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Great music in many modes -- northern soul, deep soul, harmony soul, modern soul, and group soul -- plus disco, funk, club, electro, rare groove, and more!
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Act One (Act 1) —
Act One (plus bonus tracks) ... CD Spring/Southbound (UK), 1974. Used ... $4.99
An obscure soul group, but a great one – equally at home with a fragile harmony tune as they were with more uptempo groovers for the dancefloor! This one and only album from Act One is a perfect illustration of the best two sides of the east coast indie soul scene of the early 70s – ... read more CD
Collectables, 2008. Used ... $4.99
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(Sealed!)
King, Late 50s. Used ... $3.99
A classic album from one of our favorite jazz singers ever – a set that really set a whole new standard for a generation! Even at this early stage, Lorez Alexandria was an amazingly accomplished vocalist – as you'll hear on this excellent selection of tunes from the Lester Young ... (Vocalists, Soul) read more CD
Tru Sound, Early 60s. Used ... $3.99
Tasty R&B material, recorded on Prestige's short-lived Tru-Sound subsidiary. Ernestine had some earlier fame under the name Anisteen Allen, and this record's got a similar sound to her late 40s work – with lots of smoky vocals, touched by a warm jazz sensibility that gives the material a ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Hopsack & Silk, 1996. Used ... $2.99
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(Out of print, digipak has marks and light edgewear.)
Erykah Badu —
Baduizm ... CD Universal, 1997. Used ... $3.99
A landmark debut from the mighty Erykah Badu – a record that really set the world on fire when it first appeared – and which continues to blow our minds all these many years later! There's a simple, straightforward grace to the album that comes through immediately – as Erykah ... (Neo Soul, Soul) read more CD
(Columbia House pressing.)
Elektra, 1990. Used ... $2.99
The pinnacle of classy crossover soul at the end of the 80s – and a landmark album that's probably still helping Anita pay her bills! The feel is mellow and laidback without being too cheesy or too adult contemporary – drawing from mellow soul traditions of the 70s, and filtering it ... read more CD
Elektra, 1988. Used ... $2.99
A mega-hit, but for good reason – as the record brought sophistication back to chart soul at the end of the 80s – proof that well-done, deeply-voiced records could still beat the schmaltz of the geri-curl generation! Anita's working here in territory that draws from the classics, but ... read more CD
Elektra, 1986. Used ... $2.99
A classic album of classy vocals – one that helped set a whole new tone in 80s soul music! Anita had already gained a bit of experience on the soul scene before this set, but with this record she emerged as a full-formed diva who could effortlessly blend jazz and soul into a magnificent new ... read more CD
Beverly Glen/Elektra, 1983. Used ... $5.99
From the female singer in the obscure group Chapter 8, Anita went onto become one of the biggest selling soul music acts during the 80s – and this album's her first effort as a solo act. The record's a smooth sophisticated batch of soul tunes, with lots of nice jazzy touches, and a classy ... read more CD
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Flair/Virgin, Late 50s. Used ... $1.99 2.99
Jessie Belvin's often talked about in reverent tones as a bridge between a number of different styles of 50's R&B and vocal soul, but it's not until you hear a great compilation like this one that you realize how fantastic his stuff really is. This excellent Ace set compiles tracks from his ... read more CD
(Out of print, small cutout notch through spine.)
Chess, 1957. Used ... $2.99
Raucous, rumbling and hard-charging Chess rhythms, rock and roll by Chuck Berry – his legendary After School Session – and possibly his greatest album ever! It features not only some of Chuck Berry's most famous material, but some of the best early rock songs, period –particularly ... read more CD
Chess, 1950s/1960s. Used ... $4.99
20 tracks including "Roll Over Beethoven", "Maybellene", "Thirty Days", "Havana Moon", "Reelin' and Rockin", "Beautiful Delilah", "School Day", and "Johnny B. Goode". CD
BGO (UK), 1958/1960. Used ... $4.99
Two classic Chess albums from Chuck Berry – issued here on a single CD! First up is One Dozen Berrys – the fresh fruits of the labors of a young Chuck Berry – heard here at his raw, early best! The sound here is stunning – a version of Chuck that gets way past any oldies ... read more CD
Also available One Dozen Berrys/
Charly (UK), 1950s/1960s. Used ... $2.99
16 tracks. CD
(Out of print.)
Big Maybelle —
Complete Okeh Sessions 1952 to 1955 ... CD Okeh/Sony, Mid 50s. Used ... $1.99
A bit blues, a bit jazz – and a singer with a style unto her own – the amazing Big Maybelle, one of the greatest artists to record for Okeh Records in the 50s! This well-done collection pulls together every single Maybelle recorded for the R&B powerhouse back in the day – a ... read more CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Anti, 2011. Used ... $1.99
The second comeback effort from Booker T Jones for Anti-! All around, it's a more sharply-honed and classics-steeped set than its solid, but more southern rock-inflected predecessor – one the finds the Stax organ titan backed by co-producers ?uestlove & Rob Schnapf, Dennis Coffey and ... read more CD
Alligator, 1989. Used ... $0.99
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Also available One More For The Road ... LP 5.99(Out of print.)
Fontana/Verve, 1964. Used ... $5.99
One of Oscar Brown's great ones, recorded live at the Cellar Door in Washington before an enthusiastic crowd of hipsters! The record's a beautiful mix of soul, jazz, and folk – in the same Chicago tradition that spawned Terry Callier (although Brown's style has a bit more of a "show" ... (Vocalists, Soul) read more CD
(1998 digipak pressing.)
Piney Brown & Eddie Mack —
Hoots & Holler Saturday Night? ... CD Delmark, 1948/1949/1950. Used ... $5.99
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King, Late 1940s/Early 1950s. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print.)
Anti, 2002. Used ... $0.99
Features the Blind Boys of Alabama on "None Of Us Are Free". CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Terry Callier —
Total Recall ... CD Mr Bongo (UK), 2003. Used ... $5.99
The genius of Terry Callier – remixed! One of the greatest things to happen to Chicago soul legend Callier in recent years was his discovery by a host of cutting edge producers and DJs on the European scene – important talents who took his work to a whole new audience, by fusing Terry's ... read more CD
James Carr —
Essential James Carr ... CD Razor & Tie, Late 60s. Used ... $4.99
20 tracks in all – most from his legendary Goldwax Records years in Memphis! CD
Clarence Carter —
Best Of Clarence Carter – Snatching It Back ... CD Atlantic/Rhino, Late 60s. Used ... $2.99
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(Out of print.)
Era, Late 50s. Used ... $4.99
MCA, Mid 60s. Used ... $4.99
An odd collection of tracks, but they're all great, and the set's an excellent batch of some of Chandler's harder-to-find material from the mid and late 60s! The tracks are pulled from his years at Chess, Brunswick, and Mercury (one of the advantages of the recent Universal/Polygram merger!) ... read more CD
(Sealed copy.)
Chantels —
Best Of The Chantels ... CD Rhino, Late 50s. Used ... $4.99
Sweet girl group classic stuff from the 50s, most of it recorded for George Goldner's End label. This 18 track set includes many of their big singles like "Prayer", "He's Gone", and "Every Night (I Pray)", but it's also got a number of b-sides and unreleased tracks ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Tomato, Late 40s/1950s. Used 2 CDs ... $1.99 3.99
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Warner, 1993. Used ... $1.99
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(Out of print, punch through barcode and booklet.)
Atlantic, 1992. Used ... $1.99
Much later than classic vintage for Chic, but still pretty darn great – and a record that was relatively overlooked at the time! The style here steps off strongly from the Chic sound of the early 80s – and the team of Edwards and Rodgers still definitely have their funky sense of ... read more CD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case spine.)
Epic/Legacy, Late 70s/1980s/Early 90s. Used ... $3.99
Post Funkadelic and Parliament work from George Clinton – an assortment of tracks from a variety of Columbia and Sony-related albums by artists who include Sweat Band, Mutiny, Junie, Bootsy Collins, Mico Wave, Philippe Wynne, and the P-Funk All-Stars! Most of the material here has an early ... read more CD
(Out of print, BMG direct pressing.)
Bootsy Collins —
Back In The Day – The Best Of Bootsy ... CD Warner, Late 70s/Early 80s. Used ... $1.99
A funky trip through the classic Warner Brothers recordings of P-Funk maestro Bootsy Collins! The set's a pretty great introduction to Bootsy's work, and includes some of his best numbers, plus a great set of notes that will really help you navigate his rich career. There's a total of 14 tracks, ... read more CD
Mar, Mid 60s. Used ... $4.99
Although The Contours will be forever known for their perpetual oldie "Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)", they're also an excellent soul group with a hard raw sound, and a lot more to offer than you'd expect! This 25 track compilation of the group's sublime Motown work really ... read more CD
(CDr release.)
Sam Cooke —
Night Beat (remastered edition) ... CD RCA, 1963. Used ... $2.99
Wonderful mellow work from Sam Cooke – and a set that's recorded with a sound that's very much in keeping with the "night beat" that you might expect from the title! In fact, there's not so much a "beat" as a simple easy groove – a gentle sort of "night" ... read more CD
Sam Cooke —
Sam Cooke With The Soul Stirrers ... CD Specialty, Early/Mid 50s. Used ... $2.99
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(BMG direct pressing.)
Warner/Reprise, 1992. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print, cutout notch through spine.)
Buddah/Philly Groove, 1970. Used ... $4.99
The third album in an amazing early run from The Delfonics – the kind of work that set a whole new standard for group soul in the 70s! A number of the tracks here had already risen to fame before the album's release as singles – and these are mixed with some additional tracks that are ... read more CD
Atlantic, 1989. Used ... $4.99
Way more pop than jazz from Deodato – a record that has the keyboardist working with a trio of younger vocalists who alternate lyrics on each track in the set! The approach here takes off from Deodato's strong soul production and arranging work of earlier years, but has a bit more of a ... (Jazz, Soul) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Devotions, 2008. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print, slight crease on traycard artwork.)
Chess, 1950s/Early 60s. Used 2 CDs ... $5.99
Dr John —
Locked Down ... CD Nonesuch, 2012. Used Gatefold ... $5.99
The best record in years – maybe decades – from the legendary Dr John – and a set that stands up strongly next to the messed-up Crescent City vibe of his 70s classics! Big thanks are due to Black Keys' guitarist Dan Auerbach – who produced and supervised the whole recording ... read more CD
(Comes in a slim gatefold sleeve.)
Blue Note, 2006. Used ... $4.99
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(Promotional sticker over barcode and stamp on CD.)
Sony, 1970s/Early 80s. Used 2 CDs ... $4.99
Includes 35 tracks on 2 CDs! CD
(BMG direct pressing.)
Earth Wind & Fire —
Millennium ... CD Warner, 1993. Used ... $4.99
Earth Wind & Fire cut this one a few years before the actual turn of the century – but that's a-ok with us, because Maurice White & company were always years ahead of their time! The record steps nicely off the modes used by EWF during the 80s – the tighter, more focused ... read more CD
(BMG pressing.)
Warner, 1992. Used ... $3.99
Late 50s/1960s. Used ... $4.99 6.99
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(CDr release.)
Legacy, Late 70s. Used ... $3.99 5.99
13 love songs from this fantastic group – titles that include "Blessed", "Flowers", "Key To My Heart", "Don't Ask My Neighbors", "God Will Take Care Of You", "Special Part", "The Movie", and "Ain't No Doubt About ... read more CD
Five Stairsteps —
First Family Of Soul – Best Of The Five Stairsteps ... CD Buddah, Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $3.99
Killer work by this fab Chicago soul group – a bunch of young kids, ala The Jackson Five, with sweet soul sound that actually predates the work of Jermaine and Michael and Tito, and which paved the way for countless 70s groups to come! The Five Stairsteps were first discovered by Curtis ... read more CD
Music Club (UK), 1960s/1970s. Used ... $2.99
RCA, 2014. Used ... $4.99
Aretha Franklin has a really classic sort of look on the cover – which is quite fitting, as the album's maybe one of her most classic records in years! The album has Franklin taking on songs by other famous female singers, but reworking nearly all of them in a style that's all her own – ... read more CD
Motown, 1978. Used ... $3.99
Wonderful stuff – and one of our favorite-ever Marvin Gaye albums! This is the legendary two-record set that Marvin wrote and recorded as an alimony payment to his ex-wife Anna Gordy (the story's pretty long, and we won't get into it here – suffice it to say that when stars get a ... read more CD
Motown, 1970s. Used ... $1.99
Includes the songs "Tired Of Being Alone", "Call Me (Come Back Home)", "I'm Still In Love With You", "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)", "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart", "Let's Stay Together", "I Can't Get Next To You", "You ... read more CD
(CRC pressing.)
Blue Note, 2003. Used ... $2.99
A stunner! Al Green returns to the glorious, exuberant soul brilliance of the Hi Records years for his Blue Note debut – an amazing return to form that we could kick ourselves for not anticipating! Al Green asserted long, long ago that he had no intention of ever making another secular soul ... read more CD
Hi Records/Right Stuff, 1970s. Used ... $4.99
What can we say but more, more, more! Al Green's great – always great – so we're more than happy to have this second volume to his greatest hit set, one that features some unusual tunes from later years, plus classics from his 70s tenure at Hi Records. Titles include "As Long As ... read more CD
Hi Records/Capitol, 1970s. Used ... $1.99
Tracks include "Tired Of Being Alone", "Love TKO", "Take Me To The River", "Turn Of The Lights", "Call Me", "Life Is A Song Worth Singing", "Close The Door", and "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)". CD
(Out of print.)
Gotham/Krazy Kat (France), 1950s. Used ... $5.99
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CBS/Rhino, Late 50s/1960s. Used ... $5.99
Titles include "This Is All", "Little Demon", "Just Don't Care", "You Made Me Love You", "Yellow Cat", "Frenzy", "Feast Of The Mau Mau", and "I Put A Spell On You" – 17 tracks total. CD
Charly (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $2.99
Giant, 1993. Used ... $1.99
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T Neck/Rhino, Late 50s/1960s. Used ... $5.99
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Island, 1996. Used ... $2.99
Mid 90s Isleys – with some songs written by Angela Winbush, who also produces – as does R Kelly on a few numbers too! Includes "Floatin On Your Love", 'Whenever You're Ready", "Let's Get Intimate", their cover of Simply Red's "Holding Back The Years" ... read more CD
(Out of print, CRC pressing.)
RCA, 1959/1960. Used ... $1.99
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(Out of print, BMG direct pressing.)
Chuck Jackson —
Any Day Now ... CD Instant/Charly (UK), 1960s. Used ... $5.99
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(Out of print.)
Motown, Early 70s. Used ... $1.99
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Spring/Southbound (UK), 1975/2006. Used ... $5.99
A great follow up to Mille Jackson's classic Caught Up album – but one that's also a key turning point too! The theme here is the same as the album before – with tunes that have a woman "caught up" in love and all of its tangles – but the sound is also bolder, more ... read more CD
Verve, 2004. Used ... $1.99 3.99
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(Booklet appears to be signed by the artist.)
Telarc, 1995. Used ... $3.99
Prestige/OJC, 1960. Used ... $1.99 3.99
Could anyone ever utter a sexier line than "Don't go to strangers, come to me?" We think not, and it's material like that that makes the album a real killer from Etta Jones – one of her best from the 60s, cut when she was really developing her skills as a vocalist, but still had ... (Vocalists, Soul) read more CD
(Early 90s OJC pressing, still sealed!)
Prestige/OJC, 1962. Used ... $4.99
Hard to imagine Etta Jones being lonely and blue – especially when she sounds as great as this! The album's one of Jones' early classics from Prestige – a date that really has her classing things up a lot, and drawing on bits of Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington's styles, to mix in ... (Vocalists, Soul) read more CD
(Out of print 1992 OJC pressing.)
Daptone, 2005. Used ... $5.99
The long-anticipated second album from Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings is a stunner – undoubtedly stronger than the group's fantastic debut – and a record that not only transcends the late model funk revival genre, but stands on footing as solid as the best hard funky soul of the late ... (Deep Funk, Soul) read more CD
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings —
I Learned The Hard Way ... CD Daptone, 2010. Used ... $3.99
The fourth album from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – solidifying what we learned pretty early on from the indomitable soul spirit that is Sharon and her impeccable combo the Dap-Kings – it's that this is not some retro soul revival novelty act, what they are is the greatest active ... (Deep Funk, Soul) read more CD
JSP (UK), Late 30s. Used ... $4.99
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Kape, 1960s. Used ... $4.99 6.99
Tracks include "Oh What A Night", "Girl In My Heart", "Too Proud To Let You Know", "Donald Duck", "Over The Rainbow", and "Walking In The Rain". 20 tracks total. CD
(CDr pressing.)
Albert King —
Very Best Of Albert King ... CD Rhino, Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $1.99
Essential/Society Hill, 2023. Used ... $2.99 4.99
Son of Ben E King, performing his father's hits. CD
RCA/BMG, Late 70s-Mid 80s. Used ... $2.99
A solid overview of RCA material from Evelyn Champagne King – from the disco era hits, catchy club soul, and synth soaked 80s grooves! Evelyn's sound is usually upbeat and catchy, but she's does her thing and more measured and and smoothed out soul numbers, and bass & synth grooves in ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Motown, Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $4.99
Tracks include "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", "I Wish It Would Rain", "Every Little Bit Hurts", "The Nitty Gritty", "If I Were Your Woman", "I Don't Want To Do Wrong", and "All I Need Is Time" – 22 tracks total. CD
Anti, 2005. Used ... $1.99
A surprisingly wonderful set from deep soul diva Bettye Lavette – a record that's actually as good as most of her older work, and that's something we didn't expect! We'll be honest in saying that we're always pretty darn suspicious of comeback albums by older soul singers – and usually ... read more CD
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