Funk | Soul Vinyl 694 Items

I Always Wanted To Be In The Band

Release: 1971 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Starting out as the Masterettes, a girl group formed by high school friends Brenda Reid, Carol Johnson, Lillian Walker and Sylvia Wilbur, the group switched focus and changed name after Wilbur was replaced by Brenda Reid’s husband, Herb Rooney, their breakthrough hit ‘Tell Him’ appearing in 1963 after Leiber & Stoller took charge. 1971’s Black Beauty, produced by Rooney, continued the post-L&S journey via the group’s own take of funky and melodic soul, approaching the style of the Staples Singers with plenty of emotive harmonies. If you like your soul switched on, hard-hitting and individual, you need Black Beauty in your collection.

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Step By Step

LP | 1976 | US | Reissue (Demon)

29,99 €*

Release: 1976 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1970 | US | Reissue (RCA)

New Birth

The new birth

Release: 1970 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It's A New Day - Let A Man Come In

James Brown

LP | 1970 | US | Reissue (Polydor)

Release: 1970 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1976 | UK | Reissue (Athens Of The North)

Bobby Boyd

30,99 €*

Release: 1976 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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What's Going On Green Vinyl Edition

Marvin Gaye

LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Vinyl Lovers)

22,99 €*

LP | 1972 | EU | Reissue (Vinyl Lovers)

Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Originally released in 1971. "What's Going On is not only Marvin Gaye's masterpiece, it's the most important and passionate record to come out of soul music, delivered by one of its finest voices, a man finally free to speak his mind and so move from R&B sex symbol to true recording artist. With What's Going On, Gaye meditated on what had happened to the American dream of the past -- as it related to urban decay, environmental woes, military turbulence, police brutality, unemployment, and poverty. These feelings had been bubbling up between 1967 and 1970, during which he felt increasingly caged by Motown's behind-the-times hit machine and restrained from expressing himself seriously through his music. Finally, late in 1970, Gaye decided to record a song that the Four Tops' Obie Benson had brought him, 'What's Going On.' When Berry Gordy decided not to issue the single, deeming it uncommercial, Gaye refused to record any more material until he relented. Confirmed by its tremendous commercial success in January 1971, he recorded the rest of the album over ten days in March, and Motown released it in late May. Besides cementing Marvin Gaye as one of the most important artists in pop music, What's Going On was far and away the best full-length to issue from the singles-dominated Motown factory, and arguably the best soul album of all time." John Bush, AllMusic

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Stevie Wonder

Talking book

Pastor T.L. And The Youth For Christ Choir Barrett

Release: 1972 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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180g remastered reissue

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Like A Ship (Without A Sail) Splatter Vinyl Edition

LP | 1971 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

Can You Get Down / Serious Record Store Day 2024 Edition

Release: 1971 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded in 1971 by a 27-year-old pastorand an after school program choir, Like AShip is a stirring and powerful meditationon the wayward aftermath of the CivilRights Movement. Tracked with the helpof Chess/Cadet maestros Gene Barge, PhilUpchurch, and Richard Evans, the albumis a mix of euphoric gospel and Mayfieldesquepolitical soul, with sleigh bells, handclaps, and jazzy piano stabs. Sampled byT.I., Kanye, and Khaled, Barrett createda rapturous, crossover gospel classic that'sstill wildly r elevant.

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Universe City

12" | 1976 | UK | Reissue (Midland International)

15,99 €*

We Shall See Him As He Is Record Store Day 2024 Edition

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.

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The Family Tree

LP | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Cheri)

23,99 €*

You Don't Care About Our Love Record Store Day 2024 Edition

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Cheri Records is excited to unveil the reissue of The Family Tree's spiritual disco rarity, 'We Shall See Him As He Is.' Originally released in 1979, this gospel-disco gem has transcended time to become a sought-after treasure in the realm of soulful digging treats, paying homage to the vibrant gospel disco scene of Baltimore. With an original copy fetching prices exceeding $300. We present the opportunity to own this gospel rarity including the tracks 'Psalm 150' and a killer disco version of Stevie Wonder’s 'As' on a heavyweight vinyl album. Remastered and presented with the original striking album cover, this release is a special edition for Record Store Day, a testament to the enduring impact of The Family Tree's gospel disco masterpiece.

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China Burton

12" | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Soul Brother)

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Manu 76 Record Store Day 2024 Edition

Manu Dibango

LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Diggers Factory/Soul Makossa)

42,99 €*

Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Koi No Shunkan-Can't Stop My Love

Shambara

7" | 1989 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

20,99 €*

Release: 1989 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Paul Dupont & His Orchestra

Tapestry

LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Farfalla)

25,99 €*

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Out-Sider)

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Farfalla Records allows you to discover again the music of Roger Webb (aka Paul Dupont) with this album that could have been the perfect soundtrack for a crime film of the 1970s, alternating powerful tracks with jazz-funk rhythms and melodic tracks with light/romantic themes. Tapestry was recorded for the London based recording company Chappell Recorded Music and released in 1977 exclusively for professional use.

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Matthew Larkin Cassell

Matt The Cat

Monica Lassen & The Sounds

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Originally from San Francisco, Matthew Larkin Cassell is a talented songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. During the ‘70s-80s, Cassell fronted a trio in the Bay Area, opening for major acts like The Tubes and Sylvester. Playing an unique fusion of funk, R&B, jazz and soft-rock, he recorded his first LP, “Pieces” in 1977, followed by a 12” titled “Matt The Cat” in 1978. Both were privately pressed and modestly distributed at the time.
Fast forward to the early ‘00s: Cassell’s albums are discovered by beat diggers & hip-hop producers, which led to some his songs being sampled and included on mixes by people like Kon & Amir, Madlib and M.F. Doom. Famous labels such as Stones Throw and P-Vine reissue his music at the same time that his original albums reach outrageous prices in the collector’s market.
Here’s an overdue reissue of Cassell’s second effort, “Matt The Cat”, originally released in 1978. A great fusion of FUNK, R&B, SOUL-JAZZ and 70s SSW / AOR, featuring “All I’m Missing Is You”, sampled by People Under The Stairs.

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Woman

LP | 1970 | JP | Reissue (Nippon Columbia)

41,99 €*

There but for the grace of god go i

Release: 1970 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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With love from Northern Europe... Erotic Mondo's hidden treasure! The 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.

A rich album that includes the ecstatic erotic psychedelic groove "Cottage" and the erotic Japanese groove "Incitation", which has an explosive drum break not only in the intro but also at the end. *Comes with color pinup poster

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Machine

12" | 1979 | US (RCA)

7" | 1977 | UK | Reissue (Soul Brother)

Release: 1979 / US

Genre: Organic Grooves

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/ Marissa

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Mojoba

Say You Will / I Know

18,99 €*

Release: 1977 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1987 | JP | Reissue (Lawson)

Milk

60,99 €*

LP | 1977 | US | Reissue (Ubiquity)

Release: 1987 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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* Originally released in 1987 * Pressed on Black Vinyl * Featuring Hideki Saijo and Tomoko Aran The only album 'Milk' by the sister unit Milk that incorporates the Pre-house sound. Also active as a backing singer for Hideki Saijo and Tomoko Aran. Released as an independent album in 1987, this album is a remarkably re-evaluated Japanese boogie in recent years, a phantom rare edition. The long-awaited re-press has been decided!

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Francisco Aguabella

Hitting Hard

29,99 €*

Joel Ramirez Jr & Fantasy

Release: 1977 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“Hitting Hard” originally released in 1977 by Epsilon Records is widely regarded as one of Aguabella's seminal works, with its “street-style” rare groove fusing Brazilian, salsa, Latin jazz, and funk flavors. Playing with a talented cast of heavyweights including San Francisco vibist Nerio De Gracia, the dynamic Cedric Deon Bi on vocals, and percussion great Armando Peraza. With original copies still fetching a pretty penny in the secondary market, this limited reissue of essential Latin jazz-funk is a worthy addition to any record collection.

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I'll Call You Every Morning / I Can't Let Her Go

7" | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Rain&Shine)

12,34 €* 12,99 € -5%

The Capprells & Sul Brothers Band

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Originally put on the map by Brian From Wheaton, a passionate collector from IL - This record has been fetching upwards of £1000 from those crazy Northern Soul DJs.
Officially licensed and re-mastered. Essential modern soul dancer, now available for the world to enjoy.

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The Inner Thumb

7" | 1970 | UK | Reissue (Psychedelic Breaks & Beats)

We've Gotta Find A Way Back To Love / Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right

Release: 1970 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Brand new label, Psychedelic Breaks & Beats, aims to uncover the rarest of rare breaks and beats and kicks off with two absolute diamonds. The pick for side A was inspired by DJ Bee, cutting up doubles of the original on Twitch, “Close Your Eyes” by The Capprells & Sul Brothers Band is a drum heavy funk banger – original copies on the Bano label go for £200+ Flip to side B for the eclectic “Soul Submarine” by The Inner Thumb aka DJMeDJYou lifted from the soundtrack "Soul Ecstasy” or should I say fake soundtrack, as the movie never existed! As played by Kenny Dope in one of his funk mixes – this label is gonna produce some collectable 45s don’t sleep! Original label art by graffiti artist, Opium, from Italy.

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Freda Payne

7" | 1973 | EU | Reissue (Pressure Makes Diamonds)

11,99 €*

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Glossy Mistakes)

Release: 1973 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Slept-on modern soul/funk featuring the break from "Ham 'N' Eggs" by A Tribe Called Quest. Cut loud & proud. Licensed from Demon Music Group by pressuremakesdiamonds.co.uk

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Cover Boys

Reality

LP | 1972 | UK | Reissue (Kent Soul / Fame)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In a time where dancing has a kind of nostalgic feeling attached to it, Glossy Mistakes kicks off its brand new series of dancefloor-oriented EPs, Glossyfloor. The starting point of this adventure from the Madrid based label comes with the reissue of the highly demanded Cover Boys’ banger ‘Reality’, an absolute ode to one of human beings most basic instincts.

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Candi Staton

Keep On Searching For Love Remstered Ediiton

Release: 1972 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In 1972, Rick Hall moved distribution of his Fame label from Capitol to United Artists. This was to give his label more heft internationally as well as Stateside. The first single from this new agreement was Candi Staton’s ‘In The Ghetto’ which was released in May 1972. Not only did the single do well, but Staton received a personal note from Elvis Presley telling her how much he had enjoyed her version of the songs.

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Scratch

12" | 1984 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

Checking Out Remastered Edition

Release: 1984 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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From 1984, Scratch"s "Keep On Searching For Love" features the uplifting vocals of Linda Taylor (who had a successful solo career on Prelude Records) and was produced by Tony Williams for his Master-Funk label. Sounding like a mixture of rare groove anthems like Gwen Mcrae"s "All This Love I"m Giving", Linda Williams" "Elevate Your Mind" and The Emotions" "Best of Your Love", once again with a distinct South London 80s dancefloor attitude, making "Keep On Searching For Love" a modern day soulful bullet! The flipside instrumental "Eastern Lady" comes complete with hypnotic bassline, drum machines, synths and stabbing horn lines.

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Nat King Cool

12" | 1984 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

20,89 €* 21,99 € -5%

Kimiko Kasai with Herbie Hancock

Release: 1984 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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From 1984, Nat King Cool"s stunning in-demand one-off single release "Checking Out" sounds like a blend of MFSB"s "Mysteries of the World" meets UK brit-funk complete with very cool flip-side instrumental. Originally released on the tiny Tai Wan label, this track sounds fresh!

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Butterfly

LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Be With)

34,99 €*

LP | 1973 | EU | Reissue (Epic)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This is the 2020 repress. Due to its super-rare status as a Japan-only release, this exquisite collection of covers never got the recognition it deserved at the time, despite incredibly inspired performances from Kimiko, Herbie and the supremely talented musicians assembled for the project. From heavenly drummer Alphonse Mouzon and renowned organist Webster Lewis to bassist Paul Jackson, reedman Bennie Maupin and the master percussionist Bill Summers, the legendary performers crafted amazingly good vocal versions of Herbie / Headhunters jazz-funk.

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The O'Jays

Ship Ahoy

26,99 €*

Release: 1973 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 1972 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

Jay Mitchell

Mustang sally

10,99 €*

Why Do I Love You Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 1972 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A massively Caribbean funk take on soul staple "Mustang Sally" by Jay Mitchell -- in all it's gritty vocal, heavy drum, sweaty, nearly 13 minute glory ...

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Andy Crown & Magic Touch

7" | 1978 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

Alan Parker & Madeline Bell

Release: 1978 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Chicago's Magic Touch label gets the Numero treatment. Legendary rare groove selector & DJ Red Greg's edit of Disco Holy-Grail "Why Do I Love You" is now available on 7" for the first time and housed in official Magic Touch Double Disco Smash 7" Company Sleeve. This tune has been making waves in the DJ community for years only after Red Greg introduced his crucial edit eliminating the studio fluff and dialing in the raw disco meat. Certified Floor Filler with a groove guaranteed to answer all questions on love.

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The Voice Of Soul

LP | 1976 | UK | Reissue (Be With)

LP | 1972 | EU | Reissue (Wewantsounds)

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.

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Machine

32,99 €*

LP | 1977 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

Release: 1972 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Machine's self-titled album is shrouded in mystery. Released on Sylvia Robinson's All Platinum label in 1972, It vanished without trace and has since become one of the rarest Funk albums on the international scene. The album is mostly known to a small circle of hardcore collectors and only a few copies seem to have survived, fetching prices in excess of $5000 whenever one turns up on the auction market. Consisting of three young session musicians working for Sylvia Robinson's All Platinum Records and their hit makers, The Whatnauts, the group display a superb mix of socially-conscious hard-hitting funk and earthy soul, the album is reissued here in its original artwork and remastered by Colorsound Studio in Paris. It includes a 2-page insert with new liner notes by Charles Waring.

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Matthew Larkin Cassell

Pieces

36,99 €*

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (P-Vine)

Release: 1977 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Play that funky music white boy! In 1977, San Francisco singer-songwriter Matthew Larkin Cassell privately pressed and distributed his debut LP “Pieces” to little fanfare. It took over two decades and being sampled by Madlib for listeners everywhere to recognize Cassell’s unique combination of soul, funk, and rock as ahead of its time. Even now, 45 years after its release, the record sounds fresh, appealing to fans of A.O.R, blue-eyed soul, and even city pop. Don’t miss this iconic album, reissued by P-VINE’s very own Groove-diggers imprint.

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Ted Coleman Band

Taking Care Of Business

31,99 €*

LP | 1978 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Conjuring up flashes of the masterly mellow tones heard in Roy Ayers and Billy Wooten’s local jazz funk, P-VINE’s Rare Groove will revisit New Jersey, a series favourite location, for a joyous and unassuming record of vibraphone grooves and smooth Jazz. Taking Care of Business was originally released in 1980 and marked the debut for Ted Coleman, a musician whose craft extended beyond the box and took the reins of not only its production work, but also the fetching typography design on the cover jacket. In fact, Coleman’s careful architecture oversees all aspects of this release, and whether it’s his soothing voice breathing life into his graciously composed lyrics or skillful musings on his percussive instrument of choice, it’s a record built with the richest materials that has stood the test of time. Includes a Japanese obi strip.

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Les DeMerle

Transfusion

35,99 €*

LP | 1970 | EU | Reissue (Vinyl Magic)

Release: 1978 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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P-vine is proudly reissuing a classic album of rare groove released by West Coast-born funky drummer Les Demarle at the height of his career in the 1970s, "Transfusion" with a Japanese OBI strip!

This is a studio recording in 1977 on the jazz label called "Dobre Records", which was run by Ray Lawrence. The introductory drum break to 'Moondial' has been sampled by many artists including Jurassic 5's 'Lesson 1', De La Soul's 'Stone Age', DJ Shadow and Greyboy. Other jazz funk tracks such as 'Canned Heat Suite' and 'Kaballa', and the bewitching Afro-latin funk of 'Bacchanal', this is a funky fusion full of groovy tracks throughout the album.

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Remigio Ducros

Tempo Di Naja

27,54 €* 28,99 € -5%

Release: 1970 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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We Are Family / He's The Greatest Dancer

Sister Sledge

12" | 1978 | US (Cotillion)

LP | 1970 | US | Reissue (Reprise)

Release: 1978 / US

Genre: Organic Grooves

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/ he's the greatest dancer

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Stovall Sisters

The Stovall Sisters

Dance (Disco Heat) / You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

Release: 1970 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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includes all time soul classic 'Hang On In There'!

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Sylvester

12" | 1978 | US (Fantasy)

7" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Ice City)

Release: 1978 / US

Genre: Organic Grooves

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/ you make me feel (mighty real)

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Fate

I'm In Love Again

Lots Of Love / Struggling Together

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ice City makes its return and it's another excursion into the world of obscure one-shot bands. Revered by crate-diggers worldwide, it's a long overdue 7" reissue of the elusive band Fate and its one and only record from 1982.

The dreamy "I'm in Love Again" is a rhodes-led, bass heavy groover crescendoing with an eyes-closed guitar solo, drenched in pure, raw passion.

Not to be undone by the A-side, flip the 45 over for the psych-soul slow burner "Without You Girl" for an extra dose of heart-melting emotion.

Icy City kicking off the year strong with another limited 7" that's not to be missed!

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Marc Laroi Cummings

7" | 1978 | UK | Reissue (Expansion)

LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Tamla)

Release: 1978 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A modern soul double header 7” that has become increasingly in demand is this gem by Marc LaRoi Cummings. Original copies on the Setting Sun label have been exchanging hands for £60-£80 where they have become available. The original label, song writing and production is courtesy of former Motown artist Ronnie McNeir, now a member of The Four Tops, and always of interest to the soul community through the quality of his work on his own releases and for others. It was his first album on Ronnie’s own Setting Sun label from 1985 that became Expansion’s first artist album release, while his label engaged with other artists such as Marc who worked with Ronnie as a backing singer on work with David Ruffin (“Gentleman Ruffin”) and The Four Tops (he co-wrote “Strung Out For Your Love”)

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Marvin Gaye

What's going on

Cymande Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Back To Black 180 gram vinyl reissue

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Cymande

LP | 1972 | UK | Reissue (Partisan)

Release: 1972 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 1980 | UK | Reissue (Soundway)

G.C. Cameron

Live For Love

17,99 €*

LP | 1970 | US | Reissue (Now-Again)

Release: 1980 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soundway reissues the vocal and instrumental versions of ‘If I Love You’, from G.C. Cameron, the lead singer of the legendary soul group The Spinners. The release also includes two unreleased recordings from the same session - ‘Live for Love’ and ‘Thank You Baby’.

Hailing from Mall Creek, Mississippi, G.C. Cameron rose to fame at 22 years of age, when he joined Motown Records to become lead singer of The Spinners. After a string of well received releases, including chartbuster ‘It’s A Shame’, co-written and produced by Stevie Wonder, Cameron left The Spinners to pursue a solo career.

It was a trip to Fantasy Studios, San Francisco in 1977, where Cameron teamed up with Harvey Faqua, Greg Crockett and Elgie Stover to realise what is arguably his finest work. A full album was recorded, but only two tracks saw the light of day, via the short-lived UK label, Flamingo.

Soundway’s Live for Love release comprises the two in-demand cuts previously released on Flamingo - the deep and dubby disco-workout ‘If I Love You (Instrumental)’ and soul drenched ballad ‘Live For Love’, coupled with two unreleased recordings rescued from the abyss after 45 years of collecting dust. The modern-soul-dancer ‘Thank You Baby’, backed by Jeanie Tracy and Martha Walsh, is a jewel that displays Cameron’s full range whilst the vocal to ‘If I Love You’ elevates the recording to dance-floor-ready.

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Ray Alexander Technique

Let's Talk

Swivel Your Hips Part 1&2 Record Store Day 2023 Edition

Release: 1970 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The elusive gemstone of 1970s Harlem soul and funk from the Ray Alexander Technique, officially reissued with bonus tracks. Renowned for its enviable combination of musical muscle and malleability, guitarist/ songwriter Raymond Alexander Jenkins’ tight four-piece unit was so revered on the uptown club circuit that it was offered the opportunity to serve as the Apollo Theater house band. Jenkins demurred, hopeful and confident in his groupís chances at making it on its own, and Let’s Talk is the sublime result of their hard work. Independently released and recorded with a distinctly lo-fi charm, it is a collection of unabashedly sincere songs that perfectly encapsulates the era’s heady milieu of Black pride and cultural awareness, and the plaintive emotion of struggling to realize dreams whilst navigating a city and neighborhood in decline. Personal tragedy coupled with Jenkins’ inability to gain traction as a musician, would haunt him for years. But Let‘s Talk’s reputation would eventually spread via word-of-mouth praise amongst soul and funk connoisseurs and record collectors. Now elevated to exalted status, it may finally be more widely appreciated as a testament to Jenkins’ gifts. The main album is augmented by two songs by Ray Alexander Technique with Chris Bartley, not available on the original album.

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The Gaturs

7" | 1972 | UK | Reissue (Gatur)

Make Up Your Mind / Let Your Body Go

Release: 1972 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This masterful slab of Louisiana loveliness from Willie Tee’s band The Gaturs, gets a much called for reissue. By far the rarest of the Gaturs’ releases, the only copy for sale on Discogs would set you back the princely sum of £2500. A fiery funk workout from the New Orlean’s band, exquisitely tight, unquestionably absorbing – they don’t get much better than this. Green label version original black sleeve.

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Cake

12" | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Mutual Intentions)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1978 | UK | Reissue (Acid Jazz)

Patterson Twins

Let Me Be Your Lover

Release: 1978 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (PMG)

Pogo Limited

We Shall Win

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Miami Black Vinyl Edition

Miami

LP | 1978 | Reissue (Regrooved)

Iwishcan William Record Store Day 2020 Edition

Release: 1978 / Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Get ready to unleash your inner seventies funk and soul enthusiast with the reissued edition
of Miami's self-titled album! This record, which sadly became their last before disbanding in
the early 1980s following the collapse of T.K. Records, for which they were the in-house
band, will take you on a captivating musical journey.
The energy radiating from this album is almost palpable, filling the air with an electrifying
atmosphere. From start to finish, Miami's self-titled album bursts with infectious energy that
will transport you back to the soulful sounds of the era.
As the needle hits the vinyl, you'll be captivated by the undeniable groove and irresistible
beats. It's a sonic experience that will make you want to move your feet and let loose to the
soulful rhythms. This reissued masterpiece brings new life to a record that has long deserved
celebration and recognition.
So, let's give Miami's self-titled album the overdue acclaim it deserves. Dust off this musical
gem, crank up the volume, and let the funky and soulful melodies guide you on a nostalgic
journey. Get ready to groove like never before and experience the magic of Miami's
unforgettable sound in this special reissue

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The 3 Pieces

12" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Rogue Cat Resounds)

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Record Store Day 2020 Release. Full printed sleeve - black 12” vinyl. Washington collective, The 3 Pieces, privately-pressed Iwishcan William on their own DL Records in 1982. Is it soul, rap, jazz, go-go, funk, electro, or educational? By nature of its birthplace and date of birth, it`s all of those. Synths shimmer in harp-like glissando. The bass grumbles, rumbles, machine-made. The beat pops and locks. The whole thing grooving and exuding positivity. One part the cosmic funk of say Cloud One`s Patty Duke. Another, the balearic chug of Will Powers` Adventures In Success. Like Brother D it looks to “agitate, educate, and organize”, and stirs in the sentiments of Razzy`s I Hate Hate. Imagine if the Last Poets jammed with sister Sarah Webster Fabio. Keys parp like car horns, a real trumpet blows a Don Cherry solo, but the track really revolves around its sweet Sesame Street call-and-response chorus: “I wish love. I can love. I will love. I am love.”

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Chaka Khan

Chaka

30,99 €*

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds

Music for soulful lovers

LP | 1973 | US | Reissue (Buddah)

Release: 1973 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1973 | US | Reissue (Fantasy)

Natural Essence

In search of happiness

Release: 1973 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1981 | US | Reissue (Polydor)

Roy Ayers

Center Of The World

Release: 1981 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hardcore Jollies Black Vinyl Edition

Funkadelic

LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Charly)

Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Electric Spanking Of War Babies Black Vinyl Edition

Funkadelic

LP | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Charly)

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Lantern Rec.)

Linda Di Franco

Rise Of The Heart

22,99 €*

Carter Lake / Must Be The Beat

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Fully remastered and licensed, ltd to 500 copies. Just a single album and a bunch of singles, rising star Linda Di Franco debuted in 1985 and left the scene all of a sudden in 1986. Her first album was a combined effort produced by Don Was (Blue Note's Renaissance Music Man and previously leader of post disco combo Was Not Was), a gentle selection of soul-pop ballads and lushy synth arrangements. With leading single 'My Boss' the album shows an ethereal continuum with an excellent rendition of Burt Bacharach 'The Look Of Love'. Recorded in London, Detroit and New York the Rise Of The Heart is definitely a keystone in the rising club culture revolution verging on the more existentialist pop aesthetic. Riyl: Sade, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Carmel, Antena.

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Carl Moore

7" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Sweet Free Association)

LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Jazz Room)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Keyboardist and composer Carl Moore originally wrote, recorded and pressed only 100 (!) copies of these tracks, grabbing a quick moment of studio time during a tour of Japan in the early 1980s. Moore’s purple patch saw him becoming peers with artists such as Phyllis Hyman, Jean Carn, Janet Jackson and ‘The King of Gospel’, James Cleveland.

Carter Lake is an energetic 2 minutes 30 second blast of pure dance floor joy, that looks back at carefree days, teenage love and love lost. Moore’s voice soars, and showcases his love for the powerful stylings of jazz and gospel. On the flip, Must Be The Beat sees him explore very different textures and could easily be a long lost Prince recording found in the vaults in Paisley Park. Sounding like something jammed late at night, this one is perfect for the afterhours when there are 30 sweaty dancers left on the floor at 5am that just don’t want to go home!

This is the first release on Sweet Free Association, a new label founded by Sam Don, the DJ and curator responsible for the recent lovers rock and UK soul comps For The Love of You and Just A Touch. Born out of the wish to find another way of sharing ‘the fruits’ from his Free Association radio show and parties, these impossibly rare disco tracks are now available to a wider audience for the first time, as the vast majority of the original copies have been long lost.

Mastered at The Carvery, the lo-fi recordings have been skilfully lifted by Frank Merritt to sound big in the club, while retaining the original charm in the sound that made the tracks stand out to Sam in the first instance.

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Danny Ward & Reality

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Full Circle Black Vinyl Edition

Leon Thomas

LP | 1973 | UK | Reissue (Flying Durchman)

Release: 1973 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 1980 | US | Reissue (Parkside)

Sundown

Spaced Outta Place

7" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Discs Of Fun And Love)

Release: 1980 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sound Signature is proud to present a re-issue of the 7-inch single from Sundown titled "Spaced Outta Place". Composed by Amp Fiddler, Spaced Outta Place was originally released in 1981 on Parkside Records.

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Jimmy Mack

Pop Goes The Weasel

We're Gonna Make It / Help The Man

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Discs of Fun and Love return again with another 7 inch of pure soulful goodness, this time taking a trip to Wisconsin with Jimmy Mack's ‘Pop Goes The Weasel’. Originally released in 1983, this incredibly hard to find record comes with the original and an edit from one of the UK's most exciting producers and a great friend of the label, Bristol's Admin. Super sweet soul for the perfect moments in the dance.

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New World

7" | 1972 | UK | Reissue (Soul Brother)

18,99 €*

Release: 1972 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 1980 | US (Emergency)

Firefly / Kano

Love / I'm Ready

Release: 1980 / US

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Grace Jones

Nipple to the bottle

12" | 1982 | US (Island)

12" | 1982 | US (Streetwise)

Release: 1982 / US

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Touchdown

Ease Your Mind

Release: 1982 / US

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 1987 | UK | Reissue (Freestyle)

Purely Fizzycal

Make A Move

Release: 1987 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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I'm A Loner / All My Life

The Nu-Ron's

7" | 1971 | US | Reissue (Brewerytown Beats)

16,14 €* 16,99 € -5%

Changing Man / I'm Just Your Clown

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.

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The Power Of Attorney

7" | 1973 | US | Reissue (Nicetown / Brewerytown Beats)

11,99 €*

Dionne Warwick Collection -Her All-Time Greatest

Release: 1973 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In the early 1970s, the funk / soul band Power Of Attorney was formed at the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution at Graterford (30 miles northwest of Philadelphia). The story of their formation is just as powerful as the music that they left behind. In late 1972, the prison’s Activities Director Theodore “Ted” Wing broke ground on a new recording studio. As part of the rehabilitative arts and music initiative, the space was built to offer a creative outlet for incarcerated individuals to express their musical talents. In November of ‘72, an audition was held throughout the prison to form a band. It has been reported that over 1,600 men auditioned for a spot in the band. Wing ultimately settled on a lineup that consisted of William Smith (lead guitar), Charles McDowell (bass), Merion Wilson (tenor saxophone), Edward J.X. Smith (guitar), and Otis Graham (drums). With a lineup of gifted musicians and a fresh new recording studio to practice and lay down tracks in, the band Power Of Attorney was officially born. In January of 1973, Power of Attorney got the chance to record at Sigma Sound Studios, the legendary space that helped birth the Philadelphia International sound as well as classic albums like David Bowie's Young Americans. Taking the routines that they had rehearsed for a reported five hours each day, the band laid down the tracks — including the reflective “Changing Man,” an original composition by McDowell. “It tells the story of a man who made a mistake, and after a while in jail, he gets his head together, and realizes it’s time to straighten it out,” the 21-year-old serving life for murder told The Philadelphia Daily News upon the single’s release. The 7-inch single was released on the Nicetown label in 1973. Sold directly from the prison activities office, 500 copies were originally made. After more practicing and recording, one year later James Brown & Polydor Records offered The Power Of Attorney’s lone full-length, 1974’s From The Inside… Between 1973 and 1975 the band played 400+ concerts outside of the prison walls. Even opening for Stevie Wonder at Lincoln University and also making a live appearance on the Mike Douglas show. Forward to 2020 – While digging through the Sigma tape archives at Drexel University, Brewerytown Beats owner Max Ochester – known for deep-dive Philly reissues by The Thompsons and Sounds Of Liberation – noticed two tapes, with only “P.O.A.” scribbled on the spines. Upon further inspection, it was discovered that these 2-inch multi-reels contained six songs, four of them previously unreleased, all from 1973. The full original studio tapes for Power Of Attorney’s “Changing Man” sessions had been found, 47 years later. Expertly mixed and remastered from the original reels, Power Of Attorney’s Changing Man (out now on Brewerytown Records) is a document of the joy and pain of a handful of men trying to make the best of an impossible situation. The bittersweet love ballad “I’m Just your Clown” is featured on the flip. The reissued single is available now on Brewerytown Records on vinyl and streaming platforms. The label will follow this up with the vinyl and streaming release of all 6 songs found on that long-lost Sigma tape, on vinyl & CD in late 2020.

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Dionne Warwick

2LP | 1972 | US | Reissue (Friday Rights Mgmt)

73,99 €*

Release: 1972 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Greatest Love Story 2022 Repress

Heaven Sent & Ecstasy

LP | 1980 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

31,99 €*

12" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Stima)

Release: 1980 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This is the only studio album from US Soul/Rare Groove unit "Heaven Sent & Ecstasy", originally issued in 1980. An mysterious jacket design, inexplicable sub-title, some songs included in the soundtracks of "Scrolls, The Book of Life", many mysteries and great music have included and high demanded album with collectors are reissued as vinyl for the first time! P-Vine reissued it as CD in 2006, and now we present it as vinyl with OBI.

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Ulysse

Naima / Tiers Monde

LP | 1973 | EU | Reissue (Sony Legacy)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Originally released in 1983, this 12’’ from French-Haitian saxophone player Ulysse became cult – and extremely rare – within the French boogie niche. Both tracks wonderfully succeed in mixing political statements with dance-floor delights. Boogie-pop track “Naïma” seems to be a love song at first, but actually says the impossible resilience of a woman who has grown up in war. The heavy digital reggae song “Tiers Monde” warns us about the abandonment of Third World children. This maxi single, where each track is instantly followed by its instrumental version for greater DJ use, is an authentic snapshot of the Paris mixed club scene of the 1980s. Really hard to find for a very long time, it’s a great pleasure for Stima Records to make this music available again, in order to reach a well deserved new audience nearly 40 years later!

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O'Jays

Ship Ahoy

Release: 1973 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Wewantsounds)

Fairuz

Wahdon

33,99 €*

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (P-Vine)

Spice

Let There Be Spice

Space Princess Record Store Day 2019 Edition

Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Along with other reissues for The Ultimates, The Topics and Ricardo Marrero, P-vine has been steadily reissuing the hard-to-find funk and soul gems on the short-lived 70s label TSG, and this latest reissue for Spice's 1976 record Let There Be Spice is of no exception and is packed with seasoned heat. It's a record that complements and blurs the lines of soul, funk and disco, and was once so rare that not even the band knew of its existence. Only in recent times have we been able to put together a picture of a group growing up in The Bronx with the burning desire to perform and light up the stage.

Tracks like "Everything Is You", "Don't Fight It" and "Fool In Love" are glorious examples of the heavenly soul sound the group construct with harmonising waves of soothing vocals dancing together with warm string sections. "Happy Music" and the following "Do It Nice" up the tempo and show off another side to their sound as the songs twist and turn through proggy synthesizer solos and funk guitar rhythms. P-vine can't wait to deliver this exciting release and keep the fire burning strong for this exceptional album.

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Lonnie Liston Smith

12" | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Columbia)

15,99 €*

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Saph)

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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An official reissue of the collectable Disco 12 inch version of the two standout tracks from Lonnie Liston Smith’s 1978 LP ‘Exotic Mysteries’ remastered and released for RSD.
One side the cosmic, jazz-infused disco sounds of ‘Space Princess’ and the other housing the effortlessly beautiful smoothness contained in ‘Quiet Moments’.

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Pure Natural Project

Happy Anniversary

2LP | 1973 | US | Reissue (Mobile Fidelty)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The 12" vinyl Sugar "Happy Anniversary" from 1983, reissued under the name Pure Natural Project!

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Bill Withers

Live At Carnegie Hall

84,99 €*

The All American Powerhouse

Release: 1973 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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180 gram audiophile vinyl, numbered limited edition!

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V.A.

LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Be With)

LP | 1976 | US | Reissue (Epic)

Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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They Say: “Driving brass and sax ensemble over funky rhythm section, playing tracks of various feel and style”. We say: From the Lincoln Continental that memorably adorns the cover to the tranquil funk contained within, this glowing ode to the grooving force of 70s American soul music is ice cool all over. With brilliant contributions from the Three Key Alans™ (Hawkshaw, Parker, Tew) as well as Mike Moran, Les Hurdle and Keith Roberts, this is driving music for only the vibiest cats. Originally released in 1976, The All American Powerhouse is one of the very best of the Themes library releases. It’s killer. A feast of dramatic jazz, horizontal, melodic funk and bouncing sunshine-y West-Coast feels throughout, there also lurks an intense injection of the Blaxploitation sound. Understandable, given the subject matter and year it was released.

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The Jacksons

Release: 1976 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (BGP)

Funk Inc.

Black And White Raven White Vinyl Editin

Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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incl. the classic break 'kool is back' as sampled by everybody and even more !

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Archie James Cavanaugh

LP | 1980 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

26,99 €*

All About Money Remastered

Release: 1980 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A masterpiece of the schooner rock variety, Black and White Raven is an album that emerged from Archie James Cavanaugh's youthful dream of recording his own music while stuck in the Alaskan wilderness. With a freewheeling cast culled from Archie's travels around the Pacific Northwest, including Redbone's Tony Bellamy and Pete DePoe, Black and White Raven was set down as the '70s crested. Traces of disco, AM gold, gospel, and yacht mixed freely with his Tlingit heritage, creating a breezy and optimistic portrait of life in the 49th state.

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Spontaneous Overthrow

LP | 1984 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

26,99 €*

LP | 1973 | US | Reissue (Motown)

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Synth chutes, synth ladders, popcorn 808 beats, dirge-y chants and busted sub-woofer hums from inner-galactic soul pioneers Nathaniel Woolridge and Anthony Freeman intertwine to create this hypnotic, mythical 1984 LP from Newark, New Jersey. The most damaged party record ever set to black, or the most partied cry of the heart ever howled into personal space. Probably both.

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Marvin Gaye

Let's Get It On

Release: 1973 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Brother, brother, brother

Isley Brothers

LP | 1972 | US | Reissue (T-Neck)

Release: 1972 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1976 | US | Reissue (Chess)

Jack McDuff

Sophisticated funk

Release: 1976 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Funky Disco Tracks Of Cloud One (Missing Original Jacket)

Cloud One

LP | 1978 | US (Queen Constance)

11,89 €* 13,99 € -15%

Release: 1978 / US

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP+CD | 1973 | EU | Reissue (Schema)

The Braen's Machine

Temi Ritmici E Dinamici

23,99 €*

Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen

Release: 1973 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“Temi ritmici e dinamici” offers brighter, less psychedelic atmospheres, leaving room to beat sounds,
to a swinging rhythm section, to the Hammond organ and even to moog and synthesizers. Despite a
lighter and an almost purely entertaining context, the album also allows for experimentation, as can be
heard in the two songs that close both sides: “Esercizi Ginnici” and “Aspetti Grotteschi”.

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Boogie Down

7" | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Pressure Makes Diamonds)

LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Be With)

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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On 'Boogie Down' Bubbha Thomas and The Lightmen lean away from the jazzier moods that they were best known for, towards a mid-tempo boogie/funk workout featuring wide open drum breaks, analog synths, fat claps and vibey backing vocals.

The original 45, released in 1980, now goes for silly money if you can find one, so we thought it would be nice to make it available again. Dedicated to the extensive musical and educational work of Bubbha, who passed away at the end of 2020.
Remastered from original master tapes, officially licensed from Now Again.

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The Moments

On Top

7" | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Paint A Picture)

Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Moments’ On Top is a perfect example of symphonic soul. Amongst true heads, this is considered the most valuable of all their albums. Alongside contemporaneous acts from the early 70s - The Chi-lites, The Stylistics, The Delfonics, The Futures, Blue Magic and The Main Ingredient - The Moments exuded all that was compelling about deep, harmony-drenched, string-laden soul. The standout here is undoubtedly “To You with Love", a floating, tender ballad sung by Harry Ray that features the group’s patented handclap-tambourine combo, sweetly repetitive strings, serene guitar and gentle piano. It was famously sampled by J Dilla for “Last Donut Of The Night” - the gut-wrenching finale to his seminal Donuts. Concentrating solely on its sampled history would do The Moments a huge disservice, but its crucial appearance at the climax of Donuts directed fresh generations of pre-disposed soul fans to the absolute canon. Judged entirely on its merit, it’s one of the most heart-breaking songs of any decade and worth the price of admission alone. It’s the sweetest, most goose-bump inducing 3 minutes of aural bliss you’re ever likely to be exposed to. If that wasn’t enough, On Top spawned two minor R&B hits: “All I Have” and “Lucky Me", each featuring Billy Brown’s ice-melting falsetto. Opener “All I Have” is a sumptuous introduction to the album. With melancholic, understated guitar licks, twinkling keys and heartbeat drums, it’s a gem.

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Reflex

Funny Situation

Mickey & The Soul Generation

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.

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How Good Is Good Record Store Day 2020 Edition

7" | 1972 | EU | Reissue (Mr. G)

7" | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Rain&Shine)

Release: 1972 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Record Store Day 2020 Release.

Fully remastered reissue with replica artwork of ultra-rare heavyweight Funk 45 by DJ Shadow’s favourite Funk band, Mickey & The Soul Generation – ‘How Good Is Good’. 1972 originals of this 7 inch gem sell on the second hand market for £1000. Black 7″ dinked centre hole vinyl

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New Horizon

True Love Parts 1 & 2

LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Petit Cherie)

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Originally released on a styrene 7” only, a format that was cheaper than vinyl but suffers from cue burn and a limited number of plays. Rain&Shine present a re-mastered and officially licensed vinyl 45, sure to appeal to even deep collectors who need to re-up on a high quality version for DJ play.
New Horizon was the youngest band signed to Creative Funk Enterprises, a subsidiary label of Adelia Records. The group was from Laurelton, Queens, NY.
The majority of New Horizon were barely 20 years of age, and when lead vocalist Sheila Petty heard the track, she felt a flow that inspired the lyric of a hot summer day of "True Love" . The melody and Sheila's lyric flowed so smoothly with the track, made it effortless to record. Producer Gary DeBerry Sr. says “The session was full of creativity. There was a lot a magic that was spontaneous in part II of "True Love". The groove was hot and the band stayed in the moment during the recording. As a Producer you have to know when to let the musicians play on when they are in the "ZONE."
The label took a chance on this first recording on New Horizon. That's why it was on styrene instead of vinyl, to see how well it would do. Unfortunately the band disbanded a year later.

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