Organic Grooves 3055 Items

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Midnight Star / Take A Chance

Carman Bryant

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Super Disco Edits)

7" | 2021 | CH | Original (Second Thoughts / Nightnote)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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York Pennsylvania born and raised, R&B vocalist Carman Bryant has performed throughout the U.S. and all over the world. There’s a saying in the Harrisburg/York Pa.area “If you want a seat, you better get there early” for a performance by Carman and her band. Carman's recording "Midnight Star” is an unreleased recording that was produced many years ago by Cecil DuValle of the Teddy Pendergrass band. The original studio masters were lost when Cecil moved to England because Teddy Pendergrass stopped performing. "Take a Chance" is a duet by Doug Payne and Carman from the same recording sessions at Alpha International Studios that was located in South Philadelphia. This was during the time that Doug Payne was on the "We are Family" tour with Philly recording group "Sister Sledge''. Doug Payne is a graduate of Howard University Washington D.C., and Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music & Art in New York City, this is the same school that was used for the movie and television series "fame" starring Debbie Allen and Irene Cara. Doug had two songs signed with Tsop Gamble & Huff's publishing that were selected to be recorded by Phyliss Hyman before her death. In 1981 Doug Payne started his own label in Philadelphia with the release of "holiday" by Doug Payne & Polygon. Carman and her son Terrell Bryant aka Nakuu both have been busy lately recording new music to hit the scene around the same time.Terrell Bryant is the son of Jason Bryant who started The SOS Band. Doug's wife June Payne is a former member of Philadelphia recording group The "Three Degrees".

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Phi-Psonics

Still Dancing

7" | 2021 | CH | Original (Second Thoughts / Nightnote)

Release: 2021 / CH – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded during the Spring 2020 lockdown, these two songs are a response to the Pandemic and the challenges faced by our families and communities. Second Thoughts Records and Nightnote Records teamed up to create a limited run 45 of the tracks "Still Dancing" and "The Searcher" with hand stamped sleeves. This will be a vinyl / Bandcamp digital only release.

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Phi-Psonics

Mama (Trio)

It's All Over / First Time Record Store Day 2021 Edition

Release: 2021 / CH – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After the band's well received and outstanding debut "The Cradle" there remained two tracks unreleased on vinyl from the original sessions. Second Thoughts Records and Nightnote Records teamed up to create a limited run 45 of these tracks, "Mama (trio)" and "Drum Talk" with hand stamped sleeves. Both these Jazz tunes feature a different trio formed from the usual quartet, giving each song a unique and intimate feel.

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T Dyson & Company

7" | 2021 | EU | Reissue (New Outlook Records)

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Nunorthern Soul)

Release: 2021 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Record Store Day 2021 Release. Continuing in the quest to make some ridiculously rare records available again, they don't come much more obscure than T. Dyson and Co's spacy and hypnotic "It's All Over" with the bedroom funk of "First Time" on the flip. Financed and released by Staple Singer's engineer Don Greer on the tiny New Outlook imprint in 1980, original copies are like gold dust. Currently an original will set you back £500+ so this is a much more cost-effective way to own this slice of infectious space-funk from Chicago's south side.

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El Turronero

New Hondo

The Electric Jazz Room E.P.

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Those who pay close attention to DJ Harvey’s sets should already be familiar with NuNorthern Soul’s next single, a fully licensed reissue of a sought-after 1980 promotional seven-inch from legendary Spanish Flamenco singer Manuel Mancheño Peña, better known as El Turronero (‘The Nougat’). Both ‘Las Penas’ and ‘Si Yo Volviera A Nacer’ have long been secret weapons in the sets of dusty-fingered Balearic DJs, with Harvey regularly dropping the tracks during his sessions at Pikes Hotel on the White Isle. Both tracks first appeared on Pena’s 1980 album New Hondo, a set that updated the then veteran Flamenco artist’s sound for the disco era. Whereas most of his previous albums were more traditional Flamenco affairs, New Hondo combined his throaty, effervescent Flamenco singing style with the driving grooves, swooping orchestration and spacey synthesizer sounds of European disco. To promote the album, Spanish label DB Belter pressed up a promotional “45” featuring two of the most club-friendly cuts on the album. It’s this release that is being reissued for the very first time by NuNorthern Soul. A-side ‘Las Penas’ is undoubtedly an off-kilter, late-night disco classic. Built around a flanged, action-packed disco-funk bassline, metronomic beats. soaring and layered female backing vocals, intergalactic synth sounds and stirring strings, the track steps up a level when ‘El Turronero’ takes to the microphone to belt out an infectious, energetic vocal in his trademark Flamenco style. It’s the kind of cut that’s as haunting and intoxicating as it is funky and floor friendly. Flipside ‘Si You Volviera A Nacer’, another of New Hendo’s most sought-after tracks, is another unique and righteous concoction. Looser, groovier and warmer in tone, it sees another sublime, Flamenco style lead vocal from Pena accompanied by even funkier bass, spiralling ’70s synthesizer sounds, sweaty drums and some seriously exotic instrumental flourishes (think sitar and kalimba). It’s every bit as alluring as the more driving A-side, and equally as playable. Both tracks may be unusual in comparison to the artist’s other releases, but they expertly capture a moment in time, when disco dominated dancefloors all over the world and inspired even the most traditional and historic of European musical styles. Quite a number of flamenco-disco records were made in Spain during the late ’70s and early ’80s, but very few are quite as magical as these.

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The Electric Jazz Room

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Jazz Room)

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Philophon)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two Underground London Jazzfloor hits from Paul Murphy's Jazz Room Records.
On the A side Latin Supergroup's wild and infectious "Caliente" with Paquito's Banging piano riff and heavy Bass Line action from Descarga originator Cachao overlaid with Driving vibes from Tany Gil and a Percussion Meltdown from Walfredo De Los Reyes.
On the B side the Vienna Art Orchestra provide a dark and mysterious version of the Bud Powell classic "Un Poco Loco" keeping that Be-Bop Afro-Cuban vibe but adding that East of the Border darkness you'd expect from a sound recorded at the time the city was on the Cold War fault line.
Gilles Peterson (Worldwide / Brownswood):
"Paul Murphy found almost every jazz dancefloor classic. He is the original messenger of jazz. He opened the door to an alternative way of being a Dj. The rest is history.

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Ahemaa Nwomkro

Nsem Nyinaa Nyame

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (That's Why)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ahemaa Nwomkro, which means queens of Nwomkro, are Victoria Osei and Theresa Owusuaa. Nwomkro is an old Ashanti musical style, which played an influential role in the origin of the typical more roots-like Highlife style of Kumasi, the cultural capital of Ghana in the middle of the jungle.
On this release the two singers have teamed up with the young generation of Highlife muicians of Kumasi. On guitar is Akule Pepe, who served for years in the group of Highlife legend Alex Konadu, the most on demand band in its time. The two songs are a rare example of how good pure Nwomkro gets together with typical Highlife.

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Sheile Tetteh-Quaye

Blue Skies

Saul`s Intro / Saul`s Outro Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A tremendous Soul-two-sider from Sheila Tetteh-Quaye with the magnificent "je-ne-sais-quoi".. available on blue translucent and black vinyl.

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Raydn Hunter

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Burning Sole)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Saul`s Intro / Saul`s Outro Black Vinyl Edition

Raydn Hunter

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Burning Sole)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Athens Of The North)

Isabr'm

If I Had You

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (AOE)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Rare boogie joint time, Isabr'm or his real name Isaiah Lanes obscure and expensive. Recorded at Starlight Sound in Richmond, California (The same studio when many of the Digital Underground tracks were records as well as Alexander O'Neal) the record has remained obscure due to its price and rarity. Straight dancefloor boogie fire all the way on 'If I had you, flipped with a wonky drum machine balled 'Nothing At All' which I kind of love.

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Christopher Jay

Be My Lady

That's No Way To Treat A Girl / Say It Again

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Real heads might be familiar with outsider boogie track - Christopher Jay â€“ 'What Do You Want Me To Do', an excellent hypnotic spin for those in the know. We will bring you this further down the line but first we have an Amazing unreleased banger from Christopher. A kind of floaty Disco / modern thing with wonky drums and bags of charm. This record is such an earworm you will end up walking around singing it for days, and that catch guitar hookâ€¦.how was this never released, pure fire!! The flip feels like it could be in an 80s montage in a good way, yaughty sunshine vibes.

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Marie Knight

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Vampisoul)

Remixes With Love (By Franksen)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Marie Knight's Legendary 45 From 1964 That Made Her A Name In The Northern Soul Scene. Massive Spin In Wigan Casino Allnighters, Officially Reissued Here For The First Time With 'Say It Again' On The Flip, As Originally Released. Info:Singer And Pianist, Marie Knight Made Her Name As A Gospel Superstar Recording For Decca In Duet With The Legendary Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Her First Solo Record For Decca Arrived In The Mid '50s, Just A Couple Of Years Before Her Signing To Mercury. She Later Toured With Rhythm And Blues Acts Like The Drifters, Clyde Mcphatter And Brook Benton. Three Singles Followed On Diamond In 1963/64 Before She Was Signed To Musicor Records Later In 64. Her Definitive Non-Religious Song 'That's No Way To Treat A Girl', Crafted In This Period, Failed To Become A Hit At The Time But Was The Recording That Would Make Her Name With The Northern Soul Fans In The Uk Many Years Later, Standing As One Of The Most Celebrated Spins At The Wigan Casino Allnighters. The Slow-Paced Ballad On The Flip-Side, 'Say It Again', Is A Beautiful Deep Soul Song That Echoes The Gospel Singing Knight Had Mastered Over The Years. After Her Deal With Musicor Ended, She Was Unable To Land Another Secular Recording Contract. "That's No Way To Treat A Girl' Is Officially Reissued Here With 'Say It Again' On The Flip For The First Time, As Originally Released.

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Jazz Against The Machine

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Poets Club)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Bordello A Parigi)

Armonics

Prison Planet EP

7" | 2018 | Original (Izipho Soul)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Armonics made quite an impression with the stellar “Universal Oneness” on Diamonds in the Night Vol.1. Now the Italian synth magician returns to the Bordello with Prison Planet, an EP sizzling with the same sensational sounds that graced his first appearance. Dark nights and rising cities are conjured in the soundtrack grandeur of “Mind Guardians” before the solar synthwork of “Prison Planet.” Elements of the otherworldly course through the four tracker, fantastical images and the splendour of space being captured for the floor. The B-side maintains the magic with the crusading crescendos and swashbuckling lines of “The Awakening.” BPMs rise for the finale. Chords dance and twirl with spritely charm in “Spiritual Gate”, neon flecked percussion racing to the finish line.

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Cornell Cc Carter

That's My Baby / Maybe

Release: 2018 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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On The Floor / It Never Rains

Terry Harris

7" | 2018 | Original (Izipho Soul)

Release: 2018 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Give Me Your Love / You Can't Turn Me Away

Sylvia Striplin

12" | 2018 | UK | Original (Expansion)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2018 | EU | Original (Soundway)

Jon K / Pat Thomas

Asafo / Enye Woa

Music Is Message / Show Me Tell Me

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After much online hype shrouded in mystery, Soundway presents the first in a new series of 12” releases which will make available many hard-to-find and in-demand dancefloor tracks on loud, DJ-friendly pressings.
On this first 12” are two late 1980s Ghanaian highlife cuts taken from the catalogue of Nakasi Records. Nakasi was run by the late producer Nana Asiedu (Big Joe) - a well-known figure in the Ghanaian and African music community of 1980s London.
The A-side showcases a track from Jon K’s second solo album, which was a re-working of a traditional Fanti language Asafo company song Asafo Beesuon. Made famous by C.K.Mann on his seminal album ‘Funky Highlife’, this version very much reflects the more westernised late 1980s sound of highlife music recorded in the UK, Holland, Canada and Germany for both ex-pat Ghanaian audiences and those back home in West Africa.
The album features the stalwart session musician Alfred Bannerman, the go-to Ghanaian guitarist known for the classic cut of ‘Let Me Love You’ by Bunny Mack, among many other tracks over the last 40 years, including his work on contemporary releases for Soundway such as Konkoma and Ibibio Sound Machine.
On the B-side, Pat Thomas (the brother in-law of Big Joe) needs little introduction having been touring the world extensively in recent years with the Kwashibu Area Band. Somehow this dancefloor-heavy cut has eluded recent compilations and reissues. With horns arranged by long time friend and collaborator Ebo Taylor, it’s an instantly recognisable sound that also features Rex Gyamfi - himself a well-known purveyor of 1980s ‘burger-highlife’.

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Sons Of Slum

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Cordial)

Lost In The Crowd / Silly Kind Of Love

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sons Of Slum released three singles on Stax and Gamma in the 1970s. They were reputed to be Chicago's finest live band of their time, the band broke up in 1978. 'Music Is Message' is a high octane funk and soul crossover jam which which has the potential to be a future classic. On the flip the tempo is lowered and a rasping horn supplements the killer groove with a smoothing vocal delivery. Cordial Recordings will release an album of previously unreleased songs that were recorded back in the mid 1970s in 2019.

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Billy Byrd

7" | 2018 | EU | Reissue (Record Shack)

Welcome To Our World / Cosmic Lust

Release: 2018 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition of 150 copies. In white cut-out sleeve with sticker. The REVISIT Soundtrack was initiated by Markus Oberndorfer as part of his media art project REVISITED which features 360 video, media installation, photography, collage, and an artist book. Six befriended musicians were invited to provide three tracks each and given the assignment to send contributions representing their interpretations of the 360 videos recorded of the Sunset Strip in 2016 as part of REVISITED.

REVISIT OST is part of the installations virtual experience in form of radio broadcasts and subject of digital release and three limited physical releases on split 12“ vinyl. The vinyl is available in two versions à 150 copies: 1. Rhythm-Section (sound) and Rhythm- & Sequence-Frame-Section (sound & visual concept).

DROOM-01: Parental, Sirlensalot
DROOM-02: Devaloop, Lex (de Kalhex)
DROOM-03: Kompact, Dday One)

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Mass Production

12" | 2018 | EU | Original (Groovin)

Lady Love / Love Everlasting

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A boogie classic!

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Jon Lucien

7" | 2018 | UK | Original (RCA)

Would You Believe In Me / Kuenda

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The infamously velvet tones of Jon Lucien get a much welcomed official remastered, reissue - with the original ‘Rashida’ 7” e.p., that contained four of Lucien’s tracks, now split into two 7”s for a louder, more refined pressing of each song. First up, ‘Lady Love’, with it’s bossa nova inspired style, drawing every last drop of emotion from Lucien’s infamously voluptuous voice. Once dubbed by Herbie Hancock as “the man with the golden throat”, it’s easy to see why - Lucien’s rich baritone evoking dreams of summer sunsets, glistening blue seas whilst wrapping you up in a blanket of warmth and tenderness that few can rival.On the B side – ‘Love Everlasting’, another of Jon Lucien’s bossa nova leaning tracks, swells with jazz flutes, plucked acoustic guitars and a soul drenched string section to compliment Lucien’s beautifully calming tones. With the original Rashida 7” exchanging hands for over £150 on Discogs, here’s a chance to get Jon Lucien’s golden-throated voice in the collection without raiding the savings.

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Jon Lucien

7" | 2018 | UK | Original (RCA)

Beautiful Philosophy / Too Sweet To Be Lonely

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Part two of the official remastered, reissue of Jon Lucien’s ‘Rashida’ e.p. see’s ‘Would You Believe In Me’ and ‘Kuenda’ lovingly housed together on either side of a dinked 7 inch record. ‘Would You Believe In Me’ is a top down, soulful cruiser, bringing a slice of jazzed up funk gold to the fore. As smooth as silk, Lucien’s dulcet tones leave you in awe - a voice destined to bring joy to souls the world over, it oozes charm, passion and elegance from beginning to end. On the B side, ‘Kuenda’ washes away any worries that the day-to-day mind might have conjured up, with the soft sounds of the sea leading into a beautiful layered vocal performance by Lucien, perfectly accompanied by a solo plucked Spanish guitar.

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The Internationals

7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Soul Junction)

Dancing In Outer Space / Outer Space

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This release features two songs from the esteemed Poindexter Brothers song writing catalogue recorded on The Internationals during 1969 for the D’ar label this being their second release. Beautiful Philosophy was a exclusive recording for The Internationals while the flipside “Too Sweet To Be Lonely” was a cover version of a song previously recorded by The O’Jay’s on their Bell, “Back On Top” album and also as a solo outing by a song writing colleague of The Poindexter’s ,Ray Lewis (Also on the D’ar Label). Into the 1070’s The Internationals became the million selling group The Persuaders with their hit “Thin Line Between Love & Hate”. Both “Beautiful Philosophy” and “Too Sweet To Be Lonely” are now very sought after and highly regarded examples of the ‘Crossover genre.

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Atmosfear

12" | 2018 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

12" | 2018 | UK | Original (Athens Of The North)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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‘Dancing In Outer Space’ is a certified jazz-funk classic from a legendary band! 12" vinyl, cut loud at 45rpm.It sits at the pinnacle of the underground UK dance scene that went on to have a global influence. Stateside, the track had big support in clubs such as the mythic ‘Paradise Garage’ and 'The Loft' by the likes of Larry Levan and David Mancuso. An instantly recognisable anthem that is just as fresh today as it was when it was first released.Official Mr Bongo reissue. Licensed from Chemical Discs.

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Bobby Boyd

Rock On Bob Blank Remix

12" | 2018 | EU | Original (Groovin)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hot on the heels of the well received Dirty Channels Vs Danny Russell 'Watchin Out/ Frazelle 'Today Is The Day' (Linkwood edit), we bring you more twelve inch heat. This time in the shape of an unreleased nugget from funk and soul legend, Bobby Boyd, the founding member and lead singer of Bobby Boyd's Congress - who metamorphosed into The Lafayette Afro Rock Band, after Bobby's departure in 1971.

On the A-side, producer and engineer extraordinaire Bob Blank - who's worked closely with the likes of Arthur Russell, Taana Gardner,Sun Ra, Larry Levan and Kid Creole - turns out a mix that hits the sweet spot between boogie and proto-house with a hint of Latin freestyle.

Whilst the flip sees darting synths and swirling pads layered over a tight machine groove, as Bobby reminds us of the simply joy that dancing can bring.

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The Fantastic Aleems

Hooked On Your Love

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Athens Of The North)

Bobby Boyd

Love Goddess

River Come Down / Movin Round

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This month we have what is the start of a string of previously unreleased bangers from the soul, funk and disco legend Bobby Boyd, we have been working on this for a long time and really proud to be working alongside Bobby representing him.
First up we have Love Goddess, a floaty driving disco soul number thats bound to get some spins by the Northern boys as well as deep disco heads, i know its been doing this business when i play it, On the flip and classic horn driven Funky soul in Bobbys Classic style and solid songwriting, Essential.

If your not a rare soul or disco collector Bobby's name might not be a name your familiar with but as one of the founder members of Lafayette Afro Rock Band you will have experienced his music and influence which is far reaching.

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Andre Tanker

12" | 2018 | EU | Original (Jamwax)

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Transistor Sound)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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After the famous Andre Tanker’s “Back Home”, Jamwax is very proud to reissue River Come Down in its 12'' version.
Originally released on the Contraband label in 1979 and recorded at famous Semp studio in Trinidad, “River Come Down” is a blend of islands funk, soul, disco, soca with also a touch of gospel: “River, the river come down, the river come down, the river down...wind blow like a hurricane...the river come down, washing the right, washing the wrong, washing the weak, washing the strong, the river come down...”
On the other side you will find an obscure synth instrumental released on an impossible to find 7'' in 1986. “Movin Round” was produced by Andre Tanker for Horace Wilson's Turn of The Tide. This song was absolutely under the radar and remains a strong banger for any dances.

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The So Ons

Tej / Short Shrift

Broadway Sissy / Tojo Broken Hearted Lover

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The So Ons core is comprised of a trio of friends who met in the fertile underground scene of the early 1980s. The sound is sparse, textural music rooted in 70s afro-psych and Ethiopian Jazz, filtered through Southern California soul, that is equal parts driving and dreamy. Produced and recorded entirely at the incomparable Transistor Sound Studio, these first few sides feature collaborations with a wicked horn section made up of former Antibalas trombonist AJ, the crack Extraordinaires (Charles Bradley) horn squad, and Kelly Finnigan on keys.

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Roscoe & Friends

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Soul Junction)

High Diamond / Snake Bomb

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two northern soul dance floor destroyers that rocked the dance halls of the 1970’s. Roscoe & Friends powerhouse instrumental “Broadway Sissy” has been a perennial favourite for the last 40 plus years and can rightly lay claim to being regarded as a northern soul classic. While Robert “Tojo” Barnes falsetto dancer “ Broken Hearted Lover” rose to prominence under the cover name of Ann Perry “Have You Ever Been In Love” in the later days of Wigan Casino but fell away during the ensuing years. That is until recently when some of the more adventurous northern DJ’s who look to reactivate titles which still have some life in them are giving “Broken Hearted Lover” it’s well deserved second coming. The “Broadway Sissy” too is enjoying more widespread popularity having crossed over and found a new audience with the funk scene.

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Chandeliers

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Potions Music)

The Tolbert Family Singers

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition vinyl!
Finally opening up the garage after 8 months of deep winter, Chandeliers are hopping in the black Chrysler LeBaron convertible, and rumbling down Western Ave to a bubbling, dark and sensual soundtrack called "High Diamond". A gothic synth-funk house beat pumps the blood of this diamond, brooding and mood-altering, evoking a feeling that there is something menacing going on just blocks away, but for now, we are here, and we will dance. The flip side "Snake Bomb", is a wicked, reptilian instrumental, where the promises of our new snake democracy lies in the power of those with their hands on the synthesizers and drum machines. With a trapped-out drum kit pushing us into the future, and industrial metallic synth bombs being hurled over our newly shed skins lying on the sand next to us, "Snake Bomb" spins us at 45 revolutions per minute into some distant but oddly familiar past, when we were still trying to escape from our lizard leaders.

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Ride The Gospel Train

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Cordial)

7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Super Disco Edits)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Tolbert Family Singers with 'Ride The Gospel Train' is one of the finest examples of gospel meets disco with it's left field electronic drum beats underpinning the wonderful gravel vocal delivery of OC Tolbert. The original 7" pressing on MTF has been consistently rising in price in recent years. On the flip we're treated to a previously unreleased on vinyl solo song by OC with the inspirational 'Give It To Glory.'

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Jay Nemor

Come On Go With Me

Work to Do / Instant Love

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited vinyl edition!
Coming at you hard with a brand-new release, that’s moved away from or usual unissued releases. DJ Rude Lead played Super Disco Edits a demo he and Tom Noble from Superior Elevation cooked up whilst Tom was in Denmark deejaying.
They approached in in-demand vocals of Jay Nemor from the states., who laid over some killer sultry lyrics and tones.
The song was only in demo form, so Super Disco Edits in house engineer Matt Fletcher and Owner of Super Disco Edits Russell Paine gave the song the boost and heaviness it desired! We really are pleased with the result, that’s cut super loud and sounds awesome over a big system.

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The Main Ingredient

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (RCA)

7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Outernational Sounds)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited Edition for Record Store Day 2018! Main Ingredient's fantastic take on the Average White Band's original funky classic - for the first time ever on 7" too.
Backed with a Main Ingredient track that's shot-up in popularity over the last few years - welcome to the long 7" version of "Instant Love" previously only available on the U.S. promo 7" which will set you back circa £80 large.
7 inch vinyl with a large dinked centre hole.

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Muhavishla Ravi Hatchud

Bombay Palace

Michael Boothman & Family Tree

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sensational early-seventies funk bomb by Muhavishla Ravi Hatchud and The Indo Jazz Following. Super-rough organ funk, like a dream combination of Mingus, Jimmy Smith and Zigaboo Modeliste from The Meters — plus Ravi’s ramped-up sitar, like a tripping, undercover Bo Diddley. In a numbered, limited edition, to launch a new series of Outernational 45s.

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Tabu / So Dey Say

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Cree)

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Athens Of The North)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition vinyl!
Only one copy per customer!
Family Tree was a coming of age band marking a change of consciousness for a group of young musicians who had started their musical careers at the dawn of Trinidad and Tobago's Independence from Britain in 1962.
They grew out of The Rockerfellars, the first band spearheaded by the internationally renowned guitarist and songwriter Michael Boothman. The successful ’60s combo band playing rock and roll based popular music had reached the limits of its potential at a time when the excitement of Independence had given way to the anger of the civil rights movement which had been bubbling in Trinidad since 1967 and eventually spilled into the streets of Port of Spain in 1970 in what came to be known as the Black Power Uprising.
It was with this movement as a backdrop that the focus for Boothman and his friends began to change.
The Boothman brothers also had the benefit of coming from one of Port of Spain's most respected artistic families. Their uncle Geoffrey Holder was already the toast of New York's Broadway theatre scene, excelling as both a dancer and actor. Their younger uncle Boscoe Holder was on his way to becoming one of Trinidad and Tobago's most important visual artists.
Family Tree represented a new generation re-discovering Trinidadian folk music forms and giving them a contemporary treatment. Under the guidance of drummers like Andrew Biddeau, Family Tree infused old Shango rhythms in their new sound. They were also the first to experiment with steel pan, fusing it with the standard instrumentation of the day.
In 1972 the band won Trinidad & Tobago's 10th Anniversary Independence Music Festival with best original composition So Dey Say and they also won the Best Arrangement of the festival song Mighty Terror's Pan Talent.
Tabu is a cover of a Cuban standard made popular in Trinidad by 1950s calypso musicians Cyril Diaz and his Orchestra and So Dey Say was an original composition by David Boothman.
Although they only ever recorded these two songs, the band toured with Derek Walcott's Trinidad Theatre Workshop and forged long standing musical connections with some of the country's leading musicians.
Among these are Andre Tanker, who plays the flute on Tabu. Tanker was another of the musicians who had made the transition from the more conservative mainstream pop music sound to embracing Trinidad's folk forms, inspired by African, Indian and Indigenous antecedents.
Family Tree consisted of the Boothman brothers Michael on Guitar and David on Keyboards; Wayne 'Barney' Bonaparte on bass; Dennis Thomas on drums; Earl 'Biter' Edwards on African drums; Allan Nightingale on percussion; Rawle Mitchell on steelpan. Rawle Mitchell was succeeded by Len 'Boogsie' Sharp, then a 16 year old pan prodigy who went on to become one of Trinidad's foremost steelpan players and composers.

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Love Company

Love Tempo

Our Love (Will Never Falter) / From This Day On

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Should not need any introduction to deep disco heads, huge spin for red Greg, Floating Points, Jeremy underground etc.. Love Tempo is this years banger in January, well know to those deep in the game for some time but dog rare and good makes finding an o.g a fantasty, so here you go……my pleasure.

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Eddie Bo

7" | 2016 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In demand New Orleans R'n'B/Soul floorshaker which is very in demand on the mod scene b/w tune heavily sampled by the likes of Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist and others through its heavy drums!

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Lady Wray

Smiling / Make Me Over

CD | 2016 | EU | Original (Heavenly Sweetness)

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Crown Records presents the second single “Smiling” from Lady Wray’s “Queen Alone” album. The single is an instant feel good anthem, “Smiling” finds Lady Wray reminding us to keep our heads up and keep a smile on our faces through whatever life deals us. With production from Leon Michels and Thomas Brenneck that rides the line between bubblegum pop and lo fi tough grit, Nicole lays out with a voice as encouraging as the lyrics she is singing. Listeners will be hard pressed not to find themselves singing along after the first listen. A proper good vibe tune guaranteed to move dance floors the world over. The B-side “Make Me Over” is a lushly scored tale of letting your guard down and letting the one who loves you take care of you when you are down and out. A relatable tale of having expensive taste and empty pockets, Nicole finds herself asking for a little help so she can get a break from being strapped for cash promising to take care of her man as soon as her check comes in.

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Mambo & Guts present

Beach Diggin' Volume 4

12" | 2016 | EU | Original (Sol Discos)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For the fourth edition, the duo left behind their perennial favorite, Trinidad and Tobago, and headed for Jamaica and Brazil, trekked across South America to Peru, navigated across the Pacific to Japan, down to Australia, and then set sail for South Africa, went overland up to Tunisia, and finally put down their bags in France.
Along their perambulations around the globe, they handpicked a number of rare and often unique pearls that they found, at times in damaged shells, at others barely surviving in abused, large record collections. Guts and Mambo patiently selected these tracks with the intent of creating a vinyl barrier reef, an atoll of sound safe from the rising tide of noise pollution that the music industry spews forth every summer.

The 2016 edition once again treats listeners to an incredible diversity of styles and ambiences, ranging from jazz-funk to samba-rock, disco, soul, and reggae. Because in the end, the geographic origin matters little. Even if the golden triangle of Brazil, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago remains the largest supplier, “Beach Diggin’” is above all a way of being, a way of living the moment and life in general to the fullest. Permanent coolitude on the BPM, fast or slow, an epicureanism that is equally at ease whether its produced with a sense of Amazonian luxuriousness or the sparse comfort of a deserted beach, a reserve of a few degrees of heat to put on the turntable when it gets cold outside.
So, it’s not surprising that tracks from Eastern Europe, North Africa, or the US have quickly received their stamp of approval. In this fourth compilation, just as in the previous three, the rule remains: “Beach Diggin’” still is a state of mind.

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E.T. Webster

My Music

10" | 2016 | UK | Original (Honest Jon's)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Originally arranged & released by Jamaican producer Ralston "Stamma" Haughton on his SOMB (Sound Of Montego Bay) imprint, "My Music" is sung by Jamaican artist E.T. Webster and features a dub mix to the vocal on the flip. The music is provided by a high quality band of session musician, including Leslie Butler or Paul Hurlock.

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Wareika Hill Sounds

Mass Migration

Althea Forrest & Togetherness

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Two no-flim-flam, cross-border, dub-wise stompers paired with masterful versions from the veteran, Kingston-based unit led by the trombonist of Count Ossie’s Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari and The Light Of Saba.

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Hey Mister

12" | 2016 | EU | Original (Jamwax)

Hung Up In Mid-Air / Hung Up In Mid-Air (Paolo Scotti & Giacomo Silvestri Disco Mix)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Few years before the international hit “Uptown Top Ranking”, made with his friend Donna, Althea Forrest recorded “Hey Mister” for famous producer (and singer) Derrick Harriott. Mid 1970's, Derrick Harriott is the best reggae-soul producer in Jamaica. He's made tons of US soul cover with Jamaican artists. “Hey Mister” was recorded at Federal studios (Tuff Gong nowadays) and didn't get an international audience, not even in Jamaica, probably because it was not a cover! For the first time since 1976, “Hey Mister” is now available on a Maxi vinyl 12'' to offer the best sound quality. Thanks to Derrick Harriott's master tapes and to the original artwork, now you can play this tune in the perfect condition.

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David Rhodes

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2016 | EU | Original (Funkotronic)

Katze Cookie

Wüstenbrand EP

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Penniman)

The Excitements

Breaking The Rule

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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4th Chamber / Snakes Feat. Lee Fields

El Michels Affair

7" | 2016 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Bahta Gebre-Heywet / Alemayetu Eshete

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Crown Records is proud to present the first single from El Michels Affair's forthcoming full length "Return To The 37th Chamber".

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Tessassategn Eko / Ayalqem Tedenqo

7" | 2016 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

Tell Me What's Wrong Withe The Men

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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‘Tèssassatègn Eko’ is a catchy, soulful Ethiopian jam. Originally released on
Amha AE 690 A in 1973. Arranged by the prolific Girma Beyene.

‘Ayalqem Tèdènqo’ see’s Eshèté’s third appearance in the Africa 45’s series. Released originally on Amha AE 290 A in 1971. A shuffling drum/percussion groove with soulful piano and bass, catchy vocal hook and guitar solo.

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Lynn Varnado

7" | 2016 | UK | Original (BGP)

Harold Mabern / Funk Inc.

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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West Coast singer Lynn Varnado is known for her northern soul masterpiece ‘Wash And Wear Love’. The record is so expensive that its flip, ‘Tell Me What Is Wrong With The Men’, rarely gets the exposure it truly deserves.
To make this release irresistible we have added the sister funk masterpiece ‘Staying At Home Like A Woman’, which makes its 7” debut here.

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I want You Back / Sister Janie

7" | 2016 | UK | Original (BGP)

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two of the classic floor fillers from the Acid Jazz age released on 7” single for the very first time. Pianist Mabern’s take on the Jackson 5’s US #1 is propelled on a non-stop rhythm courtesy of Idris Muhammad and fiery trumpet from Lee Morgan.

‘Sister Janie’, clearly influenced by James Brown’s ‘Sex Machine’, is as funky as jazz ever got. This Indianapolis group show why they are so highly rated by DJs everywhere. A 33 1/3 rpm release.

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The Chosen Few Band

What It Takes To Love

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Alfreda Brockington

Spilt Milk

LP | 2013 | UK | Original (Voodoo Funk)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Top Originally Unissued Killer Sixties Northern Soul Mover Outta Philadelphia For Upfront Deejays Which Is Taking No Prisoners!

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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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Live At The Old Grey Whistle Test 1976

Return To Forever

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (DBQP)

12" | 2018 | UK | Original (Nice)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: Sealed, Cover: VG+

Sealed copy.
Cover as new with slightly dented corners.

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V.A.

Sexy Party Vol. 1

Everybody Disco / I Was Born To Love You

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

Vinyl close to VG+

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Timeless Legend

12" | 2018 | UK | Original (Love Vinyl)

LP | 2021 | DE | Original (Oonops Drops)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition for Record Store Day 2018!

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Lisa Decker & Nautilus

Serendipity

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Vong45)

Release: 2021 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

Red Vinyl.

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West Loop Chicago

Daylight

Touching & Blood Revisited

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

Vinyl close to NM

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Paul Bley Trio

CD | 2021 | CH | Original (ezz-thetics)

Release: 2021 / CH – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

CD | 2013 | EU | Reissue (MIG)

Chris Farlowe

Farlowe That!

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Al Dente)

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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Alex Puddu

Breaking The Rules

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Time Is The Enemy)

Barton Think

My Last Album

13,19 €* 23,99 € -45%

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (MD)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For months now, Time Is The Enemy has been on the trail of enigmatic artist Barton Think. Apparently he has been around the music business for decades, but oddly enough, he has left only a few traces of his presence. Like a skilled alchemist, Barton Think combines soulful beats and jazzy downtempo into a unique sound that takes those genres into bold new territories.

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Ruby Andrews

It Takes Me Away

13,29 €* 18,99 € -30%

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2021 | UK | Original (MD)

In-Souls; The

I've Got The Feelin'

13,29 €* 18,99 € -30%

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Kythibong)

Lord Rectangle

13,49 €* 14,99 € -10%

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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BWH

12" | 2016 | EU | Original (House Of Music)

13,59 €* 16,99 € -20%

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Claassen / Linx / Wdr Big Band

And Still We Sing

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Jazzline)

13,59 €* 15,99 € -15%

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Oh My Goodness / We Fell In Love

The Masqueraders

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Soul 4 Real)

13,59 €* 15,99 € -15%

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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At times The Masqueraders must have felt like they were Soul music’s best kept secret; a career overflowing with some of our music’s finest recordings, yet never gaining the recognition and worldwide fame they truly deserve. “Man, everyone tells us ‘how good we are’… but that don’t pay the bills. After 50 years of trying we still don’t have anything to show for it”, Harold wryly laughed.

Somehow, by chance, we found ourselves sat in Harold’s Memphis home as he played “just an old tape” he had found buried in his garage, “Oh my goodness”. Suddenly, we were goose-bumped back to December 67’ inside American Sound Studio, as The Masqueraders´ exquisite vocals poured out over the legendary “Memphis Boys” rhythm section led by the illustrious Tommy Cogbill.

Originally scheduled for release in the spring of ’68, the record sadly got caught amidst the tragic and turbulent troubles of Martin Luther King’s assassination in Memphis and was never released. Until now…enjoy!

(Tats Taylor and Mike Charlton)

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V.A.

Demoitis Vol.1

13,74 €* 24,99 € -45%

Aaron Neville / Al Jarreau

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall, Pop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

Record Store Day 2021 Release.
Limitation: 1000 copies.
Still shrink wrapped but opened.
Record is close to near mint.

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Hercules / Use Me

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Ramrock Retro)

I Wouldn't Change A Thing / Rebirth

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hot on the heels of Ramrock Retro’s debut release – Rrret001 – Gladys Knight & The Pips – Ramrock Retro is insanely delighted to present their next release – the superb double sider of Aaron Neville’s ‘Hercules’ and Al Jarreau’s ‘Use Me’. Recently covered by Ramrock artist, Ghetto Priest, Aaron Neville’s 1973 classic ‘Hercules’ needs no introduction but here’s a few facts. Originally released on Mercury, the track was co-produced by New Orleans luminaries, Allan Toussaint and Marshall E Sehorn. ‘Hercules’ enjoyed a massive renaissance in the mid 80’s on the ‘Rare Groove’ scene and was repressed 16 years ago in 2005 on Jazz Man Records. Al Jarreau’s ‘Use Me’ comes from his 1979 ‘Lonely Town, Lonely Street‘ and is a wonderful cover of the Bill Wither’s track. ‘Use Me’ has never previously been released as a 45 so this is its UK debut. Both tracks have been beautifully remastered by Darren Morris at North Street West.

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Coke Escovedo

7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Expansion)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Old Skool Bounce / It Really Matters To Me

Double A

7" | 2021 | UK (Friday's Funky 45)

Naima / My Favorite Things

Release: 2021 / UK

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This really is a Double A sided banger from Aaron aka Double A. First up we have a Old Skool Bounce a party rocking break with a few familiar samples in there, then on the flip Aaron has reworked Jill Scott’s Golden into a dance floor killer soooooo good! Snooze you lose!!!

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John Coltrane

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Major Keys)

Attack The Dancefloor Volume 18

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Record Store Day 2021 Release. The ethos behind the Major Keys label is take that originally accomplished Album masterpice and give said slice of jazz brilliance its own side of a vinyl…so following the well recived maiden release of Herbie Hancock's Chameleon/Watermelon Man, what better way than to follow up with THE king 'Trane' himself, and his seminal cut "Naima" backed with My Favourite things. Exclusively on 180g for RSD.

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V.A.

12" | 2021 | UK | Original (Z)

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Sharpeye)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Doug Willis returns with a club banger in the form of “The Mighty Douglas”. A euphoric ride in the sky with live gospel organ-led instrumentation, whilst vocals are provided by Taka Boom (Chak Chak Chaka Khans Lil sis). Hallelujah! We then have Mr Basejam delivering one of his groovy chugging mid-tempo mixes of this forthcoming ZR release by Mr Wrightangle. Live strings, syncopated clav and overly loud organismic dog howls are the order of the day here. On the flip we have the prolific Atjazz who turns his hand on that classic Jakatta track ‘American Dream’. He reconstructs it elements with great precision as he lays out swinging drums & sparkling percussion to back up a seriously groove led bassline and slick synth work. The legendary US soul funk act of “Come Go With Me” fame release a brand new song in the shape of optimistic gospel tinged “Work It Out”. Dave Lee works his magic on the mix to tease in some of their classic old sound into the instrumentation.

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Rhythm Rhyme Revolution

Supafunki

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Bordello A Parigi)

Evolution (L&L)

Radio Armonics Remix

Frankie Beverly's Raw Soul

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Originally released in 1982 on Cinofilm Produzione, Francesco Strippoli aka Armonics discovered the ‘Radio’ 7″ by pure chance last year near his home in Bari. It was in Vito Lisco’s basement, who written and produced this track together with Renzo Maria La Costa back in the 80’s. They polished up the original track and on top re-recorded the vocal parts, added some guitar riffs and remixed everything together for a modern take on this eccentric italo production by Evolution (l&l). Limited to 200 copies.

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What Color?

7" | 2021 | Original (Brewerytown)

Johnny Jones / Gene Chandler

Release: 2021 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Before Frankie Beverly and Maze, after Frankie Beverly and The Butlers, there was Raw Soul - a James Brown-esque group of musicians out of Philadelphia. They released four singles, one for Philadelphia's Eldorado Records (Charles Earland's Small Philly Label) & three on Gregar Records out of New York.

On this release you have the never before heard alternate version of "What Color? (Color Blind)" backed with the even more impressive raw soul instrumental version featuring a massive drum break, previously layered with vocals. But because we found the multi-track tapes, we stripped the vocals and let the drums stand solo and hit hard. If you beat juggle, make sure to check the DJ double pack. We promise you will not regret it.

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Purple Haze / There Was A Time

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Outta Sight)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Les Fleur / Oh By The Way Yellow Vinyl Edition

Minnie Riperton

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Selector Series)

I Stayed Away Too Long / Kick Out Instrumental

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition yellow vinyl pressing of this 50th birthday celebration for an influential slice of soul. A 7” remastered, reissue of Minnie Riperton’s iconic, majestic and much sampled ‘Les Fleur’.

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Manuel B. Holcolm

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Ubiquity)

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Must Have / Membran)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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While the original record label says the song was written and produced by Diamond Jim & G.Current, Manuel Holcolm says that he had a little more creative input than the credited for. Diamond Jim ran the studio and was apparently a gentleman of questionable reputation. In fact he ended up getting himself shot in a Detroit nightclub (Watt’s Club Mozambique) in the early 1970s. Holcolm says the song, released in 1969, is about returning home from Vietnam and finding your lady couldn’t wait for you! It’s a rough tune for rough times, although Holcolm admits he has never been to Vietnam and the wayward woman was only in his imagination. In fact Holcolm began his music career in 1961 in the Motown Studios recording “Please Wear My Ring”, a song written for his future wife, whom he has been married to for over 40 years. All of his releases were on 7” and all recorded in MI.

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Ed Motta

Criterion Of The Senses

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Keep On Keeping On / If I Could Only Be Sure

N. F. Porter

7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Outta Sight)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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You + Me = Love / Sandman

Undisputed Truth

12" | 2018 | EU | Original (Whitfield)

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Discrepant)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited Edition for Record Store Day 2018! Two seminal cuts from Norman Whitfields standout project, The Undisputed Truth. Remastered and reissued on 180g vinyl.
If you’re not familiar with “You + Me = Love”, well that bass synth intro will have you hooked from the off. “Sandman” on the B side is a funk bomb nestled on the Smokin’ LP….must have!

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Pali Meursault

Stridulations

13,99 €* 19,99 € -30%

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

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

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7" | 2021 | UK | Reissue (Jazz Room)

Michel Magne

Le Monocle Rit Jaune

Music For Saxofone & Bass Guitar More Songs

Release: 2021 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Generic

UK reissue from 2021. Includes inlay!

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Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes

Tape | 2021 | US | Original (Leaving)

Cavendish Series Volume 2: Frantic

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Initially quietly published then deleted via the 2020 pandemic-obscured Fresh Bread website - this 52-track all genre Sam Gendel anthology showcases unreleased tracks collected from Gendel’s personal archive of home recordings and public performances spanning the years 2012-2020. Comprising predominantly solo works, contributing players on select tracks include Carlos Niño, Jamire Williams, Daniel Aged, Gabe Noel, and Philippe Melanson.

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Sam Fonteyn

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (KingUnderground)

Singles Volume 3 (1960-61)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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KingUnderground to release a collection of 8 45s from the Cavendish Music catalogue. Paying homage to the genre of Library Music, furthering its exposure to a new generation of listeners. Library Music experienced its heyday in the 60s and 70s, as thousands of instrumental tracks were produced by musicians and composers for the purpose of placements in Radio, Television, and Film. This rich piece of European music history would go on to inform genres to come and speak heavily to the Jazz, Funk, and Hip Hop communities of the future.

This was often a musician’s first opportunity to become a composer, or what most would commonly know now as a producer of music. These composers would work with a stable of musicians to record 100s tracks that would go into a publishing Library. The pieces of music were recorded quickly and deliberately. The composers, musicians, and engineers understood their role in the process, it was an act of discipline amongst all involved. Often the composer was given a brief on what the end goal was for the client. The specifics would include tempo to lock into, song ending time, etc. In the early days of Library Music, there were 3 major companies that acted as publishers. KPM, De Wolfe, and Boosey & Hawkes, which is now known as Cavendish Music. None of this music was made commercially available, so these companies were collecting vaults worth of material, later to be discovered as some of the most influential music for current producers across experimental, dance, house, hip hop, jazz and more. This influence has no doubt infected the KU catalogue of music, and is present in such records as the 2020 release from Robohands ‘Shapes’.

Never before have these tracks from the Cavendish Music Library been pressed on 7” vinyl at 45rpm. In all there will be 8 individual 45s, licensed from Boosey & Hawkes & Cavendish Music Library. The collection includes compositions by Tony Kinsey, John Scott, Sam Fonteyn, Ray Davies, and more.

One of the unique things about the genre of Library music is the way that it has stood the test of time. One factor is that Library music was made up of so many different genres, but a key contributor to the timelessness and the reason why so many current DJs and producers have found this important and inspiring to their work is that the music was made over several decades and often depicted to times sonically. There’s a boldness to Library music. It’s in the forward nature of where the drums sit in the mix and the percussive playing of the keys that gives you something to grab hold of, it feels grounded yet exciting. Its music beamed in from a different galaxy! The second record in the Cavendish Music series is titled ‘Frantic’ and features 2 compositions by Sam Fonteyn. Frantic energy is no doubt present in the horns and percussion on the A-side of the 45 “One Way Trip (Warm)” but the high energy gives off a dancehall vibe, leaving you in a sweat as if you were in the club. Fonteyn was a key contributor to the Boosey & Hawkes Music Library. His output held a strong presence amongst other composers, there’s an “it” factor or a swagger to his productions. The compositions are timeless and feel hip in any era, especially on “One Way Trip (Cool)”. Which is appropriately titled, because it doesn’t get much cooler than the feel on this track!

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James Brown

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Honeypie)

The Thelonious Monk Quartet

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Third installment in James Brown's early singles collections series. Another essential release covering the crucial 1960-1961 time frame, when Brown and his Famous Flames began to define their innovative R&B style especially through the release of the hit album Think!. Needless to add that the album includes immortal tracks such as You've got the Power, I'll go Crazy, Baby you're Right and Think!

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Live In Montreal 1965 Volume 2

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Honeypie)