Fresh Grabs

Jack Montrose Presents Bob Gordon Quintet, Clifford Brown Ensemble – Arranged By Montrose (Pacific Jazz/Vogue, 1956 First UK Pressing)
Benny Green & Paul Quinichette – Blow Your Horn (Decca/Brunswick, 1956 First UK Pressing)
Eddie Munji III – Pinoy Jazz (Jem, 1977 First Pressing)

I had a few incredibly lucky ebay "wins" this past couple of weeks where I was the only bidder. The Jack Montrose and Benny Green/Paul Quinichette albums look really great. The best score for me is Eddie Munji III's only release, the Philippines only "Pinoy Jazz" (Pinoy meaning Filipino). I've been after this album for years and never even seen a copy for sale. Its missing the sleeve unfortunately and has a few marks, but I've just cleaned it and it looks much better, so hoping it plays well!

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Johnny Scott Quintet – Purcell Variations For Five (Fontana, 1970 First Pressing)
John Mayall – Blues From Laurel Canyon (Decca, 1968 First Signed Pressing)
Splinters - Inclusivity (Jazz In Britain, 2021 Limited Pressing)
Tubby Hayes And His Orchestra – The Little Giant (Tempo, 1955 First 7" Pressing)
Victor Feldman And Dizzy Reece – Mutual Admiration (Tempo, 1958 First 7" Pressing)

Another British jazz bundle. The odd one out here is the Splinters set on something called a CD(?). Im a Jazz In Britain Bandcamp subscriber so I have had the digital downloads for a couple of years and find myself listening to it a lot, but always wanted to read the book (which is included in this set). This set was sealed and a decent price so I went for it. The 7" releases were really fantastic scores as they are both in great shape with the covers which is a rarity. The John Mayall album has the added bonus of being signed by the man himself on the front cover!

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of the few shops that put their used inventory online, euclid records in st. louis is one of the more interesting. every so often i peruse their (nearly impossible to navigate) site looking for unheard treasure, weird gems, sleeper deals, and a few cheap flips.

with the newborn on my lap and hours upon late-night hours to kill, i took a few low-risk leaps into the unknown, which just came in the mail today! here's part one of the haul.

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rubella ballet - if (1986)

the cover was the big draw, but holy hell this is actually some pretty righteous female-led post-punk! there are siouxsie parallels but i guess rubella ballet didn't really break out of their goth rock/anarcho punk lane—which is maybe why i've never heard this, despite thinking i'd really scraped the bottom of the post-punk barrel. really punchy and effective, especially side A where a few songs sound almost like later Osees?

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king of the slums - barbarous english fayre (1989)

another thing i'd never a word about before deciding to explore, it's already one of my favorite discoveries in an age. the foundation is sturdy, literate, antisocial manchester post-punk a la the fall, maybe a bit of mekons , but with sarah curtis' electric violin/viola bringing a thick shrieking layer of dissonance that reminds me of henry flynt, and of course john cale in VU. the tunes are quite good but the viola just elevates this to another stratum. for $4.99, UK import in perfect shape, i bet this band never made the slightest dent in the US press

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bob zamber - the 695 tour (1985)

rudimentary SSW with endearing casio flourishes. bob dylan worship, but whoever this guy is, he sings sincerely and winningly about a freewheelin' life on the "iron pony" in northeastern PA. if loner vibes are the measure of a good private press LP, this is unbeatable.
 
Amazon needs to get their act together because I ordered ramona by grace cummings and I got church street blues by Tony rice. Then I have them send me a replacement copy which also happened to be the same album. Then they are sending me a 3rd copy. Hopefully I get what I ordered this time. If I don't get it this time then I might order it from movie mars or speedy hen on Amazon. Are they any good?
 
I found some gems while scrolling through Plaid Room “recent used” selection online…
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McDonald & Giles - McDonald & Giles
This was a recent discovery for me, I am not a huge King Crimson/Prog fan but I really like this album featuring half of King Crimson lineup following their break-up. It’s a bit more light-hearted fun than most things in that genre.

The Flying Burrito Bros. - Burrito Deluxe
I own the excellent Intervention Records reissue of Guilded Palace of Sin but had never picked up Burrito Deluxe. But this super clean original press white label promo was about the same price so I went this route instead.

fIREHOSE - If’n
I haven’t explored much post-Minutemen Mike Watt but finding an original SST pressing for around $20 seemed like a good option to dig further.
 
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TenderLovingKiller® said:
I found some gems while scrolling through Plaid Room “recent used” selection online…
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McDonald & Giles - McDonald & Giles
This was a recent discovery for me, I am not a huge King Crimson/Prog fan but I really like this album featuring half of King Crimson lineup following their break-up. It’s a bit more light-hearted fun than most things in that genre l.

The Flying Burrito Bros. - Burrito Deluxe
I own the excellent Intervention Records reissue of Guilded Palace of Sin but had never picked up Burrito Deluxe. But this super clean original press white label promo was about the same price so I went this route instead.

fIREHOSE - If’n
I haven’t explored much post-Minutemen Mike Watt but finding an original SST pressing for around $20 seemed like a good option to explore further.
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Love that fIREHOSE album. All 3 SST records are essential
 
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