ltd rsd release with kon remix skills

continuing our tradition of unearthing hidden treasure, we are excited to present another rare classic, pressed to heavyweight vinyl. moods was the self titled debut (and only) album from a local st. louis vocal group headed up by band leader, musician and producer melvin turnage.
pressing on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl.

two tracks one from each rim & kasa recent albums out in latter part of 2015 on bbe get the official edit treatment from mukatsuku that have never been out before as official singles.

hot on the heels of his brilliant superfoods trilogy of albums on bbe, australian production powerhouse inkswel returns with a brand new solo effort entitled unity 4 utopia . stellar collaborators steve spacek, recloose, crazy p, lay-far, kid sublime, mark de clive-lowe & colonel red all make an appearance help to make inkswel s quest for musical utopia a reality, and the album certainly does not disappoint. as the man himself puts it: -we need to work together if we want happiness and furthermore if we want positive change- this is mirrored in music, collaboration being key-. echoes of early hip hop, 80 s boogie, disco and house can all clearly be heard, all woven together by inkwel s uniquely soulful, futuristic yet vintage production style. drawn together by an abundantly positive feeling, vocal performances and beats are all faultlessly smooth and highly polished, but somehow the album retains a real sense of fun. already touring tirelessly, unity 4 utopia could well be the project which elevates mr inkswel from an underground phenomenon into a household name.

james -j dilla / jay dee- yancey leaves behind an impression on hip hop that will last the test of time. a bridge between hip hop’s underground and mainstream, dilla’s contributions ranged from single handedly defining detroit hip hop as a founding member of slum village to providing his production talents to common, d’angelo, busta rhymes, erykah badu, a tribe called quest, the pharcyde, the roots, janet jackson and macy gray.

bbe is proud to present jigmastas grassroots (the prologue deluxe edition), lovingly re- mastered in full, expanded form, along with added bonus material & rare b sides. the deluxe double vinyl edition is housed in a gatefold sleeve.

kurator rarer grooves: folge zwei von zafs boogie- und disco-compilation auf 3-fach vinyl.

wiederveröffentlichung: afro-disco vom legendären ghanaer rim kwaku obeng.

super rare afro from the man who played with fela kuti, myiles davis & bob marley. imagine esg colliding with the clash & fela. includes the afro dancefloor smash *unity in africa*.

prägnante stimmakrobatik mit retro-charme, gewürzt durch schwergewichtige gastauftritte.

seelenverwandtschaft: gemeinsames album des produzenten und der ghanaischen sängerin. das doppel-vinyl erscheint im klappcover, cd-version des albums inklusive.

the hempolics bringen das echte rootsgefühl zurück in die elektronische musik - und lassen daraus was völlig neues entstehen. der track *warrior sound*, der hier im original und der dubversion (gemixt von grippa) vorliegt, ist die zweite auskopplung vom hempolics-album *kiss, cuddle & torture: volume 1*. die stimme stammt von dan bowskill (dub pistols), geschrieben und produziert hat das ganze hempolics-mastermind grippa laybourne. *die hempolics sind die beste band großbritanniens*, meinte faithless-sänger maxi jazz, *aber leider weiß das niemand.* die 7-inch-single ist limitiert auf 500 stück. für fans von reggae, massive attack, gorillaz.

sounding quite like nothing you have heard before, the excelsiors come correct with their debut album, control this. the latest project from shane ‘sureshot’ hunt, known for his sharpshooters group, and for his highly-regarded soundbwoy reggae breaks series wherein he has liberally dropped science, sharing his in-depth knowledge of ska, rock-steady, reggae and dancehall for the instruction of the hip-hop massive, the excelsiors is the logical extension of shanes passion for classic jamaican music (and more) of the 60s through 80s.

few if any producers have managed to make the transition between hip-hop and house as successfully as vincent williams, a.k.a. dj spinna. but until now his hip-hop career has been better documented. here, for the first time, is a collection of the cream of spinnas house remixes, a collection likely to win a place in the homes of anyone who loves their house music with a deep and soulful twist.

few if any producers have managed to make the transition between hip-hop and house as successfully as vincent williams, a.k.a. dj spinna. but until now his hip-hop career has been better documented. here, for the first time, is a collection of the cream of spinna’s house remixes, a collection likely to win a place in the homes of anyone who loves their house music with a deep and soulful twist.

super abwechslungsreiche 10 inch. von afro (mawa) über flamingos (deep house) und ivory (tribal house) zu mantra (minimal techno) . alles drine .
masaaki yoshida aka anchorsong has been winning friends here in the uk and internationally throughout europe with his live shows, and yes we do mean live: yoshidas music is created with a sampler and a keyboard, from scratch at his gigs. sometimes these sounds are augmented by a string quartet.

though the iconic imagery of disco feels distinctly tied to the united states, the style had a wide-reaching influence that made it’s way to africa. while africa was already no stranger to the pulsing rhythms of funk, afro-beat, and highlife, the rise of disco added a slick sheen to the music, with musicians from all over the continent incorporating elements of the genre into their sounds. would there ever have been a studio 54 in ghana in late 70s, these would have been the recordings that would have packed the dance floor with their deep root in disco, soul & funk! an album recorded in the late 70s packed full of legendary musicians such as harry mosco and many more… to be re-discovered 35 years after it’s initial vinyl release as a private press. a “disco documentary full of funk” proves that it stands the test of time by sounding as fresh and original as any other sought-after disco / soul funk lp from the west coast of africa in the late 70s. bbe went on another crate-digging journey and found the original producer reindorf nana oppong and the original master tapes were dusted off, transferred to digital. in the process of this, even un-released material was discovered on the tapes, which makes this a rather special package. “nana love - disco documentary full of funk” is one special journey through afro disco & boogie in the late 70s, and we at bbe can guarantee that you won’t be disappointed!!!

five years on bbe is proud to present third installment in their trademark strange breaks & mr thing series. the double vinyl comes in gatefold sleeve, including a cd with the full mic by mr thing.

john morales remixes von zwei disco-klassikern endlich auf vinyl - in limitierter auflage!
john morales umkreiste unermüdlich den globus im jahr 2013 und promotete seinen m&m sound und die jüngste edition seiner wachsenden kollektion von vorher unreleasten remixes von klassischen disco tracks - volume iii beinhaltete noch nie veröffentlichte mixe von barry white, marvin gaye und third world. john hat hier zwei remixe klassicher salsoul juwelen fertiggestellt - inner lifes *aint no mountain* und auf der kehrseite salsoul orchestras *just the right size*. das sind zwei exklusive mixe auf transparentem vinyl, die auf 1000 stück limitiert sind, ein bebildertes cover haben und nicht digital erscheinen.

um den record store day 2014 zu feiern, präsentiert bbe zwei vorher unreleaste juwelen, geremixt von glasgows antwort auf walter gibbons, al kent. *when did you stop* von the js wurde sträflicherweise übersehen nach dem eigetnlichen release 1977 - mit ausnahme einiger dancefloors im norden englands. gleichzeitig war sandy barbers *i think i ll do some stepping on my own* ein großer hit, der allerdings keinen großartigen kommerziellen erfolg verbuchen konnte.

limited highly collectable 12inch vinyl only release! zaf co owned & managed one of londons most popular record stores reckless records, soho from 1988 till 2006. djs from all over the world playing all types of music have at one point traded records or bought records from zaf. he is known to be one of the most knowledgeable record dealers in the uk

kon presents on my way dubs a extremely limited (300 worldwide) 2x gatefold 7inch (splattered colored vinyl) of 4 album cuts dubbed out.

kev beagle ist einer der grössten uk-jazz dance djs und präsentiert tolle jazz-schätzchen, independent underground jazz, fusion und latin tracks der 70er und 80er aus seiner sammlung.

limited edition double vinyl set in gatefold sleeve, full length dj friendly mixes & re-edits, compiled by al kent.
im always pleasantly surprised by some of the feedback i get when i put out one of these albums. i mean, liking good music isnt exactly rocket science is it?

zafsmusic.com continues to bring you the rarest disco & boogie bangers with his new compilation titled >private wax vol 1.< 15 scintillating excursions into the deep disco & boogie world of privately pressed & produced gems. zaf zafsmusic is a disco weasel of the highest order!

visioneers – hipology produced by marc mac (4hero) marc mac is one of a rare breed of producers who moves smoothly between different genres flitting between pseudonyms while leaving a trail of quintessential releases.

2nd teaser 7 inch vinyl for the best of perception and today records compiled by dj spinna and bbe soundsystem to be released in spring 2012!

perception productions, a new york based label that ran from the late 60s through until 1974, was a strangely eclectic affair. its roster stretched from a radical afro-american poet through to the pop band king harvest whose hit ‘dancing in the moonlight’ became a massive hit for the uk band toploader a couple of decades later. the inbetween points covered jazz, funk, vocal harmony soul and proto-disco.

this selection is about the tracks that would inform henry street, the tracks found deep within the complex strings of its dna, the tracks championed by pettibone on kiss or by washington at the studio, or those dredged from crates across the city. half-heard anthems from italy tracked down through forensic research in the record shops of the five boroughs, rare dub versions of classics that you wont be finding on ebay anytime soon. this is real disco.
>these are the secret weapon tracks, but more personal to me and people from my world. i m pulling records from different places. this is how i play records. its not fake. i have never been a set dj and always played just about every genre of music, from the fastest uptempo disco anthem, to the most ghetto rap jam to zeppelin. music is music. a good dj can play it all. a great dj can play it all technically correct!<

jean wells story is not an extraordinary one in the world of soul, although her voice certainly was. her biggest hit >have a little mercy< from 1967 was a glorious slice of deep soul, a plea to a lover, whom she is addicted to, but who doesn t seem to notice. her gospel-trained voice perfectly encapsulating those feelings, whilst a stark arrangement dominated by an ethereal organ and dramatic horn stabs heightens the unbearable effect this man is having on jeans life. yet at the time this record only reached number 25 in the r&b charts, just another bit of genius amongst many, thrown out by the black american music industry at one of its most creative and profligate periods.
jean left us with a fantastic recorded legacy, of which her recordings for clyde otis, which are gathered here, are the choicest cuts.

visioneers join bbe in celebrating their 15th year with this special edition 45. at a time when most labels were pressing extended play 12 vinyl, marc mac (4hero) took a chance on releasing limited edition 7 inch 45s under the guise of visioneers. right from the start these 45s became a big deal among the funk, eclectic & hip hop djs including jazzy jeff, kenny dope, dj spinna, giles peterson, nick weston, benji b and j rocc. >the world is yours<, a remake of the classic pete rock beat for nas was originally released in 2002 and >its simple< was a visioneers version of one of marcs own beats from the album >how about a game of chess?<. this limited edition pressing coincides with bbes 15th anniversary and the run up to a brand new visioneers album in spring 2012. two classics on a classic label, limited pressing with the bbe anniversary design. dont miss out!

limited edition double vinyl in gatefold cover. part 1 of this special collection of rare 1970s dance music, compiled and re-edited by al kent.

part 2 of this special collection of rare 1970s dance music, compiled and re-edited by al kent.

phat grooving instrumentals by jay dee aka j dila!

chicago a place celebrated the world over for the talent of its musicians spanning across countless genres of music. you name it---soul, funk, rock, jazz, blues, etc. in modern times, chicago’s dance floors have had a worldwide reputation for house music.

a journey into electronic, soulful, afro & latino rhythms
there are few labels who will get the opportunity to work extensively with the most dynamic remixers, djs and producers of this decade. bbe seems to keep coming up trumps. grammy award winner louie vega has been on top of the dj game for over 2 decades.

there are few labels who will get the opportunity to work extensively with the most dynamic remixers, dj s and producers of this decade. bbe seems to keep coming up trumps. grammy award winner louie vega has been on top of the dj game for over 2 decades. he gained further notoriety as part of the collective known as ‘masters at work’ with kenny gonzalez form a formidable partnership reminiscent of the greatest producers of yesteryear. quincy did it with chaka khan, james ingram, al jarreau and the brothers johnson, while gamble and huff did it with archie bell and the drells, harold melvin and the bluenotes, teddy pendergrass and mfsb.

j dillas final album, the shining severs as a testament to the fact that legends never die. featuring busta rhymes, common, pharoahe monch, madlib, black though, dwele, medaphor aka med and guilty simpson.

over the course of nine albums in the 2000s for their producer-led beat generation series, bbe adopted an unusual stance. >do what you want<, their artists were told for probably the first time in their careers. the labels enormously liberal approach was the antithesis of stiff major record label a&r practices, their forward thinking rewarded handsomely by a truly diverse set of albums from some of the worlds most capable hip-hop architects.

proper disco on 2x 12 inch vinyl

back at the tail end of the last millennium bbe released a comprehensive overview of house music in the latter stages of the 20th century. >henry street music: the story so far - 1993 to 1999< was a slice of superior contemporary club classics featuring all of the key players, architects and music makers of the day. todd terry, armand van helden, kenny dope, dj sneak, 95 north, robbie rivera, davidson ospina, ralphi rosario, mike delgado, king britt, and a handful of others under various alter egos and nom de plumes. it was a given that they were all great records, what was all the more impressive was that they all originated from the same recording home, henry street music. a label conceived and devised by johnny demairo, an italian-american from jersey who talked the talk, could easily have been an extra in the sopranos, and was known affectionately as the shark. to others he was just plain johnny d, and one half of the production duo johnick with studio partner nicky p palermo jr. tracks such as d2- d2 by dj duke are collectors classics and will be re-released and re-mastered on vinyl for the first time in over 10 years

taken from the kon & amir >off track 3< compilation. single-sided 10 inch release with etching on the flip.

rare, gesuchte und nie zuvor gekoppelte tracks auf 2x12 inch vinyl, zusammengestellt von kon und amir! von disco, funk zu electric boogie!

the distinct trademark of a bara broest beat is the soft but deep kick, the rolling house-groove just around 124 bpm combined with very heavy dub-bass-lines.

g.i.disco - an 80s history of cold war s hottest music in west-germany berlin local dj heroes kalle kuts and daniel w. best a.k.a. g.i.disco have compiled an excellent 80s soul, funk, r & b and disco selection. it combines representative music of that time with informative liner notes about the german historical background (which also is an important part of 20th century s world history), international artist quotes and worldwide renowned art by berlin based photographer frank thiel to an unique history lesson and listening experience. soul, funk and r&b from the us became a worldwide dance and clubbing movement during the 70s when it turned disco. in the late 70s and 80s more and more new electronic instruments like synthesizers and drum machines were added to the horn riffs and piano licks, bringing the funk back on the dance floor while still leaving it s soul untouched. although a global success story, it played an interesting role especially in the german experience. lp comes in gatefold sleeve.

arran was doing a photography course when she joined the band, and at her first rehearsal she brought along a notebook. written on it was dark room notes. we had gone through numerous terrible names, and felt this was one we could settle on. we were lucky she wasnt doing a knitting course.

to celebrate georgs longplayer release >everything must change< bbe brings you a fresh dancefloor remix of falling masonry courtesy of martin stimming. minimal bliss! due to the immense success of georgs >the better life< remixes on several digital platforms, we decided to press another limited run of dancefloor tunes.

producer and dj, richy pitch moved from uk to ghana, west africa and took on the challenge to record an lp which drew on his many musical experiences during his stay. his goal was to record with local stars and talent and fuse the classic sound of ghanaian music with his own production skills that he had already developed in london. two years later and back to london, richy knocked on bbe records door to deliver ye fre mi richy pitch. (they call me richy pitch in twi) his creation gives the listener an excellent taste of the many different styles of ghanaian and west african music from highlife, hiplife to afrobeat to traditional percussion music, all combined with a fresh production twist. it features the cream of ghanaian music talent including mobo and mtv africa winner samini, reggie rockstone, known as the godfather of hiplife and talented mcs such as wanlov the kubolor, m3nsa and m.anifest, plus many other inspiring ghanaian artists.