Reissues
Spring
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* A classic British rock album released in 1971. This is a milestone work that makes full use of flute, brass, strings and other sounds and maximises the effect of the Mellotron, but it is also excellent for its pastoral song melodies and well-crafted arrangements that recall early spring in the UK. The cover work by Keefe is also a must-see. This is the final definitive ed…
Sir John Alot Of Merrie Englandes Musyk Thyng & Ye Grene Knyghte
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* This is the third solo album by acoustic guitar wizard John Renbourn. The first half (side A of the LP) is lined with carefully arranged medieval tunes, while the second half (side B of the LP) features improvised and free-spirited performances. This is a masterpiece that tips its hat to John's inquisitiveness for contemporary elements already in 1968. A must-listen for g…
Cruel Sister
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Fourth album released in 1970. The epic ‘Jack Orion’, which took up the entirety of the LP's B-side, is a reprise of a song Bert Jansch had featured on Self-Portrait in 1966. With Bill Reeder as producer, this album, like Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, is conscious of the electric trad genre. Definitive release in paper jacket, SHM-CD, latest remastering in 2023!
Sweet Child
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Second album released in 1968 by Pentangle, who with Fairport Convention led the British fark/trad scene, as a two-disc set containing a live performance at the Royal Festival Hall in June 1968 on disc 1 and a studio work on disc 2. Live performances and newly recorded songs, richly expressed through a high level of musicianship with elements of folk and jazz. Definitive …
Basket of Light
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Third album released in 1969 by Pentangle, who led the British fark/trad scene with Fairport Convention. A historical masterpiece, crystallising at a high level an ensemble of master British acoustic guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, highly jazz-based musicianship, and the vocals of the red-hot, transparent Jackie. Definitive release in paper jacket, SHM-CD, 4 bon…
The Pentangle
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Debut release from Pentangle, who with Fairport Convention led the British folk/trad scene and were introduced in Japan in 1968 as the standard-bearers of new rock. With two guitarists, Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, the band absorbed elements from jazz, and the vocals of Jackie Maxey added colour to the record. Definitive release in paper jacket, SHM-CD, 10 bonus tracks,…
Reflection
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Released in 1971, this was the fifth and final album on the Transatlantic label. Following on from the previous album, this album, with Bill Reeder as producer, aimed to break new ground by adding an American element to the traditional Pentangle style. The depth of Bert Jansch's and John Renbourn's guitar playing remains the same, and this is a good album that will appeal…
Earth Blossom
2024 edition - 180 Gram, Tip On Sleeve. One of the rarer records of the mythical Strata East. The 1974 recording of Earth Blossom, the John Betsch Society's one and only album, seems something of an enigma nowadays. For even though Nashville is clearly one of the towns in the US with the highest number of recording studios, who would have thought that the capital of country music would give birth to one of the forgotten masterpieces of 1970s spiritual jazz. The path leading to the album starts i…
Bausatz Noto (12 x 10'' Box )
Restocked, with slightly reduced price. This new limited edition box set has been created in celebration of Carsten Nicolai’s much-loved interactive installation bausatz-noto, now showing at The Vinyl Factory: Reverb exhibition at 180 Studios. Four Technics SL-1210 turntables are integrated into a table. On each of these turntables lies a specially produced vinyl record with endless grooves, each of which provides the visitor with the opportunity to play several sound loops endlessly. The table …
"Collaborations" Readings
*300 copies limited edition* Recital is proud to present an artists’ record from the two giants Richard Hamilton and Dieter Roth. Hamilton (1922-2011) is revered as the father of British Pop Art as both theorist and practitioner, in addition to famously designing the artwork for The Beatles’ White Album. Dieter Roth (1930-1998) was a Swiss German artist who blithely ignored all artistic boundaries and aesthetic dictums. His oeuvre includes hundreds of artist books, almost half a thousand prints,…
Chrysalide
WRWTFWW Records is wonderfully proud to announce the long anticipated official reissue of Chrysalide (1978), the sole album from French multi-instrumentalist and enigmatic genius Michel Moulinié. The krautrock/ambient/minimalism paragon is available as a limited edition LP with one never-heard bonus track. It is sourced from the original reels and housed in a heavy 350gsm sleeve. Originally released in 1978 on Ange and Jean-Claude Pognant's mythical prog rock label Crypto, Chrysalide is a fusion…
Caput
WRWTFWW Records is continuing its fruitful and blissful collaboration with New York ambient / jazz / downtempo musician Danny Scott Lane with the first ever vinyl release for his 2021 cassette album Caput. The 12-track beauty is available as a limited edition LP (500 copies worldwide) housed in a marvelously designed heavy 350gsm sleeve. The album is also available digitally.
Originally released on cassette only, Caput is desert music inspired by the city, a serene and cozy soundtrack of contemp…
Kestrel
*Comes with a 12-page sheet with lyrics and a description in Japanese. The OBI-strip wraps both cardboard sleeves..2024 stock* A masterpiece of British progressive pop. A group of visionaries who were only active for a little more than a year and only one album left. The arrangements and playing are unique, with an outstanding sense of melody and a concentration that leaves no room for breath. The use of the Mellotron is also effective! Includes a bonus disc with six bonus tracks! Paper jacket, …
Jade Warrior
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* 1971 debut album by Jade Warrior, formed by ex-July members Tony Duig and John Field. In their early years they were influenced by psychedelic influences, and their style was heavier and more chaotic than that of the later Island label era. Flutes and acoustic guitars with distorted electric guitars and a Japanese flavour from their point of view add up to a unique world.…
Released
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Second 1971 album by Jade Warrior, formed by ex-July members Tony Duig and John Field. Released in the same year as the previous album, but with Alan Price on drums and a four-piece line-up. It inherited the style of the previous album, but in a more refined style, with some songs having a transparent instrumental flavour, similar to the later sound of the Island era. Thi…
What A Beautiful Place
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 repress* The cover, with a young girl standing by a pond, tells the story. This debut album, released in 1971, was recorded with superb production, with lyrics describing the mind of a naïve girl and Catherine Howe's simple, plaintive voice. The album is one of the most expensive female folk albums of all time, along with Vashti Bunyan's LP, and is now being released for the fir…
Last Autumn's Dream
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 repress* Third album of 1972 by Jade Warrior, formed by ex-July members Tony Duig and John Field, and the final album of the Vertigo era. Recorded with the same four-piece line-up as the second. The vocal tracks have a flavour of King Crimson when Gordon Haskell was with the band, and each song is even more sophisticated, with plenty of ideas injected into the album, making it a…
Of Queues And Cures
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Second National Health release in 1978, the same year as the first. Another classic Canterbury album, with an ensemble featuring Dave Stewart (key) and Phil Miller (g), among others, and a new bass player, John Grieves (bass), formerly of Henry Cow, successfully painting a new world. Paper jacket, latest remastering from the original analogue masters and definitive SHM-CD…
Glastonbury And Elsewhere
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 repress* Henry Cow is not only a key group on the Canterbury scene, but later organised Rock In Opposition and is a key figure in avant-rock worldwide. This album is a compilation of previously unreleased live performances at all five venues from their 1972 Glastonbury festival to their 1977 show in Bilbao, Spain. Special Japanese paper-jacket and SHM-CD release!
Western Culture
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 repress* The differences between the Art Bears and the rest of the band in terms of musical direction became apparent and the band decided to split up. This was the last album produced by the band. It consists of compositions by Tim Hodgkinson and Lindsay Cooper, who did not go on to join the Art Bears, and is an all-instrumental, highly complex performance of completely constru…