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	Kingdom Of Madness Used - LP - JZ 35811 VG++ 1978 Original Complete With The Custom Printed Inner Sleeve. Promo Copy, Timing Strip And Gold Embossing On Back Cover. "The debut from this Birmingham, England band featured a flute-laced progressive rock sound similar to that of Jethro Tull. (The band's sound would later become more mainstream.) The songwriting ranges from imaginative, mythical tales on "The Beginning" and the title song, to deeply philosophical tracks like "Universe" and "All That Is Right," to downright senseless on the track "Baby Rock Me," which is perhaps the worst song the band has ever recorded. Despite this one track, it is a very good album, especially for a band's first effort." All Music Guide - Jon Samuels ... more
	Hometown Boy Makes Good! New - LP - CP 0176 1976 VG++ Original Complete With The Capricorn Records Inner Sleeve. Moderate Wear To Jacket. "Elvin Bishop broke the bank with the success of "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" in the spring of 1976, so when he returned with this album in the fall, he turned up on the cover holding bags of money. The question, of course, was whether the hit would turn out to be a breakthrough or a fluke. The nearest thing to a follow-up to "Fooled Around" was "Spend Some Time," a ballad on which Mickey Thomas again sang soulfully. But it barely scraped into the charts, and the rest was typical Bishop good-time boogie (along with trendy tastes of disco and reggae), the relatively thin songwriting reflecting a rushed recording schedule -- this was Bishop's fourth new album in just over two and a half years." All Music Guide - William Ruhlmann ... more
	Get The Knack Used - LP - SO-11948 1979 Jacksonville pressing complete with the original custom printed inner sleeve. VG++ vinyl with some light run in noise, overall the music dominates. "The Knack attempted to update the Beatles sound for the new wave era on their debut -- a good idea that was well executed, but critics cried "foul" when millions sold after Capitol's pre-release hype (it went gold in 13 days and eventually sold five million copies, making it one of the most successful debuts in history). Get the Knack is at once sleazy, sexist, hook-filled, and endlessly catchy -- above all, it's a guilty pleasure and an exercise in simple fun. When is power pop legitimate anyway? Includes the unforgettable hits "My Sharona" and "Good Girls Don't." All Music Guide - Chris Woodstra ... more
	Distant Light Used - LP - E 30958 Circa 1973 Reissue Orange Epic label. "$1" written in marker at top right. "The Hollies Continued To Tread Water As The Early '70s Progressed. Distant Light Offered Nothing Particularly New Or Unexpected, But The Harmonies And Songwriting Remained At A High Enough Standard To Refute Any Accusations Of Decline. Too Pop For The Album-Oriented Audience, And Not Light And Frothy Enough For The Pop Market, It Would Have Been Totally Overlooked If Not For The Surprise Success Of The Creedence Clearwater Revival Soundalike "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress." Released In The States Almost As An Afterthought, It Became (Deservedly) Their Biggest American Hit, Reaching Number Two. It Success Inspired The Return Of Allan Clarke To The Fold, After He Had Left The Group To Briefly Pursue A Solo Career." All Music Guide - Richie Unterberger. ... more
	Song For America Used - LP - PZ 33385 1875 US original pressing with custom inner sleeve. ... more
	Night And Day Used - LP - SP-4906 1982 US Columbia House club gatefold pressing; CRC on rear cover. VG++ player. ... more
	Wind & Wuthering Used - LP - SD 36-144 1977 US original Yellow Label Presswell pressing with custom inner sleeve. Glossy VG++/EX vinyl. First released in '76 in the UK & Europe. "Wind & Wuthering followed quickly on the heels of A Trick of the Tail and they're very much cut from the same cloth, working the same English eccentric ground that was the group's stock in trade since Trespass. But if A Trick of the Tail played like Genesis' attempt at crafting a great Genesis record without Peter Gabriel, as a way of finding their footing as a quartet, Wind & Wuthering finds Genesis tentatively figuring out what their identity will be in this new phase of their career. The most obvious indication of this is Mike Rutherford's "Your Own Special Way," which is both the poppiest tune the group had cut and also the first that could qualify as a love song. It stands out on a record that is, apart from that, a standard Genesis record, but quite a good one in that regard." All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine. ... more
	Cheap Trick Used - LP - PE 34400 1979 US original Pitman pressing. Glossy EX player. Shelf wear to jacket, with original inner sleeve. Owner name on label & sleeve. ... more
	This Year's Model Used - LP - JC 35331 1978 US 2nd pressing on standard Red & Gold Columbia labels with custom inner; First issues have the "Costello" label border. Some run-in noise, music dominates. ... more
	Trust Used - LP - JC 37051 1981 US original Pitman pressing with JC prefix. Ring wear to jacket. Strong VG++ player. “Following The Frenzied Pop-Soul Of Get Happy!!, Elvis Costello & The Attractions Quickly Returned To The Studio And Recorded Trust, Their Most Ambitious And Eclectic Album To Date. As If He Were Proving His Stylistic Diversity And Sophistication After The Concentrated Genre Experiment Of Get Happy!!, Costello Assembled Trust As A Stylistic Tour De Force, Packing The Record With A Wild Array Of Material. "Clubland" Has Jazzy Flourishes, "Lovers' Walk" Rolls To A Bo Diddley Beat, "Luxembourg" Is Rockabilly Redux, "Watch Your Step" Is Soul-Pop, "From A Whisper To A Scream" Rocks As Hard As Anything Since This Year's Model, "Shot With His Own Gun" Is Tin Pan Alley Pop, "Different Finger" Is The First Country Song He Put On An Official Album, And That's Not Even Counting Highlights Like "New Lace Sleeves" And "White Knuckles," Which Essentially Stick To Costello's Signature Pop, But Offer More Complex Arrangements And Musicianship Than Before. In Fact, Both "Complexity" And "Sophistication" Are Keywords To The Success Of Trust -- Without Delving Into The Minutely Textured Arrangements That Would Dominate His Next Pop Album, Imperial Bedroom -- Costello & The Attractions Demonstrate Their Musical Skill And Savvy By Essentially Sticking To The Direct Sound Of Their Four-Piece Band. In The Process, They Recorded, Arguably, Their Most Impressive Album, One That Demonstrates All Sides Of Costello's Songwriting And Performing Personality Without Succumbing To Pretentiousness.” All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine. ... more