The one-time obscure, now straight-up classic funky soul record by 24-Carat Black! This beautiful LP was released by Stax in the early 70s, but somehow got lost in the shuffle. Fortunately, it was rediscovered by the international groove community in the years to come, and it's been at the top of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The one-time obscure, now straight-up classic funky soul record by 24-Carat Black! This beautiful LP was released by Stax in the early 70s, but somehow got lost in the shuffle. Fortunately, it was rediscovered by the international groove community in the years to come, and it's been at the top of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first album by this funky fusion quartet – done in a mix of vocal styles that has a nice crossover appeal! The group features work by Hiram Bullock on guitars, Clifford Carter on keyboards, Steve Jordan on drums, and Will Lee on bass – and vocals are handled mostly by Bullock and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing, with wide obi and inserts. Cover has minimal wear.)
27 Various —
Approximately ... LP Clean, 1990. Very Good+ ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Wonderfully weird work from the New York scene of the late 70s and early 80s – recordings that bristle with some of the best post-punk and new wave energy of the time, but which are much more obscure than most work you might know from other records! Some of the tracks here were done for NYC ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Twisted Roots —
Twisted Roots ... LP CD Presents, 1987. Near Mint- ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
2 Chainz was bubbling up in the underground for a number of years before this full length debut – including work under his earlier name of Tity Boy – and that experience clearly gave him plenty of muscle to burst upon the scene with the kind of intensity that made the record a big ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Two Tons —
Backatcha ... LP Fantasy/Honey, 1980. Very Good+ ...
Out Of Stock
Although Marsha Wash and Izora Armstead later metamorphosed into the too-silly Weather Girls later in the 80s, at this point in their career, they were pretty decent singers – and were being produced by Harvey Fuqua in a great style that took bits of soul, bits of disco, and forged a modern ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Two Tons —
Two Tons O' Fun ... LP Fantasy/Southbound (UK), 1980. New Copy (reissue)...
$19.9924.99
Seminal work from this legendary duo – singers Martha Wash and Izora Armstead – better known by their later name as The Weather Girls, but already pretty darn great here as Two Tons! The pair first famously sang backup for Sylvester in the Bay Area, but quickly stepped out on their own ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Twospeak & Ronan Perrett —
Fictions ... LP No More Records (UK), 2024. New Copy ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Really dynamic work from a group who mix up equal parts jazz and prog, but with a very 21st Century vibe – almost as if they'd been digging the post-Robert Wyatt Soft Machine records of the 70s, then decided to craft something different of their own! The drums alone are fantastic – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with a cut corner, hype sticker under the shrink, and Factory Sealed sticker in back. Shrinkwrap is partially cracked a bit at the opening, but still intact and unopened.)
(US pressing. Cover has a promo stamp, some ring and edge wear, small yellowed sticker spot, tiny blemish spot, and is bent a bit at the corners of the spine.)
Grammy-winning work from Tyler The Creator – a record that's got a darker, moodier vibe than some of his previous work – very much the journey in sound that you might guess from the title – complete with narration from DJ Drama that does a great job of holding the whole thing ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Grammy-winning work from Tyler The Creator – a record that's got a darker, moodier vibe than some of his previous work – very much the journey in sound that you might guess from the title – complete with narration from DJ Drama that does a great job of holding the whole thing ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes a vinyl only bonus track and a 12X12 poster!)
Tyler The Creator —
Igor ... LP Columbia, 2019. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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Wolf sounds almost pretty from the first few seconds of the intro, but soon after the soft opening, the gritty beat drops, the gravely/growling vocals kick in, and the wild mix of comical and caustic rhymes let you know good and well that Tyler The Creator's back. Guests include Hodgy Beats, Frank ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes cool 12x12" insert and oversized sticker!)
Tymes —
People ... LP Columbia, 1969. Very Good+ ...
Out Of Stock
Warm, wonderful harmony work from The Tymes – a set that features lots of familiar tunes, but redone in really great ways by the group! The harmonies are the key here – as the group's vocals are totally sublime – cascading magnificently amidst some fuller arrangements that might ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A sweet set of tracks from The Tymes – a great turning point in their career, and a record that's maybe their strongest from the RCA years! By the time of the set, the group was really rolling along – fitted with 2 new female members, and coming together with a harmonic strength that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner's a hell of a piano player on his own, but in the post-Coltrane years he also developed an amazing talent for picking sidemen too – as you'll hear in this very unique set! The record features four different quartets – hence the title – each of which features a core ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
McCoy Tyner —
Atlantis ... LP Milestone, 1975. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
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A spiritual 70s classic from McCoy Tyner – a long live set that has him really stretching out in performance alongside the great Azar Lawrence on tenor and soprano sax – plus Joony Booth on bass, Wilby Fletcher on drums, and Guillerme Franco on percussion! Tracks are all very long, and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An overlooked trio date from McCoy Tyner – and a record that's just the sort of musical journey you might guess from the title! Tyner's piano is as full of fire and flight as always – and the group has some especially great work from bassist Avery Sharpe, who changes his approach from ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A haunting tribute to the late John Coltrane – not just a "friend" of McCoy Tyner, but a key musical partner back in the 60s! The album's a solo piano effort – extremely intimate, but still played with that long-flowing majesty we always love in McCoy – and two of the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A haunting tribute to the late John Coltrane – not just a "friend" of McCoy Tyner, but a key musical partner back in the 60s! The album's a solo piano effort – extremely intimate, but still played with that long-flowing majesty we always love in McCoy – and two of the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Nice Japanese pressing, in the textured cover, with obi! Back cover has some very light aging – but front looks great.)
McCoy Tyner —
Enlightenment ... LP Milestone, 1973. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
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A pretty great little live set – recorded at the Montreux Jazz fest in 1973, and featuring one of the better McCoy Tyner groups of the time! The album's a key set in McCoy's stretching out after the passing of Coltrane – a record that draws strongly from his 60s spiritual heritage, but ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner —
Expansions ... LP Blue Note, Late 60s. Very Good- ...
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A really mindblowing session from McCoy Tyner – perfectly titled "Expansions" to showcase the change in his style at the time! The record is one of Tyner's first larger group efforts – and is a brilliant example of the expansion of his talents in the post-Coltrane years ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(UA pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has all split seams with clear tape on the top & bottom seams, heavy surface wear & aging, smudges, small tear on the back opening, name in pen.)
Brilliant work as a leader from McCoy Tyner – and easily one of his most righteous albums ever – a true batch of spiritual gems that really takes the John Coltrane legacy one step further! Most numbers build with a modal vibe that's more Impulse Records than Blue Note – and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Don't be put off by the late date of the session, because this is an excellent album from McCoy Tyner – and one with a very spiritual groove that's clearly inherited from Coltrane! The album's based around longer compositions arranged by Tyner, and orchestrated by the great William S Fischer ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner —
Focal Point ... LP Milestone, 1976. Very Good+ ...
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Brilliant 70s work from McCoy Tyner – a post-Coltrane batch of spiritual soaring jazz tracks, played and written by the man who's got more right to the style than just about anyone else! Tyner's joined by a pretty strong batch of players – including reedmen Gary Bartz on soprano and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner —
Greeting ... LP Fantasy/Milestone, 1978. Near Mint- ...
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A strong live set from the end of the 70s – one that shows the culmination of McCoy Tyner's work within larger concept settings, a format that he'd been exploring thoroughly since the passing of his old leader, John Coltrane. The ensemble here is quite strong – with George Adams and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner —
Horizon ... LP Milestone, 1979. Near Mint- ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A bit of a change for McCoy Tyner – but a set that's every bit as righteous as his other classics from the 70s! The lineup here is slightly different – with John Blake's violin playing a strong role in the sound, and lots of percussion from Guilherme Franco giving the set an almost ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, bent a bit at the top left corner, and is lightly bent at the spine.)
McCoy Tyner —
Inception ... LP Impulse/Universal (Czech Republic), 1962. New Copy (reissue)...
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A very early date as a leader by McCoy Tyner – cut at a time when he was making big waves in the John Coltrane Quartet, but also sounding plenty darn great on his own! The group here's a trio – with Coltrane associates Art Davis on bass and Elvin Jones on drums – and the warm ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner —
Inception ... LP Impulse, 1962. Very Good+ ...
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A very early date as a leader by McCoy Tyner – cut at a time when he was making big waves in the John Coltrane Quartet, but also sounding plenty darn great on his own! The group here's a trio – with Coltrane associates Art Davis on bass and Elvin Jones on drums – and the warm ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2019 Vital Vinyl reissue. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has some ringwear, a small fray in back at the opening, and is lightly bent at the edges.)
McCoy Tyner —
Inner Voices ... LP Milestone, 1977. Near Mint- ...
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A beautifully full session from McCoy Tyner – one recorded with added horns and voices, and very much in the mode of some of Horce Silver's best 70s experiments for Blue Note! The sound is as bold, dynamic, and soulful as other Tyner albums from the time – and the added elements really ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner on piano, Avery Sharpe on bass, Louis Hayes on drums, and Babatunde on percussion. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner —
Real McCoy ... LP Blue Note, 1967. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
As pure a distillation of McCoy Tyner's lyrical vision as one could ever hope for – a brilliant early standout session for the pianist as a leader! McCoy is backed up here by the energetic drumming of Elvin Jones – with whom he shares a natural empathy from their many years together ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Liberty stereo pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has ringwear, heavy edge wear, yellowing from age, center splits in the top seam and spine, wide splits in the bottom seam, and some yellowed clear tape at the spine.)
An excellent 2LP set that collects together some of McCoy Tyner's finest moments recording for Impulse during the 60s – including a few tracks from Coltrane sessions, plus others from Tyner's own great albums for the label. Coltrane tracks include "Welcome", "Serenity", ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner —
Sahara ... LP Milestone, 1972. Very Good ...
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Pretty darn nice stuff from McCoy Tyner, from a period when he was opening up to the soul jazz spiritualism that was around him – a movement that was clearly directly inspired by his work with Coltrane, but which also helped to shape his playing, and return the favor of influence. The group ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing. Cover has surface wear, a mostly split spine, and clear tape along the top.)
Pretty darn nice stuff from McCoy Tyner, from a period when he was opening up to the soul jazz spiritualism that was around him – a movement that was clearly directly inspired by his work with Coltrane, but which also helped to shape his playing, and return the favor of influence. The group ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A beautiful copy – limited and numbered, with insert.)
McCoy Tyner —
Sama Layuca ... LP Milestone, 1974. Very Good+ ...
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Quite hip stuff from McTyner – really righteous sounds from his 70s run for Milestone Records, recorded with a great lineup that includes Bobby Hutcherson on vibes, Gary Bartz on alto, Azar Lawrence on soprano and tenor sax, Bulster Williams on bass, Billy Hart on drums, and Mtume on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a small center split in the bottom seam.)
Soaring brilliance from McCoy Tyner – one of his first large group outings, and an effort undertaken with key help from William Fischer! There's a sense of soaring freedom here that's very much like Tyner's smaller group albums of the time – but Fischer tunes it with a broader sense of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner —
Supertrios ... LP Milestone, 1977. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
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Tyner in two great trios – with Ron Carter on bass and Tony Williams on drums on one record – and with Eddie Gomez on bass and Jack DeJohnette on drums on the other! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has faint ring wear and a bit of light staining on the edges.)
Brilliant work from groundbreaking pianist McCoy Tyner – an album that has him firmly stepping out of the shadow of his old boss John Coltrane – and really taking off with a new level of spiritual jazz expression that Tyner's scene helped to foster in the 70s! The group on the set is a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the excellent Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy vinyl and cover!)
McCoy Tyner —
Today & Tomorrow ... LP Impulse, 1964. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A great album from McCoy Tyner – a set that's steeped in the modal soulfulness of his years with John Coltrane, but also handled in a way that really has him breaking away from the pack a bit! Half the album's played with a trio that features Jimmy Garrison on bass – but the strongest ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing, with Van Gelder stamp – a great copy!)
A great album from McCoy Tyner – a set that's steeped in the modal soulfulness of his years with John Coltrane, but also handled in a way that really has him breaking away from the pack a bit! Half the album's played with a trio that features Jimmy Garrison on bass – but the strongest ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner —
Together ... LP Milestone, 1979. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$14.99
With Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and flugelhorn, Huber Laws on flute and alto flute, Bennie Maupin on tenor sax and bass clarinet, Bobby Hutcherson on vibes and marimba, Stanley Clarke on acoustic bass, Jack DeJohnette on drums, and Bill Summers on congas and percussion. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
McCoy Tyner —
Trident ... LP Milestone, 1975. Very Good+ ...
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A nice 70s trio side with Tyner's lyrical, spiraling piano lines nicely underpinned by Elvin Jones' polyrhythms and Ron Carter's supple bass. Three Tyner originals: "Celestial Chant", "Elvin (Sir) Jones" and "Land Of The Lonely", plus Trane's "Impressions", ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner (with Phyllis Hyman) —
Looking Out ... LP Columbia, 1982. Near Mint- ...
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An 80s album by McCoy Tyner, but easily one of his most soulful sessions ever – thanks to help from Phyllis Hyman and a host of great guest stars! The sound's a bit more tightly arranged than some of Tyner's 70s sessions, but there's still plenty of fire here too – a bit of a Latin ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful combination of players – really stretching out here in a hip double-length set! The live performance features three key musicians all recording for Milestone Records in the 70s – Sonny Rollins on tenor and soprano sax, McCoy Tyner on piano, and Ron Carter on bass – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tyrannosaurus Rex —
Beard Of Stars ... LP Blue Thumb, 1970. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$49.99
Titles include "By The Light Of A Magical Moon", "Dove", "Wind Cheetah", "Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart", "Elemental Child", and "A Day Laye". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original Blue Thumb pressing. Cover has some ring and edge wear, tiny peeled spot from price sticker removal, and a cutout hole at the top right edge.)
Sweet 80s grooves from the Turkish scene – served up in a mode that mixes earlier styles with instrumentation that's a bit more fitting for the decade – drum machine rhythms and keyboard lines coming into play with more exotic melodies, and vocals served up in a variety of styles! Some ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The debut of U-Roy, and an album that paves the way for countless wonderful sounds to come! The album's an early one in the toasting approach – and has U-Roy calling out the tunes in this echoey style that's wonderful – somehow more urgent than reggae records of just a few years before ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Angel Of Harlem", "Helter Skelter", "All Along The Watchtower", "Silver & Gold", "Price", "All I Want Is You", and "Desire". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
U2 —
War ... LP Island, 1983. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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The breakthrough classic – with titles that include "Two Hearts Beat As One", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "New Year's Day", "40", "Surrender", "The Refugee", "Red Light", and "Seconds". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Funky sounds from Dan Ubick of Connie Price & The Keystones – and a killer set in this excellent sound library series from Madlib! As with the other volumes, the music has a strong nod to the classic 70s era of sound library funk, but also updates the work strongly too – in this ... (Sound Library) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An obscure Nigerian set from the mid 70s – and a record that's got a sound that's as lean as the image on the cover! The group aren't super-huge, and instead have a core of percussion and bass, mixed with a few guitars, and sewn together by some mighty nice keyboard lines – all used in ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Takao Uematsu —
Come From With ... LP CAE (Japan), New Copy ...
$45.9954.99About June 19, 2024
A classic from the late 70s lineup with Phil Mogg on vocals and Paul Chapman on guitar – on itles that include "Money Money", "Anyday", "Alpha Centauri", "Mystery Train", "Gone In The Night", "Lettin Go", and "Youngblood". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
UFO —
UFO 1 ... LP Beacon (UK), 1970. Very Good+ ...
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The amazing debut of UFO – different than their later hard rock commercial fame, with an unusual blend of late beat influences, a touch of prog, and some space rock elements too! The group features searing guitar from the young Mick Bolton, and Phil Mogg's vocals are already top-notch – ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The early 90s debut of UGK and early triumph for Pimp C & Bun B, even if it was a little bit ahead of its time! Given a massive platform by Jive at the time, UGK proved a little Too Hard To Swallow for the mainstream early on, finally breaking out with Ridin' Dirty a few years later, but this ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the best-remembered albums from the Underground Kingz – a set that was even more expansive than most of the big hip hop records on the charts at the time – which leaves plenty of room for the Kingz and all of their entourage to do their thing! The set features plenty of guests, ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Seminal sounds from the Nigerian scene at the start of the 70s – music from the key figure of Celestine Ukwu, an artist who helped to reinvigorate the highlife style of years past, and pave the way for Afro Funk changes in years to come! Celestine's sound is nice and lean here – very ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Barry Ulanov/Tadd Dameron —
Anthropology ... LP Spotlite (UK), 1947/1948. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$8.99
Recordings from 1947 by Barry Ulanov & His All Star Metronome Jazzmen, with Fats Navarro on trumpet, John LaPorta on clarinet, Charlie Parker on alto, Allen Eager on tenor, Lennie Tristano on piano, Billy Bauer on guitar, Tommy Potter on bass, and Buddy Rich on drums, with Sarah Vaughan on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl plays with a short click on the first track on side 2, but the rest is NM-. In the textured gatefold cover, with light wear.)
Ulmer on Blue Note – who'd a thunk it? And oddly, although the album's on one of the most jazz-based labels at the time, it's also one of Ulmer's most rock-oriented – with strong lead vocals on nearly every track, and an overall style that's as bluesy as it is experimentally jazzy. ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the Blue Note inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout hole and light wear.)
James Blood Ulmer —
Free Lancing ... LP Columbia, 1981. Near Mint- ...
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A major label set, but one that stays very true to the new ideals that James Blood Ulmer was trying to bring to jazz guitar at the time – a really revolutionary style that moves beyond simple genre conventions, and embraces a whole world of new ideas that would inspire others in the decade to ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
James Blood Ulmer —
Odyssey ... LP Columbia, 1983. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
One of our favorite Ulmer records, probably because there's a nice groove running underneath most of the numbers, in a sort of post-Prime Time 80s out-funk sort of way. It never drops into a flat out back beat, but there's always some sense of time, while Ulmer's guitar and Charles Burnham's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ring and edge wear and a promo stamp.)
Late 60s Bosstown psychedelia at its finest – and one of the coolest psych era nuggets on the MGM label! The '68 Ultimate Spinach LP has enough raw, hypnotic rock & roll in the mix to have made it a bonafide hit LP at the time, but there's all kinds of weirder, tripped out and kind of ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ultimates —
You're My Lady ... LP P-Vine (Japan), 1969. New Copy (reissue)...
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Outtasite mellow soul from The Ultimates – an obscure east coast group with a really heavenly sound! The bulk of the album is from the group's only album – The Ultimates From The Beginning – recorded in 1969 with a warm and groovy harmony approach, of the sort that many other ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ultrafunk —
Ultrafunk ... LP Contempo/Trading Places (UK), 1975. New Copy (reissue)...
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A rare bit of funk from the mid 70s UK scene – cut with a groove that's got plenty of blacksploitation soundtrack touches! UltraFunk were most likely a studio group assembled for the session – but they've got a tight sound that makes them perfect for serving up the mix of grooves in ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A record that definitely funked our head up at the time of its release – a rock-solid follow up to the UMCs Critical Beatdown – and another record that has us just wishing they'd given us more music in this incarnation! A very young Kool Keith is key to the album – giving it an ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album