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	Anthology Used - LP - 6049ML2 1983 US 2LP gatefold original. Name tag on jacket. Includes 2 previously unreleased tracks. Printed inner sleeves feature a Motown quiz. ... more
	Paul Hardcastle Used - LP - BFV 41517 1985 US original pressing with BFV prefix. Corner rubs and ring wear. "An accomplished songwriter, producer, and keyboard player, Hardcastle enjoyed some mild success on the R&B and dance charts with this self-titled release. He landed two hits on the R&B charts and cut his definitive track, "19," which even got him some pop attention and was his finest track as a performer and composer." All Music Guide – Ron Wynn ... more
	Go For Your Guns Used - LP - PZ 34432 1977 US gatefold original; Santa Maria pressing with custom printed inner sleeve. Light surface noise but music dominates; Jacket shows shelf scuffing/rin wear. "Every ten years the Isley Brothers reinvented themselves and managed to snatch as many consumer dollars and generate enough chart action to remain contemporary. Go for Your Guns was a further attempt by the Isleys to broaden their fan base; earlier in the decade they redid many rock standards to expand from the R&B base they were mired in. The Isleys shoot for the moon and never make it, but they always land among the stars. This seven-song set got played to death on urban radio. "Living in the Life" rocks so hard it makes cheap speakers pop; "Go for Your Guns" is an instrumental jam featuring the second generation Isley Brothers: Ernie, Marvin, and Chris Jasper (Rudolph Isley's brother-in-law). The lovely, mystical "Voyage to Atlantis" is a staple of their live concerts, its opening strains acknowledged by deafening, enthusiastic applause. Like many Isley tunes, the loping, mid-tempo love tale "Footsteps in the Dark" has been sampled silly; "Pride" is a steady beater with uplifting words for the downtrodden. Nothing dull, no filler." All Music Guide – Andrew Hamilton ... more
	Right On Time Used - LP - SP-4644 1977 US original Monarch pressing. VG+ listen overall, light surface/run-in noise. Includes the psychedelic soul hit "Strawberry Letter 23." Produced by Quincy Jones, featuring a host of studio stalwarts including Harvey Mason, David T. Walker & the Tower Of Power Horn Section. ... more
	F*ck Your Feelings New - LP - none Sealed 2022 original pressing. ... more
	Race Me To Hell New - LP - 2812124884 Sealed 2022 original vinyl release of his mixtape. ... more
	The Sinatra Family Wish You A Merry Christmas New - LP - FS 1026 Sealed 1969 Stereo original. Saw cut, light foxing under jacket "Released in 1968, The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas is certainly a relic of its time. The cover photo alone -- picturing Frank with Nancy, Tina, and Frank Jr., all dressed in white -- is a sign of Sinatra's post-Rat Pack times, as is the music inside. Nelson Riddle seems to take Don Costa's slick, lush orchestrations as his cue for the arrangements, which rarely show the subtle grace and wit of his best work. That's not a slight to Costa, whose big orchestrations had their own charm, but it's a little unfair to go into The Sinatra Family expecting something similar to Sinatra's past glories with Riddle. Then again, the title of the record signals that this an album about personality, not music. On that level, it's pretty fun, although it's quite slight and really dated. Frank doesn't have a huge presence on the record, soloing on the two highlights, Jimmy Webb's "Whatever Happened to Christmas?" and Cahn/Styne's "The Christmas Waltz." Apart from "The Bells of Christmas," which is delivered fairly seriously, the family tracks are a lark, especially the conspicuously modern reworking of "The 12 Days of Christmas," where Daddy gets nine games of Scrabble. "I Wouldn't Trade Christmas" shares a similarly lighthearted, consciously hep tone, and it's the next best thing here. Frank Jr. apes his father a bit too enthusiastically on "Some Children See Him," while Nancy's two tracks are enjoyable but ephemeral, as are Tina's "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" and the daughters' duet "O Bambino." But so what? This wasn't meant to be substantial -- it was just a seasonal laugh for 1968. It probably was an enjoyable trifle then, and decades later, it's still an enjoyable trifle, made all the more fun because it is a pop culture artifact" All Music guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine ... more
	The Supremes Produced And Arranged By Jimmy Webb Used - LP - M756L 1972 US original Hollywood pressing; Saw cut and name tag on cover. ... more
	Rocket 2 U Used - 12 - MCA-23822 1988 US original 12 inch 33 1/3 rpm single. ... more
	People Are People Used - LP - 9 25124-1 1984 US original Jacksonville pressing with original poly-inner. Solid started copy; Some light surface noise but music dominates overall. "The unexpected American success of "People Are People," which remained the band's biggest U.S. hit until the start of the '90s, prompted this stateside-only compilation, very much a dog's breakfast of new and old songs alike. Earlier album cuts such as "Pipeline" and "Told You So" appear here, but the four new tracks understandably received the biggest attention. The title track itself, though the bandmembers have long since expressed embarrassment over it, still sounds like what it became, an engaging, instantly memorable pop hit -- if the lyrical sentiments are among Martin Gore's most naïvely sociopolitical before or since, David Gahan delivers them strongly, with Gore providing a fine counterpoint vocal. Musically, the explicit use of sampled metallic crashes and detailed production throughout makes the song one of the strongest incorporations of industrial music techniques in a more listener-friendly manner. Of the three other new tracks, "Get the Balance Right" is the strongest, a wickedly barbed but beautifully sung lyric on political/lifestyle posturing with a killer synth line melody. "Work Hard" veers towards the monotonous, while "Now This Is Fun" has a nice moody intro to recommend it. Given that both "People Are People" and "Get the Balance Right" ended up on the band's first proper singles compilation, this collection is now rendered one solely for the hardcore fans." All Music Guide – Ned Raggett ... more