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Release: 2023 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Do Ya Think I'm Sexy / Hypnotized

Van Jones & Mary Diggs

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Fantasy Love)

13,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Moon & Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers Black Vinyl Edition

Valerie June

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Fantasy)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Audionautes)

Valerie Joyce

New York Blue

49,99 €*

7" | 2023 | UK | Reissue (Izipho Soul)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Numbered limited edition 180-gram LP Half-speed mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios Pressed at Pallas in Germany Vocalist Valerie Joyce debuted with the May 2006 release of New York Blue on Chesky Records. New York Blue is a collection of classic jazz, standards, and pop tunes that showcase the singer's distinctively smoky vocal sound and nuanced performance. Producer David Chesky says, "Valerie has a great feel for the music and has one of the most unique singing voices I have ever heard."

Pianist Andy Ezrin worked with Valerie on the arrangements for the album's 13 tracks that range from tunes by Cole Porter and Rogers & Hart to Miles Davis to the Beatles. They are joined on the album by musicians Lawrence Feldman on saxophones and Eugene Jackson and Tim Lefevre taking turns on bass for a live recording that is pure Chesky.

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Valentino Maltos

Prototype / Just Look Up

12,74 €* 16,99 € -25%

Valentina Cenni & Stefano Bollani

Release: 2023 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two tracks from Numero’s Eccentric Soul compilation which documented Bob Abrahamian’s passion and devotion to celebrating unknown Chicagoland group harmony music. His untimely passing in 2014 left a huge hole for many music devotees. SO, I CAN Make This Change was THE Krash BAND’s only record, it came out in 1976 and is a revered 45 amongst serious collectors. With it’s crisp bass, phased harmonies and the crowning accomplishment, the seraphic falsetto by Evelyn Holder!ONENESS previously known as The Audition’s recorded Hard TO Know in 1977 for Cincinnati’s AMG label, alas this sweet harmony jewel never got released and was only heard by those who tuned into Bob’s Sitting in the Park radio shows until the compilation put that to rights.

Please note this song was rescued / restored and there is tape damage in parts.

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Via Dei Matti N 0

2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Columbia)

34,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Zombie Jamboree -Caribbean Rhythm On Shellac Limited Edition

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Doghouse & Bone)

25,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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These obscure shellac 78T have managed to cross about 70years without brakes or sand damages.This fine selection of very rare and never released sides on vinyl are coming right away from Jamaïca in the early 1950"s !

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You Got The Power (Northern Soul 1964-1967)

2LP | 2021 | UK | Original (ABKCO)

16,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: VG+

Cover with slightly bumped/bent corner and small beginning of seam split on top spine

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You Got The Power: Cameo Parkway Northern Soul 1964-1967 Record Store Day 2021 Edition

2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Universal)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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You Can't Sit Down: Cameo Parkway Dance Craze Record Store Day 2021 Edition

2LP | 2021 | Original (WEA)

Release: 2021 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Record Store Day 2021 Drop 2 release limited to 500 ciopies worldwide. A crazy 22-track collection containing some of the biggest dance craze hits from the Philadelphia label that got the world dancing in the early 1960s / Includes tracks by Cameo Parkway’s biggest stars: Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, Dee Dee Sharp, The Orlons and The Dovells as well as R&B greats Don Covay and The Turbans / Twelve Top 40 hits including three number 1 chart toppers! / Chubby Checker’s original hit version of “The Twist,” which has the distinction of being the only single of the rock era to reach number 1 twice in two consecutive years, is included / Features an essay by acclaimed rock & roll and R&B historian John Broven / Mastered from the original master tapes from ABKCO’s Cameo Parkway archive / Bespoke printed inner bags including extensive liner notes and period photos

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Yebo! Rare Mzansi Party Beats From Apartheid's Twilight Years

3LP | 2023 | EU | Original (BBE Africa)

48,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Yacht Soul - The Cover Versions 2 Two Color Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Too Slow To Disco)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Welcome Back, friends, to the Yacht Soul cruise that never ends! This theme, explored at length in the previous installment of this series, is a fertile one that just keeps on giving, and give it certainly does on the tracks we have dug up for your perusal, enlightenment, edification and enjoyment on Yacht Soul 2. For those just joining us, the concept here concerns R&B and soul artists mining the songbooks of their white contemporaries for cover versions that serve the dual purposes of potentially garnering some crossover radio airplay as well as introducing great songs to segments of the listening public who might otherwise miss them. Some of these versions might have come about because they were personal favorites of the artist in question, others might have been strongly suggested by their labels or by the publishing company, but all of them provide an entirely new perspective on what were already fantastic songs to begin with. So there you have it--a further dig into this nebulous concept that reveals more unexpected connections and crossed paths. Understanding the hows and whys of the way these particular covers and collaborations came to be is as fascinating as just enjoying the music itself, and there really is a lot of great music to dig into this time around! We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did putting it together.

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Yacht Soul - The Cover Versions 2

CD | 2023 | EU | Original (Too Slow To Disco)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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XL Middleton Presents... New Directions In Funk

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Soul Clap)

20,99 €* 27,99 € -25%

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Paying homage to our dance music roots in Funk, with a remarkable curation of XL Middleton’s favourite artists of the moment. "Whether you're on or off the dance floor, it's always on the one. Keep it funkin" - XL Middleton

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Written In Their Soul The Hits: The Stax Songwriter Demos Black Friday Record Store Day 2023 Orange Crush Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | Original (Concord)

27,54 €* 28,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Collection of rare and previously unreleased demo recordings of some of Stax Records’ biggest hits. Pressed on Orange Crush vinyl.

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Women In Revolt Yellow Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Sony)

26,99 €* 35,99 € -25%

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Women In Revolt! is an exhibition of work by over 100 women artists working in the UK during the 1970s and 80s. It explores how women used radical ideas and rebellious methods to change the face of British culture. With music, painting, sculpture, photography, film, and performance, they forged a path for women’s liberation in the UK. To underline this trailblazing exhibition, a compilation has been dutifully curated to further reveal the music, sound art, and prominent musicians creating during this artistic and societal paradigm shift. The music that defines and defied this era, not only soundtracked but spurred on increasingly impassioned creative output and representation for women. Bands included on the compilation like X-Ray Spex and The Slits remain front of mind for band’s espousing this robust stance both sonically and politically, with equally impactful artists included like Ludus, whose lead singer Linder Sterling also impacted the genre.

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With Love: Volume 2 Compiled By Miche Pink Vinyl Edition

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

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Compiling the follow-up to a very successful first album is always a tricky task, but just 12 months since the release of volume one in the 'With Love' series, miche has excelled himself once again with another glorious, deep dive into the world of rare soul. 15 tracks of independently released music, created by magnificent artists with stories to tell and primed for rediscovery.

The ambition to celebrate under-the-radar artists has remained, but instead of a facsimile of volume one, what we have here is a selection shaped by life changes. Volume two is for the dancers; still soulful, still ultra-rare and slept-on records from the USA, Chile, Brazil and beyond, but the dynamics of the collection have shifted slightly. It represents a move from being immersed in a week in week out environment of beautiful, soulful music in a cosy, dimly lit hi-fi bar to playing livelier, more energetic, dancefloor-focused music in nightclubs. This volume will get you on your feet, make you move and unleash whatever it is that makes you get down.

One of the jewels in the crown of this compilation is a joyous, anthemic gospel version of Stevie Wonder's 'As' by The Family Tree (a project produced by the fantastic Julius Brockington). We are also treated to a rare and sought-after Pennsylvanian funk / AOR bomb by Maxwell, a stunning modern soul tune 'High On You' by Freedom, and self-released Brazilian 45s by Banda 22 and Zé Da Lata. P.J. City's 'Straight Forward (Non-Stop)' is gospel-disco perfection, and we also have 'Dame Solamente Amor’, a sublime, soul beauty from Chile by Rogers Mitchell. Many of these artists featured in this compilation aren't household names, but they deserve their moment to shine, to be heard, loved and appreciated for their artistry.

As Miche says it, “I hope this compilation helps in some way to keep this glorious music alive and play a part in connecting generations of music lovers from the worldwide soul family. As always, it has been made ‘With Love’.”

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With Love: Volume 2 Compiled By Miche Black Vinyl Edition

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

23,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Soul 4 Real)

Win Or Lose

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Welcome to Soul4Real’s second album, a collection of originally unreleased tracks which feature a whole host of soul royalty.

First off are two songs from the inimitable Bobby Bland, both of which hail from his prolific period at Duke Records.

Sandwiched between two stunning Chicago recordings by Etta James is the later “I Never Meant To Love Him”, taken from a Philly session she recorded with Bobby Martin.

Fontella Bass brings this side to a close with a mysterious Chicago recording of which, to this day, hardly anything is known.

Side two transports us to Detroit, when Motown was at the peak of its output. 1966 was not a good year to secure the approval of quality control, as proven in the rejection of this wonderful Velvelettes´ version of “Your Heart Belongs To Me”.

It was in that same year that Ashford and Simpson arrived at Hitsville as both singers and songwriters. Their “Love Woke Me Up This Morning” was recorded by Brenda Holloway and produced by Norman Whitfield. Despite being overlooked at the time, its appeal was undeniable, and it later resurfaced on albums by Marvin & Tammi, Valerie Simpson, and the Temptations.

As an integral member of the Motown family for over 14 years, it is surprising that to date only three songs recorded by Johnny Bristol have surfaced. In collaboration with ‘Mickey’ Stevenson “Tell Me How To Forget A True Love” was completed in May 1964.

“One Lucky Day I Found You” was inexplicably not included in the ‘David’ project. Ruffin´s later work with Van McCoy is also featured on this album.

From almost the start of his career, Marvin Gaye had endeavored to project himself as a great balladeer, and nothing could illustrate this better than his rendition of “I Wish I Didn’t Love You So”, which brings this chapter to a perfect end. - Chris Forrest

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Wild Safari: Afro Tropical Disco Odyssey

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Naughty Rhythm)

18,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Afro-Tropical disco style is just one of the many funny sides of the entire Disco Music phenomena that raged throughout Europe in the magical 70s. This compilation collects 12 obscure tracks, originally released on single meant to climb the charts and become hits of the day. None of these reached that peak, but luckily they reached us eventually. Each track is a mix of Latin and tribal rhythms, wild congas, and jungle, savannah-like atmospheres, all filtered by the best Afro / Funk / Disco productions of the time. "Wild Safari" is the perfect compilation for a wild and hot party, impossible to stand still! Approved by the Cosmic Discotheque Team!!!

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Wigan Casino Classics 1973-2023

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Joe Boy)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Wigan Casino - the original UK dance culture super club - ran its’ first Nothern Soul All-Nighter in September 1973. It’s last session was in December 1981, and by then its 500 plus frantic All-Nighter had firmly stamped Northern Soul as an integral part of the British music landscape,

Wigan Casino Classics 1973 - 2023 proudly celebrates 50 years since the birth of the most important ever Northern Soul venue with 14 all time classic floor fillers. The Sandi Sheldon, Major Lance, The Seven Souls and Johnny Robinson gems were originally released on the Uber cool Okeh label but despite being part of the mighty Columbia Records empire sank without trace on release in the USA only to be discovered (and revered) by UK Soul devotees.

The Metros and Lorraine Chandler tracks were produced by Detroit’s mighty Pied Piper Productions crew and demonstrate that Motown were far from the only Motor City set up that knew how to conjure up truly breathtaking music.

In Northern Soul lore there is an intriguing story behind all 14 tracks - who produced and wrote them, which Rare Soul detectives - the original crate diggers - discovered them, what DJs played them..

But at the centre of it all is Wigan Casino, the seen better days Lancashire dance hall where 2,500 plus Soul fanatics flocked to every weekend to dance dance dance at the pre Rave era ultimate Rave. The recent 50th Anniversary celebration in Blackpool attracted a 5,000 turn out. The legend lives on.

This release marks the return of the always style wise Joe Boy label. Their trademark on point graphics are reinforced with the LP front sleeve being devoted to an iconic photograph by Francesco Mellini taken at the last ever Casino All-Nighter.

Soul plus Art from The Heart of Soul.

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12" | 2015 | UK | Original (Editorial)

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot EP

10,99 €*

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

brown vinyl is Close to VG+

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Wewantsounds Presents Mainstream Disco Funk

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Wewantsounds)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In the mid-70s, Bob Shad"s cult New York Jazz label Mainstream Records turned to the burgeoning underground Disco scene and released a handful of great singles produced by the likes of Tommy Stewart, Jimmy Roach or Bert DeCoteaux. Featuring artists from the early Disco hotbed including South Side Coalition, Chocolate Syrup and Three Ounces of Love, these singles, proving Shad"s great flair, accompanied the rise of the New York club and block party culture that was going to revolutionise the musical landscape a few years later. Most of the singles are officially reissued here on vinyl for the first time, with Three Ounces of Love"s "Disco Man" full mix previously unissued on vinyl. Remastered by Colorsound Studio in Paris, with liner notes by Charles Waring.

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We Love You Roger Part II

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Neon Finger)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Neon Finger once again pays tribute to the figure of the great Roger Troutman with the second part of the compilation entitled “We Love You Roger”. Some of the most respected names in the modern funk scene show his love for a key figure, who still remains a huge influence today.

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Wattstax: The Living Word

2LP | 2023 | US | Original (Concord)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Wattstax: The Living Word

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Craft)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Wattstax: The Complete Concert

LP Box | 2023 | US | Reissue (Craft)

282,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Wanted Blaxploitation

20,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Wamono A To Z Volume III - Japanese Light Mellow Funk, Disco & Boogie 1978-1988 Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (180g)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Active as a professional DJ in Japan since the late eighties, DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite is also a renowned remixer, compiler and producer. An avid record collector and an expert of the Wamono style, Yoshizawa published the Wamono A to Z records guide book in 2015 which instantly sold-out. The book unveiled a myriad of beautiful and rare records from a highly prolific, but still then unknown, Japanese groove scene.

After many years working as a record buyer for several stores, DJ Chintam opened his own Blow Up shop in 2018 in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. A member of the Dayjam Crew and a specialist of soul, funk, rare groove and disco music, Chintam is also an expert of the home-brewed Wamono grooves. He supervised and wrote the Wamono A to Z records guide book together with Yoshizawa.

For this third chapter of the acclaimed Wamono series, Yoshizawa and Chintam unheart some of the best and rarest light mellow funk tunes and disco boogie bangers produced in Japan between 1978 and 1988. Put the needle on the record, turn up the volume and dig right now into the Wamono sound - the cream of the Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the years since the end of the sixties in Japan!

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Wamono A To Z Volume II - Japanese Funk 1970-1977 Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (180g)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Following the highly acclaimed Volume I, dig further into the Wamono sound - the cream of the Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the years since the end of the sixties in Japan!

Fully licensed Nippon Columbia and Victor Japan masters available for the first time outside of Japan, featuring rarities from Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media, Hiroshi Sato, Bread & Butter, Hatsumi Shibata, Fujio Tokita and more!
Tracks selection by Japanese super diggers and Wamono specialists DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite and Chintam
Mastered and cut at Timmion Cutting Lab
Artwork by Yoxxx (Tokyo)
180g heavy vinyl pressing, reverse board jacket

Active as a professional DJ in Japan since the late eighties, DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite is also a renowned remixer, compiler and producer. An avid record collector and an expert of the Wamono style, Yoshizawa published the Wamono A to Z records guide book in 2015 which instantly sold-out. The book unveiled a myriad of beautiful and rare records from a highly prolific, but still then unknown, Japanese groove scene. After many years working as a record buyer for several stores, DJ Chintam opened his own Blow Up shop in 2018 in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. A member of the Dayjam Crew and a specialist of soul, funk, rare groove and disco music, Chintam is also an expert of the home-brewed Wamono grooves.
He supervised and wrote the Wamono A to Z records guide book together with Yoshizawa
In this second volume of the acclaimed Wamono series, Yoshizawa and Chintam dig into some of the best and rarest funky tunes produced in Japan during the seventies. Put the needle on the record, turn up the volume and dig right now into the Wamono sound - the cream of the Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the years since the end of the sixties in Japan!

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Wamono A To Z Volume II HHV Exclusive Numbered Clear Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | EU | Reissue (180g)

Release: 2021 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition of 300 copies! Numbered by hand. J Following the highly acclaimed Volume I, dig further into the Wamono sound - the cream of the Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the years since the end of the sixties in Japan!

Fully licensed Nippon Columbia and Victor Japan masters available for the first time outside of Japan, featuring rarities from Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media, Hiroshi Sato, Bread & Butter, Hatsumi Shibata, Fujio Tokita and more! Tracks selection by Japanese super diggers and Wamono specialists DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite and Chintam Mastered and cut at Timmion Cutting Lab Artwork by Yoxxx (Tokyo) 180g heavy vinyl pressing, reverse board jacket

Active as a professional DJ in Japan since the late eighties, DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite is also a renowned remixer, compiler and producer. An avid record collector and an expert of the Wamono style, Yoshizawa published the Wamono A to Z records guide book in 2015 which instantly sold-out. The book unveiled a myriad of beautiful and rare records from a highly prolific, but still then unknown, Japanese groove scene. After many years working as a record buyer for several stores, DJ Chintam opened his own Blow Up shop in 2018 in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. A member of the Dayjam Crew and a specialist of soul, funk, rare groove and disco music, Chintam is also an expert of the home-brewed Wamono grooves. He supervised and wrote the Wamono A to Z records guide book together with Yoshizawa In this second volume of the acclaimed Wamono series, Yoshizawa and Chintam dig into some of the best and rarest funky tunes produced in Japan during the seventies. Put the needle on the record, turn up the volume and dig right now into the Wamono sound - the cream of the Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the years since the end of the sixties in Japan!

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Wamono A To Z Volume I HHV Exclusive Numbered Clear Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | EU | Reissue (180g)

Release: 2021 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition of 300 copies! Numbered by hand. Active as a professional DJ in Japan since the late eighties, DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite is also a renowned remixer, compiler and producer. An avid record collector and an expert of the Wamono style, Yoshizawa published the Wamono A to Z records guide book in 2015 which instantly sold-out. The book unveiled a myriad of beautiful and rare records from a highly prolific, but still then unknown, Japanese groove scene. After many years working as a record buyer for several stores, DJ Chintam opened his own Blow Up shop in 2018 in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. A member of the Dayjam Crew and a specialist of soul, funk, rare groove and disco music, Chintam is also an expert of the home-brewed Wamono grooves. He supervised and wrote the Wamono A to Z records guide book together with Yoshizawa. For this third chapter of the acclaimed Wamono series, Yoshizawa and Chintam unheart some of the best and rarest light mellow funk tunes and disco boogie bangers produced in Japan between 1978 and 1988. Put the needle on the record, turn up the volume and dig right now into the Wamono sound - the cream of the Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the years since the end of the sixties in Japan!

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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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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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Voodoo Mambosis & Other Tropical Diseases 01

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

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Buh)

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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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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Uptown Strut Präsentiert : Editors` Selection Vol . 01

2LP | 2010 | DE | Original (Büro 9)

18,99 €*

Release: 2010 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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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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Ultra High Frequencies: The Chicago Party Colored Vinyl Edition

LP | 2015 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

Release: 2015 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For 23 straight Saturday nights of 1982, "The Chicago Party" dance show assaulted Chicagoland UHF eyeballs with Spandex, Southside fly guys, tender tenderonies, magicians, contortionists, prismatic video gimmickry, and lip-synched singles by a rising regime of local post-disco casualties. Unfettered nightlife and outlandish humor poured out of oddball outpost The CopHerBox II and onto TV screens, presented here as a 100-minute video mixtape on DVD. Its companion compilation features five previously unreleased tracks, joined by music culled from a trove of self-released 45s and small-time 12"s. Die-cut cathode-ray jacket and six in-package stills put the Party at your fingertips.Available on CD or 2LP, each edition of Ultra-High Frequencies: The Chicago Party will arrive in one of six cover configurations, all of which are interchangeable via printed inner sleeves and enclosed booklet. Both editions include our entertaining DVD mixtape, isolating the most absurd and outrageous moments from the original broadcasts. Play functions enable viewers to enjoy 23 unique musical performances, as well as a mini-documentary about the creation and realization of "The Chicago Party." For fans of electronic soul with a public-access aesthetic, Ultra-High Frequencies: The Chicago Party is the place to be.

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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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Twenty Centuries Of Stony Sleep

2LP | 2010 | NO | Original (Rune Grammofon)

19,99 €*

Release: 2010 / NO – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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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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Turk Pop Muzik Tarihi 1960-70 Lp1

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

Release: 2021 / TR – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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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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Tudo Ben (Jorge Ben Covered)

CD | 2023 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

15,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – 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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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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Tsf Jazz City: New Orleans

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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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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Transmissions From Total Refreshment Centre Limited Aquamarine Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 (Blue Note)

32,99 €*

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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Transmissions From Total Refreshment Centre

CD | 2023 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

11,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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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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Township Jive & Kwela Jazz Volume 1

LP | 2011 | EU | Original (Ubuntu Publishing)

16,99 €*

Release: 2011 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soul Safari's "Township Jive & Kwela Jazz 1940-1960" celebrates the 3rd year of the Soul Safari blog with this great compilation of South African Jive & Kwela 78's .

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Too Slow To Disco Volume 2

2LP | 2015 | EU | Original (How Do You Are?)

31,99 €*

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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16 relaxed tracks by Hall & Oates, Joe Vitale, Niteflyte, Eric Kaz & more fine people.

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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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2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Wewantsounds)

Tokyo Glow

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2015 | US | Original (Light In The Attic)

This Record Belongs To

49,99 €*

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie, Pop

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

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

23,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The World's Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings Vol. 3

LP | 2023 | HK | Original (Evosound)

41,99 €*

Release: 2023 / HK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The World's Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings Vol. 2

LP | 2023 | HK | Original (Evosound)

41,99 €*

Release: 2023 / HK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Inakustik)

The Voice Of Elac

43,99 €*

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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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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The Three Blind Mice 45 Box

6x7" | 2015 | US | Original (Impex)

225,89 €* 250,99 € -10%

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Contains 3 classic "Three Blind Mice" albums on 45 by Isao Suzuki Trio/Quartet and Tsuyashi Yamamoto Trio. Tip!

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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 Rough Guide To The Roots Of Jazz

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

16,19 €* 17,99 € -10%

Release: 2021 / 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)

14,99 €* 19,99 € -25%

Release: 2023 / 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)

19,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rough Guide To African Guitar

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

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Roots Of Chicha / Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru

2LP | 2011 | EU | Reissue (Barbes)

Release: 2011 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rolling Stones - Origins

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Paths Of Pain The Caife Label Quito 1960-68

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

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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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Golden Rules)

The Originals 3

23,99 €*

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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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 18 - The Shape Of Things

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

31,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The 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 Living Word: Wattstax 2

2LP | 2023 | US | Original (Craft)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Living Word: Wattstax 2

2LP | 2023 | US | Original (Craft)

19,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Soundtracks

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Near Mint

Still shrink wrapped but opened.
Small light scuff on side D.

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The Library Archive Volume 3

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (ATA)

31,99 €*

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 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 Key To Our Love Volume 3 Compilation

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Symphonical)

28,49 €* 29,99 € -5%

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 Key To Our Love Volume 2

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Symphonical)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

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LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Trad Vibe)

The French Evolution

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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

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The Dark Side Of Italo Disco

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (ZYX)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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The Complete Jazz Massey Hall Recordings

3LP | 2023 | US | Original (Craft)

105,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2021 | Reissue (Rhino)

The Christmas Album

36,99 €*

Release: 2021 / Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Birth Of British Blues

4CD | 2015 | UK | Original (Proper)

14,99 €*

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Includes booklets.

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The Birth Of Bop: The Savoy 10-Inch Colored Vinyl Edition

5LP | 2023 | US | Original (Craft)

110,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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9DVD | 2010 | US | Original (Time Life Music)

The Best Of Soul Train

129,99 €*

Release: 2010 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Of the 9 DVDs only one case is open and the disc has some scuffs and hairlines. From 2 other sealed cases it´s possible to hear the loose disc and loose pieces of the damaged DVD holder at the center. The box itself has tear and bumped corners.

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That Cat Was Clean! The Mod Side Of Jazz

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

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Best Record Italy)

Takes Over

12,59 €* 20,99 € -40%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Cruisin' Records presents an exciting compilation containing six full-length extended versions of summer-ish Italo-Disco tracks, selected from its vast catalog to commemorate in advance its 40th anniversary (1983-2023). "Takes Over" is compiled by Nello Jay, remastered by Dom Scuteri and produced by Best Record. Some epic Cruisin' hits right here of which most are released in 1985. Up beat tracks that havent had the same amount of shine as some of the well known hits. These tracks might be unexplored, but exactly for this reason considered more engaging and intriguing whetting the appetite of followers and lovers of true and genuine Italo-Disco. The compilation could only begin and end with one of the most representative artists of Cruisin': Max-Him, whose most loved creatures are the sensational "Japanese Girl", where the sublime melody and the vocal skills of Massimo Vaccari stand out, and "Lady Fantasy" in the amazing remix version. The sound is powerful and the rhythm is always supported by the choral and structured "For Your Sweet Information" by the fantastic P.J. Marcus, stage name of the singer-saxophonist James Thompson. Then, we have the pleasant surprise that comes out of Ennio Manuel's magic top hat: Roxana, sublime interpreter of a danceable piece "In Your Eyes", whose melodic text... Je t'aime mon amour, I love you , Ich hab dich gern... were very popular in gay clubs all over Europe. "Heigh Ho" is a simple and catchy theme with a great arrangement. The piece sung by Fabian Nesti has such power that even today you never get tired of listening and dancing. Another exceptional piece of pure electricity is "I Need Your Love" where the male and female voices of the Midnight Passion marry perfectly in this masterpiece of great energy. 6 rare and obscure tracks for all Italo aficionados.

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Swing In The Films Of Woody Allen

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (New Continent)

25,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Swave Villi Us - Independet Soul 1971-84

2LP | 2021 | UK | Reissue (Backatcha)

36,99 €*