Now Again Vinyl, CD & Tape 4 Items

This anthology follows Now-Again's Loving On The Flipside, issued more than a decade ago. And that anthology itself got its start in a different time, a decade even earlier - the era in which Now-Again's Egon and his friends chased down funk 45s and the odd LP for their testosterone riddled, aggressive sound. Often times the funk song on one of their chosen is would be the throw-away b-side, the hasty afterthought the band cobbled together the night before hitting - or while in - the studio because they'd put all of their energies into writing the amazing ballad that would ensure their entry in soul's history books. Every once in a while, that funk song they coveted could have been - in an alternate universe - a ballad. The Third Guitar's "Baby Don't Cry," El Pooks* "I Could Do The Impossible" and Spider Harrison's "Beautiful Day" all fit into this category. That realization notwithstanding, more often than not they shined over the ballads to get to the tough stuff. Then they started flipping those funk records over to find some loving on the flip side. Some marvellous tunes were there to be found. This is the long awaited follow up. Contained within this anthology are some of the greatest soul ballads that go sweet with a beat - or, to follow our tagline, epitomize "sweet funk." Most of these songs have never been compiled. Some have never been issued in any form. Some, like the Ledgends entry here, were sampled to great success (in that case for Freddie Gibbs and Madlib's "Deeper"). Some haven't been sampled, but, like Herb Johnson's entry, are patiently awaiting their day. It should go without saying that we're proud to present this music in good conscience; with the full participation of everyone but the most obscure names contained within. And, for those who we've not yet been able to contact, this is our message: We've found your brethren, we've placed them beside you on an album that we hope you feel is befitting of your collective contributions to soul music and now we're just waiting for you. Though the music you recorded is from the years past, vour time is now.TracklistingA1. Del Jones - The Last LetterA2. Herb Johnson - Where Are YouA3. Will You Be There - Timothy McNealyA4. Little Beaver - Do Right manA5. Soul Superiors - Trust In Me BabyA6. Outback - Strangers In Our HomelandA7. The Montecarlos - If You LeaveA8. Words Of Wisdom - You Made Me EverythingB1. Soul Charges - My Heart Beats For YouB2. The Power Of Attorney - I'm Just Your ClownB3. James Reese - Throwing Stones (Kenny Dope Mix)B4. Richard Marks - I'm With You LoveB5. Bonnie Floyd - You're My EverythingB6. The Ledgends - A Fool For YouB7. Apple & The Three Oranges - Moonlight

"GIMISUM FAMILY Hits For Record Store Day In A Silver & Clear Galaxy Colored Vinyl Pressing With A 12 Book Now-Again reissued six essential albums from the ’90s Memphis Rap scene in 2024, each licensed directly from the artists. This is the seventh, a classic by the scene’s center, Kingpin Skinny Pimp and his Gimisum Family and their self-titled album, recorded in 1994. This album, like all Memphis Rap titles reissued by Now-Again, were originally released on rare tapes, only distributed in and around Memphis. This is the first time this album appears on LP; and is pressed on limited edition galaxy silver & clear colored vinyl, and comes in an OBI wrapped jacket that contains an oversized 12 page book that details the historical precedent, genesis and arc of this important American musical scene."

"I’M NOT MADE OF IRON Sees Its First Ever Commercial Release On Record Store Day 2025
Ngozi Family drummer and vocalist Chrissy Zebby Tembo's first album My Ancestors is one of the best known and most sought after international rock
records. A mix of hard rock, proto-punk and Zambian folklore, Tembo and his
best friend Paul Ngozi’s efforts were followed by a promotional-only second
album that came out the year after My Ancestors.
For the first time, Now-Again Records presents the first commercial issue of this
rare Zamrock album I’m Not Made Of Iron under license from both
the Tembo and Ngozi Estates.
Includes An Oversized 8 page Booklet that details Paul Ngozi and the Ngozi
Family's Arc including rare photographs, discography and annotation."

Reissue! Poets of Rhythm founding members first crucial piece of the funk spectrum recorded as The Whitefield Brothers. A wear-your heart-on-your-sleeve, hypnotic, defiantly psychedelic funk album that is as modern as it is grounded in the great musical traditions from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Featuring members of the Dap Kings, El Michels Affair and Poets of Rhythm. “The Whitefield Brothers In The Raw remains as potent in 2022 as the day it dropped twenty years ago. Originally released in 2002, and later reissued via Now-Again, the LP’s panglobal brew of ragged psychedelic funk dripped different, defying easy markers of genre, era, and locality...live breakbeat drums and tribal chants...anchor the set’s twelve tracks. Hypnotic and humid, come for the polyrhythms, stay for the swirling dub adjacent blasts of trumpet.” - Aquarium Drunkard