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Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind / Air Of Love Plain Sleeve Edition

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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Ivana Santilli

7" | 2023 | US | Original (Love Touch)

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John Foxx & The Belbury Circle

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Love Touch Records is excited to release a brand new two-sider 7" by Canadian icon, singer/songwriter/composer Ivana Santilli. Ivana burst onto the scene in 1995 with her band Bass Is Base, for which she collected a Juno award. Ivana has since released five solo albums, racked up countless awards nominations and accolades, performed internationally from London to Tokyo, and toured with legendary musical acts like James Brown, Tito Puente, De La Soul, Jamiroquai, and the Roots. She has also collaborated with Omar (uk), Stuart Matthewman (Sade/Maxwell) and Mike Lindup (Level 42). Here, the A-side sees her covering a much slept-on Level 42 track, "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind". It's a decidedly different take on the UK band's song, who are best known for their 1985 hit, "Something About You". Side B's "Air Of Love" is a slow burner that is equal parts Gap Band and Loose Ends. Santilli's sultry vocals, lush keys and poignant songwriting has blessed both tracks here, no doubt!

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Empty Avenues

10" | 2013 | UK | Original (Ghost Box)

12,79 €* 15,99 € -20%

Release: 2013 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Wish I Didn't Miss You / Hex Hector Remix

Angie Stone

7" | 2015 | UK | Reissue (Outta Sight)

Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

Walter Smith III

Return To Casual

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Introducin' / Prescribin' 2024 Repress

The Duke Ya Love To Hate

7" | 2023 | EU | Reissue (Cold Diggin')

Stopp, Seisku Aeg! 2024 Repress

Release: 2023 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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repress, black vinyl, black silk screen print

file under pfunk, hip hop

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Velly Joonas

7" | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Frotee)

Piece Of Me Feat. Ghostface Killah / Joy & Pain Pete Rock Remix

Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Finally back! This weird piece of estonian music reached silly prices on discogs already - better make sure not to miss it again!

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Lady Wray & Pete Rock

Marcos Valle / Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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On January 28, 2022, Lady Wray released her Piece Of Me album. A deeply personal record that takes on the good and the bad in life from deception and abuse to the joys of motherhood and triumph. The accolades the album has received in the year it has been out speak volumes. Performing on The Stephen Colbert Show, selling out multiple US tours, cleaning up in the best of 2022 lists, and then crushing an NPR Tiny Desk on the 1 year anniversary of the album. Piece Of Me continues to find its way to new ears and has already proved itself a timeless classic. So where do you go from here? When Ghostface Killah reaches out and says he wants to do a remix of the title track you do that. The A side, "Piece Of Me" (Remix) features Ironman himself who puts down a verse about a relationship that ran its course but no one is sure they did the right thing in. Ghostface sounds right at home over the gully Leon Michels produced track and takes the already rock solid tune to another level. Then what do you do for a B side.... You call The Chocolate Boy Wonder, Pete Rock and get him to remix "Joy & Pain". Pete takes one of the stand out tunes on the album and gives it an entirely different energy with thundering drums and a bassline that shake the windows in the car.

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Estrelar / Alleluia

7" | 2015 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised / Home Is Where The Hatred Is

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Marketed as “workout music" at the time, ‘Estrelar’ was his best-selling record with a total of around 90,000 sales.
‘Alleluia’ is a mid tempo groover, with rich horns, guitar, synth and vocal lines. An end of the night jam if ever there was one.

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Gil Scott-Heron

7" | 2013 | UK | Original (BGP)

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Kent)

Release: 2013 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2 undeniable classics on one handy donut!

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The Classic Example

Right On

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Jazz Room)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Classic Example were a Los Angeles duo - possibly the song-writing team of Curtis Colbert and Harriet Hurst who provided four of the songs on the eponymous 1972 GSF LP. Inexplicably the superb dance track ‘Right On’ was the only one omitted from the album, but Kent’s licensing deal with Mickey Stevenson’s Stevenson International revealed this gem. It was finally released as a promo 100 Club Anniversary 45 in 2021 and has been in demand ever since. Now it can be purchased at a reasonable price with the duet’s excellent harmony ballad ‘I Found Me A Girl’ added on the B side. The backing group is none other than Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford.

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Nautilus

Lady Day & John Coltrane

Tommy Youngblood / The Other Brothers

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Japanese trio Nautilus, whose name and style was inspired by the great Bob James turn their attention to Gil Scott-Heron's Jazz tribute and turn it into a broken beat masterclass. Coming soon on London Jazz DJ Paul Murphy's must-check Jazz Room records on vinyl seven-inch. On the B side you will find UK underground Jazz Keyboard Surf Queen Jessica Lauren's much admired funkster "Serengeti".

Already receiving plays on Gilles Peterson's Bbc6 Music and Colin Curtis Latin Jazz Fusion show.

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Tobacco Road North / Nobody But Me

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Kent)

Light Touch Band & Magic Touch

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“The Soul Of Tommy Youngblood” 1970 Kent LP had many fine tracks, especially ‘Tobacco Road North’ though it was not attributed to the rightful writer, Jimmy Radcliffe, at the time. The music has been sampled for various hip-hop adaptations, including one by Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan, but the original stands on its own and deserves a 7” format.

The Other Brothers ‘Nobody But Me’ is another UK Kent exclusive that sold out on its first Kent Select press and is still highly sought-after and now very expensive.

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Chi-C-A-G-O (Is My Chicago) Yellow Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Chicago's Magic Touch label gets the Numero treatment. This Windy City Holy-Grail 2-sider featuring early Boogie Rap on the A Side and stone cold rare groove disco killer on the flip. Available on 7" for the first time and housed in Official Magic Touch Double Disco Smash 7" Company Sleeve. One listen and you'll be checking for flights and hotels because Chi-C-A-G-O (Is My Chicago) shows that the Second City produced First Rank funky soul jams.

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Darrow Fletcher

Hope For Love / No Limit

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Batov)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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‘Hope For Love’ turned up on a one-off master tape which arrived at Ace HQ courtesy of Grapevine Records, who knew we were working with Darrow. Darrow thought the tape was one he and his stepfather Johnnie Haygood made to interest Ray Charles. Ray eventually signed Darrow to his Crossover label. Darrow remembered cutting it in the early 70s, a period when he was relatively inactive recording wise. It has proved to be very popular with the two-step crowd and a vinyl single version will be very welcome.

Darrow’s original recording of the Grey & Hanks’ song ‘No Limit’ was issued by Kent in 2012 on CD and as a single. That limited-run 45 sold out quickly but demand has continued to grow, making the current price upwards of £100. ‘No Limit’ was also recorded and released by both Jean Terrell and Breakwater in 1979.

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Sababa 5

Funk #1 / Funk #2

7" | 2023 | Original (Kampana)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sababa 5, hot on the heels of their self-titled debut LP, share a pair of raw funk nuggets on one unmissable 45 via Middle Eastern psych groove merchants Batov Records.

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Bernardo Pinheiro

Pinheiro Edits

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Banda Achilifunk & Original Jazz Orquestra

I Believe In Miracles Yellow Vinyl Edition

7" | 2011 | EU | Reissue (Lovemonk)

Harlem Shuffle / Backfiled In Motion

Release: 2011 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In demand 7 inch sees a limited edition in translucent yellow vinyl. Regarding the album: "This has not been off the decks since I first got it and have been hammering it to death on the show. One of the Essential albums of 2011. Perfect in every sense and totally irresistable" Craig Charles (bbc 6Music) Two cover versions taken from the essential album Gitano Real. I Believe in Miracles is an overwhelming take on the Jackson Sisters classic in a rumba funk fashion. Party stomper!! And on the other side, a longer trip departing from McFadden and Whitehead's seminal Ain't Non Stoping Us Now and touching the revered latin disco version of Charanga 76, only to end up as a fabulous clap-driven rumba stormer. Two very necessary sun-soaked tunes for any self-respecting dj on neat black vinyl. And yes, it's a limited edition!

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Bob & Earl / Mel & Tim

7" | 2015 | UK | Original (Outta Sight)

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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George Smallwood & Marshmelloe

Hey Mamma

7" | 2015 | US | Original (Peoples Potential Unlimited)

Just Brothers / Eloise Laws

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Exact replica repress!! George gave us his orginal metal stampers and we were able to press a limited run of these before the plate broke! Best sound quality here.. don't miss this sought after modern soul masterpice. Perfect for all the still clubbing moms on the dancefloor.

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Sliced Tomatoes / Love Factory

7" | 2013 | UK | Original (Outta Sight)

Hip Hop Reggae Series Volume 2

Release: 2013 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Classic big bucks Northern Soul sides on nice lookalike label reissue 45!

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Mato

CD | 2010 | EU | Original (Stix)

Yeahman / Restless Leg Syndrome

Release: 2010 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Stix Recordings rounds up all those essential Mato 7" anthems onto this extended player, with all the cuts remastered for the occasion! Includes two unreleased hits featuring Blackstreet (No
Diggity) & Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre (The Wash). Woopiwoop, that's the sound of reggae-hip hop perfection!

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Mind Control, Modern Slavery Black Vinyl Edition

7" | 2023 | EU | Reissue (Uluru)

Jan Whitefield & Igor Zhukovsky

Release: 2023 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Here it comes the first tropical Uluru! The A side sees an instant classic from uprising french producer Yeahman! Produced in 2016, this jewel sees the light for the first time on a 7” and featured some “badman” lyrics on a crispy cumbia beat. On the b side we welcome to the label Austrian trio Restless Leg Syndrome with a classic cumbia re-work called Hornrace. Pull up guaranteed! Pressed on high quality black and turquoise vinyl (38 gr.) Edition of 500, coming with “hand stamped” paper sleeves.

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Two Tales For The Mind

7" | 2023 | FR | Original (Broc Recordz)

Nobody But You / Gift Of Life

Release: 2023 / FR – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

Limited Edition.

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Brainstory

I Can See Him Loving You / What Did I Do Wrong

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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While Brainstory is in the studio finishing their sophomore full-length, they treat us to this bombshell of a 7" as a taste of what's to come. They teamed back up with El Michels Affair who is handling production on the whole album and everything about this is leveled up. This show stopping plug & ballad two-sider is clear evidence of that. Side A is an uplifting, dance floor burning, smash hit that shows what years of touring and backing Lady Wray have brought out of Brainstory. "Nobody But You" is built on drummer Eric Hagstrom's crushing back beat that lays the foundation for this inspirational feel good banger that manages to take the uncomfortable truth that "nobody will save you but you" and turn it into pure blissful motivation. Then they drop a ballad on the flip side that is going to cause an entire scene to reconsider how they are doing it. The B side "Gift Of Life" is drop dead gorgeous, haunting, and profound all at once. An homage to the mysteries of life and the intangible truths that the human experience is built on.

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The Mayberry Movement

I Got Some Part1 / Part 2

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This pairing was slated to be Event 218 in late 1974, but as no copies have emerged, it can be assumed that the single was pulled. It is hard to know why, but judging by its rarity the Anderson Brothers GSF release of ‘I Can See Him Loving You’ was a commercial failure - perhaps Event didn’t want to suffer a similar fate.

This reading of producer Ray Dahrouge’s song is more soulful and vital than the Anderson Brothers which was huge on the Northern Soul scene, but without this take for competition at the time.

Maybe the steamy finale to the Mayberry’s version was a bit too much for radio play, but surely the brilliance of the ballad A side would have compensated for that. Their loss; our gain.

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Billy Garner

Fatback Brother Bill Curtis / Johnny King & Fatback Band

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dave Hamilton’s New Day label is one of the most striking in existence, a powerful concoction of red, yellow and black, that matched its pitifully small run of singles. Two of these were by Billy Garner, a Detroit based vocalist who recorded three songs for Hamilton, all of which are funk classics.

Originally issued in 1971, ‘I Got Some’ is seriously down and dirty and was sampled by DJ Premier / Gang Starr. This reproduction of the original single, sees our first 7-inch issue of ‘Part 2’.

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Dance Girl

7" | 2023 | UK | Reissue (Athens Of The North)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Before the soul and disco hits, Bill Curtis’ Fatback Band were one of the tightest funk groups in the world, and their catalogue threw up several rarities.

‘Dance Girl’ was their final single released in 1974 before they signed to Event/Spring. A New York block party classic that was deleted when the Perception label went bust. It was so popular at the time that it was covered by the Rimshots once it became unobtainable.

‘Keep On Brother Keep On’ was the group’s second single on Bill’s own BC Projects II label. It is a sought-after collectable on its original 1971 press, likely to set you back over £1000 for a copy.

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Leonard Grandson

The Sands Of Zanzibar

Release: 2023 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Leonard Grandsons'The Sands of Zanziibar' is a classy, extremely rare floater which has remained extremely elusive despite having a sound which could make it an extremely popular spin for soulies, disco and rare groove heads.
Steve Trebbin believes it was recorded in 1977, the studio was in Hollywood not far from the Capitol Records building, Tal Armstrong's office was next to it. Steve recalls a story, "I went into the Capital records offices one time to pitch Leonard to them. I mentioned how much he sounded like Stevie Wonder. After listening, they agreed he sounded very much like Stevie - with a smile they told me they already had one.". Big thanks to Daniel Mathis and DJ Mr Big Happy for helping track down Steve.

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Thee Marloes

Logika / True Love

7" | 2023 | US | Original (Most Excellent)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Thee Marloes give us with another killer of a two-sider while they finish recording their debut album.The A side "Logika" is a laid back tune about where the head and the heart meet and how they often don't see things the same way. Natassya Sianturi's honeyed vocals float over a beautifully arranged track driven by guitar riffs, organ, and reverb drenched stick hits. They manage to put the perfect amount of paint on the canvas with the band sounding tight as ever hitting all the changes that bring in the earworm chorus that stays in your head even if you don't speak Indonesian. The B side "True Love" finds Thee Marloes dipping back into the soulful side of jazz but this time with a beat ballad that could soundtrack a Tarantino movie and hold court with the best of the genre. This one leans you back in your chair setting the mood for a smokey lounge affair and a strong drink. Two more pages from Thee Marloes book on a must have 45 giving a taste of what is to come on the 2024 full length.

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Mr. K

Funky Music / Giving Up

I Need Your Love / We're In Love

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Most Excellent Unlimited is happy to announce the next release in its series of collaborations with master DJ and editor "Mr. K". Two exceptional deep classic album gems skillfully cut down to a maximum 7" 45rpm format, Luther’s “Funky Music (Is a Part of Me)” and Zulema’s “Giving Up.”

Long before “Never Too Much” and his other solo hits, Luther Vandross was an in-demand backup singer and vocal arranger, working with luminaries like Carly Simon, Bette Midler, and Donna Summer, along with his stand out performances in Change, Bionic Boogie, & so many more. Perhaps his most significant role, however, was backing David Bowie on the 1975 Young Americans album. It was during these sessions that Bowie heard Luther’s song “Funky Music (Is a Part of Me)” and re-tooled it to become the Bowie/Vandross joint composition “Fascination,” which went on to become a successful Bowie single.

For the latest edition of Most Excellent Unlimited’s series of edits, Mr. K has gone back to the original source, credited to the group (not the solo artist) Luther (which also features Christine Wiltshire). Mr. K's technique on this edit is cleverly subtle, in the process giving us the first opportunity to get almost the entire full-length song on compact 7-inch wax, keeping that irresistible building energy that places the track firmly on dancefloor-friendly territory.

“Giving Up” was the opening track on Zulema’s second LP, and given the drama of the intro, with its rolling piano, string ensemble, and piercing guitar, it’s not hard to hear why it was effective in that role. Mr. K’s edit benefits from a crystal clear remastering in which each element of the band is distinct in the soundfield, led by Zulema’s gutsy vocals upfront. Originally a 1964 Gladys Knight tearjerker that crept along at a tango’s pace, Zulema’s 1973 cover gives the song a new, powerfully soulful arrangement, championed by such disparate eras and tastemakers as Nicky Siano at the Gallery in the ’70s and breakbeat hunters the Beatnuts in the ’90s that has easily found favor with a wide variety of listeners and DJs, and this new issue should solidify that position. Never before available on 7-inch, “Giving Up” is a bonafide funk and proto-disco classic —

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Clydene Jackson

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Athens Of The North)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Clydene Jackson’s 1975 debut LP for Ray Charles Crossover imprint failed to make much noise on its release. It is largely a smooth jazz-based album, half the tracks of which were written by Clydene. One track, in particular, broke the sophisticated music mould and was picked up by UK DJs on the Modern Soul scene.

‘I Need Your Love’ became popular in the UK and eventually Europe, leading to the track’s release on a single-sided 45 in 2001 That pressing did not satisfy demand however and the song’s popularity has continued to grow and grow. Kent are making it available with the excellent ‘We’re In Love’, another self-penned track from the same LP, on the flip.

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Antone & The Underworld

Windows Of My Mind

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Forbidden Cove / The Cashmere Chamber

Whatitdo Archive Group

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Record Kicks)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tick Tock / Keep Growing Strong

Connie Stevens

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Measured Mile)

As Meninas / Jorginho Telles

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The new single on Bob Stanley's Measured Mile label is a terrific double-header from Connie Stevens – ‘Tick Tock’ b/w ‘Keep Growing Strong’. A northern soul monster, arranged by the late Philly soul legend Thom Bell, original copies of Tick Tock regularly fetch £250 or more.

It was originally the flip side, as Connie Stevens was handed the very first opportunity to record Thom Bell and Linda Creed's evergreen ‘Betcha By Golly Wow’, later a hit for both the Stylistics and Prince. The record label decided to retitle it ‘Keep Growing Strong’, for unknown reasons - Measured Mile have rescued it from obscurity and made it affordable once again.

A classy orchestrated floor-filler and a timeless Philly ballad. You can't go wrong.

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Redondo Sambao / Brasileiro

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

Take Me For A Little While / We Go Together Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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We are celebrating the 100th release in the Brazil45 series with a massive track. The enticing and exotic samba 'Redondo Sambão' is pure Brazilian fire. With beautiful female vocal-group arrangements, floating flutes and vibrating rhythms, this song oozes charm. Its only downside being that it is over far too soon. Originally released in 1967 on a compact 7" on the Som Maior imprint, to our knowledge, the group sadly only had a couple of releases.

'Brasileiro' is taken from Jorginho Telles' self-titled 1971 album and also featured on a 7", both released on Copacabana Records. The track switches between a hoarse male vocal crooner and a rough and raw psych-guitar, RnB dancer: totally magic!

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The Royal Jesters

I Won't Love You Again / So Funny Orange Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Royal Jesters were a household name in the 60s in San Antonio, TX. the 1960s. Formed by Henry Hernandez and Oscar Lawson, the group performed at school dances and downtown clubs and eventually leased and managed their own venue, the legendary Patio Andaluz. The group also started their own label, Jester Records, and recorded various singles, including a take on Vanilla Fudge's "Take Me For A Little While" with the towering Louie Escalante on lead. The group also recorded "We Go Together," a group harmony classic with 16 yr old Luvine Elias, Jr on a Lowrey organ. A must-have hot tortilla to keep in your bag.

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Dimas III

12" | 2023 | UK | Original (First Word)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After branching off from The Royal Jesters in the mid-'60s, Dimas Garza attempted a solo career and reinvented himself as Dimas III. Dimas recorded three singles on the Jesters' own Clown label - all tracked at Abie Epstein's studio off General McMullen in San Antonio, TX. The first was "So Funny" b/w "I Won't Love You Again," which are almost impossible-to-find records. Garza never did manage to break beyond the Bexar County limits but left a rich legacy of recordings behind for lowrider enthusiasts and obsessed collectors alike.

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New Sector Movements

These Times

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Coko & The Great Revivers

Crosseyed And Painless

7" | 2023 | US | Original (Funk Night)

Tape | 2023 | US | Original (Awesome Tapes From Africa)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Boss Lady Coko teams up with The Great Revivers for a drum heavy take on the Talking Heads classic. Comes in a beautiful picture sleeve designed by Matt Manley.

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Hailu Mergia

Lala Belu

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Misti Blu 2.2 Claude Money Remix

Amillionsons

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Amillionsons)

You Don't Even Know My Name

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It's good to have this one available again. Dorothy Moore's 1976 soul classic 'Misty Blue' became an Ibiza chill-out anthem in 2002. As 'Misti Blu' it got high-profile plays by Mary Anne Hobbs, Pete Tong and Mixmaster Morris and even David Mancuso charted in his end-of-year highlights. Now the sundown gem gets reissued here on a tidy 7" as a superb rework from Claude Money. The crooning vocals remain the highlight with sultry trumpets and lavish downtempo rhythms. What's more, we're told that a new live disco and house version are also to come this year.

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The Hytones

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Southern Artits)

Basil Kirchin & Jack Nathan

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Hytones were Nashville’s top soul group and under the tutelage of genius producer and songwriter Bob Holmes, made some great music. ‘You Don’t Even Know My Name’ was their first release on the short-lived Southern Artists label before it was released on Bell. It is an exceptionally smooth style of singing by the group - in unison for much of the track. ‘Good News’ by contrast is a gritty Stax-sounding mover that was first a 100 Club Anniversary single before being issued as a Kent 45. Now regarded as a rare soul classic, its release on a Southern Artists repro label will be welcomed.

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Viva La Tamla Motown

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Measured Mile)

Dave Barker / The Regulators

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Our next installment on Bob Stanley’s Measured Mile label is a KPM Library double header. Basil Kirchin and Jack Nathan’s ‘Viva La Tamla Motown’ is pulled from the rare “The Wild One” LP they recorded for De Wolfe in 1966 and, instrumentally, celebrates Berry Gordy’s classic Detroit label.

The flip is taken from the equally collectable 1972 De Wolfe library LP called “Hogan The Hawk & Dirty John Crown” where ‘Main Chance’ is described as “moody, beaty – featuring synthesiser.” It’s a stone-cold rhythmic beauty well worth a spin on anybody’s turntable – so, give both a chance.

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Peace Of Mind / Jamaican Beat

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Original Gravity)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tape | 2023 | EU | Original (Winspear)

Parts

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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PARTS is a two piece electronic duo based in Grand Rapids, MI. Members Alyssa Midcalf and Marley Ferguson alternate between lead and background vocals while forming a balance between light and airy, and dark and moody. The band formed in December of 2015 and has made impressive strides in the last year. Touring nationally supporting Hoops and garnering praise for their debut EP from many buzz blogs, Gorilla Vs Bear called their songs "an ethereal collection of diaphanous, dreamily melancholy synth-pop" and The Le Sigh says they've "crafted an intoxicating, sparkly synthpop album."

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Les Imprimes

I'll Never Leave You

Warren Raye & The Infernal Blues Machine

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Crown is proud to present the debut 45 from the newest band on the label,Les Imprimés. Based in Norway and led by producer and multi-instrumentalistMorten Martens, they blend a myriad of inuences together to create theirunique and soulful sound.The A side "I'll Never Leave" has a chugging Doo Wop feel to it but with aheavy duty thump that brings it into the present. The production is lush yetsimple with tasteful arrangement that doesn't waste a note. Martens sings tohis muse of delity and romance with melodies that are sure to be stuck inyour head long after the track nishes.The B side "If I" leans into the slowie cannon. The track holds court with thebest of the beat ballad B sides. But, when Martens starts singing, the charm ofLes Imprimés comes front and center making it easy for a wide audience tolove, but hard to put your nger on.

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It's The Feeling I Get / I Can't Turn You Down

Connie Austin / Charles Spurling

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Yet again a new 100 Club Anniversary 45 has been instantly acclaimed and has become highly sought-after on release. Warren Raye’s ‘It’s The Feeling I Get’ is now available on a commercial pressing and this superb crossover number will be one of the biggest sellers of the year.

Warren Raye delivers the definitive version and his singing is equally masterful on the flip side - ‘I Can’t Turn You Down’ - a song that recently featured on a Kent Masterpieces CD by Melanie Burke. Both recordings are discoveries from Mickey Stevenson’s unissued tapes cache.

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Ball Of Fire / You've Got Love On Top Of Love

CD | 2015 | UK | Original (XL)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Co-writer Charles Spurling sang and wrote at King in the late 60s, providing songs for James Brown, Hank Ballard, Junior McCants and Peggy & Artie among others. ‘Ball Of Fire’ is an exceptional song, first recorded by Connie Austin as a smouldering mid-tempo number on which she pours her heart out. It would be updated a year later by Marva Whitney who took it at a faster funkier pace. Charles Spurling remembers Connie as a good-looking, fast-living girl who was murdered in Los Angeles soon after.

Spurling was a good singer himself and had five King releases between 1967 and 1969. The excellent ‘You’ve Got Love On Top Of Love’ failed to make it to wax until now. Kent found the tape in the King vaults and issued it on CD in 2001; now it is on a righteous single.

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Adele

Macelleria Mobile Di Mezzanotte

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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produced by Rick Rubin & Paul Epworth

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Funeral Jazz

LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Subsound)

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Anyway You Want Color Vinyl Edition

Harvey

7" | 2015 | US | Original (Tri-Phi)

James Reese & The Progressions

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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/ She Loves Me So

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Fool For Love / You Can Make It

7" | 2015 | EU | Original (Super Disco Edits)

LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Tone Float)

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Here is the second lot of songs from the reels the SDE crew found last year. Its almost criminal to think these two beautifully crafted soul songs, where musicians have put all their time and efforts into, were shelved because so called executives thought them "ahead of their time". Essential!

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Fantoom

Sluimer

Give It Up, Turn It Loose / It's A Family Thang

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Edition on 180-gram vinyl, limited to 240 copies. 'Sluimer' (Slumber) is a collaboration between Dirk Serries, Martina Verhoeven, René Aquarius and Otto Kokke.

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The Real Thing

7" | 2015 | UK | Original (Super Disco Edits)

LP | 2013 | UK | Original (Voodoo Funk)

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After recording various psych soul and funk tracks on the Whiz record label, The Real Thing carried on after leaving the label to record more studio cuts with musician and producer Stu Gardner. Here they let it rip with an incredible fast version of James Browns "Give it up, turnit loose" and they left in that all important secret ingredient of a lovely long drum break. Stu Gardner himself took to the microphone on this track, with various background vocals and screams, and did the vocals for the amazing b-side "It's A Family Thang"!

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Eno Louis

Move!

12" | 2013 | UK | Original (Voodoo Funk)

Release: 2013 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Eno Louis gained a solid background in traditional Edo music as a student at Edo College in Benin City, south-east Nigeria. He lived at Fela's Kalakuta Republic till the army raid in 1978, when he moved to the US for a couple of years. On his return, he recorded with Edo funk powerhouse The Talents Of Benin, and quickly became a mainstay of the flourishing disco and boogie scene, in-demand as guitarist and drummer, with credits including releases by Pogo Ltd, Amas Grill, Chris Okotie, Oby Onyioha, Chris Mba, Dizzy K Falola, Harry Mosco, Pat Finn and the Super Elcados... to name just a few.

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Tirogo

Disco Maniac

Time Factor / You Are The One

Release: 2013 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two standouts from
Aiye People magnificently revived: crisp sound, top-notch pressing in
a Voodoo Funk house-bag, with a two-by-one-foot poster.

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Tony Grey

LP | 2013 | UK | Original (Voodoo Funk)

The Otis And Carla Band / Louise McCord

Release: 2013 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The legendary digger re-ignites the Lagos Disco Inferno and kicks off his own mouth-watering imprint with these two sides of boogie-down bliss. Irresistible Afro-disco, layered with delirious syn-drums and sick keys, and featuring a horn-line bumptiously whipped from Louis 'Thunder Thumbs' Johnson's bass-playing on MJ's Workin' Day And Night.

Originally from Warri where he stayed throughout most of his career, Tony's first band was the Famous Latin And His Dominant Seven. He gigged for a while as a James Brown imitator with The Great Peters, before his breakthrough fronting the Magnificient Zeinians, with some amazing 45s on EMI's HMV imprint — best of all the psych-rock-funk monster Ije Udo. From the early to mid 1970s, his EMI sides range from Afrobeat to rock and pop. All Tony's records are great. He came up with various names for his backing bands — the Black 7, the Super 7, the Black Kings...
From the early-eighties, with the Ozimba Messengers, Grey's two recordings here were originally released on different LPs.

Limited, top-notch pressing from Pallas via Abbey Road; with a lovely 12-by-24-inch poster.

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Tramp / Better Get A Move On

7" | 2013 | UK | Reissue (BGP)

Release: 2013 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2011 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

Hollie Cook

Body Beat

Release: 2011 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Graciela Maria & Robot Koch

Many Places

LP | 2010 | EU | Original (Project: Mooncircle / HHV)

LP | 2010 | EU | Original (Project: Mooncircle / HHV)

Release: 2010 / EU – Original

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

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Mexican Singer/Songwriter Graciela Maria has been singing since she was a little kid. Having livied in Mexico City for many years, she was part of the mexican electronic music scene and made music with local producers signal deluxe.

In 2009 she met berlin based producer Robot Koch in New York at his show at Coco66 in Brooklyn.
They started making music together and Grace was featured on Robot's album “Death Star Droid” as well as on the Ep “Listen To Them Fade”. 2009 marked the beginning of a journey both musically and geographically for Graciela, as she moved from Mexico City to Berlin and started playing shows wolrdwide with Robot Koch.
They played everywhere from the Sonar Festival in Barcelona to some obscure art festivals in Bulgaria and Tunesia.

With Many Places, Graciela Maria's stunning debut album, she steps into the light as more than just a featured vocalist on Koch's electronica and dubstep driven compositions: Her own music breathes the vibe of classic singer/songwriters like Tim Buckley and Elliot Smith, with the music and the production being even more organic and live sounding than on the previous Koch tracks. The songwriting took place all over the world, as Graciela traveled and lived in many places recently, accompanied by her little notebook and her digital camera, which she uses to record song ideas on all the time. The topics she deals with are both surreal and personal and leave it up to the listener to be interpretated.

Producer Robot Koch teamed up with friend and fellow musician Sneaky (Fingathing / Ninja Tune) to create this organic and retro futuristic sounding album, that incorporates Double Bass, Live Drums, Cello and other String instruments and well as a subtle touch of cutting edge electronic production which Robot Koch is know for. The track "Many Places" features a string arrangement by Fiora Cutler.

Graciela Maria is an artist to watch out for in the future as she proves to create timeless pieces of music that are appealing to Indie/pop listeners and lover's of electronic music alike.

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Long Arm

The Branches

CD | 2011 | UK | Original (XL)

Release: 2010 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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"The Branches" album is a reflection of a world, where human feelings and natural powers are bound together. Everything is correlated in this world. There is no alive-dead distinction. The season change depends just on state of mind. Every move, every wind breath, every sound brings an information, opened for everyone who believes and ready to accept it, who hears and knows how to listen.

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Adele

7" | 2010 | US | Original (Organik)

Release: 2011 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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produced by Rick Rubin & Paul Epworth

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Jon Kennedy

Boom Clack

Release: 2010 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Lrk)

Aphrose

Good Love

The Dome City Rock Orchestra, Lloyd L. Harris, Jr.

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

Light scuff on side B.

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Quiet Village

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

12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Unknownunknown)

Release: 2023 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

Record is close to VG+.

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Nicci

So In Love

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Generic

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Spasibo)

The Soul Surfers

Jingles Library

I Love You... But Ive Chosen Disco EP

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Soundtracks

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Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

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V.A.

12" | 2011 | US | Original (Kolour LTD)

CD | 2023 | UK | Original (Blue Flowers Music)

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

Blue vinyl is Close to VG+. Limited edition.

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Puma Blue

Holy Waters

Can't Keep Foolin' / Little Black Woman

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

with booklet

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Funkool Orchestra

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Funk Night)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2015 | UK | Original (Confunktion)

Mr Confuse

Rush Zone / Gain Station

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

CD | 2013 | EU | Reissue (MIG)

Chris Farlowe

Farlowe That!

Lady Wray, Les Imprimes & Suprise Chef

Release: 2013 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

CD comes in a soft case, instead of the original crystal case. All booklets included.

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Come On In Remix / Under The Sun Remix

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Big Crown)

You Make Me Happy / Give Me One More Day

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Lady Wray released her Piece Of Me album. A deeply personal record that takes on the good and the bad in life from deception and abuse to the joys of motherhood and long awaited professional triumph. The accolades the album has received since its release speak volumes. From performing on The Stephen Colbert Show to selling out multiple US tours to cleaning up in the best of 2022 lists to crushing an NPR Tiny Desk on the 1 year anniversary of the album, Piece Of Me continues to prove itself a timeless classic. In March of 2023, Lady Wray had Ghostface Killah join her on the "Piece Of Me" remix and had Pete Rock lend his legendary remixing skills to "Joy & Pain". Now it's a Big Crown family affair as Les Imprimés lends his production prowess to a remix for "Come On In" and Surprise Chef take the warm weather anthem "Under The Sun" and give it their unorthodox Jazz / Funk treatment. Both of these remixes put brand new energy on the originals that will hold us over while Lady Wray is finishing her new album with El Michels Affair.

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Dee Ervin

The Creator Has A Masterplan

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dee Ervin suffered collateral damage from GRC/Aware’s bankruptcy. He only got to release two mediocre sides on Hotlanta but these recordings match anything he created in a successful career throughout the 60s & 70s.

By 1974 he was as much a composer as artist, but he excels at both on these two numbers that were fully produced and ready for release. ‘You Make Me Happy’ is a terrific uptempo dance track that recently featured on Cdkend 512 “Masterpieces Of Modern Soul; Vol 6”.

‘Give Me One More Day’ was issued erroneously in 1975 as a Tribe LP track on ABC, but the session details clearly have it as a Dee Ervin recorded number.

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Leon Thomas

Foolish Man Part 1 Feat. J. Adams

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A wonderful opportunity to own two monuments of vocal jazz on one 7-inch single. ‘The Creator Has A Master Plan’ was first recorded by Pharoah Sanders – with Thomas on vocals - on his album ‘Karma’ in 1969 and became an underground hit and spiritual jazz classic.

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The Huck Daniels Co

Chester Randle's Soul Senders

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Guitarist Daniels was a long time mainstay of the B.B. King band before he settled in Las Vegas as a respected band leader. His one single for Kent Records came in 1973 as the label was entering its final days of existence. The A-side is a driving James Brown-style funk dancer, whilst its flip was elevated by the organ playing of Earl Foster.

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Soul Brother's Testify Part 1 / Part 2

Lajohn & Sheela & Magic Touch

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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One of the mainstays of the late 90s / early 2000s Deep Funk movement ‘Soul Brother’s Testify’ is a fiery mix of funk beats and almost psychedelic, verging on heavy rock guitar.

Randle was a jobbing Louisiana guitarist and bandleader, whose group recorded for Eddie Shuler of Goldband’s Anla label.

This reissue is a faithful repro reissue of the original and sought-after 1967 45.

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Too Far Gone Clear Blue Vinyl Edition

Cratere Centrale 2023 Repress

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Chicago's Magic Touch label gets the Numero Group treatment. Available for the first time ever on 7", Boogie Holy-Grail "Too Far Gone" has been "Too Hard To Find" on the second hand market since first introduced to the masses via the legendary cratesmith Mark Grusane of Mr. Peabody Records. Rare Groove Windy City Disco at its finest sliced, diced and remastered for maximum dancefloor potential. Bonus: Housed on replica "Double Disco Smash" 7" Magic Touch Sleeve.

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Cratere Centrale

12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Roots Underground)

Dinner Party (Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, Kamasi Washington)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Cratere Centrale, a Sicilian band formed between the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna and the urban area of Catania, debuts on Roots Underground with an EP consisting of five tracks with a strongly Mediterranean flavour in which jazz, funk and club culture come together for a surprising result.

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Enigmatic Society

Tape | 2023 | US | Original (Empire)

Hong Sau / Elephant Walk Natural With Black Swirl Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Enigmatic Society is the next offering from the multi-faceted, Grammy-nominated supergroup Dinner Party. Full of opulently intricate instrumentation and a range of sleek R&B to smooth neo-soul vocals, Enigmatic Society is mesmerizing in its entirety. The album features brilliant performances from the debut Dinner Party crew: Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington and 9th Wonder, with additional help vocalists Phoelix, Arin Ray, Ant Clemons, Tank and producers Sounwave, Hi-Tek and Trevor Lawrence Jr. Enigmatic Society serves as a follow up to the group’s 2020 debut self-titled album and continues as a celebration of Black joy, life, art, and culture, as it pays tribute to the duality that manifests in both the beauty and adversity in Black America. This deep sense of community and family flows throughout the project with the album’s artwork designed by Kamasi Washington’s sister, artist Amani Washington.

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In Motion Collective

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (All-Town Sound)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" Natural w/ Black Swirl Vinyl:"Hong Sau" draws influence from artists like David Axelrod, Menahan Street Band, and The Rugged Nuggets. This funky psychedelic groover with a reverse guitar solo, is guaranteed to set the right vibe! On the flip side we have "Elephant Walk", an Antibalas influenced, down-tempo, horn-driven anthem. Both tracks feature Mitchum Yacoub on percussion and Tim Felten from Sure Fire Soul Ensemble on keys. The musicians from In Motion Collective like Joe Harrison, Dillon Casey, Tim McNalley, Jeff Wilson, and Jesse Audelo, have gone on to work with bands and artists such as Holy Hive, Hether, The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, Nick Hakim, Futurebirds, Evangeline, and more!

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Les Imprimes

Falling Away

Tape | 2023 | US | Original (Jagjaguwar)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Les Imprimés treat us to a tough as nails 7" pulling two stand out tracks from their forthcoming album in a classic Plug & Ballad pairing. The A side "Falling Away'' starts with a crushing drum break that Martens layers with lush piano runs, sitar, and guitar riffs. The lyrics almost contradict the tone of the track making it a bittersweet affair as he sings about love falling apart - "One day at a time girl you waste my life".On the B side "Still Here" Martens professes his resilience through life's twists and turns over a thundering track that puts a new spin on the B side ballad genre. Martens blends his poetry with his excellent usage of space making this yet another tune from Les Imprimés that is easy to love but hard to categorize.

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Jamila Woods

Water Made Us

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Bernetia Miller And The Soul Groovers

You Can Tell Me Goodbye

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Athens Of The North)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Isaac Birituro & The Rail Abandon

Kontonbili EP

10" | 2023 | UK | Original (Wah Wah 45s)

Tape | 2023 | EU | Original (Blaq Numbers)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Following on from the successes of their first two LPs, "Kalba" and "Small Small", Isaac Birituro & The Rail Abandon return with the "Kontonbili EP". A collection of seven tracks that trace the traditional West African roots of their sound whilst adding their unique touch, largely courtesy of Isaac's xylophone, Sonny Johns' folky embellishments and the vocal prowess of powerful Ghanaian songstress Wiyaala.

The lead single "Hado Deeli" roughly translates to "My Rival" and is a vibrant discussion between two rivals, one of whom is always making a fuss about anything and everything, even when things are all good! "Gargar", with its collaboration of xylophone, whistles, Wiyaala's effervescent vocals and relentless groove represents, quite literally, the band's "joining together" for this EP. In contrast, "I Know" sees Sonny Johns takes over lead vocal duties to lament the breakdown of a relationship accompanied by muted horns and Wiyaala's soothing backing vocals. "Nimmbalia" continues in a mellow and reassuring tone before emerging as one of the most uplifting and simultaneously fierce cuts on the EP! The traditional version of "Bawa" - the original take of which can be found on last year's "Small Small" LP - strips things back a little, before culminating in a battle of xylophone, whistles and choir. "Yeri Villa" has a wonderfully laid back, sun drenched feel with some truly beautiful vocal refrains, and finally - only available on the digital version - comes the deeply percussive and trance inducing "Darpeny", rounding off a rather stunning EP from this cross continental outfit.

All tracks feature Ghanaian singer, song-writer, model and actor, Wiyaala. With a strong fanbase in Africa and beyond, "the lioness" made her mark on Wah Wah 45s and BBC 6 Music last year when she featured on the A-listed "Senye", described as "perfection" by Annie Mac and "pure joy!" by Tash LC.

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Albyrd

Weimar EP

Mr Bongo Record Club Volume 6

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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The "Weimar EP" from singer/songwriter Albyrd is not only his first release under a new moniker; as his first self-produced record, it also marks one of many new beginnings. The end of the pandemic, the blossoming and withering of relationships - and of course, a tribute to his time in the city and how life's perspectives change.

In 8 songs, Albyrd shows not only the range of his magnificent voice, but also how well soul and RnB can be interwoven with electronic music. With a feature from Miles Bonny, Mr. Lumberjack Soul himself, this tape is definitely one for the shelf.

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V.A.

CD | 2023 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

Ben And The Tight Squeeze Band

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Curating and ordering the tracks for a Mr Bongo Record Club is always special. You’re reminded of the feelings you had when sitting at home with a cassette player on pause trying to compile the perfect mixtape to impress the latest object of your affection, or that friend with whom you share a musical kinship and spark off each other’s latest discoveries. Hearing old tracks for the first time or diving into the most upfront selections keeps the fires burning and passions alight.

Here, for volume six, we present recent finds and treasured classics from Brazil, Sweden, the USA, South Africa, Portugal, Japan, Trinidad and Tobago, and Canada. We have included selections by the Brazilian rising star Dora Morelenbaum as well as from heritage-Brazilian musicians and vocalists Haréton Salvanini, Copa 7, and Mirna. There’s also the wonderful Brazilian-not-Brazilian take of 'Ye Me Le' by Hazel Scott And The Braza Brasil, plus sublime gospel from the New York Community Choir. We’ve picked disco and soul rarities by General Lee and Ash Soul, Inc., and for the first time on vinyl, an incredible psych-pop song by the illustrious Matthew Tavares. There are cuts from some of our favourite contemporary Swedish musicians, Sven Wunder and Dina Ögon too.

This compilation is packed full of gems that are plucked from differing times and spaces, but somehow all gel together beautifully. We hope you love them too.

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Thumping For You

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Athens Of The North)

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Eraserhood Sound)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Another two deepfunk/soul tracks from Benjamin Robinson of Coco and Ben fame's tape archive. You might be forgiven for thinking is 45 is unreleased, but there is only enough copies of the original small hole pressing out there to count on one hand.
'Thumping For You' is a hypnotic floaty soulful funk banger with that catchy guitar that reminds you right away of the Coco and Ben connection, and the loose vibe just hits the dancefloor.
Brandon's song keeps the hypnotic loose vibe going for the flip, I can see me late night dancing to this one outside in the hills this summer.

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Abby Jeanne

Know Better

Runnin The Mardi Gras / Smile

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Abby Jeanne has been an artist her entire life. While growing up in Milwaukee, WI, she was indoctrinated into the arts via a public art schooling experiment in the 90s. As a pre-teen, she was socially adopted by a Rock N Roll cafe cult, where she wrote music, painted, and started her deep infatuation with records, especially 60s pop and underground soul/rock n' roll via the haunted jukebox that lived there. A series of family tragedies, including the loss of her sister, left Abby living in a car with her guitar, which led to her traveling overseas and carving out a music career for herself. Through it all, she is currently a New York City-based multimedia artist who has built a name for herself through not only her music, but her visual art and event throwing. After years of hustling to create DIY releases and garnering the support of national radio stations across the country, 2022 saw Abby Jeanne release the single "That's Where We Are" on Philadelphia's Eraserhood Sound. Today she is back with a brand new 45, Know Better / Sage and Cigarettes. Both of these unforgettable tracks feature Eraserhood Sound's signature in-house analog synth and soul production, and they represent some of Abby's best, most inspired work to date. A-side "Know Better" is a rollicking pop-soul party-starter that features a four on the floor beat, electrifying guitar riffs, and deceptively profound lyrics that examine the selfishness and vapidity of today's society. On the flip side, "Sage and Cigarettes" is one of the most powerful and intimate songs Abby has ever recorded. The track, with its slow-burning shuffle and classic instrumentation reminiscent of Otis Redding's most emotional work, is a direct reflection of her experience healing as a traumatized woman in a modern world. Together, these two songs showcase the extremely talented, complex, and exciting Abby Jeanne, an artist who is undoubtedly ready to take the world by storm in 2023 and beyond.

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Boco

Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Repress! Rare underground cult classic Running The Mardi Gras by Boco. Those lucky enough to find an original copy are paying upwards of $1000.00 for this truly unique psych rock / funk gem on 45.From the title to the sound to the cryptic lyrics "Running the Mardi Gras" seems to confirm all the mystique that surrounds the southern Louisiana Bayous and Cajun culture. This record is a family affair. It started one morning when one Mr. Latour, the father of the group, was shaving in the mirror and a song struck him. It was to be about Mardi Gras, not the beaded revelry of New Orleans familiar to most, but the traditions of rural Louisiana, where one would "run the Mardi Gras," going house to house getting home cooking from the neighbors. He would sing the song every day in the car and the children of the family soaked up the spirit of the song.Playing and performing was just part of life for the family. Mr. Latour had bought studio equipment for his children to record on, which he kept in their house. Growing up in the shadow of New Orleans, the Latour children listened to the sounds of Funk and R&B that came in on the radio, which was the biggest influence on the family projects' sound. Together the four Latour children, with the eponymous Boco Latour on lead vocals, and a couple of local musicians recorded "Running the Mardi Gras" in the Latour home. Feeling that they really had something, the makeshift band decided to record a b-side. The guitarist had a song he had been working on and they recorded what would become "Smile" as well. The two songs were pressed under the Laughing Eye label, nothing more than the heading under which the Latour family released their music, and mostly sold the 45 at gigs around southern Louisiana. The recorded output under Laughing Eye was understandably limited, but locals still remember well Boco's powerful voice from her shows in clubs around the bayous. Boco and George Latour still live around Baton Rouge and continue to make music and play in the area.

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Hotline Bling / Murkit Gem

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Big Crown)

Camille-Alban Spreng's Odil Feat. Nina Kortekaas

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band return with another set covers bound to get you out of your seat and on your feet. The mysterious German steel pan outt is working on their fourth studio album now and treat us to another must have two-sider to hold us over while they nish it. This one is sure to become another favorite among DJs worldwide. On the A side BRSB take on a huge hit with an eerie cover of Drake's "Hotline Bling". The intro melodica hints at the melody and when the beat drops and the top line plays on the pans all bets are off. The B side is something of a Big Crown family affair as Bacao covers "Murkit Gem" from El Michels Affair's Yeti Season album. The tune lends itself to the pans with its infectious melodies and the way BRSB plays it, it takes on a James Bond spy chase energy that works perfectly.

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Unheimlich

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (De W.E.R.F.)

13,19 €* 23,99 € -45%

Shirley Ellis / Lynne Randell

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Swiss-born pianist Camille-Alban Spreng, who has resided in Brussels for over a decade, has been active since 2010 in a diverse range of bands and projects within jazz, improvised (electronic) music, art performance and theater. He can be seen on stages all over Europe and trained at various conservatories with renowned players such as Emil Spanyi (hemu, Lausanne), Eric Legnini and Kris Defoort (crb, KCB, Brussels). Together with his regular band Odil, he has already released two records: 'Something' (qftf Records - 2016) and 'reson' (qftq Records - 2019), with the collaboration of Leïla Martial, and Valentin Ceccaldi on the latter album. Odil operates from Brussels but, with in its ranks a pivotal figure with Swiss roots, a French drummer and an Irish saxophonist, is a band with international allure. Nina Kortekaas' unique voice is also an absolute asset.

His third album, titled "Unheimlich," will be released on W.E.R.F. records, one of Belgium's finest jazz not jazz labels. The new album sprung from Camille-Alban's fondness for Allen Ginsberg and the beatnik movement. Poems by Ginsberg are provided with music, notably "Pull My Daisy" (co-written by Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady at the time) and "White Shroud," with the approval of the rights holders/heirs.

The lyrics that Camille-Alban himself wrote for the album exude the same beatnik vibe. In that sense, the new work is also an homage to Allen Ginsberg. "I love his way of writing: it's funny, twisted, quirky ánd spiritual," Camille-Alban said. "I couldn't think of a better title for the new album. 'Unheimlich' doesn't translate. The black cat in the lobby of a creepy hotel in 'The Matrix,' I think of that image, that atmosphere." Odil's music has a narrative character and in terms of form, the compositions are not ordinary. Impro plays a role and the music is unmistakably characterized by a contemporary jazz aesthetic but at their core the compositions are also songs, a unique feature. 'Unheimlich' is a jazz album that can be listened to just as well as a pop rock album.

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Soul Time / Stranger In My Arms

7" | 2015 | UK | Original (Outta Sight)

13,29 €* 13,99 € -5%

LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Jakarta)

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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All Time Northern Soul Classic With The Perfect Title, The Perfect Intro And The Unforgettable Chant “Ready, Get Set, 2-4-6-8-10, 2-4-6-8-22”!

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Olivier St.Louis

Black Music

13,49 €* 14,99 € -10%

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Black Is The Color.. Mn8 Remix

Nina Simone

7" | 2023 | US | Original

13,49 €* 14,99 € -10%