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Konk Party / Hold On To Your Mind

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A few years ago, Melodies family members Floating Points and DJ Red Greg got their hands on a couple of original 70s obscurities. While these standout records shone brightly in their own right, the two DJs saw the potential to create their own edits behind the scenes, finely attuning the original versions to modern-day dancefloor standards. Of these new recordings, they cut only five copies for themselves and a few DJ friends of theirs.

Today, Melodies International is very proud to bring you MEL006 and MEL007. Fully licensed, lovingly mastered to the highest possible standards and carefully edited to dial up that dancefloor enjoyment, these two ‘You’re A Melody’ classics weren’t originally meant to get official releases. But due to popular request, they are now available to play and share in very special moments at parties around the world.

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Mr. K

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Most Excellent Limited)

Oops Upside Your Head / Burn Rubber On Me

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Mr. K transports us to the golden era of the Loft with two disparate, but equally heavyweight classics from the Mancuso oeuvre mastered and cut loud, deep, and clear for club play.

First up is an edit of a track that embodies the spirit of early ’80s downtown New York City. Released in 1982, “Konk Party” was the band’s calling card and first hit, and represented their multicultural, no wave, hip-hop/disco hybrid perfectly, the opening sax riff itself a sly nod to Wild Sugar’s breakbeat classic “Bring It Here” that the Beastie Boys would later sample. A Loft staple — the video was even filmed there — “Konk Party” was also played widely across the influential clubs of the day, becoming an instant staple at Danceteria, Mudd Club, and other hot spots. The easy-going groove, heavy on the percussion and low-slung bass, complimented by bilingual lyrics from Angel Quiñones, has dated well, and sounds especially ready for action in this new edit from Mr. K, largely inspired by the original 12-inch’s choice Uptown Breakdown Mix. This is the first time “Konk Party” has been available on 7-inch.

The heavy percussion backing is perhaps the only similar element that links our A-side to its flip, but that only goes to show the breadth of styles that coexisted in the audio landscape of the Loft. “Hold On To Your Mind,” first released in 1970 by Northern Irish rock group Andwella, is a heavy, psychedelic tour de force that more than lives up to its cautionary, heady title. Mr. K has outdone himself with his new mix, a supercharged blend of extended percussion breaks — absent on previous 7-inch mixes — driving vocals, and fuzz guitar. For those who have never been able to track down the original single, an expensive proposition, and even for those who have, this new edit is certainly the definitive version.

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The Gap Band

12" | 1989 | UK | Original (Old Gold)

Release: 1989 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG

12" | 1986 | DE | Original (Solar)

Midnight Star

Headlines

Release: 1986 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG

LP | 1982 | DE | Original (Motown)

The Temptations

Reunion

Release: 1982 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Love Honey, Love Heartache

Man Friday

7" | 2019 | US | Original (Vinylmania)

Tonite's An All-Nite Party

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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From the original Vinylmania Records !!! First time on a 7" single !!! The Paradise Garage classic "Love Honey, Love Heartache" Produced by legendary DJ Larry Levan. Writtren by Brodie Williams. Edited DJ Monchan A side and a B Side Acapella

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The Fatback Band

LP | 1988 | UK | Original (Start)

Release: 1988 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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12" | 1986 | EU | Original (Total Experience)

The Gap Band

Big Fun

Release: 1986 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG

LP | 1979 | DE | Original (RCA Victor)

The Whispers

Release: 1979 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1986 | DE | Original (Metronome)

Forever

LP | 1979 | US | Original (20th Century Fox)

Release: 1986 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

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Gene Chandler

When You're # 1

Release: 1979 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

LP | 1990 | DE | Original (Solar)

Midnight Star

Work It Out

Release: 1990 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1978 | GDR | Original (AMIGA)

The Temptations

Release: 1978 / GDR – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG

LP | 1981 | US | Original (20th Century Fox)

Gene Chandler

Here's To Love

Release: 1981 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG

US original.

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LP | 1989 | EU | Original (Metronome)

Sweat

Release: 1989 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1978 | US | Original (A&M)

12,99 €*

Release: 1978 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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LP | 1984 | DE | Original (De-Lite)

Emergency

Release: 1984 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1981 | US | Original (20th Century Fox)

Stephanie Mills

Stephanie

Release: 1981 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1973 | US | Original (Philadelphia International)

The Three Degrees

LP | 1976 | US | Original (United Artists)

Release: 1973 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Original Santa Maria pressing.

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War

Greatest Hits

LP | 1977 | US | Original (ABC)

Release: 1976 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

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Denise LaSalle

The Bitch Is Bad !

Gladys Knight And The Pips

Release: 1977 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG

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About Love

LP | 1980 | US | Original (Columbia)

Release: 1980 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1981 | US | Original (MCA)

The Afternoon Delights

General Hospi-tale

3,99 €*

Release: 1981 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Burning Hot! / We Want To Dance

Boris G.

12" | 1986 | DE | Original (Magic Star)

114,99 €*

Release: 1986 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Cover with seam wear, ring wear and a small tear on the front! Vinyl is close to VG+!

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12" | 1987 | DE | Original (Warner)

One Lover At A Time

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Release: 1987 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 1987 | EU | Original (Warner)

Always

Release: 1987 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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LP | 1983 | NL | Original (Total Experience)

The Gap Band

Gap Band V - Jammin'

Release: 1983 / NL – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1982 | UK | Original (A&M)

Brilliance

LP | 1982 | EU | Original (Solar)

Release: 1982 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Midnight Star

Victory

Release: 1982 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 1985 | DE | Original (TSR Music GmbH)

The Deele

Sweet Nothingz

7,99 €*

Release: 1985 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 1985 | DE | Original (TSR Music GmbH)

The Deele

Material Thangz

Release: 1985 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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LP | 1991 | EU | Original (Reprise)

Roger Troutman

Bridging The Gap

39,99 €*

LP | 1977 | IT | Original (Atlantic)

Release: 1991 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Cover with slight wear and small tear on the front! Record with a few slight hairlines!

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The Temptations

Hear To Tempt You

Release: 1977 / IT – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dave Lee's Essentials Sampler

12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Z)

12" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Be With)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Long time house and disco devotee Dave Lee comes through on Z Records once more with a sampler from this years ZR Essentials collection. It features two of his masterful reworks starting with Jamiroquai's 'Little L'. He flips into a funked up cosmic delight with plenty of the original's synth flourishes melodic hooks and orchestration all present and correct but with added slap bass, replayed rhodes and beefy new drums which make this a surefire dancefloor winner pretty much anywhere. On the flip comes Dave Lee's Disco Fantasy mix of Shelia & B Devotion's 1979 hit 'Spacer' which has a more retro disco sound thanks to the masterful original work of Chic. Additional clav, new string parts and solo-ing keys give 'Spacer' the extended DJ mix it never had at the time of original release.

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Swamp Children

Taste What's Rhythm

Tony Simmons / Soul Shack

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Manchester's Avant-Jazzy-Funk outfit Swamp Children were enviably eclectic and Taste What's Rhythm is their mini masterpiece. Flitting gracefully through a feast of genres with consummate ease, the band were almost indefinable and, accordingly, nigh-on impossible to market. So whilst this cult EP, originally out in 1982 on Factory Benelux, remains in demand for those in the know, it has also glided under the radar of many otherwise clued-up heads for over 40 years. If you don't know, get to know...

The Taste Whats Rhythm EP was originally released in 1982 on Factory Benelux (an informal partnership between the legendary Manchester-based Factory Records and Belgium-based Les Disques du Crépuscule). With it's kaleidoscopic brightness, silky panache and superb execution, it remains one of the most startling documents of a remarkable time and place.

The EP opens with the oh-so-Balearic title track. "Taste Whats Rhythm" gently unfolds with a Spanish guitar, hazy, drifting vocals and sun-bleached Latin percussion. After this most sumptuous of intros, the tempo is raised, the rhythms grow in complexity as horns jostle amidst the restrained chaos quite wonderfully. And then it winds down again. Proper fluctuating rhythms and tempos throughout. I guess that was the point - taste the variety!

“You’ve Got Me Beat” is a *perfect* piece of post-punk pop-jazz. A mysterious, after dark jazz-dancer, the aching vocals serve as a touching, tender resignation to love. A guitar hook which seems to elegantly reference The Blackbyrds' "Rock Creek Park" and a flowing pulse from New York's No Wave scene. It still sounds so fresh all the years later.

Closing out this most perfect of EPs, the twisted synths and nimble rhythms of bass-heavy roller "Softly Saying Goodbye" combine to create a super-slinky gem; Brit-Funk of the highest order.

Swamp Children formed in Manchester in 1980, around core members Ann Quigley (vocals), Tony Quigley (bass, metalaphone, percussion), John Kirkham (electric & acoustic guitars, metalaphone, percussion), Ceri Evans (keyboards, bass, percussion, background vocals), Cliff Saffer (saxaphone, clarine) and Martin Moscrop (drums, percussion, trumpet). They initially practised at a rehearsal space shared with fellow post-punk funkers A Certain Ratio and Joy Division/New Order. Young and relatively inexperienced upon getting together, the ages of Swamp Children's members ranged from just 16 to 19. Talk about the brilliance of youth.

From the outset, Swamp Children shared DNA with A Certain Ratio. Martin Moscrop was a founder member of Ratio, while Ann provided artwork for them. Although the close association with ACR led some to assume that Swamp Children were simply a splinter group, the new band pursued a more overt latin and jazz tinged direction, at the same time adopting a post-punk attitude towards making music, influenced by the records they were listening to at the time: Miles Davis, Brazilian jazz fusion and heavy funk dancefloor sides.

The band made their live debut at Manchester's infamous Beach Club in May 1980. Thanks to a double-booking blunder another support band turned up and were turned away, having travelled all the way from Dublin for a string of British dates. The name of the unlucky band was U2...

With arrangements that emphasised Tony Quigley’s darkly-coloured basslines (and Ann Quigley’s impressionistic vocals as another instrument in the mix) Swamp Children possessed an easygoing grace and a bubbling energy which indicated that the band's true strength was as an ensemble. The band’s musical sophistication (a fusion of funk, jazz, and bossa nova) would prove to be a strong influence on later UK acts like Sade. Indeed, Swamp Children themselves later mutated into the more known and acclaimed latin jazz outfit Kalima.

Working directly with James Nice, custodian of Factory Benelux, means that the audio for this re-issue of the classic EP comes from the original tapes. Cut at 45 RPM and released in the house Be With disco sleeve, we’ve made sure this record is well up to the job of having a permanent place in every DJ’s bag. As far as we’re concerned, this is essential stuff.

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I Can't Let You Go / Galactic Funk

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Record Shack)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Brit Funk at it’s finest! Tony Simmons eye-wateringly expensive ’83 jam ‘I can’t let you go’ backed with Soul Shack’s cosmic masterpiece ‘Galactic Funk’ from 1980, reissued for a new generation. Stepping up first ‘I can’t let you go’, slaps a smile on your face before you’ve even got 30 seconds in. Harnessing that raw, live instrumentation energy that made up so much of Brit Funk’s charm, a recipe for happiness via a killer drumbeat, heavyweight bassline, dazzling guitars and uplifting vocals. With originals trading hands for close to £200 this reissue will be welcome sight for many. On the flip, a cosmic kaleidoscope in the form of Soul Shack’s ‘Galactic Funk’. Slap bass at boiling point, synth lines to tingle the spine and raucous chants to send your head to another dimension. Two Brit Funk gems that you need in your life!

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Mr Bongo Record Club Volume 7 Purple Vinyl Edtion

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

Marcos Valle Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It's a pleasure, a labour of love and a yearly highlight to present a new volume of the Mr Bongo Record Club series. In this collection, we have curated new finds alongside old, treasured tracks that hold a special place in our hearts, selecting music inspiring us from the Brazilian, Latin, soul, disco, gospel, cosmic, dancehall and downtempo genres. We have chosen a diverse array of artists, including Os Panteras from Brazil, stomping underground disco by Claude Jay, the Danish soul sounds of Gitte & Inger and the gospel excellence of Truth & Devotion, to name a few.

Most of the selections in this volume are older vintage productions, however, there is one very special contemporary production, recorded exclusively for Mr Bongo Record Club 7. For ‘Spring Has Sprung’, we linked three of our cherished musical family together; the legendary cult artist Asha Puthli, the wonderous band Soyuz and Swedish maestro Sven Wunder. The result, as you’d expect, is completely breathtaking.

Reflecting on Volume 7, it now feels like a record comprised of two themes. Firstly, we have gone quite heavy on the Brazilian selections. This saw us searching further afield and digging into other areas of the endlessly rich Brazilian musical tapestry. The reflection of a more folk / Afro-Brazilian sound than presented in previous volumes in the series, can be heard in the songs of As Sublimes, Romeu Fernandes and Conjunto de Percussão Dora Pinto. The second theme is a representation of the tracks that we have been playing in our club DJ sets and are aimed more at the dancefloor. Disco tracks such as 'Come Inside' by The Shades of Love and The Duncans' 'Too Damn Hot' have been firmly tested favourites in recent years.

We hope these songs, by the sensational artists on display, inspire you as much as they do us. Music is the gift that keeps giving and there is so much more to learn, find, and share.

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Marcos Valle

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

20,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded in Brazil after spending the late 70s in the US, Marcos Valle brought together his innate talent and diverse influences on this irresistible record bursting with groove. Among a selection of top musicians, the line-up features Lincoln Olivetti & Robson Jorge and Leon Ware. Includes the Brazilian boogie anthem ›Estrelar‹, Marcos Valle's biggest hit from the 80s and one of the most celebrated songs in his entire career.

The album is full of soaring disco tracks, killer vocal boogie numbers and blissing instrumentals over a well-balanced tracklist that satisfies both the listening pleasure and the dancefloor needs. Essential! Presented in facsimile artwork.

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Mr Bongo Record Club Volume 5 Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Mr Bongo)

22,99 €*

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Soundway)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It's hard to believe we are now up to Volume 5 of our renowned Record Club series. Curating these compilations, where we share our latest musical discoveries and old favourites from the global stage, is always a labour of love. This selection is less dancefloor-driven than our previous volumes, as fewer opportunities for live events drove us to explore other paths and styles in the musical spectrum. But, whether you're DJing for a kitchen or a club, there is still a generous serving of spicy dancefloor magic. For Volume 5, we looked to a broad church - from Brazil to Cuba, Ghana, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritania, South Africa, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, the UK, and the US. We pulled songs from the 70s up to the present day and feature a stellar cast of artists. There’s an exclusive track from Sven Wunder which was recorded solely for this compilation. We also have a track from Admin which was released as a private press 7" at the start of 2021 and one we felt was far too good to only be available for the lucky few. You’ll also discover one of our most treasured Gyedu Blay Ambolley productions, a full-force African disco colossus! We hope you will enjoy this selection of seventeen eclectic songs as much as we do.

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Grupo Controle Digital

A Festa E Nossa

What's The Deal / Have You For My Love (With Seamsplit)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soundway Records delivers a beautifully remastered reissue of Brazilian duo Grupo Controle Digital’s only album, “A Festa É Nossa”. First released in 1988, the album is now housed in a tip-on heavyweight sleeve and restored artwork.
With the title track “A Festa É Nossa” having circulated the last few years in the DJ sets of influential tastemakers, the album has become highly sought after by electronic fans and collectors alike. Lo-fi synths and cruising bass lines permeate the record, influenced by the group’s Brazilian contemporaries at the time such as Tim Maia, Cláudio Zoli, Secos E Molhados, and rock outfit Made In Brazil.
Band members Billy Jaguar and Gel Valiery regularly performed in various groups in São Paulo throughout the 80s and 90s, but after Gel passed away, Grupo Controle Digital was no more - the band and the album faded into obscurity and Billy became a priest, working with gospel music. It remained that way until Brazilian DJ Millos Kaiser (from label Selva Discos, and one half of Brazilian street party organisers Selvagem) tracked down the remaining member of the group to be able to include one of their tracks on the highly anticipated Soundway compilation “Onda De Amor: Synthesized Brazilian Hits That Never Were (1984-94)”, released in July 2018.
Audio restored by Neal Birnie and re-mastered by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, London. Artwork restored by Lewis Heriz.

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Carol Williams

12" | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Best Record Italy)

Running Back To You / Can't Nobody Love Me Like You Do Record Store Day 2022 Vinyl Edition

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Some gorgeous soulful boogie tracks right here!! The French Philippe Lecauchois, better known as "Phil Boogie Times" and Claudio Casalini, the factotum of the Italian label Best Record, teamed up with the intention of carrying on their identical passion, being devoted to Boogie, Funk, Soul and " Old School Disco". There couldn't have been a better choice to start this conjunction of passions and sharing of ideals: the first 12inch, produced by Darryl Payne in 1983, sees two precious gems such as "What's the Deal" b/w "Have You for My Love" by the charming ex Salsoul artist, Carol Williams (btbs-12001). The other reissue of Phil and Claudio is 1984's "Come Back Lover" masterfully sung and arranged by Carl Smith (btbs-12002). Listening to these splendid 40-year-old productions again will do good to the hearts of all the followers and fans of true soul music made in the USA. Coming on a limited vinyl edition!

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Las Vegas Connection

7" | UK | Reissue (Hep' Me)

LP | 1986 | US | Original (Columbia)

Release: UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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One of the more idiosyncratic U.S. independent labels must be the Hep’ Me imprint from New Orleans run by veteran Soulman Senator Jones. Very few of Hep’ Me's numerous releases made it out of New Orleans and the ones that did, tended to go into collections and nowhere else. Las Vegas Connection's ‘Running Back To You’ surfaced some time in the mid 1970s but there were never enough copies for it to take off. Hopefully that will change with this re-release on the original label.

Also, a lovely piece of mid-tempo soul on the flip with the stunning ‘Can't Nobody Love Me Like You Do’. Original copies are few and far between and the current price benchmark for this superior slab of New Orleans vinyl is hovering around the £250 mark. As with most of our reissues this will appeal to across-the-board scenes.

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James "D-Train" Williams

Miracles Of The Heart

Tiger Stripes / You Can't Hold Me Down

Release: 1986 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Still in shrink, but opened, with hype sticker

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Felix

7" | 1984 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

LP+CD | 2017 | EU | Original (Schema)

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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We weren’t too familiar with this 1984 Release on Sleeping Bag Records until reading Tim Lawrence’s Book Hold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973-1992. What we learned, was the “behind the scenes” drama that went on during the recording of this single. Arthur Russell and DJ Nicky Siano contemplated working together once again after their first collaboration in 1978 lead to a successful 12” single called “Kiss me Again” on Sire under the Moniker Dinosaur where David Byrne even played lead guitar. Their second collaboration “Tiger Stripes” came as the result of Siano convincing the father or a then girlfriend to fund the venture. Arthur wrote the lyrics, and while Siano remembers remembers the Demo tracks being promising, problems began to emerge as Studio time began ticking. Russell became annoyed by Siano’s hyperactive personality in the Studio, while the former Gallery/Studio 54 DJ grew impatient of his collaborator’s constant changes and money spent in studio time. However according Author Tim Lawrence the feud escalated when Arthur wanted to introduce a drum machine after the session drummer could not keep the time. As a result, he ended up scrapping the original tracks which included vocals recorded by Evelyn Thomas. However the nail in the coffin came when Siano assumed the role of lead vocalist at which point Russell quit appalled by how terrible he sounded. Although a perfectionist, Russell also suspected Siano had been using the project as a platform for himself as a vocalist. In any case their project went on with Siano as lead and newly recorded backup vocals by Maxine Bell. Released on Splash Records in 1984, Siano is credited as the artist and sole-producer while Russell only agreed to be credited under the alias Killer Whale. Not too long after, Sleeping Bag released a 7” promotional copy of “Tiger Stripes” featuring only Bell as the sole vocalist, a different B-Side and Felix as the artist name. Although Russell did not credit himself by his real name, he credited the Killer Whale alias for all the writing and production on the single. There is a 12” on Sleeping bag which credits Siano for production on Tiger Stripes” but it’s clear from the release of the 7” that Russell wanted to make a statement. Beyond this peculiar story however, the music itself is worth the note. In a 2014 piece for The Vinyl Factory, Peter Zummo, one of Arthur Russell’s closest collaborators best describes this release: Side A: ‘Tiger Stripes’, is a crazy editing job with lots of disparate elements. The opening beats give little sense of what key it will be in. Side B: ‘You Can’t Hold Me Down’, is drum machine and conga, rhythm guitar, keyboard, female refrain and lead vocal, and male chant on “bad little kitten – pounce on you.” There’s no real bass. I like it not only for the way it sounds but also that it shows that you don’t have to follow the rules.

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Rovi (Piero Umiliani)

Discomusic

Computer Communications (With Seamsplit)

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Considering the incredibly wide range of styles adopted by Piero Umiliani during his career, it will come as no surprise for you to know that he also produced disco. At that time in Italy disco had still an exotic appeal and was considered apt to accompany a genre of movies that was at once erotic and comic. “Discomusic” is some sort of a white version of a sound that is inherently black, a unique record within Umiliani‘s discography. The track “Discomania” became popular as the closing theme of 90° Minuto, a famous Italian football TV show.

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REM

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Best Record Italy)

LP | 1979 | US | Original (ARC)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited remastered edition of one of the early elektro undergroud italian releases that became a classic in the Chicago house movement, conceived by the italian duo from Florence : R.E.M. formed by Paolo Alfani & Nicola Serena. They experimented for the first time in 1983 the use of a modified Speak & Spell electronic toy by Mattel for the vocal parts instead of the classic vocoder. Plus the heavy use of fierce electronic drums by Roland TR-808 mixed with acid basslines makes this cut a real milestone!

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The Emotions

Come Into Our World

The Connoisseur Collection Of The Five Keys

Release: 1979 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Promo copy with white labels

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The Five Keys

LP | 1972 | US | Original (Harlem Hitparade)

Release: 1972 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1978 | US | Original (20th Century Fox)

Barry White

Barry White The Man

18,99 €*

LP | 1984 | US | Original (RCA Victor)

Release: 1978 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Original US Pitman pressing. Original inner sleeve.

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Denroy Morgan

Make My Day

7,99 €*

The O'jays / Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Release: 1984 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall, Pop

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I Love Music / Wake Up Everybody Feat. Teddy Pendergrass

12" | 2022 | UK | Original (Brookside Music)

LP | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Funkscapes)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Mike Maurro is back at it. Taking the keys to the Philadelphia International Records vault and plucking out two certified classics The O'Jays - I Love Music and Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes feat. Teddy Pendergrass - Wake Up Everybody to give them a little Maurro re-edit magic. Officially licensed and taken from the master tapes, Maurro extends each track in all the right places, looping sections up, echoing elements and keeping everyone calling out for more. Uplifting music for the soul, given a new lease of life.

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Citro

Smile

22,99 €*

So In Love Feat. Jocelyn Brown

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Full cover artwork based on the original and includes an insert with liner notes and images. Limited to 300 copies.

Official reissue of Citro’s EO Smile, from 1986. An unsung German funk band from Saarbrücken that existed for almost 4 years and played shows in Germany, France and Italy. They got a male and a female lead vocalist and therefore reached an extra variety in their songs.

It starts off with a boogie. The positivity of Smile should be remembered on every blue monday or whenever you got the blues. Just put on your smiling face. Smile is reworked by Dea (who released his own EP on Gudu records recently and is one half of Zatua that got a LP out on Second Circle). He gently extended the original and added some nice keyboard and drum machine sounds without losing the original vibe.

If the a-side already got you grooving, the b-side will make you dance. Way Down To You is a melancholic dancefloor bomb about a love at the crossroads. The future of it depends if some rumours about the man’s faithfulness are right or wrong. Open end. We Got Fantasy – a statement of a song, with great keyboards and additional percussion. We Got Fantasy is edited by BM, the label boss himself, starting directly from the keyboard solo and extending it to an almost neverending and tense- ful intrumental. From a DJ perspective, simple and effective.

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Raven

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Omaggio)

2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Irma)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Violinist and refined studio engineer, music consultant and coordinator for a variety of recordings, concerts and venues. True Gentleman. Elliot Rosoff is simply a diamond in the music industry throughout the last four decades, playing a pivotal role in some of the hits of artists such as Deodato, Philipp Glass, Grover Washington Jr., Jan Akkerman, Jesse Green, Candi Staton, Peggy Lee, and so many others again. He has signed few of the early records in the stellar catalogue of West End, the most prominent label in the history of dance music, intimately connected to all the dancers and music lovers from the world over

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The Soultrend Orchestra

84 King Street

28,99 €*

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1975 | US | Original (Philadelphia International)

The O'Jays

Family Reunion

12,99 €*

LP | 1975 | US | Original (Avco)

Release: 1975 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Original US Santa Maria pressing. Original inner sleeve.

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The Stylistics

Thank You Baby

Release: 1975 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1977 | US | Original (Philadelphia International)

Dee Dee Sharp Gamble

What Color Is Love

Alec R. Costandinos & The Syncophonic Orchestra

Release: 1977 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Romeo & Juliet

LP | 1978 | US | Original (Casablanca)

LP | 1974 | US | Original (Philadelphia International)

Release: 1978 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Slight wear. Original inner sleeve.

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The O'Jays

Live In London

LP | 1978 | US | Original (20th Century Fox)

Release: 1974 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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original us pressing !!

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Gene Chandler

Get Down

2LP | US | Reissue (T-Neck)

Release: 1978 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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slight wear. Original US Terre Haute pressing.

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The Isley Brothers

Winner Takes All

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Allchival)

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sunshine

Give It To me

LP | 1976 | US | Original (Marlin)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In a testament to Ireland’s vibrant musical history, Allchival presents an anthology celebrating the disco era’s hidden gems from Stuart Bingham's Sunshine. Culled from the annals of their studio recordings, this collection shines a light on the country’s lesser-known contributions to the global disco phenomenon.

Kicking off the compilation with Sunshine's electrifying "Boogie on Up," a testament to the band's prowess in embracing disco rhythms despite their pop cover origins. Produced by the acclaimed Paul Curtis, the track embodies the infectious spirit of disco, marking a pivotal moment for Irish disco hits. Accompanying it is "Don't Stop Me," radiating with Euro-disco vibes, further exemplifying Sunshine's versatility. Bingham recounts the bittersweet journey of "If This Is Free." Initially slated for success under Curtis's wing, the disco era's abrupt demise altered its trajectory, leading to an independent recording that retains a raw, garagey edge reminiscent of the era's ethos.

"Give It To Me" is another standout, blending Nile Rodgers-inspired arrangements with a Euro-disco flair. Stuart Bingham's production prowess and Rosey's captivating vocals converge to create an irresistible groove that transcends disco conventions.

Venturing into more experimental territory, "The Boogie Bug" showcases some Irish ingenuity in rap-infused grooves. Despite its ahead-of-its-time sound, the track faced resistance in a disco-weary landscape and rounding out the compilation is "Oh Gee, I Got U B.B.," a playful nod to dub-mix traditions.

This Sunshine anthology is a journey through Ireland's disco era, unearthing forgotten gems and shedding light on the country's rich musical tapestry. From Sunshine's infectious rhythms to Stuart Bingham's resilient spirit, each track encapsulates the era's vibrancy and innovation.

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The Ritchie Family

Arabian Nights

Release: 1976 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Lost In Space / Let It Show

Warren Doris

12" | 1981 | US | Reissue (Dial Up Connection)

Gladys Knight And The Pips

Release: 1981 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Reissue of this 1981 gem from New York's Warren Doris. Remastered from the original 16-track tapes.

A veteran of the NYC's nightlife and dance music scenes, Warren worked with names like Mark Kamins & George Benson, and produced the Larry Levan favourite Affinity - Don't Go Away before leaving the music industry and starting life as a high school teacher.

Lost In Space by New York City based Warren Doris flew under the radar upon its initial release in 1981. Despite radio play in the Northeastern US, the tune never completely broke out and instead became a closely guarded secret among soul music aficionados. More than four decades after its release, the emotional power of Warren's vocal performance and the lush, swelling arrangement have cemented the record's well deserved status as a holy grail for collectors.

Meticulously remixed and remastered from the original 16-track tapes by Warren himself, this new edition of Lost In Space does justice to the original with three all new cuts; The familiar extended mix and new radio edit pair with an instrumental version and a heavy dub of “Let It Show” the flip side on the original pressing.

“This was my breakup song for my ex-wife. I was 28 and she was 32 at the time. Now here we are 43 years later. It was originally released on my label, Maya Communications. At the time it got a bunch of airplay in New York, South Carolina, and Washington D.C., but I got jerked by the distributors on my money, so I couldn't keep up with the demand for the repress. The fact that it stayed enough to be selling for $1000 says a bunch.” - Warren Doris

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Touch

LP | 1981 | US | Original (Columbia)

Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti

Release: 1981 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Déjà Vu

12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Selva Discos)

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (Archeo)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“Déjà Vu”, a true labour of love project featuring 5 previously unreleased songs from two of Brazil’s most celebrated artists, Robson Jorge and Lincoln Olivetti. Recorded between 1982 and 1986, these tracks take off from the legendary boogie-disco, jazz-funk fusion sound they presented in their first – and only – album together and allow us to have a glimpse of what their planned second volume would sound like. This collection of songs is a must-have for DJs, Brazilian music fans, and music aficionados alike.

Robson Jorge and Lincoln Olivetti have been influential figures in the Brazilian music scene for decades, with their innovative and groovy sound inspiring many artists in Brazil and beyond. They participated in more than 1,000 records, including groundbreaking work with Tim Maia, Marcos Valle, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Rita Lee, and Jorge Ben, either arranging, producing and/or playing in their albums. This release offers a unique opportunity to experience some of their never-heard-before material, each song expertly restored and remastered from Lincoln Olivetti’s vaults to ensure that the original recordings were preserved.

For disco DJs, this record is a treasure trove of dancefloor gold, specially the opening track “Suspira”, certified material to get any party started. Brazilian music fans worldwide will appreciate the unique blend of Brazilian rhythms with disco and funk elements. And for music aficionados, this release is a rare gem, offering a peek into the creative process of two legendary musicians and producers. In the end, this very special release has the potential to be a hit with a wide range of music lovers.

Comes with an 8-page insert with photo's and liner notes in portuguese and english.

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Tonica & Dominante

Tigre

18,99 €*

Never Gonna To Let You Go Theo Parrish Ugly Edit

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The official reissue of the original 1979 most wanted and rarest Neapolitan Disco Funk 7" on Archeo Recordings Produced by Leo Mas and Manu Archeo

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Made In USA

12" | 2019 | EU | Original (De-Lite)

Soup For One Record Store Day 2021 Edition

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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The first in a new collaborative series between Theo Parrish & Prime Direct Distribution unearthing some of Theo’s most sought-after edits, backed with the fully licensed original, both remastered and cut loud on either side of a 12 inch. Kicking things off we have one of Theo’s most treasured cuts, his ‘Ugly Edit’ of Made In USA - Never Gonna Let You Go, bootlegged endlessly in the past and racking up prices of up to £144 on Discogs it’s a high time an official reissue came around.
As iconic an edit as they get, ‘Never Gonna Let You Go’ encompasses everything great about Theo’s energy behind the decks - extending grooves for longer than anyone else even dare, working the EQ’s like a god and throwing in a bit of that raw magic that only he knows how. Taking the original’s sumptuous breakdown, Theo works it into a spirited, high energy disco workout looped into a near 10-minute stomper, big on the bass and brass fire whilst leaving the vocals at the door.
On the B side the original ’77 Made In USA version is laid out in all it’s glory. Funk powered, horn-laden disco goodness with breath-taking vocals from the Stateside troupe.

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Chic

12" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Mirage)

You Saved My Day / Got to Be Real

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Record Store Day 2021 Release. Famously sampled in Modjo’s number one smash hit ‘Lady’, Chic ‘Soup For One’ is a tried and tested recipe for greatness. Tantalizing, trademark Nile Rogers funk strumming, sublime synthwork, vocals to die for and hooks for days. Coming up to its 40th anniversary with the original released on Mirage in ’82.

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Cheryl Lynn

12" | 2018 | EU | Original (Columbia Disco Series)

Hooked For Life / Soul Searchin' Time The Mike Maurro Remixes

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited Edition for Record Store Day 2018! 40 year anniversary release of Cheryl Lynn's much in-demand and RARE 12" mix of "You Saved My Day" backed with all-time feel-good anthem "Got To Be Real".
RSD exclusive pressed on 180g vinyl

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The Trammps

12" | 2021 | UK | Original (Brookside)

18,99 €*

Scrub-Board / Hold Back The Night

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Modern day Disco Remix king Mike Maurro strikes again! This time, Atlantic Records and Brookside team up and have Mike tackling two classic tracks by The Trammps: “Hooked For Life” & “Soul Searching’ Time”. “Hooked For Life” was released on Atlantic’s “Exclusive Disco Series” of promo only 12”s in the U.S. back in 1975 and “Soul Searchin’ Time” was also released as a promo only 12” in the U.K. on WEA’s ultra rare “Disco Special Cut” series. Both tracks get the “Maurro Remix” treatment with extended intro’s, instrumental passes and breakdowns, and finally mastered in Philadelphia by Mike Tarsia of the world famous Sigma Sound Studios. Pressed on high quality, limited edition, Yellow Vinyl 12” discs for optimum sound quality. Don’t miss the opportunity to add this to your collection!

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The Trammps

7" | 1975 | UK | Reissue (Outta Sight)

Release: 1975 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Too Slow To Disco Volume 2

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

31,99 €*

LP | 1981 | US | Original (Polydor)

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

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La Toya Jackson

My Special Love

Release: 1981 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice

The Independents

LP | 1973 | US | Original (Wand)

Release: 1973 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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What A Heat & Philip's Calypso

Phillip Bodden

12" | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Miss You)

12" | 2023 | UK | Original (White Label)

Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tiny stain on front cover.
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Includes original inner sleeve.

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The Unknown Artist

Pastime / Spank / Paper

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (NG)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Back in biz with another roof raising Respect release. Three sizzling dancefloor destroyers to get you in the mood to groove.

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Nu Guinea

Nuova Napoli

21,99 €*

Voyage: A Journey Into Discoid Funk Record Store Day 2022 Blue & Black Swirl Vinyl Edition

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Almost 2 years after the success of the album THE TONY ALLEN EXPERIMENTS and a few months after the release of the 7inch AMORE, Nu Guinea return to the scene with a new LP published by their newborn label NG RECORDS.
After touring the world looking for sounds suitable for their vibrations, NU GUINEA decided to go back to square one, Napoli, where Massimo Di Lena and Lucio Aquilina were born and raised. They watched their city from a distance reconstructing its energy from their studio in Berlin, calibrating the synths on the meridian of Vesuvius, the volcano that has always protected and threatened Napoli.
NUOVA NAPOLI is the result of a long musical research that has become a historical investigation on the sound that shaped Napoli during the ‘70s and ‘80s, starting from the contamination of genres (disco, jazz-funk, African rhythms) which ended up in Nu Guinea’s DNA.
In this album the synthesizers fill the spaces between the past and the future, tightening in a single body acoustic instruments, electronics and voices in Neapolitan dialect. It is the first time that the duo has worked with such a large group of musicians, some of whom are exponents of the contemporary Neapolitan scene.

WARNING: We recommend listening to Nuova Napoli while walking in the alleys of Napoli’s historic center, around wet clothes hanging and street vendors on tiny three-wheelers.

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Brian Bennett

LP | 1978 | US | Reissue (Real Gone Music)

31,99 €*

12" | 2022 | EU | Original (Giorgio)

Release: 1978 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 2800 copies.

Brian Bennett is one of instrumental music's true cult figures. Drummer for Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Bennett also is the composer of some of the most collectible production music albums ever made, and for over 40 years has been a sought-after composer for TV and film. But of all his projects, his 1978 release "Voyage (A Journey into Discoid Funk)" is probably his most beloved, a truly pioneering "space disco" recording inspired by Brian Eno but wielding a groove all its own. Despite its absolutely eye-popping Discogs stats, our release marks its first vinyl reissue outside of Australia, and its first-ever release on colored vinyl (blue with black swirl), complete with original gatefold jacket art.

Side ONE 1. Voyage 2. Solstice 3. Chain Reaction Side TWO 1. Pendulum Force 2. Air Quake 3. Ocean Glide

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Mya & The Mirror

Hesitation

17,99 €*

Too Slow To Disco Neo Presents

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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One of the most beautiful and interesting musical projects created by the great and electronic pioneer Maurizio Dami aka Alexander Robotnick comes back to life. Giorgio Records is proud to present the first official vinyl reissue of Mya & The Mirror with the song Hesitation (in both vocal and reflex versions) sung beautifully by Mya Fracassini, mezzo soprano lent to dance music. The 12“ contains an amazing remix of Armonics, now at home at Giorgio Records and two edits: an unreleased live edit by Alexander Robotinick played at the Italorama in Berlin in 2018 and one that comes from Australia by the very kind George Hysteric! Welcome to the Giorgio Records family, George.

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Manifesto

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (How Do You Are?)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Wow / Singin' And Steppin'

Surprise

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Babà)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Former member of Ganymed (a seminal Austrian space disco band active in the late 70s) multi-instrumentalist with boundless talent and dozens of excellent recordings ranging from jazz to pop under his belt. Italian-based musician, singer, and composer Daniele Prencipe is definitely to be counted among the most underrated, despite clear proof of his fine skills with solo projects and behind Surprise where he leaves an indelible mark.

In particular with the tracks like "Wow" and "Singin' And Steppin'" thanks to the pioneering use of the Minimoog combined with a Vocoder. Here the arrangement is on another level and the original 7" released by Polydor back in 1983 is one of the rarest of its kind. Finally reissued by Babà Records, fully licensed by Daniele Prencipe himself.

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Philadelphia International Classics: The Tom Moulton Remixes Part 3

2x12" | 2012 | EU | Reissue (Philadelphia International)

26,99 €*

Akuma Ga Kitarite Fue Wo Fuku

Release: 2012 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The O'Jays, The Futures, Jean Carn, The Jones Girls. The legendary partnership of NYC's Disco godfather Tom Moulton and Philadelphia International Records has long been documented. A truly explosive collaboration that yielded endless classic tracks for dancers and deep listeners alike, Moulton seemed to be totally in tune with the labels output and the direction it should go in. Luckily we've been enjoying the fruits of this labour for the last 30+ years with a lot of these PIR classics becoming ingrained in the psyche of the modern day music fan as the building blocks of House music.

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Hozan Yamamoto & Yu Imai

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

25,99 €*

Africano / Why Can't We Live Together

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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We've got a bit of an obsession with Hozan Yamamoto here at Mr Bongo! A legend of Japanese jazz, he is rightly regarded as a true master and was recognised as a "living national treasure" by the Japanese government in 2002. Over five decades he pushed the genre into new directions, absorbing fusion, funk, spiritual jazz and many other sounds, resulting in a discography studded with gems of rare beauty. Exploring his back catalogue has taken us on an engrossing journey that now sees us reissuing another work from this ground-breaking musician.

Though not translating perfectly into English 'Akuma Ga Kitarite Fue Wo Fuku', (kitarite has not been a modern expression in Japanese) roughly means 'The Devil Comes Playing The Flute' / 'The Devil Is Coming While Blowing The Whistle' or 'Devils Flute’. It is the original soundtrack to Kôsei Saitô’s 1979 mystery and suspense movie, ‘Devil’s Flute’. The film is based on a story by the famous author, Seishi Yokomizo, and is centred around a much-loved fictional Japanese detective, Kosuke Kindaichi. A Japanese Sherlock Holmes that has been popular for generations.

Hozan Yamamoto was invited to compose the soundtrack directly by the producer of the film, Haruki Kadokawa. Mr Kadokawa also hired keyboard player and producer Yu Imai as assistant producer on the project, resulting in a stunning cosmic, breaks and beats-laden, funk, disco soundtrack extravaganza.

When it comes to the soundtrack and the technology of the time, Hozan Yamamoto and Yu Imai got inventive, tripped out, funked up, and experimented, creating a quirky soundtrack masterpiece that needed to be heard more outside of Japan. Differing from the more traditional Japanese music orientation of some of his other albums such as 'Beautiful Bamboo-Flute' (also released on Mr Bongo) the album showcases a number of genres, from lush atmospheric incidental music to disco and funk grooves, experimental nuggets, drum and flute workouts, to neo-classical and more.

A special record that showcases the further depths of this wonderful musician's talents.

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Timmy Thomas

12" | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

The Cosmic Sound Orchestra

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Label: TK Records in essence represents the city of Miami when it came to Soul/R&B
and the early stages of Disco. In 1974, George McCrae gave the label its first #1 Disco
hit with Rock Your Baby. A little more than a year after McCrae's hit, the record label
struck gold with KC & The Sunshine Band with five #1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
Needless to say at the height of the genre’s cultural domination TK did pretty well.
Timmy Thomas: Without a doubt, he’s most famously known for the hit song Why Can’t We
Live Together. The record topped the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, made the top three in the
Billboard Hot 100 and was charted in top 10 in many countries including the UK. A staple
in the R&B scene, he had a succesful solo career until the mid 80s, later focusing on
the writing and production side of the business.

Why Can’t We Live Together: It may have been his biggest hit, but also one that keeps
resonating to this day. A response to the devastating news coming from the war in
Vietnam, its words “No more wars, we want peace in this world, and no matter what color,
you’re still my brother.” are indicative of a time marked by the horrors of war abroad,
and the racial discrimination in America. Written and Produced by Timmy Thomas himself
solely on a Lowrey organ, and an early rhythm machine, the song however was far from
simple as its emotive message continues to provide a profound context. And even though
it’s been covered over the years by many artist including Sade and Joan Osborne, Why
Can’t We Live Together has managed to come back on the charts again in 2015, as the
instrumental backing to Drake’s Hotline Bling, which has now sold over 2 Million copies
in the U.S. Alone. Once a hit, always a hit.

Africano: When it comes to this Deep Disco cut, Africano is one of those tracks that
probably never got much shine in America, but has since become a dancefloor favorite of
underground disco DJs worldwide. Curiously, years after its release, its biggest
supporters were Italian DJs like Danielle Baldelli, Mozart and Gianni Maselli who during
the 80s played Disco, African records, American R&B, and reggae to create what has been
since become known as the Afro-Cosmic scene at the height of Club culture in the
discothèques of Northern Italy.

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Fly Some Funk Up To The Moon

LP | 1978 | DE | Original (EMI)

74,99 €*

LP | 1980 | UK | Original (T.K.)

Release: 1978 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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KC & The Sunshine Band

Greatest Hits

Release: 1980 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1982 | FR | Original (De-Lite)

As One

Release: 1982 / FR – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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With Love: Volume 1 Compiled By Miche Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Here we are at the dawn of a new compilation series and we’re kicking things off with an absolute gem that features a selection of hard-to-find records (some impossible to find) and some that have been hiding in plain sight all along. They all share common qualities, being that they are beautiful, soul quenched songs that sing of love, peace and unity.

‘With Love: Volume 1’ has been compiled by Miche and presents a curated selection of rare Brazilian, gospel, modern soul and jazz-fusion fire. We have Brazilian rarities by Alcione and Quientaessencia, UFO gospel by Keith Chism & Light, the jazz-funk/AOR sounds of City Lites taken from a Radio Station album, and the anthemic feel-good emotional soul of Belita Woods to name but a few.

Tracking down artists and musicians from the past is an art form. Like a seagull swooping for treats, sometimes the prizes are easily found, and at other times, it’s the result of very late nights trolling through Facebook profiles, message boards, hitting dead ends and following red herrings, and yet still the search goes on. This compilation is a true labour of love with all the artists tracked down and licensed by Miche. It has long been an ambition of the London based musical connoisseur to compile an album, and like anything that requires craft, care, and knowledge - it takes time. There are many twists and turns in the hunt for those records that make your jaw drop.

In 2018, when just 24, Miche became a music programmer for London’s illustrious Spiritland group of venues. From this musical sanctuary, he was able to listen, learn and meet some of the best selectors from around the world. It was a musical education, and he was particularly drawn to the deep sessions by DJs such as Mark Taylor, George Arthur, Kev Beadle, Patrick Forge, Dr. Bob Jones, and Colin Curtis to name a few. He also used this time to begin running his re-issue label Discs of Fun and Love with co-owner and friend Frederika.

Sometimes the cynical knock compilations, there is certain snobbery amongst some about the original pressing, but music shouldn't just be about lucky collectors giving over large sums of money to record dealers. It's also about a bridge to the past, a celebration of the legacy of somebody’s art, and a second chance for initially overlooked work to shine. As with all the best compilations, it has been compiled with love…

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Discophilia Belgica: Next-Door-Disco & Local Spacemusic From Belgium 1975-1987 Part 1

2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Sdban)

The Midnight Express Show Band

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP in gatefold sleeve. 180gr vinyl. Compiled by cratediggers Loud E & The Wild, Discophilia Beligica' is a collection of next-door-disco and local spacemusic from Belgium 1975-1987The tracks on this delightfully obscure collection are from ordinary folk. Most have day jobs. Yet as musicians, they go as far out as possible in to the disco universe and back again.

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Danger Zone 2024 Black Vinyl Edition

12" | 1983 | US | Reissue (Tri-Fire)

20,99 €*

Nature Of Evil 2024 Concert Exclusive Test Press Edition

Release: 1983 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Back again with the ultra rare private press midwest boogie release from ROBBIE M & The Midnight Express Show Band. Always in demand funk fire from Davenport Iowa.
2024 black vinyl re-release features, the extended club version on the A side, and the remastered/recut B side, which adds extra +db punch and heavied up the bass lines for the instrumental rework by tom noble and the secret track (not on label) which is the original 1983 - 7"inch vocal version.

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Psychic Mirrors

LP | 2016 | US | Reissue (Cosmic Chronic)

35,99 €*

Warm / If The Feeling Is Right

Release: 2016 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Cosmic Chronic Records, in association with Peoples Potential Unlimited & Gangster Groove America, proudly announces Psychic Mirrors' debut LP, "Nature of Evil." Remastered for 2020 and available for a limited time..

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Beverely Skeete

7" | 1985 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Peoples Potential Unlimited)

Release: 1985 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Press play on Beverley Skeete’s ’Warm' and a wave of evocative, vivid images of sultry, sun-kissed summer days will wash over you. 'Warm' is UK street-soul / electronic boogie at its finest. An infectious groove that features an amazing vocal performance invites you to fall in love. Beverley Skeete is an under-the-radar talent and you only need to dip into the sheer number of productions she has been involved with to see the pedigree of her artistry. It includes working with superstars such as Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, Bronski Beat, Elton John, Boy George, and Maxi Priest, to name just a few. She was also the vocalist for the 90s global house hit 'Passion' by Gat Decor. Beverley continues to work in music to this day and, in 2021, released her most recent album, 'Liberty’. 'Warm' was Beverly's third solo single for the fabled UK record label Elite. Released in 1985, it was produced by the stellar underground production team of A Sojka / de Jongh Production. This duo is better known as Andy Sojka (Atmosfear, 3rd Army, et al) and Richard de Jongh. Elite was set up by Sojka in 1979 and was a hotbed for underground UK talent that often became staples of the most discerning US dancefloors too. 'Warm' and the equally remarkable soulful-dancer 'If The Feeling Is Right' are lesser-known jams from the label’s catalogue, but they have rightfully been championed by the diggers and collectors, and what beauties they are! Official Mr Bongo replica reissue of the original Elite release.

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Sharpp

Kinky / Hard

12,99 €*

Marxist Love Disco Ensemble

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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If you live anywhere outside of Richmond Virginia you may have never heard of Sharpp. The group formed in the early 80s consisting of high school friends led by keyboard player Josh Fertel. They played cover songs mainly, performing around the fan, and at high school dances. With some gig money they managed to record two original titles at the defunct Harbor Sounds Studios. That would be their sole output, released locally on a 7” single, handed out to band members, friends and fam.

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Mlde

CD | 2022 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

12" | 1986 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Sounding simultaneously from the past, the present, and the future, the debut album 'mlde' by Marxist Love Disco Ensemble seeks to eradicate both the trite from disco and the sobriety from political music. Half poetic, half tongue-in-cheek, this stunning compact eight-track album is influenced by Eastern European and Mediterranean 70s disco records. In the words of band member Paolo, ''it was written in response to hearing 'I love America' by Patrick Juvet. The song prompted the question: why does disco, a genre originally created by oppressed minorities, eventually become synonymous with American capitalist excess?" Mlde seeks to break this connection.

Merging disco, post-disco 80s pop, and boogie into the fold, 'mlde' was recorded using only analogue instruments, giving it warmth and space. Recorded on cassette, ¼ and ½ inch tape, this gives moments of lo-fi abstraction between the beats of an aggressive, tight drum kit. Instruments used for this recording range from saxophone, trumpet, harpsichord, guitar, and rare analogue synthesisers. The bass sound is shaped by early 80s boogie records, whilst the influence of artists such as Hamlet Minassian can be heard in some of Mlde's more driving-disco outings, such as 'Hues of Red'. In the tradition of Soviet vocal group records, which the band has studied, some songs are sung by a vocal quartet in homage to this tradition.

Tracks such as '1905' and 'Brumaire' have a greater pop aesthetic, with Paolo's vocal style on these more pop-driven songs evoking early 80s bands such as Orange Juice and Chas Jankel.

The format and message of pop and disco are commonly viewed just to entertain and move bodies around a dancefloor; however, lyrically, the subjects range from dialectical and historical materialism, class struggle, Marxist theory and praxis, as well as the concept of Marxist disco music.

Adding the icing to the cake, mastering don Joker aka Liam McLean dusted the album with his magic, giving the songs space where the room is needed, as well as the kick and punch demanded by the modern dancefloor.

Yes, this is a press release, and they are always full of hype, but we were blown away when we heard this album, and we hope it enriches you too.

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Stimela

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