciting new age in South African rock and started a movement aimed at changing the musical tastes of fans in a spectacular way. Stadium concerts became the vehicle for feeding the youth with heavier rock sounds, and behind studio glass were producers like Clive Calder, Billy Forrest, Graham Beggs and Selwyn Miller who acted as change agents to transform conventional pop into heavier four to five minute songs. The movement's struggle for recognition through airplay remained unanswered and only the true fans of rock knew about their existence. Licensed by the Fresh Music label in South Africa and available on vinyl for the first time, complete with insert and liner notes.
|
|
|
|