One of the first albums ever as a leader from the young Gary Bartz – and an instant spiritual jazz classic that showed the world that he was well on his way! Bartz blows alto here, in a setting that's equal parts Impulse and Strata East – a killer group that features Pharoah Sanders on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The major label debut of Boogie Down Productions – a record that's got quite a striking cover for the time – one that's drenched in political power, and is hardly the sort of fake gangster image that so many other rappers would use to grace the covers of their albums! Here, KRS-One ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Not just a live album from Ray Charles – but a set that shows just how much his talents had grown and matured over the course of the 50s – especially hitting that jazzy current that would mark the late years on Atlantic Records – underscored here by work from David Fathead Newman ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Soaring work from the legendary John Coltrane Quartet – a session that was incredibly far-reaching for the time, and which originally was unissued until after the time of Coltrane's death! The record's got the group really pushing forward strongly – hitting a Love Supreme mode, but ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The classic debut of Gang Starr – and a record that would really help chart the direction for hip hop in the decade to come! And yes, the set's not the first in this mode – but the production work of DJ Premier alone here sets a whole new standard for smart samples, creative rhythms, ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An incredible record – and virtually the blueprint for countless other keyboard records to come! At the height of his 70s powers, Herbie really takes off into space with this set – moving away from more commercial music, and hitting a groove that's totally righteous, totally electric, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Genius material from Waylon Jennings – one of those career-defining records from the early 70s that completely put him on top, and heralded a whole new generation in country music! The set's maybe equally noteworthy as a showcase for the up-and-coming Billy Joe Shaver, who wrote much of the ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A lasting 70s classic from Frederick Knight – easily his best-remembered album, thanks to the legendary title track! The set's got a slow-burning, deeply soulful feel all the way through – one that takes Knight's high-end vocals, and backs them with some bottom-burning instrumentation ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A 70s crossover classic, and the album the put LaBelle over the top! The mighty Allen Toussaint is at the helm for this first Epic album to feature the trio of Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash – and he really helps the group find an amazing new sound after their somewhat rougher, ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
While Pete Rodriguez and Pete Terrace were battling it out for the "King Of The Boogaloo" title – La Lupe went ahead and dubbed herself "The Queen Of Latin Soul"! Oddly, though, the album's less of a strict Latin Soul effort than you might guess from the title – and ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really dark little album of vocal jazz from 50s singer Barbara Lea – recorded here with small combo backing, and a strange sound that's a fair bit different than most other efforts of this type from the time! At one level, there's definitely a leaner 50s vocal jazz approach going on – ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very early work from jazz vocal legend Abbey Lincoln – material that's maybe a bit more straight ahead than some of her later work, but still has that unmistakable Abbey Lincoln quality in the voice! The arrangements on the set are by Benny Golson – using that light angular edge that ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the greatest Meters albums of all time – a set done for Warner Brothers, but one that continues some of the sharper edges of their earlier Josie Records material – but all with the heavier studio power they were allowed at the bigger label! The set was produced by Allen ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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A hell of a tribute to all the greatness that made Dolly Parton such a wonderful country singer – years before she achieved superstardom and was known in so many other fields than just music! Here in the early days, Dolly's a tremendous singer and a hell of a songwriter – she penned ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The tremendous debut of Dolly Parton – a very early record done before her famous years at RCA – yet a set that already has Dolly at the top of her powers! Parton wrote a good deal of material on the record – rare for a female country singer at the time – and the songs ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Brilliant early work from Dolly Parton – a set that marks her as one of the greats in female country music, even at a very young age – and an artist with a sense of spark and wit that already sets her apart from the rest of the pack! The tunes have a wonderful way of blending pain and ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wilson Pickett at Fame Studios – an unbeatable mix that yields up one of his greatest albums ever! All the best elements of Pickett's strength at Atlantic Records are firmly in place here – hard, raw vocals at the front, supported by funky accompaniment from Fame Studios regulars, plus ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A definite real thing from the mighty David Porter – one of his killer solo albums for Stax Records, after splitting his partnership with Isaac Hayes at the end of the 60s – and a record that really matches some of Ike's classic solo sets for sheer ambition and power! Porter's approach ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Q-Tip's legendary unreleased jazz funk-flavored Kamaal The Abstract album – a wonderful record that should have come out in 2002, but was held back for years – and yet, in another tribute to Q-Tip's prescience, a set that's got lasting power that's made it well worth the wait! We ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lord Quas returns for another batch of booming, mad-blunted hip hop – an even more sprawling, surreal ride than the Unseen LP! Quasimoto was and still is Madlib's outlet for his most cartoonishly blunted, eccentric tendencies – and he really lets 'em fly on this set! The Unseen LP had ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ahhh . . . The young genius of The Replacements! A bit punk, a bit garage, with a heartfelt quality that you didn't always find in indie rock at the time. These rough hewn gems are already as brilliant as they can be – shiny little diamonds that show Westerberg and crew working at top form, ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nina's not just singing the blues here – she's completely reinventing the sound of the format – by drawing on a long tradition of vocal expression, and infusing it with the hipper, more personally exploratory mode she forged in the 60s! The album's got a subtle brilliance that means ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album