As you will have noticed this feature is coming to you a day early, this is because this Saturday is Record Store Day 2025! There will be plenty of information on that tomorrow including staff picks, opening times etc. If you haven't looked at the full list make sure you check it out before coming. We are looking forward to seeing as many of you here as possible on the day to celebrate so do drop in to say hi. FULL RSD 2025 LIST In terms of new releases this week we have a great debut album from The Altons...
Check out this selection of 50 recently issued/reissued Soul, Funk and Jazz-Funk 45s that we currently have available in store and online. There are many great tracks here for your collection from the 000's that we have available. You can see our own Soul Brother label 45s here, and Outta Sight label here or browse all 45s here. There are also some good 45s coming out on record store day this Sat 12th April which you can view here. You can order online, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collect from our shop in Putney open Mon-Sat 11-6. Happy...
Take a look at the list of Hip Hop, World, Reggae, Dance albums that we are stocking for this year’s Record Store Day. All items available online from Monday 14th at 8pm.
Take a look at the list of Soul and Funk albums that we are stocking for this year’s Record Store Day. All items available online from Monday 14th at 8pm.
Take a look at the list of Jazz & Blues albums that we are stocking for this year’s Record Store Day. All items available online from Monday 14th at 8pm.
Take a look at the list of Rock, Pop and Soundtrack albums that we are stocking for this year’s Record Store Day. All items available online from Monday 14th at 8pm.
The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble is a 9 piece Soul Jazz band from San Diego California. 'Gemini' is their fifth studio album for the Colemine label and comprises of eleven self written tracks, or between 3 and 5 minutes each. Their sound is like a modern day The Crusaders meets The Meters with a touch of Mulatu Atstatke, along with other influences. All the tracks blend together to make a strong album with great horns, rhythm and percussion. Highlights are 'Gemini' which has a very strong Crusaders influence, the funkier ' Making Moves' the flute led 'Freddie' and more laid back...
Check out this great batch of rare Original Soul and Funk 12"s from the great collection now offered at special lower prices for a limited period. There are some very rare records here and many bargains at these prices. All records are in great condition as individually graded. All records are one off's so please order early to avoid disappointment. Records can be ordered online, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our shop in Putney Open Mon-Sat 11-6. Happy Diggin, Laurence
Japanese bassist Teruo Nakamura recorded this superb heavy fusion Jazz album, his debut in New York in the summer of 1973. He is joined by some of thecream of upcoming musicians including Alphonse Mouzon and Lenny White on drums, Hubert Eaves and George Cables on keyboards, Steve Grossman on sax and Charles Sullivan on trumpet. Stylistically ‘Unicorn’ could easily have been recorded for the NY Strata East label but was actually commissioned by the acclaimed Japanese label Three Blind Mice. The album is best known for the Groovy jazz dancer ‘Umma Be Me’ which like the ethereal ‘Understanding’ features Sandi Hewitt...
There are some great new releases, reissues and restocks this week. Windy Karigianes has made one of the best retro early 80's grooves that we have heard in a while sound like something Teena Marie may have recorded and the Georgie B remix has it to a tee, available as a regular dinked or limited edition full centre DJ Copy 45. There are new albums on vinyl and CD from Butcher Brown, Joe Armon Jones,The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble and Kaidi Tatham. There are high quality analogue remasters of some classic albums from Donny Hathaway on Speakers Corner and Lonnie Liston Smith...
