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Strata/180 Proof, 1974. New Copy 2 LPs Gatefold (reissue)
Sweet reeds and lots of Fender Rhodes – a lost 70s album from the Detroit underground, and one of the best-ever sets from saxophonist Larry Nozero! Larry's working here in close collaboration with keyboardist Dennis Tini – whose Rhodes and Clavinet work really make the album sparkle, ... (Jazz)
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Alton McClain & Destiny

Gonna Tell The World
Polydor/Expansion (UK), 1981. New Copy
A sublime set from Alton McClain & Destiny – one of the hippest female soul trios ever – and a group who definitely work at a level that's far above most of their contemporaries! The group's got a jazzy flourish here that really deepens their sound – a strong influence from ... (Soul)
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Omar

Man
Shanachie, 2013. New Copy
A killer set from Omar – an artist we've loved right from the start, and someone who's never ever let us down! The record's got a great lean feel – almost a return to the modes that Omar first released on his classic material for Talking Loud – that tight, no-nonsense approach to ... (Neo Soul)
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Groove Merchant/P-Vine (Japan), 1973. New Copy
The butt-squeezing cover should be enough to let you know that this is one funky album – but if that doesn't get the message across, the grooves certainly do! O'Donel Levy plays tight and funky guitar, and also sings a bit on the set – working with a tight combo that features Charles ... (Jazz)
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B Baker Chocolate Co

B Baker Chocolate Co
LC/P-Vine (Japan), 1979. New Copy
Pure genius from the B Baker Chocolate Company – a set that's equal parts fusion and soul, held together by these rich arrangements that really send the whole thing home! The album's never too slick, yet has a sense of perfection that matches some of the best soulful fusion dates at Blue ... (Jazz)
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Sackville, 1975. New Copy
One of Roscoe Mitchell's greatest albums from the 70s – a record that easily matches, if not beats, his classic recordings for Delmark and Nessa! Like those sets, there's a perfect sense of clarity here – the best essence of the AACM scene, taken to its most adventurous level by Roscoe ... (Jazz)
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Dwitza (Brazil), 2013. New Copy
Tremendous work from Ed Motta – a record that not only lives up to all the promise we've found in his music over the years – but which also goes way way beyond, and really knocks it out of the park! The title here is no lie, as Ed's a huge fan of AOR modes from the 70s – ... (Neo Soul)
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MCA/Purpose, 1979. New Copy
A dancefloor soul classic – one of the strongest albums ever by Al Hudson, Alicia Meyers, and the whole One Way crew! The record's got a sweet soulful feel that provides a nice counterpoint to its bass-heavy grooves – popping along at that midtempo pace that was Al's popular remedy for ... (Soul)
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Harry Partch

Bewitched
Cacophonic (UK), 1957. New Copy (reissue)
Important early work from the legendary Harry Partch – a rare album that features some of the best passages from his larger Bewitched composition – recorded here in a rootsy style that really gets at the groundbreaking nature of the music! Passages are pulled from the larger story ... (Out Sound)
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Numero, 1970s. New Copy
Spacey sounds from the enigmatic Iasos – a legendary figure in the 70s underground – and an artist with a heck of a great ear for organic electronics and unusual recording techniques! This cool collection of Iasos' music was put together by Carlos Nino with the guys at Numero – ... (Out Sound)
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Irma (Italy), 2013. New Copy
Mighty keyboards from Francesco Gazzara – easily one of our favorite Irma Records artists from years back – still sounding pretty darn great here in a nicely mature setting! The album's got a bit of the bossa promised in the title, but also has a wider-ranging groove too – echoes ... (New Grooves)
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Shanachie, 2013. New Copy
Blue velvet from Maysa – a singer who's every bit as sweet as ever – and working here with warmly jazzy backdrops from Chris "Big Dog" Davis! The lady's got all the flow we've always loved in her music – and if anything, she manages to refine her sound even further with ... (Neo Soul)
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Virgin/Light In The Attic, 1978. New Copy 2 CDs Gatefold
The bracing debut of Public Image Itd! First Issue is seriously one of the most stunning post punk albums of its time – and we think it's light years ahead of the Sex Pistols in terms of boundless creativity and originality. Given that the Pistols disintegrated mere months before First ... (Rock)
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Patricia Marx

Trinta
Lab 344 (Brazil), 2013. New Copy
Warm, wonderful, and completely beautiful work from Patricia Marx – a singer we've followed from the start, and who's reemerged here after a bit of silence – sounding even more spellbinding than ever! Patricia's one of the most soulful Brazilian singers of the past decade or two – ... (Brazil)
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Michel Magne

Musique Taschiste
Cacophonic (UK), 1957. New Copy
Striking sounds from Michel Magne – an artist who's best known for his groovy soundtracks of the 60s – but who steps out here with a rare experimental set from the late 50s! The style is very much in keeping with the most compelling of the postwar generation in France – as Magne ... (Soundtracks)
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Quasimoto

Yessir Whatever
Stones Throw, 2000s. New Copy
12 tracks recorded in roughly as many years from Quasimoto – maddest of all Madlib personas – in a batch of rarities and unreleased archival cuts that's as fresh and funky as anything 'Lib's delivered in years! Lord Quas is often described as Madlib's id – delivering top notch, ... (Hip Hop)
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Sunnyside, 2013. New Copy
Kenny Barron's a man with many modes to love – but he sounds especially great here in a Brazilian jazz setting – thanks to help from his Brazilian Knights combo! The album's got plenty of warm piano lines from Barron – stepping out with a fluid, gentle sort of feel – and a ... (Jazz)
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Orrin Evans

It Was Beauty
Criss Cross (Netherlands), 2013. New Copy
Bold work from pianist Orrin Evans – a player we grow to love more and more with each new record! Evans has always been great, but in recent years he's really perfected a special style of his own – a way of pushing forth and fluttering fleet notes out with effortless ease – ... (Jazz)
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Evan Parker & Matthew Shipp

Rex, Wrecks, & XXX
Rogue Art (France), 2013. New Copy 2 CDs
An incredible pairing of talents – and one that seems to really bring out the best in both artists – making for a record that's stronger than most recent work we've heard from either Matthew Shipp or Evan Parker! The double-length set features one CD of studio work, and one of live ... (Jazz)
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Wadada Leo Smith & Tumo

Occupy The World
Tum (Finland), 2013. New Copy 2 CDs
An impressive larger project from Wadada Leo Smith – one that features his full compositions played by the Tumo ensemble of Finland – with a range of sounds, tones, and textures that's simply breathtaking! All the spacious, organic elements of Smith's smaller-group work is still in ... (Jazz)
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Gemelli/Cometa (Italy), Late 60s. New Copy
A lost set of crime jazz from the 60s – originally released as a rare sound library set by composer Gino Marinuzzi! The music here has a quality that's more like American jazz scoring of the early part of the decade – with lots of sharp woodwinds and plenty of highly percussive moments ... (Soundtracks)
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Billy Bang

Da Bang
Tum (Finland), 2013. New Copy
One of the last sessions ever recorded by the legendary Billy Bang – but a set that still bristles with all the intensity that first made us fall in love with his music! If anything, the album's almost a back-to-basics effort for Billy – served up with the kind of soulful, searching ... (Jazz)
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GDM (Italy), 1970. New Copy
There's a tank on the cover, but the music's got a surprisingly gentle feel at times – not always the heavy military mix you might imagine! But that's also the kind of sound we might expect from Nico Fidenco – who's better known for his scores for erotic films – and here he finds ... (Soundtracks)
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No Ice Cream Sound

Issue 4
Shimmy Shimmy (UK), 2012. New Copy
The deepest issue of No Ice Cream Sound so far – and a special NYC issue that's graced with a really wonderful cover! The issue sports plenty of New York-centrist features – including local record faves, interviews with Clive Chin, Shaggy, and Rayvon – plus Brooklyn's Finest, Dre ... (Magazines)
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Ennio Morricone

Slalom
GDM (Italy), 1965. New Copy
A very groovy early soundtrack by Ennio Morricone – done with a fantastic sound that's made even more wonderful by vocal work from I Cantori Moderni – a hip vocalese group that's kind of the Italian version of The Swingle Singers! The group has sung more famously on soundtracks by ... (Soundtracks)
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John Ellison (Soul Brother Six)

Up From Funk
Jamie, Late 60s/Early 70s/2013. New Copy 2 CDs
A deep deep retrospective on soul singer John Ellison – best known for his work in the group Soul Brother Six – but a heck of a great talent on his own! The set's an unusual one – in that it features a fair bit of old recordings from the vaults of Jamie Records, mixed with new ... (Soul)
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United Artists/Real Gone, 1965. New Copy
A pair of solo albums from actress Patty Duke – back to back on a single CD! Don't Just Stand There is surprisingly sweet pop from kid actress Patty – a set cut at a time when the right sort of studio backdrops could make just about any sort of voice into a hit record! The main ... (Vocalists)
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LTJ X-Perience

Ain't Nothin But A Groove
Irma (Italy), 2013. New Copy
A great return to form for the LTJ Experience – exactly the kind of tight grooves and soulful sounds that made Luca Trevisi such a standout in earlier years of the Italian club scene! The style here is really back to basics – somewhere between the spareness of the post-disco years and ... (New Grooves)
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Caravan

American Antari
Strawberry Rain, 1976. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)
Not the Caravan group of Brit jazz rock fame, but a later Thai combo – working here in sharp protest of American military action in Southeast Asia during the 70s! The set's got a really unique regional flavor – a folksy blend of acoustic instruments and voices that often has guitar ... (Global Grooves)
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Source Family

Source Family
Drag City, 1973/1974. New Copy (reissue)
A tightly-curated soundtrack for the Source Family documentary – a film the looks at the California commune and spiritualist refuge of Father Yod and his followers – and a creative engine for the psych folk sounds of Father, The Source Family, Ya Ho Wa 13 and others! It features 1973 ... (Rock)
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Kanye West

Yeezus
Def Jam, 2013. New Copy
Kayne West releases his most dichotomous album to date – angular waves of sound mixed with glitzy electrofunk, autotuned confessions backed by a Nina Simone samples, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and Chief Keef singing on the same track – this is pretty challenging stuff and it's got a mood ... (Hip Hop)
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Progressive, 1978. New Copy
A great later date from the legendary Sonny Stitt – and one recorded with the same soulful depth and laidback feel as his best 50s sessions for Roost or Verve! Sonny blows both alto and tenor sax here – and works in the warm company of Sadik Hakim, whose sharp tones on piano bring in a ... (Jazz)
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David Binney

Lifted Land
Criss Cross (Holland), 2013. New Copy
Fleet lines on alto sax from David Binney – a player who's paired here with pianist Craig Taborn, a perfect partner for his sound! The set often has Binney and Taborn stepping around together – piano and alto in this dance that's rich and compelling – with more than enough ... (Jazz)
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Mothers Of Invention (Frank Zappa)

Freak Out (180 gram pressing)
Verve/Zappa, 1966. New Copy 2 LP Gatefold (reissue)
A fabulous furry freak out from Frank Zappa – the start of a legendary run in the late 60s – and a record that is still as mindblowing now as it was all those many years back! There's a deadpan quality to the vocals that's unlike anything other groups were trying for at the time – ... (Rock)
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United Artists/Real Gone, 1967/1968. New Copy
A pair of Patty Duke albums from the late 60s – one of them previously unreleased! First up is Patty Duke Sings Songs From Valley Of The Dolls – a record that definitely draws on the drama of her Neely O'Hara role in the film of the same name – with tunes that have a bit more of ... (Vocalists)
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Lage Lund

Foolhardy
Criss Cross (Holland), 2013. New Copy
Great guitar from Lage Lund – a player who's definitely got his own sense of phrasing and voice – and who's definitely one of the key jazz guitarists to emerge in the 21st Century! Lage has this way of spinning out notes and tones with effortless ease – often in this cascade of ... (Jazz)
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Medical, 1985. New Copy
Rare electro pop from mid 80s Columbus, Ohio – but music that would be equally at home in the Sheffield or Manchester scenes of a few years before! Near Paris are a totally great group who definitely deserved bigger fame – working here with just the right balance of darkness and catchy ... (Rock)
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Cometa (Italy), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy
A special set of rare themes from Ennio Morricone – with a focus on the unusual and grotesque! The music's a bit more subtle than some of Morricone's bolder work for horror soundtracks – yet it often shares a similar sense of dark sounds and offbeat phrasing – sometimes at a ... (Soundtracks)
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Brown Door/Shout (Japan), 1971. New Copy
Partly a funk combo, but a group that's also got plenty of jazz in the mix too – thanks to the presence of Tom Harrell on trumpet and Steve Turre on trombone! Both players were well on the verge of becoming major talents in jazz on their own – and their presence here really gives the ... (Soul)
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S Tone Inc

Lost & Found
Schema (Italy), 2013. New Copy
Nothing lost here at all – as the album's a standout set of new material from S-Tone, plus remixes of a few older nuggets – and may well be his best so far! There's a soulful depth to the music that we don't remember from before – a quality that mixes the jazzy and bossa-inflected ... (New Grooves)
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George Braith

Musart
Prestige/Dusty Groove, 1967. New Copy
One of our favorite-ever albums on Prestige Records from the 60s – and a set that's a fair bit different than most of the other work on the label! The set's an unusual outing for saxophonist George Braith – cut after his famous albums for Blue Note, and in a mode that's quite different ... (Jazz)
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Patricia Marx

Trinta – Ao Vivo (DVD)
Lab 344 (Brazil), 2013. New Copy
Patricia Marx brings her soulful style to a live setting – recorded in honor of her great Trinta album, and with guest appearances from Seu Jorge, Sorry Drummer, and Filiph Neo! Marx is as lovely and compelling on screen as she is on record – and titles include "Menino", ... (DVDs & Videos)
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Ahmed Abdul-Malik

Spellbound
Prestige/Dusty Groove, 1964. New Copy
Sublime sounds from the always-amazing Ahmed Abdul-Malik – a jazz bassist at heart, but also a musician with a great ear for Eastern instrumentation as well! Ahmed cut a few key records at the end of the 50s and start of the 60s – and this spellbinding set may well be one of his ... (Jazz)
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Euphonic/Delmark, 1976. New Copy
Art Hodes remembers Bessie Smith – but in a stripped-down mode that's definitely all his own! The set's one of Art's great solo outings for the Euphonic label – cut in the mid 70s, in a very respectful way that allows plenty of space for his magnificent sense of tone and timing – ... (Jazz)
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Universal (Japan), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy
DJ Muro's digging James Brown – and we're digging the massive way he mixes together the music! The set's way more than another James Brown compilation – and instead, it feels more like a love letter to The Godfather – served up in music made by James himself, and some of his key ... (Soul)
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Zambezi/Strawberry Rain, 1976. New Copy (reissue)
Plenty of fuzz and plenty of spirit – a wonderful debut from this African group of the 70s – a combo who work here with equal parts of influence from Jimi Hendrix and some of the other Zamrock groups of the time! Lyrics are in English, and have this blue-toned quality that's really ... (Global Grooves)
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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou

Skeletal Essences Of Afro Funk – 1969 to 1980
Analog Africa (Germany), New Copy 2LP Gatefold
The title gets it perfectly right on this sweet little set – as the grooves are raw and stripped down – often just to the core elements of Afro Funk! The music may be the most hard-hitting we've ever heard from this legendary combo – and it's served up beautifully in this well-sel ... (Global Grooves)
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Stan Hunter & Sonny Fortune

Trip On The Strip
Prestige/Dusty Groove, 1966. New Copy
A rare gem on 60s Prestige Records – and one of the earliest records to feature the incredible talents of reedman Sonny Fortune! Sonny burst into fame in the 70s as a spiritual player with a really freewheeling groove – but this late 60s date has Fortune in the company of Hammond ... (Jazz)
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Brown Door/Shout (Japan), 1973. New Copy
A killer little indie soul set from Oakland's Marvin Holmes – one that's quite different than his better known work for the Uni label – and done in a great blend of jazz, soul, and funk styles! The album's got that great genre-crossing sound that was going down heavily in Holmes' Bay ... (Soul)
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Fontana/Mercury (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 5 LPs
A massive box set of Scott Walker at his most essential – Scott 1, Scott 2, Scott 3, Scott 4 and 'Til The Band Comes In – and it includes a lavish, full-sized and full color 40+ page booklet! This is the place to start with Scott Walker – his initial years as a solo artist – ... (Rock)
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Manu Dibango

Kusini
Delta Sigma Theta, 1975. New Copy (reissue)
A fantastic bit of rare funk from Manu Dibango – originally scored for a film that starred Greg Morris, Ruby Dee, and Ossie Davis – but every bit as funky as Manu's own work of the time! The tunes are all very firmly in the best style of his earliest work of the 70s, with loads of ... (Global Grooves)
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Sathima Bea Benjamin with Dollar Brand

African Songbird
Sun/Matsuli (UK), 1976. New Copy
One of the coolest albums ever from vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin – and a set that really shows her strong ties to the South African jazz scene of the 70s! The album was done in close collaboration with husband Dollar Brand – who turns in some sublime arrangements for the record, which ... (Vocalists)
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Record Kicks (Italy), 2000s/Early 2010s. New Copy
The deep soul, funk and dancefloor jazz generators at Record Kicks are celebrating 10 years – with this excellent anniversary compilation of pivotal material from their roster – and some previously unreleased gems! Record Kicks has been a global torch carrier for the funky and soulful ... (Funky Compilations)
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Soul Jazz (UK), 1950s/1960s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
The tough, but tender ladies of 60s and 70s country music – sweet, soaring and soulful tunes from a bunch of women who'd eventually crossover to mainstream superstardom – and others who are mostly beloved these days to us vintage honky tonk and country soul diggers! The Country Soul ... (Funky Compilations)
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Motown/Hip-O Select, 1972. New Copy 5 CDs & 45
The sprawling soul sounds of Motown, circa '72 – with all the amazing singles from January to July of that huge and historic year – collected here in the first of a 2 box set grand finale for the Complete Motown Singles series! Creatively, the first half of '72 was an incredible period. ... (Soul)
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GNP/Big Beat (UK), 1967. New Copy 2CDs
A seedy psych Future – as it was foretold by The Seeds, circa '67! The Future kicks off with a dreamy intro – Sky Saxon waxes on with some spoken word backed by gentle, harp-like strings a little bit of organ before it takes flight – a heady clue that this one's gonna amp up the ... (Rock)
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Z Records (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD
We're under the influence of a mighty groove – thanks to the sweet sounds on this massive set – a 2CD treasure trove of rare dancefloor tracks – and one that definitely goes past the obvious! Previous volumes in the great series focused mostly on disco and boogie – but this ... (Funky Compilations)
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Digable Planets

Blowout Comb (plus poster)
Pendulum/Modern Classics, 1994. New Copy 2LP (reissue)
The laidback classic! The Digables certainly weren't the first hip hop group to rely upon cooled out jazzy grooves for the backbone of their sound, but they really brought it home with a hugely endearing and long enduring vibe – and this is their masterpiece! All these years later, Blowout ... (Hip Hop)
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Various

Teranga Senegal
Sterns (UK), New Copy 2CD
A beautiful batch of contemporary Senegalese music – a cross-cultural blend of modern styles with traditional influences – with beautiful songs by Idrissa Diop, Queen Biz, Simon Sene, Ablaye Mbaye, Baye Gallo, Les Freres Guisse and many more! It's a mix of artists who have been ... (Global Grooves)
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Cotillion, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 10x7inch (pic cover)
A killer collection of singles from the legendary Cotillion arm of Atlantic Records – all presented as individual 7" records with original labels, served up in a hip limited edition package! The work here would already be great as a CD compilation – but it's extra special when ... (Funky 45's)
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Decoy & Joy McPhee

Spontaneous Combustion
OTOroku (UK), 2013. New Copy
Joe McPhee plays here with a Hammond organ trio – a setting that partially gets him back to the soulful sound of his roots, but which still keeps things in the freer mode of later years too! Joe starts out the performance with some wonderful solo work on pocket trumpet – played with ... (Jazz)
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Jeri-Jeri

800% Ndagga
Ndagga (UK), 2013. New Copy
A hard-grooving, drum-heavy set from Jeri-Jeri – a project spearheaded by Berlin-based producer Mark Ernestus! 800% Ndagga is an incredible set of Sabar and talking-drum tracks – thunderous, unrelentingly thumped by a griot clan of drummers in Dakar – and taken to an even deeper ... (Global Grooves)
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Itadi

Itadi
Hot Casa (France), 1977. New Copy
A rare Afro funk gem from Itadi – filled with righteous sounds and knowledge, and served up in a dubby groove that's pretty unique! Itadi hails from Togo, but already had experience in the US by the time of this recording – and the sound carries some cross-Atlantic styles that really ... (Global Grooves)
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Black Jazz/Snow Dog (Japan), Early 70s. New Copy
A mighty pairing of talents – one of the greatest DJs in the world and one of the hippest jazz labels – served up in a mindblowing mix of music that's way more than just another compilation! When DJ Muro puts together a set, he doesn't just choose the songs – he works hard to ... (Funky Compilations)
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Sao Paulo Underground (Rob Mazurek)

Beija Flors Velho E Sujo
Cuneiform, 2013. New Copy
Bold grooves from Rob Mazurek – a man of two continents, with a range of talents that's deep enough to match! This set's by Rob's Sao Paulo Underground trio – a group who work here with heady styles that mix free jazz improvisation with electronics and even a bit of proggish jamming ... (Jazz)
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Dust To Digital, Mid 1900s/1910s/1920s/1930s/1940s/Mid 50s. New Copy 2CDs&Book
A treasure trove of rare instrumentals from Greece – culled from rare 78s, with much of it being reissued for the first time ever – some sourced from the only known copies! It's amazing, timeless stuff – achingly emotional string music in many cases, but there's a variety if ... (Global Grooves)
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Underdog (France), 1975. New Copy
A legendary bit of funky fusion from the French scene of the 70s – the standout set from Cortex, a combo who's very heavy on the keyboards! The tunes have a feel that's quite different than American electric work of the time – funky, but also a bit breezy too – with a strong ... (Jazz)
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Abdou Diop

Nootee
Sterns (UK), 2012. New Copy
Senegalese singer Amadou Diop with a beautiful set for Sterns Africa! Abdou's voice is rightly out front in the mix – but instrumentally, his musicians do a terrific job of highlighting Senegal tradition, albeit with clean, modern and contemporary sound. It's a blend of acoustic and ... (Global Grooves)
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Shindig

Issue 33
Shindig, 2013. New Copy
Shindig's got a cover feature on The Seeds in this issue – with a great piece on the making of the group's brilliant The Future record – plus features on Francoise Hardy, Pied Piper Records, Underground Drive-In, Matt Berry, Sandie Shaw, The Third Power, Marsupliami and You Am I! This ... (Magazines)
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Gingko Press, 2005. New Copy
If you've ever wondered what the homes, studios, crates, shelves and work spaces of some of your favorite DJs and producers look like, here's a wonderful window, for peeking into the personal spaces of some of greatest in the game! Behind The Beat is a beautifully put together photo book – ... (Books)
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Shindig (UK), 2013. New Copy
A special edition from Shindig – one that'd fully devoted to the psychedelic folk heroes Incredible String Band! Witches Hats & Painted Chariots explores the legendary work of the group, their expansive influence on their contemporaries and generations to come, and their continuing ... (Magazines)
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Jeri-Jeri

Ndagga Versions
Ndagga (UK), 2013. New Copy
Instrumental versions from the 800% Ndagga sessions – an absolutely incredible set of Sabar and talking-drum tracks – recorded in Dakar with an amazing group of players! The vocal versions are great, and bring in some beauty – but there's never a doubt that it's this amazing ... (Global Grooves)
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Egg/Staubgold (Germany), 1976. New Copy
Definitely the sounds promised in the title – and a sweet little set from 70s Paris, and one that bridges the gap between earlier electric prog and some of the clubbier cosmic sounds to come! The tunes are heavy on keyboards – great moog, Arp, and Fender Rhodes played by Patrick Vian ... (Rock)
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Wire, 2013. New Copy
New Zealand underground rock veterans The Dead C get the cover nod in this issue of The Wire – which also includes an interview with Numero Group honchos Rob Sevier and Ken Shipley, the Global Ear on Hong Kong's Kowloon area, Pangaea in the Invisible Jukebox, transcental banjo genius Paul ... (Magazines)
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Little Beaver

Beaver Fever
Cat/Henry Stone, 1980. New Copy
It's easy to get Beaver Fever when things sound this great – a wonderful modern soul take on the sound of Little Beaver from the 70s – serve up with plenty of warm tones, and a nicely matured version of Beaver's styles! All the bluesy bits from the start are gone, and some of the ... (Soul)
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Trad Vibe (France), 1977. New Copy (reissue)
The second album by Cortex – the obscure French jazz group that's been a favorite of funky collectors for years! The group's got a strong fusion-driven groove on this set – with plenty of tight drumming, hard riffing, and spacey keyboards that give the tunes a nicely soulful finish. ... (Jazz)
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Mass Tropicas, 1970s. New Copy
Amazing work from a legendary Peruvian guitarist – an electric player who works here with a really wonderful sense of groove – and often an echoey tone that's completely sublime! Most numbers have this bouncy, tropical sort of vibe – but the guitar really gives them all an edge, ... (Latin)
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Saturn/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1963. New Copy 2CD
Mindblowing music from Sun Ra & The Arkestra – sounds recorded during the same marathon session that gave the world the records Other Planes Of There, When Sun Comes Out, and When Angels Speak Of Love – but titles that are much more obscure overall! The initial release of the ... (Jazz)
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Beat (Italy), 1976. New Copy
A wonderful sound library set from the great Piero Umiliani – and a record that's filled with some of his coolest electronics ever! The feel of the record is very much in keeping with the image on the cover – kind of sci fi, but kind of playful too – a wonderful blend of ... (Soundtracks)
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AG & Ray West feat Party Arty & Others

Pianos In The Projects (4 X 7" box set)
Red Apples, New Copy 4 x 7 Inch
A 4 X 7" box set from of Red Apples 45s – with AG of DITC and producer Ray West pairing timeless MC skills with equally timeless jazz funk piano and keys – billed as the Pianos In The Project series! Includes the Pianos In The Project EP with Party Arty with the tracks "Red ... (Hip Hop)
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Oliver Lake

Wheels
Passin' Thru, 2013. New Copy
A great large group project from reedman Oliver Lake – and a great reminder of his mighty strengths as a writer and arranger too! Right from the start, Lake's had a great ability to move between smaller, intimate settings and more ensemble-based music – and here, he's at the helm of a ... (Jazz)
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Stones Throw, 2013. New Copy
The retro-futurist soundscapes of Stone's Throw players Chrome Canyon get the remix treatment! Remixes by Peaking Lights, Chateau Marmont, Tomas Barfod, Aaarid, Gavin Russom and Mike Simonetti. Includes "Generations (Chateau Marmont Remix)", "Chasing The Dead (Peaking Lights ... (New Grooves)
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Shout Factory, Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 7 CDs & 2 DVDs
A massive collection of classic Richard Pryor – in a box set that spans the best years of his career, and pulls together some of his greatest material ever – plus rare and unreleased bits! This is probably the best and most ambitious set of Richard's work that's ever been put together ... (Comedy/Spoken)
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Redefinition/New World Color, 2013. New Copy (pic cover)
The vinyl debut of some great tracks by Divine Scienze – and a joint release between Redefinition Records and Blu's New World Color label. "Happiness Is" features Blu, Scene and Britain Parker. "Ring The Alarm" feat Blu. ... (Hip Hop)
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Soul Jazz (UK), 1950s/1960s/1970s. New Copy 2 CD & DVD
A tremendous overview of Carribean sounds from the 50s through the 70s – served up with exactly the kind of depth and care we've come to expect from the folks at Soul Jazz Records! The collection goes way past the obvious – and way past any obvious cliches as well – to really dig ... (Global Grooves)
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Shirley Brown

Woman To Woman
Truth, 1974. New Copy (reissue)
Easily one of the top 5 female southern soul albums of the 70s – a landmark record that Shirley Brown never matched again! The record's got an open, honest quality that's far deeper than even other work from the time on Stax Records – a style that's partly Memphis, but which also has ... (Soul)
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Syreeta

Syreeta (1980)
Tamla/Soulmusic.com (UK), 1980. New Copy
One of Syreeta's deepest albums ever – proud, bold, and wonderfully righteous throughout – filled with a sense of message and purpose that was quite rare for Motown at the start of the 80s! Syreeta's really tapped back into that wonderful energy that made her so great when first ... (Soul)
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Lightnin Hopkins

Walkin This Road By Myself
Bluesville, 1962. New Copy (reissue)
One of our favorite of Lightnin's early 60s Bluesville records! Walking This Road By Myself is a nice little session with a rawer, back porch feel to it than some of his more polished up efforts for the label. Hopkins is on vocals and guitar, but he's not exactly walking all alone here – ... (Blues)
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Stelvio Cipriani

La Supplente Va In Citta
Beat (Italy), 1979. New Copy
A sweet score for this Italian sex comedy of the late 70s – put together with a great mix of disco and more playful styles from the great Stelvio Cipriani! Cipriani virtually invented the slinky, sexy European soundtrack a few years before – so here, he updates his style a bit for the ... (Soundtracks)
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Brunswick/Solid (Japan), 1970. New Copy
A stone stellar batch of tracks from the mighty Chi-Lites – and a record that really shows why the group were such a standout at the time! There's a freshness here that few other groups could ever hope to match – lots of new material, penned by group leader Eugene Record – and ... (Soul)
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RCA/Shout (UK), 1969/1974. New Copy
Two great slices of work from The Tymes – each of them different! First up is the Trustmaker album from 1974 – soaring soul from The Tymes – arguably their biggest album ever, and a key RCA Records soul set from the 70s! Like others at the time, the group get a hip new style ... (Soul)
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Liberty/Made In Germany (Germany), 1971. New Copy
A great and groovy early album from Volker Kriegel – the German guitarist who'd cut some very trippy work for the MPS label in the 70s – but a player who steps out here in a sweet soul jazz mode at the end of the 60s! Volker's still got the same wickedly sharp style on guitar you'd ... (Jazz)
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Jackie Wilson

Higher & Higher
Brunswick/Solid (Japan), 1967. New Copy
A wonderful little album from Jackie Wilson – one that helped him redefine his sound and save his career! Jackie's earlier work for Brunswick was a mish-mash of styles that ranged from raw R&B to smooth supper-club jazz to silly novelty numbers, all of which had gotten pretty stale by ... (Soul)
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Sinecure/Now Again, 1960s/1970s/1980s. New Copy 2 CDs
An incredible companion to the book Enjoy The Experience – and like that volume, a set that's filled with gems from the obscure sides of the American recording industry – vanity and privately pressed records that are plenty darn groovy, and pretty darn funky in all the right spots! The ... (Funky Compilations)
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Glades/Henry Stone, 1977. New Copy
A strange but great chapter of The Blue Notes – working here without Harold Melvin or Teddy Pendergrass, but still sounding pretty great on their own! This version of The Blue Notes is a male quartet – not the Melvin group with Sharon Paige who were recording for ABC – and they ... (Soul)
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Lady (Terri Walker & Nicole Wray)

Lady (with download)
Truth & Soul, 2013. New Copy
The long-overdue return of soulsinger Terri Walker – teamed up here brilliantly with Nicole Wray, and served up in a format that's even better than before! Lady have a style that's totally great – a really old school female duo, presented with strong Truth & South touches that ... (Neo Soul)
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Numero, 1970s. New Copy
Spiritual sounds from the Cleveland scene of the 70s – a host of lesser-known acts who recorded for the BOS label at the time, but who could easily match the best strengths of the growing gospel mainstream! The music here relies heavily on secular soul styles of the time – bits of funk ... (Funky Compilations)
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Barbara Acklin

Seven Days Of Night
Brunswick/Solid (Japan), 1969. New Copy
An excellent second album by Barbara Acklin – and a perfect demonstration of her really unique Chicago soul talents! Acklin's really at the cusp of two generations here – at one level still with some of the sweetness of the earlier style of 60s girl soul, but at another full of the ... (Soul)
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Tyrone Davis

Can I Change My Mind
Dakar/Solid (Japan), 1969. New Copy
The debut album from Tyrone Davis – a supreme achievement for the Chicago soul scene of the late 60s, and a record with a sound that would set the standard for years to come! Tyrone had been bumping around as a blusier singer before this set – but here, working with arrangements by Don ... (Soul)
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Young-Holt Trio

Wack Wack
Brunswick/Solid (Japan), Mid 60s. New Copy
Amazing stuff from bassist Eldee Young and drummer Isaac "Red" Holt! At the time of this release, the pair had already risen to great fame as the rhythm backing for Ramsey Lewis in his first trio – but broke out on their own as a solo act, with a real focus on rhythmic piano ... (Soul)
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Jazzman (UK), 2013. New Copy
A great addendum to Greg Foat's excellent Girl & Robots album – a set that's billed as a remix album, but which actually offers up much much more! The set's got less the feel of reworked material from another record, then a vibe that feels like a continuation of the great trippy jazz ... (Jazz)
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Stanley Cowell

Blues For The Viet Cong
Freedom/Muzak (Japan), 1969. New Copy
Incredible work from the young Stanley Cowell – one of his first albums ever, but already a step ahead of most of his contemporaries! The set's a trio date, unlike some of Cowell's later albums for Strata East – and it's got a wonderful blend of soaring piano lines and more complicated ... (Jazz)
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Cold Chillin/Traffic, Late 80s/Early 90s. New Copy 2LP
Prime, hard hitting Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – a killer collection of their pioneering, classic cuts from the Cold Chillin' era! The MC & DJ duo was plenty popular in this period – which essentially covers '89-'92 – but they're one of those combos whose influences on east ... (Hip Hop)
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Lion, 1976. New Copy
A startlingly great mid 70s loner folk record by Scott Key – with some of the finest, most artful fingerstyle guitar we've heard on a self-recorded album from the period – and a really strong record that would be right at home on the Takoma label! Recorded in Colorado by Key himself, ... (Folk/Country)
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Johan Kugelberg, Michael Daley, & Paul Major

Enjoy The Experience – Homemade Records 1958 to 1992
Sinecure, 2013. New Copy
An amazing little book, and one hell of a lifelong research project – a huge volume that documents deep details about the American underground of vanity, or "private" press records – obscure pieces of wax that were usually just pressed up by an artist for their own pleasure ... (Books)
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Mojo, 2013. New Copy
Mojo goes deep into the 50 year history of The Rolling Stones for this epic issue – which includes an exclusive Keith Richards interview – and a CD of 15 great songs the Stones would go on to cover! On top of top shelf Stones coverage, this issue has pieces on Prince, Blondie, Tricky, ... (Magazines)
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PM/Muzak (Japan), 1975. New Copy
A sweet little set from Candian guitarist Ed Bickert – a record that's filled with amazing tones and colors, and which sparkles brightly from the very first note! The date's a trio outing – with Don Thompson on bass and Terry Clarke on drums – but Bickert's playing gives the ... (Jazz)
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Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

5000 Dollari Sull'Asso (with bonus tracks)
Beat (Italy), 1965. New Copy
The first-ever western soundtrack from Angelo Francesco Lavagnino – and a real standout from the start! The music's got plenty of subtle drama, and lots of action just waiting to burst forth at every little twist and turn – a quality that's sometimes quietly explosive, sometimes more ... (Soundtracks)
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Mario Biondi

Sun
Sony, 2013. New Copy
The sun shines brightly on Mario Biondi – really making this record sparkle with a charm that goes way beyond Mario's previous albums – a quality that's less retro than before, and which shows Biondi as a growing soul star with really universal appeal! There's still some of the old ... (New Grooves)
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Herald, 1954. New Copy (reissue)
Lightnin Hopkins at his best – a set that rings out with all his bold electric tones on the guitar, yet which also has the moody, stripped-down feel of a blues recording from a few decades before! The electricity really does a lot to deepen the tone – both in the echo from Hopkins' ... (Blues)
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Kama Sutra, 1972. New Copy (reissue)
A definite hard attack from Dust – a set that really lives up to its Frank Frazetta cover image at the best moments – but also has some surprising acoustic elements, too! Dust are way more than just the usual hard rock trio of the early 70s – as they mix in pedal steel and ... (Rock)
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Reinhold Molitor

Reinhold (LP style sleeve)
Zave/Vam (Mexico), Late 60s. New Copy
A late 60s Mexican set – but one that has the rootsy, folksy feel of a set from the American underground of the early 60s! Reinhold sings in English throughout, with mostly his own acoustic guitar for backing – yet the music ends up with a trippy feel that really matches the cover ... (Rock)
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Sixth Station

Deep Night
Numero, 1982. New Copy (reissue)
A wild little record from the hinterlands of rural Illinois in the early 80s – a set that's got a vibe that's quite different than most other albums of its time – more in a sunny, folksy, early 70s Cali mode than the darker sounds that were coming out of Chicago during the same stretch! ... (Rock)
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AM & Shawn Lee

La Musique Numerique
Park The Van, 2013. New Copy
Loads of great electro sounds here – bassy keyboards, splashy beats, and some cool moogy moments – all wrapped up in the kind of heavy funk we've always loved from Shawn Lee! This cool collaboration with AM furthers the pair's step into the best sounds of the 80s – modes that ... (New Grooves)
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Smithsonian Folkways, 1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s. New Copy
CD...$8.99 11.99
Well-recorded work from the legendary Folkway Records – rootsy blues tracks that are heavy on harmonica, and captured in a timeless way that really goes back to the delta! Most of the music here is from the postwar era, but the setting is often the sort of mode you'd hear more from the days ... (Blues)
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Cat Mother & The All Night Newsboys

Albion Doo Wah
Polydor/Real Gone, 1970. New Copy
A really compelling second set from Cat Mother & The All Night Newsboys – and quite different than the first! On their Polydor debut, the group had Jimi Hendrix at the production helm – but this time they're taking things on their own, with a feel that's nicely loose and ... (Rock)
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Brunswick/Solid (Japan), 1970. New Copy
Seminal work from one of the 70s greatest groups! The band had always been great at love songs and uptempo numbers – but this record has them moving into more righteous area, picking up on some of the more socially conscious soul of their generation that had been working its way up the ... (Soul)
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Armando Trovajoli

Italiani Brava Gente
Beat (Italy), 1965. New Copy 2CDs
One of the more dramatic 60s soundtracks we've heard from the great Armando Trovajoli – a set of darkly brooding music that's perfect for the film's story of the Axis defeat in Russia during the winter of 1942! Trovajoli's got a really great way with his horns here – using them in this ... (Soundtracks)
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Barbara Acklin

Love Makes a Woman
Brunswick, 1968. New Copy (reissue)
Barbara Acklin's first album – and a landmark of Chicago soul that firmly established Acklin as one of the city's best writers and new female singers! Acklin had a classy sound that was different than some of her raw soul sisters in the city – but although she was classy, she also didn' ... (Soul)
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Milestone/Dusty Groove, 1971/1972. New Copy
Two lost smokers from vibes legend Johnny Lytle – back to back on a single CD! The Soulful Rebel is lost early 70s set from Lytle – totally funky, but in a way that's very different than his famous 60s work! The album's got a sweet electric groove that comes not only from Johnny's ... (Jazz)
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Motown (Japan), 1978. New Copy
An overlooked groover from late 70s Motown – served up on a record that might look more like a heavy metal outing, but which is tight clubby soul all the way through! Platinum Hook are a bit in the funky territory of early Commodores – save for the fact that they've got one female ... (Soul)
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King Curtis

Do Your Thing
Atco/Wounded Bird, 1970. New Copy
Very cool stuff – a rare European-only album that brings together some of King Curtis' funkiest tracks ever – and which really stands as one of the most perfect full records we've ever heard from the King! The sound here is more Stax Records than some of the mellower cuts that Atlantic ... (Soul)
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Nathan Haines

Poet's Embrace
Haven/Warner (UK), 2012. New Copy
A really great change for saxophonist Nathan Haines – and that's saying a heck of a lot, given how much we already liked him before! The set's a straight jazz outing – of the kind that really lets Haines' strengths on reeds shine forth beautifully – soaring out soulfully in ways ... (New Grooves)
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Favorite (France), 2012. New Copy
A contemporary set, but one that sparkles with all the best brilliance of the 70s scene in Brazil – and that includes such heady company as Marcos Valle, Azymuth, and Joao Donato! As with all those artists at the time, Lucas Arruda has a groove that's strongly based on Fender Rhodes – ... (Brazil)
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Fonte (Italy), 2013. New Copy
A sweet set of contemporary bossa gems – all older numbers made famous by Joao Gilberto in his early days – spun out with a very fresh finish here by the Brazilian Love Affair combo! The group work in a mostly live jazz mode, with just a bit of programming on the rhythms – and ... (New Grooves)
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Oscar Brown Jr

Brother Where Are You
Atlantic (Japan), 1973. New Copy
Sweet 70s funk from the great Oscar Brown – quite a change from his jazz-based work of the 60s, but a great new sitting for all of his wonderful wit and warmth! Brown's still a hell of a songwriter, and one with a very socially-conscious eye – sharper here than before, with lots of ... (Vocalists)
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Howard McGhee

Dusty Blue
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1961. New Copy
One of the best of the early 60s comeback albums by the legendary bop trumpeter Howard McGhee – and a record that really has the player finding a whole new groove in his music! At this point, Maggie's got a fantastic tone that was missing from his earlier records, filled with pain and raw ... (Jazz)
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Lee Shot Williams

Country Disco
Roots/Henry Stone, 1977. New Copy
Neither country, nor disco – despite what the cover might make you think – and instead a wonderful batch of southern soul that's even rootsier than most of the work from the 70s on the TK label! The album was actually recorded in Chicago with arrangements by Gene Barge – who used ... (Soul)
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Wax Poetics, 2013. New Copy
Daft Punk get the placement they deserve – given the fame of their latest and greatest – and the mighty De La Soul take their place on the other side of the cover! The issue features articles on both acts – as well as bits in Nile Rodgers, Teddy Riley, Slum Village, Gino Soccio, ... (Magazines)
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Zo

ManMade
Hard Boiled, 2013. New Copy
We've been digging Zo for many years, and knew he was a superstar right from the start – but this time around, he blows us away even more than ever! The album's got a special spark that goes beyond even all the great music Zo's given us before – and even past his work with Foreign ... (Neo Soul)
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Alexander O'Neal

Hearsay (with bonus tracks)
Tabu (UK), 1987. New Copy 2 CDs
One of the crowning achievements of Alexander O'Neal – a set that uses cool little intro tracks to help structure the standout songs on the set – giving the whole thing a much more well-conceived approach than other mainstream soul albums of the time! Some of the cuts draw from O'Neal's ... (Soul)
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Digitmovies (Italy), 1971. New Copy
A beautifully sensitive soundtrack for this early film from the team of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill – very different than most of the other western music of the time – which is a fitting accompaniment to the unique actions of the pair onscreen! There's a fair bit of acoustic guitar in ... (Soundtracks)
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Bob James & David Sanborn

Quartette Humaine
Okeh, 2013. New Copy
Acoustic sounds from two players who made their mark during the fusion generation – and a wonderful illustration that at their core, both Bob James and David Sanborn are pretty darn great jazz musicians! The album's got a laidback vibe that's wonderful – these flowing lines on acoustic ... (Jazz)
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Tramp (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
Rare gems from the funky 45 underground of the late 60s and early 70s – and maybe the most smoking volume in this all-great series so far! The sound is hard and heavy right from the start – very much in the best mode of the funky 45 reissues we've been hearing from Tramp in recent ... (Funky Compilations)
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Digitmovies (Italy), 1970. New Copy
One of the grooviest spaghetti western scores we've ever heard – penned for an early collaboration between Terence Hill and Bud Spencer! The main theme "Trinity" starts off with some cool vocal backing by Alessandro Alessandroni's I Cantori Moderni, singing underneath the English-la ... (Soundtracks)
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Brown Door/Shout (Japan), Early 70s. New Copy
A killer collection of funk and soul from an ultra-hip Bay Area label of the 70s – Oakland's enigmatic Brown Door Records – headed up by funk maestro Marvin Holmes! The music's got a beautifully sunny vibe – all the best Bay Area elements of the time, reflected in the scene-crossi ... (Funky Compilations)
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Lion, 1970. New Copy
One of our favorite South American rock records of all time – and maybe even one of our favorite rock albums too – a magnificent set by this sublime Peruvian group – done with a sound that's somewhere between late Beatles, early Bee Gees, and ELO in their prime! Yet the ... (Rock)
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Dave Rempis Percussion Quartet

Phalanx
Aerophonic, 2013. New Copy 2CD
Two different slices of this powerful group from reedman Dave Rempis – one live performance from Milwaukee, the other from Antwerp – each taking up a CD each! The group gets their percussive name from the dual drums of Tim Daisy and Frank Rosaly – players who bring a real ... (Jazz)
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Kent (UK), Early 70s. New Copy
The first-ever tribute to this overlooked genius of southern soul – a set that brings together the rare early 70s singles from Dan Greer, plus a huge amount of unreleased work as well! Dan recorded these cuts for the Sounds Of Memphis label, in a style that really shows the changes in ... (Soul)
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JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound

Howl
Bloodshot, 2013. New Copy
The greatest so far from this soulful Chicago group – a combo who are making big waves way beyond the Windy City, thanks to the tremendous vocals of JC Brooks! The album bursts out with a power the group have never had before – a tightness and focus that shows that these guys are ... (Deep Funk)
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Soundway (UK), 2013. New Copy 2LP
A brilliant criss-crossing of group from this cool trans-global group – a set recorded in London, but with roots in Venezuela, LA, and Ghana – served up with a sound that's even greater than the sum of its parts! Malcolm Catto recorded the record – and really helps bring a funky ... (Global Grooves)
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Jazz Haus (Germany), Early 50s. New Copy
Rare work from female pianist Jutta Hipp – an artist who's probably known to most for her Blue Note sessions of the 50s, but who's heard here on some German recordings from younger years! Most of the material is live, but well-recorded – and even at this point, Hipp's touch on the ... (Jazz)
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Columbia/FTG, 1979. New Copy
Cheryl Lynn follows things up nicely from her famous debut – mostly sticking in the same upbeat territory as her earliest club hits – a groove that's perfect for her bold, soaring vocals! The album sports a few mellower cuts, but it's the groovers that really keep things together ... (Soul)
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Sahel Sounds, Mid 90s. New Copy
Indian music with a Nigerian twist – heard here in a set of recordings from the Hausa cinematic scene! At first listen, you can hear the Bollywood influence right away – both in the rhythms of the tunes, which have that festive, bouncing quality of an Indian film music number – ... (Global Grooves)
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Jan Jarczyk/John Stetch

Smoked Pianos
GAD (Poland), 2007. New Copy
A pair of grand pianos, played in a beautifully open space during a live performance by Jan Jarczyk and John Stetch – both players who can really balance their energies between melody and much freer expression! The set's not nearly as outside as you might guess from the format – and ... (Jazz)
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Digitmovies (Italy), 1962. New Copy
Gladiator films don't get any groovier than this – and Franceso De Masi really rises to the occasion with one of his most dramatic soundtracks of the time! The music's got the usual brash horns and brooding percussion you'd expect from a film of this nature – but it also bursts forth ... (Soundtracks)
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Dot/Universal (Japan), 1956. New Copy
A standout early album from singer Gale Storm – and a set that boasts a surprising crossover with R&B of the time! The album steps out with Gale's big hit version of "I Hear You Knocking" – a version of the Fats Domino tune, and one of those unusual 50s moments in which a ... (Vocalists)
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Arista/Soulmusic.com (UK), 1983. New Copy
The last Arista album from Phyllis Hyman – and a set that really sums up all the genius she expressed at the label! Some tunes are upbeat and catchy – the kind of tracks that had Hyman reaching a much wider audience in the early 80s – while others are more sophisticated and ... (Soul)
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Neptune/Big Break (UK), 1970. New Copy
Fantastic early O'Jays! The album's the first to feature the group meeting up with the Gamble/Huff team – a significant shift from their earlier work on Imperial, with a style that still retains all the vocal hardness of those days, but which makes a shift into a sweeter soaring soul groove! ... (Soul)
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Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2013. New Copy
Amazing images from the universe of Sun Ra – a mixture of rare photographs and mural images painted by Aye Aton – sometime percussionist with the Arkestra, and a heck of a great painter too! The book begins with these stunning full color photographs of Ra on the set of Space Is The ... (Books)
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Public Hi Fi, 2013. New Copy
A heavy record with a heavy pedigree – a smoking set of funky instrumentals, all recorded directly to tape! The trio has a hard-burning sound that takes us back to the Prestige records jazz funk sound of the early 70s – the sort of groove you might have heard from Leon Spencer or ... (Deep Funk)
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Discobertas (Brazil), 1966. New Copy
Cool sounds from Sergio Murillo – a singer whose style here is right up in the same mode as the mid 60s Jovem Guarda in Brazil! Like that scene, Sergio's approach here is heavily rooted in American rock – particularly the core modes of a few years before – served up with lots of ... (Brazil)
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Allspice

Allspice
Fantasy/Dusty Groove, 1977. New Copy
The only album ever from Allspice – but a hell of an incredible soul record – and one that's kept the group's name strong with collectors and rare groove fanatics for years! The album's on of the best Fantasy Records productions by Wayne Henderson and his At Home team – and like ... (Soul)
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Kent (UK), Mid 60s/Early 80s. New Copy
Excellent work from an overlooked west coast soul label – LA's mighty hip Romark Records, home to a surprisingly righteous batch of work from the 60s! Most tracks here hail from the label's mid 60s heyday, but have a groove that's light years past most of their contemporaries – really ... (Soul)
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Jazzman (UK), 2013. New Copy
A totally great little set from Sign Of Four – a project of Miles Newbold from the Natural Yogurt Band – served up with an approach to exotic jazz funk that's even trippier than his previous work! Miles plays a load of live instruments here – vibes, flute, guitar, percussion, and ... (Deep Funk)
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Z Records (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
Spiritual sounds for the dancefloor – a completely compelling mix of disco and gospel modes, served up here with some of the best-ever examples of the style! Given the decades of crossing between the secular and spiritual worlds of soul music before the disco years, the blend is hardly a ... (Funky Compilations)
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Epic/Sundazed, 1967. New Copy
Easily one of Donovan's most successful albums – but also a brilliant blend of folk and jazz that forged a bold new sound in the 60s – here in the original mono mix! Part of the strength of the set comes from arranger John Cameron – an artist that we love for his jazz and easy ... (Rock)
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Swamp Dogg

Gag A Maggott
Stone Dogg/Alive, Early 70s. New Copy
One of Swamp Dogg's roughest and rawest albums of the 70s – a real down-home affair that's probably one of the clearest expressions of what Jerry Williams was trying to do with his character! The album was produced by Jerry in collaboration with Miami soul maestro Steve Alaimo – and ... (Soul)
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Cherrystones

Red Nails
Brutal (UK), 2013. New Copy
Some of the noisiest music we've heard so far from Cherrystones – a sweet set that's heavy on fuzz and electronics, but which still holds onto the strong sense of beat from before! There's a pretty dark vibe to most of the record – a bite that goes way beyond downtempo, and which ... (New Grooves)
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Hamilton De Holanda & Andre Mehmari

Gismonti Pascoal – The Music of Egberto & Hermeto
Adventure Music, 2013. New Copy
A beautiful tribute to the music of Egberto Gismonti and Hermeto Pascoal – but presented in a fresh style that's very different than the originals! Gismonti and Pascoal were two of Brazil's most inventive composer/musicians of the 70s – both very open to new sounds, new rhythms, and ... (Brazil)
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CS Crew

Funky Pack
Cultures Of Soul, 1976. New Copy (reissue)
A massive set from Nigeria's CS Crew – and a set that definitely lives up to its title! The bass is super-heavy on these grooves – way more so than on other Afro Funk records of the time, and in ways that easily match, if not beat, the early best by Fatback Band and Kool & The Gang ... (Global Grooves)
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Benjamim Taubkin & Adriano Adewale

Vortex Sessions
Adventure Music, 2013. New Copy
A set that's maybe a bit more subtle than you'd expect from the "vortex" in the title – but one that definitely has a compelling quality that really draws us in! The set features piano from Benjamin Taubkin and gentle percussion from Adriano Adewale – spun out over these long ... (Brazil)
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Flow Chart/EM (Japan), 1980. New Copy (reissue)
A fantastic self-released album by the enigmatic Roland Young – an unusual blend of organic sounds and slight electronics – all put together with the careful creativity of older albums by members of the AACM! Roland plays all the instruments here himself – in a set of tracks that ... (Jazz)
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Mike Pride

Drummer's Corpse
Aum Fidelity, 2013. New Copy
No drummer's corpse here – as, if anything, the sound of the album is more than enough to keep the drummer alive and well – thanks to work from percussionist Mike Pride, and an array of other guest players too! The title track takes up the whole first half of the album – and ... (Jazz)
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Justin Velor

2013
Brutal (UK), 2013. New Copy
Brooding sounds from Justin Velor, aka Dom Thomas – and a set that's definitely worthy of placement on the Brutal Music label! The set's a mix of different post-punk energies with a UK twist – sometimes abstract noise, sometimes more groove-conscious rhythms – but often with ... (New Grooves)
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Expansion (UK), 2013. New Copy
A positive, powerful set from the always-great Sheree Brown – a new recording, but one that sparkles just as much as her rare classics for Capitol Records at the start of the 80s! Like those gems, there's a blend of jazz and soul here that's really wonderful – a special sound that puts ... (Soul)
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Jazz Haus (Germany), 1958/1959. New Copy
Rare work from the German years of bassist Oscar Pettiford – a late 50s stretch when Pettiford got even more freedom to explore his musical vision than in the US! The material here often features Pettiford's bass or cello in the company of some of the best European soloists of the time ... (Jazz)
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Charles Walker & The Dynamites

Love Is Only Everything (with bonus download)
Gemco, 2012. New Copy
Maybe the most smoking collaboration so far between The Dynamites and vocalist Charles Walker – a singer who only seems to sound younger and younger with each new record – driven on by the sharp funky sounds of the group! Walker's got a way of stretching out a note that's rooted in 60s ... (Deep Funk)
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Carlton/Ace (UK), 1961/1964. New Copy
A pair of 60s folk albums from Paul Evans – back to back on a single CD! Folk Songs Of Many Lands is a record that lives up to its title, given that material is from a variety of global sources – but the delivery is definitely American – and particularly that folk revival mode of ... (Folk/Country)
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Belenou

Chimen Ta La
Leritage (France), 1983. New Copy 2 LP Gatefold (reissue)
A really unique little record – and one with a trans-Atlantic heritage too! The sounds here are all from Martinique, but are heavy in African roots as well – and offer up a criss-crossing of rhythmic and tropical modes that's mighty unique! The grooves have some vocals, but are often ... (Global Grooves)
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Cleveland Eaton

Plenty Good Eaton
Black Jazz/Snow Dog (Japan), 1974. New Copy
One of the most electric albums on the legendary Black Jazz label – a hip set of funky fusion tracks from bassist Cleveland Eaton, with a vibe that's similar to his album for the Gamble label, and his funky 45 work with The Kats! The record's a good extension of Eaton's roots in the Cadet ... (Jazz)
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Casablanca/Harmless (UK), 1978/1979. New Copy
Two disco albums from Evelyn Thomas – back to back on a single CD, with tracks from an unreleased third album as well First up is I Want To Make It On My Own – a Casablanca stormer from Evelyn Thomas – a set that makes mighty full use of her strong vocals for the clubs, but which ... (Soul)
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Jason Roebke & Tobias Delius

Panoramic (LP sleeve edition)
Not Two (Poland), 2013. New Copy
We always love the bass work of Jason Roebke, but the setting here is especially soulful – a beautiful batch of duets with saxophonist Tobias Delius, whose work on tenor really seems to unlock a new sort of depth in Jason's performance! Tobias plays clarinet on a few numbers, but its his ... (Jazz)
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Wheelhouse (Rempis/Adasiewicz/McBride)

Boss Of The Plains
Aerophonic, 2013. New Copy
There's a very cool trio in the wheelhouse for this sweet little set – a combo that features alto and baritone sax from Dave Rempis, bass from Nate McBride, and vibes from the always-incredible Jason Adasiewicz! The players come together with a sound that's completely sublime – almost ... (Jazz)
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Cat/Big Break (UK), 1979. New Copy
An underground gem from Gwen McCrae – and the record that first set the tone for her dancefloor classics for Atlantic in the 80s! The album has Gwen shaking off some of the southern soul of her roots – stretching the genre out to hit notes that are much more in tune with modern soul of ... (Soul)
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Northside (Australia), 2013. New Copy
Heavy sounds from Melbourne, Australia – a really unlikely source for soul music a few decades back, but quite a hotbed of activity in recent years! The set's put together by Lance Ferguson of The Bamboos – whose funky work you'll know from a variety of different projects – and ... (Deep Funk)
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Grand Slam with Gary Mudbone Cooper

Who's Cooking
TNT Productions (Germany), 2013. New Copy
Grand Slam take plenty of inspiration from the P-Funk universe – and as proof of that fact, they've got Gary Mudbone Cooper on vocals for a few tracks on this sweet little set – a record that definitely offers up a 21st Century evolution of the original P-Funk groove! The combo are ... (Deep Funk)
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CBS/Purpose, 1982. New Copy
A killer late set by Bloodstone – one that holds on to all the excellent harmonies they brought to their 70s work, but which pushes their groove forward in a whole new direction! There's a warm modern glow to the set – one that works perfectly with the vocals – and the quintet ... (Soul)
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Gwen McCrae

On My Way
Atlantic (Japan), 1982. New Copy
A stone killer from Gwen McCrae – a set that's light years past the deep soul of Gwen's Miami roots – and which is given a tight, modern spin by the great Webster Lewis! Lewis produced, and plays plenty of keyboards here – and his fusion-inspired groove really helps unlock a ... (Soul)
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Lou Donaldson

Sassy Soul Strut
Blue Note (Japan), 1973. New Copy
Plenty of sass, and plenty of soul – a great mix of modes from the mighty Lou Donaldson! The set has Lou expanding his sound a bit from the harder funk of Blue Note dates from a few years before – working with arranger George Butler, who gives the record a cool electric vibe – ... (Jazz)
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Heliocentrics

13 Degrees Of Reality
Now Again/Stones Throw, 2013. New Copy
If this is reality, lead us onward – as the set is a mindblowing batch of trippy psych-funk from The Heliocentrics – even more offbeat and experimental than before, in ways that make the combo the true heirs to the legacy first begun by Stark Reality! The album's definitely funky at ... (Deep Funk)
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Orbitone/Secret Stash, 1973. New Copy (reissue)
Early work from a group who later grew into the famous Ikenga Super Stars Of Africa – recording here in London with a great raw sound – and an unusual mix of modes that's part Afro Funk, part something else entirely! The set's got that unique post-colonial vibe of some of the other ... (Global Grooves)
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Tabu (UK), 1984. New Copy
Nothing Fragile here – as Cherrelle comes across with plenty of power on this debut LP – thanks to sharp production from Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis on some of the best cuts, and an overall groove that's right on the best side of early 80s soul! The Jam/Lewis tracks are heavy on ... (Soul)
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Christian McBride & Inside Straight

People Music
Mack Avenue, 2013. New Copy
A great record with a really great little lineup – rock-solid players who come together wonderfully under the vision of the leader! Christian McBride's really found a way to focus his energy in recent years – and this quintet set is great proof of that – a refining of all the ... (Jazz)
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Coultrain

Jungle Mumbo Jumbo
Plug Research, 2013. New Copy
The long-overdue return of Coultrain – an artist we've been digging right from the start, when he dropped off a pile of handmade CDs as freebies to give away in our store! Since that time, Coultrain has emerged to become one of the freshest talents of the underground – through work ... (Neo Soul)
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Buddah/FTG, 1975. New Copy
Soaring soul from The Futures – a Philly group who'd already worked for years in the underground before cracking the racks with this debut LP in 1975 – schooled strongly in their best vocal modes from previous singles, and ready to unleash the best side of their sound on the world! The ... (Soul)
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Shout (Japan), 1988. New Copy
A beautiful little record from singer/guitarist Bruce Lewis – a virtually unknown talent who worked in the northern Kentucky scene of the 80s, and who steps out here with a very unusual sound! Lewis sings with a nice touch of 80s augmentation – not commercial, but kind of electric ... (Vocalists)
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Blue Note/Heavenly Sweetness (France), 1961. New Copy (reissue)
A Donald Byrd treasure – and an album that was almost left in the vaults by Blue Note, until they briefly released it at the end of the 70s! The cover and title are a bit unfamiliar, but the music is right up there with Byrd's classic sessions with baritonist Pepper Adams – a great ... (Jazz)
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Helmut Brandt Combo

Berlin Calling
Sonorama (Germany), Mid 50s. New Copy
Bold bass saxophone sounds from the overlooked Helmut Brand – a German player of the postwar years, and one with a sense of tone and texture to rival that of Gerry Mulligan at his west coast best! The work here is all previously unreleased, but shows Brand as one of the key reed innovators ... (Jazz)
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Alice Russell

To Dust
Tru Thoughts (UK), 2013. New Copy
Dusty grooves from Alice Russell – a set that's steeped in heavy soul influences all the way through – from her great vocals on the top, to the tight instrumentation in the middle, to all the heavy drums that keep things kicking on the bottom! The album may well be Russell's tightest ... (Neo Soul)
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Soundway (UK), 1974. New Copy (reissue)
Rare Afro Rock from Nigeria – a really cool fusion of African funk and dexterous guitar – served up with plenty of hypnotic touches! Although we've dug their tracks on compilations over the years, we've never been lucky enough to hear a full album by Colomach – and are blown away ... (Global Grooves)
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La Band Del Brasiliano

La Band Del Brasiliano Vol 1
Cinedelic (Italy), 2013. New Copy
A sweet set of grooves from this cool Italian combo – served up with just the sort of retro style you'd guess from the cover! There's a strong influence here from older soundtrack modes – particularly Italian ones – no surprise, given that the album's on the film score reissue ... (New Grooves)
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Thaione Davis

Joys Of Life & Pain
Jericho Lounge Music, 2013. New Copy
Head-nodding, truth-telling soulful hip hop from underground Chi producer/MC Thaione Davis – who we actually hadnt heard much from in the previous couple of years – so it's good to have him back! Even though it's been a minute since he's checked in with us, this is actually Thaione's ... (Hip Hop)
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Fantasy/Dusty Groove, 1978. New Copy
A rare funk album from west coast legend Larry Williams – very different than his heavy R&B of the late 50s, or the brief soul comeback he had with Johnny Guitar Watson in the 60s – and instead a heavy groover with a trippy Cali sound! The record's got a sharp groove right from the ... (Soul)
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Cheick Hamala Diabate

Prudence (with download)
Electric Cowbell, 2013. New Copy
Afro grooves galore – all taken to rich new territory in the hands of a few contemporary mixers! The set's based around a core track – "Prudence", sung and played by Cheick Hamala Diabate – with great work on ngoni in the lead – a hip stringed instrument that ... (Global Grooves)
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Owiny Sigoma Band

Power Punch
Brownswood (UK), 2013. New Copy
An album that definitely packs a powerful punch – thanks to a compelling blend of sounds from both London and Kenya, brought together in a whole new formation of African groove! The album's a wicked reworking of an older aesthetic – in a spirit that's similar to the really inventive ... (Global Grooves)
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Caroline Lacaze

En Route
Legere (France), 2013. New Copy
Fantastic French funk – a record that's unlike any other deep funk combo we can think of – because Caroline Lacaze sings in her native language instead of English! The grooves are stepped in the best funky 45 styles of the late 60s, but the vocals also echo the more soulful sound of ... (Deep Funk)
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Backbeats (UK), Early 70s. New Copy
The title definitely gets it right – as the set's filled with post-Motown gems from Detroit – a wealth of wonderful sounds from the Hot Wax/Invictus labels – almost all of it produced by the Holland-Dozier-Holland team! The music here represents the next evolution of Detroit soul ... (Funky Compilations)
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