Funk | Soul Vinyl 3516 Items

Why I Came To California / Rockin' You Eternally

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Band Leader Alex Puddu is behind the project the Moonfires. The Album is released on 300 copies limited edition on Alex Puddu's own label Al Dente. The Album Black sugar is written, Arranged and Produced By Alex Puddu Recorded during the summer 2014 in Copenhagen Recorded at Redrum Studio Mixed and Masterd in N.Y.C Astoria Queens Soundworks recording by Kamilo Kratc Album photo by Maiken Kildegaard Artwork by Leo Scherfig

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Leon Ware

7" | 2015 | UK | Reissue (Expansion)

Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Blowing My Mind To Pieces / Girl You're My Kind Of Wonderfrul

Bob Relf

7" | 2015 | UK | Reissue (Outta Sight)

17,09 €* 17,99 € -5%

Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Moonlight Music And You / If You Loved Me

Laura Green

7" | 2015 | UK | Reissue (Outta Sight)

Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2015 | US | Reissue (The Dip)

The Dip

28,99 €*

Such A Bad Girl / You Got Me Funk

Release: 2015 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Dip's 2015 debut self-titled album available for the first time on vinyl. 12 tracks of vintage-inspired pop, rhythm & blues, rock, and soul, including fan favorites "State Line" and "Working Man".

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The Moonfires

7" | 2015 | EU | Original (Al Dente)

16,99 €*

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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You Don't Love Me Anymore

Johnny Caswell

7" | 2015 | UK | Reissue (Outta Sight Northern)

Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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I Need You / A Lot Of Love

Shane Martin / Taj Mahal

7" | 2015 | UK | Reissue (Outta Sight Northern)

Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2015 | US | Original (F-Spot)

Improject

Ground Coffee / Steppin

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2015 | Reissue (Gm & Publishing)

Clarence Gatemouth Brown

Alright Again!

Release: 2015 / Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Preorder shipping from 2024-07-26

LP | 2015 | Reissue (Gm & Publishing)

Jackie Wilson

So Much

Release: 2015 / Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Preorder shipping from 2024-07-26

This Is The Blues Volume 4 Collection Of Authentic

Woodrow Adams

LP | 2015 | UK | Original (Be! Jazz)

16,99 €*

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ultra High Frequencies: The Chicago Party Colored Vinyl Edition

LP | 2015 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

35,99 €*

Tap Water Amber Vinyl Edition

Release: 2015 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For 23 straight Saturday nights of 1982, "The Chicago Party" dance show assaulted Chicagoland UHF eyeballs with Spandex, Southside fly guys, tender tenderonies, magicians, contortionists, prismatic video gimmickry, and lip-synched singles by a rising regime of local post-disco casualties. Unfettered nightlife and outlandish humor poured out of oddball outpost The CopHerBox II and onto TV screens, presented here as a 100-minute video mixtape on DVD. Its companion compilation features five previously unreleased tracks, joined by music culled from a trove of self-released 45s and small-time 12"s. Die-cut cathode-ray jacket and six in-package stills put the Party at your fingertips.Available on CD or 2LP, each edition of Ultra-High Frequencies: The Chicago Party will arrive in one of six cover configurations, all of which are interchangeable via printed inner sleeves and enclosed booklet. Both editions include our entertaining DVD mixtape, isolating the most absurd and outrageous moments from the original broadcasts. Play functions enable viewers to enjoy 23 unique musical performances, as well as a mini-documentary about the creation and realization of "The Chicago Party." For fans of electronic soul with a public-access aesthetic, Ultra-High Frequencies: The Chicago Party is the place to be.

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XL Middleton

LP | 2015 | UK | Reissue (Mofunk)

22,99 €*

Vladimir's Groove / Igor's Groove 2024 Repress

Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Considered an underground classic by many, XL Middleton's “Tap Water” was released at the height of the fervor over 'modern funk' music, brought to life by Dam Funk & carried on by a small but dedicated cadre of artists including Middleton. Always in demand, “Tap Water” has become scarce in the aftermarket and demands collector-level prices when it does sell; thus a reissue was inevitable.

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The Soul Surfers

7" | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Spasibo)

13,49 €* 14,99 € -10%

Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

LP | 2015 | US | Reissue (Rhino)

60,99 €*

Confrontation / You And Me Babe

Release: 2015 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Record Store Day 2015 numbered Limited edition reissue on 180 Gram with blue 7"! Still in shrink but opened with hype sticker. Slight corner wear.

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Homegrown Syndrome

7" | 2015 | UK | Reissue (Athens Of The North)

13,99 €*

LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Nomada 57)

Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Homgrown Syndrome is a strong 2 sided major label banger that has been heavily in demand (therefor expensive) for the last 8 or so years. A banging disco funk A side flipped with a deep quality 70s soul stepper, it's a no brainer. Tip for O.G heads: go for the Canadian press as they are vinyl and have the DOPE flip.

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Th' Booty Hunters

Brothers In Farms

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Xo)

The Weeknd

Echoes Of Silence

79,99 €*

Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

2x12" | 2015 | UK | Original (Diggin' Disco Deep)

Diggin' Disco Deep #2

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

2LP | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Republic)

The Weeknd

Thursday

69,99 €*

Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

スロウダンス = Slow Dance / Digging Your Scene

Kumiko Yanagida

7" | 2015 | JP | Original (Sync Twice)

Monica Lassen & The Sounds

Release: 2015 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

Record is close to NM.

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La Jouissance

LP | 2015 | JP | Reissue (Nippon Columbia)

41,99 €*

7" | 2015 | UK | Reissue (Acid Jazz)

Release: 2015 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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With love from Northern Europe... Erotic Mondo's hidden treasure! Long-awaited analog reissue of two Monica Lassen album titles

A Wamono erotic work produced in Japan with the setting of ``A work created for the enjoyment of men and women by a Swedish female musician named Monika Lassen, who is also active as a sexual psychologist.'' Mondo's hidden treasure. This is a rare and unusual record, with sounds that overlap with the dazzling sounds of jazz, rock, lounge, psych, etc.

The sequel was released one year after the previous work ``woman'' was well received. It's an erotic Japanese groove that knows no bounds, with more moaning voices than the previous work, heavy fuzz guitar, piercing organ, and sexy scat! A total concept album consisting of the same song at the beginning and end of both sides.

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New Street Adventure

The Big Ac

Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Big AC’ - a cornerstone of the New Street sound from their debut album ‘No Hard Feelings’ - will be reissued, with the first-time vinyl release of the original version, produced by the brilliant late Noel McKoy, on the reverse side. It will be housed in a beautiful version of the new Acid Jazz house bag, in colours echoing the ‘No Hard Feelings’ sleeve, and will be limited to 500 copies.

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Soul For Dancers - Out On The Floor Firecrackers That Ignited The Northern Soul Boom

2LP | 2015 | UK | Original (Fantastic Voyage)

James Brown & The Famous Flames

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

US original.

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Tell Me What You're Gonna Do

LP | 2015 | US | Original (Waxtime)

James Brown & The Famous Flames

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

US reissue.

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Please, Please, Please

LP | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Dol)

Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

LP+CD | 2015 | DE | Original (Strut)

Kanaku Y El Tigre

Quema Quema Quema

LP | 2015 | UK | Original (XL)

Release: 2015 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

CD is missing. Copy close to NM

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Ibeyi

19,99 €*

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

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

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Cover and vinyl are close to NM.

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LP | 2015 | US | Original (Light In The Attic)

This Record Belongs To

49,99 €*

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Christians Catch Hell (Gospel Roots, 1976-79)

2LP | 2015 | UK | Original (Honest Jon's)

22,99 €*

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

D'Angelo And The Vanguard

Black Messiah

2LP | 2015 | US | Original (RCA)

33,99 €*

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

7" | 2015 | US | Original (Funk Night)

Les Soul Surfers

Garcia Brother Part 2

Doin' The Rasklad / Girl From Sao Paulo

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Small light scuff on side A.

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The Soul Surfers

7" | 2015 | US | Reissue (Ubiquity)

19,99 €*

LP | 2015 | UK | Original (Naim Edge)

Release: 2015 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

White Vinyl.

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Eska Mtungwazi

Eska

I Think I'm Falling In Love With You

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

180gr vinyl is close to NM

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Natural High

7" | 2015 | Original (Soul Brother)

9,99 €*

Release: 2015 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2015 | UK | Original (Confunktion)

Mr Confuse

Rush Zone / Gain Station

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

12" | 2015 | IE | Original (Major Problems)

Admas

Kalatashew Waga

Release: 2015 / IE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

The Rhythm Of Life / Tropic Lightning

Mike Lundy

7" | 2015 | US | Reissue (Aloha Got Soul)

8,99 €*

12" | 2015 | DE | Original (OYE Edits)

Release: 2015 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

Vinyl close to VG+

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Inkswel

Cold Chillin Edits

Tito Wun & Lorenzo Merluzzo

Release: 2015 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Generic

Stamped white label copy. Few paper scuffs.

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Disco Rigido

12" | 2015 | DE | Original (ava.)

Release: 2015 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

12" | 2015 | DE | Original (Tartelet)

Wayne Snow

Rosie Ep

36,99 €*

12" | 2015 | US | Reissue (Voodoo Funk)

Release: 2015 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

Promo hand stamped white label.

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Tony Grey

Time Factor

Release: 2015 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Close to Near Mint copy.

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Pura Vida Presents: Beach Diggin' Volume 3

2LP | 2015 | FR | Original (Heavenly Sweetness)

22,99 €*

I'm Under Your Spell / Sunshine Lady

Release: 2015 / FR – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Cover close to NM. Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs

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Mind & Matter

7" | 2015 | US | Reissue (M&M)

Release: 2015 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

7" | 2015 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

Trevor Dandy

Is There Any Love

8,99 €*

The Soul Surfers Featuring Myron And E

Release: 2015 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

Label inner sleeve.

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You Can Run (But You Can't Hide) From My Love

7" | 2015 | US | Original (Ubiquity)

34,99 €*

7" | 2015 | EE | Original (Frotee)

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

Turquoise Blue Vinyl close to NM

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Velly Joonas

Stopp, Seisku Aeg!

Release: 2015 / EE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

Original Friends And Buddies

Milton Wright

LP | 2015 | UK | Original (Athens Of The North)

40,99 €*

Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

few paper scuffs.

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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Stax)

33,99 €*

LP+CD+All Media | 2015 | EU | Original ([PIAS])

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: Sealed

Still sealed.

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Texas

Texas 25

44,99 €*

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Red vinyl. Record in excellent condition, close to NM ! Creased/bent corner. Includes original inner sleeve and CD.

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Alfreda Brockington

Spilt Milk

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Top Originally Unissued Killer Sixties Northern Soul Mover Outta Philadelphia For Upfront Deejays Which Is Taking No Prisoners!

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The Chosen Few Band

What It Takes To Love

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2016 | UK | Original (Not Now)

Nina Simone

The Amazing Nina Simone

22,94 €* 26,99 € -15%

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Major Harris / Walter Jackson

Call Me Tomorrow / Where Have All The Flowers Gone

7" | 2016 | EU | Original (Outta Sight)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2016 | EU | Original (BBE)

The People's Workshop

Houston Talent Expo 82

21,99 €*

Beyond The Sun Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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We are both proud and excited to present this highly sought after early 80's gem, originally created as a showcase project for young artists and composers by a community music organisation in Texas.

Originally referred to as the 'Pop Music Lab', the Peoples' Workshop was formed in 1976 at Texas Southern University as a space for students to compose and perform, free from the constrains of Western classical music education.

Swiftly gathering momentum, in 1980 the organisation was granted non-profit status and in 1983, moved off the TSU campus. The Workshop has since grown in size and scope, becoming the first Black-founded organisation to present shows in major performance venues around the Greater Houston area.

Houston Talent Expo '82 features original compositions by members of The Peoples' Workshop, performed exclusively by musicians from Houston. The songs vary in style, but remain centered around gospel, funk and soul; music and lyrics with a powerful positive message. Many of the artists featured remain active today around the world, working with such acts as Alice Coltrane and The Charles Mingus Band among others.

Houston Talent Expo '82 comprises a truly special collection of songs born from the struggle, true to the spirit of togetherness that underpins The Peoples' Workshop, written and performed by astonishing young talents.

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Orgone

2LP | 2016 | US | Original (Colemine)

33,99 €*

LP+CD | 2016 | EU | Original (Schema)

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Orgone is one of the most exciting bands in the new generation
of funk bands; led by the powerhouse vocals of Adryon de Leon,
Orgone recalls such legendary groups as Rufus and Sly & The
Family Stone at their best! The band has backed Alicia Keys on her
As I Am album and Cee Lo Green on his Grammy-winning track Fool
for You.
Beyond The Sun is the most complete fulfillment of Orgone s full
spectrum of sound, ranging from the in the pocket funk of Don’t Push
Your Luck to the evocative balladry of No Pain to the clubby-jam
of the title track and the scorching instrumental workouts on Meat
Machine and Sabi. A highlight is a hot version of Rufus I m A Woman
(I m A Backbone).

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Alex Puddu

In The Eye Of The Cat

2LP | 2016 | EU | Original (BBE)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A groovy vibrant jazz / soul / funk soundtrack for an imaginary hard-boiled movie from the 70s!
The varied selection of instruments (organ, flute, moog, bongos, cello, violin, drums, bass, acoustic
and electric guitars etc.) blend flawlessly into each other and make this album an intense and
inspired trip... in fact it may turn into a movie in front of your very eyes! Featuring the legendary
Edda Dell’Orso on vocals and her husband Giacomo on string arrangements!!!

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Volcov

From The Archive

How Long / I Want What You Want

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Producing under the moniker Isoul8, as well as teaming up with Domu under the Rima alias for the incredible jazz/fusion album 'This World', Volcov is a truly important player in the underground music scene.
Remixing artists such as Frankie Valentine, Azymuth & Taylor McFerrin, running his two labels Archive and Neroli, as well as DJing all over the World has given Volcov a rare knowledge of soul, funk, disco and deep house music; knowledge which is very apparent throughout this album.
'From The Archive' comprises a lovingly chosen collection of obscure Funk, Disco & Boogie tracks, alongside three very special edits produced by the man himself. From Chez Damier's sun-drenched remix of The Urban Crew's 'Go' to Bembe Segue's emotional 'Sun On My Back' via Shuya Okino's disco epic 'Still In Love', this record takes the listener on a joyful journey deep into Volcov's musical mind.

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Thelma Jones

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Say You Love Me Girl / Time

Breakwater

13,99 €*

Something On Your Mind / Closer

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two Established Modern Soul Room Movers From 1980 Finally On Limited Reissue 45!

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Melba Moore

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2016 | US | Original (Innovative Leisure)

Khun Narin

7" | 2016 | US | Original (Plane Jane)

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Khun Narin’s Electric Phin Band initially caught the ears of music enthusiasts via a YouTube clip posted to the Dangerous
Minds blog in 2013 with the caption “Mindblowing psychedelia from Thailand”. Helped by some interpreters at his local Thai
restaurant, sound engineer Josh Marcy travelled to a small village near Lom Sak to record the band professionally. The
result was their eponymous 2014 debut.
The music Khun Narin’s Electric Phin Band plays is called phin prayuk. A phin is a 3-stringed lute, on which the band uses
a string of BOSS effects pedals, including a phaser, distortion and digital delay. The ever-rotating cast of members spans
several generations of musicians who play on hand-made instruments and take special pride in their custom mobile PA
system: an imposing tower of 8 loudspeaker horns atop a huge bass cabinet. A standard engagement sees them
performing during morning rituals, playing several low-key sets from the comfort of plastic lawn chairs. After a mid-day
banquet, they lead a parade through the community to the local temple, picking up more and more partiers along the way.
A fan of their casual yet participatory playing environment, Marcy returned to Lom Sak in early 2015 to record more. II
features covers of traditional Thai pop songs, introduces some new players including new phin players Aob and Bas while
retaining some members of the old guard

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Shateish

I'm Leavin

4th Chamber / Snakes Feat. Lee Fields

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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I’m Leavin is a tribute to Etta James, produced by the one and only Nottz (Busta Rhymes, G Unit, Pusha T, Dilla).
Shateish flipping the Etta classic into a updated tale of catching a cheater and the pain that comes along with it.
B side in the instrumental to the tune, giving us a chance to hear how Nottz smashed the beat closely.

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El Michels Affair

7" | 2016 | US | Original (Big Crown)

7" | 2016 | US | Original (Yep Roc)

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Crown Records is proud to present the first single from El Michels Affair's forthcoming full length "Return To The 37th Chamber".

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Eli 'Paperboy' Reed

Cut Ya Down

Harold Mabern / Funk Inc.

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition for Record Store Day 2016!

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I want You Back / Sister Janie

7" | 2016 | UK | Original (BGP)

7" | 2016 | UK | Original (BGP)

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two of the classic floor fillers from the Acid Jazz age released on 7” single for the very first time. Pianist Mabern’s take on the Jackson 5’s US #1 is propelled on a non-stop rhythm courtesy of Idris Muhammad and fiery trumpet from Lee Morgan.

‘Sister Janie’, clearly influenced by James Brown’s ‘Sex Machine’, is as funky as jazz ever got. This Indianapolis group show why they are so highly rated by DJs everywhere. A 33 1/3 rpm release.

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Camille "Lil" Bob

Stop! / Brother Brown

Last Bongo In Paris (Cléon & Jazzy Pidjay)

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Louisiana-based singer Camille “Lil” Bob was one of the most successful R&B stars of southern Louisiana. His recordings for Goldband, La Louisianne and ANLA are the highest quality soul and funk.
These sides have caused a storm on discerning dancefloors. ‘Stop’ is an incendiary cover of the Howard Tate number, whilst our flip is a 100 miles-per-hour slice of hardcore funk.

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Bahia Swing

12" | 2016 | EU | Original (EDR)

Let Me Be Your Pacifier / I've Quit Running

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Parisian DJ & producer’s duo, Cléon & Jazzy Pidjay, are back as Last Bongo In Paris, with a hot new 12inch filled with Latin & Brazilian soul-funk vibes... With raw drums, heavy breaks and jazzy flavor, these 5 tracks EP should quickly become a hit for all groovers and dancefloors!!
Cléon & Jazzy Pidjay have been united through their love of music and hip-hop culture for a while. DJ Cleon is one of the finest producer in France for breakdance battle music, also respected as a fine wax digger, mixing all kinds of music together, such as disco, funk, soul, jazz, breakbeat, hip-hop and more old and new records.
Alongside his mate Jazzy Pidjay and his great production and mixing’ skills, they give a new dancefloor life to hidden and forgotten musical treasures, through funky uptempo tracks.

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Garland Green

11,69 €* 12,99 € -10%

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Long After Tonight Is All Over

Jimmy Radcliffe

7" | 2016 | UK | Original (Outta Sight)

Blue Wave White Vinyl Edition

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two Fabulous Alltime Classic Northern Soul Sides Back-To-Back On Nice Affordable Lookalike Label Reissue 45

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Operators

LP | 2016 | US | Original (Last Gang)

36,99 €*

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Musique Original De Films

Ahmed Malek

LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Habibi Funk)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ahmed Malek - Algeria's Ennio Morricone

Ahmed Malek was one of the most important musicians of the Algerian scene of the 1970s. His sountrack works that were composed for various Algerian movies of the time fuse Arabic influences with jazz, psych and funk influences. Dark cineastic soundscapes meet african Jazz at times reminicent of Mulatu. Original copies of his vinyl releases have been sold for enormous amounts. For this release we combined the strongest tracks from his releases with a selection of unreleased material straight from the families archive. The vinyl edition comes with a 8 page 12” size booklet, the cd version with a 16 page booklet with lot of unseen photos, an interview with the artist from 1978 and an introduction to Algerian cinema.

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Erasmus Hall

Just Me And You

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Love Flight / Turn It Around

Hiram & Direct

7" | 2016 | EU | Original (Sol Discos)

7" | 2016 | US | Original (Allegro Sound)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Favorite Recordings presents this single reissue released by SOL Discos, a new sub-label launched as a partnership between Pascal Rioux and DJ Waxist. Following their recent collaboration on projects like Lamar Thomas’ single and Caribbean Disco Boogie Sounds’ compilation reissues, Favorite Recordings offered the French DJ to become the coordinator and A&R of a new imprint aiming to reissue rare and forgotten music with a Tropical and Disco flavor: “Sunshine Music”…

Today, SOL Discos is delighted to introduce its very first release, with this official 7" reissue of Hiram & Direct. Initially recorded and released in Detroit (Michigan), it has been a hard to find record since then, with only a little number of known copies floating around and changing hands within the Soul collectors / DJ scene.

Musically speaking, the reissue has been switching tracks sides from the original release, putting the focus on “Love Flight” as the A side. Indeed, “Love Flight” has some strong dancefloor potential for any DJ into underground Disco & Modern Soul. Just listen to those synths! On the B side, you will find a different vibe with “Turn It Around”, an excellent ballad with beautiful vocals & harmonies. In the end, both tracks have nothing to envy to some of the best Soul classics.

It’s with great pleasure and honors that SOL Discos and Waxist make this little known gem more accessible to today's music’ enthusiasts, through this legit reissue!

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Cindy Field

To The Ends Of The Earth

2LP+CD | 2016 | EU | Original (!K7)

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Oscure Version Of The Tony Middleton Classic Taken From A One-Off Acetate Of Unknown Origin, Only Very Limited Copies Available…

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Dam-Funk

DJ-Kicks

12" | 2016 | EU | Original (Funkotronic)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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DaM-FunK is the kind of guy who seems like he’d make great company: laid-back, affable, personable. But to truly get the guy, to really understand him, is to know a deep love of music like no other. Dam’s contribution to the DJ-Kicks series gives you an opportunity to do just that. It’s a snapshot view into the mind of the pioneer of Modern-Funk music… DJ-Kicks invites you to get to know the man behind the shades.

Dam makes a lifetime of digging and absorbing music that feels as laid-back as the Santa Ana breeze. Years ago, he coined the term ‘Modern Funk’ to give context to his music. The elements of the synth-heavy and multi-layered style are gloriously displayed on DJ-Kicks. “Modern-Funk is a combination of all the sounds on the mix,” he explains. “Funk, Boogie, Electro, House, Modern-Soul, Ambient tones… a push and pull of nostalgia and progressiveness…”

At a satisfying 19 songs, DâM-FunK’s DJ-Kicks lets grooves breathe. This is a mix to happily get lost within; a document in vibe. Unexpected contemporary joints mingle with lost gems from unlikely places. The exclusive DâM-FunK production “Believer” makes its debut on DJ-Kicks, an extensive instrumental composition that on it’s own could only be classified as signature Modern-Funk. The mix also includes Dam’s excellent collaboration with Nite Jewel, as ‘Nite-Funk,’ on “Can U Read Me?”

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Katze Cookie

Wüstenbrand EP

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Hung Up In Mid-Air / Hung Up In Mid-Air (Paolo Scotti & Giacomo Silvestri Disco Mix)

David Rhodes

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Singing For The Good Times

Martha High

LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Blind Faith)

LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Favorite)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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James Brown. Who doesn’t know about the godfather of soul? Who doesn’t know about the milestone anthem “Cold Sweat”? Maybe there is nobody, but we are sure that many of you don’t know that hidden on that particular song, and in all of James Brown’s productions, is one of the best kept secrets in soul music: Mrs. Martha High.

She is the one who sings that crazy soprano note at the very beginning of the song and she is the one who sang behind James Brown for about 35 years. She was with Brown and the Jb’s in Boston on the infamous night after the Martin Luther King assassination, she flew with him in the dangerous Vietnam skies to entertain the US soldiers, and was also in Zaire celebrating the “Rumble in the Jungle” between Ali and Foreman. Martha was truly a friend, confidant and supporter of the godfather of soul. Maybe she was just too young and shy to jump over the other soul divas to ask for a solo record. Today is different.

Mrs. Martha High is the hardest working woman in show business. She is still touring worldwide as a lead singer of Maceo Parker’s band but now she is on fire because finally, she has recorded the album she never made but always wanted to make. 11 killer original tunes produced and arranged by Luca Sapio, the Italian soul ambassador, in true analog super sound. The tunes evoke the best productions of the golden era of Southern soul as well as the sonic landscapes of the Italian soundtracks of the 60’s. Here is the middle ground where these two unheralded musical traditions meet and Martha is the undisputed Queen. Don’t miss the chance to take a listen.

This record is made of truth, soul, love, and pain - a full spectrum of emotions that only a Queen can deliver to your ears. She spent much time in the studio with Luca and his guys to make it happen. This is not a revival, this is not retro, this is NOW. She took it as a challenge and we are sure that she won.

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Magic Source

Earthrising

20,99 €*

2LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Heavenly Sweetness)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Magic Source is a project led by producer Björn Wagner (The Mighty Mocambos, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, Mocambo Records), who is renowned for creating an authentic and hard-hitting raw funk sound. Following a few acclaimed single releases on Favorite Recordings over the past few years, the French label deeply wanted to collaborate further with the German combo, for a special and exclusive project bringing their music on new paths. This new project is a step towards a new style: Analog-Electronica, or so called Cosmic-Disco sound. Recorded on a 16-track reel-to-reel tape, EARTHRISING combines raw unedited live band recording, with the refined production aesthetics of the Disco era, including the use of vintage synthesizers, group chants and processed acoustic percussions, for an organic club feeling. While maintaining an un-edited, but highly hypnotic four-on-the-floor groove, Magic Source leaves the old beaten track of cheesy Disco-Pop and overheard Dance classics.

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Anthony Joseph

Carribean Roots

Ringing Bell (Sweet Music) Part1 / Part 2

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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‘Caribbean Roots’ represents a return to his roots for Anthony Joseph, who has always remained true to a powerful, deep-seated sense of his Caribbean identity.

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The Young Senators

7" | 2016 | US | Original (Numero Group)

9,99 €*

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jeanette Baby Washington

Let Love Go By

Maybe So Maybe No / My Baby Ain't No Plaything

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In Demand Floorpackin' Early Soul/R'n'B/Popcorn/Mod Tune Self-Written By The Artist b/w Fantastic Texas Uptempo R'n'B Mover Which Is A Driving Version Of The Bobby Bland Classic!

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New Holidays

7" | 2016 | UK | Original (Ocean Of Tears)

Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Another AOTN outing into Deep Soul Space. You might recognise this track as Mayer Hawthorne's did respectable cover a few year back, as heads (Mayer included) have been on this record for years. The New holidays Massive 'Maybe So Maybe No' is part of a strange club, some records only ever turn up in beat to shit, I would like to think this is because they are good but there seems no good reason collectors can fathom. There are many Notable members of this club, Belita Woods - Magic Corner, Pure Pleasure - By My Side and this record here. Not only is 'Maybe So' a total banger but our minty new pressing from the masters is as good as it will ever sound. Grown up soul.

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Scorpio / 8th Wonder

7" | 2016 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Have You Been Good To Yourself

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Crown Records is proud to present Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band’s new 45, “Scorpio” b/w “8th Wonder”. Coming after the smashing success of their debut full length “55” they drop 2 B-Boy classics back to back on this tough two sider that comes in a beautifully illustrated picture sleeve.
The A side “Scorpio” is a killer cover of the Dennis Coffey breakbeat staple. BRSB turn up the tempo a touch on the original doing the tune justice with crushing drums they have become known for. This is sure to be in every breakbeat enthusiasts box. The B side features the non album cut, BRSB’s cover of The Sugarhill Gang’s 8th Wonder, a tune that lends itself to pans like it was written for them. Another dance floor winner sure to be in DJs sets the world over shortly.

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Johnnie Frierson

LP | 2016 | US | Original (Light In The Attic)

19,99 €*

Eddie Parker / The Pace-Setters

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Followers of soul music might have a pang of recognition on reading the name Frierson. That was the surname of Wendy Rene, whose work was collected into the 2012 LITA anthology "After Laughter Comes Tears", and indeed, Johnnie Frierson is Wendy's brother – a fellow member of her mid-'60s Stax four-piece The Drapels. "But Have You Been Good To Yourself" will come as a surprise to anyone expecting more of the beat-driven R 'n' B Johnnie and his sibling produced – including that compilation's much-sampled title track. A mix of spoken word and gospel songs laid down direct to cassette, these ultra-rare home recordings draw from Johnnie's religious upbringing and his history in the music business, which was interrupted in 1970 when he was sent to fight in Vietnam. Crate digger Jameson Sweiger found Have You Been Good To Yourself and a companion album, Real Education, released under the name Khafele Ojore Ajanaku in a Memphis thrift store, but it was noticeably Frierson's work. They hadn't made it far – they would originally have been sold at corner stores and music festivals in the Memphis area, where Frierson continued to perform and host a gospel radio show, all the while working as a mechanic, laborer and teacher.

The seven songs on Have You Been Good To Yourself are overtly religious; some, such as “Out Here On Your Word,” are strident and faithful; others, like the self-questioning “Have You Been Good To Yourself,” are more meditative. They reflect the difficult situation that Frierson was in when recording, shell-shocked from his time in the military and grieving the untimely death of his son. "He was really trying to find his way," remembers Frierson's daughter Keesha in Andria Lisle's liner notes. "And writing and making music were a way out for him."

The album is now remastered and released professionally for the first time, the message spread by Frierson – who passed away in 2010 – remains undimmed.

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Body Chains / Push On Jesse Jackson

7" | 2016 | UK | Original (Kent)

7" | 2016 | US | Original (Colemine)

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Here are two big Northern tracks on the funkier edge that are already hugely popular with forward-thinking DJs and dancers. Gruff-voiced Eddie Parker’s ‘Body Chains’ is a very different take on the Prodigal release with an added girl chorus and some appropriate and effective metal chains added by Jack Ashford for percussion. The Pace-Setters’ politically motivated ‘Push On Jesse Jackson’ has crossed over to the main Northern Soul dancefloors and this extended version from a five minutes plus master tape will cause a major stir for dancers and DJs alike.

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The Gripsweats

Ziggy's Walk / Alpha Dog

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2016 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Lady Wray

Smiling / Make Me Over

LP | 2016 | US | Original (Atlantic)

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Crown Records presents the second single “Smiling” from Lady Wray’s “Queen Alone” album. The single is an instant feel good anthem, “Smiling” finds Lady Wray reminding us to keep our heads up and keep a smile on our faces through whatever life deals us. With production from Leon Michels and Thomas Brenneck that rides the line between bubblegum pop and lo fi tough grit, Nicole lays out with a voice as encouraging as the lyrics she is singing. Listeners will be hard pressed not to find themselves singing along after the first listen. A proper good vibe tune guaranteed to move dance floors the world over. The B-side “Make Me Over” is a lushly scored tale of letting your guard down and letting the one who loves you take care of you when you are down and out. A relatable tale of having expensive taste and empty pockets, Nicole finds herself asking for a little help so she can get a break from being strapped for cash promising to take care of her man as soon as her check comes in.

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Aretha Franklin

Greatest Hits

32,99 €*

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Penniman)

The Excitements

Breaking The Rule

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2016 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Lady Wray

Queen Alone

The Lost Queen Of New Orleans Soul

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Virginia-born singer/songwriter Nicole Wray has everything you’d want in a singer: an infectious Jackson-5-family-member flare, a range like Aretha’s, and a church upbringing that’s brought a pure, healing texture to her voice. But the struggle she’s been through has made her more than a singer. Nicole Wray is an artist. To know her soul, you have to go back to the beginning. Growing up in Portsmouth was tough at times for Nicole. However, at the age of fifteen, life opened up quickly when Missy Elliot paid a visit to Nicole’s family home to audition her on the spot. Missy was there on the rumored strength and quality of her voice. Instantly blowing her away, she signed and left with Missy that night. Two years later, at age 17, she had a hit gold single off a solid debut album (“Make It Hot”). Suddenly she was part of a team that included late ‘90s R&B and rap royalty: Missy, Aaliyah, Ginuwine, Playa, Timbaland and Magoo. She made it, and fast. However, as rapidly as she achieved success, Nicole then found herself needing to re-make it. By late 2001, her time with Missy and company had run its course. They amicably parted ways and Nicole, once on top of the R&B world, was unsure of what was next. It was a very low, but important, point in her life. While neck-deep in this struggle, Damon Dash and Roc-A-Fella Records called. They signed an album deal and by 2004, in what was starting to be a pattern, just as things were looking up Roc-A-Fella suddenly (famously) split. Once again, industry factors beyond her control took charge. Like a recurring dream, Nicole found herself in a familiar situation. Having just been in the spotlight, and then again back living the “real life.” In 2013, Nicole paired up with London vocalist Terri Walker and released the album “Lady”. Terri parted ways with the group to pursue her own projects shortly after the album’s release–despite rave reviews and upcoming travel dates. Fast forward to now–the transformation from singer-for-hire to pure artist is evident in this new full-length solo release, “Queen Alone”. The record was written and recorded in 10 days at the legendary Diamond Mine Studios, in Queens NY with Leon Michels and Tom Brenneck handling production. Today, after stutter-stepping in and out of the industry, there is a new soul and substance to her songs–all of it from her life. “They Don't Hang Around", tells the story of her post Roc-a-Fella days, “Guilty", is about her brother’s incarceration, “Make Me Over" tells the relatable story of being broke with expensive taste, and ‘Let It Go”, a perfect way to end the record, is about the simple act of letting go and moving on. Almost echoing her new record, Nicole says, “You have to go through something for it to be real.” She has been living with one foot in fame and the other in real life. The result is clear: she’s feeling something real in her music again. And it’s hard for us as listeners not to follow suit.

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Betty Harris

2LP | 2016 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

28,99 €*

The Electronique Void: Black Noise

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Betty Harris’ The Lost Queen of New Orleans Soul collects together the steady stream of amazing soul and funk singles issued by Betty Harris from 1964 to 1969, under the musical guidance of legendary composer, musician and producer extraordinaire Allen Toussaint, a collection which truly captures the heart and soul of the city of New Orleans during this era.
Betty Harris’s powerful, fiery soulful vocals found a perfect accompaniment with the New Orleans’ players that Toussaint put together to back her, which by the time of her funk classic ‘There’s A Break In The Road’ were the legendary super-tight, super-funk New Orleans group The Meters.
With the extraordinary song-writing skills of Allen Toussaint alongside the powerful, soaring, confident and emotive singer and the groove of The Meters, you have an unbeatable combination. That Harris never in fact lived in New Orleans (she flew in from Florida for all her sessions with Toussaint’s local in-house players) seems almost an irrelevance, a geographical aside to the defining New Orleans sound captured on the recordings featured here.
All of these singles featured here were released on Allen Toussaint and his business partner Marshal Sehorn’s local New Orleans label Sansu, widely distributed in the southern city but in only limited quantities elsewhere. As a consequence, Betty Harris’ music failed to achieve the commercial success of other New Orleans artists such as Lee Dorsey (who she recorded with) and The Meters (who backed her). And so at the end of the decade she stopped recording, retired from the music business to raise her family in Florida.

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Adrian Younge

LP | 2016 | US | Original (Linear Labs)

7" | 2016 | UK | Original (Ace)

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It was made the way they made electronic music in the good old days, all analog everything, right after synthesizers shrunk to a manageable size and you didn’t have to trek down to a university to use one anymore. Electronic music as practiced and developed by pioneers like Dick Hyman and Raymond Scott and Wendy Carlos is precise and intentional. In making his first electronic album, Younge took his cues from them, reminding a contemporary audience what a synthesizer, deep in its heart, really could be. “Black Noise” is men talking to men about women; “Lemonade” is a woman talking to women about men, and they both orbit around a failure we take for granted like the sun: loving you is complicated. It’s a skill; we forgot. Adrian Younge calls “The Electronique Void” an academic album, by which he means it is both instructional and informational. There’s a problem at the heart of it, a woman who’s been told that she’s loved, but she doesn’t recognize that, can’t feel it, may have heard it all before, may be worrying about the wrong things. Jack Waterson, long a guitarist in Younge’s band, plays the role of narrator, sounding professorial and rather superior as he lays out for the woman where she’s erred. That vocoder you hear is Adrian, talking to her on a subterranean level, the way an artist must. The discourse on the album is the kind of thing that happens when you go blonde and then you can’t keep ‘em off you. These truths are cold and hard, and our hero begrudges the well-meaning advice being rained down upon her as any independent woman would. The science of love, its formulas and if-then constraints, causal relationships and observable properties, is best taught experientially, but learning it hurts so, so bad. Music, especially electronic music, reliant as it is on abstraction and unrepentant as it is about hijacking your physiological responses to tempo and rhythm and dynamics, is a way to get there without going through it.

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Billy Hawks

O'Baby!