OC Smith/Jerry Butler/O'Jays and more —
Headliners ... LP Sunset, 1969. Very Good+ ...
$3.99
With Gloria Lynne and Fats Domino. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small split on the spine.)
Smoke —
Risin' ... LP J.Bridge/P-Vine (Japan), 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
Just Sold Out!
A great record – and the kind of lost soul that has group collectors digging through the used bins year after year! Smoke hailed from Kansas City, and they were sweet harmony group in the mode of many of their east coast contemporaries. The record was recorded in 1976, but has a sound that's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Soul Liberation —
Who Are You ... LP Rainbow/BBE (UK), Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)...
$34.9939.99
One of those great rare gospel albums from the modern soul generation – a time when the music had some of its strongest secular styles in the grooves – so much so, you might be hard-pressed to imagine these guys singing in a church! In fact, most of these tracks would be right at home ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The amazing second album from The Soul Searchers – even harder, funkier, and rarer than the first! This one blows away everything else the group have ever done – as the record has an angular approach that has the band taking a lot of weird twists with the grooves, creating these dark ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Although it would be easy to write these guys off as a cheapo product emblazoned with the Soul Train name to cash in on the fame of the TV show, the gang's actually a pretty decent harmony soul act, and they really benefit from strong Norman Harris production on this LP. The ensemble features 2 ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Hip hip stuff from Richard Evans and the gang at Cadet Records! The record is the second outing by The Soulful Strings – a group that kind of started as a studio side project, but who became a surprisingly popular act during the late 60s. The album includes some excellent original tunes by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue fade label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear, some yellowing from age, and a small drillhole through the center. Labels have a drillhole.)
A pretty tasty album of instrumentals – all Motown, as you'd expect by the title, and all played by the Soultown Symphony, a side project of Wes Farrell and Joe Renzetti. The band have a similar style to the Jazz Rock Symposium – another Renzetti group on Anvil – with driving ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has light surface wear and an ink stamp.)
A legendary Jamaican group finally get their time in the spotlight – as Sound Dimension backed up plenty of artists in the glory days of Studio One – singers who include Alton Ellis, The Heptones, Horace Andy, and dozens of others – while also getting the chance to cut some killer ... (Reggae, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Pure genius from this hardly-heard group – a really wonderful little record that mixes soul and funk with some slight Latin touches as well – all in a blend that's as incredible as the record is rare! The group have this really warm vibe on the vocal numbers – a mix of female ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the rarest albums issued on the Crazy Cajun label – and a set that definitely doesn't have any cajun in the music at all! Instead, the South Funk Boulevard Band do a wonderful job of blending southern deep soul roots with some tighter funk ensemble modes – still nice and raw on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great pairing of two Chicago soul talents – as vocalist Jackie Ross gets backing from the funky South Side Movement! The album's an obscure EP put together by producer Jimmy Van Leer – possibly as an attempt to revive the careers of both artists, and possibly only ever circulated as ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really incredible spiritual jazz treasure from the New Orleans scene – one that features a student group led by legendary Nola musician Alvin Batiste, but delivered in a style that's much more like some of the hipper jazz collectives in cities like Detroit, Chicago, or Philly at the time! ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set that's gotta be one of the most righteous school band records ever – way more than just a bunch of students doing big band numbers, and instead a killer batch of spiritual jazz numbers, directed by the legendary Alvin Batiste! The record's one of a rare few 70s sets of this nature ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Space —
Magic Fly ... LP United Artists, 1977. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
Legendary cosmic disco from Space – a group who really live up to their name with a trippy use of electronics and keyboards over clubby rhythms! The album's a landmark from the time when previous prog ideals were finding a great new space in the discos – and although a few cuts here ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label pressing with Artisan stamp. Cover has a cut corner.)
A record that moves guitarist Melvin Sparks a bit more into soul territory from the funky jazz of his early 70s years – but still a heck of a great little record overall! The tracks are shorter than before and the backings are bigger – but Melvin's work on the strings still gets plenty ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Speed Limit —
Crusin' ... LP Oasis (Germany), 1977. Very Good ...
$23.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes poster! Cover has some edge wear, corner bend.)
Not a spice girl – as you might think from the cover – but a great male harmony soul group from the 70s, and one who are equally well skilled on ballads and groovers! The album's a lost gem from the New York scene of the disco years – and while some of the tracks definitely have ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A sweetly grooving set from The Spinners – one that moves along nicely at the midtempo clip the "trippin" in the title might imply – thanks to production and arrangements from Michael Zager! Zager nicely puts aside some of his more disco-oriented modes here – keeping ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A rich legacy of soul from a Virginia singer of the 70s – one who recorded most of these sides for the tiny Shiptown label, in a wonderful mix of deep soul and more sophisticated styles – all brought together here to make for a long-overdue full length collection of Barbara Stant's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Some of the greatest work ever from The Staple Singers – early gospel recordings for Vee Jay Records, mostly recorded in a spare vocal group mode that's greatly different from their later fame at Stax! The style here is quite traditional and earthy – near-acapella vocals often just ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 60s issue. Cover has a cutout hole, ring and edge wear, yellowing from age, small peeled strip from sticker removal, mostly split top seam, and split bottom seam held with clear tape.)
Staple Singers —
Pray On ... LP Epic, Mid 60s. Very Good ...
$19.99
Rootsy material recorded for Epic in the 60s, before the group went over to Stax and started cutting secular soul! These sides are much more in a traditional gospel quartet mode – but the group's powerful vocals and strongly soulful approach makes the tracks rock with the strength of some of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original yellow label pressing – nice and clean. Cover has two light pieces of tape, but is nice overall.)
Standout solo work from Mavis Staples – a set that really expands the Stax sound nicely with a bit of strings to sweeten up the groove! Steve Cropper's at the production helm, and there's still enough grit in the grooves to remind us we're down in Memphis – but the choice of tunes and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereo Volt pressing. Cover has a cutout hole, in great shape otherwise!)
A really great South African group from the early 80s – and one with a sound that's a lot funkier and clubbier than most of the music from their scene that was being sent out through the world music market! Instead, the vibe here is like some of the coolest club tracks of the time – ... (Global Grooves, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Starpoint's one of those groups that always seem to be working a notch or two above most of their 80s contemporaries – and even on this mid-decade set, they're still going strong – bouncing around in upbeat rhythms, catchy hooks, and well-balanced instrumentation. Renee Diggs' vocals ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The only full album from Starvue – a late 70s Chicago group who were part of that overlooked scene in the city once the bigger labels had moved on! In truth, if Starvue were working on the coasts, they could have been huge – as they've got a really sharp, focused approach to ensemble ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A perfect pairing of Candi Staton and producer Dave Crawford – that key southern soul talent who helped Candi and a few select others really step into the American soul mainstream at the end of the 70s! Candi's still got all the deep roots in her vocals – including that incredible ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the lyric sleeve. Cover has ring & edge wear and a trace of a price sticker.)
A lost bit of mid 70s soul from Candi – an album that's often eclipsed by the Young Hearts hit before it, but which actually comes across stronger than that one! The groove is funky southern soul on the best cuts – tight and full, but still with a harder edge on the bottom, and rhythms ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Candi Staton —
Stand By Your Man ... LP Fame/Kent (UK), Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)...
$23.9929.99
Wonderful early work from deep soul singer Candi Staton – early southern work, and done with a very different vibe than the clubbier cuts she'd deliver at the end of the 70s! Fame Records giant Rick Hall produced, and the whole thing was recorded with the kind of raw hard sound that Muscle ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A Capitol classic from Dakota Staton – and the record that made her a real leading lady at the label in the years before Nancy Wilson's rise! The set's got a wonderfully laidback feel that's in keeping with the title, yet it also swings nicely too – kind of a new level of soul in jazz ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono turquoise label pressing. Cover has a half split top seam, center split on spine, but looks nice overall.)
Dakota Staton —
Ms Soul ... LP Groove Merchant, Early 70s. Very Good+ ...
$3.99
A 70s set from the great Dakota Staton – but done with a lean, jazzy vibe that really gets back to the spirit of some of her earlier recordings! The group's a small combo, with the great Norman Simmons on piano – always a great accompanist for a jazz singer, and working here with ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Quite possibly the greatest soul band ever to come out of Milwaukee – and a tight little ensemble who've got a really great sound! The overall feel of their work is a bit hard to peg – as the group are equally great at mellow midtempo group numbers as they are at tighter, clubbier ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Not to be confused with the group Pleasure, or the ex-Police leadman Sting – this group are a pretty darn sweet disco trio with a really nice groove! The sound's a bit different than other disco references we might use – not really New York, European, or Canadian – and done with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An incredible snapshot of the funky soul genius of Sly Stone in an early transitional period – featuring all the known recordings of his short-lived Stone Flower label and production house from 1969-1970! Sly was a rising star at this point, and while the Stone Flower Productions name had ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing, still in the shrink. Includes the obi and booklet.)
An incredible snapshot of the funky soul genius of Sly Stone in an early transitional period – featuring all the known recordings of his short-lived Stone Flower label and production house from 1969-1970! Sly was a rising star at this point, and while the Stone Flower Productions name had ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ernie Story —
Meditation Blue ... LP Legend/P-Vine (Japan), 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
$18.9936.99
A really unusual set from the Twin Cities scene in the 70s – an obscure album from singer Ernie Story – who comes across with a lot of blue-eyed soul in his vocals, and works in this blend of dark-tinged acoustic elements and funk – maybe somewhere in the territory of more famous ... (Rock, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cool Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Ettore Stratta & His Orchestra —
Themes 75 ... LP RCA, 1975. Very Good+ ...
$14.99
Great work from this famous Italian maestro – sweeping, soaring instrumentals – but also a bit funky at times too! Ettore brings a real soundtrack approach to most numbers – fitting, given that most tunes here are film themes – and he uses full strings, plus some nicely ... (Now Sound, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Funky uptempo vocal group soul – in that "doo wop for the clubs" kind of style that a some east coast acts were using at the time. The record was produced by Michael Zager, and it's sometimes got a bit too much focus on the grooves to showcase the harmonies properly – but ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Sylvia Striplin —
Give Me Your Love ... LP Uno Melodic/Expansion (UK), 1981. New Copy (reissue)...
$31.9934.99
Amazing! This lost Roy Ayers-produced gem from the early 80s has not only been one of the biggest sample records of all time, but it's also become one of the holy grails of the groovy record collecting scene! It's a stellar bit of jazzy soul with the same production vibe that's characterized Roy's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Surprisingly nice album of modern soul grooves cut by the man who's best known for the classic Motown track "Money". Barrett sings in a nice smooth style different from his older work, and he's playing with a nice LA group that has a smooth groove to it, and which features Wah Wah Watson ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, lightly bent corners, a few small scrapes at the opening, and some light stains at the top, mostly in back.)
Some of the greatest falsetto harmony ever recorded – and a smoking batch of the group's biggest hits! 10 tracks in all, with titles that include "Stone In Love With You", "People Make The World Go Round", "Break Up To Make Up", "Betcha By Golly, Wow", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a light spot of ring wear.)
Stylistics/Candi Staton/Buddy Miles/Mighty CLouds Of Joy —
Rap N Rhythm With Al Gee ... LP Army Reserve/Narwood, 1975. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$14.99
Totally cool! This one's a 2LP set produced by the US Army Reserve – featuring 4 separate radio shows hosted by DJ Al Gee, and featuring interviews with and music by the 4 artists named above. The music on the set is lifted from records from the time by the artists, and is interspersed with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Strange record, but surprisingly nice. Ghanian percussionist Oscar Sulley performs here with members of the Illinois-based Air Force Band Of Mid America – and the 2 record set features one disc of hard spare percussion tracks, and one of jazzy highlife tracks. The highlife stuff is strange, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has minimal wear.)
Donna Summer —
Bad Girls ... LP Casablanca, 1979. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
A super huge hit for Donna Summer – a disco classic as well as a pop crossover smash! The album was produced by disco powerhouse Giorgio Moroder, and featured the hits "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", and "Dim All The Lights". Plus the songs "On My Honor", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A big crossover moment for Donna Summer in the 80s – a set that features lots of keyboard-heavy arrangements from Michael Omartin – who produced the record at a level that really gets the most out of Summer's hook-heavy style! Donna's way past the drama of the disco years here – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great new chapter for Donna Summer – a set that has her working with the legendary Quincy Jones as producer – who gives the whole album a very different sound! There's still plenty of the catchy, bouncy styles you'd know from Summer's late 70s work – but Jones also brings in ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Donna Summer also covers spring, autumn and winter here – on an incredibly groovy disco concept album – gorgeously sung by Donna Summer and produced to perfection by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte! It's got 4 long, seasonally-titled tunes and a reprise – with "Spring ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve and calendar! Cover has light wear.)
Sweet grooves from Donna Summer – who was still a rising star at this point in the 70s! The title is an honest one – for an album with songs that look back at 60s and earlier 70s soul songcraft – and even earlier than that – mostly via the groovy backup vocals. So, Ms. ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small corner bend, but looks great overall.)
Donna Summer —
Live & More ... LP Casablanca, 1978. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
An overstuffed double-length set from Donna Summer – one that features some of the live material promised in the title, plus some even better studio work as well! The first 3 sides of the album feature Donna recorded live – putting over tunes with a bit more personality and almost a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the die-cut gatefold cover. Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has light wear.)
Donna Summer —
Love Trilogy ... LP Casablanca, 1976. Very Good+ ...
$4.996.99
A mid 70s classic from Donna Summer – and a follow up to her huge, chart-toppiong Love To Love You Baby – and once again produced by Giorgio Moroder! The record didn't hit the commercial heights of the preceding one, though they did utilize the same sort of Euro-disco approach – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Donna Summer —
Once Upon A Time ... LP Casablanca, 1977. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$11.9914.99
A double-length disco fantasy from Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder – both very much at the A double-length, 4 act disco fantasy from Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder – both very much at the height of their powers here – and able to keep up enough energy to make it through what ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has some ringwear, edge wear, and is lightly bent at the top left corner.)
Supremes —
Baby Love ... LP Pickwick, 1960s. Very Good+ ...
$9.99
Symphonic soul from The Supremes – a set that still has the trio working with the legendary Holland-Dozier-Holland team, but with a full set of orchestral backings that help them hit even more class and sophistication than before! The ballads have these really lush arrangements – never ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has a split top seam, ring wear, tiny peel spot from sticker removal.)
Groovy late 60s work from Diana Ross & The Supremes – a record that has them breaking the Motown mold a bit, and hooking up with a nice variety of modder soul and pop modes! Tracks on the set include a few Motown-penned numbers, but the trio also tackle hits like "Everyday ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has a cutout notch.)
A killer from the early days of The Supremes – and way more than you'd guess from the "hits" in the title! The record's not really a roundup of the hit singles already out on 45 – and is actually just an apt title for what the album was destined to be – a stone hit that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove – MT-627. Includes the Motown/Gordy/Tamla inner sleeve. Cover has light wear, some yellowing from age, light application wrinkles, and is bent a bit at the top right corner. Vinyl has small press flaw bumps.)
A tremendous late 60s album from The Supremes – one that still has the Holland-Dozier-Holland team helming the set on production – and really soaring to the skies with this newfound sense of pride and power! The combination of the group's vocals and the Motown machine can't be beat ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has a cutout hole, but is nice overall. Includes Motown inner sleeve.)
One of the biggest charting LPs by The Supremes – and one of the best, too! The girls are opening it up a bit here – getting in on some of The Miracles Go Go action of the period, and laying down tunes that have a bit more of a northern groove to them – relying a bit more on a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the best-ever albums by the Supremes – and filled with stone classics, to boot! As the title states, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard team up with Holland Dozier Holland – and they really to create the sound that would put them and Motown on the map. A couple of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has a cut corner.)
The Supremes pay tribute to their fallen hero, Sam Cooke, with a nice set of tracks that includes "You Send Me", "Havin' A Party", "Wonderful World", "Nothing Can Change This Love", and "Cupid". LP, Vinyl record album
(Deep groove stereo pressing in the textured cover, with bit of marker on the back.)
Great Vee Jay Records material from the Swan Silvertones – on titles that include "Swing Low", "Sinking Sand", "Where Shall I Go", "Trouble In My Way", "So Glad I'm Here", "Near The Cross", "Rock My Soul", and "Stand ... (Gospel, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s issue. Cover is lightly stained and wrinkled at the bottom corners.)
The killer debut of Keith Sweat, and a record that really set a whole new tone for mainstream soul at the end of the 80s! Teddy Riley's definitely got a hand in the sound here – adding drums and some production – all with a sweet bumping groove that works great for Keith's vocals ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
("Black ice" colored vinyl!)
Sweat Band —
Sweat Band ... LP Uncle Jam/CBS, 1980. Very Good+ ...
$7.99
A tasty bit of late P-Funk! The album was recorded in 1980, on the wane of the main P-Funk groups – and it features Bootsy and Fred Wesley teaming up on the arrangements, in a set of bass-heavy, mostly instrumental tracks that groove hard like the best early work by Zapp! There's a great ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of those records that kind of snuck under the radar at the time – but which has gone onto become a crucial part of soul music from the 90s, and a record that's one of the blueprints for the neo soul generation to come! Sweetback are a trio of musicians who provided important backing for ... (Neo Soul, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(First-ever proper vinyl release!)
Roosevelt Sykes & Little Brother Montgomery —
Urban Blues ... LP Fantasy, 1960. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$9.99
(70s pressing. Cover has some ringwear, edge wear, and is bent at the top left corner.)
Sylvester —
Call Me ... LP Megatone, 1983. Very Good+ ...
$4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a sticker spot and light wear.)
Sylvester —
Living Proof ... LP Fantasy, 1979. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
A great little set from Sylvester – 3 sides recorded live in San Francisco, one more recorded in the studio! All the sides have a complicated approach to the groove – larger orchestrations that really show Syl pushing his conception of soul to the max, sounding really wonderful, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Beautiful early sounds from the legendary Sylvester – very different than the later hits, especially the disco ones – and a set that was recorded before all the big records of the 70s! The approach here is jazz, and intimate enough to warrant the "private" in the title – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A brilliant debut from Sylvester – quite different than his later disco and club work – although still pretty upbeat and groovy overall! The album's a really unique sort of effort – one that's unabashedly gender-bending, but also wonderfully solid from a musical perspective ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing – with scratch n smell sticker! Cover has light wear, and a cutout hole.)
A soaring stormer from T-Connection – and a set that has them sounding even better than before! There's a perfection here the group didn't have with earlier releases – a quality that goes way past indie funk ensemble, into the realm of some of the best mainstream acts on the bigger ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch and light ring impressions.)
Probably the most successful album the Mizell Brothers ever produced, and a fine set of uptempo groovers from this female soul duet! There's some nice jazzy moments underneath the catchy lyrics, and in a way, the album's style is sort of a blueprint for the sound that would emerge over the next ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tavares —
Love Storm ... LP Capitol, 1977. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$2.99
A definite love storm from Tavares – a set that has the group's vocal approach honed to perfection – really soaring high with some sweet clubby arrangements from Freddie Perren! The album came at a time when the group was riding high on mainstream disco fame – but it's hardly a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Always-great work from Tavares – one of those groups who never seemed to miss, and who seemed to weather the disco era a lot better than most of their contemporaries! This 1980 album is key proof of that fact – a tremendous little set, done at a point when Tavares could have rested on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Tavares —
Sky High ... LP Capitol, 1976. Near Mint- ...
$13.99
A stone 70s classic from Tavares – quite possibly the group's biggest album, and a masterpiece of LA vocal group soul! The album's biggest claim to fame is the massive hit "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel", recorded by the group for this set, but blown to the heights through it's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the embossed cover. Includes the printed inner sleeve. A nice copy!)
A stunning set of soul – and an album that will win you over right from the very first offbeat note! Some mad guitars introduce Gloria Ann Taylor's title cover version of "Love Is A Hurtin Thing" – and the whole album follows suit with these really unusual funky elements ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Johnnie Taylor —
Disco 9000 ... LP Columbia, 1977. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
Disco 9000 is Johnnie Taylor's 3rd release for Columbia – a great batch of smooth soul tracks with a lot less of the "disco" that you'd expect from the title! Johnnie produced the session himself – and the album was recorded as a soundtrack (to a film that was later retitled ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a tracklist sticker and promo stamp.)
Lewis Taylor —
Stoned Part 1 ... LP Slow Reality/Be With (UK), 2002. New Copy 2LP (reissue)...
$34.9948.99
A groundbreaking album by soul singer Lewis Taylor – his first self-released album, issued on his own after parting company from Island Records! The album's incredible – every bit as great as the albums Lewis Taylor 1 & 2 – and in fact even better, as Lewis has a lot more ... (Neo Soul, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lewis Taylor —
Stoned Part 2 ... LP Slow Reality/Be With (UK), 2004. New Copy 2LP (reissue)...
$34.9948.99
Wonderful work from one of our favorite soul singers of recent years – the amazing Lewis Taylor, one of the freshest voices in R&B of the past decade! The album's Lewis' second on his own label – and it's even better than the first, with a tightness and sweetness that are instantly ... (Neo Soul, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Quite possibly the greatest full length set ever recorded by vocalist Little Johnny Taylor – a solid set all the way through, mostly recorded at Muscle Shoals with a groove that's a bit tighter than other sessions at the time from Ronn Records! Johnny's got a groove here that's bluesy, but ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner and some light wear – vinyl is nice.)
Some of the deepest work Ted Taylor ever recorded – great material done for the Jewel/Paula label – served up here on a Japanese-only compilation! LP, Vinyl record album
They may be Teenagers, but this is hardly teen pop – as the album's a key step in the direction towards soul music for the 60s – thanks to the mighty power of the tragic Frankie Lymon! There's a sense of darkness to the album right from the start – even in the hit that kicks ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo 70s white label Gee/Roulette pressing. Cover has minimal wear.)
Seattle soul combo Teleclere have a mighty lean look on the cover – and the sound within is nice and lean too – served up from that moment when larger funk ensembles had been condensed into much smaller groups, thanks to all the right use of drum machines, keyboards, and electronics! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A sweet electro classic from Telex – one of those records that had the Euro trio years ahead of their time, and working with a sound that went onto influence a fair bit of American club, dance, and hip hop in the decade to come! The record is awash in all sorts of great electronics – ... (Rock, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Telex —
Sex ... LP Mute (UK), 1981. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9932.99
Very cool work from Telex – a trio who are really coming into their own on this third record, and maybe starting to resonate with some of the groups they helped inspire in the world of electro pop – particularly the more playful acts of the German new wave! As with some of those groups ... (Rock, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Temptations going in all directions – and all of them pretty darn groovy too! The set's still heavy on the solid, righteous sound of Norman Whitfield – who gives some of the best cuts that psychedelic soul imprint he really perfected with the group – a quality that has a lot ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A tightly funky set from The Temptations – a record that has the group still standing strong in the post-Norman Whitfield years – working here with producer Jeffrey Bowen in a groove that's almost got some P-Funk touches at times! Things are somewhat polished, but still in the best ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing in the die-cut cover. Includes the heavy inner sleeve. Cover has minimal wear, small notch on the flap.)
Very early work from Joe Tex – recorded way before his boogie records of the 70s, and even his country soul classics of the 60s! Yet despite the age of these sides, the Joe Tex vocal approach is very firmly in place – that raspy mode that's undeniably human, and which might be rooted ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing – in great shape! Cover has some light aging, and back has a small sticker – but this is a great copy overall.)
Incredible early tracks from the great Joe Tex – recorded long before his bump and "I Gotcha" years, back when Joe was a sweet southern soul singer, with a strong penchant for a sad lyric, and a unique ability to shift between singing and talking, in a style that made him one of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s Japanese P-Vine pressing, with obi and insert. Cover has light aging.)
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Irma Thomas —
New Rules ... LP Rounder, 1986. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Lillo Thomas —
All Of You ... LP Capitol, 1984. Near Mint- ...
$3.99
Lillo Thomas has a mighty nice vocal style here – one that's a bit high in the spectrum, and which works perfectly with the sweet keyboards in the grooves! Thomas takes the lyrics right up to the top of the mix – and floats them way high above the basslines, but still in a way that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album