Released in 1970 in the wake of Jim Morrison s infamous indecency bust, the Doors next-to-last album Morrison Hotel found the band reinventing themselves as one of the greatest bar bands ever with a thrilling bluesy, no-frills approach and harder edged sound. The album shot up to No. 4 on the charts on the strength of the standards…
50 years ago, an album emerged that helped a Los Angeles band break on through to the other side of success and led a lot of listeners to find their perceptions of rock and roll changed forever. Recorded during the last days of August 1966, The Doors was preceded in its release by Break On Through (To…
This is The Doors third studio album and FIRST #1 album. Features the #1 smash hit Hello, I Love You plus classics like The Unknown Soldier and Five To One.
The ultimate pop culture provocateur, Dorian Electra pushes the boundaries of the status quo while presenting a dynamic lens into trends across music, fashion, art, politics, media, and the internet. Their upcoming album Fanfare elevates their mission even further by exploring the parasocial relationship between fans and pop culture itself; the state of fandom in…
Vinyl LP pressing. Dorothy Ashby album from 1961 that also features female vibes player Terry Pollard. Comes with a version of The Skatalites Guns of Navarone which is a pretty surreal listening experience. From the original liner notes: Dorothy Ashby may not be the first jazz harpist (Caspar Reardon) or the first female jazz harpist…
Sowing Records present a reissue of Dorothy Ashby s debut album, The Jazz Harpist, originally released in 1957 by the Regent label. Recognized as the woman who gave the harp a jazz voice, here, Ashby is at the head of a highly distinctive combo featuring Frank Wess on flute, Eddie Jones or Wendell Marshall on…
Dorothy Ashby was probably the greatest-and certainly the most swinging-jazz harpist of all time, re-purposing an instrument best known for ethereal glissandos into a fully versatile voice in combo settings, capable of providing both instrumental embroidery and rhythmic drive. But she was always fighting an uphill battle in terms of garnering critical and commercial success;…
Limited double 180 gram vinyl LP pressing. NOLA is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Down, released on September 19, 1995 by Elektra Records. The title is the abbreviation for New Orleans (N.O.), Louisiana (LA). NOLA was written mainly by Phil Anselmo and Pepper Keenan between 1990 and 1995. Throughout 1991 to…
Veteran punk outfit, Down by Law, prove they still have the fire and power to spark a revolution on this timely compilation! Inclues all tracks from the original Revolution Time 7-track EP as well as tracks from rare split singles plus acoustic cover versions of Elvis Costello, Thin Lizzy and Sitff Little Fingers!
“With this solo piano performance, he romps, he stomps, he lays back, he makes the keys cry and he makes them jump for joy.” – Randy Lewis (Los Angeles Times)This expanded look at his landmark album features a bonus LP of tracks appearing on vinyl for the very first time. Three of the songs had…
Punk rock legends and pioneers of the Nard-core genre, Oxnard s premiere hardcore movement, present this walloping collection of highlights from the band s storied career! Includes the fan favorites Watch It Burn, God Told Me To, Mr. Freeze and more PLUS 4 bonus cover songs!
The world s fastest band, GRAMMY nominated extreme power metal legends DragonForce, are Warp Speed Warriors! Warp Speed Warriors, produced by Herman LI, Sam Totman and Damien Rainaud – and mixed and mastered by the latter – is a matchless, innovative listening experience that continues the band s legacy with songs that will, without a…
In both 2021 and 2022, Dream Unending and Worm releases closed out the year at 20 Buck Spin. For 2023, to complete the year-end trifecta, the two doomed titans now appear together on one towering release of cosmic duality, Starpath. With both bands dropping major works back to back in the previous two years, they…
The new album from Italian duo Dressel Amorosi, comprising Federico Amorosi and Valerio Lombardozzi, is a fervent homage to the realm of Italian soundtracks and library music from the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. Navigating effortlessly through a spectrum of scenarios and atmospheres, it conjures up vivid images of action-packed sequences, wistful retro vibes, chic…
10th anniversary edition of the tenth studio album by Drive-By Truckers. English Oceans was lauded with 4-star reviews from MOJO and Uncut Magazine upon it s release in 2014, while The Guardian proclaimed, it finds their soulful, classic-rock storytelling at it s best. Limited edition sea glass blue LP with a new Side D etching….