SMC, 2009. New Copy
Here it is after an arduous, nearly decade long wait -- Rakim's epically long in the making Seventh Seal -- released on his own label after the much discussed departure from Dr Dre! Rakim's authority and gravity on the mic is still second to none, and Seventh Seal's best tracks stark and
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Arision (UK), 1981. New Copy
Unbelievable -- and a record that's one of our favorites by the fantastic Italian jazz pianist! Marco Di Marco is a richly talented player with a keen ear for lyrical beauty and a strong sense of the groove -- and here, he's working in quartet formation, in New York, with a group that includes
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Riviera/Sonorama (Germany), 1970. New Copy
Fantastic French grooves from the end of the 60s -- a killer set of jazz-based tracks recorded by trumpeter Ivan Jullien, with help from funky arranger Michel Colombier! Jullien recorded a fair bit of jazz and studio work around the time, and his playing here is razor-sharp -- and supported by
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Norton, 1960s. New Copy
A decade of Kim Fowley produced, arranged and recorded madness -- proto garage, sleazy surf styled rumbles, pulpy vocal pop, and fuzzy tunes galore -- some credited to Kim Fowley and more savage tunes from Bruce & Jerry, Renegades, Mo And Jo, Blue Bells, Althea And The Memories and more! It's
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ABC/Reel Music, 1974. New Copy
Genius work from Freda Payne -- a set recorded after her bigger fame years for Invictus/Hot Wax -- but a record that's done with an even deeper feel overall! The album features some key contributions from Lamont Dozier -- who wasn't credited on the original record, due to his continuing contract
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Strut (UK), Mid 60s/Mid 70s. New Copy
The first ever comprehensive anthology of Ethio Jazz from unrivaled master Mulatu Astatke -- put together by our heroes at Strut Records -- the same label that released Mulatu's stellar collaboration with the Heliocentrics just a year earlier! Strut picks material from his prime 60s & 70s
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Schema (Italy), 2009. New Copy 2CD
A long-overdue collection of all the mixes, side-projects, and rare "Nicola Conte version" tracks that have cropped up in the past decade or so -- work that's every bit as great as the material Conte includes on his own albums and singles! Nicola Conte's not a remixer -- he's a re-imagine
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Brownswood (UK), 2009. New Copy 2CD
Gilles Peterson in Havana -- not digging older tracks, but working with a great array of contemporary players in a killer double-length set of grooves! The music here is all freshly recorded, but echoes with 50 years of Cuban styles -- initial modern modes of the postwar years, experiments of the
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Capitol (Japan), 1983. New Copy
Wonderful work from this overlooked early 80s groover -- the great Beau Williams, certainly not a household name, but a singer responsible for some really great work for Capitol Records! There's a groove here, but it's never too uptight -- and some of the best numbers on the record are actually
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GDM (Italy), 1982. New Copy
A sexy little soundtrack from Piero Piccioni -- penned for an early 80s film, but done with a slinky style that's pure Euro 70s all the way! Keyboards mix nicely with strings on many tracks -- almost in a way that Piccioni seems to borrow from American soul maestros of the previous decade -- but
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Home Grown, 2009. New Copy
A mix of natural soulfulness, headier boom bap and club soul from Linn & Freddie -- the team of Freddie Cruger/Red Astaire and Stockholm based jazz & soul singer Linn Segolson -- plus guests Anthony David, Kent Segolson., ADL & Mad Midget! The opening duet between Linn & Anthony
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Tramp (Germany), Late 70s. New Copy
Rare 70s Latin jazz funk from Sinto, actually a German combo -- with a sound that's on par with the great Latin funk coming out of the west coast US of the era -- and a bit of a spiritual jazz groove! The group brings some excellent percussion, a sinister bass groove, bursts of funky brass, and
... (Funky 45's)
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Jazzman (UK), 2009. New Copy
An amazing deep funk combo from Japan -- one that almost rivals Osaka Monaurail for classic-styled grooves! These guys have a sharpness that reminds us of the late 60s James Brown Band at their best, touched with a bit of JBs instrumental riffing -- all produced with just the right gritty edge to
... (Deep Funk)
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Freestyle (UK), 2009. New Copy
Spacey club soul from SK Radicals -- the most soulful material we've heard from the group to date -- and also more rooted in jazz than we remember from earlier work -- done with clean modern sound! The group gets off a variety of moods, from the contemplative soul of the opener "Troubled
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Casablanca/Shout (UK), 1981/1982. New Copy
Overlooked work from these mighty Motown legends -- two later albums recorded in the early 80s for Casablanca Records! Tonight is a surprisingly great set from The Four Tops -- hardly the throwaway effort you might expect from some of the other Casablanca projects of the time -- and instead a
... (Soul)
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Soundway (UK), 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy
A sprawling set of tropical grooves from Panama, and the third in the series from Soundway -- compiled by Roberto Gyemant and Miles Cleret, with a little help for this set from Will Holland, aka Quantic -- as soulful and brilliant as it is essential! These rare recordings blend cultural styles
... (Global Grooves)
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Sublime Frequencies, Mid 60s/Early 70s. New Copy
Pulp grooves from 60s & 70s Singapore -- gritty garage rock & soul, beat, and strange girl pop grooves compiled from rare Malaysian 45s! The tunes blend American and European rock & pop sounds with more traditional sounds of Asia and the Malaysian peninsula -- many with female vocals,
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Soundway (UK), Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD
A compilation of Ghana music like we've never seen before -- and straight up beautifully put together by Soundway -- 70s sounds that fused regional traditions with boundary free soul, rhythm & blues, and rock! Ghana in the 1970s was in a transition from a more prosperous, and less militarily
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SWP (UK), 1950s/1960s. New Copy
An amazing tribute to one of the hippest drummers ever -- the late, short-lived Phil Seamen -- easily one of the hippest cats to ever hit the kit on the British jazz scene, and a player who could make visiting Americans forget all about their rhythm sections back home! Phil had an undeniable
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Locust, 1970. New Copy
Rural accented, haunting and wonderful folk material from Jay Bolotin -- a Kentucky bred songwriter and singer who made an impact on some powerful artists in Nashville, and in the country and folk landscape in general, but never really got his due for his own work -- including this wholly excellent
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