Funk | Soul Vinyl 2571 Items

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Private)

Gerhard Heinz

The Joy Of Flying

35,99 €*

Black Is The Color.. Mn8 Remix

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Soundtracks

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The Joy Of Flying (German title ?Silvia im Reich der Wollust?) is a porn soundtrack from 1977 which doesn?t have a parachute. It going directly into heaven without return. Similar situation as with the prices on the Discogs of the 1978 Hongkong compilation soundtrack featuring some songs of this movie, the prices are astronomical? Finest Comic, Disco, Bossa, Ambient album by legendary Gerhard Heinz from 1977. Reminding over long passages of classics like Richard Schneider ? Dreamlike Land or Wolfgang Maus ? Children Of The Universe, both produced also in 1977. Official first time ever full LP album soundtrack release.First pressing with 2 foldout bonus posters

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Nina Simone

7" | 2023 | US | Original

Tommy Youngblood / The Other Brothers

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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MN8's mash-up of Nina SIMONE's iconic "black IS THE Color OF MY True Love's Hair" and KHRUANGBIN's "A Hymn" is stunningly beautiful & haunting. MN8 retains the hypnotizing minimalist approach of the originals, while filling empty space with mystery & tension. Single-sided & hand stamped 7".

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Tobacco Road North / Nobody But Me

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Kent)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“The Soul Of Tommy Youngblood” 1970 Kent LP had many fine tracks, especially ‘Tobacco Road North’ though it was not attributed to the rightful writer, Jimmy Radcliffe, at the time. The music has been sampled for various hip-hop adaptations, including one by Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan, but the original stands on its own and deserves a 7” format.

The Other Brothers ‘Nobody But Me’ is another UK Kent exclusive that sold out on its first Kent Select press and is still highly sought-after and now very expensive.

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Fusion Global Sounds Volume 2 1976-1984

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Favorite)

24,99 €*

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Broc)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Favorite Recordings comes back with the 2nd edition of its compilation series: Fusion Global Sounds. 8 rare and hidden tracks produced between 1976 and 1984 in various parts of the world. As a fine collector of Jazz-Funk and Fusion for many years, Charles Maurice cooked another fine selection of forgotten Fusion Jazz productions, this time driven by a common Brazilian influence.
On this 2nd edition, recordings come from Brazil, Philippines, Netherlands, Poland, and US, all again from underrated artists mostly unknown from the masses. You'll find here the best elements of the Fusion genre: fine vocal arrangements, catchy Fender Rhodes and synthesizers, irresistible basslines, and classy horns section, altogether bringing a unique groove infused with Brazilian flavors.
The compilation starts with Lerma dela Cruz, a quite occult songstress from Philippines. “Free” was part of a very rare compilation titled “Tropical Jazz Fusion”, released in 1983 on A&W Horizon label (also home of Boy Katindig). With its blowing Samba / Jazz-Funk vibes, it was an obvious match to open this collection. The following song could only enhance this ambience, since that of Brazilian saxophonist, Nivaldo Ornelas, present on this opus with 2 titles taken from his album A Tarde (1983). On “Cactus”, Nivaldo is supported on keyboards by his friend Marcos Resende, both also known for their album on the MPBC series released by Phonogram-Polygram between 1978 and 1981, which has clearly been an inspiration for Charles Maurice in building this second edition.
We could continue telling stories and details about the others great tracks included in Fusion Global Sounds Vol.2, but we believe that the best way is to listen to it and pursue your trip through Fusion Jazz combined with Brazilian styles, including surprising stopover in Poland, or Netherlands.

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JJ Whitefield

Puzzled

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Play It Again Sam)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Broc Recordz is proud to announce the album "Puzzled" by the legendary JJ Whitefield, you'll immerse yourself in the enigmatic universe of this master of funk and psychedelism. Across 13 tracks, you will discover all facets of this musician hailing from Munich, ranging from raw funk to krautrock. JJ Whitefield is an iconic figure in the music scene, having played an essential role in diverse projects such as the mastermind behind Poets Of Rhythm, Karl Hector, The Whitefield Brothers and his essential role in the recent careers of Ebo Taylor, embryo and witch“. "Puzzled" is the perfect opportunity to delve into his unique musical world.

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Quantic

Dancing While Falling

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Southside Movement & Jackie Ross

Southside Movement And Jackie Ross

LP | 2023 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

39,99 €*

Black Hat Daddy & The Silver Comb Gang Gold Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The collaboration between Chicago funk band Southside Movement, who released a total of three albums between 1973 and 1975 on Wand and 20th Century Records, and female soul singer Jackie Ross, also based in Chicago and left many records for Chess and Brunswick. The fabulous collaboration is forgotten so long as it hasn't been released officially though a few test pressing copies only exist. P-vine proudly reissue the lost gems with new artwork and adding previously unreleased tracks from the Southside Movement to the tracklisting. The tropical groovy soul 'You Are The One That I Need' is just a super killer tune!

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Mutiny

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Regrooved)

30,99 €*

Friendship EP Sky Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Unearthed funk from Parliament drummer Jerome Bailey and his band Mutiny

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Surprise Chef

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Since the release of Surprise Chef’s 2022 album, Education & Recreation they have been touring across the US, Europe, and Australia selling out shows and cementing themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Releasing three albums and a string of successful 7” singles since 2019, their output is nothing short of proli¬c and they show no signs of slowing down with the announcement of their new Friendship EP. Friendship is a six song 12” EP that picks up where the last album left off and pushes their sound in new directions as they take on different energies and make them their own. The EP opens with “Rosemary Hemphill”, a gorgeous yet haunting tune that takes the listener through a myriad of musical changes and moods. “Friendship Theme” is a bouncy and energetic number with an infectious and driving topline that is sure to move dance oors around the globe. “Over The Moon” is pure mood music that puts Surprise Chef’s restraint and tasteful use of space front and center while “Spiky Boi” is a frantic upbeat number drenched in percussion and keyboards. With a year of heavy touring plans in front of them in 2023 this EP will bridge the gap while they write and record their next album due out in 2024.

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Radio Verde (Compiled By Americo Brito & Arp Frique) 2024 Repress

2LP | 2019 | EU | Reissue (Colorful World)

Snoop Doggy Dogg / Bernard Wright

Release: 2019 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Arp Frique returns with a brand new release on his imprint Colorful World Records in collaboration with Rush Hour. A compilation of 12 Cape Verdean gems assembled with the help and knowledge of Americo Brito, there is a very special story behind it. Americo Brito, who
features on Arp Frique’s original Nos Magia, is a proud and important member of the Cape Verdean community in Rotterdam. His story reveals the historical connections between radio, vinyl, Cabo Verde and Rotterdam’s international music scene in the 70s and 80s.

Cape Verdean insiders say “we export all they have to other countries, only to import it back again”. Cape Verdeans have migrated all over the world, mainly to cities with big harbours, like New York, Boston and Rotterdam (Holland). Rotterdam became one of the main destinations
(next to Portugal) on the European mainland. When Americo, like many of his friends and relatives moved to Rotterdam, he quickly became infected with the music virus. Surrounded on a daily basis by Cape Verdean music in Portuguese pensions and small hotels, this was where sailors ingested a dose of “sodade” through the interpretations of their beloved music by the local Cape Verdean artists. Americo took to the stage with his band Djarama in the 70s and 80s. The live music scene was buzzing and the Cape Verdean community had their own infrastructure for arranging shows, often in nightclubs where the band had to bring their own soundsystem. Interestingly, Americo didn’t stick to performing and recording music. He found another way to help spread the Cape Verdean magical secret of music across Rotterdam, Holland and beyond: “There was this spot in Rotterdam where all foreign radio stations were housed, all these different nationalities together, Surinam, Cape Verdean, Hindustani…Guy Ramos and some of my other friends made radio in the 80s there. I got involved in their radio activities. Later on I started to work as a technician and eventually as producer and radio DJ for “Radio Voz De Cabo Verde”. Radio became bigger and there were around 4 different Cape Verdean stations active at one point in Rotterdam. instrumental in the development of this was the attic of a Dutch friend, where “Radio Babalu” came to life. Radio has always held a special place in my heart.” Americo’s music collection stems from this era, also aided by his many travels across Europe to cities with Cape Verdean communities. Alongside Rotterdam local, Arp Frique, Americo unveils some of these songs: dancefloor hits and beloved radio gems known in the Cape Verdean scene by younger and older generations alike, and so far undiscovered by a “bigger” audience. The compilation showcases the worldly view of Cape Verdean music, incorporating knowledge from their travels in their compositions. It ranges from the obvious funana and coladeira, to the more unexpected influences of deep disco, new wave, uptempo reggae, jazz-funk and Brazilian pop music; demonstrating just the tip of the iceberg, but what an amazing t(r)ip it is!

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G'z & Hustlas / Haboglabotribin'

7" | 2023 | UK (Originals)

Release: 2023 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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LP | 2015 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Lyn Collins

Think (About It)

LP | 2019 | JP | Original (Sweet Soul)

Release: 2015 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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James Brown had several incredibly talented funky divas in his late 60s and early 70s stable, including Vicki Anderson and Marva Whitney. But as great as those two powerhouse singers were, Lyn Collins was the strongest hitmaker of that funky JB era. Her strong voice and commanding stage presence - which earned her the nicknames The Female Preacher and Mama Feelgood - quickly proved to be a potent addition to the People Records universe. In the spring of 1972 her second single, the driving and ridiculously funky “Think (About It)” hit the R&B music world like a ton of bricks. As fans young and old know, thanks to its timeless, relentless groove and powerful vocals, “Think” gained a powerful second life in the 1980s thanks to the hip-hop generation, fueling the platinum smash “It Takes Two,” by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock in 1988 and additionally sampled by dozens of hip-hop and dance music artists up to the present day. But Collins was far from a one hit wonder: she was as vocally adept on ballads as she was with full-blown funk. She proves this throughout her debut album, which was released in 1972 on James Browns new People Records - the imprint's second full-length release. To wit, aside from the title smash: a powerful and emotional cover of Bill Withers "Ain’t No Sunshine"; the socially progressive "Women’s Lib"; the Gamble & Huff-penned "Never Gonna Give You Up" (originally done by Jerry Butler); and even a daring, muscular take on the song “Fly Me To The Moon,” made famous by, among others, Frank Sinatra. Throughout Think (About It), Collins shows that she was a vocal force to be reckoned with. Backed by a James Brown assembled musical crew that included Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley and, of course, James Brown himself, the platter was bound to impress and succeed. And that it did.

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Nao Yoshioka

Undeniable

Masterpiece Limited Edition

Release: 2019 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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New York-Based Japanese Singer Nao Yoshioka's Latest Work, Which Challenges the US Mainstream Head-On, Is Now Available in Analog Format Nao Yoshioka is a Japanese soul singer who moved to the US in 2018 and has been enjoying unprecedented success as a Japanese soul singer, reaching #32 on the Billboard Urban Adult Contemporary charts and receiving acclaim from Rolling Stone. Undeniable" is the latest release from Nao Yoshioka, who has moved to New York and released his first album in three years, and is a stunning fusion of organic and digital sounds that are timeless and in tune with the theme of "impulse". The album, which is his fourth album to break into the mainstream of US R&B, was co-written in New York, LA and Philadelphia with Eric Roberson, Carli Mateen, Devin Morrison, Keir Victoria and other up-and-coming young artists, and was reconstructed with a band including Kyriam Shakespeare. The band played in a reworking of the piece. Philly masters such as Larry Gold and Vidal Davis also lend their skills, resulting in an aggressive, sensitive, world-class album.

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Temptations

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Elemental Music)

32,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Call My Name Splatter Vinyl Edition

Joe Bataan

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Vampisoul)

7" | 2023 | US | Original (Galaxy Sound)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited orange/black splatter vinyl!Back in 2004, Vampisoul was extremely honoured to play a role in the return to recording of the legendary Joe Bataan, which fully materialized in the acclaimed album "Call My Name", written and produced by Daniel Collás (The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Incarnations). Today, the song that marked the return of Joe Bataan finally makes it into a 7" single for the first time."This whole project grew out of a song called 'Cycles of You', which I had written around 2000-2001 with the guitarist and bassist of my band at the time, Easy. The chord progression and vocal melody really reminded me of Bataan, and it occurred to me that it wouldn't be impossible to get him into the studio to do a guest vocal if we ever recorded it. I had met Bataan a few years before at a small, family-reunion style show at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in my neighbourhood, where he not only still sounded great, but was also gracious and easy to talk to.By the time we got around to recording with Easy, the band was about to break up but we still had the studio booked. We all agreed that we didn't want to continue as a band, but at the same time, it would be a shame to never record what we had been working on. Around this time Bataan was playing out again, so I went to the show to see him and find out if he'd be interested in doing some vocals with us. He was agreeable, so we decided to turn it into a Joe Bataan session and do 'Cycles of You'.When I got the opportunity from Vampisoul to do a full album, I was hoping Bataan and I could write some songs together, but our schedules proved tough to coordinate. I figured the best way to go about it was to do most of the work and just have him come sing on it. I thought this might be a little weird for him, since he is used to writing and producing most of his own records, but he was open to it.The rhythm section was a band called TransLove Airways that I formed in 2002. We got really tight and developed a great sound that was, to me, equal...

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Black Cash & Theo

Joyce / Soupy

I Won't Love You Again / So Funny Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Hey Joyce (BlackCash & Theo Edit) by Lou Courtney b/w Soupy (BlackCash & Theo Edit) by Maggie Thrett | Galaxy Sound Co. — Gsc45-36 If you know, you know. & I know many of you have been digging for the very rare donut “Hey Joyce” by Lou Courtney. Even if you first heard it back in the day via #CutChemist & #DJShadow, this gem has long been popular amongst #raregroove dancers & dusty-fingered hip-hop DJs/beat-makers. “Hey Joyce” is a rare 1967 single from soul man Lou Courtney. Featuring a rasping, impassioned lead vocal from Courtney, sweet female backing vocals & the kind of semi-stomping beat that's so beloved by Northern Soul heads. In 1991, Main Source sampled it on their track “He Got So Much Soul (He Don't Need No Music)”. & thanks to the fine folks at @galaxy_sound_company you can cop it all for yourself.

On the flip, we have another lost funk jam, “Soupy” by Maggie Thrett, that has been sampled by #PrincePaul & #DeLaSoul for 1989’s “Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)”. Black Cash & Theo do the track right with a proper edit that'll put smiles on faces all across the dance floor. Like the A-side, “Soupy” is also a fave of Cut Chemist & DJ Shadow, as evidenced by their live sets & sample of it for their 2008 track “Fused Of Course”. As with all GSC45s, another true must-have treat & 45-crate essential.

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Dimas III

7" | 2023 | US | Original (Numero Group)

Black Windmill 45s Collection

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After branching off from The Royal Jesters in the mid-'60s, Dimas Garza attempted a solo career and reinvented himself as Dimas III. Dimas recorded three singles on the Jesters' own Clown label - all tracked at Abie Epstein's studio off General McMullen in San Antonio, TX. The first was "So Funny" b/w "I Won't Love You Again," which are almost impossible-to-find records. Garza never did manage to break beyond the Bexar County limits but left a rich legacy of recordings behind for lowrider enthusiasts and obsessed collectors alike.

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Roy Budd

2x7" | 2023 | US | Original (Dynamite Cuts)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | CA | Original (Marlow)

Cinephonic

Visions

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

Release: 2023 / CA – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Cinephonic's sophomore release "Visions" is a baroque funk tour-de-force - an intriguing concept album made up of ancient medieval and baroque themes, refracted through a modern prism of soul, jazz and psychedelia, all performed by a massive fourteen-piece chamber orchestra.

Cinephonic was founded in 2018 by composer / multi-instrumentalist Pierre Chrétien, as an outlet for the new cinematic tunes he had been quietly writing when he wasn't busy leading groups such as The Souljazz Orchestra, Atlantis Jazz Ensemble and Slim Moore & the Mar-Kays.

Drawing inspiration from classic film and library music, Cinephonic expands on the sound with elements of cinematic soul, psychedelic rock, and spiritual jazz, creating a rich, evocative, and complex soundscape that juxtaposes intricate compositions with dark funk backbeats - a kind of epic soundtrack for a film that never existed.

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Lewis Taylor

Numb

33,24 €* 34,99 € -5%

Odds & Ends Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The Rugged Nuggets

LP | 2021 | US | Reissue (Colemine)

12" | 2021 | UK | Original (Super Disco Edits)

Release: 2021 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded in the San Fernando Valley just a stones throw away from the infamous Van Nuys Blvd. cruising scene, it's no wonder from the debut long player from The Rugged Nuggets hits hard and demands to be turned up loud with the windows rolled down. Delivering west-coast cool at it's finest. With swooning strings, breezy guitars and tough as nails drums, Odds & Ends epitomizes a mellow vibe, but is undeniably cool.

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The McClintons

Love Doctor

Love Apple Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Welcome to our last instalment from Eryk and Antoinette McClinton. Brother and sister duo who recorded these demo tracks with Detroit legends Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey. Recorded around 1979 these cuts were a spotlight on the duo's talents, hoping land them a record deal. Both had been active in the past with various recordings. Erik & the Vikings, and together as Eryke and Aronnette on Honey records. Here we have Four cracking disco fused funky songs, "Love doctor" made it on to our record store day lp "Long Distance Love Affair" so you may have already heard this. Accompanying this track are two more disco funk cuts. "Its all in your mind" & "Funky time Saturday night". Last and not least is the 2 step jam of "Recollections". All four cuts included some tasty breakdowns.

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Love Apple

LP | 2012 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

23,99 €*

Through It All / Under The Sun

Release: 2012 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In the late '70s, three do-right women from Cleveland forged a brief partnership with Ohio's everything man, Lou Ragland. Unlike the prefabricated singing combos of the day, Lily Pearson, Annette Warren, and Avetta Henry swapped lead duties as situation demanded. When a Ragland-centric publicity stunt preempted a concert appearance, Love Apple disintegrated, abandoning this rehearsal tape within the lo-fi confines of Thomas Boddie's cherished Eastside studio. Devoid of bass, the sparse instrumentation (only Lou on guitar and piano and Hot Chocolate's Tony Roberson on drums) accentuates each vocalist's aptitude, showcasing some of Ragland's finest songwriting in the process. During any given take, Ragland can be heard calling audibles, directing his singers to repeat a passage, or lending his own sweet tenor to the vocal mix. Never intended for release, Love Apple's six-song sketch is the perfect companion to I Travel Alone, bringing Ragland's unique musical vision into sharper focus.

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Lady Wray

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

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Penrose)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Lady Wray releases an instant classic two-sider with two certified bangers from her forthcoming album 'Piece Of Me'. Side A is the in your face, head nodding, "Through It All". A tune that rips out of the speaker from the first snare crack with Nicole's pitched up and infectious chorus. The tried and true chemistry of Lady Wray and producer Leon Michels is on full display here as they push the envelope of current R&B and Soul making a stark declaration of why they are out in front of the pack of any of their peers. Nicole sings a song about dedication through the ups and downs on a track that has so much energy it is sure to move crowds around the globe. Side B, "Under The Sun" is a feel good homage to the sun and summertime. Lady Wray encapsulates all things good and lovely about warm weather and where it puts our minds. The infectious good vibes of the tune will change your attitude and have you turning the volume knob up while the earworm choruses will stay on the tip of your tongue long after the song ends.

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The Altons

Tangled Up / Soon Enough

10,99 €*

The Cookhouse 5 Gold Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Altons return with two awe-inspiring sides of soulful excellence. Bryan Ponce's delicate, plaintive vocal, this time accompanied by the sweet, rich timbre of Adriana Flores make for two earnest duets that exude palpable chemistry. On "Tangled Up" the pair sing of a love affair that has run its course but (against their better judgement) lingers in the form of late night entanglements and dream-induced longing - imprisoning the lovers on a carousel of heartache and despair. "Soon Enough" is a gorgeously sparse ballad rife with melancholic guitar, percolating percussion and a groove that will have you swaying side to side with the one you love.

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94 East

LP | 2019 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

24,99 €*

Superstition / Shades Of Hades

Release: 2019 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP in tip-on jacket with purple velvet and gold foil stamping. In 1975, Brooklyn transplant Pepe Willie booked time at Cookhouse Recording Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to demo five original compositions. Without roots in the Twin Cities' insular scene, Willie had no fixed backing group to help realize the arrangements he and vocalists Marcy Ingvoldstad and Kristie Lazenberry had been rehearsing. Willie organized a young cast of backing musicians for the session, among them his wife's cousin: a 16-year-old guitar prodigy named Prince Rogers Nelson. Known colloquially as "The Cookhouse 5" these recordings showcase Prince's instantly recognizable guitar playing, seasoning to perfection 94 East's short-but-sweet songbook. A crucial document concerning the origins of the Minneapolis Sound, the B-side boasts instrumental versions of each infectious tune, providing an even greater vantage point from which to admire the Purple One's expressive playing style, already evident in his teenage years.

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The Button Down Brass

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Dynamite Cuts)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Wisdom Teeth)

Sputnik One

Love From Above

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dublin Rising Star Sputnik One Lands On Facta And K-Lone's Wisdom Teeth With His Most Accomplished Record Yet: A Flawless Four-Tracker Of Mutant Dancefloor Gear That Draws On Broken Uk Techno, Psychedelic Tribal, Footwork And Ravey Post-Hardcore. Fans Of His Standout Outing On Well Street Records Earlier This Year Will Have A Good Idea Of What To Expect Here: Uniquely Voiced And Refreshingly Forward-Thinking Bass-Heavy Club Tracks At A Range Of Tempos, All Unified By A Distinct Sonic Palette That Pits Glossy Digital Synths Against Raw Organic Samples And Found Sounds. There Are Echoes Of Shackleton And Olof Dreijer In 'Love From Above' And 'Michael Cera', Whilst 'Microbead' And 'Powder' Offer Refreshed And Refined Takes On Modern Post-Dubstep / Post-Hardcore Club Styles. Across The Record The Tempo Creeps From 130 To 150, Keeping All Bases Covered As Late Summer Ravers Migrate Towards Darker Autumn Dancefloors.

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Private Space Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Dead Oceans)

23,99 €*

Patrick Paige II (The Internet)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Private Space, the group's third album, is a previously untapped vibe at the heart of The Indications. Pushing beyond the boundaries of the funk and soul on their previous releases, Private Space unlocks the door to a wider range of sounds and launches boldly into a world of synthy modern soul and disco beats dotted with strings. It's an organic, timeless record that's as fresh as clean kicks and familiar as your favorite well-worn LP. Developed after being apart for much of the year, Private Space is creatively explosive and delights in upending expectations. Its 10 tracks are both an escapist fantasy and a much-needed recentering after a tumultuous 2020. Throughout, The Indications highlight a collective resiliency - as well as the power of a good song to be a light in the darkness. Durand Jones and The Indications have long provided the soulful soundtrack for such deep thoughts, both on stage and on your turntable. But as the world slowly resets from the chaos of the past year, Durand Jones and The Indications' Private Space is arriving at just the right time.

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

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Fat Possum)

13,85 €* 20,99 € -34%

Butterfingers / Adios Silver King

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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The Wax Preachers

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Funk Night)

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Saigon Supersound)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 250 copies.

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Trùc Mai

Sài Gòn

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Space Echo)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Not many cities in the world are gifted with a timeless anthem of their own. We all know “New York, New York”, a song widely known across its city borders. For many Vietnamese, the beautiful Cha Cha Cha tune “Sài Gòn” has a similar reputation. The tune was written by Hanoi-born composer Y-Van. Like many of his generation, he moved to the South in 1954 after The Geneva Accords partitioned Vietnam temporarily into two states. There he became one of the most famous and prolifc songwriters in South Vietnamese pop music. His revered songs are still sung and covered to this day. “Sài Gòn”, which he wrote in 1965, was recorded for the frst time by Saigonese-born singer Trúc Mai for the Sóng Nhạc label. It is one of his most iconic compositions and has been recorded countless times since. Trúc Mai rose to prominence during the late 1950s as a popular headliner in the cabaret circuit of Saigon, earning her the title, "Nữ Hoàng Mambo" (the Queen of the Mambo). Her reputation helped make the 1965 recording of “Sai Gon” an instant hit. It was so successful that it was one of only a few songs to appear on multiple 7” vinyl releases. However, that same year, Trúc Mai took a seven-year hiatus from the music industry to take care of her family. But she returned in 1972 to record “Sai Gon” again, this time with another producer, Duy Khánh – also a successful singer and musician. They released this track on his “reel 2 reel” tape series, “Cỏ May”. After the war ended in 1975, Trúc Mai and her family left Vietnam to begin their new lives in the United States, where she continued her successful music career with the overseas community.The Sài Gòn sung about in the song refers geographically to today's Districts 1 & 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, the name given in 1975, after reunifcation. But colloquially, the city is still afectionately called Sài Gòn by many of its residents, and even the airport retains the ‘sgn’ designation as its abbreviation. Despite being recorded over 55 years ago, the unbroken popularity of this life-afrming ode to the city is proven when, whether in Sài Gòn or Hanoi; the south or north; whether young or old, when the song plays, everyone immediately joins in to sing along to the chorus…Saigon đẹp lắm Saigon ơi! Saigon ơi! (Saigon is so beautiful! Saigon oi! Saigon oi!) The two extensively restored mixes are supplemented with a 2021 edit by Saigon Supersound producer and DJ Jan Hagenkötter, who tries to preserve the vibes of the original and at the same time to wrap it in a contemporary garment.

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The Invisible Session

Echoes Of Africa

Liquid Portraits Red/ Purple Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After almost 15 years of silence, Schema Records co-founder Luciano Cantone in collaboration with Gianluca Petrella and a new group of musicians, present The Invisible Session’s second album "Echoes of Africa", published on the newly created Space Echo label and distributed by Schema Records. The impeccable rhythmic execution of the Ethiopian drummer and percussionist Abdissa "Manba" Assefa, the Finnish bass player Jukka Kiviniemi, the guitarist Riccardo Onori, the multi-instrumentalist Gianluca Petrella with the spiritual contribution of the Gambian kora player Haruna "Jalimansa" Kuyateh, as well as the Afro-American Joyce Elaine Yuille, give rise to a unique emotion and sense of landscape. The points of departure are afrobeat, the recordings of Africa 70 and Tony Allen's drumming. Other influences come into play, with melodies centred on Eastern pentatonic scales, as well as funk, afrobeat, psychedelia, modal and Ethio jazz, plus forays into pop and cinematica. This is an album to be absorbed in its entirety!

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Clap! Clap!

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

7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Barbershop)

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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Snips

Brainiac Edits

7" | 2020 | UK | Original (Izipho Soul)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Snips is the founder of Barbershop Records and co founder of Livin Proof, with over 15 years experience as one of Londons most prolific DJs and over 10 years worth of production credits across Hip Hops underground. 2018 has seen Snips emerge as a budding solo artist, fusing the production styles of Hip Hop, House, Soul and Funk in the same fashion as he is known to do behind the turntables.
With his debut album "The Barbershop" making waves on both sides of the Atlantic and his Single "The Product" On Classic Records garnering support from a cross genre selection of heavyweights such as Karizma, Benji B, Eli Escobar, House Shoes, J Rocc, DJ Spinna and Henry Wu, Snips returns on his own label Barbershop Records and delves into Edit territory once again with a second limited 45'. This release delves into some modern soul and jazz, flipping some new age cult classics to club friendly future anthem

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The Regime

Never Going To Stop

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

James Brown

Collected

35,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In a career spanning over 50 years James Brown became known as a progenitor of funk music and influencing the development of many other genres. All his hit songs, hidden gems and collaborations are now bundled on 'Collected'. It contains 29 songs, including music from his early days with the Famous Flames, the J.B.'s and a wide collection of tracks from his solo career. Brown began his career as a gospel singer and joined a rhythm and blues vocal group, the Famous Flames, as the lead singer in the 1950s. Later on he formed his own band and released successful singles as 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag', 'I Got You (I Feel Good)' and 'It's a Man's Man's Man's World'. While developing the funk to a new level he created the J.B.'s, with which he scored hits like 'Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine' and 'The Payback'. Brown was inducted into 1st class of the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame. During the years he gained different honorific nicknames including 'Godfather of Soul', 'Mr. Dynamite', and 'Soul Brother No.1'. James Brown Collected includes an insert with liner notes, photo's and credits. The release is available as a pressing on 'Stone Cold' black vinyl.

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Mr Bongo Record Club Volume 4 Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Mr Bongo)

Rubba / The Roger Webb Sound

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The latest release in the much loved Mr Bongo Record Club Series, Available on CD, 2LP Standard Vinyl & Special Edition 2LP Pink Translucent Vinyl. Curating the tracks for a Mr Bongo Record Club compilation is always such a pleasure. At a time when the expression "Music is My Sanctuary" has an even greater cathartic impact for many people, we set out to make this volume an extra special one - like an old favourite mixtape or playlist. For Volume 4 in this series we continue in the same mould as with previous editions, selecting current favorites and rare lost gems from the Brazilian, African, soul, funk, and disco genres. We present tracks from artists such as Azwon, Cindy & The Playmates, and Zé Roberto to name just a few. However, one main departure and progression to this edition is the first time inclusion of recordings by contemporary artists. These come from Matthew Tavares (of Badbadnotgood fame), Wax Machine, and DJ Format & The Simonsound, which were originally featured on either limited private press vinyl releases or were previously only available digitally. We felt their inclusion was important and wanted to share these wonderful discoveries with a wider audience. They also complement, enrich, and fit perfectly with the flow and journey of the compilation. Here at Mr Bongo we hope you will enjoy this selection of seventeen eclectic songs (in tempo and style) as much as we do, whether they make you move your feet, take you on a trip somewhere, or trigger a happy memory.

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Way Star / Moon Bird

7" | 2020 | UK | Reissue (Ace)

Release: 2020 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | UK | Original (Forever Living Originals)

Cleo Sol

Rose In The Dark

39,99 €*

I Wish You Love: More From The Bodyguard

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Rose in the Dark 12" Deluxe Vinyl with artwork.

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Whitney Houston

2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Sony)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Notorious B.I.G, The. vs James Brown

Sex Machine

7" | 2020 | US | Original

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Ash / Gli Angeli Del 2000

Mario Molino

7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Four Flies)

Dusty In Memphis Half-Speed Remastered Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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One of the Italian soul-mod tracks that every DJ has always dreamed of having on 7-inch! Taken from GLI ANGELI DEL 2000 OST by Mario Molino, ASH is an ace uptempo dancefloor burner, provided by a great brass section, and sung by the fabulous Edda Dell’Orso. On the flip-side is GLI ANGELI DEL 2000 - a lysergic Italian version of Pierre Henry’s retro-futuristic "Psyché Rock" anthem, featuring bells, fat bass lines, wah wah guitar, and electronic effects. Limited Edition 300 of copies. Don't sleep!

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Dusty Springfield

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Mercury)

24,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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American Love Call Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2019 | US | Original (Dead Oceans)

23,99 €*

Afrotheme / Percussion Blues

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Durand Jones & the Indications aren't looking backwards. Helmed by foil vocalists in Durand Jones and drummer Aaron Frazer, the Indications conjure the dynamism of Jackie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield, AND the Impressions. Even with an aesthetic steeped in the golden, strings-infused dreaminess of early `70s soul, the Indications' sophomore LP, American Love Call, is planted firmly in the present, with the urgency of this moment in time. The Indications' 2016 self-titled debut was the product of friends who met as students at Indiana University in Bloomington, In., recorded for $452.11, including a case of beer. American Love Call, the band's sophomore LP is instead the record the Indications dreamed of making, fleshed out with strings, backing vocals, and a newfound confidence in songwriting. Blending a slew of influences from years spent crate-digging, guitarist Blake Rhein says the Indications approach songs in the same way hip-hop producers do, as likely to pull inspiration from `70s folk-rock or classic R&B as they are Nas' Illmatic. "Did I expect to do this shit once I got out of college? Hell no," Jones relays, laughing. "Totally not. But this is what God is telling me to do - move and groove. So I'm gonna stay in my lane."

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Paolo Ferrara

7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Four Flies)

Kind Of Blue Limited Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A new Four Flies 45s series, properly designed for DJs, producers, and worldwide music lovers, and focused on the very best Italian library grooves from the golden age, finally released on 7-inch vinyl for the very first time.

Two crazy rhythmic cuts by Paolo Ferrara, sourced from the super-rare library LP,
“Ritmico”, on Flower Records. AFROTHEME is a deep afro-jazz funky track with powerful
bass lines, hot percussion, and psychedelic wah-wah guitars. PERCUSSION BLUES, on
the flip side, blends African and Brazilian sounds with a unique samba groove, and a
Fender Rhodes which is the icing on the cake.

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Miles Davis

LP | 2019 | EU | Reissue (Sony)

Give Me Your Love / Try It, You'll Like It

Release: 2019 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited Edition.

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The Sisters Love

7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Soul Brother)

Release: 2019 / EU – 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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Calendar / Braxton Holmes

Comin' On Strong / Stomps & Shouts

12" | 2018 | EU | Original (BBE)

Keep The Fire Burning / Funky Sensation

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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‘Taste of Chicago’, edit kingpin and DJ par
excellence Jamie 3:26 drops a 12”
comprising two of his most highly prized
cuts.
At the top of many a vinyl digger’s wish-list
since its highly limited white label release in
2010, the Jamie 3:26 edit of Calendar’s 1977
disco stepper ‘Comin’ On Strong’ has
become the stuf of legend, played to
devastating efect by Theo Parrish among
others over recent years.
On the fip, Jamie 3:26 heads into classic
Chicago House territory with a fery
reworking of impossible-to-fnd Braxton
Holmes banger ‘Stomps & Shouts’, taken
from his mythical ‘Cabrini-Greens and
Cornbread’ project.
A scintillating teaser of what’s to come later
this year when BBE release ‘Taste Of
Chicago’, a full album’s worth of Jamie’s
incredible edits, this 12” is surely a must
have for House and Disco players the world
over.

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Gwen McCrae

7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Expansion)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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You And Me / Put A Smile On My Face Black Vinyl Edition

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Colemine)

9,99 €*

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Born Bad)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The first new material from Durand Jones & The Indications since their debut LP was released in July of 2016! And man, they didn't disappoint! Two covers from the Numero catalog that are earth shattering. "You And Me", a tune originally by Penny & The Quarters is reinterpreted by the current kings of sweet soul, with drummer Aaron Frazer taking the lead on this one.

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Bernard Estardy

Space Oddities 1970-1982

21,99 €*

Bob James / David Matthews

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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A master of the mixing board, from the late '60s until the '90s Bernard Estardy was the wizard of French musical recordings. As head of CBE studios, he shaped everything from Gérard Manset's concept albums to Claude François' hit singles, Françoise Hardy's delicate tear-jerkers and Michel Sardou's soul-stirrers. This "giant" had his hand in the whole range of mainstream French music by making his studio a veritable playground for experimentation. His legendary album 'La Formule Du Baron,' released in 1969, and the eight LPs of production music he made between 1974 and 1978 for Tele Music are vivid proof.

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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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Sittin' On a Red Hot Stove / Nassau Beat

Kool & Together

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Whatever It Takes Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Crown is proud to present this reissue 7 inch from Texas’s own Kool & Together.
The A side, “Sittin’ On a Red Hot Stove” is an infectious, medium-paced funk movement that chugs along with the help of some sharp drums from Joe and a rolling bass line that never quits. Originally edited by Texas record mogul Huey Meaux, the 45 version clocks in at just under two and a half minutes, and gave the band its strongest single. It’s an anecdotal tale of a woman who is lusted after but so mean-spirited, she could melt the romance away.

Side B is an unreleased demo version from Kool & Together working up the monster “Funky Nassau”. Clearly something they never finished, the raw recording and lo fidelity of it is what give what they call “Nassau Beat” it’s charm.

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The James Hunter Six

LP | 2018 | US | Original (Daptone)

25,99 €*

The Valentines / The Ohio Players

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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Breakaway / Love Slipped Through My Fingers

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

LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Favorite)

Release: 2012 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Collectable vinyl reproductions of Big Bucks classic Northern Soul.

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Magic Source

Earthrising

20,99 €*

2LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Polydor)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

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Michael Kiwanuka

Love & Hate

38,99 €*

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2015 | US | Original (Colemine)

Smile / Tuck 'N' Roll

9,99 €*

7" | 2015 | EU | Original (PPL)

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Bayou-born soul sensation, Durand Jones, is bringing his raw
energy to Colemine Records with his debut 45. Jones brings you
two fiery sides of original soul music, pairing soaring vocal work
with dusty drums, slinking guitars and screaming organs.
With a stellar background in gospel, Jones got his start in the
church, singing in the choir of his hometown in rural Louisiana.
When his music career took him to Bloomington, Indiana, he was
selected to join the legendary Indiana University Soul Revue,
and it was through his involvement that he met writer/producer
duo Aaron Frazer and Blake Rhein. The three began writing
original soul music, recording themselves straight to tape in the
basements of Bloomington- a process which brings you the gritty
sounds available on Ohio-based Colemine Records CLM-130.
The A-side features “Smile,” a frenetic dance floor single that
darts between post-disco groove and breakneck soul. The flip
side is the heavy hitting instrumental strut “Tuck n Roll,” a single-
take recording featuring the fuzzed out organ of Indications
keyboard player Justin Hubler.

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Eddie Jay & Ray

Keep Smiling

9,99 €*

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

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Includes instrumental on the flip! Limited to 300 copies!

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Duke Browner

Crying Over You (Vocal)

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The First Legal Reissue Of This Legendary Northern Soul Anthem In Years With Vocal & Instro Versions Back-To-Back On A Nice Lookalike 45

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Psych Funk Á La Turkish Volume 2

LP | 2012 | UK | Original (Turk-A-Disk)

Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul

Release: 2012 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Detailed liner notes, insert with pictures. Expertly remastered sound.

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Tim Maia

2LP | 2012 | US | Original (Luaka Bop)

36,99 €*

7" | 2012 | US | Original (Colemine)

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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15 newly remastered tracks. Great psychedelic brazilian soul!

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Jungle Fire

Comencemos (Let's Start)

10,99 €*

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Confrontation / You And Me Babe

Homegrown Syndrome

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

Tap Water Amber Vinyl Edition

Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

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XL Middleton

LP | 2015 | UK | Reissue (Mofunk)

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Funk Night)

Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

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Great Reviver

3rd Drop

18,74 €* 24,99 € -25%

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Just Need Your Love / Motorcycle Girl Black Vinyl Edition

Freethinker Funk Essence

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Burning Sole)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Splash Blue)

Incognito

Into You

38,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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3x12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Temposphere)

Montana

Heavy Vibes

32,99 €*

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Croatia)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Warehouse fund, latest copies ever available ! Be quick or be dead ! Much has been written about the creator of the Salsoul Orchestra and one of the key figures behind the "Philly Sound", but who is he really? What led him to create the works that would help shape disco and dance in the 70’s and 80’s and still allow him to be sought out by the likes of Masters at Work and The Pet Shop Boys as we enter a new millennium?

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Dino Dvornik

30,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Connie Price & The Keystones

Wildflowers (Expanded Edition) Mint Green & Red Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2023 | US | Original (Superjock)

35,09 €* 38,99 € -10%

That's All I Need / Every Night & Every Day

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Superjock Records is proud to present the 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition of Connie Price & The Keystones’ cinematic Psychedelic masterpiece “Wildflowers” for the first time on vinyl! Originally released in 2004 on Now-Again Records, the Expanded Edition features B-sides, EP cuts, and rarities from the vault. Masterminded by producer/composer/multi-instrumentalist Dan Ubick, the album also features members of Breakestra, Orgone, Poets of Rhythm, L.A. Carnival, Funk Inc., Dap Kings, and The Heliocentrics!

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Magic Sam

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Soul 4 Real)

16,99 €* 19,99 € -15%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Nobody But You / Gift Of Life

Brainstory

7" | 2023 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Walk Like A Motherfucker / Isaac Hayes

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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While Brainstory is in the studio finishing their sophomore full-length, they treat us to this bombshell of a 7" as a taste of what's to come. They teamed back up with El Michels Affair who is handling production on the whole album and everything about this is leveled up. This show stopping plug & ballad two-sider is clear evidence of that. Side A is an uplifting, dance floor burning, smash hit that shows what years of touring and backing Lady Wray have brought out of Brainstory. "Nobody But You" is built on drummer Eric Hagstrom's crushing back beat that lays the foundation for this inspirational feel good banger that manages to take the uncomfortable truth that "nobody will save you but you" and turn it into pure blissful motivation. Then they drop a ballad on the flip side that is going to cause an entire scene to reconsider how they are doing it. The B side "Gift Of Life" is drop dead gorgeous, haunting, and profound all at once. An homage to the mysteries of life and the intangible truths that the human experience is built on.

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Ghost Funk Orchestra

7" | 2023 | US | Original (Karma Chief)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2023 color vinyl repressGhost Funk Orchestra are a mystery. Plain and simple. Dirty, soulful production, verbed and fuzzed out guitars, mysterious vocals that feel like a lost score to a Quentin Tarantino film. The brainchild of one-man producer/musician/arranger Seth Applebaum, GFO is forging new territory and blurring the line between soul and psychedelic.

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Too Many Tears / Cruisin' To The Parque Black Vinyl Edition

7" | 2023 | US | Original (Colemine)

Sirocco / Nymphea Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The A side of this new 45 from Colemine records can be described assophisticated lounge-pop for dinnertime at a hip debutante ball in 1962. Featuringa track off of Durand Jones & The Indications third LP, Too Many Tears depicts astory of heartbreak, with Aaron Frazers silky falsetto mournfully painting a scene ofbetrayal. The B-side has become a theme for a whole new generation of sweet soul lovers.Featuring Y La Bomba, a latin indie alternative/experimental band led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Luz Elena Mendoza, this track is a homage to lowriderseverywhere. So we are proud to present this heater of a 45. Let's cruise....

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The Diasonics

7" | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Mocambo)

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Chester Randle's Soul Senders

Soul Brother's Testify Part 1 / Part 2

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (BGP)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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One of the mainstays of the late 90s / early 2000s Deep Funk movement ‘Soul Brother’s Testify’ is a fiery mix of funk beats and almost psychedelic, verging on heavy rock guitar.

Randle was a jobbing Louisiana guitarist and bandleader, whose group recorded for Eddie Shuler of Goldband’s Anla label.

This reissue is a faithful repro reissue of the original and sought-after 1967 45.

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Condensed)

Erotheque - Turn Me On!

31,99 €*

LP | 2023 | Original (Be With)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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IF There WAS A Place Where Fino ALL THE Best Erotic Music, What Else Could IlBE IF NOT AN "eroteque" ? Well Dear Friends, Here WE Have A Fantastic Double Vinyl That Contains Exactly That Mood, With A Selection OF 15 Songs That WAS Certainly NOT Made BY Chance, BUT With A Refined Selection OF Collectable Songs.

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Vecchio

Afro-Rock

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It's Only Us Butterscotch Swirl Vinyl Edition

Monophonics

LP | 2020 | US | Reissue (Colemine)

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

Release: 2020 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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With a timeless sound that blends heavy soul and psych-rock, Monophonics have built a reputation over the past decade as one of the best live bands in the country. Led by singer Kelly Finnigan, the band of has drawn on their colorful history _ both their experiences as veteran touring performers and as individuals growing up in the Bay Area _ to create "It's Only Us," their fourth release since 2012.A reflection of what they see as the current state of the world, the record touches on difficult subjects such as broken relationships, mental health issues, gun violence and power struggles, all with an underlying message of unity, resilience and acceptance. The band's signature style of arrangement has been expanded with top-notch production and creative instrumentation to round out the Monophonics' trademark soul sound, while Finnigan's vocals are more powerful than ever. At times these tracks can feel classic, as familiar as an old song you grew up with, while simultaneously raising questions about the state of music in 2020 and what the future might hold."It's Only Us" is the sound of a group continuing to grow as songwriters, musicians, performers and people _ reflecting on where they've been, and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the years to come.

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Royal Flush

Hot Spot

35,99 €*

The More The Merrier Ruby Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hot Spot" is the only album released by Chicago funk band Royal Flush on a local Texas label called Lucky in 1980. It was later released on GEC, the label of former Shy Lights producer Clarence Johnston, who also worked with The Imaginations, Heaven And Earth and many artists. Although it may not be so famous even among funk music fans, it is an underrated album which has traditional funk sound and good qualities that sometimes even approaches that of P-Funk. The original vinyl copies of this album are now scarce and sell for much higher prices in the used market than when P-vine released the CD in 1994. We are very proud to be the first in the world to reissue this album on vinyl!

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Joel Paterson

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Nu-Tone)

30,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

Eccentric Funk

Chronicles Of A Diamond Clear Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Twelve unstoppable deep funk burners from across the Numerosphere. A smorgasbord of sounds from R&B's dapper younger cousin. Loose guitars and chunky drums lie in wait for discerning break-makers to finely chop and flip. The only funk record you'll ever need to own.

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Black Pumas

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (ATO)

7" | 2023 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition on clear red vinyl!

As they set to work on their highly awaited sophomore album, Black Pumas broadened their palette to include a dazzling expanse of musical forms: heavenly hybrids of soul and symphonic pop, mind-bending excursions into jazz-funk and psychedelia, starry-eyed love songs that feel dropped from the cosmos. The debut was nominated for 7 Grammys and reached one million album equivalents. Chronicles Of A Diamond arrives as the fullest expression yet of their frenetic creativity and limitless vision.

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Thee Marloes

Logika / True Love

12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Wings Of A Hummingbird)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Thee Marloes give us with another killer of a two-sider while they finish recording their debut album.The A side "Logika" is a laid back tune about where the head and the heart meet and how they often don't see things the same way. Natassya Sianturi's honeyed vocals float over a beautifully arranged track driven by guitar riffs, organ, and reverb drenched stick hits. They manage to put the perfect amount of paint on the canvas with the band sounding tight as ever hitting all the changes that bring in the earworm chorus that stays in your head even if you don't speak Indonesian. The B side "True Love" finds Thee Marloes dipping back into the soulful side of jazz but this time with a beat ballad that could soundtrack a Tarantino movie and hold court with the best of the genre. This one leans you back in your chair setting the mood for a smokey lounge affair and a strong drink. Two more pages from Thee Marloes book on a must have 45 giving a taste of what is to come on the 2024 full length.

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Terri Walker

My Love Story

A Story About You / Sweet Power Of Your Embrace

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Terri Walker is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her critically acclaimed 2003 album, 'Untitled', with the release of her highly anticipated new album 'My Love Story', out now via Wings of a Hummingbird Records/Believe UK.

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Nautilus

7" | 2023 | JP | Original (Urban Discos)

18,89 €* 20,99 € -10%

12" | 2023 | US | Original (Albina Music Trust)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The second 7inch single from the new project of Nautilus, a new generation of rare groove band, will be released on Record Day 2023!! It features the original funk featuring vocoder "A Story About You", and a cover of James Mason's "Sweet Power Of Your Embrace"!! The A-side features "A Story About You," an original funk song featuring vocoder performance by Mariko Nakabayashi (key), which was featured on "We Gettin' Down" last year. Nautilus-style cover of James Mason's 1977 classic "Sweet Power Of Your Embrace" is featured on the flip side. Recording for a full-length album to be released this winter is also underway! Expect the full picture of this new project to be revealed at last.

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Milton Davis

Let Me In

T-Funk Collective / Atomphunk

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In 1977, the Portland Trailblazers were at the peak of their game. Anticipating the team’s meteoric rise toward an NBA championship, songwriter Ron Stassens assembled his own dream team. Featuring members of Pleasure, Transport, and Slickaphonic, Stassens penned a theme song to amplify the team’s ascent and wound up with an album’s worth of soulful, disco-funk material.

Centering on Slickaphonic frontman, Milton Davis, the band was hopeful. But like the vast majority of Portland's musical output, the reels received a dose of regional airplay before being shelved. Davis left town. Stassens and the backing band moved on. Years later, we now this artifact, featuring a who's who in the Portland's musician community - banded together on this sole release.

But the album stretches beyond the confines of “Blazermania” with a deep connection to this era in Albina. "Let Me In" signifies Davis' yearning to be seen by his peers at a time when local musicians’ aspirations for fame and fortune were all too unlikely in Portland’s gatekept club scene - a quaint industry both culturally and geographically isolated from national access. Few musicians made it out. And Black musicians redlined in the city’s Albina district were disproportionately affected. Buried within a love song, Davis’ crooning on “All I Wanna Do” spells it out:

‘Some people want to drive a cadillac car / Some people want to be a Hollywood star / Oh no, not me / My poor heart just can’t break free / All I wanna do is think about you.’

Mystery surrounds Davis' background and why this tremendous suite of recordings has remained unreleased. In its time, the “Blazermania” single was successful enough that the band performed it on repeat during the team’s championship celebration (images of this can be seen on ESPN’s recent “30 For 30” featuring Bill Walton, as well as on the album’s back side jacket). What we do know is that Davis came of age in the Houston area where in high school he joined The Four Tempos - a soul group that would make their way to Los Angeles, cutting a few 45s for Rampart Records. When the group disbanded, he steadily worked his way up the West Coast Chitlin Circuit before landing in Portland. There he would fall in step with Albina's finest, fronting Slickaphonic for a short time. It is believed he would later front Doc Severinsen’s big band on European tours throughout the 1980s and produce R&B singles for major label artists throughout the 1990s. Davis passed in late 2020, having remained largely disconnected from Albina’s musician community since the time of this recording.

As with all releases in our catalog, listeners may now appreciate a piece of Albina’s legacy otherwise buried by selective history producers and the ensuing memory-making that has occurred in our region’s popular culture. These recordings document an important albeit buried moment. Its fleeting impact has been obscured in such a way that even Stassens, engineer Bob Stoutenburg, and the participating musicians on these takes can’t fully recall the entire cast of players on the three sessions that make up the record. Years of interviews and sleuthing the highest quality tape dub have produced the record we have here - a recording that all these years later demands, “Let me in.”

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Since I Fell For You / Come Boogie

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Regulate)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hearts For Sale! - Girl Group Souns Usa 1961 - 1967

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Ace)

Water Made Us HHV Exclusive Seaglass Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“Hearts For Sale” is the fifth and latest in our series of 12-inch vinyl albums spotlighting the US girl group sound of the 1960s. The collection opens with ‘Street Dance’ by Bonnie Jean, a little-known must-have for collectors of the genre, with Darlene Love and the Blossoms clearly audible on background vocals. Issued on Lew Bedell’s Doré label, this exciting faux-live deck in the style of Shirley Ellis’ ‘The Nitty Gritty’ was written by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner, a hip team known for supplying songs for the soundtracks of B movies such as Muscle Beach Party and Thunder Alley.

The Hollywood-based Doré imprint is also the source of ‘You Really Never Know Till It’s Over’ by the Vel-Vetts (which shares a backing track with the Superbs’ ‘I Was Born When You Kissed Me’), ‘One Way Street’ by the Swans, a soulful update of the Teddy Bears’ ‘To Know Him Is To Love Him’ by the Darlings and – featuring lead vocals by Sheilah Page, a former member of groups such as the Bermudas, Becky & the Lollipops, the Majorettes, Joanne & the Triangles and Beverly & the Motor Scooters – ‘He’s Groovy’ by the Front Page & Her.

Other highlights include the Sweethearts’ Supremes-influenced ‘No More Tears’, the sophisticated slowie ‘Lonely Girl’ by the Lovettes (that’s them on the front sleeve), ‘My Heart Tells Me So’ by the Del-Phis (an early incarnation of Martha & the Vandellas) and the Fran-Cettes’ terrific recording of ‘Heart For Sale’. As with the earlier volumes in the series, the album comes with a fully-illustrated inner bag featuring a 2,500-word track commentary by compiler Mick Patrick.

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Jamila Woods

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Jagjaguwar)

23,99 €* 29,99 € -20%

The Wireman / Beyond The Cosmic Rays

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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100 copies available at HHV!
On her expansive new album, "Water Made Us," Chicago musician and poet Jamila Woods questions what it means to fully surrender to love. On "Water Made Us," Jamila embraces new genres, playful melodies, and hypnotic wordplay as she wades through the heady turbulence of love wrecks and refuge. While Jamila celebrated her community within the black feminist movement on "heavn" (2017), and on "Legacy! Legacy!" (2019), she processed her life experiences through the stories of black and brown artists, "Water Made Us" is an entirely new kind of self-revelation, making it her most personal album to date. "Water Made Us," which she recorded with LA-based producer McClenney and features longtime Chicago friends Saba and Peter CottonTale, is a sprawling and intimate portrait of self-reflection that deftly reflects the various stages of a relationship: The beginnings of easily compromising, flirting and having fun; the careful negotiation of moments of conflict or hurt; the mourning of something lost; and the tender realization at the end of it all that the person who left never really leaves you, but stays with you while you're ready to try again, refreshed and reassured. The album's title - a line from the album's highlight "Good News" - is a subtle reference to the famous Toni Morrison quote "All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was." It is this sense - of memory, of place, and of return - that serves as the pillar for the album's arc. "Water Made Us" reminds us that, at its best, love is a warm, still ocean. Deep, shimmering and endless in its wonder. And at its worst, love can be a raging torrent that takes us so far from ourselves that we can barely find our way back, or even know how to swim. And yet Jamila surrenders to this surf - to every wave and every undertow - because perhaps even the most painful ends can be an invitation that calls her back home, back to the shore, back to herself.

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Harbans Srih

7" | 2023 | US | Original (Funk Night)

LP | 2023 | Original (Materialized Moments)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 300 copies

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Dirg Gerner

Simple Man

20,39 €* 23,99 € -15%