Funk | Soul Vinyl 1584 Items

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Created in the middle of the pandemic this album celebrates the magic that happens when 4 very uniquely gifted, but very complementary, instrumentalists come together for a jam session. From hazy guitars & warm keys over to funky beats & psychedelic grooves to ease you into an album that circumnavigates 360 degrees of soulful music. Adding some garnish to this rhythmic stew are an impressive collection of special guests: Olivier St. Louis, Nneka, Lui Hill, J.Lamotta, Bowie & Flo Mega.

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Around The World - Daft Punk Tribute

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (George V)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Les Dynamites / Radio Trip

Pop Oud #2 / No Oud

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (Batov)

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Ed Banger)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The 13th edition of Batov Records' essential Middle Eastern Groove 45s series showcases the irresistible Mediterranean psych sound of Les Dynamites, backed with a heavyweight dub by Israeli digging & beats pioneers, Radio Trip, as they pay homage to the 70s band Lehakat Tzliley Ha'oud

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Mr. Oizo

Voila

19,99 €*

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Legere)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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After meeting on Mr Oizo ’s "All Wet" album, Mr Oizo and his Italian mate Phra went back to studio. 6 years after, this time as an unexpected duet, they wrote and composed together a 9 song "Italian Hip Hop" mini album, also reminding the spirit of mixtapes such as done by Madlib. Mr Oizo aka Quentin Dupieux, one of the most exciting French music producer & move director, offers a new musical direction. Mainly mid-term, different from some classic powerful French Touch 2.0.

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Mamas Gun

Cure The Jones

22,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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You And Me Transparent Orange Vinyl Edition

Penny & The Quarters

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Numero Group)

World Eater Clear With Red Splatter Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sometime in 2005, a lone box of master tapes escaped an estate sale and made its way through a network of collectors, record dealers, and "junkers" into the hands of leading Ohio soul expert Dante Carfagna, who linked them to Columbus, Ohio's mysterious Prix label (See: Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label). A bit of research turned up Prix proprietor George Beter, who identified most of the unlabeled material. All it took was an endless series of phone calls and letters and two fields trips in Columbus. But one complete mystery wended its way onto our final Prix compilation. "You and Me," a simple but irrepressible demo credited only to Penny & the Quarters, was found tacked onto a mixed studio reel. Our survey of every willing lifer left on the Columbus soul scene, including retired DJs, producers, and important local artists, produced not so much as a glimmer of recognition at the name Penny & the Quarters. Though we loved the song from the first play, it may've ended up a bit buried on our original compilation, as #18 of 19 tracks. Four years later, Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label hadn't exactly become a huge seller, although listeners had repeatedly told us that the unfiltered studio demos that fill out the record's back half were true diamonds in the rough. But neither Penny nor her Quarters had appeared to claim credit for their efforts. Then, completely out of left field, we heard from respected screen actor and avowed Numero fan Ryan Gosling that Penny's piercing bit of stripped down doo-wop was being considered for inclusion in Derek Cianfrance's indie-weeper film Blue Valentine. What we didn't know was that "You and Me" had won a major role in what became an indie circuit hit, and that Penny & the Quarters would instantly assume the role of world's most famous unknown doo-wop group. Every week is a slow news week in Columbus, Ohio, and early January 2011 found the city recovering from the thrill of elevating Ted Williams_the formerly homeless guy with the awesome voice for radio_into a national news sensation. But both major daily newspapers in town, as well as the city's alternative weekly, also ran stories about how a lost and unknown Columbus soul group had become the musical centerpiece of a film already garnering Oscar buzz. That mainstream spotlight aimed at Blue Valentine and Penny & the Quarters did the trick: we finally made contact with the widow of Jay Robinson, lead Quarters' singer and songwriter. Robinson, it turned out, had also been the leader of Columbus doo-wop pioneers The Supremes (later known as "The Columbus Supremes," for reasons which should be obvious). Jay Robinson never did give up on the dream of writing a hit record; even so, the posthumous realization of his dream is cold comfort for his widow and daughter. With their blessings, we returned to those estate sale masters and pulled down another neglected track ("You Are Giving Me Some Other Love") from the still-unknown Penny and her now-partly-known Quarters. "You and Me" is a song that could not be suppressed: not when Prix failed to release it; not when Penny & the Quarters were forgotten; not when Numero stuck it at the bitter end of a much overlooked compilation. Its evolution from estate sale trash to silver-screen gold has finally returned it to big-hole 45, where it probably should have lived all along.

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Blanck Mass

LP | 2017 | CA | Reissue (Sacred Bones)

24,99 €*

Stro Elliot (The Roots) & James Brown

Release: 2017 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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As humans, we are aware of our inner beast and should therefore be able to control it. We understand our hard-wired primal urges and why they exist in an evolutional sense. We understand the relationship between mind and body. Highly evolved and intelligent, we should be able to recognize these genetic hangovers and control them as a means to act positively and move forward as a compassionate species. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Recent global eve...

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Black & Loud: James Brown Reimagined

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Polydor)

25,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Harold Alexander / Pretty Purdie

Mama Soul / Heavy Soul Slinger

7" | 2022 | UK | Original (BGP)

The Fuz And The Boog / Cookie Air (Alternate)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two break beat gems from the Flying Dutchman catalogue. First-time reissue of the 7-inch edit of ‘Mama Soul’, whilst Pretty Purdie’s ‘Heavy Soul Slinger’ gets its 7-inch debut.

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Fuzzy Haskins

7" | 2022 | UK | Original (BGP)

Surprise Chef / Minoru Mraoka

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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First time on 7-inch for the classic P-funk break beat cut as used by the Prodigy, Fat Boy Slim and others.

It’s the same deal with the alternate version of the downbeat funk of ‘Cookie Jar’.

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The Positive And The Negative

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (Mr Bongo)

Onda Feat. Toco & Friends

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This release is a special one; a moment where the two halves of the Mr Bongo record label unite, our heritage re-issues and our contemporary artists roster. Minoru Muraoka’s 'The Positive and the Negative’ is a firm favourite at Mr Bongo. It sees a master of the shakuhachi, a traditional bamboo Japanese flute, flex his prodigious skill resulting in a unique mix of breakbeat jazz and Japanese folkloric music. 'The Positive and the Negative’ featured on the 1970 'Bamboo’ album, which Mr Bongo reissued in 2019. Heralded by DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Egon, and many others. The record’s cult status had us thinking how could we pay further homage to a sublime track such as this. The opportunity came to us in an email from Melbourne’s Surprise Chef with a link to the fabulous reinterpretation of the track which they had just recorded. "Minoru Muraoka’s ‘Bamboo’ LP has long been a fixture in our record bags, mostly for the killer shakuhachi funk cut The Positive and The Negative. The record is possibly our favourite from Mr Bongo’s extensive catalogue of reissues, and certainly the most influential to Surprise Chef; The Positive and the Negative’s cinematic atmosphere paired with the wonky drum feels and dramatic performance makes it a near-perfect amalgamation of what we try to capture on Surprise Chef records. We’ve borrowed an element or two from the tune over the last few albums (such as the percussion on ‘The Limp’), so it felt right to go head first into reinterpreting the entire track for ourselves. We recorded the tune in Karate Boogaloo’s attic studio with our man Henry Jenkins at the controls and Hudson Whitlock on percussion. We spent an entire day trying to get the take; we felt such a deep responsibility to capture the intensity of the original, we must have done 20 or 30 takes before we were finally happy. We stuck a fork in it late into the night, satisfied that we’d had our best crack at paying homage to a masterpiece by the great Minoru Muraoka.” - Surprise Chef Forged in their signature sound, "The Chef" have made 'The Positive and the Negative' their own whilst simultaneously treating the original with utmost respect. The shakuhachi and koto have been replaced by synths and guitars, but the breakbeat psychedelic vein flows richly through both instruments The 7" vinyl format was the right fit for this release, so the original Minoru Muraoka recording which clocks in over nine minutes has been edited into a 7” version to accompany Surprise Chef’s new take.

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S-Tone Inc.

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Schema)

Flying Machine / City Country City

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Eight long years have passed since the previous S-Tone Inc.’s full-length (“Moon in Libra”, SCCD/LP 407) and, even if Stefano Tirone hasn’t released anything under his popular pseudonym until Spring 2017, the longtime collaboration and friendship with Tomas Di Cunto (a.k.a. Toco) has never expired: Tirone in fact produced Toco’s “Memoria” in 2014 (SCCD/LP 467), and since then has never stopped working with Toco, who’s the co-author of 8 out 10 tracks of this release.
As anticipated by the “Superbacana” EP (SCEP 479), the sound of the new album is widely influenced by the Brazilian soul-funk sound of the late ‘70s known as Black Rio. But there’s more, starting from the opening “Sands of Time”, an up-tempo groovy track with a lyrical cello melody and Manuela Ravaglioli’s dreamy vocals, and the mellow disco flavor of “Vontade de viver”, sung by Toco. Manuela is another historical S-Tone-Inc. artistic partner, together with Laura Fedele, who sings in the soulful downtempo “I can’t keep up with your love”. Barro and Qinho, two emerging singers from the new Brazilian scene, respectively perform in “Vale do mistério”, a downtempo tune that borrows some guitars from the alternative rock scene and cites Pirandello’s “Uno, nessuno e centomila” in its lyrics, and in “Chuva de verão”, with Qinho crooning over a track deeply influenced by Isaac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield. The closing track, “Estrada real”, that features Luzia Dvorek on vocals, reminds of Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66 from the “Stillness” era, with its acoustic guitar-led groove and its silky flute performed by Carlo Nicita. The remaining tracks are three funky grooves from the “Superbacana” EP, featuring the Sao Paulo quartet of 4Maré, consisting of Toco, Luzia Dvorek, Bruno Morais and Kika.
Despite its various influences, “Onda” does not sound as a mere copy of what’s already been done at all: S-Tone Inc. took all the necessary time to produce a new record, and the result is a strongly original and personal effort!

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War

12" | 2017 | US (United Artists)

Release: 2017 / US

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Soul Sisters

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2017 | EU | Original (Finders Keepers)

Emma De Angelis

9,99 €*

Come To My Garden Green Vinyl Edition

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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As one of the most enigmatic figures of the 1970s Italian soundtrack and library music network Emma De Angelis and her short recording career provides thirsty fans of speedball psychedelic rock and drum heavy instrumental funk with a tight discography rivalling many of the long-standing bastions of the otherwise male-orientated business.
Born in Rocca di Papa, near Rome, into a flourishing musical environment, Emma was the younger sister of future award winning composers Guido and Maurizio De Angelis, a duo who, under names like Oliver Onions and Dream Bags, would write chart-topping lyrical theme tunes for a wide range of Italian crime, Giallo and Spaghetti Western films featured alongside full scores by Ennio Morricone and the Magnetic System composers (Bixio Frizzi Tempera).
With encouragement from her brothers, Emma, who would also write music under the pseudonym of Juniper, would record a tight clutch of solo-penned material and seldom credited studio contributions to Guido And Maurizio’s film commissions, such as the score for Giuliano Carnimeo’s ‘Simone e Matteo: Un gioco da ragazzi’ (aka ‘Convoy Buddies’). While simultaneously pursuing a career as an illustrator and set designer the De Angelis family contacts would lead Emma to the offices of Romano Di Bari, whose up-and-coming Flirt label was finding success providing custom-built mood music for use in TV and film. Alongside important composers like Alessandro Alessandroni, Gerardo Iacoucci and A. R. Luciani, the young Emma Di Angelis would record a small number of tracks for a compilation called ‘Underground Mood’ (credited in the small print to E De Angelis - not to be confused with Italian singer Edoardo De Angelis). It is from this rare LP that the record you are now holding is compiled. Within the Flirt family of labels Emma De Angelis would also share schedules with other important female composers such as Daniela Casa and Giulia ‘Kema’ De Mutiis - both of whom have appeared on dedicated Finders Keepers releases.
The tracks on this record provide us with a rare glimpse into Emma De Angelis’ short musical career before she became a full time visual artist. With an unknown personnel or studio date it is easy to speculate a potential family jam in Piero Umiliani’s Sound Workshop studio in 1972. One only has to take a listen to Guido And Maurizio’s instrumental theme ‘Gangster Story’ from Enzo G. Castellari’s 1973 thriller ‘High Crime’ (which later appeared on Tarantino’s ‘Death Proof’ soundtrack) or the trippy title theme to Paolo Poeti’s kinky 1976 drama Inhibition to spot the family resemblance.

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Minnie Riperton

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Not Now)

Witness Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Just 3 Words: Stone Cold Classic!

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Benjamin Booker

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Rough Trade)

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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12" | 2017 | EU | Original (Endless Flight)

Jacob F. Desvarieux

Anthology Part 2

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The second part of the Jacob F. Desvarieux anthology on Endless Flight brings three more productions of the fabled french zouk veteran with roots in Guadeloupe. The song “Sika” by Georges Decimus, bass player of Desvarieux’s band Kassav, features outer-national synth works driven by salsa-like percussions and sweet steel-drum melodies, dancing around the seducing zouk guitar chords of Desvarieux. A truely moving psychedelic zouk gem, that is for the first available on vinyl only since its release on Georges Decimus’s solo debut mini-album “La Vie” in 1983.

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Dore Norhern Soul - L.A. Black Music Magic

LP | 2017 | UK | Original (Kent Dance)

The Soul Scratchers & Patricia Burns

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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You have to really search through the Doré catalogue to find the soul 45s, but when you do it is hugely rewarding. Its jewels have only been revealed to Northern Soul collectors over time and several are ridiculously scarce; Little Johnny Hamilton’s ‘Keep On Movin’’ and the Swans’ ‘Nitty Gritty City’ remain one-off disc discoveries. Guaranteed dancefloor classics abound, including Rita & the Tiaras’ ‘Gone With The Wind Is My Love’, Little Johnny Hamilton’s ‘Oh How I Love You’ and the Puffs’ ‘I Only Cry Once A Day Now’.

The Superbs’ ‘Wind In My Sails’ and Milton James’ mesmeric ‘My Lonely Feeling’ represent the funkier end of the Northern Soul sound, while tracks by Ray Marchand and the Shades Of Jade are subtle mid-tempo soul of the highest quality. Nearly all are rare, expensive and beautiful, while Kenard’s ‘What Did You Gain By That’ is highly imaginative, and the Fidels’ ‘I’m Givin’ You Notice Baby’ is just a classic 60s soul stomper.

All together on beautiful 12-inch vinyl, they are irresistible.

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Funky Chimes Sampler 1/5

7" | 2017 | EU | Original (Sdban)

Daddy’s Groove / Let me Be Your Lover

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The 7" comes with a free Funky Chimes 45rpm adapter.

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The Afro Soul Prophecy

7" | 2017 | EU | Original (Schema)

9,99 €*

Collected Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Afro Soul Prophecy project welcomes the Spring of 2017 with a series of two exclusive 7-inch records, for a total of four fully instrumental new compositions. This second 45rpm of the series consists of the main track “Daddy’s Groove”, a catchy funky song with wah-wah guitars and a long middle sax solo part, paired with the romantic slow-paced “Let Me Be Your Lover”. Once again Alex Puddu has lent his creativity and put his music signature on these tracks, for an exciting and charming result!

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Marvin Gaye

2LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

35,99 €*

Should I Take You Home / My Dream

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The pop world lost one of the most important soul singers ever to grace the world on 1st April 1984. Marvin Gaye has left behind a series of fantastic hits plus a big handful of tracks which deserve the title of masterpiece, all Collected on this album.

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Sunny & The Sunliners

7" | 2017 | US | Original (Big Crown)

7" | 2017 | EU | Original (Schema)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Check out this essential garage Zamrock/Soul/Funk single as the first official reissue of the celebrated band’s one and only album!

The musical style that became known as Zamrock came to embody the economic despair that followed the 1973-1974 oil crisis, which flung Zambia into recession and exacerbated a wide range of social tensions. Much of Zamrock also captured the controversy of wider politics in Africa and the world. Perhaps the finest example of this is Black Power by The Peace. - The Guardian The Boyfriends, from Kitwe’s Chamboli Mine Township, supplied the founding members for Zamrock’s most famous band, Witch, and kick started one of Zamrock’s best bands, Peace. Their sole Zamrock entry, “Black Power”, recorded at Malachite Film Studio circa 1973/4 and issued circa 1975, sounds like nothing else in the Zamrock canon: a lost message drifiting from the flower power era, imbued with a fiery Zambian voice.

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Andrea Balducci

Spooky / Hurt So Bad

10,99 €*

4x10" | 2017 | UK | Original (Brainfeeder)

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The two songs included in this 7-inch, “Spooky” and “Hurt So Bad”, directly come Andrea Balducci debut album “Bloom” (Schema Records, 2012, SC 459): two evergreen standards modernized and rearranged in a smooth, refined groovy soul key; a voice ins pired by crooners such as Frank Sinatra, Jamie Cullum and Michael Bublé, over music played by an exceptional team of musicians. These are songs that speak to the heart.

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Thundercat

Drunk

41,99 €*

What Kind Of Lady / The Bottle Or Me

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Thundercat presents “drunk”- a 23-track epic journey into the often hilarious, sometimes dark mind of the Grammy-winning singer/ bassist - featuring a few of his friends joining him along the way including: Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Michael Mcdonald, Kenny Loggins, Wiz Khalifa, Kamasi Washington and Brainfeeder Mastermind Flying Lotus.

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Dee Dee Sharp

7" | 2017 | UK | Original (Outta Sight)

16,99 €*

The Valentines / The Ohio Players

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This legendary floor-filling Philly Northern Soul all time classic is now available on a nice reissue 45-single.

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Breakaway / Love Slipped Through My Fingers

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

Toeachizown Volume 4 - Hood

Release: 2012 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Collectable vinyl reproductions of Big Bucks classic Northern Soul.

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Dam-Funk

LP | 2012 | US | Original (Stones Throw)

19,99 €*

7" | 2012 | UK | Original (BGP)

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Finally available on single LP format! All 5 parts of Dam-Funks magnum opus!

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Linda Lyndell

What A Man

LP | 2012 | EU | Original (Born Bad)

Release: 2012 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Classic, classic, classic blue eyed soul tune!

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Jean-Pierre Mirouze

OST Le Mariage Collectif

17,99 €*

Release: 2012 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Soundtracks

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Lonely & Blue: The Deepest Soul Of Otis Redding

Otis Redding

LP | 2012 | US | Original (Stax)

33,99 €*

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

Christine Cooper

Heartaches Away My Boy

13,29 €* 13,99 € -5%

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 €*

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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Bob James

Nautilus / Mardi Gras

12" | 2012 | US (CTI)

Thoughts Of You Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2012 / US

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Reissue of these sampled to death classics! Should be in every decent collection…

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Salvator Dragatto

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Colemine)

27,99 €*

The Complete James Brown Christmas

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Thoughts of You, as a phrase, might immediately associate one with feelings oflove, endearment, fantasy or even obsession. These are the very sentiments thatlay as cornerstones in Salvator Dragatto's debut LP for Colemine Records.The allure and drama of black & white photography have always played a vital rolein how Salvator (aka Joseph Reina) not only views the world but how he hearsmusic. Parallels in film processing to his own recording methods started becomingmore and more apparent as the record was being formed; Limitations in exposuresrivaling limitations in tracks. Film grain and dust sediments rivaling tape hiss anddirty EQ pots. What most would consider to be imperfections, Dragatto leaned intoand found inspiration.This record is an homage to the likes of Andre' Kerte'sz, Robert Frank, Jean-LucGodard and Rene' Groebli, who's works have impacted Dragatto's world so greatlyboth visually and sonically. Thoughts of You is an unabashed reflection of the noir.From the powerful thematic horn lines to the gentlest string passages, this recordis a collection of themes and vignettes that explore the emotions set upon by blackand white imagery.

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James Brown

3LP | 2024 | US | Original (Jackpot)

82,99 €*

The Funky Judge / Where Did The Judge Go

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Christmas

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We are excited to announce the release of the Complete James Brown Christmas Collection, a three-LP set featuring music from 1966-1970. You absolutely don’t need to be a holiday music lover to fall in love with the music spilling out over these James Brown records, as most of the tracks are original compositions that hold their own against many of the grooves that Brown was recording during this high-water mark of his career.

With bonus tracks galore and fantastic liner notes by Alan Leeds (former James Brown publicist and tour manager), and mastered/cut by legendary mastering engineer Kevin Gray, this is a must-have—even if you have to give yourself a well-earned, early musical present this year.Complete James Brown Christmas Recordings w/ Bonus Tracks

Triple LP Gatefold Includes Original Album Artwork Mastered and Cut By Kevin Gray Liner Notes by Alan Leeds, Former James Brown Publicist and Tour Manager Sourced from High Resolution Audio High Quality Vinyl Release

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Bull & The Matadors

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Secret Stash)

27,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | Original (Morr Music)

Tarwater

Nuts Of Ay

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Chinese Man)

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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Chinese Man

The Groove Sessions 5

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Kenneth Wright / Miss Louistine

The Souls Of Black Folks / Extra-Extra

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Kent)

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Vision Tribe)

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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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 €*

Mellowmaniac Burgundy Vinyl Edition

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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Moo Latte

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

37,99 €*

Mellowmaniac Black Vinyl Edition

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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Moo Latte

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

28,99 €*

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Stoic)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Fulton Street

Hard Truths

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (RCA)

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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Lucky Daye

Algorithm

37,99 €*

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

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Lucky Daye releases 2-disc vinyl for his long-awaited album, Algorithm

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Kendra Morris

Banshee

35,99 €*

Put Your Hands Up White Vinyl Edition

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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The James Taylor Quartet

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Jti)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A punky romp with a beast of a chorus, JTQ here kicking up some dust with a tune that hails back to James' time in the Prisoners supporting The Ramones on a UK tour in 1986. James recalls 'The Ramones were one of the most incredible things I've ever seen, I watched their entire show, 3 hrs, every night on the tour and as a 21 yr old it made a huge effect on me. I've waited to being 60 yrs old to find a way to somehow act on that. Although I'd say JTQ have always had a punky Rock n Roll thing going on our live gigs.' This whole thing now feels completely new and fresh. a real discovery. Despite having always being there on some level.

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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

Christmas Interpretations

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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Boyz II Men

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Motown)

28,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Woody & Jeremy

Hold Up, Look Back

39,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Karaoke Kalk)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Longtime friends and part time bandmates Woody and Jeremy return with their new album Hold Up, Look Back. Their junior effort turns out to be their most cohesive, tasteful and mature work yet. It’s also goofy, silly, often dryly funny and pretty much always funky. Or in other words it could be considered a classic Woody and Jeremy record.

It’s got that low-key “Hey folks are over, let’s put on some vinyl and rev up the turntable” kind of energy to it. It’s a break up record but it’s also a get together record. It’s a thinking about the past kind of record but it’s also a moving into the future kind of record. It’s a record about learning from your mistakes and moving towards emotional resolution, but it’s also about enjoying life, being horny, stupid and having fun.

The tracks move from yacht rock to full on dance funk vibes. Woody and company are operating at an all time high in the rhythm and grooves department.

A usual cast of characters returns to flesh out the sound, including Joe Dart and Andrew Vogt trading off bass duties, Packy Lundholm handling guitar and percussion and Reuben Garza on drums. A few special guests appear as well, including percussionist Brijean Murphy, saxophonist Ted Taforo, multi-instrumentalist David Celia and vocalists Jess Best and Taylor Harvey.

The album was recorded at Rax Trax and Sound Vault Studios in Chicago and in living rooms and backyard sheds all across Los Angeles. Paul Cherry mixed the record and added a guitar lick or two as well for good measure.

The tracks “Love Letter” and “In My Cessna 206” have become band favorites but there’s also two incredible six minute plus jammers on the B-side that aren’t to be missed - “Just A Little Bit” a Bowie-esque dance number and “End Of The Line” which might be the boys at their most Steely Dan yet. But whatever might be your standout track, hopefully this fun and groovy album finds a place in your heart and on your record shelf.

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Dyl & Senking

Diving Saucer Attack

Weekend Feat. Mr. Maph And David A. Tobin Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Senking and DYL team up again after first collaborating for a track on 2020"s "Uniformity Of Nature" EP that also featured different solo productions by the two producers. "Diving Saucer Attack" is the first full-length record by the German artist and his Romanian collaborator, released through the Berlin-based Karaoke Kalk label, home to the former"s work for more than a quarter of a century. The six pieces, two of which were produced individually, both showcase the duo"s shared interests for dub-heavy, adventurous electronic music while also emphasising the productive friction generated by the subtle differences between their respective approaches.

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Rob Hardt

2x7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Soulciety)

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Expansion)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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This is the limited edition pressing of the Rob Hardt album track „Weekend“ which became the family barbecue anthem and the title theme song of the first 45 Weekender Hamburg festival. With remixes from DJ/producer greats like Rob Hardt, DJ Friction and producer duo Efbnmxmix this double 7“ vinyl is a must have for the summer season and should be put on during every family barbecue, blockparty or in smooth DJ sets in general. This special edition in Colored Vinyl and with a 4C full cover was pressed originally for the festival and hit the opening party on July 12th 2024. Fresh from the press plant it was handed out to the 30 international participating 45Soulciety DJs and took their heart and the audiences during the festival by storm. Limited to 300 copies it already is a classic.

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Cornell Cc Carter

Expressions Of Soul

Everything Is Gonna Be Alright / Everything Is Gonna Be Alright (Remix)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The new album is ready and it’s the best! Cornell says “This is more than an album to me…. It is an up close and personal expression of the many things that move me in life and how I feel about life, love and all the things I value most. The love that went into making this album is without question a collaboration of great musicians and producers who put their Souls into it. No matter what your mood is, there is a song on this album that will relate to all of the different emotions we experience Every Day!” The first single from this album was “The Change”, released earlier in the year ahead of the massive new song “Everyday”. The album is coming 26th July on CD and will be followed up with a vinyl release (of selected tracks) 23rd August. Cornell is from Berkeley, California and raised in San Francisco where his debut album “Vindicated Soul” was released in 2017. Since then he has taken the soul scene by storm through further prolific albums “One Love”, “Absolutely” and “Next Life”. Earlier in his career he recorded with The Isley Brothers and performed on stage with James Brown. Cornell performs songs from the album for the first time at The Sussex Soul Weekender Friday 2nd August.

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P.P. Arnold

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Immediate)

18,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This Is Goldwax 1964-1968

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Kent Soul)

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Cold Busted)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For the latest of the This Is series’ label spotlights – following our acclaimed looks at Flying Dutchman and Fame – we focus on Goldwax as it celebrates its 60th birthday, and feature the cream of the recordings made during its short existence. This throws the spotlight not only on James Carr, but vital label mate Spencer Wiggins and also the beautiful harmonies of the Ovations. These three acts were the mainstays of Goldwax, and alongside the song writing talents of George Jackson and Dan Greer, show why the label’s influence is still important today.

There are gems strewn throughout the catalogue, from the earliest recordings of ‘Why Can’t We Live Together’ hitmaker Timmy Thomas, through rarely-recorded artists such as Philip & the Faithfuls.

This two LP set also demonstrates how strong the Memphis club and studio scene was at the time with recordings of Willie Walker, Percy Millem, Barbara Perry, Gene ‘Bowlegs’ Miller and others who recorded sparsely but were popular live performers.

“This Goldwax” comes in a wide spine sleeve, with fully illustrated and annotated inner sleeves.

A perfect introduction to the label as it enters its seventh decade.

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Goodge

Sunday Soul

You Don't Love Me Anymore / Where Were You

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In his latest EP, Sunday Soul, Goodge takes listeners on a four-track journey through the heart of funk, masterfully blending elements of R&B, jazz, and chilled lo-fi. Released as part of Cold Busted's Jet Set series, this four-song offering follows Goodge's 2023 album Echoes Of Yesterday and showcases his dedication to crafting timeless music. "Lights Out" kicks off the EP with heavy funk and stirring breakbeats, accompanied by a scratchy guitar that summons the revolutionary spirit of the '70s. Horns serve as a call to action, while a rollicking bass line and chunky electric piano might inspire listeners to go out and fight crime. "Promised Land" follows, featuring a formidable funk bass guitar and lead guitar chords that rhythmically play off the delightfully busy drums, creating an atmosphere reminiscent of the city's bustle. The title track, "Sunday Soul," is a rowdy affair with a speech-over-beats leading to crispy snare rolls and chiming electric piano. Shaker magic, staccato horn bleats, and spiral flute bits combine to create a swirling vintage-hued photograph of sound. The EP concludes with "Within Myself," a spacier sonic experience that could serve as the soundtrack for chasing someone across rooftops. It's funk spelled with a capital K. Sunday Soul is a must-listen for fans of of the heavier side of funk, solidifying Goodge's position as a master of his craft, creating a nostalgic yet fresh soundscape that keeps listeners grooving back for more.

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The Epitome Of Sound

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Outta Sight Soul Essentials)

16,99 €*

Nel·Lo, Dani & Organ Trio

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“you Don’t Love ME” is one of the truly great, iconic records, that deserves all of it’s accolades and (pardon the pun) “epitomises” the “sound” of Northern Soul. Since it exploded onto the scene circa 1974 it has remained close to our hearts and finds itself, quite rightly, in the top ten of the Northern Soul Hall of Fame.

The Epitome Of Sound were born in the mid-sixties as The Megatons and released a solo 45, the aptly named, “Detroit Sound”, in 1965. The original 3-piece, Bob Ligatino, Eddie Dill and lead singer Eugene Thomas were later joined by Mike Paladino and Joe DeJohn – the line-up that would become Epitome Of Sound. It was Mike’s brother, Robert Paladino, that wrote the now legendary “You Don’t Love Me” and “Where Were You” and he organised the recording session at the all-new Venture Sound in Bound Brook, New Jersey. Paladino produced the session and studio co-owner Tony Camillo handled the arrangement adding horns and strings. Alvin Cash and Jerry Ross (manager of Jay and the Techniques) both offered to buy the rights in order to re-record the songs but the group preffered to go with a new local start-up label called Sandbag. The record was an instant regional hit reaching #11 in Cleveland before the label fell into bankrupcy signaling the end for the Epitome Of Sound… the rest is history!

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Bric-À-Brac

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Buenritmo)

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Izipho Soul)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Bric-à-brac is a term that is popularly used to refer to those small collections of objects that can be found in flea markets. Groups of objects that do not have much commercial value, but that often have great sentimental value (a set of fountain pens, cufflinks, pipes, brooches, key chains...). Applying this concept to the repertoire contained in their first album, Dani Nel·lo + Organ Trio present new songs, second-hand melodies, a collection of pocket symphonies, unmatched riffs and out-of-print rhythms.

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Bridge

Crying For Love / Listen

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Intuition)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Paul Tillman Smith is a significant figure within in the music community of Oakland/Berkeley, California. His connections and collaborations read like a who’s who of famous musicians. As leader of 70s Buddah Records group ‘Vitamin E’ and then onto ‘Bridge’, the subsequent band cut an album in 1981 for the CBS distributed Bang label that never saw the light of day. It was released by First Experience Records as a double LP and CD in 1999 and is recognised as being one of the finest unreleased discoveries within its genre. Izipho Soul are thrilled to release on a 7” for the first time two gems from this magnificent body of work. Crying FOR Love written by Paul Tillman Smith and Michael Robinson is perfection personified, from the production through to the lyrical content - and of course the sublime vocals of Debravon Lewis (rip) the tone of her voice will move you to tears. On the flip is Listen, penned by Paul Tillman Smith - a tour de force rendition by the late great Freddie Hughes with Sonny Lewis on sax, adding that extra touch of class.

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Iyeoka

Say Yes (R)Evolved

24,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Slam poetry, rap battles, singing, song writing and drumming. The hit album “Say Yes” by Iyeoka is now being released as a high quality vinyl version (180 g) in gatefold. The YouTube hit “Simply Falling” received over 216 Million clicks.
Iyeoka (read: ee-yo-kah) is well versed in many expressive arts, but in essence she is a storyteller and poet. "My goal is very simple", says the US Nigerian American, "I want to move the world, one poem at a time". She does this enchantingly well with her album "Say Yes (R)evolved". In poems set to music Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo (her full name) reveals herself to be a strong, self-confident woman of the modern world. She tells tales of love and relationships in the 21st century and philosophizes about the daily struggle of life and being a woman in a post-feminist world digging deeply and personally into her African roots.

Musically Iyeoka handles expertly a wide variety of styles from electronic soul "Break Down Mode" to technofied R'n'B "Broken Hearts Anthem (Walk Away)", from energetic dance inducing grooves "The Yellow Brick Road Song", to a more jazzy "Happily Ever After", from melodic soft rock "Say Yes", to pop "Soundtrack to Life" and reggae "Testify". She certainly has presence and shines out with a silky smooth elegance reminiscent of Sade "This Time around", "Simply Falling". This woman has real all-round talent, and she knows how to use it!

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2LP+7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Tramp)

Movements Volume 12

36,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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** Initial 400 LPs Contain A Bonus 7" Single **
Movements Vol.12 – A bag full of rare rhythm & blues, mod-jazz, and mid 70s funk.

Side A starts with rhythm & blues from the 1960s. Most of the tracks were pulled from hopelessly obscure 7" singles. The only names of which some of you might be familiar with are most likely Mat Mathews and Lu Elliott. However, both original 45 RPM singles are pretty hard to find these days, especially in playable condition.

Side B is all about deepfunk this time. "Hipper Snapper " is a prime example of that genre. Some say its groove is reminiscent of Charles Wright's "Express Yourself. Agreed! The Villagers are responsible for the first 'aha' moment. Their (previously unreleased!) version of "Funky Broadway" would have certainly astounded even Dyke & The Blazers. Representing Germany on this volume: The Rippers, also called the "Offenburg Beatles"! Back in the USA, John Fogerty has probably never heard of this heavy school-funk cover of "Proud Mary". Drum breaks galore!

Side C begins with another German contribution. Saxophonist Gus Brendel delivers a mod-jazz belter of the highest order as do The Hornets. Definitely sure-shots for any dance floors! High time for 'aha' moment #2. Many bands have tried their hands on a cover version of the Nat Adderley jazz classic, incl. vibraphone player Bret Breitinger! The perfect choice to finish this side is Downtown Trio's smooth and groovy cover of Gershwin's "Summertime ".

Side D is reserved for proper 1970s funk. ONYX's "Break It Loose " has become a certified Rare Groove classic. Here you can enjoy it for the first time with the blessing of the band! Glenn Doughty and his Baltimore Colts Shake and Bake Band of the 70's is the first musical group consisting of former NFL All-Pro players that Tramp Records has partnered with in its history! Watch out, "Shake and Bake " will be re-released on a good old 45 RPM single, too!

Those of you who have been enjoying the detective work of the people behind the label over the past 21 years know that the Movements series can be easily considered as the flagship compilation series on Tramp. So, after having listened to the entire selection of this brand new volume we sincerely hope that we will have achieved our aim to surprise, delight, and enlighten you once again!

Key selling points:
- initial 400 LPs contain a bonus 7" of a Superrare funk 45
- incl. full album download code - deluxe double-gatefold LP with detailed liner notes & unseen photographs
- ALL but three songs appear on CD, LP & digital for the very first-time

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No Format! Remixed (2004-2024)

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (No Format)

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Sweet Soul)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For the past 20 years, NO FORMAT! has been cultivating the idea of an artisanal and homemade label, supporting artists who stand out with unexpected projects. Its motto, "You never know in advance what you"ll fall in love with", has guided its direction from the outset. Its high standards on the quality of the sound has become its trademark, while one of the mainstays of its work is the development of collaborations between artists from diverse backgrounds. For its 20th anniversary, a new guard of electronically-inspired artists takes over the NO FORMAT catalog for an original remix album, specially created for the occasion. 10 iconic tracks from the label are reimagined by 10 young, talented, emerging and/or established producers, carefully chosen on each track. While Pan-African trio Toto Bona Lokua"s music is reworked by British-Ghanaian afro-bass pioneer Hagan, South African vocal duo Msaki x Tubatsi is reimagined through a remix by amapiano heavy-weight Vigro Deep. Blick Bassy"s delicate Cameroon folk turns into an afro-club anthem produced by Moonshine collective leading figure Vanyfox ; Haitian-American neo-jazz artist Melanie Charles electrifies "Kouzen" by Haitian Canadian singer-songwriter Mélissa Laveaux ; renowned sound artist Sofie Birch transforms Koki Nakano"s delicate piano into an ambient soundscape. Japanese house pioneer Shinichiro Yokota gives a new spin on electro-jazz collective Asynchrone, which was inspired by Ryuichi Sakamoto"s work. "NO FORMAT! Remixed (2004-2024)" is both a celebration of 20 years of music and creation, bringing this beautiful and curated catalog into a vibrant and festive compilation, and a step towards the label"s next 20 years.

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Nao Yoshioka

Flow

32,99 €*

LP | 2024 | Original (Concord)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“Flow”: A Reviving Sound of Unity Beyond the Pandemic, with Collaborative Voices Echoing Across Global Music Scenes Nao Yoshioka’s latest album “Flow,” born from overcoming the trials of the pandemic and rediscovering light, represents a collaborative effort that brings together artists from various countries, bridging the gap in a divided world through music once again. Collaborations with artists representing scenes from the US, UK, Netherlands, Australia, and Japan, including Devin Morrison, Reuben James, Mxxwll, Jael, Jarreau Vandal, and Takuya Kuroda, amplify her musical identity. Elite engineers, including Qmillion, who mixed Robert Glasper’s masterpiece, and Sam Brawner, known for his work with Anderson .Paak, also contributes. After enduring challenging times, this album, themed around self-discovery and expression, guided by Nao’s deep creativity in a state of immersion, leads listeners into an uplifting sound that sways both hearts and bodies, inviting them into their own immersion. This blend of soul, R&B, jazz, and funk becomes a symbol of hope and revival that Nao delivers to the world, resonating as a baton of timeless music.

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Cafe

31,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Arnold Albury And The Casuals

That's A Bet / My Baby Don't Understand

7" | 2024 | Original (Regrooved)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The R&B Scene Limited Edition

2LP | 2024 | Original (Decca)

38,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Morning Sunrise / Think I'll Stay A While

Weldon Irvine

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Weldon Irvine's album "The Sisters" is a significant release in his career which is featuring sessions he conducted from the late 1970s onwards, alongside Don Blackman and a young Marcus Miller, among others. P-vine announces the first-ever release of a 7-inch single coupling two exceptionally impressive tracks from that album. On the A-side, you'll find the velvety smooth mellow soul of "Morning Sunrise," known for being sampled by Jay-Z and Drake, showcasing the gentle vocals of Don Blackman. On the B-side, "Think I'll Stay A While," a superb funky tune featuring the powerful vocals of Toni Smith, famous for her vocals on Tom Browne's "Funkin' for Jamaica," synonymous with New York funk, awaits you. Don't miss the limited pressing ep!

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Maurice White

Manifestation 3

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Maurice White, the founder and leader of Earth, Wind & Fire and an undisputed soul legend, left us in 2016, leaving behind a treasure trove of unreleased recordings. Teaming up with producer and singer-songwriter Preston Glass, Maurice White's hidden gems come to light in the form of the collection "Manifestation." Although he only officially released one solo album during his lifetime, it turns out that he had recorded numerous wonderful tracks. The third volume of Maurice White's collection of unreleased demo material focuses on songs that actively tackle the sound approach typical of the 1990s. It is a work that demonstrates not only his appeal as a musician, but also his great sense of smell as a sound creator or producer.

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Maurice White

Manifestation 2

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Terapia Productions)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Maurice White, the founder and leader of Earth, Wind & Fire and an undisputed soul legend, left us in 2016, leaving behind a treasure trove of unreleased recordings. Teaming up with producer and singer-songwriter Preston Glass, Maurice White's hidden gems come to light in the form of the collection "Manifestation." Although he only officially released one solo album during his lifetime, it turns out that he had recorded numerous wonderful tracks. The second volume of the unreleased demo recordings by Maurice White compiled songs with pop melodies from his archives that were never released to the public. Three bonus tracks from the version released on Omnivore Recordings are also included on this release. The songs are like diamonds in the rough, proving that his talent as a songwriter had not withered even his late career.

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Cimafunk

Pa Tu Cuerpa

31,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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United Disco Organisation & K.O.G.

Feel It For Yourself

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (ATA)

19,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | Original (Les Disques Bongo Joe)

Citron Citron

Maréeternelle

I'm Gonna Stay: The Early Motown Years 1960-62

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Citron Citron is back! The ethereal sister-and-brother duo has worked hard over the past two years on their new album "Maréeternelle," set to be released next autumn on Les Disques Bongo Joe. Maintaining their majestic compositions, dual lead vocals, and home-made organic sound machinery, Citron Citron delves deeper into their sonic universe, singing about daily life, death, and love with the same poetic and personal vibe.

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Mary Wells

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Acrobat)

22,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Harlem Gospel Travelers

Rhapsody Midnight Blue Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Colemine)

7" | 2024 | JP | Reissue (Flower)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Midnight Blue Vinyl.With their new album 'Rhapsody,' the extraordinary vocalists Ifedayo Gatling, DennisBailey, and George Marage are able to fully explore the entire range of music thatinfluenced them. The follow-up to their acclaimed 2021 release 'Look Up!', the record is adive into a lesser-known but hugelyimportant era in the evolution of gospel music.Starting in the mid-1960s, local gospel groups and singers began incorporating elementsof popular soul and funk styles and in 2006, Chicago-based reissue label Numero Groupreleased Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal. HGT's longtime friend and mentor Eli"Paperboy Reed" approached the group with the idea of digging through the Numerocatalog and recording some of the gospel funk material, reinterpreted in their own way_from the high-energy, old-school soul of "God's Been Good to Me" to the hip-hopinflected "Get Involved."The Harlem Gospel Travelers story began when Gatling and Marage met while studyingunder Reed's tutelage. The group put out their debut LP, 'He's On Time', to rave reviewsin 2019, earning them high profile fans like Elton John and landing them festival slotseverywhere from Pilgrimage to Telluride Jazz. Originally a quartet, they brought in Baileyand reconfigured as a trio prior to recording Look Up!, their first album of all originalmaterial.At a moment when the world is reconsidering the concepts of genre and category andwho's allowed to participate in which traditions, HGT are squarely on the cultural pulse."We always found it difficult to stay in this one lane of what people think gospel issupposed to be," says Gatling. "This record allowed us to hear people that wereinnovators in their own time, pushing how gospel music sounded, and now we've createdthis project that is message-wise gospel, but the feeling and the sound can be whateveryou want it to be."

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Central

Pastime Paradise

22,99 €*

Release: 2024 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The second single from the well-received previous release, "Samurai," is now available. This time, the song "Pastime Paradise," written by Stevie Wonder and released in 1979 by Ray Barretto, has been updated in the Central style! In 2024, Central is preparing to release its first album in many years, but before that, another strong 7-inch is on the way. The groove created by the percussion, bass, and keyboards working in unison, and the exquisite arrangement of the horn ensemble, which is full of Central style, is a true gem.

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2LP | 2024 | CH | Original (Les Disques Bongo Joe)

Elsewhere CC

32,99 €*

In Dat Groove / Lee Wilson

Release: 2024 / CH – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Les Disques Bongo Joe are proud to be home of the new volume of DJ soFa"s well known curation work Elsewhere series with Elsewhere CC! This ninth exploration of our beloved Bruxelles based cratedigger and producer (Mameen 3, Nyati Mayi & The astral Synth Transmitters, ...) is an ode to summer and groove!The ninth edition in the Elsewhere series is a real digger"s paradise of tropical gems, from Trinidad to Brazil, Poland, Dominica, and beyond. The compilation is an eclectic mix of outernational, tropical-wave, Calypso, multi-rhythmic percussive beats, lo-fi disco jams, and other such styles that lie somewhere in that magical in-between zone. Compiled by Brussels-based DJ, tastemaker and producer soFa, Elsewhere Vol.9 CC is a perfect collection of Balearic, good-vibe, sunshine rarities, to soundtrack a cocktail session on a reclusive, tropical beach, featuring rare tunes and some of the artist"s own unique productions and collaborations.

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Give My Love

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Dippin')

14,99 €*

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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First time on vinyl is an infectious feel-good 'Give My Love' from In Dat Groove & Lee Wilson originally released digital format-only by DJ Spen’s Unquantize Recordings. L’Amour Disco Remix pays homage to the classic R&B-meets-disco-meets-house sound, while the flip side features DJ Spen Rework version that is Soulful House to the core, both impeccably executed and ready to make you and your crew groove heavy. Dippin’ approved!

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Ariel

Something Amazing

17,99 €*

Life Feat. Emi Tawata / Master Blaster (Jammin')

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Something Amazing" is a love song about finding magic in the everyday moments of a relationship. An ode to 90’s r&b, best heard with the windows down and someone you love in the passenger side. Inspired by the warm, super sunny feeling of Lucy Pearl, SAULT, and Moonchild, this Relyae produced track for Ariel is a love song about the time after you fall in love. That calm complete feeling you get when you really trust and connect with someone. This is RnB/Soul/Pop singer Ariel's Mello Music Group debut.

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Nautilus

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Urban Discos)

Music Makes The World Go 'Round Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The 7inch single that marks the opening of Nautilus' new project in 2024 is now available! It features Nautilus' cover of Des'ree's "Life" featuring Emi Tawata on vocals, and Stevie Wonder's "Master Blaster (Jammin'). The project opens with a soulful cover of Des'ree's "Life," featuring Emi Tawata, a close friend of the band who also made a splash with her cover of Terri Walker's "Caught Up. The flip side is an instrumental cover of Stevie Wonder's "Master Blaster (Jammin')," which is arranged with a sense of speed while maintaining the splendor of the original. Nautilus will tour Germany again this year, as they did last year, and expect to see them in 2024 as one of the future leaders of rare groove.

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Hamilton Brothers

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Numero Group)

Erica Falls & Vintage Soul

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Numero's Hottest Sounds Around triogathers castaway late-'70s grooves fromacross the Greater Antilles. Stan Chaman'sTrinidadian Semp concern deliveredWilfred Luckie's wobbly "My Thing" andthe Hamilton Brothers' calypso-discosmash "Music Makes The World Go `Round"in 1978. Across the sea, Frank Penn'sG.B.I studio tracked Stephen Colebrook'sDoobies-inspired "Stay Away From Music"for the cruise ship curious. All threeare housed in a custom Numero sleeveinspired by Edward Seaga's Caribbeanmusic manufacturing and distributionpowerhouse WIRL (West Indies RecordsLtd.)

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Up / Makings Of Love

7" | 2024 | UK (Izipho Soul)

Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For You / Si Lloraras Blue Vinyl Edition

Thee Sinseers

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Colemine)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Freshly following their debut LP, Colemine Records is here to introduce the newest 45 from Thee Sinseers.The A-side, "For You" is a man's devotional message that promises it's the real deal this time. The group's sweet, verbed out harmonies set the stage for Joey Quinoñes' artful croon.The B-side is the instrumental version of their album's closing track, "Sinseerly Yours." Here it's aptly renamed "Si Llorarás" (if you will cry). This tune sends the listener off into the sunset with a gentle lap steel guitar tune reminiscent of Santo & Johnny's "Sleepwalk."

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All Things Considered Volume 3

LP | 2024 | Original (823)

24,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Harold Burrage / Willie Parker

Muntain Of Soul / So Glad

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Charly)

18,99 €*

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (We Stay True)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Featuring two fabulous Northern Soul sides available for the first time on 7-inch vinyl, exclusively from Charly Records. Recorded circa 1966 in Chicago for George and Ernie Leaner’s m-pac! label.

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Louis Fontaine

Enigma Part 1 & 2

11,19 €* 13,99 € -20%

12" | 2024 | US | Original (Albina Music Trust)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Fresh from his two full length releases on Broc Records (L’Obsession & Ritmi Moderni) the Italian born, Paris dwelling, composer and multi instrumentalist Louis Fontaine brings WST a

double wammy in the form of Enigma Part 1 & 2.

Inspired by Italian horror/mystery movies, progressive rock and Krautrock of the late 70s. The main theme is arranged in two different ways, like classic film soundtracks and library music. Side A is fast and dramatic with a motorik gait and side B is slower, more moody affair with a

nod to the classic library track ‘Night Moves’.

All tracks written, produced and performed by Louis Fontaine (Drums, percussions, bass, piano, Solina string machine, Arp Odyssey, Mellotron, Chroma Polaris Synthesizer)

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Shades Of Brown

21,59 €* 23,99 € -10%

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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n 1969, a transformation in Albina was underway. Displaced by the Vanport flood two decades prior, an influx of Black residents had settled in the area after redlining practices among the city’s realty boards provided few other options. A local economy among Albina’s Black residents had flourished for a time, but soon declined due to chronic disinvestment by the city’s elites. As with many urban centers in America, the impending ghetto-ization of the neighborhood developed as the civil rights movement was in full swing. And the citizens of Albina had something to say about it.

During this time, Shades Of Brown came together at the Albina Arts Center - a community hub for practicing artists of all stripes. A product of the Model Cities initiative, the center was established to develop the cultural and intellectual resources in the neighborhood amid the protests and civil unrest of the times. Paul Knauls’ Cotton Club had shuddered its doors in the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Albina’s Black residents had been forcibly displaced from their homes to make way for urban renewal projects conceived by the Portland Development Commission. And Williams Avenue, the once-vibrant hub for Oregon’s jazz music with myriad Black-owned businesses lining the streets, was at risk of becoming a blighted shell of itself. Left to their own devices, Black artists were organizing to convey truth through their work and the Albina Arts Center was ground zero.

Rehearsing at the Albina Arts Center, members of the Shades Of Brown found one other as a variety of Albina’s musical acts were shifting, separating, reconstituting, and forming anew. The group would feature members of the Cavaliers Unlimited, Little Nolan & The Antoine Brothers, Youthsound, Upepo, and the Norman Sylvester Band. And as luck would have it, Free Meal Ticket - renowned soul singer Wilson Pickett’s group - would disband while on tour in Portland. This left director, composer, and future Grammy recipient Thara Memory en route to the Albina Arts Center. He was quickly recruited to become the bandleader for Shades Of Brown.

Equipped with the ephemeral resources flowing from the Model Cities initiative, Memory organized youth and adults into a variety of ensembles, and with a penchant for results-driven rigor he would furnish his pedagogy via musical boot camp with the Shades Of Brown. The band was required to read and write their music. Before a note was to be played, members were summoned to the blackboard to chalk out their parts on a musical staff. And it was not uncommon that rehearsals consisted of the band being drilled with marching routines, as was common in the tradition of Memory’s southern upbringing. This went on for months. When the results were in, Memory gave the green light for the band to perform. And the Shades Of Brown would have something to say about it.

Celebrating Albina Music Trust’s tenth vinyl release, the story of Shades Of Brown circles back to the label’s first outing, The Gangsters. Both records spotlight the impact of Thara Memory’s tutelage while highlighting the legacy of community-powered arts education in Albina. Even the label’s logo mark is an inspired interpretation of the Albina Arts Center’s motif.

Being the sole recorded output of Shades Of Brown, the album reflects the group’s sense of fellowship as well as the sentiments of its contemporaries in Albina - makers, dreamers, activists, and youth - under-resourced and confounded by the City Of Portland’s blatant disregard. As vocalist Gregg A. Smith lays bare on “Searchin’ For Love”, one can’t help but hold the image of this community and its cry for decency in light of limited services and harm. Over half a century later, we now have this document to ponder. What are we doing to prevent this from happening again?

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Eccentric Soul: The Cuca Label Black Vinyl Ediiton

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Numero Group)

35,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Kabul Fire)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Late night `60s R&B caught on tape at JimKirchstein's jack-of-all genres Cuca studio.Re- leased on minuscule pressings into theWiscon- sin wilderness, these 26 sasquatchraretracks uncover the soulful paths betweenthe Chicago, Milw aukee, Rockford, andRockford scenes. Featuring Harvey Scales,Step By Step, Betty Moorer, Seven Sounds,Twiliters, Birdlegs & Pauline, Esquires, Artie& The Pharaohs, and Fantastic Six, this 2xlptell s an alternate his- tory of soul music thatcould only happen in the Hinterl ands onHighway 12.

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Where Did The Sun Go

25,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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qu’s debut album where did the sun go? presents his sonic transformation from a producer to a producer artist in his own right, not only engineering beats, but writing songs, arranging instrumentation and directing his own vision onto a full length album. where did the sun go? features prominent artists like Jay Prince (uk) and Serious Klein (ger), emerging artists Josh Kye (uk) and Malaya (us) as well as Kabul Fire artists agajon and Ninja Kidsoul. on 15 tracks qu proves his versatility in creating an alternative sound that is inspired by the music traditions of hiphop, rnb & jazz.

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Soul 4 Real)

Here Come The Tears

26,34 €* 30,99 € -15%

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Lrk)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soul4Real continues to provide invaluable service to lovers of quality soul music from the 1960s and 1970s, with another carefully curated long-playing selection of incredible music from the enormous vaults of the Ertegun brothers and Jerry Wexler’s Atlantic group of labels.

Atlantic was and is still based in New York, but its repertoire came from all over the USA. In ´Here Come The Tears´ you will hear music from Detroit, Miami, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Houston, Memphis and the Big Apple itself. Most of the featured artists will need no introduction – and that’s how it should be, for they are all legends of black American music, regardless of how well they fared in the US charts. Some tracks are big-ticket items, others can be found on 45 at pocket-friendly prices. Four have never been issued on vinyl until now, including the Drifters’ long-thought-lost version of the O’Jays’ “I Dig Your Act” and Judy Clay’s thrilling take on “The Love Of My Man” – written by Ed Townsend, who also produced the splendid Dee Dee Warwick track that makes its vinyl debut here.

One thing that all these tracks have in common, regardless of their vinyl value, is that they are all priceless examples of soul music, from an era where every US state had its own sound, and every artist their own unique style. There is no reason to list highlights – every track is a highlight! There is also nothing generic or homogenised about anything you’ll hear here – it’s all coming to you straight from the heart and soul. Whether you are hearing most of these tracks for the first time or getting reacquainted with ‘old friends’, there’s more to enjoy on this one album than there is in anything currently being issued in the name of 21st century soul. For Real…

Lend us your ears – Here Come The Tears! Tony Rounce

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Johnny Burgos

Hit Me Like / Get Back

16,99 €*