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Record Store Day 2020 #3 – Blues, Reggae, World titles, Dance, Hip-Hop
Record Store Day 2020 #3 – Jazz titles
Record Store Day 2020 #3 – Soul and funk titles
Collector’s soul albums just arrived
Check out this new batch of great Original Vinyl Soul LPs from the massive collection that we have recently purchased. Most of these records are in hardly played condition as individually graded, the sleeves show the slight wear you would expect for 40+ year old records. All records are one -off's so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other records from the same collection here. thanks laurence
Georgie Sweet – Misunderstood | Album of the day 20th October 2020
20 year old Georgie Sweet’s debut album ‘Misunderstood’ is a set that belies her tender age and fully deserves the plaudits that are being heaped on her and her first full length release. Take the cool swagger of Erykah Badu, the assured grace of Jill Scott and the unmistakable flavour of UK neo soul and you have an album that pleases across the board. Label mate Deborah Jordan has guided Georgie with her knowledge and wisdom and the similarities between the two are evident, but both possess their own voice. The delicate, jazzy ‘Sorry’, the scratchy, almost trip hop ‘Half...
New releases and pre-orders 16th October 2020
The legendary Blue Note label was responsible for an incredible amount of classic Jazz and Jazz-Funk tracks. Many of the classics have now been Re-Imagined by contemporary artists for this special project Blue Note Re- Imagined The vinyl on this is very limited at the moment. Alfa Mist teams up with singer Emmave for a very limited edition album of New Jazz meets Neo Soul. Jersey Street has a nice album of Soul with a slight afro feel to it, and Ronnie Herel presents Neov Soul sessions. Georgie Sweet has a very nice neo soul album (out monday) and the...
Donald Byrd – Places and Spaces | Album of the day 15th October 2020
The Mizell brothers produced some great jazz funk albums in the early to mid 70’s and were most associated with Donald Byrd and this classic 1975 album in particular. Their joyful heavily orchestrated backing tracks framed the lead instrument to create a total sound. Trumpeter Donald had recorded many great albums for Blue Note in the previous 10 years this one was probably his most accessible.The supporting cast of musicians incl Harvey Mason, Chuck Rainey, Skip Scarborough and King Erricson play note perfect. The uptempo ‘Change’ sets the tone, the beautiful mid tempo ‘Wind Parade’ , ‘Dominoes’ and ‘Places And...
Collector’s soul albums | new arrivals 14th October 2020
Check out his amazing batch of Philly Soul Group albums (part 1) from the large collection that we have bought. There are 35 titles here including some rarities and loads of great albums from The O'Jays, Archie Bell and the Drells etc. Most are in hardly played condition as individually graded with the sleeves showing slight wear that you would expect for 40+ years old records. All records are one off's, except on a couple of titles where there were duplicates, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with the remaining titles from last weeks batch from...
Mausiki Scales – WestWestAfrica | Album of the day 13th October 2020
Keyboardist and founder/musical director of the Atlanta-based afrobeat/funk ensemble Common Ground Collective Mausiki Scales' second solo album WestWest Africa features an array of guest names, including vocalists Julie Dexter, Brenda Moorer, and Akua Taylor. The project also showcases the musicianship of Russell Gunn, Morgan Guerin, Kebbi Williams, Quinn Masonry, Ra Flautista, Alex Jones, Ali Barr, Edgar Clark Jr., Reginald Starling, and Kenton Bostick. The album effortlessly blends Jazz Fusion with funk and African Rhythms, the funky 'The Solution' is a pounding slab of soulful funk, the Roy Ayers feel of 'Kaleidoscopic Universe' and 'When The Sun Comes Up' highlights the...
