Funk | Soul Vinyl 2746 Items

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (F-Spot)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Renata Lu is a bit of a mystery figure... She only made a few albums in the 1970s and sang backup on many more such Tim Maia and Nonato Buzar but for whatever reasons never seemed to make it into the MPB upper echelons. Debuted solo in 1971 on her self-titled album for Copacabana Records with a heavyweight fusion of US style soul and funk with added Latin percussion. This features Renata Lu singing over a hybrid samba/boogaloo backing track rich in jaunty bass, rasping horns and jazzy electric piano riffs. Rare LP finally reissued on a deluxe edition. One of the landmarks of Funk Carioca.

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Mestizo Beat

Left Behind / I Want You

The Best Of Teddy Pendergrass

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A band who’s been gradually making a dent in the West Coast music scene, Mestizo Beat is pushing forth with a brand new 45 that further expands on their core sound to fuse the old with the new while paying homage to the greats who came before. “Left Behind b/w I Want You” is no exception.

Taking inspirational elements from Roy Ayers, Isaac Hayes, George Benson, Eric B and Rakeem, Mestizo Beat teamed up with longtime friends Jamie Allensworth and Terin Ector to bring a fresh set of vocals and lyrical element to the bands mostly previous instrumental catalog. On Side-A we find “Left Behind”, an original collaboration between Mestizo Beat and Jamie Allensworth (Jungle Fire, Orgone, Night Owls) who’s soulful vocals and wide range takes us strait to those late night after hour jams complete with a Benson inspired guitar solo by Aquiles Magaña and vibraphone additions by Tim Felten (Sure Fire Soul Ensemble). Left Behind’s lyrical elements are about leaving wherever you are in pursuit of something you can't quite explain, but you'll know in your soul when you find it. The song is a constant state of wandering in search of where you're meant to be while the clock keeps ticking adding a sense of urgency. Then, Side-B, hits it hard with a cover of Marvin Gaye’s “I Want You” featuring Terin Ector (Organ, Moswen, Soluzion) on lead and Jamie Allensworth this time providing backup support. While staying close to the original but with added production value and vintage synthesizer strings soaring over top, these two songs together, along with production out of the band’s home studio, Spc#166 in Topanga Canyon, CA, take this record to new heights for a true “double A-side” slab of wax.

Mestizo Beat is a musical group and production team founded by brothers Aquiles and Agustin Magaña. Both songs mixed by Claudio Cueni and mastered by John Golden.

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Teddy Pendergrass

2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Sony Music Catalog)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Can't Give It Up / End My Suffering

The Opals

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Kent)

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Planet Mu)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Chicago soul girl group the Opals released three exquisite singles on the Okeh label between January 1964 and February 1965, all of them produced by Carl Davis, in addition to which they also recorded background vocals for other artists. When Tony Rounce compiled Kent’s CD of Billy Butler’s Okeh recordings in 2007, unexpectedly found on the master tape transfer of Billy’s ‘Right Track’ were two unidentified female tracks we eventually ascertained were by the Opals.

The uptempo ‘Can’t Give It Up’ is taken at a perfect dance beat for Northern Soul discos. It was written by Billy Butler and Gerald Sims, and likely recorded around the time of the ‘Right Track’ session in 1966. On the flip is the beautiful, mid-tempo ‘End My Suffering’, which bears a resemblance to Marvin Smith’s ‘Time Stopped’, also from 1966 and produced by Carl Davis. This is the first release for both tracks and will appeal to fans of many genres of vintage soul music. track listing

A. Can’t Give IT UP – The Opals B. END MY Suffering – The Opals

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Basic Rhythm

Electronic Labyrinth

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Anthoney Hart Returns With His Second Basic Rhythm Album For Planet Mu. 'Electronic Labyrinth' Is A Maturing Of His Sound That Draws A Line Under His Work As Basic Rhythm Thus Far. The Title Itself Conveys The Overarching Theme Of The Album, Evoking The Journey Through A Musical Labyrinth That Hart Has Undertaken Over The Last 30 Years Or So, Following A Path Through To The Centre Where These Disparate Strands Have Coalesced And Solidified Into A Coherent Whole. The Underlying Themes Are Of A More Personal Nature, Intimated By The Cover Photo Of St Fabian Tower Where Hart First Joined The Now Infamous Rude Fm In The Late 90s, The Sometimes Misleading Directness Of The Track Titles, As Well As Explicit References To Books Such As Wilson Harris' Palace Of The Peacocks, The Ontological Promiscuity Of Harris' Writing Mirrored Here In Hart's Own Musical Endeavours. What You End Up With Is An Album That Not Only Draws Upon A Wide Range Of Influences From Both The Musical And Literary Worlds, Intertwining Them Within A Deeply Personal Context That Imbues The Music With A Depth Of Meaning, But That Is Also Somehow More Coherent Despite Such A Wide Range Of References And Hidden Meanings. It Is At Once Both An Album Of Subtexts Open To Interpretation, And A Cohesive Whole That Fits Together Perfectly.

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7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Action Women)

Action Women Volume 9

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Capitol Cuts - Live From Studio A Limited Red Vinyl Edition

Black Pumas

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (ATO)

28,49 €* 29,99 € -5%

Patrick Paige II (The Internet)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Black Pumas announced Capitol Cuts - Live From Studio A, a vinyl recording of a dynamic session the band recorded at Los Angeles’ famed Capitol Studio A. The record features eight tracks - all live, no overdubs - including a mind-blowing seven-minute rendition of “Colors.” Capitol Cuts - Live From Studio A is due out June 4 and pre-orders are available now in red vinyl

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If I Fail Are We Still Cool? Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Fat Possum)

12,80 €* 20,99 € -39%

12" | 2021 | UK | Original (Wah Wah 45s)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Limited to 500 copies worldwide.

The solo project of Patrick Paige II, the bass player in the Grammy nominated band The Internet presents If I Fail Are We Still Cool? via Forward and Up Entertainment and Fat Possum.

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SAM

American Cars

Toni Tornadon / Zeca Do Trombone

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Wah Wah 45s make a welcome return to the world of re-issues. Having started out over two decades ago releasing dance floor funk from Benny Poole, Cheyenne Fowler and The Googie Rene Combo, and later re-releasing obscure Kompa-funk from Haitian pianist Henri Pierre Noel, they now turn their attention to an overlooked early 90s acoustic soul gem.
About thirty years ago, music teacher and budding producer Alex Boyesen found himself working as part of the Haringey Music Workshop - a community programme and outreach project funded by the local council in Haringey, North London (coincidentally the area in which the Wah Wah head office is now based!).
"Anyone could come and get lessons for free - ranging from piano, sax, guitar, drums, bass, singing and workshops including choral, jazz band and more." Alex Boyesen
It was during that time that Alex came across a young Sam Edwards.
"One day I went into one of the rehearsal rooms and there, by herself, was this girl playing a piano and singing. It was the most incredible voice I had ever heard."
Before long, the pair were playing all over London as a duo with Alex on guitar and Sam on vocals.
"Sam had never had professional training, she was simply an utter natural."
The Haringey Music workshop was connected with other projects in the borough, in particular a community project called the Selby Centre. Here they ran training programs for young people and one of these was a music business course. The idea was that they found an artist, recorded them and then promoted them. One way or the other they ended up picking Alex and Sam to be on their roster.
"My good friend Nixon Rosembert was brought in to oversee the recordings and they hired the Islington Music Workshop to do the recording. We got musicians from the Haringey Music Workshop to play on the sessions and spent a day recording two songs -American CarsandLife. The training workshop had created a label called Progression Music and out the record went."
Three decades later and out of the blue Alex started to get interest again in the record he'd almost forgotten about all those years ago. It had become something of a sought after gem on Discogs, and there seemed to be an interest in that 'acoustic soul' sound once again.
"I got three people asking if they could re-release it and finally here we are with Wah Wah 45s doing the business after all these years."
It was Hospital Records and Wah Wah 45s founder, Chris Goss, who first brought the idea of releasing this record to the table.
"This is a really special record for me, picked up 30 years ago, from a young James Lavelle at Honest Jon's in Ladbroke Grove. Sam Edwards would go on to perform and write songs with North London's Izit, the acid jazz collective fronted by Tony Colman - with whom I have built a music company, these past 25 years. Alex Boyeson worked with Tony at the Haringey Arts Project, who produced a one-off vinyl release of Alex's two compositions back in 1991. Thanks to Alex and Tony, we have been able to clean-up the original audio, uncover photos and lyric sheets to present, with real love and affection, these two lost gems from a bygone era." Chris Goss, Feb 2021.
The project was then expanded by Dom Servini, who got heavy disco legend Ashley Beedle and co-label owner and erstwhile producer Adam Scrimshire in to take on remix duties.
"When approached by Dom Servini to reworkAmerican CarsI had no idea about the history of the original song. After a good listen myself and studio partner Darren Morris set to work and all I can say that it was a lovely experience keeping the vibe of the original but giving it a spaced out feel in true Afrikanz On Marz fashion." Ashley Beedle, Feb 2021.
"Remixing without multi-tracks always brings a bunch of challenges, getting the balance between the bass and drums in the original and what you want to do with your own version. The song really dictates certain things to you.
But it was such a pleasure to explore that with this beautiful song and vocal performance. So many ways to approach it. I just wanted to draw out more of the melancholy in the original and make it an absorbing experience." Adam Scrimshire, Feb 2021.
Perhaps the last word should be given to Alex himself, who's very much enjoying the new lease of life that his music with Sam is getting.
"As I write this we are trying to locate her, she's somewhere singing something, that's all she ever did. Thanks for being part of my life Sam and I am so glad that this small bit of that time is being remembered." Alex Boyesen, Feb 2021.

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Sou Negro / Coluna Do Meio

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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If you order additional products from our site they will be sent out with 'Toni Tornado - 'Sou Negro' / Zeca Do Trombone 'Coluna Do Meio'', so please place a separate order for those. For volume 86 in the Brazil45 series, we return with a pair of stellar 1970s Brazilian-Funk / Black Rio nuggets by two of the greats of the genre, Toni Tornado & Zeca Do Trombone. 'Sou Negro' (I'm Black) is taken from Toni Tornado's (aka Antônio Viana Gomes) sought after 1970 four-track compacto EP on Odeon Records. Already having had some experience in show business as a dancer in the 1960s, Toni started his musical career in 1970 and adopted the stage name 'Toni Tornado'. The influence of James Brown flowed through his music, with Toni becoming one of the first Brazilian artists (alongside Tim Maia) to introduce the soul and funk sound into Brazilian music. Together with other contemporary musicians and bands such as Banda Black Rio, Gerson King Combo and Cassiano, this new sound led to DJ's throwing soul parties. This unique Brazilian take on soul and funk (and later on disco) became coined as 'Black Rio'. A movement that celebrated pride in its Black identity and consciousness. Zeca Do Trombone has an impressive repertoire which has seen him releasing a handful of solo albums and working with some of the greats of Brazilian music, such as Tim Maia, Ivan Lins, Joyce, and Luis Vagner. The track 'Coluna Do Meio' is taken from his 1976 collaboration project 'Zé Do Trombone E Roberto Sax' with saxophonist Roberto Sax, which additionally features the heavyweight Wilson das Neves on percussion. This catchy Wah-Wah guitar-led dancer has become a favourite with DJ's over the years and will continue to be championed for years to come.

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Brainstory

Seasons / Bye Bye

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Casino)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Brainstory Is Back With A Pairing Of Tunes That The World's Top Sommelier Couldn't Hold A Candle To. This Gorgeous Two-Sider Features The Two Vocal Songs From Their Otherwise Instrumental Forthcoming Ep, Ripe.On Side A, Seasons Showcase Brainstory's Sunny California Soul And Mixes In A Touch Of Roy Ayers East Coast Energy. The Result Is An Infectious And Uplifting Tune Penned At The Beginning Of Quarantine With The Hope Of Finding A Brightside In The Trouble The World Is Facing.Sibe B, Bye Bye, Is Another Stone Cold B Side Ballad From The Group That Gave Us Dead End. The Darling Dears Of Rialto Have Recorded What Is Sure To Become Another Staple In Sweet Soul Sets Around The Globe. But, In True Brainstory Fashion This Tune Is Uniquely Theirs. Elements Of Psych, Hip Hop And Jazz Distance It From Their Soul-Loving Peers.

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Doc Smallwood

Sitting In My Class

17,99 €*

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Matt Early & Lee Jeffries bring you a haunting new version of this Detroit masterpiece from Ronnie McNeir. Adding some extra sparkle to the backing, it has that 4am all-nighter feel when you are worry free on the dancefloor emersed in Northern Soul, singing your heart out cruising over the talc dusted tiles.

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Bobby Oroza

I Got Love / Loving Body

Maurice Williams / Walter Wilson

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Finnish Crooner, Bobby Oroza, Is Back With A New Set Of Tunes That Pick Up Right Where His Glorious 2018 Debut Album, This Love, Left Off.The A Side 'I Got Love' Is A Sweet Soul Anthem For Those With Their Priorities Straight And An Encouraging Reminder To Those Who May Have Lost Sight Of What Is Truly Important In Life. Bobby Has Penned Another Hit. He Sings About Choosing Love Over All Things Material And Recognizing What You Have When You Have It. Bobby Sings An Earworm Of A Chorus That Sums It Up Perfectly, "I Got Love, And That's Enough".The B Side, 'Loving Body', Is As Seductive As It Is Profound. Bobby Proposi- Tions His Love Interest Over A Gorgeous Cold Diamond & Mink Production For More Than A Light Hearted Love Affair. Mr. Oroza Is Not Your Average Joe, And This Is Not Your Average Roses And Candy Song. Bobby Lays Out His Desire To Become One Loving Body In The Way Two Rivers Become Part Of The Sea. A Beautiful Song About Attraction And Desire That Will Be An Instant Staple In The Sweet Soul World And Beyond.

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Look My Way / Not Now But Later

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Deep Soul)

Liquid Portraits Red/ Purple Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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These two tracks have been around since their first releases on Kent LPs in the late 80s. Taken from the Scepter/Wand tapes, the artists had one release each on those labels. Maurice Williams’ ‘Look My Way’ was recorded at the same session as the two songs issued on his Zodiacs-billed Scepter 45, although it outperforms them both.

It was assumed that ‘Not Now But Later’ by Walter Johnson was also an unreleased number, but a few years later, a Wand DJ copy was discovered in the home of the producer Billy Jackson, when the singer’s true identity was found to be Walter Wilson. However, Billy stated that it was an alias for Tommy Keith, who wrote and recorded some excellent soul music. It is a beautiful self-penned ballad in the Ashford/Simpson mould.

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Clap! Clap!

2LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Black Acre)

There's No Place Like America Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Italian Producer Clap! Clap! Returns To Bristol's Black Acre With His Third Album, 'Liquid Portraits'. Born And Bred In Florence, Cristiano Crisci's Musical Career Extends Back To The Mid-90s Where He Started Out As A Rapper, Before Picking Up A Saxophone And Exploring Both Jazz And Jazz/Punk Fusion With Trio Cane, And Then Returning To His Electronic Roots With A Smile For Timbuctu Project - A Collaborative Effort That Released Four Albums And Performed Across Europe. By 2008, Crisci Decided To Strike It Out On His Own As Digi G'alessio, Channeling The Same Hip-Hop Meets Electronic Music Energies As Those Animating The Nascent Los Angeles Beat Scene For A String Of Eps And Albums. Soon Crisci Hit Upon A New Formula When He Started Combining Samples From The African Continent With Energetic Drum Programming. The Results Led To The Birth Of Clap! Clap! In 2013, Which Has Since Been Recognised And Supported By The Likes Of Paul Simon And Gilles Peterson. The Stripped-Back, High-Energy Yet Inventive Sound Caught The Attention Of Black Acre With Whom Crisci Has Been Working With Ever Since, Including His First And Second Albums 'Tayi Bebba' And 'A Thousand Skies'. Returning To Black Acre, Clap! Clap!'S Third Album Once Again Deploys His Inimitable Technique In Fine Style, However With New Eyes As This New Project Signifies A Definite Shift In His Work Having Spent The Last Few Years Learning The Art Of Mixing Which Has Lead To Some Breakthroughs: "In Recent Years I've Spent A Lot Of Time Studying Essential Mixing Techniques. I Then Built An Acoustic-Treated Room And Set Up My New Studio. I Started To Convert Digital Into Analogue And Vice Versa With Good Converters And Achieved Sounds That I've Never Heard Before From My Speakers. This Had A Huge Positive Impact On My Mixes And Result On My Music." Entitled 'Liquid Portraits', The Album - As The Name Suggests - Is A Collection Of Sonic Paintings, An Attempt At Capturing Furtive, Subconscious Memories Through Sound. The Tracks Reference Trips Crisci Took And...

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Curtis Mayfield

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Rhino)

32,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Do The Doo Part 2 / What About The Music Part 2

The J.B's Reunion

7" | 2021 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

I Know You Care / It's Your Love Remastered Edition

Release: 2021 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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JB's, who is so famous as the backing band of James Brown, is coming back!! About 20 years after the release in the 70's, a super-class funk album "Bring The Funk On Down" which was suddenly produced and released as a Japanese project in 1999 by P-vine and we would like to present a special single from the album for the first time in this world! Both tracks are re-make as short versions just for this ep. Born TO Groove!

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Ethel Beatty

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Expansion)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Laugh To Keep From Crying

Nat Turner Rebellion

LP | 2019 | EU | Reissue (Chrysalis)

Buddy Hank & The Shine Band

Release: 2019 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Nat Turner Rebellion, the Philadelphia soul-music group release their long-awaited debut album, originally signed to local label Philly Groove Records, the group is made up of Joe Jefferson (who sadly passed away in July 2020), Major Harris, Ron Harper, and Bill Spratley - pioneers of the Philly Soul and protest music movements. For their debut track, 'Tribute To A Slave', NTR channeled the revolutionary spirit of the infamous 1831 uprising, after which the group derived their name. Starting in 1969, NTR wrote and recorded dozens of tracks with only a handful of singles released. Tensions with then-Philly Groove Records label head Stan Watson sidelined the project and the tapes went unheard for decades. Then, in 2012 when Reservoir Media acquired Philly Groove Records, they discovered the tapes in Sigma Sound Studios archive. Jefferson, lone-surviving NTR member, gave his blessing for the 14-track collection, Laugh To Keep From Crying, which made it's only US debut last year with a limited vinyl-only run via Vinyl Me Please. The themes they wrote about are still as relevant today as they were in 1969. Chrysalis Records are now proud to partner with Reservoir Media to do a full Worldwide release of the album, with a bonus track, new artwork and sleeve notes. There will also be a debut CD of the album. The vinyl has been newly mastered and cut by Alchemy in London. The packaging is a standard 3" spine sleeve with a 12" insert and the vinyl housed in a poly-lined sleeve.

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Dust To Diamonds

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Time Capsule / Super Disco Edits)

20,99 €*

Let Me Do It / Life (Re-Edit)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Following on from Buddy's debut single 2 years ago we bring you Buddy Hank & The Shine Bands previously unissued lp called "Dust to diamonds".
It comprimises of the previous hit single "Try you love" along with 3 new discoveries from the same session.
"Lets get down tonight"/""Sugar baby" plus "Your'e so special". All 3 are infectious disco boogie tunes with that recognizable sound Buddy Hankerson helped create for Young & Company on Brunswick records.
Also contained on the lp is an instrumental verison of "Lets get down tongight" plus two instrumentals from the 1981 sessions they never got around to laying vocals down to.
"im so glad i found you" and "Sham".
We really hope "Dust to Diamonds" wipes the dust away you.

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Halo

7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Expansion)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tommy Hunt / Oscar Brown Jr.

The Work Song / Work Song

7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Outta Sight)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2019 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Brainstory

Buck Black Vinyl Edition

21,99 €*

7" | 2019 | UK | Original (Dynamite Cuts)

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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What is Buck? Buck is a state of mind, a way of life, a demeanor that gets you through the good times and the bad. If you ask Brainstory, It is also the energy that permeates their debut album. Kevin, Tony, and Eric are a trio of brothers bounded by blood, fate, and a small town with nothing to do. Their story begins in the long lost lands of the SanBernardino Valley, in the twilight zone known as Rialto, California: An arid wasteland of boredom and empty lots. Through punk rock and skateboarding they found temporary liberation from the local monotony. However, it wouldn'tbe long before a hunger for more led them to explore musical realms beyond that of the hardcore punk they admired. After stints at music school and steady disappointment trying to navigate their local jazz scene they moved to Los Angeles and Brainstory was born. Through a introduction from Chicano Batman's bassist, Brainstory caught the ears of Big Crown head honchos Danny Akalepse and Leon Michels. Shortly thereafter they were on their way to Queens, to record at The LegendaryDiamond Mine with Michels at the helm. An instant chemistry yielded 10 songs in 10 days and now Brainstory has gifted the world with one hell of an introduction to all things Buck. Highlights include the sublime slow burner, "Dead End" which was the A-side to their first 45 on Big Crown that sold outin a matter of days. With Kevin's sublime falsetto floating atop Tony and Eric's unflappable and unmistakable backbeat, this tune has become a favorite with the ballad heads, the low-riders, and the slowie collectors. "Breathe" showcases another side of their sound taking a page out of the Shuggie Otis playbook and flipping the script with some stoned out west coast swag. Kev and Tony's father, Big Tone, an accomplished performer himself, steps in on "Peter Pan" to sing lead vocals over a chorus of friends and family. Bassist extraordinaire, Tony, takes over lead vocal duties on "Sorry", a smoked out, GFunk groove that is just waiting to be sampled. These guys have...

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Starcrost

False Paradise

Forty Seven Times Its Own Weight

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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WOW…. Dynamite cuts gives you for the first time on 7” two Jazzfunk soul gems from the mega rare hard to find LP by Starcrost 1975 Fable records.

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Cumulo Nimbus

7" | 2019 | UK | Original (Dynamite Cuts)

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Saigon Supersound)

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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WOW…. Dynamite cuts gives you for the first time on 7” two Jazzfunk gems from the mega rare hard to find LP by 47 times its own weight 1975 Fable records.

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Saigon Soul Revival

Hoa Am Xua

24,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In the 1960s and ‘70s, unbeknownst to most, Saigon (today named “Ho Chi Minh City”) had become a fertile environment for a flourishing music industry which produced countless recordings of beautifully crafted songs.
Ho Chi Minh City based band, Saigon Soul Revival has been bringing alternative pre 1975 music from Saigon back to the stage since 2016 with their live performances. Honoring the original composers, singers and the golden era from which this music (Nhạc Vàng) came, while applying new arrangements and interpretations of old Vietnamese songs. With tight grooves, psychedelic textures and a powerful unique sound, SSR has performed countless shows at a variety of venues across Vietnam, and accompanied live the two release tours to the Saigon Supersound Compilation releases.
While spending the last three years studying and playing this music, Saigon Soul Revival teamed up with producer Jan Hagenkötter (Saigon Supersound / INFRACom!) and finally in January 2019, they started to create own compositions in the same vein for their debut album Họa Âm Xưa. The album was recorded in Vietnam with additional guests during one week in May this year.
The album focuses on compositions that fuse Vietnamese lyrics and sounds with influences of western rock, soul, bolero, tango and other popular genres of this time period, most of which was banned after the war. This project strives to revive this beautiful musical heritage of Vietnam which represents an important cultural bridge between east and west.

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Hydeout Productions: First Collection

2LP | 2019 | JP | Original (Hydeout Productions)

64,99 €*

Willie Harper / Lee Dorsey

Release: 2019 / JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Japanese import / Gatefold / First time on vinyl / Limited run

An independent label ‘’Hydeout Productions’’ releases the best compilation album for the first time.

Including from Nujabes’s fresh and passionate works only found in his early works to more emotional and metaphorical works which became the basis of his later success.

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Here Comes The Hurt Again

7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Charly)

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Atlantic)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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CLUB SOUL PRESENT AN ORIGINAL 'CLASH SINGLE' FEATURING TWO ALAN TOUSSAINT TEAMMATES GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD ON ONE NORTHERN SOUL CLASSICINCLUDING WILLIE HARPER'S SUPERIOR VERSION ON 7" VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIMEINSPIRED BY THE NEW 16-TRACK ALL-NIGHTER LPThe All-Nighter has been an integral part of "the scene" since the phrase Northern Soul first came into popular use following the now legendary Blues & Soul article entitled "The Up-North Soul Groove" in June 1970 by journalist Dave Godin (issue no.36). During the heyday of the Northern Soul scene the All-Nighter was the preferred format for the travelling soul fan. It separated the scene's top venues from the hundreds of regional soul nights in pubs, clubs and community halls across the land. The All-Nighter was the ultimate experience and the only place to hear the best, the rarest and the breaking sounds spun by the leading DJs. It was born in Manchester's Twisted Wheel in September 1963, found its feet (its dancing feet) at the Golden Torch in Stoke-on-Trent from 1970-72, and truly came of age at the Wigan Casino Soul Club from '73 onwards establishing itself as the premier National and even International event of the 70's. Willie Harper's originally unreleased recording of the Toussaint dance classic "Here Comes the Hurt Again", a feature track on the All-Nighter compilation (CHARLYL308), is put into direct competition with its B-side recording from Lee Dorsey of the same track on this new 7" on Club Soul. Both recordings have recently been remastered for a sound that will take Soul revellers back to the heat of '60s dancefloors as though it were yesterday. Presented on dinked vinyl in single sleeve packaging.

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Lizzo

Cuz I Love You

22,99 €*

LP | 2019 | US | Original (Dreamville)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Pop

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Her amazing major debut, on wax!

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Ari Lennox

Shea Butter Baby

36,99 €*

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Dusty In Memphis Half-Speed Remastered Vinyl Edition

Dusty Springfield

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Mercury)

27,54 €* 28,99 € -5%

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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When The Boy That You Love (Is Loving You) Everybody Knows

Peggy Gaines

7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Kent)

2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Be With)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Nashville singer Peggy Gaines had two singles on Ted Jarrett’s Ref-O-Ree label but the best track, the Bob Holmes-written and produced ‘When The Boy That You Love (Is Loving You)’, was only discovered in the mid-90s. Released on CD and a limited 100 Club Anniversary single, it became a guaranteed dancefloor filler and is still in demand, fetching over £100 for that first pressing. The plaintive ballad ‘Everybody Knows’ is making its vinyl debut and will appeal to both Southern and Deep Soul aficionados.

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Leon Ware

Rainbow Deux

30,99 €*

12" | 2019 | UK | Original (Expansion)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The melodically adventurous soul of Leon Ware continues its expression in his final opus Rainbow Deux, released on double vinyl on September 13th. The album features new songs recorded and performed by Leon before his health turned, leading to his transition on February 23rd 2017. Co-produced by Taylor Graves, it has stellar musical contributions from the likes of Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, Ronald Bruner Jr, Rob Bacon and Wayne Linsey.

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Jennifer Holliday

Baby Tonite

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Marjo Leinonen & Publicans

No More Crying Feat. Jimi Tenor

7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Ronet)

6,99 €*

Universal Togetherness Band

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Crafted blend of soul, blues and rock by Finnish Marjo Leinonen on Jimi Tenor's Ronet imprint. A-sides "No More Crying" is classic and time certain, radio quality from the AM times. But the flip grooves has the absolute thrill – a drawn out balad with skillfull arrangement and musicianship. "Treat Yourself Right" could also have one of 2019's best positioned dub echos!

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Dreamality / Lucky Stars

7" | 2019 | US | Original (Numero Group)

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two brilliant, previously unissued modern soul discoveries from the archive of U.T.B. mastermind Andre Gibson. “My Lucky Stars” rides the 120 BPM crest, with sharp horns, handclaps, triangle, and a wild guitar solo filling out the four and a half minute ride. “Dreamality” cops a Steve Miller vibe and goes on a spaced-out future funk adventure.

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7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Tramp)

Candy Man

LP+7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Glamourama)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two recordings from the vaults of Lenis Guess. Jospehine Jones' "Candy Man" is sweet sister funk at its very best. Mrs. Jones is backed by Raw Soul which delivers the instrumental "Just Walk Funky" for the B-side of this release.

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Etta James

At Last!

22,99 €*

LP | 2019 | US | Original (Don Giovanni)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Includes 7" Single on Colored Vinyl.

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Mourning [A] BLKstar

Reckoning

27,99 €*

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Super Disco Edits)

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Formed in Cleveland, OH by producer/activist Ra Washington, Mourning [A] BLKstar is a multi-generational, gender and genre non-conforming amalgam of Black Culture dedicated to servicing the stories and songs of the apocalyptic diaspora. In keeping with the pace that the collective that is M[A]B set since 2016, Washington presented a series of song sketches during the summer of 2018 -- one per week -- while the group practiced and toured their debut records, BLK Musak (Glue Moon Records, 2016) and The Possible (2017). The result, Reckoning, will be released on April 6th, 2019 in collaboration with Don Giovanni Records. Reckoning represents a deep dive into the M[A]B vaults -- a dizzying array of styles, big boy reverb, the heat transversing through love won and love lost, and the tensions that go with living in a world that is increasingly hostile to POC futures and wholly locked in on its disgusting treatment of the poor.

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Klimate

Esp / To See You

Got To Be Somebody - The Xl Sessions * 1960s Memphis Gold

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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When growing up as a young teenager many dream of hitting the recording studio and getting that record deal.
The sheer musical drive inside you to lay down those raw and emotional feelings.
The chances of going to high end studios were slim and expensive. Opportunities were sparse to say the least.
So the next best thing was to go into one of the ever growing number of home studios that were popping up in the 1980's
Studios in peoples garages or in the spare bedroom.
And so we bring you to a small group of teenagers called Klimate.
They ventured into a un-named 8 track studio in Walsall around 1981 to record a series of 2 tracks.
There is little remembered about the group of lads from member Harbans Srih who played drums on both tracks and was in charge of writing duties. Harbans Srih was also the man behind sde 42 Sticks & Co "Jazz Dancin"/"Jazz funkin" .
The 5 piece band was very multicultural that really represented music in britain at the time. 3 of the players were of Afro-Caribbean decent giving us lead vocals, guitar, bass and keyboard. The 4th member was only known as a ginger haired youth (we like him!!) who was on saxophone duities.
shortly after these recordings tragedy struck Klimate and the bass player was killed in a car accident whilst on vacation in Italy.
fast forward 37 years and Harbans Srih discovers just a single D.A.T from that 1981 session.
We did our utmost to sonically get the recordings up to our very high standards at Super Disco Edits. Whilst we feel it perhaps just falls short, we couldn't ignore these recordings that optimises British youth culture and the heritage of Brit funk .
We hope you enjoy them.

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Barbara Brown

LP | 2019 | UK | Original (Kent Soul)

Take A Good Look / My Sense Of Direction

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Barbara Brown released a handful of singles in the late 60s but left even more in the studio. Over the years those recordings have slowly been released, but “Got To Be Somebody” imagines them in context as an LP that might have been released at the time.

These 13 tracks include all four singles that were released by Barbara – sometimes under the name Barbara & The Browns – and the music is now recognised as some of the greatest to have come out of Memphis at that time.

These tracks are produced by Charles Chalmers and feature the cream of Memphis musicians including Reggie Young, Bobby Wood and most of the rest of the American Studios session players.

Brown was a local singer who worked in gospel with her sisters before recording for Stax and then signing to Sounds Of Memphis / XL. She scored one Top 100 hit with ‘Big Party’ in 1964.

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The Precisions

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

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Pick Up The Pieces / Get It Up For Love Record Store Day 2019 Edition

Average White Band

12" | 2019 | EU | Original (AWB)

Legacy! Legacy! Pink Vinyl Edition

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited Edition for Record Store Day 2019! This 1974 reissue is available for the first time on 12" vinyl.

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Jamila Woods

2LP | 2019 | US | Original (Jagjaguwar)

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This Is What You Are Radio Edit / Brazilian Rime

Mario Biondi

7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Schema)

Gotta Be With You / Shades Of Joy

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This Is What You Are is now available on 7”. This release is enriched by a brilliant and elegant Brazilian version in a typical samba-jazz mood.

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The M-Tet

7" | 2019 | US | Original (Funk Night)

Melvin Hicks & The Versatiles / The Lyrics

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 500 copies.

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I'm Just Passing Time

7" | 2019 | UK | Original (Deep Soul)

Eddie Parker / Sandra Richardson

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The soul CD hit of 2019 so far has been the Lowrider compilation and on that, the previously unissued ‘I’m Just Passing Time’ by Melvin Hicks & the Versatiles has impressed everyone – including the Southern Soul Spinners of California who initiated the compilation. Its flip is another stunning ballad, ‘Now Girl’, taken from the Goldwax master tapes and sung by the Lyrics. Now it is available on vinyl, it is guaranteed to have a new lease of life.

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Crying Clown / Deserted Garden

7" | 2019 | UK | Original (Deep Soul)

Funk-I-Tus / Let The Music Take Your Mind

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Our Deep Soul series already sports Eddie Parker’s acclaimed ‘But If You Must Go’ and now we have his supremely soulful version of ‘Crying Clown’ taken from the same sessions. Already a great ballad cut by him in the 60s, this sparser piano-led take is as intense as soul music gets. It is backed with the beautiful melancholy of Detroit great Sandra Richardson’s ‘Deserted Garden’, previously only available on our first “Jack Ashford - Just Productions” CD.

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The Zone Identity

7" | 2017 | US | Original (Fraternity)

Sweet Power Your Embrace / Brighter Tomorrow

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In name, The Zone Identity sounds like a long forgotten band comprised of college students from the age of psychedelia that released one obscure 45 that lives on with a mortgage-busting price tag. It’s about 50 years too late for a story that cool – The Zone Identity is just the latest musical endeavor from producer, drummer, DJ, writer, multi-instrumentalist, (occasional) MC and music industry outsider, J-Zone.

After the unexpected cult success of The Du-Rites, J-Zone’s 2016 funk offering with guitarist Pablo Martin, the New York native follows with a different take on the funk for the inaugural offering of The Zone Identity. Working with a wide array of different musicians with different backgrounds for The Zone Identity makes for a more funk-jazz-inspired and solo driven take on J-Zone’s trademark drums and production. This debut 7” features jazz guitarist Ed Littman and Hammond B-3 organist Bennett Paster from Fraternity Music Group house band, The U.B.'s, as well as J-Zone’s go-to percussionist, Ray May, on congas. Littman and J-Zone split the bass playing duties. An avid funk 45 collector, J-Zone uses both sides of the release to pay homage to his musical heroes and favorite records with a spin on two of his favorite tunes. While the A-Side re-works “Funk-I-Tus,” an obscure late ‘60s offering from L.A.-based Warm Excursion, the b-side will be more familiar with its nod to “Let The Music Take Your Mind,” an early hit for J-Zone’s favorite band, Kool and the Gang. The original story is more exciting, but the reality is easier to believe. It’s also cheaper.

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Diplomats Of Soul

7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Expansion)

Kind Of Blue Limited Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Diplomats of Soul through the help of Incognito have re-recreated two masterpieces of soul and jazz funk. Previously on 12”, 10” respectively and CD only, single versions of both have been combined here for the first time on 7”. “Sweet Power Your Embrace” was first recorded by James Mason, “Brighter Tomorrow” by Tom Browne. Both have become popular in the Diplomats Of Soul style, no expense spared lavishing these tracks with the finest UK musicians under the direction of Bluey. “Brighter Tomorrow” features live playing in contrast to the electronic production style of the original.

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Miles Davis

LP | 2019 | EU | Reissue (Sony)

29,99 €*

7" | 2019 | UK | Original (Expansion)

Release: 2019 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited Edition.

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Rockie Robbins

Good Life / Let's Groove

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2019 | US | Original (The Dip)

The Dip

The Dip Delivers

29,99 €*

Why I Am Crying / That's How Long (I'm Gonna Love ...)

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"The Dip Delivers" is the second full length LP from Seattle soul outfit The Dip, described by KEXP as “one of the most exciting and joyous acts to emerge in recent years”. Vintage rhythm-and-blues combines with classic pop storytelling for an album that is simultaneously raw and polished, and perpetually danceable.

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Shirley Wahls

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Cody Black / Charles Spurling

I'm Slowly Molding / She Cried Just A Minute

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Frank Motley & The Hitchikers Featuring The Mighty Pope / King Herbert & The Knight

Mr. Fortune / Sissy Strut

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

Would You Believe In Me / Kuenda

Release: 2018 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition of 150 copies. In white cut-out sleeve with sticker. The REVISIT Soundtrack was initiated by Markus Oberndorfer as part of his media art project REVISITED which features 360 video, media installation, photography, collage, and an artist book. Six befriended musicians were invited to provide three tracks each and given the assignment to send contributions representing their interpretations of the 360 videos recorded of the Sunset Strip in 2016 as part of REVISITED.

REVISIT OST is part of the installations virtual experience in form of radio broadcasts and subject of digital release and three limited physical releases on split 12“ vinyl. The vinyl is available in two versions à 150 copies: 1. Rhythm-Section (sound) and Rhythm- & Sequence-Frame-Section (sound & visual concept).

DROOM-01: Parental, Sirlensalot
DROOM-02: Devaloop, Lex (de Kalhex)
DROOM-03: Kompact, Dday One)

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Jon Lucien

7" | 2018 | UK | Original (RCA)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Part two of the official remastered, reissue of Jon Lucien’s ‘Rashida’ e.p. see’s ‘Would You Believe In Me’ and ‘Kuenda’ lovingly housed together on either side of a dinked 7 inch record. ‘Would You Believe In Me’ is a top down, soulful cruiser, bringing a slice of jazzed up funk gold to the fore. As smooth as silk, Lucien’s dulcet tones leave you in awe - a voice destined to bring joy to souls the world over, it oozes charm, passion and elegance from beginning to end. On the B side, ‘Kuenda’ washes away any worries that the day-to-day mind might have conjured up, with the soft sounds of the sea leading into a beautiful layered vocal performance by Lucien, perfectly accompanied by a solo plucked Spanish guitar.

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All Of This Goes Too American Soul Music 1955-1972

2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Cairo)

38,99 €*

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Orchestra Di Enrico Simonetti

Blue Frog & Others Transparent Blue Colored Vinyl Edition

LP | 2018 | US | Original

28,99 €*

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition for Schwarzer Freitag Record Store Day 2018! Only 1 per customer!

Features key members of Goblin. First ever reissue of this 1975 jam filled with great instrumental orchestral funk. Limited to 500 copies Pressed on transparent blue wax. Published in 1975 and never reissued until today, “Blue Frog… and others” is a 10-song LP in which composer Enrico Simonetti, father of Claudio from Goblin, wrote all five tracks on side A together with Nicola De Vincenti and directed the orchestra in the whole record. The result is excellent, with a first ‘animal side’ with obvious musical references to animal sounds (the song titles leave no room for any doubt: Blue Frog, Water Snake, Lady Murmaid, Moonlight Fish and… Hally Gator!) and a second one consisting of cover songs of popular themes, all blended in an orchestral funk-pop context, well played and recorded.

What makes this release even more interesting is the presence, among the musicians, of Claudio Simonetti, Fabio Pignatelli, Massimo Morante and Walter Martino: in short, the complete Goblin line-up of “Profondo Rosso”!!! A real treat then, for fans of Goblin and soundtracks in particular; this reissue makes available again a record which, until now, was almost impossible to find outside the circle of vinyl rarities collectors. Not to be missed! PRESSED ON BLUE TANSPARENT COLOR VINYL & LIMITED TO 500 COPIES FOR Schwarzer Freitag Record Store Day 2018.

Another friday dedicated to the black gold!

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The Love You Save American Soul Music 1955 1972

2LP | 2018 | US | Original (Cairo)

34,99 €*

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Westbound Super Breaks Essential Funk, Soul And Jazz Samples And Breakbeats

2LP | 2018 | UK | Original (Westbound)

21,99 €*

I Can't Keep Crying / Instrumental

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Celebrating its 50th birthday this year, Westbound Records is the Detroit institution that discovered Funkadelic and the Ohio Players, with a rich catalogue that is probably amongst the most sampled in the world.

Our “Super Breaks” series makes a welcome return, throwing the spotlight on the records which have been sampled on both Westbound and its Eastbound subsidiary. These come not only from the more obvious names such as the Detroit Emeralds, Denise LaSalle, Junie Morrison, Funkadelic and Ohio Players, but also the lesser-known Pleasure Web and the Magictones.

The list of artists who have sampled these records reads like a Who’s Who of the hip-hop and dance worlds. These tracks will be recognised from well-known records by Kanye West, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Fatboy Slim, and many more.

The double vinyl comes with extensive sleeve notes and a breakdown of where each track has been sampled.

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Night People

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Transistor Sound)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Arsivplak)

Arsivplak

Seker Oglan EP

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Tramp)

Tyree Glenn Jr.

Superbad

The Charmels / L.V. Johnson

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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James Brown would be proud of this one just like Maceo. Killer version of "Superbad" on the A-side and a soulful funk instrumental titled "Ma(r)l Sehen" on the flip make this one a must have for any funk djs' record bag. For the first time on 45, it sounds BAAAAD!

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I've Done It Again / Seeing Is Believing

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

LP | 2018 | US | Original (Daptone)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ace’s access to the Stax vaults in the 90s lead to some historic tracks being heard by soul fans for the first time. The ones by the major acts like Otis, Carla and William Bell hit the headlines but the lesser artists demonstrated what talent they had on previously unheard musical gems.

Both the Charmels’ ‘I’ve Done It Again’ and L.V. Johnson’s ‘Seeing Is Believing’ are simply breathtakingly beautiful soul records that anyone with an interest in the music will appreciate as truly great records.

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Charles Bradley

Black Velvet

Lucky Fellow / Don't It Make You Feel Good

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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Leroy Hutson

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Hutson)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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How Do I Talk To My Brother? Black Vinyl Edition

Ben Pirani

LP | 2018 | US | Original (Colemine)

27,99 €*

Wesley Bright & The Honeytones

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"It'd be easy to mistake this release for yet another soul revival album made by a dude who wasn't there the first time around - but it'd be the listener's mistake to make. What kind of record is a man with a punk past going to make when he's been a mod, a rocker and a rare soul collector in between? One that draws on a familial history of activism, sacrifice and earnest hustling - the very same things we're all being called upon to conjure as a society in this present moment. This is a body of work that lets neither performer nor listener off the hook, yet still understands the need for care and cause in the spaces between. Consider it: A band of fighters meant for the clear-eyed lovers of the world. Ben Pirani is not fooling around, and neither are the working musicians who agreed to make this record with him." - Jocelyn Brown Colemine Records is proud to present the debut LP from Ben Pirani. A record that feels so very easy and familiar, but at the same time fresh and relevant. Like the hype sticker says, "Soul music that's so positive it might just spark a revolution!"

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Happiness / You Don't Want Me Black Vinyl Edition

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Colemine)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Live At KEXP Black Vinyl Version

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

LP | 2018 | US | Original (Colemine)

27,99 €*

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2012 | US | Reissue (ATO)

Chicano Batman

Joven Navegante

Release: 2012 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Pig Alley / Cut Loose

The Teacher Haters

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Preservation Project)

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Smile your way through two songs by The Teacher Haters — in fact, we challenge you to get through these tracks without smiling. Even the name of the band invokes a chuckle as it suggests what these guys are about — and that’s the P-A-R-T-Y. Straight out of the 60s comes a group that could have been played with Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs back in the day. These whimsical works are deceptively deep as they take us to a time when garage punk fused with R&B.
“Big Pig Alley” is uncomplicated, and that’s what makes it great — it sounds like a bunch of college guys having a good time, writing lyrics on the spot: “If you’re lookin’ for romance, take a train, take a plane...or a raft to France.” The guys have something other than romance on their minds as they chug along on acoustic guitar and trash can drums (and possibly other things). What really makes the track, though, is the witchy background voice — the performance is loose enough, while the witch is doing his own thing entirely.
The witch returns on side B in the up-tempo, dance-ready “Cut Loose.” No obscure artistry here — these guys tell you exactly what the song is for in the title. In fact, just in case you missed it, they state their thesis in the opening lines: “I wanna shake all night, I wanna do it right, I wanna dance, dance, dance with you…” All of their collegiate effort is put toward getting you to move your hips in this groovy, rockabilly-flavored mix.
Snap up the mid-century college party in a box that is PP006 — and hope your tables don’t get too scuffed up from people dancing on them. The fun that The Teacher Haters had in making these tracks is all here and available to you — whether you want to go on a nostalgic trip through a 60s coed party, or host your own shindig where dancing is mandatory. Get your hands on this 7" before the regents show up.

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Kandace Springs

Indigo

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Saigon Supersound Volume 2

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Saigon Supersound)

30,99 €*

This Love / Should I Take You Home

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Saigon Supersound Continues… to present more interesting tunes of a musical era that has long been obscured. With the well-received Volume 1, we are very delighted to dig deeper and share with you the beautiful music of a short but significant period in Vietnam‘s history.
Much like the country itself, the music of Vietnam has endured many twists. As the result of the Geneva Accords in 1954, Vietnam was divided into two. From the North, the Nationalist forces fought to reunite Vietnam as a Communist State, while the American troops backed the government of the South. This caused a mass migration of Northerners to the South, which includes many Tân Nhạc (Modern Music) singers and songwriters. Often characterized by its emotive, poetic and prolific personality, Tân Nhạc continued to freely develop in the South and progressively vacating from the influences of its main inspiration, French music. In the North, the Resistance music, or the so-called Nhạc Đỏ (Red Music), which promoted socialism, patriotism and anti-capitalism was the only genre allowed on national radio. Tân Nhạc was something new to the South Vietnamese repertoire. Between 1954–1960, the theme of hometown (quê hương) was a main inspiration for many songwriters such as Hoàng Thi Thơ, Lam Phương and Nguyễn Hữu Thiết. The 9th title of the compilation, “Thôn Trăng Mở Hội Trăng Tròn” showcases a variety of images that were often described in this genre: the harvest moon, playful children, old mother…
Every recording made in this era is then an organic combination of human experiences, communications and uniqueness. In 1965, the first American troop landed in Vietnam, bringing with them the musical influences of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley… The Vietnamese people quickly integrated it into the repertoire with hope to further diversify the music of Vietnam. Constantly changing and learning from different cultures, the modern music of Vietnam cuts a window into the soul of a Vietnamese person and the country’s history as a whole. With that, we hope that Saigon Supersound Volume 2 would take you on a trip back to the unique atmosphere of Saigon through the many different palettes of music that this beautiful place offers.

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Bobby Oroza

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

Release: 2016 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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With their full length getting wrapped up now, Big Crown Records is proud to present the
debut single from Finland’s own Bobby Oroza.
Side A, This Love is already an underground classic, and has been a huge hit with the
sweet soul crowd since it’s original release last year on Timmion Records. Produced by
Cold Diamond & Mink and recorded at Timmion Studios in Helsinki, Finland, this team has
clearly got the magic. With its tough drums, maverick guitar work, in the cut bass, and
Bobby’s calm yet pleading monotone vocals, this is one hell of a song and an absolute must
have for Soul collectors.
Side B is the never before heard and very well executed homage to Sunny & The Sunliners
classic song, Should I Take You Home. Bobby takes the task of covering a near perfect
tune and does it justice by making it their own while never losing sight of the magic that
makes Sunny’s original so sublime. This is going to take the sweet soul crowd by storm and
is a perfect follow up to the already beloved,This Love. Another Big Crown Sure shot.

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Northern Soul Classiest Rarities

LP | 2018 | UK | Original (Kent)

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Soul Messin')

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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14 tracks of the absolute crème de la crème!

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Cookin On 3 Burners

Warning / The Jump Off

Keep On Keeping On / If I Could Only Be Sure

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Australia’s hardest hitting Hammond Organ trio Cookin’ On 3 Burners release new single “Warning” featuring Kaiit the lead single from their new album Lab Experiments Vol. 2 available as a limited edition 7-inch single through our friends at Fat Beats. “Warning” is a collaboration with dynamic 19-year-old vocalist Kaiit who is running things on this punchy, hard hitting vocal banger. Hey you, yes you! Step back in line - didn’t you hear? Kaiit is “…not accepting applications at this point in time…” For the B side, strap yourself in for “The Jump Off.” Frenetic and funky with a nod to the vibe and energy of the JB funky 9th. This is one for the B-boys and B-girls WORLDWIDE - welcome to the Get Down from Down Under.
Here’s some vibes from the last Cookin’ On 3 Burners drop on Fat Beats. The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC Radio 6 bestowed some funky love for lead single “Real Life Baby calling” it a ”Wonderful slice of bright, shimmering soul!” New York City heavyweights Wax Poetics are feeling “… a heavy breakbeat ?ip of the Metallica classic ‘Enter Sandman’, and an action-packed video to go with it…,” and French tastemakers Musiculture described the new CO3B release as ”Timeless soul....torrid heat!”
Since its inception in 1997, Cookin’ On 3 Burners has continuously evolved and branched out, bringing their strong trio sound to collaborations with a variety of artists. The 2016 meeting with French electronic wunderkind Kungs resulted in the Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners version of their classic soul track “This Girl” which saw substantial chart success worldwide, reaching #1 in Europe, #2 in the UK and was the worlds most Shazamed dance track of 2016. Get down to the future sound of yesterday with Cookin’ On 3 Burners.

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N. F. Porter

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Melba Moore / Maxine Brown

The Magic Touch / It's Torture

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Expansion)

Joanie Sommers

Don't Pity Me/ My Block

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Strut)

The Beginning Of The End

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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LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Wanted Disco

20,99 €*

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Eli Paperboy Reed Meets High & Mighty Brass Band

Eli Paperboy Reed

LP | 2018 | US | Original (Yep Roc)

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition for Record Store Day 2018!

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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 (Wagram)

Harry Belafonte

Day-O

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One) & Zapp

Shy

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

Bob James / David Matthews

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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Take Me To The Mardi Gras / Sandworms

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Breaks & Beats)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2018 | US | Original (Secretly Canadian)

Joey Dosik

Game Winner EP

18,99 €*

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

The Wants List Volume 4

23,99 €*

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Sony Legacy)

Sly & The Family Stone

Greatest Hits

28,99 €*

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Love's Theme: Best Of The 20th Century Singles

Barry White

2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Island)

33,99 €*

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Whatever It Takes Black Vinyl Edition

The James Hunter Six

LP | 2018 | US | Original (Daptone)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A permanent fixture in the world of Rhythm and Soul, James Hunter follows up five critically acclaimed albums with his latest recording, Whatever It Takes, for New York City’s renowned label, Daptone Records. At the height of his famed recording career, Hunter and Daptone co-founder and producer Bosco Mann recorded an elegantly crafted collection of 10 originals that are evermore poignant and compelling than the singer’s previous works. The James Hunter Six and Mann recorded Whatever It Takes straight to tape at Daptone's Penrose Studios in Riverside, California.

The first Brit to sign to Daptone Records, Hunter is revered by critics both in his native UK and stateside, with MOJO touting Hunter as “The UK’s greatest soul singer” and the Los Angeles Times praising his “extraordinary soul voice.” Of his prior recordings, Rolling Stone called his U.S. debut People Gonna Talk, “a treat not to miss” and his second album “unbelievably awesome,” while The New York Times noted of The Hard Way, Hunter’s “tight, slithery groove” and “sweet growl.” Hunter’s accolades include milestones of reaching #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart, a GRAMMY® Award nomination for “Best Traditional Blues Album”, years as a singer touring and recording with Van Morrison, and many TV appearances on Conan, Later…with Jools Holland, and other late night TV shows.

Subsequent to his acclaim as one of today’s renowned soul singers, Hunter’s restless genius penning emotive and captivating works results in his best written compositions to date on Whatever It Takes.

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LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Soul Sisters

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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What's Your Name / Inside Your Love

Leon Ware

7" | 2017 | UK | Original (Expansion)

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra

Morpheus

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Officehome)

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Soundway)

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After two hip-hop albums (Got To Get Down in 2016 and Impact in 2017), the unpredictable Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra comes back to its fundamentals with a new instrumental album: MORPHEUS which repositions the band in the spirit of their previous spatial, almost cosmic albums Last Odyssey (2012) and Pulsion (2015), both released on Ubiquity Records and acclaimed by spiritual and fusion jazz lovers, library music fans, as well as rare grooves diggers (ALVO’s first 4 vinyl albums now being out of stock).
Each new ALVO new release is a millesimal which evolved and learned from its predecessors. Masta Conga, who’s still leading the herd, has for main purpose to explore the musical space-time, gaining ground on never before revealed tracks, followed by his now faithful team of atypical and farseeing musicians.
Compared to Miles Davis and his On The Corner by Wax Poetics, the band dives again in this “realm of psychedelia and beyond”, in particular with the contribution of Indian musicians. Twirling around violins, superimposed patchy keyboards and effects, just as if their conductor wasn’t already sufficiently influenced by Pierre Boulez and others such as Hiroshi Murakami…
The result is however more uncluttered and loaded with multiple vibes than its predecessor Pulsion, which already carried the ceremonial characteristics of cult movie soundtracks. Tracks “Moksha”, “Air” and “Morpheus” are the perfect demonstration, and far beyond their names. Simple grooves, lunar, but terribly efficient, emphasized by a mix that puts focus on these fiddly contributions of ethnic instruments, on percussions and horns on a drip of delay, reverbs and other space-echoes.
On the other side, the very rhythmic “Descarga Uno”, “Descarga Dos” and “Super Dopamine” show that the Parisian crew hasn’t lost its good habit to look around latin, ternary, and syncopated rhythms, in the ALVO only style!
A new millésime, a Grand Cru maybe, but for sure to taste and appreciate in all weathers including space ones.

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The Movers

Kansas City