Organic Grooves 1872 Items

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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8: Kindred Spirits - Live From Lobero Super Deluxe Box

Charles Lloyd

3LP+2CD+DVD | 2020 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

174,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Come Go With Me: The Stax Collection Box

The Staple Singers

7LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Craft)

156,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Mercury And Clef 10-Inch LPs Limited Edition

Charlie Parker

5x10" | 2020 | EU | Original (Verve)

150,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Presents Motown State Of Mind

Lord Finesse

7x7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Motown)

107,99 €*

Ella Fitzgerald / Jimmy Smith / Ramsey Lewis / Kenny Burrell

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Motown State of Mind is a 7” box set of Motown classics remixed by the legendary golden era Rapper, Hip-Hop Producer, and D.I.T.C. member Lord Finesse. The set not only includes the remixes but also the original tunes.

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Verve Wishes You A Swinging Christmas!

4LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Verve)

90,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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3LP | 2020 | UK | Original (An'archives)

Masayoshi Urabe

Mobilis In Mobili

89,99 €*

2x10" | 2020 | JP | Original (Victor)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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An'archives presents three documents, three vinyl records carved by the illuminations of Masayoshi Urabe, six performances engraved like epitaphs in the stone that covers the Living World. These are recordings made in small suburban venues in Japan, where

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Haruomi Hosono

Vu Ja De

79,99 €*

LP+Book | 2019 | US | Original (Goat Hill)

Release: 2020 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Originally released on CD on November 8, 2017, “Vu Ja De” is now issued on LP for the first time! For this release, Hosono’s favorite 10-inch LP was adopted. It includes liner notes written by Hosono himself, describing his thoughts on each song and their

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Anthony Wilson

Songs & Photographs

78,99 €*

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2019 | US | Reissue (Impex)

Patricia Barber

Higher

75,99 €*

Release: 2019 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hydeout Productions: First Collection

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

73,99 €*

Hoodoo Man Blues 45rpm, 200g Vinyl Edition

Release: 2019 / JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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

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

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

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Junior Wells

Come To Find 45rpm, 200g Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Hoodoo Man Blues" is not only Junior Wells' initial LP appearance, it is damn near the first LP by a Chicago blues band. This is the album that started the collector blues label trend of the late '60s. Chess and a few other labels had reissued 45's by Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Elmore James, etc., but virtually no one had tried to capture the Chicago blues sound, free of the juke-box/airplay promotional mediums limitations of the 45. This album features the smoking guitar of the legendary Buddy Guy along with a crack rhythm section.

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Doug Macleod

Give It Up To Love 45RPM, 200g Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Spend any time around Doug MacLeod and the stories from his years of road time with the likes of Big Joe Turner and Pee Wee Crayton start to flow as easily as a brook tickled by a breeze. And you know you're getting to the good part, the climax if you will, when Doug's eyes start to twinkle, his grin grows broader and out of his mouth pop the words »Come to find ...«. MacLeod was a widely acknowledged electric blues guitarist for many years, and the leader of his own band, yielding a number of U.S. and European tours and several albums to his credit. Doug disbanded the group to focus all his energies on his first love, acoustic blues. "Come To Find" is the debut fruit of that effort. And now it's made even more remarkable, with this 45 RPM 200-gram reissue by Analogue Productions. The dead-quiet double-LP, with the music spread over four sides of vinyl, reduces distortion and high frequency loss as the wider-spaced grooves let your stereo cartridge track more accurately.The pressing sounds spectacular. You're holding a hefty 200-gram masterpiece from our own Quality Record Pressings, our state-of-the-art LP pressing plant. And the gatefold jacket is hard-core, old-school style — thick cardboard, tip-on, with additional photos and liner notes inside. Sweet. "Come To Find" is the sound of a consummate bluesman touching the core of his art in a program featuring ten originals by Doug. He is beautifully supported in this intimate setting by harmonica ace Charlie Musselwhite and the Mighty Flyer rhythm section, Jimi Bott and Bill Stuve. This is the album that deserves a place of honor in the music collections of even casual blues fans. And for those who love blues already, this is one of the best-sounding, most original works you'll ever hear.

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Mighty Sam McClain

Don't Smoke In Bed 45rpm, 200g Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Mighty Sam is a rhythm and blues legend who shook up the blues world with this 1993 release. The great torch bearer of deep soul is caught in top form on this classic album. And now, this gatefold 45rpm edition presented by Analogue Productions makes the album even greater! The four sides of wider-spaced grooves make for reduced distortion and better high frequency reproduction. It's a 200-gram masterpiece from our own Quality Record Pressings, our state-of-the-art LP pressing plant. And the gatefold jacket is hard-core, old-school style - thick cardboard, tip-on, with additional photos and liner notes inside. Sweet. McClain sings soul with incredible power - he knows when to pull the punches and when to cool it down. "Give It Up to Love", the title track, acknowledges his gospel roots; he performs it as a vocal prayer to God asking for wisdom, love, and strength. Bruce Katz's contributions on B-3 Hammond organ expands McClain's sound, particularly on the "Green Onions" - influenced "What You Want Me to Do". The sparsely effective arrangement on "Here I Go Falling in Love Again" brings McClain up front as he cries of being a soul stripped to the bare bones. Kevin Barry's funky bass blows while McClain declares himself as a child of God in "Child of the Mighty Mighty".

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Holly Cole Trio

2LP | 2019 | US | Original (Analogue Productions)

Julie Is Her Name 200g, 45 Rmp Vinyl Edition

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Holly Cole brings her own dimension to the tradition of cabaret, a strong voice that's still capable of nuance, an ear for quirky repertoire, and a light touch that keeps some of these performances floating just at the edge of irony.
On her second album, 1993's "Don't Smoke In Bed", Cole explores varied musical styles, adding pop, blues, country and a French ballad to her standard, low-key jazz. It's a favorite of ours, which is why for this Analogue Productions reissue we've given it the reissue treatment it deserves. Bernie Grundman did the mastering, from the original analog tapes, at his Los Angeles studio, giving this release a spectacular foundation. Plating and pressing on 200-gram heavyweight vinyl was done by Gary Salstrom and crew at Quality Record Pressings, makers of the world's finest-sounding LPs. Lastly we wrapped up the whole package in a premium gatefold tip-on jacket from Stoughton Printing. There's nothing but aces in this smokin' hot reissue and the quality shines through.
Holly's delivery of more traditional fare shines on Cole Porter's witty "Get Out Of Town" and Kurt Weill's torchy "Je Ne T'aime Pas", while she brings clarity, power, and anthemic passion to the surprising treatment of Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now". She's generally well supported in this intimate set by pianist Aaron Davis and bassist Davd Piltch, while there's sparing and effective use of strings. There are fine guest spots by tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, on "Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday", and David Lindley, whose steel guitar contributes to the strange country music of "Don't Let The Teardrops Rust Your Shining Heart".

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Julie London

2LP | 2019 | US | Original (Analogue Productions)

Duets 45rpm, 200g Vinyl Edition

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It's back. Our 45rpm, 2LP version of the great Julie London debut on Liberty Records. Mastered by Bernie Grundman on his all-tube cutting system and now plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings. This 45rpm spreads the 12 tracks over two LPs for even better cartridge tracking and superior sound quality!
Much like Dean Martin's 1954 debut LP ("Dean Martin Sings"), Julie London's recording career started on the silver screen in the 1940s. In 1955 she made her debut LP on the newly formed Liberty Records. Recorded in August of that same year, in state-of-the-art mono sound, "Julie Is Her Name" is regarded by jazz buffs and '50s pop enthusiasts as a genuine classic! This LP features the hit single "Cry Me A River" and her stellar performances of "I Should Care" and "No Moon At All".
Supported by the legendary Barney Kessel on guitar and Ray Leatherwood on bass, this LP release brings back memories of the cool '50s. Whether you were a cool swinger in the '50s or you're a cool hi-fi lovin' swinger today, you will be transported to a time when a 15" coaxial speaker, a 20 watt amplifier and a girl who looks like Julie were all that mattered.

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Rob Wasserman

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Raven 45rpm, 200g Vinyl Edition

Rebecca Pidgeon

Miles Davis With John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Rebecca Pidgeon, the acclaimed Scottish actress, has also displayed her gift as a singer/songwriter on her several well-received albums. Taking elements from folk, pop, jazz, and Celtic traditions, Pidgeon crafts lilting, intimate poetry. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she later moved to Edinburgh, Scotland with her family at the age of 5. As a teenager in Scotland, she sang along with the radio and her parents' Beatles and Joni Mitchell records as a light escape from her demanding acting studies. Eventually, she enrolled in London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at 18 where she studied drama, music, and voice. Pidgeon's first Chesky release, "The Raven", featured Pidgeon's stunning version of "Spanish Harlem". "The Raven" went on to become an audiophile classic, thanks to Pidgeon's crystalline voice and Chesky's high-fidelity recording techniques. Her second album, "The New York Girls' Club", brought her unique singing and songwriting to more music lovers. She now resides in Boston and Vermont with her husband and their daughter. Between album projects, Pidgeon has starred in the Mamet plays "Oleanna", "Speed The Plow", "The Old Neighborhood", and the motion pictures "The Spanish Prisoner" and "The Winslow Boy".

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The Complete Cookin' Sessions

4LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Jazz Images)

68,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Johnny Griffin / Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis Quintet

Ow! Live At The Penthouse Black Friday Record Store Day 2019 Edition

2LP | 2019 | US | Original (Reel To Real)

60,99 €*

Careless Love Limited Deluxe Edition

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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RSD Exclusive. Official release of the previously unissued live recordings of the Johnny Griffin-Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis Quintet, featuring Horace Parlan, Buddy Catlett and Art Taylor, from 1962. Released in partnership with the estates of Johnny Griffin and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis. Deluxe limited-edition 180 gm LP, mastered by Bernie Grundman Mastering. Remastered audio transferred directly from the original 350 10” tapes at 7 ½ IPS. Includes extensive booklet with rare photos; essays by journalist Ted Panken, pianist Michael Weiss, co-producer Zev Feldman and Corry Weeds, plus interviews with drum icon Kenny Washington, saxophone colossus James Carter and more!

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Madeleine Peyroux

3LP | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Craft)

58,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2020 | US | Original (Now-Again Reserve Series)

Music Makers Band

You Can Be

56,99 €*

James Reese And The Progressions

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Previously Unreleased Disco-Soul-Funk Album With Mixes By Kenny Dope. The Gatefold LP Includes Extensive Liner Notes And A Download Card to WAV Files Of The Full Album. Tucked in the back corner of a linen closet in Macon, Georgia since 1979 sat a box tha

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Wait For Me: The Complete Works 1967-1972

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Now-Again)

56,99 €*

Ballads (Acoustic Sounds)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The complete works, including newly discovered recordings, by South Carolinian funk/soul bandleader James Reese, a jazz-inflected producer as ambitious as he was talented. Trombonist, bandleader, songwriter, arranger and producer James Reese never issued an album with his Progressions band, only a series of 45s – some under his own name, some under that of his collaboraors – out of Spartanburg, South Carolina on his Najma label, from the late 1960s until the mid 1970s. He was as ambitious as he was talented, and his ouevre ranges from brutal, deep soul to sophisticated instrumental ballads to jazz-inflected funk.
Now-Again’s Egon first discovered Reese’s music on a 24 lock-in in Concord, North Carolina’s legendary record and antique clock repository, Ye Olde Clock Shoppe, in 1999. After he tracked down Reese, he officially reissued two of Reese’s songs on his seminal Stones Throw anthology The Funky 16 Corners. He later issued more of Reese’s music on the Now-Again anthology Loving On The Flipside. Sourced from rare 45s and multi-track master tapes, Wait For Me: The Complete Works 1967-1972 presents both issued and recently-rediscovered songs in the full-length format, in a cohesive set that shows the brilliance still arising from the American soul and funk sub-strata. Included among them is a remix of the track “Throwing Stones” from longtime Now-Again associate Kenny Dope. Also comes bundled with an extensive booklet detailing the trajectory of Reese and his band. Download card for WAV files included with the LP.

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John Coltrane

LP | 2020 | UK | Original (Verve)

55,99 €*

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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We Are On The Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration

Art Ensemble Of Chicago

4LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Erased Tapes)

55,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2020 | US | Original (Concord)

Chick Corea

Plays

51,99 €*

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A Muther's Pearl Purple Vinyl Edition

Galactic Mutherland

2LP | 2020 | UK | Original (UEG Music)

50,99 €*

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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UEG Music proudly presents this ultra rare Killer Album finally available on this very limited edition Colored Vinyl album. A Muther's Pearl was previously released on limited CD in 2005, the album quickly became a sought after item with a current asking price of £120

This 18 track collection contains the sought after killer track 'I Don't Mind Tellin You'

A Muther's Pearl is a true Soul and R&B masterpiece, produced by Barry Bee & Joe Powell, the famed duo behind Leona Lewis, Salt & Pepa, and many others.

A very limited amount of copies will be available along with an A3 poster.

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LP | 2020 | UK | Original (Hayley)

Detroit My Home Town

49,99 €*

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jamaica Jazz From Federal Records: Carib Roots, Jazz, Mento, Latin, Merengue & Rhumba 1960-1968

LP | 2019 | UK | Reissue (Dub Store)

49,99 €*

2LP | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Round Hill Music)

Release: 2019 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Reaching out to the real roots of the Jamaican sixties musical explosion…
Some of the originators of the genre, including Ernest Ranglin, Lennie Hibbert & Cecil Lloyd, playing in their element and demonstrating just where they're coming from

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Lettuce

Resonate

48,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | CZ | Original (Universal)

Rory Gallagher

Best Of

48,99 €*

Release: 2020 / CZ – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

Brian Blade

Brian Blade Fellowship

48,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986 Blue Beach Umbrella Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2019 | US | Reissue (Light In The Attic)

Release: 2019 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Cover art by famed artist Hiroshi Nagai
• Extensive liner notes and bios
• Compiled by Andy Cabic (Vetiver), Zach Cowie (DJ & music supervisor) and Mark “Frosty” McNeill (dublab)
• 2xLP housed in a deluxe wide spine jacket with over sized fold-out booklet, full color printed inner sleeves, and custom die-cut obi card
• Remastered audio
• Digital mockups are not an exact representation of the colors “Beach Umbrella” wax (Blue, Green)

Pacific Breeze documents Japan’s blast into the stratosphere. By the 1960s, the nation had achieved a postwar miracle, soaring to become the world’s second largest economy. Thriving tech exports sent The Rising Sun over the moon. Its pocket cassette players, bleeping video games, and gleaming cars boomed worldwide, wooing pleasure points and pumping Japanese pockets full of yen.

Japan’s financial buoyancy also permeated its popular culture, birthing an audio analog called City Pop. This new sound arose in the mid ’70s and ruled through the ’80s, channeling the country’s contemporary psyche. It was sophisticated music mirroring Japan’s punch-drunk prosperity. City Pop epitomized the era, providing a soundtrack for emerging urbanites. An optimistic spirit buzzed through the music in neon-bathed, gauzy tableaus coated with groove-heavy strokes.

Pacific Breeze is an expertly compiled collection of choice cuts that range from silky smooth grooves to innovative techno pop bangers and everything in between. Long-revered by crate diggers and adventurous music heads, this music has never been released outside of Japan until now. Including key artists like Taeko Ohnuki and Minako Yoshida, as well as cult favorites Hitomi Tohyama and Hiroshi Sato, the long-awaited release also features newly commissioned cover painting by Tokyo-based artist Hiroshi Nagai, whose iconic images of resort living have graced the covers of many classic City Pop albums of the 1980s.

Many of the key City Pop players evolved from the Japanese New Music scene of the early ’70s, as heard on Light In The Attic’s acclaimed Even a Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973, the first release of the ongoing Japan Archival Series. In fact, you could say City Pop set sail with a champagne smash from Happy End, the freakishly talented subversives who included amongst their ranks Haruomi Hosono and Shigeru Suzuki, both featured on this compilation. As Michael K. Bourdaghs noted in his book, Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon, this music was, “Deconstructing the line between imitation and authenticity.” Some of the best City Pop teeters in this zone—easy listening with mutant exotica, tilted techno-pop, and steamy boogie bubbling beneath the gloss.

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Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986 Pink Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2019 | US | Original (Light In The Attic)

Etcetera Tone Poets Vinyl

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie, Pop

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**Note: Silver and black vinyl may or may not have audio distortion intermittently during playback, depending on your system. This was discovered after the press had been completed and packed, so we have included a red repress without audio issues. All purchases will ship with both silver and red copies.

After a busy 2018, which saw worriedaboutsatan release a steady stream of new material, the Yorkshire based duo start the new year with the release of their fourth full length album, ‘Revenant’.

The record marks a slight departure from their previous critically acclaimed album Blank Tape, by venturing into more synthesiser heavy pieces, based around dark brooding atmospheres, and switching from the bouncing arpeggios and slow hypnotic rhythms like the 10 minute album opener ‘Skylon’, to the jittering, cinematic rush of ‘Making Your Masks’.

Six tracks recorded over three weeks in Tom’s rural Yorkshire studio. The band channelled their signature post-rock guitars and skyscraping atmospherics into something more synthetic, but without losing what makes them the band that garnered attention for soundtracking Adam Curtis’ Hypernormalisation documentary back in 2016.

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Wayne Shorter

LP | 2019 | US | Original (Blue Note)

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986 Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2019 | US | Original (Light In The Attic)

LP | 2019 | US | Original (Intervention)

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie, Pop

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• Cover art by famed artist Hiroshi Nagai
• Extensive liner notes and bios
• Compiled by Andy Cabic (Vetiver), Zach Cowie (DJ & music supervisor) and Mark “Frosty” McNeill (dublab)
• 2xLP housed in a deluxe wide spine jacket with over sized fold-out booklet, full color printed inner sleeves, and custom die-cut obi card
• Remastered audio

Pacific Breeze documents Japan’s blast into the stratosphere. By the 1960s, the nation had achieved a postwar miracle, soaring to become the world’s second largest economy. Thriving tech exports sent The Rising Sun over the moon. Its pocket cassette players, bleeping video games, and gleaming cars boomed worldwide, wooing pleasure points and pumping Japanese pockets full of yen.

Japan’s financial buoyancy also permeated its popular culture, birthing an audio analog called City Pop. This new sound arose in the mid ’70s and ruled through the ’80s, channeling the country’s contemporary psyche. It was sophisticated music mirroring Japan’s punch-drunk prosperity. City Pop epitomized the era, providing a soundtrack for emerging urbanites. An optimistic spirit buzzed through the music in neon-bathed, gauzy tableaus coated with groove-heavy strokes.

Pacific Breeze is an expertly compiled collection of choice cuts that range from silky smooth grooves to innovative techno pop bangers and everything in between. Long-revered by crate diggers and adventurous music heads, this music has never been released outside of Japan until now. Including key artists like Taeko Ohnuki and Minako Yoshida, as well as cult favorites Hitomi Tohyama and Hiroshi Sato, the long-awaited release also features newly commissioned cover painting by Tokyo-based artist Hiroshi Nagai, whose iconic images of resort living have graced the covers of many classic City Pop albums of the 1980s.

Many of the key City Pop players evolved from the Japanese New Music scene of the early ’70s, as heard on Light In The Attic’s acclaimed Even a Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973, the first release of the ongoing Japan Archival Series. In fact, you could say City Pop set sail with a champagne smash from Happy End, the freakishly talented subversives who included amongst their ranks Haruomi Hosono and Shigeru Suzuki, both featured on this compilation. As Michael K. Bourdaghs noted in his book, Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon, this music was, “Deconstructing the line between imitation and authenticity.” Some of the best City Pop teeters in this zone—easy listening with mutant exotica, tilted techno-pop, and steamy boogie bubbling beneath the gloss.

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Joan Armatrading

Steve Nelson Jazz Quartet

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Intervention Records is absolutely thrilled to RE-introduce another classic record in its (Re)Discover Series, Joan Armatrading. Produced and recorded by legend Glyn Johns, Joan Armatrading is the breakout record that saw Joan assume full command of her extraordinary talents and leap to the forefront of rock's great female stars. A soulful, soaring voice and a powerful and evocative songwriter. The smash hits include "Love and Affection," "Down to Zero," and "Somebody Who Loves You."

Joan Armatrading's 180-gram LP is 100% Analog Mastered by Kevin Gray at CoHEARent Audio from the best source available- phenomenal-sounding 1/2" safety copy of the original stereo master tape. The remastering is amazing! Thanks to Glyn Johns' recording and production work, Joan's vocals and guitar playing have never sounded so rich, resonant and dynamic. This is an audiophile demo disc all the way, with depth, realism and a breathing dimensionality.

The album art is beautifully restored by IR's Tom Vadakan and housed in a film-laminated, Old Style "Tip-On" single-gatefold jacket printed by Stoughton.

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Jitterbug Waltz

LP | 2020 | JP | Original (Venus)

Release: 2020 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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3LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Jazz Images)

Young Chet

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2020 | EU | Original (Nyami Nyam)

Forward Kwenda

Chawapiwa Deluxe Edition

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Blue Note)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Forward Kwenda was born in the Buhera area of Manicaland, Zimbabwe. This area is known for its fierce resistance to colonial rulers and respect for Shona tradition. Forward Kwenda has always played Mbira, for the spirits, the ancestors, the land of Zimbabwe and the world around it. An undisputed master of this eminently spiritual instrument, he has developed a complex and unique melodic technique that has led him to perform and teach in the United States, Europe and Japan.
The EP Chawapiwa is the result of a collaboration with two of his students: Yann Dubois and Shiho Manabe.
The B-Side of this 12” is a remix and a loving tribute to Zimbabwe by Dj Oil, a french producer and dj, and a true veteran of the underground music and party scene in his native Marseille, Lionel Corsini, aka DJ Oil released his well-received solo debut as recently as 2012 (Black Notes for French label Discograph) but is probably better known as one part of The Troublemakers, who had the (probably unique?) distinction of being signed to both the legendary ‘90s house label Guidance and the most famous of all jazz labels, Blue Note.
The cover artwork is taken from Georgina Maxim's work: "Letters I wasn't supposed to read". Presented as textile sculptures like a diary made from second-hand clothes, the pieces bear the history and memory of the ghost corps that once wore them. Georgina Maxim lives and works in Zimbabwe where she founded the artistic collective, Village Unhu.
The visual adaptation and screen-printing was done by Vivien Le Jeune Durhin from PPP studio, Paris. This is a screenprinted limited edition release of 100 copies.

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Herbie Hancock

Prisoner

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Helen Merrill Mono Edition

Helen Merrill

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Acoustic Sounds)

46,99 €*

2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (In & Out)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Helen Merrill attributed her childhood musical influence to her mother's singing. Truth is, she didn't wait long herself to make a mark as a teenage jazz ingénue, following-up with the notable self-titled LP you have in your hands, newly remastered, and reissued by Analogue Productions.
Helen Merrill arrives, remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio, and plated and pressed to 200-gram vinyl by the dedicated crew at Quality Record Pressings, supervised by plating expert and general manager Gary Salstrom. No less than an old-style, tip-on Stoughton Printing gatefold jacket would suffice for such a phenomenal-sounding reissue. Rare photographs inside the gatefold originally appeared as sleeve art for the 7-inch singles recorded and released in conjunction with the original 1955 album release.
Helen Merrill was born in New York City on July 21, 1930. Her professional career began at the age of 15 when, after singing at theatres and winning amateur contests, she landed a job as vocalist with Reggie Charles' Band. Merrill was later signed by Mercury Records to their EmArcy label. "Helen Merrill" is her debut studio album, backed by among others, trumpeter Clifford Brown and bassist/cellist Oscar Pettiford. The legendary Quincy Jones produced and arranged the album when he was just 21-years-old!
The success of Helen Merrill prompted Mercury to sign her for an additional four-album contract. AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow gave Helen Merrill 4 1/2 stars. »The music is essentially straight-ahead bop, yet the seven standards ... are uplifted by the presence of Merrill (in top form) and Brown.« Her success associated Merrill with the first generation of bebop jazz musicians.
Merrill's career continued with recordings and concerts throughout six decades, until the early 2000s. Her emotional, sensual vocal performances, particularly this engaging debut, stand as testament to her immense talent.
This is a high-quality reissue of a rare and valuable record. Original copies have sold for more than $1,000!

Recording: in mono

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Ron Carter

Foursight-Stockholm

46,99 €*

Who Is Jill Scott: Words And Sounds Volume 1 Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dopppel LP, 2 bisher unveröffentlichte Bonus Tracks (über 20 Minuten).

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Jill Scott

2LP | 2020 | US | Original (Hidden Beach)

44,99 €*

Monorails And Satellites Volumes 1-3

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Only 1 per customer! Limited double blue-colored vinyl LP pressing. Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Grammy-award, multi-platinum artist Jill Scott's debut album, Who Is Jill Scott? Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 is the debut album by the R&B-soul singer-songwriter, originally released in 2000 The album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2001 Grammy Awards, whereas "Gettin' in the Way", "A Long Walk", and "He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)" were nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 2001, 2002, and 2003, respectively. The album has been listed as one of the best albums of the 2000s by Slant Magazine.

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Sun Ra

3LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Cosmic Myth)

44,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"I have always thought orchestra. I play that way, even when playing the piano." — Sun Ra

Monorails and Satellites were two volumes of solo piano works recorded by Sun Ra in 1966. Volume 1 was issued on his Saturn label in 1968, volume 2 the following year. They were the first commercial LPs of the artist's solo keyboard excursions. Vol. 1 featured seven idiosyncratic Sun Ra originals and one standard delivered in Sunny's singular manner. Vol. 2 consists entirely of original compositions. A tape of a third, unreleased volume was discovered posthumously by Michael D. Anderson of the Sun Ra Music Archive. Released here for the first time, it consists of five originals and four standards, and was recorded in stereo.

Despite Sun Ra's obsession with the future, Monorails and Satellites is something of a nostalgia trip. As a youth in Birmingham, Alabama, the man who became Sun Ra—Herman Poole Blount—spent hours at the Forbes Piano Company, amusing himself (as well as staff and customers) at the showroom keyboards. He practiced standards, emulated his piano heroes, played the latest pop songs, and improvised. The idyllic reveries which the teen experienced in those formative years were no doubt recaptured during the Monorails sessions.

The playing here speaks less of a style, and more of a collection of statements. Some of the tunes, with their odd juxtapositions of mood, could be mistaken for silent film scores. Perhaps they were audio notebooks, a way to generate ideas which could be developed with the band ("I think orchestra"). Regardless of any secondary (and admittedly speculative) intent, they serve as compelling standalone works. The fingering reflects Sun Ra's encyclopedic knowledge of piano history as his passages veer from stride to swing, from barrelhouse to post-bop, from march to Cecil Taylor-esque free flights, with a bit of soothing "candelabra" swank thrown in. Sunny's attack is mercurial, his themes unpredictable. His hands can be primitive or playful, then abruptly turn sensitive and elegant. As with the whole of Sun Ra's recorded legacy, you get everything but consistency and predictability.

The listener also experiences something rare in the Sun Ra recorded omniverse: intimacy. His albums, generally populated by the rotating Arkestral cast, are raucous affairs. With the Monorails sessions, we eavesdrop on private moments: the artist, alone with his piano. These are brief audio snapshots of what was surely a substantial part of Sun Ra's life, infinitesimal surviving scraps of 100,000 hours similarly spent, most lost to posterity.

The 2-CD and 3-LP packages of this set include an essay by three-time Down Beat Artist of the Year VIJAY IYER, along with a historical chronicle by jazz authority BEN YOUNG.

– I.C.

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Chet Baker Sings Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

43,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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3LP | 2020 | EU | Original (The Last Music Company)

Jimmie Vaughan

Pleasure's All Mine

43,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Inmelo Music)

Eduardo Hopper

Gratidao Infinita

43,99 €*

LP | 2019 | Reissue (Real Gone Music)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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If one had to embody Eduardo Hopper with a single word, that word would be “virtuoso”- a term the master musicians he worked with often used in reference to him. His unusual harmonic approaches in compositions and in musical interpretations beguile the ear and instil curiosity in the listener. This talent is only matched by Hopper’s technical skills as an instrumentalist, illustrated especially by his mastery of the acoustic and electric guitars.

As a Brazilian music researcher, he travels through diverse and rich universes of sound. Inspired by the instrumentalists Baden Powell, Hélio Delmiro, Lula Galvão and Guinga on one hand, and Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery, Bill Evans and Sonny Rollins on the other ; Hopper’s perfectionism becomes a tool, which allows him to work relentlessly until he is sure that every resource at his disposal has been used to express his vision.

Besides being a superb guitar player, he also plays the cavaquinho, the bass, the drums and the piano. He teaches music and is renown as a prolific creator of soundtracks for television programs, as well as music for commercials, etc. Throughout the 21 years of his career, he performed alongside many great names in Brazilian music, such as Francis Hime, Johnny Alf, Zimbo Trio, Dominguinhos, André Mehmari and Mônica Salmaso, among many others.

Born in 1983 in Santo André, a big industrial city, Eduardo Hopper began studying music at the precocious age of 4 years old by learning the guitar. He grew up surrounded by a festive and musical family environment. His determination and dedication also came from his parents, who were farm labourers and left the countryside in order to seek a better life. His first musical references were his father and siblings who played and rehearsed with relatives and friends at family gatherings.

Although he played in gospel music groups, he only began attending music school at the age of 13. Three years later, he was invited to replace his own teacher, thus starting his teaching career. In the meantime, he began composing which allowed him to gain entry to some of Brazil’s most prestigious music schools. Firstly, to Fundação das Artes in São Caetano do Sul, where under his teacher, Renato Santoro’s, guidance, he deepened his knowledge of guitar in popular Brazilian music. At the age of 19, he joined the Conservatório de Tatuí, the Institution supported by Hermeto Pascoal, where he further mastered the guitar with Fernando Correa, who was specialised in teaching Jazz and popular music.

At this point he was already touring professionally accompanying different bands and artists. At the Universidade Livre de Música de São Paulo, while he was guided by master Olmir Stocker, he was invited to join the orchestra Jovem Tom Jobim, at the time conducted by the maestro Roberto Sion. In this orchestra he had the opportunity to play with major names of the Brazilian pop music and contributed to the orchestra’s first album Álbum de Estréia.

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Norma Tanega

Walkin' My Cat Named Dog

Release: 2019 / Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jimmy Smith & Stanley Turrentine

Prayer Meetin' Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Joe Harley ist Mitbegründer und Koproduzent des renommierten amerikanischen Vinyl-Labels MUSIC MATTERS. Sein außerordentliches Gespür für die Klangästhetik des LP-Formats brachte ihm den Titel "Tone Poet" ein. Anlässlich seines 80. Label-Jubiläum beauftragte Blue Note Records den "Klangpoeten" damit, einige Alben für eine exklusive LP-Edition zusammenstellen. Diese rein analogen, d.h. ohne digitale Zwischenschritte gefertigten Reissues werden von Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) von den originalen Masterbändern neu gemastert und bei Record Technology Incorporated (RTI) auf 180g-Vinyl gepresst. Die Originalcover werden als schwere, laminierte Gatefold-Sleeves faksimiliert. Dabei wird eine Hüllenfertigung angewendet, deren Name nur LP-Gourmets etwas sagen dürfte: Tip-on-Sleeve. Wie zur Zeit der schweren, stabilen Papphüllen der fünfziger und sechziger Jahre wird auch hier eine stabile Papp-Grundlage mit glänzend laminierter Oberfläche verbunden.

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J Jazz Volume 2: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1969-1983

3LP | 2019 | EU | Original (BBE Music)

2LP | 2019 | EU | Reissue (Ponderosa)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Following the sell-out success of our landmark compilation, J Jazz: deep modern jazz from Japan 1969-1984, BBE Music is thrilled to present another exploration into the very finest Japanese modern jazz.J Jazz 2 builds on the solid foundation of the first compilation and sees co-compilers Tony Higgins and Mike Peden once again pick choice sections from their own record collections. They present a deep dive into an intoxicating and beguiling range of styles: from cinematic roaring big-band (Little G by Nobuo Hara) and sparse minimal acoustic funk (Teru-Teru Bozo by Teru Sakamoto), to deep spiritual modal epics (Dragon Dance by Makoto Terashita and Harold Land) and funk fusion (Mother of the Future by Electro Keyboard Orchestra). J Jazz 2 delivers more astonishing high quality jazz that will appeal the old school hard-core jazz head as much as those digging the current sounds of the current vibrant jazz explosion in the UK and USA.The specially chosen tracks on J Jazz volume two span across 25 years of Japanese musical progression and invention. From the elegiac stark beauty of Serenade to a Dimly Lit Street and the modal vortex of Daguri, to the fierce post-bop freedom of Bull Trout and the mid-tempo bossa lilt of Vietnam, there is enough here to satisfy the most curious and demanding jazz fan seeking something extra special. J Jazz 2 is available across all formats

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Ludovico Einaudi

I Giorni

Release: 2019 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Release: 2020 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | Original (Dot Time)

Louis Armstrong

Live In France

41,99 €*

Release: 2020 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | Original (Dot Time)

Louis Armstrong

Live In Germany

41,99 €*

Release: 2020 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | Original (Dot Time)

Louis Armstrong

Standard Oil Sessions

41,99 €*

Release: 2020 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2020 | UK | Original (Forever Living Originals)

Sault

Untitled (Rise)

34,02 €* 40,99 € -17%

2LP | 2020 | UK | Original (Forever Living Originals)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Optimal pressing.
The fourth album by Sault scored 97/100 at Metacritic and is the most beloved album at HHVs Supreme 100 of 2020 list, chosen by 150 journalists, musicians, label makers and record collectors.

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Sault

Untitled (Black Is)

2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (United Souls)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Last chance, last repress.

“We present our first ‘Untitled’ album to mark a moment in time where we as Black People, and of Black Origin are fighting for our lives. RIP George Floyd and all those who have suffered from police brutality and systemic racism. Change is happening… We are focused.”

Pressed at Optimal.

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The Isley Brothers

At Their Very Best

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Albina Music Trust)

The Legendary Beyons

2LP | 2020 | UK | Original (Shellac)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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As with The Gangsters LP in 2018, Albina Music Trust now returns with another buried treasure from Portland’s past: a lost album by The Legendary Beyons. AMT is a unique taxpayer-funded initiative of arts and education non-profit, World Arts Foundation. This initiative serves the underrepresented musician community in Albina, Portland's historically Black neighborhood. For over fifty years, The Legendary Beyons have delighted Portlanders with their music. And now, for the first time, their work has been documented in this high fidelity LP accompanied by a detailed oral history of the group. The album's well-designed booklet features a wide range of archival photography, serving as a period piece for the uninitiated. On the cover of this previously unreleased 1977 album, there's an image that tells you nearly everything you need to know: four Black men, resplendent in custom-tailored suits, are working it with synchronized steps before the rushing falls of Portland’s Fourcourt Fountain. In their joyous faces is written a brotherhood that began when this core of singers—Jeddy Beasley, Thurtis Channel, James Tims, and Ira Hammon—endeavored to harmonize as The Legendary Beyons. The group's presentation in this image reveals the richness of their soulful, Motown-inspired vocal sound. These songs are the culmination of a story that began when these young men began singing in the locker room after basketball games at Jefferson High School. As their reputation grew, The Beyons––with the help of a crack backing band featuring arranger Dan Brewster and The Soul Masters––aspired for greatness in Albina's club scene. A litany of touring acts on the Chitlin Circuit stopped through the area, performing side-by-side with The Beyons: The Whispers, Bloodstone, Blue Magic...the list is deep. But without a local recording industry or sustainable income for gigging Black musicians, The Beyons never released a recording in their heyday. This session represents a seasoned group roughly a decade into their career. It is their only 20th century recording that has survived. These songs, ranging from the jazzed “Dreaming You In My Mind” to the quiet storm of sweet soul ballad “There We Were, Here We Are,” spotlight the group's tightly knit harmonies––pleading, sensual, playful, and romantic. Meanwhile, album single "Love Notes" comes as a burst of energy and "Let's Talk About Love" begets a cosmic intro calling upon Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle to assist in sharing the band's take on a topic called L-o-v-e. To put it simply: put this record on and look inside the jacket. There is a booklet with classic photography and an oral history that provides not only a snapshot of this great group but a well-portioned inquiry into the experiences of Portland's Black musician community in historic Albina––a truly unique project from Albina Music Trust.

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Marisol

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Prodigy child Marisol a.k.a. Pepa Flores was born Josefa Flores González in

Málaga, 1948. She was discovered in 1959 and started a successful solo career

that took her to win the Best Child Actress prize of the Mostra de Venezia in

1960s. She did many movies for Spanish directors, also for actor/director Mel

Ferrer in Hollywood and did also T.V. work.

Parallel to her cinema and television career Marisol produced an impressive collection

of records. This double LP set collects some of her most famous hits, spreading

through a variety of styles that go from traditional Spanish flamenco flavoured tunes to

ye-yé beat to more sophisticated pop productions, including songs written by famed

Spanish composers/conductors such as Augusto Algueró and Manuel Alejandro,

Spanish pop stars Juan y Junior and Los Brincos or jazz legend and ubiquitous

arranger / producer Juan Carlos Calderón.

Since her child star days, Marisol evolved both as an artist and as a civil rights

defender through the years until she retired from public life in the 1980s. This collection

is a small representation of her works from her earliest recordings in 1962 through

some of her more mature productions.

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Leve Leve Sao Tome & Principe Sounds

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Les Disques Bongo Joe)

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

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The two Portuguese-speaking African islands of Sao Tomé & Principe, located in the Gulf of Guinea, created an unique music called Puxa : a refined mixture of various musical components from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. A blend of Semba, Merengue, Kompas, Soukouss, Coladeira patterns, often pushing forward with a voodoo-like energy, solid bass lines, delicate melodies and backing harmonies of the rich Sao Tomean melodic traditions. Very first compilation focusing on the golden age of these island’s sounds, the 16 tracks selected will surely set fire on all dance floors !

Léve-Léve is the first ever compilation devoted to music from São Tome and Principe, two small islands situated off the coast of Gabon in central Africa. The album unravels a story of liberation where the music of Africa, Europe and the Americas unify with a carefree spirit personified by a phrase the islanders use all the time: “léve, léve” (“take it easy”). With echoes of Angolan semba and merengue, of Brazilian afoxê, of coladeira from Cape Verde and dance music from the Caribbean, it is a sound fiercely proud of its island heritage, sung in local dialects and using distinctive local rhythms.

On this record you can hear the cultural and social history of São Tome and Principe, and how live music represented its beating heart. Once known as the “Chocolate Islands” (remarkably, these two tiny islands were the largest cocoa producers in the world, though now this title acts as a reminder of its colonial past), through the years leading up to independence from Portugal, music would be a fundamental voice of liberation and conviviality. Os Úntués were one of the first groups to make an impression, releasing a couple of 7 inches in Angola – the litmus test of success for any of the islands’ groups. They united unique rhythms and dances like socopé, puita and dança-congo – borne from the islands’ largely slave-descendant population – with the sound of pop music beamed in on the radio from Europe, even adding in a little bit of soukous and Brazilian instrumentation. Their main rivals were Conjunto Mindelo, who fused São Toméan rhythms with rebita, an Angolan style, to create high energy puxa, a truly original island rhythm.

From the mid-1970s, coinciding with independence from Portugal in 1975, the islands’ groups featured an even stronger African influence and nowhere was that more apparent than with Africa Negra. They would listen to the latest records from Gabon, Zaire and Cameroon, taking inspiration and trying out phrasing from the greats of Central African guitar playing, developing a devoted fan base off the islands, as well as on. A score of other bands would follow a similar musical path, with a few getting their dues overseas in Angola, Cape Verde, Portugal and across Africa.

Os Leonenses (led by the iconic Pedro Lima), Conjunto Sangazuza, Sum Alvarinho and Conjunto Ecuador were just some of the other bands that formed a lively home-grown music scene that lit up the islands’ bars and open-air shows from the 1950s through to the mid-90s. Regardless of class or age, they were responsible for keeping the population entertained come the weekend, with Sunday matinee shows the highlight of the week, the music not stopping from midday until midnight.

As a Portuguese island colony that was for many years populated with slaves brought from Africa, São Tome and Principe has much in common with other Lusophone countries and boasts a richly complex and idiosyncratic musical DNA. Whilst the musical tapestries of Angola and Cape Verde are well known, São Tome and Principe’s secrets were assigned to the islanders themselves. Until now.

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Cleo Sol

Rose In The Dark

The Jingle Workshop: Midcentury Musical Miniatures 1951-1965 Clear Vinyl Edition

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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Raymond Scott

2LP | 2019 | US | Reissue (Modern Harmonic)

The Prime Movers Blues Band

Release: 2019 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Back in print, now on clear vinyl! Tingling tartness of jingle perfection! In addition to being a pioneer of early electronic music, Raymond Scott generated hymns to hunger, odes to pudding and pilsner, and crafted carols for countless other products, elevating the form of advertisement to an art. If Zappa had written music for commercials, it's not hard to think his approach would have been similar! Pressed on clear vinyl at Third Man Pressing and containing varied styles in both instrumentation and vocalization plus previously unavailable electronic works! Products may contain soy, wheat, dairy, or Mel Tormé.

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2LP | 2019 | US | Original (Modern Harmonic)

Matriz Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Unissued gritty & grindin\' blues! Formed in the summer of 1965 by brothers Michael and Dan Erlewine, The Prime Movers Blues Band's dedication was the stuff of legend. Refusing to adopt a faux British Invasion look and turning down an offer from Motown, they played their style of Chicago-inspired blues relentlessly around the Detroit area. Featuring the 'raw power' of a young James Osterberg on drums (who also lends vocals on their sizzling styling of 'I'm A Man'), this first-ever collection of The Prime Movers Blues Band's recordings is fittingly pressed at Third Man in Detroit and includes liner notes from bandleader Michael Erlewine!

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Pitty

LP | 2019 | BR | Original (Polysom)

Release: 2019 / BR – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Mindfulness Record Store Day 2019 Edition

William Hooker

2LP | 2019 | US | Original (ORG Music)

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded live at Slim's in San Francisco, Mindfulness is the
brilliant soundscape created by drummer William Hooker,
along with Glenn Spearman on tenor saxophone and DJ Olive.
The fi ve Hooker compositions fl ow into each other, one after
another, seamlessly, as if to take the listener on a musical
voyage through time and space. The layers of vibrant sound,
accompanied by trashing drums and shrieking sax show the
incredible ability of each musician to take their instrumental
vocabulary to a new level. The album receives its fi rst ever
vinyl release with this clear 2xLP pressing, featuring two
unreleased bonus tracks, exclusively for Record Store Day

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Blue Note Re:Imagined Volume 1 Record Store Day 2024 Splatter Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2020 | Original (Decca)

Release: 2020 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Blue Note Re:imagined was first released in 2020 featuring fresh takes on music from the illustrious Blue Note Records vaults recorded by a heavyweight line-up of the UK jazz, soul, and R&B scene’s most hotly-tipped rising stars. This incredible compilation includes artists such as Jorja Smith, Jordan Rakai, Ezra Collective, Poppy Ajudha and more. This new version of Blue Note Re:imagined, pressed exclusively for Record Store Day on Smokey Clear & Blue vinyl with new blue cover, includes an exclusive bonus track - Jorja Smith – Rose Rouge (Joy Orbison Remix)

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LP | 2020 | US | Original (Craft)

Chet

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Decca / Blue Note)

Blue Note Re:Imagined

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This autumn will see the release of Blue Note Re:imagined; a brand-new collection of classic Blue Note tracks, reworked and newly recorded by a selection of the UK scene’s most exciting young talents. Representing a bridge between the ground-breaking label’s past and future, the project features contributions from a roll call of 16 revered UK acts including Ezra Collective, Nubya Garcia, Poppy Ajudha, Jordan Rakei and Brit Award-winning Jorja Smith. Blue Note, which celebrated its milestone 80th anniversary in 2019, boasts an illustrious catalogue that traces the entire history of jazz and the Re:imagined project features music originally created by some of its most legendary artists.

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2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Universal)

Motown Greatest Hits

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Complete Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | US | Original (Craft)

Chet Baker In New York

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Valentine Limited Edition

Bill Frisell

2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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All Rise Black Vinyl Edition

Gregory Porter

2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2019 | US | Reissue (Mom+Pop)

Caamp

By And By

Release: 2019 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Erstausgabe Gold Vinylrausch 2021 Edition

Moka Efti Orchestra

2LP | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Motor)

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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limited to 500.

Comes with a Vinylrausch Tote Bag.

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Chet Baker Plays The Best Of Lerner And Loewe

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Craft)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Atlantic)

Aretha Franklin

Aretha

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2020 | JP | Original (HMV Record Shop)

DJ Kawasaki

When It Feels Right

2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Decca)

Release: 2020 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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When It Feels Right feat. Monday Michiru (Danny Krivit 7" Edit)"

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Melody Gardot

Sunset In The Blue

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Verve)

Ella Fitzgerald

The Lost Berlin Tapes

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Verve)

Diana Krall

This Dream Of You

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Bimba)

C.A.R.

Befunde Ab 1999

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Clubhouse Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

Dexter Gordon

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2020 | Original (Mack Avenue)

Christian Sands

Be Water

Release: 2020 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | JP | Original (Somethin' Cool)

Sumire Kuribayashi

Nameless Piano

Serena Spedicato / Nicola Andrioli

Release: 2020 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Japan import! Better don't sleep!

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The Shining Of Things - Dedicated To David Sylvian

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Dodicilune)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | US | Original (Blue Note)

Dexter Gordon

Swingin Affair

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Polysom)

Marcos Valle

Cinzento

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Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | US | Original (Impulse)

Ted Poor

You Already Know

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Mr Jones Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

Elvin Jones

LP | 2020 | DE | Original (Blue Note)

Release: 2020 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Indent Black Friday Record Store Day 2019 Edition

Cecil Taylor

LP | 2019 | US | Original (Atlantic)

Bossacucanova & Roberto Menescal

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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RSD Exclusive. Limitation: 2000. Indent, a live solo album by Cecil Taylor, was recorded in Ohio in March 1973. It was originally released on Taylor's own Unit Core label, subsequently more widely released on the Freedom label, and has received critical praise, including a 4/5 star review from the Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Previously out of print for decades, the phenomenal work is finally coming back to vinyl with an audiophile-grade pressing from Pallas Group. The album was remastered for vinyl at Infrasonic Mastering. This white color vinyl pressing is exclusively available for RSD Black Friday.

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Bossa Got The Blues

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Polysom)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2019 | US | Original (Ropeadope)

BT ALC Big Band

The Search For Peace

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Since the group's formation in 2011, the BT ALC Big Band, led by trombonist Brian Thomas and trumpeter Alex Lee-Clark, has gained a reputation for hard grooving original compositions featuring the most talented jazz and funk musicians in Boston. The BT ALC Big Band draws from the big band traditions of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Thad Jones and infuses music from funk legends like James Brown, Parliament Funkadelic, and The Meters, creating an undeniably unique sound, Big Band Funk. The BT ALC Big Band will be releasing their 4th album, The Search For Peace, on Ropeadope Records in May of 2019. The Search For Peace was recorded live by Alan Evans (Soulive, Iron Wax Studios). Evans research of the recording process, paired with his creativity has yielded an organic, old school sound. Each horn section played into one omnidirectional mic, with the rhythm section in the same room, essentially capturing a live performance. The Search For Peace follows the BT ALC Big Band’s previous 3 albums; Superhero Dance Party (2013), The Herd Sessions Vol. 1 (2016), and The Herd Sessions Vol. 2 (2016). In addition to performances at clubs and festivals, the BT ALC Big Band demonstrates their commitment to education through clinics, workshops and performances with students throughout New England. Their compositions are available for purchase at btalc.com, and have been performed by college and high school jazz ensembles including West Virginia University, UMASS Amherst, Ithaca College, and honor bands in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maryland. The BT ALC Big Band continues to push the art of the big band forward by utilizing a process that’s been followed by musicians for years: play the music you love, just in your own way.

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Interactions: A Guide To Swiss Underground Experimentac

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Buh)