The Majestic Arrows were a four-piece vocal harmony group from Chicago put together by Bandit records owner and producer Arrow Brown. They consisted of Larry Brown from the 50’s vocal group The Moroccos, Tridia Brown (Arrows daughter), Gloria ‘Poolie’ Brown and Palario. They recorded this sophisticated but rare and in demand album ‘The Magic Of The Majestic Arrows for Bandit in 1973, featuring The Brown Orchestra, The Chosen Few and Scott Brothers on instrumentation. A characteristic of their music is switching between male and female vocals through the tracks. The funky soul ‘Going To Make A Time Machine’ and ‘One More...
Check out this batch of 30 Soul Funk and Jazz Funk LPs that have recently arrived. There are some in demand titles here along with some classics. All records are in great condition apart from Inner Life which has a mark that sounds on one track. All titles 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
Check out this great batch of original Vinyl 60's and 70's Rock and Pop albums from a collection that has recently arrived. There are many very rare and collectable records here, including many 1st Pressings. Most of the records are in great condition, many are Near Mint or excellent, a few have minor scuffs (VG+) and a couple have light background noise in places (VG) but no deep scratches, most sleeves have average wear for their age, all as individually graded and noted. All records are one offs, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other...
There are some very good new releases and reissues this week . Sault return with one of their most upbeat albums - Sault 10 featuring the vocals of Cleo Sol, out on CD today, pre-order the vinyl for later in August. Gene Townsel's rare 70's Soul album 'Time Wounds All Heels' gets a welcome vinyl reissue. There are two excellent 45 releases firstly on Soul Brother we are proud to finally reissue Eddie Kendricks superb Modern Soul dancer 'Date With The Rain' backed with the equally strong often sampled two stepper 'Intimate Friends' incredibly the first time either of these...
Check out this batch of 50 Original Vinyl Soul and Funk 12" singles discovered deep in the Soul Brother vaults. There are many rare titles here along with some classics and obscurities. All these records are in great condition, most are near mint, a few sealed, most are in the original disco bags as individually graded and noted. Most titles are one offs with a few doubles, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other recently listed 12" singles here, from the great collection here and South West connection here, along with titles in the Sale...
Check out this batch of 30 Original Vinyl Reggae albums and 12" singles from Soul Brother vaults. There are some hard to find titles here along with many classics. Most records are in Excellent or near mint, a few have minor scuffs Vg+. You can combine with other Reggae original vinyl here or records from the Soul Brother vaults here to optimise postage costs. 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 Digging, Laurence
Pianist Benito Gonzalez has assembled a stellar cast including Nicholas Payton, Christian McBride and Jeff Tain Watts on his album ' Sing To The World' quality of slightly left field Jazz. Brazilian singer Samantha Schultz joins with Adrian Younge for 'Samantha and Adrian' an album mainly of down tempo Brazilian songs but includes the modern soul dancer ' More Than Love' which is sure to get some radio and club plays. There are high quality reissues of Rotary Connection 'Hey Love' including the classic 'I Am The Black gold Of The Sun' featuring Minnie Riperton., and Billy Hawks 'Heavy Soul'...
Check out this great batch of Japanese UHQ (Ultimate High Quality) CDs from the Blue Note label, issued to mark the 85th Anniversary of the label. These limited edition CDs have been taken from the same analogue masters that were used for the vinyl Tone Poet or Classic series, so they are of the highest quality that has ever been issued on CD before on these classic titles. We still have the vinyl issues of many of these titles as well. Grab them whilst you can ! CDs can be ordered online, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or...
Check out this great batch of 50 Original Vinyl Soul and Funk 12" singles uncovered from the Soul Brother vaults. There are many classic tracks here along with a few lesser known gems. All records are in great condition, most are near mint, a few are still sealed in original disco bags or printed covers, all as individually graded and noted. Most titles are one off's, there are a few with doubles, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other records from the Soul Brother vaults here, South West connection here or the great 12" collection here...
Eddie Henderson recorded ‘Heritage’, his second album on Blue Note in 1976. He is accompanied by Headhunters Paul Jackson on bass and Mike Clark on drums, Patrice Rushen on keyboards, Mtume on percussion, Hadley Caliman on sax and Julian Priester on trombone amongst others. It includes the delightful mid tempo Jazz Funk ‘Inside You’, pulsating ‘Kudu’ and heavier funky Jazz ‘Acuphunture’. ‘Time And Space’ and ‘Dr Mganga’ are jazzier and darker, but equally impressive. Trumpeter Henderson deserves to be recognised as a leading figure in the development of Funky Jazz and ‘Heritage’ is one of his best slums of that...
