Lp's - Main Course V - Z

THIJS VAN LEER - Introspection IV (G/Polydor '79) Melodic light flute/keys/voice pieces from FOCUSflutefella & LETTY de JONG "Arcangelo", "Air", "Song For Eva" EX/EX slo/s sw/lcr $15
VENEGONI & CO - Sarabanda (I/Cramps '79) 2 sided Italian prog blowout w/all the complex & melodic fixin's tho sledgehammer tactics take a back seat from x-ARTI & MESTIERI slinger azit it flows nicely thru constant changes w/plenty of guitar, keys & gobs of percussion EX/M- sw/m roc bk t/s cw/'L' shaped toc from st removal f t r corner w/ci $55
RICHARD VIMAL - Aquarythmies (F/Polydor '80) slightly dark & spooky synthspace similar to quiet passages on PULSAR'S 'Halloween' "Elixer", "Arcane", "Pavane" EX/EX slo/s sw/lite m roc/b pocket opening corner cr/s cw $20
PAUL VINCENT - Sternreiter (G/Philips 82) Full palette of sounds inc space, heavy, hard, ballads & prog from x-RALPH NOWY's 'Lucifers Dream' Lp slinger w/flute, sax & gobs of keys/percussion "Tao", "Lux Aeterna", "Jupiter", "Chaos" EX/M- sw/corner s cr's/lite m roc t/s cw/ccr/tiny toc f sp t $40
VITESSE - Good News (G/RCA '81) opening act skankrock w/stripped down bluesy hard bits & powerpop from former HERMAN BROOD bandmate HERMAN van BOEYEN w/x-DIESEL MARK BOON slinger & another x-BROODer FREDDI CAVALLI bass & harp "Generator Of Love", "Junior", "Can't Keep A Promise" VG/EX pm-msl/woc bk by 1 title/sw/1" sps b c/s toc f t l @ sp + 3 tiny ones f t r from st removal/ccr/minute m roc t-b/s cw $12
VON DEYEN & SCHUTZ - Inventions (G/Sky '83) classic Berlin sound electronics from synths, micro-Moog, e&a guitars, bass, elec percussion, tape effects & voice "Lunar Opera 1-3", "Jungle", "Valley Of Monsters" EX/M- sw/s cw $30

WALLENSTEIN - No More Love (G/RCA '77) 1st hard edged & heavy symphonic prog sounds from 'em since 'Blitzkrieg' debut 5 years earlier that lets loose w/the drummer getting a workout & plenty of guitars/keys "Backstreet Dreamer", "Jo Jo", "On An Eagles Wing" EX/M- sp b & r t @ opening cr/lcr/roc-cw otol/age yellowing dots otol $25
MAX WERNER - Rainbows End (H/Bovema-Negram '79) melodic progpop & FABS moves from x-KAYAK drums/throat doing it all except the guitars "A Deadly State Of Mind", "Secrets Of Mother Earth", "Medicineman", "A Glamour Story" EX/M- sw/lite m roc/ccr/s cw $25
WHIPPERSNAPPER - Stories (UK/WPS '91) Progressive folk from 1/2 of DANDO SHAFT & CHRiS LESLIE w/a&e guitar/violins, mandolin, flute, whistle, percussion, guitar synth "Heartbeat Of London Town", "She Moved Through The Fair", "Living On Dreams" VG/EX sw/st bk/sr + s toc in it f t l corner/3 corner's cr/ccr/m-lite m roc/s cw $45
SNOWY WHITE - White Flames (H/Towerbell '83) off on his own x-PINK FLOYD/THIN LIZZY slinger w/AORish guitarrock w/prog & bluesy flashes "Open Carefully", "The Answer", "The Journey" EX/EX has numerous sleeve lines that do 0/S2 wol/s sw/ccr/lite m roc/s cw $10
BENOIT WIDEMANN - 3 (F/CY '84) jazzprogfusion trio w/no slow parts from MAGMAman keyswiz + bass/drums "Compromise Historique", "Risque Calcule", "Douceur Celeste" EX/M- 3/4" sp b c $35
WILD GEESE - Flight 2 (G/Joke '79) faithful & lovingly inspired UK/Eire trad folk/celtic sounds from Uillean pipes, tin whistle, fiddle, mandolin, flute, concertina, bodhran & guitar "Marrowbones", "The Foggy Dew", "The Hills Of Connamara" , PAT SKY's "Jimmy Clay" VG/EX pmo/s sw/minute roc bk t-b/h roc f t-b + toc b beneath it/4 toc f c from what looks like st removal $15
EZRA WINSTON - Ancient Afternoons (I/Angel '90) no mucking about well thought of 2nd Lp saturated w/modern progressive prog from UK & their homeland influences tho not those of the usual suspects by dual guitars, loads of keys/percussion, flute, sax & vibes on sidelong "Ancient Afternoon Of An Unknown Town", "The Painter & The King", "Verge Of Suicide" & "Nightstorm" M-/M- w/insert $50
WINTERGARDEN - The Land Of Milk & Honey (G/Harvest '80) 2nd pile on everything slab w/hardrock, pop, ballads & loser sounds from x-NINE DAYS WONDER WALTER SEYFFER/BERND UNGER "Gun That Motor, Boy", "Au Pair Girl", "Swan Song", FABS "And Your Bird Can Sing" EX/M- 1/2" x 1/4" toc f @ sp t/sw/lite m roc bk t $15
WISHBONE ASH - Twin Barrels Burning (UK/AVM '82) UK twin slinger hardrock even w/personel changes lives up to its' past "Angels Have Mercy", "Wind Up", "Engine Overheat" EX/M- sww/lite m roc t-b $30
PETER WOLBRANDT - So Weit (G/Unknown '79) spacey progrock weirdness w/lotsa noises from KRAAN slinger w/bandmates HELMUT HATTLER & JOHANNES PAPPERT + ANDY GOLDNER throat "Dream Drive", "Rubberman", "Dark Drivers" VG/M- 3/4" sps t c/2" sps sp c/sw/ccr/3 corner cr/s toc bk + tiny ones above it/lite m roc bk b/s cw $35
WOLF - Night Music (UK/Deram '74) dense thick murky final one from x-CURVED AIR violinist DARRYL WAY & crew inc future MARILLION basher IAN MOSLEY "The Envoy", "We're Watching You", "Comrade Of The Nine" EX/M- s sw/lite m roc/ccr/s cw $25
ROBERT WOOD - Sonabular (F/EDICI '73) 5 spontaneous vibes improvs w/ LARD FREE'S GILBERT ARTMAN drums on a pair of 'em "Woodlands", "Edwige", "Shades Of Mu" EX/M- lcr/s sw/real lite m oc otol $50
ROBERT WYATT - Old Rottenhat (Grammavision '86) All originals for the 1st time in a while & greeted as a return to form from everyone longing for another 'Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard' type affair w/him doing it all "The Age Of Self", "Vandalusia", "The British Road" EX/M- s sw/really lite m roc b $25

X-PORT (G/Inner Light '90) jazzprog guitar/keys/sax/bass/drums effortlessly meld melodic straight ahead cocktail lounge sounds with ISOTOPE/SOFT HEAP outer boundaries "They Are Talking About", "Ten To Eleven", "Someday You Will Remember" VG/M- sw/2 3/4" sps t c/st bk/lite m&h roc/lite m cw/age yellowing dots $20

STOMU YAMASH'TA'S RED BUDDHA THEATRE -The Man From The East (Island '73) A healthy dose of weirdness permeates this East/West avant prog mishmash of original live & studio sounds from the play of the same name w/ multi-percussion, e@a piano, flute, guitar, organ, violin & more feat GARY BOYLE, MORRIS PERT, PHIL PLANT, ALYN ROSS "Mandala", "Mountain Pass", "What A Way To Live In Modern Times" EX/M- sw/m-lite m roc/s cw $30
YELLOW DOG - Beware Of The Dog (H/Virgin '78) late 70's triple slinger frontline Britrock inc HERBIE ARMSTRONG formed by Lower East Sider KENNY YOUNG who earlier did likewise w/FOX + co-wrote "Under The Boardwalk" & has enough chutzpah to cover 'WEST SIDE STORY's" "Gee Officer Krupke" + orig "Flying Saucers", "Wait Until Midnight", "I Got Carried Away" & a handfull more EX/M- sw/s cw w/ci $30
YOG SOTHOTH (F/Cryonic '84) Ever wonder what 60's MIKE WESTBROOK/early 70's SOFTS & others of that mindset woulda sounded like if they'd lacked their respective 'properness' & sense of humour'? After listening to this assemblage of violin, sax, flute, keys, bass & drums + guest trombone & jeune femme voice whip it out on the sidelong "Fou: L'Art Noir" + "Nekrosis" & "Brule Par Le Phenix" you'll know EX/M- real lite roc-cw otol/2 tiny lamination tears bk @ pocket opening $75

ZAO - Shekina (F/RCA '75) all over the place 3rd jazzprog w/straight ahead/ethereal/crazy moves w/'em working themselves up into quite a frenzy in places from FRANCOIS CAHEN & YOCHK'O SEFFER w/sax, clarinet, keys, bass, drums & percussion string quartet "Zohar", "Metatron", "Bakus" VG/M-n sw/h/ccr/lite m roc $40