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Kashmere Stage Band
Plays Originals
LP | 1974 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)
37,99 €*
Release: 1974 / JP – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Kashmere Stage Band (ksb), founded by music teacher Conrad O. Johnson was an elite performing unit of the student band at Kashmere High School, Houston, Texas, from the late 1960s until 1978. All original Kashmere LPs had 1000 copies or less originally pressed, which were sold both locally and around the world as the band toured. And now, P-vine is proud to present the historically renowned albums from the band on limited reissue vinyl! some of them will be reissued on vinyl for the first time.

[Items line-up] Kashmere Stage Band / Our Thing ('69) Kashmere Stage Band / Bumper To Bumper Soul ('70) ※First time reissued on vinyl Kashmere Stage Band / Thunder Soul ('71) ※First time reissued on vinyl Kashmere Stage Band / Zero Point ('72) Kashmere Stage Band / Kashmere "73" Live in Concert ('73) ※First time reissued on vinyl Kashmere Stage Band / Out Of Gas But Still Burning ('74) Kashmere Stage Band / Plays Originals ('74) Kashmere Stage Band / Expo '75 Concert Tour Japan/Okinawa ('75) ※First time reissued on vinyl
Bobby Hutton - Loving You, Needing You, Loving You, Wanting You' / Watch Where You're Going
Bobby Hutton
Loving You, Needing You, Loving You, Wanting You' / Watch Where You're Going
7" | 1974 | UK | Reissue (Expansion)
16,99 €*
Release: 1974 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The two tracks on this 7” (which feature as bonus tracks on the Expansion CD reissue of “Piece Of The Action”) were first released back-to-back in 1974 on the ABC label. Both songs are co-written and produced by McKinley Jackson, key to songs for Lamont Dozier, Freda Payne and The Four Tops at ABC in the early to mid-70s.
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Kashmere Stage Band
Expo 75 Concert Tour Japan / Okinawa
LP | 1975 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)
37,99 €*
Release: 1975 / JP – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Kashmere Stage Band (ksb), founded by music teacher Conrad O. Johnson was an elite performing unit of the student band at Kashmere High School, Houston, Texas, from the late 1960s until 1978. All original Kashmere LPs had 1000 copies or less originally pressed, which were sold both locally and around the world as the band toured. And now, P-vine is proud to present the historically renowned albums from the band on limited reissue vinyl! some of them will be reissued on vinyl for the first time.

[Items line-up] Kashmere Stage Band / Our Thing ('69) Kashmere Stage Band / Bumper To Bumper Soul ('70) ※First time reissued on vinyl Kashmere Stage Band / Thunder Soul ('71) ※First time reissued on vinyl Kashmere Stage Band / Zero Point ('72) Kashmere Stage Band / Kashmere "73" Live in Concert ('73) ※First time reissued on vinyl Kashmere Stage Band / Out Of Gas But Still Burning ('74) Kashmere Stage Band / Plays Originals ('74) Kashmere Stage Band / Expo '75 Concert Tour Japan/Okinawa ('75) ※First time reissued on vinyl
Shira Small - The Line Of Time And The Plane Of Now Splatter Vinyl Edition
Shira Small
The Line Of Time And The Plane Of Now Splatter Vinyl Edition
LP | 1974 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)
27,99 €*
Release: 1974 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Real people music recorded at aQuaker Boarding school in the mid-'70s. Mixing soft psych, vocal jazz, andsunshine soul, Shira Small and her highschool music teacher Lars Clutterhamcreated a peerless artifact of outsidermagic. Imagination, wonder, theexistential dread of Vietnam and mathclass and getting caught smoking weedin Nixon's America_ it's all here. Isyour life alright?
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The Honey Drippers
Impeach The President Clear Vinyl Edition
7" | 1974 | UK | Reissue (Alaga U.S.)
24,99 €*
Release: 1974 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Cynthia Sheeler - I'll Cry Over You Record Store Day 2023 Edition
Cynthia Sheeler
I'll Cry Over You Record Store Day 2023 Edition
7" | 1975 | UK | Reissue (Jb's Records)
14,99 €*
Release: 1975 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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An impossibly rare double sider from the JB's Records vaults gets a much called for official reissue. Cynthia Sheeler - I'll Cry Over is one of the rarest and greatest Southern Soul classics out there, always held back due to the scarcity of its original 1975 release. The last copy sold on Discogs five years ago for £400 and it’s easy to tell why. A luscious slice of Baton Rouge crossover soul that will sweep you up and whisk you away in it’s blissful grasp. An absolutely essential 7 inch for any collection. Black label version original black sleeve.
Stratus - Girl / Wild Woman
Stratus
Girl / Wild Woman
7" | 1976 | UK | Reissue (Motherlode)
17,99 €*
Release: 1976 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Stratus were a cross-genre rock band formed around 1974 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, led by Robert Ackley. Originally recorded in 1976 at Wildwood Recording Studios, an embellished description of a basement in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. This release was funded by a local dentist and promoted by ‘Cathy’, Ackley’s muse and inspiration for the release and the track ‘Girl’ in particular. Only 1000 copies were ever pressed, the majority of which were subsequently distributed by the band at shows as pseudo-business cards, with many pristine original copies as a result becoming lost to time. The tracks have since resurfaced in Europe many years later, much to the surprise and joy of Ackley himself. Remastered from one of the last remaining mint condition original presses, this release is a must for all collectors of blue eyed soul and AOR rarities. This reissue marks the first release in 7” format since its 1976 debut. ‘Girl’ is a glorious soulful, jazz fusion rarity, replete with glorious drum breaks and affecting vocal and keyboard melodies. - https://s.disco.ac/ogbanflbkeaw ‘Wild Woman’ on the other hand is a classic 70s psychgarage rock jam that has remained unheard since it’s original release. - https://s.disco.ac/adbptpbxsebk
1619 Bad Ass Band - Nothing Can Stop My Loving You / Step Out
1619 Bad Ass Band
Nothing Can Stop My Loving You / Step Out
7" | 1976 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)
19,99 €*
Release: 1976 / JP – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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From mellow crossover soul to furious heavy funk, all the way to sweet ballads, the self titled LP from 1619 Bad Ass Band has it all! We’ve taken Nothing Can Stop My Loving You and Step Out from the LP to cut a seven inch single!

Long considered by crate diggers to be rare even among the ultra rare TSG records, 1619 Bad Ass Band’s self-titled album is like catnip for rare groove collectors! From the mellow crossover soul, furious funk, sweet ballads, and everything in between, we’ve selected mid-tempo dance number “Nothing Can Stop My Loving You” and heavy funk number “Step Out” (famously sampled by DJ Shadow) to be cut on 7 inch 45rpm vinyl!
Stevie Wonder - Original Musiquarium I
Stevie Wonder
Original Musiquarium I
2LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Universal)
38,99 €*
Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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"Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I" is a compilation album by R&B/soul musician Stevie Wonder that was released in 1982 by Tamla Records.

It collects eleven Top 40 hit singles and five album tracks, including four tracks from 1972 to 1980. The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, at No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart in the U.S.
Diana Ross - Surrender
Diana Ross
Surrender
LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Elemental Music)
28,99 €*
Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Pedrinho Sampaio - Um Grito De Guerra
Pedrinho Sampaio
Um Grito De Guerra
LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Mad About)
28,99 €*
Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The LP “Um Grito de Guerra” cover invites us to enter Pedrinho's ship and embark on a series of sounds that reveal Amazonian jazz harmonies, groovy guitars, a funky swing, and progressive keyboard attacks. However, the musical journey is not unambiguous in its style, unveiling a walk over the treetops beyond the “Southern seas”. So, we must get lost in the immensity before even commanding words defining this sound. From his cabin, Pedrinho controls his keyboards (an instrument that became so commonplace in the following decades), extracting all his creative power and masterfully conducting a band that swells the musical stew, bringing a new song that was part of the creative process of the eponymous show. An authentic Brazilian gem! Ranging from funk to soul to boogie, jazz and beyond, this little-known album by Amazonas state native Pedrinho Sampaio titled “Um Grito De Guerra” is the collection of musical works created for a theatrical show by the same name. The presentation focused on a few points, but the primary focus was rescuing the Amazonian identity and protecting the environment against Transamazonica. Pedrinho handles producing and arranging, along with keyboards and vocals.
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Songs In The Key Of Life
3LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Motown)
52,99 €*
Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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- "Love's in Need of Love Today" sampled by Blackstreet for "Love's in Need",
Busta Rhymes & Erykah Badu for "One",
George Michael for "Love's in Need of Love Today",
Kwame for "Can U Feel It?" and
X-Clan for "Ooh Baby"

- "Sir Duke" sampled by A Tribe Called Quest for "Footprints" and
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince for "Let's Get Busy Baby"

- "I Wish" sampled by Will Smith for "Wild Wild West"

- "Knocks Me off My Feet" sampled by Ja Rule for "Thug Lovin'" and
ODB for "Shimmy Shimmy Ya"

- "If It's Magic" sampled by Craig Mack for "Making Moves with Puff"

- "Ordinary Pain" sampled by Erykah Badu for "Penitentiary Philosophy"

- "Pastime Paradise" sampled by Coolio for "Gangsta Paradise",
Cru for "Up North",
Gangsta Blac for "Blaze Up Anotha One",
Mary J. Blige for "Time" and
Three 6 Mafia for "3 6 in the Morning"
Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby
Donna Summer
Love To Love You Baby
LP | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Elemental Music)
30,99 €*
Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove Colored Vinyl Edition
Funkadelic
One Nation Under A Groove Colored Vinyl Edition
2LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Charly)
45,99 €*
Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Fatback Band - Yum Yum Black Vinyl Edition
Fatback Band
Yum Yum Black Vinyl Edition
LP | 1975 | UK | Reissue (Ace)
19,99 €*
Release: 1975 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Formed by drummer Bill Curtis in 1970, the Fatback band started off as a funk band although when disco began to break in 1974, they added that four-to-the-floor wrinkle to their sound to serve up some classics. In 1975 Fatback released both their fifth and sixth albums - “Yum Yum” and “Raising Hell” - in the same year. Although singles had been released Stateside as early as 1971, it was not until 1975 that Fatback began to appear on singles here.

Their third UK 7” – ‘Yum Yum (Gimme Some)’ - got to number 40 in the UK charts in August. Later in November, ‘Are You Ready (Do The Bus Stop)’ got to number 18, which helped propel the “Raising Hell” LP into the top 20. This album also spawned the Top 10 hit ‘Spanish Hustle’ in early 1976. Both “Yum Yum” and “Raising Hell” have been out of print on vinyl for decades. These new editions allow funky Fatback fans to drop the needle and get back into the groove.
The Lovelites - With Love From The Lovelites
The Lovelites
With Love From The Lovelites
LP | 1970 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)
35,99 €*
Release: 1970 / JP – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Formed around the singular talent that was Patti Hamilton, Chicago teen soul trio, The Lovelites, released one album - With Love from The Lovelites - before disbanding. Their sole album, initially a commercial failure, would become a crate digger classic, selling with several-hundred dollar premiums on the second hand market over half a century after its release. And it’s no wonder why - Patti Hamilton’s soulful voice sounds wise beyond her years, and the trio’s angelic harmonies are backed by a full Chicago brass band. With the deft hand of Clarence Johnson (best known for his production of Brighter Side of Darkness) producing, the harmonies are sweet, the band is tight, and the singular voice of Patti Hamilton shines through it all. The first ever reissue of With Love From The Lovelites is available on limited edition vinyl, with an obi-strip, only from P-vine Records.
Janko Nilovic - Soul Impressions Clear Blue Vinyl Edition
Janko Nilovic
Soul Impressions Clear Blue Vinyl Edition
LP | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Underdog)
25,99 €*
Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Limited to 300 copies.

Following the recent reissues of Pop Impressions (UR000651) and Super America (UR000651), Underdog Records label follows-up to the series with another brilliant album by French underrated composer and producer, Janko Nilovic!
Shawn Pittman - Dreams
Shawn Pittman
Dreams
LP | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Invisible City Editions)
18,99 €* 19,99 € -5%
Release: 1989 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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mited Pressing.

Invisible City Editions returns with an official repress of a fantastic double-sided private press rarity from 1989 Detroit. Featuring two legendary Inner City alumni Producer/keyboardist Engineer Art Forest and Inner City background vocalist dancer/singer Shawn Pittman. On the A side a lush slow modern soul slow burner “Dreams'' features a deep,spatial throbbing bass line with glistening synths floating underneath cool angelic hypnotic vocals by Ms Pittman.” 'Dreams are only Dreams till you make it real' chants Shawn Pittman and we’re lead down a dazzling maze of mirrors. With “I'm Losing Control (Extended Bass-ment Club Mix)” on the flipside a wild late night warehouse dub remix features sci-fi vocal effects,fostex tape loops and ultra-heavy bass and driving drum machines. Minimal lush soul perfect for early mornings and the post-club world and a wild sci-fi house winner for late night club sessions. An IC fave! Remastered by Brandenberg/The Carvery (Note: we’ve also removed the drum machine going out of sync that was on the original press) Official Repress via Art Forest and his label Wildboy.Essential stuff!

Art Forest is an Electronic Engineer and production wizard from Detroit Michigan. He originally recorded 2 of Inner CItys’ Biggest Hits “Good Life” and “Big Fun” and continues to record to this day. Art Forest still finds and repairs equipment to add to his studio today. He also recorded for Paula Abdul “Straight Up” and Madonnas’ “Justify My Love” Shawn Pittman was a singer and dancer from Detroit who was a good friend of Inner City vocalist Paris Grey. Shawn Pittman sang backing vocals and harmonies on “Good Life” and “Big Fun”.
Baris Manco - Yeni Bir Gun
Baris Manco
Yeni Bir Gun
LP | 1979 | TR | Reissue (Emre Grafson)
24,99 €*
Release: 1979 / TR – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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2019 Re-mastered – 180g black vinyl in gatefold Cover + 2 pages liner notes. It was originally released in 1979 which is (may be) the peak of Baris Manco and his band Kurtalan Ekspres’ musical career. True masterpiece ! It deserves to be a part of your collection. Every track in this LP, open any surprise. While one track is jazz-funk, the next one space rock and a pschedelic song will follow.
Roy Ayers - A Tear To A Smile
Roy Ayers
A Tear To A Smile
LP | 1975 | US | Reissue (Polydor)
19,99 €*
Release: 1975 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Minnie Riperton - Come To My Garden Clear Vinyl Edtion
Minnie Riperton
Come To My Garden Clear Vinyl Edtion
LP | 1970 | EU | Reissue (Soulgramma)
26,99 €*
Release: 1970 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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What a beauty here. A proper re-issue of Minnie Riperton debut album on GRT, originally puvlished in 1970. Her name came to prominence with the highly influential Chicago band Rotary Connection, forerunners of the rock & soul crossover. In addition to their own recordings, including their 1967 debut album Rotary Connection, the band is notable as the backing band for Muddy Waters on his 1968 psychedelic blues album Electric Mud. Standing on her own, Minnie cut a series of sublime albums moving in a more soulful way. Opening track ‘Les Fleur’ is a shiny cover of Ramsey Lewis – who is musical assistant and contributor here – classic number penned in 1968, literally a cornerstone for contemporary hip-hop and r&b being sampled by the likes of Jurassic 5 feat. Nelly Furtado, Damu the Fudgemunk, Dr. Octagon and Cut Chemist among others. Produced by Charles Stepney (already in with Rotary Connection and subsequently behind the desk with Earth Wind & Fire), the album benefits from is lushy orchestral arrangements, pushing the vocal duties of Minnie even forward (her five-octave vocal range, enabled her to sing in ‘whistle register’ nevertheless). The jazzy soft-pop feel overall will mark comparison with Stevie Wonder, Riperton’s future employer/mentor.
L.J. Reynolds - Travelin'
L.J. Reynolds
Travelin'
LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)
26,99 €*
Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The Nu-Ron's - I'm A Loner / All My Life
The Nu-Ron's
I'm A Loner / All My Life
7" | 1971 | US | Reissue (Brewerytown Beats)
16,14 €* 16,99 € -5%
Release: 1971 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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A close replica of the original 45rpm record released in 1971 - Recorded October 27th, 1970 at famed Philadelphia studio Sigma Sound - The songs were produced by Emanuel Campbell Jr. & Charles Bowen and have been lovingly mixed from the original 16 track multi's - Mixed how he "would have mixed Mfsb (the backing band) in 1970", by engineer Tom Moulton, then lovingly mastered by Peter Humphries of MasterWorks. This would have been the original team working on these tracks back in the 70's, both are legendary in the Philadelphia soul music scene.
Burton Inc. - L.A. Will Make You Pay $$$
Burton Inc.
L.A. Will Make You Pay $$$
LP | 1976 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)
36,99 €*
Release: 1976 / JP – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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A follow-up of sorts to Messengers Incorporated’s Soulful Proclamation, LA Will Make You Pay $$$ by Burton Inc. featured core members Charles and Barbara Burton of both groups, and is a shining example of the modern soul and disco that pulsed through the Oklahoma underground. Moving away from the psych-infused heavy funk jams of Soulful Proclamation, these eight tracks gave Barbara Burton’s vocals the spotlight with heart-tugging soul ballads, sun-soaked horns and bass grooves. Originally released independently in 1976, P-vine is delighted to reissue the album on limited-edition vinyl with an iconic Japanese obi strip included.
The Lewis Connection - The Lewis Connection
The Lewis Connection
The Lewis Connection
LP | 1979 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)
36,99 €*
Release: 1979 / JP – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The Lewis Connection was a Soul / Funk band from Minneapolis whose self-titled LP may have been lost to the vaults were it not for their peculiar historical connection - the first appearance of Prince as a guest performer. The song in question, "Got To Be Something Here," features Prince on background vocals and guitar, but there's far more packed into this early record of what would become the signature Minneapolis funk sound. There's bustling energy across these tracks with enticing funk hooks, instrumental variety, and mood-heightening extended jams. P-vine is thrilled to present The Lewis Conection with a newly remastered limited edition LP with obi strip attached.
Deep Heat - Do It Again / She's A Junkie (Who's The Blame) Record Store Day 2022 Vinyl Edition
Deep Heat
Do It Again / She's A Junkie (Who's The Blame) Record Store Day 2022 Vinyl Edition
7" | 1975 | UK | Reissue (Cu-Wu)
13,99 €*
Release: 1975 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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We're all unabashed fans of Steely Dan so we take Steely Dan covers seriously. Mainly "why bother"? You can't improve on perfection right? However, when we heard Deep Heat's scintillating version of "Do It Again" we changed our minds. A totally brilliant funkier version of Steely Dan's first-ever hit which stands loud and proud in re-interpreting this classic song into something much more appropriate for today's more sophisticated dance-floors.

Originally released on the tiny Detroit label, Cu-Wu, original copies soon ran out. There is currently just one available in the entire world for $1000 and that'll be gone in a blink. The smart money says hold on for a mint reissue on the original label.

A great socially-conscious flip too, the uptempo funky "She's A Junky (Who's To Blame)". All in all, this is a killer double-sider and will also appeal to Steely Dan collectors and enthusiasts across the board. Expect strong demand. I mean who wouldn't want this within their collection? Absolute banger. Both sides!
Betty Davis - They Say I'm Different Black Vinyl Edition
Betty Davis
They Say I'm Different Black Vinyl Edition
LP | 1974 | US | Reissue (Light In The Attic)
34,99 €*
Release: 1974 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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One can hardly imagine the genre-busting, culture-crossing musical magic of Outkast, Prince, Erykah Badu, Rick James, The Roots, or even the early Red Hot Chili Peppers without the influence of R&B pioneer Betty Davis. Her style of raw and revelatory punk-funk defies any notions that women can’t be visionaries in the worlds of rock and pop. In recent years, rappers from Ice Cube to Talib Kweli to Ludacris have rhymed over her intensely strong but sensual music.

There is one testimonial about Betty Davis that is universal: she was a woman ahead of her time. In our contemporary moment, this may not be as self-evident as it was thirty years ago – we live in an age that’s been profoundly changed by flamboyant flaunting of female sexuality: from Parlet to Madonna, Lil Kim to Kelis. Yet, back in 1973 when Betty Davis first showed up in her silver go-go boots, dazzling smile and towering Afro, who could you possibly have compared her to? Marva Whitney had the voice but not the independence. Labelle wouldn’t get sexy with their “Lady Marmalade” for another year while Millie Jackson wasn’t Feelin’ Bitchy until 1977. Even Tina Turner, the most obvious predecessor to Betty’s fierce style wasn’t completely out of Ike’s shadow until later in the decade.

Ms. Davis’s unique story, still sadly mostly unknown, is unlike any other in popular music. Betty wrote the song “Uptown” for the Chambers Brothers before marrying Miles Davis in the late ’60s, influencing him with psychedelic rock, and introducing him to Ji mi Hendrix — personally inspiring the classic album Bitches Brew.

But her songwriting ability was way ahead of its time as well. Betty not only wrote every song she ever recorded and produced every album after her first, but the young woman penned the tunes that got The Commodores signed to Motown. The Detroit label soon came calling, pitching a Motown songwriting deal, which Betty turned down. Motown wanted to own everything. Heading to the UK, Marc Bolan of T. Rex urged the creative dynamo to start writing for herself. A common thread throughout Betty’s career would be her unbending Do-It-Yourself ethic, which made her quickly turn down anyone who didn’t fit with the vision. She would eventually say no to Eric Cla pton as her album producer, seeing him as too banal.

Her 1974 sophomore album They Say I’m Different features a worthy-of-framing futuristic cover challenging David Bowie’s science fiction funk with real rocking soul-fire, kicked off with the savagely sexual “Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him” (later sampled by Ice Cube). Her follow up is full of classic cuts like “Don’t Call Her No Tramp” and the hilarious, hard, deep funk of “He Was A Big Freak.”
Betty Davis - Is This Love Or Desire Silver Vinyl Edition
Betty Davis
Is This Love Or Desire Silver Vinyl Edition
LP | 1976 | US | Reissue (Light In The Attic)
36,99 €*
Release: 1976 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Betty Davis was a musical maverick with vision. Image, substance, sex, and grit combined with a badass band that could deliver the funk bed backbone to the sultry music between the sheets. After cutting two notorious discs for the Just Sunshine label (Betty Davis and They Say I’m Different), and Nasty Gal for Island Records, Davis went to work on her most personal and expressive record yet. After capturing 10 hard-hitting tracks in 1976 at the remote Studio In The Country (Louisiana), a creative difference with her then label caused the platter to be unexpectedly shelved. Davis would cut one final album and soon retreat from the music business, completely disappearing from the public eye.

Is It Love Or Desire is a little-known gem in the Davis catalog. Mastered from the original tapes, and untouched for over 30 years, this release features detailed liner notes, the originally intended artwork housed in a lavishly packaged digipak, rare photos, archival material, and recent interviews with Davis and her skin-tight band Funk House.

Never bootlegged, never released, never heard until now, the secret story of this lost album will finally enter the history books and cement this bold soul sisters contributions to music and popular culture. Its time to get down…

Long live Betty Davis!
Jackson 5 - ABC
Jackson 5
ABC
LP | 1970 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)
26,99 €*
Release: 1970 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Hugh Brodie And The Real Thing - Hugh Brodie And The Real Thing
Hugh Brodie And The Real Thing
Hugh Brodie And The Real Thing
LP | 1975 | US | Reissue (Kheba)
14,99 €*
Release: 1975 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Carole King - Carole King In Concert - Live At The Bbc 1971 Black Friday Record Store Day 2021 Edition
Carole King
Carole King In Concert - Live At The Bbc 1971 Black Friday Record Store Day 2021 Edition
LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Columbia)
24,99 €*
Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Limited to 6550 copies worldwide. Recorded Live for the BBC In Concert Series in 1971, and produced by Series producer Stanley Dorfman, Carole King performs hits from the seminal album Tapestry. Backed by members of Jo Mama (who were featured on the album), including her longtime friend and collaborator Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar on guitar. The setlist includes her songs “I Feel the Earth Move”, “(You Make Me Feel) Like A Natural Woman”, “So Far Away” (ft. James Taylor), “It's Too Late”, “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” and “Up on the Roof.” Never before released on vinyl.
Pat Thomas - Stage Two Clear Vinyl Edition
Pat Thomas
Stage Two Clear Vinyl Edition
LP | 1976 | US | Reissue (Tidal Waves Music)
19,99 €*
Release: 1976 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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North American version on CLEAR vinyl
Limited 180g Vinyl Edition (500 copies) with obi strip
Rare Ghanese Highlife-Soul album from 1976
Featuring the Marijata band backing up Pat Thomas
First ever vinyl reissue
First ever release outside of the African continent

The legendary Ghanaian singer-producer Pat Thomas needs little introduction, he is a globally recognized vocalist and songwriter, famed for both his solo works and that with the highlife bands The Blue Monks, Broadway-Stargazers Dance Band, The Satellites, The Sweet Beans, Marijata, The Kwashibu Area Band and The Uhuru Dance Band. Between 1974 and 2019, he issued more than two dozen recordings offering a unique take on highlife, funk, reggae, soul and Afro-beat/pop. Pat Thomas’ work was sampled many times and continues to be featured on compilations by renowned reissue-labels across the globe.
Born in 1946 in Agona (in the Ashanti region) as Kwabena Nyamekye Amoo-Mensah, Pat Thomas almost literally had music in his DNA: his father was a music theory teacher and his mother worked as a bandleader. His uncle was none other than legendary Ghanaian guitarist King Onyina, who was not only renowned for his own recordings, but for his performing work with Nat King Cole, Miriam Makeba, Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald. Thomas went to live with his uncle where he learned musical notation, began to study guitar and play drums. He became a notable composer, and as a teenager, quickly established a reputation in the local club scene as a singer.
In the early Seventies, he moved to Accra to join Ebo Taylor’s legendary highlife band The Blue Monks (their residency at the Tip Toe Nite Club is an important part of Ghanaian musical history). Pat Thomas left Taylor’s band (though their friendship and their musical association continued) and moved to the Ivory Coast in 1973, where he formed The Satellites. The band was short-lived but they did record a few singles. In 1974, he formed The Sweet Beans (which also featured Ebo Taylor in some of its incarnations) and started to cut several albums for the Ghanaian label Gapophone Records between 1974 and 1980. Soon, his singles started to become major radio-DJ favorites.
1976 turned into Pat Thomas’ busiest year…this was the year that he released his most-famed works: the “Stay There”, “Pat Thomas Introduces Marijata” and “Stage Two” albums! Marijata was a notable funky Ghanaian group (who had their own unique identity) that started to back Thomas’ on several of his classic albums.
In 1978, he was voted “Mr. Golden Voice of Africa” and in the first half of the Eighties he started issuing his well-known ‘Action’ album series…here his musical vision got broader and Thomas started to include Afro-Latin sounds & funky African disco parallel to his already signature Afrobeat-Afropop sound. It was also during this period that he moved to London to record several of his own albums and collaborations with other artists. Pat Thomas was restless…he moved and played all over Europe for the next years, recording for a series of labels. In 1990 he moved to Canada where he began teaching in addition to playing and recording (his 1991 album “Sika Ye Mogya” on Fire Records won the Album of the Year award in Ghana).
Pat Thomas remains active as a performer and recording artist in the 21st century and currently resides in Ghana, where he resumed his teaching career and plays across the African continent, making occasional forays to Europe.
The album we are presenting you today (Stage Two from 1976) comes swinging right out the gate with a set of nine monster tunes, heavy drum-breaks, reggae infused afro-beats, funky bass lines, Wah-wah-psyche guitars and lyrics that straddle between a sense of melancholy and frantic urgency. This is a quintessential Pat Thomas (backed by the Marijata band) record that every serious collector or fan needs to have in his collection.
Originally released in 1976 on Gapophone Records Ghana, Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the first official reissue of this rare album (original copies tend to go for LARGE amounts on the secondary market…that is if you’re lucky enough to come across one). This is also the FIRST time Stage Two is being released outside of the African continent. This North American vinyl version is limited to 500 copies on 180g Clear Vinyl and also comes with an obi strip.
Reflex - Funny Situation
Reflex
Funny Situation
7" | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Paint A Picture)
13,99 €*
Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Paint A Picture are incredibly pleased to announce news of their first release: a fully remastered, licensed reissue of rediscovered British 7” Funny Situation recorded by Reflex - a band put together by drummer David Humphrey (Public Image Ltd., Sparks, Mike Oldfield) and privately released on his Star Records back in 1981. With the original record now changing hands for in excess of £200 and just in time for a 40th anniversary release the reissue - remastered and cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery - will include updated original artwork whilst also containing an insert providing further details and context on the release. Recorded a few months after seminal Britfunk tune "Southern Freeez" at the very same Vine Yard Studios and with the same engineer Simon Sullivan - the release unfortunately suffered from a lack of marketing and proper distribution but almost forty years later the record is now receiving the attention it deserves and with a price tag to match. The A side presents a beautiful mesh of funk and soul styles with influence from other Britfunk bands of the time but with a more overt jazz and rock feel fusing a tight rhythm section with smooth vocals and climaxing in a guitar and saxophone duel. The instrumental Version Two provides a fresh approach with the addition of dub FX and Indian percussion with the use of a tabla added to the mix.
Fay - This Is A Blessing
Fay
This Is A Blessing
LP | 1981 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)
31,99 €*
Release: 1981 / JP – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Fay Hill has been based in LA since the 1980s and is best known for her 2nd album "Island In My Mind" which was released in 1987 with a rich selection professional musicians and engineers from LA. This, her debut album "This Is A Blessing", released six years earlier in 1981, is by comparison a much more raw and spontaneous affair which in turn spotlights her powerful gospel vocals, and the bustling funk and soul scene of LA in the early 80s.

"I Don't Know You" (m5) is an album highlight produced by Michael ORR who will be familiar to Rare Groove followers along with its wonderful cutting guitar line. "I Know Who You Should See" (m2) and "Any Load You Can Handle" (m7) were also released as single-cut 7 inches at the time and are still in high demand.It's an album truly full of killer tunes, and finally seeing its first reissue in the world!
Willie Hutch - Season For Love
Willie Hutch
Season For Love
LP | 1970 | Reissue (Be With)
24,99 €*
Release: 1970 / Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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A monumental force firmly rooted in the soul canon, Willie Hutch is most notable for recording two of the best Blaxploitation soundtracks, The Mack and Foxy Brown. Yet his legacy is much greater. Outside of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, Hutch was arguably Motown's top male solo artist of the 70s. Prior to his association with Gordy et al, Hutch crafted his opening statements for RCA, two vital LPs that Be With Records is honoured to present today. Often-overlooked, his second album Season For Love (1970) is a must for all deep soul fans and has been sought-after by collectors of different stripes for decades. Whereas his debut featured thundering, gritty numbers, Hutch treats us to a mellower soul here - sumptuous, warm and string-led. He compared his approach to that of Otis Redding and there are definite parallels; from the raspy, rough-hewn vocals that tend to roam between sweet and deeply impassioned to the horn-heavy, emphatic sonic backdrops.
Ernie K. Doe - Here Come The Girls / Back Street Lover Record Store Day 2021 Edition
Ernie K. Doe
Here Come The Girls / Back Street Lover Record Store Day 2021 Edition
7" | 1970 | EU | Reissue (Janus)
11,99 €*
Release: 1970 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Record Store Day 2021 Release. Most people will remember the Boots advert from 2007 which used Ernie K. Doe's infectious funky 'Here Come The Girls' and caused a surge of new interest in this killer 1970 New Orleans vintage groover. The Sugababes then nicked it and managed a Top 3 hit. However, accept no substiture for the original! An essential Allen Toussaint song and production which should be in everyone's 7Inch box as a staple. Instant flloor-filler anywhere and everywhere.
Pandella Kelly - Stand In For Love / Love's Needed Record Store Day 2021 Edition
Pandella Kelly
Stand In For Love / Love's Needed Record Store Day 2021 Edition
7" | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Horoscope)
12,99 €*
Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Record Store Day 2021 Release. Quite simply, this is one of the rarest records in the world right now. Literally less than a handful of copies and we're talking multi-thousand megabucks to anyone that can prise this out of any long-term collectors box. Good luck with that. Produced by the O'Jay's, written by Eddie Levert and released on the tiny Horoscope label, this is a Soulful work of art which completely justifies it's price. Now available on the original label for everyone to have a chance at owning this masterpiece. A 50th year anniversary release for RSD.
Lee McDonald - We've Only Just Begun / I'll Do Anything For You Record Store Day 2021 Edition
Lee McDonald
We've Only Just Begun / I'll Do Anything For You Record Store Day 2021 Edition
7" | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Selector Series)
12,99 €*
Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Record Store Day 2021 Release. 40 year anniversary release of this in demand modern soul masterpiece. For their third vinyl outing, Selector Series dig into the Archives of New Jersey’s Debbie Records from 1981 to re-issue this storming boogie re interpretation of The Carpenters standard, which found itself a legion of fans in the UK thanks to Gary Dennis’s championing of it. In a pre Discogs era, this record attracted a £400 price tag amongst serious collectors back in the late eighties, with the original pressings still going for £500+ even now. The album has been re issued by several different labels over the ensuing years, but this double header is being made available for Record Store Day on a seven inch format for the first time officially, featuring the original album sleeve artwork.
Sylvia Striplin - Give Me Your Love
Sylvia Striplin
Give Me Your Love
LP | 1981 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)
38,99 €*
Release: 1981 / JP – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Sylvia Striplin is NY based jazz, soul, and R&B singer who is also well known as a member of Ladies of the Eighties which is led byRoy Ayers. This is her only solo album which was released from Roy's label "Uno Melodic" in 1981 and P-vine are so proud of releasing this finest rare groove as limited 180g heavyweight double LPs with OBI-strip! all tracks have been newly remastered.
The Beaters - Harari
The Beaters
Harari
LP | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Matsuli Music)
27,54 €* 28,99 € -5%
Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Excellent reissue of this amazing LP by the South African super group. Check the tunes ''Harari'' and 'Thiba Kamoo'', super groovy arrangements and tight cohesion between Alec Khaoli on bass guitar and Sipho Mabuse on drums, laced with the soaring vocals and guitar play by Selby Ntuli. Tip! The Beaters – Harari was released in 1975. After changing their name, Harari went into the studio late in 1976 to record their follow-up, Rufaro / Happiness. In 1976 they were voted South Africa’s top instrumental group and were in high demand at concert venues across the country. Comprising former schoolmates guitarist and singer Selby Ntuli, bassist Alec Khaoli, lead guitarist Monty Ndimande and drummer Sipho Mabuse, the group had come a long way from playing American-styled instrumental soul in the late sixties to delivering two Afro-rock masterpieces. Before these two albums the Beaters had been disciples of ‘Soweto Soul’ – an explosion of township bands drawing on American soul and inspired by the assertive image of Stax and Motown’s Black artists. The Beaters supported Percy Sledge on his 1970 South African tour (and later Timmy Thomas, Brook Benton and Wilson Pickett). But their watershed moment was their three month tour of Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) where they were inspired by the strengthening independence struggle and musicians such as Thomas Mapfumo who were turning to African influences. On their return, the neat Nehru jackets that had been the band’s earliest stage wear were replaced by dashikis and Afros. “In Harari we rediscovered our African-ness, the infectious rhythms and music of the continent. We came back home inspired! We were overhauling ourselves into dashiki-clad musicians who were Black Power saluting and so on.” Sipho Hotstix Mabuse, talking of the band’s time spent on tour in the (then) Rhodesian township from where they took their name. As well as expressing confident African politics, Alec Khaoli recalled, they pioneered by demonstrating that such messages could also be carried by “...happy music. During apartheid times we made people laugh and dance when things weren’t looking good.” The two albums capture the band on the cusp of this transition. One the first album Harari, Inhlupeko Iphelile, Push It On and Thiba Kamoo immediately signal the new Afro-centric fusion of rock, funk and indigenous influences. Amercian soul pop is not forgotten with Love, Love, Love and, helped along by Kippie Moeketsi and Pat Matshikiza a bump-jive workout What’s Happening concludes the album. The second album Rufaro pushes the African identity and fusion further, with key tracks Oya Kai (Where are you going?), Musikana and Uzulu whilst the more pop-styled Rufaro and Afro-Gas point to where Harari were headed to in years to come. The popularity and sales generated by these two classic albums saw them signed by Gallo and release just two more albums with the original line-up before the untimely death of Selby Ntuli in 1978. Whilst they went on to greater success, even landing a song in the US Billboard Disco Hot 100 in 1982, it was never the same again. “Harari’s music still speaks directly to one of my goals as a younger artist: to express myself as an African without pretending that I don’t have all these other musical elements – classical, jazz, house – inside me.” (Thandi Ntuli, niece of Selby Ntuli).
Antonio L. Newton - Novaphonia Clear Vinyl Edition
Antonio L. Newton
Novaphonia Clear Vinyl Edition
LP | 1987 | US | Reissue (Tidal Waves Music)
33,99 €* 39,99 € -15%
Release: 1987 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Limited to 200 copies.
Antonio L. Newton AKA Tony Newton (born 1948) is a multi-instrumentalist from Detroit, MI who began his professional career at the age of thirteen, playing bass guitar with blues legends like John Lee Hooker and T-Bone Walker. Discovered by Motown executive Hank Cosby while playing the Detroit blues circuit at the age of 18, he became the touring bassist with Smokey Robinson and the Miracles on the famed 1965 European ‘Motown Review’ tour. Within two years, Newton became the Miracles’ musical director.

Tony Newton also toured and recorded with other Motown artists such as The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5…and countless others. Earning the nickname “the Baby Funk Brother” he left his trademark of solid, hard-driving and deftly clever grooves on such timeless hits as “Where Did Our Love Go,” “Baby Love,” “Stop In The Name Of Love,” “Nowhere to Run,” “ABC,” “Never Can Say Goodbye,” “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” and many others. Next to his impressive body of work for Motown, Newton can be heard on several hit singles from labels like Invictus-Hotwax and Stax. Later, Newton gained recognition as a member of both the acclaimed jazz-rock fusion group: The New Tony Williams Lifetime (headed by Miles Davis’ drummer Tony Williams) and the British hard rock group: G-Force (with veteran guitarist Gary Moore).

Tony Newton also recorded several solo albums during his impressive career, including the two total classics: ‘Mysticism & Romance’ (1978) and ‘Novaphonia’ (1987).

On the album, we are presenting you today (Novaphonia from 1987) the listener is treated to something Unique (and this is not an overstatement). Newton really puts the ‘multi’ into multi-instrumentalist, playing the synthesizers, the electric bass and the drum machine. Experimental is the keyword here, sounds vary from psych/trance (almost like a soundtrack from a space movie), to funk, fusion, rock, R&B, soul and jazz. Novaphonia has both elements of Tony Newton’s impressive musical past and his vision for the future.

Spacious synths, unusual instruments and an all-around cosmic approach make this an ‘out of this world’ and Very intriguing album. Resonant, sonically rich, sonorous, colorful, mind-expanding sounds are what one should expect from the 20th century Novaphonic sound developed to its greatest extent. These harmonies are innately pleasing to the human ear, mind and nervous system.

Explore new musical frontiers intended to catapult the listener towards new dimensions…this is an album that just begs for a special place in your record collection!

Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the first-ever vinyl reissue of ‘Novaphonia’ since its release in 1987. This rare & private pressed album (original copies tend to go for large amounts on the secondary market) is now finally back available as a limited 180g vinyl edition (500 copies) complete with the original artwork.
Tom Brock - I Love You More And More
Tom Brock
I Love You More And More
LP | 1974 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)
22,99 €*
Release: 1974 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Magalhaes / Os Panteras - Xango / Lambada Pauleira
Magalhaes / Os Panteras
Xango / Lambada Pauleira
7" | 1975 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)
11,99 €*
Release: 1975 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Earth, Wind & Fire - OST That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
OST That's The Way Of The World
LP | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)
29,99 €*
Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Bill Withers - Greatest Hits
Bill Withers
Greatest Hits
LP | 1981 | US | Reissue (Sony Legacy)
28,99 €*
Release: 1981 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Sola - Sola
Sola
Sola
LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Be With)
24,99 €*
Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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It’s hard not to notice such an unforgettable sleeve, and if the music it protects is half as memorable as the artwork, you know you just have to hear it. We don’t think you’ll be disappointed because yes, this is the majestic 1971 album Un Muñeco De Madera, courtesy of the shadowy Sola, and it sounds exactly as you’d want it to. Originally released on RCA in Mexico, it’s kaleidoscopic Acapulcan-funk. The album’s endless grooves are propelled by softly rocking, quasi-library funk breaks. Vocally, Sola is in step with the 60s French pop-chanteuse style, but of course her lyrics are delivered in sensuous Spanish. Her voice is beautiful. Pillowy soft and tender, it can suddenly explode in mystical anger. These are ten tracks of moody, mysterious vibes that stir the spirit and sooth the soul. The LP was written, arranged and directed by prolific Spanish composer Manuel Alejandro, the man behind an incredible number of now classic Latin love songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s. As for Sola herself, next to nothing is known about the Mexican singer except the occasional whisper heard in only the darkest corners of the annals of music history. It’s said that upon growing disillusioned with the music industry she ended up in a convent of Carmelite Sisters. Fitting perhaps, given that Un Muñeco De Madera is a spiritual wonder of a record. Much-loved single and title-track “Un Muñeco De Madera” opens the album. It introduces us to Sola’s sparkling Latin-funk, bursting with swaggering grooves sewn by tight drums, sweeping strings and lush keys.
Funkadelic - Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow Blue Vinyl Edition
Funkadelic
Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow Blue Vinyl Edition
LP | 1970 | UK | Reissue (Westbound)
23,99 €*
Release: 1970 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Also from 1970 is Funkadelic’s second LP.

In a thick card gatefold sleeve with 180g blue vinyl pressing
Bill Withers - Greatest Hits
Bill Withers
Greatest Hits
LP | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Sony)
26,99 €*
Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Barbara Carr & Roy Roberts / Eddie Floyd: - It's Only You / Guess It Wasn't Meant To Be
Barbara Carr & Roy Roberts / Eddie Floyd:
It's Only You / Guess It Wasn't Meant To Be
7" | 1978 | UK | Reissue (Izipho Soul)
15,99 €*
Release: 1978 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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In 1978, Roy Roberts produced and wrote a song for soul music legend Eddie Floyd; this melancholy storyliner has languished in the vaults for over forty years. Izipho Soul are thrilled to release on a 45 and continue our Rock House Records/Westwood Music Group licensed collaboration. Featuring on the A Side, Southern soul legends Barbara Carr and Roy Roberts duet on the supreme mid-pacer ‘It’s Only You’. 250 collectors’ copies pressed for the Real Soul Heads!

Please note ‘Guess It Wasn’t Meant To Be’ has been restored from the original tape to its best possible quality - unrepairable damage is evident in the final parts.
J.R. Bailey - Just Me 'N' You
J.R. Bailey
Just Me 'N' You
LP | 1974 | EU | Reissue (Be With)
24,99 €*
Release: 1974 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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A dramatic, string-drenched epic, James Ralph Bailey’s Just Me ’N’ You has been a sought-after soul masterpiece for decades. A lush suite of beautiful songs, it was conceived as a concept album; a sophisticated paean to love. Originally released by MAM Records in 1974, Just Me ’N’ You is a breathtaking jazzy soul album. It’s similar in style to Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On - particularly the performances, orchestrations and chord progressions - but dealing with a different universal subject matter. If What’s Going On was about romance instead of politics, it would sound like this.
Minnie Riperton - Les Fleur / Oh By The Way Red Vinyl Edition
Minnie Riperton
Les Fleur / Oh By The Way Red Vinyl Edition
7" | 1971 | US | Reissue (Selector Series)
13,99 €*
Release: 1971 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Record Store Day 2020 Release.
Limitation: 1000 copies.

On its 50th birthday this influential slice of soul is celebrated again. A 7” remastered, reissue of Minnie Riperton’s iconic, majestic and much sampled ‘Les Fleur’ in a hand numbered, limited edition picture sleeve run of 1000. Favoured by the likes of Jurassic 5, Damu The Fudgemunk & Cut Chemist, famously covered by Dego and backed with the equally serene ‘Oh By The Way’. With original copies selling for upwards of £60+ here’s a chance to own this slice of soul perfection at a fraction of the price.
Enlightment - Agape Love
Enlightment
Agape Love
12" | 1988 | US | Reissue (Nature Sounds)
16,99 €*
Release: 1988 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Founded by ordained bishop Larry H. Jordan and his brother-in-law Frank Tinsley in the early 1980s, Enlightment was among the first groups to fuse modern R&B production with gospel themes. After providing the group’s ultra-rare debut album Faith Is The Key with a proper release, Nature Sounds is now making another lost classic from Enlightment available to the world. “Agape Love” was a 1988 promo-only 12” single pressed in anticipation of a second Enlightment album, which unfortunately never came to fruition. Previously only available in extremely limited promotional quantities, “Agape Love” has been re-pressed off the original vinyl parts and will now be hitting record shelves worldwide. “This is well-deserved reissue,” says famed DJ and record collector Kon, who calls the record “a lost gem that slipped through the cracks of obscurity.”
Elements - Hey Lady / Just To Be With You
Elements
Hey Lady / Just To Be With You
7" | 1971 | JP | Reissue (Numero)
24,99 €*
Release: 1971 / JP – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Donnie & Joe Emerson - Dreamin' Wild Blue Vinyl Edition
Donnie & Joe Emerson
Dreamin' Wild Blue Vinyl Edition
LP | 1979 | US | Reissue (Light In The Attic)
29,99 €*
Release: 1979 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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40th Anniversary Edition
Pressed on Baby Blue Wax
LP include detailed liner notes by Dave Segal, interviewing the Emersons plus unseen photos
Housed in gatefold “tip-on” jacket, with insert and includes download card for full album

“‘Baby’ has been a staple on just about every playlist/mixtape I’ve assembled in the past 3 years. It is nothing short of sublime.” – Ariel Pink
“This is one of those LPs that helps one understand why people bother to even look for records to begin with… lovely, surprising mix of folk, soul, psych and funk.” – Oliver Wang, Soul-Sides
Pacific Northwest isolation mixed with wide-eyed ambition, a strong sense of family and the gift of music proved to be quite the combination for teenage brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson. Originally released in 1979, Dreamin’ Wild is the sonic vision of the talented Emerson boys, recorded in a family built home studio in rural Washington State. Situated in the unlikely blink-and-you-missed-it town of Fruitland and far removed from the late 1970s punk movement and the larger disco boom, Donnie and Joe tilled their own musical soil, channeling bedroom pop jams, raw funk, and yacht rock.
Spurred on their high school’s music program, Donnie and Joe received a further push from their lifelong farmer father, who drew up a contract stating that he’d support his sons lofty ambitions with their very own recording studio as long as they focused on original material, sage advice for a man with zero experience in the music business. After taking out a second mortgage to help cover costs, Don Sr. also built his children a 300-capacity concert hall (dubbed Camp Jammin’) replete with ticket booth, stage, and fully functioning snack bar. The only problem was that the projected audience never quite materialized, despite a prime time TV profile entitled “The Rock And Roll Farmers” from nearby Spokane, Washington. Even the Emerson brother’s school pals were nonplussed at their privately pressed long player; hand distributed to local music stores, but not as far as Seattle, five hours away from their rural home. Somewhat rejected by the muted response, but never surrendering, both Donnie and Joe continued down a musical path and are still active as performers today.
This rare slice of bedroom-funk gets the usual Light In The Attic treatment with newly remastered audio, detailed liner notes, and expanded original album art with loads of photos from the Emerson’s collection. Be sure to also check out the short documentary (above), Rock and Roll Farmers.
Booker T & The MG's - Melting Pot
Booker T & The MG's
Melting Pot
LP | 1970 | US | Reissue (Craft)
35,99 €*
Release: 1970 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Fairuz - Wahdon
Fairuz
Wahdon
LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Wewantsounds)
33,99 €*
Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Celia - Celia
Celia
Celia
LP | 1970 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)
22,99 €*
Release: 1970 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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MRBLP188 Beautiful debut album from the incredible, Célia. Conducted & arranged by Arthur Verocai and Rogério Duprat; featuring songs by Lo Borges, Antonio Adolfo and Joyce amongst others. Célia recorded four self-titled albums for Continental between 1971 and 1977, ‘Amor’ in 1982 plus several more before she sadly passed away late in 2017, aged 70. This is her debut album from 1970. Célia was a Brazilian vocalist who worked frequently with master arranger-composer Arthur Verocai in her early years and many other heavyweights over the course of her extensive career. Joyce was particularly supportive in the making of this album, writing the beautiful “Abrace Paul McCartney” and her husband at the time, Nelson Ângelo, recorded some of the songs.
Features an exclusive insert of a translated interview with Celia, completed in 2011 in her hometown of São Paulo. Focusing, in particular on her recording work with Arthur Verocai, it showcases her wonderful sense of humour and how she was embracing her new legion of fans, particularly in the world of hip hop. Official Mr Bongo reissue. Licensed from Warner Music.
Larry Jon Wilson - Let Me Sing My Song To You
Larry Jon Wilson
Let Me Sing My Song To You
LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Be With)
24,99 €*
Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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He can break your heart with a voice like a cannonball.” - Kris Kristofferson. Larry Jon Wilson came to the party late. When he arrived in Nashville, country soul pioneer Tony Joe White had already made six albums. Townes Van Zandt had made seven, Mickey Newbury eight. Kristofferson, the accepted High Priest of the New Nashville, had made five. Larry Jon, by the time he arrived, had spent ten years in corporate America. He did not start playing guitar until the age of 30, but five years later he released his debut, New Beginnings (1975) and followed it just a year later with Let Me Sing My Song To You, both on Monument Records. A revelation among the hipsters and critics of Nashville, the LPs ensured Larry Jon was immediately embraced as part of the mid-70s “outlaw country movement” that eschewed slick production in favour of a raw, gritty approach.
Alan Parker & Madeline Bell - The Voice Of Soul
Alan Parker & Madeline Bell
The Voice Of Soul
LP | 1976 | UK | Reissue (Be With)
24,99 €*
Release: 1976 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Veteran library musician Alan Parker recorded with session vocalist Madeline Bell for his Themes International Music label and the result was 1976’s The Voice of Soul.

The sensational uptempo dancer “That’s What Friends Are For” is probably the most well known track on the record, and is a big hit on the rare groove scene, but it is by no means an anomaly. The Voice of Soul is essentially a perfect, sophisticated soul album with heaps of swagger and sass from beginning to end. Its once generic-sounding title is now deservedly definitive.

And the whole LP oozes sex. It oozes sex so much that it could have soundtracked a period porn film. Indeed, parts of it did. “Love Is All” and “You’ve Got What It Takes” both featured on the infamously banned Pretty Peaches from the same year.

As is usual with library records, The Voice of Soul was hard to get even when it was first released. It’s next to impossible now. So here’s your opportunity to own what is in our opinion one of the finest rare soul LPs of the late 70s, and a superb example of Madeline Bell’s superlative vocal talents.

But that’s not the whole story. As well as pitching the record as “a varied selection of modern female vocal features which are equally suitable for background or radio programme usage”, the original release notes go on to explain that “the corresponding backing tracks are issued on TIM 1022 The Sound of Soul. Therefore it is possible to edit from vocal to instrumental version and vica versa where commentary or scene changes occur.”

So yes, all of the backing tracks from The Voice of Soul were released as The Sound of Soul, and we couldn’t re-issue one without re-issuing the other.

As with all ten re-issues, the audio for The Voice of Soul comes from the original analogue tapes and has been remastered for vinyl by Be With regular Simon Francis. We’ve taken the same care with the sleeves, handing the reproduction duties over to Richard Robinson, the current custodian of KPM’s brand identity.
Blowfly - Blowfly's Zodiac Party
Blowfly
Blowfly's Zodiac Party
LP | 1978 | US | Reissue (8th)
30,99 €*
Release: 1978 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Nobody could have suspected the path that Clarence Henry Reid
would take during the 1960s. During this time he worked as a
singer/songwriter and producer for the likes of KC & The
Sunshine Band, Bobby Byrd, Gwen McCrae, and various others.
He would also release his own compositions, including the deep
soul classic "Nobody But You Babe", which would become a sampling
favorite of KRS-One, Erykah Badu, DMX, and more. Though
Reid maintained a reputation as a consummate professional
among the romantic soul crowd, outside of his day-job he turned
a complete 180, writing and performing humorous, deliberately
raunchy and sexually-explicit parodies of songs. These parodies
would be relegated strictly to friends at parties, and wouldn't see
a wide audience until the 1970s hit.
In 1971 Reid would gather a collection of studio musicians,
including famed R&B sidemen Timmy Thomas & Benny Latimore
on keys, and Little Beaver on guitar, to finally commit these
parodies to wax. In order to protect his identity as a songwriter
Reid took on the stage name Blowfly, and dressed as a comic
book super villain for live performances and photos. From there
he would release numerous studio albums of similarly crude
parodies throughout the 70s and 80s, which were enormously
popular as party records. These records would also go on to
become a wealth of sampling fodder for artists like Jurassic 5, The
Pharcyde, DJ Shadow, Eazy-E, and many more, as well as lead
Reid to collaborate with artists as varied as soul contemporary
King Coleman, to former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra, to
ganja-centric rapper Afroman.
1978 saw the release of Blowfly's Zodiac Party, a loosely defined
concept album which framed Reid's explicit renditions around the
theme of the Greek Zodiac symbols. Reid had already covered
this topic earlier on the similarly titled Blowfly Zodiac, but Zodiac
Party differentiates itself from its lack of parodies, instead placing
Reid in the center of a raucous shindig with his backing band,
schmoozing effortlessly with excited partygoers, curious to know
their signs. It's a singularly surreal entry in the parodist's catalog,
but a no less entertaining 70s party record.
Donna Summer - On The Radio: Greatest Hits Volume I & II
Donna Summer
On The Radio: Greatest Hits Volume I & II
2LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Def Jam)
38,99 €*
Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Leroy Hutson - Closer To The Source
Leroy Hutson
Closer To The Source
LP | 1974 | UK | Reissue (Acid Jazz)
34,99 €*
Release: 1974 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Eddie Russ - Take A Look At Yourself
Eddie Russ
Take A Look At Yourself
LP | 1978 | UK | Reissue (Soul Brother)
20,99 €*
Release: 1978 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Bobby Womack - Lookin' for a love again
Bobby Womack
Lookin' for a love again
LP | 1974 | US | Reissue (UA)
15,99 €*
Release: 1974 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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10 tracks ... sampled by EPMD
Kaygees - Keep On Bumpin
Kaygees
Keep On Bumpin
LP | 1974 | US | Reissue (Gang)
16,99 €*
Release: 1974 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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George Benson - Breezin'
George Benson
Breezin'
LP | 1976 | UK | Reissue (Rhino)
24,99 €*
Release: 1976 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Bill Withers - Greatest Hits
Bill Withers
Greatest Hits
LP | 1981 | US | Reissue (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab)
52,99 €*
Release: 1981 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl, limited/numbered
Funkadelic - Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow
Funkadelic
Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow
LP | 1970 | EU | Reissue (Westbound)
21,99 €*
Release: 1970 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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- "Eulogy and Light" sampled by Above the Law for "Black Triangle"

- "Free Your Mind" sampled by JCD and the Dawg lb for "Bon Appetit",
Kris Kross for "Freak da Funk" and
X-Clan for "Earth Bound" & "Shaft's Big Score"
Undisputed Truth - The Undisputed truth
Undisputed Truth
The Undisputed truth
LP | 1971 | US | Reissue (Gordy)
19,99 €*
Release: 1971 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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sampled by Inspectah Deck ... produced by Norman Whitfield
Lowrell - Lowrell
Lowrell
Lowrell
LP | 1979 | US | Reissue (AVI)
19,99 €*
Release: 1979 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Freedom - Farther than imagination
Freedom
Farther than imagination
LP | 1978 | US | Reissue (Malaco)
15,99 €*
Release: 1978 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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George Benson - Give Me The Night
George Benson
Give Me The Night
LP | 1980 | UK | Reissue (Pure Pleasure)
35,99 €*
Release: 1980 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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This is the peak of George Benson's courtship of the mass market -- a superbly crafted and performed pop album with a large supporting cast -- and wouldn't you know that Quincy Jones, the master catalyst, is the producer. Q's regular team, including the prolific songwriter Rod Temperton and the brilliant engineer Bruce Swedien, is in control, and Benson's voice, caught beautifully in the rich, floating sound, had never before been put to such versatile use. On "Moody's Mood", Benson really exercises his vocalese chops and proves that he is technically as fluid as just about any jazz vocalist, and he become a credible rival to Al Jarreau on the joyous title track. Benson's guitar now plays a subsidiary role -- only two of the ten tracks are instrumentals -- but Q has him play terrific fills behind the vocals and in the gaps, and the engineering gives his tone a variety of striking, new, full-sounding timbres. The instrumentals themselves are marvelous: "Off Broadway" is driving and danceable, and Ivan Lins' "Dinorah, Dinorah" grows increasingly seductive with each play. Benson should have worked with Jones from this point on, but this would be their only album together.
Preston Love - Omaha Bar-B-Q
Preston Love
Omaha Bar-B-Q
LP | 1970 | UK | Reissue (Kent)
23,99 €*
Release: 1970 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Earth, Wind & Fire - That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
That's The Way Of The World
LP | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Speakers Corner)
33,99 €*
Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Dur-Dur Band - Volume 5
Dur-Dur Band
Volume 5
2LP | 1987 | US | Reissue (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
23,99 €*
Release: 1987 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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4th strike on Awesome Tapes From Africa, another stunner! The classic Somali band's 1987 recording captures some of the incredible sounds happening in Mogadishu during that era.
Mandrill - Solid
Mandrill
Solid
LP | 1975 | US | Reissue (United Artists)
19,99 €*
Release: 1975 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Violinaires - Groovin' With Jesus
Violinaires
Groovin' With Jesus
LP | 1971 | US | Reissue (Checker)
19,99 €*
Release: 1971 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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180 Gram vinyl!
Barry White - Can't Get Enough
Barry White
Can't Get Enough
LP | 1974 | US | Reissue (20th Century)
19,99 €*
Release: 1974 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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sampled by Kool G Rap, 50 Cent, Raekwon
Herbie Hancock - Thrust
Herbie Hancock
Thrust
LP | 1974 | US | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)
28,99 €*
Release: 1974 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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180g audiophile pressing
Roy Ayers - Center Of The World
Roy Ayers
Center Of The World
LP | 1981 | US | Reissue (Polydor)
16,99 €*
Release: 1981 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland / September
Earth, Wind & Fire
Boogie Wonderland / September
12" | 1978 | US (Columbia)
12,99 €*
Release: 1978 / US
Genre: Organic Grooves
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/ september
Leon Spencer Jr. - Sneak preview!
Leon Spencer Jr.
Sneak preview!
LP | 1971 | US | Reissue (Prestige)
21,99 €*
Release: 1971 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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with Melvin Sparks, Idris Muhammad, Grover Washington Jr., ...
Chakachas - Jungle fever
Chakachas
Jungle fever
LP | 1971 | US | Reissue (Polydor)
19,99 €*
Release: 1971 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Smokey Robinson - A Quiet Storm
Smokey Robinson
A Quiet Storm
LP | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Elemental)
29,99 €*
Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The third solo album by American soul singer, songwriter, and producer Smokey Robinson, A Quiet Storm is considered one of the most highly-acclaimed soul albums of the 1970s. It spawned three hit singles, including Robinson's first disco hit "Baby That's Backatcha", which rose to number 7 on the Billboard Disco chart (Top 10 R&b). The album re-established Robinson's reputation as a songwriter and producer and solidified his solo success after leaving The Miracles (guitarist Mary Tarplin from that group participates on this album). AllMusic reviewer Craig Lytle gave the album a rating of four and a half out of five stars, stating that "The genius of Robinson is immeasurable. As many of his prior songs had shaped R&B and pop music, this album would have a similar effect. Although it only managed to seal the Top 25, it has since made a greater impact on the music charts and music industry. Briefly, radio mogul Cathy Hughes, owner of Radio One, was the general manager at Howard University radio Whur during the early '70s when she created the format `the quiet storm.' She used Smokey Robinson's composition as the theme song. Before long, it caught on around the country and evolved into a new market" A Quiet Storm has been named one of the greatest Motown albums of all time in a 1999 edition of Q magazine.
Van Jones - I Want To Groove You / Your Love Is Like A High
Van Jones
I Want To Groove You / Your Love Is Like A High
7" | 1974 | UK | Reissue (Symphonical)
12,99 €*
Release: 1974 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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A limited re-release of the very first single created by Virginia Soul Legend, Van Jones. Originally released in 1974, this release celebrates one of the most soulful, heartfelt recordings pressed onto a 7", the first step in Vans career defining his artistry & expression. The original release remains obscure due to the handful of copies known worldwide, now lovingly restored & released exclusively through Symphonical, in direct collaboration with Van Jones & Erwin Epps.
Friday, Saturday And Sunday (Clarence Reid) - Potato Salad / There Must Be Something 2024 Repress
Friday, Saturday And Sunday (Clarence Reid)
Potato Salad / There Must Be Something 2024 Repress
7" | 1971 | UK | Reissue (Dig)
12,99 €*
Release: 1971 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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2024 Repress

Co-producered by Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke in 1971 this is another gem from the vaults of Henry Stone's Miami funk empire.
Repressed and re mastered in conjunction with the rights holders on a dinked 7" for 2016.
Universe City - Can You Get Down / Serious Record Store Day 2024 Edition
Universe City
Can You Get Down / Serious Record Store Day 2024 Edition
12" | 1976 | UK | Reissue (Midland International)
15,99 €*
Release: 1976 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Universe City's 1976 12 inch promo release, featuring 'Can You Get Down' and 'Serious', gained cult status in the disco scene. Produced and arranged by John Davis, the limited release and the subsequent demand over several decades, fuelled in part by regular plays from tastemakers like Sean P and Dave Lee, highlight the enduring popularity and influence of this particular record within the disco community. John Davis, a highly influential figure in the disco music scene, particularly during the 1970s. As a composer, arranger, and producer, Davis played a crucial role in shaping the sound of disco and funk music that can be heard throughout this release. Presented here officially for the first time since it’s limited promo release 48 years ago, this exclusive RSD release, lovingly remastered will be an essential purchase for any disco lover! Mint copies regularly changing hands for £100, this is a 'do not miss!' Delivered in a glorious Universe City band sleeve, limited to 500 units.
China Burton - You Don't Care About Our Love Record Store Day 2024 Edition
China Burton
You Don't Care About Our Love Record Store Day 2024 Edition
12" | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Soul Brother)
34,99 €*
Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Manu Dibango - Manu 76 Record Store Day 2024 Edition
Manu Dibango
Manu 76 Record Store Day 2024 Edition
LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Diggers Factory/Soul Makossa)
42,99 €*
Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Skip Mahoaney & The Casuals - Your Funny Moods Purdie Green Smoke Vinyl Edition
Skip Mahoaney & The Casuals
Your Funny Moods Purdie Green Smoke Vinyl Edition
LP | 1974 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)
27,99 €*
Release: 1974 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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As the empowerment of the '60s gave way to the societal bankruptcy of the '70s, a turned-on black music emerged to soundtrack the agony of america at a crossroads. Tracked at DB Sound in silver spring, maryland by producer R. Jose Williams, your funny moods is built around the rhythms and keys of drumming wiz James Purdie. Remastered here from the original analog tapes, this 50th anniversary edition is peak group harmony soul from the chocolate city.
Skip Mahoaney & The Casuals - Your Funny Moods Black Vinyl Edition
Skip Mahoaney & The Casuals
Your Funny Moods Black Vinyl Edition
LP | 1974 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)
26,99 €*
Release: 1974 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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As the empowerment of the '60s gave way to the societal bankruptcy of the '70s, a turned-on black music emerged to soundtrack the agony of america at a crossroads. Tracked at DB Sound in silver spring, maryland by producer R. Jose Williams, your funny moods is built around the rhythms and keys of drumming wiz James Purdie. Remastered here from the original analog tapes, this 50th anniversary edition is peak group harmony soul from the chocolate city.
Eva Eva Eva - Love Me Please Forever
Eva Eva Eva
Love Me Please Forever
LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Futuribile)
22,99 €*
Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Pink colorations and disco pop confections abound on Eva Eva Eva’s self titled 1978 LP, which is the newest reissue on Futuribile in collaboration with Peer-Southern Productions. The LP possess a stunning sense of eclecticism and depth, with dazzling displays of diva dynamism proceeding over a range of textures and moods…shimmering disco, rustic blues, cinematic exotica, ripping rock’n’roll, and candy dipped funk and soul, with touches of cosmic synth occasionally accenting the mix. And sitting deep on the B-side is a wonderful Italian language version of “Stayin’ Alive.”
Mario Molino - Antico E Moderno
Mario Molino
Antico E Moderno
LP | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Holy Basil)
27,54 €* 28,99 € -5%
Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance
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Following our reissue of Silvano Chimenti's classic "Disco Music", we're happy to delve back into the Usignolo catalog with the reissue of C 364, one of the most iconic releases of the series, the incredible "Antico E Moderno" by Mario Molino. Bringing some of the most eccentric, chaotic and spaced out vibes you could hear in the mid 70's, Molino's mind bending arrangements are timeless classics, still standing the test of time and showing how he was way ahead of his time. Literally translating to "Ancient and Modern", showcases Molino's unique blend of traditional and contemporary musical styles, creating a captivating auditory experience for listeners.
Bill Withers - You Got The Stuff 2023 Repress
Bill Withers
You Got The Stuff 2023 Repress
12" | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Columbia)
16,99 €*
Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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'You got the stuff' is not 'Lovely day' - that much is true. This one's a wigged out, extended, trip into deep space from 1978 that is truly baffling.
Of course, it features Bill singing for the first half of the track but then all of a sudden we're launched into a cosmic wormhole as everything just falls back and the track is stripped of any earthly qualities. People find themselves asking 'this...... this is Bill Withers?' as lazer guided synths and rock solid drums pull us into the sonic vortex. Truly amazing. Obviously a nugget like this has not gone unnoticed and has been edited and chopped and sampled deftly by the more sarcastic, left-field oriented crate diggers out there but it has never been reissued legitimately - Until now!

A hugely sought after and collectible gem right here, backed with the wistful slow jam 'Look To Each Other For Love' as per the original 1978 Columbia promo 12" version. This left-field, cosmic classic has been legally reissued by Above Board distribution in conjunction with the legal rights holders - Sony Music Entertainment. This high quality repress features original Columbia pink label Disco 12" artwork and has been remastered from Sony's original sources by Optimum Mastering, Bristol UK.
Christian Gaubert - Last Exit
Christian Gaubert
Last Exit
LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Mad About)
29,99 €*
Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Killer French Boogie, Jazz-Funk album by the prolific arranger/composer Christian Gaubert, feat. some of the key musicians of the French jazz scene of the 70s.
Ben Webster & His Quartet - Wayfaring Webster Black Friday Record Store Day 2023 Black Vinyl Edition
Ben Webster & His Quartet
Wayfaring Webster Black Friday Record Store Day 2023 Black Vinyl Edition
2LP | 1970 | EU | Reissue (Tidal Waves Music)
35,99 €*
Release: 1970 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Record Store Day Black Friday 2023 exclusive release Limited 180g Deluxe Double Vinyl Edition (1000 copies) with obi strip Rare unearthed Dutch recordings from 1970 Featuring an all-star line-up First Time ON Vinyl Tenor saxophonist Ben Webster (born Kansas City, 1909) needs little introduction, Webster is regarded as one of the three foremost swing era tenor saxophonists – the two others being Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. His ballad playing and sound inspired such later fellow saxophonists as Archie Shepp, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. Webster became famous for his unique sound, quick tempos, his solos that contained great virile rhythmic momentum, a rasping timbre and an almost brutal aggressiveness filled with growl, while his ballad playing was breathy, tender and sensual. The list of his collaborations is long, Ben Webster worked, recorded and played with legends from the likes of Art Tatum, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Roy Eldridge and Dexter Gordon…but a dream came true when he was offered a permanent job in Duke Ellington’s orchestra where his personal style matured. Webster stayed with Ellington until 1943, after which he formed his own groups and played with other small ensembles. From 1952 on he spent his time between Los Angeles and New York playing, freelancing and recording with a variety of soloists, among them high-profile singers like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae and Frank Sinatra. Despite excellent reviews of his albums, it was difficult for Webster to find steady work in the US during the early 1960’s, and when in 1964 he got offered to play for a month in London he accepted and sailed to England. Webster never returned to the United States. In Europe he found plenty of work, playing residences in Scandinavia, settled in Amsterdam (1966-69) and then in Copenhagen (where he even has a street named after him). He toured frequently, playing in clubs and at big festivals with local bands or with visiting American musicians. Ben Webster suffered a stroke in Amsterdam in September 1973 following a performance in Leiden and died on September 20. Even when his health started to decline during his last years, his playing never did. To the last day Webster played with passion and intensity, delivering weight on every note. Webster is the subject of two renowned documentaries and two extensive biographies have been published about his legacy. Responsible for a plethora of excellent recordings he remains THE best-selling tenor saxophonist in jazz. Ben Webster was one of those unique jazz musicians whose presence came through on every recording (He recorded for prestigious labels including Verve, Impulse!, Prestige, Reprise, Blue Note…and countless others. On the album we are proudly presenting you today (Wayfaring Stranger recorded in 1970 by the NPS Radio network in The Netherlands) you will find mind-blowing high-quality Dutch sessions that were left dormant on a shelf and weren’t commercially released for over 30 years! On ‘Wayfaring Stranger’ the listener is treated to no less than nine sublime tracks that document Webster’s trademark relaxed-swinging but imaginative playing style that never gets boring. The album features an all-star line-up from the likes of Rob Langereis (Toots Thielemans), John Engels (Chet Baker, Dizzy Gillespie) and Cees Slinger (Dexter Gordon, Slide Hampton). Expect a 61-year-old Ben Webster in excellent form giving a warm, dusky, gritty yet funky performance where he delivers everything from up-tempo material, 12-bar blues jams to soulful expressive ballads. Webster’s quartet is in constant musical dialog with each other, creating a unique back and forth between musicians at the top of their game. Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the First Ever vinyl release of this fantastic album (originally released as a limited Compact Disc edition back in 2000). This unique record comes as a deluxe 180g Double vinyl edition (strictly limited to 1000 copies) with obi strip. Released exclusively for Record Store Day Black Friday (UK & Europe) 2023 and available in participating stores on November 24, 2023.
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