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Calender —
It's A Monster ... LP 
Pi Kappa/Tidal Waves, 1976. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
They certainly gave this one the right title – as the album's a monster right from the very first note – a complex set of funky tunes from the 70s, and one that's grown to legendary status over the years! Calender have an approach that pushes past the gritty sound of the funky 45 ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies!)
Manu Dibango —
Electric Africa ... LP Celluloid/Tidal Waves, 1985. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A really sweet combination of talents – as the legendary Afro Funk saxophonist Manu Dibango steps into the 80s – working with some of the electro jazz talents who were transforming the music at the time, in a mode that certainly warrants the title of the album! Bill Laswell produced, ... (Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Exile One —
Exile One (180 gram pressing) ... LP Disques Debs/Tidal Waves, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 29.98
The fantastic first album from Exile One – a group who recorded more mainstream work in Paris later in their career – but who really sound fierce and funky here right at the start! The sound is lean, stripped-down, and a lot more aimed towards American soul than you'd guess from their ... (Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies!)
Eastbound/Tidal Waves, 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 29.99
A monster bit of funky jazz – filled with long tracks that all jam mightily, all at a level that matches or tops the best work coming out of Prestige or Blue Note Records at the time! The set is one of the rare few on the Eastbound jazz subsidiary of Detroit soul powerhouse Westbound Records ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500!)
Steve Grossman —
Some Shapes To Come ... LP PM/Tidal Waves, 1974. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Beautifully choppy jazz from Steve Grossman and his legendary 70s comrades Gene Perla and Don Alias – one of the heaviest hitting American combos of the time! The trio have a tight fusion sound that's as full-on as it is funky – and Grossman blows some amazing work on tenor and soprano ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 1000!)
Wenha/Tidal Waves, 1980. New Copy (reissue)... On May 31, 2019
Pretty great stuff – even though Wendall Harrison has strayed far from the Tribe Records sound of his earlier years! The record takes the spiritual post-Coltrane jazz of Harrison's earlier days, and infuses it with a smooth fusion approach that's clearly an attempt to reach a wider audience ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Westbound/Tidal Waves, 1976. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $28.99
Maybe the greatest moment ever from Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins – a key part of the George Clinton P-Funk universe in the 70s – finally getting a chance to step out on his own! Haskins arranged and produced the set – with a bit of arranging help from Bernie Worrell – ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2019 Record Store Day UK/EU release!)
Bill Mason —
Getting' Off ... LP Eastbound/Tidal Waves, 1972. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A stunning set of heavy jazz funk – and the only album we've ever seen from organist Bill Mason – a player who's probably best known for his searing work on the Rusty Bryant albums Fire Eater and Wildfire! The session here has the same sort of groove – long tracks, with a very ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to just 500 copies!)
Tidal Waves, 1978. New Copy (reissue)... About May 1, 2019 (delayed)
An obscure funky fusion album from bassist Tony Newton – with a wild look that grabs you instantly! Tony plays this weird double-bass, and he's pictured with the instrument on the cover – looking like some super-heavy righteous dude that escaped from The Headhunters. The record ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500!)
Tidal Waves, 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99
The rare second album from Ofege – an ultra-hip Nigerian group from the 70s, and one who was as influenced by the fuzzier sound of American rock as they were by the growing styles of Afro Funk on the Lagos scene! Ofege were younger than most of their contemporaries – and work here with ... (Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 1000!)
Ofege —
Try & Love ... LP Tidal Waves, 1973. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A blistering set of Afro-Funk from the 70s – the debut of Ofege, a band of high school students at the time! There's a really trippy sound to the set, as the guitars figure strongly in the groove, and are often recorded with some slightly psychedelic touches – similar to Blo or some of ... (Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500!)
Bernard Purdie (Pretty Purdie) —
Soul Is...Pretty Purdie (180 gram pressing) (2019 Record Store Day Release) ... LP Flying Dutchman/Tidal Waves, 1972. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Out Of Stock
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) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
Purple Image —
Purple Image ... LP Tidal Waves, 1970. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
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 ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tidal Waves, 1981. New Copy (reissue)... On June 28, 2019
Pharoah Sanders —
Africa (180 gram pressing – with bonus tracks) ... LP Timeless/Tidal Waves, 1987. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $26.99 35.99
A brilliant 80s set from Pharoah Sanders – a record that has him a much more understated setting than some of his other albums from the time – but one that's maybe even more soulful and searching overall! The great one plays blistering tenor right from the start – in a quartet ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500!)
Stone Alliance —
Stone Alliance ... LP PM/Tidal Waves, 1976. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
An amazing little group – and one of the real standouts in indie jazz during the 70s! Stone Alliance are a killer power trio made up of players who'd previously worked for Elvin Jones – and all three of them have inherited a frenzied sense of rhythm from Jones – and that great ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 1000!)
Eastbound/Tidal Waves, 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99
An obscure bit of heavy soul – and the only vocal album on the jazz-based Eastbound imprint of Detroit's legendary Westbound Records! Albert's a blues artist, and sings in a soulful electric style that's similar to some of the Stax work of Albert King – but which has a bit more of a ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2019 Record Store Day UK/EU release!)
CMP/Tidal Waves, 1993. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $28.99 34.99
A very unusual moment from the mighty Bernie Worrell – the keyboardist that most folks know for his work as part of the P-Funk universe of George Clinton – stepping out here on an early 90s album done in collaboration with producer Bill Laswell! Like most of Laswell's other projects ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500 – with a silkscreened D side!)
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