Funk | Soul Vinyl 2215 Items

Release: 2023 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Jalapeno)

The Allergies

Mash Up The Sound

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Bbc: Live At Maida Vale 1999 Record Store Day 2023 Blue Vinyl Edition

Jamiroquai

LP | 2023 | UK | Reissue (Sony)

Pieces Best Of Dojo Cuts Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Attn.: We did not receive this record in time for RSD, but we will get it this week.

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Dojo Cuts

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Colemine)

27,99 €*

I Should Have Known Mono / Stereo

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After half a century of constant development, inspiration and hothouse flowerings, certain genres have found their perfect expression - soul-funk is one of them. Dojo Cuts are one perfect expression of this perfect expression. Lean, mean and heavy (in the true sense) there is not a bass-note or hihat-beat out of place - everything is slave to the groove, and what grooves they are! Working from, and building upon, the original late 60s/early 70s Stax/Atlantic template, Dojo Cuts are the undisputed champions of the soul sound. Dojo Cuts go route 1 to your soul. With this Best of album, Pieces, Dojo Cuts has hugged our hearts and made us thank the universe for James Brown, Otis Redding and all the soul saints in heaven for this music. Take a listen, have a dance, heal your hurt.

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The Ritz Band

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Stream)

22,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Psycho 2000 / White Spiritual Purple Vinyl Edition

Pleasurewood

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Farfalla)

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Kent)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Soundtracks

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Psycho 2000 - A dark but funky theme that begins with an occulting Italian echo-oscillator drone that is soon followed by pulsating bass and breakbeat drums, leads to tremolo guitars, an ostinato on electric mandolas, strings climbing eloquent ladders, otherworldly electronics, and a cinematic finale. An evocation of a parade of wooden nutcracker soldiers elaborately dressed in gold-trimmed black uniforms down a wide avenue decorated with mardi gras beads and animal skulls upon golden cobblestones toward a tornado spiralling out purple-hued glissandos and curlicues of elephant smoke. White Spiritual - Head nod action, the twinkling of a late 60’s Vox Continental II with sickly transistors, the noodling matrix of an intergalactic telephone exchange carried on a bed of bouncy bass with a firm backbeat. The Johnny Guitar Watson-esque bite and sting of a ‘67 Teisco guitar preludes slabs of unison dark brown moog and organ giving way to the dance of fingers over the black naturals and white sharps of the Continental II.

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The San Francisco Tkos

Make Up Your Mind

Junior Dell & The D-Lites

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Since its first plays at the 100 Club in the 90s, the San Francisco TKOs’ ‘Make Up Your Mind’ has been a revered sound that consistently packs the dance floor - with soul music devotees who like their music edgy. It first appeared as an Anniversary single and has sold out of its previous Kent pressing. We have taken the opportunity to re-release it coupled with the group’s beautiful ballad version of the Miracles’ ‘Ooh Baby, Baby’.

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Whole Lotta Skankin' Goin' On / Hold The Riddim

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Original Gravity)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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My Soft Machine Green Vinyl Edition

Arlo Parks

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Transgressive)

17,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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LP | 2023 | US | Original (Stones Throw)

Eddie Chacon

Sundown

27,99 €*

Babble Gold Swirl Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In 2021, Eddie Chacon and John Carroll Kirby decamped to Ibiza for two weeks. There, they rented the island’s only Fender Rhodes from one of the local rave crews. John posted it against the plaster walls and concrete floors of their temporary home, which was set into a green hillside overlooking a beach called Siesta. As they worked on Sundown, Pharoah Sanders’s “Greeting to Saud” was a daily listen. Instead of emulating its sound, Eddie absorbed its deeper lesson – that simplicity wins out over virtuosity every time.

They wrote the first half of Sundown during that Ibiza stay and finished it at 64 Sound Studios in Los Angeles, where they both live. Joining Eddie on vocals and John on production and keys were Logan Hone (flutes and saxophones) Elizabeth Lea (trombone), Will Logan (drums) and David Leach (percussion). “It feels like we’re building our dream house,” says Eddie. “With Pleasure, Joy, and Happiness, we poured the foundation and now we’re expanding into new rooms.”

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Kendra Morris

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Karma Chief)

Public Displays Of Affection: The Album

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The word Babble brings two things to mind: A person pouring out their
thoughts with reckless abandon, or a gentle sound coming from water
cascading over rocks as it flows past. In the case of this reissue from
Kendra Morris, Babble is a sublime melding of these two meanings. The
original release in 2016 came in the form of a self-released EP. A fan cult
favorite; it has now grown to include three additional tracks: Playing
Games, Dial Back and Ride On.
The journey through human emotion is accomplished through Kendra’s
songs, bringing us, the listeners, into her enchanted world of pain and
strength, feeling renewed on the other side. The ability to take trepidation,
desire, and insecurities and turn them into comfort and make you want to
get up and move with them is a selfless gift she grants to us.
With the support of Karma Chief Records (A division of Colemine
Records), Babble is getting the official release it deserves.

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Muni Long

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Def Jam)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Michael Leonhart Orchestra

Shut Him Down Feat. Elvis Costello & Jswiss

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Mighty Eye)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Reissue (Be With)

Lewis Taylor

Numb

Rian Treanor + Ocen James

Release: 2023 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Lost soul phenomenon Lewis Taylor's Numb finally arrives on double vinyl! One of UK soul’s most fascinating artists, most enigmatic figures and most under-appreciated talents, Andrew Lewis Taylor is a prodigious multi-instrumentalist and eclectic polymath. He enjoys a fiercely loyal following which, over the years, has included celebrity champions like Bowie, Elton and D'Angelo. Numb is Taylor's sixth album, initially released on his own label Slow Reality (an anagram of his name) and licensed to Be With for this long-awaited physical edition. It captures Taylor's wholly unique, intoxicating take on lush, late-night psychedelic soul music.

Lewis wrote and recorded these 10 brand new tracks after a 17 year break from making music, although the album came together over a two-year period. The years away have done nothing to dull Taylor's unique musical vision. He still astounds. The lyrical themes, however, have shifted. Understandably, more than a decade and a half of soul searching and unflinching self-examination cannot fail to influence this most honest of songwriters, and boy does it show. Numb marks a return to the darker, more mysterious side of his output: "Brian Wilson-channels-Smokey Robinson atmospheres", as Mojo put it recently.

After playing a rapturously received gig at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC in 2006, Lewis unceremoniously walked away from music and disappeared completely. An interview in 2016 shed light on some of the reasons for Taylor’s withdrawal from the business, but there was no hint of a return anytime soon. Then in June 2021, news emerged out of the blue that he was readying new music alongside Sabina Smyth with whom he had worked first time around.

On Numb, Lewis deftly balances stark, soul-bearing lyrics with moody mid-tempo pop-soul sheen. He deals candidly with depression, mental turmoil, even thoughts of suicide - clearly more personal than Taylor's earlier songs. The music is rich, warm and layered, with infectious melodies and hooks that stick with you. A true grower of an LP, it really does reward repeated listens. As Jim Irvin in Mojo reflected, "despite the depths these plumb, it's a curiously uplifting experience, unfurling like a concept album about life's challenges with an optimistic beauty at its heart."

Triumphant dubwise horns ring out yet, almost instantly, “Final Hour” takes on a dark, downbeat vibe. With lyrics that confront (and, seemingly, confound) death head-on, Lewis ensures the groove is still there, the beats still swing and your head still nods, strings glissade. Woven around delicate yet insistent piano and subtle strings over a killer bassline, the title track “Numb” is a good example of the lyrical themes throughout the album. As Taylor reflects, "So removed I feel no pain / And for all I know I could be having the time of my life" with a coda that feels very much in conversation with Brian Wilson's finest harmonies. "Feels So Good" is sophisticated 90s-sounding soul of the highest order. The music and vocals feel simultaneously optimistic and despondent. Downlifting. A neat trick, and one Lewis has been so adept at over the years. "Apathy" is a mini-epic, a symphonic-soul gem which builds and glides and, eventually, soars. “Worried Mind" is another slow-builder, creeping out the gate in a sketchy, discordant fashion before climbing to half-crescendo but never quite breaking free of its disorientating restraint.

The brighter "Please" presents a more hopeful mood, with the refrain "I still believe" ringing out as Lewis harmonises with himself. "Brave Heart" quietly struts from step one, as Lewis's falsetto swaggers over a downtempo backdrop with ace echoey drums, beautiful strings and serene electric guitar. Closing out Side C, "Is It Cool" answers its own (non-) question with a spellbinding five and a half minutes of swoonsome deep soul that oscillates between a restrained, barely-there backdrop and a lushly full musical accompaniment of acoustic and electric guitar and organ over bass and slick drums. The penultimate track "Nearer" is a magical, soul-stirring ballad in which Lewis sings of reaching a sweet salvation and achieving a peace of mind. If the hairs on the back of your neck aren't standing up by the midway point, you might need to check your pulse. Album closer and true tear-jerker "Being Broken" places Lewis's gorgeous voice high in the mix and the wordless falsetto and melodies invite you to ponder what Pet Sounds might sound like if it were refashioned as a dubby 21st Century electronic soul album. Astonishing.

Simon Francis’s vinyl mastering spreads out the ten tracks over a double LP so, as ever, nothing is compromised. And as usual, the records have been cut by Cicely Balston at Air Studios and pressed at Record Industry. Turn it up and let the Lewis Taylor sound envelop you.

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Saccades

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Nyege Nyege Tapes)

Greatest Hits Live In '76 Limited Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In 2018, Rian Treanor left his home in Rotherham, UK, and headed to Kampala for a residency at Nyege Nyege's villa studio. The mind-expanding experience inspired his critically acclaimed 2020 full-length "File Under UK Metaplasm", but that wasn't the end of the story. Treanor also spent time working alongside Acholi fiddle player Ocen James, developing an improvisation-heavy collaboration that would push both musicians' idiosyncrasies into completely new places.Treanor wanted this collaboration to be as tactile and reactive as a live performance with traditional instruments, so he set about working on a digital process that would synchronize with James' approach. Using physical modeling techniques, Treanor created an instrument that explored the tunings and sounds of the a'dungu, an arched harp, and the nah or nag. With Ocen playing his rigi rigi, a single string violin, they intuitively experimented with the spectral properties of sound, using texture and acoustic contours as their structural framework. They were able to develop a sound together that was unconventionally rooted in traditional Ugandan culture, but shuttled into different dimensions of noise, computer music and radical UK rave."Saccades" is the buffer between two vastly different sonic universes, united in respect and sprightly curiosity. Treanor's hyperactive computer-controlled rhythms are immediately identifiable on opening track 'Bunga Bule', but the sound palette is distinct: it's more flexible and less digital. James' expressionistic fiddle strokes are a revelation, contorted into hoarse squeals and rough vibrations that rub and flex off Treanor's tin can shuffle. The fertile back and forth continues through the ruff DSP tumble of 'As It Happens', before James cracks open the melodic core of his instrument on 'The Dead Centre', allowing Treanor to dispense with rhythm and meet his fiddle strokes with heavenly drones.Each track steps down a different avenue for the two artists, from the nightmarish microtonal twang of 'Memory P...

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Marvin Gaye

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Mercury)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

Sadar Bahar & Marc Davis

Disco Gospel

17,99 €*

Green Onions Deluxe 60th Anniversary

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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It is a huge honour to present the Disco Gospel 12”, curated and edited by Chicago's Marc Davis and Sadar Bahar. Featuring two under-the-radar disco / gospel fusion tracks that have been given a new lease of life courtesy of these masters of their craft.

We first came to know Marc through his always on-point Black Pegasus record label, which he’s been running since 2006. As a renowned international DJ, record collector, and an integral part of Chicago's underground music scene, we knew anything he sent our way was going to be serious and he didn’t disappoint. Joining forces with Sadar Bahar (Soul in the Hole), who is himself a gospel and disco legend and a DJ's DJ favourite across the globe, they dug deep and put us onto two absolute gems from their beloved collections. As DJs who play a wide range of genres, their ability to spot the real heat within any sound has placed them at the top of their game. As Sadar puts it, "We are always digging for records and these fit the criteria of disco and happen to be gospel”.

First up is the feel-good joint 'I'm So Happy' by Fountain of Life Joy Choir Under The Direction of Kevin Yancy. Originally released in 1978 on a subsidiary label of T.K. Productions entitled Gospel Roots, the clue is in the title with this one. It's an unadulterated, uplifting, joyous dancer. Marc and Sadar’s fizzing edit brings out the best elements of the song and extends them. Working the addictive vocal hooks and building the funky instrumental grooves produces a spirit-lifting mood that is bursting with enough energy to light a fire under any dancefloor.

'Optical Illusion' on the flip, takes the tempo down, but doesn’t let up on the vigour. It’s a driving, stomping anthem that features another lung-busting vocal performance. Working with a live recording of Rev. Charles H. Nicks and The Baptist Assembly Of Free Spirit Churches Mass Choir, this one proves to be the perfect accompaniment to the ecstatic vibe of the A-side. The duo has condensed and heightened the drama of the song and added some light-touch production elements to clean up and enhance the sound. We guarantee this will be filtering its way into the sets of discerning DJs worldwide.

Marc described the selections best when he succinctly put it like this, “We both knew these were two heaters on our first listen”.

We completely agree, and with recording and engineering contributions from Tone B. Nimble (Soul Is My Salvation) and Rahaan, here we have Chicago royalty creating an unmissable release that celebrates the crossover of dance music with the musical traditions of the church.

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Booker T.& The Mg's

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Rhino)

33,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Love So Strong - The Lovelite Years

The Lovelites

2LP | 2023 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

42,99 €*

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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S.P.A.C.E. Colored Vinyl Edition

Calibro 35

LP | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Record Kicks)

Banda Achilifunk & Original Jazz Orquestra

Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dr.Dre and Jay-Z sampled, legendary cinematic funk combo Calibro 35 announces the reissue of their fifth album "S.P.A.C.E." on ltd edition Crystal Orange vinyl and digital deluxe edition with bonus tracks.

Record Kicks presents the reissue of Calibro 35's fifth acclaimed long-time sold out album "S.P.A.C.E." on limited edition Crystal Orange vinyl and digital "deluxe" version with bonus tracks.The publication is part of "The Record Kicks Trilogy" that follows the reissue of the first three albums of the band, released in 2020. This time, Milan label Record Kicks will repress on wax of three different colours and on digital deluxe edition, the fourth, fifth and sixth legendary studio albums of the Italian cinematic-funk cult band. The digital deluxe edition of "S.P.A.C.E." includes 3 bonus tracks: "clbr 35", originally released as a b-side of "Bandits of Mars" 45 vinyl, and the unreleased songs "Omicron Paradox"and "The Haploids".

Recorded to tape on an 8-track tape recorder at the 'analog mecca' Toe Rag Studios in London, the worldwide famous studio where The White Stripes penned "Elephant", "S.P.A.C.E." is the fifth studio album by Calibro 35. Forget about the gripping noir atmospheres of their previous full lengths, with this album the Milan combo escapes from planet earth and lands on their own satellite to write the perfect funk soundtrack of an imaginary sci-fi movie directed by Sergio Leone. They've thrown away the balaclavas and embraced a bunch of synthesizers in their new instalment where Calibro 35 explores fresh new territories.

From the storming imaginary main title notes of the title track "S.P.A.C.E." to the percussive effects and creepy organ of "Serenade for a satellite", with incursions into cosmic afrobeat ("Ungwana Bay Launch Complex"), lunar funk ("Bandits On Mars") and trippy atmospheres ("Something Happened on Planet Earth"), in "S.P.A.C.E." Calibro 35 sound as cinematic and groovy as ever. Captured live and direct to tape with no overdubbing or editing facilities by Tommaso Colliva (Muse/Franz Ferdinand), the sound is tough, warm and super tight and confirms the unique musicianship of the band able in few years to gain followers worldwide.

Active since 2008, Calibro 35 enjoy a worldwide reputation as one of the coolest independent bands around. During their fourteen-year career, they were sampled by Dr. Dre on his Compton album, Jay-Z, The Child of lov & Damon Albarn; they shared stages worldwide with the likes of Roy Ayers, Muse, Sun Ra Arkestra, Sharon Jones, Thundercat and Headhunters and as unique musicians they collaborated with, amongst others, PJ Harvey, Mike Patton, John Parish and Stewart Copeland and Nic Cester (The Jet). Described by Rolling Stone magazine as "the most fascinating, retro-maniac and genuine thing that happened to Italy in the last years", Calibro 35 now count on a number of aficionados worldwide including VIP fans such as Dj Food (Ninja Tune), Mr Scruff and Huey Morgan (Fun Lovin' Criminals) among others.

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I Believe In Miracles Yellow Vinyl Edition

7" | 2011 | EU | Reissue (Lovemonk)

Take A Good Look / My Sense Of Direction

Release: 2011 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In demand 7 inch sees a limited edition in translucent yellow vinyl. Regarding the album: "This has not been off the decks since I first got it and have been hammering it to death on the show. One of the Essential albums of 2011. Perfect in every sense and totally irresistable" Craig Charles (bbc 6Music) Two cover versions taken from the essential album Gitano Real. I Believe in Miracles is an overwhelming take on the Jackson Sisters classic in a rumba funk fashion. Party stomper!! And on the other side, a longer trip departing from McFadden and Whitehead's seminal Ain't Non Stoping Us Now and touching the revered latin disco version of Charanga 76, only to end up as a fabulous clap-driven rumba stormer. Two very necessary sun-soaked tunes for any self-respecting dj on neat black vinyl. And yes, it's a limited edition!

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The Precisions

7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Izipho Soul)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Otis Junior & Dr. Dundiff

Cool

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Jakarta)

I Can See Through You / Chicken Yellow

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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„Cool“ is the second album by Otis Junior and Dr.Dundiff on Jakarta Records.

Otis and Dundiff both are originally from Louisville, Kentucky. They only met shortly before they released their first work together. Sometimes musicians take their time to find a formula, to carve out a way in which they create. Not those two. It was an instant creative connection, a artistic bond from the get go which makes them produce classic song after classic song. Otis once summarized their working approach like this: "As with our previous works, the concepts for the songs and album were born from Dundiff presenting me with broad ideas (instrumentals and titles) and allowing me to define them through my own perspective (with lyrics and melodies)“.

Dundiff's organic yet hard hitting productions compliment Otis Junior soulful timbre perfectly. Around 60% of the sounds on the album are played live while 40% are based on samples which shows how the music is created within two different musical birthplaces. the result is too Hip Hop to be Soul and vice versa but it is sitting very well in between these chairs.

When Otis Junior and Dr.Dundiff approach an album production they always try to establish an ongoing theme for the album. Their latest work deals with the concept of „Cool“ and the contemplations about what it means to “be cool” to others versus actually feeling cool, calm, and comfortable in life. Thereafter, the album follows a subtle growth towards the latter. Beginning with an overt contemplation on what it means to be cool, the first half of the album speaks from that insecure perspective. Becoming more sure as the album develops, it ends not with a contemplation on being cool, but whether or not people are perceived accurately at all.

The album’s artwork was done by Simone Cihlar who is also the driving creative force behind Anderson .Paak’s and Tom Misch’s visuals.

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Miami

7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Dynamite Cuts)

Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A limited edition 7” release by MIAMI, both tracks taken from the “PARTY FREAKS” LP. Again DYANMITE CUTS give you never been on 7” release. Including a wonderful re-production of the original sleeve.

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55 Reissue Single Vinyl Edition

LP | 2018 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This is the reissue coming as one LP not double vinyl. We do have some double vinyl versions left, if you would rather have that. Last batch. //// Shrouded in mystery, hailing from Hamburg, Germany, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band (BRSB) releases their long awaited debut “55” on Brooklyn’s own
Big Crown Records. Long time multi-instrumentalist and band leader Bjorn Wagner spent a few months in Trinidad & Tobago where he became fascinated
with Steel Drums. His initial intrigue with local steel pan music culture led him to learning the instrument both through help of local players and on his
own. After he became proficient on the pans Bjorn had his own instrument built from a used oil barrel by legendary pan man Louis C. Smith.
Upon returning home to Germany, Bjorn set out to blend the Tropical Steel into his already sharply honed Funk, Soul, and Hip Hop sensibilities. The
outcome is an updated take on a classic format, a truly unique sound. Their first two recordings were covers of The Meters “Look A-Py-Py” & “Ease Back”
which they self-released on a 45. Looking back on these two sides you can tell they were just getting their chops up for what was to come next. This is
evidenced by how all hell broke loose when they went on to cover 50 Cent’s hit PIMP taking the DJ and vinyl collecting communities by storm. Many
people thought the recording was the original sample and probably still do to this day when it is played.
The original Mocambo pressing sold out quickly and is now a collector’s item fetching heavy prices when it changes hands. It was this tune that made
the introduction between Bjorn and Danny Akalepse of Big Crown. They immediately hit it off and starting making plans to do a full length project with
the band.
Keeping in the tradition of Steel Drum records, 55 is a journey through re-interpolations and covers with an updated approach, pushing Steel Pan music
to uncharted territory. Flawlessly bringing previously untouched genres into the steel pan cannon ranging from Underground Hip Hop tunes to staple
Funk tracks and some of all that falls in between. BRSB’s 55 is reinvigorating tunes both well-known and helping to shed some light on tunes still largely
undiscovered. However, some of the strongest tunes on the album are original compositions, from spaced out Disco vibes on “Beetham Highway Ride”
and “Port Of Spain Hustle” to the ugly face inspiring drums of “Laventille Road March”.
Recorded to analog 8 track tape at The Mocambo Studios in Hamburg, 55 is a gritty, punchy journey in sound drawing on music from around the world,
using production aesthetics from across both eras and genres, all coming together seamlessly. If the 45s that have already come out on Mocambo, Plane
Jane, and Truth & Soul are an indication, this full length is going to be a staple to both casual listeners and Disc Jockeys alike.

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LP | 2018 | UK | Original (Ace)

Rhythm & Blues Christmas

LP | 2018 | US | Original (Daptone)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Having noticed that Christmas tends to be an annual event and that vinyl is suffering a resurgence, we here at Ace have put the two together and extracted 14 blues, R&B and doo wop sides from our Christmas R&B compact disc and turned them into a seasonal platter.

A mostly upbeat selection that will certainly help you and yours get through these fraught times.

Blues stars like B.B. King and Lowell Fulsom, with their ripping up-beat guitars join forces with the mellower mistletoe sounds of Hadda Brooks and Jesse Belvin.

This positive view of seasonal goodwill was probably down to the fact that all these sides were cut in Los Angeles in the warm California sun.

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Charles Bradley

Black Velvet

25,99 €*

Mounaiki - By The Bright Of Night White Vinyl Edition

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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November 5th, 2018 would have been Charles Bradley’s 70th birthday. In celebration of his extraordinary life, Daptone imprint Dunham Records is proud to announce the release of his fourth and final album, Black Velvet.

Black Velvet is a celebration of Charles Bradley, lovingly assembled by his friends and family at Dunham/Daptone Records. Though chronologically the material spans Charles' entire career, this is no anthology, greatest hits or other shallow rehashing of the songs that already made him famous. Rather, this album is a profound exploration through the less-travelled corners of the soulful universe that Charles and his longtime producer, co-writer and friend Tommy "TNT" Brenneck created in the studio together over their decade-long partnership. It features new songs recorded during the sessions from each of his three albums, heard here for the very first time in all their scorching glory: "Can't Fight the Feeling," "Fly Little Girl" and the heart-wrenching single "I Feel a Change", hard core rarities like his funk-bomb duet with LaRose Jackson, "Luv Jones," the psychedelic groover, "(I Hope You Find) The Good Life" and the ever-illusive alternate full band electric version of "Victim of Love", sought-after covers of Nirvana's "Stay Away," Neal Young's "Heart of Gold" and Rodriguez's "Slip Away", and the title track "Black Velvet," a stirring Menahan Street Band instrumental to which Charles was never able to cut a vocal.

Charles was truly a transcendent singer who led a remarkable life, overcoming unimaginable adversity to achieve great success and international acclaim very late in his life. What was really special about him and made him different from everybody else in the world was how he understood his pain as a cry for universal love and humanity. He felt that if he loved enough—if we all loved each other enough—we could take away the world’s pain and sadness. That is why he jumped off the stage and literally tried to hug everybody he could. It's why he took such great care of a mother that had abandoned him. It's why he sang and danced like a lunatic. It's why he screamed like an eagle. And that's why we love him.

Black Velvet is a celebration of his life, and is destined to join Charles' first three albums alongside the cannon of essential soul records for the ages.
The new album is comprised of ten tracks the singer laid down in the years before his death, taken from different recording sessions over the years.

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My Baby

LP | 2018 | UK | Original (Prehistoric Rhythm)

Jerry Butler & Jerry Peters / Jimmy Smith

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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11 tracks with influences trip hop, Arabic music, soul or delta blues, whose proposals give rise to a lively psychedelism and an ardent shamanism. An experimental album of a rare eclecticism of the unclassifiable Dutch trio My Baby.

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Melinda Latino / I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Babe

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Mr Bongo)

Atlantic Singles Collection 1967-1970

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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‘Melinda Latino’ is taken from the awesome ‘Melinda’ OST written by Butler & Peters, released in 1972. This is a heavy track right from the first beat –harps and breakbeats, leading into a soul piano mood, huge strings and backing vox.

Jimmy Smiths version of Barry Whites ‘I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Baby’. A very dope intro break leads into crazy vocal chops before heating the main melody, in true Jimmy Smith style. Taken from his ‘Black Smith’ LP forPride, released in 1974.

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Aretha Franklin

2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Atlantic)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2018 | UK | Original (Not Now)

Aretha Franklin

The Queen Of Soul

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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You've Got The Power - Federal & King Hits 1956-1962

James Brown

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (New Continent)

20,99 €*

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Been To Canaan / It Don´t Mean A Thing

Alice Babs

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Dynamite Cuts)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Another outstanding Jazz fusion release for Dynamite cuts. limited edition 7” release of 2 masterpieces by Alice Babs and Nils Lindberg's Orchestra. Both tracks taken from the “Music With A Jazz Flavour” LP.

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Studio One Freedom Sounds - Studio One In The 60s

2LP | 2018 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

Keep On Keeping On / If I Could Only Be Sure

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Studio One Freedom Sounds is the new collection from Soul Jazz/ Studio One focussing on the intense period in the second half of the 1960s when Studio One’s vast and unbeatable output of ska, soul, rock steady and reggae made it literally one of the hottest musical empires in the world.
During this highly successful period, Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd released hundreds and hundreds of superlative singles seemingly on an almost daily basis, in the process making huge stars out of Jamaican singers such as Alton Ellis, Delroy Wilson, The Wailers, Slim Smith, Jackie Opel and many more.
Powered by the finest in-house musicians working in Jamaica, whether it was The Skatalites, Jackie Mittoo’s Soul Brothers, The Sounds Dimension or The Soul Vendors, Studio One functioned as hit factory on the scale of Motown in the USA, shaping and defining reggae music for decades to come.
Singlehandedly Studio One’s founder Clement Dodd was able to create the most successful vertically-integrated record company that Jamaica had ever known with pressing plant, printers, studio, shops, and sound systems all running at once, with over 50 employees and hundreds of artists working with Studio One during this time.
Studio One Freedom Sounds tells the story of Studio One in the 1960s with a stunning set of ska, soul, rock steady and reggae killer tunes as well as informative sleevenotes and track-by-track info by Noel Hawks. The album is released as heavyweight double vinyl (+ free download code), deluxe CD and digital album.

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N. F. Porter

7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Outta Sight)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Always There / Comin' Over Me

Willie Bobo

7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Expansion)

9,99 €*

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2018 | EU | Original (Be With)

The Whispers

Keep On Lovin' Me

Blackjack Feat. Loretta Holloway / Las Vegas Strut

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2023 Repress

Two seminal 12" mixes of a pair of enormous tracks from The Whispers. Both boogie/street-funk flavoured, these sought-after versions have never been paired on the same record. Side A features the notorious anthem "Keep On Lovin' Me" (the one with *that* life affirming video) whilst Side B houses the outstanding, semi-slept-on "Turn Me Out".

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Jack Ashford

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Record Shack)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Strut)

The Beginning Of The End

25,64 €* 26,99 € -5%

Can't Stop Lovin' You / I Did It Again

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Strut presents the definitive reissues of two all-time classic Caribbean soul and funk albums, The Beginning Of The End’s ‘Funky Nassau’ (1971) and ‘Beginning Of The End’ (1976).
Emerging from Nassau in the Bahamas in 1971, the band was formed around the Munnings brothers (Ray, Leroy and Frank) and the first song they recorded, ‘Funky Nassau’, became a No. 1 Billboard R’n’B hit, selling over a million copies. “We wanted to create something new,” remembers Ray Munnings, “something that was truly Bahamian. We loved funk but wanted to include elements of junkanoo, the indigenous music of The Bahamas.” An album was written within a week and recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami. “We brought in more Bahamian themes, like ‘Monkey Tamarind’, a wild fruit that grows there.”
By the time of their second album in 1976, the band was managed by Don Taylor, also Bob Marley’s manager. “Don took us to Byron Lee’s studio in Jamaica and used Teddy Randazzo (Little Anthony & The Imperials) to direct the sessions,” recalls Munnings. “He gave us more of an uptempo jazz funk sound with Chicago-style horns.” The album led to a run of incredible bad luck. Booked to support Marvin Gaye’s ’What’s Goin’ On’ tour, the US Musicians Union stepped in and ordered a US group to fill the slot. They were then added onto a major Bob Marley tour in 1976 before he injured his foot, cancelling all dates.
These definitive official reissues of ‘Funky Nassau’ and ‘Beginning Of The End’ are remastered by The Carvery from original tapes and feature full length tracks from the studio sessions. Both albums feature a history of the albums and the band by vocalist Ray Munnings, alongside rare photos. ‘Beginning Of The End’ appears on loud-press 2LP for the first time.

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Charm / Jessie Henderson

12" | 2018 | US | Original (Ultra Rare)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Exotic Worlds And Masterful

Stimulator Jones

LP | 2018 | US | Original (Stones Throw)

24,99 €*

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hailing from Roanoke, VA, Sam plays every instrument you put in front of him (from banjo to fiddle to harmonica to sitar) and he played everything you hear on the new record.

Sam also produced every track on the record himself and overdubbed each one – a technique he perfected since his dad first bought his older brother a Vestax four-track in 1993. On "Give My All," you can hear every part stop together perfectly in sync. Says Sam, “I was thinking about fading out the end of the song,” he says, “but instead I just left it to where everything stops on a dime.”

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Screamin' Jay Hawkins

I Put A Spell On You

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Légère)

Mama's Gun

Golden Days

22,99 €*

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hard Times / Listen To Me

Baby Huey

7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Soul Brother)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Harlem Gospel Travelers

He's On Time / Wash Me, Lord Black Vinyl Edition

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Colemine)

Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One) & Zapp

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Harlem Gospel Travelers were brought together by Eli Paperboy Reed, as they were students that he was mentoring as part of a gospel class he was teaching. As the students began to develop their own style and write songs, Eli decided they needed to get into the studio and put something down. So he enlisted the help of friends to serve as a band for his students, including drummer Aaron Frazer (Durand Jones & The Indications, The Flying Stars Of Brooklyn NY), and the results speak for themselves. Old-school, get up and shout southern gospel!

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Shy

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Stones Throw)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tuxedo is back with a new single, “Shy,” the follow up to their critically acclaimed “II” album. In collaboration with the iconic funk band, Zapp. Tuxedo delivers a highly addictive new funk single for the dance floor.

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2LP | 2018 | UK | Original (Soul Brother)

The Wants List Volume 4

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2018 | UK | Original (Kent Soul)

Spencer Wiggins

The Goldwax Years

The Valentines / The Ohio Players

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Though Spencer Wiggins did not make the R&B charts until his Fame 45 ‘Double Lovin’’ in 1970, it is his eight Goldwax singles, released in the latter half of the 60s, for which he is rightly famous among soul fans. They epitomise Memphis soul, veering from deep melancholic ballads to raucous uptempo groovers.

Wiggins’ fans dig every aspect of his music; his voice is ideal for the southern soul sound. That genre is close to the blues and ‘Lover’s Crime’, his first 45 on the Bandstand subsidiary, was an early Isaac Hayes composition of that ilk. ‘Sweet Sixteen’, which was unreleased until 1977, is a full-on blues, but presumably not issued by Goldwax as they wanted to keep Spencer known as a soul singer, even though he excels on the number. Goldwax’s strong country influence is apparent on ‘I Never Loved A Woman (The Way I Love You)’ which certainly rivals Aretha’s breakthrough single from a couple of years previously. ‘Once In A While (Is Better Than Never At All)’, written by ex-country singer and Goldwax boss Quinton Claunch and George Jackson’s ‘Old Friend’ are also in the country bag.

The dramatic ballad ‘Uptight Good Woman’ was penned by Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham and Jimmy Johnson and is probably Wiggins’ best-known recording; it is a highlight of his live performances. Penn and Oldham also provided ‘Take Me Just As I Am’, another stand-out track. ‘He’s Too Old’ and ‘I’m A Poor Man’s Son’ are vibrant, warm-hearted numbers taken at a jaunty pace, still very much southern soul; ‘Lonely Man’ is the only song which hints at Detroit’s influence and has consequently cost Wiggins’ 45 collectors appreciably more than the norm.

Wiggins’ career suffered by being in the shadows of James Carr at Goldwax and that may have been the reason why Claunch, a very fair-minded man, let this superb singer move to nearby Fame, along with some Goldwax tracks they had already cut on him in those studios. He also had artistic success at Sounds of Memphis in 1973; unissued tracks from there as well as Goldwax have strengthened his reputation. He is primarily a preacher now but his 2010 appearance at the Cleethorpes rare soul weekender demonstrated he is still a great performer and he recently completed a successful two-date visit to London and Manchester with his brother, manager and fellow singer Percy.

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Breakaway / Love Slipped Through My Fingers

7" | 2012 | EU | Original (Outta Sight)

7" | 2016 | US | Original (Colemine)

Release: 2012 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Collectable vinyl reproductions of Big Bucks classic Northern Soul.

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The Gripsweats

Ziggy's Walk / Alpha Dog

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

Dam-Funk

DJ-Kicks

Last Bongo In Paris (Cléon & Jazzy Pidjay)

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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Bahia Swing

12" | 2016 | EU | Original (EDR)

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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Northern Soul All Nighter

2LP | 2016 | UK | Original (Not Now)

33,99 €*

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Universal Togetherness Band

My Sentiments / Missing You

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

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2015 | FR | Original (Sony)

Leon Bridges

Coming Home

Release: 2015 / FR – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

The Brothers

Are You Ready For This

You Don’t Love Me Anymore

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Blackpool Mecca 70s Instrumental Northern Dancefloorfiller Backed With A Smooth 1977 Disco Modern Floater Available Here On Nice Lookalike Label Reissue 45

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Johnny Caswell

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

8,99 €*

7" | 2015 | UK | Original (Expansion)

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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One Of The Most Cherished, Iconic Northern Soul Records Of All Time Available On A Nice Looking, Affordable Lookalike Reissue 45

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Shirley Jones

Because You Love Me

12" | 2013 | US | Original (Peoples Potential Unlimited)

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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New Tune By The Lead Voice Of Legendary Philly Group The Jones Girls, Currently Being Heralded As One Of The Best New Soul Records Of The Year With Inspirational Lyrics And An Irresistible Street Soul Groove

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Psychic Mirrors

Charlene

LP | 2013 | EU | Original (Heavenly Sweetness)

Release: 2013 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Another Boogie classic on PPU! So, so good!!!

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Mahmoud Ahmed

Erè Mèla Mèla

You Don’t Know Where Your Interest Lies

Release: 2013 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“The re-release series of original Ethiopian classic vinyl continues — the finest Ethio jazz by Mahmoud Ahmed and his band from 1975 plus two tracks from 1978. The liner notes: ‘Melancholy blues, piercingly minimalist country airs, brassy, danceable urban jazz, heart-wrenching, off-key crooners: a rich and stirring patchwork of sounds, crossing Afro-beat, Latino-swing moves and Eastern arabesques (Anaïs Prosaïc).’ Such were the first — informed and enthusiastic — opinions of the music press when the first strains of modern Ethiopian music sounded on our shores. This was in 1984-1985. Such a positive note, struck about such a country at such a time, created plenty of reverb. The country had been so thoroughly trashed by the media’s feeding-frenzy, which spewed out a mix of horror and pious pity, bitter denunciation and humanitarian appeals, wallet-tickling clichés and refusal of identity. In one brutal swoop, TV-reality transformed Ethiopia into a cursed nation, forsaken by God and by man. In contrast to these tragedies, but in the same hackneyed tones, Mahmoud Ahmed’s life resembles an edifying fairy-tale where destiny, talent and achievement combine to triumph over poverty, fate and the evil eye. Biography, history and legend, with the help of God, infallibly weave the lesson of merit rewarded. But who can argue, in spite of the mockery that celebrities invariably draw, when faced with one of the greatest voices in all of Africa? Once upon a time, there was a street urchin in Addis Ababa, who started off as a shoe-shine boy and went on to become one of his country’s biggest stars, opening the door to Ethiopian music to Western audiences.” — Francis Falceto

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Dana Valery

7" | 2013 | UK | Original (Outta Sight)

7,99 €*

Release: 2013 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Just Brothers / Eloise Laws

Sliced Tomatoes / Love Factory

7" | 2013 | UK | Original (Outta Sight)

LP | 2013 | US | Original (Numero Group)

Release: 2013 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Classic big bucks Northern Soul sides on nice lookalike label reissue 45!

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Family Circle

Release: 2013 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2013 | EU | Original (Vinyl Passion)

Ray Charles

24 Greatest Hits

25,99 €*

Darrow Fletcher / Richard Temple

Release: 2013 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Original recordings remastered

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My Young Misery / That Beatin’ Rhythm

7" | 2013 | UK | Original (Kent)

Release: 2013 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Cuffed Collared And Tagged

Swamp Dogg

LP | 2013 | US | Original (Fat Possum)

7" | 2013 | UK | Original (BGP)

Release: 2013 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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One of the great characters in rock and soul music is Jerry Williams, better known as the eccentric, idiosyncratic, and always entertaining Swamp Dogg (no relation to Snoop Doggy Dogg). A Virginia native, Williams invented his own legend by claiming that he had little proper schooling, only to wake up one day and find himself a musical genius (his words). Actually, Williams is very talented, and an early association with Jerry Wexler and Phil Walden led to him working for a number of years as a producer, engineer, and occasional songwriter with Atlantic in the '60s. At decade's end, however, he decided that the time was right to unleash Swamp Dogg's singular view of the world on an unsuspecting public. The initial result was one of the most gloriously gonzo soul recordings of all time, Total Destruction to Your Mind. The album's charm may have to do with Dogg's world view: part libertarian politics; part Zappa-style critiques of commerciality and capitalism; and part horny male, the latter defining for better and worse his view of women. Although he spent years working in the industry, Dogg was simply not the standard-issue soul type. And that was good. Dogg continued to make records, albeit infrequently, after 1969, some good, a few great, and most all extremely difficult to find. With contemporary soul sounding increasingly mannered and sterile, Dogg's yelling, screaming, and general craziness is missed. Thankfully, he hasn't disappeared for good, although he only makes records when he feels like it. It would be wise to not count him out; just when you think this Dogg is down and out, he sneaks up and bites you.

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Vibrettes

Humpty Dump Parts 1 & 2

Release: 2013 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2012 | EU | Original (Born Bad)

Jean-Pierre Mirouze

OST Le Mariage Collectif

17,99 €*

Release: 2012 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Soundtracks

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7" | 2012 | UK | Original (Outta Sight)

Christine Cooper

Heartaches Away My Boy

12,59 €* 13,99 € -10%

Release: 2012 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2012 | EU | Original (Moosicus)

Maceo Parker

Soul Classics

7" | 2012 | EU | Original (Stix)

Release: 2012 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Classics by James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Isaac Hayes & others get a rework courtesy of Maceo & The WDR Big Band!

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Taggy Matcher

Devils Pie

8,99 €*

Bravest Man In The Universe

Release: 2012 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Side A lifts the vocal from Devil’s Pie by D’Angelo and adds it to a nicely
rocking reggae groove result! And on the flip side there's a killer reggae dub version of WU-TANG’s
C.R.E.A.M !!

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Bobby Womack

LP | 2012 | US | Original (XL)

25,99 €*

The Golden Age Of Danish Pornography

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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All new Bobby Womack LP. Produced by Damon Albarn and Richard Russell!

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Alex Puddu

LP | 2012 | IT | Original (Schema Easy Series)

20,99 €*

Nippon Guitars: Instrumental Surf, Eleki & Tsugaru Rock 1966-1974

Release: 2012 / IT – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The music on this record is inspired by and composed for The Golden Age of Danish Pornography - a collection of vintage hardcore short films from the early seventies, directed by Danish porn pioneer Freddy Weiss.

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Takeshi Terauchi

LP | 2011 | UK | Original (Big Beat)

Soul To The People Pt. 1 & 2

Release: 2011 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The first ever retrospective in the west of one of Japan's guitar pioneers, Takeshi Terauchi. Charting his career from the surf boom, to groovy 60s instrumentals, fuzz freak-outs and funk rock.

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The Fantastic Souls

7" | 2011 | US | Original (Kay-Dee)

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Trini Lopez / Johnny Copeland

Sinner Not A Saint / No Puppy Love

7" | 2011 | UK | Original (Kent)

Release: 2011 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2010 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Sam Cooke

Night Beat

Release: 2010 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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New Amerykah Part 2: Return Of The Ankh

Erykah Badu

2LP | 2010 | US | Original (Motown)

43,99 €*

Down To The Disco - Part One

Release: 2010 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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produced by Erykah Badu, 9th Wonder, James Poyser, Shafiq Husayn, Kariem Riggins, J Dilla, Madlib, Georgia Anne Muldrow. The Ankhh is backck!

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Sean Scanlan & Co

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Riot)

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Funk Night)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sean’s debut album, ‘Down To The Disco’, comes as a 2 part vinyl series is a tight blend of soulful, disco, '80s boogie, and house music, featuring collaborations with artists such as Brian Lucas, Alexis Victoria Hall, Toni Sea, Nell Shakespeare, Elysha West, Octavia Lambertis, and Pav plus extensive production duties from Midnight Riot’s Yam Who? & Jaegerossa.

Sean Scanlan’s A highly respected UK DJ (Hed Kandi, Fierce Angel, Discopolis, Hat Club, and Ministry of Sound), As a producer his releases have made a significant impact on Traxsource, earning DJ support from industry legends like Joey Negro, DJ Meme, John Morales, Michael Gray, Dr. Packer, and Purple Disco Machine, among others. Inspired by labels such as Salsoul & Z Records, Sean is known for his dedication to producing authentic, high-quality Disco and House music, with a passion for creating vibrant sounds through real musicians, live strings, brass, bass, and percussion, ‘Down To The Disco’ is a must-listen for fans of classic disco house music.

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The Royal Organ Duo

White Lines / 19.99

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | Original (Morr Music)

Tarwater

Nuts Of Ay

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Jalapeno)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Nuts of Ay", the thirteenth album by the Berlin-based electronic pop duo Tarwater (Ronald Lippok and Bernd Jestram), is their first in a decade, since 2014"s "Adrift". Beautifully poised and smartly dressed, it"s an album that draws Tarwater"s various pasts into a high-definition present, while bringing the duo, yet again, into productive dialogue with all kinds of fellow travellers.

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Sam Redmore

Modulate

27,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Kenneth Wright / Miss Louistine

The Souls Of Black Folks / Extra-Extra

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Kent)

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Northside)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soul connoisseurs are adventurous folk and the emergence of a previously unknown singer/songwriter is big news among the cognoscenti. The only trace of Atlanta’s Kenneth Wright is a handful of unrecorded song titles on BMI represented by Aware’s publishing company Act One. At least a dozen of his recordings have recently been found in the Aware tape vaults and ‘The Souls Of Black Folks’ is the pick of them. It features Kenneth’s vocals and an equally impressive unknown female lead who adds more mystery to the project.

From the same Atlanta label source comes Miss Louistine’s take on the Sam Dees’ song ‘Extra, Extra’. Originally recorded by Ben E King as an album track, Louistine’s punchier take featured on a recent 100 Club Anniversary 45 and is well in-demand.

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Owelu Dreamhouse

Africa Baba

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Vision Tribe)

freekind.

Good News

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | Original (Big In The Garden)

The Brooks

Soon As I Can

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Wagram / Balagan Music / Yell)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The new album by experienced Soul-Funksters The Brooks, a supergroup formed in the early 2010s, is a formidable groove machine. From their beginnings at Dièse Onze to the big international stages, they combine the pleasure of playing, artistic freedom and creative synergy. Their electrifying music, a cross between funk, soul, r'n'b, afrobeat and jazz, is driven by bouncy rhythms, flamboyant brass, inventive keyboards and bewitching guitars. Their forthcoming album, ''Soon As I Can" promises to propel their grooves to new heights.Inspired by legends like James Brown, Fela Kuti, and Herbie Hancock, The Brooks navigates seamlessly through funk, soul, r'n'b, afrobeat, and jazz.The Brooks have built a global reputation as an undeniable groove machine. Much more than the sum of its parts the group celebrates over 50 years of Afro-American music history and evolution, both respective of its roots while remaining anchored in the present.

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Bob Sinclar

Disco Crash

Smokey & The Miracles Robinson

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Disco Crash" is being reissued for the very fist time on vinyl! It will be on a double LP to maximize sound dynamic!This album from 2012 features contributions from Snoop Dogg, Pitbull, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Sean Paul. (Re)Discover the worldwide hits "Far l"Amore", "Rock The Boat" and "Tik Tok" ...

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Make It Happen

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Motown)

36,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Honeypie)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - "Make It Happen" / Released by Motown's subsidiary Tamla Records in 1967, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' album Make It Happen features ballads such as the hit singles "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" and "More Love," as well as the up-tempo "The Tears of a Clown," co-written by Stevie Wonder and his producer Hank Cosby. LP Vinyl Non-ReturnableVinyl LP pressing.

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Lalo Schifrin

Piano Espaniol

24,99 €*

Mellowmaniac Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Piano Español' is led by Lalo Schifrin on piano with the colorful rhythms of Latin America and Spain. The record treats us to a listening panorama of the multi-talents of Lalo Schifrin. He wrote all the arrangements and it is this writing, along with his piano interpretations that set this recording apart. Lalo is devilishly clever. He gives us an ample smattering of Latin Jazz through the use of four trumpets, five saxes, oboe and bongo drums as his piano cuts through "Frenesí", "My Shawl" and "El Cumbanchero." In the latter, Lalo displays his command of jazz piano and the unusual speed of his hands along the keyboard.

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Moo Latte

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (U Know Me)

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Stoic)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The 180g vinyl is available in two colors: Classic Black and a Limited Burgundy Edition, with the outer cover hand-colored and numbered (100 copies) by Moo Latte himself.

Mellomaniac, the seventh full-length album by Moo Latte, is different. These 28 compositions, written and recorded in 2021/22, were initially created for Moo's personal use, serving as a life soundtrack during many weeks and months spent away from home while touring with the band. Most of the tracks were recorded in hotel rooms and even backstage areas, fully embracing the lo-fi mindset and philsophy. Comparing to his previous works, this one holds a special significance and it's the most personal of them all.

What's Mellomaniac? The wordplay combines "melomania"—defined as an excessive and abnormal attraction to music—with the "mello" vibe that reflects both Moo Latte's personality and the nature of the music itself. The album leans toward a mellow sound, designed more for an intimate, individual listening experience where each spin of the record leads to new discoveries.

Why is this album different? Each of these pieces was created without any predetermined goal, which is why the tracklist is so eclectic—much like Moo Latte's palette of inspirations. These influences stretch back to when he was just four years old, singing in front of others for the first time or listening to his sister practice the violin. These early memories and instincts are blended with more deliberate musical choices, refined over two decades of music education. Each song is dedicated to a person, place, or situation that shaped him both as a musician and as an individual, reflecting the journey he has been on so far.

After six previous albums rooted in beat-making culture, this is the first one that is 95% drumless and free from sampling of any kind. Although the stories in these songs are told without words, Moo Latte incorporates his voice alongside a wide array of instruments, using it more expressively than ever before. The album's sonic quality is both raw and lush. The grit comes from the way it was recorded, using gear and microphones that, while not top-tier, were simply what was available. Everything was mixed in Moo Latte's bedroom and mastered on analog tape, resulting in a personal, intimate, and dynamic listening experience.

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Fulton Street

Hard Truths

29,99 €*

Root Cause Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After more than a decade of lighting up Australia's soul scene and stages across the country, Fulton Street is all grown up with the release of their sophomore album 'Hard Truths' – and they aren't holding back. Raw and real, 'Hard Truths' is forthright funk that shoots straight from the heart.

Made with great reverence to the roots of funk and soul, 'Hard Truths' is made up of 11 songs recorded directly to tape. Produced and mixed by Fulton Street's very own Jamie Stroud, the album was recorded with Alex Bennett from Sound Recordings in Castlemaine and is a tribute to the rawness of analogue recording, resulting in a sound that makes you feel like you are right there in the room.

From their Uni days, Fulton Street has retained a truly vibrant sound that has only grown into a lion's roar. Recorded and produced to perfection, 'Hard Truths' is a record for retro music lovers who are looking to hear something true.

Fulton Street has lit up festival stages across Australia's biggest events, as well as continuously selling out feature shows. They have enthralled crowds at Moomba Festival, Tasmanian Wine Festival, Caloundra Music Festival, Boogie Festival, Brunswick Music Festival, St Kilda Festival, Melbourne Music Week, Stonnington Jazz Festival, as well as Bluesfest sideshow support slots.

Coming to full form in Melbourne's most iconic and sweatiest soul venues, Fulton Street is regularly featured nationally on the stations where the true music aficionados live: PBS, Triple R and Triple J.

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Cleo Reed

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Vinyl Me, Please)

33,99 €*

2LP | 2012 | US | Reissue (Karma Chief)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Why you'll love it...
Meet the latest addition to the VMP Rising family, New York artist Cleo Reed.
Their debut solo project, Root Cause, came together over their time at Berklee and is the result of them grappling with the kind of performance anxiety and identity issues that plague most college students. Root Cause wraps all of Reed’s insecurities, aspirations, and familia history in musical cloth worthy of their lineage. Their vision has culminated into a project that’s both intimate and loud, expansive and singular, greater and braver than the sum of its parts.
Limited to 500 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Cleo Reed's Root Cause is pressed on Black & White A-Side/B-Side vinyl at GZ Vinyl. The 1LP will arrive in a double gatefold, direct-to-board, numbered jacket.

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Kendra Morris

Banshee

35,99 €*

Release: 2012 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Kendra Morris' stellar and soulful debut album 'Banshee' is finally back on vinyl for the first time since 2012. Originally released via Wax Poetics, Colemine Records is now proud to make this album widely available again on record shop shelves, right where it should be. Pulling influences from late-60s and early-70s psychedelic R&B and funk, Kendra adds her own rock twist in collaboration with producer/guitarist Jeremy Page. The album is a rich sonic tapestry, with hip-hop references and beats weaving throughout. All of this sets the perfect backdrop for Kendra's known powerhouse vocals. 'Banshee' effortlessly blurs the lines between sounding old and new, and has left a lasting impression over the last decade. Kendra, in her own words, "howls like a banshee... and roars like a wolf."

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2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Ace)

New Jill Swing 1988-94

32,99 €*

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Funk Embassy)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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New jill swing was a cheeky response to the very male, late 80s world of new jack swing, and it was the dawn of a golden age for female R&B in the 90s.

The original source of new jack swing - or swingbeat - could be found in key records such as Janet Jackson’s “Control”, produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, which mixed hard beats with soul, real R&B with 808s and a tough shuffle. Producer Teddy Riley took these sounds a step further at the end of the 80s, blending them with hip- hop because - strange as it now seems – hip-hop in the 80s was barely integrated into R&B.

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Haldi & Ans Flamingo

Õige Aeg

LP | 2024 | US | Original

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Haldi & ans Flamingo give new wings to the groove of Estonia's yesteryears. While in her early twenties, the lead singer, composer and co-producer Haldi has studied the bygone era's music and history in depth. She's especially interested in Estonian language and heritage mixing with soul, jazz, funk and disco influences that made their way into the estrada music of the 1970.-1980s. As a scholar of pioneers Marju Kuut, Velly Joonas, Heidy Tamme and Els Himma, Haldi believes the stylistic approach deserves a second chance in the free world, where a woman can sing about intimacy and love all she wants. So she's done just that with the co-writer, bass player and producer Mattias Tirmaste. They are joined by an ensemble of Flamingos complete with backing vocals, percussion and a horn section.
"Õige aeg" (tr. The Right Time) is the group's début EP on Funk Embassy Records. The lengthy 6-tracker will be released digitally alongside audiophile friendly 180g vinyl, pressed in Estonia. Haldi & ans Flamingos recorded the music in old fashioned way under the supervision of Sten-Olle Moldau in Susi Studio and Sindi Seltsimaja. Those with an ear for beautiful vocal and pipe arrangements are in for a treat. There's something special in the way Haldi loves to layer her vocals and play around with the exotic Estonian language. Singles "Meile kahele" (tr. For the Two Of Us) and "Muusika" (tr. Music) have earned airplay around the world, more notably via Radioeins, FIP and Radio Capital. With uptempo discotheque material as well as songs for the bedroom, "Õige aeg" will be a worthy extension of Estonia's musical legacy into the modern times.

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Woody & Jeremy

Hold Up, Look Back

39,99 €*