We have something of a rarity these days, a new Soul CD this week from Raheem DeVaughn with Apollo Brown 'Lovesick'. The Mighty Mocambo's 2066 gets a limited Gold vinyl issue and our old friend Jasper The Vinyl Junkie presents a CD/3LP+7" compilation of Vinyl Junkie Thangs ! There are the latest two in the Blue note Tone Poet album series from Art Blakey and Curtis Amy, both great albums. Quincy Jones classic 'The Dude' gets a 40th Anniversary remastered vinyl issue and Herbie Hancock's all time classic Jazz-Funk album 'Manchild' gets a welcome analogue 180gm issue. Rare albums from Frank Derrick Total Experience and Ron...
Record Store Day Hip-Hop, Reggae, Soundtrack and World titles for the June 12th drop are finally here. Titles are all limited and available in-store only from 0800 AM – 1800 PM, after which the remaining titles will become available online.
Record Store Day Jazz and Blues titles for the June 12th drop are finally here. Titles are all limited and available in-store only from 0800 AM – 1800 PM, after which the remaining titles will become available online.
Record Store Day Rock titles for the June 12th drop are finally here. Titles are all limited and available in-store only from 0800 AM – 1800 PM, after which the remaining titles will become available online.
Record Store Day Soul and Funk titles for the June 12th drop are finally here. Titles are all limited and available in-store only from 0800 AM - 1800 PM, after which the remaining titles will become available online.
Joao Donato is the latest artist to feature in the excellent Jazz Is Dead series from Adrian Younge and Ali Shaeed Muhammad. Rebecca Vasmant is another new British Jazz artist with love from Glasgow, and Peckham's finest Ruby Rushton release a 4 track 12" EP Gideon's Way. Gilles Peterson showcase MV4 gets welcome repress on White Vinyl, and Soul Jazz have a great compilation of Cuban music. There is a new 45 on the Kent City label from The Opals and we are back in stock of some long out of stock Cherry Red CDs. Next Saturday 12" June is Record...
There are loads of great releases this week , something for everybody. Logan Richardson has made a really nice Jazz/|Soul album 'Afrofuturism, Gizelle Smith returns with another raw funky soul album and there are new albums from Immanuel Wilkins, Mark Letteri,Gianni Brezzo and finally availablev on vinyl Aaron Frazer. Great reissues from Curtis Mayfield (ltd blue vinyl), rare funk/soul from Carl Smith, three great titles on Black Jazz from Doug Carn ft Jean Carn and Gene Russell, rare Jazz/Soul from Greenflow and classic vocal jazz from Abbey Lincoln amongst others. Kent have two CD comps, Disco Giants 16 and we are back in stock...
Get on board the Soul Train is the first volume of the limited edition 50th Anniversary box sets from the Philadelphia International label featuring eight early albums from the label on remastered Cds plus a bonus 12" single and book about the label. Adrian Younge 'American Negro' album is now out on double vinyl and new London Jazz is represented by Kiwi drummer Myele Manzana ft Ashley Henry, Mark Declive Lowe and more. Pharoah Sanders' magnificent 'Rejoice' double LP is reissued in Pure Pleasure's analogue Theresa label series. P.P also have three albums from the Nimbus label this week with Nate Morgan...
New Releases | Friday, 30th April 2021 Sons of Kemet return with 'Black to the Future' their take on new London Jazz, on the Impulse label which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. As part of the celebrations Impulse have a 2cd and 4lp box set compilation , plus two of their classic 1961 albums from Gil Evans and Ray Charles released on the Acoustic Sounds 180gm Analogue label. There are new albums from Jorja Smith and Marion Meadows on CD, plus two different albums from Nat Birchall one on CD, the other on LP plus a new exclusive limited edition 12" from...
Legendary Afro-beat Drummer Tony Allen has a posthumous album, 'There Is No End' available on CD, LP and very limited edition alternative collectors art sleeve LP. Go Go Penquin have a remix album on limited Coloured vinyl. The latest two Blue Note Tone Poet albums are here from Dexter Gordon and Andrew Hill 'Passing Ships'. We also have back in stock three classic Blue Note albums from their 180gm Analogue series. Chester Thompson is the latest Black Jazz label reissue and there are good reissues from Manu Dibango, rare Soul/Funk from Syndicate and The Cult, an unissued live Gary Bartz...
