Mark Fry – Dreaming With Alice (All Analog Master Edition) – Single LP Version Of Issue #19 in Now-Again Reserve

The definitive reissue of one of rock’s rarest and most sought-after albums – “acid-folk” – equal parts pastoral folk and contemplative psychedelic.

The first time since 1971 that this album has been pressed from the original master tapes, recently discovered in Italy. Lacquered directly from tape in an all-analog transfer by Bernie Grundman. This is the single LP version that we issued after the Now-Again Reserve Edition sold out.

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Mark Fry was 19 – recently graduated from high school and in Italy studying painting – when he walked barefooted into RCA’s Italian subsidiary, played some songs he’d written on his guitar and was signed to record the album that would become legend. MORE

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The Story of Tribe Records

The Story of Tribe Records, a Now-Again x Vinyl Me, Please release.

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BUY NOW AT RAPPCATS » Phillip Ranelin & Wendell Harrison – Message From The Tribe
BUY NOW AT RAPPCATS » Wendell Harrison – An Evening With The Devil
BUY NOW AT RAPPCATS » Doug Hammond and David Durrah – Reflections In The Sea Of Nurnen
BUY NOW AT RAPPCATS » Phil Ranelin – The Time Is Now
BUY NOW AT RAPPCATS » Harold McKinney – Voices & Rhythms Of The Creative Profile
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BUY NOW AT RAPPCATS » Wendell Harrison – Farewell To The Welfare

The Story of Tribe Records is told through 7 landmark Spiritual Jazz albums, remixed and remastered from the original multitrack tapes under the direction of Tribe co-founders Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison, and includes the unreleased Harrison album Farewell to the Welfare

Vinyl Me, Please’s copies are sold out. We are selling some of the copies Now-Again purchased at Rappcats now. We are also rolling out the individual albums as they come in from the pressing plant.

Box Set Details:


Heavyweight two-piece slip and hand-numbered slash box.
Remixed and remastered from the original multi-track tapes or lacquered directly from master tape.
All lacquering by Bernie Grundman.
Limited to 1000 copies.
Pressed on 180g black vinyl with heavyweight tip-on jackets.
Vinyl Me, Please designed letter-sized booklet with extensive liner notes and newly unearthed photos.

A La Carte Album Details:

Remixed and remastered from the original multi-track tapes or lacquered directly from master tape.
All lacquering by Bernie Grundman.
Pressed on 150g black vinyl with standard tip-on jackets.
Now-Again designed oversized, square booklet with extensive liner notes and newly unearthed photos. MORE

Egon’s Spotify Playlist – 70 Hours Of Music, Weekly Updates

Egon, holding the Universoul’s funk killer “New Generation.” This and hundreds of other songs from all eras and all genres are up in his Spotify playlist. Weekly – sometimes daily – updates. Photo by Eilon Paz for Dust and Grooves.

Egon’s culled and updated his Spotify playlist – Now Again – Egon’s Selections. It’s now at around 70 hours and counting: Egon updates it on an average twice a month…

So stay tuned: it should take the pressure off trying to figure out the best of the most obscure tracks in the billions of tracks now available at the streaming behemoth. At least in one music fan’s perspective.

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Morgen – Morgen – LP #20 in Now-Again Reserve

Morgen’s self-titled 1969 album is the sole release by the NYC band led by songwriter/vocalist Steve Morgen. Now-Again Reserve’s edition, pairing the album with previously-unreleased songs, alternate takes on 2LPs is the definitive reissue.

A 3rd bonus LP with never-before-released instrumentals was available to Now-Again Reserve subscribers, and we are offering limited copies via our Rappcats webstore.

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Ayalew Mesfin – A Life In Ethio-Groove – 5LP Set/Short Film

Ayalew Mesfin stands aside the likes of Mulatu Astake, Mahmoud Ahmed, Hailu Mergia and Alemayehu Eshete as a legend 1970s Ethiopia. The music he created with his Black Lion Band is amongst the funkiest to arise from Addis Ababa.

His life in Ethio-groove is now collected in a five album series – each album is sold individually and as part of value-priced OBI-wrapped “box set.”

ON SALE VIA RAPPCATS: AYALEW MESFIN – THE COMPLETE WORKS (5LP SET). SHIPPING IMMEDIATELY. MORE

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