Moondog - Moondog180 Gram Black Vinyl with Download. Moondog's debut release, originally on the Prestige label, came out in 1956, long after he'd become a legendary New York City street performer. The blind Kansas native showcases his talent for the minimal and avant garde here, with compositions driven by percussion and Japanese inspired melodies, complimented by street sounds, recitations and animal noises. Bizarre even for today's standards, it's a wonder this was

with originals regularly commanding prices in excess of £500

lyrical fashion seen later on albums like Evol

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the remainder cherry-picked from French

Composers and artists include ballroom band legends such as Edmundo Ros

the first anthology of the trio‰۪s music

Johnson toured with Howlin‰۪ Wolf from late 1959 until 1962

Allen Toussaint

In 1997 the time was ripe to immortalise the sound Bitori had shaped over a time span of four decades

and 'Full Moon in the Daylight Sky' brings the brooding

and Jacques Brel

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