RARE LP'S P-R
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Only one copy available of each item unless a quantity is stated in (parentheses) before the price
(ALL ITEMS listed on the site ARE USA STEREO ORIGINAL VINYL LP PRESSINGS UNLESS NOTED: WG=German, UK=British, NL=Dutch, FR=France, IT=Italy, etc.)
PARIS PILOT-HIP-VG++/M-; WLP; small scraped area left fc at spine $30
VAN DYKE PARKS-Song Cycle-gold WB-M-/M- in shrink $75
PATTO-spiral Vertigo-VG++/M-; promo labels; timestrip ofc; scarce '70 US orig $75; anybody have a spare clean COVER for this US issue (no record, or trashed record OK; I need a replacement jacket for this LP)
:-Roll 'Em, Smoke 'Em, Put Another Line Out-pink rim Island-VG++/M-; rw; neat 3" top ctr seam split ; scarce '72 US orig w/ blue innerslv $60
TOM PAXTON-Ain't That News-gold Elektra-VG++/VG+(+); '65 folk classic, one of the first singer-songwriters w/ some heavy topical numbers like "Lyndon Johnson Told The Nation" $5
:-Morning Again-gold Elektra-VG++/EX; '68 orig w/ "Talkin' Vietnam Pot Luck Blues" underground FM fave $6
THE PEANUT BUTTER CONSPIRACY-Is Spreading-'360' Columbia-VG++/VG++; h; tiny cc; bent lower corners $18
:-The Great Conspiracy-'360' Columbia-EX/strong EX; '68 orig (2) $30
PEARLS BEFORE SWINE-These Things Too-two tone Reprise-SS; slt cc; grommet in cvr corner; rare sealed '69 orig acidfolk classic $50
JOHN PEEL-Presents Top Gear-UK BBC-VG+(+)/VG++; cvr corner creases; rare '69 UK orig of live tracks from Top Gear by Sweet Marriage, Bridget St. John, Ron Geesin, Welfare State, plus spoken intro by Peel & show theme, only one of these I've run across! $75
THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR-OST-Avco / Embassy-SS uncut; shrink is split a bit at opening; rare '70 acid-exploito film w/ killer Bead Game cut "Sweet Medusa" beats anything on their rare LP, which it was not on (this cut was 45-only otherwise), also has Don Sebesky, etc $80
PHANTOM'S DIVINE COMEDY-Part 1-orange Capitol-VG++/EX to M-; ph; '74 orig, likely the very last US major label psych LP, lotsa fun! $75
JOHN PHILLIPS-Dunhill-SS; h; a/k/a "John The Wolfking Of L.A.", not sure what that's supposed to mean but he looks pretty well smacked back on the cover pics; well regarded '70 solo ssw / downer folk $40
PHLUPH-Verve-SS; h; slt tip wear to a couple corners; '68 Boston pop psych w/ organ & fuzz, lots of fun in a pretty stupid way, cool cvr $75 OR M-/M-; h $60 OR strong EX/M-; mostly in shrink; not cutout $50 OR EX/M-; h; bumped corner, 2" seamsplit starting $40 OR VG++/EX; not cutout $35 OR Canada orig w/ "Stereophonic" banner label design: M-/M-; h $45 OR mono yellow label promos: VG++/strong EX; slt tol; psf; name wobc $65 OR VG(+)/VG(+); psf; cw; ts; plays much better, looks a bit scuffy $15; will pay well for a SS perfecto mono promo version of this LP
PIDGEON-Decca-EX/M-; h; old store stock but not sealed; '69 NYC soft-psych w/ mixed vocals in bizarre "pigeon sandwich" cvr w/ several good tracks & Jobriath Boone pre-Elektra LPs (LAST ONE) $20
PIED PEAR-Pied Who…Pear What?-Canada Redwood-SS; h; sticker residue / tear ofc where shrink is torn; '70s Vancouver, BC hippie folk duo $20
MIKE PINERA-Forever-SRI-EX/M-; ph; '79 ex-Blues Image solo $15
PINK FAIRIES-Never Never Land-UK Polydor-strong EX/M-; this copy has the fully laminated cover but also includes the folded cardstock insert which formed the inner cover of the rare plastic sleeve first press, not sure if they included some leftovers of that in early second-run copies or somebody just stuck it in there randomly $100 OR VG++/strong EX $65; ALL have A#1 / B#1 matrix numbers and fully laminated cover, so early (but not 1st) pressings
:-What A Bunch Of Sweeties-UK Polydor-VG++/VG++; slt tofc; few tape stains inside gatefold; '72 acid power trio proto-metal / punk $40
PINK FLOYD-The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn-UK Columbia-strong EX/M-; faint scuff; JEM import stkr ofc; 2-box labels, front is nicely laminated, circa mid 1970s pressing $40
:-More-striped Tower-VG+/strong EX; moderate rw; '69 original $35
PLANT AND SEE-White Whale-VG++/EX; bent corner; h; solid blue labels; rare '69 NYC area psych obscurity $50
POPOL VUH-Letzte Tage, Letzte Nachte-WG UA-VG++/M-; this had a stock bag taped on to cover, now has slight surface tears along opening, very minor on front, a bit worse on back (though the back is plain brown in that area), pretty much as new otherwise ; scarce '76 German orig $95
:-Coeur De Verre-FR Egg-EX/M-; 77 orig from Herzog film $30
PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI-Per Un Amico-IT Numero Uno-M-/M-; 1972 gatefold orig $125
NANCY PRIDDY-You've Come This Way Before-Dot-VG++/EX; rw; psb; rare '68 NYC ssw / folk from Village scenester $75
PRINCIPAL EDWARDS MAGIC THEATRE-Soundtrack-Dandelion-SS; slt cc; much cheaper US issue done thru Elektra of '70 UK folk / progressive w/ female vocals, six very long tracks, nice item! $40
PSYCH-OUT-OST-Sidewalk-SS; h; cvr is strong EX, may have a bit of dirt under shrink or slt bumped corners; '68 classic w/ half only-here monster soft-psych by The Storybook plus Strawberry Alarm Clock, Seeds, Boenzee Cryque from cult film starring Jack Nicholson as the hippie lead singer for a fictitious band named "Mumblin' Jim"! (3) $80 OR VG/VG; cw; ts; h; slt tol; cvr a bit wavy from moisture; plays better $8 OR rare MONO, EX/M-; psf; these may have been promo only? $125
QUESTION MARK & THE MYSTERIANS-Action!-Cameo mono-SS; h; bit of shrink torn off upper right where tag was $115
QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE-rainbow Capitol-EX/M-; tiny scuff; just a slight bit of wear to fragile foil cover, cleanest spare in years $75 OR VG++/strong EX; pinhole in cvr corner; this one is about a 90% mint cover, but has a colored in tear where an Avery label was removed from upper right corner of front slick, looks nice $50 OR VG++/EX; S2 is M-; cover is very clean but has a colored in sticker tear in black area lower left front slick $40 OR VG++/VG++; h; tag tear obc; slt wobc; '69 "Subsidiary" rainbow labels, only one I've ever seen $28 OR VG+/VG+(+); swobc; a bit scuffy, mostly better $15 OR VG+/VG+; small sol; 2 pinholes in cvr corner; colored in tear upper right front slick where an Avery label was removed $10 OR VG/VG+; heavy cw; ts; S2 is a bit cleaner $8 OR VG-/VG; name wol; heavy cw; nasty mark A1, S2 is closer to VG++ $5 OR green label Capitol Record Club issue (ST-8 prefix), VG++/EX $35; ALL= wear-prone orig foil cover design
QUINTESSENCE-UK pink rim Island-VG++/M-; rough textured labels; gimmix cvr; '70 UK festival circuit Eastern vibe hippie psych, these guys have a rather dated spiritual / mystical vibe w/ some Indian lyrics etc but mixed with absolutely roaring heavy psych / prog, one of the bands whose tripping fans in the day surely saw God, dude; 2nd press also from 1970 $80
THE RAIDERS-Greatest Hits Vol. II-Columbia-SS uncut '71 orig $15
RAINBOW-After The Storm-GNP Crescendo-SS uncut; '69 orig LA psych-into-prog killer long LP w/ effects, Fever Tree / Iron Butterfly / Nazz style overall scored some uncut sealed original copies (10) $50 OR EX/EX; psb $40
THE RAINBOW PRESS-Sunday Funnies-Canada Mr. G-VG++/VG++; h; mostly plays M-; rare '69 Canadian orig of NYC soft psych $75
RASPBERRIES-WG green Capitol-M-/EX; '72 German orig laminated cvr w/ US-made scratch n' sniff sticker (still smells like raspberry) $18
THE RATIONALS-Crewe-SS; uncut; '70 MI garage faves at the end of their run, mix of psych, early prog, R&B moves etc in cool cover $75
THE RED CRAYOLA With THE FAMILIAR UGLY-The Parable Of Arable Land-IA mono-SS; end of the line on these sealed, both have a bit of shrink cut off the back corner and a slight corner tear to back slick where a small pricetag was removed from that spot; rare mono of '67 TX acid madness (2) $150 OR M-/M- (2) $125
THE RED KRAYOLA-God Bless The Red Krayola And All Who Sail With It-IA-VG+/M-; moderate cw esp to back; WLP; rarer 2nd $125
LOU REED-New York-Sire-SS; h; scarce sealed '89 orig vinyl $18
:-Street Hassle-Arista-EX/M-; WLP; cc; w/ innersleeve; air play warning stkr ofc $8
RENAISSANCE-Prologue-rainbow Capitol-M-/M-; in shrink; last US press on the late rainbow label circa '80, still in thick gatefold, no barcodes, weird! $6
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS-Greatest Hits-Columbia mono-VG++/M-; w/ M- booklet; slt tofc $10
:-In The Beginning-Jerden-VG++/VG+(+); h $8
WARREN S. RICHARDSON JR.-Cotillion-EX/M-; tiny sawcut; '69 orig AZ blues / psych; artist was later known as Bill Spooner (of the Tubes); six long cuts, cool covert art $95
RIOT ON SUNSET STRIP-OST-Tower mono-SS uncut; bit of wear under shrink on back from 40+ years of storage; scarce clean mono originals w/ Chocolate Watch Band, Standells (2) $95 OR SS; h $90
ROBBED AGAIN-1972-1972 Live At F.P.C.-Pennywhistle-VG++/EX; couple scuffs; sticker mark ofc; rare '72 Atlanta private press doper folk comp in thick gatefold, back cover has a pic of an Eckerd Drugs and says the LP was recorded there (I think that is a joke, as this was a college project with at least one other volume); w/ Happy & Artie Traum (3 cuts), Don Crawford, Jim Earle & Jeff Carr, Ewing St. Times (only rock band on here), Elizabeth Corrigan, Jim Conner, pretty rare $125
ANDY ROBERTS-With Everyone-Ampex-SS; some mildew under shrink will wipe off if you open it; same as the "Everyone" LP on UK B&C in standard thick cover (was billed as a band LP over there) $15
BRIAN ALEXANDER ROBERTSON-Wringing Applause-Ardent-SS; '73 sorta glam-rock oddball on Big Star label in massive gatefold $18
THE ROCKETS-White Whale-EX/M-; h; 'concentric lines' labels $60 OR EX/EX; h; few corner creases; back has an impression from pen scribbling, only visible at an angle; solid blue labels $50 (again, on this label, the solid blue labels came from the Monarch plant in L.A. & the 'lines' labels came probably from a Columbia plant, neither is earlier!); excellent '68 pre-Crazy Horse members L.A. psych / roots weirdo vibe
ROCK 'N' ROLL ALL STARS-Red China Rocks-UK B&C-EX/VG+(+); '72 R&R / rockabilly throwback covers w/ cool Chinese graphics $8
RODRIGUEZ-Coming From Reality-Sussex-SS; h; gimmix cvr; should have insert; '71 Detroit singer-songwriter getting attention lately! $40
THE ROSE GARDEN-tricolor Atco-EX/EX; slt sawcut; '67 folk rock w/ 2 Gene Clark songs that only appeared here, w/ mixed M-F vox $20
ROSS-The Pit & The Pendulum-RSO-SS uncut; '74 UK rockers $15
THE RUGBYS-Hot Cargo-Amazon-SS; h; w/ "You, I" fuzzpsych minor chart hit & "Wendegahl The Warlock", KY band, some early prog $40
TODD RUNDGREN-Runt: The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren-Bearsville-VG/VG++; cw; thick gatefold; '71 orig pressed by Ampex $6
:-Todd-Bearsville-EX/VG++ to EX; WLP; psf; w/ poster; mostly plays M-, few scuffs; '74 2LP orig w/ cardboard insert $14
MERRILLEE RUSH & THE TURNABOUTS-Angel Of The Morning-Bell-SS; sawcut; '68 orig of Pacific Northwest AM pop classic (10) $8