Third Bar Crate Essentials

This collection gathers the artists that shape The Third Bar Crate — the after-hours icons, deep-cut jazz explorers, soul-soaked storytellers, and blues philosophers whose records carry the weight of midnight. These are the musicians who don’t rush, don’t oversing, and don’t care about the charts. They deal in mood, space, ache, and truth.

It’s not an exhaustive list — just a window into the sounds this crate pulls from: spiritual jazz drifting like smoke, blues that leans heavy on the heart, soul that cuts deep, late-night ballads that feel half-broken, and grooves slow enough to drown out the rest of the world.

A quiet guide for quiet hours. A soft light in a dark bar. A preview of everything that makes the Third Bar Crate linger long after the needle lifts.

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Bush
Sixteen Stone [CD]
Very low stock (1 unit)
12⁹⁹

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Jah Stitch
Watch Your Step Youthman [CD]
Very low stock (1 unit)
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Sofia Portanet
Freier Geist [Vinyl]
Very low stock (1 unit)
20⁷⁹ ~~21⁹⁹~~

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Mute Swan
Pre-Order: Skin Slip - Purple [Colored Vinyl] (Purp)
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Puma Blue
Pre-Order: Croak Dream [CD]
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14⁹⁹

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Drum & Bliss / Various
Pre-Order: Drum & Bliss [CD]
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12⁹⁹

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Uli Jon Roth
Tokyo Tapes Revisited: Live in Japan [CD]
Very low stock (9 units)
41⁴⁹ ~~42⁹⁹~~

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ROLANDO BRUNO Y EL GRUPO AREVALO
Cosas Raras [Vinyl]
Very low stock (8 units)
26⁴⁹ ~~26⁹⁹~~

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Alton Ellis
Changes [Vinyl]
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17⁷⁹ ~~17⁹⁹~~

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PHILL NIBLOCK
YPGPN [CD]
Very low stock (2 units)
16⁹⁹

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Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies (Red Colored Vinyl) [Vinyl]
Very low stock (1 unit)
28⁹⁹

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Various Artists
Daptone Rhythm Showcase, Vol. 1 [Vinyl]
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22⁷⁹ ~~23⁹⁹~~

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