Blow your mind – we'll light the fuse!
Simon Law
Look To The SkyDome (UK), 2017.
An overdue full-length set from Simon Law – one of the founding members of Soul II Soul, and a British soul producer as well – working here in a mode that delivers strongly on both sides of his experience! The album's a very collaborative effort – and features appearances from ... CD (Neo Soul)
Trevor Lawrence Jr
RelationshipsRopeadope, 2017.
CD...$9.99
14.99
The title definitely sums up the vibe of the record – because although Trevor Lawrence is the drummer at the core, he's also clearly a hell of a warm personality, too – with a very welcoming vibe that makes the album's array of musicians and guest artists feel right at home! The set's ... CD (Jazz)
I Marc 4
GLP 1007Nelson (Italy), 1970.
One of the coolest albums ever from this legendary Italian combo – a set that's still got all the sound library funk of their other records, but with a vibe that's maybe a bit more complex and jazzy too! Things are never too far out, but there's definitely moments where a key instrumental ... CD (Sound Library)
Idrees Sulieman featuring Oscar Dennard
Four American Jazzmen In TangierSunnyside/Groovin High, 1959. 2CD
CD...$18.99
19.98
A much-needed document of a very hip quartet – one that was led by trumpeter Idrees Sulieman, after his initial famous recordings for Prestige – and which also featured pianist Oscar Dennard, an under-recorded genius who left this world at a very early age! The 2CD package presents the ... CD (Jazz)
Stelvio Cipriani
Polizotto SprintDigitmovies (Italy), 1977.
Classic Italian cop work from the mighty Stelvio Cipriani – one of the few Italian composers who can work in a heavily electric mode, yet still get the richness of that scene's more acoustic years! The music is heavy on guitar and keyboards – but not in the later way inspired by Goblin ... CD (Soundtracks)
Dwight Trible with Matthew Halsall
InspirationsGondwana (UK), 2017.
A fantastic setting for the voice of Dwight Trible – one of the few contemporary jazz singers who inherited the style of spiritual jazz greats like Leon Thomas or Joe Lee Wilson! Trible's singing here with backing from a group that includes trumpeter Matthew Halsall, recording on Halsall's ... CD (Vocalists)
Maria Teresa Luciani
Sounds Of The City (Suoni Di Una Citta)Finders Keepers (UK), 1972.
An amazing sonic portrait of the modern city – one created on the early 70s Italian scene, but lost to the shifting sands of time, due to its release as a sound library-only album! We've heard Maria Teresa Luciani on a few other records of this nature – but this one may well be her ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library)
Rino Di Filippi
Arte Marziale (180 gram pressing)Cometa (Italy), 1973. (reissue)
Maybe not the sound of kung fu fighting that you're used to from the big martial arts boom of the 70s – but a fantastic little record that still fits very well underneath that movement's themes of the time! Rino De Filippi's maybe going for a style here that's an imaginative take on kung fu ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library)
Gaby Hernandez
Spirit ReflectionMr Bongo (UK), 2017.
A fantastic record from Gaby Hernandez – a singer we've loved for previous collaborations with Build An Ark and Life Force Trio – but who really knocks it out of the park with this double-length set! The presentation is a bit unusual – in that the entire album is presented with ... CD (New Grooves)
Potter & Tillman with Carmen Lundy
Space RaptureHigh Jazz (Switzerland), 1981. (reissue)
A wonderful bit of spacey fusion from the team of David Tillman and Andrew Potter – the kind of record we'd rank up there with classic work by Bobby Lyle or Lonnie Liston Smith! The set was recorded in the early 80s, and issued in a very small pressing at the time – but it's got a full- ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz)
Frode Thingnaes
Feelin' Alright (180 gram pressing)Polydor/Preservation (Norway), 1974. (reissue)
The first-ever album from trombonist Frode Thingnaes – issued briefly by Polydor in the 70s as a hip Norwegian take on funky jazz! The album's groove is mostly acoustic, but the group has just the right use of electric bass, guitar, and added percussion to give the rhythms a strong kick on ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz)
Numero, Late 70s.
That's Seafaring Strangers, not to be confused with the rootsy vibe of the Wayfaring Strangers on a similarly-named Numero Group series – as these guys are playing tightly-crafted sounds that soar to the mainstream – with a vibe that's obviously classy enough to get them admission to ... CD (Rock)
Gil Scott-Heron
Revolution Will Not Be TelevisedFlying Dutchman/BGP (UK), 1974. (reissue)
A set that wasn't initially conceived as a full album by Gil Scott-Heron – but one that's come to be an essential part of his catalog, thanks to the always-relevant title theme! The album's actually a classic collection of work from the early years of Gil Scott-Heron at the Flying Dutchman ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul)
Monks
Hamburg Recordings 1967Third Man, 1967.
The last slice of work to be released from the incredible Monks – a group of American servicemen who rocked the German scene in the mid 60s – and have gone onto become the stuff of legend over the years! The group's Polydor recordings have been issued and reissued many times – ... CD (Rock)
Lee Morgan
Roulette Sides (10 inch LP)Roulette/Warner, 1960.
LP...$17.99
19.98
A lost treasure from Lee Morgan – three superb tracks that were initially issued as one side of a split record done with John Coltrane – at a time when neither of them were really signed to the Roulette Records label! That obscurity led both sets of material to quickly disappear from ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz)
Various
Welcome To Zamrock 2 – How Zambia's Liberation Led To A Rock Revolution 1972 to 1977 (CD & book)Now Again, Mid 70s.
CD...$21.99
24.98
Fantastic sounds for fans of funk and rock alike – music from the freaky, fuzzy 70s scene in Zambia – a place where styles effortlessly criss-crossed to really produce something new and unique! The work here is often heavy on fuzz guitars, but also has some wickedly soulful basslines ... CD (Global Grooves)
Ace (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s.
Harry Nilsson may be best-remembered for a hit that he sang penned by Fred Neill – but the man himself was a hell of a songwriter in the 60s – with an incredible approach to a tune that was unlike any of his contemporaries! Nilsson could be both sweet and nostalgic and slightly wry at ... CD (Rock)
Thelonious Monk
Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960Sam Records/Saga, 1959. 2CD
CD...$22.99
24.99
A rare and unused soundtrack recording by Thelonious Monk – and a set of music that would be a standout in his catalog, even if it wasn't planned for a film! You probably know the Art Blakey soundtrack for the movie – which was the used and released version – and you might even ... CD (Jazz)
Rudy Ray Moore
Sensuous Black ManKent/Dolemite, Early 70s.
CD...$11.99
12.98
Rudy Ray Moore cut some mighty raunchy records in his time – but this one may well the be the raunchiest, and maybe the funkiest too! The album's an instruction of "the proper way to make love to a lady" – but done in true Rudy Ray style, with very down-to-earth language that ... CD (Soul)
Lovemonk (Spain), 2017. (pic cover)
A sweet single that re-presents two tracks from the La Sombra album by Chip Wickham – one of our favorite spiritual jazz sets in recent years! "Red Planet" takes off into cosmic broken beat territory – more electrified complex rhythms driving at the core, while Chip's flute ... 12-inch, Vinyl record (Jazz)
Warner, 1984. 2CDs (reissue)
One of the greatest crossover albums of the 80s – and the record that catapulted Prince very firmly into the mainstream! There's a tightness here that surpasses even that of Prince's early classics for Warner Brothers – an unabashed love of a pop hook that makes for some incredibly ... CD (Soul)
Delroy Wilson
Go Away DreamPressure Sounds, 1982. (reissue)
LP...$16.99
17.99
A fantastic record from the great Delroy Wilson – a set that's dubby at the core, but also has a righteous sense of soul too – almost a Jamaican extension of the hippest styles of early 70s American soul! Delroy's vocals are wonderful – very powerful, even without trying too much ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae)
Alessandro Alessandroni
Barocco & Romantico (pink vinyl pressing)Flipper/Dagored (Italy), 1980. (reissue)
The title only partly gives this one away – as sound library genius Alessandro Alessandroni turns towards the world of baroque and romantic music for inspiration – yet also manages to serve up something that's very much his own in the process! This isn't one of those records in which ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library)
Susana Estrada
Sexadelic Disco Funk Sound Of Susana EstradaSauce/Espacial (Spain), Early 80s.
Sweet sexy sounds from Spanish singer Susana Estrada – a performer known for her famous erotic work of the 70s, stepping out here in a set of clubby tracks for the disco generation! The early 80s date of these tracks mark Susana as maybe being a bit later than some of the porn stars turned ... CD (Soul)
Cody Chestnutt
My Love Divine DegreeHand Written, 2017. 2LP Gatefold
Divine sounds from the mighty Cody Chestnutt – a singer who's come a long way from both his Headphone Masterpiece album, and the long drought that followed that classic set! Cody's very firmly back in the driver's seat – and he's working strongly to remind folks that fuzzy, abstract ... LP, Vinyl record album (Neo Soul)
BB Boogie (Daz I Kue)
Standing On The WallR2 (UK), 2017. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$28.99
29.99
It's been many years since Daz I Kue first rocked our world with his grooves in Bugz In The Attic – and since that time, he's only gotten stronger and more soulful as a solo act – to the point where a new project like this almost blows away some of his previous work! As you might guess ... LP, Vinyl record album (New Grooves)
Innovative Communication/Wah Wah (Spain), 1981. (reissue)
Maybe one of the most spiritual albums ever recorded by Popol Vuh – recorded with a huge choir on the first track, which really sets a lofty sound for the rest of the session! The music is a fantastic mix of earthy, organic elements and more heavenly sounds – served up by the core trio ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock)
Guido & Maurizio DeAngelis
Continuavano A Chiamarlo TrinitaDigitmovies (Italy), 1971.
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 ... CD (Soundtracks)
Warner (Japan), Late 60s.
There's nothing "soft" about the nuggets in this great little collection – as all the tracks here are the cream of the crop of the late 60s pop scene in the US – not super-huge hits, but instead some overlooked gems that definitely warrant the "nuggets" in the title! ... CD (Rock)
Wrasse, 1974. 3LP Gatefold
LP...$31.99
35.99
Amazing music from an amazing moment – the legendary Zaire 74 concerts that took place before the Rumble In The Jungle fight between Muhammad Ali and George Frazier! The moment was one of great pride and power – and although the concert performances have become the stuff of legend over ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves)
Walter Jenkins
Back In My Life/Fader Kat/Tramp (Germany), 1975.
A couple of the only cuts we've ever heard by Walter Jenkins and a should-be classic Funky 45! "Back In My Life" has a great sound that's stripped down on the instrumental tip – a tight little bass, drums, guitar and horns backdrop – but it really soars in the vocal realm, ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's)
Analog Africa (Germany), Late 70s/Early 80s.
You might know "Soul Makossa" – the worldwide hit by Manu Dibango that was covered by many folks, and sampled heavily in later years too – but this set takes a look at the deeper scene behind that famous groove, through a host of wickedly funky tracks from the late 70s scene ... CD (Global Grooves)
Mute, Late 60s/1970s.
Can singles? Seems like a very strange thing, given that the group that kicked off the prog generation were noted for their extended album jams – but the format actually works surprisingly well, and actually lets you focus in even more on their genius! These tracks deliver a short, compact ... CD (Rock)
Giusto Pio
Motore ImmobileCramps/Soave (Italy), 1979. (reissue)
Amazing sounds from the 70s Italian scene! Giusto Pio was a contemporary and colleague of Franco Battiato, and this excellent recording was produced by Battiato, and it's got the same sort of fragile, beautiful, minimal sound that made his classic works so great! The album contains two long ... LP, Vinyl record album (Out Sound)
Arista/Big Break (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. 2CD
Sho nuff grooves from the great Harvey Mason – a jazz drummer at heart, but one whose talents also exploded into the realm of funk and soul in the second half of the 70s! Mason was part of a big generation of jazzmen who moved into soul – drummers like Billy Cobham and Norman Connors, ... CD (Soul)
Wayne McGhie
Love Is The Answer/Tramp (Germany), 1972. (reissue)
2 sides of the funky soul sound of Toronto's Wanye McGhie in the early 70s! "Love Is The Answer" have a more tightly snapping funk sound than you might from the tender hearted title, with really commanding vocals by McGhie – backed by a great group including members of The ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's)
MGM/Omnivore, 1969/1971. 2CD
CD...$20.99
22.98
Ever wonder what happens when beatniks turn into hippies? They make albums like this one – a real treasure from the late 60s underground – and a set that showed the complete transformation of Allen Ginsberg at the time! The set's a real oddity – recorded after Ginsburg had hit ... CD (Comedy/Spoken)
Warner, 1984. (pic cover, reissue)
12-inch...$11.99
12.99
One of the most romping tunes ever recorded by Prince – the kind of cut that was an instant dancefloor stormer back in the day, and still sounds mighty groovy all these many years later! The song is featured here in it's very extended version – and is backed by the fantastic non-LP cut ... 12-inch, Vinyl record (Soul)
Marcello Giombini
I Sette GladiatoriDigitmovies (Italy), 1962. 2CD
An obscure gladiator score from Marcello Giombini – a composer who's best known for his later work in the western mode, especially his classic Sabata soundtracks! Here, though, Giombini almost seems to be trying out for that later era – working with a richer sense of tone than the ... CD (Soundtracks)
Babe Wallace
Dizengoff (one sided single)Blue Beat (Germany), Late 60s. (reissue)
A mad groover from Babe Wallace – mixing surprisingly raucous R&B with a big band-sized orchestrations, wild vocals and an incredibly hip late 60s sound! It's a wild one, but totally infectious, almost the kind of thing you might expect to hearing backing some of the hippest, mod-era soul ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's)
Dome/Soul Lounge (UK), 2017. 3 CDs
A fantastic set of contemporary soul tracks – music from both sides of the Atlantic, served up in a well-priced collection that brings together the best of the British and American underground soul scenes! A good deal of the work here is from the catalog of the Dome label in the past decade ... CD (Neo Soul)
Tyree Glenn
Tyree Glenn At The London House In ChicagoRoulette/Warner (Japan), 1961.
Deep-voiced trombone from the great Tyree Glenn – a player with a wonderfully expressive sound that he borrowed from the trad jazz era, but made swing in a more modern setting on records like these! Glenn really runs the gamut of phrasing on his horn – in a way that maybe makes him a ... CD (Jazz)
Ambrose Akinmusire
Rift In DecorumBlue Note, 2017. 2CD
No rift in decorum here – as the record may well be one of the tightest, most focused efforts we've ever heard from trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire – a beautifully-played live set from a really wonderful quartet! Ambrose shapes his notes perfectly throughout – over these building, ... CD (Jazz)
Be! (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. 2CD
Brilliant work from pianist Michael Naura – one of our favorite players on the German scene at the start of the 60s – and one of the few who was really picking up the best sorts of soulful currents from the American scene! Most of the work here features Naura's excellent combo with ... CD (Jazz)
Spanky Wilson
Doin' It (180 gram pressing)Mother/Expansion (UK), 1969. (reissue)
A bit of soul, a bit of jazz, and some nice funky touches at the bottom – a killer little set from the great Spanky Wilson! Wilson's got a really unique place in music – at one level a soul singer with enough sophistication to rival the sound of Marlena Shaw or Nancy Wilson – but ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul)
J Dilla
Jay Dee's Ma Dukes CollectionYancey Media, 2017.
LP...$21.99
24.98
Soulful beats from the Dilla archives! This batch of untitled, numbered tracks from the Ma Dukes vaults feels a little more along the lines of his more soul steeped efforts – persistent beats and a tight core, but with bits of keyboards, piano or jazzy organ or strings – some spacier ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop)
Victor (Japan), 2017. Gatefold
A great little side project from three members of the legendary Soil & Pimp Sessions combo – pianist Josei, bassist Akita, and drummer Midorin – hence the JAM name of the group! These guys may have the structure of a jazz piano trio, but their sound is something quite different ... CD (Jazz)
Oscar Rocchi & Tullio De Piscopo
Metamorphosis (180 gram pressing)Edizioni Minstrel/Spettro (Italy), 1981. (reissue)
A great little project from two underground legends of Italian music – keyboardist Oscar Rocchi, whose legacy includes some great jazz and sound library material – and drummer Tullio De Piscopo, who could play with avant talents, but also hit some tighter grooves for the clubs! This ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library)
Hans Koller Free Sound
NomeBe! (Germany), 1974.
Fantastic work from avant saxophonist Hans Koller – rare material that stands with the best Free Sound albums he released for MPS in the 70s! By this point in his career, Koller was really exploding with talent – a sax player who first begun in the postwar years with modes that were ... CD (Jazz)
West End, Late 70s/Early 80s. 2LP (reissue)
Classic club cuts that still sound wonderful all these many years later – tracks from the New York underground at the end of the 70s – and the sorts of grooves that were a big inspiration to the rise of house music too! The package brings together a stunning selection of cuts from the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations)
Warner, 1984. (pic cover, reissue)
12-inch...$11.99
12.99
One of our favorite tracks ever from Prince – an instantly funky, instantly catchy tune that never fails to blow us away with its dexterity! The jam sounds great, even after all these years – and it's backed by a non-LP cut, "Another Lonely Christmas" – in which Prince ... 12-inch, Vinyl record (Soul)
Skeeter Davis
Let Me Get Close To You (with bonus tracks)RCA/Playback (Australia), 1964.
CD...$16.99
19.99
A cool country classic from Skeeter Davis – one of our favorite Nashville talents of the 60s! Skeeter's got a voice that's heartbreakingly sweet on this set – a style that's partially country, partially pop – and which is produced to perfection by Chet Atkins with some nicely ... CD (Folk/Country)
Kondi Band
SaloneStrut (UK), 2017.
CD...$11.99
12.99
Very cool sounds from a wonderful pairing of sources – the ancient African thumb piano and contemporary funky production – at a level that's almost a 21st Century update of the American 70s kalimba experiments by Phil Cohran and Earth Wind & Fire! There's moments here that ... CD (Global Grooves)
Mushroom/Esoteric (UK), 1971.
An amazing little record that seems completely unto itself – born in that incredible early 70s moment when the UK was overflowing with elements of prog, psych, and hard rock – but served up here by a group who seem to take their own path right from the start! The instrumentation is ... CD (Rock)
Afous D'Afous
TenereMississippi/Sahel Sounds, 2015.
Beautiful sounds from the Saharan scene – served up here by an Algerian combo with some wonderful guitar in the lead! The instrumentation is similar to some of their contemporaries, but also maybe crafted with a bit more tightness too – especially on numbers where the group's vocals ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves)
Prince
Purple Rain (picture disc)Warner, 1984. (reissue)
LP...$18.99
20.98
One of the greatest crossover albums of the 80s – and the record that catapulted Prince very firmly into the mainstream! There's a tightness here that surpasses even that of Prince's early classics for Warner Brothers – an unabashed love of a pop hook that makes for some incredibly ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul)
Roedelius/
Einfluss
Deutsche Grammophon, 2017.
CD...$15.99
16.99
A beautiful collaboration between two different generations of German music – the legendary Hans Joachim Roedelius, whose albums of the 70s set a whole new standard for minimalism, both on his own, and with the group Cluster – and younger pianist Arnold Kasar, who turns out to be a ... CD (Rock)
Musikautomatika/Wah Wah (Spain), 1983. (reissue)
Improvised electro-acoustic music from the Venezuela scene – a record that's been lost to the shifting sands of time, but which is every bit as mindblowing as any of the group's European predecessors – maybe even more so, given that the trio were working in relative obscurity, and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Out Sound)
Various
Hadley Murrell Presents Funk YouHDM, 1970s/Early 80s.
CD...$14.99
15.98
Rare funky work from producer Hadley Murrell – a man who's maybe best-remembered for his clubby tracks of the late 70s, but who does a surprisingly great job here with the harder side of the spectrum too! The package is a bit short on dates and details – the notes are mostly just ... CD (Funky Compilations)
Parlophone, 1977/1978.
7-inch...$13.99
14.98
Fantastic work from the Berlin period of David Bowie – one of his few catchy tunes from the time, backed with an unreleased live recording! "Be My Wife" is fantastic – not only does the tune have all the darkness of the Heroes/Low period, but it also has a surprisingly ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Rock)
Run-DMC
Raising HellProfile/Get On Down, 1986. (reissue)
LP...$19.99
22.98
The massive third album from Run DMC – made at the top of their game – an pivotal effort that brought them to peak popularity and helped break hip hop in a huge way in the pop culture landscape! Part of the album's strength is its guitar-heavy sound on some of the grooves – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop)
Franco Micalizzi
Italia A Mano Armata (180 gram pressing – with poster)Beat/Spettro (Italy), 1976. Gatefold (reissue)
A driving Italian soundtrack from the height of the cop/crime years – done with really full arrangements by Franco Micalizzi, in a way that easily rivals some of the best American work of the genre in the 70s! Most of the orchestrations are quite bold – upbeat rhythms with basslines ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks)
King Tubby & The Aggrovators
Shalom DubRadiation Roots, 1975.
Shalom means "peace" no matter what the setting – but it's especially apt here, in a righteous set of dubs from King Tubby and The Aggrovators! The album's got a laidback vibe that really reflects the personal inner spirit that was taking hold of the Jamaican scene at the time ... CD (Reggae)
Theo Hill
PrometheanPosi tone, 2017.
CD...$11.99
16.98
Wonderfully romping piano from Theo Hill – a musician who's clearly got some earlier soul jazz inspiration in his style, but who also knows how to warm things up with a bit of lyricism too – in a manner that reminds us of the direction that Cedar Walton took from the 60s into the 70s! ... CD (Jazz)
Stokely
Introducing StokelyBlu Raffe/Concord, 2017.
Solo work from Stokely – a singer who hardly needs an introduction, given his well-known work with Mint Condition – but who also sounds quite nice here on his own! Stokley's got a tight, proud vibe to his sound – still the warmth that he brought to Mint Condition, but maybe also ... CD (Neo Soul)
Orchestra Soledad
Vamonos/Futuro/BBE (UK), 1970.
Raw salsa from the streets of Brooklyn – served up here by a very obscure group, but one who work in the best styles of the Fania and Cotique Records scenes of the time! There's a strong Puerto Rican influence on the rhythms at times – very much that new spirit that was emerging with ... CD (Latin)
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
King & Queen (180 gram gold vinyl pressing)Stax, 1967. (reissue)
LP...$19.99
21.99
A legendary collaboration between Otis Redding and Carla Thomas – the former of whom was definitely the king of the Memphis soul scene at the time of the record's release, and the latter of whom was certainly going for the title of queen with her power on the record! Carla here is a lot more ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul)
Dave Liebman & Joe Lovano
Compassion – The Music Of John ColtraneResonance, 2017.
CD...$16.99
18.98
Two saxophone giants who emerged in the post-Coltrane generation – both taking on the music of the master himself! The set features Dave Liebman and Joe Lovano going head to head in a wonderful way – playing for a BBC Jazz program, and really stretching out – not just on twin ... CD (Jazz)
Clear Blue Sky
Clear Blue SkyVertigo/Esoteric (UK), 1970.
An insanely ripping little record – one that comes on with all the raw power of the heaviest work by Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin at the time – even though these guys never hit that sort of fame! The group's a trio with an incredibly deft touch – able to make the simple ... CD (Rock)
Fabio Fabor/
Superman (180 gram pressing)
Edizioni Minstrel/Spettro (Italy), 1984. (reissue)
80s keyboards galore – lots of work on Oberheim, Arp, and Polymoog instruments – mixed with a bit of Fender Rhodes and acoustic piano too – all set to lots of beats programmed on a Commodore 64 and early DMX drum machine! This isn't one of those retro-styled albums by a youngster ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library)
New Sound Quartet
Crazy Colours (180 gram pressing)Edizioni Minstrel/Spettro (Italy), 1979. (reissue)
Sweet electric grooves from this obscure Italian combo – one who's actually a quintet, not a quartet – and play in all these wonderful funky jazz styles! The approach is a bit CTI/Kudu Records at times – or more instrumental club music in other moments – and the lineup ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library)
Geoff Love
Heat WaveParlophone/Warner (Japan), 1959.
Fantastic early work from Geoff Love – an arranger we mostly know for his easy instrumental albums of the 70s – but who works here in a very different mode! The record's got a sound that really lives up to its steamy cover – a mix of jazz and exotic modes that are handled with a ... CD (Now Sound)
Heliocentrics
World Of MasksSoundway (UK), 2017.
A record that seems to show a whole new side of the Heliocentrics – music that's every bit as trippy and funky as before, but which also seems open to a lot more musical currents as well – possibly because the record marks the group's debut on the Soundway label! This time around, they' ... CD (Deep Funk)
Arthur Verocai
EncoreFar Out (UK), 2007.
Tremendous new work from Arthur Verocai – the Brazilian legend who's best remembered for his sublime self-titled album from the 70s, but who sounds equally great on this contemporary release! The record has a really classic feel overall – warm, soulful, and filled with plenty of jazzy ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil)
Franco Micalizzi
Napoli Violenta (180 gram pressing – with poster)Beat/Spettro (Italy), 1976. Gatefold (reissue)
A classic 70s Italian crime soundtrack – presented here in full format for the first time ever, and filled with wonderful tunes in a variety of styles! There's a quality to the music that really matches the badass image on the front – a bold, forceful approach that has the upbeat ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks)
Sam & Dave
Soul MenStax, 1967. (reissue)
LP...$19.99
21.99
One of the best-ever albums by this incredible soul duo! Sam & Dave may have been one of the bigger names on the 60s scene, but they also had a sheer raw soul approach that blew away most of their contemporaries – a way of trading vocal lines then combining them that infused their songs ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul)
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. 3LP
LP...$28.99
33.99
The real sound of the old school, and the best beats from the streets – the kind of early underground hip hop tracks that still sound wonderful after all these years! These are tracks from the earliest years of the style – when funk was as much a part of the music as lyrics – and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations)
Braxton Cook
Somwhere In BetweenFresh Selects, 2017.
CD...$13.99
14.98
Braxton Cook is a singer, but he's often one who speaks first with his alto sax – which he blows in this wonderfully sharp way – often with cascading notes that set this beautiful mood for his tunes! The music is mostly electric – filled with Fender Rhodes, bass, and guitar ... CD (Neo Soul)
Various
Welcome To Zamrock – How Zambia's Liberation Led To A Rock Revolution 1972 to 1977 (CD & book)Now Again, Mid 70s.
CD...$21.99
24.98
Fantastic sounds for fans of funk and rock alike – music from the freaky, fuzzy 70s scene in Zambia – a place where styles effortlessly criss-crossed to really produce something new and unique! The work here is often heavy on fuzz guitars, but also has some wickedly soulful basslines ... CD (Global Grooves)
Modern Sound Quartet (Oscar Rocchi)
Horoscope (180 gram pressing)Edizioni Minstrel/Spettro (Italy), 1978. (reissue)
A fantastic trip into the twelve signs of the Zodiac, courtesy of the Modern Sound Quartet – a very funky instrumental group that features lots of sweet keyboards from Oscar Rocchi! The music follows a similar format to other great zodiac funk records of the 70s – in that each of the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library)
De-Lite/Solid (Japan), Late 70s/Early 80s.
DJ Spinna takes on the catalog of the mighty De-Lite Records – pulling together key cuts from the label's second chapter, to create a non-stop mix of soulful club music that runs for nearly 80 minutes in length! Most of the music here follows in the best club traditions of Kool & The ... CD (Funky Compilations)
Francesco De Masi
7 Hyden Park – La Casa MaledettaBeat/Sub Ost (Italy), Early 80s. (reissue)
Lots of cool keyboards from Francesco De Masi – served up in a style that's a lot more 80s than his famous earlier work – almost as if Francesco was trying trying to get in with the younger horror soundtrack generation! The style is still great, though – with sounds that show all ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks)
Dr Octagon
Dr Octagonecologyst (3D lenticular cover)Bulk/Geffen, 1996. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$18.99
35.99
Genius from the mind of Kool Keith aka Big Willie Smith aka Poppa Large aka Dr. Octagon. Since his days with Ultramagnetics, no one has mastered the abstract lyrical style like Kool Keith, self-proclaimed inventor of all rhyme styles. 20 tracks, with dope atmospheric features by the Automator and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop)
Kent (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s.
Some folks might associate Philadelphia soul with the famous Gamble & Huff productions of the 70s disco years – but the city was already overflowing with great music in the years before Philadelphia International – as you'll hear in this totally groovy set! Philly was making as ... CD (Soul)
Ryan Keberle & Catharsis
Find The Common Shine A LightGreenleaf, 2017.
CD...$9.99
14.98
A beautiful project from trombonist Ryan Keberle – one that follows his excellent previous work with his Catharsis group, but a set that also uses a vocal group as well – which adds a whole new dimension to the music! The songs have a spiritual power that really lives up to the title ... CD (Jazz)
Pedro (Peter Mekwunye)
One Kind Of LoveMusique Plastique, 1993. (reissue)
Obscure work from Pedro – aka Peter Mekwunye – a Nigerian singer who'd only just moved to the US when he recorded this album in Portland in 1993 – a set that was originally only issued on cassette! The sound is very spare – mostly just these oddly moody keyboards and drum ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves)
Roberto Pregadio & Franco Micalizzi
Il Pistolero Dell'Ave Maria (180 gram pressing – with poster)Carosello/Spettro (Italy), 1970. Gatefold (reissue)
A really great pairing of Italian soundtrack talents – the mighty Roberto Pregadio, who gave us the Kriminal and Satanik records – and the great Franco Micalizzi, who served up lots of funky cop/crime grooves in the 70s! This obscure western is scored with a flair that really seems to ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks)
Astral Dimension (Fabio Fabor)
Galassia M81 (180 gram pressing)Edizioni Minstrel/Spettro (Italy), 1981. (reissue)
Lost sound library genius from Fabio Fabor – working here under the name of The Astral Dimension – which is a very good tag for the sound on the set! Although recorded in 1981, the record has all the warmth of some of Fabor's 70s material – lots of swirling, spacey keyboards ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library)
Jay King
Helen's SonExpansion (UK), 2017.
Jay King's had quite a career in soul music – some of it back in the 80s, through his work with Club Nouveau – and lots of it behind the scenes, as a writer, producer, and greater creative force in the business! Yet standing up front here on his own, Jay's maybe in his greatest ... CD (Soul)
Bob Marley
Exodus 40 – The Movement ContinuesIsland, 1977. 2CD
Maybe the best place to start if you're looking to dive into the short but incredible legacy of music left behind by Bob Marley – as the album marked a real global turning point for the singer, and includes a number of tracks that are still his standout classics after all these years! The ... CD (Reggae)
Tramp (Germany), 1970s.
A record with a sound that's much richer than you'd expect from the cover – not the spare, stark image on the front – but a wonderfully deep array of sounds from the more spiritual side of the jazz spectrum! As with previous volumes, the collection of tunes here is amazing – ... CD (Funky Compilations)
Expansion (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s.
Not the kind of record you'd bring to a yoga class, as you might think from the title – but instead a really joyous celebration of soulful club music – pulled together with a host of disco classics from the late 70s and early 80s! These aren't the big hits of the time, but instead some ... CD (Funky Compilations)
Ifriqiyya Electrique
RuwahineGlitterbeat (Germany), 2017.
Very dark sounds from this cross-cultural combo – a group who certainly draw from Tunisian roots at times, but who almost come across sounding more like one of the darker acts from the post-punk generation! The "electrique" in the name is well-put – as even the acoustic ... CD (Global Grooves)
Warner (Japan), Late 60s.
There's nothing "soft" about the nuggets in this great little collection – as all the tracks here are the cream of the crop of the late 60s pop scene in the US – not super-huge hits, but instead some overlooked gems that definitely warrant the "nuggets" in the title! ... CD (Rock)
De-Lite/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Early/Mid 70s.
A really rare side of the legendary De-Lite Records – served up here in a range of obscure 45s before the company exploded into bigger fame with the success of Kool & The Gang! The work here puts De-Lite right on the same level as important indies on the east coast at the turn of the 70s ... CD (Funky Compilations)
Bobby Hutcherson
Highway One/Columbia/BGO (UK), 1978/1979/1980. 2CD
A trio of incredible records from Bobby Hutcherson – two on CD for the first time ever! Highway One is a wicked post-Blue Note session from Bobby Hutcherson – one that's put together in a different way than his previous work, but still completely sublime throughout! The feel is almost ... CD (Jazz)
Essential, Late 70s/Early 80s.
CD...$11.99
15.99
Fantastic work from Ingram – pulled from a time when the Philly group was really coming into their own! Ingram first recorded under the name Ingram Family – and later gave the world producer Butch Ingram – but the material here is all from a really special time when they were ... CD (Soul)
Terry Gibbs/
Terry Gibbs & Sal Nestico
Time/Solid (Japan), 1963.
One of the most hard-grooving albums we've ever heard from jazz vibist Terry Gibbs – and a set that's full of surprises throughout! First, Nat Pierce plays jazz organ, instead of his usual piano – which gives the whole thing an R&B current you'd never expect – especially from ... CD (Jazz)
Frank DeVol
Hustle/Quartet (Spain), 1974/1975.
Two sweet 70s soundtracks from Frank DeVol – both done for classic Burt Reynolds film! DeVol's usually in sleepier territory – at least on his soundtracks of the 60s – but on Hustle, he really lives up to the 70s spirit of the film – and tips in a bit of disco and a bit of ... CD (Soundtracks)
RPM (UK), Late 50s/1960s/Early 70s. 3CD
A huge look at British pop singer Mark Wynter – an artist who's always been remembered for different projects here and there, but who's never fully gotten coverage like this! Wynter's a heck of a talent – one who never broke on these shores, but who gave the UK an early blue-eyed pop ... CD (Rock)
Pacific Express
Black Fire (180 gram pressing)Matsuli (UK), 1976. (reissue)
A seminal album from one of the hippest groups going on the South African scene of the 70s – a combo who mixed equal parts electric jazz and R&B, in a mode that's strongly inspired by American groups of the time! The Pacific Express vibe has plenty of echoes of the Earth Wind & Fire ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves)
Warner (Japan), Late 60s.
There's nothing "soft" about the nuggets in this great little collection – as all the tracks here are the cream of the crop of the late 60s pop scene in the US – not super-huge hits, but instead some overlooked gems that definitely warrant the "nuggets" in the title! ... CD (Rock)
Saigon Supersound, Late 60s/Early 70s.
Incredible sounds from Saigon – music that's often quite funky and surprisingly soulful – and which no doubt shows a strong influence on the scene from all the American GIs who were playing their music overseas! Other collections of this nature maybe localize the music a bit more than ... CD (Global Grooves)
Orlando Julius
Love, Peace, & HappinessHot Casa (France), 1978. (reissue)
An unusual album from Afro Funk legend Orlando Julius – in that it was recorded in the US, and definitely has the groove to match! The style here is right up there with the best American underground funk of the time – and the record has a groove that really mixes up African roots and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves)
Labelle
Labelle – The AnthologySoulmusic.com (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. 2CD
A wonderfully-done look at the legendary soul trio Labelle – plus solo work as well! The collection doesn't feature the full range of Labelle's music – you might need a box set for that – but it does pick up the group when they really hit their stride on RCA in the early 70s ... CD (Soul)
John Cage with David Tudor
Variations IV – Volume IIEverest/Essential, 1965. (reissue)
LP...$23.99
24.99
A very cool album that presents Cage at the height of his "chance" composition stage, and which features him and David Tudor playing a mixed bag of sounds on a sound system, recorded live at the Feigen-Palmer Gallery in LA. The work is the kind of stuff you always hear about with Cage, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Out Sound)
Dazzle
Dazzle (with bonus track)De-Lite/Expansion (UK), 1979.
A disco dazzler from the glory days of the De-Lite Records scene – served up here by a group who really hit all the best sort of groove's you'd expect from that legendary imprint! The album's a disco record, sure – but it's also got the deeper roots that come from the De-Lite ... CD (Soul)
Mahogani, 2017. (pic cover)
A masterpiece of spacey soul from Randolph – an artist who may well be giving us one of his greatest tracks with this single! The original tune itself is beautiful – slow-tripping beats, floating piano lines, and moody vocals from the man himself – all elements that seem to take ... 12-inch, Vinyl record (New Grooves)
Ace (UK), 1972.
The lasting classic from underground legend Steve Young – a set that features his famous original version of the title track, which was recorded by a number of key talents in the 70s – but which is even more important as a testament to Steve's unique place in music! Young had country ... CD (Rock)
Ennanga Vision
Ennanga VisionSoundway (UK), 2017.
CD...$10.99
12.98
One of those records that definitely lives up to its cover – as it's not only a great mish-mash of styles, it's also got some 80s instrumental currents that might come as a surprise if you know other records on the Soundway label! The work recasts older elements of Ugandan music with old ... CD (Global Grooves)
17 North Parade/VP, 1976. 3CD (reissue)
CD...$22.99
24.98
A classic slice of Jamaican roots – and an essential record from the godlike hands of Lee Perry! The set was produced by Perry at Black Ark – and instantly became the stuff of legend, even though the initial version of the album got very limited exposure – which has led to years ... CD (Reggae)
Motivation
Motivation (with bonus tracks)De-Lite/Solid (Japan), 1983.
With those aerobic clothes on the cover, the girls definitely look motivated – but they're not actually the group on the album, as Motivation is a tight little male soul sextet! The group have all the right funky currents to fit into the De-Lite Records label approach – a bit clubby at ... CD (Soul)
RPM (UK), Mid 60s. 3CD
The British mod scene of the 60s was drinking up a very heady brew of American jazz, soul, and R&B – then doing a great job of turning it into their own sort of music, as you'll hear on this set! Most of the numbers here are English, but could easily go head-to-head with the most romping ... CD (Rock)
Terry Riley
Persian Surgery Dervishes (180 gram pressing)Felmay/Aguirre (Belgium), 1971/1972. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
Amazing work from Terry Riley – just the sort of recordings that will always make us love him forever! The album features two long recordings of the title track – "Persian Surgery Dervishes" – both built out of slow, spare organ lines from Riley – played in these ... LP, Vinyl record album (Out Sound)
Cameron Graves
Planetary PrinceMack Avenue, 2017.
CD...$16.99
17.98
A fantastic debut as a leader from pianist Cameron Graves – an artist you might know from Kamasi Washington's album The Epic – and an even more tremendous talent when he gets his own chance to shine in the spotlight! Graves has a very bold, righteous vision here – a mode that's ... CD (Jazz)
Musidisc/Discobertas (Brazil), Early 60s. 3CD
A trio of classic albums from Brazilian singer Orlandivo – all presented with original artwork too! First up is A Chave Do Successo – the first album ever by samba singer Orlandivo, a great talent who had a knack for blending samba, bossa, jazz, and a bit of soul – surfacing here ... CD (Brazil)
Ace (UK), Late 60s.
A fantastic look at the studio genius of Shel Talmy – the man whose talents really helped The Kinks, Who, and Creation make a huge mark on the UK scene of the 60s! Yet apart from these famous productions, Shel also handled a heck of a lot of other great work too – as you'll hear on ... CD (Rock)
Jared Sims
Change Of AddressRopeadope, 2017.
CD...$8.99
12.98
Jared Sims has a great way of making a baritone sax open up and groove – sliding in here alongside Hammond and guitar that give the whole record a late 60s soul jazz vibe – and the sort of setting you're not usually likely to hear with baritone! Sims takes his time, and uses the horn ... CD (Jazz)
Hampshire & Foat
Galaxies Like Grains Of SandAthens Of The North (UK), 2017.
Spacey sounds from the dream team of Warren Hampshire and Greg Foat – a set that feels a bit like music that Foat previously recorded under his own name, but which also has a more spiritual sound overall! Hampshire plays guitar and auto harp, and Foat plays Fender Rhodes, vibes, and other ... CD (Jazz)
Farnell Newton
Back To EarthPosi tone, 2017.
CD...$11.99
16.99
This might be the first date as a leader we've ever seen from trumpeter Farnell Newton – but it's already one that will have us looking out for more! Newton's got a tight, soulful sound on his horn – deft at times, but often more concerned with a longer, wider flow – which is ... CD (Jazz)
Angela Bofill
I Try – The Angela Bofill Anthology 1978 to 1993Soulmusic.com (UK), Late 70s/1980s/Early 90s. 2CD
Angela Bofill's not just a hell of a singer – she's also got a great record for collaboration too, which is as well-documented on this collection as her own classic work from the time! The package focuses strongly on the late 70s/early 80s stretch when Bofill's music was soaring on a series ... CD (Soul)
Melvin Van Peebles
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (180 gram pressing)Stax, 1971. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.98
One of the most fantastic soundtracks of the 70s – and maybe even of all time – thanks to a non-stop blast of insane styles and grooves – all quite different than other blacksploitation records of the time! For this, his masterpiece film, Melvin Van Peebles composed a non-stop ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul)
Tony Toni Tone
Sons Of SoulWing/Mercury, 1993. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
A really wonderful album from Tony Toni Tone – maybe the set that showed the world that they could be way more than a playful pop soul act – thanks to some surprisingly strong harmonies throughout! The set's not exactly old school, but it almost marks a revival of the sound of some of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul)
Max Roach
Award Winning DrummerTime, 1959. (reissue)
An obscure set from Max Roach – but right up there with his best work of the late 50s on Mercury and other labels! The album features the "award winning" drummer in a quintet with Booker Little on trumpet, Ray Draper on tuba, George Coleman on tenor, and Art Davis on bass – a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz)
Made In USA
Melodies (with bonus tracks)De-Lite/Solid (Japan), 1977.
A funky soul band with a bit of a clubby groove – and one that features some great male harmony vocals behind lead singer Jann Harrison! Harrison's got a very light style of singing – almost soprano at points, which makes the male voices especially welcome – as they help ground ... CD (Soul)
Joao Selva
NaturezaFavorite (France), 2017.
A fantastic album of Brazilian funk, and one that's got a great contemporary twist, too – given that the whole thing is a collaboration between singer Joao Selva and Bruno "Patchworks" Hovart! Patchworks handles most of the instrumentation here – apart from some percussion ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil)
Monday Michiru
Naked Breath 2Sonic Image, 2017.
Beautiful work from Monday Michiru – an artist we've loved for over 20 years, and who just keeps on rewarding our faith in her work with records like this! Years back, Monday was a soul singer, then she grew into a very talented jazz singer too – and here, she's in a very special space ... CD (Neo Soul)
Quincy Jones
Cinema Of Quincy Jones (6CD box set)Universal (France), 1960s/Early 70s. 6CD
A much-needed look at an overlooked side of the genius of Quincy Jones – not his jazz work, not his productions for famous soul artists, but instead his huge legacy of soundtrack material – a part of Q's career that really took off in the 60s! By the time he started working in films, ... CD (Soundtracks)
Nicole Mitchell
Mandorla Awakening 2 – Emerging WorldsFPE, 2017. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$21.99
24.99
One of the deepest records we've ever heard from Nicole Mitchell – and that's saying a lot, given all her other fantastic albums! This richly-textured piece was first commissioned in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the AACM – that legendary jazz organization of which Mitchell is a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz)
Airto Fogo
Airto FogoPharaway Sounds (Spain), 1976. (reissue)
A rare French funky set from the 70s – recorded in Paris, but apparently put together by Brazilian groovemeister Waltel Branco! The style is heavy on percussion – very funky, with plenty of jazz undercurrents too – in the best rare Brazil mode of the time – but given a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz)
Benjamin Biolay
VolverUniversal (France), 2017.
Incredible work from Benjamin Biolay – maybe the only contemporary French singer that we'd dare compare to the legacy of Serge Gainsbourg, and one who's really at the top of his game here! We've always loved Biolay's music, but there's a special sort of crackle to this set that reminds us of ... CD (French)
Dennis Alcapone
Guns Don't ArgueTrojan/Radiation Roots (Italy), 1971.
Guns don't argue, and neither can we – with the classic sound of this groundbreaking album from Dennis Alcapone! The record is years ahead of its time – both in the way that it takes a harder edge and more righteous vibe to the themes – but also in the way that it bubbles up with ... CD (Reggae)
Mike Westbrook
Marching Song Volumes 1 & 2 (3CD set – with bonus tracks)Deram/Turbo (UK), 1969. 3CD
The brilliant third album from Mike Westbrook – a sharp-edged, two volume set with a scathing anti-war theme! The work is Westbrook's first total-concept album, and it's still one of his best – written with an edge that's free from some of the more whimsical touches that showed up in ... CD (Jazz)
Arthur Verocai
No Voo Do UrubuSESCSP (Brazil), 2016.
The first album we've heard from Brazilian legend Arthur Verocai in quite awhile – and a set that really lives up to his tremendous legacy of music from the 70s! The album features larger arrangements by Verocai, handled by a top-shelf group of musicians – with Arthur himself on ... CD (Brazil)
Universal (Japan), 1968.
An incredibly groovy late 60s soundtrack from Michel Legrand – presented here with 2 other lesser-known gems as well! La Piscine may well be one of the last under-reissued scores from Legrand's genius period – that time when he was hitting heavily on soundtracks for The Thomas Crown ... CD (Soundtracks)
Sean Jones
Live From Jazz At The BistroMack Avenue, 2017.
CD...$16.99
17.99
A wonderful live set from trumpeter Sean Jones – one that has him really stretching out on some extended performances, and maybe blowing with more of an edge than ever before! The core group here is excellent – with Orrin Evans on piano, who's always a hit in our book, and who really ... CD (Jazz)
Grotto
At LastOdion Livingstone (UK), 1977.
CD...$13.99
14.99
One of the most unusual groups we've heard from the Lagos scene of the 70s – a combo who definitely have a bit of funk in their style, but also a pretty trippy sound too – one that seems to draw from some of the headier sounds in the UK from a few years before – maybe folk-funk, ... CD (Global Grooves)
Larry Coryell
At The Village GateVanguard/Real Gone, 1971.
CD...$13.99
14.98
One of the most stripped-down records from the early years of Larry Coryell – but one of the most powerful, too – as the record sometimes has Larry singing along with his guitar, in an effortless blend of trippy rock and jazz! The date's a live one – and the trio features Marvin ... CD (Jazz)
Southern Routes, 1950s.
CD...$12.99
13.99
The first-ever set we've seen dedicated to the overlooked doo wop genius of The Cardinals – a group that recorded for Atlantic Records in the same generation as The Drifters and The Clovers, but never received a full LP treatment by the label! We've always felt that lack is one of the ... CD (Soul)
Kent (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s.
A treasure trove of soul from the legendary LA indie label Dore Records – home to some of the finest 60s sides on the west coast – a top-shelf lineup that's never been represented this well! Dore had a few key groups at the time – a young Whispers, and the excellent Superbs ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul)
Lo Borges
Lo Borges (1972) (180 gram pressing)EMI/Polysom (Brazil), 1972. (reissue)
An incredible album from Lo Borges – one of the best singer/songwriters on the Brazilian scene of the 70s! Borges first burst into the spotlight for his work on the Club Da Esquina album by Milton Nascimento – and his work as part of Milton's "corner club" really helped shape ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil)
Philips/Esoteric (UK), 1972.
A great return to tuneful, soulful territory for the British group Nirvana – who really hit some of the modes here that made their first few records so great! There's a special blend going on here – one that's neither pop, nor progressive – but which represents that key slice of ... CD (Rock)
Merry Clayton
Gimme Shelter (colored vinyl pressing)Ode/Real Gone, 1970. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
A classic from Merry Clayton – and a record whose title follows from her big fame of singing on the original version of "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones! The sound here is a lot more soul-based, as you'd guess – arranged beautifully by Gene Page, with a really righteous ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul)
Arnaldo Baptista
Loki (180 gram pressing)Polygram/Polysom (Brazil), 1974. (reissue)
A freaky little solo album by Arnaldo Baptista of Os Mutantes – a set that's every bit as wild as you might guess from the cover! The album was recorded right after the first few classics by Os Mutantes – in 1974 – and Baptista wrote all of the songs, except for one, which lists ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil)
I Roy
Can't Conquer RastaJustice/Radiation Roots (Italy), 1977. (reissue)
A classic set that shows the tremendous combination of powers that was taking place in the mid 70s Kingston scene – a pulling together of forces that meant that a record like this just couldn't miss! I Roy's great in his lead role as a toaster – singing/speaking his way through a half ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae)
Mircea Stan/
Jazz Liisa 12
Svart (Finland), 1974.
A great double-header of unreleased jazz from Finland! Side one features trombonist Mircea Stan – a player we admit that we don't know much at all, but who's beautifully suited for a warm fusion groove – in a way that few of his contemporaries on his instrument can match! Mircea blows ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz)
Cineploit (Austria), 2017.
A tribute both to the genius of Ennio Morricone – and to the five years of music created by the Cineploit label – served up in a style that's a wonderful combination of both worlds! The sound is more in the small combo mode that Cineploit gives us on its records – not the full ... CD (Soundtracks)
Karin Krog
We Could Be FlyingMeantime (Norway), 1974. (reissue)
Magnificent work from European jazz vocalist Karin Krog – a landmark album that shows why she sings like no other singer! On this 1974 session, Karin moves far beyond the standard jazz of her roots – into territory that's spacey, cosmic, and filled with the best influences bubbling ... LP, Vinyl record album (Vocalists)
David Kikoski
KayemodeCriss Cross (Netherlands), 2017.
CD...$14.99
18.99
Pianist David Kikoski has added his talents to many great groups over the years – but the man himself always seems completely on fire when he's out front on his own – as on this wonderful trio set with Joe Martin on bass and Justin Faulkner on drums! Kikoski still has that way of ... CD (Jazz)
El (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. 3CD
Don't take the "keep it light" title too seriously – as the work here is pretty darn heavy overall – a massive look at the way the British jazz scene was rapidly changing with the approach of the 60s – and finally starting to get a voice of its own! The big package ... CD (Jazz)
Space Farm
Space FarmWah Wah (Spain), 1972. (reissue)
A group who definitely sound like what you'd expect from a space farm – as their sound is both rootsy and soaring – simple at the core, but touched by some great production elements that really lets the sound take off into the sky! The trio just features guitar, bass, and drums – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock)
James Day
Song Soul Spirit (plus bonus tracks)James Day Songs, 2017.
James Day has always been one heck of a collaborative fellow – but this time around, he seems to be even more so than ever – as the album's overflowing with an insane amount of guests artists – a huge lineup that includes Gordon Chambers, Tony Terry, Audrey Wheeler, Glenn Jones, ... CD (Neo Soul)
Tyree Glenn
Tyree Glenn At The RoundtableRoulette/Warner (Japan), 1958.
Wonderful work from Tyree Glenn – a trombonist like no other, and a player who really could get a great "voice" on the instrument! The set's a nicely earthy batch of tracks – small combo numbers, with help from Hank Jones on piano, Mary Osborne on guitar, Tommy Potter on bass ... CD (Jazz)
Skatalites
Independence Ska & The Far East Sound – Original Ska Sounds From The Skatalites 1963 to 1965Soul Jazz (UK), Early 60s.
Original ska sounds from the originators themselves – 20 incredible numbers by the Skatalites & friends – with many of their most essential recordings, and rare stunners, to boot! The period in focus here is the initial few years of The Skatalites as a bonafide band, but the ... CD (Reggae)
Iron Mountain Analog Research/Omni (Australia), 1960/Early 70s.
CD...$16.99
19.98
A long-overdue collection of the really special, really unusual songs written and sung by Malvina Reynolds – one of the strangest talents to emerge from the 60s, partly because her age was in the same range as the decade! Reynolds had long been a force on the political left on the west coast ... CD (Folk/Country)
Como Mamas
Move UpstairsDaptone, 2017.
CD...$12.99
13.98
A second fantastic set from this Mississippi gospel trio – and one that mixes their heavenly vocals with a bit of Daptone Records funk! The set's produced by Bosco Mann, who also plays bass in the quartet that backs up the singers – and the groove is raw and gritty, with a vibe that ... CD (Gospel)
Wendell Harrison
Evening With The Devil (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Tribe/P-Vine (Japan), 1972.
One of the rare early albums on the Detroit based Tribe label, now made legendary by the compilations on Soul Jazz and P-Vine. Tenor player Wendell Harrison leads a group that includes Marcus Belgrave, Charles Eubanks, and Phil Ranelin, and which features occasional poetry by the "Black ... CD (Jazz)
Les Tres Femmes
Listen To Your Mama (voc, inst)Phil-LA Of Soul/Jamie, 1969. (pic cover)
7-inch...$13.99
15.00
Rare female funk from Philly – a tune by a trio of three great singers who really blow away most of the competition! This isn't girl group soul, but instead some serious bad sister funk – as the vocals really have to compete with the hard funky drums at the core of the tune – ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's)
Winfield Parker
Shake That Thing (voc, inst)Arctic/Jamie, 1969. (pic cover)
7-inch...$13.99
15.00
Fantastic funk from Winfield Parker – a cut that's got this rattletrap groove that's completely amazing right from the start – as if the drums are romping so hard, they're in danger of knocking the rest of the group out of the studio – were it not for Parker's raw, soulful sound ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's)
Quantic & Nidia Gongora
CuraoTru Thoughts (UK), 2017.
Will "Quantic" Holland has really turned out to be a hell of a fellow – a guy we first fell in love with as a beatmaker, then as a funk artist – and now as one of the few people who can ever mix grooves with global elements and make the whole thing come out sounding right! ... CD (Deep Funk)
Praia Futuro
Praia Futuro (clear vinyl pressing – with download)Nublu, 2017. Gatefold
LP...$18.99
20.00
A heady take on the Brazilian roots rock of the early 70s – particularly the kind of hippie hybrid that was brewing up in the northeast scene – where the longhairs had taken to territory of their own, as a way of finding their own unique musical space! The set's got a rock-solid ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil)
RCA/BGO (UK), 1969/1970. 2CD
A trio of albums by this very unique group – all brought together in one mighty nice package! First up is the self-titled Lighthouse album – the first record by Lighthouse – a strange band that's always incredibly hard to peg, but who have a sound that we always end up liking a ... CD (Rock)
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
Vol 3 – A Childs Guide To Good & Evil (mono)Reprise/Jackpot, 1968. (reissue)
LP...$18.99
19.99
The continuing genius of the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band – a group who are certainly as experimental as their name would imply, but who can also come across with some warmer Sunshine Pop touches too! And it's that which makes the group so wonderful – the blend of freak and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock)
Worthy/Strut (UK), 1972. (reissue)
CD...$13.99
14.99
Amazing work from the legendary Mulatu Astatke – one of Ethiopia's funkiest musicians of the 70s, making a rare appearance here on this lost American recording! The album has been a holy grail for years amongst beatheads – loved for its killer blend of weird rhythms, sweet funk, and ... CD (Global Grooves)
Stang/Music On Vinyl (UK), 1971. (reissue)
Fantastic work from one of our favorite sweet soul groups of all time – the mighty Whatnauts, a quartet who can always break our hearts with their songs! The Whatnauts definitely travel in the same territory as bigger groups of the time – like the Moments or Stylistics – but they' ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul)
Vertigo/Esoteric (UK), 1971.
A very weird and wonderful step forward for the British group Nirvana – a set that marks their move to the Vertigo label with some very open-ended, freewheeling songs that were mostly the brainchild of group member Patrick Campbell-Lyons! Each tune takes up a full side of the record – ... CD (Rock)
Don Bryant
Don't Give Up On LoveFat Possum, 2017.
The first album in decades from Memphis soul legend Don Bryant – a singer who hardly even gave us any recordings back when he was in his prime! Don was one of the lesser lights at the famous Hi Records – not as successful as Ann Peebles or Al Green, but steeped in the same wonderful ... CD (Soul)
Gianni Ferrio
Sentenza Di Morte (with bonus tracks)Digitmovies (Italy), 1968.
A explosively great western soundtrack from Gianni Ferrio – one that grabs us right from the soulful theme song at the start, and holds us tight through the really inventive instrumental work that follows! The music is quite unusual overall – a blend of so many different elements, much ... CD (Soundtracks)
Various
Influences Vol 2 – A Selection Of Drum N Bass, House, Brazilian, & Disco – Compiled By DJ MarkyBBE (UK), 2017. 2CD
Rare club cuts from a few different generations – all brought together here in a really wonderful collection! The set's supposed to tip us off to the influences on the music of DJ Marky – but even if you don't care about him at all, you'll find plenty here to love – as the ... CD (Funky Compilations)
Jukka Eskola Soul Trio
Jukka Eskola Soul TrioTimmion (Finland), 2017.
A fantastic full length set from trumpeter Jukka Eskola and his Soul Trio – a combo with a strange sort of name! The group here is actually a sextet – as the core combo gets guest help from Timo Lassy on saxes, Magnus Lindgren on flute, and Ville Herrala on bass – who really ... CD (Jazz)
Nina Simone
Nina Simone With StringsColpix/Warner (Japan), 1963.
Only Nina could make us love a "strings" setting so much – moving past the sleepiness that usually graces such vocal albums, and using the backings to give her work an added level of majesty and power that we really really love! The feel is a bit like some of Nina's later Philips ... CD (Vocalists)
Bumblebee Unlimited
Lady Bug (9:52 disco mix, 6:37 disco remix)RCA/Get On Down, 1978. (reissue)
12-inch...$12.99
14.98
Funky club grooves from the never-miss team of Patrick Adams and Greg Carmichael! The cut's one of the best from the hard-to-find Bumblebee Unlimited album on RCA – and it's offered here in 2 versions, a 10 minute long mix by John Morales and Frank Trimarco, and a 6 minute remix version by ... 12-inch, Vinyl record (Soul)
King Ayisoba
1000 Can DieGlitterbeat (Germany), 2017.
CD...$13.99
14.99
New work from this legendary Ghanian singer – an artist who also plays the guitar-like kologo, but in the company of a fierce amount of percussion! The album's got an approach that really comes on strong – mixing older modes with a slightly contemporary crackle – a bit like the ... CD (Global Grooves)
Retta Young
Young & RestlessAll Platinum/Expansion (UK), 1976. (reissue)
A fantastic sweet soul album – and one of our favorite records ever from the New Jersey soul empire of All-Platinum Records! The set's got a spacey soul sound that's really wonderful – quite different than some of the clubbier modes that other female singers were using at the time ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul)
Terry Gibbs
Hootenanny My WayTime/Solid (Japan), 1963.
A hip hootenanny from vibist Terry Gibbs – hardly the folksy set you might guess from the title, and instead a lively batch of small combo tunes that grooves better than most of Gibbs' work from the 60s! Most tracks are of traditional origin – folk tunes, if you will – but the ... CD (Jazz)
Sonor (Italy), 1970. (reissue)
There's few groups cooler than I Marc 4 – one of the hippest forces in the Italian sound library studio scene of the 70s – ultra-hip, often-funky, and as groovy as groovy can be – even though these guys were continuously working behind the curtain, and never getting any sort of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library)
Alice Coltrane
World Spirituality Classics Vol 1 – The Ecstatic Music Of Alice Coltrane TuriyasangitanandaLuaka Bop, Mid 80s.
An incredible side of the talents of the legendary Alice Coltrane – obscure 80s material that was recorded in the years after her famous records on Impulse and Warner Brothers – only ever issued on cassette at the time! The tracks have Alice still very much in the same spiritual ... CD (Jazz)
37 C
SidartaDiscom/Disco Not Disco (Serbia), 1979. (reissue)
A beautiful set of electronics from a Serbian musician recording in London at the end of the 70s – sounds that have every bit of the spacious vibe you might guess from the image on the cover! The music actually feels more early 70s overall – kind of a mix of instrumental prog, but with ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock)
Sal Salvador
Music To Stop Smoking ByRoulette/Warner (Japan), 1963.
Well, this one's not really the kind of album that will make you throw away your Marlboros – but it is a great set of jazz tracks by Sal Salvador, despite a goofy cover and title! The album was issued by Roulette during the time of its "how to strip" and "how to ... CD (Jazz)
Sonor (Italy), 1970. (reissue)
There's few groups cooler than I Marc 4 – one of the hippest forces in the Italian sound library studio scene of the 70s – ultra-hip, often-funky, and as groovy as groovy can be – even though these guys were continuously working behind the curtain, and never getting any sort of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library)
Various
Soul 70 – Five Bespoke Original 1970s Soul 45s (5 x 7 inch box set) (2017 Record Store Day Release)Soul Jazz (UK), 1960s/1970s. 5 x 7 inch
Soul Jazz knocks it out of the park with this one – a cool collection that brings together five funky 45s that represent the cream of the crop of the 70s underground! These aren't overplayed classics, but the kind of sought-after nuggets that are still impossible to find in the format – ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's)
Lloyd McNeill
AshaAsha/Soul Jazz (UK), 1970.
A seminal bit of spiritual jazz from the American scene – the first self-released album by flute player Lloyd McNeill, a tremendous little set that's filled with modal grooves and soaring sounds! McNeill's flute work alone is enough to make the record great – in a space that's ... CD (Jazz)
Nara Leao
Opiniao De Nara (with bonus tracks)Philips/Universal (Brazil), 1964.
Beautiful work from the incredible Nara Leao – a record that's lightly driven by the bossa, but with some sadder and darker touches that really set the sound apart! Backings on most tracks are simply spare percussion, and an acoustic guitar follows Nara's vocals as they dart in and out of ... CD (Brazil)
Various
Virtue Recording StudiosTramp (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s.
Raw funky Philly soul – all recorded at the tiny Virtue Recording Studios – a small place to work, but a great one too! Virtue has maybe more of a deep soul approach than you're used to hearing from Philly – no soaring strings, polished production, or crossover dance modes – ... CD (Funky Compilations)
Exciters
Caviar & ChitlinsRCA/Nature Sounds, 1969. (reissue)
LP...$18.99
20.98
An amazing record by one of our favorite female soul groups! The Exciters were always great on their bigger girl group recordings of the mid 60s, but on this set, they really hit a cool sound – New York uptown production in the back, contrasted with the girls' raw soul vocals up in front ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul)
Thomas Buck Nasty
Blast O Funk (with bonus tracks)RCA/Funkstone (Italy), 1980.
A fantastic funky set from the Philly scene of the 70s – a record that was maybe a few years late to get the kind of appreciation it deserved – but one with a quality level that stands up wonderfully over the years! Thomas Buck Nasty is both the name of the group and the lead singer ... CD (Soul)
Slum Village
Slum Village Vol 0Ne'Astra, Late 90s.
LP...$19.99
20.98
Formative, rock solid early Slum Village recordings – featuring the original trio of MCs Baatin and T3 and the super producer Jay Dee! Yeah, we know, there's a megaton of posthumously released Dilla productions, but this is real jewel – Dilla's production is sharp and on point, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop)
Polydor/Polysom (Brazil), 1970. (reissue)
The third album from the legendary Os Mutantes – part of the essential trio of sides released during the Tropicalia years! The record's got a sound that's tighter and a bit more straightforward than their previous efforts – stricter song formats, and styles that lean heavily on rockish ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil)
Dilated Peoples
PlatformABB/Get On Down, 2000. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
Neo-classic boombap from Dilated Peoples –a team rooted strongly in time-honored group rap, compelling beats and turntablism – setting out to live up to the classic craft rather than re-invent the wheel, and deliver the goods track for track here! Not quite as nostalgic ans the more ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop)
Run-DMC
Tougher Than LeatherProfile/Get On Down, 1988. (reissue)
LP...$19.99
22.98
An underappreciated later effort from the mighty Run DMC – with slightly harder hitting beats, and an overall effectively terse style (hence the title) – and really the crew's last solid full length! You don't need us to tell you that Tougher Than Leather isn't the seminal classic ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop)
Piri
Voces Querem Mate?Quartin/Far Out (Brazil), 1970.
An incredible record from the legendary Quarin label – and a set that, like most of the releases from that imprint, has a sound that's years ahead of its time! Piri's a guitarist, and works here with an instrumental combo who support his soaring, scatting vocals – in a mode that's ... CD (Brazil)
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1120 N Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60622
Open 10am–8pm daily.
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