the 20th volume of our flagship eccentric soul series has all the boxes checked: guntoting, skip-tracing record producers, child stars, rip-offs, the worlds greatest bail bondsman, swindles, soaring falsettos, and a dwindling rust-belt cityscape offering mere glimpses of hope before the record industry escaped for the coasts. helmed by the ojays bobby massey, saru was a creative vortex that pulled cuyahoga countys greatest talent in, making a strong case for cleveland to contend with detroit, philly, and memphis as americas soul music’s capital. includes obscure and unknown sides from the out of sights, the elements, pandella kelly, david peoples, sir stanley, the ponderosa twins + 1, ba-roz, bobby dukes, and of course, the o’jays.

legendary deep soul french compilation(s) featuring many soul classics, sometimes forgotten, which have been sampled countless times by some of the biggest hip-hop acts. 2lp in gatefold sleeve with cd included. cut from original masters. original packaging, beautifully and precisely reproduced to the original standards. original year of release: 1998

legendary deep soul french complation(s) featuring many soul classics, sometimes forgotten, which have been sampled countless times by some of the biggest hip-hop acts. cut from original masters. original packaging, beautifully and precisely reproduced to the original standards. original year of release: 2014

bleu nuit (bn) is glad to introduce to you to its second release red light city (bn02) by nice-based french duo gabardines. rising french djs from the south of france, gabardines is composed by olivier aka ghini-b and régis aka redj. if ghini-b and redj already have a couple of vinyl-only releases to their respective solo alias, gabardines is about to release his first ep under this name. indeed, in 2017, gabardines brought out sweat things ep on simple things records via bandcamp as well as a remix of lady b s liaisons on their own imprint swipe white limited a couple of years before. red light city ep follows the lead or rather, the musical line, introduced by both the label and gabardines predecessor flavio folco (bn01). as can be listened from all three tracks, gabardines are sticking to these break and gangster beats, offering a balanced release with some warmup (a1), peak-time (a2) and closing/after spirit (b1).

hot curtis mayfield classic output

special backstock !! after the huge success of the first release, cinthie and the willers brothers team up for the second one with some pure dancefloor cuts ranging between dubby techno, house and groovy minimal house.

50s jamaican mento at its best, reissue of a double 10 inch album into one solid disc. happy and delightful jamaican mento played by local jazz musicians, recorded in the golden age of 78rpm sp singles.

top-sampler mit 21 soul/funk/disco-klassikern aus den 1970ern, die in der britischen rare groove- und modern soul-szene seit den 1980ern wieder für furore sorgten, darunter etliche cd-erstveröffentlichungen und vinyl-erstreissues. mit kostbaren raritäten von almeta lattimore, mary clark und tommy mcgee, 2-step-perlen von jocelyn brown und zulema, smoothen jazz-soul-floatern von margie joseph, aretha franklin und ihrer schwester carolyn, debbie taylors grandios orchestrierter ballade -i don t wanna leave you- sowie wundervollem harmony-soul von the ebonys, manhattans, natural high und the impressions.

after a successful release with church recordings at the start of the year ben hauke returns to his label woop records for a five track ep , first takes. first takes ep combines the sounds of broken beat and house music with a strong nod to 90s hip hop throughout. ben is cementing his own sound and approach to music through his eclectic sampling of jazz records detailed drum sequencing and no nonsense attitude

indianapolis band led by organist bobby watley (ex-lonnie smith group) and driven by his funky jack mcduff-influenced playing. discovered in march 1971, funk inc had sent bob porter a demo tape which languished in a pile of other until the producer finally got around to working his way through the whole batch. the band s tape grabbed him as soon as he heard the first notes and the rest, as they say, is history. a quintet, funk inc s constituent members were leader bobby watley on organ, eugene barr on tenor saxophone, steve weakley on guitar, jimmy munford on drums and cecil hunt on congas. watley, the leader, worked originally as a drummer, with both winston walls and lonnie smith. he switched to organ in 1969 and was heavily influenced by jack mcduff. barr played his first professional gig with little milton and then went on to lead his own band prior to joining funk inc. munford worked with artists of the calibre of etta james, jerry butler and james brown. hunt had been with the coasters as well as playing with local california bands. weakley was one of the (then) new breed of guitarists whose debt owed as much to jimi hendrix as kenny burrell.

detroit sisters the jones girls were a hugely popular part of philadelphias pir stable throughout the 1970s and 80s.

just as magnified record grooves reveal dust constellations and lunar landscapes, so too does godblesscomputers’ third album. “solchi” is a deep search into previous moments in lorenzo nada’s lifetime, influenced by the presence and power of music. his process began with the recovery of some old cassettes, mixtapes nearly forgotten, audio recording of voices from his childhood, and lots of dusty jazz, soul, and hip-hop records. as the starting point of this travel merge with its end, past and present combine to form gbc’s current sound. warm electronic production rooted by grooving bass lines form the core of a kaleidoscope of sixteen tracks, colored by synthesizers, guitar echoes, scratches, samples, fading voices and kalimba. the album is a collection of sixteen stories, sixteen soundscapes, each of them gbc’s tribute to the path taken thus far, an homage to his love for music. the recording and studio work took place over a year, with the adding and subtracting of many elements. for this project, gbc invited several musicians into his home studio, both old friends and new. they helped to recreate the sounds of the original recovered recording, as well as add fresh ideas to the project.

a permanent fixture in the world of rhythm and soul, james hunter follows up five critically acclaimed albums with his latest recording, whatever it takes, for new york city’s renowned label, daptone records. at the height of his famed recording career, hunter and daptone co-founder and producer bosco mann recorded an elegantly crafted collection of 10 originals that are evermore poignant and compelling than the singers previous works. the james hunter six and mann recorded whatever it takes straight to tape at daptone’s penrose studios in riverside, california.

mit ihrem sechsten studioalbum »through the walls«, welches vier jahre nach dem hochgelobten »dreams« erscheint, haben whomadewho eine hell leuchtende klangodyssee geschaffen. co-produziert vom kopenhagener dance duo kenton slash demon zeugt das neue whomadewho-album von der gleichen musikalischen umtriebigkeit, die damals die drei mitglieder jeppe kjellberg, tomas barfod und tomas høffding zusammenbrachte und die sie für den im januar 2018 erscheinenden longplayer wieder neue kreative wege im songwriting und in der produktion nehmen ließ.»through the walls« ist wahrscheinlich whomadewhos gewagtestes und zugleich stimmigstes album ihrer bisherigen karriere.

12 track album he wrote in prison - check these gritty lo-bit productions!

not waving’s computer-acid-pop magnum opus after acclaimed animals lp in 2016
• featuring a vocal contribution from marie davidson on where are we (watch the video here - http://bit.ly/2jhrpxe)
• mastered and cut by matt colton. artwork by guy featherstone
• riyl fad gadget, john bender, smersh, lcd soundsystem

notes on a journey present dreamin a essential reissue of the private press masterpiece from chuck senrick! comes as 180g vinyl, old school tip on cover and download card)

nigeria’s kingsley bucknor’s ‘just u and me’ lp gets the long-awaited reissue treatment from melbourne’s left ear records. after cutting his teeth playing with fela in the 70’s and releasing two afrobeat lp’s kingsley travelled the globe before finding himself in london, it’s here that he laid down 6 distinctive electro-funk tunes inspired by african rhythms and music he’d heard through his travels in the states and in europe. originally issued on kinglsley’s own kab records in ’85 and according to kingsley the release was well received at the time, but due to constraints of international marketing the record remained mostly unknown outside of his homeland. fast-forward to 2017 and the stage is set for a new global audience to appreciate the distinct sound of kb.

acid jazz are pleased to announce details of the definitive leroy hutson compilation – anthology: 1972-1984.
a legend to soul fans, his catalogue has been increasingly sought after by collectors and producers since the last time it was widely available nearly 20 years ago.
college friends and early collaborator with donny hathaway then hand-picked as curtis mayfield’s replacement in the impressions, his solo career resulted in 7 albums for mayfield’s curtom label. they are considered some of the greatest of the era and the very best music from them is collected here.
licensed from mr hutson himself, this represents his first approved anthology, and comes in a beautiful package with an essay by soul expert and mojo award winning writer tony rounce and memorabilia and photos from mr. hutson’s own personal archive.
the first single lifted to preview the album – the previously unreleased positive forces has been championed at 6 music by gilles peterson who described it as one of the most important discoveries of the past ten years.

we ve had our eyes and ears on tee mango for a while now. his debut album imperfections is a future classic in our book and the tribute series has been part of our dj-sets for a while now. in short we had to get him to do an ep for local talk. dadhaus ep is forward-thinking music with an edge (undoubtedly sharpened through countless studio hours). tee channels the deep house flavours of detroit and chicago across four tracks of exquisitely executed percussion and sample-not-sample work. its another winner from the man like tee mango.

this double lp set is ensconced in a thick tip-on gatefold jacket splashed with a colorful spread of vivid archival imagery accumulated over a decade of research into the columbus, ohio culture. the liner notes serve as an in-depth history of columbus soul music, linking the capsoul label with the prix label and norman whiteside s wee project (recently sampled by kanye west).

das debütalbum des schwedischen dream-pop duos wy vereint markante gitarrenmelodien mit den kraftvollen vocals von sängerin ebba. die 10 emotionalen songs schwelgen zwischen sanfter melancholie und hoffnung. limitierte lp-auflage auf milchig-transparentem vinyl.

after making waves a few years back via his potatohead people project (with astrological) and co-producing illa j s critically acclaimed self titled lp, vancouver based playboy & producer nick wisdom steps out from behind the boards to deliver his first solo release for bastard jazz. the -intimate strangers- ep mines deep into nick s proclivities for disco, hip-hop, and house flavours. -good times- kicks things off with a snapping four on the floor, deep rhodes chords and a rollicking bassline and vocals courtesy of mr. wisdom himself. -feelin alright- heads into outerspace disco territory with cosmic synths, walking bass, and sultry vocals courtesy of reva devito (hw&w, kaytranada). on the flipside -don t tell- brings in some 80s boogie vibes with downlow vocals from san francisco s k-maxx, while -rock the cash bar- is an instrumental party rocking hip-hop jam sounding like a modern day showbiz & ag.

superb album by east los angeles band the village callers, recorded live in 1968 and released on eddie daviss rampart records. seasoned and popular band at all the top venues, the village callers brought many different sounds into the mix: jazz, soul, r&b and lots of latin percussion. their only lp consisted mainly of groove-filled covers such as i heard it through the grapevine, i dont need no doctor, joao donatos the frog and a medley of aretha franklin hits. hector, one of the standout cuts on the lp and its only original song, has been sampled by beastie boys, cypress hill or de la soul among other hip-hop artists.

we are pleased to announce the release of volume 4 of the highly acclaimed motown 7s series. this box set includes a selection of singles which have never before been released on 7” vinyl, including brenda holloway’s ‘can t hold the feelin back’ which sees its first ever issue as a physical release.
limited & numbered box with 7 x 7 inch vinyl plus download code.

die musik zur tv-serie *deutschland 83* als limitiertes und nummeriertes 4-fach vinyl im klappcover, downloadcode inklusive.

2017 repress - timmon records in helsinki, finland - the home of myron & es band & collaborators the soul investigators - have released their own custom versions of the myron & e recordings, cut right at home in the timmion cutting laboratory. the two lps - cold game and going in circles - are strictly limited edition vinyl releases, packaged with old school thick cardboard sleeve and tip-on cover. going in circles lp contains the full, original versions three tracks from myron & es broadway (the u.s. release on stones throw) and four others which arent on the u.s. release.

30 no 1 hits , + bonus track * a little less conversation*

coloured vinyl !

legacy recordings veröffentlicht unter dem titel a boy from tupelo: the sun masters ein 12- vinyl album, mit dem sich der weg elvis presleys zum king of rock and roll nachvollziehen lässt. es versammelt alle a- und b-seiten, die elvis für sun records einspielte sowie weitere im sun studio mitgeschnittene songs, die auf seinem bahnbrechenden debüt aus dem jahr 1965 zu hören sind. die songs wurden von sam phillips produziert und stammen aus der zeit zwischen juli 1954 und juli 1955. begleitet wird elvis natürlich von seinen unvergessenen mitstreitern, dem gitarristen scotty moore und dem bassisten bill black.

nice price deal !!! hits und fast vergessenes aus den frühen 70ern vom gründungsvater des dancehall.

munich s counterweight is back with some serious stuff from the hands of gonzo mdf. the second vinyl release of the label cuts it straight to the point: this is techno for the dancefloor without compromise. the madness starts with -don t trust those who talk so much- with its acid touch and rough atmosphere. in a2 endlec translated the track into his own language: beast-techno. in -destroy- gonzo mdf finds the perfect balance between melancholy and aggressive percussion and -we didn t give up- is the perfect way to round up the release. so... we let them talk and we keep on working .

tendts are two brothers that make -music that you can da nce to, or not-. it seems an odd phrase, but aptly explains the duality of the greek duo. the compositions of christos and fotis papadakis are both emotive and movement inducing, even though they are written and structured with disparate elements that refuse to fall into obvious patterns. they consist of palpitating beats, imaginative textures, seductive melodies and sporadic bursts of treated vocals. it s everywhere is a concept ep soundtracking tendts intergalatic encounter with the pleiadians (dimension traversing nordic aliens to the unenlightened ) at the far edge of the universe. upon their journey home they brought with them not only costumes, masks and relics of extraterrestrial civilizations, they brought with them the spirits of two great celestial beings, momongo and floflolo. fotis and christos were the reincarnation of these two and the main purpose of their return was to enlighten the people of earth about the beginning of the era of the cosmic swimmer.

n.o.i.a. records is proud to announce the arrival of an eight track album from italian pair tengrams entitled outerspace blues. tengrams are brothers alessandro and davide piatto, who collectively have a deep and long understanding of dance music. davide runs the n.o.i.a. label and was one of italy s first touring electronic live acts, performing and recording with drum machines and synthesizers as early as 1978 as part of seminal italo outfit klein + m.b.o. since then they have released under an array of aliases, have clocked up numerous club hits and this new project brings them right back to their electronic roots.

special remarks: 100% official reissue of a rare and much sought after chez damier classic 12inch ... 2017 repress with a fresh design

“god loves detroit” is terrence parker’s new album due for release june 30th on planet e communications (detroit). this new album features tp collaborations with coco street, and additional projects with merachka (who co-produced, co-wrote, and sings on the first single entitled “don’t waste another minute” which also features a remix by london’s as i am) released in february 2016.

following celebrated compilations from motor city drum ensemble and young marco – and with the second edition of its limited-capacity festival in croatia right around the corner – dekmantels selectors series now continues with an edition curated by marcel dettmann

dimitri from paris and his brother in crime dj rocca come back to gomma with a new 3 track ep. dimitri is a legend! from his playboy mansion compilations to his own tracks, his always inspiring dj sets and most of all: his never disappointing edits (prince: i wanna be your lover!). let s put it like this: probably there is not one dj with taste on this planet that hasn t got his personal dimitri from paris favorite track in his bag. dimitri has been doing consistently good music over the last 20 years. since he first appeared with his very parisian album sacrebleu in 1996. he quickly became a worldwide respected european first league eclectic disco djs - along with dj harvey and ashley beedle. he officially remixed hundreds of artists. from björk and new order to michael jackson. he also produced los amigos invisibles -super pop venezuela- album which grabbed a nomination for a grammy award. some years ago he teamed up with italian producer, dj and man of many talents dj rocca. rocca might be known to many for his work as ajello and crimea x. he also produced music for cosmic dj hero baldelli. dimitri and rocca have a magic touch. together they have been doing 3 eps for gomma. this is the fourth ep. new school booty electronic disco. glamorous as ever. nasty as always.

clear double 12 inch vinyl with download code included. / warehouse find

limited pressing on coloured vinyl

> love you gotta lose again < is a special edition 10 inch all white vinyl and double standards fourth release in an outstanding run of body loosening musical creations on gadi mizrahis pioneering imprint. 2017 repress

zweiter lp-sampler, gewidmet dem legendären northern soul-club the golden torch in stoke-on-trent, angelehnt an dessen playlisten in der hochphase zwischen 1969-1973. mit 14 exzellenten highlights von maxine brown über first choice bis zum luther ingram orchestra. keep on burnin!

the ultimate edition of the roots reggae masterpiece release 1977-2017! the album classic was originally issued in 1977 in jamaica only and 20 years later in 1997 released by the blood & fire label as the outstanding but now deleted heart of the congos. vp records sub-label 17 north parade has released now the definitive 2017 re-mastered 3lp deluxe edition put together with both respect and gratitude to that illustrious antecedent (also available as 3cd-set incl. the ultrarare original lp mix). this new 3lp-vinyl-set is based on the more well-known mix and master from the blood & fire re-release, plus dubs, disco mixes, seven and twelve inch versions and has with -don’t blame it on i- an overlooked previously unreleased track unearthed. the 3lp-vinyl was state-of the-art re-mastered again by kevin metcalfe and comes in a 6mm spine jacket sleeve with full colour printed illustrated inner sleeves and the liner notes by noel hawks. stickered with the quote: the best roots reggae album ever...(lloyd bradley)

best reaggae sounds by superstar bunny lee

who s got the funk? everyone s got the funk! (prov.): saying formulated in the years 2017, summarizing in very few words the philosophy of the fat badgers. from france, the fat badgers release the gers, their 3rd and ultimate ep of the disco-funk trilogy the fat, the bad & the gers. from pool parties to jacuzzies, from festivals to barbecues, « les fat » bring their intergalactic p-funk on the planet with a hammering groove and some refreshing self-mockery. produced by the prolific leopard davinci (who played international festivals like transmusicales de rennes), the gers is made of 4 original tracks, sometimes tormented « you love me and you leave me », saucy « bad mothers », political « jak chirak » and festive « who s got the funk »

the 25th anniversary edition of 2pacalypse now will be packaged as a double lp gatefold and pressed on 180-gram vinyl.