There are some great new releases this week with new albums from Ledisi, Conya Doss and Joel Culppper. Dexter Gordon 'Go' is in the Blue Note Classic 180gm Analogue series and there are a few late RSD arrivals from Roy Hargrove and Charles Lloyd, plus we are back in stock of Aretha Franklin and the superb 'Suite For Ma Dukes'.
Wood Brass and Steel were the last and the most famous house band of the All Platinum and Sugarhill Records groups of labels run by Sylvia and husband Joe Robinson. Although they recorded many tracks for themselves and on even more for other artists at the Englewood New Jersey studios in the 70's and early 80's, the band was formed in Hartford Connecticut and their roots go back to Cincinnati and Dayton Ohio in the late 60's. Drummer Harold Sargent had formed his first band in 1969 called The Pacemakers. The line up consisted of Bootsy Collins on bass, his...
RSD2021 Drop TWO: Click on see all to view all remaining stock from Record Store Day Drop 2
On Record Store Day Eve (drop 2) we have loads of great new releases and reissues. Firstly on our own Soul Brother Records label we are proud to present the Complete recordings of Wood Brass and Steel on a 2CD set, their two albums plus an unreleased 1973 album. Solar Radio present their second CD compilation More Solar Soul. Detroit sax legend Dave McMurray has a new album of Grateful Dead cover versions. London band Kokoroko have a nice 12" on Brownswood. Alice Coltrane has an unreleased album on CD and LP and 60's British Jazz is represented with a great new compilation 'Journeys in...
Check out some of our Rock titles, availably exclusively on Records Store Day, Saturday 17th July 2021
Check out some of our Reggae, Soundtrack, Hip-Hop and World Music Titles, availably exclusively on Records Store Day, Saturday 17th July 2021
Check out some of our Jazz titles, availably exclusively on Records Store Day, Saturday 17th July 2021
Check out some of our Soul and Funk Titles, availably exclusively on Records Store Day, Saturday 17th July 2021
Chicago's Damon Locks returns with a second album on International Anthem available on CD, LP and limited coloured LP. Nathaniel Cross keeps the flag flying for London Jazz with a four track Ep on First Word. Southern Energy Ensemble superb 1977 album is now out on Cd and Lp. Patrice Rusdhen in demand Straight from the heart album is reissued on vinyl ,cd to follow, and there are two classic Pete Rock and CL Smooth albums on clear vinyl. Some great 45's this week with a double pack on FBI, David Batiste Funky soul, and Steve Karmen ft Jimmy Radlciffe 'Breakaway' as a stand 45 or...
Southern Energy—a long lost classic from the Black Fire vault—was the only album recorded by the group Southern Energy Ensemble, an R n’ B and Jazz collective of young, predominantly student musicians marshalled by James “Plunky” Branch of Oneness of Juju fame and Jimmy Gray of Black Fire Records. Originally recorded in 1977, it was only released physically on Black Fire Records some sixteen years later in 1993, copies of which tend to fetch fairly hefty price tags on Discogs. The group features Marvin Daniels on Trumpet—who was one of the founding members of 100% Pure Poison—and a who’s who...
