For the past few years, the UK-based Far Out label has been redefining the sound of Brazilian music. The label's run by DJ Joe Davis – the man who brought the world the Blue Brazil and Brazilica series, and the person who turned the London scene onto Brazilian grooves in a major way. Far ... (Brazil) read moreCD
A wonderful collection of modern Brazilian grooves lifted from the legendary Far Out label! The set is much more than a regular compilation – as it's now the only place you can get some of the out-of-print singles on the label, plus a few rare mixes that aren't available elsewhere! The ... (Brazil) read moreCD
Tracks from Unation, River Ocean featuring India, Liberty City, Shara Nelson, Barbara Tucker, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Lisa Lisa, K-Klass, Richard Darbyshire, Eternal, and Sagat. (New Grooves) CD
(Out of print with a thin cutout notch through spine.)
Music from Dusty Springfield, the Searchers, Cilla Black, Peter & Gordon, the Beatles, the Kinks, the Zombies, Tom Jones, the Who, the Troggs, the Hollies, Lulu, and more. (Rock) CD
With tracks by Blind Lemon Jefferson, John Lee Hooker, Son House, Big Boy Crudup, Bukka White, and many more more! 73 tracks totals including interview footage! (Blues) CD
Features music by The Greenhornes, Mulatu Astatke, The Tennors, Marvin Gaye, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Holly Golightly, Sleep, Dengue Fever, and Gabriel Faure. (Soundtracks) CD
Music from Ohio Express, Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, The Cuff Links, The Fifth Estate, Street People, Tommy Roe, Edison Lighthouse, Dawn, Keith, Jefferson, and more. (Rock) CD
Music from the Monkees, Crazy Elephant, Tommy James & the Shondells, the Cuff Links, White Plains, Thee Prophets, Tommy Roe, Rare Breed, Bobby, Edison Lighthouse, Bobby Sherman, and more. (Rock) CD
A great look at the huge second wave of UK punk after the bigger labels were leaving the music behind at the end of the 70s – a bold surge of independent sounds from the underground, including a fair bit of work that was really pushing the boundaries of the music and its politics at the time! ... (Rock) read moreCD
Includes cover versions by All Saints, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Chrissie Hynde, Luther Vandross, Ben Folds Five, Dionne Warwick, Barenaked Ladies, and Wynonna. (Rock) CD
Recordings from the regions of Bujumbura, Ngozi, Kayanza, and Bukirasazi – with accompanying instruments that include the Inanga, musical bow, Sanza, flute, and Ngoma drums. (Global Grooves) CD
Music from Thurston Moore, the Stone Roses, Teenage Fanclub, White Zombie, the Roots, Hardvark, Sonic Youth, Southern Culture On The Skids, and Elastica ... (Rock) CD
Music from Fairmont, Kayot, Jussi-Pekka, Darkmountaingroup, Ben Watt, Budai & Vic, Nino Astronauta, Madoka, Lephtee, Jimpster, and more. (House Music) CD
Tracks from A Guy Called Gerald, Rhythim Is Rhythim, Phuture, Tyree, Last Rhythm, Jam & Spoon, The Sabres Of Paradise, Sueno Latino, Divine Works, D*Note, Orbital, Electra, and more. (New Grooves) CD
Music from Bruce Daigrepont, Jo-El Sonnier, Eddie Lejeune, Charivari, D.L. Menard, Jimmy C. Newman And Cajun Country, Mamou, The Bluerunners, Jo-El Sonnier, BeauSoleil, and more. (Folk/Country) CD
Music from The Browns, U.S. Maple, The Flying Luttenbachers, Lake Of Dracula, Yona-Kit, You Fantastic!, UFO Or Die, Zeek Sheck Care Company, Shakuhachi Surprise, Melt-Banana, Strangulated Beatoffs, and more. (Rock) CD
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Campus Cutie ... CD Buffalo Bop (Germany), Late 1950s/Early 1960s. Used ...
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Music from Dwain Louis, Darrell Speck, Orbits, Ken Reed, Chuck Mills, Butch St. Clair, Bobbye Shadle, Skip Goodspeed, Harold Lee, Ken & Roy, and more - 30 tracks in all. (Rock) CD
A great entry in this always-killer collection of rare funk and soul – a series that somehow manages to keep on delivering ultra-rare nuggets, even at a time when there's been so many other compilations from so many other labels over the years! Our ears are always trained to appreciate the ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
A dream of a set from the folks at Numero Group – a special package that digs through all their many collections and archive projects, and comes up with some of the funkiest cuts in the bunch! Unlike some of their other compilations, this one focuses on the groove first – and the ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
An essential look at the key years of the Chicago house scene – the time when the city's musicians were carving out a whole new space in sound! Although early house first began as an extension of some of the later modes of disco and 80s club, influences from European post-punk and post-disco ... (House Music) read moreCD
Features music by Tarheel Slim, Wilbert Harrison, Buster Brown, Elmore James, Sam Myers, Lee Dorsey, King Curtis, Dr. Horse, Joe Haywood, Dee Dee Ford, and more! (Soul) CD
The second volume of tracks in Naked Music's great Carte Blanche series – and every bit as soulful as the first! Tracks include "True Love" by Aqua Note, "Goddess" by Wai Wan, "Good Morning" by Fred Everything, "Silver Surfer" by Cpen, "Feel ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
Includes tracks by Donna Summer, Village People, Love & Kisses, Lipps Inc, Meco, Parliament, Pattie Brooks, Michael Sembello, Giorgio Moroder, Brooklyn Dreams, Cher, Teri Desario and Captain & Tennille. (Funky Compilations) CD
Music from the Encores, the Dozier Boys, the Moonglows, the Quintones, the Four Tops, the Ravens, the Moonlighters, the Larks, The Clouds, the Zeniths, the Bayou Boys & more. (Soul) CD
Music by James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite, Junior Wells, Walter Shakey Horton, Billie Brach, Sugar Ray, Kim Wilson, and Magic Dick with J. Geils. (Blues) CD
Way more than just a "cellarful" of Motown – a wealth of great tracks, all of which are previously unreleased! This incredible 2CD set is a landmark in the history of both Motown and Northern Soul – as it brings together 40 tracks that were recorded in the glory days of the ... (Soul) read moreCD
42 rare gems from the Motown vaults – an incredible treasure trove of unreleased material! The package follows beautifully on the heels of the first Cellarful Of Motown volume – but also manages to go even deeper, and get beyond the better-known "lost" Motown tracks, into a ... (Soul) read moreCD
A massive third helping of rare Motown soul – filled with just as many obscure moments and unreleased gems as the previous two volumes! Even if you're a Motown completist enough to buy those giant Complete Singles volumes, you'll still find plenty here to love – because this UK-only ... (Soul) read moreCD
An amazing return to form for this legendary collection – filled with never-heard numbers, pulled from the 60s and 70s vaults of Motown Records! Even if you think you've got plenty of Motown in your collection already, you'll find plenty more here to love – totally fresh tracks by some ... (Soul) read moreCD
A brilliant testament to the righteous power of soul music in the civil rights era – and key proof that even a subtle message could do a lot back in the day! The package presents the work in roughly chronological order – starting from a time when politics had to be peddled softly, and ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
24 songs recorded live from New Beginning, Revisions, Risky Business, Just Reminiscing, Cool Change, Blue Angel, the Tribunes, and Cover To Cover. (Soul) CD
A great overview of rare blues material from the legendary Chess Records – with 101 songs in all, including 19 previously unissued tracks! Music from Clarence Samuels, Andrew Tibbs, Sunnyland Slim, Muddy Waters, Little Johnny Jones, Memphis Slim, Howlin' Wolf, Eddie Boyd, Elmore James, ... (Blues) read moreCD
Music from Muddy Waters, Little Johnny Jones, Jimmy Rogers, John Lee Hooker, Eddie Boyd, Little Walter, Lowell Folson, JB Lenoir, Bo Diddley, Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin' Wolf, and Willie Dixon – 16 tracks total. (Blues) CD
Upbeat stormers from the legendary Chess Records – a collection of 20 tracks from the 60s that bristle and burn with the best energy of a Northern Soul dancefloor! The package really spans the genius of Chess at the time – running through soul, jazz, blues, and gospel in search of a ... (Soul) read moreCD
Not just rock and roll – but some rare Chess R&B, soul, and even a bit of rockabilly too! Excellent track selection – with some unreleased gems! Includes music from the Five Blazes, Clarence Samuel, the Dozier Boys, Bobby Lewis, Mitzi Mars, Bobby Charles, Chuck Berry, the ... (Soul) read moreCD
A massive batch of great soul tracks from the Chess studios, including many many tracks that we can only ever find on original 45s! There's a whopping total of 45 cuts in all, and just a few of the titles include "What About Me?" by The Valentinos, "Hold On" by The Radiants, ... (Soul) read moreCD
Hard and heavy female soul from the mighty Chess Records – and a selection of tracks that features plenty of funk in the mix too! The sisters on this set are not of the sobbing kind – as the package goes for a proud-stepping approach to soul that puts the ladies in charge right from ... (Soul) read moreCD
Features songs by Clarence 'Frogman' Henry, Dale Hawkins, Lee Andrews & The Hearts, The Monotones, Chuck Berry, Jimmy McCracklin, Buddy Guy, Betty James, The Sensations, and more – 16 tracks in all! (Blues) CD
A seminal set of Chicago blues – still ten times better than all the imitators it spawned! Music from Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band, J.B. Hutto & His Hawks, Otis Spann's South Side Piano, Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet, the Otis Rush Blues Band, Homesick James & His Dusters, Johnny ... (Blues) read moreCD
Music from John Brim, Jimmy Rogers, J.B. Lenoir, Henry Gray, Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Robert Nighthawk, Blue Smitty, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Rogers, Johnny Jones, and Buddy Guy. (Blues) CD
A massive overview of the genius Chicago scene of the late 60s – and a set that's overflowing with some of the heaviest music ever recorded! The collection focuses on the most groundbreaking work from the later Chess years – particularly the funky blues, psychedelic soul, and tripped ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
Tracks by Arbour, Masked Man, Monma, Aves, Psalm Trees, Producerboibrad, Parkbench Epiphany, Rose Noir, Kreatev, J. Folk, the Field Tapes & Wowflower, Evil Needle, and others. (New Grooves) CD
Extremely soulful grooves from the great Frankie Knuckles – a collection of tunes from back in the day, including some seminal numbers from the pre-house years that were a huge influence on Frankie himself! The 2CD set features Frankie mixing the tracks live – sliding from one to one ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
Mixed by Chris Simmonds with tracks by Tim Deluxe, Diggers, House Proud People, B. Rich, Alex Faith, Partners In Time, and Simmonds himself. (New Grooves) CD
Great groovy pop from the Italian scene of the 60s – a wealth of rare singles from female singers, almost all of whom we've never heard before! We'll confess to a long love and deep knowledge of female French singers from the time – but also admit a strong ignorance about most Italian ... (Rock) read moreCD
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Ciao! Manhattan ... CD Cinewax/Light In The Attic, 1973. Used ...
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The lovely and late Edie Sedgwick is the cover draw on the record and movie – but the music within is maybe an even more interesting blend of sounds, and very different than what you might expect to come from the famous star of Andy Warhol's Factory scene! Some of the music here is by Gino ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Music from Odean Pope & Dave Burrell, Mark Whitecage's Other Other Quartet, Bruce Eisenbeil's Crosscurrent Trio, Sam Bardfeld's Cabal Fatale, Dom Minasi Trio, Blaise Siwula Trio, Joe Fonda Quintet, Joe Mcphee's Bluette, John Bickerton Trio, Steve Swell Trio & more. (Jazz) CD
Includes music by St Germain, China Bear, DJ Vadim, Red Snapper, Jazzanova, DJ Cam, Llorca, Shawn Lee, Daedelus, Lyrics Born, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Koop, Roy Ayers, and more – 60 tracks total. (New Grooves) CD
(Box is in nice shape overall, just a couple of bumped corners.)
An extremely well-done collection of underground house from the Chicago, Detroit, and New York scenes of the past 20 years – not a "greatest hits" at all, but an even-better assortment of hard to find gems and oft-overlooked singles! DJ Deep put the whole thing together, and he's ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
Seiki Shinohe performs music by Igor Stravinsky, Joji Yuasa, Takashi Yoshimatsu, Michio Kitazume, Tiberiu Olah, Isao Matsushita, and Olivier Messiaen. (Classical) CD
Music from Sticks McGhee, Doc Watson, John Jackson, Bill Williams, Pink Anderson, Brownie McGhee, Archie Edwards, Lesley Riddle, Peg Leg Sam Jackson, Roscoe Holcomb and more. (Blues) CD
Includes "Groovin High" by Charlie Parker, "Opus X" by the Billy Ecksine Big Band, "Nice Work If You Can Get It" by Sarah Vaughan with Miles Davis, "Bouncin With Bud" by Bud Powell and "Serenade To A Square" by the Be-Bop Boys. (Jazz) CD
48 tracks from Elmore James, BB King, Ray Charles, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Leadbelly, Joe Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Roy Milton, and more. (Blues) CD
Music from Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Vera Hall, KC Douglas, Roosevelt Sykes, Etta Baker, Henry Brown, Pink Anderson, Rev Gary Davis, Cat Iron, Willie Dixon, Henry Townsend and more. (Blues) CD
Music from Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry, Warner Williams, Lead Belly, Nora Lee King, Pink Anderson, Little Brother Montgomery, Roosevelt Sykes, Roosevelt Sykes, Barbara Dane, and more – 22 tracks total! (Blues) CD
Includes music from Loretta Lynn, Mel Tillis, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Dottie West, Tom T Hall, Billy Swan, Sonny James, Charlie Rich, Tanya Tucker and more. 30 tracks in all. (Folk/Country) CD
Includes music from Mike Seeger, Doug Wallin, The Golden Eagle String Band, Dillard Chandler, Iron Mountain String Band, Margaret MacArthur, Ewan MacColl, Pete Seeger, Jean Ritchie, Paul Clayton, and more. (Folk/Country) CD
Features Elizabeth Mitchell, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, Ella Jenkins, Brownie McGhee, The Ritchie Family, Snooks Eaglin and more – 25 tracks in all! (Folk/Country) CD
A nicely-priced set that's filled with essential numbers from the 70s – funky classics both mainstream and break-heavy, and as good a place as any to start if you want to put a bit of edge into your CD collection! There's no completely rarebits here, but the tracks here all definitely make ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
The kind of soul they never should have stopped making – mostly pulled from that wonderful time in the 70s when jazzy grooves, warm vocals, and sophisticated production came together beautifully! The set features 12 tracks that were mainly hits, but still stand as beautiful classics – ... (Soul) read moreCD
Music from Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy, Janis Ian, The New World Singers, Liz Getz, Peter La Farge, Phil Ochs, The Bergerfolk, Pete Seeger, and more. (Folk/Country) CD
Music from Jackie Wilson, Ruby And The Romantics, The Impressions, Brook Benton & Dinah Washington, Martha And The Vandellas, Garnet Mimms And The Enchanters, Jimmy Jones, The Miracles, Tommy Edwards, Chuck Berry, and more - 20 tracks in all. (Soul) CD
Music from Manfred Mann, The Zombies, The Tams, Chuck Berry, The Newbeats, The Supremes, The Searchers, The Beach Boys, Gerry And The Pacemakers, The Premiers, and more - 24 tracks in all. (Rock) CD
Music from Roy Orbison, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys, the Hondells, Dionne Warwick, the Searchers, the Ventures, the Marvelettes, the Drifters, Bobby Bland, and more – 22 tracks in all. (Rock) CD
Music from The Honeycombs, The Supremes, The Dixie Cups, Don Covay, The Murmaids, Roy Orbison, The Kingsmen, The Shangri-Las, The Impressions, Maxine Brown, The Beach Boys, The Searchers, The Reflections, and more - 22 tracks in all. (Rock) CD
Music from The Byrds, The Yardbirds, Wilson Pickett, The Miracles, The Beau Brummels, The Righteous Brothers, The Temptations, Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs, Billy Joe Royal, The Beach Boys, Barbara Lewis, and more - 22 songs in all. (Rock) CD
Music from James Brown, The Zombies, Lee Dorsey, Cher, Peter And Gordon, Jackie DeShannon, Cannibal And The Headhunters, Gary Lewis And The Playboys, The Larks, The Vogues, The Kinks,and more - 23 songs in all. (Rock) CD
Music fromBarry McGuire, Fontella Bass, Len Barry, The Beach Boys, The Beau Brummels, The Miracles, The Kinks, Martha And The Vandellas, Roy Head, The Ad Libs, Otis Redding, The Byrds, and more - 22 songs in all. (Rock) CD
Music from The Beach Boys, The Temptations, The Young Rascals, The Standells, Donovan, Aaron Neville, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Four Tops, The Bobby Fuller Four, Percy Sledge, and more - 22 songs in all. (Rock) CD
The roots of modern jazz never sounded this great before – and this is the first time ever that all the early bop recordings by Savoy have been properly brought together in one place! Savoy was one of the most important labels to record the early bop pioneers – and had a dedication to ... (Jazz) read moreCD
25 songs from the Carnations, the Serenaders, the Sunsets, Freddie Scott & the Symphonics, Little Pattie Russo & group, the Revelations, Tony Rice & the Overtones, the Butanes, the Shallows, Popular Five, and more. (Soul) CD
Don't know "toytown"? We didn't know the reference either, until we heard this totally wonderful set – and it turns out that the word is a great way to describe a unique moment in British music – one that mixes together whimsical psych, playful pop, and a whole host of groovy ... (Rock) read moreCD
Music from Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Sammy Davis Jr. And Laurindo Almeida, John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman, Chet Baker, Jack Jones, Bill Henderson, Bob Manning, Billy Eckstine, Bing Crosby, Jackie Paris, and more. (Vocalists) CD
An assortment of Nujazz, downtempo, and electronic tracks from Germany – pulled together by the folks at Spinning Wheel Records, who we love for their collections of older groovy bits! The set features many exclusive tracks and previously unissued numbers – and it fits nicely with a ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
Titles include "Dr. Beat" by Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine, "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry, "Love Is A Message" by MFSB and others! (Funky Compilations) CD
A host of unusual club jazz tracks – a number of which are from groups we haven't heard before! The set's more in a jazzy club mode, than the straight acoustic vibe we usually associate with the club jazz approach – but there's still plenty of great instrumental moments, and a sound ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
54 tracks from this rare Chicago blues label – including some unissued material! Music from Otis Rush, the Clouds, Shakey Horton, Sunnyland Slim, Little Willie Foster, Harold Burrage, Magic Sam, Betty Everett, Shakey Jake & Willie Dixon Band, Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm, Buddy Guy, and ... (Blues) read moreCD
Music from Dean Elliott & His Big Band, the Three Suns, Felix Slatkin, Bob Thompson, Les Baxter's Drums, Lenny Dee, Dave Harris & The Powerhouse Five, Russ Case, David Carroll, Alvino Rey, Robert Maxwell, and more. (Now Sound) CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode and promotional stamp inside booklet.)
Includes tracks from Cal Tjader, Miss Ann-Margret, Walter Wanderley, Nancy Wilson, Harold Johnson Sextet, Mel Torme, Quincy Jones, Les Elgart & His Orchestra, Connie Francis, Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers, Dick Hyman, and more – 18 tracks in all. (Now Sound) CD
Includes tracks by Robert Mitchum, Della Reese, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, Mel Torme, Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Xavier Cugat, and Louis Prima – 18 tracks total. (Now Sound) CD
Collection of live performances from Dee Dee Bridgewater, Oscar Peterson, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Shirley Horn, JJ Johnson, Sarah Vaughan, Art Tatum, Clifford Brown, and Sarah Vaughan. (Jazz) CD
A fantastic introduction to the world of power pop – that tight, fast, catchy style of music that came about at the same time as punk – and which flourished for a few short years as a more tuneful take on the sound of the underground! Some of the artists here hit big in the years ... (Rock) read moreCD
Includes 30 tracks by the Oddballs, Max Lipscomb, Lonnie Miley, Kenneth Trent, Charlee Maybee, Lawrence Flippo & the Futuras, the Tempests, Del Swade, and Cuddles C. Newsome. (Rock) CD
20 songs from Mike Gordon & El Tempos, Sylvia Vanderpool, Jimmy Lewis, the Chords, Prince Patridge, Floyd Dixon, Millie Bosman, and the Playboys. (Soul) CD