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The Key To Our Love Volume 3 Compilation

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Symphonical)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Key To Our Love compilation series is an in-depth exploration of Black & Brown American soul artists from back in the day.

Focusing on the sweeter side of these obscure singles, the album comprises of musicians who shared their hope & dreams through independent vinyl releases. The obscurity of these private pressed singles has 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 the artists & producers.

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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 Library Archive Volume 2

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (ATA)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The funky, atmospheric, evocative and sometimes downright weird output of companies such as DeWolfe, Cavendish, Burton and the ubiquitous KPM have always been a guiding inspiration for ATA Records, as evidenced in the spooky soundtrack works of The Sorcerers, the big band brass of The Yorkshire Film & Television Orchestra and even in the soul-jazz of The Lewis Express ('Theme From The Watcher').

It only seemed natural for the team at ATA Records to scratch their own Library itch and so last year's "The Library Archive Vol. 1" was born. Recorded over a series of sessions in the Alladins cave of vintage recording equipment that is ATA studios, it featured many of the stalwart musicians from the label who can also be found recording with The Sorcerers, Work Money Death and The Lewis Express.

Garnering praise from Library aficionado Shawn Lee("Holy F*$k this sounds great! ATA really smash the classic British Library sound. 10 out of 10") and the Don of British Library Music himsel fAlan Hawkshaw, "The Library Archive Vol. 1" was very well received and so a follow up was inevitable. Recorded during the Autumn of 2020, "The Library Archive Vol. 2" still has the golden age of European Library music squarely in it's sights, but this time the focus is drawn more to the wonky organ work of Italian quartet I Marc 4.

Each track has been lovingly crafted with a keen ear for authenticity and the same eye for detail shown on 'The Library Archive Vol. 1', recorded on the same instruments and equipment and with the same techniques as the music that inspired it.

The Library Archive is a labour of love for the label with more volumes planned.

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The Library Archive Volume 3

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (ATA)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Taking heavy inspiration from Jungle Obsession 9 by Roger Roger, and The Feed-back, as well as Blaxploitation era composers such as Willie Hutch and Melvin Van Peebles, and the masterful and ingenious Roy Budd, "The Library Archive Vol. 3" draws deeply from the well of library greatness.

Each track has been lovingly crafted with a keen ear for authenticity and the same eye for detail shown on 'The Library Archive’ Vol. 1 & 2, recorded on the same instruments and equipment and with the same techniques as the music that inspired it, with a focus throughout on stripped-back rhythm sections topped by flute, vibes and vintage synths.

With three volumes now out and another currently in R&D, The Library Archive will stand as a testament to the love the ATA producers and artists have for the original composers and performers.

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The Living Word: Wattstax 2

2LP | 2023 | US | Original (Craft)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Lost Maestros Collection

2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Deviation)

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 Mood Mosaic 16 - The Hipsoulover

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Mood Mosaic)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Mood Mosaic 18 - The Shape Of Things

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

Release: 2021 / 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 20 - This Is Hot New

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Mood Mosaic)

34,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Mood Mosaic 21 - Take It Easy

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

Release: 2024 / 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 Northern Soul Of Dynamo

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Outta Sight)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Northern Soul Scene Orange Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2024 | DE | Original (Decca)

Release: 2024 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Only Way Is Up! - Move On Up To Northern Soul

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Outta Sight)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Golden Rules)

The Originals 1

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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From the beginning on we wanted to be a spotlight on the current scene of contemporary funk, soul and positive vibes. We connected with a lovely network of musicians, labels and passionate soul music lovers and created the first sampler. From Moscow to Hamburg, over Paris to New York, from London to Barcelona to Nashville: it's a colorful bouquet of real epic Soul smashers, psychedelic grooves and funky breaks from talented artists from all over the world such as Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra, DeRobert & The Half Truths, The Mighty Mocambos, Ghost Funk Orchestra and many more.

On our sampler you will find 14 tracks made with passion and 100% true notes.

Bringing soul back to the people.

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Golden Rules)

The Originals 2

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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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Golden Rules)

The Originals 3

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It’s been a journey so far and we are more than proud to keep on with our Originals series to bring you the best in contemporary Funk, Soul and positive vibes and be a spotlight for your listening pleasure. You will find artists you might never heard of before as well as renown names of the international scene. Enjoy over 50 minutes of funky breaks, heavy organ sounds, sweet soul ballads and dreamy grooves on one record with artists like Cole Williams, Alogte Oho & His Sounds Of Joy, Carlton Jumel Smith, Misha Panfilov, Cookin' On 3 Burners, The Oscillators, Glenn Fallows feat. Michelle David and many more.

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Editions Hawara)

The Other Sound Of Music

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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The Other Sound of Music is Edition Hawara’s first compilation of forgotten Austrian treasures from the 1980s. Plucked from dusty basements, flea markets and bespoke stores across the small Alpine country, it features eight quirky and charming pieces that afford a glimpse into largely unknown but surprisingly rich musical subcultures. The lovingly curated selection brings to light early soul, boogie and proto-house productions, as well as some of the most balearic tracks that have ever been made in a landlocked country. Finally giving this music the stage it deserves, The Other Sound of Music is the definitive guide to the outer limits of the Austrian underground.

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The Paths Of Pain The Caife Label Quito 1960-68

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

27,99 €*

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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The R&B Scene Limited Edition

2LP | 2024 | Original (Decca)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

The Rat Pack

Release: 2016 / UK – 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')

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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The Rolling Stones - Origins

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Release: 2021 / EU – 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 Rough Guide To Blind, Black And Blue

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Blues Divas

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)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Cape Jazz

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Legends Of The Delta Blues

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

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Memphis Blues

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

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Muddy Waters Reborn And Remastered

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

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Murder Ballads

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Music Rough Guides)

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Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Railroad Blues

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Music Rough Guides)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Spriritual India

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To The Best Country Blues You've Never Heard (Vol. 2)

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (World Music Network)

16,99 €* 19,99 € -15%

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To The Roots Of Jazz

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

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To The Roots Of The Blues

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To Urban Mali

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Soul Of Congo - Treasures Of The Ngoma Label

3LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Planet Ilunga)

45,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Soul of Congo is a compilation that spans the years from 1948 to 1963 as the Belgian Congo emerged from colonial subjugation into the first flower of Independence. Singers and players came to Congo’s capital Léopoldville, from all over Central Africa — from the streets of Brazzaville on the opposite shore of the Congo river to the vast plateau of Mbanza Congo in Angola, from the mineral rich areas of Lubumbashi (Elizabethville) in the Deep South to the lively docks of Kisangani (Stanleyville) in the northeast, from the rocky wastes of Mbandaka (Coquilhatville) in the West to the majestic forests of Bukavu (Costermansville) in the East.

Léopoldville became a cauldron of musical syncretism between the African rhythms that arrived with these musicians and the European, Caribbean and Cuban tunes that were popular in the big city. The new sounds were recorded for one of the big five Congo labels: Opika, Loningisa, Esengo, Olympia or Ngoma. None of the other Congolese labels better showcased the energy, variety & spirit of this era than the Ngoma label. The label was founded by the Greek Nicolas Jéronimidis in 1948. After his early death in 1951, it was further developed by Nikis Cavvadias and Alexandros Jéronimidis. During its existence, from 1948 until 1971, Ngoma made over 4500 recordings, creating a crucial cultural legacy. Now with Unesco declaring Congolese Rumba as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity as of December 2021, it is fitting they are restored to the ears of the world.

As the Ngoma label flourished, so too did the first big stars of this new sound: Manuel d’Oliveira from San Salvador, Antoine Kolosoy “Wendo’’ from Bandundu and Léon Bukasa from Katanga. The three of them are heavily featured in the Ngoma catalogue and in this compilation. Ngoma also provided a way for female singers, such as Martha Badibala, to rise to fame and inspire other women to dream of a life beyond taking care of the kids and husband. Futhermore, the label was keen to record traditional folkloric music, such as the songs by likembe player Antoine Mundanda. It also looked for fresh talent as far away as Brussels where they recorded Camerounian heartthrob Charles Lembe fronting a fierce quartet on some flashy adapted Cuban Guaracha rhythms. Instrumentalists like Antoine Kasongo (clarinet), Albino Kalombo (sax) and Tino Baroza (guitar) also made their mark through the Ngoma recordings.

Ngoma is also known for releasing Adou Elenga’s hit “Ata Ndele,” that criticized the white colonists. It led to his imprisonment and the song being quickly deleted from the catalogue after its release in 1954 (long sought after, a rare original copy has been found for this compilation). Angolan Paul Mwanga, too, was unstinting in his criticism of the colonials, and he was also active with authors’ rights associations. Frank Lassan was a singer who brought the romantic style of French crooners to Congolese popular culture, while guitar wizard Manoka De Saïo or “Maitre Colon Gentil” were flamboyant popular figures in the nightclub scene, captured on disc. Guitar prodigies like Antoine Nedule “Papa Noel” or Mose Se Sengo “Fan Fan” cut their teeth as teenagers in studio bands. The band names changed rapidly — Beguen Band, Jazz Mango, Jazz Venus, Dynamic Jazz, Affeinta Jazz, Mysterieux Jazz, Orchstre Novelty, Rumbanella Bande, Vedette Jazz, La Palma, Negrita Jazz — all of them are heard here.

Dedicated record collectors came together to make this compilation possible. From the USA, Belgium, Japan, Germany, France, Morocco, and The Netherlands, these generous fans of the music have pooled their collections for the compilation, assembled and annotated by Alastair Johnston who runs the Muzikifan website from California. He dedicates this release to Flemming Harrev from the reference website afrodisc.com who passed away in 2020. Legendary but unheard songs were tracked down, some emerging from dead stock in a forgotten Tanzanian record store. Experts who have made previous compilations were solicited for their advice and recommendations; liner notes, graduate theses, African periodicals, blogs and documents by authorities such as Jean-Pierre Nimy Nzonga, Sylvain Konko, Gary Stewart, Manda Tchebwa, and Michel Lonoh were scoured for clues.

There are 69 songs on the 3CD set and 42 on the 3LP set. Two of the LPs are distilled from the 3CD set, while the third “bonus” LP" has a different selection of songs by Léon Bukasa and others. While this is unusual, we felt there was so much great material, the vinyl collectors would enjoy an extra album of out-takes from the shortlist that was originally over four hours in length.

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The Sound Of Jazz 45rpm, 200g Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2020 | US | Original (Analogue Productions)

80,99 €*

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Sun Shines At Night - Giorgio Moroder In Finnish 1972-1989

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Svart)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Black vinyl, insert

Giorgio Moroder in Finland

The pioneer of electric pop music, Giorgio Moroder (born April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, Italy) is an internationally acclaimed songwriter and producer who left his trace also in Finnish popular music. Several Moroder’s compositions and productions were released in Finland with Finnish lyrics in the 1970s and 1980s, when Moroder had his most creative peak. This compilation includes twelve Finnish Moroder-covers from early bubblegum pop to electronic disco.

Giorgio Moroder began his musical career as a singer. He gained success performing bubblegum pop in the late 1960s. He wrote some of his hits himself, but he also sang songs written by others. During his singer years he succeeded with songs Looky Looky (1969) and Son of My Father (1971). The latter became well known also in Finland, where it was covered by one of the most famous Finnish singers in 1960s and early 1970s, Ilkka Lipsanen alias Danny. The song found its way to Finland via Britain, where British band Chicory Tip had covered it first and made it to the charts with the song.

Danny was not the only Finnish singer in the early 1970s who looked at Moroder’s repertoire when searching for good songs. Koivistolaiset was a singing and dancing duo of sisters Anja and Anneli Koivisto who were well-known celebrities in 1970s Finland. They released Moroder’s composition Good Grief Christina as On siitä aikaa in 1973. This song was also discovered from Chicory Tip’s repertoire.

Cheerful and danceable bubblegum pop was an early 1970s phenomenon and in Finland it was the most popular music played in discos during those years. In the mid-1970s the style called disco music was born and the popularity of bubblegum pop faded. Also Moroder quit writing bubblegum pop and got interested in disco and electronic music. Synthesizer and drum machine technology developed and created new possibilities for producing electronic disco that can now be seen as proto-techno.

Virve Rosti was one of Finland’s most popular disco and pop singers in the late 1970s with her strong soulful voice. Rosti’s fourth solo album in 1979, Oon voimissain, was packed with her versions of late 1970s disco hits like Ring My Bell, I Will Survive and Knock On Wood. The album included also two Moroder’s compositions originally released by American disco group The Three Degrees, Antaudun (Giving Up, Giving In) and Ohari (The Runner). Both are excellent cover versions compared to the originals, even though the long instrumental section in the middle of The Runner is cut to a shorter one in the Finnish version. Rosti’s singing performance is also high quality.

Among Rosti one of Finland’s most popular female disco singers was Mona Carita, whose second album in 1980 was called Soita mulle and named after her cover version of Moroder’s composition Call Me, originally released by Blondie in the same year. Mona Carita’s version with lyrics by Raul Reiman is still among the best known Finnish disco and pop covers of the era.

Moroder’s most creative era ended in the early 1990s, though he has returned to music business within the last ten years. Finnish record producers also began looking in other directions when searching for songs. During the 1980s it became less and less popular to make Finnish cover versions of international hits. There were several reasons for this, from the improving quality of Finnish compositions to improvement of Finnish people’s understanding of other languages. When the audience began to understand the English lyrics of international songs, there was no need to make Finnish versions of them anymore. However, Moroder’s work is still recognized and played frequently today, and the same goes with the best Finnish cover versions of his compositions.

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The Very Best Of Jazz Instrumentals

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Not Now Music)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Smiling C)

The Voice Of Love

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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The Voice of Love is a collection of British sophisti-pop and jazz-funk from the 1980s - ten songs ranging from unreleased demos to scarcely pressed 12”s attempt to define the scope of the British underground scene during that era.

The music presented on this release juxtaposes polished aesthetics with a punk ethos; while some bands sported sophisticated looks reminiscent of travel destinations and designer fashion, they also embraced gritty influences from iconic British acts like The Clash, Sex Pistols, and early Factory Records acts. This dynamic interplay between refinement and rebellion lies at the heart of the compilation. Artists like Jakatti, Berlin-Randazzo Band, and Xpertz offer a raw energy akin to Colourbox, Maximum Joy, and A Certain Ratio. Meanwhile, Inheritance, World Series, and Ocean evoke the sound of 52nd Street (Inheritance members went on to form that group) and Freeez (including After Eight’s notable "Southern Freeez" cover). The Goodbye Look and Sonjah & Ian introduce a smoother jazz-pop vibe, drawing inspiration from Sade and the sun-kissed allure of Ibiza.

Curated in collaboration with Michael Patricola, a pioneer in uncovering rare private pressings and obscure recordings, this project is a labor of love. This selection of long-elusive discoveries is a tender ode to the rainy melancholy of English adolescence.

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2LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Soul Brother)

The Wants List Volume 5

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The World's Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings Vol. 2

LP | 2023 | HK | Original (Evosound)

47,99 €*

Release: 2023 / HK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The World's Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings Vol. 3

LP | 2023 | HK | Original (Evosound)

47,99 €*

Release: 2023 / HK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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There's Trouble Brewin'-16 Serious Rockin' Crack

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Bear Family Productions)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This Is DJ's Choice, Volume 4 - Gu

LP | 2024 | EU | Original

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2016 | UK | Original (Kent Soul)

This Is Fame 1964-1968

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Fame Records was an off shoot of the renowned FAME Studio, and this special vinyl-only compilation looks at the very best of the label’s work during its first four years.

Helmed by owner Rick Hall, aided and abetted by his team who included Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham and the Swampers house band, this LP collects together some of the very finest music from the birth of southern soul.

The LP features hits by Clarence Carter and Jimmy Hughes, Northern soul classics from James Barnett and Art Freeman, recordings by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham as well as a plethora of cuts appearing on vinyl for the very first time.

Two albums in a single sleeve with two lavishly illustrated inner bags including extensive notes.

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This Is Flying Dutchman 1969-1975

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (BGP / Flying Dutchman)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Bob Thiele is one of the great producers. For his work with John Coltrane alone, where he gave free reign to the saxophone great's wildest musical visions including “A Love Supreme”, ignoring the usual cost consciousness of a major label, he deserves to be lauded. In addition to this, his eight years at Impulse! saw him recording seminal works by scores of musicians including late-blooming masterpieces by Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges, and a whole wave of 'new thing' jazzers such as Archie Shepp and Pharoah Sanders. He didn't stop there and when he launched his own label, Flying Dutchman in 1969, he continued to innovate and record music that reflected its times, but that also resonates down through the ages. It is to Flying Dutchman that we are paying tribute on this compilation.

Gil Scott-Heron's recordings for the label ran to three records, which sold well but not spectacularly at the time. They have since taken on a resonance that makes the album "Pieces Of A Man" in particular one of the most important recordings of the last century, and its opening track 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' an anthem. Pianist Lonnie Liston Smith had been on Thiele's final important Impulse! Recording, Pharoah Sanders’ "Karma", and continued to appear on Flying Dutchman, first as a sideman and then as a leader. His 1975 album "Expansions" was the perfect encapsulation of his 'cosmic jazz' and the title track is a moment of near perfection which has become one of the foundation pieces of modern dance music.

Flying Dutchman's other great discoveries are here. Vocalist Leon Thomas found a new route for jazz vocals in the early 70s, which made him a star and earned him a place in Santana. Gato Barbieri became one of the major saxophone stars of the era, after Thiele enabled him to meld his free jazz leanings to the rhythms of South America. The label also made important recordings with Tom Scott (featured on Thiele's own 'Head Start'), Ornette Coleman and Oliver Nelson, whilst interesting records appeared by Esther Marrow, Harold Alexander and many more.

This is Flying Dutchman is a considered tribute to the label, and features in depth and fully illustrated sleeve notes. In the year when Bob Thiele's son is gearing up to release the first new music on the label since 1976, it is an apt and timely reminder of the power of the music.

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This Is Funkiwala - Various Artists

LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Funkiwala)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Presenting a brand new vinyl compilation featuring artists from the electic Funkiwala label – from Brasillian Afrobeat to Bengali Funk to Indo-Cuban-Nigerian Jazz to European Jazz Soul to traditional Baul Myticism - 3 newly released tracks by Phil Dawson, Cubafrobeat and Lokkhi Terra, with other tracks previously released digitally or on CD only - "if further proof were needed that London is a hotbed of cross-culturally inspired expression, it's new record label Funkiwala"Evening Standard
1. QUE Beleza - Phil Dawson feat Nina Miranda and the +2s (Domenico, Moreno and Kassin)
A funky version of a Tim Maia classic from the legendary 'Racional' period. Guitarist Phil Dawson grooving with Brasillian musicians Moreno Veloso, Domenico Lancelotti and Kassin Alexandre (the +2s), vocalist Nina Miranda and co-producing with Marco Dalle Luche
2. ON A Summers DAY - Archie the Goldfish -
A project co-led by trumpet player Graeme Flowers and guitarist Chris Bestwick. This track is a nod to the great Miles Davis electric albums of 50 years ago, taken from a 5-track EP "Water & Light' incorporating elements of jazz, drum & bass, funk and hip hop (released in 2021)
3. ENI Agee - Cubafrobeat -
Formed out of the collaboration between London fusionistas LoKkhi TeRra ("probably the worlds best Cuban-Afrobeat-Bangladeshi group"Songlines) and UK's Afrobeat Ambassador Dele Sosimi ("A true legend"Clash), Cubafrobeat was initially the name of their critically acclaimed album from 2018 (" A total Stonking Blinder"All About Jazz). This has evolved naturally into an entirely new musical beast – and this is their first single.
4. Harmoniuzinho - Lokkhi Terra
Taken from their debut CD album "No Visa Required" (2010), this is one of the tunes that put Lokkhi Terra on the map. Recorded in Kishon Khan's home studio the track captures the beginning of this London band's journey.
5. Kande Revisited - Lokkhi Terra
This a reworking of Lokkhi Terra's version of a classic Bangla Folk song written by Hason Raja. Maintaing the spirit of unique sound clashes, the track combines a typical London Afro Funkiness with the sublime Bengali vocals of Aneire Khan, Sohini Alam and Aanon Siddiqua. The original version was released on their 2012 CD album "Che Guava's Rickshaw Diaries".
6. Nuoracle - Justin Thurgur
Originally released as a digital single, this release from Justin Thurgur, composed in collaboration with Kishon Khan, is a Cuban Jazz track that features driving Timba bass lines and Afrobeat inflected horns and is a nod to the Nuyorican Latin Jazz scene of the '50's, '60's and '70's, which has been a big inspiration to them.
7. EU Topo - Beiju
Beiju is the combined work of two unique practictioners: Firstly, Adma Macedo Newport from Salvador da Bahia, a singer who has integrated the great Afro-brazilian musical traditions of her native city with that of those she's lived in on her travels. Secondly, Phil Dawson, a London-based guitarist and music writer who has collaborated with many stylistic originators internationally, including those from all four corners of Africa. .
8. Shadho KI RE Amar - Shikor Bangladesh All Stars
Taken from their debut album "Soul of Bengal" - This Folk super group is made up of legendary session musicians from Bangladesh. This track features the late great Baul Rob Fakir and is written by the great mystic, Baul Lalon Shah, whose songs are still be found throughout the Bengal today.

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This Is Goldwax 1964-1968

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

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

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

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

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

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

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This Is Street Funk 1968-1974

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (BGP)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“This Is Street Funk” is part of a new series aimed at vinyl buyers who wants a genre specific compilation to excite their ears. Two sides of fantastic music, at an affordable price, cherry picked from Ace and its associated catalogues.

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LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Makkum)

This Is Zologo Beat

25,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"This is the music being played on cell phones, car speakers and sound systems in and around Bongo and Bolgatanga, the main city and capital of Ghana’s Upper East region. This is the mix of local rhythms and melodies played on traditional instruments mixed with producer Francis Ayamga’s Fruity Loops-sampling madness and Cubase-programmed electro beats with on top of it all the words, rhymes, vocals and stories of the young people hanging around the Top Link studio waiting for an opportunity to throw down their voice on a fresh made track.

You'll find the studio just off the road from Bolgatanga to Bongo. Youngsters are driving their motorbikes up and down the dirt track, kids are gathering near the entrance as soon as they see a local rapper nearing the regional musical hotspot. On a wooden bench outside against the wall, strategically placed in the shade, musicians and vocalists are rehearsing their lines while reading their words from their cellphones.

The main language on this album is Fare Fare, the regional language in Ghana’s Upper East region. ‘Zologo’ means ‘crazy’ in Fare Fare (also known as Frafra).”

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Hot Casa)

Togo Soul 2

37,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hot Casa Records present Togo Soul 2: Selected Rare Togolese Recordings from 1974 to 1989 .

A treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings mostly recorded in Lomé during the 70’s and 80’s . A fusion of traditional voodoo chants, raw soul and even Electro Funk . Finding these tracks and their rights holders hasn’t become any easier even after few trips all over this west African country bordered by Ghana , Benin & Burkina Faso. After 8 years, We , at Hot Casa Records with the kind help of Roger Damawuzan decided to select thirteen tracks, a snapshot of some hundreds of rare and often forgotten tapes from the most prolific, professional and exciting phase of the country’s recording history included international stars like Akofa Akoussah, Gregoire Lawani to Roger Damawuzan compared as the James Brown from Lomé to forgotten tapes and brilliant songs in Mina, Kabyié and Fon language.

Many of the tracks featured here are peppered with innovation and experimentation highlighting how diverse, the music scene in Togo was at the time even if the political context influenced their creation. Many of the original albums these tracks are taken from high prices online due to their rarity and so it’s with great pleasure that we present a selection here that evokes a golden boomtime in Togolese music history. Includes biographies and rare photos Remastered by Frank Merritt at The Carvery

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Togo Soul 70: Selected Rare Togolese Recordings From 1971 To 1981

2LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Hot Casa)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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TOGO SOUL 70 project, is the collaboration between Julien Lebrun, label Manager and Liz Gomis, journalist and director. Two friends that are combining their skills to relate the process of pressing a compilation of rare grooves in Africa

From the original quest, searching for vinyls and right holders in adventurous conditions (sometimes) to the contract final signature, we'll travel throughout Togo to witness the post-colonial story of the country by the prism of its soundtrack

More than a digging session, we'll highlight togolese culture through music. Music that you'll be able to listen in May 2016 on the double vinyl compilation TOGO SOUL 70 (Hot Casa Records gatefold)

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2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Wewantsounds)

Tokyo Glow

35,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tone B. Nimble Presents Soul Is My Salvation Chapter 1

12" | 2020 | EU | Original (Rain&Shine)

11,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“Soul Is My Salvation" is a collection of dance friendly gospel songs. The mission is to simply uplift your spirit through music and word. Dance floor’s around the world mirror the reactions of Churches from the 70’s and 80’s when experiencing these recordings.” - Tone B. Nimble.
Released as a series of eight limited vinyl-only 45, when assembled together the covers reveal a beautiful design courtesy of designer Charlotte McCrae. A true collectors item.
Chapter 1 includes the brilliant but incredibly tough pull, Rev L. Weaver’s rendition of a Sister Sledge classic. Side two is an Al-Tone extended version of The Pink Family’s Don’t Give Your Life Away.

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12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Tone Dropout)

Tone Dropout Volume 11

11,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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In this edition we welcome back Samuel Padden and Xotr, and also see first collaboration release on tone dropout from label head honcho Sween and good friend Alphonse , and of course save the best to last a absolute banger from firm dropout fave Kostas G.

That side kicks off with a melodic uplifting breakbeat smasher called Downfall(epic mix), from Sween and Alphonse , lots of stabs and synths and pianos a real gradual classic, then we welcome Xotr- with Oddessey , an absolute stonker of a warehouse banger , real big deep sounds with a real old warehouse and trance feel, sounds great on the dance floor , this side starts with Samuel padden and a great four four bleep bass track called teslas still alive, then finally kostas G tears it up with an absolute breakbeat classic , beats bass and bleeps all make a dance floor filler and round off this quality selection of dance floor trax from the tone dropout crew .

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Too Slow To Disco 4 Colored Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (How Do You Are? / Too Slow To Disco)

30,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After smooth detours into Soul covers, French Neo-Disco, modern Sunset Disco and Brazilian AOR, in 2022 DJ Supermarkt's Too Slow to Disco series makes a joyous return to its original Westcoast AOR/Yacht roots. Celebrating the 10th Tstd compilation. Who would have thought…. The Berlin curator releases a killer 4th edition of the original compilation art form, "Too Slow to Disco", featuring forgotten and overseen gems from the mid 70s to the early 80s from a global world of smooth, brilliant lost and overproduced tracks from Finland via London and L.A. to Trinidad and beyond. The great 'un-vanisher' of lost lazy classics, DJ Supermarkt once again unearthed some incredible music that labels, publishers (in many cases also those, who actually own the rights to those tracks…) and streaming services have often long overlooked. You're welcome, world!

These sixteen tracks of newly ‘un-vanished’ hit-making genius find us once more in that delightfully Westcoast state of mind, the musical breeze in our hair as we corner on the headland, the top most definitely down. Too Slow to Disco 4 is also a love letter to the genre-smashing bravery of that era, Yacht Pop rubbing shoulders with Christian Gospel, groovy Folk, Country-Soul and Blue-Eyed Soul. As ever, DJ Supermarkts genius is to uncover the musical through line that joins these missing-in-action names and the tunes that could have been their big moment. The result is a kind of joyous alternative history of the era, where a very different pantheon of pop gods became the names we love.

As usual these tunes feature ludicrous levels of musical competence, boasting tight grooves in tighter polyester, and yet there’s (almost) not a single household name in sight. DJ Supermarkt is once again looking for the special “geniuses” in the background and behind the sound, musicians and a-list composers, whose names are not well known, but who wrote million selling tracks for other acts in the spotlight: Like Kenny Nolan, who a.o. wrote “Lady Marmalade”, The Dukes, who penned Sheena Easton’s “Modern Girl”, Air Supply’s “Every Woman In The World” and Chaka Khan’s “Fate”, famously sampled by Stardust for their French House Club-Hit “Music Sounds Better With You”.

Four of these 16 tracks are taken from super rare private press vinyls, unearthed by Dj Supermarkt over several years by chasing down the original composers, musicians or producers, and now officially rereleased for the very first time.

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Trace Afrobeat

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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As a true reference cultural media, Trace completes its musical offer with a first collection of 3 vinyls!Find the cream of Afrobeat selected by Trace and journalist Osman Jr.With Manu Dibango-Ebo Taylor-Shina Williams...

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Trace Salsa

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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As a true reference cultural media, Trace completes its musical offer with a first collection of 3 vinyls!Find the cream of Salsa selected by Trace and journalist Osman Jr.With Tito Rodriguez-Setenta-The Alegre All Star....

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Trace Zouk

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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As a true reference in the world of cultural media, Trace completes its musical offer with a first collection of 3 vinyls!Find the cream of Zouk selected by Trace and journalist Osman Jr.With: Kassav"-Perle Lama-Admiral T...

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Traces Of Illusion Compiled By Skyrager

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Spacetalk)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance

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Transmissions From Total Refreshment Centre Limited Aquamarine Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 (Blue Note)

36,99 €*

Release: 2023

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hippen London-Touristen ist es ein Begriff: das Total Refreshment Centre. Seit acht Jahren ist es eines der wichtigsten Musik- und Kulturzentren in London, zahlreiche Musiker und Künstler haben den Raum genutzt, um sich zu treffen, zusammenzuarbeiten und zu kreieren. Von Proben über Aufnahmen, Foto- und Videoaufnahmen bis hin zu Live-Auftritten war das TRC die Drehscheibe dafür. Es hat ein Netzwerk aus Musikern, DJs, Toningenieuren, Fotografen, Videografen, Regisseuren, Lichttechnikern, Autoren, Dichtern, Malern, Journalisten und Promotern geschaffen. Bands wie Sons of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming, Neue Grafik, Snapped Ankles, Bo Ningen, Flamingods, Alabaster Deplume, Rozi Plain, Soccer 96, Vels Trio, Makaya Mcraven und viele mehr sind dort aufgetreten.

Auf dem Album „Transmissions From Total Refreshment Centre“ sind jetzt erstmals einige der wichtigsten Künstler aus dem Umfeld des kreativen Melting Pots zu hören, mit einer lebendigen, eklektischen Mischung aus New Jazz, Hip Hop, Elektro, Dub, Soul, Funk.

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Tres Chic! More French Girl Singers Of The 1960s

LP | 2013 | UK | Original (Ace)

Release: 2013 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie, Pop

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180g Colored Vinyl! Hand-picked titles by Françoise Hardy, France Gall. Annie Philippe, Elsa, Violaine, Pussy Cat, Brigitte Bardot, Delphine and Liz Brady!

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Triángulos De Luz Y Espacios De Sombra

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Seance Centre / Smiling C)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Triángulos De Luz Y Espacios De Sombra (Triangles of Light and Spaces of Shadow) is a collection of visionary Mexican electronic music sourced from obscure cassettes, CDs, private pressings, and personal archives. These works trace an expansive scene of prescient musicians who created a unique speculative cosmology, forging Mesoamerican mythologies with innovative sonic technologies.

During the mid-80s to early 90s, a network of Mexican musicians embarked on a journey to craft a musical expression distinct from the mainstream musical culture that dominated the airwaves and record industry. Based around practices of collaboration, ethnomusicology, electronic experimentation and home-recording, these artists traversed territories at the very edges of genre and musical form. Myth-scientists Antonio Zepeda, José Luis Fernández Ledesma, Jorge Reyes, Isaac Alva, and La Fábula venture into the periphery of the new age, incorporating Pre-Columbian rhythms and melodies into their dream-like compositions. Vistas Fijas, Armando Velasco, Eblen Macari, and Arbol Perenne (Gabo) move through radical new wave territories, utilizing guitars and drum machines to map their musical chronicles. Germán Bringas and Eugenio Toussaint traverse the jazz landscape, blending horns with electronics, improvising long uncharted expeditions. Pinning down a unified sound for these artists is challenging, yet they collectively cohabitate the capacious space of "ambient," employing diverse expressions through various imaginative modalities. What distinguishes these artists is a distinctly transhistorical approach which vividly imagines sonic possible worlds.

In an attempt to situate themselves within a culturally and historically complex landscape, many of the artists on the compilation reactivate ancient Mesoamerican music traditions, those of the Aztecs, Maya, and Olmecs. Their electronic compositions are intricate tapestries woven with the haunting melodies of pre-Hispanic flutes and ocarinas, resonating alongside the echoes of ancient percussive marvels like the teponaztli and huéhuetl. Ritualistic chants, undulating synths, and atavistic rhythms intertwine, conjuring a hypnotic mosaic of chimeric sound. Natural and acoustic sounds are juxtaposed within a synthetic habitat, as if towering skyscrapers cast shadows across ancient pyramids. Rather than longing for an impossible past, these works evoke fantastical visions suspended in dreams, glimpses into the mythical realm of the hummingbirds.

The title "Triángulos De Luz Y Espacios De Sombra" (Triangles of Light and Spaces of Shadow) is inspired by a public access TV show of the same name that showcased several artists featured in this compilation. Imagining triangular prisms of light superimposed on otherworldly shadows feels apt for these illusory and phantasmagoric sounds. The space between these two opposing but interdependent images is the resonant juncture where these artists create their auditory oracles. This compilation highlights the prophetic luminaries of this underground community of musicians, with many of these songs previously unreleased or only available on fugitive formats until now.

This double LP release features 17 tracks remastered from reel-to-reel, DAT, and cassette masters. It includes inserts with an essay by Mexico City based music journalist David Cortés in both Spanish and English, accompanied by archival photos of the artists and artifacts featured on the compilation. The first edition comes adorned with a luminescent sticker illustrating a solar eclipse.

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Tribal Rites - Brooklyn Disco 1974-5 Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Ace)

32,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Tribute To Woody Allen

25,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The best Music from Woody Allen"s most cult Movies, from Sidney Bechet in "Midnight Paris" to Fred Astaire in "The Purple Rose Of Cairo", Tommy Dorsey in "Annie Hall" and Stan Getz in "Whatever Works!"

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Tropicale: When The Dolce Vita Discovered Exotica, Calypso, Mambo, Samba And Other Tropical Rhythms (1959-1969)

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (CAM SUGAR)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Soundtracks

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You don't have to travel halfway around the world to find top-class Brazilian and Caribbean grooves; some of the finest bossa nova, samba, mambo and calypso recordings were made in sunny Italy, still perfect for dancing and lounging today. From the legendary Italian soundtrack archive of CAM Sugar comes a compilation that as it has never been heard before: “Tropicale”, tropical rhythms and irresistible catchy tunes from films of Italian cinema’s golden era, composed by masters such as Ennio Morricone, Piero Piccioni, Bruno Nicolai, Armando Trovajoli and many others. 26 remastered tracks, 8 of which are previously unreleased, 2LP in an elegantly designed gatefold sleeve.

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True Blues Brother: Legacy Of Matt 'Guitar'

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Nola Blue)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tsf Jazz City: New Orleans

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The history of Jazz through its three most mythical cities: New Orleans, New-York & Paris, by TSF Jazz. Feturing : Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzerald, Serge Gainsbourg, Sidney Bechet, Babs Gonzalez, Fats Domino, Boris Vian, Django Reinhardt, Count Basie, Joséphine Baker, Duke Ellington, Al Lirvat, Professor Longhair, Louis Prima, Herlin Riley, Sacha Distel, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holliday, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, ...

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Wagram)

TSF Jazz City: New York

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Tsf Jazz City: Paris

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tudo Ben (Jorge Ben Covered)

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jorge Ben is surely one of the world’s greatest all-round musical artists. He is internationally renowned and vastly influential as a vocalist, musician, performer and phenomenal songwriter. Famed for penning ‘Taj Mahal’, which was the source for Rod Stewart’s ‘Do You Think I’m Sexy?’, and also ‘Mas Que Nada’, one of Brazil’s most iconic anthems, Jorge Ben is a powerful musical force. A simple glance at his impressive back catalogue reveals a master of his craft, with a depth and quality that is seldom paralleled.

For 'Tudo Ben' we take a side-step, focusing on Jorge Ben’s songs that have been performed by other artists. Complied by Mr Bongo, Greg Caz and Sean Marquand, this collection features the Brazilian legends Elza Soares, Claudette Soares, and Wilson Simonal, alongside prodigious artists such as Marijô, Os Brazoes, and Doris Monteiro to name but a few. The selection covers a wide range of genres including samba, bossa nova, MPB and batacuda workouts. Many of the songs featured have become staples in Mr Bongo DJ sets over the years and are some of our most loved classics. As with many of history’s great songwriters, Jorge Ben’s songs transcend genres and styles, they can be covered and reinterpreted, yet the quality of the writing holds up to the standard of the original.

In the dark days of the mid to late 2000s when the end of vinyl seemed inevitable, Mr Bongo released 'Tudo Ben' on CD only. Years later, we finally get to put this right and present it for the first time on vinyl with alternative artwork by Mr Krum.

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Turk Pop Muzik Tarihi 1960-70 Lp1

LP | 2021 | TR | Original (Yapi Kredi Kültür Sanat Yayincilikq)

21,24 €* 24,99 € -15%

Release: 2021 / TR – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Turk Pop Muzik Tarihi 1960-70 Lp2

LP | 2021 | TR | Original (Yapi Kredi Kültür Sanat Yayincilikq)

Release: 2021 / TR – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Turn It Loose, Ain't No Good Savoy Gospel 1970-1979

2LP | 2020 | UK | Original (Honest Jon's)

27,99 €*

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Agogo)

Two Tribes Volume 2

27,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Not long after the release of Two Tribes Vol. 1, we realized that our journey had only just begun and lots of stories still had to be told. Motivated by lots of positive responses, we soon put to work researching and compiling music for what would become "Two Tribes Volume Two". We put our emphasis on expanding to other European regions as well as including different countries than on Vol. 1 and we also wanted to give it a bit of a different musical twist. The result are 14 tracks covering what we consider a broad and diverse spectrum but still clinging to our initial idea of building a musical bridge between the continents of Africa and Europe. The immense cultural diversity of both is represented by newcomers alongside more well known names, both of which have a strong connection to the rich musical traditions of Africa. On board are African artists living in diaspora on equal footing with Europeans that incorporate their high affinity to the African continent into their music. Exciting outernational collaborations round off the selection for Vol. 2! Includes tracks by Onipa (Strut Records), Guts, Wanubalé, David Nesselhauf (Kryptox Records) and many more

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Typhoon Selected By DJ Ebreo

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

34,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Second collection dedicated to the historic Typhoon disco in Gambara (Bs) Also in this double vinyl you can find some of the tracks that have characterized the style and musical programming of this club. Selected for the occasion by DJ Ebreo who is also a regular guest and for a period resident.

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Umbria Jazz 50th Anniversary

3LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Rhino)

54,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Under The Influence Volume 10 (Comp. By Rahaan)

2LP | 2022 | EU (Z)

Release: 2022 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Utopic Cities: Progressive Jazz In Belgium 1968-1979 Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Sdban)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Standard version on black vinyl. 2LP in gatefold sleeve with liner notes.Utopic Cities is an eclectic selection of forward-thinking jazz from the Belgian underground, including the left-field fusion of Marc Moulin's Placebo, Koen De Bruyne, Solis Lacus and more.

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Very Best Of Doo Wop Pink Vinyl Edition

3LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Not Now)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Vintage Paris Jazz Remastered

LP | 2024 | US | Original (WNTS)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Vinylart - Soul Picture Disc Edition

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Wagram)

22,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Viva El Sabado: Hits De Disco Pop Peruano 1978-1989

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Buh)

35,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This compilation brings together for the first time diverse Peruvian musical groups that immersed themselves in dance music following the codes brought by the disco revolution. Include songs by Rollets (composed of members from the rock group Laghonia) or Santodomingo Kid (led by experimental musician Luis David Aguilar). As a phenomenon of a new culture, the global dissemination of disco music had various variations and reformulations. The way it took root in Peru constitutes a fascinating yet underexplored history, despite the numerous recordings that came to light, mainly in the 1980s, running parallel to the boom of Peruvian tropical music, the emergence of a new pop rock scene, and the widespread use of synthesizers and electronic drums. And even though the groups were eclectic and moved across various musical genres, their dance music hits have now become cult pieces. From Lima to Trujillo, from Iquitos to Tarapoto, this compilation presents a wide range of sounds designed for the dance floor: unrestrained, eclectic, and high-energy. From pioneering groups with brief yet foundational trajectories like Rollets (composed of members from the rock group Laghonia) or Santodomingo Kid (led by experimental musician Luis David Aguilar), who range from boogie to soul disco with electrifying synthesizer sounds. But also, the exotic arrangements of Grupo América and Grupo Cremolada, to the tropical disco pop sound of Grupo San Francisco or Los Roller's de Tarapoto. From the space disco ventures of Grupo Swing to the synthesized pop sound of Pepo Rock, Jaque Mate, or Annie. Viva el sábado: Hits de disco pop peruano (1978-1989) constitutes a fabulous and unique document to delve into Peruvian dance music and initiates a new series at Buh Records that will present in various volumes some of the treasures of disco music in Peru. Compilation and research by Luis Alvarado. The album includes a booklet with extensive information and visual documentation. Mastered by Alberto Cendra. Art and desi...

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2LP | 2022 | EU | Reissue (BMG Rights Management)

Voices From The Stars

Release: 2022 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Voodoo Mambosis & Other Tropical Diseases 01

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Stag-O-Lee)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Voodoo Mambosis & Other Tropical Diseases 02

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Stag-O-Lee)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Wagadu Grooves - The Hypnotic Sound Of Camara 1987-2016

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Hot Mule)

32,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Soninke collective consciousness finds its origins in a founding myth, a blood pact: the legend of Biida and the decadence of the empire of Ghana or Wagadu (evoked by Léopold Sédar Senghor as a land of plenty in his poem Le Kaya Magan). From the 3rd century AD, gathered in the region of Sahel, on the edge of the Sahara desert, the Soninko ruled over their kingdom and its capital Kumbi Saleh. According to folklore, they were blessed with abundant rain and nuggets of gold could be picked directly from the ground. They owed this prosperity to a providential but cruel protector: the Wagadu Biida, a seven-headed serpent who lived at the bottom of the Kumbi well. Every year, as a reward for his favours, the Biida demanded an offering: the life of the most beautiful virgin woman in the community. Sacrifices took place for generations, until the 13th century AD, when fate chose Siya Yatabéré, Maamadi Sehedunxote's sweetheart... Centuries later in 1977, Gaye Mody Camara, a young Soninke raised in Mali's Kayes region, settled in France to found his own empire. Initially selling wax, kola nuts and other goods in his Parisian outlets, he rapidly started distributing cassette tapes and eventually producing a multitude of recordings for his own label: Camara Production. Crossing paths and collaborating over the next four decades with legendary artists, griots and industry moguls like Boncana Maïga, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Ganda Fadiga, Diaby Doua or Ibrahima Sylla, Camara became one of the great independent music producers of his generation, and a pilar of the Parisian Soninke diaspora. Released in close collaboration with Gaye Camara and with the assistance of Daouda N'diaye, one of A.P.S' (Association pour la Promotion de la langue et de la culture Soninké) historical members, this selection of songs and accompanying notes aim to shed a light on an intricate culture and its modern music, injustifiably unknown outside of West Africa and the various Soninko diasporas around the world. From Malian Zouk to Mauritanian Reggae and other psychedelic groovers originally released on cassettes or digitally, we have given the utmost attention to bringing this music to a new format. It has been carefully remastered and pressed on a couple of 180g vinyls, with riso printed liner notes.

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WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. I - Deep, Heavy And Beautiful Jazz From Japan 1968-1984 Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (180g)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Universounds, HMV Record Shop and 180g team up for an exceptional release: from blazing hard bop to free jazz, to introspective saxophone solos and massive big band sounds, renowned Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa presents an essential 14 track collection of “WaJazz” music taken from the Nippon Columbia vaults. Featuring Jiro Inagaki, Minoru Muraoka, Hiroshi Suzuki, Hozan Yamamoto, Count Buffalo, Takeshi Inomata, and much more!

“Japanese jazz has been recognized and celebrated by music lovers worldwide for decades. The origins of this trend may be traced back to the rare groove movement that flourished in the 1990s, but its current deep and wide popularity seems to be connected to the fact that Japanese people have been reevaluating their own jazz since the mid-2000s, locally referred to as WaJazz ("Wa" meaning Japan but also the Shōwa emperor period, from 1926 to 1989). Since the beginning of the 2000s, there has been a growing trend to move away from the DJ-focused perspective and to appreciate jazz with a deeper understanding. Nowadays, there is more and more interest in the background and roots in which jazz has developed in Japan, with Japanese jazz as a whole now considered as its own distinctive genre.

Of course, even if we speak about "WaJazz" as one genre, there is a truly wide variety of styles within it. However, when Japanese musicians play, there is something uniquely Japanese flowing through that creates a kind of synergy. It may be the melody, the rhythm, or even something deeper, like an inexpressible flicker. I would be happy if some of its charms and secrets emerge from the fourteen tracks included in this collection.” (Yusuke Ogawa)

Yusuke Ogawa has been running the Universounds store in Tokyo since 2001, specializing in jazz and second-hand, rare, and collector records. He is also a reissue supervisor, label manager, DJ, and music writer. Known for his vast musical knowledge, eye for detail, and archival skills, Ogawa has worked on more than 250 reissues and compilations – including the highly praised Deep Jazz Reality and Project Re:Vinyl series. He is the co-author of the Wa-Jazz Disc Guide and the Independent Black Jazz of America books.

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WaJazz Volume II The King RCDS Masters Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (180g)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Following the highly acclaimed first volume in the series, Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa continues the WaJazz exploration with another essential collection of music that contains something uniquely Japanese — focusing this time on the King Records catalog. Featuring timeless music by Isao Suzuki, Toshiaki Yokota, Akira Miyazawa, Takeru Muraoka, Yasuaki Shimizu, Masahiko Togashi, George Otsuka, and more!

Gatefold 180g heavy double vinyl LP, reverse board print. Comes with extensive track-by-track liner notes by Yusuke Ogawa.
All tracks licensed by King Record Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Mastering and lacquer cut by Jukka Sarapää at Timmion Cutting Lab, Helsinki, Finland.
Artwork by Nker.

TEXT:

“It is my great pleasure to introduce you to the second volume of the “Japanese Jazz Spectacle” series. Following the first compilation which focused on recordings from the Nippon Columbia catalog, this time we are digging into the King Records archives. It is almost impossible to capture the whole picture of Wa-Jazz in a couple of compilation albums since it is such a broad and deep genre, however, by extracting tracks from the Nippon Columbia and King Records collections - both labels having an extensive archive of jazz music - we may be able to glimpse a part of its allure and essence. This time again, I have made the music selection with this idea in mind. The music in this compilation was recorded between 1962 and 1985 and is a brief history of Japanese jazz on King Records. Listening is believing, so I hope these tracks will capture your heart and that you will enjoy the charms of Japanese jazz.” - Yusuke Ogawa

Yusuke Ogawa has been running the Universounds store in Tokyo since 2001, specializing in jazz and second-hand, rare, and collector records. He is also a reissue supervisor, label manager, DJ, and music writer. Known for his vast musical knowledge, eye for detail, and archival skills, Ogawa has worked on more than 250 reissues and compilations – including the highly praised Deep Jazz Reality and Project Re:Vinyl series. He is the co-author of the Wa-Jazz Disc Guide and the Independent Black Jazz of America books.

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WaJazz Volume II The King RCDS Masters HHV Exclusive Sun Yellow Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (180g)

43,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This edition is limited to 500 copies worldwide and is only available at HHV. Following the highly acclaimed first volume in the series, Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa continues the WaJazz exploration with another essential collection of music that contains something uniquely Japanese — focusing this time on the King Records catalog. Featuring timeless music by Isao Suzuki, Toshiaki Yokota, Akira Miyazawa, Takeru Muraoka, Yasuaki Shimizu, Masahiko Togashi, George Otsuka, and more!

Gatefold 180g heavy double vinyl LP, reverse board print. Comes with extensive track-by-track liner notes by Yusuke Ogawa.
All tracks licensed by King Record Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Mastering and lacquer cut by Jukka Sarapää at Timmion Cutting Lab, Helsinki, Finland.
Artwork by Nker.

TEXT:

“It is my great pleasure to introduce you to the second volume of the “Japanese Jazz Spectacle” series. Following the first compilation which focused on recordings from the Nippon Columbia catalog, this time we are digging into the King Records archives. It is almost impossible to capture the whole picture of Wa-Jazz in a couple of compilation albums since it is such a broad and deep genre, however, by extracting tracks from the Nippon Columbia and King Records collections - both labels having an extensive archive of jazz music - we may be able to glimpse a part of its allure and essence. This time again, I have made the music selection with this idea in mind. The music in this compilation was recorded between 1962 and 1985 and is a brief history of Japanese jazz on King Records. Listening is believing, so I hope these tracks will capture your heart and that you will enjoy the charms of Japanese jazz.” - Yusuke Ogawa

Yusuke Ogawa has been running the Universounds store in Tokyo since 2001, specializing in jazz and second-hand, rare, and collector records. He is also a reissue supervisor, label manager, DJ, and music writer. Known for his vast musical knowledge, eye for detail, and archival skills, Ogawa has worked on more than 250 reissues and compilations – including the highly praised Deep Jazz Reality and Project Re:Vinyl series. He is the co-author of the Wa-Jazz Disc Guide and the Independent Black Jazz of America books.

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Wamono A To Z Presents: Blow Up Trio - Japanese Rare Groove From The Trio Records Vaults 1973-1981 (Selected By Chintam) Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (180g)