Over 500 rare records to the stock today!

We have added some incredible rare records to the stock today. Plenty of latin, jazz LP's and funk 45's but all sections have had some unusual LP's added. For example:

JAZZ:

Albert Ayler - Spiritual unity - ESP 

Albert Ayler - Something different - Bird notes 

Bengt "Frippe" Nordström - Natural music - Bird notes 

Bill Evans - Sunday at the village vanguard - Riverside Mono original

Clarke Boland - Swing im bahnhof

Walter Davis Jr - Davis cup - Mono org 63 rd 

Milford Graves - Babi - Free jazz classic. 

Les oublies de jazz - That nigger music - Cool private jazz.

John Tchicai - Afrodisiaca - MPS - Free jazz

Lars Werner & hans vänner - Love

Charles Tyler - Voyage from jerico - Ak-ba - Private free jazz, first issue with white/orange cover. 

Jeanne Lee - Conspiracy - Earthforms 

Kenny Dorham - Afro cuban - Clean Lexington avenue original 

Lee Morgan - The Cooker - Blue note - 63 rd original

Miles Davis quartet - Rare ten inch at Blue note 5040

Muriel Winston - A fresh viewpoint - Strata-east 

Barigozzi - Recherche - Dynia world - Rare library jazz title

Bjarne Rostvold trio - Triple action vol 1 - Denmark Hit label EP

Cecil Taylor unit - Nicaragua - Extremely seldom seen live LP

Don cherry - Organic society 

Instant composers pool - Groupcomposing - ICP 006 - Free form with Brötzmann a.o.

Joe Harriot - Hum dono - Great LP, very deep. 

Mario Rusca trio - Recreation - Seldom seen piano trio jazz LP

New york contemporary 5 - Live at jazzhus Montmarte vol 1 - Sonet - First issue in lovely shape.

Sahib Shihab - Seeds - Vogue

Tony Scott - Djanger bali - Saba

Victor Feldman with Tubby Hayes - Transatlantic alliance - Tempo

Ivan Boogaloo Joe jones - Sweetback - Joka original

Clyde Lucas - Positive lights 

Plus many more. 

LATIN/BRAZIL

Bennito sextet - Plus one - Mardigras 

Myrian Makenwa - La extraordinaria - Really cool Columbian title. 

Orquesta essencia - Fuerza positiva 

Puertorican all-stars with Kako - Alegre original

Jackson do pandeiro - Coisas nossas - Very rare LP with the monster "E so balanco"

Waltel Branco - Meu balanco - Original

Plus many more

SOUL/FUNK/DISCO

Al Hudson - I'm about lovin you - lovely classic

Harden brothers - Deep inside of you - fine modern soul 

Sampson & delilah - You bring the tears - Killer track. 

Tony Fox - The Beginning 

Family tree - Family tree 

Marva Whitney - It's my thing 

Wayne Carter - Wahoo wahoo

Plus many more.

REGGAE/HIP HOP/HOUSE/NU JAZZ

Adoms treo - Reggae experience - Wicked track

Buster's all stars - Take it easy - Blue beat UK original

Main source - Breaking atoms - first issue of this 90's classic

Pete Rock - All souled out - Their legendary mini LP

Cinematic orchestra - Every day - Now indemand

Zero 7 - Simple things 

Enjoy! Lars Larsson

Killer stuff added this week. Highlights among the 400 records we have added this week are:

Jazz

Eric Dolphy - Last date - Dutch original 
Gilbert Holmström - Utan misstankar - Indemand Gothenburg jazz! 
George Melvin - Live from G.T. brooks.. - A truly killer, mellow track hidden away at this one. 
Gugge Hedrenius - Choose now - Indemand LP that's getting more and more expensive. 
Marion Browne - In sommerhausen - Plenty more records with him in stock as well. 

Funk

Bobby Byrd - I need help - Classic!
Idris Muhammad - Express yourself - Rare Prestige 45 
Lee Shot Williams - Our thing is through - Funk club bomb, long time since I saw one. 
Mickey & the soul generation - Both Iron leg and Joint session in stock.
Soul Toranodoes - Hot pants breakdown - Ace classic!

Funk/Jazz

Gary Bartz - I've known rivers - Masterpiece, no doubt.
Cannonball Adderley - Soul of the bible - The best of  his funky LP's.   

Soul

Brenda & the tabulations - Dry your eyes 
Kenny Hamber - Never found a girl  - Good modern soul

Latin

Ray Barretto - Right on - Party stormer. 

Rock

Triste Janero - Meet Triste Janero - Wonderful LP, rare original, scratched but plays fine. 

Reggae

Johnny Clarke - Put it on - UK original with this lovely singer.

Hip hop

Ghetto boys - Making trouble
Viktor Vaughn - Venomous villain

Disco

Something special - Funky dancer
Funky - Funky stop 

And some essential reissues

Twilight - Both their LP's reissued. Still loving you and Pains of love 
Roy Brooks - Ethnic expressions- Jazzman release in the holy grail series. 

As you see we add rare records every week. To quote a succesful ebay seller "You're definitely wrong" if you think we save all rare records to our big update! Lars Larsson.

Record Mania Mix 5 - All soul, all girls

Record Mania Mix 5

For your home listening pleasure - a new all girl, all soul mix courtesy of former Record Mania employee Karl Marthon.

Sarah Vaughn - Inner city blues - Mainstream 45

Zulema - You're so empty - Rca LP

Martha Reeves - Really like your rap - Fantasy 45

Geraldine Hunt - Never, never leave me - Roulette 45

Jeanette (Baby) Washington - Cup (runneth over) - Sixth Avenue 45

Cynthia Brown - Heaven must have sent you - Qiana 45

Phylliss Bailey - Focus - Americom LP

Betty Everett - Keep it up - Fantasy LP

Pat & Pam - Hey love - Day Dreaming 45

Marsha Wilson - Love is gonna get you - Quadrastone 45

4th Kingdom - Gotta get to you - C.O.R.E. 45

Lezli Valentine - I won't do anything - All Platinum 45
Little Mary Staten - Steppin' stone - GME 45

Shirelles - There's a storm going on in my heart - Blue Rock 45

Eleanore Mills - I'm gonna get you - Astroscope LP
Linda Jones (w/ Whatnauts) - I'm so glad I found you - Turbo LP

Delores Hall - Sha-la bandit - Rca LP

Irene Reid - Moon dance - Polydor LP

Martha Reeves - Second chance - Arista LP

Alma Faye Brooks - Thank you - Rca 45

Maxine Brown - Bella mia - Avco 45

Rita Wright - Something on my mind - Gordy 45

Peggy Scott - Things have more meaning now - Old Town 45

Quite alot of reggae added today.

Hi! We have added some jazz and soul of course but also some reggae stuff today. Some of the highlights:

Reggae

Dennis Brown - Three meals a day - Killer track!
Zulu warriors - Warrior dub

Soul/Funk/Disco

Odyssey - Same - Wicked LP, indemand.
Sam Bros 5 - Don't let the cover fool you! Nice track.
Hot ice company - I got the love you need

Jazz

Charles Tyler - Ensemble - Free jazz classic!
Donald Byrd - At the half note cafe vol 2 - Clean mono org, 4061
Chris McGregor's brotherhood of breath - More free jazz added soon.
John Coltrane - Ballads - A must have classic.

Plus many more of course. Take care, Lars

Buying records from lawyers sucks!

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A week ago we bought a huge jazz collection including many nice pieces from Impulse, Blue Note, Strata-East, Steeplechase, ECM etc that we will add to the stock the nearest months. The majority of the records are in lovely shape between EX and NM. We will also have a jazz sale of the cheaper stock in the store for only 30 kr each or 4 records for 100 kr starting the 5 of May.

I always get a rush of happiness when I buy a huge stock of great records, but this collection came with a bitter aftertaste. The reason was because I was going to make the payment to a lawyer firm that took care of the money for the collection. The lawyer called me up to arrange how the transaction of the money was going to be done and she said tersely that I should pay to a account and I of course couldn't pick up the records before payment was done. I got irritated by her attitude, so I said that I wanted to pay with a bankdraft that I could hand her directly and one of my employees could pack the collection during the same time. The answer I got was "Are you afraid of getting ripped off?". I said I wanted the same security that she wanted from me. We arranged a meeting one of the following days under her deep sighs. I came of course in time to the fancy address in one of the most expensive areas in Sweden. I rang the doorbell..... 5 minutes I had to wait outside the door while ringing the doorbell 5-6 times. During the whole time I could hear people talking just inside the door. Finally they opened up I saw that the snobby receptionist sat just inside the door inside a crammed office. The lawyer didn't greet me but asked for the bank draft. Then she carefully examined the bank draft in an exaggerated way for 20 seconds. She called up the bank that pledged the bank draft in front of me and asked if there was any chance that it could be fake or not valid. When she got some opposition from the bank personnel on phone, she said with a voice of authority that she was a lawyer (like that had anything to do with the matter). When she had got clear that the bank draft was valid she gave a transfer papper to sign. I then saw that my name was written out wrong and I also asked for a valid registration number as I need as a proof of the spending for tax reasons. She changed it under deep sighs and I left without any greetings to go and get the records.

I got so pissed of by the attitude from the lawyer firm lady that I of course planned my revenge. I wrote a letter to the bar disciplinary board to complain, but I also googled this rude arrogant lawyer which I had met and found out that she indeed was a member of the disciplinary board. What chance do I have then to send in a complain to the same board! I think it's scary when an asshole like this is the one that has the task to make sure good lawyer practice is done in contact with clients. Similarly as it's scary when aapolicemen or a judge obviously use their power from their work for personal favours. I hope I never have to meet a lawyer professionally in my life if this is a standard of their attitude to other human beings. Anyway we have good jazz records to add to the stock for months.

New records in stock

Nice mix added this week with plenty of disco 12's & soul LP's from our latest US trip plus some nice jazz. Highlights include:

Arrivals - Wrapped up your love - lovely soul single
Barbara Lewis - The many grooves of - This is a fantastic soul LP, not the greatest shape unfortunaly.
Bobby Womack - Trust your heart - Us promo 12 inch.
Candi Staton - I'm just a prisoner - Us original LP at Fame
John Valenti - Anything you want
Lou Ragland - Love moods - scarse LP
John Coltrane - Live at the village vanguard - Impulse - Us original
John Coltrane - Coltrane - Us original at Impulse - Wonderful LP.
John Coltrane - Crescent - US original at Impulse
Carly Simon - Tranquilly - Us 12 original
Enjoy!

Packing packages

I sometimes get the question from shop visitors if we ship records as well. For me this feels a bit absurd as I see Record Mania as a mail order company that has a small store. About 90% of what we sell is sold via mailorder primarily via our website. When I started doing mailorder in the mid 90´s I shipped almost entirely to big cities like London, Tokyo, Berlin, Osaka etc. Now with the help of internet it certainly has grown and spread to everything from small cities in Sweden to more or less all parts of the world. In this big pile of records that we shipped last week for example was one package to Greenland and also Alaska, India, Hong kong, Columbia, Kazakstan, Belarus and other for me exotic places which I never thought wanted some black music plastic in their life. I'm just waiting for that first order from Africa! Lars Larsson.