New Releases There are some really good albums this week. The James Hunter Six have recorded an album for the Daptone label 'Hold On' and it is one of the most authentic retro mid 60's Soul albums that we have heard, great songs and incredible production, check it out. Lara Price has made a really good Southern Soul/Blues album, Anderson Paak's album includes a great dancer and Ropeadope have three really interesting albums from Killiam Shakespear, Arthur Vint and Anna Farrow due today. Go Go Penquin make their Blue Not debut and Jeff Lorber/Chuck Loeb etc return with a second...
New releases Master Organ player Dr Lonnie Smith returns to the Blue Note label after 45 years to make one of the best ever albums of his long career in 'Evolution' . Regina Belle also makes a welcome return with 'Day life Began' and newcomer Cyrille Aimee has made a very nice Jazz vocal album, which has shades of an early Norah Jones album. We are also back in stock of the brilliant Lyle Divinski 'Uneven floors' CD . Some deliveries due this week have been held up until next week due to the extreme weather in america. Reissues There...
New releases Producer Goldswagger has made on of the best up tempo soul albums in a while. It features some good vocalists including Maya Azucena, Honey La Rochelle, and Lisala Beatty. The recent Foreign Exchange album 'In the land of milk and honey is now available on a limited edition Double Coloured Vinyl. The recent Christian McBride Live at the Village Vanguard is also released on a Double LP. Family Groove present another un issued Aurra set 'Body Rock' on CD and Very Limited Coloured Swirl Vinyl. Comps and reissues Al Kent's 'Disco Love Vol 4' compilation is probably the...
Peo have made a really nice new soul album appropriately titled 'Swede Soul Music' and Karl Hector has a good Afro-Funk album. Anglo Saxon brown great Philly Soul album from 1975 'Songs for evolution' is finally released on CD, and there is a good value 3 albums on 2 CD from Jimmy Castor Bunch. Betty Boo 'My Man Flint' is an unissued 60's Northern Soul floor filler backed with the instrumental. There are two great classic Blue Note 180gm reissue LP's from Joe Henderson and Lee Morgan. There are some great new releases coming in over the next three weeks....
Happy new year to all of our customers. Luxury Soul 2016 has arrived and is a great 3CD compilation featuring 35 great new tracks many appearing on CD for the first time. Maze two Warner brothers albums are on a great 2 on 1 cd. The missing Funky Planet title Ron Everett - Glitter of the City is here but likely to sell fast, we still have a few copies of some of the batch that arrived on 23rd Dec. Pre-order the brilliant and much talked about PEO album Sundae soul music arriving shortly, and also check out our albums of...
I'd like to thank you all of our customers for your continued support throughout 2015, and wish you all a very happy New Year for 2016. 2015 was a great year for our music, with many great New Soul and Jazz releases. Tahirah Memory, Diane Shaw, Kamasi Washington, Matthew Halsall and Joyce Elaine Yuille were amongst those who gave us albums that we will be playing for years to come. There were also some amazing reissues and great 45's, many on Vinyl for the first time. You can see our pick of the best albums and singles of the year...
New releases just in Just two days until Christmas and we have a huge amount of new titles just arrived. DeRobert has a new mini album,'Got the goods' - what a great voice he has. Nigel Hall's album is available on a very limited Vinyl release, Cd to follow in 2016. We are taking pre-orders for two hot albums coming in January 'Luxury soul 2016' and Peo 'Swede Soul music'. Funky Planet vinyl reissues finally land! The long awaited Funky Planet releases have arrived on Vinyl but not all the titles. We have limited stock on the 7 titles shown,...
New Releases Lyle Divinski has made a brilliantly produced lovely Blue-Eyed Soul album which is easily our album of the week. Sharon Jones has made a fantastic essential Funky Soul Christmas Party album. We haven't heard much from UK Soul/R&B artist Everis for 20 years and he follows the path of Don-E in creating new songs from Rare Groove classics. We have a few copies of the new Babyface album which is hard to find in the UK due to an export ban. Reissues and comps There a couple of good Jazz retrospectives from Jack Costanzo and Oscar Pettiford, plus...
New releases Bobby Caldwell makes a welcome return as Uncle Cool, R Kelly's new album was due in January but has arrived early. Mimika won best newcomer award at the Love Supreme concert and make their interesting and at times challenging debut album which has Sun Ra and Art Ensemble of Chicago influences. Reissues There are some great reissue CDs this week from three of the greatest male harmony groups of all time The Dramatics, The Dells and The Spinners. King Curtis has a 3CD singles anthology including 27 tracks previously unavailable on CD, and there is a 4CD career...
New Releases Soul Junction records have turned up trumps again with a superb unissued album from Elbowed Out featuring recordings made in the late 70's to late 80's. Undisputed Truth's two Whitfield albums make a welcome return on a 2 on 1 CD. OddJob give us some Scandinavian Jazz, and Gregory Porter's Liquid Spirit has a another repackage with extra tracks. Back In stock Vic Lavender's excellent 'Architect' CD our Soulful and Jazzy house album of the year is now back in stock as is Diane Shaw's excellent 'Love Life and Strings CD. New 45s arrivals There are a couple...
