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Cage, John - Radio Music (Performed By Faust / Band Of Pain) CD “Jean-Hervé, Zappi, and Steve Pittis recorded their interpretations of Radio Music independently in 2007 and 2010. They all felt it important to keep to the score as much as possible, given the obvious ambiguities of having to adapt it from John Cage's original 1956 score. These recordings were released as a 10" vinyl EP and sold out instantly, so here they are on CD format with some extras. During "lockdown", it was obviously impossible to get together and perform, so an "ensemble" version culled... 05-DPROM 079CD $17.00
Guillotine - Guillotine Luís Lopes electric guitar Valentin Ceccaldi cello Andreas Wildhagen drums "From drone to riff and from riff to desintegration and back again to some sort of form – those forms and others, in a perpetual transmutation. The new project by Portuguese guitarist Luís Lopes (Humanization 4tet, Lisbon-Berlin Trio, Garden, Lisbon Freedom Unit, Big Bold Back Bone, duos with Jean-Luc Guionnet and Julien Desprez, and more) associates him one more time with musicians from other countries, namely.. CF 511 $15.00
Pinhas, Richard - Iceland 2 x vinyl lps (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) This was Richard's first album after the dissolution of Heldon and it's an mostly solo work (Francois Auger (drums) and Jean-Philippe Goude (mini-moog) join him on one track) that conjures up impressions of icy, pristine landscapes. “Consisting of longer, brooding synth-based pieces as well as short proto-industrial études and interstitial sketches, Iceland features Pinhas’ delay-ridden electric guitar, pulsating machine rhythms and analog synthesizer washes—all vivid in texture and timbre... 28-SV 053 $28.00
Portal, Michel - Alors!!! vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) “A reissue of Michel Portal's Alors !!!, originally released in 1970. Could the missing link between Eric Dolphy and Albert Ayler be the Michel Portal of 1970? After having worked alongside François Tusques defending a free jazz "made in France", you find him here, heading up an international quintet of which each member is on fire: John Surman, Barre Phillips, Stu Martin, and Jean-Pierre Drouet. The quintet had full leeway to break out the free-form in long ambient tracks to compose this Alors!!!... 05-FFL 069LP $33.00
Eden - Eden vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Jean-Bernard Borja-bass, guitar & vocals Rober Boileau-keyboards Gille Favreau-guitar Jean Remillard-drums and percussion This is a numbered edition of 500 copies reissue of this Quebeçois progressive rock band’s only release which was originally released in 1978 and which has never been reissued on CD OR vinyl! “Originally released in 1978, French-language Quebeçois band Eden’s only album is a fine example of unusually synth-heavy symphonic prog rock featuring several... 18-RTA 045 $21.00
Hayes, Tubby - The Syndicate: Live At The Hopbine 1968 Vol. 1 "This major new release is a previously unavailable live performance from a great Tubby Hayes lineup that never made a commercially available CD. Recorded on 5th December 1968 by Ted Lyons at the legendary Hopbine in North Wembley, The Syndicate reveals Hayes' new quartet that featured the spectacular Dublin born guitarist Louis Stewart and 22 year old drummer Spike Wells, with Kenny Baldock standing in for regular double bassist Ron Mathewson. With detailed sleeve notes by tenor saxophonist... 39-CD-GBR-1532 $13.00
Marclay, Christian - More Encores “This is the big one. Digipacked. Historic. Unmissable.”-Chris Cutler More Encores was originally released as a vinyl record in 1988, and is composed entirely of records after whom each track is titled. Artists whose vinyl artifacts are subjected to Marclay's treatments include: John Zorn, John Cage, Louis Armstrong Fred Frith, Ferrante & Teicher, Maria Callas, Jimi Hendrix, Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin and Marclay himself! "Christian Marclay was the first non-rap DJ to make an art. RERCM1 $15.00
Blue Notes - Blue Notes For Mongezi 2 x vinyl lps (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Dudu Pukwana – alto sax, whistle, percussion, vocals Chris McGregor – piano, percussion Johnny Dyani – bass, bell, vocals and most of the words Louis Moholo – drums, percussion, vocals “This music was recorded on 23rd December 1975 in a rehearsal room in London. It is the spontaneous tribute of four musicians who had assembled in London for the Memorial Service to their friend. No discussion took place beforehand and nothing was said during the session, save through the music.... 05-ROKURE 005LP $43.00
Wüsthoff, Gunther - Total Digital “Having completed his military service as a naval radio operator, Gunther Wüsthoff was in the midst of his German and fine art studies when he encountered Rudolf Sosna and Jean-Hervé Peron. It was May 1969 and each of them had a guitar so they decided to make music together. Polydor International headhunter Uwe Nettelbeck tracked them down on February 23 1971, prompting them to form the legendary krautrock band Faust with three other Hamburg musicians a few days later. Wüsthoff stayed with the band... 05-BB 348CD $18.00
Comelade, Pascal - Le Non-Sens Du Rythme CD “Since his first record published in 1975, Pascal Comelade, a child of the frenzy rock of the '60s and '70s, has developed a profuse body of work including many musical collaborations (PJ Harvey, Robert Wyatt, Jaki Liebezeit (Can), Lee Ranaldo, The Liminanas...) and non-musical collaborations (Jeanne Moreau, Sergi Lopez, Jean François Stévenin, Bob Wilson...) His compositions are reminiscent of MC5, Erik Satie, Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone, Suicide: a language that dances on a musical skeleton in... 05-BEC 5610721 $15.00
Wakhevitch, Igor - Kshatrya (The Eye Of The Bird) “A never released before recording by French avant-garde electronic composer Igor Wakhevitch. Wakhevitch composed a bunch of major experimental albums in the '70s, such as Logos (1970), Docteur Faust (1971), Hathor (1972), Les Fous D'or (1975), Nagual (1977), and Let's Start (1979). During this 10-year period, Wakhevitch was close to Jean-Michel Jarre, Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, and legendary choreographer Maurice Bejart having with him many conversations around dance and music, human body and soul... 05-TRANSVERS 010CD $22.00
Bruce, Lenny - Live at the Curran Theater CD (Mega Blowout Sale) “Lenny's master work in many ways, it must be noted that if you are new to Lenny Bruce this is his thesis work towards his PhD in Freestyle Social Commentary. By this show Mr. Bruce no longer does bits, he is all free form, and lays this show out like a brilliant jazz piece. In lieu of a Louis Armstrong or Kermit Ruffins delivernig tales of love, loss, trials and tribulations through beautifully combined notes from their trumpets, however, his music is the truth and his instrument is his style. This... 23-GSGZ 035 $6.00
Thomas, Luther - 11th Street Fire Suite CD “First-ever reissue. 11th Street Fire Suite is a post-BAG (Black Artists Group) classic. An emotionally ranging set of blues-drenched duets by alto saxophonist Luther Thomas and flutist Luther C. Petty, it's one of the great documents of the St. Louis creative music diaspora, a wild ride through turbulent and beautiful terrain on a slab of vinyl that's as rare as hen's teeth in its original form. Relocated from their midwestern hometown to New York City, Thomas and Petty entered the studio in 1978.... CvsD 097CD $14.00
Fontaine, Brigette / Areski - Theatre Musical vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) “This is an unpublished public recording by Brigitte Fontaine and Areski Belkacem dating from 1973. Areski Belkacem and Brigitte Fontaine, major artists of the French counterculture, were often be censored or deliberately ignored by the media due to their libertarian positions. Obtaining success at a late stage, it was not until the album Kékéland in 2001 and Rue Saint Louis en l'Ile in 2004, for Brigitte Fontaine to earn gold records. At the turn of Brigitte Fontaine's career, when breaking away.... 05-MMLP 017LP $37.00
Laurenzi, Dustin - Snaketime: The Music of Moondog vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Great and personalized takes on the music of a quirky American icon! Recommended! “Chicago saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi, a touring member of Justin Vernon’s Bon Iver and one-third of the inventive Chicago improvising collective Twin Talk, first encountered the music of Moondog a decade ago, while studying at Indiana University. “Initially, I liked the quirkiness of the music and the lore surrounding him,” he says. Until he relocated to Germany in 1974, Kansas-born Louis Hardin Jr. was a genuine... 05-FTR 430LP $23.00
Kraus, Peter / Mark Bird - Satie For Two Guitars (Mega Blowout Sale) “Obscure, and often ridiculed during his lifetime, Erik Satie, the most unusual protagonist of the early 20th century French avant-garde, has transcended cult status and is now a composer whose modernity is at last appreciated. Satie's inimitable, bare and serenely objective music was largely neglected until the eclectic 1960s and '70s when such pioneering figures as John Cage, who was enthralled by the composer's desire to tear up the rule-book, to embrace the absurd and the surreal, and to blend... 23-ACMEM 320 $4.00
Ikonen, Kari - Ikonostasis Kari Ikonen-piano, Moog, Rhodes piano Ra-Kalam Bob Moses-drums Mathias Eck-trumpet Louis Sclavis-clarinet, bass clarinet "For IKONOSTASIS, Finnish jazz sensation Kari Ikonen has invited his favourite musicians to play compositions that are both experimental and yet strikingly beautiful. The first studio album of this deeply personal project compiles ten of these tracks into an innovative and beguiling work - managing to sound both strangely familiar and yet like nothing you've ever heard 21-OZ071CD $16.00
Moravagine - Moravagine vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Denis Barbier – flutes Pierre-Jean Gidon – tenor & soprano sax Olivier Hutman – piano, electric piano Jean-Marie Laumonnier – double bass, electric bass Jean-Philippe Lobrot – drums Mino Cinelu – percussion This is the first time that this one-and-done French jazz rock rarity has ever been reissued in any form! This is Euro-styled progressive electric jazz; perhaps a bit comparable to Missus Beastly. “Originally released in 1976, Moravagine (including 3 membe 18-RPC 034 $21.00
Laubrock, Ingrid / Aki Takase - Kasumi Ingrid Laubrock: Tenor & Soprano Saxophone Aki Takase: Piano “Jazz as the art of dialogue: two of the great musicians of today's jazz from different continents and generations make music sparkle. Born in Osaka in 1948, Aki Takase moved to Berlin where her musical partners included Han Bennink, Evan Parker, Rudi Mahall, David Murray, Louis Sclavis and Fred Frith as well as her husband and pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach. Ingrid Laubrock, born in 1970 in Stadlohn in North... 34-INT 337 $19.00
Cartier, Pierre - Chansons de la Belle Esperance "Inspired by jazz standards, Pierre Cartier tackles the theme of love. With all the lyricism such a quest deserves, he combines the voice of Quebec’s poets with the energy of new jazz." AMBIANCESMAGNETIQUES153 $17.00
Langevin, Pierre/Pierre Tanguay - La Bouzaille Pierre Langevin and Pierre Tanguay worked together within Strada (an ensemble dedicated to popular middle-ages repertoire). On this album we find them taking a very ludic and disarming turn towards modernity. An armada of objects and small instruments,... AM114 $19.00
Schweizer, Irene / Hamid Drake - Celebration Irène Schweizer: Piano Hamid Drake: Drums “Piano-Drums Duos are the preferred playing arrangement of pianist Irène Schweizer. Her mastery of duets with important drummers of contemporary jazz are documented on numerous Intakt CDs. Han Bennink, Pierre Favre, Louis Moholo, Günter Baby Sommer, Andrew Cyrille and Joey Baron among them. The Chicago drummer Hamid Drake, born in 1955, and Irène Schweizer, born in 1941, have performed together on numerous occasions both in Europe and Chicago... 28-Intakt 363 $19.00
Hawkins, Alexander - Iron Into Wind Alexander Hawkins: Piano “Alexander Hawkins is a creative epicentre from the London jazz scene and is regarded in the UK as one of the most innovative musicians of the younger generation with a surprising radius of action. He plays with Evan Parker, Wadada Leo Smith, Taylor Ho Bynum, Louis Moholo, Shabaka Hutchings and Elaine Mitchener. 'Iron into Wind' is the name of his new piano solo. The phrase "Iron into Wind" evokes for him both the transience of improvisation and a fascination with solid.. 34-Intakt 330 $19.00
Regev, Reut / RTime - It's Now: RTime Plays Doug Hammond CD "Reut Regev is a boundary-crossing composer-trombonist born in Israel, living and active in New York City and its metroplex since 1998, noted for four previous albums with drummer and coleader Igal Foni (her husband), three featuring the quartet R*time, the last two co-starring electric guitarist Jean-Paul Bourelly, all loaded with spiky, funky, free-wheeling originals, performed with a bang. Meeting Hammond after a concert in Austria, Regev and Foni were delighted to discover the man whose oeuvre... 05-ESPDISK 5079CD $14.00
De Santi, Luigi - Deja Vu (From The Garret...) “This little jewel of the Italian Prog is finally available again. Luigi De Santi, a young composer from Trieste (born in 1985), is one of those solitary figures who occasionally appear in the history of progressive. Like a Patrick Forgas, like a Jean Pascal Boffo, like our Nicola Randone, De Santi overcomes the limitations of compositional and executive solitude to try his hand at a prog-inspired project, an anomalous perspective considered the purely collective extraction of the genre... 33-8034097550492 $15.00
Hubbub - abb abb abb CD Frédéric Blondy - piano Bertrand Denzler - tenor saxophone Jean-Luc Guionnet - alto saxophone Jean-Sébastien Mariage - electric guitar Edward Perraud - percussion “At the crossroad of different worlds, Hubbub comprises five musicians with activities in various fields. Together, they work on the sound matter to create a moving electro-acoustic space inhabited by layers, distensions, imbrications, pulsations, dots and lines. Thanks to the longevity of the group, Hubbub h RPR 1191 $13.00
Osborne, Mike - All Night Long CD This is one of three albums cut by altoist Mike Osborne for Ogun and everyone agrees that this is the best of them. Recorded live at Willisau, Switzerland on April 13, 1975, this isn't the world's highest fidelity recording; the meters veer dangerously... Ogun 029 $16.00
Armageddon - Armageddon CD Never had heard this Keith Relf-fronted hard rock/progressive-styled album, which came out in the mid 70s until this reissue. It's a great record. Relf is in good voice and the guitarwork from ex-Steamhammer fretmanMartin Pugh is tasty and blazing... 23--ECLEC 2150 $16.00
Zanov - Green Ray vinyl lp + 7" (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) First ever legit reissue of this too little known, but quite great early electronic / space / synthi album! Recommended! "Originally released by Polydor in 1976, this first album by French electronic pioneer Pierre Salkazanov (a.k.a. Zanov) sees a welcome reissue on vinyl, accompanied by a free bonus 7-inch containing previously unavailable tracks. A uniquely French slant on cosmic electronic music from the same scene that gave us Didier Bocquet, Richard Pinhas and Heldon, Jean Michel Jarre.. 15-LPS 206 $34.00
Moss, David - Texture Time David Moss: Drums, Voice, Electronics / Jean Chaine: Bass / Anthony Coleman: Keyboards, Sampling / John King: Guitar 34-Intakt 034 $19.00
Gauthier, Patrick - Bebe Godzilla CD (mini-lp sleeve) Out of print now world-wide , but we found a couple of copies of this Japanese, mini-lp sleeve version in a warehouse and it's here until they are truly gone forever! An early 80's release by this keyboardist who rightly made a name for himself playing with Magma, Heldon & Weidorje! This crosses the sound of Magma & Heldon. Players include Richard Pinhas, David Rose, Bernard Paganotti, Christian Vander, Didier Batard, Jean-Pierre Fouquey & more! 15-CT 593 $30.00
Zanov - Moebius 256 301 vinyl lp + 7" (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) First ever legit reissue of this too little known, but quite great early electronic / space / synthi album! Recommended! "Originally released by Polydor in 1978, this second album by French electronic pioneer Pierre Salkazanov (a.k.a. Zanov) sees a welcome reissue on vinyl, accompanied by a free bonus 7-inch containing previously unavailable tracks. A uniquely French slant on cosmic electronic music from the same scene that gave us Didier Bocquet, Richard Pinhas and Heldon, Jean Michel Jarre. 15-LPS 207 $34.00
Various Artists - In Fractured Silence CD “Compilation curated by Steven Stapleton (of Nurse with Wound) of creative-experimental-unlikely music, originally released in 1984. Released on his United Dairies label that he had created with John Fothergill, he naturally called on Jean-Jacques Birgé and Francis Gorgé, who were then playing with Bernard Vitet in Un drame musical instantané. The compilation would be named In Fractured Silence. Alongside Nurse With Wound and Un drame musical instantané, could be heard Hélène Sage (whom Birgé... 05-FFL 087CD $16.00
U.D.M.I. / Un Drame Musical Instantané - Les Bons Contes Font Les Bons Amis CD (expanded) “Un Drame Musical Instantané were founded in 1976, featuring Jean-Jacques Birgé, Bernard Vitet and Francis Gorgé. Their aim was to promote collective musical creation, co-signing their albums, which they consider as artworks in themselves, or their live shows which they tried to renew every time they played. Their sound was created with many influences: They borrowed their sources from rock (synthesizer player Birgé and guitarist Gorgé, both authors of the album, Défense de); jazz (trumpeter Vitet... 21-GG 401 $19.00
Widemann, Benoit - Tsunami vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Benoit was keyboardist for Magma from 1975 to 1978. Additionally, he released two solo albums in the mid/late 70's, of which this was the second, originally released in 1979. A keyboard/Moog-dominated record that at times gets amazingly heavy and at other times very wonderfully atmospheric, this is sorta comparable in timbre and tone to Jan Hammer's best work post Mahavishnu. “French keyboard wizard Widemann's (ex-Magma) Tsunami is an incredible mix of electronics and jazz-fusion with prog/avant.. 05-SOMM 043LP $30.00
Mickey Guitar Band - From The Beaches Ken Matsutani – guitar Inage Louis – bass Hiroshi Hasegawa - electronics, field recordings Rinji Fukuoka - drums, percussion, voice “Instrumental psych from Japan. Ken Matsutani was manager of the legendary Captain Trip Records. Japanese guitarist and vocalist, best known as the leader of Marble Sheep, he has also participated in several other Japanese rock underground groups including AOR and Cement Women (1982), Onna (1985), White Heaven (1986). Rinji Fukuoka is a Tokyo-based... 05-BBCD 067CD $11.00
Blue Notes - Blue Notes For Johnny CD Dudu Pukwana – soprano & alto saxes Chris McGregor – piano Louis Moholo – drums “On October 25th 1986 the world of jazz and improvised music lost one of its most original and creative musicians, when the bassist Johnny Mbizo Dyani died in Berlin. This album is dedicated to the man and his music by his South African brothers with whom he left South Africa as a member of the Blue Notes in 1964. Recorded in London on 18 August 1987. The CD album is now available again, for the first tim Ogun OGCD 028 $15.00
Dean, Elton - Seven For Lee Variations CD Elton Dean - saxophones Keith Tippett - piano Harry Miller - double bass Louis Moholo - drums “Recorded live on 25th February 1979, Teatro Cristallo, Milan, Italy. Previously unreleased.” 26-BPJ021STC $17.00
Abraxis - Abraxis vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Charles Loos (piano, keyboards) Dirk Bogaert (flute) Paul Elias (guitar) Jean-Paul Musette (bass) Tony Malisan (drums) Jacky Mauer (drums) “Jazz Rock supergroup from Belgium, including members from the veteran league of Prog and Jazz Rock music.The founding members appear to be keyboardist Charles Loos, who had parted ways with Cos a few years back, flutist Dirk Bogaert and drummer Jack Mauer, who previously played with Waterloo and Pazop, bassist Jean-Paul Musette... 18-RPC 042 $26.00
James, Skip - Rare and Unreleased (special) "Vanguard gave us a magnificent gift this year,with this issue of a complete unknown session by the very great Nehemiah "Skip" James (1902-1969),the most original master of the country blues. Born in Bentonia (like Jack Owens),Skip gave to the blues... 02-VANGUARD79705 $7.00
Kënnlisch - Kënnlisch vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) “Kënnlisch, one of the rarest haunting psychedelic acid folk LPs from France, was the work of brothers Philippe and Jean-François Macherey. Originally released in 1976 on the mega collectable label Le Kiosque d'Orphée, it contains some of the most beautiful sounds to come out of the 1970s alternative music scene. An instrumental album, it opens with a burst of sunshine vibes and takes them into the experimental scene of French alternative folk avantgarde with a strong Cosmische influence. Beauty. 18-LPS 234 $29.00
Un Drame Musical Instantane - A Travail Egal Salaire Egal (expanded / remastered) "A Travail Egal Salaire Egal was Un Drame Musical Instantane's third album, originally released in 1982 on the group's own GRRR label. Since its creation in 1976, featuring Jean-Jacques Birgé, Bernard Vitet and Francis Gorgé, the group has decided to promote collective musical creation, co-signing their albums, which they consider as artworks in themselves, or their live shows which they try to renew every time they play. Un Drame borrowed their sources from rock (synthesizer player Birgé and... 21-GG244 $19.00
Montreal Sound Matter - Montreal Matiere Sonore Montreal Sound Matter-Montreal Matieres Sonore $13.00 "Montréal matières sonore brings together eight Canadian and international sound artists. The project began with a workshop on environmental sound collecting by Francisco López and led to the... POGUS21041 $13.00
Windo, Gary - Anglo American Anglo American, the 2nd retrospective of the late saxist Gary Windos work to appear on Cuneiform, was compiled by Michael King and features liner notes by Pam Windo, as well as rare photos supplied by her. While Gary recorded in an amazing number of si... RUNE189 $15.00
Texier, Henri - Dakota Mab "It is easy to imagine that the wit, wisdom and wonder Texier displayed over the course of that evening stem from his humble beginnings as a teenager practicing with friends in the basement of the signalman’s house on a switch yard where he grew up in the Fifties. And that they evolved over the course of his various engagements alongside drummer Daniel Humair and later pianist George Gruntz in the Jazz clubs of the French capital, the three of them eventually becoming Phil Woods’ famous „European Rhythm... 34-INTCHR 71317 $17.00
McGregor, Chris / Brotherhood of Breath - Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath 180 gram vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Incredible, gatefold, HEAVY-WEIGHT feel to this beautiful, number (#345/500) reissue of the Brotherhood's greatest studio recording The great 1st album by the Brotherhood has been newly reissued and remastered under original producer Joe Boyd... 05-IMT10982850.1 $38.00
De Beren Gieren / Susana Santos Silva - The Detour Fish The Ljubljana Jazz Festival has the good policy to program either veterans or newcomers who already proved their value, and here is the recording of the incendiary concert presented at the 2014 edition of that event by young piano jazz trio De Beren... Clean Feed CF 317 $16.00
Healey, Jeff - Beautiful Noise "Originally recorded for the Canadian TV show "A Beautiful Noise" (Toronto - January 2006), this program includes additional interview and musical footage. Healey, playing trumpet and guitar, leads his excellent band The Jazz Wizards forward into... 21--MVD 4950 $14.00
Meloni, Sebastiano - Dialogues "An all-star Italian trio - Sebastiano Meloni piano, Nicola Cossu double bass, Roberto Dani drums play a dozen improvisations recorded in Cagliari in 2009. Sebastiano Meloni says: “Our music is almost completely improvised, apart from a few themes... SLAM 523 $15.00
Various Artists - Jazz Shots from the East Coast, Volume 2 DVD Surprisingly high quality visually, considering the age and rarity! "This outstanding DVD series pays homage to the East coast and to some of the most important musicians who have spent a major part of their career there. What is taken into account whe... 21-EFORFILMS2869053 $18.00