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AFRICA


CHAINO- Percussion For Playboys- Press (red label) EX $45 or Press (white label w/ different cover) M $55
CHAINO- Jungle Echoes- (Yellow Lettering on front. Big pic on back) Omega (Black label) M- $55 or (Yellow label) EX $45
CHAINO- Jungle Echoes- (Red Lettering on front) Omega (Big pic on back. Red label) VG $55 or Omega Mono (Small pic on back. Yellow label) EX $60 or Omega Mono (Small pic on back. Yellow label) VG $48
CHAINO- Erotic Percussion- Omega (OSL-119 w/ white label) M $55
CHAINO- Theme From Mondo Cane- Viking M- $50
CHAINO- Night Of The Spectre- Tampa Mono M- $95
CHAINO- Congo Percussion- Sutton G $12
CHAINO- Exotic Percussion & Brilliant Brass- (gatefold cover) Directional Sound EX $45
MIRIAM MAKEBA- Pata Pata- Reprise Riverboat M- $25
MIRIAM MAKEBA- New Sounds Of Africa- (w/ Spokes Mashiyane & Leo de Lyon) Fiesta Mono M- $30
MIRIAM MAKEBA- An Evening With Belefonte / Makeba- (Harry Belefonte & Miriam Makeba duet on Africa songs sung in the
dialects of Zulu, Sotho, Xhosa, & Swahili) RCA SS $20
LETTA MBULU- Free Soul- (Letta Mubulu was discovered by Miriam Makeba & produced by David Axelrod. Songs by Caiphus Semenya) Capitol M $45
THE WARRIOR- Ipi 'N Tombia- (Recorded in Johannesburg, South Africa, featuring Margaret Singana. w/ gatefold) Stax SS $35

INDIA


BHASKSAR & HIS ORCHESTRA- Dances & Chants Of India (Recorded in India) Request M $6
RAMNAD KRISHNAN- Kaccheri (A concert of South Indian Classical Music) Nonesuch Explorer Series SS $12
THE RADHA KRISHNA TEMPLE- Same- (w/ George Harrison, who also produced. Gatefold) Apple VG $8
RAVI SHANKAR- Three Ragas- (gatefold) World Pacific EX $14
RAVI SHANKAR- In London- World Pacific EX $14
RAVI SHANKAR- Live At The Monterey International Pop Festival- (gatefold) World Pacific VG $9
SHANKAR FAMILY & FRIENDS- Same- (w/ George Harrison + insert) Dark Horse M $16
RAGAS- Streams Of Light- (3 North Indian Ragas w/ Lateef Ahmed Khan; Mrinal Sen Gupta-Serod; Surendra Kamat; Viram Jasani. Unipak) Limelight DJ VG $10

ISLAND MUSIC


HARRY BELAFONTE- Jump Up Calypso- RCA Mono VG $12 or VG- $2
HARRY BELAFONTE- Calypso- RCA Mono VG $12
HARRY BELAFONTE- Sings Of The Caribbean- RCA Mono VG $12 or VG- $2
BERMUDA STROLLERS- At The 40 Thieves- (Live) Canada Edmar VG $12
DENNIS BROWN- Foul Play- (Rasta Rock, w/ Sly Dunbar; Robbie Shakespeare; Willie Lindo, & backing vocals by The Professionals. Errol Thompson & Joe Gibbs production. Comes in special DJ ONLY oversized outer sleeve, & has lyric innersleeve) A&M M- $22
JIMMY CLIFF- Can't Get Enough Of It- Veep M $55
JIMMY CLIFF- Unlimited- (gatefold w/ The Heptones; Rita Marley; Zoot Simms) Reprise M- $45
DESMOND DEKKER & THE ACES- The Israelites- (The aces are: Easton Barrington Howard & Wilson James) Uni M $45
DILLINGER- CB 200- (Recorded & mixed at Channel One Recording Studio, Jamaica w/ The Aggrovators. Produced by Jo Jo Hokim) Mango SS $45
CECIL DORSET & THE FIRST ALL-BAHAMIAN STEEL BAND ORCHESTRA- Bachanaal At The Balmoral Club- (their debut LP w/ great West Indian Calypsos, including 'John B. Sail') Bahamas / Elite Records Ltd. M- $18
ESSO STEEL BAND- Your Bermuda Souvenir (Debut LP w/ Hubert Smith Jr) Bandstand Mono M- $30 More Info
ESSO STEEL BAND- On Top- (autographed by Kelvin Dove & Neville Paynter) Bermuda O.U.R. Mono M $30
ESSO STEEL BAND- Front Street- O.U.R. M $12
ESSO TRINIDAD STEEL BAND- July 1971 (gatefold from the collection of Lester Bangs w/ BANGS written on back cover!) Warner Bros DJ M- $35
THE INVADERS STEEL BAND- Same- Ansonia SS $26
KING PRINCE & THE ISLANDERS- Let's Do The Limbo Rock- Spinorama M $23
KING SCRATCH & THE BAY STREET BOYS- Let's Go Calypso- (King Scratch does 5 songs & The Bay St. Boys do 7) Somerset Mono EX+ $22
KEN LAZARUS- Lazarus- (Only solo LP by lead singer of Byron Lee's Dragonaires. Dr. John & Alvin Taylor guest. w/ lyric innersleeve) Midsong International M $40
BYRON LEE & THE DRAGONAIRES- Carnival In Trinidad- (Calypso-Ska Live in Spain) Jamaica Dynamic M- $35
MIGHTY SPARROW- Calypso Time- (aka Slinger Francisco, w/ The Troubadours. Produced by Byron Lee. Has original 'clock' cover design by Izzy Sanabria) Barbados / Recording Artists EX $40 (Write for more Mighty Sparrow)
THE PLAYMATES- Calypso With The Playmates- (The Bahama Islands West Indies serve as inspiration) Roulette (original deep groove black & silver label) Mono VG $28
EDMUNDO ROS & HIS ORCHESTRA- Ros Album Of Calypsos- (includes: "One At A Time"; "Brown Skin Gal"; "Queen Of Tonga"; "London Is The Place For Me") London ffrr Mono VG $14
EDMUNDO ROS & HIS ORCHESTRA- Edmundo Ros Plays The Limbo- (Calypso dance sensation) London ffrr Mono VG $15
HUBERT SMITH & THE CORAL ISLANDERS / WE THREE- Bermuda Is Another World- (Back cover is Autographed!) Edmar M- $30
SPARROW'S TROUBADOURS- Jump-Up Time With Sparrow's Troubadours- (selections by Willie Bobo; Sparrow & Kitchener) Recording Artists SS $40
ROSS TALBOT- The New Sound- (golf theme cover art w/ song "Bermuda Is Paradise") On The Green Records VG $35
THE TALBOT BROTHERS OF BERMUDA- Same- ABC Paramount Mono M- $25
THE TALBOT BROTHERS OF BERMUDA- Volume 2- (self-released) Talman Record Company Mono EX $18
THE TALBOT BROTHERS OF BERMUDA- Calypsos- (has fantastic original, "Atomic Nightmare" & only known cover of "Is She Is or Is She Ain't", the calypso classic by 'The Charmer' - aka Louis Farrakhan) ABC Paramount Mono VG $28
TOMMY TEDESCO- Calypso Soul- (The Guitar of Tom Tedesco can be heard on many hits of the 1960s due to his association w/ Elvis Presley; Phil Spector; Brian Wilson, et al) Imperial Mono M- $28
THE THIRD WORLD- America The Beautiful- (w/ lyric innersleeve) RCA EX $12
TROJANS STEEL BAND- Same- (1958 St. Croix Champions) Puerto Rico Balseiro (deep groove) Mono M- $60
WINSTON TURNER QUINTET- At The Jamaica Hilton In The Jippa Jippa Lounge- Federal NM- $40
STAN WILSON- Ballads & Calypso- (obscure entry into the mid-50s calypso craze) Verve Mono EX $26
YOUR MUSICAL HOLIDAY IN THE WEST INDIES- A Calypso Carnival w/ WILMOUTH HOUDINI & His Royal Calypso Orchestra ((2 cuts); LORD BEGINNER (1 cut); LORD BEGINNER w/ Cyril Blake's Calypso Seranaders (3 cuts); LORD KITCHENER w/ Cyril Blake's Calypso Seranaders (1 cut); THE LION w/ Fredrico's Calypso Band (2 cuts); THE LION w/ Gerald Clark & His Calypso Seranaders (1 cut); THE IRON DUKE w/ Cyril Blake's Calypso Band (1 cut) Decca Mono VG $12

LATIN


JAN AUGUST - Accent!- (Latin Piano) Mercury EX $17 or Mercury Mono DJ EX+ $25
JAN AUGUST- Cha-Cha Charm- Mercury EX $17 or VG $12
BAILES REGIONALES DE MEXICO- Con El Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlan- RCA Mono M- $9
BELMONTE & HIS AFRO-AMERICAN MUSIC- Mambo At Midnight- Columbia 6-Eyes Mono VG+ $17
PAPA CANDITO- Pa Todo El Año- (Merengue & Mambo from Puerto Rico) Fragoso Mono M- $12
DAVID CAROLL & HIS ORCHESTRA- Latin Percussion- (gatefold) Mercury VG+ $14
THE CUBAN ORCHESTRA- Holiday In Cuba- Halo Mono VG $8
XAVIER CUGAT- Cugat Cavalcade- Columbia 6-Eyes Mono VG+ $15
XAVIER CUGAT- Viva Cugat!- (gatefold) Mercury PPS (Perfect Presence Sound) EX+ $20
EL DESPERADOS- Heart Of Spain / Percussion Español- (The Big Sound of Ping-Pong Percussion) Spinorama M $6
PEDRO GARCIA & HIS DEL PRADO ORCHESTRA- Cha Cha Cha Vol 3- Audio Fidelity Mono M- $16
LOBO- Sergio Mendes Presents Lobo- (gatefold) A&M DJ M- $95
MANNY LOPEZ & ORCHESTRA- Cha Cha Cha & More Cha Cha- Imperial Mono VG- $2
PUPI LOPEZ & HIS ORCHESTRA- Cha Cha Cha- (w/ Merengues & Mambos too! Label credits Pepi Lopez) Design Mono M $9
MARK MONTE & THE CONTINENTALS- Dancing At The Habana Hilton- (great Latin instrumental dance music w/ impressive cover art depicting the famous Havana hotel) Jubilee (deep groove) EX+ $18
CARLOS MONTOYA- The Best Folk Music From Madrid- Palace Mono VG $6
CARLOS MONTOYA- Montoya!- ABC/ Paramount Mono EX- $12
PERCUSSION ESPAÑOL- Vol 2- (Bob Shad production w/ Al Caiola & Joe Venuto) Time M $9
PEREZ PRADO- Pradomania!- (deep groove) Omega M- $35
PEREZ PRADO- Rock-ambo- (Rock-Mambo) RCA M- $38 or VG- $8
PEREZ PRADO- Dilo (Ugh!)- RCA Mono EX+ $28 or VG+ $16
PEREZ PRADO- Exotic Suite Of The Americas- RCA Mono VG $12
PEREZ PRADO- Latin Satin- RCA Mono VG+ $14
PEREZ PRADO- Big Hits By Prado- (w/ "Mambo Jambo"; "Mambo #8"; "Mambo #5"; "Patricia"; etc) RCA EX $20
PEREZ PRADO- Mambo By The King- (8-Song 10" 33 1/3rd Microgroove) RCA (LPM-3108 deep groove label) Mono EX $37
PEREZ PRADO & ARMAND TORRES- Latin Dance Rhythms- Diplomat / Promenade Mono VG- $5
JOE QUIJANO- The Joe Quijano Party Album- (Latin Soul & Boogaloo w/ Manny Corchado) Cesta VG+ $45
LOUIS RAMIREZ & HIS ORCHESTRA- Latin Au-Go-Go- (One of the tightest & hardest-hitting LPs of the pre-Latin Soul years! Group co-led by Louie & Ozzie Torrens, w/ girl in cage cover) Atco M- $58 Rare!
RICARDO RAY- Jala Jala y Boogaloo- (w/ Mike Collazo & Bobby Cruz) Colombia / Discomoda EX $45
RENE & RENE- Lo Mucho Que te Quiero- ("The More I Love You") White Whale EX $16
MARCO RIZO- Bossa Nova- (The "Wizard of the Keyboard" was arranger & conductor for the "I Love Lucy" show. Here he plays the Sensuality of Brazilian Jazz) Somerset EX $18
EDMUNDO ROS & HIS ORCHESTRA- Heading South... Of The Border- (gatefold) London Phase-4 M- $14
EDMUNDO ROS & HIS ORCHESTRA- Rhythms Of The South- London ffss M $20 or London ffrr Mono VG+ $12
EDMUNDO ROS & HIS ORCHESTRA- High Fi-Esta- (Perfect For Dancing Cha Cha; Tango; Fox Trot; Baion; Mambo)- London ffss M $22
EDMUNDO ROS & HIS ORCHESTRA- Sound Of Music- (film music in Latin tempos for Dancing) UK London ffrr Mono EX $15
JOE SHERMAN & HIS PACHANGA-CHARANGA KINGS- Viva La Pachanga- (w/ "Killer Joe" Piro, including foot diagrams on how to dance the Pachanga; Kennedy Stomp; Conga Walk; & others) Kapp Mono M- $20
ETHEL SMITH- Latin From Manhattan- (pink label promo) Decca DJ Mono VG $9 (Write for more Ethel Smith LPs)
RENÉ TOUZET- Mr. Cha Cha Cha At The Crescendo- (Gene Norman Presents) GNP Mono EX- $12
LOS TRES ASES- Same- (original) Mexico RCA Mono VG- $5
HUGO WINTERHALTER- Goes Latin- RCA EX $14 or RCA Mono VG- $6

MIDDLE EASTERN


MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE- Music Of The African Arab Vol 3 (bare breasted cover model) Audio Fidelity M $30
BOUJOUKI- Music Of The Near East (Haunting, Stimulating, Exotic) Colonial SS $22
CONNIE FRANCIS- Sings Jewish Favorites- MGM Mono VG+ $8
CHARLES GANIMIAN & HIS ORIENTAL MUSIC- Come With Me To The Casbah- Atco M- $78
GEULA GILL- The Exciting World Of Geula Gill & The Oranim Zabar- (Israeli Pop-Folk) Columbia M- $28
HANK MARDIGIAN SEXTET- Oriental Delight- (Exotic Belly Dance Music w/ George Mgrdichian on the Oud) Forum EX- $6
HAVA NARGHILE- Various Artists (Turkish Psych Raga Rock 1966-1975) CD SS $18 More Info
ÖRZEL TÜRKBAS- How To Make Your Husband A Sultan- (Belly Dance) Elay VG+ $14

MISCELLANEOUS


AUS TIROL- (Authentic Swiss Alpen Yodeling songs w/ Emp Henrich & Ernst Schutz on Guitars; & Siegfried Faller on Zither) Droll Yankees Mono M $18
BELA BABAI & HIS GYPSY ORCHESTRA- Gypsy Passions (Gigány Szenvédely) Request Records SS $14
SIDNEY BROWN & SHORTY LeBLANC- The Best Of Two Cajun Greats- (Real Cajun Music Of The 50s & 60s) Swallow Mono EX $22
ROBERT CHARLEBOIS- Les Grands Succés- (2-LP Set sung in French by the Montreal, Quebec legend) Canada Gamma M $30
CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY- Same- (Authentic spirit of the Yuletide season, recorded in West Germany) Capitol (rainbow label) Mono M- $5
THE CLANCY BROTHERS & TOMMY MAKEM- At Home With The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem- (Irish Folk Music) Tradition EX $6
LINK DAVIS- Cajun Crawdaddy- (Texas fiddle w/ Huey Meaux & Jerry Shea) Mercury M $45
THE EAST IS RED- A Pageant of the Revolution, performed in Peking by 3,000 Workers, Peasants, Students & Soldiers of The People's Republic Of China (Rare 3-LP Set) Paredon SS $115
LEIF EIE- Sings Norwegian Songs (w/ Tollefsen - Eriksson Orchestra) Colonial SS $14
FOLK SONGS OF NORWAY- Featuring Harry Sandstrom & Sverre Kleven- Colonial SS $14
THE HUMEZ BROSTHERS- The Life Of Bongo Bill Acts 1 & 2- (English translation of ancient Mesopotamian epics w/ music by David, Alex, Paul & Nico Humez; Nini Evans, Deborah Fahnestock, Peter Hunsberger, Susan Middleton: aka The Cantores Sine Nomine Remnant. Includes insert booklet) Titantic M- $9
QUEEN IDA & HER ZYDECO BAND- On A Saturday Night- GNP Crescendo M $20
QUEEN IDA & HER ZYDECO BAND- In San Francisco- GNP Crescendo M $20
BURL IVES- Australian Folk Songs- Decca Mono VG $14
THE IRISH ROVERS- The Unicorn- Decca VG $5
JOHNNY JANO- Sings Cajun Pure- (authentic Cajun Music) Goldband Mono SS $18
KENNETH McKELLAR- The Tartan- (Scottish balladeer) London Mono VG $6

MULTICULTURAL


HELENE AIMÉE- Continental Candlelight- (8-Song 10" 33 1/3rd-RPM w/ torchy love-songs sung in French; English; Greek Spanish; Italian; Viennese & Mexican, all w/ The Sylvan String Quartette. During the early 50s, besides posing for cheesecake glamour photographer Bunny Yeager, the voluptuous Helene was the main attraction at Max Loew's 'Viennese Lantern' on East 79th St., NYC) Benida (deep-groove) Mono M- $28 Rare!
A CONTINENTAL TOUR- Same- (music of The Middle East; Spain; & France in a 3-LP Boxed Set w/ 1 disc each of Traditional Egyptian Music(Port Said); Traditional Spanish Bullfighting Music (The Brave Bulls); Traditional French Music by Jo Basile (Paris With Love). Cheesecake cover art w/ couple on a 1966 Vespa) Metro Collegiate / Audio Fidelity (MP-201) Mono SS $9
CONNIE FRANCIS- Sings The All-Time International Hits- MGM Mono M $9 (Write for more Connie Francis)
ROLAND HAYES- Roland Hayes Sings Christmas Carols Of The Nations- (Dutch; French; German; Hungarian; Hebrew; Aframerican; Canadian Indian; English 14-Song 10" 33 1/3rd w/ glassine innersleeve) Vanguard Mono M $12 or M- $8
WERNER MÜLLER & HIS ORCHESTRA- On The Move- (Mid-Eastern, Brazilian, Asian, Western European, etc) London Phase-4 VG+ $5
GENE PITNEY- Italiano- Musicor Mono VG $9 (Write for more Gene Pitney records available)
THE WILD TCHOUPITOULAS- Same- (The only LP by these New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians headed by George "Big Chief Jolly" Landry, uncle of Charles, Cyril, Art & Aaron Neville, later known as Neville Brothers, who provide backing vocals on this heady gumbo of swampy Caribbean funk, produced by Allen Toussaint. Also w/ Ziggy Modeliste, George Porter Jr & Leo Nocentelli of The Meters) Island SS $75

NATIVE AMERICAN


ROBBIE BASHO- The Voice Of The Eagle- Vanguard DJ EX $35
CROW DOG'S PARADISE- Songs Of The Sioux- (Leonard & Henry Crow Dog w/Al Running perform 10 authentic Peyote songs + 6 others. Includes a near 8 minute talk about Peyote. Gatefold cover) Elektra SS $65
JOHN G. NEIHARDT- Flaming Rainbow- (3-LP Box Set w/ tales of Sitting Bull; Wounded Knee; Crazy Horse; & Profit of the Ghost Dance Vision, WOVOKA PAIUTE. Plus: BLACK ELK Speaks; & OGALALA, Sioux Holy Man) United Artists SS $125
SOUNDS OF INDIAN AMERICA- Plains & Southwest- (Live at the Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial, August 14-17, 1969 w/ Jemez Eagle Dance; Ute Bear Dance; Hopi Buffalo Dance; Zuni Rain Song - Olla Maidens; Navajo Feather Dance; Taos Belt Dance; Pawnee Ghost Dance; San Jaun Butterfly Dance; Zuni Doll Dance; Quechan Night Hawk Dance; Crow Sun Dance; San Carlos Apache Crown Dance; Laguna Turkey Dance; Kiowa Attack Dance. Gatefold cover w/ 10-page full color booklet still attached. Privately pressed in Taos, New Mexico) Indian House (9501) VG $30

POLKA


ERIK ALTIG & HIS LETKISS BAND- Everybody Letkiss!- (partners kiss each other in this obscure & hip 60s variation of the Polka) Ascot Mono DJ M $25
HARMONY KINGS- Doin' The Polka With The Harmony Kings- (loud, happy peppy polkas!) Chicago Records M $30
LI'L WALLY JAGIELLO- Unforgettable Hits- Jay Jay M- $8 (Write for more Lil' Wally titles)
NORTHERN PLAYBOYS- (w/ Ray Stolzenberg) The Best Of The Northern Playboys- Volume 2- RSLP SS $9 or Volume Three- RSLP SS $9
WALT SOLEK w/ LARRY CHESKY & HIS ORCHESTRA- Live Polish Party- (w/ "Hey Jude") Tifton M- $16

POLYNESIAN


DON HO PRESENTS: THE ALIIS- Hawaii Right Now!- Reprise M $15
JONNIE ALUANI- Hawaiian Interlude- Spinorama EX+ $6
CHAINO- Polynesian Percussion- (gatefold cover) Directional Sound M $60
WEBLEY EDWARDS & HAL ALOMA- The Romance Of Hawaii- (2-LP Set w/ gatefold) Pickwick M- $7
WEBLEY EDWARDS PRESENTS- Hawaii Calls: Waikiki! (w/Al Kealoha Perry, Haunani Kahalewai) Capitol Mono EX+ $14
WEBLEY EDWARDS- Exotic Instrumentals Of The Islands- (Hawaiian) Capitol VG $6
WEBLEY EDWARDS PRESENTS- Hula Island Favorites (w/ Halemano Nicholas; Bena Kapena; Haunani Kahalewai; Sam Kapu; Al Kealoha Perry) Capitol Mono EX+ $14
WEBLEY EDWARDS PRESENTS- Island Paradise (gatefold w/color booklet intact) Capitol Mono M- $15
MYRA ENGLISH- Drinking Champagne- Hula Records M- $45
HAUNANI- Same- (Hawaii's Favorite Singing Star) Capitol Mono EX $18
THE INVITATIONS- R.S.V.P. (Polynesian vocal group) Liberty EX $12 More Info
WILLIAM KEALOHA- Hawaii- Forum Mono VG+ $5
HENRY MANCINI- Music Of Hawaii- RCA EX $8 (Write for more Henry Mancini LPs)
MILT RASKIN- Kapu (Forbidden) (Red Vinyl) Crown VG $14
HAWAIIAN FAVORITES- One Side each w/ Akoni Lani & His Islanders; and Danny K. Stewart & His Aloha Boys- Tops Mono VG $6

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