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Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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(We Ain't Here Looking For) No Trouble

Jimmy Thomas

7" | 1969 | EU | Reissue (You Are The Cosmos)

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Ain't Nothing But A House Party EP

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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First official reissue of this Soul classic originally released in 1969 by Spark label.

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The Showstoppers

7" | 1968 | EU | Reissue (You Are The Cosmos)

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7" | 1968 | EU | Reissue (You Are The Cosmos)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Show Stoppers was formed in 1967 by Alex Burke and Laddie Burke (Yes! they were brothers of Solomon Burke...) who joined with fellow brothers Timmy Smith and Earl Smith, all of them were students of Germantwon Highschool (Philadelphia). They are best remembered for their 1967 hit "Ain't Nothin' But A House Party" and they have recorded a bunch of 7" EP/Sge until they disbanded in 1972. This EP contains four of their best songs.

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Jon & Jeannie

Lover's Holiday EP

9,99 €*

7" | 1969 | Reissue (Cleopatra)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Very unknown artists from Brixton (London), they have recorded two singles on Beacon label in 1968. And no more info about them. But we Love these four tracks of killer Soul & R'n'B in the vein of Ike & Tina.

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Bob Marley

Soul Rebel

11,39 €* 11,99 € -5%

Release: 1969 / Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 1968 | UK | Reissue (Tramp)

Offbeats

The Hump

Gira Gira / Parabéns Meu Bem Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Monstrous blue-eyed soul / garage double-sider and a must for any rare groove DJ.
250 copies pressed.

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Marcos Vermelho

7" | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Groovie)

Melvin Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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The Polydor label released a few singles in the late 1960s that became very obscure and unknown, even to researchers. Most of these 7 inches are super psychedelic and very creative, but totally anti commercial. Own compositions, recordings and good productions, always with a top team. These works were not promoted or publicized by the label and very few copies circulated at the time. The impression is that the intention was to freeze or disappear with the artist in question. Vermelho is one of them, a work that is little talked about or known but that always attracts the attention of those who have access to these two tracks. Arrangement by Rogério Duprat, who was proud to have participated in these recordings, with Rafael Moreno on bass, Alberto Niccoli Junior on drums, Bolão on Sax and Marcos Ficarelli, the “Vermelho” on guitar and vocals.

Marcos already knew well the ways of recording and producing an album, having participated in historical groups of Brazilian rock in the 60's such as Top Sounds, Código 90 and Loupha, to name a few. At this stage, he had already acquired good knowledge of recording and studio management. Excerpts such as “And in the hole of the corners, to look for, is what I try in vain” presents the listener with the mood of the dark times of that time, and today seems a premonition about the difficulty of finding this single, even in private collections.

“Parabéns Meu Bem” and “Gira-Gira” are tracks with an advanced rhythm for the time. Drums very well marked, with an original take and very close to North American funk. The bass is consistent and strong and the guitar full of effects and very reminiscent of the sound and energy of Jimi Hendrix, Santana and Blood Sweat & Tears. There is yet another musical layer created by Duprat, who managed to insert a mini orchestra along with the sound mass created by “Banda do Vermelho”.

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The Belles

7" | 1966 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

Release: 1966 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Gira Gira / Parabéns Meu Bem Black Vinyl Edition

Marcos Vermelho

7" | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Groovie)

I'll Never Do It Again / A Feeling Deep Inside

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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The Corvairs

7" | 1965 | UK | Reissue (Sylvia)

The Famous Ward Singers / Jessy Dixon

Release: 1965 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Here are two great cuts, previously unreleased as singles, recorded for Al Sears’ Sylvia label in New York City in 1965. The Corvairs had one very good release on the label in a soul group harmony style. ‘I'll Never Do It Again’ and ‘A Feeling Deep Inside’ are more R&B and sound earlier than the 45 release. Both tracks have picked up admirers from their New Breed and Modernist CD releases and their release as a Sylvia repro label single will be very welcome.

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I'm Getting Richer / Wade In The Water

7" | 1960 | UK | Reissue (Honest Jon's)

What You Want To Bet? / These Are The Songs

Release: 1960 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A scorcher from the golden age of gospel, via its cardinal label.
From 1960, during the family’s second decade with Savoy, featuring Gertrude Ward, Christine Jackson, Mildred Means and Vermettya Royster — and Clara, totally riveting and in-your-face with evangelistic fervour and raw soul.

Plus a rambunctious, floor-filling Wade In The Water, by Jessy Dixon and his Singers.

Handsomely sleeved (showing a contemporary but slightly different Wards lineup).

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Tim Maia

7" | 1968 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

7" | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Debut single from the mighty Tim Maia! Released upon his return from the USA in the late 60’s. Highly sought after and prized in its original form, we are very proud to reissue this record. Maia sings in English here – influenced by his time spend travelling and working in the USA. Both songs are very soulful, reminiscent of the great soul singers of 1960’s USA, who were clearly a powerful inspiration to him. Official Mr Bongo reissue. Licensed from Som Livre.

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O’Seis

Suicida / Apocalipse

Melvin Blue White Marble Vinyl Edition

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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‘O’Seis’ are the core members of the mighty and legendary ‘Os Mutantes’ – namely Rita Lee and brothers Arnaldo and Sérgio Baptista, accompanied here by Raphael Vilardi, Maria ‘Mogguy’ Malheiros and Luiz Pastura. The record features anthemic, heavyweight, psychedelic rock on ‘Suicida’ b/w deeper, tripped-out MPB-folk on ‘Apocalipse’. Both tracks were written by Rita Lee, assisted by Tobe and Vilardi respectively. The term ‘holy grail’ is a little overused these days perhaps, but this definitely is one. Originally pressed and released by the band themselves in 1966, apparently only a handful of copies are known to exist (sources/numbers vary). The record has changed hands for up to a staggering $5000! Ouch.
Official Mr Bongo reissue. Licensed courtesy of Warner Music UK LTD.

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The Belles

7" | 1966 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

You Just Gotta Know My Mind / Karen's Theme

Release: 1966 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Blue White Marble.

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Karen Verros

7" | 1965 | UK | Reissue (Ace)

12" | 1968 | EU | Reissue (High Note)

Release: 1965 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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First issued on the Dot label in 1965, Karen Verros’ recording of ‘You Just Gotta Know My Mind’ is one of the most popular and in-demand tracks ever to appear on Ace Records’ “Girls With Guitars” compilation series. Pressings of the hopelessly rare original exist in two variants, one 20 or so seconds shorter than the other.

This new Ace release features the longer of the two versions. ‘Karen’s Theme’ on the B-side is the ‘You Just Gotta Know My Mind’ backing track, with added freakbeat guitar in place of Karen’s vocal.

An original copy, in the unlikely event one should become available for sale, is likely to carry a hefty asking price. Designed to resemble a small-run mid-60s acetate pressing, rather than a replica Dot label, this very welcome addition to Ace’s catalogue of 7-inch vinyl singles should set punters back about the cost of a bottle of cheap plonk.

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Paragons

Riding High

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Mickey & The Soul Generation

Iron Leg

7" | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Gc Production)

7" | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Wah Wah)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Reissued and remastered with replica artwork - the highly sort after classic rare groove track, 'Iron Leg' by DJ Shadow's favourite Funk band, Mickey & The Soul Generation.

Original copies trade hands for £125+. Black 7" dinked centre hole vinyl.

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Brenner's Folk

Daurat Oest +3

7" | 1969 | JM | Reissue (Pyramid)

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The most elusive Edigsa 7" gets its first ever vinyl reissue on Wah Wah. An unsung moody garage folk-rock act, Brenner's Folk where the embryonic Pic-Nic (of "Cállate niña" fame) and featured a very young Jordi 'Toti' Soler right after he had gone through Els Xerracs (who also had released an EP on Edigsa), drummer Jordi Barangé (also from Els Xerracs) and brothers Vytas and Haakon Brenner. The Brenner brothers were born in Germany but grew up in Venezuela, where their family had emigrated after the devastation of World War II. The Brenner family would return several years later to establish in Europe, first in Italy and later in Barcelona. The new band started to rehearse under the name of The Vytas Brenner Quartet, and their main influences came from american modern folk acts like Peter Paul and Mary or The Mamas & The Papas, a.o. Not long after they started rehearsing, a very young Jeanette joined them thus becoming Brenner's Folk. Edigsa approached them and offered a contract for the recording of their only EP, sung in catalan and issued in 1966. A showcase of their folk and folk rock influences, the Brenner's Folk 7" is a lo fi garagey jewel that has become an elusive piece due to the importance that its band members would gather in years to come. Toti Soler became the biggest master of guitar, he went to psychedelic and progressive / jazz rock with Om prior to trading in his electric for a Spanish guitar and pioneering instrumental flamenco jazz rock fussion sound on his early solo albums. He is still active nowadays, he is one the biggest Catalan geniuses of modern guitar. The Brenner brothers returned to Venezuela where Vytas became a big solo act, recording the sought after LPs "La Ofrenda de Vytas" and "Hermanos" with his brother Haakon on production duties. Vytas continued a solo carrer that would last until his premature death in 2004 at only 57 due to a heart attack. Jeanette, of course, went on to lead the successful Pic-Nic along with Toti Soler and later enjoyed a successful solo career in the 1970s and 1980s, plus a come back in the early 2000s.

The 4 original Catalan sung tunes will appeal to lovers of Catalan sixties aborigen sounds, Euro & Nederbiet or American teen moody folk rock garage a la Rising Storm, Dovers, Nightcrawlers, Tormentors and the likes.

A facsimile reproduction of this mega rare EP, originally released on Edigsa in 1966, coming with remastered sound and an insert with lyrics, photos and notes.

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Toots & The Maytals

Pee Pee Cluck Cluck

Release: 1969 / JM – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Toots & The Maytals / Roland Alphonso

Hold On / On The Move

7" | 1969 | JM | Reissue (Pyramid)

Release: 1969 / JM – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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First Taste Of Hurt / I'm Having So Much Fun Record Store Day 2022 Vinyl Edition

Willie Tee

7" | 1969 | UK | Reissue (Gatur)

LP | 1962 | EU | Reissue (Honeypie)

Release: 1969 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Following on from the incredible success of 2020's "Teasin' You Again", we're proud to follow that up with one of Willie Tee's greatest double-siders and one of his very rarest 45s. Welcome to the incredible "First Taste Of Hurt" backed with "I'm Having So Much Fun".

This record was first discovered in Los Angeles in 1976 primarily for "I'm Having So Much Fun" which drew interest from the Northern Soul crowd, but then "First Taste Of Hurt" started catching on in wider circles. These days "First Taste Of Hurt" is the key side with a truly international audience across several scenes. An original Gatur copy of this will set you back £5000 and even the UK Grapevine reissue will cost you the best part of £100 these days. Expect another across-the-board Willie Tee smash which will match perfectly with "Teasin' You Again" and sell to many audiences.

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Ahmad Jamal

All Of You

LP | 1962 | EU | Reissue (Honeypie)

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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All of You is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded at Jamal's own club in Chicago in 1961 and released originally on the Argo label. Jamal's group had a personal sound of its own, often playing quietly and leaving space but never losing the passion. These versions of "Time on My Hands," "Star Eyes" and "All of You" in particular are well worth hearing. On the cover, photographed by Don Bronstein, one of the first staff photographers for Playboy magazine, Jamal sits in an MAA chair, designed by George Nelson.

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Mar-Keys

Do The Pop-Eye

Miss Nelson / Bruce Haack

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Here are the fabulous Mar-Keys, the Memphis based group, remembered to be the first house band at Stax Records. A bunch of talented, solid studio musicians who formed the foundation for the legendary Stax sound. Originally issued in early 1962, "Do the Pop-Eye" was the band's second album, a collection of minimal, infectious Soul-Funk-Rock instrumentals. Among the players: guitarist and composer Steve Cropper, bassist Donald “Duck” Dunn and organist Booker T. Jones. Just the right people to lay down the perfect groove for a quintessential album of instrumental music to dance to.

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Dance Sing And Listen Again!

LP | 1962 | EU | Reissue (Honeypie)

7" | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Arsivplak)

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Canadian composer Bruce Haack one of the true pioneers in the field of electronic and children's music. Originally released in 1962 "Dance, Sing & Listen" was Haack's debut album. Following instructions from children dance teacher Esther Nelson the album comes as a hyper-eclectic work based on a great variety of sound material. A hybrid soup of medieval, country, classical, and pop styles including tons of electronic effects, guitars, banjos and other acoustic string instruments and bongos!!! This is open minded music for children at its best.

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Beybonlar

Gelin Aysem / Nenni

Good Time Rock / Love Brother Love

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Here is Beybonlar Orkestrasi. Ultra rare Turkish heavy psychedelic single by Beybonlar from 1969.

Amazing stuff from the teenagers band that the drummer was only 12 years old when they recorded the tunes Side A is Gelin Ayse (Bride Ayse) which is very sad traditional Turkish folk song that arranged by the psych form Side B is Nenni (Lullaby) that is a traditional tune, but what a traditional tune by the teenagers!!! Enjoy it..!

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Hugh Malcolm

7" | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Harlem Shuffle)

Ray Conniff And His Orchestra & Chorus

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Yet another killer double sider with the first repress of the very rare and terrific "Good Time Rock". Extremely in demand, this rocking track has never been repressed on 7inch vinyl until now. The B side features another rare and wicked tune from Hugh Malcolm. Absolutely essential.

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Latin Rock

LP | 1960 | US | Reissue (Waxtime)

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Release: 1960 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Springtime / I Am Satisfied

Jimmy Thomas / Owen Grey

7" | 1969 | EU | Reissue

Open The Door To Your Heart Record Store Day 2019 Edition

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Deep/Mod Funk heavy hitter previously comped on Le Beat Bespoke and a deep Jamaican Soul cut increasingly in-demand among progressive Northern/Rare Soul deejays.

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Darrell Banks

12" | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Revilot)

Could It Be / Goin' Back / Headlines EP

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited Edition for Record Store Day 2019! Often quoted as being one of the greatest Soul records of all-time, “Open The Door To Your Heart” was Darrell Bank’s first release and biggest hit. A one-off UK issue copy on London Records recently sold for a huge £14,543 in 2014 and is testament to the quality of the song and recording. Here, for the first time ever, is the previously unissued instrumental version by the Funk Brothers - the Solid Hitbound musicians including Rudy Robinson, Uriel Jones, Eddie Willis, Bob Babbit and Dennis Coffey. This work of art will be reissued on the original Revilot label.

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Goldie

7" | 1966 | UK | Reissue (Top Sounds)

Release: 1966 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

OST Kali-Yug: La Dea Della Vendetta

LP | 1962 | EU | Reissue (Contempo)

LP | 1962 | US | Reissue (New Jazz)

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Soundtracks

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Lavagnino's soundtrack to the great 1962 movie 'Kali-Yug: La Dea Della Vendetta' directed by Mario Camerini and starring Senta Berger and Lex Barker, finally gets a proper reissue since its 1963 release on CAM Records. Composed and directed by Lavagnino, 'Kali-Yug' is one of the best soundtracks ever written by the late Maestro. Known for his beautiful orchestral themes, Lavagnino outdoes himself in 'Kali-Yug', with stunning exotic themes which makes this score a must have for serious soundtrack collectors. Original artwork. Master and sound restoring done by Roberto Zamori at Film Music Art Studio. Original copies, if you're lucky enough to find one, change hands for more than 350 euro!!!

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Roland Alexander

Pleasure Bent

14,24 €* 14,99 € -5%

Release: 1962 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Philly Groove)

Delfonics

Sound Of Sexy Soul

LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Solid State)

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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sampled by Afu-Ra, Diamond D ...

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Candido

Thousand finger man

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 1968 | UK | Reissue (Outta Sight)

Tobi Legend

Time Will Pass You By

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Iconic 1968 Northern Soul Anthem, One Of The Famed “3 Before 8” As Played Every Sunday Morning At Wigan Casino During It’s 8 Year Reign Coupled With The Original Demo, Recorded By The Writers At The Impact Studio, Detroit, 1965

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His Hand In Mine Aqua Blue Vinyledition

Release: 1960 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Chicas! Chicas! Y Mas Chicas! Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1962 | EU | Reissue (Vinyl Passion)

Springfields

Kinda Folksy

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Epitaph Für Aikichi Kuboyama / Sechs Studien

Herbert Eimert

LP | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Fantome Phonographique)

LP | 1962 | EU | Reissue (Doxy)

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Herbert Eimert was a German music renaissance man, with his expertise ranging from theory to composition, editing, radio production, and criticism. He wrote numerous books on music theory, worked for years at the British occupational forces run Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk. It was there in 1951 that he established a studio for electronic music that he ran until 1961, which hosted recordings from Stockhausen, Xenakis, and Cardew, among others. This brilliant work begins on side A with 'Epitaph Für Aikichi Kuboyama', a brilliant piece of voice and electronics dedicated to a Japanese fishing boat radioman, who lost his life from complications related to radiation poisoning in 1954, after the ship he worked on was contaminated from fallout after the USA's nuclear testing at Bikini atoll. In addition to being a brilliant piece of electronic musique concrete, it is a damning indictment of nuclear warfare, as prescient now as it was during The Cold War. Side B is made up of six studies in electronic music, showcasing Eimert's talents which are as impressive as his more famous contemporaries. Essential early electronic music.

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Sylvie Vartan

Sylvie

LP | 1962 | US | Reissue (Riverside)

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sylvie Vartans seminal 1962 debut LP transformed the 18-year-old collegiénne du twist into the French pop diva, whose songs (and high-profile marriage to Johnny Hallyday) would dominate the European pop charts throughout the 1960s. Songs like Est-ce que tu le sais and Le Loco-motion remakes of Ray Charles What Id Say and Little Evas Locomotionbecame two of her first smash hits.

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Johnny ''Hammond'' Smith

Black Coffee

Release: 1962 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1962 | US | Reissue (New Jazz)

Dave Pike

Limbo carnival

Release: 1962 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It's Not Unusual Record Store Day 2024 Amber Vinyl Edition

Tom Jones

7" | 1965 | Reissue (Decca)

Plays The Blues 180g Vinyl Edition

Release: 1965 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Sir Tom Jones UK No.1 single It’s Not Unusual, first released in 1965, is an international megahit. Written by Les Reed and Gordon Mills, the song also made waves in the US reaching No. 10 in the charts paving the way for Sir Tom’s global success. Released for the first time on 7” vinyl since 1965, this limited edition amber record is key to any fans collection.

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John Coltrane

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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I Have No Choice / That's When It Hurts Record Store Day 2024 Edition

Johnnie Mae Matthews

7" | 1969 | UK | Reissue (Big Hit)

LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Cadet)

Release: 1969 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Johnnie Mae Mathews is fondly referred to as being 'The Godmother Of Detroit Soul' as she was responsible for creating at least 8 different Detroit record labels and for discovering and nurturing many future Motown artists in their early years. In fact she was a major source of inspiration for the young Berry Gordy, founder of Motown. We are delighted to finally be releasing what many people consider to be the pinnacle of independent Detroit Soul music, the impeccable and gut-wrenching 'I Have No Choice', the defining record of Johnnie Mae Mathews many recordings with the equally impressive 'That’s When It Hurts' on the flip. 'I Have No Choice' is a record that has finally hit the heights it always deserved after being a cult record for almost 50 years and is now commanding a staggering £1200-1500 for a decent original copy for those lucky enough to be in that league. This will be a historic RSD release with comprehensive notes and photos from Johnnie Mae Mathews expert Richard Gilbert. If you’re a Soul music fan, then this record is indispensable. Full picture sleeve featuring Johnny herself in full swing, with liner notes, and fully remastered, heavyweight vinyl 45.

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Ramsey Lewis Trio

Another voyage

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Is Back! Blue Vinyledition

Release: 1960 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Pot Luck Red Vinyledition

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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G.I. Blues Yellow Vinyledition

Release: 1960 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Tenderness George Semper Mix

Candy Rae

7" | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Record Shack)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Waltz For Debby Opaque Baby Pink Vinyl Editin

The Bill Evans Trio

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tijuana Moods Royal Blue Vinyl Edition

Charles Mingus

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Original Grooves: Ella In Berlin: Mack The Knife / Summertime Record Store Day 2021 Edition

Ella Fitzgerald

LP | 1960 | EU | Reissue

Release: 1960 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (CBS)

Joe Thomas Group

Comin' Home

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Prestige)

Rusty Bryant

Rusty Bryant Returns

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1960 | EU | Reissue (Wagram)

Joan Baez

Donna Donna

Release: 1960 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1962 | EU | Reissue (Wagram)

Marvin Gaye

Stubborn Kind Of Fellow

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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50,000,000 Fans / Golden Records Volume 2 180g Vinyl Editio

Release: 1960 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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How My Heart Sings! 180g Vinyl Edition

Bill Evans

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Excello)

Kelly Brothers

Sweet Soul

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Brunswick)

Artistics

The Articulate Artistics

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1962 | US | Reissue (Sue)

Jimmy McGriff

I've Got A Woman

Release: 1962 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | EU (Survival Research)

Apryl Fool

16,14 €* 18,99 € -15%

Is The Blues Limited Edition +1 Bonus Track

Release: 1968 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The story of Japanese psychedelic band Apryl Fool and their eponymous debut album is simply extraordinary. It was the vehicle by which bassist Haroumi Hosono first came to prominence, years before he became known as the “Godfather of Japanese electronica” as the founding member and leader of Yellow Magic Orchestra, though this musical titan had work released prior to the group’s 1968 founding, such as the song “The Sea Of Summer Day,” recorded with Yuko Okuyama and released by King Records the year before. Drummer Takashi “Rei” Matsumoto was a Beatles maniac that had covered songs by Them and Sam & Dave in his earlier group, Burns, while pioneering prog-rock keyboardist Hiroyoshi Yanagida and guitarists Chu Kosaka and Eiji Kikuchi had all been part of a group called The Floral, formed in 1967 through the Japanese wing of the official fan club of The Monkees (whom they supported during a Japanese tour enacted in October 1968). In September 1969, Apryl Fool played behind musical theatre group Tokyo Kid Brothers, the recording issued in minute quantity as the Love & Banana EP, issued on Columbia Japan’s Musicolor subsidiary; Apryl Fool’s own LP, also issued on Musicolor that year, had extended spacey psychedelic freak jams in the form of “Tanger” and “Pledging My Time,” marathon blues-rock tracks such as “April Blues” and “Honky Tonk Jam,” with the employed English sounding fairly credible, though both parts of epic opus “The Last Mother Land” feature Japanese lyrics. Of course, the day that the LP was actually released is reportedly the day that Apryl Fool announced their termination, giving this scarce release another level of legend for connoisseurs.

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Otis Spann

LP | 1960 | EU | Reissue (Blues Joint)

16,14 €* 18,99 € -15%

Release: 1960 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1969 | EU (Survival Research)

Privilege

16,14 €* 16,99 € -5%

LP | 1960 | EU | Reissue (Fantome Phonographique)

Release: 1969 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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An acid rock LP on the Isley Brothers’ T-Neck label? Yes, the unlikely collaboration resulted from a Jimi Hendrix concert at New York’s Syracuse University, supported by the Isleys and mixed soul-rock group, Soul Survivors, who had worked with Tom Bell and Gamble & Huff. When Soul Survivors morphed into Privilege, they convinced the Isleys to sign them to T-Neck, the result being this rare self-titled album, a fine set of hard-rocking originals, expertly produced by the Isleys with plenty of stereo panning, blistering guitar from frontman Edward Leonetti, atmospheric organ from Paul Venturini and melodic bass lines from Jack Douglas, later an engineer for Aerosmith, Lou Reed and Cheap Trick. A true classic, not to be missed!

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Pierre Henry

Orphée Ballet

16,14 €* 16,99 € -5%

La Fine Del Mondo / Marylou Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 1960 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Scored for Maurice Béjart's choreography to the 'Orphée Ballet', based on the Greek god Orpheus, this is one of Pierre Henry's finest works of musique concrète, the genre in which Henry was an early innovator and to which he devoted his career. After years working for the French national radio (RTF) and honing his studio chops on radio spots and editing/composition, Henry formed his own studio in 1958 and began working on modern dance and ballet and soundtrack work. Incorporating percussion, industrial soundscapes, nature sounds, spoken French narrative, and synthesized tones, 'Orphée Ballet' is a beautiful piece that, while less known than what is perhaps his most famous work, also for Béjart's ballet production, 1967's 'Les Jerks Électroniques De La Messe Pour Le Temps Présent Et Musiques Concrètes Pour Maurice Béjart', is equally compelling and groundbreaking. Following his passing in 2017 at age 89, Henry's work has found renewed interest, and this is a welcome reissue of one of his rarest and finest works. Truly brilliant.

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Edoardo Bennato

7" | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Numero Uno)

16,79 €* 23,99 € -30%

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke

LP | 1960 | EU | Reissue (Waxtime)

Release: 1960 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ole Coltrane - The Complete Session

John Coltrane

LP | 1962 | EU | Reissue (Waxtime)

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dick Dale & His Del-Tones

Surfers' Choice

LP | 1962 | EU | Reissue (Waxtime)

Release: 1962 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (International Artists)

Lost And Found

Everybody's here

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1960 | US | Reissue (Vee Jay)

John Lee Hooker

Travelin'

Release: 1960 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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LP | 1969 | UK | Reissue (Trojan)

Jimmy Cliff

Release: 1969 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Frank Frost With The Night Hawks

Hey Boss Man! Clear Vinyl Edtion

LP | 1962 | EU (Survival Research)

Release: 1962 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Legendary Sun Records producer Sam Phillips knew talent when he saw it, and when he started up his new Phillips label in the early 1960s, one of the first acts he signed was Frank Frost and his electric Delta blues trio. Now known as one of the greatest harp players of his generation, Frost learned his trade playing with none other than Sonny Boy Williamson and his influence can be heard whenever he blows. Originally released in 1962, Hey, Boss Man! is one of the last great electric blues albums."

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Jeanne Lee And Ran Blake

The Newest Sound Around

Release: 1962 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dick Dale And His Del-Tones

Surfers' Choice Clear Vinyl Edtion

LP | 1960 | EU | Reissue (Second)

Release: 1962 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Surfers’ Choice is a true landmark of surf rock, being the album that established the genre more than any other release. First issued in 1962 and mostly recorded at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa Beach, midway between Los Angeles and San Diego, it has rollicking surf anthems like ‘Surf Beat,’ ‘Shake ‘N Stomp,’ ‘Surfing Drums’ and ‘Take It Off,’ as well as Dale’s adaptations of ‘Night Owl,’ ‘Fanny Mae’ and a strangely orchestrated take of ‘Sloop John B.’ With a soaring guitar that’s drenched in reverb at centre stage and Dale’s gritty vocals varying the action, this is the enduring start of surf rock and a blistering start at that!

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Hank Mobley

Soul Station

Release: 1960 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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James Ray Clear Vinyl Edition

James Ray

LP | 1960 | EU | Reissue (Jazz Wax)

Release: 1962 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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James Ray kickstarted his career as a teenager in 1959 after he left Washington DC for New York, but debut single ‘Make Her Mine’ flopped. Two years later, songwriter Rudy Clark discovered Ray and got him signed to the Caprice label, the resultant ‘If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody’ a top-30 hit that the Beatles covered in early live sets. Ray’s self-titled debut album had that hit and the equally appealing follow-up, ‘Itty Bitty Pieces,’ as well as ‘I’ve Got My Mind Set On You,’ later successfully covered by George Harrison. An overdose would tragically cut short Ray’s career, this sole LP a testament to his enduring talent.

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Wes Montgomery

Montgomeryland

Release: 1960 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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We Insist! Freedom Now Suite

Max Roach

LP | 1960 | UK | Reissue (Intermusic)

Release: 1960 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Lightnin' (The Blues Of Lightnin' Hopkins) Clear Vinyl Edtion

Lightnin' Hopkins

LP | 1969 | EU (Destination Moon)

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Demon)

Release: 1969 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Texan country blues kingpin Lightnin’ Hopkins was rated one of the top 100 guitarists of all time by Billboard, and was a notable influence on Stevie Ray Vaughan, among others. Recordings for Aladdin and Gold Star cemented his reputation, and after performing at Carnegie Hall with Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, ‘Mojo Hand’ was a breakthrough hit. The superb 1961 LP Lightnin’ (The Blues of Lightnin’ Hopkins) benefits from the understated presence of King Curtis’ drummer, Belton Evans, and jazz bassist Leonard Gaskin, placing Hopkins’ guitar licks and raspy voice at centre stage, playfully relating heartbreak and woe.

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Barbara Acklin

Love Makes A Woman

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Cree)

Andre Tanker Five

Afro Blossom West

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Brunswick)

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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When this album was first released in 1969, the young combo around vibraphonist and singer Andre Tanker conveyed a new style mix, which apparently naturally merged quite different musical influences into a new whole. At the centre of the music of the Andre Tanker Five was jazz in its Caribbean, Trinidadian style, a combination of the modern jazz of those days and the sounds of the extremely popular steeldrum bands of the time. A very decisive addition is typical for Trinidad: Calypso. Calypso stands for the attitude to life of this young generation of musicians, for the 'Good Time Feeling' and the desire to incorporate danceable Caribbean rhythms and Afro-Latin grooves into their individual style.
Although the original sounds of the young Andre Tanker Five are deeply rooted in the music of the West Indies, Afro-American elements always remain in the foreground. The young combo is musically equally at home in the Caribbean as in the 'hip' jazz clubs of the US megacities and the juke joints of the south with their sultry blues as well as the soul dance halls in Detroit or Memphis. The combination of vibraphone and electric guitar plus bass/drums is also rather unusual in those days. Not a pure instrumental album, 'Afro Blossom West' delivers some surprising vocals - rather unusual for a groove-jazz-based project with a sophisticated rhythmic sound.
Bandleader and vibraphonist Andre Tanker is considered a very creative and versatile musician. His exciting improvisations are a dominant feature of this group. Party In The City, Lena and Swahili are original compositions of which he sings the first two himself. Guitarist Clarence Wears is a gifted accompanist and effective soloist. His sometimes 'funky soul style' is more reminiscent of 'Memphis' than 'Trinidad'. Bass player Clive Bradley, who also plays piano and guitar, is a fine all-round musician who knows his music to the limit, and the rhythm section around Kester Smith (drums and timbales) and Mikey Coryat (congas) are able to provide the necessary power, but they can also play softly and subtly when the mood demands it.
As the album's name suggests, the combo refers deeply to the music and rhythms of Africa, whose roots - when shifted to the West - have produced the calypso, blues and Afro-Latin rhythms heard on this LP. We have had the album reworked from the original master tapes for this limited high quality LP edition by mastering expert Tom Meyer. New liner notes by Ron Reid shed light on the history of Andre Tanker, his combo and the circumstances that led to this creative product!

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T. Bone Walker

The Truth

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Last Of The Great Blues Singers

Lightning Hopkins

LP | 1962 | US | Reissue (Time)

LP | 1960 | US | Reissue (Vee Jay)

Release: 1962 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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An exact repro vinyl reissue of this magnificent 1962 vintage blues delivery.

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Paul Chambers

1st Bassman

Release: 1960 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger

Bo Diddley

LP | 1960 | EU | Reissue (Waxtime)

Release: 1960 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (ATCO)

Bo Grumpus

Before The War

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Stax)

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Signed By Simeon

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Booker T. & The M.G.'s

Soul limbo

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 1966 | US | Reissue (Slovenly)

Gökcen Kaynatan

Moda / Firtina EP

7" | 1965 | JP | Reissue (Drum & Bass X Rock A Shacka)

Release: 1966 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Slovenly is proud to present the first ever official reissue of a Turkish holy grail—the 1966 tripped-out surf 45 by Istanbul’s Gökçen Kaynatan. Originals of this record—his first ever release, and from 1966—are so rare that none of our Turkish pals have ever seen a copy, and believe us, they’ve been on the hunt! “Moda / Fırtına” is the platter from his early years as a teenage rock’n’roller, and these two tracks each offer a compelling listen and demand motion. While mostly drenched in the twang of his custom built guitar with relentlessly swinging beats, his budding experimentation with electronics steals the show. Imagine the sought-after Countdown! LP by legendary session man Jimmy Haskell with an Anatolian lean during the peak of modernism and you’re starting to get the point. Gökçen Kaynatan was recently honored by Finders Keepers with an LP reissue of his 70s-era pioneering in electronic realms that reminds of Suicide and Mort Garson, but with the pungent tang of Turkey. This dancefloor ready 7-inch, however, fills a glaring gap for the Wild, and satisfies the raw global itch that is the Slovenly Recordings modus operandi.

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Pat & Roxie

Way Of Fortune

Live At The Village Vanguard

Release: 1965 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Pat & Roxie's "Way Of Fortune" begins flowing from the impactful theme of the Skatalites. The duo vocals are not as slick as those of the Blues Busters, but the mood is stylish. The original release was on Jamaica's Down Beat label, and the UK version was never released. Rare ska vocal that fetched over 150,000 yen at the Drum & Bass Recoreds auction.

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John Coltrane

LP | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Vinyl Passion)

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1962 | Reissue (Vinyl Passion Classical)

Igor Stravinsky

The Firebird

Release: 1962 / Reissue

Genre: Classical Music

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7" | 1965 | JP | Reissue (Drum & Bass X Rock A Shacka)

Lord Tanamo

If You Were Only Mine

People Grudgeful / Pan Ya Machete

Release: 1965 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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"If You Were Only Mine" is one of Tanamo's most popular songs. Lovely ska vocals start with a beautiful, flowing, gentle horn theme. A great song backed by the Skatalites in their prime. The coupling is a killer ska tune by Don Drummond. "Bellevue" is the name of the mental hospital where Don Drummond spent his life until his death in 1969, after he was arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Margarita on New Year's Day, 1965. This is the last recording of the greatest trombonist in Jamaican history, who lived up to his name as a genius. You can hear Don's heartbreaking cry along with another take of "No More" recorded on the album.

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Sir Gibbs

7" | 1968 | UK | Reissue (Harlem Shuffle)

Tijuana Moods Clear Vinyl Edtion

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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This is the first re-release on 7inch vinyl single of the mythic double sided single credited to producer Joe Gibbs and released in 1968 on Amalgamated Records in the U.K. Although both tracks are credited to Joe Gibbs, many believe the A side “People Grudgeful” was sung by The Ethiopians whilst the B side “Pan Ya Machete” was performed by The Pioneers. “Grudgeful” though does not really sound like The Ethiopians and according to Trojan, both sides were performed by The Pioneers. Which makes sense for several reasons. Firstly, the sound of the song is indeed more reminiscent of the Pioneers/Joe Gibbs work of that time. In fact The Ethiopians did not record with Joe Gibbs, with the exception of The Ring which was released in 1972, four years later, while the Pioneers were routinely involved with Gibbs in 1968. Last but not least, The Ethiopians had no beef with Lee Scratch Perry whilst The Pioneers songs were clearly incriminated by Scratch in his hit song “People Funny Boy. Attention: This is a special limited edition strictly limited to 500 copies - one release only. Note: the number of copies is now included in the catalogue number “hsrss-0023c-500” printed on the single label, “500” standing for 500 copies and C for collector.

THE Pioneers The Pioneers were formed in 1962 by two brothers Derrick and Sidney Crooks and their friend Winston Hewitt later replaced by former Heptone Glen Adams. The Pioneers' early singles were not successful, and the group broke up in 1967 Sydney started working at Joe Gibbs shop and then in the studio where he met a talented new young singer: Jackie Robinson. The new Pioneers were reborn as a duo. They recorded several successful singles such as "Longshot" "Jackpot", "Catch the Beat" with Gibbs before joining producer Leslie Kong where they recorded Samfie Man which topped the Jamaican charts. They then recruited George Agard and became a trio again. They scored in the charts again with "Long Shot (Kick De Bucket)" a sequel to “Long Shot”, the tragic story of a race horse that never won and died racing! “Kick De Bucket” became an instant hit both in Jamaican and in the U.K. particularly among skinheads in 1969. More hits followed and the band moved to the UK in 1970. Over time, their sound changed and became more sophisticated and pop and they eventually recorded soul albums with Eddy Grant as a producer in 1976. It was not successful and the band split before reforming. They have been performing sporadically since then.

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Charles Mingus

Surfin' Safari Clear Vinyl Edtion

Release: 1962 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded in New York in 1957 (though not released until 1962), 'Tijuana Moods' was, according to Mingus himself, "the best album i ever made." The music is a vigorous stew of Mexican rhythms and sophisticated post-Ellington arrangements, further invigorated by the soloing of trumpeter Clarence Shaw, trombonist Jimmy Knepper, and, particularly, saxophonist Shafi Hadi. Mingus's vision of Tijuana was clearly sensual, the music evoking strippers, frenetic street scenes, and heart-broken lovers. Making use of suite like thematic material and various forms of counterpoint, the group sounds much larger than it is, and points toward Mingus's later experiments with form. the bristling sound and spirit of the music, however, are its primary attractions - a remarkable place where Mexican fantasy and hard bop meet.

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The Beach Boys

Green Onions Clear Vinyl Edtion

Release: 1962 / EU

Genre: Pop

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"Formed in 1961 when Dennis Wilson, the only Beach Boy to regularly visit the beach, asked his brother Brian to write a song about the sport of surfing. The Beach Boys reached number 75 in national charts with their first single (the resultant song 'Surfin'') and were immediately signed to a major label. Though many debut albums in the early '60s were mainly built around a few smash-hits, the Beach Boys' 1962 full length debut on Capitol (featuring such hits as 'Surfin' Safari,' '409' and their version of the Eddie Cochran classic 'Summertime Blues') remains one of the greatest first steps in American pop culture, and a mandatory chapter in the history of rock and roll."

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Booker T. & The M.G.'s

Release: 1962 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The house band at Memphis's legendary Stax Records, Booker T. & the M.G.'s played on some of the most legendary and unforgettable soul recordings in history. Originally released in 1962, the title-track of their debut LP Green Onions is arguably the most recognizable piece of instrumental pop and soul ever to be released; an absolute stone classic of a jam, with Booker T.'s organ at the fore. In addition to being a classic group, Booker T. & the M.G.'s were one of the first soul and rock groups to have both white and black members, and understandably their music is often associated with the Civil Rights Movement that was going on all around them in the American south of the 1960s. Essential American originals from Booker T. & the M.G.'s.

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Charlie Mingus

Town Hall Concert

Baile Ud. Con Betico Salas

Release: 1962 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Charles Mingus brought together an amazing lineup spanning the totality of the nation's jazz scene with such luminaries as Eric Dolphy, Buddy Collette, Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, Pepper Adams, Jaki Byard, Grady Tate, and more. Brought together to perform new Mingus compositions for the first time in public, the recording was initially considered weak due to limited rehearsal time but the years have been kind to this recording and it's a fantastic set of Mingus compositions, including the powerful "Freedom" which rivals the works on Mingus Ah-Um (1959) for its strength of purpose and message, in a similar vein to Max Roach's legendary We Insist! album (1960). Mingus is one of the most important figures in 20th century music and this live recording documents his compositional and arranging process as well as sheer swinging joy.

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Betico Salas Y Su Sorona

LP | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Vampisoul)