Rare Earth, still going strong – on titles that include "Maybe The Magic", "Mota Molata", "Dreamer", "Love Do Me Right", "Warm Ride", "Love Music", and "Love Is What You Get". LP, Vinyl record album
The funky blue-eyed debut of Rare Earth – an early Detroit combination of soul, rock, and funk! The group really sprang to fame on Motown right after this early album for Verve – but this set may be even harder and heavier than any of their later records – produced by Dennis ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereo pressing. Cover has some edge wear.)
Titles include "What'd I Say", "I'm Losing You", "Nice To Be With You", "Get Ready", "Born To Wander", "Hey Big Brother", and "I Just Want To Celebrate". LP, Vinyl record album
(In the original envelope style cover, including insert.)
A fantastic second album from Rasputin Stash – a group who started out on Atlantic Records as a big ensemble with a pretty freaky, fuzzy sound – but one who emerge here with a sweet mix of funk and soul that's perfect for their placement on this mid-70s offshoot of Curtom Records! The ... read moreCD
A fantastic second album from Rasputin Stash – a group who started out on Atlantic Records as a big ensemble with a pretty freaky, fuzzy sound – but one who emerge here with a sweet mix of funk and soul that's perfect for their placement on this mid-70s offshoot of Curtom Records! The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has moderate wear along the bottom.)
Never-heard music from the legendary Rasputin's Stash – a funk group who recorded famously on Atlantic and Curtom in the early 70s, then created this gem of an album that appears here for the first time ever! The quality of the work is fantastic, and even seems better than their Curtom album ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Never-heard music from the legendary Rasputin's Stash – a funk group who recorded famously on Atlantic and Curtom in the early 70s, then created this gem of an album that appears here for the first time ever! The quality of the work is fantastic, and even seems better than their Curtom album ... read moreCD
Great work from The Ravens with Jimmy Ricks – listed here as Ricky! The album includes the tracks "I'm Gonna Paper My Walls With Your Love Letters", "Summertime", "Searching For Love", "Mazel Means Good Luck", and "Write Me A Letter". LP, Vinyl record album
(Maroon label pressing with RVG stamp, still in the shrink!)
Quite possibly the first truly great Lou Rawls album for Capitol – an all-out swinging jazz session done with arrangements by Onzy Matthews, in a mode that firmly helped put the Lou Rawls sound on the map! The tracks are mostly older numbers from a long lineage of blues and R&B – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Lou's excellent Capitol sessions produced by David Axelrod! The record's not an outwardly funky one, but Axe gives the set a nice loping groove on the best tracks – the sound that he brought to his best work with Rawls, and which really put him over the top back in the 60s. Titles ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Lou Rawls' best for Capitol – produced by David Axelrod, and arranged by HB Barnum with a joyous, leaping, sock-soulful groove! The drums get nice and hard on the set – especially on the classic break version of "For What It's Worth", and the rolling righteous cut ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover has some splitting in the bottom seam.)
One of the greatest albums to ever sum up the genius of Lou Rawls in the 60s – a brilliant live set put together with the talents of David Axelrod! The record perfectly captures the easy-going soul of Rawls in the early years – a natural approach to his music that made him one of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
A different groove than before for Ray, Goodman, & Brown – partly because the trio's working without Al Goodman, and instead has the younger Greg Willis in place as a mighty strong lead! Some tracks have Greg really taking center stage – with only smaller harmony support from Harry ... read moreCD
Sweet silky harmony soul from the trio of Harry Ray, Billy Brown, and Al Goodman – the group's first album under a new name – after some previous indie work as The Moments! The album's got the group really stepping up with a rich new sound – drawing on all the best elements of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Ray J —
Raydiation ... CD Knockout/Sanctuary (UK), 2005. Used ...
$1.99
The first Raydio set from guitarist Ray Parker – an artist who'd worked on countless session gigs by the time of this album, which gave him more than enough chops to get things right from the start! The sound is tight and definitely aimed at the charts, by Ray also brings his own sort of ... read moreCD
The first 2 albums from Ray Parker's Raydio – in a great single CD set! The self-titled Raydio appeared in 1978– after Parker had honed is craft in countless session gigs, which gave him more than enough chops to get things right from the start! The sound is tight and definitely aimed ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Raydio —
Rock On ... LP Arista, 1979. Very Good ...
$1.99
Not much rock here, but a definite guitar-driven groove – that Ray Parker vamp cooked up in a long legacy of work for other artists – really sparkling here in the frontline of Raydio! The bass is pretty strong too, with that mainstream funk sound that was popping strongly from the west ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beat-heavy track from Vaughn Mason's post-roller skating years – more street funk than anything else, with a nice electro keyboard running through the mix! The rhythm is simple, but pretty catchy – and although the lyrics are a bit stiff, they kind of fit in nicely with the colder ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Classic work from the Razz team of Matt Warren and Ralphi Rosario – and the kind of single that really shows the influence of UK imports on the Chicago house scene! The music has this stark, cold feel that almost takes off from New Order's "Confusion" in terms of construction and ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Reflex never had much of a long recorded legacy – but they certainly made their mark with this classic album of 80s electro pop! The tunes follow somewhere in the territory of contemporaries like Human League or Ultravox, but also maybe have a quirkier vibe that's more in the spirit of the ... (Rock, Soul)read moreCD
If you'd told us some years ago we'd be digging for these very 80s sounding singles by RFTW, we'd never have believed you, but their time has certainly come around, in spite of the silly costumes and gheri curls on the cover. 12-inch, Vinyl record
You know, there was a day when we would've been happy to never hear a Ready For The World song again, but that day's long gone! If you're as ready to revisit the 80s as we are, then give this baby a spin for a trip down memory lane! 12-inch, Vinyl record
Massive grooves from a very unique group! These guys play guitar and percussion all at once – in a flurry of fast grooves that rip away tremendously, but with a style that's still plenty darn earthy! There's definitely a bit of a global influence in the music overall, but the sound comes ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Massive grooves from a very unique group! These guys play guitar and percussion all at once – in a flurry of fast grooves that rip away tremendously, but with a style that's still plenty darn earthy! There's definitely a bit of a global influence in the music overall, but the sound comes ... read moreCD
A lost bit of jazzy soul from the late 70s – produced by Wayne Henderson with the same great style as his other Fantasy Records sets at the time! There's some uptempo numbers, but our favorite cuts are the mellower ones – and the great Bobby Lyle plays some nice keyboard lines on the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A very important crossover soul album – a huge hit for Otis Redding that was released after his tragic death in December 1967 – but it's also hard to say if it would have had the impact it did had Redding not passed while the LP was still in production. In a way, the record sort of set ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label stereo Volt pressing, matrix ending in 1F/1E.)
A great little live set – recorded overseas, but with a really classic 60s southern soul sound overall! Stax always did a pretty good job of shopping its big artists overseas – where they met with extremely enthusiastic response, as you'll hear in this classic live album recorded by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo yellow label Volt pressing. Vinyl has a click on "These Arms Of Mine".)
16 of Otis Redding's best numbers, pulled together out of the Stax vaults after Atlantic had more or less completely taken over the Memphis label. Includes "I Can't Turn You Loose", "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)", "Try A Little ... read moreCD
Titles include "Shake", "Respect", "Try A Little Tenderness", and "I've Been Loving You Too Long" by Otis Redding – and "Like A Rolling Stone", "Rock Me Baby", and "Wild Thing" by Jimi Hendrix. LP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label pressing. Cover has a cut corner and some wear.)
Jimmy Reed —
Found Love ... LP Vee Jay, Late 50s. Very Good- ...
$19.99
Seminal work from the legendary Jimmy Reed – spare and bluesy numbers that were some of the best work coming out of Chicago at the time! There's a snapping quality to the rhythms here that was a keen inspiration to generations of better-known artists – and in a way, it's amazing to go ... (Blues, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Big Boss Man", "Honest I Do", "Going To New York", "Shame Shame Shame", and "Baby What You Want Me To Do". (Blues, Soul)LP, Vinyl record album
Raw, rootsy blues from Jimmy Reed – recorded in a laidback style, with backing on drums, bass, and guitar. Most tunes are at a slower pace – and titles include "Down In The Ghetto", a nice funky number done in instrumental and vocal versions, plus "Bright Lights", ... (Blues, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has very light staining on the bottom seam, but is nice overall.)
A mix of mid 70s pop soul styles with a dash of disco – still held together nicely by Vivan's vocals! Horace Ott handled the arrangements, Hugo & Luigi produced, and titles include "Solid Rock", "Baby You're A Good Thing", "OO Baby What You Do To Me", "T ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A much-needed look at the early work of Vivian Reed – a singer who got the chance to release a handful of full length albums in the disco generation, but one who sounds even better here right at the start of her career! The beautiful package brings together rare single sides and LP tracks ... read moreCD
Soulful Detroit techno tracks from Kevin Saunderson, working here outside his more well known Inner City moniker with Santonio Echols. 12-inch, Vinyl record
A great bit of soul from Clarence Reid – otherwise known as Blowfly – and a key album in the Miami scene at the end of the 60s! Clarence is working here in a very classic Atlantic records style of soul – with all the rootsy southern elements of the previous southern work at ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch.)
Reid Inc —
Reid Inc ... CD TK/Solid (Japan), 1977. New Copy ...
$19.99
An obscure female soul project from 70s-era TK Records – one that features production by Clarence Reid, hence the group's name! The groove here is very much in the best Miami club mode of the time – upbeat, but still nicely gritty overall – more fast funk in the instrumentation, ... read moreCD
Sublime work by one of the greatest crossover gospel groups of the 60s – the wonderful Art Reynolds Singers, one of the hippest things to ever hit Capitol Records! The album's based around spiritual tunes, but is recorded with a rolling groove that's got a lot of Atlantic soul in the mix ... (Gospel, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great little album from Jeannie Reynolds – and her lasting contribution to underground soul! Jeannie's vocals are nice and deep – with hints of southern diva phrasing, filtered through some of the tighter soul styles coming out of Chicago and other points north at the time! Detroit ... read moreCD
The strong late 80s release from soul veteran LJ Reynolds for Fantasy! At this point, the ex-member of The Dramatics had been proving for years that he's a pretty great modern soul singer in his own right – having delivered a string of solid solo efforts throughout the 80s – and Tell ... read moreCD
Lionel Richie —
Can't Slow Down ... LP Motown, 1983. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
One of Lionel Richie's biggest records ever! Titles include "Can't Slow Down", "All Night Long", "Penny Lover", "The Only One", "Running With The Night", "Hello", "The Groove", "Love Will Find A Way" and "Stuck On ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Lionel's third album for Motown – one in a string of massive hits that forever changed the sound of 80s soul! The smooth mellow lover is still firmly in place – taking a few chances on the set, but still sounding best on the romantic numbers. Titles include "Love Will Conquer ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Shrinkwrap has a small hole and hype sticker.)
Jimmy Ricks —
Vibrations ... LP Mainstream, Mid 60s. Very Good- ...
$1.99
A fantastic solo showcase for the voice of Jimmy Ricks – a singer who's perhaps known best for the deep tones he brought to The Ravens vocal group – but who sounds pretty great here on his own! The album's more jazz than soul – with Don Sebesky conducting, and using some nice ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tommy Ridgely, Guitar Slim, Al King, & Others —
Atlantic Blues Special ... LP Atlantic (Japan), Late 40s/1950s. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
A very cool Japanese-only collection – one that brings together rare Atlantic singles by Guitar Slim, Al King, Ray Agee, T-Bone Walker, Stick McGhee, and Tommy Ridgeley! (Blues, Soul)LP, Vinyl record album
One of the few full albums ever cut by the great Sharon Ridley – a hell of a great singer from the east coast scene, and one with the fullness of the best club divas of the time – but an approach that goes way way deeper overall! There's a sexy slink to the album that echoes Ridley's ... read moreCD
Rare tracks from Rikki Aaron – a Connecticut soul singer who's few singles on the market are already pretty darn rare! Rikki worked in the early 80s, but has a style that's often more like sweet soul from the decade before – at least on the ballads, which have this really heartbreaking ... read moreCD
Rare tracks from Rikki Aaron – a Connecticut soul singer who's few singles on the market are already pretty darn rare! Rikki worked in the early 80s, but has a style that's often more like sweet soul from the decade before – at least on the ballads, which have this really heartbreaking ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rinder & Lewis —
Warriors ... LP AVI, 1979. Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
An excellent bit of spacey club grooves from the enigmatic Rinder & Lewis team! The record has a sweet jazzy vibe that's different than some of their other records – and which seems to share equal parts influence from Kraftwerk, Larry Mizell, and Tangerine Dream. Includes the great ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has heavy ring and edge wear, with a split top seam.)
Maybe our favorite-ever album from Minnie Riperton during the 70s – a sweet, smooth jazzy gem that really makes some of the best use of her vocals! There's a sophistication here that's a great 70s counterpart to Minnie's earlier work with Charles Stepney – served up here in a very ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing, including the lyric sleeve.)
Mindblowing work from Minnie Riperton – her first solo album, cut at the end of the 60s, after a number of years of work with the group Rotary Connection. The album builds off the now famous sound of Rotary Connection – but takes it to the next level, with arch-baroque production by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mindblowing work from Minnie Riperton – her first solo album, cut at the end of the 60s, after a number of years of work with the group Rotary Connection. The album builds off the now famous sound of Rotary Connection – but takes it to the next level, with arch-baroque production by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Minnie's last LP – or at least the last LP released while she was alive – and a wonderful batch of jazzy modern soul cuts that gives a good indication of the direction that Minnie might have gone in the 80s. The album's got plenty of great guest players – including Minnie's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Late 70s clubby soul grooves with some Carribbean flavors from Risco Connection – an album full of the nice midtempo dancefloor club soul grooves we've always loved on the handful of 12-inch singles we've heard over the years! The group specialized in remakes of the hits of the day, with ... read moreCD
An obscure funky soul combo from the 80s – but one that includes key work from some older funky talents as well! ROAR gets lead vocal support from Alex Ligertwood, but really takes its strength from the instrumentation – which includes lots of keyboards from Chester Thompson, who you ... read moreCD
Lea Roberts —
Lady Lea ... LP United Artists, 1975. Very Good+ ...
$4.99
A mixture of smooth LA soul with some deeper tendencies – Lea's second album for United Artists, and very much in the spirit of the first. Titles include "She Will Break Your Heart", "Lost In Your Love", "Chained To This Memory", "You're Gonna Need A ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A nice bit of late 70s southern soul from singer Dutch Robinson – best known for his early work with the Ohio Players! The session gets a little boost from some strong Horace Ott arrangements – full and rich, but never too slick – and the album features 9 tracks in all, including ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Freddy Robinson —
Bluesology ... CD Ace (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ...
$11.9918.99
Wild funk from guitarist Freddy Robinson – hardly the "bluesology" you'd guess from the title! Sure, Freddie started his career as a blues guitarist on early Chess sessions – but during the early 70s, he cut some monster funky recordings for Stax, recordings that had a bluesy ... read moreCD
The rare disco soul LP from German chanteuse Gitta MacKay, aka Jackie Robinson – featuring the great single "Moving Like A Superstar" and the sample classic "Pussyfooter" – and a great set overall that should have made her a worldwide star! The album was released in ... read moreCD
One of the few records ever cut by James Robinson – a smoothed-voiced singer who should have been one of the bigger ballad stars of his time! Robinson's got a deep range to his style – and works here in some gently-stepping numbers that really stand head and shoulders above most of the ... read moreCD
Kay Robinson —
We Need Time ... LP King, Late 60s. Very Good- ...
Just Sold Out!
Obscure bit of soulful gospel produced by James Brown for King. Kay Robinson's got a great voice, and the arrangements are similar to some of James' hard soul albums from the time. There's no breakbeat cuts here, but the music is quite strong, and given the strength of the arrangements, you'll ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a center split in the bottom seam, looks nice otherwise.)
A great collection of under-discovered artists from the Oakland scene – all working with arrangements and musical direction by Jimmy McCracklin! (Blues, Soul)LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has staining and peeling along the bottom 2 inches.)
Incredible work – a record that should be in every household! Smokey breaks free of the group sound of the Miracles albums – hitting a whole new mode, and inventing the "Quiet Storm" radio format along the way! The title cut – "Quiet Storm" – is a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles —
Anthology ... LP Motown, 1960s/Early 70s. Near Mint- 3LP Gatefold ...
$9.99
3LPs – and a heck of a lot of wonderful tracks from The Miracles! Titles include "Ooo Baby Baby", "My Girl Has Gone", "That's What Love Is Made Of", "I've Been Good To You", "Got A Job", "Bad Girl", "Baby Baby Don't Cry", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring and edge wear.)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles —
Four In Blue ... LP Tamla, 1969. Very Good ...
$4.99
Although Smokey and crew are pictured in the front in the usual staid Motown matching suits – their hipper garb on the back cover belies the nice direction they've taken with this album, which shows the band hitting a more heavy soul style that's touched by a lot of the grooviness going ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole and light wear.)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles —
Going To A Go Go ... CD Tamla (Japan), 1965. New Copy ...
$13.99
Legendary stuff from Smokey Robinson and his wonderful group – a killer set from the second all-male version of The Miracles – recorded with some wonderfully soaring harmonies! The group's got a nice bite on the bottom here – a groove to go with the "go go" promised in ... read moreCD
Full on disco from Vicki Sue Robinson – a bit crossover at times, but handled with a top-shelf approach all the way through! Maestro Warren Schatz produced and arranged the set – and the tunes have a smoothly grooving approach that really lets Vicki flow out nicely in advance of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Alexander Robotnick & Others —
Fuzz Dance EP ... LP Sire, 1985. Very Good ...
$5.99
Strange little 4 track release in which Sire records was trying to break a lot of the early 80s electro disco groups from Italy into the US market. The album's notable, though, for it's inclusion of the great "Problems D'Amour" by Alexander Robotnick, a nice groover that has some strong ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rodriguez —
Cold Fact ... CD Sussex/Universal, 1970. New Copy ...
$13.9914.99
One of a handful of enigmatic albums cut in the early 70s by Sixto Rodriguez – a Latin-tinged singer with a style that's a bit like that of Jose Feliciano, but trippier, and with more rock and folk touches! This set's probably his best one – thanks to arrangements and production by ... read moreCD
One of a handful of enigmatic albums cut in the early 70s by Sixto Rodriguez – a Latin-tinged singer with a style that's a bit like that of Jose Feliciano, but trippier, and with more rock and folk touches! This set's probably his best one – thanks to arrangements and production by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing second set from Sixto Rodriguez – recorded in the legendary Landsdowne Studios in London, with a groove that's a great extension from his debut! All of Rodriguez's best elements are in place here – his folksy guitar, personal lyrical style, and surprisingly biting approach ... read moreCD
A nice reissue which brings together 3 LPs by one of the most underrecognized talents of 70's soul! DJ's deep soul voice is smooth and mellow, with the kind of honest heartbreaking quality that you find in the best work by Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. It's Good To Be Alive finds DJ in a ... read moreCD
One of our favorite albums ever from the mighty DJ Rogers – one of the most positive, powerful voices in 70s soul music! The set's a sublime Rogers showcase all the way through – as DJ wrote, arranged, and produced the whole record – in partnership with the Earth Wind & Fire ... read moreCD
Classic work from the great DJ Rogers – with a soaring, sweeping, righteous soul feel that reminds us of Rance Allen at his best, or of some of the smooth work of Lamont Dozier from the same time. DJ wrote, arranged, and produced all the tracks on this album, and the cuts have a slight nod ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The title's an apt one here, as Jimmy Rogers was one of the many bluesmen who started out in the south, but headed to Chicago for greater fame – which was a good thing for Chess Records, who managed to come some of these great sides in the 50s! Rogers both sings and plays guitar – the ... (Blues, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing bit of soulful funk from the 70s – never issued at the time, but with a mindblowing quality that we'd rank right next to some of our rare favorites from the decade! The set's not just rare for rare's sake – but has this sound that's really special – kind of a bottom ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A club crossover classic from The Rolling Stones – a track that surprisingly got the group onto the dancefloor in the late 70s, but which still held onto most of their best elements! Although sometimes panned as a cheap disco cash-in effort by some, the tune is actually pretty darn great ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record