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Hidden Pressings

These unassuming records hold rare pressings that outshine every other copy.

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1. 
   Deep Purple

   Deep Purple

   Deep Purple's 1969 debut — a raw, blues-drenched hard rock statement that launched the band's legendary career, blending heavy riffs with psychedelic edge.

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   The Miles Davis Sextet

   Someday My Prince Will Come

   Someday My Prince Will Come is Miles Davis's 1961 jazz album, released on Columbia Records in the US, featuring hard bop and modal styles.

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   Richard Strauss

   Also Sprach Zarathustra

   One of the most iconic orchestral pieces ever written, and still the one that hits hardest when the opening theme cracks through the silence.

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   Planet P Project

   Planet P Project

   Planet P Project's 1983 self-titled debut album, released on Geffen Records in the US, blends electronic, rock, and synth-pop elements within a soft rock and progressive rock framework.

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   The Modern Jazz Quartet

   The Modern Jazz Quartet

   The Modern Jazz Quartet's 1957 debut album, released on Atlantic in the US, is a cool jazz recording.

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   Soda Stereo

   Cancion Animal

   Cancion Animal is Soda Stereo's 1990 rock album, released in Mexico on CBS, blending Latin and pop rock elements.

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   The Modern Jazz Quartet

   Music From "Odds Against Tomorrow"

   The Modern Jazz Quartet's Music From "Odds Against Tomorrow" is a 1960 cool jazz album released in the US on United Artists Records.

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   Thelonious Monk

   It's Monk's Time

   It's Monk's Time is a 1964 hard bop jazz album by Thelonious Monk, released in the US on Columbia Records.

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   The Paul Desmond Quintet

   Desmond

   The Paul Desmond Quintet's 1955 album Desmond is a cool jazz record released in the US on Fantasy.

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    Curtis Mayfield

    Roots

    Curtis Mayfield's 1971 album Roots, released on Curtom in the US, is a soul and funk record.

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11. 
    The Thelonious Monk Quartet

    Thelonious In Action

    The Thelonious Monk Quartet's 1958 jazz bop album Thelonious In Action was released in the US on Riverside Records.

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12. 
    Dinah Washington

    Dinah Jams

    Dinah Washington's 1955 album Dinah Jams is a jazz vocal record released in the US on Emarcy.

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    Led Zeppelin

    Destroyer

    Destroyer is Led Zeppelin's 1982 rock album, released in the US on the DRGM label.

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14. 
    The KLF

    3 A.M. Eternal

    The KLF's 1991 post-psychedelic electronic manifesto — a radical fusion of house, hip hop, and avant-garde provocation, released during their infamous 'cultural revolution' era.

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