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Inez & Charlie Foxx Greatest Hits

Release: 1968 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

US original. Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs

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Inez And Charlie Foxx

LP | 1968 | US | Original (Dynamo)

13,29 €* 13,99 € -5%

Release: 1968 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | JP | Original (A&M)

Herbie Mann

Glory Of Love

23,74 €* 24,99 € -5%

Release: 1968 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

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LP | 1968 | UK | Reissue (Arc Records)

Max Roach

Members, Don't Git Weary

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Yakhal’ Inkomo HHV Summer Of Jazz Exclusive Orange Vinyl Edition

Mankunku Quartet

LP | 1968 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

The Best Of Arthur Prysock Number 2

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition of 200 copies for the 2023 Summer of Jazz campaign, focused on South-African jazz. Only available at HHV.

The Mankunku Quartet's 1968 album 'Yakhal' Inkomo’ clocks in at just over 30 minutes of jazz perfection. This compact, and to-the-point, album would sit comfortably in amongst some of the best works in the catalogues of any of the quintessential jazz labels such as Blue Note, Prestige and Impulse. 'Yakhal' Inkomo’, however, was originally released on the South African record label World Record Co., which resulted in it becoming an elusive and sought-after piece for jazz collectors. First press copies sometimes fetch as much as £1,000 on the collectors' market. It has been long regarded as one of the finest South African jazz albums and DJ / broadcaster Gilles Peterson cemented this when he included it in his "best of genre" focussed radio show, 'The 20 - South African Jazz'. Tenor saxophonist Winston "Mankunku" Ngozi recorded the session on 23rd July 1968 at the Manley van Niekerk Studios, in Johannesburg. It was recorded by Dave Challen and produced by Ray Nkwe. The session is built up of two original works by Mankunku on the A-side, 'Yakhal' Inkomo' & 'Dedication (To Daddy Trane and Brother Shorter)', and on the B-side, the Horace Silver composition 'Doodlin', and a John Coltrane number 'Bessie's Blues'. What is striking is how the Mankunku-penned compositions not only hold their own next to Silver and Coltrane but they are, arguably, the better tracks on the record - a testament to the beautiful writing and playing of Mankunku. 'Yakhal' Inkomo' features the great musicians; Agrippa Magwaza on bass, drummer Early Mabuza, and pianist Lionel Pillay. Pillay was of Indian descent, making this a mixed-race group, thus the very recording of the album was an act of resistance as it broke the apartheid restrictions of the time. The title of 'Yakhal’ Inkomo' means “the bellow of the bull”, the Black audience would have understood this as coded community symbolism and an act of protest but it escaped the attention of the white government. For this edition, we have enlisted the services of Abbey Road Studios mastering, and lacquer-cutting engineer Miles Showell to cut a special half-speed master from the audio taken off the original master tapes. Miles has previously worked on our Arthur Verocai, Marcos Valle and Ian Carr re-issues, and once again we are blown away by the richness and clarity of Miles' work. We have also presented it as a replica copy using the cover artwork and labels from the primary World Record Co. original version. On the sleeve notes, Ray Nkwe the producer and the President of the Jazz Appreciation Society of South Africa writes "This is the LP that every jazz fan has been waiting for" and Ray was not wrong, it's a stone-cold timeless jazz classic.

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Arthur Prysock

LP | 1968 | US | Original (Verve)

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LP | 1968 | US | Original (ABC)

Release: 1968 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

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Ray Charles

A Portrait Of Ray

11,04 €* 12,99 € -15%

Release: 1968 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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With A Little Help From My Friends

Volker Kriegel

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Cinedelic)

23,99 €*

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Superior Viaduct)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Volker Kriegel is considered the pioneering Jazz-rock and Fusion guitarist from Europe. 1968 was a crucial year for his career as he released "With A Little Help From My Friends," his first solo album, and signed with American vibraphonist Dave Pike, joining what would quickly emerge as one of the most popular and influential jazz fusion combos. This precious document reissued for the first time by Cinedelic Jazz with bonus tracks highlights all his qualities that enabled him to become one of the most acclaimed and innovative guitarists in European jazz. The original album included two recording sessions; Side A in Cologne and Side B in Frankfurt, with different performers. Side A as a trio with double bass and drums, and on the other with the addition of vibraphonist Claudio Szenkar. The covers performed are the two by Lennon-McCartney 'With A Little Help From My Friends' and 'Norwegian Wood’, and the traditional Brazilian 'Nãnã Imborô'. Added to the original album are four previously unreleased tracks of great depth recorded at the Deutsches Jazz Festival in Frankfurt in 1968: "Teaming Up" and "Vian-De" by Kriegel himself, "Spanish Soul" by Szenkar and "Nina's Dance" lasting over 9 minutes and featuring Tony Scott on Clarinet and Gustl Mayr on Tenor Sax. Over the years, Kriegel would go on to participate in over 200 albums.

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Byard Lancaster

It's Not Up To Us

26,99 €*

Gris Gris Green Vinyl Edition

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Byard Lancaster was a composer/multi-instrumentalist born in Philadelphia in 1942. He started playing alto saxophone at an early age and later took up flute and bass clarinet. While attending Berklee College of Music, Lancaster and pianist Dave Burrell organized late-night jam sessions with fellow students and touring musicians. In 1965, he moved to New York and quickly became part of the city's burgeoning scene – playing with jazz luminaries such as Archie Shepp, Sunny Murray, Bill Dixon and Marzette Watts. It's Not Up To Us, Lancaster's 1968 debut as a leader, was originally released on Vortex, a subsidiary of Atlantic responsible for first albums by Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett and Sonny Sharrock. Featuring guitarist Sharrock (another Berklee alum), It's Not Up To Us is true fire music – fusing elements of free jazz, soul/R&B and traditional folk song. On the opening title track, Lancaster's luminous flute draws the listener in, while bassist Jerome Hunter grounds the tune with a simple descending theme over Keno Speller and Eric Gravatt's syncopated rhythms. "John's Children," a reference to the group's status as post-Coltrane players, showcases the modal strumming of Sharrock's steady drones as Lancaster cries into the void. After repeated listens, Lancaster's original compositions become visceral aural memories ingrained in the ear, while the standards ("Misty" and "Over The Rainbow") sound the most avant-garde pieces on the album. This first-time vinyl reissue is recommended for fans of Albert Ayler, Don Cherry and Pharoah Sanders.

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Dr. John

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Jackpot)

I'll Be A Happy Man / Take A Trip Record Store Day 2023 Edition

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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1968 Debut album from the king of the psychedelic bayou. First ever reissue of the Original Mono Mix sourced from the Original Master Tapes. Mastered by Kevin Gray. Limited Edition Green Vinyl.

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Latin Blues Band

7" | 1968 | UK | Reissue (Speed)

Gladys Knight And The Pips

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Reissued for the first time ever on 7 inch, having previously only ever been on the Take A Trip Pussycat LP, Latin Blues Band - (I'll Be A) Happy Man. A dynamic dancefloor jazz and boogaloo belter from 1968, with a legendary piano riff and breakbeats that were most famously sampled by DJ Premier for Christina Aguilera’s classic ‘(Ain´t No Other Man)’. The B side houses another boogaloo bomb in the form of ‘Take A Trip’ that will set you back £80+ for an original copy. Yellow label version with white sleeve.

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Tastiest Hits

LP | 1968 | US | Original (Bell)

5,59 €* 7,99 € -30%

LP | 1968 | EU (Trading Places)

Release: 1968 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ike & Tina Turner

So Fine

20,99 €*

Lady Soul Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 1968 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Among the most famous husband-and-wife soul duos of all time, Ike & Tina Turner scored an incredible array of hits in the 1960s and 70s, before Tina finally exited the partnership. The debut LP on the Pompeii label, So Fine dates from 1968, a couple of years after a support slot on a Rolling Stones tour boosted their profiles; in addition to a remake of early hit ‘A Fool In Love,’ there’s an awesome take of Johnny Otis’ ‘So Fine’ and a competent rendition of ‘Shake A Tail Feather.’ Tina is fully in her element, the Ikettes keep up the harmonic pressure, and producer Ike handles the rest. Recommended listening for all soul fans!

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Aretha Franklin

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

36,99 €*

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dance With Death Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

Andrew Hill

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

32,99 €*

Big Brother And The Holding Company

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Andrew Hill’s 1968 album Dance With Death stands as one of the most gratifying though under-recognized sessions of the brilliant pianist’s discography featuring his singular compositions performed by a versatile quintet with Charles Tolliver, Joe Farrell, Victor Sproles, and Billy Higgins.

Blue Note Tone Poet Edition: Stereo, produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

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Cheap Thrills SACD Edition

CD | 1968 | US | Reissue (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab)

42,99 €*

LP | 1968 | US | Original (ABC)

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ray Charles

A Portrait Of Ray

11,04 €* 12,99 € -15%

Release: 1968 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

Jon & Jeannie

Lover's Holiday EP

12,99 €*

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Modern Harmonic)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

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Cal Tjader

Solar Heat Colored Vinyl

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Morgan Blue Town)

Judd Proctor

Guitars Galore

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Re-issue of 1968 album by British jazz guitarist (born January 2, 1933 in Doncaster, England). He played with Norman Burns, "Ray Ellington's Quartet", Benny Goodman (in tour in England, 1971), "Don Lusher's Big Band", and as a session man in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

Judd uses varying permutations of the following instruments on various tracks. Twelve string guitar, electric Fender guitar, electric Gibson guitar (l4) with a Charlie Christian bar pick-up, and a Maton acoustic guitar.

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Lee Morgan

Caramba

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Culture Factory)

Foundations

Build Me Up Buttercup

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album

Tony Bennett

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Sony Music Catalog)

26,99 €*

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jazz-Lyrik-Prosa Record Store Day 2021 Edition

Manfred Krug

2LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (AMIGA)

25,99 €*

LP | 1968 | CA | Reissue (Return To Analog)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Record Store Day 2021 Drop 2 release

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La Revolution Francaise

C.Cool

21,24 €* 24,99 € -15%

Release: 1968 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Drifters' Golden Hits

The Drifters

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Atlantic)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Bacchanal Black Vinyl Edition

Gabor Szabo

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Ebalunga!!!)

27,99 €*

Presenting Joe Williams And Thad Jones / The Mel Lew

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The long-awaited reissue of this rare Eastern and psychedelic Jazz LP by the famous Hungarian guitarist, originally released in 1968.

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Joe Williams

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Culture Factory)

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | UK | Reissue (Speakers Corner)

Yusef Lateef

The Blue Yusef Lateef

Richard Groove Holmes & Rusty Bryant

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"The Blue Yusef Lateef" - Yusef Lateef (ts, fl, perc, voc); Sonny Red (as); Blue Mitchell (tp); Kenny Burrell (g); Hugh Lawson (p); Buddy Lucas (hca); Cecil McBee, Bob Cranshaw (b); Roy Brooks (dr); strings and vocal group

Yusuf Lateef was a leading representative of world music, long before world music was known as such in the jazz, pop and rock community. He integrated all kinds of oriental instruments in his jazz music, such as the koto, bamboo flute and tambura and also – as in this case – in his blues compositions. His saxophone playing is also flawless too and full of wonderful textures, hard and impulsive at one moment, cool and exotic at the next.
On this album Lateef explores, in a painterly way, the border areas of the blues, in all their various guises and addresses both eastern and western cultures. "Juba Juba" begins with a drumbeat on a slave ship, the tempo builds up slowly and agonizingly, and is only penetrated by Lateef’s plaintive flute and background voices singing »freedom, freedom, freedom«. After such a gloomy beginning the classical blues number "Like It Is" comes over like a breath of fresh air, with its superb string quartet as the foundation. The R&B contributions on the other tracks testify to Lateef’s skilled excursions into the realm of the blues, while the truly adventurous tracks such as "Back Home" and the mystic, Chinese odyssey "Moon Cup" weave a magical net of sheer pleasure. "The Blue Yusef Lateef" is in every possible way absolutely breathtaking. It is a milestone as a jazz album. As a blues album it is quite unique. But as a musical work of art it is a glorious and genial masterpiece.

This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head. More information under www.pure-analogue.com.
All royalties and mechanical rights have been paid.

Recording: April 1968 in RCA Studios, New York City by Ray Hall
Production: Joel Dorn

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That Healin' Feelin'

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Prestige)

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 1968 | Reissue (Food City)

The People's Choice

Destruction

11,99 €*

LP | 1968 | BR | Reissue (Polysom)

Release: 1968 / Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Highly in demand killer 'soulful' Deep Funk smasher with great breakbeats, limited repress

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Tom Ze

Grande Liquidacao

39,99 €*

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Blue Note)

Release: 1968 / BR – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This is a 180g vinyl pressing. In 1968 Tom Zé; moved from Salvador Bahia to Sao Paulo where he hung out and wrote with his friends Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso. Although initially part of theTropicalia movement,Zé was so independent he was determined to forge his own musical path. He started by recording Grande Liquidacao, a hyperactive pop album backed up by two incredible psychedelic rockbands: Os Brazoes and Os Versateis.

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Lonnie Smith

Think

37,99 €*

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This Blue Note 80 Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

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Miles Davis

Filles De Kilimanjaro

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Simon & Garfunkel, Dave Grusin

OST The Graduate: The Original Sound Track Recording Limited 180g Audiophile Edition

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Speakers Corner)

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Miles Davis

Miles In The Sky

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (CBS)

Joe Thomas Group

Comin' Home

15,99 €*

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Tramp)

Shirley Wahls

Tell The Truth

10,99 €*

What You Want To Bet? / These Are The Songs

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Shirley Wahls is known as one of the young pioneers of Gospel music. Singing in the church since the age of three, she began her singing career in the junior choir of the Mt Pleasant Baptist Church under the direction of Ruth Jones. Her professional career began with such legendary groups as "The Argo Singers", "The Ward Gospel Singers" and "The Dorothy Norwood Singers" before trying her hand on secular music around the mid 1960s. Between 1967 and 1976 she had released eight 45RPM singles on different labels such as King, Calla, Smash, Blue Rock, and Giant. The two songs featured on this 45 are probably her funkiest recordings and were long overdue for an official reissue. We'd like to say "Thank You" to Ms. Wahls for giving us the permission to re-release these wonderful songs. This is an essential double-sider which certainly fills any dance floor.

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Tim Maia

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

11,99 €*

Introducing George Guzman

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

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George Guzman

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Speakers Corner)

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It was 1968 when Fania Records President, Jerry Masucci, received a phone call from conguero George Guzman, inviting Jerry to listen to his band. Jerry turned the project over to Harvey Averne, who later reported to Jerry that the band was “out of sight” and suggested that Masucci sign them up. A short time later, things became complicated for George and his band. First of all, the lead singer was drafted into the military, leaving George high and dry. By the time a replacement was found, George learned that his trumpet player was leaving to join another orchestra, so the search was on for his replacement. One problem led to another and before you knew it several months had gone by before George was finally ready to enter the studio and begin recording. Thanks to George and Harvey’s perseverance, “Introducing George Guzman” was released in time for George to join the fray of Boogaloo bands that had brightened up the night scene in New York City in 1968. - Bobby Marin

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Dr. John

Gris Gris

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (8th)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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His grandmother is purported to have transported objects using her spiritual powers and it is said that she sometimes floated through the room. Her grandson Malcolm Rebenneck was fully aware of his unique features when he appeared under the name of Dr. John, a voodoo healer in the 19th century, and was the first person to transcend from pitch-black spheres to psychedelic music as its high priest, so to speak.
In the seven magical musical numbers of "Gris-gris", the root doctor conjures up a potent mixture of creole melodies, primeval heathen sounds, a pinch of mardi-gras and New Orleans jazz and even undreamt-of sounds. "Gumbo Ya Ya", a dragging procession with archaic sing-song, shows that suggestive Afro sounds are what rule in this album. And to play with them, to soften them here and there, or to enhance them with dance-like expression and voices from afar ("Danse Fambeaux") is all part of the programme in this collection of artistic treasures. In between raspy sounds there are flattering, intimate tones such as the springy, gentle and forward-looking "Croker Courtbullion".
The equation Witchcraft = Masterwork certainly applies to this unrivalled album, which is listed at No. 143 in the 500 Greatest Albums of all Time by the magazine Rolling Stone.

This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head. More information under www.pure-analogue.com.
All royalties and mechanical rights have been paid.

Recording: 1967 at Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles
Production: Harold Battiste

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T-Bone Walker

The Truth

22,99 €*

Live At The Apollo Volume 2

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Aaron Thebeaux "T-Bone" Walker was all but destined for performance from the start. After all both of his parents were musicians, who taught him how to play guitar, ukulele, banjo, violin, mandolin, and piano. He was even an early protege of Blind Lemon Jefferson, who was a friend of the family, and often came over to dinner. Walker began performing blues music during the late 1920s and early 1930s, cutting his first singles, while performing as a sideman across the country, often performing alongside Blind Lemon Jefferson himself, as well as contemporaries like Douglas Fernell, Big Jim Wynn, and Charlie Christian. By the 1940s, Walker had begun to perform more frequently as a solo act, recruiting his own backing band, and being among the first to adapt a guitar technique that would change the course of music history: electric amplification.Were it not for Walker leading the charge and pioneering the electric blues sound, contemporary music might have been very different. His sound help set the stage for essential Chicago Blues artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Willie Dixon, while providing key influence to the likes of B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, and innumerable others.

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James Brown

2LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Polydor)

31,99 €*

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Cien Fuegos)

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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180 gram vinyl!

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Peter Brötzmann Octet

Machine Gun

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded in May 1968 at Lila Eule in Bremen, here's one of the most important albums from Europe's entire free jazz history, reissued on wax in the Cien Fuegos series!

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Eddie Harris

Plug Me In

17,99 €*

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Brunswick)

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Saxophonist Eddie Harris – a favorite sample staple of jazz-leaning hip-hop producers of the ‘90s – was a very busy man in the 1960s, releasing albums at a brisk pace since his first as a leader in 1961. By the late ‘60s he had fully hit his stride, as both a performer and an innovator.
A case in point is heard very clearly on this gem from Harris’ expansive catalog – 1968’s Plug Me In, which features his pioneering use of the Varitone saxophone effects processor unit (first heard on his 1967 album, The Tender Storm). The effect, used on “It’s Crazy” and “Ballad (For My Love),” never gets in the way, but gives the proceedings a feeling of “the next.” 1968 saw jazz entering a new era, influenced by electronic advances as well as the soul music dominating the pop charts of the day. Plug Me In slid perfectly into the vanguard of the day.
There is a soulful warmth to the proceedings on this classic LP, starting with album opener “Live Right Now,” which builds and swirls to a beautiful crescendo, with notes ricocheting back and forth amongst a top level crew of players including Jodie Christian, Chuck Rainey and Richard Smith. “Lovely Is Today” and “It’s Crazy” also feature waves of sunshiney brass and group interplay, alongside album ballads like “Winter Meeting” and “Ballad (For My Love).”
Eddie Harris’ catalog can be daunting, considering his impressive input throughout the 60s and 70s, but there’s a reason fans old and new come back to Plug Me In again and again. Innovation and soul is a combination that never fails, and this reissue is destined to bring more fans into the fold.

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T. Bone Walker

The Truth

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Brunswick)

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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180 gram vinyl!

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T. Bone Walker

The Truth

16,99 €*

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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You Can't Keep A Good Man Down

Hank Ballard

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Polydor)

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Meantime)

Karin Krog

Joy

21,99 €*

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Delfonics

La La Means I Love You

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Musik Produktion Schwarzwald)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Delfonics were a trio consisting of brothers William Hart, Wilbert Hart, and Randy Cain and had lush, high-pitched, male vocal harmonies typical of the Philly Soul sound.
In 1997, songs from the Delfonics were heavily featured in the Quentin Tarantino movie Jackie Brown, thus gaining more popularity to a new, younger crowd.

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Clarke-Boland Big Band

All Smiles

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Skye)

Gabor Szabo

Bacchanal

23,99 €*

Dreams Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Labeled “the Nureyev of the guitar” by jazz critic Leonard Feather, Gabor Szabo was at his creative peak at the end of the 60s, when he recorded his masterpiece “Bacchanal”. Szabo’s 60s quintet, featuring guitarist Jimmy Stewart, is on top
form here with another of his unique collections of both jazz and pop hits. His restrained use of feedback at just the right moments shows Szabo was willing to open up to new sounds yet he keeps a tight grip on his signature sound throughout these eight cuts.

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Gabor Szabo

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Skye)

25,99 €*

LP | 1968 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Arrangements by Gary McFarland Recorded at Western Recording, Los Angeles
August 6th, 7th and 9th, 1968

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Pedro Santos

Krishnanda

22,99 €*

The Dave Brubeck Trio & Gerry Mulligan

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Krishnanda is an album in the truest sense of the word – a spiritual, psychedelic Brazilian masterpiece from start to finish – celebrated by everyone from Seu Jorge and Kassin to Floating Points, Madlib and DJ Nuts. These days, originals change hands for thousands of dollars.

Pedro dos Santos, born in Rio in 1919, was a percussionist virtuoso, composer and inventor of instruments that apparently included oddities such as the ‘Tamba’ (electrified bamboo drum) and the mouth berimbau whistle. Nicknamed Perdo ‘Sorongo’ after the rhythm he invented, that features throughout ‘Krishnanda’. A highly spiritual man who was regarded as a philosopher by many.

He worked with greats including Baden Powell, Elis Regina, Maria Bethany, Elza Soares, Sebastião Tapajós, Roberto Ribeiro, Milton Nascimento, Clara Nunes, Paul Simon and Arthur Verocai, playing on his legendary self-titled LP. In the same vein as Verocai and his self-titled LP, ‘Krishnanda’ was Pedro’s chance to shine with his own, and only, solo recording.

Krishnanda was produced by Hélcio Milito, the drummer of Tamba Trio, and arranged by conductor Joppa Lins, and originally released in 1968 on CBS (Brasil). Musically, the album touches folk, samba, afro-brazilian and psychedelia plus added effects, with a lyrical depth and diversity to match; themes including morality, perception, existence and ego.

Despite the genius of the record and the influence that it had on musicians at the time of release, it disappeared into obscurity. We first discovered the record around 2003, through a friend Julio Dui. Around that time Brazilian funk and bossa was the flavour of the day, so didn’t catch our ear immediately, however it continued improve with age and now we consider it to be one of the best albums ever made, regardless of genre or origin.

The Mr Bongo reissue is produced as a replica original LP / audio master by Ricardo Garcier at Magic Master (Rio de Janeiro) / artwork restored by Andrew Edwards, from the original copy borrowed from Julio Dui – thank you, sir!

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Blues Roots

LP | 1968 | UK | Reissue (Pure Pleasure)

35,99 €*

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab)

Miles Davis

Filles De Kilimanjaro

72,19 €* 75,99 € -5%

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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180 Gram 45RPM Audiophile Vinyl, Numbered Limited-Edition

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Sly & The Family Stone

Dance To The Music

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sly & the Family Stone came into their own with their second album, Dance to the Music, released in 1968. It contains the Top Ten hit single of the same name. "Dance to the Music" peaked at #8 in The Billboard Hot 100, and reached 9th place in the R&B Singles of 1968. The song propelled Sly & The Family Stone into the stratosphere. This seminal album helped lay the groundwork for the development of Funk music.

180g vinyl.

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Nina Simone

Nuff Said!

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Bear Family)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Nuff Said! Is an album by Jazz singer/ pianist/ songwriter Nina Simone. In 1969, the album was placed on peak 44 in R&B Albums Chart. The album received an Emmy nomination and featured one of Nina's biggest hits in Europe: "Ain't Got No, I Got Life".

180g Vinyl.

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Etta James

Tell Mama

23,99 €*

Electronic Music To Blow Your Mind By

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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'Tell Mama' is the eighth studio album by American singer Etta James. The album was originally released in 1968 on Cadet Records and was produced by Rick Hall.

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The Love Machine

LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Wah Wah)

18,99 €*

LP | 1968 | UK | Reissue (ATCO)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 500 copies!

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Dr. John

Gris Gris

30,99 €*

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

Aretha Franklin

Lady Soul

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Lilith)

Os Mutantes

26,99 €*

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Excello)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Os Mutantes' debut album that made the psychedelic sound popular in Brazil.

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Kelly Brothers

Sweet Soul

15,99 €*

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Brunswick)

Artistics

The Articulate Artistics

15,99 €*

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Limelight)

Spleen

The Sound Of Feeling

18,99 €*

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Blue Note)

Andrew Hill

Grass Roots

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Stax)

Booker T. & The M.G.'s

Soul limbo

16,99 €*

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Motown)

Edwin Starr

Soul master

27,99 €*

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Bell)

James Carr

A Man Needs A Woman

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 1967 | US | Original (Mala)

Box Tops

The Letter

Release: 1967 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

LP | 1967 | US | Original (Capitol)

Laurindo Almeida

A Man And A Woman

7,99 €*

Newport Parker Tribute All Stars

Release: 1967 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Tiny needle hole in cover.

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Tribute To Charlie Parker From The Newport Jazz Festival

LP | 1967 | US | Original (RCA Victor)

3,99 €*

Sweet Rain Acoustic Sounds Edition

Release: 1967 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: G+

Splits in seams.
Writing on cover.

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Stan Getz

LP | 1967 | US | Reissue (Verve)

38,99 €*

Release: 1967 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans

2LP | 1967 | US | Reissue (Analogue Productions)

244,99 €*

Release: 1967 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Nobuo Hara and His Sharps & Flats Plus All-Stars

Operation Glenn Miller

LP | 1967 | JP | Original (King)

Release: 1967 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Japanese pressing. Gatefold cover has some foxing on the inside.

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The Best Of Wes Montgomery

LP | 1967 | US | Original (Verve)

5,99 €*

Albert Mangelsdorff And His Friends

Release: 1967 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: G+, Cover: G+

Gatefold cover has a small writing on back cover. moderate storage wear. Vinyl is dense with light surface scratches and scuffs--will likely cause pop, clicks, and/or background noise

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Albert Mangelsdorff

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Musik Produktion Schwarzwald)

21,99 €*

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: Sealed

LP | 1967 | US | Original (Atlantic)

Eddie Harris

The Tender Storm

Brno Radio Pops Orchestra

Release: 1967 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Cover with punch hole.

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Famous Melodies For Strings

LP | 1967 | CS | Original (Supraphon)

3,99 €*

Release: 1967 / CS – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop, Classical Music

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG

The Best Of Wes Montgomery

LP | 1967 | US | Original (Verve)

7,99 €*

LP | 1967 | US | Original (Sunset)

Release: 1967 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: G+

US original.

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Gloria Lynne

Aashish Khan & Alla Rakha

Release: 1967 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: G+, Cover: VG

Original US stereo pressing.
Record has some hairlines and a few superficial scratches.
Label side 1 is missing.

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Young Master Of The Sarod

LP | 1967 | US | Original (World Pacific)

Release: 1967 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

7" | 1967 | FR | Original (Tamla Motown)

Four Tops

Bernadette

16,99 €*

Release: 1967 / FR – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Cover with light ring wear on the back

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LP | 1967 | US | Original (A&M)

A Day In The Life

LP | 1967 | EU (Trading Places)

Release: 1967 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: G+

Writing on cover.
Cover with seam split.

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The Esquires

Get On Up And Get Away

20,99 €*

Sister Rosetta Tharpe And The Gospel Tabernacle Choir And Players

Release: 1967 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Family vocal group the Esquires was formed in Milwaukee in the late 1950s; by the time they moved to Chicago to launch their recording career the group featured Gilbert Moorer, Alvis Moorer, and Sam Pace and although Curtis Mayfield turned them down, Bunky Sheppard recognised their potential, their debut single ‘Get On Up’ a smash hit that led to the recording of this brilliant debut album, an excellent collection of upbeat melodic soul with the group’s vocal harmonies in the spotlight. Further permutations would follow but Get On Up And Get Away captures the group in its illustrious eginning, full of shining joy. A top-notch release!

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Negro Gospel

LP | 1967 | UK | Reissue (Saga FDY)

Digno Garcia Y Sus Carios = Digno Garcia Y Sus Carios

Release: 1967 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: G+

Cover has seam split and small tears along the opening edge.

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Digno Garcia En Japon = 日本のディグノ・ガルシア

LP | 1967 | JP | Original (Columbia)

8,99 €*

Release: 1967 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

LP | 1967 | JP | Original (Victor World Group)

Los Indios

Golden Latin Chorus

8,99 €*

LP | 1967 | US | Reissue (Archive Of Folk Music)

Release: 1967 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Japanese pressing with obi.

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Big Bill Broonzy

9,99 €*

Release: 1967 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Vivre Pour Vivre (Live For Life) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Francis Lai

LP | 1967 | DE | Original (United Artists)

Release: 1967 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Soundtracks

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Elemental)

California Dreaming

30,99 €*

LP | 1967 | UK | Reissue (Be With)

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Released in 1967, California Dreaming was Wes Montgomery's last album for Verve (other than an exciting collaboration with Jimmy Smith). It’s an extraordinary orchestral date featuring arrangements by Don Sebesky that showcases soloists such as pianist Herbie Hancock and percussionist Ray Barretto. The songs (which include "Sunny" and the title tune "California Dreaming") are in this case mostly pop material of the era, from which the great performer extracts magic sounds. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard jazz album chart and No. 4 on the R&B chart, and was one of the last great works by Montgomery, whose later guitar style influenced jazz fusion and smooth jazz. At the peak of his popularity, the guitarist unexpectedly died of a heart attack on June 15, 1968, at the age of 45.

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Al Hirt

Soul In The Horn

LP | 1967 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

Release: 1967 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Yes, *that* Al Hirt record. Featuring the godlike "Harlem Hendoo", looped unforgettably by De La Soul for the legendary Buhloone Mind State cut, "Ego Trippin' (Part Two)"!

Al Hirt's infamous Soul In The Horn is inextricably tangled up in crate-digger lore. Originally released in 1967, the album has been in heavy, heavy demand for over 30 years, entirely down to the majestic soul-jazz fire of "Harlem Hendoo". And it's a song so good, so vital, so timeless, that it will always tower above everything else in its proximity. This one track alone is worth the price of admission - even if the cost of entry were $100 or even $1000.

However, it would be an error to dismiss this record as merely a one tracker, loaded as it is with dope samples for adventurous beat makers. Certainly the funkiest Al Hirt record, it definitely lives up to the "soul" in the title. Thanks to composer Paul Griffin and arranger Teacho Wiltshire, Hirt got uncharacteristically free and groovy throughout. It comes on more like an obscure KPM library funk record than the easy listening Al was notorious for.

A Louisiana trumpeter and band leader who made Allen Toussaint’s “Java” famous, Al Hirt was also known for TV themes, Dixieland, Swing and being a minority owner of the New Orleans Saints. Unlike every other Al Hirt record - and despite most "diggers" claiming otherwise - this here gem is genuinely hard to come across "in the wild". Normally, you can't give Al Hirt records away, except this particular one, which raises pulses in the crate digging community to life-threatening levels. For every owner claiming to have found their copy for a dollar, there's scores more claiming to have *never* unearthed one in the field. So, paradoxically, you can consider this the most tricky-to-pull "thrift store record", ever. This is why we're finally making it available for everyone, not just those with endless hours to spend scouring the global goodwills!

Soul In The Horn represented an expressive detour into authentic soul-jazz for Al Hirt. Throughout, we're struck by a fierce, fiery energy that's otherwise absent from his typically easy listening work. Without question, the slinky, magical "Harlem Hendoo" is the standout, here. It's also the reason why the record is so scarce and commands awe among crate diggers, sounding like something from an obscure and deeply revered spiritual jazz record. As is often the case, the true genius of the song is tricky to do justice to; it's like a minor miracle of songwriting and performance that simply swooned down from the heavens on the back of horns, bells and harpsichord. It's one of the sweetest musical compositions ever recorded inside a studio - it's only failing is that it's just too short. Sampled brilliantly by De La Soul, it has also been used by The Roots for "Stay Cool" and Nightmares On Wax for "Damn".

The rest of the record makes for a mighty fine listen. From the opening cover of Booker T. & The MG's "Honey Pot", to the propulsive, ultra-funky "Mess Around", it's nothing but a good time. Given its title, the elegant stepper "Calypsoul" sounds exactly as you'd hope whilst the melancholic, wistful "Long Gone" hurts so good. Truly, this is just dying to be looped up, Al's muted playing capturing a soulful longing only horns can often achieve. The bluesy, slo-mo swing of "Sweetlips" oscillates between cool disaffection and swelling pride whilst the graceful, low-key funky "Girl" closes out the A-Side in the fine style. Ushering in the B-Side, the brief but brilliant strut of "Love Ya' Baby" shines brightly before the skipping funky-jazz of true highlight "Sunday-Goin' To Meetin' Time" demands both your attention and your dancing shoes. The mellifluous piano-funk of bass and horn-drenched "Snap Back" serves as the sumptuous prelude to "Harlem Hendoo"'s main character energy before the irrepressible, upbeat R&B of "Ludwig" closes out this quite remarkable album. An album deserving of a place in every serious record collection.

The audio for Soul In The Horn has been carefully remastered by Be With regular Simon Francis, ensuring it sounds better than ever. Cicely Balston's expert skills have made sure nothing is lost in the cut whilst the records have been pressed to the highest possible standard at Record Industry in Holland. The original sleeve has been restored here at Be With HQ as the finishing touch to this long overdue re-issue. This is after-hours music. Let it speak for itself. Listen. Listen to the soul in Al Hirt's horn.

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B.B. King

The Jungle

35,99 €*