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Touch Of Soul Vol 1 ... LP Atlantic (Japan), Late 60s. Near Mint- ...
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A very cool collection – Japanese-only, and filled with some rare moments from the Atlantic Records catalog of the 60s! Titles include "Darling" by New Foundation, "Calling For Your Love" by The Enticers, "Keep Your Love Strong" by The Webs, "What Can You ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Nice Japanese pressing – with obi! Back cover has some very light wear.)
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Touchdown ... LP Fontana (UK), 1982. Near Mint- ...
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With selections by The Higsons, The Farmers Boys, Animal Magic, Popular Voice, Maximum Joy, Vital Excursions, Dislocation Dance, Design For Living, and Pinski Zoo. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Music from Owen Gray, Derrick & Patsy, the Wailers, Prince Buster, Delroy Wilson, Bob Andy, U Roy, Niney, the Heptones, Culture, Tenor Saw, Tiger, Shaggy & more. (Reggae) CD
Incredible female pop from 60s France – not weepy ballads or old school Paris numbers, but the kind of hip-snapping, all-groovy material that made the 60s French scene so great! Loads of these tracks are new to our ears (and we love French grooves a lot!) – and this volume of the ... (French) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great collection of early South African jazz and other grooves! Featuers work by Four Yanks, Skylarks, Kippie Moeketsi, Spokes Mashiyane, Jazz Dazzlers, Royal Players, and others! (Global Grooves) CD
With selections by Georgia Brown, Chas & Dave, Hilka Cornelius, Steve Alaimo, Eddie Blazonczyk, Bonnie Gallie, Frankie Station, and The DJ Fontana Band. (Folk/Country) LP, Vinyl record album
Music by Mudhoney, Babes In Toyland, Jane's Addiction, Daniel Lanois, David Lynch, Brian Eno, Sister Double Happines, Wolfgang Press, and the Muffs. (Rock) CD
Music from Etta Baker, Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, Big Bill Broonzy, Louis Armstrong, Odetta, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Woody Herman, and others – 15 tracks total. (Blues) CD
A set issued on a small Pennsylvania label – with work from The Mad Violets, The Left, Ben Wah, Slickee Boys, Velvet Monkeys, Lone Ketamine Millipede, Billy Synth & The Turnups, and Yard Trama. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
London's Total Refreshment Centre has been one of the world's hippest musical venues in recent years – a fantastic showcase for all the sorts of groundbreaking, genre-busting work that's been happening in the city – as well as host to some equally free-thinking artists from around the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
London's Total Refreshment Centre has been one of the world's hippest musical venues in recent years – a fantastic showcase for all the sorts of groundbreaking, genre-busting work that's been happening in the city – as well as host to some equally free-thinking artists from around the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes selections from Halfbreeds, Woggles, Others, Sleepwalkers, Nuthins, Overcoat, Hatebombs, Element 79, Kartoons, Fortune & Maltese, and 1-2-5's! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
For the third volume of this hip Japanese series, Travelphonic go to New York – and come up with a batch of some of the best singles from the Giant Step label! Giant Step's been a key part in fusing the underground soul and club scenes in the Big Apple – and their singles have always ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
A huge collection of rare singles from the vaults of the legendary Treasure Isle label – a company who was home to some of the hippest tracks from the early days of ska – and also did a great job of getting the music to the UK scene as well! This package goes past the familiar Treasure ... (Reggae) read moreCD
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Treasure Ska ... LP Treasure Isle, Mid 1960s. Very Good+ ...
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Pure greatness from one of the first key labels on the Jamaican scene – the mighty Treasure Isle, a hotbed of new innovation during the ska generation! The set features work from Justin Hinds & The Dominoes, The Skatalites, Baba Brooks, Monty Morris, Stranger & Patsy, and Owen & ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(1989 Studio One pressing, with black and white Treasure Isle label. Label has been taped on.)
Groovy gals from 60s France – a power-packed array of Parisian pop nuggets that goes way beyond most other compilations of this nature! Some of the big names are here, but there's way more obscure numbers too – the cool kind of French femmes that made a bit splash during the "yeh ... (French) read moreCD
Groovy gals from 60s France – a power-packed array of Parisian pop nuggets that goes way beyond most other compilations of this nature! Some of the big names are here, but there's way more obscure numbers too – the cool kind of French femmes that made a bit splash during the "yeh ... (French) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
As usual, the soundtrack is better than the movie itself, including Black Sheep "On The Wall", Gang Starr "Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot)", Lord Finesse "You Know What I'm About", AMG "Don't Be A 304", Donald D "I'm Gonna Smoke Him", Ice T & Ice ... (Cassettes) read moreCassette
(Still sealed. Cutout notch on the spine. Shrink has light wear.)
A really cool record, and one that digs deep into the earliest days of the disco scene – that time in New York where there weren't any records being made as strictly "disco" cuts – and DJs had to make their pick of soul and funk records from a time when the music was really ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
A really cool record, and one that digs deep into the earliest days of the disco scene – that time in New York where there weren't any records being made as strictly "disco" cuts – and DJs had to make their pick of soul and funk records from a time when the music was really ... (Funky Compilations) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tracks from Switchblade Sisters, Fred Everything Presents King Of Blues, Fusion Forum, Pathless, Rainer Truby Trio, Guem & Zaka, Waiwan, Outside, Sofa Surfers, Pressure Drop, and Max Schneider. (New Grooves) CD
An all-star tribute to the great Curtis Mayfield – served up by a generation of artists who were influenced by his classic work! The set mixes soul singers and pop stars – in a really surprising lineup of tracks that includes "The Makings Of You" by Aretha Franklin, "Choi ... (Cassettes) read moreCassette
Features John Prine, Arlo Guthrie, the Lincoln Park Pirates, Bonnie Raitt, Michael Smith, Ed Holstein, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. (Folk/Country) CD
Features John Prine, Arlo Guthrie, the Lincoln Park Pirates, Bonnie Raitt, Michael Smith, Ed Holstein, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. (Folk/Country) CD
Music from Arlo Guthrie, Will Geer, Robert Ryan, Odetta, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Joan Baez, Peter Fonda, Judy Collins, and more. (Folk/Country) CD
Features work by Richie Havens, Joan Baez, Odetta, Ramblin Jack Elliott, Tom Paxton, Country Joe McDonald, and Pete Seeger – plus narration by Peter Fonda and Robert Ryan! (Folk/Country) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cut corner and light wear.)
14 tracks from Zimbo Trio, Paulinho Nogueira, Wilson Simonal, Ana De Hollanda, Jane Duboc, Tom Da Terra, Claudette Soares, Zimbo Trio, Wilson Simonal, Toquinho, and more. (Brazil) CD
Includes performances by Pan Am Jet North Stars Orchestra, City Syncopaters Steel Orchestra, Guiness Cavaliers Steel Orchestra, Angostura Starlift Steel Orchestra, and Chase Manhattan Savoys Steel Orchestra. (Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear, some aging, and a Living Stereo stamp in back.)
One of the trippiest entries into the Trip series – and one of the newest selections of tunes too! While most of the other Trip collections bring together some older bits from the Universal catalog, this one mostly sticks to recent years – and melds together a nice blend of electronica ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
The Brazilian vibe continues to spread worldwide, as a host of French and European producers go to town on a great set of tracks tinged with the sound of Brazil! This one's a lot more open-ended than some of the other sets on the market with a similar approach, in that the tracks don't necessarily ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
The second and a half entry in the great Trip Do Brasil project – a selection of remixes, rarities, and live tracks pulled from the earlier sessions for the first two albums! As with those gems, the style here is Brazilian remixology – much more abstract than other projects of this ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
A deep deep dive into the farther reaches of the California scene in the late 60s – music that's completely wonderful all the way through, and presented with a level that really blows away some of the less-official collections on the market! If you know the hit sounds of the time, you'll ... (Rock) read moreCD
Beautiful bossa grooves! The Trip To Brazil series has been one of our best-ever Brazilian compilation series – but so far, it's only been on CD – so the folks at Universal Music Germany have deigned to release this limited vinyl sampler, which contains some of the best tracks from ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing collection of 50 tracks spread out over 3 CDs from the label's vast catalogue of reggae classics. There isn't nearly enough room to list all the crucial tracks included on the set here, but some of our favorites include "Miss Know It All" by Scientist, "Rebel Dance" ... (Reggae) read moreCD
Lots of early reggae classics – work from Desmond Dekker, Dandy Livingston, Jimmy Cliff, Maytals, Bob Marley, Ethiopians, and others! (Reggae) LP, Vinyl record album
50 Trojan master cuts on 3 CDs – all original, unfettered with deep reggae masters! Many of these 60s & 70s cuts went on to be pop hits in later covers by Blondie, UB40, Selector, Shaggy, and many others, but these reggae, rocksteady, and ska originals are as the title informs, the real ... (Reggae) read moreCD
Includes tracks by Dennis Brown, Junior Delgado, Black Uhuru, Sly Dunbar, Sugar Minott, John Holt, Third World, Chalice, Barrington Levy, Ini Kamoze, Cocoa Tea, and Gregory Isaacs. (Reggae) CD
A key style in Jamaican music during the 70s – the mode of the DJ, which often featured a toaster speaking over more familiar tunes – adding spoken bits and new lyrics in the process, in a mode that many claim was a key influence on the birth of hip hop! The relationship between the ... (Reggae) read moreCD
There's no doubting the impact that the scene made in Great Britain and how that helped break those sounds worldwide. This nicely priced box set collects 50 of the biggest Jamaican hits in the UK from the vaults at Trojan, covering mostly their great ska and rocksteady. Includes the Skatalites ... (Reggae) read moreCD
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Tropical Disco Hustle ... LP Cultures Of Soul, Late 70s/Early 80s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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Disco sounds from the Caribbean scene of the 70s – a really unique mix of regional styles with the kind of rhythms that were coming from New York and Philly at the time! The groove here is really unique – even different than some of the reggae or African disco numbers of the time ... (Funky Compilations) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing introduction to one of the most significant cultural movements in the latter half of the 20th Century – the groundbreaking years of Tropicalia in late 60s Brazil! The music and legacy of Tropicalia are referenced often, but hardly ever presented this well – and this package ... (Brazil) read moreCD
A landmark album – not just in Brazilian music, but in all modern music in general! The set's a legendary manifesto for the Tropicalia movement in Brazil – and features key works by all the leading musical luminaries in the movement – including a few later stars who are heard ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(On heavy vinyl – and with a bonus CD of the album!)
Includes tracks by Fairport Convention, Traffic, Nick Drake, Roy Harper, Amazing Blondel, Lindisfarne, Steeleye Span, Ashley Hutchings, Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band, and Fotheringay. (Folk/Country) CD
A classic compilation that was a key primer on punk rock and new wave for the mainstream in the US – one that pulls together some of the best late 70s tracks from both sides of the Atlantic, into one package that's overstuffed with great work! Most of these numbers have gone onto be classics ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Music from Cliff Bruner & His Boys, Dick Reinhart & His Lone Star Boys, Art Gibson, Milo Twins, Doye O'Dell, Terry Fell & The Fellers, Johnny Horton, Dave Dudley, Del Reeves, Kay Adams, Curtis Leach, Dick Curless, Jim Nesbitt, and more. (Folk/Country) CD
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Truck Stop ... CD Starday/Nashville, 1960s. New Copy ...
$2.999.98
That's a mighty classy truck stop on the cover of this album – and the set's a mighty classy batch of trucker-themed tunes from the catalog of Starday Records! These aren't the shlocky truck country tunes of the 70s, but instead some great material from the postwar years – a time when ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
Music from Alan O'Bryant, Laurie Lewis, Del McCoury, Tim O'Brien, David Grier, Pat Enright, Ronnie McCoury, Peter Rowan, Tim & Mollie O'Brien, Sam Bush, and more. (Folk/Country) CD
A beautiful set of modern club tracks – put together with a real emphasis on soulful grooves! Most of the tracks on the set have a strong deep house vibe going on – with warm instrumentation, soulful vocals, and solid songwriting with a real focus on the feel of the overall track, not ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
A very cool set from the Texas scene – one that's overflowing with new work by some of the hippest soul, funk, and hip hop artists in the Lonestar State – and a few others too! The set features work from Black Pumas, Leon Bridges, N'Dambi, Sha La Das, Holy Hive, Badbadnotgood, Ghost ... (Deep Funk) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stunning tribute to the music of Jorge Ben – a host of classic covers from the 60s and 70s, all of which share Jorge's love for an upbeat, soulful groove! The set's exploding with life and energy – that new sort of groove that Ben first unleashed on Brazilian music in the 60s, which ... (Brazil) read moreCD
A stunning tribute to the music of Jorge Ben – a host of classic covers from the 60s and 70s, all of which share Jorge's love for an upbeat, soulful groove! The set's exploding with life and energy – that new sort of groove that Ben first unleashed on Brazilian music in the 60s, which ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An assortment of rare female hip hop tracks from the old school – including a few by MCs we're not sure we've ever heard before! Tuff City must have dug deep in the vaults for this one – as we're not sure these all were issued on the label at the time – and titles include "Th ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Features a bonus 7" single – with "Joe Blow" by Puffy Dee, and "What's Up" by Midnight Lace.)
Features Dwight Yoakam, Billy Joe Shaver, John Doe, Tom Russell, Iris Dement, Joe Ely, Rosie Flores, Marshall Crenshaw, Lucinda Williams, Dave Alvin, and more. (Folk/Country) CD
Includes music from the Flinstones, Huckleberry Hound, the Jetsons, Scooby Doo, Josie & the Pussycats, Snagglepuss, Quick Draw McGraw, Yogi Bear, and more! (Soundtracks) CD
A full plate of funky freakout grooves from the Turkish scene – compiled one and all from 7-inch records made from the end of the 60s to the dawn of the 80s! It's a mix of psych folk, funk, more traditional buzzing strings and hypnotic melodies – pretty wonderful all the way! Turkey's ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
An insanely fantastic look at the strong legacy of gospel music from Savoy Records – a company who were initially a powerhouse in the fields of jazz and R&B, but who moved into the gospel world and dominated that market for decades! Savoy is a bit like Chess Records – a company who ... (Gospel) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great little set that really lives up to the promise of its title – and it's claim to offer up "commercial recordings of Anglo-European American vernacular music that challenges the stereotypes"! The set's a wealth of obscure 78rpm recordings that really defy genre convention ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
Includes music from Claudine Clark, Johnny Rivers, Jodie Sands, Frankie Avalon, the Fabulous Four, Bell Sounds, Johnny Burnette, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and others – 50 tracks total. (Rock) CD
The second volume in Rhino's groovy set of TV cop show theme songs – put together with the Nick At Nite TV Land crew, and featuring a track selection that's hipper than you might think! There's a few on here that we could have done without, but there's more than enough great numbers to make ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Covers from Ritchie Blackmore, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Steve Stevens, Hank Marvin, Peter Green Splinter Group, Neil Young & Randy Bachman, Mark Knopfler, Peter Frampton, Keith Urban, Andy Summers, and Bela Fleck & The Flecktones. (Rock) CD
Label sampler with selections by Kraftwerk, The Stranglers, Thomas Dolby, Kate Bush, Diana Ross, Kim Carnes, Duran Duran, Olivia Newton-John, Billy Squier, and others. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Not the first famous Twin Peaks soundtrack – but instead a big collection of all the cool tunes that David Lynch pulled together for the reboot of the series in 2017! Titles include "The World Spins" by Julee Cruise, "Snake Eyes" by Trouble, "My Prayer" by The ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With selections by Jackie Wilson, Len Barry, The Chiffons, Shirley Ellis, Music Explosion, Roy Head, The Surfaris, Isley Brothers, Dion, The Champs, The Kingsmen, Ikettes, Four Pennies, Jarmels, and The Shirelles. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s issue. Cover is bent a bit a the top left corner.)
A brilliant encapsulation of the modern psych, freak folk, tripped out indie pop, and all around uncategorizable grooves of the Twisted Nerve label – a 10th anniversary celebration – doubling as both a label retrospective and a fantastic, riveting mix set by DJ Andy Votel! This ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
Ukulele players and groups featuring Ukulele such as IWAO, Kuricorder Quartet, and Laura performing music from the Japanese TV drama "From the North Country." (Now Sound) CD
Eleven covers from Mark Cass, Kawika Lum Ho, Mark Cass with Uketopia, Herb Ohta Jr, Keoki Kahumoku, Rick Cunha, Sean Na'auao, Luisa Finau, Michael Piranha,and Andy Sexton. (Now Sound) CD
Features selections from Gina G, Crush, Toni Braxton, La Bouche, Crystal Waters, The Original, Real McCoy, The Bucketheads, Whitney Houston, Faithless, Chemical Brothers, Notorious BIG, Deborah Cox, Lisa Stansfield, No Mercy, Qkumba Zoo, Haddaway, and Mark ... (Funky Compilations) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
18 songs from Sugar Black, Bobby McFerrin, Big Mountain, The Burning Souls, Toots And The Maytals, Chalice, Yami Bolo, Edi Fitzroy, Lehbanchuleh, Sugar Minott, and more. (Reggae) CD
A very cool little package – filled with excellent loungey tunes pulled from Capitol's Ultra Lounge series! The cover alone is worth the price of admission – faux leopard fur, topped off with a shiny embossed Ultra-Lounge logo – but inside, the CD features 24 very groovy tunes, ... (Now Sound) read moreCD
22 tracks by Zacharias, Mel Torme, Martin Denny, Henry Jerome, Stu Phillips, Peggy Lee, Julie London, Hollyridge Strings, Lord Sitar, Nelson Riddle, Wayne Newton, and more. (Now Sound) CD
Music from the Johnny Mann Singers, David Mccallum, Francis Lai, Mel Torme, Hollyridge Strings, Buddy Morrow, Peggy Lee, the Royal Blue, the Little Big Horns, Henry Jerome, Lord Zitar, Julie London & more. (Now Sound) CD
Music from Jack Marshall, Nelson Riddle, Wanda De Sah, Billy May, Peggy Lee, Louis Prima, Tito Rodriguez , Jack Costanzo, Gloria Wood, Les Baxter & more. (Now Sound) CD
(Out of print, packaged in a nice textured digipack.)
A very groovy set of tracks – the perfect soundtrack for a weekend in Las Vegas! The package goes for an all-Vegas style of vocal tracks – swinging and upbeat numbers that make you feel like you're in the set of the original Oceans Eleven, or following Fredo around in Godfather 2. ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
A very groovy set of tracks – and one that comes packaged with its own roulette wheel in the cover! The package goes for an all-Vegas style of vocal tracks – swinging and upbeat numbers that make you feel like you're in the set of the original Oceans Eleven, or following Fredo around ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
(Original pressing in the felt cover – in great shape with the backing sheet and two tokens from the Desert Inn casino!)
Music from Martin Denny, the Out-Islanders, 80 Drums Around The World, Les Baxter, Webley Edwards, Bas Sheva, Chick Floyd & his Orchestra, Yma Sumac & Tak Shindo. (Now Sound) CD
Pure Capitol grooviness – with work by Jackie Davis, Yma Sumac, Terry Snyder, Jack Costanzo, Chuy Reyes, Luis Oliveira, Don Swan, and others! (Now Sound) CD
A lot more brash and bold than you might guess from the title – not just sleepy seduction music, but a batch of really dynamic tunes that will really push the limits of your hi-fi! Most numbers here are instrumental, although some of them have some occasional vocal refrains in the mix – ... (Now Sound) read moreCD
A vocal-heavy entry in the Ultra Lounge catalog – and one that follows the spirit of the single-artist titles in the Wild Cool & Swinging series from Capitol! The set's pretty darn upbeat – never too wild, nor too cool, and almost always swinging – and the tracks are mostly ... (Now Sound) read moreCD
A great collection of vintage exotica – with work by Les Baxter, Martin Tenny, Webley Edwards, Yma Sumac, Chick Floyd, Bas Sheva, Tak Shindo, and many others! (Now Sound) CD
Music from Les Baxter, the Jonah Jones Quartet, Elmer Bernstein and the Swinging Bon Vivants, Cy Coleman, Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra, Dicky Doo and The Don'ts, Henry Rene, Sam Butera and the Witnesses, Jack Costanzo, Renzo Cesana and more . (Now Sound) CD
A groovy set of loungey bossa tunes – pulled from 60s recordings on Capitol, Liberty, Pacific Jazz, and related labels. There's more than a few "authentic" bossa performers here, mixed with some others that pick up the groove nicely – working out their own west coast ... (Now Sound) read moreCD