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New releases and pre-orders 9th December 2016 | Gift Ideas
NEW RELEASES There are some good albums of the week. Ali Tennant returns after 15 years with a very strong R&B/Soul album 'Get Loved'. John Legend has another good album 'Darkness and Night'. Brit jazz funk Trumpeter Kenny Wellington pay homage to the great horn players with 'Free Spirit', and keyboardist Brian Simpson has a nice album 'Persuasion'. Soul for the Realside vol 6 is another very strong compilation from the Outta Sight label. Solange and Bahama Soul club albums are now in on vinyl and Sharon Jones fantastic christmas album 'it's a holiday soul party' is now back in...
New releases and pre-orders 2nd December 2016
New Releases Azymuth return with a great new album, 'Fenix' available on CD this week and on Vinyl on 16th. Joe and John Legend also have good new Soul albums, and Lori Williams a great new vocal jazz album. Gregory Porter 'Live In Berlin is released as a DVD or a 2CD/DVD package. All of Johnny Bristol's great records across many labels are featured on 'Modern Soul Classics 1974-1981' and Deniece Williams has a great 2CD package of her Coulbia recordings. Kandace Springs album is finally out on Vinyl and gregg Jackson's Modern soul anthem 'One for the Road' is...
Albums Of The Month December 2016
New arrivals | Collector’s 12″ singles | Limited time selected reductions
Check out this list of Original Vinyl 12" singles that have just arrived plus a few Rare 12" with temporary price reductions until 20th December. There are some great and hard to find records on this list for your collection, maybe even an ideal gift for a 12" collector to receive.Most records are in Near Mint condition (as individually graded), many are still in shrinkwrap where indicated, from a well loved collection. All items are one off's so please order early to avoid disappointment Happy Diggin Laurence
Christmas gift ideas 2016
45s of The Year 2016
45’s highlights include hard to find classics from Dee Edwards, Bill Harris, Africano, Ethel Beatty, Charisma Band and Betty Moorer, new cuts from Mark Staggers, McCrei , Sensationelles and Soulfuledge and unissued tracks from James Reese
Vinyl Albums of The Year 2016
Vinyl has made a big comeback in recent years, 2016 saw an avalanche of New and reissue LP’s and 45’s. The LP’s includes classics like the first two Earth Wind & Fire albums, James Brown ‘Payback’ , rarities from Wood Brass and Steel, Eramus Hall, Air and Niagara and unissued Harry Becket.
New releases | Black Friday | Albums Of The Year 2016
NEW RELEASES Heston returns with one of , if not the best album of his career to date with 'Transparency', a superb set of contemporary Soul with a definite timeless style. Tribe Called Quest make their first (and last album) in 18 years with 'We got it from here' on CD , Vinyl in the new year, and Anderson.Paak returns with Nx Worries 'Yes Lawd' Steve Khan and Jeremy Pelt have good new Jazz albums. There are some good new reissues from Betty Wright, Gladys knight, Peoples Choice (correct music at last) , Lafayette Afro Rock Band and an interesting...
Jazz Reissues of The Year 2016
The Soul Brother Anthology of Mark Murphy aptly titled ‘The Jazz Singer’ was our Jazz reissue of the year. and highlighted just how many great tracks this guy recorded. Another unmissable anthology was Grover Washington ‘Definitive’ a superb double CD containing all his classics. There were also 2CD Anthologies from Dexter Wansel ‘Stargazer’, Ramsey Lewis ‘Hot Dawgit’ and George Duke ‘Shine on’. Banda Black Rio ‘Maria Fumacia’ and Azymuth ‘Outburo’ are Brazilian Jazz Funk classics. World Experience Orchestra’s two rare Spiritual jazz albums came in a 2CD set ‘The Beginning of a New Birth/As Time Flows on’
