Pretty decent 60s Psych fuzz rock from Chile... not $1,000 great, but it's rarity dictates the market.  The real treat on here is the funky rock cut "Erotica" complete with orgasmic moans from female vocalist Denise.  There's some other goodies on here like the Big Muff blues of "Ah Ah Ah Ay,"  and their cover of A Group Called Smith's "Baby, It's You."  If you don't want to refinance your house for an original copy, it was reissued in 2015 or you could get the comp of their first two records Psychedelic Drugstore and call it a day.

This is the debut from German kraut rock band Agitation Free and considered their best of their 3 releases in the 70s.  Malesch is a desert rock masterpiece as they mesh droning electronics with space rock exploration all glued together with a Middle Eastern feel (story goes they immersed themselves in Moroccan culture for inspiration.)  To me there is real no stand out cut on this album.  It's meant to be enjoyed as a whole.  Be prepared to get “spiritual” once you put it on. 

Conscious indie hip hop debut from the rapper with close ties to NYC rap heavyweights like Jeru the Damaja, DJ Premiere, and Wu-Tang.  Body of the Life Force exemplifies his love for martial arts and his approach to life through chess.  It’s also at the tail end of the “boom bap era”, so it’s very much appreciated by hip hop purists.  Almost 20 years later, the album has reached cult classic status (despite the dated Playstation 1 cover art ) and track that everybody goes bonkers for is the Premo produced "Whirlwind Thru Cities."

Above average boogie / 80s funk LP produced by Verdine and Maurice White from Earth, Wind, and Fire.  Afterbach was masterminded by Robert Brookins who went on to more success as a writer and producer for R&B pop stars like Janet Jackson, and Bobby Brown.  If the pink guitars and jheri curls on the cover don't pull you in, the track "It's You" will.  The rest is of the album is strong, but nothing compares to that track.  Sadly Brookins passed awat at 47 in 2009 of a heart attack.

Funky instrumental cash-in album on the hits of the day with studio greats like Charles Kynard on keys and Chuck Rainey on the bass.  The are at least 4 funky bangers on here that are recorded very loud with infectious drums including Bill Withers' "Kissing My Love",  the b-boy favorite "House of the Rising Funk",   "Soul Makossa," and more.  A cheap find and a forever keeper.

This one blurs the lines of rock / jazz / psych / folk / prog, etc.  Initially released on the acclaimed Vertigo label in the UK in 1970, Affinity were a one and done band offering gorgeous female vocals from Linda Hoyle and a rip roaring jazz rock backing band.  The people on this site always praised the jazzy psych folk tunes "Mr. Joy," and "Coconut Groove" but tunes like "Three Sisters" and "I Am and So Are You" this band could rip shit up.  For those with lighter pockets, there is a US pressing on Paramount that will hold you over.

Late 60s soulful jazz rock on the much acclaimed Cadet Concept label.  The music is average soulful horn rock (with vocals that remind one of The Rascals), but because it's on Cadet Concept and has a mildly funky tune (with a drum break), it gets mentioned in conversations and snapped up.  One for funk rock completists.

This is the type of stuff that's been big in Japan for years but Westerners are just finally realizing what a glorious guilty pleasure this slick early 80s disco pop rock really is.  Adrian Gurvitz has a few worth checking out in the yacht rock vein, but this album is his best with the Leo Sayer / Bee Gee-esque midtempo rompers "Borrowed Beauty," and "New World." Also check the stereo store speaker test instrumental "Hit Man" slathered in all its 80s analogue synth glory.  A sound that marries the future synth with the dry disco drums (eff a gated snare!).

Early 80s Sunday morning spiriutal jazz lp from this female flautist on the west coast indie label. Nimbus West.  This is her only album having died of kidney failure at just 27.  Cuts like the comped "Day Dreamer" and "Prayer for the People" are gorgeous slivers of intelligent jazz spiritualty witha strong Strata East vibe.

Two piece Polish Jazz combo with Adam Makowicz on electric piano and Czesław Bartkowski on drums.  It features a couple of funky jazz cuts that are bound to inspire the "break face".  This includes "Sacred Song" , which features some nasty Rhodes' channeled through a fuzz wah and "Seven for Five," which among all the improv and chaos has some funky Bob James' like moments.  All and all a record you should pursue for a few bucks in Warsaw.

German prog / "kraut rock" instrumental album from the mid 70s by the accomplished singer / arranger Achim Reichel (his Achim Reichel & Machines – Echo LP is also redic).  It's an extremely interesting listen, but the real business is the track "Tanz Der Vögel In Den Winden" laced with hard drums and tripped out echoy horns?  One to place on the turntable and marvel to.

Spacey krautrock exploration that was a bit under the radar until tastemaker Julien Cope blew the doors wide open on it about a decade ago.  This album is a true hypnotic sonic adventure (a 90 minute double LP) which makes you think there was some serious acid in the water in Germany back then.  For a taste, listen to "The Echo of Presents" with it's reverby delayed guitars you'd think it was something of a modern day stoner rock band like Dead Meadow.  As of 2017, this has yet to be reissued. So expect to pay out the nose for an original copy.

Debut album from this falsetto soul four-piece from New York City.  Ace Spectrum were never a hit, barely cracking the R&B charts in the mid 70s, but their debut continues to be sought out by soul collectors worldwide due the incredibly gorgeous vocal harmonies and signature Philly-style arrangements reminding one of the Stylistics (singer Rudy Gay, Sr. went on to arrange for them and father NBA star Rudy Gay).  Highlights include their between the sheets cover of "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,"  the Donny Hathaway inspired stepper "Moving On," and lead off cut "Don't Send Nobody Else."  

UK-based experimental electronic opus glued together with the steady back beat of Bill Buford (of Yes and King Crimson.)   This concept album is based on the books of Erich von Däniken and features some magnificent tunes that are bound to get the electronic collectors and Dusty Fingers' lovers happily excited.  Highlights include the moody mooger "Earthbound"  which at the 4 minute mark unveils it's most hip hop moment.  The rest of the album has the same dramatic approach with 10 minute + epics held together by Bruford's tight rhythmic approach.

Swedish jazz funk rock fusion album with some notable players like guitarist Jan Schaffer (the same dude behind "Atlanta Inn 2419") and flute extraordinaire (Bjorn) Jayson Lindh who went on to release some albums that laced many of hip hop samplers.  This album features such high powered cuts like the Headhunters' inspired "The Nard Finished Third," the filthy porn funk of "Third Meter Stroll,"  and the cut that makes this whole thing worth while... the drum break riddled jazz fusion funk masterpiece "Bluegaloo."  

Melancholy vocal jazz LP from the late 50s Riverside icon that reminds the listener of the pains of Billie Holiday.  All and all a solid release.  The cut continually referenced on this site is the beautifully sad "Lonely House." 

Funk 45 two-sider shrouded with a bit of mystery.  If you really want to geek out, you can read this thread.  

From Wikipedia:

Some musicologists believe that "Life and Death in G & A" is actually a performance by Sly and the Family Stone. They note the similarity in performance of this song to other Family Stone songs, and the dissimilarity between this song and other Abaco Dream releases.

This is immediately evident when you flip the 45 over and listen to a total 360 ... a bizarre mooged-out beat trip known as "Cat Woman."  It's what the Brits call "weid gear". 

Pressing flaws?  Styrene vs. Vinyl Pressings?  Mythically rare for a major label 45?  This acid jazz / deep funk / bayou funk classic has been a bit controversial on this site.  See this thread for that.  With all that said, Aaron Neville's "Hercules" is a top tier slice of southern soul history.  Thankfully Jazzman reissued it on 45 in 2005 to ease all your worries about rarity and price.