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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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Paula Abdul —
Shut Up & Dance – Dance Mixes ... LP Virgin, 1990. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
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(In the green cover, with a cutout notch, promo stamp, hype and Play It Say It stickers. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Brunswick, 1968. Sealed ... $14.99
Barbara Acklin's first album – and a landmark of Chicago soul that firmly established Acklin as one of the city's best writers and new female singers! Acklin had a classy sound that was different than some of her raw soul sisters in the city – but although she was classy, she also didn' ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed. Cover has a cutout hole. Shrinkwrap is a bit aged, with some small holes near the bottom seam.)
Collectables, Late 50s. Near Mint- ... $6.99
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(80s issue.)
Oleta Adams —
Circle Of One ... LP Fontana, 1990. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
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Mr R&B (Sweden), Mid 50s/1960s/Early 70s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Flying Dutchman, 1972. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $14.99
Reedman Harold Alexander cut very few albums as a leader – and this is one of the best! You're likely to hear Alexander's work in the background on other sessions, but at the time of this record he was also a visionary leader – perfect for the open, freewheeling vibe allowed by the ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and some staining on the bottom.)
St. Johns, 1976. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Muhammad Ali's in for the biggest fight of the decade – as he tries to knock out tooth decay! Fortunately, he's got some help from famous friends like Frank Sinatra, Richie Havens, Ossie Davis, and Jayne Kennedy – so the going isn't too tough. Supposedly, this is volume 1 of the ... (Children's, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Savoy, Late 40s/1954/1961. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $9.99
The cover says "roots of rock n roll" – but the set features some killer tenor work from Savoy Records – late 40s sides by Paul Williams, Hal Singer, and Big Jay McNeely – a 1954 date by Lee Allen – and obscure 1961 recordings by the great Sam Taylor! (Jazz, Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small corner cut.)
Herb Alpert & Hugh Masekela —
Herb Alpert & Hugh Masekela ... LP A&M, 1978. Very Good ... $1.99
Two top trumpet talents – coming together beautifully on this groovy late 70s set! Both Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekela had a big rise to fame in the 60s – Herb, for his Tijuana Brass albums on A&M – and Hugh, for the way that he brought South African jazz currents to the ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
A&M, 1978. Near Mint- ... $12.99
Masterful live set by Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekela – recorded at The Roxy in LA in 1978! Both their studio record from the same year and this massive live recording work incredibly well – as they're both geniuses and blending distinctive global influences – but they really cook ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Bell, 1972. Very Good ... $11.99
A really unique little record – soulful, folksy, and with a slight jazzy tinge at times – and the first solo album cut by one half of the Alzo & Udine Latin soul duet who recorded for Mercury in the late 60s! This solo album has a bit of a different flavor than Alzo's work with ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some staining along the opening on the back.)
Mirus/Our Gang, 1982. Sealed ... $14.99
A killer 80s groove set – served up by this obscure Chicago group, and done with a high class sound that's really great! The record easily rivals much of the work on the bigger labels at the time – thanks to some great arrangements by Dunn Pearson that mix together all the right ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing, still sealed.)
Miracle, 1988. Very Good+ ... $1.99
Impact, 1969. Very Good+ ... $3.99
Arpeggio —
Let The Music Play ... LP Polydor, 1978. Very Good+ ... $1.99
Pretty straight club tracks – recorded with a style that reminds us of some of the European groups coming out of Germany and France at the time, and with some electronic touches that show a vague hint of Giorgio Moroder. Tracks are long, and titles include "Let The Music Play", ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Steve Arrington —
Jammin National Anthem ... LP Atlantic, 1986. Sealed ... $4.99
A bit more pop than some of Steve Arrington's earlier work, but proof that Mr Slave could still come up with a groove when he wanted! The record's got a quirky approach that's almost in line with later versions of P-Funk – but Arrington's never as goofy, and mostly lets the gimmicks come out ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Shrinkwrap has a vintage price sticker. Cover has a cutout notch.)
Chrysalis, 1986. Very Good+ ... $5.99
Not as sublime as their first LP, but still a nice batch of modern pop sound collage. More traditional song structures are poking through the cool po-mo facade here. With "Opus 4", "Eye Of A Needle", "Backbeat", "Instruments Of Darkness", "Peter ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available In Visible Silence ... CD 4.99(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Brunswick, 1969. Sealed ... $14.99
One of The Artistics' most beautiful albums for Brunswick – and the one that includes the title song that was perhaps their greatest single! "I Want You To Make My Life Over" is a classic bit of Chicago soul – done at a level that really sums up all the sophisticated changes ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing, still sealed. Cover has a cut corner.)
Atlantic Starr —
As The Band Turns ... LP A&M, 1985. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
Titles include "Freak A Ristic", "Cool Calm Collected", "Silver Shadow", "Let's Start It Over", "Thank You", and "If Your Heart Isn't In It". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the lyric sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Qwest, 1988. Near Mint- ... $1.99
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(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch.)
Roy Ayers —
Daddy Bug ... LP Atlantic, 1969. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
A brilliant set of straight jazz material from Roy Ayers – a set recorded for Atlantic at a time when he was working for the label in Herbie Mann's group – but done in a much more righteous groove that really points the way towards Roy's growth in the 70s! The lineup changes a bit ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing – white label promo – with promo sticker on front cover.)
Roy Ayers —
Vibrations ... LP Polydor, 1976. Very Good ... $16.99
One of Roy Ayers' greatest albums of the 70s – a set that tightens up the groove from previous Polydor productions, yet still keeps all the soul intact! The record picks up the style begun with the Mystic Voyage album, and pushes it to some slightly tighter territory – a more focused ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Vibrations ... CD 9.99(Cover has a cut corner. Vinyl plays with a short clickon side 1, track 6.)
Columbia, 1973. Near Mint- ... $29.99
A really special record from a really special group – one of two sublime 70s gems from Azteca – a wicked blend of jazz, funk, Latin, and soul – all put together by a young Coke Escovedo! Coke's ostensibly the leader of the group, but there's also a richly collaborative feel going ... (Latin, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Nice original copy!)
Columbia, 1986. Near Mint- ... $1.99
Philip Bailey hits a great groove here – working with Nile Rodgers, who gives him a lean, clean sound that works perfectly with his vocals! The sound is a nice change from the direction Bailey was heading in previously – a return to the focused soul of the later Earth Wind & Fire ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a promo stamp and light wear.)
Philip Bailey —
Love Will Find A Way ... LP Verve, 2019. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
Philip Bailey's looking hipper than usual on the cover – and he's sounding hipper than usual within – thanks to fantastic production help from Robert Glasper, Christian McBride, and Chick Corea – all artists who play on the record, and help give Bailey a really timeless sense of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Love Will Find A Way ... CD 13.99
Atlantic, 1958. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Bessie Smith by LaVern Baker – a great blend of modes that really comes off great! Instead of sounding like a throwback blues album, the set comes across with a nice degree of contemporary class – thanks in part to a jazzy presentation that's a bit different than some of Baker's other ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(80s Jazzlore pressing. Cover has a cutout notch.)
King, Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $9.99
It's easy to dance along with grooves this great – the kind of searing, smoking early soul style that Hank Ballard and The Midnighters did better than anyone else! The set was issued around the time that Hank had helped set the twist scene on fire – and as a result, the package is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing.)
King, Late 50s. Sealed ... $6.99
Hank Ballard definitely falls into the "one and only" category – especially with work as great as his sounds on this classic album for King Records! Hank sings in a style that's as badass as his look on the cover – as raw in these cuts as James Brown was during the same ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(80s reissue pressing.)
King, 1950s. Sealed ... $6.99
A classic set of hard rockin R&B from Hank Ballard and the legendary Midnighters – as raw a batch of vocal group tracks you'd be hard pressed to find! The album features plenty of tunes from their "Annie" cycle of songs – including "Work With Me Annie", "Ann ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing.)
Bouvier, 1983. Very Good+ ... $33.99
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(Cover has a sticker on the front.)
Barrabas —
Power ... LP RCA, 1973. Sealed ... $19.99
Funky rocking sounds from this hip Spanish group – with a bit of a tribal sound that's pretty sweet! The bass is pretty thundering, the drums are strong, and there's some cool piano and flute in the mix that give the cuts a bit of a Latin flourish. Most cuts have vocals, kind of in a rock-so ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch.)
Basia —
London Warsaw New York ... LP Epic, 1989. Near Mint- ... $13.99
The huge breakout album from Basia – a set that had the Polish-born singer reaching out to the well-deserved global fame that you might guess from the title! Basia works closely here with Danny White – who gives the record a London-bred blend of pop and soul – one that's a cut ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has lightly bent corners.)
United Artists, Mid 60s. Very Good+ ... $1.99
Joe Bataan —
Joe Bataan II ... LP Salsoul, 1981. Very Good+ ... $34.99
One of the sweeeeet club groovers recorded by Joe Bataan in the the early 80s – and an album that has a bit more of a disco feel than before, but which still stays firmly in the Latinized Salsoul sound that Bataan helped to forge and name! Joe's vocals are great – still honest and with ... (Latin, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Bazuka —
Bazuka ... LP A&M, 1975. Very Good ... $7.99
A pretty nice little album of soulful instrumental tracks – arranged, composed, and produced by Tony Camillo, who'd done some fine work in previous years for hit artists like Honey Cone, Freda Payne, and Chairmen Of The Board. These tracks have much more of a funky electric approach – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
RSO, 1977. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... $11.99
Yes, it was a mega-hit – and yes, it was one of those records that everyone who lived through the 70s seemed to own at one time – but after all these decades, you can't deny the power of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack – especially for the way that it mixed club soul classics ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves.)
Columbia, 1987. Near Mint- ... $7.99
A sweet debut from soul singer Regina Belle – a nice dose of class and sophistication in the world of mid 80s R&B! Regina's got a well-developed style right from the start – the kind of poise that you might hear from someone like Phyllis Hyman, especially on the mellower cuts ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a promo stamp and hype stickers.)
Warner, 1977. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $24.99
Benson plays his guitar and also sings on some of these tracks. He is joined by Phil Upchurch on rhythm guitar, Ronnie Foster on electric piano & mini-moog, Jorge Dalto on clavinet & acoustic piano, Stanley Banks on bass, Harvey Mason on drums and Ralph MacDonald. Claus Ogerman arranged and ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available In Flight ... CD 7.99(Recent 180 gram UK reissue on Pure Pleasure.)
Mercury/Wing, 1961. Very Good+ ... $2.99
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(Mono small logo label pressing with deep groove.)
Mercury, Early 60s. Near Mint- ... $1.99
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(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has some sticker remnants on front.)
Ronn, 1981. Very Good+ ... $7.99
Chess, Mid 60s. Very Good+ ... $16.99
One of the most continually inventive musicians from the rock years on Chess – stepping out here for a UK performance! LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole.)
Chess, Late 50s/Early 60s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... $9.99
A classic collection of Chuck Berry's early genius – a set that introduced his best cuts to a new younger audience in the 70s! All the work here is from the early Chess Records days – and titles include "Deep Feeling", "Wee Wee Hours", "Nadine", "Brown ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Chess, 1972. Very Good Gatefold ... $7.99
Chuck Berry makes the same London move as some of his other Chess Records contemporaries – and the result is one of Chuck's best albums from the later years! The set's not as star-studded as other efforts of this nature – but that's fine with us because Chuck really shines as the lead ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a center split top seam.)
Chess/MCA, Mid 50s-Mid 60s. Near Mint- 2LP ... $9.99
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Liberty, Mid 60s. Near Mint- ... $5.99
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(Mono pressing.)
Uni, 1972. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Not your typical blues, despite the title – and a set that's got a nice mix of folk and funk influences running through the tunes! The overall style is certainly more bluesy than other records by Big Black – in that it features a bit less percussion and a lot more vocals – often ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Arch, 1982. Near Mint- ... $14.99
A very cool little record from percussionist Big Black – and one of his hippest too! The record features only percussion by Black, plus bits of guitar by Anthony Wheaton – making for a set that's mostly raw, stripped-down percussion tracks – most of which are quite long, and have ... (Global Grooves, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Travis Biggs —
Solar Funk ... LP Source, 1979. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
Very cool electric funk album with a nice, spacey, jazzy vibe. Travis Biggs plays electric harp (and we don't mean harmonica!), and the sound is very breezy and cool. The whole thing's got an amazing sound in the right place, and is especially great on the track "Tibetan Serenity". ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a gold promo stamp.)
Hi Records, 1963. Very Good+ ... $1.99
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HDM/Amherst, 1976. Very Good ... $19.99
A heavy groover from Black Ice – an old school harmony act at the core, but working here in a sweet clubby mode for the 70s! The approach is quite similar to the best group soul coming from Philly at the time – with some wicked upbeat numbers that step along beautifully – not ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Black Ice ... CD 6.99(Cover has light wear, small peeled spot, and a hype sticker)
Black Smoke (aka Smoke) —
Black Smoke ... LP Chocolate City, 1976. Sealed ... $24.99
This group were one of a number to use the name Smoke during the 70s – but at some point they were forced to change their name to Black Smoke, and you'll see the record listed both ways, but with the same cover. The band's a mixed ensemble of funk players – and they've got a sound that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Blackbyrds —
Flying Start ... LP Fantasy, 1974. Very Good ... $14.99
Not the band's first album – as you might think from the "start" in the title – but a classic batch of jazzy, funky, and soulful grooves from The Blackbyrds – one of those combos that few groups could match back in the 70s! The set's got a beautifully put-together feel ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a split top seam.)
Sound Town, 1984. Sealed ... $4.99
A really nice little album from J Blackfoot – one that's recorded with a few 80s touches, but in a way that mostly preserves the sweetly crackling style that makes his vocals so wonderful! There's plenty of mellower tunes here that echo with the rich contribution that Blackfoot brought to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Edge, Early 80s. Sealed ... $4.99
Not as strong as some of Blackfoot's other solo work – a mix of styles that has his roots in the Memphis scene getting a bit of an 80s production touch, sometimes a bit too tinny to sound great, at others rolling into more comfortable territory with a warmer feel. Homer Banks wrote and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Malaco, 1987. Near Mint- ... $4.99
London, 1976. Very Good+ ... $5.99
Bloodstone moving into a whole new thing – a funkier groove than before, and one that really points the way towards the group's clubby direction at the end of the 70s! Although best known as a sweet harmony group, Bloodstone shine equally well in this upbeat mode – a territory that's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the lyric sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
T Neck/CBS, 1984. Near Mint- ... $9.99
One of Bloodstone's great groovers from later years – work that has a very different feel than the group's fragile harmony soul of the 70s, and which has them taking off into a much more confident sound! Production is by McKinley Jackson, and the album's a mix of a few funky 80s groove ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Party ... CD 4.99(Includes the lyric sleeve. Cover has light wear and a promo stamp.)
London, 1974. Very Good ... $3.99
Excellent album by one of the tightest pop harmony bands of the 70s. Great harmony vocals, and some excellent grooves on a number of tracks. Includes the extended track "Save Me", which has a great funky bassline break in the intro, plus the cuts "This World Is Funky", "Fo ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the lyric sleeve.)
Weird World, Early 70s. Very Good- ... $24.99
Excellent stuff – and one of the funkiest albums ever cut by Blow Fly! This is his second LP – and it's a funky recounting of a successful tour around the US, with Blow telling the story of the trip, as the mood and groove changes from track to track, as the story moves from city to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has some wear in the top right and a split top seam.)
Weird World, Early 70s. Very Good+ ... $49.99
Early work from Blowfly – 2 sides of live material that capture him at his best – rolling from one song into another in a string of dirty jokes, off-color references, and parodies of some of the biggest songs of the 70s! The language here is completely unbridled – very very ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and a split bottom seam.)
Dakar, 1976. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Easy to dance your ass off with music this great – a fast, firey form of funk that's very much in the best Bohannon mode – that unique groove that was unlike anything else to hit the American scene for years to come! The record's a locomotive right from the start – a completely ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Bohannon —
Insides Out ... LP Dakar, 1974. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
A wonderful early record from Bohannon – and with a very different feel than usual! Although most of Bohannon's work from the time is up-tempo and funky, side two of this album has some amazing slow spacey cuts – done with a drum sound that's still quite hard, but just slower than ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a bit of marker on back.)
Village Giant, Early 70s. Near Mint- ... $11.99
A hip set of soul jazz vocals from the west coast – sung by an obscure vocalist, but one with a nicely hip approach – maybe a bit like Oscar Brown Jr at times! Jim takes on some familiar tunes, but does a pretty groovy job – and tracks include "Days Till Morning", " ... (Vocalists, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some edge wear, small split in the top seam, and appears to have been signed by the artist on back.)
ABC, 1975. Very Good+ ... $13.99
We've got to admit, we don't know much about Angelo Bond, but we've always had kind of a soft spot for this nice overlooked album of 70s soul tracks recorded for ABC. The arrangements are by McKinley Jackson and Paul Riser, and the tracks are a nice mix of 70s soul themes – with some ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo with a cut corner and an index sticker in the top left.)
Atlantic/Hansa, 1978. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $6.99
A nice bit of space age disco fantasy from Boney M – a set that's got a few more electronic touches than some of the group's other records, but which still continues in a straight ahead poppy vein! There's a sound here that's arguably a bit more sophisticated than before – especially ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small hype sticker.)
Atlantic, 1968. Very Good ... $6.99
What can we say? Booker T and crew are always tops in our book – and this album's as strong a batch of their classic singles as you'll ever find! Book's organ is the sound of a generation, and Steve Cropper's sinister vamping on guitar gives even the poppier tracks a hard edge that still ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Pink & tan stereo pressing. Cover has staining and waviness on the bottom half.)
Booker T & The MGs —
Soul Limbo ... LP Stax, 1968. Poor ... $1.99
Very hip work from Booker T & The MGs – an album that has them standing out under a pier by the ocean on the cover – clearly a long way from their Memphis roots! The sound here still has a good dose of those roots, though – but it also shows them picking up some hipper ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original yellow label pressing. NOTE – Vinyl is in Poor condition. Cover has a heavily stained and wrinkled corner with some peeling at the top left.)
Fantasy, 1978. Very Good+ ... $7.99
Classic jazzy vocal funk, produced by the At-Home productions team, and with the kind of scatting jazz harmonies that At-Home also worked with on the Side Effect albums. The group later went onto become the LA Boppers, and record for Mercury, but this album has more of a straight jazz funk feel, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge wear.)
Fantasy, 1987. Near Mint- ... $2.99
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(Cover has light wear and a promo stamp.)
Fantasy, 1984. Near Mint- ... $2.99
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Clea Bradford —
Her Point Of View ... LP Cadet, 1968. Very Good ... $19.99
Clea was one of a host of hip female singers that Chess was trying to bring up in the late 60s – and although she was less successful than bigger stars like Fontella Bass or Marlena Shaw, this album's in very much the same mode as some of the best Cadet female soul, with arrangements by ... (Vocalists, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue fade label stereo pressing. Cover has adhesive residue along the spine and some light wear.)
Sutra, 1988. Sealed ... $5.99
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(Cover has a cutout notch.)
Johnny Brandon & William Wellington Mackey —
Billy Noname ... LP Roulette, 1970. Sealed ... $18.99
An overlooked all-black musical from the 70s – with performances by Donny Burkes, Alan Weeks, Hattie Winston, Urylee Leonardos, and Glory Van Scott! (Soundtracks, Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed. Shrinkwrap is open in one corner.)
Chocolate City, 1977. Near Mint- ... $7.99
Sublime second generation soul from Brenda & The Tabulations – a sweet set of Philly grooves, recorded at Sigma sound with help from Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, and John Davis! The album's every bit as groove-heavy as you'd expect from work by those dancefloor heavyweights – and the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Brothers & Sisters —
Dylan's Gospel ... LP Ode, 1969. Sealed Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
A really amazing project – and a totally righteous little record – a set of songs all penned by Bob Dylan in the 60s, sung by a hip spiritual choir that includes performances from soul singers Clydie King, Merry Clayton, Edna Wright, and Gloria Jones! The mix of soul and gospel here is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Dylan's Gospel ... CD 6.99(180 gram Light In The Attic pressing in a gatefold cover.)
Vee Kay, 1987. Sealed ... $19.99
James Brown —
Get On The Good Foot ... LP Polydor, 1972. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ... $34.99
A really great double-length set from James Brown – maybe slightly less iconic than some of his other classics from the early 70s, but a record that really shows the man stretching out and finding his groove! The whole thing is a great example of the new freedoms that Brown was experiencing ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In the textured cover, with some surface wear and split seams.)
Scotti Bros, 1986. Near Mint- ... $6.99
A bit of a comeback for James Brown – a mid 80s outing recorded with Dan Hartman, who gives the record a "contemporary" sound that's definitely a great way to slide James in with the younger crowd at the time! The style's still funky, but has more street soul elements too – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp.)
Scotti Bros, 1998. Very Good+ ... $6.99
James Brown gets a new injection of life at the end of the 80s – thanks to a collaboration here with Full Force, who wrote, arranged, and produced the album! The groove here is often more in a Full Force mode than you might expect from James – a full-on 80s urban sound, filled with ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear. Vinyl has a short click on one track.)
King, 1969. Very Good ... $24.99
A definite mother from James Brown – the kind of all-funky album that few of his contemporaries could ever hope to match! If you've ever doubted the sheer raw power of James at the end of the 60s, the first few notes of this one will definitely make you a convert – and the stretched-out ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available It's A Mother (LP sleeve edition) ... CD 13.99(Cover has some wear.)
Smash, 1964. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $9.99
One of the stranger James Brown albums from the 60s! The record is one of the only vocal albums he cut for the Smash label – and it was issued during a time when James was strangely contracted to two labels – King and Smash. His dual contract situation was that he couldn't record any ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ring & edge wear.)
King, 1967. Very Good ... $11.99
Raw soul, indeed – a term that could have been coined for James Brown's vocal approach, and which probably makes one of its first appearances here on a record! The album's kind of a grab bag of earlier sides that James recorded for King, but it's a perfect showcase for his amazing sound in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue label pressing.)
King, 1965. Very Good ... $24.99
Here's where things really started getting interesting for James Brown! The album was issued right around the same time as James' single "Out Of Sight" on Smash – and like that track, "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" was one of the first to use that "instruments on the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing, with green top cover. Cover has a bit of seam splitting, and one slightly bumped corner.)
King, 1962. Very Good+ ... $99.99
A rare and early release from The Godfather, and one that we never see! Contains twelve sides by a young James experimenting with a variety of styles from doo-wop to blues, including "I Don't Mind", "Have Mercy Baby", "Shout & Shimmy", "Dancing Little ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label King pressing, titled "Good Good Twistin' With James Brown" on inner label. Cover has light wear, and a bit of seam splitting, but is nice overall.)
Kent (UK), Mid 60s. Near Mint- ... $14.99
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(80s pressing.)
Oscar Brown Jr —
Brother Where Are You ... LP Atlantic, 1973. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
Sweet 70s funk from the great Oscar Brown – quite a change from his jazz-based work of the 60s, but a great new sitting for all of his wonderful wit and warmth! Brown's still a hell of a songwriter, and one with a very socially-conscious eye – sharper here than before, with lots of ... (Vocalists, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some splitting in the spine.)
Oscar Brown Jr. —
Between Heaven & Hell ... LP Columbia, 1962. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
Great early work from Oscar Brown Jr – a hip mix of jazz and soul, working in Brown's unique sense of showmanship, and his almost beat-like flair with a lyric! Ralph Burns and Quincy Jones handled the arrangements – and the album's filled with great original tracks by Brown, including ... (Vocalists, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye CBS pressing. Cover has some surface wear.)
Parachute/Casablanca, 1979. Very Good ... $2.99
Excellent work from Randy Brown – a great singer with a massive talent for being both smooth and deep at the same time, something we'd reserve for a rare few, like Frankie Beverly or Teddy Pendergrass during their best periods. This album featuers Randy singing tracks written by Homer Banks ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Chocolate City, 1980. Very Good ... $3.99
A sweet, smooth stepper from the great Randy Brown – and a record that's got the same sublime mix of mellow grooves and earthy vocals that you might find on some of Tyrone Davis' best late 70s work for Columbia! Tunes are all plenty darn fresh – written by the team of Homer Banks and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has center split top seam and spine.)
Malaco, 1989. Near Mint- ... $5.99
A great later set from Shirley Brown – an artist you might know best for her Stax work of the 70s, but who sounds wonderful here in a completely different mode! The album was done for Malaco at the end of the 80s, but it's got a vibe that's much more contemporary R&B than some of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Shirley Brown —
Woman To Woman ... LP Truth, 1974. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Easily one of the top 5 female southern soul albums of the 70s – a landmark record that Shirley Brown never matched again! The record's got an open, honest quality that's far deeper than even other work from the time on Stax Records – a style that's partly Memphis, but which also has ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(80s UK pressing.)
Motown, 1989. Very Good+ ... $5.99
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(US pressing. Cover has a cut corner and a hype sticker. Vinyl has a short click on "Luv Touch" due to a press flaw.)
Playboy, 1973. Very Good Gatefold ... $4.99
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(White label promo in the die-cut gatefold cover, with light wear, an unglued seam, and a promo sticker.)
Peabo Bryson —
Take No Prisoners ... LP Elektra, 1985. Near Mint- ... $2.99
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(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Capitol, 1983. Near Mint- ... $4.99
The beautiful full scale duets set from Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack – a record that's no doubt defined by it's biggest hit – but the rest is just as great! Born To Love kicks off with "Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You" – a song that's doubtlessly one of the most ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp.)
Buckwheat Zydeco —
On A Night Like This ... LP Island, 1987. Very Good+ ... $4.99
ABC, 1974. Very Good+ ... $13.99
Surprisingly nice work! Like the rest of Solomon's post-Atlantic LPs, this one has a sound that's different than his classic work, but which also exposes a whole new side of his talent, and range of vocals that didn't always show up for Atlantic. Solomon arranged and produced here, and the sound ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner and a cutout hole.)
Rounder, 1981. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $6.99
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Also available Soul Alive! ... CD 6.99(UK Demon pressing.)
Up Front, Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $2.99
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(Vinyl plays with a click on side 2, track 2.)
