The Soul Party here is a soul jazz one – pulled from Blue Note albums of the late 60s and early 70s, most of them surprisingly funky! The set's got some very tight little numbers that are heavy on the Hammond and electric guitar – that great sound that started to show up on the Blue ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
Heavy funk and mod grooves – the fab second installment in the Soul Shaker series, and even better than the first! Nick the Record has really sharpened his ear for a tune with this one – and has picked out some of the best bits from recent years of the funk and mod instrumental revival ... (Deep Funk) read moreCD
DJ Muro takes on a host of killer soul, funk, and jazz tracks from the deep deep EMI catalog – all in a mighty mix that's even more compelling than some of his other sets of this nature! The collection's filled with rare gems in a variety of genres – and Muro's definitely got the right ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
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Soul Story ... CD Time Life, Late 60s/Early 70s. Used 2 CDs ...
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Music from Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Aretha Franklin, Eddie Floyd, Al Green, Ray Charles, the O Jays, Otis Redding, Darrell Banks, the Impressions and more. (Soul) CD
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Soul Story Vol 2 ... CD Time Life/Rhino, 1960s/Early 70s. Used 2 CDs ...
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Music from Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Clarence Carter, the Staple Singers, Bill Withers, Ben E King, Betty Wright, Jerry Butler & the Impressions, Ray Charles, Solomon Burke, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, and more. (Soul) CD
Music from Music from James Brown & The Famous Flames, the Temptations, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Al Green, Etta James, Martha & The Vandellas, Eddie Holman, the Temptations, Bobby "Blue" Bland, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, and more. (Soul) CD
Music from James Brown, Etta James, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Aaron Neville, the Impressions, Jackie Wilson, the Originals, the Dells, BB King, the Miracles, Cannonball Adderley, Mary Wells, and more. (Soul) CD
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Soul Story Vol 5 ... CD Time Life, Late 60s/Early 70s. Used 2 CDs ...
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Music from Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Clarence Carter, the O Jays, the Persuaders, the Spinners, Carla Thomas, the Delfonics, Percy Sledge, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Dee Clark and more. (Soul) CD
Music from James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Etta James, Martha & The Vandellas, Jackson 5, Jerry Butler, Irma Thomas, Jackie Ross, The Impressions, Inez & Charlie Foxx, Gene Chandler, and more! (Soul) CD
Music from Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Al Green, James Brown, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Billy Paul, Four Tops, The Impressions, Jerry Butler, Billy Stewart, Robert Knight, Gladys Knight And The Pips, Lee Dorsey, and more. (Soul) CD
Music from Minnie Riperton, Brenda Russell, Dionne Warwick, Melba Moore, Angela Bofill, Nancy Wilson, Phyllis Hyman, Diana Ross, Jody Watley, and Eloise Laws. (Soul) CD
Music from Aretha Franklin, The Honey Cone, Ike & Tina Turner, Ann Peebles, Denise LaSalle, Mitty Collier, Dee Dee Warwick, Mable John, Bettye Swan, Laura Lee, Barbara Mason, Inez Foxx, Millie Jackson, and Etta James. (Soul) CD
Killer set of modern house tracks – put together by Stuart Patterson, the driving force behind Soulsonic, one of London's best house music nights of the past 10 years! Patterson's got a keen devotion to classic house grooves and modern tracks that draw deeply from the history of disco and ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
A classic album featuring music from The Sound Of Jazz – the legendary 1957 TV show that brought together some of the greatest talents then working in jazz! Unusual for TV, the show really seemed to capture the players at their best – and recorded some tremendous live performances that ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A classic album featuring music from The Sound Of Jazz – the legendary 1957 TV show that brought together some of the greatest talents then working in jazz! Unusual for TV, the show really seemed to capture the players at their best – and recorded some tremendous live performances that ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Music from Ruby Mccoy, Elijah Brown, Big Joe Williams, Avery Brady, Fred McDowell, Bert Logan, Arthur Weston, Russ Logan, Andrew Cauthen & more. (Blues) CD
After blowing our minds with the first volume of The Sound Gallery, the same folks wen't on to put this one together – and they drove us crazy with the massive amount of Brit easy grooves that they managed to dig up and string together! There's 5 tracks by the genius of the Brit easy genre, ... (Now Sound) read moreCD
Excellent compilation put together by the folks at Pressure Sounds to showcase their amazing reggae reissue series. 11 tracks, pulled from their releases of essential and hard to find roots, dub and Jamaican soul classics: Keith Hudson "Barbican Dub", "Black Belt Jones" & ... (Reggae) read moreCD
Music from the Flints, Earl & Jimmy & the Salesmen, the Splenders, the Strangers, Johnny Till & group, the Cousins, the Velvet Satins, the 4 Tones, the Embers, the Spaniels, the Viceroys, and more – 24 tracks total. (Soul) CD
A baker's dozen of tracks from Ernest Saint Laurent, Phoenix, Oomiaq, Scenario Rock, Cosmo Vitelli, Riff HiFi, P.Jack, Rob, Bertrand Burgalat, ZFO, Bosco, Mellow, Sebastien Tellier. (New Grooves) CD
Music from Bessie Jones, Hobart Smith, Sid Hemphill & Lucius Smith, Vera Ward Hall, Fred McDowell, Bright Light Quartet, Neil Morris, Sidney Carter, Ollie Gilbert, Almeda Riddle & more – part of the Alan Lomax collection! (Folk/Country) CD
Alan Lomax collection wiith music from John Davis, Bessie Jones, Henry Morrison, Peter Davis, Willis Proctor, Joe Armstrong, and Henry Morrison. (Folk/Country) CD
Music from Kati Elimnyama, Kid Malume, Philip Encobo, Amentkentshane, Umazambane, Zuleliphezulu, the Special Five, Abafana Besishingishane, the Editions, Super Tens, and Uthawolfu Amentkentshane. (Global Grooves) CD
Music from Hawkwind, Pressurehed, Ron Geesin, Cluster, Architectural Metaphor, Gong, Melting Euphoria, Dark Matter, Harmonia, Darxstar, Popol Vuh and more. (Rock) CD
Music from David Rose & His Orchestra, Richard Marino & His Orchestra, Les Baxter & His Orchestra, the Bobby Hammack Combo, Dickie Harrell, Les Baxter, Dean Elliott & His Big Band, Tak Shindo, Felix Slatkin, Jack Malmsten, and more. (Now Sound) CD
A great little set with music from Ahmed Abdullah, Charles Gayle, Michael Bisio, David S. Ware, Dennis Charles, the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Other Dimensions In Music, Rob Brown, and Charles Brackeen! (Jazz) CD
Music from the Desires, the Heartbeats, the Monotones, Jackie & the Starlites, the Avons, Shep & the Limelites, the Elegants, the Pastels, the Sparks, the Legends & more. (Soul) CD
Tracks from Stanton Warriors, Basement Jaxx, Jammin', The Streets, Mr. Reds, Plump DJs, Sole Fusion, Biological, Renegade Soundwave, Azzido Da Bass, Jeremy Sylvester, and more. (New Grooves) CD
Includes such classics as "Photon Torpedo (3 Blasts)", "Communicator Beeps", "Red Alert Klaxon #2", "Tribble Coos", "Warp Drive", and "Enterprise Doors". (Soundtracks) CD
A 2CD half-century mile marker set for Stax Records – one of the most vital and popular southern soul labels ever – as if you needed us to tell you that! The set features a selection of many of the most popular and most culturally important singles from the early 60s and on through the ... (Soul) read moreCD
A legendary live set from the 60s all-stars of Stax Records – a performance in London in the late 60s, as the label follows Motown's lead on taking its big names overseas! The lineup is legendary, and most of the tunes are familiar by the artists, but get nice fresh versions here – ... (Soul) read moreCD
Includes 64 tracks by Carl Douglas, Brass Construction, Dan Hartman, Heatwave, Three Degrees, Positive Force, Chic, The O'Jays, Gwen McRae, Shalamar, Anita Ward, Taste Of Honey, Sister Sledge, and more! (Funky Compilations) CD
Music from Jeff Wesley, Mary Ann Haynes, George Fradley, the Padstow Carol Singers, the Johnny Doughty, the Dartmoor Pixie Band, Sam Sherry, Manny Aldous, David Blick, Gordon Hall, and more – 25 songs in all. (Folk/Country) CD
Features work by Madness, Lena Lovich, Nick Lowe, The Adverts, Wreckless Eric, The Yachts, The Belle Stars, Elvis Costello, Richard Hell, and many others! (Rock) CD
(Out of print. Includes original box and book. Box has some wear.)
Music from Junction, Free For All, the Magic Reign, the Real McCoy, Kicks & Company, Paper Dragon, the Bandits, Lally Stott, St Cecelia, the Yummies, and more – 25 tracks in all. (Rock) CD
Jazz-meets-hip hop-meets-new grooves compilation put together by the folks at the Red Hot organization in the mid 90s. Titles include "Time Is Moving On" by Donald Byrd, Guru, and Ronny Jordan; "Stolen Moments" by United Future Organization; "This Is Madness" by The ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
(Out of print. Includes bonus disc with two versions of "A Love Supreme" and remix of "Creator Has A Master Plan".)
Covers from the Cure, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Body Count, Seal and Jeff Beck, Nigel Kennedy, the Pretenders, PM Dawn, Belly, Living Colour, Pat Metheny, and more. (Rock) CD
For volume 2 of this great series, the folks at BBE got Jasper the Vinyl Junkie to compile a mass of grooves with a hard James Brown drumbreak sound, and a real JB's feel. Some of these are from more recent years – like "Cut Me Loose" by Push, "Tribute to JB Family" by ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
Easily our favorite volume in this legendary series – a mindblowing batch of grooves put together by the godlike talents of Patrick Forge! Forge's work in many genres is well known – and the set's a mix of older funk, soul, jazz, and club numbers – plus a newer tracks that really ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
The Vietnam war was tough on most folks in the US – but it's no secret that it was especially tough on black Americans – who were often given little choice and little chance to get out of the callup to the military action – which left a huge impression on their community for years ... (Soul) read moreCD
A tremendous overview of some really important years in British music – a period that sometimes gets overlooked, due to the huge explosion of psych, prog, and other styles – but one that's equally creative in its own sort of way! First off, forget the term "folk rock" – ... (Rock) read moreCD
Includes 24 tracks from the Rodans, Climbers, Avalons, Goldentones, Jesse Belvin, Jimmy Pemberton, the Hi-Lites, Hollywood Flames, Scaletones, Angels, and more! (Soul) CD
Includes 24 tracks from the Bluejays, Belltones, Original Red Caps, Johnny & Joe, the Quintones, Ann Ford, the Uniques, Starlites, Ascots, Eddie Williams, and the Five Royals. (Soul) CD
Music from The Earls, The Jive Five & Eugene Pitt, The Contours, The Shirelles, The Miracles, The Majors, The Volumes, The Marvelettes, The Duprees, The Four Seasons, The Excellents, and more - 34 tracks in all. (Soul) CD
Music from Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew, Howie Tee with the Real Roxanne, the Furious Five, Whodini, the Fat Boys, the Boogie Boys, UTFO, Run DMC, Kurtis Blow, Roxanne Shante, Marley Marl & the Bad Boys. (Hip Hop) CD
A great look at the farther reaches of the American underground scene in the mid 80s – years after punk and post-punk modes – and a portrait of a whole generation who rose up in their wake, but maybe made music that was something else entirely! 20 years hence, these guys might have ... (Rock) read moreCD
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Studio One Rockers ... CD Soul Jazz/Studio One (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ...
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An excellent compilation that's very much in the spirit of the 100% Dynamite sets on Soul Jazz! This time, Soul Jazz dig through the vaults of the legendary Studio One catalog – some of the most important reggae and rocksteady ever recorded, virtually all of it produced under the tutelage of ... (Reggae) read moreCD
To say this one's been a long time coming would be an understatement! This awesome set features a 4 hour (!) DVD, loaded with rare footage of the Skatalites, Jackie Mittoo and Ernest Ranglin, plus in-depth interviews with Dodd and a whole host of artists that had worked their way through the ... (Reggae) read moreCD
A very cool oversized package of rare 78rpm material – with an excellent Robert Crumb cover! Music from Freeny's Barn Dance Band, Son House, Ernest Phipps, Memphis Minnie, Tommy Johnson, Three Stripped Gears, the Kentucky Ramblers, Amedie Ardoin, Yank Rachelm, Asa Martin, Blind Roosevelt ... (Blues) read moreCD
Includes music by the New Jungle Orchestra, Ibrahim Electric, Horace Parlan Trio, Marilyn Mazur, Andrew Hill, Kresten Osgood Quartet with Sam Rivers, and Lars Moller with Geri Allen. (Jazz) CD
Pull on your board shorts, fasten those bikinis, and look out for speeding hot rods – we've got a killer batch of movie surf grooves for you soak up! Summer Beach Baby gathers up some of most sun-soaked, cornball fun tunes from the mid 60s surf days – soundtrack cuts featuring cast ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
(Ex-library copy with stickers on booklet and marker on disc label.)
22 songs from Kenny Parchman, Barbara Pittman, Ray Harris, Slim Rhodes, Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Riley, Sonny Burgess, Glenn Honeycutt, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins. (Rock) CD
22 songs from Warren Smith, Wade & Dick, Jim Williams, Ray Harris, Carl Perkins, Edwin Bruce, Billy Riley, Tommy Blake, Hayden Thompson, Barbara Pittman, and Bill Justis. (Rock) CD
(Out of print, booklet has some age spots inside.)
22 songs from Warren Smith, Wade & Dick, Jim Williams, Ray Harris, Carl Perkins, Edwin Bruce, Billy Riley, Tommy Blake, Hayden Thompson, Barbara Pittman, and Bill Justis. (Rock) CD
24 songs from Bill Justis,Wayne Powers, Rudy Grayzell, Edwin Bruce, The Sun Rays, Magel Priesman, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dickey Lee, Ray Smith, Gene Simmons, and Tommy Blake. (Rock) CD
Hits from Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Bill Justis, Sleepy LaBeef, Warren Smith, Tommy Blake, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, Carl Mann, Billy Lee Riley, and Ray Smith. (Rock) CD
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Sun Story ... CD Rhino/Sun, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ...
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Not just rock hits by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins – but also more obscure work by Carl Mann, Sonny Burgess, The Five Tinos, Junior Parker, and The Prisonaires! (Rock) CD
Music from Sam & Dave, Tyrone Davis, the Drifters, the Dells, the Larks, the Impressions, Deon Jackson, Brook Benton, Al Wislon, Dobie Gray, Barbara Lewis, Jimmy Ruffin, and more – 36 tracks total. (Soul) CD
Includes 30 songs by the Larks, Pyramiders, Tommy Cullins, Joe Musengale, Ralph Jerome, the Tone Blenders, Etta & Amelia, Ray Williams & the Mastertones, the Sandettes, and more! (Soul) CD
Includes 30 songs by the Sandettes, Four Knights, Delfi's Danny Brikta, Mark Cavell & the Classmates, Lou Roberts, Zip & the Zippers, the Idols, Blue Dots, and more! (Soul) CD
Features music from Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Rose Royce, the Brothers Johnson, Curtis Mayfield, the Spinners, the Jackson 5, the Emotions, Lou Rawls, Labelle, Isaac Hayes, Chic, Al Green, the O Jays, Kool & the Gang & more. (Soul) CD
Includes tracks by Latimore, Leela James, Detroit Emeralds, Smokey Robinson, John Legend & The Roots, Barry White, Mayer Hawthorne, Michael Jackson, and others. (Funky Compilations) CD
A beautiful package of work from this legendary pianist – 18CDs that comprise a series of very special recordings for RCA and Columbia, each presented with the original artwork, in small LP-styled sleeves! Richter's a legend who's left behind a huge legacy on other labels from the 20th ... (Classical) read moreCD
A huge legacy of work from one of the greatest classical pianists of the 20th century – the complete Decca, Philips, and Deutsche Grammophon recordings of Sviatoslav Richter – brought together in a massive set that also includes two bonus CDs as well! The bulk of the set – 34 CDs ... (Classical) read moreCD
A classic compilation from the Chicago scene – one that stood as one of the key full-length releases of house music that was bubbling under in the Windy City – important at the time, as most other albums of house music were from overseas labels issuing Chicago recordings! As you'd ... (House Music) read moreCD
An excellent compilation of rare southern soul tracks, put together by Peter Guaralnick to accompany his book of the same name. The selection's great, and the album features many many tracks from small labels from Memphis and other points south. Titles include "True Love Travels On A Gravel ... (Soul) read moreCD
A massive batch of music – and almost as worth it for the overall package as it is for the great tunes inside! Like other volumes in this series, this set is beautifully put together – not only stuffed with an amazing array of classic soul from a key year in the 60s – but also ... (Soul) read moreCD
Music from Duke Ellington, Bob Crosby, Benny Carter, Glenn Miller, Harry James, Charlie Barnet, Claude Thornhill, Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, and more. (Jazz) CD
A great little set that moves chronologically from bebop and cool jazz to hard bop and new wave, with music by Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray, Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Art Pepper, Dexter Gordon, Ray Bryant, Herbie Hancock, and Tony Williams – 25 tracks total. (Jazz) CD
A great little set compiled by the folks at Swing Journal, with music by Miles Davis, Art Farmer, George Wallington, Thelonious Monk, Taddd Dameron, Mal Waldron, Roy Haynes, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Rollins, and others – 21 tracks ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great little set compiled by the folks at Swing Journal, with music by Bud Shank, Gerry Mulligan, Russ Freeman, Clifford Brown, Jack Montrose, Chico Hamilton, Jim Hall, Art Pepper, Laurindo Almeida, and more – 24 tracks total. (Jazz) CD
The world of moogy music first exploded back in the late 60s – when artists like Bruce Haack, Perry-Kingsley, and others were making all these wonderfully weird records that featured heavy analogue electronics and other playful elements! By the 80s, most of that music had gone away – ... (Sound Library) read moreCD
An amazing array of southern soul – a 3CD package that's overflowing with classics in the genre, but which also features a fair bit of rare numbers too! The presentation of the whole thing is completely top-shelf – with a 72 page booklet that's almost worth the price of admission alone ... (Soul) read moreCD
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Takoma Blues ... CD Takoma/Fantasy, Early/Mid 60s. Used ...
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Music from Little Brother Montgomery John Lee Granderson, Dr Isaiah Ross, Big Joe Williams, James Cotton, Maxwell Street Jimmy, James Cotton, Eddie Boyd, Son House, Rev Robert Wilkins, and more. (Blues) CD
Way way way more than the usual Northern Soul compilation – an all-winning batch of rare soul tracks that go a lot deeper than usual – all hand-picked by the expert soul crew at Grapevine Records! The set does swing with the kind of upbeat and uptempo soul tracks that you'd expect from ... (Soul) read moreCD
20 tracks from the Motown vaults – including many rare numbers, and even a few unreleased tracks! The quality of the set goes way way past the usual American Motown set – no surprise, since it was put together by Richard Searling, longtime UK soul DJ and expert collector. Titles ... (Soul) read moreCD
Rare Motown – a treasure trove of obscure singles, b-sides, and collectors favorites from the glory days of this Detroit soul powerhouse! The set was put together for the UK soul market – and as such, it features a wealth of tunes that go beyond the usual Motown collections in the US ... (Soul) read moreCD
Music from Jason Moran, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Jacky Terrasson, Joe Lovano & Greg Osby, Chucho Valdes, Rodney Jones, Benny Green, and Javon Jackson. (Jazz) CD
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Taste Of Doo Wop ... CD Crystal Ball, Late 1950s/Early 1960s. Used ...
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Includes work by the Acchords, Endings, Darvels, Tribunes, Crosstones, Fabulous Harmonaires, Chalets, Lexingtons, Five Pyramids, Little Isidore & The Inquisitors, and more – 25 tracks total. (Soul) CD