Organic Grooves Vinyl 8068 Items

The Rough Guide To Muddy Waters Reborn And Remastered

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (World Music Network)

19,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Memphis Blues

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (World Music Network)

20,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Mali Blues

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Rough Guides)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Legends Of The Delta Blues

LP | 2022 | UK | Original (World Music Network)

19,99 €*

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Jug Band Blues

LP | 2019 | UK | Original (World Music Network)

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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By incorporating all manner of homemade instruments, jug bands were hugely popular in America during the 1920s and early 1930s. With an unparalleled vibrancy this do it yourself and often overlooked approach to music was highly influential in the history of the blues.

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The Rough Guide To Hokum Blues

LP | 2018 | UK | Original (World Music Network)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Country Blues

LP | 2019 | UK | Original (World Music Network)

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Cape Jazz

LP | 2020 | UK | Original (World Music Network)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Blues & The Beast

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (World Music Network)

20,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Blues Divas

LP | 2020 | UK | Original (World Music Network)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Blind, Black And Blue

LP | 2020 | UK | Original (World Music Network)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Barrelhouse Blues

LP | 2019 | UK | Original (World Music Network)

16,19 €* 17,99 € -10%

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To African Guitar

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (World Music Network)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Roots Of Chicha / Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru

2LP | 2011 | EU | Reissue (Barbes)

Release: 2011 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rolling Stones - Origins

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Reissued 1963 Blues Festival Record Store Day 2024 Blue Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Red Lightnin')

31,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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These incredible blues recordings celebrate their 60th anniversary. Recorded live at the Blues Festival in Oberhausen, West Germany 1963, this is the first vinyl reissue since its
original pressing on the UK blues label Red Lightnin' in 1986. These 11 songs feature Memphis Slim and Sonny Boy Williamson backed by Matt "Guitar" Murphy (the original blues brother).
They are also joined by bassist Willie Dixon and drummer Bill Stepney. This particular show is rare, and captures some truly smoking performances, particularly Memphis Slim's
rarely-heard "I Wrote This Song", and Sonny Boy Williamson's "All My Love In Vain''. This record has been remastered and pressed on heavyweight opaque blue vinyl.

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2LP | 2016 | UK | Original (Not Now)

The Rat Pack

32,99 €*

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The R&B Scene Limited Edition

2LP | 2024 | Original (Decca)

38,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Paths Of Pain The Caife Label Quito 1960-68

2LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Honest Jon's)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A dazzling survey of the last, bohemian flowering of the so-called Golden Era of Ecuadorian musica national, before the oil boom and incoming musical styles — especially cumbia — swept away its achingly beautiful, phantasmagorical, utopian juggling of indigenous and mestizo traditions.

Forms like the tonada, albazo, danzante, yaravi, carnaval, and sanjuanito; the yambo, with roots in pre-Incan ritual, and the pasillo, a take on the Viennese waltz, arriving through the Caribbean via Portugal and Spain.

Exhumations like the astoundingly out-there organist Lucho Munoz, from Panama, toying with the expressive and technical limits of his instrument; and our curtain-raiser Biluka, who travelled to Quito from Rio, naming his new band Los Canibales in honour of the late-twenties Cannibalist movement back home, dedicated to cannibalising other cultures in the fight against post-colonial, Eurocentric hegemony. He played the ficus leaf, hands-free, laying it on his tongue. One leaf was playable for ten hours. He spent long periods living on the street, in rags, when he wasn’t in the CAIFE studio recording his chamber jazz-from-space, with the swing, elegance and detail of Ellington’s small groups, crossed with the brassy energy of ska — try Cashari Shunguito — and an enthralling other-worldliness.
Utterly scintillating guitar-playing, prowling double bass, piercing dulzaina, wailing organ, rollicking gypsy violin, brass, accordion, harps, and flutes. Bangers to get drunk and dance to. Slow songs galore to drown your sorrows in, with wildly sentimental lyrics drawn from the Generacion Decapitada group of poets (who all killed themselves); expert heart-breakers, with the raw passion of the best rembetica, but reined in, like the best fado.

Sumptuously presented, in a gatefold sleeve and printed inners, with a full-size, full-colour booklet, with wonderful photos and excellent notes. Limpid sound, too, courtesy of original reels in Quito, and Abbey Road in London; pressed at Pallas.

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Golden Rules)

The Originals 2

23,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Welcome to round two on our mission to be a spotlight for the best in contemporary funk, soul & positive vibes. We are proud and happy to present another colorful compilation including very talented and funky artists from this lovely planet. Dive into 50 minutes of funk & soul. Visit our Soul Library on goldenrules.de, follow our Soul Stories via @goldenrules.soul on Instagram, find great vinyl in our soul shop and support the artists and labels directly on their channels.

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The Northern Soul Scene Orange Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2024 | DE | Original (Decca)

39,99 €*

Release: 2024 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Northern Soul Of Dynamo

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Outta Sight)

18,99 €* 19,99 € -5%

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Moon And The Stars: A Tribute To Moon Mullican

LP | 2022 | US | Original (Valcour)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Mood Mosaic 21 - Take It Easy

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Mood Mosaic)

31,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Mood Mosaic 19 - Free Form

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Mood Mosaic)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The 19th new chapter of the cult series Mood Mosaic has finally arrived. "Free Form" is shaping up to be the best seller of the whole series.

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The Mood Mosaic 18 - The Shape Of Things

2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Mood Mosaic)

31,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Mood Mosaic 16 - The Hipsoulover

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Mood Mosaic)

24,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Love You Save American Soul Music 1955 1972

2LP | 2018 | US | Original (Cairo)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Lost Maestros Collection

2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Deviation)

24,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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To reveal to the world all the musical riches of Mali, and more particularly the music of the Mandé region, cradle of the great griot families, is the highly laudable purpose of this LP The Lost Maestros Collection. To perpetuate and transmit this ancestral musical history, The Lost Maestros Collection brings together 8 wonders of Mali who have each in their own way managed to develop this tradition towards more modern and electrified countries and associates pioneers of Mandingo music and actors of the young post generation. The Lost Maestros Collection is the result of the collaboration between Deviation Records, newly created by Phil Margueron and the independent Malian label Mieruba, which has been working since 2010 to ensure that this golden age of Mande music does not fall into oblivion. Aware that these nuggets are not eternal, Mieruba, based in Ségou on the banks of the Niger river and capital of the former Bambara kingdom, undertook for eight years the preservation of this musical heritage by putting these 16 pieces on tapes at the Kôré studio de Ségou as well as at the famous Bogolan studio in Bamako.

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The Ladies Of Too Slow To Disco Volume 2 Dark Green Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (City Slang)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Key To Our Love Volume 2

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Symphonical)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The follow up to last years initial release, The Key To Our Love Vol.2 continues to highlight the rarer side of Sweet Soul by recording artists from the late 60s onwards. The album comprises of musicians who shared their hope & dreams through independent vinyl releases. The obscurity of these privately pressed singles limited their audience; originally released in small quantities and sold locally, the artists remained largely unknown but created some of the most poignant & timeless tracks. Each song released in direct collaboration with artists & producers, to highlight not only their music but their story, as documented through @symphonicalrecords on instagram

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10" | 2018 | EU | Original (Stag-O-Lee)

The Hoochie Koo Volume 1

14,99 €*

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Trad Vibe)

The French Evolution

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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10th anniversary celebration album feat. 20Syl (C2C/Hocus Pocus), Dj Cam, Insight, Venice Beach, Lord Funk, Dj Suspect … includes download card!

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The Dark Side Of Italo Disco

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (ZYX)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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The Congregation - Jazz Alliance International

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Mono Jazz)

44,64 €* 46,99 € -5%

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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‘the Congregation - Jazz Alliance International’ compilation is the latest offering from Mono Jazz label. Compiled by Massimiliano ‘Jazzcat’ Conti - a DJ, broadcaster and internationally respected selector with over 150,000 followers on Mixcloud - and featuring liner notes by Paul Bradshaw (from the iconic ‘Straight no Chaser’ magazine), ‘the Congregation’ is an innovative, largely contemporary selection of tracks that they feel is representative of the current era - a true manifesto of the international jazz scene of the present days. The release was received with great enthusiasm by some of the leading DJs and music critics of the scene – from the UK, to Germany, to Japan – getting early radio support by Patrick Forge (nts), Colin Curtis (Hitmix Radio), Kevin Beadle (twr), Rainer Trüby (Compost Records), Shuya Okino (Kyoto Jazz Massive), Raffaele Costantino (Rai Radio 2), Ilya Rasskazov (Headz.FM), Michael Rütten (Soul Searching), David Patterson (jfsr), Simon Harrison (Basic Soul) & more. Built around a near mythical, unreleased song by Japanese producer Yellowtail featuring legendary beat generation jazz singer Mark Murphy, the selection of tunes contained in this album ventures far and wide. Soulful offerings by Anthony Joseph and Jimetta Rose & The Voices of Creation, percussive and spiritual renditions by the likes of Malcolm Strachan, Right Tempo’s own Francesco Sotgiu and Nicola Conte, Latin-flavoured explorations by Mexican giant Tino Contreras and Acid Jazz’s signed Mama Terra and a hip-hop spiced cut by Portuguese producer Azar Azar are some of the many moods that can be found in ‘the Congregation’.

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LP | 2018 | US | Original (Craft)

The Christmas Collection

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

Another friday dedicated to the black gold!

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The Best Northern Soul Album Itw Ever

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Spectrum)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Wagram)

The Beatles In Jazz

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Beatles' First Single Plus

LP | 2013 | EU | Original (Vinyl Passion)

Release: 2013 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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ORIGINAL RECORDINGS - REMASTERED

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The Afrosound Of Colombia Volume 3

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Vampisoul)

44,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Third volume in our series of Afro-Latin sounds from the golden period of the seminal Discos Fuentes label in Colombia.An outstanding selection of 26 hard-to find-tracks, many reissued for the first time, covering a wide array of Afro-rooted genres, with an stronger focus on the music's folkloric origins than in previous volumes, comprising recordings by the likes of Michi Sarmiento, Wganda Kenya, The Latin Brothers, Los Corraleros De Majagual, Peregoyo_It's been a few years, but Vampisoul is back with the next installment of Colombian tropical bangers from the deep vaults of Discos Fuentes.The term Afrosound denotes an always exciting, sometimes surprising soundtrack chronicling the embrace, development, dissemination, and commercialization of the country's rich Afro-Coastal musical heritage over more than four decades. It is the proud sound of African-rooted culture translated, transformed, and transmitted throughthe commercial enterprise of Discos Fuentes, and this third collection offers an even more diverse and chronologically wide-ranging array of tracks than the previous two volumes, with an even stronger focus on the music's folkloric origins.The unifying factor this time is the same: African roots or influences and the period of experimentation, self-expression, upheaval, rebellion, and rebirth in the industry, nurtured by the label and its stable of musicians, song-writers, producers, and engineers.Although this volume does not list Fruko Y Sus Tesos in the track-by-track credits, the presence of Julio Ernesto Estrada Rincón can be felt throughout, with the first half setting the stage for his artistic birth, schooling and eventual emergence at the label, and the second half featuring bands that he was an integral part of or had a hand in creating, producing, and composing for. And with that said, we dedicate this collection to Fruko: long may he reign as The King of Afrosound.This incredible stream of black gold adorned and enriched the public airways of Cali, Buen...

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Not Now)

That's Northern Soul

26,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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That Cat Was Clean! The Mod Side Of Jazz

2LP | 2015 | UK | Original (Not Now)

30,99 €*

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

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LP | 2011 | UK | Reissue (Finders Keepers)

Thai? Dai!

Release: 2011 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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New 'Sounds Of Wonder' compendium featuring the heavier side of the Luk Thung underground from Thailand's finest dysfunctional outsiders. Proto-punk funk, warped cover version and jaw dropping jams that belie belief!

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2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Q-Rious Music)

Tango Macondo

41,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tango Argentino Marbled Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Magic Of Vinyl)

29,44 €* 30,99 € -5%

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tango Argentino is not only a sensual and intoxicating dance and musical style, but also a cultural symbol that reflects the history, passion and identity of Argentina. Originating in the suburbs of Buenos Aires in the late 19th century, tango combines African rhythms, European social dances, and the influences of immigrants to Argentina to create a unique dance form. Initially considered scandalous, tango gained acceptance and popularity over time. Traditional tango music, characterized by soulful melodies and melancholy lyrics, is dominated by the bandoneón, an accordion-like instrument, and accompanied by violin, piano and guitar. Beyond the borders of Argentina, tango has become a worldwide phenomenon, with international tango festivals and dance clubs in cities worldwide. Unesco declared tango culture an Intangible Cultural Heritage of the World in 2009. Tango Argentino has produced timeless masterpieces and great musical artists that are considered important cultural symbols of Argentina and are compiled in this collection. Tango Argentino remains the universal language of passion, longing and joy that enchants dancers and listeners alike.

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LP | 2020 | EU (Aberrant)

Taiwan Disco

Release: 2020 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Disco divas, Funky queens and Glam ladies in 70's and early 80's Taiwan!Due to its extremely complex history, Taiwan in the 70's saw the creation of some incredibly special music in which the sounds coming at the moment from the west collided with the special sensitivity of Taiwanese musicians, creating a delicious mixture you'll need to hear to believe."Taiwan Disco" shines a light on the music created by Taiwanese women during those years (70's and early 80's) to present a mind-blowing collection of songs with sounds ranging from wild Funk to apace Glam, exotic Disco or fuzzed out Soul. Here's the ticket to some crazy Taiwan nights, get those dancing shoes ready, it's time to shake it!Artists:A1. Wu Xiu Zhu A2. Hua Yi Bao A3. Cui Tai Jing A4. Zou Juan JuanA5. Chen Lan Li A6. Wang Xiang Ling SIDE BB1. Tian Lu Lu B2. Liu Guan Lin B3. Wu Xiu Zhu) B4. Luo Yan Li B5. Yu San Shan B6. Zhang Bei Xin

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Swings In The Films Of Woody Allen

LP | 2013 | US | Original (Waxtime)

Release: 2013 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Swing In The Films Of Woody Allen

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (New Continent)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Swave Villi Us - Independet Soul 1971-84

2LP | 2021 | UK | Reissue (Backatcha)

36,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Freshly repressed. Backatcha Records presents Swave Villi Us, a collection of sixteen sought after independent soul cuts, recorded between 1971-1984 by various artists across the US and beyond. The album comes as a 2xLP, complete with extensive sleeve notes, featuring top-shelf rarities end-to-end. From 70s Californian psych-folk, to downtempo ballads from the Southern states, from mid-tempo gems and sweet soul from the Midwest, to 80s Sunshine State talent show entries and Bahamian dreamy percussion-led guitar jams, the selection showcases essential top-shelf regional sounds spanning the broader soul spectrum across nearly two decades.

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Super Spicy Recipe Volume 6

12" | 2024 | UK (Super Spicy)

14,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Super Spicy's Super Spicy Recipe series is back with a sixth mouthwatering offering and once again it's a super hot outing of party-ready house and disco sounds. First up is the irresistibly colourful disco charm of Birdee with the freewheeling 'Underground' and its groove-infused piano. Label boss Monsieur Van Pratt then adds his own spin to a rare groove classic with a lung-busting soul vocal and Pato Watson is in edit mode as he tweaks 'Ella Fue' to perfection. Italian don Paul Older brings some funky jazz fusion sounds to his steamy 'Turkish Lights, C. Da Afro keeps it a party with his 'Nothing But The Funk' and Mexican Juan Soto slips into a more deep and loved-up funk-house vibe on 'All Is Full Of Love'.

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Sunny Side Up Magenta Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2020 | UK | Original (Brownswood)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Studio One Freedom Sounds - Studio One In The 60s

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

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Studio One Freedom Sounds is the new collection from Soul Jazz/ Studio One focussing on the intense period in the second half of the 1960s when Studio One’s vast and unbeatable output of ska, soul, rock steady and reggae made it literally one of the hottest musical empires in the world.
During this highly successful period, Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd released hundreds and hundreds of superlative singles seemingly on an almost daily basis, in the process making huge stars out of Jamaican singers such as Alton Ellis, Delroy Wilson, The Wailers, Slim Smith, Jackie Opel and many more.
Powered by the finest in-house musicians working in Jamaica, whether it was The Skatalites, Jackie Mittoo’s Soul Brothers, The Sounds Dimension or The Soul Vendors, Studio One functioned as hit factory on the scale of Motown in the USA, shaping and defining reggae music for decades to come.
Singlehandedly Studio One’s founder Clement Dodd was able to create the most successful vertically-integrated record company that Jamaica had ever known with pressing plant, printers, studio, shops, and sound systems all running at once, with over 50 employees and hundreds of artists working with Studio One during this time.
Studio One Freedom Sounds tells the story of Studio One in the 1960s with a stunning set of ska, soul, rock steady and reggae killer tunes as well as informative sleevenotes and track-by-track info by Noel Hawks. The album is released as heavyweight double vinyl (+ free download code), deluxe CD and digital album.

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Streets And Gangland Rhythms, Beats And Improvisations By Six Boys In Trouble

LP | 2010 | EU | Original (Folkways)

14,99 €*

Release: 2010 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Stars De La Chanson Francaise

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Elemental)

24,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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On vinyl for the first time.

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Marduk)

Star Lake City 2

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Spiritual Jazz Volume 16: Riverside Etc.

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Jazzman)

32,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Spirit Of Soul Divas

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Spirit Of Salsa

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Spirit Of Funk

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Spiritmuse)

Spirit Of France

45,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Spirit Of Brazil (New Version)

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Spirit of Brazil is the new release in the spirit of Vinyl collection.12 unforgotable tunes to rediscover the Spirit of Brazil.

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2LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Analog Africa)

Space Echo

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In the spring of 1968 a cargo ship was preparing to leave the port of Baltimore with an important shipment of musical instruments. Its final destination was Rio De Janeiro, where the EMSE Exhibition (Exposição Mundial Do Son Eletrônico) was going to be held. It was the first expo of its kind to take place in the Southern Hemisphere and many of the leading companies in the field of electronic music were involved. Rhodes, Moog, Farfisa, Hammond and Korg, just to name a few, were all eager to present their newest synthesisers and other gadgets to a growing and promising South American market, spearheaded by Brazil and Colombia.

The ship with the goods set sail on the 20th of March on a calm morning and mysteriously disappeared from the radar on the very same day. One can only imagine the surprise of the villagers of Cachaço, on the Sao Nicolau island of Cabo Verde, when a few months later they woke up and found a ship stranded in their fields, in the middle of nowhere, 8 km from any coastline.

After consulting with the village elders, the locals had decided to open the containers to see what was inside – however gossip as scintillating as this travels fast and colonial police had already arrived and secured the area. Portuguese scientists and physicians were ordered to the scene and after weeks of thorough studies and research, it was concluded that the ship had fallen from the sky. One of the less plausible theories was that it might have fallen from a Russian military air carrier. The locals joked that again the government had wasted their tax money on a useless exercise, as a simple look at the crater generated by the impact could explain the phenomena. “No need for Portuguese rocket scientists to explain this!” they laughed.

What the villagers didn’t know, was that traces of cosmic particles were discovered on the boat. The bow of the ship showed traces of extreme heat, very similar to traces found on meteors, suggesting that the ship had penetrated the hemisphere at high speed. That theory also didn't make sense as such an impact would have reduced the ship to dust. Mystery permeated the event.

Finally, a team of welders arrived to open the containers and the whole village waited impatiently. The atmosphere, which had been filled with joy and excitement, quickly gave way to astonishment. Hundreds of boxes conjured, all containing keyboards and other instruments which they had never seen before: and all useless in an area devoid of electricity. Disappointment was palpable. The goods were temporarily stored in the local church and the women of the village had insisted a solution be found before Sunday mass.

It is said that charismatic anti-colonial leader Amílcar Cabral had ordered for the instruments to be distributed equally in places that had access to electricity, which placed them mainly in schools. This distribution was best thing that could have happened - keyboards found fertile grounds in the hands of curious children, born with an innate sense of rhythm who picked up the ready-to-use instruments. This in turn facilitated the modernisation of local rhythms such as Mornas, Coladeras and the highly danceable music style called Funaná, which had been banned by the Portuguese colonial rulers until 1975 due to its sensuality!

The observation was made that the children who came into contact with the instruments found on the ship inherited prodigious capabilities to understand music and learn instruments. One of them was the musical genius Paulino Vieira, who by the end of the 70s would become the country´s most important music arranger. 8 out of the 15 songs presented in this compilation had been recorded with the backing of the band Voz de Cabo Verde, lead by Paulino Vieira, the mastermind behind the creation and promulgation of what is known today as “The Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde”.

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Sounds Of Pamoja Yellow Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Nyege Nyege Tapes)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ounds Of Pamoja Is Nyege Nyege Tapes' Latest Foray Into The World Of Tanzania Singeli, The Breakneck Dance Strain That's Quickly Moved From Dar Es Salaam Throughout The World. Following "Sounds Of Sisso", A Compilation That Focused Mostly On The Tanzanian Capital's Sisso Studios, This Set Highlights Recordings From Duke's Pamoja Records. And While Its Predecessor Brought Attention To The Producers, "Sounds Of Pamoja" Showcases The Wide Variety Of Mc Talent Under The Pamoja Records Umbrella, With Production Mostly Handled By Duke.Tanzania Is A Country Of Young People Almost Half Of Its Population Is Under 15 Years Old And Singeli Is A Young Genre. Duke Started Making Music When He Was 13 Years Old, And By The Time He Was 18 He Had Opened The Pamoja Records Studio. He's Joined On The Compilation By A Talented Cast Of Young Local Talent: 20 Year Old Pirato Mc, 19 Year Old Dogo Kibo, 20 Year Old Mc Kuke, Dogo Lizzy, Mc Dinho, Mc Kidene And Mczo, The Versatile Rapper Who Accompanied Duke On A Selection Of Global Tour Dates.The Music Is Fresh And Unpredictable, Switching Beats Every Few Bars And Rattling Through Hyper-Local Dance Styles With Jagged, Joyful Ease. But It's The Mcs That Push "Sounds Of Pamoja '' To The Next Level, Capitalizing On The Vitality Of Dar Es Salaam's Musical Landscape As They Trade Bars, Switch Flows And Somehow Keep Up With Duke's Lightning-Fast Productions. It's Breathtakingly Unique Dance Music That Recalls The Youthful Spirit Of Detroit Techno Or Footwork, With Rapid Body Movement, Social Combustion And Tongue Twisting Lyrical One Upmanship Guiding The Rudder.

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2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Expansion)

Soul Togetherness 2020

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2021 | US | Original (Colemine)

Soul Slabs Volume 3

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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High quality pressing from Gotta Groove - Featuring many tunes not available on any LP. This is the third set in our Soul Slabs sets, which compiles tracks from our diverse 45 releases showcasing artists big and small. It's a great way for folks to discover some of our lesser known artists or just discover our label's sound. Record shops have previously described our compilations as their RSD soundtrack! Our previous compilations have always sold out the day of (nearly) and maintained demand even upon the black vinyl represses. FOR Fans OF...Daptone , Big Crown , 45s, Soul, Funk, R&B

Tracklisting: 01. Bubaza - ICE Breaker 02. THE Resonaires - Standing With YOU 03. Durand Jones & THE Indications - Morning IN America 04. Thee Sinseers - What's HIS Name 05. Kelly Finnigan - Since I Don't Have YOU Anymore 06. THE Winston Brothers - Winston Theme 07. THE Harlem Gospel Travelers - Nothing BUT HIS Love 08. THE Ironsides - Sommer 09. THE Soul Chance, Wesley Bright - WHO Could IT BE? 10. THE Gripsweats - G'on USE IT (PT. 1) 11. Black Market Brass - Omega 12. Jungle Fire - Slipshot 13. Dojo Cuts - Rome 14. BEN Pirani - More Than A Memory 15. Joey Quinones - FOR YOU 16. Aaron Frazer - Over YOU 17. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - FO SHO 18. Oliver James - ONE AND Only 19. Ikebe Shakedown - Unqualified 20. Monophonics - Last ONE Standing 21. Renaldo Domino - NO Laggin' AND Draggin' 22. JR. Thomas & THE Volcanos - Sunk IN THE Mist 23. THE Sure Fire Soul Ensemble - Step Down

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3LP | 2021 | US | Original (Colemine)

Soul Slabs Volume 2

49,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soul Slabs Vol. 2 Is A Collection Of A-Sides From The 7-Inch Catalog Of Loveland Ohio's Colemine Records. Specializing In Heavy Soul, Funk, And R&B, Colemine Prides Itself On Authenticity And An Old School Production Style, While Still Making Songs That Seem Fresh And Are Moving The Genre Ofsoul Forward. This 3lp Collection Of 27 Tracks Puts Their Diverse Catalog On Full Display, Many Of These Songs Being Presented For The First Time On An Lp. Featuring Artists Such As Durand Jones & The Indications, Kellyfinnigan, Ben Pirani, Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Monophonics, Ikebe Shakedown, The Dip, The Sure Fire Soulensemble, Soul Scratch, And More!

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LP | 2020 | Original (Wagram)

Soul Sisters - Vinylbag

20,99 €*

Release: 2020 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Soul Sisters 02

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Les Disques Bongo Joe)

Soul Sega Sa! Volume 2

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Still untouched by human settlement barely 500 years ago, the islands of the Southwest Indian Ocean, Mauritius, Reunion Island, Rodrigues and the Seychelles were colonized by Europeans (French, English and Dutch) from the end of the 16th century on and operated as trading posts on the Indian route. Slaves were deported from Africa and Madagascar to cultivate coffee, spices and sugar cane. On the margins of the plantations, during clandestine gatherings, they exorcised their daily lives through percussion, singing and dancing. It is the tschiéga, chéga or sega, from Mozambique and Malagasy influence.

The gradual appropriation by the Creole populations of Western instruments and European melodic traditions (quadrilles, waltzes, polkas, scottish, romances, mazurkas), as well as the cultural contribution of committed workers from India laid the foundations of the modern sega.

This crossroads of influences was to continue to grow, especially from the 1950s, when the first phonographs arrived, playing all kinds of varieties but also jazz, soul, rock'n'roll, and even Cuban or Brazilian music.

For the Sega, these were the first steps towards a period of intense creativity that would cover the 1960s and 1970s. Amplified instruments arrived, and electric guitars, basses, drums and keyboards quickly replaced violins and accordions. Record production exploded and saw the advent of many micro-labels featuring genius arrangers such as Marclaine Antoine, Gérard Cimiotti, Eric Nelson, Claude Vinh San, or Narmine Ducap who explored the Sega in its many facets. Psychedelic keyboards, fuzz guitars and undulating basses invited themselves on the furious ternary polyrhythms of drums, ravannes, bongos, claves, triangles and maracas, to produce a unique style.

Here are some pearls from this golden age of the segas of Mauritius, Seychelles and Reunion Island that are compiled in this volume 2 for our greatest pleasure!

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Soul Men 02

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Soul Men

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soul - Masterpieces From The Queens Of Soul Music

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soul Greatest Hits (New Edition)

LP | 2018 | EU | Reissue (Wagram)

26,99 €*

Release: 2018 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soul Genius

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Vintage Sound is the collection presenting the greatest artists with their best songs in every musical genre. This new volume is dedicated to Soul Genius. Rediscover 16 masterpieces that made the music history of Soul, including James Brown, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes with Diana Ross...

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2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Use Vinyl)

Soul Fingers

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A sound that embraces different styles and different eras, but which has only one basic concept as a common denominator: spreading the “Black Power Sound”. That’s the spirit of the double vinyl compilation of Soul Fingers, a legendary Black Music traveling party that has now become a cult in Italy, still religiously followed by dancers of all kinds and ages. At Soul Fingers it is usual to listen and dance to a unique and tasty blend of soul, disco and funk, with rap and latin rhythms. There are no preconceptions other than that of putting songs to feel good and make people feel good. The real deal is to share with the dancefloor a record that is magical, full of soul and that can elevate us from our state of human beings to become a single beating heart under the speakers of the sound system.

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LP | 2022 | Original (Acid Jazz)

Soul Drops

Release: 2022 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Acid Jazz veröffentlicht die 'Soul Drops' Compilation: Eine seltene Sammlung von Vintage Soul Aufnahmen in einer wunderschönen illustrierten Hülle.

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Soul Diggin'

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soul Diggers

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soul & Cinema

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sol Vibrations: Latin Dance Movements

2LP | 2020 | Original (Staubgold)

23,99 €*

Release: 2020 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Slow Grind Fever Volume 5

LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Stag-O-Lee)

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Stagolee)

Slow Grind Fever 10

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Pressure Sounds)

Ska Shots

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“On August 5th 1962, after 300 years of British rule, which had soaked the earth of the island in blood, Jamaica was finally independent. The country that the British left behind was certainly a place of widespread poverty and deep inequality, but there seems to have been a real burst of confidence that came with independence. Newsreels of the day show well-dressed crowds reacting with enthusiasm and excitement, and the era found its perfect soundtrack in the boldness and exuberance of ska music, which was erupting all over the island. This optimistic mood found probably its greatest artistic expression in the music of the Skatalites, who formed in June 1964 as a kind of Jamaican supergroup. Philip “Justin” Yap was a young, upcoming producer who had used members of the Skatalites for his first tunes, recorded either at RJR (Radio Jamaica and Redifussion) or at Federal studios. As Steve Barrow documented in the sleevenotes for Pressure Sounds’ reissue of the classic “Ska-Boo-Da-Ba” album, Justin had also befriended Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, and when Coxsone opened his own Studio One facility in December 1963, Justin immediately switched most of his production work to this new recording room. Studio One opened just in time to catch the formation of the Skatalites, and is where Justin recorded most of his classic Skatalites sides. He also recorded lots of excellent instrumentals with a smaller brass section, still mainly using members of the Skatalites, but crediting instead the composer or arranger of the tune. Combined with Coxsone’s own recordings, these productions for Justin’s Top Deck and Tuneico labels really captured the members of the Skatalites at their magnificent best in the unique atmosphere of Studio One.” - From Diggory Kenrick’s expansive sleeve-notes.

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Shrine Records - Rare Soul Sides: Washington Dc 1965-1967

7x7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Kent Soul)

69,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Set up by Eddie Singleton with Berry Gordy’s ex-wife and co-founder of Motown, Raynoma (Miss Ray) in 1964, the Shrine label, based in Washington DC, has been a buzzword for collectors for over fifty years. Shrine had no hits; in fact very few sales at all. What it did have was musical talent and a business plan that ended in glorious failure - inadvertently making the twenty singles that were pressed highly sought after by collectors.

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Shanghai'd Soul: Episode 12 Yellow & Black Splatter Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Numero Group)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Yellow & Black splatter colored Vinyl.Everybody's still talking about the good ol 'days! A rough and rugged collection of ol' dirty classics that have inspired swarms of killer beats. A head nod to the sounds of Shaolin, the twelve chambers of Shanghai'd Soul have moved lyrical chefs and production geniuses alike to compose some of their most ominous hip-hop. Gods and Earths a like will appreciate the raw funk and smoother-than-a-Lexus soul that come to gether like Voltron on this special compilation. As sampled b y J. Cole, The Game, Cappadonna, The Avalanches, Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke, Anderson.Paak, Loyle Corner, Meek Mill, T.I., Quavo, Danny Brown, and hundreds more.

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Shanghai'd Soul: Episode 12 Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Numero Group)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Everybody's still talking about the good ol 'days! A rough and rugged collection of ol' dirty classics that have inspired swarms of killer beats. A head nod to the sounds of Shaolin, the twelve chambers of Shanghai'd Soul have moved lyrical chefs and production geniuses alike to compose some of their most ominous hip-hop. Gods and Earths a like will appreciate the raw funk and smoother-than-a-Lexus soul that come to gether like Voltron on this special compilation. As sampled b y J. Cole, The Game, Cappadonna, The Avalanches, Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke, Anderson.Paak, Loyle Corner, Meek Mill, T.I., Quavo, Danny Brown, and hundreds more.

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2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Cosmic Disco Machine)

Sexopolis - The Sequel

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sexopolis “The Sequel” is the second release of this successful series. An accurate selection of Lounge, Jazz-Funk, Easy Listening music, still related to the world of old tv movies, not exclusively "sexy" as in the first volume, but still keeping and even intensifying the "cool" musical vibrations that comes to you while listening to these 26 songs. These 70s musical art works are pressed on limited number of copies double yellow vinyl. "Breathing the light that makes passion bloom" perfectly conveys the idea that listening to this collection immediately creates a magical and hypnotic atmosphere, never banal and definitely for true connoisseurs only.

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Sexopolis - Psychedelic Funk Experience Blue Marble Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Cosmic Disco Machine)

39,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Psychedelic Funk: this is the musical mood of the new Sexopolis. For those who enjoyed in the 70s or those who just discover them today, will find in this last release international and very rare historical songs shuch as “Flute Salad” from Ju- Par Universal Orchestra, “Misty Purple” by Rolf Kühn, “Dove” by Cymande, and also some Italian gems such as “Fall out” by The Braen's Machine (Alessandro Alessandroni ), “Nebbie misteriose” by Ugo Busoni. 16 tracks, 80 minutes of a music journey between the mystic and psychedelic, funk and afrofuturism, as always original versions gently remastered, and pressed on limited light blue splattered double vinyl.

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LP | 2022 | EU | Reissue (Real Gone Music)

Serendipity

41,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sensational Jazz 70 Vols. 1-2

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Nippon Columbia)

46,99 €*

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Scruniversal)

Scruniversal Latina

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Scruinversal is back for a fifth vinyl outing and this one takes the form of a reissue of some of the label head's favourite tunes. An unknown artist is behind the sunny shuffle and big horns of 'This Kind Of Latin Rhythm' while Thierry Tomas's 'Samba' is a shuffling house cut laden with glorious piano work. Funkyjaws then offers up his take on tango, Scruscru layers up the rhythms and percussion on 'Juicy Brass' and Frank Virgilio's 'Portrait Of You' shuts down with a deeper late-night feel. These are some superbly effective Latina house jams to drop on the hottest of days and balmiest of nights.

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2LP | 2022 | Original (Analog Africa)

Saturno 2000

Release: 2022 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In 2010, I had asked Eamon Ore-Giron - aka DJ Lengua - if he would be interested in compiling a Latin project for Analog Africa, and if so, if he had a theme in mind. He replied, “Have you ever heard of rebajada?“ The question mark above my head, together with the wall of China, must have been the only other object visible from out of space because Eamon, probably noticing I got paralysed, continued, “Rebajada in Spanish means “to reduce, to lower”. It’s basically Mexican sonideros (sound-system operators) slowing down the beat of a Cumbia to create a much more tangible music to dance to. I’ll send you a mix I made last year and let me know what you think.“ And so he did.

That mix was called Rebajada Mota Mix and I began listening to it on a loop. Although I was not immediately hooked it was intriguing from the get-go, and so I kept listening until magic began unfolding. Slowed down music allows you enough time to hear right through it, revealing itself in ways I had rarely experienced before. Everything became more transparent and I was noticing sounds normally only perceptible by bats. A near psychedelic experience. That mysterious mix included a few Ecuadorian songs by Junior y su Equipo - aka Polibio Mayorga (a cult figure in the sonidero scene), a couple of Mexican tunes, one Colombian, and various Peruvian songs, undoubtedly the driving force behind this project.

The sonidero who brought Peruvian and Ecuadorian music to Mexico was the legendary Pablo Perea from Sonido Arco-Iris, and although his fingerprints are all over the compilation Saturno 2000, this selection of songs in rebajada is exclusive to DJ Lengua. With the exception of a few classics from Polibio Mayorga and La Sampuesana – the queen of all rebajadas – most of these songs were probably never performed as such before, let alone released.

So how did rebajada come to be? In a nutshell; Rebajada started with two families of brothers – the Pereas and the Ortegas – who travelled all over Latin America and returned to Mexico with heavy loads of records which they would sell to the various sonideros always on the lookout for new tunes. Colombian beats especially seemed to fit almost perfectly with the Mexican dance steps – but they were just a bit too fast. As a result some sonideros began experimenting with equipment, and Marco Antonio Cedillo of Sonido Imperial created a revolutionary pitching system that could slow records down to an extent other players could only dream about. And so rebajada was born . . . or so we thought.

At the same time in north of the country, in Monterrey, sonidero Gabriel Dueñez almost got electrocuted by a short circuit that nearly set his record player on fire. As a result the platter started spinning in slow motion for the rest of the party, turning Cumbia into a different affair altogether. The youngsters went crazy for it and started harassing the sonidero with requests to record cassettes for them. Reluctant at first, Dueñez finally began recording a series of pirated cassettes called “Rebajada” which included mainly Colombian cumbia and porro in slow-mo exclusively. Those tapes took the city by storm and turned rebajada into a celebrated and defiant movement of the youth.

Of course it would not be a Mexican urban legend if it didn’t include dramaturgical elements, and so for nearly 30 years, until this day and probably for ever, both cities have been arguing and claiming ownership the creation of rebajada for themselves. But sonidera Joyce Musicolor, who never has time for such trivial arguments, got straight to the point: “Rebajada, and the equipment to perform it, is from here [Mexico City] but it was Monterrey that popularised it.“

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Saturday Night: South African Disco Pop Hits

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Cultures Of Soul)

26,59 €* 27,99 € -5%

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The 1980s were an epoch of upheaval and rapid change in South Africa. The decade began with the country’s apartheid government fighting to maintain its institutionalized racial segregation in the face of global protests and demands for the release of human rights activist Nelson Mandela, who had been jailed since the early 1960s. By 1990, Mandela was free, and apartheid was on the way to being dismantled. On the music front, things were changing too; At the beginning of the decade, the main music style of black South Africans was the jazzy indigenous jive of mbaqanga, a provincial style that had held its place as the sound of South Africa since Mandela was first imprisoned. By the end of the decade, South African music stars were making international waves with bubblegum, a flashy variety of Afro-techno-pop. In Saturday Night: South African Disco POP Hits, Cultures of Soul explores this period of change, and the intermediary forms that filled the gap between mbaqanga and bubblegum. The years when South African musicians and producers wrestled with the incursion of foreign disco and formulated their own style of homegrown disco-pop. Starting from the early 80s, when bands like Varikweru, Black Five and Soundburger essayed local attempts at boogie and jazz-fusion, through experiments like the Madonna-cloned diva Margino, who domesticized the burgeoning Italo-disco and NYC electro sounds, up through the massive breakthrough of Brenda and the Big Dudes, who arrived at the right mix between native and international influences to point the way forward for South African pop. The sound on these records is ostensibly familiar, drawing heavily on models from the 1980s dance culture in Europe and America, but if you listen closely enough you can hear the distinct South African-ness of it all—from the deep, burbling basslines, the brightly hypnotic melodies, and chant-like lyrics—and with sounds as intoxicating as these, you will sure want to listen closely. And often!

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2LP | 2021 | EU | Reissue (Wagram)

Sampled Jazz