Reissues
Ewig Gruen
Special edition of 30 copies Signed and Numbered by Dorothy Iannone Fullcolour cover and innersleeve by Dorothy Iannone. "When I was living in France in 1975, I made an audio cassette singing some lines from a famous German song: 'Wenn keiner treu Dir bliebe, ich bleib Dir ewig grün, Du meine alte Liebe, Berlin bleibt doch Berlin.' [When no one stays by you, I'll remain forever true, my old love, you, Berlin will always stay Berlin.]Maybe the song was on my mind because I had just received the n…
Akustisches Abreaktionsspiel
Special edition of 10 copies with Signed photoprint and CD Hermann Nitsch’s very first release, originally published 48 years ago by Edition Galerie Klewan in a limited edition of 100 copies..Produced and recorded at the WDR Radio in Cologne, Germany, the Akustisches Abreaktionsspiel (Aktion 38b) is "neither a radioplay nor a work of music. it merely portrays the acoustic part of an "abreaktionsspiel“ (a play of abreaction). the special and specific usage of the acoustic possibilities are in the…
Stimmen lauter Stimmen (Lauttexte 1962-64 + Horspiel 1971)
Signed Edition of 10 copies Franz Mon (born 1926) is a pioneer in the field of concrete, visual and phonetic poetry. He once licked the new radio play into shape like no other german-speaking playwright before him. As a sound poet and with his 'articulations' or phonetic pieces, he conceptually renewed sound poetry in the postwar years.A tension of research is generated. Franz Mon is a tireless researcher, his material is language. In "Artikulationen" he speaks of " the dance of the lips, of th…
Traubenfleisch
Special edition of 60 copies with Signed Photoprint and lose labels First recording of the grand scale symphony Traubenfleisch (2007-2017) by Hermann Nitsch, performed at the Nitsch Museum, Mistelbach (Austria) on September 2, 2017. Orchestra Klangvereinigung Wien and a new choir formed for the occasion. Directed by Andrea Cusumano. This Double-LP comes in a full-color gatefold sleeve.
”A&E, Adolf & Eva, Adam & Eve, in the Garden of Eden, Picnic, Mix”
This recording is roughly 80 minutes of the A&E three day performance superimposed. Performed by Paul McCarthy (Adolf / Eva) and Lilith Stangenberg (Eva / Eve).
Get Out
Get Out by Pita unfolds as a seminal work in laptop-based experimental sound, capturing the raw interplay between digital entropy and sonic melody. Rehberg’s compositions navigate between turbulence and clarity, aided by precise electronic manipulations and a single-minded commitment to his artistic vision, setting a benchmark for subsequent generations of experimental musicians.
Music / Sangam
Paris, 1978. Don Cherry walks into a French studio with a suitcase full of instruments nobody expected and meets Ustad Ahmed Latif Khan for the first time. No rehearsal, no plan, just two musicians who recognize each other immediately as kindred spirits. What happens next is one of Cherry's best efforts - an album only hardcore fans know about, recorded in Paris, released only in France in 1981, disappeared, and now back again in a special edition that demands attention. This is what "world musi…
"Chaire" and "Live at Pomigliano D'Arco - 1973"
Chaire is an album built on compositions written between 1974 and 1983, newly arranged, restored, and recorded by Cervello with voice tracks of Gianluigi Di Franco restored from archival tapes. Centered on the multifaceted meaning of its Greek title—blessing, greeting, care—the album moves between memory and present, fusing Mediterranean roots, symphonic structure, and visionary arrangements into a contemporary progressive suite. Paired with Live At Pomigliano D'Arco - 1973, which documents a hi…
Melos
Cervello's Melos stands as a singular gem in the Italian progressive rock canon. Released in 1973, the album draws inspiration from Greek mythology, weaving Mediterranean folk elements into intricate prog rock compositions. Dominated by dense flute harmonies and shifting time signatures, Melos envelops listeners in a dreamlike blend of mythic storytelling, technical virtuosity, and poetic lyricism.
Fire of God's Love
Sister Irene O'Connor’s Fire of God's Love, reissued by Freedom To Spend, is a visionary 1976 private-press recording from Australia, blending devotional song with experimental electronics and echo-drenched vocals. The album’s raw spirituality, home studio inventiveness, and tape manipulations grant it a unique place in outsider pop, now made newly available to contemporary listeners in beautifully restored form.
The Pop World Orchestra
Yan Tregger’s The Pop World Orchestra is a compilation highlighting the versatile French composer’s rare library music works. Characterized by lush arrangements and dynamic orchestrations, the album distills Tregger’s cross-genre flair—it’s a bright, groove-driven showcase of 1970s pop, jazz, and funk inflections, reaffirming his status as a master of mood and melodic invention.
The Chisa Years
Tip! **2025 Stock** The Chisa Years: 1965–1975 (Rare and Unreleased) gathers the most exploratory moments from a vital era in Hugh Masekela’s career, collected on BBE as part of the label’s Masterclass Series. As co-founder of Chisa Records with Stewart Levine, Masekela set out to document the crossflow between African musical idioms and the currents of soul, jazz, and R&B pulsing through the United States and beyond. The result is an archive alive with the friction and joy of experimentation—a …
You Need This!: “World Jazz Grooves Volume 2”
You Need This!: “World Jazz Grooves Volume 2” is a double LP/CD/digital compilation curated by Jean-Claude and Victor Kiswell for BBE, released October 3, 2025. Traversing jazz experiments from Denmark, France, Brazil, Canada, USA, and Jamaica, the album uncovers rare and unreleased tracks, including contributions from Mary Lou Williams, Dadje, Cedric Brooks, John Tchicai, and Kahil El’Zabar, revealing a deeply international, cross-genre approach that celebrates the global diversity of jazz.
Social Gathering
Mentioned on Julian Cope's essential guide Jap Rock Sampler, Food Brain released their debut album in 1970, gathering influences from prog, proto-hard and psychedelic music. By far a supergroup consisting of Shinki Chen (Speed, Glue and Shinki), Hiro Yanagida (Milk Time) and Hiro Tsunoda (Flied Egg), the band showed an incredible interplay on their nine instrumental pieces, generating a cult following aboard.
Space Hymns
A generous and off-the-track psych-rock experiment, Space Hymns originally saw the light in 1971 on influential UK company Vertigo, home of the most forward-thinking prog bands of the time. Enlisting the pure genius of the future 10 CC Kevin Godley (drums, flute) and Lol Creme (lead guitar, synth), the band was led by esoteric frontman Ramases (aka Kimberly Barrington Frost). The vocalist had a vision in the mind to late sixties where the Egyptian Pharaoh informed him he was his new incarnation.…
Definition
Definition was the only album by the American psych folk band Chrysalis, released in 1968 on MGM Records. Together with their Velvet Underground label mates, Chrysalis, were considered pioneers of the art rock movement, thanks to their sublime vocal melodies and baroque arrangements -- ageless psych acid folk gems!
Cunning Stunts
For those who still believe prog is a four-letter word, Caravan remain a mystery - More fool them, for they are missing out on some of thesweetest and most tuneful melodies in 70s rock, whether it be the jazz- inflected vaudeville of the title track of If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'dDo It All Over You, the gentle celebration of Virgin On The Ridiculous from Caravan & The New Symphonia or the funky ambition of The Dabsong Conshirtoe on Cunning Stunts. Formed, like Soft Machine, from the grou…
Seeds
Alan James Eastwood's glorious Seeds is a certified folk-funk lost-classic. But who was Alan James Eastwood? He had never hit the big time and commercial success eluded him. By the mid-1970s, his musical career was pretty much over and he was almost unknown except among deep heads, amongst whom he would gain cult status.
Original copies of the 1971 vinyl release of Seeds exchange hands for high sums, if you can find one. This expanded 2LP contains an extra record, collecting 9 rare non-album sin…
A L'Entrée Du Temps Clair
Veronique Chalot’s A L'entrèe du Temps Clair, released in 1982, is a luminous exploration of early French folk traditions. Backed by Italian musicians and employing instruments such as hurdy-gurdy, bouzouki, and bagpipes, Chalot’s distinctive voice and delicate arrangements breathe new life into ancient ballads, fusing medieval atmospheres with timeless musical sensitivity.
Friends
H&F Recordings’ album Friends, sometimes known as Fragile, is a rediscovered gem of early 1970s British psych-folk. Crafted by Peter Howell and John Ferdinando, this collaborative project—originally issued as a private press—displays gentle harmonies, intricate acoustic textures, and a disarmingly intimate approach, now remastered for fresh ears after decades of semi-mythical obscurity.