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Wheel In The Roses (LP)
1986 re-issue on 4AD of one of the most original and inimitable records produced by the new wave, originally released by the same label in 1980. Essential.
Labour Of Love (LP)
One of the most underrated artifacts of new wave and the darkest LP of experimental rock of the era, the sole album by the band that was Rema Rema and later became Wolfgang Press, released by 4AD in 1981. Total masterpiece.
Return Of The Giant Slits (LP)
Original 1981 European edition of the gorgeous and quite experimental second album of otherwordly afro-pop, featuring Steve Beresford and Neneh Cherry.
Animal Space / Animal Spacier (7")
1980 single on Human Records with two experimental tracks from their wonderful and adventurous Return Of The Giant Slits LP.
No-Cowboys (LP)
1980 truly great and underrated privately released album of leftfield experimental electronic new wave featuring Jim Thirlwell (Foetus).
A Trip To Marineville (LP)
Rare original edition on Rather Records / Rough Trade of the wacky classic avant-garde punk debut album.
Deceit (LP)
Rare original UK edition on Rough Trade of TH's second and final album from 1981, one of the highest achievements of that era and one of the absolute masterpieces of experimental new wave, produced by The Flying Lizards' David Cunningham. Insurmountably original and essential.
Deceit (LP)
Rare original UK edition on Rough Trade of TH's second and final album from 1981, one of the highest achievements of that era and one of the absolute masterpieces of experimental new wave, produced by The Flying Lizards' David Cunningham. Insurmountably original and essential.
Mainstream (LP)
Original 1975 French edition of the sole album of excellent and peculiar pre-new wave art-rock by a super-group including This Heat's Charles Hayward, Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera, Matching Mole's Bill MacCormick and Eno.
Pink Flag (LP)
Rare original UK 1977 edition on Harvest of possibly the most original debut album of the early new wave and all-time art rock by one of the greatest bands of the last 50 years. Essential masterpiece.
Chairs Missing (LP)
Original Italian 1978 edition on Harvest of one the greatest new wave and all-time art-rock albums by one of the most original and consistent bands ever. Inventive and beautiful songs throughout. Essential absolute masterpiece.
Document And Eyewitness (LP+12"EP)
Original 1980 edition on Rough Trade of the 2-record-set with uncompromising live recordings showing the more experimental and intransigent side of one of the greatest and most original new wave bands.
I Hate The Pop Group (LP)
2000 unofficial US compilation collecting a bunch of tracks from obscure singles released in the 1980's by punk/experimental/electronic/d.i.y. bands, including the Prats, The Janet And The Johns, Brent Wilcox, Noh Mercy, Storm Bugs, The Door And The Window, A K Process, Men/Eject, Sellouts, Danny And The Dressmakers, E.g Oblique Graph, File Under Pop, Band T Plus Instruments, Orchid Spangiafora, Doof. With insert.
The Last Album (LP)
Absolutely great second album by the outstanding avantgarde/prog/RIO/newwave band from Brescia, privately released in 1981 on their No-Sense Records label and companion piece to Hard Fashion Girls. Never re-issued on either vinyl or CD. With original innersleeve. No sticker.
Hard Fashion Girls (LP)
Absolutely great third album by the outstanding avantgarde/prog/RIO/newwave band from Brescia, privately released in 1981 on their No-Sense Records label and companion piece to The Last Album. Never re-issued on either vinyl or CD. With original innersleeve. No sticker.
Confusional Quartet (LP)
Original first edition on Italian records of the jazz rock new wave masterpiece by the most original band of the early Italian experimental new wave. With original innersleeve.
Unlimited
2019 re-issue on Spittle with two bonus tracks of excellent and very odd experimental rock tape from 1979.
The Narcotic Story
2007 release ** Cardboard sleeve. Oxbow have been a metal band, one steadily moving into more credibly frightening territory. At this point, one can scarcely identify them with traditional metal's canned, often hokey menace, as The Narcotic Story fully embraces a sort of slow-burning, infernal blues. It's a malign transmission, sparser than Oxbow's more metallic styles, and, paradoxically, much heavier. After establishing its extreme poles with a brief intro of piercing ambient tones and heavy-b…
Our Balls Are Like Dead Suns
2010 release ** Despite the name suggesting some literary influence, the music of La Part Maudite, when listened to, hits you right in the gut. Likely inspired by an essay by Georges Bataille, who wrote under the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche and the Marquis de Sade, the music is direct, unsettling the senses like the soundtrack of an upcoming film, foreshadowing its scenes of debauchery as well as its moments of false respite, in some nocturnal alleyway where danger oozes. As in most of Bata…