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Recommended releases of the week – 12th September 2014

New releases Its a real bumper week for releases this week. Carmen Lundy as made another fantastic album 'Soul to Soul' which is set to be the Jazz Vocal album of the year. Thomas Motter follows up his Moon Base project with another good album ft LeNora Jaye amongst other vocalists. The Bobby Patterson due a couple of weeks ago is now in stock. Due to demand we have got a few more copies of  Samuel Jon Samuelson excellent Hildar Cd and LP in stock , if you missed it before grab it while you can. Reissues Strong reissues this week...
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Recommended releases of the week – 5th September 2014

New arrivals There are some quality Vinyl Reissues this week of classic albums including Donny Hathaway masterpiece Extensions of a man, Aretha Franklin , Syl Johnson and Fela Kuti. Best Sellers There have been some great new Cd's recently - best sellers include the Kem, Angela Johnson, ZanYe, SuCh and Shaun Escoffrey. Pre-orders Pre-order for next week some good new releases from Bobby Patterson, Thomas Motter, Carmen Lundy, the third in the series of great Carlos Garnett reissues on our own label and the Northern Soul Film Cd and 7" box set. Vinyl arrivals For Vinyl collectors check out these lists...
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Recommended new releases – 29th August 2014

New releases Its a big week for releases with some great new albums and reissues. Kem 'Promise to love' (due in tomorrow) is another good album from the under-rated Soul singer, Shaun Escoffrey makes a welcome return and there are good new independent albums from Zanye and SuCh. Jazz Funk stalwarts Shakatak complete the new albums , but also check the Glen Goldsmith new 45 remixed by Soul Talk. Reissues and comps There are a lot of CD reissues this week mainly 80's Soul and a great Jazz set that Roy Haynes recorded for Mainstream in the early 70's. Also...
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Recommended releases of the week – 22nd August 2014

New Releases It's a quiet week for new releases but there are some interesting new titles including a Gospel/Soul set from Wess Morgan, welcome return from Veteran Soulman Bobby Patterson and great funky smooth Jazz album from Cindy Bradley. There are superb reissues on CD from Leon Ware, 9th Creation, Wilson Pickett and High Inergy. Pre-order We are now taking pre-orders for Kem and Shaun Escoffrey due next week, and Soul Togetherness 2014, Carmen Lundy superb new set and the third Carlos Garnett CD on our own label all due in September. You can pr-order all of these at this link....
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Recommended new releases of the week – 15th August 2014

New Releases There are some good new releases this week. Angela Johnson leads the field with a great new album 'Naturally Me' which is probably her best to date. Mr Consistent Eric Roberson and in similar vein Eliah provide the other new Soul albums and there are good Smooth Jazz albums from Euge Groove and Gerald Albright. Reissues Strong reissue CDs from The Originals, Platinum Hook. Dee Dee Warwick and Cheryl Lynn are complemented by Box sets from Chairmen of The Board and Herbie Hancock. New vinyl Check out the Laura Mvula limited edition numbered Vinyl LP and Elliot MaCauley...
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Recommended New releases 11th August 2014

Two weeks new arrivals on one mailer today. There are two Super New Smooth Jazz CD’s from Ragan Whiteside and Paul Brown, a new album from Bebel Gilberto plus the Brian Culbertson album is now available on Vinyl. Loads of good reissue CD’s this week  including an Esther Phillips 2 on 1 CD, Lenny Williams, Masqueraders and a  nice compilation of tracks from the Stang/All Platinum labels ‘A hot day in Harlem’ . On Vinyl there is another batch of Blue Note 75th Anniversary 180gm Analog Vinyl LP’s.  The Soulutions 45 Listen has arrived and is selling fast, so don’t sleep or you...
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New Arrivals week ending 8th August 2014

It's a quiet week for releases this week but a good Esther Phillips 2 on 1 CD, a new album from Bebel Gilberto and a  nice compilation of tracks from the Stang/All Platinum labels 'A hot day in Harlem' are amongst the highlights. There are also some nice reissue 45's including Khemistry 'Can you feel my love' and Skip Mahoney 'Janice'. have a great weekend Laurence
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New Arrivals week ending 1st August 2014

Two Super New Smooth Jazz CD's this week from Ragan Whiteside and Paul Brown, plus the Brian Culbertson album is now available on Vinyl. Loads of good reissue CD's this week and another batch of Blue Note 75th Anniversary 180gm Analog Vinyl LP's.  The Soulutions 45 Listen has arrived and is selling fast, so don't sleep or you will miss it. No emailer or soundclips this week as Jason is moving house. have a great weekend Laurence
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Recommended releases of the week – 25th July 2014

New releases There are some good releases this week, Daptone strike gold again with a new retro Soul/Gospel set from Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens. Giles Peterson band Sonzeira superb 'Brasil Bam Bam..' is now available in a 4LP Vinyl Set, and there's good smooth Jazz from Richard Elliott and Jeff Lorber/Chuck Loeb, and a nice Latin Jazz set from master percussionist Robin Jones. The comps from John Morales 'Club Motown' and Kev Beadle 'Private Collection vol 2' will keep your feet moving, and there are also a few good reissues. There have been some great comps recently make...
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Recommended releases of the week – 18th July 2014

New Releases There are a couple of interesting compilations from the Light in the Attic label, Weedles Groove 11 with Soul and Funk from Seattle , whilst Country Funk 2 is what is says on the sleeve Funky Country music. There are 3 good new 45's , two from the Daptone label including one from the incredible powerhouse Charles Bradley, and a great new track from West Coast All-Stars. Japanese CDs Our shipment from Japan has arrived and there are loads of great reissues to choose from. Step out in style! Summer is with us, tell the world your musical...