This early Bohannon LP packs a wallop. Stop & Go is rocking some majorly deep funk. 
This self-titled 1968 Francoise Hardy LP is probably the single best collection of her early work ever released. Could this be the most romantic album of all time? Some essential function of my DNA compels me to say yes. There's no question: She is the ultimate chanteuse. Va-va-voom!
Here are the first 2 albums from the seminal all-female post-punk group, The Raincoats. If you're at all interested in the history of DIY rock, then these rad ladies are required listening. 
Kaleidoscope World is an essential collection of early singles and EPs from New Zealand indie staples, The Chills. Flying Nun is really where its at as far as catchy, sardonic low-budget rock & roll went in the mid 80s. I just can't get enough of the stuff.
The Sound of Wonder is the jam! A seriously epic compilation of 70s Pakistani film tunes released by Finders Keepers. Heavy rotation in these parts. Now its time to start trolling for the films these tracks are coming from, so I can post them here too. Dig this...
Lost Friends is a career survey of Eddie & Ernie's extensive singles output. This Phoenix duo's work is basically all over the 60's soul map, with some tracks working from a sort of Stax/Volt or Goldwax southern feel, and others clearly drawing their upbeat inspiration from the Motor City. "Bullets Don't Have Eyes" is a solid Detroit-styled floor stomper, for example, whereas "I'm A Young Man" is one of the sweetest deep soul dirges that I've ever come across. Thanks to Mr. Nate Ashley (& the Tender Moments) for his good word on these two.
Obray Ramsey is a fine performer of traditional Blue Ridge Mountain folksongs on banjo. This record is the real McCoy. Ramsey's vocal delivery is high, lonesome & sedate and his picking is flawless. Blue Ridge Banjo was produced and recorded in The Western North Carolina State Hospital in 1957. Washington Records WLP 707. Recommended for fans of Roscoe Holcomb, Dock Boggs or Bascom Lamar Lunsford. 
Deep Shadows is a heartbreaking collection of Detroit '60s soul rarities by Little Ann. Reissued in limited quantity on LP by Timmion Records in 2009.
The Orlons were a 60s Vocal R&B Combo from Philadelphia. They've got that classic girl-group sound I love so much. "Not Me" is the hit single from this album of the same name. I'm partial to their version of Curtis Mayfield's "Mama Didn't Lie". Released on Cameo in 1963.
Raw, reverb-heavy psychedelic garage punk from Michigan circa 1967. Index sounds to me like a total precursor to Clinic or The Clean. Originally released on DC records, reissued in limited quantity on Lp by Valord Records. 
Al Balabil ("The Nightingales") are three singing sisters who are considered to be "The Supremes of Sudan". Their wistful harmonizing is among the most beautiful sounds that has ever graced these ears. As I've been wildly unable to track down an actual album, tape or disc by these ladies (since I don't speak Arabic), I went ahead and culled these recording from various Sudanese TV performances and ordered them here into a one-disc collection of my favorite tracks. I hope this does for you what it does for me. Pardon me, but I didn't even attempt to decipher the track names. If one of you out in webland happens to know their catalog, by all means, please help me translate the song titles.
Quality early shoegaze EP released on 4Ad by A.R. Kane in 1987. Although I'm not wild about most of AR Kane's later work, I'd say I prefer this release more than just about anything I've heard by their much-lauded contemporaries, Felt. (*Haven't heard it all by them, so I'd love to be proven wrong on that. Anyone? Anyone?) Anyhow, Listen Up:
MBV released these outstanding (out of print) EPs on Creation Records in 1988. They stand as the first real signals of what was this classic band was about to become.
Gull is a mystery-mask from Richmond, VA. A bizarro Snacktruck / Ultra Dolphins spazz-rock solo project compliments of Mr. Nate Rappole. "It's heavy, I'm happy."
Aidan Coughlan might've changed his name yo Aidan James. An Ocean of Widows is the alternate Mystery's Mist- with extra and reordered tracks. This might be is his very best work, thusfar. A lo-fi psychedelic masterpiece from the year 2525. Know ye the secrets herein.
Hi quality Dylan bootleg recorded in Minnesota 1961, well prior to cutting his first album with Columbia.
High energy, foot-stomping 60s soul from cult hero Lou Courtney. I've long loved "Hey Joyce" (so killer!), so I was all too happy to snag this super tight lp when it came my way. The next time I have a outdoor BBQ danceparty, this will defintely be on the soundtrack.
Joyful and vibrant Congolese choral style with backing percussion. First released by Phillips in 1965. 
Hitomi is a good late period Fahey album. (His 2nd to last) It is also out-of-print. Here you go.
Hey folks, here's my Feb 2010 ghostcapital mix; a 2-cd affair I'm calling The Bold & The Beautiful. Or, alternately, The Mad & The Sad. Ha! The first disc's definitely more aggro than the second. As per usual for me, the selection is literally all over the map. Did my very best to make it flow nicely. Listener feedback will be highly appreciated. Enjoy!
Glen Velez is a well regarded American percussionist, primarily known as an performer, advocate and scholar of the frame drum. Is he also a mystical prophet? I think so. This stuff basically blows my mind.
1974 outsider Christian psych-folk rarity from blind Oregon guitarist Bob Desper, reissued in limited quantity by Portland's Discourage Records. Issued with Bonus 7', "Dry Up Those Tears" 
Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas is the killer followup to World Psychedelic Funk Classics' immediately classic first release; Psych Funk 101. The first ever collection of rare Brazilian psych 45s. Basically, this here is what i'm all about.
She was an all-female original garage band from Sacramento in 1970. Their sort of art-brut rock & roll sounds like a clear (albeit grittier) prototype for The Vivian Girls- Especially Side 2, where the band's name changes to The Hairem. Basically, this group is awesome and kind of busted all at once. Ripped from the Causeway Records LP Collection- Outta Reach.
Mahmoud Guinia is a brilliant performer of the hypnotic Moroccan folk style known as Gnawa.
This here is a gorgeous 1968 LP from sweet falsetto crooner, Johnny Nash. Most famous for his later hit, "I Can See Clearly Now", this release has Nash sounding like a genuine hybrid of Sam Cooke and Nina Simone, belting out inspired versions of popular hits in, as the title suggests, a soulful folk style. Great stuff, and let's not forget to mention that Nash's photo on the cover is a hologram. You need this!
Sweet 1970 solo album from Rita Lee, of Os Mutantes.
This is a great collection of vintage British radio soundtracks, bizarre melodies, synthesized atmospheres, tape loops and music concrete from the good folks at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Amassed onto two cds, this collection is ordered to follow the tracklist of Rephlex Records' uber-collectable 4-record set of the same name. Observe:
Spiral Scratch is the raw and energetic first release from those legendary Buzzcocks. This is classic punk. 
I just scored this killer K. Frimpong collection from Awesome Tapes from Africa. (Great blog!) Since they'd split up the tracks- some downloads being more problematic than others- I decided to zip them all up and share the love right here too. This guy is Ghanaian Highlife at its best! 
My understanding is that Something's Wrong With The Feathers is sort of a tour-only bootleg EP by Vermont folk collective, The Feathers. Based on this release alone, I must admit I prefer The Feathers' songs a heck'uva lot more than their fellow Gnomonsong labelmates Vetiver and Devendra Banhardt. I guess, to me, their songs actually seem like they're about stuff. My friend Aidan put it best when he said they sound like The Incredible String Band if they were currently unemployed American college dropouts living off of one another's couches (or, at least something to that effect). Haven't found a streaming copy of my favorite track off this release: "Raindrops" Until I get one up myself, I reckon you'll just have to take my word for it, or take nothing at all. 
I owe my friend Mark a debt of gratitude for turning me on to this one. He put some Leland on a recent (excellent) mix cd, and I was hooked. This is guitar heavy mid-70's outsider psych. I love this song- "I've Got Some Happiness" *FYI, its stands as sort of an anomaly on this record- not being guitar heavy at all- Rather, it almost sounds almost like a proto-Elephant 6 pop single, although driven by a wild analog synth line. Dig:
I came to Planxty via my love for the song "As I Roved Out", which I first heard performed by indie folklorists, Amps For Christ. Its a wonderful tune. It comes from Andy Irvine's version of the song on The Well Below the Valley. This is great Irish folk. A modern classic of the genre. 
