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Records - In
the U.K., all roads lead to Preston's finest
record store, which boasts an enormous selection
of hard-to-find and collectible vinyl and CDs.
They even have cassettes (?!), videos and
T-shirts. Site navigation is a bit tricky and
frustrating, but the ultimate rewards are worth
the bother. |
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| Aether-Or - Stan Demski
runs a fine label and site that will help track
down that elusive psychedelic or krautrock favorite. Also
stocks many vinyl and CD psych reissues from the '60s
& '70s. |
 From southern
California, we head on up the Pacific Coast Highway to
the oldest independent record store in San Francisco,
"the store that's old enough to drink!" Windy
Chien and her staff of knowledgeable (and opinionated!)
record lovers like you and me have a regular "new
arrivals" list you can receive by e-mail, always
seem to be hosting the hottest local and international
acts whenever they're in town and can order almost
anything that you don't see in their extensive on-line
catalog, which includes Windy's honest, informative and
often hilarious critiques. And if you're into the various
permutations of "rock," check out the
exotica/novelty and experimental sections. |
 In addition to their own
wonderful releases, Greg and Suzy Shaw also run a first rate mail order service.
The first (and usually last) place to look for the best garage, pop,
and psych releases and reissues, their prices are great, their
service is first rate, and their catalog is always
expanding. |
 New Zealand gets into the act
with this wonderful site specializing in rock of the
"space", "prog," and "kraut"
variety. This is the best place to start if you're trying
to find that elusive release by some obscure artist you
read about in one of Joynson's books or "Cosmic
Minds." As his name implies, proprietor Richard Stockwell is "well
stocked" with all the latest releases by today's
finest practitioners of the above genres, including
several on his own label. |
 An extensive
collection of hard-to-find domestic and import releases,
focusing on psych, electronic, ambient, drone and
krautrock. Ed also runs a wonderful record label
featuring some of today's finest psych and drone bands, and is the
exlusive US distributor of the releases on the cult Japanese band,
Acid Mothers Temple's homegrown AMT imprint. |
 One of the best
places to hunt down that elusive obscurity from around
the world. Great import selections, extensive reviews of
everything in their catalog, and very reasonable prices. |
 is my favorite store for
psychedelic music from all eras. Pricey, but often the
last place you'll ever need to look for that elusive
dream record you've always wanted. |
 Almost
everything I've ever been looking for has been available
here. Some of the vendors are a little high ($$
speaking!), but there are a lot of them to choose from.
For once, the hype ("If you can't find it here,
fuhgeddaboudit") is pretty much on the money. |
| InSound - A veritable
virtual library of sound and image. Includes a 'zinestand
with links to thousands of articles on your favorite
artists, a shopping store to purchase their music, a chat
room, some MP3s, discographies, reviews, and just about
everything in between. Be patient as their annoying
adverts load up - it'll be worth the wait once you're
actually inside. |
| Doug
Larson Imports - Based in the Garden State, Doug's online shop
features an enormous catalogue broken down by
country - nearly two dozen at last count (now
that's BIG!) If you're drooling over those
mouthwatering entries in Joynson's and
Asbjornsen's bibles and economics forces you to
seek out the CD reissues, try Doug. Tons of
kraut, prog, space, wyrdfolk, psych on Spalax,
Edsel, BGO, Garden of Delights, Repertoire, SFM,
Mellow, Arkarma, etc. If it's been reissued and
is worth owning, Doug's the man for you. There's
also loads of used CDs, the usual compendiums
mentioned elsewhere on this site and some wallet
clearing original vinyl for sale. |
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 Boasting nearly
17,000 titles (many by artists you've never heard of),
this is an elitist's dream come true. The mailorder arm
of the Revolver distribution giant, these guys have a
foot in the door on great prices. Since many of your
local indie shops probably order your records from
Revolver anyway, why not cut out the middleman and pocket
the difference? This isn't rocket science, folks! |
| Other Music - My favorite music store in NYC. If you can't drop by in person, be
sure to check out their site. Competitive prices,
extensive import section. |
 Parasol
has LPs, EPs, 45s,
videos, CDs, and more at great prices. Specializing in indie bands and labels, these fine folks
are sure to "make you smile." Also the home to
several fine in-house labels like Hidden Agenda, which
has released several Green Pajamas-related titles,
including solo albums by Jeff Kelly and Eric Lichter. |
| Psychedelic
Music Online - Normally, a no-brainer.
However: many of these re-issues are almost as rare as
the originals, so expect to pay accordingly. Also,
they're in Germany, so overseas postage is another
consideration. That said, if your tastes run the gamut of
ridiculously hard-to-find ephemera by the likes of Music
Emporium, Brain Police, Erkin Koray, Arcesia, Andwella's
Dream, Jungle, etc., this may be the only place to get
your hands on these. Plus: Russ Meyer soundtracks, Love
Peace & Poetry series and Betty Page! Not to mention
that bitchin' babe of a cover model! |
| Rustic Rod's
Mail Order Service - Rod Goodway's long, strange
trip through the annals of rock and roll is detailed in
all its glory on his wonderful site. He also offers some
of the finest selections of contemporary, mind altering,
lifestyle adjusting, synapse frying psychedlic music on
the planet. Here you will find many one of a kind, drone
worthy, limited edition terraobscurities amassed on his
many voyages to the outer reaches of the inner
experience. |
| Southern
Records - With both a US and UK shop, these
folks have access to a wide variety of indie music by
artists frequently bandied about on the discussion lists I belong to.
Site navigation could be better, but this internal link
should get you started. |
 A wonderful
store run by Michigan space rockers, Windy &
Carl.
They have a huge selection of new and used CDs and vinyl
of all shapes, speeds and sizes! Sign up for their weekly
updates. Also, check out my interview with Windy and Carl. |
 It's a store! It's a label!
It's a lifestyle. They're located in Harvard Square in
Cambridge, Mass, a mere stoned throw from Hahvahd. Drop
in and say hello to hosts Kate Biggar and Wayne Rogers
(from Major Stars, Magic Hour, B.O.R.B., et. (mucho) al.)
and test their music trivia skills. Browse their
extensive catalog of hard-to-find psych, prog, jazz,
etc., and sign up for their free email catalog of new
releases. |
| Vintage
Vinyl - Back to the Garden State we go for the best
record store in New Jersey. New York-sized
catalog, New Jersey-sized prices. What more could
you ask for? Their motto says it all: "From
the obvious to the obscure." |
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| Currency
Converter - Until we can
rid ourselves of that nasty little annoyance called
"economics" and return to the barter system, this site will help convert all
those prices you've found at that great overseas webstore
into your local currency. This is the best site I've
found and the rates are current up to the second you press
the "convert" button! |
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