Unique (Germany), 1970s/1980s/2000s. New Copy
It may be a Baltic Soul Weekender, but it's a boundary free collection of deep soul, funk an jazzy sounds from the 70s and more recent, but timeless groovers from Terry Callier, Dennis Taylor, Lou Pride, Dezzie, Flowers and more! The compilation is in hour of the Baltic Soul Weekenders that take
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Prestige/Universal (Japan), 1973. New Copy
Gene Ammons gets the Cannonball Adderley treatment -- as he blows funky solos over an album arranged and conducted by David Axelrod! Brasswind has a larger, fuller funky sound than some of his earlier work for Prestige -- and it works very well! The overall sound's a bit smoother, but Axelrod's
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Shout (UK), Mid 60s-Mid 70s. New Copy
Rare soul from Jimmy Radcliffe -- an emotive and charismatic singer, who we're surprised to have only heard a rare few recordings of before this excellent set from Shout UK -- which features a number of Radcliffe singles plus cuts he wrote, produced or arranged for others via his Baby Cakes
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Prestige/Universal (Japan), 1974. New Copy
A more melodic mix of modes from Funk Inc -- with some cool production by David Axelrod! The band's gritty funky is stretched out this time, and overall the sound's got kind of that mid 70s Prestige feel -- but the work in a variety of styles here. Includes cooking jazzy funk & soul,bits of
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Georgia Anne Muldrow
Early
Animated Cartunes, Early 2000s/2009. New Copy
The early recordings of Georgia Anne Muldrow -- and they're stunning -- showing Georgia's depth of soul and boundless creativity was in full force even in her late teens! As a whole, the tunes on Early are a bit leaner and less trippy than some of her more recent recording, but her spirit is as
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United Artists/Shout (UK), 1975. New Copy
A rare late LP Sam & Dave cut for United Artists in the mid 70s -- with raw & gritty soul vocals and rough hewn, yet soulfully resonant production by Steve Cropper, and backing by a slew of Memphis sessions specialists! Back At Cha is a coulda-shoulda-woulda been great comeback effort, and
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Rev-Ola (UK), 1973/1975. New Copy
One of the hippest groups of the Nigerian scene of the 70s -- presented here in two classic albums, back to back on a single CD! Chapter One is a landmark set of African grooves -- very unusual in both conception and execution -- with a feel that's unlike anything we can think of! There's
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Superbird (UK), 1960s. New Copy
A wonderful collection of rare rhythm & blues and soul from the Nashville scene -- most of which haven't been reissued before -- raw and truthful grooves from the 60s and singles originally released regionally on labels like Jewel, Valdot, Poncello and more. It's wonderful stuff, carrying on
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Unique (Germany), 2009. New Copy
Funky and eclectic beatcraft from DJ Regal -- a pretty moody set of funky boombap beats, heady bass lines and moody elements on the outer edges! Regal gets a variety of moods out on these tracks, from dusty soul beat hip hop backdrops, spacey bits of soul jazz keys and other echoey bits, spaced
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Strut (UK), 1970s. New Copy
One of the coolest Christmas compilations you could ever hope to own -- but you probably guessed that already, from the cover image that pays tribute to a classic set from James Brown! The JB image is certainly well placed -- as most of the tracks here are deeply funky Holiday tunes -- the kind of
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Denon (Japan), 1977. New Copy
A real 70s stormer from Frank Foster -- recorded with the Loud Minority ensemble used for the Mainstream album of the same name, but done in a style that's a bit more straight ahead, yet still plenty darn soulful! Frank's hanging here between the two sides of his career -- working in a larger band
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Vampi Soul (Spain), 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 2CD
The title's no lie, as the set's definitely an insanely complete collection of Peruvian grooves from the 60s and 70s -- a massive mix of music that includes bits of Latin funk, psyche, and garage -- plus lots and lots of groovy bits in between! We're not sure what was in the water down in Peru
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Acid Jazz (UK), Late 60s. New Copy
A fantastic follow-up to the first Rare Mod set -- filled with the kind of swinging London goodies that made the first set so great! The Acid Jazz label has moved into plenty of mod grooves of their own, so they actually make a surprisingly good choice to come up with the classic bits too -- the
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Vinilisssimo (Spain), 1974. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)
An excellent bit of funky acoustic Latin from South America -- with a sound that's quite unique! At some level, these guys sound like acoustic guitar-driven US Latin soul acts -- like Jose Feliciano or Alzo & Udine -- but at another level, there's a lot more complicated instrumentation going
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Date/Greenstreets, 1967. New Copy
Massive work from one of the funkiest drummers of all time -- the legendary Bernard Pretty Purdie, stepping out here in a batch of instrumentals that may well be his greatest album ever! Bernard's drums are right up front in the mix -- leading off all tunes with a full, funky, echoey sort of
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7 Bridges, 2009. New Copy
Hard to believe its been over a decade since we first started digging the music of Rad -- but the groove here is stronger than ever, and filled with the kind of classic soul and funk touches that first made Rad stand out many years back! The instrumentation is incredibly tight -- great keyboards
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Denon (Japan), 1978. New Copy
Forget the hokey title of this one, this is one of the best Frank Foster sets of the 70s! By the time of this 1978 recording, Foster had developed into a stunning tenor talent filled with influences that ranged from Lester Young to late Coltrane. His writing and playing in the 70s was filled with
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Wax Poetics, 2009. New Copy
Curtis Mayfield graces the front cover -- a film funk and soul focused issue #38 of Wax Poetics! This issue features a great piece on Curtis and the Superfly legacy, with Re:Discovery section profiles of soundtracks from Marvin Gaye's Trouble Man to John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13 and more
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Kindred Spirits (Netherlands), New Copy 2LP Gatefold
A perfect title for a perfect record -- especially given all the love we've felt from Build An Ark over the years! The album's a masterpiece through and through -- easily the greatest statement ever from this already-amazing band -- a contemporary ensemble, but one that we'd seamlessly rank right
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Timmion (Finland), Late 60s. New Copy
Brilliant soul from the Detroit underground of the late 60s -- a full set of work by vocalist Little Ann, issued here for the first time ever! You might recognize Ann's name from her appearance on a few of the Ace/Kent Records issues of material by Detroit producer Dave Hamilton over the years --
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