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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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Aaliyah —
I Care 4 U ... LP 
Atlantic/Empire, 2002. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99 25.99
The lovely Aaliyah left our planet all too soon, and left behind a number of unissued tracks as well – material intended for a future album, and which was combined here with a few other tracks to make for a posthumous tribute to her too-short legacy in R&B! The practice is, unfortunately ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl!)
Blackground/Empire, Late 90s/Early 2000s. New Copy 3LP Gatefold ... $35.99 39.99
A massive posthumous compilation – one that features album tracks, singles, and some other non-LP material from the fantastic Aaliyah – a double-length set that certainly deserves the "ultimate" used in the title! Tracks here feature a few guest appearances by Timbaland, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl!)
Invisible City Editions, 1993. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 23.99
An obscure soul set from the London scene of the 90s – and a record that's done with a nicely lean, homegrown style all the way through! Accura uses plenty of keyboards, samples, and beats to craft most of these tunes – almost in a mode that's more 80s indie soul overall, yet which ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Count Shelly/Soulgramma (Italy), 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 34.99
A pastoral cover hides the greatness within – a set that's maybe one of the most soulful ever recorded by the great Laurel Aitken – who also produced and penned all the tunes too! There's a warm soul vibe to the record that's almost more Sam Cooke than some of the earlier material that ... (Reggae, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Trojan (UK), 1970. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 31.98
An incredible duo, and one who look more like an American soul team on the front cover – and manage to deliver a similar vibe in the grooves! The style is definitely reggae, but as you'd guess from the Nina Simone cover in the title track, Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths are also reaching out ... (Reggae, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition red vinyl pressing!)
Steve Arrington —
Down To The Lowest Terms – The Soul Sessions ... LP Stones Throw, 2021. New Copy 2LP ... $11.99 19.99
Steve Arrington's got a long long legacy in soul music – one that goes back to his late 70s work on Slave – but he also sounds completely contemporary here, working in collaboration with a whole host of producers who were no doubt influenced by his creations of the past, and help ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Warner, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $15.99 21.99
Sublimely satisfying work from Ashford & Simpson – a stone killer from the height of their late 70s glory days on Warner Brothers! The pair are working together wonderfully at this point – wrapped up in that blend of upbeat soul and righteous undercurrents that made them a real cut ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available So So Satisfied ... LP 1.99(Limited edition "Spring Green" vinyl pressing!)
Soul Bank (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 3LP ... $37.99 39.99
The great Brian Auger reaches way back into his catalog here – and brings together both classic cuts from his earliest years playing Hammond on the UK scene, and some unissued material that appears here for the first time ever! The set's maybe most noteworthy for featuring Auger in some more ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
EMI/Tempo Dischi (Italy), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $20.99 26.99
Sweet cosmic disco from the Italian scene of the 70s – a record that was produced at a time when the inspirations of Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream were really finding their way into the clubs! The group is really just the duo of Romano Musumarra and Claudi Gizzi– and the pair work ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
David Axelrod —
Heavy Axe (180 gram pressing) ... LP Fantasy/Craft, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 28.99
A great back-to-basics solo album from the legendary David Axelrod – cut in the mid 70s for Fantasy Records, after higher-concept projects like The Auction and Messiah! This set gets right to the core – and focuses on the funk currents that were always part of Axelrod's larger ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Heavy Axe ... CD 8.99
Uno Melodic/BBE (UK), Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $22.99 29.99
A fantastic lost chapter in the career of genius soul/jazz/funk maestro Roy Ayers – a set that was only ever issued in the UK, and which is a great second part to his Lots Of Love album on the Uno Melodic label! This album features a few tracks from that gem, but in longer versions – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $34.99 44.99
It's like a dream come true – 13 previously unissued recordings by Roy Ayers, all from the height of his glory years on Polydor! Roy's work from this time is some of our favorite ever – a burning blend of jazz, soul, and funk – handled with impeccable charm, and a level of soul ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Virgin Ubiquity – Unreleased Recordings 1976 to 1981 ... CD 9.99
Atlantic/Nature Sounds, 1967. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 27.99
A far-reaching early gem from Roy Ayers – a set that's much more jazz-based than his later work, and a record that has him touching base with the Blue Note and Strata East sides of the jazz spectrum! The lineup here is incredibly hip – a mix of players that includes a young Charles ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hanaiia/P-Vine (Japan), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 36.99
Rare Hawaii soul from the end of the 70s – an album that's a great extension of the sunny sound heard previously from Lemuria! Babadu's got a gently grooving glow that's right up there with the Free Soul sound of years back – an approach that's smooth, but not in commercial or chart ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Motown, 2000. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $32.99 34.99
A millennial classic from Erykah Badu – a record that came along right as the current century was starting up, to show a soulful path that would keep things strong for many years to come! The album grabbed a bigger audience than Erykah's first, but still kept things strong – really ... (Neo Soul, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sun, 1962. New Copy (reissue)... $14.99 29.99
An obscure soul set on the legendary Sun Records label – raw vocals from Frank Ballard, done in a style that still has a few older R&B currents in the mix, but which is definitely pointed strongly towards a 60s groove! Backings are by the band of tenorist Phillip Reynolds, and the sound ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(RSD Essentials pressing. Limited to 1000 copies.)
Warner/Polysom (Brazil), 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $39.99 44.99
An excellent album by one of the greatest Brazilian funk bands ever – a wonderful blend of funk, jazz, and soul – and a set that rivals any of the best work coming from the US at the time! These guys are right on the money right from the start – moving through sharp changes with ... (Brazil, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Black Forum/Motown, 1972. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $27.99 30.99
An amazing record that's as powerful as the political message of the title – the hippest record ever cut by Amiri Baraka, and that's saying a heck of a lot! Baraka delivers a long and complex set of poetic reflections on the state of Black America, spiritual awakening, and political ... (Spoken Word, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Numero, Early 90s. New Copy ... $21.99 26.98
Lost work from the Bay Area scene of the early 90s – tracks from two different releases by sweet soul singer Peter Barclay – an artist who departed the planet by the end of the decade, but left behind two non-vinyl albums to be discovered all these many years later! As you might guess ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gloria Barnes —
Uptown ... LP Maple/Remined, 1971. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
One of the few rare albums on the Maple label – a 70s imprint that's known for some incredible funk and soul! Despite the title, the set's a record that sounds a lot more down-home than uptown – thanks to hard-wailing vocals from Gloria Barnes herself, and a nicely rough-edged quality ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Pastor TL Barrett —
Like A Ship (Without A Sail) ... LP Mt Zion/Numero, 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $13.99 18.98
A soul record we'd put up there with some of our favorites produced in Chicago during the early 70s – a gospel album from Pastor TL Barrett, but one that's gone on to legendary status among funk and soul collectors over the years! Barrett works here with his Youth For Christ Choir, of Mt. ... (Gospel, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tic/Mondo Groove (Italy), 1985. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 29.99
A sweet keyboard-heavy sound library set from the 80s – a record from that time when the sound library studios had gone down to one or two man performances, instead of the fuller groups from the past – and were making best use of the keyboard and drum machine elements of the time to ... (Sound Library, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Grand Royal/Universal, 1996/1998. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 30.99
The Beasties' peak-era, retro-style instrumentals LP! Even at their weakest vocal moments, we've always dug the Beastie Boys' firm commitment to funky instrumental backing – their albums are filled with lots of nice interludes, instrumentals, and backing grooves – but they often seemed ... (Hip Hop, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available In Sound From Way Out! ... CD 4.99
Warner, 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 23.99
A super huge hit for George Benson – and the record that took him from being a funky jazz guitarist into an R&B superstar – opening up sides of his talent that first emerged on his 50s R&B recordings as Little George Benson, but taken here into some very hip 70s territory! The ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Breezin ... LP 3.99
Mercury/Elemental, 1967. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 25.99
A funky little record from Chuck Berry – one that has him picking up a bit of Memphis soul, but in ways that are nicely different from the sound of Stax and Hi Records! Berry's guitar work still gets plenty of play, but there's also a nice current of deep soul in the overall arrangements ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mercury/Elemental, Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)... $14.99 25.99
If you think that Chuck Berry only hit his heights at Chess Records, then get ready to change your mind – as this late 60s record for Mercury is quite a cooker! Side one has Berry working in a cool hybrid of blues and soul, but with some very weird production – handled by Chuck himself ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition heavyweight pressing!)
RCA/Alter K (Germany), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $31.99 34.99
The debut record from Black Devil Disco Club – a legendary French group who mixed spacey keyboards and electronics with warmly clubby grooves! The key force here is Bernard Fevre – who handles all the electric touches, and does a great way of warming things up from some of the colder ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sono Radio/Discos Monterey (Spain), 1971. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $33.99 36.99
The second great album from Peruvian funk legends Black Sugar, and a set that's every bit as great as the first – perhaps even more so from a keyboard perspective, given that there's plenty of sweet organ and moog that filter through the set! The record's got the group sounding even tighter ... (Latin, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Fantasy/BGP (UK), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 22.99
A great album of funky dancefloor tunes! Originally issued in 1978, and clearly for the New York dancefloor crowd – the record takes the earlier work of funk group The Blackbyrds, and remixes the tracks slightly to pump up the groove a bit for the dancers. While the approach might not sound ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Verve/Stoner Hill, 2009. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $32.99 34.99
A really important record in the career of Brian Blade – a set that features him on guitar and vocals, which is quite a change from some of the drum-based work he'd been bringing to jazz music over the years! Yet Blade is always an artist who's hard to peg – in the best way possible ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tuff City/Funky Delicacies, Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 19.99
A great collection of funky New Orleans genius from the legendary Eddie Bo – an artist who made music in many different modes over the years in Nola, but who comes across here with a sound that's definitely in the funkiest side of his spectrum! There's lots of cuts on the collection that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jet Star/Sundazed, Early 60s. New Copy ... $25.99 26.99
The first-ever full length set of work from Howard Bomar – a singer who only issued a few rare 45s back in the 60s, yet kept on making music for years! From the very first tune, you'll hear that Bomar has a fantastic voice – that sort of searching, searing style that you'd hear from ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available I Who Have Nothing (with bonus tracks) ... CD 15.99
Stax/Real Gone, Mid 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 39.99
A treasure trove of tight, organ-driven grooves from Booker T & The MGs – a quartet who really helped transform the sound of soul music in the 60s – even if they never sang on any of their records! The combo instrumental record had existed before Booker and the group, but working ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(On red vinyl!)
Stax, 1962. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 26.99
A legendary album of Memphis soul – and a full length set that helped redefine the sound of instrumental music in the 60s! The record's a monumental follow-up to Booker T & The MGs' huge hit single "Green Onions" – an extremely seductive organ-based instrumental that the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Green Onions ... CD 14.99
Stax, 1967. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 23.99
Booker T's definitely getting a bit funky with this one – stepping off with the incredible title cut, a tune which really complicates the groove from the earlier years! The sound is still solid Memphis soul, with a raw instrumental vibe – but the grooves are even better than before, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Hip Hug-Her ... LP 9.99
RCA/Parlophone, 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 26.99
Almost a "greatest hit" of "greatest hits" collection – given the importance of this album to the David Bowie catalog! Sure, it compiles tracks from other releases – but it also was the album that gave the world the killer cut "John I'm Only Dancing" ... (Rock, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Changes One ... LP 13.99
Athens Of The North (UK), 1976. New Copy ... $24.99 29.99
The rare second album from Bobby Boyd – a set that's even more soulful than his first, and which is filled with funky gems! Boyd's vocals are wonderful – tight, but with an earnest quality that almost pushes him more towards a Bill Withers vibe than some of the other funky singers of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia, 2021. New Copy ... $26.99 27.99
Take it from us, Leon Bridges is no gold-digger – as with music like this, he'll be bringing plenty of the gold himself – as the record is the sort that should really put Bridges over the top! Leon's already been giving us some great sounds in recent years – but this set has ... (Neo Soul, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Seventy Seven/Real Gone, Mid 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 23.99
The rare first album by The Brief Encounter – a mid 70s funk group from North Carolina, but one who doesn't feel like a southern soul combo at all – as they work here with a sweet, strong, and jazzy flavor that makes them feel like the best of the California scene in the 70s! The group ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(On "Smoky Mountain" vinyl!)
Athens Of The North (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $22.99 32.99
If you don't know the music of Brief Encounter, prepare for a revelation – as the group were relatively obscure, even back in their prime – but managed to cut some of the hippest soul records that were ever issued on the Carolina scene! Brief Encounter aren't southern soul or combo ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Selector Series (UK), 1987. New Copy (reissue)... $36.99
A sweet fusion set from the Baltimore scene of the late 80s – served up by Larry Bright on keyboards, bass, and drums – and all done with a nice lean vibe and soulful sound throughout! There's guest work on bass, trumpet, and guitar from track to track – and the record has a vibe ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2023 UK Record Store Day Release.)
King/Universal, 1970. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
A different James Brown album – but a nice one! James doesn't sing soul, so much as jazz – in front of large backings by Louis Bellson, with arrangements by Oliver Nelson that are in his best 60s soul mode – and which give the album a very very groovy feel overall! The record's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
TK/Wagram (France), 1980. New Copy (reissue)... $17.99 28.99
A rare TK Records effort from James Brown – very much in the best uptempo funk mode of the later Polydor years! The groove here is quite similar to those better-known efforts – grooves that are a bit quicker than a few years before, but still played in a core JB funky style – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Soul Syndrome ... CD 12.99
RCA/Be With (UK), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 34.99
Maybe the best-known international album from Sidiku Buari – an artist who recorded some killer sets in his native Ghana, but who got a rare chance to work here in the US for this album – which features some tight funky elements by Bernard Purdie on drums, Paul Grivvin on keyboards, and ... (Global Grooves, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Precious/BBE (UK), Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 29.99
A pair of rare records by Sidiku Buari – issued back to back on a single CD! Feelings is a record that was issued on the tiny Precious label – home to only two Buari albums in its tiny catalog – and the set follows strongly on the work that Sidiku recorded in New York during the ... (Global Grooves, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Feelings In Africa/
BBE (UK), 1979. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 28.99
One of the coolest records ever issued by Sidiku Buari – the Ghanian musician who also recorded just as Buari – stepping out here in a very unusual performance recorded live at a club in New York at the end of the 70s! Side one begins with this great crowd frenzy and very cool energy ... (Global Grooves, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Revolution – Live Disco Show In New York City ... CD 9.99
RCA/Be With (UK), 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 36.99
A standout solo moment from the amazing Keni Burke – an artist who's come a long way from his youthful start in the 5 Stairsteps! Keni had recorded other adult work by the time of this early 80s set, but Changes is easily his best-remembered album – a masterpiece of 80s groove, all ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Providenciales (France), 1982. New Copy ... $26.99 29.99
A sweet set of grooves from this obscure Texas group of the early 80s – a blue-eyed combo who draw plenty of inspiration from the more soulful side of AOR – and who serve up tracks here that nicely span both sides of the spectrum! There's an inherent warmth to the sharp instrumentation ... (Rock, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Blue Note, 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
An incredible record – and one of the real high points in the career of trumpeter Donald Byrd! The album's the third one he cut with producer/arranger Larry Mizell – and of all Byrd's work with Mizell, this one's the funkiest, the tightest, the most soulful, and the most perfectly ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Places & Spaces ... LP 39.99(Part of the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series!)
Bobby Caldwell —
Bobby Caldwell ... LP Clouds/Be With (UK), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
The legendary debut of Bobby Caldwell – a blue-eyed soul singer who borrowed just the right amounts from AOR and R&B! Bobby's got a voice that's really great, and wrapped up warmly amidst keyboards and larger arrangements that all come across with a very cool compressed style – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bobby Caldwell —
Cat In The Hat ... LP Clouds/Be With (UK), 1980. New Copy (reissue)... $35.99 39.99
One of the greatest moments ever from Bobby Caldwell – a special little album that occupies it's own place between genres – a touch of soul, the warmth of jazz, and a delivery that really helped Caldwell reach out to some big new audiences at the time! There's a cool, compressed feel ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mr Bongo (UK), 2009. New Copy (reissue)... $33.99
Jazzy folk soul survivor Terry Callier returns to Mr Bongo with Hidden Conversations – with Terry's soul searching lyricism, warm vocals, and mood setting acoustic guitar paired with laidback production by trip hop pioneer Robert Del Naha of Massive Attack! The styles work pretty well ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Talkin' Loud/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1998. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 32.99
Terry Callier's first album in nearly 2 decades – and a return to the folksy glory of his roots! The set was put together by the British Talking Loud label – no surprise, given that although back home, Callier had fallen into obscurity – but his star was still riding very high on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soundway (UK), 1977. New Copy (pic cover)... $23.99 24.99
A real lost legacy from GC Cameron – the stunning singer whose work graced The Spinners on some of their most famous recordings – heard here on some rare cuts done in the Fantasy Records studios in the second half of the 70s! The great Harvey Fuqua produced, and the grooves have this ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
Goldwax, Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)... $11.99
Sublime southern soul from one of the greats! James Carr is right up there with the best of the 60s – Otis Redding, Arthur Conley, Joe Tex, and others – but he never made it as big as them because of personal troubles and bad planning on the part of his label and management. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Challenger/Soul Jazz (UK), 1982. New Copy (pic cover, reissue)... $18.99 19.99
A high school record, but also one of the first hip hop singles to come out of Chicago! Given that in the early 80s, Chi-town was still focusing mostly on soul (and soon, house), the Windy City was way behind New York in terms of hip hop production – and most early rap efforts came out as ... (Hip Hop, Soul) read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
Tangerine, 1972. New Copy ... $12.99 23.99
The first ever stand-alone issue of this rare live date from the early 70s – a set recorded in Stockholm at a time when Ray Charles was at the height of his global fame – and still going very strong in the mode of his classic Tangerine label releases of the 60s! The concert material ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Citi Express —
Living For The City ... LP On Records/Afrosynth (Netherlands), 1991. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
Very clubby work from the South African scene at the start of the 90s – a record that warms things up nicely from the synth pop recordings of a few years before, and really seems to embrace all the best elements of house music in the process! The songs are catchy and have nice hooks when the ... (Global Grooves, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Freestyle (UK), 1993. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
A fantastic bit of UK soul from the early 90s – a set that was initially only issued as a white label promo, but which has a classic sound that takes us back to the days of Omar and Soul II Soul! The production is nice and lean – a bit in the homegrown style used on Omar's debut – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hi Records, 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $13.99 19.99
Quite possibly the most successful record Otis Clay ever cut – and a wonderful little set that recasts his bluesy Chicago vocals with a sweeter Memphis soul approach! Willie Mitchell is very firmly in the house for the record – and the approach he uses here with Otis is similar to that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Elektra/Craft, 1991. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $29.99 34.98
An unforgettable album from Natalie Cole – a record that came at a time when her R&B career was faltering slightly, and a set that not only helped Natalie reach a new level of sophistication in her music – but also find a huge new audience too! If the title sounds familiar, it's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(30th Anniversary edition!)
Colthe Music/P-Vine (Japan), 1980. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 39.99
A jazzy combo with plenty of soul – working here with plenty of fusion undercurrents, but in a way that's tied together with some really great vocals on the top! The style's a bit like that of James Mason on his legendary Rhythm Of Life LP – soaring, righteous, and with some slightly ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Warner/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1982. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99 39.99
Bootsy Collins steps strongly from the shadow of George Clinton here – and wrote, arranged, and produced most of the album himself! Of course, George was having plenty of his own troubles at the time – but that only allowed Bootsy to take the helm even more, and step out with a batch ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition of 1000 – on heavyweight gold vinyl!)
Trojan/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), Early 70s. New Copy ... $30.99 34.99
Fantastic work from the team of Dave Baker and Ansel Collins – one a soulful singer from the Jamaican rocksteady scene, the other a hip keyboardist whose organ lines really make the album shimmer! The pair scored a huge international hit with this album – and the whole thing was a key ... (Reggae, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Double Barrel ... LP 19.99
A&M/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1980. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 33.99
A stunning set – and one of our favorite modern soul albums ever! The set was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in 1980, and it's one of the best-ever records to come out of that hallowed hall of grooves – a one-off debut from the team of Tonee & Bill Collins, set to impeccable ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
RCA/Abkco, 1964. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
Good news galore from the great Sam Cooke – maybe THE album in which he fully shows off his unique contribution to soul music in the 60s – that mix of raw and sweet, easygoing and progressive – a mode that had a huge impact at the time, and went onto become a strong influence for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Specialty/Craft, 1955. New Copy 3 x 10 inch LP ... $39.99 59.99
Some of the earliest work ever done by the young Sam Cooke – served up here in a really special package! LP1 features early gospel recordings with The Soul Stirrers – a group that featured Cooke in the lead before he went solo – with titles that include "Mean Old World" ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Very cool triple 10" LP package!)
Pipeline/Mad About Records (Portugal), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99
A rare bit of Cali soul – and a lot groovier than you'd guess from the cover! The music is rich in jazzy inflections – funky fusion used behind the lead vocals of Errol Knowles, in a blend that's quite similar to the best Bay Area funk of the time – particularly some of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Chess/Reel, 1970. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $26.99 27.99
A real lost chapter in the career of the great Don Covay – material done after his original funky soul on 60s Atlantic Records, and before his return to fame in the early 70s on Mercury – done in a raw vibe that has a lot more grit than you might expect! There's touches of psychedelic ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Different Strokes For Different Folks ... CD 22.99(Limited edition RSD Essentials pressing – on red vinyl!)
Bible & Tire, 2022. New Copy ... $8.99 19.99
Soulful, spiritual sounds from North Carolina legend Johnny Ray Daniels – an artist who started out in soul, but soon found gospel more to his liking – then went on to create a decades-long legacy of wonderful music like this! The album's contemporary, but given a very old school ... (Gospel, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Whatever You Need ... CD 6.99
Darondo —
Listen To My Song – The Music City Sessions ... LP Music City/BGP (UK), 1973/1974. New Copy ... $24.99 26.99
The great lost Darondo album – amazing Bay Area funky soul from a singular talent – and material that we did not even know existed! It was cut for Ray Dobard's Music City label – purportedly in just a couple of marathon sessions – most of which we've never heard before now, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Betty Davis —
Betty Davis (clear vinyl pressing) ... LP Just Sunshine/Light In The Attic, 1973. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $29.99 31.99
Betty Davis was one of the nastiest ladies in 70s soul – and this is one of her greatest albums – a killer batch of funky tracks all the way through! Betty has a sound like nobody else – and she takes heavy drums, throbbing bass, and ripping guitars – all as a hard and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2023 clear vinyl pressing.)
Betty Davis —
Is It Love Or Desire ... LP Light In The Attic, 1976. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $26.99 28.99
A lost album from 70s funk diva Betty Davis – and one that's every bit as essential as her music released back in the day! The set was recorded hot on the heels of Betty's classic Nasty Gal album – but it's got a groove that's almost more in the territory of her first two records on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (2023 pressing – with a booklet of rare photos and liner notes!)
Is It Love Or Desire ... CD 13.99
Is It Love Or Desire (gold vinyl pressing) ... LP 29.99
Is It Love Or Desire (silver vinyl pressing) ... LP 29.99
Betty Davis —
Is It Love Or Desire (gold vinyl pressing) ... LP Light In The Attic, 1976. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $29.99 31.99
A lost album from 70s funk diva Betty Davis – and one that's every bit as essential as her music released back in the day! The set was recorded hot on the heels of Betty's classic Nasty Gal album – but it's got a groove that's almost more in the territory of her first two records on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (2023 gold vinyl pressing – with booklet of rare photos and lyrics!)
Is It Love Or Desire ... CD 13.99
Is It Love Or Desire ... LP 26.99
Is It Love Or Desire (silver vinyl pressing) ... LP 29.99
Betty Davis —
Is It Love Or Desire (silver vinyl pressing) ... LP Light In The Attic, 1976. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $29.99 31.99
A lost album from 70s funk diva Betty Davis – and one that's every bit as essential as her music released back in the day! The set was recorded hot on the heels of Betty's classic Nasty Gal album – but it's got a groove that's almost more in the territory of her first two records on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (2023 silver vinyl pressing – with booklet of rare photos and lyrics!)
Is It Love Or Desire ... CD 13.99
Is It Love Or Desire ... LP 26.99
Is It Love Or Desire (gold vinyl pressing) ... LP 29.99
Just Sunshine/Light In The Attic, 1974. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $26.99 28.99
Killer work from Betty Davis – one of the most impressive female funk talents ever! If you ever needed a definition of funk, this record may well be it – snapping drums, sharp-edged guitars, and sex-filled basslines that slink and slide all over the bottom of the grooves – a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available They Say I'm Different (orange vinyl pressing) ... LP 29.99(2022 pressing – with a booklet of rare photos and new liner notes!)
Betty Davis —
They Say I'm Different (orange vinyl pressing) ... LP Light In The Attic/Just Sunshine, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 31.99
Killer work from Betty Davis – one of the most impressive female funk talents ever! If you ever needed a definition of funk, this record may well be it – snapping drums, sharp-edged guitars, and sex-filled basslines that slink and slide all over the bottom of the grooves – a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available They Say I'm Different ... LP 26.99(2023 orange vinyl pressing.)
Black Fire/Strut (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 25.99
A wonderful soul album on the Black Fire label – a hip 70s imprint best known for spiritual jazz – stepping out here on a record that has a lot more vocals than their other releases, but which makes for a mighty nice fit! Wayne Davis is wonderful here – singing with the warmth of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Elektra/Get On Down, 1992. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $26.99 30.98
A fantastic second album from Dee-Lite – a set hat has the group maybe not needing to declare their identity as strongly as on the debut – which leaves Towa Tei and the trio to just slide right into the groove with effortless ease! There's few folks who can mix deeper house roots with ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Checker, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $11.99
Have guitar, will travel – and back in the day, Bo Diddley was going pretty darn far with great material like this! The album's a real standout, even in the classic Chess catalog of the early years –no filler, no covers, just all original material by Bo Diddley – done in that ... (Blues, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia (Italy), 1970. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 24.99
A long-overdue recognition of the blues contributions of Willie Dixon – a set that pulls him out of the indie ghetto and pushes him firmly into the mainstream with this key release on Columbia Records! Yet despite that placement, the style is nicely down home – a strong recreation of ... (Blues, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
EMI/Mr Bongo (UK), 1970. New Copy (pic cover)... $26.99 30.99
One of the grooviest albums ever recorded – a set that's funky, offbeat, and has way more to offer than most American album of the time! Swedish singer Doris really knocked it out of the park with this one – working with arranger Bert Egerbladh, who gives the set some nicely unusual ... (Vocalists, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Amy/Charly (UK), 1966. New Copy (reissue)... $31.99 32.99
A stunning album of raw New Orleans soul – recorded by the great Lee Dorsey, with production by Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn! The record falls in the same camp as The Meters – and although Dorsey's work has vocals, the choppy instrumental backing is pure Crescent City all the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Atco/Jackpot, 1968. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 28.99
The great Dr John at his freaky deaky best – working here in a mindblowing mix of New Orleans roots and late 60s psych – all served up in some heady studio space and instrumental touches! The sound's unlike anything that ever went before – and is way better here than on some of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Remastered from the original 1968 mono mix, and pressed at RTI on colored vinyl!)
Gris Gris ... LP 34.99
Gris Gris ... CD 8.99
Crazy Cajun/Demon (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $29.99 34.99
The title here is the name under which Dr John was later known during his Atlantic Records years – but the tracks here were recorded immediately before – nicely gritty work done for the Crazy Cajun label – way up in the Louisiana swampland, which must have provided plenty of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(On "voodoo" splatter vinyl!)
George Duke —
Best Of The MPS Years ... LP MPS (Germany), Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $15.99 31.99
Incredible work from keyboardist George Duke – a killer collection of his earliest recordings for the MPS label – all of them great! Although Duke's probably best known for his smoother, more soul-based sides for Columbia, he got his biggest start on the MPS label in the early 70s ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
George Duke —
Feel (180 gram pressing) ... LP MPS/BASF, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
Sweet keyboards and lots of funky grooves – one of the best of George Duke's seminal albums for MPS – and a record that captures him at a key middle point in his growth! The sound here is tighter than the trippier records of before, but also never too smooth or commercial – still ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
MPS (Germany), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $10.99 23.98
Solid soul from the amazing George Duke – a record with a fair bit more focus than some of his previous efforts for MPS, but still done with a free and righteous vibe overall! The album's one of the last before Duke moved into smoother soul territory for his US albums of the late 70s – ... (Jazz, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
TSG/P-Vine (Japan), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99 42.99
A killer rare gem from the 70s – served up in this warm mellow take on funky soul, with plenty of jazzy licks in the mix too! The production is great – cool and compressed, so that the vocals are folded nicely onto the grooves – which are mostly in this midtempo mode that chugs ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Freeway (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD 14.99(Great Japanese pressing – with obi! Part of the excellent Groove Diggers series!)
Craft, Late 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99 29.99
A heady second chapter of a legendary funk group that were only around for a few short years, but gave us some great music in the process – presented here with 16 unissued tracks from their years in Los Angeles, including work from members of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band too! With so ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia, Mid 70s. New Copy ... $22.99 23.99
Fantastic stuff through and through – and almost a "best of" best of collection from the 70s! The album's a key illustration of the genius of Earth Wind & Fire on Columbia Records – because by the time the set was released in 1978, most of the tracks were already well-know ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol 1 ... LP 19.99(Includes download.)
Encounter/Real Gone, 1973. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $24.99 25.99
Righteous soul, and the only record ever cut by East Coast – a group led by Larry Blackmon of later Cameo fame – and featuring vocals from a young Gwen Guthrie – heard here for the first time on LP, long before her later hits! The style is very hip – a mixture of funk and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cleveland Eaton —
Half & Half ... LP Gamble/Be With (UK), 1973. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
One of a few rare albums recorded as a leader from bassist Cleveland Eaton – a player who first rose to fame with Maurice White in the second Ramsey Lewis trio – and one who gave the world some amazingly hip records on the Black Jazz label in the 70s! This set is a unique effort for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Daptone/Voodoo Funk, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $16.99 17.99
Monumental Afro Soul from El Rego Et Ses Commandos – El Rego's best recordings from the late 60s to early 70s – a beautifully done compilation put together by Daptone and Frank Gossner, the deep digging West African music expert behind Voodoo Funk! Theophile Do-Rego is a legend in his ... (Global Grooves, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Treasure Isle/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)... $30.99 32.99
Mr Soul is right – as Alton Ellis was one of the greatest Jamaican singers of his generation, and an artist who was able to bring a deeper sense of soul than most! The music's got this laidback rocksteady vibe that really lets Ellis soar – with backings by Tommy McCook & The ... (Reggae, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition of 750 – on heavyweight magenta vinyl!)
Atlantic/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1992. New Copy (reissue)... $33.99 36.99
Funky Divas is right – as this classic album by En Vogue is one that had the group really redefining the sound of girl group soul for a whole new generation! The girls do a wonderful job of blending together hip hop beats and warmer mainstream soul – at a level that marked one of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Atlantic/Rhino, Early 90s. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
Ten tracks, all killer cuts from one of our favorite female soul groups of the 90s – one of the first who really found a way to bring the right sort of hip hop influence into their grooves! The set begins with their huge hits "Hold On" and "Lies" – and follows ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Folkways/Smithsonian, 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 24.99
An incredible album, and very unique! Sarah Webster Fabio was a hip 70s poet with a very righteous sound – and she's working here with funky backings by a tight group that includes family members, in a style that's similar to early 70s work by artists like Wanda Robinson and Camille ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful heavy pressing – almost like the original!)
Sarah Webster Fabio —
Together To The Tune Of Coltrane's Equinox ... LP Folkways/Smithsonian, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 24.99
Seminal 70s work from Sarah Webster Fabio – an amazing blend of poetry and music, and incredibly hip all the way through! Fabio's got a depth that goes beyond other commercial poets of the time – a righteousness that's right at home in the spiritual jazz scene of the 70s, and which is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful heavy pressing – almost like the original!)
Event/Southbound (UK), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 26.99
Raising Hell indeed – as Fatback were really burning up the dancefloor by the time of this set, well earning the demonic sexy image on the cover! All the sharp funk elements of the group's roots are still in place, but they're also given more focus for the rising club scene of the east coast ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Raising Hell ... LP 9.99