There are some very good releases this week. The mighty Gregory Porter returns with a new album ‘All rise’ available on CD, deluxe cd with 4 bonus tracks and book and Double LP. Brit Funk association second album ‘Lifted’ highlights the talent that we have in this country.
Tony Braxton has her first album in a while , and the evergreen Bettye Lavette has a new album.
Billy Childs has a strong new jazz album.Soul jazz records have a Kaleidescope of the new British Jazz talent on a 3lp +45 or 2cd sets
On the reissue side The JB’s These are the JBs finally gets a CD release. We have a few more and probably the last copies of the Blinky anthology, Milton Wright’s second album ‘Spaced’ has a vinyl reissue and there are two new Blue Note Tone Poet releases from Jackie McLean and Joe Henderson. Finally Mark LaRoi Cummings rare Modern Soul 45 prod by Ronnie McNeir has a welcome reissue and there are a few DJ copies available.
RECORD STORE DAY TOMORROW – 28th August from 8am
Tomorrow Sat 29th August is Record Store Day 2020 day Drop 1. We will be open at 8am and will operate a socially distanced queue and a ticket system so we can pre-pick your wish list for when you arrive at the door in the morning. Please use the downloadable form on our website and tick the items you are after, this will speed up picking and reduce waiting times. There are many great Soul, Funk, Jazz, Reggae and World music releases for the day. You can watch these videos going through the releases by genre. Also check the videos of our two releases ‘Gaston – My queen’ a superb holy grail Soul & Funk album from 1978 and Bobby Moore ‘Call me your anything man’ the first commercial release of the first ever 12″ single as created by Tom Moulton. You can also hear some of the tracks on the podcast here
I look forward to seeing many of you on the day, but if you can’t make it you can order what is still available on-line from 6pm tomorrow evening for delivery or collection at a later date. And we will be here for phone orders between 6pm to 7pm. We reopen on Tuesday after the bank holiday.
Download your checklist here
We’ll take your pre-filled wants in ticket order and have items ready for you when you enter the store. This will speed things up and minimise the time you are in store. You are welcome to browse but please be aware of others in the queue waiting to enter the store.
See our videos presenting some of the releases here
Shop now open
The shop at 1 Keswick Road, SW15 2HL is now open from 11am – 6pm Monday – Saturday. We can only allow 2 people in the store at a time so please be prepared to wait if needs be.
Please note, face coverings are mandatory unless you have a validated exemption.
Stunning vinyl collection just in
See all newly arrived vinyl here
We are delighted present Earl White Jr’s 1977 modern soul rarity ‘Very Special Girl’ out on a 45. Buy yours here
LIMITED AMOUNT OF DJ COPIES JUST FOUND.
Check the video here
Stunning vinyl collection just in
See all newly arrived vinyl here
Radio Show
Our usual spot on Solar will be suspended for the time being as we practise responsible social distancing by not putting ourselves or others at risk, both by travelling to the studio and also being in the studio. We think that the health of ourselves and others while also protecting the NHS is important at this time.
We are however going to continue to bring you the best weekly releases and collector’s pieces with a weekly two-hour mix that you can find on our Mixcloud. At present we don’t have the facility to record voiceovers, but hopefully you can still enjoy the music.
We timestamp the playlists and provide a download link so you can listen any time, anywhere.
Find the latest show here.
See all radio mix playlists here
Have a great weekend.
Laurence and Jason