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12" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Blanco Y Negro)

Release: 1979 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing. Promo. OBI is missing. Small tear in spine.

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Torrevado

Living In The Shuttle

12" | 1988 | EU | Reissue (New Platform)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Originally released in 1985 on American Disco, Living in the Shuttle was in those days a totally different track from the other italo disco release. And it’s still very unique. The release includes 4 tracks. Beside the original 2 tracks from the release, we added Dub Mix (previously unreleased on vinyl) and Shuttle Mix, a version exclusively made from Zambelli and Verdi (original producers of the track) for ZYX. Limited green transparent vinyl release.

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Biafra

Play Our Game

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 1977 | JP | Original (RSO)

V.A.

OST Saturday Night Fever

Premiere Capsule Clear Vinyl Edtion

Release: 1977 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Soundtracks

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

OBI is missing.

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Champignons

LP | 1972 | CA | Reissue (Return To Analog)

Release: 1972 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Active Force Black Vinyl Edition

Active Force

LP | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Kamikaze Rock 'N' Roll Suicide 40th Anniversary Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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180 gram audiophile vinyl
Soul, boogie, funk album produced by Michael Stokes
Includes the big club hit "Give Me Your Love"
Reissue for the first time since 1983, celebrating its 40th anniversary

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Donatella Rettore

LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (BMG)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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LP | 1972 | EU | Reissue (Life Goes On)

Music Box

Songs Of Sunshine

LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Driven By The Music)

Release: 1972 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Here we have another magical achievement of the early 70’s counterculture. Officially released in 1972 on the small imprint Westwood Recordings, the album has an intimate, predominantly acoustic flavor. Flutes, chimes and gentle organ sounds all over the place. Tales of faraway lands, sand, sea, castles, kings, queens and even Peter Pan dominates the scene, imposing a sort of ancestral feel. Rob Armstrong, the leader of the group, became a renowned luthier and you can hear the care and love of the acoustic guitar in his music. The short lived british folk trio released just this single before vanishiong. The album consists of nine acoustic folk tracks of their own material and the Bob Dylan's classic Tom Thumb Blues.

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Donna Summer

Wanderer

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ain't It Good Feeling Good

Eloise Laws

LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Demon)

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1986 | AU | Reissue (Left Ear)

Brother Resistance

Rapso Takeover

The Devil Is Loose Gold Vinyl Edition

Release: 1986 / AU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Originally released in 1986, Brother Resistance's Rapso Take Over blends calypso, reggae, disco, funk and poetry to create the artist’s signature Rapso sound. Big tip!

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Asha Puthli

LP | 1976 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Get It Right / Standard Man Ep Collection

Release: 1976 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition of 1000 copies worldwide! We can’t think of many artists that have had as diverse a career and who have been involved in as many different genres of music as Asha Puthli. A musical pioneer who forged a path through 60's psych, free-jazz, pop, rock, disco, and more. Asha's 1976 album 'The Devil Is Loose' is maybe her most well-known record. Featuring the beautiful disco-funk-classic 'Space Talk’, Asha's ethereal soaring vocals take us on a journey that almost mirrors Asha's eclectic career. The track was championed by a wide-range of musical scenes and movements, and over space and time it has been commandeered as their own. You would hear it played by David Mancuso at the now ‘mythical’ underground New York party 'The Loft’, in the most discerning disco nightclubs across the globe, in the Rare Groove scene, and also being sampled by hip-hop heavyweights such as The Notorious B.I.G / P Diddy, and The Pharcyde. The appeal and lifespan of ’Space Talk’ keeps on extending and morphing as new audiences gleefully discover it for the first time - it still sounds as relevant and fresh on the dancefloor today - a sign of a true classic. Here at Mr Bongo we are thrilled to be releasing records by such an iconic musical maverick as Asha, from her roots in India to becoming a globe-trotting artist with a celebrated career in music and acting, whilst always staying true to her art. She has blazed a trail so that others could follow. Whether you are buying this album as a replacement for your worn-out original copy or it's the first time you've heard of Asha Puthli and you're just intrigued and drawn in by the cover, we hope you enjoy this quintessential slice of Asha's world.

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Animal Magic

LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

LP | 1980 | JP | Original (Motown)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Re-issued for the very first time on vinyl, finally we have the chance to collect the only two EP's published by the influential post-punk combo from Bristol. Both records have been released on Recreational in 1982 and still sound fresh and highly influential. Their infectious hybrid of d.i.y. punk attitude and straight funk rhythms made the difference throughout the local club scene. A mandatory re-issue ! Also heard on the incredible Cherry Red box set ‘Shake The Foundations: Militant Funk & The Post-Punk Dancefloor 1978-1984’

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Diana Ross

Diana

LP | 1981 | JP | Original (A&M)

Release: 1980 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing without OBI!

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Quincy Jones

The Dude

LP | 1975 | JP | Original (MGM)

Release: 1981 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing with obi, includes insert | Faintest edge wear, close to NM

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Gloria Gaynor

Never Can Say Goodbye

12" | 1979 | US | Original (Philadelphia International)

Release: 1975 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing with OBI and insert.

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Bobby Rush

I Wanna Do The Do

LP | 1982 | US | Original (Tappan Zee)

Release: 1979 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

close to NM

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Bob James

Hands Down

Super Trouper = スーパー・トゥルーパー

Release: 1982 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Original US pressing. Sticker residue on cover.

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ABBA

LP | 1980 | JP | Original (Discomate)

LP | 1981 | TR | Reissue (Beyoglu Metropol)

Release: 1980 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing without OBI. Cover with bumped corner

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Nur Yoldas

Sultan-I Yegah

Release: 1981 / TR – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1977 | IT | Original (Derby)

Venus Rising

Live On Venus

Disco Hits Explosion Vol. 3

Release: 1977 / IT – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Cover with faint ring wear and small sticker.

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V.A.

LP | 1977 | JP | Original (Overseas)

12" | 1976 | US | Reissue (Unidisc)

Release: 1977 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing with OBI and insert. Vinyl close to NM

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Van McCoy

The Hustle

Peter Ludemann & Pit Troja

Release: 1976 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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/ love is the answer / soul cha cha

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The Now Generation

LP | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Be With)

LP | 1975 | CA | Reissue (Return To Analog)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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They Say: “Documentary and industrial underlays for current themes of modern life”. We say: Mind-blowing, percussion-heavy, Afro-tinged, cosmic-disco library bomb. This is the one. An absolutely outstanding record from 1983 and definitely one of the hardest to find on the collectable German library label, Coloursound. The Now Generation (Percussive Underscores) is comfortably one of the very best library records full stop.

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Morse Code

La Marche Des Hommes

Release: 1975 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Beaumonde)

Surprise

Believe Me

Love And Ka Dance Record Store Day 2019 Edition

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In Gabon, 1983, Frédéric Gassita decided to form the band "Surprise" with his longtime friend Jean-Jean Gateau, having a strong inspiration from the US funk that invaded the radio waves of Gabon: Earth, Wind & Fire, the Commodores, Maze by Frankie Beverly ....
The Guitarist Célestin Assélé Bongo joined the band and provided them the necessary means to record an album. Florence Nang Ekomye, a talented self-taught jazz singer, is immediately recruited, being the voice of Surprise.
Recorded in 1985, benefiting from the unique recording conditions of Studio N'Koussou in Libreville: probably one of the handful studios in the planet to use a Digital 48 Tracks recorder at the time; The result is a sensational production, the use of synthesizers is slamming and the charm of Florence’s voice make the recording quite unique.
Totally unknown until recently, Surprise, primarily an early work from the great composer Frédéric Gassita, still sounds fresh and crisp and we hope it will now get the attention it did not get upon release.

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Kassav

2LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Heavenly Sweetness)

LP | 1981 | US | Reissue (Cultures Of Soul)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Unavailable for years, the reissue of Kassav' legendary first album released for the RSD. Founding album of the modernization of Guadeloupe music, it will give birth a few years later to the global zouk phenomenon. This version gathers for the first time the original version as the American version of the album (4 different tracks).

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Space Cats

Something New

Release: 1981 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Disco Jazz Black Vinyl Edition

Rupa

LP | 1982 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Left Ear)

Release: 1982 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Barely disco and hardly jazz, Rupa Biswas’ 1982 LP is the halfway point between Bollywood and Balearic. Tracked in Calgary’s Living Room Studios with a crack team of Indian and Canadian studio rats alike, Disco Jazz is a perfect fusion of East and West. Sarod and synthesizer intricately weaving around one another for 37 transcendent minutes, culminating in the viral hit “Aaj Shanibar.” Remastered from original analogue source material and withe permission and blessing of the producers and performers.

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Kingsley Bucknor

Just U And Me

LP | 1980 | US | Original (Capitol)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Nigeria’s Kingsley Bucknor’s ‘Just U and Me’ LP gets the long-awaited reissue treatment from Melbourne’s Left Ear Records. After cutting his teeth playing with Fela in the 70’s and releasing two afrobeat LP’s Kingsley travelled the globe before finding himself in London, it’s here that he laid down 6 distinctive electro-funk tunes inspired by African rhythms and music he’d heard through his travels in the States and in Europe. Originally issued on Kinglsley’s own KAB records in ’85 and according to Kingsley the release was well received at the time, but due to constraints of international marketing the record remained mostly unknown outside of his homeland. Fast-forward to 2017 and the stage is set for a new global audience to appreciate the distinct sound of KB.

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Sun

Sun Over The Universe

LP | 1985 | US | Original (Arista)

Release: 1980 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs. Cover with sticker

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Whitney Houston

LP | 1982 | JP | Reissue (Epic)

Release: 1985 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

US pressing.

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Michael Jackson

Thriller

LP | 1983 | JP | Reissue (De-Lite)

Release: 1982 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Original Japanese pressing withouot OBI!

- "P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)" sampled by Kanye West for "Good Life",
Memphis Bleek for "I Wanna Love You" and
Monica for "All Eyez On Me"

- "Billy Jean" (Drums) sampled by Aaliyah for "Got to Give it Up",
Blackstreet for "Billie Jean",
Ice Cube for "You Know How We Do It",
ODB for "Got Your Money" and
Refugee Camp Allstars for "Avenues"

- "I Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" sampled by MC Lyte for "Poor Georgie"

- "The Lady in My Life" sampled by Gangsta Pat for "I Wanna Smoke",
LL Cool J for "Hey Lover" and
Three 6 Mafia for "Porno Movie"

- "Human Nature" sampled by Nas for "It Ain't Hard to Tell"m
SWV for "Right Here" and
Tupac for "Thug Nature"

- "Thriller" sampled by Biz Markie for "Muddfoot",
Def Squad for "No Guest List",
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince for "Rhythm Trax - House Party Style",
Large Professor for "Mad Scientist",
NWA for "100 Miles and Runnin'" and
Public Enemy for "911 is a Joke"

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Kool & The Gang

Ladies' Night

LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Isle Of Jura)

Release: 1983 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Japanese pressing without OBI!

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Harry Mosco

Peace & Harmony

12" | 1981 | DE | Original (Atlantic)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: Sealed

Official LP reissue of 'Peace & Harmony' by Nigerian funk royalty Harry Mosco, Originally released in 1979. Incl the big tracks ''Sexy Dancer'', ''Step On'' and ''Do It Together'' Isle Of Jura digs deep going back 40 years for the reissue of Harry's 1979 album which is something of an undiscovered gem that touches upon Disco, Funk, Boogie, Soul and Dub. Harry passed away in 2012 and we’ve worked closely with his son on the reissue.
Harry Mosco is best known as the founder of legendary 1970s Nigerian Afro-Funk band The Funkees. Originating as an Army band after the Nigerian Civil War they lead the wave of upbeat music produced by young artists in Nigeria in response to the darkness of the recently concluded civil conflict. Following a notable hit single ‘Akula Owu Onyeara’ the band split in 1977 and Harry pursued a solo career.
‘Peace & Harmony’ was Harry’s third LP continuing the rich vein of form found in previous albums ‘Country Boy’ and ‘Funkees’ (For You Specially). He was a visionary who wrote, arranged and produced each song on the LP assisted by Mark Lusari on engineering duties (P.I.L, Jah Wobble & Prince I), whose Reggae and Dub influence can be felt on title track ‘Peace & Harmony’ and ‘Peaceful Dub’. The LP contains two certified floorfillers of Studio 54 era Disco Funk in the shape of ‘Sexy Dancer’ & ‘Step On’ and two slow jams, the soulful ballad ‘She’s Gone’ and horn lead album closer ‘Do It Together’. Mr Funkees was printed on the cover to help record buyers make the connection between Mosco and his former band

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Gino Soccio

Try It Out

Disco Hits Explosion Vol. 3

Release: 1981 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Small sticker on cover.

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V.A.

LP | 1977 | JP | Original (Overseas)

LP | 1984 | JP | Reissue (CBS/Sony)

Release: 1977 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Japanese pressing with OBI and insert. Vinyl close to NM. Faintest foxing on cover and insert otherwise VG+

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T-Square

Make Me A Star

7" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (The Saifam Group)

Release: 1984 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing without OBI! Cover is close to NM!

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Patrizia Pellegrino

Scusa Ma Ti Amo

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Lost In Space / Let It Show

Warren Doris

12" | 1981 | US | Reissue (Dial Up Connection)

(You're) My Love, (You're) My Life

Release: 1981 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Reissue of this 1981 gem from New York's Warren Doris. Remastered from the original 16-track tapes.

A veteran of the NYC's nightlife and dance music scenes, Warren worked with names like Mark Kamins & George Benson, and produced the Larry Levan favourite Affinity - Don't Go Away before leaving the music industry and starting life as a high school teacher.

Lost In Space by New York City based Warren Doris flew under the radar upon its initial release in 1981. Despite radio play in the Northeastern US, the tune never completely broke out and instead became a closely guarded secret among soul music aficionados. More than four decades after its release, the emotional power of Warren's vocal performance and the lush, swelling arrangement have cemented the record's well deserved status as a holy grail for collectors.

Meticulously remixed and remastered from the original 16-track tapes by Warren himself, this new edition of Lost In Space does justice to the original with three all new cuts; The familiar extended mix and new radio edit pair with an instrumental version and a heavy dub of “Let It Show” the flip side on the original pressing.

“This was my breakup song for my ex-wife. I was 28 and she was 32 at the time. Now here we are 43 years later. It was originally released on my label, Maya Communications. At the time it got a bunch of airplay in New York, South Carolina, and Washington D.C., but I got jerked by the distributors on my money, so I couldn't keep up with the demand for the repress. The fact that it stayed enough to be selling for $1000 says a bunch.” - Warren Doris

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Patty Ryan

12" | 1986 | JP | Original (Polydor)

LP | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Miss You)

Release: 1986 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

With OBI

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I Tirelli

Amore Mandarino

24,29 €* 26,99 € -10%

Billy Foster & Audio Record Store Day 2023 Edition

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Recorded in the infamous Stone Castle Studio in Carimate (Como) by the two brothers Alberto & Gianni Tirelli, this is the last album recorded before the passing of Alberto. (Gianni is also known for certain Italo Disco masterpieces such as “Magic Dance” by Loui$.) Amore Mandarino is An act of bold and improvised genius, being entirely recorded in one night with little to no preparation. What resulted will be forever immortalized in your record collection with this exploration of exquisite fraternal expression throughout a multitude of genres. “Marzia Non C'e” is a 6 minute long downtempo dreamy soundtrack to the deepest of summer balearic sunrises. “Dimmi Per Chi” an Italian Reggae not-Reggae excursion served with ultra smooth spoken word lyrics. “Un Colpo Al Cuore” channeling nuances of Italian bastard cousin of Dire Straits in captivating danceable rock form. Arrangement and production standards running high, clearly a product of a golden age in Italian studio recording and session musicianship. Can't go wrong. Includes insert with letter from Gianni to Alberto, R.I.P..

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Billy Foster & Audio

LP | 1983 | UK | Reissue (Equistar)

...Munich-Album... Turquoise Vinyl Edition

Release: 1983 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Once dubbed the Magic City, by 1983 Gary, Indiana, had fallen on hard times. Over the previous decade the steel capital of America hemorrhaged half its population, including the Jackson 5, and changed its distinction to America’s murder capital. Lost in this transition was Billy Foster & Audio’s, joyfully beaming, self-titled disco-jazz LP. Recorded under the watchful eye of Bill McQueen, Foster and his band serve up a culmination of his musical experiences, utilizing his jazz training on the piano-forward ‘Sometimes’ and employing his synthesizer pop finesse on ‘I Need Your Love’.

Hoping to plant his flag in Gary’s musical canon, Foster issued the LP via his own Equistar imprint, distributing the release as far as a tank of gas could carry him. Two follow ups appeared in ’86 and ’89, but by that point Gary was in deep decline. Audio disbanded in 1993, the year Gary claimed its murder capital distinction. Original picture sleeve, remastered, LTD Edition 180g vinyl press.

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Patty Pravo

LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (RCA)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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LP | 1972 | TR | Reissue (Ada Müzik)

3 Hür El

3 Hür El Volume 1

LP | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Afrosynth)

Release: 1972 / TR – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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3 Hürel is a folk-rock and psychedelic-rock band consisting of 3 brothers from Trabzon, a northern city in Turkiye, who gained fame in the early 1970s with their authentic music and hippie outfits. Thisis their first album compiled from 45 rpm singles. The original release date was 1972. The band's guitarist uses a self-made double-handled guitar and reed instrument, which has become a symbol of the band in concerts. What makes the band special is its groovy guitar tone and excellent bass guitar and percussion technique. They have become one of the most important representatives of psychedelic-rock in Turkiye. "Aşk Davası", "Haram", "Pembelikler" and "Madalyonun Ters Yüzü" are their most popular songs.

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Starlight

LP | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Mondo Groove)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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South African production duo of Emil Zoghby and John Galanakis were responsible for a string of high-quality disco singles in the early 80s, typically cover versions of international hits — Klein & MBO’s ‘The Big Apple’, Sly & the Family Stone’s ‘Family Affair’ & David Joseph’s ‘You Can’t Hide (Your Love From Me)’ — backed with their own compositions. When Starlight hit the market with an album in 1983, it featured only one cover, the local hit ‘Picnic’, along with five of the duo’s original compositions, including their similarly styled response, ‘Picnicing’, which replaces the original’s sax with spaced-out synth stabs. Then there’s ‘Jah Jah Love’, an ecstatic disco sermon of dancefloor dynamite weighing in at over eight and a half minutes. Other tracks on this landmark album — ‘Let’s Go Dancing (Boogie Boogie)’, ‘Keep On Moving’ and an eponymous instrumental — offer a similar fusion of classic disco with newer Italo and proto-house influences: machine music with a human touch! Remastered from the original master tapes and reissued for the first time, Starlight will be available on vinyl and digital platforms from early 2023 (40 years after its initial release) via Afrosynth Records.

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Galaxy

LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Mondo Groove)

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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One of the best boogie records of Nigeria repressed for the first time. Produced in 1981 by Jake Sollo and performed by himself flanked by the outstanding funky bass by Randy Taylor and the great vocal performances from the Galaxy girls. Recorded and produced in England but originally released only in Nigeria

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Honey Machine

LP | 1975 | JP | Original (MGM)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Another Boogie-Funk records repress for the 1st time. Recorded in Lagos, Nigeria in 1982. Features the great Nkono Teles on clavinet and electric piano and Jojo Kuo, drummer who played with Manu Dibango and Fela Kuti among others.

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Gloria Gaynor

Never Can Say Goodbye

Taana Gardner Record Store Day 2020 Edition

Release: 1975 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Japanese pressing with OBI and insert

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Taana Gardner

2x12" | 1979 | EU | Reissue (West End)

Prince And The Revolution

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Taana Gardner's s/t NYC disco classic from 1979 is celebrating its 40th anniversary! Happy birthday! Nicely repressed, remastered and spread across 2 x 12" sides of wax we have this mammoth, benchmark record back on the streets.

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Purple Rain

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Warner Bros.)

High On Your Love / Hot Hot (Give It All You Got)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Original inner sleeve. 1984 EU reissue. Sticker on cover.

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Debbie Jacobs

12" | 1979 | NL | Original (MCA)

Release: 1979 / NL – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Timeless Black Vinyl Edtion

Robert Cotter

LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Best Record Italy)

Timeless Red Vinyl Edtion

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Worthy re-issue of Robert Cotter's second late 70's soul album! Comprising five songs, with four of them being quite lengthy and well-structured for the dance floor, was entirely recorded in the United States by top-notch American musicians. "Timeless", a fresh and lively expression of late 70s soul music, was recorded at the Sundragon Studio in New York. This studio was home to legendary bands such as Talking Heads and Ramones, as well as a few 'disco studio groups' like Andrea True Connection, Tony Valor Sound Orchestra, and Camouflage, who recorded songs that later became considerable hits. For this reason, it's believed that the positive outcome of the album can be partially attributed to Ned Liben, an eclectic New York musician and co-founder of the studio in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, served as an exhaustive interlocutor for any artistic and technical needs. He was also the arranger of "Rock Me With Your Love", the most significant song on the album. Ned's successful mission was to capture the maximum timbral fidelity of Robert Cotter's voice using appropriate recording techniques, assisted by Michael George Ewing, a talented engineer who had previously worked on similar projects with well-known artists like Carol Williams, Maryann Farra & Satin Soul, Touch and Tony Valor. In fact, the piece features original and melodious lines, coupled with an excellent steady rhythm, spanning approximately 8 minutes and 30 seconds - in short, "a delightful sound for every beat." This ensured that the performance of the young singer-songwriter from New Jersey was faithfully reproduced without neglecting the overall musical landscape. The other four songs, arranged by Ben Lazzaroni with the same musicians as the first piece, are no exception. Best Record also delivered on the promise to Robert's older brother, Karl Potter, a powerful percussionist transplanted to Rome, for whom the roman label produced "Sweet & Salty Cha-Cha-Cha" (12", 1986). Robert Cotter, an artist about whom almost nothing has been written, is poised to gain recognition once word spreads about his album, which has been entirely remastered by Dom Scuteri and features a more congenial tracklist. This album is destined to be truly 'timeless', ready to captivate audiences around the world. Even the new cover artwork, created by Nerina Fernandez, pays homage to an artist who, despite expressing himself with elegance and simplicity, radiates energy and exudes love. "Timeless" is an inevitable revelation for anyone who missed it at the time, and for the next 40-plus years, it will remain an absolute must-listen for Robert Cotter's many fans, leaving them all in awe. In addition to the reissue on the classic glossy black vinyl, a strictly limited edition on red vinyl will be released exclusively by Clone Distribution.

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Robert Cotter

LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Best Record Italy)

LP | 1979 | US | Original (Casablanca)

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Love & Kisses

You Must Be Love

LP | 1985 | US | Original (Arista)

Release: 1979 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

promo copy

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Whitney Houston

LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Release: 1985 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

US original, RCA-Indianapolis pressing. Vinyl close to VG+

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Star Beams

Play Disco Specials

Mystique Featuring Ralph Johnson

Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Star Beams album is a bit of an enigma. When we first came across their epic dance-floor monster 'Disco Stomp’ it was on a Disco Calypso compilation, so we assumed it originated from the Caribbean. Years later we worked out how wrong we were and that this nugget was actually from South Africa and taken off an ultra scarce album on JAS Pride records from 1976. The next problem was tracking down an original copy and we don’t think we’ve ever seen our Bongo team member Gary Johnson as happy as the day he turned up clutching a copy under his arm.
'Play Disco Specials' was produced by Ray Nkwe who also worked with Mankunku Quartet and The Soul Jazzmen, with all writing credits on the album going to Ray, the recording credited to engineer Robin Ritchie and the artwork to Carol Knowles. Other than this, the personnel of the record remains a mystery, but sometimes a bit of mystery is a good thing.
Aside from the disco-jazz-funk of 'Disco Stomp’, which has found it’s way into the DJ sets of Theo Parrish, 'Play Disco Specials’ will appeal to fans of The Star Beams South African contemporaries The Drive, Batsumi and Pacific Express.

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Mystique

LP | 1977 | US | Original (Curtom)

LP | 1982 | JP | Original (Polydor)

Release: 1977 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: G+, Cover: G+

torn and taped spines

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Shakatak

Night Birds

LP | 1980 | JP | Original (20th Century Fox)

Release: 1982 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Original Japanese pressing with OBI!

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Stephanie Mills

Sweet Sensation

LP | 1980 | JP | Original (Motown)

Release: 1980 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing with OBI and insert

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Stevie Wonder

Hotter Than July

On The Radio - Greatest Hits Vol. I & II

Release: 1980 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

OBI is missing. With inserts. close to NM.

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Donna Summer

2LP | 1979 | JP | Original (Casablanca)

Down On The Street = ダウン・オン・ザ・ストリート

Release: 1979 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing.

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Shakatak = Shakatak

LP | 1984 | JP | Original (Polydor)

LP | 1972 | CA | Reissue (Return To Analog)

Release: 1984 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Original Japanese pressing.

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Champignons

Premiere Capsule

Release: 1972 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1981 | UK | Reissue (Be With)

Marti Caine

Point Of View

Release: 1981 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Atmosfear

En Trance

LP | 1982 | US | Original (Tappan Zee)

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Official reissue of the only full-length LP from Brit-funk masters, Atmosfear. Love for Atmosfear was born out of the underground UK dance scene of the early 1980s; from nightclubs, pirate radio shows and soul weekenders. A localised scene that went on to have a global influence. The band’s most notable track ‘Dancing in Outer Space’ – included here on the CD version as a bonus – is a certified classic. It was a chart hit in the UK and was also championed Stateside in clubs such as the mythic ‘Paradise Garage’ and 'The Loft' by the likes of Larry Levan and David Mancuso. An instantly recognisable anthem that is just as fresh today as it was when it was first released. Originally released in 1981 via Elite / MCA records, ‘En Trance’ is a joyous album that arguably represents the pinnacle of the Brit-funk sound. The band consisted of bassist, and keyboardist Lester J. Batchelor, drummer Ray Johnson, guitarist Andy Sojka, saxophonist Stewart Cawthorne, singer and guitarist Tony Antonio and producer Jerry Pike. The album captures the excitement of these
exceptional players demonstrating utmost originality in the studio. More Atmosfear and Elite Records reissues are available/coming soon on Mr Bongo, including ‘Xtra Special’ and ‘Dancing In Outer Space’ on 12”.
Official Mr Bongo reissue. Licensed from Chemical Discs.
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Bob James

Hands Down

Release: 1982 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

LP | 1979 | JP | Original (RCA)

The Whispers

Happy Holidays To You

Release: 1979 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Tigre / Gennarino O Sioux Limited Test Press Edition

Tonica & Dominante

12" | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Archeo)

12" | 1983 | NL | Original (Rams Horn)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition of 100 copies, hand-numbered on label side A.
Includes A4 info sheet.

Originally released in 1979 on Dominant Records, the two songs, produced by Antonio Iglio and Antonio Moxedano, became a total cult through the years, a collector item if there is one. The original 7 inch is one of the most wanted and rarest, impossible to find, with few copies appearing in the second hand market at hundreds quotations, a true milestone in the underground Neapolitan Disco Funk sound released between the end of the Seventies and early Eighties in a lot of small, unknown labels. The fever around Tigre / Gennarino ‘O Sioux by Tonica & Dominante was so high that influenced a new wave of Neapolitan acts like Nu Guinea (Nu Genea) and also compilations of other singles from the past like “Napoli Segreta”. Finally reissued on Archeo Recordings, the first time appearing on 12 inch, Tigre and Gennarino ‘O Sioux are remastered for the Archeo release and each track backed by a Vocal Dub version done by italian dance music legends Leo Mas & Fabrice, two superb and extended grooves that will be fire for the Balearic/Nu-Disco scene.

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First Choice

Let No Man Put Asunder

Release: 1983 / NL – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 1975 | US | Original (Vigor)

Pat Lundy

Party Music

Release: 1975 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

LP | 1983 | WW | Reissue (Ossi Müzik)

Ajda Pekkan

Superstar '83

Release: 1983 / WW – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Un'estate Di Sesso Colored Vinyl Edition

Angeleri

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Maledetta Discoteca)

LP | 1977 | JP | Original (GTO)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After over 40 years and with great pride we bring to light in the formidable Maxi 45 single format another great little gem hidden in the vast panorama of Italian disco.

Author, painter, poet and all-round musician, Luciano Angeleri collaborated on the project with enthusiasm and exceptional enthusiasm. With his inimitable humor he gave us many laughs and beautiful reflections on an unparalleled golden age. Thank you so much Luciano!

The Pink Colored Vinyl in Limited Edition, in addition to the two hits "Un' Estate di Sesso" and "Donna", offers two modern versions on the B-Side: Lance with a jaunty Re-Edit and our Marta Paradise with a real King -Work with a retro futuristic flavour.

May the Italian Summer be with you…

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Heatwave

Central Heating

Release: 1977 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1973 | US | Original (Philadelphia International)

MFSB

Life Is Something Special

Release: 1973 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: G+

Torn spines, stickers on front cover.

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Peech Boys

12" | 1983 | AU | Original (Festival)

12" | 1983 | NL | Original (Rams Horn)

Release: 1983 / AU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Medium: VG, Cover: G+

Vinyl with scuffs and hairlines. Cover with seam splits and ring/shelf wear

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Klein & M.B.O.

More Dirty Talk

Release: 1983 / NL – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1977 | IT | Original (Clan Celentano)

Adriano Celentano

Disco Dance

Release: 1977 / IT – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

LP | 1975 | TR | Reissue (İstanbul Plak)

Ajda Pekkan

Hos Gör Sen

Release: 1975 / TR – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1979 | JP | Original (Philips)

The Ritchie Family

Bad Reputation

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Funkscapes)

Release: 1979 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Near Mint

Record is close to VG+.
Includes OBI and insert.

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Harri Stojka Express

What A Funky Night

Ivory Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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What A Funky Night! Now officially remastered from the original analogue master tapes and pressed onto wax in its full length as a super sound single with the original artwork and extensive liner notes. Right in time for the 40th anniversary of this killer boogie funk tune straight outta Vienna. On the flipside you got a previously unreleased version of Marihuana that surfaced during the reissue process. This earlier version was recorded during the 'Camera' LP sessions - slower than the familiar version on the 'Tight' LP.

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Kio Amachree

LP | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Mondo Groove)

22,79 €* 23,99 € -5%

LP | 1973 | US | Original (Philadelphia International)

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The killer 1981’s Nigerian funk boogie disco and reggae by Kio Amachree repressed for the first time.

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Billy Paul

War Of The Gods

12" | 1981 | US | Reissue (Kay-Dee)

Release: 1973 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Terre Haute Pressing.
Includes original insert.
Vinyl with scuffs and hairlines

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Vicky D

This Beat Is Mine

If You Want / Summer Time HHV Exclusive Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 1981 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This sensational post-Disco, Boogie classic from 1981 gets pulled from deep within the legendary Sam Records company vault, and sees a vinyl-only re-release on 4-time Grammy Award Nominee Kenny Dope's Kay-Dee Records, with his own special re-rubs. What makes the re-issue of this dance floor gem most authentic is Kenny's process that stays true to old school form, both technically and sonically. That is, the song painstakingly taken from the original 24-track multi-track master and mixed down to 1/2" master tape, and then mastered from tape to vinyl. Kenny proves this process needs to be done the way it was back in the day in order to produce a true analog record; not a record that sounds like a cd on vinyl nor mastered from digital files for vinyl. This is unlike what everyone is doing these days and what separates Kay-Dee Records from the rest. Kenny's O'Gutta Dubba, the other remix on the flipside of the vinyl, brings even more of that boogie sound back with all original new live drums, rubber bass and other classic instrumentation. You may very well have heard this single being played by Larry Levan at the Paradise Garage, David Mancuso at The Loft or Tee Scott Better Days. Today, you might hear these remixes at parties like Body & Soul, 718 Sessions, Bump & Hustle, or many of the specialty radio shows like Kenny Dope's Anything Goes on Rinse FM UK. Originally produced by Gary R. Turnier of Gary's Gang and produced/written by Andre Booth who has also collaborated with Big Daddy Kane, Lords of the Underground and others, a whole new generation of dancefloor devotees will discover this throwback first hand.

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Laura Angel

12" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Disco Segreta)

12" | 1987 | EU | Reissue (Blanco Y Negro)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Limited edition of 100 copies on blue wax. Only available at HHV.

Disco Segreta sets your summer on fire with the official reissue of two killer obscure italo-disco masterpieces! Out of the catalog of the no longer active cult Savona-based label Disco In, this 7” released in 1985 in 1000 copies sung by the mysterious Laura Angel, is probably one of the most elusive, with original copies hardly ever showing up ! “Summer Time” carries all the fascinating stylistic elements of italo-disco: romantic struggle, summer-inspired ital-english lyrics sung by a catchy female voice, over minimal 80s drums and arpeggiated basslines; while “If You Want” is possibly one of the finest examples of that all-Italian peculiar mixture of darkwave, synth-pop and italo-disco. Two superb melanchol-italo tearjerkers, with a masterful use of three classic italo disco fetish synths: E-mu Drumulator, Juno 106, Korg Poly 61. As usual with us, the first ever 12” reissue of this 45 - in a limited edition on 180g. high-quality vinyl - will be lovingly remastered, respectful of the actual tracks’ 80s lo-fi vibe, and will feature the original 45 versions.

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Day Dream

Crazy Blue Vinyl Edition

Soup For One Record Store Day 2021 Edition

Release: 1987 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Re-issue on blue vinyl of this Sabadell Sound anthem released originally in 1987 by Blanco y Negro Music.‘Crazy’ wss the follow-up of ‘In The Night’ (re-issues on picture disc) and keeps the mood of that italo inspired movement created in Spain know as Sabadell Sound. Uptempo and happy track very italoish. Limited edition!

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Chic

12" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Mirage)

LP | 1980 | JP | Original (Victor)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Record Store Day 2021 Release. Famously sampled in Modjo’s number one smash hit ‘Lady’, Chic ‘Soup For One’ is a tried and tested recipe for greatness. Tantalizing, trademark Nile Rogers funk strumming, sublime synthwork, vocals to die for and hooks for days. Coming up to its 40th anniversary with the original released on Mirage in ’82.

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Arabesque

Arabesque IV

LP | 1981 | JP | Original (CBS/Sony)

Release: 1980 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing. With OBI. Few paper scuffs. close to NM

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Earth, Wind & Fire

Raise!

It's Hard To Get In The Showbiz

Release: 1981 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

Japanese pressing with OBI and insert. Vinyl is close to NM. Tiny wear.

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Upstairs

LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (The Outer Edge)

LP | 1977 | US | Original (Atlantic)

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Upstairs, a band from Frankfurt, Germany was active from 1977 to 1983. Though considering themselves mainly a rock group, the band incorporated elements of funk, jazz rock and disco into their music. On their rare and privately released debut album “It’s Hard To Get In The Showbiz” from 1980 they created something that could be called Germany’s definite answer to AOR, yet still with an edgy and unique krautrock flavor. The album starts with "Wontcha Try," a track where core songwriter, guitarist and lead singer Helmer Sauer is telling the story about being dismissed from his job: "They tried to tell me in a fucking gentle way, that the time had come to kick me…". Sauer serves more personal, hard-edged lyrics on the album as well. On "Happy Hooker," for example, he tells the story of a working girl in the red light milieu: "The job is as hard that you really can never imagine, she serves for the money, degradin' herself in a way - if you'd know how she's feelin' you wouldn't laugh at all". An empathetic view on the subject of prostitution rarely heard at that time. But aside from the profound lyrics and songwriting, the album has a lot to offer on the groovy side of things. With catchy bass lines, rhythm guitar, Fender Rhodes, Moog synthesizer, Clavinet and swift crisp drumming "It's Hard To Get In The Showbiz" is one of the best examples of late 70s flavored funky rock from Germany. Additional to the aforementioned "Wontcha Try" another DJ delight should be "Make Your Steps On Better Lines" which showcases a superb synth line and disco funk flavors. We also get the slick mellow latinesque AOR grooves of "Get On A Plane" as well as the now-classic "You're Just Yourself", which marks the most soulful track of the LP. As followers of our label are already well aware, "You're Just Yourself" was featured on the compilation, "Boogie On The Mainline – A Collection Of Rare Disco, Funk And Boogie From Germany 1980-1987" from 2018. The band mainly performed locally and never really had ambitions to release their music on a bigger label. Too bad that Upstairs only released this one album. Of course, the highly sought-after original pressing is almost impossible to find nowadays. Therefore, we are proud to finally make this record available again after 40 years for a reasonable, regular LP price. Only 300 copies of the carefully re-mastered repress have been produced, and included is a printed lyrics insert identical to the original. As this is already the 10th release on our label we want to thank you for your support! Stay tuned for more hidden gems unearthed by The Artless Cuckoo.

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Aretha Franklin

Sweet Passion

LP | 1972 | EU | Reissue (Out-Sider)

Release: 1977 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Presswell pressing.

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Lite Storm

Warning

Disco Space Funk Band , The

Release: 1972 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Genuine underground freakiness”– Patrick Lundborg (Acid Archives)

Screaming psychedelic garage from L.A. with fuzzed out guitars, Vox organ, killer vocals, early Oriental vibes...Recorded in 1967-68 but not widely released until 1972.

File next to Music Emporium, Tiffany Shade, Seeds, Rebecca & The Sunnybrook Farmers … Formed in California in 1967, Lite Storm was the first incarnation of spiritual seekers Johnima & Kalassu Wintergate (later on Lightstorm, One…). A pioneering psychedelic band, Lite Storm played at all the hip Sunset Strip clubs, were friends with Kali Bahlu and travelled to the Orient and Far East, touring in Vietnam in 1970.
“Warning” was recorded at a four-track studio in 1967-68, first released as a custom tiny pressing before being licensed to the Beverly Hills label for a proper release. This is the first ever vinyl reissue.

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Journey Through The Night

LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Everland)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Everland)

Street Feet

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Hot Casa)

Mac Gregor

Abidjan