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Rare Italian soundtracks and lots more!
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Columbia/Soul Brother (UK), 1978/1979. New Copy
2 late 70s gems from Willie Bobo -- 1978's Hell Of An Act To Follow and 1979's Bobo -- on a single CD! Hell Of An Act To Follow is really nice stuff from Willie -- maybe not as hard and funky as his early 70s work, but very nice in kind of a Latin Club mode, thanks to some great production by ... (Latin)
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Piero Piccioni

Le Streghe
Digitmovies (Italy), 1966. New Copy
Some of the grooviest Piero Piccioni work of the late 60s -- the jazzy score he put together for a couple of segments in the late 1967 anthology film Le Streghe, aka The Witches! The sounds range from small combo, 60s dancefloor jazzy sounds put together with piano & organ grooves, bass, drums ... (Soundtracks)
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MPS/Billy Harper Fan Club, 1979. New Copy
Incredibly spiritual work from tenorist Billy Harper -- a record that really lives up to its title, given the heavens-searching vibe in the music! The album's a rare date that Billy cut for the MPS label at the end of the 70s, and it rivals the genius of his Japanese sessions from the same stretch ... (Jazz)
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GDM (Italy), 1973/1979. New Copy
2 excellent 70s film scores from Ennio Morricone -- 1973's Rappresaglia and 1979's Dietro Il Processo -- back-to-back on CD! Rappresaglia was a war drama, with Morricone's score kicked off with a percussion heavy march, but the sound goes on feature many of the elements of creeping tension, and ... (Soundtracks)
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Mercury/PTG (Netherlands), 1983. New Copy
The Gap Band are definitely Jammin on this sweet little set from the early 80s -- hitting that fierce funk mode they do so well, with lots of snapping lines at the bottom of the rhythms! The style is trademark Gap all the way through -- a percolated approach to funk that's tight, but never too ... (Soul)
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Armando Trovajoli

Ligabue
GDM (Italy), 1978. New Copy
Rare late 70s television score work from Armando Trovajoli for the Italian miniseries Ligabue -- with spare bits of keys, strings, and off kilter production that ranges in emotion from tender melancholy, to eerie tension! The way the organ sounds mix the strings and off kilter percussion gives it ... (Soundtracks)
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Tru Thoughts (UK), 2000s. New Copy 2CD
An incredible batch of tracks by soulful broken beatcraft and remix guru Domu -- personal favorites and rarities from Domu & guests, plus collaborations with an impressive roster including Jazzanova, The Rebirth, Spanky Wilson & Quantic Soul Orchestra, Nathan Haines, Daedelus, Cinematic ... (New Grooves)
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Guido & Maurizio De Angelis

E Poi Lo Chiamarono Il Magnifico
Digitmovies (Italy), 1972. New Copy
A really strong little western score for this obscure Terence Hill film from the early 70s -- a soundtrack that still works in the conventions of the spaghetti western genre, but which also uses other instrumental twists from time to time -- making for a nicely varied set! A few of the tracks have ... (Soundtracks)
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PTG (Netherlands), Early 80s. New Copy
Soaring 80s soul, bubbling electro grooves, and synthy funk galore -- Volume 11 in the epic Nighttime Lovers series of rare grooves and post disco funky club soul! Neon lit dancefloor ready sounds to be sure, but with a real soul and emotion, and a genuine tunefulness along with the spiraling ... (Funky Compilations)
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Billy Harper

Love On The Sudan
Columbia/Billy Harper Fan Club, 1977. New Copy
Sublime work from Billy Harper -- one of those rare Japanese-only sessions he cut in the 70s -- really tremendous stuff that blows away most of his other (already excellent) work from other points around the globe! Billy's blowing some really mighty tenor here -- at a level that makes him one of ... (Jazz)
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Cecil Barfield (William Robertson)

South Georgia Blues
Mississippi, 1976. New Copy
South Georgia Blues from Cecil Barfield -- mid 70s work recorded by field recorder George Mitchell -- emotive stuff from a blues singer/guitar player who sang the blues from very young edge, but was rarely recorded! The material was recorded in 1976, and released later in the decade with under the ... (Blues)
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GDM (Italy), 1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s. New Copy 15 CDS
An incredible amount of classic and obscure film music, original compositions, orchestral arrangements and more from maestro Ennio Morricone -- a 15CD retrospective, and at a stunningly affordable price -- selected by the man himself! We can't verify that the set is literally the complete ... (Soundtracks)
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Vampi Soul (Spain), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2CD
Hard hitting Spanish funk, soul, r&b and moddish gems - the second volume of Sensacional Soul from the late 60s and into early 70s, even better than the first volume and treasure from the folks at Vampi Soul! The Spanish soul sound here is rugged and raw, usually with furious drums, gritty, ... (Funky Compilations)
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Expansion (UK), 2009. New Copy
Sweet, laidback modern soul from Gianna -- warm, sophisticated, and with some jazzy touches -- produced by Kendall Duffie of Kloud 9, and with a sound that's floats nicely in that kind of easygoing mode! Gianna hails from Texas, but she has a universal style, with a casual, elegant sound -- with ... (Neo Soul)
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Terry Callier

Hidden Conversations
Mr Bongo (UK), 2009. New Copy
Jazzy folk soul survivor Terry Callier returns to Mr Bongo with Hidden Conversations -- with Terry's soul searching lyricism, warm vocals, and mood setting acoustic guitar paired with laidback production by trip hop pioneer Robert Del Naha of Massive Attack! The styles work pretty well together -- ... (Soul)
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Carlo Rustichelli

Il Ladro Di Bagdad
Digitmovies (Italy), 1959. New Copy
The complete Carlo Rustichelli score for the Il Ladro Di Bagdad starring Steve Reeves -- with big, vibrant battle ready fan fair, far more subtle, delicate orchestrations, and some fun, adventurous and playful bits -- one of the grander Rustichelli scores we've heard -- but still with more subtle ... (Soundtracks)
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Science Fiction Corporation (Ackermann & Thusek)

Science Fiction Dance Party -- Dance With Action (with bonus tracks)
Metronome/Finders Keepers (UK), New Copy
A really amazing record -- even more incredible than you might guess from the cover and title! The whole thing's definitely a "party" in sound -- as the record takes lots of familiar instrumentation and mixes it with odd sound effects and weird production tricks -- creating a space age ... (Now Sound)
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Billy Harper

Soran-Bushi BH
Denon/Billy Harper Fan Club, 1977. New Copy
One of the best-ever Billy Harper records from the 70s -- and one of the rare sessions of his that only ever came out in Japan! Billy is in incredible form throughout -- and plays with a stunning sense of imagination and creativity on the 3 long tracks that make up this LP -- stepping out with ... (Jazz)
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Various

Shapes 09:01
Tru Thoughts (UK), 2009. New Copy 2CD
One of the biggest and best in the Tru Thoughts Shapes series to date -- serving as a fantastic sampler of the great things happening on Tru Thoughts & Zebra Traffic, plus remixes and exclusive material -- club funk, tripped out soul and more from Quantic, Bonobo, Belleruche, The Bamboos, ... (New Grooves)
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JJ Band (El Chicles & Chakachas)

JJ Band
Polydor/Sonorama (Germany), 1970. New Copy
Incredible funk, soul, jazz, post psychedelia and funk rock from the JJ Band -- recorded in Brussels and featuring core players who were also integral members of Chakachas & El Chicles! The JJ Band find a hard grooving style steeped in horns, with heavy drums, bass and percussion, fuzzy guitar ... (Soul)
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Peter Fish

Silver Apple
Ellipsoid Records/Kindred Spirits (Netherlands), 1975. New Copy
A little hippy dippy, but pretty great overall! The album is kind of a soul jazz loft session -- a bit more freewheeling than some of the efforts from the same time on Strata East, but with a similar feel. The group features a lot of modal tracks with a spiritual vibe -- played on flute, piano, ... (Jazz)
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Joelle Leandre & George Lewis

Transatlantic Vision
Rogue Art (France), 2008. New Copy
An arresting duo set from Joelle Leandre & George Lewis -- a performance from the2008 Vision Festival in NYC -- with Lewis' trombone dancing around, breezing in & out, challenging, and complimenting Leandre's resonant, impassioned, and imposing work on double bass. It was a highly ... (Jazz)
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Honest Jons (UK), Mid 50s. New Copy Gatefold
The roots of Congolese rumba -- served up here in a host of cool recordings from the 50s, in a package that really sheds new light on these under-exposed years of the genre! As you'd guess from the title, there's a fair bit of Latin rhythms at play here -- a key Cuban contribution back to the ... (Global Grooves)
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GDM (Italy), 1966/1967. New Copy
Cool Italian spy soundtrack work from the 60s -- back to back film scores from the crucially overlooked Robby Poitevin! First up is AD3 Operazione Squalo Bianco -- a really hip soundtrack that mixes mellow tones with more upbeat moments -- sometimes using spare organ to create a weird watery feel, ... (Soundtracks)
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Harbinger (aka Dave Bixby)

Second Coming
Guerssen (Spain), Early 70s. New Copy
A haunting second set from Michigan folkie Dave Bixby -- recorded with a sound that's a bit more put-together than his first album, but still very much in the same moody territory! Bixby's very strongly in the lead on vocals and guitar, working through some heady themes on these wonderful little ... (Rock)
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Santucci Scoppa

New Tradition
Arision (UK), 2009. New Copy
Great stuff from trumpet player Cicci Santucci and tenor sax maestro Enzo Scoppa -- playing with an incredible small combo on the New Tradition album -- their first record as Santucci Scoppa in many years! New Tradition stands up proudly with the classic Italian jazz, jazz funk, and sound libary ... (Jazz)
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Philippe Nicaud

Erotico Nicaud
Barclay/Universal (France), 1970. New Copy
Sexy grooves from 70s France -- exactly the kind of record that we'd never find coming out in the US! Philippe Nicaud has this whispering, talking sort of style -- kind of a cross between Serge Gainsbourg and Rod McKuen, set to music that's much more in the spirit of the former -- with hip funky ... (French)
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William Kurk

Sound Vol 3
William Kurk Productions, 2009. New Copy
A diverse mix of styles from William Kurk -- soulful, jazzy and unpredictable from one tune to the next! William's channel's 70s Stevie Wonder here, as he's done on previous Sounds, but he draws from deeper well of influences, too -- and applies his own unique approach. The record starts out ... (Neo Soul)
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Mississippi, 1920s/1930s. New Copy
Beautiful between-the-wars recordings from the American underground -- a mix of blues and gospel sides with a tremendously haunting feel! The set's something of a counterpart to the excellent Life Is A Problem record on Mississippi -- and like that one, it's pulled from a range of rare singles ... (Gospel)
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Digitmovies (Italy), Mid 80s. New Copy
Italian film comedy sequel scores from the mid 80s by Bruno Zambini -- his work from 1987's Missione Eroica I Pompieri 2 and Scuola Di Ladri Parte Seconda -- on a single CD! Missione Eroica I Pompieri 2 has lots of period electronic atmosphere -- with 80s style keys and drum programming that give ... (Soundtracks)
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Shindig, 2009. New Copy
The cover goes for the far reaching realm of Brit pop psychedelia tunesmiths Kippington Lodge -- featuring interviews with Nick Lowe and Brinsley Schwartz -- and there's loads more in this issue of Shindig! Includes pieces on freshly rediscovered Rodriguez, plus the Poets, HP Lovecraft, Sandy ... (Magazines)
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Som Livre/Bomba (Japan), 1979. New Copy
Late 70s funky soul from Jorge Ben -- not as totally all-out funky as his classic work from earlier in the decade, but still pretty darn nice! The tracks bounce along with a tight samba soul approach that's built very much on Jorge's earlier experiments -- handled with a bit more modern soul on ... (Brazil)
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Analog Africa (Germany), Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy
Brilliant work from Benin -- an ear-opening compilation that's filled with wonderful grooves we've never heard before! The rhythms are unusual, instrumentation hypnotic, and vocals really offbeat -- making the whole thing sound very different than more familiar African work we've stocked -- ... (Global Grooves)
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Various

Anagram Jam
Fat City/B- Music (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy
A very weird little compilation -- one made up of the kind of funky, freaky, psychedelic tunes you'd find on the Finders Keepers label -- but mixed up a bit too! There's a very strong Andy Votel vibe going on with the package -- grooves from the kind of cool rare nuggets that Andy's dug up for ... (Funky Compilations)
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Soul Up North

Issue 64-- Summer 2009
Soul Up North (UK), 2009. New Copy
The mighty Ted Taylor is profiled this issue, and he graces the cover of Soul Up North -- The Fan's Fanzine for great Northern Soul! Ted's given a nice little bio, and which is followed be a comprehensive discovery -- and other items this time out include part 2 of their excavation On The Rare ... (Magazines)
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Philips/Universal (France), 1965. New Copy (reissue)
Seminal work from Claude Nougaro -- easily one of the coolest French singers ever! This album shows an early example of Nougaro's interest in Brazilian music -- and also his love of American jazz as well -- heard most strongly on the record's French covers of work by Dave Brubeck, Ray Brown, and ... (French)
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Honest Jons (UK), 1920s/2009. New Copy 2CDs
A really cool little package -- one that features rare 20s recordings from the Middle East, alongside a host of modern "responses" to the original music! The first half of the set follows beautifully in the spirit of other recent sets from Honest Jons -- digging through the archives of ... (Global Grooves)
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Plastic Strip Press (Norway), Late 70s. New Copy
Amazing work from Fitz Gore -- an overlooked tenor player who made some pretty heady records on the European scene of the late 70s! Fitz originally hails from Jamaica, but worked heavily on the French, German, and Scandinavian scenes of the 70s -- blowing some mighty mean tenor that has equal ... (Jazz)
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Sylvain Kassap/Denis Lavant/Ramon Lopez/Frank Medi

Ascension -- Tombeau De John Coltrane
Rogue Art (France), 2008. New Copy
Improvisational musings around the spirit of John Coltrane -- anchored by an emphatic reading by poet Frank Medioni -- and played with a genuine depth by players including clarinetist Sylvain Kassap, drummer Ramon Lopez and double bassist Claude Tchamitchian. There's an ascendant mood, for sure, ... (Jazz)
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Stones Throw, 2009. New Copy (pic cover)
A mix of big, bouncing 80s style electro funk beats, classic hip hop, a little bit of Miami bass, and some sly synth soul touches from Baron Zen -- featuring vocals by Dave Dub and remixes by James Pants and Peanut Butter Wolf! The main version "Strange Woman's Room" is a straighter, ... (Hip Hop)
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Gloria Scott

What Am I Gonna Do
Casablanca, 1974. New Copy (reissue)
One of the greatest soul records of all time -- and an album that we'd never part with! Gloria Scott only ever recorded this one full LP -- but that's more than enough, as the whole thing's a masterpiece -- produced by Barry White with the best of his 70s approach, and featuring songs written by ... (Soul)
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Eleanor Goodman

Eleanor Goodman
Trumpet/Boogie Times (France), 1987. New Copy
Unreleased boogie from Eleanor Goodman -- a lost 80s session that's resurrected from rare studio tapes, and presented here for the first time ever! The album's got a really great blend of clubby numbers and mellower, midtempo soul cuts -- lots of spare, stark rhythms that have a real street sort ... (Soul)
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Quantic & His Combo Barbaro

Linda Morena/Enyere Kumbara
Tru Thoughts (UK), 2009. New Copy
Quantic is back with his Combo Barbaro -- featuring a hint at the greatness to come from the Tradition In Transition LP -- a mix of Latin, Caribbean and African combo vibes with universally resonant funk, jazz & soul! "Linda Morena" starts with just a bit of acoustic guitar, and gets ... (Funky 45's)
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Willie Isz (Jneiro Jarel & Khujo Goodie)

Georgiavania
Lex, 2009. New Copy
Funky psychedelic hip hop from Willie Isz -- aka cosmic hip hop beatmaker and Khujo Goodie of the legendary Goodie Mob -- a set that manages to be both hazy and tripped out, but pretty hard hitting, too! It was hard to get around a Stankonia-or-later Outkast or Gnarls Barkley comparison when we ... (Hip Hop)
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Teruo Nakamura

Rising Sun
Kitty/Universal (Japan), 1977. New Copy
Massive music from bassist Teruo Nakamura -- a set that brings a Japanese take to the US fusion scene of the mid 70s -- blending Teruo's warm, soulful vision with some great work from players who include Steve Grossman and Carter Jefferson on reeds, Lonnie Smith on keyboards, and Harry Whitaker on ... (Jazz)
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Mojo, 2009. New Copy
90s Brit Pop is the cover feature -- with pieces on Blur & Oasis, the godfather of the scene Paul Weller, plus Suede, Pulp, The Look, Supergrass, Elastica, Menswear, Trainspotting and much more -- plus Q&A's with many of the era's players -- going deep with photos, timelines, and much more. ... (Magazines)
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Metros

Sweetest One
RCA/Dusty Groove, 1967. New Copy
One of the greatest Northern Soul albums ever -- completely great all the way through, and filled with songs that have been burning up dancefloors for years! The vocals are incredible -- soaring harmonies that hold together perfectly, even when the grooves are hard and heavy -- and the ... (Soul)
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Quiet Nights Orchestra

Chapter One
Lights Out (Sweden), 2009. New Copy
Brilliant work from this acoustic jazz combo -- a set that's got all the classic elements you might expect from its cover, but one that also comes across with some of the fresher jazz styles you'd find on labels like Schema or Ricky Tick! The group are more of a large combo than a full orchestra -- ... (New Grooves)
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Ace (UK), Early 60s. New Copy
Plenty of twisting here -- and a surprisingly hip little collection that takes a look at the many incarnations of the famous dance craze in the early 60s! If you think you've already got the twist sussed out, then think again -- because there's way more to the style than just big hits by Hank ... (Soul)
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Jorge Ben

Ben E Samba Bom
Universal (Brazil), 1964. New Copy
Amazing stuff! Jorge Ben never made a bad record in the 60s -- and this is one of his best! The album's filled with tight jaunty numbers that mix big band samba arrangements with quickly strummed guitar, and Jorge's wonderfully raw vocals -- all classic stuff for Jorge, but a style that we never ... (Brazil)
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Soundway (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy
A second heavy dose of sounds from the Panamanian scene of the 60s and 70s -- a long-overdue companion to the previous volume of the series on Soundway, filled with rare gems that are finally getting their first exposure to the world outside the isthmus! The sounds here are completely fresh -- ... (Global Grooves)
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Gil Scott-Heron

Bridges
Arista/Soul Brother (UK), 1977. New Copy
An oft-overlooked jazzy gem from Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson -- and a beautifully swinging session that has Gil toning it down a bit, and working into a nicely musical groove that gets past the heavy politics of earlier years! The record's a great showcase for the more upbeat side of Gil's ... (Soul)
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Sahib Shihab

Summer Dawn
Argo/Rearward (Italy), 1963. New Copy
A fantastic early record by Sahib Shihab -- a motherlode of modal jazz grooves, cut during the early days of the Clarke-Boland Big Band! The record features a core group of players from that ensemble -- including Shihab on alto, baritone, and flute, plus Francy Boland on piano, Jimmy Woode on bass ... (Jazz)
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Ace (UK), Late 60s. New Copy
Sunshine Pop from the top of the charts -- a great look at some of the best-remembered tunes from this sweet 60s genre! Lots of other Sunshine Pop collections focus on the obscurities of the scene -- but honestly, some of the hits really represent the best work of the groups included -- the kind ... (Rock)
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Acid Jazz/BGP (UK), 1990s/2000s. New Copy
The Acid Jazz label may be best known for giving the world its namesake genre, but the company also cut some killer soul cuts along the way -- standing out as an early imprint that showcased the fresher side of underground soul on the London scene! This collection does a great job of bringing that ... (Funky Compilations)
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Sa-Ra Creative Partners

Nuclear Evolution -- The Age Of Love
Ubiquity, 2009. New Copy 2LP
Cosmic hip hop soul from Om'Mas Keith, Shafiq Husayn & Taz Arnold -- a long awaited proper full length from the Sa-Ra Creative Partners -- and an excellent one! Sa-Ra's signature spacey funk & beatcraft, hypnotic and boundless grooves have been critical behind the scenes for some of their ... (New Grooves)
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Lula Cortes

Rosa De Sangue
Rozenblit/Time Lag Records, 1980. New Copy
The final chapter of Lula Cortes amazing run of music in 70s Brazil -- a small label release that brilliantly blends together a range of psychedelic influences -- all with a gritty edge that's quite different than what you might expect from the date of the album! Things here are every bit as ... (Brazil)
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Soul Investigators

Theme/Downtown
Mit Wit (Finland), 2009. New Copy
A groove so funky, the Soul Investigators have made it their theme! The tune's a sweet sort of change for the group -- a cut that's still plenty darn funky, but in a laidback way that almost reminds us of El Michels territory -- snapping drums and a warm, loping bassline that drives the whole ... (Funky 45's)
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Futura (France), 1970. New Copy
Surprisingly sensitive work from French pianist Francois Tusques -- a player we often know from much more bombastic sessions, captured here in a beautiful solo date recorded at his home! Tusques is still extremely creative here -- lots of the modern elements that always make his music so striking - ... (Jazz)
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Moleskins

Dedication
Lights Out (Sweden), 2008. New Copy
Jazzy takes on familiar tunes -- a great little record that rummages through the pop canon of the past few decades, then comes up with vocal jazz versions of the tunes that are totally great -- really transforming the original compositions in a totally great way, all without any sort of gimmicks! ... (New Grooves)
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Reel Recordings, 1972. New Copy
Rare work from a really unique group in British jazz -- one that takes older players from the hardbop generation, such as Tubby Hayes and Phil Seamen -- and has them jam with younger musicians who have a very outside, freewheeling approach! The album features two long tracks -- both live studio ... (Jazz)
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Basta (Netherlands), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 2CD
Rare early electronics from Henk Badings -- one of the most adventurous composers of the postwar European scene -- heard here in some killer recordings from the late 50s and early 60s! Badings' music is often very edgey -- electronics that have sharp tones, weird frequencies, and a quality that ... (Out Sound)
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Rearward (Italy), 1961. New Copy
A rare early 60s set from the Jacques Pelzer Quartet -- a pivotal figure in the Belgian and European jazz scenes -- a really great set that wins with both a complicated, invigorating freshness, as well as working in the tightly grooving, linear jazz sounds that were happening internationally at the ... (Jazz)
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Little Richard

Rill Thing
Reprise/Collectors Choice, 1970. New Copy
A mindblowing set from Little Richard -- a stunning comeback session from the start of the 70s -- recorded at Muscle Shoals with a heavy funk component in the mix! Richard arranged and produced the record himself -- and it's a beautiful illustration of his genius -- hardly dimmed at this point in ... (Soul)
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Tommy McCook & The Supersonics

Pleasure Dub
Pressure Sounds (UK), 1970s. New Copy
A treasure trove of dubbed up numbers from Tommy McCook & The Supersonics -- Errol Brown cuts of classic rocksteady rhythms produced by Duke Reid for Treasure Isle Records -- trailblazing 70s dubs of the first order that are as slow burningly brilliant today as ever! The set features the best ... (Reggae)
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Epistrophik Peach Sound, 2009. New Copy
"Fonky Soul" and tripped out, spacey hip hop from Dudley Perkins -- produced by Georgia Anne Muldrow! "Fonky Soul" is that, but it's stellar hip hop, too, with a thick P-Funk Mothership inspired bottom end groove, and Dudley in his most hip hop centric mode. "Sally" ... (Hip Hop)
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Cosmic Groove (France), 2009. New Copy (pic cover)
A great one from Fanga -- a fresh new track that wasn't on their Natural Juice album, presented here in a super-extended version! "Dounya" is an Afro Funk jam that runs for over 20 minutes long in both parts -- split over two sides of the single, and featuring some great work from the ... (Global Grooves)
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Motown/Hip-O Select, Early 60s. New Copy 3CD
A marvelous package of work -- one that features 6 full albums by The Marvelettes, plus a huge amount of bonus material as well -- all done up in beautiful Hip-O Select style, with an excellent booklet of notes! The set does the world a much-needed service, and finally brings these gems back out ... (Soul)
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Good Time Records, 2009. New Copy
An oddball uber primitive electro beat backed slice of weirdness put out by Peanut Butter Wolf on his new Stones Throw imprint Good Time Records -- kind of creepy numbers from Folerio, a cat who looks a little bit like PB Wolf might look if he donned a black wig and a Sharpee styled mustache. Hmm, ... (Funky 45's)
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Gordon Jenkins

Seven Dreams
Basta (Netherlands), 1953. New Copy
A bizarre postwar effort from composer Gordon Jenkins -- and one of the first full concept albums ever recorded! The record tells the tale of "seven dreams" experienced by narrator Bill Lee -- set to lush orchestrations by Jenkins, and delivered with lots of lively vocalizations by ... (Now Sound)
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Roy Ayers

Virgo Red
Polydor/Verve, 1973. New Copy
A great little album from Roy Ayers -- a very funky record that's almost all instrumental all the way through! The sound is a bit in the vein of Roy's Live At Montreux set -- but funkier overall, thanks to some very heavy rhythms on the bottom -- and an approach to the tunes that's short, tight, ... (Soul)
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Mirwood/Kent (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy
Heavy soul from Jackie Lee -- one of the most hard-grooving singers to record on the west coast scene in the 60s! The package pulls together all of Lee's legendary sides for the Mirwood label -- the classic Northern Soul album The Duck, and lots of equally great singles that have the smooth-toned ... (Soul)
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Bang/Shout/RCA/Kent (UK), Late 60s. New Copy
Incredible work by The Exciters -- material we totally love to death, most of which is a lot harder-hitting than the group's earlier hits in the 60s! The package pulls together their post-UA recordings for the Bang, Shout, and RCA labels -- the first to of which are represented by singles, the ... (Soul)
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On Records, 1974. New Copy (reissue)
A heady bit of mid-70s psych from Connecticut -- the second album from Dr Hooker Band -- recorded in 1974, but not issued until many years later! The album's a true treasure that deserves wider recognition -- at some level as heady as any of the best known indie psych sets from the late 60s, but ... (Rock)
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San Francisco Express

Getting It Together
Reynolds/Family Groove, 1979. New Copy (reissue)
Amazing funky jazz from the 70s -- a completely rare little set recorded in the Bay Area scene of the time -- featuring hip trumpet work from Woody Shaw, and lots of cool keyboards from Patrick Gleeson! The feel here is somewhere in the territory of work that Gleeson did with Herbie Hancock in the ... (Jazz)
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Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Easy (Japanese paper sleeve edition)
Tamla/Universal (Japan), 1969. New Copy
The last set of duets from the team of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell -- and a sublime set of tracks that really stretches their partnership even further than before! It's no secret that Terrell was Marvin's favorite partner in the studio -- and you can really hear his strong feeling for her in the ... (Soul)
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Lovemonk (UK), 2009. New Copy
A great follow-up to the first volume in this series -- and one that shows the evolution of the Spanish groove in great ways since the 70s! The last collection featured older work, but this one's almost all contemporary -- yet most of the groups here more than live up to the funk promised in the ... (New Grooves)
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Jazz Proverbs (Japan), 1980s. New Copy
Searing big band work from tenorist Erik Norstrom -- work recorded in the 80s, but which mostly burns with the fire of large ensemble material from earlier years! There's a great balance of styles here -- some of the hard-grooving modal lines you'd find in the Euro big band work of the 60s, and ... (Jazz)
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Isaac Hayes

Hot Buttered Soul
Stax/Enterprise, 1969. Very Good+
Amazing stuff from Isaac Hayes! Although Ike had first appeared on LP with the album "Introducing", this was the first record to really expose his true soul genius -- and it was also the first release on Ike's successful sub-label at Stax, Enterprise Records. The record shows that for ... (Soul)
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Stereoscope Jerk Explosion

La Panthere Pop
Cosmic Groove (France), 2008. New Copy
Funky grooves, psychedelic sitar, and mod Hammond organ -- a magnificent blend that's every bit as dynamic as the image on the cover -- served up as the long-awaited debut album from this cool European combo! The album's got a feel that's somewhere between 60s spy soundtracks and Brit library work ... (Deep Funk)
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Thrill Jockey, 2009. New Copy
A nice, diverse display of hard grooving avant instrumental soundscapes from Tortoise -- sounding as unpredictable and vital as they have in years on Beacons Of Ancesorship! All the descriptions of how groundbreaking Tortoise was in the earlier years, and forward looking they've remained ... (Rock)
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Eric Roberson, 2002. New Copy
Brilliant work from America's next great soul singer -- the incredible Eric Roberson, one of the freshest male soul vocalists in years! At one level, Eric's work is steeped in the classic styles of Donnie Hathaway and Marvin Gaye -- but at another, it's completely without cliche or stylistic ... (Neo Soul)
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Philips/Universal (Japan), 1969. New Copy
Elis Regina hits the London scene of the late 60s -- with amazing results that make the album one of her best from the early years! The style here is still quite bossa-oriented, but backings are done by Peter Knight -- who'd worked with Scott Walker and some of the other hip British singers at the ... (Brazil)
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Canamo (Germany), 2009. New Copy
The Republic Of Afro Beat keeps on pushing further into the global scene -- breaking down borders in a rich new revival of older African modes -- showcased here in a range of great grooves from around the world! The package follows on the other two entries in the series -- and like those gems, ... (Global Grooves)
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Universal (France), 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy
Great soundtrack work from Francis Lemarque -- and a set that includes some great collaborations with Michel Legrand as well! Lemarque is best known as a composer of famous tunes for French singers of the 50s and 60s, as well as a recording artist on his own -- but this slice of soundtrack work ... (Soundtracks)
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Clara Moreno

Miss Balanco
Far Out (UK), 2009. New Copy
Lovely work from Clara Moreno -- a set that's much more laidback than some of her earlier dancefloor work, and one that's filled with bossa instrumentation throughout! Joyce co-produced the set, and you can really hear some of her acoustic soul in the music -- a warm blend of snapping percussion, ... (Brazil)
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Verve (Japan), 2009. New Copy
Man, Akiko always knows how to keep things interesting -- always moving between different genres and styles, to serve up a fresh new groove with each release! This set's got the singer hitting a host of British rock tunes, mostly from the 80s -- doing them with a harder edge than you might expect ... (Neo Soul)
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Vampires Of Dartmoore (Ackermann & Thusek)

Dracula's Music Cabinet (with bonus tracks)
Metronome/Finders Keepers (UK), 1969. New Copy
A groovy German treasure from the late 60s -- a sublime little set we'd rank right up there with the legendary Vampyros Lesbos for pure musical genius! Despite the appearance of a group on the album's cover, the music's all made by a couple of studio cats -- Horst Ackermann and Heribert Thusek, ... (Now Sound)
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Island (UK), 1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s. New Copy 3CDs
You can side with Lee Perry if you want about Chris Blackwell, but it would be hard to argue that there hasn't been a more important label than Island Records with regard to bringing music from Jamaica to the rest of the world! This hefty little 3 disc box showcases that beautifully, with 4 ... (Reggae)
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Sony BMG (UK), 1970s. New Copy 5CD
Groundbreaking work from Lonnie Liston Smith -- a package that contains 5 of his classic albums for the Flying Dutchman label! These sides really helped transform the sound of jazz in the 70s -- and Smith starts out with roots in the spiritual scene of the post-Coltrane years, but also has an ... (Jazz)
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Brotzmann/Kondo/Pupillo/Nilssen-Love

Hairy Bones
Okka Disk, 2008. New Copy Gatefold
Pretty hairy stuff from Peter Brotzmann and crew -- a set that blasts right out of the gate with some really bone-rattling noise! The album's a live set, recorded recently in Amsterdam -- featuring Brotzmann on alto, tenor, b flat clarinet, and tarogato -- alongside Toshinori Kondo on electric ... (Jazz)
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Island (UK), Late 60s/1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s. New Copy 3CD
A massive celebration of the 50 years of Island Records -- the hip imprint that first brought the world a heady dose of psych, folk, and reggae at the end of the 60s -- then went onto record a huge range of key work over the years! The first 2CDs in the set feature 39 classics that really define ... (Rock)
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Greg Walters

Greg Walters EP
Greg Walters Music, 2008. New Copy
A great bit of blue-eyed soul from Greg Walters -- a singer with a sound a lot bigger than you might expect from the cover -- offered up here in a surprisingly strong debut EP! The tracks are all originals by Greg, and have a joyous sort of approach -- a catchy, upbeat groove that's put together ... (Neo Soul)
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Verve/Universal (Japan), 1951. New Copy
Long-overdue reissue of this seminal bit of Latin jazz from the early 50s! The CD brings together Machito's 2 different "Afro Cuban Jazz Suites", both written by Chico O'Farrill, and featuring a stunning mix of jazz and Latin playing, in a manner that was to forever shape the future of ... (Latin)
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Alessa (Austria), 2005. New Copy
Well-played live material from one of our favorite European players ever -- and a set that has trumpeter Dusko Goykovich working with the Straight Six combo -- a group that also features Heinz Von Hermann on tenor and Adrian Mears on trombone! The style here's a bit like some of Goykovich's soul-bo ... (Jazz)
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Far Out (UK), 1960s. New Copy
An amazing batch of rare 60s bossa nova -- all hand-picked by the mighty Nicola Conte, an artist who definitely shows a strong love of the bossa in his own music! The package digs even deeper than Conte's first volume in the Viagem series -- and brings together loads of rare bits we haven't seen ... (Brazil)
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Lattimore Brown

Nobody Has To Tell Me
Sound Stage 7/Soulscape (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy
Sound Stage Seven recordings from Lattimore Brown -- a heck of a great southern soul singer from the 60s, but one who almost never gets his due in the history books! Lattimore's got a raspy quality to his voice that's very much in the Bobby Blue Bland camp -- but the backings he gets on these ... (Soul)
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Infinity/7T's (UK), 1978. New Copy
One of the last great albums from Hot Chocolate -- and an album that's still awash in fuzzy guitars and glammy touches as their previous best! Mickie Most is at the helm producing, and the sound here is nicely dark throughout -- that slightly spooky kind of pop that was showing up in the UK in the ... (Soul)
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Big Tree/7T's (UK), 1976. New Copy
Strutting guitars, stomping rhythms, and a great mix of glam and soul -- the trademark groove of the UK's classic Hot Chocolate! The album's filled with great tunes that resonate with their trademark compressed sound -- vocals wrapped on guitars and set to sweetly stepping rhythms -- all produced ... (Soul)
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Prestige/Universal (Japan), 1966. New Copy
An excellent album that features modernist piano player Don Friedman in the company of guitarist Atilla Zoller -- one of the most unique talents to ever handle his instruments, and a perfect match for the groundbreakingly expressive styles of Friedman. The pair are augmented here by bassist ... (Jazz)
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Pointer Sisters

Priority (with bonus track)
RCA/Wounded Bird, 1979. New Copy
The Pointer Sisters show plenty of rockish influences here -- drawing tunes from folks like Ian Hunter, Bruce Springsteen, Graham Parker, Jagger & Richards, and Robbie Robertson -- and fusing their compositions with the trio's own soulful energy! Richard Perry produced, and the album's one of ... (Soul)
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Sonet/Universal (Sweden), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3CD
A huge amount of work from funky flute man Bjorn Jason Lindh -- material recorded after his initial early 70s fame, and a package that includes 6 albums that hardly got any circulation in the US at the time! The groove here is partially the funky fusion that you'd know from Bjorn's few American ... (Jazz)
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Profound Sound Trio (Cyrille/Grimes/Dunmall)

Opus De Life
Porter, 2009. New Copy
Bold improvised work from the Profound Sound Trio -- a group that features Andrew Cyrille on drums, Henry Grimes on bass and violin, and Paul Dunmall on tenor and a bit of bagpipes! Cyrille's drumming is quite strong at most points -- more dynamic than we remember in recent years, which really ... (Jazz)
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RCA/Omni (Australia), Mid 60s. New Copy
Great 60s country exotica and tales of the American West from actor Lorne Greene -- with arrangements that combine stripped down, echoey guitar with the big & glossy RCA sound of the era, and even more brash bigness from Hollywood -- all done with endearingly poker-faced vocals by Lorne that ... (Folk/Country)
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Light In The Attic, 1969. New Copy (reissue)
The 1969 debut studio album from Karen Dalton -- one of the most unique voices of the 60s folk scene, and one of the most emotionally rich, blue & soulful -- a heroine to many artists to come, and one of the (sadly) very few pieces of music she made in a professional studio she made in her ... (Folk/Country)
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GDM/Chris' Soundtrack Corner (Germany), 1976. New Copy
A sweet 70s groover from Italian soundtrack maestro Armando Trovajoli -- one that has some nice funky tracks! There's a bit more electricity running through the mix than on Trovajoli's 60s recordings -- sweet keys and bass bubbling under the strings, and often hitting some nice laidback funky ... (Soundtracks)
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Choklate Music, 2009. New Copy
Wicked, wonderful stuff from Choklate -- a record that we dig even more than the singer's great debut a few years before! If you're digging for underground soul, this set's definitely one to dig -- as it's one of that rare breed of record that grabs you from the start, and makes your smile grow ... (Neo Soul)
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Reggie Nicholson Brass Concept

Surreal Feel
Abstract, 2009. New Copy
A very unusual set from drummer Reggie Nicholson -- a unique brass-based group that's almost an offbeat heir of the AACM experiments of Lester Bowie! The group here is just a quintet -- with Vincent Chancey on French horn, James Zollar on trumpet, Curtis Fowlkes on trombone, and Joe Daley on tuba - ... (Jazz)
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Nickodemus

Sun People
ESL, 2009. New Copy
Anyone under the sun can soak up the good natured vibes of Nickodemus's Sun People -- with a world of warm sounds! Sun People does a great job of incorporating boundary free grooves from all over the globe -- from dancefloor and street corner sounds of NYC to London, bits of Latin and African ... (New Grooves)
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Righteous (UK), 1950s. New Copy
Some of the best early heartbreaking country numbers you're likely to hear -- the hugely underappreciated earlier records cut by singer Goldie Hill in the 50s -- work the influenced some of the very best female honky tonk singers of 50s, 60s & 70s -- but Goldie still doesn't get the credit she ... (Folk/Country)
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Ember/Fantastic Voyage (UK), 1965. New Copy
A cool mid 60s set -- recorded at the famous Cavern club in Liverpool -- the famous home to The Beatles in their early days, and a host of other groovy groups from the Merseybeat scene! The sound here is definitely going for a Beatles vibe -- particularly the early, rough-edged style the group had ... (Rock)
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Sunil Dev

Music Of Sunil Dev
Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2009. New Copy
Mellow improvisations from Sunil Dev -- a Nepalese flute player with a very hypnotic sound! The album's a studio session, but the flute lines here have a really echoey quality -- as if they're bouncing around the ridges and valleys in the mountains pictured behind Dev on the cover -- earthy and ... (Global Grooves)
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Musique Noire

Good Hair
Musique Noire, 2008. New Copy
A very cool little project -- an instrumental set that's heavy on string-based instruments -- kind of an electrified string quartet, and one with a pretty funky feel at times too! Group members mix together violin, viola, and percussion with a bit of guitars and bass -- using the instruments ... (Jazz)
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Jaspects Music, 2009. New Copy
There's plenty to love in the music of Jaspects -- a groove that's fresh, instrumentation that's real, and a solid, soulful sound all the way through! The group have a wonderful way of mixing jazz with heavier rhythms -- a dose of hip hop production, yet never in ways that kill the instrumental ... (Neo Soul)
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Jukka Eskola

Jova/Chip N Charge
Ricky Tick (Finland), 2009. New Copy (pic cover)
Two burners lifted from the Walkover album by Jukka Eskola -- both of them sweet electric jazz with lots of Fender Rhodes! "Jova" feels like a lost Freddie Hubbard track from the CTI years -- a long, spacious groove that has the keyboards setting a perfect scene for Jukka's great trumpet ... (New Grooves)
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Lars Bartkuhn

New Continent
Sonar Kollektiv (Germany), 2008. New Copy
An amazing little record from Lars Bartkuhn -- a mixture of spacey jazz, cosmic grooves, and more -- all done by Lars himself, but with a rich, righteous feel throughout! The record reminds us of some of our favorite cosmic work from the London scene a decade or so ago -- that great post-jungle ... (New Grooves)
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Hideo Shiraki Quintet & 3 Koto Girls

Sakura Sakura (SHM CD pressing)
MPS/Universal (Japan), 1965. New Copy
A landmark session of world jazz! This is one of the first entries in MPS' "Jazz Meets The World" series -- and it features the quintet of Japanese drummer Hideo Shiraki (featuring a young Terumasa Hino on trumpet), working with additional traditional instrumentation by three female Koto ... (Jazz)
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Idris Ackamoor

Portrait
Cultural Odyssey, 1997. New Copy
Wonderful work from Idris Ackamoor -- a great indie set that we'd rank right up there with some of his best recordings of the 70s! The group here is only a quartet, but there's a richness to the sound that's really amazing -- a soaringly soulful style that often feels like Idris is working with a ... (Jazz)
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CBS/Sonorama (Germany), 1976. New Copy
Funky work from a freaky film -- the notorious Glenda, a banned movie that featured a famous South African nude dancer who worked with a python! The film's not exactly porno, but the music here has a very similar feel to some of the grooves used in American x-rated films of the 70s -- slinky one ... (Soundtracks)
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Gianni Basso

Quartetto Gianni Basso
Vedette/Rearward (Italy), 1981. New Copy
European jazz sweetness from Gianni Basso and his excellent quartet of Italian scene players -- a masterful early 80s set with real warmth, and a timeless elegance! Basso's ear for classic small combo jazz serves him incredible well on these recordings, with an easy going, but no less ... (Jazz)
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Nite-Liters

A-Nal-Y-Sis
RCA/Dusty Groove, 1973. New Copy
A masterpiece of hard and heavy funk -- from one of the best bands of the early 70s! The Nite Liters were a legendary funky combo that provided the backing for some of New Birth's best albums -- but on their own, they were even funkier, and had a sound that was part JBs, part Meters, and all funky! ... (Soul)
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De Wolfe (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy
Dramatic themes from the martial arts underground -- a set of DeWolfe Sound Library tracks, all of which were used in Kung Fu films by the legendary Shaw Brothers! The work here is different than some other martial arts music you might know from the 70s -- not originally penned and recorded for ... (Funky Compilations)
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Polydor/Light In The Attic, 1966. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
The one astounding studio album of proto punk/abrasive psych genius from the Monks -- a true masterpiece if their ever was one, a record that's been ripped off by myriad more famous groups in both the mainstream and rock underground of the past 40 years! The group's status as discharged G.I.'s ... (Rock)
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Numero, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
Funky soul from Witchita, Kansas -- an unlikely locale, but home to some really great music -- courtesy of the Smart brothers, and their ultra-hip club! This wonderful entry in the Eccentric Soul series from Numero really brings that lost scene to life -- telling the tale of the brothers, their ... (Funky Compilations)
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Sublime Frequencies, Late 90s/Early 2000s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
An incredible look at Syrian singer Omar Souleyman -- an artist who's only been recording for a decade and a half, but who's managed to issue over 500 albums on his own! Souleyman's got a style that's almost spontaneous at times -- fast rhythms served up at really tremendous speed, topped with ... (Global Grooves)
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Benny Bailey

Mirrors
Freedom/Rearward (Italy), 1971. New Copy
An excellent early 70s set from Benny Bailey -- originally issued on Freedom, but recorded by Gigi Campi, with arrangements by Francy Boland -- and very much in the mode of work at the time on MPS. The session features Bailey as the lead soloist amidst bandmates from the Clarke-Boland Big Band -- ... (Jazz)
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Light In The Attic, 1964/1965. New Copy
Primitive genius from the mighty Monks -- their early demos for tracks that would eventually be ignited and explode on record for the uber-essential Black Monk Time LP and others -- including the pre-Monks single by The 5 Torquays -- issued properly in full for the first time ever by Light In The ... (Rock)
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King/Hip-O Select, Early 70s. New Copy 2CD
Killer funk from the prime early 70s years of James Brown -- that time when it seemed that each new single pushed the boundaries of funk even farther than before! The set follows Brown's last few years with King into his monumental time with Polydor -- a really groundbreaking batch of work that ... (Soul)
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A&M/Universal (Japan), 1968. New Copy Gatefold
An incredible album by the Tamba 4 -- one of 2 albums the Brazilian bossa combo did in the US for A&M Records, during the brief time when they were expanded to a quartet from the original Tamba Trio lineup! The set is completely sublime -- a wonderful mix of the group's trademark harmony ... (Brazil)
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Ofege

Try & Love
EMI/Academy, 1973. New Copy
A blistering set of Afro-Funk from the 70s -- the debut of Ofege, a band of high school students at the time! There's a really trippy sound to the set, as the guitars figure strongly in the groove, and are often recorded with some slightly psychedelic touches -- similar to Blo or some of the other ... (Global Grooves)
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