Fantastic indeed – as the great Lloyd Price takes on some more familiar tunes with his legendary vocals – working with Sid Feller arrangements on tracks that include "Let's Fall In Love", "Undecided", "What Is This Thing Called Love", and "Mean To ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove – nice and clean, and cover is nice!)
Lloyd Price —
Music Music ... LP LPG/P-Vine (Japan), Mid 70s. New Copy (reissue)...
$42.9948.99
A killer of an album – a real corker from Lloyd, one of those singers who kept on growing tremendously after his early big hits! The album was recorded in Muscle Shoals, but it's got a smooth modern sort of finish – all compressed and slightly funky, in a manner that's partially ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A killer of an album – a real corker from Lloyd Price, one of those singers who kept on growing tremendously after his early big hits! The album was recorded in Muscle Shoals, but it's got a smooth modern sort of finish – all compressed and slightly funky, in a manner that's partially ... read moreCD
The record that forever put Prince on the map – a legendary set that took him from being an under-appreciated soul singer to a lasting pop music legend! Prince had been around for a few years before 1999 – but the double-length set was the first to really win over the masses to his ... read moreCD
Prince —
1999 ... LP Warner, 1982. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$59.99
The record that forever put Prince on the map – a legendary set that took him from being an under-appreciated soul singer to a lasting pop music legend! Prince had been around for a few years before 1999 – but the double-length set was the first to really win over the masses to his ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Recorded in 1987, but never officially released until 1994, when Prince was trying to get out of his Warners contract. Prince's attempt to return to his more funky side after flirting with more straight pop songs was a Holy Grail amongst collectors for a time, and though we don't like it as much ... read moreCD
(Out of print, official 1994 Warner pressing – in great shape!)
A great return to form for Prince – even though at the time, we all had to refer to him with an unpronounceable symbol! There's a lean, funky vibe to most of the record – almost a step back to the unified group approach of his mid 80s classics – and even though a few sonic ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Great reissue – replicates the original gold vinyl, stickered sleeve limited release of the original!)
Prince —
Hits 1 ... CD Warner/Paisley Park, Late 70s/1980s. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Titles include "When Doves Cry", "Pop Life", "When You Were Mine", "Sign O The Times", "Diamonds & Pearls", "Nothing Compares 2 U", "I Feel For You", "Let's Go Crazy", "1999", and "I Could Never Take ... read moreCD
A long-overdue audio presentation of the famous performance that was captured in 1985, and used in the concert film of the same name – brought together here as an audio release that stands as a tremendous document to the strength of Prince and his famous group of the time! This is the ... read moreCD
(Features a 24 page book with never-seen photos, and blu-ray with enhanced picture and Dolby Atmos sound!)
One of the greatest crossover albums of the 80s – and the record that catapulted Prince very firmly into the mainstream! There's a tightness here that surpasses even that of Prince's early classics for Warner Brothers – an unabashed love of a pop hook that makes for some incredibly ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the greatest crossover albums of the 80s – and the record that catapulted Prince very firmly into the mainstream! There's a tightness here that surpasses even that of Prince's early classics for Warner Brothers – an unabashed love of a pop hook that makes for some incredibly ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Remastered 180 gram vinyl in original 1984 packaging design, with the poster that came with the original album!)
A fantastic record from Prince – a double-length set that came out at a time when the purple one was brimming over with energy and new ideas – and a step slightly in the direction of more socially conscious material! Everything that was great about Prince before the record is ... read moreCD
A fantastic record from Prince – a double-length set that came out at a time when the purple one was brimming over with energy and new ideas – and a step slightly in the direction of more socially conscious material! Everything that was great about Prince before the record is ... read moreCD
A fantastic record from Prince – a double-length set that came out at a time when the purple one was brimming over with energy and new ideas – and a step slightly in the direction of more socially conscious material! Everything that was great about Prince before the record is ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A second set of Time-like groovers from Process & The Doo Rags – a near-lost mid 80s harmony group, produced and arranged by Rick James, with a sound that's clearly going for the Morris Day groove! The group began as a James side-project – a male act, to add to his roster next to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with a cutout hole and hype sticker.)
Essential New Orleans piano from Professor Longhair – an artist who was neither a professor, nor a man with much hair! The chrome-domed pianist had a huge influence on the sound of New Orleans R&B and soul to come – as he played in a triplet-heavy way that was rooted in blues, but ... read moreCD
A great run of music from the mighty Arthur Prysock – an incredibly soulful singer who was at the top of the heap in the early 60s, but who's largely forgotten all these many years later! Prysock had a really unique approach – and one that really paved the way for some of the bigger ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreCD
Two full albums from one of the most popular jazz singers of his day – back to back on the same CD, with bonus material too! First up is the album I Worry About You – fantastic work from Arthur Prysock – a singer who really helped redefine the role of the male singer in the 60s, ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreCD
2 funky classics from the legendary Pretty Purdie! Purdie Good is Bernard Purdie's first album as a leader for Prestige – cut right after he'd hipped up plenty of other sessions for the label with his famous funky drums! The groove here is very much in the best Prestige jazz funk mode of ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreCD
Massive work from one of the funkiest drummers of all time – the legendary Bernard Pretty Purdie, stepping out here in a batch of instrumentals that may well be his greatest album ever! Bernard's drums are right up front in the mix – leading off all tunes with a full, funky, echoey ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wild one! After the straight hard funk of some of his earlier recordings as a leader, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie breaks out here in a compelling album of soul jazz tracks done in a number of styles. The approach is sort of big studio funk – with some cuts that have a harder sound, ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A key album in the post-Hendrix tradition of funky black rock – and the only album ever recorded by Cleveland's Purple Image! The approach here follows nicely in the same territory worked by Funkadelic and Fugi in the early days – a heady, fuzzed-up blend of trippy guitars, heavy ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 250 – on heaveyweight silver vinyl!)
Asha Puthli —
Asha Puthli ... CD CBS/Mr Bongo (UK), 1974. New Copy ...
$11.9912.99
A fantastic bit of female funk from the 70s – and a set that was recorded in Germany by a very exotic singer! The album is Asha Puthli's first – and includes some unusual interpretations of work by JJ Cale, John Lennon, Bill Withers, and George Harrison – plus a great tune of her ... read moreCD
Asha Puthli —
Devil Is Loose ... CD CBS/Mr Bongo (UK), 1976. New Copy ...
$11.9912.99
A masterpiece of spacey soul by the great Asha Puthli – a really unique 70s singer who has this incredible vocal range, and a great way of using it amidst slinkily soulful tracks – a bit like Minnie Riperton, or maybe like some of the Sylvia Striplin work with Roy Ayers! The sound here ... read moreCD
The first ever career-spanning look at the music of legendary vocalist Asha Puthli – a singer who's maybe best known for her 70s club work on the European scene, but who also has a much wider range of expression – which you'll discover here! There's definitely some of the soul-based ... read moreCD
The first ever career-spanning look at the music of legendary vocalist Asha Puthli – a singer who's maybe best known for her 70s club work on the European scene, but who also has a much wider range of expression – which you'll discover here! There's definitely some of the soul-based ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first ever career-spanning look at the music of legendary vocalist Asha Puthli – a singer who's maybe best known for her 70s club work on the European scene, but who also has a much wider range of expression – which you'll discover here! There's definitely some of the soul-based ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The second album by this obscure rock group who briefly recorded for Motown – and a really great record with some wonderful moments! Puzzle have some nice jazzy touches on their best numbers – slightly funky, and slightly in the jazz-rock mode of groups that were coming out of the UK ... (Rock, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Vinyl has a small press flaw bump on "NYC". Cover has a square promo tracklist sticker, some edge wear, and is lightly bent around the edges.)
An amazing set of music – two rare albums from Ohio funk legend Lou Ragland, plus bonus tracks, and a whole set of unreleased sessions too – a huge amount of new music, even if you've got some of the previous reissues! First up is the legendary Hot Chocolate album – one of the ... read moreCD
One of the greatest albums of all time – a masterpiece of moody soul, spacey vocals, and jazzy vibes – all produced by the legendary Roy Ayers! Ramp take their name from the anagram Roy Ayers Musical Productions – and in a way, the group's the summation of all the genius that Roy ... read moreCD
Kenny Rankin at the height of his powers – working in an amazing blend of styles that includes bits of folk, jazz, and bossa – all wrapped together with a really warm feel overall! The album's got a somewhat full feel – but like Kenny's best work on his debut, there's a really ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first really major album from Rare Earth – issued on their own self-named subsidiary of Motown! The set's a perfect blend of the rich undercurrents of the heady Detroit scene of the late 60s – at one level a tripped-out rock record with styles that almost hint at MC5, at another ... (Rock, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
Rare Earth —
One World ... LP Rare Earth, 1971. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$9.99
One of Lou's classics for Philly International – a warm mix of smooth soul and adult vocals, handled with some great arrangements by Dexter Wansel and Thom Bell. There's less standout singles on this set than previous Philly records, but Lou's class and quality makes nearly every track come ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Label has a name in pen.)
Just in case you were fearing that Lou's late 70s talents were only part of the studio magic of Gamble & Huff, this set proves that Mr Rawls could really sparkle in a spontaneous live setting – working here with a totally top-shelf set of arrangements that display a really wide range of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed! Cover has a cutout hole. Shrink has light wear and a Nice Price sticker.)
One of the greatest albums to ever sum up the genius of Lou Rawls in the 60s – a brilliant live set put together with the talents of David Axelrod! The record perfectly captures the easy-going soul of Rawls in the early years – a natural approach to his music that made him one of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing. Cover has light wear and some aging.)
Lou Rawls —
Soulin' ... LP Capitol, Late 60s. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
One of the best albums that Lou Rawls cut with the team of HB Barnum and David Axelrod – that incredible duo who made some of his 60s Capitol albums so great! The style here is wonderful – upbeat grooves from Barnum – who brings more soul into Lou's music than before – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing. Cover has minimal wear.)
The move to Philly International did wonders for Lou's career – and there's no denying that the smooth soul sound of Gamble and Huff worked perfectly with his rich vocal style! The "classy" setting took Lou to a whole new level, while also providing a good force for his still-soulfu ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with a cutout notch and small stains at the right side corners.)
All the best elements for Lou's Capitol work are in place – arrangements by HB Barnum, production by David Axelrod, and a hip batch of pop tracks that really push Lou into a whole new dimension! Axelrod really knows how to bring up the bass in the arrangements, and create just the right ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of those obscure funk records that was even pretty darn obscure back in the day – at a time when so many other funk records weren't so obscure! But obscurity aside, the record also quickly grew into the stuff of legend – thanks to a groove that's totally great, and which has all ... read moreCD
Classic post-Prince commercial 80s soul! Even though Prince, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and even Andre Cymone are nowhere in sight, this classic 80s LP could just as well have come out of Minneapolis as Flint, Michigan, and we mean that in the best possible way. "Oh Sheila" has ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great solo moment from Eugene Record – the singer who'd rose to fame with The Chi-Lites, and who still sounds pretty darn great here on his own! The album follows strongly from the best late styles of Record's previous group – and the tunes are a mix of ballads that Eugene could ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has light static on the beginning of each side. Cover is great!)
(Orange label pressing with Artisan etch, in an smooth surface cover. Cover has light wear.)
Jeff Redd —
Down Low ... LP EMI/P-Vine (Japan), 1994. New Copy (reissue)...
$34.9942.99
A late bit of new jack from Jeff Redd – a singer who later rose to greater fame behind the scenes in the music biz, but who's great here as a lead artist on his own! The tunes are full of the catchy hooks and beats that mark the best new jack work of the time – and as with some of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl! Great Japanese pressing, with obi.)
A well-selected batch of work from one of the greatest soul singers of all time – and cuts that are presented here in rare mono mixes, all taken from the original mono tapes! The work includes important early sides that Redding cut at Stax Records – where he was the reigning star ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A very important crossover soul album – a huge hit for Otis Redding that was released after his tragic death in December 1967 – but it's also hard to say if it would have had the impact it did had Redding not passed while the LP was still in production. In a way, the record sort of set ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label stereo Atco pressing. Cover has light wear.)
A very important crossover soul album – a huge hit for Otis Redding that was released after his tragic death in December 1967 – but it's also hard to say if it would have had the impact it did had Redding not passed while the LP was still in production. In a way, the record sort of set ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Reddings —
Class ... CD Believe In A Dream/PTG (Netherlands), 1981. New Copy ...
$11.9919.99
A nice early 80s set from The Reddings – the group featuring two sons of Otis Redding and a sweet set of funk steeped R&B! Dexter Redding plays bass, and there's a whole lot of bass in the mix, bringing some funk into the groove very nicely – with some post disco pop soul melodic ... read moreCD
Reddings —
Steamin' Hot ... CD Believe In A Dream/PTG (Netherlands), 1982. New Copy ...
$11.9919.99
Steamin' Hot early 80s grooves from The Reddings! It's Aanice mix of slap-bass funk and mellower numbers – with the more laidback and mellow tunes winning out in our book! The funkier ones are nice, too – but the smoother tunes have an easygoing style of trading leads through ... read moreCD
Great solo work from Motown legend Martha Reeves – a singer who managed to keep on going strongly after parting ways with the Vandellas! The set's got Martha's wonderful voice set up in a very different way – on a mix of mellow, sophisticated ballads that are somewhere between Marlena ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing.)
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —
Ridin' High ... LP Gordy, 1968. Near Mint- ...
$13.99
After a few years a Motown's big crossover chart star, how could Martha not be Riding High? This album keeps the groove right on rolling, with a strident batch of girl soul tracks that includes a mixture of pop and Motown tunes – including "Forget Me Not", "Honey Chile", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Purple label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has a cut corner and minimal wear.)
Rough and funky piano from Googie Rene – one of the hippest cats on the LA scene of the 50s and 60s! Googie first got his start laying down boogie-styled R&B numbers, but as the 60s moved in, Googie moved onto a whole new batch of grooves – picking up bits of beatnik jazz, ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreCD
Wonderful wonderful work from Revelation – one of those groups who never seem to get their full due in the soul history books – but who stand proud with the best of their generation! The group have a sound that's clearly coming from an older harmony tradition, but which is also steeped ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Revelation —
Love Affairs ... LP Tambourine Party (Netherlands), 1981. New Copy (reissue)...
Just Sold Out!
A very soulful little group from the Nigerian scene – one who've got a sound that's as much American electro soul of the early 80s as it is some of the other West African music of the time! The group features really nice interplay between the vocals and the keyboards – the latter of ... (Global Grooves, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Forget the "blues" in the title – because this mostly a totally cool album of funky jazz! The project is arranged by soul producer Gene Page, and it features the funky reed work of a young Tom Scott – who's at the height of his powers here, and who makes most of the tracks ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great little album from Jeannie Reynolds – and her lasting contribution to underground soul! Jeannie's vocals are nice and deep – with hints of southern diva phrasing, filtered through some of the tighter soul styles coming out of Chicago and other points north at the time! Detroit ... read moreCD
LJ Reynolds' sounding great on his own here – stepping strongly away from his work with The Dramatics, and emerging as one of the best male soul acts of the early 80s! The groove here is a nice extension of his earlier group work – still produced by Don Davis in a mode that's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maybe the only full length set we've ever seen from Margaret Reynolds – a singer we know for deep soul work in the 70s, but who's coming across here with a bit more of a contemporary R&B vibe! The approach is filled with some strong 80s touches in the rhythms, which work especially well ... read moreCD
Great work from Detroit's George Rhodes – a hell of a pianist, and kind of a small combo sort of Basie player! There's some great work from uncredited combo mates here – and the set's a rare number cut for a King Records budget label. (Jazz, Soul)LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a split top seam, and a small name sticker in one corner.)
One of the heaviest funk records ever to come out of Indy in the 70s – a super-dope batch of ensemble grooving with plenty of odd twists and turns! At one level, the group work in a familiar Earth Wind & Fire-styled vibe – mixing heavy bass, funky rhythms, and lots of great horns ... read moreCD
A hefty book on the great Otis Redding – one of the best soul singers of all time, even though he left this planet all too soon! Redding's career on record was less than a decade long, but marked by a huge amount of work – not just time in the studio, with the legendary Stax Records ... (Books, Soul)read moreBook
One of Lionel Richie's biggest records ever! Titles include "Can't Slow Down", "All Night Long", "Penny Lover", "The Only One", "Running With The Night", "Hello", "The Groove", "Love Will Find A Way" and "Stuck On ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Lionel Richie's biggest records ever – presented in a super-huge expanded version! The original album from 1983 is offered here, along with single remixes of some of the tracks on the album (2 in instrumental versions), plus a full CD of previously unissued demos, alternate takes, and ... read moreCD
(Out of print and still sealed with slipcase! Small sticker over barcode.)
Lionel's third album for Motown – one in a string of massive hits that forever changed the sound of 80s soul! The smooth mellow lover is still firmly in place – taking a few chances on the set, but still sounding best on the romantic numbers. Titles include "Love Will Conquer ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed copy! In the embossed cover with a cutout notch & hype sticker.)
Lionel's first solo album after leaving the Commodores – and a solid bit of mellow soul that forever merged the genres of soul music and adult contemporary! Titles include "Serves You Right", "My Love", "Tell Me", "You Are", "Truly", "Jus ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Capitol club stereo pressing. Vinyl has a short click during "There's A Woman". Cover has some partial splitting on spine & bottom, light surface wear & aging.)
An essential collection of work from the legendary Minnie Riperton – a set that was crucial to so many listeners, as during the early years of the CD era, it was the only way you could find any of her music in print! And all these many years later, the set's still a wonderful introduction to ... read moreCD
Minnie Riperton's first album for Epic – and the record that broke her from a hip Chicago underground artist into one of the seventies' biggest female soul stars! The record moves past the baroque soul of Minnie's early years with Rotary Connection and Charles Stepney – and hits a mix ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label Capitol reissue pressing. Cover has light wear and a small split in the top seam.)
Sweet dancefloor soul from an early 80s line-up of The Ritchie Family – this one featuring Linda James, Jacqui Smith-Lee and Vera Brown – going All Night All Right on a strong batch of synth flavored grooves! The bigger hits of the commercial disco boom were well behind them by this ... read moreCD
Ritchie Family —
Brazil ... LP 20th Century, 1975. Sealed ...
$4.99
A standout set of tropical disco tunes – one that takes its groove in 2 different ways! The whole thing was put together by producer Jacques Morali – and part of the album's got a style that nicely updates older Latin themes with a funky 70s disco groove – one that uses larger ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with a cut corner, some wear and aging, small tear at the top.)
Ritchie Family —
I'll Do My Best ... CD RCA/PTG (Netherlands), 1982. New Copy ...
$11.9919.99
The Ritchie Family do their best to remain relevant after the glory days of commercial disco – and succeed strongly on I'll Do My Best – thanks to the sweetly soulful trio vocals and a nicely updated dancefloor soul sound! The songs are great, and groove on just long enough – ... read moreCD
A five-track EP, but a set that also packs the power of most full albums of soul we've heard from the 70s – thanks to a deep level of quality throughout! The material was originally recorded for RCA in 1975, at a time when Robbie Hill's Family Affair were the backing group for The Main ... read moreCD