We’ve hit some stride.. hit the garden & changed it up

Hi all welcome to the next wee list..Gonna try to keep it brief.
So basically the plan is to down size the lists but make them a little more frequent.. Like every second Friday comes a list with the fresh bits dropping on the Saturday morning.

Makes it a little more palatable sizewise & means we can focus on a few that have come in (like we have done below)..
To date so much has been coming in & goes through kinda unmentioned in any detail..

Hope you like it, let us know. & if you want any records email us back for a hold and if your interstate its $10 post for as many as you want.

Oh and don’t rely on this list as the be all and end all of whats going out in between drops.. We constantly put stuff out randomly that we cant be arsed to type up.

Oh Oh.. We are finally back in swing with some 7’s this time round, A half box of David Bowie 7″ dating right back to some Davey Jones originals.. A bunch of Prince 7″ to celebrate his miraculous appearance & a good lick of Ska, Rocksteady & Soul.. At least 150-200 7’s..

ohohoh.. this is dragging out now, so we dropped nice Japanese heat & tasty US psych n’  rock..

& If your in Melbourne this coming wednesday 24th come to Section 8 (5-11pm) for round 2 of Higher Heights.. with Dj sets from Cass, Sammy & Ari focussing on the 70s & 80s Jamaican roots sound that rules with the singers & lovers.Higher Heights

Plug Seven Records
313a Smith St Fitzroy
03-90296194

11am – 6pm Mon / Tue / Wed / Thur / Sat
11am – 7pm Fri
11am – 5pm Sun

* Thesda – Spaced Out (Left Ear) $30
Local reissue label Left Ear Records has been busy again. Spaced Out by Thesda was originally pressed in 1979 and only 100 were pressed and distributed amongst the band member’s family and friends. This album is a cosmic journey blending jazz, funk, soul and disco flavours and it has been extremely difficult to come by…until now! Well-done Left Ears!

* V/A – Verckys & L’Ocrhestre Veve (Analog Africa) $45
James Brown once called this man ‘Mr.Dynamite’! Verckys, aka Mateta Kiamuangana came out of Congo’s turbulent and exhilarating music scene in the 70’s. With strong influences from funky sound of James Brown, Rumba, Congolese Merengue and Soukous, Vercky and his band Orchestre Veve modernised and reinvented the Congolese sound. This 11 track record compiled by Analog Africa captures the height of their funkiest capabilities.

* V/A – Angola Soundtrack 2 – Hypnosis, Distortion 1969 – 1978 (Analog Africa) $45

A unique political story told in 20 chapters, Angola 2 Soundtrack delves deep into the nine year history of recorded music culture that was born out of the live music oppression set in place by Portuguese rule. Between three labels over 800 recordings were released during this fertile period, each one reflecting Angolan folk and distinctive Latin influences and these are 20 of the most creative highlights. From the frenetic guitar rhythms and harmonic chants of “Mabele” to the psychedelic highlife shimmers of “Avante Juventude” via the insistent, street-bound sermon of “Snipes”, this collection is entrenched in a rich musical history. Complete with well researched booklet and powerful imagery, it’s an immaculate lesson in modern music history. This comp rules the nation!

* Simon Jones – Melanie & Me (Strawberry Rain) $60

Strawberry Rain, a small but high quality reissue label out of the states have been reissuing some super rare Aussie albums… including Leong Lau’s Dragon Man & this album ‘Melanie & Me’.. It was a promotional tool used for a movie shot by director Chris Fitchett in Australia in 1975. Pressed in an edition of 100 copies, it was handed out to people who partook in the film, and who attended the only screening to date in Sydney.. The result has become one of the most sought after releases from the Aussie scene.. Psychedelic folk rock with a combination of male and female vocals, fuzz guitars and organ solos…

* Hiatus Kaiyote – Choose Your Weapon (Sony) $50

U all know it & need it, been waiting 2 months for some copies only to be told sorry.. just these 3, u want em? So yep we did..Back In Stock! 3 copies only!

* The Raah Project – Take Me Elsewhere (Equinox) CD only release $25

If you don’t already know this band, then understand there is a reason it’s the first & thus far only cd to be sold at Pluggy’s emporium of records n’ sh*t. Their first album ‘The Score’ is an instant classic & this one lights a fire.. here’s a little info:The new album of 14 tracks blends elements of electronica, jazz, hip hop and soul with cinematic orchestral soundscapes. The debut single, ‘Kill Me In The Summer’, has been described by Gilles Peterson as “Hitchcock meets Hyperdub” and by Double J Radio as “undeniable proof that Australian acts are producing some of the most exciting left-of-centre music anywhere right now”.

* Prince Buster / The Movers – Linger on / Come Back Home 7inch (Wildbells) $30

Been a long time coming for Rock A Shacka to drop this heaviest of heavy Ska Anthems.Don’t know how they did it but this version of Linger on is an instrumental cut with none of busters vocals.. just Hard Out Ska. & the flip is a Killer too.. We also have 2 more heavy Japan issue 45s from Buster & 2 from Treasure Isle available, but this cut needed the spotlight..

OLD STUFF

SOUL  / GOSPEL

* Marvin Gaye – Live (Tamla) $30

* Stevie Wonder – Super Twin (Blacon) Japan Edition $30
* Curtis Mayfield – Back to the World (Curtom) $30
* Prince – Sign ‘o’ the Times (WB) $35
* Sam Cooke – Best:24 (RCA) Japan Edition $35
* Mandrill – Just Outside of Town (Polydor) $35
* Cal Tjader – Live at the Funky Quarters (Fantasy) $35
* Al Green – Livin For You (Hi) $35
* Ann Peebles – If This Is Heaven (Hi) $35
* Kool & The Gang – Wild and Peaceful (De Lite) $35
* Parliament – Live P.Funk Earth Tour (Casablanca) Japan Edition $45
* Marcia Hines – Ladies & Gentlemen (Miracle) $15
* Prince – Purple Rain (WB) $25
* Roberta Flack – Feel Like Makin’ Love (Atlantic) $20
* Ronnie Foster – Delight (Cbs) $20
* Larry Graham – My Radio Sure Sounds Good To Me (Wb) $20
* Renee Geyer Band – Really Really love You (Mushroom) $20
* Stevie Wonder – The Secret Life of Plants (Tamla) $20
* The Commodores – Machine Gun (Motown) Japan Edition $20
* Sly & The Family Stone – Greatest Hits (Epic) $25
* Stevie Wonder – I Was Made to Love Her (Tamla) Japan Edition $25
* Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life (Tamla) $25
* Booker T. & The M.G’s – The Booker T. Set (Stax) $25
* Stevie Wonder – Original Musiquarium I (Motown) Japan Edition $25
* Jamiroquai – Emergency on Planet Earth (Sony) $50
* V/A – Classic Mellow 3 (Mastercuts) $35
* V/A – Classic Mellow 3 (Mastercuts) $35
* V/A – Classic Mellow 2 (Mastercuts) $35
* V/A – Classic Mellow 1 (Mastercuts) $35
* V/A – Recovered (Sony) $45
* V/A – Ultimate Breaks n Beats (Street Beat) $25
* V/A – Alright! Black American Dance Music (Westbound) $40
* V/A – Music For Dancefloors (KPM) $40
* V/A – Classic Soul (Mastercuts) $35
* V/A – Da Funk (Priority) $35

JAZZ / JAZZFUNK
* Bob James – One (Cti) Japan Edition $35
* Ronnie Foster – Love Satellite (Cbs) $25
* Thelonious Monk – Thelonious Himself (Riverside) $35
* The Herbie Hancock Trio – S/T (Cbs) Japan Edition $35
* John Coltrane – OM (Impulse) $40
* Kenny Burrell – Midnight Blue (Blue Note) Japan Edition $40
* Joe Henderson Quartets – Tetragon (Milestone) $40
* George Benson – The Other Side of Abbey Road (A&M) $30
* George Benson – Beyond the Blue Horizon (Cti) Japan Edition $30
* George Duke – Dream On (Epic) Japan Edition $30
* Black Renaissance – S/T (Luv ‘n ‘Haight) $30
* Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain (Columbia) $30
* The 3 Pieces – S/T (Beat Goes Public) $30
* Herbie Hancock – Monster (Columbia) $30
* Dee Dee Bridgewater – Just Family (WB) $30
* Stanley Turrentine – Don’t Mess With Mister T (Cti) $30
* Bob James – Sign of The Times (Cbs) Japan Edition $30
* Bob James – Two (Cti) $30
* Herbie Hancock – Thrust (Columbia) $25
* Billie Holiday – The Essential (Verve) $35
* John Lee Hooker – I’m (Vee Jay) $30
* Billie Holiday – Recital By (Verve) Japan Edition $35
* Leon Spencer Jr – Sneak Preview (Prestige) $35
* George Duke – Liberated Fantasies japan Edition (Mps) $35
* Grant Green – The Latin Bit (Blue Note) $35
* Danny Small – Woman, She Was Born For Sorrow (United Artists) $30

ROCK / PROG / PSYCH 
* Ozzy Ozbourne – Prince of Darkness (Jet) Japan Edition $30
* Ozzy Ozbourne – Blizzard Of Ozz (Jet) Japan Edition $30
* Queen – A Night at the Opera (Elektra) Japan Edition $30
* Bob Dylan & The Band – The Basement Tapes (CBS) Japan Edition $35
* The Doors – An American Prayer (Elektra) $35
* The Beach Boys – Endless Summer (Capitol) $35
* The Clash – Give ‘Em Enough Rope (Epic) $35
* Tangerine Dream – Phaedra (Virgin) Japan Edition $30
* Fleetwood Mac – Greatest Hits (CBS) $30
* Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde (CBS) $30
* David Bowie – Golden Years (RCA) Japan Edition $30
* Tim Buckley – Goodbye and Hello (Elektra) $30
* Tim Buckley – Starsailor (WB) $30
* Premiata Forneria Marconi – Photos of Ghosts (Manticore) Japan Edition $30
* Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (WB) $25
* Dire Straits – S/T (WB) $25
* Deep Purple – III (WB) Japan Edition $25
* John Lennon – The Plastic Ono Band (Apple) Japan Edition $25
* Janis Joplin – Big Brother & The Holding Company (CBS) Japan Edition $25
* Carlos Santana – Havana Moon (Sony) Japan Edition $20
* Santana – Amigos (CBS) $20
* David Bowie – Lodger (Rca) Japan Edition $30
* Gin Blossoms – Up & Crumbling (A&M) $60
* Brian Eno – Another Green World (Polydor) Japan Edition $45
* Bob Dylan – New Morning  (Cbs) Japan Edition $40
* Led Zeppelin – III (Atlantic) Japan Edition $45
* Led Zeppelin – In Through The Outdoor (WB) Japan Edition $40
* David Bowie – Life (Rca) Japan Edition $45
* Beatles – Sgt.Peppers Lonely Hearts Club (Apple) Japan Edition $45
* King Crimson – Starless & Bible Black (Atlantic) Japan Edition $40
* Creedence Clearwater Revival – Pendulum (Fantasy) Japan Edition $40
* The Rolling Stones – Double Deluxe (London) Japan Edition $40
* Eric Clapton – History Of…(Polydor) Japan Edition $40
* Leonard Cohen – Death of a Ladies Man (CBS) Japan Edition $40
* Led Zeppelin – II (Atlantic) Japan Edition
* Led Zeppelin – Song Remains The Same (Swan Song) Japan Edition $40
* The Masked Marauders – S/T (Deity/Reprise) $20
* Blue Cheer  – Oh! Pleasant Hope (Philips) $35
* Clear Light – S/T (Electra) $30
* Luther Grosvenor – Under Open Skies (Island) $30
* Area Code 615 – S/T (Polydor) $25
* Blind Faith – Super Giants Blind Faith (RSO) $40

HIP HOP / BEATS
* DJ Food – Refried Food pts.3&4 (Ninja Tune) $35
* People Under The Stairs – Question in The Form Of…(PUTS) $45
* ATCQ – Beats, Rhymes & Life (Jive) $35
* Street Beat – S/T Vol.2 (Sugarhill) $30
* Various – LA Yellow 357 (Yellow) $30
* Beastie Boys – Licensed to Ill (Def Jam) $50
* Public Enemy – Greatest Misses (Def Jam) $40
* Das Efx – Hold it Down (East West) $50
* Pete Rock – Soul Survivor II (BBE) $45
* L.O.N.S – T.I.M.E (Elektra) $35
* M.O.P – Warriorz (Loud) $40
* Ice T – The Iceberg (WB) $30
* Kool G Rap – Wanted: Dead or Alive (Cold Chillin) $40
* Pete Rock – Soul Survivor (Loud) $20
* Gangstarr – Code of the Streets (Chrysalis) $20
* Lord Finesse & Dj Mike Smooth – Baby you Nasty (Wild Pitch) $30
* Pete Rock & C.L Smooth – Mecca & The Soul Brother (Elektra) $50
* Methodman & Redman – How High (Def Jam) $20
* Street Beat – S/T (Sugarhill) $30
* Gangstarr – All 4 Tha Cash (Empire) $20
* Notorious B.I.G – Big Poppa (Bad Boy) $20
* Slick Rick – Children’s Story (Def Jam) $20
* Common –  One Day it’ll all Make Sense (Relativity) $35
* The Pharcyde – Runnin’ (Delicious) $25
* MC Shan – Down By Law (Def Jam) $30
* Jeru Tha Damaja – The Sun Rises in The East (Payday) $40
* Lil Kim – Hard Core (Big Beat) $30
* Jurassic Five – W.O.E is me (Rawkus) $20
* Nas – It Was Written (Columbia) $35
* Ugly Duckling – Journey to Anywhere (XL) $35
* De La Soul – Ring Ring Ring (Tommy Boy) $25
* Lauryn Hill – Everything is Everything (Columbia) $15
* Redman – Tonight’s The Night (Def Jam) $15
* Sadat X – Wild Cowboys (Loud) $30
* Madlib – Medicine Show #9 (Stones Throw) $75
* Show & A.G – Goodfellas (Payday) $40
* J Dilla – Ruff Draft (Stones Throw) $45
* Black Rob – Life Story (Bad Boy) $30
* Quasimoto – The Unseen (Stones Throw) $60
* Frank-N-Dank – 48 Hours (Digi Pop) $35
* EPMD – The Big Pay Back (Fresh) $20
* Slum Village – Fantastic Vol 2 (Barak) $70

REGGAE / AFRO / WORLD / LATIN
* V/A – African Museum (Heartbeat) $35
* Willie Bobo – Feelin’ So Good (Verve) $30
* Steel Pulse – Handsworth Revolution (Mango) $25
* V/A – Brazilica III (Talkin Loud) $35
* Cal Tjader – The Best Of…(Verve) $30
* Bob Marley – Marley (Phoenix) $30
* Horace Andy – Good Vibes (Blood & Fire) $50
* King Jammy – Sound Clash (Jammys) $35
* Derrick Harriott – The Loser 12” (Crystal) $50
* Antonio Carlos & Jocalfi – S/T (RCA) $60
* Marcos valle – Mustang Cor De Sangue (Odeon) $50
* V/A – Simply Rockers (Rockers) $50
* Rico – Man From Wareika (Island) $50
* Os Originals do Samba – E Preciso Cantar (Rca) $45
* Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 –Stillness (A&M) $50
* Barrington Levy – Bounty Hunter (Jah Life) $50
* Shadow – The Super Master Strikes Again (Charlies) $30
* Scientist – World At War (Auralux) $50
* Milton Henry – Who Do You Think I Am (Wackies)  $50
* Joao Donato – S/T (Muse) $30
* Pucho – Big Stick (Prestige) $30

JAPANESE
* Michiko Akao – Kazamai <Wind Dance> (Toshiba) $75
* Toshiki Kadomatsu – Touch & Go (Air) $20
* Katsutoshi Morizono – Escape (Electric Bird) $30
* Plastics – S/T (Invitation) $35
* Yuya Uchida & The Flowers – Challenge! (HMV/Columbia) $80
* Ichiko Hashimoto – Beauty (Domo) $85
* Lovers Rock – Mute Beat (Overheat) $100
* Terumasa Hino – Fuji (JVC) $20
* Terumasa Hino – Journey into my Mind (CBS) $20
* Kimiko Kasai – Tokyo Special (CBS) $30
* Tatsuro Yamashita – Pocket Music (Moon) $25
* Tatsuro Yamashita – Greatest Hits (Air) $30
* Tatsuro Yamashita – Ride The Moon (Air) $30
* Casiopea – Zoom / Down Upbeat (Alfa) $10
* Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalos – Electrum (HMV) $75
* Cornelius – Surf Rider Blue (Polystar) $10
* Cornelius – Star Fruit Green (Polystar) $10
* Yuming – Pearl Pierce (Express) $25
* Ryuichi Sakamoto – Coda (London) $25
* Ryuichi Sakamoto – ….(Alfa) $25
* Ryuichi Sakamoto – Danceries (Better Days) $25
* Haruomi Hosono – Non Standard Music (Non Standard) $20
* Haruomi Hosono – Super Xevious (YEN) $35

NEW STUFF

SOUL  / JAZZ / JAZZFUNK
* Thesda – Spaced Out (Left Ear) $30
* Moondog – The Vikings Of Sixth Avenue (Honest Jons) $38
* V/A – Henry Stone’s Miami Sound (AOTN) $50
* V/A – Original Soul III (Now-Again) $50

INDIE/ PUNK / NEW WAVE / METAL
* Cold Hearts Warm Hands – s/t (East Mint) New Aussie psych Folk $25

HIP HOP / BEATS/ ELECTRONICA
* Raah Project – Score (Equinox) Back in stock! $40
* Raah Project – Take Me Elsewhere (Equinox) CD only release $25

REGGAE / AFRO / WORLD / LATIN
* Desmond Dekker & The Specials – King Of Kings (Sunspot) $35
* Desmond Dekker – The King Of Ska (Sunrise) $35
* Toots & The Maytals – Funky Kingston

Awesome records from Analog Africa in stock!
* V/A – African Scream Contest (Analog Africa) $45
* V/A – Legends Of Benin (Analog Africa) $45
* V/A – Bambara Mystic Soul (Analog Africa) $45
* V/A – Les Super Borgou de Parakou/The Barbia Sound (Analog Africa) $45
* V/A – Afro Beat Airways 2 (Analog Africa) $45
* V/A – Angola Soundtrack 2 (Analog Africa) $45
* V/A – Verckys & L’Ocrhestre Veve (Analog Africa) $45

7 INCH NEW

* Baba Brooks Band – Flames in the Streets (Treasure Isle) $32
* Bobby Ellis – Sweet Lorna (Treasure Isle) $32
* Buster / The Movers – Come Back Home (Wildbells) $30
* Winston Samuels – Holding Out (Olive Blossom) $30
* Alton Ellis – Wide World (Ellis) $20
* Alton Ellis – My Time Is The Right Time (Ellis) $20
* Prince Buster – Change Is Gonna Come (Prince Buster) $30

STAFF PICKS
* V/A – Afro Beat Airways 2 (Analog Africa) $45
* Raah Project – Score (Equinox) Back in stock! $40
* Cold Hearts Warm Hands – s/t (East Mint) New Aussie psych Folk $25
* Thesda – Spaced Out (Left Ear) $30
* Haruomi Hosono – Super Xevious (YEN) $35
* Lovers Rock – Mute Beat (Overheat) $100
* Plastics – S/T (Invitation) $35
* Antonio Carlos & Jocalfi – S/T (RCA) $60
* Milton Henry – Who Do You Think I Am (Wackies)  $50
* Marcos valle – Mustang Cor De Sangue (Odeon) $50
* Quasimoto – The Unseen (Stones Throw) $60
* Lil Kim – Hard Core (Big Beat) $30
* Madlib – Medicine Show #9 (Stones Throw) $75
* King Crimson – Starless & Bible Black (Atlantic) Japan Edition $40
* Gin Blossoms – Up & Crumbling (A&M) $60
* Grant Green – The Latin Bit (Blue Note) $35
* Prince – Sign ‘o’ the Times (WB) $35