Label

MPS Records

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MPS Records was a 1960s-70s label releasing experimental jazz, world music, and avant-garde work on vinyl.

ChiasmaChiasmaMessage From G.Joanne Grauer Introducing Lorraine FeatherTrombirdsSolo Now

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MPS Records was a record label that operated during the late 1960s and 1970s, releasing music across jazz, world music, and experimental genres. Based on the catalog evidence, the label demonstrated an eclectic approach to artist development and genre exploration, issuing work that ranged from Afrodisiaca's world music influences to avant-garde jazz recordings such as Globe Unity. The label's output during this period reflected broader trends in European experimental and progressive music scenes, with releases primarily issued on vinyl LP format. MPS Records maintained an exploratory philosophy, supporting musicians working at the intersections of traditional and contemporary sounds. While detailed documentation of the label's founding and complete artist roster remains limited in accessible archives, the surviving releases indicate MPS Records played a role in documenting and promoting innovative music across multiple genres during a creatively fertile period. The label's significance lies in its documented commitment to releasing boundary-pushing work that challenged conventional genre categorization during the 1970s.

Catalog

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ChiasmaChiasmaYosuke Yamashita Trio · Vinyl-LpChiasmaChiasmaYosuke Yamashita Trio · Vinyl-LPMessage From G.Message From G.Friedrich Gulda · 1979 · Vinyl-LP-6Joanne Grauer Introducing Lorraine FeatherJoanne Grauer Introducing Lorraine FeatherJoanne Grauer · 1978 · Vinyl-LPTrombirdsTrombirdsAlbert Mangelsdorff · 1977 · Vinyl-LPSolo NowSolo NowAlbert Mangelsdorff · 1976 · Vinyl-LPThe Wide PointThe Wide PointAlbert Mangelsdorff, Elvin Jones, Palle Danielson · 1975 · Vinyl-LpGlobe UnityGlobe UnityAlexander von Schlippenbach · 1975 · Vinyl-LpTotal SpaceTotal SpaceRolf Kühn Group · 1975 · Vinyl-LPPower By Pauer, Live At The DomicilePower By Pauer, Live At The DomicileFriedrich Pauer · 1974 · Vinyl-LPIn TuneIn TuneThe Oscar Peterson Trio · 1973 · Vinyl-LPThis Way OutThis Way OutJoachim Kühn · 1973 · Vinyl-LP-2We'll Remember KomedaWe'll Remember KomedaMichał Urbaniak · 1973 · Vinyl-LPDecipherDecipherJohn Taylor Trio · 1973 · Vinyl-LPBirds Of UndergroundBirds Of UndergroundAlbert Mangelsdorff Quintet · 1973 · Vinyl-LPKnirschKnirschEt Cetera · 1972 · Vinyl-LPFata Morgana (Live At The Domicile)Fata Morgana (Live At The Domicile)Friedrich Gulda · 1971 · Vinyl-LPLive At The Jazz GalerieLive At The Jazz GalerieEl Babaku · 1971 · Vinyl-LPHarporhythmHarporhythmJonny Teupen · 1971 · Vinyl-LPTough Tenors Again 'N' AgainTough Tenors Again 'N' AgainThe Eddie Davis-Johnny Griffin Quintet · 1971 · Vinyl-LPScience Fiction For Big OrganScience Fiction For Big OrganLudwig Doerr · 1970 · Vinyl-LPFree Jazz Goes UndergroundFree Jazz Goes UndergroundFree Orbit · 1970 · Vinyl-LPQuestions 67+68 / Love TrainQuestions 67+68 / Love TrainThe Third Wave · 1970 · Vinyl-7"Gittin' To Know Y'AllGittin' To Know Y'AllVarious · 1970 · Vinyl-LPAfrodisiacaAfrodisiacaJohn Tchicai · 1969 · Vinyl-LPEternal RhythmEternal RhythmDon Cherry · 1969 · Vinyl-LPThe QuestThe QuestDolphy · 1969 · Vinyl-LPThe Air From Other PlanetsThe Air From Other PlanetsFriedrich Gulda · 1969 · Vinyl-LPVienna RevisitedVienna RevisitedFriedrich Gulda · 1969 · Vinyl-LPOpen Space (The Down Beat Poll Winners In Europe)Open Space (The Down Beat Poll Winners In Europe)Karin Krog · 1969 · Vinyl-LPRequiem For Che Guevara / Psalmus SpeiRequiem For Che Guevara / Psalmus SpeiVan Hove · 1969 · Vinyl-LPAfrodisiacaAfrodisiacaJohn Tchicai And Cadentia Nova Danica · 1969 · Vinyl-LpAuto Jazz (Tragic Destiny Of Lorenzo Bandini)Auto Jazz (Tragic Destiny Of Lorenzo Bandini)Barney Wilen · 1968 · Vinyl-LP

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