Everyone can celebrate National Album Day. There are lots of ways for to celebrate National Album Day, from hosting album listening parties, going record shopping with friends, attending live album playbacks or just rejoicing in your record collection and telling us all about the albums you cherish and love. The Eighties is the theme for 2020, exploring the long voted the UK’s favourite music decade that has inspired future generations It's hard to believe the era began 40 years ago! There are many benefits of taking time out to listen to an album from start to finish. Not limited to...
Light of the World Jazz funk power album is now also available on Lp as well as CD. Kem has established himself as one of the leading contemporary seoul singers and his new album 'Love always wins' will please his fans. The Budos band return to their funkier roots on their new album. There are two very special vinyl reissues from John Coltrane the first in a new series of Acoustic sounds analogue remasters (twin label to Blue Note tone poets) these are lifetime records in their own right but to hear them with this incredible sound is something else...
Check out this batch of very limited red vinyl pressings of a handful of northern soul classics. We have only 5 of each so get in quick if you want to own these. One copy of each title person (so you can buy all of them but not more than one of the same title) Orders can be placed online, on the phone 020 8875 1018 or pop into the shop between 11am - 6pm Mon-Sat - social distancing measures and COVID guidelines apply.
Check out these 30 Original Soul and Funk albums from the large collection that we are processing. There are some great albums included. All records are one off’s , so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other records from the same collection here to optimise postage costs. Records can be ordered on-line, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our store in putney open 11-6 Mon-Sat happy Diggin Laurence
Mausaki Scales has made a very impressive album 'West West Africa' which has elements of contemporary Jazz-Funk , Soul and social commentary , definitely one to check out and really get into. Gerardo Frisina is one of the kings of Italian Jazz dance and his new album on Schema 'Moving ahead' is his best for a while. There are some great 45's this week ranging from Alex Piddu contemporary modern soul gem, a couple of very limited edition 45's on Gondwana from Dwight Trible with matthew Halsall and GoGo Penguin and three very limited unissued gems on Family groove and...
Terisa Griffin is another Soulstress with a strong voice. ‘Revival of Soul’ is a good album of down tempo Soul tracks focussing on her voice. ‘Save Me (a woman’s Testimony)’, ‘Tonight’s the night’, ‘Cotton Candy Kisses’, ‘Naked’, ‘Purple like the Moon’ and ‘Swimming Higher’ and ‘Talking about love’ are good original ballads. There are also good covers of Aretha’s ‘Oh me Oh My’ and Marvin’s ‘Distant Lover’. This is quality seductive Soul. BUY CD here Listen Save Me (A Woman’s Testimony) Intro Revival Interlude Tonight Is the Night Cotton Candy Kisses (Oral Pleasure) Oh Me Oh My (I’m a Fool...
Brit funk pioneers Light of the World return in a paired back form with a core line-up of Gee Bello (Vocals/Percussion), Nat Augustin (Vocals/Guitar) and Mel Gaynor (Drums) and ‘Jazz Funk Power’ loses nothing with this economy of numbers. The joyous opener ‘ Soul Reflections’ is an emphatic opener that blends the new with the vintage, the breezing, early 80s feel of ‘Heart To Heart’ contrasts with the slower, breezier ‘Summer Girl’ while the slick mid tempo ‘Saturday Night’ has a busy, bustling vibe while majoring in the celebratory nature of the album. The ballad ‘Head Over Heals’ is a...
It's another good week for new releases and reissues. Light of the World return with a very strong album 'Jazz Funk Power' out on Cd today and Lp in a couple of weeks. Dwight Trible joins up with some great musicians in Cosmic Vibrations with a very spiritual album 'Pathways & Passages' Diane Krall returns with an album prod by Tommy Lipuma mixed by Al Schmitt. J.R bailey's classic 70's soul 'Just me n you' gets a welcome vinyl reissue. There are two great 45's on Outta Sight also available as limited edition solid centre DJ copies. Barbara Lewis 3cd...
