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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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 --
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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