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Collector’s 12″ singles | newly arrived
Check out this fantastic list of 30 Collectable 12" singles which have just arrived. There are some very highly in demand great records here, most titles are in near mint or Ex condition as individually graded. The impossibly rare Escorts record does have a mark and some background noise for the first minute and is graded/priced accordingly, all other records play fine. All of these titles are one-off's and are likely to sell fast, so please order early to avoid disappointment. Watch out for a second batch of 12" and some collectors LP's later this week and next week for...
New releases | 8th September 2017
NEW RELEASES Drummer Tony Allen makes his Blue Note debut with a fantastic Jazz album in the tradition of the labels glorious past. He is accompanied by a 10 piece band making a really full rich sound, a very welcome surprise. We have a very limited quantity of copies of the in demand Jack Moves blue eyed soul album on CD, more coming in 2-3 weeks. Undisputed Truth have 3 of their classic Motown albums out on a 2CD set , first time on CD for all of these albums. Richard Searling has compiled a Stax Northern Soul 7" box...
Newly arrived – collector’s pre-owned CDs
Check out these 40 Pre Loved Soul CDs from a great collection. Most of these fall within the Southern Soul genre. There are some hard to find titles included here, and almost of these are in near mint or Ex condition as individually graded. Also check the previous list here, which you can combine with to save on postage. All titles are one off's so please order early to avoid disappointment. CD's can be ordered on line, over the phone on 020 885 1018 or collected from our store in Putney Open Mon-Sat 10-7 Sun 11-5 Happy diggin Laurence
Tribute to Joe Fields – Muse Records founder
Joe Fields – Unsung Jazz Hero Sadly veteran Jazz label owner and Producer Joe Fields died on 12th July aged 88. Joe had been in the jazz music business for over 50 years. He worked for London, MGM, Verve, Sue and Prestige labels. In 1968 when Sales Executive for Buddah records he founded their Jazz label- Cobblestone records. He signed many up and coming future Jazz talents including Norman Connors, Neal Creque, Steve Kuhn, Joe Thomas, Howard Ousley, Hermeto Pascoal and the group Catalyst along with many artists he had worked with at Prestige :- Pat Martino, Sonny Stitt and...
Tribute to Chuck Loeb
Chuck Loeb – Smooth Jazz guitarist par excellence It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of guitarist Chuck Loeb on 31st July from cancer. He was 61. Check was born in Nyack, New York in 1955, he grew up listening to Rock music and was impressed by artists like Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. Later aged 16, he started listening to Jazz and guitarists such as Wes Montgomery, George Benson and John McLaughlin. From then on, he knew he wanted to be a professional guitarist. Loeb attended the Berklee...
New releases and Pre-orders | 1st September 2017
Josh Milan's magnificent Double CD 6.9.69 is now finally back in stock today, having been out of stock for sometime. All existing and new orders will be fulfilled. If you haven't already ordered your copy of this hard to find CD, Please order NOW to ensure you are allocated a copy from this batch, as we don't know when or if we will receive any more copies once these are sold, and I am sure that you won't want to miss out on it. Najee returns with possibly his best ever album featuring many guest including Will Downing, Maysa, Incognito...
Deals ending soon | last chance to grab bargains on Vinyl
Check out the additions to our popular Summer LP Sale , all of these titles are £7 each or 5 for £25 and can be combined with the original list here to make as many deals as you like. In the deal at £5 each these are real bargains, but hurry because the Sale ends at midnight on Monday 4th September. Ending Tonight - 31st August Also don't forget to take your last chance to bag a bargain and order from these Sales which end at midnight tonight. Original 12" Singles Sale £10 each or 5 for £40 - Great selection of classic original 12"...
Josh Milan CD back in stock | 1st September 2017
We are delighted to let you know that Josh Milan's wonderful '6.9.69' CD will be back in stock this Friday 1st September. All existing orders and back orders will be shipped on that day. You can hear clips and purchase the album here. If you haven't already ordered your copy of this essential Limited Edition Double CD, please order now to ensure that you are allocated a copy from this shipment as we are not sure when or if we will receive any more copies of this hard to find CD. Laurence
New releases and Pre-orders | 25th August
NEW RELEASES There are some good new albums and reissues this week. Kim Tibbs debut 'Kim' has been generating a lot of interest and is a very unusual album with the first half great contemporary Soul and second half real retro soul/Blue where Kim plays the organ and sings, an interestingly different album. The Soul grenades have a nice retro Funk/Soul album on Cd and LP and another newcomer Decosta Boyce gives us his spin on Electrik Soul. There are two good New jazz albums on Highnote from Russell Malone and Cyrus Chestnut. On the Reissue Cd's D'angelo's 90's classic...
