jerusalem and the starbaskets / bengal traitors - split - the great pop supplement - 7 " - 9.50$
urgent split 45 on clear vinyl in gorgeous op-art acetate sheet sleeves. JATS offer up the mighty "everybody's dig accounted for" (check out the video on youtube!) while the bengal traitors is a part time project for james and jessica toth (wooden wand etc). a psych monster, with label art and op-art sleeve to match...!
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mv+ee - the best it ever was - the great pop supplement - 7 " -9.50$
another winner from matt and erika with 'the golden road', chunky double bass led, summer psych slow burner in cool linen card sleeves, limited to 500 and the second of this year's 2 x mv+ee GPS 45s, the first came and went in 72 hours!
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c joynes - the running board - the great pop supplement - lp - 20$
The Great Pop Supplement takes it’s first foray into the full length market, a debut LP from Cambridge based guitarist C Joynes.
“The Running Board” was previously released as a self distro’d run of 33 CDRs, the second of which (“God Feeds the Ravens”) has now been released to widespread acclaim on the great Bo ‘Weavil label.
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jerusalem and the starbaskets / hush arbors - the great pop supplement - 7 " - 9$
Next up on the Great Pop Supplement, comes a mighty 45 pairing longtime Missouri friends Jerusalem and the Starbaskets and Hush Arbors.
A fabulous band, JATS debut here with the formidable “I Cannot Radiato Without You”. A spiky 2 chord blast clocking in at under 2 minutes of perfect pop. Acting as a taster for the stunning “Battle of the Orchids” imminent full length (on the GPS soon), the band merge the ferocity of the Sonics with the tenderness of Galaxie 500 or 3rd album Velvets. Wacked out, often ferocious, psych blues- a taster from which appears here.
Hush Arbors’ recent expansion to a two piece, debut here on vinyl, with “Mr. Bones”, another gem from the songwriting genius of Keith Wood. A gentle acoustic opening gives way to a fuller, perhaps busier, 12 string laced sound- not unlike some unreleased nugget from the Gene Clark “Roadmaster” sessions where he coaxed the original Byrds to reconvene for one last time on wax….
Very limited vinyl only 45, on split ‘one half orange, one half green’ vinyl. Get on it!
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the see see - up the hill/citadel shuffle - the great pop supplement - 7 " - 9$
debut 45 from what has become something of a multi-national supergroup of sorts. ex-eighteenth day of may mainguy, richard olson, soledad brothers drummer ben swank, former gps 45 guy pete greenwood on guitars and lap steel and kevin peyok.
2 fabulous slices of southern u.s folk rock, recalling gene clark, the byrds and burritos with a passing nod to big star perhaps. beautiful, soaring vocals and a gem of a 45 to open up with. early gigs included bill doss from the olivia tremor control - unsurprising given the uplifting nature of the sunny psych tunes within. 300 only 45 given the usual GPS packaging treatment...
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wooden wand / hush arbors - split - the great pop supplement - 7" - 8$
never one to go overboard with wildly overblown statements, the gps *thinks* it is about to unleash the first uk release by the greatest singer
songwriter in the world. james jackson toth aka wooden wand shares a mighty split single with the equally great keith wood aka hush arbors. the single has an overall title "swappin'" and it is pretty much essential if we may say so. cunningly sleeved with each others' other halves in "swappin'" guise and with a picture of a neatly made bed on it's insert!
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various - it happened one day - the great pop supplement - 10 " - 14$
fabulous, long promised 5 trk 10' single featuring exclusives from the combined might of tunng, the woodcraft folk, the laughing windows, shady bard and adam leonard w/ p.g six.
tom carter & christian kiefer - a rather solemn promise - the great pop supplement - cd - 12.50$
"But what is revealed on tape from those few hours is simply remarkable: a
musical landscape that is intense, searching, and emotionally resonant in
ways that are unexpected and relevatory.
One of the two, Tom Carter, has spent his entire career in the world of
improvisational music, with his regular group Charalambides, as a solo
performer, and as a member of various other groups devoted to free
improvisation and psych-folk. The other, Christian Kiefer, is primarily
known for three releases on Australia’s legendary experimental music label,
Extreme, albums that waffle between folk-ambience soundscapes and
singer-songwriter material"
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anemones - s/t - the great pop supplement - 7" - 7$
a debut by canadian band anemones. a slight departure perhaps from recent stuff, think 70s new york jonathan richman / television with a hint of velvets done lo-fi style... limited to 300 in ace A3 full colour double sided ferris wheel posters, with stickers, numbered inserts etc etc...
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mv + ee - old black joe - the great pop supplement - 7 " - 9$sold out
wonderful smoked out blues with erika elder lead vocal and refrained geetar genius from mv. byron coley sleevenotes. 500 only
pet politics - spring - the great pop supplement - 7 " - 9$sold out
300 numbered 7''s in circular, shell like sleeves- killer lo-fi, psych pop from swedish one man outfit pet politics.
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whysp - sun without end (family ep) - the great pop supplement - 7 " - 9$sold out
hazy high end vocal harmonies backed with subtle sitars (courtesy of skygreen leopards, part time wooden wand backing guy glenn donaldson) which aim for the stars yet quickly turn into a darker beast as the piece closes out. a beautiful 45 in fliptop match wallet style sleeves made from linen card and in a run of 300 only...
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rosewood green - the great pop supplement - 7" - 7$sold out
a 4 track 7" ep by the wonderful
rosewood green, a debut ep featuring the fabulous slide guitar work of pete
greenwood (from an earlier gps45), gorgeous strings / cellos across 4 very
english folk tunes. 250 only all in art nouveau tile print sleeves, tracing
paper inserts and finished off with a gps ribbon clipped to the sleeves
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eidas mei - where to begin - the great pop supplement - 7" -8$ sold out
tracing paper sleeved, stickered, hand stamped / numbered inners pressing of 270 & oop
tranko - neko 77/mujam - the great pop supplement - 7 " - 9$ sold out
killer debut 45 from japanese psych band- whacked out moog / sitar collision like some holy Acid Mothers / Popol Vuh jam with Ananda Shankar at the controls. 300 only in cool circular Indian art sleeves.
the box deluxe - the great pop supplement - 3 " cdr - 7$ sold out
a 250 copy only 3" cd in embroidered wallets (handmade by the mighty daisy "patchy witch", creator of the recent lathe cut 6" bags). 4 great tracks- one part singer / songwriter folk kinda gear, one part electronica- not unlike the woodcraft folk in places perhaps?! the wallets contain a 3" cd and fold out post insert, numbered to 250 copies.
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phosphorescent - the great pop supplement - 7" - 7$ sold out
the first uk 45 by athens, ga psychedelic band phosphorescent, featuring the amazing songwriting of matthew houck. 2 incredible 5 minute plus songs - heartbreaking yet joyful and uplifting in equal measure. numbered pressing of 250 copies.
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voice of the seven woods & hush arbors - split - the great pop supplement - 7" - 7$ sold out
voice of the seven woods you should know from the pair of killer 45s previously on twisted nerve, while hush arbors is the solo project for keith wood from six organs of admittance, sunburned hand of the man and part time wooden wand contributor.
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pete greenwood - heavy eva - the great pop supplement - 7" - 7$ sold out
270 pressing in handstamped, numbered sleeves with sticker.
washington philips - denomination blues - the great pop supplement - 7" - 7$sold out
incredible, hypnotic 1920s gospel. pressing of 220 only. acetate inserts, sticker, great sleevenotes by sonic boom, the whole 9 yards. great package
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wooden wand and the omen bones band - horus of the horizon- the great pop supplement - 10 " - 14$sold out
wooden wand and the omen bones band (satya sai and hush arbors' keith wood) on a fabulous 6 trk 10" of a previously mailorder only cd (on three lobed recordings). total classic and amongst the very best in the mighty wand canon
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